sgeak.to him in your favor. Meantime, if
i faitOtiejstion, how muclito' you
age to scrape together in•ti dal?" * 4 a-
"Osiiza average, about twenty-five sous."
"Suppose I offered you thirty sous - ti day,
in my service, until I arranget - Tho afßilr?"
El
**What do yeti wish 'me to do?" •
"SitAni a 'notrifortable arm chair, at my
I:4o4.ol,_tiverrday; from ninein the, morn
bifiß till five in-the afternoon, tvear a nice
:tdres..sing gown, and -cough n great deal when
2 1 have visitors." ' •
that all?" cried the old mendicant.- -
"limn do that to perfection, and it's a bar
' gain." • •
The nest morning the beggar was cosily
ddeinlled In Mr. X.ll npextritent, and, hay
ing been prepared': lookid like ebighly
•reepeefa.ble•but very decrepid•pmriarch. In
...tbe course of the day, Mr. X. received a call
;from his tailor, armed with a formidable
.
• :;Hush!" whispered the ingenious author.
uncle, there, • hag just 'returned from
'America, with a large fortune, and intends
- may.° naktis•sele heir: lI the patience—he
caanot*ssibly'hold out very long."
.The."uncle" coughed frightfully, and the
tailor insisted upon furnishing X. with n
!new suit. The device has .been tried upon
'a host of creditors and works to a charm:
but the old rascal begins . to find odt that he
• is an indispensable ildjunct;'and has struck
for higher wages, arid there is a probability
•of his receiving them. '
WeDtuuttlia g, pg.
• ,COLUNIIMA. 1 , %.
-SATURDAY, NOV. 23. 1861
THE NATIONAL LOAN
The ?ulumbia Bank has authority to fur
ni;.ll all persons with United Slates Trea
•eury Notes hearing 7 3-10 per cent. inter•
'est, in sums of $5O, $lOO, $5OO and $lOOO.
• Any one desirous to aid the Government
-can make a good investment.
1M.1.T. Suydam's advertisements to-day
thew that he is prepared to supply, as here
',,tufure, all wants of the community in his
'line. Mr. Suydam drives a steady business,
•without much bluster, but nevertheless he
is awake to the necessities of life and is
teady toprovido fur them over his counter.
lie bas in his store almost every imagine
'hle article called fur, and of good quality,
which he sells•as low as any other 'dealer.
'fie invites particular attention
,to his stock
'o a f apples and cranberries, fresh and prime.
FROM OCR SOLDIERS.-Our letter from "•]3"
informs us that Col. Welsh's regiment was
'in Baltimore on Wednesday, Cu route fur
Turtressltonroc, which point they have
tdoubtless reached by this time.
' Fran the Fifth Reserve we have no news
exCept. through private channels which in
form the regiment hits been paid off.
`The boys have, we learn, sent home consid
eit;ble sums to their friends.
From Dirney's Zouaves we have no news
at all. Our correspondent has not fulfilled
•his promise of regular letters.
Lrynea CUNTRACTS.-Our neighbors of
Marietta hive been securing a good propor
tion of the Government Contracts fur lumber
T anil Itimber Geo. W. Mehaffey, Esq., and
-INiehaffey Houtz J. Co., of that place are
now busily engaged in shipping large
'amounts of Wilber and bridge timber over
'the N. C. Railway to Washington for Gov
ernment use. A considerable portion of
, the lumber will go from the Columbia yards,
:the Contractors having puAltdsed extensive
ly here. The large lumber trade of Mari
,etts and Columbia enable these towns to
'supply heavy amounts on the shortest de
mand. Mari4tta, however, has rather got
'ahead of us in securing the contracts. The
'Messrs. Mohan) , are enterprising men, and
deserve tfte profits of the operation.
Tux GERMAN CATItuI.IC eIIURCIL—.I very
handoome finish has been given to this fine
lettere!' edifice by the erection of the spire,
just completed by tie builders, Messrs Situ
. man and Cpp. We are sadly without grace
ful and conspicuous spires in our town—the
;only one of any height we ever had, having
'proved too heavy fur the walls of the Le
nient; Church, in Second street, was cut
'down to its present proportions. The new
•sctire, liktheet being very high—forty fret
above tiie 'building—is admirably proper
•tioned acid adapted to the walls sustaining,
fit; itis not likely to sink. It is very hand
"comely finished in gothic style, to corrospon 1
-with the church, and is a work most credit •
'nibs to the • architects. from the elevated
'situation of the church, the spire, surmounted
'by a handsome gilded cross, will be a con
*picutms object in any view uf the town from
oUtside its• borders. Tht new Church is
'Very 00MCIOdiOU4. and when finished within
Witt ready fori worship (we shall then give a
-more extended notice of its propot tions,
will be the handsomest in town.
