THE PR E 465. PUBLISHED DAILY, (SUNDAYS EXOEPTED,) BY JOHN W. FORM BY. ',ORRICE NO. 417 gnfibnilJT STREET THE DAILY PRESS, TWELTE CUTS PER `PEE[, payable. to fife Oarrier. Mailed to Subscribers out of the City at Six DOLLARS PER ANNUM, FOUR DOLLARS FOR EIGHT MONTHS, TERRI DOLLARS FOR Six ifforras—invariably in advance rot thoi Int. ordered. THE TRI-WEEKLY PRESS, Mailed to Subscribers out of the City at Tatum Box.- %age PBS Assn It t in advance. HOLIDAY GOODS H OME -BREWED POETRY_ FOR. OREIgThI...I9. Dear ladies and maidens, and frolickmme Whose hearts are as light as your own flowing curls, Pray stop on your walks, as you take the fresh air, Arid look at atil' Notions and other Ann watre. We've kitchens and kettles, and ttillos and fans. And buckets and baskets, and pie-boards and pans,. And horses and hobbies, and stables and stores, And _tillers Ahd Leos,l liattledovos. We've coblera and carters, and tables and trays; We've chess-boards and checkers, these old Perian plays; We've gasses and backgammon, and nine-pine for noise, And charms for the children, Mid hOWS for the boys.' We've building-blocks, babies, and skillets And skates 7, We've peoknives and pencils, and satchels and slates; We've cats, cows, and cricket, and sleighs for the snow; We've gifts for all givers—who bless and be,tow. We've frolic And fancy, mid fun for the Fair, Who covet contentment, and cast off all care; Whose homes are made happy while grandpaptts play And prattle with babies to pass time away. We caret. pees, like tailors of big Tower Hall;) We're more uhf the diamond 111111 fastens your shawl. •Our threshold will welcome your feet every day, Provided you praise us, add purchase, and pay. We keep in South Eighth street, one hundred and five, Prepared e'er to please you, while trying to thrivo Kind ladies, we know you will buy for the boys, While gentlemen give to their girls all their toys. Devoted, while dealing, to do what is fair, rferftrlllg your pleasure to Profit and care Ourosertoing ourseires, as your servants for fun, Td. W, HAMMOND, and J. T., his son. de24-21* GOODS FOR THE HOLIDAYS; A choice and varied assortment of articles, suited to he coming season. which have been selected with much care from the latest importations, comprising: WATT/1W AND Feld(' DESKS. WOLIN, tiLOYNg JEWEL, AND DRBIMINI; BOXES, CAB AS, PORTS-MON NAIR% CARD CA:O43. WATCH STAN DS, THERMOKET ERS, TARIAN, GLASS, LAVA, AND CHINA ARTICLES, FANS IN CRAPE, SILK, AND LINEN, DOLLS, alreDinfi Model, China, Wax, and Pakcni DOLLS' SHOES, HOSE, MITTS, CABAL JEWELRY, PARASOLS, AND RATTLES. DOLLS' FURNITURE IN - EVERY VARIETY THEATRICS. TELEA.TRIN2L STABLES. SOLDIER EQUIPMENTS. PANORAMAS, BOX AND BELLOWS TOYS tChltamen tsfor Christmen Trees, Pairies, Deals, Frult, PIRFUNERY AND TOILET ARTIOLES ILEIRRABIUMS, soak ri 1,148 lei - sucfg.e. IS ~ _ _ _ ENGLISH BOWS AND CRICKET BAT% BASE BALLS, al , c. &c All the above articles on be bail, at Reduced Priem at MARTIN S. QUAYLE'S Stationery, Toy, and Fancy Gnats Emporium. ltra WALNUT STREET, Below 'Eleventh. PHILADELPHIA.. de1425-1p PIPES FOR PRESENTS. :MEERSCHAUM PIPES, GOLD 310USTED. .31EE/ISCHAUM Plexs, SILVER 110IIETED :MEERSCHAUM PIPES, AMBER liTEMS. MkER•SCRAQ][ BTIDI6. - 31k:EX5CadITNE PrrES, PATNNT eTsms. aIKEICSIMIAILM PIPES, WITHOUT STEMS. All warranted genuine and And quality 101111 ROOT PIPES, I:IESDS. •BILIAE. ROOT PIPE 4, SILVER CAPPED. !BRIAR ROOT PIPES, PLAIN Bowi.s. "BRIAR ROOT PIPES, AMBER STEMS, IN CASES MOUE RO6V Prrss, enBRHY arßads. BRIAR ROOT PIPES, PATENT Srmata. ALSO, INDIA - BUDDER PIPES AND STEMS, A New Article. &LE, BLADDER, INDIA RUBBER, AND LEATHER TO. sACcO BAGS. Firs Olat2iEßs, CIGAR TUBES, CIGAR CASES. In great variety R. 8c G. A. WRIGHT, del9-6t 6% CHESTNUT STREET HOLIDAY GOOFS FOR HOLI DAY PRIMENTA. What would make a more useful present than A HANDSOME DRF.S.S, A HANDSOME StrAWL., or HANDSuIIiE CLOAK? Just received from New York, a large assortment of New Goods, suitable for HOLIDAY PRESENTS. 1 LOT MOIRAE e AN r T m QU s E t S ss ashe .i mporter. Beautiful Fancy Silks for the H.lidays. 1 lot hand Some 'Velvet Flounced Robes, at less than the cost of importation. 1 let double-width Printed Cashmeres 3730,, never before sold lees than 50c. CHOICE DRESS GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Newest end most desirable stle. of CLOAKS AND StetQUES. 000 pierce Merrimack and 'English Chintzes at 12,40 worth 1.3 x C. in first bawls. CHEAP BLANKETS AND FLANNELS. New Fancy Cassimeres and Rich Velvet Vestings at lota 110itAL IL STEEL le SON, dal6 No. 713 North TENTH Strakt. above Combat_ USEFUL AND ACCEPTABLE HOLIDAY PRESENT, dt. well-made and tastily-finished UMBRELLA. For 893 e by WM. A. DROWN & CO., 246 MARKET STREET. del4-12t j a CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS. We bare just received a most splendid assortment of GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, of all hinds, suitable for - LADIES, GENTLEMEN, or BOYS' WEAR. Ali*, large and beautiful assortment of new and fash ionable JXWELBY, GOLD CHAINS, PENCILS, &c., with a completa assortment of SILVE Et WAIE, s uch es KNIVES, FORKS, SPOONS, NAPKIN RINGS, CUPS, &c., besidea a great variety of FANCY SILVER GOODS, suitable for Holiday or Bridal Present's. Also, on hand a moat beantiful assortment of wrongs, PLATED TEA SETt., CASTORS, CAMS IlAilifradi dm, all of which alit be sold at lON prices than can ha purchased in this city. sir - Old Gold, Silver, or Jeweb_v taken in exchange. LEWIS LADOMUS & Co., del4-12t SO2 CHESTNUT Street. AHOLIDAY PRESENTS ! We new offer a large and beautiful stock of GOLD AND MINER WATOLtE6, FINE GOLD JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, AND SILVER-PLATED WARE, Selected expressly for HOLIDAY PRESENTS. All goods warrauted to be as repre g sed. STAUFFER B ARLEY, delB.l2t 622 MARKET Street, Philadelphia. HOLIDAY PRESENTS. ETRUSCAN, CORAL, and SOLID GOLD JEWELRY. STANDARD SILVER WARE, &c., and a general as -13 °azimut of licit and tasteful articles, suitable for HoLl. DAY PRISENTS. A call implies no obligation to purchase. All goods warranted aa represented. G. RUSSELL, 22 NORTH SIXTH STBEBT GENTLEMEN'S WitAPPERS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. R. C. WALBORN & Co -5 Noe. 5 and 7 North SIXTH Street, Now presents a PRINCELY STOCK of those graceful and comfortable articles of apparel for Gentlemen, LADIES SHOPPING PC.2. PRESENTS Should bear this in mind- They have them in every style of material, and AT ALL PRICES. Their gook of PUTINISIIING GOODS, also, com prises many neat and suitable articles as PRESENTS FOR GENTLEMEN. .143-121 H OLIDAY GIFTS. PRICES TO PINT TEE TIMES, AT CLARK'S $1 STORE, 1L,.. GB2 CHESTNUT BTERZI, BILVER-PLATED WARE, JEWELRY and FANCY GOODS, in great variety. New and beautiful etylee re. eived daily, and sold much below the usual price& CLARK'S el. STORE, HOLIDAY BOOKS AND PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS SELLING- AT VIM 1" . I.OIY PRICES. W.O. PERRY, tlookaoller, E. W. Corner FOURTH and RACE. F de2o-1m OPPENREIMEII, AGENT AND MANUFACTURER Of all kinds of ARMY GOODS. A him line of samples on hand. Advances made. Contrasts std knarenteed. Terms Mice mai Sample Room, Northeast corner of FIFTH and FRFSTNIST Streets—Room No. 2, second floor. dela-1.2t TO OFFICER-3 602 CHESTNUT 9TEEET •, ••-•-• \ \\ \ , // • /.•• • • . 11 6: - • -111;7, ';l* , 410 . ''''''' ;_: 1 1 171 : - • :; - J.4 aci • • - kFt • , 14111 "••••••••• . 4 ;;; K : " • , V i pl ittzza,t o/3?lik . : VOL. 5. - NO, 122. HOLIDAY GOODS. ARMY AND NAVY. Please take notice, that we have a fine assortment of Relledittion Mats, Cats, Embroideries, Ant, avaarcia and Sabres, Sashes, Setts, Sword Knots, Canteens, &c., &C. Military Goode of every description will be found at this establishment. CHARLES OAKFORD ,t SONS, Nos. 5.2.6 and 82S CHESTNII r Street, del9-I2t Coutineutal Hotel CHRISTMAS PRE BENTS. A LARGE ASSORTMENT ERENCII AND AMERIOAIT 1111.0142129, PORCELAIN LANTERNS, FLEXIBLE DEOP-LIGHTS All Ignitable for HOLIDAY PRESENrraI Combining art with utility WARNER, MISKEY, & MERRILL, de2o-10t 718 CHESTNUT Street FOR THE nOLIDAYS! GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, Consisting of DRESSING ROBES, SHAWLS, MUM/ ON➢ SILK SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, HOSIERY OP EVERY DESCRIPTION, GLOVES, STOCKS, TIES, se, &c. CHARLES OAXFOUD s SONS. dell-12t HOLIDAY PROb'ENTS OF INTRINSIC VALUE. SILVER WARE. WM. WILSON & SON Would lavito :medal attention to their very large as sortment of FLAW AND FANCY SILVER WARE, Manufactured by them exclusively for HOLIDAY GIFTS, Comprising many new and original desim of the RI(UEST STANDARD OF SILVER. Owing to our greatly increased facilities, by the in troduction of new and improved machinery, the public will find many styles hat to he found at any other estab lishment in the country. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS' rr ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND AMERICAN PLATED WARES. S. W. COR. FIFTH AND CHERRY STREETS. delB-dtjal GOODS FOR PRESENTS— NOW OPENING AT REDUCED PRICES. FRENCH EMBROIDERED HDIUS., SETS, COLLARS, SLEEVES, &c. AIso—LADIES', GENTS', and CHILDREN'S UM etitched and Corded Bordered RIME'S., with plain and Colored borders, in new styles, and SILIC..TIDEPS. in great variety , ALSO, WO FINE DAMASK TABLE CLOTHS, in a great variety of now and choice patterns. 1,600 YARDS EXTRA HEAVY and WIDE LINEN SHEETINGS, 250 DOZEN TABLE NAPKINS, from 8 . 1.50 to CI per dozen. ALM Large assortment of EMBROIDERED PIANO AND TABLE COVERS, LACE AND MUSLIN CURTAINS, GOLD-BORDERED SHADES, GILT CORNICES, TASSELS, BANDS, cgc. UPHOLSTERY and CURTAIN MATERIALS, &c. SHEPPARD, VAN HARLINGEN, & ARRISOIN, de12.12t 1008 CHESTNUT Street_ CHRISTMASAND HOLIDAY PRESENTS. JOHN W. THOMAS, 495 AND 401 NORTH SECOND STREET, Would invite attention to the law and varlod um went be bee now open of Goads huitable for CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, PLAIN AND FIGURED MPS AND POPLINS, SILKS, MER/NOES, SHAWLS, AND His usual stock of STAPLE AVD 'FURNISHING GOODS, MEN AND BOYS'.:IS'4eL.R, HOSIERY, GLOVES, duo Persons desirous of presenting their friends with some• thing ugeful and durable will find It to their odvankage lv call. de2o-9t nERISTMAB PRESENTS AT WAR Drieee, at CEO. F. NENKERTT, No. NS &RON Street. d023-iftt CCHRISTMAS HOLIDAY GIFTS.— Gold Spectacles, Gold Eye Glasses, Stereoscopes, Stereoscopic Viewe, Opera Glasses, Field Glasses, Mantel Thermometers, Microscopee, Card Photographs, and Gard Photographic Albums. Our catalogue of Card ph91,9. graplie and priced list at Gard rtonograph B.lbgilli fur nished on application. hicALLISTER & BROTHER, 728 CHESTNUT street finitISTMAS PRESENTS.—KERO v SEND LAMPS! KEROSENE LAMPS in end less variety, at thu 'Manufacturers. WITTERS', North east corner of MUTE and FILBERT; No. IC. deglat CHRISTMAS PRESENTS HOLIPAT 9/FTB, ix grat' T.lB/FTY. READ AND EXAMINE. Ladle's' Calais, a splendid assortment. Writing Desks, Mahogany and Rosewood. Clocks, handsome and good, warranted. Call Belle, silver Dieted, easy beautiful. Backgammon and Chess Boards. Porte Mammies, Pocket Wallets, and Purses, in every Tarirty. Pocket knives and Scissors, of every description. Ladies' Work Boxes, beautiful, beautiful. Portfolios, in endless variety. LTtlsiltn, Hair, Tooth, Bail, etc., etc. Traveling cases, for Ladies and Gentlemen. Ladies' Fans, beautiful and cheap. Card Cases, Pearl and Shell. Dominoes, Chessmen, Playing Cards. RRITANNIA. WARE. Tea gels, assorted Patterns. Castors, a splendid assortment. Ladles, Pitchers, Cups, Cigar Lamps. Julep Mugs, Molasses Mor i etc , etc,” etc, The whole forming a complete assortment of FANCY GOODS and useful articles. CHEAPI CHEAP CHEAP! At WITTERRI, deal-St N. E. con EIGHTH - and FILBERT, No. 35. HANGING VASES. Ornamental Flower Pots. Parlor Vases for Growing Flowers. Baskets for Jardiniere. Pedestals with Vase for Flowers. Antique Vases for Mantels. l'asesßeaaissanee for Parlor. Rustic and Terra Cotta Vases. Lars Flower rote and Vases. Garden Vases and Pedestals. Brackets for Busts and Figures. With a great variety of articles suitable for Christ mas presents, for sale retail and to the trade. Warerooms 1010 CIIESTNIPP Stmet, Philadelphia. dell S. A. HARRISON. AWNINGS. JOSEPH H. FOSTER, AWNING MAKER. AMERMAN FLAGS, TENTS, SAILS, WAGON COVERS, BOAT COVERS, NO. 443 NORTH THIRD STREET. REOIDENCE 340 South FRONT Street. ,c1019.6t CIRCULAR PRINTING, BEST and Cheeped in the City, at ItINGVALT & idBtriVDll3, i 4 beatit THlßD street , aQ29 cLOARS AND MANTILLAS. CLOAKS 1 CLOAKS 1 MAGNIFICENT FRENCH SILK i'llU3ll CLOAKS JUST RECEIVED PER LAST STEAMER. FROSTED BEAVER CLOAKS In endless variety. Also, the largest and best assorted stock of SEAL SKIN CLOAKS In the City. EVERY NEW STYLE; EVERY NEW MATERIAL. The very DM work, at PRICES THAT ASTONISH EVERY ONE. IVENS', .10-1 14 NO, 23 SOUTH NINTH STREET. WINTER CLOAKS IN SABLE CLOTHS, FROSTED BEAVERS, SEALSKIN CLOTHS, BLACK BEAVERS, LYONS VELVETS; A LARGE ASSORTMENT, AT MODERATE PRICES, AT TR& PARIS CLOAK EMPORIUM, TOS CHESTNUT STECEET. J_ W. PROCTOR, & Co. nol4-tf CLOAKS! CLOAKS! CLOAKS! WATF.R. PROOF CLOTH 01,041E3, in encileea variety LIGHT AND DARK CLOTR CLOAKS, of every shade ; BLACK CLOTH obt.o.4Egh of every quality ; PLACE SILK-VELVET 'CLOAKS, EVERY NEW STYLE, EVERY NEW MATERIAL i THE r,Anomt savvis. AND THE MOST REASONABLE PRICES IN THE CITY IVENS, CLO AKES! The Largest, Cheapest, and Best-assorted Stock In the city_ THE ARCH-STREET CLOAK AND MANTILLA STORE. NEW FALL CLOAKS. WATER.YROOF TWEED CLOAKS. SLACKCLOTH CLOAKS. MVERY NOVELTY AT MODERATE PRICES, JAOOII ROI/STALL, iiet2l-86% N. W. oornor Anon au KENNEDIC'S., FLOWERS, FEATHERS, AHD (SEW AL SititLINSBY GOODS. No. 729 CHESTNUT STREET, BELOW EIGHTH 0c5.3121 FURS I GEORGE F. WOMRATH, NOS. 416 AND 417 ARCH STILRET, HAS NOW OPEN LADIES' FURS, To which the attention of the Public le invited. uo22tial HOLIDAY DRESS GOODS. The following goods are desirablefor Christmas Gifts Low priced DeLaines and Calicoes. Wide English and French Chintzes. Brilliant Figures new American De Lakes. Passing Gown Stuffs of Gar Casluaseia. French Figured De Lakes and Fancy Merinos. Plain Poplins and Bich Styles of Epinglines. Plaid Flannels, Bright Broths Dress Goods. Blankets, Table and Piano Covets, Quilts. Kid Glom, Warm Silk and Cloth Gloves. Embroidered Collars and Laco Goode. Silk Handkerchief., French Linen cambric Hdkfa. Black Silk Cravats, Scarfs, and Neck Tien. Plain and Fancy Silks, lUch Black Silks. Blanket Shawls, Brodie Karim Shawls. SHARPLESS IittuTHEILS, dela CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets. A L L-W 00 L FIGURED DE XX. LAMES. Magenta Figured De Leine& Polka Spot p 9, - Reserye Printed De EYRE dc LANDELL, delB FOURTH and ARCH GARNET 131.11 E AND GIiBEN RE.PS. 411 -Wool Fine Rem Rich Printed Reps. Bolferino Figured Rep% LYRE & LANDELL. delB FOUR CFI & ARCH. HOLIDAY PRESENTS. Delainee„ at 18,34 cents; Calicoes, 1.2 N cents. flack and fancy Silk Handkerchiefs. Keck-Tees, Glnvemy Gents' Shawls. ltiiesce' and Labs' Shawls in viriety. Nice assortment of Dress Goods. Balmoral Shirts in great variety, at J. H. sTONET, 702 ARCH Street N. 13.—Pn band, 7acii•straws and Solitaires, made by and sold for an invalid. They are nice games es well as presents, and any on would confer a favor by purchas ing the tame. del2-tf HEAVY CLOAKINGS. Brown and Black Sealskin, Tac to $1.50. %thy i y Coatintos and alillikinga Fine Black Cloths and Beavers. Good stock Cassim eres at old prices. COOPER & CONARD, 8. E cor. NINTH and NABENT. Hb US E FURNISHING Day GOODS.—SHEPPARD, VAN lIARLINGEN, .ABRISON, Importers and Dealers in Linen, and louse Burnishing Dry Goods, etc. Have now on hand a full assortment of Linen Sheeting, Table Cloths, rapkins, Table, Diaper Towelling, ate., etc., imported under the old tariff, or bought a great sac rifice. N.B.—Five per cent. allowed on purchases as above, if paid for on delivery. no27tt CLOAKS LL CONTINUE TO SELL UN TIL J . /INVADE Int o our entire stock of BLANKETS at the old prices. Will open THIS DAY a large stock of all Wool Flan. nag. Our 25 cent White Flannels are the beet in the city. Very handsome neat otylea Detainee at 183 i o i nand. wine dark divtado, all Wool, at 31 and 37 cent& 00WPICBTHWAIT & 00.. N. W. corner EIGHTH and MARKET. CLOAKB-- Handsome styles of well-made, serviceable gar ments. The best made, the beet fitting, aod the beet materials for the price. A large stock from which to MUSLINS AND CANTON FLAN '. ELS —I have now a stodk of these Goods that cannot be surpassed in the ditY, aehiel, I will sell .1 least 10 per cent. less than can be had elsewhere. }laving bought them cheap for cash, before the recent advance, I feel certain of being able to do so. One came good Pie•ticted Muslin ) nearly yard. Wide, 10 cants, worth 11 wholesale; one case very fine yard-wide,l234 cents one case heavy yard-wide, 12% cents (by the piece;; one ease Pillow Casing, 1% wide, 12%; one case fine •-o. one case 14 wide Sheeting ? 16 W4lllSllttlki vile, and Now York Mills, on hand; heavy Bleached Sheetings, 2, 211, 2N, 2%, and 3 yards wide; hoary brown Nuelina, 10 cents, full yard-wide; do. 12%, and every ether quality In the market; heavy Canton Flan nels, 12% ; Mill heavier at 14, and the beet at 15; these I know are cheap; the beet 25-cent white and red Flan nel in the city ; 63 pieces of Calico, for Comfortables, 034 cents, by the piece; a very large assortment of 12% -cent Chintzes, for Christmas Presents; a, good selection of DelaitqLs, 12,44' goodlienifortabies, $1.26j very heavy do , $1.50, and the beat $1.15; Blankets, heavy twilled, $3; finer do., $3.50; all wool do., *5. GRANVILLE B. RAINES, de23.3t 1013 MARKET Street, above Tenth. EALED PROPOSALS, UNTIL THE S Zotb December, 18131, are Invited for furnishing the 'United States Subeistenee Department with FLOOR. About 12,000 barrels will be required, of a high grade of extra Flour, to be delivered in Washington, at the Railroad Depot, or at Warehouses hi Washington or Ceorgetown, some time between the let and 10th of Janu ary, 1862. Each barrel of the Flour to be inspected just before it is received. The Flour Ingat he NUM In quality to the samples to be obtained at the Capitol Bakery, Washing ton city. Bide to be directed to Major A. BECKWITH, G. S., V 1 §t Alt nil ClillOrtitid it promals." d 023 121) SKATERS' HEADQUARTERS.