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C)OT,UNII3IA. F. %.
SATURDAY, JAN 11, 13t:.:?.
Tli Kg. - tir t7,arrier c, us to return
Orml,:•1 the patrons of tho Rpy for
r, ("option of his annual A.ls:ress.
fif ou.;"..urry (4' last weel: we o:—ittc . 4 this
.icy uu i:le~ gcn:c:~t
Tr , tron% r. - : •rt •rtac.—\V regret to
neck's .I.n• of
'llia arm onneement sofa temporary sti•pen , ion
'•.l pnblie•ltion, ervin to - want of Help in g.,t
-• 6,7 paper,. ;lee of the employees of
Uhiee having taken up arms in ilef.mee
I the Country. The motive of tho !li=con
,Anuancl i. nn.;tolhe protid . of: yet we hope
r may be a brief one. We
Tilt irefeome back our cotemporary as soon
it may *ec tit to rmune its weekly visits.
lung,tli or our army onrreinon
.;ien::3 and conlmunie.ilions ci•slvds
r.cor,l of Cun.rr.z.r,sionat and L'fAisla-
lire proceedlngs. nothing important, how
over, :. ; r..a tranQpire,l in either body. The
ttAatCLegislature h. s Larely organize 3, and
Congress seems devoted to 6 111) rather than
work. The lotter writers from Harrisburg
join the (I.l , eln.ration that more than nrdi
udry taiont wilt hd found in Our legislature
thie wirier. If it La but combined with an
Jrdinary amon:a eemmen sense we m:l7
el-pcct niminution of the rni-chief ger.cr
%illy resulting from the ses,lous of that lindy.
Friday morning an embryo
,nll :gra tion was fortunately discovered and
:aipped, in the back building of Mr. Wrm
emnecticnery, in blront street,
Av Idyll might, will, a few more hours of dark
have proved very serious and de.true
tire. On Thursday evening a large box had
'been filled with e-,free and rye just roasted,
,in the preparation of which Mr. Mathint
has lz , ventdyengge,dt "arnung'lvidei must
;stave been some grains which had become
~gnited in the process of browning. This box,
ith adjoining materialboses,
was' Soutld I,IA ing in the morning , and
'the flames had en n tin leated tO the hirer,
'burning a large hole. The fire was just ripe
‘l , r mischief when discovered and extinguish
',. I. This was a truly fortunate escape fur
'Mr. Mathiot and surroutuillig property
owners.
FATA ACCIDUNT.—On Ftiday morning,
about daylight, Mr, Benjamin Llarg,e, switch
'tender en the Pennsylvania I ailroad, at the'
'road br; lme below the lonotnoti-;e depot, just'
lielow the towr,, Nms found lying in the road
beneath the bridge, inserisible. The switches
wbioli he had 'charge are immediately at
The bridge, and his duties carry him over it
'during the night. Re had evidently fallen
between the timbers, which are tin planked,
lr over the'edge which is without railing.—
'Mr. Barge was carried to his residence and
attended by brs. nottenstein, McCorkle and
.oevlin. Ile was entirely insensible and re
mained se until Lis death ;tom concussion
;of the brain, at about half-past - eight o'clock
'the same morning.
Mr. Barge waq, a most excellent and ex
emplary citizen, and leaves a fitnily for
'vnor:., the sympathies of the publi 3 ate freely
expr'essed.
' There is no means of knowing how long
Air. Barge lay insensilde before he was dis
i;overed, but the probability is that he fell
'from Abe brolg,c soon after turning the switch
;or the shifting engine, abhut . liall past fire
o'clock—his lost duty before being relieved.
'ile was foam) between six rind seven o'clock.
l • This is the'f'ototb or fifth accident of a
similar nature o'ccorr , ol. at the same spot,
'rind nt last the second that has rro, ea fatal.
It is a must dangerons leaality; in spite of
"toe gas light which htlims—or should born—
near the bridge at flight This repetition of
fitalities shoehl ' compel the company to
'saner plonk the bridge, or pr;ivide the ,ids
with a stout ' It is a p:tint which
their employees are cortipelled to pass afoot
/iy night frt piently, and these should not be
exposPl to unne,:essary peril, which may be
'guarded voint:t so easily. Wenr the tritl,7
%%Rhin the hot Luigi! limits, instead oh.lit.t tin
the verge, the auliian tics trrwl l lung ago
tIAVe enforced the erection of proper safe
guards against accident. A, it is, we would
suggest a conunuuicutiun On the in.rt of our
°Mears with prlper orit:
on the but ject.
Ovn t oTr Coßr:r• , rosnr.Nc , .—P'c givt•
to-day two 1.;.te:4 from our eorre , pindent
"45," of rorty-fifth ~ gitnent, writ
ten front lonic-idea Wand. Since their dode
we learn by the p.ipers that oar troop,
have talc.-+n p aac , tm of 'the railroad he
t iveeti Charleston of S.ir,in huh, soine wit ore
a the neighborhoo.4 of Ito N,irtli
We can find no details of the niiiveinent, but
Oco.vdoNm„ of the .S e'•.. , thus refers to the
exploit:
The rennvvivania trwitis M Smith taro
line have Leleb.ateil ti,a new veer. They
have cut off :he rail COMlTlUnleatiollbet,oei.
the aristocratic cities of Cl.arle r n au.l :1;4-
x:inn:lli, and thnse great S.intbern ca} iral
'had iiret:ouv:y lie in blockaded by water.
their isolation M. The regiment
that has performed f•at i.; the Forty
-fifth Pentisylvani.t,
Thomas Wel-h, 4,r C,ltintbia, Linca•ter
county, as brave am eier worn the
uniform or that e,sintly bleb he ha , ...nred
tin more tihin one Moo /looer ii
him and the 4allatit wider his
We hope next creel: to IP.. of
the particulars from t:,e pen of one r.i our
correspondents.
