DoLLAas ros 8a Moxtbb—invariaby In advance for I I
the time ordered. " ■[ 1
THE TRI-WEEKLY PRESS,
Mailed to Subscribers ont of the Olty at Tim DoL
£A*s Pin Anoui In advance
DRY-GOODS JOBBERS.
1861. p o 1861.
R O
E FALL O
S D
H S.
RIEGEL, BAIRD, & CO.,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS
DRY GOODS,
SO. «T NORTH THIRD BREST, PHILADELPHIA
Prompt-paying merchants are respectfully
Invited to examine our large and carefully-se
lected stock of desirable goods, which will be
■sold at prices to suit the times.
ae2B-2m
JB6l. TO CASH BOYEKS.
H. C. LAUGHLIN & Co..
No. SOS MARKET STREET,
An receiving dally, from the PHILADELPHIA, and
&EW YOBK AUCTIONS, a general assortment of
VEBCHANDISE, txmght fpr CASH.
CASH BUYEBB are especially invited to call and ex
amine'our Stock. eos-tf
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS.
EN ’ S
HEAVY MERINO
SHIRTS
THOS. MELLOR & CO.,
40 AKD 42 NORTH JUlgp STBEEX.
noKlm
CARPETINGS.
OAEPETI N GS
J. F. & E. B. ORNE,
»*. 519 CHESTNUT STREET—OPPOSITE STATS
Are now evening, from Custom House Stores, their
PALL IMPORTATIONS
NEW OARPETINGS
1,000 pieces J. CROSSLEY & SOUS' TAPESTRY
OARPETS, from
75 CTS. TO $1 PER YARD.
«-4 TAPESTBY VELVET:
URENCH AUBUSSON:
FINE AXMINSTEB:
BOYAL WILTON: .
EXTRA ENGLISH BRUSSELS'
HENDERSON ft CO.’S VENITIAN;
ENGLISH INGBAIN CABPETS;
HLL OS' NEW CHOICE SITLES
ASP
SiVft'o BEEN KVOICED BEEOBE THE LATE
ADVANCE IN THE TARIFF,
Will be Bold at
MODERATE PRICES.
«u2B-3m
MILITARY GOODS.
SUPPLIES.
69,000 pairs ARMY DRAWERS.
£0,600 GRAY FLANNEL SHIRTS.
10,009 BED do. SHIRTS.
600 dozen FINE TRAVELLING SHIRTS.
Ivor Bftle by
BENNETT, RUCH, & CO.,
Manufacturers of Army Goods,
215 and 217 CHUKCH Alley, Phila.
Army contractors
AND SUTLERS
SUPPLIED WITH BRUSHES at the lowest rates.
Always on hand, a large stock of
CAVALRY BRUSHES,
Government standard;
WAGON BRUSHES,
Government standard;
&nd every Description or Brushes required for the Army*
KEMBLE & VAN HORN,
oc!6-3m 381 MARKET Street, Philadelphia.
WOOLLENS.
WELLING, COFFIN, & Co.,
116 CHESTKUT STREET,
Are prepared to deliver on contract 8-4 and 6-4 Dark and
Sky- Bitie
CLOTHS AND KERSEYS.
seS-Sm
JNDIGO BLUE KERSEYS.
INDIGO BLUE CLOTHS,
A»d flwwjf variety ef Oooda aflftntad to Military Clothing!
for sale at the lowest prices
SEGMENTS EQUIPPED AT SHORT NOTICE.
BENJ. L. BERRY,
CLOTH HOUSE, SO SOUTH SECOND STREET.
ocstf
FLANNELS.
WELLING, COFFIN, & CO.,
11C CHESTNUT STREET,
An prepared to make contract., for immodiate delivery,
TVHITE DOMET FLANNELS,
AJJP ALL WOOI«
INDIGO BLUE FLANNELS,
of Government standard.
HARDWARE.
Hardware.
MOOSE, HENSZEY, * CO.
Hstb now on hanfl, and" are constantly receiving! »
large assortment of HARDWARE, CUTLERY, GUNS,
Ac., to which they invite the attention of purchasers for
cash or short credit.
No. 42T MARKET Street, and
ug-Cm Na. 116 COMMERCE Street. Philfldft.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
PRACTICAL AND ANALYTICAL
CUSMiST&y.—The Laltoralorr of the subscribers
Is epeu daily, from 9 A. M. to 6P. M., for Analyses of
Ores, Guanos, Waters, Ac. Also, for the Instruction of
Students in Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology.
Opinions given in Chemical questions.
Special Instruction in MEDICAL CHEMISTRY.
JAMES C. 866¥2f,
THOS. H. GARRETT,
JNO. J. REESE, M. P.,
<oc4-3m No. 10 CHANT Street, Tenth, below Market.
JOHN WELSH, Praistioal SLATE
BOOFEE, TniM> Street and QESMANTOWN
Aead, is prepared to put on snr amount of BOOTING*
on the most MODERATE TERMS. Will guaranty to
aiahe every Building perfectly Water-tight.
jGT Ordora promptly attended to.
Ca EVANS & WATSON’S
■H SALAMANDER SAFES.
STOSS,
16 SOUTH FOURTH STBffET,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
A !*i*9 variety of FIBE-PBOOF SATES alwayi
on band.
Drain PlPE— steam-pressed
STONEWARE DRAIN PIPE.
PBICE LIST.
2-inch bore, per yard 25cents.
3 « *« *» 30 44
4 u a ii 40 u
5 *i ii u 60 ii
6 “ “ «• 65 “
7 ** “ “ 85 *»
8 « ii 110 «
® “ 41 44
IV “ “ • *"' 150 “
13 « « “ 200 «
A liberal discount allowed to Dealers, and to thoso or*
dering in large quantities.
FACTOBT—SEVENTH and Germantown road.
9 k aiDnrann
Warehouse 1010 CHESTNUT Street
IV/TACKEREL, HERRING, SHAD,
IVJL SALMON, Ac. — 3.000 bbls Mess Nos. 1,2, and 3
(ACHEBEL, large, medium, and snail, in assorted
ackages of choice, late-caught, fat fiah*
6,000 bbls. New Halifax, Sartport, and Labrador Her*
lugs, of choice qualities.
8,000 boxes extra new scaled Herrings.
8,000 boxes extra new No. 1 Herrings.
8,000 bozos largo Magdalino Herrings*
260 bbla. Mackinac White Fish.
50 bbls. new Economy Mobs Shad.
25 bbls. new Halifax Salmon.
1,000 Quintals Grand Bank Codfish.
600 boxes Herkimer County Cheese.
In itore and landing, fen safe by
MUBPHY A HOOKS,
No. 146 NORTH WHARVES.
! DOS
pOTTON SAIL DUCK and GAN-
T&Bi ef «U and bnudi.
Karen's Back Awning Twills ,or ail descriptions, lor
Tents, Awnings, Tranks, and Wagon Covers.
Also, Paper Manufacturers’ Brier Felts, from Ito 8
bet wide.
IttWOHKS Allen
DRAWERS.
HOUSE,
VOL. &-NO. 93.
COMMISSION HOUSES.
& WELLS^
34 SOUTH FRONT AND 35 LETITIA STREET,
OFFER FOR SALB
BROWN AND BLEACHED SHEETINGS,
SHIRTINGS,
DRILLS, JEANS, SILECIAS,
CANTON FLANNELS,
FROM THK
MASSACHUSETTS. GREAT FALLS
LACONIA,
EVERETT,
LOWELL,
IPSWICH,
HAMPDEN,
LIKEWISE,
A FULL ASSORTMENT OF
SHAWLS, BEAVER CLOTIIS, TRICOTS,
CASSIMERES, FLANNELS, TWEEDS,
BLANKETS, AND ARMY
GOODS,
FROM THE WASHINGTON (lats Bay Statu,)
AND OTHER MILLS. ocl-3m
QHIPLEY, HAZARD, &
° HUTCHINSON,
No. HR CHESTNUT STREET,
COM MISSION H BOHANTB
yon Tan SAnn or
PHILADELPHIA-MADE
GOODS.
bc2B-6xd
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
DOBERT SHOEMAKER
& CO.,
Northeast Corner FOURTH and RACE Streets,
. PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS
IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, &o.
AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealers and consumers supplied at
VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
oc3l-tf
JUST DECEIVED, per “ Annie Kim
ball,** from Liverpool, Hander, Weaver, & Man
dor’s preparations:
25 lbs Extract Aconiti, in 1 lb jars.
25 lbs KxtractHyoscry&mi, in 1 lb jars.
50 lbs Extract Belladonna) in 1 }b
100 lbs Extract Taruxaci, in 1 jbjars.
50 lbs Viu Hal Colcliici, in 1 lb bottles.
100 lbs 01. Succini Beet, in lib bottles*
500 lbs Calomel, in 1 lb bottles.
