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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1861.
FRqM THE last speech of
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. “ The CMSfhMr
te break up the Unlen I* a fad new known te
*ll, Annie* are being rained, and war levied
to accompUih It, There can he irat two elden
to the controversy. Every man ®nit be on the
•Me et the United Staten or againnt It. There
can be no neutrals in this war. There can be
none but patriots and traitors.”
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.
We publish this morning a number of rumors in
regard to the great expedition. Nothing absolute
ly eortain appears to be known in reference to its
destination, Tho Washington. Chronicle gays that
at an early hour yesterday morning it was' general
ly believed in official circles that it had arrived at
its destination, and the some journal- contains the
following paragraph: .
■■lt was rumored at Old Point, on .Thursday and
Friday, that the destination of the naval expeiltioa
was Charleston. According to rumor, the fleet Will
land the greater portion of the troops at Bull Biy,
distant thirty miles from Charleston. The army
will then march on to Charleston, and if opposed
by the enemy the city-will be shelled by the' land
torse, while the fleet engages Forts Moultrie and
Sumpter. Should Charleston be the destination of
the fleet, the expedition has reached it ere this, and
until further intelligence can be received, great
anxiety will be manifested to boar from.it.
u Should tbegreuter portion of the expedition land
at Bull Bay, but little difficulty would be experi
enced in reaahing a point near Charleston, unless'
the rebels appeared in overwhelming numbers.
The land is level, with hut few natural defences.
for the enemy to conceal themselves. Lg the des
tinat on oi the fleet be where it may, intelligence
from it will be reeeived shortly, as the fleet, pro.
vising no mishap has attended it by the late ,gale,
bus.had time to reach Now Orleans."- , -
Many persons suppose that the destination- of
the fleet is Beaufort, South Carolina, on the Port
Royal harbor, by which that town is approached;'
The advantages of this point consist in the fact
that if a landing is effected there, our foroes could
at once threaten Charleston and Savannah—two of
the most important, cities in the South—and neither
of them could be defended without a large conoen-.
tration Of rebel soldiers.' We can well imagine the
consternation that would be caused in Georgia and
South Carolina by tho danger of the capture of
their chieC towns, and the strong desire that would
be engendered among the troops from those States
who are now stationed along the line of the Poto
mac to return to protect their own homes In
Georgia, too, a very strong State-righte feeling, or
jealousy of the Jeff Davis Government, has
been organised under the J leadership .of- Go
vernor Brown,' which would , probably-he lushed
into afurious outburst of indignation if tho Con-:
federate -leaders ehould refuro his natural request
to have'.the Georgia troops withdrawn from Vir
ginia. Others suppose that-Beaufort,NorthCaro
lirm. is the destination of the fleet,
We.have received the London Times of October
IP, whioh contains a letter of Dr: Bussell, dated
October 4. Speaking of the points that will proba
bly be assailed by our naval expedition, he says:
“ Much .will depend on the discretion of the offi
cers in command as to the places to be taken, and it
is not miliktly that Fernandina. Pensacola , and
the months of the Mississippi will be visited with
hostile intent. Nor can Texas hope eventually to
esoape untouched, and the permission given by
Mexico to send troops through her territory will
add considerably to the dangers and difficulties of
the Confederates in that quarter. Fort Maeen,
which protects the entrance to Boaufort, and a se
ries of internal communications, is probably too
slrong to ho reduced by long range shell fire, as it
is a regular fort with casemates,, and, as it
is armed with heavy guns, the fire of shipping can
scarcely reduce it. The spirits of the navy run
high, and the recent gallant little affair at Pensa
cola, where the boats ran in and destroyed a Confe
derate armed schooner, and spiked the guns of a
battery, has given them-confidence and a desire to
do more. The flag-nfficer of the northern division
of the Atlantic blockading squadron is Captain
Goldsborough. The flag-officer of the southern di
vision is Capt. Du Pont,- and Oapt. Davis, already
mentioned, is oaptain of the fleet. The land forces,
numbering some 4,SOD or S;OOQ men, will be under
the command of General: Sherman, ah &tti
lery officer of repute and ability, and the Marines
will be commanded by Major Reynolds, of that
branch of the service. Six luge steam-frigates,
eight corvettes and sloops,: and a large number of
gunboats will form part of the blockading squad
rons and the squadrons of offensive operations, and
no pains or expense has been spared to make the
force complete in all its points. In the course of
fifteen or twenty days .we may expect to bear that
its work has been commenced, but I think for the
present the large cities, sueh as Charleston, Sa
vannah, Mobile, and New Orleans, are tolerably
safe.”
The 'Wheeling Intelligejicer, of November 2d,
gives the following account of the condition of af.
fairs near Romney, the scene of the late victory of
General Kelley: ' -
“ From Major Frothingiiam and Lieutenant Colo
nel Kelley, whose presence is the city Ift dotioed
yesterday morning, we learn something of m con
dition of things about- Bomney. - The placd is so'
situated that it was oot-eqpiiidmecl odVjSaktoto-fori•
tifyit. The hillsare*th'rotim’abont*ffimo wiUesl
confusion, and no particular position'Will ho held,
as there is-noonc hill ithat is hotoverlooked by
another. Gen. Kelley will, -,inVi!aBe of an attack,
select the jestpqsitions and fight as long as heoan.”
Late neusfrom the South-puts us in possession
of the faetdbab (he 'rebels.kayo an army of 496,000
men in the'field, which iu'e eaid' to be ; divided as
follows:
Departaenfof tbs Potomac.. 150,000
Pepartumitof Chesapeake and rest of Virginia,. 90,000
Department of Kentucky and Tennessee 1!T,000
Department of Missouri 60,000
On the tine of the Mississippi 39,000
At Charleston, Savannah, Mobile,and Galveston. 40,000
The amount of small arms proves to be 898,000,
which were, obtained as follows:
gent to the South by Floyd while Secretary of
War ..578,000
Seized in Southern arsenals 100,000
Hade in stolen arsenals 20,000
Sliipped from Europe 200,000
Total
We learn, saysthe New York Herald, of yester
day, from St. Louis, on the authority of a loyal
citizen just returned from the oamp of the
rebel General Price, at Neosho, Newtown county,
that the latter General and Ben McCulloch
had united their forces—3o,ooo strong—at that
place. Large quantities of clothes, medicine, and
other supplies, had reached Gen. Price, and he ex
pected a number of rifled cannon to arrive to
day, in charge of General George B. Clarke. It
was said that Price intended to give General Fre
mont battle at Neosho, where he hoped to defeat
him, and then march on St. Louis,, and make his
winter quarters in Central Missouri.
General Scott arrived at the residence of his son
at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, on Saturday after-,
noon. The retinue of the Genersl, however t .con
tinued on to New York. It consists of the follow
ing distinguished personages: Hon. Simon Came
ron, Secretary of War,; I. B. Cameron, the Misses
Cameron, Hon* S. P. Chase, Secretary of the Trea
sury ; Adj. Gen. Thomas, U, S. army; Miss Thomas,
General YanYliet, United States army; Major
General Butler, United States army ; Major B.
Cameron, United States army; Governor Sprague,
United States army; Major S. P. Sanford, United
States army; Senator Harris, New York. It is not
known how long a stay General Scott will, make ■at
.Elizabethtown, but it Is highly probable that it will
be brief, and that he will be in New York during
the week. ; '
It la said that General Cameron, as soon aa he
leaves General B«ott,\ will repair 'to Springfield,'
Massachusetts, to examine Hie* armory works there;
and to test UmitfadaptaMlity to the .iMiiS
troops with aims., •He will be absent “from Wash
ingtonforseveral<iaysv_ ",
The MAHNER il) which General Soon retired
from the active duties of his great cojnmand,
and the significant candor with which he states
his reasons for retiring, will, it is to be hoped,
he accepted as an example worthy of imitation
by some of the aged officers in other branches;
of the military and nayal service. It‘will be'
observed, that besides receiving full pay, in
consideration of the eminent services he has"
rendered to his country, Genera! Scott will
be frequently consulted by the Administration
and its military agents, in reference td military
operations. Now, if General Scott can afford -
to do this, why should not others display equal
magnanimity? At the best, none of our very
old generals or commodores can do more than
assist the cause by giving it the benefit of their
counsel. To insist upon remaining upon the
active list, however, Is simply to prevent the
promotion of the comparatively younger offi
cers, who are now doing the duty of their se
niors, without corresponding pay orpromotion.
If the venerable chiefs retire, after the manner
of General Scott, the promotion of others of
younger years would immediately follow.
Congress will, undoubtedly, enact a law, early
in the next session, carrying out the reform -
begun by the voluntary movement of the Lieu
tenant General. "Would it not be well for
those-who would be reached by such legislation
-4o anticipate it in time by gracefully withdraw
ing from the service, and by putting them
selves upon the retired list ? They would lose
none of the honors and none of the emolu
ments they now enjoy, and would be consulted
In all matters in which their advice mieht be
-deemed important.
Esolisb PicroßUiS.— From Mr. Upham’s, SlO
Chestnut street, we hareihe Mmtrated Zoivion
MtZt, of Oet. BiuiiefouS engravings on
wood, includingi-American War sarnies, drown by
Frank Vizitelly, Itsspomai artist, and also OieiZ&w
-.trat',l m «w of tk* World of the some date, with
* very fine portrait-supplement, on steel,.-of
the Bey. Charles Kingsley, poet, essayist, novelist,
und professor. ,
Messrs. J. B. liJTe.pnbhsSea
♦li 7 Revised RfgUtations of,the Army of the
T'nited States toa h#fcdawne ootavo volume, with
tfnn A rmtiet and sood type* Just now, when every
either a friend_or relativeof
Zuiete, this work should bo ahotfrahold rblum*.
wanned hardly add that it contains a variety of
notSod to toe old Army Begula
litps.—HarpefsWeeill/.
The Expenses of the War.
The minds of many men are filled with appre
hensions that, even if we are successful in
cnishing the rebellion, so heavy an expanse
w ill l>e incurred that the mcpe interest upon
the debt will press like a nightmare upon the
energies of the country. But they should re
member that the preservation of the Union is
one of the most sacred objects for which a war
was ever waged. It is of inestimable valno,
and even if the burden of its cost should fall
solely upon the people of the loyal States,
the end in view justifies any expenditure
necessary for its accomplishment. There is
another point connected with this subject well
worthy of consideration. It should be the
aim of our Government, as far as practicable,
to impose, either now or hereafter, the bur
dens of the war upon those whose trea
sonable wickedness has created it. The
disloyal men of the nation, and the dis
loyal sections, should be made, sooner or
later, to. pay the expenses incurred. Some
iiiay think this is impossible, but if, as we
hope, the power of the rebellion is broken, its
armies defeated,: its leaders.. arrested and
punished, or compelled to flee from the coun
try, it may not bo so difficult as they imagine.
