PRESS.•• iiiimianillo.7,(Boll4/05 zunarrium =EI MY JOHN W. FOANNY. LOYFIOR 417 . 011EfITNITT STICEST FDIC DAILY Plazas, 900iiiia (*en taa - !lama, pitiable to tin Carrier. Yelled to Einbietibais out of the City at Btz DOLL.IIIB Pra Alnnar, Ton Dotuitia itosZtotrr If.onraa,Tnantir Wm..* irom:Bur Illornro—hiyartably, in advance tot itliktinis ordered. • - THE Tat-WEEKLY PRESSI -saw to 131thactibera out of the (lity it Taws, Doi, 4,odus PlllllllllOll, in sityanca t ' COMMISSION HOUSES. HAZAiti), iIIUTOILINSON, PA 111111.0HISTNIFT STBNICT, OOSSIBSIOX ROHICHTI 10a ens BALI' Of' PHILADELPHIA-MADE se em GOODS. CLOTHS AND CASSINERES. BELLING OFF, - , FOR GASH OR SHORT OREDIT, 8200¢ ON CLOTHS, CASSIMERES„ VESTINGS, Tormerly owned by J; NV. Glalld atSONS, to bo sold • REGARDLESS OF COST. A. H. GIBBS, lal-12t 631 HARM Street. _MI:LITARY WrOODS ANDREWB'•ORI~IIYAL CAMP, OR TRAVELLING BED TRUNK. - (Patent eqpitedfor) For sale bV W. A. ANDREWS, n01.6.2m No. 512 OH NSTNUT Street A RMY • CONTRACTORS AND SUTLERS OLIPPLIKR WITH WRESERS et the lowest rates. Always on hand, a largo stock of CAVALRY BRUSHES. Ow/arm:nest standard; I WAGON BRUSHES. GoTerninent standard ; isa4 eTery Description of DIWM% resulredfor the Amy KEMBLE & VAN HORN. nele-Stn 2WI MARKET qtreet. Philadelphia DEDGN AND Cu Eautum. ROBERT SHOEMAKER & Co.. Rorthesud Corner FOURTH and RACE Streets, PHILADELPHIA, WHOLESALE DR tIGOISTS, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS. I=l MUTE LEAD AND ZENO PAINTS, POTTY, .to AGENTS NOB .2.II2_OIMEDRATED FRENCH ZINO PAINTS. 'Dealers and consumers supplied ut TRY LOW PRICES FOR WK. ocl3l-3m _TOT BKOEIVED, per Annie Kim ey ball," From Liverpool, Slander, Weaver, & Kan der's preparations: 25 Es Extract /won't, in 1 le jars. • 115 The Extract Hyoscryami, in 1 El jarS. 60 The Extract Pelladonua, lu 1 lb jars. WO Et Extract Taraxaci, In 1 le jars. 60 The Yin Hal Colchlci, in 1 lb bottles. 1 /00 The OL Baceini Rect., in lE bottles. 600 The Calomel, In 1 lb bottles. 600 to Hydrarg., in lth are. WETHEEILL & EROTH:11B, galkB 47 and 49 !ion), SECOND Strew*. HOLIDAY GOODS. "RANGING VASES. Ornamental Flower Pow. • Parlor Vases for Growing Flowers. Baskets for Jardiniere. - Pedestals with Vase for Flowers. ..antique Yeats for Mantels. a 78803 Renaissance for Parlor. Bustle and Terra Gotta Vases. \Lava Flower Pots and Vara., 'Garden Vases and Pedestals. 'Brackets for Busts and wigures. 'With a great variety of artaes suitable for Christ 'mete preemie, for sale retail and to the trade. Warerooms 1010 CHESTNUT street, Philadelphia. dell - C. 1 Ha RlijSON. LOOKIN fbl , Git.Atib; ES. FYIKENS . E REDUCTION • LOOKING ASSES. • OIL PAINTINGS, errosAvrsos, PTOTUIVZ AND PILOT 011 , 116. PR YUMAN& JAMES B. EAItLE SD SON; 816 OHESTNUT iiTnZET, announce the reduction of 26 per cent. In the plow of an the; Wiactuthetured Stock of Looking %wee i alin, Pongravlngs, Picture and Photograpik Frames, On Paint map. The lamed and meet elegant neeneunent in the wmatry. Janie omortuni 4 1 cow offered to make ptul shim in this line for Oeatitaktematimbly Low Mom EARLE'S GALLERIES. irg-tf N I t cat ictiTNUT Street CABINET FURNITURE ri.A.BLNET FURNITURE AND BIL v MAUD TABLES. MOOSE At, CAMPION, No. 26J 800th 61C41)014li dcreet, re. oehoortion with their extettuive thibinet Thulium aro how hismafacturing a euperlor articlo of • BILLIARD TABLES, And hare now on band a full sapid), Rai tied with the 140011 E & CAMPION'S IMPROVED OCSHIONS, which are uronorinced, by sit who have need theca, to be superior to alkothers. tar the quality and finish el thooe Tables the menu facturarrirefor to their numoroue patrons throughout the Union, who are familiar with the diameter of their Work. ra9s4k, GROI.ERIES MACKEREL, REARING, SHAD, BALMON, ace.-3 WO Akin Mess Nos. 1,2, and 8 WEIBEL, large, medium, mud in *rotted **saes of choice, late-caught. fat dah. •,000 Mils. New Ildifax, Eastrart. and Labrador Mar lap, of choice qualities. 1,000 boxes extra new scaled Herrings. 2,000 boxes extra new No. 1 Herrings. 5,000 boxes large Magdallne Herriusz. 860 bbls. Mackinac White nth. 60 bbl.. new Economy Hese Mita bbl.. new Halifax daimon. I,ooolanintals Grand Bank Oaddsh. 600,bexes Herkimer County Cheese. 111 store ami landing, for sale by MURPHY ek KOONS, rafi An 14a *70111.11 W.IIAIIVII2. G ENERAL ORDER, NANY DarARTURST, December 23,1861. THE NAVY DEPARTMENT nes a rendezvous for shipping men at each of the following places: Portsmouth, New liatimehiro Boston and New Bedford, Maseachusetts. Now York. :Philadelphia and Erie, Pennsylvania. .Baltimore, Maryland ; and Washington, District of Columbia- Seamen ' ordinary seamen and landsmen who can pass the usual surgeon's exa mination, by presenting thorn *elks at the rendezvous nearest their residence, with an official certificate from the city or town clerk eignifYinB that they are residents and have expressed a desire to leave to enter the navy, will be received on the following terms: • let. An allowance of three cents per mile for travelling expenses. 2d. An advance of three months to seamen and ordl nary seamen, and of two months to landsmen. " 3d. Permission to leave an allotment of half pay to Their funnies, to commence the date of their enlistment. 4th. To go on board ship In their ordinary clothes, where an outfit will be furnished and charged as per list, being thetpresantprices, One pea-i acket One pair blue cloth trowaora.... One blue flannel overskirt Two under flannel abirta ...... Two pairs woollen drawers One mattress TWO blankets One reatraefi cap , One black silk handkerchief. s3l 27 The imy.ot petty officers averages $2O to $25 per month Do. seamen. 18 do. Do. ordinary seamen 14 do. 'Do. landsmen 12 do. And food found. IQo landsman will be [Mowed to take the benefit of thin regulation who has not been fourmontbe at sea, or on the lakes or rifire., GIDEON WE WASS, - de27-fundadt Beeretary of !be Navy. pORTLAN.D KEICQSENp 0 I L. we a re„now prepared to ,apply Mt STANDARD ILLUMINATING OIL EREATLY REDUCED PRICES Z. LOOKS & CO., Sons AoPm, 1010 kIASHLT STBZDT, Pitesdelpb/0. FRESH MINCED MEAT. The itubscriber beam leave to Wenn the public that he ie Mein prepared to offer hie justly celebrated NE TDIJS. ULTRA MINCED MEAT, In anti or •mall guarantee. Orders numb Ds. gpatchPalet la be punctually attended to. 'JOSHUA WRIGHT, ISPEINQ GABDZX and iIItd.NICLIN Sheen, nol3-2ea ' Philadelphia. BICIff QUALITY ROOFING BLATR shraym ea Mai AM tem NM M Union Whad, was ambit, T. THOMAS, wer.4. 11111V i riti/Tr7 lrtrl. thflidahillo () L LD LEAD-8 barrels just reamed NJ, per ocboonar Aoiones, for We by /AIIIINTOBB & °ABSTAIN% 401 and 204 lionth 'FRONT 80444. VILLA:MAP PRINTING, - BREIT JLP and Cheapest in the City, et WIGWAM' 111110fflilf Sf &Mb TEM Street. n 0.90 VOL. 5.-NO. 133. G REAT. BARGAINS FINE CLOAKS, TO CLOSEOUT THE STOCK 'PARIS MANTILLA, CLOAK, AND FUR EMPORIUM PREVIOUS '[o REBIOVA.L, SYNOPSIS OP REDUCTIONS. FROSTED FSATER CLOIICS, From $26 to s26—From $l2. to $l7. FROSTED BEAVER CLOAKS, From $lB to sll—From SIO to $1.60 BROWN SEALSKIN OR SABLE CLOTS! CLOAKS, From $lB to 814—From 816 to 812. BLACK SEALSKIN OR OTTER CLOTH CLOAKS, From sa.l3 to sl4—From $lB to $l2. VELVET CLOTH OL MKS, From $3O to s22—From $35 to $2B. nig BLACK BEAVER CLoaKs, From 845 to 835—Frew $35 to 826 FINE BLACIX. BEAVER 01.0.V88, 1"/AMMI 625 to sl9.4o—Frotu $2O to $l6 FINE BLACK BRAVER (ILOLICS, From SIC to sl9.—From $l2 to $9. FANCY BEATER OLOMCS, From $4O to s3o—From $3O to ESM FAROS' COLORED BEAVER CLEARS, From $24 to slB—From $4.8 to $18.60 ImoEs VELVET CLOAKS, From no to s6s—From $7O to $55 OUR FUR DEPARTMENT, Which Is replete with every desirable style and descrip tion, will be open to inspection et prices corresponding to the general reduction ; particularization, among such an infinity of qualities, being, If not impossible, at all events, unsatisfactory. de3t-lm COWPERTHWAIT tt CO., Rave now on hand A LARGE STOCK. of MUSLINS. Which will be sold et prices LOWER TRAM TIM MARKET RATES. Also, GREAT BARGAINS IN PRINTS, 2,000 yards of which will ho eold very foto. joA.Om 11OLIDAY DRESS GOODS. ' The following goods aro desirablofor Chrietrotta Gifts • Low priced DuLaines and Calicoes. Wide English and French Chintzes. Brilliant Figures now American Do Lalnes. Dressing Gowt. Stuffs of Gay Cashmeres. French Figured De Lemnos and Fancy famines. Plain Poplins and Bich Styles of Epinglines. Plaid Flannels, Bright Broche Dress Goods. Blankets, Table and Piano Covers, Quilts. Kid Gloves, Warm Silk and Cloth Gloves. Embroidered Collars and Lace Goode. Silk Handkerchief., French Linen Cambric Mkt's. Black Silk Cravats, Scarfs, and Neck Ties. Plain and Fancy Silks, Rich Black Silks. Blanket Shawls, Broche Merino Shawls. SHARPLESS BROTHERS, &OS CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets. HOLIDAY PRESENTS. Detainee, at 18% coati; Calicoes, 1236. cents. Black and fancy Silk Handkerchiefs. Neck-Ties, Gloves, Gents , Shawls. Misses' and Ladies' Shawls in variety. Nice assortment of Dress Goods. Balmoral Skirts is great variety ' at J. H. STOKES', 702 ARCH Street. N. B.—On band, Jack-straws and Solitaires, made by and mid for an invalid. Thoy are nice games as well as presents, and any one would confer a favor by purchas ing the game. dol2-11 HEAVY CLOAKINGS. Brown and Black Sealskin, 7&o to 81.50. Cheap heavy Coatings and Cloakings Fine Black Cloths and Beavers. Good stock °animates at old prices. , COOPER & CONABD, del4 S. E cor. NINTIT and MABEET.. HOUSE FURNISHING DRY GOODS.