LATEST FROIHIiE WAR.
IMPORTANT' FROM MISSOURI I
General Fremont's First Battle.
CAPTURE OF SPRINGFIELD !
The Battle at Edward's Ferry.
BATTLE IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
Capture of a Rebel Steamer Load
ed with Army Supplies.
THE RATTLE ATEDWARDS'S FERRY.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Oct. 23,1861.
The Hon. Amasa Walker of Mass , just from
Edwards's Ferry and Poolesville, who has been
at much pains to get the facts, says that many
of tho accounts heretofore published are in
correct. Col. Dcvens, he says, crossed with
300 men of the 15th Massachusetts at mid
ir'glit, and with the rest of the reginftnt,about
the same number, at dawn. Company 11. with
Company A.sent forward as an advance guard
with Compauy G. to sustain them, and Com
panics T. and C. as reserve, advanced within
sight of Leesburg before they encountered the
enemy, with tvhom they exchanged several
volleys. At the first fire Company H. which
bore the brunt of (be skirmish, lost one killed
end twelve wounded. Col. Devens fell hack
some distance, and there was no more fighting
till about 2p. m. After Col. Baker's arrival
with re-cnfoi cements, Col. Lees command,2oth
Massachusetts, came after Col. Baker, and the
companies from the Tammany Regiment did
not arrive till nearly the close of the fight.—
The tardy arrival of the meu was in couse
quence of insufficiency of means of transporta
tion.oue scow carrying 80 at a time, being the
■o!e conveyance. The general batt'e b'ginning
about 2 o'clock, lasted till 5 1-2 o'clock
Daring the whole time a shower of bullets feil
upon our men. Only two companies of Col.
Devens's regiments had rifles, the smooth bores
of the others would not carry to the Rebels,
who fought at long distance.
When several times our men seemed to give
way, and the enemy approached, he was driven
back. As a whole, all engaged fought well.—
The two Rhode Island howitzers did great ex
ecution until all the gnnuers were killed or
driven off. Lieut. Pierce, who was in com
mand, rtceived three wounds. Col. Baker was
killed at one of these guns. The Tammany
boys, two Companies, arrived full of fight, and
dashed forwardjn the endeavor to save the
day, but were terribly cut up the first fire. A I
retreat was inevitable. Col. Derens, upon j
whom the command devolved after the death
of Col Baker, and the capture of Col. Coggs
well and Lee, conducted it in excellent order,
throwing out pickets on each flank. By his
orders the men threw their guns into the wat
er. The one scow was swamped the first trip.
Many swam acros.B, others hid themselves un
der the bank and escaped unobserved by the
enemy. Two men ran up stream, found a
small boat with a negro, who rowed them
across, and the course of the night 100 more.
Another negro took off toirteen men on Tues
day. Straggling fugitives began to arrive in
caap at 10 o'clock at night. A Rebel Lieu
tenant who was captured swore that oue South
erner could whip six Yankees, unless they
fought like those blue devils, poiutirig to the
15tb Massachusetts.
A mail who went over to make arrange
ments lor the burial of our dead saw and re
ported a heap of Rebel dead much larger than
ours.
Lieut. Greene, Company F, 15th Massachu
setts, fought almost through the entire battle,
was surrounded, refused to surrender, shot ain
in front, and was shot by one behind.
Since the fight, Harrison's Island has been
abandoned. According to a report from Budd's
Ferry, a shell was thrown by the Rebels into
the encampment of the Sickles Regiment,
which the men rushed to get as a trophy. As
they were seizing it, it exploded, killiug eight
or nioe.
Yesterday morning there were 165 wonnded
in the hospitals there, 90 of whom are from the
Massachusetts 15th, and 33 from the 20th. A
person who assisted in burying the dead, re
ported the number at 74 ; 237 of the Massa
chusetts 15th were unaccounted for, nnd 148
of tlfo 20th. The Sanitary Commission have
sent the wouaded three wagon-loads of com
forts.
One of Gen. McClellan's Aids telegraphed
to'the Surgeon in charge at Poolsville last night
inquiring about the wounded in the engage
ment of Monday. The following reply was re
turned :
"The wonnded are not coming to Washing
ton. They are well taken care of here, and
are doiug remarkably well."
TUE ODDER TO COL. BARER.
Brig. Gen. Casey early this morning sent a
mes<age to Mr. Webb, from whose house Col.
linker'* funeral took place, that he should not
deliver up the order given to Col. Baker bv
Gen. Stone to cross the Potomac, nor reveal
its contents, a3 it was to be embodied in a
special report. It is well known here that Col.
