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DraggLite and Manufacturing Oheinlida, Boa 47 and 49 - North SECONCI Skeet, • ff PHILADELPHIA, AIBINB.-300 boxes Layer Raisins 1 800 him boxes Layer Bald= ; 800 bosom! X It Bunch Raising ; • 800 half boxes 111 B Bunch Basins. lad choice fruit, now landing and for sale by & SOO 9, 89.340 NORTH WRAZYZEI. Young Wise resisted the storming patties until he was wounded, when ho was carried off, and his command retreated with the others to the upper end of the island, where they laid down their arm. Elizabeth City was about half burnt by the rebel soldiers, when the people Bent off a deputation to Com. Goldsborough, asking him to send a force to assist in extinguishing the flames. The Norfolk and Richmond papers attribute the bag of Roanoke Igland in the bliinclering arid in elEdency of their navy. They persist in asserting that nearly 1,000 Fedorals were killed. They also charged some Roanoke farmer with having deserted and piloted the Yankees to the only point where they could effect a landing, the island being flanked on all sides by an extensive marsh. . Despatches from Memphis to Norfolk admit that the Federal flag was cheered on the Tennessee river, by the people, and assert that the.. Fedorals neither seized nor destroyed any private property, not even cotton. Governor Letcher has leaned an order for the Pimation or one glAril.44 AQLI9III 3 Fotoratiarg, and Richmond. Messrs. Ames and Fish, the Southern commis sioners, will return to Baltimore, the rebels refusing to receive them. The Official Despatches—O. Jennings Wise (lead—Probable Capone of Gen. Wise, &c. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The special bearer of despatches for The Government, who arrived at Fortress Monroe in the Stars and Stripes, has reached Washington this morning. The account the Government messenger gives fully confirms the information received from our own and rebel sources. The victory was indeed glorious and perfect, and our loss was very email compared with the force engaged. 0. Jennings Wise died of his wounds received at Roanoke. There is every prospect that, by this timo, gen. Wise has been captured by the Federal forces. The Richmond Blues, commanded by 0. Jen nings Wise, appear to have cut a very prominent figure in the engagement. They were almost an nihilated. The precipitate retreat of the rebel forces caused them to suffer more seriously than if they had stood thek gretutd, and then surrendered without trying to escape. White Precipitate, Wasmaavow, Feb. 14 —The,special messenger from Barnside's Expedition arrived in this city this morning, bringing the following despatches : U. S. FLAG STEAMER. PHILADELPHIA, Off Roanoke Island, Feb. 9, 1862. Roanoke Island is ours. Its military authorities struck to us yesterday. Their means of defence wore truly formidable, and they were used with a determination worthy of a better cause. They consisted of two elaborately•aonstructed works, mounting together twenty-two heavy guns, (three of them being 100-pounders rifled ;) four otheil batteries mounting together twenty guns, a largo proportion of which were also of large calibre, and some rifled ; eight steamers mounting two 'guns each, and eaoli having a rifled gun with the diame ter of a 32-pounder; a prolonged obstruction of sunken vessels ad piles, to thwart our advance, 1 -, \ : _ 1 r r 11/ • - .•• • • . ~ •. • • .. . . . ... "•,:-•‘ `‘ I 1 '7/...:7-' •,-- ?. -, ---,•;•. - . '• 4 :•cs. • . . ~ . 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The Federal Loss Forty-two Killed and One Hundred and Forty Wounded OFFICIAL DESPATCHES OF COMMODORES GOLDSBOROUGH AND ROWAN. The Rebels Alarmed about the Prevalence of the Union Sentiment in Tennessee. The Rebel Foree Around Dowling Green. REBELNESSELS CAPTURED BY OUR IILOCKADING SQUADRONS. &c., &C., &c. First Federal Report of the North Carolina Victory. FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 13.—The guriboatSrars and Stripes arrived at noon, from Gen_ Burnside , a Expedition, with the bearers of despatches for the Government. She reports the rout of the rebels as complete, and that nearly 3,000 of them were cap tured. All their gunboats were burned or captured except two, which escaped into the canal. The Federal loss is—killed 42, wounded 140. The rebel loss is only 30 killed, and the wounded lees than 100. This is in addition to the wounded carried off by the rebels. ' The advance from Hatteras took place on Wed desday morning, the expedition consisting of about sixty vessels. The fleet anchored off Stumpy rohit that night, iikba the neat day proceeded to the en trance to Croaton Sound, After a relonnoissanee, the attack was commended on Friday morning, the gunboat Underwriter leading the column. The rebel fleet was attacked and dispersed in half en hour, by a portion of our navy, while the remainder attacked the land batteries. The fight continued until night, and during the night tenthou sand men were landed, and on Saturday morning seven thousand were advanced. A masked battery of three guns was soon dis covered by the skirmishers, and was attacked in front and on both flanks. The Twelity-first, Twenty fifth, and Twonty-soventh Massachusetts, Ninth New York, Fifty-first New York, and Tenth Con necticut, were particularly engaged. The Twenty fifth Massachusetts and Tenth Connecticut suffered the must considerably. The fight lasted only two hours, when the battery was abandoned. Our troops pursued, and surrounding the camps of the rebels, took nearly the whole 00mnd pri soners. 0. Jennings Wise Was mounded, and was shot twice while attempting b escape in a boat. Colonel Ruled], of the Tenth Connecticut, was killed at the head of his regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Vigior do Monteil, of the D'Epineuil Zeuaves, 'whose services were voluntary, was also killed. No other 'lnoue above the sank of lieutenant were killed. Our total loss in killed and wounded is less than two hundred, and the number of killed is less than fifty. We took between two and three thousand pri. sonars. They were about being sent to New York by the S. R. Spaulding and other steamers. Among them are about twelve or fifteen colonels, lieutenant colonels, and majors. On Sunday afternoon a fleet of fifteen gunboats started for Elizabeth City. The place was shelled, and, having been evacuated and partially burnt by the troops, was occupied. All the rebel fleet was sunk or burnt exeept the Roanoke and kßeanfort, which escaped up the canal. - The Sea Bird, which was the flag-ship of Com, Lynch, was run down and boarded, and the Com. modem escaped to the shore byitwimming. General Wise was at Nag's Head, and succeeded in escaping to Norfolk. Edenton was taken possession of on Wednesday by Com. Goldsborough, no opposition being offered. The news from Elizabeth City arrived at Roanoke Island on Monday morning, and the Stars and Stripes left on Tuesday morning. She stuck on the bar at Hatteras on Tuesday night, but started again in the morning and arrived hare at about noon to-day. The Stars and Stripes brings a bearer of de spatches from General Burnside and Com. Golds borough. Sbe will take a cargo of ammunition and return immediately. The rebels made no fight after being driven from their entrenchments, which was done by Hawkins' Zonaves and the Twenty-first Massachusetts. Four hundred released Federal prisoners will reach old - Point on Friday or Saturday. Com. Goldsborough's Official Report. and s altogotber, a body of men mustering aoarooly Jess than five thousand, of whom three thousand are now our prisoners. - The fighting commenced on the morning of the 7th instant, at about 11 o'clock, and was continued until dark. The following morning it was resumed at a 8 early liBiii , Arid it lasted until well in the afternoon, when, by a bold charge of our army, the rebel flag was made to suoeumb, and our own was boisled everywhere on the island in its place. No attaok could have been more completely exe cuted, and it was carried out precisely in accord ance with the arrangements made before the expe dition left Cape Hatteras Inlet. A detailed account of the operations of the naval branch of the expedition will be forwarded to the Department hereafter. I beg to submit herewith a copy of a general order, to ho read on the quarter•desk of each yes. eel belonging to that branch of the expedition. I am, very respeetfuliy, your obedient servant., J. 1 GOLDSBORODOEC, Flag Officer, Commanding the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. To Hon. GIDEON WELLns, Secretary of the Navy. The General Order is as fellOws t , Your efforts of yesterday and the day before, against the enemy, were alike worthy of your selves and the sacred cause our glorious flag up holds. "I thank you for them and congratulate you upon the result achieved. No commander-iwohlef could have been more gallantly sustained or could base desired a more gratifying display of coolnosi, skill, and discipline. " We have yet more work of the kind to accom plish, and will soon deliver another blow to crush the hydra Of rebeilima. " From what I have already witnessed I am sure that you will do it well. " L. M. GOLDSBOROUGSO UNITED STATES STEAMER PiIIhADELPniA, Off Roanoke, Feb. 10, 1862. Sin Just as Pelosed Sy despatch to you of yes. terday, I received reliable information that the re bel steamers, which had escaped from here, had gone to Elizabeth City, and thereupon I immedi ately ordered Com. Rowan to take thirteen of our steamers under his command and go in pursuit of them, and also, if practicable, to execute another Important service—namely, the destruction up the North river of a link of the Albemarle and Chesa peake Canal. Ile dashed off with a bravo heart in his work, and the way he has already accomplished the first part of it, his own preliminary report, a copy of which I enclose, will inform you. I have decided to send the Stars and etripes off to Hampton Roads, to-morrow morning, to bring me ammunition from there without delay. Mr. Van Brunt, my secretary, will go in her, and proceed to Washington, to deliver to you my despatches, and two of the rebel flags We have taken. I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, L. M. GOLDSBOROUGH, Flag Officer, ete.l To the lion. