= ttxs ,Oltultiiiit ._ H. -' I k s ‘. • :NAT 1 t'A • Ilkirlter. D. I'. 1). will preach in the Preibytprion Church to-ittor • rnw, Snbltatit morning and vrer.ing.- ires to nmme.nee tit the n.uttl hour. Tilt Sltncritil , •—•.—An exhibition (4 . i itereetingy - x.c., mai given in 911. Vet- Ttieithvy and We t neiday , v -ftiliQ4.' • We were inn* to it tten.l. but 71;ellece they gave general coisractio.t. Cosce.r.;-.—;hbi (Saturday) evening a Vocal 1 1.7,,neert Atilt be given, Is the —Pena- i eylvantar.,' • a Cil.Je C:uh runt Danville, Pa., of in re then 11-.14 i ttt 'tr m The club is in I.le up .if ,ittgers of talern,•repreeetne.l by du.:.e acquainted With atir t9:t t o 'of pmt.late•upler. The object of the concert is of a bench o.d char neter. We hope it In ty be a :ede. :. :,; 7 1111 en tertain:rent, pee quiarily an 1 ,abery. ,C1121::%11..—Ch1i24111.1i was a f l .tiet d.ty lii Cultunbia albeit Chigstni..s rve . was ettJugh. The b Mere iu the:r glory, and tottnerou. 1,,n11., of di-au - I -el youngsters r mined the'street4, nuit•e and music. Any number of boss; yere set.t f. 0.11 home 10 the I 09; in the army. For a.ty. , , before 'Ciiristma., the Es pre., 7ar wa4 s rowde.l with 01'14, -rmerally pr,vi.i.m, fur the sold:ers. their life is nttentle.l NVIIII :I many hard.hip9,n.nl we hope eaelt and br them any harp had the ~ r iti, f y.yti, , ln td receiving some tolcon of lo‘e an."l 4mern. :I,:ance from inc:Mory Wonce. ' r llotir. uv I't-mom:li —Capt. lerr, I•llinr l•ht'a cavalry, spending Christina., lioineltaving returned more than n week - Nines, on sick leave; front fortress Monroe, where hii ragimf nt is (pi trtered. The Cap :fain, in spite of his siekceits looks bronzed :and rugged, and if he keeps out of the hand• ouf the Doctor will doubtless 1,2 much int ‘tirared by his campaigning.. Ile started to 'join his command on Thursday last, much • improved in health, we are glib to .ay. I. F. ILaldcman, of Ilirney's 'irit:er:iy third Regiment, ha. been same weeks at home. lie hal barely recovered - frnm a prostrating attack 'Typhoid fever, when he reached here, l'mking much en- Yeebled. lie is strengthening rapidly, and 'we are glad to observe him gradually re simting his wonted soldierly hearing. :May Ate speedily be restore! to entire he. lth hod ••, , • strength. Yc.ta's Erc B‘Lt. von tors PCNEFIT or me C.11.C11111, FlaC Com pAsv On New Year's Ere the Columhin Ere Coin any give Heir .Annual Ball. This entertaitiment is 'gotten up expressly to aid in the paranym of their much needed new engine, and when 'wt announce that these enterprising faetnen ; I,3ce resolved to furnish then;:ae,:rdS With it re t i I :. tne tiaye uontracted for e'mtstimition, wt hope the tickets will be teen by hundreds. One dollar e.telt is all tat is asked, and t'.e purchase of a ticket I)/ no plaint obliges the holder to dance at 'the hall. We ask of the public that a liberal t'l'Eaistunce shun be extended to the company I . 1 this enterprise. Tliey tare already met wit!, most goner -0111 encoaragetnen't frc.o Supp!ce, %rid' whom they Imre coatracte; for the tilting of ,pig engine at a c tst uf; 410). 'These gentleman have with the greatest lib "nudity ma le a donation Of C Itirolre dul ltrr. thus reducing the cost to the company r,..200—it sum for which a meant fire et.- ~ t te of any cap:mity e.in be pr0c•.4.1 no *hers else. The fund in the treasury of the cempanv amounts to some six hundred dol.. , lars. The ci icons are Ctlnfideatiy aske d to ::.take up the ' Theapprottelting New Year's F.ve114.11 will rdubtlesm bring in soinething hnnd tame— `the more the hetter—bat there must after word remain n LleGmt to lee made tip before the 'complvtion Of the eagle, which will nut I ,e delayed in 13.11;r1i1a1.11. \4e trust that Whets the 7tlossrs. Sapplec are . rem ly to de liver the m teliine that the C...tart.iny may n.it be Zelayel in recciuing it for wont of the • tecses.try fund.. If any MHerre e to otrago.nem t'.e' tlkise C .domain. fur they tight on afici•:" ear, . itlt defecti‘e apparatus, in. NufTheient hose, a:Ol I in the cant of imlitfc - :ace and neglect the part Of their fellow 'citizens that would long ag hare oli-gii•toNi 'men dep» single-he:wed in their let "don to the interests of the h wung , ), and ml, ~ecutity f nor prnrrty. ' This win I,• their I t.t ••7.rt if an unmr c. tloy fail iu 4,tainin tilig llttec. e „ ai 'thtme them if" ,ip their hatn and wash their butre, of all farther esertion in *behalf of nn 'ln: l ;ra - tern I teidd:c? Tor Fo.e.rr-ni re ItE7.IIIENT.—We hats h4re laboes.ll this week tinder All ..einliar rl•Ametit of riulsoi," is the ekhape of many sad vdoliiirtous communication+ 'from the 71:4rty•ifsah," tor nil of which w! arc hi i:ehtei to our attentive irrel• irr:ents.— ;Wu have given iirofferrnue i , ;11,3 letter of ,otie wit., over rtiwthur liftwilrendy oniebed us with tine interevfng cdiatuuni r• ration; and who will, 1 , c ,, tral.t, hereafter be natr ri , w ocr• srro..pori.lent fr the regi swot. ' !Frtnn s Fript.te letter of Inter date, however. se' tire' permitted to matte !none I 'or Ilir Columbia Spy. 31a. Entrart:-1 proposed, a week or two sine, some questions relative to our School states. , !Lotto), Council, £c. Noliady has a cord in I The force at Otter Island consi%ta of the; reply. Lot me try to explkin what lam at tattellion of the I`orty-fiftli. it detachment! —what we the people . have; and what we ..f Engineers. under Lieut. Vernon. and one ; want. We hare in our Council . and School company of th•e'Thinl Rhode /slam; .Irtil- i Board. a majority carefully selected by a lery, sill under comnitiod of Col:lyelsh. Off 1 certain calm' from a pirticulai religious the island fie the 1114°P-4490 11.11 e. Lieut. ! conventicle. A majority of our testehereare *Petiftcon, and gun-boat Isaac . Smith. Lieut. 