JSnT ( BWDifB aXoß 7* D ’ } W - FORNEV N* J soo th fourth strebt, ,/«*’ S *‘ __. piltf PRESS, * P«* Webs, payable to the Harrier. V* ft .nhacrlbare out of tbe City at Six Doiaabs 10 j OB , Donnas ro* Eioht Mowtbs, , * B "j!£ w s roa SIX MoSTHB-invariaMy to ad- TRI-WEBKIT PRESS, . m Snbwribere out of the City at Thxbb DOL -0K..» advance- __ -wpi-SPBEAD REFUTATION. V no house to the United States that ««re 18 w . M ff ido-sP road reputation for getting up Cto-tfflUO as ROOKHILL A WIL* g NOB- 608 and 605 Chestnut street. b6 itl S thoroughly acquainted with they are prompt to fIU all orders crate prim and always hare a laho* «:W* lM « s!2 jttILLINERY GOODS. GOODS. M. BERNHEIM, ?26 CHESTNUT STREET, „ w in store, just received from AUCTION, a large , Ai! lce »toek of . BIBBORS, or all widths and colon. ILOWEBS, all the new shades. JHATHEBS, do. do. de, VELYKTB, do. do, do. sinus, do. do. -do. B&AOK ENGLISH OB APES, at all prices, and MQJ6KSSG BIBBORS to suit, and aU othir articles In tbe Millinery Line. B() , n0 w selling o“ hi« entire stock at aMkILT BEDUOED FBIOEB FOB CASH, jml wooM ceil the attention of the trade to this faok pcc’t fcrjfit So, fSS CHESTNUT STBBET, a _ Velvets cut tiar. oc2B-tt JHOS. KENNEDY* & BSO. 1S« CHESTNUT STREET, BELOW EIGHTH. HAVE HOW BEADY THEIB fALL IMPORTATIONS OF FRENCH flowers, feathers, and gbnbbal millineby goods. ItW/M . . -■ ' ■ • ; ■ ■ ■ « »all. 1862 WOOD & GARY, TO LINCOLN, WOOD, * NIOHOLB, gireoow In store * COMPLETE BTOOK ■ -OF' MILLINERY GOODS. CONSISTING OF Sift, Velvet, and Colored Btraw BONNETS AND 'HATS, Jrenoh Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, &0,, which they respectfully invite the attention of the Sonser patrons of tho House, and the trade genera!!? . ~ : ' - •- . CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS POTOTH ST. CARPET STORE, Ho. 47 SOUTH FOTJBTH BTBEBT, J. T. DELACROIX, taiitu sn rxsminatlon of hie stock of Carpetings, in tbSch «1U be found m PCS. BRUSSELS CARPETINGS, Ibuthan present oost ofimportnHon. Mb, 200 pieces ertra Imperial, three-ply, superfine, tfditß, Mi low -grade Ingrain, Venetian, Hail, and ite Oerpoiingaat retail, very low for cash. nng.am A EGH-BTREET CARPET WARE- A BOUSE. OLDDEN & RIOKNER. 80. *34 ABOH STREET, TWO SOOBS BELOW NINTH BTBEBT, 800*1 MDE, ■ ' ,t« now receiving tbolr Tilth IMPOETATIONB OF POEJIGN AND DOMBBTIO CARPETINGS, kkisbj til the new styles, whleh they are offering at LOW BEIOBB. _ . . lefi.Sa FOB CASH. . CENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS. JOHN C. ARRISON, Importer and Manufacturer of GENTLEMEN’S ?INE FURNISHING GOODS, Nog. 1 & 3 ».' SIXTH STREET. FIBBT STOBB ABOVB MABKBT ST. (FORMERLY J. BURR MOORE’S.) The well-known reputation of this establishment fop Kilns Tine Goods at Modmutb Bnioaa will be fully rasUbiGL P. Crated XMpmotED Pattkbh Shirts, so Ja&ly popaU*, feu be supplied at ahort notice# FLANNEL & CLOTH OVEBSHIRTS IN OBBAT VARIETY- ooD-tf QEORGE GRANT. MANUFAOTUBBB OF AND DBALBB IN 91NTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, No. 810 OHBBTNUT BTBBBT. ait-Sm FLNE SHIRT MANUFACTORY. I 1 Ike mbserlber would invite attention to his _ IMPBOVED OUT OF BHIBTB, ®bl«h be makes a specltity in his business. Also, eon vitaU, receiving SOmTIIS FOB GENTLEMEN'S WBAB. J. W. SCOTT, OIHTLBMBN’B FURNISH ISO STOBB, So. 814 CHESTNUT STREET, Four doors Uondueutsl. SEWING MACHIN ES. (JROVER & BAKER’S CELEBRATED FAMILY SEWING--MACHINES, SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHEBS. I'Mlcnlar attention la called to the taot that, betide* tht Machines making oar celebrate*! stitch, we mana fchw, fa great variety of etyles, superior FAMILY LOCK-STIfOH MACHINES. The peculiarities of each stitch will be oheerfally ®mwn and explained to purchasers, and they have the B«t advantage of being able to select from our stock «thw ft Mochica making the GROVER & BAKER BTITOH, 8t one making the LOCK-STITCH, Sewing Machine Britches in practical 'u«. ■ ■■ PRICES FROM $4O UPWARDS. Office 730 Chestnut St. noS-tr ... HE WILLOOX & GIBBS VAKILT ■ „B*WINQ HAOHUWB ' a,e teen greatly Improved, making it - , EKTIBBLY NOISELEBB,- wth Self-adjusting Hemmers, art now ready tor FAIRBANKS dt SWISS, 716 OHBSTNTTT Street & WILSON. SEWING MACHINES, OH BBT NUT ST REST, PHILADELPHIA. Watches and jewelry. M ELI HODDEN, A . Dealer In fine AUf 4 »>BIOAN AND IMPORTED m JEWELRY, AND OLOUK3, 70S MARK3T Street. AMERICAN WATCHES, gold and silver oabss. Jos. H. WATSON. Bo. 338 CHESTNUT street INCHES, JEWELRY, &e. at LESS "Hah YOBHBB PRICES, ati7o.tr * 4fiE 4 BBOT3BB, Importers, Bit CHESTNUT Street, below Fourth. VOL. 6.— NO. 99. COMMISSION HOUSES. Philadelphia bag manufac- TOBY. BURLAP BAGS, BURLAP BAGS, BURLAP BAGS, Of all Blzes, nett oaah on delivery, by GEO. G-RIG-Gy 210 OHCBOn ALLEY. oclß tf BAGS! BAGS! BAGS! 6,000 Androsooggln, 2 bog., 17 oz., ootton. 13,000 Ozark, do.! do. 4,000 Yeoman, do., do. 3,000 GentreviHe, do., do. 2.000 Prince Albert, do., do. 5,000 Hanover, "• do., do. • 8,000 Union,' A, flax and cotton, Ganny and Bnrlap Bags, tit sizes, for sale by JOHN T. BAIHKY & 00., 113 North FRONT Street, colO-lm* QABP E TINGS OIL CLOTHS, ANDMATTING& WOLFE & CO., COMMISSION BIBOHiHTSi Ho. 133 CHESTNUT STBEET, PHILADELPHIA. IT A. lull assortment of Philadelphia-made Carpet* always In' Store. : 008 3,11 gOTTON YARN. SUPERIOR COTTON YARN, No. 10, ' TOE SALE BT FROTHINGBAM & WELLS. ' ' , oc2-tt Gfj&OJDS. DABK-BLUE COAT CLOTHS. DAEK-BLUE CAP CLOTHS. SKY-BLUE CLOTHS FOE OTJJQSRH ABMY BLANKETif,-STANI)M«iW*iaHT. 10-OUNO* ioT: - OBILLB, STAND ABbWBTffHT. HEAVY LINEN DBILLB AND DUOK. SHOWN AND BLEACHED SHEETINGS AND SHIBTIN GS. 1 Tor sale by FKOTHINGHAM & WELLS. oal-if tf coffin, & uo., NO. 830 CHESTNUT STBEET, «r« prepared to CONTRACT FOR THE DELIVERY or ARMY WOOLEN AND 00IT0N GOODS, V ■ 01 STANDARD QUALITY. .... *n*T-tai gHXPLEY. HAZARD, * HUTCHINSON, No. 113 OHBBTNUT BTBBBT, COMMISSION MEBOHANTS roa tsb sain op PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS. se29- 6m DRY-GOODS JOBBERS. Xia HALLO WEHiILi & No. 615 CHESTNUT STREET, (JAYNE’S HABBLB DLOOH,) Have just opened an ENTIRE NEW STOCK OF FANCY SILKS, from Auction, DRESS GOODS in great variety, SHAWLS, GLOVES, RIBBONS, TRIMMINGS, &0., &0., Wbioh have been FUBOHABED EXCLUSIVELY FOB CASH, And will be sold at CHEAP FBIOBB. The attention of oity and country buyers is invited. M 39 tf FJIHOS. MELLOR & Go.. ■RGLISH AMD GERMAN IMPORTERS; ' 40 AND 49 NOBTH THIRD BTBBBT. HOSIERY, GLOVES. Shirts and Drawers, 4-4 Linens. Fanoy Woolens, Linen 0. Hdkfs. Manufaotorers of Shirt Fronts. . «*lsrBin RETAIL DRY GOODS. jgYRE & LANDELL, E. & L. FOURTH AND ARCH. POPLINS FROM AUCTION. PURPLE POPLINS, GREEN POPLINS, BLUES, BROWNS, BLACKS, MODE MERINOES, BLUES, PURPLES, BROWNS, RICH MOIRE ANTIQUES, FINE SHAWLS, CLOAKS, *«., 4-4 LYONS VELV.ETS, WOOLEN SHAWLS, BROOHA SHAWLS, GOOD BLANKETS, VELVET CLOTHS, WELSH FLANNELS, CLOAK CLOTHS. no7-tf JAS.R. CAMPBELL & CO., IMPORTERS AND CASH DEALERS IN DRY GOODS, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, T 27 CHESTNUT STREET, Have just received, and are now offering, magnificent Uneeof SILKS, SHAWLS, * DRESS GOODS, ■SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO THIB SEASON. 008-tf ■ ■ . OLOAKS ! CLOAKS! CLOAKS! ■phis ONLY GENUINE WATER-PROOFS IN TH* CITY. OUR NEW STYLES US THE OSBOBNE, THE CELEBRATED OASTILIAB, ‘ THE LB GILET AND PBINOEBB. Theee are beantlfnl and exquisite styles, and can only be found In perfection at IVENS & Co., oc3o 23 BOOTH NINTH BTBBET. riLOAKB! CLOAKS! vJ An Immense Btookof NEW & FASHIONABLE STYLES. Our Garments in style, duality, and manufacture Are guarantied equal to any In the Oity. Indies will please examine before purchasing. PARIS STORE, EIGHTH AND WALNUT STREETS. MISSES AND CHILD BEN ’8 IVI CLOAKS! The largest Assortment, Latest and Most Approved Styles, At Exceedingly Low Prioes. No. 137 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET. ocao-iu .. SEAL SKIN HEATER CLOTHS, for liadtea’ Oloaks, Velvet Cloak Oloths, ■ Frosted Beavers, Black Beaver Cloakings. BTBH a FOUBIH and ABOH Streets. Dry goods for winter. Bep. FopUn*) French Merinos, ; ~ Colored Wou**eßne», FonltßeSolea. ’ Foulard SUkt> Blanket Bbawlt, Balmoral Sklrta, Blaolc Bilks, Fanoyßllk*, Black Bombasine*, Wonted Plaid*, Cheap deLalne*, : French Chintzes, ; Shirting Flannel*, ,• Broche Shawl*, ' Fine Blanket*) ’ ‘ " Crib Blanket*. SHABFLBSB BB0THEB8) noU-tf CHESTNUT Mid KXQHIH Street*. 0 L RK ’ S ONE DOLLAR STORE, 60S CHESTNUT STREET. Silver-plated Ware, Jewelry, Photograph Albums, Travelling Baps, Pocket Boohs, Port Motmales, Cabas, Ac., for 50 to 100 percent less than the regular prioos The following Is a partial list of articles whiob we sell at ONE DOLLAR EACH. The same goods are sold at Other places from $2 to 88 each : ,YOUB CHOICE FOB ONE DOLLAB! Ladles’ Sets, new and beandfnl styles, Do. Pins, Do. Ear Bings, Do. Sleeve Boltons, Do. Guard Chain, Do. Neck do Do. Gold Thimbles, Do, Finger Binge, Do. Pencils, ’ Do. Pens with oase, / Do. Bracelets, Do. Medallions, Do. Charms, Do. Pearl Port Mommies, Do. Morocoo do. Do. Wire do do. Do. Purges, Do. Card Cases. Infant’s Armlets, Do. Neck Chains. Gents’ Vest Chains, different stylos, Do. Sleeve Buttons, do- do. Do. Studs, ‘ do. do. Do. Pins, do, -do. Do. Soarf Fins, do. do. )Do. Scarf Bings, , do. do. Do- Finger Bings, do. do. Do. Fen and Case, Do. Pencil, revolving, Do. Tyootb Piok, do. Do. Watch Keys, Do. Chain Books, Do. Ohaln Charms, Do. Pocket Books, Do. Bill Books, Do. Port Monnalos. fto. SILVER PLATED WABE. YOUB CHOICE FOB ONE DOLLAB ! Betts of Table Spoons, Do. Dessert do. Do. Tea do. ; ; Do. ■ Forks, ■ Pair Butter Knives, Do Napkin Kings, Knife and Fork, Goblets, ' Oops, Sugar Bowls, Cream Cups, - Syrnp Onps, Butter Dishes, . Castors with Bottles, Balt Stands, Ao. _ . „ YOUB CHOICE OF ANY OF THE ABOYE AB TIOLES FOB ONE DOLL AB. NOTICE.