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C°TTon yarn. %EE 108 COTTON YARN, No. 10, JOB BALE BY fI{ OTHINGHAM & WELLS. b & strouET“~ i GLa SS, AND QUEENS WARS. I. (i ® " •‘"‘■ffAffl’.KSSf’' _ hß ,B.M. 8. ■- VE?‘vi^ d aft-flnMoa Bole a. BIBBONB. *% t » U 5 DUiHK’ B S JAMI £ M -„ BMrrH - Street, new Wart Broadway, Now Tors* VOL. 6.~N0.79. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1862. FROM GEN. M’CLELLAN’S ARMY. A Skirmish with the Rebels. [Special Correspondence of The Press.} Headquarters Qek. McClellan, Berlin, Octobor 29,1882. ; THE MOVEMENT OF BURNSIDE. Part of Slocum’s army corps, with that of Wil cox, having moved from Pleasant Valley by Mon day night, early yesterday morning Burnside broke camp, and, mounting his old horse, “ Colonel,” moved his headquarters to the neighborhood of lovettsville, four miles from the Potomac, on the Virginia side, and about Bix miles southeasterly from Harper’s Ferry. Burnside’s war-iiob je. As all relating to this ideal soldier is of interest, “ Colonel,” an ideal war-horse, deserves a passing mention. He is a bay, with a compact, heavy body, and short, stumpy legs, being thus well calcu lated for the weight of bis doughty rider. “ Colonel ” is twenty years old, and carried his master during the Mixioan war, immediately after ho graduated, in 1847. Ho is still full of spirit, but tranquil as a stone under fire, which he eyes with supreme indifference. His dignified com posure is ruffled only by any attempt at familiarity on the part of a stranger. With kindled eyes, he then starts back and strikes at him horiiontaCy with his forefoot. McClellan rides a dark-brown animal of lithe and faultless proportions, called “Daniel Webster.” This embodied compliment to the “great expounder ” and advocate of the Fugitive Slave law, desires, like his master, un controlled action, and kioks his heels frantically,in a field adjoining the camp, each night as he re turns from water. .The groom respects hisaspira .tion for enlarged freedom, and he returns to his stable “ when he’s ready.” General Maroy has a horse of circus proclivities that kneels and lies down when desired. What can Ido but talk non sense at this quiet moment? THE SENDING 01 NEWS. There is little use in sending the meagre news afforded, for my letters, through brilliant post office arrangements, reaoh you two' days after they are written, and are, therefore, anticipated a day be forehand, by the telegraph. A train leaves Har per’s Perry at 2 P.M., which connects in Baltimore at seven o’olook with that for the North. Another train leaves at 3.30 P. M., which connects with no train at all, and leaves all letters to be forwarded the next day. The post office selects the latter. May I again ask why? Twice already ad verted to this glaring mismanagement, which in conveniences many thousands for no apparent object. , GEM. JI’CIEMAK’s HEADQUARTERS MOVED, General McClellan moved his headquarters yes terday, ohoureleven o’clock, to this neighborhood. Berlin is a dirty little collection of houses, border ing the Potomac on the Maryland side, which cor responds admirably with the many “Dogtowns” of the West, Its post office name is Barry, and thus all letters should be directed, else they are taken to another Berlin. of more ancient date in Western Maryland. The headquarters rest in a delightful grove on the farm of an old gentleman over eighty years of age, named Graham. As cold weather approaches, camp-moving has its objec tions. The human components arrive first, and, after ascertaining the spots marked for their tents, stand uncomfortably, swearing at the wagons for being dilatory with the equipage. THE SCENE ON FETCHING TENTS. TheEO last finally arrive with all necessaries, in cluding the tents, which are speedily pitched, and a summary process ensues of cutting down all neighboring trees for firewood, which are suf- ‘ fioiently small to give little trouble la their felling and splitting. Cedars and young locusts, valuable for mechanical puposos, share the fate of the less costly oak and hickory, but as green wood is full of sap and burns slowly, kindling must be had. An idea suggests itself ; there are fence rails near by, that are dry and will burn like paper. Never mind the farmer; he can present his claim for damages to the Government, if he likes. They must be had. And thus, woe to the farm on which a camp locates itself. Strawis very convenient4»r~ the noon to iio od, and for a warm flooring to offi cers’tents. Without a 11 by your leave” the barn is attacked, and all taken that is needed. Hay and corn are good things in their way. To be sure, the Government furnishes forago, but one cannot have too rnuoh of a good thing, and it is shouldered ao oording’y, while the farmer looks on, with bewil dered eyes. Fowls and hogs follow in their turn. When he is pretty well cleaned out, a guard is placed over his premises. Outside, however, of the beat watched over by the guard, hungry men plentifully lurk. Apples are speedily seised, and any hapless chicken, calf, or sucking pig soon goes the way of all flesh. THE TROUBLES OF A FARMER. The farmer seeks redress at Ihe tent of the first officer he meets, who tells him to call on some one else., Some one else sends him to the commissary, who refers him to the quartermaster. The quar termaster is away, and the victim, in despair, asks advice of the first private soldier he sees, who looks wise, and refers him to the commanding general. This latter, always a gentleman, affably recom mends him to call on the chief of staff, who so lemnly announces himself as exceedingly busy, and suggests a future visit. Sixteen calls are subse quently made, in half that number of days, but the chief of staff proves invariably absent. Meeting him at last, he is referred, as the camp is on the point of departure, to the quartermaster, who i 3 •verwlielmed with business, and either attends to him or not, as circumstanoes allow. At the best, he gets but an order on Washing ! ou. The only consolation of the nonplussed farmer is in selling bread, milk, butter, and eggs, at enormous prices, to soldiers and officers’ servants, and in victimising newspaper correspondents who may board with him. - THE CONDITION OP OUR AKMT. Having moved five miles towards Richmond, we sit down to take a sense of our situation and admire what we have done. Jekuag apart, a delay of a few days appears very necessary, that additional forage and food may arrive, and especially clothing and shoes, in which a part of the army is yet de ficient. The suffering through need of great-coats and'blankets is considerable, at night. Many men yet lie in their little shelter-tents simply in the clothing they wear during the day, while others beg a soanty corner of a comrade’s blanket, or pro cure a corn sack as a partial protection. The severe rain and wind, of Saturday and Sunday nights, much increased colds throughout the differ ent camps, and the many hospital houses, stretch ing from Sandy Hook to Knoxville, received im mense accessions. In addition to the necessity for supplies, our delay perhaps springs from strategical causes, known only to the two commanding generals and their chiefs of staff. A SKIRMISH WITH THE REBELS. General Pleasanton, with his cavalry and artil lery in the advance, had a skirmish yesterday with a party of the enemy at Smieker’e Gap, losing one of his regulars and five horses, by an exploding