AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. /Oils B BHUTTOS, Editor & Proprietor CARL/SIiE, PA., OCTOBER 3i. .180.1. O U R' FLAG. < Forever float that standard sheet'!- Where breathes the foe but falls before tts? With Freedom's soil beneath our feel. And freedom's banner icavin;; o’er us! ” We callattention to the curd in anoth. er column of Cu.vs. C. Tucker, Pension and Bounty Land Agent ,at Washington City.— Those entitled to Pensions, Bounty Land, or Bounty Money, can ■ have their ; Claims pro* pared and : -Forwarded to- Air. Tucker upon celling at this office. Mount Joy . Academy. —This institution, tuatMlju tlialkea&tiful village »f Mount Joy laitciuster comity, offers rare inducements- to parents or guardians having boys educate. Mr. Mo'ike, the Principal, is a ripe 'scholar, who liUs'hud-.some twenty years experience as an instructor of youth. lie has been, emi. neatly successful in his profession, owing, wo presume,, to his close diligence, and his do. tcilniiialion to make heholnisof thoW entrust ed to h.s cure.. See advertisement of this prosperous institution in to-day’s paper. Slight- Pike.—A.' few- minutes before nine o’clock, on Tuesday morning, smoke was .seen to issue from the second story of.'tho nd’iv brick school-house in Pomfret street. This story was occupied by the female high-school, and the fire originated from opals falling from the stove, after the fire had been kindled.- The fife was soon extinguished,,.and but little damage done. Our School Directors (or rath er our citizens) have been peculiarly unfur tunnlfc within the last few years, in ..having their school-houses ■ destroyed by fire. More care should bo observed in the future. Palfinllc, The ladies of Carlisle and the surrounding country are determined not to ho behind in their efforts to secure the comfort of our brave 1 volunteers during the coming winter. The.; j have.been collecting blankets ami .knitting , ..woollen socks, a large box of which was pack- i - _cd up at A. L. .Spuusler’s office and sen to 1 ■ Quarter Master General it. 0. Uiilo, at Haf-r riaburgou Saturday the XOih lust. , .The following are the names of . l|ip coni rib utors, and articles of contribution ; .Mrs. Col. Armstrong Noble,. 2 blankets; Mr>. Oupt. Long, 2 blankets; Mrs. IVm. B. Miller, h blankets ; Miss Kebecca Baird, 2 ‘ blankets, Mrs. Fred. Watts, 2 blankets; Mrs. Dr. Ma". hon; t) pairs woollen socks ; M'ra. Jacob Hor ucr, .1 blanket.; Mrs. (Job Paxton,- 1 lonukci » Mrs. Wm; M. Watts, 4 blankets.; Mrs., 11. J.. Biddle,-2 blankets; Mrs. Solomon Silos, 1 blanket; Mrs. Henry Saxton, ■! blankets; Mrs. Sponsler, 1 blanket, and 1 jaiir of wool len 1 socks; Miss Sasun M.llcr, .1 blanket; . Mrs. Ann S. Alexander ifc .Urs. J.. W. Hen derson, 4 blankets, and 8 pairs woollen socks, Mrs. Taylor, I blanket; Mrs. Win. L. Cia.g; beau, 1 .blanket; Mrs. Win.-Hc-gy, I hlaukel*. Mrs. Prof. S U, Hillman, 2 b.unke.s ; Mrs. . Goiv. E. M. Biddle, 2-blankets and 5 | airs woollen sucks; Mrs. Oco. W. Sbeater, 2 b.an ■ kplsand.G pairs woollen sucks ; Mrs. Tthberl ", '.T, vine,-Jr., 6 pairs woollen socks ;' Miss Jane Alexander, 6 pairs woollen sucks; Miss Mery ' .-Hither &and Mrs. Johnston, 4 pairs woollen , socks. Mr. James Hamilton, likewise con tributed T blaukot, aud Mr. Geo. Metzgur 1 " blanket. The contributions arc still coming in, quite, a number of excellent blankets and woolen c'cbks have since been deposited and will be a.iippo 1 as soon as a sufficient number to fill another box shall have been received. It. might be well to state that our Volunteers al Xliirisburg are greatly in want of blankets which Cannot bo. procured by the Government sufficiently fast to supply their wants however willingly they may he to pay fur them, and •that donations made by’the citizens in that way and sent directly to the Quarter .Master .General insures a proper diati ibotioii sums to ,'s i.Wply-. the, wants of those in greatest need, 'Mr, Sponsler’s office having been selected b\ the'lad.es H 9 a suitable and convenient place i iqhdepo’sit, all those who loci a disposition to assist in .the’ good work will bring in their contributions as specilily ns possible before the cold weather sets in. and thus avert much suffering. M’o may remark for the satisfno of the kind donors that the box recently sent lias boon safely received by the Quarter Mas ‘ter Ooneral at Harrisburg with many thanks, . and .that the receipt of the same bus been ••acknowledged by him in the papers. “ Secessionist*, &c.”— The absolute folly, (to cull it by no worse name,) of stigmatising Democrats us “ secessionists," &c., is fully apparent since the election. If the Itepiihli .ctuY papers told the truth when they thus dc juuuued the Democracy, then there is a “se ■ cowiuu” majority in cue brunch of the Legis \aluve, and the “secessionists" have a large majority of the popular, vote 1 Do not the Re publicans now see how they encourage tlie rebels by falsely denouncing a nnj riiy of the people of this Slate us sympathisers with 1 tho latter ?