Bradford reporter. (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, March 27, 1862, Image 2

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E. O. OOODRICM, EDITOR.
TOWAKDA:
'ftrarsd&y Morning, March 27, 1862.
THE REPUBLICAN STANDING COMHIT
JISm tee of Bradford County, are requeued to meet
at the Ward House, in Towand* Borough, on Saturday,
April 12, 1862, at 1 o'clock, P. M., for the purpose-of
takiug such action as mar be deemed necessary, in rela
tion to the election of delegates to the State Convention.
The following named gentlemen comprise the Commit
-11 i7"SCOTT. To wands, J. H.GRANT. Troy.
B. F. POWELL, ' Uoro. WM. CLOGGF.TT. S. Stone
JNO.BEABDSLEE.Warren, A. ELSBREE. Athens.
J. B. HiNDS. Wysox, BOB!. McKEE. Orwell
C. E.CLADDING,CoIumbia
A full attendance is requested,
H. L. SCOTT, Chalrmso.
THE LATEST WJJUfSWS.
A slight skirmish occurred on Saturday af
ternoon, between the forces of Gen. Shields,
and the Rebels, oo the" Strasborg road, four
miles from Winchester, in which we lost one
tnan. The despatches are very confused and
conflicting, but from the latest intelligence, it
appears that the conflict was renewed at 10
o'clock on Sunday morning, and Continued tin
dark. The enemy were under 1 Gen. Jackson,
Smith, and Lougstreet, 16,000 xtrong, while
onr forces numbered only B,oos. Our losv
in killed and wounded is cot ascertained—one
report says 150; the Rebels losing 100 killed,
and at least twice as many wounded. We have
taken a large number of prisoners,several guns
end caissons, and many small arms, the ground
beiag strews with the weapons which the
Rebels threw away in their flight. The rout
of the enemy appears to have been complete,
and our cavalry was still iu pursuit. Gen.
Shields was slightly wounded in the arm from
a fragment of shell.
A report is prevalent in naval and military
circles in Washington that New Orleans is now
under the Uniou flag, our mortar fleet having
attacked the Rebel fort at the Rigolettes with
in two days after the Ship Island steamer
sailed.
The latest reports by telegraph from Island
No. 10, indicate no chaDge. A balloon has
been sent to Com Foote for reconnoiteriog
purposes. There are numerous rumors that
the Rebels are eTacaating the Island, and
marching across the peninsula to Merriweath
ef's Landing ; and though it is impossible to
ascertain their truth, existing circumstances
favor them.
From the Tennessee we hare news that a
flood prevails in the river and its tributaries,
Geo. Grant had arrived at Savannah, Tetin.,
aud taken command of the expedition. Our
troops bare seized the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad near Savannah. Information in
regard to the enemy is still quite meager.—
His main force is supposed to be at Corinth,
Miss., where he will probably be able to con
centrate 50,000 troops. Our forces for the
most remain on board the transport.
The telegraph from Washington reports that
small squads of Rebel cavalry are scouring the
coootry withiu five miles of Mao&ssas, impres
sing Union men, and stealing or destroying all
the property they can find.
Jeff. Davis is bound to keep opeß his lines
of communication. According to The Mem
phis Appeal, the Confederate President is bound
West, where he is to rally all Secessiondom to
hi 3 standard —provided he dosen't slip off to
Mexico, meanwhile.
Iu the capture of Newborn, the 9th New-
Jersey Regiment sustained the honor of their
State with ch a; act eristic gallantry. Though
their position iu that brilliant engagement was
of great exposure,they bore themslves through
out the eoufiict like veterans, sufferioe more
severely than any other regiment on the field.
Out of a total loss of 364 killed and wounded,
they lost 62, or ooe-sixih of the whole,although
twelve or thirteen regimeol* were in ih battle.
Bravo for the Jersey Blues !
The Remaivs or Col. Camxrox Sent Home
—Tbe remains of Col Cameron, of the 79th
New York Highlanders, who was killed at
the battle of Ball Ran, bate been recovered
and were sent to Lewisburg via. Harrisbnrg.
The part* who started oat in search of the re
tains Immediately after the evacuation of
Manassas, was composed of Major A. V. El
liot and Mr. John Keeoe, of the War Depart
ment, and the Orderly Sergeant of the late
001. Cameron. Wbea they reached the old
battle gronnd, tbey were led to tbe spot by a
colored man in the neighborhood.
The body had been baried with fiTe <: thers
without a coffin. It was easily recognised by
certain marks, as tbe clotL to a great extent
was preserved Tbe hair was almost perfect,
althoagh the lesh had almost entirely decayed
from tire bones. A trass of a peculiar con
struction which the Coiooel wore was also
found in its proper place on bis remains
His remains were bnried with the honors of
war at Lewisbnrg, Pa , on Tuesday afternoon.
A large concourse of his former neighbors aod
friends followed his body to the tomb. An
escort of Commissioned officers, and delegates
from tbe Stale Departmenta, State Senate,
and Hoose also attended. Hon. Simon Cam
eron and family were among the monrcera
COKSIKKS.—ID the Hoose of Representatives
oa ( iiih tact , Mr. Drxir, of Indiana, of
fered a reeolouoo which ni adopted, i attract
ing the Warsaod Meaos Committee to ioqtrir*
ioto the expediency of organising a large force
of miners, with the oecessarj machinery, to
prxeedto the geld atisei of the Wat aod
work the same for the beaeAt of the Gown
meat, as a ceaas of defraying the expeeeee of
the war.
t Thia u certainty an orifttaa! MM, mi wav
be profitable to <he—- LW sraer*
More about the Battle and Capture of
Newbern.
