:r,~,r,.fr~~ , ;sue^-.._ - Xtbanna AjMlior. icitil,au,lag==Ama=maali= • LO n: ' MIL W. BRESLIN, Editor and Proprietor LEBANON, PA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 180 THE ABOLITION [STS ABOUT. Forney's Press gives the following copy Ear a petition to Congress for the eazinciputtilor, of the slaves. It, • says that such petitions are now be• ing circulated in Chester, Lancaster and other counties "T, the fronorable the Senate and Jlouee of J?epreeentative, in Convex. areembled ; "The undersigned, citizens of the United States residing in the county of—, in the elate of—, respectfully represent to your honorable body that they believed that the hest and quietets way to end the present rebellion against:4oa Govern ment of the United States-, and establish a per manent peace, will be for Congress to authorize the executive to take the proper steps to declare and enforce the Immediate emancipation of the slaves in the revolted states of the Union. If, In the executl.in of such act - of emancipation any :laves of loyal citizens should be freed, your peti tioners would ask Cotigrese to provide.menno by vas to pay fur the, same, ypur petitioners being willing to hear their share to the same." Pt these felloWs are so anxious to &lave •dae•uiggers free,. lot them pay themselves for the' r liberation. Loy al peop'.o will have enough to pay in the shade of taxes and otherwise fur tin enrnrceuient or the laws and the supF•is,iiort of Life rebellion in alegal way, without being taxed,. in itddi- Lion,. for the purpose. above indicated. The present war is not for the aboli tion of slavery. The government does not conduct it for that purpose; neither do the people furnish means and volunteers, with a view; to that ott.ioct. The following resolution . was pass ed by- Con g ress, at the extra session, by a nearly unanimous vote, which expresses the voice of the nation; has the approval of the administration ; is the true standard of loyalty; and shows what the war is for,as well as, that it is not to set the slaves free "That the present deplerable civil war has been forced upon the country . ,by.the'disuoionists of the Southern States, now in arras against the Consti tutional Government, and in aruis around the Capital; that in this Nat ionallentergeney, Congress , pishing all feelingof mere passion or resent- Mitt, will reerdlect only its duty to the whole country; that thin war is not waged on their part , in any spirit of oppression, or for any purpose of 1 conquestar subjugation, orpurpose of overthrow ing or interferring with the rights or established institutions of those States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution, end to preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unim paired ; and that as ennui no these objects are an entoplished the war ought to cease," Large numbers of fugitive slaves are reaching Philadelphia from ft arts of Virginia, Delaware Rai Maryland. On Tuesday night alone, thirty seven came by way of Wilmington, from what it - known as the "Peninsula" formed by these.fitatea. The Philadelphia Prems estimatea the entire num ber of these fugitives at 700.—Ex. met_ What is to bedone with them These fugitive slaves will soon he a costlier prize on our hands than was the elephant won in a raffle, to, his owner. If they should be Bet to work, 700 fugitive slaves will take just that amount of work from- white laborers. If they are to be kept in idleness, they will have reached the nigger's elysium in this world, -with out any exertions of their own and by their white friend's lolly. see Spain, taking advantage of the troubles in this county, is fitting out an expedition to attack Mexico, and win her back to allegiance. France and England countenance the pro ceocling, and tho Courier of this place is .elatod in consequence. We pre sume if England wore to undertake to win back her old Colonies in .Amer• lea, she would not be without sympa. thizere. So far as principle and right is concerned the difference between Spain and England endeavoring to regain • their lost Provinces is only length of thrie of separation, and hence, we may infer, that those who are elated with the * action of the one would not be deeply .pained if the Other were to do likewise. The" fight for Liberty and In d epe n (knee. n- Mex. ,icuhua,been an intense and prolonged. Ine;'the patriots of that un lin pp2.-coun • try . , heretofore have not despaired of ultimate success. Tiny relied on the United States to see that they had play in the struggle. Now, how smer, when. our hands our full with oftrAmtnktebellioto subjects; the elle -Ivies of ii.texico are , not only to have their own,, way, but receive sympathy and encouragement in this country. Mexico is not only to be subjugated, bat become a slave to that worst of all despotisms,—Spain. We hope not. siiir The proprations for other ex peditions to the Southern coast are progreseingrapidly. Wo learn from Boston thutrabokt Thursday, of this week three thousand •of Gen. Butler's NeW ]t land. Divisions will embark , on the new' steamer Constitutfon and other tiaruiport fur some 'destinution not- announced: Tho troops nog? col looted at Annapolis, ti . who are „under stood to.be nder the, command of Gen. Burnside, are also expected to take their departure,soon. Our South ern friends will be likely to.,,be kept ornirig goo!. season. 