Tat flume news being scarce. j
we devote our space mainly to the telegraph- j
lc news, ani a summary of late events. The'
chief itedi is the arrest of Meseta.
and Mason, by the comn.ander of the San
Jacinto, on beard the British Neil Steamer
'Trent. This seizure has created a sensation
arrd . some apprehension on the part of the
nervous of a breach with England. We are
not inclined to fear the result. If England
has made up her mind to interfere in behalf
the Southern Confederacy the sooner she
finds a pretext the better for us. That she
Witl not lack an oxeyes (true or false) for
takingthe en/eller interests prompt, no one
who knows her policy can doubt. If she
kas more to gain by ressaining neutral, as
We think is the case, en affront to ;her ;lag
rLwell "desserted, too, as that administered
by Com. Wilkes was—will not •lead her into
another War with the United ,States. /f,
however, the clamors of her Manchester
Idatusfactetrers convince the ruling powers
that oottorr • town be bad at any price, then
the "outtagtei on the Trent•is as 'good an
'outrage as 4.. din Mid: A war With
'Eogland• au such ground!, serious ste• h
might prove, would be accepted with a shoat
by Sr ooh .14
ed Toitto.•• We do ''not apprehend
other tgite•t}iplotbatitc cenhpliCations with
the )father country arising from the affair.
Snocsisc CASE OF BoortNo.—About 8
o'cltiik yesterday' morning, Miss Grace
flubley;siitsti:;of Mrs. 'Wm. Jenkins, resid4,
lag 'la *North 'Duke street,,this city, wt s'
shockingly if not fondly burned by her
clothes taking fire. • Miss liubley was
standing:in fronraf an - open grate, and by
some means-flit; wps 'communicated to her
clothing,.and before assistance could be had;
she was enveloped in the flames. Newton
Lightner, r. -e., who happened to be passing
1 ut the time, heard the alarm, and rushing
in , thrdw - his overcoat over Miss 'Land suc
ceeded in saving her from instant death.—
The flames were finally subdued by the ap
plication of water from a small hose at hand.
Medical-attendance was immediately sum
moned,.biit' little hope' is entertained of her
recovery.—Lane. Union, Wednesday.
Miss liubley, the victim 9f this terrible
accident, lingered 'ut:til afternoon, when
death'teraibiated her sufferings. She was
a lady much beloved and esteemed in Lan
caster and In this place;.wbere she was well
' known. Always atitiv'e in benevolent move
ments, mire recently her time and efforts
Ihave been given to the supply of the soldiers
with necessaries and comforts. She has
done much in the good cause. ller loss will
be deeply felt.
COINITHIBISTIONi.—The following addition
al articles have been received at the post
office, for the sick at the Government Hos
pitals:
Mrs. Davis Murphy—Package Tea.
Mrs. Barber-1 Double Gown, 0 Towels
bottles Catsup, 1. can Tornatoc...
Annie l•:. Neissly-13 pairs Woolen Stock
ISE
One box of nrticles bas already been for
warded to Mies Dix—the rest will follow in
a day or en, meantime fresh contributions
will be acceptable.
Tue. Lttrer.taurEn'e STORY; HUNTEI) DOWS,
&c.—By Charles Dickens. T. L. Peterson
ef• Bros., Philadelphia.
The publishers send us in pamphlet form
the alrive, which forMS one volume of their
complete cheap edition of Dickens. The
work is made up of a number of the shorter
sketches of the author, taken from "House
hold Words," and "All the Year Round."
Included with these is "Hunted Down," it
short story for which Bonner of the New
York Ledger paid Dickeus fire thousand
dul
lars. By arrangement with Mr. Bonner this
tale is now first published in book form.—
Among others the Christmas Story, "The
Haunted House," is given—a series of ghost
stories from different pens, all good. It is
well that these fugitive productions of the
great author should be collected and incur-',
porated with his better known works, and
the volume makes Mr. Peterson's edition
complete.
AttruUß'S HomeAzlNE.—We have re
ceived Arthur fur December--a good num
ber, with an especially good wood-cut
among its illustrations. Arthur's is a mag
azine worthy of general support.
ATLANTIC MoNruLY.—TheDecember num
ber of the Atlantic, closing the eighth vol-
ume contains
The Ilotne of Lafayette; A Field Night
in the House of Commons; A Legend
of the Lakes; Agnes of Sonensf; A New
Countiblast; The Wolves; A Story of To-Day;
Health in the Hospital; A Story of Thanks.
giving time; Song in a Dream; England and
Emancipation; Union and Liberty; How to
Rough it; Self-Possession mr. Prepossession;
Reviews &e.
It numbers among the contributors Dr.
Holmes, Jas. Russell Lowell, Mrs. Stowe,
T. W. Iligginson, an.l others of the best of
its brilliant corps.
PeocEEDINGS or Cursor-- CoLumul.a, No
vember 15, 1861.—Council met: The roll
was called and Messrs. Appuld, Eberlein
and Welsh reported absent.
Mr. Hippey was called to the Chair.—
Minutes of previous meeting were road and
approved.
The Ro.ll Committee reported the ex
penses since last stated meeting $83,08.
The Finance Committee reported a bal
ance of $25 in the Treasury.
On motion, the Chairman of the Road
Committee was authorized to have a_gutter
made on Fifth street, between Cherry and
Union streets.
Mr. McChesney me% ed that the Road
Committee be directed to have the alley be
tween Locust and Cherry streets from Sec
ond to Third streets ciudered, which was
agreed to.