500 9)8 Pil Hydrarg., in lib jars.
WETHERILL ft BRQTHgB)
ouliS 47 and 40 North SKL3{>nl> Street*
CABINET FURNITURE.
(CABINET FURNITURE AND Bllr
\J LIARD TABLES.
MOORE & CAMPION,
No. 261 South SECOND Street,
IB ttenectlon with *hoir oxtoggjye ««
aw manufacturing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
And have now on band a full supply, finished with the
MOOBE A CAMPION’S IMPROVED CUSHIONS,
which are pronounced, by all who have used them, to bo
nwriop to nil others.
For the Quality and finish of these Tables the mura
flactnrers refer to their numerous patrons throughout the
Union, who are familiar with the character of their work.
an2s-6m
LOOKING GLASSES.
£MMENSE BEDUCTION
LOOKING GLASSES,
OIL PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS,
PIOTUBE AND PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES.
JAMES S. EARLE & SON,
81ft CHESTNUT STREET,
Announce the reduction of 25 per cent. In the prices of all
die Manufactured Stock of Looking Glasses; also, in
engravings, Picture and Photograph Frames, Oil Paint
inss. The largest and most elegant assortment in the
country. A rare opportunity is now offered to make
rtiwyoff in thia line For Cash, at remarkably Low Prices
EARLE’S GALLERIES,
iy9.tr 810 CHESTNUT Street.
HOTELS.
ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL,
BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
BOARD REDUCED TO S 3 PER DAY.
Slnc9 the opening of this vast and commodious Hotel,
11x1854, it has been the Single endeavor of the proprietors
to make it the most sumptuous, convenient, and comfort
able home for the citizen and stranger on this side the
Ailantic.
And whatever has seemed likely to administer to the
comfort of its gnesta they Lave endeavored, without re
gard to cost, to prrTide, and to combine all the elements
of individual and social enjoyment which modern art
has invented, and modern taste approved \ and the pa
tronage which it has commanded during the past six years
Is a gratifying proof that their efforts have been appro
bated.
To meet the exigencies of the times, when all are re
nuircil to practise the most rigid economy, the under
signed
HATE REDUCED THE PRICE OP BOARD TO
TWO DOLLARS PER DAT,
the same time abating; none of the loxuriea with which
their table has hitherto been supplied.
se7-3m TREADWELL, WHITCOMB, A CO.
A CARP.—THE UNDERSIGNED,
late of the GIRARD HOUSE, Philadelphia, have
(eased, for a term of years, WILLARD'S HOTEL, in
Washington. They take this occasion to return to their
old friends and customers many thanks for past favors,
and beg to assure them that they will be most happy to
see them in their new Quarters.
STR.ES, CHADWICK, k 00.
Wabhihotoh, July 16,1861. au23-ly
WINES AND LIQUORS.
PURE PORT WINE,
DUQUE DO POETO WINE, BOTTLES IN
POETUGAL IN 1820.
Physicians and invalids in want of a reliable article of
pure Port Wino Gan be supplied by inquiring for the
above wine at CANTWELL & KEFffEfl’a,
Southeast comer QBBMAliTOlfxr Avenue
and MASTER Street.
TTENNESSY, VINE-YARD PRO
XX wletora, Bisqutt, Tricoche & Co., Harett, Finet,
ana other approved brands ot GOGNAO BBANDY, lor
•ale, in bond and from store, by
CANTWELL & KEFFEB,
Southeast corner GERMANTOWN Avenue
. . and MASTER Street.
GTUART’S PAISLEY MALT WHIS
KY.
Buchanan’s Goal Ha "Whisky,
Old Tom Gin, Old London Gin,
London Cordial Gin, Holden's Gin,
In bond and store.
CANTWELL A KEFFER,
Southeast corner GERMANTOWN Avenue
and MASTER Street.
ZOUAVE CHAMPAGNE.—A new
brand—an excellent article. Imported and for sale
at a price to suit the times, by CANTWELL & KEF
FEB, southeast corner of GERMANTOWN Avenue and
MASTER Street.
RUDESHEIMER-BERG, LAUBEN
HEIMEB, and HOCIUIEIMEB WINE, Incases
of one dozen bottles each; warranted pure. Imported
and for sale low by CANTWELL A KEFFER, south*
east corner GERMANTOWN Avenue and MASTER
Street.
ZIMMERMAN’S DRY CATAWBA
WlNE.—This approved brand of Cincinnati wine,
tho best article out for “ cobblersj” for Bale pure, bot
tled and in cases, by CANTWELL & KEFFER, south
east corner GERMANTOWN Avenuo and MASTER
Street. se24-6m
•DQRDgAUX BRANDY.—P 85 j£-
X/ ages J. J. Dupuy Brandy, in bond, for sale by the
sole agents, JAUBETOHE Sc GABSTAINS, 202 and 204
South FBONT Street. 0c22-tf
Rochelle brandies.—PeUevoi-
Sin, A. Selgnette, and Alex. Seignette, in half-pipes,
quarters and octaves, for sale, in bond, by, JAUBETOHE
Sc CABSTAIBS, 202 and 204 South FBONT Street.
0c22-tf
f'IOGNAC BRANDY.—Pinet, Castil
\J lon, Bteiuit, Tricoche, <fc Co., Sonvin Ainfc, Olan
gcr and Henncßsy Brandy, for sale in bond by JAU
RETCHE & CABSTAIBS, 302 and 304 South FBONT
Street. oc22»tf
COrABTITEKSHir NOTICES.
T\TO'J'IOE. —The interest of OMaRIES
Xl A. SMITH in tlio Firm of BILLINGS, BOOP, &
CO.j bas this day ceased, l>y the sale of the same to the
other Partners. HHie remainmg Partners are alone »u
-tliori/.ed to settle the business aud to use tho name of tho
linn,
■JAMES M. BILLINGS,
Samuel w. hoop,
SAMUEL \V. HOOP, Exoc’r
of Wi I', W asliington, dec’d)
C. A. SMITH,
H. B. KIBBE
Philadelphia, Not. fl, 1861.
Home-made soap.
fAFONIFIKB, manufactured by pg^NSYli
vania salt manufacturing company.
Oiie pound makes, from kitchen grease, eight pounds of
hard Boap, or nearly a barrel of soft soap. Try il: it is
easier done than making bread. noI6-4t*
TTiiNJfi SHIRT MANUFACTORY.—
X? J. W. SCOTT, 814 CHESTNUT Street, a few
doors below the >< Continental.” The attention of the
Wholesale Dealers la Invited to hla IMPROVED CUT
OT BHIBTB, #f BBSWfoI fit] »»$ mhtorisli 9B
,11. and made to order at shortest notioo log-tr
EST QUALITY ROOFING SLATE
always on hand and lor Bale at Union Wharf, 1461
j BEACH Street, Kensington. T. THOMAS*
[ mjl-ly m WALHIH! FUMaWM
LYMAN,
DWIGHT,
CABOT,
CHICOPEE, and
BARTLET MILL 9.
PROFESSOR ALEXANDER DE
WOLOWSKI hers to inform his friends and the
public, that, having mot with so much success in Phila
delphia before, he has returned from his professional tour,
dving concerts for the benefit of the New York and
renut-ylvnuia troops, and will begin a course or instruc
tion of the Pinno and Staging by Ma
method. Ail those who wish to avail themselves of his
rare system will apply at his residence, No. 711 SPRUCE
Street, between 8 and 11 o'clock A. M., daily.
Seminaries attended to. no2o-12t
HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU
Cures Diseases of the Bladder.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
Cures Diseases of the Kidneys.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
Cm** Crawl.
HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCIIU
Cures Dropsy.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
Cures Nervous Sufferers.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
Cures Debilitated Sufferers.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCIIU
For Loss of Memory.
HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU
For Loss of Power.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCIIU
For Consumption, Insanity.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCIIU
For Epileptic Fits, St. Vitus’ Dance.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
For Difficulty of Breathing.
HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT RI’CHC
For General Weakness.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
For Weak Nerves.
HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU
For Trembling.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCIIU
For Night Sweats.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
For Cold Feet.
HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCIIU
For Dimncssof Virion.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCIIU
For Languor.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
For Universal Lassitude of the Muscular System*
HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU
For Pallid Countenance.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
For Eruptions.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
For Pains in tire Back.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
For Headache.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
For Sick Stomach.
HELMBOLD’S GENUINE PREPARATIONS.
If you arc suffering with any of the above distressing
ailments, use HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU.
Try it, and be convinced of its cHieaev.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCIIU, recommondod by
names known to SCIENCE and FAME.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU. Seo remarks
made by the late Dr, Physic.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT RUCnU. Soo Dr. Do
woe’s valuable work on Practice of Physic.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU. See Dispensa
tory of the United States.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU. See remarks
made by Dr. Ephraim McDowell, a celebrated physi-
and M6hll>6r of 11 1 A Royal College of Surgeons,
Ireland, and published iu King and Queen’s Journal.