4of the same clique, and all—or nearly all of Irattltation, supporting the land tires. • Our i the little offices necessary to the corporation, forees' have Bre heavy guns which will be: are filled from the same boaly. No one will souunad in so earthwork abandoned by the . be so tittipid as to attribute all this nice lit enemy, wale ?tale a battery and pickets in I tie nrrstagetnent to accident—design and plain sight of thd• island. „Otter Island is' manage/neat, arc obvious. lam told that all obout Lirty mile:smoothie Plaarleston. on the 1 this lunr)rean effected by the thanceurreing iortb side of St. 'ldeas, Sound. near where I of cerfaja '#ly parties—who through their ther.kelielsso River empties it.lo Ilse Sound. i tools, stork up. when necessary, it caucae , IlkSmtejs I;disto River separates Ititider lel- j of the" faithful. and such talerunr mid en _' l 4L point, where the rebels area lightenAl 145 having with their leadere„ put Circe. • 1 thing. in train, a public meeting is hastily 1 1',1:e plantation* on the, anrt bordering the tivers been ic:eitea, the crops tle;troyed read, - ,retl des ante. The contraietthdA, awhoFe we read, Lave s•Jr:irtne I in t, utter and a`t•th: date of the letter before Fr.—lfee 'l4th-:—line hundred and thirty-seven were' h tad and the stock rapidly inerrasing. Sergeant' McCann and Corporal Martin (Lewis, of Marietta. of prefio incrnory,) had been iletailedle enrol and invert them.— : They reporte.l thein of every age sex and c mdition, one woman with five children each just three years old, though of widely varying stature and general appes. ance quartermaster .11eClato had been or lered to furnish fall rations to all who wt re ab'e and willing to work on the fort, unit 'half rations ta the non-nperativa.4. Oo the inth elpt. It tulle). with I,:ent. Keljey and forty hien from Company K, a tletaoltuicat of "toga 1 ricer:nen, tin 1 a few thttki;:s, crossed the 1 4 soon i in b .:.ts an•t went up the Coosaw River thirteen miles foraging. They re turned by night with sonic 100 bu •aele i sweet p name., I'2 sheep, one beef, lot of 1 corn, i.e. They di.corrred deserted sac ' mill and brought off the frame of a new . . . oust, which is probably ere this erected on I 11.ter Island as head rutarters. The Tioga men also rafted nil a large lot of lumber.— The trip mere than paid encsarl. Com pany K :s well pleased Islth,ilie expediCp. Tl;. e buys supplied t bTnselves with 'a couple of commis - rid . s.:01.01115. The Vriter says the weather was 'nibd and delightfoh some mosquitoes buzzing round. Sh td were looked for about Christmas. Ducks very Venty, but no powder and shut. Oysters and clams abundant. - We have received fr inn one of nor corres poadeti,s a boll Of Sea Island cotton, gath ered nehr I rt Wenn+, on Ililton Ilea I, a piece of n l'ahnetto !car, sweet bt,y and li ve oak leaves, and twenty-live cents in South Carolina currency, for which he wit! accept war thanks. The latest intelhgenie. from,the regiment ii through 'special e..rrestiondeffee of the Pre,v froit t i Lart Royal, ‘eltich says th it the f,rce4 under CA. NVelbli hare wivanced al d taken pe4sei,ion o. Fenwickland. fili(mt f stiles from 0. ter I.land, on which is a tebel fortification. This letter is dated De cember :224, We are requested to state that Dr. Gib -1 in, chaplain of the Forty-lifth, will leave Harrisburg, on Tuesday evening next, for Port It yoernits. We hope that some of our bop will in ike up their minds to join Col. command. They can not do better, and this will be the most fi vorable opportunity fur reaching; the regi ment. 14: torsi; allo CoLumul Itattata..n.—The work on this road is being steadily pushed forward, and not only is the grading of morc than half of it nearly completed, but some miles have been ha/lasted ready fur track laying. Tills work bis been prosecuted in the Ewe of the bard times and every imagi nable difficulty, and the energy displayed by the Ward in thus seearing so important a link in the great line of trade anti travel between the North and S,,outh, deserves the appreciation and thanks of the The following, emeerning our road we find in the "31 ney dc" of last 31 nida)',. Tribune: A !ink of railroad is nsw in course of completion which will make an Alter con- 1 net:thin between New YJrk an I Washington, , by which the delays and inconveniences of the bhure route through Pailailelphia and • Baltimore tatty lie avoided. The Reading nad Columbia Railroad Coot patsy are going , on energetically with the wm k tot their road, which, when completed will cut off :ilium thirty miles of the present inland route via Ilarrishurg. and making nearly a direct Hoe , from Jersey City to York, where the line c toilet:Ls with the North Central Road to Baltimore and Washington. The llea , liDg and Columbia Road is 3S miles in length, of; of which '23 miles is graded and reatly fits. the iron. The Company hope to It ive the ! road really for the cars by the I Lof :Slay.' , Lo avoid going through Baltimore it will he 1 necessary to build S miles of track to eon- I sect the North Central with the B shim we and Wash:webs:l road at the It—slay Rouse.; ' ' This line between Nets-York and Wasltio,;- I ten will then he only ;29 miles lugger than that by the way of Philadelphia ast.l Bil.i i more. but, as then.; is at least an II itir's de -1 lay in each cif these nitics, the inside route is practically attire thsis an liotir shi ! rter. The stew route can be dune, it is thought, so eight hours, while the present route ttccursies ten to twelve hours, besides avoiding the I tn mopoly of the State of Cantrell turd A:n . boy and the tavation ul Unit f weign power, tri hich is a very great paint gained. .1 con : t inittition of the line of the Columbia IL tits] I will