Baker, holding the open order in his hand,after
lie had read it, said : " I will do it, but this is
my death warrant."
TfJE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT AT NEW-ORLEANS
The following importaut dispatches from
Flag Officer McKean, commanding the Gulf
Blockadiug Squadron, were received at the
Navy Department today :
UNITED STATES STEAMER, RICHMOND, )
S. TV. OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER, October 13, 1861, F
SIR : I have the honor to make the follow
ing report : At 3:45 a. m. October 12, 1861,
while the watch on deck were employed in
taking coal on board f rom the schooner Joseph
11. Toone, a ram was discovered in close prox
imity to this ship By the time the alarm
could be given, she had struck the ship abreast
of the port fore channels, tearing the schooner
from her fastenings, and forcing a hole through
the ships side. Passiug aft, the ram endeavor
ed to effect a breach in the steru, but failed.—
Three planks in the ship's side were stove in
about two feet below the water line, making a
hole about five inches in circumference. At
the first alarm, the crew promptly and cooly
repaired to their quarters, aud as the ram pass
ed abreast of the ship, the entire port battery
V;r her artt what offset it is
impossible to discover, owing to the darkness.
A red light was shown as signal of danger, and
the squadron was antler way in a very few
minutes, having slipped their cables I order
sd the Preble and Viucenues to proceed down
the South-West Pass, while I covi red their
retreat, which they did at about 4:50 a. rn.—
At this time, three large fire rafts, stretching
across the river, were rapidly neaiing us,while
several larger steamers and a bark-rigged pro
peller were seen astern of them.
The squadron proceeded down the river in
the following order i First, the Preble.seeond
the Yincenaes, third, the Richmond, fourth
the Water-Witch with the prize schooner Frolic
in tow. Wher. abreast of the plot settlement,
the pilot informed me that he did not consider
it safe to venture to turu this ship in the river,
but that he believed he could pass over the
bar. I accordingly attempted to pass over the
bar with the squadron, but in the passage the
Vinceunes and Richmond grounded, while the
Prebie went over clear. This occurred about
8 o'clock, ami the enemy, who were now down
the river with the fire-steamers, commenced
firing at us, while we returned the fire from our
port battery and rifled gun on the poop, our
shot, however, falling short of the enemy,
while their shall burst ou all sides of us, and
several passed directly over the ship.
At 9.30 Commander Handy of the Yincen
nes, mistaking my signal to the ships outside
the bar, to get under way, for a signal for him
to abandon his ship, came on board the Rich
mond with ali his officers and a large numoer
of the crew, the remainder having gone on
board tlie Water-Witch. Capt. li iiidv Defore
leaving his ship had placed a lighted slow
match at the magazine Ilaviug waited a
reasonable time for an explosion, I directed
Commander Handy to return to his ship, with
his crew, to start his water, and, if necessary,
at his own request to throw overboard bis
smail guns, for the purpose of lightening his
ship, and to carry out Ins kedge with a cable
to heave oft' bv. At 10 a. m. the enemy ceased
tiring, aud withdrew up the river. During the
engagement a shell eutered our quarter port,
and oue of the boats was stove by au ther
sheLl.
I have this morning succeeded in getting
this ship over the bar. The McClellan and
i South C'aroliua are using ail exertions to get
! the Viucennes off. The Nightingale is hard
! and fast ashore to the end of the bar. I have
| succeeded in reducing the leak of this ship so
that our small engines keep the ship free.—
This is only temporary,and the ship will hive to
go to some place and have three planks put
in. 1 have received rifle guns and placed the
32 pounder on the forecastle, and the 12 pouu
der ou the poop. Could I have possibly
managed this ship in any other way than keep
ing her head up and down the river, I would
have stopped at Pilot Town to give battle, but
this was fouud too hazardous, owing to her
extreme length. The attempt was made, but
a broadside could not be brought to bear wi'h
out ruuuiug the ship ashore. I then conclud
ed, a3 advised, to start for the bar, and trust
to the chance of finding water enough to cross.
In narratiug the affair of the river, I omit
ted to state # that the ram sunk one of our
large cutters and a shot from the euemy stove
the gig.
1 am pleased to say that the Vincennes is
afloat, and at anchor outside on my starboard
quarter. Assistant Surgeon Robiusoii. from
the Vincennes, is ordered to temporary duty
on board the ship. Assistant-Surgeon Howell,
condemned by survey, will return in the Me-
Ciellan. The Mister of the Nightingale will
deliver 50 tuiis ol ccal to the MeCle lau. This,
together with what I will take out, will, I
trust, lighten her so that we can haul her off.
