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Er The atlzinuld of the .a.dir ected
to the ddivitiseme* f Dr. .3.farkleltaWnity
31edidiner to be found in another • C. , tuidu of
this paper.
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•IV - S , -I..tkenstr.nisology fur theNliiife
woo.ltiliai,bisoue—Aerny.:Porresp_o_n_denee to
diy-every one is interested in hearing
from; Joireoldiers.- %was 'news.4's • 'lot.
- •• - - - -
ipperte74, anothp: calm haring4ttle4 after.
he lute storp:ataiYantieipatory of the- vest..
Will thitefehl 4t Areiltown or at Ororintli,'Pr
PA4iirtaVright‘owtheAlliesinirritth---
LIC AspTElvrlsEmENTs.—Messrs. L)citard
advertise Potatqw,..krtples. and Or-
angel, of which, the have a full supply at
heii - bta.rid Arcade. 'They furnish
verythini cn.:seasonnndat thilonestrateQ.
them a .
' Haldeman gives notice of another c.riFial
.4' Spring Goods. The'. stony: •i; alrmuly
• 'prim g,d beautiful, and almObt'vreekly 4d
di Ilona- iri;maiie,
Maltby. & .Case's advertisement of new
::pring Goods will be found in another col
umn. We• invite attention to tho gnuds uf-
~~ 'S'
tax, Isson.txcx Com ;vow. c.ij pot,
generally known that N. McDonald, E•ro.,
opposite neighbor, is merit .for the
4ove Japprance-Company. lie now trans ;
mem tim-liusinesa of the company for this
plaec,.andinsarers gre.t.ereby advised that
nil policies of insuranc - el-wilits renewel by
him at +expiration. Ilia Lifted iv nt titer book
s:oc* 41:Saylor 11CDJaahl, Fruht Street
above Locust.
A Ftsc Pi.vso.—A few evenings since wc
1414 the preesurevf listening to some - good
music performed on's. spithrdid insautnent
:it the _residence of P. S.!3,loTtigne: L'Ary: . It
iy, from' t,he de:lathered mitnufdatory of T. S.
Berry. 4 Iltroatlwny, New York, and in
loth tone and volume we can pronounce it
4 ne of the best parlor pianos 'We have over
heard. In.finish it is remarkably handsome,
hvinl,7, of best rosewood, peautifolli cirna
ntented. A better judge than ourself--31r.
.Andrew Zeller, Organist '.of PetVs
church—pronounces it one of the best iti
‘l.truments be has ever performed on. We
hope to see , this make of nittnes,•which is
jußt introduced bore, in general favor among
our Man ••.sna. Ir.WeTague certainly has
an instrument with which he may be per
fccdy satisfied.
F.ste.—Tlia Fair for the benefit of
this. Lutheran Church, now being held in
odg r.nowe 'Hall, has thus fur been deci
dedly successful, and promities to be still
mere so. The room Is handsomely de.-,ora
fed, end the tables spread with everything
ntiradtlie tinepalatable.• The attendance
each evening • has been large and the dis
bursements liberal. This (Friday) evenin.4
She "Keifer Orchestra" will doubtless ad
meterially to the attraction. (We would
hdre say hof• the-' , .y.effer" that the progress
made since our twit visit to their room, is
astonishing. ';We dropped in casi week and
spenVecoVpletif hours very pleasantly his.
tening to their fine music.) Saturday is ad
vertised as the last evening of the Fair; but
neare requested to announce to the public
that on Monday evening a supper will be
.given in the Fair-room, the tickets to which
twentrive cents. •Scitn;itliing hand
some and palatable may be looked for,"atid
the patronage should be general. • • • • '
..irretsruvirs.—We had noted fur re
mark a couple 'of week's since two public
appointments for our town, but tl,is was
perforce omitted, with all other editorial.
It is not yet tee late' we hope.
That Mrs. J. Fry was to succeed our.
latd la . M z ented " ?oltmastor,•ll'. 11.11Y,1,.1511:.
has been gerrerally underittoutl. :.-;l3tt re
ceived her cumin:salon in March, and tin the.
first of April-entered upon her duties. Mrs.
- Fry has, in fair, -had uharge of the elfwe
ever since the death of her husband, and in
that time the publiz has bud time to learn
that iyher 'hinds everything will be pro,
per!y and satisfactorily ad minietere , l. Every
courtesy and attention way he lucked fur,
not only from the incumbent, hut , fitazi all
t tie subordinates of the office, We may can
gratulate ourselves on our good , forttano in
I.a.vlng oar Pust Office in strehdiands.•
Our friend John B. Bachman, who has
been acting since the departure of •Itr. B.
Rohrer fir the wars, as Notary Public, has,
it length, received the appointment to that
office, made vacant by Dr. R.'s resignation.
The appointment could nut have been more
worthily warmed, and we offer our con
a.-attilation tend! new Notary. Ile makes
a good officer, end' protests a num's note
Kith as great mitigation of the necessary
unpalatable features attending the operation
a, the nature of the case will adiniz..•
A "Dm hcer. ant n
e•.urrttonly protracted freshet in 'the Susque-
Lona during the Past week. The water
h is been above rafting stage at this p int,
u..d we hear or 2. general freshet in all the
10-ad waters. It , untititairted a height even
with the pier opposite Walnut street up to
Thursday, when it commenced 1411ing."
this writing (Friday morning) nothing has
ui rived from above, but whit n few more
inches' subsidence of the flood we may look
1 . 1- an 'inrasion of our up-river visitors.—
The clearing out of the creeks and branches
will proltably,ceraoreteneral than for years,
and every Twat: ready 40-raft will surely
be floated to marketable Spring. • it is said
that lesiluin'ber-thtin asil, witn sawed last
winter, otiiitiOo l thiabb:enei f'lll4.ily of the
I umbr.rmen army: :This deficiency.
if it exists,-;•wilf be quite made up' by the
more than ordinary' ntinunt of lumber run,
that there willTl_4l,l3. supply.