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy. UNITED STATES STEAMER DELAWARE, } OFF ELIZABETH CITY, Feb. IQ, 186 g. SIR : I have the happiness to report that I met the enemy off this place this morning, at 9 o'clock, and, after a very sharp engagement, succeeded in j destroying or capturing his entire naval force, and silencing and destroying his battery on Cobb's Point. . The only semi saved from destruction is the steamer Ellis, Capt. J. M. Cook, who is wounded, and a prisoner on board this ship. I have other prisoners. lam happy to say that our casualties were few, considering the warmth of the enemy's fire—gay two or three killed and some wounded. I send the Ellis to you under command of Act ing Master Chase, of this ship, whom I hope you will confirm in the command. The conduct of the gallant men I have the honor to command is worthy of all praise. A detailed eaccunt will be furnished when I have time. I ane happy to say that none of the limb are severely injured: I shall leave here a small force and visit the canals, and take a look into the other places before I return. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. C. ROUX. U. S. Navy. No official report, but merely a private letter, had up to 1 o'clock to-day been received front Gen. Burnside by"the General-in-chief. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Fox, has also received a private despatch, in which it is stated that the number of killed of our navy is about twenty, and of the army only thirty. NEWS FROM THE REBEL STATES. Rebel Accounts of the Union Feeling in Tennessee BALTIMORE, Feb. .I.4.—The Itiehmond Dispatch. says_ , t Our Tennessee exchanges give us gloomy prospects for the future in that part of the Confede racy. Several Oading journals intimate plainly that there is really a threatening state of affairs in East 'Tennessee, growing out of the idolatrous love of many of these people for the old Union. The Memphis Avalanche writes that the condition of the interior counties is not improved by the lapse of time. "The people apprehend an immediate advance of the Northmen, and traitors to the South evince their joy in every village and neighborhood. The Unionists are making demonstrations In many of the northern counties, and even at Memphis there were exhibitions of joy on the arrival of the news from Beech Grove. Armed bands of Johnson's and Maynard's followers are prowling about in all directions through the mountains, and in remote counties many persons have been shot at night in their own homesowhe adhere to the fortunes of the South." The Railroad Bridges in East Tennessee Repaired. The bridge across the Holston, at Union, in East Tennessee, built in place of the one destroyed by the Union men, has been completed, and the trains of the East Tennessee and Yi.rginill ROttoi are now passing regularly over it. Alluding to the comple tion of this important work, the Knoxville says: With the completion of this bridge is repaired all the damage done by the incendiaries of East Ten nessee. The New Orleans Markets. The New Orleans Crescent of the sth inst. reports 75 bales of cotton sold on plantation at about, pre vious rates, and 750 bales p. t. The supply of sugar is in excess of the demand, which continues limited. About 1,000 hhds sold at previous rates. Common to good common l 4 to 2'e, fair to fully fair 21 to 30, prima to ehoiee Xt to 4e, clarified yellow sti to Sio, white 51 to 6c per lb. The supply of molasses is liberal, but the market is dull at easier rates. About 3,500 barrels sold at 12/ to 13e for inferior ferment ing, 14 to 15e for prime togboioe fermenting, and 15 to 1710 for prime to choiCirreboiled. Also, 500 half barrels at 170 -for fermentilig, 18 to liike for prime, and 21c per gallon for choice. The stook of lour is large, and the market is extremely dull; 150 barrels superfine sold at $0.25 per barrel. We have hoard of sales which are suppressed, but generally understood to be at lower prints. Bran sold at 151.25 per cwt; ordinary Western hay at $4B per ton; India bagging at 24e per yard; prime lard at 20c in tierces, and 240 in kegs. MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS. The Augusta Constitutionalist, Savannah Re publican, and other rebel journals, are properly raising their voices of warning against the vice of intemperance, which now prevails largely in por tions of their army, The latter paper sale : " If some check is not put upon it speedily, our camps will be demoralized, and utterly unfit for the duties of the soldier. No wonder our hospitals are filled with patients suffering from pneumonia and other diseases resulting from exposure." ' A bill has been produced into the city council of Nashville to convert all citizens between the ages of seventeen and forty-five into policemen, for the purpeee of watching the city by night, all-of whom shall take an oath to'support the Southern Confe deracy. - Major General Crittendeb and staff left Knox ville, Tenn., on Wednesday, the sth inst. The destination is not mentioned. A Ere in Houston, Texas, recently; destroyed tie residence of Mr. R. S. Willis, and the warehouse of Mr. J. W. Whitemarrh, the whole valued at about $lO,OOO. The Rev. George Naff, President of Soule Fe male College, at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died on Saturday night last. The Misery Existing in Mississippi. The following is a copy of a letter found in Fort Henry after it had been surrendered to the national forces : . . Battu CREEK, Mis 6 , December 10,18'01: To My Boys Sammie and Thomas : After a long silence I will toll you some little news. I told C. D. Moore to tell you that paper was very scarce in this wooden world. I went to Vaidere to get this, and was glad to get it at 50 cents per quire. The health of our country is pretty good. - Crepe are very abort—corn and cotton—especially cotton not quite half a crop, though it doesn't matter, as we can't get any money for it. For my part, I know not what we are to do ; haven't a red oent. My intention now is to plant only about eight acres in cotton; that will make enough to buy or barter my groceries. I fear, my ohildren, we will not live to see as prosperous a time' after this revo lution as there was before it. I often think of the language of our 6ftylour : Ell, Lama Oabao. thara—My God, why haat thou" forsaken me ?” I verily believe all this calamity has come upon us for our wickedness. Religion is down like cotton —not worth much—and by the actions of good brethren it might be bought for a mere trifle, though if we were to judge from its sparseness, like salt, it would be worth $4O per sack. Oh, my God, what will become of us? Go, if you please, to the church-yard and you will hear nothing but secular affairs, aukwar, war. Dull thuse slog PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1862. where. Money genres; pork high-10 to 121 cents per pound; salt the same; coffee $1.50 per pound, _and none to be bad at that; calico 30 to 50 cents per yard ; domestics 20 to 25 cents per yard ; sugar 6 to 12} oents; molasses 30 to 40 cents, and every thing in the same ratio. A. Ibraux. Capture of Rebel Vessels WASHINGTON, Feb_ 14.