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Thuridity morning, "January 8, 1868.
o,,errtriw or MURFREESBORO BNB- WM,.
_There'sulttif the five day's - battle at Mur
freesboro is at length officially and most satis
factorily announced. -General Rosecrans des
patch-a:to the War Department a full history
of the protracted contest, which ended,on Sat
urday In the , total defeat .of the rebel army
and their disorderly flight towards Tullahoma.
General Rosecrans says thet,he would occupy
the town and push on the pursuit on Monday,
wh'ob - was commenced by the centre of our
lines on Sunday. The fighting was almost
continuous , from Tuesday to Saturday. On
Sunday vsnorning the enemy commenced to re
treat, abd the movement was made known to
General Roseicrans at seven o'clock. The loss
es on our side are one thousand killed and five
thousand five hundred wounded, - in hospital.
The above cheering news from Tennessee
is enhanced by the intelligence of the• success
of General Sherman at Vicksburg. Our troops
arc in possession of the city, after a series of
desperate battles. The expedition landed on
tie Yuzoo river on the 26th nit., under cover
of the gunboats, after having •shelled the rebel
batteries at 14ines' Bluff, which was formida
bly fortified and well defended. The gunboat
Bentent was pretty severely riddled by the ene
my's shot, and her commander, Capt. Gwiun,
badly hurt. The enemy bad seven batteries
of rifled guns mounted onlhese, bluffs, and
made a Stubborn resistance for more than au
hour.
We have the authority of the ,Memphis
Bulletin for the_faOt that fighting had been
going on for five days, commencing on Wednes
day. Up to Monday morning General Sher
man bad captured three lines of the enemy's
works. The firing on the fourth and last line
of defence on the Jackson and Vicksburg road
bad ceased, and the indications were that this
line—just two miles from Vicksburg--had sur
rendered: Before taking the fortifications'
General Sherman sent a brigade to cut off
communication with the city by the Shreve
port Railroad—work which was successfully
accomplished. He was reinforced on Sunday
night by nine thousand men from General.
Grant's army, by way of the . river. The whole
of the iTnion force at Vicksburg is now about
forty the sandmen. -
Gener ',Grant telegraphs to the War De
partment, a confirmation of the news of the
occupatiOn of .Vicksburg by our forces, from a
rebel source—the Grenada !Appeal.
THE'LATEST WAR NEWS
Advices from Geh. Blunt states that he
occupied Van Buren, the Rebels having re
treated on Tuesda,y night toward Arkadelphia
abandoning their wounded at Fort Smith.—
Our troops in the Indian Territory have driv
en the Rebels under Coffee and Stswart across
the Arkansas at Fort Gibson. The Indiana
are anxious to re-establish their loyal status.
Hindman's correspondents was captuicd at
Van Buren. His army is wretchedly desti
tute. ••
The newspapers have advices from Fortress
Monroe ollhe departure of another important
sea-going-e,xpedit i jon. Gen. Naglee's division
was embarked on transpcirts at Yorktown and
411oncester Point on the 31st, and spent their
New Year's Day at Hampton Roads. Many
other transports, 16aded with troops, stores,
&c., arrived, and ha 4 ve joined the expedition.
The fleet put to sea on the 31st-, and com
prises enough men of all an is to hold any
point on the Southern coast. The destina
tion is sup - posed.to be North Carolina ; but
as a number of iron-clads accompany it it may
go to some important Southern port. _The
flagship is the'steamer Woodbury, which. has
Gen. Naglee and staff on board.
have very important news from East
,Tennessee. The Lynchburg Republican/ of
Thursday states that a body of 5,000 Union
cavalry, composed, of one — Pennsylvania regi
ment, and others unknown, have destroyod
nine miles of the East Tennessee and Virgin
ia Railroad, burning the,' important bridges
over the Holston and Watawga Rivers, and
capturing 200 Rebel cavalry who were guard
ing the former. The Reyublaea•n says it will
take several weeks to repair the damages, a
a time When the road is taxed to its utmost
capacity. It characterizes the Yankee raid
of .nearly a, hundred miliaria one of unexpect
ed daring find activity.
A disparch to Cbicago' states that the Un
lon Cavalry, under Col. Dickey, have destroy-
ed a long stretch of the Mobile• t aod Ohio
_Railroad, fromltiilo to Okalona, ip North-
Eastern Mississippi. This, if true, is a very
important fact, as it cute Bragg of from
Mobile.
Balloon reconnoissances show that a con.
