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CLEARFIELD, FA.
Wednesday Hornipg Oct 23- 1831.
The Army Vote.
A ftr giving the result of tb eleclhn
in ILU Legislative district, as far a known,
ik Ust Journal temarki :
"We have yet to get the army vote of
Jefferson county, and perhap of other
Volunteers from Clea-fiold, Elk and Mo
Keau counties. The vote of Jefferson
oounty is about 1100 less than itu l
Curtin' election lost year, and about 800
of these are in the army. The returns yet
to b received ar expected to give a large
majority for McEnully and Wilcox, but
whether it will be enough to elect them
m uncertain. Fully four-ffthi of the Volun
Htrt from Clearfield county are Republicans,
and we believe this to be tha nose through
out the district. As far as the army re
turns have been received, nearly nine
tenths of the vote polled for Assembly
have been for McEnnlly and Wilcox."
It is seldom that we have rcet with as
many blunders (to use a fery mild term)
in o few word. If the Journal's figures
are correct, there are 800 voters from Jef
ferson county iu the army. As the vote
for McEnally and Wilcox i 856 less than
the vole for Curtin lu that county last 11,
the Journal would not give the Democrats
of that oounty credit for a single man in
the army, but claim the entire 800 as Re
publicans, whilst we know to an absolute
certainty that at least four of the Captains
from that county were the firmest of Dem
ocrats. But the assertion is distincly made that
"fully four-fifth cf the volunteers from
Clearfield oounty are Republicans." In
another part of the same paper we are in
formed that there are "from 350 to 400 vo
ters" from Clearfield county in the army.
This, we think, is rather under than over
the truth and we will add that, from the
facts known to m, Jefferson county does
not exceed Clearfield certaialy by
more than 100. Now, the next question
Is, how many votes were polled in the
urmy by volunteers from Clearfield coun
ty f Wo believe all the companies have
been heard from, and here are the figures :
McEnally fc Wilcox, 117
Early 4 Zie!er, 30
Total, 177
Thus we see that out of, say, 400 voters
but 177 votes were polled, and of this
number 147 bare declared themselves Re
publicans. .
But why was the vote so small? Where
is tho remainder of these 400 voters ? To
make the words of the Journal true, they
should havo polled over 300 Republican
votes. If "four-fifths" of them aro Re
puMicans why did they fail to vote? It
was certainly not for the want o( an op
portunity. Even our neighbor will not
deny that the most vigilssat efforts were
. made to secure lh voto of every man who
was willing to vote the Republican ticket.
If be does, th fact thai two companies
(Pattorsons's and Tracy's,) polling but
threo votes each, were hunted up and
supplied with tickots, would contradict
him.
But why, the reader will ak, did the
Democrats in the army fail to vote This
is an important question, and the true an
swer, if laid fully beforo the public, would,
we believe, raisosuch an outlurst of in
dignation against tho guilty parties as
these hills are strangers to. But we for
bear, at least at present, hoping the time
will come when it will be proper to call
the accused to account.
To say that "four-fifths" of the volun
teers from this county are Republicans, is
to say what is notoriously untruo, and so
proven by the7curiia'own figures. Take,
for instance, Capt. Irvin's company i Will
it bo pretended that there are but 57 vo
ters in that company? Or will any man
protend to say that thore are only 7 Dem
ocrats init ? If so, how came it that twenty
Toteswere cast at the Democraticprimniy
election in August last, by that company?
Or, again, take Capt. Rose's company :
Who will say there were no Democrats in
it? We are not ignorant of tne means
used to operate upon the feelings of our
brave volunteers, and to prejudice the
Deruooratio candidates in their estimation.
They are now face to face with the enemy,
and if the military movements in that
quarter ate properly interpreted, a migh
ty battle is imminent, in which many of
them may fall in death, sen. ling weeping j
and anguish to many a household. Under
such circumslnnces it would be ungener
ous to expose the shameful recklessness of
some of their pretended friend at home.
The votes of the volunteers from tbi
oounty show very distinctly that but veiy
few Democrats vcted that for iom( cause,
cr under soruo influence no doubt honor,
able to themselves, they withheld their
voles a the vole for the County ticket
varies but little from that for the Assem
bly. This was not the oase with the rote
of tho Jefferson county volunteeri. Their
vote for the candidates for tho Legislature
is quite as unanimous for the Republican
candidates, as is that of the volunteers
from this coutily ; yet for the County tick
et of Jefferson the vote is about equally
divided between the Democratic and Re,
publican canditales the Democrats re
ceiving a small majority. 1 1 is thus man-
ifest that the deep mid and recklessly ex-
eeutod scheme of misrepresentation prac-
tlcedupon the volunteers km only intended
to apply to the candidates for the Legislature;
and this fact, too, flatly contradicts the
"four fifths" rale of the Journal, as applied
"throughout tho district."
