CJe. Ctntn democrat. "bellefonte," pa~ Thursday Morning, Oct. 31 61. J. J. BRISBIN, EDITOR & PUBLISHER. W. W. BROWN, ASSOCIATE EDITOR. um 11 "Ai 1 1 11 TO THE TAX COLLECTORS OF CENTRE COUNTY. — Lam in great need of money.— I cannot get along without it. The time allotted you for the co.L-otirn of your Duplicate has ex pired. You are liable to distress aiu execution at any time. Ido pot with to put cost upon you. Why cannot you collect the tax in obedience to your Warrant and thus save us a very unpleasant Uuty T fcome of you are back over two years.— This state of things cannot be permitted any lon ger. It is not my fault that there is no money iu the Treasury. I want you to collect immediately all tbe money on your Duplicate, and send it, or briDg it to me, not later than the Third Monday of November, it being the fir.-t day of me adjourn ed C mrt. Ly BO doing you will aid me in main taining the credit of the COUDIT, and save your selves trouble and costs. Very Respectfully, Ac , AY. W. CRCAYN. Treaeurer. , —Execntion will be issued on all defaulting Collectors immediately after pie November Court. I hope tc be spared this painfsl duty. AY. W. B. Bay of Thanksgiving and Praise. The following eloquent and appropriate procla mation, appointing a day of general thanksgiving and p. aise, has just been issued from the Execu tive tfficeof Pennsylvania. 'Jhere is something in tbe composition and tone of this production, • nlike any other proclamation on the same sub ject which has ever issued from the same depart ment, and we cannot but commend both its ele gance of diction and really eloquent sentiment: fSNKSYL VAX IA, SS: Jn the nam* and ly the authority of th* Common w*aith of Penneylvania, AMUIKW (J. CURTIS, (roeeruor of taid Commonwealth. PROCLAMATION. Wusßxii, every good gift is from above and ecmes down to us from the Almighty, to whom it is meet, right and the bouuden duty of every peo ple to render thanks for His mercies; Therefore I, ANDREW G. CURTIN, Governor of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania do rrccouimesd to tbe people of this Commonwealth, they set apart Thursday, 28fA of November next, as a day of solsmn thanksgiving to God, for hav ing prepared our corn and watered our furrows, and blessed the labor of the husbandman, and crowned the year with His goodne.-s, in tbe in crease of the ground and the gathering in of the lruits thereof, so that our barns are filled with plenty: and for having looked favorably on this Commonwealth, and strengthened the bars of her gates, and blessed the children within her, and made men to be sf one mind, and preserved peace in her borders; Beseeching Him, also, on behalf "Of these Unite i StaCes, that our beloved country may have deliverance from these great and ap parent dangers wherewith she is compassed, and that the brave and loyal m.en now battling in the field for her life may have their arms made strong and their blows neavy, and may be shielded by His Divine power, and that He will mercifully atill the outrages of perverse, violent, unruly and rebellious people, and make them clean hearts, and give thsm grace that they may see the error of their ways, and bring forth fruits meet for re pentance, and hereafter, in all godliness and hon esty, obediently walk in His holy command ments and in submission to the just and manifest authority of Republie, so that we, leading a quiet and peaceful life, may continually offer unto him our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. [l. s.j Given under my band and the great seal of the State at Uarriiburg, this sixteenth day of October, in tbe year of our Lord, one thousand tight hundred and sixty-one, and of the Com monwealth the eighty-sixth. By the governor; A. G. CURTIN. EU SAIFER, Secretary of the Commonwealth. The Great Naval Expedition. The great naval txpidition which I as been in aouree of preparation for several weeks past at New York and other ports on the Atlantic coast, was at last accounts anchor ed in Hampton Roads, off Fortress Monroe, all ready to sail. The total number of ves sels employed is about 80, including steam ers, frigate*, guoboats and transports. The transports are all armed. Between 30,000 and 40 000 of our best disciplined soldiers accompany the expedition. It must be boms in mind that this vast body of troops can act altogether independent of the fleet, as tbe steamers and gunloacs are all fur nished with marines and Gained gunners.