The following bills were ordered to be
paid: Jacob Ilogentogler, $11,110; Wm.
Timony, $20,90; A. Gotta $3,25: Gee. Gohn,
$14,80; Rebecca Eberlein, $1,12; Stall
Waites, $7,60; Peter Gardner, 75 cts.; D. S.
Chalfant, $20,00; C. Bowers, $9,22, T. J.
Bishop, $3,36.
On motion, Resorred, That the members
of COuncil at present at home, and who have
been remiss in their attendance to the regu
lar meetings of Council, be notified by the
Clerk to gile us theirprepnce or else resign
their member Ship:
On motion, Council adjourned.
Attest: IVm. F. Ly.oyn, Clerk
Our Army Correspondence
BALTLIWRE, Nor. '2.0. k6l
Its in Srr:— . l),Jn't opon your eyes when
you learn that we of the "Forty-fifth" are
here in this den of riotous traitors, nor - yet
waste your sympathies, for we are merely
ie transitu. I have but time to give you
tidings of our movements. We have just
arrived, and expect in a few hours to take
the steamer Pocultuntas fur Fortress Mon
roe. Whether our eventual destination in
farther south 1 can't tell, but we are all
sighing fur the balmy sea islands of South
Cieolina. Oh, that we may be permitted to
' strike a bloiw for the cause in that pot of
arch secessionists, and fire a shot against
Sumpter and the doomed hot-bed of treason
—Charleston!
I here been too busy to write you earlier
of camp incident. Our order to move was
unexpected, but not unvoished for. The
boys wereiFetting tired of inaction, and our
Colonel bee been urgent in demanding ac
tive service as 110di as his command was
considered sufficiently well disciplined and
regret to record a death in OA Company
-tit not among our Columbiiii—Thomas
Dixon', of Clearfield county:' , We . were com
pelled to leave 3rd Sergeant ll4c and pri
sitßEdgar Eyde, of Columbia, in the Gen
eral Hospital at Washington. The poor
fellows cried at being left behind, and sorry
enough we were to part with them. I hope,
however, that it will not be long before they
are with us again. They %wit to see us
through and will join us as soon as they are
able.
Our regiment is detached from [lnward's
brigade, and at present independent, but we
shall probably be attached to one, of the
southern brig.tdes.
Until I send fuller directions our boys
should be addressed "Cul. Welsh's Forty
fifth Regiment, P. V., Fortress Monroe, Va."
I forwarded you from Washington last
week the rolls of the companies of Captains
Rambo and Flaineg.
ROLL 01* CO. I3t FORTY-FIFTH REGIMENT P. V
Capt. lIENnv A. HAiNgs, Maytown.
la.t Lieut. Wm. L. Itsmni.E, Bellefonte.
2nd Lieut. JOHN M. Ktaxe, Marietta.
Ist Sergeant John L. Trout, Marietta.
2101 " Jacob S. Reath, Maytown.
3rd " Abraham Grafienf, Bellefonte
4th " Henry H. Stone,
sth " Harvey L. Benner, "
Ist Corporal George B. Haines, Maytown.
2nd " William B cell, Bellefonte.
3rd " Moses S. Mullen, Fairview.
4th " Joseph T. Raphile, Bellefonte
sth " John 13. D heler. Bainbridge.
t;th " John !tipple, Bainbridge.
7th " Jacob Leber, Bellefonte.
Rah " Jacob Bowman, Maytown.
Musician George Dyer, Bainbridge.
" James Whittaker, Bellefonte.
Wagoner James (3atlbraith, Bainbridge.
EEEZEI
Armould John, Maytown.
&Rim John, ••
Bierbower Jacob, Bainbridge.
By ke Samuel, Bellefonte.
Brown Ilarvet•, ••
Bower Frederick, •'
Belt Joseph, Marietta.
Child IVilliain 11., ••
Carroll Alonzo, "
Cox Abraham, Bellefonte.
Cunoway High, ••
Duck Antos, Marietta.
Drummond Hubert, Bellefonte.
Dixon Samuel T.,
Eppler Samuel L., Bainbridge.
Eppler John 8.,
Eppler Christian, "
Eittle Frederick, Bellefonte.
Feltenberger Jacob, Bainbridge
Girod Abraham, :llarietta.
Garman Austin, Bellefonte.
Griffis Joseph.
Hurst John L.,-Bainbridge.
Henderson Jacob, Maytown.
Hutiseal Wm., Bainbridge.
Hinton James, Bellefonte.
Howard .Daniel, Maytown.
leeinberger Lewis, Marietta.
labia William, Be.letinite.
Judy Joseph. Maytown.
Kemtnery Benj , ••
Loeser Franklin li., Marietta.
Laverdy George W., Maytown.
Leslie Daniel, ••
Long John, Bellefonte.
Lightner Charles, Bainbridge.
Morton William 1., Maytown.
Alinichen Henry ••
Mays Thomas, Bellefonte.
Moore Allred,
McAllister Henry, •'
Miller John
Mattis David, Marietta.
Prescott John, Bainbridge.
Pruner Robert, Bellefonte.
Itinehold Samuel, Marietta.
Reiff Henry,
Sweigart Levi, Bainbridge.