- It is an uhl saying that falsehoods, I like chickens, come home to mist, and in this instance wo have a striking and palnlul example of the fact. ■■ c Ex-President ]'l j.i.Muu I.. — Inis gentle in;, n has authorized tap Buffalo Courier to.contra dict a report that lie approved ol General Fremont's proclamation fur.the emancipation of slaves. Air. Fillmore adds that lie cordi ally endorses the position of the President on flio subject. THE BICESr BIfTLE SEAR tEESBURO. THE LESSUXS OP THE ROM.; , In our war nows column will bo found a Tho, election in i’onsylvania has como and condensed account of the disastrous battle at 1 gone, but it bits left a losson behind, pyegnant Ball's'Bluff, on the Upper Potomac. It sick. 1 with instruotionffor those ,who Will bo instfuo ons the heart to read the distressing tidings of tefl thereby. '• this fearful contest. Considering the number One year ago thp democratic 1 party was engaged, it eclipses the Bull Run calamity sweptfrom puWeWinthffi country as theSimonn, completely, and is anolbor admonition to par sweeps away thousands of the desert and blasts army officers. That Col. Baker and his bravo in its course every vestige of animal life. In band fought like tigers, is admitted by all.— vain that party pleaded for the Union of tbo Indeed, every man proved himself a lioro, and States and the Integrity of tbo govern every one is entitled to tbo lasting gratitude meat. In v'nin through its press and of a Union-loving people. But, they ffiught by its orators—through every channel, in fact against a superior ioreo. The number of our ,by which it could reach the public ear or nt mon engaged in tlio contest was some 1,700 > tract the public attention, did it admonish the the nuinber of rebels about 7,000. , , people that the success of a sectional organi- Thb battle was certainly badly planned.— zation would produce civil war arid a dismom- Onr troops bad Imt three pieces of artillery bonnent of the States. They would uot hood witli them, ami'they wore captured by the < r hoar. All branches of the public service enemy. We had no battery to.protect our were filled with the opposition, and for tiro troops —no reserve—no reinforcements. Du. third time since the organization of the gov ring tbo battle, nnd when whole platoons of eminent, the democracy hung its harps on our men were falling, messengers were sent the willows and , retired to raOurir for the sad for help, hut nrmo could bo hud. On tho op* fate of their country. posito aide of tho river wore two thousand men and plenty of artillery waiting to crcas, but hud no means to do so, and were compelled | to witness the. result, without being aide to vender assistance U What a terrible mistake it' was not to, huyo;bodta in readiness to, cross at a moment’s warning? ■ Our troops, it seems, crossed tho river in small squads.- Three old, flats were all the vessels used to take'over tho men. The rebel, pickets, which were stationed all along ' the river, could see every boat load cross, and knew how many wo' had over as well .as we did. Wc had not'over sixteen to seventeen hundred over at tiny time, and not over twelve JUA.ij.vel.itAJ- *r>-.AcJ - .: JUIiX been'delighted to see 1000 or 1700 of our men sent over,without a hope of reinforcement. — But, wo will not dwell on this last and most blunder .The Ball Run affair should have lauglu us a lesson, but-another reverse, it appears, wnsneeessary to open.the eyes of tome. of.our sleepy officers. . Tin.Mvsiim.MJ rKoiiuinrniN Gov. Curtin Ims’.isaued die 101.b.w ug pi-.-c initiation, sotting apart'Thursday. N v. 18, m a day of Thanksgiving: , - .WHEREAS, Every g... d gift is !V.m nb v and c-.itne- down to .us fr. m tile Almighty. 1 whom it is meet, right and the b. uinlen du'-.i of every people to render thanks .fur 11 is m.er. eics; Therefore I. ANDREW G. CURTIN G ivorhi.tr of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania. do reirinimeiid to the people ot this Commonwealth, that they set apart THURSDAY. 28ru OF NOVEMBER NEXT, ns a day. of solemn Thanksgiving to G-al, for having' prepnreil our corn and watered our furrows, and blessed the labor of the hnsband.- man. iiml orowi.ed'the year with. bis.good ness,.in the increase of me ground, and the gillliering in of the fruits tl cieol; so ilmi ■ in bni-ns are lillo I with plenty ; and for having lu.de divoi-nldv on this C. nimotr.veahh, an sirc'iiglhened lire liars of ncr gn;es and hie S'l ilie eh.ld en within her. and made men t . of. one uiiod, nod pi-e-etved peace in !o border*. Be.-ee.-b.ng ll in also ..ii he'oalf •'. dio-e United Stales, that, .'nr he.-.vud Cou - may have delnernm-u ‘fr.m• 11 1. gsi-ai a u apparent dangers who re with shy is,compassed, and. that the 1 yal men now hauling- in. thi field for.her life may have theiV arms iamb stniu’g and the-r blows, heavy; ah 1 maj.be •shielded- Vrv-His Divine, pyiver, aud ilia!- -Ilv wlf niercilully still 'the mil niges. of, perverse, violet.it. unruly and rebellious people, and make them clean hearts, .and renew a right. -pint within them, and j'tvc thorn grace tha ; tli(>y may seethe eiM-nmf their ways and forth .fruits meet for 7cpent«m*e. and hereafter, in all g-dl,ness am] honesty, oboni ently calkin lis h-ly commandments* and in tfiibm ssinti to tin) just ami au thority » f tlie republic, so that we, loading a (juiet uml peaceful Me,’ may continually offer unto .Him our sacrifice of praise ami thanks giving. • • Given under my hand and the f *»Bv4B* / '.'