— But it is obvious that the land forces are to act in conjunction with the fleet, from the fact that the latter carries with it some five bundled serl boats, and other facilities for a simultaneous landing of ihe soldiers. Va-t quantities of shot, shell, ammunition and army stores are carried by tbe transports. The deetination of this grand expedition, Is of course, unknown. It cannot fail, how ever, to carry terror and consternation to the Southern heart from this fact, for tbe wholesome lesson administered at Hatteras hat taught them tbe bitter truth that on the seas at least we aie sole umpire. A great blow is impending to the Sruih, and whether it falls on New Orleans, Charleston or Sa vannab, it will be calamitous and irreniida ble. May God send propitious winds ie speed this noble expedition <fa noble cause gloriously on its way, and vounehsafe to its proud flag a lasting victory. Ilasty Condemnation of Officers. Another instance of the gross injustice of hasty judgements has just been given in the case of the heroic Baker. lie was said to have disobeyed ordtrs in his anxiety 10 make milimry leputation fur himself. Yet it now appears that he only endeavored, with sub lime self-devotion, to oarry out written in structions found on bis dead body, tbe paper pierced with one of the five fatal bullets by which be fell—a draft on bis duty literally accepted with heart's blood. This example of wrong dor e to a noble name should 6ub gest at Ifas. as much justice m handling the eharnoteis of our (fiicers in their perilous service as it meted to a prisoner on trial— that they shall le pmuned innocent until th-y are proven guilty. General Fremont. Those of cur readers who have he'd an unwavering faith in the militsry skill and prowess of Gn. Fremont, have reason to-day to be proud of that officer who has advanced upon the rebel fortes with an energy and determination that will go far to disprove tbe allegations inade against him, and to strengthen too hold that he has on the yast body of our loyal coantiyman, especially in the Northwest. He has driven the rebel •orde troia Springfield, and within tbe pres ent week, will no doubt pursue tbeir broken columns aorufs tbe bound tries of Aika&eas- Pennsylvania. HER AHMED FORCE IN THE ARMY FOR THE UNION. We printed an article in yesterday after noon's edition of th* Telegraph, containing a statement of the forces. each State was supposed to have among the armies of the republic, in their various camps along the whole line from the Atlantic to the far west. In that statement the force of Pennsylvania is put down at 55,8C0men, while New York is rated 90,500 and Ohio at 67,100 men, leav ing the Old Keystone far behind iD the em tribution of soldiers to fight the battles of the Union. But wbeD we state that we derived these figures from a tabular statement pub lished in thr New York papers, the Penn sylvania reader will understand the fact ol our own State beiDg plowed below both Ohio aud New York in this computation. A care ful perusal of the following figures compiled from official sources, will also prove that the contribution of troops by the authorities of Pennsylvania, witn the enlistments made within her borders from among hei very best people, far exceeds that of any other Com monwealth in the Union. It exceeds all oth ers Dot only in actual numbers, but her force is larger iD proportion to population, than that of any of the loyal States now all so gallantly battling for tha defence and per petuity of the Union. —We submit this stalement, prepared, as we stated above, from official reeoids, as the most correct and relial le estimate that has yet been male as to the ac'ualoontiibu im of men, by Pennsylvania, to tbo federal forces. It is a plain grooping of faots in figures, the perusal of which must be gratifying to every Pennsylvania: Under the first requisition of the general government, Pennsylvania furnished— -25 Regiments, numbering in in the aggregate, 20,175 These were the three months men, put iDto the field in April, whose term of service expired in July last. She also furnished— -4 Regiments, called by the United States directly, fur three years or during the war, amounting in the aggregate to, 5,594 These four regiment were put in to tbe field previous to the expira tion of tbe three months term of en listment, and are of course still in the strvica. Also— -15 Regiments, constituting the Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, comprising 13 regiments of infuntry, 1 of artillery, and 1 of cavalry, numbering, 15,653 Sbe has now in the service, including the four regiments just mentioned, and the Penn sylvania Volunteer Reserve Corps— -50 Regiment s, of which six are rifle regiments, and 6 Companies of infantry, numbering 55,407 6 Regiments of cavairy, numbering G,G2B 1 Regiments and 3 Companies of ar tillery, numbering, 1,545 making an aggregate in service of 63.580 If to this be added the men of Penn sylvania enlisted in Western Vir ginia, in the District of Columbia volunteers,'in the Maryladd bri gade, in regiments along the northern border of the State, and in Philadelphia for regiments ot other States, estimated at, 6.400 the above aggregate of men now in service is swollen to, G9.980 She is now preparing to enter the service— -24 Regiments of infantry, number's 25,128 5 Regiments and 4 Companies of cavalry, numbering 5 650 2 Companies of artillery numbering 312 making an aggregate of 31 090 Of the regiments preparing for service, sbe has no in camp ready to go into actual ser