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THUBSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1861.
TYTRAfT FROM tH£ JLASI SPEECH OF
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.— “ Xl.e conspiracy
to break np the Union is a root mow known
all. Armies are beta* raised, and war levied
to accomplish «• There can he bat two side*
t£ the controversy. Every man mast be on the
aide o£ the United States or against:it. There
can he BO neutral* In tbl* war. There can bo
none hnt patriots and trailers- *1
A PAPER FOE THE CAMP AND FIBESIDE.
i'ORNETS WAR PRESS,
JVST ISSUED, CONTAINS
- a BEAUTIFUL ENGBAVINGof the Brilliant Charge
of General Fremont’s Body-piiard through tho town ot
Springfield,
WAR SKETCHES.—Tha Cast of tlio Rogummt;
Over tic Ferry ; McClellan and Beauregard in Moxico.
WAR rOKTRT. —The Ticket Guard; Our Country
Zagonj i's Charge; The Soldier’s Devotion to Ilia Couu-;
try.
WAR WIT.
EDITORIALS. —Official from the Fleet; The Latent
War ; The President and a Servila-War: Cost of
War; Colton Facta and Figures; Bancroft on Slavery
LETTERS OF “OCCASIONAL/*—The Exchange oj*
Prisoners; Tlm» Troubles of the Conspirators; Secession
Rebuked in Maryland; The Pence Party North and
South; The Naval Expedition; The Motto of McClellan 5
John C. Breckinridge, Ac., Ac.
DESPATCHES FROM THE CAPlTAL.—Rccon
uoipsaticc by CScn. iietntKeiman; Departments of the
West; Clothing for the Federal Prisoners in the South;
The Revenue Service; The Rebel Envoys; Tho Next Con
gress, Deaths of Pennsylvania Soldiers, Ac., Ac.
THE NAVAL EXPEDITION.—Its Brilliant Triumph;
The Land Forces; The Naval Section; Sketch of Port
Royal; Sketch of Beaufort; The Reported Rebel Com
mander at Beaufort; The Harbor.* of South Carolina.
NF.WS FROM KENTUCKY. —Description of the
Glorious Victory at Piketon, and of the Generals En
gaged on Both The Union Generals of Kentucky;
The Leva! Men of the State, Ac., Ac.
NEWS FROM MISSOURI.—Gen. Hunter's Address
to the Army on Assuming Command; The Enemy Re
tiring- Fremont’s Arrival in St. Louis; Situation in the
(Southing Ac. r Ac.
NEB'S FROM THE SOUTH.—Parson Bro widow’s
Farewell Address; The Confederate Financial Bubble;
Affairs at New Orleans; A Candid Fellow Among the
Confederates; An Interview with Gen. Polk ; Report of a
Eofugoo: A Singular Prophecy; CimfP&Tttt® ui?ree
Trade ;** Ac.. Ac.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.—Speech of Secretary
Cameion at West Point; Infamous Slaughter of Union
Troops at Guyandotto ; The War iu Western Virginia i
Return uf Troopa from Hntterfti* Inlet i The Prisoners at
Fort Warren, Boston; Reception of Coh Mulligan at
Chicago: The Batteries on the Potomac; The Union
Victory at Belmont; Sketch of McClernand and Grant,
Ac., &c.
LATEST NEB'S.—Union Mon of Tennessee Rising;
Buckner' o lieireat Cut Off; Latest from Kentucky;
Gen. Hunters Staff; From Gen. Banks’ Command.
Local Intklliukxub; Financial asi> Cojuikucial
N*:ns; Weekly Review ok the Markets; Cattle
Markets, Ac.
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THE LATEST AVAR NEWS.
ffouth Carolina, tin: first State to raise tlie stand
ard of rebellion, lias felt the most vigorous blow
yet given in vindication of the national authority.
For days past an interest as intense as that which ex
isted at tho poriofl when Fort Sumpter was assailed
hits been awakened throughout the country. But
how different are the circumstances of the
two contests! Then, haughty and defiant,
South Carolina employed thousands of her
traitorous sons to attack, after months of
careful preparation, with powerful land .batte
ries. a weak and half-starved garrison, which re
presented, as gallantly as its feeble resources per
mitted. the power of the Federal Government.
Then the traitors were the victorious assailants,
and the Union forces the victims of a treacherous
and imbecile Administration. But now the fleets
and armies of the Republic, clothed with majestic
power, dash boldly up to well-garrisoned and
well-defended rebel forts, whose command
ers. acting upon the warning of their leader
at Kiehmond, vainly made every possible ex
ploit to defend their position. Now the standard
of freedom is victoriously unfurled on the soil of
South Carolina, and the Palmetto flag humiliated
and disgraced. Now the hopes of the friends of tho
Union are strengthened and encouraged, and the
hearts of triltofs stricken with tenor and dis
may. Now the genius of “Liberty and Union.”
shines forth rcsplendently through the dark clouds
of anarchy and disgrace which then enshrouded it.
The official reports of Commodoi*l>apont and
General Sherman give a graphic description of their
ever-memorahle expedition, and show ti'-‘o'“
.. , . vis* „ me
vague rumors which heralded .in* , r
® . ... . . _ , s, me glory of their
tidings of their tnumoK ’ \ . . ~
b of the obstacles they
, 0> of their future movements is for
j resent wisely concealed; but the indications
| “, that after strongly fortifying the important po
rtion of which they had gained possession, it will
be used ns a base of operations against the hanghty
/rebels of Charleston. The strong reinforcements
■which are about to start to their aid, will, we trust,
/enable them to make their recent triumph, brilliant
/ as it was. hut the initial step to other and still more
/ important demonstrations.
A strong naval power contending against a great
people, who, while possessing an extended seaboard,
have h 6 tnlghiy fleets to guard their coast, can al
ways derive in a vigorous war great advantage from
such a superiority, and the success we chronicle
to-day must convince all that, despite the reproaches
that have been heaped upon the Navy Department,
it is fully prepared to discharge its full duty.
The weeks and months of necessary delay which
disheartened and displeased an impatient public,
were devoted to judicious and careful preparations,
the results of which fully justify the action of the
Department.
It is a somewhat singular fact that Mr. Jefferson,
in the very infancy of our Republic, foresaw the
necessity of the employment of an efficient navy to
compel the obedience of recreant States. In a let
ter to Coltfnel Monroe, and dated at Paris, August
11th, 1786, he sold :
There never Trill be money in Hie Treasury till
the Confederacy s/iotm its tteth. The States must
see the rod ; perhaps it must be fell by some one of
them. lam persuaded that all of them would re
joice to see every one obliged to furnish its con
tributions. It i 3 not the difficulty of furnishing
them which beggars the Treasury, but the fear
that others will not furnish as much. Every ra
tional citizen must wish to see an effective instnt
ment of coercion, and should fear to see it on any
other element than the voter."
Although a rebellion of such gigantic proportions
haseriten that Mr. Jefferson*s scruples against the
employment, by land, of the gpercive measures
which he distinctly recommends, must give way, it
is gratifying to know that we are, by the activity
of our navy, at this moment filling with terror every
seaboard rebel community, and practically teach
ing them the lesson so well expressed in Goneral
Sherman’s proclamation, that they “ can never live
in peace, prosperity, and quietness,” while they
persist in their present iniquitous rebellion.
Dupont and Sherman.
The reports of the commanders, of the land
and sea forces of the naval expedition are
couched in such modest, yet graceful and ap
propriate language, that an additional charm is
thrown around their brave deeds by the manner
in which they are described. Henceforth they
will forever occupy a front rank in the galaxy
of American heroes. The proclamation of
General Sherman is one of the best State
papers ever issued, and as it was no doubt
submitted to the Administration before the
fleet sailed, it will give to the whole country
brother authoritative assurance of the strictly
constitutional character of the objects for
which the war is waged; and of the determi
nation to act not only vigorously but merci
fully and justly in its prosecution.
Where Shall a Great Navy Yard be
Established 1
The complete disloyalty of iudi
f&tofi that thS great navy yard of the country ;
with all its stores, munitions, and capacities
for ship-building, will never be re-established
there, no more than Harper’s Ferry will ever
again become the seat of a gtaal national
armory. 'Where, then, is a navy yard equal to
the demands of the Government for ship
building to be located ? Shall it, with all the
immense amount of stores, he exposed here
after to capture by either a foreign or do
mestic foe ? Shall it not be so located as to
place it beyond the reach of seizure by any
sudden attack ? Where can it he so located T
Certainly not in any of onr ports to the East
ward, from their contiguity to the sea. Any
of them may be assaulted j?y a heavy land and
sea force, and be taken at any time, from
their extreme nearness to the sea.
Philadelphia is farther removed from actual
danger of this kind than either Portland,
Boston, or New York, with a depth of harbor
equal to all demands. Here the vastest navy
in the world could ride in perfect safety. The
shores of the Delaware, fqr a h (indued miles,
could be so enfiladed with batteries that no
fleet, however formidable, could ever reach our
navy yard. The distance for an enemy over
land would be so great that a force adequate
to their repulse could easily be collected long
before they could reach this city.
Here, then, are to he found all the advantages
of security, depth of water, rapidity of con.
struction, and capacity for building ships equal
to any emergency the Government can ever
reach. But, to attain the last-named advan
tage, our present yard must be immensely en
larged. Shall the next Congress not adopt
measures calculated to carry this suggestion
into effect ?
