THE PRESS. Illtudemor DAILY, (6CFNLAIB xsoarTmod BY JOHN W. FORNEY, OITION No. 417 OHRSTNIIT STREET DAILY PRESS, 'SWAIM" OMITS Pint Wax; payable to the Sauter. Mailed to Subscribers out of the Oity at Six DOLLARS 'Pia ANNUM, EMIR DOLLARa roe EIGHT MomisSTasui MOLLIIII 101. 811 Mormag—inveriabs , in Meknes for oilhe time ordered. THE TRI-WEEKLY PRESS, Mailed to Subscribers out of the My at Tame Dot.- &Asa Pis Aam yx. to adTaaoe DRY-GOODS -JOBBERS. 1861. r R 0 E FALL 0 S D H ,S_ %RIEGEL, BAIRD, & CO., IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS DRY aO o •r• ZTO. 47 NORTH THIRD BREW, PHILADELPHIA Prompt-paying merchants are respectfully invited to examine our large and carefully-se lected stock of desirable goods, which will be *old at prices to suit the times. se2s-tp, JAMES, KENT, SANTEE, & CO., IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS ov • R GOODS. boa. 738 and 341 North THIRD Street, above Hare, Hare now open their usual LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OP yovizmi Azur DOMESTIC GOODS, among which will be found a general assortment of PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS. ST CASH BUYERS SPECIALLY INVITED. sel7-2m THOMAS MELLOR & CO., Noe. 40 and 42 NORTH THIRD Street, HOSIERY HOUSE. LINEN IMPOUTEBS and SHIRT-FRONT MANUFACTURERS Importations direct from the Manufactories. sell-2m 1861. TO CASH BUYERS. 1861 . & co., No. 303 MARKET STREET, Ace receiving daily, from the PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORE AUCTIONS, a general assortment of MERCHANDISE, bought for CASH. .CASH BITTERS are especially invited to call and ex amine our Stock. ses-tf 1861. FALL GOODS.IB6I FRESH ASSORTMENT. DALE, ROSS, & 121 MARKET STREET, save received, and are now opening, a fresh stook of FALL & WINTER GOODS which will be sold low for CASH and on short credits. 117 - Buyers are respectfully invited to call and ex amine our stock. au3l-2m CARPETINGrS. LARGE CARPET STOCK SELLING OUT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, CLOSE BUSINESS. DAILY & BROTHER, No. 920 CBESTNUT STREET. RTI-tuttin 2m EGARCII-STREET CARPET wratrmovsz." OLDDEN & R,ICICNkate NO. 832 ARCH STREET, Two doors below NINTH, South aide, Have now in store, a SPLENDID STOOK of ENGLISH AND AMERMAN CARPETINE*S. Witch are now offered at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, FOR CASH. 0c1.9 12t NEW CARPETING-. JAMES H. OHNE, Chestnut st., below 7th, SOUTH SIDE Now opening from the New York Auction Booms, a Large lot of CROSSLEY'S ENGLISH TAPESTRY BRUSSELS, which will be sold from 87t Ili, TO I; 1 PER YD I idea a complete assortment of all the varieties of OAR FETING, of OUR OWN IMPORTATION, cora writhe GROISSLET'S WILTON it 'VELVET OASPETENG. TEMPLETON'S A XMINSTER do. MENIERSON'S DAMASK AND TWILLED VENETIANS Alo, a large variety of ENGLISH BRUSSELS, im pend under the old duty, which will be Bold at low rice. Waded in our stack will be found a complete assort. men of INGRAIN AND THREE-PLY CARPETING. )11. OLOTII PROM 1 TO 8 TARE WIWI JAMES H. ORNE. CHESTNUT STREET, BELOW SEVENTH c5-In IBOURTH-STREET 77 CARPET STORE, No. 47, ABOYE CHESTNUT, ma now offering my stock of ELISH CARPETINGS, BEACING EVERY VARIETY AND STYLE. trported expreeely for City Retail Bake, at Prices 'gin THAN PRESENT COST Off DIPOBTATION. 3. T. 1: - )ELA:CROIX. ,el9-21a G LEN ECHO MILLS, 1211811ANTOWIl t McCALLUM. & CO., lIKINIMAOTURERS, IMPORTERS, AND DEALERS. bO9 CHESTNUT STREET, CARPETING/3 ? OIL CLOTHS, 10. Me have now on hand an extensive dock of Carpet. flip of our own and other makes, to which we call the Ration of cub and shod time buyer,. woll-ihn JEW CARP ETINGS. J. F. & E. B. ORNE, Mc $l9 OHIESTRIIT STREET—OPPOSITE STATE HOUSE, ire now opening, from Custom House Stores, their FALL IMPORTATIONS rEW OARPETINGS ',GOO 'pieces J. OBOSSLEY & SONS' TAPESTRY vaLPZTE3, from OTS. TO $1 PER YARD. BA TAPESTRY VEL VET; XREITam AWfitSfiffNi PINE AXMINSTER; ROYAL WILTON; EXTRA ENGLISH BRUSSELS; HENDERSON & CO.'s PENMAN; =Tarawa INGRAIN 0116BPAT8i asir. of NEW STYLES IZATING BZIN recvorcart ZEROS'S THE LATE ADVANCE IN TH3 TARTPW, Will be sold at MODERATE PRICES. au2ll4ak HARDWARE. H ARDWARE. 21001111, UENSZEY, & CO. Hays now on hand, and are constantly receiving, a Dirge assortment of HARDWARE, DUMMY, GUNS, etc., to which they invite the attention of purchasers for Vol or short credit. No. 427 NAM= Street, and ERN No. 416 COME = Street, l'hilado, VOL. 5, - NO. 77. IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS. W• S. STEWART• 8c 09,,, • Importer, and Jobbers of SILKS AND FANCY DRESS GOODS, NO. 305 MARKET STREET. We bare just received a full line of CLOAKING CLOTHS in UNION' and ALL-WOOL, Comprising, in part PLAIN BLACKS, BLACK BEAVERS, - BLACK TRICOTS, Ay. Also a sal:1111ot of REPELLANTS. The attention of the trade is invited to these Goode. oe2l-tf a 1861. FROTHINGII. & WELLS, 34 SOUTH FRONT AND 35 LETITIA STREET, BROWN AND BLEACHED SHEETINO., DRILLS, JEANS, SILECL&S, CANTON FLANNELS, FROM THE MASSAOn I arM QUM Faildl LACONIA, INERETT, LOWELL, IPSWICH, HAMPDEN', A FULL ASSORTMENT OF SHAWLS, BEAVER CLOTHS, TRICOTS, CASSIMERES, FLANNELS, TWEEDS, FROM THE WASHINGTON (LATE BAY STATE,) AND OTHER MILLS. 0c1.3m SHIPLEY, HAZARD, & HUTCIANSON, No. 11l CHESTNUT STREET, 00XXISS.T.ON M ROHANTS FOR TM, BALI OP PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS. se2s-6m ARMY CONTRACTORS AND SUTLERS SUPPLIED WITH BRUSHES at the lowest rates. CAVALRY BRUSHES, Government standard; WAGON BRUSHES, Government standard;, And every Description of Brushes required for the Army. KEMBLE & VAN HORN, ocl6-3m 321 MARKET Street, Philadelphia. ARMY WOOLLENS. COFF/N, & Co., 116 CHESTNUT STREET, Are prepared to deliver on contract 3-4 and 6-4 Dark and Sky Blue CLOTHS AND w - FIRSEYS. seB-3m IMOD BLUE KERSEYS. iii•tetqA INDIGO BLUE CLOTHS, 4.4.0 91W TWO) , 4f Vrooilt adapted to Military Clothing+ for sale at the lowest prices REGIMENTS EQUIPPED AT SHORT NOTICE. BENJ. L. BERRY, CLOTH HOUSE, 50 SOUTH SECOND . STREET. 0c5.1m :a : . A RMY FLANNELS.. WELLING, COFFIN, & CO., 116 CHESTNUT STREET, Are prepared to make contracts, for immediate delivery* WHITE DOMET FLANNELS, AND ALL WOOL INDIGO BLUE FLANNELS, of Government etandard. oc4-tf ANDREWS' ORIGINAL CAMP, OR TRAVELLING BED TRUNK. (Patent applied for). For Bale by W. A. ANDREWS, ra_im No 612 OMLITNIIT Stmt. EO. THOMPSON, .114. N. E. COR. SEVENTH and WALNUT STS. My customers, and the public generally, are respect fully informed that my selections of fabrics and facili ties for tilling orders this season are quite equal to those of any former one. I therefore take # l 4, comeigu l t Method of cordially inviting my old patrons, together with all gentlemen of taste and dress, to give my es tablishment an early visit. N. B.—All kinds of Military Uniforms made at the shortest notice: erllan ~H..:)r;r: Rajrta rY~~iJ i n.AB.T.NET FURNITURE AND BIIr LLUID TARIM. MOORE & CAMPION, No. 261 South SECOND Street, In connection with their extensive Cabinet Business are now manufacturing a superior article of BILLIARD TABLES, And halm now an hand a fell aupply, SAWA with tha SWORE A CAUTION'S IMPROVED =mows, which are pronounced; by all who have used them, to be superior to all others. For the quality and finish of these Tables the menu lhotorers refer to their numerous patrons throughout the Union, who arehunilier with the character of their week au264lni p uirrssE REDUCTION LOOKING GLASSES, OIL PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, PICTURE AND PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES. JAMES S. EARLE & SON, 816 CHESTNUT STREET, Announce the reduction of 25 per cent. in the prices of all the Manufactured Stock of Looking Glasses; also, in Engravings, Picture and Photograph Frames, Oil Paint ings. The largest and moat elegant assortment in the country. A rare opportunity le now offered to make pure abases In this line For Cash, at remarkably Low Prime EARLE'S GALLERIES, . 0 9. tr _ 816 CHESTNUT Street. CHINA AND QUEENSWARE. 861. BOYD & STROUDI. No. 32 NORTH FOURTH STREW'', HAVE NOW THEIR USUAL LARGE STOCK ON BAND, TO *Mak &ay 111106 the Otto itlen of CASH BUYERS. PRACTICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.—The Laboratory of the subscribers is open daily, from 9A. M. to d P. M., for Analyses of Ores, Guanos, Waters, ,to. Aleo, for the Instruction of Students in Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology. Opinions given in Chemical questions. Snead Instruetion in MEDICAL CHEMISTRY_ JAMES C. BOOTH, THOS. 11. GARRETT, JNO. J. REESE, M. D., 001-Stu No. I 0 CHANT Street, Tenth, below Market. TURN _ WELSH, Practical SLATE El ROOFER, THIRD Street and OERMANTOWIit g oa d, ig prepared to put on any amount of ROOTING, on the most MODERATE TERMS. Will guaranty to make every Building perfectly Water-tight. IT Orders promptly attended to, EV.A_NS & WATSON'B SALAMANDER BASES. STORE, IS SOUTH FOURTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. A large variety of ME-PROOF DAM iamb's On hand: CTTON BAIL DUCK and CAN VAS, of all numbers and brand.. Itaren'e Duck Awning Twins, of ail deeeripUoret„ for Tents, Awning., Trunks, and Wagon Covers. Also, Paper Manufactnrera' Drier .Palle, from Ito 1 feet wide. Tarpaulins, Belting, Sail Twine,. &a. JOHN W. ZITIRMAN A 00., 103 JONTA rift. J. H. McQT.TILLEN RAS BS- A, mond to 1112 AXOH Meet. 011-3akit r 402Fq,* • kl 11,` / ') r • P 1 1 —.,• e , / , ' , _..0%; 7 • tr .