AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. ‘ Forever float that standard sheet 1.. ....... dfkere.hreath.es.{hafloe but With iVeedoin's-soil bcncath'our fleet,,. . . And- Freedom's .banner waving o’er us.!. The IVeatheu.—After the' cold snap which camo .upoh.us suddenly a few days since, 1 we. have again beautiful weather, , The time for cold weather has arrived, hut up to this time we' have had ho reason to complain. \ Pheasants, —We are indebted to Mr. .Sny der Rupley, of Papcrtown, for n brace of very fatfinoPheasgrits. Weleafn'tbat thoseboau tivijaiwU-g -nlAnfv ipJ:h.Q_ mountains this fall, arid that great uumh.ers haVo bocn.shot-hy gunners. « • : •• ■ Arrested. —Messrs. 'Mason, and; Slidell, the’reb'elforeign'MroiSters, were'captured on board of an English.stqaraor on fhoMStb.irisO They frill receive boarding "at one of our forts.; Good. We'aro really glad thfese'two bold bad traitors have been arrested, for few men of tKo’Sodth'bavd'been' more'jjroriiinent in trca aqn.,than these, very .fellows.. '.Lqt tho'Goyeru meri’t-hol'd on to them; no “oath of allegi ance’riahoMd frdo the rascals;' ' •/■■■ ‘"‘Ten- Gene's a Day.” —Under Bccilanan’s administration-the clerks in the Patent-Office received ten''cents for. every -hundred words they wrote; a salary 'of from-oho dol loi'and firty,cents to two' dollars' ’.per lfnder,LiNCpi:f the same work -is'.perforated at eight cents a .hundred words,, by.order-of the Chief, ‘.‘Old Abe," therefore; ishould bp considered and'onlled “ Bight-Gent Abe." ■ * ScidLDE. : —Wo Jeai-n'from the Allentown Democrat, that Lewis Bsenmeyer, a German stone, cutter of that place, was -suspended by tho Tieck, in- the garret of his residence, on Friday forenoon of last week. The. cause of the rash-act is attributed‘to poverty and want of employment. BsenmEyer voted, fori Lincoln; Under the promise of “ good times and high wages." Army Sutlers' Expedients.— Among the many expedients adopted by suttlcrs to sell contraband, liquor to Soldiers, one is exceed ingly, noyel.. They drop a couple of peaches into a.bottle.of whisky, and soil the compound for)“ pickled; peaches." - A more irreverent expedient is to.bave a tin can, made'aiTd painted like a hymn hook, and labeled “The Besom’Companion.”, : ' ' “When Eogdes Fall Opt.’-’ &c.-4-Tliere is a big quarrel going on in Kansas between XL S. Senator James H. Lane, who'is in com. round of the Kansas Brigade, Geo. Key nolds; , Charles Robinson', Governor of the State; Marcus J. Parrott, Lane’s adjutant, and Cap tain ,Pri?e. In their speeches and letters they call; each other liars, scoundrels, jay hawfeatg, thieves, robbers,’ plunderers, in’ceq-' diaries, murderers, dirty puppies.-arid horse stealers. They are all leading republicans. " Tub British Reviews. —We have received the London Quarterly, for October. It is q splendid number, and contains a great n ttiouht-'of solid reading. ; The following arti cles, appear in its, pages —Life of .Shelley.; Life, Enterprise and Peril indhe Coal Minos;, The Immutability of Nature; Newton as a Scientific Discoverer; The Growth of-English Poetry; Plutarch ; Education of the Poor ; ’Alexis de Tocquorville; Church-rates, Gobev’s Lady’s Book, for December, which mo have received, completes the C3d volume, and instead of losing it has monthly increas ed in. merit in all its : various’departments'. Wo know of . no magazine in the country that renders so much satisfaction to every house bold id .which it enters, (and it enters not a few in this neighborhood,) ns Gbdey’s. .It is monthly replete with something new and in structive,' •which makes it. indispensable, to every family that have been, lucky enough to have it as a companion. Terms, one copy $3; : tvyo copies So; three copies SO; four copies $7. The present is the time to send in your names. . A Good’ Change. —Last year at this time Republican papers of the North were abusing Union men—calling them “ Union savers,” ” Northern Dough-faces,” “ Lick-spittles” and many other beautiful names. We are glad to see -the healthy change in the tone of these papers. ’ ' They lipw think straightout Republicanism wjll. Hp longer answer, and that “Union” should take its place. If they had thought so lost year there would never have' been a war.. Wo’welcome them to the Union ranks. Lot ttiem' come in,, get in, anyway, just so tlipt they ore in. Tho door Is still,open, and “. “ ’While the lamp holds out to burn. ■ Tho rUost Binnor may return,” * ICy The largest army ever collected was that with which Xerxes, tho King of ’Pcrsia, invaded Greece, in the year 580, before 'Chfist. It -is estimated to have numbered 3,560,000 soldiers, with as many more camp foliowors, making the' whole host 5,000,000 human.beings. They conquered Athens,hut 'only O ' small remnant of the army over re 'turned to. Persia. On his way to Greece, Xerxes took twelvo young^ifirofTliTemiff 'fo through which ho was marching, and from Abe promptings of some barbarian siipersti ,tiou, buried them all alive. “The whole cx- pedition,” says Abdott, was the most gi gantic crime against, the rights and interests •io/'raankind that’human wickedness hasevor y»»a permitted to perpetrate."' ! 1 1 “ ” ; IT WAS WELL! It was well that the Democratic parfcfof this of the other Northern States, triomphqd'at .fctie, for »io can 17,I 7, dl w®| ! hr tlw|po(Mo at la|go. •* or t^ ho c l<|?