Tifß: PRES&
ainamily'D'Axpir. nomprin,)
BY JOHN A. POMMY.
STREET.
DAIA. Y. , P,RIIIIIIII,
TIMM Clicii6 Put Waal, ItaYabla..to 'the 'Clarricc.
itatkg to Subscribers oataf the City at Ma DOLLaas •
,irAttilf . roc)* DoLcias troaFiawr Kornis, Timis,
DOtLaie roa it &tram* ,
-THE TM-WEEKLY PRESS,
band to Spbetribara out of the' City' at Tam Dol.-
cue Pia Aaiun, In advance. •
NOTICES
orN S U RANCE COMPANY OF THE
STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA,
JANUARY 16,1882.
- 'The follow tag gentlemen have been duly elected ee Dl
centers of this Company for, the year 1802:
- , ' BERRY b. Billatlaltb,
CHABLIS NAOALEATER,
- WILLIAM R. SMITH,
WILLIAM
GEORGE - H.BTILART, '
' - SAMUEL GRANT, Jr.,
• 'TOMB WAGNER,
- TfloatA WATTRON,
• HENRY G. FRRNMAN,
oilanbEs B. LEWIC,
• • GEORGE 0. 'CARSON.
EDWARD 0. KNIGHT,
- • JOHN B. 4.118T1N.
At a meeting of the Directors, held this day, HENRY
D. SHERRERD, ER., wee zukanlisously re-elected Pro
*Went of the Company.
jale.E. • WILLIAM HARPER, Secretary.
(TrAT A MEETING OF TH,E STOCK.
HOLDERS of the GIRARD F. sod M. IN
,IiiURANDE, COMPANY, held at their 01110 e, No. 415
WALNUT Street,IITESDAY. the 7th indent, .the fol.
lowlaggentlemen were oleoled Moore and lelreetore for
Ithe emitting yeair
-. .
mantoPs.
_,
Cherie); I.loupont, Del., P. 8; Roe, N. Y.,
Fannon Sheppard, Wm. M. Swale,
:John W. Olagborn, Jer. Walker, ,
Wm, O. Rudman§ Dr. Joseph Rapp,
`N: S. Lawrence, Daiti Boyd, Jr.,
0 F. Hamlett, John Thornley, -
4. Hirt, Job,, Buothe s
' - - - THOMAS CRAVEN. riesldent.
- - - A. S. GILLETT, VicePreeldont.
JAS. B. AMR% Secretary. jail-tut-at-St
ze. STOCKHOLDERS OF THR -"MLA
LISELPHIA SKATING CLUB 'AND NUBIAN'S
CINTY gilt meet at the WASHINGTON HOUSE,
•CIISIITNUT Street, on THURSDAY NIGHT, the 23d
- inst4 at o'clock, for the porposo or electing one Trua
•:atei ' Da2l.3tal W. L. GRIUKOK, President.
Asa NOTIVE.—TEIS' CITIZENS orirns
"tkx Maria of Kenstaston. awl all friendly to the
lIENSINGTOR,POST °MOS...are reqaested,,to ot
tani as AtThatrited Meeting, to'Ne held. at °NEUSS
- HA' nrxtocrono hoed, .opposite Easter street,
.ohlwrDNEsnAr next ; NISII at IV eelock, to re
:Seise the'reiort of the Coraidittee aPpolhted at the pre.
_ottorameettat to-visit Washlaatoh,
Alt triitaie of-atest , 'rootage and oft the sacred Bight
;ot • Petition. are 4' esruestl r• Mutest& Ftti tre Epreient,' as
','"oine'imjiintatit pew, sill be vortaboatcated. ja2l4t*
•
rrc IF.CLEDTIC SIBBICAM '
The coMmencement eitercises of thfk Etlectle-Cot
:lege will'occur an , WBDNESDNY,.'int thilOweek, at 12
•o'clock; at. /41111002 AL FOND--f1A41..' Valedictory by
'Trot. V. Bay o u. ;Music by Beck's Bard. The pub.
tlic are 'twitted. -
The Winter end . SMing Session will commence on the
+caret isoNDAyin February, and con Untie enxteon weeks.
For particulate call on W. PAINE, Pt. D., Dean, 031
.AEON street. ja2l-2t*
arPHILADELPHIA AND ERIE RAIL.
ifOAP.' PHILMAII,PLILL, January 20.
'The Annual Neeting'of tho Stockholders of the PHILA.
MELPRIA AND'ERLE RAILROAD COMPANY will
The held at the taco, N 0.324 WALNUT Street, on MON.
DAYI thelOth day of February next, at 10 o'clock A. D.
At this meeting an election will be held for TEN
/HA N.AOERS of the Company, to serve for one year.
The polls - to close at 2 o'clock P. N.
W. EDWARD SPOFFORD,
'js2l.tuths•tfelo • Secretary.
Tr— NOTICE,—THE ANNUAL MEETING
of the Stockholders of the PHILADELPHIA.
AND, SAVANNAH ST RAM NAVIGATION COM.
PANT fortlae election of five Managers, and the *neat-
Alen of other business, will beheld in room No. 30, lifer
,sbants' Eachange Philadelphia, on TUESDAY, Peb
.l vary 4tb, 1862, at half past seven o'clock. P. N.
WM. DENNIS,
Secretary and Measurer.
gr. NOTICE.—TiIE ANNUAL MEE.TINCV
of the 'Stockholders of the OCEAN STEAM.
11OVIGAT1ON COMPANY, for the election of tire
Mirectore ' and the transaction of other busincsa„ win be
lield in room No. 30, Merchants' Exchange, Philadel.
Vida, on TUESDAY, February 4th, 1802, at 12 o'clock
noon. Wet. D JANNIS,
ja2l42t Secretary and Treasurer.
ccr. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Corporator, of THE CONTINENTAL 110TETA
•CIAIPANT, for the Election of Sive Managers add
the transaction of other basiness, will to held onIifON
EAT, Jannary 27th, 1862, at 12 o'clock Ad, at the
'HOTEL. J. SERGEANT PRIOE,
ja2o.6t Searetary.
ay. PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 13, 1862.
—Tbo annual meeting of the ktockholdera of• the
1.7N10N CANAL COMPANY, of Poem Jeanie, will be
%la at No. 2'S WALNUT Street, (Farquhar bullahme
on TUESDAY, February 4th, next, at 11 o'clock A. 31)
jel4•tfe4 0, THOMPSON, Secretary.
TIT. OFFICE PENNSYLVANIA RAIL•
BOAD 00.—PurLeostrur t, Jau. 11, 1882.
ItOTIOE TO STOCKHOLDERS.—The annual Meet
ing of the Stockholders of this Company will ha held on
SIONDAT, the third day of February, 1882, at 10 o'clock
A.R., at the BANSOIII,3TREET II aLL.
The annual .Election for Directors will be held on
MONDAY, the third day of March, 1804 at the Office of
tLo Company, No. 238 South TRIED Street.
By onler of the Board.
,jal3-tfe3 EDIfIIND SMITH', Secretary.
07 FAME INSURANCE COMPANY, Office
N 0.408 ODEBTNUT Street.
Pull/DELPHI A, January 8,1882.
Atli mooting of the Board of Directors of the Fame
Insurance ConlndoY, held this day, a semi-annual Divi
dend of Three per cent was declared, payable on and
after the first day of Februarr,lB62.
W3lB. I. 13L6NGLIARD, Secretary.
OFFICE OF THE PHILADELPHIA
AND TRENTON itnlfittOAD COMPANY,
d'➢ILADELPnIA, January .17, 1882.
The Director.' have thin day declared a semiannual
-dividend of POUR PBR CENT. front the pronto of the
mompany, /payable to the steeltheklem or their tegat re
;ruminative', on and after the Vat instant, at the Com-
Many'votlico;No. 224 South DELAWARE Avenue.
JelB.6t • J. IifOItUILL. Secretary.
OFFICE OF rug NEW VOILE AND
MMIDDLECOALFIE4D BA ILROAD AND COAL
COMPANY.—The Aunuaitieettug of the Steckholdera at
the Cototane will be bold at thelr OM% No. 204 South
IFOURTII Street, on IdoNOAY, 'February 31, 1801, at
11 o'clock A. IL, for the purpose of elertlng FIVE! DI.
RECTORS, to serve for the ensuing year, and the tram.
action of such other hl elnetes ao may be brought before
Clon. ItEaRY- ROBINSON, Secretary.
.P.urr.ADDLYNui, January 18, 1862. lalB-tfe3
/ITMERCHANT'S , FUND.—THE ANNUAL
meetingof the MERCHANTS' FUND nOOINTY
grill be held on TUESDAY AFTERNOON, the net lost.,
•at 4 o'ciock, at the Rooms of the Hoard of Trade, 503
CHESTNUT Street.
The Annual Report will bo submittal and an Election
..beld for officers.
TIIOS. F. BRADY, Secretary
.5116 ?try.
OFFICE OF THE RELIANCE MU
TUAL INSURANCE OJEPANY OF PHILA.
2.)ELPIII/ , Jan. 8,1862.
Ilse Anneal Meeting of the Stockholdetn of Oils Com.
Deny seal be held, in pursuance of the Charter, at tito
4/Blee, Na. 308 WALNUT Street, at 12 o'clock M. on
MONDAY, the 8.1 day of February next. Ana an
TElectlnn for Twenty Directors, to serve for the ensuing
gear, wilt be held at the some place, on the day named,
tetween,l2 o'clock DI: and 2 o'clock P. H.
in9-tbstutfe3 D. AI. lIINOMIAN. Sealy.
grEAST MAHANOY RAILROAD COM
PANY, VIIILADV.PIIIA. January 16, 1862.