. ‘ear seal nf the .State n’ llarris- -S imr**;, tliis sixteenth day nf Octo ber, in tiio year of our L*rd, one thousand' e "“ht hundred and sixry-nne, and .of tbo Com inCnwcuUli.' the eiglity-sixlh. CURTIN BY THE GOVERNOR 5 El.l SI.IFER. fanet.'.i';/ nf Ihr ('nminonwcallh Small Business. Oor rcadq.is will remember that the print ing offices of the Christian Observer. Phila delphia, and the Jeffersonian, West Chester, were taken po-scssion nf and closed tip liy the United States Marshal, ’about two mouths since, because, as was allegedly the pers ns making "the information, said papers bad published treasonable matter. Well, these cases came op for a bearing in the United Slates Court, at Philadelphia, on Monday week, when the United Slates District Attor ney, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, whose duty it .was to prosecute the cases, came forward and withdrew the suits. This was a virtual acknowledgement that tills wroi g was committed on the inforn,ration given, by some personal (probably out of por ,-mial spite,) without foundation or reason. An order was made by the Court allowing tic claims of, the papers for the restitution „f iheir properly. Ti.o scamp who made tlm ndbrmutmn ought to be, made to pay all dam- ages mal costs. A suit was instituted at Pblladrlpb a ■• Friday, by Mr. Hodgson, proprietor ' i t, Westchester Jeffersonian. against U , ■ Slates Marshal M.lward and Dope > Je..t ms mid Soliuylar tor trespass ci e/a/iiti*. ” were ordered to appeal' lidore tin; Sapr .o Courf in November. W.n, B. Koed. and G • W. Biddle arc the plaintiff’s counsel. sVii.it IS Treason 'The Republican Se . •ate of Connecticut ordered the removal of the portraits of Governors Toucey ami S.-ymoui from their chamber, oo the ground that those two gentlemen “nro silent" in these times— silence being accepte 1 as presumptive ovl d nice of treason. This is certainly carrying ihe doctrine of constructive treas n to an nn_ l, ear d of extent. The other day when Mr. Buchanan wrote a le.tor in favor of the vigor ous prosecution of the war. In was brutally assailed by the R 'publican papers, hei nose he was not silent. Siit is treason to speak ami 1 treason not to speak ah art the war, if the ia tdividnal concerned haupons to lie personally dolmoximis to any of the congers, who have ah- Ism-bed alt the putrlolis.n in the country. *’.* Breckinridge is raidng a rog iment of nbil tr.mps in Kentucky, II he succeeds, he will doubtless come in conflict with many of his former luppm-tora, Mr. 15. has no claims whatever noon. Northern Demo-1 crats. any longer. Having deserted ins e.nun tiy’sf.ngg Democrats,wloari always I jyal, can lave no further sympathy with him'. Their prophesies have been fulfilled—their predictions, iu all'thoir terrible reality* hay o come to pass. War—murderous snd desola ting war, now reigns in place of peace and contentment. AVo are rapidly becoming a na.; tion of military accomplishments, and when the end shall bo no one can tell. But ‘‘a change has come o’er the spirit of dreams.” Starting out long before this campaign commenced with the idea, that the democratic party was now dead, the leading political element of the country essayed to crush out every vestige of its vitality. Its presses wero 'mi bhed or placed under the ban of an exacting public opinion that would tol bat,an^actual obedience to the nv lull! ■jQLgnJti behests of the parly in power. Its orators and, public men were subjected to indignities such as the Czar of all the Russians would hardly flare to'load upon one ot his subjects. , ihc final dissolution of the democratic party-" us announced with so much earnestness and zeal, that every where the timid faltered and fell hack-—the doubting hesitated and looked about to be .utfc which would in the end be the str.in- gosi side; • and, that large of politicians who have no principles but- the loaves and fishes— ,w’ . ' live in turn belonged to nil jinnies and a, here 1 to ,mne, .went clear over and joined t;-,e opposition . 'under the , specious, cry of “ Union.” Biit, what has been the result? Undismayed -by she disasters that have, belal- ioii .its country, or iho defeats that but a year a ;-p overtook its- party, the ever-living, active, breathing sentiment of democracy;’'inherent in the hearth of the people, has been at work and performed its mission through .the . ballot b 'X. Pennsylvania has been redeemed from the rulli of-the veniil— redeemed, from the rule of -ectionrtli.mn—and lias returned to her ok] and ancient faith. •], has of-m -coined strange to us that any ho ly can for u in: infeni distrust’ iliai-ectipeni ivep wer of the democratic party. Yot such there arc. “The democratic party is dead,” is a n.ry that has beeniald and 'sungfor seventy y -ars ; ami yet- bow*. from the dust of sackcloth aud humiliation, it always arises l . No. defeat .ambles—am degradation .subdues At. Clad Lin',toe panoply of fight—embued. with*, the [' j.r-.ncipics ml Union and good govenunonl— aico overthrown and stripped of the robes ot ivnver. it