ry accoutrements; 1,603,935 rounds of ammunition. In addition to the above, the follow ing military property of the city of Philadelphia is reported by the "Home Guard of the city of Philadelphia," to be in its possession, viz : Six 20 pounder Parrot rifled guns; 2 10 pounder Prtl.3:dall rifled guns; 1 10 pounder English rifled gall; 12 caissons for 20 pounder Parrot rifled guns; two caissons for 10 pounder Prussian rifled guns, with tools and stores; 1 12 poun der rifled howitzer, Dahlgreen one 12 pounder rifled lion itzer, 730 lbs., Dahl green; 2 field carriages for ditto; two small howitzer guns, 12 pounders, with carriages, tools and stores; 1 12 poun der rifled howitzer. Dahlgreen ; one 12 pounder smooth bore, 731) lbs., Dahl green; 2 field carriages for ditto; 2 small 12 pounder howitzers. with car riages, tools and stores; 195 saddles; 127 saddles, with traces, breast strap, &e.; GS saddles, incomplete; 2,296 mus kets and rifles; 200 pistols and 124 holsters; 1,997 rounds of shot and shell; 672,854 rounds musket and rifle car tridges. .The foregoing does not include the arms and equipments that have been issued to the several regiments of the Home Guard, and which are in their possession. For the details of military operations and of statistics, I refer you to the Re ports of the Adjutant General, Quar termaster General, Commissary Gene ral, Surgeon General, and the Chief of Transportation, which accompany this message. In regrxd to the election of officers in the Reserve Corps and the recruit ment of the regiments of that corps and of our other gallant regiments of volunteers, I propose to send a special message in a few days, as I desire to treat these subjects somewhat at large, and to submit to the Legislature some documents relating to them. By the thirteenth section of the act of May 15th, 1861, I was authorized to draw my warrants on the treasury for a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars for compensation to such per sons as might be required to serve the ' country in a military capacity. At the date of my last annual message, I had drawn from the treasury eight thousand five hundred dollars, and had paid out up to the Ist of December, 1861, six thousand four hundred, when my account was settled. Since that time I have drawn two thousand dol lars from the treasury, part of which, with the balance in my hands, has been expended in the payment of mem bers of my personal staff in service when I required assistance, and in pro curing information, and to persons em ployed when the State was threaten ed with invasion in September, 1862, and during the raid in October last. An account of these expenditures will be found on file in the office of the Auditor General. Under the act of 20th April, ISSS, it is my intention to take early measures for the sale of the powder magazine in the city of Philadelphia. The powder magazine at Harrisburg is not judici ously located. A State powder maga zine ought, in my judgment, to be erected on a suitable site in the vicini ty of this place, and I recommend the attention of the Legislature to the sub ject. In September last two batteries of rifled cannon were presented to the Commonwealth by a committee of cit izens of Philadelphia, through S. V. Merrick, Esq., which are now in the Arsenal in that city. I recommend that.provision be made for procuring carriages, caissons, and other equip ments for them. The liberal donors are entitled to the thanks of the Com monwealth for their patriotic gift. Under the joint resolutions of 28th of February, 1802, measures were promptly taken for the relief of our sick and wounded men in the field.— The wounded at - Winchester, Stras burg, Front Royal, Williamsburg, and Fair Oaks, and those in the corps of Major General Banks were duly at tended on the field or in the vicinity by Surgeon General Smith and a corps of surgeons under his direction, and were brought into this State. The same system would .have been contin ued, but in June last, I receiVed a let ter from the Surgeon General of the United States, representing that it was found inconvenient to the service, and must create difficulties in the regular identification of the soldiers for pay and pensions. I compliance with his views, I was reluctantly obliged to discontinue the system, but I have not ceased to urge on the War Department the propriety of sending our sick and wounded men into the State, where they can be nur sed and chred for by their friends, and have to say that at length such an ar rangement was made with the author ities at Washington, which it was hoped would be effective, but there has been such tardiness in putting it into practical operation, that I recommend the Legislature to invite the attention of the War Department to the subject. Our suffering men have a right to the sympathy and aid of their State, to he so rendered as not to injure the service. If the bringing them home to be atten ded could produce even inconvenience to that, I would not urge it. But it is cruel to leave them to the care and (I regret to say it) frequently to the neg lect or worse, of strange officials, at points in the immediate vicinity of all the abundant comforts which the soli citude of their families and friends would rejoice to provide for thew. In addition- to the expenses of at tending and bringing home our sick and wounded as above stated, I have expended less than $4OOO in the trans portation of friends of sick, killed, or wounded volunteers, and other persons sent by me for their ear's to the seve ral battle-fields and hospitals, and in bringing home for interment the bod ies of those slain. The whole expense incurred under the joint resolution was five thousand one hundred and nine teen dollars and eighty-three cents, the details of which will be found in the report of the Surgeon General and of the Chief of Transportation. I have uniformly, when applied to, allowed the expense of tranFliortation of one person to the field to bring home the body of his friend or relation, aad the expense or his return with the bo dy. The cost of this has not exceeded $OOO, which is included in the sum of less than $4,000, above stated. In this connection I inust speak with -applause of the active benevolence of our citizens, who have without com pensation devoted their time and care to their suffering fellow citizens, disa bled by the casualties of war. Not only have many gone to the field, to administer their kind offices, but in ev ery part of the Commonwealth thous ands have applied their means and ex ertions to the same end ; and especial ly have the women of Pennsylvania, obeying their true womanly instincts, shown that they are worthy to be the mothers, wives and sisters of the bravo men, whom they have stimulated to their duty, and soothed and nursed in the sufferings that have ensued the performance of it. The city of Philadelphia having pa triotically offered to the United States League Island as a donation fur a Na vy Yard, Congress directed a commis sion to report upon the availability of the site and also of New London. To the general astonishment, a majority of the commission have reported in favor of New London, but the minori ty has presented a report, which is fortified by the approval of the Secre tary of the Navy, showing so conclu sively the superiority of League Isl and that it is scarcely possible that Congress should hesitate to select that location. To establish a Navy Yard for the construction of iron-clad ves sels at a point remote from all neces sary supplies, situated on salt water, and accessible by more tha' one route to any enemy who may have a mo mentary superiority at sea, would ap pear to be quite, inconsistent with the wisdom of Congress, especially when a site is offered convenient to iron, coal, and other necessary supplies, situated on fresh water with a sufficient depth for the draught of large vessels, and safe from hostile attack by its position. Capt. Henry E. Wrigley, of the city of Philadelphia, at my request, and without compensation, has made a re port to me on the defences of the Dc,l - which I herewith transmit for information. In July last, I received at Pitts burg, by telegraph, an offer from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, of a donation of fifty thousand dollars to assist in paying bounties to volunteers. I declined this offer, because I bad no authority to accept it on behalf of the public, aad was unwilling to undertake the disbursement of the fund in mY private capacity. I have since receiv ed a letter on the subject from the company suggesting other modes of disposing of the money, a copy of which is annexed to this message. If the Legislature should accept the donation, I recommend that it be ap plied towards the erection of an asy lum for our disabled soldiers, and that the trustees appointed to superintend the erection and management of the asylum, be authorized to accept such further contributions as our citizens may offer. In a well managed estab lishment of that kind, it is probable that the pensions- to be allowed by the Government to the men, will enable them to support themselves with com fort. By an act of Congress, passed on the second day of July, 1802, lands were granted to the several States fbr the endowment, support and mainten ance by each State of at least one col lege for teaching such branches of learning as arc related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, without exclu ding other scientific and classical stud ies, and including military tactics. 