I ITbe attempt of our neighbor orthe
Journal to explain the causes of the late
overwhelming defeat of his paity in this
loouniy, is most humiliating. 4 The re
suit," it soys, "is owing to several causes,"
'and' then the absence of "350 to 400 vo-
ters" in the army, some of whom are in
"companies uie icuuiug uiiiw;i
influence of L'reckinridge politicians held
no election"- then the "superior zeal" of
their opponents, who made a "desperate
effort," and who, before they "went to
rafting," like sensible men, were "sure to
go and vote fust,'' whilst the foolish Re
publicans, as if l hoy doubted the justness
of their cause, first went to rafting; and
finally, an "occasional person who voted
the Republican ticket hut full may have
gone over to the Democratic party," are given
as a few of tho "causes."
In this way this terrible catastrophe is
accounted for and which requires near
ly a whole column to explain winding
up w ith the declaration, "we see nothing
in the result to discourage any Republi
can.
What a wonderful result 1 "Nobody
hurt 1" Both parties perfectly satinGcd 1
the victors, lecauso their success was quite
equal to their most sanguine ex psctations !
snd the vanquished, because they were
not totally annihilated! May the good
sense of the patriotic and Uniou-loving
citizens of Clearfield county give us many
more such "results."
We can tell our neighbor, however, that
it would be much more to his credit, if he
would make a "clean breast" of it, and,
instead of coiling dishonorable reflections
upon officers now in front of the enemy,
merely because they are Democrats, or im
pugning the loyalty of the Democrats of
this county, come out and honestly ack
nowledge that "persons" went rafting be
fore voting, and voted with the Demo
crat after voting with the Republicans
last fall, because they could not conscicn
ciously endorse the acts either of the
State or National Administration, and
that their worst apprehensions from the
result of the election of Lincoln and Cur
tin having been more than realized, they
are determined hereafter to pat their trust
iu none but tho Democratic party. This
tvou-d hr.vebeen honorable, because truth
ful. F Ciurgis and Insinuations. The
last Journal, in closing its lamentations
over tho lute cruel defeat of its party in
this county, makes use of the following
language :
"We understand that no election was
held in thecornpanv from Clearfield call
ed the 1 Washington Cadets, commanded
by Cnpt. J, O. Lcrruine. borne Democrats
10 politicians went on to their camp im
mediately beforo the election, of course
to see which way the wind was blowing
When it was ascertained that the vote
would likely bo against' the Democratic
party, we suppose some officer of Democratic
sympathies under the influence of political advi
sers, decided to hold no election, and thus
deprive the soldiers of the neht to vote.
If thero had been any probability of a
Democratic majority there is no doubt the
election would have been held."
The charge is here distinctly made that
Democrats were sent to the camps for the
purpose, in a certain contingency, or de
priving "the soldiers of theright to vote." This
charge we pronounce flatly and distinctly
false in letter and spirit.
And it is as distinctly insinuated that
Capt. Lorain is tho "officer of Democratic
sympathies" who thus yiolded to the dis-
honorable"influence of political advisers."
The charge and tho insinuation, there,
fore, we pronounce equally false and un
founded both emcnating from a perver
ted min 1.
But why does the Journal clique contin
ue to pursue Capt. Ixirain with such un
remitting vindictiveness? Wherein lias
be offended? In what particular is be
deficient either nn an officer or agentc
man ? Capt. Lorain is a Dcmotrat ! and this
is the height h and depth of his offending,
and for this he is made tho victim of the
coarsest obloquy.
But why did Captiins McKiornan and
Ogden escape this "influence of political
advisers?" They are both as firm Domo
crats as Capt. Lorain, and elections were
held in each of their companies. Can tho
Journal show that any such "influenco"
was attempted with eithei of them?
Sad and Fatal Accwent Robert C.