always.arises with -renewed vigor and energy to resume its p isition an the enn-, -.e, valor’of gouti’gi vernment and.the protector ofilio naiinnal iiilo'griiy.' .Sucli lias been its history, and;such it eier will be. The spirit nf democracy cannot bo subdued or .annihila- ted. It will live w die free g voniment shall live—lire'in the hearts of men—live in the attributes of God—live forever! This election then has written out the first great iessn—often written hut as ofion forgot ten, that the democratic party is hot dead. neither doth it sleep. It is a thing .of life as active and elastic as whcii it was breathed into an organized exisico.ee by Thomas Jefferson. It is raising up and reaching uut for the con trol bf tliis government, and it will as surely’ grasp the object for which it reaches, ns that the object itself shall exist tube grasped-; Tbenemo of folly and madness has been gained, and wearied with exhausting war and section al strife, the government will again fall back into the bands of those -who so long and so successfully controlled it, to lie again united in a solid and enduring hole, or wo shall have mine to unite. And this will tench the people by an experience 'so sad and so bitter t’mt they will never again forget, never here after distrust the democracy of tliis ’country. Fanils it may have—correction it . may some times need, but nil these mast be made and : cured within its own organization. To go outside (if that euros them no better, and only imperils the country. And it will. touch another thing. To those who are -democrats in’-sunshine and desert us in storm—those who, when the tempest lowers desert the ship' and pray Instil v that it may go to I lie. bottom —those who betray their party, its principles and (bo friends of their whole,life, to fnke ref uge in the bosom of their enemies and tbo en emies of their party—it will’teach them that ■ hero is lint one safe road to political distinc ;’ m, and ilia' is the old and. wcll-trud path way i hat the doin’"•cralic legions have traveled sin -e >ev,! ity yoa.M ag i. Bn there is nootbe • and a pracical lesson . iigV I v til's election. It is .that the people • ft.iis country have no conlidcneo in the ul>ij tv of the present Administration to settle the 1 Ifumliies that the country now finds itself i ivoiced in. We are not to say that Mr. Lin coln and his Cabinet have not done what they could to defend the government against this hellion- Probably they have,but that this war can ever bo settled by and between Mr. Lin o!n. (ho representative of northern radival sm to a great extent, and Day's d ep presen alive of southern upraisin', no right thinking nan can for one moment suppose. With the .losls of northern legions at his command— with an army the like of which the wtild has seldom seen—Air. Lmcoln may, and we trust will, break the back of this rehelPon. But mn o than that is required. Bayonets Cannot make a union of a people and cement it in that affection for the g comment flint shall render it ensuring. An element stronger addli^se'hfmieiTrmnrc--snci'ed--miistraCtor_-all-- nndor'de the foundation of a government of S ntes united ns one people—the acnt'mont of nationality—of fraternity—of equality. To tl oso sentiments the democracy of the country ■has always been loyal, and -the southern poo -1 pin know it has been. To the democracy they will hearken—to their admonitions and guar- unties they ■will- heed. The people of the north now, bob and-appreciate this; and so na dnothor lesson of't% hour, Wo see them calling our patty baijk to power, and to tho control of th’h government. ~J ' , We have,thus gMSteed briefly at tho lessons t>f this oloirtion, nre full of instruction, and w'o trust out Republican friends will hood them,—Liir/byij; Chio'rt'. The Cause ol lilt Defeat. Tho Philadelphia, News is terribly exorcised at tho defat of tho Republican candidates in Philadelphia, and lays tho blame ’thereof - on President Lincoln. It talks ill tho following lugubrious strain:^,... , Notwithstanding the uncertainty which ex ists in regard to the election or defeat of a number of persons' who wore candidates on tho Pooplo’s- Ticket,"it is distinctly known that our candidates for City Treasurer, Regis ter of Wills, and City Commissioner, are till defeated. In addition to this, which may certainly he teruicdm disaster, it would seem that we have carrm! about one-third ot our candidates for tho Legislature; whilst the Liico Tocos, otherwise tho Secessionists, have obtained a majority in the Councils of our City. • Very naturally, these facts bring up tho in quiry as to the causes of this detent. Twelve months ago tho People’s Party swept the State of .Pennsylvania as would' a whirlwind, ;dnd itß.vicldrious banner was car ried .throughout thej.euuutry witli a .success which is almost Without a precedent. How is it that the mighty are so lallen ? Why is it that.the groat parly which placed Andrew G. Curtin in the'Gubernatoria. Chair,-is to day-so weak?., that the,party who car ried the baiinnvdof -Lincoln and Hamlin throughout the Old Keystone State, and which sent it to Washington with majorities of thou sands 'emblazoned'upon its fidds, droops to day under such h«(ivy clouds f ' . These are not only serious, but heart felt (uißsi'mns. ami rhn.