gitt Vrtss. MONDAY, DECEMBER IC,. 18e.1. EXTRACT FROM THE LAST SPEECH OF STEPHEN A. lloOtifirl.AS.—‘. The Conspiracy to break up the Union is a fact now known to all. Armies are being raised, and war levied to accomplish it. There eau be but two sides to the controversy. Every man mast be on the side of the United States or against it. There can be no neutrals in this MIT. There can he none sat patriots and traliors- THE LATEST WAR NEWS Our renders will Ilmt much important intelligence in this inorning%4 pqmr, from nearly every quarter. By the Arrival of the Europa, at Halifax, further particulars have been received of the effect in Eng- land of the news of the arrest of Macon and 511(1011. If the statements of the Observer were strictly true serious difficulties with Groat Britain might be an tiCipittcd, but they are prosahly exameration.. The Morning Star, indeed, declares that they a are premature, and so exaggerated as to be virtually intrue. l7 It seems lamest incredible that the Bri tish Government would ungenerously and rashly seek to commence a war against this country on frivolous and idly pretfosta and we can scarcely believe that her people would sustain any Ministry that would adopt such a suictdal policy. At the same time, it cannot be disguised that English senti ment is becoming mach divided in regard to the rebellion in this country—one portion of the Eng lish people favoring the triumph of the North and the other portion anxton,..l 7 desiring the de struction of our national greatness by the success of the Secession inurement, and the eaablish- roent of a EittYCtinitilus Government on our- southern border, which would furnish abundant supplies of cotton, and present a good market for English matmniellit. The British eympa• thizers with the rebels will, of course, do all in their power to induce the Government of that country to espouse, in some shape or other, the cause of the Rebellion; but we can scarcely believe that the friends of justice, hu manity, and civilization will either be inactive or uninfluential. Be this as it may, the honor and dig nity of our country must and will be preserved at all hazards. The spirit of the nation will rise with any new etuergtney that may be presented, and from haughty England, as from all other countries, we will demand now, as heretofore, " nothing that is not right, and submit to nothing, that is wrong The news received by the steamer City of TrCvhi»glon. gives us further particulars of the contemplated action of the British Government. It is evident that great excitement has been created. by the capture of Mason and Slidell, and the British s--turailliztrs with the rebellion are deter. mined to make the most of the pretext thus afforded, for creating -a diversion in favor of the Seeessionists, As was espected ky !Party American journals when the news of the capture first reached this country. the British Government has determined to demand an apology "or " reparation." In what manner : or to what extent, this demand will be complied with by our Government, remains to be emat The usual course of Great Britain is to promote any naval commander who distinguishes himself by advancing British interests, even when 1 1 9 does so at the expense of other countries, and to make such explanations as it deems most conveni ent, at its leisure. The impression which appears to prevail in London, that our Government is anxious to seek a War with England, is totally without foundation ; but it cannot be expected that our country will disgrace and humiliate her self to conciliate any foreign Power. The news of a great conflagration at Charleston is fully confirmed. We have received information of it, not only from those who arrived at Fortress Monroe under a flag of truce, and from the de spatches in the Richmond papers, but the captain of the Vnited Elates transport Illinois, on his way north from Puratoyal saw, Cl 10 o'clock "am lalisht of the 12th instant, when he was about six miles distant from Charleston harbor, that a tre mendous fire was mains- In that doomed city_ The buildings destroyed were located in one of the most important portions of the town, and were nearly all constructed of very laminable material, few or none of them being built of brick or stone. There are different reports in regard to the origin of the fire; but it is pity probable that it was the work of a negro ineendiar,yl and although it is seareelSr possible that, while such a strong Military organization of the whites ex ists, a slave insurrection would break out, yet it cannot be doubted that hopes of free - 13 1 4 - iiiiiiiiiltfmske desperate efforts to realize them. No matter what may have been the origin of the fire, the people who commenced the rebellion and rejoiced over the fall of Fort Sumpter, must now be in a fearfully distressed condition, and if it be indeed true that to the misery caused by the confla gration, the terrible horrors of a slave insurrection are added, their condition must be Inconceivably deplorable. The N. Y. Thrall of yesterday, in commenting -up-a41..1.1-eEre.l Q6arleslEß !pulp sAge It is worthy of remark that Institute Hall, where the Democratic Convention was held, which split the party, aid split the nation; the theatre, to which +h. S.aaep.ow.i.tic retired_ to hold a separate convention ; St. Andrew's Hall, where the Mozart faction figured ; the Charleston Hotel, and the Mills House, where the warring factions respect ively hold their headquarters; i/.0, where the secession ordinance was passed; the can non and ammunition foundries, the treason shops of the Mercury and Courier, and the headquarters of Governor Pickens, have been all laid in ashes. Does it not look Ilk. a retribution of Provlaenee, and an omen and a type of the future destruction of the rebellion ? The official report received from Colonel Brown of the late batilo al PeDeaccas will be read with interest. It is evident that no very effective de monstration can be made in that quarter before large rainforcemvnts are Sol there, and a Com bined attack made by our fleet, Port Pickens, and a strong land force. Another important battle has been fought in Western - Virginia, in - which the Union troops were victorious—the rebel forces under General Johnson, of Georgia, being' defeated by an inferior force of Union troop commanded by General Milroy. The Louisville Journal says that there is a re port at Paducah, Kentucky, LL that the Unionists of Weahltiy - county ; taws., 6ul e 1t& with the Se cessionists, a few days ago, on the occasion of the drafting of soldiers at Dresden, and that about fif teen were killed. It is also said that Col. Rogers was concentrating the Union men, 'who are twelve or fifteen hundred strong, who intend fighting their way out." A despateh from Cincinnati states that there era strong indications of an approaching battle in Southern Kentucky. The Louisville and Nashville railroad has been repaired lel fig as Alumfordsvillo, seventy-two miles from Louisville, and troops and supplies are being rapidly sent forward to that point. On the northern bank of Green river, which is vrossed by the mad sense miles below, Gen_ John. ston is stationed with 15,000 Union troops, and General Rosseau was, at last advices, preparing to join hint, Gen. Buckner was covering the hills on the south bank of Green river with 25,000 rebels, who are preparing to dispute i's passage by our army. Gen Thomas' division on the left wing is bearing down on the cast to get into the rear of Buckner's position, and Gen. tchell is also moving, on the right wing, towards Green river. Gen Duel, in whose essisacity and 3,1116. 7 skill inueli 662.11(16MA is felt by all who are familiar with his career, is directing all these operations, and hopes are enter tained of the success of the important demonstra tion he is about to make, The capture of Buchner's army would be a terrible blow to the rebels. Public Amusements Mr. Forrest produced Rtrharel on Saturday. He made of the regal villain a rollicking, reckless man, who did not put on the open livery of sin until bar aed .aimed 1. 7 tho speateda a' his victims_ It was justly remarked that the courtship of Lady Acne, as rendered by Mr. Forrest, was the only one that could afford ml excuse to this widow, in view of her husband's wrongs. To-night Mr. Forrest produces King Lear, his greatest part The hotife will be crowded. MRS. AL - Kap - 4 ,Pranan BAKER will appear at the Arch this evening. in lieu of Miss Charlotte Thompson, who ilas gone to New York. Miss Thompson bud greatly endeared herself to the patrons of the Arch, and it will bo difficult to sup ply her place. At the Walnut, Miss Alice Placide Diann appears in certain comedies: The Conti nental is still crowded nightly with friends of the "Ilelkel ll oa '' hh.l ILe 11 Oith.faiht." LARGE SALT VP FoIMIrII DRY GOODS, EMBROI DERIES, GLov . Es, lrAßlnia ninas FUR§, &c.—The particular attention of purchasers ie requested to the large and attrantive assortment of Frenoh, Ger man, Swiss, and British dry goods, Paris dress goods, embroideries, gloves, shawls, hake furs, k 0..; also, buffalo robes; embracing about 700 lota choice arti cles, in silk, worsted, woollen, cotton, and linen fabrics, to be peremptorily sold, by catalogue, for cash, commencing this morning, at 10 eleleek, the sale to be continued, without intermission, all day and part of the evening, ending with the furs, by Myers, °bighorn, A - , Co,, auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. Rupture with England, The mail steamer Europa has arrived at art,r been detained twenty four hours at Queenstown, to take aboard a Queen's messenger with special despatches for Lord Los The intelligenee received by this steatner is of the highest importance. Our readers will find it in the telegram, in another column. Its substance is to this effect : After the Ministers had held aprivate caucus at Lord PALMERSTON'S office in London, they proceeded to Windsor Castle, where a apecial Cabinet Council was held, Queen 'Fontana presiding. Here it was determined to temand from President LINCOLN ample " reparation " for the imputed nubs - pity -.how.. to the British flag by Captain WILKES-40 ob tain satisfaction, by immediately libera ting Id6P.