Shaw of Goshen township came to his
death on Ust Friday morning from inju
ries received by being thrown from his
horse on the Wednesday evening previ
ous. The deceased was attending the Fair
at this place riding a spirited horse, and
rotuming in the evening in company with
Mr. Ellis K. Lirergood, reached the resi
dence of his neighbor, Matthew Tate,
whose saddle he had borrowed, and in
attempting to mount his horse after leav
ing the saddle, the spur struck the home
in the flank, causing him to kick and
start at a futl run down the hill, throwing
Mr. S. oft' with great violence, injuring
him so severely that he never spoke af
terwards, and breathed his last in about 36
hours Tho decoasod was amort worthy
citizen, about 58 years of age, and leaves a
wile and seven children to mourn their
sudden bereavement.
MT The Post Mas ten. of Grahamlou
and Grampian Hills, Clearfield oounty ro
quest persons having stamps and stamped
enrnllops of th 9 old style, to come forward
and exchange them for new ones, within
six days from tho date of this notice, oth
erwise the holder will lose thtm.
The Gn.ciJ.ian is the title of a paper su.
porccding tho New York Day f look.
Lilt of Premiumi Awarded
Bv the Clearfield count v Aaricultural So
cioty, at the Second Annual Fair, held
on the 15th. 10th, 17th and 18th days
of October, 1861. j
Class No. 1 Sveepitaics, open to all compel-j
iters. I
David Tyler for best Bull, 810 00
James & Henry McGhee for 2d do, 5 00
Class No. 2. (Made Cuttle.
J. W. Thorn) son for best Cow,
Milo Uoyt for 2d do do
Thomas Read for best HeiH'ur,
10 00
5 00i
5 (X)
Milton O. Brown for best eulf under
8 month'. 3 00
George Gullowny 2d belt calf, diploma
l i.ass iSi o. writ.
Milton Head liest yoke of oxen
James Baily 2d best do
10 00
Dadd's Cattle Doctor 4 3
00
Class No. 4.
William Morgan for best fat bullock, 5 00
Amos Read 2d best, Dadd's C. Doc. 1 00
Class No. 5. Thorough bred Horses open
to all. j
The committee cannot award any pre
nrums in this class, for the reason that no j
pedigrees were furnished with the horses,
recommended by the Judges, according
to the published rules, I
Class No. C. Hiding, Carriage, Draft ana
Farm Horses,
David Tyler, best pair carriage horses.
Youatt on the Horse, and 3 00
W. II. Bible for best single Horse, in
harness, Youatt on tho Horse, A 2 00
A. M. Hills best suddle Horse, 5 00
Q. D. Goodfellow for horse moving the
heaviest load on stone boat,
Youatt on the Horse, and 4 00
Ephraim Shaw for best colt ovei 2
years old, Youatt on the Horss, & 3 00
John Thompson for best colt under
2 years old, Youatt on the Horse 42 00
G. V. Goodfellow best span ot dralt
horses, Youatt on the Horse 4 3
00
00
00
Jos. Birchficld best span farm horses,
Youutt on the llorso, 4 3
John Dale for best gelding for work
over 4 vrs, Youatt on tho Horse, 4 3
S. Fox for best span cf stallions, dip
Class No. 7. Trotting Horses open to all.
P. Blanchard fastest trotting horse, 30 00
Do do County Purse, 20 00
Claw No. 8. Horses owned in County. CM
tens' Purse.
Eli Bloom for fastest trotting horse, 15 00
J. W. Pauly 2d do do do 6 00
William Shaver for best pacing horse,
Youatt on the Horse
Class No. 9. Sheep and Wool.
J. 8. Hoy t lor best buck,
Allen's Faim Book 4 2 00
J. B. Hetscy best 3 sheep for mutton 2 00
Do do for best ewe 4 2 limbs,
Allen's Farm Book 4 2 00
David Dressier for best 2 lamb', 2 00
Class No. 10. Swine, open to all.
h. W. Brown for best boar,
Young Farmers' Manual 4 2
Win. Brown for best breeding sow, '
Farmer and Gardener and 2
Henry Evans for best hog, 2
Jos. Goon lor best pin under 6 mos. 1
Class No. 11 Poultry.
Jr.mes Clayton for best coop of spring
chickens, 1 00
John Thompson for heaviest tut key 1 (JO
Mrs, J. Thomtson best display of do dip
Mrs J. Goon bestjdisplay of chickens dit.
Class No. 13. Flow's, Hollers and Drills,
Marrow and Cullivatott.
