IMAM TIE NE
IItTiRESTING.PARTiCeLAitS.
. . . .
A epeeist reporter of The Inquirer who
was despatched : to Fortress: Monroe has' ,
otitained-highlyimportant ZAWSTrom the
Great' Naval-Expeclition.:lt is. derived
from Relielsouree,and contains the Move- i
anent erthe Fleet up to.FriditY nights, and
the attack , upon the battertea* at. Port.l
Royal entrance. - ( (
.In anticipation 'of The arrival :of , the * i
great Rzpedition; the Rebels -for' Some,
time pas t have been engaged in erectieg:
batteries npon tile point at Hilton's 'lead,
tid ittiOn' the 4 - 3p4x wei to - neck of land:'' The
entrant* to Port
.14rytd,,lies rbetWeen the
'batteries. The - princiPal fortification 'on
Hilton's Bead was. denOminated Fort
Walker.
.It was situated ott. low. land,
andat.the aims of the - arrival . of th e Fleet.
was partially. concealed by trees and un- •
derbrush. -.Adjoining it' were other bat
teries of smaller size, but so constructed -.
as to•prerea formidable bar to 'the • en
trance. of the Union war vessels. Yort
Beattregard was of considerable litiPer-
Lance, having been mounted 'with . . heavy
guns. , • -
The_ garrisons are -believed to have
'been South Carolina regiments, assisted
'by- i,leveral 'Additional regiments which
were sent (rem Richmond. The manner in
whiela these. forts were constructed Mid
garrisoned may confirm the - statement
that the enemy were apprised.of the des
• tination of the fleet, pethaps.eiren before
'it kit Hampton Roads: The batteries at
Bay Point, opposite Hilton's Head were
equally.
.formidable. Inside of Port Royal
entrance, and behind ;the batteries, .lay
the fleet of Ceminodore Tatuall, 'of the
Rebel..N . avy. This fleet consisted only •
of =all vessels,.; carr-ing a feu- heavy
gunk, tut, principally light. ones. Tugs
constituted a great portion of the fleet,
Many of theseremamed outside the mouth
of the, entrance until• the arriva of our
fleet' 'o the coast, when they formed in
miniature line of battle iii the position
'slreadystated, behind the gnus of their
oWtrforts and crossed the entrance.
On the morning of Thursday last the
United States fleet, ebbsisting of forty
two (42) vessels, headed by the flag-ship
approached the mouth of Port Royal en
trance. This WAS at balfpast nine o'clock.
Several of the transports remained off the
coast outside.
. . -- Upon arriving at a - stiitable position-the
guns of the fleet opened•a continnouk and
well directed fire upon fort Walker and .
Beauregard, as well as those upon Bay
Point. Under cover of this fire an effort
was made to run the gauntlet of the bat-
terieS. . The Testa was eminently satis-
. factbrv. A number of the vessels passed - 1
through the shot and 'shell from the shore'
batterteit with iery
. trifling injuries; at 1
lease fi ft een of them, according . to the I
Rebels owastateinent, succeeded in pass
irig np the entrance and attaining a .posi
tion where they were beyond the reach
of ant - tit's:silts (rem the land batteries.. As
the pnron fleet sailed .up, - the mosquito
- - tieet of Cainmodore•Tateall. opened fire,':
bat seeing the impossibility of making
any resistance, soon dispersed, and • some
were forced to rue "on shore, while others
Were driven no the initts until almost out I
of Sight: • _.. . , 1
•Com..Tatnall deserted ' his vessel • and '
went on shore with his men to assist in
working the batteries, and use them
against other vessels of the Union, fight
which was endeavoring to fialloic the.: ha
ranee force. It must not be imagined,
licer.e..,T, that.the passage of the-.fleet
. -through the,chanuel was the Fork' of a I :
moinent; it was not aceomplitlhed until ,
firing had continued frpm halpast nine '
I
in the Morning to,nearly .fire o'clock in :
the afteroon. 1 1 41 e, contest .tvas hottest; -No FiOtt at Beaufort. -
stiant bah: past four o'clock; P. 11.: 1
,-; t
1 Fortress 31onibe, N0v..13. via Beltimore.
- During the fight, 'one Of the Union 'm'
eu ll t '
boats is believed to have been • bur —Too steamer' Bienville has jug arrived
and three s:earners disabled. The manner
ned,
at Ohl Point frOm the • Great Expedition.
- 1
1 She left Port Royal onSunday Mottling
in Which. theie. disasters Occur is not de
tailed by the Rebels nor is there ruivalln- proceeds at once to New York, Where.she] and : _brings cheering intelligence. She
imi*Oti to •- the less of fife, cri the Federal I
side. _ .
~ . • . m
. - - will be due tcginoricki 'evening. •: ,
Capt. Steadinari;,however,llefi, her at
It is acknowledged 'by the enemy- that
they had twenty men • killed 'in i Fort this place, and4toeeeds direct tb. Wash-
Walker tilene,„but it is iMpossible to state
ington with despatches and trphies of
what their lons was at. the other batteries, •, nu ll 1 -
• '
altitm . tgli doubtless great, as our fire it j ii4 g s " - • victory—two brass cannon '
Rebel -
1
mentioned as having beeiervery Ile reports the gale encountered by the
effective, 1
fleet to have been .very severe. - The
the gins bein g well- aimed and ' '''' be ''' . I steamers Union and Osceola went ashore :
s
. No
• calibre : • - ' ooner did oar vessel go ' past the I and Were lost,' as previously reported.
i
crew
steamer Governor. foundered at
_batteries i tmt Pert Royal entrance and ' sea,
but the li j aae T. Smith succeeded_ in :
glide into - what is termed • Broad river,•
saving all her cew, with-the exception of
than thee made for the months of the 11- . .