&IT. MASON and SLIDELL. and restoring them to the protection of the Union Jack ; and further, that the American should male a suitable apology to the British nation. It is intimated that the despatches to Lord LYONS contain instructions for demanding this humiliating conduct from the American Go vernment. It is added that, in view of hostilities, the exportation of nitre and other ingredients in the manufacture of gunpowder has been pro hibited by lingland-that the land and aea forces of Canada are to be very greatly increased— and that, to please Lancashire, the blockade is to be rendered a nullity by British ships cf war. It is threatened that the demands to be made by Lord LYONS are to be enforced by a "Dritt4 fleet in the Potomac, and that the iron cased war monster, the Warrior, is specially to head this expedition. It is right to add that some of the liberal London journals think thin latellisenea pre mature and exaggerated; but the Observer, a semi-official Sunday paper, as well as the Times, publishes these statements. On this subject, one sentence is as good as a hundred. if we know the feeling of the President, the Cabinet, and the: people, the required apology - and "rvpaallwo 3 ;Al bz, Inado NEvEn What Captain Witt:Es did was jus tified by the la* of nations, by the law of Eng land, as laid down by Lord_ STOWELI4 and other of her eminent jurists; and, more than all, by the practice of England. Under such cireumstan en, we hobitittv not tc. say that, sooner than humble the nation byyielding to the insolent demand of imperious and faithless England, we shall yield to the last necessity, and battle with her on the question. We beat her on the sea over forty years ago, and with a just cause and God's help, have no fear for the result. For the cause of national honor; we are ready, as a nation, to risk life and proper ty-to sacrifice all except the true dignity of the nation. LATER FROM EUROPE. THE EUROPA AT HALIFAX IMPORTANT FROM ENGLAND. THE RESTORATION OF MASON AND SLIDELL, PITH Alf AV:44ov, DEMANDED. The Thunderer has no Hope that the Federal Government will Accede to their Demands. A Special Messenger Sent with Despatches to Lord Lyons, PREPARATIONS FOR WAR ! w .N.D. TO w I . • INCREASED ARMSTRONG GUNS AND 80,000 ENFIELD RIFLES BEING SHIPPED THITHER. THEY THREATEN TO RAISE THE SOUTHERN BLOCKADE. IlArivAx, Dee. 15.—The royal mail steamer Europa has arrived at this port, with highly-im portant intelligence. She ism detained at Queenstown till the 2d) by order of the Government. She has the Queen's messenger on board, with dopatehes for Lord Lyons. The steamer Janz arrived out on the 29th ult. The London Times, in alluding to the decision of the British Cabinet that the arrest of Macon and Slidell is a clear violation of the law of Datimm be _ win on instructed, by the first steamer, to demand reparation, and if not com plied with, will be imetrueted to withdraw the Lege. tion from Washington. LONDON, Dec. L—The Observer states that the Government has dommaded from Prosi4ent Lincoln 'and his Cabinet the restoration of the persons of the Southern envoys to the British Government. Yesterday afternoon, after five o'clock, her Majesty hold a privy council at 'Windsor Castle. Three of her`Ministers, including the First Lord of the Admiralty and the Secretaries of State and iFs.vsllsd from& Landon to Windsor by special train to be present. Previous to leaving town, the three Ministers had a.tle.ded Cabhaat. Connell at Lord Palmerston's official residence. The Observer also says that ,a special messenger I of the Foreign ofEee has been ordered to carry to Washington the demands of the British Government for Lord Lyons, and will proceed to-day by packet fioni Queenetown. The public will be satisfied to know that these demands are for an apology, and to insist on tho restitution to the protection of the British tlag the persons of those who were violently and illegally torn from that sacred asylum The Observer adds : There is no reason why they be eiikavisd. is the quarter-desk of the British Admiral at New York or Washington itself in the face of some ten or twelve men-of-war, whose presence in the Potomac would render the blustering Cabinet at Washington as helpless as the Trent was before the guns and cutlasses of the San Jacinto. It is no fault of ours if it should come even to this. The arrangements for increasing the force in Canada are not yet complete, but in a Tay few hours et-sryttiqug will be settled. In the meantime a large ship, the Melbourne, has been taken up and is now being loaded with Armstrong guns, some 80,000 Enfield rifles, ammu nition and other stores at Woolwich. It is not impossible that this vessel will be es corted by one or two ships-of-war. The Allen are intended for the Canadian military, and a strong reinforcement of field artillery will be despatched forthwith. The Tim(id city article of the 30th says: 4 4 'The position of the Federal States of Ameriea is almost identical, in every commercial point, with that which was occupied towards us by Russia be fore the Crimean war. Russia had a hostile tariff, uhile we looked to her for a large portion of our general supply of breadstuffs. But there is this peculiarity in our present case, that the commence• nett would be by the breaking up of the blockade of the Southern ports at once, setting free our in dustry from the anxintr of a cotton famine, and giving sure prosperity to Lancashire through the winter. t' At the same time we shall open our trade to eight millions in the Confederate States who desire nothing better , than to be our customers." "At the Privy Council on aturday an order was issued prohibiting the export from the United Kingdom, or carrying coastwise, gunpowder, salt petre, nitrate of soda, and brimstone. The Times has no hope that the Federal Govern ment will comply with the demands of England. Tha S l iccP Jaalasag that the statement of instructions having been sent to Lord Lyons to obtain the restitution of the Confederate commis sioners or to take leave of Washington iras prema• ture, and so exaggerated as to be virtually untrue Tho Liverpool Courier believes that the War rior bIIS been Q} tiered. to Annapolis with the ulti matum of the Government. TEE VERY LATEST PER EUROPA. [By Telegraph, via Queenstown.] l a - r x-nr g or. i Deo- n_ Pdp thr from Now York, arrived at Liverpool at' o'clock this morning. The speculations of the American press on trie sau Jacinto affair are eagerly Cairtf.44o here, and the general deduction is that there in lean cause tO fear a rupture between the two countries. Cotton opens firmer with some recovery prices. It is rumored that the Cabinet Is modifying its instructions to Lord Lyons under the influence of the Persia's advises, and hence the detention of the Bwroixt at Queenstown. A Privy Council was held at Windsor on BaturY day, such as was never before known. The Pi ivy Counoil, held by Her Majesty on Sa turday last, was for the purpose of issuing an order prohibiting the export from the United Kingdom, or carrying coastwise, of all gunpowder, saltpetre, nitrate of soda, and brimstone. The Queen's pro clamation is published in the London Gazette ex traordinary.. The London Times' city article of the 3atit ultimo, o bowe that the f.lt ora oeui_ iii consoto and from 4 to 5 rer cent. in shares. while the question of actual war to altogether undecided, is not inatined by the nature of things. Between January and March, IBA when war eoo,olo wont dawn from 931( to Bus, and within two months they had meowed to 91% i yet the rate of discount at the time of the outbreak was nearly twice !ea high na at present, and the stock of bawl ed the bunk wee considerably lower. Tnroughont the entire atrnmletne vatwe Imlney was, unalteelia pond tlae ea tent of one per cent. Commercial Intelligence. LIVERPOOL, Zit,. 29.—The Cotton market hits Moen with a decline of 3(d. The sides for the week hove been 22,000 hales, including 4,600 bales to specu lators and 4,250 bales to exporters. The market closed doll at the decline. The sales to-day (Friday) have been 1,500 bolus, closing with a downward tendency in prices. Rite following are the authorized quotations: Fels. Now Orleans mobile 123 i 11 ; Uplands 12 1131. The stock of Cotton in port is 611,000 bales, including 2C , 1,C00 Loft-.- American- ItnEADSTUrrS.-11te market is ftrmer And slightly hisher. Flour has improved Malt:, and is quoted at 25 5t.248. Wheat is active and closes excited at 20441 ad vance: red Western Wheat 123012 s 811, red Southern 12s slit. Western 12s, white Southern 13s odtsl 14s 3d Corn buoyant and liyas higher; mixed Corn 3-latr3-ts Cd, white corn :350255. l'uovuiloNS.—The market closes quiet and !steady. unchanged. Beef quiet and steady. Bacon is ad vaucitig, mitt at Menu. Tallrw iP"tivel but firm at .181se5lls Oth >3 usincss hat Deep suvonded since the Trent allair. LIVE 'wool, Monday, lice. 2.—The steamship Persia 11103 arrived lora. Breadstuffs are flat and all qualities have declined, slightly influenced by the hope of a peace ful Foluilou of the 5e.,3 Jdei We affair. LONDON, Dec. 2. Consuls for money ars quoted id 92N et Kt American securities have an upward ten dency, aild rates have slightly advanced. THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. Steamer City of Washington off Cape RaOBA TIIE WAR EXCITEMENT. NAPOLEON OFFERS MEDIATION Speech of Mr. Bright PACIFIC LETTER OF X& Ccuippj, LETTER OF GEN. SCOTT. EXPORTATION OF ARMS AND WARLIKE STORES PROHIBITED CAFE 11. sen, Tim 15.