—SYLEPPARD, VAN HARLINGEN, & ADDISON, - importers and Dealers In Linen, and House Furnishing Dry Goode, etc. Have now on band a full assortment of Linen Sheeting, Table Cloths, Napkins, Table Diaper Towelling, etc., etc., imported under the old tariff, or bought a great m ake. N.D.—Five per cent. allowed on purchases as above, if paid for on delivery. , no27tf WILL CONTINUE TO SELL UN TIL JANUARY Ist, our entire stock of DLANIEETS at the old prices. Will open VHS DAY a large stock of all Wool Flan• nets. Our 25 cent White Flammle are the beet in the city. Very handsome neat styles Detainee at 18,10; hand some dark grounds, all Wool, at 31 . and . 87 cente. COWPESTAWAIT It CO., des.tf N. W. corner ' , AMATO and MARKET. CLOAKS AND MANTILLAS. , CLOAKS I Ci.OAKS I • MAGIHTICErrT' FRENCH SILK PLUSH CLOAKS JUST REORIV„ O PERZAST STEAMER. - FROSTED — R7.A. V ER CLOAILS In endless variety. Alsi, ' Nzrgeat and beat assorted gook. of ' SEAL SKIN CLOAKS In the City. EVERT NEW BTYLE ; EVERY NEW MATERIAL. The very best work, at PRICES THAT ASTONISH EVERY ONE. IVENS% d9-Im NO. 23 SOUTH NINTH STREET. CLOA_KE3 ! CLQAKS ! CLOAKS! WATER PROOF CLOTH CLOAKS, in endless variety; LIGHT AND DARK CLOTH CLOAKS, of every shade; BLACK CLOTH CLOKS, of every quality; BLACK SILK-VELVET CLOAKS, EVERY NEW STYLE, EVERY NEW 'MATERIAL; • THE LARGEST STOOK AND VIE MOST REASONABLE PRICES IN THE CITY IVENS, GREAT BARGAINS LADIES' CLOAKS, To does out, At the ARCH.STILEET CLOAK AND MANTILLA STORE, M. W. corner TENTD and ARCH to. auBO-15m JACOB FIOBBFALL. OLOAILS- Handsome styles of well-mado, serrloeablo gar ments. The beet made, the beet fitting, sad the beet materiels for the price. A largo stock from width to Detect. COOPER. & tg)NABII, dt 14 B. E. cor. NINTH and MARKET. OLO AK S! V The Largest, Cheapest, and Bost-assorted Stock in tho city. NEW FIRMS AND CHANGES. , 1862. Merchants and Public Institutions supplied with - BLANK BOOKS Of all sizes, made of the best LINEN PAPERS, And warranted durable. AMERICAN AND FOREIGN STATIONERY In groat variety. -- LETTER, NOTE, and DILL PAPERS. TRIPLE-EXTRA. GOLD PENS. LETTER PRESS and LITHOGRAPH PRINTING. Wll l l. F. MURPHY & SONS. PRACTICAL BLANK-BOOK MANUFACTURERS, COUNTING-HOUSE STATIONERS, PRINTERS, AND LITHOGRAPHERS, 339 CHESTNUT STREET. de4-w&s2m ....SU 00 ..... 3 39 1 60 2 32 ..... 490 ..... 890, 1 GO , 1 00 WINES AND LIQUORS. PURE PORT WINE. f DIIQITE DO POUT° WINE, BOTTLED IN PORTUGAL IN 1820. Physicians and invalids In want of a reliable article of pure Port Wine can be supplied by inquiring for the above wine at CANTWELL R KEY BR'S, Southeast corner GERMANTOWN Avenue and MASTER Street. HENNESSY, VINE-YARD PRO. yotetors, DWI% Trlcoche & Co., Hewett, Pinet, and other approved brands of COGNAC ItBANDY, for sale, In bond and from store, by OAN IWZLL & KNFIBB, RlOnthend corner GIMMANTOWN Avenue and MASTZE &treat. STUART'S T.AISLEY MALT WHIS KY. Buchanan's God ItaWhieltY, Old Torn Gin, Old London GM, London Cordial Gin, Bohlen's Gin, In bond and store. CANTWZLL i< HEIFER, Southeast corner GERMANTOWN Avenue and MASTER Street. ZOUAVE CHAMPAGNE. —A new brand—en excellent article. Imported and for sale at • toloe to mitt the limos, by CANTWELL & ICRY 12Rosontheast corner of GERMANTOWN Avenue and if MITRE Street. RUDESELEDIER-BERG, LAUBEN REIMER, and HOOKHEINER WINE, in CMGS of one dozen Wines each; warranted pore, Imported sad for sale low by OANTWILL /a HEIFER, emit corner GERMANTOWN Avenue and MASTER Street. 7INMERMAN'S DRY CATAWBA E.—This approved brand of Cincinnati wine, the beet article out for I , cobblers," for sale privet bat tled and in cases, by CANTWELL & HEFFES, south east corner WiatiIANTOWN Avenue and MASTER Street. 5024-6 m CARD PRINTING, BEST AND Cheeped in the CUT, at IMIGWA.LT dr. BROWN Sotith TEM Street. no2o \-1 / / if/ ,•• AVO Itriz - WC 44' 4`k 41: • RETAIL DRY GOODS. 708'011E8ThUT STREET, No. 2.3 South NINTH Street HOUGH St CO., No. 26 South TENTH Strout., ODportlte Nranklin Market_ g4t s it rtss. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1862 Shrdispoariana—No. VII Nearly three years rgo, Little, Brown, & Co., of Boston, published the first moiety of a new edition of bliakspeare's complete works, to be prefaced by an original biography of the great poet, an Essay on his Genius, a History of the Test, and an account of the Riso and Progress of the English Drama. Of this pub lication Mr. Richard Grant White, of New York, is the able, judicious, and pains-taking editor. To the first six volumes, post 8v o, containing the Comedies and Histories, have recently been added other five, giving all the Tragedies. The poems proper will form part of the first volume, yet to be published— thus completing, in twelve volumes, not only the best Shakspeare yet produced on this side of the Atlantic, but, all points considered, what we are inclined to regard as the best edi tion ever published. This is no small praise, but is advisedly bestowed. Mr. White, availing himself of the labors of his predecessors, has culled the few pearls out of the heaps of unwinnowed graid which had accumulated under their hands. The leading peculiarities of his edition are these: he adheres as much as possible to the text of the folio of 162, the earliest complete and collected edition of Shakspearc; ho eschews foot-notes, which encumber and disfigure the page, and distract the reader's attention ; he puts his notes at tile end of each play, with easy references to the text ; ho corrects evi dent corruptions of the text; he fairly credits preceding editors with suggestions made by them ; and, above all, ho has carefully at tended to the punctuation. his notes show philological familiarity with the English lan guage, and knowledge of English literature— particularly of that contemporary with Shake peare. Add to this, the fine typography, for which Boston has latterly become cele brated, good raper, and handsome external appearance, and we have summed up the lead ing peculiarities and merits of White's Shaks peafe. Love's Labor Lost,"—now got up and being performed at Mrs. John Drew's Arch street theatre, in a style and with a grace never before even approached here—Mr. White accounts as among one of the very first of Shakspeare's plays, rewritten at a later time, and thus pruned down and improved into its present form. His arguments in favor of this point are not diffuse, but are unanswer able. He says that "no source of the plot of 'Love's Labor's Lost' has been discovered," but conjectures, from internal evidence, that it was founded upon some older work," and that 4' the story is of French origin." In few instances do we find Mr. White un duly claiming credit for his own suggestions ; in numerous instances he makes sensible cor rections, to which he does not draw atten tion. In the opening scene of Othello, where lago has his first conversation with Roderigo, he thus alludes to the man who had been put over his head, and asks : And what was be? Forsooth, a great arithmetician, One Michael 0488i0, a Floreetine, (A fellow almost damn'd iu a fair wise;) That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows More than a spinster. Mr. White, the first who throws the fourth line into a parenthesis, as above, says: "The old copies have, in a fair wife, and the dif ference between ( wife' and wife,' with the long s, has hitherto been left as a crux to the commentators, who have oven been driven to suppose that Cassie was really about to marry Bianca,—as to the probability of which see his reply to lago's impudent presumptin.._upor t _ the subject., Act IV., tic. I. Andy besides, if Cassio had been betrothed to a customer,' a fitchew,' what had that to do with his sol dierly qualifications 7 There are two pages of discussion and conjecture upon the passage on the Variorum of 1821, but the reading of the text is now, for the first time, promul gated." As far back as the year 1819, John Major, the tendon publisher, (whose beautiful edi tion of Isaak Walton's Complete Angler, is known and valued by book-collectors,) issued a thick octavo volume, entitled "Restorations and Illustrations of Seven Hundred Passages in Shukspeare's Plays." One Zachariah Jack son, author of this book, rested his claim to attention as a restorer of corrupt texts on the fact of his practical knowledge of the typogra phic art. He commenced his labors while a prisoner in France, during the war with Napo leon I, and completed them after his return to England. He made his corrections in the text without reference to any of the folio or quarto editions of Shakspeare, believing that most of the obscure passages could readily be put right by a sensible man accustomed to work " at case." To assist the reader's comprehension, he gave, on a reduced scale, the plan of a pair of letter-cases, by referring to which, it might be seen how close is the connection be tween certain types, and how, when in their respective boxes, the least shaking of the frame, on which the cases rest, may dislodge the types from their own compartments, and scatter them into those of their neighbors. He conceived this to be the principal cause of the numerous corruptions of Shakspeare, and believed that his typographic eye gave him "an intuitive power of reason" by which he could instantly pounce upon such blunders. Many of his suggestions are feeble; many are absurd; but many are judicious and probably correct. Jackson pointed out the frequent error of substituting the long s for the f, in editions published before 1800. Thus, "in a fair wife" was substituted for lago's words "inn fair wise." Some other time, we may give some of Zacharlah's new and good read ings. In most editions we have the familiar line "A fellow nlmoot damned in n fair wifo." A bachelor, Cassio could not be damned, nearly or altogether, in a wife. Mr. White records, properly to condemn, the ideti that Ingo desires to intimate that Cassia, who had fair and frail Bianca for his mistress, was about to damn (that is, to ruin,) himself by marry ing her. In the first scene of Act IV., (usually omitted in representation,) Cassio flouts the notion of taking her to wife. There are readings, "almost damned in a fair phiz," and "in a fair life," (which last was suggested by Mr. Tyrwhitt, and approved of by Dr. Johnson,) but the first would make logo to commend Cassio's personal beauty, which is never subsequently referred to, and "fair life" is scarcely more admissible, seeing that Cassio was notoriously a loose. liver, as his intrigue with Bianca proved. Professor Wilson, no mean authority, con tended, in the (( Dies Boreales," that Ingo was an ill-used man, with considerable grounds for hating Cassio, whom he represents as " a fellow almost damned in a fair life"—subse quently saying that he "has a daily beauty in his life "—and that he hated him for his (‘ fair life," as a bronzed soldier would despise a milk-sop. But was Cassio's life r( fair?"