|* ori |j| l th'e;im |jjudoncp;|of Bffik KopublMn time tllovingjtipinib.tis wbVi aro lho aries, for doing little or nothing—the un blushing impudenco of those political va -1 grants," wo say;'becnme so"annoyiug tis to be almost unendurable. A few months ago, ac cording to. tho. ataj’-atchomo, logiojof .bluster", ing, but cowardly Republicans, Tt was trea son to suggest doubts of the infallibility of the. Administration ; treason to object to any efdts-aets; •treason'toappeahto-the-Gonstitu itiw/ahdj.the ilov'y 3 ,';: tosabon ,ta belong) tjp; tlje \ Democratic party;..treascn to say tha,t IVash ihgton. was in danger f it..was •■in'.'danger j trentott". to. day. that the rebels - woiill . fight; treason "riot- to .believe that they -tTbuld llVefirst firetreason’ to‘ Wd' upi_ to' publioViSw_tt>ef were speculating off.tho.iso.ldievs'jpt.reakih.io say- that the RepubUoanaweroinstrumental in hringingour country into iriq'xtrionble d!f-' Acuities, &c. . 'it wasalso' f'aa’fii6_ntti>Vej .before" the. election; for these . pampered, .rascals ten threaten to demolish Democratic printing of flCesV'fthd to denounce (hohind'tholrbhohsVbf, editors as "j Secession ists,” and endeavor to, incite tlje rabbleagainst tliora! " Such "were the practices ‘tif these' ve nal. pr'6stithtes r -ho-. foretlm.election, .tfp Had ,pleri%pf them in this county—a number, ofj,them here! in.Car lisle—who, had not their coward hedTts fail-' itl- -1 ■ ..rion,,; Frequently, copies. of our paper were' sent; to> Simon- Cameron, Sccrota-y. of War, hyith certain rirticles-marhed, in the hope that our arrest would Ito ordered and’the puh-' lioatioiv of the Valuuleer stopped. The two or three pusillanimous tools "who were cnca ged in this business; will , wonder;- perhaps, how’we found .them put.'in their despicable! attempts.tod.njaro.ua.. ' , ■ ; ~ ' , , Had-tho Dentoomoy of this State boon da-- footed' in 'the rebentcon'tost; what'would he the.state of affairajiist how ? jWyycnturpto any'that aycry. .true Domooratie jptiper .in the- State would have been auapendedbr muzzled. Mobs wtuilrb haTe.-feontTnhjd’t-yihat'thev’had conitnenced in .aeVeral’.places,)' hV.saok- priht- andintimidpto. -Judies npon -the, , bench.l - Ilainpant .Abolitionism; .drunk rind | bloated, with • ill-gotten power,' would hn-rh placed its black heel upon'the,'-lichka of the'’ people, and crushed' ;thcin-;to. the-; eayth.—s Judges would liavo jbeen- hurled from the bench for'daring to‘'administer justice;-and a Jeffries hvoulil. have, hoe'upied' the pjriop'.pfj pack-one of them, i Freedom to--the staves,of ifio'South'J.would have been declared; and nil j inch such 1 a'policy'would have- exeauti .been' artesMcl.for would ;have boon the. state.of affairs had the Republicans, sfaecooded at the Inst election^; But,: an all-wisp Providence averted the ca lamity., ’for -some' cause'it lias pleased God, to permit amfintestine war to, scourge us ; but wp 'havbbefin saved a worse sec ond Repujblicnn triumph: For tins we should fed then if I ) . )j )!' WO -1-. .IjoJjO,:.) tO O f r,M',thoT- 1 victory by that pestiforous’faotion would- seal the fate of omv’tcoun try forever. IFe.believe wo shall sirooeed in, milting down this rebel lion wmbolieve wd shnll rcstpre the’ Union.' The Democratic party made’the country, and, we have confidence that the Wine party can rescue it front its -present-difficulties:’ 'After’ that.has been nccipnplishcd, the people must be more careful, apd'nevor again, as-long, as the world stands,- permit the. enomies of our country to gain power a, second time, So mote it be! . ' ANOTHER INFAMOUS APPOINTMENT. President Lincoln has appointed ithe noto rious outlaw ,and traitor,' Hinton Rowan Helper, author of the’wqrk called the‘‘lm pending Crisis,” Consul at Buenos Ayres 1 ■ Our readers are all familiar .with the name of-this man Helper, and many of them, we presume', have read the treasonable book he published pome years ago. In that work, ho recommended a rising' of the ..slaves of the South against their masters—advocated, bold ly,’a dissolution of the Union—spoke of the Constitution ih.t'ho.most contemptuous, man ner—considered it the duty of every slave to out Ms master's of mistress’, throat; and’then run off—denounced Washington’, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe rs slave-owners, whoso memories should ibo execrated, &c. He re commended and planned thb’ John Brown raid upon Harper’s Ferry, and was but a ifevi miles irom the bloody scene,when old Brown’s desperate scoundrels made their attack upon the men, women and children of that place. , Had Brown been ’successful in his attempt to , induce the slaves of Virgin ia to revolt against their masters and protectors, an Abolition,nr-' , my was to take, possession of the Old Dmnin ion, and Helper, it wnS understood, was to lie second in connhand in the invading afmy.’ Wp may, on n future occasion, publish some extracts'from Helper’s book, the-“ Impend ing Crisis.” , Suffice' it now to say; that a more 'infamous' wurk was never issued from the press. It not duly recommended a disso lution of tlio Federal Union, but daringly ad vocated i-npine, murder and invasion. And this man of infamy—tins man who, hndjustiee been done him, would long since have mot-the fate his friend John Brown met—ia appointed to a foreign mission by a President who -is sworn to support the lows and the Constitution ! It appears that the President is-deteriliincd to do dll in his power to aggravate tho South. What, hopes can wo have of o peaceful settlement and a re- con struction pf the Union, so,long as.,the Presi dent appoints men to office who have urged the slaves of the South to murder theif mas ters? What hope is therO.tbat the border slave States will remain loyal, when they see the President offering them insult upon inr suit! No hope whatever, and “ Old Abe ” 1 knows it; ' . ... Xhere is a very general impression now pervading the country that the , tens of thous ands ure hAoming rich b r robbing the Government, are by no meads anxious for a settlement: of ouv difficulties The war affords a vast field for hungry aiei publicans tp fatten on, and the longer tbe wfir continues .the more wealthy they bejairiiii.ij. Wo, mention t)ie appointment, ,’qf. then, with regret, jtrwae had enough fqr th^ Administration to recognize ! those crazy fa natics, Gio of Nds, B 111(1,1x0 ame and Scrftmz; but the tment Sw Helper caps.thc clip ] es toipo «;om H^rpof’^ men;%onWfii£ .and !ctiild|en, h| |oo, v|o pSibt p»ski|& inttfio and fdr«igK'>OT iasiibtf'ißddPlw he ,ai>! angel in comparison to Helper. AVe do hope the Administration may eeo thO’gr olct"lifisf ftke~ itris Tnnfeinfr:-^XtrwiH-'-not do for Mr. Lincoln to J*iVoioat;dongfliy.to ( tbe. Aliolitioniata, Jorthoy.aro ns he will anon discover. He may ns'well break with them first os last, andtthiEfhejWillJ do if ho is in favor of a settlemeul'of buV dif- ii ; ; j .v ::■ ■ : ■ ■ .