—From official despatehes to the Navy Department, it is ascertained that oil the evening of the 19th of January, the U. S. steam gunboat Itasca captured the schooner Liz.zie Wes ton, of Apalachicola, loaded with 293 bahes of cot ton (152,500 pounds)," and bound for Jamaioa or a market. " ' , Pbe was sent in Wargo of a prize crew tQ VIVA , dolphin. . A despatch from Ship Island, on January'l.Bth, says, on 'the 28th of December the U. S. steamer New London. captured the schooner Gipsie. She was discovered inside of Horn Island Pass ; was chased and overtaken near Pe.scagoula, when the orew deserted and sot fire to her. The fire, how• ever, was extinguished before she had sustained much damage. She is about fifty tons burden. Her cargo *ton sisted of cotton of a superior quality, which will be shipped on board the storeship Supply. A despatch from Port Royal, Feb. 9th, says, on on the sth of February the Keystone ?State cap tured the British schooner Mara, off Fernandina, laden with salt. Iler oharter-party suffioiently in dicated her intention of running the blockade. A small sum of money was found on board, among which were . bank bills and certifieates of deposit in South Carolina and Georgia banks. She has been sent to New York, in ohargo of Acting Master C. Redman, to be delivered up to the Prize Commissioners. Probabilities of a Battle on the Potomac. The :Washington correspondent of, up firqrki, says: It may not be improper to narrate the probabili ties of earl y operations on the Potomac. Those Who? think that g 94. McClellan will content himself with watching the flank successes of the Northern armies are quite mistaken. In the first place, Gen. McClellan has an honorable ambition of his awn, and will not willingly forego adding his name to those of history's " great captains" by winning a conclusive battle in the field. Again, his victory, must be larger in its details and results than those of his compeers. Finally, the rebellion will only be scotched, not killed, until the Federal "army of the Potomac" has whipped the rebel "army of the Potomac." Ina few weeks more, from every indication— just about the time•that the roads and skies offer us their alliance—a proper effect will have been pro duced on the rebel army by the tidings corning to it, and the drafts made upon it from every other portion of the reduced Confederacy. In a few weeks more, you may 1?9 SIM, our army or the Po , tome will at' hat " advance ;" and I predict that the rebels will make a last desperate stand ; that a fearful battle will end in a Union victory, on plains within ten leagues of the battle-ground at Bull Run, and not twenty from the forts of the Poto mac.' Reorganization of the Cavalry Force, The bill for the reorganization of the cavalry branch of the army has been submitted to General Stoneman, chief of cavalry, and perfected, with the approbation of General McClellan, the President, and the Secretary of War. It authorizes the Pre sident, at his discretion, to reduce the cavalry form to fifty regiments, by transfer or discharge from service of the surplus. The bill will be passed, and will greatly promote the efficiency of that arm of the service. The Railroads in Government •Sereice. D. C. McCollum, formerly celebrated as the ma nager of the New York and Erie railroad, and con fessedly among the first in his profession in this country, has been appointed ; by the Secretary of War, to take charge of and operate the railroads taken possession of by the Government. The office being military, the rank and pay of colonel were conferred by the appointment. Battles Lost and Won. The New York Times of yesterday says According to the rebels, there were sixty-one battles fought between the middle of last February (when Sumpter fell) and the close of the calendar year. Of these, fifty-three were rebel successes, ' and but eight national successes. We published, the other day, a curious table given by a Richmond - paper, and collected from official (rebel) sources, . showing . the dates and localities of all these battles, with bit of the killed, wounded, and captured on both sides. Some of the battles we had never heard of before, and others it was odd enough to see designated as rebel triumphs. To make the list leDnger, apparently, there were scattered through it a number of names of battles and rebel victories in which the subsequent column showed that there had been neither killed, wounded nor prisoneri.on • either side ! What kind of victories these could be, it were hard enough to ear Feasibly they be longed to the grand category of moral vic tories (rebel morals) of which philosophers love so much to disernrse. In other eases they had picket fights entered in the list of battles, which undoubtedly they were, in onesense, though hardly reaching that dignity in a national point of view. The losses on our aide, too, were fearful, while on theirs the whsle loss amounted to a mere bagatelle. It is thus that the rebels flatter theirnaelyee, and whistle to keep their courage up. We who know the facts in each of the cases men tioned—and they, also, who, in some cases, know the facts as well as we—of course regard the whole thing as a bit of harmless bluster; but we expect that as soon as the tabular statement gets across the ma, it will be published in the London,Times and Galigname, and the former journal will doubt less have a solemn and very heavy leader upon it, showing the miserable imbecility of the North and the unconquerable heroism of the rebels. A cor respondent has taken the trouble to collate for us a somewhat more accurate list of the warlike en counters of last year, and this year so far, which gives quite a different aspect to the ease. He says 'While making our C preparations" we have fought the following battles of the rebellion, giving to the rebels the battles of Wilson's Creek, Bel mont, and Sumpter : UNION VICTORIES ) HR. Junes 2—Philippa. June 17—Booneville. July 5--Brier Forks, (Sigel's vietory.) July 11—Defeat of Pegram by McClellan. July 13—Carrick's Ford, (death of Garnett s rebel.) Aug. 28—Hatteras Forts. Sept. 10—Rout of Floyd, Gauley Bridge. Oct. s—Second defeat of rebels at Hatteras. Oct. B—Santa Rosa Island. Oct. 11—Repulse at Southwest Pass. Oct. 25—Charge of Fremont's Guard. Oct. 27—Romney, (Kelly wounded.) Nov. 7—Port Royal. Deo. 13—Camp Alloghany, Virginia". Dee. 16-1,300 rebels captured by Pope iu Missouri. Dec. IS—Dranesville. 1862. Second Repulse at Santa Ross. Humphrey Marshall's rout. Capture of rebel batteries in S. Carolina Mill Spring, (Zollivoffer killed.) Fort Henry. Roanoke Island. Fort Donelson, (predicted.) REBEL VICTORIES. April 12—Sumpter. June 10—Big Bethel. July 21—Bull Run. Sept, 20—Lexington. Oct. 25—Massacre of Ball's Bluff. Nov. 7—Belmont. Wilson's Creek. 1862, NONE. RECAPITULATION Union Victories, 23; rebel ritieriee, 7; ratio, 3 There is one section of the above list, and the most remarkable one, too—the accuracy of which the most mendacious rebel will not dispute—the list of battles for the present year. That, at all events, is undoubtedly correct and complete. Not a single success have the rebels achieved in 1882 ; while on our aide are at least four victories Worthy of the name. These, too, are but the beginning of their defeats. We have but begun to fight. Even our preparations for fighting are not yet completed, but are going on with an energy, and on a scale which will not be satisfied with small triumphs, nor, indeed, with anything less than the utter and final extinction of tins rebellion. The rebellion, on the other hand, is already beginning to stagger. The vitality sad the passion of it are dying out. Pierced through, as it new is, with ninny arrows, we shall soon see the whites of its eyes, and its ghost will pass down among the other evil spirits in liinbo. The correspondent who sends us the above adds : "In almost every skirmish we have been suc cessful, as might be readily inferred when we con sider that almost all of the above battles were fought ollOOergllilY by our troops with the rebels acting on the defensive, behind works of various kinds, while in skirmishes we meet them fair fight.' . "We are too prone to look for nothing but vie toriesz and consequently, unlike the rebels, we magnify every defeat." GENERAL BUELL'S DEPARTMENT. The Trophies Captured at Logan's Fields. The Louisville Journal says : Six or seven flags, taken from the rebel camp at Logan's Fields, after its evacuation on the night of the 19th ult., have been forwarded to headquarters in this city, from whence they will be sent to Washington. They nearly all show marks of hard service, careless Image, and a scant supply of material in their making. The most elaborate of all is one fringed with gold lace and made of Mazarine blue, white and salmon colored satins ; on one side is the in scription: "We choose our own institutions," and on the- other: "We• collect our own Revenue." There is amoral to be extracted from these legends. If you have determined to choose your own insti tutions, why interfere with Kentucky, when she has three times at the ballot-box proclaimed in fa- TOT of the old institutions of the Union? And if you are so resolutely bent on collecting your own revenue, by what assumption do you claim tq col lect by,force the taxes from those counties in Ken— tucky within the lines of your rebel camps? • Year institutions are evidently•thase which can be en forced at the point of the bayonet, and your re• venues, comprise, everythMg upon which you eon lay