— considering his liaison with Bianca. Dr. Johnson, reading "a fair life," coincides with Tyrwhitt in thinking that Cassio, being amia ble and a general faxorite, (( Shakspeare al hides to the judgment denounced in the Gospel against those of whom . all speak well." This is far-fetched, but ingenious. Ingo's purpose is to persuade Roderigo, his dupe, that he was not privy to Othello's escape with Desdemona, and ho urge's his own cause of hatred to him—namely, because he had been plaCed over his head, in spite of service, soli citations, and recommendations. Ho ironically seeks to depreciate Cassio's character as a soldier. Who can understand The meaning of the words which Mr. White parenthetically iso lates from the text : ("A fellow almost claimed in a fair wiser) though wet admit the propriety of his substi tuting wise for wife. It surely made no diffe rence to logo, wroth with what he considered the slight cast upon him by Othello, whether Cassio wrote himself bachelor or married roan. A friend, who is no mean Shakspearean critic, PHILADELPHIA, W INESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1862 contends that when lago talkeof Cassijlie, a Venetian, sneers at him as a Florentit i unable to restrain his rancor, interje a to words ccA fellow almost damned,'Nts if he were to exclaim, , c Daum the fellow I' ta that, recollecting some rumor of a pupoed marriage with Bianca, the courtesan, wh3ll would probably ruin Cassia, ho console hn self with the reflection that he is c 4 ajnst damned in a fair wife," which Ittgo ctld readily comprehend, as he suspected his vn wife with Othello. Let us suggest another reading, frankly'. milting that we can make nothing of.he words "A fellow almost •damned," wept that, in his wrath, lago uses them as an mla mation of hatred and anger. Our readin is Forsooth, a great arithmetician, One Michael COSA°, a Florentine, (A fellow almost damned !) in a fair who That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows More then a spinster; Untose the bookish they, Wherein the tongued consuls can propose As masterly as be; mere prattle, without pa. lice, Is all his soldiership. The new punctuation which we suggest,u , ries out, we submit, the feeling which anintos the bitter words of logo, whose anger nde him depreciate Cassio's fitness for the Imp. tenancy—which, be it noted, placed him send in command, next to Othello himself. Ho Sneers at him for being no soldier—a pro mathematician—a theorist—a fellow not ?sw ing how to do the smallest service of hist& cial duty in the field—ignorant of actual w , as a green girl—all talk, and no practice—mut as fit to be Othello's Lieutenant as thoato Prince Albert was, at the ago of twity, to be made a Field Marshal, vis-a-th to the Iron Duke. But, he continues, phis fellow had the election, while 1, whohad warlike experience at Rhodes, at Cyms, and on other grounds, Christian and heaten, I am to ho only Othello's ensign, (anent,) and he is promoted over my bead to the tire responsible lieutenancy," the holder of which will command the army in the old, should the General be placed hors de cola in any way—which is likely enough, as Othm is going to the wars in Cyprus, as lago telldra bantio in the same scene, a quarter c an hour after this depreciation of Cassio tßo derigo. Wheneve • the first volume of this Sak speare shall appear, it will be welcome by numerous admirers of the great bard, amwe have little fear of its failing to maintaintnd even to extend Mr. White's reputation og a scholar and a ripe one" in the Moretti' of the Elizabethan era. Mr. McFarlan, 33 suth Sixth street, is sole agent in this city forth° work, which is published by subscription ely. Disloyalty in Baltimore. [For The Prove.] Treason is not dead in Baltimore, but Is abct to be revived in a new form, by a small portion I the members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Ha ving failed to put the State of Maryland in tb po sition of disloyalty to the Union, they soom der mined that the Church shall take its place 'a an tagonistic to the Government. In the Baltimore American, of Thursday ast, there appeared a most singular and aignifteant pa per, addressed to tile members of the M. E. arch in that city. It bears tho character of a ptest against holding the Baltimore Annual Ceinfomeo at the time and place appointed. It is to beignod by the Secession members of the Churoh,:andpre sented to the Bishops, in order that they =post pone the meeting, and thus give the dinyal preachers an opportunity of controlling 'the Mon of the Conference. The history of this mavaent is as follows : The last General Conference pacd a newchapter on the subject of slavery, whicksave great offence to certain parties within the funds of the Baltimore Conference. These parties, thing advantage of the excitement in the country ) the early part of last year, determined to diesels the connection of the Conference with the M. E. Cinch, and set up for themselves. Having the madity in the last session, which mot in Staunton, Villein, they set at defiance the_authority, pf the _Wading mtmor,-..)°,-rn - arolistlon ot p tne aixipiinc,o„;, o "Secession Ordinance," to go into effeot id s m ore " convenient season." They then reamed the business of the Conference, and adjourned° meet in the city of Baltimore at the call of the ;ishops. The object of this movement, as avowed at to time, was to resist the action of the General Cinemas, on the subject of slavery. But' subsequonbvonts go to show that sympathy with the Southerxebel lion is nt the bottom ef the whole-notion The largest portion of the Conference Heart the State of Virginia, where most of Secessionts are at present located. Quito a number t' the preachers have joined actively in the volition; some are in the rebel army, and nearly all ai sus pected of disloyalty to the Government. 4 the other hand, the preachers in sfaryland and ft Dis trict of Columbia are mostly , loyal men, bk in Church and State. The sth of March haboeu fixed as the time for holding the Conference, Id it is not probable that many of the disloyal prattlers from Virginia wild bo able to roach Beltiore. Under those circumstances the Secesaionist are likely to be foiled, and hence the present end to postpone the meeting of the body, The proteado- 1 Glares: "It would be neither rightictor expedict to , hold the Conference at the time appointed, bourse a largo majority of the preachers cannot posbly attend the mooting, and many more will neat tend from a sense of right and decency. Thoth° characters of the majority—the friends of the 'in ference and its future ecclesiastical relations-411 all bo in the hands of a small portion of the pro,h ere. That the holding of its session will resulin great embarrassment and injury to the Church. The meaning of all this is, that the Secessionts have been caught in the not which they sot forio feet of others, and till not be able to carry it their plans if the Conference be hold at the tics and place appointed (,y themacelves. To coir up their real design, the protest is to bo eirculad among men known to ho loyal to the Uovernmet, and thus hide the treasonable character of the mei meet. But is is not likely to succeed to any grit extent, and but few will attach their names to to paper, except those who are strongly auspeotodf disloyalty. The truth is, the people of Baltimca have already discovered that treason in the Chum and rebellion in the State, are so closely allied tit, it is impossible to distinguish between them. Thr both originatefrom the same cause, and aro carril out by the same principles and measures. The oleo see clearly that if the Government maintain itself and crushes gut this winked rebellion, n , Church can live in Maryland whose record is nt , clear from all suspicion of disloyalty. The protest therefore—as all the other action—win be confine, principally to those who are known to sympathis , l with the rebellion; should any others join in thi late movement, they will be suspected of the sans feelings, as men are known by the company the keep. We hops, therefore, that no Union man will be caught in this Secession trap ; for while the Se cessionists are trying to prevent the meeting in Bal timore, they are also making arrangements to hold nn illegal session in