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    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1861.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAST SPEECH OF
sfi'PUEN A. DOVOLIS,—*< xb« conspirocf
to break op the Union in a tact now known to
all* Armies are being raised) and war levied
to accomplish it. There can be but two sides
to the controversy* Every man must be on the
•Us si the u.
can be no neutrals in this ■war. There can be
none but patriots and traitors. **
A PAPER POR THE CAMP AND FIRESIDE*
FORNEY’S WAR PRESS
COMTKKTS Or NO. 3, VOK SATUJUDAV, NO
TEMUKII 30.
T'MU'A Y? v <-'v —SpirUcd Portraits of Commodore
?*. I. L*Upout iWH. a iluililis \V, SliiTti Aljuj
caricature of tho of Alnam and Slide'll. y
AR sKICTCIIPjS.—“Tho Faithful BontinoV’ by
Essex—“ Night Duty Around the Lines—“On Picket
Guard: or, Capturing a Secessionist,” by Roger Star
'bnrk.
WAR POR TRY.— “ Tin- Sitxisition* I — A AVelomi-s to
*Capt. Wilkes—Tlie Lniftl of the Free, by John Nulluml
—Trust in Gt*d, by Denjamin C. Truman—The* Song of
the Sword.
I!DITOETAT*S The Wa, • KVw*. r.iv*<.!* n .>f
Mexico—Tin* End of Cotton—Foreign Affairs.
THE “LKCTERS FROM OCCASIONAL.”—Tin*
Aclik-YC-irccts of the Navy—The Presidents Message
and Dounrtnifint Beiwrta Tim Future of tlu> City of
Washington—Late Southern News—The Message of
Jefferson Davis The “Mountain Empire” of tlm
South.
SPECIAL DESPATCHES FROM THE CAPITAL.
Review of the Regulars—Affairs in Mexico—lmportant
Postal Refoini—From the Upper Potomac—Winter
Quarters—Annapolis—Clothing to be sent to the Pri-
fioneriiof War id tin* Smith—Movonionts of thu Army=»
Penns) lvauia Reserves—The Message of Jeff Davis
Identenant Ku&.-e!!. of the Navy—The Fortieth Penn
aylviiiiia Regiment—Deaths of Pennsylvania Soldiers
The Grand IvytU*w Army Appointments^The'Army
Reef Contracts—'What Shall bo Done with tin* Army ?
Northern Farmers in Eastern Virginia—Military Bridgo
Across the Potomac—Additions to General McClellan's
Staff, &c.
FROM TIIS SOUTII, —The Message of doff PiiviS TO
the Rebel Congress: Comments of the Southern Press—
The Capture of Mason and Slidell—The East Tennessee
Insurrection—The Defences of New Orleans, and how
*L» co«U L« taaU«t*—Ylm.' Price o* FrorUton* In
Atlanta, Ga.—An lutcrestiug Letter from Richmond—
The Reported Resignation of Beauregard—lmportant
from Fort Pickenf, Ac.
PROM KENTTCKV. Tl.a namp.ai.vi, xw it h-mv
Ftuuds in Kentucky—Where will the First Battle he
Fought 7—Pennsylvania to Kentucky—The Battle at
I’iketon—Affairs at I’aducali, See.
FROM MISSOURI.—GeneraI Price Racrosaas the
0.-'Sge—Burning of Warsaw—Division of Price’s Army
Marching into Kansas—Difficulty in the Exchauge of
Prisoners, dtc.
MISCELLANEOUS.—The Eastern Share Fxueli
tioi:—American Affairs :n E:igl,md—Capture Of 31aS0U
and Slidell: Jlou. Edward Everett's Address, Ac.
WAR WIT.
I.OCAL IXTKI.LtO?KCK—FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
JCnws—Wkkkh I»uvie>%- of thk Makkets—Cattle
Makkkt, fie.
Single Copies fur sale at the Counter of The Press.
Terms :—One c--py. one year, .$2 ; Three copies, one
year, $5 j Five copies, mu* year, §3.
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.
The operations of flic “stone fleet,” although not
SO perilous ur glorious as regular n#ml engage
ment?. will probablv prove even more injurious to
the enemy. Now. since Port Royal has fallen into
Cur pows&iQß, by effectually blocking up the har
bors of Charleston and Savannah we give due
notice to all whom it may concern that the foreign
commerce of South Carolina and Georgia must
either destroyed 6t* £uhj£<sted to thfl Control of
the Government which has a legal right to regulate
it. We will also thus avoid the expense and trouble
of maintaining largo fleets near the harbors of the
rebel twn?, and we w!U tench those who have de
fied the power of this great Republic the folly and
danger of their suicidal course.
An exchange says that ihe Government has sent
a large body of Jack tars to Si. Louis and Cairo,
for the fleet there. The signs of the times indicate
an inland naval expedition on the Mississippi
scarcely inferior in importance to the expedition to
Port Uoval. The Lumb&i*-
building at Carordclct and Mound City, Illinois,
are nearly completed, with twenty-eight mortar
floats. All these are parts of the Mississippi
navy, to bo placed under command of Flag Offi
cer Foote. The engagement of transports wilL
not be difficult, for the tonnage laid up at St.
Louis is ample to carry 100,000 man. General
Jlalleck will move on to Tennessee overland and
down the Mississippi river, and the opinion is en
tertained that, by the Ist of March, the Union
fdT66S will liflV* <if thAt Staid. The rail
roads in Missouri arc to be held by Government
troops, so that other parts of the State will be of
little benefit to the rebels. Jefferson City is now
strongly fortified, and impregnable to any force
that CBn be brought against it. 20,000 troops have
arrived at Tipton en route for St. Louis. These
divisions of the army will be at the barracks for a
few dnys preparatory to making the great move
ment South.
Captain Hastings’ Artillery Company, whioh
form; an important portion of the Philadelphia
Home Guard, will drill to-day, at l i o’clock P. M.,
with their battery, on a lot near the terminus of
the Ridge-avenue Passenger Railroad. They will
commence a short street parade at one o'clock P. M.
That sterling patriot, the Hon. David Tod. who
has lately been elected Uorernor of Ohio, by the
Union men of that State, recently made a speech at
Cleveland, Ohio, which is thus reported :
After some remarks concerning tho progress of
events thus far. and llic hopes for the future, Mr.
Tod gave some of the results of a recent visit to
Washington. From a free intercourse with those
in authority, he could say truly that he believed all
to be going on will. He believed that Mr. Lincoln
was an honest man, a man of rather extraordinary
firmness, with an eye single to the putting down of
this rebellion. As to the result of this rebellion,
whether it be to put down or perpetuate slavery',
Mr- Lincoln never stops for moment to consider,
but aims merely to raise aloft and protect the flag
of our country. [ Applause. J _
He may err at rimes, but that he has tho welfare
and the interests of the country at heart I know,
And that lie haS nil intention to do bis duty regard
less of politics I know; I know, too, that he be
lieved it to be his duty to remove Fremont, painful
as was the act to him; and that the slavery pro
clamation hod nothing to do with it whatsoever.
Moreover, when the people are placed in possession
of the facts, nineteen-twentieths of them will con
cur in it. Gen. Scott's retirement was also a pain
ful act rendered necessary by evident causes
With regard to the Cabinet. I learned from those
best qualified to judge, from bankers and brokers,
that the finances of the nation are being managed
with consummate skill.
I also renewed my acquaintance with Secretary
Cameron, and nllhnngh I find previously, perhaps,
been s. little prejudiced, and hnd listened some
what too attentively to adverse reports, I am satis
fied that he administers the affairs of war with
reasonable ability. He is a shrewd man : he pos
sesses diversity of talent, and Is eelf-mado. He L
capable of long-continued labor, scrutinizes closely,
and will, I am satisfied, carry on the affuirs en
trusted to him as cheap as any could.
Mr. Seward I found to be, as you all know, a
man of extraordinary talent. 1 was very happy to
learn from bis own lips that the United States has
nothing to fear from foreign rivals. His letter con
cerning lake fortifications had startled me a little,
but I waa pleased to be told that our relations with
England and Franco were never more amicable
than at the present time.
I also made tbe acquaintance of Gen. McClellan,
a modest, self-possessed, self-reliant, great man;
able to be in the saddle night and day, and incapa
ble of being flattered by tbe commendations that
pour in upon him ; a man with a large heart, and
with no political aspirations to minister to. [Loud
applause.] He is worthy of applause, and I have
not the slightest doubt that our destinies arc com
pletely safe in his hands.
I say, then, that I believe all to be well with us,
and that tbe loyal States will come safely out of
this rebellion in a few months, and thus verify the
predictions of our forefathers, that man is capable
of self-government
The Boston papers, received last night, give a
full account of the recent complimentary banquet
to Captain TYilkes, of the Sat/Saeit/to, from which
we extract the following report of his speech on
that occasion:
Fellow-citizens of Boston : I am sure that I can
not sufficiently thank you for myself and the officers
and etew Of the 1.. - ,. for your klud recep
tion and endorsement of our action. I am pro
foundly grateful for it.
As the despatches which I have sent to the Go
vernment have not been published, I deem it not
Improper for me here to say a few words in regard
to the course I pursued, to place ourselves iu a
proper position betore you, although your judgment
has already been given.
Cspt. TYilkes hero gave a statement of tho facts
in regftrd to the arrest of Messrs. Mason and Sli
dell, in substance the same as has already been laid
before the public through tho press. He then pro
ceeded !
Before deciding upon the course I adopted, I ex
amined the authorities—Kent, Wheaton, and the
rest—and satisfied myself that these c: Commission
ers,” or “Ministers, 77 ns they styled themselves,
had no rights vthicb attach to such functionaries
when properly appointed ; and finding that L had a
right to take written despatches, I took it for granted
that I had a right to take these “ Commissioners, 1 ’
as the embodiment <>f despatches. [Laughter
find loud clit't'! i ihurofupo toot it upon mviiit
to say to those gentlemen that they must produce
*heir passports from the General Government, and
.as they could not do that I arrested them. I will
.say, for the officers and crew of the ship, that the
.oidcn I gave were earned out in the spirit in
which they weje given, and not a word said or ul*c
•done which would not redound to the honor of the
American n*v\. {Loud cheers.j I should have
felt justified in ?ei/.iog the Trent itself, but I con
•cl tided to olluw tbe vessel to though X
thus deprived my men of a prize worth $150,000;
and I take prid* »nd pleasure in saying that there
not a man on b-oml ihu Sou Jacinto* who
1 did not do ii or . { Japlain Wilkes took his ju.il
jixm<l enthusiastic cheers.]