+nlea hav:o Lassomade as pit: • Prices
thus far average - 4bout a dollar a thetisand
I.iglaPr than brit re*,,ttietinyer! !till' hold
oft antlyttle attock•at our vitifirm is larger
c.r,s geDc.7.l. •• •
-=On last - MOnda7 the tow= wv-: siocked by
the izitellie.' = :"^ - dilliat triother:cf those too
* "-- -
idenl , e hb4 happened that
m0re..... on t i . , - -; dinsylvania, Railroad, a'
shcrt,tarthe eastof Lancaster, by which`
,a
one ef s , our most ' highly respected citizens
had Eftst hhilifeonchanother been severely
if noWall
Y Watindad. The details of .i the
ad atfP-1 — ;,,44im thlityrhen the local fre!gli,„
lihich sleTinlytlat on Monday moragg.
was near Conestoga beld,m,..the J. , zoiter c4„ . ,11i•
engine, ` - 'l46: l lit,"'itTilE . ldeirti r tuirtiii - Olith;
dome yhichistrichrqbeepgineer, Mr. Isaac
, ViiiicaCiiie",• - 6nliead,liiilins him instantly.
ho fti4eintil`Sir. G eorge 0. Fisher, ryas very
,seriously inihred. Uis left arm suffiered a
compound fracture , his side ia',,lit:uised and
iminiermirinjury in the reg,l'On of the kid
neys is probably. very grit's-El: From his con
tinued insensibility—lie - U•aa Silll uncbn
scions on Thursday evening'--it is7,f7.afed,
that his brain has suffered. .
The body and the wounded mart were
immediately taken back to Lancaster, where
3.1 r: Fisher received every attention, Dr.
.s.tlee being called in. Ile was brought to
his home iirtlAS place on Tuesday evening,
and is now attended by Drs. Bruner ant:
MeCorkle. A's • titiThsee' said, he still lay
insensible on Thursday erer,ing, but Lis
spin ptotns were more ezteuur4idg;
The remains of Jr. Finkabine were
brought home and the funeral took place
from his residence on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. F. was one of the oldest engineers on
the "rottd, and stood among the first as re
gitras ty. Ile
was most careful, c.n( it may be depended
upon that the accident resulted i _lron ne
glect or want of caution on his paii; lie
leaves a family to' mourn his
. foss. and a
whole commtiniiy to regret. the en timely
and tragic etid of n snob citi en: '
The cause of the accident . is a mystery,
which may be inn measure cleared up if
Mr. i?isher ;:oierB the use of his f.ioulties.
In the event of a fatal termination to his in
juries it will probably remain a unsolved.
A SLANDEZ ON THE FIrTII
New Yurk Times uf April I'2 (and we believe
the T, ibune of same date) charges the offi
cers and men of the Fifth Pennsylvania Re
servo wit'VclNakenness and disorder on a
certain occasion. We Lave not seen the pa
yer, and only learn the oharge tli;rOugh
Lieut. Evans, Quartermaster of the Fifth.
who authorizes us to deny it as altogether
:false. Ho says in explanation of the origin
'of the report, that Government has been
'supplying the men with a whisky ration in
'wegther. The Division Commissary
'had brought on the ears from Alexandria
several barrels of whisky, which the "Buck
tails" discovered, and knocking in the heads
they, with assistance from a ...Veto York Re
giment. finidlaei it. Of course there was a
disgraceful frolic, in which, we are sorry to
learn, tire ratan Dom the Fifth participated.,
one of Whom gut drunk. the only ufkieers
drunk (and There were several) We're of the
Now York Regiment. This occurred three
miles beyond — Sla'nassas, while the Fifth was
t least four utiley 'nearer Alexandria.—
Lieut. Evans had home of his go:Literates
ter's stores on the train with the lion ir, and
knows what he s!ity* . to be correct, •
The Nevi York"ditilies employ a recitless
set of reporters, who, deprived of their past
facilities fur betraying the movements of the
army to the enemy, resort to the safer and
equally congenial occupation for their mis
chievous pens—blackening the character of
Pennsylvania soldiers. No repetition uf
warning will ever teach these slanderous
acrikpers cayion—decency is beyond theii
camkreltension—until a half dozen of them
are shot as wholesome examples. '
!MEM
MILTIZEN3SILLER AGAIN.—Tho Mount Joy
Lard has struck his harp in morntul minor
strains of late. Ile has left with us a col
lection of lamentations—his last two issues
—which are chiefly deeply sable in complex.
ion. flis January effusion treats entirely
"lc death and defeat, "Bull Ron" serving as
thonl.ost cheerful 46:1:;cct of four. The very
Latest, however, s'el..pff an uldtcary with a
juoilation over the "Donelson victory." The
Union triumphs come so thick and fast that
if our poet would immortalize all he must
put out a weakly broad-side. Ile announces
as In preparation - numerous mom wi.tls of
late fatal events. and we may speedily look
for a fresh effort of the Muse in her inn.t
, tragic numbers.
Ti: PeNiv tars AT PiTrrlteß3 LAVD
ING letter from the surgeon of the Sev
enty-seventh pennsyhania regiment, re
ceived here to-day, gives us some further de
tails of the late battle at Pittsburg Lai.ding.