-fifr BESIQNEB; :-.t ■ . . j ■, Senator |of ! W bis Jiiengtor.intpn.paoity,. appearpcf do ;anxftm» .for-war and “ blood to the knees,” andrvhoid ‘speech in'tlib Senate Vpokdbf upon (their.,'neqkEy npd.,,HTe l . tYill .ripjrdqrdsh'; them.- foljpw; citijsqnp, .-Tfei nyi.lt- gr)p;d 'them' tb 'pop-der s ,” was, by ten)Wfce,;appqirtfsi' “ by the powers thaW^6,V, ’it, all jlas he battled as Nd, tho;ooward*l: Liko’mhsf talked for money;' 1 is-.after ~',A fe\y prpblta sinoe he made' a* great,paramo of bla. .military priWefes, 1 arid gave many higlnprdpuseß td.thd had enliat.eS tnidor hiirhnh nprli.. J?e . qvas,' ,‘ f ’gding' ,td_ I'eitd tljeni fdfr.dfit the enemy,”;,,The ; Abolition Senator^—the man, who- desired- to t( IQnnit tiVthn knnp;! 'vvqa imiied-'•ivirh ! YftVpoitie'e’ns presedtpd General, ilViLsps/s:regiriien’t .with-ia splendid . flag and>gave them, a maßhiflcont entertain' ■’ rannt; at whiftli the" General made ; a wfeech-r -.. n l m/'fst‘'pnjn»tioV v ajflV,^’'.™os^ r . AVeil, General placed. the - , noble'; Wilson and his men Inear Fairfax, rip;lib in front; "■ A warrior’would of Mils position'/hit' General Wilson',iyas ind J g-' ■ nant, and fludhiyitb resigne'fW A'Bpstob pa per denounced, this resignation ns alslmnicful hacking out—as ’a fraud’ and swindle upon ■ tlioincn'ivho were their i hjgh.opimon of,the ,y,<{.'.‘. -I ! . Bnt,Uhe:Bdstonlpaper.may h 0 wrong., The Senator;we 'seer-da ahnounoedbas a shOe coNTnActon, .having secured a lar£e'contract, by which, |ie will realise, it is said, a fortune, lie evidently prcfersthesinoll; of leather; to thatof gunpowder.' If tlie ihstitutidn bfilib cr'ty ‘ Would ■ not be Jeftparded,' 5 we ■ Would like to.be aide to.cbui'pel 1 1 tie.Abolitionists and Se-,' | the. Waiv. hoplnghhat tfiey would'usd each ’other up; itnll ,-tHiia: rid* jth'a foundry'' hf twp' nuisances, Plundering Gomnmeii't, The "question ig often .’’not: the officers of Governinent.buy,hprse3j-f()rage, and army supplies from first hands instead of; noddle-men;, who not-as contractors: ’Wash ington, and- in fact the whole country;'is filled with Commissaries of suhsisfaned and Quartermasters, who appear - to;; hard .veryt Unto IV do, and s lin S.7’o w.'Al they 1 do. Yet,’’strange to’say, not a’ horse 1 , halo of hay, or, hag’,of, oats,, is purchased hy one of them,'Unless, it comes through the hands of a, contractor. ■ Thus, for Instance, a man.receives a contract at Washington for 1,000 head ,pf horses,; although he has not got money enough ip his possession to buy' tho most spavined-nag that ever towed a canal boat or dragged,an oyster'cart.- He goes to the capitalist, and either.‘sells out;the ,con tract.or ge‘s him to fill it. The, horses ..are then rushed in-to tho inspector, who passes them. The following, from th‘e New-York Tribune, illustrates the quality of the horses thus foisted upon Government: . “Wo yesterday spentnn h’ourinthe stahles of Twenty-fourth street,' among the long rows of hurses that;'as’appears the, letters U.’Ss marked on Hie left .shoulder of- each, have been purcha ; ed for the army. 1 A worse lot of animals was never se’eri ; a' decent nag was the exception among.them. ’ . Many of them aero ’ fit' only, for the knacker, and many niust he, wholly useless until more than their cost, has been ‘spent upon them in ’ surgeon's fees!, In nnr judgement, the whole lot. would not’ bring twenty-five dollars apiece at auc tion ; find yet the Government has paid over a huridf-qd’ for them. Wo don’t know who is responsible for frauds so scandalous ; hut’if the parties were’ taken' out and shot’some fine mdrnihg; they would get no more than their deserts;” ■)■■■■■•■■■ - ■. , .. Now it is clearly evident that no man claiming ,to ho a. judge of horse-flesh would pass such horses without some compensation, and in doing so he becomespartiersps criminis in,the transaction.-’ Here is another item on tliqlsamesubject, from the Huntingdon Globe: .'‘The horse Inspection Again: —Horses wei-p'rushed through-on’-Tuesday last; with- out respect to age,- color Or ■ soundness.. .The Inspector, Mr. Henry Shorbopb, appeared in he determined to ride over public opinion in the most’insulting -mani]er. -He ia either, no judgouf a horse ora groat scamp,. , for.;a’ number of- horses were forced upon the Gov ernment by his inspection that no man of the least common sense' would give $2O a head for!” .... It will be understood that the. profits’ have to be divided between the contractor, sub contractor, the purchasers or agents,;and,the inspector; so that the horses must be pur chased at a low figure in order to leave a lair, margin to be divided among so many. : The first horses purchased in this neigh borhood, under a contract for 2,000,' were good; hprses, and consequently commanded good prices. They undorwonta most thorough inspection. : The profits then wore light .com pared to present times, being in this instance only about fifty dollars a head, and horse eon trnots wore not so eagerly sought for, Now, however, the country is ovonrunwith horse contractors, wlio buy up anything and every- thing, that bears a resemblance to q horse, and'to-day Guvenimentownp thousands more horses than it conld' apply to any practical nne, (provided they vveto all capable of ser vice,) during the Pex;t ten years. ' Why does not Government send tout, its Commissaries, .who are riding about the andiforage out of ,first luthile?, Certainly if a horde :of speculators are to reap .princely for tunes out of this war,' it is' very evident that they’ will do 'bvorythihg in their power to .