Denmark A Robinson for plow 2 00
Fenton 4 Spencer for best steel plated
plow
Win T Irwin for expansive eultivator
C Fulton for threshing machine
dip
dip
dip
" funning mill
dip
dip
1 00
1 00
Fenton 4 Spencer for farm mil!
j Miles Ried lor hay pitching machine
I Thomas Tate for shovel plough
I Class No. 14. Miscellaneous Farming 1m
j pumcnts.
, Georeo Thorn for best boo hive 1
CO
i Amos Reed for best set of farming u-
tenfils 3 I
T D Pooples for best prain cradles 1 (
JueoL Flegal for best Slump puller 3 (
Class No. 15. Wheat, Barky, Corn, rf-r.
Josenh Goon for 4 bushel Timothy
seed 1
00
S B Jordan for best 1 acre of Spring
wheat, yield 25 bushels
American Apriculturist 4 1
00
M H Luther for best bushvl Spring
wheat, American Agriculturist ore year
Morris Wallace (or best bushel winter
wheat, American Agriculturist 4 3 00
Wm Caldwell for best bushel of Corn
ears, American Agriculturist one year
Robert Porter for bet 3 acres buck
wheat, American Agriculturist and 1 00
David Dres-sler for bcrl aero turnips 1 00
The judges submit that many ol'ier
specimens of grain 4c, wcie brought to
their notice, which wero highly creditable
to the exhibitors, but not in quantities
sufficient to entitle to premiums.
Class No, 1G Bread and Cereal Food.
Diplomas were awarded to the following
persons for the arliclei named :
Mrs E.P.Joncsfor bfst 4 largest fruit
Cake
dip;
dip!
dip!
Mi s E.r.Joncs for greatest varioty of
Jellies
Mrs Sntnucl Arnold for Sponge Cake
Miss Em. Alexander for Aprlo Jelly
nip j
dip
dip I
. dip
Mrs William Spackman for best Crab
Jelly
Miss Henrietta Irwin for Jelly Cuke
" Melissa Irwin best blackberries
" MorthaMcrrellbestSib. CrabJel
" Martha Monre best Grape Jelly
Hp
" E. )ohti6ton for Elderberry Jelly dip
" rlorence Graham for Appl'iJully dip,
" Olive Aloxandcr for Strawberry j
Jelly dip
Mrs T. G. Snyder for Currant Jelly dip
Miss Martha D. Wright for Raspberry
Jelly dip,
Mrs T. J. McCulloucb for Tomato Jel. dip
" Miles Koed for wild Cherry Jolly dip'
Miss Em. A. Graham for best Cako dipj
Mrs Sam'l Arnold best Tomato Butter dip
" O. R. Barrett best Wheat Bread dip !
" Wm, Spackman best Rye Bread dip
Class 17. Butter and Cheese.
Mrs A.C.Tate for best firkin of Bulter.l 00
Mrs David Dressier for best firkin of But
ter 1 00
Mr David Dressier for boit 10 lbs of But
ter 1 00
Mrs Wm Spacktmn for best 10 lbs fresh
Butter 1 00
Miss Jane Hartshorn best cheese 1 00
The committee being unable to decide
between the competitors for batter m
above have agreed to award premiums
to all. They add with great pleasure that
several otner excellent speoimens ot but
tor were exhibited.
Clam 18. Tfowr.
Richard Shiw j: for best Rye-flour 1 00
Richard Shaw junior for best Buckwheat
flour . 1 00
A UShaw for best spring whest flour 1 00
" " Barren of wheal flour a w
Elisha Ardery for best corn meal 1 00
Class 19. Elisha Ardery for best box of
Honey 1 00
Mrs W.lliom P Reed for the beet Maple
sugar t0
Mrs G R Barrett best ail tight peaohee 00
" " " best cured ban 50
Miss Maggie Flan igan lor Lest Fancy Pick
les 50
Mrs David Dressier best IMed Beef with
modo of curina 1 00
Class No. 20. Domestic Manufacture.