' T
Pets leading to Beaufort an4Savanali, and a • ''''w marines: ' • -
he. fleet arrived at Port:Royal on Mon
towards Charleston-2 use they imme- I I -
,time' day, the 4th hist, On Tuesday 'ile small- 1
diately blockaded; itithongh not in
er gun boat sounded the 'chimed un-
to prevent the escape of some of the
1 1
der. a .fire froth the pails, which. did no
stnell Rebel vessels already alluded to: • Wednesday the weather
• Not one oft he . Federa l. vessels Was sunk, 1 d ' unP •g c " .
prevented active operations; but lOU Thurs
,, .and'the only one believed to have been '
morning the 7th inst., the Man of-war
destroyed bv fire was the gnu-boat refer- I ' b y
• ' 1 - and the gun-beats advance d , to the attack.
1140KiVe. ... •
The action commenced at 10 o'clock A.
' • The
„liimeniteeof this
L ''' tiescribed assl ' o e i r I: 11.,- Mid was hotly carried on Upon both
• '.. ing 3 grand Speetaele--the guns goino•
sides; and lasted four hours, at the end of
as - the.fitimes - reneheathein, and. throl7 - in< ,
which time' the Rebels were cenipelled by
t6 - i. 'then. fariuto the - wood 'On shore. The
the 'shower of shells to . -abandon their
crew were said to have passed thtengh
works and liet-aliaiity retreat. L . --I
the inurderouwfire to another vessel, and I
if any .. Our loss was only eight men. Viand only'
tjlinve esteemed wit h very lit tle, j one officer,:•:-.the Chief Engineer of the
Nes; 'rite Union vessels acted under spe
cial instructions - in at once 11 3loliic
3eliading I a\l - . About tw en t y men were woud
t. • : • .
, e
inletst-that led to the - most important ed; -. • .1 ,
The Rebel loss is einknewn: Fifty-two
, epints, and afforded loop-boles of eieape
bodies were found-by our titen.and buried.:
to the enemy.. While 3. , portion of the '
All their woun d e d except. t wo Were care-.
fieet entered upon ' duty, : however, four 1
*hips Made et once for Beaufort, and at! ed ar- • -.-1 -
Two Torts were taptureil-:-Fort Walk
n. o cheek on Tharsday,these vessels were 3
Or
.on Rile* . Head, , mounting twenty
in sight of the town.- :
..,
7111, I guns, and Fort Beauregard on Bay Point :
4 despatch; dated Beaufort, Nor, - amounting nineteen guns. The guns were -1
tai'--the - Charleston Mercury, says at the]
of beau, calitire.• They were ';both new
titnedeeigitateli the, Union forces were lof
splendid .eartliworlai, of gre3t Strength
• preparing -to - make a landing, evidently]
i constructed* the'highest style of military:
- with the design of throwing rip entrench
attronouneed by oar engineer
tineits. and attacking the tewri. We have I science '
no - Means of knowing the exact loss crflhe las impre gnable against . any r asseult by
1. ' 1 - , *,
Union foremeybut the rebels emenfeSe th at lan T a h f e o --Ifin rce at retreat ' ' ot *.
the Behels - waS a
their own filing was very bad; and, that I p.erAct totit. - They left , everything—
their artillerymen were - badly in Want of; eq uipments Of all kinds', even to the
• `pitietiee l : :-•-•They ' -declare, moreover, that lariemP" mswoids3and commissions. All
the guns.ire their Works were not • proper-1 th ” ce i rli t
..ts
.and
.paprs, both Public and
iv...mounted, and , that when Commodore the ;14
1 privat e,,order .books and documents. , of
• Tatnall 'went to , assist the men in the* all kinds were left in their 11414, -and fell
farts he found that many-of -the •;Laution.l.our* bands, -affotding our officers,
. - were-. actually dismounted by -their own I int°.
jam. I,mu - ch .valuableinformoatied. -- • Among
relemad. To this fault the rebel.
: the paperalwas'atelegramfromhieff;Davis
els attribute their defeat, and call loudly
the ComMander of. the. POst,--infirme
-rpm the • Gmfederate Government to 1 :.! °
- fi nd - out-where the-Maine .rests-- -* . - -he kneiv
i,ing him of the mailing of the fleet, and that
their destination to lie "POrt
It is. more thanproleible that before! Royal." [Who Was the:t - leek ] ' -
'this; thin! the Vidonforees bate Janded ; The whole surroundin g l2 OEUltiy was "'
. near .I.leattforti and liaVe taken' possession i seised 'With a . perfect panic - .1 'The day
' of:the' toteri; which was not ealetilitedlmat telt:fir' the fight, the co lt and two otilit:
any lengthy resistance . - This once in Ourigimmboate e lunder time [aged •of Limit
son, - the next native ' hie -probalily - 1 Amman; piooeeded tip to Reinter t and
- '. =Seize the: railroadat the Head of t•fotinmithut lane. men lo the , town' ; and' hi
- likiad,..ritreriby sending out a hirge body ., ':weiseirunk:• ''‘* ' e -:* :• - -
The leebelim wertufelrful that such a coarse -Au plantations the u p r iver see:O.wl ' „..
w . 11114 W-pursued; and the liesidort peit, i to' be. deserted; 'except - by the .negroes,
p!e ; -telegraphed - .lto_Ohatleaton - for moreliptho were teenbs. trimulx". and rrho_l
i rqopti to lie,ticitt, Irons thitt-eity to prote ct ,liS the b oats p' - .;-. oittiii. l :dOwn -to 16e'
.
,'•:e. railroad. 2 '.!: . ...
,:--. :-.'-,.- • :' ': • , . -- ; .% .. 111(iri with ' ' :0136011 1 10 .
.' . 4kiir . bias ,
'n o fetlowing. deiptches - were sent ; as ifexpeamg-to be takeniitilF,:' ' *-
*•-• .
from Beatifort 4.. vi cinity ttilthe Mirka:
1
ton Mercury: - • ,•.,-.,-
i • • Nov: 7.—The •. tics deli -artillery.