—In order to meet the .wants of oar nnmer obb cnstomers, we shall keep a stock o! the finest Plated and all Gold Jewelr*, together with an assortment of heavy plated Silver Ware, and a variety of Photograph Albnms and "Fancy Goods* which we will sell at prfoes which will defy competition. Badies and Gentlemen are invited to call and examine onr stock. Every attention paid to visitors whether they wish to purchase or. not. Bemember OCiABK*3 ONE DOUIiIB STORE, 602 CHESTNUT Street noli-2m TVTO MORE APPROPRIATE PRE _LI SENT OkN BE MADE TO A SOLDIER than aPBOTEOTOB AGAINST GAMP SICKNESS, DB. D.EVANS’ PATENT ABDOMINAL SUPPOBTEB MEDICATED SAFE-GUABD, “ MONEY BEET” ATTACHMENT, It at Mice light, simple, cheap, comfortable, durable, and reliable, acting not only as a remedy for disease, bat also as a preventive! It is endorsed by the highest authori ty in the land! Among the eminent practitioners who hare examined and approved its medicinal properties are fcnrgeon-General Hammond, U- S. A. ; Surgeon-General Hale, of Massachusetts; Hr. Hall, of “ Hall's Journal of Health?' Dr. John Ware, of Boston; Drs. Bellows and Mott, of Hew York; and all the medical faculty of Philadelphia, who have examined Its merits. The Bate. Guard Is composed of Bed Flannel, medicated cotton beingplaced between two thicknesses of dannel, and quilted in email diamonds. The elastic fastenings and whalebone are arranged so as to prevent the Safe. Board from wrinkling or rolling op, or getting out of place when the wearer is in motion. It does not take np room in the knapsack, as it is worn on the march, and gives strength to the soldier. : The “MONEY BEET” ATTACHMENT Is made of fine water-proof rubber cloth,: stamped .with a patriotic device, and affords a sate and convenient recepiacle for the soldiers’bills and private papers. Price according to size and finish; No. 1, $1,50; No. 2 $l. - Bent by mail or express on receipt of the price and .postage,lf by mail—On. No. 1, 20 cents; No. 2,15 oents *?■ None genuine unless stamped Dr. D. Evans. Descriptive Circulars mailed free.- Diberal commissions allowed agents and persons form ing clnbs. A few experienced Canvassers wanted. None others need apply to 0. G. EVANS & 00., Agents for the United States. Ho. 439 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia. No. 91*2 BBOADWAY, New York. No. 80 WASHINGTON Street,Boston! 1H .WASHINGTON BUILDING. Washington- Also tor sate »*o anj- -./nir'S; undor tile Continen tal Hotel ; F. BEOWN’S, comer'Filth and Chestnut streets; WABBOBIOS’S, 430 Chestnut street; WIL SOH & CO.’S, 415 Chestnut street, end by Dealers in Military Furnishing Goods, and Druggists generally. PARTICULAR NOTICE —GEORGE G. EVANS continues, as heretofore, to fill all orders for Bo»ks pub lished In the United Btartes, on receipt of the advertised price. ■' ‘ Send all Book orders to GEO. Gr. EVANS & CO., noSO-tf No. 439 CHEST HUT Street, Philadelphia. READY-MADE CLOTHING. GEFTLEMEN’S WINTEB OLOTHING, VERY DESIRABLE - IN 6TYLE AND PBIOE, Buitable for the season. OVERCO ATS AND BUSINESS SUITS, In great varfoty. TITAN AM AKER & BROWN, W POPULAB OLOTHING HOUSE, OAK HALL, B. E. CORNER SIXTH AND MARKET STS. Special ’department FOB OUBTOM.EB WBBK. i noS-tjal WINE READY-MADE CLOTHING. O. SOMERS & SON, No. 625 CHESTNUT STREET, UNDER JAYNE’S HALL, HnYi sow s&sdfi tip for sale &n entire new itock of FINE OLOTHINGL AJeo, a foil assortment of CLOTHS, OABBIMJDB3IS, tad VXSTXHQB, which they respectfully tnritethe pnbUoto •xamine before pnrchaidm' elsewhere. , • se27tdeSl HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS. XjnTLLIAM YARNALL, DEALER IN HOTJSE-J URNISHINO GOODS, No. 1020 Chestnut Street, jlgdut for fbo s&l© of EALEY, MOSBEj & BOYDUH’B PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES - WRINGER, Bettered to be the beet CLOTHES-WBIHGBB In use. It will wring the largest Bed Quilt or meanest Hand kerchief drier than can poeeibly be done by hand) in rery much lees time. H. B.—A liberal discount wftlbe made to dealers. no3Sm '- •• • - r ■' . looking glasses. JAMES S. EARLE & SON, HAHUFAOTCBXBB ABB IMPOBTBM Of • LOOKING GLASSES. OIL PAIBTIHGS, USB IHGBATIirOBi BWTCBB ASD POBTBAIT FBAWBfc FHOTOGBAFH FBAHXS, f HOTOSBAFH ALBUMS,' GABTSB-DB-YIBIT* POBTBAITm fIALTIgRTEaL •16 OHBSTNDS SXRXIX, ; iau v muamreu. m F. I. a @ . 8180, ABMY, ABB TOILET MIBBOBg, The bertln the world for finish and durability. 8.M.8. The beet bAnd Sllk-flnhihed VBLYBTBIBBONB. Bole Agent, BENJAUIB ML BMXTH, . IK DUABB Street, new Wart Broadway, (M39-*nt Hnrloifc PHILADELPHIA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1862. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26, 1862. CHAMBERSBURG. [Correspondence of The Press.] OnAMDSBSBORO (Pa.), Nov. 22, 1862. life on “ the border,” at this time, if not as dangerous, Is fully as exciling as in the “dark aid bloody” days of yoro, whin the red man roamed and ruled o'er thiß valley. Every day is fraught with rumors of victories to our aims, or defeats; or, what is or more importance to us, rumors of rebels advancing intbiadirection. But a short distance from tho Potomac, on the opposite side of which now roam large bodies of rebels a la gutrilla, only awaiting a favorable opportunity of crossing. It is not surprising that the good people of Obambersburg are in an unenviable frame of mind, particularly the mercantile portion ofit An aruet of ratter an important nature was made on Eaet Friday, by Oaptain Asheiead, anartermaater at tbia place. The facta of the case are aaf *Uowa: Mary Sloan, no doubt one of the F. F. Y.’s, made her appearance in this place bn the above- mentioned day, and visited the different drug stores of this place for the purpose of pur chsaing medicines, such aa quinine, morphine, opitiiS', sta At one of the dreg storeß auspicion'was excited, and in formation lodged against her by Mr. J. W. Douglas, when she was promptly arrested by Captain Ah tune ad, and on her person were found several packages of oalo mel, morphine, quinine, and opium, which, as was after wards ascertained, she meant to smuggle into the rebel lines. Her father, mother, and sell, she states, are Union refugees, from beyond Winchester, Virginia, and are now residing jast within the border line be tween Maryland and Betnsylvania, on the Blair Valley road. At the time of the raid by Stnart’s cavalry, as ahe has acknowledged, several fine horses were taken from her father, and her intention jwas to convey the medicines within the rebel lines, aud by reason of the great value now attached to ihoße articles in rebel dom, be better enabled to recover a favorite stallion which was taken from her family at that time; She states that she has already recovered one ot the horses in the manner above alluded to. Miss Sloan is a tine-look ing and determined girl, and would; no doubt, have ac complished her purpose, had. Uapt. A not rather sum- : marily put a veto upon her proceedings. Several letters and papers, also found upon her person, have given rise to the impression that she was here in the oapacfty sf a': female spy. Cap! A shine ad will hand her case over to Gen. Wool, as soon as he obtains addiUonalinfbrraation to implicate some other parlies, engaged' in trafficking with the rebels, whisk will doubtless be dole" ere ibis appears in print. The camp established for the drafted men of Franklin, Fulton', and Cumberland'counties, la. on a fine and healthy location, and the men are'equipped and rapidly perfecting themselves under the supervision of a skilful drillmaster and competent officers. Uapt. David McKibbin, of Philadelphia, has b'Jen elected colonel, and Dr. N. V; Leet, of Shis Stale, has been ap pointed regimental surgeon The appointment ol thdee - gentlemen has given general satisfaction, and ail agree that a more judicious selection of officers for those im portant posts could not hare been made. From a per sonal acquaintance with the gentlemen above alluded to, wo know they will discharge the duties incumbent upon them with ability. 001. Geo. Wiestling, of ifarrisbarg, had the organizing of the regiment'at Oahip McOinre, and Oapt. John Brown, of the stme place, mustered them into the service of the United States. We learn that the above gentlemen have been highly complimented for the energetic manner in wbloh they discharged their duties, and we know they deserved it all. B. B S. NEW YORK. [Special Correspondence of lhe Press.] • New Pork, Not 25,1862. A FORETASTE OF WINTER. After, the tedious, diptberial storm of last week, we are having the inaugural of a clear, bracing term, with jast enough sharpness in the air to herald a December of the good old style. Distinguished members'of -both sexes are already getting their skates in order for the fflrst freeze of the season, which ia confidently expeoted with in a fortnight, and the skating.pond “Presidents” la new race; of titled dignitaries) have issued the formal offichts for the winter of 1862-63. By the way, skating bide fair to be elaborated into a fine art this year, and we may anticipate a pond to which none bnt those in full dress will be admitted, for another season. In the pre sidential announcement of one of the up town ponds, we are told that a splendid pagoda will oocnpy the centre of the frozen field; that a fine band will give promenade concerts cn the ice every night; that “ the greatest mu sical invention of the age, the Streplhaliton,” will bo yigoronely played whenever the ioe is In skating condi tion, its music being andible at a Sistanca. of ten mites! It may not be considered inappropriate to denominate theßC arrangements “ a big thing on ioe,” though the' phrase ia undoubtedly trite. GEN. BANKS 5 EXPEDITION Is the great object of yobtfc guridoity Tritons ajid variong are the schemes adopted to make the Yan kee General tell where hejs. going with all these troops of ~Mb. . A'rthrtmioh and - CentrevUle Bace ~ Coarse* liong Island; at JamalcaAnd other ras-urban points, he has already an army of between twenty and thirty thousand men, principally new regiments from New England. Last week the merchants entered into a conspiracy to findont all about it. They invited the itlustrfons Nathaniel F. to meet them at the Merchants’ Exchange, where they kindly intended to adopt measures for rendering “ all the