2Z2E :1:Eno Gib GOVEI4N7+IENT iy rapiilly and quietly organizing another naval ex• pedition. which will 'be ready to sail within a weelc. The success of the :ixmada now operating in tl n Bay and Islets of Port Royal has encour aged the loyal State in the belief that by this means the war 1114 y be brought to a speedy close. Quick and. terrilde blows will be struck at all valnernWe points on the . ( ieutherrt coast. It is supposed that the .Lebanon County Regiment will be detailed to take part in one of these movements. This would certainly be preferable to be. ing cooped up, in infectivity and idle. ness, in some of the ,out-of-the. Way camps watehilfg,46dbei rtg watch ed by the enemy. They want a live ly campaign, but no blunders. air The attempt to defraud Ew.hig out of the Sheriffalty of Philadelphia, 1119 failed. His.certiffCate Of election was granted to him ob . Saturday, Judge Ludlow . had. cepaideraibte trou• ble in compelling the Return Indgee to perform their dttties, but he sue. cooded in the-end. cam' Knowing, as w-edn,.the bravery of our noble sailers; We . - ilways felt that' when once reallyealled into no tion there would :be nohinndering.— It was the sailors that7clone th,e- work. of driving out the rebels , from the batteries on Hilton Head and Bay Puint,—the land forces -not- being calked into adieu at : all. Having served several years iu the Navy, we feel proud of our old associates in that branch of the service—not that the sailors are any braVer than our noble soldiers, bat because of old as soCiations. This action is the first. really. serviceable and successful one of the war, Capt. RODGERS, the first man ashore after the fight, was one of our Lieutenants 'on the "United States," in 1846-74 7 :and . 9, and we know him well as an excep tion to many others of the officers..— Hole a kind, generous; unassuming, and brave man: There is no 'bluster about bin, ; but his calm, cool cour eve was so well known that in the trying emergencies of:a storm, he was one of the .few, when in corn: nand of the deck that maintained or restored confidence of safety in the Men. His- retinency is such that we had entirely lost .sight of him, until this week, when his actions as: usual .speak fur themselves. This is char. acteristie of the man: When talking is to be done he is in the background; but when action. is calledfor he is the first ma.u, and it matters-not what the service or the danger, his brave heart is equal to the emergency. Mr. -Rod gers is DOw.in command ortho steamer Flag, one of the Lloekndrng-squadron • off Charleston. Theprospect.of a live ly time at Port Royal indUced him to lend a helping hand, "just for the fun of it," as sailors' have it. • Battle at Piketon. Glorious Victory CINCINNATI, Nov- 12 Gen. Nelson !net the rebels . under Ger,. Williams at Pikeville, Pike co. Ky., on Friday last, and `gained a glorious victory. • Col. Luke Moore attacked the reb eiS in the rear with three thousand eight .hundred men, while Col. Har ris, of the Seecind Ohio Regiment, with six hundred men, attacked them in the front--Col: Ilatrris.falling back and Col. Moore pressing forward, un til the enemy were brought into the midst of Gen. Nelson's brigade, when our forces pressed them on all sides, killing four hilndred of them and tak ing a thousand prisoners. The balance scattered in all direc tions. The federal loss is small LEXII , 76TON, Ky., Noir.l2 A courier from Gen. .Nelson'6 bri gade, with dispatches for Gen. Thom. as, reports that the fighting at Pikes vine lasted tiro days. The rebels lost 400 killed and 1,000 prisoners. [LATEST -1 CINCiNNATI, NOV. 12. The battle at Pikeville laSted Fri day and Saturday, and cite victor) was complete. Gen. Helson—Th,o Battle, at 'Piketon WASHINGTON, titer. 13. Gen. Nelson, who won. the great victory at Piketon, was - 'relieved from his duties: as Lieut, in. the Navy, at the speeial retrwst of,the! ~ President, who sent him to Kentucky to talk Unionism, to distribute 'arms to the Union men to forth a e amp of' instruc tion and finally td eominand as Brig. Adler General. The dispatch from Paris foucti fig tifg- :hat del - 7w hich — we sent you yeeterditY, - is regarded as perfectly trustworthy.. - ' It sets the number of .prisaners at 2,000 . instead of 1000. With Gen. Nelson victori ous at Piketon, and East Tennessee ans cutting of rebel communications 'by railroad and' telegraph,Zollieoffer and Cumberland Gap will soon be ours. 7 The Piketon Victory WASHINGTON, :NOV. 14. The latest dispatches concerning Gen, Nelson's victory Whith base been received at the War Departsilent reprosenethe nurnberof priaoners as 2,015. The number of rebel dead found on the .field was 400. The Piketon Victory.— The Above .Report a Hoax —Maysville, Nov 15.—Reports from headquarters, 'da ted lath, received this evening Oro' a reliable gentleman that was at Pike ton, says our forces ratticked the reb els, one thousand strong, posted on a hill, killing eighty-five or ninety, and taking fifty prisoners. The rest were scattered.. Col. Williams NV a 6 taken prisoner. Mx of Col. ?ilarshall's men were killed and fifteen wounded. gis horse was shot under him. Fifteen of Col. Fife's men werqwounded and nine killed : The,algivil *said to be reliable. The Naval Expedition. The Victory at Beaufort—The Town in Our Possession—The Whole Army Landed—No United States Vessels Burned or Sunk—Failure of a Plot to Blow Up `the Magazine. FORTRESS Maxaos, Nov. 12, via Balti. more.