1 its at - Hilton's . has been very bad,
lienCe the sii pasitinttif..seven of ,
.;'' the enemy's men If-war.. The ,transports
r,' aro still oittaide.i.', The kiati on our side
i thus far haileen Slight, and the ':.troops
i are in good heart, The firing of the Tan-
1
tee war .vessels Wasi'very accurate . _ . Lill., ,
ton's Head and Bay Point, astrat rertOrt
ed, received' the brunt of the_Yankees at-.
tack. Our failu I ' to sink.any of the reei
sets which i our batteries is owing..
ps i
to the poor prac 'en of ourArtilleiyists. • --
The-follownig4eispatih also appears in
the Charleston Afercutyof Nov. 8:- • - ':
i Beaufort, ZNT ovfmber -7 .—Ttio enemy's
i ships whicklaveliassed our battlirks,cati
f• he distinctly seen front Ikanfort. Forts
(Walker: and .Iteauregard are . still fir- -
t in. The enmity has lost one gun boat,
i Which was burned. - Sheila Scan be seen
.! from hero. barging in the.. woods.. Our
Ilines of 'cornmunteatieti 'are completely
. cutoff, unless .ntore tropps are sent here
with artillery aro cavalry. Four ships
I are •now hi sight"river the rand, and up as
far as Skull Piet*. There is reason- to
believe that the enemy are now • making
preparations to land a large fdrce at Hil
ton Head, eith'pr . to-night pi', to-morrow
•
meriting. • .
' The following aro also front
I- the Charleston ..)Wercu;y, bf Friday lait.i--
1 "With regard 'td the fighting on yester- -
day, the accounts which we have received
vary quite mate rially as to • the time at
which the canriOnade openel Our tele
grams from the scene of action report
i that the eneinfa fire upon Our b atteries."
at Hilton Hedge began at half past nine
o'clock in thc-mbraing, Whereas the born
barAment taisaictio have been _ heard in the'
' city at a much earlier hour: Once began,
however, there hi no doubt about the can- .
ilonading having been , heavy and cent:inn
i OHS until late iii the afternoon.., • The re
sults thus .fiir tv4 Uhl Seem, from oar; de
-1 sliatches,- to be as follows : _
."The enetny'aitleet, consisting of forty-.
1 two vessels in ail; approached our bitter.
ies between nine and 'ten . o'clock .yester
day ' morning,-_ 1 and . under cover of a tie
dm-omm fire; attempted tei run the gaunt
let of our battelies - on either side of the
entrance to Broad river.. In this'effort
seven steamers -i-line ,account says fifteen
—succeeded, and gained a'point in,Broad
river out of the irange of our gee* at,Ba y .
roint and'Hiltcfn Head batteries., . This,
however, was only accomplished 'after •-a,
sharp fire on both sides, by Which one •of
the enemy's gun -boats was burned and
several steamers crippled ; while among
the casaalties on - our side we hear •of
twelve Men Wounded at Fort Walker and
•Hiltiin Head. .oiiee in, the Union steam
ers betook themelves• to closing the creeks
tributary to BrQad river, and which•hith
erto have been f convenient as inland pas
sages.", r ' 1 . 1
“`ln,a promiscuous chase they scent to'
-have:driven C4nmodore l'atnall's ino
squito fleet up the creeks leading to Savan
nah, and have abut off all water.- ceriimuni...
cation with Charleston by hermeticall y;
senile e: Skull Cieek. -_Althougli t tlie Yam.'
kees have as . ydt•affected no:landing, it is .
certain that th4y have made some pro;
o•res , -• and it behooves us innuediatPly to,
~ --,
scud such reingreements as may .be need=
ed to checkmate• any movements they
may make towards gaining even the-small
est foothold non our soil. " I.
(,Teat prepatations have .undUnbtedly
been made at Charleston to repel' any at
tack. , The_Mer'curpsa3,-s editorially:
"It' the i nvaders -can take Charleston
with fiveaty-f4re thousand men, let them
have it, and it.ivill be a fit memori a l laid
in ashes of o u r own Southern imbecili
;
1 1
MMM
All the letters lit the 'Beatdbli Post, Qf
doe went seized.
_ After the capture 11 the folio, the
whole army,' about 114000 strong, were
safely lad bd . and established o 4 the
sseted soil of South Carolina.
The forts were but little:- injured, tint
the Rebels - could not stand the explosion
of our big , shells. The force of the enemy
,as ascertained by their papers, -was frem
3000 to;4000 men ' under Gen. Drayton,.
of South Carolina.
Our victory Is izinpletethe enemy
leaving everything but their lives which
they aaved by running.
I. S. Bradford; of the Coast Survey,
:bearer of despatches, and' Lieut. R. it.
Wyman, commanding the Pawnee, also
arrived m the Bienville, and taken the
boat to-nlght for Baltimore.. .
The boats front the Wabashi were -ae
first, to land after . the fight, -ands Capt.
John Rogers were the tint man on shore.
The beats returned loaded.with valuable
troll:Ades of all kinds. One of our officers
found an elegant cavalry sword, with a
solid silier scabbard. Swords, pistols,
wereicattered about in every dine-
Lion, and in any quantity. But four
prisoners were found, , two of them being
wounded. ' „
„
All hands connected with the fleet . are
represented as acting iu the most ;gallant
manner. -
Sherman's Proclamation.
After landing and taking possession; of
the-forts, General Sherman - issued the fol
lowing proclamation:
"To the people of South Carolina
"In obedience to the orders of the Pres
ident'of these United States of America,
I have landed on your shores with a sw ill
.
force of National troops.
-"The dictates of a duty, which, under
the -circumstances, I owe to a great and
sovereign State-to a proud and hospitable
people, among whom' I have passed some
of my pleasantest days, prompt tnei . to
proclaim that we have - come amongst you
with no feelings of personal animosity,no
desire to' harm your citizens,. destroy
your prosperity, or interfere with an'y of
your lawful rights, or yolk, social and to
. cal institutions, beyond what the causes
herein briefly alluded to, may render un
avoidable.
"Citizens of South Carolina, the civil
ized world stands appalled at the conrse
you are pursuing—appalled at the crime
yon are committing against *Tour Own
mother, • the best, ;he poseenlightened,
and 'heretofore, the most prospennis of
nations.