—The steamer City of TY'ashington passed here at 11 o'clock this morn ing, with dates by telegraph to the sth inst. Tllo ship Ltuly Frartittin t from London for 11 W York, put into Plymouth on the 3d inst. She took fire the same night, and was scuttled to extinguish the limes. Same Southerners shipped swung her crew are suspected of firing her. The steamer Australasian has been chartered to convoy troops, and a battery of artillery, and is to fall on the nth. It is stated that the steamer James Adger had Captured n privateer off Fayal on the 17th ult., towing the prize into that port. [This is evidently a canard, as the James Adger a rrived at Balti more some time slimed The San Jacinto affair monopolizes the attention of the press, denouncing it in the strongest terms, and active naval preparations are aaalizas. The latest by telegraph to Queenstown, to the sth instant, says the excitement is unabated. The Paris Temps repeats the statement that Napoleon has tangent his services as a mediator, It was rumored that. the steamer Persia had been chartered to convoy troops to Canada, but this is pronown...l eaa,attire. The steamer Australasian was advertised, te sail for New "York on the ith instant, but the Antenca, was substituted. At the banquet at Rockdale kr. Bright made an elaborate speech on American affairs, but declined to give a decided opinion in the Trent affair. Ha believed that, if allegal, the United States will Main fitting reparation. Ire strongly conclomnad any warlike feelings, and scented the idea that the American Cabinet had resolved to pick a quarrel with England, and made a brilliant peroration in favor of the North. A letter from Gen. Scott, in favor of the mainte nance of friendly relations between England and America, attracts much attention. The export of arms, ammunition, and 'ma i 9 America is prohibited. The Paris Patrie has an editorial foreshadowing the diapeeitiOn of France to recognize the Southern Confederacy, if England sets the example. When the Europa sailed there was a more hope ful look, and consols and cotton slightly improved. but after digesting the tone of the American press a reaction set in, and fears were entertained that the Washington Government would justify the seizure of Mason and Slidell. The English journals are very bitter and hostile, cond.:tutus to trout the affair as an intolerable insult. The instructions to Lord Lyons, on which the Cabinet was unanimous, are explicit and determined. The linadoii Post says that an aelinowiedgment of error and a surrender of the prisoners will be re ceived with great joy; but if the Federal Govern ment fo , will blind LIB eyes to the alternative that Engiand aunt de her duty. The London Time, continues to assert that it has been Mr_ Seward's policy to force a quarrel with England, and calls for energetic military prepara. tions in Canada. A serious decline is daily taking place in Cana dian securities, amounting to 12 per 6634. The London Times predicts three things to im mediately follow an outbreak with the United States namely—the destruction of the Southern blockade, tholete Welted& a the Northern porta, mut the recognition of the Southern Confederacy by France and England. The Daily News rejoices that the American Con gregs meets before the English demands can get out, and hopes that it will ant with laQuor and dig nity, and that the golden opportunity will not ho lost. A large number of naval vessels are ordered to be ready for ImmOdiato eialtail.9l6ll_ The transport Mt/bourne was to leave Woolwich. Arsenal, on the sth, for Halifax, with 30,000 stand of arms, large quantities of ammunition, and six Armstrong guns, She will be otinvoyod by the Orphens, of 21 guns. The iron-plated steamer Warrior is to bo ready. for foreign service immediately, and her destina tion will depend onthe answer from Washington. the shipment or rides from Enema for Mow York continues. The English funds fell por cent. on the 3d FRANCE. Appgartuiceo indicate that the French papers have been linitrtioted to write in an anti-Aunnicau tone. The Patrie argues pretty clearly that France will side with England, recognize the South, and take a decided attitude in the international ques lien, The Liverpool Post gives a rumor that - ff 4 , 1 , 1)109u had been proposed as the arbiter of the question. The Americans in Paris paid a complimentary yieit to. General Scott, Mr. Dayton acting aa chair man The Paris Bourse closed drooping ITALY. Garibaldi, in a recent speech at Genoa, of the 47,48.9.4i0n of as imposing popular demonatration, said that he hoped for the early deliverance of Italy. LATEST. LONDON; Deo. .s=l'ho tone of the French prom mean to be changing. The Patis Moniteur considers a peaceful solution not impossible. It says that public opinion in the United States is very powerful, but also is very floltle, and it would be hest to await a solution. TIM Journal des Davis approved of this, and reviews the Maniteur's article, and adds that the French Government is in no hurry to recognize the South. Other French journals express the setae Tho German press generally takes the part of England. The Augsburg Gazette says that the blockade of Charleston is ineffectual, otherwise the escape of the Theodora would have been itrt ipm-sibie, Tho comml.eloners havlike mashed a Spanish port, and embarked on a neutral English steamer, could not be lawfully seized by the North, It lo stated in the that nearly every ship loading for New York is taking out large quantities of lead. Lead is not mentioned in the Royal pro clamation. The American operations in lead in this market date from the eununenectuent of the war. In the German markets they commenced in October. As almost all saltpetre used throughout the world comes from Oude, we have practically a monopoly of the article. On Friday the Cabinet directed Lord Russell to prepare his despatch for Lord Lyons on Saturday. The ministers met again to revise and finally settle its terms, and it was sent oft the same evening. The Times understood that this COMMUltiMitill, though couched in the firmest language, presumes that the Federal Government will not refuse to make honorable reparation for an illegal act. The Times has but small hope of such disavowal. At the date of the let Joa r e.tohoi, the act of the captain of the San Jacinto had been accepted by the .Northern public. The New York Journals were nrginghis promotion; _that a naval officer who had the spirit to board a British veaeel and carry off rebels is enough to insure a storm of popularity. By the time Earl Russell's despatches arrive, the multitude may have already declared to the Go verpment, the treatment which Captain Wilkes is to receive. It becomes us to be prtparcd for ...en fortunate issue in Canada in case of war with the Northern States. The Times adverts to Mr. Seward's recent in etruetiens to the people near the Canadian frontier. The only inference wee that he was about to force a quarrel with England. The Times says the wisest course for. Canada will be to prepare to let her at once discipline her militia, and emulate the methyl- eon:it: 7 by Cline a volunteer army_ Montreal only wants stout hearts and zealous hands to be safe until the spring returns, when we can Make it secure. The danger to Montreal, or to any other point of the fruitier, is 14 8 4, Canada should not rely too much on us Ellia too little utter! liorsolf, The three classes of reserve comprise night line of-battle ships, six frigates, four corvettes, and twelve sloops, mounting a grand total of 1,861 guns. The steal, iv ia,beate attached fall not included, which are twenty-one in -number, with 42 guns. This, however, does not include the gunboats and mortar vessels aid up. The list is confined entirely to effective vends at preeent, or Mild 1 0 Tendered so with little delay. The ships in commission for service at Portsmouth mount 342 guns. Thai total number of guns in the ships enumerated above is 225, while Admiral Milne's fleet, on the North Ame rican station, amounts to 1137 gnus. The Iliomring Star declares the statement of in struction having been sent. to Lord Lyons to obtain the restitution of the Confederate commissioners, or to take his leave of Washington, was premature, and so exaggerated as to be virtually untrue. The Liverpool Courier (extra) says : We have been informed that a private telegram has been re ceived in this town this morning, stating that the II orrior is forthwith to proceed to Aeliarlis with THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1861. the British Cabinet's ultimatum—the delivery of the prisoners and full reparation." The Post says it has been decided by the law offi cers of the Crown that the action of Ottptain Wilkes of the Son Joet»to was unjustifiable. He had no right to arrest peaceful passengers, sailing under the British flag, and the deed he has committed amounts to ton flngrent, violation Of AP; 049 of Ali tient and a direct insult to this country, Under these circumstances, we need hardly point out that the tlovernment will lose no time in seeking for a prompt end complete reparation which it is its duty to require. In this 6/1.40 it will assuredly receive the unanimous hpprobation of public opinion. Wo are unwilling to place the worst construction on the outrage committed by Capt Wilkes, and to look on it as en intentional affront on the part of the flevoreissont of the United States. We hope that Government will at nee disavow the act of their officer, make suitable apologies, and restore the persons of the gentlemen arrested ; and, in fact, make every compensation in their power. VALI as are the words written and spoken by Secretary Seward, and reckless as the American policy not unfrequently is. we can hardly suppose that the NoVhero States are seriously disposed to accept a war with England. IVe have in the American waters, inoluding the Mexican expedition Altd ships already there, a force amounting to not far short of ono thousand guns, which we could largely increase with the greatest sees and vapidity . . In one month wo could sweep all the Sao, foetn/o.e from the teas, blockade the Northern ports. and turn to a direct and speedy issue the tide of war now raging. This is so obvious that we find it almost impossible to suppose that the Cal m+. of Washington can commit an act go madly suicidal as to reject our earnest and positive demands. The Times says the (repositions of the officers of the Trrnt have been submitted to the law officers of the Grown, and their opinien has been given that the proceedings of the American frigate are not justified by the law of nations. It is, we under stand, the opinion of these jurists that the right of the Federal Government, acting by its officers, was confined to the visting and the searching of the snail packet.; that, if any men or things believed to be contraband of war hail been found on board of her. the proper course was to take her into port and eeleelt the e i eeetlee. to the prise -mirth. which would bear evidence and argument on both sides, and would have decided the case according to pre cedent and authorities. The Tinre.r observes that this proposition seems so clear that it requires only to be stated to obtain universal assent. The alibi net meets on Friday, to consider what action shall be taken on the opinion of the law-officers. We do Lot wish to speculate a to irilat flt^^s they mirky 0ce6 1 4? 