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Invited to examine our large end es.?efally-se
fected stock of desirable goods, which will be
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H. C. LATJ'a - lILIN co.,
No. 803 MARKET STREET,
&c tvolving daily, from the PHILADELPHIA and
NEW YORK AMMONS, a general assortment of
LIERCHANDISIC, bought for CAUL
CASH BUYERS aro especially invited to call and ex
amine our Stook. 4904
MILITARY GOODS.
ANDREWS' ORIGINAL. CAMP ; OR
TRAVELLING
BED T RUNK.
(Patent applied ferl For gsack by
W. A. ANDREWS,
ru.l6-2m No. 612 CHE6TNUT Street.
ARMY SUPPLIES..
50,000 pairs ARMY DRAWERS.
2 0 , 0 6 4 3 MCAT FLANNEL SHIRTS.
10,000 RED do. SHIRTS.
600 dozen FINE TRAVELLING SHIRTS.
Fur sale by
BENNETT, RUCH, tr. CO.,
Manufacturers of Army Goods,
nol7^m 215 and 217 CRIIRGEI Alley, Phila.
A RMY CONTRACTORS
Mil) SUTLERS
SUPPLIED WITH VEUSEIES at the lowest rates.
Always on hadtl, a large stock of
CAVALRY BRUSHES,
Government standard;
WAGON JRUSHES,
Government standard
Ana every Description of Brnithee required for the Army.
ICEMBLE & VAN HORN,
ocie-3m 321 MATIRigT Street, PhiloAlelpbia.
A RMIL
' WOOLLENS.
WELLING-, COFFIN', 'eir, 00.,
116 CEEESTNITT STREET,
h.ra Flowed t4l Oplip
or on contract 3.4 and 5.4 Muir and
Sky Blue
CLOTHS AND TZTIRSEYS.
INDIGO BLUE KERSEYS.
INDIGO BLUE CLOTH.%
Iliad ay. r 7 miety of Goode adapted to Military Clothing.
for sale at tho lowest prices
BEGDONTS IQUIPPRD AT gr 1011 . 12 MIME
.BENJ. L. BERRY,
MOTH HOUSE ? 60 SOUTH pEcoxp §TREST,
ocs- CC ,
AIWY FLANNELS.
WELLING - , COFFIN, & CO.,
jib CHESTNUT STREET,
/kr* prepared to make cordracte, Tor immediate delivery,
WHITE DOMET FLANNELS,
AND ALL WOOL
INDIGO BLUE FLANNELS ?
Cl tiorennnent standard. oc4-tf
CARPETINGS.
Ch EAP CARPETS.
in order to clone out
OCR ENTIRE STOCK OF
CARPETINGS
y the end of the year, we shallthis day make
STILL FURTHER EEDMTIONS IN PRICES
DAILY & DEIOTHER,
No. 920 CHICSTNIIT Street
STONE TO LET, AND FIXTURES FOR SALE
ael7-ttabs t`alk
LOOKING !MASSES.
.11IMENSE REDUCTION
II
LOOKING GLASSES,
OIL PAINTINGS, SITGR&VDTOS,
11•14TUSE AND YIIQTOO,BB.PIi nielass.
JAMES 5. EARLE & 50N,
816 CHESTNUT STREET,
♦iraoanee the reduction of 26 per cant. In the rites of all
the Manufactured Stock of 'boatel MIMS ; glee, In
Engravings, Picture and Photograph Pramee, 011 Paint..
tugs. The largest and moat elegant assortment in the
country. A rare opportunity I, now offered to make purl
theses in this line For Cady at remarkably Low Primo
EARLE'S GALLERIES,
bg-tr gl6 CHICSTNIIT Street.
HARDWARE.
HARDWARE.
MOORE, HERBERT, &
Hare DOW On hand, and are COniitantif retailing; a
lane assortment of HARDWARE, CUTLERY, GUM,
&c., to which they invite the attention of purchasers for
cash or short credit.
No. 401 MARKET Street, sod
octi.em No 410 003111ERCE Streak, nada.
GROCERIES.
TO FAMILIES RESIDING IN UM
BASAL DISTRIOT&
We ars prepared, as heretofore, to moral families S i
their Country Residences with every description or
FINE 61100EIHER, TEAS, la., &a.
ALBERT C. ROBERTS.
WHIM ELEVENTH AND VEX MEETS.
mrlB
'MACKEREL, HERRING, SHAD,
SALMON, Iro.-3.00 bbla Mess Nos. 1,2, and 8
IACHBREL, large, medium, and small, in assorts/
schages of choice, late-eanght, fat deli.
6,000 Ws. New Miff" lesslixo,k, and Lat.-odor Bor
ings, of choice qualities.
8,000 boxes extra new scaled Herrings,
1,000 boxes extra new No. 1 Herrings.
1,000 boxes; large klagdaline Herrings.
200 bble. Mackinac White Fish.
00 Ms. new - Economy NMI Rai
20 bble. new Halifax Salmon.
1,000 quintals Grand Bank Codfish.
000 boxes Herkimer County Cheese.
In store and landinz fee
MURPHY & MOONS,
not No. 146 NORTH WHARVES.
lISINESS NOTICES.
X7l AC GAL A D ANALYTICAL
li CHEMIBTRY.—The Laboratory of the subscriber's
fa open daily, from 9 A. M. to 8 P. M., for Analyses of
Ores, Guanoa, Waters, Stc. Also, for the Instruction of
Students in Chemistry ? Mineralogy, and Geology,
opintoins g ivon ii, cuemioni va;* - siont.
Special Instruction in MEDICAL CHEMISTRY.
JAMES O. BOOTH,
THOS. H. GARRETT,
JEO. J. REESE,
oci.am No. 10 CHANT Street. Tenth. Weer Henkel
JOHN WELSH, Practical SLATE
BOOK'E'R, THIRD Street and GERMANTOWN
gond. L prepared to put on any amount of BOOTING,
an the mot MODERATE TERMR. Will guaranty to
make every Building perfectly Water-ti g ht
sr Orders promptly attended to.
a , EVANS 4 WATSON'S
SALAKANDIER SAFES
ORM,
16 SOUTH F OU R TH STREIT,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
I st6o variets of szut-rsoor &um always
on luuaL
WINDOW SHADES.—The subsori
bare keep constantly on hand, and put up in the
very best manner, both in town and country, Plain
(washed) Painted, GiltHorder t and Film likkileh OY
ever? deserlpilon.
They also furnish Shades colored to order, adapting
them to the color of the front, or to the prevailing color
In the room; and supply Shades in quantities, and at re.
lanced prices, for Churches, Hospital', and other public
bniIdinA
SHEPPARD, TAN HARLINGEN, & AMMON,
Importers and Dealers in Curtains, Curtain Materials,
etc., 1006 CHESTNUT Street. n027-tf
COTTON OAIL nvQ aid catt,
US, or ill union no Drum.
itavett's Deck Twat! lor IleffitiMons, for
Toga Awnings, Truldes, sod w Mon Veva".
Also, iPsior Noandioturoto' Mier room, how Ito $
blat irldL Tlsllllllsl6 &NM Barna' am
JOHN W. Ilfzimit Go.,
arl-11 111 RIM Alloy.
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34 13011TH FRONT AND 35 LNTITIA sTDRET,
OFFER FOR PALE
BROWN Alii) i3LEAOKED SILEETINGS,
SHIRTINGS,
DRILLS, JEANS, sILEcIA6,
CANTON FLANNELS,
11714 K TUE
MASSACHUSETTS, GREAT FALLS
LACONIA, LYMAN,
EVERETT, DWIGHT,
LOWELL, C4klM,
reswics,
itAmrDEN,
LigEwism,
4 FULL ASSORTMENT OF
SHAWLS, BEAVER CLOTHS, TRICOTS,
CASSIMERES, FLANNELS, TWEEDS,
BLANKETS, AND ARMY
GOODS,
FROM THE WASHINGTON (Laza BAT ST.A.TI9
AND OTIMIt mum. oa-am
SHIPLEY, HAZARD, it,
HUTpHINSON,
No. 114 ONEHUNIIT OTREETt
OOINII3SION N BOHANTS
NON PRI SALE OP
rHlLAnntrniA-mA - DE
,11:4 tu! GOODS.
se2S-em
hiitttriEKY GOODS.
CITY BONNET STORE.
SEASONABLE GOODS
SEASONABLE PRICES•
SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK SALES.
Ladies' and Misses' Bonnets, Children's Turbans,
Cape, la., the beet and most fashionable, and at the low•
est prices. Bonnets made over, or bleached, and re.
trimmed ; Millinery GSM/1m airnntities to suit_ BRA
VER, FELT and PLUSH Goods for Children.
LINCOLN, WOOD, & NICHOLS;
NO. 126 CHESTNUT STREET
KENNEDY'S
FRENCH
FLOWERS, FEATI-IE RS,
AND GENERAL MILLINERY GOODS.
No. 729 CHESTNUT STREET, BELOW EIGHTH
ocs-Sm
ffirKl
FURS I
GEORGE F. WOMRATH,
NOS. 415 AND 417 ARCH STREET,
HAS Now OPEN
A FULL ASSORTMENT
LADIES' FURS.
To which the attention of the Public is incited. no22tjal
LADIES'
CHOICE FURS,
WARRANTED
WELL BEABONED
VERY REASONABLE PRIORS,
PARIS CLOAK AID TUB 2MPOPIPM,
70S CHESTNUT STREET
FT_ W. PROCTOR Se Co.
nol4-1m
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER
& CO.,
ligrthgott , Comer FOVRTLI and RACE Streets,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOTT AND PLATE GLASS.
. MANUFACTURERS OF
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY I ace
AGENTS POR. THE CELEBRATED
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealers and consumers supplied at
VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
_TUST RECEIVED, per , 4 Annie Kim
Er ball," from Liverpool, litander, Weaver, $ sum
deed preparations :
25 The Extract &retail, In 1 lb jars.
25 lbs Extract Ityoscryami, in 1 lb jars.
60 The Extract Belladonna, in 1 lb jars.
100 The Extract Taraxaci, in 1 lb are.
66 ibs Via Rai Colcbiri, in i it, bottles.
100 lbs 01. &weird Rect., in lib bottles.
600 The Calomel, in 1 lb bottlee.
600 Rea Pil Hydrarg., in lib jars.
WETHEBILL & BROTHER,
47 and 49 North SECOND Street.
CABINET FURNITURE.
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MOORE & CAMPION,
No. 281 South SEOOND Street,
Is connection With their eitenaiTe Cabinet Matinees an
offlr meIIIIIKAUTing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
And have now on hand a full supply, Mailed with the
MOORE a CAMPION'S IMPROVED CUSHIONS,
which are pronounced, by all who have used them, to be
superior to all akeiii.