"You are in .a state of active rebellion
against the laws of.your country! . You
have lawlessly seized upon the forts ar
senali, and other property belonging to
Our common' country, and within your
borders, and
,with this property you are
in arms and urging a ruthless war against
your constitutional Governmeht,and thus"
threatening the existence of a GoVern- -
ment which you are bound, by the terms,of a solemn compact, to live undert and
faithfully support. In doing this yoli arc
not only undermining and . preparing the
- way for totally ignoring your own politi
cal and social existento,but you are threat
ening the civilized world with the odious
sentiment that self-government is inipos
sible with civilized men.
"Fellow citizens,l implore you to pause
and reflect upon the tenor and conse
quence of your acts. If the awful Sacri
flees made by' the devastation of our
property, the shedding of fraternal blood
to battle, the mourning and wailing of
widows and orphans throughont our lank,
are insufficient to deter you from Wither
pursuing this Unholy war, then ponder, I
beseebeyon, upon the ultimate, but' not
less certain result which its further pro:.
gress Must necessarily-and naturally en
tail upon your once happy gild prosper.
:t
ons- State.
"Indeed, can you pursue this fratricid
al war, and can you imbrue your hands in
the loyal blood - of your country Me
n-%
your friends—your kinsman—for ne oth
er object than to unlawfully disrupt the
Confederacy of a great people—a Confed
eracy established by your own bands—in
order.to set up, were it possible, arillude
pendent Government, under which, you
can' never live in peace, prosperity and
quietness? •
"Carolinians—We have come among
Lyon as loyal men fully impressed with
our constitutional Obligations to the citi
, zens of your State. These obligations
shall be performed as far al in our power.
- But be not deceived. The obligation of
suppressing armed combinations against
the constitutional authorities is paramount
to all Others. If, in the, erformanee of
this day,' other minor but important ob
i ligations should be in itly way neglected,.
it must be attributed to the necessities of
the case, because rights dependent upon
laws of the State must be necessarily snb
ordinate to the military exigencies treat-,
ed by insurrection and rebellion."
_(Signed) "T. W. SIIRRTiAN, "
- "Head quarters, Part Royal, S. C., Nov
embey 80 861."
Glorious Victory in .Keutucky.
Paris, Ky., Nov. 12—General Nelsim
met the Rebels under General Williams,
it Pikeaville, Pike county, Keiitueky, on
Friday last, and gained aglorious victory.
Col, LabeMoore attacked the ',Rebell
in the rear with 3800 men • Col. 'Harris,
of the Ohio Second Regiment ' in front,
with GOO men. Col. Harris falling back
and COI. Moore pressing forward till the
enemy. were brought into the midst of
Nelson's Brigade, Fben our forces press
.ed them upon all 'sides, killing 400, and
'taking -1000 prisoners. The balance scat,
ered in all direCtions. -The Federal loss
is .mall. ,
Maysville, Ky.,Nor. 15.RePorts from
head quarters, dated the 13tti, vi re re
ceive& this evening through reliable gen
tlemen who were at Piketon. - -
They considerably diminish the'. merits;
merits
Gen. Nelion's victory. It appears that
our forces attacked a body ofthe' 'Rebels,
one thousand strong, who were posted on
the hill, lulling from-eighty-fire to ninety
of them, and taking fifty. prisoners • The
rest was scattered. • ,
Colonel Williams, of the Rebels, was
the first man to run. Six of ColoneeMar
shall's men were killed.and fifteen woun
ded. Colonel Marshall's horse was shot
from tinder hitt'. Fifteen' of Colonel
linffe's men were wounded and;Pine •kill-
C.d. The above is reliable.
The President has appointed Hon.
Joseph Holt, of Kentucky, add Judge
DMA of. Illinois; a commission to audit
the claim( against the government in Fre-
WQlne departaumt, Kr._ Holt is well
known as a mad of rugged honis4r, and .
Judge - Threis is said to be a mu *NW
far character, We may therefore look to
them for a - reinwt whit& will mete out
the' sternest kis**. to Swindlers;
Srlirt Wm*. /Li Wino waling/bob ll*
cbsie. Titus' an essay, Dee. tat at lAN aloes, SD.
HOptsett9lll tb . main at UN ame• day. •
TEE' ,jIIIONTIONI:'_,DVIEXOIAz
Oiaustaiurracnir,
EDITOR;' PUBLISHER, AND PROP-41E11R,
I 0it0 . T2.1-ibvt) ;1.fr3L114
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
witeriait, every: good gift is from
abOve and omen down tolls from the Al-,
mighty - to whom it is meet, right, and the
bounden duty of every people to render
thanks for His mercies.; Therefore I, •An
drew G. Curtin • Governor of the Com
monwealth ofnnsylvania,. do recom
mendlo the people of this : Common
wealth,' that tbey.set apart Thursday,' the
twenty-eighth of November nest, as a
day . ollsolemn Thanksgiving to God for
having prepared our corn and watered
our furrows, and blessedthe labors of the
husbandman, mid crowned the year with.
His goodness, in the, increase of the.
=ground and the gathering in of the fruits
'thereof; so that'eur barns are filled with
plenty : And for having looked favorably
on this Conimonwealth and strengthened
the bars of her gates, and . blessed the
children within her, and made men to be .I
of one mind, and preserved peace in her
borders Beseeching Elm, also, on behalf
of these United,States, that our beloved
country niay hare deliverance from those
great and apparent dangers wherwith She
tviiipasscii, and that He will mercifully
still the outrages of perverse, violent, un.
rulY and rebellious people,and make them .
Clean hearts, and renew a right spirit
within them, and give them grace that
they may see the error of their ways, and
bring forth fruits meet for repentance, and
hereafter, in all godliness and honesty,
obediently walk in in His holy command
ments, and in submiision to.the just and
manifest authority- of the republic,lo that
we, leading a quiet nun peacable lift may
continually offer unto Hun our sacrifice of
praise, and thanksgiving.
• A. G. CURTIN.