—We hare just received a full stock of superior SKATES of the latest patterns. LADIES' SKATES, HISSES' SKATES, GENT'S SKATES. PATENT SKATES, STEEL SKATES, ROCKER SKATES, DUMP SKATES. Skates of every variety. Cadet Muskets and Equipments, Cricket and Base Ball Implements, Camp Cots, Army Chests, gyps, piety's, .1:e. PHILIP WILSON & 00., no3o-1m 432 CIINSTNITT Street. A OPPENHEIMER, MERCHAN DISE BROKER in all branches of erads, and manufacturer of every description of Army Goods,No. 48 South THIRD Street, west side, second story, Pila delphia. thirt-tf AFULL AND SPLENDID AS . SONTDIENT of Noma" Ties, ilinses, and Nerds' refuirninq GM% inn recanted and for solo. Also, a variety of Travelling Shiite S. W. SCOTT, 814 CHEST. NUT ledmt, below Continental Rotol. noßd-tf T' NATIONAL HOSPITALS.- A DEPOSITORY of "The United State§ sfintitgrY Commission" is now open at No. 1235 CHESTNUT Street, Pldladflelda. Contributiona received for the Heepitale, and for Sick awl Wounded Soldiers. 4017-4 W aUNNY BAGS-60 BALES FOR VI sale by JAURETOII & CABSTAIRS, na22 202 &nth NKONT Strata. BAGS AND CANVAS AIti).TYCO - CARBON OIL-1;000 bblki. to arrive. For sale in lots by sok• agents in this city. SITORF.II Jc 00., do/2-19,* P tiv* AA/AWABE /111111110. No. 23 South Al NTH Wed. HOUGH & N 0.26 South TENTH Street, Opposite Franklin Market. MILLINERY GOODS. FRENCH F URS I A FULL ASSORTMENT OF RETAIL DRY GOODS. COOPER et CONALUP, S, E. cor. NINTIi and MARKET PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1861. lirtss. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25,1861: Albert and Victoria. It can be no exaggeration to say that that excellent wife, mother, and daughter, Victoria of England, will find numerous sympathizers, not only in her own realm, but in this country • also, in her present deprivations After a. happy union of nearly twenty-two years, she has lost her husband, Prince Albert of Saxe- Cobourg-G otha. The particulars of his death have not yet reached us, but his fatal illness was gastric fever. The Constitution of England, as well the Royal Marriage Act, prevides that if any mem ber of the reigning family should marry,a Catholic, such union shall be absolutely null and void s and that if the Sovereign shall da so, or the Heir-Apparent, forfeiture of the Crown in one instance, of succession to it in the other, shall take place, The Royal Family of England have to look for marriages, there fore, among the Protestant reigning houses of Europe. Prussia, Denmark, Wurtemburg, sad Sweden are the only otherkingdoms where, by law, the sovereigns and their issue mica be Protestants. One of the British princesses (Queen Victorla'a eldest daughter) is the wife of the Prince Royal of Prussia, and the Prince of Wales, heir-apparent, is said to wa r-et between tendering his hand to a Princess of Sweden or Denmark. With the exception of the Dukc of Sussex, (who first married Lady Augusta Murray and secondly Lady Cecilia Buggins,) all the sons of George the Third mar ried the daughters of petty German princes, whose chief qualification was that they profess ed Protestantism. The Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria, espoused the daughter of the Duke of Sam-Cobourg—a petty principality which was augmented, a few years ago, by having the Duchy of Savo Gotha united with it. Shortly before this event, Prince Leo pold, (brother of the Duchess of Kent,) had been united, under circumstances of great promise, to the Princess Charlotte of Wales, only child of George IV., and appa rently destined to succeed him on the British throne. It was an union of hearts as well as Of hands ; lint did not continue over a 3'66A‘----- the Princess dying in Child-birth The sub sequent career of Prince Leopold is well known. On the separation of Belgium from Holland, he was elected King of the Belgians, and the nuptial relations of himself and his sister with the House of Guelph have unde niably given such importance to the Saxe- Cobourg family that they have married into • most of the great Sovereign houses Of Eu rope ;----this they have the more readily ae complished, by one branch of the family being Protestant, the other being Catholic. A con venient arrangement, at all events. In June, 1837, being then a little more than eighteen years old, Victoria, only daughter of the Duke of Kent, ascended the British throne, on the death of William the Fourth, her uncle. As her heir-presumptive, in default of her having offspring of her own, was Ernest, King of Hanover, (extremely unpopular in England as Duke of Cumberland,) VietoriaN subjects were anxious for her early marriage. Ac cordingly, at the close of 182.0, she announced to her Privy Council that she hid datetoilaed to marry her cousin, Prince Albert, of Saxe Cobourg-Gotha. This union, which was the result of strong mutual affection, took place in February, 1840, at which time the lady wanted nearly three months of the age of twenty-one —her husband being three months her junior. He completed his forty-second year, on the 26th August, 1861. Of this union nine chil dren, four sons and five daughters, all still living, Were the fruit. The Prince of Wales, the eldest son, visited this country last year. On the marriage s the Britigh Government proposed to endow the Prince, out of the pub lic treasury, with an appanage of 450,000 year, for life,_being precisely the allowance made to his uncle, Prince Leopold, on his mar riage with the Princess Charlotte. TWO very different personages in the House of Commons —Mr. Joseph Hume, an advanced liberal, and Colonel Sibthorpe, an ultra tory, succeeded in having the proposed annuity reduced to £30,000 per annum. The Queen, however, by granting her husband every office of emolu ment which it was possible for him to hold, (even down to the Constableship of Wind. sor Castle, with the petty salary of £300,) contrived to double his income. As his ex penditure was small, his accumulated proper. ty must be very great. We have heard it esti mated at close upon a million pounds ster ling. Except during a short period, some years ago, when he was accused of influencing Queen Vidtoria% mind, regarding foreign po litics, Prince Albert enjoyed great popularity in England ) frOill the time of his hecom. ing the Queen's husband. Amiable in all re spects, eminently virtuous, and as liberal in his principles as his peculiar situation allowed, it may be said of hint that he was a truly good man. Ile patronised Science and Art rather extensively, by mixing freely with the more eminent professors of both. In the whole of her wide domains there were no happier wed ded persons than Victoria and Albert. Ttie deep grief of the survivor may be imagined. (For The 'Frees,' Our Cause. BY DE WITT RYDER. s , Then right is right, since God is God, And right the day mint win To doubt would be disloyalty To falter, would be eau' —FaDer, Our cause is good apd just, We seek 11 479fi14 of vowor, But BUM to keep from dust The petals of a flower God gave us long ago. The Union is a trust Our fathers died to win To yield it would be woe— A deep and damoiog The Union God alone Can know its glorious worth— What seeds from it haeo flown 1.14 Liberty- and !lope, O'er all the peopled earth. We ask for nothing more than joutioe, and the right; And for them wo will war With all our manhood's might Wo have no solthrh thought And full of grief and pain, We pledge to that which brought . Such 6 1 .9094 yg ttd A nation's wealth and life, In stern, unyielding strife. And God, whode kingly brow. Dotli frown upon us now; So, judge us by his laws, As WO belie," and feel, Our country's woe or weal, Depends upon our cause. Western Department. [From the St. Laila o n , time past, the efforts aids, in effecting of W .M e ejo h r a G ye en n e o r t n ia l e il d' alleett 5n0,,. 