For the Quality and finish of these Tables the manu
facturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout the
Union, who are familiar with the character of their work.
au2s-6m
.1 1 1 - lEbl - 1 MINCED MEAT.
The subscriber begs leave to inform the public that
ge is again prepared to offer Ilia justly celebrated
NE PLUS ULTRA MINCED MEAT,
•Sn largo or small quantities. Orders through De
spatch Post will be punctually attended to.
JOSHUA WRIGHT,
BPEING GARDIIN and I'EANKLIN streets,
twitl-2m Mimiclphle.
COAL OIL! COAL OIL!
GEORGE W. WOOTTEN,
3.3 SOUTH SECOND. STREET,
AGENT FOR THE
NORTH AMERICAN OIL COMPANY.
MANUFACTURERS OF CZAL OIL, AND RE
PIELDP. OF COAL AND 1111111011
WM. F. JOLINSTON, Freaident,
GEO. OGDEN, Secretary.
t moo, agent for BEERS, ,TUDSOIf, iG SEEM, Patent
lGlass Cones for Lamps, and wholesale dealer in
ridge's Patent Oral (fire-proof) and Eastern Flint-Glass
Chimneys, Lamps, ac. Burners to burn Coal Oii with
oat Oblasaoya.
Cash tolyers or prompt payers are respectfully Invited
1 to examine our stock. no2l-len
pORTLAND KEROSENE
OIL.
We sre new prepared to supply this
STANDARD lIILUMINATING OIL
AT
GREATLY REDUCED PRICER. •
E. LOCKE & CO., SOLE Amur%
1010 MARKET STREET,
PuiUMW&
COAL.OIL LAMP
WITHOUT A CHIMNEY.
1 TEITTINS' PATENT COAL-OIL LAMP burns all
kinds of coal oil without the nee of a chimney. Hussy.
and Lampe, wholeaslo and retail, by
ii. EL Wiikilit3/ mural Agent,
10 North SECOND Street
'REST QUALITY ROOFING SLATE
AI Memel en heed and fee lade at lleise. Wltamt.
elkoll Street, Keeehlefon. T. THOMAS ,
tea,ni WALKOT ems, hilialblia
CHICOPEE, itnil
BARTLET MILLS
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
A NAVAL FIGHT REAR NEWPORT NEWS
ANOTHER REBEL REPORT FROM
FORT PICKENS.
&C., &O.' &C.
It was understood that the Camp Dick Robinson
troops were to be moved across the country, to co
operate with the column on t 1 joulayilio and
Nashville. Railroad in the attack on Dowling Green
and the advance to Nashville. In accordance with
this design, the troops marched from Danville across
to Lebanon, where they reached a branch of the
LQuieville tuml Nashville road, and could be speedily
united with the main column. The Fourteenth
Ohio had arrived at Lebanon. and the Seventeenth
and Thirty-first were well on the way, when on
Thursday last orders came up to move back to
Somerset, to repel " deminibtration" of Zollieof
tees&
On Friday. the Fourteenth was still at Lebanon,
waiting to be paid before returning, and the Se
venth and Thirty-first had got as far as Danville on
their way back.
Somerset is but twenty-ftve or thirty mile; from
London, where the troops halted on their movement
toward Cumberland Gap. So the troops, after
marching over eight counties, and one hundred and
eighty miles of bad roads, ere to get back almost to
their old place. Zollicolror is said to be making A
" demonstration" against Somerset, hence the sud
den advance backward again.
Andy Johnson " Going Home."
FURS!
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Cinzette,
writing from Camp Jenkins, near Louisville, under
date of November 27, says :
On yesterday we were honored with 11 tgl from
Goporal Lculic Coombs and the lion. Andy Johnson,
of Tennessee. Alluding to the great change in ap.
pearanee of our regiments since we first left camp,
we were told " that we had seen service, - and that
gill appearance was only an evidence of its severi
ty." As we wore passing from one regiment to the
other, one remarked to Senator Johnson,
." that at
present he could not go home." "No," be said,
" but I am going there Boon, along with you."
Will it not be an honor to assist in carrying this
noble patriot and exile triumphantly to his
lime
AND RELIABLE,
They went no further than our brigade, saying
that they came to see us alone. They left with the
promise that, should it not min. they would ALMA
out this forenoon and ftddrets us. Brit it rained,
and all felt serious disappointment, for we were sure
of a rich treat. however, before they left we
bad the assurance that we would see them again.
Great Excitement in Paducah—Quarrel
among the Generals—Meeting among the
Troops— Indignation against General
Smith Ihs . Aid -de - Camp Knocked
Down.
[Correspondence of the Missouri Democrat.]
CAIRO, Nov. 28.—0 n Tuesday last, a Secessionist
in Paducah by the name of Woolfolk, hung a Seces
sion flag out of his window as SOTOO QQ our troops
were parsing ty, and hurrahed for Jett - INNIS. The
man had done the same thing before, on several oc
casions, and the matter was reported to General
Smith, he refused to interfere. This refusal of
General Smith caused great indignation among the
troops, and doubts of Ids loyalty were freely ex
pressed id Paducah.
The matter having been reported to Gen. Wal
lace, he sent his aid-de-camp with a squad of men
to order the traitorous flag to be taken jH, awl if
Woolfolk refused, then to take it in and erect the
stars and stripes over his house. Woolfolk knowing
that Gen. Smith was senior officer, refused to obey
Gen. Wallace's order, whereupon Wallace's aid
facility took down the rebel flag agd 6Qistdd the
stars and stripes in its stead.
In the meantime, YL'oelfolk having appealed to
Gen. Smith, the latter sent his aid, Lieut. Price, to
order Gen. Wallace to have the stars and stripes
taken down from Woolfolk'slgH,sg , Wall= re-
fused to obey the order, and sent word to Smith
that the flag should not be taken down while there
was a live man in his brigade. Wallace's aid said
that Woolfolk should sleep under a loyal flag one
night anyhow . . Smith's aid replied that he did not
consider that any great bettor Whereupon Wal
lace's aid knocked down Smith's aid. Gel!. Paine
sent Wallace assurances of his co-operation.
As Gen. Smith had nobody but his discomfited
lieutenant to enforce his order, « tbg lad l a g still
waves.- -
Vrtss.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER C>, 1861,
THE REBELLION,
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN PADUCAH.
A QUAILIIII AMONG THE GENERALS
INDIGNATION AGAINST (14EN.SMITII
HIS AID•DE•CAMP KNOCKED DOWN.
AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI.
HOW GENERAL PRICE'S PROCLAMATION
IS RECEIVES.
GEN. lIALIsECK'S PLANS.
INTERESTING SOUTHERN NEWS.
AriAIRN IN NEW ORLEANS.
Condition of the Prisoners in
Charleston
ANOTHER STONE FLEET ABOUT TO SAIL
"NOBODY HURT."
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
Movements on Somerset.
Gen. Smith on the next day issued the following
order :
HEADIIITARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES,
FADECAII, Ky., Nov. 21, IM,
f 4 -. , cr." Orsivre ) iiv, 30.1—0 n the afternoon of
the 25th inst., a grave breach of discipline was corn
mated by a part of this command, chiefly, if not al
together, by officers and soldiers of the Eleventh .
Indiana Regiment, in the raising of a flag Over the
house of a resident of this city, not, certainly, by
the act of raising our flag, but by the manner of .
proceedlirg—the attendant circumstances.
The Commanding General desires to address
those engaged in this proceeding in a kindly spirit.
Re is aware they have subjected themselves to pro
secution under the articles of war. lie is compelled
to denounce the transaction as a great violation of
geed eider and military discipline, but he is in
clined to the belief that those engaged in it will,
upon reflection, come to regard it in that light
themselves. Bad it been possible for him tohave
anticipated its occurrence, it would have been his
duty, by all the means at his commend end at every ;
hazard, tv have prevented it. The affair is _the
more mortifying to him from the-fact that, in a
long military life, it is the first proceeding of a
mutinous character that ever happened with troops
ttncter his immediate command ; that if his feelings
were wounded by the transaction, as he admits ,
they were, he is confident, sensible, intelligent and ;
generous men, such as he believes eompose the
ccmmand he more especially addresses, will make
duo 1111011111108 for the pride and sensibilities of an
officer who has given nearly thirty-seven years of
life to the service of his country in the army.
Though the occurrence may subject him to criti
cism by those placed over him in authority, ho is
disposed to MI it drop without lorcetisation leer,
however, for his own sake than that of the persons
engaged in it. So disposed on his side, he trusts
they will listen patiently to his remonstrances
against like occurrences in the future.
In this spirit the commanding General appeals,
then, to the intelligence of officers and soldiers.
Altheugh Kentucky is full of traitors, her Legisla
ture left her one of the States of the Union ; and
cur &rem en her soil are ellai k ted with the high
mission of protecting . her people and sovereignty.
Afore plainly, he desires every soldier, without re.
gard to his position, to know that he is sent here
by the Government as the protector of a loyal
State, whisk, tho os l, occupied by rebel aro:de:s
not an enemy's country; nod that success requires
him, by the patient exercise of moderation, oho
' dienee, and etniriiy, to eorn dill character from
both friends and foes. We charge tilt rebek with
opprecsion Ls it policy to subject ourselves, our
cause, or our slag to like charges? Our boast is
that we are fighting for a Government that never
harmed a citizen ; whose thanks will we earn if we
are the first to rob ourselves of that heist?
The General has derived great satisfaction from
the soldierly deportment of those he more particu
larly addressed ; and it is hardly enough to say
that it grieved him to see them manifest the slight
est spirit of disorder. All his IRtiOB for the triumph
of our flag, and its re-erection in all the rebellious
States, are based upon the discipline of the army;
and he feels every blow to that discipline as a blow
to the common cause. Upon the restoration of
peace, cock soldier will dolma to the civil pursuits
from which ho came. How important that he
should do so without reproach or shame Pro
perty. liberty, government—everything precious—
has been committed to the army. When the army
supplants the commander, or turns from the path
of order, or bursts the bands of discipline, it makes
itself a thing of terror and ruin. Enthusiasm for
the flag is a thing to be encouraged; the General
would do every thing in his power to raiac it to the
highest pitch : yet be calmly asks each Soldier to
watch its fiery impulses, lest, while fitting him for
boldness in battle. they do not plunge him unguard
edly into excesses.
In serselueien . the General ache the soldiers of
his command, by their conduct in the future, their
gentleness to friends, and their moderation towards
unarmed enemies, living
under the shadow of our
flag, to giro him reason to believe they admit the
necessity of order and are willing to enforce it. If
h e y w ill euviexereise their intelligence, and trot
PHILADELPHIA,
forget the observance of lea which so becomes them
as citizens. will still morn become thorn as soldiers,
no complaint will CRT he heard and= thorn from
amy
By order of Brigadier General C. F. Slttrut.
