The press. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1857-1880, November 11, 1862, Image 1

FKS«S,
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~y JOHN W< ITOK.N.E’K.
in SOUTH FOURTH STREET
S HCB, «»• ” ,
- jjall-* PRESS,
1 OS# TB r*» Wbik, Diyßble to the Oarrlw.
llbßOr n,crn out of the Oity at Six Wollabs
w j. otm Dollars job Sight Mo»ths>
r « you Six MONTHS— Invariably to ad
««*'* {M time ordered.
1«E TRI-VTEEKIiT press,
a w Subscribers oat of the Oily at Thbbb Doi>
" „ . ««sdh, In advance.
" imy-GOO»S JOBBERS.
BRANSON, & 00.,
-r CORNER OP MARKET AND
S’ yl ’ FIFTH STREETS,
tbe attention of Cash Buyers to
New Stock of
nHESS GOODS, SHAWLS, ETO.
O.BRANSON, J.G BOMQARDNBR,
riS .PA^ £Ufl *
& Go.,
6IS .CHESTNUT STREET,
{JAYNE’S MARBLE BLOCK,)
9sr( jasi opened an 7 ;
' gNTIKE NEW STOCK
OF '
SILKS; from Auction,
nHESS GOODS in great variety,
0&WL8, gloves,
jIUBONS, TRIMMINGS, &0., &0.,
n-yoli imveteen
PURCHASED EXCLUSIVELY FOB CASH,
j.frflbaßoW st
CHEAP FRICKS.
jus attention of city Bad country buyers Is furltod.
. : ■
1562. fall 1862.
aIEGEL, WIEST, & IRVIN,
OIFOBTEES AND JOBBERS
... ■ or .....
dry goods*
. (JO . if NORTH THIRD BTRKEY,
yEn.ISII.r2U.
i[.;;chants visiting tMs city to purchase Dm
Goons will find our Stock large
and admirably assorted, and at
Low Fiodees. In certain classes
of Goods we offer Inducements to
purchasers unequalled by any other bouse in
fliiladelphla, : : \ sel6-3m
.JHO& MELLOE & 00, ;
BKSLISH AND GERMAN IMPORTERS,
40 AXD49NOBTH THIRD STREET.
hosiery, gloves.
Shirts and Drawers, 4-4 Linens,
fanoj Woolens, Linen 0. Hdkfs.
Manufacturers Of Shirt Fronts,
Kli'Sffl '
1862. * ALL ' 1862.
j'OHNEB. BEERY, &' 00,
(Snooeaaora to-Abbott, Johnen, & <Jo.,) x
f!! BASKET, AND 634 COMMERCE STREETS,
IMPQIITEBS ASS JOBBERS OP
•B-I £j H ;
■AMT :.'■■■• "
■FANCY DRY GOODS,
SUT» now opened an entirely
ssw and attractive ibtook, m
CfISLISH, FRENCH, &ERMLAN. AND
AMERICAN
DRESS GOODS.
ta, tfall HBortment In
WHITE GOODS,-RIBBONS,GLOVES,
SHAWLS,&o.,
Mot (her offorat the nr? Loweet market Prioea, and
felt tin attention of the Trade. »nie-8m
Y ARJD, GILLMORE, & 00 4
"■it*. Ml CHESTNUT ind 814 JAYNE Streets,
H*venow opentfcelr
'FALL IMPORTATION
or BlbK AND FANCY
OBEBS 800D8, SHAWLS, WHITE
GOODS,
UNENS, EMBROIDERIES, Ao.
BOUGHT IN EUROPE BY
ONE OF THE FIRM.
'ft »t!'h the attention of the trade li particntarlj In
f-WA rat 5-8 m
MILITARY GOODS.
J/pITARY AND NAVAL GOODS.
PRESENTATION SWORDS,
SWORE) BELTS, SASHES,
OFFICERS’ CANTEENS,
PORTABLE WRITING DESKS,
PASS ANTS, EPAULETTES,
'JIUtiBY AND NATAL QOODS IN OENEBAL.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
EVANS & HASS ALE,
No. 418 ARCH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
ARMY!
SWORDS, RIFLES,
PISTOLS, SASHES, BELTS, &<j.
No < 13 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
WHOLESALE and retail.
Watches and jewelry,
M ELI HOLDEN, Jts
AMEBIOAN AND IMPOBTED WATOHEBr*™
6<ai J *WELEY, AND OLOOK3,
708 MABKET Street.
• watohbs,
WOLD AND SILVER OASES.
% JOS. H. WATSON.
Ho. 328 CHESTNUT street.
WchEs7jEWELRY, &0i j
A.H™ ASSORTMENT,at LESS
lai S FOBMEB PBICBB.
tah2o.« „JABE A BBOTHEB, Importer,
CHESTNUT Street, below Fourth.
*^H? NERY * FANCY GOODS.
sPJJJN & QUAYLES’
“TATIONEBY, TOT, AND FANOT GOODS
„BMPOBIUM,
Ho. 10S6 WALNUT STBEET,
»WUOW ILITHXTH,
m PHILADILPHIA’
YOL. 6.—NO, 86.
MILLINERY GOODS.
MILLINERY GOODS.
M. BERNHEIM,
726 CHESTNUT STREET,
Has now In store, jnst received from AUCTION, a large
and choice stock of
RIBBONS, of all widths and colors.
FLO WEBS, all the new shades.
FEATHEBS, do. do. ilo.
VELVETS, do. do. do.
BILES, do. do. do.
BLACK ENGLISH CBAPEB, at all prioes, and
MOURNING RIBBONS to suit, and all othtr articles
belonging In the Millinery Line.
He is now selling off his entire stock at -
GREATLY REDUCED PRIDES FOR CASH,
and would call the attention of the trade to this fact.
Don’t forget,
No. T 26 CHESTNUT STREET.
N. B.—Velvets cntbia*.
1862 ® ALI - 1862
WOOD & CARY,
sSUCOESSOKS TO LINCOLN, WOOD, & NICHOLS,
Hava now in store a
COMPLETE STOCK
OF
MILLINERY GOODS,
CONSISTING OF
Silk, Velvet,' and Colored Straw
BONNETS AND HATS,
French Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, &0.,
To which they respectfully invite the attention or the
former patrons of the House, and the trade generally.
■' eeS-Sm 7
|HOS. KENNEDY & BRO.
TB9 CHESTNUT STREET, BELOW EIGHTH.
HAVE NOW BEADY THEBES
FALL IMPORTATIONS OF FRENCH
FLOWERS, FEATHERS,
AND GENERAL MILLINERY GOODS. .
eeS-3m ' i 7
FALL MILLINERY GOODS.
ROSENHEIM,
BROOKS, & 004
431 MARKET STREET,
NORTH SIDE,
Have now open for their
FALL 8 ALE 3
A LARGE AND HANDSOME BTOOK OF
FALL MILLINERY GOODS,
ooasiariso or
RIBBONS, VELVETS, SILKS, .
FLOWERS,
STRAW AND FANCY BONNETS,
AND
MILLINERY GOODS GENERALLY,
To which the attention of the trade Is
RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED.
. se2o-2m ,
YARNS, BATTS, & CARPET CHAIN.
AD DING ! W ADDING!
WADDING!
WADDING, BATTS,
TWINES, WIOKING,
COTTON TABUS,
OARPET CHAIN, fto., &0.
THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE CITY,
VINSTORE,’
And 808 BALE, at MANUFACTURERS’ PRICES, by
A. H. FRANOISOUS,
No. 433 MARKET and No. S North FIFTH Street
,031.3 m ' '
YAMS, BATTS. Mb:
CARPET CHAIN.
The snbsoribor is prcparedtoseU when wanted:
50,000 lbs. Carpet Chain—-Cotton, Lin
en, and Woolen.
50,000 lbs. Cotton Yam—Nos. from 5
to 20.
10,000 lbs. Single Jute and Tow YaA.
400,000 Sheets Black Wadding.
5,000 Bales all grades Cotton Batts,
from 12 to 50 ots. per lb.
1,000 Bales all grades Wide.
1,000 Bales all grades Twine—Cotton
and Linen.
And a general eaeortment of TWINES, TIDY COT
TON, ROPES, &e„ at the
LARGE FOUR-STORY STORE,
Ho. 343 NORTH THIRD STREET,
(Corner of New St )
As l am solely in the Tarn business, I am prepared to
sell the above goods lower than any other house in this
«20-3 m R. T. WHITE.
YARNS, BATTS, CARPET-CHAIN.
2,000 Bales of Batting, of all grades.
1,000 Bales of Black Wadding.
800 Bales of Wieking.
1,000 Bales of Cotton Twine.
12.000 Pounds of Cotton Yam.
20,000 Pounds of Colored- and White
Carpet Chain.
500 Coils of Manilla, Jute, and Cot
ton Rope.
Also, Coverlet Tam, Bed Cords, Wash Lines, and a
(nil stock of Goods in the above line, for sale by
A. H. FRANOISOUS,
4*lB-3m 433 HABKBT and 4 North FIFTH Street
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE.
AND WILLOW WARE.
A. H. FRANCISCTJS,
133 MARKET snd 5 North FIFTH Street,
FHIItASBbFBIA,
WHOLESALE DEALEB IN
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE.
Always on hand, a foil Stock of
TUBS, BUCKETS, OHUBNS, MEASUBES, BBOOMS,
WHISKS,
FANGY BASKETS,
wall, scam, ans sweeping brushes,
LOOKING- GLASSES ani WINDOW PAPER,
A FULL ASSORTMENT OF CLOCKS,
. Mats, Keelers, Flour Buckets, Nest Boxes,
BROOM CORN, HANDLES, AND WIRE,
WASHBOARDS, ROLLING ami CLOTHES PINS,
FLOOR AND TABLE OIL CLOTHS,
SCHOOL, MARKET, and DINNEB BASKETS,
Baser Bags, Indigo, Blacking, Matches, Sleds, Barrows,
Oarilages, Hobby Horses, Ac, Ao.
All Goods sold at
LOWEST NET CASH PRICES.
LARGEST STOCK IN THE UNION.
Strangers visiting the city are Invited to look through
this Establishment, whioh is the largest of the kind In
this country. Also, the only Wholesale Agent for H. W.
PUTNAM’S CLOTHES-WBINGEB In the Btate of
Pennsylvania- selg-Sm r
CABINET FDRNITHR*.
CABINET FURNITURE AND BIL
\J LIABD TABLES.
MOORE & CAMPION.
Ho. 361 Booth SECOND Street,
In eonnectionwith their extensive Cabinet Business, art
tow manufacturing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
And have now on hand a fall supply, finished with the
HOOBX A CAMPION’S JMPBOYBD CUSHIONS,
whioh an pronounced by all who havs nsed them to be
mperlor to all others.