vice— -9 Regiments of infantry numbering 9,423 3 Regiments of cavalry, numbering 3,414 making an addition of 12,837 to the G9.980 —now in servioe, and showing rennsylvanians actu ally in the field to the number of 82,817 When the remaining 17 Regiments and 6 Companies, numbering 18,253 men, now preparing, shall be ready to enter the service, which is expected will be accomplished within the next Bix weeks, It will appear that Pennsylvania's contribution to the war, exclusive of the 20.175 three months men, mustered out of service in July last, will be 101,070 The quota of men called for from Pennsyb vania by the last proclamation of the Presi dent, was 75,000, and thus it is shown by the above, that the authorities have succeed ed in exceeding this amount by twenty-six thousand men ! In doing this, it is also wor thy of notice, that there are throughout the State thousands of men ready to respond to any further requisition that ni3y be made on the authorities of Pennsylvania for in creased numbers, and there is material yet left among our mountains to form at least fifty more regiments, if it is deemed necessa ry that the old Keystone State should con tribute that increase.to suppress rebellion. These statements, based on the most reli able facts and figures, show a result 6uch as no other State in the Union can exhibit, not witstanding the social and religion organiza tion of our communities renders a vast por tion of our people conscientious on the sub ject of bearing arms againt their fellow men in any cause or for any purpose. Ir. Phila delphia, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks and Chester counties, where the Quaker senti ment and religion to a large ex'ent prevail, the enlistment of men was immense—and in counties also where the Mennonite sect num bers a vast portion of the population, the same energy was manifested to swell our ar my end contribute financially to the support of the Government. Beyond Philadelphia, there are counties in the Commonwealth which have forwarded entire regiments, while along our borders, as we show in figures, the enlistments for other States was immense. Taken altogether, we submit this state ment with pride, because it places Pennsyl vania in the position justly her due, of hav ing, first, given birth to the Declaration of Independence, second, that the convention to form the Constitution was held within her limits, and now sho sends forth from her midst, and from among her bravest and most hardy sons, a larger force to sustain the Dec laration of Independence and vindicate the Constitution and laws, than has beeß con tributed bv any other Commonwealth in the Voieo.—ffarrisburg Telegraph, THE CE3VTRE DEMOCRAT. ARMY CORRESPONDENCE. HEADQUARTERS PENNSVALLET INFANTRY. ") CAMP GRIFFIN, OC*. 22d, 1861. V Near Lewicsville Virginia. j MR. EDITOR : I am not certain whether my last communication, written just after our arrival at Washington ever reached you or not. We have not had pleasure of seeing any of your issues in our camp, and we give you due notice hereby, while we are duly sensible of tbe dignity, power, and privileges of the press, we are fully resolved that you shall be compelled to live in ignorance of our brilliant achievements, " away down in Dixie" for all the future, unless you recipro cate, and gladden our eyes with the sight of something that belongs in Old Centre. We have seen wetter days than the one we are spending, but a more muddy and disagreea ble one, if we ever experienced it, we have forgotten. Perhaps yon would like to know what we are doing. You might possibly be interest ed to know what we have done. Just now we are doing nothing except eating, smoking and sleeping, things we never nfglect attend isg to, unless it be fir want of tbe raw ma terial. Most of our time is spent in drill, when the weather permits it. We have had a good portion of " Cloudy" and " wet weather." Our Camp is rather low, and so fiat that the water did not know which way to run until we made ditches for it. In fact I have the authority of one of the " boys" for the declaration chat it came into his tent without kDocking'or being invited, " to get out of tbe rain" be reckoned. The lourty-ninth after six weeks of service baa lost no man exeept the two who were killed on our trip to Baltimore.