assistance in thtir power” ta his expedition. They wanted him to address the Wall-street nabobs, and un doubtedly expected him to drop Borne hint of his destina- tion ; bnt General Banks failed to “see” it, and did not appear. All sorts of guesses are made as to the point aimed at by the expedition, and not a few believe that its destination is no further off,then Biohmond. Certainly the nutto be oraoked can he no ordinary walnut, for Gen. Banke’ foroe will not be much less’ than fifty thou sand men. Still remains at the Metropolitan, having been detained in the city by the storm, but will return to the capital to-morrow. She was present at the opera on Saturday evening, in a box with Mrs. James Gordon Bennett, and the two.attracted ah Immense, amount of attention. In another box was Mrs. General McClellan, attended en regie by General Augur. Lieutenant-Colonel Badowitz, and a party of ladies. The “ Young Napoleon ” disap pointed the audience by absenting himself from the fes tive scene, a note from his adjutant conveying his exense. There is a vague report about town: this aiternoon (pro bably emanating from the manager’s desk) that he will be present at the Academy of Mnsic this to wit ness the dibut of Cordier and the “Pardon de PioerraeL” Is still a subject of discussion between the State and city authorities. Governor Morgan and the judge advecate were in’close consultation about it on Saturday, and knowing outsiders affirm that the Governor Is determined to put the wheel and the blind man to me- before many days are over. BTCYVJSBAHT. EAST TENNESSEE. Correspondence or the Press.] Lbxikgtox, Kr,, Hot. 22,1892. ARRIVAL OF REFUGEES PROM EAST TENNESSEE. It is greatly to be lamented that the United States have not long since taken and held that pre-eminently loyal section of oc untry known as East Tennessee. Tho failure to do it is a consequence rather of incompetent leaders than of any want of wilier power in the Union Government or armies. The oppressing tyrannies to which that people are now subjected by the military despotism of Kirby Smith’s forces are almost inconceivable. A cordon of rebelmilitary posts and pickets is stretched aroand that devoted countiy, and the Jeff Davis conscript law is being enforced with merciless rigor upon aU males be tween the ages of eighteen and forty. The people, being almost unanimously loyal, look upon the rebel draft with horror, and are fleeing by scores and hundreds in any direction which promises the shortest aooess to the Union lines. Most of them strike for Kentucky, but are often encountered and headed by the rebel pickets and cap tured, or ahot down like wild beasts. THEIR SUFFERINGS AND PRIVATIONS. Two parties of them arrived here yesterday, amount ing, in all, to abont one hundred men, haying left their families and everything behind them to escape witt? their lives. Large numbers are arriving here almost every day, singly and in fQuads, nearly worn down with ex posure : and fatigue, and with nothing but the scanty wardrobes upon their hacks. Many of their tales of pri vation and suffering are heartrending in the extreme. Often have they to lie concealed for days and nights upon -the mountains, suffering for want of both food and raiment, in their patriotic endeavors to escape through the lines of rebel pickets, and only succeed at laßt by procuring pilotß to pass them throngh at night, guided by the light of the enemy’s camp-fires. These men and their families are martyrs for liberty, and it is a burning shame and disgrace to our Government that this last cup of bitterness and humiliation has to be drunk to the dregs. Well may Andrew Johnson ex claim, 11 God save our country from the generals” with which it has been cursed! Had they done but half their doty,[our country would have been spared Bach sights end sufferings as are here but imperfectly stated. REGIMENTS ORGANIZING TO; GO BACK. WITH. These loyal mountain heroes, worthy the days of Tell, on their arrival here, hasten to organize themselves into regiments -under competent officers, and ask only to be ledback in arms against the common enemies of our country and of mankind ; and woe unto these rebel hoßts Whose fate It may be tobe overtaken by these exasperated and noble East Tennesseans. STERLING. The Indians of Minnesota. To the Editor of The Press r : Bin: The accounts published In The Press,. a few days ago, of the murders and violations committed in the Horthwest, upon women and children, ought to fill every one’s mind with horror ; but it appears that some of ear extra; philanthropists have been holding meetings, in this city, to prevent the proper punishment of these brutal wretches whom they designate as I* the untutored Soub of the forest 1” It is to be hoped that a fair trial will be given to all who are charged with participating in these dreadful crimes, and it iß'to be hoped ju»t as much that all who are convli ted will be punished aooordlng to law. The choice is between that result and their massaore by the indignant survivor* or the peaceful and happy settlements flevai fated by these wretches. To let-these “untutored sons” go scot free would be the worst kind of tutoring that eonld be given them. Ihe safety of pur frontier set. Dements demands schooling of another kind.; It is to be hoped that the projfct of insulting our oiti zena by circulating petitions for their pardon will bo abandoned. I am, sir, very respectfully yours, W. DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE. This oor respondence, which is being prin'td to accompany the message, will make a volume of seven hundred or eight hundred pages. - lOWA OFFICE-HOLDERS.—In lowa, all the offiosrs ..chosen at the- recent election are straight-out, unoondi tional Republican's; except the judge and attorney of the second judicial district. MRS. LINCOLN " ' THE DRAFT OCR ARMYi JHE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. JACKSON’S RETREAT TO RICHMOND REBEL CAPITAL IN DANGER. DESPATCH’ FROM JEFFERSON DAVIS, ‘•Stonewall !’ Obeys and Retreats—Wo Rebels Worth of the Rapidan— Fort Gearr Christ ened, &c. ;■ *"■ . ■ ' retreat of Jackson’s arsit. ’ HispßE’s Febrt, Ya., Nov. 24, 180’i.—News of inte rest has reached! mb from the headautrter. of Stonewall Jaokeon aa late as Saturday last, J ackson then had his headquarters at Berry ville, and was there in parson. His force was thirty thousand, and ithe njimber of his guns Sixty. General ESonola’division was with Jackson. DESPATCH FROM JEFFERSON DAVIS. On Friday evening Jackson received the following tele gram from Jeff Davis: : , If yon do not leave the valley at onoe and oome to bfelp us to defiiad Richmond, it will not he worth your while.to come to its dtfenie at all. t! STONEWALL” OBEYS THE SUMMONS. . J icksan’a reply is not known, but his Voters werenot in motion on Saturday morning. The inference is that he replied in the negative. Tbta was thofonrth despatch Jackson reosived from Davis, balling on him (o come to the defence of.Bicbmond. FORT GEARY CHRISTENED. The completion of a new fort was celebrated here to day. Generals?; Jackson and Green were present.- Mias Atwell, ot Pittsburg, broke a wine- bottle over the fort, and named it Fott Geary. Captain Fletcher, ot the 14th Infantry, wia’inaater of the ceremonies Oalonel Van Buren", of the 102 d New York Volunteers, delivered an appropriate address. - NO REBELS IN WARRENTOM. Eigel’s HeadquartkkS, Monday, Hoy. 24, 1862. Trust wonby.inful motion has reached these headquarters that therewere no rebel troops in Warrenton yesterday hood, nor at Berry ville, Manchester, and Smoker’s G-ep. A tew of "White's cavalry were in the vicinity of Mount Gilead to-day. ’ NORTHERN VIRGINIA EVACUATED; Such inform, tion had been received at these headquar ters ttis afternoon as'leaves no further room to doubt that the entire northern portion of Virginia has been abandoned - by- the rebel troops. There are a few of White’s guerillas .roaming about Losabnrg, Mount Gi had, Marein'-burg, and vicinity. Jackson has gone to vaids Richmond. , GeSREAL SiGELia Headquarters, Nov. 2t, 6 Pi MT.— There can be no doubt that the wboieof the northwestern yartof Virginia has been abandoned by the rebels. Their ieint on Bigel’s c'orpt d’armee i not haying succeeded in drawing ourTorcesout, they.havs:withdrawn their troopß for the immedlare defence of Richmond. ’ Jackson, has undoubtedly taken his whole force to Richmond. ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE. Lettersfrom Generals ?Bragg and Preston— Gloomy Picturc of Affairs—James B, Olay Angry l and" Discontensed with Bragg—Mat ters at Washville, Sec, GEN. PREbI'ON TO HIS WIFE; ■V NaSH’/mle, Nov. 23, 1862. I have Brega’s letter acknowledging the receipt of women and children from Nashville by flagof-trnce, which fixes his presence with his army. I also have a letter from General Preston to his wife, dated in estop, Hoveinber - 12, between' Chattanooga aid Murfittssoro,, stating hewaß going to Mutfrecsboro with Bragg, Hardee, and Buosner that evening. The letter is pathetic and gloomy, though expressing a gleam of hope that the rebel horizon is boonruing clearer, and ihat peacelis, approaching/ „Preston, says: ’■ lam waiting ilith anxiety with my brigade, under Biickner, for the development of the winter campaign—my heart sunk In leaving Kentucky. If the proscription’ becomes intolerable, seek shelter in Canada. You cannot cross the lines. Look for peace in some haopter land until this crutl war :1s endtd. While the enemy even gives yon imperfect protection it is your duty to abstain from every set or speech that could.insult them, My own prayer to God is that Kentucky may not oe torn ior.her in this conflict.” The letter is somewhat desaltory, and I select the iollowitg items; The writer commands Mis sissippi end Alaba aa rtgjmentß moving from Koux villo to hte camp. He lest 120 men by a railway acci dent. Bohert Wooley Is with him; and in a bad humor. JAMES B. CLAY HI A BAD HBMOB. James B Clay bitterly denounces Bragg for disappoint ing iho expcctations which he inspired. Clay