1 recommend that proper provision be made by the Legislature for having the lands thus granted to this state se lected, arid the title made to the State, and that Congress be requested to al low the lands and their proceeds to be used by the State in the construction and support of such an asylum as I have above suggested. The details of the operations of the common school system, during the school year that terminated on the first Monday in June, 1862, manifest scarcely any evil effects from the trou bled state of the country. Absence of the usual degree of progress in the va rious departments is the only result observable. To have held its own, however, during the severe ordeal to which, in common with all our great social interests and enterprises, it has been subjected; is the strongest proof of its inherent vigor, and of the hold it possesses 'upon the affections as well as the jtuigine,nt of the people of the State. It has come to my knowledge that in some parts of the State a system exists of paying the wages of work men and laborers not in money, but in orders on storekeepers for merchan dise and other articles. This system, by preventing all competition, leaves the men to the uncontrolled discretion of the storekeepers. It is a system most unwise and unjust, and it affects classes of useful citizens, who, as they live by the proceeds of their daily la bor, have not adequate means to resist it. I have no doubt that most of the difficulties which occasionally occur between employers and their workmen are due to the prevalence of this sys tem. That every man for a fair day's labor should receive a fair day's wag es, is but the dictate of a common hon esty; and while it would be most un wise for the State to interfere at all with the rate of wages, it is in my judgnmnt, incumbent on her to pro tect her laboring population by requi ring that whatever may be the wages stipulated, they shall be so paid that the recipient may purchase necessaries for himself and his flunily where they can be had best and cheapest. I do most earnestly recommend this sub ject to the Legislature for prompt and effectual action. I believe that the several charitable institutions to which the Legislature has been accustomed to grant aid, have been well managed during the past year. The Wyoming Canal is still in the hands of the receiver. Certain credi tors of the company have instituted proceedings in the Supremo Court for selling the canal under the mortgage. The Attorney General has intervened in the suit to oppose the making of a decree of sale. .No decree has been made, and the proceedings aro yet pending. Meanwhile, it being alleged that the subscribers and stockholders have paid up but a small part of the -nominal capital of the company, an in formation has been filed in the Su preme Court by the Attorney General, to compel them to pay up the capital, or such charges and assessments as may be necessary to extinguish the debt due to the Commonwealth. This proceeding is also still pending. It is understood that the gross receipts of the canal during the last season have been about one htmdred and I Idrty thousand dollars, and the annual int erest on the mortgage bonds of tho company a little over fifty-one thous and dollars. 10 pursuance of the joint resolution passed April 11th, 1862, the Attorney General has issued proceedings on the proper cashier's bonds, to recover the money due to the Commonwealth by the hunk of Commerce at Erie, and have employed John IL. Walker, Esq., as special counsel for the Common wealth, in the prosecution of the offi cers of the bank in the Court of Quar ter Sessions of Eric county. In accordance with the provisions of the Act of Gth May, 1562, an infbr ination in equity was filed by the :At torney General against the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company and the Pennsylvania Coal Company. The case was argued before the Supreme Court at Sunbury, in October last. By an Act passed on the 16th day of 31 ay, 1861, a company was incorpo rated by the name of the Navy Yard, Broad street and Fairmount railway company. It being alleged that the company, instead of making a railway on the route and in the manner pre scribed by its charter, is constructing a railroad of a different charter by a route, extending from the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltifnore Railroad depot to the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad depot, both within the city of Philadelphia, the Attorney General has proceeded against the company by quo warrant° for the violation of its charter, and has also tiled an informa tion for the purpose of restraining the company from proceeding in the con struction of their road. Both these proceedings are now pending. By the act of 29th March, 1813. it was provided that citizens absent from home in actual military service, might exercise their right of suffrage as if they were present at the usual places of election. This act was sub stantially re-enacted in the general election law passed on the 2d of July, 1839. The Supreme Court has recent ly decided that by reason of a phrase in the constitutional amendments of 1838, this provision has become un constitutional. Pennsylvania has sent to the service about two hundred thous and citizens, who, by this decision, are disfranobised. This seems to be hard measure—that men who testify their devotion to the country by going to the field should thereby lose the most inestimable right of a citizen. I rec ommend that the necessary steps be forthwith commenced to amend the constitution ; so as to give the