— We have fewer men in the Hospital, (an empty House near our camp) than either of tbe other Ragiments in the Brigade; we have none dangerously ill, considering the bard ships we have undergone, and the youthlul. nesß of most of the Regiment, we Lave been remarkable healthy. i We have bad but little idle time since we crossed the Potemaa. As though it were an omen of our future experience, it rained on us all tbe afternoon we marched from ington across the chain Bridge and into our first bivouac, for we did not camp the first night. The reason why, was, that it was very dark and very wet, and a wagon upset, and our baggage train could not and any road to us. Wa built fires and stood around them, or lay down with our feet to the fire and waited, and growled at our luck, or laughed at our misery till daylight. It was interesting time, our firit night on Ibis side of the river. We were right by an old house in which all, who could were crowded. Tbe floor of tbe second story wa* gone, but a man could lie with safety on the ceiling though the few lathee he might stand on would not support one. Our Adjutant ie not a small man, and he tried the endurance of tbe ceiling to such an extent, that it dropped him, and skinned his face. The sceDe was interesting then. The boys was came out of tbe bouse pretty fast, being under tbe im pression that it wag coming down, when it was ODly the Adjutant. Our fires were large and econ there was a circle of shoes around them, the owners thereof dreaming of their homes, or perhaps the "girls, tbey left behind them." There were also those wno had, or took, only privileges. But unfortunately for the dreamers the old Stable " was all, and the fire ceased to be eo hot, and a circle formed inside the shoes, of dreamers too, and afterwhile one after another of the outsiders, all bis pleasant visions dispelled, got up and said he was chilly, and wanted to know why they did not put more wood on the fire.— Morning came and we discovered, first where we were, next, that-wc had come the worst road and,that we had wadd through tbe stream when we might hate crossed over it. Since this fissA night we have moved our Cauip twice. On both occasions we have had to wait for our Commissary to follow us ( and have been denied ihe bountiful rations Uncle Sam provides for the space of twenty four hours, and in the ease of those who go on Picket for forty-eight, all for want of transportation. By the way we think it strange that our Brigade has such limited means of transportation when we hear that the Government bos more teams than it needs. We have been constantly on the advance of the army until a few days since, when the Reserve Corps passed us and went towards Leesburg. Our duties at first were princi pally chopping dawn'the woods, building bridges., and making roads. Our Picket duty has been heavy too, for we bad a line of Pickets several miles long. On one ocasion all the men in the Regiment were out on duty but six. For the last two weeks however we have not had so much to do and we have improved the time in drill ing. Our Regiment has been complimented by our Brigadier lor its rapid improvement, and when we remembered that we had no opportunity to drill before we have done well to learn what we kn )w. We are learno ing tfie skirmish drill. We drill with knap sacks on, and as we are Kept at it nearly all day, beginining with forming a line of Battle at dawn, and ending with Press Parade at Sunset the boys are tolerably tired sometimes and "don't care if they do miss that knap sack drill." Peroape you would like to know what Picket is like. As your correspondent has s.-en tbe thing under different circumstances perhaps he can give you an idea of it, We start from the stations an hour before day light so as to relieve the old guard at dawn. The reason of this beiDg the time of relief is, that it is the most usual time of attack, and in case of one, the Picket are then double the usual force. Picketing is very unpleasant in rainy weather, as you would be convinced after one trial. The men are posted by re serves and stations; The reserves consist of twenty or thirty men, to whom the men from the stations rally when attacked. If it can be done two or more reserves join and re treat as slowly as possible toward Camp, ma king a stand at every favorable opportunity and fighting as obstinately as they may with safety. The great object is to prevent the eDemy from cutting them off, and to give the men as much time to prepare for the attack iu Camp as can be gained by keeping the enemy back. During the day part of the men may sleep a part keepiDg watch. At night not a man dare sleep either at the posts or reserves, and every one approaching must promptly respond to the sentinels bail " Who comes there V There are from three to five men on each station. We are ordered not to fire except when attacksd or appro ached by a superior force. Persons appro aching the lines without the countersign are compelled to surrender and sent to headquar ters. RefnsiDg to surrender are fired upon. Thus it is that the sons of the Key stone keep watch and ward about the gates of the Capital. We made a reconnoisaDce on Sunday last in company with detachments from the other regiments of the Brigade, and our Battery, (Motts.) We went out towards Fairfax and then deflected toward* Lsesburg, in all a distance of eight miles. We were drawn up just OR this side of a hill which we have since learned is called Flient Hill. One of the Cavalry who accompanied us, and went on by the Fairfax road was mortally wound' ed by a rebel picket. I see by the Tribune that we saw a great many Rebel Pickets from the brow of tbe hill, but