For the duality and finish of these Tables the manu
tsetnren rerer to their numerous patrons thronghont
the Union, who are familiar with the character of their
/work./ ... ■ : / - y ..... . an2B-6m
(Qa'ijti.on.; . ' ■■■"■
The well-earned reputation of
FAIRBANKS’ SCALES
Ha* Induced the maker* of imperfect balances too ffe
them as “FAIBBANKB’ SCALES,” and purchasers
have thereby, In many Instances, been subjected to
fraud and Imposition. Fairbanks’ Beales are manufao.
tured only by the original inventors, E. A T. FAIB
BANKS A CO., and areadapted to every branoh of the
business, whers a correct and durable Boales la required.
FAIRBANKS A EWING,
General Agents,
aplO-tf MASONIC HALLj Tl 6 CHESTNUT BT.
0 L ARK’S
ONE DOLLAR STOBB,
60S CHESTNUT STREET.
Silver-plated Ware, Jewelry, Photograph Albums,
Travelling Bags, Pocket Bookß, Port Mommies, Cabas,
Ac., for 50 to ICO per cent, less than the regular prices
The following is a partial list of articles wbieb we sell
at ONE DOLLAR EACH. The same goods are sold at
other places from $2 to tfS each :
YOUR OHOIOE FOB ONE DOLL AR !
Ladies’ Sets, new and beautiful styles,
Do. Pins,
Do. Ear Bings,
Do. Sleeve Boltons,
Do, Guard Chain,..
Do. Neck do
Do. Gold Thimbles,
Do. Finger Bings, \ .
Do. Pencils, . /
Do. Pons with osae, ■
Do. Bracelets,
Do. Medallions,
Do. Charms,
Do. Pearl Port Monnates,
Do. Morocco do.
Do. Wire, do do.
Do. Purses,
Do. Card Oases,
Infant’s Armlets,
Do. Neck Chains.
Gents’ Vest Chains, different styles,
Do. Sleeve Buttons, do. do.
Do. Studs, do. do.
Do. Pins, , do. do.
Do. Scavf Pins, do. do.
Do. Scarf Bings, do. do.
Do. Finger R’ngs, do. do.
Do. Pen and Cass, 7
Do. Pencil, revolving,
Do. Tooth Pick, de.
Do. WetehKeys,
Da. Chain Hooks,
. Do. Chain Charms,
Do. Pocket Boobs, •
Do. Bill Books,
Do. Port Monnaies. Ac.
SILVER PLATED WARE.
YOUR CHOICE FOR ONE DOLLAR!
Sells of Table Spoons,
Do. Dessert do.
Do. Tea do. ,
Do. Forks, ■
Pair Butter, Knives,
Do Napkin Rings,
Knife and Fork, .
Goblets,
. Caps,.■
Sugar Bowls,
Cream Caps,
Syiup Cups,
Bntter Dishes,
Castors with Bottles,
Salt Stands, <to.
YOUR CHOICE OF ANY OF THE ABOVE AR
TICLES FOE ONE DOLLAR.
NOTT )B.—ln order to meet the ; wants of our numer
ous customers, we shall keen a gtook of the finest Plate!
an! ell Sold Jewelry, together with an assortment of
heavy p’fited Silver Ware, and a variety of Photograph
Alhmna and Farcy Goods, which we will sell at prices
which will defy competition. Ladies an! Gentlemen are
invi'ed to call and examine our stock: Every attention
paid to visitors whether they wish to purchase or not
Bemember OLABK’ J
ON® DOLLAR STORE,
602 OBESTS tfr Street.
onll-Sm
RETAIL DRY GOODS.
CH: AJT D RE L lA.BLB
FURS
OF OUB OWN
IM P O B TA TION
AK D MANUFACT [JRE,
Hudson’s Bay Sable,
Royal Ermine,
Dark Sable Mink,
Real Chinchilla,
Dark Siberian Squirrel,
In, every Fashionable Style for
Ladies, Misses, and Children s
FURSMADE TO ORDER.
J. W. PROCTOR & CO.,
No. 920 CHESTNUT STREET,
noSstuth-lm
"DICED DACE CURTAINS,
JL\j $3.50 to $35 per pair; '
Bicb Drapery Mnsiins, 25e. to $1.50 per yard.
“ Curtain Materials.
“ Upholstery Goods.
** Fnr&itnre Chintzes.^
a asmbiuiaerea Piano aad Table Covers.
14 Table Coverings, " ~ — *
Onr stock of-Uace Onrtains comprises two invoices
cfsoo pairs, entirely new and very elegant designs, - bought
below unction prices, and is worthy the eariy attention
of buyers.
SHEPPARD, VAN HAR
LINGEN, & ARRISOISr,
1008 CHESTNUT STREET,
no 4 tutba lOt
OHEAP LINEN GOODS.
DOUBLE DAMA3K TABLE CLOTHS, 2 to 8 yards
long.'
HEAVY TABLE LINENS, in neat and beanllfol
figures.
BBEAKFAST, DINNER, AND- TEA NAPKINS, to
match..
- DAMASK, DIAPER, GLASS, end HUOK TOWELS.
PLAIN and PLAID GLASS LINEN.
TOWELINGS for Kitchen, Pantry, Bath, and Cham
ber uf®, : • •. .
BTOUT and FINE SHEETING LINENS, 8-4, 0.4,
10-4,11-4 12-4. .
BEST HEAVY PILLOW LINENS, 40, 48,-45, 50, 64,
inches. .
FLOOR and STAIR LINENS. ..
SHEPPARD, VAN HABLING3N, & ABBISON,
no4-intbalot 1008 CHESTNUT Street.
QLOAKING CLOTHS,
FROSTED BEATERS,
FINE CASSIMIRES,
VELOUR REF 9-,
BALMORALS,
BLANKETS,
LADIES' CLOAKS,
WOOLEN SHAWLS,
BOYS’ CLOTHING!.
COOPER & CONARD,
■■ ■ ■ • - *
oc2S-tf B. B. COB. NINTH and MA.BKET Bta.
OLOAKS! CLOAKS! CLQAKS !
THE ONLY GENUINE WiTEE-PBOOFS IN THE
OUR NEW STYLES
THE OSBOBNE,
THE OELEBBATBD CASTILIAN,
THE LE GILET AND PKINOES3.
These are beautlfol aod'exauisite styles, and can only
be found in perfection at
IVENS & Go.,
28 SOUTH NINTH STBEET.
fILOAKS I CLOAKB!
V-/ As Immense Stock of ’ -
NEW '& FASHIONABLE STYLES.
Our Garments In etylc. quality, and manufacture
Are guarantied equal to any intheOity.
Ladles will please examine before pnrohasiing.
PARIS STORE,
EIGHTH AND WALNUT STREETS.
IyiSSES AND OHILD REN-*S
JjLL CLOAKS!
The largest Assortment,
Latest and Most Approved Styles,
At Exceedingly Low Prices.
No. 137 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET.;
oc3o-l<n
JAS. HGAMPBELL&GO.,
IMPORTERS AND CASH DEALERS IN
DRY GOODS,
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
727 CHESTNUT STREET,
Have jnst received, and are now offering, magnificent
lines of
SILKS, SHAWLS, & DRESS GOODS,
■SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO THIS SEASON.
ocS-tf
1084 OHE3TNBT STBEET.,
E. M. NEEDLES.
| LACES, ' i
« WHITE GOODS, g
l LINENS, |
b EMBROIDERIES. a
sa ■ .**
a. g
O'. “
• AMI assortment of the above on hand at LOW ft
Cl s
® FBIOESj to whioh additions are made ol all §
NOVEDTIEiS.
isss-tr
1024 CHESTNUT STBEET.
riBEAP dry goods; CARPETS,
\_/:OIL CLOTHS, AND "WINDOW SHADES—V.
B, ABOHAMBAULT, N. E. jjorner ELEVENTH and
MABKET Streets, will open this morning, from Auc
tion, Ingrain Carpets at 37, SO, 62, 76, and 87 eta.: En
try and Blair Carpats, 25 to 65 eta.; Bag, Yarn, and List
Carpels. 26 to 46 cts.; Floor Oil Cloths, 87 to 62 ota.:
Glltißordered Window Shades, 62 eta. to 51,60; Bnff ana
Green Window Holland, 16 t 046 cts. J Muslins,l2)f to
26 eta.; Canton Flannels. 35 to 31 cts. ocSOthatulm ,
riOTTON, wool and carpet
\J MANUFAOTOBBBS, Hardware Merchants, Damp
ttanufacturers, Plumbers, Ac., TAKE NOTICE, that
every description of Tin Work, Bras* Castings, Stamp
ing (including all mllltary work), of snperior manufac
ture, can be obtained on ’order, of JOSEPH LENNIG,
Manufacturer, 1616, 1617, and 1819 PBANOIS Street
and BIDGE Avenue. eo2o-lm*
PHILADELPHIA. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 11. 1862.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11,1862.
Late and Interesting News from
“HOW lOHG WILL THE WAB LAST?”
BUSINESS OF RUNNING THE BLOCKADE.
Monetary and Commercial Matters in the
South— Dry Goods Market; Excited Insu
rance Companies—Richmonff Money Market
—Confederate Female Bureau of Design—The
Drama in Richmond—The SoutheriiChurcli
; es—Virginia Colonel Wounded at Uppervilte—
Union Men in Texas-Dreadful Calamity—
Bombardment of Tampa Bay, &c.
We bare received files of Btcbmond papers of Friday
and Sstorday, the 7th and 81h Inst., lrom which we
make tho following highly interesting extracts :
HOW LONG WILL THE WAR LAST ?
: [From the Biclunohd Whig, Nov. 7 ] ' . ;
; In the speculations which some of our contempeirarisj
occasionally Indulge upon the probable duration of tho
war, it would conduce to a more enlightened 'conjecture
if some reflection were allowed on what it would cast the
enemy to make peace on tho terms, and ths oily terms,
which would he accep’ed by ourselves, to wit: tho inde
pendence of the Confederate States. Before the first gua
was; fired, a leading :New York paper, comprehending
the loss to the Northern States that would result from the
separation, deliberately expressed the opir ion that, de
structive and horrible as war was, the 1 Northern States
could better afford to go to'war than Buff r the isolation
of the Southern States. The opinion was purely mate
rial and thoroughly hesrtiees, but it is by such opinions,
when true, that communities of men are generally in
fluenced.-
And the opinion In this case would hava b'esn correct,
if it bad been possible for the war to eveataato in what
the North so much desired—the restoration of the finiod,
and the continued commercial vasmiage' andtribate
paylng of the South. It wenld he as tree now* to®, as
tfceh. Notwithstanding the vast odst of the war to the
North, in human life. In pecuniary outlay and Indebted
ness, in national reputation, and everything else valu
able to a people, it can Dot be denied that It would even
yot be better for the North, looking to material - results
only, to continue the wa', if there were any. prospect of
final success, than to lose forever, by the acknowledged
independence of tho South, the immeued commercial
and political advantages which accrued to- that section
from the Union.; When the : Yankees speak of the
“glorious” Union, and tho fostering and ;faftroriy Go
vernment, they have reason to ieel what they say, for
the U nion and the Government were to them blessings
inexpressible. That they wantonly and wickedly ftrt
felted these blessings, Is roost irne. That -they .resorted
lo the most impossible of all modes to retain or repossess
them, is equally true. But that they appreciated them
when they took up arms to preserve them, and do now;
when they continue a confest, that seems to all the rest
of the world hopeless, to rega'n them, we do not donbt.'