* fir , f , - 11111'..ft. .7_ • ' -Ara4 +ob.- _4O • - •••,•• OO • COMMISSION HOUSES. OFFER FOR SALE SHIRTINGS, LYMAN, DWIGHT, CABOT, CHICOPEE, and BABTL.I2T MILLS LIKEWISE, BLANKETS, AND ARMY GOODS, MILITARY GOODS Alwayo on hand, a largo stock of MERCHANT TAILORS. TAILOR, CiROULAR LOOKING GLASSES. BUSINESS NOTICES. MEDICINAL. ELMBOLD'S GENUINE PREPARATIONS. RELIKROLD'S GENUINE PREPARATIONS. , RELBIBOLD'S GENUINE PREPARATIONS. HET,!WRAY We P:TRAM niretfr Umrs Disea ee e or the madder. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU Cures Diseases of the Kidneys. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU Cures Gravel, HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU Cures Dropsy. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU Cures Nervous Sufferers. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCIIU Corer Debilitated gniterers. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU For Loss of Memory. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU For Loss of Power. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU • For Consumption, Insanity. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU For Epileptic Fits, St. Vitus' Dance. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT RUNIC; For Difficulty of Breathing. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU Fee Goosed Weal:nom HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU For Weak Nerves. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCIIU For Trembling. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCIIU For Night Sweats, 1 HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU For Cold Feet. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU For DimnesS of Vision. REIAIBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU For Llingtlor. HEIAIROLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU For Universal Lassitude of the Muscular System. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU For Pallid Countenance. HFLMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU For Rn.ptlons.- HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU Fur Pains in the Back. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT -BUCHU For Headache. ur.vointairs EXTRACT BUCHU For Sick Stomach. HEEMBOLD'S GENUINE PREPARATIONS. If you are suffering with any of the above distressing ailments, use SEMIBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCIIU. - Try it, and be convinced of its efficacy. 11ELDIBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCIIU, recommended by names known to SCIENCE and FAME. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU. See remarks made by the late Dr. Physic. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT RUCHE'. See Dr. De woe's valuable work on Practice of Physic, HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU. See Dispensa tory of the United States. SEMIBOLD'S EXTRACT &THU. See remarks made by Dr. Ephraim McDowell, a celebrated physi cian, and Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, and published in King and queen's Journal. HELMBOLD'S Genuine Preparations. See Medico- Chirurgical Review, published by Benjamin Travers, F. R. C. S. HELMBOLD'S Genuine Preparations. See most of the late Standard Works on Medicine. DELMBOLD'S. Genuine Preparations. See remarks made by distinguished Clergymen. lIELMBOLD'S GENUINE PREPARATIONS 6 , Give health and vigor to the frame, And bloom to the pallid cheek ;" and are so pleasant to the taste that patients become fond of them. SEMIBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCKET, $1 per bottle, or six for $5, delivered to any address. Depot 104 South TENTH Street, below Chestnut, Philadelphia, Pa., where all letters must be addressed. PHYSICIANS IN ATTENDANCE From 8 A. 111. to E. P.M. • Describe symptoms in all communications. ADVICE GRATIS. CURES GUARANTIED. Sold by Druggists and Dealers everywhere. ocs-stuth3m ELIXIR PROPYLAMIXE, The New Remedy for . . . RHEUMATISM During the past year we have introduced to the notice of the medical profession of this country the Pura crys talised Ciaortdc of Propylamine, as a REMEDY FOR BLIEUNATISH; and having received from many sources, both from phy. dolma of the highest standing and from patients, the MOST FLATTERING TESTIMONIALS of its real value in the treatment of this painful and ob stinate disease, we are induced to present it to the putile in a form READY tifar. IMMEDIATE USE,which we hope will commend Itself' to those who are stilering with this afflicting complaint, and to the medical practitioner who may feel disposed to teat the powers of this valuable remedy. _ . ELIXIR PROPYLAMINE, in the form shove epclreg of, hoe recently beau erstanwiway oisperimented with in the PENN SYLVANLA HOSPITAL, and with MARKED SUCCESS, (as will appear from the anblished accounts in the medical KT It is carefully put up ready for immediate use, with fulldirections, and can to obtained nom all the druggists at 75 cents per bottle, and at wholesale of BULLOCK It CRENSHAW, Druggists and Manufacturing Chemists, ma M.ly Philadelphia. MILS. JAMES BETTS' CELEBRA- D SUPPORTERS FOR LADIES, and the only Supporters nnder eminent medical patronage. La. dies and.PhYsicians axe respectfully requested to call only on litre. Bette, at her residence, 1039 WALNUT Street, Philadelphia, (to avoid counterteita.) Thirty thousand Invalids have been advised by their *milldam to nee hee appliances. Those only are genuine bearing the United States copyright, labels on the box, and signatures, and oleo en the Suptortera with testimonials. ocla-tuthatt LEG-AL, TN THE ORPHANS' COURT FOR LI- THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA. In the :natter of the Partition of the Real Estate of MARTHA DANFORP, de c eased, To Edward Kelley, John Kelley, William S. Kelley, James Kelley, Henry McCrea, guerdi In ad Litem of Wil liam Keeley, John Keeley, Rebecca rampbell, George W. Shimer, and J. P. Butler, guardian of Henry Madi son Shimer,'lteirs and legal representatives of the said Martha Bamford - and to all other heirs and 4114 repre sentatives of the said Martha Sanford, deceased and to all other sarties interested. Notice Is hereby given, that on motion of William L. Marshall, Esq., solicitor for petitioner, a writ of parti tion issued out of the Orphans' Court for the City and County of Philadelphia, and that, in pursuance of said writ, an Inquest will be held by the 86rittand Jury upon the premises in said writ described, on FRIDAY, the first day of November, A. D. 1161, at 10 o'clock in the foreneon, for the purpose of making partition of said premises to and among the heirs of the said Martha Ban ford, deceased ; and if such partition cannot be made, Mei,. to %hie and appraise the sense, At which time and place your are hereby notified to attend, if you see pro. per. WILLIAM H. KERN, oell.th4t Sheriff. TN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAB FOE THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA. ANNIE E. NEVINS, by her nest friend, &e., m I WEST li.EVINS. MARpi TERN, 1861. No. 13. Divorce. I. WEST NEYINS will please take notice that a rule has been granted on the Respondent to show cause why a ditmco a ainonla matrimonii should not be decreed in the above care. "Returnable Saturday, Nev. 9,1861, at 10 A. M. J. T. THOMAS, 0029-tuth4tte Attorney for Libellant. TN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. FOR TILE. CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA. WM. CAMAC v. WM. B. MOTT. J. 61. 169. Ale. vend. exp. JOHN B. CAMAC v. SAME. J. 61. 170. Ale. vend. 4553!.. • The Auditor appointed by the Court to report distribu tion of the proceeds of the Sheriff's sale, under the above writs, of the following described properties, to wit, under No. 169: All that certain lot or piece of ground situate on the west side of Leopard street, in late District of Kensington, now in the city of Philodelphis, commencing at the distance of 80 feet Southward'', from Prince street extending thence southwnrdly along said Leopard street 39 feet 6 inches to a stake, thence westwardly at right angles to said Leopard street about 90 feet to a ten-feet. wide-alley, thence northwardly along said alley 39 feet 6 inches, and thence eastwardly to the place of beginning; [being the nor . 