We publish elso a letter frrm a c wres
pondent in Birney's Twenty-thiid
with a li,t of Columhians in that c mintrul.
We are very glad to reeeire the coin:nun:-
cation and hope we zhe'.l he kc;•t regularly
?oared he•eafter. It wi:l hr. seen that the
Poll of our tp 'ye in comp.lny 1, is more than
twice the strength of that of any other single
company recruit here. Yet with all this
we have had little neiu:::rtancc with their
I:2olemente. This has not he r. cyr neglect.
We have been disappointed in si.v:wal at
tetnptt to procure regular correspond:ire,
'hut he pt.. t---w we shall soun feel its much
at tome witi;ttr.: Zoo-Zoos us ae do through
our various c"wrespandeto. with the Re
serves, or the Lace 0r Cl.. rer:iment.
-LADIES' AID Sot-lEll%—We ur roquested
6 announce to tke lacies of Culumhia rind
vicinity that on ;I.l.onday evening next a
meeting will be held in the Ilall of the Vig
ilant Engine House, on Second street; for
the ptirpose oefnrming a "Limns' Ain Sc
c:tvrt.' The object of the associat:on will
lie to prepare and malts up clothing and
other comforts for the soldiers.
In almost every town end village of the
country a society of tho kind proposed is al
ready in operation. We feel ashamed that
Columbia is so dilatory in moving in this
matter. Better now, however, than not at
all. Our citizens have not been behind
hand in their contributions of alAn Many
occasions, and the ladies have certainly done
Mime; but syelem has been lacking,
Organization is what we called for some time
I since; but no one seemed ready to come for.
ward to inaugurate a movement in the right
direction. Now, a few energetic ladies have
taken tits tnatt;:r in hand, and will prosecute
the. ;:ntjr‘olise to complete association, after
tvhiclt sht?,:cient interest Hill doubtless be
taken to make the society a success. We
urge upon the ladies of Columbia to attend
on Monday evening without seven
o'clock, and thus put Columbiain a pos;tion•
to do her very bast towards extending aid
towards our eve :y, and, in nmoy instances,
suffering
We of;:er the columns of the Sp' to the
ladies, if we can in any manner forward
:he good uhject e: their patriotic- undertak
..
111'4.
ELl:cries IltorunNs.—At the election held
in the borough un last Monday, for bordugh
officers, the ticket nominated at the citizens'
meeting, as pt,blW.ed in last week's Spy,
/with the 'ex . eptiou of Eenryfourbeer for
•;c:Micil, in place of J. Ct. Pfahler, daelinel)
'was 'elected. ThC officers arc all men of
character, and will doubtless serve faithfully
113 their several capacities.
The vote cast was unusually small, and
is 'cs follows:
cle L'arcass,
1" ter Fraley.
havid
Gerhard Brand!:
Assistant !largess,
James Sehiocder,
A. S. Green.
ecun: Council,
Henry Sourbeer,' 113
Jno. A. Honk, 112
Benjamin llerr, 118
Jacob C. Praliler, • 33
E . 42. Walln, • .31
Dr. 111'S. MeCorkle. •11-1
School Directors,
G eo. Bogle,
Sattel Shoal,
,/e.p!.l $l. ii rafts, 11'.!
3. IT. - Arif.ilin, 33
lit:uner, Sr. .)(3
ThJlc Constable,
Samuel Waite , ,
Richard Derrick
TU.= At 111 , 7.1=AN1.N.N5.-I:.y advertisement
in another column, sad by handbills large
and small, on the dead walls and fen C-s of
the town it will be seen that the "Allegliand.
amf," oue of the most popular bands of per
iormers in the countly, till give a concert
. r.t Odd fell dial!, on Tuesday evening
nett, consisting of vocal and instraMental
noosic, tic latter be:c,g their celebrated
swiss bell ringing. 'lj:is troop lnis just re
turned to their native country after a f ur
years' tour through California, the South
American Republics Pacific Islands, Aus
tralia, Le., where they met with unbounded
success. There testimonials to their char
!actor as musicians iron-. over; country they
lime visited. The San Franelso
'Limes, in speaking of their farewell concert
in California, says:—
"Years of practice together have more
completely harmonized their voicev than
in any miter instance within our recollec
tion; their four voices blending as one
ro absolutely that it needs the eye's assist
' once to convince ono that one voice is
bet pc iris - , the sweet sonnd. -
•"• 1 . 116 y gro hence 'neor'is's thn lice Pm
cifte, probably to Australia, India, Praniic,
Eng:laud—around the world—girding it with
belt of sweet harmonies, an equator of
musical delights, a zone of melody. So
ny:lte the most of theta while you may."
'W hope. our citizens will "make the most
I, ,ftliern" 'and crowd tho 11:11 on Tuesday
eVell In g
Pcoeccntt:h4 or Cottscit..--A special meet
ing of Town Council was hell January Stic
The returns of the election, held on
the Cth inst., were read, when it appeared
that the following persons were elected ns
Coent.tilmen: John A. Hook, llet..latnin
nem and Henry S.urbeer. Messrs. Houk
and Herr appeared, and were duly qualified,
40:::r which, Conned organized by calling
Z'. Itrutwr to the chair.
' !alio etioutes of previous meeting were
.e•i , l : till alpro%e4l.
(„n motion, o.mm:A proceeded to the nom
or:tion and election of officers, to serve the
ensuing year, whereupon, the following
persons were duly elected:
Abraham iSrnr.er. President
1i in. Clerk.
.;. Tys Treasurer.
Sun'l. Waitc4, 31arket Cloth
C.. 1. lloolc, LltnpLightor.
1). Chalfant, Superviqur.
m )tium James Barber was appointed
.0 a...es' the Hwangh tax. for 186.2. '
,/n nvnion, We:4u Lipp, ,};pointed
street IleAulator, for
o n motion, Council adjourned.