Every other notion in the world in dealing
■with a great rebellion adopts rigorous and
summary measures, and it is distinctly under
stood on both sides that the man who takes
up arms against an existing government risks
Ms life and fortune. If he fails in his
desperate enterprise, he certainly loses
his estates, if not his existence. If the
people of the South, as a body, persist
in maintaining an attitude of hostility to our
Government, the time may come when popu
lar sentiment will universally demand that the
property they so lavishly contribute to its de
struction shall be seized and sold to new and
loyal owners, to defray a portion of the ex
penses now being incurred for its preserva
tion.
Even supposing that no such measure is re
sorted to, there maybe other ways of com
pelling the disloyal States to make large con
tributions to our national treasury. The dif
ficulties in which the cotton planters of the
South -are now involved suggest a mode of
raising an annual revenue in future as large as ■
the interest of the whole war debt. Secession
has r proved a terribly destruc tire experiment'
to them. Instead of having the manufactu
ring and commercial interests of the world
humbly prostrate at ‘their feet, begging for
.a of; their [products^they' fend thdin-,'
selves; involved in a terrible financial dUeuimn.:
Their slaves have depreciated so much in va
lue .that' they are almost worthless. * They
have scarcely enbughof food to preserve tlie
existence of;their “contrabands,” and no
means of payjng their debts or supplying their
own wants, because the strictness of our block
ade prevents them from sending their cotton
to market. They have offered to subscribe a
large portion of their whole crop to the rebel
Government; but they beg, and beg in
vain,vfor an arrangement by which they
may obtain : either Southern Treasury
notes, or some other currency, in exchange fof
their unmarketable cotton. Notbing would at
this moment afford them greater relief, in a
business point of view, than a political or mer
cantile system that would enable them to dis
pose of their cotton at a discount of twenty or
thirty per cent, from its present, or even its
old prices. Even if such a scheme should be
enforced for a series of years, the tax falling
partly on' the producer, and partly on the con
sumer, they could bear its pressure far better
than the planters of Cuba now bear the bur
dens imposed upon them by the Spanish Go
vernment. That little’ island supplies all the
vast sums necessary to pay the large army em
ployed to keep it in subjection, to maintain the
fleet which guards its coasts, to enrich the host
of officials who are quartered npon it, and
over and above all this, still furnishes to the
Home Government a net revenue of fourteen
or fifteen millions of dollars.
If we are successful; in our efforts to vindi
cate the national authority, and- by maintain
ing a powerful fleet guard our whole coast,
and hold .possession of the chief cotton ports
of the South, justice to the loyal people of this
country, who are now obliged to make a lavish
expenditure of their blood and treasure, wjH
demand that "the' men who organized and «»«-'
couragcd -.thisrrebellion: shall have imposed
npon the products they so. proudly boast Of an
export duty that'will go far’ towards paying
otu whole war debt. This is one'of the Mast
aots of expiation:, that should' be demanded
from the authors of ' the wicked and causeless
.existing insurrection. , King- Cotton having
played 1 the part of a remorseless tyrant: if.he is'
caught and chained, may and ought to be' made
asnbmissive and profitable servant.
The manneb in which a Pennsylvania regi
ment is-fltied out for the war is illustrated in
the ceremonies preparatory to the departure
of the Ringgold Regiment from Camp Lacy,
near Doylestown, in this State, under com
mand; of CoI.WiW.H. Davis, editor of the
Doylestown Democrat, an educated and expe
rienced soldier, : who, besides serving his
country during the Mexican war, has occupied
several impof tantcivil positions—among them
that of acting Governor of the Territory of
Mew Mexico. - Swords, flags and flowers
have been presented to the Colonel, and to
many of his, officers, and elegaDt entertain
ments and, eloquent speeches, on both sides, ,
have signalized those who gave and those
who accepted these gifts. Apart from, these,
considerable sums of money, and quantities of
•provisions and clothing of all kinds, have been
sent to the different conipaniesjcomposing this,
fine regiment. The Colonel, for instance, no
tices in his paper the receipt of $46 from
Miss Mart R. Fox, for the purchase of gloves
for the spldiers; $5O from Miss C. C.Gbies,
bf Reading, for India rubber blankets for the
members of* the Ringgold battery, and $25
from Dr. Ste vests for the library of the regi
ment. The ladies of the village of Newton
presented a box of hospital stores, consisting
of wines of various kinds, jeflies, flour,.mus
tard, pillow-cases, quilts, drawers, and lint.
We also observe huge contributions of money
from various townships in Backs .county to.
this gallant body of men. • lb would seem ,as
if Colonel DAyro yriptiid need; exiam. tefinsppjci
tation to cpnyey 'the donations of -the -fair
daughters of . Bucks afld Berks counties' to the ■
v '-‘ * it-X. *
‘ To-day, Gbreraw • CnittlS: ntil! present a:
flag;!»'/,the*
West Chester, wir«e,‘'we 'presume, 'a scene
not less snggestiy e; will itake ’ placeithan'tbat *
Which occurred at
reported in our local columns on Frklay. . If
our brave boys are not . spoiled before starting
to the battle-field, it will; not be the fault of
.the ladies. .At amoment when a good deal of
£pcr censure is bestowed upon armyeon
tqiU 'and speculators upon the public
is, in this the hour of our country’s
triWnlatidDi has it ever occurred to the
embryo' historian that the only truly disinte
-rested patriots in this crisis are the women ?
They not only give their hearts’ best wishes
to the cause,; but their time and their talents,
and that eloquence which is better than the
argument of the orator—4he eloquence of an
unselfish apjwal for assistance to the sterner
race. They .toil, in season and out of season,
for the defenders of our flag—sew, knit, cook,
ant collect money and means, and all this
without expectation of pay or reward, save in
the consciousness and consolation that they
are doing good in a great cause, and are serv
ing alike their country and their God.
... 898,000
His Excedlkhcy David Tod, Governor elect
of. the State jof. Ohio, is among the guests at
the Continental Hotel.
Large Sare of French Dry'Goods, Ladies’
Fashionabre Furs, Ac.—The particular atten
tion of purchasers isrequested to the large and at
tractive assortmentof French, German, Swiss, and
British dry goads, Faria dress goods, silks, shawls,.
Ao. Also, ladies’'fashionable furs, Ac., embracing
about 745 lota choice articles to silk; worsted,
woollen, cdtton, and linen fabrics, to be perempto
rily sold,-by catalogue, for eash, commencing this
morning, at ten o’clock, the sale, to be continued,
without intermission, all day. and part of toe eve-
Ring, by Myers, Claghorn, A Co,, auotioneers,Nos.
232 and 234 Marketstreet.-« - - ' ■ : ’
Gen. at: Harrisburg.
ITar riSßunfr, Nov.^2.—Gon. Scott, accompanied
bf=Waf, and; other dis^
.5??™"?, Washington, atten o’clock this moratop
WBhra woES?’ GetoßcSS,
drivra to m l<revo, '? , J i ' '*** ■immediately*
-22*3 totoe.raaMw.ee.-rf Mr. Donald -Gametem
~£2l >o*®!?® 11 eton > whera titer breakfastorl-
Scott reizmmed in the
withstanding the inclemency of the we’athm *n
immense crowd gathered around to catch ,
of the hero. In order to Ratify this
General stepped upon the platform, and wasmetod
with* enthusiastic cheers.: A few were fortunate
enough to get JS shake of his hand. ‘The-party
staffed fer.Kew .Xork r via Beading and Easton, at
lOo’clock. • . v. - ' '
LETTER FROM “OCCASIONAL.”
Wasihkotoh, Nov. 8, 1861.
Few men have bees more fortunate than
11 infield Scott. He has lived through more
than two generations and a half, and has sus
tained a relation to events that have no parallel
in liuman annals. Bora in the year 1786, he
has grown with the growth and strengthened
with the strength of our republican experi
ment. If bis infant eyes opened npon the
dawning glories of the Republic, the falling
vision of his latter days beholds a fratricidal
strife which may bury that Republic in abloody
sepulchre. Too young to take any part in the
revolution, he was permitted to observe many
of the later events, and to mingle'with many
of the historic leaders of that early American
era. .He had seen Washington. ! Like Wash
ington, he is a native of Virginia, and in ma
jestic harmony with the example of Washing
ton, he retires from a field made luminous by
his own great deeds—followed by the grateful
prayers and praises of -loyal millions; clothed
with. the proud consciousness that his reputa
tion is as bright as hia own sword, and that
it. will be cherished By his countrymen
among their most precious memorials. It was
impossible that a cUisfen who imbibed his first
lessons of patriotism at the fresh fountain of
constitutional liberty’.should not recoil from
the polluting breath’of. treason. It would
have been unnatural if the cotemporary of
many of our most illustrious sages and heroes
should have been tempted from the path in
which they trod, by the degenerate ingrates
who boast of being the descendants of men
whose teachings they daily dishonor and dis
card. -
The armed conspirators had an early and
distinctive distrust and dread of Winfield
Scott. They shrunk appalled before the aus
terity and dignity of hisyirfnes ; and when,
under the Administrations of Pierce and Bu
chanan, they began the plot which ha*'since
ripened into"rebellion, their first step was to
send the battle-scarred warrior away, from hi*
post, in this city—to seclude him in New
York—to surround him with spies to dev
prive Mm of many of his privileges— to make
him a mere effigy—a titular -and powerless
dignitary—the representative of authority
without influence to exercise it. The au
thors of this infamous ostracism were Jeffer
son Payis.and' John Buchanan Fldyd. They
knew that Scott’s eagte-eye weuld detect their,
intrigues ; they knew that, with ai. instinct-,
-ivelpve' of country, tie would expose their.
• designs tio thC American. pdopW. it.- must,'
• therefore,be remembered, when the fearful
indictment is drain up against- these une
qualled apostates,, that nothing has contri
buted more totheii conspiracy than the suc
cess with which thisy proscribed, embarrassed,
and exiled Gen. Sccitt. Others might be seduced
but they knew that he would remain firm!
Hence they were prepared for Ms stern rebuke
of their treason, when, at an early stage in our
troubles, he droVe their emissary from his pre
sence, and in language of immortal eloquence,
rejected their offer, and renewed Ms fealty to
his country. It was only when.the curtain
was lifted above the drama of Secession, and
when the dark macMnery, long prepared for
the destruction of the Government, was ex
posed to the view of President Buchanan, that
that most disloyal public servant sent for the
banished head of our armies, and gave back to
Mm the power wMch Davis and Floyd had
so perscveringly and malignantly with
held from him. President Lincoln promptly
confirmed the reluctant act of his predecessor.