‘v-licm'-uu] from tho faithful journalists , A will perhaps, conrtpriso the answer'to the whole. That term is.-jkpiiusLiTV. • When . theoChicago Convention nominated MK, Lincoln: 7 bur'- President of the. United :Btntos. it did so op the principle that ho was opposed to Locrff cpism. It. it had observed any .other cotoddi r. i n. it would have boon as, aell'for it to have renominated .the “Old Pui'.lic Functionary*” or the “ Small'Giant,” .who, to the, terror, of the country, was so in strnmefm.l n there-opening a davo question, aiter .it had b jcm by tn old Wjlig Par ty.., Too ’Convention, however, acted from pure injtivos,and‘’dip.»n high principles, and was not, vvcdii nk, mistaken n its dunce ofa man to represent principles. Mr.. Li ncoln,, however, as we thiidc we snail show, lias been extremely umoruinnic in his surround ings, . lie was voted for hy tiie. great niass ol the people of.thd country, with a distinct un derstanding. that- the terrible despotism- so long known under thonanic of Loco louoism, should;bo at la*t-annihilated. Ihis .result has not follbwetp'fche action of the people, so. far.as the Adininhtraiion of the country is concerned,' and, ..thoroibro, .the masses who created, the. Adminir-iratioip having to a very largo extent lost.,coiilidmce in it, cither tailed to vote for it, .or otherwise voted against it. lluiv Far Tin' .’V -Mv Would B-kacii.. ■Knowing pretty nearly Imw many man there are bore, also tbouaiithor nl hut tunes ami and sqnad-rons.of cavalry, and the number ni wagons needed tn transport the camp equipage and. supplies,' I-have the distance wliicli vvndld bemccupied by this unity on a lino.of'march; -I have'noticed how 'much space is ' taken, tip by troops, .by wagons, by cavalry and artillery, that your readers might .obtain a comparative.estimate. Men umreo •init in fii.es a Vuite in ire than thjco 'feO'wpaHVhi'^s- ■■Wl>#Kcrhi cavalry nr ftv •i :! ■ y’. need tw'VWe feet-; a.wngon.'in. a .train .with, fur,horse.- ..ccnp.es fifty loot.' Now, il too army.of the Potomac was it) lino, tuuvina on a narrow coimtry road; with’cavalry four abreast, and men iinfiles of four; accompanied bv all the wagons hi d ambulances, and am munition trains; it would reach from Boston to, Hartford—not Jiu-from one hundred and fifty miles.!, ...; i... That is a view of the machine a- a whole, or drawn out in ti single line. But few per sons can have any adequate conception ol what it luid cost in. thoiigliW-not money, tci construct it'; t hew much energy and d, t irmi nation, bow ihuoii prudence and forethought, bow much anticipation of future wants, lieuos sitios and contingencies, or bow much tbooglr it will require fcouv.the ope single iniiid.'tiny is to guide its movements—when to move, 'where, how, or what shall-be dime if success attonds’his plans, or what,he shall do if the enemy makes an uncertain move, or bow ho shall recover from any adverse, unfjnseen cir cumstances.— Washington Correspondence of Boston Journal. ...... Balllfc in Western Virginia. ■ PIUI.ADEU’IIIA, Oct. 27 Tho Wheeling papers ot Friday nnnounooil that General B. F. Kelley had started from Piedmont with two regiments for New Creek, and. that his destination was understood to he Romney, Va., to attack the rebel army occu .pying that.place. . Private dispatches received hero this eve ning announced that General Kelley attacked the rebels at Romney, on Saturday morning, rind after, a severe battle of nearly two hours gucceeded.iii routing them, capturing all their cannon and , a-, large number of prisoners. Tho dispatclies say that tho Federal loss was small and.the rebel loss very: heavy; Official Confirmation of Ike Vuh-hiy of Rom- .)(«/. . Washington, Oct, 27.—Lieutenant General Scott to day received the’ following dispatch from-General Kelley: Romnet/,: l a., Oct, 20, 1801.—Sir—In dichce to’your-orders 1 moved on this place at 12 o’clock, last night,' attacked tho enemy, at 3 o’clock this altornodn, and drove in their .outposts': , A Her a’ brilliant action of two hours completely route 1 them, taking all their cannon and much of their cam|i equipage and many prisoners. Our loss is trifling, hut can not say' to what extent. B. F. Kki.i.ev, Brig General Commanding. } From Missouri. I Ijii.ot1 j ii.ot K N Ui. Oct. 25. Col. Plummer lias returned with his ooin maml to Capo G.rardcau. Col. Carlin now occupies Krcilfericktiiwn with a regiment of in fantry, a squadron of cavalry mid two pieces ol' artillery. ■ Thompson and his rebel hand were pursued twenty two miles beyond Fred eriektown, on, the Greenville road, when, the ehn«e was abandoned. They are probably at G co ville’n tv, but they are completely tie nioiahzcd, and will doubtless continue their retreat., Theale a 1 sent out t ■ Imry the dead after litc hatllo. repotted twhundred of the rebels killed and leit on the Held, Our loss was six killciiand nb-tut for y tv an dod—one nihrially,- 1 PhilaDemmiiaConnected with San Fiian cisco bvTelegraph. —Too following message was roccived by telegraph, on Saturday, from the Mayor oK;San Francisco : I To the Msyorof