Our hands. The Confederate precepts painted upon their banners do not tally,at all with the re bel practice. The other flags are dingy-looking affairs, and might have contributed to the oontents of Falstars buck-basket, "like ,a strong distillation with stink ing. clothes, that fretted in their own grease." One of them belonged to the Wigfall Rifles, and is in scribed, " Jeff Davis and the Soutlitirn Con-, federacy." If the organization bad been named the " Riders," ".the phrase would be 'nor° german to the matter." The faded bunting reminds us of the "coward lips " of Otesar which_" did from their color fly," and it was literally of a hue to carry out Viola's idea of concealed love, whieh, with a green and yeiiow melancholy, Bet like Patience on a monument §tailing at plot" The Minnesota Second wore fOk'tuntike enough to secure three of these trophies ; companies A and B each obtained ono, and Robert E. Bailey, of com pany B, seized the third. The collection is of all size*, shapes, and colors ; some looked as if they bad been dyed in tobacco juice and the material had evidently been used with a careful Observance of the precept to "out the goat according to your Cloth,' , so that some were very Sertap and others .quite ample. But the dyes till wanted the union mordant; the colors wen:ill:11 running colors, and the hues. wore as failt as their .panic-stricken bearers after the kue and cry had followed them across the river into Wayne county, and the rebel van.% was on the wane. We defy the most crazy Southern rights zealot to look upon this picture of the Confederate flags, so it like mildewed ears," without feeling a pang of regret at thinking " what a graeli is seated" in every fold of the old stars and stripes, and how every loyal soldier who marches under them to war against rebellion, assumes A.etation. liko the herald Mercury New lighted on a heavou-kieeing hill." LETTERS FROM THE CAMPS, Letter from Port Royal. ' (Correspondenee of The Press.] Pony RoveL, S. C., Jan. 21, 1862. Fvonts that are suitable for comment, or even for reporting, aro not so frequent in occurrence hero, that a volumnious and at the same time interesting correspondence can be maintained. I enclose you, however, some general orders which will be of interest, as indicating in some degree what is now transpiring. That which refers to the treat. mot of contraband negroes will be read with at tention, and? doubtless be Criticised very serums looalY• = I do on', /*never, see how it can be oen ' auredin sky *ay. The other ordeebears on its face thi islidence of ita propriety. No one can live ill a military department, in time of waf, ina not become, cortriticed of the immense enoossity of se , crest in regard' to all Military movements until thaii hiciveinents are Oompletely abcoMplisheil. Still,:this seeresy has been violated, and the neon - sity for such an order as that I send you has be come obvious to all. There haye been other doings hero which will doubtless occasion comment from certain Portions of the press, but they do not affect your correspondent; ankh% has no intention of dis cussing them. . Some of the items of news developed since my last letter are the appointment of Captain John Hamilton,.of the Third Artillery, as - chief of artil lery,,., on -i.ten. Sherman's 'staff, and the relief of Lieut. Magner, one of Gen: Sherman's aids-de comp, who has left the command to join his yogi went ---the Twenty- eigh th Aleasachusetts Volunteers. Colonel Williams, of the First Massachusetts Ca , - Fairy, has arrived here with three battalions of his regiment, The remaining portion If expected to arrive very shortly. A. weekly newspaper is about to be published at Port Royal, by Mr, Joseph H. Sears, postmaster of the place. It will be under the editorial supervi sion of Adam Bodeen, who has been for several years connected with the New York press. The first number will probably be issued within a week. The journal is to be called The New South ; The business of gathering in cotton has been very successfully prosecuted, under the auspices of Lieu tenant Colonel Reynolds, and his assistant, Mr. (late 'Lieutenant Colonel) Nobles. The negroes . whom I have seen, in the course of a tour through several of the sea islands, worked well and wil lingly. They were stimulated by the pay they received, and by the judicious management of Colonel Nobles, who succeeded in getting them to labor as effectively as their old 'fleeter% lie OM ploys the drivers under whom they have been used to work, but* has found no necessity for punish ment. The blacks are paid by him at the rate of a dollar a hundred pounds for all the cotton they bring in baled, and, consequently, they ferret out much larger- quantitic6 than it was thought could .be obtained. Some that their masters had buried has been Unearthed, and instances have occurred of the blacks eitinguishirig the fire applied by the rebels to their. cotton-houses. Bridges, too, fired . byahe retreating forces have been preserved by the efforts of the negroes, who are proving them . eelies, in a v*iety o ways, very effectual allies of ,the Union forces. They constantly bring us im portant intelligence from all parts of the surround ing country; so that the authorities are kept posted as to what is occurring at points quite beyond either Charleston or Savannah. They are inestimable as .guides and piton, and its 'scouts. They are anxious 1 to -serve 13'-urii,imies in any way. They describe 'the countrylielkirifely„ Inatibny have, so Al. to I have heard, never been known to deceive us. They sometimes, in their ignorance, over-estimate or exaggerate the amount of a force or an armament, but they have never decoyed a man in the Union armies ; never'misstated willingly; never contri .buted to mislead in any movement, while, both in military and naval expeditions, large and small, they have contributed most material aid. I continue to hear from such sources that a genuine and wide-spread indifference to the success -of the rebellion exists in the rebel ranks. By the white prisOners who have 'been taken the same story is told, that nearly the whole of the poor white populatiori was forced into the rebel army, un willingly protesting, in many cases, against the force need, declaring thatthey had no interest in this war, and were quite willing to remain subject to the Federal Government. Such soldiers as these will doubtless be much more willing 'to submit thee the Southern leaders have induced us to believe. Such sentiments as I describe may perhaps account for . the lack of any desperate courage yet exhibited by South Carolina troops, for the fact that in every instance in which they have been attacked by a Union force, or even had an opportunity of seeing ono, the Squth Carolinians have speedily retreated. Of course, the leaders and officers do not share this unwillingness to come in contact with Federal power. Therd can be little doubt, I fear, of their desperation, but that will be worth little unless. it is better supported in future by the "rank and file than it has hitherto been. I have, however, heard of instances where even persons of fortune and importance were inclined to eubmission. On the sea islands of this immediate vicinity the negroes, in some half a dozen oases, told me that their masters were willing to remain on their property; and unwilling to fight the Yan kees, but were forced to do as the mass of the pro prietors and gentry around them were doing. One instance was reported to me of a young gentleman of large property who resisted all efforts to induces him to enter the rebel airily, until the very day before the fight at Hilton Head, when ho was abso lutely carried by main force into camp. The name of the young man was Esteem me, and I visited his estate. - - As many as thirty prisilien have been made baba the fight at Port Royal, and about half have taken the oath of allegiance , two or three were persons of some degree of consequence—all of which indi cates, not that there lite be no further opposition to us, nor that the enemy lacks all spirit, nor that he should be underrated in any way; but that, when conquered, like any other enemy, he will ac knowledge the fact, and submit to the conse quences ; that he will know when he is defeated, and manifest no extraordinary degree of despera tion or endurance. . As for the negroes, though they are leaving their masters sac masse, whenever our forces approach, and are thus more effectually emancipated than by any proclamation that catabe made'by the President or Congreas ; though they thus constitute an im portant element of weakness for the enemy, fright ening him with the portentous possibility of in surreetion, and absolutely depriving him of so much wealth, of ao tench means to be used against us; though they afford us the positive advantage of -which I have spoken, in the way of piloting and rowing boats, in digging entrenchments, and in performing various other works not strictly military, they