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press.
(SUSDACT aHftnuM
f<v JOim W. FORNEY.
u i SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
ffl o*’ 0 *’ '''
„* JJAII-* FRESS,
i o.«a pa * psyßble *° th 4 04frto ’
t' a worll)«« out of tU» City »t Sts DOLUIM
ne4 B J, oog POLli»a NI UIOBI MOWBS,
JOl bis Mouths— inT»rl«My ta *l
- or'ioiod,
fIU.WEEKLTr FRESS,
I sntiwriM™ oot of the City, at Tsura
fHu*!*, to«dTQ°°«- ■■' ' .
CLOTHING.
REPUTATION.
0 house In the United States that
reputation for getting up
gtoiHiae as KOOKHILL & WILi-
„ Kijg and 605 Ohestnnt streat.
W laz thoroughly acquainted with
;SJ ifl3S3, they are prompt to fill all orders
aitrsU prices, and always have a larob
„ Kimtaux Good* o» bUM>V
and oil cloths.
;TH ST. OABPIT STOai,
Si.,4t BOOTH FOOBTH STEEKT
j, T. DELACROIX,
lamination of his alook or Oarpettngj, In
,|li t» foond
PQS. BRUSSELS CARPETINGS,
tom jreaont coat of Importation.
, flacea extra Imperial, three-ply, gnperßne,
joJ low grade Ingrain, Venetian, Hall, and
ijogiat retail, very low.for oaah. noS- 2m
J3IT OARPJET WARB
HODBK.
ntDDEN. & RIOKNER.
UJLJ Ha, 833 AEOH StiBST,, .
fWO DOOB3 BKtiOW PINTH fITEIIT,
* SOUTH BIDB,
IMPOBTATIONB OF ,
rOS iIBN AND DOMESTIC
CARPETINGS,
II iba new Btrles, wkioh they are offering *1
tOW PBICJBS
ItfS, BATTS, * CARPET CHAIN.
ADDING ! WADDING !
WADDING!
)KW. BATTS,
WINES, WIOKINQ, .
COTTON TABNS,
OABPET CHAIN, &a., Aa,
UEOBBT STOCK IN THE CITY,
IN STORE,
;{JS3ALS, »t MANOTACTUEBBS’ FBIOJES, bf
A. H, FRANOISOUS,
|J3 KI3KST mil No, S North FIFTH StrMt,
'la
,KB, BATTS, AND
CARPET CHAIN.
iteHbef la preunfed to sell when wanted :
1 lbs. Carpet Chain—Cotton, Lin
en, and W^blen.
lbs, Cotton lam —Nos. from 5
to 20.
iba. Single Jute and Tow Yarn.
.. Sheets Black Wadding.
5,090 .Balea all grades Cotton Batts,
from 12 to 50 cts. per lb.
1,000 Bales all grades Wick..
1,000 Bales all grades Twine—Cotton
and Linen.
:j!UBrsl HSortmmt o! IWINI3, TIDY COT
SOPKS, jto., at the
URGE FOUR-STORY STORE,
So. Ml NOBTH THIBtCBTBBBT,
(Coriwnr or Sew 8t) ;
iis ioi?lrla the Tarn-bnaineßS, I am prepared to
tfcgti iwis tower than any other house in tfcla
R T. WHITE.
ig, of all grades.
Wadding,
iking.
>n Twine.
>lored wad Whits
■ *+' " "'" " ’
milla, Jute., aud dot-
Oort*, wuh jCiinee, end •
ove line, tor sale by
NOISOtJS,
' t Bortb FIFTH Street.
N and willow ware.
IBN AND WILLOW WARE.
A. H. FRANCISOUS.
and 5 North FIFXa; Strwt,
srniULVSiiTBU.,
monuuiJ*zki,Bßiß
den and willow ware.
iiwsys cm band, a {oil Stock of
WORKS, CHTJBNS, MBASqaBS, BBOOMS,
WBWWb ■ u
FANCY BASKETS.
•1 SCRUB, and SWEEPING BRUSHES,
ami WISfDOWPAPXM,
sfbll assortment of clocks,
Keelers, Floor Backets, Best Boxea,
CORN, HANDLES, AND WBUS,
®C«O3, tOLLWQ and OLOTHXS POX,
m m TABLE OIL CLOTHS,
«Soot, llBKET,and DIN NEB BASKETS,
hi- Blacking, Matches, Sleds, Barrowi,
Ctrlsijsj, Hobby Horses, So., So,
All Hoods sold at
IT NIT CASH PRICES.
STOCK IN THE UNION.
v|jlHa» the dty are Invited to took throngh
whioh la the largest of the bind fn
1!», the oaly Wholesale Agent for H. W.
CLOTHES-WBIHGB B in the State of
FUBNITUBE AND BIL
SO TABLES.
& OAMPION,
Sonth BEaOND Street, . ,
sSShlir U ' tlr ex tM»<™ Cabinet Bnatoesa, are
Pterin* » mjerior erilclenf ~ - : - -
SILLUBD TABLES, . ‘ ‘
"iiStffJSSS.* fnU »»Wrt»> anlehed with the
l IMPROVED OUSHIOHS,
'* P i« olh^T 1 bT 111 wllo Mvo used them to be
J flsllh of thee* Table* the meno
■>£, ... » “'Verona patrons throoihont
*** "mill,, with the ehurtotor >• ‘hetr
wo glares.
[fiB 8. EABLE 4 SON,
* 4S SyAOTBB«BB AHD IMPOBTSIUI
O KING°Gfc A^,
OIL PAHJTIiJGB,
„* IBs »SBEiTia#B,
C2S AITD POKTHAII'* rEAMBi
faoTOGBAPH FBAMM,-
£Sv T A s s ii,Bo “ fl *
ss ' l, FOBTBAiTA.
GALLERIES.
,1B ohesthui saauora,
hl HO. . BN, Jts
IStOiB . £«»ler In One I
asjhmjqstbd watohest^
'» SIIBY, AND OIiOOES, '
708 market Street
AND SILVER OABIB.
h. watson;
?i^A K A fl^BTo N, NO. 22
FMt«ieiphi»; OommlMtou
8t ' IWine,s“ MOOH OOBK^HUSt.
ooSO-lm
FOB CASH.
-4BPBT-OHAIN.
VOL. 6— JS r 0 .92.
J DRY-COOPS JOBBERS. V
"
N. W. CORNER OF MARKET AND
“ FIFTH STREETS,
Invite the attention of Cash Bayers to
their entire New Stock of
DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS, ITO.
I. B. DAWSOX. O. BBAN3OS. t.O BOMOAKDSZ2.
0C1241m
■JJ L. HALLOWELL & Co,
No. 615 CHESTNUT STREET,
(JAYNE'S MABBLEBLOCK,)
Have Jast opened an
ENTIRE NEW STOCK
FANO£r SILKS, from Auction,
DRESS GOODS in great variety, :
SHAWLS, GLOVES,
RIBBONS, TRIMMINGS, &c., Ac,,
Whleh hays been , ,
PUBOHABBD EXCLUSIVEIiY FOB CASH,
and will be Mid at
CHEAP PBIOBS.
The attention of olty and oountry buyers la Invited.
•eSfl tf
1862; FALL 1862.
RIEGEL, WIEST, ft ERYIN,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS ;
CRY GOO D S ,
90. * T N OSTH IH IS9 JT3 II
mtinatruA.
.' i
Merchants visiting this city to purchase D*r
Goods will find onr Stock large
and admirably assorted, and at
Low Figuees. In certain classes
of Goods we offer Inducements to
pnrchasers nneqaalled by any other honsa In
Philadelphia. se2o-2m
FJHOS. MFLLOR & Oo„
ENGLISH AND GERMAN IMPORTERS,
tO AND 49 NOBTH THIBD STBKET.
HOSIERY, GLOVES.
Shirts and Drawers, 4-4 Linens.
Fancy Woolens, linen 0, Hdkfe.
Manufacturers of Shirt Fronts.
lels-8m '
1862. ' A “- 1863,
rOYUSTES. BEBRY, & Oo
{Successors to Abbott, Johnes, A C 0.,)
tar MABKKT, AND <94 COMMERCE BTBI IN,'
IMFOBTBBS AND : JOBBERS Or
i ' iniL—
tangy dry goods,
*avt now opened an entirely
■ NSW AND ATTRACTIVE STOCK, X*
ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, AND
AMERICAN
. DRESS GOODS.
Also, a tall assortment In
WHITE QOODS, RIBBONS,GLOVEB,
SHAWLS, &0., -o
jfhlcb they offer at the very Lowest Market Prloea, anil
lolloit the Attention of the Trade. <r2o-3m
SEWING MACmNES.
QROVER & BAKER’S
CELEBRATED FAMILY
SEWING MAOMINES,
SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS
Particular attention la called to the fact that, besides
me Maohines making qnr celebrated stitch, we mann
factor®, in great variety of styles, superior
FAMILY LOCK-STITCH MACHINES.
The peculiarities of each stitch will be cheerfully
shown and explained to purchasers, and they have the
great advantage of being able to select from onr stock
either a Machine making the
GROVER & BAKER STITCH,
Gr one making the
LOCK-STITCH,
The only.valuabie Bowing Machine Stitches in praotlcai
use. ; : - 1 : ~
PRICES FROM $4O UPWARDS.
Office 730 Chestnut St.
noS-tf
rfIHE WILLGOX & GIBBS
JL rlmur :'
SEWING MACHINES
have been greatly improved, making it
ENTIRELY NOISELESS,
and with Self-adjusting Hemmera, are now ready for
■ale by
FAIRBANKS A EWING,
seiff-rf Tl 6 CHESTNUT Street
riJFiRTtFIB & WUjSON ■
SEWING MACHINES,
628 OHBSTNUT BTBBBT,
•el 5.8 m PHILADELPHIA.
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER
& go., , >
Morthaaet Corner FOURTH and RACE Street!,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS AND DKALXBS " vA*
" n ■
fOEBIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS,
, KAtnnrAOfDMtu or .• j f ig
WHITE DEAD AND ZENO PAINTS, FBTTF?Ao.
AGISTS VO* TH* OBLMBAMB
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealen and oonanmera supplied at
VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
, MSO-tr •. ■ . ■
; PIANOS. '
|tfS3»3™B'INEBT^ASSOTS
ii "TT»* MENT of new, modern, end dnrabla PI
ANOB'from 8160 to 8400.
Also, FRINGE'S World-renowned MKLODXONS and
HARMONIUMS, for cash, at a great reduction, or fa,
■mail monthly Installment*. JAKES BELLAS, 879 ami
181 South FIFTH Street, above Hernce. saMm*
STATIONERY & FANCY GOODS.
IyfARTIN & QUAYLES’ ::S, ; .