“tvotob it but till tbo crack of doom, or till jf'w , blood .tretjsjifq of ! is' ox- \ Palterwn, notice of from aro'cent the leading 'PennB^j purpose which .enabled resist the popular pres- jave.driyen him- with in adoquata-mqansto attack ah enemy of supe ribt foroeiwill, since-the massacre of Ball's Blnff’ be probably better appreciated. lie •might have-'obtained the credit of being “ a dashing ,;q<jmiaaudej;’.’ by, attacking . a .large, ■forcd ;in an''entrenched position With ms three-siege'guns, but the loss-of his army would hare been poorly compensated by the ijbtbrttyiWhidh ttttf gallantry of itho notion' would maVo ndme; ; Ho did'Hvhat' was inlaying our own Cumberland alley from dhyaslbn—in'freeing Maryland tdfiri'ng "the .enemy .frbin Harper’s Ferry—in-whipping him nt Falling : Waters— in forcing him to retire to the only posifibn-rThioh he'cbuld hold, and—groat not'- virtiie—l n -not -attempting what ho Could not perform. Whatever the merit of bis.aptipns may have been, they should not ; P.®idnderrnto., > by',F6nnsylvnninnB whose soil was protected, and.whose soldiers, of less ex- in t)ie.field, were not Subjected to -the, useless, slaughter which has ' amended the only movement,which t ha3fbeen , made since he.reyhjjiiished the command of the upper P.qtqnsao.." ■We are'gratified’to find that some of : the Republican papers are at length willing to do juStfcotp this'distlngnislied citizen' and soldier; We months ago that, when the,true state of the base, was known to the: , American, pdldio, ; &fen; 'd > ATTBasoN. would ho as much latidad as 'he. Hd,d been unjustly condemned. Our prophecy 5s being speedily, fulfilled, and when-the public learn the truth, as they will htfore Tpany toeek's pass by, they will bo-utter rynt- nuruaiiu ClKtau^i:d,:d'."~ ,T iV r; uimm -thv been .too long silent under malignant pnd unjust abase, when by giving to the public! the evidence imhis.possession* he'.'coidd. irra 'day, oast the ; burden on those who justly Reserve, to bear it.,' Arid yet wo caniuit but admire -tjiat noble patriotism that preferred toeiifi’er unjustly in arid silerice rath : er tban' db,|ttmt -which; whilst it would have wiped-away, flip stain attempted to be fas-- toned .upon. his character, would weaken the confidence oft the. people in the “powers thr.t I be. v - We think, however, that he bas'cn-’ dured enough and waited longerio'ugh, and that now ,npt only, (or, his own arid friehds sake, but for"the honor of the , Commonwealth, which ' has been alteiripted I to ■ boV stabbe d through'liimj it becomes him, to'break , his l opg silenoc,. and tec feel .coiiffeiiiil.wifl pe clone; - : The, follow ing in a copy.,of a petition*now being circulated in the several counties of this Wd other Northern States , , V “ To the honorable j/iel Senate and House of Jiejereseniativgs .iiilVoUgrcss assembled: , ■ The' 'undersigned, citizens ‘ of, the United States, residing in the county of ——-', in the. State.of rr —respectfully represent to your honornbiejbody that they believe that the best and quietest way to end the present rebellion lagairist.the government, of the United States;, ’and establish a permanent >peace, will be for; ■ebngress.to’ authorize the Executive to take; Ithe proper atepsjto declare and enforce the immediate OfiiUntijiaflon' of the slaves in the [foyolthdl . If, iji, the ei ’ecutibnVof ■ SuOnjiict or emancipation, any slaves of loyal citizens should be set free, your petitioners 'would ask Congress to provide' means by -general ' tax to pay for the same, your petitioners'being willing to bear their share of the same,” '■ 1 i.-* i..j , Every man who sighs thb above hie petition ' should be'arrested as ii trailer;, and .treated as such. What \vould i;e the effect of a proclamation from the President ' declaring the.slaves of 'the South free? •'An insurrection in the army would follow as oer •tain ns night''succeeds; day. Nay more, a, civil rebellion would break but in the Norths cfh ’States;' and, ihsfend'bf presenting a Uni- 1 ted front to the rebels of the revolted States, we would’he at ,\var ’'at.!hpihe against neighbor., The above petition, then,, it must he evident to every reflecting mind/ is, most infaninugjn oharaiter, arid those en gaged in signing pnd circulating i t should ho punished in the most summary manner... It is time an-example be made of Abnlition agitators. Not 'opnt'bnl with the ; crime'* of having brought our present, difhcultie.? .upon us, thßy woidd increase, those, difficulties teni fold by getting up nn’pther war in our own 1 section of cnunfry.',. AS. certain, ns we live, this would follow, should the prayer of these petitioners he grnrited; :Theso rampant Ahot litiohists recommend that the slaves of loyal citizens he paid for by a “ gbnefal tax,” and they, express a willingness “to hear, their share of the same.” , Indeed! and who would bear the balance ? . The loyal meh. who ;sus T tain thia:wnrti('cause, in the language of a resolution of aCohgrb'ssl they believe that it" is .waged pot on their part, in any spirit of oppres sion, fornnypnrpnseof conquest nrsuhiugation. nr purpose of overthrowing or interfering with ! flib fights or established institutions of those States, hut,to defend and maintain the siipro ■ maey df ttm Cnnstitutinji, and to preserve the Union, with