1 0 wili..h.Tllrtic , r Nom, inclentore dated 20 th November, lels, 1 °corded in Deed Book G W It, No. 37, page 654, granted and conveyed unto William B. Mott in fee, reserving a yearly rent of $23.70;] under No. 170, a certain lot or piece of ground situate on the west side of Leopard street, in the Sixteenth ward of the city of Philadelphia, late in the District of Ken sington, commencing at the corner of Prince street, now called Girard avenue , and extending thence southward along said Leopard street 80 feet to a stake, thence west wardly at right angles to said Lecipard street about 90 feet to a ten-feet wide alley, thence northwardly along said ten-feet:wide alley 80 feet to said Girard avenue or Prince street, and thence eastwardly along said Girard avenue or Prince street about 90 feet to the place of be ginning,- [being the same lot or piece of ground which Turner Canute, by indenture dated November 20th, 1828, and recorded in Deed Book G W R, No. 37, page 650, &e., granted and conveyed unto Willis a E. Mott in fee, reserving the yearly ground rent of s4B,] will attend to the duties of his appointment on TUESDAY, Nov,enaber 12, 1861, at 4 o'clock P.M, at his office, No. 627 WAI. NUT Street, when and where all persons interested are required to make their claims, or be debarred from coming in upon said fund. SAMUEL C. PERKINS, 0c29-tutbsst Auditor. PROPOSALS. A RMY SUPPLIES. OFFICE OF Tire ACTING COMMISSARY or SUBSISTENCE, No. 1130 Girard Street, Philadelphia, October 26, 1801. Sealed Propotais wilt be received at this Office until twelve o'clock 31., on the 31st day of October, for fur rdahing for the use of the United States Army, at such times and in such quantities as may be required during the month of November, the following subsistence stores —viz: HQ 13 arrele Extra Mess Pork, first quMify, 600 66 first quality Extra Mess Beef. 100,000 Pounds Smoked Bacon Sides, in 200-pound boxes, securely strapped. 1,400 Barrels "Extra Superfine Flour." 60,000 Pc - ands first qnality Pilot Bread In good flour barrels. 260 bushels While beans, in good dry barrel. 100 Bushels, prime quality, Split Peas, in good, dry barrels. 10,000 Pounds prime Rice, In good Four barrels. 182 Bushels first quality No. 2 klln.dried Hominy, made front white Hint Corn. 26,666 hounds prime Rio Coffee, hi barrel,. 30,000 Pounds light yellow Sugar, in barrels. 2„000 Gallons Vinegar. 2,600 Pounds Adamantine Candles, full weight. 8,000 Pounds Oleine Soap, full weight. 126 Bushels good clean, dry, fine Salt, in good, tight barrabill2 quarts to the Sample to accompany proposals, when practicable. All of the articles to be of the beet quality, securely packed, and in perfect order for transportation. Bide will include packages and delivery in the city. Sellers, mime, and date of purchase required on each pacliegv, ctrtillotto 0.1 iwiPeqtlols 91 . the meat and Sour will be required . Bids from known dealers and nUfecturers only will be considered. Two good sureties for the faithful performance of the contracts, whose names will be mentionei In the bide, will be requirt Proposais to be endors Proposals for Furniehiug Biibi.l6tonsa Pores," and directed to CAPT. C. W. THOMAS, oe2e-St A. Q. M. & A. C. S., U. S. A. MARSHAL'S SALES. SALE.—By virtue of a J.TJL`Nerit of sale, by the Hon. JOHN CADWALA DER, Judge of the District Court of the United states, in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in Admi ralty, to me directed, will be aold, at Public Sale, to the ldghset and hest bidder, for each, at the MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE, on WEDNESDAY, November 13th,11861, at 12 o'clock, noon, the one part of the schooner M. A. SHINDLER, her tackle apparel, and furniture, being the interest of George Harts, a resident and inhabitant of the State of North Carolina, in said WILLIAM, MILLWAIIDI renal. - S Marshal E. D. of Denn'a. PULARELIIII44 October :Po nclitegt PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1861. 4 11rtss. THURSDAY I OCTOBER 31, 1861. Deposition of King Cotton as The King is dead—Long live the King !" used to be said, by the Lord in Waiting, when ever one of the French sovereigns paid the last debt of nature. In like manner, just now, in this country—when King Cotton expires, in consequence of ill-treatment from his own subjects—we shall find him succeeded, with out delay or interregnum, by King Wool, who represents the elder branch of the family. Wool was the earliest material, after civili zation commenced, of which wearing apparel was made. It has continued its supremacy, though cotton has interfered with it. Once let European manufacturers cease to depend upon this country for cotton, and the south mnat, be in a disastrous position. Nor, thus de prived of a foreign sale ? can cotton-growers look - to the North for customers who will re lieve them of that produce. We have to pro vide a substitute, and Providence, which is liberal as well as Win in dispensing his favors, gives us a compensation. Henceforth, if we be wise, Wool will replace Cotton. It has been estimated that, at present in this Country, the annual eansumption of waal, foe articles of clothing, averagesaeven pounds a head. When cotton is dispensed with, this quantity will be doubled ? if not trebled. But the question will naturally arise—where is the wool to be obtained ? Spain, Germany, England, and Russia sup ply large rpiMiltiee of this staple, as do Tan key, Egypt, the Cape of Good Hope, South America, the East Indies, but, "above all, Aus tralia. The history of the wool-trade in the last named country is very remarkable. In the year 1829, the whole quantity of wool pro duced in Australia was under Iwo million pounds. In 1829, it exceeded ten millions. lii 1849, it had swelled up to thirty-six, and, in 1859, notwithstanding that labor was greatly • diverted from wool-growing to gold-seeking, the produce of wool in Australia exceeded 50,000,000 pounds. We scarcely exaggerate when we say that the production of wool in Australia has been more advantageous to that country than its annual yield of gold. It ne cessarily iSkollts the chipping interests, (tor the most of the Australian wool is exported,) and thus gives ample employment all round to labor and capital. Two of our greatest living writers., Bulwer• and Dickens, have taken ad vantage of this fact, in recent fictions. The first conveys the hero of cg The Cartons" to Australia, where, in a few years, his enter prise and industry as a sheep-breeder and wool grower win a fortune for him ; and the lat ter makes Magwitch, the 4, varmint" convict of "Great Expectations," amass immense wealth by the same means. In fact, Austra lia has suitable land enough, if she had only sheep and shepherds enough, to supply the world with all the wool it may require. In stieh supply, however, we dctirc to be counted out, for we have amplest resources at home. Every year, we grow more wool and import less. Thus, our importation of foreign wool has dwindled dawn fiein and a half million pounds in 1851 to eighteen and a half million pounds in 1855. But there is no occasion for us to import Atiy, for ire can produce any quantity and of all qualities. Our territory adapted for wool-growing is immense. In some parts of it the finest and best wool in the world has been grown, and vast quanti ties would be produced, every v_ear.,bltt for the encouragement hilliOito given to cotton, a material neither as lasting nor as good as wool, and certainly by no means so well adapted fort our climate. In Africa, where cotton largely cultivated, it is little used by the na tives, whose principal garment, the &mot is invariably made of flue woollen cloth. The superior staple of wool may be spun and woven to almost any fineness. A demand for the first quality of staple would produce it, in any quantities, inn short time. The inte rests of the farmer and the manufacturer would be mutually served by the elevation of King Wool, on the deposition of King Cotton. In California wool-growing on a large scale has commenced. New Mexico, already a wool-country, has a soil and climate, the best adapted in the world for raising long wool, which is the first quality. It is estimated that New Mexico can support as many sheep as would produce sufficient wool, equal to the beat Saxony, to clothe the world. Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York are sheep breeding States. Our own Pennsylvania is capable in this respect, too, but the West and Southwest appear destined to carry out this branch of national production to aii almeat boundless extent,—lllinois, lowa, New Mex ico, and Ohio can produce more wool, in a few years, than Australia, notwithstanding the start which thc iattu hag got. They can do it, because the course of population flows in those directions, whereas Australia, now that convict-labor is nearly ended, will find it diffi cult to maintaiq Iter prescut amount of wool produce. In Ohio alone, this day, are some six mil lion sheep. Their number has increased 15 per cent. in the last ten years, whereas the ag. gregate weight of their fleece has increased 40 per cent. When proper care is taken, the va rious breeds of American sheep greatly im prove. The aim is to increase the weight and fineness of the fleece—for with this goes the improvement of the quality of the animal as food. Better than a gold-mine is the judicious management which raises the weight of the flBooo front loss than two pounds to more .than three. This has been done, in New York and Ohio. Calicoes, muslins, nankeens, yarn, and such light materials have grown into use within the last hundred years, and cannot be wholly su perseded, but the manufactures of wool date, in fact, from the'remotest times. Let us enu merate a few of them. Broadcloth and Ker seymere ; gorges and blankets flannel and reps ; Saxonies and Orleans ; Poplin and Tabi net ; Serges and Stuff; merino and de laines; Cashmere and Challis ; Italian net, Norwich crape, Crepe de /Ryon, and a vast variety of other stuffs used for inner and other garments. In short, the applicability of wool, in prefer ence to cotton, need not he a matter for argu ment or proof. It is a fact. Coincident with the encouragement of wool ought to be the cultivation of flax. It will go hard, indeed, with industry, and capital, and labor, if linen and woollen do not resume the station they occupied, beforo Cotton set itself up as King. The cotton-producing South having, in its treason and folly, forded the European manu facturers to seek for the raw material else where, must not expect, under any circum stances, to find an equivalent in increased con sumption by the loyal States. We can fall back upon Wool as a substitute, superior to cotton—an article, by the way, which Southern people themselves use very sparingly. In do ing this, we shall build up our great agricul tural States and shall largely provide employ ment for artisans and mechanies—for manu factures must increase with the augmented de mand for and use of wool. The same weakness which has induced us to keep up the price of sugar, by a heavy import duty, in order to "protect," which means to support, the production in the South of that &aide Of MUM 'Consumption, has Mac its exalt cotton and depress wool. That impolicy has to be abandoned, and thereby a new impe tus given to a branch of produce and 11M12111.