Virginia. The game is, there fore, too transparent to deceive any sensible man ;' and if any are deceived, they will have no oracle blame but themselves for the consequences which follow. LOYALTY. Who First Ansi% eyed file President's Call Norrezpondooco of The Press.) CAMP GawriN, Va., January 4, 180. In your issue of tho 31st of December, under the bead of "Record of the Rebellion, &c." you aiiiert that the Ringgold Artillery, of Reading, Pa., was the first company of volunteers that responded to the call of the President. In a subsequent issue, a letter from a former member of the Ringgold Ar tillery goes to prove that the artillery sum not the first company, but that it arrived at Washington together with four other companies—ono from Al lentown, two from Pottsville, and one from Lewis- town. The latter company—the Logan Guards— commanded by Captain John B. Solheimer, if any, were the first to answer the President's call, and it is aliout time they receive the oredit for so doing. On the morning of the 10th of April, at nine o'clock, the Logan Guaids received orders front Governor Curtin to proceed immediately to Harris burg, and by nine o'clock that night they wore r eady to leave for that place qrith one hundred members. Through some mismanagement of the railroad company, they did not get off until the next morning at four o'clock. As a oonsequenee, they arrived in Harrisburg about six o'clock on the morning of the 17th, which was, however, at least One hour before the arrival of any other company. After the other companies arrived, they were all sworn in together; and on the morning of the 18th the five companies loft Harrisburg for Washington city. During their passage through Baltimore, and their entrance into Washington, the Logan Guards had the right, and were the first company to report themselves for duty to the Adjutant Ge neral. It is but just, therefore, that the credit should fall on those who deserve it—the •gallant Logan Guards, Captain John B. Solheimer, of Lew istown, Mifflin county, Pennsylvania. A YET/MAN.—David Stafford, the last sur vivor of the t‘ Wyoming Massacre," still resides near Penner Corners, Madison county, New York. His ago is 93. ITEE REBELLION. THE BATTLE AT PORT ROYAL Particulars of the Engagement, THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE COUNTRY, AND FROM FORTRESS MONROE. AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTH TREATMENT OF THE PRISONERS CANADIAN VIEW OE ENGLISH NEUTRALITY ° JOHN MITCHEL ON A WAR WITH ENGLAND. &c., &c., &c. The Engagement at Port Royal Ferry— . The Rebels Duren Rack with Loss—Dts position of the National Forces—Names of the ‘Vounded, dtc. (Correspondence of the New York Times.] HILTON HEAD, S C., Friday, Jan. 3, 1862. The tediousness of affairs at this point has been agreeably relieved within a few days, by an attack upon the rebels at Port Royal Ferry, which has re sulted in dislodging them from their position, cap taring one of their guns, and killing a largo number of their men. As far as the plan of attack is son corned, the affair has been a success; but as the enemy scarcely made a show of resistance, I have no brilliant engagement to record. I bad known for some time that Gen. Stevens wee averse to leaving the rebels unmolested in front of his lines, but, for some reason or other, Gen. Sherman would not consent to driving them away. Recently, however, information was brought by our scouts, who had oreesed over to the main land, that the enemy wee gradually strengthening himself in front of us, and that his force numbered at least three thousand men. In addition to the fortification at Port Royal Ferry, mounting. fivo guns, a description of which I have already sent you, another earthwork bad boon commenced , at a place about two miles to the loft, also in plain sight of our outposts, 'making our troops restive at the restraint which hindered them from punishing. the impudence of the foe. Under these circumstances, Gen. Sherman was induced to permit the attack, not for the purpose of occupying the enemy's works, but to destroy them, capturing their guns, and making as many prisoners as possible. In accordance with these views, Gen Stevens, to whom the plan of assault Was confided, fixed upon Now Year's Day for his operations, merely that the troops might pay a short visit, and give the Carolinians an opportunity to welcome them to the " hospitable graves" which have been so frequently promised. It was decided to take the enemy by surprise,. and, with this object in view, the arrangements for the attack were made with much secrecy. Flat boats, upon which a portion of the troops were to cross the Coosaw river, a deep but narrow stream,. separating Port Royal Island from the mainland, had been collected quietly for several days before, and concealed in the creeks oontigueue to the points where they would be needed. The main body of ,our army was to land about six miles from the ferry to the right, and march upon the fort, for the par. pose of attacking it in flank and roar; another force. was to cross from Seabrook's plantation, nearly op— posite the other earthworks, two miles to the left, with the object of causing a diversion to distract the enemy's attention; and a third body of mem ware concealed in the woods along the road, just beyond the causeway, directly in front of the ferry, in order to cross wheialtheir services should be re quired. This movement of troops was to bo made under cover of the fire of the gunboats Seneca, Ottawa, Pembina, and E. B. Hale. Such was the general plan of attack, of which I shall present the details, as they mime under my personal obser vation. I first learned of what was to take place on Tues day, the 31st, by seeing the Forty•seventh and, Forty-eighth New York Regiments, respectively commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Fraser and Co lonel Perry, marching down to the beach at Hilton Dead, to embark on the steamers Boston and Do ?aware. I took passage on the latter vessel to Beaufort, where we arrived about dark, and having called upon General Stevens, learned what he pro posed to accomplish. He was kind enough to in form me ales that the best place from which I could view the fight would bo at Port Royal Ferry, and ordered that a pees should bo furnishes! to me. I mounted my Rosinanto and was soon down at the river, directly abreast of the Seneca and Ellen, which were throwing a shower of shell into the woods for a mile or two on either aLls., rear of the earthwork which the rebels 1134. eroded. .2-'4l, r tint our men had been trying their hand at throwing up earthworks, behind which loge, painted black, had been mount ed upon carriage -wheels, and presented a formula ,jale appearance when viewed from a distance. Some of our men were already across the river, and marching through the marshes towards the fort, which the enemy (about two hundred strong here) had deserted, as soon as the fire opened, without firing a shot, front which it is charitable to suppose that belied no guns mounted. These mon, I was told, were two companion of the Roundheads and two of the Seventy-ninth highlanders, under the command of Cept Elliott, of the latter regi ment, a bravo young. officer, who has won much commendation for his services with scouting par ties since the occupation of Beaufort. The gunboats were moored about the contra of the channel, not more than one hundred feet from shore, and I was greatly interested in watching the movements of , the sailors as they briskly handled their guns. They worked as if they liked the full, es I have no doubt- they did. The effect of the fire in the woods was. torriflo. Thick limbs. were broken by the fragments of shell, as though. they were but twigs and branches, and tree tops wore mowed off es with scythes. It must have been a fearful plasm foe human beings, if any were- in the neighborhood. I stood watching this shell practice for about half an hour, almost deafened by the reports and the sharp, mighty whistling of the - projectiles as they rushed through the air, when I was warned to move away by the bursting of a shell within fifty yards of whore I stood. The missile, however did not come from the enemy. It was fired from the Ellen, and. exploded soon after leaving thefenuzzle of the piece, probably in consequence of a defeat 'ea the fuse. It was now after 10 o'clock, and I retraced my way towards the ferry, which this time I was successful in reaching. There I found Col. Leasure, of the Roundheads, ready to construct a bridge of boats as soon as he should receive the order. He told me that at 8 o'clock that morning ho hod left his reserve companies, D and H, up the road, in charge of Major Lackey, with. instructions to detain all teems and spectators, as well as troops, until he should order an advance. Ho took a position, with the rest of his command, in front of the ferry, and concealed them from the view of the enemy, whose movements, however, he could see with the aid of a glass. There appeared Lobo about 200 men in and about the fort, some of whom were standing by a largo Held-piece mounted in the breastwork. When the first shot was fixed on the loft by the gunboats, the enemy began to prepare for action ' but inside no demonstration until after some half dozen shells had fallen in the neighbor. hood of ti house about two miles to the left, when most of the troops scampered out of the entrench ment and went in considerable disorder into a waste field to the right, and a little to the roar of the fort, where they lay down in the tall