has no command. Preßton ea;s, ‘ p Olay is discontented, disap pointed,and angry as to Kentucky. She has become an open ahnnie. l tear, to our enemies j-a BOorn,and derision even to Yankees, to whom she was'betrayed.” DESIGN 5 Or THE ENEMY, It Is reported.the enemy have .determined to stand on their side of the Tennessee.' The military authorities have no confidence in the promise. The Nashville wo men evince deep anxiety for immediate permits to see their friends at Murfreesboro before they go South. This is an indication. It is said that the rebel foroe at Mur freesboro has Increased to 20,000, and that they have sent large bodies of cavalry abroad to obstruct tbe Cum berland river and Interrupt railway communications. Onr latest scouts say Bragg’s staff is at Tnilahoma, but he is not there nor at Murfreesboro. STAEP CHANGES IN THE ARMY. - Lieut Col. Hepburn, of 924 lowa Cavalry, judge ad vocate on Gen. Boussean’s staff, is relieved on his own request,; and'designated as inspector of cavalry. Major Balaton Skinner is assigned to’ dfiiy a* judge advocate. Our parties, caidured about, 200, prisoners last week, su'd large foraging parties were successful. Mor gan ar,tl For rest have captured about 160 of our men; In cluding 15 from the 6th Kentucky Cavalry, since the 9th inst., moeUyjitißgglers. • I The bri»avHfci«>»otr«<jtiott ~ Response to Gen. Harper’s Circular The following CODSlderatlunn uyun stnictioLS, and proposals for introducing a new Bfstem, endowed with great swiftneß and moving without sail! or Jfeam, are of general interest,. particularly at this time: '■ ’. Philadblpsia, Novi 22,1862 To the Editor of The Press: Bin: The addition of heavy coats of Hon, turrets, &0., to naval constructions has long been considered a great improvement, notwithstanding that snob addition hat increased threefold the expense ot war vessels. This ad. diticn has been made at the sacrifice of speed, which Ehould be the first consideration in war vessels. Success always attends the combatant who cac attack or il? at will, witbont the risk of being taken. This is a principle carried out by all pirates. In all these expensive innovations, theonly advantage consists in their novelty. It isan incontestable fact that an iron-clad vessel, furnished -’with' a ram or spar, for attacking or defending, has an iminenseadvantags over wooden constructions. The Mammae has proved this. But aB soon as the enemy can oppose similar arms, the chances of success are ratal on both sides, and theonly -result is an increased expenditure in the war badges. : 'After a careful exemination of the different systems of construction, the following conclusions result: The gunboats tr floating batteries move slowly and With difficulty. They cannot sail on the high sea; they, are inconvenient and unhealthy for the men, and, in ease of damage or explosion, the crew are exposed to a certain and frightiul death, as in the case of the Mound City.: .. ■ . The Monitors, or boats with turrets, also move slowly, and, like, the other gunooats, oannot sail on the sea. They are also unhealthy for the crew, and present the same dangers in case of explosion. The cannons being few in number, cannot be fired long, and it. Is very difficult to, aim. The deck being almost on a levr 1 with the waterf the vessel can be easily boarded, and the crew captured. A danger equally great is that a fast sailing vessel can ride over and sink it As lo the iron-clad rams, they offer real advantages over other naval constructions, as they need only fear similarly, constructed vessels. But they are not without inconveniences. Their speed Is materially decreased by the enormous we'ght of Iron with which they are oovered, by the heavy, powerful engines needed to movo them, besides the heavy artillery, its projectiles, the great amount of coal, Ac. One observation which should not - escape notice in this construction is, that, when the ram strikes a vessel, the shock is fell throughout the whole machinery, and may at the same ..instant produce a - rupture, or even an explosion, with fatal consequenoes. It must still be observed that every steam vessel has a vulnerable point, upon ~which the whole action de pends, and without which it is pjwerless. This is the motive power. In this respeot the propeller has an ad vantage over* the aide-wheel steamer, bat It is : still tco easily put out of order, and to tbiß point great attention must he given, for if the propeller is Injured the vessel is'lost.' , , ■- , In short, all constructions depending on steam present the tame dangers and the Bame inconveniences in war. To get rid of these, a new sy stem is needed; , * Ail these new and formidable constructions, for which millioDß sf dollars are spent, are made on principles jnst the reverse of thoeo required for naval cons.ructions, Which principles are: F I. To have great speed to attack or avoid an enemy at pleasure. 2. To have little draught for coasting and entering rivers. , .. . 3. To get-rid ol the dangers and inconveniences of team as well as of the encumbrance ofooal. , 4 To render the,motive power unassailable, since, pen ibis point, the success of naval actions depends. 5. To present to the enemy the least possible surface and machinery above the waterline. 6. At last to have concealed, rather than visible, weapons, such as submarine artillery, torpedos, eto., things little known at present, but having a terrible effect when well directed. The.war of the Greeks against the Torts has proved it. Bnt to point out the dangers and inconveniences of a system'would be useless If one did not indicate their ninety. Therefore, after these considerations, I propose to mat e an iron vessel, 120 feet long, moving without sails aid without steam, and, consequently, exempt fiom the dangers, inconveniences, and encnmhranceß connected with the present system of constructions It will .sur plus in speed ell the new war vessels, can turn in a very small space, and satl -backwards if necessary. The mo tive power will not only be invisible above water, but It will be impossible for the mem? to arrest its action by any vitans It 'wlll carry a crew of eighty men and provisionsfor several months. It will be aimed with submarine artillery, capable of firing an indefinitely long time under water, to pierce a vessel or destroy its pro peller. It will also be armed with blunderbusses, Con greve rockets, etc. Ithas on its 'sides machinery which, on grazing a ship, will entit under the water line, and damage It so much as to make it sink. From Us form,, this vessel can run close to a large vessel withoutdanger fre m ils cannohß, by keeping below the line of fire, and,; in this pofition, fire the blnnderbusees and congreve rockets into the portholes and on the deck of the vessel, using, at the Bame time, the submarine artillery at close punters. , • The draught of the vessel will bo about four feet. It can coniequently approach the coast and enter all rivers. The men, in alt mancßavres, will be protected from tho, fire of the enemy. ; By its speed and small draught of water, such a vessel would be impregnable, and capable of overtaking and capturing all vessels in sight. J ‘ . - . Notwithstanding all these combined advantages, the construction of this vessel would bo one-fourth the oost of ah iron-clad vessel, and its daily expenses would, be largely diminished, bb there is no wearing ont of machi nery, no consumption of coal, oil, eto. There would also.be great economy in ammunition, for no shst would he lost DE VILLEEOI, Civil Fkgineen, No. 1325 Pine street. HOW OUB ABMIEBABE DEPLETED —According to an-ofiicial statement in the correspondence of a Wes tern paper, over thirty-two thousand of the Federal ar mies of that region are absent, either with or without authority. One thousand one hundred and eighty-eight commissioned officers, ahd twenty-five thoUßaad two hun dred and ninety-tour enljeted men are absent, apparently by authority, but the great majority were granted fur lonths without resson, showing astonishing iaxity of dis cipline. One hundred and twenty-throe officers and six thousand three; hundred and slxty-oue men are absent without authority. PROVOKING: The Middletown (Conn.) Sentinel says that a student in the Wesleyan University recently sold his services at a substitute to a drafted mao for $3OO. He then bought a substitute for,himself for $200,. making *lOO dear by the operation, on which sum he, proceeded to marry. But alas 1 while he was enjoying bis honey-moon, his substitute'ran away, and the strong hand of milltary'power was laid upon the literary specu lator ; and now separated from the joy of his heart, he is keeping time in the £4th Segiment, to tho piping of tho fife and the nraalo of the drum. EXAMINING SURGEONS.—OnIy one hundred of the one’ thousand examining surgeons, asked for by the Commissioner of Pensions, have yet been commissioned. A FULL regiment of . sharpshooters le to bo raised In Michigan. STATES IN REBELLION. THE SIEGE OF FREDERICKSBURG. NEWS FEOM ALL THE REBEL STATES. The Wext Battle—View from the Doomeddty : —Startling Statements—Rebels Anticipate Onr Movements—The James River Excite ment—l.ee on the Rappahannock^We are Wot °« the Right Road to Richmond—The Rebels Fear Our Great Strength and Deter mination—From Worth-Carolina—George W., Summers—Message of Gov. Vance—Loss of Anglo Rebel Steamers—Gen?Randolph—Gen'. Joseph ,R. Johnston—Another Threat—Texas . at t ' OTK Creek, W. C-—The Negro Market—Col. Imboden, &c. Rebel Accounts ot the Siege of Frctle- ricksburg. ■. We have received Richmond hud Petersburg papers o ’ November 20th, 21st, and 221, from whtoh wo make the fallowing highly interesting ahd important extraots: EXPECTED BATTLE AT FREDERICKSBURG. The . enemy, on yeeterdsy, took possession of the hills commanding Fredericksburg, on the north aide of the Rappahannock, and covered the town with their batteries. The women and children have been leaving for the past few days] and here now the place is almost fnlty prepared to'in vite the doom iis -heroic citizens, would prefer for it to surrender. Our forces still hold possession, and the enemy, for the present, does not dare to attempt the pass tege of the riper.; Thus far tliß contending forces only tbi eaten each other. Bnt for the rain yesterday, we might b&ve bad another story to relate. The. movement of onr troops indicated, beyond a doubt, that the fight would then begin. We shall doubtless hear to-day some huer ebtiig news. ?'