Sehatip Christian, ••
Swan William, •'
Stevens llenry,
Sherk James, Bellefonte.
Swerd Wendle,
Schaffer John, "
Stone Herbert,
Stevenson Theo., "
Smith Charles, "
Sherbalin Jacob, Mount Joy.
Shank Christian, Bainbridge.
&broil John, Maytown.
l'rare John, ••
Wall George, Mount Joy.
Walton Hiram F., Bainbridge.
Walton Amos,
1 Wagoner Franklin, Marietta.
ROLL or Co. K, REGLIIENT P. V
Capt. EZEKIEL, I. R.suno, Columbia, Lan. CO
It3t Lieut. EDWARD A. KEI,Y,
•_'i.d Lieut. A. J. }'CSSLER, Newberry Ly-
coming co.
Ist Sergeant Calvin S. Balding Wrights
ville, York co.
2.nd J. G061111 4 ;11. .Nlarietta, Lan-
=Mr!
3rd " Sam'l E. Utilise, Cola. Lan. co.
4th " Jas. McCann, " ••
sth " *Amos Mullen, •• ••
Ist Corporal flienry Wike, •• ••
and .• Chas. IL Koch, York, York co.
3rd •• Geo. Fisher, Marietta, Lan. cu.
4th " Jacob Yough, Cola , ••
3th •• JllO. Jltles, Harrisburg, Dau
phin co.
6th •• +'J• Cu.grove, Lan'r, Lan. en.
7th " Theo. U. IVilson, Wrightsville,
York en.
&tall .1. Reighard, Newberry,
Lycoming co.
z.n ih "
Musician Albert ltoberts, Cula., Lan. co
Arbokast Elias M. Mexico, Juniata co.
Bell Jas. D. McAlisterville,
Bookman Win. 11. Xt. Pleasant, Lam c•'.
Bother Jacob, Columbia. •• ••
Buokman Sam'l M. Mt. Pleasant,
Boukinan John
Lover I.Vurrensville, Lyeu.ning ••
Bruo Geo. Ca;cade, •'
Iten4un Wm. 11. 3lexico. Juniata
Dennis, Columbia, Lanoalter "
Curry
I;ullin9 Nlnthael, ••
Carroll rralie.h. Mt. Pleasant, ••
Chambers IL. Kennett Square, Chester "
Carpenter Chas. Newberry, Lycoming"
Dunglebarger John, "
Dixon Thos. Clearfield Bridge, Clearfield "
Eydo Edgar, Columbia, Lancaster "
Elder John, Newberry, Cv com in g
Franck John W. McCalls Ferry, York "
Fielis Reuben,
Columbia, Lancaster "
Fieher J. 11. Newberry. Lycoming "
liGoon Wm. Clearfield Bridge. Clearfield "
Gilbert Cen. Wrightsville, York
Gottschall A. Cogan Station, ',yearning "
Grey Jeremiah, Marietta, Lancaster "
Heck Israel, Columbia. "•
Bill Thomas, Wrightsville, York
Iletrick Isaiah, " ••
Bouts Edward, Oval, Lycoming •:
Haines S. Clearfield Bridge, Clearfield
Johnston Wm. M. York Furnace, York "
Kelley Thos. New Bridgeville, " "
Keller Oscar, Wrightsville, •I
Kepler Jacob, Columbia, Lancaster
Kennedy Patrick, Harrisburg, Dauphin "
Kelley Wm. New Bridgeville, York "
Kelley John ••
Kaufman Benj. Mt. Pleasant, Lana.
Long Jerome, Columbia, "
Lila David, Clearfield Bridge. Clearfield "
Mezill Goo. Oakland Mills; Juniata "
Mumma!) Peter IL Silver SpringsLanc. co
McClain Joseph, Coliirnltia. "—"
Moßridge Thomas, Marietta
Moss David M. MeAlisterville,,Jrni., to. "
Martin Lewis, Marietta, Lancaster "
O'Brien John C. "
Pifer Levi, Larrys Creek; Lycoming "
Porter John C. Columbia, Lancaster
Ryan John, Safe Harbor. "
Rhnads Oen. Newberry, Lycnming, "
Reighard Wm. 11. Cogan Station "
Sumpman Jno. E. Silver Springs, Lanc. "
Stape Oeo. 11. Columbia, I" 66
Smith Richard, Cornwall, Lebanon "
Sullivan Timothy, Columbia, Lancaster"
StrickleiJohn 11. Wrightsville, York "
Stem Charles,
Stouffer Henrv, t,
Sanders Simon, Marietta, Lancaster "
StenecypherJ. Cogan Station, Lycoming "
Studenroth Martin, Mt. Joy, Lancaster
Sharr John F. Warrensville, Lycoming "
Stenecypher Alonzo, Cogan Station, " •
'ache Howard W. Columbia, Lane. "
Weaver Reuben, Mariam., "
Ward John, Chanceford, York
Williams Lewis, Columbia, Lancaster "
Wagoner Augustus, "
Woods John S. MeAlisterville. Juniata "
IVeigant Augustus, Columbia, Lane. "
Zeigler J. 11. Warrensville. Lycoming "
Digumn Dennis, Marietta, Lancaster "
"45. 9,
• I'es - unused Quarter !graser Sergeant,
?Promoted g.ergenist to fill vacancy enuaett by Mul
lea's prontotioit.
ir) , ..erted ni %Vti..l.inclntt. Oct •21113111.