The Eighth Instalment, of FIVI6 DOLGARA por
.sham, IA the Capital iltoolt of Cll. Company, wlll ho pay.
able on the let February next, at the Company's Office,
407 LIBRARY'Street. . . .
AUOLIII3ALD MoINTYBE,
Treasurer and Secretary
lal6-thstatfel
ErrOFFICE OF THE FAIR MOUNT AND
dRCIDSTREET CITIZENS' PASSENGER
21.5.1LWAT CO., No. 2562 CALLOWRIDEt Street—
San. 9,1562.
The Board of Directors have this day declare[ a.
DIVIDEND of One Dollar per Share, payable to the
Stockholders, or their legal reprrontattrop, on awl after
31014 DAY, qie2othtninant, at the Oflico of the Company.
TheTrinitier Books Will Lo closed until the 20th inst.
no. T. LANGE, Treasurer
jalB•mxfOt
irrNOTICE.—OFFICE OF TIIE WY
OMING catzta, cone/as, No. 230 wer,
NUT Street, Philadelphia.
The - Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
WYenting Canal Company will be held at the Office of
the ; Company, in Philnloipbta, on MONDAY, January
201b,1882, at 12 'o'clock noon, for the Election of a Pre.
sideot and Six Managers to serve for the ensuing year.
jalo.lnlw6t CHARLES PARRISH, Sec'y,
.ItX - OFFICE OF THE MAIIANOY AND
1.110A.D MOUNTAIN SALGROAD COMPANY,
.268 South REDID Street.
The Anneal Meeting or the, Stockholders of this ClolEo.
pan u6SI be held on MONDAY, January 13th, 1864 at
o'dockP:M., at the Office or the Company, at which
time and plot* an election will be held fora Provident and
:Twelve Directors to serve the sousing year.
d3o.mfatte It. S. BROOK, Secretary.
gr•OFFICE OF THE WEST PHILADEG.
MIA PASSENGER RAILWAY COMPANY.
PIIILADBLPHIA, January 14, MI
•
Tito Poard of Directors of tho Company have this day
declared it Dividend of FIVE rim MINT. on the Capi
tal Stock for th 6 last six months, payable on and after
the 261 h instant.
The Books for the Transfer of Stock will be eloitid on
the 16th instant, until the 24th instant.
jals-wamet Wyd, MARTIN, Jo., Treasurer.
:OTOFFICE OF t 4 TIIE DONALDSON
IMPBOVEMENT AIM RAILROAD COI.
PANT," No:•278 - Boolh THIRD Street, 'Washington
Buildingsti--FurnanaLrma, January 1N,1882.
NOTIDE,—The Annual Meeting of the Share Holders
of this ,Company,will be bad on THURSDAY, the 23d
-.day of January, 1802, between the .hours of 13 and 2
P. DC; for the election of Directors to serve the arguing
year, and for the transaction of such other business ma
mar come before the meeting.
ja2,946,20,23* ALBERT B. ICORIEL, SocretarT..
grEFEICR - OF THE RELIANCE Mu.
T1141.t INBtIBANOIS COMPANY, OP Pal-
ADELENIA; Jarman! U, 1882.
The Titrectora have this day declared a Dividend of
:181.X' PRE CENT, on the capital stork of the company,
and on tbe certificated entrants ontstaeding, for the year
• enabler . ;Dedenibtor 31st, -11181, without deduction for
Eiale , Teas payable In cash to the StaCkliglidOrd, on and
:after the lath tut: •
• Dlildvadof =ant' Pint:4*Ni, payablepr
rale on the capital stock 'and premfurna earned, out of
the profits of the company for the year ending December
—gist, 11181, for which certificates' of 'profits, bearing kite
, reit. will be delivered to the atockholders, and tothein
. oared entitled to receiva the same , under the provisions
of Eoi chatter, on and-after the 2&% inst.
No certificate will be Issued for any Lou earn than ten
• donors, nor for anyfractional pert of one dollar. Sums
tees than tendonare, and not less than one dollar, are
credited to On, lueured on the books of the Company, and
if, within any paled of ten years, the said credits amount
• to ten dollars, certificates therefor will be leaned.
Oertincetes of profits are liable, nudity with the cap.
tat stock, for the lames and engagements of the Comae,
end may be converted into capital stoolt at any
...lige, at - the option of the holder.
B. 111.
Secretary.
Jal4-tyttbalqt ..
MOT ELL
A AYARD.-:—'1 1 11E81 :UNDERSIGNED,
bi s'w the aissiv noun ; Ph il adelphia, .hare
, ii. UM `Of PR* WILLARD'S BOTS 4 he
W Theirr take SO oweatos to return to that
• old hiesiseuel enotaWaa many,thenke for pest favors,
• 11114 = 10 mooktbeis *AVM will be wet ham to
see lielheirseer ~ere. .
~,,,,, ~• •• , :Omsk ttneDwicw, at /M.
waiiiimmarta ' 11161, ,' • -, 5016.17
':104:1 1 19$ W ft()
../I.lllbriNiT, DiTDERINTs. AND OTHER FANCY
:f)0 i 8; AND rsarumem..
'NOTION TO TUN TitADN.,The firm of Low, 0011,
Sealant, iB6 London, le this day dissolved by
• ettbszkis` of - slid' the hudnees will, in future, 'be
- entitled*. .14 •tbsi 'rams 'address Uncle; the jinn of .
lIOD LoW.:soNi .ReaDo Ft. •
Mr.Pf, 34 0 1 1 .1 1 4Abscul:tikticallYlnitslieds for upwards
of tweak, Piaui., riususutsietursef the *bete articles;
- for a'sousiderable Imo 'be beitelest successfully repre.
seated the late thus mills thoroughly consonant with
. rein titNixib , if the business; this tict,,couPted with the
Itedeeete , kietwlegelLat the yak for upwards of forty ,
weal ettNlPLeert the ienier Wathwa S it ettffieleat
ettrarsetee that the high repatadea of these tathetattit: ,
twia *gibe
!heather B folly ola Ja aired. XB3O L
lb•we 0 ND O
et N.
VOL. 5.-NO. 145.
RETAIL DRY GOODS.
G REAT BARGAINS
lr
FINE CLOAKS,
TO CLOSE OUT THE STOOK
PARIS MANTILLA, CLOAK,
AND FUR EMPORIUM.
708 CHESTNUT STREET,
PREVIOUS TO REMOVAL.
SYNOPSIS OE REDUCTIONS.
FROSTXD MULVER Cr.oktra,
From $2O to s2o—From $22 to $l7.
FROSTS° LOUVER CLOAKS,
prom $lB to 614—Rrom 810 to $7.50.
BIOWNSmE S ib t O
tO—BWoAULMto
enOiSE,
BLAME SZILSRLY OR OTTER OLOTH °LODES,
From $l.B to sl4—From ifle to FM
VoLvirr CLOTH CLOAKS,
From ‘ l 3O to $22--From $35 to en
Brae Bcsoir. BEASIMOL.OMB,
Prom $46 tolBs—Fronfs34 to 15.76
VINE BLACK Maxus. CLosao,
From $26 to s l9lo —From !NOP Sie
FINS BLACK BEAVER Comte.
F=rom .Vlct to ,sl7i . ,roto $l2 to fs9
FANOY CLomcs,
From 040 to s3o—Frtims3o to M.
FANO/ COLORLD BRAVItIi Cromm,
From $24 to slB—From $lB to $13.80.
L7OX9 OEtYIT Mons,
From Ipril to sBs—From $7O to 405
OUR FUR DEPARTMENT,
Which is replete with every desirable style and descrip
tion, will be open to Inspection at prices corresponding
to the general reduction; particularisation, among each
an inhoitY of qualities, being, it not impossible, at all
sten% nniatisfectory. "
SHEPHERDS' PLAID CASHMERE.
One case just opened.
Blue* and White °halter, double width.
Fine Cashmeres.
San tuidliE'LESS D.R.OTILEU.S.
NEW BALMOR ALS.
Pour bandred imported Balmoral Skirts,
At prices lower than before offered.
Ja.M. 13HABPLESS BROTHERS
RUSSIA CRASH,
In medium and One qualities.
ia2l Scotch°rash and Towelling.
SHAEPLESS BUOTITERS.
EMBROIDERED MUSLIN CUR
TAINS—At vory low Drloos, to eoll tho stock.
SHANPLESS DROTHNES.
CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streeta
AIEN'S WEAR-BOYS' WEAR.
GAI to 75,cent Almon Cassinteres, Satinets, Sto.
81 Classimeres; best In the market.
, SLIO Cassimeres ; beat In the market.
81.25 Casslmeres; beat ever sold for the money
Black Clothe fcr Ladles' Wear.
Black Broadcloth' for Ken's Wear.
Some Bargains In our Cloth Stock.
Tailors' attention to halted.
COOPER Jr, CONARD.
Jag B. E. corner NINTH. and DIA WIRT
CLOAKS AND SHAWLS
'Reduced in Price.
Good Stock of Cloaks.
Blanket Long Shawls Cheap.
Bin* Thlbet Shawls Cheap.
Black Blanket Square EllnneLt for $l.
Brooke Shawls at half price.
COOPER it CONA.RD,
Is.o S. E. corner NINTH. awl MARKET Sus
VYRE & LANDELL, FOURTH and
ARCH, open to. day, a frinh assortment or
Doublalaced Black Figured Bilks.
Solid Colored Brown Figured Bilks.
Blues, Modes, Green, and Purple Silks. PA
EPEE & LA.NAELL keep the very
heaviest
Plain Black Drag Mika.
Beacy-bordcred Btout Black Bake.
Widow'a Bilks, without gloss.
Bich Plain &Ike, for city trade. JaB
$2.50 B az ALMORAL
e. SKIRTS, full
Salmorah Wholesale.
ilshuorals Retail.
