—We learn from a letter In the B!coltlyn Eagte that comptiny m Colonel . Jour vian's Begiment,Empi.re Bri gade, celebrated the success of the Democracy with mu sic and bonfiresoind held an election, the result being 86 votes fot . Seymour - to one for Wadsworth. ' That's the way the soldiers vote. • —Ashley, an Abolition Congresiman elect, from 0- hio, declares that "if the President recedes one step from his anti-slavery posi tion,there, will be a counter revolution in the North." —The Chenango Union -published a t Norwich, Cho nango CR4-New-York,states that at the time of the late election, there was a negro in jail there for rape upon - a lady seventy years of age. was baited out• •by the - republicans to .enable him to vote for ;Wads Worth, and he did so! -It is stated that the faSt steamer youglas, : hith erto running between - Liv erpool and the Isle of Man, has been-sold for the pur pose of runniati, the block ade. proposition - , of , any kind for peace,. or an armis-. tice,.have_ been made by the Rebels to the government, as has been alleged, Dorval' any be considered save they first lay down their I arms and return to their alle giance. —Two and a half Millions dellars in unsigned 1 . cer tificates indebtedness have been stolen _from the desk of the U: S. Treasurer at Washington._ —k.steimer (name not stated,) is reported to have recently left Liverpool du ring a dense fog, Lavine , on board 600 tons of arms, &c., fo the col federates. —A good many people _raise a cry about the linion and Constitution, as if the two were identical ; but the truth is it is The Constitu tion that has been the found ation and father of our troub les.=lies. HentV3l7.-Berch-r. —Our soldiers should be paid .promply. The fact that hundreds of thousands of our 'best troops are often five orsix months without pay is disgraceful government,• —On Saturday last a Se riniiilfire occurred at Lock Haven, Pa., which destroy ed the Clinton Hotise, banic, post office, and aboni sixty , stoles, offices and dwellings Thesestimated loss is *lin), (MN taostly-covcied by in snrance. is officially stated a Washington that the Freud government had no inten tion. in the propogition .inedi ;tion, of anything Virtf ther than an armistice. No )iropo - Aitiou . s from the, insur gents in any quarter. have -been received by President '.Lincoln or any of his c:diinet. heard an.ofticer the regular army remark; not long • . since . that ` he "wonti L rather - die - serving under, _McClellan than live under any other::cominan- der." That is stating the ease rather strongl; but it -shows how the soldiers feel. —Gnatemala pfotests gainst.• the colonization of - American negtoes within her borders, and the Um gress. of Costa . ltiea has passed . a bill. prohibiting the coloniiation ofsueb persons. --Qf the, one hundred million loan authorizet by the ailt 'of last February, only. twenty-three millions and .three quarters have Jnen, iaken._ —lt is understood that the commissioners ,to re viie and codify the ; State Revenue laws, will ,make report recommending the - reduction of the tar - on real estate to one mill on the .dollar. The commissioners tre Messrs: - Wm. McClellan, • - ef fehambersburg, Robeit B.'McComb, of Lawrence, :and M. Russell Thayer lof Wriladelphia. •• • While-we are overrun in , this country with shin plasters, and•gold and silver bite - entirely - "diSappeared from circulation, the. people of Canada are sorelt troub, Icd at the excess .of silver - change in all the depart niejiti of trade:— -' ~- - It •is 'refatel of Presi, dent Lineolo,. b.Y• a Wash ington correspondent ofthe 'Springfield Republican; that, after reading sevral.papers (which a friendkindly sent him) containnig;seiere ,strictures .upon his. course - and poliey, he timneci"9) a genticman - who Was present :and inquired with . some em -phasis, "am I a man, or a ;do i g.r —The following has been .added to the oath. which ,State prisoners are required to take before their telease ,is grantitd: " And ';that will not at any 'future time .cornmeune, or - anise tiny ac tion.or. suit against the oil-. .cers of any loyal State;Or of , the United Btate,i, for cuns sinng arreitt, 14. imprison , ;meat: "- '; —Whilst our iorernmeut, lb! its agent, the ltev : 'XT. .14 reach, the Coiruzia*oner :of —Contrabands; At Port Rem], is expend i iog about .00`,000 a day for the support ,of idle negroectinur siok and molded aoldi.ens are suffer ing terribly, in Sktby hospi . from' we* of proper treatment, and dying from negle4 and tip entire lack aneoesswies foi tbqir pon. . . /44 0 * • - BUREART - OF 711 E wiauragra. • . • c --On Sunday of 'last week's-severe fight• occurred at Cratt,•ford's Prairie, Arkansaa, in which we wen i vigtory The. enemy, 24,000 strong, [f]Aeptirateitineo fair div.l isione; having fla4ed - GO. - Bliint's eiiiititm at Cave HillOnade a sudden attack on Gni Herron to prevent his uniting' with Gen,, Blunt. Herron's force .numbered front 6,500 to 7,000 with 24 pieces of artillery. The battle lasted (rein ten a. m. until dark and resulted in a Complete - route of the enemy after most ;desperate fighting. Gen Blunt attacked the enemy's rear with 50- 00 Crops at 4 otekt r ck,. which contributed not a little to the ictory.• Our loss was 600, the rebels Was.looo including several field' officers. . • - • —A battle has aken Owe between our -advanced forces in Tennes'e.and Morgan's guerrillas, resulting in the capture of one of our brigades. I Our loss was sixty kil'd amtwounded, allfieft, on the - field. • —A gunboat .sfiled up New river, bet ween Beaufort aid , Wilmington, N. C.,on 91e_'0th and destroyed a large amount of Ow arms and attires at Jacksonville, the Capital a .Onsloat. county. After return-- lug to the mouth) of the river 'and encoun tering a number - of masked batteries, she got aground, when, it was'ilioughtbest to ,cleserther and.