gen . :
CO U ASIA. P
SATUUDAI, MAR. 7, 1803.
New Iliblicatioim.
MCCRICAN AGXICCI.TCRIST.--Tho ldarch num
ber of .the A4riculturist contains much season
able advice and -andorinatiao ,eirAtie
lirmer—
indeed for for general reader, 'rids excellent
monthly may Ae - ceed vcttb advantage by
everyone.. Some item of interest or value
will repast futuaid. it should be general I y
circulated..
Asttr.zeagt Ea - cannon ono nfiview..—The
gpeneraicantents of this excellent monthly for
February are: Railways; the Regolotion of
the Carrency ; American History ; A National
Statistic:Al Bureau • Ancient Egyptian Arts.
The Spentakien--Itluranee,'Patent, Monetary,
be., Departtnents--are ably conducted. We
notiee teat an old Columbian, S. S. Moon,
formerly, of the Commonwealth Insurance
Company, bee become a partner in the publi
cation of the Exchange and Review.
A Poonot•Neois - er Orroan.—By Mrs. Wood.'
Pbiledelphte,7: '/. B. Peterson & Bros.
'Wm twee received from the publishers a
opyssfatrs. Wood's latest work, published an
aideanco of its appearance in Koglanst„.from
reookttnteta. This story, like most .trout the,
same pen; tarns upon a mysterious crime, and
She obscurity surrounding it is so well pre
*revel, that to the very end she denouement
may turn eithersme way or the other, with
&qua probability. The interest is conseguct.tly
interne. and sustained to the last. "Mrs. Wood's
simple, straightforward style of story-telling
is so well adapted to the
. present taste ill
4ctioc. that she has but to write to secure
thousands of -readers. This work, however,
will stool sin Its own merits, and trust be
ranksdartsong the most successful of the ac
entriplisbed author's vronderful tales.
Tits Soggy Night" will be sent postage
hoe to any part of the country by the pub
ilishers, on receipt of the price-9.1 cents.
Tex Saseetio Seam:cu.—By Fiancta de Flees
Janvier. 'Phila..: T. 11. Peterson & Bros.
Messrs. Peterson sends us the above fine
poem by dandier, commemorating the pardon
by the President of young heat:, a private in a
Illaime -regiment, condemned to be shot for
sleeping on picket, and who afterwards fell, a
glorious martyr, in a gallant attempt to storm
the rebel rifle_ pits at Yorktown. The poem,
with true discrimination, has told the tale
61111 9L1 , and without effort, and the result is
an effective poem. Messrs. Peterson have
got out the little book in good style.
A-marst.ic Mo:.:riti.e.—.We have received the
. l aavall's February and March numbers of the
" Atlantic" together. These are among the
best numbers of the best monthly published in
the country. Our first writers are regular
contributors to its pages, and the publishers
eves cross time water to press into their ser
oice the leading - authors of the mother coun
try. Every department of literature is repre
sented—each having its ahlest pen upon the
Atlantic staff in the columns of the monthly
have app.tired many of the notable works of
the last live years, but none of these outrank
the wonderfully delightful papers of Haw
thorne, descriptive of English localities and
scenery, which appear now and again in the
present and last past volumes of the maga
r.ne. We cordially recommend to our readers
:he Atlantic for 1863.
For Constable.
We are requested to announce 3. W.
Hamilton as a candidate fur the taco of
Constable, at the election, to be held in the
borough on Friday, March 20th. Isr.3. lie
asks; the support of the raters of the bor.
411;:.18
UNION LEAGUE.
A meeting of the Union-tor:Jig Citizect,
irrespective of party, will La
tel.) b. Town I,EuII, this (Saturday)
etrouing, nt 7„1 o'clock. for the PUZpI,IO (Jr
.orgstaisting itt UNION LEAGUE. A get.cr
a! attendance is invited.
!WADING AND COLUMBIA RAILROAD.
This railroad is now open between Collin,-
tih and Litig, for transportation of inerchan
klizo and passenger. The trains on and after
.Mcurrioy, Marcn 9th, mill run as follows:
Leave Columbia, 5.21 A. 51.
Arrive at Litiz, 9.Z0 t•
Leave Luiz, d .50 r. x.
Al/lee. at Columbia, 6.20 .•
ZeirThe Rt. Rey. IV2n. B. Stevens, the
Assistant Bishop of the I:piscopai Church
in Pennsylvania, will preach in St. Paul's
Chtiruh ea Tuesday afternoon March 10, ~
3 o'clock. The public are respectfully in
•tted to attend.
ADJOURNMENT or CONGRESS.—The .37th
Congress adjourned on Wednesday, 4th
inst., ut 12 o'clock, A. M.
Paottartn.—We congratulate our Mend
Gen. Lewis Merrill upon the noncuncement
of his promotion to the brevet rank of Ma
jor in the 1 2.nd Regular Cavalry, -"for meri
torious services in Missouri."
Tits "AKSZICA."—Seo Samuel 11. Lock
erre advertisement of his change of loca
tion. Ile will, in a week or two, open the
American House fur the accomodation of
the public, and promises to make it ~,e of
the but hotels of the borough. Ile is titling
np the basement in a very handsome man
ner. for a Restaurant, and will certainly be
able to offer his customers Srst-rate enter
tainment. The saloon is one of the largest
fa town, and with Sant for a caterer. cannot
fail to bo well supplied with everything
edible and potable. Do not fail to try the
"Asueriesn."