Atte:A: Wm. Y. Li nn, Clerk.
Ilurron:—Your issue of the .'py of
tl,c 23th ult., contains a e.intnanication over
O? s . q.;nature "St Avon" in relatirn to the
t'cltuol ILarJ, Town Council, Sc., which
altlaot.:4ll written to alfeet the ("loction on
I.tst M.drv;,ty, i. sail, I think. (Tot t, ret.ly
at this ;ate hour.
Thu 'at tide referred to i, nothing more
nor les , than a Neurrilouq attack upon a large
antl infinentiLl religious denomination in
our borough, and remarkable for want of
truth and fair dealing. It is evident that it
curi•Nl 1:01:1 the pen of a echerner, who,
working hi:I:Fell to anot or control the af
fairs of nor town, in hi.; extra suspicion cd .
countermine .eel sectarianism am; religious
intolerance in the a rp , dotinent or election
1 or any other than Ili, own turf,
=MEM
ELT
„Sraroa's ells r&es tare supported by evi
dence I propose in fcw word to show wesent-
I ly: meantime I Ilsi public attention toa few '
facts.
Columbia School District during the past
eight or ten years, has had an ed i itentional
or g,ihool Beard composed of pis members,
selected from a circle of seam dozen Citizens.
Year after year, as a term of service expired
the reiCITC was 'drawn 'upon fdr 'one of the
retired members, who was induced, reluc
tantly, to take his place in the .Board once
more: and thus daring the period named
the entire control of onr public schools has
bee in the hands of this "fraternal circle."
' Until it very recent date the publie'schouls
of Columbia, in building accommodations,
classification of scholars, qualification of
teachers, and general system, have been no
toriously and lr.mentably,hehind tl.e similar
schools of different, and, in locality; less
favored sections of our County. Our School
I D:rectors were indinrcnt, and satistitid to
1 plod en wall the old text books and system
of teaching, long after they had been super
seded by other and better eh-owl:ore. For
instance—
?dental Arithmetic as a study
woe introduced into um- schools fire yearn
after it was part of the edueational system
employed in other districts of the county.
And thette Szhool LireetsAs were "Sr.ttrmu.'
and his complaisant co-workers
,:mtl tools.—
Fortunately the let . ..eduction t.f til; County
Superintendency into the (Slotnatun School
government, ottutpellel action on tk.e part
of our fo 4 y Ito trd, or we' shonid Le at thi
moment etawlin,4 al.mg, in t:ae old ruts.
Now fur the truth of the ''Sr %Tog's"
elturgs of sectarianism in the School Boar 1.
ltecently the sacred exclusiv:onoss of that
circle It ts b.ten tiolatol by the introduction,
on the part of the voters of the her sugh, of a
'foreign element in the person of a citizen who
'never before had llAurcd in the capacity of
School Ditector; and who is additionally un
fortunate in that he is ;t member of theubnox
ices and e: eroaching religious denomination
which is so all-pervading and all-powerful
as to control the action of the entire Board,
by the simple vote of one met-niter: litre is
cause fur alarm! This is religious intoler
ance! The thing must be looked into! The
public must be warned in time! The di
rectors to be elected must be of the rijitt sort
'cf Ory—tslastie material! Sc "SrATOlt"
'Speaks.
Well! the election has been held, and the
borough is sate. I only ask that the mem
bers of the Board, new and old, may show
the same; activity and give the same general
satisfaction as the coml. - oiling ,intrader—tbe
one man isrtiority. I have heard it remark
ed during the past year that new vigor
seemed to have been infused into our school
management. Can it be that this breeding
in and in for so Lutz a tithe Las dcrtsciated
the slender stock from which our ldirecters
have been drawn, and that a cross with
fresher and more sturdy bleed and brain is
necessary for the maintenance of energy and
Wh.t.n Aron" again takes up his pen
in attack will he confine himself strictly to
the truth? lie is scarcely COMpliu: entary to
his friends in constituting tiv'e of 'them, out
of a batty of six, a n-iszo,if.b., and e2rtaioly
slanderous and impertinent in his
unjustifi
able attack upon a religious denomination.
U.1717EN.
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37
Di: to Srv:—A late arrival from Port
Itoyal brought us the Spy of 7th December,
vont:lilting two days later news than :lily re
ceived o n Ott,..r ia.ir 1 . i!y the heading of
this letter pot will perceive that we have
again moved. Companies K and received
orders last evening; to be ready to embark
at eight uf,dock this morning, with bag, and
baggoge. The officers were charge I partic
ularly to see that each soldier his arms
i n good ettnition, and had in his box -10
cartrid g es. TiAis morning fit eight o'clock
found us on board the launches, brought
with us from Port Ilttyal—one of them hold.
ing a whole company, baggage and all.—
Flood tide and a little roving brought us to
Fenwiek's Island, and here we are eneautp
ed on a beautiful --pot near a deserted rebel
fort, or erlooit",ng the Asbepou liter and St.
Helena. Sound. We are about four miles
from fort Drayton, on ('tter Island, and at
this point renwiek's Ildand is so narrow
that we can easily obtierve all that pattses
tit or dowa the South Edisto Edveit. Ifev
9red very arc of this -land,
descuted by the owners; the negrm.s, too,
have gone, some to Port Royal and" others
to Otter Island. Our camp is within a hun
dretl yartitt . cf a cotton gin, the engine and
Machinery all in good working order;
another and largor one is three miles higher
hp the South bank on the Island.—
Stveral large Cotton tiehls are close by, but
so . Much of the cotton is waste!, it being
over' rim by cattle, Cc., running through,
and the wind scattering it, as to make it not
worth the picking. The field in which we
rite cnimmped contains DlM:sand:3 of bushels
of sweet potatoes, still in 'the ground; all
we have to do is to dig and cook. I counted
this morning eighty head of cattle in one
drove—quite a number of milk cows, also,
thirteen horses, hogs and sheep without
number. Of course Uncle Sam's Pork and
'leans are net called for to a very great ex
! tent.