weeds. Observing this, the colonel sent word to the gunboats on the right, which ran down within range and threw a few shells into the midst of the enemy, who ran into the woods. Meanwhile, Gan. Stevens had crossed to the mainland, at Chisholm's farm, about five miles below,. with the Eighth Michigan, Fiftieth Penn sylvania, seven companies of the Seventy-ninth Highlanders, and a few companies of the Round heads. It was evident the enemy knew nothing of his approach, for he advanced at least two miles before a sight of them was seen. Then Lieut. Tash, signal officer, saw a horseman and two negroes driving a wagon on the road, a long distance ahead. Thinking the General, who was dismount ed. might like the bores for himself, he stetted to take it, accompanied by two of the Seventy•ninth, and his signal assistant. Suddenly five men ap peared en the edge of the woods, and fired upon hash, who observed their motions quickly enough to order his men upon their faces, and the balls passed over their heads. The Delaware and Boston had come round from Beaufort with the Forty-seventh and Forty eighth en board, under Colonel Perry, and disem barked them at Adams' plantation, which is about two and a half miles nearer the ferry than the point at 'which General Stevens crossed. At about twelve o'clock the General mime up with his command at the place where Colonel Perry had landed, and or lering the latter to act as it reserve corps, passed an, with the Fourth and Eighth companies of the Highlanders, under Captain Moore and Lieutenant Imbue, noting as skirmishers on the flank and in eivance. Colonel Perry following half smile in the ear. General Stevens had brought his mon on ho road within a mile of the ferry, when the nemy opened upon them from a battery of field feces, screened m the woods to the right, and a sw etimplinica of infantry. Ono of the regiments ere thrown out asskirmishers, and advancing to SHIM a short distance of these woods, received a sevy fire of musketry, when it fell bask, failing, pwevez, to draw the enemy from their con lalment. Meantime the gunboats proceeded up the river id shelled the earthworks opposite the landing. be troops who had held them retired precipitately the weeds near by, and then were in their turn lolled by the gunboats. After the enemy had sal driven from this position, our forces occupied e earthworks. They slept in the trenches New ear's night, and the next morning, having levelled le fortification, they recrossed the river, bringing Ma them a spiked 12-pounder, the onlygun left bibs rebels, and the best ono they had placed in pition. Our forces also burned two houses, with a-buildings, which the rebels had used for bu nks. 'he following aro the names of our wounded : lajor Watson, Michigan Eighth, shot in the fhb by a Millie ball, probably mortally wounded. Caporal Millar, Company A, same regiment, warded and missing. elm Atherton, Sergeant Rich, and Private Wood, weeslightly wounded. 2fa following members of the Forty-eighth New Yok Regiment were slightly wounded : Martin Va liken, Company F; Wm. 11. Irvin, Company G ;Pd. McVeighCompany C. 'le force .of th'e enemy is estimated at 3,000, hotly the scouts and by the officers on the gun hole,who saw them retreat across the fields into iheviods. Their loss must have been heavy, as abotdusk on the night of the attack they sent in a fled true° to get their killed and wounded. J W. ONi Wuo KNOWS THE HEN ENGAGED AT FORT WARREN The Geography of Me Seat of Operations, Port Royal Island, on wfiicti Beaufort is situated, is thirteen miles long and seven miles wide, and is. formed by the Broad river tit its western side and the Port Royal on the eastern shore. These are connected at the north of the isiand by the Coosats' river; and the Port Royal itself, which is really only a strait, loses its name in its upper isortioni r and is called Brickyard creek. Cipposim thejune tion of the Broad and the Coosaw 14 Boyd's Reek. To t. (north of Port Royal Island is the main land, and about half way between the twolsoints where the Coosaw intersects the Broad and the Port Royal (or Brickyard creek) is Port Royal ferry, distant, ten miles across the island from Beaufort. A or• rest apprehension of the geography of thecountry is accessary to render intelligible any atemmt of the fight. Rebel Troops Engaged. Brigadier General Maxey Gregg., Brigadier General -- Pope. South Carolina SOIMall Artillery, Battery A, Cap- Rinapaux. South Carolina German Artillery, Battery B. South Carolina First Artillery, Col, Do Saussurct South Carolina First Regiment, Cot. Gregg. South Carolina Fourth Regiment, Col. Sloan. South Carolina Ninth Regiment, Col. Blondin. South Carolina Twelfth Regiment, Col. Duuovant. South Carolina Regiment, Col. J. L. Orr. South Carolina Fifteenth Regiment, Col. Do Sane sure. The Enron Troops Engaged. The following is a list of the officers engaged in this movement : COM( AIMING OFFICER Brigadier General Isaao I. Btevens STAMP. Ase't Adjutant General.—Capt. Stevens, (eon Gen.) Ass't Quarterer Gen.... Captain Wm. Lilley. ` Ass't Commissary Gen.,..Captain L. A. Wallald. burgeon Dr. George S. Ramble. ran ROUNDHEAD REGIDENT, OH PENNSYLVANIA. Colonel. Don't Leasure, Newcastle. Lieutenant Colonel —James A. Elgin, Elizabeth. Maier J Armstrong, Washington. Adjutant W. H. Power, Darlington. Quartermaster A. 11. Leslie, Newcastle. Surgeon Fred H. Gross, Pittsburg. • Assistant Surgeon.... Horace Ludington. Chaplain Key It. A. Fromm . , Wcestle. Sergeant M David Critchlow. Hospital Steward ....S. H. Norgrave, Pittsburg. IMMEM Company A. Templeton, Washington. Company B . Dawson, New Wilmington Company C Cornelius, Portorville. Company D Shurlook, Darlington, Company E. Bentley, Harlansburg. Company F Cline, Princeton. Company G Brown, Hendersonville. Company II Moore, Newcastle•. Company I Squires, Newcastle. Company K. ...... ‘..— Van border, Newcastle.. Company L Dick, Sewickly. Company M. Lackey, Washington. . FIPTIETII PENNSYLVANIA.. VOLIINTEERSI Colonel B. C. Christs. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas S: Brenholtr.. Major . . Edward Overton, Jr. Adjutant J A. Rogers: Quartermaster.... Alfred Jones. Surgeon Daniel McKibben. ~ Assistant Surgeon Joseph Flickers: Chaplain CAPTAINS. Company A ......... —Jeremiah Brandt. Company B Hervey Kerman, Company C Daniel F. Burkett. Company D Gordon Z Dlminoek, Company E William F. Diehl.. Company F Adolphus W. Bolerius Company G William 11. Telford, Company II Charles Parker. Company I Samuel F. Bossard, Company K James B,lngham NICIITEI ISICIIICAN 'VOLUNTEERS. Colonel, William K. Fenton; lieutenant colonel, Frank Graves ; major, Amasa B. Watson (mortally wounded); adjutant, David B. Barbanel; quarter master, Am Gregory; surgeon, H, B. Shank; as sistant surgeon, S. B. Wooster; chaplain, William Mahon; quartermaster sergeant, J. B. Fenton; commissary sergeant, Elias G. Williams. Captains—Company A., Simon C. Guild; Com pany B, Gilbert B Pratt; Company 0, Ralph Ely ; Company D, Benjamin B. Church; Company E, Matthew Elder ; Company F, Walbridg% , .Com pony G, E. W. Lyon; Company 11, A, B. Turner; Company I, J. L. Quackenbush; Company K, John Pierson. SETENTY-NINTR NEW YORE STATE MILITIA Major Commanding, David Morrison; adju, tont, Lawrence Biattie ;. quartermaster, ; surgeon, James E. McDonald; assistant surgeon, Henry Deffron ; chaplain, Rev. Mr. Ricer; sergoant major, Robert Armour. Company Leaders—Company A, First Lieut. John Falconer; Company B, Brevet Lieut. John Windsor; Company C, Firat Lieut. Wm. Simpson ; Company D, Captain John Mooro ; Company B, Brevet Second Lieut G. Hamilton; Company I', Captain Robert liteNie; Company 0, Brevet Second Lieut. R. Gilmore ; Company 11, Brevet Sooond Lieut. W. Elliott; CompanylC, Second Limit; W T. ',wk. I'ORTY•SEVENTR NEW YORE VOLUNTEERS Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, James L. Fraser ; major, Daniel Lloyd ; adjutant, E. B. Cos; quartermaster, G. C. Hingham; paymaster, F. A Sawyer; commissary, G. "B. Van Brunt; surgeon, W. V. White; assistant surgeon, W. H, Tanner; chaplain, Rev. Joshua Butts; sergeant major, 0. Greenville: quartermaster sergeant, J. Anderson; commissary sergeant, E. H. Brown; color sergeants, D. Simpson and G. F. Stephens, hospital steward, E. Pendleton. Captains—Company A, A. R. Nicholson; Com pany B, S. G. Johnson; Company C, J. Noble 'Warren; Company D, J. L. Smith; Company E, George Tucker; Company F, R. George Newell; Company CI, Charles A. Moore ; Company 11, lieu tenant commanding, J. J. O'Malley; Company I, David Allen ; Company K, J. IL Reynold. Colonel, James- 11. Perry ; lieutenant colonel, William B. Barton i major, Oliver T. Beard; adju tant, Anthony W. Goodule ; quartermaster, Irving M. Avery ; surgeon, A. Perry, M. D.; assistant surgeon, J. Mulford, M. D. ; chaplain, W. P. Strick land, D. D. ; sergeant major, Samuel 11. Moser. Captains—Company A, L. IL Lent; Company B, E K. Travis; Company 0, Jas. Farrell; Company D, D C. Knowles; Company E, W. B. Conn ; Com pany F, J. M. Green; Company G, A. Elmendorf ; Company B, D. W. Strickland; Company I, J. G. Ward; Company 11, S. J. Foster. From Fortress Monroe and the South FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. 6, via Baltimore.