—The steamer Bienville has just arrived at Old Point from the great expe dition. She left Port Royal on . Sunday morning, and Wings cheering intelligence; She proceeds at once to New, York„ where she will be due to-morrow evening. Captain Steedman, hoWever, left her at this place, and proceeds , direct to Wash ington, with despatches and trophies of victory—two brass cannon and rebelflags. He reports the gale encountered by the fleet to have been severe. The steamers Uttion . and Osceola went ashore and were lost, as previmisly reported. The st..amer Governor foundered at see, but the Isaac T. Smith succeeded in saving all her crew with the exception of a few -Marines. The fleet arrived at Port Royal on Mon day, the 4th' in'st. On TueSday the small er gunboats sounded and hewed out the channel, under 'a. fire from the forts,Whidh did no damage. On Wednesday the weather prevented active operatious. but on' Thursday mem-, ing, the 7th inst., the men-of war and gun boats adva need to the attack. - The action commenced at 10 o'clobk, A. M., and was hotly carried on upon both sides, andAasted four hours; at the end Of which time the rebels' were compelled by the shbwer - Of shells to abandon their works, and•beat a hasty retreat: Our loss was only eight men and only one officer, the .chief. engineer of the Mo hican. ,About twenty men were wounded. The rebel lois is' unknown. Fifty-two bodies were found' by our men, and bu ried.-All their wounded, except two, were carried off. • Two forts were captured—Fort •Walk er, on - Hilton Head, mounting 23 • gut* and Fort 13eauregard, on Bay Point, mounting 19 guns. The guns - were of ~.heavy calibre. They were both new and splendid earthworks of great strength; -constructed in, the highest style of military science, and pronounced by our•engineers as impregnable against any assault by land forces. The final retreat of the rebels was a perfect rout. They left .everything-- arms, equipment of all kinds, even to the officers' swords and commissions. All• the letters and papers, both public and pri vate; order books, and documents of all kinds, were left in their flight, and•feli in to our hands, affOrding our officers much. valuable information. Among the papers was a telegram from Jeff Davis to the commander of the post,. informing him of the. sailing of the fleet, and that he knew their destination to be "Port Royal." [Query. Who Was the traitor?].. The whole surrounding country was seized with a perfect panic. The day af ter the fight the Seneca and two other gunboats, under the command of,Lieuten ant Ammen, proceeded up to Beaufort . , and. found Winne man in the town, and he was drunk. All the plantations up the river seemed to be deserted, except by the negroes, who were seen in great numbers, and who, as the boats passed; came down to the shore with their bundles in their hands, as if ex pecting to be taken off. All the letters in the Beaufort post office were seized. After the' capture of the forts, the whole army, about 15,000 strong, were safely landed and established on the “sacred soil" of South Carolina. The . forts were but- little injured, but the rebels could not stand the explosion of our big shells. The force of the enemy, as ascertained by their papers, was from 3,000 to 4,000 men, under Gen. Drayton, of S. Carolina. Our victory is complete, the enemy leaving everything but their lives, which they saved by running. • J. S. Bradford, of the Coast Survey, bearer of despatches, and ',jetzt:" R. H. Wyman, commanding the Pawnee, also arrived in the Bienville,,and take the boat to-night for Baltimore. • The boats from the Wabash were the first to land after the fight, and Capt. John Rogers was the first man on shore. - The boats returned loaded with valua ble trophies of all 'kinds. One - of our 'of ficers found a valuable cavalry sword with a solid - silver scabbard. Swords ; pistols, &c., &c., were scattered about in every direction, and in any quan tity. But four prisoners were found, two of them being wounded. AR . hands'connected' with the fleet are represented as acting in the most gallant manner. • The United States steamer Pawnee lost six killed and two wounded. This vessel suffered more injury - than any of the fleet, but was not disabled. A round shot went through the ward-room and damaged the second lieutenant's•roorri: The frigate Wabash had her main-mast "badly wounded," as her sailors say, with a round shot The steamer Pocahontas had but one man injured.. . The thief engineer of the gunboat life- Mean was killed, and an assistant 'engi neer was badly wounded, but his 'nfirtie coulifriot be ascertained. When our troops-took poSsession of the forts they fouud the - rebel flag flying at Hilton Head. The rebels had mined the works, and fixed the halyards of the flag so that when the flag was hauled down by our troops the mine would be sprung:— But in this the rebels were disappointed. The halyards sprung amine in the house used by the officers, but it did very little damage, and hurt no one. The maga zine did not explode. In addition to what has been mentioned as found in the forts, the rebels left behind the 'contents of their magazine, including a large amount of powder, with large quantities of English ammunition and pro jectiles. Notwithstanding the heavy calibre of the guns in the rebel forts, and their abund ant supply of ammunition, as the subse quent discoveries proved, not a single ves sel of our fleet was either sunk or burnt and none were seriously injured or even disabled. General Sherman has hundreds, per hapikhousands of negro laborers at his command to work on the new entrench ments. A terrible • panic prevails at Savannah, and it is believed. that the capture of that city could be easily effected. The gunbbat Patence,•which rendered eificient , service=in the fight, suffered more strerely than any of the war vessels en gaged, and yet she was not .disabled in the slightest degree. A round shot went through her ward-room, and another ball damaged the second lieutenant's room, cansing some havoo among the itirniture, but doing the ship no material damage.