as X did not take the trouble to look over the hill I can't say whether we did or not. We grow very careless of passing events. None of our company I believe cared enough About tha enemy to go twenty rods to see what was be yond us. Gen. McClellan came out and took off his hat to our grateful present arms. He is a fine looking fellow and rides a good horse, I don't know whether •* he knows how to keep a hotel" or not, but I believe he can command an army. Just as we cama to the hill and the cannon commenced wheeling off the road, a beautiful young lady came from a little bouse beyond, waving a white handker chief. Our boys understood it as a welcsme, and their eyes brightened, but I think she feared we were going' to open fire, for she said as she came up " 1 thought you were going to fire." She seemed much pleased to find we were not, and I presume that the Rebel Pickets were elose and that she was aware of it. Perhaps a brother was iu their midst, aDd about whose welfare she was anxious, or acquaintance bad been formed with someone who had been there on Picket from tbe other side. We heard of such things in war before. We came back in good spirits and have been busy since try ing to keep dry. We have no difficulty in keeping cool. Now dont forget to send us the Democrat. A lew words as to the elec tion. We care nothing about party, all we are sorry for is that the true Unionists of both or all parties did not unite, and that a few secessionists and compromisers got office tbrouh partizan votes. We do not consider tie expression of Centre county of much impor tance, on account of the well known igno rance of the southeast portion of it. Such a people are unfit for self government and it is fortunate that they have the majority in but few sections. We can also see the indiffer ence of the men who had pressed the Republi can Party into service to preserve a tariff to secure their personal interests, and (hen be cause they feared the effect nf a conflict, were ready for the same reeson to sacrifice all that tbey had professed to be noble and just and right. We hope the time will come when ignorance will ceuse to rule tbe county, and selfish business will be unable to shape pub lic policy to serve private interests. The on> ly question before u now, is, whether the people of this coußtry ought to rule it, and the will of the majority be carried out, and all others are subordinate or they are dead questions. Yours very truly A. B. 11. " Deep Calleth Unto Deep." Tbe Pacific has spoken to the Atlantic— not cercuitously by the thunderous sound of waves through the stormy Straits of Magel lan, or along the slow current of a Gulf Stream meandering around the watery world but by the unheatd voice of the lightning and through tbe liquid channels of the air. In plainer language, the line of Telegraph from the Pacific coast to tlje Atlantic cities has been completed, and the Mayor of San Francisco sent yesterday to the Mayor of New York a telegraphic message of greeting which will be found elsewhere in our tol umns. This great event is, in one sense, no more wonderful than the electrio traDsmiss* ion of intelligence from a ci y to its immedi ate neighbor, or indeed of talking with the tongue of lightning, and writing with its pen through any, the smallest interval of space. But when an invention, marvellous in itself, is operated on so vast a scale, thought it amazed by the grandeur of the result, and tbe marvel swells to a miracle of overwhelms ing vastness. And, indeed, even in this age wbeD prodigies are our daily food, an event like this is enough to shock, with fresh as tonishment, a mind already stunnen into a chronic nil admirari —into a mood that re gards marvels themselves as matters of course, unworthy of a moment's musing. Jf we could longer wonder at anything, at what could we wonder more than that thought should thus fly, instantaneous as the light, without change and withoutdiminution, aoross the breadth of this mighty Continent? Sci ence has now made tne winds her steeds: has linked the lightnings of ber wings; and has harnessed the waters of ber cbariet. And now messages of love, or sorrow, or politics, or commerce, or ordinaiy business shall thrill through the air, devouring space and annihi lating time, around one-eighth of the surface of this globe upon those soulful wires. Oh, it is marvellous beyond all prose, beyond all poetry, beyond all fairy tales, beyond all dreams of opium or of fever. And soon the voiceful wires will talk, tingling round the whole circumference uf tbe world, litterally filling the grand figure of tbe Psalmist, '"Day " unto day uttereth speech, and night unto " night showeth knowledge." But we must pause. This great event leads off the mind though extended and radiating avenues of thought, where reality will outstrip imagina tion, and waking daylight put to shame the visions of the sleeper. But the exoitement of the fact itself, and the great pressure of our columns, alike forbid us to venture far ther new into ttiat rwpleodent and unimag inable world. ' THE BATTLE OF BALL'S BLUiF. T Official Statement of the Loss. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. Gen. McClellan is now ot his headquarters and from the best data obtained at Harris son's Island, up to late this evening, it is believed that tbe number of killed is 79 ; wounded in our possession and iu possession of tho enemy 141; missing now prisoners in tbe hands of the enemy or wondering in the woods on both shores of the river, not ex ceeding 400. The total loss in killed, woun . ded and missing 620. Tnis wiil be reduced by men returning to camp as they are con stantly coming in. The officers and men behaved with the most extraordinary ccurage. Tbey wete . pressed by a an overpowering force, but , stood firm until their whole supply of ammu nition was exhausted, and then retreated to the river, and threw their guns and swords 6 into the river, to prevent the enemy from • getting possession of them. Col. Raymond Lee and staff were furnish- I ed with a skiff to make their escape. The Colonel gallantly refused, and gave orders to k use it for conveying the wounded across the > river. It was filled with wound.ed, who 5 reached the Maryland shore in safety. The P humane and gallant officer was taken priso ner. All credit is due to bim. 6 Col. Cogswell took cemmand when Gen. - Baker fell, and behaved with the greatest . coolness and gallantry. lie is also a priso -5 ner. Gen. McClellan returns with renewed con r fidence in the action and efficiency oi his t soldiers. f The conduct of Gen: Baker, in his effort to f rescue the Massachusetts and other men un der lire, was heroic beyond description. 5 Colonel Jnshua T. Owen, of the Second • Regimeur, California Brigade, arrived here I to-night direct from Edwards' Ferry, and has related the following additional particulars j iu regard to tne reoeut engagement. The force was seventeen hundred and thir- tv six on our side. Of the number killed, t wounded and missing, two hundred and thir , ty-seven belonged to Colonel Baker's Regi r inent. Captain Vaughan, who was sent over to k bring the dead, reruns that a large numbir ■ of the rebels slain were carried away, while others wore interred on the battle field- The ; impression is that their killed far exceeded ours, owing to the ffficiency of our artillery. ® Lieut.-Col. Wistar, who was wounded in ) the shoulder, arm and jaw, is considered out > of danger.. , "Capt. Markoe, of Philadelphia, was woun ded in the arm and taken prisoner. ' Lieut. Williams, of Capt. Putnam's eom -1 pany, was killed. j Col. Owen further states that immediately I previously to the fall of Col. Biker, the Reb els made a flank movement t > turn the let ter's line. Col. Baker perceiviog this, im 1 mediately wrote an order, to be conveyed to i the companies of tbe Tainmany Regiment which had just arrived, and while immedi ately facing his command to meet tbe flank movement and about giving orders to charge ' he was killed, falling ten feet in advance ot the column. . The field on which the battle was fought is circumscribed within a arra of six acres. Lieut. Sennet, who was taken prisoner, reports that Col. Ilatton of the Rebel army was killed at the commencement of the un i gagement. GOOD NEWS FROM "GENERAL FREMONT OFFICIAL~DESPATCH. BRILLIANT ACTiON~AT SPRINGFIELD. Twenty Thousand Driven out by Gen. Fremont's Body Guard. The Stars and Stripes Raised on The Court House. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 27. Tbe following dispatch was received here this evening: " HEAD QUARTERS IN TIJE FISI.D, 1 Near HermansvUe, Mo., Oct. 26. } "To Capt. McKeever, Assistant Adjutant General : " Yesterday afternoon Major Zngoni at the head of my body guard, made a most brilliant charge on a body of the enemy drawn up in line of battle, in their camp at Springfield, 2000 or 2200 strong. lie com pletely routed them, cleared them from the town, hoisted tho national flag on the Court House, and retired on a reinforcement which he has already joined. Our loss is not great, " This successful charge, against such very large odds, is a noble example to the army. "Our advance will occupy Springfi-ld to night. (Signed) "J. C, FREMONT, " Major-General Commanding." General Fremont's Body Guard numbers but three hundred men. Brilliant Victory at Roinney, Va. GEN. KELLY BOVTS THE REBELS. THREE CANNON AND MANY PRISONERS TAKEN. THEY RETREAT TOWARDS WINCHESTER. NEW CREEK, Va., Oct. 27. Brigadier Gen. KeMey marched from this point on Friday night, and attacked the reb els, entrenched Romney yesterday afternoon. He routed the enemy capturing many priso ners, three pieces of cannon, and all their wagons and camp equipage. The rebels re treated towards Winchester. Our loss is trifling ; that of the rebels has not been ascertained, but is believed to be large. OFFICIAL DESPATCH OF GEN. KELLET WASHIMGTON, Oct. 27. Lieut. General Scott, to-day, recp'ved the following despatch, dated