Very resoeetfuUy,
JO UN POPE, Captain.
To Flag Officer WM A MCKE*N,
IMPORTANT C \ PTURE OF A REBEL
STEAMER LOADED WITH ARMY
SUPPLIES.
NEW YOKE, Oct. 24, 1861.
A letter from Key West, dated the 20th,
furnishes the following interesting intelligence:
The steamer Salvor, from Havana, with con
traband ffoods, was captured as she was about
entering Tampa B if, Florida, by the United
States steamer Keystone State, aud towed to
Key West.
Her cargo is said to consist of 600 pistols,
half a million percussion caps, 600 dozen hats,
eight cases of shoes, 400,000 cigars, aud 400
bags of coffee."
Captain Scott, of the Keystone State, refus
ed to give the prize up to the United Stales
Marshal for adjudication,aud to obey tbo order
of the United States Court, and sailed with
the prize for New Y'ork.
The United States consul at Havana sent
intelligence to Major French of the sailing of
the Sulror from Havana, and a so that anoth
er vessel, loading with arms and munitions of
war, would leave on the 18'h.
There being no naval vessel at Key West,
she will undoubtedly slip into Tampa, which is
not now blockaded.
Major French had arrested Charles Fift, a
member of a large commercial house at K-y
West, aud confined liirn in Fort Taylor. It
is supposed that be is acquainted with the
circumstances connected with the steamer Sal
vor, aud he will be detained as a witness. Mr
Fift lately took the oath of allegiance.
BATTLE IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
NEW CHEEK, Va., Oct. 27,1861.
Gen. Kelly marched from this point on
Friday night, and uttacked Romuey yesterday
afternoon routing the eueuiy, capturing many
prisoners, three pieces of caution, and all their
wagons aud camp equipage.
The Rebel- retreated toward Winchester.
Our loss is trifling. That of the eueuiy has
not been ascertained.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. 1561.
Lieut.-Gen. Scott to-day received the follow
ing dispatch, dated
" ROMNEY, Va., Oct. 26—p. m.
• "In obedience tc your orders, I moved on
this place at 12 o'clock last night, attacked
the enemy at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and
drove in their outposts, and after a brilliant
action of two hours completely routed tliern,
taking all their cannon aud much of their camp
equipage aud many prisoners. Our loss is but
trifling, hut cannot say to what extent.
" Brig. Geu. B. F. KELLY, Commanding."
IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI.
6T. Loris, Oct. 27,1861.
The following dispatch was received here
this evening :
IIEADQVAUTERS IN THE FIELD, )
NEAR HAMANSVILLK, MO., Oct 26, 1861. j
Capt. MCKEKVER, AsaisUut Adjutant-Geueral :
Yesterday afternoon Major Seagoyne, at
the head of my body guard, made a most bril
liant charge upon a body of the enemy drawn
no in line of battle, at their eamp a I Spring
field, 2,000 or 2.200 strong. He completely
routed them, cleared them from the town,
hoisted the National flue; 011 the Court-House,
aad retired upon a re enforcement, which he
has already joined. Oar loss is not great.
This successful charge against such very
large odds is a nohle example to the army.—
Our advance w.II occupy Sprinfield tonight.
J. C. FREMONT.
Major General Commanding.
General Fremont's body guard numbers
300.
SPRINGFIELD, Saturday, Oct. 26, 1861.
The following is a special dispatch to The
Si Louis Republican :
" The following dispatch has been received,
announcing a most brilliant victory at Spring
field, by Gen. Fremont's body-guard, number
ing 150 men :
FIVE MILES OCT OF BOLIVAR, 0ct.25— 10 a. m
GENERAL : I report respectfully that yester
day at 4 I'. M , met in Springfield about 2,000
rebels, formed in line of battle They gave a
very warm reception, but your Guard with one
feeling made a charge, and in less than three
minutes the enemy was completely routed by
150 men. We cleared the city of every rebel
aud retired, it being near night, and not feel
ing able to keep the place with so small A
force
Maj. White's command dad not participate
in the charge. I have seen charges, but such
brilliant bravery 1 have never seen before,and
did not expect. Their war cry, " Fremont and
the Union," broke forth like thunder.
CIIAS SEAGONr,
M*jnr Commanding Body Guard.