About two miles below the city the rebels
had takeo op a strong position, and there
made a desperate stand. At that point took
place the main battle of the day Our troops
fought with spleudid and unflinching bravery
till the order wasgiveu to make the charge.
Then, at the point of the bayonet, they
drove the enemy from their place, and sent
them flying in an inglorious retreat, which
bad ail the characteristics of a panic. The
officers aud men disencumbered themselves of
their private property, aud leit all thiugs as
they fell from their bands. Haviag control of
the railroad in their rear, the rebels used it to
its fullest capacity, and made off to Golds
boro'; as they took with them many of their
dead and wounded, we can form only a rude
conjecture as to the extent of their loss. It
is thonght that, in spite of the fact of their
fighting under shelter, they must have soffered
as much as we. The loss on onr 6ide,
though not ascertained with entire accuracy,
is probably not far from sixty to seventy killed
and three hundred wounded.
The nomber of Union troops engaged in this
battle is not distinctly given, but it is proba
ble that we bad not far from eleven thousand,
the enemy is supposed to have had flfieeu I
thousand.
The value of the public property captcred
is enormous, consisting of fifty-three heavy
cannon and field pieces, ammunition, quarter
master's and commissary stores in large quan
-1 tities, cotton, Ac. Probably $2,000,000 would
not purchase the articles at first hand Cat
the victory is the more important from the fact
that it places Beaufort and Tort Macon at
our mercy, aud opens up to us by railroad the
direct lines of communication between the
rebel army and the country which supports it.
Gen. Burnside, in his official report, says :
" I must defer, for waut of time, a detailed
account of the action. It is enough to say
that, after an engagement of four hours, we
succeeded in carrying a continuous liue of
field works of over a mile in length, protected
on the river bank by a battery of thirteen
heavy gnns, and on the opposite bank by a
line of redoubts of over half a mile in length
for rifltmen and field-pieces, in the midst ot
swamps and dense forests, which lioe of works
was defended by eight regiments of infantry,
five hundred cavalry, and three batteries ot
field artillery, of six guns each. The pesitiou
was finally carried by a most gallnat charge of
our men, which enabled us to gain the rear of
all the batteries between this point and New
bern, which was done by a rapid advance of
the entire force up themain road and raiiroad,
the naval fleet meantime pushing its way up
the river throwing their shots into the forts
aod in front of us. The enemy after retreat
ing in great confusion, throwing away blank
ets, knapsacks, arms, Ac , across the railroad ,
bridge aud country road, burned the former
and destroyed the draw of the latter, thus pre
venting further pursuit, and causing detention
in occupying the town onr military force,
but the naval force had arrived at the wharves
and commanded it with their gnus. lat once
advanced Geo. Foster's brigade to take pos
session of the town by means of the naval ves
sels, which Commodore Rowan had kindly
voluuteered for the p-rpose. The city was
set on fire by the retreating rebels in many
places, but owiog to the exertions of the naval
officers, the remaining citizens wore induced to
a-d in extinguishing the flames, so thajt but
little harm has been done. Many of thl citi ,
zens are now returning, and we are now iu
quiet possession of the town. We have cap
tured the printing press, and shall at once
issue a daily sheet. By this victory our com
biced forces have captured eight batteries,
containing forty six heavy gu s, and three
batteries of light artillery of six guns each,
making in all sixty-four gnns, two steamboats,
a number of sailing vessels, wagons, horses, a
large quantity of ammunition, Commissary and
Quartermaster's stores, forage, the entire camp
equipage of the rebel troops, a large quantity I
of resin, turpentine, cotton, Ac , and over two i
hundred prisoners. Our loss, thus far ascer
tained, will amount to ninety-one killed and ,
four hundred and sixty-six wounded, many of
them mortally. Among these are some of onr
most gallant officers and mrn. The rebel loss
it severe, but not so great as our own, they
being effectually covered by their works."
Fixal Ajwocrxmevt or the Leg.'slatvke. —
The Secate on Thursday afternoon concur
red in the House resolutions, providing for the
adjournment of tue Legislature on Friday, the
11thof April.
A resolution offered by Mr Lowry, to pre
clude the members and officers of the Legis a
ture from receiving pay and mi'esge, in the
•vent of sd extra session being called by the
Governor, was considered, and after several
ineffectual motions to postpone, tbe snhject
was finally referred to the Committee oc Fi
nance.
Several bills of importance, including the
bill to repeal the act of last session to commute
tbe toouage duties, and the bill to apportion
the State into Congressional districts, yet re
main to be finally acted upon by the Legiala
tare.
Articles xot Taxst —The tax-bill neglects
to tax perfumerv, furs ; some such as Russian
aables. cost from SSOO to SISOO a set ; laces
valued from SSO to $500; yachts costing from
SS.OOO to s£o,ooo ;club-houses, higher grades
of cigars aid tobacco, persona! jewelry, China
dinner sets, costing from $75 to S2OO : vases,
pari in mar. le stauettes. paintings and statu
aries, negro concerts, hotel restaurants, etc
As an instance of this inequality, it will be
noticed that a poor man. laboring by tbe day,
pays fifty cents on a silver watch ; but a lady
possessing twenty thousand dollars' worth of
jewelry, is taxed noihicg. ncless it be a gold
watch, which is taxed a dollar.