The Supply of Cotton in England.
A private letter recently received by a
gentleman in this city, from England, says:
From all we ctfn learn their can be no peace ex
pected in America for a long time, unless foreign
intervention compels it. England will not find it
/ter interest to interfere , for the temporary suffer
ing caused by a deficient supply of cotton will
open new and permanent sources to compete with
you, to our great advantage hereafter. A war
provoked by our intervention would be a far greater
evil than the icmtt of cotton , and every 686 ac
knowledges this fuct, though we dread the proba
ble cqv sequences oj official indiscretion on both
sides.
The Removal of the Rebel Cnpitnl.
The contemplated removal of the Rebel
capita! from Richmond to Nashville is an event
of considerable significance, and is strongly
Indicative of a despondent feeling among the
conspirators. The journey of the wandering
Secession sages from Montgomery to Rich
mond was made at a time when brilliant hopes
of the capture of Washington were entertained,
and when it was considered desirable to be as
near as possible to tile field of such important
offensive operations ns thn attack upon Phila
delphia, New York, and Boston, which the
Rebel Secretary of War promised to com
mence. The removal to Nashville is made at a
moment when the traitors are no longer asking
each other “ when shall wo advance ?” but.
“ how far must wo rotroat ?” Tho flood of tlio
tide of treason took them to the Qld Dominion ;
Us ebb takes them now to Tennessee, and they
doubtless feel that if they do not quickly float
back to the deep recesses of Secession they
will he left high and dry upon a dangerous
shore.
They are keenly realizing the perils of a
continued residence in Richmond. The coun
try around them is exhausted. Their direct
communication with'all Southern points below
Smith Carolina is threatened be our fbrccs
at I'ort Royal, which may, at any moment,
destroy the railroad tracks lying west of them.
And the main spinal column of the rebellion
runs in a southwestern direction through loyal
Lantern Tennessee, where it is exposed to con
stant danger. If, by any military combina
tion. vo should bo enabled simultaneously to
vigorously smite the Secession serpent in that
quarter, and to extend our lines into the inte
rior of the Palmetto State, in wlmt a meiane.imly
position would the politicians and the army of
the Confederates find themselves, when they
were compelled to . rely for subsistence and
support upon Virginia, N orth Carolina, and
South Carolina, alone, with our forces pressing
upon them in every' direction!
Another reason for tho removal of tho Rebel
capital, no doubt, is that having totally failed
to carry out, ou the line of the Potomac, the
programme (hey had devised, and seeing dan
gers and disasters thicken rapidly around
them, they know that the campaign in the
Mississippi valley is assuming vast proportions,
mid that if they- do not make a mighty con
centration of their resources in that quarter,
our arms will speedily be triumphant; and
that the great. Father of Waters will soon ho
placed as completely under our control as tlio
Atlantic coast. The army which General
IlAiddAK now commands in Missouri, the army
at Cairo, under command of General Grant,
the army in Kentucky under command of Ge
neral Buell, and the fleet of gunboats and flo
tilla upon the construction of winch months of
quiet preparation have been expended, will
soon he ready to make the greatest demonstra
tion of the war.
Tiie causes and inducements which have
led to the selection of Nashville as the Re
bel capital, arc in themselves the strongest
confessions of weakness that could have been
made. The opinion of the world, pride, pre
judice, and passion—all prompted the rebels to
maintain themselves in Richmond; hut fear
and necessity have compelled them to aban
don that place. Disheartened and humiliated,
they are preparing to flee to a jiev Citv of
Refuge, but oven there we hope and believe
they can obtain safety for only a brief period.
The soldiers of the Union will press closely
upon them, and make them feel that so long as
they are in a state of rebellion they can And
no rest for their weary footsteps.
A Lesson from the Enemy.
Whatever may be said of the Southern re
bellion and the infamous pui'pAsas of its load
ers, they have displayed an energy and self
sarrilicc worthy- of a holier cause. So far as
determination is concerned, there is in the
South what we of the North have yet to Imi
tate. The average quota of Arkansas for the
Southern army is several times larger than
That of New York, while in the city of Mobile
the number of her troops exceeds the number
of her voting population in time of peace. It
must he remembered, too, that there are pri
vations and trials which we of tlio North do not
feel. The drain of labor hasruiiiedagriculture;
the existence of tlio blockade has placed the
luxuries, and in some cases the necessaries, of
life beyond tlio reach of the 2>eople. Their
means of transportation are very imperfect;
S 9 imperfect, indeed, that their Postmaster
General reports it as almost impossible to
carry the mails.
We of the North live contented and
happy, Y\ e buy, and soli, and reap, and per
form all the various duties of life. We have
felt but little inconvenience from this war.
Our ports ar e open for the commerce of the
seas j industry, prospers j and we enjoy many
blessings. It may he that the energy of the
South is the desperation of despair, and that
Northern apathy springs from Northern con
fidence. But still, wc must confess it, that
these traitors toacli us many things we should
learn. They fight as if they had a Union to
fight for and liberty to preserve. With ns, in
many respects, the war is even now a second
ary consideration. Wc are beginning to care
more about the results of elections, tho po
litical complexion of Legislatures, the man
agement of party Conventions, and tho mere
advancement of selfish and personal interests,
than wc do abvuL the success of our arms.
Our cause is the noblest ever fought for by
man, and our people should feel that there is
no sacrifice too great to accomplish a triumph.
Public Amusements.
Matinees will ha given this afternoon at the Aceh
and at the Continental theatres. At the latter, tho
splendid spectacle of the “ Cataract of the Ganges”
will be performed, and repeated in tho evening.
This play affords snopn for magnificent soonorp,
costumes, and processions; but the languugo and
incidents are of the most trashy and sensational
character. Such absurd sentences as “ Progression
is ambition’s surest path << Vengeance ehall light
the path, etc., can only have emanated from
ignorance and presumption. Whatever is worthy
in this piece is the work of the costumer, the ar>
tist, and the performers. The dresses are magnifi
cent ; the scene in the temple of Hindoo is dan
gerously grand; where the stage is filled with
horses, chariots, soldiers, and maidens, and a
full military hand makes music to tho prancing
of the steeds. So, nlso, the final, or cataract
scene, has seldom been equalled in Philadelphia,
the illusion being complete, and the stage dusky
with moving horses and men. The horsemen
gallop up to the footlights, and once or twice of
each night the people rise up, anticipating a panic.
There is nothing for tho performers to say; but
Miss Parker, who represented the heroine, exhibited
graces of person in an exceedingly flowing costume
that took most eyes from the scene. The villuiu of
the transaction is a Brahmin that was finally run
through tho body ; uud tho humor, that was very
ghastly throughout, was entrusted to Mr. Chapman
and wife, and Miss Wilks. The speotnclos in this
play are alone worthy of a month’s popularity
Tho Arch, this afternoon, will present » Mozep
pa” and a pantomime, both brimming with gaioty,
To-night, the.drama of “Pauline.” and a petite
comedy, will b^plnyed.
The Walnut has no afternoon performance: but
to-night a bill is announced introducing Clarke in
three characters. He will play the legitimate
“Richard.” “ Salem Scndder,” and “Jack Hum
phreys.''
Academy oe Music—Herrmann’s Adieu.—The
great Prestidigitateur bids us a permanent farewell
to-day, in a grand Matinee, at three o'cloek [child
ren half price), and a farevroll soiree at eight in
the evening, which will be tho last entertainments
Herrmann will ever give in Philadelphia, as hia
return here, prior t? his departure for Europe, is
an impossibility. We mention this advisedly, as
many persons, who have delayed seeing him, ima
gine he will return at some future period. Tho
programme on each occasion to-day will bo a com
bination of all his most marvellous fonts. Horr
mnnn’s benefit last night was a most brilliant suc
cess, aided as it was by the debut of Madame Herr
mann, whose “Second Sight” experiments created
u gl'o.-it m-iimillull ; her youlh, Luuuty, iiuijl charm
ing naivete of manner, immediately impressed the
audience in her favor, and the talent she displayed
confirmed the favorable impression. She will up
per bolls al (hi RutiabA and U» iv4*b~ perform
ance.
TV .in: ii’s Italia. —This great panorama, together
With representations Qf all the principal events of
the present war, will be exhibited twice on Thanks
giving Day. It is an exhibition well worth a visit.
Sicnoi: Blitz entertains company thin afternoon
and evening, at the temple of wonders, Tenth and
Chestnut streets.
Tiie Concert in ai» op the Volunteer Re
yitESHMENT Saloons, which takes place to«morrow
evening at Musical Fund Hall, is one that should
command the unanimous support and cordial sym
pathy of all our citizens. It would be a waste of
Words t 9 oui9fp ze these truly patriotic and noble
institutions—their merits are parent to the public,
and have received the earnest recognition of every
State in the Union. Apart from these intrinsic
merits, the concert per se will be a truly grand
one, and introduce several new artists of groat Eu
ropean reputation, as well as many old publio
favorites.
LETTER. i’ROltl “ OCCASIONAL,”
IYashixqtox, Nov. 27, IBGI
I am certainly not inclined to be unjust to
Dr. Russell. Ho is a uawspapor earrsspohd
ent, and my idea of newspaper correspondents
is a peculiar one. In the first place, they' are
perfectly irresponsible beings—a kind Of lite
rary fiction, not liable to the laws and penalties
of society, at liberty to tliink this vMflto-day,
and that way to-morrow—to con
demn, to praise and protest. Convictions arc
very good in their way, but they have no busi
ness in the mind of a correspondent. If I was
your special roproaentativo in tho Cannibal
islands, I should hardly feel it to be witiiin the
scope of my jurisdiction to write elaborate
essays upon the impropriety of roasting Qlir
friends and serving them tip as a repast; and
certainly if yon did me the honor to commis
sion me to Constantinople, " ■ Occasional''*
would find something of more interest than
tlio peculiar theories of the Grand Vizier, or
the number of wives of Sultan Abdul Azziz.