THE REPUBLIC TRIUMPHANT.
A civilized and Christian people like that of
the United States, struggling for their exist
ence against an unprovoked and ungrateful re
bellion, are naturally impatient unless cvcry
blow they strike is a victory and every enemy
they attack is at once prostrated. At such a
time they cannot and will not reason, that be
cause everything human is fallible, their own
free institutions are not infallible. So pas
sionately attached are they to their own Go
vernment, that they too frequently refuse t<?
accept the severe dispensations of Divine Pro
vidence as lessons and preparations for the
harder trials of the future. Hence, when this
monstrous assault upon the Constitution be
gan, the most intelligent of our countrymen
construed every advantage achieved by the
traitors into an evidence of the inefficiency of
our public servants, and, more than one, into
an indication that we had been deserted by
those good auguries which had always cheered
us on.
At last, however, tlm clouds that had set
tled upon the greatest struggle for freedom
since the world began are rapidly disappearing.
We now realize that the first successful at
tacks of the rebels, while exhausting them,
have disciplined us, and that every advantage
they liaYS acquired seemed to have been sent
as special admonitions to our statesmen and
Olir soldiers. The f«U details of the intelli
gence received during yesterday and last night,
published in The Press this morning, will be
read with gratitude and joy. The loyal Ameri
can people have been severely tried. Many
have seen their cherished friends and relatives
stricken down in battle, and thousands had
begun to believe that the cause was being
conducted in the worst manner. But we now
have an ample compensation for all our sor.
rows, and a complete vindication of the policy
of our faithful public servants at Washington,
whose programme of operations, prepared un
der circumstances of inconceivable difficulty,
is at last triumphantly developed in the midst
of the most gratifying incidents.
It is well that the first important triumph of
the Union army should have been won in the
nest of Disunion. It is well that the State
which inaugurated the great crime that has
culminated in an attempt to destroy the Re
public, should fool the lioaviost blow of thosG
who have been sent to avenge and punish that
crime. It is well that South Carolina, which
is at once the seat of the most wretched aristo
cracy on oartli, and the rendezvous of the
cowardly traitors who forced the rest of the
Cotton States into this movement, should, at
her own hearthstone, feel the power and the
vengeance of that Government she lias so long
defied, and be forced to honor and to worship
the flag she was so eager to insult and trample
upon in her own waters. If there is to be any
subjugation anywhere, it should he the subju
gation of South Carolina. Prayers and en
treaties, concessions and indulgence, having
in vain been offered to the infamous men who
have controlled that State, it was right that the
PVOCCSS of force should be employed, and that
she who dared to drag others out of the Union,
against the protest of thousands who never
sympathized with her, should he brought back
into the national fold, if need be, in chains.
If she has to be rebaptized in blood, it is be
cause she has permitted her traitors to force
the alternative upon the Government of the
United States. If poverty and despair are to
crouch like gaunt spectres at her firesides, it
will be a poetic retribution, for South Caro
lina has sent poverty and despair to other
firesides in all the States of this Union.
TCetus not be misunderstood. We recom
mend no warfare upon the deluded people of
the Palmetto State. They have been op
pressed by those who have but too successfully
oppressed others. Even in the wildest hOUVS
of their later fanaticism they assailed the
parent Government, not so much henano"*
bated it, as bao«..L aiey Jearecl then loca
rulers. Our soldiers go to South Carina not
only to vindicate the Federal anthonty, but to
j deliver these people. p m.pogep 0ge
I punishing the taffth 0 f servile insurrection,
i of lir’iUminding the white population that thi
allegiance of the citizens of the Unitsd States
is not to a single commonwealth, but to the
whole country—in other words, to extinguish
Up*fi the soil of Calhoun that infamous heresy
which has poisoned the Southern mind, and
has been the source of all our wees.
-But while rejoicing over the complete tri
umph of the American arms in South Caro
lina, and over the honors everywhere bestow
ed upon Commodore S. P. Dupont and acting
Major General T. W. Sherman, the naval and
military leaders in tbis expedition, let us not
forget the brilliant achievements of the
combined forces of the Federal army, and
the Union men in Kentucky, Eastern Ten
nessee, Western Virginia, and Missouri.
In South Carolina the battle for the Re-
public had to he .fought single-handed
by the Federal forces, but in these
other Southern States the armies thrown
forward by the Government have been sus
tained by hosts of Southern men, born upon
the soil they rushed to save. We have most
of tho strategic points of the campaign. Wo
have awakened in the South itself the long
latent spirit of devotion to the cause, and now,
as upon a strong friend, we can rely on this
vigorous element, because it is inspired by the
double motive of self-preservation and grati
tude to a generous country.
We felicitate Mr. Jefferson Davis and his
spurious cabinet upon their prospects, "While
reposing in Montgomery, before he removed
his quarters to Richmond, one of his highest
officials predicted that the rebel flag would
float first from the Capitol at Washington,
next from Independence Hall, and finally from
Faneuil Hall, and, desirous of gaining immor
tality as a soothsayer, he even fixed the date
when these prophecies would be fulfilled.
Such was the boast called forth by the intelli
gence of the fall of Sumpter. He will now
see that the insulted and outraged majesty of
the Federal Government is being vindicated,
even in South Carolina. His troops, afflicted
by the consciousness that they are fighting in
a wicked cause, by the knowledge that their
distant homes arc being desolated by the vic
torious legions of the Republic, and by in
conceivable personal sufferings, will soon be
gin to turn upon their leaders and to demand
a release. The Southern people, those who
have been told that this Is a war upon their
institutions and liberties, will behold an ample
refutation of this calumny in the proclama
tions of our military leaders, and in the mode
ration and justice of the Administration. The
capitalists who are called upon to supply the
means to maintain the despotism of Davis
can henceforth rofuso to submit to his aggres
sive and exhausting policy. The cotton, rice,
and sugar planters, realizing his inability to
assist them, seeing, at last, that his so-called
Confederacy is starving other nations, and
devastating those whom he promised to ele
vate and to strengthen, will willingly confide
their interests to that mighty power which
profi'ers to them the choice of cheerful or
compelled obedience to its laws. If these
manifestations do not come to, the reckless
men that begun this rebellion, as so many pre
monitions of their approaching downfall—if
they do not impel them to a prompt and
graceful surrender to the authority of the
Federal Union —they will then rush headlong
upon their fate, and meet the awful punish
ment they have so laboriously and malignantly
earned.
A single word to the population of the free
States. Among them everything is compara
tively peaceful and prosperous. Their great
thoroughfares, on land and water, are uninter
rupted by-hostile forces. Enterprises of vast
moment-—enterprises of internal industry, the
productive arts—all that contributes to the
health, and power, and progress of a nation
mo moving on precisely as if nearly half a
million of our sons and brothers were not now
gathered upon distant fields to vindicate the
insulted honor of our beloved country. Let
us contrast our wondrous condition with that
of our despoiled and downtrodden brethren
in the Southern States, and on this, our day
ot rejoicing, let ns renew onr fealty to the
Constitution and tho laws, and swoai'to sink
every other issue but that of a determination
to prosccnte this war to a successful conclu
sion.
Business Improvement.— Genorally speaking,
there is a decided and increasing improvement in
the city business. There would be more, no doubt,
if business folks would advertise. We stepped in
yesterday to the store of William Wilsou & Son’s,
silversmiths, (corner of Fifth and Cherry,) and
learned that they arc working, not only full time,
but until 9 F. M., in the spoon and fork depart
ment. Thjg iacreasod demand is principally caused
by orders from private families in the city. The
large disbursements by the State and the Federal
Government naturally have made money more
plentiful than it was twelve months ago.
LETTER FROM “OCCASIONAL.”
Washington, November 13,1801.
The treachery of so many of the most ca
pable and experienced officers of the army and
navy, since the commencement of the rebel
lion, increased the embarrassments of the
new Administration, and seriously compli
cated tlic reorganization ©f tllQ SOVUral
branches of the military service. Such de
serters as Cooper, the adjutant general, John
son, the quartermaster general, Maury, at
the head *f llio Oh.wrvatory, Twiggs, in coin,
mand in ’lexas, carried with them an immense
mass of information, which enabled them to
inflict great damage upon the good cause.
These h\en had been so trusted, and wore re
garded as such high-toned and honorable men,
that few presumed they were making prepara
tions to leave until their respective com
mands and bureaus were vacated. The
time thus allowed was consumed in
making abstracts of every dominant
that could be used to aid the rebellion.
In addition to these deserters I may name the
Magrudcrs—Colonel John, of the army, and
Captain George, of the navy—Captain Lee, of
the navy; Colonel Tyler, of the marine corps;
Major Dens, of the army; General Johnston,
late of the army in Utah; Colonel Huger, of
the Pikeville, Md., United States arsenal; and
a host of others of equal rank, and a large
number of subordinates. Their places had to
be promptly filled by promotions among those
who remained faithful, and by new appoint
ments from civil life. And yet, while the Go
vernment lias suffered on account of these
ungrateful recreants, and while many good
men have doubted whether we could secure
equal capacity and experience, there is conso
lation and compensation in the fact that our
leading officers, on land and sea, are iidvv ti6t
only loyal to the heart, but have adapted
themselves to their new responsibilities with
signal energy and success. It would be difficult
to give an entire list, ©i> even a fair skotoli, of
these gallant soldiers and seamen; but no one
who glances at the splendid staff around Major
General McClellan, the long array of briga
diers and coioneis at the head of their re
spective commands, and tlie leaders of the
great naval expedition, can fail to see that we
have rapidly made up for that of which we
have been deprived. The stupendous respon
sibility and labor thrown upon these chiefs
have proved to be a valuable experience to
them and their country; and the ever-present
consciousness that they are opposed to an
army led by men who, after enjoying the fa
vors of a generous government, coldly and
cruelly betrayed it, inspires them with the
loftiest ambition.