give a eanne.etion via tiettyslittrg with vise Baltimore tin 1 ( - ph i i Il iii. and liy the , w atter road will connect with the C iille Road; giting; New York a eosineetion ali t Is Wheeling awl Ptttsbarg shorter than a t vi.t li irrislairg, and avoiding; the delay pac.iog through Philadelphia. The Columbia and .ad is lulling built I by the Inhabitant+ alet.g tine line IX the r..n I. tool run. through a poi tfoun and rids country. Ito the 1111 C of the road are eig,lsty-three grist-mills, ten blast-furnaces, several di,.tilleries and lumber-yards. art ; alma:mice of iron ore, an I arc s as / tweet, • mercantile e-itablislimemits. : 1!y this road Schuylkill coal is brought within seyerity ; live miles of the fora:ie.. which have hither , to di awn coal trout the Wyoming district. a ' distance ..f nu mile;. This road will open : to !dew-york the trade of Ictncaster, York, and t Vier large towns. and the richest agri ; cultural district of l'ennsylvania, with which we have had heretofore no connection es ' cepting through Philadelphia. gotten up, and F,,pontaneou4 action fcourse, ratifies, what secret cabal has batched.— This might be called, and with sreat pro priety, a subterranean policy. :Now we don't want any more of this. --3 t io wish to be rule.l by men of our own .c4ofee. We think there are brains outside of The con fraternit., to--- - and liberal men of all parties are, hi my humble (pinion, better qualified to ill what is best for us, than those chosen only because sula.errient to the dictates of sect. As all our tax-payers arc stitet . i to:rep reseutation, they should ht,e a .011311a 8 to vote for such men as ,al4l.pionerly repro cent our t iews—careftilly ;-ml economically administer our Atits, not sneakingly or by 1 any "si!le ic e ,r.zrrangetnent." War should not be declared against applicants for place tinder our School h o ard, because they do 11 at happen to be in good odor with a partic ulargoo_d party or congregation. Give us men for teachers—for all our little munici pal places—no matter ch it the cut of the coat—or what views may be 141 by them, , as to the sanctity of tit - is or _that profession; ior creel. `nibbles, nbout the rights of par ticular Ivords, and the ottiliber of •L rectors t; which each should be entitled, are being inada use of. to render stronger the ko/u force by which ye are non held. But few having common sense will be blinded by this ortnice. No matter on which side of a particular line of latitude,imr Directors dritilt their tea—let us have such as have g:.otl common sense, on unbiassed juilgthont, :oil are governed by a desire f the com mon good. Let imaginary lints, and other trickery g t to the dogs. Is it not barely possible, that tliis quibble has Imenritised in order to give Cat ••fraternal circlet' a chance ,to work etch particular ward to the limit ad vantage (theirsl): Is it nut extremely prob• able? These matters Lptst be reformer I low, or the time may soon come., when not only our miblic, but private atfairs must become matter to be dispose 1 of by some "Holy Vehme," Pa t'cct.l I Git:Ncit..—CoLumni t, De cember 29, 1831.—C itincil mot—The roll was called and the following , person.; re- ported absent: Appold, Elierlcin, and Welsh. Mr. 11ippey was qiiiea to the chair. Minutes of previous meeting were read aro' approved. The florid Committee reported the es penes since la,t stated meeting $55,95. The Finance Committee reported a bal ance of $285 in the Treasury. The following bills were read and orderel to lie paid: Sam'l Wright, $31,50; Som'l Wakes, 5;;25,65; C. Bowers, $6:13; U. A. 5P2,:.)0: T. J. Bishop, 7,33; D. S. Chalfant, $20,31: Henry Ilippey, $2,13; C. I , l oo h, 73 ets. ; W. Easig, $1.32; P. Shrei ner, s3.tiik; W. Cottrell, $2,51: Emanuel Will, 91 etc.; George Bogle, 23.11. W. Tint ony, $11,35; Jno. T. Llinpuy, $1,31; Sam'l Boyd, 75 ets.; 1). Murphy, 43 ets; Win. F. Lloyd, $4,00. On motion, the Clerk was requeslea to give notice to the tax collector for ISGI, to have his duplicate ready for final settlement on the first day of Jo nuary nest. Mr. Breneinan moved dint when we nd journ, it be to meet on_Saturilay, •_'Bth inst Agree,l to. unction, the Tremuror wag nuthorized to pay Illubert !tarry, ony hundred tlullnrs on account of Lund. On motion, Conned ndjuurne.l. Attest: Wu. 1•'. Lt.ory, Clerk. Our Army Correspondenc:. C %MP PIEISPOS r, VA., 11)ec. 1351 11.: to Syr: —I li tee a few sph.re moments to 101 l you haw we %relit ont on Friday last ti to .k for a light. an 1 liliv we came within 13 minutes nrirch of finding one. Toe have !carpel thr in ei the pipers, of c /area, how General fic Fs brig I. le c•I :o in tered and thrashel the rebels at Deoinesvil le, but you may nut kit rs dn: our brig tile, (Reynolds') the Fifth in Eh o. Ic iI, was sii . r? irting Ural. Toey git r viler f irt'a it. fro 0 Ili than we ii ere. swore of, at I w'ieui iv .r.l reae he 1 Ili of the tight we were six miles in the rear of the a lealee. We il i I'll, it tie't e I the cl - ilistoni!!, hot ciin !it jit it tilteeo min e,:+ :Liter tit 3 14'1 W 4.1 k./V . :. 0I t oil cou freire., the. II i ;'tt tilt wee 1 il the t:alck of it, and foug'it like deals. 