Toxxace Tax —The Bill repealing the act
passed last winter which released the Penn
sylvania Railroad from the tonnage tax which
they were bowed to pay iato tbe State treasu
ry, has paased the Hoase by a decided vote—
-70 for, SO agaips*
MOTHER GREET BEETLE.
GEN. SHIELD'S FIRST VICTORY.
JACKSON SMITH AM) 10NGSTREET ROUTED.
WASHINGTON, Mircb 23,1862.
Telegraphic dispatches received here from
Winchester, dated last night, at'half past ten,
say : A slight skirmish occurred tbir* after
noon, about a mile and a half from Winches
ter, on the Sirasburg road, between a portion
of Gen. Shield's troops aud the Rajbel Cavalry
with four pieces of artillery.
The enemy retreated with lo*9 as soon as our
guus opened fire. Oue man was killed On our
side, and Gen. Shields suffered a slight injury
in the left arm, above the ellow, from a frag
ment of a shell which hurst near him. A
i prisoner brought in to night says the enemy
: were uuder impression that our troops had left
! Winchester, and Gen. Jackson's forces were
j ou the road from Strasburg under the same
impression.
SECOND DISPATCH.
WINCHKSVER, VA., March 23,18*2 —3 p. M.
I have jast. come in from tbe very front of
the battle field, three miles oat. We have
achieved a complete victory over Gen. Ja.k
--1 son—taken two guns and caissons, killed at
j least 100, and wouuded twice as many.
Our loss is large, but probably not over 150
; kiiied and wouoded. Our men did well, aud
took a great many masketa. The enemy is in
! full retreat.
TBIT-.D DISPATCH.
WiNCHtiTKX, March 33—10 P. 2.
We have this day achieved a piorious vie
, tory over tbe combined forces of Gens Jack
son, Smith, and Longstreet. The battle was
i fought within four miles of this place. It
1 raged from half past ten o'clock this morning
until dark.
The enemy's strength was about 15,000. —
The strength of our division was not over
8,000.
Our loss io killed and wounded is not ascer
tained, but is heavy. The enemy's loss is
double that of ours We have captured a
large numbe# of prisoners, some of their guns,
and the ground is strewn with the arms they
have thrown away in their flight. The caval
ry is still in pursuit of the retreating rebels.
The particulars cnuuot be accurately ascer
tained until daylight.
FROM ISLAND NO. 10.
CHICAGO. March 33, 1-62.
A balloon wa sent to the fieet of Commo
dore Foote yesterday, lor the purpose of mak
ing a reconnoissai ce of the works of the enemy.
The dispatch-boat arrived this morning, and
represents that the condition of offairs at Is
land No. 10 is without change.
Tbe morters and gunboats indulge in occa
sional shots ; but, so far, without further per
ceptible results.
A special dispatch to the Post of this city
says that only foar shots were received from
the rebel batteries at Island No. 10 yesterday, -
aDd that our fieet fired about thirty
There are numerous reports that the rebels
are evacuating the islaud, and marching across
the peniusuiit to Merriweather's Landing. It
is impossible to ascertain the truth of the re
ports, but existing circumstances favor them
CAIRO. ?*!'jr3ar, March 23. L S 63.
The latest advices from Island No 10, which
are later than those brought hv the dispatch
boat which arrived here at 6 o'clock this morn
ing, state that the position of the Union gun
boats and mortars has not changed.
Fiiioz is kept up at intervals, to prevent the
enemy troai strengthening or repairing their
works.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF NEW OR
LEANS.
WASHINGTON, March 22, 1863.
It is asserted as the generally prevalent
opinion in naval and military circles that by
ibis time the national banner floats over New
Orleans ; and it is believed that our mortar
fleet attacked the rebel fort at the Rigolets
within two days after the departure from Stiip
Islaud of the steamer bringing North the last
iuteli.gence from that point.
JEFF DAVIS ON THE WING
ST. Lor IS. Krkiaj, Mnrch 31,15?3.
Dispatchrs from Fort Smith, Ark., to the
Memphis papers acknowledge the death of
Gens. McCulloch acd Mcintosh at the battie
of I ea R dge.
The Memphis Apptiil also contains a dis
patch from R chmoud, dated the lltb iostan',
statiog that President Davis is coming West
soon, and urgiog the people everywhere to
rally to his standard. The dispatch is as
follows :
KICBHOSP, March 11, ISC3.
Ens. APPEAL Frrsnlent Pavw is comic? West .x>n
Rally, eTerTbodT, to b.s standard " D. M. CcRRIX.
* J. D. C. ATLIX3.
CAPTURE OF YANCEY.
Easrcv. Pa . March 33,15€J
B. S. Kellogg cf Scranton has recr.ved a
letier from an cEeer of the 49lh'Peor-syl van a
Regiment, dated Key West, lOth inst., which
says :
*- A. priic arrirfrd here last Teaicr. She was cap
tared in aa attempt to rea the U-xkade. Her sailors
were taken to . One of tfceas. to whoa attest.- >n was
directed by toe whiteness c f his hands. was idcouied by
sever*. officers as the famous • Yaccey." A newspaper
cotieapoodent also rtccgttiied him. "He is confined :a
the calaboose here."
PRIVATEER PRISONERS SENT TO
FORT WARREN.
PHLLAJWIPEIA, Satoroay. March 33.1--3.