EYRE & LANDEI.L.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
Helaine% at 18X cents; Onlicoes, 123‘ cents.
Black and fancy Silk Handkerchiefs.
Neck-Ties, Gloves, Gents' Shawls.
- Mimes' and Ladies' Shawls in variety.
Flee assortment or Drees Goode.
Balmoral Skirts la great variety, at
- J. H. STORRS', -
702 ARCH Street.
B.—On band, Jack-straws and Solitaires, Mao by
and sold for an invalid. nay are nice games as well as
Presents, and any one would confer a favor by orctuts
tag the same. del2-11.
HEAVY CLOAKINGS.
Brown and Black Sealskin, The to $1.50.
Cheap lioavy Coatings and Makings
Tineßlack Cloths and Beavers.
Good stock Cassitneres at old pricet.
COOPER 4 CONABD,
del4 B. E cor. NINTH end IdANICET.
H O USE FURNISHING DRY
Js .
GOODS.-8111CPPARD, VAN EIMILLNGEN, &
AMMON, Importers and Dealers In - Linen, and Douse
furnishing Dry Goods, etc.
Have now on band a full assortment of Linen Sheeting,
Table °labs, Napkins, Table, Diaper Towelling, etc.,
etc., imported ender the old tariff, or bought a great inte
rlace.
N.B.—five per cent. allowed on purehaaes as above, if
paid for on delivery. no27tf
CLOAKS AND MANTILLAS
CLOAKS! CLOAKS! CLOAKS!
WATER PROOF OLOTH OLOARS,
In endless variety ;
LIGELT ABE DARK CLOTH CLOAKS,
BLACK °. C ev L e O rY T e R had CUAKB,
of every quality
BLACK BILK-VELVET 'CLOAKS,
EVERT NEW STYLE,
•
EVERY NEW MATERIAL;
THE LARGEST STOCK
lAD
TEM MOST BEASON/MIX naors IN THE (NTT
WENS,
oon No. 2.8 South NINTH Stmt.
GREAT BARGAINS
IN
LADIES' CLOAKS,
To dose one,
At the
ARCII•STBENT CLOAK AND MANTILLA KORB,
N. W. ooruer TENTH and ABOB NW.
emE(l4lai JACOB HORSKALL.
OLOAKI3-
Ifendsome styles of well-made, serviceable gar
ments. The best made, the best fitting, aad the boat
materials for the price. A large stock from which to
select. 000 PER & CONAltll,
dtl4 8. E. cor. SINT3I and htallii&T.-
CL 0 AK IS!
The Largest, Cheapest, wad Beat-assorted Stork
In the city.
HOllOll ts Co.,
No. 26 South TENTS Street,
Opposite Pranklin Musket.
COMMISSION HOUSES.
SHIPLEY, HAZARD,-dc
HIITOMNSON,
No. 1111 onzeTstra !STREET,
COMMISSION MESOUANTEI
101 TH3 MI OP
PHILADELPHIA-MADE
GOODS.
Kee-em
CABINET FURNITURE.
fIABINET FURNITURE AND DIL-
I-, LIABD TABLE&
MOORE do OAMPION,
N 0.261 South MOND attest,
n oonneotion with their extensive Cabinet Buboo WM
Du rinturgnoturius a superior article of
' 'BILLIARD TABLES,
And•'ha►e now on band a full runty, finished with the
01001111 t CAMPION'S TittPUOVED CNIPLIONS,
*blob are pronounced, by all who have need them, to be
tuPeador to ail other,.
• For the Quality and finish of these Tables the mann
keturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout the
Onion, who are facaUlar with the ohareater of their work.
au2S-lan
GROCERIES.
CRAB-APPLE CIDER,
OLD
,CURRANT WINE,
OUR USUAL SUPPLY;
JUST RECEIVED.
ALBERT C. ROBERTS,
DEALER IN FINE GROCERIES,
jaB•tf Corner of ELEVENTH and VINE Ma
ACKEREL, HERRING, SHAD,
ANA
SALMON, ko.-3000 bbla Ken Nos. 1,2, and 2
IFIACHISIOL, large, podium, and small, In resorted
P arkarlea of choice, lato.caugbt, fat deb.
14000 bbla. New Halfax, Bartport, and Labrador Ear.
rim', of choice qualities.
15,1100 bone extra new pasha' Herrings.
6,000 boxes extra new No. 1 Herringa.
8,000 boxes large Ragdaline Herrin4ll ,
260 bbla. Mackinac, White nib.
10 bbla. new Economy Mese Rua.
26 bbla. new Halifax Salaam.
8,000 quintals Grand Bank Sodden. •
600 bola Herkimer County Moot"
fa glare and landing, for age by
MURPHY di KOONS,
_
no.
No. 148 NORTH wrieitirso.
VVERY LADY- WHO WISHES TO
BE BEAUTIFEL should purchase HUNT'S
COURT TOILET POWDER. /t. Is used by the Court
Beauties in Europe, and it is the only,Powder% that win
not 'injure the Ain or rub off. Price, 12, 25, and 50
rente. - HUNT'S BLOOM OP ROSES, a beautiful, na
tural color, for the cheeks or Ups; it will not wash off or
Injure the Win, and remains durable for years. Price
These articles are smite new, and can only bo ob
tained of RUNT dc CO., US South SEVENTH Street,
above Vaitiut, All kinds of Panty Soaps end Poi
utnery.jalB.lm
t
Nm s 1,000 pieces sugar cured
CitY-41.1X1ke3 APMII forde
S by
ADL -
0. ER, & 00.,
708 &WS Street, 2d door above Front.
BEST QUALITY ROOFING SLATE
ohms en heel ani ler M Won Wharf s 101
MGR eine, lieutugto,_n. T. THOMAB,
Sti-is Si WAI T tred,
gt't siirtss.
'WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22,1862
Irish Aetore—Of the Past
[THIRD ARTICLE.]
Sound the gong, draw up the curtain, and
enter Margaret Woifington
Dy the more familiar name of Peg Wet . -
flngton she is generally known. Even Dr.
Johnson, when describing the parsimony of
his friend David Garrick, said, ec "'remember
drinking tea with him long ago, when Peg
Woffington made it, and he grunlbled at her
for making it too strong. 'Why,' he said, r it
is as red as blood.'"
Woffington, by all accounts, must have been
one of the loveliest women of her time. Galt,
in his "Lives of the Players," (a very poor
compilation,) describes her thus : ct Her per
son was remarkably beautiful; an irresistible
gracefulness was conspicuous in all her actions ;
a pleasing air, and, for her condition, a most
surprising elegance shone, as it were, around
her. Her eyes were black, of the darkest
brilliancy, and while, it was said, they beamed
with the most beautiful lustre, they revealed
every movement of her heart, and showed,
notwithstanding she was but little indebted to
education, that acute discernment which dis
tinguished her career throughout life. Her
eyebrOws, arched and • vividly marked, pos
sessed a flexibility which greatly increased the
expression of her other features; in love and
terror they were powerful beyond conception ;
but the beautiful owner never appeared to be
sensible of their force. Her complexion was
of the finest hue, and her nose being gently
acquiline, gave her countenance an air of great
majesty; all her other features were of no
inferior mould ; she was altogether one of the
most beautiful of Eve's daughters."
In one of the ante-rooms of the Dublin So
ciety there is a picture of the fair Welling
ton, which gives some idea of her charms, but
her true - likeness is to be seen in the Garrick
club of London, where there aro four portraits
of her. One, by Hogarth, is clearly the best,
and is ono of the finest paintings in the col
lection. It is of cabinet size, and represents her
reclining on a sofa, "dallying and dangerous,"
as Charles Lamb observed 'forty years ago,
in his description of Mathew's Theatrical Gal
lery, which the Garrick Club now possess.
In one hand she has a book—in another a
miniature. It is difficult to imagine that such
a charming creature could have been so very a
woman as she was. Another portrait, of Kit
cat size, represents her with a book before
her, which she does not read, her thoughts
being distant in a half-mournful reverie. It is
altogether a lovely face.
Margaret Woftington was born in Damo
street, Dublin, in 1719, of exceedingly low
parentage, her father being a journeyman
bricklayer, and her mother an apple-woman,
whose chair and basket were planted at the
entrance of Fownes' court. She went to
school from the age of five to ten, when her
father died, when she was kept at home, to
assist her mother in the business of a washer
woman, into which she then entered. After
this Woffington had no more schooling. Yet
sbe rose to become the ornament of the stage
and the favorite of the graces, to set the fash
ions, prescribe laws to taste, shine as an easy,
well-bred woman of fashion, and charm the
noblest and the most gifted in the land by her
brilliant and fascinating conversation. When
the famous Edmund Burke first visited Lon
don, tä eat his terms at the Temple, as a law
student, ho fell into theatrical society, and
became very intimate with Mrs. 'Wellington,
who was then thirty-five, in the prime of her
beauty, talents, and renown, and she charmed
him, as she charmed all others. Prior, his
biographer, speaks of her (( possession of
beauty, wit, vivacity, fascination of manners,"
and says that she introduced Burke, at her
house; to the Duke of Newcastle, then Prime
Minister.
Emma Hart and Sophia Dawes--severally
known.in the annals of the houses of Nelson
and Bourbon as Lady Hamilton and the Ba•
roness de Feucheres—are cases almost parallel
to that of Margaret Wellington. They rose,
like her, from the lowest rank, had great
talent and limited education, and won their
position by the union of grace, beauty, and
wonderful tact.