The writer sacr'nsto be overwhelmed with
the magnitude of the conflict, and though he
states flat' our loos was very severe, he
speaks of ihe result as a glorious victory for
the Unfelt forces. The Seventy-seventh
regiment, CJimial Steinbach, was attached
to M'C iok's division , Atli! "
pluck! a most
conspicuous part in the fizl3t: 2:he brigade
left their camp on Sunday morning, and
marched twenty-three miles to the scene of
the engagement, over the most horrible
roads, arriving at Savannah about 9 e. m.—
battlefield was reneted that night, and
the inea lay down in the mud and rairi
mil daylight, when they joined in an attack
on the enemy, which was conducted in gal
lant style. The Seventy-seventh made a
brilliant bayonet charge, and covered itself
with glory. The entire division compli
mented them rt,t• their steadiness and brave
ry, and dalhihg manner in which the charge
was exectiittl. diiision, he states
was Lally eth uti, but the:Stsleiity-serentb
though in the thickest of the tight, had but
' lice killed and ten wounded. Oar Correa
pondent gives a description of tlte i«ekening
spectacle which the battle field" presented
after the fight llundredi of bodies and the
carcasses of horses innurneraLle lay fester
ing in the sun, while the air seemed black
with huzzaids, attracted thither by • the
stench which filled time atmosphere for
miles amend. The writer himself would
seem to luive had mi 13::sy' tints of it. Re
was engaged in &egging' the wounded from
11 A. M., till midnight on the 7mb, and had
not Mit clothes or 'boots off for n
Pitatrrl tVionicle, ril 17th. • "r,
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gam*, as one or4the best sustain ell stories
thipias lately ciUtne before,,,,te pn fic. The
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~s ame
tained excitement, although_noxvre__than
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effott. The ster . r is 'told. plainly, clearly,
and carries with it the' conviction-that it
' ntikKt'vrell be a naerative of real events.—
There is n stficiency. of ther - indispoititaleje,
condiment to be found in the love passagei
I of two pair of tender hearts to season the
book palatably—not highly. Any one who
undertakes the book will probably read it
through; ne We - did, without pause,"ana be
thankful to the writer for a great pleasure.
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PROCE.E.DISLIS OF Couxem.--CoLumniA.
April 18. 18G2. Council reet:gbe r9ll t ra.
'called arid Messk 2-teCtiesney and Sour
... •
"beer repoited absent.
Minutes of previous meeting were read
and approved.
The Road Committee reported the ex
penses since last stated meeting $36,10.
The Market Committee reported that they
had rented the market b e nches, and paid
into the Borough Treasury $274.
The7inance Committee reported that the
r-reasUre;i: had paid' the Columbia Gne Corn•
pany's bilt . due April ist, $55,45. Also,
the bpd io and interest
$10.47: Leaving a balance of $144,55 . in
the tren4ury.
Mr. Breneman moved that John Eldy bo
appointed Cul!mai of Borough ta'xes for
Which was ogre:o :to.
The following bills were read and crdered'
to bo paid: Jno. K. Ebeilein, $2; Swill
Wnites, $25,80; D. S. Chalfant, $16,50; W.
Timony, $17,10; C. Bowers, $3,60; Joseph
Measel, $3,06; J. Rumple & Son, 4G cts.; P.
Snyder, $2.48; C. Focht. $0.26; Jacob no
gentogler, $1,50; John Lobegan. $1.85; P.
Gardner, $1,58; I'. Gildersleeve, $1,71.
Dan'! item Agt., bill for $28,12, for sup
plies provided for the Lancas•or Fireman,
September, 185 G, was presented for pny-.
went; which was, on motion, referred to al
committee consisting of Messrs. Breneman,
Shuman and Eberlein, to ascertain all the
facts and report at next stated meeting or
Council. •
On matins of kfr. Brenemr or. or 'or
was dravim an thti Tredsurer fo; VllO, in fit
uor (it'll. M. North, for salary as solicitoi.
fur 1861.
On motion or Mr. Appold, Mr. North was
eleCted norough
Mt:. 1100 k" niojed 'dint the Rent and Re
pair Committee inatruct the Supershie . 4)
clean Potter's Field, and have the outside
fence repaired. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Appold, the Regulator
was instructed to examine the alley situate
between Perry and Mill *streets, to a.ccrtain
whether the proper width or not, and report
at nest meeting of Council.
On motion, Council adjourned.
Attest: Wm. 1". LLOYD, Clerk.
Oar Ariuy Corresponticace.
OTTER ISLAND, March 28, 13C2
DrAR Srvi—We have just came in from
lonkiag at the artillery practising. There
was a little napartition get up between Fort
Draton and the ship Dale; which beat, or
how good the shooting wag, I am unable to
any, not being an adept in the buginesq. I
i think. however, from the striking of the
shot, that the gunners were new beginners
in the way of sighting, thciug,li they handled
the guns very handsomely. I under;tand
that the firing was ordered under the belief
that during the impending attack np.in Sa
vannah by Gen. Sherman, C ttn. Tatnall's
patent pitch-pine burning steamers might
ilitac'ut:-.....atiboats and escape through mune
• •
passage u nkn o wnw tJ our men, from the Sa
vannah riticY(though we are arl disposed to
think that Con. boPont's • vigitance will
stop all the "rat holes"); and in that case
their direct route to 'Charleston would be
right past our gons through St. Selena
Sound. 'though the event may not come to
pass, still it goes very strongly to show, tile:
' our Colonel commanding the post and Lieut.
Truson, commanding the D..le are alive to
their duties, and are not to be caught nap
ping on post. If there should be an attack
h er e, ihere:v..pl i not be made that old thread
worn excuse in many case:., that we wore
••net ready" after occupying the position fur
several to mths. It is tio soldier;s duty,
whether , . 'officer• or private, to be always
idady, at the shortesrpossible notice, and we
are all folly taught that 'here.