shell. Gen. Hill’s command he finds at Upper- Tille. Wagons being seen abundantly moving be tween Bunker Hill and Winchester, proves that the rebels have not altogether retreated south of the latter place, as has been supposed What are the proceedings of Gen. Pleasanton to-day will be known only at a later hour. SHE POSITION OF VARIOUS CORPS A portion of General Slocum’s army corps yet lingers in Pleasant Valley, while the rest are taking a position on Bolivar Heights, to remain there at present for the defence of Harper’s Perry, while the army corps of Couch, encamped In that locality, will, it is said, move forward as the centre of our forces. I give this on report, not knowing anything about it. One lie is as good as another, and I claim similar privileges in that re spect with correspondents of other papers. To in dulge to an equal extent in these privileges, I, however, by no mean? design. If," as is said, Slocum’s army corps remains far the defence of Harper’s Perry, sweethearts, wives, and mothers interested in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware,, and New Jersey regiments, may desire to know which remain behind screened from the pe rils of battle. I therefore give them : The 46th, 124th, 125th, 128th, 28th, 111th, 109th, with Knapp’s and Hampton’s batteries, from Pennsylva nia; the 3d Delaware, 13th New Jersey, 3d Mary land, and Purnell Legion from that State. A visit to Pleasant Valley to-day revealed a de lightful change. Where yesterday the air rung with the sound of drums, trumpets, and rumbling wagons, nothing disturbed the stillness of the deli cious morning but the tinkling eow-bell and the twitter of birds. Nature lay nestling in the smile of heaven, and peace reigned supreme. 33. «nJ7-8m [Special Correspondence of The Press.] Advance or the Army, Wheatland, Va., October 30 Wheatland, but not Wheatland, Pennsylvania, is our present location. We have gained this point by Blow marches, and are awaiting reinforcements, that are coming up. Prom the appearance of this lection of the country it has been heretofore visited by hut small parties of either forces. The condition of the fences, and the well-filled barns and stacks of the farmers, attest to that fact. It is an old say ing, “ that where the soldiers go the ohiokens.cease crowing,” and fences disappear, as if by magic. The citizens in this locality arc “ Sscesh,” from appearances, as any white person that asks and receives half a dollar for a small loaf of bread is, emphatically speaking, no friend to the Union or its supporters. A Union man rarely requests a guard, upon his premises—a rebelalways; and’the worst feature of the case is they attain one. Won* dors never cease. The weather eould not be finer for an advance, and the roads are in an excellent condition. The troops, enlivened by the cool, invigorating atmos phere, march up lively, and with a spirit we have as yet to see excelled. But few, if any, “strag glers” are to be noticed, though heavy rear guards follow each brigade to prevent falling to the rear. A oemplete “ telegraph corps,” with apparatus, are with the advance, while an “ engineer corps” are “ around in spots.” Von will see them repair ing a bridge in one place, and filling up a rut, or levelling a steep bank in another. The pontoon train is still on the banks of the Potomac in charge of the three bridges they have constructed—one above and below Harper’s Perry and one at Berlin. Whether these bridges will remain at these points this winter is doubtful, as the iee will scarcely per mit them to remain unmolested. Will we have a fight? The probabilities are thought to be in favor of such a programme. One thing we are certain of is: We came prepared for such an emergency, and, if the army oomes in col lision with some one’s friends and sympathisers, the question to be decided will be, “ Who whip ped?” The men of “ Antietam” were depended upon to decide the important issue on that hard contested field; they will maintain their credit in future. Some, if not many, of the Northern population are dreading to open a newspaper, for fear that the army will be noticed as going into “ winter quar ters.” Now, for comfort, it’s rather too cool about the Potomac for quarters in the season fast ap proaching. The idea is to get as far South as pos sible before cold weather comes on. We therefore predict but a sport delay in the advance movement so auspiciously and quietly commenced. When next we write you, it will be from some point far ther South than our presont location. Considerable inconvenience is occasioned by the laok of pay masters honoring the camps wi'.h their presence. To a large portion of the troops four months’pay is now due, while some have received no pay for over six. The families of the men at home are in reduced circumstances thereby, and it occasions some great inconvenience, as they are in a great measure dependent on the “ thirteen dollars a month” for their support. As the cold weather approaches, and their expenses become ‘ more heavy, it will be a source of anxiety to the families of the troops, and Government should do all in its power to lessen the evil. Though the pay is but small, some save money on the wages received, and support their families beside. Let the pay rolls be squared up, and the army will advance with twice the animation. The axes of the “ pioneer corps” are husily en gaged providing the material for fuel and shelter, as the weather at present has evtry appearance of a rain. In the shelter-tents this ocoasions conside rable disoomfort and long faces, and is never wel comed by soldiers. We are advancing,‘‘Father Abraham,” “ six hundred thousand more.” John Ph»nis, Jp.. LETTER FROM JACKSON, TENN. [Special Correspondence of The Press.] Jackson, Tenn,, Oct. 29,1802, In my last I wrote you of an expedition from Bo livar, commanded by Major Mudd, in which some of Jackson’s cavalry had been oaptured. The whole number of prisoners taken by him was forty five, mostly from Haywood’s company, of Jaokson’s regiment. These men were raised in this immedi ate neighborhood, and had been engaged in hunting up and burning cotton. On receipt of the despatch es from Major Mudd, Gen. Grant started on an ex pedition from this place to go oyer a portion of the same ground and capture the stragglers; for it is a custom of these flying warriors to out through the woods and return to the rear of our column as we return from a scout, and continue their depreda tions. Gen. Grant has pursued the policy of send ing out detachments of cavalry at unexpected times, and thus keeping the rebels in a constant state of alarm and uncertainty. In this way this depart ment has been kept tolerably free from guerillas, and the Union people have been tolerably secure in the possession of their property. Anticipating some fun, and, perhaps, a little ex -olccxattttfc^.T-XikfccU in orL any.THl - Sexpedition, and thoughit was not productive of any striking results, I enjoyed it very much, andj I am inclined to think that a short account of what:l saw and heard may interest your readers: LEAVING JACKSON—A CAMP IN A GRATE-YARD. We left Jackson at two o’clock in the afternoon of Thursday, with three days' rations. Our force consisted of Captain Foster’s company of Ohio Cavalry, Gen. Grant’s body-guard,' and two com panies of the Uth Illinois Cavalry, making a force of one hundred and eighty-six men, all under the command of