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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