If a newspaper correspondent did not write
the proverb, “ When you arc in Rome, do its
the Homans do,” it must have been written by
a very intimate friend, with tlio personal appli
cability to his own position and feelings, [f
the writer of these lines lias not been tile re
presentative of tliis doctrine, it is his own
fault, and not the fault of his theory. You
I... v< ■ boon .lisposwl to allow Occasional” to
have his own way, and if « Occasional” writes
as lie thinks, and thinks as he writes, it only
shows tin! confidence you have kindly given
him, and does not at all invalidate the peculiar
position I have so hastily sketched.
Thus, when I)r. Russell travelled through
South Carolina, his sneers at the North in
sured him splendid entertainment at New Or
leans, and commended him to the graceful
hospitalities of tiie luxurious gentlemen of the
South. He has not been as lenient or as ac
commodating during his Northern journey,
but surely this is not his fault, but only gn
unintentional tribute to tho magnanimity of
the Northern people, the toleration they have
for tree speech and sentiment. As I have told
you, i 1 I am disposed to be lrhid to
this renowned newspaper writer. I enjoy his
criticisms, his elaborate and practical opinions,
and when lie takes occasion to remind us, as
lie does in almost every paragraph, that he
was once in Italy, and again in India, and that
lie had the honor of knowing an indefinite
number of very great man, I merely take it
to be a piece of pardonable vanity.
His recent letters from the North have been
more candid than ll has been Ills custom
lately to write. While I dissent from most of
his conclusions, and feel as strongly as possi
ble the folly nnrl falsity of his political argu
ments, I think wc should, as a people, give
him the justice which we give to every high
minded and impartial observer. I had no
idea, I confess, of writing about l)r. Russell
when I took up this pen and wrote at the top
of the page the customary date, but the
thought of a very ingenious argument which
lie brings forth in one of his recent letters
suggested this dissertation. He puts it very
gently, but it is, nevertheless, very provoking
to loyal Americans. “Why should Ameri
cans,” said Dr. Russell, “bo humiliated to
find the world is not regulated by special re
ference to the cohesion of tlio United States ?”
and then, following up, in answer to this
question, puts his proposition in the following
words : ‘' As there Is no necessaryman In
the world, there is no necessary nation, or
iorm of government, and we all feel, while
being humiliated, that, if wc disappeared or
underwent a metamorphosis, the world would
adapt, itself to the change without any sus
tained difficulty.” In other words, the idea
of Dr. Ruesall’fl ornate phrases issiiftply this,
Tlmt the American Union might perish in the
throes of this rebellion; its social system pass
away ; tho groat oxpiiriiUGnt of freo govern*
ment end in ruin and anarchy; a throne he
placed in the Presidential halls of Washing
ton, and tiie tyranny of a monarchy take the
place of tlio justice and the equality of the
Republic, without the world being troubled or
tiie interests of mankind being at all affected.
Dr. Russell’s argument means too much. I
have no doubt he represents very fully the
prevailing idea in the English mind—an idea
which is identified with the existence of Great
Britain, with its prosperity and permanence,
and which looks upon the progress of that na
tion and tiie success of its Government as a
natural law of the universe, anticipating the
time when tiie roast beef of its yeomanry will
be the emblem of mankind, and the tiag of its
Norman rules the recognized symbol of the
civilized globe.
I might apply this philosophy to England
with as much justice as Dr. Russell applies it
to America. I might suppose as many pro
bable causes as the one upon which lie bases
liis argument. I might refer to a recent revo
lution in India, which menaced a great part of
tho English dominion. I might anticipate a
revolution in Ireland, a revolution in Canada,
a revolution in Australia, a revolution in Scot
land, a revolution in the centre of tiie Impe
rial Island itself, which would tost tlio strength
of its people, and drain the last dollar
from its coffers, in anticipation of the utter
defeat of the English army, and the passing
away forever of the British rule, with as much
sang froid as the correspondent of the Times,
and say that if it “ disappeared, or under
went a total metamorphosis, the w orld would
adapt itself to the change without any sus
tained difficulty.” There is no doubt that
tho world would exist, for there is no geo*
graphical distinction upon its bosom showing
the power of the English throne of dividing
the domains of the English Government. Tho
earth would be fruitful, the rivers would How
and irrigate the land, the skies would be as
beautiful as they aro to-day, the sea as tu
multuous, tlio earth rain as gnilnfu], tho sua*
suns would come and go, crops would spring
tip to feed the inhabitants of the globe—all
the various relations of life would ho main
tained, and social intercourse and social feel
ing would be sustained as they are now.
But, in saying this, would I not he doing a
great injustice to tho deop sontimont of na
tional honor and pride which underlies the
Anglo-Saxon people who acknowledge the
•sway of Victoria ? Would it not he unjust to
all tho glorious privileges which are insured
to mankind by the existence of tlio British
Constitution and the integrity of the British
throne ? If we take Dr. Russell’s philosophy,
and assume Governments to he merely geo
graphical appellations—tolerating revolutions
because they leave behind them no “ sustained
difficulty,” thou there is An ciid to civiliza
tion and freedom, and the world is little inoro
than what it was when darkness was upon the
face of the earth, and God said “Letthere
be light.”
I write as an American, as a friend of liber
ty and happiness, and with an ardent prayer
that to the earth may ho vouchsafed all the
prosperity and peace which can possibly be
enjoyed. I would look upon the fall of the
English Government as a disaster to civiliza
tion which U 6 WOrds eolild sufficiently portray,
anil no mind sufficiently conceive, because I
recognize in that Government a type of civili
zation which has had few parallels in the writ
toadilatory of mankind. And may I not gay,
in speaking of my own dear land—of the free
dom which has been mine and those of my
fellow-countrymen since before the days
we came into being—that the fall of the
American Government, so heartlessly and sel
fishly speculated upon by this distinguished
correspondent, would be a disaster equally as
fearful, and productive of results far more ter
rible ? The success of the American arms will
solve the problem of a constitutional rupublic
able to sustain itself, and to maintain a free as
well as a strong Government. lam sorry Dr.
Russell eannot see this theory. I am sorry
tiie stiitusnien wliu umiirul his munaruh, ami
many of the journalists and politicians who
shape the sentiments of his nation, do not
permit themselves to look upon it without
the selfish feeling which they abundantly
sliow. The rebellion means death to freedom
—the success ot the Republic means a per
petuity of liberty and civilization, and lie is a
foe to freedom and an enemy to enlightenment
and constitutional law wlm hesitates or specu
lates upon the alternative. Ua.vsiy.'iAiu
Auction Notice—Salk op Boots and Siioks.—
Wo would call the attention of city and country
buyers to the large and desirable sale of boots,
shoes, and brogans, to be sold on Friday (to-mor
row) morning, November 20, at 10 o’clock.
Immediately after the sale of boots and shoos, an
iHYMSe of rcady inaqo tfothipg—by Philip Ford &
Co., auctioneers, at their store, 521 Market, and
522 Commerce street.
New York, Nov. 27. —Thirteen rifled cannon
for the Government arrived from the Gold Spring
Foundry, opposite West Point, to-day, including a
100-pounder, which will carry five miles. The lat
ter will be sent to Fortress Monroe.
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 28, 1861.
About noon to-day General Porter received a
66>&knunicalion from General Buttkkfibi.l), statlpg
that he had succeeded in finding two dead bodies
belonging to the cavalry regiment. These inen
had evidently succeeded in removing themselves
frofal tho 6f the dklmhkltig &1W they Liul
been fatally wounded.
There was no evidenco of the presence of tho
enemy near the scene of tho late conflict.
The frequent mishaps which have befallen our
scouting und foraging parties on the other side of
tbe Potomac, show great carelessness or reckless*
ness on the part of some of our officers. It w un
derstood tbal Gen. McClellan will issue some
stringent regulations in regard to the mattor. Tho
regulars*are never caught in these scrapes.
Two intelligent contrabands, who were the bouse
servants of Lawyer Murray and Dr. Baker, of
Fairfax Court House, came within the linos ofjGen.
Wadsworth to-day. They reproqent that tbs
houses of these persons were a kind of headquarters
of the rebel officors, and from tho conversations
they hoard, the rebels do not design to advance, but
will act on the defensive,
A desperate resistance will be made both at Cen*
troville and Manassas, but tlio occupation of Fair
fax Court House and vicinity by the Federal forces
would be no inducement for tho rebels to engage
our forces.
Nicholas Ferrev and his sod, who at the timo
of the retreat of the rebel foroes from Falls Church
and.vicinity, about six wooks ago, went to Fairfax
Court Ilouso,[and have ever since been roving in
Secessia, returned to our lines to-day by way of
Draiusvillo. As they have Secession proclivities,
they profess ignorance of tho movements and posi
tions of the rebel forees.
Hope’s Despatch, for (.lie transportation of tnoni
ll„;,3.,l' war and army and antlarj l auppliej, isle.,
between Now York and Washington via Harris
burg, brought hither to-day twonty small rifled
cannon of a peculiar construction.
Military Afiiurs.
The following-named officers havo boon appointed
to regulate and fix the number and calibre of the
cannon to be mounted in casemates and barbette at
each of the permanent fortifications of the United
Slates, and also the number ami description of the
guns ‘to compose field piec-s ; lirigadivr General
Tottkk, of lb® Corps of Engineers; Brigadier Gene
ral Rii'LKV, of the Ordnance Department; Briga
dier General Babrv, of the United Statos volun
teers; Brigadier General Barnard, of the United
States volunteers; Gotouul II If Mr, of the United
States army; and Captain Rodman, of the Ordnance
Department. The Board will meet at Washington
at such time and place as may be designated by tho
senior officer, and tho junior member will reoord
the proceedings.
The Potomac Blockade.
The steamer Keimker oame up yesterday, with
outmee'ipg with any impediment. She brought
up four slaves, wbo sought protection from tho
Federal soldiers os the north side of the l’otomac.