Captain Foster. After a very hot and dusty ride, nightfall found us at the town of Den mark, The men picketed their horses in the church-yard and slept in the church, while the officers went to the hotel for supper. Our captain, who was well acquainted along the route, appeared to be a special favorite at this hostelrie, and insur ed us a cordial reception. We washed the dust from our hands and faces, and then went into the parlor to wait until supper was prepared. I had tied my haversack to my saddle, and thought it would be safe, the first night anyhow, as I supposed e-rery man would bring something to eat, and no man would begin stealing his neighbor’s food until at least the next morning. But, alas for my faith in the virtue of Illinois cavalry ! My haversack, with all its contents, was stolen from my saddle in less than ten minutes after my horse was tied to the fence. I was, therefore, reduced to the preca rious resource of “ living off the country,” and. i assure you that my forebodings, were dismal enough. However, at supper my mind was reliev ed, for we had, in addition to the regular dish of bam and coin bread, chicken, sweet potatoes, but ter, and eggs, whichis, for soldier’s fare, very luxu rious. KINGDOM COMING. The house was genuinely Southern in every re spect. The floors were bare, except a stray rug or two on the parlor; the walls were bare, and ar ranged with expreas reference to ventilation; there was a bed in every room in the house except the dining room, and the whole concern was bo ricketty and dilapidated that if an ordinary-sized man sneezed pretty hard it shook from turret to founda tion stone. There were two fixtures which con trasted oddly enough with the general appearance, of squalor—a piano forte and a very pretty young lady. One of our number happened to be quite a musician, and the moment he saw the piano opened it, and began to play the most astonishing variety of marches, waltzes, polkas, jigs, sacred music, and songs, at the sound of which, the rooms speedily filled with auditors of all ages, sexes, and colors, including the young lady aforesaid. Our musi cian was something of a singer in his way, too,’ and, informing Miss Betty that he was going to sing an Abolition song, struck up “Kingdom coming.” Miss Betty sat bolt-upright in her chair, her eyes cast down, and her upper lip curled in rather an exaggerated expression of scorn and contempt, very firm, doubtless, in her own estimation, but rather too “ sot”, for my taste. After the song was finished the old man fairly roared. “ That, Bet,” he said, “ that there beats the ‘ Bonnie Blue Flag,’ sho” (sure.) “No it don’t, neither,” shesnapped; but it was very easy to see that , she was more pleased than she cared to express. These people, you see, were not clrivs. They had had few if any negroes to lose, and the vivid and laughable de scription of the reversed situation of master and slave, when the “Linkum gunboats” came along, brought up no unpleasant associations with it. A little while afterwards, while Miss Betty was up stairs, “getting the beds into a fix,” he struck up the same song again, and he had not sung two lines before the whole household, Betty included,, were at the door listening with all their mights. Before we left Miss Betty was so far thawed, that she pri vately informed the captain that she would like to have the words of that song, which I call a Union victory, the first of our,trip. You know what Be raDger said : “ Let me make the songs of a people, and I care not who makes their laws.” Tou may hear men singing “John Brown” every day, who would have said a year ago, “ Is thy servant a dog that he should do this thing?” and I ain quite sur prised that the “ Battle Hymn of the Republic,” which runs in a very elevated strain, and is in fact an expression of the feelings of the “ sickly, senti mental Abolitionists,” is a great favorite whenever heard. . THE BONNY BLUE FLAG. Mins revenons. Miss Betty, on hearing her faf ther’B insulting comparison of the Bonny Blue Flag to the “Linkum Gunboats,” as they called it, de*. termined to trump the vileAbolltion song. So she rose with an air of conscious triumph, sat down to the piano, and gave us that precious production of Southern genius. I suppose you have seen it, as it has appeared in the Northern papers. The air is very pretty, and was first sung some centuries ago inScotland. The words are nothing more norless than a third-rate Southern stump speech, done into wretched doggerel, which has no single attribute of poetry except an occasional rhyme. All the stale and foolish lies with which the chivalry have been wont to excite the passions of their people are here rehashed; It # is infi nitely ridiculous. After this, Miss Betty gave us “ Jeff Davis’ March,” in which I immediately recognized two passages from quicksteps I used to hear twenty years ago. But the levelling inftaenoe of music made us,all feel good matured, and before bed-limeoame our lovely Secesh champion had so PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1862. far come down from her stilts as to join us in some sentimental duets and trios. The hatred of the South for the Northern people is, abstractly con sidered, a “big thing.” I think that if I had sported a pair of shoulder straps I should have prevailed on Miss Betty to try a wait* with a “hated vandal,” and I think she would have sur rendered at discretion. All things must end, and so did our jolly evening, and one by one our party slipped off to bed . The bed in the parlor was as signed to me, and the landlord, with his two little boys and a small nigger boy, very kindly remained in the room until, I had undressed and gone to bed, when they put out light and left me to my dreams. . • . '' A START FOR BROWNSVILLE. The next morning we started bright and early for Brownsville. About four miles this side of the place is a high hill alongside the road, from whioh our approach can be distinctly seen for some dis tance. The captain, who was on the watoh for this plan, rode to the head of the column just in time te see a man jump on his horse and start at a gallop for Brownsville. Two men were sent after him on double quick, and soon overhauled him. He was a villainous-looking rascal enough for a Sscession ist ten times over. The captain how ordered a de tachment of forty men to go forward and post pickets at all the roads leading out of Brownsville, and, shortly after, another .detachment of forty to dash through the town and guard the roads on the farther side from our approach, lest the first might not have been able to get to them. The balance followed leisurely, and at 11 o’olock we picketed our horses in the court-house square. AN ARAB WELCOME. We found no Secesh soldiers;hero. Two had passed through the town a few hours before our advanced guard entered, hut hone were left. We found one of Jackson’s cavalry, a lieutenant, who had been oaptured and paroled by Major Mudd two days before, while he was at home on a fur lough. On conversing with him I found that he' had been educated in my native State, and knew several of my friends. He invited me and Lieu tenant Sherloob, of the body guard, to dine with Mm, and as the cravings of the flesh had become somewhat importunate, we gladly consented. He was a very pleasant fellow®, expressed tho most vindictive hatred of the North, hut.didnjt see why that should prevent us taking a drink