Philadelphia:—Sah Fran ciscrfto I’lirlsulo'phiu tends greeting anil con gratulates boil on the completion of the entjr prizo wlimh connects the Pacific with the At lantic. May the prospe.ity of both cities lT6~i'frcrc''aod“thorebyr—and—the—projeotom nf this important work meet with honor and reward ; 11. J. T. Tesciieuaciier, Mayor of Sun Fmnciscii, Ci>! ijgyTho election for' President and Vico President of the Southern Confederacy is to b« hold soon. THE WAR NEWS. The Recent Baltic iieai: Leesburg. Dreadful Slam/hlernf Union Troops—Barba rity of the Rebels— Brutal Massacre—Col. Baker Killed—Sixty other Officers Killed or l\ r ouudcd—Kunibor oj Union Troops Killcd. br Drowned, some 3QO or-100 hun dred — The wounded, <f - c., d’'c. Nearly every hour brings us a different ac count of tho recent sad conflict near Lees burg or Edward’s Ferry, or Rail a- Hlutl. There is uq denying tho tact Unit a great mis take was made. Tho-.theory which gams most credence is,’, that our officers word de ceived by rebel spies, whom they paid liberal ly and wore lofl into an ambuscade., ilie riv er- was very high-at tbe time, and there was but one scow to carry our troops across. From all the .various accounts it that onr troops had but throe pieces of artillery with them, and they were taken over in the early part of tho day, and‘were subsequently captured by the rebels. We had no battery on- this side to protect our troops after, they had crossed over. Those'who remained on this side were compelled to witness the slaugh ter of their brethren in arms without being able to render them any assistance. T here had been no provision made for their crossing. From tho best information tjmt can be ob tained this'iuoruiug, wo loam that our troop's have again all rccrussed to tins side, as the rebels word found to be in large force a-few miles in- front of 'them. Stragglers are con tinually coming in, and from them wo glean imieb. additional information. The battle was not so disastrous tvs wo might .be led to suppose. Wo have not, evidently, lost more, than four hundred in killed, wounded and missing. When tho official reports to-'tlm de partments readli you this will, probably’ bo vorilio.L ' Rut for cool bravery no troops m human history, surpassed.in determined-courage and true discipline,-our troops engaged in ti.e ac - - tion. Old Pennsylvania and old Alnssachu iMivei'c.r -themselves wnli undying glory, and the'Umpire State, Willi ifer almost" invincible soldiers, stood with them shoulder to shoulder. Xhcrii are many-, circumstances and sur roundings connected.with the baulo of Ball's Blulf, wliieb deserved to bo noticed.. In tile ii st place, the wholti movement was rasa, un necessary, and, it.is said.by gentlemen Wao are direct fromi'jdward’s Berry, this morning, unadvised ’by'high, military •authority. But, Colonel BaKer, brave as a lion, and other equally biavo men, have paid the penally. I. to too dead this tornuie iiiisiiuteis cnaVgea ble, " lot Uiodeiid past bury us dead.” Xho read loss, from.all that can bo learned on the snot, was' tornuie. • Un, tne part ol our troops it nils open, honorable waremre, witu all tliu usages.uncivilized war observed. On tliO' ] art of tbe rebels and traitors it was a Urnlai massacre. Xney rilled the pockets •.,f Hie dead and wounded, snapped lliom ul every vest.go.of clothing, and -in many eases cut me uiriuits, of the helpless on tho lield, ur hibw then- Ufinus.out with revolvers; . Xlio rJtli.JXasstiditiseits’regimeut, aUliougli not pi active baltio, detailed Oapt. \V. 11. AV .1- . son,' wall o,nii|jany JI. tn talto possession ot Ila rism's Is.and, wild did t.u y there more Home iuid Humane.than otioii fails to til fa lot ol men-. Tney-nunl tiio Island., and not only saw. to the transport .of'the tr„ops to Virginia, biit to. tne realm of mo .survivors,'and o. tne dead and w.uuiided. ‘l'iid deeds ol barbarity ieiatca ny an 'eye witness,'who is a distin gmsnod memoer ol the medical lacuuy ui Bmiadeipnia, perpetrated by. these robe, [lends, are aim.-.st beyond the boundaries oi credibility ; nut when wounded men were driven nuuueralely naac t into file r.vor. aim mousii.it, It Will toil ofsimeot the lea it barba rous acts of Un} lliitv.ing and'assassin climil: ry; ■ • A gcmtletuau who came down this morning, slaies that a.l oiir traopS.'.were. withdrawn, from tiio', Virginia side yesterday ;' bat,if. ru mor was prevalent four imies froiii. Edwurd’s; Berry, that tney’wero seat over again in.the .afiennxm to tbe number of bO.IIOJ to march’uu Leeslmrgu and haie .taUeh possession ol the, place, and s.latio.ijng tneir pickets two miles in advance... Oar men experienced many se vere hardships. ; - Another Account- from Yranci.i.G. Yoitmj. It. was 12 M before our first .company land? cd at'the tout of'the bush covered precipice which rises abruptly .over one hundred feet from the. river bed on .the lurthor side or the river. Four hours more elapsed, before the lust company landed. Sections ot the Second Rhode Island Battery, comprising two howit zers two field smooth-bores, and rilled guns, wont over with us, the men dragging them up the heights’with great difficulty .and, spir 1 it: .At tliis time irregular -fighting was going o'n above.' 