. siderable portion of the Rebel forces in front
of Fredericksburg have gone off—probably to
help:Bragg at Murfreesboro. If the story of
the railroad breaking in. East Tennessee is
true, they have started too late. -
i"The Navy has suffered, a serious loss
by the sinking of the famouti Monitor, south
of Cape Hatteras. She was going south, in
- taw of the steamer Rhode Island, when foul
weather came'n, tile Monitor sprung - a leak
early on Thursday
,morning, S and wenl._ down
in a few hours. Two officers and nine men
are miming; probably lost:- , Eleveral men are
also miaologlrom the-Mode idea . •
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Nt r elunilert frot4 ottetamp at, B,tOlogk on
S i atu[daysmorning, tririrched , tb the riliet,4here i I
tee sacked one arms, andithe tam allowed -t o.
relit' for an hour. , ;-
While in this position we band a fine view of
the brittle that was.raging below us.' It coal-
-mericed on the right in the . morning at seven
o'clock, and at this time our. forces .were all .
engagedunder General Seamier at Fredericks
burg. We could see whole lines march up to
the works of the enemy, with a firm and un
broken frot.t, to be scattered and driven back
by the murderous fire of the enemy. •
Thus line after line of oar bravo troops were
hurled against the ,impregnable breast-works
of the enemy, and were as often compelled to I
fall back; bitterly decimated:
At this time the battle was opened on, the
left by Gen. Reynolds, of Franklin's Grand,
Division, and as usual the Reserves were push
ed to the•front. Right nobly did they bear
themselves, as they marched across the ravine,
and deployed into line of battle just ,beyond,l
on the crest of the bill. At this point the
6th Regiment was ordered to deploy four of
its companies as skirmishers, and Capt. •Gont
was ordered to take command' of them, posh
them forward, and 'ascertain the position of
the enemy, -which was done as the 6th do
everything, in galhint style. They drew the
skirmishers of the enemy over the bill, across
the railroad into the woods, where the skir
mishers of the enemy were reinforced by their
reserves. here the fight became furious. The
enemy being reinforced and under cover of a
thick wood, poured a ruinous fire' of musketry
into the skirmishers. They• were reinforced,
and the fight became general-between the ene
my's forces and Gen. Meade's Division, (the
Reserves.) The battle raged here for about
two hours, furiously. Gen. Meade's Division
sustained itself nobly against greatly superior
numbers during all this time, and were at length
compelled to fall back, for want of timely sup
port, though nobly they done their duty. Let
the record speak : they lost over 2,200 .men.
It was during this time that 'we were stand
ing on the bill, silent but painful spectators of
the battle raging just beyond us, that, the bu
gle sounded " fall in." Our men took their,
arms, and run tff in a double quick to join
their friends on the other side of the river,
who were struggling so manfully with a much
superior foe.
We crossed the river onlbe • bridge (pon
toon) 3 miles below the city,(Fredericksburg,)
and marched directly to the field of battle.—
The field in which the battle was raging now,
was a mile and a quarter from the rive:. Our
men marched in double quick time. I think
it was the hardest march they ever made. The
flat was quite muddy, and the men sank to
their shoe-tops every step. Each man carried
his knapsack and all his accoutrements, which
but aAded to the difficulty of marchinn., and I
believe 'that if we had not been mar ching to
the battle field, I would not have been able to
have gotten more than one-half of the men on
in the same time. My line fell out, not to ex
ceed sor 6. 'l.t this time the enemy discov
ered our advance, and began, to welcome us
with solid shot, shell, grape abd canister, with
which they gave us a rather warm greeting.
Several shell and • solid shot fell among our
ranks, but prpvidentially, done but tittle in
jury. I believe that Sergeant Jones of Com
pany B, was the only person that received any,
serious injury in our march from the river to
the• road. He was struck by a solid. shot. It
broke three of his ribs and injured him other
wise internally, though not mortally.
At this point we met the Reserves, who
were retiring from . Atei field. It was very hot
at this point. The enemy had brought two
batteries to bear, so that they, enfiladed the
road that we Inuit cross to get into the field ;
but there was no faltering by the men. They
closed op in fine order, and crossed in double
quick time, stepping aside only to avoid tramp
big on the dead or dying body of a-fellow sol
dier, who had just fallen from the ranks of the
Regiment immediately in front. The shell
and shot fell around us like hail, and men fell
as the grain falls before the siekle. It was
a yrribie ordeal through which to . pass a Reg
iment of new troops, who never had been un
der tire. But they passed it nobly, gallantly;
not a man faltered or hesitated, but closed up
and pushed on. It was at this point that a
man from Co. G had his head taken off by a
shell, and another severely wounded. By this
time we bad reached within a hundred yards
of the Reb's lines. They were advandng upon
Randolph's Battery, for the purpose of charg
ing on it, and would have captured it, had it
not been for the timely approach of our Di
vision.