IVA STATIONERY, TOY, AND FANCY GOODS
EMPORIUM,
No. 1086 WALNUT BTBBET,
■ uuw nLBTBJim, '
lall-fply PHILADELPHIA!
china And queens ware.
gOYD & STROUD,,
, NO. 39 NORTH FOURTH STREET,
. n *2* n °w°P®n a largo new atockof _
china*, glass, and queenswaee.
oeSS-ltn
0L ARK’S
ONE DOLLAR STORE,
60a CHESTNUT STREET.
Bllver pUted Wart, Jewelry, • Photograph Albums,
Travelling Base, Pocket Books, Port Monnales, Cabas,
&0.. for 60 to 100 per cent, leas than the regular prices
The following Is a partial list of articles which we sell
at ONE DOLLAR EACH, The same goods are sold at
other places from 1?2 to ®8 each :
YOUB CHOICE FOB ONE DOLLAK !
Ladies’ Bote, new and: beautiful styles,
Do. Pins, .
Do. Ear Bings.
Do. Bleeye Buttons,
Do. Guard Chain,'
Do. Neck do •■ ■ ■ ■
Do. Odd Thimbles,
Do. Finger Bings,
Do, Pencils,
Do, Pens with oaos;
Do. Bracelets, . "
Do. Medallions,
Do. Charms,.
' Do, Pearl Port fflonnalea,
Do. Morocco. do.
Do. Wirt do do.
Do. Forces, ‘
. Do. Card. Cases.
; Infant’s Armlets, 1
Do. Neck Chains.
, Cents' YestChalns, different stylos.
Do. Sleeye.Bnttons, do. do.
Do. Studs, ' " ido. do.
Do. Pins, " do. do. ,
Do. Scarf Pins, do. "do.
Do. Scarf Bings, "do." do;' " ” ‘
•' Do. Finger Bings," do. do.
Do. Pen, and Case, -
Do. Pencil, revolving, '
Do, Tooth Piok, de.
So. WetohKeys.
' Do. Chain Hooks,'
,Do. Chain Charms,'
Do. Pocket Books;;
. Do. Bill Books,
Do. Fort Monnafes. &o.
BILVEB PLATED WABE.
YOUB CHOICE FOB ONE DOLLAR!
Setts, of Table Spoons.
Do; Dessert do. "
- Do. Tea do,
.... Do. Forks,
Pair Batter Knives,
De Napkin Bings,
Knife and Fork, '
■ Goblets/ : ' "
Cnps,
Sugar Bowls,
Cream Cnps,
: Syrup Cnps, ; '
Butter Dishes,
. Castors with Bottles,
Baltßtands, &o,
TOITB CHOICE OF ANT OF THE ABOVE AR
TICLES FOB ONE DOLL&B.
NOTICE.—In order to meet the wants of oar nnmer
ons customers, wb shall keep a stock of the finest Plated
and all- Gold Jewelry, together with an assortment of
heavy plated Silver Ware, and a variety of Photograph
Albums and Fancy Goods, whioh we will sell at prloes
Which will defy competition. Ladles and Gentlemen are
Invited to call and examine our stock. Every attention
paid to visitors whether they wish to purchase or not.
coll-2m
HEADY-MADE CLOTHING.
O.EKTLEMEN’B
\JI winter clothing,
TYER! DESIRABLE
V IN BTYLE AND FBIOE,
Suitable for the season. '
OVERCOATS AND
: VJ BUSINESS SUITS, ;
In great variety.-
VTTAN AMAKER & BROWN,
¥ ¥ POPULAR CLOTHING H®USE,
OAK HALL,
B E. CORNER SIXTH AND MARKET STS.
OPEciAL^DEPARTMENT
O FOB CUSTOMER WOBK.
no3-<nal
JUNE READY-MADE CLOTHING.
O. SOMERS & SON,
No. 625 CHESTNUT STREET,
UNDER JAYNE’S HALL,
Have now made up for sals an entire new stook of
FINE CLOTHING.
Also, a toll assortment of CLOTHS, CASSIMEBXS, and
VESTINGS, which they respectfully invite the public-to
examine belere purchasing elsewhere. se27tde3l
CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES.
T. SNODGRASS,
I&TTj' ANB QtVIL
CLOTH HOUSE,
No. 34 SOUTH SECOND STREET, and
No. 23 STRAWBERRY STREET.
I am tally prepared tor the -
FALL AND WINTER CAMPAIGN,
Having just received a complete acsortment of
TRUE BLUES,
Or Ml shades and trades fr0m..........61.12* to $B.OO.
Bines, Blacks, and Fanoy Beavers, from 200 to 7.50.
Bine and Black Pi10t5................. 150 to 6 00.
Moscow Beavers 3,75 to 7.00.
Chinchillas. 2.75 to 650.
Velvet 8eaver5........................ 8.00 to 6.00.
■EsQuimauxßea.Vtra 3.75 to 8 00.
Tricot 8eaver5.,,,..................M2.00 to s.oo.
P*Loy Coatings 1.76 to 6,09,
CLOTHS, all oolors and prices. Also, a heavy stock
of splendid OASSIMEBES, PLAIN and FANCY VEL
VETS, Ac., Ac. . oct24-lm*
MILITARY BOOM
mHE ARMY!
X ..
SWORDS. RIFLES.
PISTOLS, SASHES, BELTS, &e.
No. 13 NORTH SIXTH STREET.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
■oo7
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS.
TjTLANNEL AND CLOTH OVER
JLJ ' SHIRTS!
FINE LINEN AND MUSLIN SHIRTS,
On hand or made to order, of the most approved out,
and warranted to fit.
GENTLEMAN’S WRAPPERS,
The largest and beßt assortment la the city.
UNDERCLOTHING, HOSIERY, GLOVE 8, TIES, Ac.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
GK A. HOFFMANN,
Ocl-tnthsßm 806 ABOH STREET.
JOHN C. ARRISON,
Importer and Manufacturer of
GENTLEMEN’S
FINF FURNISHING GOODS,
Nos. 1 & 3 N. SIXTH STREET.
"* FIRST STORE ABOVE MARKET BP.
(FORMERLY J. BURR MOORE’S.)
The well-known reputation of this establishment for
selling Fine Goods at Moderate Priors will be fully
sustained.
P. B.—The celebrated Impeotko PAT.Mnut Shirts, so
Justly popular, oan be supplied at ■
FLANNEL & CLOTH OViISHIRTS
IN GBEAT VAKIETY. - Ooil-tf
QEORGE GRANT,
MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS,
No. 610 CHBBTNUT STREET.
seUhSm - " -
pUNE SHIRT MANUFACTORY.
?? The subscriber-would invito attention to bir
f IMPBOVED OUT OF SSIETS, -
'/hich he Hiakoa a specialty In bis business.' Also, cob
tactly receivln*
NOVELTIES FOE GENTLEMEN’S WEAK.
J. W. SCOTT,
GENTLEMEN’S EUBNISHING --
m. 814 CHESTNUT
Foiir floors below the CSntinentiO.
PBINTmGiNeat srnd Cheap,
V Mxmw'km A BSOWH’B, m 8. FOUBTH
street, below Gbsetaat. mb
Bemember OLABK’B
ONI DOLLAB STOEB,
602 03E3TNUT Street.
HILADELPHIA, TUESDAY NOTEMEEK 18, 1862.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1862.
Letter from Parson Brewntow.
' ■ Cincinnati, Nov. 14,15G2.
To the Editor of' The Press :■■■■■ •>
Sir .* Since I -wrote you.two; days ago, I hare
been to the Covington Barraoks, where I spoke to
the-new recruits In from East Tennessee, about
three hundred of them. They, were well dressed
by,the Government, and are well fed -and com
lGrtably lodged. They were glad to see mo. Two
of them were in the rebel service and assisted in
guarding me while in jail,'eleven months ago.
They whispered <to me. then that they were
Union men, and that they would desert if ever
they got a chance. They'say'they are now just
where they desire to be, in the Union army, fight
ing: rebels. These Ealt Tennesseans are eager to
go into East Tennessee,’and promise, to fight with
a will, equal to anything that ever came off'srace
the war was inaugurated. '
The East Tennesseans, so destitute, have all been
paid off and clothed by the Government, and
are now eager to march .upon their own " State.
About the time they were paid off, and; when
it was' known they were flush . .with money,
two or three Jews went up the river, presuming
largely upon the; ignorance ;of Tennesseans and
their officers, with large supplies of galvanized
jeiuelry. They no sooner opened their stooks, than
the Tennesseans forced them tqpack up and wade
the;Ohio-river, drenching themselves and their
brass jewelry ! Served them’perfectly right! ;
Before the Tennesseans,got their clothes, and
whilst they were naked and barefooted, objects of
.pity, the free negroes of- .Gallipolis undertook to
make sport of them, and denounced them as “ poor
white trash.” They carried their insolence tp. an ex
tent thatno men on earth would submit to, and pro
voked an attack upon them they will never forget.
The Tennesseans came down upon them with a
vengeance, killed two, and ohastise'd the rest, after
a style that they will not forget as long as they
think of “ poor white trash*» from Tennessee !„The
Tennesseans swore they had been driven from their*
homes, and starved on a forced maroh to'the Ohio
river, on account of Southern negroes hold la
bondage, and that they did not intend to. be black
guarded by Ohio negroes, who had escaped from
bondage and set up claims to superiorly. Served
them right! , .
The public expect active-operations on the part
of the army this winter. They demand it, and if
something is not done, wo be to this Administra
tion ! The country looks for something to be done,
when so many men and, so many millions of money
are furnished. The whole country is cursing the
Administration, and the do-nothing, generals, who
have been in charge of the American forces. Ac
tion is the word now, and nothing less than a vigo
rous prosecution of the war will save the: party in
power from an overthrow at once ruinous and dis
graceful. The opinion prevails widely that there
have been-a set of men in oommand of the army
who desired to either favor the Southern rebellion!
or protract the war, with a view to break down the
party in power, and to build up another party,
with an eye to the next Presidential contest. ‘ But
the friends of the country blame' the Administra
tion for keeping such men in the front ranks of the.
army. ■'
There is a large influence in the Northwest in
favor of protracting the .war, with a vie w totoake
money oat of it, and swindle, the Government.
There are thousands of swindlers holding-contracts,
and officers are. partners in these thieving
operations, cheating the Government out of mil
lions of dollars. There are some swindlers in this
City who have made .hundreds, of thousands out of
the Government, and are voting against it, de
nouncing it daily, and complaining of the weakness,
mismanagement ana culpable remissness of the Ad
ministration. Mr. Lincoln would do • well for his
Administration, and . for the country, if he would
imitate General Jackson, by calling on-his friends
to fill the offices of honor and profit within his gift.
