THE PRESS. PUBLISH= DAILY, (SUNDAYS 71IXOSPTED,) By JOHN W. FORNEY, 0111011 No. 417 OHESTNITT BTBEKT. DAILY PRESS, TWILIT MINTS Pim Wilms payable to the CIRPPIAP. Nailed to Subscribers out of the Oity at SIR DOLLARS Paz ARNIM, FOUR DOLLARS FOR DWELT WORTESOTRagg DOLLARS ■OR SIX Btontna—inyarLaby in advanoe for She time ordered. THE TRIWEEKLY PRE.% Mailed to sobscribeis ont of the City at Tails Dm- Sass Pia Ain in advance DRY-GOODS JOBBERS. 1861. F O E FALL 0 H .170 S. RIEGEL, BAIRD, & CO., IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS DRY (loops. 1.10. Cr NORTH THIRD SHEET, PHILADELPHIA Prompt-paying merchants are respectfully invited to examine our large and carefully-se lected stock of desirable goods, which will be cold at prices to suit the times. se2S-2m JAMES, KENT, SANTEE, Ba . CO., IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS: or DRY GOODS. aloe. 239 and 241 North THIRD Street, above Race, Have now open their neual 'LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OP FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC GOODS, among which will be found a general assortment at PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS. Mr CASH BUYERS SPECIALLY INVITED. self-2m (THOMAS MELLOR & CO., 1.1'94- 49 19A4 42 NUTS THIRD Steal HOSIERY HOUSE, LINEN DEPORTEES And SHIRT-FRONT MANUFACTURERS. Importations direct from the Manufactories- sell-2m g 861 . TO CASH BUYERS. 1861. aL IT- C. LAUGHLIN & CO., No. 303 MARKET STREET, Are receiving daily, tram the PHILADELPHIA and 'NEW YORK AUCTIONS, a general assortment of 'III3OIOHANDISE, bought for CASH. CASH BUYERS are especially invited to call and ex 'saline our Stock. eeS-tf 1861 FALL "O". 1.861. a FRESH ASSORTMENT. DALE, ROSS, & CO., Sal MARKET STREET, 'HEWS received, and are now openin g, a fresh Stock of FALL & WINTER GOODS -which will be sold low for CASH and on ahort credits. sir Bnyera are reePectfaY is 94 to colt int 4 ex, lamina our stock. an3l-2m CARPETINGS. - I J ARGECARPETTOCIK SELLING OV] AT -6 - REATLY REDUCED PRICES, CLOSE BUSINESS. DAILY Tde BROTHER, No. 920 CHESTNUT STREET. ear -tuns 2m AscARCH—STREET CARPET WAMEIIOI7SE." OLDDEN & BICKNER. 532 ARCH STREET, Two doom below NINTH, South side, HIM now iu *tore, a SPLENDID STOCK ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CARP t;TINctS, abich are now often,' at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, FOR CASH. corn 12t EW CARPETING. JAMES H. ORNE, Chestnut st., below 7th, SOUTH SIDE Now opening from the New York Auction Rooms, a large lot of CROSSLEY'S ENGLISEI TAPESTRY RUSgELE., which will be eat from 87i CITS- TO $1 PER YD I Also, a complete assortment of allthevarikies of CAR -PET/lc% of OUR OW IDIPOSTATION; com. wising IDEOSSLEY'S WILTON & VELVET CARPETING. U'EMPT.,rros , s AX3ID.ISTER do. MENDEBsOWS DAbIASIL AND TWILLED VENP.Tuye, Also, a large variety of ENGLISH BRUSSELS, im— Iported under the old duty, which will be Bold at low ]rites. Included in our stock will be found a complete assort- Silent of INGRAIN AND TIIREE-PLY CARPETING. OIL CLOTH FROM 1 TO S YARDS WIDE. JAMES H. ORNE. gLie. OHELITNUT STREET, DP.LOW AUNIENINz ocs-lm F OURTH -STREET CARPET STORE, fit,. 47, ABOVE CHESTNUT, I ant now offering ray stock of ENGLISH. CA_RPETINGrS, EMBRACING EVERY VARIETY AND STYLE Imported expressly for City Retail Sales, at Prices lAN THAN PRESENT COST OF IMPORTATION. T. iDELAcRoix. G LEN ECHO MILLS, MeGALLUM & Co. ‘ 1111ANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS, AND DEALERS 609 CHESTNUT STREET, CARPETINGS, OIL CLOTHS, &o We have now on hand an extensive stock of Carpet- bp of our own and other makes, to which we call the attention of caeb and short time buyers. sell-2m N EW CARPETINGS. J. F. & E. B. ORNE, M. 519 ORISTNUT WISNET-OPPOUTIG STAtt HOUSE, Are now opening, from Custom House Stores, their FALL IMPORTATIONS NEW OARPETINGS 1,000 pieces J. OBOSSLEY SONS' TAPESTRY CARPETS, from 75 CTS. TO ei PER YARD. 6-4 TAPESTRY VELVET; FRENCH AUBUSSON; FINE AXMINSTEB; ROYAL WILTON; EXTRA ENdLISIrTiEITMELS; HENDERSON he CO.'S VENITIAN; ENGLISH INGRAIN CARPETS; ALL OF NEW CHOICE' STYLES AND HAVING HEIM aVOICIP.II BEFORE THE LATE ADVANCE IN THE TARIFF, Will be Sold et MODERATE PRICES. an2o-2m HARDWARE. HARDWARE. MOORE, HENSZEY, & CO. nave now on band, and are constantly receiving, a large assortment of HARDWARE, CUTLERY, to which they invite the uttention of purchasers f or Cash or short credit- No. 427 MARKET Street, and Fe. 416 O.II.I4NRCE. Street, Philada. G 1861. She was a good wife. All who need CLOTHING will please take the hint, and proceed to OAK HALL, S. E. corner SIXTH and MARKET Streets. Large At9cb . 9f magniAccnill9ll4 Wilder Goods cheap for cash. WANAMAK ER & BROW St. W . S. STEWART & CO.. We have just reeehA a full line of CLOAKING CLOTHS in UNION and ALL-WOOL, Comprising, in part, rLAIN BLACKS; Also a small lot of The attention of the trade is invited to these . Goode COMMISSION HOUSES. F ROTHINGHAIIZ & WELLS, 34 SOUTH FRONT AND 35 LETITLS. STREET, BROWN AND BLEACHED SHEETINGS, MASSACHUSETTS. GREAT FALLS tACONIA. EVERETT, LOWELL, IPSWICH, HAMPDEN, A FULL ASSORTMENT OF SHAWLS, BEAVER CLOTHS, TRICOTS, CASSTIfF.RES, FLANNELS, nYtEDS, BLANKETS, AND ARMY GOODS, FROM. THE WASHINGTON (LATE BAT STATE) AND OTHER MILLS. etl-261 SHIPLEY, HAZARD, & HUTCHINSON, N 0.112 CHESTNUT STREET; OomMISSION M MUTANTS FOR THE SALE OF PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS. eentm xnwry CONTRACTOarg AND SUTLERS SUPPLIED WITH IEtRUSHES at the lowest rates. Always on Land, a large stock of And every DPMTIMIMIef Itrnal re tetrad fok the Army. REMBLE & VAN HORN, oel6-3m 3:21 MARKET Street, Philadelphia. ARMY WOOLLENS, WELLING, COFFIN, & Co., Are prepared to deliver on contract 3-4 and 6-4 Dark and CLOTHS AND KERSEY& meB-3m INDIGO BLUE KERSEYS. INDIGO BLUE OLOI'H.B, And every variety of Goods adapted to Military Clothing. REDIALEIM EQUIPPED At JHORT NOTICE BE NJ. L. BERRY, CLOTH HOT:SE, 50 SOUTH SECOND STREET ARMY FLANNELS., Are prepared to make contracts, for immediate delivery, WHITE DOMET FLANNELS, AND ALL WOOL INDIGO BLUE FLANNELS, of Government standard. ANDREWS' ORIGINAL CAMP, OR HELMBOLD'S GENUINE PREPARATIONS. RELMBOLD'S GENUINE PREPARATIONS. LIELMBOLD'S GENUINE PREPARATIONS. BELMBOLD'S EXTRACT 'MUM Cures Diseases of the Bladder. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU Ceres Diseases of the• Kidneys. RELMROLD'Ii EXTRACT BMW Cures Gravel. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU Cures Dropsy. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT 111:CF113 Cures Nervous - Sufferers. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT Ist OLIU Cures Debilitated Sufferers. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU For Loss of Memory. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCIIU Fur Loss of Power. 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BELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU, recommended by names known to SCIENCE and FAME. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCIIU. tunic by the late Dr. Physic. mmitinol.ws xxmn i tuT ,5112 Dr. Pe valuable work. ou Practice of Physic. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BLAME. See Dispensa tory of the United States. HELMDOLD'S EXTRACT BUCIIU. See remarks made by Dr. Ephraim McDowell, a celebrated phrsi dan; And Member of th:,. Coliege of Surgeons, Ireland, and published in King and Queen's Journal. lIELMBOLD'S Genuine Preparations. See Medico- Chirurgical Review, published by Benjamin Travers, F. R. C. S. lIELMBOLIFB Gennina Preparations_ gad moss of Al a late Standard Works on Medicine. DELM BOLD'S Genuine Preparations. See remarks male by distinguished Clergymen. HELMROLD'S GENUINE PREPARATIONS Give health and vigor to the frame, ARM-hied. id the pallid cheek;' and are so pleasant to the taste that patients become fond of them. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT Brent, 51 per bottle, or six for 55, delivered to any address. Depot 104 South TENTH Street, below Chestnut, Philadelphia, Pa., where all lytterb mast be addressecL PHYSICIANS IN ATTENDANCE From 8 A. M. to S I'. 31. Describe symptoms in all communications. ADVICE GRATIS. CURES GUARANTIED. Sold by Druggists and Dealers everywhere. ovii-shillanl URP.MANTOWN, P/ R. J. H. McQUILLEN HAS RE reoyett to 1/.12, ARCH Street. eet-lm* \.o' ..__. * 11. 4 111. 7 " * . , .-7 •' - - - " ___• l 7 • - II Lk. VOL. 5.-NO. 73. The Untidy Man, An inoffensive man was he, And often WAS he seen In garments somewhat slovenly, And sometimes quite unclean ; With stockingsjorn, and shoes run deism, And cent at elbows out, Ills strings untied, his buttons off. And button holes torn out. But, strange to say, this gentleman By good luck got a wife, Who, with ingenious plan, began To change his ways of life. he led him to the great Oak If And Pigged him on( complete Lt aarinpntit sueh as men should wear, Handsome, and rich, and neat. IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS. Importers and Jobbers of BILKS AND FANCY DRESS GOODS, - tio. 306 MARKET tyriarr. BL A.CK BEAM SRS, BLACK TRICOTS, Rze REPELL ANTS OFFER FOR SALE SHIRTINGS, DRILLS, JEANS, SILECIAS ? CANTON FLANNELS, FROM THE LYDIAN, DWIGHT, CABOT, CHICOPEE, and BARTLET MILLS LIZEIVIRE, MILITARY GOODS. CAVALRY BRUSHES, GoTorun/cut standard WAGON BRUSHES, Government standard; 116 CHESTNUT STREET, Sky Slue for sale at the lowest prices WELLING, COFFIN, & CO., 116 CHESTNUT STREET, TRAVELLING BED TRUNK. (Patent applied for). For sale by W. A. ANDREWS, No. 612 CHESTNUT Street MEDICINAL. g/t V 1165. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1861. The Late Theodore Winthrop.* To lose a treasure just at the moment it was found must be loss indeed. A few months ago there appeared in the dltiontic Month it, author's name not mentioned, the first part of an account of the March of the Seventh New York Regiment to Washington ? through Bal timore. There was freshness, nerve, elo quence, in the sketch—it was evidently flung off by a man of genius. A miserable Bohe mian of New York confidently claimed it as his own, and Strutted, awhile, in the stolen plumes. Not for long. On the 10th of June, at Great Bethel, the military secretary of General BUTLER fell in battle. His name was THEODORE Wnrrunoe. He was one of the old WINTHROP family formerly of Boston—a man of gentle blood" and high culture. This was the unknown writer in the Atlantic Monthly. Besides the article already mentioned, the conclusion of which appeared in the July number, with his name attached, there was published front his pen a posthu mous vivid sketch, called cc Washington as a Camp." On such performances, brief and slight, Wricrnnoe's reputation was made—in some degree, perhaps, aided by the eircum-: stance of his honorable death as a patriot soldier. He wanted some months of thirty-three; when he died. He was a native of New Ha-. von, and graduated at Yale College, with even brilliant success, at the age of twenty. But for ill health he would have studied for the IMMOsy or a professorship after leaving. college. He visited Europe ; lived for a time in Panama ; travelled through California and Oregon ; visited Vancouver's Island, Puget Sound, and the Hudson Bay ComPanY's sta tion there ; joined Lieutenant STRAIN'S Expe dition ; returned, in 1854, still in feeble health ; electioneered in this State for Fan- StORT, iii 18L6 ; became a lawyer, and tried to practice law, first itt St. Louis and then in New York ; but bad health always prevented his ta king a positive stand in life. He went to live on Staten Island, where he won the friendship and enjoyed the society of GEORGE WILLIAM CUnTIS, and devoted himself to writing, for which he always had a passion. When the news of the capture of Fort Sumpter t99IC. place, he enrolled himself in the artillery corps of the New York Seventh. Arrived at Fort ress Monroe, he was made acting military se cretary and aid to General BUTLER. 119 had left the armory door of the Seventh, at New York, on the 19th April, 1861, with his hand upon a howitzer : his biographer tells us " on the 21st of June his body lay upon the saute howitzer, at the same door, wrapped in the flag for which he gladly died as the symhol of hu- Man freedom." But, as the Roman said, Non omnis moriar. Such men are not lost. Peace, peace'. he is not dead, he doth not sleep— He Rath awakened from the dream of life. THEODORE WINTHROP left behind him seve ral novels, tales, sketches of travel ; and jour nals. 1. - et the article on the March of the New York Seventh, in the Atlantic Monthly, was his first published writing. This very day, TICKNOR & ruzns, of : Boston, will pub, Usti a work of fiction, called "Cecil Dreeme," to which his friend CCRTIS has contributed an interesting biography, whence we draw Many of the facts which we record in this brief and rapid notice. Other productions from his pen will follow. We have read "Cecil Dreeme" with the eager pleasure which a work of genius always creates. It is a romance of New York society —but totally_aut_of • - a won-out subject. Unlike any other novel in our language, it reminds us of the best pro ductions of ItONOIIE DE BALzAc—With this dif ference, that while it shows the rich fancy and close observation of thoSe fictions, it has a purity which they too often want, and the high poetic elevation which the French writer could not reach, simply because it was not in Ids nature. The characters in cceecil Dreeme" are wonderfully individualized. They seem like real, hregthing pe r s on s, Th e book is destined to have great success. Alas that THEODORE WiNTinioe did not live to see the creature of his fancy bodily before - him, as a book ! ;11:' Cecil Weenie, By Theodore Winthrop. 1 vol. Mao. Boeton: Ticknor & Fields. Philadelphia: ! Peterson & Brother:, and J B. Lippincott it Co. Putnam's Rebelling &cord,* During the trial, in the United States Cir cuit Court, which terminated yesterday in the conviction of William Smith for piracy, as one of the crew of the Jeff. Davis, a great deal of documentary evidence, to show the reality of Secession, was offered in evidence by counsel for the defenceavowedly taken from Frank Moore's Rebellion Record," and received by Judges Grier and Cadwalader, who pre sided. This is a remarkable compliment to the work in question—but not higher than it merits, from the fulness and fairness of it varied information respecting the origin and progress of the Rebellion: It is the first time, in legal and literary history, that a book not yet completed has been so stamped with au thenticity as to be admitted as evidence in a Court of Law; and on a trial for a capital offence. The work is one which, in the daily discharge of our duties, we constantly refer to ; with full roll= Alice upon its containing a' judicious col lection of news, as it occurs ; of docu mentary narratives, and of poetry, rumors, in cidents and anecdotes of the war_ 1 1 :i-el. the leading journals is carefully culled a great deal of information, on both sides. Of this work the first volume is completed, forming a thick 8v o, with an original Introduction ,on the Causes of the Struggle, and the great is sues before the country, by Edward Everett, a copious index, eleven portraits on steel ; a map, and various diagrams. This volume in cludes the time from December, 1860, to last June. /n Mr. Curtis's interesting biography of the late Theodorel Witerop, he records of that true patriot and man of genius, cc Especially he wished that sonic competent person would keep a careful record of events as they passed cfo?' we are making our history,' he said, hand orer hand !' What he desired is now - being done by Frank Moore, editor of this " Rebel lion Reevid. Thanks to his industry in col lecting and judgment in selecting from all re liable sourceS, here he is putting aside the best materials for the future historian.—Part TILL, (numbers ;v2,1:33, 84,) with portraits of Generals : Wool, Banks;and Beauregard, and of Commodore.: Stringham is now ready for delivev by Mr. 31cFarlan, - x The Rebellion Ilecoril a Diary of AlllPriCall Ero with dticunu•nta; incid,iitti, poet try, &c. by Frauk 31.00rp, author of "Diary of tho Anwrivau nevoluthm." Vol. 1., lar¢o Sr.". New York: ti. P. Putnam. - Philadelphia: John Mentrlan i Simth atrtwt.. Publications Received. FROM PETRI:SOS it BROTHERS Peterson's Philadelphia Counterfeit Detector and Bank Note List, for November. The Semi Attached Couple. By the author of " The Semi Detached House." Second edition; Boston : T. 0. 11. P. Burnham. '!Om W. B. Zimil ; litoekwood":: Edinburgh Magazine. October, Sea remarks [From the Atlanta (Ga.) Intelligeneer, Oct. 61 The Southern Con DeFenze. Companies attaching themselves to Cols. Cowart and Watkins' regiment will receive immediately orders to rendezvous at Brunswick, Ga.. where they will be forthwith mustered into service. Com panies` miict bon =t of hot less than fifty nor more than eighty rank and tile. Address R. J. Cowart or E. P. Watkins. Atlanta. Ga. The Militia Called Out. .11E.IIVIL"..111TERS, ATLANTA, QA., October 3. 1801. I am required by the Commander-in-chief of- the State f d eurg i a to assemble the militia of this county immediately. Ido hereby command every officer commanding each company in the city wards, or diAricts in this e9upty , tO gvory ma in their jurisdietion to be and appear in this city. on Sa turday. the 12thof this month. with a good firearm, at 10 o'clock for the purpose of drill. Every com missioned officer will assemble on Friday, the 11th instant. for the purpose of instruction. I hope there is not a man in the county that will refuse to totitribute even in so small a . portion in the paw ration for the defence of our invaded country. Fail not. under the penalty of the law. - R. lilnnooN 7 Colonel commanding. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1861. THE REBELLION. The Great Naval Expedition. INTERESTING LETTER FROM ANNAPOLIS. CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE FLEET OM THE COAST OF FLORIDA THE BATTLE OF BALL'S BLUFF. FURTHER PARTICULARS. IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI. PRICE STILL RETREATING Fremont, Hunter, Sigel, Lane; and Sturgis in Close Pursuit, MORE ABOUT THE FIGHT AT FREDERICKTOWN. THE TOWN SACKED AND BURNED, AFFAIRS IN KESTUCKY, THE FIGHT AT WILDCAT . A FORWARD MOVEMENT FROM CAMP DICK ROBINSON, Miscellaneous War NewS: The Attack on Santa Rosa a Costly Failure or.C. &c. (S;C. LETTER FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. The Great Naval Expedition. STRASfhiIIP ATLANTIC'. ANNAPOLIS ROADS, October 20, 1861. The combined naval and military expedition, whose destination and material have lately been the object of so much surmise, will start from this harbor tomorrow (Monday, October 21,) before sun rise. As the general in command has expressly re quested that no details of its force should be made public previous to the departure of the fleet, this letter will be sent to you from Old Point Comfort. After our arrival there no oljoctioit is made to the publication of the following details : Brigadier General T. W. Sherman is in command of the military forces of the expedition. Ile has under his orders three brigades., Sh 9 fires command, ell by general Egbert L. Vick-, the second by Gene. ral Isaac Stevens, the third by General Wright. The following regiments are comprised in the dif ferent brigades : The Third New Hampshire. Colonel Fellows; the Fourth New Hampshire. Colonel Whipple; the Forty-sixth New York, Colonel Rosa; the Forty seventh New York. Colonel Moore; the Forty eighth New Yorks Oelotiel Perry; the Seventy-- first New York, under Captain Morrison command ing; the Eighth Maine, Colonel Lee Strickland; the Ninth Maine, Colonel Rich ; the Eighth Michi gan ; the Sixth Conneetieut, Colonel Cast; the Se venth Connecticut ; Colonel Terry; the Fiftieth Pennsylvania. Besides these, the famous Rhode Island battery, in connection with which General Sherman won his best-known laurels, and which is now eozimanticd by Captain Hamilton, imam's?, nies the expedition; it consists of six guns, one hundred and forty men, and one hundred and twenty horses. At Hampton Roads there are waiting ni the Third Rhode Island Regiment, and Lieut. Colonel Serrell'e battalion of engineers, 500 strong; also one thousand articles of property, recently declared contraband of war, and which, it is supposed, will prove eminently servieeable in the operations of the expedition. Six transports are at Old Point loaded with stores, and two loaded with horses and wagons, accompany those that sail from Annapolis. Additions of war steamers anti ettattata ftre to be made to the fleet at Old Point ; additions, of course; of the fiest.:_isuportswee. Of these_ I -401 ad. se You after I am - d 7 efliiifellinforiated. Flag Officer Goldsborough is to be in command of the naval form, but until mixing et Fortress Monroe, I shall not be in a position to state reliably anything further relative to that portion of the expedition. So much for the statistical portions of news: The troops themselves seem to be in excellent spirits and good health. They have been carefully clad and kept. most of them having been at Annapolis for the past two or three weeks, waiting orders to depart. They are young troops, but so are most of those who are in the Federal armies, and if many have not yet seen Are. they are no worse off in that respect than the opponents they are likely to find. All anticipate, with the greatest enthusiasm, the opportunity of testing their courage, and though the lavas, who know the real difficulties of such an enterprise AS lies before them, are undoubtedly anxious, that very anxiety is good proof that nothing will be undertaken carelessly or unad visedly. The fleet of twenty vessels, lying at the wharves, or farther out in the roads, presents an appearance such as has never been witnessed before on this conti nent. All of the transports have received their emplement of soldiers, and arc black with the human freight ; tugs are plying constantly, bearing a general and his staff to his head quarters on board ship, carrying messages to and from shore, taking a battery or a load of wa• gone or horses to the transport for which they are destined. and adding to the unprecedented liveli ness of the spectacle. Annapolis ; in the background, a dull. antiquated Catholic town, looks on with quiet wonder, The State House, situated an a hill, lifts up the American Bag, and the Naval Academy stretches along the beach, reminding me of those days in April when the New York Seventh found a shelter there before its famous march to Washing ton. Sunday, though it 18, long lines of horses anti army wagons are wending their way to the wharves, aids-de-camp are galloping to and fro. sentinels are pacing their rounds, and find frequent occasion to challenge the strugglere, Everything indicates the presence of horrida belle. And yet, in that very State House, a hundred yards away, Wash ington some eighty years ago resigned the command of the American army, little dreaming ef the put pose for which other American armies should as semble within the century, and almost on the very spot hallowed by such associations. Those who in s cria r n e c t :f7e P o n n t t 4 e4 li la i t til e the the p re retra. lion do an ns d no h w av m en akin ow g to annihilate it, must entertain any but pleasing an ticipations from the sight which here gladdens loyal eyes. Yet it will not do to be too sanguine. A naval expedition is liable to so many disasters ; is subject to so many chances from which operations on land are exempt ; some great storm may scatter and disable the squadron before it ever reaches the place of its destination ; some slight and altogether unforeseen obstacle may disconcert all the best laid plans of skilful contrivers. Contrary winds may hear our ships away free% the coast they wish to conquer ; provoking fogs may delay their progress till their supply of water gives out; disease may possibly make its appearance in the closely crowd ed transports despite the wiliest precautions. And then the difficulties and dangers of landing are universal. should it be the object of the expedi tion to land forces in the face of hostile batteries, which is known to be an operation of groator)iatard than any other peculiar to military science. If sue: eessfully accomplished, so much more the credit to officers and men ; but if mishaps occur, the country must make due allowance. In fact ; the country hoe scarcely any appreciation of the variety and number of difficulties that beset every step of such an enterprise. There seems to me, who have watched ninny of the movements of this enterprise nearly from its inception ; to have been the utmost pains and" care taken to avoid as many of those difficulties as possible, or rather to conquer them. for avoidance is not possible; and yet many are almost inseparable. The getting together of the troops; their selection; the preparing stores of am munition and rations, and camp equipage; the assembling of transports at enormous expense; the keeping the men in good condition while they are waiting embarkation, are only the most ostensible causes for care that have absorbed the energies and thoughts, and time and labors of thousands for the last month. The expedition is off; well-stored, well allotted, teellpreisued ts& 51Rit Shl6Fgeiioles. But the country must not be too exacting, nor too im patient. Every one in the fleet intends to do his best. but impossibilities must not be demanded. I write in this strain not at all beeline I sea what should shake my confidence in our success, but be cause I see and appreciate, as only one who has been for sometime in a position to know, can see and appreciate the past and present obstacles to the result we aim at. I believe and hope those ob stacles will be triumphantly overcome ; every one on the fleet who knows them shares this hope and belief; but let the measure of reward that shall be meted Out to those who more successful be corn• mensurate with the impediments they must have surmounted. I make no guess in regard to the ultimate object of the attempt. You will, soon enough, be ap prised of at least some portion of that object: bat it is not worth while for the country to imagine that the armament which I hare described is destined to cud the war at a single blow. In roar anticipation of happy results, recollect the means that are employed—recollect that if our antago nists can ever ho expected to fight, it will be on whet they consider exclusively their own soil—some of them, perhaps ; in sight of their own homes; and deluded, /v.! some of them may be in their ideas og our intentions. (many of them, doubtless, are delu ded,) they will fight with the strength of insanity, and we all kuow that, short-lived as that strength is, it is also terrible ; yet it is always overcome by well - directed, ( Ifforts of tilQ mac, YA(IAbON I), Our Special . Naval Correspondence—From the Coast of Florida. U. S. STRANf FIIMATE NI Ad Aft A. Off Fort Pickens. Oct. If,. 