Col John M. Richardson, who rode over to
the vicinity of Springfi'ld last evening, says
Major Seagoni was guided to the town from
the J ff Tso4i to the Mount Vernon road t>y
Judge Owens.
The rebel camp was just outside of the city
Maj.Seagori was compelled to pass through
a lane and let down a number of fence rails
before he could charge ou the foe, thus draw
ing their tire.
There was a good deal of street fighting in
Springfield, and from the houses. Two seces
sionists. who ran out of their dwellings, fired
at the Body Guard, were killed.
Major Segoni was advised of the force of
the reoels but he was determined to have a
fight.
Col. Prarce, said to be from Arkansas, com
manded one of the rebel regiments.
It was thought that the cause of the increas
ed Kibel force at Springfield was the large
amount of plunder gathered there for some
weeks past, which, it is stated, they intend to
take South with them, but which will,of course
fail into our hands.
The loss of either is not stated.
Major Frank White, who recaptured Lex
ington recently at the head of 180 men, and
released our Sick and wounded soldiers, alter
driving out some SUI) Rebels, is a sou of a pro
muieiii New- York luwyer.
The fifty prisoners taken in the battle at Fred
ericktown has been put to work in the trenches
at Cape Girardeau.
The accounts of Major Scofield, who com
mantted the batteries in the uction, show that
this victory was the most complete of any yet
achieved by our army during the war.
Jeff. Thompson escaped ou foot after hav
ing his horse killed under him. The Rebel
lorce was about ti,ooo, while ours was ouly
4,000.
PILOT KNOB, MO., Oct. 26,1861.
Col. Plummer has returned with his com
mand to Cape Girardeau. Col. Carlin now
occupies Fredericktown with a regiment of in
fantry, a squadron of cavalry, and two pieces
Gi (UiiHery. Thompson and Ins rebel band
were pursued 22 unles bey nd Fredericktowf!
on the Greenville road, when the chase was
abandoned. The rebels are probably now at
Greeuville, butthej are completely demoraliz
ed, and will continue their retreat. The de
tachment sent out to bury the dead after the
battle reported near 200 of the rebels killed
and left on the field. Our loss was 6 killed and
about 40 wounded, 1 mortally.
PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY AF
FAIRS.
ILAKKIABL'KG, 0ct.27, 18G1.
A Commissioner has been appointed by the
Governor to attend to the interests of the
Pennsylvania volunteers around Washington
and IU Kentucky, and arrange for allotment
rolls for remitting a portion of their pay to
their famil es.
It appears from official data that Pennsyl
vania has 70,000 men in the fi- Id, and 30 ad
ditional regiments organizing, a portion of
which ure ready to move. All will lie in ser
vice within a month, making a grand army of
over 100,000 men, beside having material lor
50 additional regiments, if needed.
LEASE OF THE Pnn.ADEI.RNIA AND ERIE
RAILROAD. —The Board of Directors of the
Pmladelphia and E ie Railroad Company have
agreed to the proposition of the Pemisylvania
Railroad Company, for ihe lease of ttie P/nla
delplHa and Erie Road The main features of
the lease ure us follows :
First, Th.it the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany shall guaranty the bonds of the Pmla
delphia and Erie company to an amount sulfi
cieut to complete the road and liquidate, un
der a compromise, the floating debt of ibe last
mentioned company.
Second, That the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company shall possess and operate under the
lease, the road of the Philadelphia and Erie
Company.
Tmrd, Thut with this view, it shall pur
chase all the rolling stock uow held by the
same.
Che stockholders of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company have not yet acted upon the
question, but it is presumed that there will be
no objection to the consummation of the
lease.
A SINGULAR COINCIDENCE —A very singu
lar coincidence occurred at Lexington, during
the slay of the Fourteenth Ohio, which, more
sadly than anything else I have heard, illus
trates thi degeneracy of some of Kentucky's
noblest names. Anxious to pay all possible
respects to the memory of the " Great com
moner," whose fame Ohio yet guards as goal
ously as his own Kentucky, Colonel Steedman
marched his regiment out to the tomb of
Henry Clay. They formed sileutly around
the grave, an.l at the very moment that those
loyal troops .rom another State, on their way
to defend Kentucky from invasion, reverently
present arms at the tomb of Kentucky's great
est statesman, the degenerate son, James B.
Clay, was brought into the railrood depot, a
prisoner in the hands of other loyal troops,
arrested on the charg of treason ! Can all
the annals of this ouuataral rebellion present
a more unnatural coincidence ?
§rabforb iic|ortfr.
£. U. GOODRICH, EDITOII.