Their very blindness to the obvious and inevitable re
sult, is proof how feeling and'desirs overcome judgmsut.
The richness of the prize stultifies them to the hopeless
ness of the endeavor. ,
Nor, if they allow themeelveB to reflect at all, can
they underßtßnd why it is they do not ,iul cannot succee'i.
They began the war with the theory that nniabere and
resources must avail. Tuey saw on their side twenty:
tnilUcns of whites against eix or seven on ours—*n es.
tablishsd Government, an organized wen? and navy, a
foil treasory. workshops and foundrie m-aod commercial
interconrse with all the world, against, on onr side, no
thing! , Tait wonderful that with these advantages, and
with that strong seif-appreciation which Is thole’ most
prominent trait, they regarded success ao certain and
speeds ? Nor need it be wondered at tbat'a delusion so
well sustained should be adhered to after the calmer
end less Interested judgment of the world has pro
nounced it a delusion. They Btill believe that they 1 can
conquer us. V hen seventy-five thousand men, the num
ber first called out, were ascertained te be iuanffiolent
fer the task, they believed that the five hundred thoa
sasd, who were added to them, would: certainlyaccom- ‘
plish it. When these proved to be inadequate, they felt
and now feel an equal confidence'that the six hundred
thousand, who' are now coming into the field, will place
their triumph beyond a contingency. The delusion is
nnbroben Their faith in hnmborg and resources con
tinues This, confidence of theirs is an important"ela
m< at to be considered in any speculation as to how long
tho war is to last.
Another is the desire to ward off as long as possible
the eolemltles which peace would bring to them. Whan
this war ends, with the loseof all for which it was com
menced, .there will be a fearful account to be- settled
among themselves. Who caused the dissolution and its
sacrifices, the war and its woes; is a question that will
be- discussed and answered, as questions were discussed
and answtrsa in France during ths Beign of Terror.
The long 3nd fierce war. of factions will then demand
other arms than-argument and crimination, and each
party twill .wreak upon the other, os either may happen
to be stronger in any locality, tbe.viudlctiveness of the
bate we have bt filed atid the ferocity' we’bavd balked.
Nor will Ibis be the-only cause for violence. - A miltioa
’of men will be released from the restraints cf-military
authority, and thrown back upon the communities from
which they came, without employment or the means of
supporting life. The opening stages or the
marked by .occurrences- which foroahusio wo! .-m-rai
scenes after its clone. Whun ttm wubdrawut ot some of
the States had only partially out off the custom of the
’South, thousands of men were thrown out of work, and
?. . u »- w. a. rrn Olio associations which
had no other tendency than violence. Tbe.actaal break
ing out of hostilities, and the magnitude to which the
war rapidly expanded, provided a remedy for this, hut
only while the war may last. Multitudes ot men were
taken from the factories and workshops, and thus tfus
over competition in. labor waß removed. The Govern
ment ceme in, too. to supply the loss of the Southern
rnSriet; by becoming a customer itself upon the moat
gigantic and extravagant basis. Contracts for almost
everything manufactured, or- produced were' offered on
the most liberal scale. The demand for labor was never
greater or prices better. But what will result when
rotonly this great customer is lost, but hundreds of;
thousands of rival mechanics and tradespeople, are
thrown back npon the workshops! How will thky, even
if not so demoralized by-army life, as to, being uawllllag
to.work, find employment? The Government will no
longer need, and could hot pay for, the products of their
labor. The South will nob have theni. No other market
will be open to them, and they will have no u*e for them
themselves. Hunger must come—the hunger that knows
no law and heeds no danger when the means of gratifica
tion are within reach. Bank vaults and jewelry shops,
and warehouses and mansions of nabobs, will be conve
niently near and provokingly enticing: Does it require
a prophet to foretell what will happen ? Need we refresh
our recollections of the times of the Jacobins and the fate
of the aristocrats'? Mythology tells of one who taught
his horees to eat human fiSab, and ; was himself devoured
-by them. The capitalists of the North, who raised an
army and made it familiar-with carnage, will realize the
fable when they hear the cry of “ bread or blood!” at
theirdeers.
PHILADELPHIA.
Or course, in such a social chaos, such a carnival of
passion as we f-npp se mush result from the return of the
Yankee army North, with the objects of the war unat
talned, the Government itself will be unable to maintain
authority, or even the form of existence. The mob will
then be the obly Government, and confusion and anar
chy will reign supreme. Possibly some strong, hold de
msgogue-.may be able to consolidate strength enonghtfe
establish a despotism, or possibly the States falling apart
, may be able to find ’ ronie lonthol! on the foundation of
their-original sovereignty, Out the Units'! States, as a
nation, would be no more,: and the central Government
at Washington would collapse into nonentity.
. It ls.to avoid such scenes as we have pictured, and
such s'doom as we have traced, that the Northern peo
ple will continue the war-as long as possible. .They may
realize many cf its horrors, but they must feel that for
them the peace that would result from defeat would be
more horrible still. They have the wolf by the ears,
and dare not let him go -
Is there, then, to be no end to the war 1 Yes. War
cannot last.always.; and where neither party has the
power to subjugate the other, it requires only the con
stancy that becomes a good cause and a brave race to
wear out the party in the wrong. Financial prostration
or physical exhaustion will end the struggle in due time.
And this, if no accidental cause Bbonld bring it to a
speedier termination. 8f such accidental, or, we might
better say, incidental cause, there is a chance in the pcs ■
Bible withdrawal of the Northwestern States after a white.
They do .net profit by the war as do the New England
,States; they are not urged on by the demon of fanatl
,,.ciem ae are the New England States; they have nothing
iofearfrom the return home of their soldiers as have
the New England States. Beason and interest may,
therefore, lesdv them to dissolve the unholy and unnatu
ral alliance, end withdraw, from tho bloody and bootless
crusade. Thim would give us peace The intervention
of the Great Powers of-Europe is another circumstance
to which-we may leak with reasonable hope. Some time
or other, if the war continues, it will come. It may not
: be as soon as we dealre. It may be long deferred. But
wo have faith—the faith of just deduction from imtucive
able facts—that it will come. And when it comes,’'it
will bo potential, all the more for the delay.
From all points of view, our duty is clear.. It is to
bear resolutely. »p against all trial; to husband all our
resources; to bring every energy to bear; to give pH
that we have,-if needed, and all that we are, to the cause ;
to make it the. burden of our prayers and the business of
onr lives, never doubting that success, final and glori
onß'snocess, will be awarded us when it seems well to the
Great Buler of nations.
RELIGIOUS CONDITION r QF r THE- EBBED ARMY.
[From the Biclmond Whig, November 8 ]
The following is a copy of a letter from tho Key. Dr.
Stiles, who is laboring as an E vangelist in the Army of
the Potomac, to the Eev. Mr. Price, of this city, Secre
tary of the United Synod’s Board of Missions The re
ligious feeling now pervading every portion of our Vast
armies in the field is one of the Riost notable and, we
think, favorable indications of the war. With praying
generals and God-fearing subordinates, aided by a.jnsf
cause, our troops must prove invincible. The Peters
burg ••Eit.pr'esi understands that the Evangelical, Tract
Society in this city, upon the reception of Dr. Stiles’-
letter, immediately forward ed,-per express, nearlyloo,ooo
pages of tracts to Gen. Bee’s army;
My Dear Brother My diminntlve sheet and,proaa
lng cares forbid the attempt at even a general sketch of
the scenes of interest—social and spiritual—which it has
been mine to witness and take part in since I left you.
My only object in addressing you a note at this time Is to
apprise yon and all sympathizing Christian brethren and
eieters in Bichmond of the happy religiom.cmditim of
that part of the army of the Potomac which lies within
the range of my present observation.
At his earnest request. I preached to Gen. Pryor’s
brigade last Sabbath. Upon one hour’s notice he
marched up twelve or fifteen hundred men; who listened
with so much interest to a long sermon that I was not
surprised to hear of such a beginning of religious interest
in various regiments of the brigade as issued in a half-.
, way promise on my part to fall in with the proposal ot the
General to preach very earlyjtopris soldiers for aauectss
ion of nights. In Gen. Lawton’s brigade.there is a more
decided slate of religions excitement. The great body of
the South.
RELIGION IN THE REBEL ARMY.
tbe eoWlerß in somo of th@-«gtoents meet for prayer and
exhortation every night, exhibit the deepest solemnity,
and present themselves numerously for the prayers of
the chaplains and the church/ Quite a pleasant number
express bepo in Christ. , In all other portions of Sen.
Early ’s division (formerly Gen, E well’s) a similar re
ligious sensibility prevails
In General Trimble’s, and the immediately neighbor
ing brigades, there is a progress, at this hour, of one of
most glorious revivals I ever witnessed Some days ago
a yonng chaplain of the Baptist Church—as a repre
sentative of three others of the same denomiiatton—took
a long ride to solicit my co operation, stating that a pro
mising seriousness had sprung np within their diocese.
I have now been with him three days and nights, preach
itg and laboring constantly with the soldierß’When not
on drill. The audiedces and the interest have grown
to glorious dimemions. It would rejoice you ovw
deeply to glance for one instant on onr night meet
ing in the wild woods, under a fall moon, aided by;the
light of onr Bide.stands. You would behold a mass of
men seated on the earth all aronnd you, (I was going
to say. for (be space of half an acre,) fringed in
all lie circumference by a line of standing officers
and Boldiers, two or three deep, ail exhibiting the
most solemn and respectful earnestness that a Christian
assembly ever displayed. An officer said to me, last
night, on tetnrning from worship, he never had witnessed
Buch a tcene, though a Presbyterian elder, especially
sncb an abiding solemnity and delight in the servlocs as
prevented all whlspericg in the outskirts, leaving of the
congregation, or roettess change of position. I suppose,,
at the close of tbe services, we had some sixty or seventy
men and (.fflcers come forward and pablicly solicit an in
terest in our prayers, and there may have been as many
more who, from tbe press, could not reach the stand. I
have already conversed with quite a number, who seem
to give- 1 leassht evidenoe of a return to God, and all
things seem to be rapidly developing for tho bast-
Tho cfficerp, especially Generals Jackson and Early,
have modified military rules for our accommodation. I
eve inat learned that Gen. A.F. Hill’r division esjyys
as rioh a dispensation of God’s spirit as Gen, itarty’s.
Ask all tho brethren and sisters,to pray for us and the
army at large. I wenld not he surprised to learn that
the condition of things, above described, prevails exten
sively in portions of our soldiers at present out of our
view. One thing more. We famish for the want of
tracts. Do write to our Petersburg brethren, forthwith
and beg them to send to me, at Winchester, care of Dr.
Boyd, as large a supply as they can spars. The ohap.
lains are constantly inquiring of me on the subject, and I
.can see the tractß promptly and judiciously distributed.
They would he of vast assistance and oonsolation at
present.' . .....•
. Have two preachings to day. Must be done, bagging
the kind remembrances of all.