The encampment on this island iv under
the command of Capt. Itynho, who ha•
been actin Major of the 'regiment, Major
Kilbourne being at home on recruiting ser
vice.
For 11., Col Spy
Col. Wolsh remains at his Headquarter,
at rot 'Drayton. lie had, t‘[ . "o days ago,
made a co=plete reconnoisance of this isl
and, having Company K an escort. The
Colonel expects to ho here erery day as a
visitor, hat will retain his headquarters at
the island until nll the guns are mounted in
Port Drayton, ;which carve as a base for
operation of . tho troops uroler Lis command.
lie seems to have fail confidence in our
company and its captain, and expects us to
do some hard fighting; ho is determined to
clear the rebels from his scope of operation,
and make the boys distinguish tLemselves.
We aro much pleased with the Confidence j
reposed in us by the Colonel, and every man
Oltr Army Correspondence.
Ir.I.AND, S. C.,
I.),.•oetn6er 21, IS/11.
is deteradned to merit it. lam sorry alr..t
we have so few ten from home. If Iv had,'
our I:lends with us, viho are, for the sake of
wearing pog-top trci:t:crs and being called
perishi'4g with cold an,ct shci-t
rations, digging hats, Yc., around Wa;hing
ton, they would l better pleased and it
would belacire honor to our good old town.
I omitted i4lention in my last that a town
of huts has been erected on the lower end
of Otter Island for the residence of the nu
j menus contrabands. It is neatly, laid out,
and constructed iirineipallj of Palmetto—
the leaf being used for'thatching. The ap
pearance of the village is unique in the ex
treme, and very comfortable for the &Ili:Lens.
Corporal Martin of Company K was the ar
chitect. The christening of the town was
celebrated by a fandango, in Which the old
adage—"dar's music in a nigga's heci"—
w.-. 1 verified. In honor of an e'steemed
friend and client of our Colonel's, and a pa
tron of the spy, the place is named "Bus-
LETVILLE." The Doctor is named as Queen,
and a throne erected re'cdy to receive her ma.
jests hmuodiately on her assumption of the
crown and sceptre. Let the Queen charter
a canal boat and come on as coon
Isaac might come along providing lie can
do without whisky. (ll,.slity might bring
drrs. &nil!. as body guard.)
The U. S. Steamers Vixen, Seneca and
Pawnee, were off This place yesiorday: they
had been shellieg on the Fort at thy: mouth
of the North Edisto—the rebels did not fire
a gun but fled in great haslie, :caving their
baggage, knapsacks, drums, and even their
flags'behind them; mono than 2,400 of them
fled from the three gun boats. 'The ves se l,
were under the command of Capt. Drayton
of oar navy, formerly of South Carolina.
Three vessels were captured at the same
time—one leaded with cotton, one. with corn,
'lnd cite empty. The Vixen, Seneca and
Pawnee, went last bight to Stone Inlet five
miles from Charleston (strongly fortified)
merely for the purpose of drawing the lire
of the rebel guns and test their calibre and
aeeeracy. They will return
, this
and if I can
~ gft any later infornation of
their proceeding; will sem ! it to you.—
Charleston papers found in'the F rt at N.
Edisto gives the partielars of the great file
in Charleston, fun one-thir I of the city be
ing in ruins. Acculcnial Fire! I would not
be surprised if Charleston itself would he in
our possession within a mouth. The rebels
since the Pert 13oyal affair seem to have
great dFead'ef ear navv;'yet they think they
cam whip our alanY; we think differently,
and hope in a shOrt time to disabuse their
minds on this point by giving them partic
ular fits.
I predicted in a former letter that the
war would virtually be ended by April 1-t,
;1862. I still think so. With the loss of
Charleston, Savannah, Mobile and New
cfrleaus, ,n I other place; on the coast, the
rebel army will dissolve into mauranding
and guerrilla bands, devouring the sit-Ac
t-dinec of the robe! states, but doing no in
jury to the country at large. Our large
artily will then licdmine part soldier and part
citizen, distributed car the rebellious states
in sufficient numbers to encourage Yankee
enterprise and maigsiition, which in a few
more years will be strong enough to reor
ganize society, on a Democratic basis, with
out sk.verj. Now Geographical Diti , ions,
and new State governments formally admit
ted into the Old Union—will follow, and
thus a thorough reconstruction will have
taken place without a great deal of blood
shed. Our army will be the:migrants; the
real property of rt„licls transferred to soldiers,
(who with th . ei: wigs rml little ones must
beemin permanent citizens) will becultivated
with prol , t, githout slave, but I;.ith the as
sistance of negro labor, will do all the rest.
The machinery of the old government will
more on, the nrmy will bee iga . 01 its new
character self-sustaining. 20,O&& men will
suffice for South Carolina, half that number
for North Carolina, 30,000 for Georgia, the
same for Alabama, other States in propor
tion. I am not s. prophet but Nerily my
pre•lic:ion may be fulfilled, and they who
have refused to be our brothers, must be
to serve us as their matt era.
Yours, &c.,
.ISLAND. S. C.,
Deconlbor 28, I$G2.