Mr Savage for best Sattinet and Casa
mere dip
Miss Mary Hartshorn for the be t piece of
cloth 1 00
Miss Mary Hartshorn for the best blank
ets 1 00
Miss Jane Hartshorn woollen carpet 1 00
Mrs Matt Reed for best Kng carpet 1 00
Miss Jemima Reed for best Rag carpet
cotton chain 1 00
Miss L. Reed for best crochel work 50
" M. Bloom best woollen mitts 50
" S. Reed best woollen stockings 50
" E. liheems " " " 50
Mrs Richel Reed for best chlldrens stock
ings dip
Miss Caroliue Bloom for one pair woollen
ttockings knit by herself when 12 years
old 50
Miss E. Mitchell 1 pair stockings dip
Mrs M Reed for 1 pair double yarn stock
ings , dF'
Miss Amelia Ryndor for best tidy 50
" Florence Graham for silk quilt dip
Mrs David Dressier for one pair cotton
stockings dip
Mrs II W Parks best oonnterpahie dip
Miss Amelia Rynder for best 1 Infant's
shawl dip
Miis Ellen Kratxer for 1 Zephyr Son
tag dip
Class No. 21. Needle, Shell, Wax work, de.
Miss Jane McCullough for silk embroider
ed vest dip
Miss Jane McCullough for embroidered
muslin dress dip
Miss II W Spackman for best embroider
ed collar dip
Mrs Amelia McEnally boat embroidered
shirt dip
Miss Amelia Rynder best embroidered
kerchiof dip
Miss Mary Burchfkld best embroidered
collar dip
Mrs Hannah Evans for embroidery by her
self at 01 yeurs of age dip
Miss Isabella Mitchell for embroidered
skirt dip
Miss Anna Mills for embroidery by her
self being under 12 years of age 50
Miss M B McMurray ottoman cover 50
" " " shell work rocking
chair dip
" " " moss cottage dip
" Matilda A McMurray hair work bas
ket dip
Miss Sophio McLeod for best chair seat dip
" Suzy McLeod for crochet mat dip
" M E Flegal for sampler dip
Mrs Henrietta Welch for worsted lamp
mat dip
Miss Iouisa Morgan for embroidered pin
cushion dip
Miss Olive Alexander for best crochet
nhawl dip
Miss Maggio Il&nigan for best tissue ban
ket dip
Miss M. Harlman for Christ 'd basket, dip
Mrs L J Crans for Paolographic cup and
saucer tiir,
Mr John Mainly for Ublu ornament Uip
Mrs Wm P Beck for shell work dip
Miss Florence Livermore for moss farm
house dip
Miss Emma Joacs for cono work, cor
ti'icopia dip
Class No. 22. Dress Making and Millinery
Miss Jennie Mitchell for best bonnet 1 00
Class No. 23. Artistic work.
Miss Sophie McLood for best colored
crayon dip
L J Clans for best Penmanship dip
Class No. 5. MetJie Fabrics and Ma
ehineiT,. Geo C Passmore for beat horse thoc
1 00
1 00
C F.berspaeber for bpst hone shoes
T D Puoples for best chain and nails
dip
Siimmerfield Flcj;a! for screw plate 1
Wm Wallace for ironing hanies 1 00
Elisha Fenton for best knitting ma
chine, Class No. 2tl. Vehicle of all kind,
j R Barrett for best family carriage
(not made in county) dip
Henry Snyder lor bost t'Uggy made in
county
3 00
Wm Spackman for best luinbor
tied
made in county 2 00
Wm Fullertcn for best ono horse sled
made in county dip
Daniel Bailey for best farm aagon
made iu county 4 00
Class No, 27. Calinrtware ineounty.
Jacob Irwin for one churn dip
Class No. 28. Coopering. Carpentering, dV.
Goo Thorn for best panuel door 1 00
Mills, Spackman 4 Co for window sssh 1 00
Frank Perney for lot of baskets I 00
Class No. 29. Hoots and Garden, Vijctablcs.
Win 2 Crans for 4 best stalks of cel
ery
dip
Hiram Woodward for best 6 heads of
cnbbnge
Fenton 4 Spencer for best tablo pota
toes
Wm P Beck for best beanr
Elijah McDowell for best teai
Mrs Wm McCullough best squashes
50
Class No. 30. Curricri, Saddlers anil Shoe
makers.
Henry Snyder for best ninlo harness 2 00
John McPherson for best display of
leather 1 00
John McFlie:on for best finished har
ness 1 00
Wm Wallace beit tanned buckskin dip
" " for best buck gloves dip
Class No. 31. Tailors' and Uphnllstertrs
work.
Mr Benj Spackman for best boy's
coat 1
Clam No. 32, Irinting m county.