Tbe crew of the PriTateer Beauregard,
cumbering twenty-seven men. were brought
here by the Rhode Island, acd will be sent to
Fort Warren to-day
SPECIAL DISPATCH FROM WASH
INGTON
WaJjnsGTos, Monday. March Is, 13.
Gen. Banks is at Winchester. The rebela
expected to steal a march on as, and were sur
prised at being met in force.
We took a large cumber cf prisoners.—
Three hundred are en roote to Baltimore
We shall probably bag the whole party, which
is only €,OOO stroag— not 15,000, as first re
ported.
ABASDOSMIST or BEARROSR, s. c.
Col. Segar, Representative elect from the
Accomac District, arrived here this morning,
confirming the inietttgeoce of the destruction
of the privateer Nashvdie and Fort Maeoa by
the rebels.
HSinun
The D Epsoewil Zowavw. about 400 i* earn
ber, were paid off to day. The greater por
tioo of them return home.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE
FORTRNSS MONROE, March 13. ?
Via. Baltimore. March 21. |
The steamer Chancellor Livingston arrived
from Hutteras rlet. last night
Immediately after the occupation of Xew
bern, au expedition to Bvuulort was s artec
by Gen. Burnside.
The place was, however, evacuated before
our troops approached.
Fort Macou was blown up by the rebels,
and the steamer Nashville burnt.
On the day Gen. Burnside* occupied New
bern, 1,600 rebel troops were on the road be
tween Goldsborougb and Newbern.
THE WAR IN NEW MEXICO.
THE FIGHT AT~FORT CRAIG.
WASHINGTON, March 20, 1562.
The following despatch was received here
to-night:—
KANSAS CITV, March IS. —George T. Beale,
bearer of despatches to Washington, brings
advices from Santa Fe to the 3d inst. lie
confirms the previous accounts of the battle
at Fort Craig on the 21st ult. The Uuited
States troops lost sixty-two killed and one
hundred and forty wouuded. The Texans
captured six of our fitki-pieces. They were
commanded by Col. Steele. The Texans were
at Socareo, thirty eight rniies north of Fort
Craig. Col. Canby's command was concen
trated at Fort Craig. Nothing has been heard
from them since the 2oth nit., all cotnmunica
lion with the Fort being cut off
A large amount of government stores at
Albuquerque had been destroyed to prevent
them irorn falling into the hands of the rebels.
Four hundred and fifty Texans with two
pieces of artillery entered Albuquerque o:i the
second. Major Doneison, commanding the
district of Santa Fe, was preparing to aban
don that place and fail back to Fort Union
One hundred and fifty wagon loads of govern
ment stores were De-ing removed from Sauta
Fe to Fort Union.
On .Monday, the 3d, Mr. Beale met three
companies of Colorado volunteers, under L cut
Col. Tappan, at the Hole io the R>ck, fi y
miles uorth of Bents Fert, en roue to Fort
Union. Seven more companies had crossed
the river above. They would meet at Purga
tory, forty coles south of Bents Fort. M
Beale left this morning for Washington.
ST LOIIS. March 20.—A eo.-respoi.dent of
the llfpubiuan, writing from the camp near
Bent's old fort, New Mexico, March 6th. says :
It is sopposed that the rebels, af|pr their vie
tory near Fort Craig, will march directly on
Santa Fe and Fort Union All the va!u i :
property in the d-parinicnt is being conccn
trated at the infer place, and all the available
fo _ ce is being rapidly forwarded there to deU ; u
it.
The property amounts, it is said, to s vers!
million dollars. Col II 'Qglds First Regim
of Colorado volunteers left this camp vester
day, and will rpuch F rt Union by the ii.
of March, in advance of the rebels.
Fort Unioc is a strong fort, &r.d a thousand
men can bold it against tue combined strength
of the rebels.
Colonel Can by is still supposed to be at
Fort Craig with one thousand ;wo hundred
regulars and a body of New Mex can vo'u: -
teers, who however, a:e not reii-d on. The
Santa Fe Gazelle say- that Captain McR h
battery was captured in the battle near Fort
Craig, in consequence o; its support, consisting
of two companies of regulars aJ two c mpa
nies of volunteers, running aw ay wiec th •
Texans charged, and resi-bnsr t e effort c
Col Can by himself to raPy them.
Also that Crpt. Loru's dragoor s refused to
obey the command to charg- tne enemy T v
charge of the Texans on the battery is de
scribed as being briil.ant ai.d terrible, ai :
although sco-es were kiiied by M line's proj v
and caunister, they marched steadily on, k i
ing evtry gunner but ODC or two.
THE REBELS WHIPPED AT TOUND
G A P
CINCINNATI, Tiiurs-l*'y, MOR.H 20,15C2
The Cattie f burg correspondent of The Com
fifraal says a boat i.as just arrived from P-k.-
ton, bringing the particulars of Gen Garfield's
expedition to Pound Gap. 40 ui..e> betoii
Piierou. Tnere wereo.OoO Rebel- ir.trem.utd :
OG the summit of tuc Cumberland mountain
at Pound Gup
General Garfield ascended til® mountain
with his infantry by uufreqoetit pains, and
while ti'S cavalry, by advancing along the
main road and uiako.g a vigorocs attack in
front, drew the rebels a short distance down
the summit, tt.e infantry advanced along the
jidge, aLd completely rooted them, after a
fight of less :hau twenty minute*.