HELMBOLD’S Genuine Preparations. Seo Modico-
Cbirurgical Review, published by Benjamin Travers,
F. R. C. S.
HELMBOLD'S Genuine Preparations. Seo most of the
late Standard Works on Medicine.
lIEf.MHOLP'S Genuine Preparations. See remarks
made by distinguished Clergymen.
HELMBOLD’S GENUINE PREPARATIONS
“ Give health and vigor to the frame,
And bloom to the pallid cheek;”
and urn hi ploaiant to tlw tints that palient.l become
fond of thorn.
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU, SI par bottle, or
six for S 5, delivered to ails’ address. Depot 104 South
TENTH Street, below Chestnut, Philadelphia, Pa.,
where all lettcrsmust be addressed.
PHYSICIANS IN ATTENDANCE
From 8 A. M. to 8 P. M.
Describe symptoms in all communications.
ADVICE GRATIS. CUBES GUARANTIED.
Bold Ls- ftnutfrlsti aalße&leFS er4rj't?k&?£. M&-llUtk9M
Elixir propylamine,
The New Remedy for
During the vast year wo have introduced to the notice
of the medical profession of this country the Pure Gryt
ialistd Chloride of Propylamine , as a
REMEDY FOB RHEUMATISM;
and having received from many sources, both from phy
sicians of the highest standing and from patients, the
MOST FLATTERING TESTIMONIALS
of its real value in the treatment cf this painful and ob
stinate disease, we are induced to present it to the publio
In a form BEADY FOB IMMEDIATE USE, which we
hope will commend itself to those who are
this ftfSfctisg complaint, and to the medical practitioner
wbo may feel disposed to test the powers of tins vetaafeit
remedy.
ELIXIB PROPYLAMINE, in the form above spoken
of, has recently been extensively experimented with in
the
FJCNNSYLYANTA HOSPITAL,
end with MARKED SUCCESS, fas will appear from the
pnblished accounts in the medical journals).
(Hr It Is carefully put up ready for immediate use,
wHh full directions, and can he obtained fiom all the
druggists at 76 cents per bottle, and at wholesale of
BULLOCK A CRENSHAW,
Druggists and Manufacturing Chemists,
ma 24>Iy Philadelphia,
H/TRS. JAMES BETTS’ CELEBRA
-IVI TED SUPPORTERS FOB LADIES* and tins
only Supporters under eminent medical patronage* La
dies and physicians are respectfully reanested to call only
on Aire. Betts, at her residence, 1030 WALNUT Street*
Philadelphia, (to avoid counterfeits.) Thirty thousand
Invalids have been advised by their physicians to use her
appliances. Those only are genuine bearing the United
States copyright, labels on the box, and Bignaturos, and
also on ths Supporters, with testimonials. oelß-tnthstf
’tYVYYYWl'r'rVrr
ORPHANS’ COURT SALE OF
BEAL ESTATE.
By order of the Orphans’ Court of Bucks county, will
be sold at public sale, on TUESDAY, Nov. 26,1861, on
the BiemiMi. in BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, Bucks county,
tliat Tory pretty FARM or BEIiJAMIIf BALL, tie.
ceased, containing 65 acres andlos perches ofland, beau
tifully situated on the Bristol and Newportvillo road, 2
miles from Bristol, IJ$ miles from Schenck’s Station, on
the riiiln, and Trenton Railroad, and wUiiiß ?99 yards of
the Ncpheminy crceK } adjoining lands of estate of Law
rence Johnson, dcc’d, Edmund Grundy, Edward Baker,
and others. The improvements are a good and substantial
Frame Dweliing, 2 }4 stories high, with a veranda along
the front 62 feet; a Frame Barn, stone stable high; Hay
house, Wagon houses, Olucken houses Ac., all of which are
nearly new; Pump at the house and at the barn; a stream,
of water passes throughtlie Farm; a nico Orchard, just
come to bearing, with other fruit ; large Lawn in front of
house, well tilled with choice shade and ornamental trees.
The location! fertility of soil, improvements! iVc.imnKe
the above Farm one of the most desirable to be had.
Sale at 2 o'clock P. 51. C. N. TAYLOii, Adin’r.
Biiistoi. Towsshii', Not. 1,1801. no2l-tlisni3t*
Lewis echeerer vs. mary
SFHEEJiEB, C. P.ITo. 19, June Term, 1861, Di
vorce a vinculo matrimonii.
Madam, Take notice of Rule for Divorce, returnable
Saturday, November 30,1861, at 10 o’clock A. M.
a. RESIAK,
Att’y for Libellant.
MAKSHAL’S SALE.—By virtue of a
Tvrit of B»i», V Ho~. JMIS CATWALA
DEK, Judge of tlie District Court of the United States, in
ami Tor the Eastern DiHtrict of Pennsylvania, in Admi
ralty, to me directed, will be sold, at Public Sale, to the
highest and best bidder* for cash, at QUEEN-Stroot
wharf, on WEDNESDAY, November QTtk, 1861, Jit 12
o’clock M., the cargo of the schooner SPECIE, consist
ing of ID7 casks, 32 half casks, and 263 sake of KICE.
Samples may be obtained on the morning of the sale at
the wharf, or at the auction store of Dntilh, Cook, & Co.,
E&. 101 South EItOJJT Street.
WILLIAM MILLWARD,
MARSHAL’S SALE.—BY VIRTUE
ill of ft Writ of Sftle, by the Hon. John Cadwalader,
Judge of tlio District Court of the United States, in and
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in Admiralty,
to me directed, will he sold, at Public Sale, to the highest
and best bidder, for cash, at CALLOWIIILL-BTREET
WHAIIP, on TUESDAY, TW.mUe Si, 1881, ftt IS
o’clock M., the six-eighths part of the schooner PAIR
WIND, her tackle, apparel, and furniture, being the
interest of BENJAMIN BRAGG X, JOSEPH ROBIN
SON Jj, GEORGE H. BROWN 2-8, residents and in
habitants of the Slate of North Carolina,
WILLIAM MILLWARD,
PORTLAND KEROSENE
OIL.
ft 19 P9W prepared to supply this
STANDARD ILLUMINATING OIL
A*
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
Z, LOCKE & CO., Siti Aaemt»,
1010 MABEET STREET,
seS-thn “ Pniladelphla.
nol2*l2t#
JjTRESH MINCED MEAT.
The subscriber begs leave to inform the public that
he is again prepared to offer his justly celebrated
NE PLUS ULTRA MINCED MEAT,
Tu iarge or small quantities* Orders through De
spatch Post will be punctually attended to.
JOSHUA WRIGHT,
SPRING CAItDEN and FRANKLIN Street!.
nolo’Sm Philadelphia,
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
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PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1861.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21,1861.
THE REBELLION.
LATER PROM BEATJFORT
AND PORT ROYAL.
INTERESTING LETTERS FROM OUR COR.
RESPONDENTS.: THERE.
TILE POSITION OF OUK TROOPS AND
I'UEIR CONDITION.
IMMENSE EARTHWORKS BEING
THROWN UP
THE CONDITION OF BEAUFORT.
HOW THE NEGROES BEHAVED.
FROM THE FLAG-SHIP “ MAGARAi”
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
THE CUMBERLAND GAP EXPEDITION.
GENERAL SCHOEPFF FALLS BACK ON DANVILLE.
THE RETREAT OF ZOLLICOFFER FROM CUM
BERLAND GAP CONFIRMED.
MORE ABOUT THE riKETON FIGHT
AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI.
General Hunter Repudiates the Agreement
between Price and Fremont.
HIS REASONS THEREFOR.
THE RETIREMENT FROM THE SOVIHWKTi
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
AFFAIRS AT FORTRESS MONROE
AND HATTERAS
IMPORTANT ARRESTS IN BALTIMORE
THE BATTLE AT GAULEY RIVER.
ScC. f BcC., Sec.
THE NAVAL EXPEDITION.
[From our Special Correspondent.]
The Results of our Naval Victory.
Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C., )
November 13. j
My last letter gave you a hurried account of the
principal CTonts of the battle of Port Royal. I have
now to chronicle some of its results, political and
military; and to furnish more exact information in
regard to the fight itself than could possibly he ob
tained on the day after an engagement. The order
of events preceding the battle, and during its con
tinuance, was somewhat as follows: On Monday,
November 4th, the fleet, or a large portion of it,
arrived in the harbor, and the gunboats Seneca,
Pembina, Pawnee, Ottawa, and Curlew were de
spatched inward to sound the channel and set up
buoys: an unimportant firing ensued between them
and some of the rebel steamers. On Tuesday took
place the rcconnoissancc in force, the same e" n
beaus ana me Mercury going down to draw the
enemy’s fire, and ascertaimtlie position of (he bat
teries. In this the movement was completely suc
cessful, and the gunboats withdrew. This recon
noissancc was either ignorantly or wilfully mistakeu
by the rebels for a battle, and Charleston and Sa
vt.mi,'ill papers of November ? ’lit (Jllae tltilo llsc
actual liglit) chronicle the success of the little
Southern steamers, three or four in number, in an
engagement with the Yankee armada ! It is diffi
cult to conceive'thub Commodore Tainall shared
this error, when he could see the housing of the
"[Vabash's topmast, and the subsequent preparations
for action. The IVcrbax/f, however, got aground,
&Bd UA figlitiug tA&h pI&AJ AB. or,
on account of the wind, on Wednesday. On Thurs
day morning, however, the ships headed for the
battery on in the following order:
Main Squadron. Flanking .Squadron.
Wabash, Bienville,
Susquehanna. Soncca,
Mohiean, Curlew.
Seminole* Penquin,
Pawnee, Augusta.
Unadilla, , Pocahontas,*
Ottawa. R. R. Forbes,*
Pembina. Mercury,*
Vsndfllia, (sailing frigate.)
* Not in lino; came up at 12, and remained engaged.
Tlie flanking squadron engaged the enemy’s gun
tots hud drove them off; afterwards it took part
in the bombardment. According to the time kept
aboard the I Vabash, the firing commenced at 9.20
and at 11.30 the enemy's flag-staff was shot away.
At 1.15 the Ottawa signalled thftt the frftUerj &t
Hilton Head was abandoned. At 1.30, finding
their shots not returned, our ships ceased firing,
and at 2.15 Captain John llodgers, of the Flag,
for this day 9B Commodore Dupont's staff.)
went afliore with a flag of truce, found the enemy
had retreated to the woods, and at 2.20 raised the
American ensign on the ramparts of Fort Walker.
At 2.45 the IVabash anchored, and Commodore
Dupont sent Captain Raymond Rodgers, of the
flag-ship, ashore with a party of seamen, to take
formal possession until the troops could be landed.
Pickets were at once thrown out by Captain Rod
gers, and In an hour or two the debarkation of Ge
neral Wright’s brigade was In operation. Dating
this engagement the Walash lost one man killed
and two wounded; the Susquehanna two killed
wud three weuuded, the Pawnee two Rilled and
three wounded ; the Mohican one killed and seven
wounded ; the Ottawa five wounded. In all, eight
men were killed and twenty-threewounded j pf |h9
latter, six severely, and the remaining seventeen
slightly.
THE EIRE OFJTHE REBEL BATTERY.
The description of the fight as seen from the
Atlantic , and of the camp and fort, when entered
by our troops, which I sent you, is confirmed in al 1
important particulars, save one. The firing from
the battery at Bay Point won moro important than
it seemed to lookers-on, doing some of the most se
rious damage that our ships received. The TF?r
lash was shot thirty times, twenty times in the
masts and rigging; most of the shot fired by the
enemy were solid; their shell fuses were found
after the fight to be imperfect. The fire from Fort
Beauregard was promptly returned, but it was still
only an episode in the action.
THE LOSS OP THE ENEMY
The loss of the enemy cannot be ascertained;
between thirty and forty bodies have been dis
covered in all; but how many wore carried away,
and how many wounded, we have been unable to
discover. A major was killed at Fort Beauregard
by the bursting of a gun, and the colonel of that
post is believed to ho wounded. The only officer
known to have been killed at Fort Walker was the
surgeon of the post, Dr. Buist, formerly of the U.
S. Army. His body was found two days after the
fight beneath a mass of wood and stone in a passage
way under the parapet of the fort. His effeelt were
taken charge of by Dr. Cooper, the medical director
on General Sherman’s staff, and will be forwarded
to his friends at Charleston whenever an opportu
nity is afforded.
POSSESSION TAKEN OF FORT BEAUREGARD.
Captain Arnmcn, of the Seneca, was sont early on
Friday morning to take possession of Fort Beaure
gard until Federal troopscould be landed. He had
the honor of raising the American Sag on that side
of Port Royal, and after a feW'hours delivered up
the place to General Stevens. The rebels com
pletely deserted it when the flight from Fort
Walker took place. The rapidity of the flight,
and the completeness of the fright of the rebels,
parallel any of the stories of Manassas. AU along
on both islands our reconnoitring parties found
arms, clothing, and effects of every sort, dropped in
the race. The stores in both camps are admirable,
and ua attempt was made to remove them. Over
forty fine guns have fallen into our hands, only one
of them spiked. The forco of the enemy cannot bo
accurately ascertained, but is seldom estimated at
less than 3,400, The field works are pronounced by
our officers admirable.
HILTON ISLAND OCCUPIED.
Reconnoitring parties have been sent out in every
direotion, and the entire Ililton island is now occu
pied by our troops—General Yiele's and General
Stevens’ brigades being more leisurely landed on
Friday and Saturday. The landing of stores is now
proceeding i hweshaye J?eea erected, new eamp?
pitched, wharves built, and a line of entrench*
men*?, three miles long, is building, after the com
pletion of which.the engineers declare they will defy
the entire South.
AFFAIRS AT BKACFOItT,
On Sunday, Capt. Ammcn, of tho Seneca, was
dc£]mtclied by Com. Dupont with throe gunboats to
Beaufort, some fifteen miles up Port Royal river,
and witnessed a scene full of appalling significance.
The town which, at this time of the year, usually
contains 2,000 white inhabitants, and is the most
frequented watering place on the scacoast, south of
Old Point Comfort, was entirely desorted, except
by negroes. Only one white man could be found,
j and he was half dead with terror. The blacks were
plundering Ike 10w.,, had broken into ike liouses
and shops and stores, made away with many of
their most portable contents, and were rapidly de
stroying the rest; some, but very few, were armed.
Capt. Ammon took aivny tlieir .weapons and put a
stop to tho plunder. In order to prevent the possi
bility of having this horrid devastation charged
upon the Union forces, he did not allow his men to
Japil ill one or two instances; only officers
interfered. After stopping the ravages, ho re
turned to report. This was on tho 10th, and on tho
12th Com. Dupont, Gen. Sherman, and a party of
naval bfficeie, went up to inspect the place in per
son. I accompanied this party, and am therefore
able to report from personal observation. The
whole town was deserted ; in the two or three hours
that we remained no white person wits risible who
had not come ashore from Iks Seneea. About one
hundred negroes were in the streets, gathered in
knots of three or four; some half a dozen ilntboats,
loaded with blacks and filled up with plunder, made
hurriedly off from the wharves as we approached.
Nearly every building in tho town appeared to
havo been pillaged. IVo entered stores and pri
vate residences, and found all in the same condition.
The mansion of Mr. Rat. Heyward and of Edmund
lthett, a brother of Barnwell Khctt, were among
those examined. The furniture was broken to
pieces, piano-fortes smashed, feather hods ripped
open, private papers of importance strewn on the
floors; in the shops nearly every ebjeet h&d been
removed, but fragments of boxes nnd counters and
broken barrels and empty casks told how they had
been eerved. The negroes who remained every
where asserted that the blacks had done this work,
and the Yankees had stopped them. Notannrti
sle was taken from any house or store by any of the
party on Tuesday, save letters or papers supposed
to contain information that might prove valuable
to our forces, The blacks unanimously declared
that their masters had endeavored to take the
slaves along with thorn, hut that the negroes re
fused to follow. Tho flight of the white population
they represented to have occurred immediately
after the battle of Thursday last, and to have been
most precipitate. No sign of a defence wasvisible.
Ten guns on two batteries between Port Royal
and Beaufort had been removed, and, the negroes
reported, taken to the forts at the harbor.
A COTTON PLANTATION
On our return we stopped at a cotton plantation,
when were about thirty-five bales of cotton ae yet
uiigiuned. In other places has boon discovered
cotton already baled, to the amount of sixty bales in
one storehouse, and nkundancc of the best Sea
Island cotton is all around. It reels solely with
those In jiowcr to send ship-loads of the -- cause
of all our woe'” instantly to the North. At a
place called Seabrook, the blacks flock in. men, wo
men. and children, from all the surrounding coun
ties, main and islands. Between three and four
hundred nre now within our linos, at work, digging
entrenchments, rowing boats, and landing stores.
These blacks all tell one story. They have long
been expecting our advent; they disbelieve the
stories of the Tcbcls, that we intcud tmrm to them;
they arc.willing to work, but they want to be free.
No blacks that can get away will remain with their
masters; none will follow them in their flight before
our anuy. House servants and field hands talk iu
the same way. They all say that several instances
have occurred of masters firing upon their slaves
when they refused to share the flight. I make no
comment upon these wonderful revelations, except
that here the problem of the rebellion is apparent
ly destined to be worked out in one way or another.