1/i P pepartmente, changes and remodeling varsv:. B with She design to create greeter eittat.:".Y7na,.gr,e perfect discipline, as well as econotey ti;:.s mon of the great army of the West. The gentiii.l l orders published show a determination' to hold all officers strictly accountable for the discharge of their duties in accordance with military ruleir and usage. The present regular and systematic vroth ing of the various branches—the good order and quiet of our city, as well as the vigorous move meats now being made to restore the supremacy of law and order throughout our State, are the Wm. diate results of the policy adopted. The Transportation Department, together with the Superintendence of the River Commerce, (un der the new system,) has been placed under the charge of Capt. Lewis B. Persona, as assistant quartermaster and superintendent of transporta tion. A more efficient or competent person coldd not have been selected for the position. For many years associated with the management of our Western railroads, and as an old citizen of R. Louis, intimately 149,9[Itainted with the bainets of the various rivers and the surrounding country and its requirements—he brings to his position a thorough knowledge of its duties, as well as strict integrity and fidelity to the interests of Govern ment. By close personal attention.jm has already effected many radical changes, introduced many decided improvements, besides saving to Govern ment many thousands of dollars i nthe cost of trans vitiation_ The Depstitoent 9118 fortunate in secu ring the services of Captain Parsons. Ho is, most emphatically, the " right man in the right place." We believe that all the offices aro now under the charge of skilful and omperienced °facers, and eaurteoua and affable gentlemen, and that in disci pline end effective organization the Department of the West would not suffer by comparison with any Other I,),epartmimt in the Union. THE REBELLION. INTERESTING SOUTHERN NEWS. THE SIEGE OF MATAMOROS. Late News from Charleston. ARRIVAL OF A RELEASED PRISONER HOW THE PRISONERS ARE TREATED. pRoDABLE nun OF COL. CORCORAN FROM JAIL, DURING THE LATE FIRE. AFFAIRS IN TENNESSEE. GOVERNOR HARRIES UNABLE TO 08. TAIN 20,000 MEN. A STRONG UNION FEELING PREVALENT THROUGHOUT TILE STATE GOOD NEWS FROM KENTUCKY, AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI. A DETAGMBIDET PROM GEM POPES DWI- SION ATTACK LEXINGTON They Burn a Cannon Foundry and Ferry / 1 9440 in rossesston of the Rebels_ MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS. TEE RECENT SKIRMISH NEAR FORTRESS MON ROE TAR RELEASED REBEL PRISONERS ON TERM WAY TO NORFOLK, MOLE ABOUT TILE MASON AND SLI DELL QUESTION. Gov. Curtin's Speech to the New England Society. &e., Ste., itto. LATE SOUTHERN NEWS. The Attack on Matamoros—A Desperate Fight—Explosion of a Mine. The telegraph briefly mentioned, a few days ag o, that the Mexicans had got up a fight among them. solves at Matamoros. The Brownsville (Texas) Flag, of Nova 21, has the following additional particulars : General Caravajal, as our readers will -remem ber, appeared in front of Matamoros at the head of the State troops, on Wednesday, the 15th instant, and the people of the town at onee raised the black flog, with an inscription upon it that no communi cation would be held with the assailants. Caravajal then pi tched _ his camp at a farm about five miles from Matamoros, and set aboutr per-ect.t ng his plan of attack, and drilling and arming his forces. On Friday, General Garcia, who was supposed to be in Tampico, suddenly marched into Matamoros at the head of a troop variously estimated at from one hundred and fifty to mix hundred cavalry. His presence seemed to infuse confidence at once, for the population, which was flying to this able of the river, at once set back to Matamoros, and the peo ple in the city began fortifying the city in the most secure manner. Barricades were built across the streets leading out of the main plaza, or public square, and feels were hastily thrown up at many places thitle or four squares from the mala-plaaa. the-isieautime the preliminary measures of emerMunicating with the foreign consuls, and of warning the foreign residents, were duly observed. In this connection, we underatml that at one time General Caravajal declared that he would not be responsible for the lives or properties of foreigners remaining in the town; but remonstrances made from our authorities, who were appealed to in the matter, produced an alteration in this reepeet, and foreigners were required to make sigaals to signify their property, and it would be respected. These necessary details being consummated, on Wednesday morning the attack commenced ' Cara. vajai having moved his vamp nearer to town. The attack was commenced with a cavalry charge upon the upper end of the city, in the neiglinerheed of the cemetery, the assaulting column being led by Commanders Pena, Aibrette, and Manse. Citizens of Brownsville who heard the assault state that it sounded as if three thousand muskets had caplodel at once. In the midst of this terrible rattle of musketry, the advancing column shouted with en thusiastic gust?, "Viva Pena!" " 'VITA 'VITALI° A" Viva Caravaym :" The response of the citizens of Matamoros rolled back over the roar of battle, Viva Garcia!" " Viva Capistrar !" Death is the traitors !" In the meantime the ferries leading from Browns vill e to Matamoros were put under military sur veillance, and communication between the right and 'left bank of the Rio (Invade could only be mid by written passports from Lieut. Colonel Bushel, of Fort Brown, and from the authorities of Mata moros. Sentinels were stationed on the boats, and the line of communication Was entirely broken, as the prudence of Lieuten nut Colonel Buohel dictated that but few of our citizens should he permitted to mingle in the unfortunate difficulty in progress among our neighbors. The attacking force, according to the meagre de tails which we have been enabled to gather, made great headway towards the main plaza, at the out set, driving the M16151Y befOro them up to within three squares of the public plaza. The time was then occupied until daylight in selecting positions awl bringing up the reserves for the onset of the morning. However, there was a continuous roar of musketry all the time, the two parties having stationed skirmishers and observers at different points on the roofs of the houses. Our people assembled in the greatest excitement, and in the largest multitudes, on the river bank, stretching their eyes out to catch a sight of the flashes of musketry, and bending their ears to hear the roar of fire-arms and the shooting of the dif ferent portico. Conjecture ran wild with the num ber of the warriors, with the intentions of the as sailants, and the determination of the defenders. Parties took sides at once, and bets were offered and taken upon the defence and the &malt, As daylight broke upon the scene of conflict bun. dreds of our citizens sought the tops of houses, lined the banks of the river, and raised themselves to the tops of trees, to eatch a glance of the exciting tra gedy being played to the shouting actors in our neighboring oily. Gen. Caravajal, in his first entry into the city, hailed acme of our citizens on the Tema aide of the river, at Freeport, and informed them that he in tended to take the town or die in the attempt—that he had an adequate force already in action, out} that he had fourteen hundred tresh„„pen is reserve. And, to tell the truth, his force seemed intermina ble as it deployed through the by-paths into full view on the river bank . The Rojos (Ceravajal'a party) commenced a for. ward movement at an early hour after daylight, and In a short time the force inside the city was completely surrounded, being hemmed in at the pleas. Barricades created for the defence of the town were taken at the corner known as Albino Lopez's store, and also in front of the new theatre. We understand that a small piece of artillery was captured at the first-mentioned barricade, The fight continued with varied success from daylight till almost 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the cavalry fere° of Getterel (Ards sallied forth and drove the assailants back towards the river. In this contest the defenders of the town reeved their sally by throwing a few bombshells ntu otalll7loll'. quarters, opposite Freeport, and having created something of is confusion among the Bojo, they made the successful sally. The con testants approtiehed so near the river that their death-dealing missiles fell upon our side of the stream, creating quite a stampede amongst the crowds assembled on the bank. The sally was short-lived, however, for the lines soon closed up again, and the Itojos were left masters of the situa tion, ao far as the suburbs of the town were con cerned. The discharges of musketry were incessant da ring the day, but with cessations in their rapidity at different intervals. Both parties seemed to be deficient in artillery, as there were but few report! of cannon heard titling the dar Towards the close of the afierefeele, Of yesterditY, it is said that a mine was exploded in ati a the streets, doing considerable damage to the itojos. Immediately after, a large smoke was Seen to rise from the town, which we believe to be the dwelling of Yerdore Soles, which was fired by the Rojos for strategic nations. The consular flags are flying over the city in every direction, and among the number we may notice that of the United States. When our boys saw that, and when it was reported that a party under Ca.