00
Messrs G B Goodlander 4 Co for best
specimens of printing (no cometN
Hon)
CtAM No. 33. toone-vare.
dip
Philip C Heisy for best brick 1 00
Class No. 34. Chemicals and Chemical Ae
tion in the county.
Mis M E Fleral for best Hard sc-ap 1
00
Mrs Matthew Rend for best caudle 1
00
John Reed for writing inks 1
00
Mrs G R Barrett for specimon of vin
egap I
Clam No. 33. Natural Mineral.
James Birchficld for beat specimen of
00
Mrs clay, 1
00
Jordau Read, io do bituminous coal dip
Clam No. tf. Fruit.
George Thorn for greater variety o
. aies 3 00
E. Irwin 4 Sons for best peck of Apw
. Jrwi
pies,
ZJarry's rruit warden
Dr. R. V. Wilson for beat Pean, dip
Mrs. J. T. Leonard bei specimen for
oign grapes, Barry i r.ruu uaruea
1)r k V. Wilxon for best snec
best specinion oi
American grapes, Barry's Fruit Oardenl
James A. Read for best specimen of j
Seedling grapea, W,
Hon. Wm. Biicler for bct specimen
Strawberries, dipi
CiASa No. 38 Horsemanship, . I
Miss AnnaL. Kelch for horsemanship
Samuel Houston do do
Gilbert Torer for one drum manufac
tured in countv,
Clearfield Rifles Martial Band,
Washington Cadet Brass Band,
Class No. 39. XkuerUs.
John D. Wright for best Nursery,
Class No. 40.- General List,
.tin
-
J 00
Miss Henrietta Irwin bet display and
greatest variety ot r lowers,
Samuel Reams for best I'ac'us.
dip
dip
Miss M. B. McMurray for lest display
of i loral ornaments.
Mist Melissa Irwin best hand boquet.
dip
dip
Mrs. Henrietta Welch for best varie
ty of I ah lias,
Class No. 41.
dip
Samuel Reams for cage and bird,
dip
Prank larnmer lor a turtle Dove,
R. . Shaw for one Pheasant,
Mar. A. Nichvls fot 2 Trout.
Class No. 12. Winit, de.
dip
dip
dip
Mr. E. P. Jones Vest domestio wine 1 00
Do do best Elder blossom do dip
Do do best Applo do
Mr. T. G. Snyder Blackberry do
Mrs. A. C. Finney Currant do
Mrs. S. Mitchell Rasberry do
Mrs. W. L. McoreOrape do
dip
dip
dip
dip
dip
Many other speoimens of wine were ex
amined and found to be highly creditable
to the exhibitors.
The committee have made the above
awards from the reports made by the
Judges, which iu many instances were
informal and difficult to understand. Tho
labor ban been performed with an anxious
desire to do justice to the exhibitors, and
with the hope of rendering satisfaction to
bll.
The Society take this method of ren
derins thanks to a cenerous people tor
the liberal manner in which they contrib
uted to tho complete success of the Fair;
much c rod it is due tho officers in charge,
and very much to tho people In atten
dance, lor tha perfect order wbicu pre
vailed on the ground during the whole of
the four day.
It is also not a little gratifying toba
able to annnunee that not a tingle acci
dent of any kind ocourred, and mat bar
ruony and goo a toelinn prevailed through
out. ELLlS IRWIN Pre.'t
D. F. ElZWElLERSec.
THE WAR NEWS !
The Reported Disaster to the Federal
Blockading Vessels.
The Northern press, it appears, do not
place iuiplicr n liunce on Com. liollins'
report of his victory over the Federal
tluot at the head of the Passes i l the
Mississippi river. Tho Now York Timie,
in the course of a long article, Rays .-
''There is enough about it to make us
doubt whether it is so much a disaster to
our fleet and so great a victory to Hollins
as ho reurcsnnts. And first, it iseviJenl
that but a small jiart of ou squadron was
engaged in tha light. Jlolliiu says we
had forty guns in the engagement.
Probaltly we had the Vincennos, 22 guns;
Proble, 10 guns, and Watdr Witch, 2 guns
in all 38 guns. That would lo.ive tha
Niagra, the .Savannah and the Richmond
iti all 80 guns out of the fight alto
gether; which we presume was the ease.
This would agree with the report of Oct.