No biographer of Wellington has mentioned
touch about her family. In a conversation
with Boswell, in 1773, he mentioned one
"Mrs. Cholmondely, a very airy lady," and
Mr. Groker says as She was a younger sister
of the celebrated Margaret Wellington, and
married the Ron. and Rev. George Chohnon.
day." In fact, she was educated in Franco
at ber sister's expense. Little Margaret Wof
fington did not long remain a nymph of the
wash-tub. There was at that time a French
danseuse in Dublin called Madame Violante,—
a woman of good character, great agility, and
kind heart. Swift has mentioned her more than
once in his Defence of Lord Cartaret. On
day, seeing little Wellington in the act of
fetching a pail of water from the Liffey, she
was struck with her beauty and natural grace,
and offered to take her as apprentice. She
occupied a large house in a central part of
Dublin, which she converted into a show
booth, with tumblers and rope-dancers, her
self bearing a principal part in those perform
ances. After a time, she converted her booth'
into a play-house, where she produced plays
and farces.
The actors and actresses were so indifferent
that her ruin appeared certain. She discharged
them all, and formed a juvenile company, of
which little WoMugton, now -her apprentice,
was one. Among other pieces which• Madame
Violanto got up for hor little folks, was " The
Beggar's Opera," then recently produced in
London, and brought it out in an admirable
manner—thoroughly complete in scenery, cos
tume, properties, and acting. The Lilliputian
performers were very successful, and drew full
houses for a long time, the Polly of the
drama being little Margaret Woffington, who
was then about cloven years old• This would
fix her theatrical commencement in the year
1730.
The success which the little actors obtained
was frankly admitted by Madame Vielento to
have mainly been caused by the excellent act
ing of her pupil, and, at the age of thirteen,
she was paid a salary of thirty shillings a
week—a considerable payment, at the time, to
such a young person. Her indentures of ap
prenticeship were given up, and, at the age of
fifteen, the had expensive apartments of her
own, and soon after left the stage. Her career
during the next two yearS Is said to have been
profligate. Occasionally, slid played at the
theatre, where she was popular' behind as
well as before the curtain. At last, when
"hard times" rendered theatricals unpopular
in Dublin, she' resolved to try her fortune on
the Lohdon stage, and went to England, where
Mr. Rich engaged her at $36 a week, for Co
vent Garden Theatre, of which he was ma
nager.
Before leaving Dublin, she had played the
part of Sir Barry Midair, at the request of
several persons of high rank. It was such a
remarkably successful personation, that, con
trary to Mr. Rich's wish, she insisted on
opening with it in London. The former Sir
Harry had been Mr. Wilks—and (libber has
recorded that it was the best-acted part that
the English theatre could boast of. The no
velty of a woman—young, beautiful, and a
stranger—in such a part was very attractive,
and the performance was so extremely suc
cessful that it was repeated twenty nights in
the first season. At this time Woffington was
only nineteen. Davies says, in his Life of
Garrick, that cc this gay, dissipated, good-hu
,mored rake, she represented with so much
ease, elegance, and propriety of deportment,
that no male actor has since equalled her iu
that part."
Wellington had arrived in London, in com
pany with a profligate who had contributed to
her fall in Dublin. Hearing of his having
made overtures of marriage to a young Eng
lish lady of large fortune, she resolved to ex
pose the spark's real character. She obtained
admission to a masked ball, given to this lady
by her friends, on her attaining her majority,
PHILADELPHIA,
and was dressed up so 'completely MO a gen
tleman, that she obtained the lady's hand for
a minuet. While they were ' Walking " this
stately dance, she disclosed the real character
of the suitor. The demoiselle. fainted—the
company dispersed Woflingion returned
to town triumphant—and the rascal suitor re
ceived, not the lady's hand, but her 4cmit
ten."
Returning to Dublin, after her brilliant sue.
cess in London, the manager there paid her
$7O a week, and almost coined money out of
her talents. Her native city might be said to
have almost set her up for an idol. She lived
as if she had an hereditary fortune to back
her, keeping a chariot and two footmen. She
settled twenty pounds a year on her mother,
and freely disbursed charity among the poor.
Undoubtedly she was a woman of tine im
pulses. It was her desire to have remained in
Dublin, but the manager engaged in specula
tions outside of his theatre, and failed. Wof
flngton also failed—in the personation of a
second male eharacter. Her Lothario, a tm;
gedy rake, was much inferior to her Sir Harry
'
Returning to London, she was re-engagell
by Rich, and from that time, until she retired
from the stage, at the comparatively early ago
of thirty-eight, her popularity continued. She
read a great deal, and studied constantly;
She visited Paris to learn the grace of Preach,
acting—but her own natural grace excelled it.
After this she tried some parts in tragedy, but
with little success. Her forte lay in elegant
comedy, and Cibber, who took pleasure in in
structing her, and was himself a poor trage
dian, with a monotonous way of speaking se
rious verse, may have spoiled her for tra
gedy. Her only defect was a harsh, grating
voice.
Garrick, who first met her its Dublin in
1742, when she played Cordelia and Ophelia to
his Lear and Hamlet, was captivated by her
beauty, and at one time intended to marry
her—writing the song of 4( Lovely Peggy" !An'
express his passion, and actually put a ring on
her finger before witnesses. But he detected
her in an infidelity, and married-Mademoiselle
Violetti, a danseuse whose father was said to
have been a nobleman who gave her a dowry
of $30,000.
There was a deadly enmity between Mrs.
Wellington and Mrs. Clive, which brolo out,
every now and then, into an opon quarrel in
the green-room. Clive was frank and impe
tuous, speaking out, when angry but Wof
lington was cool, cutting, and always mistresa
of herself.
From 1751 to 1754, Wellington played in
Dublin, under Sheridan's management, and
with unabated popularity. She returned to
Covent Garden, where, oddly enough, she
founded the celebrated Beefsteak Club, still
existing, where each member, in town, has to
cook the steaks on a silver gridiron, or
contribute in some way to the success and
comfort of the repast.
In May 1757, Wellington quitted the stage.
She was yet young, and this step has been va
riously attributed to declining health and to a
sermon which she heard, in which some errors
very similar to her own were forcibly touched.
on. Perhaps the latter was the true cause,
for she became simple in dress and manner,
staid in conduct, serious in demeanor, and
pious in heart. She increased her mother's
annuity, built and endowed a number of alms
houses at Teddington, in Middlesex, where
she lived, and occupied herself, for the re
mainder of her life, in active, unostentatious
charity. She died in March 1760, aged forty
one, three years after her quitting the stage.
She preferred the company of men to that
of women ; the latter, she said, talked of no
thing but silks and scandal. It has been truly
said, gc of All the faschlting actresses that
have ever appeared on the English or Irish
stage, it is probable that Peg Wallington was
the most brilliant and alluring woman. As a
fair comedian—a being of infinite vivacity,
spirit, and brilliancy—Peg Wellington laid no
compeer. The memoirs and correspondence
of the last century give copious testimony to
her graces and her talents. She seams to have
united in herself the fascination of Miss Foote,
the dashing vivacity and heartiness of Miss
Nisbett, and the keen intellect of Madame
Vestris. As a woman she had the charms—
as an actress she had more than the talents—
of each and all of them. No other comedian,
male or female, has so great a traditionary
reputation. Since her time actresses of cele
brity have obtained great social influence, but
she was the first of English actresses who be
came a leading star in society."
Out of the numerous anecdotes which show
this woman's native goodness of heart, we
conclude with the following : The Bishop of
Carlisle related that, on one occasion, he saw
a well-dressed gentlewoman turn in under
neath an arch, in the street, followed by one
of her own sex, in a state of utter poverty.
He was curious enough to pause, and saw the
lady, stripping a warm petticoat from her own
person, place it in the poor woman's hands,
with a smn of money, the tears rolling down
her cheeks at the time. The Bishop con
ceived it to be his duty also to relieve the dis
tressed object before them, and he inquired
where she resided, inviting the lady to accom
pany them. The place was poor, and the poor
woman had two children lying down, iu sick
ness. The lady speedily made things more
comfortable and prepared food, which they
needed more than medicine, for the wretched
family. The good Bishop presented them with
a liberal donation. "Madan'," he said, " I
desire to know, that I may remember in my
prayers, the name of the good Samaritan
whom I have thus met." Knowing his rank
by his address, she answered, "My Lord, I
belong to a profession, which gentlemen of
your cloth habitually condemn, in their igno
rance. lam an actress. lam Margaret Wof
fington,—a name which you have heard be
fore." The Bishop colored—perhaps in op
prehension of what the world might say if ho
was seen in open converse with one whose
moral character was so much blamed,—but,
unable to resist her graceful frankness and
subdued by her true charity, he reverently
placed Lis hands upon her head and said,
"Neither do I condemn thee go and sin no
more."
Theatrical biography shows numerous ex
amples of truest charity,--performed in secret
and not published to the world, after the
manner of the self•boasting Pharisee,
OPERATIONS OP TIIE DETECTIVE POLICE Du
ni:in TILE YEAR.—Chief Franklin's report of the
operations of his department during the year will
embrace a list of all the arrests in each month,
with the crimes appended. The present Chief has
been in came but little more than a month, although
in that time there have been snore arrests than In
any previous month of the year. Fifty-one per
sons were taken into custody during the month of
December. Their arrest involved the recovery of
stolen property to the amount of $1,824 42. In
the month of October property was recovered to
the amount of $2,018.50. in the month of May but
$lB5 in property was reCovered. In the month of
April there were but fifteen arrests, being the low
est in the list of months. During the year there
were 7 arrests for treason, all made by tho Chief,
10 burglars were overhauled, 130 perpetrators of
larceny, 3 highway mbbers, 13 counterfeiters. 27
receivers of stolen good., 18 lottery policy dealers,
3 bigamists, 1 horse thief, 6 adulterers, 0 incendi
aries, 0 hotel-thieves, a d a number of others guilty
of various felonies and misdemeanors. These ar
rests do not hinted() hundreds of others made by the
patrol polies, but they wore generally oases of a se
cret and outrageous character which could not
have been reached by ordinary instrumentalities.