1861. J The war in the (tiff goes slowly on. We have a few big frigates, with many men, and many guns, which cannot move without a wind, and. a fair wind at That. Then we have big frigates with steam, but the harbors and bays and inlets arc shoal, and they cannot enter. Where are the gunboats and steamers of light draught, with rifled-cannon of long'range, to reach the &Tossers" in the swamps and reeds, where they hide ? In mercy's sake, for the sake of our flag, of our country. and for peace, " send them soon" and "send them often." The good people clown here hate, with a bitter hate, and despise " Yankees and Lineolnitas? , and if we only had the steam gunboats we would soon teach them to respect us. The mouths of the Mississippi are hermetically sealed by the Richmond, Vincennes, Preble, and Water hitch. Netbing can enter or pass out, The entire Gulf coast is a coast of hays, inlets, swamps, and bayous, from whence issue small pri vateers, which sneak along the coast, and where enter small schooners, laden with Enfield rifles, revolvers, percussion cape, powder and load, and such useful articles. Many have been captured, and with steamers of light draft there would have been many more captures. Ship Island and the Chandeleurs form excellent naval depots. easy of access with deep wator,.vastly superior to Pensacola, which we shall never want again. Florida has killed her goose which laid her golden egg, and Pensacola will soon be in ruins. On the 14th (..f . September the Colo/1740's boats, by night, burnt a privateer schooner, fitting out at the wharf of the Pensacola navy yard, and spiked two heavy guns on the wharf; as brave and gallant an net as Wa4 ever performed by May sailors. On Wednesday last, the 9th of October, General Bragg landed, at night, one thousand picked men. on the Island of Santa Rosa, the advance of five thousand more. all in readiness to follow, who .were to attack Fort Pickens in the rear. In four hours they Were in full retreat, leaving over one hundred killed. wounded. and prisoners behind, and taking one hundred wounded with them. Their leader. Ceneral Anderson. was wounded ; and Capt. Bradford was killed. The braggart General Leago is much dejected at the result. I will mention an incident. In scouring the island, after the retreat. a dead officer was found— stone dead—with sword, revolvers. &e. 7 alt gm. plete. On examination, no wound could be disco vered, except one down the throat, which was re dolent of Cognac." and an empty bottle by his aide told the tale. lie is now alive and well, a prisoner, and rejoices in the name of Captain John Davis, of the Alabama Second Regiment, and is said to be a full cousin of Jeff. Davis. For one month we have been without a mail or a line from the North, and this, too, at the moment bf action. Every day and every hour brings with it excite ment, and all is war and activity. We want vigor ous, determined, and resolute action until this war is ended, and the Union and the Conatitution saved ; and may God grant that to us soon ! The squadron is in excellent health. and we are all praying for steam gunboats. The Pottle of Baa's mina" or Edwards' Ferry. The following statement from the New York Tribnne, of yesterday, wilt be interestiug to many who RI% making ihpililes in reference to that move ment : The following account of the battle, its begin ning and its consequence, is derived from Colonel Colburn, Gen. McClellan's aid. who accompanied him to Edwards' Ferry, and returned with him to night : On Saturday afternoon,4 captain 'and- eighteen in:an of Col. Levens' Fifteenth Massaehusntts Regi ment were orared by Oen. Stone to cross the river at Harrison's Island, fefleW A hristic path wlibin_ had been discovered. to the vicinity of Leesburg, and report what was seen. The captain thought he saw thirty rebel tents, and brought back word to that effect. Acting upon the report, Gen. Stone ient five companies of Col. Devens' regiment, sup ported by five Companies of Col, Lee a Maamehus setts Twentieth, to capture the supposed rebel camp On arriving at the spot. they found no tents and saw no enemy. They fell back u. short distance, took position, and sent word back. Gen. Stone. having information that the rebel Con. gYilibl litHi 5,000 men near Leesburg, and that he had sent his baggage over Goose Creek to the south. that he might not be impeded in retir ing to Manassas if attacked by a superior force. and perceiving that the coast was clear. concluded to attempt the capture of Evans' whole force. Col. Misr teak sDhilliába_ Gee. Stone gave him t,seo men, being Col. Baker's own brigade and the Tam many Regiment, with cavalry, and as much artil lery as the enemy had, and the residue of the Fifteenth and Twentieth Massachusetts, being the best regiments he had. New heAiis the conflict of statements According to Cot. "Collium, Col. Ba ker's orders were to cross at Ifarrison's Island not to go beyond the island, unless his means of transportation were ample ; not to move from the Virginia bank of the river until the whele force weir over; when he advanced, to be careful in sending out scouts and skirmishers : in protecting his flanks and guarding his rear; and on no ac count to make a demonstration unless so posted as to feel sure of success. Colonel Baker. however, according to Col. Col burn's statementonoved forward before more than 700 or SOO had crossed. With that number, leaving, no guard at the river, and keeping up no communi cation with it, so that three companies. which sub sequently crossed, were unable to join him. After be had been joined by the nine Mos:--achusetts companies, under command of Col. Devens ' he, with about 1.800 men, was attacked by Gen. Evans' whole force, with the exception of his battery. which remained on a hill opposite Edwards' Ferry, being threatened by Gen. Stone, who made a feint r oroesing in order: to keep it there. During the fight our men. although outnumbered three to one : fought with the utmost bravery throughout, as bravely after the fall of officers as before, and to the last of their ammunition. Gra dually retreating to the river, they were there 6P dered by their officers to throw their guns into the water. to save them from the enemy. and all that could to swim for the Island. The boats were not to be found. They had been swamped in carrying over the wounded, how many of wham ware drowned is not known, as swimmers were shot in the water. General McClellan is delighted with the beha vior of the troops throughout, and is in excellent heart .9t keowing that. Merl are in Ma com mand. He found neither those that were in nor those that were out of the engagement demoralized in the slightest, but eager to fight. On hearing of the disaster, he telegraphed Gen. Banks to take command, and to eross a portion of his force immediately. Accordingly, on Monday night, 4.400 men were taken across at Edwards' Ferry. Gen. McClellan found them on the Vir ginia bank of the river on Tuesday night. IYedneadtty a report came from the other side that the enemy was about to attack our position. Preparations were made to reinforce. It was, how ever. blowing a gale. and the river was very high, seven feet on an average. The first attempt to cross was foiled ; altbough the Moat was taken a ialie up stream. 'Luckily, the threatened attack turned out to be a false alarm. The loss in killed, wounded. and missing, was estimated this morning, when Gen. McClellan left. at 625 men, of whom 79 are thought to have hen killed, and lie wounded. Gen. Stone telegraphs this evening, however, that many of the missing are coming in. The sergeant major and a captain of the Mamichusetts Fifteenth, at first reported lost, have returned. While our 4,400 men were on the Virginia bank of Edward's Ferry, General Lander, who was here when the engagement was reported, but rode up the river immediately, made a reconnoisanee toward Leesburg with 400 or 500 men. He encoun tered a body of rebels estiiusatsd Rt 1000 men. and put them to flight, taking possession of the field, on which eight bodies were found. The only casualty on our side was to General Lander, who received s severe flesh wound in the calf of his leg. AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI. Position of the Opposing Armies Loris, Oat. 2&.