'K seems that Colonel Devan had in the morning moved with a smalt detach ment-'in tho direction of Leesburg, shortly lifter his forces had crossed, had advanced one mile, there met the enemy’s skirmishers in feeble.force, and had retired to tho brow of tbo holMits. Before "this, the Quartermaster of the Massachusetts Fifteenth had gone alone to a point within a mle of the village, an l ro : turned, e.ossed the river, and reported to lien. Stone that there' were no hostile Ibices in that region.. „ . Bat after Colonel Devon fell . back, his men \vero placed- in a semi-circular, clearing ot natural forest opening, covering live or six acres, with its base resting on tho edge of the heights, and flanked and fronted by forest. The enemy, boeoniing bolder, advanced in scattered parties to tho. edge of these woods, and from 10 A. M. till 41’. 31. kept up a random annoying fire upon oar men. The latter sheltered themselves aa well as. they could, lying just' below tho ridge, and awaited reinforcements.' At 4, our whole force had crossed.and'ascended, Col. Baker and stall' with the rest, and the troops were suffering somewhat from the concealed enemy's lire. Many had dropped and had been carried down tbo bill, wo tusked Col. Baker wba be thought of affairs, lie said bo thought that wiT had a good position ; could fall brick'for shelter behind the ridge. “Yes," said we, “but what’s in those w,.o.la?’’ lie answered “I think the enemy-is concealed on our right.” A private had reported that there was no force on tho loft lint a deep ra vine, hidden by the woods. "Wo then pro posed sending skirmishers to makoareconnms sauce on the right," and Captain Markoe Sec ond Lieutenant Williams, and myself advanc ed with Cnmpa.nies A and D of the California Regiment. Company A got in front on rising ground, in skirmishing order, Company D following in line. • Tlte Californi i bnt’a’lion, to make tho sto ry clear, were drawn up on the left of tho .men field; the Massachusetts 'Fifteenth and Tamm nv on tho right, and the Massachu setts’ Twent’eth nearer the centre. Culonel Cnggswell took charge of the artillery. Only four guns were planned in tho field, the rifled gun having been hauled up at tho wrong place and being afto'-ward seized by tbo one ■Jily’and sulked. When our skirmishing coni mimes "a’ reached tho edge of tho woods, suddenly the enemy, hitherto concealed, rose with a yell and fired a vol ey.; then legan fHitin.' in their usual manlier; first giving ■a yell and volley; then !oid'ng and firng at will for a few minutes; then censing an omial time; then g v'ng another y 41 and valley and so nn, pouring a murderous lire into nnr liitie band for tho space of half an 4inn-rr^The--w!edo-w(iods~aruuiuL.B,wrrrn L o(P will,' them. They had nn artillery and no cavalry. Our. Rbodo Islanders. exeO'4 tbo officers, deserted their guns, lint Colonel-lin ker. Lieutenant Colonel Wtsfar Colonel Cof/f/s -well ami Adjutant Harvey manned the, battery ■and fired the, r/nii', themselves, aided liy Com pany G. First California, led by tho gallant ‘ Capt. Bicral. [The latter was conspicuous. lor bravery throughout tboaction ; is ''■“"J; cd, but not dangerously, and is now safe on M 7e l r e t ;t% Un bo-t ) h l .nrusketry and cannon lire „s. well ns wo could, but half the tuncivo could not see the enemy, and his discharges were Ginning - our " 1 . most of the men stood firm and acted bravely • I'lio enemy’s volleys and yells incrouHCtl ir loudness, and it was evident that rmnfiic ments were pouring in to Ins aid. Captain Stewart, General Stone’s adjutant, came on the field with the cheering statement that General Gorman would shortly support us. At 5} P. M. wo held a council of wai and resolved to stand our ground, Gen. Cukor or dorin"' me to go for reinforcements. Jiy tins time Ooggswell was wounded—VV ister had fall'on. The enemy wore'growing more dm in", rushing out of the woods, taking sonic prisoners and firing holy.. Just then a reio officer, riding a-white,horse, ca.no (uitof c woods and. beckoned to us to come fonv.-n • Cid Baker thought it was General Johnson, and that the enemy would o'cetns in sipen light. Part of our column charged, Baker cheering us on, when a tremendous onset was made by the rebels. One man rode for ward, presented a revolver at Bakei, and fired all its charges at him. Our gallant lei der fell, and at the same moment all our lines were driven back by the overwhelmm force opposed to them. But Capt. hioral, with his company, fought his way back Col. Baker’s body, rescued it, brought it along tome, and then a general retreat commenced. It tvas siWvc qui ' petit!. 