The enemy were driven back, and we took
possession of the Ridge.
We occupied the right of the second line of
battle,—the first line composed of the 114th,
29th Indiana and 63d Pa. ; the 2d do., 141st,
105th and 63d l'a. We marched on the field
by the flank The way was so crowded by the
retiring troops that it was impossible to march
on in any other way. We formed our line "of
battle under a very heavy fire from, he enemy's
batteries is front of us, who opened on us with
grape and shell. The men were ordered to
cover,, that is, to lie• down on the ground , to
avoid the h hell, etc. They lay therefor 3
hours on 'their faces, during which time eight
shell struck in the ranks among the men, and
had they exploiled,the companies among whom
they fell would bava,been bitterly-decimated.
One struck in die - 114th Regiment, 11 few feet
in advance of us, and killed and wounded nine
men.
Our men lay in that position all the after
noon. The enemy never ceased their fire upon.
us . until dark. We lay on our arms in this
line until Monday morning 10 o'clock, expect
ing an attack from the enemy every moment.
I received an order during 'Sunday night to
hand two hundred men and one field officer in
to the ditch, in advance of our lines, and with
in 20 rods of the enemy's line of pickets. I
detailed Major Spalding and six commissioned
officers to . take command of them. They re
lieved fhe pickets there at 5 o'clock Monday
morning.., It was in-aod' near this ditch that
the 57th eet, P. V, suffered so terribly on
Saturday. The ditch was still filled 'with the
dead and wounded. Our men helped - some of
them out during the morning.
Our men occupied this ditch until 3 o'clock
on Tuesday morning, when they left it, after
all the other troops had crossed. Maj. Spal
ding deieries a great deal of praise forthe
coolness and efficiency manifested in extricat
ing his command from their delicate position.
During the time they were in-front, oar men
made an arrangement with th,e Reba that they
would not - fire - if they would cot, which , was
acceded-to, and the rest of - the day paoed In
peace by the pickets. .. • , • .
• Daring-the two - tights WO IMO iyies OIL thCi
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telitlairiViost - painftd - to - bsten to-the ad
p
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fal cries of the weended farlielti; and for wa
terrand- no-person able to go to their .assis
,
, trinae. ThuslCW-that many ;of our
. p - oorilirave
ioldieritdie--;die froth' want And exposure.. It
is We of the many harbarities of War—a cursed
war ibitiedeaolatingoncof the mightiest and,
happieit'natiois tbe sun ever hone on. ,
1t is well for* at borne, as yOn sit around
your happy firesides, to speculate on the suffer
ing-and the,bravery,:of -our -soldier§ ;,-40,,ertti'i
cite the conduct of men and officers ; to pass
an opinion upon the bravery of this man, on
- the capacity of that, for the position he olds
—in fact to hold yourielveir as censors of the'
men!who are devoting their lives to the inter
ests of their country ; but if - yea would come
upon the field with us. for. a while, and share
with, us our couch in the mad, or on the bard
ruts,of the frotienlicitind, and -share with os
our meals of sour - coffee and hard crackells,
and march from 10 to 15 miles in the mud to
your shoe-tops each day,for a few days, I thinik
you would be less zealounin your criticisms
in regard to the conduct of this war, and es
pecially as to the' tardiness with which it Is
conducted.
The officers'of my Regiment behaved well ;
indeed, they, behaved splendidly. • It is . one
thing to rush into battle under Ike excitement
of the moment, and became engaged with the
enemy in a hand-to hand fight, and be march
ed-off again before the excitement has time to
'subside, and to be compelled to stand under
heavy fire of grape, shell - and musketry for 3
or 4 hours and not be permitted to fire a shot.
It is what you seldom find old regiments wil
ling to endure. But the Regiinent bore it
bravely, demonstrating beyond a question that
they possess courage that will take them any
vibere in the face of the e.iemy.
I can scarcely particularize in regard to the
conduct of my officers. Capt. Park and Capt.
Swartz were particularly cool and efficient.
On the field they were what I expected they
would be, brave and efficient officers.
lam also highly pleased with the conduct
.of the ; younger officers, Captain Spalding,
Lieut. Mercur, Lieuts. Peck and Clark. In.
fact, all them.done well.. -
Capt. Spalding evinced peculiar _courage
and efficiency in the field. Of Lieut. Mercur
.1 cannot speak too highly. I that morning
placed him in command of Company K, a try
ing position for a young officer to be placed
in for the first time. He acquitted himself
as I believed he would,. with great credit.—
Lieuts. Peck and Clark also do.ie themselves
great credit. Lieut. Clark had sole command
of his company, the other officers being absent
sick.' The officers of the three companies from
the other counties behaved well. Captains
Beardsley and Tyler acted with great coolness
and discretion. They were equal to the ewer
genes' of their position. Lieuz, Atkinson, who
commanded Company G, behaved finely, and
so did all the officers of the companies. lam
proud of their conduct as Accra and men,
and also am of the Rgiment.
