AMERICAS VOLUNTEER. J9EJI B. BRATTON. Editor b Proprietor. CARLISLE, PA., FEBRUARY 27, 7862. OUR FLAG v J&S3ES3E! “ Forever float .that standard sheet! Where breathes the the but falls before nsl With Freedom’s soil beneath our feet, And Freedom’s banner waving o’er usl” In Town .—Lieutenants Graham and Adair paid our town a visit, and spent a few days with their families last week. They are both enjoying excellent health, and are well pleased ■with military life. They have returned to their regiments. —Tim ilnva Tli C_ja V.S-0 f ...old. Sol grow stronger, and genial, bright-eyed, wel come Spring will soon be with us again.— How fleetly the season's succeed each other ; and how quickly one year after another is engraved upon time’s diabplate, as wo are hurried on in life’s journey. . [£7* The firing of the cannon on the 22d,. in this place; was superintended and managed by our two patriotic townsmen, Messrs. George W. Poland and Edward Howard, arid all who heard the salutes, would be convinced that the gunners understood their business. Washington’s Hirth Day. —We had no celebration in Carlisle, but yet the day was ob served in various ways. Flags wore displayed froma number of houses, salutes fired, music from drum and fife, and the streets thronged with people, exchanging congratulations. In the evening most of our hotels and public builbings, .the Masonic and Odd Fellow’s Halls, and several private dwellings were il luminated. We had also a torch-light pro cessiou (on a small scale,) arid a bon-firo in the square. All in all, the day passed off pleasantly in Carlisle. Sad Accident. —On Friday last a very dis tressing accident happened to a worthy young man named John M’Goneoal, of tfiis place. At the time of the accident he wasSs’sisting to shift and couple a number of dmls belong ing to Messrs. Hoover, forwardin'Jlfeierchanfs, iu whose employ he was.. One of-tho cars was being slowly moved from the sidling, ■ when young M’G., who stood on.the' track.in ■ ..front of the moving car, attempted to jump upon it. His foot slipped, and falling before the cor, several wheels passed over his logs before he could bo rescued. Ono leg was dreadfully crushed and mangled, and will, it is supposed, require amputation. The other leg Was very much bruised, but no bones wore broken.' Nb blame, wd believe, attaches to . any one connected - , with the train of cars. ■ Tbihsiinq Trees.— The present is the proper time to attend to this work, before the sap begins to ascend from the roots to the trunk and limbs, and thus insure a plentiful growth of shoots and consequently an abundant fo liage, which, as every housekeeper knows, is a very desirable thing around one’s dwelling during the sultry months of summer. Next raonthand April will do for preparing and planting out young trees, but the latter month is rather too Ipte for trimming. In this sec tion too little attention is paid to a proper time for trimming, and too many.prune their trees in the latter part of April and in May, when the bads are not only ready to burst, but even are open. Wo have found from our own lim ited experience that this is the month to trim grape vines, and we never knew of one which • was thus managed not to flourish and bear abundantly., Jetf. Davis was" inaugurated Presi dent of the Southern Confederacy, at Rich piond, on Saturday. What a farce. The President,'’ if justice is done him, will have a rope about his neck before long. Godey’s Ladv Book for March has been received. It contains eleven full length pa : ges of Spring daesses, four Spring bonnets, a now Biding drsss, back and front view of the new Lancer jacket, Spring dresses for children, a new pattern of the Garibaldi shirt, worsted flowers, embroidery, netting, and crochet patterns, etc., etc. In this number are sixty-eight engravings, and nearly all of them illustrative of the first Spring month. Death in the White House. —Tho Presi dent’s sop, William, ten years of age, died at 5 o’clock on Thursday afternoon, of pneu monia, from which ho had suffered for sev eral days. His loss is keenly felt by Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln. O' “ Tue Union, the Constitution and the Enforcement of tue Laws.” This is an excellent motto. Whoever is against the Constitution is against the Union. The Union exists by virtue of the Constitution. They are indissolubly connected. The destruction of the Constitution, which was framed by the ■wisdom and patriotism of Washington and • bis illustrious cotemporaries, is the destruc tion of the Union. Those who assail it, there fore, in any of its parts, aro just as guilty, of treason as the Southern rebels. O” The Hall of the House of Repvoscnta- ‘ tives at Washington was crowded to repletion ' on Saturday, t&o immense concourse having b«fn drawn thithor by the attractive proceed ing* nnUounoed to take place. Upon the as sembling of the House, an animated discussion took place upon a resolution of Mr, Critten den, to omit the presentation to Congress of t!» captured Ilebol flags. The resolution was pubsoaueutly adopted. ' An impressive prayer was made by the B»v, Mr. Stockton, and a largo number of military and civil dignitaries wore present.. I ' GENEBAL McCIELIAN-UIS ASSAILANTS. Is it not singular, how the Abolitionists arc endeavoring to destroy the reputation and character of MoOdeddAN ? With this crowd nothing