all the dignity, equality, and rights, bf the several States unimpaired ; and that .ns soon as'those objects are accomplished,, ; .flip war ought to cease.” Will the men who .thus believe, join the Abolitionists' in • pur chasing slaves, and “bear their share of the same?” Never: : They would suffer impris , onment for life first. , Let, the war go bp. hut away with the med dlesome fanatics. who woiild make it a war: ■ for the. “ omarmipntiori.of the slavbs.” It is a war for the Odnstitntfnn and the laws. amf : for nothing else, and thpsc. who assort thb contrary are tho jneri of all others who deserve to bo incarccratpd in a fort or a prison.. : ■ SjUvor iij being discovered in largo quantities in the gold mines of California, much of, it being heretofore overlooked in.the rush after gold; , The success attending the mining is creating quite an excitement It is estimated' that six millions a year will bo .mined, , . > , Uv’The Albany Argus says that, the Ger mans of Boston have field a .meeting, called to denounce the Administration for the re- vigor ous .stand against the enemies of. freedom.” A riot whs anticipated at the meeting, and a strong police force was compelled to be. on hand.' “ , . Pireptly a man joins the army, his view’s of life, take a proportionate rise' with hehoelpfhufidpW.^ TnEdBOLITf.^STS.TOVIiyG. Proceedings of ttac Court. , In the Court of Common Pleas, but one casawas tr!cd,;wlncti was that of Isaac ;Th6mhs w- George Wico, nettop; of .rdpkvin, verdict'for plaintiff. - Hopburiit and Gillelan; for plaintiff, Smith for defendant. • ■! In the Quarter Sessions, the; first :cnso wa* the Commonwealth vs.- Abrnhatn Killian, As j sault and Battery—Guilty—not sentenced 1 Recognizance forfeited. Gillclan and Watts for Cora. Miller and, Nowsham for Dft. Com. vs. Wm. Cross, (colored) —Larceny— Acquitted.- Gillelan for "Com., Shearer for Defendant. Com_. vs. Augustus Warner—Larceny— Plead,Sentenced, to one year in the penitentiary, one dollar fine, and costs of prosecution i -Com. mi David Humes, Esq.,—Keeping Kis office in a tavern—Guilty—Fined .fifty'dolTafs 1 and costs.,' Gillelan iapl flumrielt for Coin. Shearer for.Doft. .r i Com. os. Geo. Matcliott—Disturbing aiJua tioe.in the execution of "his duties-^Guilty—’ Fined ten dollars and, costs, .G.lljelan and; Shearer for Com. ‘ Hurariph for Deft. . Com. vs. J. K. Smith—Adultery—Guilty— Motion for neW trial overruled; Smith not appearing when called on to receive sentence, his recognizance was forfeited. Gillelan and Shearer for Com. Smith for Deft. Com.' vs.' John Fahnestock—iAssault • and Battery—Guilty—Flood six cents and cons., Gillelan and Miller : for Com. Hepburn for Defendant. , Ti ■'• .. , ! Com. vs: OVjediah and Bastardy—Acqiiifted-GiUelarii hnd Jtfawsham for Coni. Hepburn for Deft; ; Com. vs, David Parker—Burglary,—Not -Lc..ui.„ ’ ■ • " ■ ' . . ~'i ..." !■ ■ Com., vs. Sophia Kurd?—Arson—lgnored, Com. es. John Letch—Larceny-—lgnored Com.' eSj^ohn-Franklin—Assault and Bat tery, with mtpriftncommit a rape—Sentenced to pay a.'fine of.hfenty-’five cents and; costs,' Com. vs. "Win. Hood—Assault and Battery —lgnored. Com. es. Catharine Myers—For keeping a bawdy and disorderly house—Not Guilty— Sentenced to pay, her own witnesses. Com; es. Edward Weakley—Assault and Battery—Settled. ', i ; Cpm. i’s, John W. lloustdn— rAssault and , . , .. . .. ■ ■ ’ : C6m; es. David Whisler—Assault arid Bat tary-T-Npt Guilty—Prosecutor, John Fahnes tp6k, to. pay costs. Com. vs. Thomas Thompspn, (col’d) —Lar-, cen'y—lgnored,' d; '■ ■■ .- ~■ o Cotn. es. ReginaTCoim—Larcehy—lgnor’d. Com. vs. Alex.' Marsh and Levi; Smiths Cutting H00p,.., Polos^lgnored—Prosecutor, C. H. Mnllin.to pnyicosts.-: '• Com. vs. John Letch—Surety of the Peace —Sentenced to 'give bail to'keep the peace, and pay costs. ~v . ,1, . ■ Com. vs. fWm. Tates—'Surety of tho-Peace Sentenced to pay costs nf -proseoUtion. Com; es. Lewis 801 l (oid’dj—'Surety of the 1 Peace—Proceedings distnissed; and,.prosecu tor, IVMcOleaster, tp pay costs; .. Com. es. 1 John 'Fahnestock—Surety of the .Peace—Proceedings 'dismissed, 'arid.. 1 pvosootr. ;tor, dpbn Whisl.er, to pay costs. .' . Com. es., Cath. Kheel, Mary natfoiK'Elizij.; ■Luclicnbach, und'Agriesyoimg—Surety of the.Peacp— to enter bail to keep the Peace. . TIE fffl JWlsi The Grand Naval .Expedition ! to : Fort EoyaK . : ’■* ■A SPLEXWD NAVA fc ■VItITORV. Capture of . Forts Walker and Beauregard. v; BEAIIFQRT IN OUR POSSESSION. Official: Reports of Com. 'Dupont aud ( ; Gen. Shnnnnn. ! P6«cLJjriTioxVTo' rliii: sou in mboihuss.. BRIGAIIIER-GE'J.SnEUMAN’SREPORT,' lleadquaters or tixb.Navai, Expedition, 1 Port Koval, S.C., Nov. 8, 18G1. . | To the Adjutant "Gimfdi'U.'S. Army, Wash ’ingtoil; -l). C:: • >■' ■ . ;i Sir: I Have the’ hplior'to report that the force under my command embarked at Anna* prilis, Md.f oh the‘2lst of, October, and ar rived', itt Hampton'ltbadsi on the 22d. In consequence, of the delay in the arrival of some of our transports and the- unfavorable state oP.the;,veotlior, tho fleet was unable.to sot, put for tlie'Sunthern coast, until .the 29th, When, under; convoy of a naval squadron in command, of Commodore Dupont, and after the most mature consideration of the objects of the expedition by that Fliig-Olficer arid my self, it was agreed to first reduce any worlii! that* might bb found at Port Royal, S. 0., and, 1 thus open the finest harbor on the coast that exists south of Hatteras. ” • It whs calculated to reach. Port Royal In five days at most, but. in consequence of ad verse winds and a perilous storm on the day and night of the Istpf, November, the fleet did riot arrive at-Port Royal bar until the 4th, dud then only in part, for it had been almost entirely dispersed by the gale, and the-vossels have been .straggling in