11W-a: 4 .9!:;. Mason and • glideli7 tdeii wrongly taken, they must be restored, with sufft . dent apology. The Nair, says : Beneath everything, there ex ists an under-current of apprehension lest the Ame rican Groyeros... , i really ....d.saidata the desperate policy of seeking to fasten a quarrel on Groat Britain in order to gain a standing ground for abandoning its design of subjugating herself." The Times' city article says; " The universal impression seems to be that, in their present un happy position in the eyes of the world, e 'United States Government can scarcely command them selves' so as to regulate their course by the light of law, reason, or courtesy, and that, al though this opens a wide field of danger, it should also stimulate all other nations to exercise the ut most forbearance." Tho Timms of the 30th ult. makes the important announcement that the Cabinet has come to the conclusion that the act of the captain of the San larinto in seizing passengers on a British vessel and carrying them forcibly away, is a clear viola tion of the lows of nations, ;and one for which re paration must be at once demanded. In all pro bability the first steamer will carry out instruc tions to Lord Lyons to demand reparation for the ilbadvised act of seizing Mason and Slidell while under the protection of the British flag. Should this just demand not be complied with, we cannot doubt that Lord Lyons will, un der the instructions of his Government, with draw with the British delegation from Washington The Times expresses the belief flint the Cabinet has taken a view of the matter which will be satis factory alike to the patriotism and ro mon of the country. The Times says the principle on which its demand is ; that a British ship must, until her violation of neutral rights is fully proved, be held to be British ground as much as if she were an actual piece of British Boil, and the right of protection to all parsons on board is as valid as on British territory. Now, no such viola tion has been proved, or ought to be proved, against the Treat; consequently, the seizure of four per sons, and dragged from her decks, was entirely ille gal. Referring to the report that the seizure was the act of the American commander, not expressly directed by the Government, the Times says it means that the Federal§ had deliberately deter mined to seize the Southern commissioners, and It is understood that Gen. Scott has declared since his arrival at Paris, that the seizure had been the sub ject of Cabinet discussion at Washington long be fore he left. The American authorities might have warned the English steamer at Havana that, if they took on board the Southern envoys, they would subject the vessel to seizure and forfeiture in a prize court. They mode no remonstrance against taking them on board, as they were bound to do, but secretly planned the outrage for which we now ask repara tion. Pam:ea.—Ashes are still advancing t Isles at 3Ts ; common Rosin le dull at 13s 64 ; Spirittd Turpentine uominat; Coffee steady; lties steady; Linsout oil dull at LoßnoN, Dec. 2.--AVlutai hag an upward tendency, and Prices have improved. Isaias- Sugar dull; Coffee has a downward tendency; common ' COngon Tea ;toady; Rice firmer; Tallow is inactiVei Linseed oil is WM declining, salsa at Mg 2do,3fiil 6d ; Smite Turpentine data 115 t. Arrived from Philadelphia—The ship Ellen, at Trieste on the 28th - ult. ; the ship J. Leslie, at Liverpool on the /81 t bt, i the Ship hforlop, at Queenstown and the ahip Jackson, lit ninoeic, NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—The Bermuda Roved Ga zette of the lid inst. hes the following relative to the escape of the pirate Sumpter. On the morning of the 28th, the Iroquois aston ished the St. Thorne folks by dropping into the harbor and retorting that on a dark and squabs night the'Sympter hold slipped through thefingers of the Daeotah and Iroquois, and gone no one know whore. The escape is variously accounted for. Accord ing to one account, a French war steamer came out of St, Pierre during the night, and the Iroquois gave chase, and whet daylight came the latter dis covered her mistake; but in the Meantime the Sumpter bad stolen away, and neither the Do,ro bah nor the Iroquois could give uny account 91 her, N Ew Tonic, Dee. 14.—Capt. Briggs, of the brig Joseph Park, reports that he was overhauled by the pirate Sumpter, which had the Anserictip flag in latitude 1 domes North, longitude 42, degrees, when ho wan ordered to heave to, aul an officer came on board, saying the brig was &prize to the Sumpter. At the same time the pirate ran up hie flag, and hauled down. the stare and stripes. The brig was thoroughly overhauled, and Every thing valuable robbed from her. The officers and crew were only allowed their clothes. A hundred and slaty-five sovereignawere taken from Captain, Brier, who, with hie irate,, were , put aboard the pirate, and the vessel was then burnt. The Sumpter then sailed northward, not using atom, nod reported herself to various fords ves sels as 8 "JUnited 27th the t d States schooner On in October D. TrowbridAe was captured. On November 9th Captain Lyon, of the latter, and Captain Briggs were landed at'Port Revd. Throe of the crew of the Joseph Park' were enticed to join the Sumpter. Captain Briggs expresses thanks fur the kininess shown him by the consul at Port Royal and several American and British ehipmasters. Messrs. Slidell and Mason were at the most civil eel Tants to a hostile power, anti were travelling from one neutral port to another, in a neutral vessel. If the Government at Washington declare them' !Theis, then the right of asylum has been clearly violated. The Times concludes by adjuring j the Govern ment and Northern people to do justice in the matter. The Post confirms the Times' statement and sup; " The demand of Lord Lyons will be plain and brief, and, if not complied with, the diplomatic re latiens will be at once suspended." The Sitippinsr Gazette believes there is a possi. bility,-but_2 remote one, dm the Naomi Gwent• went may disawow:the aetb of Captain Wilkes, and th. ""*Eft of YelAasba,k the Southern commissioners -, but tr tilt:Amami - Ls with a deelaration of war nn the part of England is inevitable. If the Federal Government is resolved at all hazards to force a quarrel upon England, they have certainly a good opportunity, but they must be actuated by something little short of mad ness to avail themselves of it. The export of saltpetre and warlike stores was formally prohibited. It was stated that one ship, with a large cargo of saltpetre for America, has been stopped, and that the rebinding of warlike stores already shipped had been required. The naval volunteers were offering to come for ward to protect the honor of the British flag. There is no confirmation of the report that 10,000 b=eeps ware to he sent to Canada. Consols, on the 20:1, opened at a farther fell of I under the opinion of the law officers of the drown. Subsequently the heaviness increased, and' transactions took place at one per cent. decline ? and two per cent. below the quotations before the news of the Trent affair was received. At the close, there was a rally of about per cent. In railway and other securities the decline was 2A per Seat., but they also rallied +AWAY& the close. United States ss, which were quoted before the news at 76n78, are nominally 70a74. In the dieenuut market the general rate continued at 2 per cent. The French journals universally look at the Trent affair in the interests of England. FRANCZ, Letters from France state Mat the news of the American difficulty caused immense sensation in Paris, and the first general impression was that ample reparation must he made, to prevent a colli sion, Communications have taken place between the English and French Governments, and a good un derstanding on the subject was believed to exist, as already does the question of policy to be carried out with reform° to the &mom queition gene rally. The Paris Patrie maintains that the American Government had no right to arrest the Southern commissioners while on a British mail steamer, and marts that the British Government should be tm• mediately prepared to .Send reinforCersients to Canada. The same journal also gives a report that Admiral Milne, plummier of the British East India squad ron, on hearing or theriait Tamara atrair, fortfiwith detailed three war vessels to escort the steamers be- tween Havana and St. Thomas, for the protection of Soutberneis traYelling by . that route, TM Paris PAPA and Cen_enturiannal sensors the action of the San .1-clank). Commercial Intelligence. [Per Steamer Cky of Washington.] LIVRIEPOOL, Dee. 3.---The tulles of Cotton for the Nat two days have been 7,000 balm The market opened at a recovery of d under the effect of the Persia's Ameri can advices, but the improvement was not tustained, and the market closed unsettled and with a dbwnward ten deney. The advice.' from 3fanchestor are infavorable. rraricetclosea unheilect anti with out sales. Flour is firmer at ad advance. 'Wheat is still advaneirg and prices are 2d better; red Western Wheat 120 2dstl2s 10d. Corn has au upward tendency and is ad higher; mixed Corn 34s LOMuIX, Doo. 3....C0ne01it for money are quoted at §o,q 001 ex dividend. AMERICAN Centridthares 46045. 'Erie Railroad shares 24e5. Pnovreroxs.