seems-to'ho right, unless it be the unconditional emancipation of tho slave. In him their hopes are centered, and hy and through him it. detestable set of fanatics ex pect to retain a brief existence in pOwor. — When Gen. McClellan wont to Washington City, ho found an army without discipline officers loitering about the taverns, in that city of “magnificent distances,” drinking rum, and fighting an' imaginary enemy on Pennsylvania Avenue, lie immediately set himself to work to bring order out of chaos, and thus far ho has succeeded. But Greedy and that infernal horde of restless Abolition ists who should gave been hung for their op position to the laws long ago, still cry, “ on ward, onward! ” We hod a taste of their generalship in the Bull Run expedition, and wo want no more of it. If disaster to the arms of the Union is what they delight in, and by this means achieve what is nearest their hearts, a separation pf these States, let them go at once to tho enemy, and like men of brave hearts proclaim what they are for, and not like skulking scoundrels, mingle with our soldiers, the bettor to sow. tho seeds of dissention and rebellion. A more villain ous pack of hounds do not live in this coun try than Greedy, Puidips, and their companions, and if God in his infinite •wisdom and mercy, had required their pres ence before him long ago, this country would now be at peace and our people happy. Xg.-0,. rtvxSE ucirr~rfi «nut j ••• Chief for months, and he has be<f& perfecting our army in all the tactics and discipline ne cessary to a complete success. This of.course required time, bub yet he stated months ago' that he -was “ready for action.” Why then did ho not go on ? Simply because ho was controlled by a Secretary of War who wished “for a little more slumber, a r little more sleep,” that ho and his particular fanatics niight filch the last dollar from the public treasury, by beef, horse and cattle contracts. The weather got to be too heavy for Simon, and in' order to ease him down, the President made him- Minister to Russia I Docs he in tend to go? Not a bit of it. Ho would sooner go to Siberia, clothe himself in fur, and catch seals. He wishes to be United States Senator if AViimot will resign! Si mon, wo opine, will not find a pliant Legisla ture ready to minister to his wants. The time is past when the Middletown Bank has power. That institution has enough to do to take care of , itself, and we all know that .Si mon will not spend a cent to carry an object unless he can make money by the.operation. Simon never loses anything. If he has to pay in the first instance, he always has a tool at hand, whom in the end ho will make foot the bill. Itissaidhois “good to his friends." This may [Bo so. Ho will lend you money, but ho will take good care to make you pay it back with interest. It is a presumable con clusion that be made all pay who were con cerned in. the contracts at "Washington. Why should he not? "When a “pile” of money is in the way, Simon is a man who wiHuaOtkesp his hands off. lie is now out of the "War De partment, and McClellan and Stanton are going hand in hand in the great work which is to crush out this rebellion, and make trai-. tors ackuowledgethoirallegiance to the best Government on tbmffiwpf the earth. This detraction, youthful but ener getic and. wise General, will only recoil upon the. heads of a set of complaiiling dogmati cal fools, who are pleased with no person but themselves, and very frequently not then. . B@" The Herald continues to sneer at Geri. McClellan, and repeats a silly falsehood hy stating that “ President Lincoln and Secre tary Stanton some three weeks ago took the management of this war in their own hands.” This mean slander originated with that trai torous sheet, Greei.y’s Tribune, and is re echoed by the email pop-gun papers of the 'Republican Abolition school. The object in starting this lie was to rob Gen; McClellan of the laurels ho is now gathering from his well-matured plans, and to place those laurels upon tho brainless brow of the President.— How contemptibly mean are tho Republi cans. Because Gen. McClellan is a Demo crat they would deprive him of the honors ho has so laboriously earned. No one can bo de ceived by tho slander, however, for the very idea that tho “rail-splitter” has-taken the management of tho war into his own hands, is so crushingly ludicrous that an involun tary grin will light up tho countenance' pf every man who roads it. “Old Abe” to manage the war 1 Ha,’ ha, ha 1 • AVhy, if re ports bo true, it is with the greatest difficulty tho President can take care of himself. 8®” Tho Herald and Shipponsburg News, appear to think that an article in our last is sue contained treasonable sentiments. We don’t think so, and more than this, we are of opinion that those who have’ been preaching treason half their lives, are not tho men to charge this crime upon others. If denouncing fraud, villainy and official weakness is treason in tho eyes of the apologists of tho adminis tration, then wo plead guilty, and say to those who object to our course, “make tho most of it.” Tho Volunteer can’t see wherein Bright’s disloyalty consisted. Neither does Jeff Davis.— Carlisle Herald. Tut, tut, neighbor, you aro off the track.