Inlllinois, Ohio, and-Xndiana, he has crowded men
into offices Whose daily business it is to denounce him
and his r ‘ Abolition” policy/ They take his bfficesj
pocket the.money of the Government, and then
turn roiiniind cuise the hand'that fed ihem V .
eu ijuanj —«mv-wnWivu-wf-iMvir-;Mrura*iLWt\r'aULI ~
in camps of instruction, I now ask the President,
his Secretary of War, And; his generals in com-"
*fHfl "ffie/'fiieef^the expectations of the
country, or will they play', the fool, as they have
been doing for the last twelve months ? Will they
prostcute the wsj, 'or will they lie in camps, so as
to give Contractors and swindlers a ohanoe to make
more money-? ’ I am, &0., •W. G.-Brownlow-
THE WAR IN LOUISIANA.
GEN, WEITZEL’S EXPEDITION TO LABADIEVILLE,
Occupation of Thibodeaux—Battleof.Bayou
Lafourche—Official Report of Gen..Weitzel
’ —Handsome Conduct of our. Troops—List of
Rebel Prisoners Taken—Design of the Ex
pedition—Small Federal Loss—Death of
Colonel McPheeters—Rebel ioss. at Antie
tarn, Ac, Ac ' , ....
Intelligence was received at New Orleans, on the 30th,
ultimo, from General Weitzei; commanding the forces
now operatiig in the Opelousas? .country, General
WelUei entered Thibodeaux on Tuesday, the 28th nUimo,
at three o'clock P. M., withontopposition. He met and
engaged the enemy, at LabadieviUo on Tuesday, and put
them to rout after a short contest.... ~ ?... ..
General Wei’zel lost about sixteen killed and sixi»
wpunif fl. ||e number £ casualties off tlia-other slaTls
imongidr!?’‘‘! d6 ® 4 Js.poloael.McPheeters,
the Commanding officer, who war buried by odr ff-rces,
One hopdred and eighty prisoners were.captured and
paroled. OnO piece of artillery also fefl'intb onr hands.
At Baceland, two thlrty-tso-ponnaer-gnnr, and two
twelve-pounder-howitzers, and considerable rolling stobk
were captnrtd.; The rebels left this side of >the Bayou
Lafourche in great haste.; The railw»7 is now safely
guarded her ce t o Thibodeaux. ■■ • - - •;;
General Woitzei's advance pushed steadily onward
from Thibodeaux without again overtaking the enemy,
who was running. ' \ - ■ . '
GENERAL WEITZEI/S REPORT OP THE AFFAIR.
, HSADCIUABTIRS Besbbvb.Bkjoadx,
Bayou Lafouhohb, Nbak-Thibodeaux, La.,
Ootobor 29 -1862.
Major : X have the honor to reporf that this morning,
at 8 o'clock, I despatohtfi Colonel-Birch,-in command of'
hla regiment /the IMh Ooimocticnt), Barnett's-Cavalry,
and one secUon of Oarrnth’a battery, down" the Biyou
Lafourche, to open ebmmhnication with the -city. I have
just received a despatch from hiia from Raoeland Station,
in which he says that he has :commhiilcitan'C ,tsloolonel
Thmnas, whois onesfiiMiAa half from ten. ‘lie fohna -
toe sfauoh.three IffiShli «ftrg,-one passenger car, two 1
barbette guns,- spiked (thirty.two pounders); two twelve- I
popnd iron howitzers,'in, good order, and guns. eaain- I
meets, Ac., scatteied along the road. ; .
loi a more.detailed re
port of my operations since 1 left Donaldsonvilie.. .1 left
this: place at.; six o'clock on Sunday morning last, and
marched eti the left bank nnlil I wag within one> mile of
Napoleonvllle, where I bivouacked Inline of battle. Be‘-
Hevlng that the eremy would, by means of the numerous
flatboat ferries which I knew were jnthe bayou, probably
cross from one side of the bayeu to the other, I took in '
towafiatboat bridge, and carriedit with me all the way,
and have it with me now. I.deßtroyed every boat I.
passed as a prudential military measure. It has proved
of invaluable service to me.
I moved on'tfie first day with but one company." of. the'
Bth New Hampshire on the light bank. The. enoeny’a .
scouts wero continually in sight of.my advanced guard s
of cavalry, and, jost before going into camp, one captain !
of the enemy was hilled by my.advanced guard, and threß
prisoners were taken. Immediately afterwards one of the,
Bth New Hampshire privates on the right bank was taken
prisoner by the enemy. -.5
I Btarted on Monday .morning again at six o’clock, but
feeling, that the enemy was'-in Borne force on the right
bank, X tbrewover the,whole of the Bth New Hampshire
and Perkins’ cavalry by means of my floating bridgo,
and ln thia order moved down’the bayou)"
At eleven o’clock, when I was about two miles above ■
Labadleville, I received the report that the enemy was
in toroe about one mile'ahead, on the left bank, and that
they, had Btx pieces of artillery. T immediately ordered
tour pieces of Oarrnth’s battery up (two pieces were with
the rear guard and Thompson’s was already ahead) and
formed the 13th Connecticut and 76th Now York in line
of battle to support Thompson.
Tbe‘o two regiments formed splendidly, and moved at
once;torwsrd to the attack, through a dense oanefleld. I
moved on with them, and after emerging-fiom the cane
fleldr I received the reportthat tbe enemy was in position
on the right bank also, and that he had four pieces of ar
tillery on that 'side. At the same time I reoeived the re
port that the enemy’s'cavalry was- in rear of my rear
guard, I immediately swung my bridge across the bayou,
ordered eight companies of the 12th Connecticut over to
support the ath-Hew Hampshire,leaving two companies
of thls rogiment, one section of Oarruth’s battery, and'
Williamson’* cavalry, to guard the rear.’ I immediately
ordered, alto, that a road be out up the steep bankon
both sides of the.bayou for the passage of artillery and
my train. I found soon that the enemy on the left bank,
after delivering ..only the fire of ■ its -advanced -guard,
which killed one of my • cavalry and wounded another,'
and killed two horses, had disappeared for some unac
countable reason. Fearing some ruse, I iromedlatelfor
deied the.l3th Connectlont across the bayou to support
the' Bth Hew Hampshire and the 12th- Obnnect'cuV
Thompson’s battery to f plsy upon the enemy’s artillery !
on the right bank, which was firing splendidly upon our
forces and my : bridge: ordered Oarruth-to-crossover
with his two advanced sections, and the 76th Sew’York
to support Thompson and guard the head-of the bridge
and the front ol the train. ■’<
I then crossed over, ordered the Bth New Hampshire
to form lire of battle across the road, the 12th Connecti
cut to form on Its right, and ordered these forward to
attack at ooco. They had scarcely commenced -moving
when the 13th Connecticut arrived at a double-quick
• frem across the bayou. I immediately ordered: thlß in >
reserve. Subsequently, as.the centre guides of* the Bth
New Hampshire and tbeulith Connecticut moved iu :
different lines of direction. thoy-became sufficiently sepa
rated to allow me to throw tbe 13ch Connecticut on the
line between the two Tordered this-regiment forward
in lino of battle. - The line thus formed advanced steadily
; at my'comnißnd forward) In a very short- time the ene
. my’s battery retreated, and aIBO the Infantry "support.
The fight did not last long, I-found that the enemy had;
four pieceßof artillery In the road.- -It was Connor’s bat
tery, Company a, Witber’s'light artillery, commanded
by Captain 3. Ealston, (who was wounded and is now a .
paroUdprisor.tr ): This battery),Was supported by the
' remnants of 'the IBth Lom'daca and- the Crescent City
Bfglments, numbering together about five hundred,men.
They were lying down in a ditch on the lower side of a’
* -plantation rosd in the edge of woods at Georgia Hand
ling, and immediately ontheleftof.lheba’tory. ..)•
'-''lordeicd ehirmishfrs at once in. the woods to Becure
CaiTuth arrived about, this time, and I sent •
IMg&iWith ook section, and Perkins’, cavalry, in pursuit
ebout four miles, Oarruth firing upon the'
*gj||Sjs£MEE If.: c'soc bath sides of the bayou - I have
jSjSgeMearm.a,ft'atiSjmms’.battery of six oleosa, suppoft-
the;3Sd) regiment of Louisian#;
'> r olnhteßrr,:w«:sh‘-frontonthekft,bsnk. . - - > ' ■
. 1 lost eigh'een killrd and’eeventy.fonr wounded. Lieu
tensnt Frsuoia, of- tbe 12th Consecticnt, .was takenprl
iSoner sbetore the; fight. . We have bar ted. flva. of the
nemy, and have seventeen wonnded tn oar hospital;
but I have proof that their loss was greater. I took 166
of the enemy prisoners on the day of- battle, and 42 of
them since—total 208. I released them all on parole.
The commanding officer of the enemy. Colonel J. P. Mc-
PhMttrs, was killed, i I delivered his body to some of his
brother officers, who were prisoners, and he was decently
Ported near the battle-field, the chaplain of the Bth New
Hampshire officiating. One of the pieces of the enemy's
artillery broke down' in the retreat; "We secured it; and
have it now In our possession.
All of iny command did very well, both officers and
men. The Bth New Hampshire advanced steadily In
front Of the enemy’s battery. The 12 th and lßth Con
necticut crossed’ the bridge, formed -in line of "battle
under.thevery accurate and Bplendid fire of the enemy's”
artillery, wfthont seeming to notice it at *ll. My cavalry,
has been of invaluable service to me; both officers and
men have done epl ndlilly. IwisbT had four’limes the
number, e The signal corps, also, has been of great sOro
vice to me.. . • , .
I crossed oyer my train and encamped on the' battle; ,
field j had my own and the enemy's ’ wounded put tn a
house which I took as a hospital I went into camp the
next morning (yesterday) I moved on down the right
bank if the bßydii, throwing over the Toth New York
and Williamson's cavalry on the left bank. I left about
thirty wounded cl my own, who could not bB moved, and
the emmy 's wounded, in charge of Surgeon B • N. Oum-”
mings, of. the 13th Oonnectiout, and- left with him pro
visions, money,and supplifs, for their care. I entered
Thibodeaux at three o’clock P. M , without opposition.
I ccrtalniy expected a fight nt this place. When far;
rived a short distance from it I found from the smoks of
burning bridge#; that they were retreating, and immedi
ately ordered my cavalry in pursuit. They followed as*
closely ;as their force would allow, and prevented the
total destruction of, t two railroad bridges—bne across
Bayou Lafourche, the other across Bayou Terrebonne. I
foetid three freight cars at Lafourche crbasißg uninjured
—one containing arms, shovels* and sugar, arid ano,her'
containing alotof armsjammunliion, and accoutrements.'
I ah'o found.papers by the side of the road, which were
thrown away in their retreat, proving that the enemy
had'left Bayou des Allf mauda. I went into camp on
Barton’s plantation, about one mile below Thibodeaux
I wifi repair the damage on : the tyyo bridges to morrow.
Theenemy Has retreated to Berwick's bay. I send you
a list of myrkilled and’ wounded; I also sand you a
list of piisoeers I paroled. .I.think it would be well to
pnblibh/ the’latter list, as” a great many are 1 tom" New
Orleans. . - .....