--The market closes firm. Biel' is firmer. _Pork firm_ .13flP(111 buevant. Lard it stilt advancing sales at 49051 e. Tallow SOL Ship News The Escape of the Suritpter. LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA. BATTLE IN POCAHONTAS COUNTY. SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNION TROOPS DEFEAT TWO THOUSAND REBELS. THIRTY PRISONERS CAPTILRED, Western Virginia Clear of Rebels. TILE WAR 1N KENTUCKY. THE FORWARD .MOVEMENT TO BOWLING GREEN. BOTH ARMIES AT SOMERSET, FORTIFYING THE WAR IN MISSOURI. Reported Battle at Lexington MARAUDING BANDS OF REBELS CAPTURED. GEN. SHIELDS ACCEPTS THE BRIGADIER GENERALSHIP FROM GEN. BANKS' COLUMN. FROM FORTRESS MONROE. THE FIRE STILL RAGING AT CHARLESTON ON THURSDAY NIOHT, • THE LIGHT SEEN AT SEA FROM 'WASHINGTON. T.HE RECEPTION OF CAPTAIN WILKES. Official Despatch from the Com mander of the Iroquois. WHY SHE DID NOT CAPTURE THE SUMPTER. Special Despatches to "The Press." WAsuirmron, Deo. 14,1861. Tice Cruise of the hodiums in Pursuit of the Sumpter. The Navy Department has received despatches from Capt. PALMER, commanding the Iroquois, in Which he minutely relates his movements : in order to capture the pirate Sumpter. The Government at 'Martinique, ho says, refused to give the Sump ter coals, but allowed her to come to St. Pierre, where she obtained a Supply from the English merchants. The Sumpter had been received with courtesy at the seat of Government; and Captain FArim discovered, to use his own language, that this farce of the non-recognition of the Confederate flag by France and England ie played out. Re had a cor respondence With the Governor, the result or which was that he was referred to a paragraph of Whea ton's international law, to the effect that one bel ligerent could not depart from port until twenty four hours after another had left. The Sumpter was, at that time, in port, and the Iroquois was obliged to anchor one marine league from the shore. The majority of the citizens of Port Royal wore in favor of the Sumpter, and, therefore, anxious for her to escape. Being French, they sympathized with Louieiana, to which State they thought the Sumpter belonged. Throughout his proceedings Captain PALMER was apprehensive and fearful that the Sumpter would escape him, and wished she was anywhere else than wider French protection, as the authorities were throwing every obstacle in his way. The Governor, however, repudiated everything unlike friendliness in reply to Captain FaLimri's compl.lat. CAN; to the distance from shore which the Iroquois was obliged to occupy, and the fact that the bay is fif teen miles wide, and for the roopq above stated, the Stimider succeeding in escaping. The Iroquois followed, but found no vessel visible on the back ground of the sky. Captain Wilkes is WitAington. Captain WlLim, of the Saga Jacinto, arrived home, in Washington, yesterday, and was cordially greeted by a host of friends. In the evening, a large party tot anima, with the oelehriqed Dituleo bend, gave, hint a .erenatle, at his residence, corner of H and Fifteenth streets, the former hoe.a.p... tmaz Of a...4;01 IkteenaLLan. The band played 4, The lied, White, and Blue, — " The Star-Spangled ban ner," and other national and popular airs, after which Captain WiLaus, accompanied by Mayor WALLACH, came out upon the front steps of the door, when the Mayor made an appropriate speech, to which he replied. The Traitor who was Shot. Twelve men were detailed to shoot the traitor JOHNSTON, who was executed on Friday afternoon. Eleven of the guns were loaded with ball, and the tivolfUi gun With a tdank cartridge. No one knew who had the gun with the blank cartridge. The traitor was of muscular frame, cool, bold, and de fiant. When the word was given to fire the firing party wea about twenty paces from the traitor. Be never flinched. Three or four of the soldiers when they fired did not aim at him. They have been placed under ar rest. At the first Are, three bulls took effect. The traitor sat motionless for a few seconds, when he reeled over on his side and kicked violently. Orders were tliel/ given to load and fire, when three balls passed through his head, killing him in stantly. There were over twelve thousand soldiers present to witness the execution. TonNsox was a native of Mississippi, but had lived in the Km& for a number of years. The United States of Columbia. Gen. GEORGE W. Twins, former Senator in Con gress from lowa, is in Washington, on his return home from Bogota, formerly New Granada, bat now United States of Columbia. During the General's residence at Bogota, of less toltem three years duration, he into 64 to deal with three different Administrations of the Government there, and has cultivated, as in duty bound, feelings of amity with all, never neglecting for one moment to gutrid well the interests of his oven countrymen with each Administration—at the same time, as the papers of that country show, observing himself and counselling his countrymen to the strictest neu trality between the two contending parties to the unfortunate revolution or civil war which has ex isted there for the last twenty months. It W bis goad factufiA ma 6 to ha-74 TAMa nirdaly instrumental in preventing the excitation of the late President ()SPINA and his brother, who were both condemned to be shot, as well as a citizen of Venezuela; though his strenuous efforts In their be half with President MosounnA, now the chief ma gistrate of the country, could not procure the pardon of AGUILAR MORALES and fIERNANDSS. protested against the ri g ht of the Mosquera, or Liberal, party first to impress the steamers of American citizens into its service without compen sation, and prevented the same, and did so after -ward's as to 419 WASerIAtiTC GYTWAPSVIIte party. Our own Government, in notifying that of Now Granada of Gen. Jeans' recall, spoke of the zeal With which he bud fulfilled hie funn9r inAtuctiQn§ ) and uttered the hope that he would execute the last one, namely—to express to President MOSQUERA the desire of the United States to strengthen the friendly intercourse no w existing Isctereen the tvio countries. The President, in parting with Mr. JONES, warmly reciprocated the sentiments communicated sym pathizing with our Government in its present trou bles, and expressing for Mr. JONES the strongest as surance of his high esteem. An Intended Fraud and Outrage. A very ingenious piece of villainy, and of a dangerous character, has just been discovered by an officer connected with the naval ordnance bu reau. A fifty-pound semi-steel gun, forged by the Franklin forge of New York, and bored, rifled, and diddled by MOM CAIII'MPH d PLAssi was taken to Staten Island for trial proof—whore, at the ninth round, it burst. Upon examination, it was discovered that : to cover v~i 1116P643 defeats in the base of the bore en entire false chamber had been made, and so nicely fitted in the gun as to defy the most minute detec tionl until the gun broke. Had this rifle passed the proof of ten pomade, anti been received into the naval service afloat, it would doubtless have burst and caused loss of life, and serious damage to the Yesll4- The forger attributed this clover piece of villainy to the finiehers of the gun. Miscellaneous. The Eliroya's dospfitohee excite lively discus- Eton here, but seem not to disturb the Government, which, while desiring no embarrassments with England, looks with composure and Confidence on trveata As they 666111 , . Col. J. H. Woon, of New York, met with an ac cident this afternoon, while riding an the outputs. By the breaking of his carriage his arm was frac tured. The limb was set by Dr. Ay Ear of the Thirteenth New York Regime& Ex-Minister CHARLES J. FAULKNER arrived here last night ; and will proceed to Richmond to, morrow via Fortress Monroe, to effect the exchange of Con gressman ELY for that of himself. The following Pennsylvania soldiers died since statement? :T. 11. Damn ; Fiftpeocond JACOB EVERLE, Thirty-first ; Snror; GranoNs, Fifth; Joint Bou.sit, First; Ilrr•r, Eighty fifth. Tiio first public reeeption yr the Utitt4o/1 tOOS place at the White House this afternoon. It is in the power of the Van Wyek Committee, who ore investigating army truth, to maim aomo very startling exposures on Monday, when they report. CALnn GIIMIIING is here to-day. Colonel INITPRY - 8 Fifteenth New Tort: *V iolent made some interesting experiments to-day near the Navy Yard, to show with what facility the means for cruising rivers can be arranged. A pontoon bridge, three hundred and sixty foot in length, was thrown over the eastern branch of the Potomac, upon which the regiment with heavy wagons passed with perfect safety, A number of floats were plied over, the soldiers using shovels as propellers. The Twenty-third Regiment of Pennsylvania, commended by Col, BI II was presented to - day with a nag, the gift of that State. The presenta tion speech was made by Speaker Gnow, and the flag received in behalf of the regiment by lion. WM. Rat.t.a.v, of Philadelphia_ Their eloquent addresses were listened to by a large auditory. The grounds were tastefully adorned, and ample provisions furnished for all the military as well as the civilians present. 'An important decision has just boon made by the Secretary of War and the Paymaster General. The decision is, in effect, that &soldier is entitled to pay from the day he enlists, and that be is not t 6 t ail till his company is full or the formal muster of the regiment into Government service. The previous practice—that of considering pay only due from the date of the mustering in of the full company—has deprived the soldiers of a con siderable amount of pay and has retarded enlist ments. There are numerous signs, sigralAcatt , ms, under currents, 2t:c., here, which indicate an attack front the enemy, or an attack upon the enemy, within four or five day& The Treasury Department is in consultation with Now York bankers about the "future." The bankers say they have bought all the bonds they can bey, but they will loan the 0-M..6.01i111/Mit hay amount upon the pledge of Government stocks as collateral, and the abandonment of the Sub•Troa sury, as provided for in the act of 1801. The bankers suggest to the Secretary the isslaine of $250,000,000 of demand notes, to be given to them (the bankers) in exchange for the bonds to be held by them as constants. FROM FORTRESS MONROE. THE PM AT CHARLESTON STILL RAGING OH THURSDAY NIGHT THE LIGHT SEEN AT SEA. FORTRESS MONROE, Dec, 14, via BRi4itn9r9.— There haa been no flog of truce sent out to-day, and consequently no news from Norfolk has been received, and there are no further particulars of the conflagration at Charleston. The steamer Illinoea has arrived from Port Royal, and reports that the pilot•boat Rickard Blunt, of Norfolk, had arrived there. DALTIMOUE, Dec. 3.5.