These desertions of the traitors, and the
exigencies and calamities of the battle-field,
have pushed many a brave spirit into a
position which, under other circum
stances, he could not have attained for
many long years. Under the old regime,
every department of tlie military service was
more or less controlled by Southern family
influence. The grossest favoritism prevailed.
It was a common thing for a brave officer,
who had served on the frontier and in tlie
hazardous expeditions of our new domain, to
be kept back by the martinets at the heal of
the various bureaus here, whose only care
seemed to have been to provide comfortable
snuggeries for themselves, their relatives, con
nections, and friends. In some instances,
four and five of one family were thus entailed
upon the Government. This Southern aris
tocracy of the army and the navy finally be
came AS arrogant and close corporation. But
the system has been broken up—for this let
us thank the war. The troubles of the coun
try, the demands of the Government, and the
departure from places so used and abused of
the bold, reckless men who have heretofore
cMVacler,Tiavo opened the way to
younger, it may be, in years, but emulous of
the distinction of serving their country.
The news is confirmed that the Union man
of Eastern Tennessee have risen against cheir
tyrants, and have thrown themselves upon the
lines of railroad communication, so as to cut
the great rebel serpent in twain. No tongue
can tell and no pen describe the consequences.
Thousands of men who have taken a promi
nent part in polities will now rush to arms.
The same result that has ' ’
ncoo of tiit! ijioveminent m HArylsod sind Ken*
tacky will reward it in Tennessee. You have
seen how the Southern Union men can fight,
and how gloriously they have fulfilled all their
promises, when pleading for moderation and
recognition at the bands of our public ser
vants. The patriots of Eastern Tennessee
have a long' account to* settle with Davis
and his emissaries. Many have been driven
from their homes, or forced to flee into the
mountains for safety, or to defend their hearths
and families at the constant hazard of their
lives. Andrew'Johnson lias been a bunted
fugitive, denied the right to see hi* wife and
children, and compelled to remain among com
parative strangers. He has told his own story
of the sufferings of himself and his people.
Let these people now be armed, —let them be
placed in direct communication with tlie Federal
troops,—and the day of the despots will soon
be over. How must the so-called Confederate
leaders feel when they hear of the triumph of
our fleet on the one hand, and realize the still
more dreadful truth that that Union sentiment
which they supposed had been crushed out
has suddenly become vital and vigorous! The
current of victory begins to set in, and there
will be no resisting it by land or sea.
From Onr Special Correspondent.
Port Royal HArcor, Nov. 8,19G1.
We have avenged our wrongs on the soil that was
the first to insult the flag of our country. Our
troops are in full and complete possession of all
the strong positions necessary to hold flout-h Caro
lina as we now bold Maryland.
The floet which loft Hampton Roads October 29,
after encountering a terrible storm, arrived on
Monday, the sth, and immediately commenced
operations. You will have complete details in my
next letter. The scene was sublime beyond de
scription. The bombardment and rictory took
place on the 6th. Our sailors and soldiers acted
with wonderful bravery; and nothing but flight
saved the foe from a terrible slaughter. The
rebel? rag like frightened sheep. This is a most
interesting country. We have : already seen
enough to feel that there is great disgust
of treason among the people. There mill be
9)0 tlfH-999-j9l, - jijSl .v 3 >j I agjjearatices, to
resist ovr advances; for we can see that the
whole population is panic-struck and impoverished.
The slaves greet us with open joy, and General
Sherman’s great proclamation will do great good
among the whites. As our ships got into the fight,
it was amazing to notice how they delivered their
terrible broadsides'. They moved in a circle like
a waltz, with grace and regularity, thus leading the
traitors a dance of Death to the music of bursting
shells nnd exploding rockets. No such spectacle
has ever been witnessed in modern warfare. The
guns on board these great ships were served with
fearful accuracy, terrifying and driving off the
rebels, and alarming the whale eeualry. You will
hear from me again. T. W. W.
Herrmann. —The “ Frestidigitatcur ’ ’ (what suc
cess attends a name I) concludes his first season in
this city on Saturday next, when he will give a
matinee. The exhibitions continue in the mean
time of evenings, and have uniformly been well at
tended and popular.
Large Sale of Dry Goods, Hosiery, Ready
made Clothing, Stock of Dry Goods, Ac.—The
attention of purchasers is requested to the large and
varied assortment of British, French. German, In
dia, nnd domestic dry goods, hosiory, ready-made
clothing, stock of dry goods, from a house declining
business; also, army blue cloths, &o , embracing
abeut 800 lets of staple and fancy articles, in wool
lens, worsted, linen, cotton, and silk; to be pe
remptorily sold by catalogue, for cash, commencing
this morning at ten o’clock —the sale to be conti
nued without intermission ali day and part of tho
evening, ending with the clothing, hy Myers, Clag
horn, & Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 231 Market
street.
TErrpi.ls of Wonders. — Signor Blitz maintains
his popularity despite all competition. Ever de
vising something new, his cleverness seems as
boundless os his resources. His exercises are
amusing, and in ventriloquism he has no equal. The
hindsß& 9 f (be man has attached to him certain
creatures that take part in his evening exhibitions
to the great delight of visitors.
Waugh’s Italia.— A good painting, involving
great themes, is now on exhibition at the Assembly
Buildings. It has enjoyed a merited popularity of
several years, and constitutes one of the most in
structive and sensuous exhibitions of the day.
The floeiAi. Union. —The first weekly soiree
ihmmvte of this Eociety will be given to-morrow
evening, at Sansom-&trcei Hall. Mr. Jesse' J.
Groom will officiate as master of ceremonies, and a
pleasant time may be anticipated.
THE PRESS—PHILADELPHIA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 14. 1861.
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AFFAIRS IN RICHMOND.
Latest from the Lower Potomac.
INTERESTING FROM GEN. BANKS’ COLDMN,
THE GREAT NAVAL EXPEDITION.
FULL DETAILS OF ITS OPERATIONS.
Official Reports of G-en, Sherman
and Commodore Dupont.
SPEECH OF COL. COCHRANE TO HIS TBOOP3.
HE ADVOCATES ARMING THE NEGROES.
REPORTER mutiny among the
TROOPS AT NORFOLK.
THE STABS AND STBIPES SAID TO BE FLY
ING FROM PIG POINT.
Special Despatches to “The Press.’’
WASHIKfif©!!, Nov. 13,1881.
The War Removed to the Cotton States,
The arrogant tyrants in the Cotton States—Da
vis, Slidell, Keitt, Cobb, and Yancey —who
hnve boon congratulating themselves that tho battle
against the Union was to be fought in the Border
Slave States, will soon find that the wolf has been
turned loose at their own doors. Even as they run
from Yirginia, Kentucky, and Missouri, they will
leavo those latter Commonwealths in the hands of
the loyal men, and doubtless go home to find their
population divided against them.
Bad News from Richmond.
I learn by private sources that tho so-called Con
federates at Richmond ar e in the greatest state of
solicitude in reference to the people of that city.
The distress among merchants, business men, and
producing and consuming classes grows more and
more grievous. Only two days ago the intelligence
of the movements of the naval expedition, magni
fied by all sorts of rumors, almost drove the
populace to madness. Richmond was for years an
old Whig city, and the Union element is still alive.
The maniac Wise, and tho wretched robbers In the
train of Floyd, having misled and fired up the
populace, a good many conservative men
had to yield in order to save themselves, and now
tjiat there is no business, no Government, no cur
rency, and no confidence, the elements that were
forced to yield will undoubtedly be organized, and
strike a blow at the first opportunity.
South Carolina Readmitted into the
Union.
South Carolina was the first State to insist that
the other Cotton States should go out of the Union.
She was always ready herself, but did not like to
lead on account of her notorious opposition to every
thing like democratic institutions, and nothing
would satisfy the aristocrats of Charleston and Co
lumbia until Georgia, Alabama, and other States
had yielded to her demands. She is now the first
to be brought back to her diity } and will be re•
admitted into the otd Union under circumstances
not very gratifying to her oppressors, hut well
calculated to please the peoyle they have so long
trampled npen.
Speech of Col. Jo*n Cochrane to his
Troops—He Advocates Arming the Ne-
Colonel John delivered as address to
his regiment >o-day in the presence of Secretary
Cameeon -md other distinguished gentlemen. The
most important point in his argument was in rela
t;,.i to the treatment of slaves, during the pre
sent contest. He arid we should Use every means
in our power to subdue the rebellion; that we
should take their cotton, and sell or burn it, as
might be best, seize their arms and munitions of
war, confiscate their property, and, when
necessary, take their lives; and as their
slaves were used as an clement of strength against
us, we should not hesitato to take them, and, If ne
cessary, to place arms in their hands, that they
might assist in estate,* l "- * 1 =-- - - -
uU&iOllllJ .