Notwithstanding the weight of years that
bowSd his frame, and somewhat impaired his
great intellectual powers, General Scott’s pre
sence, Ms counsel, his hold and , frequent de
nunciation of the traitors, Ms readiness, to use
Ms own language, “to offer his life as a sacri
' fie® to his country,” and especially the manner
tin wMch he trampled under foot the pesti
lential heresy of State rights—AU.these inspired
the popular heart, strengthened this arm of our
new Executive and Ms constitutional advisers,
in the midst of the perils'of; a- dislocated and
betrayed Government, and gave an impetus to
the preparations for the common defence that ‘
could have resulted, probably, from' the ex
ample bf no other living man.
The - experience of Winfield Scott touches
the two extremes of-American’progre'ss and
civilization. The experience of' George B.
McClellan.-touches butone.; Scott retires in
the seventy-sixth year of his age. . : McClellan
accepts the brilliant tefott wtiich he resigns, in'
the thirty-fourth year of his age. A young
man, who.has lived a little more than half the
period'to which MS illustrious predecessor has •
.attained, assumes the -Entire' edjnmanii.efjthe .
greatest army ever assembled on the face of
the earth, to vindicate popular liberty against
an unexampled usurpation and an unparalleled
despotism. General Scotbidso won high posi
tion at a very early age. He was a brevet
major general whenbnt twenty-eight years old.
The President, thoroughly conversant with the
characteristics of one who resided in Ms own
State of Illihois, for several'years, and wisely
CatcMug the spirit that honored and promoted
Scott for'Ms -distinguished services in the suc
cessive conflicts at CMppewa and Niagara, did
not hesitate a moment in conferring this splen
did and perilous distinction npon the young
Pennsylvania-born, soldier. The old com
mander-in-cMef won battle after battle, medal
after-medal, promotion after promotion. He
has acMeved an immortal renown, as well by
bis. intrepidity as by Ms prudence; as well be
cause he struck boldly at the. proper time and
at the proper place. Scott’s motto, notwith
standing his «sudden dashes” on the Cana
dian frontier,, has -ever been, since he took
command of the American army, that “they
stumble who run fast,” and his youthful suc
cessor seems disposed to imitate Mm—at least
in this respect. While the latter .occupies an
enviable eminence, he at the same time occu
pies.a most responsible «ne. - General Wash
ington, however, never achieved a substantial
victory until he was relieved from pll em
barrassment, and placed in supreme conimand,
and I do not doubt that it is written in the
horoscope df McClellan, that he will be equal
to the exacting, expectationsof his country
men,and to the shining fame, of his world-re
nowned'predecessor, Occasional. --
: PufcUc, Amusements, f
A Wrbk ov Koveeties.—Tto'town amusements
; ' , toJs''w^k-’^i^^pVtipim,'|MWia^ta^tiisdn^. < : :
; ’*lA4ddUion who life, pro-;:
' .gramine after Wednesday/fco.totroduqi new and.
. v surprising Xestsoisleight' of-hanA ,fte to haVe*
sterling- tragedies* enaeted at ; tfoptjho
’ *'ana'A , ’ , new jilay ; : at tbo'ifcird. Mr..Wheatley, has,-
secured for four nights the services of E; L. Dayen- ■
port and J. TV. Wallaek, Jr., and lady, while Mrs. -
Garrettson has' concluded an engagement with
Joseph Proctor, the tragedian. '
The three stats and Mr. Wheatley will enabt to
night the- leading parts, to Shakspeare’s drama of,
‘’Julius Caesar,” Mr. Davenport representing Bek
tus, Mr.Wallack Cassius, and Mr. Wheatley
Metre Antony. A-like combination has seldom
been witnessed in this country, and if- the shbordi?
nateeharacters be even tolerably distributed, we -
shall see this famous historical play performed in a
manner would delight the immortal bard hira
self, couldi ho bo resurrected towitness the creation
of his genius. r
- Mr. Proctor-has b'een travelling until raeently in
Europer—latterly to-.Caltiornia. His initial appear- 1
anee.to-nigbt will bedhthe pari of Hr
■Adams playing Jeilius, and Miss Gray Virgin*#.
If Mr. Proctor has profited by years of experience
—and his friends assure, us that he hasnoequals in
certain characters—the performance will be ad
mirable in every respect. Vtrginitts, notwith
standing toe repulsive event upon which the drama
is founded, possesses great merits that have been
.made highly effective.and impressive to the hands
-of talent. Mr: Froctor will remain fa this city but
six nights, producing during his stay four new
plays. ’ V V
At toe Arch we are to have all the week the suc
cessful new play of “ The House on the Bridge of
HotrePame:” :•
The story, in the main, is the adventures of "one
Ernest De Le Garde, who beam a striking resem
blance to his natural brother, Zamlaro, a young
Gipsy. Both of these characters are admirably
sustained by Mrs. Drew. The properties, ofold
Count De'Torqueroltes (Mr. Gilbert) being willed
to Ernest, the lad’s ancle, the Chevalier (Mr.
Shewell) resolves to kill the. heir or-force him to
leave France. Ernest, who has been previously be
trothed tQ’. a ereoie,: of Martinique', Zoe, (Mbs;
'Price,) islUrecHo the Willows’ Inn,-kept by Oho
t RtkobeH (Mr. Mortimer), where he is forced into a ’
' dnel and wounded almost to death by the Chevar
Iter. The crime Is witnessed- by! Pettisso, a law
yer’s clerk,- (admirably depicted by .Mr, Scallan,)
wboreStoresEruerftoiifeahdconfrouts the guilty.,
Zantbard, " the'; Gippyi coming fortuitouslyin, is
, made the protege ot Rigobert, and assumes: the
. garb and guise; of the deceased. In toe-end,>toe
cheat Zambara, refnsing to play
out his part, is murdered at the House .on the
Bridge by Rigobert, the Chevalier is denounced,
gnd Zoc is united to toe young connt,-who myste
riously appears in time to make out the deuQue
- ment. ■ - nr-': ..
? h ‘*S*tors enumerated are aU that'are to-.
THE PKESS—PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1861,
quisite to sustain the plot; but Misses Henri and
Emma Taylor and Mr; Ringgold are made to play
unnecessary personages, of whose careers the drop
ping of the curtain leaves ns in utter ignorance.
Mr. Mortimer, ns lligobert, might have imparted
something of his grace and snbdued power to Mr.
Shewcll, who, with physical advantages of a higher
order, is generally stilted'and unnatural in both
manner and declamation. Mrs. Drew’s delinea
tions left nothing to he wished ia either part, and
her transformations were rapidly and handsomely
made. Miss Price evidenced her capacity to look
and to play serious characters, and all the minor
personages said their little With good taste. The
strength of the piece lay in its scenery, that was
of r durable and handsome order, the “House on
the Bridge” being the finest stage, scene that we
have ever remarked. -It will not mar the last act
if it be made longer and mare intelligible. As the
piece will have a handsome career, let the amend
ment bo made at once.
LATEST NEWS
FROM WASHINGTON.
ALL QUIET ALONG THE LINES.
ITS DESTINATION BELIEVED TO BE REACHED.
FREMONT CERTAINLY REMOVED.
THE REMAINS OF COE. BAKER.
More French Officers Tender their. Services.
PRESENTATION OF A SWORD TO GIN, M’CLELIAN,
His Speech on the Occasion.
INTEBBSTM FROM OEM- BINES’ COLUMN-
AFFAIRS ON THE tOWERPOTOMAC.
IMPORTANT PROM MISSOURI.
TBS ATTACKED BY GEN. LANE,
Washikcitox, November 3,1861.
Certain Removal of Mayor General Fre
• ' mont.
Colonel Frank P. Blair is now in Washington,
and it is beyond doubt that the Older has gone
forth for the superseding of Major General Fre
mont. Various stories are in circulation upon the
Avenue: one to the effeot that Fremont intends to
revolt, and to defy the orders of the Administra
tion. Should this be so, and should he attempt to
place himself, because of his removal, upon the
ultra Abolition platform, "hundreds and thousands
of Democrats in the Northwest will rush to the
standard of the country. It will be impossible,
however, for General Fremont to create the im
pression that he has been displaced on account of
his peculiar anti-slavery opinions.
Stevens' Submarine Battery.
The boasted success of the submarine battery,
called the Turtle, at New Orleans, would seem to
suggest the propriety of the Secretary of the Navy
completing the much-talked-aboub. Stevens’ sub
marine battery, now remaining unfinished in the
Hudson, near Hoboken. - This invention, which has
already cost half a million of public money, is said
to possess extraordinary destructive powers. Would
it not be well for the Government to finish- it, and
send it off,,for the purpose of testing- its peculiar
qualities? ~ -
Intense.solicitude prevails in all quarters to hear
news of th'e great naval expedition/ Every variety
of rumor is in circulation—one that Hie storm se
parated it, and that a-number of the transports
were lost; another that it escaped the storm, and
that a landing had been effected at various -points.
The weather is now calm and beautiful, and no
doubt is entertained that a sufficient force can be
gathered by Commodore Dupont - and General
Sherman, in order to carry ont the entire wishes
of the Administration, and the full policy of its
military subordinates., rV v -
.•: The Government officers, have .received reliable
information yesterday,;bythe arrive)-of influential j
pnrticßfrom Maryland,’ tlia£ attempig , '
made by Secessionists to defeat the election in-that
.State,by violence, if they could not accomplish it
;in any other way. Gen.- Din’s general order, pab
was /issued 1 vijitb
i a viewto prdtect’honeat .voters in their rights ; 'bnt
orders,: without-a sufficient force to carry them!
out, .are 'of - little avail. The /Government
have, therefore, in view of these, facts, and go;
verned-by information received from Prince Frede
rick county, inarched some ten thousand troops
into Maryland this morning, embracing General
Sykes’ -brigade, and a number of regiments not
assigned, together with cavalry, ~ artillery, and
transportation facilities. With this force, added to
.the troops now at Baltimore, Annapolis, Port To-,
banco, Ac., every attempt at an improper inter-'
forence with the ballot-box will be .promptly sup- ’
pressed. The troops went out early in the day,
since wbioh the city bas been quiet. /; ‘
From the Upper Potomac.
Oh Friday Gen. Stoke sent a flag of trace to
Gen, Evans, at Leesburg,- to know what disposi
tion had been made of the Federal- prisoners taken
at Bail’s Bluff, and those left dead, on the field.