-1 - learn feohi tha captain of the Old Point boat that he was informed by the captain of the United States transport ar rived at Fm - tress Monroe from Port Royal, that he passed witttla EL, =flea of Oh rleytoa liashae at tau o'clock on Thursday night, and that a tremendous conflagration was evidently then at its height in that city. The reflection on the clouds exceeded anything ho OTTE Saw, and the wiaviu boy, iyith the dark outlines of Fort Sumpter, was brightly Muni. nated. It did riot appear like the reflection from ersouldaring ruins, but from a raving, unoontrollable conflagration. This is five hours later than the date of the Norfolk Day Boat - despatch. The Burnt District of Charleston The portion of Charleston destroyed comprises the most compact and all the business parts of the city, except some wholesale houses northward. Nearly all the public buildings were consumed' and, should the fire extend ill Me direction in which it was moving at last accounts, it Would sweep the entire of the fashionable residences down to Ashley river. It appears that the docks and warehouses along the Cooper river had not boon touched, ow ing to the wind blowing from that direction. Bat the fire had armed the eastern side of Broad street, and should it proceed in that direction the destruction would be immense, as very many of the buildings are frame in that quarter. The city generally con tains sb Dimly frame buildings as to partly account for the extensive nature of the conflagration. The high wind did the rest. Among the buildings in cluded in the burnt district are two iron , 4 1 - .T,?drie.s. ; M ant of on latelypluyed vplnitfacteere of cannon, and thR other an. mateng Canaaa OtrUs ante shell, Cl churches and r all the public by ,ag prt and private edifices, interspersed among many buildings of early date. Meeting and King are the longest streets in the city, running from the South Battery, north and northweeterly, through the en tire length of Charleston. In fact, these and the adjoining streets com prised the very heart of the city, which is now burned out. The Property Destroyed THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS, RANKS, AND BUSINESS HOUSES IN THE BURNT DISTRICT—NAMES OF SOME OF THE SUFFERERS. AO. tat/ &hewing Is a parth.lll.t of the liiiildtees de stroyed, with the names of the firms and merchants occupying the business portion of them: PITBL!C EII/LDINGS. Tll4l..trg, Maating !Argot Institute Rail, Meeting street Hibernian Hall, Meeting street. St. Andrew's Hall, Broad street Market Buildiev, Market street, Catholic Cathedral, Broad street Circular Church, Meeting street BANKS, SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, AND INSURANCI CONPANIES. • Bank of Charleston, Broad street Bank of Soufh Carolina, Broad street. Union Bank, East Bay. • Planters' and Mechanics' Bank, East Bay. oouthwestorn idatiroad Dank, P.ro.d street Farmers' and Exchange Bank, East Bay. Bank of the State of South Carolina, Broad street. Charleston Savings Institution, Meeting street. Palmetto Savings Institution, Meeting street. Charleston Insurance and Trust Company, Broad street. South Carolina Insurance Company, East Bay Fire Insurance Company, Broad street. Elmore Insurance Company, Broad street. HOTELS. Mills House, Meeting street. Charleston Hotel, Meeting street Planters' Hotel, State street. In!It.TPATD.R OPPICIV. Charleston Mercury ofhoe, Broad street Charleston Courier office, East Bay. MERCANTILE ROUSES. ZtOTOTizon 47. Co., ilrogs, 2l Haynes street_ W. N. Hughes, books, 67 Meeting street. S. G. Courtenay, stationery, 9 Broad street. J. Asburst & Co., drugs, Hayne street. Wilmam it Prim hardware, Rayne Mot, Courtenay & Tennent, hardware, Hayne street. Egleston d Co., clothing, Rayne street. J. S. & L. Bowe & Co., dry goods, Meeting street. James H. Taylor, insurance, Broad street. Boyleston, & Co., dry goods, Meeting street. Hamilton & Smith, groceries, Market street. T. M. Coter ; groceries. 'endue range. Tobias & Co. commission merchants, East Bay. J. E. Adg . 4e & Co., ,...kartitesso. East Bay_ Horsey, Antes, & hats, Rayne street. Street & West, grocers, East Bay. Chafee, Croft, & Chaise, grooers, East Bay. Jeffords & Co., groceries, East Bay. Bunt) t Tater, West India goods, Past G. IV. Williams & Co., groceries, Bayne street. Z. B. Oakes, groceries, State street. Webb & Sage. crockery, Meeting street. A. S. Hull tt Co. tailors, Meeting street. .E. B. Stoddard & Co.. shoes, Meeting street. Horton & Shepherd, stoves, Meeting street. Adams & Damon, stoves, Broad strset. Mnohenzio & Co., dry goods, East Bay. Pierson, Smith, it Co., clotting, 11. 7 .0 street. - Cameron & Co, iron foundry, Hazel fftreet. Klink, Wiekenbarg. & Co., groceries, Broad street. Hyde, Gregg. k Day, hardware, Meeting Arcot, Dunham, Taft, & CO., shoes, Rayne street. Dewing, Thayer, 4 - Co., fancy goods, Meeting street. • Bowen, Foster, Co., straw goods, Meeting Ptrcet, Jennings, Tomlinson, .t Co., clothing, Mooting street. D. F. Fleming & Co., hats, Hayme street. Ilya Moßurnie 6: Co., dry goode, 1143119 Orcet• F. D. Fanning ,t; Co., hats, Rayne street. Waldron, Egleston 44c Co., clothing, Rayne street. Force & liitchell, shoes, Bayne street. Nelson Carter, drugs. Mayne street. now - 010 , Ca., dry 000ds, Havnestreet_ Hazeltine it Walton, shoes, Meeting street. H. T. Strobeciter, hardware, Meeting street. Marshall, Burge, & Co., fancy goods, Meeting street. Farrar Bros. & Co., graearieg, Emit Bay. • Edgerton, Richards, & Co., tailors, Broad street.. C. D Carr & Co., tailors, Broad street. Chamberlin ? Miler, & Co., dry goods, Bayne greet, R. Douglass k Co stables, Pinekney street. G. Follin, groceries. Meeting street. Johnson, Crews, & Co ' dry goods, Mayne street McCarter Dawson, b99)s§, Meeting street. Walker, Evans, it Co, stationery, Broad street 3IISCELLANEOCS SKETCHES The public market w as situated in Market street, thremo the centre of which it extended, from hineting.strect to no met) a tilooace iazat one-fourfh of a mile. In its construction it re sembled the fatuous market of Philadelphia, and was built with brick piers at intervals, over which the roof was thrown. _ . - . . Institute Hell, or, as it was familiarly known in Charleston, Seceders' Hall, was boated in Meeting street, and was the headquarters of the Demooratio Prouldential convention which met in that city in May, 11560. St. Andrew's Hall was situated in Broad street, and was the headquarters of Fernando Wood's delegation in the days of the Convention. Hibernia., Hall was situated in Meeting street, and is famous as the spot where the South Carolina ordinance of Secession was passed, in December, 1860. As the fountain-head of the present rebel lion, its destruction seems ominous to the rebel VOW. The hotels destroyed were of brich, with stucco facings in imitation of atone. The Mills House— the largest in the State—was situated on Meeting sheet, eed kept by Messrs. Niekar.stes k Pureell Tbo Chnrleston Hotel, next In importance, was also in Meeting street, end kept by George G. Mixer. The Planters' Ltotel (second class) was on State Street. The Catholic cathedral, on Broad Wont, was a handsome edifice of brown stone. The Circular Church, on Meeting street, was of brick, with stone front. 'Jibe theatre , .vas on Broad stroek , hollt. of brick, and under the management of O. P. Merchant. The iron foundry of Cameron 41. Co., recently used for the manufacture of shot, shell. itc_, was on Hazel street, near its junction with raid Day, and was among the first buildings destroyed. The Post Office and Custom House are located at the foot of Broad street, and on the eastern side of East Bay, so that it is probable they have escaped the fire, not without tome damage, porhum from the intense heat. The City Ilan and Court House are located at the corner of Meeting end Broad streets, in a small park, similar to the City Hall Park of Now York, Bleat pveshahly for that reason malted da , struction. • The office of Mordecai 3 Co., agents of the Ha vana line of steamships, is situated east of East Bay, end therefore escaped the flames without doubt. Nosdeasi, it will be remembered, contri buted the sum of $lO.OOO to the rebel war finances. In extent the fire, so far as known, embraced a district of the city over one-half a mile long.by one fourth wide_ A familiar idea of the area will be obtained when we state that it embraced a SPUN equal to that in New York city bounded by Wall street on the south, Beekman on the north, Broad way on the west, and the. East river.—.l l lcui York Union Victory in Western Virginia CINCINNATI, Dec. 14.—A special despatch from Clink Mountain to the Commereird says that, Year terday one of hardest and best-fought battles of the war was fought at Allegheny Camp, Pocahontas county, Western Virginia, General R. 11. Milroy commanding the Union troops. and General John• eon, of Georgia, commanding the rebels. The fight lasted from daylight till .3 o'clock P. M. The Union loss is about thirty, and the rebel loss over two 1 uriretl 7 including a iaajoi , mid many other officers. Thirty prisoners were captured. General Johnson, of Georgia, was shot in the mouth, lit pot fatally injured. The Twelfth Geor gia Regiment suffered most merely. Gen. Milroy's force numbered 750 men, from the Ninth and Thirteenth Indiana, the Twenty-fifth and Thirty-second Ohio, and the Pgcoral Virginia Regiments. General Johnson's forces numbered over 2,000. The Ninth Indiana fought bravely to the last. Aftgr clfiyipg the enemy into their harrschs no less than five times, our forces retired in good order. The rebels set fire to their barracks and retired to Staunton. (4411. Milroy has thus driven the lot of the rebel army out of Western Virginia. IT QM KENTUCKY. THE IMPENDING BATTLE. MOTENENT OF TIIOQ,I'S, POSITION OF THE FORCES. Crxcrsxerr, Dec. 15.—The Enquirer's LettNg villa correspondence, under date of the lath, say that Gen. Johnston with 15,000 Federal troops .1 on the northern bank of the Green river and Gen• Ilosseau is seven mike (lib - taut preparing to join him. Another brigade under Con. McCook is also moving to concentrate at Mumfordsville. General Buckner, with twenty-five thousand rebel troop., wee On hills two miles bnek from Green river, and was preparing to pre vent our troops from crossing that river. General Thomas' division, or the left wing, is bearing down from the east, to get in BUG/U:101'B !ear_ General Mitchell's division, or thO fight wing, moves this morning toward Green river. The rebels arc on the move, and an engagement is imminont, Gen. Buell is in constant telegraphic communi cation with our advancing columns, and is employ ing all the rolling stock on the Louisville and Nash ville road in forwarding troops and supplies. All the bridges are repaired, and the tram's are through to Mumfordsville. Six new Ohio regiments will pass through Cin cinnati this week for Kentucky. The C'emimereird's Frankfurt despatch says that the Southern dunk of Rentuely, at having ordered the Louisville branch to pay large sums to the credit of the Mother Bank in Liver pool, to be used, as suspected, to aid the rebellion, the Legislature has authorized the branches to act independentty or the Mother tank until the State authority is re-established. The postmaster at Somerset writes, under date of the lath, that both armies are acting on the de fenSiVe, and fortifying, A. gcntlman in the confi dence of Gen Schoepff writes, under the Same date, that Gen. Zollicoffer is fortifying at Fishing creek ; _five sP.u , ract• — Dr. Jchn Jackson, without provocation, shot and nayerev wcun4od a Minnesota soldier who went to his house, near Springfield, to buy hay. Jackson - -rested and taken to Lebanon, and will probe : tried by military law. He was a Douglas )r from the Ashland district, and brother of tekson who shot Col. Ellsworth. tue rumors arc afloat of a fight at Alamfords between General McCook's division and the 7, but they are not credited. ATTLE IN PROGRESS AT SOMERSET. "'MLLE, Dec. I.s.