This sentiment was received by the soldiers with
unbounded enthusiasm.
At the close of the address, the regiment loudly
called for Secretary Cameron, who stepped for
ward, and made a brief speech, which was received
with shouts of applause.
Speaker Grow.
Speaker Gnow has taken tho residence of Tiros.
Bebry, Esq., who proposes to travel in Europe, as a
number of our citizens are doing, to pass at least a
portion of the time while the nation is involved in
civil war. Patriotic citizens remain at home in de
fence of the country.
Savannah, Georgia.
Savannah, like Richmond, has always been, until
latter years, a conservative city, and maintained
close, cordial, and profitable relations with the free
States, especially with Philadelphia and New York.
Indeed, Georgia was the most go-ahead of all the
Cotton Stutes, and whenever occasion presented its
people showed their devotion to tho Federal Gov
ernment. The stoppage of all intercourse by land
and water, save with the rival town of Charleston,
has greatly affected the prospects of Savannah, and
brought to a stand the arts of her people.
Another Fleet in Preparation.
It is no discredit to the energy of our Navy and
War Departments to say that already they are
preparing another fleet; that vessels are being
purchased daily, and men enlisted for the expedi
tion. We hope that it may be more successful in
concealing its place of destination than the one
that has preceded it. The cotton trade will soon
have more than one port from which shipments
will be made.
Who are the Traitors'!
A telegram found by our officers at one of the
forts captured at Fort Royal clearly confirms the
report that our secrets are known to the rebels.
Jeff Davis telegraphed that the fleet had sailed,
and that the destination was Fort Royal. That our
Departments are infested with spies, has now be
come a palpable fast, and the interests ef the
cause demand a most searching investigation, to be
followed up until the parties are discovered and
hung. Who are the traitors?
Steamers Oceola and Peerless.
The Peerless and the Oceola, steamers chartered
by the Government, and freighted with cattle from
Northern ports to the fleet at Fortress Monroe,
seme two weeks ago, have not been heard-from,
and are supposed to he lost. The Peerless t was an
iron' steamer built in Scotland, for parties in Toron
to, who ran her three or four years between that
city and Niagara. She was purchased this last
spring and brought down tho St. Lawrence. She
was considered a strong boat.
The Strength of the Enemy.
There is one consolation in the fact that the
destination of the SjfutUern fleet was known, in ad
vance, to the enemy, and that is the discovery of
their weakness. With the knowledge before them,
and time to make every preparation to repel our
forces, with railroad and river facilities and seft
coast clear, they were unable to bring a force to
gether at Port Royal sufficient to resist, for any
considerable time, the superior power of the fleet.
The following appointments were made to-day
by the War Department: Geo. H. Burns, of Phi
ladelphia, Edward D. Waite, Wm. B. Barney,
and John E. Yard, second lieutenants in the regu
lar finny, Alex, B, Dyer has beta appointed
brevet major ; Col. Henry Van Renssalaer in
spector general.
Secretary Welles has been informed of the ar
rival to-night of two six-pound brass howitzers,
add?££§£d to Kim, as trophies from Beaufort.
Balloon Reconnoissance of Frof. Lowe.
Prof. Lowe made two ascensions from the Mary
land shore ef the Potomac on Monday night, and
the atmosphere being very clear, ho discovered
camp-fires extending all along the rear of the rebel
batteries, and for ten or twelve miles in the direc
tion of Manassas, indicating that the enemy is yet
in eoßsidsrablo force In that vlslßlly. Tho rumor
of the erection of rebel batteries at While House
appears to have no foundation in fact.
Hospitals at Alexandria.
The Government has made most ample provisions
for hospitals at Alexandria. Buildings have been
fitted up which are capable of accommodating from
seven hundred to'one thousand patients. Captain
Bell, the Commissary of Subsistence, who is sta
tioned at this point, is one of the most methodical
and practical men in the regular service. He now
feeds sixty thousand men daily, and feels oonfidont
that he can double tho number without much extra
trouble.
Counterfeit Treasury Notes.
It is reported that the five and ten-dollar trea
sury bills have been Counterfeited, and are in cir
culation in this city. We have hot seen any of
them, but the counterfeit is suid to almost defy de
tection.
The News from the Fleet.
We have to-day tho noleotno and gratifying in
telligence of the complete success thus far of our
Southern fleet. Secretary Cameron considers this
the harbinger of a series of successes that will ac
crue to our arms, resulting in tho acknowledgment
of the supremacy of the Government of the United
States. I need not say that there is general re
joicing here. That will be common throughout
every part of the free States.
THE VICTORY AT PORT ROYAL.
OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.
THE FLEET IN A STORM.
THE CAPTURE OF BEAUFORT.
GEN. SHEEHAN’S PROCLAMATION TO THE
PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED,
Official Despatches to the Navy Depart
ment.
THE FLEET IN A STORM,
The following are the official despatches to the
Navy Lcpnrtinent:
Ei.ag-siiip AVai!asn, off Hilton,
Bout HAnncn, Nev, 8,1851,
Srn; The Government having determined to
seize and occupy one or more important points upon
the Southern coast, where our squadrons might find
shelter, possess a depot, and afford protection to
loyal citizens, committed to my discretion tho se
ltilioß from among thoso pianos which wars thought
most available and desirablo for these purposes.
After mature deliberation, aided by tho profes
sional knowledge and great intelligence of the As
sistant Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Fox, and upon
taking into consideration the magnitude to which
the joint naval and military expodition had been
extended, to which you have called my attention, I
came to the conclusion that the original intentions
of the Department, if first earned ant, would fail
short of the expectations of the country, and of the
capabilities ox the expedition. Port Royal, I
thought, would meet both in a high degree. I
therefore submitted to Brigadier General Sherman,
commanding the military part of the expedition,
this modification of our earlier' matured plans, and
had the satisfaction to receive his full concurrence,
though he and tho commanders of tho brigades
very justly laid great stress on the necessity, if
possiblo, of getting this frigate into the harbor of
Port Royal.
On Tuesday, the 29tli of October, the fleet under
my command left Hampton Roads, and, with tijc
army transports, numbered fifty vosscls. On the
day previous I had despatched the coal vessels,
twenty-five in all, under the convoy of the Van
dalia, Commander Haggerty, to rendezvous off
Savannah, not wishing to give the true point- The
weather bad been unsettled in Hampton Roads,
though it promised well when we sailod; but off
Hatteras it blew hard. Some of the ships got into
the breakers, and two struck, bat without injury.
On Friday, the Ist of November, the rough
weather soon increased to a gale, and we had to
encounter one of great violence from the south
east, a portion of which approached to a hurricane.
The fleet was utterly dispersed, and on Saturday
morning one sail only was in sight from the deck of
the ~WTaba sh-
im the following day the weather moderated,
and the steamers and ships began to reappear.
Sealed orders, not to he opened, except in case of
separation, were furnished to all the mcn-of-war
,by myself, and to tho transports by General Sher
luau. As the vessels rejoined, reports camo in of
disasters. I expected to hear of many; but when
the severity of the gale and the character of the
(vessels are considered, wo have only cause for
great thankfulness.
In reference to the men-of-war, the Isaac Smith,
a most efficient and well-armed vessel for the class
purchased, but not intended to encounter such a
sea and wind, had to throw her formidable battery
overboard to keep from foundering; but being
thus relieved, Lieutenant Commanding Nicholson
was enabled to go to the assistance of the char
tered steamer Governor, then in a very danger
dus condition, and on board of which wero ono
ine battalion -of marines, under Major Reynolds.
They were finally rescued by Captain Ringgold, in
ihe Sabine, under difficult circumstances; soon
ifter which the Governor went down. I believe
»TW 9f ill? marine? were drowned by their ?WU
mprudence. Lieutenant Commanding Nichol
on’s conduct in the Isaac Smith has mot with my
Yarn! commendations.
The Peerless , transport, in a sinking condition,
ms met by the Mohican, Commander Gordon,
ill the people on board, twenty-six In number,
tnre saved under very peculiar circumstances, in
which service Lieutenant H. W. Miller was very
fiyorably noticed by his commander.
On passing Charleston, I sent in the Seneca,
Ltutcnant Commanding Ammon, to direct Capt.
Ltdner to join me with the steamer Susquehanna
otPort Koyal, without delay.
On Monday, at eight o’clock in the morning, I
aichored off the bar with some twenty-five vessels
in'eompany, with many more heaving in sight. The
Ilipiirtment is aware that all the aids to navigation
hal been removed, and the bar lies ten miles sea
wird, with no features on the shore line with suffi
cimt prominence to make any bearings reliable.
Bit to the skill of Commander Davis, the flag cap
tain, and Mr. Boutcllie, the able assistant of the
(hast Survey, in dhSVge Of the steamer the
clannel was immediately found, sounded out, and
Inoyed.
By three o’clock I received assuranoes from Capt.
Brvis that I could sond forward the lighter trans
ports (those under 18 feet), with all the gunboats,
vhioh was immediately done, and before dark they
were securely anchored in the roadstead of Fort
Royal, South Carolina.