11n...a Spy: have no ti.ews to coin:l:wil
e:lW, hut as a messenger goes to Port 'loyal
to-morrmy, I thought best to give you a few
lines incrOy to i;ll',rin your realers how we
are living. Our camp (Coy's K and F.) is
a very peasant one; we have the ino,t ex
cellent fare, in fact live like prir.ces—roa-t
pig, mutton chop, stewed chicken, &c., are
now daily set before 11 0 , and you need not
be surprised when I insure you that our
fighting weight is vastly inercascd. In ad
dition to our cuisine we have our tents pro
dded with the must costly furniture: sofas•
mirrors, rose-wood tables, any quantity of
!blankets, &o. Contrabands to do our ,X;VIII
ing, and cooking. Capt. Rambo thinks of
supplying each hf our tyro coMparjes with
planes next week—we discovered two very
flim'onos on the Island ad;acent to this, but
having our boat loaded With pork and poultry
tin could not bring tho music with us.—
flayingjust read Panura's letter in the Spy
of the 14th in -t., We regret that distance pro
vents us from sending them a supply of
blankets, Poor fellows, if they and the
"Zoo Zoo's," with their fancy uniforms and
improved weapons, had half of what we
could spare, all would be comfortable
enough. We are now rreparing our seine
for shad fi-hing, and in a week or two will
no doubt have to plentiful supply of fresh
shad—sorry that we have no means to for
ward to you the first of the season. The
contrabands say that shad are very plenty
hero as early as the middle of January,—
Notwithstanding all the luxuries on hand
and in preparation, we are sill anxious to
go forward, the- order fur whiv.h is hourly
expected. We think Co. K would be able I
to lead the way RS far as the North Edisto,
yet. I suppose, "lliefear of hurling somebody
policy" of our Generals, will prevent an ad
vaaao until :t can be dunes-IM/ Ic.boar sides.
Are not you home . fidlts sick of this kind of
warfare? We arc: we think that it would
be better to_hzve 500
o men killed in the tak
ing of Charlem, than toltio 1009 d'e at
Port Royal and elio:wher'e for wont
eserdise; or, if,Charleston is too strongly
fortified to risk assauWn, push the column
through the country, acid send new troops
from home to keep open our lino of commu
nication: This might be'done with reason
-Ir.hle safety to both' sides, as the enemy are
'too weak to defend all points that might be
approached by our troops. Activity, an oc
casional victor„, and even on occasional de
'feat would improve the soldierly qualities of
our troops. Tho darkies (a few of,them man
age to escape from near Charleston and get
safely to us) tell us that the enemy are no
where in great strength except at Charleston;
but perhaps the Cabinet at Washington don't
know of all this, and as they arc invisible to
everybody—except portly contractor;—why
of course we must bide our time; Will it
eve: come? Seriously, Dear Spy, delay de
moralizes an army worse than defeat, and,
in any opinion, with au army of
men in the field, rasonablp intelligence and
courage in our Generals should crush this
rebellion in two months. I think if I was a
General, or Colonel, or even a Captain I
would do something even if somebody should
get hurt in the operation. Give my love to
all the old ladies and little children, the re
membrance of them renders me anxious to
light our share and return to them.
The news of the marriage of my special
friend P. S., published in time Spy, caused
general rejOicing in the camp, he is one of our
patriotic citizens and 1 find our boys are
much devoted to hint—that he may ever
Pr.-per is the wish of Co'y K.
Our Colonel keeps a rein on the boys, and
they I.lldSt be careful whore they frage.—
Ono ut the Lieutenants of the Rhode island
Artillery, with a portion of his company, be
fog apton a foraging expedition, came items,
it Catholic church, and although some of the
men with !alit were Irisfi catholics, they
brought away many artieles—vietures ? im
ages, tad other ornamental work— bet
to the Church. As soon as the culonol
heard of the deseeration he ordo . red all the
article, to he carefully packed, carried back
and depo.ited in the church, saying "that
such sat:rilego should not be tolerated; if
others saw fit to destroy chnroli property the
sin should nut, Le in any way iisitet: on the
Forty-filth." I have obtained a copy t t f the
order read to us the E•atne evening, which
you will find appended.
luurs, truly,
HEAD QUARTERc,
OTTER ISLAND, Dec. 17, 1861.
General Order o. 3: The troops of this
command will be required pay all due
respect to all property specially dedicated
to Om worship of Ahnigl:ty God.
Officers permitting soldiers or ne;•roes to
enter placei of public worship, to 'remove,
or despoil articles thereto belonging will be
immediately paced auder arrest for trial by
co urt-mar ti al. By Command of
TII , JMAS Ver.sit.
45th lteg. Penna. Yul., Commlg.
CA My olt ALLAN, ..;"1i.1.12. WASUINGTON 7
January 4tb, 1802.
FRIEND SVYI-TllO ColarriLia boys of com
pany I, Twenty-third Regiment, P. "V.,
are in weekly receipt of a package of the
Spy. At first we were at a log; to know to
whom we were indebted for the favor, but
up.in noticing how `deri/ish' nicely they were
put up (pardon the pun) we at once con
cluded to whom our acknowledgements be
long. The Spy office therefore has the
thanks of your correspondent and the Co
lumbia boys generally.
Knowing how well our little Borough is
represented in the present war, and noticing
the Spy has correspon rents from all the
Regiments they are associate! with except
ing the 23.1, I deemed it but proper to ad
viNe you of our whereabouts, condition, Cc,,
e-pecially as 1 believe we number more Co
lninl,ianB than any other Regiment in the
service.
First then—Vie most important and pleas
ant fact to communicate is the good health
of the whole of our sTiad (a pretty large
one by the way) and the;r gencral hapuy
anti comfamble condition. We have had,
however, to deplore the loss of a friend and
companion in arias—John Goodwin, whose
de:ath, and funeral I See you have recorded.
It was through the cxertion of Lieut. C. C.
Ilahleinan that the body tvaa sent home for
Interment.
cc,a j ~f
pot. camp is situated some 3 miles north
44. \Va,hington, on the old Biadensbure•road,
ple,tiant, healthy locality and one at least
preferable to those I . see occupied by the
various Regiments that surround us. -
I don't purpoze at this time writing a let
t;r for ol l ieet merely being to
give its readers a list of volunteers from Co
lumbia, connect:l with the Regiment, but
before no doing would like to say a word of
its staff otficeis.