?' The prisoners captured by Colonel Ball’s troopaat Fre dericksburg say that it is General Sumner’s corps that oc cupies Iho bilis Opposite, Fredericksburg. Their camp fires extend twelve miles.— Bickmimd Enquirer, tfov.ZH. WILL THERE BE ANOTHER, BATTLE ? AND IF SO, WHEN AND WHERE WILL IT BE ? [From the Petersburg (Va.) Express, Nov. 21] It seems to be now pretty well ascertained that Burn side has withdrawn the bulk ot his forces from the Poto mac to the Rsppahsnnock. We presume that a corre spending movement has been made by Gen. Lee. The theatre of operations has again been changed, and the Frederickefcurg route to Richmond, either feigaedly or really, selected by the enemy. It is hard to say-what the latter Intend to do. Gen. Lee has been trying to get a fight out of them for woke, but in vain.' Thinking that Lincoln was In earnest when ho declared his determina -tion to push fit Army ofthe Potomac on to aiohmond by way of Wairenton, he threw himself in front for the pur pose of preventing the execution of his purpose. Mc- Clellan wonid not advance, ash he was superceded by Bmikide, who, instead ef advancing, has “ changed hia base,” by slipping.bis forceß around to tbs Bappahsn rock, with tbe obvious design to reoccupy Fredericks burg. W hether 'he will succeed in Bodoiug, a very Jew days will detetmine. If be makes the attempt to get to Ricbngltid, there will necessarily be another battle, and a btoedier one than any that has been fonght yet. Where or when it will be is past onr conjecture. We hope, however, that when it does take place, it will be suffi ciently furTh the interior to prevent a retreat of the ene my to the river. It is not worth while to be fighting a - sanguinary battle and losing the ? fruits of victory by, a flight to the gunboats. THE yiEWFEOM FREDERICKSBURG. [Ftom the Fredericksburg Herald, Nov, 2;.] : liming tho aftttncoo the impression prevailed that the enemy were embarking in the vicinity of Acquia creek, the Potomac river being reported as fell of trans ports. i - '■>' T ■ A large for agirg jsuly went down the seme day the river road In Stafford, and will probably continue its -depredations into Ktog George. The train cbnsiattd of one hundred and Beveuty-five wagons, and had with it four pieces of artillery, two’ infantry and two cavalry companies - On Tuesday and Wednesday the Potomac river was covered with vessels of all ewes and kinds, many of the transport order. That these were intended to carry off the army is an opinion entertained- by many, JUneugh of the army will be left over the liver, though, to “ kefp up appearances.” We shall not be surprised if, by Saturday night, the main bulk of Burnside’s- force is well on its way to their new destination, though, of course, this is conjecture to a great extent. - We understand that Federal prisonersoaptnred estimate their numbers at ever one hundred- thousand, but we doubt the flgures. The Conjfderate force here is under officers in whom our people cm well afford to repose trust, and be the battle here or remote, there is no cause to fear the result. AFFAIRS IN THE DOOMED CITY. [From the Richmond Examiner, Nov. 22 ] The Bichmoud train did not enter the town yesterday, but stopped two miles on this aide. There had been no filing on either side since the shelling of oni-railroad train by tbe enemy on Thursday, mentioned tn our last. Our sharpshooters line tbe southern bank of the Rappa hannock, while, the pickets alone of tbe-enemy can be' .seen on the Stafford side. By'obaervations made from Bt. Paul's steeple on Thursday; it appeared that the great mass of tbe Abolition army was failing back from the Bajpehannock in the direction of Acquia Greek. By some this movement was construed into an intention of abandoning the march on Richmond by way of Fredericksburg;,but the best and moßt generally re ceived opinion was that they were' merely moving in-the vicinity of springs and streams, our sharpshooters baring made it. unsafe for them to use toe river water. Just before the train for Richmond left, at noon yester day, General Patrick, of the Abolition army, croßsed the river to Fredericksburg, under Sag of truce The. Gene ral was sent to General Lee's headquarters, near the toum.a nd, upto tbe time of . the departure of tbe train, the object of his mission bad not transpired. Up to eight o’clock last night no intelligence from this quarter was received at the War Office. , : ;.' At a late hour last night a telegram 1b sald to bave been received here stating that the object of General Patrick’s mission, alluded to above, Wftato deinaud the sun cEikr cf Fredericksburg, dird to inform.Generanhee 'that unless surrendered or evactmmatDy Biiit o’clock this morning, it would be shelled or burnt. By a still later telegram it is said to have been stated -tbM Jicneral-Lee had refused to treat with General Pa tricks sr.o—i»„.,„i_pii.<hß_:w-oinen and children and non combatants out of the town. - _ ' -PDAN3 0P THE ENEMY—THE DEMONSTRATION—Aw FREDERICKSBURG. At last accounts the enemi bad made no active demon stration in forco at or near Fredericksburg; It isuuder- Stood that tbe city Is to be held by our forces, Wnilst no just cause will be given for strolling tho to wn, (as the fighting on the ordinary principles of civilized warl are would be for the folds, and therefore not in the com pactly built part of the town,) yet the impression is very strongly entertained that the enenS’y will' actually shell the city, in the hope that the place will be evacuated, and that thus tho Bsppahanueck may be passed by them. .' It is stated that the enemy's batterieß are planted on the bills from Falmouth down to the lower ferry, on Bray’s faim. a distance of more than a mile, and threat enii g each and every part of the town. The hills at no joint are scarcely as much as a quarter of a mile from the first street on the bank of the river, so that the proximity is intensely interesting. STARTLING STATEMENT. Although tho enemy is undoubtedly Jn largo Force In front of Fredericksburg, there are indications that the realbattle is not to come off in that vicinity. The most obvious of these indications is that the enemy has not already struck a blow at tbis point before any reinforce ments conld have. poSßibly arrived. There are only two suppositions on which the inaction can be accounted for—either that the rapid movements on onr side have disconcerted tbe plans of Burnside, dr that,Mb demon-, straiion at Fredericksburg Is really a feint. HOW THE REBELS TEEM BEE AT THE PEOSPECT OF AN ADVANCE CP THE .TAMES. • We iearn that on Tuesday and Wednesday the Potomac river. was Severed with vessels of ail Bizes and .kinds, mainly of the transport order. That these vessels were Intended to carry off the army is an opinion by many. “ - It is not improbable tbat General -Burnside is at -this time tmbarklng Mb army at points along tho Potomac— Acquia creek and Potomao creek—for the real point of attack on Richmond. The maid column for this attack, will, iris supposed, move via Suffolk, and probably lesser columns front other points. ■ DESTRUCTION OF - TOBACCO. We .learn that the value of the tobacco destroyed in Fredericktbnrg will reach Borne seventy-five or a hun dred thousand dollars. Tho tobacco was seized because it was believed it had been brought to Frederioksburg for the purpose of bartering it off to Northern roon in the. event of the town being again occupied by.the Federal army. . Alter the tobacco had been consigned to the bottom of the river several parties attempted to “ fish up” a pile on their own account, and It is said one mamhad raised a hundred boxes; bnt the affair coming tothe ears of the. military, the offender was arrested and the,tobacco sent back to the bottom of the river. A BRUSH, ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK.. It is stated that on Sunday morning last Col. Chrich-, ter, who had left Fredericksburg with a small party to reconnoitre, had an engagement with a cavalry force of the enemy. The fight took place near. the. Bark Mill crossing of the Rappahannock. One of,our men. was wounded, and we lost several horses. We captured nine prisoners, with their horße! and aims, camp equipage, &o. GEN. LEE’S .REFUSAL TO. SURRENDER THE CITE.