Whole No. 2674.
juhhah'A®, 1
1862.
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JULY. AUGUST.
Suuitajr |I<J3 20 27j Bunday 3101724 31
Monday ' 14.128 Monday 4 1118 25
Taesdur " S Ifti22j29j Tuesday 5-12 19 26
IVeu'tday ; 2 918 23130 Wed'sdny 6; 13 211 27
Thursday,"' lOjli 24|31 [Tlairsdav 714 2128
Friday |4|ll 18 25 Friday 1 8115 22 29
Baturility |6,l2|l'J|26| | | Saturday |2 9|16 23 3o
SEPTEMBER. __ OCI'OBER.
Sunday i i"1421 28 Sunday j |51219 26
Monday 1 81522 29 Monday | 6,132027
Tuesday .2; 9 16.23,30 TueadaV , 7,14 2128
IVed'sday 3; 10 17 24 Wed'aday 1 8.15122 29
Tliurstiay 4 11,18|25 Thursday 2 9116 23130
Friday ,512119 26 Friday ' 810 17 24j31
Saturday ;6j13;2U;27 Saturday *j 11 [1 s [ |
NOV-EMBEM. DECEMBER. -
Sunday 1 [2,916 23 30; Sunday 1 1714 21 28>
Monday ' j31017 24 I Monday l[ 815 22,29'
Tuesday ;41118 25 I Tuesday 2 916 >23 30
Wed'*,lay 1 5,12|19 26 1 Wed'sdH* 3 lo!l7 2431!
Thursday; j01320 27 Thursday,4 11,1s 25>
Friday j1714 21 28 j Friday * !5|12 19 26 < 1
Uaturday |l| 8j1u!22]29 j iSuturduv |u|l3]2o|27j j
County OflieGH.
President Jiulge,
Hon. 8. S. Woods, Lewistown.
Associate Judges,
'liuu. Elijah Morrison, Wayne township.
" James Tumor, Lewistown.
SherijJ,
C. C. Stanbargcr, Esq.
Deputy Sheriff,
D. I>. Miitihersbough, Eq.
Prothonotanj, Clerk of Common Pleas. C C.
Henry J. Walters. Esq.
tr and Reeordstr and Clerk of Orphans' Co i t,
Samuel Burr. Eq.
Treasurer,
Hubert W. I'atton, Esq.
Commissioners.
liicheson Bratton, Esq., Bratton township.
Samuel Brewer, Esq., Decatur township.
John McDowell, Jr., Esq.. Armagh township.
Cbmimssionei i Clerk —George Frysiuger.
Deputy Surrey or,
George H. Htvigart, of Oliver township.
Coroner,
George Miller. Esq.. I.ewistowu.
Mercantile Appraiser.
John I- Porter. Lewtstowu.
Auditors,
Henry Snyder, of Granville township.
Abraia Garver, of Oliver
H. C. Yanzuut, of Decatur
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Trains leave Lewistown stationa* follows:
WlttSfMS, KA-iTWAKI).
Through Express 5 19a. ni. 11 1 p.ui.
Fast Line, 5 45 p. in. 3 24... m
Mail. 3 36 p. in. 10 41 a. MI.
Local Freight, ft 50 a. til. ft lo p. in.
Fast Freight, 11 1 p.m. 2 28 n. m.
Through Freight, 9 30 p. 111. 9 50 p.m.
Express Freight, lo 25 a. m. 2 sft p.m.
Coal Train, 12 40 p.m. 7 lo a. in.
!. E. Koukao.v, Ag'-nl.
3S~Galbraith's Ornrubiisc* convey jiassenger- to
and from all the trains, taking up or setting thcin
down at all points within the borough limit-.
W tfJJJIL I
4 S the action of the Relief Board does n A
f\ seem to he fully comprehended, frequent
applications for relief being made in person
or by letter to the undersigned, he deems it
proper to state that payments will be tem
porarily renewed to thofie formerly on the
)it on presentation of certificate signed by
not less than three known taxpayers, stating !
ing that the applicant has not received sufii- j
cient from her husband or other support, to j
enable her, together with her own industry, !
to make a living for herself and family, and i
giving reasons for such inability. This is j
intended for the benefit of all rculhj in need, i
and for no others.