TOWAXDA:
Thursday Morning. October 31,1861.
THE LATEST WAS NEWS.
From Washington we have no especial
news. Our troops occupy Vienna, and our
pickets are a mile beyond Anandale. The
Rebels are said to be fortifying Centerville.—
Dispatches state that Gen.M'Clelhn.in an order
he is soon to issue, praising the valor of the troop
in the affair at Leesburg, will round
the charge for the advance of the whole army.
Tne rebel account of their loss at Edward's
Ferry place it at 300 killed and wounded.
We have from Western Virginia a short
dispatch stating that Gen. Kelly, who, as it
will be remembered, was badly wounded in a
brilliaut engagement at Phtlippi some time
ago, lell New Creek on Friday night, and on
Saturday afternoon attacked the rebels at
Romney, routing.tbcm, and tuking a number
of prisoners, besides capturing three courion
and all the euemy's camp equipage and wag
ons. The rebels retreated toward Winches
ter. No further details have reached us.
We have cheering news from Missouri
Ou Fi iday, Gen. Freinout's body guard, 300
strong, attacked 2,200 rebels in Springfield,
drove thetn from the town, raised the Nation
al flag on the Court [loose, then retired upon
their re-enforcements. They expect to fully
occupy the town on Saturday. Tiiis splendid
dash will awaken enthusiasm everywhere, but
especially among the friends of Gen. Fremont
and hi* brave men. Trustworthy information
from Missouri is to the effect that the re'el>
in that State are scattering, and really feeble
at all points. Har ee gives no support to
J'-ff Thompson, and Ben McCulloch does a*
little for Price, who is still retreating, and, as
it, is thought, endeavoring 10 draw Fremont
into the Ozark Mountains.
Lieut. Porter of ibe Powhatan, who is now
cruising after the Sumter, has sent home a
dispatch stating that on the 19th of Septem
I er that pirate was at Maranhum, on the count
of Brazil. lie arrived there five days later
The Sumter had been for some time prowling
about the port to seize the brig Maria of New
York, which vessel, however, entered the port
sa elv, under the protection of the Powhatan
The Governor of Maranham was excessively
polite to the pirate, promising Capt. Semitic*
that he should have permission to sell the
Maria in that port when he captured her,
and insisting on supplying him with coal, an
accommodation he refused to the Powhatan
It is understood that the pirate captain lia
delermined hereafter to sink, burn, or other
wise destroy all vessels he captures, especially
all Boston or Eastern ships whatever.
A depot for prisoners is to be built on John
son's 1-land, in Sandu-ky Bay, Lake Erie
It is to comprise 17 buildings, capable of hold
ing 1,000 men. It is to cost no' roue than
$2"),000, and will be fiuished by the lOtli of
IK ember.
Our news dispatches from Washington are
chiefly oeconpied with details of the Edward's
Ferry battle. A full list of the killed aim
wounded is furnished, and also some further
particulars touching the fight itself and its in
cidents. The insufficient transportation seems
to have been a frightful source of disaster in
thisnffiir. It is understood that may of the
missing soldiers are safe in the houses of loyal
men along the shore, whither they were carried
by the current when they leaped into the
river. The record of this engagement is bright
with instances of a courage such as cannot
be surpassed. The rebels were on Friday ac
tive at and arround their fort, between Lees
burg and the river ; it was thought that they
were replacing their advance guard, which
hid been withdrawn,and that there is a strong
rebel force between the two points mentioned.
They were not, however, distinctly seen.
The order of Gen. Stone, on which Col.
Baker was acting when he fell,was found near
his body, as it has been already sta'ed It is
now said that it will he made the subject of a
special report. Col. Baker, reading it upon
the battle field, is represented to have said,
" I will do it, but this is my death-war
" rant."
From Missouri we learn that Gen. Price
has left Cedar County, ai d is iu retreat to
ward Geenfield, in Dune County Sigel und
Lane were both in pursuit of him, the former
lieing al Quincy on Tuesday, and the latter at
Osceola. Gen Sturgis was only a day behind
Sigel. It was thought that Price would not
be able to escape without a fizht. Geo. Fre
mont was on Tuesday at Pomtne de Terre
River, oil the way to Quincy. The bridge at
Warsaw was completed, and the toops wire
begiuing crossing on Wednesday.
It is stated that Zollieoffer, in Kentucky, is
in full retreat and falling back to Cumber
land.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
hive expressed a desire to repair their road
between Harper's Ferry and Cumberland, and
Gen Lander has been appointed to the com
mand of a new department—that of Harper's
Ferry and Cumberland —for the purpose of
protecting the working parties.