- [From tho Richmond Enquirer, Nov. 22 ] The only incident of note from the new scene of .war- . like operations yesterday was a visit frpm,Gen. Patrick,, one of the Abolition commanderß,.wtth sealed despatches to the officer now.commanding onr forces at Fredericks burg. The purport of these despatches is supposed to be a demand for the surrender of the city—a demand which, of conrse, will not lie granted. The result of the matter, whatever it may be, had not transpired up to the time of the departure of the train for Richmond at; half past two o’clock. gtnee the a> eve was written, we have received tele graphio information Irom Fredericksburg; The purport ®! the despatches referred to was as surmised, a pßromp tory demand fortbe surrender of the town. The demand was as peremptorily refused by General Lee,who is in comp\ond of our troopf- The alternative offered In the Yankee order was that the town would be shelled at,nine, o’clock this (Saturday) morning. This fate the city pre pared to meet. THE ROAD, TP RICHMOND. Vl*. FREDERICKSBURG . NOT THE BEST FOR.US, [Frcm the Richmond Examiner, Nov. 21] •It we are to credit the intelligence received last night from Fredericksburg, that ancient town Is at the prtsent moment supporting cup of the, most direful calamities** the war. 1 his intelligence iirto the effect that the Fede ral commanders have demanded the surrender of the ' town by nine o’clock this morning, under the penalty of beirg ebelb d to pieces by the batteries they have plenti fully planted on. the opposite bank, of the river; that Gen. Lee haspromptly and firmly, refused to surrender the place; and it Is, therefore, painfully prhbable that at this moment, while many a reader permea'these lines at his br< akfast table, the bombs are crashing and explpdiog in many a.oomfortable interior like, that in which he him self is seatid. : Fredericksburg is one of the. oldest cities.of Virginia. For more than a hundred years it has been considered a seat of civilization, of urbanity, of refinement, and even ,of luxury. It is said that the raflroad;has, of late years, • driven much wealth from the place,-ana somewhat di minished lfe style; but If is. still the residence of many hospitable and lelegant perßpns. No, one can reflect, without deep melancholy, upon, the effeotof this day’s work on the poor old city, and its gsaerous inhabitants; tho obanges of fortune which it will produce; the misery it will cause; the destruction and desolation which may be to-night visible in what' were once the abodes of - oom fort snd beauty. Yet it ia far better so, than that Fredericksburg should be surrendered without resist an co egain, into the ene my’s hands, and submit like a . sheep te the, wolf. No city of the Southern Confederacy, that oan possibly be defended from actual entry, thould ever be surrendered for fear of shells and oannon balls. Between Fredericks burg and the enemy there is a deep river, which the' foe cannot pass without a struggle, and great loss;;and; the suffering of no community, whether of Richmond, Frede ricksburg,or of Vicksburg, can be taken into aocount tn s - a war like this, when*the least military advantage can be gained by endurance of bombardment. But the menace of Fredericksburg, or oven its bom bardment, is by no means a satisfactory proof that the enemy intend anything more than a feint of attack to oc enpy onr aymy while the mass of their forces are being transported to Norfolk and Suffolk. We cannot hope, > that they: will make their real advance on Richmond by the Fredericksburg route. Such an undertaking would 'be indeed foi tunate for theßouthem Confederacy. With whatever force they set out on the journey, we will ven ’ tore to predict that it will end in a disaster and a catas trophe for which neither. Manassas nor Chickahomlny can be named as parallels., DEFENCE OF NORTH CAROLINA. [Fromthe Examiner, Nov. 22.] ' _ . The recent inclusion of the Yankees under Gen. Fob ter into the lnterior of North Carolina seems to have found a clear road, and bus : made it painfully apparent TWO CENm that bot Iltlle ban be«s done to defend this country". We leant tbatrinco this svent, such Banna of insecurity' b&ggervaiied the minds of the people of Eastern North Carolina, tftat they are now taking measures to remove tbcir families and negroes to safer localities - If la much to be regretted that the Government did'not take active steps to secure the vast eurphl-t ol supptfes la North Carolina, now so oloeely threatened by the enemy. The valley of the Roanoke is said tobeetraa! to any corn growing country in the world. During the past enmmer the -Government obtained as many as seven hundred tboueaud bushels of com froarthe plantations on the immediate banks of the river, within a*distance of lees than forty mi'es; and it is no exaggeration: to sky, that more than that quantity, even to tile orient of one million bhiheis of com, might be obtained therefrom the ensuing winter if that section should be protected from' the inroads oi tho enemy. It is hot proper for us to stats what meaenres are new. being isben to obstrnct the Nenee, Tar, or Roanoke ri vers. But we may Btate that the whole summer was permitted to pate away without an effort to obstrnct these rivers. About three weeks ago a gnnboat was; commenced on the river bank—the very time that Bhe onght to have been completed, if intended for do fence. In their recent raid into the eastern pwtions of North' Carolina, the Yankees- committed the moßt terrible atrocities, and it is not to be wondered at that the, people, with the terror struck Into their minds by re cent events, and with but little assurance of protection in the fntare, are now abandoning- their homes and flying in dismay. The most fertile distriots of the South are passing from ns,-one by one, and the Go vernment will have reason to regret the blind and negU- : gent policy of Bnrrandering those districts of the coun try to the enemy, which are important, not only as part of its territorial jurisdiction, bat as sources of neces sary supplies. : . CEORGE VY. SUMMERS-SWEARS BOTHWAYS; (From Ibe Whig, Novtmber 22 ] It has been freauently assented, and as often denied, that this geutltman had taken the oath'of aliegtancsto the Lincoln Government, and the Question has been raised in the columns of tbit paper. As we have now positive evidence on the Bnbjeet, we place it Uu reoord, that the citizen concerned may be. held at his true esti mation.[The -Whiff annexes the oalh taken by Bum, mere.] ■ When our troops captured Putnam'Conrt Homo they seized the records of the traitor authorities whom PisV- jlont had installed there. These records have been for- warded to the Executive Department here, where they They contain the evidence of Ibe terrible fall now are: oi one who in to: mer days was honored by Virginia, and aspired to be her Governor. To enable him to practise lawin the Comity Court of Putnam he bowed io the Lincoln Government, a>d,'what is still worse, to the despicable usurpation of Plerpout. Afterwards, when our troops entgred Charleston, iu Kanawha, he again took the "oath of allegiance to the Oouftdirale Government, and to the State of Virginia He has thus sworn both waps,'according to the exi gency. How. bumiliatirg it is to see so much talent united to so little principle and manliness ; and swayed, It is believed, by an inordinate avarice !j A REVERSE IN LbUISIANA.' [From the Petersburg Express, Nov. 21 ] Wo,learn from the Lynchburg Republican thatlnfor- ■nation has been received through private sources that the extensive end valuable salt works in Louisiana, ou Lafourche river, were recently captured by the Federal expedition, fitted out in New Orleans, and commanded by Brigadin' General 'Weitzel. Our forces there, some five hundred In number, after a stubborn and fit roe re sistance, were compelled to surrender to an overpowsr ug force of the en. my, tho odds against them being seven to one. ANOTHER CHARLESTON MHNCHAHSESISM.* [From toe stme paper.] C-n Wednesday lest a schooner and a brig were ran esbore near Moor’s Inlet, North Carolina The brig was the Fanny Lewis, belonging to John Frazer A (Jo., of Charleston, Sonlh Carolina, flhe grounded on the reef at New Inlet, and Captain Gardner, his mate, and eight of his crew, were drowned in trying to reach the shore. The brig liee ont of range of the biockaders. Only two of the crew oi the brig were saved. They were brought off by Midshipman Moses and a picked crew with the largest garrison boat from Fort Fishar. Ail the as sistance that can DSrendered will be sent down to try and Bave the vesstl and cargo. favorable and tbe chances were bad: The schooner was bnnsfd by a boat’s orew of thirteen men sent for that purpose from one of the blockadera The boat’s crew was captured by captain Newkerk, with a portion of his cavalry, to wbom itfcrmation had been given by the crew of the schooner, who escaped. THE FEVER IN WILMINGTON. - The Wilmington Journal (the publication of which has been resumed) states that o few cases of yellow fever still occur in that place, and deaths are not nnfrequ»nt, bat the tower of the disease is broken, and the citizens are returning. Tbe official reports from the .beginning of tbe disease to the Isth of November show 1,505 cases of yellow fever to have occurred, and 441 deaths, bnt additional toots warrant the Journal in fixing the number of deaths, white and black, in and around the city, at 654. MESSAGE OF GOV. VANCE, OF “NORTH CAROLINA. Raleigh, N. 0., November 18.—The Legislature of this ttate convened yesterday,, and: Governor Vance sent in his message to-day. He takes ground for a vigorous prosecution of the and proposes a reserve force of ten thousand men for the State, to be discharged in the ipring in rime for their fuming operations. How to raise this force be leaves to the Legislature to decide. He complains of the bad . faith of the Confederate Go' vemment in sending /agente into ibis State for clothing and supplies, after agreeing not to do so if the State un dertook to clothe her own troops. He has made arrange- meets to remove large supplies of breadstuffs from the counties threatened by the enemy, and recommends an embargo on clothing asd breadstuff a, except for the Con federate Government- 'He' urges stringent measures against speculators, and more stringent against deserters, and their aiders and abettors. The bulk of the mtssag; is devoted to local topics Nothing from Ba-tern North Carolina. LOSS OF ANGLO-REBEL STEAMERS*- Charleston, Nov. 19 —Nassau dates to the I9th Inst. have bum received. They brfeg accounts of the loss of the steamer Keleie. fifty miles-off the ooasb_She„waa - «otninartAr waaone Qf th r<m- jic«mjgb»"BtPtitD6rs built oq the Clyde to ran the blockade. One, the Joana, was snnk in the Clyde. other, having not been heatd from, is ? also supposed to fee lost. Admiral Milne’s command of the North American and Wtßt India station has been extended one year longer. REBEL WAR. GAZETTE—THE LATE SECRETARY OF WAR. In the Richmond Whig of Wednesday appeared thefoi* lowing explanatory remarks respecting the resignation of the late Secretary of War: • We see no impropriety in gratifyinjpfthe natural cari osity of the public sofor as to state tnat the immediate cause of hfs resignation, as Secretary of War, was the performance of an aci-toy the President which implied a belief that he (General R.) might be influenced by his personal