T. T. Pick:, Lieutenant and Aid•de•Camp.
Rho An:ME bas erected iniontge excitement among
the soldiers. and Wallane's insubordination is en
thusiastically approved. IL
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
Gen. Price's Proclamation.
The St. Louis Relmbilitnt of the 21 inst. says
The Secessionists hereabouts are net eatidfied with
Gen. Price's proclamation, his confession of weak-
Ws and desperation, his call for fifty thousand
men, and his promise of a booty of two hundred
million dollars to those who will engage in this en
terprise. to be taken frcin the Union citizens of the
State. What they hate most is Gm betrayal of his
own weakness, and his urgent and frequently-made
demand for fifty thousand men, knowing that he
cannot get a tenth of that number. and hence they
say that it is not it genuine proclamation from Gsa.
Price. That he did not write it is very probable :
it was written by Tucker, of the State Journal,
who stands indicted for high treason in this city,
ran away from a trial, and left his securities in
the larch. Put aeneral Price fathered it, and
it becomes his to all intents and purposes, and
must be so regarded. Price wants the aid of
50,000 men—he wants not only the men, but he
wants guns and ammunition. and boots and shoes,
Blad elothing, blankets and bedquilts, and every
thing essential to make an army comfortable. But
will he get the men or the equipments? Not if
General Bailee]: or General Schofield can prevent
it, and they are sure to do it. These gentlemen, at
the head of two different branches of the service,
will attend to Lis case for him. The first named
has an ample military force at his command, for
this purpose ' • and the second will not be long in
putting into the field as large a force of Union men
under GoVseats airnible's call, as General krice
can muster when all his troops are brought to
gether. Action—prompt action—is all that is
wanting now, and the Unionists of Missouri will be
prepared to defend their two lunalrei anima of
property, instead of permitting General Price to
divide it among his followers, as he promises them,
after he has overrun the State.
now a Large Supply of Powder was Dis
covered.
The St. Joseph (Mo.) correspondent of the St.
Louis Republican, under date of November 29th,
says :
The merchants of this city formerly kept their
powder stored in a magazine near town. Last
spring, the Secessionists, under M. Jeff Thompson,
stole and secreted the contents of this magazine—
over three hundred kegs of powder. Yesterday,
word came to Mnj. Josephs, of the Third battalion,
M. E. M., that the widow of Judge Leona./ had
informed the Secessionists of this city that they
a must take that powder from the premises." Last
night. Mejor Josephs, with Dick Castle and one
other guide, accompanied by Adjutant Charles
D. Kerr and fifteen suldiers of the Sixteenth
lithiois, proceeded to the residence of Mrs. Leon
ard, and, after arriving at the house. sought ad
mittance. This was denied by Mrs. L., who, in a
long parley at the door, stated that she had lost
horses by Jayhawkers, and had atiiatwias been
imposed upon by men profeming to belong to the
United States army. At length the major was
allowed to enter tho dwelling. He frankly dis
closed his business. Sheromtl 4ont
p p y ua all
if.rmiele.g.ge of the secretion, or wintenCO, of any
gunpowder on the farm. Her interrogator re
plied that they should find it, if on the premises,
and intimated that she would be relieved of much
494 1 49 Ity infergaing his men where they enuld
commence their search with the greatest proba
bility of success. She remained firm. The men
were then ordered to overturn a haystack. This Another-Rebel Report from Pensacola ,
was no easy job, for it was about twenty feet
high, and over sixty feet in Ilea i but tho boys Vairie, NM uo.—General Polk, yesterday MOM
plichcd away with right good will, for a few mu- lag, received a despatch from General Bragg, at
meats, when Mrs. L. informed them that she in- 'Pensacola. stating that Fort Pickens had ceased
dined to the belief that the powder was under that
hay stack ; that one ande men in he'r employ as- firing, and the result, so far, had been eight Con
federates killed and. aqTcffil beans destroyed, No
slated in secreting it,mkt give them Inform,
ilon a its precise locality. The laborer was found breach had been made, as reported, in the walls of
and questioned, but stubbornly refused to tell any- the fort. The Federal fleet, he said, had been la
thing. denying all knowledge of the matter, until jured. Bragg stated that he hourly expected a
told that Mrs: Leonard had informed concerning renewal of the firing. Re then pointed gilt the place where the am.
munition was stored. The men, with hay knives, The Third. stone Fleet.
BIM cut their way into the centre of the hay stack, THE HARBOR OF CHARLESTON TO BE BLOCKED ETP-:-
and brought to lightjefty-fire kegs of gunpowder, NAMES AND TONNAGE OF THE VESSELS EMPLOY
in a perfect. state of preservation, which was speedi- ED, &C., ke.
IY trans forted f 9 Ms city. The battalion ot Major mother fleet of Yeasola will be ready to sail in a
JoSeplia, since its organization, has recovered over
one hundred kegs of powder, stolen and hidden by few days, ii for the purpose of blocking up the water
the rebels of this town. approac es to Charleston. It carries upwards of
Mx thousand tons of stone, which will be sunk in
Gen. Haileekya plans 1, 1 114 the ClUementt the channel between Morris end Sullivan islands,
Enquirer. and in the Stone Breach, and other inlets rnmainw
a
The Enquirer's St. Louis correspondent gives into the harbor. The following . are the names and
what he understands to be General Halleck's plan tonnage of the vessels (twenty in all) which have
been purchased by the Navy Department for this
of operations against the emu, He says; piiiis6ge . '
The newspapers of the country are continually Eames. Where Purchased. Tons.
alluding to the expedition down the Mississippi Ship Montezuma New London, Conn., ...424
river, as if that was actually the contemplated pre. c 44hil.hErlidca. New London,Conn..... 415
New Bedford, Mass_ _340
gramme of the movement under General lialleek. t Bari ;
Bark E dward
Neweert, Mass 335
Thu DM/Dent will not be down the Mississippi nark messenger *Mem., 210
river, but go up the Tennessee river, where Gen. Mt p India New Bedford. ...... ....366
lialleck's forces, 75,000 strong, will leave the river : Ship Neelsaryport ...... ....Gloucester. 311
and - march in the rear of Columbus, Hickman, and ' Ship Wm. Leo Newport 311
other points, towards Memphis. This manoeuvre : Ship Emerald Sag Harbor, N. 1: - 512
. an .
will eletopel the rebels at Columbus and ohs!, i. Snip Now Eneinnu ...... _ ::L ige t is t , 1.15.11 1 ,8, Ott_ ....-.. 1 5
points to ran book oil NeMphiS, Ms iestehi.O.L4:lllW e r i f-ar c v . ::::::- . ..:i. :. 1, 4 4 . : iL4 li t . s. 0 31-. 16
river clear for the gunboats and transpertation I Bark Noble Su' Ilarbor _274
vessels to pass up and down unmolested. The Con- 1 Ship Majestic Now Bedford.— , ......297
federates are occupying their time in fortifying , Brig Stephen Young Boston,.
1.0,9
Now Madrid, Columbus, and other points ' end aye ! ship .11,• F ois New York 300
.
mounting the same with a large number of guns. I bark Per; Portland, )tie 263
..
Upon the approach of our troops toward their 1 !
Bark .l Jllbl i Scott Now Bedford, 330
m
Portland, Me 233
rear, rather than be cut off from all communication ,
with the South, the Confederates will have to fall Bark 2 ° l o Tel. Margaret
Portland. 343
beak_ No defences have bee. :thrown up on the
Tennessee river, and the continual running up and
down that stream of gunboats has kept the shores
entirely clear of masked batteries and fottifica
*ions. Our army will meet with no resistance, and
will by this movement accomplish the Same result
without less of life and property that the river ex
pedition might have done after severe loss en both
sides, and a fearful destruction of roperty, both
private and public. The column of 'Major demerit].
Halleek will move forward in eonjueetimi with
General Buell's division of 60,000 men from Louis
ville, which proceeds through Kentucky, via
Bowling Green to Nashville.
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LATE FROM THE SOUTH.
Affairs in New Orleans.
A refugee from New Orleans, who left that city
on the list ultimo, in a letter to the Ifertld, says:
In New Orleans the news of the fall of Sumpter
was received with great rejoicings. Lincoln's pro
clamation was ridiculed beyond measuie. Men and
9negr 11 1 1 TC Tilliea The banks wore 'strong, and
all felt rich.
This state of things continued till theblockade of
the month of the iklimiseippi, about the middle of
June. Then you could see long faces ; for then we
were seized by the throat ; but when thetrede teem
up the river was cut off it was tightening the press
sure past endurance. Notwithstanding, be inhabi
tants bore up cheerfully; for relief wiz surely at
,band ; that everybody knew, and no onedared dis
pute the fact. In the month of Ootobfr England
and Frazee would interfere to raise the blockade.
I wish I could impress on you the saws:ado certainty
with which they regarded this. It wa unsafe to
hazard a doubt about it. They wouff admit no
question on the subject. The coup at Ilitterae pre
d...4 .a eleeeelese eltevies 'People ken to open
their eyes. Whose turn next? was Esked. The
weeks went by ; October was gone, ani no French
and English fleet. Then the " Sout)ern heart"
down in New Orleans Mod to be it si_t 7 Meek
despondency prevailed; and the newt of the -cap
ture of Port Royal completed the thnsternation.
Exhausted, poverty stricken, tremiling, lest the
next blow should fall og them , it is titriellit to de ,
scribe their absolutely wretched eoltptifin, Ido
not believe it is possible for the peoplein New Or
leans to hold out three months longer, The city is
shrouded in funeral gloom. The Hier looks like
what it is—a great lfeetel of water; Um levee empty
and deserted; no business after tutee—the hour
for drill. By_ half past seven o'elck the streets
are silent. Northern men, who wee the loudest
foe secession, and who control eveuthing in busi
nets, look each other in the face, realy to exclaim,,
" What fools: we have been," bean-while the
pressure grows worse and worse. The following
arc the retail prices for certain artiebs of necessary
consumption: Tea, three dollars perpound ; coffee,
one dollar—burnt rice is 1101 y §u¢§ttlitcd in pine
of coffee almost universally ; pull - sixty-five dolt
lars a barrel ; potatoes, ten dollars ; hams, forty
free cents per pound; medicines—Hang kinds not
to be natl.—the rest at fabulous prices; Havana ei-
Sere isil gene — everybody smokes a pipc,--some mi•
serable penny cigars sell at five cents; claret vine,
. very little in the city, and the price enormous;
brandy still abundant—a year's supply data to be
on hand ; flour, fourteen dollars per barrel : torn,
one dollar and twenty-five eents a bushel floe
Oiled/Mt end cheap; also sweet potatoes, and va
rious vegetables; also brown sugar; no white au
, gar : beef (all from Texas) moderately dear; hotter,
eighty cent: a pound; salt, very dear; Clothing about
le per cent dearer than in New York; shoes do; ia
: licoes very dear; silks cheap enough; fashions—
alas, the ladies have to wear their old clethes.