manifest only occasionally any desire to bear arms. I have, indeed, known of slaves capturing their masters, of their firing on rebel officers, of their asking for arms; and I have been assured,•by the most intelligent blanks,-that the whole negro population would fight rather than be subjected again to their former overseers ; but I do not ima gine that they feel any disposition to take up arms, nor, from my observation of the many thousands I have seen in this region, do I think that they could bo converted into serviceable soldiery. Their use is as laborers, as guides, as scouts and spies; and to such uses they are constantly applied in this onm mand. Wnere, then, lithe propriety of the clamor raised at the North in regard to the treatment of contraband negroes? . The military results of the Port" Reyal Ferry The rebels were what might have been anticipated'. The rebels hay. not returned to the position from which they were tiriven,,,but L apprehending a further ad vance on our part, are said to be collecting a large force at Garden's Corners, five miles from the ferry, to obstruct any 1111101/ movement. They have, how ! ever, been completely prevented from annoying our troops on the island, or our gunboats on the Coosaw river. The moral effects of the affair were still' more pOpable ; the spirit displayed by our men ,infused a confidence into them in their own future behavior, while the skill with which the little dash was planned, and the cleverness with which it was executed, have given them confidence in their . commander& This double oonfidence in themselves and in their generals will very soon be , called into play, and we have the ,best reason to 'augur that it will not be deceived. Vaiciaeostri. , The following are the orders mentioned_ byeur eorrespaadent in the first part of his letter.— :-. [Es.- rinse.] . , . GENERAL ORDERS NO. 3, .. - HEADQUARTHER, E. C., - ' Hilton Head, S. C., Jan. 18;-1362 1. All able-bodied contrabands taken-into the ger ybie Of the quirtermaster's department, in pursu ance of orders heretofore -famed, will' be compen gated for their services as follows : Meanies under 45 years of age, from $9 tO 412 per month, aesording to their abilities; these tip wards of 45 years of age l $8 per mouth. Laborers from 15 to 20 years ago, from $4 to $0 per month ; those from 20• to, 45, years of age, from $5 to $8 per month and those upwards of 45 years of age, from $4 to s6,per mOO 2 . 2. All contraband employed in.eUtting wood for pc Imk gips wlll tio Oimcl remool4 COWIN- Dation per oortl, to. be !mad by the Council a Ad winistratioz, and will be paid from the pmeeds o the belteries. Z. All contraband employees will receive one ra tion eaoh. 4. All oontrabands employed in the public ser vice as above, as also their families, will be fur nished with suitable clothing by the quartermas ter's department, whenever it cannot be other wise obtained. Their families will be supplied with rations at the following rates : To each person over fourteen years of ago, ono ration. To each person upwards of two and under fourteen years of age, one•half ration. The cost price of the clothing and rations issued as above, excepting what is issued to employees, will be deducted from the wages of the latter. 5, Contraband women may bo advantageously employed as cooks and laundresses ;. it is to be hoped that abundant employment will be given them. The benevolence of the patriotic and phi lanthropic is appealed to in their behalf. • By order of Brig. Gear Suuttuax, L. H. RELOUZE ; Capt. 15th Infantry, A. A. A. GENERAL ORDERS No. 4. HEADQUARTERS, E. ,C., Hilton Head, 8. C., Jan. 20, 1802. The attention of the General Commanding has been recently brought to the fact, that through communications from individuals in and about his command. important information of the movements and operations of our forces in many instances is prematurely given to the press, and have thus fur nished the enemy with indications highly prejudi cial to the interests of the service. The General Commandien. takes this onnortunity •••• to traria hob Att;ettil Soidieril i Gat the . s7tit Art. of. War declares the furnishing of information to the enemy, whether directly or Indirectly, a capital offence ; and to. Ore hik assurance Omit measures will be taken hereafter to 'discover' ARY perpetrators of this offence, and bring tltent to jus tices. 11. To insure a more thorough police of the W. ferent poets and harbors within this command, the following regulations are established for the go- Teri:anent of all concerned, and will be duly en forced: 1. The • Provost Marshal or officer designated by commanders of pests for the purpose, will visit all vessels, om:opt naval, on their arrival and departure; examine the ship's papers and bills of lading or in yoiaes, and also the pafeengera on board, All prohibited property found on board will at once be seized, and reported to the commanding officer for his action in the case. The Provost Marshal, or the officer in perform ance of his duties, will render a report to the coin mending officer immediately after the arrival of any vessel ? stating the names, residence; and avocation of the passengers, and the nature of their business at the post; and no passenger will be permitted to land until after the report has been rendered, and a permit granted. In case of improper or unauthorized potions being found on board a vessel at the time of departure, they will be at once remeved and brought on shore, or, in doubtful eases, the vessel may be detained until the report is made and the case decided upon. 2d. A special location in the harbor will be as signed to all private vessels that may be allowed to remain, which location they will continue to occupy until their departure. This location is to bo separate and distinct from that of the public vessels and those in the employ of the Quarter master's Department. --3 d. The interest of the public service renders it highly important that no person be allowed within the precincts of this command whose presence and avocation are not known and approved. After the 25th instant, no person, unless a mem ber or recognized employee of the army or navy, will therefore be permitted on shore' : without a pass in writing signed by the authority of the com mander of the post or division. 4th. The officers of the Quartermaster's Depart ment will prohibit all. masters of their transports conveying persons or passengers to the posts and camps of this command, without adequate authority in every case; and the harboring . or entertaining of idle persons, or those whose business and avoca tions are unknown or disapproved, on board of the public transports, is hereby wholly prohibited. sth. All persons found on shore without a permit as above will be arrested as suspicious, and so held instil their oases have been inquired into and de cided upon. By order of Brig. Gerd. T. W. SHERMAN. L. H, Penoura i Capt. 15th Infantry ? Acting As sistant Adjutant Gemini. Letter from Roanoke [Correspondence or The Press.] ROANOKE, Feb. 9, 1862 Roanoke is taken. The rebels here have received a terrible lesson, and one that they will ever re member. The engagement commenced on the morning of the 7th, by the gunboats, on the upper fort. For five hours the shot and shell were poured at them, and they returned it briskly. Some of our bohts have been injured, and some of our men hurt. I will give you their names in my next. Night coming on, the firing ceased at the fort, and the Delaware ran into the shore, and kept her 11- inch gun playing shell over in the woods where rebels were encamped, and this enabled our troops to land. Next morning, after daylight, the army under Burnside commenced operations. The Tenth Connecticut, New Jersey Ninth, and D'Eponeuil Zouaves led off, and were supported by the New York and Pennsylvania regiments. Two hours sharp fighting and the- rebels gave way. They were pursued, their artillery taken, along with two thousand prisoners. 