Soma of them required months of persevering in
dustry, with the accompaniments of oagseity,
stealth, and discouregoment, The Chief briefly
refers to the condition of the detective department
se it came into his hands, and'to some judicious ma
difleations of therules of ihe,,ollice which he has In
stituted with the Mayor's consent.
The Rogues' Oultery now contains upwards of
five hundred portraits, and It is believed embraces
pictures of all the leading thieves in the United
Btates. Duplicate photographs are transmitted to
other cities, and in return pictures of strange
thieves aro sent book to us.
The Chief asks for a modification of the penal
code, so far as the sections relative to pickpockets
are concerned. Unless caught in the act of thieving,
these nimble-fingered gentlemen cannot be pun
ished. The rule should bo changed, so that the
appearance of professional thieves in crowded halls,
assemblies, As., will render theta liable to arrest
and trial.
A number of other material matters are con
tained in the report.
SERENADE.—WiIIinni Moran, Esq., recently
appointed consul to Bayonne, was tendered the
compliment of a aorenade on Monday night, at his
rot:Waken, in Eleventh et: cot.
tSDAY, JAN. 22, 1862.
THE REBELLION.
PROM KENTUCKY.
THE LATE VICTORY AT SOMERSET,
FURTHER PARTIUITLARS
THE POSITIONS OF SCHOEPFF AND SOLLI
COFFER PRIOR TO THE BATTLE.
THE REBEL ROUT COMPLETE.
Two Hundred of their Killed and
Wounded Left on the Field.
ALL OF THEIR CANNON, AMMUNITION,
AND STORES, IN OUR POSSESSION.
An Early Advance on Bowling
Green Expected.
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
; FULL PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLE AT
SILVER CRUX,
Interesting from Fortress Monroe,
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS,
The Burnside Expedition Seen Off the
North Carolina Coast
SECRETARY CAMERON'S SPEECH ON TARING
LEAVE OF THE ARMY OFFICERS.
DEATH OF EX-PRESIDENT TYLER.
Description of General Lane's
Expedition.
&c.. &c.. eke.
THE VICTORY AT SOMERSET,
Particulars of the Battle an Kentucky.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 21.—A special Louisville de.
epatob, to the Commercial, says that despatches
received at headquarters announce that the battle
took piece on Funday morning, and that General
Thomas continued the pursuit until night.
Our forces followed the rebels, who ran before
them like a flock of frightened ahcep, close up to
their entrenchments on the north bank of the river.
In front of these they lay all night, expecting to
storm them in the morning ; but with the aid of
their bents anti barges the enemy managed to get
across the river before daylight.
They left behind all their artillery, ammunition,
horses, tents, eighty wagons loaded with quarter
master and medical stores, which fell into our
hands. Our troops had possession of the entrench
ments yesterday morning. After reaching the op
posite side of the river the rebels dispersed in every
direction.
Two hundred dead and wounded rebels wore
picked up on the field. Gen. Zollieoffer was found
in a wagon mortally wounded.
Our 1088 has not yet been definitely ascertained
but it must hare been considerable.
The surgeon of the Tenth Indiana Regiment tele
graphs that his regiment had seventy killed and
wounded.
Gm. Thomas' division embraces 80010 of the beat
regiments in this department.
As far as I can learn, the Ninth Ohio, Tenth In
diana, Second Minnesota, Eighteenth regulars, and
Fourth and Tenth Kentucky regiments, were among
these engaged.
Colonel Manson's brigade, including the Tenth
Indiana, Eighteenth regulars, and some Kentuoky
regiments; reinforced General Thomas. During Sa
turday night they made a forced march of twenty
five miles through heavy roads, and managed to
arrive three hours before the cotnmenoement of the
fight, in which they took a glorious part, in epito
of their fatigue.
The tenor of all the official despatches goes to
show that the affair 'resulted in the most brilliant
victory of the war '
Nu pro'ininent oft cors aro said to bo killed on our
side.
General Gehoopff was utterly pliable to out off
the retreat of the enemy, owing to the bluify
ehu
rooter of the country and the obstruction of all
the roads by felled timber.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 21.—This morning's Gazette
has advices that warrant tho prediction of an early
advance of the army in Kentucky. The weather
is now the only hindering eause—overything oleo
is ready and in fine order.
The Ohio river had risen seventeen inches up to
bat evening : and is still rising at the rata of an
inch per hour. There is now fifty-two feet four
inches in the channel.
Position of qen_s9ltoepills Brigade on
the 15th in;tittit
The following description of the situation of So
merset; on tho Itith, was furnished by a special cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Timer:
IN CAMP, NEAR SOMERSET, KY., Jan. 15.
Dr:An TIMES: We are now hero, enjoying the
most horrible of weather. Rain, elect, snow, hail,
and mud unfathomless, are some of the tribulations
which we now have to encounter. Teamsters now
travelling the roads are obliged to use the load
horse as a sounding-pole to find the crossings along
the road. Mules were originally used for taking
these soundings; but, since the late falling of the
waters, these useful animals have not been able to
find bottom. The beauties of "general order No.
8" aro now developing themselves in the expedi
tious movements of troops.
Formerly, under the order of General Mitchell,
allowing twenty-Jive wagons to each regiment,
brigades of troops were moved with came, over the
worst of reads, from eighteen to twenty-four mites
per day. But, since the cutting down of the regi
mental train to thirteen 'wagons (not oven allowing
private conveyances to bo employed), it is with
great difficulty that an army can now be marched
eight miles per day. The latter number of wagons
may be all-sutlieient, on a geed turnpike road, and
whore they have the full advantage of the railroads,
for the transportation of their supplies of stores
and ammunition ; but it is quite another thing
when all these necessaries have to be wagoned tho
distance of ninety miles, over roads where the mud
to wagon-bed deep nearly the whole distance
At the present rate of travelling there is not much
danger of our enemy being taken by surprise, un
less it is at the tardy movements of our troops;
and should they think proper to make a retreat,
they will not require to hurry themselves much in
their movements. But there is no use in mur
muring; the edict has gone forth, and no more trans
portation will be allowed, sink or swim, live or die,
survive or perish. But there is ono thing certain,
the troops hero aro becoming quite uneasy at the
present inactivity of this division, They want to
' bo moving somewhere, they care not much whore.
I Ass ywherc to get a fight, so that it is on any
thing like equal chances.
Brt n udier General Carter, of the Tennessee Bri
gade, is himself very anxious to be on the move.
The General is fully aware of the dangers of long
delays. The very life's blood of East Tennessee
ho knovve is now being poured out, through the no.
glect of our Government in forwarding that aid so
long promised to these down-trodden people. Gen.
Carter has no misgivings of his being folly able to
march his brigade through to East Tennessee; and
feels doubly confident of sustaining himself when
there. Large bodies of men are daily arriving
within his carnp, who have left their homes from
the dread of being drafted into the ranks of the
rebel army. Forty-six of these determined men
arrived in camp hero last evening.
They report large bodies of mon now on their way
hero. .About one hundred and fifty more aro new
ut London, having just come in. The last arrivals
report a force of but four hundred rebel cavalry at
Cumberland Gap—all the other forces having been
sent to the support of Zollicolfer at this place.
When General Carter does enter East Tennessee
with his brigade, you will hoar of something being
done, Re will not stop to issue proclamations or
edicts; he will appear among them, not to waste
his time in idle palaver, but to fight ! And woe be
unto thew who may dare to dispute the advance of
this determined body of men!
lied all of our generals been of the same spirit
end hearing as General Corter, this hydra monster
of Secession would, ore this. have been bereft of
many of its hideous heads. That the Tennessee
Brigade may soon advance on its mission of libera
tion and support, is the wish of all who have the
love of country at heart.
rims from the Enemy's Camp.
Wo once in a while get hold of some quite
miming stories from the enemy's camp. A day or
two since, while conversing with a person direct
from their camp, he related the following joke
upon Gen. Beheepff: A few days before leaving
the enemy's camp the report was current, and be
lieved by the officers there, that Gen. Sohoepif had
been all over their camps, in the disguise of an
apple merchant, and bad actually peddled apples
to them from a basket on his arm.
Well, whether the General has been within their
lines or not, they will find that ho is pretty familiar
with all their defences when ho commences an at
tack upon them. They will also learn that he is
as good at introducing shot and shell as he was
successful in supplying them with a rare stock of
apples. A large body of the enemy's forces were
yesterday reported to have come out from behind
their breastworks, and advanced within two miles
of Fishing creek, in anticipation of our advance.
lint there is not much danger of their remaining
long enough from behind their defences to give our
boys a chance to catch their eye
General Alvin Selloepff.
Brigadier General Alvin Sehoepir is a foreigner
by birth, but was appointed by the President a bri
gadier general from the State of Maryland. lie has
once, previous to the present occasion, been in bat
tle array against the aristocratic Tennessee Con
gressman, on which 000WIOA Zolliooffer had tried
his prowess, and this attempt of the latter to cut up
his small army was doubtleis for the purpose of
avenging what wee really a military defeat as far
as the rebel general was concerned. It is reported
of Gen. Scheepif that when ha came to this country
he was a poor man as far as his pocket was Con
cerned, but possessed a talent that was bound to
make itself known in time. After a time he went
to Washington, where Mr. Holt gave him a situa
tion in the Patent Office. At first his position
was very humble, his time being partially occu
pied between the duties of a messenger and a
cleaner and arranger of the models, &0., until
Mr. Belt tried him at more important duties,
and he always found that whatever was given
him to do, Alvin Soboopff always did it well. A
position was then obtained for him to exercise his
abilities, which wore gradually becoming known to
others besides himself. Mr. Bolt watched him well,
took great interest in hisprotege, and missed no op
portunity for his advancement. When Commie
sinner Bolt was transferred to the War Department
he took Scheepff with him, and as a survey was
needed in Virginia he was entrusted with it. This
brought him under the eye of the then Commander
in -Chief, General Scott, and as his military educa
tion and acquirements became known to him the
veteran General did not overlookthem, but con
tinued to employ him on important overlook_
in con
nection with the War Department. When the
troubles in the country and the recreant retirement
of many of the officers of the United States army
made it necessary to employ foreign officers of mili
tary talent, Alvin Sehoepff was appointed a brigs,
dier general of volunteers, and ordered to report to
the germander of that department in which the
State of his benefactor was located. lie has made
himself known at Wild Cat, and again at Somerset,
and if given the opportunity there is but little doubt
but that he will again be heard of, although Zolli
' coffer is 130 longer opposed to him.