By the Governor :- . ELI SUPER,
Secretary.,of the Commonwealth. •
. Harrisburg, .Oct. 16th,18.61.
PURPOSES or THE WAR!
• „,
Conkress by a vote nearly mo unani ,pa e fpl
sph
lowing resolution : ol
"That the present deplorable civil war has been forced
upon the country by the disunionists of the SOuthern
States, note in arms against the Constitutional Govern
ment. audio arms around the Capital : that in this Na
tional emergency. Congress, banishing all feeling of mere
pasatou or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the
whole country ; that this war is not waged on their part
in any spirit ofoppreasion,or for any purpose of conquest
or subjugation, or purpose of overthrowing or interfer
ing with - the rights or established Institutions• of those
States, bht to defend and maintain the supremacy of the
Constitution. and to preserve the Union, with all the
dignity, equality,and rights of the several States uniml
paired and that as soon as these objects are accom
plishedthe war ought to cease."
OS" The President, Congress, and other :Akita _au
authorities have often promulgated the doctrine that the
object of the war now being waged against certain rebel
lions portions of the Union was to disperse unlawful
combinations of armed men, and restore the constitn
tienel authorities of the government, and nor to accom
plish the Political purposes of the abolitionists. In ac
cordance with this avowal, large armies have been raised,
and vast sums of money expended. • But these seems to
be a clais of journals, lee by the Tribune, that treat the
matter as if abolition was the real object of the war, and
the cry of •Tnion" an incidental affair, or rather a mere
• dodge, under which to arm the country, preparatory
turning it over to abolition ends. Doubtless abolition
ists from the first desired war, because they hoped it
would further their political views ; but we know . that
tie people desire nothing but a restored Union. If the
Patting down of rebpilion is to be actomplised by means
of emancipation or smile war, aU this military expendi
ture of blood and treasure Is an idle,viickedparade,and our
oftlePals deserve to swing from a gibbet for Imposing so
sour:krone a scheme upon the patriots of the country—
for -shy not have begun with the abolition plan at first?
By so doing, men and money might have been saved;
and none Would have lost,except stealing army contract
ors, -
It is not to be supposed that war can be waged with
ofit damaging slavery and the responsibility for Its in
eidental injuiy testa only upon the wicked authors 'of
cur calamities, and rebel.owners ninst not hope for even
the leastrympathyrrom the North; and as to loyal own-.
ere we tan but regn t that they, in cominen with ue, are
obliged to suffer the unavoidable tomes of war. But to
Make this an abolition war, per seta to destroy all pipes
of a re-Unionz-not to speak of other gross wrongs—for
it Is obvious to all that the ONLY hope for future Union
is inculiivating, a feeling of couddence and fraternity
among the well dirposed and wavering Seutdrons. A
common dlap•trap phrase among fanatics is : "If slavery
stands in the way of the Union, ler it go down." The
deceiffni of deceived repeaters of this silly my would do
well to notice that its rebel army stands in . the way of
Union I Put that down, and the labor of force is over,
and after hanging a few leader*, you hairennly to con
tinue to show, and renew. swish for Union, and We wilt
get it, if with!a the reach of human power. So, *boll=
Lion gentry, if you are earnest in your 'Union talk,
into Jeff Davis' army; nr6, them up as fast andaa rough
ly as you can or will, but let the:poor negroes alone.—
Keeping up a eater abolition only embitters the South.
audetrengthens ; and to attempt to put the
Insane theory Into operatiOn would only drive dm unde
cided men. and Unionists into the rebel ranke,—utterly
extinguishing all hopes of Satire Union, and o perhaps of
even Dorthens victory. First let us ay to restore Un
loaf ; alter that is done, we will bo ready to meet &boll
ionists, In such contro=sas e, they choose.
ror We call attention to the para
graph headed, "Purposes of
,the War."
There seems to
,be a great many people
who have never heard of it, and vitio,per._
haps, do not want to. To that , policy is
the nation fully-committed,and-those who
clamor for something else are against the
government, so far as influence can go.—
The people endorse no war theory but
that of "V AR FOR THE IJNION,r and those
who e x p ect that the President, Congress,
or the War Department designs to violate
this solemnly affirmed doctrine, must in
fer that they would - be guilty of depth
of perfidy unparallelled in, history. itead
and remember "The Purposes of the
War." .
tiOula's": in si
UNION RIFLES ! 1
TWENTY NEN WANTED TO FILL
UP THE ABOVE COMPANY.
ALSO ONE FIFER ! '
This Company is already in camp, and
supplied with tents, blankets, and unk.
forms, and everything necessary for their
comfort. Gov. Curtin has promised the
company the Enfield Allies with Sabre
bayonets, the best gun the service affords.
This company has already received the
name of the best company in. Camp
Curtin, being called the "Flower of the
Camp." The Captain, Peter Sides, isns
only a gentleman but a superior officer,
having been connected with the 'New
York 7th," and the 'Washington Greys,'
of-Philadelphia, both'crackßeipments.--
This hompany willprobably go - with 'the
next Naval Exp ed i tion.
Only good and true men will be accept
ed. Board will be supplied and pay will
commence at the date of ealistment.
Will leave for Camp Onitimi on Monday,
November 25th. WO*quarters at
Hatelfs Hotel.
Lieut. J. IL LYONS, .
**rose, Nor. 1,, 'V ; • ". - .•
&MOW..
ThePhic. ll o fors await
theitildfaavant Swum*, itlismdaWf Geo-
Waaaati devotes It° Ohtani an 'e *
Isaias:, of m sTstarp Stimonri,
making diieltsurei SW. fl daallinir
the "Path Finder" *art anything divalg.
ed through the agency ofAdjutant Gener-
Thomasof the. Congressional Com
mittee,lately sitting at. St. Louis -
Ia relaticin to the 'ascrifice Of Gen. Lyon,
the editor says
"We have the . weird of a brave and
tinthftd man, who was With • Gen. Lyon
on Friday, ctfori the fight (the battle was
on Saturday). that, with high indignation,
in presence of moat of the members othis
staff, he declared his belief that there was
a deliberate purpose to cut him off end
destroy his force. We urge no charge
against Gen. Fremont that be had Ouch a
purpose ;'but there were those about him,
and now controlling his?, who are not ex
ec* from great suspicion of this crime. °
And of the surrender; of Col. Mulligan: .