The latter replied that the prisoner were-quarter
ed in the tobacco; Warehouse in Richmond’, and that
the dead were prqperly interred: ; Ue also said that
he would immediately communicate with the Con
federate Government in relation, to an exchange of
prisoners. •
Lieut, Col; Wistab is fast recovering from his
wounds. (
Capt. Mallery, of the Caiiforniaßegiment. lies
in a very precarious condition at a farm hoosc near
Poolesvflle.
Alexander H. McCleary, for- a number of
years connected With the Phptdeifhl# press, was
taken prisoner.
About, one hundred wounded still remain at
Poolesvflle—all doing well.
Rebel Emissaries in London and Paris.
The news from Europe by the last steamer shows
that the rebel emissaries m London and Paris are
very noisy and confident in their belief, tint the
necessities of the manufacturing intorestswill lead
to an interference-inthe American- struggic for. the
purpose of breaking the blockade in’ order to pro
cure a supply of TOtiton/bht it is evident that their
Oaui <vinstead,bl gmining gronnd, is; : losing it, both
: Widi the pbopie and',tire press. 'ln sddition ta this
/tarnation, jCWffiitiedJhy the
‘ London j?o.^tj tWe Organ of Lord P *
Las a strong article against any, interference,-'and >
. '•sßeftoCth# jfatiaqyol Jhsp.nption : that; the rfcbgy
nition ofthe -Confederate’ States would'reopen the
cotton,trade. Onthe contrary, it arguea that such
a recognition would'only increase the rigor of the"
blockade, and that any interference with the block
ade would be an act of war, embroiting-England at
once with the United States. V . '■
The Remains of Gol. Baker.
The body of Colonel Baker will be' removed
hence on Thursday morning, arriving, at Philadel
phia early in the afternoon, where it will be received
by the military and civil author!ties, and escorted to
Independence Hall, and lie in state during the nest
day. On Sunday the body will be exposed to the
pnbUe view at the City Hall, Hew York, and on
Monday will be placed on board the stqnmer for
California, in charge of Chabi,esS. Drew, of
Otage&fil. B. Sari* Franciacoj E. M.
Bahkcst, of'Oregon, and W._ Wau.aoe, of
Washington Territory, who. will aeooinpany the re
mains as far as New York,
Recovery of Bodies from the Potomac.
Five bodies of the victims of the fight at Ball’s
Blnff have been fished out of the Potomac, to-day,
at the Chain Bridge. They were 3o mntUated as
to be beyond recognition.. Only one -orthem was
apparently wounded. -
The Army, ! '
With the exception of the movement.of some ten
thousand troops into Maryland," early this montingj.
there has been nothing transpiring in‘the spuy
worthy Rfjßete. The General attended churchin
themqnring, and Hjc city has been (jnipt. ' ; ;
'' ;
Intense anxiety is manifested here for news from
the fleet. .The latest -accounts ap,te,noen;to-day
weref reports feomaea captains, who passedtheyes
sels off Hatteraa on Wednesday. . . - .
Last night, about ten o’clock, as Lieutenant Wst.
Bii>or.K,'of the Pennsylvania cavalry, was -passing
along Fourth street, near Pennsylvania avenue, die
was brutally assaulted by four men wearing 4he
TinHea States uniform.' He received' a frightful
wound on the. right side of the temple frpma
slung-shot. The .villains then seized the lieute
nant, Mid choked him. , Thoy robbed- him; of Adi
his money, and left him, on the ground for dead.
'He remained in an insensible condition for' half; an.
hour,- when he succeeded; in reaching his hotel..
The police force in this city are good for nothing'.
Nightly occurrences of thiskindtake place.
A rumor preyails to the, effect 'that nine 'of the
vessels of the great naval expedition were disabled
•in the late storm, and that they had to pot- back
for repairs. The other reports from the expodtliOh
are fall of encouragement.
BY TEIUEGHIATPB.
THE GREAT ARMADA.
WHEREABOUTS OF GEN. PRICEi
Special Despatches to “ The Press.’ *
The Great Armada.
Brutal Assault.
Rumors.
Presentation of a Sword to Major General
McClellan.
Arrangements were made yesterday for a review
of the Pennsylvania troops here, after whioh a com
mittee from your City Councils proposed to present
to General McClelian the sword prepared for that
purpose hy order of tho City Government of Phila
delphia. The severe storm prevented the review,
and the presentation took place atGeueralMcCnEi,-
lan’s headquarters in the evening.
.. At seven o’olock the committee, with friends, and
a number of our prominent citizens, were assem
bled, when Stephes Benton, Esq., in behalf of
your city, made the presentation with the following
address:
“ General : Tho Counoils of Philadelphia, the
hity of your birth, have sent us here upon the plea
sant duty of presenting you with this sword, in tes
timony of their appreciation of your services and
your individual worth. We represent alike the
regard of your near friends, as -well as the broad
ana general feeling of unison with your efforts of a
great community built upon the holy spot where
liberty and free institutions received their first form
and method. This token is tendered for that which
yon have already done, to show that through all
your toils and dangers, and.those so gallantly and.
successfully led by you, that vrd of your birthplace
have looked on with applause and heartfelt inte
rest.
“We have the good fortune to be. the first to sa
lute you as the head of the proudeßt-army ever as
sembled en this continent—to ,say that, with re
newed ardor, Pennsylvania stands by your side.
To-day we recognize .the spirit of the age in the
placing of the war-weapon in the hands of youth
and heroism. Son of Pennsylvania, your State looks
oh you. To tho last drop in her veins and the last
coin in her coffers, she is yours. Be not appalled by
tho magnitude of poblioexpectation, or be fearful
of the result . Let our trust be in God, for our eause
is the cause of constitutional liberty and of huma
nity for all time to esme.
“ You may regret the occasion for the .drawing
of the sword. We feel it is in your nature to re
joice when it can honorably be put up; but while
it is drawn, and our misguided countrymen hold to
their rebellion, the lives,' the' honor, and- the for
tunes of thousands of the State of wMchyou are
the son, afc ready to be devoted, each and all, to
the present cause; and they are proud that you
have so large a part in the Conflict, shielded as you
are to-day With the bright and trusty armor of
-seventy thousand Pennsylvania soldiers around
this-sacred capital, ' "
“We honor you as a representative mal—as rep
resenting loyal Pennsylvania—where every family
sends to this contest a father or a son, as opposed
to. a rebellion against her part -and lot in the in
heritance from our sires, and in accordance with a
sentiment nnalterably declared, that she will per
mit no armed dictation at home ofabroad, which
has for its object the diminution of a single bond of
the Union or the least fibre of ite strength.
_ -“Genera!: An active mind led you to leave du
ring peace the art you learned so thoroughly. War
has restored you to it with high responsibilities.
Youbavo been favored largely with a success which
has sealed the good opinion of your earlier pro-,
raise. . From the peaceful arts has risen withyou
a. mighty army, which," it is to b,e, hoped, but not
beforo'a decisive blow has been struck, willsoon
-retire again to the same peaceful pnrsuifs. -But nS:
.soldier of any time,or country has> carried to.his
- homey or left to Ms-posterity, a prouder reoolloction
ofrisks.and Bncrificesthan-wilb those of this great
struggle for our national existence. -Augmg the
last to leave the field wilhbe .yourself.. Once more
restored to your family and. friends, bearing with
yon the applause of -your countrymen, and this
sword, which; with your other trophies, shall adorn
the arches of yonr house, to remain foreyer the
type .and symbol of a manly courage and a loyal
heart,” '
Taking the Bword and handing it to General Mc
. Clem.as',' he said:
“ Sir, I place in your hand this sword, and may
the blessings of God go with it. May yeu handle it
with trust in that high power, and acknowledge
that the cause in which you are engaged is one of
liberty and of constitutional rights for all time <to
come. In the name of Pennsylvania, in the name
of our sapred cause, I now entrust to you this
sword, to buckle on your side in the defence of
your great and gloriouseountry.”
Taking the sword and resting .upon it. General
McClellan responded;
“I ask yon, sir, to'give my warmest and deepest
thanks to the honorable body you represent, for
tbis entirely unmerited compliment. I could thank
you better if I thought that I deserved it. But I
do not feel that I do. Nothing that I have yet ac
complished would warrant this high compliment.
It is tor the future to decide; whether I shall realize
the expectations and hopes that have been centred
in me, ■ .....
“ I trust and feel that the day is not far distant
when I shall- return to the place dearest of all
others to me, there to spend the balance*of my life
ajnong the people from whom I have received this
beautiful%ift. 'The war cannot be long. It may
be desperate. I ask in the future forbearance,
patience, and-confidence. ; With these we can. ac
complish all; and while I know that in the great
drama: which may have our hearts’ blood, that
Pennsylvania will not play the least, I trust that,
on .the other hand, she will play the. highest and
noblest part.
..“I again thank you, and ask you to eonvey to
the Connells my most sincere thanks for the sword.
Say to them that it will be my ambition to* deserve
thereafter, Ikhow Ido not now.” ::
- The sentiments of the speakers were peculiarly
appropriate, and the ceremony Was touching and
At the close of. the GenerM’s re
sponse, Mr. Benton introduced the members of the
committee to him, and he introduced them to the
members of fis’ktaff. ,
The sword was examined by the military officers
#
does’from hla at a time When' thole ieW;
■ and heavy responsibilities have .been, thro wnupon
. the General; it was an appropriate and welcome
pledge of obniidence in our hew mflitajy leader.'
Arrival of a Prisoner from Richmond Oja
l*arole—AnKxchange of Prisoners..
Lieutenant Alfred Kaktze, of the steamer Hogy
. who has becn a.prisoner in the hands of the rebels
. since the 25th of June, arrived here on Friday.
; He was captured off Rattcras Inlet, while in charge'
of a paze schooner, and is absent/on his parole, for
the purpose, of effecting an exchange of prisoners.
He says that the Federal prisoners at Richmond are
Buffering from the weather and an insufficiency of
, clothing. In case an arrangement for the exchange
of prisoners cannot be effected, he is to retaro to
Ms confinement in Richmond jail, within fifty days.
Descendants of Rochambeau and La-
fayette Volnnteenne.
The Count de Sayre, a lineal descendant of
Count RocnAMBEAtr, of the American Revolution
ary fame, has tendered his military services to.tho
President, and has been-assured that they will be
aboepted. The same answer has been given to the
Baron de Schonen, a descendant of General La
fayette. It is expected that they will soon
reach the United States. •
Consul to Mice.