The following regiments comprise his brigade :
Second Ohio Volunteers.
Seventeenth Ohio Volunteers
Thirty-third Ohio Volunteers.
Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteers.
First Tennessee Volunteers.
Second Tennessee Volunteers
Ohio Battery.
The Position of Zollieoffer
The New York Times says : The position of
Zollicoffer on the Cumberland was ono of the three
great rebel strongholdsin Kentucky—the first being
at Columbus, in the extreme west, soon to 'be as
sailed by the great flotilla ; the second at Bowling
Green, in central Kentucky, now imminently
menaced by Gen. Buell ; and the third, and most
important of all, in the east, being the one which
has just succumbed before our gallant troops.
Naturally, the latter position was the strongest of
the three; and, indeed, it was for defence one of the
very strongestpcints possible. Selecting the moun
tainous region on both sides of the Cumberland
river at a point where its course runs from due
south to duo west, and where the hills, althouh
immediately upon the banks, rise to an altitude of
300, 350, and 400 feet above the level of the river,
Zollicoffer occupied and fortified these hills, Com
manding all approaches by the river from both di
rections, as well as through the valleys of the crooks
on the north and on the south. Behind these
immense natural and artificial defences the rebels
were posted, capable, apparently, of bidding
defiance to the assaults of any force. Bis forces on
the north side of the river, prior to his reinforce
ment by Crittenden's troops, consisted of six regi
ments, stationed on a height four hundred feet
above thoriver, commanding the approach from both
directions, and on the south side of four regiments,
commanding the valley of Meadon creek, and a de
premien through the hills from the south, about a
mile to the west. The geographical position of
this entrenchment is as follows : From Somerset,
about fifteen miles southwest; from Columbia,
forty miles southeast, and about six miles below the
head of steamboat navigation. The position com
mands all the coal mines, and many of the salt
wells south of the Cumberland. Unluokily for the
rebels, their main body moved out of this strong
post to assail our forces, and as Gen. Thomas came
up opportunely as they began to fall back, he pur
sued them, and the glorious victory above chroni
cled is the result.
. .
The column of Gon. Thomas, when ho left Co
lumbia to itiovo forward, consisted of 15,000 well
appointed men. They were nearly all Western
troops—mostly from Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.
In Gen. Sehoepfe's brigade wore the two famous re
giments of East Tennessee, who havo boon burning
for a fight with their enemies and persecutors for
nearly halt a year.
This victory opens tho way for our gallant army
of Alio West to penetrate into East Tennessee
through Cumberland Gap; and if promptly
followed up to the capture of the Virginia
and East Tennessee Railroad, will corlapel the
rebels to evacuate Bowling Green, and vitt cone
ye? Beattregard. to retire from• Alattassas. The
position of the different points mentioned, and their
relation to Cumberland Gap, and the Tennesseo
and Virginia Railroad to Knoxville, Nashville,
Bowling Green, and Columbus, and to dur main
body at Blunfordsvillo, will all bo found on our
map. The rebels propose to make the Ohio•river
the boundary line of their bloody despotism, but
they era rapidly retreating from that line.
GENERAL HALLECK'S DIVISION.
Brittle of Silver Creek
[Correspondence of the Republican.]
BooNvitAx, Jan. 12, WA.
We are just returned from the tight on Silver
creek, and thought a short account from an eye
witness might interest - your renders in this vicinity,
and serve to correct unit* , xasadements in rogrd
to the battle. A more spirited and hotly-contos ed.
little fight , we think, has nut taken place since his
aver commenced. The ground of the engagement
ayes on the line of Howard and Randolph counties,
about thirty miles north of this pine°, and in a
bend of Silver creek. Their camp occupied the
entire curve inside the bond, which was near the
shape of a horse shoo. On the opposite side from
their camp, and running close to the banks of the
creek, were hills on all sides. Tho enemy had
fallen trees around and through their camp to pro•
trot their lines. Their Korcc, wo had learned before
the attack, was 1,500, but immediately after was
ascertained to bo correctly stated, from prisoners,
about .1,000 to 1,100 in camp, with a force of 150
on a scout, looking for us in an opposite direction
from the one we same upon them.
Our force coneirted of parts of four companies of
the First lowa Cavalry, under Major Florence,
about 200 strong, 100 men of Merrill's horse, under
Major Hunt, and parts of four companies of the
First Missouri Cavairy, under Major Hubbard,
also Captain Fester's Ohio company, under the last
named Major, together 200 strong, making our en
tire force 500 Mon. The balance of the several
companies, together with 200 State troops sent us
by Colonel Matthias, from Boonville, were left in
comp at Fayette to defend wagons and camp. Wo
had driven in their pickets some two hours before
the attack commenced, and they had ample time to
set their camp in order.
As we rode down a] narrow ridge through the
woods where only two horsemen could ride abreast,
until we were within ono fourth of a mile of the
camp, the whole column, except the First lowa,
(who were only armed with sabres and pistols,) were
ordered to dismount and.hasten down to tho open
side of the horseshoe shaped camp, where the
enemy, under Poindexter, wore pouring their gfire
on our advance guard of twenty-four men under
Lieut. Burrows, who was by this time wounded and
one of his men shot dead.
In less time than it takes to write it, the men
were brought into line, and through the dense fog
and smoke of the enemy's fire we could barely dis
cern them. In on instant, however, the firing com
menced along our lines, and with Colt's six-shooting
revolving carbines our men made the woods ring
with almost ono incessant volley. In the mean
time, the lowa Fired, with only pistols in their
hands, were coming on the enemy from the hill on
our left, when, after a fire lasting only twenty
minutes, their line> wavered, broke, and they threw
away their arms and fled in one grand scatter in
the opposite direction from us; havingin their race
to cross the creek, we pursued them a short distance
up the bill through the woods, and it now being
needy &Irk wo returned, burned their camp, con
sisting of fifty-four wagons and harness, a quantity
of clothing, blankets, ,ho , ,ho. We brought out of
their camp nine prisoners, ono hundred and seventy
five good horses. We immediately pitched our
camp out of the woods, and within a mile of the
battleground. Before wo had left the burning
camp Poindexter had sent a tlag of truce for his
dead and wounded. Their dead en the field was
not more than twenty, but have morning it had
reached fifty, so many of theta had been fatally
wounded.
From accounts direct from the country through
which they retreated we learned, the next morning,
their wounded were scattered at every house in
their flight for a distance of ten miles towards
Allen, on the North Missouri railroad, and could he
little less than ono hundred. Our killed was two;
mortally wounded, four, and more or less wounded,
but considered safe, eighteen. Among theso were
Capt. Fester and /dent. Burrows ; beth in the arm,
and both doing well.
Major Hubbard ordered a force of one hundred
men, at midnight, to go to the burning camp in
search of one of our men who was missing, and I
took occasion to visit with them the late Beene of
strife, and never shall I forget, as with lantern in
hand, I wandered over the retreating ground of the
enemy, and in every direction behold the blood
stained snow, and saw the weapons of death (shot
guns and rides) strewn in every direction. Their
wounded had been dragged in many places quite a
distance, with their wounds bleeding, and as far as
we went was the snow bespattered with blood. The
men and officers who were in the engagement do.
servo much credit for their cool bravery. The men,
without a known exception, moved steadily forward,
fired, and received their fire, until the rebels broke
to run, when with a yell and a bound, without com
mend, they rushed forward in one grand disorder,
to do what execution was possible to the enemy's
retreating rear.
A few of the officers deserve particular mention.
Major Hunt, with his one hundred braves, was
all that could be in an officer, and, with Captain
Foster, of the Ohio company, and Captains Mow
dell and Clinton, of the First Missouri cavalry, wore
with their men and coolly and firmly urged them
on to vietory. Lieut. Burrows, of Company I,
First Missouri, had early received a wound, and
the bravo little Orderly Sergeant Adams kept
with his men and fought manfully, and deserves
particular mention from the officers in command.
We have only to add that if our battles on a largo
scale are pushed through as was this little fight, we
will have but few Buil Nun fights to record in this
war. CURLEW.
FROM GEN. WOOL'S DIVISION.
Important from Fortress Monroe
"- FORTRESS /FIONROE, Jan. 20, via Baltimoro.—No
news has been received here from tho'Burnsido ex
pedition, which sailed hence more than a week
since. Tho latest Southern papers say nothing about
it, although, if a landing has boon made, news ought
to hays reached Riohnzond and Norfolk before this.
No anxiety is, however, felt on the subject.
Although it is highly probable that the first news
from the expedition will be received at this point,
yet, as Gen. Brunside's despatches would be sent
to Washington direct, they might possibly reach
their destination earlier if sent via Annapolis, since
MOM wog
they might have to wait here nearly a whole day
for the Baltimore boat.