- glum hitherto too much negleeted_ SALE Or CONFISCATED VESSELS.—PoTtions Of four vessels owned by residents of the rebellious States wore sold, yesterday afternoon, at the Exchange, under the direction of the United States ma w, The, one-sixteenth part of the schootier R. W Tail, the inte rest of Richard B. Grassy, of Louisiana, brought $460. Six-sixteenths of the schooner Clara, the interest of T. J. Hughes, of North Carolina, sold for $1,600. The one sixteenth Dart of bark Isaac R. Doris, the interest of Andrew J. Howell, of North Carolintt i wa§ huyclie4 down at N5OO, and one-eighth of the schooner Theresa C., also belonging to Mr. Howell, brought $320. THE PATRIOTIC LOAN.- - -SlibSCribOrd to the new National Loan have greatly increa se d w ithi n the kid fats d 11 3 .131 The probable ettefetifl of the now naval expedition and general prospects of speedy eucceas cunt. 01;% entire conk:Waco hwthe Goyertunent. THE REBELLION, The Battle of Ball's Bluff. CEN. nosrs OFFICIAL REPORT AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI. GEN. THOMAS' REPORT ON THE WESTERN DEPARTMENT. FREMONT TOTALLY INCOMPETENT. THE POSITION OF GENERAL PRICE THE VICTORY NEAR FREDERICSTOWN.• DEPARTURE OF THE NAVAL FLEET, THE REPORT OF TREACHERY UNTRUE THE WAR IN KENTUCKY. THE REBEL CAMP IN COLUMBUS. The Manifesto of Breekinridge, MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS. Gen. Kelly's Victory at Romney. MASON AND SLIDELL AT HAVANA, REBEL STEAMER THEODORA SAILED FOR CHARLESTON. &C. &C. &C. THE BATTLE OF BALL'S BLUFF. OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. STONE, HEADQUARTERS CORPLOP OBSERVATION, October 28, 1881. GEssuat, : On the 20th inst., being advised from headquarters of General McCall's movements to Dratewille, to reoomioltre and draw out the inten tions of the enemy at Leesburg, I went to Edwards' Ferry, at 1 o'clock P. M., with General Gorman's brigade, Seventh Michigan, two troops of the Van Allen Cavalry, and the Putnam Rangers, while four companies of the Fifteenth Massachusetts Volun. teers were sent to Harrison's Island, under Colonel Dever's, who then had one company on the island, and Colonel Lee, with a battalion of the Massachu setts Twentieth, a section of the Rhode Island Bat tery, and Tammany Regiment. were sent to Con rad's Ferry, A section of Bunting's New York Battery and Itickett's battery were already on duty, respectively at Edwards' and Conrad's Fer ries. General McCall's movement had evidently at tracted the attention of the enemy, a regiment of infantry having appeared from the direction of Leesburg, and taken shelter behind a hill about one mile and a half from our position at the Ferry. General Gorman was ordered to deploy his forces in view of the enemy, and in so doing no move ment of the enemy was exeited_ Throe flat boats were ordered, and, at - the same time, shell and spherical shot were thrown into the place of the enemy's concealment. This was done to produce an impression that a crossing was to be made. The shellin§ at RAwarde Ferry and launch ing of boats in need the quick retirement of the enemy's force seen there, and three boat loads, of thirty-five men each, from the First Minnesota, crossed and recrossed the river, each trip occupy ing about sia or seven minutes. Wiille ibis was going on, the men evinced, by their cheering, that they were all ready and de termined to fight gallantly when the opportunity was presented. At dusk. General Gorman's bri gade and the Seventh Michigan returned to camp, leaving the Tammany Regiment end the eempanies of the Fifteenth Massachusetts and artillery at Conrad's Ferry, in position, awaiting the return of scouts. Meanwhile, General Stone remained at Edwards' Ferry. At 10 o'clock P. M., Lieutenant Howe, qumtermaste!' of tilt Fifteenth Massachu setts, reported that scouts, under thiptain Phil brick, heat returned to the island, having been ,fithln one mile of Leesburg, and there discover ing, in the edge of a wood, an encampment of thirty tents. No pickets were out any distance, and lie approached to within twenty-flit rods wilt...a being even challenged. Orders were then instantly aent to Colonel De vens to cross four companies to the Virginia shore, and march silently, under cover of night, to the position of the camp referred to, to attack and de : a,, eboy it at daybeerdt, pursue the enemy lodged there as far as would be prudent, and returniteme diately to the island,.his return to be covered by a company of the Massachusetts Twentieth, to be posted over the landing-place. Colonel Devens was ordered to make elate obsereatlen of the pcisi- • lion, strength, and movements of the enemy, and, in the event of there being no enemy there visible, to hold on in a secure position until he could be strengthened sufficiently to make a valuable recon- PAsfince, . At this time orders were sent to Colonel Baker to send the First California_ Regiment to Conrad's Ferry, to arrive there at sunrise, and to have the remainder of his brigade ready to move early. Lieutenant Colonel Wood. of the Fifteenth Mas- MAMA% Wad also ordered to move with his bat talion to the river bank opposite Harrison's Island, by daybreak. Two mounted howitzers, in charge of Lieutenant French, of Rickett's battery, were ordered to the tow-path of the canal opposite Har rieort's Colonel Devens ' in pursuance of his orders, crossed I and proceeded to the point indicated, Colonel Lee remaining-on the bluff with one hundred men to ! n eo e v l p er e h v i e s E r s l m urn ovin . movements, o ntsand distract to attemn a t k io e zi nf r r e o o m onri Co o l i o e. - ssnoe in the direction of Leesburg from Edwards' Ferry, I directed General 'Gorman to throw across the river, at that point, two companies of the First Minnesota, under cover from Rickett's battery, and sent out a party of thirty-one Van Allen Cavalry, under Major Mix, accompanied by Captain Chart* Stewart, Assistant Adjutant General, Captain Murphy, and Lieutenants Pieria and Gouraud ; with orders to advance along the Leesburg road until they should. come to thl vicinity of the battery, which was known to be on that road, and then turn to the - left and vanilla, the heights between hat and Goose creek, and See if any of the =many were posted in the vicinity, find out their numbers as nearly, as possible, their dispo sition, examine the country- with reference to the passage of troops to-the Leesburg and Georgetown tusopthe, and return rapidly to cover behind the skirmishers of the Minnesota First. This recon noirsance was roost . gallantly conducted, and the patty-proceeded along the Leesburg road nearly two miles from the Ferry. and. when - near the posi tion of the bidden batten .same suddenly upon a Mississippi regiment, aliont".thirty , fiv e yards die taut, received its fire; and tettirned' it with their pistols.. The fire of the enemy killed one horse, but Lieutenant Gouraud seized the dismounted man, and drawing him .on hie home behind him, carried him unhurt from the_ field. One . private, of the . , Fourth Virginia' Cavalry, was brought - off by the party a prisoner, who being well mounted and wined, his mount replaced. the one lost by the fire of enemy. • • Meantime, on the right,. Col. Devens , having in pursuance of his orders arrived at the position de signated to him as • the site of the enemy's camp, found that the scouts had been deceived by the un certain-light, and mistaken openings in the trees for a row of tents. Col. Devens found, however, a wood in which he concealed his force, and pro ceeded to examine the space between that and Leesburg, sending back to report that thus far he could see no enemyi Immediately on receipt of this intelligence, brought meby Lieut. Howe, who had accompanied both the parties, I ordered a non commissioned officer and ten cavalry to join Col. Devens, for the purpose of scouring the country neer him while engaged in his P666iihearalieli, atui due notice of the approach of any force, and that Lieut. COL Ward. with his battalion of the Fifteenth Massachusetts, should