4, which stated that the Water Witch,
and two other vussels, wore above the
bars of the pastes, protecting tha erection
of batlerie on tho sand spit. If this work
on batttriet should be allowed to go on
ong week, said the dispatches to Rich
tnotid, on the 4th inst., the five Passes of
the Mississippi will be commanded by
tho Nationals. Il seems probable that
liollins got all the gunboats together tin t
he could, and started down to tho mouth
of the river, to drive awuy the protecting
sloops of war, if possible, and capture or
disperse the meu engaged in erecting bat
teries on the sand spit. If so, it appear
by his own report that ho failed. He
speaks ot sinking the Preble, and driving
lUo other vcsseli aground; he talks ot
"peppering" there vessel after they got
fast in tho sand. But why didn't he des
troy them? Was anything more easy
than to riddle with shot and shell such
helpless objects as grounded vessels,
which he was near enough to ' pepper" so
well with his little fltet that had not sufi
fered a cuiualty ?
THE REBEL IRON CLAD VESSEL.
For somo time the people of Now Or
leans havo been threatening that I hey
would break the blockade and destroy
our vessels, and to prove that they meant
what they said, thty set about construct
ing a vessel tnat w as to etlecl this object,
ihougn tuey were somewiiat troubled as
to the shape, sine, Ac, that this affair was
to be. Ti e name s;:o was to bo called a!
so disturbed theui much, and at last it
became known to the people as "the
thing" or the "nondescript."
The deipttch slates that "our iron (tea
n hi- sunk the Preble with her iron prow"
and a it via the intention of the rtbels
to cover this vessel with iron armor, it
may have been tho same one thut as
building ; but this is hardly probable, as
it was launched but a abort tiuio no, and
could hardly have bem got ready in so
short a time. The gi eat probability i
that their iron clad steamer, witlt viitch
they claim to havo done o much damaue..
is the propollor Enoch Train, formerly of
.oos ion a vessel mat was published bv
tome New Orleans Merchant for the pur
pose oi towing, on account or ner great
strenstb. she iiavini! immense cower in a
mall compass. Wuoa we ueaid Iroj) her
last tbey were encasing her wiib railroad
iron and adding to her bow a strong hon
prow for poshing or smashing agiiiust a
vessel. The Enoch Train is apropelierof
about 400 ton burthen, is one hundred
and twenty einht feet lorg, tventy tix
leet wide, and twelve feet depth Of hold.
This was her measurement before beiog
altered by the rebel. She was built in
the year 1865, and was a Urong, though
not verv. laat boat. The other mk1i
composing the rebel fWet we aj-e, of oarat,
t at the present time unacquainted ia
'utl?"a V aaLr of teatnoni
Now Orleans that could b converted u"
I lo ooyilt' Daa V8 no Pfoper arm,.
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v., .,u. imsrfn0wN
renown mom usoIp,,. '
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; TUE WAR IN WESTERN Yip
j -irvr.
OINIA
BOTH ARM1U FALL BACK.
We find the following in tho Cincin
nali Times, an administration journal
. t i .1 .
vumj xmnm, vei. o. I :oi. In njv I,.,
you wre informed o!'n cxpoctcd tarn.
-'P,Gen Rosecrans und lboe
of thn r.Ui.
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-Tiwnn u.s, some even uiousand itroni tZ.
j , auvsnc
r guiru uruvu iu luu cutuij i PICKeti II.
'Mountain, a few mile from ahe.e oe
Lee nau m entire force (.18,000 mem
trongly entrenched rnd fortified. Both
the armies could see each other plain It
from their camping ground. They both
stood monaciug each other forstrr(i
days, when, finally, Gen. Rosecrans cams
to the serious conclusion that he uuit
fall back on Camp Lookout or Gulr.
Therefore the first brigade, Gen. ben.
ham's which consisted only of the Tenth
Regiment, Maj, Butke commanding, wr,
ordered back ; the 12th being at Csmn
Lookout, and the Thirteenth at Gauly,
The boys of the Tenth wero terribly mor
tified when ordored back ; I never in a.
life saw men more eager or anxious for
fight than tbey were.