We crossed the river on Saturday with two
days' rations. We were promptly supplied on
Monday night by our Q , lartermaster (Lieut.
Torrey) with the needed supply for the next
three days. We were uuder great-obligations
to him for his energy and thoughtfulness in
getting our rations to us—a task not easy to
be accomplished under the circumstances.
To Major Spalding' and the Adjutant is due
a great deal of credit. They remained at their
posts, on their horsei, during most of the af
ternoon, ready for any emergency that might
arise. They evinced great coolness in assist
ing in forming the Regiment on the field, and
in encouraging the men in their extremely
hard march from the river. The M:ijor' nar
rowly escaped being hit with a shell, it glanc
ing by his stirrup. To the Major and Adju
tant i am under great obligations for their as
sistance during the day.
Lieut.-Col. Watkins, I regret to say, was
unable to be with us, and no person could
have regretted it more than he did. He was
in hospital with typhoid fever at the time,
and taken by his father, Col. Mason, to Wash
iogton on the afternoon of the day we left
camp. I very much missed his service:ou the
march and in the field. I hope be may not
be kept from us long. He Is a good and effi
dent officer, and I miss him much.
The people of Bradford may be proud of
their friends who - were in the- fight in this Reg
iment, on Saturday. They done themselves
and their friends great credit. Would 1 could
say they done their country as much service.
H.. 1. MADILL.
Pennsylvanians in Gen. Diners Division.
WASIIINGTON, Dec. 24, 1862.
Tlke following letter has been addresses to
Govetnor Curtin by General Birney, who com
mands the Divisioa lately under General Kear
ney :
HEAD-QrARTES FIRST DIVISION,
THIRD CORPS, CAIIP PITCHER, Dec. 19,1862.
Youit EXCELLENCY :—lt gives me pleasure
to say to you that among the distinguished
regiments of the old division in the battle of
Fredericksburg, were the seven from Pennsyl
vania, our patriotic old State. -
The Fifty-seventh, Colonel Campbell ; Six
ty-third, Major Banks ; One-hundred-and
fifth, Colonel McKnight ; Ninety-ninth, Co
lonel Leidy, were identified with the glory of
the command. But the Sixty-eighth, Colonel
Tippen ; One-hnnered and-fourkeenth, Colonel
Collis ; One hundred-and forty-first, Colonel
Madill, new accessions, did much gallant see
vice, and withstood the enemy's charge with
enthusiasm,driving him to his breastworks and
cover.
It was with peculiar delight, as a Pennsyl
vanian,•that I led so many Pennsylvania reg
iments to the support of the veteran " Re
serves," and as that division was slowly and
sullenly retiring before the overpowering foe,
that we relieved it from the pursuit, and re
pulsed the enemy with terrible slaughter.
All of these regiments aro fully entitled to
have officially awarded to them, from the Ex
ecutive power, the right to add " Fredericks
burg" to the names already crowding their
banners. May I ask you, amid your many
duties, to have this compliment promptly paid
them.
I regret to say that Colonel Campbelle, Col.
Leidy and• Mijor Hawksworth fell,, severely
wounded, whilst leading thfir eommands.—
Many a brave Pennsylvanian gave his life
for the glory of the old flag and the honor of
our good State and . conntry.
I am, your obedient servant,
D. B. BMNEY,
Brigadier• General, Commanding Division,
Governor Gums, Harrisburg, Pa.
sir The Emancipation Proclamation is
bailed with joy, all over the loyal country. So,
lutes ha a been tired at Boston, Albany, Buf
falo, Pi shore, sod mail other places;
h~~``~roetamation~l~fß~~'
BY yfitTi,lllBlnfiy ttlY THE UnITED , STATES
or Asnuties,4A Paticzilierultf4W Wit/41i 00
the tientieeeend dayi '.BePtemher,lin the):
year of oar Lord one thousand eight hen - deed
and airy -two; a ProciateatiOnwaa !gaited by
the President`of The, ,trilited Statee, -- eontaierag
among other things, the following, to wit
" That ou the First pay of January, in the
Year of (Air Lord One Thoisand Eight-Ain
dred and Sixty three ail persons held as Slaves
within any State,or designated parts of a State,
the people whereot-ehali then be In rebellion
against the United 'States, shall be thencefor
ward and—num fast, and the Executive
Government of the United States, including
the Military and Naval authority' thereo4
recognize and maintalw the freedom of such
persons, and will do no act or acts to repress
such persona, or any of, them, id any, efforts
they may make for theirectual freedom.