Captain Mendenhall, of the Fourth United States
Artillery, leaves to-night to join his company,
which is now in Louisville, 'Ky. Ile has been at
this post two years and a half, and has lately been
busy drilling the new batteries just organized here.
Thewounded prisoners who came down from
Richmond the other day, and were tamen to the
hospital here, are all doing as well as could be ex
pected. None are thought to be in a dangerous
condition, and a few have so far recovered that
they will be sent North by to-night's boat.
The troops on board the steamer egll3litiltiOn ,
were disembarked this morning, and marched and
countermarched up and down the beach, within
certain limits fixed by Gen. Wool, nearly all the
day. They had been on board more than two
weeks, and enjoyed much the pleasure of stretch
ing their legs. They were favored with summer
weather.
In the meantime the Constitzetton underwent a
thorough cleansing, which was needed. Nothing is
known of the destination of the vessel or .sf the
time when she will sail. No orders have been re.
ceived on the subject. General Butler is expected
hero to personally order her sailing.
The flag of truce went to • Craney Island this
morning, under command of Lieutenant Clinton, of
General Wool's staff. The boat brought back the
captain and crew of the ship York, of Dublin,
Captain Whalen, from Valencia, for Lewistown,
Del., which was wrecked near Swanton, N. C., a
few weeks since.
FROM GEN. BUELL'S DIVISION.
Arrival of Ten Contrabands from Bow
ling Green—Thew Statement of the
Condition of the Rebels—How they
Captured the Secesh with a Bottle of
Whisky—Wholesale Negro Stealing
South of us—Rentuckians being „im
pressed into the Rebel Service.
[Finds' Correspondence of tho Cincinnati Times.]
MINFORDOVILLE, Ky., J 811.16.
Ten contrabands, all males, arrived here last
.night from Bowling Green. They havo boon seve
ral days making their escape, and - compose the
part of a large party, all of which left at the same
time. They made their way to our pickets last
evening, and, after undergoing examination at the
outposts, were brought to headquarters. I had a
conversation with one of them, an intelligent young
mulatto. lie says that for two or three weeks the
rebels have been seizing on all the colored people
they can find, and that a great number is now at
Bowling Green. They take whole families, with
out respect to age or sex.
The women are put into the hospitals as nurses
and washerwomen. The stouter children are put
to work in various ways, the beet men taken as
soldiers, and the rest employed as servants and
laborers Nearly all of these slaves have been
taken forcibly from their masters. Numbers of
them hove been run South and sold for the bene
fit of the Southern Confederacy! lie says there
are fully a thousand at Bowling Green awaiting
an opportunity to escape, some to our lines, and
others to their masters. On their way here, this
party were frequently aided by Union men, some
of whom had been robbed of their slaves. They all
represent the distress and desolation at Bowling
Green, and through the surrounding' country, as
frightful. The people have been robbed of nearly
everything, and have to depend, in a great mea
sure, ion the army for supplies. The sickness in
the rebel army is frightfully largo, nearly every
house of consequence being used as a hospital.
The measles, typhoid fever, and small-pox, are
raging among them, the latter being especially
virulent.
Having pressed nearly all the negroes into the
service, they have now commenced on the white
people. It was a condition of Kentucky's admis
eion into the Southern Confederacy that she furnish
twenty-five thousand troops. The Provisional State
Government has called for that number, and get
ting no volunteers, has resorted to impressment.
Citizens are seized in their houses, on the roads, or
wherever found, and carried at the point of the
bayonet to Bowling Green, where they are enrolled
in the service of the Confederate Government. A
particular pleasure is taken in impressing thosewho
do not sustain the rebellion. The negroes estimate
the forces there at from forty to sixty thousand. It
has bean largely increased within two or three
weeks, by reinforcements from Columbus and Vir
ginia, and by impressment.
An amusing part in the escape of these contra
bands was the fact that they arrested' and brought
to our pickets a white rebel, and delivered him
safely into custody. The fellow's name is Green.
lie resides about eight miles from hare. Seeing
the negroes coming this way, he at ones suspected
their purpose. lie immediately got his shot-gun
and threatened-to shoot them if they proceeded.
One of them happening to haven bottle of whisky,
he gave the rebel a dose, and he consented to argue
the case, which they did as they walked along.
Green followed the whisky, 138 a hungry dog would
a butcher's wagon, occasionally taking a drink.
The negroes had been posted as is the position of
opr pickets, and they succeeded in keephig ascot:a
pt-my until they were near enough, and he was
drunk enough, when they disarmed and brought
him in with them. The negroes will ho put to work
under wages in the quartermaster's department.
INTERESTING FROM STOP ISLAND..
The Troops Busily at Work Improving
the Fortifications— Preparations . for
Moving Over to the Mainland—Ship
Island the Headquarters of the Gulf
Squadron.
The correepondent of the Now York Times,
writing from Ship Island, under dote of December
24, says :
Since the occupation of Ship Island, by the Con
necticut Ninth and Mamachusetts Twenty-sixth,
under General Phelps, the troops have been ac
tively employed in improving the defences of tho
island, and making preparations for moving over
to the mainland as soon as the main army, under
General Butler, arrives. The moving of large
bodies of men, drilling troops, landing munitions of
war, building wharves and other necessary works-,
and the vast accumulation of army appurtenancos,
has .given a lively appearance to affairs on this
narrow, low, sandy island. Tho officers and soon
aro in high spirits, although some of them. have
reason to regret the loss of their horses on ship.
board. Thu horses had been stalled in the between
decks of the ship /if/ wisher, Contrary to the usual
manner, and, consequently—although the, clipper
bad a short run from Boston—sixty-nine of the
noble animals were lost.
Phelps• Prociamation.
This document has caused considerable excite.
went this way, and particularly amongst the naval,
officers. In some instances its copy has been torn
in pieces and thrown overboard, and in others it
has received the severest condemnation, attended
with threats of resignation if the. proclamation be
sent among the "Southern People."
In conversation with Oen. Phelps upon this sub
ject, he declared that his principles wore anti
slavery, and he desired the country to know it.
Be did not, however, wish le harm his countrymen
of the South, but believing as he did that slavery
being the cause of the war, and all other troubles
of any moment that have weer arisen among the
American people, he bad a right to say so, and
could not see the propriety of longer apologizing
for such a baneful institution. "And as for those
officers," continued he, "who are so fearful that
the Union army may do some harm to the rebels,
they had better come forward and let us know
which side they are on."
The rebel war stoamerscruising in the Mississippi
Sound have been very cautious how they ap
proached the Federal vessels ever since the action
of the AlassarlinseVs and Florida, on the 19th of
October; but on the 12th instant it was thought
that an engagement would take place, as the
enemy's vessels manoeuvred suspiciously. About
noon their steamers Oregon and limits.° steamed
along from the westward, and the Florida and
Gray Clow,/ from the eastward. At 1 P. M. the
Illassaelen mem and New London,
having beat to.
quarters, steamed in shore toward Mississippi City,
thus placing two of the rebel steamers on either
band. But the enemy would not fight, but steamed
away as fast as possible, the Oregon and Pamlico
making for Shieldsboro, the Gray Cloud for Biloxi,
and the Florida toward Round Island, The Fede
ral steamers fired upon them, however, in the re
treat, which was answered, hut the distance being
so great, the shells fell far short.
Arrival of the Commodore.
The Ariagara, bearing the broad pennant of
r.itig.oftieer - McKean, arrived from Fort Pickens
on the 22d. This is to be his headquarters here
after, for without doubt this is the most important
station on the coast Here the fleet is to ea-operate
with General Butler's army, and, from appearances,
large invading force will move upon the enemy in
this direction. The vessels here are the Niagara,
Massachusetts,Wissaltickon,Water•witch,-I?an
gm Feeble, Pampero, Kuhn, Marv; L. Wood,
Rachel Seesaws, Samuel Loton, supply and
chartered ship Kingfisher. Also, the prizes Henry
Lewis, Anna A. J. Vint and Olive, (with cargoes
of molasses, sugar, turpentine, resin and lumber),
and smacks Advocate, Express, Delight, and
Osceola. In addition to these, the army has a
number of fine boats, several of them being capable
of holding over one hundred men each, and as those
are continually increasing., the floating force here
will be large by the time Butler arrives.
From this, then, it is evident that something of
impoitance will he done this way ere long, and it
is to be hoped that the effort will meet with as good
success as did that on our eastern coast.
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
Death of Ex-President Tyler—The Burn•
side Expedition at Hatteras
Ex•Presidont Tyler died at Richmond, on Friday
night, after a very brief illness.
Wirot INGTON, N. C., Jan. 18.—A letter received
here from a reliable source, at, Newborn, dated
the 18th inst., says that forty-three Federal vessels
are at Hatteras.
An official despatch received at Wilmington,
Jan. 19, from Goldsboro, N. C., Jan. 16, says that
thirty-four small steamers and sixteen sailing ves
sels were inside, and seven large steamers were
outside, of Hatteras. More are reported at Pamlico
Sound.
The above may be relied on, as it comes from an
°Mein' in Hyde county.
[The exclusion of all intelligenee of the Buanside
expedition is explained by the fact that a law was
recently passed by the rebel Congress, prohibiting
the publication of war news in the newspapers ]
Secretary Cameron and the Army
Officers.
When the officers of tho army had gathered into
Mr. Cameron's parlors on Monday, to take their
leave of him, after they had all paid their respects,
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and were ranged uncovered around him, Mr. Ca
meron said
GEM . ..LICHEN : Ism deeply sensible of the honor
you have done use by your presence on this occa
sion. We have been associated together in a great
work. I have had the army grow up under my ,
hands, from one of small proportions to be one of
the greatest establishments in the world. I have
labored to make it worthy of the country and the
cause we were defending. In the discharge of my
duty, where such vast interests were concerned, so
much feeling enlisted, I have, doubtless, in Some
cases given offence. In cases still fewer, I may
have felt offences given ; but they are so few, so
slight, that I cannot now remember one. I dismiss
all thought of them. Of all these officers present,
there is scarcely one that I have not appointed—
Scarcely one without soy name to his commission. I
aiude to the fact only to assure you bow deep the
interest I must feel in yen. At all times in Life,
and wherever I may be, I shall cherish tivi most
earnest wishes for your welfare and success, for the
glory of our arms, and for the prosperity of the
country.