13y the way. I understand' that while the
Colonel wrs convalescent at home,liO in
formed many of his friends that the'4sth
did not support any regular sutler. his
numerous friends at home 'and especially
those who have relations in the inkintent,
would very likely be not a little surprised
to hear anything to the contraryCbet not
more so than he was himself, when arriving
here, he found there was a self-oonserthted
sutler in the regiment doing a high-handed
business in the way of /selling a great many
unless itcicles, together with very few Wind
"net —all 'at tremendous rates; literally rob
bing the guldiens of their hard-earned and
well-des } erOed wages. This self-styled sai
ler was allowed to follow the regiment from
Washington : o3.Y (atter the regularly ap.-
painted one , had been s isipiseed for doing
just shat 1.116 Prrwint'ee . lkiyled one has
been doing) Vrotided he irony sell useful
ett eeneonable -pried,: bat fining
broken.tbe the following interims
t , ..„
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- ...7 - --•-• - .5.W1N0 ,,, ''1. 4
': " -'.. -.. i , e- • - written to-mr.-Starrywno - s
now at New IrsaLlatygg-in , ka. tat+ Pil-q:
. 4 3
agood.s. • 4 0a.;. - " ct .i ?..i...,: ;•'" ' 4
:p:i.h..t.Do.. w iißs, o r . WAND,Es c., p•
F . . i m :all "2941862 f ~
t.s.
;" limit , Staatt,ilEsc,..z-- Sir,.; liar never
appointed a sutler, fair'lay4eagitneiri; nor do
Llntendte make ouch ibpoitittueno could
never see aneceSeity falai:Olen
,iriatitution*.: 7
On the contrary 1 tuf t wiillksratiS:fied.tbat
nntny.evilitiarise ,theref4onrlrt,„have*o' 014 -
jectiomf.to youritilreit'any othisegglittetablai•
person, selling useful articles to the men, at
reasonable prices; -but'rivill'igietieribit"ii
sutler's store within :ny camp for the sale
of fancy articles, &c., merely for theLsalre of
enabling a favored individual to entice
money from the pockets of my soldiers.
I learn that during any athv.ence.from the
[ regiment you have constituted yhurself the
autler tfor,,the regiment;-and-Isom sorry-to
(learn that you have sold large quantities nt
Inerchandize, for cash and on the ticket sys
tArfi,vvOich the men could easily hate don,
without--tie few useful articles sold lit your
tent have - bee& charged for at eatortionate
rates. You have my good wishes, ci,c., for
your prosperity, but I must inform you that
your general stock of fancy and unnecessary
articles must not be brought to this post or
regiment for sale to Vie soldiers. . ...
Very Respectfully,
'• -•-• - •Tuoitts Wm.su.
Col. 45th Regiment, P. V.
Since the sad accideiit . wl;ich occurred
several creeks' ago, and the multion lasi of
infornied you as far as known, in
my last letter [not yet come to hatid.—ED.]t
tho following change of oSzers has beeil
made in Co. K.
Captain—EDlVAßD A. ELgET.
.tat Lieutenant—ANDßEW J. It'EAstErt,
2nd Licutena nt—C.six is S. BUDDING, Act
ing Adjutant.
Ist Sergeant—John Gelba ugh.
2nd " Samuel E. Iloine.
3rd " James McCann.
" Henry M. Wike.
sth ." Charles H. Koch.
'lst Corporal-eir;fe'rishi. , r.
2nd " Jacob Yong:h.
3rd " John Miles. '
4th " Theodore Wilson.
5M " Willinm
eth " Lewis Martiri.
_7th James D. Bell.
Bth " Timothy Sullivan.
There has been no change with the re
mainder of the Company, sirice.t,ir last
pony vas' fkii•wr . ded to you, With the
e.f.eeption of the addition of the new squad
of recruits from the vicinity of Columbia.
ft was a capital addition to the Company.
They take great interest is their duti6s; and
have tmtde graft improvements in their new
profession. They are . 'cry much disnp
pointed ir,
, tg) .s t 11 , 1vingporpoptl Oaktin !as
drill mas.ter, 1)14 Lis pfeficieney °ails him to
other duties, and they are compelled to do
without his efficient experience.
We live on the top of the pile down here
—4lave everything, imaginable that is to be
found in these parts. Some of the whitest,
sweetest and most tender meat to be found
—anti what think you it in? IVby Alliga
tor, to be sure; what else think you could
be so nice? Now, we send a special invita
tion to you and all our friends to come and
partake of our plenty. We will have the
dishes served in what ever styleyou like best.
please don't put off coming too lon. , as the
boys of Company K are out every day after
their choice bits, and the delicacies will be
getting . scarce. But do not forget to come,
and'we will have a tender young one for the
aee a si on . I,Ve are glad to hear of nor friend
Corpora) pimery ; sorry though that he is
falling away, and only hope that he will
take advantage of the above invitation, and
we will insure him that his bones will grow
fat on Alligator.
PIIOCIAN
OTTER ISLAND- SOUTIT CARM.IS'Ar
April 17th 184.
DEA t St' :—We receive you regularly,
and read you with great avidity. Glad tit
learn that•tho river is up, Canal open, 11,!!