— The ti hip lost six. killed and two others of her gallant fellows were wounded. The Susquehanna had three men wound ed: ,The - list of easualties; as: before sta ted; gives only eight killed atidsome tWen- ty wounded, only a small portion of whom were considered seriously or dangerously hurt. All the wounded were'deing well, and a great part would be Sent tiorne in a few days The town of Beaufort was entirely de serted; except by the negroes. The tracips, had not occupied it when the steanerleft, being better engaged in strengthening their . position It is understood that General Sherman will improve the defences of his position befbre making any forward movement. In the forts was a large supply ofaininu= nition and stores of the best description. Commodore DUpont will immediately survey the harbor, place buoys and erect lights; and the position will be made a permanent base of operations. Every one entered into the ,fight with the deterinination that the forts should be silenced thousch it should cent the entire fleet. The fleet stood between .800 and 1,000 feet of the forts, and used five second fu ses, and poured shell into them at the rate of 2,000 per 1140 r. NO ;n._ single shell sent by the i - ebels burst In a ship PROCLAMATION TO THE. PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. After landing and taking possession of the torts: General Sherman issued the fol lowing proclamation : To the people of South Carolina In obedience to the orders of the Pres ident of these United States of America, I have landed on yoprshOres with , a small force of national troops. The dictates of a duty, whia, underthese circumstances, I owe to a great sovereign ,State, and to a proud and hospitable people, among whom I have passed some of the pleasentest days of my life, prompt me to, proclaim that we have come amongst you with no feelings ofpersonal animosity. no desire to harm your citizens, destroy your property, Or interfere with any -of 'your _lawful rights, or your social and local institutions be yond what the causes herein briefly allud ed to may render unavoidable. Citizens of South Carolina : The civil ized world stands appalled at the course, you are pursuingr--appalled at the crime you are committing against your" own mother, the best,, the most enlightened, and heretofore the in proSperous Of na flans. Yon are in a state of active rebellion a gainst the laws of yoUr own country.— You have lawlessly Seized upon the forts, arsenals, and other property belonging to our common country, and within your borders, and with this property you are in arms and waging a ruthless war against your Constitutional Government, and thus threatening the existence Ilia Coverritrient which you are bound by the terms of a solemn compact to live under and • faith fully support. In doing this you are not only undermining and preparing-the way for totally ignoring your own political and social existence, but you are threatening the civilized world with the odinus. 'merit that self-government is impossible with civilized man. Fellow citizens : I implore you to pause and reflect upon the tenor and consequen ces of your acts. If the awful sacrifices made by the devastation of our proporty, the shedding of fraternal blood in battle, the mourning and wailing of widows and orphans throughout our land. are instiffic lent to deter you . from further pursuing. this unholy war, then ponder, I. beseech you, upon the ultimate, but not less cer tain, result which its-farther progress must necessarily and naturally entail upon your once happy and prosperous State. - Indeed, can you pursue this fratricidal war, and can you imbrue Your hands in the loyal blood of your countrymen,-:- your friends, your Itinmen—fer no other object than to unlawfully disiupt the Con tederacY of a great people—a Confederacy established by your own hands—in or der to set up, were it vossible; an inderen dent government, under which you can never liveln peace, prosperity, or quiet ness. • - Carolinians : We have come among you as loyal men, fully expressed with• our constitutional obligations to the citi zens of your . State. These obligations shall be performed as far as is in our pow er. But be not deceived. The obliga tion of suppressing armed combinations a gains the constitutional authorities is par amOunt to all others. lf, in thZ, perform ance of this duty, other minor but impor tant obligations should be in any way ne glected, it must he attributed to theneces- Sities ofthe case, because rights depend ent on the laws of the State mast be nec essarily subordinate to the !nilitary, exi gencies created by insuriectionand rebel lion. T. W. SusamAN, Brigadier General Cammanding. Headqliar' Port C„ - Nov. 8, '6l Rebel Acrottottkorailiratis dig arOuti.dPOrt S; C. BALTimoitE Nov. 15. By the Old Point boat Charleston pa pers of the 12th inst.,-have.been received. The following are sinOng:their contents: General Leels making extensive prep. arations to defend Bealifort, which place has not been occupied hy General Sher man.