—A gentleman from Gen. Sigel's advanced post reports that the rebels under Gen. Price had left Cedar county, end were re treating towards Greenfield, Dade county. Gen. Si gel's advance guard was near Bolivar on Tuesday evening, and his main body at Quincey. Gen. Lane's forces were at Oseeola, and Gen. Sturgis' entire command one day's march behind. Gen. Sigel was about as far south as Gen. Price, hut some twenty-five miles east, evidently aiming at Springfield, to cut off his retreat south, while Gen. Lane was only two days' march north of him. Gen. Fremont and staff were at the Pomme de Tine river, on the way to Ouiney, in Hickory county. Gans. Hunter's and MeNinstry's divisions were marching on Leesville. via Sedalia, and Col. ASboth woe at Warfaw: The bridge over the Osage river at Warsaw was completed. and the troops were to begin crossing it on Wednesday last. It is a trestle-work and not a pontoon bridge. The genctal belief among the 6ifiO4fd at Warsaw was that. Price would not get away, but would be compelled to fight or surrender. A detachment of United States cavalry broke up a. rebel camp at Buffalo Mills. ten miles from Cole Camp Creek. on Tuesday night. killing seventeen. wounding a large number, and taking ninety pri soners, a number of horses and twenty-two wa gons. Further Particulars of the Battle at Fre- Ndcriektown—Lowe, the Rebel Leader, Killed, and the Rebel Loss Heavy— The Enemy in Full Retreat. The St. Louis Iterldiran of the Titl inst. con tains the following additional particulars in regard to the Union victory at Frederiektown : The following despatch hes just been received at headquarters in this city : FIELD OF BATTLE, Firrnenicurowm, October fn conjunction with Col. Plummer a command, we have routed the rebels under the command of Thompson and Lowe, estimated at five thousand men. Their loss was heavy ; ours small, and con fined principally to the First Indiana Cavalry. We captured four heavy gums. Lowe,' he rebel leader, Was killed. Major Gavin and Captain ify - man, Indiana Cavalry, were killed in a charge on a bat tery. • NI, Plummer, with 2.510 t mgo, left Cape CH rordenu on the ISth, ill pursuit of jell, mom's 211/11y. The command was composed of the Twentieth Regiment. Cot. Marsh; the Seventeenth, Col. Boss; and the Missouri Eleventh. Col. Plummer. They hod several pieces of light artillery, and trans portation fora march, with fifteon Op' PreVi.iiOnS. Colonel nommen troops took the road to Jack son, the county seat of Cape Girardeau county, end on a straight road to Fredoriektown, in Madi son county, and the presumption that he marched directly - to that point. Colonel Plummer will be recollected as Captain Plummer of the regular army, who distinguished himself at the battle of Wilson's Creek. While he .pursuedLhis march from Cape Girar deau on the enemy, Col. Carlin, in command at Pilot Knob, ordered troops to march in the direc tion of Fredericktown, where the rebels were re ported to be in force. under the command of Jeff. Thompson and Lowe. Major daritt. of the First Indiana . Cavalry, with six companies was ordered to the assistance of Capt. Hawkins' Independent Missouri Cavalry, and, having effected a junction with him, add finding the enemy in largely supe rior force. they despatched a messenger for addi tionol forces. This was cn Wednesday. As soon as it could be done. Colonel Alexander's Illinois Twenty-first and one gun were sent forward by Colonel Carlin. It was this force that had the engagement with the enemy on Thursday morning. and in which, by drawing them into ambush, a largo number were killed, and the rebels compelled to retreat in confusion. The same force—and perhaps a hirer number— from the Pilot 'Knob. must have participated in the battle of the 21st. Major Gavitt's command was in the thickest thQ fight, and he and Captain Hymen perilled and lost their lives for the honor of the country and the safety of the Union. A junction must have been termed between the command from Cape Girardeau and that from the Pilot Knob, by which the direction of the battle devolved upon Colonel Plummer. In a brief de spatch, he says : I Met Jeff Thompson's forces to-day, and whipped them. Lowe was killed. I am well.'' [Special Despatch to the Depablican.] PILor KNOB, October ?I From reliable parties, who witnessed the fight at Frederiektown yesterday. I gain the following par ticulars: Col. Carlin, with a part of the Twenty first, Thirty-third. and Thirty-eighth Illinois regi ments, and Eighth Wisconsin. with Col. Baker's Indiana cavalry, relleild, Frdericktawn at 3 o'clock, A. DI. ; at 1 o'clock they were joined by the Eleventh. Seventeenth. and Twentieth Illinois, and 900 cavalry, from Cape Girardeau. They then marched in pursuit of the enemy under Thompson and Lowe, who had left twenty-four hours previous. and WL , rt , sepapt6a to he rapidly moving F.Oltal. When the command had marched three-quarters of a mile from town. their advance of cavalry had dis covered a picket, whom they immediately shot. and. on looking ahead they saw the entire force of the enemy drawn up in line of !Mlle den ahead BUd posted partly in an open field and partly in a woods. They had a battery of four eighteen-pounder iron cannon well planted in their advance. Major Schofield's battery opened fire. At the fourth round one of their cannon was silenced ; the engagement then became general and lasted about two hottrs. Alter the first half hour_the enemy left the field in great disorder and retreated to the woods, where they were closely followed up by both cavalry and infantry. While they were in the field, the rebel colonel, Lowe, was shot in the head and instantly killed. After they were in the woods Major Gavitt was shot with live bullets, while bravely leading his battalion of cavalry in a furious charge. Ile was, when shot, thirty paces in advance of his &Miami& urging them on. Captain Hyman, of Company C, of same regi ment, was killed in the same charge as he was bravely leading his command forward. The report 14 that ',at Avl of our men were killed in the entire engagement, five mortally wounded. and - about twenty slightly wounded. Two pieces of the enemy's cannon were cap tured. The rebel loss is perhaps three hundred killed and wounded. At last accounts the rebels were in full retreat, with their baggage train twelve n4les in advance, and our troops were following theM up. They were supposed to number five thousand. Federal Loss Su riffled and Sixty Wound. cd—Riebel toss over Two liondred [Special Despatch to the Missouri Democrat.] PILOT KNOB, Oct. 22.—The fight at 'Frederick town lasted three hours. Our loss is six killed and sixty wounded. Two surgeons came with a flag of tvtle'e fok Col. Lowe', body. They acknowledged a loss in killed and wounded of over two hundred. It must have been larger. Many of their dead were yet on the field. 1 counted twenty-five in one stubble-field. The hogs had mutilated some of them. The enemy's cannon were badly managed, the shot havisg little effect apparently, owing to the lack of powder. Thompson got information of our movements by capturing the bearer of despatches from Colonel Plummer to Colonel Carlin. Th 9 Movie Elerenth had one killed and Twenty. eight wounded, The First Indiana Cavalry had ftur killed and twenty-eight wounded ; Major Schofield none ; Wisconsin Eighth none. When our troops entered Fredericktown. the in habitants all told !Ina that Thouipeon had glint; to Granville, when really he had taken his position little over a mile from town. The intention was to run our troops into the ambuscade. This so en raged our troops that they last night and to-day pretty effectually plundered it, and burned one third of it The remainder was seriously threatened. How a Band of Secession Marauders were Trapped. An Ironton correspondent of the Missouri Reimh lira?, says: Capt. Hymen. desiring to get hold of a few Se cession marauders who burned the St. Francois bridge a short time since, pursued the following plan : He selected six trusty men from his company, who, with himself at their head, were dressed in citizens clothes. and with their arms inyisit.l9, They added to their company Mr. Brill, a worthy Union man of Ironton. who had lately been a pri soner with Secesh and knew his haunts. Thus ac companied and equipped they sallied forth into St. Francois county. towards a point where they knew there tyiltil mai/ thiVemblge of bridge-burners and jayhawkers. Before reaching the point, however, Dlr. Brill was tied to his horse with a great quan tity of rope, and the party moved on as a gang of Secessionists who had captured an Abolitionist. Arriving at the point where eight or ten secesh Wei% doll eZted, the acting commenced. Mr. Brill tugged at his ropes and begged for his life. Captain Hyman—(loglittur). "Oh tug and pray as hard as you please ; if the rope hurts I will fix it presently. so that it will ease yon." Tremendous gulikwe leant KlWAkial byelkudere brior their lieutenant out of the holm. 14 sees the joke at once, and compliments Capt. Hyman, who Indic from amongst the swamp foxes, for his success in capturing the Black Republican scoundrel who hint escaped from +hem a tew days since. no Captain makes a knowing allusion to the success in the burn ing and robbery at and near Big river bridge, and desires to know what they are doing for the cause in those parts. Thereupon Mr. Lieutenant goes into a detailed account of the past and prospective ex ploits of himself and followers. The story being ended, corroborated. and applauded all through by his companions, .11./r. Lieutenant i , politely ill , imtl to cleattgr places with Mr. Brill, and his friends being united with the sup:Alum., rope, toddle in front of flee cavalcade bw'k to Ironton. AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY. A Union Leader in Kentucky There are no men in the country who deserve more deeply, the thanks of the Union people of the loyal States than those men in Tennessee Virginia, North Carolina, and other States of the extreme South, who stood like breakwaters for a time amid the rage and storm of the Secession tempest which beat upon them. But in graceful contrast to their Witia of success amidst immense effort stands out the bold, manly triumphs of the men of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. When history is written, recording brave, high achievements. and terrible evidences of a will to do and dere all, tie name will stand higher than that of William C. Whittaker, The leader and champion of the Union cause in the Senate lgjientucky, A young:man in the very prime of life, fearless of perSonal consequences, and possessed of fine powers as a stump orator and forensic debater, he stands amongst the very fore most chtunpions of loyalty to the Union in Central Kentucky. Belonging to an old and wealthy family in Shel by. one of the '• Blue Grass " counties of the State, he at an early period of these troubles took a firm and decided stand in fever of justice and right. Ancestors of his served faithfully their country da ring the fearful and desolating Indian wars of •the West, and during that of 1812, when the now haughty crest of England was terribly loweeeyl, During the late session of the Kentucky Legislature, he introduced and had passed the various sets of resolutions and laws by which Gov. Mogan was forced to cut loose from his Secession connections and take his stand alongside of the overwhelming Union sentiment of the State. Steadily and perse veringly the Governor vetoed, and still more per sistently Whittaker induced the Senate to vase, the laws end resolutions neeaseary for the 154.4.