Romney, Va., Oct. 26, P. M. " In obedience to your orders, I moved on this place at twelve o'clock lest night, attack ed the enemy at three o'clock this afternoon, and drove in their outposts, and after a bril liant actioD of two hours, completely routed them, taking all their cannon and much of their camp equippage, and many prisoners. Our loss is but trifling, but I cannot say to what extent. (Signed) B. F. KBLLKT, Brigsdier-general commanding. More Pennsylvania Troops. JSeight more Regiments to Leave for the Seat of War. IIARRISBURO, Oct. 29 —GOT. Curtin, in ac cordance with instructions to received from the War Department, has issued orders to the following namen Regiments:— 001. Harntranft's 51st Regiment. Col. Dodge's 52d Regiment. Col. Brookes' 53d Regiment. Col. Coulter's 11th Regiment. The above are all at Camp Curtin. Col. Davis' One hundred andfourth Regi ment, at Coylestown. Col. Cake'e Ninety-sixth Regiment, a Pottsville. Col. Guss' Ninety-seventh Regiment at West Chester. Also, one Regiment from Camp Cameron, ' near this point. A Queer Story. The Philadelphia North American says, at the head of a file of men on their way from New York to Washington, through this city, we encountered a man who has probably seen as much of real fife as any other person living, Louis Napoleon alone excepted. Captain B. ten years ago was a log cutter or wood chopper in the Clearfield pineries, working in the employ of ex-Gov. Bigler. He lived in a cabin entirely alone, miles away from any settler, and where the silence of the forest was broken by no other sounds than the strokes of his axe or the baying of his dog when upon the track of a deer. He was bitten one day by a mon strous rattlesnake, but never losing his presence of mind, he dug out the wound with his hunting knife, and pounding into powder his blackened pipe, he moistened it with salvia and bound it upon the wound.— The poison was drawn to the surface by the application, and excepting a rigidity of limb, which still remains, he experienced no further ill effects from the deadly bite. On one of his lew visits to the town of Clearfield, for a supply of tobacco and whis key, he chanced to save from drowning the child of a wealthy citizen, who rewarded him by a present of three hundred dollars. The man never returned to his cabin, but receiving the wages due to him he set out for Philadelphia, where he engaged a teach er, and in a brief period taught himself to read. He was preaching shortly after this, but finding himself pursuing a mistaken vo cation he blossomed out as a cancer doctor, in which capacity he traveled over the entire west and south, returning to New York with about three thousand dollars. He mar ried a wealthy widow in New York, who died a month after her marriage, leaving him heir to every every dollar. He made a sec ond venture afterwards, his wife eloping at the end of the honeymoon with a native of Hamburg, returning with a pile to his own city. Disgusted with the sex, he eschewed woman's society, and went to speculating in patent rights, and wit ha sort of success that in a year cleaned him of the last doilar. lie secured a position upon the police force of New York, and in the course of his duty came upon a discharged convict, 'i he con vict gave him certain information, ihe truth of which he could not doubt. A heavy rob bery had been committed on the continent. The convict had been engaged in it. and knew where the money was still secreted. The rover purchased the secret from the fel low, went to Europe, disclosed it to to the public authorities, and was made the pos sessor of a reward amounting to about eight thousand dollars. With this money he returned to New York and then to Philadelphia. At the Girard House one he met a Texan, who won from him four thousand dollars at a single sitting. The society of the gambler charmed him, and he went with the Texan to Galves ton, taking the remainder of his capital with him. lie went upon a ranche. and was engaged in sheep grazing, with Hon. Amos Kendall as a near neighbor. Secession broke out at last, and onr rover was compelled to fly by night to Galveston, where he got upon a vessel.bound for Cuba without any other possessions than the clothes upon his per son. He was twice wrecked in returning to New York, where he arrived a mere bundle of skin and bones. The Union Army. The Generals of the Union army along; the whole line, from the Atlantio to the Far West have now at their control as magnificent a force, perhaps, as ever were put under the command of any number of Generals. From reliable sources we have coiupilod a table showing the nutubii of troops eaoh State has now in in the field or en their way to the seat of war : Infantry. Can. Art. Total. Csnnecticut, 4,158 110 4.288 Illinois, 41.000 8 000 49.000 Indiana, 30.0( 0 2.000 500 3'.500 Towa, 18, ICO 3 60(1 19.700 Kansas, 4.000 1,000 200 5,205 Massachusetts, 39.000 l5O 29.350 Maine, 8,000 1.200 8.200 Michigan, 18,784 5,8(i0 300 24.884 Minnesota, 