1 got the Colonel s body to. the Island before the worst ot the route, and, then, looking to the Virginia shore, saw such a spectacle as flo, tongue can des cribe.. Our entire forces were retreating, tumbling, rolling, leaping down the Steep heights; the enemy following them, murder ing and taking.prisoners. Col Bevaii jolt his command and swam the river on horseback.' Col Coggswell,- after unavailing bravery; had, ordered the retreat himself,'hut, being womn - ed, was taken. The one .boat in tl.e V irgin ia channel was speedily filled and sunk. A ihonsa’id men thronged the further hank. Muskets, coats, and everything wive thrown plunged, into the rapid inivcut, amt the shrieks of the drowning added to I ho horror or 'sounds and sights. The:enemy kept up i hull' life from the cliff above. All was terror, confusion and dismay. A'captain nf tho Fifteenth, Massachusetts atone mmnent charged gallantly op the hill loading two companies, who still had their anno,.against the pursuing foe. A moment later aiid the same officer, perceiving- the hopelessness of the situation waved a white handkerchief, and surrendered th.c main bo dy of;his regiment. 'Other pin-linns hi the columns surrendered ;,hut the rebels kept up ■their fire upiin those who tried to cross, and many not drowned in the river were shot in IPe not of swimming. cftiuo on ; at 8 P. M. till nf.otir bfinu wliosg fortune* 5t was to return bail Uxiulctl- on ’Harrison Island, and tl.c living Iruso. the hni'jrhlß.hud censed., •° ' 1 - . ; Good News From Gt'tr. Fmiioi:!. O/lieJul Despatch—Brilliant Action at Sprinip ''field — 2000 Rebels D.h’ren out In/ Fremont’s Bodp Guard —T - c Stars and Stripes liaised on. the Court House. . St. Louis,' October 27 .“ The following ties atuh was received licro this eventing:— . “ Head Qurters in the Field, 1 Near llearjiansvili.e, Mo. Oct. 20. | To Capt. McKeever, Assistant Adjutan’ General:— “ Yesterday afternoon Major Zahoni at the head of my body guard, maileamost brilliant' cliarge on a body of the enemy drawn up in line of 'battle, in their camp af Springfield, 2000 hr 2200 strong. Ho completely- routed 'them, cleared thenvfrom the town, hoisted tlie national fiagun - the Court House, and retired On ti reinforcement- which, ho lias already’ join el. Our loss la hot great,. ; ' ' I •‘ This succeasful charge, against such very large odds, is .a- noble example to the army. “ Our advance will occupy Spihgtinlil.to-night.' (Signed), ." J. C. Fremont, “Major-General Commanding.” , General Fremont's Body Guard numbers hut three hinidrcd men. •'-. ' ■- Blimicb. V On (lie 24tli inst., by, the Rev. Samuel- Phil ips, • Mr; Jonx Jlinicii to Mias Jii.izAimxi Tiiujimv, both of Frankibril tp., thin county. Slurkfk CARLISLE MARKET.— Oct. 31’, 1801. Corrected Weekly by Woddioard & Schmidt GT.oun, Supcrfmoj pet bbl., do., Extra, ■ do., do., Ilye, do., 'iVnm: ‘Wheat, per bushel, Red Wheat, do,, Ryn, do., .Coax, Oats. i.oy ESHEKD, IMOTIf YSBEp, PHILADELPHIA-.markets: , Philadelphia, October, 38151., Fi.oru and Meal.—The,Flour market Is extreme ly quiet, and the export demand is quite limited. 1 ,SVo.i in small lots for tbo supply of, the home trade * $5 37i a 5 50 per barrel for superfine; $5 35 a 5 2a fur extra and extra family, and $6 50 a 7 50 for fd, icy lots. The receipts are ineroeuaing. Small a.iles of Ilyo Flour at S- 75 a 3 Bs. Corn Meal is steadp at $2 81.1, but there is nothing -.Gu.-un. —There is loss What offering, but the demand ‘ active, sale's at $1 31 a 131 per bushel for fair Pennsylvania red, and $145 a 1 50 for choice southern and Kontuokoy white. Rye is stoa fly at 0(5 oonla for Delaware and 73 cents for Penn sylvania. Uorn is dull and lower—3ooo bushels prime yellow sold at 621 c, and 400 bu, inferior at (»()<!,. Outs continues in good request further sales of' 1000 bushels Pennsylvania, in store, 40 cunts per bushel and 38 a3U for Delaware. No further sales »f Barley or Malt. Seeds—Glovcrscod is steady, at $4 25a4 50porbu. iS'mall sales of Timothy, at $1 75u 1 87. Flaxseed commands $1 62 pur bushel. Whiskey is lower sales of Ohio barrel at 2li a 22 cents, Pennsylvania do at 2& cental and Drudge .it 21eeuls. MOUNT JOY ACADEMY. 4k English and Classical Boarding] Schooj for Young Men and Boys , MOUNT JOY, LANCASTER CO., PA. 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Our line of (hese'Goods is unusually full and oonii i tlh ' wo kuve every variety of goods Imp'-rted by tbo celebrated mourning house of Besson A Son i such.as Mourning silk?, a Lupin’s, Merinoes. Cashnuros. Hops, Double | width Delaines, Tamis Cloths, Bombazines. I Pariunottocs/ Alpacas, Delaines, and Crupei I of all qualities.' Mourning Furnishing Goods : T/orig crape 'Veils, Collars, Gloves, Handkerchiefs, llohi ery, Trimmings, Double , Thibit .m.ul singly shawls, Cashmere, Peaccdalo, and Washing- ton Mills shawls, . ■ . Particular attention paid to Funqral Goods, Of which wo have a full assortment. CLOTHS, OVERCOATINGS, CASSIMEBES, Wo have secured the services of a Erst cl “ BS ,“ W) or, uml make up Clothing to order nt short in tho host stylo uml lowest price. •• Boys’ Wear of all kinds for the season.. ]lir ia. Mens’ and boys’ Shawls, Drawers, U algc |i. Hanover Cloves, gauntlets, collars, nook-tw , iugs, scurfs, suspondors, Ac., Ae. •Domestic, Goods, At Wholesale and Retail. Having Jan) boforo tho groat advance m prices, wooa kinds at old rates. : : , nvrryfiP, CARPETS, OIL , CLOTHS. M'VITI >: TJiRPANES. , . „„ir e r All tho above articles ami ranhy o ' ’at the lowest possihle prices., ’ ?* •will be made to our slock mirwK - pains,spared to show our immense ste ■ ' LEIDICII, SAWYER if Carlisle; Got 31
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