Very,rBsp6ctfnlly, your obedient servant,
; G. WISITZBiD, Brig. GanlU’ S. Yolun'eors,
Commanding Beserve Brigade,
Mai. Geo. O. Strong, Assistant Adjutant General, ■
Department ofThe Gulfj’New Orleans, Da. ’
, ’ ..NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
[Fromthe New Orleans Delta, Oct. 30.] .
.Thbgallant style in whioh these" heretofore untried
NewEnaland regiments went’ into action is a source of
great pleasure to General Weitzel. The General is”
justly proud of his brigade, and he enjoys the entire con
fidence of every man in the expedition;- It is impossible
for a*g( niral to have more fully the moral support of an
army than that possessed by General Sfeitzst. The
physical'support has been shown to be efficient. It la
always impossible to speak of every officer in detail who-'
diitlnguisbts himself inaction. It might suffice to say
ttat every officer was at his post— every duty performed
—evtxy order obeyed. The post of danger, conseanently
of hoi.br, belongs to the : several emllj' companies.
Captain'-Cowan having ‘been detailed to serve on the r
B'aff, the command and dlreotion of hii fine company de
volved on Lieut PtrkiaS, and whatever the fitness of,
“.any other man” may be for the position, I'consider 1
Perkins fnlly his (final. He is an incessant rider, always
ontlie alert, and always usefnl. While I thus speak er
the Lieutenant, I meat' not forget that the other com
menders have done their, duty; but at this hurried mo- .
riient I have not so good an opportunity to learn their
names; "
Our .loss in killed and wounded will probably exieed
that of the, enemy, but we have lost but one prisoner,
while theirs are counted by hundreds. Those I send you
were taken on the .field.-About as many,more have been
captured by the. cavalry and paroled. It is se id in Thi
bodeaux this morning that ’since onr army has been en
oampfd hoe there have been some three hundred deser
tions ont of the Lafonrche militia. ;
The people are in desperate straits in this region of
country. They have no fleur, no shoes, very little salt,
no better, lard, candles, nor soap ; in. fact, the only things
at. aU -plenty are sugar, corn, negroes, and shinplaaters
payable in Confederate notes. They begin to heartily
wish: for the restoi atian of the authority of the Federal
Government. That Government protects them, feeds
them, is likAa parent to them. The rebels barn their
bridges, their cotton, their sugar, impress their entire
malo population into their half fed, soahtiiy clothed
aimiea, ,and leave the women and children to starve at
home.' ....... • •
it ishojed that commnnication will be opened to the
city by the Opelousas Bailroad soon. - There are some'
large sugar plantations here, and a great deal ot sugar,
and the lord knowß the people need the necessaries it
might purchase in New Orleans. ,
It Ib.likely that many of the crops now in the fields
will be lost, as the whites have gone with the Confederate
forces—been oompeUed to go—and the blacks have come
within our lines. They are a great sonroe of annoyanoe
to our army,hut, under Ihe aot of Congress, and instruc
tions from the powers that be, in’Washington, they can
not be turned away. They are good foragers, Nearly
every man in the expedition has a servant, even the
privates; Some of the officers have two or three. They
are great foragers. .
The private soldiers are strictly forbidden to,leave the
ranks to snatch up nnconsldered trifles, like fowls, pigs,
sheep, and the like; but the negro, lor the first time in his
life, finds himself-” better than the whites,” and levies
- his: ccntritmlions at will. Negroes, from all along the
rente, come flocking to the lints with such, credentials in
their hands. If the black has not attached himself to assy
man ’in the brigade,‘he will answer yohr demand to sell
by saytog,: “I does' not want to sell ’em—l want to go
along—and, I give ’em.” They: are igenerafiy received
under such,circumstances, for two. roareris—y
man hen a right to.say to them nay.-wuu moottier ttiat
their game is dhite palatable. Many are used for reUegug
the soldier* of severe and heavy duties, suable bayou,
to’lcare for-the: sick,; helpingJplns^S'T
Picayune, Nov.T -]
Confederates marched
twenty-two.miles, to TTOureO-,--—. , rr.. 1,—,-
States forces, and then, to select a suifcab?© position, thas
lell.l&cki nine miles, to the, snetwhere the engaffto"?,-
, 'WBieußratts,Twe learn, numbered abont.tliroe
hundred and thirty, aDd..were.eommai ded by (fclonol
- McFheeters. of the 18th Louisiana Volmiteora. ' ‘ :
The United States forces, en arriving at Napoleonville,
it appears, heard that (be Confederates had fallen back,
and immediately pushed forward in pursuit, feeling for -
-them with shell ociasionafiy , as they advanced. Towards
four o’clock in the afternoon, tho United 'Btataaf forces
came in Bight of the Confederates, wlo were drawn np in
position.
The fight at once commenced, the. United States forces
opening with shell, while the 13th Connecticut and Bth
New Hampshire were crossing the bayou under a brisk
fire from ihe Confederates., The two regiments named
attached the Confederates in-frontr- At' the' Hame time,
the 76th,Now Fork marched up and took position in the '
rear of-the, 13th'Conncclicut. 1 The : TstbweM' , not under' 1
fire. While the Confederafos were'attacked in front, a
b; dy of United States cavalry, advanced, to; attack them
in flank; ibutt ‘about the time they gpt within -fighting
distance, the Confederates, unable longer-to withstand
the vigorous onset made by an overwhelming foroe, sur
rendered. ■ -
The fight.did not last more than half on hour, our in
to] mar. t thinks, and was unite warmly contested, both,
sides displaying great courage The attacking force
vigorously pressed forward, tin chi eked. by tbs brisk
fire of the Confederates, and the latter sustained the
combat with, great spirit until their assailants were
within five paceg of them, when they threw down their
grms. .. - . .
.Our informant say s that the fight was about over, most
of the Confederates having laid down their arms, when
the eaptain of wteof't|e : c-i ll , g!a j e - j - 61 - t j IS - 13th, (Jon
neciicnt advanced to Colonel lilcPheetera and demanded
that be surrender, The latter swore that be would not,
Mid-drawing a oistol, shot the captain. Immediately a
-hrivate of the I3th Connecticut shot the colonel through
fee head, killing him on.the spot.,So infuriated were the
men of that regimei t at the shooting of the captain, that
it was with the u'ihost difficulty that officers could re
strain them from rushing on and killing the whole Con
federate force,.
Onr informant also says, that after the fight the Oon
fedirates were treated by ttaevictots with great kindness.
“ We are informed from another sonree, that the 18th
Louisiana is the Crescent regiment; that not only it,
but the 23d Louisiana and lVithera’ battery were in the
fight, and that the; Confederate force engaged was quad
reple that stated by our informant, as above.
R EBEL LOSS IN KILLED AND WOUNDED.
' Col. J,. P. McPheeters, Crescent .Regiment.
; J. Brown, shonlderftfresoent: Regiment.
A. Loren&eD, aim, Oresent Regiment. .
B. D. Pnsildy, Bhonider, Orescent Regiment.
Frank Reed, right shoulder, Orescent Regiment.
Lient. J. O. Coalman, foot, Co. H, Withers’,Battery.
Capt. G. Ralston, knee, 00. H, Withere’.Battery.
. O. Crowell, bip, .Crescent Regiment.
-- w r OoVace. knee, Oreseent Regiment.
a-. - f ««ent Regiment.
A.H.Vanfiervil!»,'Hflgßr<>E-,-..
Joe Logue, leg, 18th Lonleians.
A, E. Alexander, groin, Orescent Begfmeaf.
W- J. Welch, knee, lSih Lonisiana. ‘
- F; W. Meek, hand, Co. H. Withers’ Battery,
j.CuEorter. body and arm, 18th Louisiana. ■
Five killed, names unknown ; one wounded,-namo tin'--
known. ••
DESTRUCTION OF THE PROPERTY OF DR. GCTTKAN
BY GUERILLAS- .
‘[From the New Orleans True Dolta, October 28.]
We learn that.the guerillas crosseff the river atUocald:
sonville on Thursday, eet firatSf Sr: Ootfman’a'dwellftig'
howe. and destroyed 67erytfitog oh his-'p?eteses: ' H!s”
wlfo and family were met yesterday fleeln* down’the rive?
for safety. . ,
‘[Dr.jOottmah is a jweil-known Uhibnisif afi Louisian*.
Betsd alarge-plantation - on’ the Mississipphriver, op.
.posite Donaldsonviile, where hisfamlly resideffi; hut had
not been able to remain there on acconut of the. threats,
which have been carried out so - far' as bis property is
concerned. Dr - Oottman recently a vißited : the North oh
buatoesa with the Government J. - - • - i
,HOW THir REBELS -BUFFERED?' IN MARYLAND—
LOsis OF THE FIRST. LO.UI»IANA ? BRiaADE AT
ANTIETAJU.
[FromJthe'New Orleans Picayunui October 29.]
- The brigade went into aotton, at Sharpsburg, Md.,
Sept. l?th, with lesi than 609 men, and ito total loss, in
killed and wonuded, was 323, General Hays, who had
been serlomly "wounded in ifie battle" or Pert Republic,
June 9th, was struck by spent hails September 17th.--
- a. j.bemhes,
glrff Surgeon of Ist Lonisiana (Hays’) Brigade, Early’s
Division, Jackson’s dorps. •
Interesting from the Southwest.
The; Approaching Battle, near.Holly-Spring"—
*< The Rebels Falling Back.
[From the Hunphis Bulletin.] •
- As tbe reader perußes' thesq lines it is probable that
events are proceeding at Holly Spring! which will have a
mighty influence on the war in the Mississippi Valley.,
; The battle: at Oorinth, so;disastrous to: the Confederate -
arms, was fatal to the plans of..the leaders of that cause,
and preparations have been making ever since, the con
sternation the defeat there'entalled somewhat snbsldod, to
. redeem, if possible, the fortunes of that inansplclons occa-,!
sion. The Oonftderates'nave been massing their forcss
at Holly Bprings, and again assuming a threatening atti
tude The Fedetßl forces having completed thoformt
dshle defences of Corinth, and possessed themselves of
Grand Junction, have assumed an: offensive .attitude.