The gunboats almost immediately opened their
batteries upon two or throe rebel steamers, under
Commodore Tntnnll, instantly chasing him under
shelter of the batteries. In the morning, Com
mander John Rodgers, of the United States steamer
Flag , temporarily on board this ship, and acting
on my staff accompanied General Wright
in the gaPDoat wttaica, Lieutenant Commanding
Stevcui,, and supported by the Seneca, Lieutenant
Commanding Nicholson, made a reconnoissance in
force, and drew the firo of tbe batteries on Hilton
Head and Cay Point sufficiently to show that the
fortifications were works of strength, and scientifi
tsally oonsti i'Vt cd.
Bln the evening of Monday, Captain Davis and
r. Boutclle reported the water deep enough for
the Wabash to venture up.
The responsibility of hazarding so noble a frigate
was not a light one over a prolonged bar of over
two milos. There was about a foot or two of water
to spare, and the fall and rise of the tide is such
that if she grounded, she would have sustained se
rious injury from straining, if not total loss. Too
much, however, was at stake to hesitate, and the
result was entirely suecessfql-
On the morning of Tuesday, the TPr tbash Crossed
the bar, followed closely by the Susquehanna, the
Atlantic, the Vanderbilt, and other transports of
deep draught, and on running through that portion
of the fleet already in, the safe passage of this
great ship over tbe bar was hailed by gratifying
cheers from crowded vessels. We anchored and
immediately commenced preparing the ship for ac
tion, but the delay of planting buoys, particularly
on Pishing Rip, a dangerous shoal we had to avoid,
rendered the hour late before it was possible to
move with the attacking squadron. In our anxiety
to get the outline of the forts before dark, wo stood
in near the shoal, and the ship grounded. By the
time she was taken off it was too late to proceed, i
and I made signal for the squadron to anchor out of
gunshot from the enemy.
To-day the wind blows a gale from the southward
and westward, and the attack is unavoidably post
poned.
I have the honor to be, sir, respectfully, your
obedient servant, g, F, Durosi,
Flag Officer commanding the South Atlantic
Blockading Squadron.
Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy,
Washington.
Flao Snip Wabash, off Hiltah lltut, I
Port Royal Harbor, Nov. 8,1861. )
Sir : I have the honor to inform you that yester
day I attacked the enemy’s batteries on Bay Point
and Hilton Head, Forts Beauregard and Walker,
88d succeeded in silencing them) after an engage*
ment of four hours’ duration, and driving away the
squadron of rebel steamers under Commodore Tat
nail.
The reeonnoissance of yesterday made us ac
quainted with the superierity of Fort Walker, and
to that X directed my special efforts, engaging it at
first at,a distance of eight hundred and afterwards
bix hundred yards; but the plan of attack brought
the squadron sufficiently near Fort Beauregard to
receive its 'fire, and the ships were frequently
fighting "the • batteries on both sidos at the same
timo.
The action was begun on my part at twenty-six
minutes after 9 o’clock, and at half past 2 the Ame
rican ensign was hoisted on the flag-staff of Fort
Walker, and thia morning at sunrise on Fort Beau
regard,
The defeat of the enemy terminated in their utter
rout and confusion. Their quarters and encamp
ments were abandoned without any attempt on
their part to carry away either public or private pro
perty* The ground over which they fled was strewn
- with arms of private soldiers, nnd the officers retired
in too much haste to submit to the encumbrance
of their swords. Landing my marines and a com
pany of seamen, I took possession of the deserted
ground, and held the forts on Hilton Head until
ti)e arrival of General Sherman, to whom I hod the
honor to transfer its occupation.
We have captured forty-threo pieces of cannon,
most of them of the heaviest calibre and of the most
Improved description-
The ■ bearer of these despatches will have the
honor to carry with him the captured flags and two
small brass field pieces, lately belonging to the
State of South Carolina, which we send homo os
Suitable trophies of the success of the nary.
I enclose a copy of the General Order, which is
to be read to the fleet to-morrow morning at mus
ter. .
A detailed account of this battle will bo submit
ted hereafter,
I have the honor to he, very respectfully, your
most obedient servant, S. F. Dupont.
Flag Officer, Commanding the South Atlantic Block
ading Squadron.
P. S.—The bearor of despatches will also carry
with him the first Ameriaan ensign nisei upon the
soil of South Carolina since the rebellion broke out.
S. F. D.
To Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy,
Washington.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 2.
Flag-Shii* Wabash, llpltox Head, )
Pout Royal Bay, November 8, 1861. j
It is the grateful duty of the Commander-in-
Chief to make a public acknowldgement of bis
entire eeminendetien of the eeelneee, discipline,
skill, and gallantry displayed by the officers and
men under bis command in the capture of the bat
teries on Hilton Head and Bay Point, after an
action of four hours’ duration.
The flag-offieef ftlHy with the officers
and men ot his squadron in the satisfaction they
manifest at seeing the ensign of the Union flying
once more in tho State of South Carolina, which has
been the chief promoter of the wicked and unpro
voked rebellion they have been called upon to sup
press. S. F. Dupont, Flag-Officer
Commanding S. Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
The Killed and Abounded—Official List.
Flao Ship WABAsn, off Hilton Head, )
Port Royal, S. C., Nov. 8,1861. j
Bin ; I have the painfui duly to report the fol
lowing' casualties in the action of yesterday, in the
capture of the batteries at Hilton Head and Bay
Point:
Flag Ship Wabash— Killed, I—Thomas Jack
son, Coxswain aud eaptain of & as. Slightly
wounded, 2—Alfred Hornsby and William Wall,
seamen.
Snstpieltanna. —Killed, 2—John P. Clark, ordi
nary. seaman; William Priee, second coalheaver.
Wounded severely, I—Samuel i\ Smart, first,class
boy. Wounded slightly, 2—Patrick Dwyn, 0. S.;
Samuel Holbrook, second Qr.
Pawnee. —Killed, 2—John Kelly, 0. S.; Wm.
Fitzhugh, first-class bey. Wounded slightly, 3
Alfred Washburn, master’s mute; Jacob Hauso,
0. S.j Patrick Quinn, 0. S.
Mohican. —Killed, I—John A. Whittemore, third
assistant engineer. AYounded seriously, 3—W.
Thompson; Isaac Seyburn, acting master; Sher
man Bascom, 0. S. Wounded slightly, 4—May-
lnnd Cuthbert; John 0. Pitman, master's mate;
J. W. Towneond, 0. S.; Chss. Brown.
Bienville. —Killed, 2—Patrick McUuigan; Alex
ander Chambers. Wounded slightly, 3—Peter Mur
phy, Alex. Fivey, Wm. Gilchrist.
Seminole —A few were slightly woundod.
Names net yet reperted.
RECAPITULATION'.
Total killed 8
Total wounded severely 6
Total wounded slightly IT
Total killed and wounded. 31
I havo the honor to be, respectfully, your obe
dient servant, S. F. Dupont,
Flag Officer Southern Blockading Squadron.
Gideon Wriif.F.s, Soorotary of the Nary.
The Capture of Beaufort.
Flag-siiip Wabash, Hilton Head,
Port Royal Harbor, Nov. 9, 1861.
Sir : Since writing my official despatch, I have
sent the gunboats to take possession of Beaufort to
protect the inhabitants; but I regret to say they
have fled, and the town is abandoned to the ne
groes, who are reported to me as being in a lawless
condition.
The light vessels which I hoped to save wer? de
stroyed in tbo destruction of the forts by the rebels.
The post offices were visited, and a number of docu
ments, letters, Ac., obtained.
I have covered Scull croek at tbe mouth of
Broad river, and have cut off the communication
between Charleston nnd Savannah.
Respectfully, your obedient sorvant,
S. F. Dui-ont, Flog Officer,
Commanding S. A. Blockading Squadron.
Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy at
Washington,
Official Despatch from Gen. Sherman.
Headquarters Expedition Corps.
Port Royal, S. C., Nov. 8, 1861.
To the Adjutant General U. S. Army, Wash-
ivgto?t :
RSir : I havo tbe honor to report that the force
under my command embarked nt Annapolis, Md.,
on the 21 st of October, and arrived at Hampton
Roads, Va., on the 22d. In consequence of the
delay in the arrival of some of our transports and
the unfavorable state of the woathor, tho fleet was
unable to set out for tho Southern coast until the
29th, when, under the convoy of a naval squadron un
der Commodore Dupont, nnd after the most mature
consideration of the objects of the expedition, by
that flag officer and myself, it was agreed to first
reduoe any works that might be found at Port
Royal, South Carolina,, and thus open the finest
harbor on the coast that exists south of Hattcras.
It was oalculatcd to reach Port Royal in five
days nt most, but in consequence of advorse winds,
and a perilous storm on tho day and night of the Ist
of November, the fleet arrived at Port Royal bar
not until the 4th, and then but in part, for it had
been almost entirely dispersed by the gale, and the
vessels have been struggling in up to this date.
Tbe transport steamers Union , Belnidere, Osceola,
and Peerless, have not arrived. Two of them are
known to be lost, and it is probable all are. It i 3
gratifying, however, to say that none of tho troop
transports, connected with the land forces, were
lost, though the Winfield Scott had to sacrifice her
whole cargo, and the Roanoke a portion of her
cargo, to save the lives of tbo regiments on board.
The former will be unable to again put to sea.
The vessels connected with she naval portion of the
fleet have also suffered much, and some have been
lost.