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
FBOM WASHINGTON.
A DISASTROUS RECONNOISSANCE
NEAR HUNTER’S MILLS.
TWO COMPANIES OF THE THIRD PENNSYL
VANIA CAVALRY SURROUNDED.
They right their way oat of an Ambus
code, leaving 20 Comrades Behind.
THE CONDITION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RESERVES,
SUCCESSFUL RECONNOISSANCE FROM GEN.
McCALL'S DIVISION.
AN ACTION NEAR DBANESYILLE.
Eleven Rebels Captured, Taro Killed,
and One Wounded.
KARIIOW ESCAPE Of COR. lIA YARD, Of THE
FIRST PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY
OEN, CABS JUSTIFIES THE aUKEST
OF MASON AND SLIDELL.
AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI.
OFFICIAL ORDER IN RELATION TO STEAK-
BOATS ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
GENERAL SHERMAN IN COMMAND AT SEDAUA,
GEN. PRICE'S ADVANCE DISCREDITED.
“Special Despatches to The Press.”
Washington, November 27, 1801
An lingngomnnt near Dranemlle.
Col. BAYAnn, of tho First Regiment Pennsylva
nia Cavalry, left Langley at 10 o’clock last night,
with seven companies or his cnvnlry, to malm a re
connoissanco as far as Dranesvillo, eight milos up tlio
river. They took two robot pickets on the wny up.
Arriving at Dranesvillo, at 3 o'cloek in the morn
ing, they captured four pickets, completed their
observations, and started on their return. They
had not proceeded far when they were attached by
a force of the rebel.- who were concealed in am
bush. Col. Bayard had his horse shot under him,
and two hulls through his clothes, hut escaped un
injured.
Assistant Surgeon Alexander was shot through
tlio groin. Tho result, of his wound is uncertain.
Surgeon Stanton had n horso shot under him, and
a ball through his clothes, but ho was not injured.
His horse was brought away, and will probably re
cover. Privato John Lewis, of Company G, was
wounded in the leg, but not fatally. Private J.
Boulting was shot in the pelvis, neck, and breast
—result uncertain.
The number of tho onctny killed and wounded
could not bo ascertained, but it is bolievoii to be
quite large. Colonel BAYAnn captured and brought
in cloven prisoners in all, one of whom, Tiiovas
Clemajt is badly wounded in the breast and head.
The wounded were takon to the hospital at
Langley, a large fann-houso, where I examined
them this afternoon. The hospital Is under tho
charge of Assistant Surgeon Dickenson, Fourth
Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves. Ito was as
sisted to-day in dressing the wounded by the di
vision surgeon, Dr. A. E, Stocker, from whom I
obtained a reliable account of tlio encounter.
Colonel Bayard says his men behaved nobly,
and certainly the narrow escape of the Colonel him
self is ample evidence of bis bravery.
The Disastrous Reconnaissance to Hun-
ter’s Mills—Names of the Missing,
Two regiments of infantry wont out to-day under
command of Gen. Wadsworth's son, who is an
aid to his fatlior, and proceeded os far as Doonix’s
slid Bursii’g farms, und brought nwny all tlio re
maining forage in that neighborhood.
Tlio roconnoissanoe made yesterday by a squad
ron of tho Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, consisting
of Companies F and N, under oomiaand of Cnpt.
Biu, in the neighborhood of Vienna, resulted dis
astrously to our forces.
After reaching Vienna they took tho right-hand
road toward Hunter’s Mill, and liad gonQ about it
milo and a half when they suddenly found them
selves hemmed in on three sides by not only a
superior force of cavalry, but also ofinfAntry.
The discharges of the rebel musketry placed the
horses of our cavalry ueyoml tho control of xhoir
riders, the animals,.haring been but recently
brought into service, and therefore gnaveustomed
to such an alarm.
The officers, after several ineffectual attempts to
get their men in line, for tho purpose of making a
charge, ordered a retreat, which wag effected in as
good order as the peculiar circumstances permit*
ted.
The skirmish was brisk, though of short dura
tion, the rebel cavalry firing buckshot from their
Onfbifies. The number of reticle killed and wounded
is nut known.
John Beatty, privato in Company N, of tho
Third Pennsylvania, killed n rebel cavalry officer
and captured hia liorae. Tha mark on tiie saddle
was “ D. S. Davis, Ridgway, North Carolina.”
The missing of tho Federal troops up to nine
o’clock to-night, arc ns follows :
Company F—Corporal Isaac Burns; Privntes
Philip Baugh, Bernard Donohue, Orrin Gregg,
Morris Humphreys, Joseph Irwin, Andrew McFar
land, James McLindcn, John Phillips, Jas. Par
sells, Joshua Rue, Edgar Etsveusou, Samuel Shop
herd, and Robert Wright.
Company N.—Sergeant Joseph Bryson, Sergeant
11. W. Walker. Corporal Abel Ford, Corporal
Jaines Wlug. Privates-Frank oarr T Utch&el Bona*
hue, Thomas Donahue, William Doughorty, Wil
liam McDonald, Hugh Moore, Charles Piper,
Daniel Sullivan, Patrick Sboriiß, and James
Mc-NillU.
lien. PoßTj'sii, this morning, sont out a squadron
from tho same cavalry regiment, under command
of Captain Komnsox, consisting of Companies A
and G, for the purpose of ascertaining tho facts iu
relation to the skirmish, but they returned without
bringing any important information.
A brigade of infantry, under Gen. Butterfield,
was also despatched for a similar purpose, hut had
not returned to their camp up to & late hour this
evening.
The Stories or Contrabands.
A Supply of Rifled Cannon.
From the Upper Fotomac
Mr. Joseph E. Dkvitt, of Philadelphia, came
down from Poolcsville this morning. He has been
spending some days among the regiments encamped
in that vicinity. Tho Jlfferont Pennsylvania rog'-
ments aro in a high slato of discipline. The volun
teers complain much of tho want of proper mail
facilities. It is seldom that they receive tho Phi
ladelphia papers. There is somo talk of sending
them into winter quarters at Frederick, some
eighteen miles distant from their present encamp
ments, The change would be very conducive to
their health*
The paymaster was expected to visit them on
Friday or Saturday. The men in Col. Owen's
regiment have made Arrangements to forward a
part of their pay to their families. The Board of
Examiners, consisting of Gen. Burks, Gon. Ger
man, and Col. Owen, are busily engaged in exami
ning the officers of the different regiments. They
will conclude their duties next week. The health
of rtifl troops along tho entire line was till that could
be expected at this season of tho year. They wore
nil anxious to receive tho order to “forward 1 .”
General Banks* Division.
A gentleman who eaiuc down this morning from
Muddy Branchy reports all quiet at General Banks’
division. The soldiers wore making tho necessary
preparations to go into winter quarters. They are
in expectation of orders to that effect.
The rcnnsylvmnn Reserve.
I visited all the principal divisions of tho army
“ over tho river" yesterday, and passed a number
of hours in examining tbe condition of tho Penn
sylvania Bcsorvfl. Tho largest portion of tho lto*
servo aro in the immediate vicinity of Langley, and
the whole division of the ariwy, which includes tho
twelve regiments of the Keservc, is in and around
tltft Fubiirhsof that
It is interesting now to spond a fow hours with our
volunteers. Thoy have already experienced many
of the inconveniences and some of tho sovoritics
.or war, or at least of a soldier’s lire. Xlioy aro
moulding their habits to those of veterans in tho re
gular United States army. As tho caterpillar as
sumw the form wid habits of tho butterfly, an tho
characteristics of tho volunteer are everyday disap
penring, and those of the regular soldior take thoir
place. They become, in fact, in military practice
and social habits, regular soldiers; and in koeping
thorn separate front tho regulars, we are keeping
up a distinction without a difference. A nurnbor of
tho regiments wore out, yesterday, in dress parade,
and it. wits remarked by veterans in tho army, who
were In the field, that the proficiency of these mon
was not excelled by the regulars, who were re
viowod earlier in tho day iu Washington. The
it- parade of tho I,’orl.y-nt„lh l’onxisyl>-,mia Itc
sorve was particularly fine, while that of otlior re
giments afforded tho best illustration of tho caro
with which the mon have been drilled sinpe their
arrival on thu Fotomac.
Structure of the Tents of the Army.
1 have had, during yesterday and to-day, nr.t
ple opportimtl’oo of observing tho army iu tUVir
social habits when off duty. I callod at the tent
door of over two hundred tents, and chatted with
tho inmutes. Generally, I found the tents of tho
Fcnnsyivania Reserve quite too small for comfort,
oven in infinitesimal portions. Many of the regi
ments have the smallest size of roof-shaped tents,
about eight feet square, each occupied by three or
four persons. In many cases, thoy have improved
tho tent by walling up a wooden structure composed
of round or split logs, to tho height of four feot.
Upon this thoy oroot tho canons, and they thus am
enabled to stand erect in the tent. Othors, to ob
tain the same amount of room, dig four feot into
the earth, and lay a floor on the bottom of the ex
vuYiitivn, This is eertoinly not so favorable to
health as the wooden structure, as a dampness must
always be felt, and, in wet weather, they cannot
fail to sutler from a flow of water,
They generally make a placo for tho fire by dig
ging into tho ground and walling up a squaro hole
with a trench loading to tho outside of i> c j ont
over which thoy placo a barrel, or hopj a c i,i mne y
wifh sticks and clay. But th fc tento aro s 0 small
that they have little or ’-.o room to move. Many of
them are smoky, ar.a badly Tcntilatod. To this I
attributo much, of the eioknoss cSpcrlohOed by tho
men.
Social Habits of the Soldiers.
In visiting somo two to throo hundred tents, I
found nearly one half ht nil Hia men thc-h !,. thole
tents, busy writing letters to friends at home. This
seems to he tho chief occupation when off duty;
and it is certainly one of the host ways in which
they can pass their time, Tiicro Is much in oamp
life to wear pff the social a flections and moral habits
of domestic life. But the letter keeps up the con
necting link nnd the warm affection hotwoon those in
eainp and the dear relatives and friends at homo.