- The negroes are' engaged in re moving the cotton and other "property: Yankee gun boats are aground near the village. The Charleston Courier states, that' there is very little cottoristored: at or near Beaufort. Messrs. POE* and Bayard, who reside on Hilton Island, set fire to every building on the premises, and also their crops, leaving a mass of ruins behind them. The guns of the t ady Davis and the Huntress have-been placed in battery at Port Royal ferry, under command of Col. Donovant, where a stand will be made. A large number ot families have left Savannah for the up-country. On Saturday last, according to Charles ton papers, there were no signs of Gener al Sherman taking possession of Beau fort. The Rutledge mounted riflemen started for Beaufort on Sunday morning, and al so a detachment,of additional mounted ri flemen of Col. Clingtnan's North Carolina regiment was on the way., ' The Charleston Mercury condemned the manner 'in which the Confederatea have neglected to prepare for the emergen- ! DRAT II FROM HYDROPHOBIA.—Mr. cy. • 1 John Earnest, an influential citi- The Richmond" Dispatch says: have information that the authorities or "We ; zen of Norristown, died, a few days since of hydrephia. lie was bit South Carolina have corninunicated with i i ten . about the Government upon the . subject ofhoist-'• ' a month since by a dog, big the black flag, to which all:-sion has i which had' no si,pperanee of being been made, since the attack upon the 1 rabid, andwhich was accidentally coast of that State... It is__ believed that. I strangled a short time after. Gen. Lee has reeeivecierclers fromthe War! At times, dtifilitthe convulsions Department;nrgiur that those captured 1 and spasms.oftlie deceased; it took' Must be 'regarded as • pitioners of war, the united'strength' of four or Ave _which will 4e disregarded by the authori- ; men to hold him. When not in ties of South Carolina, and that the same ! convulsions lie waS sensible, .and course will :be pursued which Govenor ! f u ll Wise adopted 'at the; time of the. John ' tion y cot:l'l46ms of- his a*fdl 'condi; I3rown raid, saying : 'When we are done ' • ' . d Darin lucid intervals ' he would warn hisatten antoto be . with the invaders the. onfederate Govern- 1 ment can have them."'. careful Bonet Ito 1 ' 470 tild. 116,' them 1 ---_—.l. - . Ino harin.T. TROUT the firstcknoitiiiir MASON AND SLIDELL CAPTUBED. lof his attack till his . end, he de- FORTRESS Monroe, Nev. 1',5. i Glared that there was no - :hope but 1 The United States steamer San Jacinto 'i n death: 1 has just arrived from.the coast of .Africa I via the West Indies, where she 'has been * SIGNING TREASURY, NOTES'. I Oruising some six weeks • -- , , Forty clerks.-In, the :Treasury Da . . . . .-, I' old Point was electrified 'by the: tidincrs . partraent are; now. eel played, ,i Tr _sign-: I that she has now •on board Messrs.' MI- ' 'jog deinandoTreasury Notes:- :Each i'sorr and Slidell, who were .going abroad signsA al iy about three thousand .tiotes, ' d " and as ministers of the. Southern' Confederacy making one . bun_redtwenty to England and France. - They were,ta- thousand notes signed cacti ' day:----' 'ken from.an English steamer in the ehan- Twenty-five ladies are employed in nel of the Bahamas: l ', • , cutting the notes.. :Men formerly- The San Jacinto will Soon proceed* to did this Bei:Vl* but th °ladies perlo rn -- New York with ,her distinguished prison- ing the work.more readily-and: neat era. . , ! ly - , the men were sent off. '•' Cointnodore Wilkes reported the news at headquarters in person, and will for ward his dispatches to Washington to ECM PARTICULARS OF THE ARREST The name of the British vessel from which the prisoners were taken; connot be ascertained. Passengers by the Old Point boat, state that all the private papers, doc uments, and instructions of Slidell and Mason were seized. • The families of the prisoners were al lowed to proceed on their voyage. The Captain of the British vessel is said to have delivered them up on prote.st. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. FORTRESS' MONROE, Nov. 16.—Nason and Slidell were aboard .a British mail steamer. Commander Wilkes of the San Jacinto, sent aboard and demanded their surren der. The reply was that there Was not• force enough to take them. Commander Wilkes then sent an addi 'tional force and put the . San Jacinto in a convenient position, whereupon Slidell and Mason were surrendered. The officers of the English steamer state tiot they took them, aboard, not knowing who They were, their destina tion or business Captain Wilkes ,iY understood to have acted on his own responsibility. General Woo! has , granted Slidell and Mason pertazsion to send open letters to their friends. The. San Jacinto leaves for, New York direct, this evening. [LATER] FORTRESS MoNnov, Nov. 16.