Col. D. B. Birney, although a Philadel
phian, is widely known (from his businass
' eonnectitn) throughout our State and it is
therefore but useles4 for me to say he justly
de:erves his reputation as a Gentleman and
an Otricer. Col. Birney it will be recollected
Iserved as Lieut. Col. of old in the three
month service. Lieut. Col. Charles, Wilhelm
don't deg, ite his looks—ha looks the sod,
Bier. Ile is an offi. - atr of some experience I
believe, in a foreign country, and salved too
in the early Part of the campaign. ..,:tlajor
Gcutg'. Spear end Adjutant John B. Fas:•it
ire riko returned three oionth's 0 4 Zcers.—
Nl.tjor John Ely, of Philadelphia, of the
third Battallion is so fang tr a name with
Lancaster county business men, that any
thins' new I could say of hint here would be,
I s.tpp bting associated with the
Regiment. al the of:leers :Cosc i referred
to ara highly esteemed by the Regiment,
and egis argues well for their ability.
Had I time I would like to send a list of
line ttcers, but will merely say they are of
good material at.l composed of Gentlemen.
In fact the whole Regiment I think is got
ten up of the right material, and when the
opportunity offers, as I hope it soon may, to
try the stuff ne are made of. I don't fear but ,
the f 2 3 ,1 will prove itself equal to what its
many friends would hare it.
Below is a list of the boys of Columbia
...
and vicinity, connecte,d,with the regiment:
LIEUT. C. C. llm.not.i.N,Cour.c.cv I.
LIEUT. B. F. I.IiLDEMAN, CO3VANY P.
.PRIVATES. ParvaTris.
C. K. Hambri , ght, G. H. Kline,
11. G. Bartel, J. Liesenberg,er,
:J. A. Grubb, J. Lee,
J. Albright, J. Lafferty,
P. Andrews, ,J. line:es,
G. W. Brooks, S. Markley,
B. C. Brown, D. Myers,
J. Brown, M. B. Mos:,.,
J. Blake, G. Mullins,
A. K. Berger, T. IL Meyers,
G. Beck, S. Miller,
G. Breneman, 0. McFadden,
J. Christy, . T. Jones, •
S. Canahan, P. Nolen,
J. C. Carpenter, C. Ohrait,
.J. Donavan, .J. Ohrail,
IL S. Dunbar, J. Rodgers,
.J. Dietrich, J. Sherri - ek,
T. A. Dunbar, 11. McCallum
Win. Dickey, B. Seiple,
J. Dean, S. Spense,
J. Loan, G. Shue,
S. Dolcy, B. Shaver,
M. Eisenberger, G. Seifreid,
D. Fry, A. Stauffer,
B. Fryberger, J. Shenber,ger,
N. Farrel, J. Todd,
J. o.indwin, - ^ J. Upilegraff,
W, Green, N. Will,
J. L. Grubb, Wm. IVagner,
F. Graidstnith, J. 11. Wagner;
A. P. Gore, J. Welsh,
A. 11. 11'rnly, 0. W. Wyko,
S. J Li..geut:.igler, C. F. Wright,
S. Ilarria, C. Yentzer,
11. Flarrk, 'II. Zimmerman,
B. I laser, W. Farrell,
C. 11. Kline. 13. F. Hubley.
G. S. Kidder.,
*Died in llopital.
Since being encamped here Madam RU
toor has ~ ften given us hope of our soon being
:novel nearer the enemy, but as frequently
have we been disappointed. The last bit
of intelligence is the possibility of our join
ing Gen. Burnside's expedition, but I fear
this is too delightful news for us to
To show the high appreciation in which
our Col. is held by the "powers that be".—
he was offered a Brigadier Generalship, but
deelinc3; not wishing, to be separated from
Ins regiment, to which he is so much devo
ted. It would ho folly fur ma to tell you of
the scones and incidents at Camp Graham
on the occasion of the late Flag presenta
tion; for you have had them admirably
•
sketched by both pen and pencil In our
oeckly periodicals.
1 will take occasion to advise you of any
thing new hap perking to, or the general
av:emett CS of, the :234.
A BIRNIX ZqUATC.
LATEST WAR NEWS.
"45. ,,
IMPORTANT SOUTHERN NEWS
The following important items of now,
were obtained nt Fortress Monroe by a th
of truce from NOT folk:
A despatch from Pensacola, d tied Jan. 1,
says, "Fort Pickens opened fire yesterday.
The fire iti not renewed to-day. Oar Lattertes
are silent."
The Charleston Mercury in,s a di-Tidal),
anzatuneing the holding ef a large Federal
force on North Edisto, and the setZure of the
railroad station on the Charleston and Sa
vannah rail road.
Sixtecu ledgral war vesiiels are reported
at Ship Island.
A destructive fire has occurred at Rich
mond, Virginia, consuming the theatre and
other property. .
ADVANCE Dr THE I'EDINIA TROOI3 I SOUTH
AunusTA, Jan. 2..—Private Dispatches
from Pocuialigo, datod yesterday, state that
the FeJerills 'attempted an advance front
Dort Royal, but were repulsed by the Nine
teenth .'2uuth Carolina volunteers, under
command of Col. Jones. The Confederate
lo's was fifteen 1;1110 and nounded. One
Yanlico was taken prisoner, but thei: loss is
not otherwise stated. lien. Lee has inform-
DAvis that he is ccslident of his ability
to prevent the Federals from advancing us
Charleston or Savannah.
The Richmond Dispaids nay:: that a pri
vate dispatch was received from Centreville,
by a prominent military officer now in Rich
mond, in which it says that indications point
tfs a Federal attack at an (iarley day on
Evan port, and the probability was that a
simultaneJus attack would be made on other
points on the Potomac.
nc rENs.icoLA n01111.1131)31ENT.
The Richmond Vispateh, of Tuct , day, says
the Confederate liatteries replic I to Vort.