Letter-writing ought, therefore, to be encouraged.
Newspaper-reading forms another mode of passing
profitably their leisure timo. Two-thirds of tho
camps which iTisitcd had copies of The Press, of tho
day of its issue, nnd in many cases one was reading
aloud to a group gathered around him. Card play
ing forms a prominent pastime in tha camps. It. is
adopted more as affording variety to the amusements
of their leisure hours than as a leading trait in
their social exercises. In one camp only T found a
soldier reading his Bible; ho remarked to me that
he found in it a source of pleasure, nnd ho made it
daily a part of his study. Many of the mon, how
evor, have Bibles and religious books which, in the
evenings and on tho Sabbath, are carefully read.
1 lound tho men generally in fino spirits, quite re
conciled to camp life, attached to the officers, and
social and jovial among themselves. Altogether
the Pennsylvania Reserve afford a fine specimen of
our vast army.
The Army Quiet.
There was no movement in the army yesterday
or 10-d,,y- Tho inrn aro all busy preparing them
selvos for the approaching cold weather. The men
are all disposed to accommodate themselves to their
circumstances. Many ingonious modes aro adopted
to make the camps comfortable, Tho health of the
army is very much improved within a fow wooks,
and all seem now to enjoy themselves in thoir new
habits of life.
The Rumored Resignation of General
Blenker,
Blenker and some of his subordinates were
charged with neglecting te give attention to seme
of Gon. McClellan’s general orders. Acorres
pondenco grew out of this between Gen. Blenker
and Gen. McClellan. Bleaker, it is said, tendered
his resignation, but there ia a strong probability that
tho matter will be adjusted without losing so good
an officer. Gen. Blenker is popular with his di
vision.
Deaths of Pennsylvania Soldiers-
The following soldiers have died since our last
report;
Adam Leslie, Company B, Seventh Regiment,
at Seminary Hospital,
John Hays, Company 11, Sixty-second Regiment,
Porter’s Division, at camp.
Peter IV. AYhittee, Third Regiment, at camp.
The “War Press” in the Army.
Tho War Press has become quite a favorite
journal in tho army. There is more inquiry for
copies uf it than for any other journal.
Consul to Ancona
Governor Ladislaus Ujiiazy, of Texas, has been
appointed consul at Ancona, Italy. He emigrated
te Texas about twelve years ago, having been oxiled
from Hungary for his participation in tho revolution
in which ho took part as commander of Comom du
ring its memorable siege. He had engaged in the
cultivation of vineyards successfully in Texas, but
was driven thcnco on account of his Uniap senti
ments. Govorßor Ujhazy yestorday visited Gen.
IlLEiiKbJs’fi camp, where he fenni} many ef bis eld
friends and companions-in-arms, who received him
with enthusiasm.
No Despatches Found.
On searching the trunks ef Mamux and Slidell,
at Fuyt Warren, no despatches wore found. Thoy
Wert either previously dostroyed, or handed over
to the ladies of tho party. This, however, is of lit
tle importance, since Davis' message establishes
the fact that ,they wore commissioners to foreign
Powers, clothed with authority from the rebel
Government.
The Frogpectfi,
There is evidently porvading all branches of tho
Government a far more hopofui feeling, concerning
a successful result of the present conflict, than
heretofore, and this is exhibited in eonversationg
and otherwise.
Whilo it is beliovod that tho British press will be
as earnest as our own in discussing the circum
stances attending the arrest of Slidell and M.u.vo,
no apprehensions aro entertained that the question
will bo productive of serious embarrassment to the
two countries.
No More Sharpshooters.
The authority to raise companies and regiments
of sharpshooters granted to Col. Berdan, last Sep
tember, has boen revoked. The companies and
rogiments which have already been raised will
nevertheless be mustered into service and prooead
to Washington.
Xlls Imprisonment of Mason aiijl Slidell
There is no reason to believe that Mason and
Slidell will, in their confinement, experience any
different treatment from other prisoners, os they
#r® till confident on an equality of treason.
Naval Court Martial
Tho case of Captain Poor, of tho stoamor
Brooklyn, who is oharged with having failed to
use due diligence to prevent tlio escape of the
pirate Sumpter, was closed before tho Naval Court
Martial to-dny.
The same court took up the caso of Captain
Scott, of th© Keystone State , who is charged with
returning from Key "West to Philadelphia without
order.?, bringing with him the prize Salvor.
A Schuylkill Steamer on the JPotomac*
This morning, the little steamer Eemtleer, Capt.
Kieiii., which formerly ran from Fairmount to
Manayunk, made her first trip to Mattawaman
Creek, near Gen. Sickles’ brigade. Fare, two
dollars; distance, 35 miles; two rebol batteries to
pass. The Eiitnleer run the blockade the other
night without a single gun being fired at her. As
ahe cainb Up, tlifi rebel batteries showed caloium
lights, which made the whole river, for on instant,
os bright as day for some distance around.
Religions movement in the Army>
The large number of church members in the
army has induced the chaplains of the Ponnsylva
tua Reserve Corps to organism a religious as3ocia
ti<m T upon a lmsia libwftl enough to embrace Chris*
tisns of nil denominations.
The following is the official report of the associa
tion, which will bo read with interest:
The fullovyjjjg- has been adopted \>y il>6 6h.&pl&lftS
of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, at a mooting
on the 25th November, ns a basis for a church or
ganization in their respective regiments. Tho
Chaplains represent difforeat denominations of
Christians :
Creed.— believe in God tho-Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth ; and in Jeaus Christ,
bis only Son) our Lord j who was conceived by the
Holy uhogt, born of tbo Virgin! Mary, suffered
under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and
buried : He descended into hell; the third day bo
rose from tho dead : Ho ascended into heaven, and
sittoth on the right hand of God the Father Al
mighty. from thence he all nil entne to judge the
quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghosf,
the Holy Catholic- Church, tho communion of
saint?, tho forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
the body, and the life everlasting.”
I believe that there is but “-one only, the
living and true God;” that “there are three
portions in the Godhead—the Father, the Sou, and
th 6 Holy Ghost i These thro® five one God, the
same in substance, equal in power and glory ; ,r that
the word of God which is contained in the Old
and Now Testament, is the only rule of faith and
practice; that there is a Heavon, or stato of eternal
blesscdnc.sa, for those who die at penc-o ivilh God,
and a Hell, or state of eternal suffering, for those
who die in their sins; that all men are sinners and
need a Saviour, aud that Jesus Christ is the only
Saviour.
t humbly acknowledge ray own siirfwliw* and
lost condition; that I hare sinned against God and
am not worthy to be called his son. I ropent of all
my sins—confess them to God and renounce them
for over. I trugfc in Josus Christ as my only Sa*
viour, and the Iloly Ghost as my only sanctifier.
1 am determined, by the grace of God, to liven
holy life and sot a godly example to the world :
to seek for the good of tho souls of my comrades,
striving to bring them to Christ: and to endeavor
in all things to honor my Master, the Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ.
I renounce the devil and all his works, the vain
pomp anil glory of this world, with all tho cove?
tous desires of the same, so that I will not follow
or he led by them. I will obediently koop God’s
holy will and commandments all the days of my
life, God being my holper.
I will have a earo for the good name of each of
my Christian companions ) will assist and encourage
my chaplain in every good work by my efforts and
prayers. I will kindly receive admonition and re-
Eroof (when kindly given) for any errors I may
a.ve commiUcil. X ■wilt aUend \,jx>n ull the means
of graco that arc consistent with my station.
When dismissed from the service, each member
of this association shall bo entitled to a certificate
as to his Christian character,
The officers of tho association shall ho a presi
dent, who shall be the chaplain ; a vice president,
secretary, and treasurer. The president to preside
at business meetings, the secretary to report. The
treasurer to receive funds, and disburse only on the
recommendation of a “ Board of Managers,” who
shall consist of tho president, vice president, and
treasurer.
Tiioxas P. Hot* of the 7th Regiment,
President of the meeting of uuaplains.
Saml'El/ Jessl i*, of the (sth Regfc., Secretary.
Some of the chaplains have already established
church organizations on substantially the same
basis, and fihd it is of gtfiat &dv*Uifc&g& to Christian
culture in the army.
Miscellaneous.
The approaching meeting of Congress is daily
bringing hundreds of people into the city, who
have put off their visits until that time. Tho con
sequence is that the most extravagant prices are
charged for rooms and board in private liousos:
Booms which could be rented for slO per mouth
after the battle of Bull Run, you now have to pay
SGOa7O, and board which you con’d then obtain at
one dollar per day, you now ’ lmvvs f„ pa y two for.
Tbo hotel charges have raised accordingly.
Much anxiety is expressed by a number of fami
lies in regard to the pay of thevolunteers who ape
captured by tho rebels. Secretary CAsrEiio.v will
probably recommend some new regulation to Con
gress in his report.
Mr. Frank Johnston, of Philadelphia, has boon
appointed inspector of clothing at largo.
Col. Zieole, of York, Pa., is here and has offered
a new regiment, already formed in Pennsylvania,
to tho IVar Department
The war ship Pensacola yii\t try her machinery
to-day by making a short trip on the river.
FROM MISSOURI.
OFFICIAL ORDERS RELATIVE TO STEAM
BOATS ON THE MXSSiSSim
PRICE’S ADVANCE DISCREDITED
St. Lons, November 27. —General Curtis has
issued general orders to the following effect:
To check'tho communication with tho enemy, to
prevent the conveyance of contraband goods, and
to avoid the reoccurrence of assaults upon steam
boats, the entire commerce of the Mississippi river
below the city is assumed, and will be directed by
the militnry and naval authorities of the United
States. None but Government boats will hereafter
be employed, but freight and passengers will be
conveyed at current rates, as heretofore.
All boats entering these waters will report at the
first military post, and stop to proceed under mili
tary orders, at the discretion of the military com
mander. Freight and baggage will be subjected to
a careful inspection, and the oath administered to
all employees and passengers. The places of land
ing and departure will conform as neaj as posiW?
to the custom of the trade, but ail commission and
storage business must ho transacted with openly
avowed and reliable Union men.