right of suffrage to the citizens who are thus excluded. I cannot close this message without speaking of the unbroken loyalty and spirit of the freemen of Pennsylvania. They feel that on the preservation of the Union and the suppression of the most causeless and wicked rebellion which history records, depend the hon or, the interests and the whole future welfare of the Commonwealth. They will never tolerate schemes for destroy ing the Government of the United States, or for forming separate Confed eracies, or ;my other schemes for cre ating general confusion and ruin, and aiding and comforting the traitors who are in arms against their country. This State lots furnished more men for the defence of our institutions, and has lost more by the casualties of war, than any other State. She has given her blood and treasure freely, and is ready to give as much more- of both as may he needful. ller people intend that by the blessing of God, this rebel lion shall be, sllpprez,sed, and will not be turned from their sottlad purpose by the wiles of masked enemies or the vacillations of feeble friend.. On the contrary, they will, (us is their right,) insist that competent integrity, Ear nestness, Intellect and Vigor shall be employed in the public service, to pre serve the Government, and to main tain the unity of the country. A. G. CU IZ TIN EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, liarrisburg„Tan. 7, 1863. t The Loss in N — eiley's Division in Tennessee. A correspondent of the Press sends the following: Jleofi•cesboro, Jan. 9.—From official returns it has been ascertained that the total loss in Gen. Negley's divis ion, comprising killed, wounded and missing, is one thousand three kundred and fif (1,356.) The total loss in Col. Irambright's Seventy-ninth Regiment of Pennsylva nia Volunteers is,three hundred killed, wounded and missing; over half of the regiment are lost. Gen. llosecrans has taken occasion to compliment the colonel and his men personally for their conspicuous and unflagging courage under fire. The Bevonty-eighth Regiment loses twenty two killed, one hundred and ten wounded and twenty-six missing. The Seventy-first Regiment (Penn sylvania Cavalry) lest thurteen alto gether, killed, wounded and missing. The Pennsylvania troops ail behaved splendidly. The loss of the rebels increases eve ry day. Two thousand wounded Con federates were sent to Lavergne, from here, yesterday. Many more are left here, but they cannot he moved, as their wounds aro frightful, and most of them will die. Just as I telegraph I learn that the town of Lavergne has been accidentally burned down ; so the rebel wounded will have to be sent to Nashville, and thence to Louisville for treatment. General Itosecrans' headquarters wore, to-day, removed to the house of lion. James Heady. near this place, where John ITamilton Horgan, the noted guerilla, was married some days since. THE TI _)Y IVA Si/ LNG TON 1DE.11,7' 11'17'11 TRAITORS. George Washington wrote to Gov. *Jonathan Trumbull, of Connecticut, in November, 1775, as follows : "As it is now very apparent that we have nothing to depend upon in the present contest but our own strength, care, firmness and union, should not the same measures be adop ted in your and every other Govern ment on the Continent? Would it not be prudent to seize on those tories who have been, are, and that we Anow will be active against us? 71 7 hy should persons who are preying upon the vitals of their country be suffered to sAulk at large. while we know they will do us every mischicf in their power ? These, Sir, are points 1 beg leave to submit to your serious consideration." Ely Cobt. HUNITINGDON, PA Wednesday morning, Jan. 14, 1863. W. Lewis, Editor and Proprietor /17,1172 -r.'.' Our Flat] Forever " knolo o/• no mode in tt•leich, a loyal edi rzu may 00 tall demonqrale, his derotime to his country as by sustaining the Flay, Ow Cunstitaliaa mud Ote Union, under all elm cum- Ilunees, and UNDER EVERY A DMINISTR ITION, REGARDLESS Or PARTY POLITICS, AGAINST ALL ASSAILANTS, AT DOME:AND A DROAD. " -STEPII EN A. Much As. A Eourx QuAuftm..—A political family quarrel is sometimes interest ing, and often very amusing. Our readers will remember that we an nounced some three weeks ago that It. Milton Speer and David Caldwell were both candidates from this place for a clerkship in the House of Repro . sent:awes. 13oth candidates wefe on hand at the meeting of the Legisla ture. The two would-be State' dele gates and honest Albert Owen were also on hand. The contest commenc ed—Owen, Petrikin and Miller throw ing their influence as editor and dele gates in flivor of Speer—throwing Caldwell's claims overboard. Speer received the caucus nomination Oro' the influence of Cessna & Co. But Caldwell would not "give it up So."