move on to Smoot's Mills, half a mile to the tight of the crossing place of Vol. Ravens, and tee Where, in a strong Position, i ho could watch and protect theflank of Col. Devens hills return, and secure a second crossing more favorable - than the first, and connected by a good road with Leesburg. Capt. Candy, Assistant Ad jutant General, and Gen. Lander accompanied the eavalry. to - serve with it. For some reason never explained to me, neither of these orders was car ried out. The cavalry were transferred to the Vir - - ginia shore; but wore sent back without having left the shore to go inland, and thus Col. Devens was deprived of the means of - obtaining warning of any approach of the enemy. . The battalion under Colonel Ward was detained on the blatLin - the rear of Colonel Devens, instead of . being directed to the. right. Colonel -Baker having. arrived at Conrad's Ferry with the First • California Regiment at an early hear, prciggedtgl to Edwards' Ferry, and reported to me in person, stating that his regiment was at the former place, and the three other regiments of his brigade ready to march. I directed him to Harrifion'a Island-to assume command, and in a full conversation ex plained to him the_position as it then stood. I told him that General McCall had advanced his troops to Drainsviile, and that I was extremely desirous of ascertaining the exact position and force of the enemy in our front, and exploring as far as it was safe on the right toward Leesburg ; and on the left toward the Leesburg and Gum Spring road. I also informed Colonel Baker that Gene- . ral Gorman, opposite Edwards' Ferry, should be reinforced, and that I would make every effort to push Gorman's troops carefully forward to dis eaves the hest line from that fairy' to the Leesburg and Gum Spring road, already mentioned, and the position of the breastworks and bidden battery, which prevented the movements of troops directly from left to right, were also pointed out to him. The moans of transportation across, of the suld-- obenoy of -Which ha (na af i - wee ..t e be j u dge, was. detailed, and. authority given him to make use of . the guns of a - section steal of Vaughan's and Bunt-. lag's batteries, together with - Prefab's mountain howitzers, all the troop; of his briseele and Tammany - Tammany Regiment, besides the Nineteenth -and part of the Twentieth Regiments of Masseabusette Volunteers ; and I left it to his - diScretion, after viewing the g,re - und, to retire from the Virginia shore under the °over of his guns or the fire of the large infantry force, or to pass our reinforooment in ease he found it practicable and the position on the Other side favorable. I stated that .1 wished no ad vance made unless the enemy were of inferior force, and under no circumstance to pass beyond Lees burg, or a strong position between it and Goose. Creek, on the eituo - Spring, is e,, thenimiassas road. Col. DPW Was Onlitiened in referiditle to patting artillery across the river; and I begged, if he did so, to see it well supported by good infantry. The General pointed out to him the 'position of some blufts on this side of the river, from which artillery ' could act with effect on the other ; and, leaving the matter of crossing more troops or retiring what were already over to his discretion, gave him entire con trol of the epeefdleAc ea the fight. This gallant ' and energetic officer left me about 9 A. M., or half past nine, and galloped off quickly to his command. Reinforcements were rapidly thrown to the Vir ginia side by Gen. Gorman, at Edwards' Ferry, and hts sltirmiSheraan- A cavalry scouts advanced Can• tiously and steadily to the front and right, while the infantry lines were formed in such positions as to act rapidly and in concert, in case of an advance of the enemy, and shells were thrown by Lieet, Woodruff's Parrot} guns into the woods beyond our lines as they gradually extended, care being taken to annoy the vicinity of the battery on the right. Messengers from Harrison's Island informed me, soon after the arrival of Col. Baker opposite the island, he was erasing his whole force as rapidly as possible, and that he had caused an additional flatboat to be rafted from the canal into the river, and had provided a line - to cross the boats more rapidly. In the morning a sharp skirpiPb took plate be tween two companies of the Twentieth MaS,SChil. 'rats and about 100 Mississippi Riflemen, during which a body of the enemy's cavalry appeared. Col. Devens then fell back in good order ort OeL Lee's position. Presently ho again advanced, his m a behoving fighting, retiring, and a d, i ,„ e i n i in perfect order, and exhibiting every proof of high etTerage and good discipline. Had the cavalry scouting lit' ty sent him in the morning, been with him then he could titive had timely warn ing of the appreaeh of the AVIV!' feree Which afterward overwhelmed his regiment. Thinking that Col. Baker might be able to use more artillery, I despatched to him two additional pieces, supported by two companies of infantry, with directions to come into position balsa the place of ovossing, and report to Col. Raker. Col. Baker suggested this himself later in the day, just before the guns on their way arrived. After Col. Doyens' second advance. Col. Baker went to the field in pennon, and it Is a iiiettee of re gret to me that he left no record of what officers and men he charged with the care of the boats, and insuring the regular passage of troops If any were charged with this duty, it was not per formed, for the reinforeements as they arrived found no one in command of the boats, and great delays were thus occasioned. Had one officer and a company remained at each landing, guarding the boats, their full capacity would have been made serviceable, and sufficient men would have been passed to secure success. The fotwarding of artil lery before its supporting force of Infantry, also impeded the rapid assembling of an imposing force an the Virginia shore, If the infantry force had first crossed, a difference of 1,000 men would have been made in the infantry line, at the time of at tack, probably enough to have given us thecietory. Between 12 and 1 P. M. the enemy appeared in force in front of Col. Devens, and a sharp skirmish ensued, and was maintained for some time by the Fifteenth Massachusetts, unsupported, and finding he would he outflanked, Des ens ietireti a short distance and tookup a position near the wood, half a mile in front of Col. Lee, where ho remain ed until 2 o'clock, when ho again fell back, with the approval of Col. taker, andtook his place with the portions of the Twentieth Mamschusetts grgi First California, which had arrived. Colonel Baker now formed his liner and waited the attack of the enemy, which came• upon him with great vigor about three P. M... anit was well met by our troops, who, though pitched against a ?Pnql epperior three to• one, maintained their ground, under a most destructive' fit of the enemy. Colonel Coggswell reached the field amid the heaviest fire, and came gallanty into action ; . with a yell which wavered the enemy's line. Lieut. Dianlull. of Bunting's Ilitttery,• hadime eeeded, after extraordinary exertions-andtlaher.. in bringing up a piece of the Rhode Island liattiry, and Lieutenant French his two howitzers; bat both officers, after well-directed firing, were goon borne away wounded, and the pieces were hattled , to kit¢ rear. so that they might not fall into the enemy's hands. At 4 P. M., Colonel Baker fell at the head of his , column, pierced by a number of . bullets,- while cheering his men, and by , his own example sustain-• lhg the obstinate iehistafice they were making. The command then devolved upon COlonel •Lee, who prepared to commence throwing out forces to the rear. but it was soon found that Celonel Coggs well was the reeler in rank, and he, taking the command, ordered preparation to be made foe marching to the left, and cutting a way through to • Edwards' Ferry. But just as 'the first dispositions were being effected, a rebel officer rode rapidly in front and beckoned the Tammany Regiment. toward. the enemy, It is net clear whether or not the Tammany men supposed this one of our officers, • but they responded with a yell and charged for- ward, carrying with them in their advance the rest of the line, which soon received a destructive fire faun the enemy at close distance. The men were quickly recalled, but their new position frustrated the movement designed, and Colonel Coggswell gave the necessary order to retire. The enemy pursued to the edge of the bluff, over the landing place, and poured in a heavy fire as our men were endeavoring to cross to the island. The retreat was rapid, but aeoording to orders. The men formed near the river, maintaining for nearly half an hour the hopeless contest rather then surrender. The smaller boats had disappeared, no ono knew where. The largest boat, rapidly and too heavily loaded, swamped at fifteen feet from the ahem, Awl nothing was left to our soldiers but to swim, sur render, or die. With a devotion worthy of the cause they were serving, officers and men, white quarter was being offered to such as would lay down their arms, stripped themselves of their swords and muskets, and hurled them out into