0. Jennings Wise is among the number, and, I believe, mortally wounded. I can not give you full particulars, as a mail goes imme diately. In the letter following this I shall be more graphic. HAMPTON. Letter from Ship Island. [Correspondence of The Press.] UNITED STATES FLAG-SHIP NIAGARA, / SHIP ISLAND, January 30, 41.861. Since the taking of Port Royal, the entire Gulf Coast is on the qvi vine. Now Orleans, Mobile, and Pensacola, each in turn, are looking for an at. tack. All the young colored men,_slaves and free blacks, have been enrolled, and are being drilled, as soldiers, along the entire soast. In New Orleans 2,500 black troops are regularly mustered. The plan is to enlist young slaves, such as are likely to make good soldiers, for the war, and, as they sign the articles of enlistment, to give them their free papers—the officers and non - commissioned officers to be white men. This is being carried into exe cution. The alarm felt in New Orleans is from troops landing on the. coast of Mississippi, and march ing. to Jackson, Mississippi, and thence down the river, and from the Arkansas river, below Little Rook, thus easily capturing New Orleans, leaving Columbus and Fort Pillow in the rear. These are the vulnerable points of New Orleans, and for which they are much alarmed. The capture of the steamer Calhoun on the 28th with 500 barrels of gunpowder and. munitions of war, was a heavy blow, Butler King. of Georgia, the commissioner to Europe, escaped with the cap tain and crew in boats, but. left all their clothing and papers in our possession. The Calhoun is a very fast steamer, and was chased all the way from Itavana by the St. Jago de Cuba, and run on shore off the mouth of the Mississippi. Five minuses more and we should have had Butler King, the rebel ; born in Pennsyl vania, at that. They fired the steamer with her cargo of 500 barrels of powder! when the captain cried, "Jump for your lives, or you will all be in h—l in three minutes," and jump they did. Our brave men jumped on board, put out the fire, and saved the vessel and cargo, worth $200,000: The steamer was inn on shore by the Philadelphia purchased schooner Rostem. Well done for the Philadelphia navy ! I wish I could give you the captain's name. We will soon give them some more , E licks" of the mine sort. Slavery met elide, iliac the Union, may staid. Letter from Kentucky [Correeponience of the Preis.] O:9IPANY F, SECOND KBETUCKf'BERIMENT, TWENTY- SEcoND BRIGADE, IPINTTNICY PEPARTMINT Feb. 6 1662.- It is with regret that I announce to you the sad fact that our- regiment has been called upon a second time to witness the execution of a soldier. The former one belonged to the First Regiment, but the present unfortunate fellow, it is my sh:Sul duty to say, was a volunteer in our own regment. The history of the crime for which the poor fel low suffered death is, as near as I can find out, in brief, about as follows : On the day of our camping (the 2lst ult.) at Camp Lytle, or the succeeding one, Samuel 11. Calhoun, of Company A, and a com panion, whose name I did not learn, were dis covered by the gentleman (a Mr. Sutherland) who owned the land upon which we were camped in the act °Malting from near his house, which is but a short distance from camp, a hog, which one of the men had killed. The old man remonstrated with them for perpetrating such . a disgraceful and un gentlemanly eat. This the young men were not disposed to take without resentment The old man abut this time discovered a oeuple of officers of the Fourth KO32OIOIEY Cavalry, / believe, a short distance off, whom he called to his aid. This mew were immediately marched into camp, with the hog, and were placed in confinement till the matter could be reported to the headquarters of this regi ment, when, upon the written order of Captain Brown, of Company A, the men were delivered up. But this did not appear to satisfy Calhoun, who determined to seek the first opportunity for re venge. On the morning of the 23d, as near as I am able to ascertain, a soldier went to Mr. Suther land's dwelling, and sent, a servant into the house to ,request him to come out and receive pay for a heifer which he alleged some of the boys had killed the evening before, stating that the colonel bed resorted to that mode of adjustment rather than have any of his men punished. The soldier then Went away, and returned in the course of a coupte,Of houre afterward, and, Seeing Mr. Suther land working in his garden, he sought an interview with him, requesting him to go with him into a re tired place in the direction of the camp_ The old gattlezoon Troonot seen during the whole TWO CENTS. day, and his abacus exeited a geed deal of %Mag ness, as he had not been any distance from home for some months; being, in the meantime, in rather feeble health. Henry Sutherland, his son, resolved to ascertain, if possible, the cause of his father's ab sence, and accordingly set out in the direction the old gentleman was seen to go in the morning, and, afro* Walking a few hundred yards from the house, found him lying stiff and cold in death, his body being fpenetrated by a rifle ball. A post-mortem examination showed that it passed through the right lung end the base of the heart, producing instant death. Calhoun and bis associate wore immediately ap. prehended, arrested, and confined in jail. He con• fessed to the chaplain that he alone killed Mr. Suth erland. A trial by court•martial was then had, which resulted in the conviction of the accused ; he was accordingly sentenced to be hanged, which penalty ho suffered on the gallows yesterday, 89 an expiation for the terrible crime he had committed. `The solemn scene Waal witnessed by tbe following infantry regiments: the First, Second, Twentieth, and Twenty-fourth Kentucky; the Twenty-ninth Ohio and Thirty-fifth Indiana; and the Fourth Kentucky and Sevonth Pennsylvania cavalry regi ments. The execution took place on our brigade parade-pound. The rope supporting the platform was out at half past two o'clock. The prisoner manifested the most profound cool ness and indifference, and exhibited to the last mo. went the characteristics of his mortal career. his confeseion, disclosing the mimes he has com mitted, will be published shortly, when I will en deavor to send Ton a copy. I have been told that that he has murdered a number of persons during his life. Mr. Sutherland, the murdered man, was near oeventy years of age ? and was a ataunoh Union man. I have not learned what was done with the priso ner's body. L. V. The People and the War. o of The Prem.) [Correavehtle.Z . ,12, WASHINGTON Feb 1862 vo Napoleon, or Wel. ktaTon or TIM rang ; , - eater arise iitlgtol:l, or oven Washington, s ill ,, nt lAN,. will to embody and enforce the power and the of the people; none, indeed, are necessary. It may be doubtful whether, even in Europe, any man will hereafter appear, who will bold the same relation to Prance or England that the two heroes named above did, though it must be ad mitted that there is a greater possibility of it there than here. The present Emperor of France is per haps a case somewhat in point. His power is in deed in a sense absolute ; but by no means in such a sense as was the elder Napoleon—the latter WAS an absolute Dictator—the farmer is obedient largely to the wishes of the nation. Ho is the crowned democrat of the continent. In this country, at least, where intelligence is so widely diffused, where even considerable ea pseitien are often found in the humbler walks of life, where power as well as intelligence has a wide basis among the masses of the people, it is in vain to look for the "coming man," who is, in virtue of superior ability, and shining qualities, inaccessible to the masses, to guide the helm of state, render our armies successful, and restore our shattered Union. This duty is laid alone upon the masses of the people themselves, and their temporary leaders must be raised up from their very midst. Fremont's failure in Missouri is in part to be attributed to the fact that he was regarded by many as the " coining man," the We've of whose hand was to scatter the tomes of the South. Unfortunately, Gen. Fremont himself Was somewhat taken with this mistaken idea. This alone will account for much that appeared in his management of the department of the West. It was a mistake as fatal to him as unfortunate to the country. Already the injurious effect of such an impression is manifest in the case of General Mc- Clellan. He has been voted a hero, and addressed by an exacting public opinion to duties beyond his control, or that of any other man. It is for this reason that the popular idol of Western Virginia has become merely the prudent general of the Po {anat. What he has lost in tide respect in public estimation, as a whole, he has more than gained in the estimation of those who more calmly and truly estimate the possibilities of our position. We re peat the age of heroes has passed away. No• man living, or, that ever did live, is equal to the sole direction and management of a cam pßign exterao.g over tbouluda of miles of terri tory, from the Western boundarteit of .Illissouri to Fortress Monroe, and from Fortress Monroe to Galveston, Texas. It is well that the early plan of the campaign—that of a combined and simulta neous movement along the whole frant of- our lines —has been abandoned. Corps d'ermie, hereafter, under the control of independent major generals, - is the guarantee of future Aliebeall. By he other means is our deliverance possible. For good or for evil, power is hereafter, in this country, to be wielded by the people themselves; and it is they, and they alone, who will and ought to be held responsible for the destinies of the continent. it is the full and complete recognition of this great truth which constitutes the pre-eminent fitness of Mr. Lincoln for the discharge of the duties of the high office of President of the United States. He has assumed no doubtful powers without an overpowering