—The U. S. steamer San Jacinto sailed to-day for New York with Messrs. Slidell and Mason' As prisoners. , PROPOSALS FOR BEEF CATTLE. The proposals to furnish the Govern merit with beef cattle on the hoof were Q pened on -Frida3r by the COmmissary De partment. The advertsement called for three lots of four thousand cattle each, to be delivered by the 30th of November, or as soon thereafter as the Government may direct, at Washington, at Hartisburg, and at Chambersburg or York. The bids for Washington ranged from $3 30 to-$5 01. But three, bidders were b! , low $4 and the loweSt prices offered at which the bidders . responded were $3 70 and $3 90. For the-HarrisbUrg lot, the bids ranged from $3 39 to s6—s3 55'being the loWest sum in which the bidder responded; There were twenty bids below $4 for the lot to be delivered at Harrisluirr, Chambersburg or York. The rates ranged'from $3 25 to. $4 95—the lowest bidder responding being-at $3 38. The awards hive not yet been made. (ktr- The Greek professor in the Rochei ter l University has wit as .well as words; and often delights thestudents of that in stitution With his clever and sparkling bon-mots. The man who can - make ;his own verbal blunders an; occasion for a good jest is certainly a lucky fellow ; and Prof...K..is one of that sort, ,as appeared the other day in the course .of _some re marks in the recitation room. 'The Pro lessor spoke of "a calf nine years old."— The remark struck the class as an odd one, but, before the general smile had bro ken out in laughter, the Professor added, ."That's a bull!" , Well, so it was; and the boys thought it a remarkable fine one. TAKING A FAIR VIEW Or THE MATTER. —George Bromley, of Preston, Conn , while sitting on the railroad: track a few days since, was struck by a passing train, and pitched into the hushes. Upon the train backing urrfo ascertain his injuries, he came forward and told the conductor that if he had damaged the engine any he was ready to settle for it, and left for home. Im. A special order has - been issued by General McClellan, relieving those mem bers of Gen. Fremont's Stall', who were appointed from civil life, from duty, and discharging theni from f‘rther service in the army. The order also discharges all those.persons appointed into the military service by Gen. Ftemont, whose appoint ments have not been sanctiont - 1 by the President. COMMERCE ON THE LAKES.—Cana-: mere on the lakes has this season been better than was ever known before. The conveyance of grain from Chicago and other Western ports to the East employs every vessel that can be had, and at the close of navigation a large quanti ty must remain behind. At the latest dates, there were more. than 2,500,000 bushels at Chicago and it was constantly accumulating.—: The consequence is that vessels obtain whatever freight they ask, and while corn has been selling in Illinois as low as ten cent per bush el, the frieght from Chicago to Buf falo has been as high as 20 cents, and for along time stood at 19 cts. Many a vessel carrying `20,000 bushels would thus , for a, single trip, Eastward receive $4OOO when she might not be worth more than $5OOO. Gen. McClellan , and his Movements. WASHINGTON. N'ev. 18, 1861. There is as mica secrecy obaertied now as to the" future movements of 'the commander of th'e -- army of the Potomac, as there was - in fitting out the armada and withholding from , the public its place of deetination. Gen. McClellan's plan of' operations is not beyond hie immediate-circle of advi sers, and ie most, successfully preserv ed by them from all outside inquiry. Officers high in rank do not know anything of the future; Movements of the army. The _Rep* Bac,k.—Recan npitering parties sent opt-during 'the past thirty-six hours report, the reb 7 els rapidly retreating. • .A party front the 2d Rely Jersey struck the- rebel pickets at a distance of ten MilOS from their camps, which is twelve miles =from Alexandria, and three miles beyond the outposts they-occu pied three days ago. Army'offieers believe that the South Carolina and Georgia regiments have .been, with. . drawn to f the relief of 13eatifort . Failure of the Rebels in their attack on Gen. Boscncrans' Position. ~,T he War' Department received a despatch from Gen. Rosencrans to=day in which-he states that he was still at Gaul ey Bridge. The rebels having utterly failed in their attacks, had resumed their former position, and were waiting for our forces to attack them. Gen. Rosenvans does not douht his ability to maintain himself in his position, and, when he is ready he will give the enemy an opportuni ty to try - their- fighting gunnies.— ; Both armies bad been-quiet for some days. Strange Conduct by a , Major.—Ad. vices from St. Louis state that Alajor Finney, Who left Springfield with Gen. Fremont, brought away the chest, coptai n i rig,a boat $BOO,OOO, hav ing failed:to pay ofi'' the troops. The money has been seetteed, and the Ma jor arrested and returned to-Spring field under a:Strong 4.lard. FROM. TILE UPPER .POTOMAC. !• A letter dated - Camp Muddyßratieh' Friday N.oi, ,15. .sari „that the rebels,':' picket fires have, been visible for sev eral nights pastropposite the track,ly ing between theiSerieest and Mnady, Branch, but the rebels are invisible during daylight;. 