the river to prevent their falling into the hands of the foe, and saved them selves as they could by swimming, floating on logs, and concealing themselves in the bushes 9 f the forest, and to make their way up and down the river, back to a place of crossing. The instances of personal gallantry of the highest order were so many that it would be unjust to detail particular cases. Officers displayed for their men, and men for their officers, that beautiful deviation which is only to be found among true soldiers. While these scenes were being enacted on the right I was preparing on the left for a rapid push forward to the road by wbieh the enemy would re treat, if driven, and entirely unsuspicious of the perilous condition of our troops. The additional artillery bad already been sent, and when the mes senger, who did not leave the field until after three o'clock, was questioned as to Colonel Baker's po sition, he informed me that the Colonel, when ho left, seemed to . feel perfectly secure, and could doubtless hold his position in case he should not advance. The same statement was made by another messenger half, an hour later, and I watched anx iously fur a sign of advance on the right, in order to push forward General Gorman. It was, as had b9cli gxpinmcci to 9094.911309 r, impracticable to throw General Gorman's brigade directly to the right, by reason of the battery in the woods, be tween which we had never been able to reconnoitre. At four P. M., or thereabouts, I telegraphed to i General Banks for a brigade of his division, ntend ing it to oceupy the ground oil this side of the river, near Harrison's Island, which would be abandoned in case of a rapid advance, and shortly after, as the fire slackened, a messenger was waited for 011 whose ttdings should be given orders:either for the advance of General Gorman, to cut off the retreat of -the enemy, or for the disposition, for the night in the position then held. At 5 P. M. Captain Candy arrived from the field and announced the melancholy tidings of Colonel Baker's death, but with no intelligence of any further disaster. I immediately apprised General Banks of Colonel Baker's death, and. I rode quickly to the right to assume command. Before arriving oppesite , the island, men who had crossed the river plainly gave evideneeof the disaster, and on reach ing the tame, I was satisfied of it by the conduct of the men then landing in boats_ The reports made to , me were that the enemy's force was 10,000 men. This I considered, as it proved to be. an eiFiggeration. . Orders were Alien given to hold the island, and establish a patron:on the tow-path from opposite the island to the line of pickets near the Monoeaoy, and I returned tp the left to secure the troops there from disaster, and make preparations for moving them as rapidly as possible. Orders arrived from General McClellan to hold the 'island, Virginia shore at Edward's Ferry, at all risks. indicating 7 at the same time, that !Tie , toreements would be sent andimmediately addi tional means of entrenching were forwarded, and General Gorman was furnished with particular di rections to hold out against any and every force of the enemy. During that Nog, figagral Hataittcti, with hie brigade, was on the march from Darneatown. Be fore I left to go to the right, I issued orders to in tercept him, and instructed him to repair to Con rad's Ferry, where orders awaited him to so dis. pore of hie force as to give protection to Harrison's. Island, and protect the lino of eke river. At threa- A. M., Major General .Banks arrived and took command. A report of division for the following days will be made out speedily. I cannot conclude without : bearing testimony to the courage, geo4 and conduct of all the troops of this division during the day. Those in action behaved like veterams, and those not brought into action showed :that alacrity and steadiness in their movements which proved their anxiety to engage the foe in. their country's cause. We mourn the loss of diet bray, departed—dead on the field of honor if not 91..sua cess—and we miss the companionship of those of our comrades who have fiallen into the hands of our enemies. But all feet that they have earned the title of soldier, and an await with ineressed confi donee another meiwurement of atrength4 with the foe. CHARLES P. Gratz, Brigadier General Cerrananding. AFFAIRS IN MISSOISI. The Report of Adjutant Gen oral Thont;ro in Regard to Gen. Fremont. The repott of Adjutant general Thomas, whcbre .. eently aecotopanied Secretary Cameron on hie.tour through the West, has recently been published. It. goes far.toconfirm nearly all the charges of eatrava ganee, iniatitanagement, incomretence, and.ineglect of duty which have been made against (len, Fre. mont, mid presents a strong array of facts to prove. that he has been guilty of may irregularities ; that he failed to adopt the propsr measures.to reinfotee Lyon and Iluiligun ; or 4... capture ; that his atigne have been 813.6M5118, aisd thg lie ii Wally unfit for his present osnunand. The judgment, which a consideration of all the theta involved has produced is briefly ospressed in the following. pa, ragraphs Et Gen. Mutter , expressed. %Jake Secretary of Was big decided opinion that Gen, Fremont was znoom, petent, and nnfipf or his extensive craimpostant come:eland. Throw opinion he gave xelactantls, for the reason that he held the position of marl in command. 41 The opinion entertained by gentlemen of position andintelligenee i who have approached and observed hint is,-lhat Ite rs snore fond of the pomp than of the etIT? rtelitifi 9f wor—that VFW taF, iztra ribir ofxed attention or. trong eaneentration— tiutt hr tnisnianagetnent cf Kslll pions igS prri TWO CENTS. sal in Missouri, the State has almost been lost—and that if he is continued in command, the wore re, salts may be anticipated. This is the concurrent testimony of a large number of the most intelligent men in Missouri." T he Position of General Price The correspondents of the St. Louis pumas writing, frc..rn 11.1 In. under ate of Ortober 21'. ex- press the opinion that the Southern forces, in Mis souri, will go to Camp Walker, with the intention of taking up their winter quarters there, if they are not driven out by the Union army. The fol lowing description of that place by the correspond ent of the St. Louis Democrat will, therefore he found interesting : Camp Walker and the Adjacent Region. Camp Walker is located near Maysville, or old Port Wayne, Arkansas, on an elevated, open prai rie. The eau,(; hi ser=e,, miles from the extreme southwest comer of Missouri, and about three miles from the State line. The ground enclosed by the earthworks occupies some eight acres. The shape is an irregular polygon, with a sharp angle on the north. The west side is built of atone the re. maining aides, consisting of embankments of earth, supported by a stockade of posts. The labor expended upon the construction last spring seemed to indieate that theplace would. afford an. Ultimate point of retreat i n casts of reverse, al though this supposition *wild eeheade to the rebel leaders the possession of greater forecast thaw their subsequent operations would indicate. The camp is supplied with never-failing water from a copious spring. It is conjectured by route that this camp and Maysville has been made a depot for the' supplies of grain that have been taken out of southwestern 34issouri. Camp Walker cannot, from its situation, vithataud an investment from the well-appointed,artillery and cavalry of therFederal three& The saheb 'would be forced to engage in * pitched battle on the open plain, a plan of meeting their assailants they never have, as yet, shown a disposition to adopt. It is to the north of Camp Walker,_ in McDonald county, Missouri, then , among the steep hills and .11111.1 , 0 w MAIM ea - gages Creek and its winding tributaries, that the rebels may be disposed to make a desperate resistance. The codatry is broken and *ell calculated to im pede the progress of discipliner/ troops; the narrow defiles and aliblist perpendicular bluffs affording opportunity fbr ambuscades and a chance for the rebels to practise their guerilla style of warfare. Camp Jackson is )(Witted in this motion about ten miles north of Camp Walker, on " Coon Skin Prai rie," otherwise known as Pool's Prairie." For tifications were eommeneed hero in 3nne, but the work was subsequently abandoned. I the pant ing fugitives could has'e time to gather tiseiksenees, they could be able, undoubtedly, to make to rather formidable defence foe& short time in this region. The Feelmv an Arkaitatm. It is by no means eerteli i however, that the - re- - belts will be allowed to entrench themselves at Air point, and if driven back, the . question comes up in , what light will that State lookup= an invasion by the Federal forces. Three moiitlie ago there would have been a general rising of the ill-informed masses to repel the aggression. Diet little is known of the sentiment prevalent among-64e masses, but it is believed that the portion north.a the Arkan sas river would join the Union forces, provided they are satisfied that it will be safe•for them to declare for the Union. A Heroine for the Times: The following exploit of a girl was re-rformed previous to the battle of Springfield. Though a little old, it will bear relating. Colonel Crawford, of the rebel army, had pitched his camp in Law renCe County, thereby preventing some of the Union men from making their escape from the enemy's lines. Under these circumstances; Mr. McNatt and two friends sought concealment in the brush. Being destitute of fire-arms, a daughter of Mr. McNutt passed through the lines on horseback. and hibught in three guns for the use of the pasty. The weapons were concealed under a canopy of crinoline—a safe guard, which no "bearded pardf " of a sentinel dared to violate. On another occa sion, our heroine, hearing that " old man Smite r was blockaded and could not get home ; mounted her steed, and, finding the old gentleman, mate him dreatf in woman's clothes and bonnet. Thus.. accoutred, "granny was brought through the lines riding behind our heroine, without awaken ing suspicion. The Union Victory Near Fredericktown. . An Ironton correspondent of the Missouri De-. 