Columbia and Reading. prose.-ing towards
completion. Where is PAtrumr? where is
Zoo Zoo? and where is omm:tut.? thtdr at-
Bence from your columns is rote a erimsnal
neglect. Stir them up: we never heir from
our friends in tither Regiment unless through
their letters ptibtAbed in tits tss'itti., I eau
scarcely deny myself ilte luxury of another
wrangle with "Z ,o Zoo" to draw hi,. out.
what say you, shall I oi , oh in? nr hare.
they been transp , .rted to Dixie to“? All
quiet at Otter I•latot ne rat.thd etch get
up an alarm. The health of the c ,inotand
was very bad—full sixty cases (of Spring
fever) reprted unfit fur duty on Monday
morning. lam happy to state that a rapid, I
improvement is ellw taking place. The
Colonel finding tlirtt thr, Surgeon did nut
fully understand the nature of the disease,
turned doctor himself, prepared a large
room for Hospital tio. 2, and prescribed low
diet and rest for the patients. A seotioel
at the door prevented the patients from
going , out. Each is allowed one pound of
cracker with a full supply of water, daily,
and nothing else except that in a few ex
treme ases, capping and leeching
are aided. The repzedy has had a wonder.
ful elfecf—oi4 flirty; cases were Cured in
one.day, and morning Ilovnit.trtgo. 2, is
em rty. Several old soldiers were'astiMislied
in their own crises': add 'seem to be really
surprised at the speedy cure effected b' the
new system, and ihe rietc ' Doctor:
Since my last some changes hare taken
place among our line officers. Capt. Parker,
of Company F. resigned. Adjutant Gregg
was appointed to his place. Lieut. Kelsey
is Captain of Company K; Feaster ht Lieu.
tenant, Sergeant C. A. Budding was promo
ted to the 2nd Lieutenancy, and has since
been appointed Adjutant of the Regiment.
sod Sergeant John Gelbaugh appointed 2nd
Lieutenant of Company K, 'qui p e is ist
Sergeant; Corporal Charles it:net!. is ;law a
Sergeant. • Budding from Vrightsyille,
Gelbaugh froM :Marietta. Both have studied
hard and have made themselves thorough
soldiers; their own good condOct and quali
fications have earned them the promotions
The Colonel, I believe, was governed en
tirely by merit in pis promotions. Our
boys are proud of their new otEcers, and
highlY gratified that their Sergeant! have
been promoted. Wrightirille and Marietta
rotrY well be proud of their hays in Company
Budding makes nn accomplished Adju.
tantOielbsulgh, too, ie ono of the finett. drill
*Seers - initke service. I I igher hatiors await
them.
A Hat e contict zd likelq to take' piece
.coon Aptirveiq dti!. troopeiond
Society - Agents sent here toenmeliarate the
con - cligarof-the con,trabanda. ThrSociety's
Agentraraiialall4.heftirnituri.iiike eft by
the 'ititsente% reol p ptpeS. t Tte .so
thinks , that • the" hartti;tite ho
consequence will be thuksoldiers will cause
agents to dietpli_t)enr fr4n, thisl4e'la otise
fulnesu(?). ThUre seems
, th
felloW -4 `feeling ' between the PeUnsylrsnis
sold isteßs:.!o'gliind - AbO.);iyoltist s.
Our tioops look upon thetuss being too
mean enonit to Volley" up the Fin} , to steal
I from friend or foe.
the Steamer Doston has ~Ns: come :nto
bringing Cient:Z.s-ler and recruits,
he is now very busy in distributing letters
and pap'ers brought 1:n. the boys front home.
The New York Herald of the oth inst , in
forms us of the capture of Island No. 10,
and of the great battle at Pittsburg Land
ing; also, that Gen. McClellan and the army
of the Potomoe are at Yorktown, all this
looks like work and I always predicted that
when our Generals would put the army in
motion, the war w, WEI soon cod and the
rebellion be crushed.
Augustus Wagner is improving slowly—
all others of Co. K, are well, except two or
three in hospital •'No. 2;" they aro likely
to he convalescent to-morrow.
Yours, &e.,
" 45."
CAMP WI . NFIELP SCOTT, I
YEA:: YORi:TuM:.:, VA, Aprill3, ISG2.
DEAR Stlyt—kome
, time baring piped
since you last heard from me I supPotie you
think I have forgotten you; but being where
there is no regular mail and it being reported
that a n mters gong north were stopped at
' Fortress ildnrue," you will have to accept
that as my excuse 10/' not i7riting sooner.
At last I can tell you something u; the itebels
as have been honored with some of tite:ri
shells. Qn the fifth of April we took up our
line of march from."Canap pare" and march
ed some thirteen miles: we then rested for
the night. Early on the morning of the
sixth we again moved forward to attack the
enemy at Wm wick .Court Ilonse; where it
r F ported tbgiWoubl make a'stand; but
when we arrived the game had flown. On
our way We passed through their ftrtifica
tions ari4 barracks at Jones' Mills, which
had been abandoned, t;10 enemy tuking all
'their guno„kut leaving their barracks in
good condition, /.ftet l leaving
;thc enemy crossed WI/mil:it river, where
they are very strongly fortified, and it is re
ported that the batteries and entrenchments
extend from there to Yorktown, which is
about eight miles. We are encamped on
the north side of the Warwick river opposite
some two or three of their batteries; the
Rebels oceasiunaliy amuse themselves by
throwing shells into our camps, hat do us
no harm whatever. We can now hear very
heavy firing toward Yorktown and our brig
ade is drawn up in line of battle, we expect
to be ordered forward every moment to
attack the batteries on the other side of the
river. Su far but one of our regiment has
been wounded—Spencer of Co. G. Ile was
shot throagh the knee while on picket.—
Our boys are all well and ready fur a brush
with the enemy. Capt. ILldOman with
twenty-sever men is now doing picke.t duty
along the ricer. I think by the tint e'iou
receive this we will be in possession neYork
town, or at least the "ball" will he op'tMed;
and with such generals as McClellan and
Keyes to lead us, j think we will give them
A lesson which they w/11 nut soon forget. I
cannot promise when I will write again, hut
will endeavor to let you hear from me soon,
when I hope to give you some interesting
news. I must stop, as General Graham's
orderly has just come to .our Colonel:- with
order., Person. tcyittng should direct to
Co. I, 231) RE:IIItEST P. V.,
'ra hums' Bri Eetie.y . Fourth Corps
d' Armee, Camp flitufield Scull, Noir iink
towy, Tra , BirirP.ps Mwti
killl cikkb.a‘Jr to mite xv e u.in t:.e
battle i, ever: th , ‘:14, , 1;et.:
Ydurs,
XE %U. AVVT. , V,
13tli. 1662.