Postage five and ten cents, according to distime,
i and the mails miserably regulated.. The SE. Teals
i hotel shut. The St. Charles about one-thiel,fell.
The hanks do not pay out their own bills=oaly
Confederate notes, which are not payable at all,
hut receivable for taxes and subscriptions to ;on
federate bonds. ge with a BiIVATEAW a busi=ed
(Whirs to a bank and the teller will threw yo but
' two notes for fifty dollars each. Ask for some ing
. smaller, and be will soy. " All I can give you.. If
3uu want small shinplasters you must, oe to alp
her eed my one per Cent. for them, The newest
perm no longer print double-sheets, but are redded
in size, and on miserable paper. The price of '341
estate remains firm, because people prefer to 'dd
it rather than take Confederate notes or bond in
payment. On the contrary, negraes are very a P-
I
For six hundred dollars you can buy a negro A th
fifteen hundred. They are considered now "al' ty
uncertain" property ; but the hire of negr is
exorbitant. A great many French familia rs
preparing to leave, persuaded that business is an
end till the close of the war. !
I have thus given you a briefbuttruthful op me
of affairs in New Orleans. The place Beams 1o a
I vast prison, and I appear to myself new like so
aped prisoner. What is a little singular, n dy
on the plantations appears to know what thedi sil
ty is. Of course they are all told the North at
tempting to conquer them. Bat they real are
very ignorant (I refer to the mall planters and
can't understand what it is all about. Re as
sured, when the tide turns, and turn it muthe
counter revolution will be more rapid and e five
than was the revolt itself. Let the Ist t irth ge one
decisive victory, and I can speak ootifidentlif a
return to reason by conservative Louisiana. !
Condition of the Pnsoners at Rich ,• nd
and Charleston—Effect of the Ca ' re
of Port Royal—Fright 61' the Rel. • .
One of the crew of the Grenada, a vests: ap•
lured some time since by the privateer Sa , of
Charleston, who has recently arrived from C. lea
ton and Richmond, hat given some interest '. . r.
flatlet; in relation to the state of Chines thee and
hie own alkerieUCCZ,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1861.
The crew of the Grenada were thrown into
Charleston jail, in which are also confined thirty
three tAfieere sad one hundred and thirty-three
privates of our army. They aro in a very bad con
dition for clothing and furniture, their clothes being
worn out and ragged. and no provision whatever
j being Made for them there. One eapiale, at a Ver
mont regiment bed his baggage stolen from him on
the way from Richmond to Charleston, and since
that time had been lying on the floor, with his shoes
for a pillow. The sailors of the Grenada and Betsy
AMM another vessel eaptured by the &di), divi
ded all their spare clothes and their bedding among
the prisoners when the sailors left, and that would
improve their condition somewhat. Their food was
scanty and poor. They get three hard 'biscuits a
day, and a little mavgatty bcon
rations week of coffee and
sugar.
awith about two
The coffee is
rye. All through the South they prefer rye to Rio
now-a-days. The prisoners get no help or sympa
thy from the people, who are not allowed to speak
to them or to curry (ham iaawe. The people get the
New York papers, however, and Col. Corcoran has
friends who bring him papers, though it is contrary
to rule. The Colonel is full of pluck, and says if
they choose to hang him they cm de So, and that
as of . any (warp to the country
to have him)tung.he is ready to meet it.
The people insult the prisoners, the women being
worse than the men. When in Castle Pinckney,
prisoner 3 NiciC charged '6151.1 a bushel for sweet
potatoes, but now they can buy things more cheaply,
those that have money. The chances of any mo
ney, letters, or anything else that is sent on, reach
in;the prisoners is very small. Money is very
scereV everywhere, except shinplasters. Every
merchant and groggory almost issue shinplasters,
which they cut in pieces to make change. The
fast one our informant taw was made out of an ad
.vertisement. in the form of a bank bill. which had
been wrapped Pend a bottle of Lyon's liathairon,
and altered into a ;shinplaster.
The fright at the taking of Port Royal was very
great. A thousand men could have taken Charles
ton easiJy. There is no business doing there, many
orthe"l?9l ll ll V uTeCf t rat
postage-to;, 11 the of The Confederate
ratpL4
everywhere for small change. At Richmond things
looked better than further South. Every one in
the streets wore a uniform. They had made a ram
there, with which they proposed to come down the
river. some night, and they reported the Merri Mae
nearly ready for sea.
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
A Naval Fight near Newport News.
FORTRESS MONRoE, Dec. .—A sharp engage
ment between the Voited States gunboats Hazel,
Seymour, Whitehead, and Shampene, end a rebel
steamer, supposed to be the Yorktown, took place
yesterday, about five miles above Newport News.
The bombardment lasted about five hours. Com
mencing at 5 o'clock A. M.
The rebel vessel kept close to the shore, where a
powerful battery assisted it materially, but never
returned within range of our guns. The engage-
Mat was kept up with mush vigor, and the roar of
artillery was plainly heard at Old Point.
A flag of truce, in charge of Provost Marshal
Davis. went up from bore this evening, to convey
Mr. Dengforel, ediaeui for Pa...av- at New Orleans,
to Norfolk. By that means we learn that the rebel
vessel engaged was the steamer Putrid-• Henry.
The rebels claim that there was no damage done W
tier.
To-day about half an inch of snow fell, and a
strong northeast wind prevailed. but abated to
wards noon. Everything ig quiet to-day. _
The steamer prrtdling• leaves this evening. for
Hatteras.
Total, 20 veggole, of
The first operation of this kind, it will be reeol
lected, was directed against Ocracoke Inlet, one of
the numerous entrances to Albemarle and Pamlico
sounds. These rat holes, at they hove come to be
caned, afforded facilities for pritateers to escape
the vigilance of our cruisers, and enabled them to
easily elude the blockade. Hatteras and Ocracoke
inlets being now hermetically closed, the one by the
forts which are in the possession
of our troops, and
the other by vessels sunk in the manner indicated,
there - is no longer any chance of their giving us
trouble. The water approaches to Savannah have
probably by this time been dealt with in the same
WU, and in a few days the vessels alsoso s,,ear,oa,
and comprising the third expedition of this cha
racter, will sail for Charleston. to block up that
harbor. A few more operations of this kind against
the rebel ports, and we shall leave foreign Govern
ments but little ground of Complaint ogalost the In
efficiency of the blockade.
Rebel Tricks in North Carolina.
A gentleman reached this city to-day from North
Cart:dine, lie reports that proclamations purport
ing to hare been issued by President Lincoln are
scattered all over the State, stating that his object
is to murder the women and children, and sot the
slaves free for that purpose. Copies of these infa
mous doonments, issued by the rebels for the fur
therance of their plans, have been brought here.
The Distinction Between Regulars and
Volunteers.
The leading felt:4449f Schetcr Wilkinson's bill,
abolishing the distinction between regulars and vas
?.
lunteers, are as follows :
Section first grants all the rights and privileges
granted to officers, musicians, and privates of the
regular army of the United States to !Anton of
lho ems 5 -4, sn4 stivy are iv form and lie there+
after considered part of the regular army.
Section second provides that all volunteer regi
ments of foot shall be considered regiments of in
&Milts and shall be numbered in the same aezle3 as
regular regiments of infantry, the oldest volunteer
regiment to be numbered Twentieth, and the next
oldest Twenty-first, and so on.
Sections third and fourth apply the same prjui,
pies to cavalry and artillery, reckoning the First
Volunteer Cavalry, Seventh ; Artillery, Sixth.
Section fifth relates to promotions. It provides
• that promotions shall hereafter be made as hereto,
fore, except that no regard Wail be had to the fact
that the vacancy to be filled occurs in an old ic regu
lar," or a new v,olunteer regiment, or that the
officer to be promoted belongs to an old or a new
regiment.
Section sixth provides that all commissions issaed
by 04)vernors to volunteer olh . cors shall be consid•
ered the same as if issued by the President and
officers shall take rank according to the date of
such commissions.
Section seventh requires the PITA&lit to fill tell
-vacancies henceforth occurring In volunteer regi
ments.
CAPT. WILLIAMS' COMPANY OF knoutArts.—
This splendid body of men, of the nth U. S. In
fantry, paraded through cur streets nu Thursda. 7 -
afternoon, in full dress uniform, with their new
arms, the rifled musket. This is a magnificent
weapon, and the men are worthy to handle them.
In a notice of this company which appeared in our
colorone a few days rime, we inadvertently re'
marked that the company was recruited in this awl
Michigan City. We have since learned that it is
composed exclusively of young men from Cambria
and Somerset ecunties. in the iocuidaindistricts of
Pennsylvania, recruited by Capt. Williams in just
one month. We rarely see this sort of mon in the
ranks, but Captain W., who perhaps has not his su
perior as an officer in the army of the Union,
seeses the entire conddenee of the men, who are
determined to be regular soldiers.
The other commissioned officers of this company
are First Lieut. Louis T. Snyder, and Second Lieut.
John II Yap also Pennsylvanians, makini add
Pe..sylyonta company alt through. Ii will leave
for Kentucky in a few days. Pennsylvania fur
nished a regiment for Calitiornia—l he lute lamented
Col. Baker's comrades—and she is now sending
BWI3 W Indiums, having Mere than tilled hoe quota
of volunteers. It seems that she is also determined
to till up the regulars ! Bully for Pennsylvania !
Indianapolis Daily Journal.
Au lowa Traitor Nabbed :
Norreoondence of The Press.]
DES MOINES, lowa, November 2. 1 3, 1861
United States Marshal Hoxio arrested a full
fledged tialtoi last weak in Harrison county, and
brought him to this place. The name of the priso
ner is William M. Jlill, clerk of the District Court
for Harrison county, and formerly the editor of a
Demountlo impar at Masaolig., iZe is a Virginian,
Last spring he directed a letter filled with treasona
ble sentiments to his relatives in the Old Dominion.