The orders issued under this regulation '
are continued oDly until {fee troopg are again
paid off.
Blank certitioaies can be procured from
those who have heretofore distributed orders, j
GEORGE FKYSINffER,
Secretary of Relief Board.
Lewistown, June 18, 1862.
GEO. W. ELDER.,
Attorney at Law,
Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at
tend to business in Mltllin, Centre and Hunting- f
don counties. my 26
Kishacoquillas Seminary.
AND
NORMAL INSTITUTE.
r pilE third Session of this Institution will
_L commence April 24, 1862.
Encouraged by the liberal patronage receiv
ed during the previous Session, the proprietor
has been induced to refit the buildings and
grounds to render them most comfortable and
convenient for students.
He has also secured the assistance of Rev
S. McDonald, formerly tutor of Princeton
University, and well known in this part of
the country as an able scholar and devoted
Christian. A competent music teacher has
also been engaged.
mh26 S. Z. SHARP, Principal.
Jaoob G. Blymyer & Co.,
Produce and Commission Mer
chants,
LEWISTOWN, PA.
ISP'Flonr and Grain of all kinds pur
chased at market rates, or received on storage
and shipped at usual freight rates, having
storehouses and boats of their own, with care
ful captains and hands.
Stove Coal, Limeburpers Coal, Plaster, Fish
and Salt always on hand.
Grain can fee insured at a small advance on
cost of Btftag e - n022
CLOTHS FOB 6ENTB' SUITS.
SPRING Style Cassimeres,
Fashionable Vestings,
Twaeda and Cassimeres for boys,
Fine Black Cloths for Coats,
Doeskins, Finest Blacks,
Linen and other Shirt Bosoms,
as well as a complete assortment of READY
MADE CLOTHING for men and boys, at
ap3o - GEO. BLYMYF.R'S.
Ag;® gggßaasmigiß) ®a®iE®ig aawns'mswsjg amwMH (s®^jysir ß IM, O
SAPOHIPI23EI
The Family Soap Maker!
\ LL Kitchen Grease can be made into good
SOAP by usiny SAPONIFIER.
Direction? accompanying each box.
•Soap is as easily made with it, as making a
cup of coffee. Manufactured only by the i
Patentees—
r , ,^, a Manufacturing- Co ,
fcbli. ly No. 127 Walnut street Phila.
NATRONA COAL OIL!
WARRANTED NON-EXPLOSIVE.
and equal to any Kerosene.
brty an explosive nil, when a few
T T cents more per gallon will furnish you
with a perfect oil ?
Made only bv PA- SALT MANUFAC
TURING COMPANY,
No- 127 Walnut Street, Phila.
February 12, 1862. ly
Kollock's Dandelion Coffee,
riMIIS preparation, made front the best Ja
.JL va Coffee, is recommended by physicians
as a superior NUTRITIOUS BEVERAGE
for General Debility, Dyspepsia, and all bii
lions disorders. Thousands who have been
compelled to abandon the use of coffee will
u>e this without injurious effects. One can
contains the strength of two pounds of ordi-
nary coffee. Price 25 cents.
KOLEOCK'S LEVAIN,
The purest and best BAKING POWDER
known, for making light, sweet and nutritious
| bread and cukes. Price 15 cents.
MANUFACTURED LY
M. H. KOLLOCK, Chemist,
Corner of Broad and Chestnut streets,
Philadelphia,
And sold by all Druggists and Grocers.
| February 20, 1862-ly.
LEWISTOWN BAKERY,
West Market Street, nearly opposite the
Jail.
CIOXUAD ULLRICH. JR. would respect
> fully inform bis old customers and citi
zens generally that be continues the Baking
of
BREAD, CAKES, &c.,
j at the above stand, where those articles can
be procured fresh every day.
! Families desiring Bread, ic. will be sup
| plied at their dwellings in any part of town.