"We addoin the authority iifHon. John
A. Gurley, member of Vongress from Cin
cinnati, at that time a,inember of Gen.
Fremont's . staff, that la messenger from
Col. Mulligan, with his lloud cry for rein
foreements, cooledhis • heels two days
among the thieves in Fremont's ante-room,
unable to put dow . n the • court etiquette
there enforced by the sharp sabres of the
body guard, "an& at last, by the aid of
Lieutenant-General Hall, got in only to
hear that the - General 'would see about
it.'" I
It must be noted thai the Chicago Tri
bune is a radical Repn limn or abolition
journal, ,
If the - plot to allow tlte enemy to beat
ns se as to force desperate measures upon
the North be really a settled 'plan of the
abolitionists in the arni,y, and out of it; as
there is geed reason ti) believe, these fa
tal blunders in Missouri maybave been
rt
committed as a pa ofi the Frimont pro
gramme for abolitioniiing the govern
ment.
BA' 11. L. Blowers i 3 Of Franklin, re-'
Cently slaughtered a calf seven and a half
months old which weighed as follows
Meat 323 pounds ; hide 55 pounds ; rough
tallow 12 pounds. Vilho can beat 'that?
_ •
Complimentary Resolutions,
Adopted at a meeting of the members of
Company H, V. 0., at their quar
ters, Camp Pierpont, Fairfax county, Vir
ginia, Nov. 4, 1861, on.the resignation of
Lieutenants Geo. W. Crandall and Edwin
Rogers.
WHEREAS, Our frieiods and fellow sol
diers, Lieutenants George , W2Crandall
and Edwin Rogers', have been coMpelled
by continued ill-health of serious chaitic
ter, to tender' their iresignations, which
have been accepted, and they honorably
discharged from the service of the United
Stites; Therefore,
Resoteed,'That we, the members of this
company deeply regret; the -circumstan
ces that deprive us of their services and
society, and that we trust and hope their
health may be speedily- restored..
Resolved, That they have our sincere
sympathy and esteeid, and bear to their
future homes our best wishes for their fu
ture welfare and prosperity.
Resolved„ That a copy. of these resolu
tions be forwarded with a request that
they be published in the Montrose pa
pers--
The above mentioned meeting was or
ganized by electing R. S. Searle Chair
man, and William Wainer Secretary.
The eiretni.stances are these : Crandall
and. Rogers have bot r ti ,been_sick and una
ble to do duty for a long, time,- with little
prospect ofreecvering their health unless
they left camp; and deeming it Useless to
stays, 'reluctantly r6igned, in order to
give the company , an d opportunity of-avail
ing themselves of the services of those in,
better health. I -
- - -
_ Letter from Li ? M. Bal4win.
Pim Morin, Nov. sth,
.11361.
Dana JE.NXTZ.—ft is through the Providence of God
that I write you this pleasant morning. We are aboard
the Winfield' Scott, yet, although a perfect wreck. I w
fell you something about onr voyage: We left Fortin
Monroe on Tuesday hit, al week ago-today. We
very good weather until about noon on Friday, when hi
began to elondup and bloomed very hard. The waves roll
,ed OP like mountains ;Do one could stand. I was quite!
sea-sick, and if I ever though t of home and triads it was
then. Saturday a. m., th cry was that the boat was
leaking, down below. Tic bacgaye r provisions, and evf
erything was , down there. Meant everything was
overboard4roviiione, tents, guns,. ammunition, an d
throw.
w 7
part of the clothing ' lost. We all took hold and
worked for our lives, for we feared we should go dawn
In less than in hour. W heroin to ball water, and tried
t i
to keep her afloat. There was no vessel in sight then.
The is ew threw up rockets as signalsof distress. Atda '
light a ship came In sight of nmand an near as site coul
but we kept gaining on the water and stilled atonal ‘ .
rate of about two miles en hour. About noon we than
we could stand. it no logger and . called for the ship
come up. Webad cut dawn the foremast as thane ; a
nal. She came np as Demos she pould on account of
the waves rolling so WO, and threw a rope. to bind us
together with, but it broke. We then undertook to ea
over in small boats bull only one boat went over, as it
was thought too dangerous ; then the ship came up on t,
front and two or threejuminal on, but the next . wave
swept us apart and Mei report was thatone man went
down ; she then came up at the stern and clashed att i ;l.
tore things }Wally. Second Mate, Chic:Mathew, C a
pewter, endgame soldiele some fell overboard
and
pulled up, Capt: Dino had had a good chant:et* leavethei
ship, butlooked around him end said: I have a htmOnt
good boys here, and I will stand by them till all rue ear
The Capt. of the vonterthen said if she came up again
we should allgo under. Capt. Dimock said if they wo
run the engine and the other ship follow its we wo rld
save onr ship if poseible.l..lle called foi company -D o
come forward, and ill that were able cams. Company
D has the praise of doing more thin all thereat; we
al water , all night and 'all day Sunday,. and about dirk
succeeded In th water out so that they corkial '
her up, after , which the e could lump If allout. Ent
sint
clod knows Zimmer want to go through another
scene is that. never I prayed ft was then, for we 't 1
We should all godown.i But through the mercy of
we are spired. . We tare a little something to eat,
Was sent from the other ships, so we Make out to
along very. well. The& loss will amount to *bouts
hundred thousand do libation's battery ball*
I
lithe errything wall, chi, sty mar voyage; Inverhe a sailor. lAA night the rebels ranameiseed sating
our ships, sad are it i
t rgain this morning. We 'art F
in
sight, but cannot toil • abet, as we - uss too distant; hut
werianiiee the hallo strike the water. Oal. Christ is 14aff
toiler looking for mil among other shipit. lhad rather 1
has the cannon's maalk Than another =beams. * I.
lam In thi elleere eabba writing this. It is very Imlay.