. The Confederates arHolly Bprings some days ago re
el ived a' telegram from General Lovell, - stating that the
Union forces were moving on Lagrange," and - that his
pickets were driven in. - l :-
This information at once put the troops at Holly
Springs en the jut vine.' The mass of the war material,
stores end provisions, were sent down to a point abont
seven mlles off across the'Tallahatchie river." This river
has a wide-Chmmel and extensive bottoms, often swampy
and broken into lagoons, almost always covered with'
thickly growing timbetSmingled • with a profusion of
vines. ami undergrowth?? Here the: coming battle, the
fate .of which is big with aerious consequences, will very
probably be fought. .This falling back from Holly ■
Springs, but with the intention of. making a desperate ’
stand withina short distanoe. of the place, - explains the .
contradictory stories as’to tbe evacuation or retention of -
the town that have lately prevailed;
’ The Confederates, however, have'determined that the;
intended spot of battle’tohall ;not be-reschod by an nn
harasied foe.'They’have thrown a body of men into
Lamar, Jen miles in advance, whilo tbelr mala body, at 1
the loti accounts, was stlli lying at Holly Springs, b'nt in
a condition to be put almost instantly into - line of ba’tle
or marching order. Skirmishes will-doubtless try the,
mettle of the .assailants before the final trial of strength
■IB ventured on. - <)n Friday morning %e Federala were
on their march, and yesterday, unless the obstructions at *
Lamar or eliewfiere proved formldable,they won id reach
the neighborhood of Holly Springs ;
Tbe consequences of the loss of’another battle,'at the
presefit time, by the Confederate army: now* in' Missis
sippi, wouldCbp momentous. In such a case tbe defeated
army wqnld bave to attend to dangers*-accumulating at
Vioksbnrghy falling back upon Jackson, Miss: To that
place It would! 0 followed by tlie conquerors, who wonld
bo able to'reach supplier from the river, and there it
would be'lialjle'alßb to attabkfrom tooops coming up from
New Oi-Sand Supposing the place to be able to hold out.
-gainst the -“combined attack) attentions men, and ma
terial would be drawn from Vicksburg, which is not far i
from Jackson, .As soon as. the rising or the river will
permit, a flotfllaof twenty gunboats,' with a large float of
transport boats in the rear, wifi attack Vicksburg; with*
what result, .under the circumstances, who can doubt 1 -s
r .. If the defeated army should take seme other direction
tban the one.suspected above.ofcourse, Jfaokeou lies
.open to attack; if takeo, Vicksburg is flanked, and be
comes indefensible. Incase of snob a result, Grenada
as a eonaequence of the taking of Vicksburg, fall'
into Federal possession, probably without the striking of
ja blowj and Tennessee wotdd be ar clear of-Confederate
; authority aa Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri now
are. Arkansas would be rapkily placed in a p
o.piiioUyl wbile gonboata passing up and downthe river, as
amer police, would,completely cut the country, on the
• west bank of the river from the control of the Qovem
ment at Bicbmond* These speculations as to iwetrible
consequences- show, how important may be the result of
the approaching struggle at HcUy Springs.
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
THE MAILS BY THE EUROPA.
Mr. Cobdens Speech era our Civil War.
IKTEBVENTIOir IMPOSSIBLE.
The Maritime Law of Nations.
MR. BENTIBCK; M. P ,1H FAVOR OF THE REBELLION.
. On the 29th ult., Mr. Cobden addressed a large meet
icg of his constituents at Mr. Tathem’s machine shop,
Bcchdale. The room, which will hold ahout-three thou
sandpersonß, was densely crowded; The Mayor of Bpch
dale preaided,; and there were present the Mayors from
several of tho neighboring towns, a largo proportion of
the principal manufacturers, and a mass ofoperatives.
: , Mr. Cobden, after speaking of the distress in the cot
ton districts, caused by our blockade, proceeded io say:
We are placed in this tremendous embarrassment in
const auance of, the civil war in America. Now, don't ex
pect,me to venture upon greund whioh other politicians
have trodden with, X think, doubtful success or ad vantage
. to not think I am going to predict what is
- going to happen in America, or to set myself up asa judge
of the Americans.. What I wish to say is a few words to :
throw light on our relations as a nation with the Amer.*.
can people I have no doubt whatever that if I had been
ah American I should have been true to my peace princi
ples. and that I should have been amongst perhaps a very
small number who have voted or raised their protest in
some shape against this civil war in America. There Is
nothing in ihe coutse of that war whioh reconciles me to
the brutalities and havoo of Buch a mode of settling hu
men disputes, bnt the question we have to ask ourselves
is this: What is the position which as a nation we ought
to take in regard to the Americans in reference to this
dispute ! • There, is no use arguing what was the origin
efthe war or to advise itsdiscontinuanee. From the
moment the first shot is fired, or the first blow is Btruck,
farewell to ell reason and argument. Ton might as'well
argue with mad dogs as men when they have once begun
to.spill each otbtr’a blood In mortal combat.
I was so convinced of that fact during the Crimean
war, which you know I opposed; Iwas so convinced of
- ihe utter uselessness of raising one’* voice in opposition
to war when it had cnee commenced, that I had made
up my mind that as long as I was in political life, shontd
;a war again break out between England and any great’
Power, I would never open my mouth upon the subject
from the time the first gun was fired until peace was
made; because it was only by the exhaustion of one of
the parlies engaged in the war that a termination could
be arrived at. Book back to bur own history. What did
elouuence, however great and masterly in the persons of
. Chatham and Burke, do to prevent a war with ths Ame
rican colonies, or to Btop it after it had commenced!
What did the eloquence of Foxjdo to avert the war with
• France which followed the French Bevolution ! There
was a man at the commencement of the Crimean: war
;who raised his voice in accents of elcauence, in power of
pathos and of argument fit to compare with anythin”
thatbyer fell from the lipg of Chatham anil of Burke—l
mean your distinguished townsman, my friend Mr
Bright—[cheers]— and what was his success 1 Why, they
bureed him in effigy for hia pains
If, then, we were sojpowerlesa as politicians to check a
WBr .at heme, how useless and unavailing it would be in
me to presume to affect in the smallest degree the results
of the contest in America ! We all regret this dreadful
and sanguinary war, but to attempt to scold the Ameri
cana for fighting, or to think or reaching them with ar
guments when they are standing in mortal combat, with
a million of men armed and fighting to the death, would
be the greatest waste of intellect we could commit. But
it is said by some that thiß war will soon be brought to an
end, and brought to an end in a certain way. Now I
havetravelied twice nearly through every free Stale in
America. I know, most' of the- principal persons en
giged in this contest on both sides. .1 have kept myself
pretty well informed of all that has been going on in that
country ; and though I think I ought to be as well in
formed as ibe average ef my countrymen—cabinet minis
ters included—yet if you were to ask mo how this con
testis to end, I confess that I- should feel totally at a
loss to offer an opinion that would be worth the slightest
attention on the part of my hearers ; but this I will say,
that if X were put to the torture and compelled to offer a
guess, I should not make the guiss which Mr. Gladstone
andlail Bnssellihave made on the subjeot. [Hear,'
hear.] I don’t believe, if the war in America is soon to
be bruught to a termination, that it.will be brought to an
end by'a separation of rhg sunti, from There
qJ it as a thing I'toel great interest in
' hiyself. It maybe considered as utopian, but I have no
tTea t sympathy with very great nations. I don’t mysolf
aimnathizo largely with those whodestre the greatness of
a pwple by a vast extension of empire. What T «i™ to
der(lonrro"* ror.'he individual
-uran.: He nave had ;great empires is all times. There
, were the great’empires of Assyria, Persia, and the rest.
What trace, have they left of the individual man 7 Itis
ybhilittie States—Greece, for instance,er Italy—which,
in-ihe, middle ages,bad so great an effect on the revival
of learning, where you eould ride on horseback through
two or: in a day or two. These were the
countries,where humanity has flourished, and has been
glorified. These, no doubt, are'utopian opinions, they
: are not’the oplnions of inankind now, and perhaps they
ought not to be the .opinion-of .meu.in political Ufa,
until we see a better guide to morality'or international
law, which wonld assnre to a small State that it would
obtain justice at thehandß of a greater one. But leaving
the dreams aside, wbat appears to be in the present day
the permanent , interchange among the races of man-1
Certainly not a desire to separata, but to agglomerate to
.bring together in greater concentration different race*
speaking the’same language and professing the same re
ligion. Hhat is going on in Italy! What is it that
stirs toe heart of Germany ! What is it that moves
Hungary 1: It is the nations wishing to oome together.
Ten find in Europe no instinct pervading the mass of
mankind leading them to separation from each other,
bnt there is a joweiful movejcent all through Europe
towtrd the agglomeration of the races of na‘io:a. Itis
vc rj odd tta- statesmen here, who have aprofound sym
pathy with the movement in Italy in favor of unity,
cat not appreciate the force of that motive In the present
contest in America.
Three-fourths of the whole population in; America are
how contending against disunion; they are following the
inslmciion which is impelling the Italian, the German,
and the other populations of Europe; and I have no;
doubt that e»fcgteat and dominant motive on their part
is that they n» afraid that if they become disnrjted
they will be treated as the Italians were treated when
they were disuiited—viz : that the foreigner will come
and set his intrusive foot amongst them, and play off one
against the other, to the degradation and possible sub
jection of the whole. These are powerful motives, and,
if they are operating as they appear to operate, they
may lead to a mnch more protracted conte. t than has
been piedlcted by seme of onr.statesmenbut the bußi
ness which .we really have here as Englishmen Is not
to epecnlate on what the Americans will do, for they will
act totally independent of us. Let ,us give them our
S 3 mpathy while we lament over a great mlsfoyivine, but
do not let ns attempt to scold, and worry, and dictate to
them,' or even predict for them what will happen, , -
But what is onr duty'toward* them in this matter’
: We have talked of strict neuiiality. I wish our states
men, and patticularly onr Cabinet Ministers, would en- .
- force upon their own tongues a little of that principle of
non intervention' which they profess to apply to their •
diplomacy, [Laughter and cheers ] We are told very
frequently at public meetings thatlwe must reoogriize the
South, but the recognition of the South Is always coupled
with another object—namely, to obtain the cotton yon
want—because, if.it were notfer-the distress brought on
us by the civil war in America, I do not think hn
mainly would indnoe us to, interfere any more than
14 15*® in any other ; war to jjry 0 f the
world. And now . ,• -<sgr£iaLM«d'tht« «««-- '
,on»cy, wuich 1 as been spread through the,, oountry by
ihi6f96led pefsoni, Tour recogtiition ,0l {be South
would no*^ s v*7oß cotton.} but recognitioa ofths South
in the minds of pSfllbß bs'd Ihst termfa coupled with
something more: There id Sh ,Idea of going and Inter
fering by-force to pni.an end to that coateet,"is order
- that the ."cotton may be set free. If I were Ptesident
LincolD, aid found myself rather to a difficulty oti ac
coiintof the pressure of taxation, or on account of a'dls
cord of parties in the Federal ranks, and if I wanted , to''
' see the whole poprilatibn united as one man, ready to
make me a despot; I should wieh nothing better than for
.- England and France, or both together, to attempt to in
terfere by force in the quarrel 'You read now of the
elecilois which are going bn to America,?and I :look to;
; those elections with the greatest Interest, as the only
' Indication to guide me, in forming a judgment of the
- futmei Ton see it stated that in tboso.elections there is
j some disunion of parties; but let the foreigner interfere
' to that quarrel, aid all the old lines of demarkatlon will
bo effaced for ever, and you will have an united people,
-jolntog together to repel the totrnsiohj [Hoarjhear.]