P. B, — t have opened tbis letter the second time to in
form you of the widespread of hoir toiluenoa, .In Gen.
division, slbo, there are said to be revivals of
religion. ' ■ . > : "
SOUTHERN BUSINESS,; commerce, and finance.
The Charleston Mercury of the 7th.inßt. has the fol
lowing concerning the vessels and their cargoes which
have run the blockade of that harbor:
“A single Brin in Charleston; John Frazier & Co.,
hftvo shipped about seven eights of the cotton that hss
gone from the .ports of the Confederate Btatesfor some
time past. Not one pound of cotton shipped by that
house baa gone to tho United States eithor by sale or
• cagiUre. Jtvery particle of it has gone to Europe. Se
much fdrA the Yankees getting our cotton.”’ ,
It is broadly aseertet/tbet “scarcely a single-article
applicable to the Immediate"purposes 'of'tbs" war is
brought iuby.the adventures which ‘run the btockade ’
so constantly.” We .affirm, off the contrary, that, to
-thoktog np the return cargoes,' each steamer* is first
loaded with as much' heavy freight for tbs Government
as tlie can-with safety, carry, and that then packages of
lighter gopdsare.put in to ohmplete the cargo. Most of
. tho latver are also goods of the most imprrtancs to the
Govffnmenland the troops/faheh asshoes, clothes, medl
cin’es; Ac, &n; The iuvoices of Messrs. John Fraser &
Oo.,sre handed to the agents of-the Government, and
are allowed to tske -whatever the Government do ■
"fires, fixing the pr ices themselves,:, The balanob, which
tbe Government dees not want, is advertised and sold
at. auction. Take, for example, the last Btoamer
, that ran the blockade—the,Minho. Sh* has brought in
pf heavy freight- for the Government, 867 ! cases of rifles,
at tiiaiiiing 7,340 ; 35 cates of swords, containing 2,100 ;
37 cases ammunition ; 89 cases of cep;. This was hsr
heavy freight, and as much as she could safely tak . Be-
Bides this Bhe had aboard salt and cases of shoes, good s,
Ac. to complete her cargo. It is not customs! y to
till the public what the Government takes. This is buta
samplebf thesead ventures. Almost all the good; brought
in her tire British goods. Some shoes, some cotton
cerdr, some thread, some esses of calicoes, Ac , have
been bought at Nassau, and brought to Oharleston.and
sold at auction. But they were not paid for in cotton,
nor was; any cotton sold at Nassau to buy them. The
cotton has ali gone to Europe. They were paid
for, by exchange drawn, on .Llverpool-or London.
They have generally been" articles greatly heeded,
which we oculd afford to purchase at Nassau, whether
• they; came' from ; Yankoedom or elsewhere. The.
Southern people and soldiers .need the cloth on which
the objectionable “ HorcaieahZreavc” is stamped, and
esn afford to wear it. They are not ashamed to wear
Yankee suits and shoes when captured In battle, nor to
sleep .In -Yankee blaDkets when they can get them. If
the Confederate States had- twenty, mercantile houses
"with the enterprise and patriotic liberality of -John
Fr»Etr & Ce, wo wenld not wont for arms and ordnance,
. our army would hot now' bo in rags, and onr psoplo
Would not want many of the comforts of life. If other
Southern cities had done as.muoh for,the purposes of war
as. Charleston, the South would beta a much better con
dition. Without Charleston as an emporium of trade,
the South would be badly off to-day,
RISE IN THE PRICE OlfFOltKv
The Petersburg Express says that pork will probably
start off at very high figures. Twenty dollars per hun
dred is asked. This will startle all who have been in the
habit of purchasing their supply at a price not exceed
ing seven dollars. ;
MORE CONFEDERATE SHINPLASTETta',
. Wo 6ee it statedthat a eonteact is pending between
tho Go7f rnment and the Richmond Paper Mill for a hnn
dred and fiftyThoaeand dollars’worth of bank note piper
on which to print hew fives, tens, fifties,’ and hun
dreds. This paper is ho doubt intended for the seven
per cent- notes to be issued on and after Deoember let,
is pursuance of the late act of Congress.
STATUS OF INSURANCE - IN RICHMOND.'
The Merchants’ Insurance Company of this city has
declared a dividend of ten nor cent, out of tho profits of
the post six months. Tbe Virginia Life Insurance; Com
pany has declared a dividend of S-T par share on their
.profits’for, same period. Tho dividends declared by
matmfactnrihg and coal companies have not been an-'
nonneed for some time.
THE. VIRGINIA TOBACCO MARKET.
The Lynchburg Republican Bars that Colonel Lewis 0.
Arthur, of Bedford, sold, last week, two shipping, hogs
heads of tobacco at the unusual price of twenty-nine
dollars per hundred; the highest figure yet obtained for
tbipping. He also sold one worker at forty-five dollars,
two shippings at twenty-one dollars and riifty cents, and
one of Inga at thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents.
INTERVENTION AND CONFEDERATE FONDS.'
The Btenntoa Spectator remarks that if the rumor of
intervention he true, or If from anv other cause an early
peace should become-probable, it is evident that the
eight-per cent bonds will be a most.desirable invest
ment- Capitalists will at once eeek for them. Confede,
rate money is.available to buy them at par, while bank
Eotegwillnot necessarily be so. The eight-per cent bonds,
under a’brisk demand,-.will go above par, and Confede
rate notes will keep pace with them, because they are, by
law, convertible Into eight-per cent, bonds. -By this pro
cobs,.millions upon millions of dollars of Confederate notes
" wiJl bewlthdrawnfrom circulationand invested in bonds;
A auldeiv contraction of the currency will be tho oonee-:
Quencc, followed bra fall in prices, and a generalstnasb
inaowoulatiqn. On the whole, we think peopje had bet-,
ter.be on the lonk out. loi'-eonails, andJhanlAo tbelrsatis'
• before the storm comes " Prudence wul also dictate that
men sbonld hold -on ’to Confederate money, as it is likely
tO'be at a premium.
DRi 0 GOODS AND GROCERIES GOING DP FEAIt-
TOLLY,
At Messrs Kent, Paine, A Co.’s auction isle of dry
goods,,; on Wednesday, blsck and white prints sold for
$1.45*1 60 ; black alpacas 81,75; do:. gros de rhinos
$4.50*4.75 ; extra London blue cloth $l4 60; gray armyi
caesimeres S 6 87 black English'crapes $4 62; bine
twilled flannels $3 75; linen huckabacks $l4O.
At Messrs. Bobinson, Adams, & Co ’a auction sale of
groceries, Ac , to-day, there was a large attendance and :
spirited bidding. The prices obtained for several ar
ticles denote a decided advance, especially in lard and
molasses. The latter was said at auction, in Petersburg
on Wednesday at 83.10e50.20. At the sale in this city
to-day it brought $3 41. Other articles gold as follows:
Manufactured tobacco 44c.<>$l 06—latter for “J. J,
Hankins;” cotton jams. (Nos. 8 to 10) $9 12jf®9 40;
brown soap, in bars, 6des66c. per .pound; corn brooms
827.84 per dozen; lard 46e ; superfineoarb. soda $2,080
2.13; brown s ugar 68060 c,; adamantine candlee 82
per pound; ground pepper $1.55 per pound; tar $lO
per bbl.
BICHMOND MONEY MARKET.
Bichmond, Friday,: Nov. 7 —Gold is still selling at
$2.2502,30 premium, with limited demand So-no hold
ers have been offering to sell to brokers at $3.1502 20,
but these figures are above the buying rates. Virginia
Bank noteß are selling at 20025 s pßr c6ut. prem. North
ern drafts, guaranteed, at 51.60 In Now York, on the
Sd, Gold closed at about As it is how excluded
from the brokere’ lists, the quotations given in the
Noithcrnpapere are not definite or reliable.;
RICHMOND STILL RIOTOUS.
Itis well for the credit of the city that the mayor and
Gen. Smith have ot last fixed upon soma plan for pro
tecting tho inhabitants from the assaults of rowdies and
ruffians., Ab an instance of the pervading- interest felt
in regard to this matter, we Copy the follo wing from the
Danville Appeal of Tneeday :
“The municipal police of the city have been able, in
times gone by, tortßboin the wicked from the perpetra
tion of,euch crimes (as robbery, etc ) in Bichmond, but
under the present regime, : it would require almost an
arihy of policemen to cope with the organized hands
which infest the capital. Nevertheless, we think Bich
mond owes it to Virginia ts spare neither energy nor
expense in putting-down these bands, and, if the olty
goveri ment be unable to do It, then let Governor Letcher
take the matter in hand, and secure the safety of the
citizens of Virginia visiting their capital.' It is truly a
lamentable state of affairs that a Virginian cannot visit
the capital of hiß own State without danger from the
knife of the midnight assassin or the “billy” of the
Baltimore Plug. The whole State is interested in put
ting down th»B0 rcbbfTß, and, if some eufiioient measures
be not taken before, we have no doubt that the General
Assembly, when it meets, will proceed toput them down
in the most summary manner.”
SOUTHERN GOVERNMENTAL FEMALE BOREAO OF
SHTNPLASTERIAL DESIGN.
Itis stated by a Bichmond correspondent that fifty
new female clerkF, in addition to one hundred already
employed by the Treasury Department, are about to be’
appointed to number,'sig i, register, divide, and clip the
email notes, '(the ones and twos,) of which myriads
almost sro already in circulation. : It may uot .be gene
rally known, bat it is a fact that will be interesting to
some readers,: ttmt the .gl and $2 bills of the Confederate
States; those wiich are embellished with badly engraved
likenesses of Secretary Benjamia and Mrs. Governor
Pickens, of South Carolina, are all signed by young
ladies, of whom many are, beautiful and accomplished
girls, ornsmente of the society of the capital. Each clerk
is required to pigh ; two'-thousand notes, a day. Thß
salary of theße gentle employees is 8600 per annum, bat
will soon be raised fifty per cent. Mr. Memminger, in
making eppeintments in tho female bureau, has been
very properly gtlided, other things betog equal, such as
fitness and responsibility, by the,need and circumstanoes
of the applicants, recognizing in the youngwldows or the
orphaned children of soldiers killed upon the battle-field
a peculiar claim upon his attention.
THE ELLEGiri}!ATE DRAMA IN RICHMOND.
jgjIOHMOND VARIETIES,
(Late Franklin Hill, one door below the Exchange Hotel)
'Acting Manager. ...D’OliaKY Ocdka,
Stage Manager...,........ J. W. Thorp*.
Friday- Evening,.November- T, 1862.
The new comedy of-
FOUNDLING.
Mr. 001pjander.,,................. . . .
.Mr. /Harr Lon.
.; Mr Bates.
G0tten,,....,...
Beilin....^,;;—
Mii5C0tt0n................ Miss k Sallic Partington.
Miss 8r0wn.,,...........Mias Deßar.
Dance.
After which the new Drama, the
PARTISAN BANGERS.
001. Carew...... .DiOrsey Ogden.
Col. P0pe..1............. Mr. Hamilton.
Zike,.1............. .Thorpe,
Miee'Carew. MissK, Estelle.