James Lesley, Jr., chief clerk in the War De
partment, has been appointed consol to Nice. Nice
has been raised, to a salaried consulate, under the
recent sot of Congress, having become, from its po
sition onthe frontiers of Franco and Italy, a place
of much' importance in reference to American
commerce in the Mediterranean. Mr. Potts suc
ceeds Mr. Lesley as chief olerk in the War De
partment.
Consul General to Calcutta.
Samuel A. PobViance, until recently attorney
general 6f Pennsylvania, and law partner of Ti
tian J. Coffey, assistant United States attorney
general,.was yesterday appointed consol general
at Calcutta.
Appointments from the District.
Among the newly-appointed lieutenants of the
regular army is Georsb If. Hoover, of Washing
ton city , (brother of ex-Marriiid Hoover,) who has
been asflgned to the Fourteenth Infantry, now
stationed at Penryville, Md, ///. ’ ” .
; The Lquat Potomac.
'. ’WASBiKGXON.Nqv. 2.—The steamer jPowhatan
■; arrived at. the.-nayy:yard'thi3 morning, haviiig ruh
.'the blocfeadc last night, -She has been at Annapb-’
4E for.isome;time’ paat,.'and ’left there l oh Monday
1 "' ; 1 . y ’- : '3 ;; -/ ' y
Since Tuesdajshe has beeh withthe flotilla,' oh.
the. Lower Potouiac, tuid last night started up.'
S'Sbe, ran ' paat the rebel batteries in - the darkness,
’although the enemy evidently heard her,- and
-lights were run 'out andsignals made. The pilot of
the Powhatan, who knows the river thoroughly,
.■■says that any vessel might have passed the rebel
last night without-incurring any risk.
.. 3he steamer Baltvniore is used to convey stores
Ifrom Old- Point to the flotilla, below the rebel bat
teries,. and was at Wade’s bay last night when the
.Powhatan came up.
■ Four sloops, a Jersey.schooner,- and a pungy
came down past the batteries early yesterday after
noon. ,:Tbey, with one oxoeption, took a course
"through .the Swash channel, next the Maryland
shore,, and although the rebels wasted a Inge
quantity of ammunition in firing at them, none of
them were struck:
. One of the sloops,-whioh was : commanded by a
Herman, keptefose along the Virginia shore, run
ning the gaußtlet-bf a'l the rebel batteries, and
escaping 'unharmed from the heavy .fire aimed ;
at" it. ‘ ' .....
■ Thirty or forty shells were thrown from the rebel
batteries over to oux entrenohmenta on the Mary
landshore, yesterday, bnt they did not impede the
progress of the work. Borne of our 32-pounders an
swered with three or four rounds, but it is not
known whether our shots reached.
FROM MISSOURI
BEFOBTED BATTLE BETWEEN GENS. LANE
: AND PBICE AX ffj£ft&jxiE.
WHEREABOUTS OF CENT, PRICE.
Spnisapim.®,' Mo., Ook 30.—[Special to the
St. Lotiis Democrat.]— A negro, who says he left
phrt of Gen. Price’s army at Sarooxie, in Jasper
OOtmty, oh Mondaynight, reports that Gen. Lane
had just made an attack on the rebels, but he knows
nothing of the result. He says that when ten miles
distant from Sarooxie he still heard the firing of
cannon. ■■ - - -
- ; ‘His' story seems improbable, as General .Loner
•nly left HermSnvilte, which is eighty miles distant
from Sarooxie, .on. Sunday morning. . A soouVar
'rftikFliwe.'last’niiJifc reports' that when six ' miles'
’-'ftotfit Stecoxie, on the Mount. Vernon road, He ;
heard: artillery, from three, o’clock’' fill dark, on-
Monday, and that the-firing was .rapid: He also
, heardfiring otf Tuesday morning.
T3w*y»fMl Gsggs Hev: 3;—A'sebnt, whoarriyed
’ hero yeiterday; - reports at headquarters thdt he
-leftPriceon Sanday lpst at Neosho'rpth. 13,000 of
his own men,
Culloch. - They have no .intention of making ■«'
stand in Missouri. McCulloch has himaclf goneto
Fayettevjllc, Ark,, to ohangethe direction of the
rebel reinforcements to Camp Walker, Arkansas,
instead of Missouri, where Price will join him.
General Lane is south of Price, and has sent to
General Fremont far .reinforcements. A large
mounted force has gone to thS' aid oLGeheral Lane,
wh'b has badaakirmish with Price’s rear guard,
buftEe resultwas not known. .
The Expedition Spoken.
Baltikoke, Nov. 3. —Tjhe report Bent yesterday
in relation to the Naval Expedition was not exactly
correct, The fleet was passed off Hattoras about
daylight on Wednesday, tod not at night, as was
before stated. The report is made by Capt. Hall,
of the British schooner James Butler, from Turks
Island. The captain, of course, knew nothing at
that time about the expedition, but reported that,
about daylight on Wednesday when off Hatteras,
he passed a large fleet with men-of-war among
them. The weather was then very pleasant. He,
had experienced a blow the day previous.
From Fortress Monroe.
Fortress Monroe, Nov. 2, via Baltimore.—No
intelligeneeof the great expedition has yet arrived.
It is supposed that it yesterday reached its destina
tion. A terrific gale has prevailed here since last
evening, but no apprehensions are felt for the
safety of the fleet.
A flag of trace will go to Norfolk to-morrow,
and some news concerning toe expedition will pro
bably be received.
The steamer George Peabody arrived from
New York this morning, to join the expedition,
loaded with stores and beef cattle. Her ultimate
destination was Key West and the Tortugas. She
went ashore on Hampton bar, but will probably bo
got off to-night.-
The Storm in Chesapeake Bay.
Baltimore, Nov. 3.—The storm of last night
was very severe in the Chesapeake Bay. Several
canal barges were blown ashore and wreaked on
"their way from Havre-de-Graoe to Looust Point.
Six or eight,- loaded with coal, grain, Ac., are re
ported ashore at North Point. It is also reported
that two or three have foundered, and some lives
are supposed to be lost.
The water was very high, and overflowed the
wharves in the lower part of the city. Some da
mage has been done by flooding the’cellars.
There were eleven barges wrecked at North
Point during the gale; They were all from ports
on-the Berwick, Oata
wissa, and other points. Eight were loaded wifli
' coal, two with lumber, and one with oats. All are,
said to have gene io pieces. Only one life was
lost. The names of the boats have not been ascer
tained, '
Effects of the Gale.
New York, Nov- 3.—The atoru of last .-night
was very, severe in this vicinity. The fide over
flowed the wharves, and a largo number of cellars
-in the lower streets, doing great damage to mer
chandise of various kinds, including large quanti
fies of flour. The 1 docks in Brooklyn generally
were overflowed, na well as in this city. The Nor
wjohline boat arrived at two o’clock this, afternoon.
'The boat from Stoningtoh reached' here at a later
hour, and thc Fail River boat has not yet arrived.
Theboata of these; lines; bound cast, were anchor
ed atfonro’ciockthismormnginlluntington Bay.
The ..Providence, steamer' Pelican ctaaa through,
arriving this uforning. ‘She reports a. brig ashore on
Biker’s Island. .
• The contents of a coal andhriok yard, en-Staten
Island, were washed away by the flood.
. - The steamer irora Philadelphia, ar
rived this,afternoon, reported having encountered
a heavy sea and furious gale. -
Wreck of the Ship Mantana.
LOSS OP LIFE.
Boston, November 3.-—The tidee to-day over
flowed several wharves doing, considerable damage
to 'merchandise.
The bark If Cogswell, from Malaga for Boston,
was totally wrecked on Scitnate' beaon. The crew
were saved.
The ship Maritmta struck on Egg Rock at mid
night, and went to pieces. The captain, ten of the
Mrs. Pratt and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs.
Clark, five females, and six male passengers, were
lost.
Twelve seamen, who were washed on the rocks,
were discovered clinging there this morning, when
the hte-boat front Hull was sent out and rescued
them. Not a vestige of the ship was to be seen. She
wnsfrom Liverpool, with a cargo of coal, wool,and
cotton. Several bodies have been recovered.
The passengers by the Norwich boat, from New
York, reached here, by other routes, last night.
General Scott’s Progress,
.New Yoiuc, Nov. 3.—General Soott stopped last
night at Elizabethtown, at bis son’s residence. His
staff and the rest of the company came on to New
York.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER CITY OF NEW YORE.
THE LONDON TIMES ON THE BLOCKADE,
It Deprecates any Interference by England*
New York, Nov. 3— The steamer City of New
York arrived about eleven o’clock this morning,
from Liverpool, with dates to the 23d nit, and by
telegraph, yia Queenstown, to the 24th. ’
, ■ GREAT BRITAIN.
eaitotialott,ih&efforia
or a .elass LancasMre.to Go
; verpment .to> interfere in;Auieri»a aßd’break the
' blockade. Says that Eoglaird wouH rather' Undergo
much suffering than break, the plain -rules of , inter
national law. She has reboghizfeS tbej?lv?k»de,
and must abide by it. To brcak it would disgrace
and stain thereputation of England. Euglanawill
Hot: commit snob an aeteven to save her'greatest
manufacturers. The Times, however, says that
;the blockade-isnoteverywhere effectual,’ and it re
mindathe Washington Government fchat itis only a
real .blockade that can caßtor recognition." The
article concludes by saying that it woold-ill become
•England to he the tool of Southern machinations,
the leaders in which, by withholding cotton, count
on compelling,foreign nations to take their side in
the quarrel
The Shipping Gazette continues to denounce
the conduct of the blockade, and the wrong done
to British ships. It sayß that some action on the
part of the British Government is becoming indis
pensable. - -
...Dr. Rnesdly in bis'last letter'to the London
Times, asserts that England and the United States
were all bat at war three months since.
The Times points to all but the.independent
operations in Missouri and Kentucky to show the
impraeticabls nature of the war.
A company has been formally inaugurated for
restoring the telegraph to’lndia. '
FBANCE.
It is reported that Franco has sent ah answer to
the Italian proposition on the Roman question to
the effect that financial difficulties in France pre
vent at present a solution wf the question’. : ,
The return of the ’BA of Franoe oontinnes
to_ excite uneasiness. -It is reported that twenty
millions'of francs have been lost In specie since the
last statement. ,
It is assorted that the panic relative to the
French wheat crop is'premature and exaggerated.
INDIA.
The Bombay mail of Sept. 27th brings Calcutta
telegrams to tne 25th. Cotton imports were active
and advancing in both markets. The weather Was
good for the crop. A medium yield of ootton was
anticipated in the Northwest.' The Bombay Ga
zette asserts that in another year England need
.only look to India for cotton.
LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN.
Tobin, Oct. 23—A decree issued abolishes the
Lieutenancy of Naples and the separate Govern
ment of Tuscany. ...
Oct. 24.—A hand of brigands insulted
the French vice consul at Con3ignola, and pillaged
his residence: - .- - -
. PARIS, Oct. 24:—The interest on Treasury bills
has been.raised to 4ias.per cent.
London, Oct. 24.—G00d Mils were readily dis
couiited yesterdayafiSjper. cent., and mfsome in-'
at 2iper emit, .Business at the; bank Was:
atastand-stiU. . . .....
■ £ ?«,«PP“ent mitigation of ; the financuti
crisis rumored -th&t’tbo boilion io
of franco to de«reased "£i^S&;doo , OTfiao ; '
retanjy 'aa immediate rise ia .tte iatei
.of olscount was |
T ; ' V ’; 4 1,! v- ; .
J t p£- Oottwi^t’tsrwflas^:
haftel>e€or 55,000 bale&t ibie market cloaiiyr excited, vwithi
aa:adyaaee of on aU^delities:. at.-*
porters toijk 35,000 bales. Middling Ofleaua Is ouoted at
12<J« . •
Breadstuffs we earner. Mixed Com 32s 6d032s 9d»
Provisions quiet and Bteady. f
Boxdox* Oct. 2C-~Oonsols 92%a92%. HUnois Cen
tral^sha^a 38g)37 discount; Erie ahares 27ff128; K. Y.
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT.
8878,000 IN COLB.
FBENCH STEAMER INFEBNAI BLOWN TO.
New.Yohk, Hov. 3.—The steamship Northern
Light, from Aspinwall, has arrived, bringing
9878,000 in gold from San Francisco..
. The Northern Light brings Panama dates to the
24th of October. The news from the Isthmus is
not important - _ .
In consequence of a British subject getting into
difficulty by meddling with the polities! troubles at
Bogota, the British minister oaa issued a circular
announcing that no redress could be obtained
through the intervention of his Government for
any Briton’s suffering in consequence of taking
part in the politics of New Granada. This decision
has been approved by the British Government.
The French steam er Infernal had been blown to
atoms in the bay of Valparaiso by the" explosion nf
her magazine. The vessel had caught .fire, but no
lives were.lost, as all hands wore enabled to escape
before the Jure reached the magazine.
The Britiah storeship was injured by the exnio
aion. "• * ’ - ■ r
Conaderable excitement had occurred in Lima
on account of the election, and during a" row the
troops fired oa a crowd, killing from eight to twen
ty persons.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
VOLBNTEEES FOB OBEGON AND NEW YOKE.
A MILLION IN TREASURE
• Sak Erakcisoo, Oct. 30—Arrived, ship jj. B Palmer
from Hong Kong. n , .
: Cbsnniscißi,.—The markets *e steady. -BnttmVlSc- -
candtesdnll"; crushed sugar, ,13>ic; spirits, wine* fami
* tobacco slightly mors active.. ;, ■ .... - ... t • ****?
- Five- volunteer companies hal saileu for Oregon-
The house, plasterers of San Krancisco have struck far
an increase of pay, which waaconcedes and they now
receiVe’five'doSarsper day,
: SAKPRakoisoo, Not.’l—A«iTed^»i»' 1 » ot faL;»,-4i, -i
.frdmNewTork.'with the.losaSf one.hnndrad tons offler
cargo, thrown overboard in a storm oft Cape Horn -
The steamer Golden Gate has sailed for Panama with
51,000,000 in treasure. She camee 14 armj . jg 1 ™?
soldiers, and 200 other passengers. The traasnTre7ai-I
menh are smail on account of large remittances in tra!T
stiry notes and drafts.
The Bhip; Neptune's Car has been libeUcd - beta,
partly owned in Alabama. , m, Doing
The da ten from Hong Kong are to Sentemha.
TheKniperor of China’s death occurred on '
THE CITY.
The Great Naval Expedition—Rumors
About Town
Since the departure of the great Naval Expedition
from Fortress Monroe, the greatest curiosity and anxie
ty has pervaded the community. The people contented
themselves during the latter part of the week with dis
cussing, the probible destination or the expedition.
Maps'of the Southern coast were brought into requisi
tion, and reports of the Coast Survey minutely exam
ined, with a view to ascertain the depth of water
in the various .ship’ channels and across harbor
bars. From the intelligence which reached the
city on Friday that the expedition had cleared
Cape Hatteras, -and would probably arrive at its
destination before Saturday, it was generally agreed that ,
some part of the Carolina coast would be selected for the
debarkation "and attack ; the rival merits of Wilmington,
Georgetown, Charleston, and Savannah being canvassed,
‘ the general conclusion seamed to be that either Beaufort
itr North Carolina or Beaufort in South Carolina was to
be* the site of the bombardment and capture.
. The latter place was finally designated, and yesterday,
with this foregone conclusion, rumor made busy with a
hundred speculations and reports wherein it was opined
that the expedition had ‘ already landed, and that Port
Royal Island had been seized by the seamen and land
forces of Dupont and Sbcrmsn. There was, in redity,
not the slightest foundation for either-or any of these ac
counts, inasmuch as the only despatch from .Fortress
Monroe contained no mention of the fleet or its where
abouts.-
At the Continental Hotel groups of anxious citizens
heard the interested statements of busy individuals,
among whose numerous acquaintances were several that
had received u private despatches ” One of said (des
patches consisted of a gloomy outline of a terrible storm,
that had disabled and scattered the fleet with great loss
of life and munitions of war. A second, more terrible
still, narrated the destiny of the Wabash, that had been
strackbctween wind and water by a ball from a rebel
battery,' and had gone down with all her crew. A third,
more ghastly than all, told of the total defeat .of the ex
pedition by means of some hundred sand-bag batteries,
and a fleet of‘gunboats, more memorable than those of
the renowned Hollins, that had put out from shore, run
down onr men*of-war, and wound up the Armada with
the most frightful and destructive casualty.
Hard upon these came the testimony of a reliable gen
tleman, whose reliable correspondent from a reliable
quarter had sent a hasty line informing him of the im
mense success which the seamen, the marines, and the
Boldiers had gained j how Beaufort had been burned to;
the ground, and the ffhtte tents of a dozen
thrown up along the Carolina shore; the railroad be
tween Charleston and Savannah seized, half the rebel*,
troops withdrawn from Manassas, and the.whole rebel
seaboard alarmed and humbled. The description of JECu
bert in King John might apply to theso excited news- -
mongers, who
“ Shook their heads,
And whispered one another in tbe ear;
And lie that speaks doth gripe the hearer’s wrist,
Whilsfche that hears makes fearful action
With wrinkled brows, with nods, with rolling eyes.
I saw a smith stand with his hammer thus,
The whilst his iron did on the anvil cool,
With open mouth swallowing a tailor’s news,
Who with his shears And measure in his hand,
Standing on slippers, (which his nimble haste
Had falsely thrust upon contrary feet,)
Told of a many thousand warlike French
That were embattled and ranked in Kent.”
In addition to the groundless rumors relative to the
great'expedition, others quite as groundless were afloat
relative to Fremont in Missouri, who, it was said, had
flatly refused.to obey the .Executive demand to' give up :
the commandj>f his department^and had -been sustained -
by army, who were in open mutiny, and
threatened. to- become more formidablß to the Union
cause than they had at any time previously -been to the:,
.enemies of the Union. It .is enough, fn contradiction of
any of these, statements, which may . be amplified and
passed around during' to-day, to state that tbe telegraph
communication with Pittsburg, was totally suspended
yesterday, and nothing came over the wires until nine
o'clock last evening, when the line by way of Buffalo
was.ln operation. . '
Thu Storm, the Freshet, and the Da
hade.—After the heavy storm of Saturday came a very
heavy freshet yesterday. Haring in a measure been
foreseen, however, its consequences were ■ pretty well
guarded agaifiet. The damage done, although conside
rable in the aggregate, is, in most individual cases,
trivial. An embankment on the line of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad was washed awav,
by the violence of the storm, on Saturday evening As a
consequence, the train due in this city at 9.20 P. 11. did
not reach here until noon yesterday. The passengers
were scared and hungry, and as the cars steamed into the
depot ejaculations of gratitude broke from every lip.
Two Delaware regiments which were to have gone
Southward at 11 o’clock Saturday night, were conse
quently delayed.
On the Schuylkill the new bulkheads of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, above Market street, were totally sub
merged, and a considerable quantity of the made-up
earth washed away. The new culvert just built has un
doubtedly suffered damage; though to what extent we
were unable to learn.
Below Market-street bridge several piles of lumber
were washed from wharves, where they had been incon
siderably left. At high-tide the water rose as high as
three feet above the level of many of the wharves. A
number ef men were out in batteaux picking up the
floating property.
The river was swollen, rapid, andmuddy. The water
roared over the dam all day, in one perpetual sheet of
liquid mud, . Dozens of fishermen might be seen on both
sides of the river, and crawling up beneath the dam
with their cockle-shell boats to scrape the torrent with
unwieldy nete. Many hundreds of the finny tribe were
caught in the day.
Yesterday afternoon, crowds of .persons assembled at
the new Fail-mount water-works, which it was generally
thought must have sustained some damage. Such, how
ever, hag not been-the case, beyond a slight temporary
interference with the prosecution, of the improvement.
Every one came a*ay with a look of disappointment.
The regnlar-trips of theriver steamboats were discon-
lt was "Considered dangerous to run them on
account of the immense velocity and strength of the cur
rent. - 1
Abont a dozen finerockfishwerecaughfc in the
“locks” yesterday'morning, byt means of- a net. The
rising of the ttte interfered with fbissport. It is be
lieved that the business of the Schuylkill Navigation wifi
not be interfered witk 'to-day., Tbla company has been
peculiarly fortunate in each respect during the present
season/
The of the Fail-mount water-works were
stopped all day yesterday. The wheeUhoiwe was crowded
with visitors.
The gable-end of an.unfinished bnck dwelling, situ
ated at Eighth and'lnclrfnsbnlßtreetSt'was blown out last
evening. “ NoJMyhurt.”' « ' r r
* TOe: Improvements: at it is
-thought, be quite seriously delayed by. the storm. The
channel helngcnt island IsYUsd' with water
Tfie sfp«r eau-of thfoHanAwliicli'if batons foot aftov.
suffered less than a month since, from a si
-miJar- cause.