together; intimated a burning deeiro to drink our heart’s blood if we met on the battle-field, but saw no objection to our drinking his ooffee and tasting his cheer under his own roof. When we were fairly seated at the table, Lieutenant Sherloob remarked very politely to his wife that he should think she would prefer that her husband should stay in so - comfortable .and happy a home as he had here, rather than suffer the dangers and hardships of war; whereupon Madam arose; and with the air of a Pythoness, a Sid dons, and an Audrey, all in one, shouted, with firm and awkward gesticulations, “ Never-r-r-r! Never-r-r-r 1 So long as thf foot of the bated invader pollutes our soil, I say he is worse than a coward who suffers his patriotism to be seduced by the blandishments of homo, and wife) and children,” etc., etc., etc. I must say I was rather “ took aback” at this, but I soon- found that I must give the woman credit for sincerity at least, for she was so full of, talk that she could hardly find time te help us to the corned 'mutton and turnips, and so full of venom that she could . not refrain from abusing the Yankees.. Onb re mark sbe made which I think worthy "of pre servation. “Why,” she, said, “ your Northern papers acknowledge that a force of Northern men ‘can’t whip an eq*al force of Southern men.” I replied that she must have read that in the Chicago Times, for there was an article in" that paper to that effect. “Yes,” she said “she did; and w&s' not that a Northern paper ?” “ No,” I told her, “it was printed in a Northern city, but was thoroughly Secession in its sentiments.” “Oh,” she said, “ then we have a plenty in the North, and the Yankees are divided against themselves;” f ! Oh,” said I, “ the division don’t amount to muoh; and it is an evidence of our strength that we oan afford to let suoh little burs bark at us, while in the South you don’t dare to tolerate any freedom of opinion” “ Ah,” she replied, “itis a spark now, but it will soon kindle tp a flame. We can .wait. You Yankees will find that you cannot-prosecuto, this unholy war, &c., &0-, Ac., without exciting opposition in all Christian communities, &0., Ac., Ac.” The comfort and encouragement afforded to the South by the Democratic papers at the North Is one of the elements against which the loyal peo ..jolf- gr o c.hliot"*i UaUt. Tfc.ought to bo eliminated as soon as possible. ' Our Government has been al together too tender about that matter.- — , We finished' our dinner without ooming to blows, and, in fact, in entire good nature, find the lieutenant insisted on our taking another drink, and another, and would undoubtedly have proceeded' in that manner, ad infinitum,, had not the bugle sounded “to horse.” So we parted in the most affectionate manner, and our force again started in pursuit of the mythical Secesh. CAStPING BY THE ROADSIDE. This night we camped in the road, in front of a cornfield belonging to one Claiborne, tied our horses to the Tail fence, and lay down by the roadside. By ten o’clock the wind had changed, and it became very cold. No fires were allowed, and some of the men had a pretty bard time of it. Old Claiborne’s house, up on the hill, looked very comfortable, but our officers stuck to their work manfully, and rolled themselves in the “foggy dew,” like Spartans. In the night, one horse broke away and dashed down the road, with his saddle under 'his belly and a rail: fast to his haiter. He succeeded in Stampeding two horses and frightening everybody that he passed'. Towards morning, it became so bitter oold that most of the men concluded to give up the ef feminate luxury of sleep, and fry a fire. Seoesh rails burn well, better- than any other kind of wood. When daylight came, we killed a few of Claiborne's pigs, and the men cooked the meat, which, with sweet potatoes, formed.their only breakfast. The officers went up to the big house and asked for breakfast. Ho, they couldn’t ac commodate us; they had not an ounce of flour nor a pound of meat in the house. All their servants were gone, and there was nobody to.coek it. They couldn't get us any breakfast at all. So the cap tain told them that breakfast must be ready in a half an hour, and went out to see if he could fiod a guide among the negroes. He founda very intel ligent, manly-ldoking mulatto boy, who offered to go; and wo then went back again to the men.- In ha’f an hour we returned, and a nice hot breakfast was ready. We had water and soap and towels offered us to wash our faces, and ;I must-say I en joyed hugely the mixture of defiance and con ciliation with whioh everything appeared to be done. The old lady, a fine old lady,'.too, sat at the head of the table, and did the honors. There was only one spoon on the table, and with that she used to stir the sugar in our coffee. She was gracious enough to say that we treated her very differently from Major Mudd’s men, who ran all over the house, stole her spoons, broke her glasses, broke open and spilled her wine and other nice stores, and in fact destroyed nearly all they could not carry away. She hoped we would not carry away any of her negroes. All had; gone but one family, which she had raised, of which she thought just as much as she would of her own children. The young man'we had taken for a guide, she said, was the prop of the household, and he never would do so well anywhere else as there. The captain told her she needn’t fear—we only wanted tbeboy’s servioes as guide; if he chose to go with us to Jackson we could not prevent him; but he would be of no earthly use to us after he had per formed the service required. ■ After breakfast we looked for the boy, but he had gone. We hunted and expostulated and threatened, but to no effect. The bird had flown. So we took up our way on general principles; and the result was lost our road, and had to turn back five miles. Who should we meet, just after turning back, but our guide Aleck. He had gone off to get some money that was owing him, and intended, in good faith, to come back. When he returned, we had gone; and his father and mother, and his mistress, too, hung about him, and begged of him not to go with the Yankees—they would sell him for twe dollars and a half—they would haDg him, and al! that. Very well, he told them, he would take the chances. He had told Captain Foster that he would go with him ; and if Captain Foster should ever see him again, he would remember it against him, and he was going any how. So he took the old lady’s gray mare, which was just being hitched up in the buggy for a ride, and threw a piece of carpet over her back, and started for Captain Foster. SLEIGHING TIMES. The day was as cold and uncomfortable as could well be imagised. Ihad no overcoat or gloves, and it was snowing fast. It seems from the papers that this snow storm commenced away up beyond Du buque, and it must have-gone far below here. In Jackson some of the officers of the 45th Illinois had a sleigh ride. Think of that! A sleigh ride in Southern Tennessee on the 25th of October : “ All along of them blarsted.Yankees!” But in spite of the eold weather I enjoyed myself talking with Aleck. He is an intelligent contraband, without any discount. He said that his master, old Clair borne, wasmighty heavy Seceshj” that he got on his horse and cutforhis camp every morning e arly, and that hearing our bugle he staid there last night; that ho only came home to meals, and never took the