That the Executive will, on the first
day of January aforesaid, by Proclamatiob,
designate the States , and parts of States, if
any, in which the people thereof respectively
shall then be in Rebellion against the United
States ; and tbe fact that any State, or the
people thereof, shall on that day, be in good
faith represented in the ' Congress of the Unit.'
ed States by Members chosen thereto at elec
tions wherein a majority of the qualified voters
of such State shall have participated, shall, in
the absence of strong countervailing testimo
rw, be deemed conclusive evidence that such
State and the people thereof are not then in
Rebellion against the United States."
Now,
,therefore, Y, AB3AHAM. LITSCOLN, Pres
ident of the United States, by virtue of the
power in me vested as Commander-in Chief of
the Army and Navy of the United States, in
time of actual armed rebellion against, the au
thority and Government of the United States,
and as a fit and necessary war measure for
suppressing said Rebellion, do, on this first
day of January, in the. year of oar Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and
in accordance with my purpose so to do, pub
licit' proclaimed for the full period of one
hundred days from the day first above-men
tioned, order and designate as the States and
parts of States wherein the people thereof,
respectively, are this day in rebellion against
the United States, the follo•king, to wit :
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except Parishes
of St. Bernard, Pliquemines, Jefferson, St.
Charles, St. James, ~Ascension, Assumption,
Terre Bonne, Lafourche, St. Marie, St. Mar
tin, and Orleans, including the City • of New"
Orleans,) Mississippi, Alabama, Florida,
Ge6rgia, South Carolina, North Caroliva,and
Virginia, (except the forty-eight counties des
igati,ted as West 'Virginia, and also the coon
ties of Berkely, Ac...otnac, Northampton, Eliz
abeth City, York, Princess Ann and Norfolk,
including the cities or Norfolk and Port, ,
mouth,) and which excepted parts are, for
the present, left precisely as if this proclama
tion were not issued.
And by virtue of. the power 'and for the
purpose aforesaid, I do, order and declare that
all persons held-as slaves within said designa
ted States and parts of States, are, and hence
forward shall be free, and that the Executive
Government of the United States, including
the Military and Naval Authorities thereof,
will recognize and maintain the freedom of
said persons.
And T hereby enjoin upon the people so de-
Glared to be free, to abstain from all violence,
unless in.necessary self defense ; and I recom
mend to them that in all cases, when allowed,
they labor faithfully for reasonable wages.
And I further declare and make known,that
such persons, of suitable condition; will be
received into the armed service of the United
States, to garrison: forts, positions,' stations,
and other places, and to man vessels of all
sorts in said service. •
And, upon this act., sincerely believed to .be
an act of justice, warranted
. by the Constitu
tion, upon military necessity, I invoke the
considerate judgement of mankind
,and the
gracious favor of Almighty God.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my band and caused the seal of the Uui-ted
States to he affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this first
day of January, in the Year of our Llrd
- One Thousand Eight Hundred and Six
s. ty three, and of the Independence of t'ae
United Sates of America the Eighty
seventh.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
By the Pre.aideat—W3l. H. SEWARD,
Secretary of State
DEPARTMENT OF "THE GULF.
Farewell Address of Gen. Butler
to the Citizens of New-Orleans.
The steamer S. B. Spaulding, from N'etv-
Orleans, with dates of the 24th ultimo, ar
rived this evening. Amon , * her passengers is
Major Gen. Butler and Staf, excepting Colo.
nel Jonas 4,Fronch and Captain John Clark,
who remain',
General Butler prior to leaving New Or
leans, gave a reception at the City .diall,where
hundreds of citizens and officers waited on
him.
General Butler also issued a farewell ad
dress to the citizens, in which he says that he
leaves with the proud consciousness of carry
ing with him the blessing of the humble and
loyal, under the cottage rocif and in„,the
, cabin
of the slave, and is quite content to incur the
sneers of the saloon or the curses of the rich.
He concludes by saying that " months of ex
perience and observation have forced t he con
viction that the existence of slavery is incom
patible with the safety of yourself or of the
Union."
On the 24th General
,Banks keened an ad
dress, appended to which, is the President's
proclamation of emancipation. In his address
General Banks, after rehearsing the objects
and effects of the Prseident's proclamation,
says : "It is manifest that the changes sug
gested by the proclamation do not take place
at any precise period, and General Banks
calls upon all persons, citizens or slaves, to
govern themselves; accordingly. All unusual
public Alenumstratious wilt be for the present
suspended, and the provost marshals are en
joined to prevent any disturbance of the pub-'
lie peace. The slaves are advised to remain
upon the plantations until their privileges are
definitely established, resting assured that
whatever benefits the Government intends,
will be secured them."