'lt is believed there Are. no . strone'bodiei nearer than Leesburgh. • Eterytbing was quiet, a ' long G-en. Stpne'fi command yester day and la64. , night - The river'prektita of the two-extend ing armies have apparently abandon. ed the rcvengful feelings aroused by the Ball's Bluff affair, arid hold. agree able conversation with one another across the-river: , No _leaden compli ments have been .exchanged'there for sometime past. Cotton to'bt- Obtained by peaceable means. WASHINGTON, N The, govefo roe n't bas issued permits to pUrties . jn i s thbati. *island top trade with loj;tiiists along our Southern coast....: Vessels are now 'fitting out for that 'purpose, loaded with supplies of vari ous Janda, among which is salt, cloth ing and other articles of prime neces sity, which, it iaexpected, will be at once exchanged for cotton. This is a new feature in ibyqrn men t policy and war, and May lead to importatst results. Senator Simmons, of Rhode Islrind, it is said,' has been the principal mo ver in this matter. It may be.; how. ever, that ihese vessels and: others now fitting out also fallow the expedition, and as soon as an.opening is made by the: expedition:, and aper raiment footing obtained in South Carolina or et aorgia,cargoes of cotton will be at once shipped to Liverpool and other points. This is a ver y im portant movement, and Mui the full sanction of the government. WHY IeIPT BARRELS Exprant.--iti a journal entitled Patine de. Tout k .11fonde, an explanation given tit a fact which has puttied sphrting Men, namely—why the left barrel of a gun bursts so much more:frequently than the right ? The explanation is- this The sportsman,, on going ..out, loads both barrels, anti, on seeing , a bird rise, fires naturally the right one he reloads that barrel;and, when he again sees a. bird oilare, he fifes it again; and so he does , perhaps twenty times in succession. But each , tiring gives shock to the charge in..the.left.hand barrel, and. at last the succession of shocks separates the wadding from' the powder and shot; the conseqUence is that a vacuum ensues between them, and when the- second barrel is fired it frequently. bursts. , ;To - prevent this danger, the recommendation is mad e that whenever the right ; hand barrel is loaded, the charge in the left-hand one shbula .down; A TEST'OP - ROUPE VEATJECER. One day, on the voyage down' tit Port - Royal, while many mop were down dick, the wind was by lib means high, nor * was the ties at all obstre perous in fact.' According'tOiliiiatt. ors, it was the pleasantest of pleas. alit weather. But it is always very hard to get from a sailor any -adrnis sioir.that the present blow is vio lent—it is only viben _it la al/ over that he will speak , of it as "a` heavy ;gale," or a "tough time." AccideuXallY,l to day got at gauge , of rough weather; ail set by the steward; A department, the cook. ing force of theghipc which is origi. nal,and curious. 'The; weather is not rough, sir, until! the sanceimue jump oft",..the galley, airjAht tea hedge try . ,abor,the plaep as,i4tb?" was, sh,at 'out of a gun, sir;!aild„..thil rOlfic over the out of the grate and all over the door; then, sir' it is rough weath er, BIT. So that when our soldiers in. their expected Sea voyage have doubts, they need. only go the galley, whelp . they can deeiciti by the flying tea-ket tles if-the weather be rough. DEtfOCRATIC • GENERALS. -- As the abolition sheets _are Inbar ing very hard to create the impres sion that the Democrats aie acting in bad faith toward the government, it may not be amiss to`give the pub lic a list of the general officers of the army ,who are and were members of the Democratic party, viz : Mijoi• Generals—George B. McClellan, John A. Dix, Benjamin F. Butler, and Rob ert Patterson. Brigadier Generals Wm. J. Rosenerans, Frederio W. Lan der, Isaac I. Stephens, Andrew Por ter, George Cadwallader, Daniel E. Sickles, Burnside, Hein tzleman ' Hun ter, Franklin, Lyon, McDowell, 131enker, Robert Anderson, Prentiss, Morris, Smitte, Sturgis, Sweeny, Wright; and khost of others whose names we are unablecall-to mind. giogiat gtotirto. , Prevention is Bettei than Cite: T'tidiest of delicate health or impaired eiganliatieh, j_ or to those by whom an increeie of fandly,is any reason objectionable, the undersigned woulereffer a prescription which is perfectly reliable and safe,..and which has been prescribed in various parts 'of the,•old world for the past , century . Although the 'article li TB ry cheap and simple, yet it h - artilen put rush) baltiihet bottles and sold very extensively at , the _exisprbitant price of $5 per bottle, the mietersigned-proposes to fur nish the recipe for the smelt lento of $l, by the possee don of which every lady can aupply herself irith feet safeguard. at any drug store, for the tritling . suns at 25 cents per year. Any.physician or draggiet will tell you 'kis perfectly harmless, and•thedeseisels, of teethe& nials can be preceded of 'its efficacy: Sent to any part of the world on receipt of st. by addre'ssing Dr." J. C. DEVERAXIX, P. O. Box, .No. 2353, Nevelfaven, Conn. August • , MILITARYMFORMS.— T - 11 ere - haps , no department of- business in which there has been a. more marked improvement than .In,: the clothing of the soldier's. Not many years since officers and'privates were clad in garments which were almost skin-tight. They wore leather stocks, which " were worthy of the name, for they kept the:Wearer in tribulation; while their padded breasts and tight sleeves made volition a matter of great - difilCulty. During the present war, such of our volunteers " , as procure their uniforms at the Brown alone Clothing-Hall of Rl:within & WilhoM Nos. 603 and 605 Chestnut street. above Sixth, Philadelphia:obtain clothing. that Is perfectly easy, substantial and becoining. Thetirni named hive gone. largely into the business of making "Military Clothing. and no it facilities enable -them to All the largest orders in the shortest possible time. A: REWARD IS 014EILED for the de action any person