Gen. Halleck has issued very stringent orders re
specting the seizure of private property sad arrest
of persons, without sufficient cause.
Gen. Sherman has taken command of our forcos
at Sedalia. There are about 20,000 Federal troops
at points on the Pacific Railroad, wrest of Jefferson
City.
There is nothing new with regard to the move
ments of Gen. Price’s army.
Jeffebson City, Nev. 27.—(Special to the St.
Louis Democrat.) —For the last two nights our
pickets at Sedalia have been fired upon by rebels
returning from Price’s army. The reports that
Price is advancing from the Osage river are net
credited here. The truth seems to be that that portion
of his army composed of Missourians is disbanding,
and these men are returning in small squads for the
purpose of clothing themselves, and preparing for
another campaign; and whenever they can they
commit all manner of outrages upon the Union
men.
A gentleman just from Lexington reports that
city full of returned robels, and that there is a
steady stream of arrivals
Tit? steamer £???«■ City, with a large cargo of
goods for points on the river west of here, was
refused permission to procood on her trip to-day,
by the commandant of this port.
IKDEPEKUE.NCE, M?., Jfo T , 27, ~ IV-fa? SIS
scouts, of Captain Gregory's company, were sent
out from Lieutenant Colonel Anthony’s command.
On the old Lexington road they were fired upon by
about fifty rebels, at the crossing of the Little
Blue, from the rooks and bushes. One of the scouts
was wounded, and two are missing—supposed to be
killed.
On returning, the remainder of tho scouts met
some fifteen rebels, armed with shot guns, on Little
Blue Bidge. They then turned and took another
road, and arrived safely in camp.
Lieutenant Hedgeman sent out twenty men, and
found the rebels near the same place, drove thorn
into the brush and captured twenty horses and
mules.
A band of rebels, 200 strong; crossed over from
Clay county to-day. 230 of General Bains’ men
are at Sibley. Captain Webb has 50 rebels in the
brush, six miles east. Captain Hayes has some
400 rebels on the Little Blue. Colonel Itenych has
200 rebels now in Lafayette county. There must
be somo warm fighting soon, as a large forcoof
rebels is reported to be near Pleasant Hill.
St, Louis, Nov, 27.—Governor Gamble has ap
pointed and commissioned General Halleck to be
Major General of the Missouri State Militia, and
General Halleck has appointed Brigadier General
Schofield to command the State forces.
From Cairo.
Cairo, Nov. 27. —1 t is reported that the rebels
are strongly fortifying New Madrid, Missouri, and
that they have 000 negroes at work.
A detachment of cavalry made a reeonnoissnnce
as far as Belmont, to-day, but found no rebels on
the Missouri side of the river.
From Boston.
Boston, Nov. 27.—8 y orders from Washington,
tho following prisoners, mostly Marylanders, have
tiAu r»Ufls«d front Fort Warren, after taking the
oath of allegiance, viz: S. B. Frost, John L. Boul
don, David Lubbese, Geo. Thompson, Bobcrt Roe,-"
Chas. D. French, John J. Heckart, George W.
Landing, and Leonard J. Quinlan. Five others,
whose Jisc L argo was ordered, by Secretary Seward,
refused to take tho oath, ns follows: W. G. Harri
son, Eobert A. Carter, Thomas Shields, Michael J.
Grady, and George Appleton. They are accord
ingly retained in custody.
Lieutenant Tatnalt, commanding tho marine
guard of tho San Jacinto, was conveyed to Fort
Warren, yesterday. He is a son of the rebel Com
modore Tatnall.
The British mail steamer Niagara sailed at one
o’aloek this afternoon, with 38 passengers and
53,800 in specie.
Thirteen officers and sixty-five seamen of tho
French eorvet to Pretty left in the steamer Niagara
to-day.
The San Jneuita has boon moorad nlongsido tho
dry dock for overhauling. She i 3 reported to be in
perfectly sound condition. Her crow will be paid
on Saturday. One hundred of the Jack tars
marched from tho navy yard to Faneuil Halt .this
afternoon, where they wore addressed by Mayor
Wightmnn and Bev. Phinert? Stowe.
DepnrUire uf ile’gulars from New York.
ARMS VROM HUttOOR-
New York, Nov. 27.—The regulars, who arrived
in the steamer North Star, left for Washington
to-day. ,
The steamship Fttltmt, which arrived this morn
ing, brought nearly 39, 800 stand of arms for the Go
vernment.
Ex-Secretary Cass Sustains Capt. Wilkes
IK Hip Arrest of Mason and Slidell.
Detroit, Nov.27.—A communication ir. the Free
Frees of this morning, which is understood to have
been written by General Cass, not only justifies the
arrest of Mason and Slidell, but shows that it was in
Strict accordance with the position of the Govern
ment upon the right-of-senrch question, as main
tained in tho correspondence with thfl British
Government iu 1358.
LATER NEWS FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP CANADA
Discussions on American Affairs,
DECLINE IN HREADSTUFFS
Halifax, Nov. 27.—Tho Ciinard steamship Ca
nada arrived early this mornins, with Liverpool
dates to Saturday, the 16th inst. Ste sailed at 10
o'clock, for Boston, with thirty-nine passengers and
£lO,BOO in specie.
The Can&da. passed the steamers* A.j*rlca and
EvrojKt.
The London Daily News has an editorial, gene
rally rebuking the Southern sympathizers in Eng
land, aftd especially denoumsini? tha writer of°a
strong Southern letter In the 77
GREAT BRITAIN.
Sir James Ferguson, in ft letter to the- Ayro Oh.
server, says tho office he holds constrain** him to
contradict tho assertion that he had acted as a spy
in America. He affirms explicitly, that in the
whole course of bis tour he meddled in no way in
the affairs of the Northern or Southern States.
Hoiravollcd solely to inform himself of the mo ;
mentous questions at issue, and it was not his fault
if a New York journalist was incapuble of under
standing that a gentleman could enjoy the confi
dence of the military commander? on both sides
without abusing that of cither. The libel in quos*
tion was the only exception to the uniform; courtesy
he experienced, whether in the United or Confede
rate States.
Florence Nightingale, in a letter which has found
its way into print, appears to antoriAia but little
hope of her own recovery.
The weather continued stormy around? the Eng
lish coast, and numerous disasters were reported.
The Times attributes the inactivity in th§ <Js'
nmnfi for cotton in India to lingering hesitation as
to the Ainoricnn supply, but says that other cir
cumstances have also oporated forcibly to such a
result. The real cause of the present stagnation
is not scarcity of cotton, but tho absence of a de
mand for calico, the markets of tho world being
glutted with Lancashire goods. Manufacturers, in
curtailing operations, are doing whofe they must
have done sooner or later, irrespective of the stop
page of the American supply.
Mr. Baxter, member of rariiamont, in addressing
his constituents, has strongly denounced tho Galway
stcjimship contract. He said that the company was
losing its Irish element, and that the restoration of
the Rubsidy would be discredited to Ireland.
[The reported arrival of the mail steamer Treat
in England is absurd. She only carries tho mails
and passengora to St. Thomas, and tho steamer con
necting with hoi* was not duo at Southampton till
the 38th or 10th irsi. The steamer Himalaya is
an English transport, and could not have brought
English advices later than received to-day by tho
steamer Canada at Halifax.]
The London publishes tbo treaty in re
gard to tho combined expedition of England,
France, and Spain. It is signed by Lord John
Bussell, Signor Isturitz, and M. Flahault. It has
five articles—the fourth of which says that after
the signatures to the treaty were made, a copy of
it was communicated to*the Government of tho
United States, and that the ministers of the con
tracting Powers at Washington are gvUbWtfittt) to
conclude H separately ur ooiieeUrely wlEb-Frosl*
dent Lincoln.
As delay, however, would jeopardize thesuocess
of the expedition, the commissioners’ operations
are not to be deferred to obtain tho accession of tho
United States to the treaty after the forces have
assembled in the neighborhood of Vera Cruz.
Naples. November 17. —Chiavono, the bandit, i 3
being vigorously pursued by tho Italian troops.
He Is endeavoring unsuccessfully to regain the
Papal State?.
Borgoc, with two hundred brigands, had sacked
two small towns.
There w/is a rumor that the Papal Government
wag preparing an expedition against Umbria.
. Lisuon, Nov. 16.—The Buko of Saldanha is se
riously ill.
Berne. Nov. 17.—There has been a fresh viola*
lion of the (Swiss territory by the French, near
Genoa.
Warsaw. Nov. 16.—The military arc being con
tinually insulted and tho martial iaw lias been set
at defiance by tho people.
The Archbishop of Warsaw has been arrested,
because the churches arc continually closed, and
for having written a disrespectful letter to General
Luders.
FRANCE
The monthly returns of the Bank of France show
that the decrease in cash is nineteen and a half
millions of francs, and the increase in bills dis
counted millions, The change in the
imperial system .of finance, as shadowed forth in
the Emperor’s letter and M. Fould’s programme,
received Bohemian As not regarded with mu?h
importance in England.
The London Times' city article .ears: nlt is not
easy to m how tho transfer from the Emperor to
the people of the task of raising money will calm
uneasiness, and remove all pretext for hostile mea
sures? when it i? certain that the Emperor can re
eumc his prerogative at any moment ho may think
fit.”
The Daily Rev** says,' “Will the Emperor still
be answerable for an abundance of employment
when he can no longer create beiindle&s expenditure
by a stroke of his pen ?”
In Paris the financial change imparted much
firmness to the Bourse, and tho Rentes advanced i
per cent, on the 15th inst., closing at G9f. 65c. The
ad vnncfl was fully maintained.
There were rumors of impending changes among
the high functionaries in administration, and that
the powers of the several Ministers would be modi
fied and the Ministry of State reorganized.
A Paris letter says that M. Fould’s conditions on
taking the office of Minister of Finance were as fol
lows ;
First.—The Budget to be voted for in detail, so
as to give the Legislature some control over the
expenditure.
Secondly. The renunciation of the power to
decree supplementary credits without the consont
of the Council of Ministers.
Thirdly.—The convention of the “ trentenary”
obligations.