.11.)i-chumcci for IEI3I
Important from Fortress Monroe.
ARRIVAL OF THE U. S. FRIGATE SDIJACINTO.
Messrs. Mason and Slidell taken Pri-
soners on the High Seas
GREAT REJOICING AT OLD POINT
Departure of the San Jacinto for New York.
Supplies for the Trocps at Hat
teras Inlet.
THE FIRE AT NORFOLK.
ANTICIPATED ArI'ACK. ON NEWPORI
NEWS.
FNRTRECS MONROE, November 15.—01 d
Point and Fortress Monroe were electrified
with joy to-day on the arrival of the steam
frigate San Jacinto with the important news
that she had captured those arch-traitors
and would be "A.nbassadors of the C. S. A."
to England and France, James M. Mason,
of Virginia, and John Slidell, of Louisiana.
The San Jacinto was, untill lately, on the
Coast of Africa, but fir the past six weeks
has been cruising in the \Vest Indies, where
she overhauled an English steamer in the
channel of the Bahamas, and took from her
these distinyaislted Rebels, on their way to
England and France, as Ministers of the
"Southern Confederacy."
The San Jacinto will soon proceed to New
York with her "distinguished guests."—
Commodore Wilkes reported the news at
headquarters in person, and will forward
hisdospatches with the important intelligence
to Washington to-night.
The steamer Belvidere having been re
paired will leave for Port Royal early to
morrow with mails and despatches, etc.
A flag of truce from Norfolk has to-day
brought down one hundred and fifty refuges.
The Rebels at Nu folk assume to make
light of the affair at Port Royal, but at the
some time betray their opprehenbions of its
rebults.
A resident of Norfolk thinks there nearly
20,000 Rebel troops in and near that city.
The frigate Merrimac has not yet been com
pleted.
[.;ECOND DESPATCH.]
Lieutenant Fairfax and chitty-five armed
men went from the San Jacinto with five
officers and boarded the steamer :ind picked
out the Commissioners. Messrs. Slidell and
Mason made feeble resistance, but were in
duced to leave with Lieut. Fairfax. The cap
tain of the steamer raved and swore, called
the United States officers "piratical Yankees"
end other abusive names.
One of the Seeretarie; of the Rebel Com
missioners, nnmed Eustis, also showed le
sistanee: but himself and et 'league necom
panied their employers to confinement,
The English steamer took them on hoard
knowing who they were, their destinntion
and business. All the documents and papers
of Messrs, Slidell and Mason were seized.
Mr. Slidell had his wife and four children
on board, who were allowed to proceed to
Europe.
Commodore Wilkes came ashore and had
a lengthy conversation with General Wool.
Ile expressed his Opinion that he had done
right, and said that right or wrong, these
mon had to he secured, and if he had done
wrog he could do no MOM than be casiderd fur
it.
Slidell and Mason asked permisilm of
General Wool to eon I open letters to their
fiiond4, which was'granted.
The Merrimac is still in the dock, and it
is the opinion of intelligent men she will
never flo a. She is being encased with three
layers of inch boiler iron.
How It Was Done
No greater outrage has ever been perpe
trated upon the Swithera eliiralry than the
capture, by the officers of the United States
navy, of those distinguished traitors. The
idea that two men who have wielded en
much power in the South, and have con
tributed so much to the overthrow of the reg
ular Government of the United States, should
be captured by the vulgar "Yankees," will
shock the tender sensibilities of the whole
Confederacy. If there are any jewels among
the Secession statesmen, these jewels are
Slidell and Mason. They represent the
whole theory of the ingratitude of slavery.
Slidell, born in the North and married in
the South, has devo'ed more than forty years
of his life to an attack upon Northern men
and Northern institutions; and Mason, who
has subsisted upon the money which be mar
ried in Philadelphia, seems to have had no
other purpose bat to traduce the city that
has supplied to him the means of living.—
Both were on their way to Europe for the
purpose of edouring foreign aid to enable
Jefferson Davis successfully to conduct his
crusade against the Republic. They are
now on their way to Fort Warren in Boston
harbor. It is d:theult to imagine their feel
ings as they cantemplute the-AID - ere:lce be
tween their coming quarters, and the ex
pected felicities, previous to their capture,
with en the gaities cif azris and London in
view. In the sllitory confiz °latent that
awaits them they,c r e : p,contemplate the many
wrongs they havebseped upon Northern
men. It is to be hoped that none of the
agents of these prominent traitors will be
allowed to approach the public authorities
in order to induce their release. Mr. Slidell
was present at Richmond when some of the
political prisoners were sent into that city,
and exhibited the utmost ferocity and intol
erance, and in at least one case persuaded
Gen. Beauregard to enforce the most offen
sive treatment. We copy from the papers
the following particulars of their capture:—
Commander Wilkes, evidently a man of
"grit," was sent out to bring home the San
Jacinto from the coast of Africa; on his re
turn he touches at Cienfuegos, where he as
certained that Mason and Slidell had run
the blockade, and were en route to Europe,
probably by the way of Cuba. He sailed
up and went into port at Havanna. There
he ascertained that the Confederate commis
sioners had been gone but a few hours, hav
ing sailed in the British mail steamship
Trent, the evening before, (7th November).