The blacks, I understand, are not to be invited to
our lines, neither repelled. No enticements are to
be held out to them, but they evidently need nono.
The developments at Beaufort, and tho unanimous
declaration o/ the negroes thntl/n- j-cstare coming.
Assure Ike nio£t indifferent, or the most wilfully
blind, of the magnitude of the events upon whose
iLc-vsiioia we stand. Vagauoxo.
Letter from the Wabash,
ti. 5. Flap-ship Wabash. j
Off Four Walker, 14th Nov., 1361. )
In order to give you an opportunity to judge of
our battle with two forts and three of the enemy’s
steamers, ! wiii endeavor to tell you what took
place bn this ship during the action.
At 8 minutes after 8 A. M. of the 7th instant all
hands were called to up anchor. At 18 minutes
after 8 the anchor was up and the ship under way.
At 50 minutes after 8 the engine stopped on account
of the propeller being wrapped by the starboard
spring-cable which fouled when the ship swung.
At 3 the propeller was cleared, and we heat to
quarters to engage the enemy’s forts on Hilton
Head and Bay Point, and the enemy’s throe
steamers, under the command of Commodore Tat
nat, lying near the latter place. At 1“ minutes
after 9we were all ready for action, and stood in
for the enemy. At the same time we trained our
starboard guns well forward to bear on Bay Point
fort, called Fofl BeSUregftTd. At 27 minutes after
9 the enemy opened fire from Hilton Head, called
Port Walker. Their shot fell short. The enemy
then opened fire from Port Walker. We then an
swered their fire from our bow rifled pivot gun,
under the command of acting Master Lamson.
Those shot were good. Our port broadside was
then brought into action against Fort Walker, and
a heavy masked gun about five hundred yards be*
low the fort. At 53 minutes after 9we ceased
firiDgto turn the ship, to present our guns—that is,
the starboard battery—to hear on Fort Walker.
At 3 minutes after 10 wo reopened with our for*
ward pivot gun, and made a.signal to the fleet for
close action with Port Walker. We now kept up
a terrific and well-directed fire from our starboard
battery. This firing wo kept up for forty*two
minutes. During this time we received a shot
which cut in two the starboard lower studdingsail
boom and sheetanchor jewsharp. At 15 minutes
after 10 a shot carried away the paunch batten Of
mainmast. At 10 and 30 minutes we ceased firing,
as none of our guns could be brought to bear on
the fort. During those forty-two minutes we were
pretty well cut up. A rifled shot passed through
eur mainmast, about twelve foot from the deck.
Two other shot successively cut away both main
stays, about twenty-fivo feet from the oollar, and a
fourth one cut our spanker-boom in two, just over
the tafirail, At iff and So minutes we resumed
firing from our port battery, and oeased firing at
10 and 37 minutes. In those two minutes we fired
twenty shell. As the ship was turning we fired onr
pivot guns. At 10 and 49 minutes our ship was
turned, and we manned the starboard battery to
play upon Fort Beauregard. At 10.13 we ceased
firing till the ship turned round, but took twenty*
five minutes. We then fired our starboard bow
gun at Fort Walker, and steamed to within eight
hundred yards of it. At 11 and 2fi minutes wo
opened fire with the gtnrboard buttery, and both
pivots .on the starboard side. One of these shell
knocked down the enemy’s flagstaff, and the firing
from all the guns was very accurate. At 11 and 40
minutes, our guns bearing no longer on tho fort, we
ceased firing, except with tho two pivots. At 11
and 50 minutes the ship had turned around, and
we reopened fire from our port battery on Fort
Walker. Then again used our pivots from tho port
side. We now kept up a constant fire till 10 mi
nutes past 13. During this last 30 minutes, in
which we were almost under the guns of the fort,
the enemy’s steamers ran off w fast »s they could
steam it, and, not knowing the channel, wo could
not follow them. Our jib halliards was cutaway
twice. The main topgallant stay were cut away.
At 11.50 wo received a hoavy shot in the star
board main chains, which carried away the
lower dead eye and lanyard of the forward main
topmast back stay and topsail halliards, and
smashed in the hammock rail. We now directed
our starboard battery to fire on Fort Beauregard.
At 11.54 we received another heavy shot from Fort
Walker, which passed through the starboard hoad
rail, and stranded the p6i*t forward foMwtflcr. At
11.55 our starboard mizzen horse block was shot
away, and the upper part of tho starboard after
gun port badly chiqped. That shot was from Fort
Walker. At 11.50 wo ooflsed firing from tho gun
deck. At 12 again we maimed the port battery, to
fire on Fort Walker. At this samo time a forty
two pound shot from F«rt Beauregard struck the
desk on tho port side at No. 19 gun, wounded four
men, knocked a bole through the deck, and broke
through tho hammock netting where It lodged.
Thomas Jackson, a coxswain, and captain
if that gun, had his log shot away at tho
thigh. He was removed to the cockpit, where he
died in less than an hour. The others were injured
by splinters, and are now nearly well. At 12.10
we stopped firing, to turn tho ship. As aha was
going around wo gave the men bread and a tod of
whisky at their guns, for at this momont tho time
we thought was too precious to stop to eat, but the
real fact was, (although we did net know it then,)
that the enemy was whipped and retroating fast as
they could, not even taking time to piok up the
least little thing of value that might bo oarriod in
their pockets, ns eur men afterwards pickod from
on top of a trunk or box a number of gold watchos,
which they could not help seeing in their tents. At
15 minutes past l the gunboat Ottawa reported by
gjgnal that Fort Walker was abandoned. In a
quarter of an hour more tho Pembina came along
side of us and made the same report.
By a careful perusal of tho above account you
will find that we wore in action but about four
hours, during which time we fired 885 or 7 shells,
and in all was struck fifty-four times—most of them
in spars and rigging, but night Strunk thn hull.
Trace the time from one moment to another, you
will find we were not idle. As soon as our erew
were a little refreshed we returned and fired a
pivot gun, but as no answer came we sent a boat
with n flag of truce to see if they had left the fort.
Soon after they got on shore we saw the coxswain
of the boat run up the Union flag over the ram
parts. We gave three cheers, and immediately
began to land our troops to take possession. At
the presont time our troops are possessed of both
forts, a small fort on the side of the point, und all
the country twenty-fire miles around, including the
town and fort at Beaufort. Whnt do you think
now of your 010 Koi-e Y'arn *.
A negro's description of the battle with
TUE IIEIIEL POUTS
“Rope Yarn 1 * writes us iu another letter as fol
lows : On our way to the beach we met one of the
negroes. Ho was a regular grinner, and showed
his ivories to perfection. I asked him if he was in
the fight. Oh golly, said ho, I wer dnt. Well,
what do you think of it ? As near os I cati remem
ber his words, the following wns his nnswer: Well,
Mnssa, I neber see a ship before, and when she
wine up din wny do general te my mares,
Now, General Dayton, you look at us sink dnt
Waflash. Well, Marse he sat down, den sorno
more gentlemen dey come from up de riber to see
de ship sunk too. Well, bime-by de Fort Wabash
sent one of dem tings she lias in her what makes a
howliDg in de fort and makes an awful noise here
too, and don breaks off in pieces (a shell) and flies
all around. Die frighten dem some; den a good
many oh em sum togadsr, and sh gaily, Massa
jump and run for his horse, he drop his sword, dis
nigger had no time to pick em up, hut gets on his
hos too and follows marster. Dem things howled
on dal Fort Warbosh. den dey come ober her? gnd
bowle and break up nnd smoke nnd throw de iron
all about like as if dc debit wns in cm. Bime-hy,
when we got iu dc woods, Marse and I stop fur to
look, hut dem debils dat de Fort Warbnsh fetch
hero make eo much smoko on dis shore dnt we could
not see noting. Arter a little while den all dc
people dat come to see de ship sink come galloping
up to de woods; bime-by one oh dem smoke hail
brake close to em, and oh golly, didn't dem bosses
run. nnd den Marse he run toe. hut dis nigger got
behind dc house, nnd nrter a while all de whole
army—soldiers, horse, and ebry ono—conic running,
but dis nigger stowed away and let em pass.
This negro declared that it was an actual fact
that people were invifed to see the TPr/AWi sunk.
When Commodore Dupont anchored within eight
hundred yards of Fort Walker, he. said he would
not move her till he took that fort. It was a hold
stand, but resulted in good
From the Flag-Ship Niagara
(Special Correspondence of The Press.]
U. S. Flag Ship Niagara, )
Off Southwest Pass of the Mississippi. [■
November 2.1861. )
(Since my last a press of business has been thrust
upon us. the by no means sinecureau task of“ flag
i ship” of the squadron. On the Ist October, after
much “ backing and filling,” we succeeded in get
ting the Richmond, Vinccttncs, Preble, and T 1 ~a
ter "Witch in a position at the head of the Passes to
! prevent the ingress or egress of anything in the
; shape of :: seccsh,” and also to protect our men in
! the erection of the-battery of which I spoke in my
: last. On tho following morning our eyes wore re
freshed by the appearance of the South Carolina,
standing in from the westward with two schooners
; in tow. the Jos. H. Tootle an d Rzi/da, which had
: endeavored to ms tfe<? Mookfido at Atchafalnya bay.