'l.'oey ilia ii it f.rget iii, either: Ito iv'ie.l 0 Silly )1•Illig regiment to a loliin ion iii :1 eliorg 1. the Bilektait , to-il; out -S:o 1 for the Fifth, they will see us through!" The light los:el t.vo Ii tare a:i I VC li a sharp tle. We would It we pursued when WO came up, but mid It iv is approoelling. an 1 the killed and won ilitliol to be I i ik oil to. and got in to comp. The lluektails made three bootitifol chorgoii. TOeid3 they were repulsed: but the third time they climbed them and carrie I them at the point of the bay met. Copt. E istod's bottery of C tin „o• halls .artillery did some beoutiful work: General Reynolds, who is an old regular artillery Captain. says he neve. saw better. The first shell struts a caisson and exploded their ammunition. killing six horses; and : whilst the rebels were going for a fresh sup ply of arnasunition, another shell fell in their midst, killing twelve horses. and I On% know how many men. The third shell silenced their battery, and then the Rifles made fern dance. The battle-field r.Tesentel some hideous sights. I saw men Mangled in every horri ble manner: some blown to atoms: others with arms. legs or heads shot off. Gee. Stewart had his head blown eff from the mouth up. He was the cuss that shelled us at Great Falls, but this time the potom cc did not run between. The Rebels yore from Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia.— ; The Georgia boys made the best fight, bu t I thy were no match fur our fellows. We t made stair prisoners. Three of the Tenth 1 • .Iso.br.mn were so badly scared that they got 0:t tbi wrung road, and met our Regiment. They asked one of the Corporals of Company F how Lir it was to Centreville. lie in turn squired ,viliere they belonged, and on learn , ing their ''''netionality" le: - .4ered them to go t with !tint.. They got a 'little sauoy on his liands, *bon he clubbed his musket and 1 reaao.ied with the biggest Of the three. Whoa Il• bad 'bef±ri'doly knot:kr , l dean the rebels i' concluded to cave, and the 9,q oral with ati_empty' . musket and no hyronet, bro a rzeit i Oie ttiree in, with their guns t loaded. One of our lAys asked the big one, ."who built that slsanty over his eye?" At.vvhich he riled ..ci:aidearably. I nruit,lituve writing and go to ,siceping. for I did not get to bed until Jafter twelve, nfter walking r i nd runttiogAhirty miles.— My feet are otto universal blister, nod en tirely too ! big for my boots. Hope next time we shall have the luck to be in time for the fight. flood Bye. Orrmi. Isi..tstn, S. C.,1 Dec. 13th 1801. f Dr.t Srr:—On the morning of the Gth inst., the "borough limits" of our cotton settlement at Camphon were crossed by some dozen invading Federal teams, or dered by Quartermaster Talmadge to con vey the traps of Companies A, C, and 1), of the Forty-fifth, to the steamer Illinois, on which they were to embark, under command pf. Lieut. leaver, fir Part Royal. This was the commencement of our long-tvished• for move southward. We were sorry to sepa rate from our companions, especially as they were likely to have crowded quarters, the 76th Regiment having been put aboard the steamer the evening before. After loading the•boys up we I coded and repaired to Camp where we fund the baggage of the baf t iume of the regiment on board govern ment coaches, about departing in the wake of our ailvnnee detachment. The remaining companies were then formel in dine and with Col. Welsh at ostr helot we marched to the duck and thsire month:irked on the good steamboat Cosmopolitan. We left our sick behind in the hospital, to lie forwarded as they regained their health, the Colonel wish ing to risk no man unfit fur duty. At 3P. 31.. we steamed out of the harbor, hearti ; ly cheered by the crews of the Dramlywitte, Minnesota, and the mmy other noble craft lying at anchor in the It .ads. STAToR At 4 P. 31. we passelc.ipe yenry, After which, there being little fusee, the boy.sl?e gan to look oat fur their (porters, and turn, in. The S.,uthern coast, in times of peace. ell -Arming with all kink of craft, is now al- most deierte 1, s t we could only interest °unwire.; by making iniptiries, studying our charts, Sr:- leering th t nig; t. 33 we kept pretty well to seaward, the svell cf the sea brought many of the boys to the sides of the boat, where the ypaid unwilling tribute tO the troubled deep. Nest duty we sightel a few sail in the dis tance, straining opera glaisei and eyei in making the most of them. All WllaiD heads were not spinning like circular saws watched with great interest and amusement the pro p rises playing c nistantly around our vessel. So between 52.1 Hogs, se r ski:tic:iv and an occasional sail, the time, passe] pleasantly and swiftly. lIVe h I I a passage of forty ' nine hour , . entering the harbor of Pert Royal at 4 I'. M. on Sunday, the Sth Dec., without a Ivsnture, and verily rejoicel to have reached our destination. Our entrance to the harbor 'mi.; inspiriting. The strains of our band—patriotic of course—stirred the crews of the men of war and transports in harbor, and we were greeted with cheer after cheer. We found a large fleet lying at anchor here, from the powerful steam I frigate with her immense battery lir the heaviest guns, to the Sauey little ferry boat ayitl? her sir: !rounders. The harbor is a noble one—superior, our pilot says, to New York, I and any number of vessels of any size can ride in safety inside the liar, which wili pass easily anything drawing twenty-five feet. Ai so in as we bad east anchor the Colonel with Capt. Crocker arid your correspondent took the captain's gig for shore, where the Colonel reported to lien. Sherman, after which we returned again to the Cosmopoli tan and Lomeli in for the night; not, how• ever, before learning that the Illinois, which left 11 impton ll 'ads six hours ahead of as, af;:h thaw of our ei?mpanies, was lying out ' sile the bar, too late to be Liluted in before alurnmg Next day w•.ts one of wonder for us. We spent it in sight-seeing and speettl4tion as to what would he done with us. shall not attempt any description of Port Royal and its SOrrnunclings, which has of late been so much tic-tor/ilea; but we found everything n we! and full of interest. Our orders arrived at last, and we learned that the regiment wa% to be divided. ball, including companies K and B, to go under our Colonel tc. utter Island, rouse thirty miles north of this; at the entrance Bele .a Sound: the remaining, five mono : , vies under Lieut. Cal. Datver, to garrison Fort Seward (late Fort Beauregaid) oppo siteltme acad. We are not well pleased with the separation, and it would prelialAy tilt have occurred, had the 76th regiment c ,me out armed, instead of arriving without a musket. It is a disgrace to- the State.