Ile immediately put to sea, directing his
course so as to intercept the vessel. When
about forty miles off Matanzas, in the old
Bahama Channel. the 2rent hove in sight,
and the two vessels were soon within hailing
distance. Commodore Wilkes sent a shot
across the bows of the Trent. To this no at
tention was paid, when another was directed
near the bow. This brought the steamer too.
Lieutenant Fuirfax went on deck and called
for Messrs. Mason and Slidell, who soon ap
peared. Lieutenant Fairfax politely in
formed them of the object of his mission,
and asked them to go on tumid his boat.—
To this they objected, Mason remarking that
they had paid their passage to Europe, to
the British Consul at Havana, (who acts as
agent for the mail steamship line.) and he
would not leave without force. Lieut. Fair
fax, poin.ing to his marines drawn up on
the decks of the British steamer, said: "You
see, sir, I have the force if that is what you
require." ''Then you must use it," replied
Mason. With this Lieut. Fairfax placed his
hand upon the Senator's shoulder and
pressed him to the gangway. At this junc
ture the passengers rushed forward, some
what excited, and attempted to interfere.—
The marines immediately showed their bay
onets, and Mason consented to the decision
of Lieut. Fairfax, asking that he might be
permitted to make his protest in writing.—
Just then a line specimen of an Englishman
rushed on deck in military or naval uniform,
(the officer in command of the mails proba
bly,) and deumnded why passengers on board
that ship were molested. Lieut. Fairfax in
formed hint that he had stated to Capt.
Moir, of the packet, why he arrested two of
his passengers, and further than that he had
no explanation.' to make. Protests were
then drawn up, and Mason and Slidell,
with their secretaries, Eustis and McFarland
went into the boats of the Sa•r J acinto.
They gave instructions in a quiet manner to
their socretaries, what to do on arriving in
Europe, and seemed astonished when the
baggage of all the party was ordered up and
Fairfax said he would take it all. All the
papers found upon them after search were
brought away. Mason seemed insolent and
defiant, while Slidell was meek and disposed
to be affable.
The arrest was made on the Bth, and the
San Jacinto arrived with the prisoners at
Fortress Munroe on Friday. Lieut. Taylor
was despatched to Waihington with the of
ficial pavers, and the San Jacinto was order
ed to New York, whence the prisoners will
be forwarded to Fort Warren, in Boston
harbor.
Mr. Mason's return to Boston as n State
prisoner will revive recollections of his dec
laration when last in that city, that he did
not expect to return thither until he should
come in his official capacity as the represen
tative of a Southern Confederacy. lie is a
fit representative of the beleaguered Rebel
States, and will meet an appropriate recep
tion.
The Trent is n British international pack-
et, carrying the British mails, and plying
between Southampton, England; Vera Cruz,
Havana, St. Thomas, and thence back to
Southampton.
C'IOD NEWS FROM ACCOMAC COUNTY.
3000 REBEL TROOPS DISBANDED
RELEASE OF DRAFTED UNION MEN
The Rebel Banner Superseded by
The Union Flag.
BA T.TI VoRE, Wednesday, NOV. 20, ISGI.
Information received at Headquarters this
evening. from Accomac County, Va., an
nounces the disbandoning of about 3,000
Rebel troop., who bad been in camp near
Dimmmondtown. As the expedition ad
vanced the. Rebel flag disappeared, and the
Union citizens hoisted their flags, which had
hitherto been concealed. The proclamation
of Gen. Dix had been scattered through the
county, and when received in camp where
the Union men had been drafted, and forced
into the service, they rebelled and the com
manding officers were compelled to disband
their whole force. The Secessionists said
the force coining against them was so great
that they thought it folly to resist, and the
Union men met them with hearty cheers,
and the greatest enthusiasm.
As far as the expedition had progressed,
there was every evidence that a large major
ity of the people were opposed to secession,
and the Union troops were hailed as their
deliverers from tyranny and oppression.
The people aro suffering fur many neces
saries of life, and were rejoicing at the pros
pect of am early restoration of the trade and
commerce with Philadelphia, on which they
depend fur a livelihood.
Information received from Northampton
Cutinty warrants the holier that the rebels
there will also disband.
They have destroyed bridges and felled
trees across tho roads, but the proclamation
has given boldness to the Union men, and
satisfaction to the people generally. All
who are not loyal will be disarmed. Union
men, who bad fled into Maryland to prevent
beingforced' into the militia, arc returning
t) their Loam,
IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI.
,•._
Twenty-four of Jennl son's Troops
Rout 150 Rebels.
Filly Rebels Rilled and Eight Wounded.
PRICE'S TROOPS RETURNING.
Pillage and Outrages Renewed.
3.50 REBELS CAPTURED.
RECAPTURE OF A SUPPLY TRAIN.