up to this date. The transport .stampers, Union, Belviderc, Osceola, and Peerless have npt arrived. Two of tliem.aro known, to bo lost, and it is probable all are. , v ' It' is gratifying; however, to say that none of tne troop transports connected with the land forces were lost, though the Windfield Scott had to sacrifice her whole cargo and the.Roanoko a portion of her cargo, in order to save the lives of tfiemen in the different re giments. The former will be unablp again to put to sea. ; ... . . The vessels with thenaval por tion of the fleet have also suffered much; and some have been lost. ; After a'carefiilfeopnnoissanceofPortßpyal Bay, it was ascertained'. that the [rebels had tliroe field-works of remarkable strength, strongly garrisoned, and covered by a fleet of throe gunboats,' under /: Captairi 'Tathal), late of the U. - S. Navy, beside strong land forces, which the Rebels were concentrating fronf Oh'avlcsiiih and Savannah. The troops of .Rebels were afterward ascertained to have been commanded by Gen, Drayton. One of the, fprts, and probably the strongest, was situated on’Hilton Head, and the other two qn Phillip’s'lsland. It was deemed proper toMirst.reduce the fprt on Ili.l- JpW Hqnd, tmmgh to Ao this a greater orjesp fire might, have to ho mot from thoTßatlefres on. Bay Ppipt at the same, time. p.ur original phvhbfeo-opqriytion'ofthelnnd forces in the’attack had la b p sot aside, in consoquonoo of the loss during the voyngo, of n greater'portion of bnf means of diaombank jnbnt, together with the--fftet'-thatthe ;pnly point/whore , the. troops should havp landed, woefrom five to eiimilee, measuring aroupd the intervening shoal, from the anchoring place of transports, altogether too great a dis tance' for succesfijvo debarkation with our limited means. ; It was therforo agreed that the place should fce,reducod, by tho-likval; I'qrpe’alonQ;*; In con,-' sedhcnco Ifif the., shattered^condition ; of the fleet, and fctio delay in the arrival of the vesf sola that wire* indispensably .for the. it had to be.postponed until the 7th j • I was a, tnero spectator of .the combat, and ft is not my provinbo to render, any, report of this action ; but Tdeom it an Iraperativeduty to say that the firing and maneuvering of our fleet against that of the,rebels and their for midable land batteries was ft masterpiece of activity and professional skill that qtusfc have elicited the applause of the rebels themselves as a tactical operation;• * ■ , I think that too much praise cannot be awarded to the service and skill ex’hibitod-by the flag officer of the naval squadron, and the officers connected with his deem-tbe performance a masterly, one, have,been seen to be, fully appi’ecmtea.» v , . After the works were reduced, lytpok poss ession .of tbo land -forces. 'Tho beautifully constructed worlcon Hilton Head, was severely crippled and many qf the guqs dismounted. I l ',' < ftiuch .slaughter .had,evidently Jieon there,.many bodies having- been buried in the fort, and some,2o or 30,wore found some hal£a mile distant. .’ . . , . The island, for many miles., was ; fqdnd' strewed with the arms and accoutrements mid baggage of the Kdbels, which they threw away in their hasty retreat. IVe have also, cbnio into possession of about forty pibpcfl of, ordinance, most of which arc of the heaviest caliber and the,moat .and a largo quantity of’ ammunition -and camp equipage. •- '' ■ i 4. It is ray,duty to. vppprb-the valuable ser vices of,Mr.‘ Boutcllo, .Assistant,.! n - the Coast Survey, assisting mq ; with liis accurate rtud extensi.ve’knqwledge of t!ns ; ci)untry. , \ His services arc.invaluable' to the army as well as to : the navy, oni! I eai-ifetly recom-. mend- that important notice.bo taken of ibis Department. ' I, am very respectfully, your obedient ser vant, T. AY, SIIERMAN, , , Brig-Gen. Ciimmnniiing.. A'ljutant-General U. S. A., AYashiugton D. c., 1 PROCLAMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF . south Carolina:, ■ After the Landing and taking possession of the forts, Gen. Shdrlnan issued the follow ing proclamation : ■ “ To the People of South Carolina “In obedience to the:orders of the Prcsi- lont of these United States of America, I have landed oh your shores with a small iorce of National l troops. : Tim dictates of a' duty which under -the Constitution; I owe to a great sovereign State: and to: a proud and hospitable people,among whom Xbavo passed some of the pleasantest days of my life, prompt me to proclaim; that wet have come, among you with no feelings of personal ani mosity; no desire to harm your citizens, des troy your property.;or'-ihterfereiwitb any of yourlawful laws; riglits, or your social and lo cal 'institutions; beyond-■. whht-.the .causes herein briefly alluded to, may -Tedder. I un avoidable:'? ’ ,'v- ~ ■,-, ■'“ Citizens of South.C'ahdinnf - Theicivilized tlie world Sfan'ds appal led at tlrei course yoi) are pursuing 1 appalled at the crime you are committing against : your own, mother ;'the best, the most enlightened, and heretofore the mftst- prosperous of; nations. iiVonr are -iri, : a: • tote of active rebelliori.againat the.laws of. youri country;- .Youi.