! but had been prevented by the watchfulness of the
j South Carolina, and upon being examined were
found to be loaded with munitions of war, and they
! wore taken as lawful prises and brought up to us
; for disposal; their cargoes, consisting of about 6,000
1 stand of arms, 0,500 pigs of lead, COO boxes
; tin, 200 kegs powder, 400 flasks mercury, and inntt
-1 merablc cigars, wore transferred to the steamship
! Nightingale for transportation home, the schooners
: being of benefit to u 3 as tenders. On the night of
the 9th we were startled from oar lethargy by the
: arrival of the Water Witch from the head of the
1 Passes, announcing that the rebel steamer Ivy
had taken up a position in the river Just out of
range of the tar/intond’s guns, and was keeping up
| a pretty brisk fire with a heavy rifled gun, hut so
, for without effect, 9n henring this ire left at onco
! for Fort Pickens, to endeavor to borrow one or two
of their rifled guns to return the complimentary
shell of our Southern friend. On the following
morning we , descried a steamer ; changing pgr
course for her, we came within hailing distance,
; when she proved to be the army stenmor McClel
lan, from Fort Pickens, with despatches to the
; Flag Officer, bearing intelligence of the landing and
: defeat of the rebels on Santa Hosa. but. in antiei
! pation of a repetition, desiring our immediate pre
: sence to protect the lower end oi the island. Send
i'ing the McClellan to Ship Island with orders to
i the Colorado, we once more got under way, ar
j riving oft' Pickens that night, finding there the
frigate Potomac.
j During the day the McClellan and Colorado
arrived, and, by the kindness of Col. Brown, the
| former was put at the service of the Flag Officer,
and two rifled guns were put on board, and she was
despatched at once down to the head of the passes.
After a consultation with Col. Brown, it wag deci-
I ded that the enemy had given cause sufficient for
! us to open fire. Eager for the fray, the boys com
| menoed getting the Niagara fixed up in battle
> trim; spare spars, tit., were removed, rigging
; snaked, battery carefully overhauled, springs on
j cables, kedges on the quarters, and everything
j ready for opening the hall. Waiting for the sea to
; calm down sufficiently to take up a tellies position,
I a few hurried lines written, messages given to com
! rades for absent ones, should some winged messen-
I ger of death find its mark, and cut off the thread of
| ciistenoo, and wo sunk into the embrace of Mar
! pheus, there for a few hours to forget the horrors of
war and passions of men, in some sweet vision of
the peaceful fireside.
The morning of tho 15th October dawned with an
unclouded firmament; eager eyes and ears were
strained for the first boom of Pickens’ gun to com
mence operations, but, whilst thus engaged, the
McClellan arrived from tha Mississippi, an
nouncing a most disastrous state of affairs there;
the driving out of our vessels by the rebels, and the
strong likelihood of the breaking of the blockade.
Our duty was, of course, apparent; although incli
nation prompted us to remain and take part in the
coming struggle, duty required us to go to the
rescue of the fleet. After laying the case before
Col. Brown, the capstan was S9nrnf«ily manned,
and the anchor was soon on the how. With instruc
tion to the Colorado , we steamed off. We had net
been under way long before it commenced blowing
quite fresh from the northward and eastward, which
soon revived our drooping spirits, as wo knew the
attack would have to be postponed, at least for tho
present, and we stood a chance to get affairs settled
in time to get back and play our hand. On our ar
rival at this place, we found the Nightingale
ashore, and the Richmond , Huntsville, and
Water W-ttrh at anchor outside the bar, whilst the
Preble and Vivmioifs wore off for parts unknown.
On requesting an explanation of the affair, we
learned that everything had remained quiet until
the night of the 12th, it being quite dark, and
heavy lowering elouds threatening rain. Tho Ah e/,.
mond was employed filling up with coal from the
prize-schooner Toone, when it was reported by
the look-out that there was a steamer close
stesgsid?, which almost instantly struck her,
tearing away the schooner, and knocking
a hole in her side, about two feet below the
water line. She proved to be tbc long-looked
for™, which fte inhabitants had for som? time
been threatening to bring to hear on us. By this
time the alarm bad spread to tho vessels of the
fleet, and all hands were at quarters—the ram
moving slowly towards the stern of the Richmonds
which had not yet got her guiia run out, having
had them pivoted amidships while coaling. The
Preble, Vincennes, and at last the Richmond .
Opening broadsides upon her. but without any ap-
parent effect, as she turned and started up the
river, sending up a rocket. At this time three
bright lights were discovered up the river, coming
down upon them, which, from their increasing
light, proved to be fire-rafts, on each wing of
which were small tow-boats, guiding them, and
behind all the steamer Ivy, and two others, one
I boik-iiggetl, supposed to bo the MnCmt. Upon
| the sight of these the commanding officer gave the
| signal to slip their anchors and retreat, which they
; all did in most inglorious haste, with the exception
of tlio Water Witch, which started up to see what
force was about to be brought to bear, and to put
in a shot or two, if possible. After reconnoitring,
and discovering that the fire-rafts had grounded in
ft manner that it would bo impossiblo for them to
• he got off in time for service, she joined tho other
) vessels, taking in tow the prizo-schooncr Frolic.
j On their arrival off Pilot town, it was determined,
; if possiblo, to get ontsido tho bar; the Preble being
j ahead, succeeded in getting over, but the Vin
cennes grounded head on; after which, the Rich
mond also grounded, but in a position that she
{(.qld bring her entire broadside to bear on the en
trance of the pass. The Water Witch took up hor
position to assist in protecting the Vincenues. The
firing soon commenced, and was carried onprotty
briskly by both parties. The Richmond making
signal to the transports outside to get under way,
the captain of the Vincennes mistook it for an order
to desert his ship, which he did; halt of tho ship's
company going to tho Water Witch, and the
balance, with himself and officers, repairing to t-lie
.Richmond, hut before leaving a slow match was
placed to the magazine and fired. On going on
board tho Richmond ho was peremptorily ordered
TWO CENTS.
back to hie ship; but, on stating what be bod done,
a reasonable time was allowed tt- expire to-see the
effects of the mntoh: but ns no or plosion-toate place,
they returned, finding that the match had burned
to within one inch of the powder, and l then, from
some unaccountable cause had gone out. They then
proceeded to tear away the cabin bulkheads and)
run their heavy guns aft, so as to bear upon the
enomy. After firing a few rounds, the same spirit
which prompted him to desert his ship returned,
and he commenced throwing his guns overboard,
fourteen out of eighteen of which he thus disposed
of. At this time, the enemy ceased firing and'
started up the river; it was then discovered that
the storeship Nightingale, which had been asbore
for tho pnst day or two, had thrown eeerbonrJ the
greater portion of her prize cargo, (five thousand
pigs lead and five hundred boxes tin.) and made alt
preparations for blowing up. This bloodless en
gagement lotted for two hours, and when it is taken
into consideration the force that was brought to
bear—that is, three of our finest sloops-of-war, one
gunboat, and two transports, mounting four guns,
each, against two river stca ffl bs, 0 t 3 , mounting two
to three guns each —the affair needs no comments;
it bears its judgment on its face. It w&9 a conce
ded fact, that had it not been for the Water Witch ■
the other vessels would have surrendered. The i
Flag Officer At A&66 took th& eouma&d of tho Vtu
cc/tnes out of the hands of her commander, and at
the instigation of a medical survey. Captain Pope
was detached, and they both will take passage in
the Rhode Inland for the United States, where I
trust the matter will be fully investigated.
By this several changes have been made; Cap
tain Ellison, of the City Ur . taking the Richmond :
Lieutenant Samuel Marcy. of the Potomac, to the
Vincennes; Lieutenant Commanding Winslow, of
the Tl’tffer Witch, to the Cnyler.
On the 17th, the South Carolina came in with
the schooner .To*. Bernard, from Mobile, bound to
St. John, N. B , having dR board 600 barrels of
turpentine; but, as she was in a very leaky condi
tion, her cargo wns transferred to the Nightingale,
and she was run ashore on a small mud bank, to be
used as a target.