SEEDS 111031 THE PATENT OFFICE.—Those
of oar 'readers Who wish to procure seeds,
Ac.. from the Patent Office. are referred to
she anttjoined letter from Mr. Stevens:
WASSON:Mb:, Fab. 20, 1863
To the Citizens of Lancaster county:
Being about to leave Washington, I de
sire my isonstitusats to know that any letters
for seeds, cuttings, or other things in that
department, addressed to Isaac Newton,
Mist of the Bureau, will be promptly at
tended to by that acmommodating officer.—
tlitre the articles desired and the name of
this Post office.
Mill the several papers of my district in
sert-6o shore sad oblige.
Tusaastrs &art...4s.
itises Isom atcettOso.—We ilea the fol
lowing referee:a (copied frikro - ei - soseinary
of southern Dowd to a gentleman well koowo
it'Coll ireblii,4on of Ster.' Dr: Derseyhaistor
vi the Letheran'rChtireb of 'this
Edwin L. Dorsey, son of the Rev. Dr:
Dotimiectif Mat7landolter wareeptersid by
dia.:abate stear,Alarsineburs, is,lsekl,as a.
hostage Lira prominestSirtinien tram the
same *cation, now,held:bitbelifoitidstates.
We are sorry toriblr, boriefsill foitene;
hot trust his only sotrerif , ,m
will,.bs,dpgt3~a
tiotio[ liberty .
; pre sume his CIAO - 4111
be co:soldered. and ha will be included In
*be exchange of civilians which are occa
sionally wade. May his captivity prove
short.
OZ R COVCMBIA. Maticraortrass.—We bare
been quite raceentli sande aware of au ad
dition to the fiat of articles manufactured in
our town, which, though apparently of mi
nor importance, will eventually take front
rank among the machines of lessor magni
tude turned out at - our industrial establish-
ments. A few weeks since Mr. N. W
Greene requested a fair trial of a little ma
chine, which be left with us—Bell it Gibb'e
Patent Improved Chattel' Wringer—and for
which he is acting as retail agent. We
submitted the wringer to practical examic
titters, and it has been subjetced to thorough
test; and on authority we pronounce the
machine such a success that once in use it
will never be dispensed with, It's good
qualities are: It is labor saving, the gre
violas twisting under the old manual process
being entirely dispensed with. It is time
saving, the clothes being thoroughly wrung
by aid of the machine in much less time
than by the hands. It is economical of wear
and tear, the clothes in the process of wring
lug receiving no strain or twist, the pressure
being direct. It is further saving of time,
in that it eo completely expresses the mole
' ture that the clothes dry after being "hung
out" in little mare than half the time than
when wrung by hand. These are a few of
the advantages which we pronounce as es
tablished by the trial of the wringer: many
more doubtless will suggeat themselves to
the practical housewife. Mr. .Greene has
undertaken the sale of the machine. and we
can recommend him and the article to the
public. Mr. G. to sy be implicitly depended
upon: whatever he says of the machine may
be relic 1 upon as correct. The specimen
subjected to our trial is of the ordinary
make, and we can revnatnend it as thor
auzhly substantial in all its parts. We
have no he.,itatiou is saying that every
family should be supplied with a Bell
Gibbs' Wringer.
Upon inquiry we learned that the "wring
er" was manufactured by Geo. W. Brandt
& Co., of this place, makers of the celebrated
Pratt )lay and Grain Rake. We have be
fore spoken of the extensive business of this
firm in the manufacture of the horse rake,
and were well - satisfied with the information
that their business was about to be extended.
A few days since we visited their new es
tut.lishusent on Commerce street, and found
it in actire operation, preparing material
for their celebrated rakes. The manufac
tory is a complete one, Messrs. Brandt hav
ing fitted it .up from basement to roof express
ly fur their business. Every article used in
the manufacture of the rakes, except the
castings, is prepared and fitted on the prem
ises. Their machinery is perfect, and is
kept in thorough order. The motive power
is a beautiful little engine, the manufacture
of Messrs. Supplee Bro., of the Columbia
Manufacturing Company Shops.
Messrs. Brandt have recently purchased
the Breneman property, which adjoins the
lot on which their manufactory stands.—
This gives them ample room for extension.
and they are about adding to their accom
modations, by the erection of large storage
buildings. Tney also contemplate extend
it.g their main nulltl:ng front to Commerce
strict. The Nituation.is'an admirable one
CA their business, and with their opportu
nity for extension wo expect to see this the
busiest spot in the town before many years.
As it is, the concern works a large number
of hands throughout the year, and in the
-finishing scits , ,al," when the rakes are seat
into the market their force is doubled.
Brandt will turn out this season
1,000 rakes. Their bustness has been stead.
ily increasing, and is likely to continue; fur
the reputation of the rakes is established.
They reoeive preference over all others.
The manufacture of the clothes wringer
is yet in its infancy. It can be conducted
to great advantage by Messrs. Brandt as
they have all the necessary machinery in
operation, and the material is mainly the
same us that used in the construction er
their rakes. The reputation of the wringer
being once fairly established, large numbers
will be tamed out from the manufactory.
The article is very strongly made, of wood,
ircn and India rubber—the latter, of course.
being manuftetured elsewhere fur the ex
press purpose.
The steady progress of this establishment
it a. subject of self-congratulation to the
Messrs. Brand; who have perseveringly
pushed it forward in the face of many ob
stacles. They are alive to the importance
of a generalstnanufactory of implements'.
and we have no doubt will eventually estab
lish a very extensive business in that line.
With the rakes their success is folly se
cured: from the character of their second
venture—the Wringer—we have no doubt
that it too will prove a hit; and we hope to
see article after article added to their list of
manufactures until tbey build up one of the
great manufactories of the country.