saddle off his horse, and that he lived in •per petual fear of being arrested He treated his ne groes shamefully 'Hfntil the war commenced. Aleck’s father was a blacksmith, and had contrived seme fifteen years ago, to scrape together two hun dred and fifty dollars. This money he loaned to a rich man at six per eent. interest, and though the manwas able to pay, old Claiborne, held the note and would not give it up, though he had repeSted y been requested to. Chivalry ! This same man often earns his master two dollars and a half a day for months at a time', and all he gets for his labor is an occasional beating because he don’t earn more. Chivalry ! No wonder the old lady was so anxious not to part with her “family,” that she was so fond of! What a blessedjthing the patriarchal institu tion Is! Aleck’s ideas of the cause of the war, Its probable results, the best mode of action for the negroes, and the real value of the present change in their situation, and in fact of every thing relating to the war, were remarkably shrewd and mature'. Al eck does not look like a negro He is not darker than many whitemen, and his features have but little of the negro oast. Said he, “ I want to see this'country comedoten. You can’t bring them down Mr. - without you ruin them. Pride built them up, and nothing but poverty will bring them down. You may take away everything they have but their darkeys, and they stand it very well, but as soon as you take a nigger they begin to weep and wail and gnash their teeth. You take the ground right! out from under them. If you take cotton they can plant more. If you take horses and mules, they caD get more. So with corn and ail kinds of produce. But you take a nigger and you but off their supply. The nigger is the producing machine. He turns out everything. If you take him away ■it is like taking the principal, and if you only take 'cotton it is like taking only the interest; more will come next year, Then their pride is in it too. They hate to lose a slave, it makes them mad. They tell ( us all sorts of foolish stories about the Yankees. But I tell the nigger folks about ino that they aint true. Why, the Yankees are the smartest people In the world. They make everything wo get—all our tools and elothes and furniture and everything.” “Doyou think you would be any better off,” I asked, “ if the Yankees should conquer and occupy this country?”. “ Well, I don’t know,” said he, “we can’t be any worse off. I tell all the colored people about here if they have got good homes that they had better stay where they are till the thing is settled. They can’t be any worse off, and if they runoff they have no homes, and perhaps can’t get any work, and if they go North they don’t understand the country, and it is too cold.” After Aleck had carried us as far as ho could, the captain told him he might go back or stay, as he chose; but he concluded to come to Jackson awhile and try it, When he wants to go back he can, and then, he says, they will think a good deaf more of him, since they will have l«gned his value. THE COTTON CROP. Many other things of note occurred during our trip, but my letter is already too long. We found in some localities a good many small farmers. They were all Union people. Wherever you find large plantations yon find the people Secessionists. Most of those have lost nearly all their negroes; some are "shrewd enough to stay, but a good many go off. The country is suffering for the want of good laborers. In one place we found some sixty or seventy bales of cotton, of the last year’s crop, which had neither been ginned nor baled, but was lying loose in the storehouse and rotting. The owner was a widow lady, who was afraid to gin it, or press it, for fear it would be taken and burned by the guerillas. The cotton-burners are very un popular here - ; Even the Secesh hold on to their cotton, and the. moment the road is clear rush it into market. About one-fourth of a crop has been planted this year, but it will be worth, if it can be picked, as much as a full crop -formerly was. We passed many cotton fields where the cotton was suffering to be picked, and would probably rot on the stalk.’: The negroes have nearly all run away, and in most oases taken mules and wagons with, them. RESULT OF OUR TRIP . So you see our trip was productive of nothing but one prisoner, hard rides; long fasts, cold nights, and a good deed of fun. All the rebel cavalry had gone South, and, in fact, as soon as we arrived at Jackson, we found an alarm rawed about an intend ed attack on Corinth. A large cavalry force had been sten hovering about Grand Junction. The information' we had gathered explained all this. It was merely the concentration of the portions of Faulkner’s and Jackson’s cavalry, which had re cently been overthe ground we traversid in this trip, but I think many days cannot elapse before we have a fight. ’.Rostcrans will' drive Bragg out *of; Kentucky, and reinforcements will be sent to Price; and we may then expect an attaok at some point hire. . Casco; > CoLTOßtrs, October 2S, 1862. The expedition to Charleston. Mo. , 34miIesfrom JNew Marirfii,'under command of Captain-Rogers, coifipiiny li. 2d Artillery, has been eminently suc cessful,.disporting the guerillas, hilling ten, mor tally wounding two, captu ing Colonel Clarke, la command, Captain Clarke, three lieutenants, three surgeons, 37 men, 73 stand of arms, 42 horses, 13 mules, 2 wagons, and a large quantity of ammuni tion; burning their barracks and magazine, en tirely breaking up the whole concern. Ko loss on outside: ' Casco; Burning of the Aileganian by the Rebels [Correspondent!! of The Press.] United States'Steamer Crusader; Chesapeake BAr, October 29, 1862. This mornkg, about three o’clock, a light was discovered by the watch on deck, who reported the same to the captain with the belief that it was a ship on fire. We immediately weighed anchor, and stood for the light under aMI head of steam. At 6 A. M.,- we stopped close to her, and learned from the second mate of the ship the following par ticulars: She left Baltimore on Thursday last, loaded with guano, bound to London, and had had variable winds. Yesterday afternoon she came to anchor off the of the Rappahannock river for the night. About 10 P. M , five boats, loaded with rebels armed with revolvers and cutlasses, came alongside and took possession of her. After tying all her crew, they ransacked the ship; taking all of the sugar, tea, coffee, and everything of any value. They then left, taking the captain, mate, and pilot with them, and ordering the rest of the crew to follow them to Mob Jack bay. They also look all of the bedding out of the oabin, and hav ing piled it up in the after hatch, set fire to-the ship. When they had gone some distance, the boats became separated, and the second officer steered around the bay hailing one or two steam boats, which did not go to their assistance. They accordingly returned to their ship, and awaited the arrival of the Crusader, when the captain sent boats to their assistance. The ship having a large quantity of powder in her magazine, the captain did not deem it prudent to go alongside. After using the buckets, however, and finding that the, fire was cheeked, he had the ship brought near enough alongside to allow the steam pumps to be effectually used, when the fire was soon got under, About two hours after we arrived, the steamer Maple leaf came alongside, but its assistance not .being required, it stood on down the bay for Fortress Monroe. Wo remained by the Aileganian till twelve o’clock, when, leaving par t of the drew and two officers in charge, we started for Yorktown to notify the flag-officer of the affair, and to find out what was to be done with her. - She is a fine, large ship owned in New York, and has a full cargo of guano. The value of the vessel and cargo will not fall far short of 8150,000. I learned that a rebel expedition has been some time fitting out for-thc purpose of destroying the vossels that may be compelled to come to anchor near the Virginia shore. A few more Federal cruisers are needed in these waters. - October 31.