-'hpvo .lawlessly- seized upon the forts, arsenals, and other property, belonging;*.!) ouricommon opuptry; and with in your, borders,.with- this;,property,* you ~aj;e: in arms arid waging a ruthless war ; against, your costitutUiual. Government, and thus threatening, the existence of a Government which your., aro.horind, by the' tcrpasrif the solemn compact. Id liye pndor and faithfully, ‘support. , In.doing, this you, are not onjy on (lermining and preparirig.thc, way fiir, totally, ignoring your own political iarid-’soci-.il d-lst en.ee, .but you, are,' tliro .fenihg'tbe , civili'zeil wprltl with, tbeod.ious, sen,timoil'! that self-gov ernment m imjiessiblewith civilized men. FcllowTGitizeris:. I impldrd ymi to' pause imp refiect.upon the tenor,and. consequences of yoilr acts. If the awful sacrifices, made h ; y .the devastation of our.prqpei;ty,,the shed-' ding of frptcrhnl blood m'battle,'■the mourn ing, mid w'ailiiig of, widows mid orphans throughout our. la'ml, .are ‘fhsnfficient'to de ter you from further jiuKsiiing''this unholy war, then ponder. I' beseech' yoti, upon 11 the u .timate, but,pot Jess certain resiiltwbich its' further, progress must necessarily and natural ly entail uf on your price happy aud prosper nus State. Indeed can'you pursue tins frat ricidal: ; war, and continue to imbrue your hands in the loyal' blood of yorir countrymen, your kinsman, for no otlier object than'to im lawfiilly disrupt jho .confederacy of 'a great' people, i a confederacy*. established •' by your own, hands,' in' order. to sot op, wore it 1 possi ble,, un 'independent government, • rin.ier which you 'can never live'ln peace, prosperi-', ty, or quietness. ■.;'' “Carolinian's: We have come nmong'yon as loyal men, fully impressed with ! onr con stitutional', obligations to the'citizens of your State ;■ those obligations shall be performed as far ns in our power, but bo not deceived ; the obligations of supressing -armed, combina- a Sl- 1' the 1 constitutional ■ anthori tiok is paramount'tn.nllothers. If, in the performance of this duty, other minor but-hm piirtant obligations sbmildbo in any way ne glected, it must bo attributed to the neoessi- ties nf thecase, because. rights dependent on the laws of the State must be necessarily sub ordinate to", military exigencies, created by insurrection and rebellion. . • “T. WASHERMAN, - Brig-Gen. Commanding.. ITcartquarters, Fort lioyal, S. C„ Nov* 8; 1801." ■■ ~ ' FLAG : OFFICER DU PONT’ SUE PORT. Flag Sinr Waiusit, off Hilton T P.oiit Royal llauuoii, Novi 8, 1861; J The Bon. Giddeon Wells, Secretary of thc Ml ny, Washington, i : , i , Sin: T'lnvve the honor.to inform you that yesterday I attacked tho: batteries of the ene my on. Bay Point and Hilton Head and Forts | Walker and.Beaureguard, and succeeded in silencing! them after an engagement of foiir hours duration, and driving away the squadron of Rebel steamers, under Commander Tat nall. ! The recqqnoissqnco ot yesterday, made i all satisfied .with tin 1 superiority of Fort Walker, and to limit I directed,my;,especial .effort,s, engaging it at a .distance of : BPQ,.yards, 1 and afterward at 000 yards. . But, the plan of at* took hrouglit the .squadron sufficiently; near Fort Beauregard to receive its;fore, 1 ana the ships, wore frequently fighting,the ibfittpries ondioth sides.at the,game time, n : .n,., ] The action; wqsib.egiiq .pn my partiat twen ty-six minutes, after, iiiu?,: ani£;hair.past fiyo tlio American ensign was Foisted op the,.flag staff of Port Walker, and' this ; riipfnipg at sunrise.on that of Pnpt Bsauraga'rd. The de feat, pf the ,enemy,•.jermipqtqd in utter rout and copfqsipn,.Thoir.quar.tqrs and encamp ments were nbandohcTl .without qn attempt to carry away either.public,on private property! ' ,I'he ground over wbiclvthoy,fled was strevr en withjthe arms Vif private soldiers, and. the tho incumbrances of their swords, .Lauding my,, maripps, apd a , company pf seaman, I took .ppssession pf. the deserted ground, and lipid the forts on Ilijlon Head fill tho arrival of Cop. Sherman, to whom I had the honor to transfer.thpir, command. ! ", '' i, , We .liaye captured, jZ ; .pieces of, cannon, most of them of the heaviest ealiliGr.arid pf tho most improved design. Tho bearer 0 f these dispatches will have the honor to carry with' him tho oaptdred flags and two small brass field . pieces,i’ddtely\ belonging to the State of South Carjiliria,which aro sent homo editable, trophies.of tho success of tho day. , I inclose horcyith of tho general ; order which is to byroad in tho fleet to-mot ■row imoj’riing ot.lhnsTerV', ,»v Ai detailed apddunt of \this battle will ha ’ submitted hercdfjdr. , I hfiyo tho honor to'beV'i very, respectfully, v; . v Your bhedient servant,> S.F.DOPONT. Flag-Officer .commanding .South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. _ ~.v P. S.—Tho hearer of dispatches will also, curry with him the First American ensign raised upon the soil of South. Carolina, since the rebellion broke out. ,S. F. D.' THE OFFICIAL DISPATCHES- ‘ , The following qre the official dispatches to the, s»ljr jDeptirtmpnti: / T( ; i:' r t Fi.ag Ship Wabash, off lIiM-dfi Head, I ‘ Port Royab H>rborj: Nov. 18GL .) , Sin : The; .Government Laying determined to seize anil occupy‘drib or' niofc' im'portant points upon our Sputhoni,-const, where our squadvou.s.might.fmd shelter, possess a depot, apd afford .proteofton jo loyal citizens, com mitted ilq-my. discretion, tho,'selection, from among those places which it thought availa ble and desirable lor these purposes.- After mature deliberation, aided by the pro fessional knowledge and great intelligence of tile Assistant Secretary, Mr. Fox, and upori taking into consideration the ■magnitude to which the joint naval arid military expeditldn have been extended, to wliicli you have called “ my attention, ,1 came. to. tho concliisjon that the original.intentions of tho Department, if carried out, would fall short of the expecta tions of the .country and of the onpnbilitiies of the Expedition, whjle .Port Royal, I thought, woppi meet both in a hi£h degree. 