** her up. =On Friday the three grand ' divisions, of Burnside's ar ty were across the Rap pahannock at Fredericksburg. At early hour the division] of Stunner led the way and Hooker folloWed. Three miles below, Fratildiu•Succeeded iikerossing, and•after noon the whole army was concentrated, ready for adieu.] At nine Octet* cannon ading wag - begun: ou..the rebels, and kept up-half an hour lett they replied with lit tle spirit. PrePl4,atiorts, for the great battle apparently so imminent, were made with untiring efforts,dnd the soldiers were look ingior the moment of action with great enthusiasiii. :During these movements-of our army,the enemy had concentrated ell his ibreus about Fredericksburg, within his line of defence one mile from the city. Some details oft he passage of the river and the construction of pontoon bridges, on Thursday have construction { by telegraph. The night of Wednekday was one of preP.-ira toinfaud-the 'eaily hours of Thursday wit nessed the first ilank placed on the first pontoon. The siglial guns of the etwiny - Were fired, and the inusketry - •,fialowed al- . ong the rebel liries. 'Darkness favored us, arel by daylightlthe first bridge was two thirds across the river. The fire then be came very sever'e, and the enginee'rs were delayed in theiriettorts. Our artillery re plied to the rebels. with terrible earnest ness and vigor.; ,I.By ten o'clock the two bridges were completed, and Franklin's division began tO cross. In the afternoon the right bridgd was thrownzacross, and one corps.passeAl over into Fredericsburg. The 71. ii Michilem crossed •in 'pontoon boats, and ftredliao the rebels is-a det achment-attic poth - N. T. were liniShing the bridges amilist a galling fire frond the enemy. • The lain dispatches state that no general battle had begun, but the meaty wereconcentraline-. On Friday afternoon the rebels opened, firefrom all their guns onthe first ridge of billsolirectiiii; it on the troops who had crossed over the two lower brid g es, just below the city. Their shells didhut little damage. Gen.illayard's cavalry lost fire men while attpiptiug to• ascertain the enemy's position. The troops who eros'd farther below slept ontheir arnis at night, the advance heis t ; within threeitiartsrs of a telle.of Massapomax Creek, on the other side a wilich the enemy is posted in force. Tweet y-five of our troops were killed in thekreets of Fredericksburg, on ThurSday night, while driving the enemy before them. Nearly every house in the city has been injured more or less by the bombardment. „ ' -on,Saturday the' general battle com menced. Soin:l random firing took place during the fogy krenoon. Towards noon it was thought_ necessary to storm the rebel works behind:the first ridge of hills in rear of the city, and, Gen. French's di vision was'ordered` forward by Sumner. They advanced at a brisk rim, but had - too • 'hot a recePtion and retired. Being rein forced, they advanced and tried to take the re4el works at the Nint, of the bayo net. They wermtmet by - so destructive fire they broke i in contusion. aild.disorder, but were afterwards rallied,. 'and a brisk firing continued until dark. Gen. Franklin who-cominanded, , the lent fought.liard altday and drove' the rebels back a mile. they once attackedAini,but he repulsed them with great - losg and took 40-prisoners. Oar troopis Slept on their arms,-and were able to remove, _a part of the killed. OUr loss is heavy in officer?, •Gen..Tackson Of the Pa. Reserves and Gn. Bayard are killed and Geus.. Vinton, Gib bons, Kindialljand Caldwell wounded.— Same firing but no battle on &Adak. The rebels are. extending -and- ,stre,ngthening their defences.. The reports are: not very encouraging, but the result is doubtful.— Directoky of the Hospitals: The SanitariConimiission have estab lished in office of' information in regard s to_ patients in'the hos:pit:di - of the District of COluinbia,',aud of Frederick • Xity, Mary land.. Bjr.a reference tolxioks, which are corrected daily, an answer can, tinder or dinary circumitanies, lie given by, return mail to the following itt6itions: ; , Ist. Is— [giving name and re-- giment] at present in -the ' hospitals of the District or of Frederick city ? • 2. If so, what is proper address ?, n. What is - the . Surgebd or Chaplain of the hospital? .1 • • 4. If not in hospital at ptesent, has. he recently been in hospital ? • 5. If so, did he die-in 11Pspital, and at what date? • • • . 6. If recently discharged !from hospital, 'was be discharged from serTice ? 7. If uot, what were his orders, on leav ing? The; Conitnission — is alSo .prepared to' furni l sh more specific Plfurm4tiotras to the Condition:of anrpatient id the District . hospitals; within twenty-fotir .hours after a request - to do soi , .from an officer of any of its corresponding societies. I The office o(the Directory will .be open daily' from 8' o'clock a. • o'clock p. m., and accessible in urgent cases at any hour of the night. , • .1 ; The number of, patients in those hospi tals 'about 25;000.. If fodnd to be prat. pule; the duti here undertaken locally by the .C - ornmissicin will 'bp extended to include all the 'general liotipit.als in - the country. F6.64:4 Law Otarsxx,e, General Secretary. • Adami House, 244 kr streee, • Washington, D. J., Novi Novl9, 1862. IFLEPigim • - subakTgatus• To Enftknd,*land and Scotland: • A. SWUM' i 0.141 DR4011. 1 , Illint4of IX pound and op' nth mole Ip 4ll the AnaciPal towns of England , reli,pd itodi Sopuang t for sale by. WM:gi cp9M,it Ilaiszu. r . Jo 110—‘8 . 1 • ' - goalipoc, Fy Binghamton- oo4ege. Yeiing men who desian to attend de Binghimton Commercial College, • woidd hear something of practical value, by calling upon'•or addressing, the "editor of thii paper. Those wishing to attend any similar institution, may save Money' its abovei z• • SINGER A