— Wo expressed no opinion about Brigut’s loy ally or disloyalty ; but Mr. Cowan, the Re publican U. S. .Senator from this State, did express an opinion, and it was him -who said that he could not “see wherein Bright’s disloyally consisted." Now pitch into Mr. Cowan if you dare, sapient Herald. ■ "Mil.it/ by Necessity.” —lt is worth no ticing that rather loss than usual has been said this week in favor of emancipation “ as a military necessity.” It is up hill work just now to argue that we are obliged to call for the aid of servile insurrections in order to conquer. The work is going on gloriously as it is, and the loyal friends of the Union feel confident that the gallant army of white freemen who are in the field as soldiers, will bo able to crush the rebellion speedily and effectually, without the need of negro sol diers from the slave plantations of the South. The abolition scheme of freeing and arming the slaves, on the plea of “ military necessi ty,” is about played out 1 PEBSECDTINB TUB POOB INNOCENTS. “Tho Senate on Wednesday confirmed a bOut throe hundred military nominations.— Dr. Leib, of Illinois, as Lieutenant and Com missary! was rejected. He is d defaulter to the Government to nearly one million- of dol lars.” —Exchange. Poor Leib. It is too bad that he should bo thus snubbed by tho Senate for the very tri fling offence of stealing the little sura of pne million of dollars. We have no doubt he is now sorry that lie did not steal, five times this amount, in imitation of the “ big-bugs” of his party. We really pity Leib ; ho was tho boon companion and near neighbor of tho “ rail-splitter ” before they migrated to Washington, to serve their country, and it, was only because ho thought that all Repub licans who could had d right to pluck Uncle Sam, that he was induced to pluck a little himself. He appropriated tbe-smaKsum of one million of dollars to his own pocket, and for this ho is rejected' by the Senate, poor fellow. WcTiopo all loyal Republicans will shed tears of sympathy for Dr. Leib. Per haps the President will take compassion upon his old friend; and send him to some foreign court, ns he did Cameron. Here is another item, to which we would call attention; It is reported to-day that frauds upon the Government, in the articles of clothing and military horse trappings, have been discover ed, amounting to over one million of dollars. The names of the parties have not yet been made, public,- but itis indicated that they are from New York and Pennsylvania. They will be exposed.”— Phila. Enquirer. Fiddlesticks I Why expose these patriotic Republican robbers? They can’t help it that i : th e y B^ ole a il 1 ion o 1 ars^^fo r steal mg is natural to them, and ill is in accordance with the present fashion, tod.' PoMjinnocent souls —have they not made thoirwiroats sore in denouncing , Democrats as “Secessionists,” and did they not, -when the ©riStenden Com promise was pending, anathematize it, and yelp out,, at the top of their voices, “no com promise?” To-he-sure they did. And did they not also swear that, they were ready to shed* their last drop of blood, and at the same time were t aro—vory pai Certainly, then? It is;' that they ha and paMutia hut appoint ( foreign migs poor Leib, ai because they 000, butbeci, liandsome while they were about it. doarsouis! 0 General McClellan. —ln a’ week’s victories, (says the 'Commerce,) the,mind natural® Commandef-in-Chief, and tude which the nation owes to success. His coolness, his calm denberation, patient waiting, working and plaguing, stead fastly resisting all sneers, and' his fkr seeing judgement, means to which, under GodJ KvithW no '' ,0!! the brilliant successes of th®| th,osiffl;>mo.— He has made an army in fotffJialhßns, and now hd' is using the army as it ought to bq used, for the salvation of the Union. Where is the member of Congress that talked last week about “an obstacle for four months 7“ The obstacle has proved himself a wise gen eral, able commander, and, above all, cool and calm in the presence pf enemies ot home ns well os the enemies of the country. The nation trusts McClellan now, with a whole heart, and slanderers are silent, or lament the victories of the Union. Hon. Charles J. Fauljcner Pronounces Secession a Failure. —On the 15th inst., at a complimentary dinner given to the Hon. Charles J. Faulkner, at Hartinsbnrg, Va., that, gentleman, in a speech, said in effect that tho policy of Secession as it had been carried out, was a failure. It had been ac companied with an unnecessary waste of life, tho best blocd of tho South, and immense sac l rifico of property. If this course was contin ued in, it would pile ruin on ruin. Tho pub: llo'sentiment of Western Yirginiawas opposed to it, lie also intimated that ho. had.no affil iatibfl with those who wished the present war tocontinuo. Ills remarks were acquiesced in by the large audience present, and he had no doubt bu t they reflected, the true sentiments of nine-tenths of tho people of the upper coun ties of the Potomac. The Treasury Note Bill. —Tho House of Representatives on Thursday acted on all the Senate amendments to tho Treasury Note Bill. They rejected that reducing the $150,000,000 to $100,000,000; that including tho Notes of July in tho provisions of tho bill; that ma king the bonds redeemable after two years; that authorizing the exchange ef tho Demand Notes for 7 3.10 Bonds; and that, setting apart the. proceeds of certain property for the payment of interest arid the