— However, we cannot choose. WO were soon in a commotion of prep:it. ation. Four lighters. each carrying. a 12 p iuttdef, two of them rifled. wore taken in tow, our pilot came ohoard and we were off for our destin.ltion at 12 M. on Tuesday, 10th, tt 4/ R. lg. we cast anchor and awaited' the Parkersburg, a large transport carrying hea•or ordnance, atoms, and a com pany of the Third Wiode Island Artillery, attached bi our c narnatul. She arrived at 3 A. M.. Welnesday. Ilth, and at 10 A. M. o formidable booking craft *domed in and haile 1 us. This was the Isaac Saiith, with eight ugly looking bull dogs grinning from her deck and through her p irt !mks. We then ateame i up to our binding place where we debarked on the morning of the 12th. This morning. the 13th. the Cul. ordered out Capt. Whitney. Company on a forag ing expedition. lie will doubtless make a g and report on return, fur he is a shrewd man, and one able to make his visits to the enemy pay. This afternoon the rebels threw a shell from une of their batteries on to the island, but had it out been seen by one of our piekots no one would have been the wiser. • 13eho1d as then mi the super-sacred soil of South Carolina, and nary blue, ly Irani! . has welcomed us to ary [m0i1:143%14e grays far. 1 4 :e were all upside down fur r. little while, but the Colonel soon reduced us tat order. The boys generally Vent into 14,7. t- in,r, and oysfei• / punting. colle4pg.euriosi tied, ;ilea the contra4pd (who arrived sidaulizrpously with the corhern invaders) allfoqtd amusement by their gra tesque dances, The weather,:was mild and pleasant on the day of our 04,v.ival (the 11th) but it blew up c old during,th,e night and by morning an overcoat ..1,-Fezito comfortable. After everything had been safely landed C,. 1. Welsh went aboard the Isaac Smith and proceedel,pp the Ashebon Ilivcr, sever al miles on a UP qp2itre. But one squad of Rebels was faint], and they scampered without a slot. r..the Colonel ordered the house from which they retreated to be burned, which was tlottp with a good will. Otter bland, on which ..we are sta Toned is some three miles in length by a width of two and a half miles. It seems never to have been cultivate], but commands a very p-omitnnt point on St. ne:ena. ,Sound.— lit tchinsan Island, opms:te„is dirghly cul ,tivand„and grows e'ttton abundantly, but ,the ,crops have either been removed or burned. P.l I have been at a loss 1 o.v to crowd do serirrtion and incident in:o the short space of an admissible letter. I have been com pelled, as we have had to much ground to gi over, to dispense with everything but the most n cage account of our journey,nrrival and whereab , ut. both our companies are with this half of the regiment all Jettcrs should be directed to I will endeavor to keep you regularly in rained of our fortunes.' P. S.—The accompanying resolution. Oopte.l 9n board the Cosmopolitan, will suf ficiently te.tify to the appreciation by the regiment of the kindness and courtesy of every officer of that hint. Publish them if possible. IL [The roW,utions re la igla ly corn plim en tn ry, and signed by ilia regimental and line 9lficers who made the trip in the Cosmvol •itan. We are sorry that their length, and the crowded state of our columns preclude their publication.—L .] FIGHT AT DRAINESVILLE. Engaaanient Between five Thousand Itebels and a portion of Gen eral MeCads Division. A SHARP CONTEST. Th 3 Enemy retire, leaving 1 7 ifty:seven Killed and Twenty-two Wound ed on the Field." A COMPLETE ROUT. WAsitiNcToN, Dee. 201.—This morning at six o'clock a portion of Qcneral McCall's di vieinn proceeded in the direction of prairies ville on a foraging expedition, and alsu for the purpose of making a reconctoisance in that locality. Draines‘ille is about midway between General MeCal,'s headquarters and Leesburg. On arriving in that vicinity our troops encountered the enemy, who had four regi ments of iniantry—outh Carolinians, Ala bamians and kenta,eitiatis—with a battery of six pieces of artillery and a regiment of cavalry, under command of Gen. Stewart. The only troops un our side engaged in the affair wore General Ord's Brigade, the First Rifles and litistnn's Battery of four guns. The enemy wens completely routed and fled preeipitatelv, otter a fight of tine hour tind a half, Icnvit t g two caissons and a quan tity of small arms, blankets, great coats, etc..—more than our mains could bring away. Alter the enemy had retreated General McCall sent two officer+ to count the llebel. killed and wounded, when it was ascertain ed thnt they had left on the field 57 killed and 22. wounded. Three of the latter died in being removed, making their loss GO kill ed and 10 wounded—lt total 0170 killed and wounded. and they no. doubt carried off many. They also left on the fold many horses disabled. Oar men brought in seine prisoners be sides the wounded. Oar la-is iv, nv near as can he ascertained at present, ten killed and fifteen %roundel. The expedition returned to their camp at Langley's at iliac o'clock to-night. Gmeral McCall in his devcatell received at Ileadquarters to night says: nicch credit cannot be given to G.meral Ord for hill gallantry and skill throughout the day,— iston's I ttery miss admirably served and did good execution. The Rides al.e behaved finely." DET.