— His mad was up. Ito was named in caucus, but did not get a vote. He next tried to influence members to vi olate their pledge in caucus. He told all manner of hard stories about Speer, and even telegraphed to Huntingdon for papers to prove that Speer was not " sound on the goose ;" but all would not do; Speer-was elected, and Call. well returned home damning an un grateful Democracy. If we had abus ed these two prominent candidates du ring the late fall campaign half as much as they were abused by their own political family in the contest for a clerkship, we would have been de nounced as a full blooded Abolitionist. The mi.,take Dave made was in allow ing the bogus delegates to have an in fluence with members of the House who are candidates for Governor. it is rumored that Caldwell intends to withdraw his stock from the ,11 - 011itc* establishment, and join in with his friends to,E.tart another ilew pac,fy Democratic paper. Go ahead boys-- `;ro,;aos fall out, honest men got their dues." ti a- A Richmond paper commenting on General Bragg's defeat and flight after boasting of a victory over Bose emits, quotes the proverb : " Bragg is a good dog, but hold-fast is a bet ter." The same happy application of the saying has been made pretty gen erally in the Army of the Cumberland, and General lloseerans is now called by his soldiers, "Old 11 - oldfast." The designation will cling to bins as that of" Old Hickory", did to lien. Jack son, and that of " Old Rough and Rea dy" to General Taylor. UNITED SPATES SENATOD.-A (MUCUS of Democratic Senators and members of the !louse met on _lfonday night, and on the Gth ballot, Charles A. Buck alew, of Montour county, received a majority of the votes, and was declar ed the nominee. The traitor Hughes was handsomely laid upon the shelf by a largo majority. The election takes Place to-day (Tuesday)—the Demo crats having but ono majority on joint ballot, the contest will be exciting.— The, Republicans did not make a nom ination on Monday night. Tut: Governor of Michigan in his message delivered on Wednesday last, alluding to the emancipation procla mation, which is heartily endorsed, he says: '• we are about to strike hands with the entire loyal population of the South, whether white or black. We shall no longer respect the claim of a white traitor to compel black loyalists to aid him in destroying the Govern ment. Hox. Samuel Calvin, of Hollidays burg, has been appointed Revenue Commissioner for the counties of Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon, for 1862. The Board will meet in Harrisburg at the call of the State Treasurer, get mileage and 82,00 per day, and may continue their session thirty clays, but no longer. Frauds on the Government. During the last four months, says a Washington correspondent, Colonel Baker, provost marshal of the War Department ; has recovered one hun dred and fifty-six thousand four hun dred and seventy-six dollars and nine ty-six cents (:1,50,476 96) for the GO \-- ernment, which, but for his efforts, would have becn lost. This includes fraudulent contracts, stolen fire arms, &C., only. Men of the highest social Position, in numerous instances, made restoration of property. THE OLD FRANKLIN ALMANAC roa ISO 3, for sale at Lewis' Book Store— price 12 cents. Soldiers' Aid Society, Huntingdon. On Monday, sth January, two box es were packed, to be forwarded to the 110th llegt., P. V,, containing shirts, stockings, bandages, candles, corn starch, dried fruit, butter, onions, bread, &e. The thllowing donations have been received :—Prom the Misses Stewart, of Coleraine, 5'5,00: Messrs. Blair and Port, five lbs. stocking yarn : Also, donations in cash from Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs. John Watson, Mr. John Miller. From our erchan (s--Messrs Fislccr, G w in, Cun ningham, Strouse, stockings. Por sale of Beports of Ladies' Aid of Philadel phia, 53,00. from Ml's. Protesman, of' MeConnelstown, dried fruit. Spruce Creek, a web of muslin which will be made into shirts for another box.— Purther contributions are needed and solicited. Jan.loth,lBo3 Negro Troops, At a convention of the colored men of the District of Columbia held on Friday night, Bey. Mr. Perry announ ced that tho President, had authorized him to raise a regiment of colored men. The meeting was very enthusiastic, and the negroes declared that they were willing and determined their own and the COUntry's enemies—the rebels —shall be crushed. GOVERNOR.—The Democratic County Convention of Montgomery county instructed the delegates to di vide their votes between lion. Jacob Fry and Wm. IL Witec, for Governor. AV were visited by a snow on Sat urday last, which finally turned into slush and froze, making the pavements and sidewalks slippery, thus endanger ing the limbs of those who walked our streets the following day. Some did fall, but no serious accident occurred. Ittattm FLAG.—We have had exhibi ted to us a large rebel flag taken from a house in Fredericksburg and sent home by Sergt.m.ii. Wm. Cunningham. PHOTOGRAPH Pictures are now taken so neatly, and are so cheap, as to leave no excuse for a neglect to gratify a relation or friend by leaving ono's por trait in their hand-3. But photographs, singly or alone, will soon tarnish, warp, and lose their naturtd beauty.