—After keeping the fire confined to the hold of the Aileganian for twenty-four hours we started for Yorktown. We succeeded in towing her to the mouth of York river, when the fire.bfoke out again, and we were forced to part company, first anchoring her, however. She burned until two o’clock this morning, when she sank in six fathoms of water. Cheering Progress. To the Editor of The Press: Sir : It is significant to notice that while certain Northern States are going for the Breckinridge tickets, owing to the absence of the soldiers, that in those Bor der States which have seen most of the war, a strong emancipation sentiment is springing up. This truth wilt be »een by reference to the present Congressional canvass in Missouri. Never before have the Republicans been able to support a candidate outßide of St. Louis. Now, »b the subjoined list will show, they have distinctive pro emancipation, pro-confiscation candidates, in every dis trict but one. Unfortunately; in a majority of the districts, there are divisions, which make success doubt ful.' Tbe following list of candidates, pledged to emanci pation .may be relied upon as correct: First district, Samuel Knox, F. ! P. Blair; Second, H. T. Blow, T. S. Nelson / Third, John W. Noell; Fourth, John R. Kelso; Sixth, H. B. Bouton,-W. J, 21 organ; Seventh, H B. Branch, Benj. Loan; Eiihth, H. M. Woodyard, Who. Bishop:.Ninth, Arnold Krekel. . Tbe Republicans have strong hopes of carrying the First, Second,Third, Sixth; Eighth, and Ninth districts, although tlity never previously have had more than one member. Now, they claim three districts as cer tain, and have hopes for others. I am truly and sincerely yours, GIRARDEAU. A Car* from Mr. Scovel To the Public —The Breckinritfgers have again de corated me with their cenßure. If they had praised me I should regard it as a calamity. These <> northern patriots with South' m principles” have given me the latest evidence of their venom in an affidavit, published In the Camden Democrat of November I, attaching my per sonal and pi ofessional honor. That affidavit is utter ly false in its statements and insinuations. Tshall con tinue in my course, and cannot be intimidated by the men who betrayed Stephen A. Douglas, and are ready how to betray our Government into the hands of its enemies. The last admonition given ms by Mr. Dou glas (at the Girard House in I 860) was in these words: l - Do not affiliate with the friends of Breckinridge ; they are the enemies of our country.” I have remem. fcered that leSson. Who now rn’e the openfoesof the American Union in New Jersey 1 The friends of Dou glas l Let Hodman Brice and David Barr answer. I take my appeal from the Breckinrldgere to the loyal people of New Jersey. Democrats! Be publicans! as you revere the memory of yourdead leader—as.yon have faith in the honesty of Abraham Lincoln—as jou love your country in its struggle for life or death—l adjure you; slami by the stars and stripes. Not a month ago. Lewis Oase said, “ Young man, the Government is right; we mustsustain it.” It is never or how with the Republic, and I entreat you that, at the ballot box on Tuesday next, you • “ Btiifee! for your altars and your fires, Strike! The green graves of your sires, God and your native land.” JA.ME3 SI. SOOVtr, Cawdek, Hov, 3,1882. Ex-President Buchanan’s Reply to Gen. Scott. To the Editors of the National Intelligencer : On Wednesday last I received the National In telligencer containing General Scott’s address to the public. This is throughout an undisguised censure of my conduct during the last months of the Administration in regard to the seven Cotton States now in rebellion. From our past relationsT was greatly surprised at the appearance of suoh a paper. In one aspect, however, it was highly gra tifying. It has justified me, nay, it has rendered it absolutely necessary, that I should no longer re main silent in respect to charges which have been long vaguely circulating; but are now endorsed by the responsible name of General Scott. I. The first and most prominent among theHe charges is my refusal immediately to garrison nine enumerated fortifications, Scattered over six of the Southern States, according to the'recommendation of Gen. Scott, in his “views" addressed to the War Department on the 29th and 30th of October, 1860. And it has even been alleged that if this had been dona it might have prevented the civil war. Tbisrefusal is attributed, -without the least cause, to the,influence of Governor Floyd. All my Cabi net must bear me witness that I was the President myself, responsible for all the acts of the Adminis tration ; and certain it is that, during the lost six months previous to the 29th December, 1860, the day on which he resigned his office, after my re quest, he exercised less influence on the Adminis tration than any other member of the Cabinet. Mr. Holt was immediately thereafter transferred from the Post Office Department to that of War; ss that, from this time until the 4th March, 1861, which was by far the most important period of the Adminis tration, he performed the duties of Secretary of War to my entire satisfaction. But why did I not immediately garrison these nine fortifications, in such a manner, to use the lan guage of Gen. Scott, “as to make any attempt to take any one of them by surprise or coup-de-main ridiculous ?” There is one answer both easy and conclusive, even if other valid reasons did not exist. There were no available troops within reach whioh could be sent to these fortifications. To have attempted a military operation on a scale so extensive by any means within the Presi dent’s power would have been simply absurd. Of this Gen. Scott himself seems to have been convin ced, for on the day after the date of his first “views” he addressed (on the 30th October) supplemental views to the War Department, in which he states ; “ There, isone (regular) company in Boston, one here, (at the Narrows ), one at f’lttsburg, one at Augusta, (Ga), one at Baton Rouge’.’