On the 24th, the French war steamer il lSnvofxhr”
came to anchor close to us for the purpose of filling
up with water. She reported as having left Havana
on account of yellow' fever, and had buried seven
asma since leaving, the last that das»; after
ing a few hours she got under way and stood to
eastward. On the following day a steamer was re
ported in the distance, bearing down for us; the
nationality, homo, and bueinon of which, was. fur
some time, the source of much speculation, but on
near approach she proved to be the U. S. steamer
Pov'hnto.n . which bad left us ten weeks before in
search of the Stnupteri in which we had vainly
hoped she had succeeded, and was then snugly
moored in New York. Upon communicating with
her. we learned that her search had been unsuc
cessful. although at times they were, by report#
within a few hours of her. The captahi of
the Poiefiataii reporting his vessel to be iu a
very leaky condition, it was determined to send
him home; so* after placing under his guar- j
di&nship the prisoners taken from the different ■
prizes on the afternoon of the 2sth, she got under j
way, accompanied by the Nightingale, for New
York: the Huntsville also left for Ivey West,
there to undergo some necessary repairs to both the
engine and hull. On the 30th. tho Rhode Island
arrived, bringing us down as a present a beautiful
eighty-pound rifled gun, which, I promise, shall op
portunity offer, will he used with becoming effect.
We also received u draft of eighty-six men, who are
intended to be used in erecting a fort on Ship
Island as a protection to our transports making that
place their winter quarters. As I have, I believe,
given yon nil the news, and lb© Rhode Island t&
hourly expected, I must, for the present, bid you
adieu. Yours truly,
THE WAR IM KENTUCKY.
The Cumberland Gap EkpedltiAii Ge».
Schoepff Falling Back on Danville—The
Evacuation of Cumberland Gap by Zol-
licofi'er Confirmed.
Tiie florras) ondont of tho Cincinnati Gazette,
jilting 5™ Grab Orchard Springs. November 16,
says :
On Wednesday afternoon, as “ Tour Own" was
quietly discussing tho masterly innetivit-y ’’ of tho
Kentucky campaign, and wandering whether there
ever would be an advance to the Ford, h® was
startled by an order to prepare for a forced march.
In the twinkling of an eye, the Fourteenth- Ohio
had their tents flat upon the ground, little doubting
but tho ndvanoo was nt Inst to ho made. Every
thing waa hurly-burly. Aids-de-camp atid order
lies dashed about with a recklessness quite out of
keeping with the quiet and decorous character
maintained by the camp during the previous fort
night. But, alaa t instead 6f facing tbe- Ford, we
turned our backs upon Tennessee, and commenced
a retreat. By subsequent discoveries, we learned
that Brigadier General Thomas had ordered Gen.
Schoepff to fall back with bis entire command upon
Di&villi, vflleri lb 6 Fcdi'&al l?oopl were ordered
to concentrate and oppose the rebels, who were re
ported to be advancing to the number of forty
thousand, under Sidney A. Johnston, and menacing
Louisville, Lexington, and Cincinnati.
Now. it sefeittfed to the plain, a&hi
prehension of your correspondent, that either John
ston had taken a pretty nig contract, or else that
the information of his designs was exceedingly
vague and indefinite. The intensity of disappomt
jnanfc was inercAAed by th& tidings of Cdbt
who had arrived that very day from the moun
tains, and reported that the main body of the rebel
forces had evacuated their works at the Gap, and
that not more than one and a half regiments of
half-armed and undisciplined .men. occupied them.
He also confirmed the previous report that ZolU
cofler. on the preceding Thursday, had been seen
at Jacksborough, about six miles from Big Creek
Gap, with 5,000 infantry, 1,200 cavalry, and seven
pieces of artillery, giving out that he was falling
back on ICnoxville. This news had elated the
Tennesseans, especially those who thought they
saw an open door, through which to go home. A
large majority left the ranks during the first few
miles of the march, and it was finally deemed
expedient to order the Tennessee and Kentucky re
giments to return to Camp Calvert. The roads were
in a horrible condition, and tbe poor fellows wal
lowed rather than marched. The column, which
had started In admirable order, soon straggled out
until it became miles in length. About 3 o'clock on
Thursday morning tho command halted near Wild
Cat, and rested until after daylight, when a furious
rain storm set in, drenching every man, and com
pleting the honors of the march.
When the tramp began, many of the soldiers were
sick. One hundred and seventy was the list of the
Fourteenth regiment. Some of the regiments left
the invalids at the hospitals, but Colonel Steadman
brought every man through. A little after noon?
day tho right was halted at Mount Ycrnon. The
stragglers continued to come iu all night. At day
light we were again started and arrived at Crab
Orchard during the afternoon. Whether the origi
nal intention of falling back upon Danville will be
consummated yet remains to be seen; and also
whether the information Is true upon which this
conduct was predicated. But one thing is certain,
the campaign in Kentucky has been conducted
Without any apparent system. The original propo
sition of Gen. Mitchel was based upon tho foot that
there were but three ways by which the rebelscould
enter Kentucky, and but three lines upon which
they could operate with any hope of success, The
Prestonburg line be proposed to block up by the
erection of a fort, sufficiently powerful to resist
everything but a siege train, to transport which
over tbe mountain roads would be impossible. This
avenue being blocked up. ho proponed to seize tho
ford and tho gap, and erect such works os would
enable two or three regiments to hold them. Thus,
having blocked up two of the passes with but fow
troops, be would have bad bis main body to operate
on the Nashville line. This plan, which we have
briefly sketched, would nt least havo the merit of a
fixed purpose and design Whenever anything
like a continuity of purpose has been exhibited by
our commanders, immediately some little diversion
like golden apples has attracted their attention
from the main issue. It was perfectly woll under
stood in the Tennessee camp, from the beginning,
that the Nelson victory was a canard of huge pro
portions. Everybody knew that tbc rebels were
not thero in any force,
The Number Of Unloli SoltlidfS ill
Kentucky.
The Louisville correspondent of the Cincinnnti
Commercial •writes thus :
Adjutant General Thomas having officially re
vealed all particulars as to the condition of the
Union army in this State, it cannot possibly consti
tute an affonce upon my part to refer to tho game
subject in general terms.
The number of armed and uniformed men gath
ered in bodies at various points east of the Cumber
land, in this State, cannot be much short of 70,000
at this moment. But tho greater portion of this
army hardly deserves to be called soldiers. The
State troops arc all in an exceedingly inactive con
dition, and the same maybe said of quite a number
of Northern regiments. There are regiments from
Indiana, Ohio? Pennsylvania; and Wisconsin, that
are in a lamentably backward state as to proficiency
in drill and discipline. Some of them are so loosely
managed by ignorant and lazy officers, that they
never will be worth much in active service. It
is really a pity to seo fluoh splendid material
for first-class soldiers ruined by the cufSO Of
dunces in the shape of colonels. Any Go
vernor that will, from political favoritism,
knowingly appoint incompetent individuals
to the heads of regiments, ought to bo impOtlOhod.-
A well-qualified colonel is the absolute condition
of a successful regimental organization. No mat
ter how inexperienced the other officers may be.
he can soon render them efficient if ho understands
his business, if they possess &t All natural intelli
gence. There are striking instances in this depart
ment as to what a well-trained, sensible, active
colonel can make out of raw officers, and jn a com
paratively short space of time. There is, for in
stance, Colonel Willich; who has, in just about two
months, brought his command to such a state of
proficiency as to secure the universal acknowledg
ment that be has the best drillod and disciplined
regiment in the department. He already executes
the most complicated regimental manoauvros with a
precision that I saw not surpassed anywhere in Eu
rope. Nor is it only in drill that his men excel.
Their camp is the cleanest, healthiest, and best ar
ranged in the State. Their cooking arrangements
are upon tho must approved European plant They
take good care of their clothing. Theirs is tho
only regiment in the whole department in which
the men are regularly made to brush their uniforms
tmd black their boots*.
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Tbe Mount Sterling Whig of November 15 says :
Thomas Turner. Esq., of this town, who U one of
Gonerat Nelson's aids, returned hero lost night
from headquarters, »nd confirms previous reports,
except as to the rebel loss.
At Ptestooburg our army was divided into two
columns: one under Colonel Sill took the roqte by
way of vtihna creek, with a view to puss to tho
rear and cut elf the enemy. Tbe other column,
under General. Nelson, west the direct route, and
were met by the enemy at Ivy creek, and had a
sharp engagement for one hour and twenty mlnplpp,
axd routed tbs enemy .with a loss of Six kitted and
twenty-four reminded. The- enemy reported to
Union friends.that theirkitleds wounded, and miss
ing was between two hundred and three hundred,
of whom some forty wers kilted and sixty odd
WOUBded, and tbe bninace mteeing. Colonel tiilUe
command had on its- march- several sharp skir
mishes-including one at Piketon, upon which they
came as the rear of the enemy were leaving. Col.
Apperssa- with Sill. This command tost none
kilted and oae wounded*®George Wt»t, of ibis
eounty. General Nelson ue(e,l with great courage,
and exposed himself in the thickest of the- 9re„
The enemy have left the State.
THE WAR IN MfSSKHfffi,
General Hunter Repudiates the “Agree
mens’’ between Generals Fremont and
Mt,
The following correspondence is- published in tlw
St. Louis newspapers:
General Hunter to General Rice.