The rebels abandoned evertL.ng Gen Gar
field pursued the rebels six m ies into V.rg.ui*,
and after quartering his uien over night in 'he
captured camp, burnt their barracks, consist
ing of 60 log huts, with a large quantity of
stores The rrbeis lost 7 killed and wouuded
Nobody was hurt on c-ur side.
EVACUATION OF ACQUIA CREEK
Ttmrwty. March 2*. It
Three deserters broa.ht by steamer L .-,.e
this morning eoufirni the repert of the evacua
tion of Acqata Cretk They say the rebel
forces there had been 2,000. Before the reb
els left they tore up a large part ct the ra.i
road, set fire to the station, wharves, Ac., and
burnt a large schooner.
A Village TO BE NUBLT DEPCF* larir —I:
is stated that on and before the first of Mar,
about 300 families will migrate from the v...age
of Pieraont to Jersey City. Tats is '-wing o
the removal <H the machine shops of the New
York and Erie Ra way Company from P.er
mont to the new terminus at the Long Dock,
midway between t: t Jersey C "y and H b i n
ferries. The ii Sex of so many faui.i.es has
caused a great demand for dwelling* n that
locality, and who * blocks of moderate priced
dwellings are spriogicgap with great rapidity
One man has a contract for building s;i
tv two-storT woods a dweihcg —NVw Ycrk
Sam.
Ntw Hajip<H!Ek—Ret cms from all hot
five township® give the following aggregates :
6c*rwor. X. S Berry (Rrpab.) SZJ^Z
Geo-si*rfc {Dea.j.. S.i-3
Pas. J 1 -S-SC
Scttier-lns <2
Berry oveT Stark. 3 568 ; over a! . 1 946.
The towns to come in gave last year, Berry,
152 ; Stark, 236.
CHUB/ < Repamikac.* ; i so eh*:.
SrMif . ..I Befw'siiema* : 3 IHs>nsc
H IWJ : IVmt !14 ■ Came 3
Where have they Gone ?
We find the following iu the E'ruira Press
ofTiiursday:—
Our fallow townsmen, Messrs O. V> 1 ai
mer atKl iienry Brooks have just retuned
from a trip to Mtnianis and Vicinify. Ibey
triaji -oe highly ituportant in'tliigtc in re
gard to tiie iaoT j u;<.-u!Sof iht Grand Army,an
intimation of whicu has already appeared :n
several journals, and which are now so lar
ton-utßu'ed that ther* can he no harm in milk
ing it public. On Friday night last General
McCie'iiau ordered that the main body of the
troops' wbicli pat tieipated iu the advance to
Centrefille iucludng the Twenty-third
should match at gutuise for Alexuudriji. where
one handled and tianlyficr, rdeaifle:* were tu
readiness to convey them to aotne point.where,
nobody can just tow fell. This movement
was made on Saturday, daring one of the se
Vere.-t ruin sto ma tLat ever visited tlm- see
tion of Virginia, iu fact, the rain had so swol
len the smaller streams on the route, that two
or three men and a large number of horses
were drowned in crossing. Alter a fatiguing
march the entire force —about 60,000 men—
reached Alexandria, and have doubtless ere
this gone down the Potomac in the fleet of
-teamers provided for their transportation.—
The order for this sudden aud unexpected
movement was issued by General McCSellan
within a few hours after his stirring address
to the Army, wherein he ottered thesi signifi
cant nods " The period of inaction has
passed. 1 will now bring yon face to face
with the rebels,and only pray that God may de
fn i the r'gLt. In whaUver direction yea may
wore,however s*. razge lay oetionsrnay appeal t >
you, ever bear in mind that my fate i- linked
with yours, and that all I do is to bring you
where I know you wish to lie—oa the decisive
battlefield. It is my bnsio'ss to place you
there." The on'y theory of this new move
ment is, that McC'eiian ha* deU-rmintd that
the rebels sball be forced, by a scothern flank
movement to give battle before they have an
opportunity of retreating from Virginia. That
battle will* be the "decisive bat tie,''and it
miiit occur withont delay. -May God defend
the right I
A BOI.FTTOS OF SLAVKKT 51 THE PLSTRICT OF
COLIMBU.—A jnst resolution recommending
our senators and Representatives in Congress
to'vi'te for a ( ill emanc pating the slaves i:>
the District of Colombia, pas-.ed the Pennstl
vania Set.afe on T undue by a party vo'e—
all "ho Rej üb: cans viting in favor of freedom,
and all the Democrats voting in favor of
Slavety Xo action* bas beeu taken on the
matter in the Hou-?, and i. i- highly probable
that Corgress will pat an eud to further dis
cussioa a'i i voting by proaop'ly enacting the
pr.po- d iw freeing the National Capi'a! from
the degrading presence ol the west enemy of
our peace and i r. gress.
Among the ■; ch'-s delivered nn i',i' ores
sion i:i the Senate, there is none, that we i.jrc
p .rased with in re pI-a-orc, inttr st a 1 *°.t
i- sc ion, thin that of the Lion G 3 Linden,
of Bradford county We regret to be unable
to publish bis remarks in full, bat will select
some of the mre strkirut and eloquent pas
sages for our next <sne A man of such br.i
iiant tai< nt 3 a? <1 -play* d in that fpeech.de
s?rrrs higher hon r?—and inasmuch as L
hails from tl;i C ngr- *;or.a! Ih s'rct under
the n-w A} porti ntnc it B If, a d that too,
f: as the etau ?H and IT r true Republican
county of B'a ifo cour.ty opon which
we sl. i I i.ave to rdy for votes next fall—we
know of no mm, who would u.ukc a more fit
reprr sen Unite in Congress than Mr Landon
T cot ry of Bradford would honor herself
~p; - u _• such a c*' emun as a candidate
to tne C fcrer.ee, and .f he should receive the
no-ulna*.-.-n. w. know of no o ie for whose sue
c- ;3 we c ul i wo k with mere z al or greater
siiisfactsoi — DinvifU Democrat.