—in all five companies only within reach to garrison or reinforce the forts mentioned m the “ views.” Five companies—four hundred men—-to octupy and reinforce nine fortifications in six highly excited Southern States! The force “within reach” was so entirely inadequate that nothing more need be said on the subject. To have attempted such a mi litary operation with so feeble a force, and the Pre sidential election impending, w#uld have b ten an invitation to collision and secession. Indeed, if the whole American army, consisting then of only six teen thousand men, had been “ withinreach,” they would have been scarcely sufficiontfor this purpose. Such was our want of ,'troops that, although Gen. Scott, believing, in opposition to the opinion of the committee raised in the House of Representatives, that the inauguration of Mr. Lincoln might be in terrupted by military force, was only able to assem ble at Washington, so late as the 4th March, six hundred and fifty-three tags, rank and file of the army. And, to make up* this number, even the sappers and miners were brought from West Point. But why was there no greater force within reach 1 This question could be bettor answered by General Scott himself than by any other person. - Our Small regular army, with the exception of a few hundred men, were out of reach, on . our remote frontiers, where it had been continuously stationed for years, to protect the inbabi ants and the emi grants on their way thither against the attacks of hostile Indians. All were insufficient, and both General Scott and-myself had endeavored in vatu to prevail upon Congress to raise several additional regiments for this purpose. In recommending this augmentation of the army, the General states, in his report to the War Department of November, - 1857, that “it would not more than furnish there-, inforcements now greatly needed in Florida, Texas,, New Mexico, California, Oregon. Washington, (T.) Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, leaving not a com-' pany for Utah.” And again, in his report of No vember, 1858, he says : “This want of troops to give reasonable security to our citizens in distant settlements,; inoluding emigrants on the plains, can scarcely foe too strongly slated ; but 1 will only add, that as often sb we have been obliged ts withdraw troops, from one frontier in order to reinforce another, the weakened points have been instantly at tacked or threatened with forini; able invasion.’’ These “ views” of General icott exhibit the crude notions then prevailing even among intelligent and patriotic men on this subject of secession. In the first sentence the General, whilst stating that “ to save time the right.of secession may be conceded,” y etimmediately says: “ this is instantly balanced by tbe correlative right on the part of the FcdaraL Government against an interior State or States to : re-establish by force, if necessary, its former contin uity of territory,” (For this he cites “Paley’s Moral and Political Philosophy, last ohapter.” It may be there, but I have been unabie to find it.) Whilst it is difficult to ascortaindm precise mean ing in this passage, he renders what he did v»ef mean quite clear in Ms. supplementary “views.” In these he says : “It will be seen‘that the 1 views’ only apply to a ease of secession that makes a gap' in the present Union,” The falling off, say, of Texas, or of all the Atlantic States, from the Potomao south (the very case which has occurred), was not within the Ecope of Gen. S.’s “ provisional reme dies ;” that is to say, to establish by force, if neces sary, the continuity of our territory. In his “ views” he also states as follows: “ But break this glorious Union by whatever line or lines that political mad ness may contrive, and there would be no hope of recruiting the fragments except by the laceration and despotism of the sword. To effect such result the intestine wars of eur Mexican neighbors would, in comparison with ours, sink into mere child’s play.” In the General’s.opimon, “asmalier evil (than these intestine wars) would be to allow the fragments of the great Repablio to form them selves into now Confederacies, probably four. ’’ He then points out what ought to bo the boundaries between the new Unions,.and at the end of each goes so far as even to indicate the cities which ought to be the capitals of the three first on this side of the Rocky mountains, to wit, “ Columbia, South Carolina,” “ Alton, or Quincy,lllinois,” and “Albany, New York,” excluding Washington city altogether. This indication of capitals oontained in the original now in my possession, is curiously omitted in the version published in the National Intelligencer. He designates no capital for the fourth Union on the Pacific. The reader-will judge what encouragement these views, proceeding from so distinguished a source, must have afforded to the Secessionists of the Cotton States. I trust I have said enough, and more than enough, to convince every mind why I did not, with a force of five companies, attempt to reinforce Forts Jackson and. St. Philip, dn'thc Mississippi; Fort Morgan, below Mobile; Forts Pickens and Mcßae, in Pensacola harbor; Fort Pulaski, below Savannah; Forts Moultrie and Sumpter; Charles ton harbor, and Fort Monroe, in Virginia. These “views,” both original and supplemen tary, were published by (general Scott in the National Intelligencer of January 18,1861, at the most important and critical period of the Ad ministration. Their publication, at that time, could do no possible good, and might do much harm. To have published them, without the President’s knowledge and consent, was as much in violation of the sacred confidence which ought to prevail be tween the commanding general of the army and the Commander-In-Chief as it would have been ferthe Secretary of War to publish the same documents without his authority. What is of more importance, their publication was calculated in juriously to affect the compromise measures then pending before Con gress and the country, and to encourage the Se cessionists in their mad and wicked attempt to shatter the Union into fragments. From ttie great respect which I then entertained for the General I passed it over in silence. It is worthy of remark that soon after the Presi dential election representations of what these “views” contained, of more or less correctness, were unfortunately .circulated, especially through out the South.' The editors of the National In telligencer, in assigning a reason for their publi cation, state that both in public prints and in pub lic speeches allusions had been made to them; and some misapprehensions of their character had got,, abroad/' ■’ - 1/*'- IRand 111. General Scott states that he arrived in Washington on the 12th, and, accompanied by the Secretary of War, held a conversation with the President on the 15 th December. Whilst I have no recollection whatever of this conversation, he doubtless' states correctly that I did refuse'to send three hundred men to reinforce Major Anderson at Fort Moultrie, who had not then removed to Fort Sumpter. The reason for this refusal- is manifest to all who recollect the history of the time. But twelve'days beiore, in the annual message of the 3d December, I had urged upon Congress the adoption of amendments to the Constitution of the same character with those subsequently proposed by Mr. Crittenden, called the “ Crittenden Compromise.’ ’ At that time high hopes were entertained throughout the country that these would be adopted. Besides, I believed, and/, this correctly, as the event proved, that Major An derson was then in no danger of attack. Indeed, he and his command were then treated with marked kindness by the authorities and people of Charles ton. Under these circumstances, to have sent such a force there would have been only to impair the hope of compromise, to provoke collision, and dis appoint the country. There are some details of this conversation in re gard to which the General’s , memory must be de fective. At present I shall specify only one. I could not have stated that on a future contingent occasion I would telegraph “Major Anderson, of Fort Moultrie, to hold the Forts (Moultrie and Sumpler) against attackbecause, with prudent precaution, this had already been done several days before through a special messenger sent to Major Anderson for this very purpose. I refer to Major Buell, of the army. The General’s supplementary note of the same day, presenting to me General Jaokson’s conduct in 183,1, during the period of nullification, as an example, requires no special notice. Even if the eases were not entirely different, I had previously determined upon apolioy of my own, as willappear from my annual message. This was, at every hazard to collect the customs at Charleston, and outsid o of the port, if need be, in a vessel of war. , Mr. Colcbok, the existing collector, as I had antici pated, resigned his office about the end of Decem ber, and immediately thereafter I nominated to the Senate as his successor a'suitable person, prepared at any personal risk to do his duty. That body; however, throughout its entire session, declined to act on this Thus, without a collector, : it was rendered impossible to collect the revenue. IV. General Scott’s statement alleges thattho Brooklyn, with Captain Yogdes’ company alone, left the Chesapeake for Fort Pickens about January 22d, and on the 29th President Buchanan, having entered into a quasi armistice with oeitaia leading Seceders at Pensacola and elsewhere, caused Secre taries Holt and Toucey to instruct in a joint note the commander of the war vessels off Pensacola, and Lieut.- Slemmer, commanding Fort Piokens, to oommitno act of hostility, and not to land Captain Yogdes’ company, unless the fort should be at tacked.” He afterwards states, within brackets, “ That joint note I never saw, but suppose the ar mistice was consequent upon the meeting of the; Peace Convention at Washington, and was under-. ' stood to terminate with it.” ? : These statements betray a singular want of memo TWO CENTS- ry on the part of General Scott. .It is soareely credible that this yery joint note, presented in suah odious eolors, was submitted to General Scott on the day it was prepared (28th January), and met his entire approbation. I would not venture to make this assertion if I did not possess conclusive evi dence to prove it. On that day Secretary Holt ad dressed me a note, from which the following is an extract : ‘‘l have the satisfaction ofsayiiig that on submitting the paper to General 3colt he ex pressed, himself satisfied with it, saying that there could be no objection to the arrangement in a military point of view or otherwise This re quires no comment. That the General had every reason to be satisfied with the arrangement will ap pear from the following statement: A revolutionary outbreak had occurred in Florida; the troops of the United States had beta expelled from Pensacola and the adjacent navy , yard; and Lieut. Slemmer, of the artillery, with his brave little command, had been forced to take refuge in Fort Pickens, where he was in imminent danger every moment of being oaptured by a vastly superior force. Owing to the interruption of regu lar communications Secretary Holt did not receive information of these events until several days after their occurrence, and then through a letter ad dressed to a. third person. Ho instantly informed the President of the fact, and reinforcements, pro visions, and military stores were despatched by the Brooklyn to Fort Pickens without a moment’s' un necessary delay. She left Fortress Monroe on the 24th of January. Well-founded apprehensions were, however, en tertained at the time of her departure that the re inforcements, with the veßßels of war at no great distance from Fort Pickens, could not arrive in time to defend it against the impending attack. In this state of suspense, and whilst Lieutenant Slem mer was in extreme peril, Senators Slidell, Hunter, and Bigler received a telegraphic despatoh from Senator Mallory, of Florida, dated at Pensacola, on the 28th January, with the urgent request that they should lay it before the President. This de spatch expressed an earnest desire to maintain the peace, as well as the most positive assurance that no attack would be made on Fort Pickens if the present status should be preserved. This proposal was carefully considered, both with a view to the safety of the fort and to the unhappy effect which ah actual collision, either at that or any other point, might produce on the Peace Con vention then about to assemble at Washington, The result was that a joint despatch was carefully pre pared by the Secretaries of War and Navy, accept ing the proposal, with important modifications, which was transmitted by telegraph on the 2’Jth January, to Lieutenant Slemmer, and to the naval commanders near the station. It is too long for transcription; suffice it to say, it was carefully guarded at every point for the security of the fort, and its free communication with Washington. The result was highly fortunate. The Brooklyn had a long passage.. Although she'left Fortress Monroe on the 24th of January, she did not arrive at Pensacola until the 6th of February. In the mean time Fort Pickens with Lieut. Slemmer (whose con duct deserves high commendation), and his brave little band, were placed, by virtue of this arrange ment, iu perfect security until an adequate force had arrived to defend it against any attack. The fort is still in our possession. Well might General Scott have expressed his satisfaction with this ar rangement. The General was correct in the sup, position that this arrangement was.to expire on the termination of the Peaca Convention. V. But we wow come to an important period, when dates will be essentially necessary to dis entangle the statement of General Scott, The South Carolina Commissioners were appointed on the 22d, and arrived in Washington on the 2Tth December. The day after their arrival it was an nounced that Major Anderson had removed from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumpter. This rendered them furious. On the same day, they addressed an angry loiter to the President demanding the sur-' render of Fort Sumpter. The President answered this letter on the 30th December by a peremptory, refusal. This brought forth a reply from the Com missioners on the 2d January, 1861, of such an in sulting character that the President instantly re turned it to them with the following endorsement: “ This paper, ; just presented to the President, is of such a character that ha declines to receive it. ” From that time forward all friendly, political, and personal intercourse finally ceased between the re volutionary Senators and the President, and he was severely attacked by them in the Senate, and espe cially by Mr. Jefferson Davis. Indeed, their in tercourse had previously been of the coldest cha racter ever since the President’s anti-Beoession message at 'the commencement of the session of Congress. Under these changed circumstances, General Scott, by nete on Sunday, the 30th December, ad dressed the following inquiry to the President: “Win the President permit General Scott, without reference to the War Department, and otherwite as se emly as possible, to send two hundred and fifty recruits from New York harbor to reinforce Fort Sumpter, to-, gather with some extra muskets or rifles, ammunition, and subsistence “ It is hoped that a sioop-of-war and cutter may be ordered for tho same purpose