—The Journal's advises Columbus any that heavy cannonading was all day on Prlday, to th. 4-action of Somer. 2assenger from Mumfordsville to-day. roport9 atilt ito taridso is nearly reiiilifoa, ABA the rielrete of the two armies are near each other. FROM MISSOURI. SEDALIA, Mo., Dec. 14.—Parties from the West arrived here report that 3,000 rebel troops under Gen. stein passed a point Afton REL I .Iq 'WOO of 'Warrensburg on the 11th, evidently for the pur pose of escorting some 600 or 800 rebel recruits, with their baggage, provisions, etc., from Lexing ton to Price's army. The notorious Capt. Sweeney and his band of forty marauders, captured a few days since by a detachment of our cavalry, have been brought here. ST. Loots, Dec. 15.—John Hagan, the late post master of this city, was arrested yesterday, charged with tha se..hmslement of several thousand dollars from the department during hie term of office. He was taken before the United States Commissioner, and held in .$lO,OOO bail. Generallialleek's order relative to an assessment on the Secessionists, for the benefit of the refugees from the Southwest, is not yet carried into effect, but probably will be this week. The last instalment of the Camp Jackson pt.", 15012 inn 1114,1 Scut to Cairo last cvonms, to be for warded to Columbus. Reported Battle at Lexington. ST, WW I Dec, 10, — Tile PcialFr Pt ie0411 5 ) cCom a gentleman just from Lexington, that Generals Rams and Stein, with 6,000 rebels, were in pos session of that town on Friday last, and another large body of troops was expected to reach there yesterday. General Prentiss, it is said, was on the north aide of the river with 3,000 Federal troops, and had thrown a few shells into the rebel camp and de stroyed one of the two ferry boats in their hands. This inforthant says that ho hoard hcarliring after leaving Lexington on Friday, indicating that an engagement was progressing between our forces and the rebels. Also, that General Davis' brigade of Federal troops left Otterville on Friday for Lex ington. These statements need nenfirmation. The rebel Captain Sweeney and sixty-three other rebel prisoners reached here last night. FROM CALIFORNIA, 88E0,000 IN TREASURE EN ROUTE DIED. GENERALSHIP SAN FRANCISCO, Dec_ 10.—During the past four dap the beariert rain eXPCIi9P99d for years has prevailed, causing a severe freshet in the valleys. The river broke through the levee and flooded Sa cramento, from ono to four feet deep, this morning. The people were driven to the second story of their houses, and all buoinco wit§ autTertil94- Arrived at 6nn Francisco—Libip i75/0/7)i King, from Boston, and Challenger, from New York. SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 11.—The steamer Golden Age sailed to-day for Panama, carrying four hue drod soldiers and two hundred additional plum gag, and eight hundred and sixty thousand dollars in treasure, destined for New York. Among her passengers are General Shields, who accepts the appointment of brigadier general, and The freshet, from the recent heavy rains, extends throughout the valley portions of the State, doing immense damage to farmers,. drowning their cattle, carrying off bridges and fences, de. Portions of Marysville and Stockton are inun• dated, as well as Sacramento. The entire number of lives lost is not known. Several brick buildings have fallen at Marys -Ville. TLe loss of property at Sacramento is estimated at half a million, affecting the property of the en tire people. • Communication with many of thit eowntry 4i - trials is cut oft; and business has been. suspended, The weather for the past two days. kas been plea sant and apparently settled, and the waters are con sequently receding gradually. Tho w, for bno be,,ii fat !we t 6 tissue feet deep in'nearly every house in that city. One-third of the city is still overflowed, but the water is slowly receding. The funeral of Col Baker is engrossing general attention in the city of San Francisco to-day, the entire volunteer and State military and Civic or ganizations, with the citizens generally, combine to snake up the largest procession ever witnessed hem SAN FmtNcisco, Dec. I.2.—Arrived, ships Deer, .2Vord, from Glasgow ; 17v/du, from New York. SAx FRAsseisco, Dee.l3.—Suited, ship Common wealth, for Yalparais9, About Rape, has been subscribed to the relief of the sufferers by the Sacramento flood. The New Vaginae Convention Ot,nitaittiatt Lea dittinucti of the boundary uneettot. The bounder): iiiclUdee Uncon ditionally, in addition tolbo thirty-nine counties included by the ordinance of the lotgtett Convention, the counties of Porahontue. Ore-enbrier, Monroe, Mercer, and Mc- They- also Mks to Ilaninshiro, Morgan, netknley, .Taf. lei son, Pendleton, and Frederick, on the condition that & m ajor it y of the votes cast in the district.mal a majority of the counties comprising it, express thetusulvos in fa.. rep of coming in a t elections to be hold ma day appoint, tel by the Loeb:Attire. Tide attempt fauteuil the TIDIIIIA dary is regarded by some as an endemair to emburritA4:the progrefa of the new State movement.' The Convention was yonterday iiisoussing a section. ro. lilting to troluion Realest theSlai Mr, Yen IYinkirt. Pr Weed county, ratted the IMO Mitt there eorilli hero b•ach thing astrearon against a State. Ono clausettinicest it treasm to writs, speak, print, publish, or Omahas anything-to upholii invasion ax insurrectie,, , htriug the emdimmnee of the RlllllO. 'nig inhume will. proloulkly ex nitwit d. Dir. Mato% of Ohio county, iiiirodneui a proposition prohibiting the importation of ailM . B6. MAking it the duty of the Lemalatnre to rosulate, in a humane manner, the family relations of Staves, and providing that after a car. TOM Unto inypiunlnry nrYitede, ~cent rap ,dais, windy, the new State, shall cease. Ileforred in a coannAtioe. Tho discussion lip this will tgo,ballty boffin some time next week, Southern News_ Lou v :Ix, Dec. n—Actrices from Hernphia, Ten to the Ilth inst. ' say that the Georgia Gegista lure, by a vote of 27 to 18, rimmed a bill Hecuring , to mar ried women all the property they owned at GM time of Tho 38ot:onport (Arkansas} INabi p l y * thot Cot. Borland has just returned from Pocahontas, awl reports that the Arkans a s border is still in danger. rro gage that the Feder:lls at Poplar Bluff number from 8;000 to ',ono. Ti... th.e t.. 0 rtnte 6n.v, fre e ae,st skirmishes. Borland says that he wants all the men he can promptly get. The Checukat (Arkanaaa)Press says that quite n ;aim. br•r of hitters hare been Imeziell awl their contente fir.gb.1114.1.1 on the !nail route between Lake Village WA Mr. Leaders was killed at Columbus, Ark., by T. Yoing. The latter was subsequently hung uy the mob. A New Orleans despatch, of the 10th, says that Lieut. Shown!, the commander of the rebel steamer Mobile, briaritiel.r 4 el City With .11 hentermni zi.nd nine. Federal Prisoners taken from the rutted States schooner Annie Dayton, wrecked near Sabine ,Pass. They were bent to New Orleans. The Louisville •curl Nashville Road bad stopped re ddleind freight at Nashville nit tho Ist, the rolling stack Leine demanded to transport troops to ling Green. The Confederate States Court at Richmond, nn the 9th, decided that no dm fge of citizenship :after the commences nwnt of hostilities eau protect an alien enemy's property front sennestration, The Governor of Mississippi calls on the citimms for all the necessary weapons they hove, for the use of tho rebel ;retry. The rebel Provhlienal Governor Johnson, or Kentnekr, bas eon, fiewlinK Green, for Aventy comma .ti VOil/litC,r. it,. Kentucky. . • of ti-linoHbee crreitry is going Inbar whiter iinirtrirri lit Moscow, Trw,oyt e. ifnMPAT P.4l;sgn's• —, j, E, 99v0, Seventh and Chestnut streets. is selling his elegant Pianos and Melodeons at greatly reduced prices. Such inducements were never before offered to pur- SALE OP FINE Booxs.—N. F. Pancoast, auc tioneer, 431 Chestnut street, will sell on Tuesday morning ? at 10 o'clock, a largo assortment of books suited to the approaching holiday Deacon, Cata logues ready and books arranged for examination this evening. AFOTIOZi SALE OF BOOTO AAA POOLS, -1 1 1 6e at tention of buyers is called to the sale of 1,000 mutes boots., shoes, brogans ; etc., consisting of Fain, kip, thick. and cavalry boats. army brogans, otc,, to NI sold this morning at 10 o'clock t)recisely, by PhFip Ford it Co , auctioneers, at their store. No. 525 Market and 522 Commerce street. EATCUTOR'S SALE-VALUABLE MISCELLANEOVA LIBRARY.—M. Thomas & Sons will sell Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday a'ternoons the valuable li brary of the luta il r illiam Smith ; Bab, ileColatd. ne books now arranged for Otarnitiation %via catalogues. Sale of superior furniture to-morrow, 1528 Pins Pkx - cot. goo aav0rt150,....14 of WI, WM THE CITY. MILITARY MATTERS.