- ravajal had raised it, we all felt like fighting; but Captain Donnelson rode down the river bank and demanded an explanation from an officer on the Mexican side, who stated that it was the flag over the United States consular residence and that it 'fits recognized vu the same ground thati the Cage derale Bag was respected. Judge Bigelow, late on the afternoon of yester day, obtained a passport and visited the camp of Camay, where hp was well r e c eived, The light, of the burning houses was visible on our side of te river at a late hour last night. It is stated that considerable carnage has taken place on both tellies, and that the RAM have ap plied to Lieut. Colt Bucket for privilege to bring their wounded on this side of the Rio Grande. Vol. Buohel, Major Gray, and other officers of Fort Brown, have acted with the greatest discretion during the continuance of the fight, and so far no bad blood has been stirred up on our side. Both parties claim the chances of success 'at the hour of going to press. Late from Charleston INTERPSTIN6 STATRWItSVP rni SONER—THE BRUTAL MANNER IN WHICH THE NATIONAL PRISONERS ARE TREATED — pnoBABLE ESCAPE Or VOL. CORCORAN. 'At Ye* Verk P 2 407.1, ,, or y exst.rcla T E . nye We bad an interview yesterday with Samuel D. Duni, of. Thenffor, Main, F colid lieutenant in Cornier - I C, of the &wend Regiment of M•ine Velto/teers Who uuto uvuuclvd end tultkon, pri...er at the battle of Bull nun, anti who reached this city yesterday, on his return from Charleston. .11. e left that city on Thursday, the 12th inst., having boon one of some three hundred prisoners who were etinfined In the city jail, tcloick urns burned during the late conflagration—tho prisoners making their escape by jumping from a small -window—the only one which was not barred. Mr. Hurd wee shot through both leg. at Bull-stun, and also wounded in the side. 110 was taken to Ma nassas, whore his wounds were dressed by a rebel surgeon, named McWilliams, from Maryland. They were afterwards removed to Richmond, and confined in Edwards' tobacco warehouse, from which they wore taken to Charleston—about four hundred of the whole number being confined in Cantle Pinckney, and the remainder, about three hundred, being sera 860ia after to the city jail. The jail was a large brick building, on Broad street, and nearly all the prisoners wore in a large upper room, the windows of which were barred, and closed with iron shutters, enept One small one overlooking a very narrow strcot, in the rear of the building. Mr. Hurd states that the fire broke out, as nearly as ho could judge, in a gns-house, next door to a sash and blind factory, and that it spread with great rapidity. Great offsets Were made to extinguish it, but without the slightest effect. The engines, worked by negroes and whites, seemed utterly powerless, and the flames spread finally to the jail, the mow was made to let the prisoners out. The roof of Which Waif On firth No move. guards usually stationed around the building were away, and no soldiers were visible. Mr. Hurd states that Colonel Corcoran was the first one to leap through the window, exclaimin g as he went Out, a Here goes for Beaufort or the North " Hurd was the next, and, as he struck upon the ipavement, he says half a dozen others came upon ito, and the whole room was speedily emptied of its inmates. They spent the night in the vicinity of the flames, keeping together as well as they could—many of them being severely wounded, They had nothing to eat, and nothing to drink, ex, cart:some liquor which a portion of their number got front the cellars of houses from which the occu pants bad been driven by the fire. At about 10 o'clock guards were sent to take them in charge. They treated them with great brutality, striking with their guns those of them i who did not move quick enough. One of the sol sliera told the sergeant of the guard that Colonel Corcoran was missing. His reply was, that per haps he was burned—if not, he must be hunted up.. Men were sent to look after him. At 2 o'clock the whole squad of prisoners were driven to Castle Pinckney again, where they wore left in the open court-yard through the whole of that day and the following night, without shelter of any kind and with no other clothing than that in which they made their escape. Col. e6rderan was not in Cas tle Pinckney with the rest of the prisoners, nor had Mr. Hurd been able to obtain any intelligence con cerning hits, lb thinks it probable that he made an effort to escape to Beaufort. On Thursday, Hurd and half a dozen others of the wounded prisoners were told that they would be sent North. Six others, named Frank Tenet', of New 1!&1-1K ; Nicholson, of Vermont, and Mcßrien, O'Brien, Wilson, and Millott, were also released on taking an oath not to serve again against the South nor reveal anything,.they might have learned there. They were all put into a railroad train and taken to Richmond, and thence to Norfolk—having nothing to eat or drink on the way. From Norfolk. tlicy Were sent under a flag of truce to Fort Monroe, and thence to Washington. Mr, Hurd says that the treatment of the prisoners f h oo as a b w e b a r q u u ta a l r t and i a n t f m am e a o l u , w s . th T t h h e r ir ee a p ll i n o t s v a o n f ce of wit• ter a day—and they were constantly exposed to the scuffs, jeers, and insults of the mob. At Richmond they were required to do picket duty part of the t'me, and to ahoot any prisoners whom they Bair looking out at a window. Hurd himself was in this way wounded in the neck, and a fellow-pri soner from Maine, named Daggett, was killed. Mr. Hurd states that among the prisoners re moved from Richmond to Castle Pinckney, early in September, was a Mr. Ilurlbert, and from his de scription of his personaLappearance we are inclined to think it is Mr. W. H. Hurlbert, formerly con nected with the Times. and well known in this city. He was left in Castle Pinckney, and not taken to Charleston with thereat of the prisoners. When Mr. Hurd returned to the Castle, after the fire, Mr. Hurlhert recognized him, and spoke of his return. Mr. Hurd states-that Huribert has suffered greatly from his imprisonment; that ho has had a severe attack of typhoid fryer, and is exceedingly pale and emaciated. He is very low-spirited and despondent. His treatment is- the same as that of the other prisoners. Among the prisoners left there were two, named Tripp and Palmer, from Scranton, Pa.; two, named 80011111131 and Chase, from Wilkesbarre—and quite a number of men belonging to the New. York Se venty-first and Flea Tonaiwa. At Charleston, the general ophdon teentiidoto be-that Me tire was the work of the nerves:. The citizens mainly want to Savannah. -The negroes were not guarded, bat Mr. ""Hurd saw no reason to suppose that their feelings toward the North were different from those of the whites. At Richmond, where they were allowed to go about the city, Mr. Hurd says there were abundant evidences of Union sentiment. Very many met and shook hands with him, declaring themselves Union men ' and one person, whose name he gave us e told Mai that half the troop thews Wekó Union men, but had been pressed into the rebel service. There were great numbers of troops at #ichmond and along the route to Norfolk. Mr. Hord secured his discharge from the Amy at Washington, and le on hie way home. lie kote a wooden leg, anti various other memoranda, of his connection with the war. Affairs in Tennessee. The Louisville Journal of Saturday says ; We had an interview yesterday with a gefitlenian who bad just arrived from Tennessee. He sot out from Murfreesboro on horseback, and made his way, by way of Tompkinsville ? P911;1014 1 and Lebanon, to flats city. iris opportunitiea for observation, while. in Tennessee, were excellent, and he made the most of his opportunities. Bo spent several days recently at Bowling Greens Kentucky, and is thoroughly posted as to thestrength of the army in that vicinity and the immediate do fences about Bowling Green. Be assures us that. to the best of his knowledge, General Johnston has fifty-two regiments under his command ; that these regiments average about eight hundred men.;: that of the number about ten thousand are unfitted by disease for the performance of sanitary duty, leaving about thirty or thirty-two thousand effective men in that division of the rebel army. Of this number, he says only about fifteen thousand are supplied with good improved arms. Be is of the opinion that the thirty thousand troops called for recently by Governor Harris, of Tennessee, will not be raised, even through the re• sort to the system of drafting that has been inau gurated. In many of the counties. the effort to draft bad been furiously resisted. 