, Fruit, Pound, Spunge, ntul all other kind" of
1 cake, of any size desired, baked to order at
short notice.
Lewistown, February 20, ISG2-ly
ASVIBRCTYPSS
AND
The Gems of the Season.
! r IMIIS is no humbug, but a practical truth
J. The pictures taken by Mr. Burkholder
: are unsurpassed for BOLDNESS TRUTH
j FULNESS. BEAUTY OF FINISH, and
! DURABILITY. Prices varying according
j to size and quality of frames and Cases.
Room over the Express Office.
Lewistown, August 23, 1860.
E. FRYSINGER,
LEWISTOWN, PA.,
Corner of Market and Brown Streets,
BIGHT OPPOSITE FRANK'S STORE,
Alwajs has an hand for sale,
CIGARS, TOBACCO, SNIFF, PIPES, TOBACCO
BOXES AND MATCHES,
Which ho feels satisfied he can offer at prices
which cannot be beat.
Tobacco has advanced, but he is still ablo
to sell the
Dog Leg at GO ots per lb.
Celebrated Union Congress 56 " "
Twist 56 " "
Navy Cavendish 56 " "
Dewberry Cavendish 50 " "
Sun Fish 50 " "
Patrick Ilenry Congress 44 " "
Sauen Cavendish 35 " "
Cut and Dry, No. 1 24 " "
u 2 20 "
Killikinick 40 11 "
Lynchburg 36 " "
Cigar Shorts 12 " "
Matches, 25 cents per gross.
Call, examine, take a chew, and if you don't
like the goods or find fault with the prices
you need not buy.
N. B. Pipes from 2 for a cent to 50 cents
apiece.
Lewistown, August 13, 1862.
Large Stock of Furniture on
Hand.
A FELIX is still manufacturing aU kinds
of Furniture. Young married persons
and others that wish to purchase Furniture
will find a good assortment on hand, which
will be sold cheap for cash, or country pro
duce taken in exchange for same. Give me
a call, on Valley street, near Black Bear Ho
tel. feb 21
1 /\/~V DOZEN Coal Oil Chimneys, Wicks,
XvU Brushes, &c., for sale at city whole
sale prices to retailers, by
mhl2 F. G. FRANCISCUS.
PRIME Sugar Cured Hams—the Excelsior
Hams, for sale at A. FELIX'S.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
HIGHLY IKPCH.Tii.iTTj'
TO
FARMERS!
IONG stories and paper recommendations
_J are of no account. I ain at presentenga
ged in building
PELTiIN'S PATEYr HORSE POWERS,
sizes, one for four and one
for six horses. It is supposed to
be better than any other kind
made here or •lsewhere. I have
obtained from the patentee authority to make
and sell in all of Pennsylvania west of the
Susquehanna, and to prosecute a'l those who
make, use, or vend to others to use, in the j
district described. Those interested will take
notice of this. I expect soon to build a
NEW THRESHER,
which will thresh 40 bushels of wheat per
hour, or 80 bushels of oats. Please call anfl
examine for yourselves before you buy from
others. I also continue the
of any kind of machinery of Iron, Brass or
wrought Iron, as usual. Ilaying a large lot
of patterns, and a first class pattern maker
at work in the shop, I am prepared to fill al
most any kind of an order, either for castings
or patterns.
BULL PLOUGHS,
aide hill and bar share Ploughs, TIIBESII
ERS with Shakers, Horse Powers, Saw Mill
Cranks, and various other castings on band
ready for sale.
All work sold as good, which proves defec
tive, to be made good. THOMPSON IT STONE
authorized to sell. JOIIX R. WEEKES,
Lewistown, July 30, 1862. Agent.
NATHANIEL KENNEDY'S
STOFIE,
In the Odd Fellows' Hall.
A Very Choice Assortment of Old Liquors,
I OFFER for sale all the liquors, late the
. stock of John Kennedy, dee'd., embracing
prime French Brandy, Cherry Brandy, Gin,
Wines, Jamaica Spirits, and Scotch Ale. 110
tel keepers are requested to call.
can always obtain a pure
article for the sick.