Fens.—Oa Saturday evening. abo•it nine
o'clock, a fire broke out in a frame building
on Fifth street, below Union. owned by
William Baker. a colored man, which was,
in spite of the efforts of the firemen, entirely
consumed. The fire is supposed to have
been the result of accident. Thera was
some insurince, in the Lyeerning Company,
on the building. The owner, Baker, is one
of the most industrious and worthy of our
colored citizens, and the loss. if not. covered
by insurance, will fall heavily upon him.—
Re had just succeeded in clearing his house
from debt, and at the time of the fire, was
absent at Alexandria, where he is em
ployed. Baker is the man whose freedom
was bought some years since, when he was
arrested here soon after the pasesge of the
fugitive slave law, by a number of our chi
lens. The sum advanced for his redemp
tion was faithfully repaid, and io addiiion,
by hii industry, he has acquired thb property
which was destroyed on Saturday evening.
Thera getsral sympathy expressed for
hiss, in his ill foliate: • • •
soirrhe late Brit of Stauffer & Hat*,
dealers in Watches' and' Jewelry, !Steer
wore etc., at OW Market St., Philad'a.,
long a favorably known—bete been dissand.
Mr. Jacob Harley, one of the' lite' Arm - is
now carrying on the Wishner, at the old
etand. .rive hrs a,lrertimement.
TUX QUEEN OP TUE. WEEF.—To judge by
thesdfeet of the news of the caPture'Of the
Ram " Queen of the West" upon the -price
of gold;-and from the lugubrious comments
of the press, one might eimpuse that vessel
to have'been the pride of our navy, and; her
ucquisition by the .. iebels equivalent to our
utter defeat upon western.waterikil'Aelaoy
is, the Queen of the'Wesisis en insignifian! -
stera;wheel river steamer; heavily strength- -
el:led about the bow and fitted with an iron
ram or prow. She is not iron-clad. and one
broadside of the Benton or Essex would
blow her out of the water. Her, claims to
.distinction are her_swifttiess„-r-in contrast,
with the speed of our Mississippi gunboats,
which is very low—and above all the pluck
and luck with which "she - has heretofor'e
been handled, She accompanied the Essex
in that vessel's gallant attempt to destroy
the rebel iron-rlad " Arkansas" whilst she
lay moored before Vicksburg, and slimily
broke her back in ramming that monster.
After this exploit she wee compelled to re-
turn to St. Louis, almost disabled. Her re
cent feat of running the batteries - at
burg was a gallant one—the more so that
she was by no means - impregnable, and it
iP a wonder that she was not sunk. She
was then protected by breastworks of cotton
bales. That, in •robel hands, working in
concert with .other swift rams, she may
prove dangerous, has been proved by the
capture of the Indianola, but let Cote. Por
ter's ram and gunboat fleet enetunter the
strongest force that the rebels can bring
against them on the Mississippi: and it will 1 1
soon be seen that the mighty Queen of the'
West will be resolved into elementary sticks
as rapidly as any other rebel boat. The
losi of the Indianola, supposing her not to
have been entirely disabled, as we hope has
been the case, is a mere serious affair, for
she is a monitor iron-clad, and the only one
completed on the Mississippi. If she has
fallen into rebel hands in fighting trim, she
may interfere with oar calculations ma
terially for a time. We must, however, in
any event, soon have a fleet of new iron
clad.' ready to recapture or sink her.
ISIPORTANT TO TUE FRIENDS or VOLUNTEERS.
—The fullovring letter from James White
bill, Esq., is of importance to those having
friends in the Army of the Potomac:
IV ASUINGTON, D. 0., Feb. 25, 1863.
You may very much subserve the inter
ests of our soldiers of the Army of the Po
tomac, who deserve all the kind consideration
that can be extended towards them, by
giving to their friends through your val
uable and widely circulated journal the in
formation that packages marked with the
name, company, regiment and destination,
and sent to care of Pennsylvania Soldiers'
Relief Association, Washington, D. C., will
be immediately forwarded free of charge.--
All charges to this point must be prepaid.
Very respectfully,
JAMES WHITEI:III.L.
•
Army Correspondence.
Nrwroitz News, 1 t.,
Fabruary 23, 1863.
DEAR SFr :—We have settled down very
comfortably in our new camp, and although
we have been here but a short time, the
morals of our corps is wonderfully im
proved. The mails are very regular, and
we receive New York, Philadelphia, Balti
more and Washington papers, one day altar
publication ; we receive them top at the
reasonable price of five cents par copy—in
the Army of the Potomac we had to pay
ten. You are kind enough to send us the
SPY gratis, which is to us far m ire interest
ing then all the others combined.
I am very sorry that the Stevens bill for
enlisting the darkies did not become a. law.
Several, including Bill Brown, have ap•
plied for admission into this regiment. Of
course slab feel will not be admitted into
the 45th ; but they might organize compa
nies and regiments of their own, or go into
the regular army. We bear that the good
people of Columbia are in great tribulation
over the increase in "de cunt:it population."
la not this same class of good people rather
hard to please? Are they not opposed to
negro soldiers, as well as opposed to negro
migration into Pennsylvania? Are they
ant opposed to entering the army them
seine, or permitting their friends so to do?
And further, are not the same people op
posed to the war and to the Government,
and in betty sympathy with the rebels?