44 strong Union feeling exists in the upper noun ties of Tennessee. On Thursday night . . the 12th inst., the Union men of Macon county, Tenn., visit ed Lafayette, the county seat, and took possession of one hundred and fifty stand of arms that had been collected by the rebel' to be forwarded to Nashville for the use of tha army. About the same number of guns were taken in the same man ner by the Union men of Gainesboro, Jackson coun ty, Tenn.. at the same time. Fully two-thirds of the citizens of Macon e91.1,1il have joined the army of the - Union in Kentuolty. Our informant, wha is a gentleman of intern-, genee, represents the people of the Confederacy, and of Tennessee in particular, to I;ti in a state Of terrible suffering, owing to the cessation of busi. nese, the absence of money and the necessaries of life, and the constant fear of invasion from Ken tucky. Be confirms the report that the blank flag had boon carried through the streets of Nashville, and that some of the regiments had unfurled it at Bow ling Greet!, Me expresses the opinion that if the Government troops would rest upon their arms until spring, continuing to enforce the blockade, that Pueh a masterly stroke of inactivity would sub due the rebels, as their sufferings would haul a tendency to bring them to their sepses. Our informant also confirms the rumor as to the presence of Indians in the rebel army at Bowling reen, as he saw one thousand red-skins in camp there about two weeks ago. THE WAR IN KENTUCKY, From Frankfort. CINCINNATI, Dec. 23:--The Commercial's Frank fort despatch says that the Hon, W. C. Anderson, formerly member of Congress, died there to-day. The Governor, contrary to general expectations, has approved all the bills presented to him. Nothing hus been received from Somerset. /Uwe from the Advance Guard. The Lou Willa Democrat of Saturday says Thursday night the advance guard at Munfords villa learned that the enemy were approaching in numbers, to attack them, on the south side of Green Quickly our forces were ready, and eight thou sand men were thrown across the river, to give them a r oper reception ; but the enemy ma not appear—in short, they were not about. Our forces advanced some four miles beyond the river yestue, day, but found no rebel troops. They igoiurned again to camp, having pretty $401,41.04 th e country around WoodE o L - tille. Welearn that Adjutant Dunlap got in advance of our 4 ". .-" f n n rethal ant} shot. lie is dangerously wounded, though may recover. A rumor was generally current that the rebels were concentrating a large force at a point a few wiles below, on the line of the railroad. General Schoeloff turned Banker— He Takes ConfederiM Nato4 at Par . When the General arrived in the neighborhood of London, after the Wildcat fight, he found that Zollieoffer bad been levying on the Union men for provisions, forage. transportation, etc.. and bad paid them in Confederate bonds. Imitating WI ex ample which the Secessionists thought so unex ceptionable, General Schocpff commenced levying on the Secessionists for similar supplies. In the meantime, he assembled the Union men, and open ing an exchange epee for their benefit, sat at de fiance all banking rules by taking the Confederate bonds at par, and supplying the Union men with good Ohio and Indiana money in its stead. Then, when the Secessionists presented their bilis he paid them all off, with the utmost politeness, in their own currency ! THE WAR IN MISSOURI. More Good News ST. Louis, Dec. 23.---Despatches received at headquarters state that the command sent against Lexington by General Popo burned the two ferry boats in the possession of the rebels, and destroyed the iron foundry at that place, which has been employed in getting Gannon, Two captains, ono lieutenant, and several horses were captured. The Situation. The st, Louitt , ncpubeffwit of Saturday says; Our despatehes satisfy n 9 that there is goon to he an end of the war in Mieusouri. The capture of one thousand three hundred rebels, of a thoussad horses MA mules,tboultnd stand of urine. two tom of powder, fl a large baggage train, show TWO CENTS. what our army is doing, and the oxigonciex to which general Price will 300 n be re:Wets:l. hence forth it may be safely azsumed Cant he will no longer be able to drew supplies s'oer Central and Northeastern afissonr:t for tte line will be so• guarded as to out of all cottitaunicts tion with him, and he must retreat to M-kansess or starve- Peeeibly, lie may put hitneelf in a position to risk a battle, but if ha - should do so be will be inevitably deferded. Gem Pike must see, at all events, that his 0311 for fifty thou sand men is to remain unheeded, and 'his bribe of two hundred million or dollars property of the' Union mgn of Missouri will find rse • takers. lf,• as is supposedter be the case, he has ;Alen left with' only some eight thousand men, and thane in a deati• - . tutu comiiii4P, it is hardly possible that he eat' hold them together for any length of time. When his army is disbanded or driven out of the State, then will peace be restored to Missouri. The Fe deral troops are prepared to do it, and a few moro such exploits as the one at put 'au and to active Secession in Missouri. MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS. Affairs at and near Fortress Monroe. FORTRESS MONROE, Dee. 25—via Baltimore.— The skirmish 7estelday wag g ;light affair, T wo companies of the Twentieth NM York Regiment started from Newport News at nine o'clock A. M., and proceeded to Newmarket bridge, to look after a man who had been lost in the woods the du, be fore, as we hear. When- near the bridge they found themselves surrounded by rebel cavalry and infantry numbering 700' mon ? but succeeded jp cutting their way out without loss. Reinforce ments were sent for to Camp , lilamilton, and the remainder of the regiment was despatched forward. The Naval Brigade, under command of ebidEkg Wardrope, was also under arms ,. and went as far as Hampton bridge. Four companies of cavalry were also ordered out, but their services were not re quired. Six of the Twentieth itogintent WETS slightly wounded. Ten of the rebels are known to have ben killed anti a number wounded. Sevenbodiett wore found this morning. One was that of an officer, and was taken to Newport News. He wore buttons lettered A. K. M.—perhaps Alabama Minato Men—and his name is supposed to have been Johmllawkine. It is reported that a whole company of negroes was engaged, and two of our men are known to have been allot by them. Gen. Mansfield and Acting Brigadier General Weber bigbl7 comurlim9Ptcti ttic troupe Waged for their coolness and bravery. FORTRESS Mosnoz, Dec. 23, via Baltimore, Dec. 24.—The bark Island City arrived here last night, from Boston, with 240 prieonere of "War released from Fort Warren, who are to be exeharged for an equal number now held at Digimoud, The steamboat George Waslungto* took them to Craney Island this afternoon, under a flag of truce, Mr, Brown ; and two daughters alvistivaut, of Missouri, and Mrs. Ingersoll, of Miehigan, were also passengers for the South. A large number of letters, and several boxes of clothing, for the prisoners of war, Were also sent over. The Richm ml prisoners are expeetedJbere in a day or two The gunboat lroutig et... Atoned at the mouth of the York river, reports an extensive con flagration in Yorktown about a week since: A °lapel tent, 42 by 23 feet, sent to the Sixteenth Diaaatteltuliotta Regime it by its Mends in• toston, was dedicated yesterday afternoon, with religious services, in which chaplains of all denominations paktieitated- The steamer Cieur de Lion arrived from the N ita= loot night with four launehee in tow. The feet rain for about three weeks feillastnight. The wells were previously quite dry. Appointments Confirm:ob. WASILINGTON, Dee. 21.--The Senate -hae con firmed the following appointments of the. Presi dent; Thomas Shankland, of New York, as-oonsifl at Port Louis, Isle,of France ; Albert J., Dezeeyk, of lowa, as consul at Toronto; Andrew J, Caruthers, of the.Distriet of Columbia, doikial. at Martialcre Robert... Daley, of California, consul at Manzanillo ; William Pickering, of Illinois, as Gorernor.of Wash ington Territory; Francis A, Ryon, of Wisconsin, register of public lands at Neosho ; . George W. Black, receiver of public molloys at Springfield, Illinois ; James B. Mills, receiver at Ottos Trail city, Minnesota; Asaph Wostley, receiver. at Bay field, Wisconsin ; Robert B. McDougal, register at Chillicothe, Ohio; William F. Elkin, register ai Springfield, _lllinois; James B. Lane, of Kansas, brigadier general of volunteers ; Joseph H. Wilbur, potmaster, at Taunton, and Edwin. Shaw, postmas ter. at Fall River, Mass. Arrival of the America, NEW Vona:, Dec. 24.—Tho stoamen Amcrioz bi** Arrived, Tier advioes furnish. but little in ad dition to the full despatches already published. The steamer Adriatic and several other large steamers were at Southampton, andit was "greet s& tebtlid. Lo chartered by 110.re:sum:O. It is stated that the Life Guards aad,trolunteered for foreign service. The government was about to send. a number non.oomtutssioned offteers to drill the Canadian mi litia. Clegg c Ta, Sebuylor, the agent of the. United States tyovernment for the purchase of arms in Eu rope, is a passenger in the America. The New York War Claim ALBANY Deo. 24.