ALSO,
Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Groceries,
Dueensware, Stoneware, Ilardwaro, Cedar
I ware, always on hand; Shoulders, Hams, Fish,
Herring. Shad, and Mackerel : Dried Beef of
a most excellent quality; with Boots and Shoes
in great variety. All the goods will be sold
very low. N. KENNEDY.
Lewistown, January 15, 1861.
The Old Blyrayer Corner.
XfclV GOODS ARRIVED,
I j
UAS just opened a choice lot of Rich '
styles of Silk Grenadines. Biack &
• White Check Silks, cheap Plain and Fig
ured Black Silks. &c-
Persons wishing to purchase a good silk at
a low price, would find it to (heir advantage
to examine his stock. A' BU ,
Black JStcl/a Shawls iclt'i Brochc Borders,
Laces, Ribbons, Straw and Millinery
Goods, Collars, Uudersleeces,
Gloves, ike., Ladies' Linen,
La mbric Ilandkecch iefs.
• i <
Also, just opened, a small lot of White
Plaid French Organdies, a very scarce and
desirable article, suitable for evening dresses.
Lewistown, April 30, 1802-tf
WBLLIAM LIND,
has now open
A NEW STOCK
or
Cloths, Cassimeres
AND
VESTI NCS,
which will be made up to order in the neat*
est and most fashionable styles. apl9
W2 SJ W IS IBS
TIN WARE!
CNOONTRY MERCHANTS in want of Tin
J Ware will find it to their advantage to
purchase of J. B. Selheimer, who will sell
them a better article, ar.d as cheap if not
cheaper than they can purchase it in any of
the eastern oities. Call and see bis new stock
Lewistown, April 23, 1802-ly.
OFFICE on East Market street, Lewistown,
adjoining F. G. Franciscus' Hardware
| Store. P. S. Dr. Locke will be at his office
the first Monday of each month to spend tha
j week. my3l
NOTICE!
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
HEADQUARTERS for Brooms, Buckets,
• and Fish.
100 dozen Brooms, 100 dozen Backets.
20 bbls and half bbls Shad.
75 44 44 Herring.
50 44 No. 2 Mackerel, assorted packages.
40 44 1
25 44 3 44
Wholesale and Retail.
MARKS & WILLIS' Steam Mill.
Lewistown, May 7, 1862.
CARPETINGS, comprising every style o
the newest patterns and designs in Brus
sels, Tapestry Brussels. Imperial Three-ply,
and Ingrain Carpeting. Also, Stair Carpet
ings, Rag Carpetings, Floor Oil Cloths, Mats,
Rugs, &c., a 4 GEO. BLYMYER'S.
27, 1862.
THE MIIIIREJL
"NEVEK >ll Nil."
What's the use of always fretting,
At the trials we shall find
Ever strewn along our pathway ?
Travel ou, and -Never Mind.'
Travel onward, working, hoping.
Cast no lingering glance behind
At the trials once encountered,
Look ahead, and 'Never Mind.'
What is past is past forever,
Let all fretting be resigned,
It will never help the matter,
Do your best, and 'Never Mind.'
And if those who might befriend yon,
Whom the ties of Nature hind,
Should refuse to do their duty,
Look to llearen, and 'Never Mind.'
Friendly word* are often spoken,
When the feelings are unkind,
Take them for their real value,
Pass them by, and 'Never Mind.'
Fate may threaten, clouds may lower,
Enemies may be combined,
If your trust in God is steadfast,
T'o will help you, 'Never Mind.'
THERE'S MUSIC IS THE AIK.
There's music in the air,
When the liifaut morn is nigh,
And taint its blush is seen
On the bright and laughing sky.
Many a harp's ecstatic sound,
With its thrill of joy profound,
Whilst we list enchanted there
To the music in the air.
There's music in the air,
When the noontide's sultry beam
Reflects a golden light
On the distant mountain stream.
When beneath some grateful shade,
Sorrow's aching head is laid—
Sweetly to the spirit there
Comes the music in tho air.