Adjutant General Thome') responded briefly sad
happily, saying that for years it had been the cus
tom, after the army officers had welcomed a new
Secretary in office, for such of them as chose to call
upon the retiring Secretary, and give him assurances
of their regard in parting. The present full com
pany were present, not by military order, but from
personal respect and good will. Gen. Cameron's
efficient cervices in the dark days of the past year,
'when all was chew; in the army, and the Govern
ment nearly lost, would never be forgotten. He
had served the country well at home, awl was now
going abroad to add new leaves to the chaplet of
honor already crowning his brow. He would boar
the best wishes of the army.
Both speecties elicited marked evidences of ap
plause.
General Cameron will remain in Washington till
neat 'week ; then tako his family to Pennsylvania,
and return to Washington for a four days to receive
his instructions.
From Washington
WAsnixorotr, Jan. 21.—According to General
Orders No. 3, lamed from the AdjutantGenerars
office, a new military department, to be known as
the "Department of Key West," is constituted
with the following bounds : Key West, the Tortugas,
and the Mainland on the West Coast, and Apalachi
cola and Cape Canaveral on the East Coast.
Bri
gadier General M. Brannan is assigned to the com
mand.
It 'is also ordered that omcers detailed for thit
volunteer recruiting service, under General Orders
No. 105, of 1801, are to recruit for their own regi
ments respectively, and not for the general vein's
teer Service. They will, however, be under the
direction of the General Superintendent. -
The full number of officers indicated for the re
cruiting service need not be detailed, if a less num
ber will suffice to fill up the several regiments.
The selections will be made by the colonels, and
the.order for detail given by the commanders of
departments or corps d'armee.
• Gen. Lane's Expedition.
[From a Special Correspondent of the IC, Y. Wnrld.l
WASHINGTON, January 18.
None of the various expeditions southward have
4 received less public attention than that about to
start under the leadership of Gen. Lane, of Sanaa%
and yet it may bo safely said that not one combines
so many elements of interest, or promises such im
portant results. Whether we have regard to the
leader, or to the men, or to the method, or to the
object, it is alike notable. A long personal inter
view with the General last evening enables roe to
write of it 'without liability to error, and at the
MHO time without any abuse of confidence.
First, as to the leader. Ile is ' , Jim Lane," as
thorough a daredevil as can be found between the
two oceans. I need not describe him to you. Eve
rybody has heard of him. Indiana born, he is a
complete type of Western manhood—perhaps I might
better say Northwestern manhood, for there is a
Southwestern species of the half-horse, half-alligator
Arkansas breed, with which he has little in common.
There is no rampant coarseness or vulgarity about
him—he is quiet, self-poised, pleasant in manner,
and yet every lineament and every movement
attests the man of iron nerve. General Lane, I
judge, must have turned fifty ; his hair is thm and
tinged wills gray ; but his bright, deep-set eye, his
compressed lip, as well as Ids prompt step and his
quick word, show that his natural force is not yet
at ell abated. Be has never injured himself by
dissipation, and his wiry frame yieldato no. hard
ship. Possessed of a mind fertile in resources, a
courage which nothing can daunt in the choice of
means, a resolution equally indomitable in their
application, a genius, in short, original and daring,
which bounds over the petty obstacles raised by
ordinary men—their squeamishness and their pre
cedents, their forms and their regularities—he
is a natural lender—one of those towhom men in
stinctively entrust a desperate enterprise. Two
facts will sufficiently illustrate this. As he passed,
for-the first time, into Kansas, over the lowa line—
the Missouri river being then closed—he met old.
John Brown coming out of the Territory, in a
wagon,
'containing two or three of his wounded.
eons. They met as strangers. To Lane's inquiry
for the reason of his taking that direction, old
John replied that all was lost—the Territory gone
forever. Lane protested against it, made Brown,
turn upon his tracks, hastened with him to Law
rence, rallied the desponding free-State men, luau:-
pirated war to the knife with the border Tatham }
and quieMy put a new face upon the situatiox.
When he returned last summer from the East, ha
ban no sooner reached home than he was surround
ed with armed men demanding of hint that he
should lead them against Price, who, at that
time, had command of all Western Missouri, ' and
was threatening Kansas. Within one hour from
his crossing his threshold, he was in his saddle at
the head of his column, on one of the most dashing
end effective campaigns the history of the war has.
yet seen. Of such stuff is the chief of the present
movement.
Ifis officers aro men of similar spirit. Among
them are /Montgomery, the terror of Southwest
Missouri;
Jennison, the leader of the Jayhawkers;
Colonel John Champion Vaughan, South Caro
linian, formerly the associate of Cassius M. Clay in
the publication of the emancipation paper in Lex
ington, and oS late years inured to every form of
danger in frontier life ; Colonel Mitchell, leader of
the First Kansas in the battle of Springfield, whiile
lost more of its men in proportion than were lost
at the famous charge of Balaklava; Colonel
Merritt, who, as leader of the First lowa on the
some occasion, displayed similar gallantry; Lieut.
Colonel Fitzpatrick, who distinguished himself
at Great Bethel, a graduate of West Point; and
a largo number of captains and lieutenants whose
peculiar intrepidity has been practically tested.
Ring, a French Shawnee half-breed, of great
in2uence among the Indians, and Brandt, a
young Cherokee of great intelligence, are already
attached to General Lane's suite here in Wash
ington. The rank and file will consist largely of
troops who have already been under fire—ate
flower of them coming from Kansas itself. General
Lane is a firm believer that there are no such sol
diers in the world. To my question, whether he
found the Kansas men from New England to fight
as welt as the others, he replied, '(1 . should like to
omit the emphasis, were it possible, but the General
is not addicted to profanity,) "A New England
man, with a Western education, is the d--lest fel
low Miro." There is, in feet. no doubt that the
lan of Kansas do engage in this war with a hatred
and a fierceness found nowhere else. The iron of
terrible personal wrong has entered their souls,
and they feel that the day of retribution has come.
They will know no alternative but complete sub
mission or complete exterminlifion ; and will show
such fighting as American history has never yet re
corded.
As to the method of General Lane's operations,
he proposes to march with thirty thousand, or, if
be can procure them, with fifty thousand men,
straight down into Texas to the Gulf of Mexico.
The distance is about six hundred miles ; the route
is one of Nature's best, extending through an open,
level country, with dry, firm soil, presenting few,
if any, thickets or defiles whence surprises may ha
made. 'Whatever fighting is done must be done in
the open field, which the rebels thus far have sys
tematically avoided. General Lane will have as
many of his men mounted as possible, and will
probably have a large force assigned him from the
superfluous regiments of cavalry now in the ser
vice No presents peculiar inducements for this;
as the horses, when once in Texas, will no larger
be un expense to the Government, foraging easily
giving them the best support, He will take with
him eight or nine splendid batteries, and two
of the most efficient mortars. But he does not,
propose to rely alone upon regular means of war
fare. He will use all means. .lle will not scruple
to tern the friendly Indians to account, and wilt
unhesitatingly use the fifty or seventy thousand
negroes who are now in a half•starved condition in
lior.hern Texas, whither they-have been hurried
off by their owners in Missouri, to prevent their
escape. General Lazo does not propose to main
tain communication with any hise of operations, but
will put his columns straight on, subsisting them as
he goes from tho regions through which he passes,
snd directing their movements without restriction
or instruction in any shape from headquarters. Ile
will probably get the active co-operation of thou
sands of Union men in Texas; but, whether he does
or not, he feels sure that Texas can bring no force
strong enough to oppose him successfully. Ile
expects to start from Kansas before the middle of
February, and to see Galveston before March closes.
The especial object of this expedition is to crush
rebellion, not slavery ; and yet its inevitable effect
mast be to make Texas a tree State. The means
tmployed will necessitate that, as an indirect con
sequence. General Lane purposes to issue no pro
clamations. He will simply march through the
country receiving and turning to the most available
account ALL who flock to his standard, whether
white, red, or black, and hurling the mass as a
thunderbolt against the rebellion, wherever found.
Texas will be wrested from the Confederate grasp,
and with it will fall all hope of extending the area
of slavery, which was the grand object of the new
empire. Slavery, instead of stretching itself inde
finitely toward Central America, will find itself
closely hemmed in on the very side where it most
looked for expansion. Its darling aspiration will
be bellied, its grand aim foiled. From the moment
Texas is thus subdued, and made sure to the Union,
the Confederacy must realize that there is nothing
left worth struggling for. The girdled tree will
seen perish.
A Brave Old Man's Adventures.
A Canipbellville (Ky.) correspondent of the
Louisville Democrat tells this story :
I now have before me a letter to a friend from
a private in Colonel Haggard's Cavalry Regiment,
stationed at Columbia. The writer was formerly a
justice of the peace, is a rough specimen' of moun
tain character, is fond of his grog and a good joke,
-and always ready for a fight whenever it may suit
the convenience of his or his country's enemies.
His name is Andrew Jackson OBITLIDD, (rather sig
nificant of the pugnacious propensity.) It seems
that 'squire Gammon took a very active part in
favor of the Union cause in Cumberland, (his eosin
ty,) Monroe, and Metcalf counties last summer and
tall, captured some twenty head of contraband
(Conttnusd on Fourth Pagel