—COMptrOlien Douniaon has returned from Washington, having eutmeeded in securing the return of 40 per cent,. of the money advanced by the State for the expenses of the war. The amount is sl,lla,co), Senator Cowan on tba. Rebellion Hon. Edgar Cowan, Salta(); 41 googroa from 014 *tato, lamented, on Waif of Gov. Clink', two flogs to Colonel'a.Blttels, and McLean's regi manta on Saturday Mat on the "targinia side of the Detainee In the course of his remarks, Mr. Cowan said It may be, that when. the Republic, iq polo in afibgi*. thee° atundaras will he brought out and bald tip before the eyes of your children, so that the glorious record emblazoned upon them may in cite them to imitate your example and emulate your courage in the defence of their country and lid Constitution. tat us hope, however, that a long period will elapse before another occasion will arise so painful and disgraceful to the nation es this, in vadat we have not only war , but war in its most terrible aspect-.civil war—as the fruit of domestic balattia. Who could have predicted that just at the time we were most proud of the country, its institutions, and its preeperity, there was hatching in onr midst a brood of traitors who would have dinmeed the worst country in the world in the worst of times that they were developed into full life and energy by the mild forbearance of our Government, as rep tiles aro developed by the genial warmth of the imn 4 They q uallAed then:well-ea for treason to their country - by the botrayel of their party, and having accomplished the ruin of their political as sociates, they were then ready to attempt the disso lution of the Union end the overthrow of the Re public. In this attempt they have already deso lated several great Stags of the Union. arrayed the son against the father, brother against brother, friend against friend, and threaten, finally, to clothe almost every house in mourning. Surely, of all the great crimes to which the world has been accustomed, this le, of them all, the most stupen dous crime. I think, too, that before this there has been np rebellion in the werld in which those who exalted it ditbpot at least comptain of some groat wrong, or seek the redress of some great greivance. This one, however, rears its hideous and brazen front, offering no apology and pretending no excuse on the contrary, t disturbs the world in naked do. formity, the depraved offspring of a hetirts regard less of social duty, and fatally bent on mischief." indeed, so far from having any good cause for thole war upon the Government, there was every reason why the leaders of it should have been loyal before all others. They had keen the recipients of its favor, and had its honors conferred upon theta to a larger extent than any other equal number of our citizens. All honorable men would have been shocked had they stood indifferent when it was in peril, hilt when they lifted their hands against it, the baseness of their ingratitude was swallowed up in the enormity of their treason. These arc the enemies you are to meet and eon. quer. From their unholy domination the people of the south must be rescued, and their States re stored to their former place in the Union. Upon this Mara of peme and rescue you are sent in the panoply or war, beepuse war alone rap. aahleve it, and the staff of the 'twistable is superseded by tae baton of the marshal. And witcm you per -ese flags 040 Pg theta z, t h° „a of your Vieforrous legions, they will gather around them as the ban ners of the Republic, one and indivisible, and their hearts will swell with emotions of pride and joy that, true to their glorious history, they bring to the loyal and true everywhere PROTECTION—tO traitors the vengeance of the nation. Mk* grfiti tbae will be your noblest reward, and the proudest distinction your hearts can covet will be that of being hailed in after years as one of the soldiers on the side of the Republic in the great war of the rebellion. Nova can they be confided to more deserving hands. Take them; they are still auspicious of victory, and the rightous cause which has hallowed them ever—TEE CA.IISE OF TIIE PEOPLE—wiII hal low them still, and assure it. The spirits of your fathers—mighty dead—will hover over your battle fields, silent witnesses of your heroism in showing yourselves worthy of such sires. The God of Bat- tles, too, watches over the brave and true. His blessing is upon you, and the sheltering wing of His mercy is about you and us, to save us all by you, in this the darkest hour of the nation's peril. A Speech from Governor Curtin Governor Curtin attended the New England So ciety's annual dinner, in Now York, on NM/ty evening, In response to the toast, "The Union of the States—of all the States; it may cost treasure and it may cost blood, but it will stand and will amply compensate for both," Gov. Curtin said : GENTLEMEN. OF THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY : I accepted the invitation to be present on this ma- Sion that I might be able to took in the faces of loyal men outside of Ponnsylvania; but, God be praised. I have never looked upon the fac'e of a disloyal man inside of Pennsylvania. Save the Prasidslit or ,Lis society and a very few gentlemen in this room, I have not had the pleasure of a per sonal acquaintance with you or any of you, and but for the calamity that has iallon on our common Country, I ciertninly would not hare sepias:Asa my pelf from my labors in this exigency but to look. THE WAR PRESS. Tun 'Win Panes Will be emit to vtibimrlbori, by mail (Der annum in advance) at $2.00 Three Conies 46 5.00 Five 44 44 LL 0.00 T en 14 12.00 Larger Clubs will be charged at the same rate, than : 20 espies will CONE 82A; 20 eeDtee n4ll c.a. ; and 100 copies 8120. Fora Club of Twenty-one or over, we will send as extra Copyto tho 6etV4 - 14 of the Club. Cr Postmodern are relocated to act as Agents SR TRR WAR PRIM. ep Nis a few who were with the people of Pennsyl ve • D i a their ardor, their zeal, and their sympethy, to sup. Tress this most insane and wicked rebellion. (Loud Ltool . B Ilenth 'men, it is the duty of every man to devote himself t , 9 one single purpose, and to that alone. [ A pp l ause. 1 Not to the restoration of the Govern 100.0t_ lan nit of no such Gilkey. The —overt, ment exists, , Ind the Conatitntion is in full opera tion. [Cheers. .j We are now engaged in tunnel war. We have now unsheathed the sword, and let it and the hiljtot ' perform HO duty in this rebellion, withn vies. rebellion. We understand no mesas. 'Appian, 'O.l In Pennsylvania we know Of DO temporizin •i negotiation. They are rebls wicked rebels, and t . they do not yield to a legiti mate souse, they she di be put to [Cheers. J Prom , UM we have ha 3 the constant enjoyment of an enlarged commerce , and an amount of prosperity under a form of governm'e'nt which derives its prim eipres &sea the fathers of New Eughottlr and winked men havernow altruism) • d=fiturb it, But lot ud Meet - . these men with force, nun to man, and punish them -and if our Constitut isnlnust be pirified blood, why then bathe it in Cr's blood or two wicked. [Cheat I respond' to the toast, and I recognize in , it the immortal n'cnls of an itntnor.W . lnan. Xna wilt pardon rce,.as a Pennsylvanian, if(Ml referring to the fact taut the 4Ontilllol2tB or Statical and roll. glom Ilbertji brought by the Punt:my eif•New Nag.: land, and rat' ied there by its representatives, was promulgated , to the , world in' the Da,:fikietion of In dependence. I , Applausel When the.war was over and a Conatittitit& adopted, you cat?..o the foe sentiments orrNew I , ,,ngtand again to I qilpsylvanie; and there again in Pennsylvania that Constitution' was framed. We are not given to sudden ektinges in rchi3ylYaDitt; , but, mark ma, when the potde think they are right, the public feeling - Akins on with an even current of devoted loyaltg 'to tho Constitution. The Governor passed g bigh oulogium lie' the pecTio of New tligiand, for the liberal gift they bad bestowed oni. hie native State, in supplying them with school teachers, professors of colleges, and goods of variant) descriptions, which latter he was bound to say west. sothethees charged at a re' rearkably high rate. iLaughter. j Pennsylvania had been sometimes caMed a " blind giant,' bullet those Who deageate bor an but go and foal her pulse now, and they !you'd find that the blood cir culated freely, that in her borders there was no thing but action, that the scales were fallen from at least one eye of the blind giant,.ittgi her perm. Pekitokation to eight had resulted in the organize. Lion, equipment, and marshalling in the field one hundred thousand of loyal and patriotic men, ready to shed their blood in defence of the principles guarantied to thorn by their fathers.'