There's music in the air,
When tiie twilight's gentle sigh,
Is lost on evening's breast,
As its pensive beauties die.
Then, O then the loved oues gone,
Wake the pure celestial song—
Angel voices greet us there
In the music of the air.
WSiMmi
Peter Francisco.
The present century has known many
men of extraordinary physical strength,
among whom we may cite Williaiu Thomp
j son of Chicago, who lately won a prize of
; 8200 for lifting no less a weight than 210G
I pounds; Dr. Winship, who can shoulder a
| 219 pound barrel of flour; Prof. Day, of
| Florida, once fined 8000 by the circuit
j court of Lauderdale county, for throwing
j a Mustang pony and his rider over a ten
; rail lence; and Thomas Topham, said to
be the strongest man in modern England.
The latter has performed, in public, feats
evincing an almost superhuman strength;
such as rolling up a pewter dish of seven
pounds as a man rolls up a sheet of paper;
holding a pewter quart at arm's length,
and squeezing the sides together like an
! eggshell; and lifting two hundred weight
with his little finger, and moving it gently
over his head. On one occasion he broke
a rope fastened to the floor, that would sus
tain twenty hundred weight, and lifted an
oak table six feet long with his teeth,
though half a hundred weight was attach
ed to it. He also struck a round bar of
iron, one inch in diameter, against his na
ked arm, and at one stroke, bent it like a
bow; and his head being placed on one
ohair and his feet on another, he held
upon his body four heavy men whom he
heaved at pleasure.
None of these modern Sampsons, howev
er, have Barned so extended a fame as that
giant of the Western Hemisphere, Pet?r
Francisco. Having lived in the stormy
days of the lievolution, and performed
deeds of extraordinary valor as a soldier,
he has been looked upon by many as a
hero, and his name used as a synonym for
bodily vigor and manly endurance.
He was born in Portugal, subsequently
taken to Ireland, and while yet a boy
brought by a sea captain to this country.
On the breaking out of the Revolution, he
joined the army and was in active service
during the whole contest.
Such was his strength and personal
bravery that no enemy could resist him.—
He wielded a sword, the blade of which
was five feet in length as though it had
been a feather, and every one who came
in contact with him paid the forfeit of his
life. At Stony Point he was one of the
{ forlorn hope' which was advanced to cut
away the abattis, and next to Major Gibbon,
was the first man to enter the works. At j
Brandywine and Monmouth he exhibited j
the most fearless bravery, and nothing but j
his inability to write prevented his promo- 1
tion to a commission. Transferred to the
South, he took part in most of the engage
; ments in that section, and more than once
| exhibited, in a striking manner, his re
| markable self-confidence and courage.
On one occasion he defended himself
; successfully, by strategy and prowess,
against nine British troopers; and during
an attack upon a dwelling near which he
was resting, he killed two assailants, a sol
dier and a mounted dragoon, who came
i suddenly upon him.
Francisco possessed a finely developed
I frame. He was six feet oue inch in height,
and he had been known to shoulder readi
ly a cannon weighing eleven hundred
pounds, lie could carry a man oi' lU9
pi unds on his right arm, and lilt him up
and down in the air, as ordinary people
sport with children. His wife was awo
man of medium size, but be could easily
bear her about the room at arms length,
and could carry her up and down stairs on
one arm. lie would lift a barrel of cider
by the chimes, and take long draughts
from the bung without any apparent exer
tion ; but it must not be supposed from
this latter feat that he was an intemperate
man ; on the contrary, he was universally
respected for his abstemious and frugal
habits Although uneducated, he was a
person of strong natural sense, and of a
kind, amiable disposition—it is said that his
strength was never used to the injury of
any one except for self defence, or l'cr the
protection of others. He died in 1536,
and wag buried in the public burying
ground at Richmond with military honors.
Death of a Batcher from a Fly Bite.—
A butcher named Bell died at New Albany
under the following peculiar circumstances:
Some time during the afternoon he was en
gaged in skinning a cow, which had died
of some unknown disease. While thus
engaged he was bitten on the arm by a fly,
which had been feeding on the carcass.