Instead of reaching its destination, it went straight
to the Dead Latter Office at Washington, and was
returned to Magnolia. Falling into the hands of
Hill's deputy, the letter was published in the Mag
nolia Republican. Subsequently Hill wrote an
valor high - If - encouraging letter to his BeoesSion
friends, which was returned from Washington to
the proper authorities. When brought to this place
by the n4l'ollll, the - United States District Court
was in segsion, and the Grand Jury, after a three
days examination of witnesses, found a true bill of
indictment against him for treason. His trial will
take plaso ouly ia. Jautiavy, ae4l fiohi j•i'e=oat 1.-
dleatioas he will hardly *ware conviction.
'lours, truly, M.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE NAVY.
Ru:: The report from this Department, under date of
the 4 0! of July Intd, extfildind rhO PandleLic of Mr.
the oklnfirdetrntire measures taken to augment its effi
ciency, nrld the generdi COUII.IO of its operations up to the
cenaneneement of the late specinl session of vongress.
The enlarged 081 iThateki of expenditure for the naval ser
vice then submitted contemplated, espee 141y 1 three dif.
firma lines Or r gel ept.rnti.ms, neon an extended
genie, as demanded by the situation of the country.
They were—
1. The closing of all the Insurgent ports along a coast
line of nearly three thousand miles, in the form and under
the exacting Tcsilintino of flit international
evening the lineal (Icclipiltitli) and defence cf the Potomac
river, from its mouth to the Federal capital, as the boun
dary line between Maryland and Virginia, and also the
leniu commercial avenue to the principal base of our mi
litary operatlor n.
2. Tim organization of enrablattd gal I mfitt.ry
expeditions tO OpPrfitolll force against vartoilfi points of the
Southern coast, reudaring efficient naval co-operation with
the position and movements of such expeditions when
landed, and lint tiling also all needful naval aid to the army
cutting oil intercellillilitliCatitill with the rehab. and in
its operations on the Mississippi and ita tributaries;
and,
3. The active pursuit of the piratical cruisere which
might escape the vigilance of the blockading force, and put
to /ea from the rebel ports
Them %Vat. ,lattee which the navy - wad c ailed upon, at
the same time, to prepare for and perform, and they Con*
etituted a triple task more arduous, It is believed, in some
respects, than has before been demanded from the mari
time power of ally Government I proceed to report
b, 1 , 1 V 11 : the effort which bon been math) for li e 11000 M.
pnenment.
The limited number of ships and men at command when
the proclamation announcing the blockade of the ports of
the insurgent States was issued, and the inadequate means
provided by the last Congress for the emergency, de
volved opru the department the necessity for oohing into
irnewcuotr service not only all the naval forces but ves
tals front the commercial marine. Purchases were ac
cordingly n tide, and charters hastily executed for theex
igencn and orders peremptorily issued to forthwith equip
and prepare for service the public vessels that were dis
luilatled and in ordinary :Atha mast fatZi.- Ithr
thus hastily gathered Wee placed along our coast, and di
vided into two squadrons, one of which, designated as the
Atlinitieldockhding squadron, had for its field of operation
the whole coast, extending front the easternmost line of
Virginia to Cape Florgla, find Wail, under command of
klag Officer Sited it. Effingham. The other, or Gulf
squadron, operating from Cape Florida westward to the Rio
Grande, was commanded by Flag Officer William Mer
vine. These officers repaired to their stations and were
reinforced from time to time by the arrival of ? such yes
eels et Weis despatched to their commando; end, under
their aupervision and direction, all the ports upon their
station were subjected toe blockade as rigid and effective
as the peculiar nature of our maritime frontier, which
has, through a large portion of its entire extent, a donb'e
coast, inner and outer, would admit. Our principal na
val vessels are apt, from their great draught of water,
adapted to blockade service on our shallow coast, which
has been guarded with extreme difficulty. The - ports of
North Carolina, especially, situated within the interior
shallow wafers of their sounds and inlets, afforded pecu
liar facilities to a class of small vessels shied by fraudu
lent papers-and foreign flags, to finds tilt vigilance, of rim
sentinel ships, whose special duly it was to interdict com
merce with the insurgents.
It became necessary, at an early period, to place a
flotilla on the lower Potomac A variety of circuit,-
i t n h e i t a ik t .g i% t t ,f the ingot embor..
frontier, and it was
S ca t ii4C i t i S' Cdutie s (dnt
till et t h o e r t ° r l l l i fi ag
early foreseen by the department that without the active
co-operation of the army it would- be impossible to pre
vent the navigation of the river from tieing obstructed
ballades vn the Virginia Bide, For several month:,
itovvvi r, the navy, without aid, succeeded tiers of
fr.ctually than could have Men expected, in keeping the
river open for commercial purposes, and restricting; to a
jrreat extent, communication between the opposite shores.
In the heroic discharge of this dim., lllr flpht commander
o f the tiotitia out the nary continued to Cap•
tore every r,bel vessel which showed itself On the Poto
mac, and to give security and protection to the commerce
of loyal citizens, until the close of October, when the in
snrgenis erected batteries at sundry points on the Virginia
therthy passage on the river dangerous,
THE ;QUADEONS
The duty of guarding the coast and enforcing the
blockade has been one of great labor, as well as ceaseless
vigilance and responsibility. With the steadily-increas
ing force kill Wen aided tee the situndronsi the °fiesta
Or the inEurgentm to elude our ships were also increased,
in order to supply the pressing necessities that afflicted
the whole of the rebel States. The duties imposed upon
the flag-officers became correspondingly arduous, and,
eventually, more extensive in their operation and detail
thati could be Well executed by one sonunat,tLe. While
the silted of a division of the squadrons was under
consideration, Flag-officer Stringham, unaware of the
fact, made a proposition to relinquish his command,
which was acceded to, and two squadrons were organized
on the Atlattia coast. Capt. Louis M. Goldaborqugt t
apneiht...l to guard the eheres of 'Virginia and North Oa•
reline, and raised his flag on the Minnesota on the 23d of
September. The residue of the southern Atlantic coast,
commencing at the line which separates' the two Cam
lines and extending to Cape Florlda,wits entrusted to
Citrt. Samuel F. eunont, whom Sag was raismi ate the
Wabash on the 28th of October.
Flag Officer William Mervin° was relieved from the
command of the Gulf squadron in September by Capt.
William W. McKean. The necessity of dividing this
squ ore.vi Me coast ahordil no more rigidly guarded,
as well t 4 that 9n the Atlantic &tabard; in
was ad l ot f but the measure was postponed until a r
, rn ?
force could be sent around the peninsula. A vigilant
watch has been maintained at the passes of the Missis
sippi. by which the commerce of New Orleans hita ut;vu
The task of blockading the coast is unattractive awl
devoid of adventure. Those who hare engaged in this
rebellion have neither commerce nor a navy to reward
or stimulate to exertion.
One method of blockading the ports of the insurgent
States, and interdicting common kation, as well as to pre
vent the egress of privateers which sought to depredate
on our commerce, has been that of sinking in the chan
nels-LS. 6 direvtion -eau on the North limonite coast, whore
veii.els laden with One! The first neavomont in
there are numerous inlets to Albemarle and Pamlico
sounds, and other interior waters, which afforded facili
ties for eluding the blockade, and also to the privateers.
For this purpose a class of small vessels were purchased,
in linninioro, tents of tent& have plaeed ocrn
cot c inlet.
Another and larger description of vessels were bought
ix the eastern market, most of them such as were for
merly employed in the whale fisheries. These were sent
to obeifilti the Amnia of Charleston harbor and th 4
verenuati met - , and this, if effectually dna, will prore
the most economical and satisfactory method of inter.
dieting commerce at those points.
t= the institution of the bloeltuda 6tie• htindr...l sod
fifty-three vessels have been captured sailing under va
rious flags, most of which were attempting to violate
the blockade. With few exceptions, those vessels were
in such condition when seized as to autism-ire their being
sent at once to the courtsfor mitudiestion and condenum
tion as prim. APPet.ded to this report he a list of the
vessels which have been captured.
SEIZURE OF SOUTHERN PORTS
A seizure of some of the important ports en the
coast commanded the early and eatimt attention of
thin aepariweut. it wee Sound that naval stations and
harbors of refuge during the tempestuous seasons would
be indispensable it hostilities were to be continued, and
the stations time secured could Mao be made the points of
offensive military operations. Shortly after the attention
41 tale Qvvernment UR drawn to this subject, a baited
was convened under the auspices of the Navy Depart
ment, consisting of Captains Samuel F. Dupont and
Charles H. Davis, of the navy ; - Major Juhn C. Barnard,
of the army, and Protester Alexander Bache, of the coast
purvey, to whom a thorough investigation of coast and
harbors, their access Itl d def wae .ommit tea.
Several elaborate and valuable reports, of great interest,
exhibiting in minute detail the position, advantages, and
topographical peculiarities of almost every eligible point
on the coast, were the rosnitsof this important mission.
In wise rof At Sidi Hum prednoluth two combined naval
and military expeditions have already been organirad
and put in action. Such co-operation and concert of ac
tion between the two arms of the public service were in
dispensable ; for, though the navy alone might assail and
capture batteries in Nome positions, it was not within its
Moline(' or power to TVilin or garrison them Tim opec
rations on shore manifestly pertained to the army, and,
on each occasion, as SOOll as the military forces were
ready for these expeditions, the navy was fully prepared
and eager for immediate action.
Atter some delays, an expedition to Hatteras Inlet, on
the coast of tNiilth Vanillin, whore piratical depredations
upat ireconic rxtivintly numings was undertaken.
Meer Stringittim commanded - in person the naval forces
on this occasion, and Major General Butler hod cominstal
of the small military detachment of about eight hundred
men which co•oPerilteCi With the nary, Tho expedition
-was emit:cis - 0y Stit*GCSong in the attach - upon awl capture
of Forts Hatteras and Clark. The entire garrison, under
the command of W4atnuel Barron, recently and for nearly
fifty yeara an officer of the navy, surrendered after en-s
-taining great loss, while not a lift VAS SacritiCod nor an
individual of the Union forces wounded. Annexed it the
report of Flag Officer Stringham of this achievement,
with the letter of approval and congratulation of
this department. The military force was inadequate to
follow up this brilliant victory by securing a position
upon Om main land, and that a propitiating, and i..i.-etect
log the loyal feeling which had begun to develop itself in
North Carolina.
It was intended that the success at Hatteras should
have been followed in September by a more formidable
tizottlition, mid the seizure of a more important position
further South. Owing to various etas,,
tho Navy Department or the condition of the navy, this
movement was Unavoidably postponed until the:nth of
October, when a fleet of forty-eight sail, including trans
ports, a larger squadron than ever before assembled Un
der our flag, left Hampton limidis. Captain Sitinipil
rec,ntly nppointed nog-orticer, en officer
of great skill and experience, and possessing the entire
confidence of the department, was selected to command
this expedition. .111 addition to his general professional
ability, he had, through careful study and investigation,
II chairman of tho board which had boon ordered in
June, special qualification and thorough PreParatlon for
the highly important and responsible rositiou assigaml to
him. Informed of the policy and views of the Govern
ment in regard to the expedition, prompt to execute its
wisbyst and havit!'' mar himself familiar with ovary
eligible port on thvgouthern Atlantic coast; he, a 9 cont.
natuder of the expedition, was entrusted with the selec
tion' within prescribed limits, of the place where the first
assault should be made.