KANSAS CITY, Wednesday, Nov. 20, IQ6I.
—Captain Burchard, with twenty-four men
of Jennison's Regiment, attacked Captain
Bays with 150 men at his place of residence
to-day, and succeeded in driving him away,
burning his house and that of another man
named Gregg; also, a Captain in the Rebel
army. Captain Burchard and Lieutenant
Bostwick were slightly wounded. The
Rebels had fifty killed and eight wounded.
JErrEasoy C/Tr, Wednesday, Nov. 20,
18G1.—The following is a special despatch
to the St. Louis Democrat.
The old terrors have settled down on the
counties of the South-West since the retro
grade movement of our army, and refugees
are beginning to arrive again, driven home
by the fear of being taken prisoners by the
Rebels, who are reported to be again ad
vancing.
Mr. Gran ily of the State Convention, ar
rived here last night from Springfield, which
place he left on Friday last. He says a
body of 3,000 of Gen. Price's Cavalry made
the'r appearance at Sarcoxie, and that
foraging parties follow up the track of our
receding army, plundering Union citizens
and renewing with impunity every species
of outrage. lie passed a train of emigrant
wagons a mile long containing Union refu-
EOM
Another train or fifty wagons arrived here
to-they.
Five prisoners were brought in to-day
from Calloway County, the first fruits of an
expedition which was sent to that county
yesterday. These prisoners aro charged
with repeated outrages on Union men.
Jct.!:ErtsoN CITY, Mo., Wednesday, Nov.
20, ISGI —Trustworthy information reach
ed here to-day that our cavalry, under Major
l!ough, had overtaken and captured the
rebels who seized our supply train near
Warrensburg, on Monday last, and that a
hundred and fifty prisoners were taken and
the wagons recovered.
South Carolina and her Pirates
Col. Corcoran and others to be Hung in Re
turn for The Captured _Pirates.
)VASIIINGTON, Nov. 14.—A copy of the
Norfolk Dag Book, of the lf2th inst. has
been received, and contains the following
dispatch, dated Richmond, November 11th:
Cul. Corcoran, three captains end eighteen
lieutenants, all of whom were captured in
the action of Manassas and confined in the
jails at Richmond, had been selected by lots
to be hung by the way of retribution fur the
hanging of Captain Baker and the crew of
the southern privateer Savannah. The lion.
Mr. Ely, member of Congress, drew lots for
Mr. Corcoran, who is now imprisoned at
Charleston. In case the court at New York
condemned the crew of the Savannah to
death, the Federal officers would immediately
be hung.
The Charleston Mercury of the 10th inst.
has the following: The Yankee prisoners
in South Carolina aro all safely in jail,
where they will abide the issue of the North.
Should one drop of southern blood be shed
by the northern courts fur defending the
south on the seas, it will be paid with inter
est in Charleston.
Proel9mation of General Sherman to the
People of South Carolina.
After landing and taking possession of the
forts, Gen. Sherman issued the following
proclamation:
To the People of South Carolina:—ln obo•
dience to the orders of the President of these
United States of America, I have landed on
your shores with a small force of National
troops. The dictates of a duty which under
these circurn-,tances I owe to a great sover
eign State, and to a proud and hospitable
people, among whom I have passed some of
the pleasantest days of my life, prompt me
to proclaim that we have come amongst you
with no feelings of personal animosity; no
desire to harm your citizens, destroy your
property, or interfere with any of your law
lawful rights or your social and local insti
tutions, beyond what the causes herein al
luded to may render unavoidable.
Citizens of South Carolina, the civilized
world stands appalled at the course you are
pursuing; appalled at the crime you are
committing against your own mother, the
best, the most enlightened, and heretofore
the most prosperous of nations. You are
in a state of active rebellion against the laws
of your country. Yuu have lawlessly seized
upon the forts, arsenals and other property
belonging to our common country and with
in your borders. With this property you are
in arms and waging a ruthless war against
your Constitutional Government, and thus
threatening the existence of a government
which you are bound by the terms of a s d
emo compact to live under and faithfully
support. In doing this you are not only un
dermining and preparing the way fur totally
ignoring your own political and social exist
ence, but you are threatening the civilized
world with tho odious sentiment that self
government is impossible with civilized
man .
Fellow citizens, I implore you to pause
and refic,q upon the tenor and consequence
of your acts. If the awful sacrifice made
by the devastation of our property, the shed
ding of fraternal blood in battle, the mourn
ing and wailing of widows and orphans
throughout cur land, are insufficient to deter
you from further pursuing this unholy war,
then ponder, I beseech you, upon the ulti
mate but not less certain result which its
further progress must necessarily and natu
rally entail upon your once happy and pros
perous State. Indeed, can you pursue this
fatiicidal war and continue" to imbrue your
hands in the loyal blood of your countrymen,
your friends. your kinsmen, for no other
ohjoct than to unlawfully disrupt the Con
federacy of a great people—a Confederacy
established jsy your own hands—in order to
set up, were it possible, an independent gov
ernment under stlich you can never lire in
peace, prosperity or quietness! Carolinians!
we have cornearnong you as loyal men, fully
impressed with our Constitptiohal obliga
tions to the citizens of yopr State. Those
obligations shall be performed as fur as is in
our power. But be not deceived. The ob•
ligation of suppressing armed combinatiOns
against the Constitutional authorities is par
amount to all others. If in the performance
of this duty other minor but important ob
ligations should,be in any way neglected, it
must be attributed to the necessities of the
case, because rights dependent on the laws
of the State mg. be necessarily subordinate
to military esigeneiescreated by insurrec
tion and rebellion. T. W. SIIERX.Vg•
Brig. Gen. Commanding.