Are not all of these opposing principles (!)
the sum and substance of the creed of the
peace party ? Now would it not he better
to encourage negro emigration—in view of
the draft that must soon take place under
the conscription bill? In the Sou.h Ward,
where the last draft was so oppressive to
the white population, could not the darkies
fill up the next quota, providing the peace
men hang bank themselves The truth is,
we must have soldiers, and if whites will
not come, why should they object to the
blacks coming ? If an able-bodiel white
man objects to enlisting blacks, let the
white man have the preference, providing
be is not in favor of ONClpromitio or peace—
both of which mean Southern Confederacy.
That class of men are not wanted in the
army, and should nut exist out of it.
It is rumored that General Barnsi , le will
relieve General Dis at Fortress Munroe,
and thst our corps will ho divided—one
.
Thrtstun at Newham, one at Norfolk, and
one remaining here and at Fortress Mun
roe. This is to ns good news. Burnside is
the idol or the 9th corps. I am inclined to
believe that the news will prove true, and
that our regiment will be stationed either
in Fortress Monroe or at Norfolk. The
45th is regarded, as the most soldier-like
and best disciplin ed regiment in the corps,
and will no doubt be placed in the Most
important position. It is unireteally con
ceded that the morile of our men—their
conduoeand character—will equal if, not
exceed that of any , other regiment tbe
services. This is a subject of general remark
by °Moire of other regiments. If you doubt
it, or if any of your readers doubt it, pay
us a visit and judge for yourselves.
Quirtei•Maeter . McClure, Commiettary-
Sergsant Itintb. private Joseph B. Bostick.
and 'arnmsclir Rolliegtobirts, , have `it:rifted
from bottle. They bring such glad tidings.
and speak so much of home comforts and
pleasures, that the 'home-visiting mania le
"seiziiig all of us- Even I propose petition
ing for- furlough, in order to get my eye
on the good old town, and the girls I love
80 much,
. Respectfully &c. "45,"
Achiress:-CompanSc "K" 45th Regt.
(Co4.,Welsles) • Penns. Vols., lth Army
Curtis." Viii - Fortiessil/Cinroe, Va.. ' -
HEADQUARTER*, CO D, 84TH RECT. P. V.
CA.141. 2:24.11 FRECERICKSBURG, VA.,
February 15, 1803.
DCAR Srvi—The weather. has been very
rough, cold and windy during the past.few.
days, yet it is far preferable to the heavy
rains and dense fogs to which we had been
accustomed for quite a long time previously,
and wbieh converted our streets la camp,
into mud puddles, and created adrciway'and
despondent feeling among the boys. Every
thing is quiet here at present, end indicates
' that there is no move iis oontemplation be
fore next month. The troops have generally .
comfortable quarterti, enjoy good 'health, and
are in high spirits. The. appointment of
Gen. Hooker to the command of the Areej
of the Potoreno,lias, as far as heard from;
given generalsatisfaction to the soldiers-
The indispensable part which he took in the
battle of Antietam, and the bold, fearless;
yet cautious manner in which he performed
his duty during the proiress of that victory
hes secured hici the full confide/ice of his
men. All that we now r.-quire to retrieve
the honors lust at Fredericksburg, and, to
avenge oar. companions who fell in that dis
astrous slaughter, is moderate weather and
good roads. For I am confident that thin
courage and determination, strengthened by
the reliance they place in their commander
is adequate to the task of driving the rebels
into Richmond. Lieut. Jas. IV. Hunter, of
Co. D, 84th regt. P. V., who had been home
on a leave of absence, returned to his com
pany last week. He brought a number of
excellent flannel shirts, which he distributed
gratuitously among the sick and wounded
of his company. These much needed and
comfortable garments are the products of
the industry and benevolence of dire. Jas.
%V. Hunter and Miss Boughter. These
philanthropic ladies both reside in Philadel
phia, and are noble representatives of the
generosity so frequently attributed to the
Quaker City. Could they only have seen
the smiles of gratitude with which their
gifts wore received, they would be convinced
that their kindness was appreciated. They
are thankfully remembered these cold nights.
Yours, &a., VoI.CNTEER.
WAR -NEWS!
From Fortress Monroe.
Foarae4s IVlonaole, March 3.—Steamsbip
S. R. Spalding arrived last evening from
Hilton Head, and left immediately for
Washington, D. C., having on board Gen.
Foster's staff officers.
The Petersburg Express. of Saturday
last says a great battle had been fought at
Vicksburg, with a heavy loss on both sides
and with no decisive result. It also says
the rebels have captured the Federal gun
boat Indianola. No News front Charleston.
On Monday morning last, at an early
hour. the Provost Guard captured about
$7500 worth of contraband goods, at Lim
bered Point, on Elizabeth river. Four of
the smugglers were arrested.
Privates William DJrmody and Char.es
Clark, of battery 11, Ist Pennsylvania ar
tillery, convicted by general court-martial
of the murder of liszekialt Stokes, a citizen
of York county, Va., wore hung outside of
Fort Yorktown, yesterday, lin'cloek, P. M.
The British frigate Desperate arrived last
night from Charleston and anchored in the
Roads abreast Fortress Monroe.
TII C WAR IN TENNESSEE
ClNictx:vArt, March 3—A special des
patch from Murfreesboro, received here,
states that on Sunday an expedition of Union
troop+, -comprising one thousand cavalry
and sixteen hundred infantry. the whole be
longing to Gen. Negley's division, proceeded
to Bradyville.
Near the town the troops encountered the
enemy's pickets. and drove them in.
A sharp fight ensued; two cavalry charges
were made, and the enemy were routed in
front.
Stokes' Tennessee cavalry flanked the
rebels on the right and in force, driving the
rebels from their position.