After the tievCrotit horny that has visited
the coact during the present seasolli which partially dis
persed the waitron, causing the wreck of several of the
Transports, and compelling even sonic of the smaller eog.-
sole of the navy to put back; the fleet, by the merciful
interpmition of Providence, was preserved, and appeared
bilo.P6 A: At Patti, of of dm beet, iILouOL izegi•scisii
icw
hors, iyn our Southern coast, on the sth day of Novem
ber. So soon as the channel could be buoyed out, and
other preliminary measures accomplished, assaults were
made on the wen-bunt and thoroughly-armed forts,
nenurePri taratemic
mot no: most ootifirtinie gunnery were exhibited In
the attack, which was of such tremendous effect that
General 'Drayton and the rehel army surrendered their
strenaltolds, tied the coasts with precipitation, leaving
their property, armament, and papers, while our naval
tureva took, and still h01d,.,,, lot p,:.4ioodoii of ore, of Ch o
'fittest harbors on the Atlantic seaboard. I append Flag
()dicer Dupont's report of this brilliant achievement,
and the letter of this Impartment congratulating him, his
onicers, and men, on their bravery, skill, and success.
A demonstration stints , ordered by Dupont
on Ti bee Island, at the mouth of the Savannah river,
resulted in the capture of that island and the strong mar
tell() tower and battery that virtually command Fort
Pulaski. Our navel forces have possession of that
island, a pert of the Sooth is et anchor
ti.., Maher, and Silo nag of the Union is again
tnl
furled in Gtorgiu. The despatch of Flag Oitieer Du
pont, communicating to the Navy Deparhurnt an ac
count of this transaction, and the additional fact that
the rebels themselves have, in anticipation astir action,
placed obstrnelione in the river at Fort Puladil. Is ea_
pcnded in the report.
Without specifying in detail, the numerous meritori
ous achievements which have during the year done
boner to the naval service, I append despatches of the
commanders, communicating the brave nllll heroic Coll.
duct which loss been displayed tip our naval oincors,
sailors and marines, whose intrepidity, courage, and
1..104 *ere never more marked than in this rebellion.
I ravel forte, tutpillasp to iiisd co eciod -with ifan
army Movements on the Ifteelseippi and ita tributariee,
hum been organized, and ix under the command of Flag
Officer Audrey. , H. Foote, wile is rendering efficient ser
vice in that quarter.
The steamers which have been built tir purchased far
this /office by the War Department are of a formidable
character, -and •manned by a class of superior seamen
and western boatmen, Who, in the preliminary skirmishes
already, have done good service, and will, I am confi
dent, acquit themselves with credit in the future. He.
Porte are appended exhibiting Same of the operations of
this command, as auxiliary to the Military movements
Cu the ldisippi.
TWO CENTS.
PURSCIT OF fv•gy TR.-km,
ft was natural that apprehensions sliduld prevail in
regard to armed cruisers condatssioned ex pre-Ay by the
rebel leaders to depredate upon our cramoirce. This
robbery of merchants and othera engaged in pi.aceini and
l awful pllifitliia lu pirntiChl Crutura in lultincanciatant ,
the general conduct of Moe wlivirnvo PRAWN, kilt'
and 'florid obligations to gratify icgrrifortte ambition.
Our extended commerce presented intincemerAli for pi
rodeo( wartare,• yet but few of our misguided oonntry..
men have prostituted themselves to the tufsposeioaf Mutt
der, though ll:sesta heated, and them, iirer have 1! - ,in in
constant flight to escape the avenging power' of our
vingant naval forces. Such of these cridar3o as ("Paled
the blockade and capture were soon wreekeis• beached,
or sunk, with the exception of one, tlor ambler -
Sumpter ) which, i, r Rue fatality, With pioinittod tto ,
pa s t ; the DroPiii)n, then blockading 0110 01 tla 010iXelP
of the Mississippi, and, after a brief midi feeble
chase by the latter, was allowed to proceed sn• her
piratieol voyage. An investigation or this whole occurs
reoce won • entered by the "Department. Soon the Niagara
and Indent from the Gulf lutululer.n, follott-s.d 4,- vi
gorous pursuit—the latter, though long In commiss4on,
and with defective boilers and machinery, under her
energetic commander, tracking the piratical craft us far
sw Martudian, Keyistnne. State, Richmond, M..-
note, and San Jacinto were also in search of her at dlfr
renent polo s and permos. Although n piratical rover,
without license (rum any recognized or acknowlelged
Government, and avowedly engaged in the robbery awl
plunder of our citizens, I regret to say this ve,sei has
been received and liar wants supplied, against the re
, ,
nudotronve of CUP Itatilornivo id
1:11:1111' foreign ports where her. character teas well
Hewn.
Captain Charles Wilkes, in command of the San Jo
rintei Plitt Silurian in tho West /adios for the Sumpter.
received information that James 111. MIIISOII and John
Slidell, disloyal citizens and leading conspirators, were
with their suite, to embark from Havana in the English
steamer Trent, on their way to Europe to promote the
cause of the insurgents, Cruising in the Bahama clinn
fiti lid BOATMAN] the Trent on the flth of
mai molt from her these dangerous men, whom he brought
to the United Stales. His vessel having been ordered to
refit for service at Charleston, the prisoners were retained
On board and conveyed to Fort Warren, where they .corn
romndtted to the custody of. Colonel Dimmick, in com
mend of that fortress.
The prompt mid &delve action of Capt. 'Wilkes on this
occasion merited and received the emphatic approval of
the. Department, and if a ton generous forbearance was
exhibited by him in not capturing the vessel which had
these rebel Mandl it Man, in VitnY of the
especial circumstances, and of its patriotic motives, be
excused ; but it must by nu means be permitted to con
stitute a precedent hereafter for the treatment of our
case of *Mailer infraction of neutral obligation:: by f o .
reign v,,sels engaged in commerce or the carrying
trails,
This brief review of the principal operations of the
navy, under the new and extraordinary demands that
were made upon its efficiency, naturally introduces an
exposition of the measures adopted in ccinformity with
the letrislativo policy of Congress to lee:ease Its avails—
lde force . The measures which were adopted by the de
partment, in advance of the special session in July, for
augmenting the navy, and therecommendatious and sug
gestions which I had the honor at that time to submit,
received the :4anction and approval of Congress. home
dlitt9 acti - n had been rendered neematry, in eanse. i iie”.,.
of events that had been precipitated upon the country,
and for which no legislative provision had been made.
Only a feeble force of men and vessels, scarcely suflicient
for ordinary police operations, was at that time available
on the Atlantic coast. In order that the condition of the
nary on the 4th of March mar he rightly understood, tt
vat be well to tame the position and character of each of
the vessels at that date. The home squadron consisted
of twuho vessels. and of these only four were in
Northern ports, and available for service, viz: .
Yn~ri er g (screiv Moor) 8 gaol atotiotted at Washing.
Crusader, (steamer) .8 guns, stationed at New Tort:.
Mohawk, (steamer) 5 4 ,
SutadY, (storeshiti) 4 6 , ‘,
4 r(:3.- - 61,15, 25 gtuA.
Thert-mainlng -vessels or the Fi l mikircon Were stationed
as fallows:
Sabine, (frigate) 50 guns, stationed at Pensacola.
St. Louis, (sloop) 0 44 44 it
Braokl3u,(etearner)«ii • ti
Wyandotte. it tt
laueedonian.(aloop) '22 ‘‘ Yarn Cruz.
Cumberland, (sloop) 24 gun 4, returning from Vera
Cruz.
Pvealiontus, (steamer) 5 guns, returning from Vera
Cruz.
Powhatan; (Mummy) 11 gum. rgui-hli.. from
Cruz.
8 vessele, 162 guns,
The Powhatan arrived at New York on the 12th of
March, - and sailed early in April for Port Pickens The
Pocahontas reached Hampton Koala on 1119 lgth pf
Aliisb, 11,6 Oann6oil..d on as, 2311 Qj the acme
month.
Of,vee.ris ral the foreign stations, the following have
returned in obedience to orders from the Department
ll=
Islonami (a6itea-.1w,), le gum; ar rived Jpiy o.
Susquehanna (steam -sloop), 15 guns, arrived June 6
Iroquois (steam -sloop), 6 gnus, arrived June 15.
FROM COAST OF AFRICA.
Sloop Constellation, 22 guns, arrived Sept. 28.
Sloop Peri systattlit, 22 gatis. airlie.l.2.,t.
Steam-sloop Mohican, 6 guns, arrived Sept. 27.
Steamer Mystic, 5 guns, arrived Oct. 7,
Steamer Sumpter, 5 gnus, arrived Sept. 15.-
Steam-sloop San Jacinto, 15 guns, arrived Nov. 13.
btOreNhir Relief: 2 06LN.
FuOM COAST OF BRAZIL.
Frigate Congress, 50 gone, arrived Aug.l2.
Steam sloop . Seminole, 5 guns, arrived July 6,
The following have not yet arrived :
Fl{o3l EAST INDIE&
Sloop John Adams, 20 guns.
Steam sloop Hartford, 16 guns.
Steam sloop Dacotali, 0 guns.
The following are to remain abroa4
Moon Saratoga, IS guns, stationed on Coast of Africa.
Steamer Pulaski, 1 gun, stationed on Coast of Bravil.
Steamer Saginaw, 3 guns, stationed in East Indies.
Add to these the vessels on the Pacific coast, the steam
frigate Niagara, which was returning from Japan, and
four tenches and gtapsahisg. and tli4i*L. iotat. as
Rtlit(4l ill lilt bat reltort, of forty-two vessels, carrying
555 inns and about 7,600 men, in commission on the 4th
of March last.
Without uaitirg the arrival of vcasela from our foreign
Eilindrowt tits slepartment early directed Knelt Its waist
tusinantird and in ordinary at the different navy yards.
and which could be male available, to be repaired and
put in commission. They are, exclusive of these lost at
the licafolk navy yard, embraced in the following table
•
1861. ' 1861. 1861. 1861.
New York 'April 27..1 nly 303ept 10
April 20 lat Mai4l.llw
• - may 27 June 1Q
Frigates.
Potomac.—
St.Lawrettce
Sloops.
Savannah..
Jamestown
Vincennes
Karim .....