redemption of principal. Tho legal-tender clause is loft, ns also tho provision for paying tho. interest in coin ; tho amendment authorizing the 1 Score: tary of tho Treasury to dispose of tho bonds at any time for their market value for coin or for Treasury Notes was agreed to, ns was that authorizing tho Secretary to receive notes on deposit.. This last, however, was amended by tho House so as to include deposits of coin, and changing the interest to that which the Secretary may from time.to time prescribe, not excoediug six per centum. j(igy To be a Friend or tub Consxitdtion —tho Constitution that Washington and his compatriots of the Bevolution bequeathed to tho American people as a legacy of inestima ble worth, is to incur tho suspicion and dis like of tho Abolitionists. They .have so long regarded that instrument as a “league with death and a covenant with hell,", that they eagerly embrace the occasion of war to assail its provisions, and undermine its authority and obligations. Tub Fort Donelson Sdrreneer; —Never was there a surrender anything like that of Fort Donolson on our continent. Burgoyne gave' up less than six thousand men, and Cornwallis but little over seven thousand.— In fact, we should have to read long in Euro pean history before we could find a capitula tion on a scale like it. K 7” On the X7th instant General Beaure gard wig very ill in Nashville. Prayers had been offered in public for his recovery. ■ Jlow to Tfisi Impure Oil.—Much of the' refined oil now in tho market is of an inferior quality, and some of it is said to contain por tions of bonEole, wnich consumes rapidly, and increases the danger and expense from the use of oil os a burning fluid, The following is a simple test: “ Pour out into a saucer a portioned the oil fthon approach the surface with a lighted match ; if the oil- is defective sparkles of blue flame will arise from it, and it may even take fire over tho whole surface, while a good and- safe oil wilLnot toko fire until it has had time to become considerably heated, but will only burn'around the wood of tho raatohwhcre it is immersed in it, without spreading over the saucer. Another rule is to regard all cheap oils with'suspicion, ns experiment with the writer has demonstrated their deficiency of quality. It may also bo added that the cheap oils, while apparently somewhat more economical in the purchase, will be found, being more light and volatile, to bo consumed in much lesstime than tho denser oils.” KIT* - When treason has its knife at the country’s throat, and thieves and scoundrels in high-places are stealing her resources by millions, we-think there is as much cause for exposing and punishing the thieves as there is for putting down the rebels. The Repub lican press should not be so mum because the thieving happens to be “all in the fami ly." It had oceans o£_indignation when Floyd was in the stealing business ; and now, : why can’t it give Simon and his friends a touch ?- —Franklin Spectator. Js@“ Gordon, the slave Captain, was exe cuted otf Fridajr, in Now York. It was sup posed that ft lajpnyhioh had been practically a dead letter for nearly half a century, would clemency were mpdo to tho President,. but without avail, he being determined that tho provisions of the law phould bo carried out to its fullest extent. 'O' The wmSfydistillers are making groat profits at Richmond. The only way the reb els keep spirits up is, by pouring spirits down. ", O’Gon. Buckner has been delivered to tho United States Marshall,' to bo taken to Kentucky, preliminary to being, placed upon trial for treason. ; ’ . THE WAR NEWS. THE ¥AR IN THE ffEST. liUereHtln? .Parilcnlars of the 1 Caplineof Fori Donelson. . Correspondence of the Cincinnati Timts. , Camp £!biißEla.ANß, Near Fort Donelson, Stewart county, Tenn., Sunday, 2 o’clock “A. M.,Peb. 16—-Events transpire here so last that it is difficult to record one before anoth er has passed, ’ The very atmosphere of this vicinity seems ‘full of strife, and balls and shells and bayonets whiz and flesh through every minute.’,fßattles are usually things of rare event, bijj|'here they ate Of,daily.occur rence, : , ;(i • ; ; Poor, FRIDAY'S ENGAGEMENT. V Friday’s engagement was confined almost ovchisivoly to tho gun-boats, which throw shells, at diffdipnt. times, for five or six hours in their manner. They, fre quently Rebels from their, water battery, causing- them to’retire to higher ch trehcfiinenfs'bn ihe Opposite side of the fort, where, from, tUti. nature’’ of the rivers it ytaa very.difficult to reach them. lio/ btlessi however, the seven.gun-boats must have caused much loss to the Secession ists, and sent many- a 0110 to his eternal home. The defiion shriek of those formida ble shells M enough to frighten any one whoso nerves are not Traced up to the proper tension of war; , THE LAND BATTLE ON SATURDAY. The battle op land began at an earljr hour yesterday morning; the Mississippi Sharp shooters and four or five othcx;, Rebel regiments haying made 'a sortie from.,their - entrench ments upon the extreme , right of our forces. The Eighth and Forty-first Illinois were on the ground to resist tho attack and to pre vent, if possible, the capture of McAllister’s and Dresser’s batteries. In this they were not successful, however, ns the . batteries were seized by the enemy, who were soon op posed by tho