DEAR Srvi—llavitt, an afternoon of 'lei
sore I devote it to another letter fur your
columns, Of the general news of the day,
of cuurse you are equally well informed vri'h
myself. Ti:o "Mail West" thunders through
Front, street with clock-like punctuality,
bringing "Press," ••Inquirer,' &c., as of old
so it were useless to occupy your attention
with what yiat nave already read in those
journals. I trill only say that the recent
war news is most cheering, though our suc
cesses have been purclutieSil with a fearful
sacrifice of life.
My last communication was from Fairfax.
On the day following the date of that letter,
we returned to Camp Leslie. Although this
retrogade movement was distasteful, yet our
old camp, which from nearly a winter's oc
cupation had become endeared through a
thousand associations, welcomed us as to a
home. We here spent a week or two of
dulniss, varied only by the thousand camp
,
rumors to which, as old campaigners, we at
tached the proper importance. At last, on
the 31st ut Marcl2;l, 4 e were en route fur Al-
Axandria, with ilia j);9l:si pg convictiou that
we hal said a final farew . Cifto Camp Leslie.
'fhe river road by which we marched from
the long L'111 " 7: Bridge lies s elose"to"aial par
allel with the railroad, the entire distance
to Alerandriat. Of it I will simply
in plaics it was almost impassible. '
We rude through Alexandria at x.nnxet,
and encamped abuut a' mile west of the town
upon the linear the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad. Here the trains passing so fre-
Nuently, reminded many of us of our North
ern homes. Oa the north Fide of our camp
is the public ioad - toaaing tram Al . .v,andria
io Fairf.x. It resembled the striggliug
main street of a village, and was thronged
with travel. Fiom ary close neighborhood
—my tent stood scarce twenty-five feet from
the th,oroughfarel-I liad ;apple opportunity
of seeirig inuhh that i l l'asSedi airdeempared
with 11;4 tiklnotony of niror4 camp life this
seeme4 lilce l a'addee transition te l t i s situp.
gle bustle of it' in tiaiicin. ,„.iitrut
two h'undra Yords to tie north ieFort.Elle:
fifteen minutes' time I could gather but lit
tle. The Corporal e dire7l to coanc el li
through the works rag efiiiig attentiv e
courteous, offering roM:ll3l:eratton thaw
,had time to absorla r it.ffelind howitze,
mounted. on heavy . cars/agog , many
24
bobaders, rifled. eannun,*7 l ; with a nuqr .
ber oftraa gime irs,e9 in 11;e111exican wAir.
These latter were ineet , rilmtuob narrt•.:
, as, "Munterei;" "aik4Zllll36 7: Pah.PA'l= - 1
to," "`ltesaco,"!...3lesicu,';!Atc..,Beyend,the.
railrodd • is a 'slope ascending gradually to
wards the south fur at least a mile,
is dotted with infantry encampments. In
the .. ev 7 eniiig wheriahe several regiments form.
fur drew parade the music of their
floats 411crobs:tbe.valieyvnow with the mighty'
swell of bottle notes, and again in softer
strains of Tsri!:l',.. t sr hope airs, stirring our
souls with` - mingled emotions of ardor and
tenderness. " The brow of the hill is crowned
by Fort Lyon: ,This is a large earthwork
covering "Cd:ei:9ril acres, mounted with the
heaviest gone. ,To the east, between us and
Alexandria, ig the principal cemetery of that
city, itd contrasted dark evergreens and
brilliatit 'white monuments forming a strik
ing foreground to the magnificent picture
beyond, wiih the Mite Potomac stretching
far into the estance. 'l l O the west?;itr as
eye can reach lies a splendid valley, dotted
with farm-houses and rural homesteads.
McCall's Division lay about a mile to north
ward of us, where you might have met with
the Columbiana of the Fifth Reserve. Our
nearest neighbors were
. Rosit's Lancers.
When on drill or parade a thousand lances
With their black - shafts, glittering spear
points and guttering swallow-tailed pen
non's, formed an interesting spectacle.—
Their peculiar drill was a rare and excitin
novelty to me.
In taking the best advantage possible of
my opportunities for sight-seeing the (Lys
tt - !t bout ennui, and as so many hours,
until the time arrived for our embarkation.
Ordered to report at Alexandria, we once
more took up our line of march on a clear
and beautiful morning, and passing through
the c;ty found ourselves in the midst of a
bui!y , scene u, on the piers and wharves of
the Potomac. f cannot pretend to describe
the incidents attending the embarkation of
troops which was rapidly going on; but one
fact particularly attracted my notice—tipt
this seemed tit length to be the hour of part
ing. Piiends of . itcers and men who had
followed and dwelt near them ever Wnc.e
their enlistment now gathered at this spot
for a general farewell—whether or not, in
I many cases, a final one, I feared to specu
late. I cannot dwell upon the many sad
scenes of parting which touched me deeply.
Innumerable instances of the olinging ape
tion of woman fell under my notice. Among
yonder company , of soldiers, within the
sound of my voice, is frequently seen a face
and form more'delicate and slender tban the
rest. It is the wife of a sergeant. She
boarded the vessel habited as a man, and
has since moved freely among the men,
respected by all. Fur an insult offered her
there would spring up a dozen avengers.—
She is following her husband to tl;st
but has, as yet, experienced but few of the
hardships and vicissitudes of war. This
savors of N. Y. Ledger romance, but is nee.
ertheless simple truth. I am straying away
from the narrative of our route, however.