C L HN MAN'S OP:N ON OF M:CI.EI.LAS
We are | rimtted to make ifi* following ex
tract feci a letter from Col II C li (Tcau
to hi-brot G W. II Cf nan, E-q ,of tb
place T: • Inter was dated at U o > II I,
SundaV, Man • —the day after the retro
ga le movement < ' he army from Cenlreville :
—'* The ord< r rr.me for us to eo to cor orgrgi
nil can at I" u.i llill. where we ari v.d
abo 3p H It s-etr. -d like coming ho.n
ngvin i' _•-•* in * .is camp \Y e exfw-ct to re
mam here r-ot lomitr than to-nrrro*, when it
is ex;. •*t If .at we wfi eoiK>rk at A xandri*
and go s r rewhere —I don t k .D* .irre—
• ro! a■v Y< k Riv r. General McCleban is
in the fie i co . maal i g in person, doa oog'il
to be arcnr.d when become* in sight. \ou
would thii k that the ungrateful attefltps tf
some of fie papers to prqurfice him without
a CADS • had ro sympathizers in the field. But
there are tf osc who ect as if they thought
more of pouiosr Aiss wn. than of pulling
down the Rebellion.— Eimira Press.
HORRIBLE, IF TRI E —The WASHINGTON cor
respondent ct the Trii ßPS tell* the following
>, kruiug 5 ry c-f RtUl a'.rci: :es at C.utre
vilie and Mauaasia ;
Som* of the res cent* at Ceztrerlle say
that teem ►ors r-f the Sar. ary C tuoi ssion and
other njiHrf Ti-dttiv to Manassas assert poai
tYely that tii-re ii evidence so strong as to
force the belief that the Mississippi soldiers
have I -en 1i the ha.it of digging up the bod
ies of Na* era! >o hers burned at Bull Ran.
boi. : g eff tne fi-sh aid makng the bones
into trophies The skuds were frrquent tent
ornaments, at.a w.re a.so used lor soap ci-ne*,
Ka.ve? a-.a forks, r.rgs, anu even s: u-s. were
constructed from t£e tones. Soldiers of the
Brookiynl 4tb recognized on the field of Bull
R in, by their red tnowsc s, comrades woo
bad fa.iea there, lysrg aoboried and head
less.
TNR TAX OX HE T SSIARS —Toe manufac
turer- of toop?ii skir's bate appointed a on
mi'.tee to so to Washington ani remonstrate
with the G JTecnmeot a/i.rst the heary ui to
he imposed npoi* thetn From fifteen to tsenty
thousand ptrsWK are er gaite-i in the roa- o;c
--tsre o: hooped s* rts i:. tL s e a-iit s rep
re*?-.ted that as the materia) used ts prcT.oo.j
taxed, the tax wrf! come fro® the iabor.ao-i re
duce thecoafasßptioo of the artje e and increase
the matter of entail taxnafactarers. *ho *hl
seed in return for less than $6. 3. ai :_-us
erade 'he tax Or.e honse a.one won J hare to
pay sl2 > ©OO if t.e tax prop-osed -is-ed.
1 -y re; e-ers that it is better for the Gote
ercaeot to tax tbeiarpe mar;*f*c;urera rtasori
aory than to the c aiau oiaofwtarers.
from t omto taxes wouia be coi.ected.—-V
V World.
Xaaa D oiaakk. a referable an J
belated citizen of Delaware ccanty, X Y., d =d
(at hie reaioeac* to Arkxiile on the 11 lb, aged
eighty-four
* cto
I
! A FIAT Timothy Seed, for sale IT '"'"'Li QL>
March 24, 18G2 ' u , '
S.MEkCTt.
n LOVER & TIMOTHTI sTr^-
\J lot of Orr.ell, Ohio ami \V„,t L ARQp
Abo. a lot of Illinois fiu,o iji on , - • •*,
: March £], "
1 , kotKu KU;k
\ D.N! INI ST R A TOR'S NOTICE V^""
U heiooy giveu, that ail u ',,
e-tate ot Man Hus-ell, dee'd.. Ute of 0i.
are JiCHsbv requested nin k: pa Jns ut
lav and peraona having deiuaaiU a . ' * <l©
will breacattUem dulv authentic.. c ." f,r
CYitLaCUOK Admk?* 1
M tr. li 23.1562. ' amu: rato r .
i-v the mailer of the
Root, in the C yinnon Pitas uf Jl.aeijij, <l L •
475, 'Sept T.. ladi. *
Notice i* hereby given tint Thorns* Sroead
Assignee ul Hiraiit W U ot. has tied m iUi* oa*' 1 ' 1 r ' y
thiol .... JUUI as *u.-n assignee, a a 1 that *• & *
be allowed by sold Cm it, on the lira " a . l
next, Uoiesa cause uo he howt.oy that #, */
account sha.l not be allowed. * ' J **>a
E. O GOODRICH
ProthonoUry"* office, March IJ, l*-2. ' TOt -
IX the matter of the Asngnm*nt of th. /.
ti '$ Union ance Lumj.u,,y. .\'o. fjj . *"*'
li>Go ' I,rm
Notice is here' y given that Henry C Baird a ...