,
New Y0rk...... April 1:.111116 i July 10
Philadelphia .... ' April 9;lttay 18 June• 8
Boston.. !April %June 24. July 12
Port s l*4!ifi't ~ , , 'April 201iiiiii ariJuly II
reriennatik ~.-", . :April 20 June atiJuly 17
Boston. 'April 20June 22 July 11
.
'April 20,31ay l'lllay 21
_ _ _
Ili ity,
Bainbridge
N(n
tiStramers,
Roanoke....
Minnesota..
Wabash ....
Pensacola...
Misslas44.l..
Watt rWitch
Ncw York
By tu11.....
805t0n.....
New York..%: ..April 9 A pril 21. May SO
IVashing.ton..• • ...... •
6-litry - 1131Y1Ay
Philadelphia.... Fob. 14lApril 10, April li
vessels now building and purchases], of every
wed. equipped. and ready for service, the
the navy will be as follow-;
When the
class. are ar
condition of
01.1) NAVY.
A r itnti•er of rrssri..
6 Ships-of-Lice
7 Frigates
17 Moot.
Dago
3 Stare-ships
6 Receiving ships, Cc
6 Screw frigatev
6 First. class screw 5100p5....... ....
4 First-elaes si Ic. cheel steam swops
8 Becomlgtiagg gcrow gloom
3 Thirthelass SerPl! 810015.4
4 Third-elass side-wheel steamers....
2 Steam temlerg
YURCILiSED VESSELS
sidemheel steamers -
CI screw steamer. ,
13
24 schoonorm......
15 barks
2 brig.,
PESSELS CONBTRUCTED
14 screw sloopq
23 gunboats
12 side-wheel steamers
3 irou-dad steamers..
9.66 -11,140
Malan!! n total of 26i vessels, 2,557 guns, and 2 / 8 ,010
tone. The aggregate number of seamen in the service on
the 4th of March last was 7,600. The number tanow not
less than 22,000.
COISTRUCTION OF NEW
Most of the public armed vessels being or suet, size and
draught of water that they could render only imperfect
blockading service, Immediate measures were taken by
the department 6 carry into effect the policy of the Go
v!'rnmeut7 iii -4 04WY Betiaion of Congress.
conirecting for the construction of twenty.iliree
steamers, tshpch should be of light draught. but heavy
armament. Congress, at the regular session, had au
thorized the building of seven screw steamers, mud as
there were four yards, in each of which two might
La LidlL, 6a w extoc ln o riarrgenty, mull
in anticipation of the action of Congress when it should
convene, directed the construction of eight, dividing them
into two classes of about one thousand and f hun
dreg tons. respectively. At !Le special session, ( s m rc,"
th action Of glue department to lir
construction of these thirty-one steamers, but it autho
rized the turther construction of 12 side-wheel steamers
of light draught, and of six of larger capacity, to be mo
deled and built specially for speed. Arany of theca fist
ordered are already in commission, and the Otheis aro In
rapid progress toward completion. If, with those above,
enumerated, we include three iron-clad, or armor steam
ers, which are being built from the money appropriated
for that purpose at the special session, there will be under
these several arrangements and addition, when they grg
new bicamer.,p_cuiimrty ouumytt
to IL,. required blockade or tarot-guard duty, aided to
the navy. No sailing vessels have been ordered to be
built, for steam, as well as heavy ordnance, has become
au indispensable vloment of the most efficient naval
Nun
PURCHASE OP VEggno
Tho public vessels and the public yards, in their capa
city of construction and repair, were, however, totally in
adequate to the demands that are 710 W pressing Oil obi
heatich 6f the ho t el ninenh and the department was Com
pelled to resort to nets commercial marine to make good
the deficiency. Vessels of every class and description
were promptly tendered by sellers and their agents, who,
in many instances, became dissatisfied when their offers
were nnt ACCOPtetl,
This now 11000SSitY of the Government, involving it
large expenditure, and the purchase of suitable vessels,
imposed en important responsibility; and the task of
making suitable arrangements to insure the prompt and
systematic purchase, on the beet and most reasonable
terns far the CoVeiiiirleksh of a la6g,, initilbee of ye-sante
MA suitable for its use, was attended by peculiar diffi
culties, and received mature consideration. The pur
chase might be made directly by the.department, or by
boards of officers under its control at the principal ports
wine 11w mark were to lie lonitgliti and nopecially at tha
great central point of supply fur each a demand, the port
of Now York.
But to both these methods of 'procedure the briefest
trial disclosed serious objections. It was manifest from
the first that the department, charged suddenly With
anTorintendenee or new and ar
aeons naval operatione un a large teak, in addition to
its current badness, could not . possibly devote itself to
the numerous details of each case of purchase the tints
and attention Mean' fully to protect the Interests of
the Geveruffieut_ it watt a..tuttl .toot that ttsatkLi of
tifileerS, acting in a mere mercantile capacity, new to
them, and for which they bad neither been practically
trained nor professionally commissioned, would be subs
meted to great embarrassment and (Wady:lt/Mae iu
their dealing uith aellem of Flinn and gesifewidsmd 614
_brokers, hi A Market suddenly Waged lii a heavy and
peremptory demand. Vet the department could rely,
and it did rely. wit:, the Wiest Nnevivr4 upan
Tl.e agent thus-selected was a merchant,. who had been
I colinevleil with one of the most successful and extensive
COlllllllFreial firms M this ronntry—a gentleman of great
business capacity, and of the most scrupulous and Un
ilue,tiCeti iatcmity, Itulinituithing all arltlas i.nyrisks
merits, and withdrawing from all busineSiS Connections of
1 every descriptionythis.gentleman has devoted' his whole
time and energies with untiring fidelity to the service of
the department and the country.
1 Ity the aystem thus rtdopted c the very best vessels . In
1 lit Commanund marina hoarl. .z.,..n. .es-Etrect for 'Ow nesysd
beTTICO at 'moderate later andto the grenV adipantsse of
the Government. The course pursued its these purchase*
lies extemporized a navy at less Coat to the Government,
i it is believed,.than that renuirtmi for the construction of
the same or eanally serviceable
; .. .
tiro Ycasela i and a unestion
- *lo
ch, at eenimencement r MIS 011 P Of cutbarrassinent
I sad difficulty, has been disposed of r atid in no particular
bus the courory been better served.
Sul oined is a‘idatentent front the purchasing agent at.
New York, with a schedule giving the name, ttanitigrs
price dernanded r aml cost actually NA of ovary vessel
'ii,„, i,,,, been bought by inlet, and also of all added to
the navy since tio change of Administration its March
last. There is alyandant reason to congratulate ourselves
that, on such a demand, in such a crisis,. we were enabled
to nialte so speedy and so large an ac , ulaition to the
naval service, and on tetifiS - to tuonmairtl to the
i euvernment. •
The expenditure in.fitttng for sea service the vessels at
The eMciency of the navy may, ittattiestionabit,
; largely increased by creating more gradeo, and I woul4
recommend that the permanent organization of lino oat
! cers Le as follows
till-P1
2 .= t:
- 74 %.tl'
E .
, ,
.mowst 3
tay 14
Aiwa 2,0 r
April 20June 20Jime
?ANN 26.1rmie Oune 18
- .May 2 May S
Guns. Tonnage.
. 504 16,091
. 350 12,104
. 342 16,035
10 531
. 7 212
. 106 6,310
. 222 21,480
109 11,933
46 8,003
. L 8 1,02
23 t 1,16.,
. 8 1,808
4 599
1,783 103,50
166 26,660
175 20,403
52 0,998
40 4,224
78 8;432
4 460
AS 1G,757
92 11,601
4$ 8 400
18 4,600
THE WAR PRESS,
THE Wait Pases %ill be gent to subscribere by
" 1 "i/ (Per annuntiu advance) at X 2.00
Thiet Gupiny u IL 0.09
FIVa Ss ts ts 8.00
TEfl ds Gs {l. 12.00
Larger Clubs will be charged at the Flame rate, thew :
utpielt will cog tEA ; 150 alpha will coat sBdi and
100 copies 3120.
For a Club of Twenty-on o or over, we will soul Sat
Extra Copy to the getter-up of the Club.
Poaimasters are re...pa:l-Acta to act a AVAtil rot
Tim WAR PRESS.
profet , sional juilement and ability at
pincers, naval conhttuctora, and engineers, 01 acting
tinder the reNponsildlity of their coniMitlalUnS, to MI, esti
gate and determine the m hole utwetion of the adaptation,
in allsynth. of earn snip offered, and of its capacity
to altortitioth fully ailnyted to tfotin the
millet) required by 14 00VPfiltnent. Till) work,
vitt! the corresponding authority- of selection and re* ,
then of all vessels, was, therefore, exclusively committed
to boards, consisting each of an experienced natal con -
etrurtnr and engineer and orcinalirogfrifer, canYtned and
Shill/IAM for I-Lepurpore at hew TOTTIT and other priori•
pal cities. The mere enereantile pert of the business—the
making of the heed bargains possible for the Government
in each cave,. mina the care of averting all interception of
thlerl parties, 0 Met, might embarrass the attainment of
that result—was (I/Prideful by the lintolusq,,nt to be
most properly laths handsof a mercantile aaeacy
of n high and est ibiblred eltitratter for integrity, expe
rience, and altenritT. eriom. remame, including the con
sideration that it is lull t idiot! responsibikity which h.al
w,,r, r i , os t hernly, and that several awn:ala i :44 ileum(
arparatell for. the Government at kke emmor Fiacrryt yr riu la
11l f pesarily comrade with cutely Ok liv t• to its d isedrdu toga ill
the market, indicated that this agency Hig).Tht be tendered
to a single, properly-etudilkd individ rad, opus the dis
tinct notterstandtog that he shoshl tevofe Iris whole,
time ? attention, finfl ability to thu work i that he altt.aht
in no c-o,t,iuskt.- any charge against the Gorentinent for
Iris sen - tee that he should always deal, directly and ex
clusirely,trith the owners of the vessels Purchased, Hots
permitting no brokerage fees or agents' Pm-omissions be
tween himself:lnd the owners f. and Malt f#ltallur hits DWI'
Stall:dr:jou, payable stio-tvy s the stiber, elretild in no
taco exceed the regular mercantile-per ceniage fined by
the Chamber of Commerce of Now York, and established
by the custom of merchants in that city as the rightful
and legal rate of remuneration for Ruch services rendered
l'e9ll totting hetwoon tho molten and MIPPAILIAPS
of vessels.
flu different nay yams and repairing and equipping
tho,e returning from. our foreign squadmns, hits been
huge. Eleven thousand mechanics and laborers hare been
in thednill'entlaoy or. the GgliTtiffiVnt at the different
na, y in blinding and preparing. Yessehi, and equip
ping and arming them for service but this large teree
has becn enable to despatch the work with the rapidity
demanded, and the department has been canipellod
consequence to resort to Private shipyards and outside
labor.