To conclude with
PADDY MILK 3.
Faddy Mites.,
FROM VfESTERN VIRGINIA.
A letter from a private source, which is reliable, says
that tbe enemy are.reported to be at Monterey, in High,
land county. Their force is said to coisist of fifteen
hundred cavalry.
THE CHURCHES SOUTH WILT, SEND GREETING AN
ADDRESS TO THE CHURCHES NORTH.
The .Blchmond Christian Advocate of the 16th ult.
hss an overture for & Convention of the Christian
ebutebes, Of dll tie:: oinicatl-nB in the Confederate Stateß,
to unite in a formal solemn testimony in vindication of
their position in the sanguinary conflict which tbe fe
deral Government is'waging them. It wants
such a testimony to demonstrate to our enemies audio
tbe world ihat the Southern churches arc a unit in their
unalterable resolution to maintain the independence of
this Confederacy,; their conservative and
Scriptural'principiee oQthe slavery question, which has
been made prominent ii this struggle. The Advocate
thinks that the Convention should consist of one or more
ministers from every church and from every State, and
that they should prepare and send forth an address, em
body irg their principles, to the Northern churches and
to the world.
'rebel colonel ivohnded at ufperville.; ...
We regret to learn that Col. Wm. 0. Wickham, who
received a severe sabre thrust during the cavalry charge
in the “handsome affair” at Williamsburg, has boen
dangerously wounded again in a skirmish with the
enemy, iBBt Sunday, in the vicinity of Cppervilie, Fau
quier county. A bullet struck him in,the. neck, and
cam near severing thegujpdar vein,:missing it only by
half an inch- .It irJbe opinion. of hls anrgoon that he
will recover if inflammation does not ensue.
: , union men in texas.
Tbe Tories in Texas;— I The Houston-Weioi publishes
tl e following, from the northern part of the Stete :
GAiKBSViibB, Texas, Oet. 13,1882.
Editors News: 1 reacted this place yesterday amid
the wildest state of excitement. A secret organisation
cf tbe Uncolnlteß was detected within the last few days,
‘ the object of which was to murder all the SecMgloQlgts,
take the movable plunder with them to Missouri, and
bom «p the balance that might be left The militia of
this and adjoining conn ties have collected to the num
ber of four or five hundred. They have caught twenty,
nine of the outlaws and hung two of them yesterday.
Dr. .Childs and brother will examine the balance to-day,
anti if found guilty, they will meet the same fate; It is
said they bad secret signs and passwords. Those arrest
ed are mostly from Cooke and Grayson counties, though
they are said to exist ail along the frontier counties.
Yonrs respectfully, H. 0; STONE,
DREADFUL CALAMITY—EXPLOSION IN A CART-
Jaceson, November 6—Shortly after 3 o’clock P M.,
to-day, a large amount of powder, stored in a building
used as a cartridge factory, exploded with a fearful con
cussion. Of the occupants of the building—boys, girls,
and young ladles—hot oho escaped. In the confuelon
and excitement prevailing, it is impossible to learn the
number certainly. It is not less than thirty, and may
far overreach that number. The cause of the explosion
is unknown.'
Augusta, November 6,— The: Savannah Republican
of this morning learns through private letters that the
Abolitionists were bombarding Timpa Bay,’Florida, on
the.3d, .Onr forces were confident of their ability to
hold out.
An Advance on Grand Junction In Pros
The army Is .once more “ moving oh the enemy’s
werkß.” A large portion of the troops at Jackson left
for this place on Sunday morning, and yesterday took up
their line of march toward Grand Junction, distant from
here, by some accounts, only, nineteen miles, though it
mutt be something farther. I can make no further reve
lation of the force sent from here than to say that Lo
gan’s. Vea'cU’s, HurlbutV, and Larmon’s divisions are
part of it, and that others are probably to follow.
Troops have been pouring out of Oorlnth toward the
sumo point for two days past, and every thing indicates
ibm a permanent holding of the railroad from Memphis
to Corinth, an attack on. Price at Holly Springs, and the
ultimate capture of Vicksburg and opening of the Mis
slsslpni are determined on. The late order regulating the
amount of baggage eaoh officer and soldier should carry
was enforced to the letter, I understand, and the Army
of Tennessee, at least, is not encumbered with burden
some transportation. The rear guard left here at 1
o’clock V. M. yesterday, and the head of the column
halted at 3 P. M. about ten miies ont.
- General Grant and staff left Jackson on a special train
at 2 P. M yesterday, and passed here to a point on the
railroad ten or twelve miles south, but returned in the
evening by the seme train and staid over night. They
ail leave for the heed of the colnibn this morning. The
force is under command of Major .General-McPherson)
but, you,perceive, the whole is under the immediate eye
oi .General Grant, and every movement probably ap
proved Tor ordered by him. , Infantry, artillery, and
cavalry were pouring through the streets all day, and
the auiet, qnaint old town of Bolivar will probably never
witness such an imposing demonstration again. The
troops are wild with excitement, and manifested un
bounded satisfaction at the prospect of “ something'to
do.” Under General Grant, the Army of Tennessee
would prove Invincible against vastly superior odds.
That under him it is certain to achieve yet other and
speedy distinctions, not a man of them doubts. General
Brayman, recently arrived, is left poit commandant here,
and his former experience as an executive officer, added
to his peculiar Qualifications for such work, fit him ad
mirably for the position.
[From the Herald.)
The significant event; which we foreshadowed seme
weeks ago is new a matter of history. Gen. McClellan
has bien relieved of the command of the army of tho
Potomac The act of his removal will create a profound
sensation throughout tbe country. Among the Abolition
radicals It will be baited with fanatical joy. while among
tbe conservatives of the Nsrth it will be accepted with
doubts end apprehensions of evil. The radicals have
urged thls movemont as demanded by the late elections,
while the coDeei vatives wiil contend that the people, m
these elections, have spoken in favor of McClellan. In
any view of the we cannot donbt that
President Lincoln has been guided by patriotic considers-;
lions in yielding to a pressure which, it seems, he found
it imnossible longer to resist. Nor fa it a matter of small
satisfaction, in view of the loss of McClellan, that anoffi,-
eer of the skill, abiluies, and successful experience of
Gen. Burnside has been promoted to his Important com
mand at this most important crisis of the war.
i Btill the question recurs, what are the causes which,
at this particular juncture, have resulted in Gen. Mc-
Olellan’B removal 1 We do not pretend to know’ the ex
act specifications ageinst him; nor is this knowledgene
eef eery for our present purpose. It is sufficient that he
has fallen a victim to the machinations of the radioal
Abblilfon faction. Their intrigues have pursued him
from the day that be was first called to the command of
the Army of the . Potom'ad’td the present hour; and his
unpardonable crime has been his. persistent refusal to
meke lhe cause of the Union eecondary to the cause of
negro emancipation.'
GOD WILL SAVE OS YET !
[From tho Tribune ]
At the laßt hour—too late to save his friendsj but not
toolate, we trust,’to save the country—tho President has
relieved General McOlellan from the command of the
Army of the Potomac. General -Ambrose E. Burnelde
tucceeds him. General McOlellan retiree for the present
. from what ia, by,courtesy, termed active service. ;
We are among those who hailed the summons of Gen.
McOitllan to the chief command under the President of
our armies with outspoken hope and joy. We trusted In
him ae the predestined right a-m the Republic iu her
deadljuetrnsfilo.wlth her traitoreea.faaM. “Ye tooS-monthß"
cf eltibboru, criminal,lata! paralysis, in the face of a foe
contemptible in every element of strepgth-eave capacity
to hoodwink onr commanding general, to cure us of that
fond delusion. Not till we had seen and felt and realized
that our fondly imagined Marcellos had a chronic inca
pacity for getting on, did cuf faith in him falter. But
when month alter month had paßaed sway Inglorious! y
while he held 150,000 brave volunteers Idly shiver
ing through a winter in canvas tents, while our chantry
was brought to the brink of ruin by the imminent danger
of a war with Great Britain, which would soou have
widened into a struggle with ail Western Europe, and
while fifty thousand rebels beleaguered Washington, ob
structed tjie Baltimore and Ohio Batiroad, and kept the
Potomac cioßed againtt ohr chipping, that faith was
shaken.:: And, when at last, three weeks after the time
set for the movement in peremptory orders given him
four weeks earlier yet, he advanced to Oentrcvillc, and
found nothing but maple oannon to impede his progress,
we gave him wholly up, and the faith that had yielded
so slowly to overwhelming evidence could never be re-;
vived. . -
[From Tho World ]
There ie no room for doubt to-day upon the past. We
wonld that we could eay there ie no room lor alarm as
to the future. But thie it would bo treason to our duty
as faithful, sentinels upon the public watch-tower to as
eert.
The GcEcral-in-Ohief of the army, under whose ordertf
this portentous step seems to have been immediately
made, has felt It necessary to publish a letter addresßed
by bimeelf to tho Secretary at War, in which, without
particularly stating bis reasons or excuses foi the action
he hae taken or been ordered to take, he leaves It to be
inferred that he has incurred all the fearful risks of re
moving the Coromamier- in-Ohit f of the national forceßln
Virginia in coi sequence of miaunderstaudiogs between
General McOlellan and the various bureaus of supply at
Washington as to the causes of delay in the transmission
of supplies to the Army of the Potomac. Were the army
of General MoOiellan in winter qcafters or parading oil
Long Island we might have patience te review this let
ter. In the actual crisis of affaire we must regard all
criticism of such matters sb trifling with the public
honor end the general welfare. It is not important now
to know whose fault it was that necessary articles of
equipment were not sent forward to the army of
General MoOiellan with the last three weeks, nor
even to investigate the wißdom of the official orders
which hurried that general across the Potomac in
the face of a powerful enemy, and at the opening of an
inclement, season,.with an army Imperfectly equipped.
AiMKst the American people know and at this
moment is the fact that the army of General McClel
lan was actually moving forward upona campaign re
quiring the most absolute harmony, unity, and contE
uuity of purpose in the command, when suddenly, and
at midnight, without a word of previous warning, the
chief upon whom the eyes of ail those brave and trusty
troops were.fixed was hurried from hie tent, his com
mand devolved upon another, and the worst element
which can efiilct an army in the; field thrown into the
camps of the Union.
[From the New York Times ]
General McOlellan has been removed from the com
mand of the Army of the Potomac, and General Bum
side appointed in hie place., Ths immediate cause of
this removal hss been General McOleilan’e refusal to
; advance against the enemy, even under the most peremp
lory orders ol the General-in-Ohlef. , ;
We presume that this particular Instance of disobe
dience of orders, though the immediate oocasiSn, is not,-
the whole cause of General McOlelian’B removal. It is
pretty generally understood that this is only the culmi
nation of a systematic disregard of orders, of a steady
and obstinate tardiness in the conduct of the campaign
against the rebels; and of a consequent inefficiency in
command, which would long ago have secured his dis
missal under any Administration loss timid than that
which has now possession of power. The fifteen months
during which he has ; had virtual control of the war,
have been utterly barren of results to the cause he has
professed to serve. Few commanders in history have
bad such splendid opportunities, and fewer still haTe so
ostentatiously thrown them away. With an army ca
pable of the most heroic achievements, powerful in num
bers, unrivalled in discipline and equipment; eager
always lor active and onward movement, he has accom
plished absolutely nething but suapeeeful retreats from
inferior forces; and the defence of the capital at Wash
ington, which he- should have. .left. no. foe capable of
menacit g. The rebel ar mies have grown up.in his pre
sence and by bis toleration. Through all his long career
be has made but one attack and won but a single victory,
and that became absolutely fruitless through his failure
to follow it up.