necessity, and but few at most. What would have been the case, had he re garded himself as the "coming man" upon whom solely the destinies of the country rested? Had he not avowedly and constantly deferred to the will of the people, as far as it could be made known to hint, anarchy would have been the result at the North, the rebellion would have been successful, and the people would have been disgraced in gigues Qf civilized world. it is fortunate for the country that the President does not consider himself a hero ; equally fortunate that the people are not disposed to make him one against his will. If the people believed bin amenable to such a weakness as this, he would soon be deposed from the high pedestal he sow stands on in their affections. Not unlike our. Washington in the harmony gf fii¢ gbargetgr, while he lives and ooeupies his high office the nation has a guarantee that the liberties of the peo ple will be secure, and that they will be transmitted, unimpaired, to future generations. W. L. B. The 4 . Slave Pen" ea Alexandria. [tor The Prese.j The attempt has been made, in frequent eaagge• rated newspaper paragraphs, to carry to the minds of those far removed from the spot the conviction that the slave-pen of Alexandria, YEE , the " City Lookup" for the military population of the town, is a counterpart of the Black Role of Calcutta, and a stigma upon tho civilization of the age. Were such reports to pass uncontradicted, the relatives of bravo men in the army of the Union must be impressed with the belief that a grated door closes their erring kindred upon n hecatomb of dead men, and that the moat humane of men, the military governor of the post, WM. R. Montgomery, brigadier general U. S. A., and the most humane of all governments, look with stolid indifference upon the sight, But that all this is not so, proof is not wanting, and is irrefragable. The enclosure is an area of sixty feet square, formed by four high brick. walls, over which, for about one-third the space, stretches a roof to pro tect its inmates from the weather. In this enclosure internal improvements have at various times been made at a very oonsiderablo out lay of money, but only to be torn down, maliciously burnt, or Used in offensive warfare by the infuriated drunkards upon their companions in confinement. Thus, an apartment had been made for the better class, outhouses have been built, but only to be de molished. To further show to what extent the spirit of de. struction has risen, the visitor may peep throggil three apertures in this solid wall of four or five bricks' thickness, broken through by the prisoners with appliances obtained front the improvements erected. Let it be remembered here that .the sympathiser with the drunken prisoner and his lodging place for the night, fergete in his sympathies the faithful sentinels who papa up and down before the broken walls through the cold and stormy hours of the night and day, to watch over the drunken crew- in• their carousals. When the prisoner becomes uncontrollable he is then placed in cloie confinement, so that the lives of others shall not be risked. Quo, and sometimes two, Woo nro kopt up whilst any are confined, so that to suffer from cold or freeze to death the besotted soldier must be in another locality. Thus, in the above brief resume of facts, the con dition of the slave-pen in Alexandria, the former entrepot for hundreds of contrabands, each one of whom, perhaps, was worth a thousand dollars, is told. It should also be . added, that for offenders not intoxicated, rooms in the main building are furnish ed for their confinement. Q. /1. M. A mrawa virmArr named Lane has boon arrested for robbing the malice the oars between Buffalo and Cleveland, and ik now appears that no less than eight or nine bags of the most secure pat torn, have been out open on the Lake Shore trains going both out and west, and valuable letters ati straoted. A Toledo bag going to New York was riled of $BOO. Special agents of the Post Office Department bad been engaged in ferreting out the mystery, but unvaryingly without success, until they caught Lane at it. TIIE TUSCOLA (Ill.) Shield, of the Gth inst., mentions "a singular and distressing accident " which occurred on Monday. A gentleman named Evans, corning from the post ethos, was knocked down by a flying goose, and was first supposed to have been killed. Up to Wednesday ho remained insensible. The poesy, however, was instantly killed, THE WAR PRESS. Two Weft PIMPII will be sent to subscribers by met (per annurafin advent») it. iree Ooytte P.O. FM Si if a. 4.41 800 19.03 Larger Clubs win be chanted at the same rate, thus 110 oeplee will oust 1124 ; 60 copies will cost 060 ; eta 100 sepia." 0120. For • Club of Twenty-one or aver, we will send as 'Mtn Cop, to the getter-n 6 of the ChM. or Postmasters ars requested to sot as Agents bf Tam Wes ritil3B. Adturflesinents insortod at the usual rate& 81* lines constitute a square. Weekly Itevtew of the Machete. PittLiDELPEILI, February 14, 1862 Business opens slowly, and the Produce markets con iiilllo inactive for the season. Breadstuff's are firmer, but dull under the news from abroad. Queroltron Bark is very scarce. Coal and Iron are firmer, and for the latter !udders aro ( 91iiihg higher IvtieOn Jowl continues mini. In Cottou there is little or nothing doing, wad prices are unsettled and lower. Groceries and Provisions are un changed. 'Fruit le more active. Fleh, Naval Stores, Oils, Plaster, 61111 hire are without change, and very quiet. Salt Is better. Seeds close with a limited de- Mond. Teas and Tobacco are scarce and high. Whisky is dull, and Wool at a stand-still. In Dry Goods there la net lrinclt Meg at sot, Prim of oil tiro artiolot ate mil maintained and Arm, and the Mocks on sale light. The Flour market is dull aince the receipt of the lath foreign nows. There in bat little export demand, and only come 8,000 bblit were disposed of at $.5.31,1(86.37 y( foreuportine, 55.023 i 0h.75 for extras, and 85 68,‘ cos for extra family, with. small sales, slam to the retailers and bakers at $5 25e56.37,4t for common and good super fine, $5.44a5.75 for ex:trap, e.5.814‘38.12,/ for extra family, and 88.2606 76 4 bbl for fancy lots, 911 in quality. Bye Flour and Corn Meal are but little in quired for; we quote the former at 83.251e3.50 and the latter, Penne Meal, at $3 bbl, with limitod sales at Qieae rates. WIIP.A r.—The demand has fallen off, and prices are rather lower. Sales of 35,000 bus at 1330p136c for fair and prime Poona and Ohio rod, chiefly at Mc in store • white tenses from /40 to 147 c, Rye sells on arrival of 73c for Penna. Corn is very quiet. Small sales, in all 18,000 bus new yellow at Me to store, and 57c afloat. Oats are steady, and 20,000 bite Penns gold at 38038 Ma 4P' bus. New York Barley is worth 85e, and Ponna do at 75070 c ifY bus, with moderato receipts anti attics. 250 bus Buckwheat Hold at 55e 4p' bus. PROVISIONS.—There b. very little change since our last police. .q l c'tt 30 9. PAS tnesl Pork are roottqd St an.ierell . ,2o for couniry, and $12.77X 012,15 for West• ern and city-Melted. 2,000 able sold on private terms. Meet Beef is steady, with sales at sl3esl4 per bbl. cash, 1,000 bids were taken by the Government at a price kept private. Dresstd Hogs arrive less freely and sell at , ttC per 100 lbs. Dried Beef continues as last quoted. Bacon,. the demand is light and prices nominal,with sales of plain and fancy name at 412)43c. 100 casks Side. on private tenni; sumo old Shoulders at 0% ago and new do at tg esc, short time. Lard, the receipts from the West have Increased, but the stock Is ; sales'of 600 1)1,6 and Ms at Nat& ; 500 kegs country at 7%c• 7160 kegs Cin cinnati at 8% rtOc. Butter hi in demand, bathers is very little coming forword, boleo of solid-packed at 0012 c, and roll at 13016 c, so in quality, Che o 4o is telling at T et 7,4 c 41Y lb. and eggs at 14c per dozen. MON.—There le a firmer feeling for Pil irowit u f mime Leiden, retum to contract fur futures delivery ae preterit rates, Bales: of 1,000 tons Anthracite tie. I at. $2O i cash, and No. 2at 810. Of Scotch Pig there is none left n first hands. Blooms, Bars, and Boiler Iron con __ ae last quoted, and more active. "a"- ' —There is no Mock in first hands, and some ha v e purchaseslterm made to come here froze a neighboring market at typ i ,..f. csh. . . NI PPP, It Is quirt. ihsfutang i:41.1 at sbc. sale of Yellow Metal at 27c, 0 menthe. BASE.--Thu stock of Qffercitron is light and is in de mend. Sales of flue-grimed No. 1 at $33.50. There is no Tanners' Bark offering, and prince entirely nominal. BEESWAX is steady, with sales of mime yellow at 32X rs33c Ih. DANDLES are very dull, but prices are steady at 20s far Spates si,d 10att178 feY elfy-mada A lain ibtli,o, Tal low ranges at lles . l2e 4?' lb. COAL.Tbere is very little activity as yet in the mar. ket, and hut little doing, except to simply city custemere. The scarcity of suitable vessels has limited operations. COFFRE.