. .Delaware avenue presented a unique and*animated ap-~
pemranee yesterday afternoon- The waters of the-Dela-'
ware, submerged the whole length of the . street, and
aquatic excursions were all the rage. Boxes, barrels,
/cask's, and incidenis floated around' promiscuously; and -
then eqHed off with the 'ebbing tide. 'We noticed a box
pi dry goods sweeping down the river. It might have,
been rescued hdd there-been any feminines around. ' ‘
At all of the various namps in the vicinity of the city'
the soldiers are represented as having stiffered indescri
bable pluvial miseries oh Saturday night. The
torrents of rain filled the trenches about their tents and
then crept in beneath the canvas. When the poor fel
lows shivered awake yesterday morning they discovered
themselves floundering, in an 'alluvial deposit, of which
the straw they had gone to sleep on was tho.jnost incon
siderable element. At Camp Meigs, so we hear,’ the ! ca- *
valry horses were surprised beyond expression to find
themselves changed to, a very clear mud-color. Literally,
their owners had made them idols and had found feem
clay. . .
AtTbompson’s Point, on the Jersey shore of the Data
ware, just opposite Marcus Hook, affairs took a ludicrous
if not a: critical .turn. The dike at this point having
given way, the water came rushing in through the cre
vasse, and in n remarkably short space of time the
meadow-land was-submerged for a distance of twelve
miles. Shrieking women were dragged from second
story windows by pale husbands, and, with their chil
dren carried to places of safety. Real estate and chat
tels of all descriptions found a common level in the moat
approved democratic style*. Trunks, picture-frames, old
bonnets that had hung on pegs for years, until the cob
webs had made a lining for were hustled from
the upper stories, and nothing less than an instantaneous
photograph would do justice to their motley aspect. »
The Susquehanna was also swollen fearfully at Perry
vilie ; the track of the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and
Baltimore road was washed away, and the mails'thereby
considerably delayed. The number of “special de
spatches’? for the sensation press , thus interfered with
was immense. Their loss,.however, was our gain. Tim
trains will be running as usual to-day. There was no
truth in the report that one of the bridges on tHs route
had been carriidawayby the storm. • ,
Military Matters in and arotjnd the
City,—The Rtrggoid Light Artillery of Reading have
signified their desire to enter the service again,"and have'
written to the Secretary of War to that effect. Ninety-,
odd names have thusfar been placed upon the rdU,'and"
in the letter addressed to the Secretary of War they
stated that their ranks would be filled immediately If the
Government would consent to give them a regular army r
officer tor h commander, and allow them to use the tamn
' Pieces of artillery which formerly belonged tofthemi -We
learn that their offer has been accepted. "The guns'are
at the Washington Arsenal, and are not at the present -
time in use, and no regular officer would hesitate to ac
cepi the command of such a well-drilled company. Capfc.
James McKnightj theirold commander; is how iiTlhe
regular service, and could without detriment be detailed
to 'the, command. - .
/Harrfeon M. James, a son,©f R»ac,T. James, Eeq.rof
-Reading, who went toCaiifdrhia 'niw"
the. adjutant of a regiraentoCUniou troops raised in" that.
to serve in the war for the.Union,..' •, ‘ . :1T *
f v-The Ringgold Regiment aADoyleriown has beennnra
, bere&the4lHth;-qf .&e^ ; Penlisylya£aajiiie,.’sshichwfll be *
upcm the flag presented. >y Ms tho.
; ,??-JS >._r.-4ri TTTTT^rcH!!*
regiment, wMphbasbeen encamped
-near Lebanon for a month or mbrc,'is expected tomove'
to the seat of war in a ISwdaya. • >
Two of Mr. Thatcher, the sash' and door manu-
at Chester, one of whom was slightly wounded
to the breast, were s in the late disastrous battle to our*
&!TW^J taoai * yoTmg man named Kenny,
s®Jved a portion of Mb education at .the Media
lnstitute, was also in it, and was drowned while
attempting to swim back/to the,
man nmned from Haverford, a.hephew rf'-
Charles Johnson, of that township, belonging to Com- ‘
w y> we, are informed, one of but ten who
**“*!*/ said company in the above fight, and th'st
- anothei-from Kelley ville was killed.
««bfoeu yeara,wbo ni killed at
21st tflhmo, will be buried this morn
“£ fi 60 ., 0 dock MajortieneraiPleasonton has ordered
out a portion of the Home Guard as a mUiteryescort.
, messrs. Cox A Co., of Lancaster, have procured a con
tract tor building one hundred army wagons. The
arcbe the tot material,and workmanship,
and be ready for delivery by the tot of December next.
_ Appointments by Governor Curtin Dr.
fUh^i'vra? 1 S heB^ r ’ i“ beBn “PPotatei surgßon for
Colonel Toluatoere.
Bov. John McCoaker hag been appointed or the Go
vernor chaplain to theUinely-fifth (Colonel Goslino’s) re-
T)™ iV D S w ,’ una ? r ““MiWng orders tor the seat of war.
r “ n ha . ot - ,he Catholic church at
Etaabethtown, and la distinguished for his zed and
Iw?!*—nSS Quimby, of Reading, it ia understood, will
”v^^^£ ap } a “.°f,? eY - J - McCarter’s regbnSit.
Peale, of tine city, has been madoagSattot
Borgeonin the Pennsylvania volunteer corps.
i STorrow Knoj, of Bamettown, who wag ap-
to an-aeststotßurgeoncy a few weeks ago, has
Inßentncky 10 <aie ° l Pennsylvania regiments now
Beading who held a surgeon’s
conanufflirai in the Penngylvania'-Piftb, three-monttavo
lrateera, has been appointed a surgeon in the Pennsyl
*3lv.a, . rie .v°T.. D . t^le C“ted States service. He is at
taseLt<t*he E'elity-sbrth Regiment, Colonel Power
?- }J ebBter Blend, of Schuylkill Haven, has been an
pomted surgeon m the army, and will be attached tt>
Colonel Cake e Hinety-Sixtb Regiment.
How Stands the Army Vote—Al&omli
no officml re turns of the army vote have yet been™
SSi * <Jr ' at ., deal of dißsatUfaction
pout!C2&QB, -and tbo usual duu*n>& t\t frau.i . "Huruf
record of the vote HU the
poaseßstono^ a document
■ Beiimejit P * V*' of Y 9«®P«»y A,j£ight£!
r»'RSrT’4 Y*» (Cameron Light. Goards^V
v al «L~. ’ °4SS? O ?- I - , o' H i l duABD. •■ > ...J
'Sattirflaj'. morning
tue body of a female one month old; toss
'Sweeny’s lot, at Seventh. and Fitzwater streets.
ThelitfiecM-psewas very neatly dressed in fine linen
was wrapped «p In an. old sheet. There
. ; weieno%iarks of violence-visible. The renoalns-were
remqjed jpj the Second district police station, where
i heid.&aahQ.u&st. .. ; : v
Naval Affairs—Tlie State o/gZ^T^
taken from the dry dock at the navy jnnt „„ '* "as
and the Brooklyn trill be placed on the dock t j
The eloop-of war Tmcarora received her ' ‘
and stores on Saturday and will make a tn*i * ■ r c 'd.
the week. " x *»4uti u :
The British brig Ariel was brought into nor* *
morning, in charge of a prize crew. 'She trai r
off Frying-pan shoals while trying to rim th*
at Charleston, Her cargo consists of 2,4*5 wu*. r k &U
She was seized by the United States Kttn-boawV*
from which a prize crew was pnt onboard.
A contract has been made in this city f or tU i
of an iron-clad frigate for the United States Un ?
The laying of the keel has been commenced at K niT,|, -nt.
ton, and it is expected that the vessel will b*. r J?V n ?-
and ready for sea in eight month?. .The
240 feet long, 68 feet beam T and 30 feet depth 0 J' I “ L *
The plates of iron with which she is to be clad v. ;« 1,15
be 20 feet long, 18 inches wide, and 4j£ incline
The spar deck will be of iron, and the guns wtfi L
on the lower deck. Her armament will consist of
of the largest sized rilled cannon. The hnU of f < .
will be of the most substantial character, b« rtV i iv *
being very heavy, and placed close together r,.,
strength.
The contract for the building of the gnnbnat T j,
was awarded to a firm in West Chester, and tlin i>ss, ‘ 7
will soon be ready to hand over to the Government V
engines have already been tried with great Tb ‘‘
Suburban Affairs.—Thirty bbls. of
were killed in the Susquehanna, below Havre^i e .G r
Monday last—-that day being the commencement n ‘
shooting season—by gunners from sink-boats' - m ~y Vni '
in The river. They were sent by railroad to
phia, New York, and other Korthera cities .
table trade is carried on every fall and winter hv „ Pmri '
who live at Havre-de-Grace, and follow tw> T-.m*'* 11 *
ducks formarket. f >f
Messrs. Bahill & Malone have been awarded the
tract for constructing the now turnpike, leailitm r° n '
Marietta to Mount Joy. The contractors have i3r
commenced their preparations for the work.
All the manufactories in West Chester, now in on*
tion, are running fall time on Government work u-*
notice, among the mills actively employed, are thin
Benjamin Gartside & Son, Samuel Bccles, John GartlV r
James Campbell, and Abraham Blakeley, AU thp SW *’
chineryin these factories is nm to its utmost camS®’
Mr. Eccles’ establishment has been in operation r,-
and day, Sundays excepted, for the past three
The de®b turned ont by these mflls is a superior a»T i ‘
and is mostly used for making overcoats for the soldio*^
The large paper-mill of Moses McHenry, in East
tingham township, Chester count?*, was destroy*?!
fire, on Monday lost The fire was discovered »L ,
four o’clock In the morning. Sir. McHenry and hr °‘ >u *
bad just prepared and started a load of paper for w?
mingtou, when the mill was observed to be on fire tS
supposition is that the fire originated from thedrn
apparatus, and that it had been burning there ztu
Saturday night, but owing to its.being so closely r*
fined, it made no headway until the draught got 4 ,'
opening the door in the morning. The mill, with al -7
contents, waa entirely destroyed. There was an it IU
ranee on it of about *5,000.
John H. Brinton, one of the former editors of the ,r,f
fersmian, has been fined for an assanit (in August i,„.
on the editor of the Chester County Times. a
California Restaurants.— We copy from
Hie San Francisco Mirror, of the 9th of October a r,
items from the bill of fare of the Clipper Restaurant
that city,- as an example to some of our Philadelphia
tauranta-T-shewing the very low prices charged in »h»
metropolis of the Golden state-. “ ““•
Soups— Stock tnrtle, oyster, mutton broth, vwtabi.