‘i LS 'rliE BATTLE. Ganerid n;.:Call learning that :t rebel squad of altniit one Ipindre l cavalry were Coraging ar.iundlimit Creek, and coming within roar mile) Of he determined to capture them or drive them off. and at the sante time seenre a winntity or aunt) noted rebels at Oar, iI ty Bight he ordered out General Ord's Brigade, with one day's rations, tn mart at daylight. Ile nice tool; I::as on'. Batery and four ,quadrims of cavalry and fortydive wn !car, in char;e of Captain Hull. Ile started them on will) matt netions to se cure the forag.t, and after they left he heard that there were sone rebals near Herndon's Station, on the railroad, who might give them trouble, and knowing General Ord's di:position for fighting an well, he ordered out general Reynolds' Brigade MI a re-erve oa the turnpike. and with his staff galloped on towards Draineaville. In the meantime General Ord had marched to Drainieville, and with the :r (Ins in the following order: Advance guard, Kane it - Iles. E t•4ton's Littera., four squadron of the Fret Pennsylvania C tvalry, with the Tenth, Sixth and Twelfth R•tointents. The regi ments were about one hundred rods n-tart, and as the skirmishers of the Ninth were scouring the woods this side of Drainesville, as their regiment was entering the village they found the rebels secreted in the woods. muse firing :tt once commenced. it was now isbOut half-past one P. M. General gni, who was in alvance, nt once rode to the spot where the firing cam menced, and drew up his troops in line of battle. Easktn' r o battery hail( up their p - sitiusn In front of Thorn's house, and Coln. patties A and N of th 4 Kum Bales were de ployed down the road running to Centreville. When about 4 1 ve hundred yards down, seven squadn'ons of Stutirti Ostimlry galloped front one field to anothir, in front, as though they were - rCtr4ting; fearing we wee coming down on tlmtn in force. The Rifles 'lolled fur fear of being en. trappetl, *lien bsog went a etnnon in front, not a - hundred yards of, and ihot from a rifled canner; whizzed over dime heads: and took the top of of a house rrherg twston's Battery was Welted. They fell • back, an I were reirrforcol by othero iheir cetnOmies, and then opened , firing 'irlercriSr . they _ • . . could' see a chance. EM= Otter Islnto], via Port Royal, S. C Ilcmrere.g.n g ns —two twenty-fmer .and one twelve— sending bis,other round,to the llill, to keep C eat froth outflanking teem. Their ids guns were now pouring.ept incessant .fire, and the Sixth Eegitimot on pis right tiers firing Tepidly at the edge of the woods, where the Rebels were eonceled in thick pines. The Rebel canrionshot nearly fill { went over their beads. When the position of the Rebel battery was found out pretty Cat tale, Easton let drive p r e f his third shell exploded in the caisson of the Rebels, which went off with a terri -ble noise. Test then Gen. McCall and his staff rode up, and he took command. Ile complimented Oen. Ord fur the disposition he hal made of the forces, and then pro ceeded to give orders. One of the regiments was disposed to fall back out of the field in which they had been placed to get under cover, a la Rebels. Gen. McCall rode up flourishinlr his sword, and oriel out to them to "Forward, boy-,! stand your ground." The Rebels now saw their chance, and down from the extreme left came a regiment in light Weis overcoats, with the Stars and Strip es . waving dyer them. One of their officers cried out, "Da nut shout, we are Bucktails." Our men conqe fluently reserved their fire.; until one of the officers cried out, "it's is lie, give them h-1, boys." Before the word died away, how ever, the Rebels fired and started for cover. Onr troops gave them a volley with, fearful effect, though their balls nearly ell passed over the heads of our men. The artillery was now throwing their shells into the woods. The Rebels had ceased tiring from their battery, nnd were trying to get their men to make a charge, but without success. The hail of lead that now rained was terrible. "Charge bayo nets en 'em, b , ys:" cried General McCall, and his aids gallo; ed around with orders to move 4 nward. The Gat - mil, Ord, and . his aids, were nt the head of his column, and charged in the following °Het: The Ninth Yeensylvan•a Reserve Regiment, Colonel Jackson; Kane Rifles, Lieutenant Colonel Kane; dud n part of the Sixth Regiment in reserve, with the Tenth and Twelfth Regiments on both wings. On they went, plunged into the woods, and the Rebels fled. They tired as fast as J I ,('ley could load, and in forty-Eve minutes the time the Rebels open( d fire on us t'ley were in full retreat. Down want guns, overcoats, nnd ever3t:duz ,else th it would cucumber their running. The woods presented a fearful spectacle, the dead nnd dying lying in heaps, and ' mangled bodies of horses being side by side with their xiders. Near the ruins of the battery were seven horses ay.d,thirteen men piled up .together. The groans of dying men and shrieks of the wound° I were fear ful and terrilfic. Blended with theta were the shouts of our victorious soldiers. The men stopped to select some trophies, includ ing swords, officers caps, belts, money, &z.. General MLCall determined to It( ep up the retreat and followed the enemy for a mile with parts of the two reginvnits, includ ing in all about seventeen fiend' ed men.