The rebels Hal in dismay, leaving nine
officers and eighty privates as-prisoners in
our hands We also •captured three hun
dred new saddles and accoutrements, and a
large collection of private papers, with bag
gage, &c•
Therebels had eight killed and twenty
wounded. The Union loss was less than
half that of the enemy.
It was ascertained from the papers cap
tured that the rebel Morgan has his head
quarters at Altalinoville, Tenn., and that
deserters are numerous from his command.
General Rosecrans has just dismissed for
ty-two officers from the serviee, fur absence,
insubordination, drunkenness, cowardice,
and other offences. In a general order he
announoes that desertion will hereafter be
punished by death.
Advance of General Rosecrans.
A brigade of regulars; from General
Rousseau's division, while on a foraging
expedition on the 2d inst:, encountered the
enemy. on the Sclera pike, near Eaglsville
posted in a line. A. hot engagement ensued
and listed for Several minutes,' when the
rebels, unable to endure the galling fire *of
the regulars, broke and fled.
They ware shortly afterwards got into
second line of battle, with heavy reinforce
ments, ventured is move on our' right; with
the intention of assailing us by flank and
rear. This design failed. Oar forces' re
pulsed the assailients a second time. - They
mid, a harried retreat leaving behind their
dead,.of whom there were several. Wehad
only, two wounded.
General - is 'going north' es
misty days' leaver. Ile will soon be in
Pittsburg.
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4:o4o: 4 4l o )za:io:4lo.' , Vbfo*tintl:4:ll
A Nile and a Half of Rifle Pits Carried.
WasntsoroN, March 4.—The President .
has received a despatch notifying him of
the capture of Fort MeAHinter. at the
month of the Ogeechee river. by out. iron--
Wade.
A Hilton Head letter of the 27th ult. says
the troops are under-order- to..embark, and
the next steamer will probably bring intel
ligence of the attaok on Charleston.
SPRINGFIELD, March 4.—The Springfield
Republican, of yesterday,
_published a des
patch doted Beaufort, S. C., Fob. 22, stating
that Fort McAllister was 'captured yester
day, with a mile and a half of rifle pits, by
the Forty-serenth New, York regiment, with
the aid of boats. The Fortpseventh lost
150 in killed, weunded and missing. Two
regiments had been sent to reinforce them.
The Latest From Richmond
TAE REPORTED CAPTURE OP FORT MCALLIS
-
TER . NOT CONFIRMED.
Ws-summon, March - 4.—Richmond pa-
Pere of the 2d inst. haVe been received.
They make no - Mention of affairs at Vicks
.
burg.
Charleston advioea of the Ist inst. are
published.,
The stria - mere Ruby and Douglas ran the
blockade, with Na - ssau dates of the 28th ult.
.A - despitch tram Savannahof the lit iziat.,
states that the rebel steamer Nashville ran
aground befdre'Foit McAllister, and was
destroyed - by one of onr - iron-olads.•
The Fort is not taken. •
s Capture of the Indianola by the Rebels.
The'following despatoh has , been received
by the Navy Department:
11. S. Ship Squadron, Feb. 27, via Mem
phis. March I.—To [ion. Gideon Welles,
Secretary of the Navy—Sir: I regret to In
form you that the Indianola has also fallen
into the hands of the enemy. The rams
Webb and, Queen of the West attacked her
twenty-five miles from here, ' and rammed
her until she ethrendered; all of which. can
be traced to a non-compliance with my in
structions. Ido not know the particulars.
(Signed) D. D. roam, Comd'er.
The Capture of the Indianola.
111Emrars. March 2.—Arrivals from be
low to-day confirm the report of the sinking
of the Indianola, and the capture of her
crew by three rebel boats, 'amtng which
was the Queen of .hr.
The fight (=erred thirty miles below
Vicksburg, on Tuesday, 24th ult. The
fight was obstinate, lasting several hears,
and the Indianola only surrendered when in
a sinking condition.
She was ran ashore, and the officers and
crew are now in Vicksburg.
The Rumored 13,..‘LertAt Vicksburg.
CiNcitvivsar,'lllarch 4.—The rumors of a
great battle at Vicksburg, receive no cred t
here. It is probable that A. banal Parte. 's
fleet has run the batteries and that the
rebels are preparing to evacuate the place.
The W. H. IVebb, which ran down the In
dianola, is a plwerful low pressure steamer
formerly employed 1113 n tow boat in the
Gulf. It is believed that the Indianola is so
much disabled as to be of no service to the
rebels.
The Search for the Rebel Pirates
NEW YORE, March 2.—The steamer Van
derbilt was at St. Thomas on the 20th ult.,
to leave the next day on a cruise.
The U. S. Ship Sheppard Knapp left St.
Thomas a week previous in search of the
Alabama.
A number of Ammica i vessels were at
St. Thomas, fearing to leave lest they fall a
prey to the pirates.
The British steamer Cadmus, with Mr.
Bunch, the late British Consul at Charles
ton, sailed for England on the 21st.
The officers of the Florida say they passed
a night in company with the Vanderbilt
lately.
Later from Nem Orleans an the
Gulf.
Nsvr YORE, March 3. —ThO steamer Me-
Kiang has arrived from New Orleans. She
left there on the 231, Ship Island on the
24th, and Pensacola on the 25th, with two
hundred discharged saldierm.