Eighteenth, Twenty-ninth, Thir tieth’and Thirty-first Illinois, and one or two other regiments. The foe seeing this, poured out hosts of new troops, and a desperate fight occurrediabout the'batteries, and all but three of our prjoes were retaken. At the extreme right tho battle raged fiercely, our fortes retiring sometimes and again advancing; both sides fighting with obstinate fury, and with a marvelous reckless ness of life. The Rebpls were driven back four times,; and four times they sallied forth ; but at last tho freph arrival of the Nebraska First and Willard’s Chicago battery, and tho opening of a dreadful fire caused the enemy to retreat, and.tbey nxadeno other attempt to leave their entrenchments. Remarkable feats of valor wore performed on both sides and many gallant acts perform ed by our soldiers that dofecrvo to live in his -1 tory. The loss Was considerable, but most of our men wore wounded, and but few of them dangerously. Our extreme right retired, after the morn ing’s fight, some half a- mile from their origi nal position to got out of the range of the Rebel guns. Several of our regiments were compelled .to retire on account of lack- of ammunition. As they went into tho fight with forty rounds, the' warmth of the contest may bo imagined. , It is supposed the enemy’s purpose was to drive our soldiers from tho 'right, so as to leave thorn ah opportunity to oscapp; but in the afternoon the right was strongly defended by ; batteries,- and the hope of the Rebels, thus frustrated. FEDERAL POSSESSION OF THE REBEL OUTWORKS, In tho afternoon, the Rebela renewed the fight upon tho extreme left, and for three hours tho spirit of war abroad in all its fero city. In the volleys of musketry there was no apparent cessation, and in the midst of the fray, the lowa Second scaled the bro net works, and without noise or firing rushed amid tho Rebel host. Other regiments, be longing to General Smith’s Division, followed, and until dusk tho fight went bravely on, and without intermission. -. . One of tho Rebel guns fired every twenty seconds, and seriously, interfered with the progress of our soldiers, bo t about five o’clock, one of our pieces was planted within the for tifications, and tho Stare and Stripes wore seen waving above the earthworks. In this position the evening closed, and our troops occupied their ground, determined to renew tho battle in the morning, unless the enemy should contrive to escape under cover of the night. DISTINGUISHED REGIMENTS, The Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirtieth, Forty-first Forty-ninth Illinois, the Second Indiana, tho Forty-eighth and Fifty eighth Ohio, thb Seventeenth Kentucky and the First Nebraska particularly distinguished themselves during this closely, contested day, and added imperishable laurels to their hon ored name. Other regiments did excellent service, and displayed characteristic valor, no doubtf; but those I have mentioned wore, ow ing to circumstances, tho most prominent on the field. f • , A.REBEL DESERTER’S STORY. A drummer boy who had been forced to serve tho Isabels, escaped-, night before' last, and going to ohr camp, stated that the foe numbered as many ns thirty thousand men ; that the loss on their side had been very heavy from the shells and sharpshooters, and that up to Friday evening the Secession loss must have been ton hundred. Pillow and Floyd were in tho Fort, and had passionately har angued the Rebels on Friday—exhorting them to die rather than surrendered, that death was far more honorable than submis sion, and that, if they only proved true to themselves, tho cowardly Yankees would fly before them. . OPINIONS 0F A REBEL PRISONER, A number,of Rebel prisoners wore taken, and one of them, a captain, declared he had mistaken- tho character aud, courage of our troops ; that he was now convinced the Yan kees would fight, and . that they were as brave as any people in tho world. Herfhought the North was wrong in oppressing tho South, and did not believe the Southerners could ever be conquered ; but ho felt no further disposition, ho said, to underrate a bravo, if an unprincipled, enemy. He respected, ho added, all men who fought well, and there fore ho could not withhold his sincere respect from tho Union-loving portion ofjjJpfcUnited States. . - Jp Up the Tennessee, SuNDAjBFFob. 16, 10 A. M.—lnformation was rdSarvcd here, this morning, at eight o’olookTUmt the Rebels hap and that Pillow and of the troops, had loft by crossing tho Thompson, Fisher so tho sur rounding of no avail to 111, iIIWBMBBMBMBMp x - iia”-St;uvDt.io'rnovo-«,rO I so'ndroit iflUßPous movement that no hu man skill or precaution seems sufficient to arrest or prevent them. DOVER DESERTED. Tho town of Doverappears almost deserted. Tho Court House is employed as a repository of .arms, and tho stores look ns if thoy had not had an occupant for years. The usual ’decayed, tumble-down characteristics of towns in Sccessia are strongly marked hero, and no life nor animation is visible in the place. THE BATTERIES OE DONELSON . The water battery dfDpuolson is composed of ten guns, seven 32-poundors, in one range,' and three in an upper, one large oolulivbiad and- two rifle guns. In the different werks there were some fifty pieces of artillery, placed in very advantageous positions. The river battery protects the Cumberland, and, being situated around the beach, oannotbe soon until a boatia immediately uduor the guns. REBEL CONFESSIONS, The. Rebels say that, they wore badly whipped, and that they submit without a murmur. They are comfortably'but rough ly clothed, and Jjave.they say, abundance to eat. Their chief complaint is lack of proper arms ; they say they will answer for a close fight, but will not compare with ours for any distance. Tho prisoners- represent, as the fugitives, did at Fort Henry, tho ft ‘ flower of the South ern chivalry/’which means the best of the poor white classes of Secession. Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas were all. represented in Gen. Pillow’e captured army. . General Bueljhor and Gen; V. K. Johnson r immiuudfSifbyueud surrendered themselves the Rebels. The privates seorii to dislike their principal commanders, and to have lost confidence in 'them,. They are particularly severe upon Pillow and Floyd for their desertion, and declare their’ officers are far from what they ought to bo; THE SOUTH WEARY OF SECESSION. The prisoners, at least, all'M.ho privates, and most of the subordinate officers, seem very well content with the result of tho lato contest, and say they are weary of the war. Many do not hesitate to declare the cause of the Southern Confederacy is lost, and that it is useless to fight any longer, _ . 1 I talked for a long' time with different pri soners, and as. they represented seven of the States, it is fair to suppose their opin ion reflects that of Socessia. Their disgust and discouragement are the most-favors ble svmptoras I have seen thus far in the rebellion. The tone of tho Southerners has greatly altered within two months, and' it is evident they have lost faith in the sub stantiation pi thoir bastard Government. STRANGE CONDTCT OF FLOYD AND PILLOW. All the men state that Pillow and Floyd escaped without giving any ono an intima tion of their intention, and their conduct is very severely reprehended in the Rebelcamp-. HOSPITAL TRANSPORTS, -Up the Cumberland, Gen, Grant's Head quarters, Dover, Stewart county, Tefln.,.Mon day, Feh. 17, 1862.—-On Friday the trans ports were converted into . hospitals, and through, the entire day and night the letters aud ambulances were bearing the wounded to the boats. ’ The pale and bleeding soldiers, as they were, carried’along-in silent suffering, pre sented a mournful spectacle, with which no one possessed of sensibility could fail to be deeply impressed, ~ The main Cabin of several of the steam boats was entirely occupied with pallets ; and to behold the self-possessed, methodical, business-like manner in which the surgeons perfonhed their work, proves, as “ Hamlet” says, '” How use doth breed a habit in a man.” fortitude of tiie_ federal sol DIERS. From the hundreds of wounded soldiers I saw, I do not remember to have hoard hardly a single groan or complaint. Every man seemed to be proud that he had received in jury -in his nation s defence, and to believe, with Cicero, it is grateful and honorable to die for one's own oountry. ' Certainly our gallant Americans have shown a Spartan zeal and Spartan courage in, defending the Government against the en croachments and outrages of its civil foes. OUR LOSS AT DONELSON, Since sending my telegram yesterday, I have made further and more diligent inquiry of the different Army Surgeons, and the gen eral be ief is that our entire loss in killed and wounded during the three day’s engagement was not over six hundred andjifty. A large number of troops, supposed to have been killed during the repulsion of tho four Rebel sortie? from the entrenchments, on Saturday morning, and who had straggled off, have re turned, and are now discovered to bo unhurt. CAPTURE OF CLARKSVILLE —OFF! CIAL. Clarksville Tennessee, 1 February 20, 18152. J To lion. Gid ion Wetlei, Secretary of the Wavy Sib: Wo have possession of Clarksville. The citizoris being alarmed, two-thirds of them have fled, apd having expressed my views and intentions to tho Mayor and Hon. Cave Johnson, at their request I have issued a proclamation, assuring" all poacably dispos ed persons that they may with safety resume their business avocations, roqiring only the military stores and equipments to bo given up. and. holding the authorities responsible that this ehajll ho done without reservation. I left Fort Donetson Conestoga, 1/ieut. Commanding Phelps, and the Carlo, Li|eut. Commanding Bryant, on an armed rccohnoissance, bringing with me Col. Webster,- of the Engineer Corps, and chief of Qcn. Grant’s staff, who, with Lieut. Commanding-Phelps, took possession of the principal fort, and hoisted the Union flag at Clarksville. A Union sentiment manifested itself ns we came up the river. The Rebels have retreated fo'Nashyille, having set fire, against the remonstrances of the citizens, to the splendid railroad bridge across the Cum berland river, I will return to Fort Donelson to day for another gunboat and-sixor eight njortpr boats, with which ■ I propose to proceed up the Cumberland. The rebels all have a terror of the gunbOats, one of them A short distance above Fort Donelson had preyionsly tired on an iron rolling mill belonging to lion. John B?11 ’ A. H. FOOTE, Flag Officer, Com., the Naval force on the WeSterh wa ters! Washington Mews si ml Gossip. Washington, Feb. 23.