—The accumulation of letters Sent to this placo to be transmitted to tho prisoners of war and others, has become so largo tb4 the members of Gen. Wool's staff, who are employed in their examination, can not attend to a third of those than arrive hero daily. Orders will soon be issued probably to limit in some way the number which aro allowed to pass, and meantime all persons desiring to communicate with their friends in the South, axe requested to make their letters as few and as brief as possible. There are now several thousand waiting to bo examined, and many of these, which aro too long, will bo de stroyed without being read. The United States steamer Span/dins sails for Hatteras this afternoon. Among her passengers is Charles Henry Foster, United States marshal for North Carolina. The United States sloop-of-war Jamestown ar rived last night from Now York. The coast survey schooner Bibb arrived this morning. A flag of truoo from the flag ship, this afternoon, brought down from Norfolk Captain Ralph Runt, Company C, First Kentucky Regiment, and Lieut. Ives, of Company (1, Seventy-ninth New York Re giment, released prisoners of war from Richmond, completing the number of two hundred and fifty, in exchange for the Hatteras prisoners sent South. The Southern papers received oontain no news except a telegraphic despatch to tho effect that the Federal troops bad been repulsed in South Caro lina, and forced to take refuge under cover of their gunboats on North Edisto Island. Affairs at Fort Warren We make the following extracts from the letter of a correspondent at Fort Warren to the Lynn Reporter We have now sixty-ono guns mounted—sixty four and thirty-two pounders, the former capable of sending a ball, doing execution, two and a half miles. There are more that aro not mounted, owing to the want of carriages, which are expected soon. The magazines aro all finished, and wo feel quite safe in this our noble fort. Let me state a very remarkable thing in this connection. Out of the number drawn to go home, quite a number—some dozen or fifteen, perhaps more—declined going, and gave up their places to others I have since conversed with several of them in regard to it. Some of them gave ono rea son, some another, but all giving as a main reason that they had no wish to go bank to their regiment, which they say they would have to do if they were exchanged, and saying, as it was winter, they could get nothing to do at home, and their living hero was much better than they expected. I assure you they will go home with much better feelings to ward the people of this State than when they same here, having had opportunities of associating some what with the soldiers and workmen here. They all appear to bo contented with their lot—that is, so for as treatment is concerned. , They have more privileges than they expected. To give your readers some idea of the amount of provision required for the sustenance of the soldiers and prisoners, I will give the amount dealt outhero per day. We have five hundred and five soldiers, end five hundred and fifty-three prisoners. The prisoners receive ono loaf of broad each, while six hundred and ninety pounds of meat—beef and pork —ono bushel and twelve quarts beans, fiftyfive pounds raw coffee, eighty pounds sugar, five and a half gallons vinegar, five and a half pounds can dles, twenty-three pounds soap, twelve quarts salt, two hundred and fifty pounds potatoes, aro divided among them daily. The soldiers receive in the same ratio, with the addition of molasses on certain days. Ten I have not named, ns Ido not know the quantity. Tho loaf weighs twenty-two ounces. All the articles nro of best quality. Rice is also given out once a week, I believe. The expense, I learn, is about ono hundred and ten dollars per day to keep these prisoners. Probable Effect of the Settlement of the Trent Affair in England Privato letters received at Washington from dis tinguished English politicians, settle all doubts as to the acceptability of the settlement made of the Trent affair. These correspondents state that the rabid hostility of the English people towards the United States had greatly abated, and that oven a proposition on the part of the United States for an arbitration would enable the peace party thorn to avert hostilities. The return of the rebel prisoners, even upon the grounds stated in Mr. Seward's de spatch to Lord Lyons, will effectually extinguish the war fever, and produce emotion in favor of the United States and adverse to the rebels. TWO CENTS. Illanufactunng Fubik'Opiniarr in Favor of the :Youth. (From the lffontreal Wltnera.) The slavebolders of the Sic:ahem Staten have one characteristic of the children of tar world in a very high degree. They are wise In their genera tion. They have been preparing for their groat secassim . a for years with all the subtlety of the SVC pent ; and the 7 have, as one zammeof security aid and comfort for their cause, song* and &Merced a strong feeling in their favor in Britain anti her dependencies. .By artful repreeentatlens that the BCcession movement was for liberty and'frea trade r when it woareally for slavery, they lihve sectueo many powerfuratirmates ; and they hrtei been, it' is believedorkilful In the ore of mill More direct' inducements to manafaoture public opirden in favor of their cause. The resultWel this engineering are obviatts. In the West Indies, for ktstance, British neutrality is very one aided Ilvoryibing that can be done With out transgressing the km of nations is dcnn for Southern lielltgerents ; and everything, with:t"the same limits, against Xordern belligerents. ThiS is not very exttaordinsly, acting the frequent intdt course between the West Indies and the Southern. States, and , the arintacralo pro-slavery feorAg which almortf everywhera Travails among adult and officers. The leading paper of Brin.sin, and - perhaps clr the world, foilovred by /ablest of satellites, bus gone Thoroughly for the South, and against the North, in o way theta a perfect distance to British fairness. illerything that tells in favor of ene aide is magni fied and eat in tiMmost favorable Fight, whilst every thing injurious to the other " is-sat in a note-book, learned, and conned by rote, to out into her teeth." The unanimity, vigor, patriottisnn and self-sacrifice of the Northern States - are sneered at and misrepre sented in a manner worthy of NDephistophites him self; whilst their every error, weakness, and fault, is made the most of ; It'is not; however , surprising that the Times shoold'take the - pro-slavery side; it has always done so. In all qumrtieue respecting West India slavery it has been on the side of the planters„ merchants; and• eapitaltant; and when their views conilieted•witft hutnunity mid justice, the Times. was always- itrantagenisur with both. The unscrupulous character of the " leadiagjour nal," in thin respect, has - Vault the eubjeet of re. mark for many years; and' it kr one of the re proaches of Eigland that ouch • a. wrong-prinziOed paper should be its most prominent organ. The Teeter, we believe, cannotbe bribed tritti , aemsesion gold ; but its :satinets are upon the sidtrof aristo. cracy, slavery, and cotton, ottsur human• rights and human freedom ; and those instincts are shown in the present straggle, in the most malignant man ner. It is doing its very best to incite therßVitbdt nation to war witls the 'United States at' this. time, as the best opportunity for overthrowing: what it cells "unbridled demooracy"—aiding slavery' and other aristocratic institutions, and obtainingnsotten to promote commerce and manufactures: It is in Canada, however, that the greatest 'FE , — amphs of Secession intrigueteay be seen. The West Indies—on account of near neighborhood, long-mu teal acquaintance, and frequent intercourse—wea l . doubtless, predisposed to favor the South+ England• has the powerful inducements of .free trade• and! cotton to draw her sympathies id that direction; bat the intercourse and interests of Canada wore• all with the North, and to have secured so much as they have done of public opinion hers in favor of Dioie, shows no little ability in manufacturing: public opinion on the part alba knot of clover Se• oessionists who have been residing forsome months in Canada. John Mitchel Anxious to fight England: Sohn Mitchel utiles to the Dublin • Nims from , Paris as follows: "As I am an American citizen; and of the South ern States, I will say at once that, although Eng. land seems inclined to thrust• her unwholesome friendship upon the South—which^has -not asked and does not need either friendship or help from her—l declare for myself, and on , behalf 'of all the Irishmen whom I know in the South, that our hearts go with any enemy ofEngtand. If there is to be a war between that Power and the NOrthern States of Atnerica, and if Mr. Lincoln's Government fol- low the wise advice of Mr. O'Brien, and end the Union war at once, as end it must at last, by feeog.