Gen. Banks also instructs the officers to se
cure the strictest discipline in the camps. At-?
tention is also called to the act , of Congress
forbidding the return of slaves by,the army.
The war is not waged for the ; .overthrow of
slavery. but to restore the constitutional re
lation between the Knited Staten and each of
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Nnw-Yoak, January 1. 1863.
lialietiir t irstriViiiis7ii6 - piese - rie& the'
war must cease and the former constitutional
relations again be established, for no_ military
Intiein the evenCOf a continuance of-the war,
Wilt counsel the';:tireservatioe of slavery ; . the
'continuance' of. the . war ''igill-leave no other
re:
permanent yaelrof the rebelli but ' emend :
A; .
,pation. contest in public, as in lecial life,
strengthens and" oonsolidates,-6 otlierly vaffee;
don. It is a baseless nationality that has not
tested its strength --against domestic enemies.
The success of local interest narrows the dest
iny of a people, and is followed by seeession,
poverty, and degradation, The triumph of
national interests widens the scope of human
history, and is attended with peace,prosperity,
sod power. It is out of such contests that
great nations are born.;
Gen. Banks concludes thus : " Let us fulfil
the conditioei of this last great trial and be
come a nation,a grand eation,witb sense enough
to govern ourselves, and strength enough to
stand against the -world united)'.
Up to the time of the sailing of the steam
er nothing bad -transpired_ as to the intended
movements of Gen. Banks, but it was known
that a campaign had been commenced with
Baton Rouge as the base of operations.
LOSS OF THE MONITOR.
She Springs', a Leak and Sinks off Cape
Hatteras.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 1833.
The following has been received at the Na
vy Department
IlsvroN Mulls, Saturday, Jan. 3-9 p. m.
To the Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy :
The Monitor, in tow of 'the Rhode Island,
passed Hatteras shoals on Tuesday afternoon.
The weather was fine and promising. About
9 p. o. squally weather commenced, and about
I 0 it blew ffard. At 1:30 a. m. on Wednes
day, 31st, the Monitor; having sprung a leak,
went down. Commander Bankhead and the
officers and crew of the Monitor behaved no
bly, and made every effort to save the vessel.
Commander Trenchard and the officers and
crew of the Rhode Island did everything in
their power to rescue the officers and crew of
the Monitor,
The following is a list of the missing on the
Monitor : Norman Atwater, ensign ; George
Frederickson, acting ensign ; R. W. Hands,
third assistant engineer ;.Geo. M. Lewis, third
assistant engineer ; John St.ockAig, boat
swafu's mate ; James Fenwiek, quarter gun
ner ; Wm. Bryan, yeoman ; Daniel More,
offieers' steward ; Robert Howard, officers'
cook ; Wm. Allen, landsman ; Wm. Egan,
uid,man'; Jacob Wickles, ordinary seaman ;
Dios. Force, lira class fireman Of the Pyhod(
Island : Geo. Littlefield, coal heaver ; `Chas.
Smith, coAswain ; Maurice Wag, cox
swain ; Hugh Logan, captain of the guard ;
WiS A. Horton, seaman ; John Jones, lands
man ; Luke M. Griswold, ordinary seaman ;
Geo. Moore, seaman.
The Rhode Island has just arrived. She
passed the Montauk at 3:30 this m?rning, 15
to 20 miles to the northward of Hatteras, d
iug well. Weather fine.
B. P. LEE, Acting Rear-Admiral.
TEMPORARY RELIEF FOR 'ME TREASURY.—
The Secretary of the Treasury desires the pas
sage of a bill granting his Department tempo
rary relief, amounting to $150,000,000, to
give him time to mature his Banking bill. He
is very anxious to have this Bank bill report
ed with the general scheme of finance for the
year. Mr. Chase has already made appica
lion to the Ways and Means Committee for
this temporary relief. It is doubtful if the
Committee will report elm any partial mea
sure whatever until they make their main
general report.
STUART'd CAVALRY RAID —The material re
suit of Stuart's cavalry raid was one Govern
went wagon half filled with oats. But it, mask
ed the withdrawal from the lines behind Fred
erick,burg of large reinforcemwts for Bragg's
army or the 'forces at Charleston. Balloon
observations, 900 feet high, revealed to our
commanders last week the fact that the rum
ber of Rebel infantry, camps across I,he Rip
pabannoek had largely diminished.
Otbl Sibinrtfirinotts.
TO PERSONS DESIROUS OF REM IT
TING MONEY TO EUROPE.--B. S. RUSSELL &
CO. axe prepared to dn►w drafts, payable at signt, on
England. Ireland, Scotland and Wales, from 1C upwards,
also on all th! principal ci ie.; an towns on the Conti
nent of Europe. Persons wishing to remit funds to their
friends there cau obtain drafts from ua at any time, at
the lowest rate of Exchange.