The bite excited no attention at the time,
but soon began to swell and inflame, and
became very painful. The swelling rapid
ly extended to all parts of the body, and
at an early hour on the third day after he
died in great agony.
Strong Argument vs Strong Butter
' Why is it my son, that when you drop
your bread and butter, it is always the but
ter side down ?'
' I den't know. Tt oughtn't to, ought
it? The strongest side ought to be up, and
this is the strongest butter I have ever
I seen.'
'Hush up; it is some of your aunt's
churning.'
'Did she churn it? The lazy thing.'
' What, your aunt ?'
'No, this here butter. To make the
poor old woman churn it, when it was
strong enough to churn itself.'
' Hush, Zeb, I've eat a great deal worse
in the most aristocratic houses.'
' Well, peopie of rank ought to eat it.'
' Why people of rank ?'
' Cause it's rank butter.'
' You varmint, you! what makes you
talk so smart ?'
' Cause the butter has taken the skin off
my tongue.'
' Zeb, don't lie ! I can't throw away the
butter.'
' I'll tell you what to do with it —keep
it to draw blisters. You ought to see the
flies keel over as soon as they touch it.'
The Destruction of the Ram Arkansas.
WASHINGTON*, August 19.—The Navy
Department is in receipt of voluminous
despatches from Admiral I'arragut, among
which are the following :
Flag Ship Hartford,
BATON ROUGE, August 7, 18G2.
SIR : It is the happiest moment of my
life that I am enabled to inform the De
partment of the destruction of the ram Ar
kansas, not because I held the ironclad in
such terror, but because the community did.
Qn the 4th inst. I sent the Tennessee up
to Baton Rouge with provisions for Com
modore Porter and the gunboats stationed at
that place. Ou the night of the sth she
returned with information that the enemy
had made a combined attack on Baton
Rouge by the ram ant} two gunboats—the
Webb and Music—and calling for assist
ance. At daylight the Hartford was un
der weigh for this place, with orders for
the other vesels to follow me as fast as they
got ready. I arrived here to-day at 12 M.,
in company with the Brooklyn, Westfield,
Clinton, Jackson, and Sciota.
I had sent the Cayuga up before me, agree
ably to a request of General Butler, in con
sequence of the guerillas firing into some of
his transports. Ou my arrival, I was in
formed by Commander W. D Porter that
yesterday morning, at two o'clock, the ene
my's forces, under General Breckinridge
attacked General Williams, drove in his
pickets, etc. General Williams havinghad
ample warning, all was prepared for him.
The fight was continued with great energy
on both sides until ten o'clock A. M., by
which time the enemy had been driven
back two or three miles; but unfortunately
the gallant General Williams, while cheer
ing on his men, received a minie ball
through the heart.
Geu. Williams had informed Lieut. Com
manding Ransom the evening before, of
his plans, and requested him not to fire a
gun until he notified him; and when he
did so, our gunboats Kineo and Katahdin
opened with fine effect, throwing their
shells directly in the midst of the enemy,
producing great dismay and confusion
among them. Lieut Ransom had an
officer on the State House, which overlook
ed the adjacent country, and could direct
the fire of every shell.
As soon as the enemy was repulsed,
; Commander Porter went up the stream af
ter the ram Arkansas, which was lying
about five miles above, apparently afraid to
take her share in the conflict, according
New Series—Vol. XYI, No. 43i
to the preconcerted plan. As he came
within gunshot he opened on her, and
probably soon disabled some of her ma
chinery or steering apparatus, for she bo
came unmanageable, continuing, however,
to fire her guns at the Essex. Comman
der Porter sa}*s he took advantage of her
presenting a weak front towards him, and
loaded a gun with incendiary shell. Al
ter his first discharge of this projectile, a
gush of fire came out of her side, and from
that moment it was discovered that she
was on fire, which he continued his exer*
tions to prevent from being extinguished.