She passsed Key West on the 27th, and
saw a large white steamer going in. The
same night she passel the steamer Illinois
bound to NeW York. '
The steamers Bio Bio and Philadelphia
left New Orleans on the 2 - 21 for New Urk.•
There is no doubt that the Harriet Lane
was still shut up in Galveston. She 'has
been taken up one of the rivers, and the
rebels •are believed to be making hit' iron
clad
The gunboat Essex picked up four torpe
does, near Port EC;lion, each containing
two hundred pounds of powder. •
A Jackson paper says that a Jew has
been arrested on the charge of offering to
spike the gone at Port Iludson for $60,000.
Rebel deserters report that Sibley hes
sent hie infatitry, fifteen hundred strong, to
Shreveport, and gone with the rest of his
command, consisting of artillery and cav
alry, to the Atchafalaya river.' The infantry
were entirely destitute of ammunition.'
The conscription of all men between six
teen and sixtyls being enforced with Telm
aen vigor; '•-• -
About five hundred rebel prisoneis, in
cluding Gicrneral - Clarke, were sent to the
rebel lines on' the 26th. " •
Thi rebili 'attempted to capture tbe
steamer Lahiel Hill, with a imtgoof cotton,
sugar and molasses, obtained above' Baton
Rouge. "She ventured too near Port Bud
soil; and the rebels Owed two batteries - of
artillery belaW her, The 4gun-hoat Essex
went to her - assistance: and the Rebels
skedadled without firing a Shot: '
'Tbelevei nude below Estonß'onge is in
such a state of advancement shack is deem
ed Safe against any overflow.
The levee in St. Charles Pariiii iI belrettid
also to be sate. ' ' •
;'Ant arrival' fionslieri erne reiliorte
beery norther, on the sth nit., in mhieh the
barques .1. B. Bertram, Joe. Payson and
Sherwood, were lost. All hands Were eared
from the Bertram and Payson.. Capt. Count,
the first mate, three seamen. and-one cabin
passenger, of the Sherwood, were beet. The
second mate and four seamen were eared.
The planters of Louisiana have held sev
eral meetings in New
,Orleans. General
Banks promised to aid them in
~ taking _the
abandoned plantations oilibie ., sante:terms
offered- by the Quartermasters. • Ile-says
everything that can properly be done will
be done to restore the lost negroes to their
masters, and that the enlistment of negroes
who have been at work on the plantations
should cease.
An attempt, at one of the meetings, to
pass a resolution in favor of the revival of
the State laws, wee defeated by a large ma
jority.
General Banie attended one meeting, and
gave assurinee that•the Government hitslo .
feeling of hostility to the people here, and
he wished to - do all he could. consiste It•vrith
his duty, for the peace and protiDerity mot
happiness of the people of Ne Orletzats..
An order- bas been issued by tiouerai
Backs forbidding the taking of negroes
from the plantations, 1:y any officer or other
person in the service of 'the United States,
without authority from headquarters. The
order of General Banks explains the system
of labor adopted for the, year, and, the
planters assenting-.; thereto are to ~be , as
slated, as far as practicable, without vio
lence, in inducing 'the negroes to - return.—
The negroes are to be secured sufficient and
wholesome food by the officers of 'the Go
vernment, and - a share of the cropi they
produce. Those not thus engaged will be
employed on the public works,- without pay,
except for food, clothing, medical attend
ance and such int tructien as may ho fur
oiehed
UNION LEAGUE or LANCASTER.— A meet
ing of th, eitize:. nes held r.t Cooper's
Hotel, on Saturday eveninz last, for thepur
pose of making urreogementa to organize a
UNION LEAGUE. The meeting organized by
calling James M. Hopkins, Esq., to the
cbair,and appointing Amos Slaymaker, req.,
and Geo, Calder , Secretariee. After a gen
eral interchange of views in regard to the
plan of organization, a committee was ap
pointed to nominate officers for the League,
and also to repore by-laws for the govern
ment of the League, when, on motion, the
meeting adjourned until Monday evening.
On Monday evening t2d inst.,) the meet
fog again convened pursuant to adjourn
ment, when Mr. Elimaker, from the com
mittee on officers, reported the following:
President—Dn. B. F. MouLENDERo
Vice Presidents—Thos. E. Franklin, Benj.
Champneys, Wm. B. Fordney, Gottlieb Se
nor, Peter M'Conomy, C. Hager, James M.
Hopkins, George Martin.
Standing Committee—Dr. Patrick Cassidy,
J. B. A.nawake, S. W. P. Boyd, Geo. M.
Kline, John J. Cochran, A. S. 11-nderson,
Peter Martin, John Sheaffer, Julio M.
Kelley.
Treasurer—Rudolph 11. Rauch.
Corresponding Secretary—J. L. Reynolds.
Recording Secrelary—Amos Sloymaker
The report %Tali onanimonaly adopted,
and Judge Hayes and Mr. Cochran appoin
ted a committee to inform Dr. Muhlenberg
of hie election.
On motion of Mr. Franklin, the following
were adopted as the
==!
The undersigned agree to associate tinder
the name of "Tut UNION LEAGUE or LAN.
CASTER," and to adopt the following „funda
mental Articles of Association, to wit:
1. The condition of membership shall be
unqualified loyalty to the Government of
the United States, and unwavering support
of its efforts for the suppression of the Re
bellion.
2. The primary object of the association
shall be to discountenance and rebuke, by
moral and social influences, all disloyalty
to the Federal Government; and to that end
the aseociatora will use every proper means,
in public and priv ate.
The Committee on By-Laws were, at
their own request, granted until Saturday
evening to make their anal report.
The committee to wait on Dr. Muhler,',rrg
reported his acceptance, but other engaia•
meats prevented him from attending this
evening.