--eomany comlng end going from other ships; all seem ,
very kind. . I would like to drop in and see jou aU, today.
Keep up good courage, if nothing bakers I erUi be home
one of them days, - I . •. ' - • I
' I forgot to mention Ithat when the ships tame aleag
side as Youday t tim thief smear and meter wire
awaited and bandlmiled for deserting the ship. I lams
fared well sines I tan besnon board, WM= toads - the
smug:Mace M the mok, and have had soup,lrmdl, but.
tot, cake, tek coKse, lc. .Ws are ootaredto cook"
. 5 - rm- ft lor landleg to-morrow, and I sllllot
son 7. tor we ve bid nothi but sat water to-wash In
thar overtwo weeks; Mid but salt water to drink.. ,
sines lienday,althosgh maim the engine has tab.'
stoat some of the , telt ;,ralli it is sot Oman% to drink. '
ItiliVO to write this on virtuoso. QM koys are sat of
them well. some sr* home•slek. 5101111 like to 101011_
what Mad of walla; mimes ; Isere 15 la so warm that
irs do um need arlY refugia Wed- • ' •
Tours as sew -.. • - • UM. BALDWIN'.
. _ _
far The euports of breadstuff" to Eu
rope eoutioneto Increase, and last week
reached the enormous amount of 1,767,85 i
bust eht of grain and , 60,062
do*, being about :400,000 bushels_ more
than
have been shipped 4100 g aarlat
seeding week thie sr.)*
..~.- r
4.A •
17:
1111 1114illit I
oimaseinto, Captain
WilkesOnetlaißiltishiieWneerrenti i n
She 13abims ebannike 'the eth instant
and bails bald ail Mason and Slidell,
'the :Reba ministers England and
France were ou board, brought her to,
by Brings . shot saes her bow,;-sent 35
men aboard, ivho 'Ousted the ministers,
4nd have taken them to New I'm* via.
Forting-Monroe.- Resistance was threat
end, but not made—about which them
are the usugeontradietions.
,
A, itrilliint Exploit. • •
A brilliant: exploit has taken•plane on
the Virginia troaskat Swim Grit Creek.—.
On the night of 28th October the guard
ittaoked • the gun -boat Tuscarora, star
boned at Chincotesga , : . e, discovered- that a
erebel Privateer of light draught had' tak-,
reflrge up Swan; Gat .Creek, having
• with her two: rebel scooners of large size.
9n the.night of November farth three
boats left the Tuaearors for the purpose
of cutting out these vessels. The expo
dition was under command of lieutenant
Alfred Hopkins. i
iThe boats' crews were armed with
herpes rifles, it being impossible to take
owitzers. The night was Intensely dark,
thatthe' oars were mufiled,it being lmown
that the wait was guarded byc the themy,
and that there Walt a small battery at the
Mouth of Swan i Gut Creek, the boats
culled past the battery. without being dis
)
ry
vered, and ascended the creek, which
as ad narrow that the voices of the pee-
Ple on shore could; be distinctly heard.—.
The;rebetprivateer lay at the distance of
I.
wo•and-a-half miles .from the mouth of
he creek ;as soon` as she .- was reached,.
ne of the boats hauled close to her stern,
and the others made 'for the two schoon-
At a given signs!, and at a. moment's
otice, the three vessels were fired almost
imultaneously ;I,tie attacking party cheer
ed and sprang to their oars, to make good
their retreat. The alarm was given on
bore, and several-rebel companies assem
led, but not in tiine to prevent the de
struction of their vessels or the escape
of our gallant band. The privateer was
6ne-but newly fitted - out, and intended
tr shoit cruises; The schooners were
oivn to hae conveyed supplies to the
rebels. . 1 , -:
What was she DONT Thera-
A French - sloop-of-war went ashore near
cape Hatteras, on the coast of North-
Carelina, on Tueiday halt, and after the
crew s had succeeded m •getting to the
shore, as it is stated, a detachment .was
sent on board by, the commanding officer,
who set fire to Abe vewel and blew her
up. ,The destruction of the vessel in this
manner, is a very : , suspicious ,circumstance.
It is not easy to perceive
_what a French
man-of-war would.:have on that-little fre
quented coast in such stormy weather ;
and why -her commander should destroy
'her by fire, when there .ivais so great a
probability that 'the winds and waves
would do the work of destruction in a
very little time, ive cannot , well \ undei
stand. It doep look as if theiti wasta de
sire to conceal _what was in the fillip.—
There is ,pertainly'n mystery about it. .
Kansas City,Mo.,Nov. 11,--This morn
ing at ten o'clock, _Col. Anthony, with
one hundred and fifty mounted men, was
attacked on the o pen prairie, about ten
miles from - this plae.e, by six hundred
rebels, under Upton Hayes and after a
desperate struggle the rebels retreated,
seeking shelter in-the woods, from which
they were again routed.
rir The Charleston Courier states
that there is but little cotton stored at or
near Beaufort. 'Messrs. Pope and Bayard
who reside on 'Wilton Island, set fire to
every buildinton their premise% togeth
er with - their crops,. leaving a mass of
ins -behind them:
====l
Boston, Nov: la.—The Trans'cript of
this evening piablishes an abstract from a
letter, dated Fortre4s Monroe,. the 11th
instant, which Says: -
“This - mornlng news reached here that
three thousand rebel soldiers had mutin
ied at 'Norfolk, and most of.the citizens
were with the mutineers, who had deter
mmed -billy to fight for the Union, under
the 'old gridiron.' ".
SMOOTH HANDS FOR
Keep in a saucer corn meal wet with vin
egar, and when the work is done, and a
trifle of soap has done its office, rub your
hands faithfully with a teaspoonful —Of
this mixture, rinsing off, and rub your
hands
.till dry; the softness of yourliandi
will paY you. ;
far The Register of Wills will pre
sent the accounts of the 'following named
estates! for confirmation, on Friday Nov.
- 22d,—it being the first week of court.