Mr. Morton,
.Miss ,M«ry Partington.
...C. Morton.
RIDGE FACTORY—THIRTY LIVES LOST,
BOMBARDMENT OF TAMPA BAY.
FROM GENERAL GRANTS ARMY.
Bolivar, Tenn., Nov. 4, A. M.
Gen. McClellan’s Removal.
COMMENTS OF THE NEW YORK PRESS.
| From the New York Sun.]
Now, we are opposed to the removal of McClellan,
think if the never-ending efforts to get him out of
command could have been Btopped, and.he could have
been supported, that Richmond would have been ours,
and our troop? now far on their way to the Gulf. He has
thus far proved himself Incomparably our best general.
But it in remaining in command, with .Cabinet officers
thwarting “his best efforts, Fresident .liincola, falling to
withstand the radical pressure for bis removal, while
McClellan himself obtains no chance to prove ability, the
result proves that the. country is endangered over, the
contention, the people will say that the quarrel must
cease, at whatever cost.
But-they will demand that the same principle be car
ried .out elsewhere. If McClellan be removed beoause
Cabinet fights render his command barren of good re
sults, then. Hunter, the Radical Proclamation hero, who
baa accomplished, nothing, except uselessly to arm va-,
grant negroes in South Carolina, should have: no new
ccmmand; Buell,; Fremont, Fops, and McDowell, should
be placed In,the ranks, or dismissed from the service, and
the new era he. inanguratrddhatsncoess and good results
shall be the only proofa admitted for proficiency to com
mand. •
The Evening Potts of last evening, says:
Finding bis orders disobeyed, and the enemy, in con
sequence, out of tbe reach of our army for some lime to
ccme, General Hal lock has done right in insisting upon a
change of.-hie', subordinate. He is chan ed with the re
sporsibility of the strategy Of the campaign; the whole
country looks to him for rapid ami vigorons movements;
otd he must have men under blip who will execute hia
purposes. If McClellan is either Unwilling or incompe
tent, some other sgont must be tried. Fortunately, we
are rot now, as we were at tho beginning, quite desti
tute of generals of tried-ability and-known qualifica
tions. Tbe war Itself has developed the means of sup
plying its wants. Heintzleman, Hooker, Keyes, and
a dozen others,,have displayed qualities which justify
public confidence. Burnside, in particular, shlues-forth
wilh conspicuous lustre. He may not be a better
soldier than McOlellan, but he has been more fortu
nate ; at Bull Bun, at Roanoke, at Newborn, and more
lately at Antietam, he haß proved himself an ener
getic, and at tho same time a calm and jndlolons leader.
His own.immediate troops have always conceived the
warmest attachment to htoperßon. They are convinced
that he means to go ahead and, to fight, and they will
follow him to the last extremity. With the prestige of
success in his favor, at any rate, let us try. him until he
(ails, and then, if needs be, try another. All that has
been wanted In this war has been earnestness in the pro
secution of it, which, when it is put forth, will crush out
the rebellion as certainly as a tpring freshet carries drift
wood from a river.
Anothbb Decision.—Tho following
Important decision under the tax law has been an
nounced:*''' " ■; ‘ '' ’...
Treasury Department,
Oefioe Of INTERNAL Bevksue, Nov. 6,1882.
Gentlemen: Your letter of November 4th has been
received.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has derided
that the rendering of tallow Is; not a manufacture, and,
consequently, tallow Is not subject to (my tax under the
excise law. Very respectfully,
0. F. E3TEK, Acting Commissioner.
TWO CENTS.
The Surrender of Harper's Ferry.
The Report of the Investigating Commission.-
The Commission, consisting of Major Gen. D. Hunter,
XI. 8. A. of Yo!r , Pres ; Major Gen. G. Cadwalader, IJ.
S. A of Vote; ; Brig. Gen. 0.0. Augur, H. 8. A. of Vote. ;
Major Bonn Piatt, A. A. G of Vols.; Oapt. F. Ball, A.
D. C. of Vote.; 001. J. Bolt, Judge Advocate General,
called by the Government to investigate the conduct of
certain officers connected with, and the circumstances
attending the abandonment of Maryland. Heights aud
the surrender ot Harper’s Ferry, have the honor to re
port the following: '
On the 3d of September, Gen. White entered Harper’s
Ferry with bis force from Winchester. The next day
he was ordered to Martinebnrg, to take command of the
forces , there. On the 12th ot September he again re
turned to Harper’s Ferry,-where he remained until the
surrender without as.-.uirdng tbe command.
On the 7ih of September, General McClellan, the moat
of his forces having preceded biro, left Washington un
der on! ere leaned eome days previously, to drivo tbe enemy
from Maryland. That night he established his headquar
ters atßicfcville, from which place, on the 11th of Sep
tember, he telegraphed to Gen. Halieck to have 001. Miles
ordered to join him at once.
On the Bth of September 001. Thomas H. Ford, 32d
Ohio, trek commend of the forces on Maryland Heights.
Fcrcis were placed at Solomon’s Gap and at Sandy
Hook. Those at Sandy Hook, tinder 001, Maulsby, re
tired, by CoL Miles’ order, to tbe eastern elope of Mary
; lend Heights, two or three days previous to their eva
cuation by Colonel Ford. On the 11th of September the
force at Solomon’s Gap were driven in by the enemy.
Colonel Ford called upon Colonel Miles for reinforce
ments. The 126th; New York and the 39th Hew York
(Garibaldi Guards) were sent him on Friday, the 12ih
of September, and on the morning of the 13th he
wasfurther, reinforced by the 115th Hew York and a
portion of a Maiyland regimentunder Lieutenant Colonel
Downey,
Colonel Ford made requisition for axes and spades to
enable him to construct defences on the Heights, but ob
tained none. With fen axes, belonging to some Mary
land troops, hiriDg aU that conld be obtained, a slight
breastwork cf trees was constructed on the 12th, near
tbe crest of tbe Heighte, and a slabbing of timber made
for a Short distance in frontof the breastwork. The
forces undrr Colonel Ford were stationed at various
points on Maryland Heights, tbe principal force being on
the crest of the bill near the breastwork and look out.
Skirmishing; commenced on Friday, the 12th, on the
creetof tbe bill.
Bariy on the morning of the 13tb, the enemy made an
attack on the crest of the bill, and, after eome. time, the
troops retired in some confusion to tbe breastwork, where
ibey were rallied. About nine o’clock, a second attack
was made, which the troops.behind,, the breastwork re
mitted for a short time, and; until Colonel Sherrill, of the
l£6tbHew York, was wounded, and carried off the field,
when the entire 126th Regiment, as. some.witnesses testi
fy, nil" but two companies, Major Hewitt states, broke
and fled in utter ccnfurion. Men and most of tbe officers
all fled together, no effort being made to rally the regi
ment, except by Colonel Ford, Lieutenant Barras, acting
adjutant, and some officers of ethef regiments, directed
by Colonel Miles, then on the Heights. Soon after the
remaining forces at the breastwork fell bach, under a
supposed order from Major Hewitt,who bimeelf says that
be gave no such order, merely sent instructions to the
captains of bis own regiment that, If they were com
pelled to retire, to do eo'in good order. Orders were
given by Colonel Ford for the troops to return to their
position. They edvanced some distance up the Heights,
- hut did not regain ‘the breastwork.‘v
That evening Colonel Miles Was on Maryland Heights
for some hours, consulting with Colonel'Ford. He left
between 11 and 12 o’clock, without directly ordering
Colonel Ford to evacuate the Heights, but instructing
him, in case he was compelled to do so, to spike his guns,
andfhrow the heaVy siege guns down the mountain.
About 2 o’clock, perhaps a little later, by the erdbrof
Colonel Ford, the Heights were abandoned; the guns
being spited according to instructions.
On Sunday, Colonel D’Ctasey cent over to the Mary
land Heights four companies, nnder Major Wood, who
brought off, without opposition, four brass 12- pounders,
two of which were imperfectly spiked; and a wagon-load
of ammunition.
Gen. White, on his return to Harper’s Ferry on tha
12th of September, suggested to 001. Miles the propriety
of contracting bis tines on Bolivar Heights so as to make
a better defence, but-Col. Miles adhered to his original
line of defence, staling that he was determined to make
bis stand on Bolivar Heights. Gen. White alsonrged tha
importance of holding Maryland Heights, even should it
require the taking "the entire force over there from Har
per’s Ferry. Col. Miles, under his orders to hoid Har
per’s Farry to the last (xtremity, while admitting the im
portance of Maryland Heights, Beeraed to regard them
as applying to the town of Hat par's Ferry, and held that
to leave Harper’s Ferry, even to go on Maryland Heights,
would be diiobeyiDgbisiußtructlons.
Gen. McClellan established his headquarters at Frede
rick City on the morning of the 13th of September. On
the night c-f the 13th, alter the evacuation ot Maryland
Heights, Col. Miles directed Captain (now major) Bus
sell, of the Maryland Cavalry, to take with him a few
men and endeavor to get through the enemy’s line and
reach some of our forct-s—Gon. McClellan, if possible—.
and to report the condition of Harper’s Ferry, that it could
not hold out mere than 48 hours, unless remforoed, and to
urge the Eending of reinforcements. Capt. Bussell reached |
Gen. McClellan’s heidquarters at Frederick, at 9 A. M.'
entbeWrii September, and reported as directed by Cal.
Miles. Immediately upon bis arrival Gen. McClellan sent
off a messenger, bb Captain Bussell understood, to Gene
ral Franklin. - At 10 A. M., Captain Bussell left fbr
General Franklin’s command; with a communication to
General Franklin from General McClellan. He reached
General Franklin about 3 o’clock that afternoon; and
found him engaged with the enemy at Crampton’s Gap
Tho ehemy*-ere driven irom tba Gap, and the next
morning, thelsth, General Franklin passed through tbs
Gap, advancing about a mile, and finding the enemy
drawn up in lir.e of battle in his front, drew his own
forces up in line of battle. While thus situated, the
cannonading in the direction of Harper’s Ferry, which
-bad Poeji tewd -revraiaturcuy aitthe morning—Harper’s
Ferry being eboni seven miles distant—suddenly ceased,
whereupon General Franklinsent word to General Mo-
Olelian of the probßDle surrender of Harper’s Ferry by
Colonel Miles, and did not deem it necessary to proceed
further in that direction.