We were shipped, towed into the stream,
and left anchored for the night. Some slept
on deck, some below, whilst many officers
and men, on . thp strength of being at length
successfully embarked for Fortress Monroe,
felt that every feeling of propriety prompted
a display of patriotism in recognition of the
occasion. As we have many quaint and
original characters among us the festivities
were nTorapanied by niuoh genuine amuse
ment. Keit morning was a brilliant one,
and I ask your readers to accompany cup in
a delightful voyage down the Potomac; but
as f Lind I have corehd more paper than I
t.ad intended to devote to Our stay at Alex.
ardrin, I cin t pt,stpane t..4e tr;i, unt:l zielt
week, wir:r, I h,-ne lu land thu:e who may
filow me in my adventures, safely.at Fur
tr,•-• Monroe, and carry them inland with
too "Eighth" to the I. , cality of the present
writing—Hampton, Virginia. Till then—
adieu. CAVALRIST.
WAR NEWS!
FILM FORT ZICILEDTS.
Refugees fr4onsthe Rebel Camp—Fort Mcßae
Abandoned—Only 50U Rebel Troops at
Pensacola— Capture of a .Rebel Fort on
Santa Rosa Island.
New Your:, April 17.—The steamer Phil
adelphia arrived nt Havana on the 10th in
stant from l Fort Pickens. She brought nine
refugies from the Rebel eamps, one of
whom was a sutler in the army. The party
run away fram the Rebels, taking with them
$lO,OOO in gold and'a iarip amount of Con
federate sorip.
There were only five hundred Itebel sol
diers nt Pensacola.
Fart Mcltae had 11.,53 s.banclone4.
The fort at the cistern end of Santa 11osa,
Island had bean taken by the
lJnited
troops.
TUE ATTACK ON "FORTS Pp 141 P. AND JACKSON
- LATEST FROM FORT Pict:via.
NEW YORE, April 17.—The lieraitl's Key .
West letter says that ten mortar boats and
three steamers have passed PortsVackson
and Philip. Mississippi river, without a.abot
being fired at them.
Pensacola was not Yet evacuated, but a
deserterr - from Pensacola says that„only one
thousand men remained there. The heavi
est gaps had been removed, and the rest
buried or spiked. Forts Mcßae and Ba
lances had been mined, reedy.to he blown
up whericet:aii attack is made.
Front the Army of theßsppahazutock.
. s .
• •
Severe Skirmishing ire Frata of .111cDoweit's
Column-The Union toss—The Rebels
Burn the Fredericksburg Bridge.
We have information from the 'portion of
Gen. MeDovveirs army ibex on the 17th in.
Leant, marched' from dire vicinity ollyirrenton
Junetion,upon Frerieriskitrurg; The distance
was nineteen or. twenty mile!, wbieb it **exam !
plished
,by - 7 A. M nest -entirnius. 5, Ito
prOgreis avail 'disputed:tip a rebelToree . of Ord;
legicotot 0f.. - ihliatiu7;:oae;csi•eivialriy; inid4
battery of irtiliery, which at!emrted to make.
two distinct stands. They were however
dtiveniacrois die Rajapabannock after inflicting
4 4
tißgn ems loss Oliver ill enl.sind ten wounded,
(alrr cogr i alryjVLien '.lpg . 3ter, the Ha t a,
cipcliglkilled, CO • tifatrie nded and
a sQuable scout, natolfl nton'i ly wound.
ed. Co4Bayard,s ham'e
° as bodily wounded
unroraktOlL
IMmediately after 'pitting , their escape
across Htse RappahannoEit bridge, Oilpobste
Frediiiksburg, the RekitilApAi e ed the torch
,i Ve thltrintralferdelayedrrol our prd
is IliiiPzilirei-Vt ow n. By ' l a m e , Orli , however
that obstacle kgrobahly_eyercoroe.„,,„„lcs,,,not
`frin - ivn 'what had been the loss of the Rebels
•in the above mentioned skumishing..--,, , , '
= [Special tlespatch to the
ON ROAD ISETWEr.N FREDERICKSBURG t
AND AVIA CREEK, April 18.
',We occupiieg the suburbs:of Fredericksburg,
on the telt aka' of the Rappahannock, at 7 dr
slock.-..,-Tbe+troops , veider he imnie'd -
mend of Brig. General ;Augur left Catlott's Sta
tion yesterday, and..made afil•ced march across
the country ape ruifei.4 ": t "'
The advance 'was under Cal
patrick, of the Seccond New York. ' •-•
The Ira Harris Cavalry drove in the enemyrs
outposts and charged and captured OLIO of ltis
camps.
Lieut. Decker, of the Seccond New York
Cavalry, was killed by the enemy in die charge.
The troops pushed on the next day et 2 o'
clock in the morning. • •
The advance under Col. Bayard., ,Firet• Perm
sylvania Cavalry, was attacked by u'',bady of
infantry and cavalry, and had a hot syi:ripied,
in which we lost - five men and fifteen gorses
killed, and had sixteen men wounded. Severe;
of the enemy were killed and wounded in tbir
charge made on them by Colonel Byard. The
miraber not reported.
"The Colonel, who it seems is always to bear
some mark of having been in the thickest of
every fight in which he is engaged, bad his
horse shot four times. The command then
drove the enemy's forces, which fell back with
out further resistance, and which consisted of
a regiment or infantry, one of cavalry, and a.
battery of artillery, across the RapPahantiOck,
but were. unable to save the bridges, which
were prepared tar kikerfilit by having tar, shav
ings and light wood in the crib ia ork, and which
were fired as soon as the enemy crossed. •
Later Particulars
ADVANCE ON FREDERICKSBURG.