Fourthly.—The conversion of the entire public
debt into three per cents.
Fifthly.—The consolidation of the floating debt
Sixthly.—The reduotion of tho army.
Seventhly.—The evasu&liAa ef Rotas.
Eighthly.—That on taking office ho should be
the intermediary of all communications between
Ministers and the Emperor.
The French ships forming the Mexican expedition
were expected to assemble at Havana between the
15th and 20 th of December.
ITALY.
A levy of eighty thousand men is ordered, but it
was thought that not move than fifty thousand
would be obtained, and that another fifty thousand
would be levied in February. The effective army
will then consist of two hundred and eighty thou
sand men.
General Carbormelli had gone to Caprera to pre
sent Garibaldi with an address from the Neapoli
tans, praying him not to leave Italy.
General Cialdini had tendered his resignation.
Signor Batazzi will relinquish the Presidency of
the Chamber of Deputies.
Chinvone, tbo brigand chiof, was again giving
trouble, and despatches are said to have been dis
covered showing a collusion between him and the
Pontifical authorities,
PORTUGAL.
The Council of State had proclaimed the Duke
of Oporto King of Portugal. The Ministry is un
hanged, Tranquillity prevailed.
The infanta Don Auguste continued dangerously
ill.
RUSSIA.
Navigation was closed at St. Petersburg. The
lait. ships of the soason were leaving Gronstadt.
Fifteen thousand Russian troops had attacked ten
thousand mountaineers in Circassia. After fighting
six hours, the Bussiaus were put to flight with
very heavy losses, including a general of division
killed. Sis thousand Russians were reported
killed and wounded.
GREECE.
A conspiracy to assassinate the King and his im
mediate followers during a fete, had failed. Such
information was conveyed to the King as to enable
him to avoid the machinations of the assassins.
INDIA, CHINA, Ac.
The correspondence by the overland mail adds
little of moment to the news already received. _
The Calcutta Englishman severely censures the
Manchester manufacturers for doing nothing either
to further the intended growth of cotton in India,
or to take off the stocks on hand' in up-couutry de
pots.
Despatches from Calcutta to October 27th re
port an increased business in- cotton goods, and
yarns at higher prices. Exchange was rather
lower. Freights active and unchanged.
A (Mounts from the gold fields of Now Zealand
continue very encouraging, and there was an im
mense rush of minors, Ac., from Australia, all the
available vessels being devoted to the purpose of
conveying them over.
Trade at Melbourne was grnntly depressed.
At Bombay, on the 28th of October, cotton goods
and twist were dull and declining. Exchange 2b
id.
Loxnox Moxf-v Market.— Funds on the loth
opened firm, but became weaker at the closehow
ever, a 1)01101 tone prevailed. rn the- discount
market there was an increased demand for best
bills at 2s to 23.
Latest Intelligence, via Queenstown —
Loudon, Not. lf.-rThe Observer states-that the
British army estimates will be sensibly reduced.
The Brazilian mail has Arrived at Lisbon.
llio oh Janeiro, Oct 25. —Coffee—Skies of good
first at 65|J600. The stock is 160,000‘bags. Cotton
is quoted at <l,OOO reis.
PER-VAunueo, Oct. 21 —Sales of cotton lA||Rooi
Paris, Nov. 16.—The Bourse closed heavy to-day
at 69f.4nc. for Rentes
The now King of Portugal has arrived at Lisbon*.
and been tf&11 received. .*■
Commercial Intelligence.
Liverpool, Nov. 16.—Advices from MftDchfislor are
flfttiafjictory. Tho market lias an Advancing tendency,,
though inactive. / , ,
Breadstuff's.—The market is flat. Messrs.-fticbsird
pon, Spence .t Co., Wakefirid, Nash Co., and Blgiar.il,
Athya & Co., report the flour mnrkot flat at fti*decline.
American 2&»srJ>lH 6d , Whnat Inactive, red Western
11s sd&l2s M ; red isnithern 12s®12s 0.1; white Wi st
enil2flft]; white SoitilltTll IttoHfr f?P!B dedineil-- 3d
CTfid ; mixed 3250325-8 d ; yellow »2s od£>329 9dj- white
Provisions.—The same authorities report beef steady;
Pork ipiiet ami timdm-ncod : Baron tending upward 4 and
it)] .|ui*)itUTi s)iultt2v .m!vstneed : T.ard teiidlnn- downward
null priffti eliahti}' tower, at Tallow
flnmT, sales at oi.
PiuiDrrjs. —Tin* Brokers* circular reports Ashes
steady; Pots, 30s <M; Pearls, 345. Bogin inactive- at 14a
for enninmn. Spirits Turpentine still advancing;-; sales
at 73c. Sinsar —Declining tendency. Coffer—-Sales
tmuilL Itiru firmeri Linwml Oil firm.* galoi ub US* 6il •
Cod Oil, mlo#i wmiii; Sjiprm Oik iiqjhilpb.
Loxnox, Nor. 1 a—Messrs. BurincVcircular imports
Breadstuff* quiet but steady, lion active at ,£f> £5
7s &1 for rails ami bars. Sugar uniet. Tea firm; com
mon Congou- la ldals l#d.. Coffee buoyant j nil da
scriptioTia eUpfiirly higher, fifeo-fjifipr
Spirits Turpentine buoyant id 735. Tallow sdemly at 525.
Linseed CmHi-s arrive a 1 Cl?losir Cl 2. Lliwtul Oil firm
sitoOs. Sp«->m Oil dull at .4*H9. C«>d Oil xG4tta*fl> £35,
AMERICAN SKCI'BT'IiT'KSi— I Tile JfilffheOTor Aliiori*
can tu‘cujiticrt is iniiut but steady.
FOREIGN SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,
Arrived from New Yank—Nov\l2th, Laura, Gertrude,
and Jersey, at Havre; 11th—St. Louis* l>ntai9, Panama,
Jolm, and Albert, antfTrnsto, »f tbUo, 12th—IIS>W!‘F‘I,
Union, Johanna, 'WJltiebuiD«» anff ChUffter Oak, at ditto.
13 th—*Grotto, Narrasansett, Mathilda, General Nowell,
At ni. Rathbono, Anne Cooper, and Tranuuebar, at ditto
Linda at Cork. 10th—Rhine, at Deal.
Sailed for New York—Nov. 14th, James Walsh, from
Nnwjwt; PfbHftii rsnm-11, front OaflilTi Her"*
rican, from Holyhead. '
Shocking Casualty
New York, Nov. 27.—George Havemyor, son
of ex-M,yo, ilavcmyer, was crushed to death this
morning, in the machinery of tho sugar refinery
of Messrs, Hnvemyer A Townsend, at Williams
burg,
THE CITY.
AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENINO.
Amkrioak Aoaiikmt or Mosto—Brood and Locust
atroobi—llcwmium, the Pre.tiiligitfttuur.
Wai.kot-Strkkt Tbbatrb—Ninth and Walnut sta
“Octoroon; Or, Lire in Louisiana"— 1 “P. I’., Or, Tfto
Mon and the Tiger”—“ Kobm-mi Crusoe.”
Ahoh-Stkbkt Tit rat as—Arch street, above Sixth.—
u Paulina"—it Skat Ju-a i„
WhI.TLFT'S CONTINEHTAI TunATßg—Wolnnt atTOOt,
above Eighth,—“ Tho Cataract of the Ganges,"
Cusckht llAl.L—Chestnut streut, above Twelfth.—
George Christy’s Minstrels.
TtatriiE or iroxDKits—lf. B, comer Tenth ana Ghost*
nut streets.—Signor Blitz’s Entertainment.
Asssmhi.v Boildikos—Comer of Tenth and Chestnut
streets.—Waugh’s Italia and Stereoscopic Views of tha
War.
The Celebration of Thanksgiving Day.
To-day will bo observed in Philadelphia and
through*ut Pennsylvania as an ooeosion or lliunka
giving. Tho markets have boon groaning for some
weeks with nil descriptions of I'etvl, from tliu sage
rooster of a past generation to the pullet that might
llavfi lived to the next, all IticrdiloCily slaughtered
in honor rfman’s meekness and Soil’s boneficenco.
In whnt way it came to pass that the shedding of
the blood of ducks and turkeys was considered
most meet for a time of thanksgiving history re*
mains silent. It may he that the custom origiuated
in the Mosaic age, when the flbek was compelled
to suffer to satisfy the altar. But certainly ours is
tho bettor custom; for how shall tha heart ho mors
thankful than over a full platter ; and if meditation
conduces te praise, then it will be easy for nil who
have fowl to hrood nt will. However, it has been
g) disposed that worship precedes tho feast. Alt
the churches will he opened to-day, and while* the
servants are baking tho gobble? brown at home the
heads of the family will hear from the minister a
recital aS’. long flid&tiies that tho children wUI
wish cut short. Tho minister himself fools a sort of
foreboding that the ladies of the congregntion ore
to present him with something nice at night, and
bis sermon will bo unusually fervent, ns his hoart
is full in anticipation.
IV hat a time will there be at noon, as the folk go
home from church and find the white cloth laid at
the table so neatly) with a great carving kinfc in
the centre, and a napkin, ns- white as a snowffake,
beside each plate ! Tho little wife will be buzzing
around the fire, giving directions to the “Biddy,”
whs ri/l persist in stirring salt with the gravj i and
Oiroetl.Y. smoothing tho frowns from her forehead,
Uncle John will come down stairs, smiling ever
so pleasantly, and leading little “ Pu3s” by
the hand. The flavor of the fowl ascends like
pleasant inoensa, and reminds Unelo John, of tha
old days when he look tliatibsglvlhg dinner with
somebody cow forgotten. Finally, with the family
and their guest settled in their chairs, and a great
trepidation on the part of -■ liiddy,” caused by
her mistress wleHing nV W, Umtle John says a
quiet blessing, and “Pop,” nt the hoad of tho
table, puts on a napkin and looks at the fowl.
The children’s eyes are going to pop from their
hoads, and their faces ara aglow. Un»le John goes
into tho statistics of turkey, and says that one of
the family that ho assisted in putting down in the
year “ ’-ii” w-as a prodigious specimen, the like
of which tills generntjon is unable to produce.