—There is less firninees in the market, and not much demand ; sales of 500 bags, including Rio at 19e203ic ; Laguayra at 2 2 2, and Java at 23c, mostly. cash.'- COTTON is very quiet, the manufaeturern purchasing onl , to supply their immediate wants, and' prices are drooping; sales of lab bales low and good middling lip. lands at 1t0035c, cash. DRUGS AND DYES.—There is lees doing; among the salmi we notice White Sugar of Lead at Ll, rel2C, new generally held at the latter rate; 300 casks Soda Ash at 23, We, 6 months; Licorice Fasts at 32c ; 100 tons Credo Brimstone ancwo cargoes Logwood on terms kept private; Indigo is ecarce and firm. FISH.—The receipts of Mackerel aro light, but there ia very little demand except for store lots; 200 bbls. Nos. 1 and 2 were disposed of on private terms. Sales of No. 1 at $10e10.25, and extra quality at $10.50 ; No. 2 at $8 e 8.25, and No. 3 at $606 25 for large, $5.75 for medium, and .04 for small fish. Codfish are held firmly. Sales of 800 obi. at 83.50. We quote Herring at 532414 4f , bbl, 05 In quality, ritlTlT.—There is more activity in Oranges and Lemons, with sales Of 8,000 boxes Sicily, from the wharf, on private terms. Raisins and Citron are ecarce, and the latter is held at.42e. Domestic Fruit ie very quiet, with palm; of,Green Apples at $2.50m4.50. Dried Apples are in better demand at lleslc for old and new. Peaches nen slowly at fernier rates. Cranberries are worth. 580104 r bbl. FREIGHTS.—To Liverpool tho current rates arebt Od for Flour, 9) Mid for Grain, and 30031 e for heaVt goods. To London the rates are 3s for Flour, 11Xd for Grain, and 32033 s for Cloverseed and other heavy goods. To San Francisco we Quote at 32c038e 4fr foot. In West Takla freights there is more activity. To Boston the packets are getting 20c for Flour, 8c for Grain, and 6. for measurement goods, In Goal freights very little doing, and vessels aro scarce. FEATIIENS are dull. sales of 2.500 The good Wascarg at Mc, and extra quality at 6340 c, eliort time, GINSENG continues in demand, with further sales of • crude at 55c 4P" lb cash. GUANO.--The season has not yet of and theta i• nothing doing in any description. HAY is steady at 70080 e the 100 Ilia for good Timothy. 111tIttP is quiet, there being little or no Stock here out of the hands of the manufacturers. BIDES are held with increased firmness, but without sales. except some loth city slaughter at 708 c ifr 11011 era dull withanThe of brat sort new Euntrirn and Western at 19e22c. LUMBER.--There is very tittle doing. Among ths sales we notice 100.000 4e54.36 feet Pickets at $60)0.50. Laths sell in a Frrlrdi way at 81.25®1.31 4P' M. MOLASSES.—Supplies 'come forward slowly, and there is very little inquiry i sales of Cuba KIIBCOVII4O 2402436 e, on tinie, and New Orleans at 48c. cash. _ . . NAVAL STORES —The stocks of Rosin, Tar, and Pitch are very light, and there in not much • inaniry; sales of common Rosin at '4.' 6 . 50 1 and arfi4to ggd sne at for Spirits Turpentine there is a limb. ted inquiry at $2.20®1.35.x' gallon. OlLS.—There is a steady demand fur Linseed at 85c, cash. Fish Oils are held with increased firmness. Lard Oil is dull, and ranges from 65370 c, on time, for spring and winter. The receipts of Coal Oil from the West continue large. Crudo ranges from 103180 4P' gal lon, and refined 29335 e, cash. itiCF.—The Kocti is extremely light, but the demand is limited , sides in Ei small way at Telvc, cash. SALT.—There have been no further arrivals or Wei, and the tendency of prices is still upward. SEEDS.—The receipts of Cloverseod have fallen off; sales of about 2,000 bus fair and prime at $4.12g ai 4.3724 4' bo. Timothy ranges from $1.75 to $2. Flax setd sells at $2.10e2.15 bat very little coming for ward. SUOAR.—The market is dull, but the stock small, and prices remain without quotable change; sales of 1041 Mats Cuba at . VS cm7,lc, and some Porto Rico at 81i es 8); c, on time. SPlRlTS.—Foreign is firm, but very quiet. N. FL Rum is steady at 30a33c. Whisky—The demand is limited ; sales of Ohio bbls at 24c, Pennsylvania 230 hhds 233 c, and drudge at 22,40220 ddr gallon. TALLOW is unchanged: sales or country rendered at 8,14 coax o, and City at nxce9Nc, cash. TEAS.—Pkited Dia fifbieti and theia hi Veil little 4,1- sinessdopg. TOBAtoo.—There is no Kentucky Leaf in first hands, and of Manufactured the stock is very much reduced ant holders firm. WOOL.—The demand for the medium and comma grades has fallen off, and to effect sales to any extent lower prices would have to be accepted. Manufactxr•ra are now turning their attention to better descriptions or cassisneres, and fine Wools are in fair request at fu* prices, with sales at 152c0.55.3 2 cash. _ GENERAL NEWS. JAMES BOGART, one of the pioneer editors of Western New York, editor of the Geneva Ga zette from 1833 to 1843, died at Geneva lately. COD. HENRY C. DEMING ; ex.mayor of Hart ford, and at present colonel of the Twelfth Regi ment Connecticut Volunteers, has just been made the recipient of a purse containing $BOO, as a tea timonial of esteem, from fifty of the leading citi zens of Hartford, the money to be appropriated to the purchase of a horse and trappings for the colo nel's special use. IT IS probable that an important command in Texas will be entrusted to Gan. Fremont, and that, for reasons of obvious fitness, the troops as signed to him will be exclusively Germans. MISS CORINNE Tiara, a literary writer, hall joined the Twelfth Regimentof Voltmteera in this city as Invandzero. She recently wrote a eketeh e entitled ( 1 %4 would be a Sonnet," aid Li determined to prove the heroine of her own ro 122811C8.—.New York World. EDWARD LANSING PRUYN, SOLI of lion. R. H. Pruyn, the ne rly.appointed minister to Japan, died at San Francisco on the Bth inst., of typhoid fever. He was nineteen years of age.. Jonw Attnnsw a fore map in one of the de partmenth of the darronTronlVorks, near Falkirk i England, died lately, leaving behind him about 850,000, the result of his savings. He was 78 years of age. lie had such a wonderful reverence for the first sixpence he ever earned that he kept it fon sixty years. A WOMAN, who died in Cincinnati lately, Was placed by her friends, in the absence of her hus band, who is a soldier, In the vault of the Cum= minsville burying-ground. Hearing of his wife's illness, her husband returned on Wednesday leak, but was shocked to hear of her death. Anxious to behold his wife's features once more, he had the coffin opened in the presence of several friends, when what was his-horror and astonishment to find that she bad changed position, and was lying fist ulpon beam, having, in her struggles and extreme despair, torn the flesh entirely off one of her shoul ders. The lid of the coffin was replaced and then lowered in tbe ground, there to he forever. A senoof. for newsboys, instituted under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Union of Boston, was opened, on the 7th instant, at No. 10 Summer street. About two hundred and fifty boys were present. THE Fourth New Hampshire Regiment hag Rst completed a heavy job of shovelling at Port oyal. A few days since, on inspection, Colonel Whipple diseovered one of the soldier's guns in not the best order. "Don't appear on inspection again with your gun in auoh condition." " Colonel, know the gun ain't jest right," replied the soldier, "but I have got the brightest showed over. in the entrenchments you ever saw. The colonel saw the point, aeknowledged the earn by a graceful bow, and passed down the lino. Da. WILEY C. BECKWITH, a Confederate surgeon from Arkansas, was run over by the ears and killed at I!etersburg, Va.,on the 10th instant. Ma. WILLINGTON, senior editor of the Charleston Courier, whose death has ISsen an nounced; was a native of Massachusetts, and learned the trade of printer in Boston. Thurlow Weed's Boyhood After over thirty years' editorship of the Albany Evening. Journal, few readers need to be told who Thurlow Weed is. Of his boyhood an Albany correspondent of the Roohester Democrat writes ; It is more than forty years ulnae a lad ) waywern and friendless, was trudging on the northern road, and seeking the way to Utica. He was &drummer by profession, and had just Served out his time of enlistment, which bad expired after the battle of Plattaburg. While the boy was wearily plodding along, the regular stage coach passed him, and the driver, Almon . s youth, noticing him with sym, wally, invited him to share his seat on the box. That poor drummer boy answered to the name of Thurlow Weed. He arrived at Utica and there, while learning the trade of a printer , he became the fast friend of the kind stage driver. Years afterwards, when the printer had become a viol' and influential man, he remembered the kindness ehown him on the road, as' evidenced by the kind friendship ever existing between the two. Such• woe the history given ua of the intimacy , existing between Thurlow Weed and Thincluo /Naga.
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