• nizing, first the Souther), Confederation,. and so settling American affairs without the malignant in termeddling of Europe—then I venture to promise that the Irishmen now in the ranks of the South will furnish a very handsome contingent. to any • force of our countrymen which Itirl Seward may in his wisdom think proper to commission upon any Special service. No statesman in America knows so intimately as Mr. Seward the vast Irish element of that country, its resentments and its aspirations ;- and if this gracious and promising war is happily to burst out; he will understand that Canada may well be left to bo taken care of by the native Ameri cans andilermans; and that a few chosen Irish regiments might be judiciously employed in another field of usefulness. I express myself enigmatically outer respect to the Attorney General. " But in order that the Irishmen serving in the South may have the privilege and happiness of taking part in any such expedition, the Confederate States must be recognized, and all Yankee troops removed from Southern Boil. So long as the present stupid war, lasts ; so long as the independence of their own adopted country, whose uniform they wear, is not yet fully acknowledged, not a man of them will leave thobanners of the South Further, if England, after all, should have the pluck to make still pens* in her attempt to coerce the South, of course the Seuth will avail herself of the diversion and press her enemy hard on theflank while Britain assails him on the front ; but it will bo with disgust and shame that Southern men, and especially Itish men, will find themselves aided by a Power whose mean pecuniary motives they understand so welt, and icisose apostasy to her own vaunted creed of human freedom' they so thoroughly despise. But let us not be too sanguine. I hold it to be probable that out of• this affair of the Vent uo war will arise If, on the other hand, it bo Mr. Soward's settled policy.—and it -is the true policy of that Government—to force a quarrel upon England, I rather think Americans will have to devise some new and more tolerable insult to the glorious union jack, and try whether that will bo swallowed. In the meantime Irishmen at home can only watch and wait, and form such organizations, with a view to preparation, as the foul 'laws' of their country will permit." From. our Suffering and Sick Soldiers. [For The Press.] The following extract from a letter written by ono of our chaplains, will not only interest your readers, but move them to make liberal contribu,• Lions of such articles no are needed, and as they con well afford to give. We add •nothing to such • an appeal as this, coming from such a source, and in bohaif of those so dear to us, and to whom wo owe a debt of gratitude wo can never pay. But for the Army of the Potomac we might be suffering all that many parts of Virginia are now enduring : I have spent the day principally among the sick and dying. Measles, inflammation of the lungs, severe colds, typhoid fever, Ac.. km, are making sad ravages in our regiments. Disease is slaying. more than bullets seem likely to do in the " Army of the Potomac." Yesterday, at the "Soldiers' home" burying-ground, where I•was. burying ous of our poor New England boys (they don't stand it as well as those from more southerly regions, New York, Ac.), I saw ten men buried. You Lslc mo what you can do for me? I will tellyou. "State these facts." Say to the religious, philanthropic, and patriotic people of Philadelphia, that whatever they can send me for the comfort of the sick and; suffering soldiers, lying around me by scores, in tents and hospitals, is greatly needed, may save many a bravo fellow's life, and• will be faithfully. applied. Talk of sending thousands to. convert the hea thens; send them--I wish ii could say it to the whole North—send them to the poor follows en camped around Washington, waiting to fight their country's battles. Pillows, sheets, jollies, Am, .4:o. —anything for the comfort of sick soldiers—invoke your friends around you to send me. Books, too, for the well and convalescing, wouldi be useful; old, valueless ones, are lying by hundreds among you, which would be very acceptable here. I have distributed more prayer books in this camp, in three months, than (I will venture to say) have been distributed in the largest parish in some of our cities in as many years. For myself I ask nothing, but whatever you can do for my "poor fellows" wilt be gratefully re ceived. Any . persons who may desire to contribute sup plies, in answer to the above appeal, can do so by marking them, "Rev. Dr. Coit," and sending to Res. 10 and 12 North Front street. Card of Acknowledgment nOSPITAL TnIRD PBSNSTLYANIA OAT AIRY, } CAMP MARCY, (Va.,) Jan, 4, 1882. EDITOR or• PRESS : Permit ime, through your columns, to acknowledge the reeeipt of a box of hospital stores, containing the annexed list of arti cles, from the following ladies of your city: Mrs. Allison, Mrs Levy, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Townshend, Mrs. Brannix, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Farrell, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. O'Brian, Miss Hoffman, Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Fine, Mrs. White, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Price, Mrs. Fields, Mrs. Warren. Mrs. Fisler, Mrs. Childs, Mrs. Wilson. In the name of the sick soldiers of this regiment, I would thank the above-named ladies, for their kindness in temembering those who hare left the comforts of home for "the tented field," at their country's call. Contents of Vox: 16 sheets, 29 pillow eises, 5 pairs socks, 4 pairs slippers, 24 towels, 8 flannel shirts, 3 night shirts, 1 bundle old linen, lot of books and papers, 2 cans tomatoes, 4 cans fruit, 1 bottle currant wine. Respectfully yours, .5:r0., J. L. STEWART, Surg. 3d Pa. Cavalry. THE WAR COMMANCED—ENOLISH REPRISAD. OR OUR FISH DIERCHANTS.—A correspondent from Provincetown informs us that when the Rinaldo arrived off that place at break of day on Wodubes , day morning, some fishermen wont alongsido to dispose of their fish. While a little boy of the party was trading, ono of the sailors of the &ina.ido supplied himself with a couple of haddocks, and refused to pay for them. This is worsa than the T,cnt affair—for the haddocks were fresh fish, whereas Meson and Slidell wore only stale poli ticians. It is to be hoped that our Government will demand restitution and an apology, paatioularly as the forcible removal of the fish from. the boat, in stead of the seizure of both boat and fish, makes the transaction lawless, according to.standard Eng• Fish authorities, and en insult "tolerable and not to be endurtni" by the Cape Coddess ‘‘ or any other man."—Boston Journal. A YOUNG man named Johnsen, an engineer at Chicago, went to 149 room on Christmas eveninrg to put on his wedding garments, and found that some thief had stolen his wedding coat. There was no time to get another, and the plucky follow was married in his shirt sleeves, the only objeation to which costume is, it is not the fashion. REV. Dn. BETIIIINE, who is now !n Europe, bas been invited by the American rind Foreign Christian Union to take charge of tho American chapel in the city of Romo. PAUL MOEPITY, the chess player, is on the eve of joining the staff of g els. Joe Johnston, of the rebel assay. Re NVBS at .'no latest date in, Rich mond Factislpg laff. THE WAR PRESS. VII WAR Paaaa will be sent to subscriber* by mall (per annum In &Usual)) at 82.011 Three Copies " 16 • OA° Five ~ ~ T en 41 at Larger Clubs will be charged at the same rata, than : 20 cables will coat 2.24 i 60 melee will cost $00; sad 100 melee $l2O. Tor a Cirib of Twenty-one or over, we wIU IWO it Extra Corr to the getter-up of the Club. Sir Poatmaaters are roraeateli to act ea Agenta fat Tax Was Passe. Mr, Seward on Canada [Fro,'' the N. Y. Albion.) Ti m sly and untimely, many stories have been current 9 1 late in respect to Mr. Seward's alleged threats a, IA prophecies, concerning our friends and countryme. acrossthe border. At a moment, there fore, mbak t VIP have the patience, and tome per. hapa l ac k ib a inclination, to trace out carefully l what words b, we in fact been spoken or writtten hereupon at gu. 'Wry times by the actual American Secretary of State,' the Toronto Globe appropriately picks out from tko Albany Evening Journal some remarks communict ,ted by Mr. Seward to that paper in i 857, as the . •esalt of his personal observa tions made during a re, lent tour in the Colony. We have the more pleasure .'n republishing this candid expramion of Mr. Seward 's opinions as to Canadian capabilities and the Cana, lien future, because it is foo•oftym our disagreeable t. lak to criticise or con dean what falls from the sal 'le pen : Aithrito, in common with ' most of my country.. - men, ar.t suppose, I have On Canada, or, to speak morroceurately,pritiztt taerica, a mere strip lyingottorttr of the United States, • easily detachable from the pacnot State, bat hump. Nble of sustaining itself, and, therefore, ultfunately—. TAY, right soon— to be tilitm em, by the Federal Tin ion without ma terially ollange • ng or affecting its of ?on condition or dkveloptwent. A have dropped the opinion es a national„tonetit.. I see in British Nt lith America, stretching, as- le does, across the et Intl : neat, from the 'shoreerofllatracclor and Newfona t. Band to the Pheffie, andlacoup9ing a considerable belt of the ten:Mende cone, tnnersed eqoally wit • S the United States by the lakes-and enjoyhg the n 2 Bnilkeent shores of the St: Betnence, silltt its tbo of, islands in the-river stead gulf, a region gnateeeng” for the teat of Fa grea%empire. "lii . itsWheat'fteldris the west, its broa d ranges of the chaseat (be norti, its inerlaustible,ntehee lands-...th0 moat estensire now on the glt . invaluable Behbries;andlbs yetundfeturbed L bineral deposits, I-see , the- elements of wealth. 