Put lie ne-rcrUtslvßs has a liisipg for this, and
looks reverentially at the stacks of dressing which
“l’op” insists upon laying before him. How
steaming the gravy, how bright tho coffee-pot, how
pleasant the glow of tho fire and tho husband and
wife, us they look down the table at the little folks
and across the table so fondly at each other, wonder
if they were ever married at nil; if the children
are theirs, and if it is not all a dream—children,
thanksgiving, turkey, Uhc-k- John, „nd all.
The full consciousness of their blessings rushes
upon them, and earnest thanksgiving, too holy for
expression, ascends tr, heaven Not ascetic, not
»wdy i hut wi’h fill} hsfivte and full stomachs, the
day glidos hy liko a pleasant picture, anil all n:u
happier that it was celebrated.
Are all happier ? Perhaps not! For God that
gives riches to some has not given riches to all.
Tho widow around tho onrnor U shivering and
thinking of fire ; tho beggar in the attic is hugging
his rags as if they were gold ; and in the house
acrors the way there lies a stiff, white corpse, with
a daughter crouched at its feet, llow hard for
such to pruiso or to pray: Their hearts are full of
bitterness, aud tho household glee around them it,
oh ! so sinful and so uncharitable !
This afternoon Uncle John will treat the children
with a walk to the theatre, aud they will throw- „ P
their hats and laugh unfit they are overrunning at
the eyes. It will be something for them to speak
of twenty years to come ; but Uncle John is fonder
of their glee than of the play. During the after
noon, likewise, Ike come oul V^vmincnV
amorig whom arc tbeyetoron aome Guardi with
altered muskets. At night all will he heartily
tired, and very thankful for sleep.
Of course the soldiers nt Washington will have
reeviTvti pnretis from their friends, Trherewith tu
commemorate the day.
General Patterson’s Reserve. Brigade wil! drill
to day, nt 10V o’clock, in North Camden. ~
After tho drill in Qamden, whirl, will eauiuanaa
about 10i o'clock A. -M , we understand the bri
gade will make a short street parade over the fol
lowing route—down Front to Walnut, up Walnut
to Sixth, dopp Sistft.t? Pine, up Pine to Broad, up
Broad to Chestnut, and down Chestnut to the Stato
House, when the parade will be informally dis
missed.
In addition to the parade of the Reserve Brigade,
Company B, of the First Regiment of Artillery, P.
11. G., Captain Hastings, will make a display pre
vious to their battery drill. The company will
moot at one o'clock, at the Home Guard Armory,
Broad and Race, and move over the following
route: Out Raao to Sixteenth, down Sixteenth to
Chestnut, down Chestnut to Fourth, down Fourth
to Walnut, down Walnut to Third, up Third to
Arch, up Arch to Fifth, out Fifth to Girard avenue,
out Girard avenue to Ridge avenue, out Ridge ave
nue to the drill ground, opposite the depot of the
Ridge-avenuo Railroad.
Th« Gymnast Zouaves wil! make a street parade.
To night the Philadelphia Bible Society will hold
its anniversary.
City Apvertisinii in Couit.—Yesterday,
in the District Court, Joseph B. Flanigcn vs. the
city of Philadelphia, came up. Thus was an action
to recover 31,421.04 for publishing in the Daily
News ths list of delinquent tax-payors for 1860.
The bill is for publishing the list three times, and
the charge is 12j cents per name. The plaintiff
claims the payment under the net of Assembly di
recting the Beceiver of Taxes to publish the list in
three papers, and three times m each, and the
charge is not to exceed 37 cents per name. In De
cember, 1880, Mr. Hamm, the Receiver of Taxes,
made a contract with Mr. Fl.tnigen to publish the
names at the price claimed, a price which had al
ways been paid. Counsel for plaintiff took occa
sion to refer to an ordinance of Council passed De
cember 31,1880, makingan appropriation to the re
ceiver of taxes, and among the items is one '■ for
advertising delinquent taxpayers, §2,000, provided
that said advertising shall not be done in more than
two newspapers, nor more than one time in each,
and provided that said advertising shall not exceed
eight cents per name.” Tho counsel considered
this ordinance to be in violation of'the act of As
sembly requiring the advertising to be done in Hires
newspapers, and three times in oach. It would be
considered that the ordinance in question did pro
hibit the necessary publication, but merely appro
priated so much money fat it at that time.
On the part of the city it was contended that
Mr. Hamm, the Beceiver of Taxes, never made an
effort to get the advertising done for eight oents
per name ; and, further, that the act of Assembly
quoted merely fixed a limit beyond which the city
could not go in having the advertising done. The
act of Assembly of 1855 provided that ail adver
tisings, except for municipal claims, shall be in
serted in no more than three daily newspapers, nor
mere than three tin.ee {n each, nvr pindl there be
paid for the same more than the rate paid by citi
zens for advertising in the newspapers selected.
Testimony was then introduced to show that by
the published rates of the Daily News, the adver
tising for three times would amount to 8i cents.
The counsel for tho city presented the following
points to the court:
I. That the proviso in the ordinance of December
8L 18fl0, was lawful,
11. That the Beceiver of Taxes could make no
contract binding on the city of Philadelphia with
the plaintiff, l'or a charge exceeding eight cents for
each name for one insertion.
111. That it is incumbent on tho plaintiff to show
that the price established by said ordinauce is uot
compensatory.
IV. That the plaintiff cannot recover beyond
their usual advertising rates charged citizens.
The Deputy Quartermaster General
desires to acknowledge the roeoipt of donations
made to the army, by the following-named per
soiiji, viz ;
Nov. 10—Mrs, 11 m B. Scott, 2144 Mount Ver
non street, 4 pairs socks; A friend of the cause, 4
pairs gloves, 2 blankets, and 4 pairs socks; Emma
Flumcr, Iladdonffcld, N. J., 1 pair socks; Mrs.
Maria Hay, 1 blauket and 2 pairs soaks; dl lady. 1
Eair slippers and 1 pair socks,; Namo of donor un
nown, 4 pairs socks; A Inly, 3 pairs seeks; Mrs.
Thomas, 4 pairs socks; Mrs. and Miss Taylor, 302
South Tenth street, 17 pairs socks; Mrs. John S.
Taylor, Clinton ftrfft. J<* pairs sock-.
Nov. 20 —Mrs, H. G, Korn, 3 pnire soeka; Alady,
5 do; Miss Mary Hitchcock, 1 do; Mrs. Hoffman. 3
do : Mrs. Mills, 4 do; Mrs. Chas. Kelly, 2:blnnkeU
and 10 pairs socks; Miss Maria B. Davis, 4 pairs
aocto; Llizn fingkton, liHstlston, Z blAnkft?,
Nor. 21—Mrs. Jaiot) Sperry, pairs hospital
slippers ; Miss M. S. Willing, 2 pairs socks.
Nov. 22—A lady, 4 pairs socks; Miss H K.
West, 4 do; Miss Ely, 1 do; Mrs. S. H. Mtattson, 5
do i Miss Pl&ntoo, 4 do * Mias Steinbrouner, 4 do.
Nov 23—Mrs E. L. Mulfort, 1 comfortable and
2 blankets
Nov. 25—Mrs. Allison, Manayunk, 2 pears socka;
Mrs. John Fareini. S do ;.M. L. 1\ and rioter, 2do ;
Mn. Reuben Sflllflilfl, (iermantowo, 3.d0; Mrs.
Geo. D. Smith, do, 2 do !;Mrs. Geo. W. Hamcrsly,
do, 3 do and 1 blanket; Mrs. Dofilein, 4 pairs
socks; Mrs. Murray, 96 yearsold, 4 do; fifrs. Henry
IC. Strong. 4 do.
NAV. 28—MfS. AfitsU M. FfySf, S {tiiSA hisplUl
shoes ; A lady. 1 pair socks; Miss Ellen Ralston, 2
do; Miss Annie Bainas, ldo; Miss Ik. 8., 6 do;
Mrs. Gardiner, 1128 Vine street, 12 pairs hospital
mitts; Mrs. M. KosenlMoh, 1 pair socks, Ido hos
pital imitls; Miss S. Phlioelt, 1 palt? Cecils.
From the following, ladies of the Trappe Sowing
Society ;
Mrs. Joseph Bov.ej. 1 pair blankets, 1 quilt, 11
towels, im»P I 1 ioe-H sheer,; Mrs, Banbara Koous. 1
hlimltut and 3 tnwoik; Mrg. Jacob Fbjl Jr., I quilt;
Miss Ann Deweeg..ii blanket, 1 quilt, 4 towels, and
linen; Mrs. Susan Horning, 2 towels and 1 quilt;
Mrs Margaret Lewis, 1 blanket and 1 towel; Mrs.
Sarah Yocum, 1, qjuilt and 4 towels Miss Lydia F.
Koelor, 8 trnvols-v Miss Oathnrino Milter. 3 do; Mrs.
Calhsrims Fatuous, 3do ; Mrs. Hfira ICrarz, 4 do;
Miss Josepbino Royer, 2 blankets and sumo linen;
Miss Ivate Yarger, 1 quilt.
Ax IXUAXCU'? attempt twr poison by the*
whs discovered tiff Tuesday evening;
when au named Julia Million, formerly
j) small wares the Eighteenth ward£
mixed SiSaenic lyith a lot barley. He enterab ai
groeeuy store on Frankfosd road, above Belgsndm
street, about six o’clock.,, and behaved very aayste*
riously. Finally, he approaohed a keg of barley,
xito which he whs observed to drop something.
He then took some ol' the barley into his hawk and
mixed it thoroughly. The proprietor of the store
had his suspicions ajoused by these movements, and
sent for a policcwan. Mullen was then taken into
custody. Upon his person two small packages wero
found. They were simitar to the one he was seen
to handle about the keg. One of the papers bore
the label of a drug store in the lower part of the
city, and was marked arsenic. The police wore not
quite satisfied that the substance was really arsenic,
and had it analyzed by a chemist, who pronounced
it poison, Mullen had a hearing before Aldermaq
Shoemaker, and was committed.
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