It was so to France to the great revolutionary war.
What was it that caused the reign .ifterror,. but the cry !
of alarm that the foreigner was ebming’ to Invade them'!,
and the aristocrats were guillotined, as traitors to thoir
country,, becanse they, were friends of the foreigners,
And let me hmin'd yon that your interference would not
obtain cotton. It would have, in the present state of
- armaments, very little effect on the combatants. If
people were generally better acquainted with, the geo
graphy of America, and the state of iis population, they
would see how mnoh we are apt to exaggerate even onr
power tojnterfere to produce any result on this contest.'
The policy to be pursued by the North will be decided
by the elections to the great Western States—l mean the
B«at growing region of the Mississippi valley, the States
of Ohio, -Michigan, Indiana; Illinois, lowa, Wisconsin,*
and Minnesota; if they determine to carry on this war, :
and say they will never make peace while the mouths of -,
the Mississippi, which drain 27,000 miles of navigable
water into the ocean,- remain to the hands of a foreign
Power,;we could never expect to put a period to it.; V
Ton must remember that.yon have to go one thousand >
m lies up the Mississippi before you get to that vast region
peopha by eitht or ten millions of souls, that will be the
future depository of the wealth and numbers of that
great continent, and whatever the will of that people is,
Sew York Is but the broker of their opinion, and New
York, Pennsylvania, and New England, must go with
."them; ; . _■■■;
It is as idle, then, as the talk of children, for France
apdEngland to pretend that they can go there and reach
that population. For my part, I think the language which,
is used sometimes lu certain quarters with regard to the
power of this country to go and impose its will upon the
population of America - almost savors of the ludicrous.
When America bad hut 2,600,000 ol population we could
not enforce our will upon It, end when you have to deal
with civilized people, having the same mechanical ap
pliances as yourselves, BBd when that peop'e number ten
or twenty million, it is next to impossible for any fores to
be transported across the. Atlantic which will effect a
conquest - "---i -
Englishmen are very apt to think that they can,do
anything by force; let tnem banish that idea j tbelr in-'
terferenee in this case could only do harm, and in the
end you would not get yonr cotton: Even if you could,
what pi too would you pay for it? I know something of
tbe way in which money Is voted in'the House of Com
mor.B for warlike armaments even ina time of peace, and
I venture Jo say that ltwontd be cheaper to keepall the ;
population engajed in cot'on manufacture—aye, to keep
them on turtle, champagne, and venison—than to Bend
to America to obtain: that cotton by* force of arms.
| Laughter and cheers ] ,It ; wonld involve you in a war,
and six months of a war would cost more, money than :
would be required to maiittain this population comforta
bly. for ten years. [Oheere J» Now, gentlemen, what we •
should endeavor to oo as tbe resnlt of this war iB to put
an etd to that system of warfare which brings this cala
mity borne to our door, by making such alterations lh
tbe maritime-law of nations which affect the", right, of '
belligerents and neutrals as will render if impossible -in
future for Innocent non-combatant neutrals here to bo
made to suffer almost as much as'those carrying on the
war there.
I will not enter into this suhieot nowr beoanseil have *
entered into it at length elsewhere, and I* sbali. have toe
deal with It again in the House of Commons; all I wish*
to say. is) that it Is. in the power ofEnglandto adopt such
a system of maritime law with the ready assent of all the
other Powers as will prevent snch a state of things being.'
brought'on us in future. , I will, add this, that I doubt t
the wisdom) I certainly doubt tbe prudence, ef a great - ,
body of industrious; people * afiowing tSenMeiveß tol con- !i '*
tlnue to grow in dependence upon a foreign Power fora*
supply of food and of raw material, knowing that’s sys
tem of warfere exists by which, without agtioe, at any
TWO CENTS.
moment, they are liable to have that food orrnw matsria!
cut off from them without having it in their power to re
sist or prevent it, ~
• Mr. Oobden then gave a general description of the
state of affairs in Lancashire, and gave the following
.the appearance of that town, and'how the
poor are blockaded:
THE APPEARANCE OF LANCASHIRE.
ct l“ e by way of' Carlisle,
Kendal, Lancaster, Preston, and Bolton, to Manchester,
and-came through a succession, I might say a forest, of
4w feB l!m ° W “ n T', F °f “, U purpoa9a production
those mills were utterly TQlueleis. And we must bear in
mind that, although a lew of the millownerg are rich men
in floating capital aa well as in fix*deipUal,-;et the great
pulkcf thoßO who o,wn cotton mills in this country are
not rich inv floating capital; they are rich in
mortar, and machinery, when they can get cotton to
m&fee those elements productive
THE' BLOCKADED POOR.
I find that the weekly losa In this district from wages
be less than £6,COO'or £6,600, andal
thongh only at the beginning of yonr distress, you are
Igslbs from ycnr income at the rate of
£3CO 000 a year. - The relief afforded from 1 the relief
fond Is at the rate of about JEeco a week, and I am told
the twenty-four boards of guardians are distributing
■'W* to the- poor. I won’t call them paupers;
we will not allow them to;be called by that name. • They
are the diet) eiscd, or rather, the blockaded poor.'[Cheers.]
. Si^ on ’tb® working classes of the district have
lost ±6,600 a week m wages, and are obtaining relief
frtmthe Board of Guardians and the Voluntary Belief
Committee at the rate of ±l,OOO a week; so* that they are,
J n .joint, of fact, receiving from both of those sonroea
calyiabout one-fourth of the income they earn by the
honeat industry of their hands in ordinary times.
A PLEA FOR THE REBELLION.
At the annual meeting of the Marshland Agricultural
Association, held at King’* Lynn, October SO, Mr. Ben
tinek, M. P., who presided, said in bis speech:
What .has been the conduct of the Northern States '!
Promising that'they arc nbw upholding what they call
the standard of the abolition of slavery, and what has
been their conduct?. . Why, in tbefirat place, they have
■invariably " upheld and maintained up to the out
break of the present civil war the institution of slavery;
'.and they have gone further—they have deolared that the
black man is unfit to exist with'n the precincts of civiliza
tion., They deny him rihe.right of a human being; and
yet these men arrogate, to themselves the title of Aboli
tionists.: Wby; there never was a ranker, or grosser, or
more monstrous farce than their attempting so to desig
nate themselves. [Hear, hear] So long as slavery was
profitable to them they were perfectly prepared to sup
port it; the moment they sew a pecuniary advantage in
dto'siming against slavery they began to declaim
against it, and that 1b the “ abolition” feeling in the
Northern States cf America.
But they have gone further. They have issued within
tie last few weeks—ulmoat within the last few days—a
proclamation not against the institution of slavery, but
■ inciting the Blavea in the' South to acts of murder and
ar£oj,whioh at once describes the feeling with which
they originally looked upon the Institution of slavery—
viz: 'as one which was only to he dealt with for political
or for profitable objects; and they have at the same
time Bhown that they are utterly divested of the com
mon feelings of humanity. [Hear, bear.] Let any
man for a moment figure to himself what would be the
effect in the Southern States if the proclamation of Mr.
Lincoln on the subject of slavery were acted upon.
Why, It would lead to a wholesale massacre of human
bcinis, black and white, so extensive and so horrible
that I will undertake to say there is nothing in the his
tory of the known world which could be compared to it;
. end yet these are the men who cow turn round* and ask
for the sy mpatby of Englishmen to their newly assumed
character ot|the;aholitiODista of slavery.
Why, the northerners owe their very existence to a
successful rebellion. But for the results of that success
ful rebellion, they would have been, Uke any other colony
of this country, subject to the Government of England,
subject to the taxation of England, and virtually subjects
cfEniland, aslamhappy to think we all are. Idon't
envy their separation; but if the North—if the United
States of America were justified, as doubtless they con
ceive that they were, fa the act of rebellion which suc
cessfully separated them from the dominion of this coun
try, I would a»k, in the name of common sense and rea
son, upon what ground can tho Northern States object to
the Southerners following precisely the-ezample which
they themselves set not seventy years ago " [Hoar, hear ]
Wbat is the meaning ef Federal institutions/! Wh»t
is the meaning of republicanism? I am not, I confess,
partial to that dei cription of government; lam an Eng
lishmen, and therefore I hope I have no other feelings
and other views. But what is tho meaning, if it has a
meaning 1 Why, It means to plain English this: If yon
take it as a Question of Btates, it means that every State
is at liberty, whenever the time arrives that it is no lon
ger convenient to be a member of the federation of which
it has hitherto formed part, to take Its own line and set
up fob itself. lam inclined to fhinkthat republicanism
means even more—that every individual who has the
means and power has a perfect right to set up for him
self. [Laughter.] I know no Unfit to it, I confess I
know no Unfit tethe'length of the tether which ought to
be given to'those who uphold republican institutions,
and therefore I am at a loss to understand upon what
grounds the North can have any cause of complaint
against the Southern States for exercising a rightwhich
is admitted, and almost inculcated, both by Federal ar
rangements and republican institutions, [Hear, hear.]
This frightful struggle has beengoing on for nearly two
years, and I world ask whether it Is possible fa hiitory to
find records of such attempts at the establishment of an
undivided tyranny as is to be found in the history of the
last two months of the Northern States, or wheti'—; —'
have not had sufficient proof raunicß;
most odions-ane..' —- -uuuorgn ihe greatest amount of
-wmrcnDgfimcrellT ~i hat any manfcan be called upon to en
dure, 1 nstmlyjilhat Of writhing under a tyranny, at least
defend me from the tyranny of a democracy.
But there areexceptions to everything, and men have
been found in thiß country wbOße bminess—l might
almoßt say whose trade—it has been to praise American
, institutions. lam happy to think that, for the, honor
and credit of Old England,-the number of.those men is
' very few; and I believe those attempts have been chiefly
confined to Democrats'working for their’own selfish pur
poses, and to hired spouters, who are'deputed to ,speak
in the name.of some so. called 11 association,” and who
• are: afterwards remunerated for their services in so
speaking 'by handing a begging box round the country;
and by attempting, ® dignify t that begging-box by the
appellation of a testimonial.
There is a. veuyold. saying that there is no we crying
over ihe paafc . What are we to do for the future ? That
is thoyosition to which this'country and much of Europe
finds itself in reference to the state of affairs in America.
What is to be done ? I have ventured to think that there
is but one rational, one just, one beneficial course for this
country to pursue, and that is at ones to recognize pub
’ Bely and officially the independei ce of ths . Southern
States. [Cheers] I am not speaking now under
I the imprcß-Ton of the events of the moment, be
cause, however unimportant the fact may be—and
I do set ask you to lay any strers Upon that—l ven
tured to urge in the House of Commons the . opinion
which I om now venturing to put before you. Inrgedit to
.the beat of my. abi ifcr, and. like many other good inten
tions, itfsiled in itsefftotasd produced no result whatever.