— Hence, the necessity of ft Photograph Album, which is the crowning feature of the whole. It constitutes a" &cord," for the display and prop er preservation of the Card Photo graphs of the family, or of frionds and others, which fir beauty of design and completeness of execution, has never yet been equalled. They are adapted to the pocket of the traveler, or the parlor and centre table of every home, and are au lNeral as Nvell as so pretty, that wherever one is introduced, more aro :=ltre to follow. They are, indeed, becoming a household necessity, as the _Muni in which a family group are all gathered together in this way, soon assumes inestimable value. Evccial attention is called to the various styles which can be found at LoWis' Book Store. They are unsur passed for durability and elegance of finish, while the prices are such as to tiring them within everybody's reach. Each Album is furnished with a title page and a neat index in which to en ter names. Improve Your ,Sight and Preserve Your Eyes. —.A. BIRNBAUM, Practi cal and Manufacturing Optician, takes pleasure in informing the Ladies and Gentlemen of Huntingdon and vicini ty, That ho has opened 0 Store one door west of Dr. Dorsey's, with a large and variety stock of ,Spectacles, com prising Convex and Concave Glasses, such as Flint , Crystal and Scotch Peb ble, and particularly desires to recom mend the superiority of the last-named Glasses. Ills theoretical as well as his practical knowledge of Optics, and his long practice in the Occulistic science, enables him to adapt, after an exam ination of the eyes, those glasses which correspond with the defect of near, far or weak sight. Glasses can be fitted to any frame, of any shape or color.— Please call and examine the Spectacles. Ambrotypes and Photographs taken at all times on reasonable terms. Also, Segal's, Tobacco and Meer schaum Pipos constantly on hand. Oct. 28, Gm tI Old and young can be accom modated by calling at LEWIS' BOOK STORE, with large • and small Bibles, Hymn Books, Miscellaneous Books, Photograph and other Albums, a large stock of interesting books for the young folks, Games, Toy Books, a hea vy stock of Pocket Books, Purses, Porte-monnaies and Wallets, Jewelry and fine pocket Cutlery, Shawl Pius, Violins, Guitars, Accordeons and fifes, fine Toy Paints, Dominoes, and Chec ker Boards, and a great variety of oth er articles. Xivroes Hanged in Charkston.—A British subject who has arrived from Charleston, South Carolina, within a few days, brings the information that nineteen negroes were hung in the streets just prior to his departure.— This occurred in consequence of a dis covery, made in a rather singular man lier; the whites there for some time past have been closely watching the movements of the blacks, and thinking that they observed an unusual number of funerals among them, a white man disguised himself; and followed iu one of the processions; on arriving at the burial ground he discovered that the coffin contained arms, which were ta ken from it and buried in a vault, in Which a number had already been de posited. The consequence of this dis covery was the execution of nineteen of Ito most intelligent of the negroes. Arr.' NEWS. The Raid in East Tennessee--Official Despatch, HEADQUARTERS, CINCINNATI, Jan. 7, 1863. To Major-General If. TV. Ralleek, Gen cral-in•Chief I have just received a despatch from Alaj. Gen. Granger that the cav alry force of about 1,000 men, which he sent to East Tennessee on the 21st ult., by my order, under the command of Brig. Gen. P. Garter, to destroy the East Tennessee railroad bridges, &c., has been heard from, Gem Granger has just received a de spatch from Gen. Carter at Manches ter, Kentucky, on his return, stating that on the 30th he entirely destroyed the Union and Watauga bridges, with ten miles of railroad; 550 rebels were killed, wounded and taken prisoners; 700 stand of arms and a large amount of flour, salt and other rebel stores, were captured. Also a locomotive and two cars were taken and destroy ed. A brisk skirmish Look place at the Watauga bridge, and another at Jones ville. We lost bat ten men. This expedition, as characterized by Gen. Granger, has been one of the most hazardous and daring of the war, attended with great hardships and privations, owing to the almost impas sable nature of the country, the length or the route of nearly two hundred miles each way, and the inclement season. The important results of this expedi tion can hardly be overrated, severing, as it has, the main rebel artery of com munication between Virginia and the Southwest. General Carter, his ofil. (tors and men, deserve the thanks of the country. Great credit is also due to Maj. Gen. Granger, under whose immediate su pervision the expedition was fitted out and whose long cavalry experience was a guarantee that nothing tending to its success would bo neglected or forgotten. (Signed) G. B. Milian!, Major General Commanding. Response of General Halleok, WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 1863. To Major General Wright, Cincinnati: The daring operations and brilliant achievements of Gen. Carter and his command are without parallel ,in the history of the wars and deserve the thanks of the cotintry. This expedi tion has proved the oapaeity of our country tbr bold and dashing move ments, which, 1 doubt not, will be im itated by others. (Signed) 11. W. lIALLEcK, General.in-Chief. Successful Expedition to White lionFe— Capture of a Rebel Baygaye Train and Contraband Goods from .Balti more. Foirrm:ss Mosam:, Jan.!.