We publish some interesting reports and
dispatches from the United States -quadron
in the Gulf of Mexico ; they refer to the re
cent attack on our fleet by the fire ships of
the rebels, and to several captures of valu
able cargoes.
The faueral of Col. BAKER, who so gallant
ly fell on Monday in thebattle near urg,
took place on Thursday The military dis
play on 'he occasion was very large. Among
those who followed the remains to the Con
gressional Cemetery were the President.H -ads
of Departments, and a number of gentlem- n
from the Pacific coa-t, including Senators
LATHAM and MCDOCGAL. Qen. ScoTT attended
the fuueral services at Msj. \Y tBB s residence.
TGFIU Lieut. PORTER, commanding the steam
er Powhatin, which has been cruising in search
of the Sumter, writes to the Navy Depar'ment
from Maranham, coast of Brazil, 241b ot Sep-
I temher, that lie arrived there only five days
after the Sumter left. For two days more,
the pirate cruised at the mouth of the Harbor
in hopes of falling in with the brig Maria of
New York, which she learned was hourly ex
pected. Tbe brig and the Powhatan entered
the port in company The Governor of Mar
auburn treated the officers of the Sumter with
great courtesy, did everything but return her
salute ; promised that she might sell the Ma
ria there, if captured, supplied her with coal,
and seemed anxious to do so but did not care
about granting the same privilege to the Pow
hatan Lieut Porter entered a protest against
such treatment of a privateer In entering the
harbor the Sumur got asho e, and lost h>r
false keel, and wh -n she left was leaking bad
ly. She left under sail, having housed her
smokestack. She left port with fifteen men in
irons. She had taken no prize since the Ab
bie Bradford, a id it was understood at Marau
ham that hereafter her motto was. to " burn,
sink and destroy," particularly Boston and
Eastern vessels. Capt. SEMMES told the Gov
ernor of Maranham that the South was fight
ing the buttles of lirazjl, wlnle the North was
fighting to exterminate Slavery, and if she suc
ceeded in conquering the South, would turn
her hand to abolishing Slavery in Brazil. A
party cf Americans there backed this state
ment,-one of who.u lent the Captain of the
Sumter $3,000 to pay lor coal, takng in re
turn Confederate scrip Lieut. Porter left
Muranliam on the 28ih of S -ptember, and took
the track of vessels from East India, Pacific
and Bmzd, until nearly abreast of St Tmnu
as, where he put in lor coal on October Otb,
aud where his lust dispetch is dated.
FORT LAFAYETTE. —One by one the S'ate
prisoners in Lafayette tire being set at larg.
alter taking the oath. E B Schuaoet o
IVnnsylvtuia, arrested in Connecticut fo
alleged treasonable words artd deeds, was on
Thursday liberated on taking the oath of til
legiaiice lie expressed entire willingness to
comply with the requisition, remarking thu
he was a lawyer by profession, and bad tak- n
the oath first and last a score of titn- s II
declares war to the a kuife, however, w th Ui
*' Black Republicans" He avows veiigem <
against Mr. Seward,and is determined to
the matter of his incarceration before the couri
of law. Mr Charles M. llogehn was also
released on tuking the oath John J Shah r
to whom Deputy Marshal Simpson was an
tliorz-d to off r liberty <> i ifir? sain t term-,
r fused Ihe oath, on the ir r•>u •• I that he i a
subject of Great Britain, h i b.irn in
Cana iy, and b' fattier be fort; hull II a.-o
Claims to bold a commission in lier Liniaiiii.c
M ijes'y'a service. H ; is aL) rector in Hie
Great Western Ltiilroad Company ol Camilla,
ami feels confident that bis detention in dur
ance vile is causing a loss to that Company of
at leas'. SSOO a day.
JOHN J CRITTENDEN AND THE WAR
However apathetic inany be, there is no
apathy about the vein rated statesman who
has succeeded to the place of ileiity Clny
in the affect lO sof Kentucky. " Glory be to
GOD," shouted nn excitable gentleman to
John J Crittenden, tins morning, " McClel
lau is sending 20, >OO men from Washington
to Cincinnati, Iroin Ki titucKy We're safe
now." " Safe !'" exclaimed the veteran Sena
tor. " Posen't it blister your tongue to teli
it ? Safe ! by Oiiio and Indiana troops,
while Kent nek tans allow themselves to ><e
protected by others. It's a shame to old
Kentucky, sir."