—The ditrerent regi ments nowin the process sf formation are rapidly am. preaching semrivtim The rational Guards r at their new romp, arc recelYingnittncrOug acauir.tione to their rani , and will soon be fah Col, Rush ha 3 succeeded in filling his regiment, a number of companies having al ready left. Two companies started on Saturday, and the remainder will leave this week. Col. Price's cavalry re. ginv-rit is aohag -very The tent!. company, formed in the Interior of the State, i 4 expected at the camp tmday. The whole regiment is made up of hardy men, and no finer body of men will leave tae Stan.. Col. Gregory is still waiting marching orders. Bre reelment containa about nine hominid mon Colonels Jones and Staunton are still actively engaged in recruiting for their respective regiments. Major Frank N. Elting is in town, aid will pay, at hie office, Nu. '2O-1 South Fourth street, such of the sick nip] wimadid belonging to Colonel Wistar's (First Cali fornia) iiswiniern ~.t pr ese n t 11 hen the meta were paid off at Poolestille, The Rev. C. W. Heisbley, chaplain of the Twenty eighth Regiment, Colonel Geary, is in Philadelphia, ready to deliver remittances to the families of the soldiers of Ode ahoy ha teen et the Government Striding, on Chestnut street, below Fifth. • The want of heavy artillery having been gamely felt by General McClellan, a regiment is now being organized at leis request, and Mr. Charles Angeroth occupies the responsiLle 1,0.4t10n ro-tmeni Id ka providedwith heavy siege gintA,coloniiitirs, an 4 the new rocket batteries, and is designed for defeading the coast, or for singing riiruosea when strongfortlflcations are to be invested or reduced. Major John EI. Oberteuffer is the licuituant colonel, Win. C t dl,lii HO. bikloY, A. P. Ba you quartermaster, and Zimmerman adjutant. At present there are ;about six hundred men encamped at Diamond Cottage, Camden, the majority of whom are fine, large men. Three more companies are new ready i n 11w lilt@llSlf Sf the fttlite, awaitino transportation. They stove In each tent. The ramp is nnotod "Camp Obertentler," in honor of the lieutenant colonel. The bill introduced by Senator Wiison to Wishful - aut. lers in the army has caused quite a stir among those in this city 'who are engaged in the hnsineaa. A number of the sutlers from this city have stares hero front whirls they obtain supplies. NAVAL MATTERS.—It is expected that the crew of the U. S. sloop Hartford will to paid off to-day. Akee the arrival of the ~ , dtaist essuft, the erns, by squads. have been all over 1 7 1diadelphia, have vhdttal our tevetof places of enurement, and a better behaved eat of jolly, patriotic jack tare, we have net assert for many a day. The mctui•ers of ILe 0611115341, homed their hand apparatus in the navy yard last week. The members were actively engaged nearly all day on Friday, in denying the f nginr and petting it into excel• lent order. Capt. Turner, at present .on duty in the yard, mal we texas any arc of the meat active gentlemen and efficient ;Aileen, in the service, receltoal the company and the apparatus, in a style ivory way corn nenslable. Tin re is an immense amount of material on hand in the yard at the present time ' probably not leas than ten mil lion dollars , north, and to render this more inure ft.int lire ' the Southwark hose, who are I , always ready" to do gocd in the service of their fellow-eitizeng, and the coun try at large, tendered the nee of their excellent band en gine. A squad of members will lie detailed to "fork the avuaratua ih case of lire iu the yard, THE BOARD OP TRADE AND THE WAR.—The following petition is now circulating iu this city, and was posted upon the ni-rcheuts' Exchange on Saturday In The Congress of Um rnitett 'States The undersigned, &Meng of the United States, earnest. ly urge en your honorable body to take immediate and decided steps to reeuro from every Executive area of the Government a more rigorous prosecution of the war. A number of gentlemen standing around the board raT fowl to sign the paper) believing that mg in favor of pushing the war phould aboulder a mallet stud give a practical demonstration in favor of that which they were expected to bign. A CHRISTMAS MARKRT-FAIR.—The Market Company announce that on Saturday moving, December 2let, their Annual Christmas Fair of prOuon will open at their market building, Sixteenth and Makes effeelfi Their KM igilhie routines Feat attractons. The Fair wilt continue a wreS, PIA on The oreatna pp the 20th, 21st, 24th, 276 h, and 2atlt, the market will he splendidly illuminated. We understand that the displ6 7 on this occasion will far surprise that of last roar, wltiea wns unanimonely declared to be the most superb ever iov ewe •11;,g wllL sr aNnil thrtmAyoe of this opportunity to feast hair t yes, at least, with the fat of the land, especially an no charge is made to visitors. ALLEGED g3eedt1i...616 - --TE tH AAA th.9l barge containing cases of line China ware, matting, etc,, belonging to a prominent officer of a United States war Tmsel, was captured at Chestnut. street wharf last week by the Inspector of Customs. The officer was compelled to pay Ole svi.t..-..z.vy- dunce l.ef re he was allowed land Ida Mlirea. It was afterwards ascertained thatothee officers of the ship had been engaged in the nine work, and that dutiable articles bad been landd at other wharves. The Collector teas also informed hat similar goods mill remained upon the eddy and he devoted au inspector to procerd on board and 'beep an eye to the interests of the revenue. The representative rt the Cue.. toni.honee was ordered off the vessel by tie officer is command i and Captain Turner, the conunanlant or the gallon, non king Infonued of the circumbOtrm, the inspector lo again proceed on beard. Tie latter did so, and he was atterivards civilly treated bythe officers of the ship. THE ORPHANS' GUARD.-0/1 SaturCity, about zawi.azt. , l with thz thniuttut has him, ear ner of I%..hteeolls and Carey sireebt, ptl td d A. 4 a mili tary company. The boys raged from eight to twelve , years of age, and, with their neat gray uniform and pre cision of drill, attracted a great deal of attetvion. Th.•y marched &wit Chestnut street, gluing in toot of In dependence Ball, and then proceeded To the 9ooper Shop Refreshment Saloon, whore the instrurtor,Dlr. Thomas S. Clayton, introduced the boys to the Comnittee. The lads then went through the manual ut the tommaral of their captain, Master Morrison, and were atterwattla treated to a substantial collation, MORTARS AND CANNON.—A number of can non intended for the Ciovernment Awe now hang •. turned 1 1 1, At. the Reading Railroad tonolnilteng. tle firm which forged them tut having lnFltea of tha Milllired size. Mortars are constantly arriving from Pinglturg bv the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Ton t,t. them were deposited on the sidewalk. in Jmniper Rtreet ',plow Mar lict, ipatrptlan and anraeted much attentiox. ACCIDENT TO A RAILROAD EMLLOYEE.—A day or two since, Mr. Robert Bayletz, whi has been in the employ of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad for upwards of fire years, as watchntin St the marginal bridge L'Eshsli Cssa, FM4llllOl[4, mat with tut aeeidw.f, which winced almost instant del a. He Was engaged at the time. sweeping the stone wall, on the scothern side of the bridge, when, losing his balance, ha fell over the wall come thirty feet, breaking his arm, and jointing hit 'him and nuatainina What injwiro t which gamy] kis death. HO UV ill the neighboring(' of NiAly years of agi, and hal the use of only one ler. ENLISTING MlNOtts.—On Suturaty, in the rottut of tjimptop filmdom marls' the whoa of the flay os occupied lo digt , 4 4,1 ti gof Wrila of hatoesii comma, is• sued for the purpose of Renting the release of minors who had enlisted in the army m Muni the consent of pa rents. In one ease the application wno based on the al location tint the num was ell nmeh n a iler tht influence of honor no to be ineatiakto of making acontrait. Tile Oil. deuce in regard tsithis point was eory cottlieting, and judge Alibon held the Inuits' under adusement until Monday. DEATH OF A PROMINENT Thitit - Sciiool6 ALcutter,—Very many of oar readers till learn with heartfelt sorrow or the death S Malcolm lacticille,Bal o of this city, a brother of Profeetor 31ieNeille, of tha Hi g h s c h oo l, mi l 3 piceil pal - footed Mumma of that Meli lla-TIM Mr. Dlaclicillr, we 14:Wye, riSered the nigh S'hool in 1850, Lcing at the head or hit elms, although its youngest nionibi-r. In 1 - 564 he gradnited with tho degree of Bachelor of Art.,. His Taledbtory aildroait, 4 . The Alpha and Omega of Existetice.t . me a composi tion of rhro "kdreui, rohi l eLe• irx our dolly journals, and copied 1)1 the entire preet.ti the country. Dt r. Mae Neille shortly after entered the esublishruent of Messrs. T.. W. Ryan, & Co., ou Cheetnot start, amid iu few ?mare had risen to the position of ale clerk, which hr 44 at 0111 Virpo aenih. Mono rho hare roer enjoyed hie acquaintance in life can forpet ear charm of that handsome, intelligent face, lighted flk with a good ness of heart that knew nu worldly wake ; yet few can share Ids parents' great affliction, that ram foray:ilea. Oiy in The yreTidenee ORDNANCE FOR TIIR NAN - I—oll Fricizty: morning, several large mortars and crx beds of shrilspassed tin:push thin eity, over the Pennsylvrnia Iroawi, to be Its<4l. On ..renrtztr fl.-1," which 4.14 supposed will even open op the uevhpitlet of the Lcw er retemee. These mortarw•Aid shells were oat at the Fort Pitt works, Pittsburg, and are forinklaJle wear *A or Wen. SNOW Tuts.—ln 1850, the groan Was-first novered by snow Noveliber 30; in 1857 on iv -amber ;. in 1858, on November 14; in 1859 ad 18f14 t on 1)e. 4 , 9111114.1 4; in 1861, ilw tint snow storm tax 91s.vi.b.m 31%13 stain of (Wallas. TUE PROPOSED N.tew CASTLE RA:11E0A1). Vie corps of e11.ith1.131 . 14 ensateeneed mak am; a nerves - o the new route towered for this railruaiiie, the hitt° sure of hod twit Ac the weather hoe auto been favor Ale for the MT.:entitle of the work, we my expect a to 14)0, with an iat,i',unte of the probable cf.!. the road, soot.). So far ns we con see fitt4.l4, manor, the prospect loola quite Encouraging for the, arty complet , : of the road_ TILE NiIiETELSTII-WARD Cf.,h7:STED Etkbt' matter was to have bet4,hatti on So.torti.ty tha ()salmon Pleas, but, owing z tp.th engagtu4ont o t4t,. east WILI 1424113-L UTAI MIS morning. . . TTIF. Citzsvirr-STRr o pr. Brtipalt—L - the hoar ing on the aDplieatioti of tAgsPort Wardnitlitr nn tujtutc that r4hlii.t tha City of xlttl ujoiritix. to fttift of tlO nr(tc it.. cf itte 011E4.'41111i...4k 61,1 bridge over ltd river gt hcrt kill, has been ftmi ¢S ,los.ttve lyjri Coy WtytnaxJa Morning next.
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