—The past forty eight hours has been rainy and muddy, with out any prospect of a change. The celebration, yesterday, as far ns all outward show was concerned, was postponed in consequence of the death in the Presi dent’s family. Nuneof thoPublioßuilding’s and very few of tlie private ones, wore illumi nated last night. Still there was a genuine patriotic feeling evinced everywhere—in the city and in the camps. The ceremonies in the House of Representatives were patriotic and impressive. Although they did not com mence until 1 o’olook in the afternoon, at half-past 9 o’clock in the morning every avail able spot in the House wnstdonsely packed with ladies.. Such a brilliafft galaxy of beau ty and fashion was never before seen assem ■{b,G^,V=S-Wy-t/thGr s GGutTt-7y jv Col. Forney, the- Secretary of the Senate, read Washington’s Farewell Address. Not a wor,d of it was Inst before the auditors. The appearance of Gen. McClellan in the bril liant assemblage caused a whirlwind of ap : plause, The immense crowd quietly dis persed without accident. COLONEL CORCORAN. There is much'disappointment mahiffiated l)ooause Col. Coroortur has not'bo.cn released. It was .expected that he would arrive here yesterday, but nothing officially, has ycl been heard from him. ■ FROMTHE LADIES OFPUILADELITIIA, , Dr. A. Poize, Surgeon of the 4th Pennsyl vania Regiment, has received a well stored box of useful articles for the sick of his regi ment, froth the Ladies’ Society of Philadel phia. . SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFI- CER DIEyttJSSED. Capt. Kapp, of the as® Pennsylvania Re gipiout, who was charged with committing a rape upon Julianna Dollman, in this oityftof tor a hearingof the oase.'has boon dUphargdd. The husband of the prosecutrix is'Sergeant Major of th.o regiment. The are all Get mans, and,belong to Philadelphia. LITTLE WILLIE LINCOLN, The funeral of the President’s son will take place at two o’clock to-morrow afternoon, The remains which have been carefully embalmed •by Drs. Reoon and Alexander, of Philadel phia, will bo temporarily deposited in, a vault in the Cungressional Burial .Ground. THE SECESSION FLAGS, The rofoHid-uf the llouhg yesterday,'to re ceive the Secession flags in a formal manner, caused much dissatisfaction among n large class of tbef people present. Solid thinking meu .though that the House done exactly ’ right. There was no occasion to magnify in to greatness such small matters, THE RETURNED PRISONERS, The returned prisoners, who were recently released at Richmond, and are now quartered at the “Soldiers Rest,” are very anxious to get home to their families. Sonin of them give a moat frightful account of their treat ment during their captivity. Among other things they were compelled to cat simp-made out of beef, alive with maggot's, or starve.— The rebels fortunately.did not take Irom them the little money they had in their possession when they were captured. . SECRETARY STANTON’S SPEECH ,AT THE RAILROAD CONVENTION. ' The following paragraph was, as heretofore stated, added to the official report of the first day’s proceedings of the lato railroad conven tion : “Secretary Stanton paid a high,.compli ment to the young and gallant friend at his side,. Major General McClellan, in whom ho had the utmost confidence and the result of whoso military schemes,' gigantic and. well matured, were now exhibited to a rejoicing country.” OCCUPATION OF SAVANNAH. FoaTCEsa Monroe,-Feb,,22. Throe flags of truce■ wi.ro sent dnt .to-day. ,It is believed in Norfolk that the city of Sa vannah has been abandoned by its inhabitants, and occupied by our forces. The informa tion is- thought to be reliable, although no par ticulars are ascertained. GENERAL BUCKNER TO BE TRIED FOR TREASON. C.uno, 111., Feb. 22. Gen. Buckner has been delivered to the United Status Marshal on a warrant isssued by Justice Catron.' He will be taken to Ken tucky and tried for treason.. ARRIVAL OF FORT DONELSON PRIS- ONERS. Four thousand Fort Donelson prisoners have already, arrived at Camp Douglass.— Two thousand more will arrive to-morro.i morning. THE WAR IN TENNESSEE. HF.rOUTED EVACUATION OF NASHVILLE. Louisville, Fob. 23—Gon. Bull left here several days ago and proceeded in the direc tion of Nashville. His staif leaves hero to morrow morning for the place of his destina tion. It is reported that many of the negroes ta ken some time since from the Green River country of Kentucky, by the rebels,, to aid in fortifying Nashville, took advantage of the panic created there by the taking of Fort Hen ry and Fort Donelsou, and are making their way back to their old homos. They say it was too late to fortify Nashville. It'is under stood that the rebels propose destroying the bridges and the road near Nashville, on their retreat thitherward, but the citizens along the road remonstrated and .prevented it. Rumors, which cannot be traced to any re liable source, have prevailed all day, of the evacuation of Nashville by the rebels. THE WAR IN KENTUCKY, CUMBERLAND GAP AND RUSSELVILLE IN OUR POSSESSION, Louisville, Fob. 22. —Cumberland Gap and Russelvillo, Kentucky, are in the possession of the Union forces. Indianapolis, Fob. 22—Twelve hundred of the Fort Donelsou prisoners arrived hero this afternoon. Eighteen hundred more will ar rive to-morrow. They will all bo properly quartered. General Buckner and staff are en route. IST Col. Lamon, Marshal of the Distri„f of Columbia, wos “ invited’’off