IIKAWAiiTKRS JVe&TKIIK DKMRTXEN'I’.
Si’iuxGi-’iKtn. Mo., Nov. 7,1861.
General Sterling Price. Ctrnnnanrlhtg Farces at
CttssviHe, Mo. :
Gexerai. : Referring to an agreement, purport
ing to have been made “between Major (jcnsraltf
Fremont and Price,, respectively, commanding an
tagonistic forces in the State of Missouri, to tho
effect that, in future, arrests or forcible interfe
rence, by armed or unarmed parties, of citizens
within the limits of said Stoic, tor tbe mere enter
tainment nr expression of political opinions, shall
hereafter cease ; that families now broken, up for
such causes may be reunited ; and that the war now
progressing shall be exclusively confined to armies
in the field ” —I have testate r
That, ns General commanding the forces of the
United States In this department, lean in nomon*
ner recognize the agreement aforesaid, or any of its
provisions, whether implied or direct ; and that I
ennneither issue, nor allow to be issued, the “joint
proclamation/* purporting to have been signed by
yourself «m<! Mjypr Jsla C, Fremont, on
file first day of liovcmbcri A. D, 18f>L
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
D. Jft'XTHR. Mdj. Gen. Com,
General Hunter to Adjutant General
TKoBi&S.
Brigadier General Tho-mus, Adjutant General
United State* Army :
General : Enclosed you will find copies of cer
tain negotiations curried ' 9n (fftffssfl Minor General
•T. C. Freuiont. of tlie first part, and Major General
Sterling Price, of the second part, having for ita
objects :
First. To make arrangements for the exchange- of
prisoners.
Second. To prevent arrests or forcible interfe
rence in future “for the mere entertainment or ex
pression '■ of political opinions.
Third. To insure that “the war now progressing
shall be confined exclusively to armies in the field;"
»n<l
Fourth. The immediate disbandment of “ail
bodies of armed men acting without the authority
or recognition of the Major Generals named, and
legitimately connected with the armies in the
field/. 7
You will also find enclosed a copy of my letter of
this date, despatched under a flog of truce to Gen.
Price, stating that “ I can in no manner recognize
the agreement aforesaid, or any of its provisions,
whether implied or direct, anil ttjflt I nm neither
issue, nor allow to be issned, the ‘joint proclama
tion’ purporting to have been signed by Generals
Price and Fremont, on the Ist day of November.
iSfil ”
It would be, in my judgment, impeltii? in the
highest degree to have ratified (Jen. Fremont's ne
gotiations, for the following, among many other ob
vious reasons :
The second stipulation, if acceded to. would
remkr the finforcrmciit of martial law*'in Mis*
sour! or any part of it* impossible, and would giro
absolute liberty to the propagandists of treason
throughout tlm length and breadth of the State.
The third stipulation, confining operations exclu
sively to “ armies in the fields w ould practically
annul the confiscation act. passed during the last
session of Congress, and would furnish perfect im
munity to those disbanded soldiers of Price's com
mand who have now returned to their home 9, but
with the intention, and updsj* pledge, of rojoiU”
ing the rebel forces whenever called upon; and,
Ia jfeause the fourth stipwlatwu would Wot out of
existence the loyal meu of the Missouri Home
Guard, who have not, it is alleged, been recognized
fry net of Congress, and who, it would be claimed*
are therefore “ not legitimately connected with
the armies in the field.
MaixToi*
There are so many more objections, quite 03
powerful and obvious, which might be urged
against ratifying this agreement—fidilrOSSi k£ fa
all peaceably disposed citizens of the State of Mis
souri,'' fairly allowing the inference to be drawn
that citizens of tho United States (the loyal and
true men of Missouri) are not included in its bene
fits
In fact, the agreement would seem to me. if
ratified, a concession of all the principles for which
the rebel leaders are contending, and a practical
liberation, for use in other and more immediately
important localities, of all their forces now kept
employes In this portion of the State.
I have the honor to be, General, most respect
fully, your most obedient servant,
I). Huxter, Major General Commanding.
The Retirement front the Southwest.
The Missouri correspondent of the New York
World, writing from St. Louis under date of No
vember 13, says:
The plans of Gon. Hunter for withdrawing lib
command from the southwestern part of this State
were so admirably arranged, and his secrets so well
kept, that it was not until the whole army had
moved that it became evident their direction was
northward. Tho ruse of sending Gen. Sigel, who
has hitherto been the avant courier, down theCass
ville road some twenty miles, and ordering mounted
parties further in the direction of the enemy, had
the desired effect of inducing the rebels to believe
that they were being pursued. They immediately
commenced their hellish work of destruction, burn
ing up the standing corn in the fields, stacks, barns,
and latterly flouring mills, little thinking that by
so doing they were cutting off their own supplies
Tho fact is now palpable that they had no idea of
attacking us at Springfield—no thought of offering
us battle—but, on the contrary, would have sepa
rated into small guerilla bands, with which our
army would have been incessantly harassed, with
out the satisfaction of having an open f&a before
them. Their stratagem resembles that ot the wild
ducks on our rivers, which dive at the approach of
a passing steamboat, but quickly rise behind it.
So soon a? it became known that tho bulk of our
army was falling baok, the people of Springfield
expressed freely their very great disgust at this
second “retreat,” and the prospect of another
change of rulers. They have uttered very bitter
complaints at our soldiers being brought amongst
tfefiSj and thsy were now os ready to complain of
their withdrawal. There aro probably not more
than five hundred really good Union men at pre
sent settled in the Southwest, whom it would be de
sirable to protect, but it would cost millions to pro
teat them by an army.
Most of tho leading Union msa are olthe? la thft
army or have left their homes. There is, how
ever, a large number of people styling themselves
loyal, who are full of petty querulous charges
against the Government, aha vto seem to reqiA.rO
the most costly stimulants to keep them loyal, A.
large number of the Union families are leaving
with our army. Many who could endure the occu-
FBlivß vf tbvir soil by the rebels daring the sum
mer, will embrace this opportunity to leavo their
homes for the winter, fearing that they will not be
able to procure winter supplies.
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
From Fortress Monroe and Ilatteras.
Fortress Mosbob, Hot. 19, via Baltimore.—A
flag of truoe, fit day, from Norfolk, brought down
Lieut. Worden, who was token while bearing de
spatches to Fort Pickens, at the breaking out of the
rebellion, and imprisoned for some time at Mont
gomery, .Via. He has been exchanged for Lieut.
Sharp, of the robol servioe, who was captured at
Hall rims Inlet, and has recently been confined on
board the United States frigate Cotigrrss at New
port News.
Tho steamer &jtau/dSng and revenue cutter Col -
vin have arrived from Ilattoras Inlet, but bring
no news of Importance.
A rebel steamer made a reconnoissance of the
Inlet the day before the Spaulding left on her re
turn to this point.
A contraband from Roanolso Island eopofts that
the rebels had destroyed their fort there, and wero
about to remove to the mainland.
New York, Nov. 20, —The bark Therein, ar
rived here, reports speaking, on the 12th inst., the
schooner Winthrop, from Wilmington, N. C., for
Nassau, having run the blockade, with another
schooner, four days previously.
On the 17th, in latitude ,'SS and longitude 71, tho
Theresa fell in with tho brig Judge Whitman,
from Boston, for Fortress Monroe, with granite, in a
sinking condition. Capt. Bray and the crew wero
taken off and brought to this port.
Important Arrests at Baltimore.
Baltimore, Nov. 20.—Somewhat of a sensation
was produced this morning, in tho western section
of the city, by the Provost Marshal sonding a largo
force of polido to Miller's Hotel, at tho 99F80V of
Germnn and Paca streets, seizing the whole estab
lishment, with all its contents, including a largo
number of horses and contents of tho bar-room,
enfe and vault,
The object of these movements is said.to be to
prostrate the mail arrangements of the rebel sym
pathizers here
It is supposed that from this hotel there has been
» regular eommiini9»t!9B ke P t U P wit b team; to
West river, and thence to V irgrarn,
The proprietors of tho bouse are not suspected,
being generally regarded as Union men; but it is
supposed that certain employees or lodgers have
been receiving and transmitting letters forward to
A number of letters were seized, hut have not
yet been examined. Two parties, William Hart
and John Earl, were arrested. The nature of the
evidence against them is not known.
Mews iTom the Rebel States,
New York, Nov. 20 —A special despatch to tho
New York Tribune, from Fortress Monroe, dated
yesterdav, states that Lieut. Worden, released by
tho reheii; gnys tho intelligence of tho &rro&t tf Msu
son and Slidell had caused groat excitement among
the rebels, who rejoiced in tho prospeot of retalia
tion by England. _
{Continued on bonrlh I’age-i
The Battle at Piketon
Running the Blockade