11100101.1 says, under date.of October 24 : It is now aeeertained by E e v ml citizen, that were present during the battle near Fredericktown, and others who have been upon the ground since, that over three hundred rebels were found up to yesterday morning, ' dead on the field, and many. others have died in the hospital. Eight out of every ten were abet in the head or bear the shoulders.- Our loss is 5 killed, and. from 25 to 30 wounded. The Seeesh Prisoners Employed in Con- stractin g Embankinents. The SAM eoVVeSPOSIIIent eaya : was at the Pilot Knob yesterday and saw seve ral men marched up to the quartermaster's depart ment, and not knowing what was up I watched their menonivres they halted in front and were each veil zow/ afiiinpi . afel* armed hills .sitare/6 and picks, then formed again and were marched up to the embankments, and then went through a kind of drill not much known in " Hardee's Tactics." The most prominent among them was our honorable re 2nr.ceonative, Jefferson O. Russell, abd the day pre vious one of the honorable county judges was going throngh the same drill, and I believe they intend keeping up the drill. One of their boarders is "a captain in the army of thieves by the name of 4 4tirgicy, What his offence is Ido not know, unless it is trying to steal a " ball and chain," for I see he has one tied to his leg—rather an uncomfortable mode of carrying it, Ishould think—but they should have been at it long ago. I think there are at Frederiektown some 50 or 60 WWl**. They Al perhaps be here to-day. " Jett" Thornrsim. So notorious has this rebel leader become in Mis souri that his name is familiar as a household word to all. it is regarded popularly as the synonym of coarseness, vulgarity, and hard-swearing. Indeed, our . people base an idea that wherever his com mand directs -Rs steps freebooting and marauding are the rule, and safety to life and property the exeepti.on. Few of our Philadelphia people have an idea that he once resided in this City, in a very quiet, unpre tending . form-of life. Ile was during 1844 and 3845 .a salesman in one of our then heaviest Mar ket-street me;.cantile houses. The firm is still in business, but.litot upon that street. He came to them. a youth , of twenty from Charleetown, Jeffer son county, Virginia. It is their impression that his edueation (which was an Mdortpliskul one} lad been at least in pert receii - cd at a military in stitute. iiHe left they,, after a service of a year and a half, and Trent to the Southwest. They lost sight of him for many years. Three years ago he paid them a sudden visit.. The young man they had regarded as a sooial, amiable, and pleasant fellow, came back; tall, cadaverous, and angular in feature and person. Lieely Whip ill:ICC/A{4 as ever, with great self-confi-. deuce and a most inveterate disposition to talk, they learned that be had become a conveyancer emit agent for the sale of Western lands, had been *cap, taro oZ. ;a Missouri militia company, and had eves attained tha dignity of being mayer of St Jotter*. He had a patent sight, which he wished to dispose of, atithat time. Whether successful or not in Belt ing it, is not known- In person We height does not exceed five feet-tan it ea- .11.4 eye and deeply set in his Wed, With a flashins, dark expression. Such is the noto rious leader of....the Secessionists in Southeeatern Keisottri. DERART.IIRE OF THE , NA VAL EXPEDITION. FORTRESS:IEO3IIOE, Oct. 29, via .13a'galore.— The great expedition sailed this morning. The flegship Wabash. took the tewl. at &Lytle:A, when a gun was fired as a signal. The steaxeir r Otatauiba brought up the rear. The vessels, more then fifty in number,. formed in line a few milos.down the Roads and went out. between the Cares.in.splandid style. the steamer Baltic bad tho.ocean express in tow ; the Vanderbilt, the Great :Replant ; and the Iltinois,.the Golden Eagle. The morning was the most besutifra one of the season, an d Ake spectacle waci-the.•grandest ever witnessed on this continent. correction of a Falsst-Ustiport. rumor that the private.. seexatary of Cons- M3doro Dupont had absconded.Wia entirely false. It is contradicted by the Drury : Department, by' a correspondent of the Herat', writing from the meet, and, by the brother-in-law of Mr. McKinly„ who has pablished the 1211orring, grad tilit:Etrttlao. My brother-in-law, Alexander McKinley, a live and eitiisan of . Philadelphia, and a memberivg its bar, is theprivate-and confidential secretary ? of Flag Officer . Dupont. To.thia post of *Aga. l ad eOuffitelice he wasivriteal hi' Oarailk Dupoo and he is nowdisehargioeLhisteaporisible duty on beard the Bag-ship 11 - 4,5(14, Ifinivate letters hall: been received from him to-d ~ dated October 270... The New York l`riborne, o£ to-day, under its editorial heed, lies circulated a aepoet whirl hes bssra ialki - ad into the. Evening liable an, of this city, sondar the caption of "stertheg, Report," that "the privata secretary of, Commodore Dupont had absconded, carrying with him the maps and charts, and even the sealed orders of the Commodore.'" The natu ral effect of thie.runuor is that kr. Me' iney's name, hasheea roost tudrindly referred to.lcprortounoe t whole story to be a vile calumny, and have, by t he advioe of el:inset. taken measures to trace it faits. source, meaning to hold strictly rcmsongible all -why.. ggEitriblilg to the defamation of an innocent and absent man, J. W. Fames., • 245 South Thirteenth Street. Philadelphia, October 29,1841. The Fleet to Sail in Three Divisions. it la fill Mod Ulla tlhS 4liest was fo SRAM tigee divisions. The Wabash will be the headquarters of the first division, under General Sherman ; the Vanderbilt of the mooed, under General Stevens. The third was ender eonunand of General Wright. The first division *A land first, the mend tafel low, and the third to set as a reserve. Three hun dred sailors from the men-of war are detailed to man the surfAnats, together with the , numerous eurfm.en from New York, Serrell's regiment of ePKin!ff 101 hind with the firat dividoni togathor with all their iniplomenti, to ereet thrtitostlons. It seem to be wall nriderstoetl amen military men THE WEEKLY PRESS. Tie WeeKLY PUN Will be lent to imbloribetw mail (per annum in advance,) et $9.0111 Three Gorda, if di S.a4b nye la if « SAN Ton 0. u u 14.11411 Twenty " " as (to one witlroia) Sete. Twenty GOWN!, 6}. over, (to seldrem of each eribscribor,) each I.N ror a Club of Twenty-one or over, we will lead as extra Copy to the getter-up of the Club. Post hr. aro reauretts to wok as asenos Tee WWEILY Pssse. that the ground on which the forces are to land bee to be conquered. AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY. Thy Rcki Comb al Columbus. KV_ Gen. lkleClement}, who owntnands the Union forces at Cnalp Cnirn, I.lHank.. re.' qtly- notified Gen. Le onidas Polk, who commands. the rebel camp at Co lumbus, Kentnchy, of hit intention to uneondition. ally release three rebel prisoners. In return, Gen. Polk released sixteen Union prisoners. In arranging the details connected with the transfer of these prisoners, Col, n u r ci d visited, with a deg of true, the rebel camp, and he wag accompanied by a re porter of the Herold, who thus. describes the prin cipal officers : General Leonides•Pollt„ the mayor genre e t. th e Western Division, I should judge to be a man of fifty winters, tall and straight, hearing in every word and look the impress of the general rather than the divine ; gray eyes, deep , set, keen and penetrating ; nese rather of the Roman order of architecture, month sunken, lips-tightly cemprtaad, hair and side whiskers (a la militatre) precocious ly frosted._ quick spoken and ready, and, withal, affable in conversation. General Gideon J. Pillow stands about five feet nine and a half inches in hisshoes, a finely fprpaixi man, and looks much younger than his superior, though I am told if rank in the army were based upon age. ho would rank as the higher officer. A high and broad forehead sets off a pleasing face to a - very fine advantage ; small. keen, black or rather basal aye, full l.earci, classical nose, teeth White ant* regular, and his whole personal appearance beto kening him rather the gentleman than the soldier. General Pillow is strictly temperate