the floor of the House the other day by the Speaker Lamon bad insulted'some of the members bv refusing them egress in the prisons of Wash ington to visit tho niggers. Q " On the oth inst., In tho hope of a blea«ci? immortality beyond tho grave, Mrs. Cvntiiu SenseUan, rejiot of tho late Jeremiah Sense man of Mcohanicsburg, and youngest daugh ter ofdje late Judge Clcndenin, of IW ’ town, Wi. 6 At the residence Of her mother, in Middle sex-township, on Sunday morning last, after a protracted and painful illness,' Annie llatteb formerly of Carlisle, aged 25 years. ’ [ The; deceased had lived in the family of the editor of this paper for many years, in the capacities of nurse, seamstress, and gen eral house-worker; and, notwithsrandihg the humble position she occupied, she was much respected and beloved by : a oftx cellent friends. She was a oWistqgt com municant of the English Lutheran Church, of this place, and a member of the Bible class in the Sunday School, and although possessing great vivacity of spirits, which she retained oven through her sufferings, she never forgot her Christian duties. Hho' died! in the confident belief of a glorious immor tality.] 8.. GLORIOUS YICTORYfI THE late brilliant victories achieved by our Federal armies have gladdened every Amori-' can heart, giving assurance of a,speedy restoration of peace to this great country. In view of this X have resolved to offer my BUY ;GOO itS At prices that Batiafy every person am cUcnper than can be bought from aby other house, with limited moans, just commencing business, ' J have Bleached Muslins, and tho samo quantity Unhleachedo n hand, I can soil good white muslin at Scouts, and extra quality at 16 and J2J cents per yard. Also, calic o e s, of Morrithacks, Sprague's and Cooh'beo at .ISJ ot?. —thb'old price?. A largo assortment .of excellent second mourning at old prices—very diisirablo. BLACK AND FANCY SILKS,' at 625 c., T 6.0„ 874 c. and ' The 874 c. is the sumo that has beep sold at $l, ami our $1 quality, is tho .siun« thaJt.huß^boo^.andLvAffltvii cutting. afc>st 26* ■ - GIIMGHA v Sis , •- '3*- in great profusion at 12io. —old prices. Also; CANTON FLANNELS, ’ . . KENTUCKY JEANS, AT.OLD PRICES. CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS. I guarantee that no stock outside of Philadelphia can begin to compete either in quantity or prioo. In- addition to the above I have a very largo stock of . ■ ’ -■ It IB HO NS, I ACES. EMUHO! OEItIES. DELAINES, CASHMERES. MERTNOES,■ J) 1 1 S 3 ® 9 ® ® 3- of, tbo latest' stylos and choicest patterns. /My success heretofore has enabled mo to offer advantages to my old customers and the public .generally, which are not possessed by others, par ticularly those wh° are compelled in commencing now to lay in a stook at thb present high prices iu tbo principal cities. A doscrimimUing public will satisfy thomsolyos of the truth of the foregoing before purchasing qlsowbcFO. My tremendous stock of goods, ln.id-ia principally before the rise, is admitted to bo the. largest between Philadelphia and’ Pittsburg. . 1 invito all persons in want of Bargains in Dry Goods to call and examine at tbo old and weU-.known stand of February 27, 1802. the account of QEORQE }V„ SHEARER, Treasurer of the Cumberland Count// Agricultural tiacicCy, Bit, 1861, Jan. 26, To balance in hands of Trca ' surer, • *sl,7-10 39. “ Fob. Cash received from Treasurer of .. Cumberland county, for 1860, « ' 100 00 , “ Oct. 9 <fc 12, Cash received during ox- . •v -hibition, 1,284 25 “Nov. 19, Cash received, from Treasurer of Cumberland county, for 1861, ' By cash paid A K. Rhoom for print ing, Dr. Pugh's Address, Horso bills, and advertising mootings, $4B 00 Wm. MeCroa keeping horse during .winter oflB6o-l, . 46 00 Expenses to Kentucky to purchase horse,- 55 00 Bal. of expenses of Harvest Homo, 34 25 Messrs. Rhoem, Bratton, Zinn and Common, printing for Fair, J. A. Sanderson hay for Fair, Henderson i Reed oats for Fair, . Expenses of Fair including Band, Police, 40. ' 274 23 Messrs. Delaney, Lino and others for Hardware; Stationary, &0., Premiums paid, Chicago, Feb. 22. ■ Balance in hands of Treasurer, $2,2-8 08 The Committee appointed to audit and settle the account of George W. Shoafor, Treasurer of the Cumberland county Agricultural Society, report that they have examined the same with its vouen ers and. find it correct, and that there is a balance in tho hands of the Treasurer, to the credit cf too Society, of Two Thousand Two Hundred and Twen ty-eight Dollars and Eight Cents ns above stated. JNO. B. PARKER, 1 committee. TIIOS. PAXTON, J 1 "™ Fob. 27, 1802. . Carpels! Carpels! OIL Cloths, Blinds, Counterpanes, all kinds of House furnishing Goods, just receive (|) with our largo stock of Goods on hand, | 0 tho trade at tho lowest market price. Ale , additions of Staple Goods. Wo rank arJ redo of figures as to quantity or pri . ( #t oi[y always unreliable) but offer our larg prices. ns arall. YER & JUDDER- Fob. 27,1802. * ' Noli«« 'PUB AGRICULTURAL .SO Cl^“ ug u of i meet at tho Court House, in tho o° Carlisle, on TUESDAY, “ARCH 11.18 U . Feb. 27, 1802. D. S. CKvrAi ■ ,v,, vVv't'.lii;; a TBEMENDRUS STOCK OF 10,000 YARDS OF 10,000 Yards of dOBUItaS, FLANNELS, and other A, W. BENTZ, Agrlculuiviil S«cl«!iy. 100 00 $3,224 68 60 60 34 00 TO 60 48 72 393 25 096 50
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