On motion of Mr. Alexander, a committee
was appointed to report a permanent place
of meeting—oonsisting of Messrs. Alexander
Calder and Ditlow.
•On motion of Mr. Franklin, the proceed
ings of this meeting, with the fundamental
Articles of Association, be published in all
the papers of the county friendly to the
cause.
Tim RATTLE Or STONE Rivta.—The re
port made by General Roiecrans of the
battle of Stone River has been printed.--:
It throws bat Nubs additional light upon
the general features - of That combat. • The
general BUM wary of details given by the re
porta is, however, of great interest. It is as
fellows:
'We Moved 4311 the enemy with the fol
lowingforien:
Infantry, • 41.421 I Cavalry, 2.296
Artillery, -: - '2,23 1 . -
Total, • 46,940
"We fought the battle with the following
forces: , 1 .
Infantry,_37.977 1 Cavalry, 3;410
Artillery, 2,223 I
Total, '43,400
Mire lost in killed:
Officers, 32 I Enlisted men, 1,441
Total, ' - ' 1,523
"We lost in wounded: :
Officers. 384 I Enlisted men, 6,881
Totsl;• - ' 7,245
Total killedind wounded, , 8778 .
Being 2003 per oe'ilt.iA the : entire' foie. IS
. ,
action.
"Our lose isti4hionere 4i' oo!"tult~ ' i aeodi
bus the si' 'ls3'.
from preseitinfermatiou they will htliebiti.
I -
of 2800.
4 11 digt, are mbity bloody. battles
otiretiird;ocksaidiiiag the 'turista arid lava=
perieicei US t6iope,l;oth and mem
self there barbiga tairitrde fltbfbng
Wag displayed by gay people, 1 slwa Id be
pleased know it.
"Aito the condition of ths fight, wecioii;
ery thatweoperatiii everanitinknoliiin coun
try, againstayosition that Wa s 15 cent.
better than our own, every' foot of i'ground
and approaches being well known to the
enemy, and that these disadvantages were
fatally exhumed by the faulty position of
our right wing.
"Th•• force " we- _
fought is estimated as
follows: We have prisonersirom-1.32-regi,
manta of infantry, (consolidations counted
as °nay averaging from - those - in Oenerat:
Busbrod Johnson's division, 411 each, say
for certain 350 men each, will eve
-132 Regimints ratan fry; say 350 'mcit •
each, .
12 Battalions sharpshooters, say 100
man each,
23 Batteries of artillery, say 80 meal,
•
each, 1,840
29 Regiments of cavalry,;andl:4oo '13,250
24 Organizations of cavalry, f 70 , • •
THE BRIGIErEeT JEWEL IN TOE , SPA.NIM
Cnows.—No one will -fail to acknowledge
the beautiful !eland of Cuba is the brightest
jewel of Spain .
, ,Its is,-tlfe most
healthy in the world, and thousands are re
stored by its genial influences. Yet greeter
far greater, is the healing power and re
storing influence of Bryan's P tt lmonio
Wafers on-the health of Our eitiaeis.
will, it taken 'early', cure your cold and
prevent.oonsamption,-and,Cuba my-be-left—
unvisited, and long life 'enjoyed.; 25 cents
a box:rit all . .;".1 ,'
EDITOR SPY Dear Sir:—With your permission
I wish lo say to the renders of your panes that 1 will
send by return mail to all mho wish it.(fme)n recipe,
with full directious,for Simkins 61.)d using a Pimp , .
Vegetable Balm, thin will effectually remove, in 10
day., pimple., Wm/hes. Tan. Prechlesotod...ll4lßo
- of the Skin, leaving the - mime soft, clear,
smooth and beautiful. • • ,
I will also mail free to those baring Bald Head, or
Bare Fitees. , imple direction,. and information that
will enable them to mart a frill growth of luxuriant
hair, whiskers. or a moo.t •ii.- 'thuti r .lo.days. ,
All applications ait .tvered i., return mail i without t
charge 'tweet 61 , 1 v your.;
i F. CEIAPMAIi,
Cher - or t, Kit Broadway, New York. , -
February 2e-3m
Hick You CoroIi,SONIC THROAT, WILLI Blain? ~
e r
Have you Bronebins. Asthma
Have you weak Nerves. Disturbed Bleep?
Have you Liver Complaint, Blood Spitting? . .
Have you Pains, Side, Brea.t, &c.
Have you any synnome of Consumption?
No remedy has ever been se successful .
A. Dr.Swaynels Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry.
Quick relief Is sure, to be obtained and, permanent
cures oftentimes where patients had been given up
to die by physician. and triends.
How many die of Consumption from neglect to em
ploy the proper remedy? Stveyne's' Compound Syrup
of Wild Cherry, cures all throat bream lung cora.
plaints Thirty years' experience hum proveo_its great
superiority over all other remedies. •- •
qqqqqqtlPqlqqzlqq
A dose of Dr. Swayne's Sarsaparilla and Tar Pills,
once or twice a week, will •cure the most obstinate
headache, Fever, Joundice *Liver:Complaint. costive
ness. Bilioasness Female Diseases, rue They are's
great buat•puntying purgative. Where there is
headache, pain or soreness of the body accompanying
your cold or cough take a dose or two of these .Pills,
to connection with the Wild Cherry. It will remove
the difficulty.
Prepared only by Dr. SWavait &Sort, Philada..
Sold by fdavray & CAP', and A DRAT Ar. CO.;
lumbia, and all good storekeepers• (See Adv.)
Feb. 7, ibrifi.
TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS OF ROTH
MT'M
A Reverend Gentlemen having been restored to
health in a few days, after undergoing all the usual
routine and irregular expensive modes of treatment,
without puttee., rounders it his tiered duty to com
maturate to his afflieted fellow creature• the meant,
of cure. fleece, on the receipt of an andre•sed envel
ope, hr will -end (tree) a ropy of ille presrrpuo•t used
threat to Dr. .1 oho M Raoul!, 186 Fallon 'tweet
Brooklyn, N. Y Jun. 17. 1663.
TO CONSUMPTIVES.
The advertiser having been restored to health in a
few weeks by a very• .imnie remedy. oiler having.
suffered several yenrs with a severe luiig afE•etion.
and that dread disease empurnplimi—is anxious so
make known to his fellow sufferers the mean: of cure.
To nil who desire it. he will send a copy of the pre.
seripilon used (free of chtirge.) with the direction. for
preparing and using the RIM, which they will find
sure cure for consumplion. asthma. bronchia:. am—
Toe only Cadent of the Utak ertp=er iu o: she pro
scription is to benefit the Oilmen. and 5:1 read iiifoim
ashen which he conceives to lie 11.1Vntilablr, and he
hopes every sufferer will try his remedy, as tt will
cost them nothing, and may prove a biesming.
Parties wishing the prescription will please wildress
Rev EDWARD A. W I L.dON,
Williamthurgh. Kings county, New York.
Dec. 20. '02.3m
To - the Suffering.
The Rev. William Cosgrove, while laboring a. a.
Missionary inJumen was cured of con-umplion, when
all other means had failed. by a recipe obtained from
a learned phy &Milli% residing in the great t;ity of Jedda.
This recipe has cured great ntimbere who ore -utler
tog from con-urmition. broncliiii, sent threat cough+
and colds. and the debility and nervous dqire+sion
ceu.ed by these disorders.
Desirees of benefit' t other.. f will se ad th reeler.,
whieh I have brought home !he, to at, w Ire need
it, free of charge Addle-- _ _
Rev. WV c(
Dre.B.'69. 439 Fulioti Aveniv:, Brooklyit. N. I
•
O , Thur•d•.,. the :.T>th met , by the Rey. ..1 R. NI 44.
dux. Mr. iIIb:NRY W. SWILL to Met. MALT .A.. W. Du
loilNr. all 01 Columbia
Justice of the -Peace:
rrlfEllaar,t-te•t-0 wll be a rawl.a .or :n• offio*a
.1 ,p•oce of , t.a. t'aaer sot ‘ht Upper Wa+d
:lir Co , UTII: il, At lb. 81 , N 0:1. hog e xa.
:Ana I tAI3 d 0011011, ite -appall or the
r- Ward.
Niguel] 7, 1863,7: JOHN CAWS.
• Woe -Constable! •-
••• •-
THE subscriber offers hie:sett as a candidate for re
election to the . o ffi ce qt:CONdrAllt.E,av she ap
pronchbig election—Friday, 20th Inn and solicits the
suppon of his fellow citizens, without dithoction of
party If elected he will use his best endeavors to ,
fulfil the duties of his office faithfully. and to the oatio-.
faction of the public.
MONEY! MONEY!! '
Si.OOOWANTED by the Gilt oWay or wooer.
on Columbia, property; Orortli•ett POO,—
t.mptire at this office. . , • ,peo.V63.
AMERICAN HOUSE,
FRONT AT, BETWEEN LOCERT AND WALNUT;
COLUMBIA, PA.
THE - subseriler open; abet:Ville middle
41 &Anvil, Lhe.n.d
AMERICAN MOVSIE,
l ate l y k ept Ly J. tie is engaged in 11,tindir
up thorquetill .0, t ,,,, m i er
or Iran
sient 'll,l exp., 1. to render it first-ethsa in
all its ar , Orasinedatlons. The table will.the nerved
with the heal tae market ullbrds. both a• • vas
rimy and quality. and the bar will be f
liquors of all lands of the choicest brands.
THE RESTAURANT
in the basement is being remodeled and renewed ins
all Its finings, and in every respect will be made THE.
eating saloon of the borough. Here, will always be
found to NEAT cresTEßsdrood'evotrins and eivin
and obliging attendance. The bid of WI will is 7
elude everyseasonable delicacy.
Returning his ainesre thank* for the ?err hbeithi
engem bestowed upon bite at the Relieves House.
the subscriber would resprttfully invite us nontine
nue* at the 4.IILERICIIY. : - • t•
sI.M'L R. LOCRARD4
,Columbia, Mara 7,1863' -
Watehel, Jewelry and S
Ware.
thi' The undersigned would Fret/any invite,
your attention, to ,wel ectrAlllti/t„,,.k. e n
The 'Gold and- *goer Wa chess. vinee -, r.""
Jewelry. of averydried and swrietgof 440e* "m
-ousing all of the m eo w . and teauttf designs.
eOstato to ul
eten---
one the best make of Silver Plated Ware.--
Each article is warranted to be terpal' oqetf
• Er Watcher and Jeurelrjontudiu repaired and
satisfaction guararteed.
JAOOB BARLEY,
(Ssecesgot I• &sager & Harley.)
lival9ita~ Neal!!Market O., Phila.
•
Hinid&lnd
`Midiver4 i WI
will nn ankh i * r
i 6err Lo s uo e b quality sutylnelse.AVE "seeste
PITEMiek
Caw* illessed sod Limo* surreir.
gIMI
46, - 000 --
1,200
. :2 ,62,490
JAM FLS McGINNIS