#6twatioii of the State to the cause of the Union. Foremost in action, leading in debate, night and day, ho met and turned back the stormy, angry tide of Seces sion. Night and day he stood pre-eminent, over topping by head and shoulders the fiercest. strong est, and most intellectual of the Secessionists. A keen, astute lawyer, thoroughly conversant with the most intricate questions of his profession, he exposed most scathingly the mean, lying subter fuges by which secession seeks to justify its wsong and duplicity. Ile intends to justify his action in council by still terner action in the field. lie has accepted the TWO CENTS. .olonelcy of a regiment in Gen. Rousseau's brigade, and will resign his seat in the State Senate, to com mand it in person. as soon as the Union leaders of the State think such resignation will not injure the best interests of his native State. Such men as are invaluable at the emineil-beard cannot be spored to the field. lie chafes for the armed arena, where the fate of nations is decided. His career will be as brilliant and dazzling in the future as its opening bas been commanding and beautiful. The Wildcat Fight—A Masked flattery opened on the Enemy—Advance Move ment of the Troops at Camp Dick Robinson A correspondent of the Cincinnati Comm/Pro/W_ writing from Camp Dick Robinson under date or October 22. says After the stage left this morning. I 'heard the particulars of the Wildcat fight tlif,re eircum- AHrdially, The army courier loft Wildcat for Camp Dick Robinson. soon after the rebels were finally repulsed, and before the list of rebel casual ties_ had been ascertained. It appears that Capt. Stannard's Ohio battery had arrived only tke day before the fight—most opportunely_ The rebels advanced to the attaeli, UnSuSpiaitius of the high toned metal which was planted to reeei, a them. The 17th Ohio, who were posted at the p.,.int as sailed, were repressed, and the cannon were concealed until the enemy got within point blank musket range. when a beautiful fire was opened upon them—muskets_ rifled e.m nom and mouth-bores in merry churns greeting them. The 010,1-rd, JrNlrrrr.c rre,rtrd .virrprixr. irhirh rexulted Zoilicones .men retreated after suffering severely. At 1 o'clock they advanced a second time, with more system and circumspection. and an animated combat wilt ars .thified for an hoot, when the rebels male retirgil, At 4 o'clock they made a third attempt. hut the heavy fire from our lads shook them. and they retired in confusion, leaving sonic of their dead and wounded on the field. When the courier left. our men were taking care of the wotuttled rebels. Seve ral rebels were also captured. I underatow2 our low: was eonfined (twiniv:l,ly to the Seventeenth Ohio regiment. who sustained the brunt of the fight. Upon reflection I am induced to regard the at tack as a design to capture the position—not simply a reconnoiSsance. It had been understood that the position was defended only by Col. Garrard's regi ment. unsupported byartillery, and it is thought Zollicoffer was not advised that reinforcements had arrived, as they had been thrown in quietly. Should this be the correct view, it may be justly inferred that the principal port of Zollicoffer's command engagel and that he left but a moderate force in his fortified camp at Cumberland Subsequent to the foregoing skirmish another picket party had a lively engagement with the• enemy. Three of them were wounded and two Oaptured. The enemy lost several 61 , 511 Han_ The repulse of Zollicoffer—or "Snollegos.ter," as the Kentuckians name him—is the rouse of hearty rejoicittg, among. the Union people and of depr3A sion to &ees , do2tl.sts. The latter had been quite jubilant at Nicholasville in consequence of rumored Union reverses in Southern h.entucky, but the Wildcat affair changed their glee to melancholy. The victory is auspicious, and if good conduct and another triumph is added, much strength will be imparted to the 'Union cause in the Blue Grass regions, In yesterday's kites I edaliied from particu lars relative to the advance of- troops from Camp Dick Robinson. As there is nothing under hea ven to obstruct the acquisition of knowledge in this respect. by rebel spies, I do not perceive why the newspapers should he restricted in the dia. charge of their functions. Within the past three days the camp has been vacated, with the excep tion of the Thirty-first Ohio, Col. Walker, the Se cond Kentucky. Col. Frye, and an unequipped Kentucky artillery company. The remaind.er, con- Aiding of the Tennessee regimsnt, skein IMO strong, the First Kentucky regiment. the Thirty third Indiana, the Fourteenth, Seventeenth, and Thirty-eighth Ohio. anti two Ohio batteries, under Major Lawrence, hare advanced. and others arc movinr , formard. This column is more than ade quate to maintain the Wildcat position, but imitnit ment to assail the formidable camp of the rebels at Cumberland Ford. Our difficulties in the ammres sive line will be materially increased by bad wea ther and miserable roads, and snore than all by the substitution of General Lee in place of riallicafra at the head of the rebels. The Rebel Attack on Santa Rosa Island a Cosdy Failure. Mr. Packard. a gentleman who formerly resided in Pensacola, but who fortunately made his escape and arrived at New York in the late steamer. makes the following interesting statement : The attack on Wllson's eamp was avowed in Pensacola to have been part of an intended attempt to storm the fort. News had reached the rebels that a fleet was on its way to the Gulf with 35,000 men. and it was deemed necessary to attack the fort before its arrival. They hail arranged. there A - fore, that !O men should attack and destroy Wilson's camp. while 1,000 more should cross the island and attack the fort in the rear—Bragg open ing his batteries on it at a given signal. The 1,500 men sent to surprise the camp were all picked men, seventeen being selected from each cowpony of the various reghnents. The other 1,000 Were Georgia trotipe;-.and could not be collected froze' the town in which they were scattered soon em/ugh to take part in the affair. They were just4eady to em bark when the other' canto back after their re pulse. It was universally conceded by the rebels at Pensacola that the expedition wits an utter and a costly fallore. About fifty of the men carried vans of camphene for the purpose of firing the tents. They came upon Wilson's men am! took them by surprise. Part of them fought very well. and Major Creighton ordered them to - eliarge, but his orders were countermanded, and the troops fell back towards the fort in scene confusion. Capt. Hill. meantime, hearing the firing, came out of the fort with two or three companies of regulars ; re pulsed the rebels ; drove them into their ! ? , ? nt r , , and killed many them after they had cult nuked. One rebel otbcer was shot in the cabin of the steamer in which he was crossing. when more than half a tulle from shore. The regulars showed the most perfect discipline and courage. and fired three shots to the rebels' one, taking very accurate aim ; and bitting nearly all the men in the head or breast. It was conceded at Pensacola, (and. indeed. the rebel news paper accounts already received state,) their loss at 40 killed and 50 or 60 wounded. The loss on our !tidy was either 11 or 13 (Mr, P: did not remember 'whit-Il). killed and 8 wounded. The reported de struction of property in Wilson's camp is utterly untrue. They partly burned one barrel of porli, not damaging more then one quarter of it, set a house on lire, and destroyed 15 or 20 tents. Beyond this they did no dr.meas whetseo‘. Mr. Packard states that Col. Brown. had made all his arranaernenis to open his batteries 11 1 1021. Pensaeoht on the liith; and that lie teas prevented try - the allitir at the otonth of the Mississippi, inhielt mode it necessary