counterfeiting; imitating, or the vender of any suth .ppostvirfeit or Imitation pf,4l4R HAVE'S 1101 LAND ISITTEItS: The genuine, highly concentrated Holkind . Bitteri. is, put tiytin halt pint Oot ilea only,having the name of this proprietor ' .8. I'Atiz, bless in them, apdi his Signature arsonl4lW, &la . of each and every bottle. " , Ti is delightful Aroma hes been received by' Ameri, cans, with tho favor which' is only extended to really scientific preparations: When we consider the marked success attending :its administration, in the most stub born eases of Fever and Agne, Weakness •of any kind, Dyspepsia,- Heartburn, Acidity ofitbii Stomach, Sick and Nervous Headache, Indigestion, Costiveness - and Piles, together with the complete centre'. ,it exercises over all Nervous, Rheumatic, and Neuralgic /Mations, we cannot wonder at - its popularity, wen, pay Osin valld value-this remedy. [AnguMl--ltri.. - ItUDINEWELL'S COUGH REMEDY excels in one of the most important charieteria es . „ 'namely, that of-containing no materials opium or antimony, which are so debilitating 'ta Wink conatitn lions. When-by its perfect simplicity it is done, with' the Cough or Lung Complaint its ep.endid Toniagnali ties exhibit theineeiree In givinglitningth to weakeye. . tone, weakened by disease,. a peculiarity very impor tant, but often loeCeight of. In a preparatiop_like the Universal Cough Remedy may be found a great neces sity for chary nursery:every me!licine cheat, or chant ing froutinfincy to age it may !braved with perfect impunity. See advertisement and road pam. r• INovember 6-Im. - ler COMMON. SENSE rules..the .maxi of, the people, whatever the misnamed and misautirrorne% philosophers may Say to- the contrary. Bhow. theme . good.thingi let its merits be clearly demonstratekalt44 they. will not hesitate to glee it their moat eo.rd,isilt!sin renege. The masses have alreadyratilled. the 4 Iltent , P. of a physician, concerning the vlrtnasofßO BITTERS, as may Nissen by the imineuse mututitiSattE this medicine which are annually told its everepteettou • of. the land.. It is now racer/1111M as Anestia- superior to all other remedies yet devised for difeases.of the iii gestive ori*ta, such as diaro,xm,dxseuesty,elyepoplda, and for the various fevers that ariselnom,dimproment of those Portions, of the system, lifierdettnee name fa . rapidly tecbinings a. houschOldi mozdi.lbmit name. to. , Texas, frem theaboresteaftthe Atlanticam.the.puific.— . Try thett - Mcie aad banittis,Sech' fitddthY dattgelia', in the wnri4: StrieSee adatestittemerta in, ininadynk enk PlevanthimilAati. , The Lebatisiii Bliairket. Car4Layi Ce:rzeiroted , Weekly. LEBAIION.,, 1615tmr804.3,./%0MIERt02oi.1881!. Ldp. tains Ex. Fast, $6 d".• 1..13 Smith Extr a 4 21:t , Ratatereliat, l ei LOA. Super..Stas6,so TU.h.ottoratefobeettes,„ 14 Prime WhltaXliee.k..l S 6. Lard, . • B is rime Red IMAeat,. . I '2P ra// 01 4 ' ' 3 Prime Rye, 45 Dam. - .Cora,, • , 60.. Shoulders. • 9 11 Oats, 8141. * • Clorox:seed, "3 50 Bog. " " - Timatbar-see6,. 1 15 Rees -wax,, 16' Plax-eeed, 125. - 16111194 Refify,. Dried. Applee,*lta.,. 1.‘40' 911kedratr,:: 1 Dried Appls, peeked, 159 s l lex,.**, , .:`, Pella* "Babe," Reistlita, 11164; - 40 Pear& "litehels." 126. itoothotooplik s . 8.2% Cheerios, 160 Wool, * °oleo*, 411,, Potatoes,* bus, 4. Vtaegar, Apple Rutter,* crock.. so Tae Ph Market. Servitpwri Noir: 16f—T6o Floor market, though detaid of Ssiirit,irl quilt firm. , not much inquiry for export, and only' it*** i hundred barrels were disposed of at $5.82* per barrel fittgrod superfine, $5 75 for extra, et 0145: 94 for extra family, The tales and the intaileis and hakers range from our lowest VOA itp ta7- 50 for common and fiuscyjets, mitaHirffismeite quid: ity. Rye Flour and corn Meal emitln n e rearm Small sales of the farmer af5491144,., latter at $2 8* per barrel: • Grain.--The. market is poorly supplied. with Wheat, the receipts 'by..eanal being cut, of in consequence of the damage by the late fresh et, and it is in demail)l at the advance noted yes terday. Sales of 2000 bushels prime Penna. and Western'Red it $ll5 Viinstel—part in limiters' and mart instore,. and 10,000 bushel's • do., to ar rive, on private terms. Rye is wanted with sales at 73 cents for Feline. Corn is active, and one cent higher. 'Bales of 1000 bushels old Yellow at 85 centt. Old WbiteMyrorih 41072 cents.- - Oataare,aetive, with sales of 8000 bushels Dela ware,alloat at 30 cents; 700 bushels Penns. the oars, at 40 cents. Cloverseed is iirsteadylemand at $4 50@kfini 0 4 , 511., Einar sales of Timothy et $1 x 5.. Flaxseed it wanted, for crushing at $1 nnfiti 87 % . Id bushel, which is a further advance. CATTLE MARKET.—The market for Beef Cattle wee very dull to day, the receipts and,a,alea reaching about 1800 'head at Phillips' Yarde,:andi prices ruled 25c. the 100 lbs. lower than last vcook„, ranging from ss'to $B, the latter for extra 471... ity ; the bulk of the sales were at from $1 7* the 100 lbs. Caws—About 75 were aiiiioseci of art,from $2O to $3O for springers-, aciSrs2fi,R.to. $4O far cows and CaiV43ll,/iX tO-00,104;whiollila a dectine. Bogs—The, recniptt .ealee lArge this week, reaching nearly 2899 head at. from $43 to $5 for Still, aprisigifioliklact net for corn foci; included in 49 inlet w ere 62 8 ' at 2 :4ginf l 6# "4:too Y,it— sheep—Qocie 3,ooo.head ',sea at: p rices. ranging from 7 to lic netola to condition,—
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