Assignee of said r arin-r'* I'nion Insurance Corner
tiled in this offi.e. his tiuai account a* c ich
that said accouut will te allow©., by suni Court
hi at Monday ot May next, unless cause Ur *!i„w a ' "*
tune, why said account shall not be tilowed. ' 1
e o. GOODRICH. Pmt
Proth notary s office. March 17. lro2.
PROCLAMATION _
DANIEL E. WESTBROOK vs. JCLILTTI ATVT
BROOK, No. 67 J.Dec Term 1861. ' A '
To Juliette Westb. k--Whetea*.a suhpaaaia LIT .p.
was issued to Dtcetnber Teim, i k ul, wuich a
1 etornei n >n est inventus, aid titer.- n an alia* *;, Jf*
was issued in said case, returned to Feb. Term. Ise2
on the return o which, prxil was nude tfiilihe
little Weatbrook could not be to .rrl ia my b..i isics
T.iU notice is therefore to req lire you to aj.peir Uf j,
the Judges of the aid Court on the first Mo:.day of Kav
next to answer said complaint, Ac.
A. H. SPALDING,
Towanda, March 17,1862. Sheriff.
A I'D I TORS NOTICE -In the malUr~?
ai. Jamrx B Draumy, deed. IntiteUr. ians' C 'srtof
Brad:, rd < oi nty.
'1 i.e undersigned, an A editor, appointed by said Ccut
to
ing from ,-.! c if per- nal pr perty and real estate of wid
decedent, will attend to the duties !\w* appointment it
h; office in the boiuugh o: Towanda,an lutsday.
2iu day of April A. L>.. I-:'.'. at 1 .'clock, p. m . andii,
peri .ii- having clui'n* "a -a.d monies imict present tuta
or t.se be forever debarred from the .-acre
BENJ. M. PECK.
March 12,1C2. Anditor.
JT* ARM I'Oiw SALK —T., c snl -cr hers of-
JL iers t r sale a FARM, in G r un*:! township, ©l3.
taming IJO acres, with J.| Ktefhapf >ved The preniuea
are vrell water©! and fen ed.ai d will ki.J a: a oar*
gain.
ALSO—For ale a large quant.ty ' ea-oa; • Luaiher,
o! :ul sleds, and sawed -.iiiagles, . i, w.ii be s.id atfair
rates.
He will al-j funiiah to order P. ke* for fnnsg.
oa s., 1". >ti ALBERT BARNES. '
OranvHie. March 10. i h 62.—3t.
0:1 RII ANI CUURI' S V LE-R7~v~,
of an order of the Orpbaa's Court of Bradford com
tr. ~ •< • *-> public vendue.on the premises, at
2 •r. kl' . >■' 11 rcil iy. he 27th .iy o: March. A.
IC tl ! <•.. 1 n j >e.e • r i-aree ..I k.ad which wic
Jl-/1 3 i. ■ .■'• etat<-. 1 ite •<. . ... 1 tup., ait-aats
. cat.i , at i-r.'.i J! - -< it.l westcora r
aye., v t. t <• i ;th -vest 1.1 perches t>
Annua Kaiffln't i e. thence a r'.h 2° east 28 1-10 p ■*,.
e-to t fit : e' . ml. thT e s-,!*h a, o p.;
to !:a-i Mi U d st-ike and t- ces. tea e f jjt'a 2°
. e-'. '5 erch-- a I lure© liuks ti t..e place of teginaiag
- contain.ug 1C , acres more or less.
TL .3*3— U-'- ! UI lOF Rnr-RY Tn L JM SA
HMliMtfN cl sale, and the taiaace within one year
tb i ' w.tis oteie-u RJBEIU MASON."
Feb. It, ÜbL Ad ■ ■
13 ROL'L AM \ 1 .'J.V Brad - . Cootuy .AS.
X LYDI ■ ANN MILLET by icr next fries], C. C.
.>. ■ a-vs.G!. IRGE MILLER. No.32oSept.Terra, lail.
T-> *.>e ce M er '■ i cre.i- aauoiwiena in Divorce ia
is- eJ t Ex ; tem .. iti.n 1: 1. which aas iJ.j ret_ia
ti • 1 est vt- . id t., 1- .1 an aiiav >.:t;i *t
iin -.i -J cue. ret :.a ..•• D. emter Term. ar
albere'ai <>f v ,< h yoof was mode that lie md
0 ■*_• M. s r to in.l oe :nd amy hiiiiwicfc.
T:..-. V' '• is rc require yato i ipnr V
fore the Jilpi - M Court on the ftr*t Xoauay if
Slav nc .t t a:isrc; sold complaint. A;.
A H SPALDING. J
T jwanda. Mart 'i 17. !*(,?. Sheriff I
HARRiSBURG NAIL WORKS.
riIUE DfldltlifMri h*3 on hand a su; r'
X N; ' e* well known work. The d*-
m ile'r ■ PesiKjirun ir%:i. n_u. factr.fed exwwa*
:-r t.: - i.nrje e and are of a* upr- >r q a ry. y' - .
to dealers only, and HI better ten t'iaa they m OOUIR
in New 1 rk Eaq-ne at the Bank ng <iSc of B S.