I bad thought that I und* r.-tood the chiv
alrous fire of "Old Keutuck" (. f..r*, but
never did I reilize it so fully HS wiien. a uio
men*, afterwaid, the vemrable Senator, ad
dressing a townsman, evident ly about Ins
own age, but wi'h whose poitly form time
had dealt, mere keenly exclaimed : " Gei •rge,
you're not 100 old tor a solriiir—of cou-e
not. I'nm not too old for a sotlivr — not a bit
too old .' We must turn out and shame these
pretty young men, who ought to have aprons
tied around ihem !" And sure enough the
aged patriot started off, almost imiiied.ately
afterward, to call out volunteers among the
mountaineers Li t no one doubt the res
ponse. There may be traitors in Kentucky,
as there are in Ohio ; plotting agi nls of tiie
Southern rebellion in Lexington and Frank
fort, as there are Dayton ; but the great
heart of noble old State is sound, and Ken
tucky valor has not perished in protracted
peace.
A* HEIRLOOM FOR THE SOLDIERS — Thesorol'
that is to he distributed to the soldiers of the
present campaign w ill soon be ready for distri
bution One wi Ihe given to each of the sol
diet s, whether in the regular set vice, or volun
teers, either for the war or the three nion:hs.
The one adopted by Secretary Seward is now
being prepared in Albany It is about twen
ty inche- by thirty ; a handsome lithograph of
HU eagle with outstretched wings, over which
is. in a circular line, the sen'etuv, " Lgion of
Honor," Itetiealh it," E Plnribus Unutu," and
Washington. In the centre >f the Eagle is
the Goddess of Liberty ami the Goddess of
Justice, with Joined Hands,seated ttpon a 6-ry
dragon, with their heels upon its head, the
Goddess of Liberty waving an American flag;
by the side of the Goddes- of Justice litis a
seiinetar, and in her left hand is a bundle of
fagots, from the centre of which one is project
ing, on the end of which is a tomehawk. In
semi circle from one side to the other of the
eagle, are the mottoes of all the States. The
right foot of the eagle clasps an olife branch,
'and fbe left a handle at arrows.
Correspondence Between Lord
Mr. Eeward.
WASHINOT N, Oct 11 1.
Loid Lyons, several days ago nrhjr, *'•
letter to Mr. Seward, Secretary of < 1
w I licit lie says : 3 is
- Her Majesty's Government WHS mQ( . h
ccrneii to find that tno British so! \t COtt '
Patuck and Ruhmtue, had lieen olij-ct t
btlrary arreai, and uithuugb they | till j , ° lr '
leased, it could not but regard the mjl ,, " re '
one rquiring very serious consideration M
Lord Lyons, under luatroetioDs t| ier „
felt bound to remonstrate against such "
ular proceedings," us lie designated them'"**
to say that " the authority of Congo Ss J,"'''
cessary in order to ju.-tify the arbitrary
and imprisonment ot British subjects" 3 '
Secretary Seward, in the coarse of his ,
ply, after detailing the lacts in regard to u'
two pri-oners named in the note of Lord r "
ous, says : '
" The proceedings of which the British Q t
eminent complain were taken upon it>f.jric b
conveyed to the Pre.-ident t.y the legal pc| c ,
authorities of the country, and they ,.- e
iiirtituied until after he had {„,
great writ of freedom in just the extent t |, .
in view ot the jrerils of tbe State, he
necessary.
For the exercise of that discretion he u
weli as Ins chief advisers, among whouiarth|
secretary of War and the Secretary oi *>!*•
is responsive by the law before the highest
tribunal of the republic, and amenable abo
the judgment of bis countrymen, and th fca
lightened portion of the civibzd world."
in conclusion Mr. Seward remarks ;
" Tiie safely of the whole people has l>ecou (
in the present emergency the supreme !
and so long as the danger shall exist, and <-) M
ses of society, equally the den;z-u and theciti-
Zen, must cheerfully acquiesce in the measure!
which that law prescri'res.
This Government does not question th
hearniug of the legal advisers of the British
Crown or tin* deference which her Msjevp
pays them N vertlieless, ihe British G<ierii
incut will hardly expect that the Pn-sidect
Will accept their explanation of the constitution
ot tiie United States, epecia ly when the Con
s itntion thus ex pout.did would leave upon hi n
tie so'e exeentive responsibility of mippressiuj
the insurrection, while it would transfer to
Congress the ino-i material and indi-peusiok
power to b: einploved for that purpose.