Tbe battle of South Mumtain was fought on Sunday,
the 14th. On the same day, Sunday, during the after
noon, the enemy at Harper’s Ferry attacked the extreme
left of the line on Bolivar Heights, but, after some time,
were repulsed by the troops under command of General
White. Sunday night the cavalry at Harper’s Ferry
made tbeir escape, under Colonel Davis, of tbe 12th Illi
nois Cavalry, by permission of Colonel Miles, and reached
Gieencaßtle.Pa , the next morning, capturing an ammu
nition train belonging to General Bongatreet, consisting
of acme fifty or sixty wagons, Ac. Several of thelnfan
try officers desired permission to cut their wav out, at the
fame time the cavalry made their escape, but Colonel
Miles refused 'upon rhe ground that ho had been'ordered
to hold Harper’s Ferry to; the last extremity.
On the morning of the 15th the enemy opened theii*
batterieß from several points—seven to nine, as estimated
by different witnesses—directing their attack principally
upon onr batteries on the left of Bolivar Heights. The
attack commenced at daybreak. About 7 o’clock 001.
Miles represented to Gen. White that it would be neces
sary to surrender.'
Gen White suggested that the brigade commanders be
ealled together, which was done 00l Miles stated that
the ammunition for the batteries was exhausted, and ha
had about made up his mind to surrender. That was
egreed to by all present, and Gen. White was sent by
001. Miles to arrnnse terms The white flag was raised
by order cf 001. Miles, for the enemy did not cease Are
for some helf or three quarters of an hour after. 001.
Mileß was mortally wounded after the white flag was
raised The surrender was agreed upon about 8 A. M.
on Monday, the 15lh of September.
The following was the testimony respectively of the
.‘officers commanding batteries: At the time of the sur
render Oapt/Yon Schlen had eome ’kmmunition, conld
not tell, wbat amount,-but mostlF shrapnel; had lost
abont 100 rounds on Saturday, the 13th, by the explosiou
of a limber caused' by one of tbe. enemy’s Bbella. Oapt.
Bigby bed expended, during the siege of Harper’s Ferry,
abontBoo rounds, with the exception of canister; had
nothing bud. canister left. Capt. Foils had expended
about 1,000 rounds, with the exception of canister; had
only canister letf Oapt Graham had but two guns of
bis battery under bis immediate command on the morn
ing of the surrender; had probably 100 rounds of all
kinds, but no long-time fuses. Oapt. Phillips had ex
pended all his ammuniUtn, except some forty rounds of
canister and Eomelong-range shells too large for his guns.
Capt. McGrath’s battery had been spiked and left on
Maryland Heights on Saturday.
It eppearg that during the siege, and shortly previous,
001. Miles paroled several Confederate prisoners, permit
ting them to pasH through. our lines. During the week
previoußto the evacuation of Maryland Heights, a Lieu
tenant Bouse, of the 12th Virginia Cavalry, who ’ had
been engaged in a raid upon a train Irom Harpsr’s Ferry
to Winchester a short time before, was captured and
brought into Harper's Ferry. He,escaped while on the
way to the hospital to have bis wotrods dressed, bnt was
retaken. He was paroled, bnt returned in command of
some rebel cavalry on the morning of the surrender.
The attention of Gen. A, F. Hill was called to the fact
that Lieutenant Bouse was a paroled prisoner, but no at
tention was paid to it,.- Lieut-naut Bouse himself, on
being spoken to about it, laughed at the idea of observing
his parole. On Saturday, the day of the attack upon
and evacuation of Maryland Heights, Colonel Miles
directed that sixteen Confederate prisoners be permitted
to pass through our lines to rejoin the rebel army at
Winchester. Other cases are testified to, but those are
tbe most important
Of Ihe subordinate officers referred to in this case, the
Ccmmisßlon finds, with the exception of Colonel Thomas
H. Ford, nothing in their conduct that calls for censure.
General Jullus White merits its approbation. He appears,
from the evidence, to have acted with decided capability
and ccnrage.
In this connection the Commission calls attention to
the disgraceful: behavior of the 128th New York regi
ment of infantry, and recommends that Major Baird
should, for his bad conduct, as shown by this evidence,
be dismissed the service. Some of the officers, after the .
wounding of the gallant colonel, such M-Lionc. Barras,
and mhc-re not known tne commission, behaved with
gallantry, and should be commended.
In the case of Colonel Ford, charged with improper
conduct in abandoning tbe Maryland Heights! the Com
mission, alter a careful hearing of the evidence produced
by the Government and that relied on by the. i efence,
and a due consideration of the arguments offered, by
oenneel, find :
That cn the 6th of September, Colonel Ford was placed
in ecus maid of Heights by Colonel .Miles.
That Colonel Ford, finding the position unprepared by
fortifications, earnestly urged Colonel Mileß to furnish
him means by which the Heights could be made
tenable for the small Force under his command,
should a heavy one be brought against him. That
these, reasonable demands wore,., from some cause
unknown to the Commission, not responded to
by the officer in command at Harper’s Ferry. That
subsequently, when the enemy appeared in heavy force,
Ooh Ford frequently and earnestly called, upon 061.
Miles for more troops, representing that ho conld not
bold tbe Heights unless reinforced,. That these demands
were feebly or sot at ail complied with. That as late as
the morning of the 13ih, 001. Ford sent two written de
mands to Col. Miles for reinforcements, and,saying that.,
wiih the iraops ihen under his command- he could not
hold the Heights, and unless relieved- or otherwise
ordered, he would have to abandon them. That as late
as 11 o’clock A. M ofthe lSih, a .few hours previous to
the abandonment of this position, 001. Miles Baidto Col.,
Ford that he (Col. Ford.) coffid not have another man,
and must do the best he could, and if unable to defend
Ihe place, he must spike the guns, throw them down tha
bill, and withdraw to Harper’s Ferry in good ordor.
The court is then satisfied that Colonel Ford was given
a discretionary power to abandon the Heights, as his
better judgment might dictate; and it believes from-the
evidence, circumstanthl and direct, that the result did
not, to any great extent, surprise nor in any, way dis
please tbe officer in command at Harper's Ferry.
But Ibis conclusion, so much relied upon by the de
fence, force a the Commission to a consideration of the
fact—did Colonel Ford, under the discretionary power
thus vested in him, make a proper defence of the Heights,
and hold them, as he should have done, until driven off,
by ihe enemy ? ' - 1
Tbe evidence shows conclusively that theforcs upon
the Heights wob not well-managed ; that the point most
pressed was weakly defended as to numbers, and,after the
wounding of tbe Colonel of the 126th Begiment New York
Iniantry, It was left without a competent officer in com
mand, Cel Ford.himself not appearing, nor designating,
any one who might have restored order anfi encouraged
(to men: that the abandonment of the Heights was pre
mature, Is clearly proved. Our foroes were, not driven
from tho hill, aa fulltime was given to, spike the gnus and
throw the heavier ones down the cliff, and retreat in good
order to Harper’s Ferry. The next-day a fcroe return
ing to the Heighte found them, unocaapied, and brought
away unmolested four abandoned guns, and, a quantity oi
ammunition. ‘o'o '
In so. grave a case as this, with, snob disgraceful con
sequences, the court cannot permit an offioer to shield
himself behind tbe fact that ha did a* well as he could,
if in so doing he exhibits a lack. .WSPty;
It is' clear to the Commission that 001. Ford should not
have been placed in eommand, on Maryland Heights;
■that he conducted thi defence without ability, and aban,
doned bis position, without safftcitnt cause, and has
bhown throughout such a lack of military capapity as to.
ditqualify him, to the opinion of the Commission, for a
Cen-mand in the service. -
The commißikm has approached a consideration o( this
officer’s conduct in connection with tho surrender of
Harper’s Ferry with extieme'reluctanco. A.P, officer Who
cannot appear before any earthly tribunal tc,.answer or
explain charges gravely affecting his character; who has'
met his death at the hands of the o«e»y, even upon the
epi t he disgracefully, surrenders, is entitled tq the ten
-dtrat xup; wd most caretol. toTestigaUgn, twi tha
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declrfon only repeat* what runs through otiY gOO'ySee
of feßlimony, strangely unanimous upon the fas’ that
Colonel Miles’ inoapacijr, amounting to almott Imbo
clllty, led to the shamaTnl mu-render of thtoimportant
post. i
Jfßriy as the 15th of Augnsffie disobeys tha orders of
Major General Wool to fortify Maryland Heights Whets*
it is surrounded and attacked by the enemy, its naturally
strong poßilions are unimproved, ahd from" his'crimlnrf
neglect, to use the mildest term, the targe force of the'
enemy is almost upon an equality wiffi the smal! foroe*
under his command.
He seems to hare understood, and admitted to his offi
cers, that Maryland Heights is the bey to the position,
and yet he places 001. Ford In command, with a feeble
force; makes no effort to strengthen them by fortifies
tions, although between the sth and 14-th of September
there was ample time to do so; and to Col. ford's re
peated demands for means to entrench, and additional
reinforcements, he makes either an inadequate return. or c
no response at all. He gives 001. Ford a discretionary
power as to when be shall abandon the Heights—the'
fact of abandonment haying, it, seems, been concluded on 1
in'bis own mind. For, when this unhappy event really
occurs, bis. only exclamation was to the effect that he
feared Col. Ford bad given up too soon; although he*
must have known that, the: abandonment of Maryland 1
Heights was the surrender of Harper’s Ferry. Tills'
leaving the hey of the position to the keeping of 001.
Ford, with discretionary power, after ihe arrival of that
capable and courageous officer, who had waived bts rank
to serve wherever ordered, is’one of the more striking
facte illustrating the incapacity of 001. Miles.
_ Immediately previous to, and pending the siege of
»arper s Ferry, he paroles rebel prißoners, and permits,
indeed sends, them to the enemy's headquarte s: this,
too, when be, Bbonld have known that the taok of ammu
nition, tbo bsd conduct of some of our troops, tbe entlra
absence of fortifications, and the sbsndonmentof Mary
land HeigbtF, were important facts they conld, and un
doubtedly did, communicate to tbe enemy. Sixteen of
these prisoners were paroled on the 13(b. and a pass given
them, in the handwriting of Colonel Miles, while a rebel
officer, by the name of Bouse, after an escape, is retaken,
fchd subsequently has a private interview with Colonel
Miles, is paroled, and after the surrender ap pears at
the bead of his men among Ihe first to enter Harper’*
Ferry.
It is not necessary to accumulate evidence from Iba
mass that throughout scarcely affords one fact in con
tradioiion to what each one establishes, that 001. Miles
was incapacle of conducting n defence so important as
was this of Htrper’s Ferry. The Commission would not
have dwelt upon this painful'subject were it not for the
fact that the officer who placed this incapable iu com
mand sbonld share in the responsibility, and in tbe opi
nion of tbo Commission Major General Woo! is guilty to
ibis extent of a grave disaster, and should be censured
for his conduct
Tbe Commission has remarked freely on Colonel Miles,
an old officer who has been titled in the service of his
country, and if cannot, from any motives of delicacy, re
frain from censuring those in High command, when it
thinks such censure deserved.' The General -in chief has
testified that General McClellan, after having received
orders to repel the eremy Invading the Slate of Mary
land, marched i nly alx miles per day, on an average,
when pursuing ibis invading enemy. The General-in-
Chief also teeifies, that to his opinion General MeGlallan
conld and ebould have relieved and protected Harper’s
Ferry, and in this opinion the Commission fully
concur.