Pickens, and the firing continued all day.—
were engaged on either side, and
no ca , ualties occurrent with us.
Gen Bragg- ab-eot but Gen. Ander
son was in command. Gen. Urigg returned
on the but the redorals did not renew
the attack and our guns were silent,
Later front Port Itoyal.
NEW Y01:1:. Wiley G.
The steamer Vanderbilt has arrived with
Port Royal adviees to the morning. or the
third inst. She brings 3,691 Liles of Sea
Island cotton.
Gen. 6te‘enh' brigade advanced on the
wain land on the Ist inst., and took pOS•Co"-
SiOil of the rebel batterie9 tiller a short re
si t. tanc e, iet which the troops Isere aided by
the ;_ - , , tinboats in shelling thew. Gen. :Ste
vens followed op his sacs,., is within bis
miles of the Choi leston railroad.
A fltg of truce was received from the reb
requesting permission to bury their dead
and en hour was granted for the purpose.—
Then they fell back on their fortjacations,
which are said to be very extensive and de
fevded by:from HMO to It!.000 teen under
Oen. Pope.
Their loss is unkn 'wit. Our force was
4,500 men, and we had only eight wounded,
ineludiug Major Watson of the EightiOlieb
igati,
Gen. Stevens now holds posscs-don of the
malhland, and awaits reinkrecuteuts fl:Lan
the North to proceed.
THE WAR IN WESTERN VIRG/1;1A
General Kelley Routes the Rebels 2,000
Strong—They Retreat from Hancock
—General Milroy still 'moving—He
disperses the Rebels in Tucker co.,
WIIfIZLINC, Jan. special despatch
to the bitelligencer from' Cumberland, last
night, say a detachment of Gen. Kelley's
forces, emumeiinde I by Col. Dunning, of the
Fifth left llomney last night at twelve
o'clock, and attacked the rebels 2,000 strung
at Blues Gap, cast of Romney, at daylight
this day. The rebels were completely routed,
with the loss of 15 killed, 2 pieces of cannon,
thei r wago ns , tents, &c., with 20 prisoners,
including ono commissioned officer; our
loss none, It is mimed here this after.
noon that the rebels are in full retreat front
Hancock.
Ctxcilvs.vrt, Jan. B.—A special de4patch
to the Gazelle, from lluttonsville, says that
Gen. Milroy is still moving. An expedition
sent out by him, of 3UO of the 32.4,1 Ohin,
under Capt. Lacy, into Tucker county, dis
persed...WO rebels—capturing a comtui- , ary
and a large amount of his stores, a Fires
Lieutenant and a private. raur rebels were
found dead on thn ground, and a large num
ber wounded. Our detachment is still in
hot pursuit.
DALT 3 mon tl an, 4
I=
Tar. 5TA.7.2. -Lactsi,:.Turz.--The -Legisla
tun met on Tuesday. In , the Senate the
following officer:, wPre ehoeen;.they being
the nominations of the Republican caucus:
Speaker.--Loris IV. Ball, of Blair.
Chief Clerk.—George IV. Hamrnetely, of
Philadelphia,
Assistant Clerl.•.—G. S. Berry.
Transcribing Clerhs.—F. Ilitcheocic, J.
M. McAfee, Dr. M. Orlady, Mr. Watt, and
Mr. Hadallion.
Sergeant at-Arms.—Berman Yerkcs.
Assistants.—Messrs. Moore and Dickson.
Door beeper.—Join G. Martin, of Lan-
IRE
.Asz,istants.—Me: - isrs. Ilunsecker, Heins,
Moorhead, Liblett, Johnston and Bubb.
.dicssc2:ri.:r.—Mr . . Walker.
A 3.5 ;S (C. a Aressell g er.—V. Brower.
The liA;ni3 organized by the election of
John Rowe, Esq., of Franklin county, as
Speaker, by a vot:3 of 53 to 43 for Wm. Fop
kins, of Washington county, who was th.e
candidate of the "lireekinridge democrats:'
Mr. Rowe is a "Douglas democrat," and
received the votes of all tho Republicans:l
- Lancaster county members all voted kir
Mr. Rowe escept Al:rrtham Peters, who
voted fur Hopkins.
Synopsis of the Governor's Message
The first annual message of Governor Cur
tin to the Legislature of Pennsylvania was
sent in to that body on Wednesday. Gov . -
erne:. Curtin's message, emtains touch that
is interesting, and will amply repay a peitir.
sal. From it we learn that there remains
unexpended of the military loan $300,507 41,
and of the ordint,cy revenues $55-1,598. The
United States government ha- repaid to the
Stat, nit account of IN military outlay,
$606,000, and the balance in the Treasury
is $1,5 UlAitts, The ordinary revenue fur
the Tear has decreased. The State lons un
Laud a stirplus of uniforms and equipments,
which cost $190,000, which the United
States ivverntheat has agreed to take and
pay fur. It has not yet been found neces.
sory to call in all of the military loan.
The Governor devotes much attention to
the sun jeet of the sale of the canals, the dif
ficulties about the Wyoming canal, the re
quisition for three months' value eels, the
proceedings thereon, etc. Ile also details
the history of the liming, of the Ile•erve,
their transfer to active service and the ad
ditional reqi,isitions aid orders of the War
Ihipart Mem. 110 states that we have now
prvice liii rvgiments of infantry,
of which six we rifle regiments, 11 reg,i
mew:: of cavalry, one regiment of artillery.
seven detached companies of infantry, six
of cavalry and six of artillery, And 6400
men enlisted fur other States, making in all
: 1 5,57; men in service. We havelaiso 16038
liven preparing fur service, giving a total of
exclusive of the 20,175 three
months num.