Tins fight will not be easily forgotten
l y them indeed it was one of the niou
foolish movement Gen R. ever nudj
since hi advent into Western Virginia
aou, if I mistake not, It was all earned bi
the inactivity and blundering cf Gen Col
and few others of the same ilk. Ibty
represented thingi in a manner that lj
Gen Rosecrans to believe that a victory
would be easily achieved. When our it.
my came within ten utiles ot Camp 8ewi
the road were almost impassubU, so
much so that some of the wagon ml
ambulances were broken to atoms. Toi
cosmopolitan journalist, the menncingtL
titudeof both armies would indeed Le i
glorious sight. There itood the South
ern troop on Little bewail, giant like in
form, while our troops stood looking on
vith amazement, full of chagrin Hid dis,
appointment.
it was, indeed, one of tho most foolish,
as well as one of tho most flattened ou(
expeditions thut could happen an arm?
and it is no wonder that the men felt
miserable. And I am surprised that Gen
Rosecranv did not see into it belore Li
started. Had he looked matters straight
iu the face, as a rjcncral should, lie would
have savod th government an enormoui
expanse, the hoipital from hundredi of
soldiers, end soldiers from ill humor.
The fact of the mutter is, Caruifex Fer7,
about which to much h is been said toil
written, turns out more to our cost, i
great bluderand a sad mistake: nnd in
stead of heaping opprobious rpithnts on
rioya, calling bun cowurd, ho lusin tbi
end turned out to be Rosecrans' superior
as an ofliper and a general. He out mi'
ncoverid him in every way an I in ertry
sense of the word. We now find liimotn
ol our most formidable opponents t Lit
tle Kewa.ll. Thousands of men and mil
lion of dollars have yet to be expended
before the government gains the idm
tage that Gen. Rosecrans gained but kit
at Carnifex Ferry.
The condition of the soldiers of tills di
viiion is appalling. There must be it
Uasl 1,600 men in the different hospital.
LATKST FROM
THE KANAWI1A.
We leacn that on Saturday last, Gtn.
Rosecrans was encamped six miles diilmt
frouiUaulev, hsv'ng fallen hack from the
summit of Sewall mountain. It npppiri
that neither army had trancpoitstion to
gt tho necessary supplioi, and both h.vl
la'.lcn back duiing the night, for comfort
and better protection, Tho enemy wer
encamped twenty six miles from Koe
erans. Loe is reported in comni&n ! of
tho enemy. Our informant did not Icsm
their strength. When he came down hi
met eight hundred wagons on the road
botween Gauley and GVmrlestown it
supplies. Our sick were being imt to
Charleston, Vn and Gallipolis, Ohio, u
peedily as possible. Wheeling Trisi.
FROM L'ASTEILY VUlGWl
THE ATTCK ON THE FIRE ZOUA OTS MAS
NEWPORT-NEWS.
The correspondent of the Philadelphia
Inouirer. writinir from Fortress Monroe,
gives the following account of the sttidt
upon and the capture of a number of the
r ire zouaves Uy tuo uontoderalei, ner
Newport News, on Saturday last:
' On Saturday, a coninanv of the So
York Fire Zouaves left their camp
Newport Newspoint, for tho puri oi of
cutting wond for fuel. They proceeded to
cut wood abDut two miles and a halt in
the camp, and had nearly loaded up w
army waicon. which was drawn bj foul
males, wuen the rebels surrounded them
with about two hundred well armed men.
The Zouaves were armed, but had neglw
ted to establish any sentinels to giy 0
alarm in case the enemy should be ia the
vicinity. The first thing the Zousrsj
knew they were entirely surrounded. A
scene of the utmost confusion prevailed.
They did nn use their arms, nor
the rebels fire upon them, lest it iliM"1
alarm th camps, and they would be pufr
sued. A larco number of them escipf".
however, and lef t thirteen of their com
rades in tho hands of the rebels. Pi)"1""
the night two of them escaped, and
into camp. Treviou lo this, fotne n
ety wa felt for their safety, and ut
were dent out to 6nd what had become oi
hem, and they returned bringing no
dings whatever. The men tho cam
report that the rebels say they D""
loiA force near our lines, sod tbey lU
soon move towards us.
HORSFS, MULES AND WAO0NS.
It is staled that the Government b
now within the lines of the army ot i
Potomac. !n round numbers. 30,000 nT
see, purohrsed at 1120 apiece ; l,tw ","'t.
luronrsea at juu apiece ; i,w -,.
Ill apiece, and 5000 wsoc at
at I
apieco.
Fatal Arraar. Patrio Rooney, Prl'
vale in the New York34ih Regiment,!
nnnA1 .1 R.-nVilU r,i wnl killed 0B
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Saturday night laat in on affray ,ithf
low-private, najued Hiram Burks.
latter u handed ever to the civil taw1'
itiet, and eooimitted, for trial.