Y-rmicelli, boniUoD, chicken, oxtail, Scotch, musmli
12c each.
Roast —Beef, real, pork, mutton, 12c each’tarfcpv
chicke»,£sc each; dnek, venison, 12c each; beef am!
inafbee, 12c; beef and onior * to “
. Entrees —Stewed chicken, chicken pie, chfrfcpn r*i
leasee, breastoflamb, ’(breamed,) 12c caca. In *
.. snipe, broiled teal dack, 25c each
-h.Shalt*—Cooked to -order—Rread and potatoes with
meats'yfree of charge— Porter-house steak, 37 c • tender
loin,i sirloin, 12c each: beef steak, beef steak and onionA
mutton chop, do. breaded, pork chop, do. breaded re 2
r cutlet, do. breaded, 12c each; Wiener snitzel. 25c • |j ver
(broiled or fried,) tripe, (plain or in batter,) sansaeea!
"bacon, (broiled or fried,) dry hash, ham, (fried or bmiu
.ed;).22s.e&cli.~
- Cold meats, all kinds, 12c each.
Ship Timber for ora Nats Yard.—Nearly
all of tfle oak timber now used at the imvy y
broughtfrom Chester count,. Hr. Wm. Johnson, pro
prietor of a steam saw and planing mill in Hew Garden
Is how engaged in filling a contract for over 400,000 f.-J
of such timber: 160,000 feet of it has already heen
sawed, and brought to this city, via the Baltimore Cen
tral road. The.principal part is plank, from tiro to sir
inches in thickness. The supply of logs for the miii
comes from the townships along the railroad, principally
from Xondongrore. The trees are measured in the
woods. A tree that trill cut a thousand feet is worth ten
dollars. Some trees ent two thousand feet, which, of
course, is worth twenty dollars. One tree purchased from
Wm. Underwood, on Elk creek, will cut three thonsand
feet. The gangs of wood-choppers are also employed in
the neighborhood by Mr. Barrett, of. Wilmington. These
men are brought up in the timber regions of the Eorth
and understand the art and mystery of hewing lo“»
They cot and dress immense logs for keels, kelsons, on<i
other purposes. ’ Thia is a new business in Chester coun
ty, ami brings in a large amount of money.
Kaidroad Intelligence,— The business of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore road has
increased enormously of late. A new and beautiful
passenger car, built by Messrs. Murphy & Allison, of
this city, was p-aced upon the road on Saturday, it u
to be followed by the construction of others;
The .North Pennsylvania Railroad is also doing a very
large business, and will continue so to do all winter,
owing to the presence of the numerous camps in the in
terior of the State. Extra ears have lately bees placed
on this route.
In a few'days a portion of the Tyrone and OtearfieM
Railroad will be optened for/: travel, and cars will run
from Tyrone .city to Sandy Ridge, a distance of seven
miles from/ the town of PhiJEpsbnrg. This will be a
saving of time to the Clearfield folks, and give them such
a taste for tbeJbehefits to be derived from railroad enter
prise that they will probably make a vigorous push to
complete the entire line at an, early day. . The building
.of the read from Tyrone to Lock Haven seems to be in
definitely postponed; at least, we have heard nothing of
it for some time past.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company hare placed*
number of new engines on their read. Among them are
several of odd construction, intended for use iaand
around the- depots at Harrisburg, Pittsburg, Altoona,
and Philadelphia. They are very neat in appearance,
and 'fuel is kept under the floor of the
'eagme y untriedlately behind ihe boiler, and the water in
tanks -on either ride of the bd3er, thus obviating the
necessity of a-tender.-- '
• ' a^*£ drs of cattle passed -over.theLebanon
YafiqjAand Pennsylvanxa Railroads on Sunday last,
desitotu to Hew Tork.
Thu Trial jute J)ahlgren .Gcn.—A
statement to the- rifee# aer
; girted by a Mr. Rogers in the trial of the Dahlgren gun,
Jatriy cast in tMa city „ needs' correction.:; The entire
' management of dhe m&tterVas In the hands Of Lieutenant
and reflects the greatest credit upon-Ms skill and
efficiency.
A Final Hearing .—That venerable scoun
drel, Gamaliel Tanbotf, had a ficri hearingbefore Alder
man Bfcitler, on Saturday afternoon, on the charge of
-swindling. An additional charge was brought against
the. accused. A Mr. Stackhouse, residing at Bristol, had
advanced nineteen dollars to Gamaliel to enablohimto
gri a large fortune which had been left Mr. Stackhouse
in California. It was . the.old game: forged letters, a
pretended will, and an investment of money in «loths,
rilks, Ac. The venerable villain was sent below, ia de
fault of $l,OOO ban, to answer.
A Disappointment.— On Saturday morning
General Scott and his atoffieft Washington: for New York,
and it was expected that he would take Philadelphia on
his rente North. A number of persona who were desir
ous of seeing the old ehief gathered at the Baltimore
depot upon the coming, of the .train at one o’clock: but
they were doomed to disappointment. The railroad com
pany had made arrangements for the comfortable passage
of the distinguished party over their road, and a'splendid
sleeping car was sent to Baltimore on Friday nigbt. The
preparations were all for nothing, as the General and hia
friends proceeded North in a special train over the
Northern Central Railroad by way of Hadcisburg.
Sodality Celebration.— Last evening the
Sodality attached to St'Patrick’s Church had an in
teresting celebration on Hie occasion of the eleventh
anniversary of its organization. The church was filled
to its utmost capacity, and the exercises were of a varied
.and interesting character, A number of appropriate
hymns were sung, accompanied by the organ, the choir
bring under the efficient leadership of Professor Aledo.
Fifteen persons were received into membership in. the
.Sodality, and an instructive address was delivered by
'Very Rev. Dr. O’Hara, pastor. He explained the ob
jects of the society, and dwelt at length upon the bene
fits accruing from membership in it. This Sodality is
; tht largest of any to the city.
A Meritorious Promotion,— Chas. F. Kel
:ly, Esq., formerly assistant quartermaster of the 24th
regiment, P. V., Col. Owen, has, we learn, been- ap
pointed quartermaster. Mr. Kelly is a well-known Phi
ladelphian. He was erroneously placed among the list
of the Bril’s Bluff wounded, the mistake originating in
a member of the. California regiment; warned Chaa. W.
Kelly, having received a wound. His brother, Captain
Thomas Kelly, is attached to the same regiment, and is
equally well known in tMa city.
- Coboner 5 s Inguest.-—The coroner held an
inquest, yesterday, at toe Second-district station-house,
on the body of an intent, apparently about two months
old. The body was found on the lot at Eighth and Fitz
water.streets. .Its-death was supposed to have.been
owing tdhatiifal'causesl ' " ,
At His Host.—^e learn that the report
telegraphed a few days agog/that Ideui^anf-Murphy, of
Co. Mj-California Regimrivt,' was among the victims of
Ball’s Bluff, is untrue; The company,. is com
manded by Capt. Hill, was detafled for picket duty stfevr
: maes away at ttaT time .of the fatal battle. Their only
5 regret is to coiiih 'to: the assistance
of their gallant comrade. Limit. Murphy resided Id
Dugan street, Seventh wsuri.A Thenews ofhis sadety will
he • with much reinfection by his numerous
friends here and elsewhere.
; -Meeting of Baltimoreans.—There are at
present some three Irandred Baltimoreans in this city,
who are working at their respective trades, and who are
not having given up their residence
to the Monumental City. On Saturday evening a meeting
of these men was held at the corner of Second ami Q carry
streets, to make arrangements tor going home, for the
purpose of voting at the election, which aqium off on
next Wednesday. One hundred and fifty enrolled their
names, the committee having the matter in charge re
fusing to take any but the names of undoubted Union
men.
. Great Storm in' the Chesapeake.—We
learnSy who left Washington at 2JOP. M.
that, owing to the tide bring fifteen
feet high &t Havre-de-Grace, they were detained seven
hours at that point, and dja not reach Philadelphia until
five o clock yesterday zooming. He reports that great
s *®* l6 * ?ere entertained at-Washington for the
safety of the naval expedition tinder command of Com
modore Bupont. The tide was higher atHarre-de-Grace
than has been known for ten. years.
__ Fire Apparatus.—The Kensington
Hose Company will house a new Bpider, and eight hun»
OMreetitf new 10-inch forcing hose this afternoon.
opeecnes, &c., will enliven the occasion.
Meeting nr Behaif op the Indians. —To-
rnorrow evening a meeting win be held in the Central
-Presbyterian Church, at Bighth and Cherry streets, to
take in regard to the condition of affaire among
™ e . Indiana on our, frontier.. This will be merrily pre
umsnary to a larger meeting,' which is in contemplation.
Additional Particulars' of the Murder
Near New Yorfe.
On our fourth page will be found seme particulars of
the recent horrible murder near 23ew York*' The jury Ia
of Albertina, who hung herself in her cel!, ren
dered a verdlct of “suicideby hanging.’* The BtruXii
of yesterday Jhas the following additional partiCßlars of
die murder:
~ When detectives Tieman and Farley visited Middle
town, H. and examined the corpse of the murdered
man they found upon his person a cambric handkerchief,
marked “ Albertina Slanm.” Thinking that this might
afford them some dine to the-whereabouts of thd'inarder
. era, they preserved the handkerchief, and immediately on.
their arrival in the city they commenced a vigorous search
for Hiss Flaum. After romung all over tterity foraeveral
dayaiheyyroceeded in finding the object of their search at
Ho.ASHasfßroadway. She was hi company with her
sister,"Mra.Marfcsfwhen the officers entered the apart-
The sisters were both arrested and brought be
fore. Sergeant Young, at the detectives* office, in. Elm
they wmjelsearciiiedk Upon the-person of
5J3s»-Fl*nm was found ‘a.jaote lor I,o9o.femes on the
Bans of-France, a'-gold vrafeh and chain, -and other
jewelry* all of which, she said, had been pre
-4 seated to her by ffelhier.’. : ‘ -
‘ .The prisoners werethensent to the Fonrteenth-pre
*m? c K ®“tion-house, ahd locked up inr separate cetis.
ThM' appeared 6 cheerful, and no one dreamed of
rach a ming as either of them contemplating suicide,
utmng Friday night nothing transpired to cause an}'
’ ausitfckm in the minds of the police, and it was not until
sue o clock yesterday morning that they discovered aoy
alarm.
deceased a naUve ef Prussia, was twenty
■ age, and was a woman of prepossessing
appearimce and attractive manners. The police are shU
engaged in prosecuting lnvestigation, and loot fiwr
vsrotottfi eariy arrest' of tho la this awt,
mysterious murder.