Estate ofThore as Burch, late' of Clifford
deo'd, NancY Btirch adm'r.
Eestate of James F. Stone, late of For.
est Lake, _deed H. F. Hendrick and Ran
ben, Beebe, adin'rs.
- Estate of Jciseph Beebe of Bridgewa
ter,deed 0.8. Beebe Executor.
I
-Estate of NIL. Pierson, late of Frank
lin, deed, E. L. Beebe,- adm'r.
Estateof Alexander Martin, late of
Jackson, deed, Henry Northrup
•
Estate of James A. Blasdell, late of
Bridgewater, dee'd, Zipron Cobb, adm'r.
Estate ofJohn Thatcher late of liarford,
.dec'd, Charles Trulgiey
,adner.
411t—NOVVInber Term.
TRAVERSE JIIRORS-:-szcoND
Apolacon—L. W. Barton. :
Ararat—Thomas Burman.
• Aubtirn—R. S. Day is,Oaldwell Mrlliek
tus, Albert Seeley.
Bridgewater—C. J. Curtis.
•Clifford--Jsintes Brownell; James Low
gt Wines Bennett; Duna Stephens, B. F.
Franklin—David o.;.Turren.
- Forest Lake—flarvey Birdsall.
Friendsville—Edwin Bliss.
434150n---John Bennett, Rosman
-Hatibid---Pennuel 'Carpenter. •
llerrick---Charles Gidtbngs.
Jackson—Frederick Bryant.
lessup--Ifyron Gri ffi s.
Lathrop -= C harles
Lenox—EL O Loomis, D. Robinson.
'Liberty—Orlando Ross.
Montrose—W. L. Allen, A. P.. Keeler.
Iliddletown--Ithatitttr Dodge, Charles
Wells, Jeretniah Canfield, Jr.
Rash---Mathew Dunmore, Ferris Shoe
maker; Lorenzo Williams.
Silver Lake . --,-Wm. Meeker, jr., Daniel
Murphjr,
Tlions.(9 l- 94Seisi' *oddan i t P ilb f tt
Witter"; _ .
es • % lAI A t • e l atio ,6 b =.
our eanionstass
WEE
, ''-A1:- . 'CIO..ptlEtLik7M..
REIMOTIO N
p'.l. ... ~,4,)
ICR.
AT TEE STORES OF
gittitnbtrg, Tiosentium, tk
Montrose, Susq'a Comity; Pap
New-Yolk s
Susquehanna Depot s Pao
11117 S radii= to oar Meads and the public la general
TT that In, econlequeoee of the present pressure IT the
wormaltdra to the cities we can pentium
GOODS FOR CAME
1/0110 TO 10 PER CT. LOWER THAI Formerly.
Therefor wean deter mined Weer the public ear
t ssl • lock
READY MAN MN
DRY: GOODS,
which eemprtses the
•
largest and best
STOCK °IGOODS
r
. _
Kept in ANY I,IIVDNTRY- Store
. tbie side oflStevi Yip& ' City, • •
At Prices which Defy Competition
fa We wrn far ClALlEthip' at the small advance
-of ten pee eent above the whop. a coat. We will ma
the follow leg GOODS at the annexed Flees, viz •
Black Frock .Coat worth 9 for 95,00
Black Frock Coat worth 10 for - 7,50
Black Frock Coat worth> ;49 foi - 9, 50
Business Coat worth $5 for 92;75
Business Coat worth q for 4 4 00
Over Coat- worth $5 for , tot,OCR
Over Coat worth 17 for 5,75
Over Coat worth !10 fen 7,50 , )
Over Coat worth ! 15 for rr,so- -
. Over Coat worth ;20 for ,15,00--
. Black Panii ; worth $4, for__ $3;00.
Black Pants . worth , 5 for • 3, 3 25
Black Pants worth 1 6 for 4 - AIY
Fancy Cassimere Pants worth $4 for , ft,
Fancy Cassimere . Pants !worth 5 fo - r-- -
Fancy Cassimere Pantsiworth 6 for- 4 .
Black Satin Vest worth $3 for
,i 12,25•%
Black Satin . Vest worth 4 for 3;60.
Black Satin Vest worth 5 for 3,51 i
OVER-SHIRTS 41LOVERALLS only ,:it
UND'R GARMENTS EQUALLY LOW
As WL4ear bas hardy wetreti,':we twits theattestlon
e 't e ek?
fj c:;)
Also GENTS who wish to avali the:uteelves et the oppot-
WWII' to zukAttome Fair One a nice
Chriistnias.• or Neir-Yeais - Jet
or iar PltratiVENT,
to our lane assortment, of • . ,
or vi I=L
CLOAKS,gII4WLS
BONNET B.
PIIR ASSORTMENT -OF
DRESS. :-.GOODg,
TRIMMINGS
1315, ALWAYS LARGE & COMPLETE,
COMPRISE4G
WAX% Ma KCAL)
F , aCT
EMM2SI6I`I9 - .
of all colors. and shades,
DrAILAILNEI6, &C. &C.-
OUR STOCK OF
DOMESTICKS,
CANNOT BE •EQUALLED IN
ORM BR _NOM.
Good Heavy Sheetings,'B to acts. per y'd
Hest Heavy' Meetings, T. to Bicts. pr y'd
DENIMS, from 8 - to 121 cents per
,yard
TICKING, from. 10-to 15 cents per yard
GINGHAMS, from 10 to 15 eta. per yard
CALICOES, fast Colon, )2i yards only $1
• ". Best Merrimack, 10 yards only 81
asst Steel Sprisig Skirts,
A nice lot—sellipg at 4-cte. per spying.
Ladies' lissony Wool Vests eed
Drawers.
LAMBS WOOL: HOSE.
zadsapiattai, csoz w ezrro.
Of the Latest Styles, &e., &O.
Thankful to the numerous easterners for
their generous , patronage, the-pnst year,
we respectitilly solicit a . oentureanee of
fps same:
lisittlitrg 'gouda= „Clio.
Oftibi, lOW -
AND I