for two of the .ebtpg laidt ?acre to bare ta km, part id the action. togo to the oid of onr blockading fret • Affairs in Pensacola are represented as being any thing but prosperous. The rebels have about 7.000 men there, but provisions were very high. and the Government tla Ct beat! to USIZO grain, pork, and whatever else night arrive for the public service,_ paying only at such rates as they might fix. Pork was selling at 555 a barrel, and 30 cents a pound at retail. Sugar-eured hams, 35 cents ; butter, 60 cents: salt. $5 a bushel ; corn, $1.50 ; fiour. $8 to sln a barrel ; bacon, Pb edits a famed. de. Some provision dealers had written-to their correspond ents in the country not to send any more produce there, as it would be seized by the Government. Every man suspected of owing any debts at the North. was eempolled to &elm, the ai-0e,,,,t outer oath, and pay it over to the rebel treasury. No thing was in circulation but paper money, gold commanding a premium of 20 per cent. Corpora- tions and individuals were issuing shinplasters of sll s6eii. Mr. Packard states that any one suspected of "Union sentiments is in great danger of being mobbed, though a Mobile paper stated that ever four hundred " alien residents had gone from there to Richmond to get passports to the North, under the proclamation giving them forty days to leave. He says there are still a great many 17nion men there, but they dare not eve the slightest ex pression to their sentiments. Mr. P. himself is a native of Maine Letters from Colonel William Wilson, of the Zouaves. CAMP BROWN. FORT PICKENS. ) Sixth Regiment N. Y. V., Oct. 11. 1.561. j _DEAR WIVE lamin a greet hurry. We had e terrible attack two nights ago. Two thousand men came upon us at 3 o clock in the morning. We, however. turned out and gave them some fight. I bad but two hundred men in camp at the time, and the rebels must have had at least two thousand but the few I had did well, as we killed quite a number. Eleven of my men are killed. several wounded, and a number taken prisoners. My old cook, Napoleon, is taken prisoner. We killed about four hundred of the rebels and took forty prisoners... I am without a stitch of clothing. but all right and unhurt. My men fought good. The pickets fought like devils. We lost papers and everything. Their war cry was, " No quarters to Wilson or his men !'• Your husband. wihmr, CAME Ilnowx, NEAR FORT PICKENS, Sixth Regiment N. Y. V., Oct. 15. I,ql. DEAR Want : The steamer, I believe. will 'sail this afternoon for New York. I wrote von a few hurried lingo the thy after the fight. I 'fear nem news from the South has reached you with terrible statements of the affair They had me killed, and every man in the regiment. All they did was done suddenly. At three o'clock in the morning. they attacked us with two thousand men. We had only two tared men. My sentinels fought bravely, and gave us notice; but it was a short one. We were hardly out of bed. and my men scarcely had their eyes open, when the enemy commenced a terrific firing all around us. from three different They Mired volley after volley into tit ; however. We stood and returned the fire, but finally had to retire behind sand hills. Neverthe less, we again rallied, and, with the assistance of the troops out of the fort, drove them back. killing several hundreds. None 54' rgy ofkers were hurt. and only eleven men were killed . , ten wounded. and sixteen taken prisoners. My clothes, and everything belonging to me, were burnt up. Your husband, WILLIAM WILSON. INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH. The steamship McClellan. which arrived at New York from the Southern coast. brought Southern papers, from which we make the foliowing extracts : The Federal Naval Expeditions (From the Newborn (N. C.) Progress.] Two seamen of this place, just arrived from New York city under circumstances end through chan nels. both funny and interesting, but which it will not do to tell, report that great activity is manifested at the navy yard in that city in fitting out the new gunboats intended for our inland waters. They report that they were in the yard about two or three weeks ago. and saw some fifty or sixty boats, which were then launched and would be ready for action in a rhort time. and were told by the work men that they were for the expedition to North Carolina. The boats are so constructed as to carry about three hundred or three hundred and fifty THE WEEKLY PRESS. THE WICEELY PRESS will be sent to subscribers by mail (per annum In aitrance,) at 82.44 Three Copies, " 0.0. 12.04 gi (to ma &Lire,* 20.0$ (fa address of RPM Tea 4 , 4 , Twenty 4 , 14 Twenty Coyle!, or over, each eubscriber,) each.... Fur A Club of Twanty-onis et 00.er Ott *lll mod as •ctrl Copy to the getter-up of the Club. , sr Postmasters are requested to act at 21 0 0111 Tan Wasata Passe. men. and, when folly loaded and equipped', trill draw from Jig to seven feet of water.Tey aro heavily corked front the water's edge up, and . covered with heavy iron to the top of the railing. That these boats are being constructed soin l it a of no doubt; bat whether they era to come into our waters or net, of course we do not know, But when we consider that they are of the right draft, and that the naval officers there are anxious to employ, immediately, pilots aectraitiled with our sounds and rivers, at salaries as hign ne WO per month, it may not be unwire in us to prepare for an earls visit from that ktn,rter. Defences of the Lower Mississippi. [From the Merephig APPent-]. Our information from the Crescent City, received through private sources. is. t 9 the area that the State and vity authorities are energetically engaged in preparing for the defence of the important inte rests on the lower Mississippi, Shut:lll the Federal fleet. now afloat. attempt to make an attack upon that section. Governor i‘loOre fatly appreciated the importance of New Orleans to LOlliglillla end the Confederacy, and is vigorously co•operating with the Confederate and city officials ht preparing to resist the threatened invasion. and defend the city from spoliation. Prominent among the steps taken. is ii daily drill of all the citizens, capable of bearing arms. This preparation is universally pur sued every day, and the citizen soldiers—the mill tia—wat soon become experts in the arts of war. In this particular. the energy displayed by the citizens of the Crescent. City might, with great propriety, be emulated elsewhere. Various Memel It le thought that ex.Prosident John Tyler will be a candidate for Congress from the Richmond (Virginia) district. The Legislature of North Carolina, at its lido session, authorized the issuance by the• Treasurer of ;Rate of one million of trezdury noted in soma ranging from fire cciit, to one (baton As about 55010,000 of the, Confederate States money loan of ihe $15.000,000 authorized remain untaken, subscriptions have been opened anew at Nashville. and Messrs. Hugh Douglas, John Pbvter field: and W. W. Berry have been appointed com rais4ionm to Nttbivii theta Sufficiency of Pork in the South The apprehensions of our people in regard to the deficiency of bacon in the future are not well founded, if we can rely upon the statistics of the hog crop of the United States, to gt,ron in tlip census report of itiso. According to that report., the fact appears, surprising, doubtless, to many of our readers that of the thirty millions three hun dred and fifty-four thousand hogs raised in all the Statip and Territories of the United States, the getlthellt Skitie.q. exclusive of Itentuoicy and Mis souri. produced fifteen millions eight hundred and four thousand three hundred and fifty-three, or considerably more than one-half. The number of hogs in Kentucky is reported at 2.091. l Oa, and in MigEouri at 1 194 02 4, SQ that, with Misdeed, the Southern States raise up upwards. of twenty mil lions of hogs, against ten millions in the Yankee States. Weekly Review of the Markets. PIiILAISRLMIA, Oct. fyi, . 1841 The business of the past week has been to a mryle rate extent in nwst departments of trade, awl the Maxii.ete vaerally are without any material change to note. limit come, forward slowly. and is in demand. Flaw . is 1 , .4 artt VOl but prices are firm. Eye, Ana Oai. &re, in active request, and prices have advanced. Rye 11,am. and Corn Meal are rather scarce. Candles remain un changed, Coal meets a moderate inquiry, both for ship meot mid home Coffee is held firmly, eml the tick in first hands Is alintit oalittustell. Molasses are quiet. Cotton tends upward. Flskare in good re quest, at ftill rates. Vol eig,n Fruit, of all kinds, con tinues scarce. No change in Hemp or Hides, Timm is a firm feelitig in the ITCM nnirket, and not nmeb doing in Pig Iron: Lead IS held higlisr. Loather in MN,. Luna her sells slowly. Naval Stores are more-active. Oils ace steady, but. Linseol has advanced. Lc Provisions there is a firm feeling, but not much inquiry. Cloverseed id thin. Wool is active, at full rates. ln Dry Goods there IS no nrw feature, and a moderate business doing. The Flour market has been firm. but. not very active this week, the demand both for shipping and home use being moderate fur the season, but holders are not dis posed to make concessions, inul the Sales reach about 9,000 tibia at t;:a,•acro.:so for superdne, 11iai.09.1,85.75 for extras, and iSfbitifdli for vommon and g0i..4 ineluding fine Flour, at 54.75a5: middlings at bbl: 3,000 bbls part City 3fills, on private terms. For the home trade prices have- ranged at the above figures for superfine and extras, and from 56.25 to 57.50 4:fr bbl for fancy brand.aa it+ quail t ', Brr Fleur is scarce‘ with man Etveititg, arid gala: at t , 53.7503.5ix, to' WM. Corn Meal is but little inquired for and dull at 81.81,4 fur Pei:mm - 11min, and ti-1.25 bid for Thaudywiite. WHE AT.