The following additional particulars of the
advance on Fredericksburg have been recived:
About nightfall on Tuesday Gen. Augur's"
Brigade was ordered to advance. The General
and St:ff . preceded the troops, and arrived ar
Catlett's Station late at night. General Me-
Dowell arrived on a special train at 2 o'clock.
on Wednesday morning.
The command was halted on Wednesday,,
for the arrival of the supply train and the re
mainder of Gen. King's •Division. In the
meantime the rebels placed a field piece upon'
the south bank of the Rappahannock, and en
tertained our pickets with frequent shot and.
shell, without doing any damage.
On Thursday, with the taint light of dawn,
the command started. Lieut.-Col. Kilpatrick : "
with the Ira Barris Light Cavalry, led the ad
vance. Before starting, an order was issued
directing the ins.tant shooting of any one de
tected in the act of pillaging, burning, or wan
tonly destroying property. No occasion was
found for the exeCntion of the order. Late in
;he day the heat compelled the men to relieve
themselves of everything not absolutely indis
pensable, and overcoats and blankets strewed
the road.
Six miles from Catlett's Station recent
,traclls of rebel cavalry were discovered.--T.
Tivelye miles beyond the enemy's picket was
driven in. Gen. Augur pushed rapidly for-
Ward with the cavalry, and the Brooklyn
fourteenth Regiment, and a section of artil
lery. A small rebel mounted force was dui-.
covered, which retired skirmishing.. The
chase continued for eight miles, the Brooklyn,
FourteeattCwithoiit a single btraggler, keep
ing up with the cavalry RIO artillery. Lieut.
Decker, Company D, of the Ira Harris Light
Cavalry, was killed while gallantly leading
one of the charges. He was shot through the
heart. The rebel by whom he was killed, and
ICI others; yiti/e "almost at the same install{
taken prisoners. Ccl. Kilpatrick charged upon
the camp of 'the* enemy, driving them like
irighteng4 41eeP, hyniciiptured a large amount
of forage. The coniTang bivouacked for the,
night in the enemy's canto, after a march of
26 miles.
Few men were fotin4 on the farms along the
road. Several of the fainiluis expressed Union
sentiments, but every man capalile of perfurm:-,
ing military duty had been pressed Into the
rebel service or made prisoner. •
During the night the Ira Harris Light Cay.
airy continued to harass the enemy, and in the
morning, led by Col. Kilpatrick, charged gal
lantly upon the barricade across the road, and
drove the enemy's advance back with consid
erable loss.
At daylight the command moved forward,
forcing the enemy across the Rappahannock,
and compelled them to retreat beyond the
heights south of Fredericksburg. In their
flight they set fire to the bridges, upon which
had been placed heaps of combustibles. The
Chatbiou yid ra,lroad bridge. were destroyed.
'he Fickler' bridge was saved by the strenu
ous ettorti iif the Berdan Sharpshooters. The
little lowa of Falmouth, on the north bank of
the Rappahannock, immediately opposite Fred.
ricsburg, was found almost entirely deserted.
Several Union families remained to welcome
the advance of our troops. The people, gener
ally, received our soldiers in a friendly manner,
and expressed surprise when assured that they
were to be protected instead of murdered, as
they bad deen assured by theßebels they would
be.
Our occupation of the place was a surprise.
The mills were still running, and women and
children engaged in ordinary domestic avoca
tions when our cannon belched forth its thunder
from the adjacent cliff.
Gen. Augur and Staff were courteously en
tertained by Mr. J. B. 'Ficklen, a wealthy
citizen of Falmouth, whose loyalty bad render
ed him obnoxious to the Rebels.
Private Haslam, of the Ira Harris Light Cav .
airy, acting Orderly for Gen. Auger, was shot
by our own pickets while carrying mn ceder
from the General to Colonel Sullivan. Private
Brinton, of the Seventh Wisconsin, who had
rendered etlirent service as a scout for Geneaal
King, bad his leg broken by an accidental shot
while in* front.
Immediate preparations were made for the
repair of the bridge that had been only slightly
damaged. Fredricksburg is virtually in our
possession, as our cannon command all its ap
proaches. There is no sign of fortificaticins.—
The enemy's forces, composed of one regiment
of infintry and one of cavalry, and a . battery
of artillery,, bhrned their camps and fled. .
Colonel Rosebroke, the Rebel commanding.,
officer, was out examining the pickets at the'
time of our approach, and was chased by Colo
nel Kilpatrick four miles,,but finally.sseaped...
We have captured nineteen prisoners, and _
killed a number of the enemy,-bat many"
is not yet ascertained.
'atsszAL n'nowr.Wie MOVIMEN7I3.
Major General McDowell remained in Washl,
ington on Sunday night, and returned to camp
yesterday. His forces are still in possessiorr
of Falmouth, nans,itl to trederickatitirgissi -
fact well known to the Rebels; who coccupi ,
the latter city, and who are preparing
10 or
pose any attempt of McDowell to crpss -the '
river; hence it it supposed, that the loyal citi..
tens of the United States may be trusted with.
the same information. When - the Rebels re=
treated across the Rappahannock arid burned"
the bridge behind them they; also. banned thef -
steamer St. Nicholas, which was . stotwa by the , ,
Rebels months ago, and all - the other vessels
in the port. • • ;•r"-.
•
THE CAPTURE DP rnsisatcssurno,
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trial:share, salvo
Wh have ..eaptuspd,nhaeteen mariiimps,ssma- --
killed apuntber of. the enelop . hut..,tiow aoseppia:
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nuothetof stesttotitiindi easidersibTar
*tr+. o'unt or: SW: PPIRCIR at Erlifiaberg. t-THIPW I
cars ara.busiut runningstosAt e jaiotnitts eiv e
iliaa
The pS'etoitrettlestfit Lair Fousitops
watching our inevennenta.
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