Towanda, Jan 7, Ifni&
ca k -; REWARD WILL BE I'AID FOR
fOt_l the apprehension and delivery of recruit JACOB
BA HRICK.. , who enlisted on the 2Uth day of December.
Said Barrick has hazel eyes, dark brown hair, light com
flexion. is 5 feet 8 inches in height, has a scar on his
ace neatllis eye, and is supposed to reside in Elmira or
Southport. U the lawyer NOW was consulted by his wi'e
to know if he could be held to service, knows his resi
dence, he will oblige by furnishing it.
AVM. HUDSON LAWRENCE.
Jan. 7.1863. ; Capt. 14th Infantry.
*3- Tloga and Lycoming county papers please copy.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.--From the
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premises of the subscriber, in Towanda Borongh,on
or about the 3d of December, a three years old RED HEI
FER, with white hind feet, white belly, and short crum
ple borne. Said heifer I recently purchased of David
Cowan, of Upper Ulster.
A reasonablecompensation will be paid for information
leading to herrecovery. M. T. CARRIER.
Towanda, Dec. 23, 1862.
P LASTER FOR SALE.—Cayuga Ground
Plaster for sale in large or small quantities, it
MASON'S MILLS, in Monroe. All kind- , of Grain taken
in payinent. J. S. SALISBUBY & CO.
Monroe, Oct. 22, IlY32.—tf.
HE 11.10HEST CASH PRICE PAID
T.
forßuckwheat at MASON'S MILLS.
Nos, 1802
MUSICAL CONVENTION
AMUSICAL CONVENTION WILL
be held at ULSTER, Bradford ,county, Pa., com
mencing
TUESDAY MORNING JANUARY 20, 1863,
At 10 o'clock. to continue four days, and close with ~a
Concert on FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 23. under
the direction of Prof. J. G. TOWNER, of the Normal
Academy of Music, Geneseo, N.Y.
There will be three Sessions each. day, Morning, At.
ternoon and Evening. The " Olive Branch," and " Ori
ental Glee and Anthem Books" will be used. And fur
nished during the Convention, free of charge 4 persons
having them are requested to bring them. M'rowNir.R,
will be assisted by his Normal Quartette at th Concert.
Ample arrangements will be made to furnish, persons
from a distance with good board and lodgings, a-mgon•
able rates.
Admittance tO the whole course, including
COncert . b 0 cts. each.
Concert.. 20
liPi.derOrnen admitted tree.
By or&i of Commlitee. •
JAMES *CARTY, CHARLES HOVEY,
HARVEY SMITH. I WM. RIDALL, Jr.
IThiler,,Jo. 7,18 U.
- 11.. -9. Internal Revenue.
r,NOTICE'IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAy
the ditties and taxes, under the Ex ise lite of the
United fitateki, have.become due and payable, and th a t
•the_Collectormill attend in the county of Bradford, at
the jimes and places hereinafter mentioned, far the par.
pose of receli,mg the same, viz :
In TOWANDA 8080., Monday 2d. and 9th Februa r y.
1863, at his office, over the Banking House of La.
epode, Mason A. Co.. .- .
In WYALUSING, Wednesday, 4th February, 1843, a t
'
. the o ffi ce v Andrew. Fee. until 2 o'clock, P. M.
In LeRANS ILLE, Thursday,-February 5, 1863, it J,
B. Ketch 'a.
In ORWHL - I , Friday, February 6, 1863, at S. F. Wa s h.
burn's.
In RollE4Satnrilay. FebraarY 7, 1863, at Chaffee's H o ,
tel, until 3 o'clock. P. M.
In ATHENS; Tuesday and Wednesday. 11th and l'lth
, February, commencing at 1 o'clock. P.11..")he 10th,
and ending at 1 o'clock, P.M., the 11th, at the Ex.
change Hotel.
In SMITHFIELD, Thursday, February 12, until 2
o'clock. P. M., at James Green's.
In TROY, Friday, February 13,,at V. M. Long's.
In BURLINGTON. Saturday, February 14. from it
•
o'clock. PilL. until 2 o'clock, P. If., at L. T. Roye,e , a .
In CANTON, Tuesday, February 17, commencing at 12
o'clock, IM, at Whitman's Hotel.
Notice is alsir given, that all persons who neglect to
pay the DUTIES and:TAXCS assessed upon them. with
in the time specified. will be liable to pay ten per cent.
additional! upon the amount thereof. Payment may b,
made at Any of the above times,and places mentioned,
that may beat snit the convenience of the tax payers.