— ) In the road and fields were wagon loads bf c'othes and tuu skets. The route of the Qemy was total and c implete, and was more disasterous and disgraceful to them than any that we have known in the whole war. Two olfi.:ers ware selectel to count the dead bodies of the Rebels lying in their tracks. The principle portion of the billed ware around the portion of their battery and in the rou'e of their retreat, they being si.ot in the park. lane ()Atter counted over a hundred dead • All their wounded who could walk g away, n 8 well as most c f their wounded in the early part of the fight. The horse of C. I 'eel Taylor, of a Nentucky regiment, was found, his saddle being copered with blood. Tee bodies f several other _Rebel officers were also :Ise , 'fared. The Rebel wournled were tak ul to houses in Drably ville, and our mon gathering up What traph igs they could carry, took op the line of march for the camp. Reynolds' Brigade eagle np the last part of the distance in donble quick, but were not in time to take any part expept to see the retreat and hear the parting salutes. Two caissons were left on the field, nod we, nut having horses to bring them in, had to cut them up with axes. The boxes were however, brought away by Captain Easton, who now has them in camp. We learn from one of the Rebel prienners that the battery was Capt tin Cutt's Georgia B atery, and tht t they ha 1 ore sixteen-pounder l'arrutt and three twenty- fuur pound howitzers The distance betueen the two batteries was about six I 'red yards. The Rebels lo s t nine horses from their battery. Capt. Easton fired, in the very short time during which the engng , ment continued. nearly two hundred stied, and only had thirty-six men to man his guns, not one of whom was lost. Ilis horses stool fire with as mull composure as tlomgh they had been old veterans. veterans. The rebel forims consisted of seven com panies of Stuart's Cavalry; Cutts' Battery of four e,0t0 , , Tenth Alabama, Col. J. H. Forney; First Kentucky,Col.Taylor,, (killed) —seven hundred—the Sixth South Curolina and one North Carolina Regiment. The South Carolina Regiment has been nt a sta tion on the Leesburg, Railroad for a day or two. It was these who first opened upon us, and they were the first to run. When our men were preparing to leave, they commenced to pile up the guns. In one pile were over one hundred (WO) guns, end in others were all kinds of clothing. etc. The men brought away as much as they c told carry, and very few of them now but what hove some trophy. The rebel weapons were Mississippi ri fles, Springfield rides and old muskets from Hir;aer's Ferry. Private Cole of the Sixth regiment, found in nn (.Im-coat pocket fifty dollars in treasury note T and twenty dollars in Cmor4ia notes. Many of the men discov ered money, watches, letters, papers, etc, of value. All our killed and tet/e N% C•rt2 brought away. Four am hulattees can ird about a dozen, and a dozen more were borne 11;4,11 the FlluNldcrs of their comrades, tp. well as dozen wounded relicts, two of whom be ' longed tp South parulins, who died toidny. tfie last named were put in the Hospital with our own men. The prisoners arc in a log house, and say they are better fed and treated than they were with their own regiments. Congressional Tourist:ay. Dec. l2th.-4n the Senate Mr. Willey. of Virginia, presented a resolution declaring that the existing war was forced upon the country by the States in rebellion, without provocation, and was designed to destroy the Union and Constitution, and that its purpose was to disown and repudi ate the fundamental principles of republi can government. Ile addressed the Senate nearly two hours in support of his resolution. nd gave way to a motion to go into execu tive session. The Senate afterwards discuss ed the propriety of a recess until the 6th of January, but finally adjourned without coming to a direct vote on the !louse reso lution. The !Louse au thorised 7. construction of twenty iron-clad gunboutP. A bill to au thorise the construction of a street railroad between 'Washington and Georgetown was passed.• The COl ! Stilar and Diplomatic ap - proloriatio . F, bill was. r eseed. Dec.`ntosr 7,0c1i.c1-This Seqs4c passed re,solutiohs recOgntring . and applauding the gallantry of GenAyota and Vie troopilunder his cammitad•at the battle Of Springfield.— The Judiciary Con.tnittee repotted back the bill be-Mx:dish the Supreme Court and asked to be discharged btrom Its further .considera, lion. They were discharged. Mr. Willey. of Virginia, the „end eonchstied his speech on the resolittion. offered by him de claring tpe origin and perpose of the war. The Senate adjourned,qatil Monday. 1113 house przsea a yesolution providing .. , . for the transmission of allotments of pay of volunteers to their families, and friends, and repealing the law 'snorting liens to sut ler's on soldiers' pay. Mr. Wickliffe pre , seated resoltitionsTrom the Kentucky Leg i4lature in relation to extending relief„to the sufferers from the famitie in Ireland. Mr. Julian offered a resolutien, which was pass ' slyeas 78, nays 39—instructing the Judi• [ diary Committee te rOort a ball. to forbid the return of fugitive slaves except where rmi the loyalty o f the claint WaSitritisfactorily proved.. Mr. Lovejoy uffcred a resolution requesting the Committed un the Judiciary to report a bill condseisting ., 'Ow- property and liberating the slaves of lii•DSE participii tine, or aiding the tebellion. The Mouse adjourned over until Monday.. ' ,3losnxv, Dec. 23d —ln the Senate NI?. Grimes gave notice of a tilll to have one of the military hospitals at Wilibington placed under the tt.e" a liomccipatitie physician. lion. Qarrett I. l avis, Senator from Kentucky, app.:awed and. teck.bis sans.. The I . )41.11 . ippro: printing one million of del lars fur postoborste in the Western waters was passed. -Mr. Wilson submitted n rtileptoSibiting the em ployment of the military in the return of fu increasing -. gitive slaves. The bill the num-. ber of Cadets at West Point was debated t and postponed. The House bill increasing Glee duties on tea, sugar, canes, and molasses, was passed. It goes into effect on the first of January. The House resolution propos ing an adjournment until Thursday next was tot acted nponlor Want of- a quorum. In the House Mr. Valatidighron submit. ted a bill to enforce the brit of habeas cor pus. Referred. Mr.' WilSon's resolutioni n structing,the "Military Committee to report an additional - article of war prOhibiting tal c 'Ts of thearmy from using the forces under. their command-in returning fugitive slaves. was passed. A bill increasing tI e duties. on tea, coffee and sugar was passed under a suspension of the rules. The bills fixes the. duties as follows—teas, twenty cents per pound, coffee five cents; raw sugar two and a half cents; white sugar three cents, lump and refined five cents; molasses six cents per gallon. A resolution was Oissed to ad journ until Thursday TUESDAY, Dec. 24th.