After a careful reconnoissance of Port Royal bay,
it was ascertained that the rebels had throe field
works, of remarkable strength, strongly garrisoned,
and covered by a fleet of three gunboats under
Captain Tatnall, late of the U. S. navy, besides
strong land forces, which were concentrating from
Charleston and Savannah. The troops of the robels
wove afterward ascertained te hare beefi Com
manded by Gen. Drayton. One of the forts, and
probably the strongest, was situated on nilton
Head, and the other two on Philip’s Island. It
was deemed proper to first reduce the fort on Hil
ton Head, though, to do this, a [greater or less fire
might have to be met from the batteries eu Bay
Point at the same time.
Onr original intention of a co-operation of the
land forces in the attack had to be set aside, in con
sequence of the loss, during the voyage, of a great
er portion of our moans of disambarkmont, together
with tho fact that the only point where the troops
Bhould havo landed was from five to six miles (mea
suring around the intervening shoal) from the an
choring place ef our transports, altogether too great
ft distance for successful debarkation with car limi
ted means. It wns therefore agreoa that the placo
should be reduced by the naval force alone. In
consequence of the shattered condition of the fleet,
and the delay in the arrival of vessels that were
indispensable for the attack, it had to be postponed
until the 7th instant.
I was a mere spectator of the combat, and it is
not my province to render any report of the action,
but I deem it an imperative duty to say that the
firing and manoeuvring of our fleet against that
of the rebels and their formidable land batteries
was a master-piece ef activity and professional
skill, that must have elicited tbe applause of the
robels themselves as a tactical operation.
I think that too much praise cannot be awarded
to the science and skill exhibited by the flag officer
of the naval squadron and the officers connected
with his ships. I deem the performance a masterly
one, and ought to have been seen to be fully ap
preciated.
After the works were reduood, I took possession
of them with the land forces. The beautifully-con
struoted work on Hilton Head was severely orip
pled, and many of the <*uns dismounted. Much
slaughter had evidently been made there, many
bodies having been buried in the fort, and some 20
or 30 were found some half a mile distant. The
island for many miles was found strewed with arms
and accoutrements, and the baggage of the rebels,
which they threw away in their hasty retreat. We
have also come into possession of about 40 pieces of
cannon, most of which of the heaviest calibre and
the most annroved models, on a a large quantity of
oamp oquipagm -
It is my duty to report the valuable services of
Air. Pontello, assistant in the Coast Survey, assisting
me with his accurate and extensive knowledge of
this country. His servioes are invaluable to the
army aa well as to the navy, and I earnestly re-
that important notice be taken of this
very able and soientific officer by the War Depart
ment.
I am, very respectfully, your obd’t servt.,
T. W. Sherman.
Brigadier General Commanding.
PROCLAMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA,
After landing and taking possession of the forts,
General Sherman issued the following proclama
tion;
To the People of South Carolina
In obedience to the orders of the President of
these United States of America, I hare landed on
your shores with a small force of national troops.
The dictates of a duty which, under these circum
stances, I owe to a great sovereign State, and to a
proud and hospitable people, among whom I have
passed some of the pleasantest days of my life,
prompt me to proclaim that we haye come amongst
you with no feelings of personal animosity, no de
sire to harm your oitizens, destroy your prosperity,
or interfere with any of your lawful rights, or your
social and local institutions beyond what the causes
herein briefly alluded to may render unavoidable.
Citizens of South Carolina; The civilized world
stands appalled at the oourse yon are pursuing—■
appalled at the crime you are committing against
your own mother, the best, the most enlightened,
and heretofore the most prosperous of nations.
You are in a state of active rebellion agninst the
laws of your country. You h&vo lawlessly seized
upon the forts, arsenals, and other property belong
ing to our common oountry, and within your borders,
and with this property you are in arms and waging a
ruthless war against your Constitutional Government,
and thus threatening the existence of a Government
which you are bound by tho terms of a solemn
compact to live under and faithfolly support. In
doing this you are not only undermining and pre
paring the way for totally ignoring your own po
litical and social existence, but you are thcatemng
the civilized world with the odious sentiment that
self-government is impossible with civilized man.
Fellow-citizens : I implore you to pause and
reflect upon the tenor and consequences of your
acts. If the awful sacrifices made by the devasta
tion of our property, tho shedding of fraternal
blood in battle, the mourning and wailing of wi
dows and orphans throughout our land, are insuf
ficient to deter you from further pursuing this un
holy war, then ponder, I beseech you, upon the
ultimate, but not less certain, result which its fur
ther progress must fiooossorlly abd naturally entail
upon your once happy and prosperous State.
Indeed, can you pursue this fratricidal war, and
can you imbrue your hands in the loyal blood of
your countrymen—your friends, your kinsmen—
for no other object than to unlawfully disrupt the
Confederacy of a great people —a Confederacy es
tablished by your own bands—in order to sot up,
were it possible, an independent government, un
der which you can nevor live in peace, prosperity,
or quietness?
Cfar&lmi&Be! We have e&me ameng yeu as
loyal men, fully impressed with our constitutional
obligations to the citizens of your State. These
obligations shall be performed as far as Is in our
power, But he not deceived, The obligation of
suppressing armed combinations against tho consti
tutional authorities is paramount to all others. If,
in the performance of this dnty, other minor but
important obligations should be in any way ne
glected, it must Reattributed to the necessities of the
case, because rights dependent on the laws of the
State must be necessarily subordinate to the mili
tary exigencies created by insurrection and rebel
lion. T. YV. Sherman,
Brigadier General Commanding.
Headquarters, Fort Royal, S. C., Nov. 8,1861.
Further Particulars.
New York, Nov. 13. —The journal of tho Asso
ciated Press reporter, on board the steamer Van
derbilt, received thia evening by the steamer
Bienville , gives the details of tho battle at
Port Royal, which are mainly covered by the re
ports already received.
The following are the most interesting extracts
from this letter:
The steamer Baltic got aground near Hatteras
on the 31st ult., but got off without damage. The
gale on the Ist and 2d inst. was very severe, and
the fleet completely scattered. The steamer Illi
nois lost a smoke stack.
The rendezvous was reached at 11 o’clock on Sun
day morning.
The steamer Winfield Scs(t reached the ren
dezvous on the evening of the 3d, with loss of masts
and her bow stove in. She had an extremely rough
time, and was obliged to throw over her three rifle
cannon, all her freight, the muskets and equipments
of her 500 men,land everything hut tho rations,
to keep her from sinking; and but tor the labor of
the soldiers in bailing her, the fires would have
been put out, and nothing could have saved her.
The steamer Bienville went to her relief, when
her chief engineer, his assistant, and three of the
crew jumped aboard the Bienville, loaring the
Scott to hor fato. Their action nearly created a
paDic among the soldiers, who gave up all for lost,
but the captain of the Scott put the chief engineer
in irons, and brought him and the recreant crew
back, when things went on better.
Colonel Clark, of the Fiftieth Pennsylvania
Regiment, five hundred of whom ware aboard tho
Scott, describes tho night as one of horror. The
galo was terrible and the vessel a mere shell. The
men were terrified by the cracking of the timbers
09 til? inasts wont overboard, and despair seized
thorn when they disoovered that she leaked badly,
to which succeeded a panic, when tho orew at
tempted to escape.
The Scott was taken in tow by the Vanderbilt ,
whioh cut oleaf from tho Great Republic during
the gale.
The steamer Governor went down with twenty
men, the Pembina taking off all who oould escape.
The account of the battle ia substantially the
same as that already received.
Tho gunboat Seminole rooeived five shots in her
hull.
The Wabash had her machinery disabled,
Our gunboats were Bent up tbe creek to cut off
the retreat of the rebels, but where they disap
peared to could not be ascertained.
The first brigade landed on the southern point on
Thursday evening, and tdrllilten Head on Novem
ber 9. This point is on South Island.
The New York Scvonty-ninth Regiment have
possession of Bay Point.
Tlie rest of the troops, with the generals, arc on
Hilton Hoad.
Five of tho twenty guns of this fort were dis
mounted.
There were 1,800 robels on Hilton Hoad, nnd
1,500 on Bay Point.
YVe have captured fifty-five cannon, five hundred
muskets, and any quantity of ammunition.
The road by which the rebels escaped was covered
with rifles, muskets, knapsacks, Ac.
We have taken at least 2,500 blankets, and tents
for 3,000 men.
The rebel guns were all S2-ponndors, four being
rifled and cost this year at Richmond. The others
wore from Norfolk including tho English gun cap
tured in tho last war. The musket ammunition is
English, and the fort ammunition from Richmond.
The chief engineer of the Susquehanna was
killed.
Thirty dead rebels were found, and more were
hastily buried in tho sand.
The Georgia troops ran first, tho South Carolina
troops Inst.
A Gorman artillery company, whe somd tbo
guns, staid till the last camps on both points wore
given up to plunder by the marines, who reached
rich homos.
Extract from a Private Letter.
The following is nn extract from a private letter
from one of the officers engaged in the bombard
ment :
“ I am sure our success will rejoice your hoart.
It has been complete, and terror runs over tbo
whole country* The negroes are wild, and plun.
dcring their masters’ houses. Tho whites have
been driving the negroes away by force, and shoot
ing them down, but they still come down to the
gunboats.