The national government having request
ed that the Slates would abstain from pur
elia•ing 'arms, as their competition was
fout.d iujuriuus in time mat bet, the Uoverno;
did wd u.c the authority tested in him by
the Legit.lature tor the ;qtr - muse, but has in
struetel the Adjutant General to buy arms
as 00,0 he on do !..o v,itiloat clashing
with the War Dimartment. The Governor
reeatilmetol, the emplayinem of military in
-tractors in the mn•mal •chouls and the es
, told:41111cm of a milimary academy. Ile also
calk attention to the tilteen per vent. whitot
oat, 00 savetl by time State a•amintingthe pay
ment of the national dtrc:t
The dereicee of Philadelphia and Erie is
spoken of, the stops taken in the In.in , r
mentioned and the I.egislatuie recontateml
ed t t at ten I to :t iu e,i,e tho goV-
CrIIIIIVIIt should tell to do so. A:together
VIC me age is a Ind , ine-s-lilie document.
Columbia Lumber Market.
Panel boards and Malik, W. Pine, $33.00
Ist Corral. . a 44 2S. Op
2nd '. " “.
Culltttg " e, 17.00
11.00
Inferior 8.00
11.11Scantlin ,
~ .1 12.00
Jaws and Bcaniilng, Hen-dock 8.50
Boat ds, t. 8.50
[MI Sea:11113)1, ri 10.00
:WI Plank, 20.00 a 25.00
;ding.
Long Sh $l2 a 15.00 ingles, 9 a 10.00
n• pre.; .•
10.0 P.
Kustcring Lath, 2.25 a 2.0
Arrival and Departure of Trains
I . I::.'ISTM' YVAN' A RAI LIIOAD.
Tans trcr I.
Nliaielta A ecominoilatio.n arrives : 7.50 A. 3Z
Lanta , tPr Train leaves7.so 4 ,
Harrisburg 5,12 P.
Nlail !carps
Weshcard
Harrisbura Accom. leaves
Lancaster Train Silicas
NORTHERN CENTRAL P.AiLwAY
:ginning train arrives at 7.10 A. Sl.
leaves <4 7.20
Noon train arrives << 12.15 P. M.
leaves 12.50 t ,
Evening train arrives 5.00 I , 4 6
leaves. G-15
TO COSS. VC'S.
The Ailverit-er hal til2 leoui re-lured to health in
few
.1 very -1:11ple rilll i, after lotelog
•tithoed 1 . 41 n 1 , 1, .11:1 11
11111 111 e Coto...totoluni-0, tifl/(101114 10
./1 . oin /• low the vueotet of cure.
To .111 who do‘lvt• ti. he IA itt n ropy of the pre.
st (friral chore/1^ with the direr/tOO%
for te.;i mot riutig the - lone. V. they will lint!
-t 1,111 (.111.1
•A.111)/A.
ouly ahp.ot 01 the ilthiertl.lir 111 f einting the
131. 111 . i1: /he turd . pread
In
h/i to 1.,, r 1
us,. le. emu v.v. , - lo Inc joy:do:dile, and
• i.t.p• • Ve ry tli 111" 110 It will
O u r . 1 1110111 1 1111111111: id mot prove a
ue,l,lllti it - onto wit 10th it a.e toldreS
li i.v. Lt) \ MID
Kin ‘N.1111.1111-1.11101.
gs Counly • New 1 ark.
Oci l2i, 1.01.1 tn
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rn Am) ExPERIENcE or As
vALID.
Phil,l,-hter: for hi, lotot•fil n. whirthithz nod n
tm moon Ftllti, fin+ll)Nrrym,.l),.l,(ll.•
1'.7(•1121,1., bupplville; at the• thhimr time
meoht. oh -elf-cure. try (111.1 r, tared 11100,11.
rtr
pui to grin exphot.e throodi niedieni
aLnul.e atni Single copht, Cling Lchail 0
:11th -`r. '\r Md}thttr. . Bedford, Jim.;
County. N. V., by chelohttog n prepool lead 0.-ard en
fllchulter.il6.lZ:Gl -310
$25.1 L'IVZPZOICATEATT. [s7s.
AGENTS wANTED!
AV, yvoil pay froth to S 7", pt , r ramplt. and ail
reo`t - 1 14..+1 , -. or vonlnl,• , 1011 Par.
111 free. Atlilre, ERIF -.1 .W1•0 :%lAeolso
l'opANI, R. JAMES. Gt,tleral Ohio.
it.rrAns _'.,here i.. perliap•, no d. pert
multi of itiliCary len"mc•s ie which there has twee
more marked improvement Wan to the eloiltiog of md.
;1,1 V . ct maw: years otTicers and private..
' were rued ur et relent. y. hieli were altrie=t.kta tight.
They wore leather "lacier. whiels were worthy of the
"may. for they kept the Y..•trel to tributattow white
Weir t(alibitirer,t, arid tic
lit made volition a.
ui Met of great dttlieulty. Durrig the precut war
of our vollicieer- e< prover. , their uniform..
Hera n ...me Clothing Miller ft.yeklell & SCilwn, NO.
611.3 tn.d a; et.e.lout •!ree:. above SiXth,Philadelplita
nhr.tfis efolfung that in perfeelly etir4 sub:Jamie! and
lie. cuatog The firm, :Turned have gene largely tote
the llu-ate.. of leaking Military Clothier.and their
enal.le there to fin the largest orders in the
.11e:te.t pe.sinte Woe.
ZYD
.
thoi place. on 'ndny morning, Nth innt., from
1.11.N7!..11:N BLEGZ, 1!:C ;volt 5 ear of Ins uge.
The fuiirril teal hake place en to-morrow (Sunda)
nfierinion, frora the LuMeran Church, at 2 o'clock
erkere the 6 :011J5 of Ihe family are invceil to attend.
In Ccorantown. D, C, nn Dee.. Oil,. ASSIE A.
, I..l2h‘er of AVll . ls4nl rnd Jane Welsh, in the 17th
• ,^t of horn
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