—An ex pedition which NVOllt, out front York town last Wednesday, has returned, having been. highly successful. The expedition was in charge of Major Hail, and consisted of - C.TimpaiThis B. I), and E, of the sth Pennsylvania Cavalry, and Companies 11, and F, of the Gilt New York CavahT. and seve ral emnpanies of infantry, They were taken from Yorktown on the Thomas Uorgan, and hunted at West Point. From thence they marched to the White House, whore they oaptured rebel baggage train, and also a large quantity of contraband goods, valued at $50,000, found there in possession of a rebel named Jim Brown, of Balti more, who is now a prisoner on board the United 'States gunboat Manilas ken. Brown stated that he had taken these goods from Baltimore through Wilmington and Suttford, Delaware, thence through Acomac county, Vir ginia, where they were shipped across the hay and up the Rappahannock river. Thos. Pitchett, light-house keeper at Smith's Island, was arrested yes terday, having been detected in char tering a vessel as alleged for the pur pose of running the blockade. ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE NASHVILLE, Jan. 9.—The town of Murfreesboro', is entirely deserted. Our army has advanced ten miles beyond where (len. llosecrans has his headquarters. The gunboat W. IL Slidell, F. W. Van Dorn corni,nanding., has arrived from Clarksville, with 16-I passengers. She brings front Clarksville 3,000 bbls. of flour. 30,000 barrels of bacon, 900 sacks of oats, and 2,000 bushels shelled corn. Among her passengers are two rebel captains captured there with their horses and mules. The river has fallen and there is on ly 3A fbet of water on the shoals. FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC - Washington, Jan. 9.—lnformation from the army of the Potomac shows that our pickets extend from Falmouth to King George's Court House, about 22 miles distant from the former point. The contrabands agree in stating that rebel incursions are nightly made below the Court House for a long dis tance and the negroes carried away and sent South. The greater portion of the slaves, however, on the long neck of land between the Rappahan nock and the Potomac, have already made theii; escape to our lines, brihg ing with them their masters' teams and other property. They avail them selves of.the night for their exodus. TIIE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG. feepul.se of the Pe,'feral Troops—Gtna toats t'ot. - 0 , .Edinutted 3,000. Cairo, :I an. I.l.—An arrival to-night from the mouth of the Yazoo bring. 21110101160 nef,OIIIILS from Vicksburg. Gen. Sherman's repulse was com plete. The entire force, under the di rection of Gen: McOlernand, re-embar ked on Saturday on board the trans ports, pursued by the rebel advance, which, coming in range of the gun boats, were driven back with severe loss. t the last accounts, the entire fleet of transports, with the troops, had ar rived at Island No. S 2, on the way to Napoleon. There is nothing definite from Gen. Banks or Commodore Farragut, tho' ruinors of their advance are in circula tion. The engagement was less general than heretetbre reported. The prin cipal fighting was done by the centre, under. Gens. Smith and The conduct of the latter is highly spoken of. Our loss, as near as can be ascer tained, was 600 killed,l,slV wounded, and 7,000 missing. Bad News from Texas Rebel Rams Attack and Destroy the Federal Fleet.—The "Harriet Lane" Boarded.—She is Taken into Galves ton a Prizo.—aon. Renshaw Blown alp in his Flag-ship, YoitK, Jan. 11.—Advices have beetr received here that Galveston was attacked by the rebels on the morn ing ofJ an. Ist, both by land and water. Col. Burrell and his troops on shore were all killed or taken prisoners. Four t ebel rains made an attack On the steamer Harriet Lane, and carried her by boarding. Captain Wilson, of the Owasso, was killed. Commodore _Renshaw blew up the flag-ship Westfield, to prevent her from falling into the hands of the reb els. and his Lieutenant, Zimmer man, were killed. Two barks, loaded with coal, were captured by the rebels, Particulars of the Disaster. I , TEW YORK, Jan. 11.