“ Tho moment General Drayton took to his horse
In the panic of the 7lh, bis two hundred servants
went directly to the Wabash. This is worthy of
notice ns putting down the romance that the slaves
were ready to fight for their masters. They sur
rounded Captain Ammen in crowds, at Beaufort,
one of them calling out, in the joy of his heart, < I
didn’t think you could do it, massa!’ ”
The Effects of the Late Storm on the
Naval Shipping.
The Navy Department has received intelligence
from many of tbo naval vessels along tbe Northern
coast that have suffered by the late storm. Not
less than twenty-seven vessels are reported as re
quiring repairs. Experience has shown that many
of the merchant steamers purchflSfd or Ctmrtorod
arc too weak for naval servioe. Reliable ships for
the navy can only be obtained by being built
especially for the purpose, though necessity has
brought vessels constructed for other purposes into
the service.
From the Lower Potomac.
Capt. Fox, tho Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
has always contended that there were no perma
nent batteries at Matthias Point. The examination
of the ground by onr men has verified the fact.
There is no evidence that the rebels are receding
from the river. The impression among our soldiers
along the Maryland side of the river is, that the
rebel forces have made a feint of (retiring at seve
ral points, simply to draw our men over and sur
round them. To be enabled the more successfully
to do this, they have been erecting telegraph wires
for some four or fire days, so as to communicate
tbe mere readily along the lines of the ambuscade,
The steamer Alurray, C»pt. Parks, came up last
evening from Indian Head. Capt. Parks left at
Indian Head steamers E. H. Herbert, Wyandonk ,
Reliance , Resolute , Hale , and Yankee; also the
steamer Hcrtsel, en route for Fortress Monroe.
All was quiet when the Murray left.
Bad Battery Practice.
Col. Brewster, of the Second Fire Zouaves,
Sickles’ Brigade, came up hut night from the
lower Potomac. He says the rebels occasionally
throw shot and shell towards the Maryland shore ;
but their battery practice is wretohedly bad, and
their shells rarely explode.
Deaths of Pennsylvania Soldiers.
The following soldiers died yesterday:
Sergeant Carl Christianson, company B, For
tieth Pennsylvania Regiment, at Columbian Col
lege.
John A. Dillon, company A, Twenty-sixth
Pennsylvania Regiment, at Camp Casey, near Bla
densburg.
Abraham Howe, company E, Thirteenth Penn 1
sylvanio Volunteers, at Tennnllytown.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Governor Denison, in behalf of the agricultural
intnnstH in Southern Ohio, is urging the Govern
ment to aid the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany in an effort to open up the road through to
Wheeling, so that through communication may
again be established. General McClellan is to
be consulted in the matter.
Running the Blockade.
The oyster vessels are passing up and down the
river every night, the rebel batteries rarely open
ing a fire upon them, or, if they do fire, their guns
are generally out of range of the oyster boats, and
cause no alarm to the skippers of tbe river craft.
Colonel Chonnann’s Regiment.
Major Taggart expects to pay off Colonel
CiiormamTs Pennsylvania regiment to-morrow.
Grand Reviews.
General Frankluts brigade will be reviewed
to*morrow, and the divisions of Generals Hancock,
Smith, and McCall on Friday.
General Smith.
General Smith has recovered from his severe
illness, and appeared yesterday, for the first time
for some days, at the head of hU brigade. He re
ceived a most cordial welcome from both officers
and men.
Government Swindlers.
It is said that a large capitalist from New York
State, who bought up, at second-hand, a number of
contracts in June last, has succeeded in swindling
the Government out of over two hundred thousand
dollars. He left for Europe over a month ago. The
matte* is to ha iuvostig&Ud.
The “Faying Oft” at Alexandria.
The paying off of the troops at Alexandria has
kept that antiquated town in a state of excitement
for the past three days, Despit e the precautions of
the officers, the soldiers would spend their odd
change, and the consequence has been that the
guard-house (the old slave-pen) has not been with
out tenants. Lieut. McDowell, of Alonayunk,
has been aeting as ehief magistrate, and aitkeugh
his “ patients’ ’ have averaged fifty daily, he has
had them all duly “ mustered out” of his sorvice.
The Printers’ Union.
The Union proposes to mnke eight hours the
standard for a day’s work. Employers who pay
their men by the week oppose the measure. No
decision has been arrived nt, and the feeling is be
ginning to run pretty high on the subject. The
Government printing office is governed by the rules
that govern other offices in the city.
The “Metropolitan Kailway” again Agi-
The subject of a railway line through Frederick
city and Hagerstown, Maryland, to connect with
the Pennsylvania Central, is again up, and a New
York association proposes to build the road; and
for facQiiies offered to Government, will probably
ark Congress for aid in constructing tbe road,
George H. Burns.
Geo. 11. Burns, of Philadelphia, and formerly at
tached to Adams' Express Company and the tele*
graph office, was yesterday appointed to a second
lieutenancy in the army of the United States.
The Dark Days of Secession.
Secession has been permitted te run rist ever tbe
land for somo time. It has had its victories, its
days of glorification; but these have probably had
their end. The tables are turned. Men, means,
and a rigorous prosecution of the war, are now en
abled to say, thus far, and no farther. We have
reason to believe, and to rejoice in the fact, that
Secession has seen its best days.
Almost a Surprise.
Yesterday, Captain Harkins, of Germantown,
Company G, Third Pennsylvania Reserves, was out
reconnoitring some distanco beyond Lewinsvillo.
He found everything quiet, and was about return
ing to quarters) when he espied a train of supposed
rebel wagons going in an opposite direction. Pur
suit was commenced at double quick, when it was
discovered that it was a train of our own wagons,
in search of forage.
Washington News and Gossip.
The Philadelphia train, which left at eleven
Inst night, did not reach here until half post eleven
this morning. The detention was caused by miss
ing the connections.
It is reported to-day that .the Lincoln Cavalry
lost three men in the reconnoissance made by Gen.
Heintzerman yesterday.
Mr. Lebo, of Seliuylbill enunty, Ima boon ap
pointed commissary in the army, aud will join
Gen. Hauleck.
During yesterday and to-day over fifty thousand
doilfiil haye been sent by the volunteers to their
families in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Coad and several other gentlemen from
Philadelphia arrived hero to-day for the purpose of
presenting a suite of colors to one of the Pennsylva
nia regiments.
It required forty thousand dollars to pay off the
men in Col Prieuman : s Pennsylvania Regiment
of Cavalry.
The payments qf (J,q gfay qf (he Potomac will
be finished at the close of next week. Tho delays
have been occasioned by tho failuro of the proper
officers to make out their rolls correctly.
Passing Counterfeit Money in the Army.
The regiments in the Pennsylvania Reserves
have been paid off in gold and five and tcn-dollar
treasury notes. Some of the pedlers who have
been permitted to visit their encampments have
psKid off on thorn a number of counterfeit onO'doi*
lar bills. One poor fellow, who gave one of these
harpies a ton dollar gold-piece yesterday, received
in change seven dollars in counterfeit money.
REPORTED MUTINY OF REBEL
TROOPS AT NORFOLK.
THE STARS AND STRIPES FLYING FROM
PIG POINT.
Boston, Nov. 13.—The Transcript of this even
ing publishes an abstract from a letter, dated
Fortress Monroe, tho II th inst., which gays :
“This morning news reached here that three
thousand rebel soldiers bad mutinied at Norfolk,
and most of tho citizens were with tho mutineers,
who had determined only to fight for tho Union,
widtr the “eM gridiron.” In conflrtn ß tj Sß
this, Capt. Lockwood, of the tugboat United States,
says the stars and stripes wore flying gloriously
from Pig Point, opposite Newport News, where tho
rebels have had, for a long time, a formidable bat
tery."
the GOVERNMENT STEAMER BIENVILLE
AT HEW YORK.
TIIE WOUNDED AT BEAUFORT.
Kf.w York, Nov. 13. —The United Statos steamer
Bienville arrived at this port this evening, from
Beaufort, via Fortress Monroe. All the interesting
intelligence brought by her has boen anticipated by
the despatches from Baltimore and Washington.
She brought home the wounded, and will return in
a few days.
From Gen. Banks’ Column.
Darnestown, Nov. 12.— 0 n Sunday night last a
private belonging to Captain Pickett's battery was
killed at or near the hut of a man named Holland
»t Poslesville, Yesterday a squad of cavalry of
Gen. Stone’s command traced Holland as far as this
point, and proceeded thence, toward Rockville and
Washington, in pursuit of tbe fugitive, it being al
leged that bo was the murderer. The man was
killed by a shot in tbe bead. Holland bad beeo
warned not to sell liquor, but a considerable quan
tity wns found on searching bis premises. He bod,
at times, been employed as a butcher in the army.
YThen seen here lie had on a drab suit, low cap,
wore mndy side whiskers, and is about five feet
eight inches high. The telegraph was brought into
requisition to secure liis arrest.
A mutiny among tho teamsters of the supply
train has been quelled.
The changeable and inclement weather, together
with a want of shelter and tho propor food, has
produced a groat and serious defect in the hoalth
and efficiency of the horses used in the army. Ia
the cavalry corps they are said to be dying at tho
Tate of one per day. It may soon become necessa
ry to remove the latter to some more hospitable and
plentiful region to preserve their usefulness, unless
further operations may require them t& b& thua
sacrificed.