But I; then held, sis ‘I now hold, the opinion that the
Attempts of the-North.to recorguer the South must be
futile and hopeless; and all I ask yon to consider Is this,
whether, if I was justified in holding that opinion which
I held and expressed to Marsh last, the present position
of affairs in the Northern States does not at least con
firm that opinion tenfold 1 [Hear, hear] It ap
pears: new to be perfectly hopeless that the North
should ever cosguer the South. There is no prospect
of a termination of this horrible sacrifice of human life ‘
except by the-, recognition of the Southern States by this
country and by Franoe; and, therefore, upon that ground
alone I venture to urge it.
The only argument 1 ham ever heard against it is this
—we are'toid by learned men that it would bo an outrage
upon what they are pleased to term international law.
illiat is a subject much ion abstruse to enter upon. Tdo
noturdsrstend it, lam not equal to it; but all I knowia
ttis: that as far as international law is concerned, there
is ample precedent for4Sie recognition at the preßenttao-
Hjent, and even at a much'earlier period of war, of
the'independence of the Southern States by ia,} Govern
ment of this country . Bepolkct what wi dad. with re
spect to Belgium ; recollect what we did with respect to
Greece. ' Those in themselves are precedents
sufficient to satiify, in my humble opinion, all those who,
choose to argue the question upon the point of intoraa
tionsl law, . ■- - ~
Bnt'there is a much more serious view of the question
than that. What has been the effect of this war in
America upon an immense portion of the population Jr
: this oountry, and what is the amount of dißtrej g wh i„i.
>! ”»» aKa.that with jin Wouit ot „„
tier.oe, forbearsnce, soirna and good fee tf Qg
which I. say. retootj hoaorwpbn the people of this conn
far generally 1 What is thsamount of distress which is
being enoared, ajd which gaxba attributed solely to the
effects of ■ this war 1. Uii incalculable. We arc
*n«ttae numbers of ibose wKo w
IZg are incressisg. There sesma to he no limit to
the extent of it, We are told that if cotton were on 90
woold cease,
•' I siy again,'with pwetdent in our faror, with the ejf
'isiesce of enormous distress in this country—and putting
aside, es 1 do, AS a mere piece of hypocrisy and ab
surdity, the introduction of the dement of slavery into
thediscnsslon—l say, without reference to party, with
out reference to anything but what I believe to be indis
pensable to the welfare and character of this country,
.that we are bound, at once, to'recognize the inde
pendence of the.goulhern States of America jOheers.J
WHAT THE TIMES TIIIKKS OF OUH NAVY.
In Jsnuarjf, 18S1, the Americans bad forty-one ves
icle of all rates in commission. Thera are now taro
hundred and ‘fifty- six men-of war carrying the Federal
flay, so that the nary has been multiplied sixfold In less
than 1 two years. This, boweTer, though denoting a
wonderful effort on the part of the nation, is not a very
ext' aordinary result when the circumstances are re
viewed! On the same conditions, we could send a
thousand cruisers to sen in even sa shorter time. ■ The
fact -is, as we have before taken occasion to;re
mark, that the Americans were driven oat of
their old tactics by the sharp pressure of instant
. necessity. Instead of concentrating their energies and
their’ expenditure on 1 one or two monstrous speci
mens of their respective classes, they pressed, at once
into their service every Seating vessel that could be.
found. Biver steamers, ferry-boats, mall packets, mer
chantmen, and oo a titers were all bought up, hastily
aimed, and'sent to sea under the pennant. The result,
ot conrße, was an astonishing increase of the national
marine, and as il happenedj an effioieatone; too. The
Fcderais were fighting agaigtt' an- enfsny'who had no
navy at aU,,and consequently any fleet was good- enough
tor lire pqrpoßO. A realty effective eaundron might have
.made short work of these makeshifts, but the Oonfede
rates had no squadron of any kind, and so tho oxtom
•porized,fleet of the Northerners succeeded in keeping
the tea and blockading the ports of the helpless Bomb.
At the present moment they have between 25 and SO of
these -vessela actually afloat, and no fewer than thirty
seven- building. Tef even here we must not delude onr
, selves,with the, belief that the “ iron-dad steamer "of the
Federilnsvy list represents anything liks such vessels as
are now -included in our own squadron at Lisbon. The
s same urgtncyjin the demand,-and the same peculiarity!!!
the contemplated service, have been at work here also to
affect the efficiency of the ships turned out. We know
bv experience .what is required for such constructions as
these; and when'we hear that even improved and power
ful models are launched in a few months, and for £BO.OOO
apiece, we can form a very good idea of their general,
quality.- *
With these qualifications, however, the new Federal,
r-avy njaycertaiulybe regarded aa a remarkable crea
tion. That very Government which a few months ago
bad but 40 men of war afloat has now a .blockading ,
i quadron of SI vessels in the South Atlantic, and another
ct 43 In the North Atlantic. It has a third squadron of
67 ihips in the West Gulf, and a fourth of 21 ships in
tie East Gulf. Besides tbese, tbero Is a flotilla in , the
Pptcmac numbering 24 vessels, and another in the Mis
sissippi comprising 29. The chief portionof the navy,
itwtllibusbe seep, is employed on home service in the
prosecution of the civil war, but foreign stations are not
entirely neglected- The Pacific rquabron has five ships;
that in the Mediterranean as many more. On.the
Best Indial station there are two vessels;: in: the
West .Indies—it is significantly added.“at present”
—there .are - idxV Tbioe oflboie cohstitnte the little
squadron Under; the .command of Oommodore Wilkes at :
, Bermuda, aisd we can learn from the list before ua their
dimension's;and armaments. L The sWacbmett; carrying
tbp ComKodoro’B flag,. is;a :SCtew steanr sloop, of 1,052
iota burden and’nine much such a
-vetsei as the’Tuscarora, With which we mWe aequainf
erce In our own waters last spring. The Sonoma and-
Tirga, described reports from Bermuda as ” gun- r
heats,” are paddle-winel steamers, mounting six guns
each, one being,of 915 and the other of 819 tonß burden.-'
- Fi cm other documents inonFjSbt session we gather that
all .‘three:ships have,been bnflt under-the immediate su” :
. f erintindtnte.of the Federal Navy Department since the,,
commencement of the war. ' I
lt is nota little striking to observe that the Americans,
notwithstanding their recognition of iron-plating in .
, aval architecture, are nevertheless 'bnilding a great
.number of woe den ships,. They have, in fact, almost as
many of this class In hand as they hays of the new class.
All .three- of Commodore- Wilkes* 1 vessels are wooden
vs set Is, though so recently launched, aud there are ,
: thirty-one of much,the earns description still on the
. stocks, ; The Federala*bra,t that their iron clad ships
tarn a greater, proportion; of their whole Jnsvy’
than is to ,be found in any other marine/ and
Ttt. parlialiy-platdd -gunboats’ are to be ranked
•"asi real Ironsides, the’claim is-sustainable; but sttit
they haw a grsat many wood on ships afloat entirely un-
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prolected, aid seem to expect fair service from them.
Oce thing, however, ia certainly noteable, ani thaUe
that they faave nttwly discarded, even on paper, ail
each vejßelß as ehips-of* Ihe-line. In the whole list theta
-are no ships larger than the 48 gun frfgatea of the MlaaQ-
Bota class, and but two remaining of these. The entire
force ccnsiett of sloops, coryettea, and gunboats, the
great •.an&jority of which mount less than tea gcoa,.
•i^ €lB ® S®ns> however, r are very heavy, and* thongh
the principle of the Dablgren ordnance has not found
r° n . ai <le of the Atlantic, they
£ r j a formidable in their way„ The system of.
the f ederaiß appears to consist in building stout vessels
op approved models, whether of wood or iron, and in
giving- them such dimensions as would enable them £3
cairy from four to.ten large: gnns. Th 9 Wachujettfer
lustasoe, if eho follows the pattern of her class, would
have two 1L Inch 1 ' Dahlgreus, running on circular'rati
w* 1 . ,a n ® 2 l Eonna ' !r rlofd BOD,, and long 32s on her
hroadsides. The pattern vessel of the gunboat class [a
rated also to carry two II inoh guns and two rifled Par
rotts, but as the Sonoma and Tioga are returned os
mounting eix gnus each, this armament most to their
cate have been Increased.
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„™wf a / KOM r? ABIE , ALDI ~® lr - *»<*ei,-of Derby, hail
l ‘bo following reply to
an address from thetohabitantsof that town: “William
Jeffery Etches, president of the meeting at Derby * I owe
you many thanks, excellent-friend, not onlyfor having
defended before ihe public , conscience in Berby tho jmt
aspirations of the Italian people to bring about the union
of their country but also for having taken the geestion
: (diplomatically entangled and embroiled) of the tempo
ral power of the Pope from its very beginning; that is to
say, from the day to which the Bomsn Oonstituent
fS em, y l e ‘ 6c ‘ ed b? universal suffrage,: voted. &y
143 sgainst 5 voices " the perpetual downfall off
that monstrous Government. This legal vote can*
not be cancelled either by the bayonets of 80-4
4? Spain .or Austria. The right
of Italy Is still intact, and might be pnt in practice with~
out to many diplomatic trickeries, by asking the Roman
to declare their wishes by a direct vote*
vn‘n the revocation of the act, I am the legal gnardian
?LL W T I0I ro?o yfshtj for on me wbb conferred, on ttw
3flth June, 1849, by the vote of the Oonititueut Asaem
■ bly ai d by the Triumvir ate, the executive power-of that
time. And when: they wounded me and took me pri
soner (X was not fighting) at Aspromonto, I was maroh
iag towards the Eternal City, provided with those legal
powers which my nation had already conferred upon
me, lo deliver it from the most wicked, loathsome Go
vernment in the world, that' every day blasphemes God ■
whilst making a merchandise of. Blm. Thanking yoa
again, oh, noble friend, and begging yon .do believe am
alwaj a with affection, 1 j ours,
« GIEUSEPPE GARIBALDI.”