They backed her ashore, and made a line
fast, which 60on burnt, and she swung off
into the river, where she continued to burn
until she blew up, with a tremendous ex
plosion, thus ending the career of the last
iron clad ram of the Mississippi.
There were many persons on the banks
of the river witnessing the fight, in which
they anticipated a triumph for Secession ,
but on the return of the Essex not a soul
was to be seen.
I will leave a sufficient force of gunboats
here to support the army, and will return
to morrow to New Orleans, and depart im
mediately for Ship island, with a light
heart that I have left no bug-bear to tor
ment the communities of the Mississippi
in my absence.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
D. G. FARRAGUT,
Flag Officer Coind'g W. G. Block. Squad
ron.
Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the
Navy, Washington, D. 0.
Com. Porter's despatch to Com. Faryagut
is thus given :
' Sir : This morning at 8, I steamed up
the river, and at 10 A. M. attacked the
rebel rain Arkansas, and blew her up.—
There is not now a fragmeut of her left.'
Lieuts. Ransom and lloe, and Comman
der W. D. Porter, each give a circumstan
tial account of the affair. Roe say<?s that
the enemy arc still hovering in the rear of
this place, Baton Rouge.
Information is received that, in addition
to the six thousand rebel troops already in
the vicinity, four thousand are approaching
from Manchac, and others from Vicksburc-
I keep in constant communication with
the commander in chief of the troops here,
ready to open fire when and where he may
desire. Porter says the Arkansas had a
crew of one hundred and eighty men, and
mounted ten guns, six 8-inch and four-50-
pound rifles. The gunboat Essex, com
manded by him, mounts seven guns, and
had only forty men on duty at the time of
our going into action.
The following is the rebel account of the
Arkansas, as submitted to the Secretary of
the Navy by Admiral Farragut:
FLAO-SIIU' HARTFORD, NEW ORLEANS, August 10.
SIR: Since forwarding the reports of
Liutenants Fairfax, Ransom, and Roe, we
have picked up a number of prisoners from
the ram Arkansas, all of whom I have cat
echized very closely. They agree very
well respecting her exit from the Yazoo,
and her passing the fleets. They also
agree as to the number killed and wounded
on each of these occasions, making in all
eighteen killed and a large number woun
ded. At Vicksburg they plated the depk wit£
iron, and fortified her with cotton inside,
She then came down in command of Lieut.
H. K. Stevens, Brown having taken sick
at Yicksburg—with the intention of ma
king a combined attack with General
Breckinridge upon Baton Rouge; but her
port engine broke down. They repaired
her in the course of the day, and went out
to meet the Essex. The next morning
they 6aw her coming up, but the starboard
engine gave way, and they ran her ashore,
she being perfectly unmanageable. They
say that when the gunboats were seen
coming up and the Essex commenced fir
ing, the captain set the ram on fire, and
told the crew to run ashore. They also
state that the gunboats Webb and Musio
were sent for to tow her up the river, but
they did not arrive, and neither of them
had been seen.
Partial Destruction of the Town of Don
aldsonville, La.
Admiral Farragut, also under date of
August 10, thus addresses the Secretary
of the Navy:
' SIR : I regret to inform the Depart
ment that at the town of Donaldsonville,
on the Mississippi, they have pursued a
uniform practice of firing upon our steam
ers passing up and down the river. I sent
a message to the inhabitants that if they
did not discontinue this practice I would
destroy their town. The last time I pas
sed up to Baton Rogue, to the ntipport of
the army, I anchored about six miles above
Donaldsonville, and heard them fire upon
the vessels comming up—first upon the
Sallie Robinson, and next upon the Brook'-
lyn. In the latter case they made a mis
take, and it was so quickly returned that
they ran away. The next night they fired,
again, upon the St. Charles. I therefore
ordered them to send their women and
children out of the town, as I certainly in
tended to destroy it on my way down the
river, and I fulfilled my promise to a cer
tain extent. I burned down the hotels
and wharf buildings; also, the dwelling
house and other buildings of a Mr. Philip
Sandy, who is said to be a captain of guer
| illas. He fired upon our men, hut they
1 brought him off. We also brought off