1.1 int% its inhabitants rigor,st t;. hard, energetic, perfect ed 1, 7 the Pretest - ant religion, mod British constitu, liberty. Pfintt them joareais of the 'United 8 let"' and of Great Britain, se they ought:to be; and therefore, when I. look at their resources and ex tent, I know they can neither be conquered by t no former no: permanently held by the latter. Th sy will be ipdependone as- they are already sal maintaining: Itaving.Bappily escaped the curse o slavery, they.twill nevect'subma themselves to the domination of slaveholders, which prevails in, and determines the character of the United States. They will be n Rhada IV the rafted States, which to them will be Fiance and England. But they will be a Rustes civilized' and Protestant, and that will be a very different‘Wassia from that which fills all Southern• Europe with. terror, and by - reason of that superiority, theysrill , be all the more terrible to the dwellers in the soutbern latitudes. "The policy of the Thited•States is to propitiate and secure the alliance of , Canada while it is yet young and incurious ntf•ite- future. But, on the other hand, the policy whitth• the United States actually pursues is the , infatatted one of rejecting and spurning vigoronsrperennial, and overgrowing Canada, while seeking ..to establish feeble States oat of decaying Elpanisb provinces on the coast and in the islands of the Gulf ofhlexico:. . . shall not live to sea it, but .the man is already horn who will see the 'United. States mourn over this stupendous folly, wilieh , .is -only preparing the tray for ultimata clanger and downfall. Alt south ern political stare must set thouel many times they rise again with diminished splendor. But those which illuminate the• poleremain for ever shining, for ever inereaslng-in splendor." Remarks of Hon, 11. B. Wright, OW SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, - 1862 r ON S . IIESENTLYG :RATE COLORS TO THE R.EHHIENTHOE COLONELS SWEENEY AND RIPPET., , NEAR. AALENANDRIA, WEGINIA. COLS. SWEENEY AND RIDPEY{ OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE 61ST AND frftretßlMlZlnere PENN SYLIIANIA VOLUNTEERS: The GOVOTHOF of Penn sylvania has commissioned nee-to• present to you these stands of national colors, in•tho-name of our glorious old Commonwealth 1, and• here, in mid winter, far away from her birders; license to dis charge that duty. Officers and soldiers, it grieves my heart that there should hen necessity for your or my presence here to-day, on.. the errand that brings as together; but as the•cauee which sum monenlyou to the field is one of life or death to the Onioneit becomes us to meet the-burs like men, and like. men dispose of it. Aril all.that is dear to us, including liberty and life, are involvedde the war, we most meet the sacrifice, beit.what it may. The rebellion is wicked; it has aesunsed.the muse that an. oppression has been practised-upon the persons engaged in it by the people of.the.Nerth. The plea is specious and false. They had no grievance for the redress of which the Constitutiondid.not furnish a. remedy, and no wrong that couldinot have been adjusted under the laws. But. coasidering them selves 'the judge and jury, in their own cause, they have etruek at the life and existence of the Re public. They have armed themselves-to overthrow the beet system of government ever devised for man. hgainst this wicked and unholy combination the• loyal men of the land are called upon to inter -PCWDiliteilArgietMeloraihlrrriand un paralleled crime of Secession meet be punished. It is the monstrous sin of modern.. times. It has been justly said " that it is on earth what the revolt of Satan and his angels was in heaven.' It is the uplifted- arm of the wicked against• the righteous. It contains the seeds of military despotism, and its design is to supplant freedom—to banish from the earth the principles of free government, and re duce order to chaos. Its movers seek to destroy the blessed heritage of Washington and his com peers, and make a howling wilderness-of a land of plenty. The incarnate devil• has• matured the plan, and his vicegerents on earth .ate carrying it into elocution! If Liberty shale find her grave hire, where and when will be , her. resurrection? The last hope of man will have perished ; and the cherished anticipations of the men who fought the battles of the Revolution, that ho had the capa city. for. self-government, has proven. a worthless delusion! Soldiers of Pennsylvania, your mission is to fight the battles of empire. Empire, not with crowns ; but empire based upon the popular will— the wild of more than twenty million of reflecting, reasoning men. See that you diaoherge this great duty as becomes the character and. renown of the great State which sends you inteethe field. Pennsylvania, to-day, has .a hundred thousand men under arms in defences of. the Republic: more men than any other State. Every fourth man in the army, to day, of dhollepublic is from the Neystem State. . . What a commentary upca.ber•petaiotism! what a noble tribute to her sous!! Let your conduct, then, save the honorof your State. 3 feel that this will.be done. You are here to battle for the restoration of the Union ; to put down a wieked rebellion ; to crush out and_ destroy insurrection; to protect everywhere the property, of, loyal men. This is younuession. It is not to.emancipate negroes; it is swat for the supremacy of the white race. And, so long as this shall be the object and aim of the war,.l have no doubt of a triumph; but if the issue shall be changed to a was of, nagro emancipation, you, may as well lay down,youn arms, for no such idea can be euecessfully.carried; out. Fight for your country and Government as it was ; fight for republican institutions,.and the prayers of the-peo ple of your own State are-with, you ; their shouts' and acclamations shall-nerve your arm and ad mate your heart amidtt, the din of battle. The cause will give you freshecurage, for it is the sa cred cause of the destiny of the white race upon this Western continent. It is not the negro, it is• the white man. On this issue the Executive of the nation called you into the field—and moo to, them who shall dare to change it now ! It would he equivalent to a sur render of the Union, andi an abandonment of the hopes and expectations of all true and loyal men. Pennsylvania is , couservative—she is for the Union ; and when sho•falters, then the key of the arch is literally gone. These flags, which L present you to-day, are an offering from your. State. The law which directed them to be procured; also directs that any victory % or gallant conduct of the regiment to which they belong shall be recorded upon their broad folds, that they may hereafter be gathered together, if the Government survive, and deposited among the archives of the. State, as living evidences of the valor of her sons. Baer it in mind, that your deeds of chivalry shall thus be preserved. and thus chro nicled. Let it encourage you to deeds of daring. It is the sacred banner of our country, our Union, our whole Union. There has been, here tofore, no spot on the civilized globe but what knew and respected it. Wherever it floated, either on the sea or, the land, it was the proud emblem of liberty—the flog of a country in which man was his own masterochere merit elevated to power and place, instead of hereditary rights. Bear it then aloft, at the head of your column, and although fatigue and exposure may attend your rugged march, though its folds may be obscured from your view by, the smoke of battle, rally around it, as did the bravo followers of Marco Boszaris around his, white. plume." Let not hunger or weariness, or cold or ouswsure, dim the bright prospect and err dent hops of saving from dishonor this, a nation's. emblem. of honor and renown, It shall be your, . "cloud, by day, and pillar of Are by night," the, star. si destiny to brave men,oustaining with their liens and fortunes a Union anAConstitution such. as the world never before smy,, or freemen enjoyed. In your hands is placed thteconfiding honor cf our glorious old Commonwealth, lier sons, in the, Re volution' were true to the. souse of the es!ahliali meat of the Union; may you be jealous in the, pro serration of the imperishable privileges which they won, not only for you, but your children's children. Colonels Itippey and - #Sereeny, into your hands, in , the name of the chief ~sseoutive and tha,pepple of,' Pennsylvania, I place these stands of colors. In , the name of that Executive, whose cerise has been,, patriotic, and whosz, time has been meet honorably, and honestly devottd, to the raising, equipping, and, arming men for this suppression of rebbilion, shim it raised its hide - ma and repulsive !ad—as well cs in the name of,our people, who stand ready.a74 willing to sustain you in the .4ighty cause that leads you to tho field of conflict-0 soothe you, in your sufferin&a, and share with, you their comPirts and means. It appeal to you,and your respective commands,,to guard their houvand preserve their fair name. And 2.1 v the God of .s"ettlo shield an.a guard you, in tho most holy elfcrt that ever croged the EOlieit'AO 01 a notion : tha protection and preserva tion 04 a, form of governdent, bettor calculated to Idah4. man wise, and happy, and prcaperous., thou any that the world evzr before saw. Appourtme/tts by thp. 'Governor Tomes P. Sterrett, of Allogliony county, to be president judo of the Court of Common Pleas of sold county, In room of .110. u. Wm. B. McClure, deceased. Judgo 'Sterrett is in every way qualified to dia. charge the duties of his new position, if we darn judge from his extensive reputation as a lawyer, a scholar, and a gentletnaia.—/Tarrisburg Telegraph. To KEEP ice from windows, take an ordinary paint-brush or sponge, and rub over the glass once or twice a day n little alcohol, and it will keep the glass as free from ice as in the middle of summer, and it will also give its good a polish aS CAB tip, gut iu any other way.
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