—The steamer , Creole arrived to-night from Wow Or. loans, with dates to the 3d inst. Sho was detained by General Banks brimg dispatches to General Halleck. She passed several gunboats bound up the river and the transport Morris mac, with troops, at the Southwest Pass: Also, the gunboat Kensington. Malcolm G. Kinsman, a private of the 2d Vermont Battery, died on board the Creole on the passage home. Purser Cook, of the Creole, reports: By the arrival of the gunboat Clifton at Southwest Pass, on the evening of the 3d inst., I learn that, early on the morning of the Ist, the rebels made an attack, by land and water, on the Federal forces at Galveston. Our gun. boats were attacked by five rebel steamers protected by double rows of bales of cotton and loaded with troops armed with rifles, muskets, &c. The Ilarriet Lane was captured by hoarding, after about all her officers and men, including Capt. Wainwright and Lieut. Lee, mid the, crew, 130 all told, had been killed by musketry from the rebel steamers. My informant states that but ono or two of the offs. eers, and twelve or fifteen of the crew, escaped death, The gunboats. Clifton and Owasco , were engaged and escaped, the former losing no men, and but one wounded. The Owasco lost OnQ killed and thir teen \V 00 [1(.10(1, • The flag-shipit'estfield being ashore iu another channel; her crew were transferred to the transports, and Com, modore Renshaw, fearing that would fill into the hands of the rebels, blew her up. By some mismanage, matt or accident, the explosion occur -I,,fore tho boat conimilimf Coin• odore Renshaw, Lieutenant 'Zimmer man, and the boat's crew got away, and they consequently were blown up with the ship, The crew of the Westfield arrived 'at New Orleans in transports, and the ! remaining troops an on their way back; as they did not arrive until the place had been ecae•uated. All dte fleet is on the way to New Orleans. The rebel fbree is estimated at five thousand, under General Magruder.— Our land three, under the command of' Col. Burrell, of Massachusetts, proba bly did not exceed three hundred, the residue not having disembarked at the time of the fight. Our loss is estimated at one hundred and fifty to one hundred and sixty killed, and two hundred taken prise, ners, the navy suffering the most. It is thought the rebel loss is much more than our own, as our guns were firing grape and canister continually in their midst. The rebels had several batteries ash ore, The Pederal troops were on the long wharves of Galveston, and it is said repulsed two eharges,of the rebels be fore they surrendered. The Rebels Repulsed at Springfield, Missouri. ST. LOUTS, San. 12.—Late last night Gen. Curtis received despatches from. Col. Crab!), commanding at Spring field, stating that the rebels were re pulsed at every advance upon that place:and that his troops still held the town. Our loss was 17 killed, the number of wounded not being known. Wo buried 35 rebels and many more wore taken off the field. They left a large number of wounded in our hands. But little of the town was destvoyod, and that was by our own troops. The telegraph is almost wholly de stroyed between Springfield and Sand Spring. Gen. Curtis has three ceiltimn troops in pursuit of the enemy: XECUTOR'S bAJZ QF REA', LsrATE. ~,11 expose to public sale at the Cum t House in tho but °ugh of I bin t ingdon, On Wednesday, the 14th January, 1863, at 11 o'clock A M., the log re.tl estate, viz All the light, title, and filtered able!, John P. At dint son, deteo,ed, at the Hine of his death, held in and to a ti net of land handy, upon :Outlay's run, in Oneida town : Ilinitingdon comity, adjoining lands of Jahp Y. Sten.. f, NI( 111,,. Deekee. Juhu 11011 and Josiah Cun ningham. contenting 2e2.tud 43 perches 014-olow auce. 1,, it mote or le, Ole about 40 acres of it fleal the li.thinfe is well tintliefel. prineip Illy with 11 1 00, lune It I, ,ituated about seven tulles tr4iii ingflon a gnel piddle load p4s-tug through It, and thoro i 4 a le - Mtn epee 0110 01 the elkielllieg neets. This salo lolled, it de.4t,lhle °plan 41103 to persons nishing good timber land. AL: Al—At saute tittle and pl.tco. A Intel of 'net in It me,. tom n , hip. irontinqon county, lhountea 1.3 luudi of Wltham Clan no", 5115 R. Crowno ,e.. John L. Wallset, John C ter. null lant ! r. , nttley'N hells eoutniumv, uhour 100 ner , ., about 40 of Mach are deal ell mei m atilt° . then: haring th ti cton act shay log house. a double lug bar.. and an mehatd of :rood ..n.tfh d hnt. tho same farm un uhicli John I. 11..11, Ti.it ‘IS, 1111 P, a t.II day Or and tiny will by Made 111 .nbi if ItiVels _ JJIIN SCOTT._ I:xeentoi or rho of J. P. Anderson, deed., Ike. 31 1;502. 1101\"_1111) ASSOCIATION, , Pllll-11)81,1411.1: B ntrob•nt rffieblkhol by cpecial Eudolvment, th, 1.. 7,1 IV the ALA and I,l,l;esserl, 96Cted and I Etilemir Do.cd.e, .41 c7cceully for ti Owe n! the Ne., m e d,,..,1 Ad v i vo gt,en grati, hy.ihe Acting Sprgeon. Valuable Iteppi is mt clot !mann hmn, null gillOr Dinenneit of the Sexual to gaits, end au the new ltentedieB clunk) ed in the In.i,en3 try, %rut to the afflicted in ''sealtp letter en I.lopt•S, (tee of elewge. Two of t.ltreo C.:tamps for pciefttgq will be acceptable Acting Sur. pent, i10,.11.1 Ai,ei.intion, No. 2 South Ninth Strect,Phil nlelphin, Pc. By older of the Dii echo's. E%1t.1. D. i1A1tT46.3.1., President. GEO. FAIRCHILD, iCCJetary. flpr 1 , 1.?.("2.-Iy.
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