Tbe evidence tbus totrodneed confirms the Commission
in Ihe opinion that Harper’s Ferry, as well as Maryland
Heights, was 'prematurely surrendered. The garrison
: should have been satisfied that relief, however long de
layed, would come at last, and that a thousand men killed
to Harper’s Ferry/vould have made a 'snail loss had the
pest been saved, and probably saved two thousand at An
lietsm How important was this defence we can now
apprecitte, Of the 97,000 men oompostog at that tlnrt
the whole of lee’s army, more th an one-third were attack
ing Harper’s Ferry. And of this, the main bode was
inVirgiria. By reference to the evidence, ft will be
seen that at the very moment Colonel Ford Abandoned
Maryland Heights bis little army was to reality relieved
by Generals Franklin and Knmner’s corps at Orampt rn’s
Gap, wilbto eeven miles of bis position; and'that after
the surrender of Harper’s Ferry no time was given to
parole prisoners before 20,000 iroops were harried from
Virginia, and the,entire force wfent off on the double
quick to relieve Lee, who was being attacked at Adtietam.
Had the garrison been slower to surrender, or the' army
of the Potomac Bwifter to march, the enemy would have
been forced to raise the siege, or would have been taken
in detail, with the Potomac dividing hia forceß.
The Eecent Operations Against the’Satan:-'
nah ana Charleston Railroad.
official repost.
Headquarters United States Forces,
On the BAYASNAH Biyeß, '
Port Pul a SKr, Geo., October 23/IB6Y
Captain: I have tiio-honor to report my share in the
recent operations against: the “ Charleston and Savannah
Bailroad.” In accordance wiih orders from General
Mitcbell, received on the evening of the 20th inst., I left
this tort at 8 o’clock A. M., on the 21st ibst., with three
hundred men of »be 48th New York Volunteers arid fifty '
men of the 3d Dhotis Island Artillery (the latter* tinder
command of Capt, John H. Gould), with three days l
cooked and seven days’ uncooked rations, on board the
armed transport Planter.
On arriving at Hilton Bead I received instructions as
to m? number in*fce line of the fleet, and also direction*
to report to Brigadier General Bracnan, who com
manded the expedition, on reaching l( Mackay’s Foinfc/*
for further orders. Soon after daylight, on the morning '
of the 22d, I reported to General Braun an on board the
Ben Deford, and was directed byhimto proceed with
my command up the Ooosahatcbie river, as near" to th*
town of that name as I might deem practicable, and, dig
embarking under cover of the gunboats, which were to
accompany me. to move toward the town, and, if possi
ble, reach the Charleston and Savannah Bailroad, and
destroy it and that point, and thence on it over the
Coosabatchie. I was fully instructed, however, not ta
: rb«aftrdlno nmoh in order tOSCCDIDPIIsb the. above'; but
if opposed by-a force at all superior, to fall back under
cover of the fleet
There was some delay in starling, arising from the
gunboats being well to the rear, which I improved in
bon owing from Cemmtihder Steedman, on board the flag
ship Paul Joses, a twelve* pound Dahlgren boat howit
zer and fifty two rounds of ammunition, which 'proved
of great service to me, and for which I desire to return
my thanks X was also famished, by General Branuan’a
order, with fifty men from the New York volunteer en
gineers, under command of Captain Eaton, provided
with the necessary implements for cutting the rail
road, &c.
We were Eoon under way, and had proceeded Some
three miles up the river, when the gunboats turned
around and came back, in compliance, as I am informed,
with an order from the flag-ship; I, however, continued
on my course, in the Planter, meanwhile, signalling to
the flag officer for at least one reply to which
; he kindly sent two—vis: the Patroon, and the Marble
head, .which followed after the lapse of a few minutes.
' The river at this point was uery narrow and winding,
but the water in most places was over twelve feet in
depth at low tide.
I found no difficulty, therefore, In reaching a point,
two miles distant from « Ooosahatcbie,” but it now be
ing almost dead low tide, farther progress oy water was
rendered impossible by the Planter running aground,
throwing a few shells in the woods, I disembarked with
- mv infantry and engineers as expeditiously as possible,
taking with me the beat howitzer referred to above, ia
charge of Captain Gould, 3d Shod? Island Artillery, and
a detachment of twelve of his men. The swampy na
ture of the ground' rendered landing difficult; but losing
bo time. I advanced toward the main road, sending a
rf Quest to the officer in command of the Patroon, the.
gunboat nearest me, and about a mile and a half astern, ’
to cover the road in my rear as I advanced. *
I should state be: e that both of the gunboats were nn
fcrtnnately aground, and were thus prevented from
taking a position nearer to the Planter. My advance
' reported equads of cavalry in sight as the main body
i ntered the road, which it did at right angles to the point
of disembarkation.
The Toad proved to be am excellent one, hard and firm,
and evidently repaired but an hour or two before, the
dirt being still fresh, and the tracks upon it showed
plainly that; artillery, infantry, and cavalry had just
passed over it. I continued my advance towards the
town, driving in the enemy’s pickets, and skirmishing
the country as thoroughly as possible.
When about one mile from the village the whistle of a
locomotive was heard. I was informed by the contra
band who has been furnished as a guide, that it was the
' dirt train, which always passed at that hour, and which,
he B&id was well on Its way to Savannah. * A few mo
ments. however, proved that he had misinform'd me, for
when the main body arrived at a point within a fewhun
dred yerds of the town, and when the skirmishers had
' already reached the railroad track and telegraph line,
the train wab heard and seen rapidly coming down the
road. I quickly placed my battalion in position, and as
the train approached I directed a heavy and rapid fir*
upon It with grape and , canister and musketry. This
fire was very destructive.
The train consisted of eight cars, six of which were
platforms, crowded with men, the two box cars filled
with officers. There were also two light field-pieces on
board. *
Many were seen to fall at the first fire, (among them
the engineer,) and twenty* five or thirty jumped from the
train, most of whom were maimed or killed, the rest,
with one exception, betaking themselves to the woods
and swamp on the other side of the. track.
We carried sway or destroyed hare about thirty stands
of arms, moFtly rifles, and secured one officer’s sword
and cap and a stand of silk colors belonging to the
<* Whippy! Swamp Guards.” We left a number of the
enemy’s dead and wounded on the track; and have since
learned from the Savannah papers of the 24th and 25th,
that among the killed at this point was Major Harrison,
of the 11th Georgia J egiment; which regiment, with the
guards named above, were on the train. Immediately
after the train had passed, Captain Eaton, bv my direc
tions, set vigorously at work tearing up the railroad
track, and continued thus until the retreat was sounded.
After this occurrence,,! concluded, if possible, to push
rapidly into ih» town ami attack the troops, while in the
. confusion" Of disembarking, and. marched forward for
that purpose: I had proceeded but a short distance,
however, before.! o&me ip full view of tbefenemy’s force?,
advantageously posted on the other side of the public
road bridge, between that and the railroad bridge. They
were flanked on their left by the river,and the right by
a thick swamp, whh three pieces of artillery command
ing tie bridge
They immediately opened fire upon us, with their ar
tillery aid ipfantry ; fortunately for us*. however, firing
too high. I . fired a few rounds in return, when, as it
was now Nearly night, and the enemy’s reinforcements
above were double my entire force, I marched Blowly
back to my boats. Daring my retreat, the skirmishers
frequently observed and encountered small bodies of the
enemy’s cavalry, who were, however, easily driven off.
I directed Captain Eaton, of tbo engineers, to destroy
the bridges on the road in my rear, which he did, tho
roughly, this In a measure hindering the pursuit The
enemy, however, made biß appearance, and attached u*
with infantry and artfHery, several times, during mv em
barkation, but on eech instance we drove, them off with
serious loss, as they were directly under the guns of the
Plsn'er and Patroon.
As soon as the rieamer again floated, we returned to
Hack ay’a Point.” by order of Gep. Br&nuan, and
* tbence by way of Hilton Bead*to this port. I regret to
report that during the last attack of the enemy, Lieut..
fi J. M. Blending. 8d Ttbrde lalaad Artillery, at that time.
in charge of the Planter,-waa d tngerously wounded in_
the left arm and aide., He fo now,.however, doing well*. k
This was the only casualty on our side during the day.
. It affords me great; pleasure to state that every officer
and man of my command behaved himself during tba
day in the most commendable manner, evincing only 1 a
derire to meet the enemyi. and regret at the necessity o?
a retreat. Major Green lieutenant colonel of.the
48th New York Yolunta»s. and acting major Oaptedn
Strickland, N Y. Yoluoteerr, were especially useful-.,;
Captain Gould, 3d & I-Artillery. al ; o rendered™,
- most' efficient Eerviwvas did also Captains Ectsn>.&nd
Serrill. volunteer all of whom displaced the
utmost zeal, energy, aad ability in all they wora, catted
upon to perform y - *
T ta*e the honci&ii® be, Captain, very r«B%ctfcily,
your obedient eervant, WJL.B. BjyfLTGl3Fj
. N. Y. Vola., ,commooafoe,piJ3t.
Capt. li. J. lAjiaißßT, A- A. G.
BEBEL ISON'OI»ADB.-—A "London correspondent of.
the Boston Cxn:mrcialßulletin writes :lUs well ypu
we just compjattog ft fleet of' Monitors 3 • Yon are likely
to coed tb«» l before loo©. Workmen engaged night *
and day Mtrsty,en the Clyde* and elsewhere, in
building 3M*e twenty iron- clads* te> \%phkdrc to see ser*
vice in Jv-enican waters. They are intended to convoy
vessels iAtO' Jtouthem ports . ThiiJtJcna'tQ- to be afact . ’
lnformation • isdlrect from those in confidence with
the promoters. X can only sbs oaawiay of preventing a ’
good deal of mischief. Every port for which they ar&
designed ought to be intbe pOTxar.ofthe' American Gov
ernment before these ugly moaaiers can erosa the Atlan»
tio Then yon saightwelcoiDe them, as effective aids JnT
operations. To disarm suspicion it is popmady
: given cut that this iron flee* is being built for the Chinese.
Sovenjineßtf bnt I need hardly teH yon.that Mr. Mason
and his friends form one ofcthe chief contracting parties. ...
MELiOJOHOXiI BYKHT -In‘he iorongh olGeHya
tmrr, Pa., on tho Sd-tost, some difficulty MCrtto.
.tsretn ayoong men named Meets; JW
person. Beeroff was flourishing a_hnife and making
threats. Mrfjohn Knox, a reepwtableoW^nof
tonban township, happened to be there at the time, and.
It appears, drew orenolver, for eorap leaton or ot%or»
and ft W»s discharged, be knows not how, the load paes
?DStb«o*h The head ofDegroff, and canting his death
In a few boors. Mr. Knox Immediately gare himself np_
to the authorities, disclaiming all intention or injury to
wtrds Degroff, and that ths oX
pnreiy aeddentil.