Altstoe-..510.
To carry into effect the previsions of the net approved
August ii,lBtd, providing for the construction of one or
more armored ships atd floating batteries, I appointed
Commodore, Joseph Sliiith and Hiram Paulding and cap,.
twin Obneles ,I,llrol and e4erienced naral
officers, to investigate the plane and specifications that
might lie cubmitted. The subject of iron arnmtura for
ships is one of great general interest, not only to ttior
navy and country, lint is. engaging the attention of the
maritime Fount of the world_ Lit ter the app.-0p:4..1.w
made by Congress, the deaartment, on the ihvoraide re
port of the board, has contracted for the construction of
three iron-clad chips of different models, the aggregate
cost of which will be within the limits of the twat-Pry/rig
tien• ilOrtiblitifiz the hro mutlitie: at
light 11r:flight and iron armor, both of which are wanted
for service on our coast, could not be entirely overcome;.
but the board, in this new branch of naval architecture..
have, I think, displayed great practical wisdom, and I
refer to their very full and able report,. which is append
ed, for e MerV vaidicit and detailed exhibit of thesis in
quiries aria ronclUsheniai
STEVENS' BATTERY
In pursuance of the joint resolution of Cougrins ap
proved June 24,1561, authorizing the Secretary of they
Navy to appoint a board
_ C'NIIII4iLIV MC iron WWI hats
at no;Klieril mid ascertain what
will be the cost of completing the same, how soon it cols
be completed, and the expediency thereof, I appointed
Commodores Silas IL lttriugham and William Inman,
Captain T. A. Dornin, Chief Engineer A. C. &inters. and
Judea Mom Ein4 geetetary of the @atitLis.his.ii Issil
tutioni a commission, and directed them to assemble en
the lot of November to prosecute the examination. The
department has information that the board convened.
but has, as yet, received no report of its proceedings.
"W"tiaiiSi TIME IFFIUMICY of Tit! KM.
Flaz ommand wiiadronk
vvgiiiiwoore,
Captain,
Cpmmander, To command sized ;Alpe
Lieutenant commander, 1
Lieutetatut.
Maater.
Paesed mideldpman.
idellipman.
Cadet.
Th. , lieutenant roinmanders, a grade used during the.
My I'4Und nn first fiantanants; and In
the comthancl of the smaller class of naval vessels.
The present rate of pay may he Bo apportioned amour.
the different grades that iu the aggregate there shall too
no increase. Let no ofticer be advanced to any grads
Above that of passed midshipman except upon tiontina-
Hun of the Fregidout etnd cumfinyimish IL,-
Min aboßrtl of oftie6rg tßoll Ithve pr.-mum-0A him nlO
- physically, and professionally competent to per
form all his duties, both ashore and anon..
The public settles•vonld also be prornOtell Were dun,*
limit °fa r fix"! lIIW fur active aervleci 1 would_
tbereiorr, re,pectiniiy suggest that line officers be re
tired alter having been orty-flve years in the navy,
excepting when called into active service by special ap
pointment from the President. A generous pecuniary
prori.,lon should he Made for those who are retired aftec
long and faithful ambia.
4'o sntlsl ' s the immediate demands of the public ser
vice, I recommend that a grade to be desig,nated flag
officer i.e estaldiehed, and that the President, by selec
tion from the present list of captains and connumbiler,,
appoint a number not exceeding sovap, who ahall each
/1.:3- r veirreepective ec seniority or Tall% td'the
p g iaolroii to It high he may i.e assigned, and the appoint
ment shall come when the officer hauls down his flag,
unless for distinguished and meritorious conduct its bat
tle, as flag officer, he receiver, upon recommendation or
the Preiiittimti the Shankaol Utntareaa:
RETIRING BOAlinG
Under the provisions of an act authorizing, a naval re
tiring board, entitled tt An act providing for the better
organization of the military establishment.' approved
Anoitt 3, 1861, a board has Mali and le CUM.
:pest-d of ?jomraoaorc tieorF,r W, .tour, protalont,
modore Charles 11. Bell, Captain D. G. Farrogut,
Surgeons Charles Chase and L. B. Hunter, members ;
and Philip Hamilton, EN., judge advocate. The board
cony. ned at Brooklyn on the 18th of October last, and i 4
Still 179Sctittillg its (Hale& . .
A Mic board assembled at the same place on the flth of
November, under anthorkation by the same law. for re-
Fring such marine officers as have become Incapable of
performing the duties of their office. This board is coin
pred of Colonel Johrrltarris, commandant of the corps,
Dresidenti Brevet Woe Jacob V..-111,,,
B. Slack, Surgeons Solomon Sharp and Charles D.
Maxwell. members; and P. T. Woodbury, Esq., judge
advocate.
A railing themselves of the provisions of the act refer
red to, several Pflcrft of the nary and of the marina
corps have, upon their own applicution, been placed on
the liet of retired officers, after having been forty years
in the service of the Urlted States.
El=
In my report nt ti,t commencement of the special
tOttdoll I made mention of Ik6 fact that the api;atat
meta of acting lieutenant; heel bean conferred on cer
tain gentlemen who had retired front the navy in peace
ful times, bit who, when the flag was assailed, promptly
tendered their services in its defence. It was not
within the power of the department to restore these'
ntlemon to the line tf tot tio T
placed iii lila hOsition or, Hied tts.i.pieti to duty IlSt acting
liententmts, where they have rendered .go-d Berrien
art] proved themselves worthy of their profession when
ever they Pave had an opportunity, either at Hatteras,
Port floral, the Gulf, or elnitetere. There are lifts,a oi!
mete formerly naval otlicora who Lore received Hie ap
pointment of acting lieutenante. The question of full
restoration to these gallant officers, whose names are un
trirniPlied, and who have acquitted themselves with honor
to their profeemion, it one of intermit to tlintsenhiaa
the country,
In pursuance of the policy indicated by Congress at the
extra scosion there have been appointed from the com
mercial marine twenty-five acting volunteer lieutenants.
Great care has been exercised in the selection of these
tesidee ihe•r general reputation Tor nautical
skill, have undergone an examination as to their fitness
and qualifications by a board constituted for that pur
pose.
There have also been appointed for active service in
the navy, independent of °Hirers of the lir, four bu t arod
molt ovo hundred and
nine master's mates. An of these masters have had sea
experience, and meanly every one has been a saccetaf nl
navigator and commander in the merchant service. I t
was goon round necessary also to reqUITO that master's
intros slivahi WIT DrOVIOUI sea alleshattee to taunter"
them der anointment. In onlor to Hellfire
(I...eeen.
ChM , CR of officers introduced Cron, the mercantile marine
for dal p in the naval service, schools for gunnery and
proper training were established at the navy yards, when .
the appointees have been drilled met disciplincsi for miry
duty. The ofll4-!eia 4kAect,..i . r o, with qefwvily nu
coteiptlon, highly meritorious, and would be a (*resift to
any service. Composed as they are of the best material
in the best commercial marine on the globe, the spirit and
zeal with which they shires for their more peaceful paw-
Mill for Mt sorpro awl vivid 'M1 , 1011114 , the hi,
ha r to Moir Pantry nit
The assistant paymasters authorized to he appoiated
by the net of July last have been selected, but the M
erest.. 4.41 thirty-six was insufficient for the service, with
ihr larientlditihn or volienig and 500WO iluit t,ovi- t.e.t.rt
11101 e therefore been compelled to make further
appoiktments of acting a=sktaat imytilastens of whom
there are now skty.one on ditty. Their appointments
are terDrotary, for the cruise or the wary and made when
thorn ore
no unemployol leißeeeters ur nerihieutt
mtamtera of the regular corps 11.110 01111 bo alltbiirli fur Um
duty required.
.Icting appointliictits of engineers find aeisi.tani engi
imam and of assistant surgeons have iveressatilY been
made, in addition to the regular corps, to !met the new
and i . Ntinordinins [lonian& of the tortriye_ IPllaee Ica
been an iugremtle or nine hundred and timely-therm act
ing apt ointments for temporary serviee made by the do
partnimit ,inee Ihr pre•auit dillimilties commenced. That
there may. in come instaiT . es, have been improper se
leetions, in corulamee of rernmundarion o ,
oop,olJot.ie, lint .wrt , nrc r scriniUlll4l film's, fa
some instances turn possessing high and excellent trails
in other reopects, have been 14 , ma3 addicted to intonine
ranee. This is a disqualification in city officer, sad
whenever this habit has been de*seted there has been lot
healtattatt In Peookliith wt iniCel, appoi ntioeol
N 1.% It S ccxrs
The report of the commanflant of the Mai tot' corm. is
herewith tranemitted. totlea the protbdum of the nut
of DL,rel, 3, 1840, with yonrapprovai, orient nere givelt
in April anti Mew to millet MN additional Lon_eransat..-
Moiled °dicers and private;, to Meet Rio rNitaPtilil'iltS oi .
the service. A large number of able-bodied men of a
superior class were very many obtainctt,, and the in
cretteed demand for guavas for ressela has rendered ne-
CeFlil7 an lidditfonal Nerved° of live hnitdred pririor r i,
the necemmirF Annea qrupiva, loath
number you Lave recently authorized to be enlisted. A
general return of the corn,' for Octoixipaccompanito ile•
report of the connuandant, and elbow& tite actual strength
of the torts, ashore and afloat. to Lou been ut.that nolo
two thousand nine hlindred and stxtv=four,
In July last a battalion of 12 agleam and XII such. wi
der Major .L fl. Ileynohlo, was detailed for duty with tho
army of the Potomac, under Cameral IlleDowe!1. They,
wall in did engagement at Vargotmo, me t Woe 8e _
°° /48. r e port thereof will 1M &find A thallur
1, -thalo. , a it , 9Oiccro mitt SOY. mein under the same tan.
cer, WAS despatched with ibe expedition to Port Royal.
NAVAL SOIIIML
Temporary arrow:mg:lotions for tho Naval School bum*
l'eq) pfeTideds nud the ollirtra and idiideuta Made rout.
finial() at Itiewpart, where the institution I+ locatwt
upon its removal trout Anuspolis, until Congress shall
tithe wine ordi f s on the sultject of Its future vermilion.
location. Much of lbe public pronortpappertsining to
the schen& was /11161 ill rsirwved, but may COllVolliatiCtia.
And 111 - 011 that II essential, were left at Antiaoolig, wham
thoy Mill rculoiu, in charge of a perfect to whose cootryt4
(Calttil:ued or. FourCr Pze.f..?