—The Senate after a brief session adjourned until Thunsday.— The house was not in session. A large ma jerky of the members of both [louses have gone home for the holidays, and no business will be transacted until after the opening of the new year. Columbia Lumber Market. Panel Board, rid Plank, W. Pine, $32.00' let Comm. 28.00 2nd 17.00 Culling f , • 1 1.09 in feiAor ,4 !' 8.00 §}l,lSeantlnig, inists and Scantling, gernlark Boards, Bill Scantling, Ash Plank., Long Shirm,res', ".) , pres! " Mastering Lath, Arrival and Departure of Trains. PENNSYSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Er, war!. Mo;ietta Arcornmod, t on arrives, 7.50 A. It Lancaster Train leaves . 7.50 ri Harrisburg rr 4C 5.12 P. M. Westward 340 tet - tves floarrisburg Aecom. leaves Lancaster Train arrives TO CONSUMPTIVES •Phe Adverii.rr, Lavine been re-lured to health in n, few week. by a very :imply remedy. after haystig .everal year; will, a *rvrre 11111 g ittrYCltoll, and that dread dneuno. Conautuptoon—l* tillXloll4 10 make known to hi. fellow...offerer. the mean• of cure. To rill o•Iro ilc.ire d, he will •end is copy or she prr -I.evptlnn (free of elinree), with the ilireetion• fur , „),Ini ring unit i.uig the -nine. Windt the) will find a 'tit?. CLAY. Pont 1:05-LNIPTI0N.A.TIIMA. BRONCHI &c. 'Flee only object of line wive. tker in ~cudiug doe iw in hunefit the nfllieted. nen! Pprelal m kunuruou which he COliceiVe. 10 be itiValllable , and he hope,. every .ufrerer will try hie remedy. ne at will ru•l them 110111ving. ay al May prtlvr a bb•r•ung Pardee w ishine the pre-eririon Rev. EDUARD A. ‘VII.SON, Kingi County, New York. Oci(Sal:3;r, TUE CU:IIE99IOU AND EXPERIENCE OF MEE Itli-leet: far If, twowfit niid n• n yrtruing nntd t , ttolont In ) on ,, "tett 1%150.1111 . er Com Nteiziou.Debtio 'i• l'n'ttrt'ore live:Ay. cu..: SUIVI3 Mg 41;15.E nulUr Ilw meno• of -elf-cure, by one who eared htino-11. Dr ier being pot to great pxnettle tbrol;glA. Anedteu I intim pillion I wkery. come+ 'tiny be load 0 the :unbar, Nlthat;tet Mi. ) tam not . Bedford. King Comity, N. ,by melo.sing n prepa.:l tladre-ard VelOpe. !October, 25. lf,Gl-31n $25.1 EIVIP.LOIZTIZENT. [s7s. ffinffi=!MM we will ply 1 $25 To 57:.. per olooilt. and ex pense.., In +wove .Ig . coiv. or give a eoinitii-Nioii. Par -eol free. Ailtlre...4 ERIK S a Alweltimg R. JA Ageol. M Ohio. - - MILITARY I VoRNI. 1.. perlmp-, Ito lisp: rt latrqa of onitoo% ouonep... io which there ha. been more mailed impia cement ;huts in the eloilitag at Ma- Mer. Not marry tells-1/11 , off - 1c...p..1ml Private were clad II wlttelt wet.- atom.; Alibi ti r fhi• Fhoy wore leather hawk-. which %err wth th of the halite. Mar they two the Carer tit IrIbilil.11011: tamer paddedln•n-I.:uad reeh 15.1111, 50:111011 it Mint . % ot penal dithcalfy. than :g the preheat scar otchic•soltiewer- a- procure 11,11 . UllllOllll , at th e II 'hi , ',....7101111..g list! of Use kin!! S. %Vil.con, No. tht.l. auul hti • Clic-initt -tree:. above ft.i:rth.l l itilath . tploa 01/13111 /1.411 1 / 1 . 4 than perfectly ew.)...uh-tafilits I tool lie. smut: The tint. :.s4ined Wive gotta largely may the isll-111.,- , (1/ 15alah Military r.lothia....filtsl their Melilla, rookie them to fill the largest orders in the -horte..t po 4 .ittle true. • U' Ocr.•mbo. 21. I.y 11.. v. Dr. E.Dor4ey. "tAMVEI. ,wAurz. to 3114 s tacrric ..'ALDWELL. Of 11114 piaCC .1? L 1 IN the evui,,e, or the trlrel. i 11... of Croup. flustir C. uud .1/111 of Beverly K. and Bettie W. Mayer,sietf. 4 a n d ttt month., On Oar MI m4l, (3zooon WAsitixtrrort Dzeita . , aged, 4 )ear , , II mouths owl 14 d 4) / York II 11.1 L3l twto.ler popero p.caPe copy. At Pesch Bottom. York Comity. on Monday, Dec. IrGI, JAME. , NiCCO:' , K in the 7tfith year of - his age.. Mr. McConkey was a well known citizen of York Conn, T. :ortnerly a member of the Stale Senate; be marl lied from York to Baltimore at the head of a company of volunteers during the war of 1812-14. Hie aequJititaitee throughout this section of country was very extensive. and wherever known he commanded respect alai onecin. His low will be severely felt. Lancaster papers please copy Reading and Columbia Railroiul Notice. rvir. fato,khowprp of the Reading RA Columbia JL Aril Road Company, will meet at the putife Howie of Sainocl Lichen'baler. on Monday. January 1311,1863, et one o'clock, P. M.. for the pa pate of electing a President awl twelve Director• for the ensuing year. CSAIAS BILLINGFE.LT. Colum!.in, Dee. 25, 1961. tt.erretary VITAITTIED, Anil fluidic! Oui• and Cora for which Marta 11 1) %/VI./ Prices will be Puld in Ca4b. Apply H. P. APPOL.D. Colombia, Dee. 1.".3, 1,61. Causal Darin. FOR 11141X43, 1500Saek4 G. bait , 1 00 Sucks Ashton Salt. Ap ply nt APPOLD'S Warehou.e, Canal Basin. Co',unsbin, Dec. 29., ISGI. VAT RECEIVED and for sale. a lot Extra Family d Flour of the beet grainy. Apply B. IF. APPOLICY B Canal Rasta, Colenatoin, D!e.2?.,19Gt 12.00 5.50 8.59 10.00 CM 20.00 a 25.00 $l2 a 15.00 9 a 16.00 10.00 2.25 a 2.:0 11.58 sg 6..15 P. M 6.20 ~ 8
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