1 therefore subriiitted to Brjgadior-General Sherman, commanding the military part of the-expedition; this {modification of our earK--' Act.nwitm ftfl, ■r>lnn3._jand -had. the satisfaction to receive'his fulledhcrirrence, though tie and the commanders of, the brigades very justly laid great stress on the necessity', if possible, of getting this frigate into the harbor, of Port Royal. • 1 ; On Tuesday," the-29tli of October, the fleet under my command left Hampton Roads; arid, with the army transports numbered-fifty; ves sels. On the day previous I liad dispatched the coat vessels, 25 in nuriibor, under convoy of the Vandhlra', Commander Haggerty, to rendezvous Off Savanna, not wishing to give the true point df the fleet. The weatherjhad been unsettled in llnmpton Roads, though it promised well when wosaiied. But off Hattcms it blew hard, some ships got into the arid two stuck, but without injury, on Friday; the Ist of November. The rough weather soon increased into a gnle.'and wo bad to encounter one of great violence from the south-east, a portion of which ap proached tori hurricane. The fleet was utterly dispersed, and on Sat : urday morning fine sail only was in sight from the deck of the Wabash. Oii flic follow ing day the weather moderated, .arid the stca-. mers and ships began to re-appear. The or ders were opened, except those in ease of sepa ratin' . These !last were-forvvarded to all the mcn-of-war' by, thyself, and to tbii transports by Brig. Gen. Sherman, and as the vesselsire joined, reports came,in of ilispstera, 1 expect ed to hear of manyvbnt when the severity of the gale, and the character of the vessels are considered;' we have only cause for groat .thankfulness. ■ln reference to the inen-of-whr, the 1 Isaac Smith, a most efficient arid wo!!-aririod vessel for the class, purchased, but ..not intended to encounter snch sea and. wind, had tq throw her formidable battery overboard to keep front foundering, but, thus relieved, Lieut. Commanding Nicholson was enabled IngnW the assistance of the chartered steamer Goto nor,‘then in a very dangerous condition, and on hoard of which was our fthe battalion of marines under; Major Reynolds. * They were finally rescued by Ciipt. Ring gold, Tri the Sabine; under difficult oircuriistan .ces, soon after which the-Govenor went down. I believe that 7{pf the marines wore drowned by their own inpruderico- Lieut. Comma n :dirig Nicholson's conduct in the Isaac Smitls has met my warm cdmmgpdatipns. . ;Tbe Pber . loss transport, in a sinking condition, was met by tlie Mohican, Commnndej; Gojdom.ami all the people on boardj 26 in number, were saved' under very peculiar circomstances, in which service Lieut. 11. AV. Miller was very favora bly -noticed by his, conimnnder. 8 On' passing Charleston I sent in the Seneca, t.ieur. Commanding Ammen. to direct .Cap tain Gardner tojoiri meywith the .steamer, Sus quehanna off-Port Royal without delay. ' \ On, Monday, at 8 o'clock in .the morning, I anchored -off the, bar; with-seme 25 vessels in company, with manymore heaving in sight ' The'Depnrtment is aware that all the aid to navigation lhad been removed, and the .bar ■ lies ten miles seaward, witli .no features on the shore lino with sufficient prominence to make any bearing reliable. ; But owing to the skill of Commander Davis, the fleet captain, arid Mr. Boutello, tljo able Assistant, of the Coa it Survey,ln charge of the steamer Vixen, the channel was immediately found, sounded out, and buoycd. . . . By 3‘ o'clock .I received assnrnnooa from Captain Davis that I could send forward the lighter transports, those under 'eighteen foot, with all the gunboats; which was..immediate-' ly done, and before dark they wore securely anchored in the roadstead of Port Koynl, S. C, Tlio gunboats almost immediatelyopened their batteries upori two or three rebel steamers un der Commodore Tatnall, instantly chasing , him under the shelter of the batteries. y In the morning Coro.: John Rodgers of th,o.' tf. S. steamer Flag; temporarily on board this ship, andaoting on my Brig.'Gen. Wright in the gunboat Octavia, Lient. Comm'anding'StopliOfiSj and supported by the Seneca, Lieutenant Commanding Nich olson, made n reeonnoisonoo in_force, .and drew the Rre of the batteries on Hilton Head and Bay Point sufficiently to show that the fortifications were works of stfongth, and soi cntifically constructed. . On thoevening of Monday,-Copt. Da Mr. Boutelle reported water enough tor the Wabash to venture in. ■ . . ' ‘ » The responsibility’of. hazarding: so noble a frigate was not a light one. over a.-prolonged bar off over two miles., There was but a foot or two of water to spare, and the fall and rise of the tide is such that if she had grounded she would have sustained most serious injury from straining if not; totally, lost. Too much, how ever, was at stake to hesitate, : and’the result was'ontiroly'successful.' , ■ •;-j On’ the' tabrnin g of Tuesday, the Wawisu 'crossed the bar, followed olnsoly by,-the frigates Susquehanna,' Atlantio, Vanderbilt, and other transports of deep draft, running through that portion of the fleet already in. The safe pa®: sage of this great ship over the'bar wqs haded with gratifying cheers from the crowded ves sels. I Wq anchored, and. immediately com menced preparing the ship for action. ■ the,delay of planting the buoy s, : particularly pn the Fisliing Rip, a dangerous shoal vveha to avoid, rendered the hodr late before at wa possible to leave with the attacking squa In bur anxiety to got tbe outline of the. fo r l 3 before dark,'we stood in too near those slm i andthe ship grounded. By the time. she. gottoh’ofii it'was-too late, in ,i»yj u ®K 6 “ s’, tq proceed, and I made signals for the BC I -wimto anohor outof.gun-sbotfrQ!S lt £—„ To-day, the wind bluws.a gale from the ward,apd westward, And the. attack 10 voidably. postponed. ; ’ ' I '' , )T ' ' I barb tlmhonor to he; Sir. respeotfni J, Your obedient servnntv_ , . ' 8. P; DUPONT Flag^Offico.^ Commanding South -Atlantio Block g- T ron. : ■" : ’ ‘
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