Illness of ths Duke of Newcastle—Nowtso-
HAsr, Friday—We regret to announce that yesterday
bis Grace the Duke of Newcastle was seized with au
alarming attack of bronchitis. Pis Grace arrived at
Nottingham in the morning, in order to bo present at the
distribution of prizes this day, in connection with the
mlddle-class examinations, and as usual he stayed at the
George the Fourth Hotel. -During the day the anniversa
ries of the General Hospital and the Midland Inaßta«oa
&r the Blind.were held, and the Duke’s absence was par
ticularly noticed; It appeared that his Grace™ on hla
srrival.at Nottingham, was attacked with bronchitis, and
was obliged to keep his bed during the day. Medical
attendance was obtained, and towards evening yes era ay
it was feared that hia Grace’s Illness was of a somewhat
serious character. Dr. Boberjgonleft the Duke about*
o’clock last night, and: he expressed his opinion, as tha
result of his visit, that it was desirable to telegraph to ™
his Grace’s relatives respeottng bis condition.— Ltm&tm
Times, Nov. Ist
Oaptais Bemmes akb Neutral Oaegoes —The foi
lowingis a copy of an endorsement written by Captain
Semmes, of the Confederaie steamer Alabama (290). on
‘b e ”B’»‘f of, ‘beAmerican ship EmilyFarnum, cap
lured by the Alabama, and released again on the 24 Inst
while on her passage from New York to Liverpool: “Tha
snip Emily Farnum, from New-York, was captured by
the Confederaie Btatss steamer Alabama, on this 2d of
Ootober, 1862, and released beosusd of a certificate of
neutral .cargo being founds mong her papers, and to
rorve the purpose of a cartel ship.”, A letter in the
Timet says: “ This may tend to allay the uneasiness felt
by many merchants, both : -here and on the Continent,
respecting the safety of neutral cargoes on board Ame
rican ships, when accompanied by a proper certifioa'e.”
A Belic or Distant Times,—A golden angei, of the
time of Henry \I. of England, wag found a. few day*
snee, by a boy, ; in a field at Deiraebrceucg (Pas da
Calais). This coin weighs five grammeß, and is in ex
cellent preservation. On the obverse it pressnts 9t
Michael and the Dragon, with the legend,® gra. anbi,’
& franc (Wenrieus Dei gratia. Bex Anglimet Framciasi
On thß reverse is a ship, bearing in the centre an ssout
oheon, with the arms of England and France Quartered,
and on one side the letter H, on the other afetir de- lit
Bound the edge are the words, pee cruobh to as salva
nos XT* eedempt. (Per crucem team, salvos not,
Christe Itedemvtcr.) This coin was undoubtedly »t-uek
between the coronation of Henry YX. at Notre Dame, to
1430 and 1435, when the English were on the point of
abandoning France. , .
JTBBkCH Policy IK ITALY—The Paris correspondent
of the Times seyaThe feeling of distrust, and even of
alarm, caused by the retirement of iff. Thouvenel, and.
the advent of M. Dronyn do PHxays, seems to subside* £f
not Turin; at least at Paris; and some who mo very
deeply Interested in the long- expected solution of the
Soman question, see reason to hope or believe that the
"introduction of this new element does not mean fee
abandonment of It, but merely an adjournment. Had.
the Emperor, we are told, made up his mind to
ffl-.Persigny’a ppinion s P Wonl( i ha?A a , w «n!s
clergy seae?aijy, arenn a CJI Pope, t> ‘
solution -■ . 0I^ fl i-aSn *
matter long ago, sooner, and psrhaps in a more summary ■
faihion, than his late colleague. Yet il Persigny.'ls'
mill In the Cabinetand if, as rumor will hare it, the
Minister of the Interior be soon called to other 1
functions,” his retirement wonla be owing to other cir
cumstances. The Optimists affirm that tho Emperor has
notcherged hispoliey on Italy. It may be so, but it £a
a pity one dots not knowwhat that policy is which re
maii 3 unchanged. The question that has boen asked a
thousand times is still asked. Will the Emperor -
continue to back up the Papal Government even wtaea
ail hope is lost of that Government coming to terms: or
will he abandon it to ils fate 1 Ishe for the Pope
meme, or YlctorEmmanuel?
A Sto?.y for the Superstitious—A few weeks ago,
in a flourishing town of India, a personage of conside
rable local importance had seme property stolen front
him, and he proceeded accordingly to discover the thief
by the ordeal of the saucer. He took a brass saucer,
pronounced over it words- of potent magic, aad weird
sentences from the. Koran, brought it to the doer of his
house, and then, in the presence or ah excited mnltttudfe
gave it a push and set it foiling. It staggered a little at
fin t, as if undecided in its proceedings, hot soon took itr
course towards and down the main sireet of the town.
On it roiled, upheld by divine power, untouohed by
human hands, and never fa!|ered till it turned at a sharp
aDgle down a lane, and stepped opposite a closed door.
Still itjdid not fail, but remained poised on edge, while the
attending crowd shouted to the inmatts to undo the
bolt. The owner himself came down,"and no sooner had
he opened the door than the saucer leaped up and fixed
itself on hie head. He fell on his knees, confessed the
crime, and was brought up before the magistrates.
The most curious part of the story is to come. He was
not guilty ; the stolen property was r, covered in another
man's house and the real thief was JdißCovered. The first
culprit declared that his confession was made under the
inflnt nee of religions excitement and superstitions fear of
magic; and by degrees thebuth came out that the saucer
had been pushed along hr an accomplice of the real thief,
and had never leaped on the man’s head at all. The peo
ple, wishing to be deceived, were deceived. So much for
the evidence of the euptrnattiral, given by men who had
no interest in lying. If human nature ia so prone to proa
bat e itself blindly before fanciful marvels, thase may
well be excused who watch with jealousy even the puny
roguery of astrologers, and the assistac ce which they ara
fortunate io’receive irem judicial or literary abettors
London Review. ■
The Pope’s Literary Etaff.—A-Paris letter says t
” It is curious to Bee the heterogeneous elements of whioh
the Papal army ollitieratiurs ia rmulenp. M Proudhon
does not profeßßjGhristiantty" M. Dronyn de I’Hnys be- -
lityes in transmigration of souls and other theories held
by French dreamerr, which age indirect opposition to alt
the Catholic dogmas. The majority who rejected Jules
Yayre’s stotign fop the evacuation of Some ar« Ytrf
tabesng. tW, ffhfl If JT^OEtS
ot 11,8 InoLiure, is a Pr.testaot of the Evangelical
schooL M. Cohen, the principal rcducteur of La
France, is a Jew, and although he says in the columns
of that journal that the Papacy id the great conservative
principle of modern society—in short, the salt of the
earth—got g eveiy Saturday to the synegogne, and is aa
scrupulous an observer as he can well be of the law of
Motes and the ordinance] of the rabbis.’’
Hyobopscwia —.A ‘ ' " "
hat jutt-occmred at tyofir. Mme. X-, a lady tfTdT
property, was bitten by a favorite dog in May last the
MdiopJ ft the Ow laboring under that dreadful malady?
Everything was done at the time to prevent anyffleon
seauenees, but a few days since the lady was seized In
EtHui-a, MG In forty.eight heufii expired. She retained
her faculties to the iastj and was able to dispose of-har
property »nd're:eive the consolation's of religion. WhS
she felt the violent paroxysms of the disease coming on-,
she wenld not aliopr any ols iortmaih nesrher.
; Tidings'frost’ the Sea —Accohhta from Brittany
state that within tap last few dpyß. several large casks
have been thrown on tbs coast containingfgplrits or tur
pentine Bcme empty casks have also-come on shore,"
which bear the msiks of fire.from .which -it is appre
hended that some ship has been destroyed by fire at sea.
. The cab proprietors of Paris are about to adopt some -
system of registration by which the distance traversed
by each cab may be known, and a schedule of charges
based thereon; thhs giving greater'satisfaction to cus
tomers, who, according to the present cnstom.pay by the
■course or drive, and, therefore, may, according to cir
cumstances, pay »s much for a half-mile drive aa for a
trip around the fortifications. A,competition has, in con
sequence, been opened for what is called “ Kflometrical
reckoning apparatus,” and not less than one hundred
and forty-eight instruments have been sent to' the com- :
mittee. ‘ ’
A Mtkbxinb vase, bearing the name of Petronius,’
has been discovered in the garret of a house in .he Place
Boy ale, belonging to an apartment formerly occupied bf
a collector of curiosities. The Somalia of the time of
Nero went to incredible expense to proonre these vases,
paying for them sometimes as much as 300 talents,
more than 840,000 F.
A fat An accident occurred during a- bull fight at St.
Sever (Landes.) Ayonng. man earned Tbb, one of the
toreadors, was bo dreadfully gored 'in the chest that he
expired in less than,five minutes after. The spectators,
struck with Horror at witnessing the xesult of this cruel
and dangerous sport; ImmediStely evacnated the circus,
and the performance ceased. _ , - «
In the new Austrian war budget there is, one item in.
which rata andunice are especially Interested—aa a sum
of 2.SQGf. is demanded for the feeding of cats to be kept
in the victualing magazines of the army. *
lx A Coes jof last year a woman named Bosaiie Boise
was convicted in one of the departments of France of tha
crime of parricide, on her own confession; bntrecently
two men who were convicted of another murder,'confess
ed the crlpae of wbicli this woman declared herself guilty. -
she has, of course, been diacharged from prison, but no
explanation other singular, conduct is given.
Thkp.e is a rumor running through the Brazilian De
partment of the International Exhibition, that aßtone
has been found which is larger than the Koh-i-noor and
the (Star of the South pnt together.
A clergyman, Bev. John Williams, incumbent of
•luxton, England; has just been convicted of poaching,
and sentenced to pay a fine. . ; .'
A BANxmansger in Manchester, one Jonah Andrews,
is under arrest for swindling the customers of the insti
intlon. .‘
INTEBESTINff FBOM BEBMUDA.—We have flies
from: Bermuda to ibe 4th of November; The papers
contain late news from some of, thg ; other West India
Mends. We have reports of extensive and formidable
lebor revolts, chiefly, among negroes,'which had taken
, place at St. Vincent, which lasted ten days, and resulted
in the plunder and destruction of numerous planters’
estates, the maimingiof planters, aDd the killing of many
mgreea. The treuble waa aily allßyed by a large mili
tary force co-operating withuhnea British vessels. Ex
citement prevailed; also. in Barbados: Martial lawhwd
been proclaimed in 6t Vincent, and one hundred prf
’ soners were arrested by the'troops They will be brought
10 trial. Yellow fever hsd'earried off many victims in
jßaibsdos, bnt It had abated in the virulence of its cha
racter, at the latest date. The brig Savinlca B. Nora',
fit m the rebelt American” States, had been seized on or
, hthemry bond, ‘and her, captain (Neil) Imprisoned in
Dimara;a,-at the euitbf afirm in 8.-rmuda ’The United
. States steamers San Jacinto and Mohican-had called at
Bermuda," The. Legislature‘of Bermuda had passed a
-'d! to eiicbmage steam communication between the
Blend and New York ”
EABTEBN SAILOBS.—Some two hundred sshow,
from New York city, pasted, through Indianapolis, la
disns,<oii the 12thinst, pn their way/to jojn the Missis
sippi river gunboat fleof. , ;
THE DBAFT in Eacine’, Wla., passed off quietly on
Met day. Twenty-twoonly werewsnted/and that aum
bi r was drafted, and among _the “.lucky, ones ” drawn
» ere two aldermen—John Bnlllvan and Fh. Schweitzer.
UNION G AINB —Though the Democrats carried their
State ticket in Ohio, the vote oa Oongrsssmsn shoves is
Oaicumsjouty of 1,856.