ULESF.L A CO B S RUSSELL
T raaua. March 18.1W2.
I)? 'LAMATION. —Whereas the I!or.
X l'- MtiICUR. Ptfc- Jcct Ja 'f the 12th J>
. the Comities of Rradioed
:. j j -ci , -nna. nd Hr : 5...0 Jon. er. and
jx t l.<> -a. As - - ;ate in and f r M.d county
i i' ..td ;ii- , -e.ept bear Oat© 'he
is - : :y • V. V. !•'.'£ c* dire red. f rh" ling
1 ■ • ' i.i .- - a ... I-- ... r. ileeet >1 fp-iarter Seaaiooe
1 Orphan's Court at T---
Conn'.y ot Bradfml. oci Mow day, the tilth
Jjy <•' May next,U c uli:i--etwo weeks.
N c -* -■ *e h, c,y ten. to the C-r >nerv and
j-;.- tb . I.ea I - ab' s of the Coar.tjr ot
pr... D.i -t If.* ' tl.' nac : taere n their pro-er
si I', vpw.-k -.u t. i ' - t a sa.d day. wtb
ir re u<* at-u tner refcem- raacca. to
-ei 1 t..e!r "3 i: ; rtajm to be
d e : ar.d si -© arc i :ad KT reeogatrance or eth
t to prusecate against the prisoners whe are cr mar
- the j -si -f - dO" c-r who hxR \* boaii in
?• ear at the 1 court. are to fie then ax! tr.ere to
rr -> ate theta asahali be just. Juror* an re
ij . v., in their attendance, agreei. /la
the r r.-.:...e.
L " istl -inda tte27:h ofMarehiathe yetr*' rt-
L->r i, one eight hsidred c-nd s.xt; v . lad
of the Icdeaeßceace of the (Jwiled State*. til*J
eix-.h. A- H SPALDi.V 7 S'erJ
"V" Ftt'E —The tkard o! Re* OofIS *-
rd C -:xty. hi* "led wpon • e : - r .i.'■
p.s - tbe holding tf Ap; sa.i ia sa . C.-aty.' r
A. D. 1-li. * a
A-".im. at the bonae o* S'T-t ia T s * "*i lyW
W.jc t. ** R. Mart . V*eerei*p ** '
Tern. 4 * J-l Jot-:. T -ifj.
Ai.-* y. ♦' 15. Wi I ' g
rvts. •* L- M 'J ivera ~ Ay,
M r, e twp., ft B-s.' M. K. Cbolhaogfc. K wday. "
Frank..2, " J.'-V.T.. t T -J
Gra".v..le, " BF T t*o-. Wedeeedty. p
L* B-r. " H- M- Holcotrb.ThwraAay. " •"
Caawa. - S. C-Myer. f rsiay. " *
A 'taenia. " K Ki-:. Sat r5• y. Mara -
Tr y twj. .* B?.' A" J. B> tfcr -tk. M tadaj. "
C ; -Jikui Sv'.vaaks J O. Pine 1 >*
Weii. •* Jirne- Brink. Wed-eaiay, " '
S • ! Creek," Jo iF-G ett.
Ssr.ngteld. " Har .s ,G : - Sattrixj.
B .rliajttoa twp, L- 1 z t.
Buri crtoa <Tuai. I. T R>j-e. Eowdiy. ;J
Bari.npa Boro", L. T. Boywe. M niav, :.
SsitntM, " J. Green. Tee-dIT. " J;
Atbeai ivy ," K. 9wtlertee, Wedaewdty. pf |
" B<M y - K. Sitteriee. T-inr-tay
U>ter. " G. M. fcisaree. Friday,
Sr.e>h--in:a " C. B.Ame*. Tseiy.
Li'cMMd, '* C Btocdsood. Wedae-dar. ' ■■
Windham, " Uiraa Shernr. TksAiJ. _ *
Warrer., " E- Cooper Friday. _ ii
O'weH, " T Oecr-n-ey. Sa'sHty, *'
P:ce, " Nelaen Ro*a. Monday " *
He; .-.k " Scaoc-l htcae a Here. '/J
a. ** Krrry Acklev Wec-srs-i*. " J
v . r " i -- 7 ' H
?- -i ---t""e. Iawe H*we". Friday. _
R— - "ft Bo.' j *'.-, c Saturday
ffysci, - J M. Reel. Moaiay.
T wanda T>wwahip. Ncrt.,
OSce. is *a"i B- T te-dav tp" !• _ 9
A-= t--- wi'!*' al "3 del **-? >'■ ijT
the taxable-* and ia miking • re? i r ® . . v . t
desLrtaaedtn :he:rwarret-.- it w * t-** •'•
the 3-1' 1 ' P-er - •- w vttnrd a*4 bear
ered by • *a-wmsmea: avt - J * c
alter atsooi a* to thera shxL. appear rtasoma*
BT itder of aaii B- —" i- - -t.
J L-B- **-
Cemmiwsoner'f OS-*,#
Tnwxsda. Fth. 1. H!- *
I lOOPERING A -Pr - - Vj
V.-' ma! B- r- T-ia Barre'*. Ci*r
B.'kets Wash I.'msd*' k- 1#
taMtn-'T m tna4. and •***' " =. Jaat
IPX E W tAJL a Siwp. seuiy f •'- 4 '
Hocae. _ rr -j *?
r Wxwtwp —A GM4 JIMAMJIM' '; -JTRFFLL
we a afc i. call at y A " BUt
IS !e<7