[Cheers,} In Pennsylvania they knew and understood but one sentiment, watch was fidelity to the Cowan. tion, h recognition of the visible heads et the uuTernment, no matter who they were. rehears.) They were placed there by constitutional rights, and wherever, in all this vast country, there was any effort made to interfere with this egeetition of the law. Pennsylvania bad, with one heart, de clared, in the sentiment to which be (the speaker) now responded, that it should be resisted, even if It be to the shedding of bleed. [Applause.) The orator concluded by expressing his utmost confi dence in the ability of the President, and General bleclellan, 10 curry out the imams , measures ultimately conquer the South, and restore the Re public again to peace and harmony. The Mason and Slidell Question The New York Tribune, of yesOnillY, the following special despatch from Washingtea, dated Monday, December 22 : Lord Lyons held another conference to-day with Beeniffy Seward at the State Department. There is testimony of high authority that the conference was friendly and satisfactory ; and it is known that Lord Lyons, who, when bidding guests to a Christmas dinner last week, intimated that " the necessities of his position" might oonstrain to postpones the feast sine die, this afternoon, several hours after his visit to the State Department, issued cards of invitation. Thus far, only tbo President and Secretary Seward have handled this delicate atlatt in the Amerioan interest. Tho last regular Cabinet meeting we adjourned by a note from Mr, Lincoln to avoid the risk of a general and premature discussion, which might establish a policy. It is probable that the action of the State Depart- ment has already practically determined .the"con duet of the Government. To-morrow a meeting of the Cabinet will be held, at which our relations wits England will be thorongtily discussed, Public expectation here has anticipated from Mr. Lincoln an offer to leave this difficulty to the deci sion of an umpire to be selected by England her- WTI 1 . 19 W, SAM of the four great European Powers, lithe opportunity to make this offer is allowed him. But if the alternative of a war or a sumo- • der of the rebel emissaries be forced on us, it is expected that the President will himeelf mum all the responsibility, and deliberately make his choice, deciding, as be decided the proposition to evacuate Fort Sumpter, after thoughtful delays, Surrender, in preleiellee to war, is, without doubt, the choice of many influential persons here, and it is pressed upon Mr. Lincoln by both civilians and military men, high in position. Bence the per- . sistent assertien by gyvorol of our ootomporariok which we again pronounce untrue, that this con di/Edell to surrender without a consideration has already been arrived at. The President will be• governed in his decision by his determination to estish the rebellion. That England is almost beside herself is the tenor of the latest and moat trustworthy private letters. They any that pinion has geo:pt aw4y reason in a manner, end to an extent unknown oboe 1.831, and i t o h r a e t dthe by r n e a c t e io n n t a e l y s e ma it tliy itil w r i t t i h i o t g h South, d ,e (treat credit orceedeit is given by one of the most trusted of these writers to the British Government for so long resisting the pressure of Louie Napoleon, and of the working classes, as repreaentad by the weekly journals of the largest circulation among them, to repudiate the blockade. It remains to be seen whether the deepatehes to Mr. Maus, which went a week after the setters, informing the British Government that. Capt. 'Wilkes acted without specific instructions, wilt allay the popular excitement, or abate the tuiniste rial demands. D'Arcy McGee on the Aniny. of Canada. : Thomas D'Arey McGee declined to speak at a., Weil - 510f the New England Society at Montrod /i. few weeks ago, and in a letter just published ha. states his reasons therefor, from whioh we extract. such portions as aro of gettoral lEacEest at the, p F9 - sent time. Ile writes ; I declare most absolutely, and it is well tha,op. ponents of Canada should hoitif the fact in tiate that the Irish inhabittults of this province will ha found embattled as one man in defence of the Ca nadian Constitution and the imperial connection. To those who do not blow Canada- wbo dorms know the ample freedom,wo enjoy, social ,civil, and religious ; who do not know how many Institutions sacred to an Irishman's worship, and dear to. an Liebman's sense of equality, are found tigurishial on this soil, the declefiation I have made may seem doubtful or exaggerated. But I tricot, soletrady, and most absolutely, that I know what I, say to be the literal mid, exact truth. There is hardly a group of Irish settlers in Upper or Lew.er Ca nada that I have, not personally. visited during the last four or five years. There is not a man of note amongst them, layman =cleric, that 'have not met, and I ieelare that I 41 , e. yet to meet the firer men, of all those bodies and orders of moss, who does not frankly and loyally prefer our Cana dian institutions.to those of the United. States. For merly, I believe, it was different with. many among them (as I own it was some years ago with myself); but, since the era of 1 ( the Kriew.-netbli.stlasoversent, the last v &Bilge of political preference for the United States has disappeared among, the Irish here. There iseeeand I think there ought is be—a warm good will toward the Federal cause in its integrity. There is a natural interest telt in the Irish contin gent in the Fell9ol there is a keen and exavaleiteippoinfu/ sense that a war on our frontier with the Northers States would be for the Irish, in truth, a fratricidal war but for all this, no Irish man in Cantula, will hold back from the defence of his own soil; and if other IriJhtnen—misled Ly false reports of our discontent—should come here air invades, their blood be won their own heads, not On ours: Important Army Order. The following order bee just been issued : GENERAL ORDERS-NO. 18. NINA% DZYAATAIWNTI APJUTANT GNN. °YVON, I WASHINGTON, Doe. 19, 1851. Officers of volunteers sent out to recruit for their regiment will be entitled to free passes of the roads leading to and from the poisita to which they are ordered. Should any pestle's of the route lie upon Pude for which so mob poems aro issued, they will be paid for such distanoo their actual travelling ex penses, subsistence not included, out of the fund for recruiting snd equipping volunteers, but in no case can they receive tho allowance of ten cents per mile for transportation of baggage. Thera iki% instances in which a free pace has been obtained and this latter amount likewise drawn fdr the same die- NEM mad in all such the officers are notified that they mutt immediately refund the amount, upon penalty of being stricken from the rolls, 2,4, In Bece l d al' i, witl4 twelTe of the set of VViliTVal of July 32, 1801, entitled an act to au thorize the employment of volunteers, the follest• hag method of enaeling suet of the Vnited Otatet as may desire it to amide por tions of their pay for the benefit of their families is hereby adopted. First, The assignment of pay will he mode on a separate roll similar to the &ri med form, to be executed under the supervision of the captain or immediate commander of the re cruit at the time of the enlistment of the soldier in camp. Second, When completed, tin Comm roll is to be transmitted to the Paymaster General, by whom the deductions will be made on each sub sequent :pay roll, and the aggregate amount of each company's assignment will be transferred by him to the distributor named in the roll, together with a copy of said roll. Ey order L. Thomas, Adjutant General. TwE LiQugsr.—Yeeterday morning Coroner Conrad held an Hama on the body of the unknown in.n who wee found lying on the track of the city railway, near the curve at Third and Market streets. The body bore marks or having been run over, some of the limbs being broken, and the head and 14. ck having received severe info. ice. The hotly appeased to bare been dragged some distance, as tho clothing was covered with mud. lie person witnessed the 9crarronne, and nothing wax known of it unfit the hotly was tumid lying in the street. Snow was falling briskly et the time. The remains were taken to the Sixth-ward station-house, where they here not VI, been recognized. The demised was apperettlly about thirty or thirty , fire years of ago Ile was about five feet nine inches in height, and very heavily. Ills heir Was dark. Tho dress indicated that the de ceased was a ninchinest. Moro was nothing is his pockets except a large brass key. The body will be se* to the gkeen holm. SCHOOL GIRLS KNITTINO FOR THE SOLDIRRS. —At !ha iO ab iestiOa of tliati leiehera, c.a.,...een or twenty of the good and loyal misses of Oxford Public school aro industriouply employed in knitting socks and mitts for the soldiers. Since commencing their additional labor tie d ' find they gave time to Welt and study toll Their &site to complete as many pairs ac possible before they are imperatively needed, has led them to determine to knit ato pairs ia drulAs quick" time during the Win t)tsi' 9f clirietnina week, aunt forward am a Now Year ore. drat, tintaata the medium of the Oxford Aid Woe Uhoa tor Amociation.
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