3,000 New York 85.000 5,000 500 90 500 New Jersey, 9,000 New Hampshire, 6,00J 2OO 5.200 Ohio, 63,000 3.500 600 67,100 Pennsylvania, 51.000 4,000 800 55,800 Rhode Island, 2,628 750 3.478 Vermont, 5,000 100 5.100 Wisconsin, 10,000 1,200 1,100 12.300 Total, 38',700 35,500 5,300 425,500 In addition io the above, there are the State and Government troops in Kentucky and Missou ri, which miy be estimated as follows : Government. Stat*. Missouri, 10 000 25,000 Kentucky, 8,000 20,000 Total, 18,000 46,000 There also fire thousand volunteers raised in California, five thousand in MaryUne, one thou sand six hundred in Delaware and two thous md in the District of Columbia, besides ten thousand ref ulars, which, added together, will show the Union land forces to number Jive hundred and twelve thousand men. With such an army, under good generalship, what might not be accomplish ed ? An Indian Outruns all England. The Indian pedestrian, Deerfnot, wn chal •snged to contend against three must-eele brated runners in England, viz: Mills. Brighton and White. The race between these men came off on Monday, Sept. 22. Deer foot appeared on the ground in a wolfskin with a feather in his head-band and tinkling bells around his waist. The Indian went to the front at the distance of a mile and a half, amid loud cheers. White tried then to re cover the lead which he gained but failed to retain, and at three miles had to succumb.— The remainder of the race between Mills and the Indian was very exciting. There was not a yard between the two at the sev inile, when the Indian forced the pace, and on commencing the eighth went right away. The Indian finished at his leisure, and ran the ten miles in fifty-four minutes asd a quarter. Direct Telegraphic Communica tion with the Paeific, FIRST MESSAGE FROM SAN FRANCISCO. NEW YORK, Oct. 25. The Overland California Telegraph has been completed. 'I he following message was received this afternoon:— SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 1861. To the Mayor of New York: San Francisco to New York sends greet ings, and congratulates her on the comple tion of the enterprise which connects the Pa cific with the Atlantic. May the prosperity of both cities be in creased thereby, and the projectors of this important work meet with honor and reward. 11. F. TESCHEMAKBR, Mayor tf San Francisco. Later from Cairo. CAIRO, 111., Oct. 28. A party of thirty men of the Twenty eighth Illinois regiment, while scouting on Saturday, encountered a party of reoel cav alry and infantry, thirteea miles below this place. A brisk engagement ensued, in which the rebels were routed with the loss of a cap tain and lieutenant, and several wounded— No loss on our side, i BARGAIN g! Tho undersigned offer the public the entire stock STORE GOODS, LATE OF TONNER & STEER, At their Old Stand on the Northweat Comer of the Diamond in Bellefonte. IN LOTS TO SUIT PURCHASERS, •IT COST FOR CASH. THEIR STOCK CONSISTS OF DRY GOODS, QUEENSWARE, HARDWARE, SADDLERY, CLOTHING, IIA TS, BOOTS A SHOES, NOTIONS, WALL PAPER, WINDOW BLINDS, UMBREL LAS AND PAINTS, WITH ALL THE VARIETY USUALLY KEPT IN A COUNTRY STORE. WHEN THE BILLS PURCHASED AMOUNT TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR UPWARDS, A REASONABLE CREDIT WILL BE OIVEN FOR AP PROVED PAPER. C. AULTMAN A CO. EDMUND BLANCHARD. Bellefonte. Oct. 24th, 1881 —tf. All Hands Take Notice! ! A eur creditors are becoming very anxious that ; we should SETTLE UP OUR BUSINESS, in the shortest possible time, and pay our debts, (and as they ara ne more anxious than we are,) we call upon all persons WHO ARE INDEBTED TO US, TO CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND MAKE SETTLEMENT OF THEIR ACCOUNTS. If this request be unheeded, we have the offer of that kind of assistance, that we would ralher not have. COME ALONG FRIENDS, THE SOONER THE BETTER FOR BS AT LEAST IF NOT FOR YOU. WE WANT TO PAY OUR HONEST DEBTS. AND CAN DO IT, IF YOU WILL PAY YOURS. We will be ud baud with our Books at tha eli stand. TONNER & STEEL. Bellefonte, Oct. 34>b, 1861.—tf. BOOTS, P§J_ SnOE3?p|j_ Don't Forget The Place ] { THOHAS BURN SIDES' MAMMOTH EMPORIUM, WEST END OF SPRING CREEK BRIDGE. BOOTS AND SHOES, OF THE BEST QUALITY AND 11 ATS AND CAPS VERY LATEST STYLEB, At the Lowest Prices. A a- HATS cto CAPS, FOR THE MILLION, AT BURNSIDES' EMPORIUM, CHEAP FOR CASH. JJAVE YOU SEEN" THE BIG OX HORNS, On Cheapside ? UNDER THEM IS THE PLAGE To Get Cheap Boots and Shoes, BURNSIDES' EMPORIUM. gURNSIDE HAS JUST OPENED A GREAT VARIETY OF HATS A CAPS, OP THE VERY LATEST STYLES FOR SALE A T PRICES TO SUIT " THE PECULIAR TIMES." GIVE HIM A CALL. gUY YOUR HATS & CAPS WHERE YOU CAN GET THEM CHEAPEST, WHICH IS AT Burnsides' Great Emporium, ON CHEAPSIDE. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF HATS A CAPS JUST RECEIVED AT BURNSIDES. ON CHEAPSIDE. 1861. —OGTOBER— 1861. A LA HGE STOCK OF NEW GOODS JUST RECEIVED AT BURNSIDES' EMPORIUM. Ayer's Sarsaparilla.)
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