General Banks was suffering from the effects of a
violent cold yesterdny, engendered by exposure to
the night atmosphere while performing reconnois
sances and visits to tho river outposts, as well
his general disregard of the weather. Ho is, how
ever, considerably better this morning.
Tbe general court martial ha 3 not yet taken any
action in the Lanaghan case. There is a proba
bility, however, that it will be either reopened or
adjudicated by the Criminal Cpurf shortly,
It Is understood that Gen. Banks has signified to
Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, his approval of the
plan to raise an engineer corps, undor CBpt. Collis,
and requesting his co-operation in the matter.
Tho plan lias also been approved by Gen. McClel
lan and Gen. Alexander, the chief of the engineer
department.
l'hos. Smith, who was arrested ns a spy last week,
claims to bo a resident of Berkeley, opposite Wil
liamsport. He says he recently paid a visit to Ma
nassas. and has important information for our milfc
tary authorities.
IVASHISetOK, N6V6Mb6f 12.—A letter from
Darnestown, dated to-day, contains nothing new.
Some of the staff were at Rockville yesterday look
ing at the adaptability and location of buildings
there for winter quarters. General Banks has
fully recovered from his indisposition. Holland
and an alleged accomplice in the murder of tho
soldier attached to Ricketts’ battery at Poolesville,
were arrested last night near Sugar Loaf mountain.
Holland’s wife was the principal witness against
them.
Exchange of Prisoners.
Baltimore, Nov. 13. —The steamer for Fortress
Monroe stopped at Fort McHenry this evening, and
took on board thirty-seven released rebel prisoners
who wore captured at Bull Run. They will be sent
home by a flag of truce.
New Transport Steamer.
New York, Nov. 13. —The Government has
chartered the new and elegant steamer Constitu
tion, of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, to
convey the main body of Gen. Butler’s troops from
Boston. She will leave here on Snturday, and
reach Boston on Monday.
Boston, Nov. 13. —Three thousand of Gen. But
ler’s division are under orders to leave on next
Wednesday.
The Eleventh Maine regiment left for the South
this afternoon.
THE CITY.
AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING
Arch-Street Theatre —Arch street, above Sixth.—
“Vest End”—“Shy lock*, or, the Merchant of Venice
Presfft'id.^
Wheatley's Contixektal Theatre—Wainnt street,
above Eighth.—“ The Stranger I*—“Merchant 1 * —“Merchant of Vo
nice ” —“ Guv Mannering.”
Walnut-Stbbet Theatre—Ninth and Walnut sta
ll Everybody 7 *! Friend n —u Sm&skmgton ? e Coat Ths
idiot Witness.”
American Acadeht of Music —Broad and -Locust
streets.—Herrmann, the Prestidigitatour.
Temple of Woxoers —N. E. corner Tenth and Chest
nut streets.—Signor Blitz's Entertainment.
ASSRMBL* EBlLßiyaS —OornfeP of Tenth and Chestnut
streets.—Wangles Italia and Stereoscopic Views of .the
War.
Olympic Music Hall— Race street, between Second
and Third.—Concerts nightly.
Arrival of Fugitive ISegTOeS.
For a long time past contrabands have been coming
into the city, by divers ways, from parts of Virginia, of
Delaware, and of Maryland. The tatter State has Buf
fered more than any other by this exodus, it appearing,
from all the facts in our possession, that at least four
hundred out of the seven hundred negroes passing
through have been attached to the estates of Maryland
slaveholders.
The fugitives ore their eicnpe chiefly to the alarm
pervading the Border Slave States, but they have been
forward, cl by a variety of agencies, not the least of
which has been the sympathy of officers in the volun
toor army, who have furnished them with passes, intro
ductory lottorg; and moneys.
The Intest arrival wai that of Tuesday night, whoa
thirty-seven negroes came in by way of Wilmington*
from the “ Peninsula ” of lower Delaware, Maryland,
and Virginia. They are said to have been the properties
of a Mr. Dennis, in Northampton county, Virginia, and
of Mr. Deeoursey, in the lower part of Maryland, with
divers negroes from adjacent estates. These parties
congregated in Somerset county, and were supplied with
passes in part by members of the Fourth Wisconsin
Regiment. They passed northward by the State road,
avoiding the large towns, and on reaching this city,
where they were expected, were received and entertained.
Most of them passed into the rural districts yosterday,
wliile others continued northward.
They state that the towns of Drummond and Eastport
will soon be occupied by Northern troops, much to the
mortification of the Secessionists.
The two counties of Peninsular Virginia have fur
nished four hundred men to the rebel army, the majority
of whom passed into Virginia proper by way of Balti
more ttuJ the tower Potomac. When tho direct route
became perilous, a few ventured in sailing boats across
the open bay, but after tho blockade had been established
very few succeeded in linking their fortunes with the
army, and contented themselves with sullen, treasonable
mutterings at home. Many of the leading rebels In the
Southern army are natives of Acconiac and Northamp
ton counties. The former was the abode, for many
years, of Henry A. Wise, aud he has two Bisters at pre
sent residing there.
Tbe object of the detachments going into those districts
is to keep down tbe mutiuous feeling, arrest and punish,
the ringleaders, and maintain anil develope the good
Union people. It is moro than probable that the coun
ties alluded to will never have a like profitable visitation
■wdili this U liordiv of \^(ii»tcel.' , Heretofore they Lir®
had no trade, and the mass of the people have eked outa
miserable and semi-barbarous existence. Thoy will now
drive a lucrative trade, as sutlers, with the Union troops.
The latter consist of tho Fourth Wisconsin Regiment, a
Massachusetts battery, six pun*, a wruad of SM cavalry,
and two Delaware companies. Other regiments are en
camped at Cambridge, Charleston, and Centreville. The
Chestcrtown regiment was collected iu Kent comity, and
le 4&minaiu!iul Up Kdw.aril Wilkins, of ICont Island. Tins
contrabands, when arrived at Wilmington, were much
wearied and in want. They came to Philadelphia thence
in the cars. Seven women were in the party, and among
them was a girl fourteen years of age. The fugitives
wore received by a body of blacks on their arrival, andn
number of them now occupy eligible positions in town
and vicinity.
MeBCAKIIIE JjEJfKFICMIf Association.—
The twentieth annual meeting of this association wm
held on Tuesday afternoon. Henry Lewis presided, and
W. A. Bolin acted as secretary.
The treasurer’s report was read, showing the receipts
from nil sources to amount to the sum of $2,470.70, and
tho disbursements for relief amounted to 51,842, wnlch,
together with somo other disbursements, subtracted
from the whole amount of receipts, left in the treasurer's
hands, including investments, 813,043.08.
The following gentlemeu were chosen managers for the
ensuing year: .
William C. Ludwig, Daniel Stefnmetß, Aug. B. Ship
l&y, gffiitk IltfU'&H, William 11. Love, Jacob TVs Stout;
John P. Steiner, Sol. M. Bunn, A. L. Bontiaffon, Thomp
son Reynolds, L. S. Levering, Samuel It. Colladny, Wm.
L. Springs, Louis D. Baugh, Ileury C. Ilowell, Coates
Walton, William H. Bacon, Edwin Mitchell, Alex. O.
Cnttcll, Joint Wood side.
The Board of Health and the Military
Hospitals. —On Tuesday lost, the Board of Health
passed a resolution, in which, as the conservators of pub
lic health, they remrnstrate against the general establish
ment of military hospitals In this city, and recommend
the SilPgeoh (ieiicrai. Untied Slates Army, Id &(t
abandonment of the building selected for a hospital, on
Water, above Arch street, as totally unfit for that pur
pose, both iu site and plan, as well as others that have
been engaged in badly-ventilated locations, or otherwise
dffftthe in eanitivry »rr»BSfH!?!!??i MHlte W§ke rath
selections in the more healthy amt sparsely-settled
suburbs of our city, where the sick will enjoy the benefit
of a pure and healthy atmosphere, and where there will
be no danger to the surrounding population.
Stadm; m? Fire.—Tbe stable ef Chas. Ellis,
at Tenth and Oxford streets, was set on tire last evening.
The roof ami upper portion of the building were burned,
but the lower port was not injured. Some horses were
safely removed before the flamos had gained headway.
Loss $lOO.
CiiAhftEh with Theft. A- V&Uttg
named Albert Burton, was accused* before Aid. BetUer,
yesterday, with stealing the watch anil chain ot James
Dick. The robbery was said to have been committed
before the State House.
Sneak-Thieving. Yesterday afternoon,
Dennis Balmer, colored, was charged,before Aid. Ueitler,
with having stolen some clothing from the Yard at No.
300 South Tenth street. He was arrested while coming
from tho yiud, by Detective Den Levy, no was com
mitted to answer.
Forgery.— Yesterday* afternoon, Charles
Lewis, alias Meyer Lewie, alias Bennett, was before Aldl
Beitler, charged with having swindled Mr. T. G. Bro\*Q,
Market street, beleur Eleventh, out of $23 worth of
shoes, by means of a forged check on the Mesfyyric»’
Bnuk. Tho cheek purported to be signed hy Ot. I*.
Dawson. The accused woe held to answer. |Io is an
old offender, and was identified by Mayor Henry as a
man who pretended la great repentance white a prlsanar
n the penitentiary,