in his habits, drinks nothing but water, uses no narcotics, employs tto plsysitian, and bids fair to live to ace aeTcrat more campaigns, unless; at an unlucky moment, he should fall into the hands of the United States Go vernment. when, in all probability, his suavity as a• gentleman, his good looks and temperate habits sosibir.4d : W6izia ba inade l cate to prolong his exist . ewe. General McCown has the exterior look of being' the fighting man of the staff—a tall. welbmade, muscular man, a face sunburnt and hard from ex posure bluff And abrupt in hi 4 iBnnueie, yet. withal. not unpinning; just each a man at ()tie' would choose for a friend and fear as an enemy. Thirty-five years of vigorous manhood, wrapped in leather, nerved with iron, propelled by lightning, and robed in the plainest and rang:jest of common cloth, form tits tort en.svravb/r. ilriten he speaks one can almost imagine he hears the snap and snarl of the but* terrier; yet his men lore him, and he is a man toward whont one recta drawn the more he sees and linows of him. Of the forces at Columba? I gen gay a26Lijaw, for our mission there was not to pry into the secrets of their camp , but I discovered that there was no lack of forts and cannon, of tents and staNes, and I judge that, if the rare is 'ever taken, it- will be at the expense of more lives than the public at y,ttsesat hufigine. The Manifesto of Arlin C. Breelunitttge: The St. Louis Reperblis)P3 says that this gentle- Man has published a Manifesto to the People of Hen inky, It is tinted at Dowding Green, and he says it is written.at the :first moment since his expulsion from home that he could place his feet on the soil of Kentucky. In it, he resigns his seat as a member of tho Senate of the United States, saying I ex change. with proud satisfaction,-is term of six years, in the 'gutted States Senate. for the musket of &Sa dler." The address would fill two columns of our paper. and is made up of sophisma and misrepre sentations.- ile says there isno longer a Senate of the United States within the meaning; and spirit of the Ceas_tt tution"-" Vnitcd States no longer exists—the NniOn is dissolved." Bile he takes care to conceal from the people whom he Is addressing, and whose confidence he has betrayed, that, while yet Vice President, and presiding over - the delibera tions of the Senate, he and a betel of SonatArs reek lessly conspired, by their speeeliesand acts, to break up , and destroy the , Chien ; that this was dole long before the Presiden tial election took place; that he. 'ecnnived at the course of the Secessionis in the Charleston cellYentiett, ig preventing a nomination' of Prig• dent by the Democratic Convention, and gloried is it, as being one sure means, if the Democracy were defeated, of diesolTing the Union; that, to make assurance doubly sure, he lent himself as &willing tool of the Disunionists in their conclave at hill more, and -was the chief instrument in . bitoging about the result which he hypocritically Tretends to deplore. The plot developed itself so - fully—so scandalously did ho and Southern Senators Re presentatives, and brokeredown. politicians-pro claim their intention to brat& Up the Union—=that it was not necessary to Wait for the inauguration of the new President to 'convince the country of that fact. If President Lincoln had abased himself be fore them : and promised them even more than they ever mound, still they would have insisted on a separation. There was treason - in their every act, and they knew it. They knew that the President would . go before the new Congress utterly powerless ; that the Howse of Representatives was sure to be against him; that the senate was still more decidedlv against him; and that the Supreme Court was inflexibly honest and just. And yet they persisted carry lag their traitorous designs against the Union; and aueeeeded. They are the authors of thiseivit wee, with all its blights : Wits sickening 4011E14 pewee . ama all the monstrous barbarities which have been.. so far exhibited. He has no right, therefore, to speak of the Union being destroyed, except in a spirit of utter self-condemnation. Nomonder that - be is now a refugee from Kentucky, after Macon:— plisity in all the acts of perfidy and crime , tiy which this civil war has been produced: On this point atone the world will condemn:Maj. Bceckinridge, and it is not worth while to follow hint in other frivolous and unjustifiable excuse for a bad set_ Gen. Sherman's Column. in lientierky. The most recent advices from Kentucky indicate that the head of Gen. Sherman's column has pushed Nate fifteen miles beyond Nolin's Ford, sn'renie towards Bowling Green. It is also stated that the rebel forces under Johnson now, but under Buck ner formerly, are fortifying themselves at Bowling Green to resist an attack. The fact that thoy fortifying their position indicates a consciousness of their own weakness or inability to meet the, Union troops in the open field. The reinforcements pouring into Kentucky, from ~ the loyal States lying north, indicate ;opt- cpaci al , sively to the rebels that they cannot meet General Sherman in fair fight. Besides, the . Kentuckians themselves are rising so rapidly and. vigorously, that the rebels are frightened at the threatening op, pearanee of the apprattehing tivelitine., There have already been four Pennsylvania regiments added to this column. It is, understood that eight mere regiments, now fully armed and equipped, go thither front this State. These will,ialinoet.replam the entire fame ef Ake Weston Shaw; now emo ting upon the Atlantic board of 'Virginia, North Carolina, and in Maryland. As muoh, has been said of General Johnson's second in command, a aketelt of him might not be inappropriate now. UAW. lea Wednesday week he was in chief command, of the rebel column, operating in Southwestern • Ken tacky. Allusion is made to . General, mown BIIOSIDerr, r, Who is about fire feet ten inchee in .height,rwitk hair of a dark chestnut color, and with sat:4 . mM*. kers and moustache. He .is not lesstben thirty five, and may have attained hisfortleth year., Ere this civil war broke out he wee a prominent member of the 'knights of the tiroldan direlii4-4-110441. the most prominent in Kenbmicy.. There at:creamer to exist but little doubt, that whilst the.objeftecethese Knights *as professedly an acqpisition.ef,territory upon our sou,thwestern frentier, their ,realoparpoos eras 46 tame Mete mad arMeliso en wawa, ixotion for the dis:uption of the Union, emltheestablildt ment of a great Southern skive empire. This ulti mate purnpse was not understood by, the camas& of the order, only the chosen and, diti,tharoof, the: fitifat , 6ft:of the lacer air 44,. Who hod ,g2ue beyond the outse penetralia of, the circle, fer,enough to regard with contempt the b4nd devotessmorehip ping im,the vestibule . General Buckner was one of the mystic meerdowts,ministerigg. at the higher attars., With ' a full view tc„the end ha has attempted to reach, he became e.djutant,generalnf the State. Under, an ingeniousty-devised law, squested by the subtly perverse iniolitim of, John. O. Brachia_ ridfsg,. there was a. military heard, established, for the Defensible purTiose_olorgnaislog.ami arming the militia of the State. None but insid) members of the Golden Circle became Ambers-of it. General %feistier was rh...../acto its head. Since the inauguration r.A.g ettile in Kentucky, he has openly, eommanded . the chief force of the Secessionists its southern. Kentuoky. A lawyer by.. rofession, hs, has hitNtrto.,bear* 4eetned, a man og. fair ability. Neither &tithe bar nor upon the stump . has he ever.ethibAted..anypartliular brightness .or. power. Endneed now.tonsallordinate position, he will enjoy the ,opportnnity ofi clewing the eull of sweet and hitter far,eies. This 41nelon to .Uppluser:sery properly introduces the coduaander r 1 the lea wing of General,Sher man's division, Ottnensh Ward, Lying at last accounts.with his brigade at a town call i, Catep•lell-rille„ % described in 7(e P. e 6 • some digs sive.) liaie a menet fine physical ap pesrancp? Milli, straiht ? and rather commanding: Mere than fogy au mere must have passed over him. Eniey log a, very good reputatim as a lawyer. he has Son many years praotised his profession at Greene:erg, the county seat of Greene county, Wentusky._ Bunn this place, a tsar days since, ha was antblessly driven with his-then unorganized, Weihmiplined forces by an olierwhelming demon. station of Buckner's columl, against him. Oom. polled to retire tor the nonce sad desert bi&l,?eilare.s, ie has since been relnrorma, and will romrn, amply reinforced to restore them to their nlnhca Moro than that, he will turn Smokner's right wing by the route of Glasgow and ..IPoint Oliver, thereby passing easily intr. his rear taxi autting al hisflommuilioation with Danville, his ham line of operations. Middle Tennessee may than ere long feel a decided im premien concerning the horrors and calamities now pervading southern lientook,Y. General Ward served use captain in the Mexican war, wee wounded, and bears upon his person a deep evidence of his devotion to country. Poe seated, therefore, of some soldierly experience, with a , ;tong and accomplished mind, he is Likely bo (Continued on fourth parl