Government money only will be received from me. but,
to accommodate tax payers, !Awe made arrangements
by which i ban take, besides. Government funds, good
drafts, payable in New York or Philadelphia—par funds
—or the common currency of the country he eiloyi n g
the discount. IL LAWRENCE iiCOTT
Collector's Office.
Towanda. Pa.. Jan 7. IS3G.
Eliason Greener & Company.
PIANOS k MELODEONS AT GREAT
BA Pal AINS.—A splendid Seven-octave Piano, made
by one of the best New-York manufacturers. Ibis pi.
ano originally cost $3OO, has been used but a little, and
will be soidfor $l5O.
A new seven-octave Piano with all the modern im
provements, and warranted for five years, for f2OO.
Also twenty five new Melodeons from the relebrateiS
mann factory of GEO. PRINCE k Co.. at prices never
heard of before. CARHART, NEEDHAM & Co's Aar.
m oniums for Churches Vestries, and Drawing Rooms.itt
about half the usual price. Fifty new and second hand
pianos for sale or ,to rent, and rent applied if put
ch .
Sheet Niuslc at Grettlyaleecl Priceq.
wir All who wish to purchase an instrumekt, will do.
well Dy calling immediately at
ELIASON, GREENEII S Co.,
5L Water street,
Elmira. N. Y.
NEW' ARRANGEMENT
- =7.v GOODS,
OLD VHS' BOOK STORE.
r in: us D',:rzsic; NEDLI A 1 7 1 N PT: R
(.1..(11 the Mtere.Rt of Mr. l'AnsoNß int be ahore well
e-tabli,hment, w.m!‘t announce 10 our old cu•do
m-v, and generaliy, that he will cirritinile the
•mtati mery hit,im. , a at the old st..nd, and
Icy -111, t attention to bmduess, to merit a share of public
),ll r
. , . . .
Fr .:n oar 'acilities for pnr....basiug, goods, we flatter one
c;t that we can oiler greater iudm•rments to parrha-crs
han any other est thlishrnr nt in this section of country.
'lease give UM a call before pureba_sing elsewhere.
S. W. ALV.ORD
Towanda, Dec. 40, 15012.
WYOMING 'MANCE CO.,
OFFICE OVER THE WYOMING BANK
WILKES-BARRE, PENN'A.
CAPIT,IL AND SURPLUS
Will Insure against Loss. or Damage by Fire on proper
y in Town or Country. nt rea.sunalile rateg.
DlBair, pas :—G. M. Ila.leulmck, John Richard. Sam'l
Va dhums, L. D. Shoemaker, D. G. Dre.ba eh . R. C. Smith
R. D. Larne. Gen. P. Steele. W. W. Ketcham, Charles,
Dorrance, Wm. S. Rosa, U. M. Harding.
G. M. HOLLF:NRACK. President.
L. D. SHOEMAKER, Vice Presidt.
C SMITH, Seep•
W. G. SrituuNa, lreasurer,
HOMER CAMP, Agent.
Application for Insurance in the following Companies
rzc••tved.
,Fang Insurance entrpany. Flatrord. As-cts. 52,265,175 ,
Fulton in,nrancOC•ompany,lew Yolk, Cush
Capital, $200.000
C ,mpany. Capital A 1.0.000,000
Liverpool AI London Insurance Company,
Capital $6,000,000
LIFE INSCRANCE,
Connect icut Mutual A , Aets,
tam 'town, Nov.s. 1562.
C Li 0 'l' N"G-
CaMP FOR CASE
THE 'BEST PLATE IN TOWANDA
to boy well-made, durable and good fitting
Mill ND • BOYS' CLOTHING!
AT REASONABLE PRICES
M. E. SOLOMON'S
CLOTHING STORE,
NO. 2, PATTON'S BLOCK,
FALL a WINTER CLOTU !No
GENTS TII.RNIZZEING GOODS,
BOOTS & SUOES,
EATS & OARS,
And Leather of all kinds•
Having bought early in the season, at low prices, for
cash, we will sell correspondingly cheap.
Come one, come all and examine our goods. at we aro
cartairr to give you a better article, for less money Oita
can be obtained elsewhere .
Remember the place—
Towauda, Oct. 13, 1862.
THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE
WILL BE PAID FOB
Hides, Sheep Pelts & Wool,
AT THE CLOTHLNG STORE OF
----15
ECEI,VING- 100 OTONS MASON
A M U Mate; at
Ihr. . W. A. ROC
Col. 13th Dis. Pa.
AND
AT TUE
$ll5 ,000.
$1,500,000
I &W'
at M. E. SOLOMON'S
M. E. SOLOMON