—The offerings have Milt n somewhat 011; and it is in good reouest at a further advance, with sales at 65,000 btishe4 at 335 e T Y !MAO fOr prime Southern, red, and ilinoriaac for common to good and prime Western and Pennsylvania red, mostly ut Elie i white ranges at from 137 to ISOe, with small sales of choice Southern at the latter rate. Bye sells as wanted at 720i73s for Pennsyl vania, with sales of 3,000 bushels at these figures. and Southern at 650137 e. Corn is less active, with salon 91 111,000 LitAhets gouthern afloat, at 64z066c, and 63at 65c tY bushel m store, closing ann. Oats are activs at 7.5. g e.3oc ifr Leslie! for Delaware,. and 40c for Penn sylvania, with large sales Barley and Malt are steady, with sales of the former at 75e 41 3 ' bushel. PROYISIONS.—The stock of all deeoriptians in the halide of the Ilk-alt , e& is ligatt, With sales or blenn Pork in a small way at 515ce15.50 dV LW, cash and short time; 2.000 buds were taken by the Government on private terms. Sales of Western Mess Beef at $120.12.50, and city-pocked at +14015 V' LW. Bacon MOM; off slowly. end for Hams Toiceg are .drooping: aale. or etaM at 734 na 8c: canvassed do at 8,40t0e; Sides at 01,107 e, Ind Shouldera at 5% erOe y° Ih. Green Meats—The market is "early bare of stock, and there Is very little doing; sales of Shoulders at 53.4 c cash. Lard is held firmly, and there is vary little here: sales of bbls at flgeft7ic, and kegs at .93! a One, cash . and time. Butter—There has I een more doing: sales of solid pocked at 803 M : a lot in choice Ik3s ,94,1 fur fxrPrt ni nitilk 17 lb Cheese is in moderate ronnest, with 811105 of NOW York at ®7 %c. Eggs art better, aid sell at 15c if" doe. METALS.—Pig Iron is held with more firmness, and there is rather more demand for it, with sales of 1,000 tons Anthracite No 1 at 818 cash, and No tat SI7 ; for Scotch Pig Iron prices ere manly nominal. In IMoorna lea'', Boiler plates siowty at ;;; , i 430 10 16. Lead—The stock here is very light and mostly held for a further mlvance ; a sale of Galena was made at about 6c, cash. Copper is dull: we quote sheathing at 24(221,c ; 5.000 sheets Yellow Metal sold at ISc its It, 6 mouths. conies forward slowly and the stock lore iv very light: sales of 70 lihdslst Quer:Afton at 6.427.50. A lot of Patterson and Mastard's sold at ..5.:314 0 toil. Bark is wante.l at our last quotations. BEESWAX is scarce, and further atoll sales or yot9w Lave been ;Haile at 32¢r33 ig tint Ititlz.,l , lai&i.-1 for any kiwi, and city -tnade Adamantine range from 1634 to rY,S4 c dP Spot lb, 4 months. Span are held at '.....04),10e. Tallow Can dles are moro active. COAL—There 18 rather more inquiry for home Iva, Lot the demand fore shipment continues mo.terate, unit prices tb"PIPI 111 Govartiment him 1 . 670101 r I. kadott a number Of wools from Port Richmond for the aupplr of the Southern flotilla. COFFEE. The morket is entir'•ly bare of BlOf`k in f tat Ninth+, and it is held firmly; sales of TOO bags Rio at 15,4018%e, and Laguayra at liMe, on time. I t rrrds.—Tlir stock is very light, and hold chit Hutch firlimpse y. 911.4 of 1213 fsis,ii-s , l--chisfir lB¢2o, for stunple::. Lind 22023 c ts , .13 for middling good and middling minlity, rash. DRUGS ANII DYES are active, with small salesvof Castor Oil at $1.12e21.15, Soda Ash at 2 c, Gambier at 4c, and Llllllll3 Ground Alum at 2e2 c, ou time. Indigo it stiline at full prices, i'VskiiikiPS.—There axe hilt few offering; tales of good Western at 38640 c t , lb. FM:H.—Mackerel are arriving quite freely, and are in good demand at an advance; sales of 4,500 bbls from the wharf, part at $7.5087.6236' and $5.50e5.6.2,Y. and $4 NA for the three numbers, and part on prly,ite renne t higher; store quotations are 56.50(a9 for No. 1, 86.75e6 for No. 2, $4.50e5.50 for small and largo threes. Codfish are dull at 303 c lb. Pickled Her ring range from 5t1.75 to tilso 4j , bbl, a+ in quality an invoice of 1,000 Lids and 6,000 boxes smoked do sold on terms kept private, verY little foreign troll beta; obi Bilinlllll are sellitr , ina small way at $2.02X er2.75 for Lunch, and $2.90g3 for layers. Currants and Citron are scarce; 500 drums Figs sold at 8012 c. New crap Raisins have arrived at the Eastward. In domestic fruit there is lam Ulna, smiths attikidisl kWh, tarn green .i.ppiod range from 82 to :4310, and extra lota at $4 per bbl. Pried Apples are scarce and worth saoc. Dried reaches are selling slowly at 066;;c for quarters, and 7c for un pared halves. Cranberries sell at Sdni7 bbl. • • - FREIGHTS—To .Iverrami Owe ifs more offerings and io,ooobuhlt Wheat in stars bags were taken at 14di we •mote 'lour at 3s CA, heavy goods at 40s. A ship is loading to London at 4. for Flour, 14d for grain, and 40s for Oil Cake. Two schooners are loading to Cork at about 14d, and a brig to Trinidad at 85e, out, foreign port charges Paid. A vesmd is loading to Havana at Igo fax- ineemlrvllwra Coat rrektite are -toady, anti GlNittrn is scarce; the only sale reported ix a lot of crude on private terms. GUANO is very quiet, the season being over, but we couthitic our farmer ,ittatitti,m, salve have heeti reported to fi x..piotatious, which lire firm. JILDES.—The demand had fallen off, but they are held with much firmness. Sales of l'ltY - slauidder at 7.307,5ic. 1101 i" continue dull, with sales at lb)cr2sc for first-sort ; old are nut ltflututll and pricog are FAY is more active, and good Timothy !wiling at Ma 75c the 100 lbs. 1.1 - 31BEIL—There is but little, movement in any kind, an no change to notice. Sales of 300,000 Laths, in lots, from the ltliatt; at SiloaLn, as in ilitality. %nit° Pine Boards range front Sl4 to SIT 41 ) ' RI feet. Hemlock lumber is dull. The builditm season is nearly over, and very little activity is anticipated for some months to MOLASSES —The market is Tr.`TY quiet. and the only golf§ ruorted are +ono! enured I 'unit at 1 2T85, 1 „( and 153 casks of Syrup at 34sta8c, on time. NAVAL zi.TUßES.—Conintou Rusin is scarce, and command , FF.54t526 some medium grade: cola at 55.50; No. lis worth s6aB. Tar and Pitch sell slowly at ss4B> 6.35. Spirits of Turpentine is iii active demand, with further salt:; at ..91.a41.70 gallon. _• _ OILS.—The upward feeling in Linseed noticed lag week still continues, and further sales have been made at 70011 c. Fish oils are held firmly, but there is very little doing: 100 Ws. Cod Oil was disposed of at a price kept private. Lard Oil sOaSse for winter; and Teat Trio for sominer and fall, Crwlt. Coal Oil is arriving front the West in considerable quantities; the last sale of Fe• trolemo was at 17r. Imports of ;sperm and Whale Oil and Whalebone into the tuitol States, for the week cutting Oct. 21, 1861: Bids Sp. 8b1.3 Lba Bone. 4-54 .58,851 126,5.45 967,70) Tot 11 P•reviu ty From Jan. Ito date ..,58,511 126,695 961,700 S.snie thee last year„.68,585 337,959 1,352,500 PLASTER is in steady demand, with further sales of two caYl39tt , 9f soft at lin,Ph MI: ItlCE.—The stock is nearly exhausted, and it is held with increased Ilrinness; small sales at % 6r7%c ze . lb. SALT is held firmly, and a cargo of common sold at a private bargain. SEEDS. There is mare Cloverseed coming forward, with Mirth in a Militia way', at g4,itinit4 80 b bus. Tim= thy ranges from 5.1,75e52. Flaxseed la active at the ad- Tanc,; rums ashes at , 51.6001.02, the latter figure being a further improvement. BD.:Alt.—The stock in first hands is nearly exhausted, but the dent:aid is limited, and we continue former Quo !stims i BO" 9,1 . culla, in mall kitsi at 7;i ruff° Rico lit SMecl3,4c, on time, ant some boX Sugar on (onus kept private. SPIRITS.—Tivore is no change in Brandy, Gin, or Rum, and Lut little selling. Whisky is held firmly at the late advance. sales of Ohio obis at 22c, Pennu at 21,tic, and Drudge at 20).icr21c - 1 0 ' gallon. TALLOW is unchaugial. Woe deity rendered at ag el Pc, and country at 4P' lb. TEAS.—There is very little demand and no change in prices. TOBACCO.—The stock of Leaf here is unusually light, and of mattutactured it is also very small, and prices tend s aard WOOL — Thar is no abatement in the activity which has prevailed for some time past in the Medium and tow ovule., and as the stork of these kinds is becoming re duced, the finer grades are attracting mere attentioa. Saki- of 150,000 lbs ranting from 45 to s;c, incluAing otue ceunne . tt aud tub at the latter quotation. s.oir
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