The News
A letter from Wm. Yancey, the Confeder
ate Commissioner in England, to his son in
Alabama, has fallen into the possession of
the Government. In it ho speaks discour 7
agingly of the prospects of a recognition of
the Southern Confederacy by European
powers.
Gen. McClellan has issued . a general or
der discharging from the service certain of
ficers appointed by Gen. Fremont without
the sanction of the President, and also Fre
mont's staff officers who were appointed
from civil life.
A vessel arrived at Boston reports trust is
large English vessel laden with war muni
tions has been captured by a Federal
frigate nod taken into Key West. This
is probably the steamer Fingal, of which
we have previously had accounts from
the British papers. She was laden with
arms, cannon, percussion caps, and mil
itary goods. She cleared ostensibly for
Madeira, but the British papers stated that
it was openly avowed that her purpose was
to attempt to run the blockade.
The Southern papers ttato that Gen. Lee,.
(recently in Western Virginia, whore• he
was a military failure,) who appears to be
chief in command, was making active pre
parations to defend Beaufort, and that the
place had not been occupied by Gen. Sherm an.
By the arrival of the steamer Coatzacoalcos
at New York we have direct advices from
Port Royal to Monday last, 11th inst., which
is one day later than the Southern accounts.
Two of our gunboats remained near Beau
fort and an cape lition was organizing to
take possession of the town next day. The
Charleston Courier contradicts the statement
of the Mercury that the National forces
would capture an immense amount of cotton
at Beaufort, and says there is little cotton
stored near or at the place. The Southern
accounts bear testimony to the splendid
manccuvreing of the fleet in the attack. upi n
the forts at Port Royal. The Charleston
Mercury condemns the Confederates for
their neglect to prepare fur the emergency.
Great alarm prevailed at Savannah, and
women and children were leaving the city.
The latest news from Missouri reports•
that the Rebel camps under Price and Mc-
Culloch have been broken up, and tha t
they are retreating to the extreme South
western corner of the State. McCulloch is
going into winter quarters in Arkansas.—
All wishing to go home have departed, whilst
those remaining expect to fight elsewhere
than in Missouri. The main portion of the
army lately under Fremont returns to St.
Louis. Two divisions, under Generals Sigel
and Asboth, remain in Southwestern
Mis
souri. General McKinstry, on his arrival
at St. Louis, was put under arrest. General
Sturgis takes command of his brigade. OfE
cial reports found in Springfield after its oc
cupation by the National troops state that
the Rebel loss in the engagement at IVilson's
Creek, between the forces of General. Lyon
and Price, was five hundred and sixty-seven
killed and wounded, exclusive of those men
tiouel in ono or two missing lists and those
injured or killed whose names were never
enrolled. Those qualified to judge assert
that the Rebel loss was at least three thous
and.
The movements of the Unionists in East
Tennessee grow in importance. From des
patches in the Southern papers it appears
that they have not only burned the bridges
on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad,
but have also two camps with two thousand
men, and that the Tennesseeans are aided
by mountaineers from North Carolina, which
is adjacent. A general outbreak was fear
ed. Knoxville has been placed under mar
tial law. Other accounts say that the
amount of damage dune by the destruction
of bridges had been much exaggerated: A
Louisville despatch, confirmed by the South
ern accounts, states that the Confederate
force under Zollicoffer, had retreated and
was blockading the road from Cumberland
Ford to the Gap. The Southern accounts
state that he was pursued by seven hundred
Federals. In order to understand the move
ment in this locality, it should be remem
bered that E tst Kentucky and Tennessee,
Western Virginia and the Northern part of
North Carolina all run close together.
The rump of the Missouri Legislature is
reported to have passed an Ordinance of Se
cession.
The steamer Champion bringing the Cdi
fornia maila and $873,000 in treasure arriv
ed at New York on the 15th. The Cham
pion brings as passengers Gen. Sumner and
seven hundred regular troops, also ea-Senator
Gwin, and Messrs Benham and .J. Brent.—
During the passage these latter were put
under arrest by order of Gen Sumner on the
charge of disloyalty, and brought to New
York as prisoners. Oa their arrival at New
York they were released on parole not to
leave the country without the permission of
the Government.
Gov. Pickens in his message to the South
Carolina Legislature says the State has raised
for the war nineteen thousand men. 'Of
this number one regiment has served out its
time and returned home, and about three
thousand are retained in the State for want
of defence. The remainder are in Virginia.
The Government has not yet fully decided
whether to declare Beaufort, South Carolina,
a port of entry. and permit Uzi , ig there.t,
The Richmond Enquircr states that" Eh°
Confederate force in Accomac and .North-