M ureover these txpiunatioti* find no real
support in the letter, nun h less in the spirit of
the Constitution itself, lie mui he * Hatred
therefore, to prefer to be governed i>y Uie
organic national iaw, which while it. v\\\
able him to exercise his great tru-t with T®.
• lete success, receives the sanction of the Inn
st authorities of our own country, and i
-imed by the general cons ul of the peoph,
or whom alone thatc •ualituiiou was cuniio
d
I avail myself ot this opportunity to off-rto
vom Lords.dp a renewed asscrauce of ujy vert
ugh consideration.
(Signed) WW. H SEWARD
rV*- !
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
PEXXS YL VA XI. 1, SS :
In the no me and by the authority of the C*
monictuUh of Ptnusy/rnni < , Aso nun ti
CL'KTIS, Gortrnur nj said Commonwealth
P ROC LAMA Tl OX.
WHEREAS, Ev rv go< d gift is f-om ah we
•ud coin s down 10 ns from the Almighty, to
wiiorn it is in et, right ami the tnai'iib n tintr
of every people to render tha. ks for Hi* M.**
en ; i'lii refor-- 1. ANDREW G ' URii.V
Go\i riur of the Coiuuiouwt MI'U o! |V,.M1,111
ilia, do reeoinnieod to 'he people of ihi-OsJ
riiniiueaOh. Ilia' lliev • aimrt, IllLL'l
DAY. 2STII OF > 0 VE.M BER rexl, Ui l 1
ot soh uin Thanksgiving to G>>D, tor hv"I I
I i epar d our corn and watered our hirim,
and blessed the labor of ttie husbandman, ad
crowned the year with bis gnodue-s. in It* to
ne .8* of the ground, and ibe gat lit-Mnf m of
the fruits thereof, so that our tarns ore fihed
wub plenty ; end for having look-d favour IT
O i this Commonwealth, and strengthened the
bars of her gates mid blessed the ciithlreo
within her, and made men to tie of one mind,
anil preserved peace in Iter borders ; Beseech
ing Hun also on behalf of thes- UnitedS utes,
that our beloved country /nay havelieliverancn
from those great, and npnareiit dangers where
with she i roinpasned, and that He will met
eibilly still the outrages of perverse, vioteol,
unruly and lebellious people, and make thi-m
clean hearts, and renew a right spirit withu
them, hltd give them grace that they milt
the error of their ways and bring forth fraits
meet for repenteiice, and hereafter, in all god
liness and honesty, obediently walk in Htsho'y
commandments, and in submission to the >• |
and manifest authority of the republic, so ad
we, lending a quiet and |w*aeetul life, liinlC*
tiiiuallv offer unto 11.ui onr sacrifice of firm*
and thanksgiving
G■ veil under my hand and the grevt rrtl of
the State at II arrisburg, this si.vfctnfh day of
Octolier, in the year ot oor Lord, " e 'h |>ttS "
awl eight hundred and sixty-one, and of tb
Cotnmo iwealth, the eighty sixth
By the Governor, A G. CI RTIN.
Eu S LIFER, Sec'y of tbe Cmn'tn.
THE BCSIRXSS OF THE COCXTRT —lt IS "*
estimated that the total importations of
chnnbise to the United Sates for the J"-'
ending on the 31 *t of Decemlier uext, wri>!
smin $115,000,000, or fifty fa-r cent, less tk*
in 18(50 Tnis ieav. 8 a heavy debt due a*
specie, the import of which for this yer *
be over SSO 000 000. Last year we exp ,r ""
$56,000,000 HI sjR-cie ov>-r imports, to i'* l *"
balan e against u>. Thus there is ad?
ence, ill a single year, in the exclnuutf *
tween our own and foreign countries, of ®-"
than SIOO,OOO 000 in specie in our favor
t&" The characteristic interfere!ce of ■ '
Br-ti-b Government iu our affairs, isiD<# ,J
mirable rebuked in Secretary Seward''
It is precisely this feeling of ..ational pb'k"
independence of foreign interference •''J J
American people must need, and M r
deserves the thanks of the whole cu" tr ?
the ulni-tv and -pint with which he Into"
tamed the dignity and self re*pect o( our*' 0
eminent
The President has at lust sn s >*|j j
the writ of habeas corjtus for the
Columbia. Tbe judges and lawyers hf f
themselves >o trooblesoe with thf |r
interference* with military aflairs, ti"d l "'
beeo m e si leeessa ry
* ~ . g„.
A letter from Italy says
nimiuel in a good monurch but w e
" fwt" one