relations in the discharge of his official duties. We think that all who know Gen. Randolph will conclude that he would be no more swayed by such an influence than .the best and most conscientious men are liable to be. In the same paper ef Thursda/ we find the following modification of tbe above remarks:, General Randolph — Our attention has been called to the fact, that the brief note in yesterday’s W&ig-, as to tbe cause of General Randolph’s resignation, may be misinterpreted by the inadvertent reader, and prodam the impre&sion that tire matter referred to was the ap pointment of his own-relatives to office by the Secretary. We did not desire to be so understood, nor was there the least ground lor dissatisfaction on that score. The infe rence to be deduced from the occurrence to which we referwd was that, in ihe President’s opinion, the Secre tary could dot consider fairly and impartially the claims of an applicant for office with whom bis relations were unfrienoly. That was the explanation given ua by gen tltmen whom we were justified in believing to be cor- rectly informtd. Bat we have reason to belUvethat the true cause of tbe resignation was of a more general character; that the Secretary feltffimgelf so lettered and hampered In bis office as to be forces to the conclusion that he conld be more useful in some other service. He, therefore, resigned, and reported for duty in the field. This, we believe, is the tine version of the affair. * GENERAL JOHNSTON. The Charleston Mercury’s Richmond correspondent asserts positively that General Joseph E. Johnston has been ordered to Tennessee, and will have charge of the Army of the West. ANOTHER THREAT FROM -JEFFERSON. DAVIS. [From the Examiner, Nov. 19 ] We have obtained a copy of the order which has been issued by the President relative so the reported massacre at Palmyra, an account of which we published a few days ago We publish it to let the people Bee the stern and just action which ihe President has taken in the matter; • Executive Office, Richmond. Nov 17,1862. LicuUnani General T.J.Molmzs, Commanding Frans- Mississippi Department: General : Esdosea you will find a slip from the Mem phis Daily of the 3d fast.,.containing an ac count purporting to beCerived from the Palmyra (Mis souri) Courier. & Federal journal, of the murder of ten Confederate citizens of Mißiouri, by order of General Mc- Neil, cf tbe United States army. You .will communicate by flag of truce with tbe Fede ral officer commanding that Department, and ascertain if tbe facts are ai stated. If they be so, you wilL demand the immediate surrender of Gen. McNeil to the Confede rate authorities, and, if this demand is not complied with, you will inform said commanding officer that you are ordered to execute the first ten TJaited States officers who may be captured and fall into your hands. Very respectfully* yours, JEFFERSON DAVIS. FROM. GORDONSVILLE,. Passengers from Gordonsville report the rumor os cur rent there that the AnolMoniatß had retired, from Frede ricksburg towai d Port Eoj el, on the Bappahannock, eighteen mllea below. TUB. YANKEES .IS . TEXAS-r-SPIRXI OP . 8E319T- Tbough the Yankees threaten to overran Texas, we are glad to see that her gallant people are resolved'upon a determined resistance. ' The following, from a Texas paper, when sp< of the threatened incursion, has the true ring about it: Gaheßton. the beautiful city of the Gulf, has fallen. The minions efldncoln have made it their nest, and, as we have seen in similar cases, there will be hatched from it, if the utmost vigilance be not exerclced, untold mise ries to. the B'ate, Alas! what a picture does our sister state of Louisiana pot exhibit! - Within her borders the tracks of the worse, than barbarian foe are everywhere marked with blood, spoliation, and rapine—many of the people exiles from homes once lovely, bat, now desolated. Shall' we be treated with less severity, than were they'] To the citizens .ot Texas at large we mus t and do ap peal In this emergency, and we esrnestly invoke at their bands the prompt display of all their energy and of all their patriotism. Prom without, ho-belp„ia to be ex pected, and within ourselves sajißt we and resources with which to meet end repel this invasion of our soil. Oar resources, happily,are ample, sad all required of us is to systematize apd at the proper time. Id every county the citizens sheuid organize companies of minute men, ready to respond to the call at a moment's notice. Every arm should be kept in order, and bup plies' of fixed ammunition provided. Officers, too, that confusion he avoided, shoald be choß«n. If all this be property done, wejjggfe bid defiance to any. force the enemy may Bend«jMSgft». ... ._ - . On other soldiers of Texas have taught the robkef-fasfwhal be has to expects and if he invade our Slate it wdll only he upon the presumption that we are unprepared to meet him. Banish from him this delusion. Let as make ready, how that we have the chance, and, should the enemy dare to ihvjtde our State, to pollute our homes by his hated presence, we will re peat those feats of ijrowesi our noble soldiers have made illustrious on the bloody plains of Gaines 1 Mill and Ms i assas, and which in all lntnre ages will render the name of Texsn an honor. EHG.WIEMEN.T Jyf COJTE CBSEKj &• Bilkioh fH 0.), Nov. 21.—A privateletter saya it is rumored, at Kenston, that'two companies of the ICth North Oarottnabattalion of artlllweneounteredn large Torce of the enemy at Cove Creek, on the 18th Instant, consisting of infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Our forces were in rifle, nits, sheltered leom the enemy's artillery. Alter two hours’ hard fighting, our troops, retired to their pits. Our- loss; zone 5 that of the enemy sot known.^. THE NEG.B.O, MABKET. ' The negro market has shown considerable pplivltr the sresent week, and prices have ranged well. Attneßaies roomß of Messrs. Pulliam A Oc., yesterday, a family of eight, consisting of the mother and eeven children,; boy* and girls, one 3n mothers anna, bom fo* AT© toon-. Band on© bnndred dollars; and a second of the same lot, conflating of a toother and rour children, boys and girls, brougbl two thousand eight hundred and eighty auction rooms of Hector Davis, Esq , there was a large sale < f single likely negro men acid women, some of the latter with children., The following is the range of prices: Likely hoy, 15 years old, $1,480; oomraon woman and girl, $1,015; likely girl, 16 years old, $1,290; woman, girl, and boy, $1,880; negro woman, $780.; wo man end boy. $1,200; likely girl, mulatto, *1,926; likely mulatto boy, 10' year* old, $1,300; woman, and two children, likely, $1,900; likely fayn hand, (man). $1,010; woman, cook, washer, and ironer, BSQO, The altanSsnoa of buyers was quits large. The weather was very ua- THE WAS PRESS. (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) Ten a» a * Ybebs trill be sent to subscribers by mall ( Mr annum in advance) at —*2.3* Three Copes “ « 6.00 Five “ « is 8,00 Ten « « « .13.00 Larger Clubs will be charged at the same rate—thnac 20 copies will cost 524 ; 60 copies trill cost *6O, and 100 copies *l2O. For a Club or Tweuty-one or over,- we wffl Bend as Extra Oopy to the getter-up of the Club. -,'^.? oetniaßterB “ r ® veoreeted to aot as Agents for Thb Wab Press. -» Advertisements inserted at the usual rates. * tinea onetitate a igtiare. V '''''• flOi' IMBODSK J S OOMMAKD— A YANKEE LIE* The import ia tbe Yankee papers 0 f thb capture of a portion ctf Colonel Imboden’a command* in Hardy pena lly, is not » sheer fabrication, bnfc it oa fine contrary, iJißt the enemy was very much worsted in his enterprise. 0b Sunday the ?fch iost, Lieut Ooi Robert L„ Doyla, of Cat XaS'Dden’a command, had a fight with tho Tan's era abo at If anlterseotb of Ufoorefield, Hardy ootm ty. Lftnst. Col. Doj&ff force at the time was only 309 infantry, while the farce of the enemy consisted of four bntdred savalry, one regiment of infaniry and three pieces of &V& pound howitzer, one a rifidd gun, and tie other air n otratsla gao. After a Bkillfrl etigagemeac with the enemy. Lieut. Cote Doyle eucceedtd in foreuup t&e mouafain, having butonuaeranwouLdtd in h!s command 1 acd baring his trains. .If appears that, while ifaiaaffkir wa» taking i&oe fa* the direction of JSffoorefield, Colonel Xhrboden, witir the onvalry of his coasffaud* west upon zsa expedition*- with the view of aestroying ar on the more and Ohio Baghdad. Before be' could reach* the place of destination', the' exemy in largo- farce attempted to cut hisfl’ off . and capture him 8 . Eftr was compelled to give up the enterprise and return. l!he enemy had posted forces Pt &U the gaps and passes, atd teemed to be pure of capturing the whole of hie*’ cavalry, force ; but in this they were completely foiled, and he returned safely without the loss of'a aingla man. The enemy were not so fortuhaterfor at St George, iu 9 ucfeer cctmty. Uolooel Imbcden captured’' fdrty-aevea Tankeee, whom he paroled. Be approprlated t&eir com fortable blankets and overooats, and destroyed the stores' thty had at that place. Ex-President Buchanan's • Rejoinder to* Gen. Scots; [From the Haiionti Intelligencer.] With a few remarks I shall oloee the coatrovhrsy witfc' G«n. Scott* into which I have been most reluctantly foiced by big voluntary and unexpected attack This' has, nevertheless, afforded me an opponunity 'cf fcorrect ing many unioundea reports Which £ bad long borne im patience and in rilen ce In my I have' already inmißhed clear and distinct refiponses to ail tbealiega-; lions of Gen. Pcolt; and in his rejoinder hehas not caUeNit in Qoettion any* of my statements, with a single tioii. Which of ns is'correct in tbteparticular d*V-ndif upon the Question whether - his recollection of an event >Lich cceurrtd more than eighteen- montha ago. or tha statement of air. Holt, reduced ;to waiting on the very day, is entitlfd to the greater credit.' The General, in the introduction of his rejoinder, ag signs as an excuse for the criticism on my public conduct thattbis wsa merely incidentalto official re port to President Liricoln on the condition of our fortifi cation g, and was not primarily intended for myself. Pros 9, this statement one would conclude that he had made such a report Bnt wbtre is this to be found ? For it be refers to^^tbe^ lntelligencer v>f the 21st October; but' there I discover nothing but his letter of four points ta Idr. Seward, dated on the 3d March, 130 t, adnsiyg tha* incoming President how to guide his AdmiaLstration In face of the threatening dangers to the country. In the single Intrcduciory sftiteDce to this letter he bareT? re fers to bis “printed views,” (dated in October, 1860,] 1 which had been long before the'public; but it contain# - nothing like an official report on the condition of the for tificatious. Whether the infrcduction of tbfa letter to fho public, wiihout the consent of President Lincoln, by one of the General’s fitends, in - a political speech during a highly excited Gubernatorial' canvass, r had iufiaencid him to prepare' his criticism on my conduct, it is not for me t 9 determine. At what period did General Bcott obtain the six hun dred troops to which he refers in his rejoinder? This was ceitainly after the date of his tl views,” on theSOsh. October, 1860; because in these he states emphatloally that tbe forces then at his 'command were “in all fiff* ccmpsnies only wiffiln reach to garrison or reinforce the [cine] forts'mentioned in the ‘ views.’ ’* Bid be obtain these recroits in tfovembtr ? If so, had he visited Washing .on or wricten and explained to me is wbat manner this military operation could be accom plished by tie four hundred men In the fi»e compinies and the tlx hundred recruits, I fehould have given his representations all the consideration emineutlydae to bis high military reputation a ; Bat he informs us he did not arrive in Washington un til tbe I2b of December. His second recommendation to gerrifon tbeße ferts must conrequently have been made* according to his own statement, on tbe 13th, 15th, 28 th, or 80th of December, or on more than one of these days. At this period the aspect of public affairs had greatly changed from what it was in October. Congress vas now in eesrion, and our relations with the tseceding Cotton States had been: placed before them by tbe President’s message. Proceedings had/been instituted by shat body witha view to. a compromise of the dangerous questions between tbe North and the South • and the highest hopes and warmest aspirations were then entertained for their success. Under these circumstances it was the Presi dent’* duty to take a broad view of the condition of tbs whole country, in .all its relations, civil, industrial, and ctnunerci&i, as well as military, giving to each its appro priate influence. It was only from such a combination that be could frame a policy calculated to preserve the peace and to consolidate tbe strength of the Union.' Iso lated recommendations proceeding from one department without weSgbing.well their effect upon the general policy • dugbf to be adopted with extreme caution. But 1 it seems frem then joinder that Secretary Floyd, at Richmond, had claimed the honor of defeating General Scott’s ‘ plans and solicitations respecting the torts,” “it being there,’’says the General, “universally admitted that but for that victory over me, there could have beau no rebellion.’ 5 This is, in plain English, that the Seces sionist* of ihe Gotten States, who have since brought into tbe field, hundreds of thousands of undoubtedly brave soldiers, would have abandoned in terror their.unlawful and rebellious desfguF, bad Gen., Scott distributed among their numerous forta four hundred and eighty men in Oc tober, or one thousand men in December! This requires no comment I have never been able to obtain a copy of Ihe 5 speech cf Mr. Floyd at Richmond, to which, I presume, General Scott refers; but I learned, both at the time end since, from gentlemen cf high respectability, that, In this same speech, he denounced me most bitterly for my determination to stand "by and sustain the Union with all the power I possessed under the Constitution and 0» laws. And here permit me to remark that il ls due to General Scott as well as myself to deny that there is any portion of my answer which justifies the allegation that “ the ex- Pre eWc»toi««M.BtjnyjLaoeaijdamce’/the words ‘weakde- ViCeLbtinc: marked-aa-a qUOTaxiuir/^iur—o*»-TTDgT.xraTi>2is^-/-- Tbis mistake Imust attribute to hfs “ accidental visitor. w ‘ And in this connection I emphatically declare that the General, neither before nor after the publication of his views 33 in the National Intelligencer of the 18th Janu ary, 1861,-without my consent, assigned any reason to ma for making this publication, or ever even alluded to the subject. In this I cannot be mistaken, from the deep im pression which tbe occurrence made upon my memory, for the reasons already mentioned In my answer. I should have nothiog more to add- bad Gen. Scott,.ln bis rejoinder, confined himself to tbe fce pica embraced in . bis original letter.' Be has extended them, and now for the first time, and in a sarcastic and no kindly spirit, refer# to the alleged stealing of public arms by Secretary Floyd* and their transportation to the South in anticipation of the rebellion. The most conclusive answer to this alle gation is. that notwithstanding the boastiog of Mr. Floyd at Richmond, evidently with the view of conciliating his new allies, cited by the General as his authority, no pub lic arms were ever stolen. This fact is established by .the report of the Committee os Military Affairs of the House of-Representatives, now before me, made by Mr. Stan ton, of Ohio, their chairman, on tbe 18th February, 1861, and to be found in the tecond volume of tbe Reports of Committees of the Bouse for the Bessic-n of 1860-61 This report end the testimony before thfi committee establish s 1. -That the Southern States received in 1860 less in- stead of more than the quota of arms to which they were entitled by law; and that three cf them—North Carolina,' Mississippi, and Kentucky—received no arms whatever, and this simply because they did not ask -for them WeU may Mr. Stanton have- said in thejlouee, <f that there are a good deal of rumors and speculations and mi&sp prehemion bb to the true state of facts in regard to thi* matter.” 2 Secretary Floyd, under suspicious circnmitauoes, on the S2d /December, 1860, and but a few days before be left the Department, had, without the knowledge of the President, ordered one hundred and thirteen (113) co lumbiads and eleven (11) 32 pounders to be transported from Pittsburg to Ship Island and Galveston, iu Missis sippi ard Texas. The fact was brought to tbe knowledge of tbe President by a communication from Pittsburg, and Secretary Bolt immediately thereafter countermanded the older of his predecessor, and the cannon were never seat. The promptitude with which we acted elicited a vote of thanks, dated on the 4th of January, ISBI, from the Se- lect and Common Councils of that city « to the President, the Attorney General, and the acting Secretary of War,* 9 (Mr. Holt.) j . After this statement how shall we account for the ex plicit declaration of General Scott, that, s * accidentally hearing early la March that under this posthumous order (that of Mr. Floyd of the S2d December) tbe shipment of theßeguiiß bad commenced, I comcnamcated the fact to Secretary .Holt, (acting for Secretary Cameron,) just in time to defeat the robbery And this is the earns Secretary Holt übo had countermanded “ the posthumous order, 53 in the previous December. And, strange to say, these guns, butler the alleged interposition of General Scott, were about to be sent so late as March from the loyal Statesinto those over which Jefferson Davis, had then for some time presided! Had General Scott reflected for a moment he could not have fallen into .this blonder. It is quite manifest he was without a printed document, and my (hja) own official ' papers' ”' ’ 3 The. Government had on hand in the year 1839 about 500,000 old muskets, which bad been condemned “as unsuitable for public service,” under the act of 34 of March, 1825.. They were of such a character.that, although ofiered both at publio and private sale for $2.68 each, phrehasers could not be obtained at that rate, ex ceptfor a comparatively (mail number. On the 30th of November, 1859, ordered about one fifth of the whole number (105,000) to be sent fromtho Spring field armory, where they bad accumulated, to five South ern arsenals, “in proportion to their reepeotivemeans of proper storage ” This order was carried into effect by the Ordnance Bureau in the asusi course of adminiatra : tion, and without reference to the President. It is but justice to say tbatfrom the testimony before the commit tee there is noxeason to suspect ttpst Eeoretary Floyd Is sued this order from any sinister motive. Its date was. months before Mr. Lincoln's nomination for the Presi dency, and ntaily a year be f ore his election, and whilst the Secretary was still an avowed opponent of Secession. Indeed, the testimony of Colonel Craig and Captain May nadier, of the Ordnance, before the committee, is wholly inconsistent with any 67iS Intention on his part. And yet these “condemned muskets,” witha few thou sand ancient rifles of a.calibre then noieuger used, are transformed by Gen- Scottinto “115,000 extra, muskets ard rifles, with, alllktir.,implements and ammunition." This is the fint time I have 'heard—certainly there was nothing of the kind,before the committee—that ammuni tion was sent with these condemned and inferior arms to their places of storage-Jnst as thongh they had been in tended hot for sab.but for immediate use in ,the field. The truth is. that it is impossible to steal arms and trans port them fron}. one, depository to another without the knowledge and active participation of the officers of the Ordnance Bupeau, botiiniWashington and at these depo sitories. It, may be observed that Col. Os»lg,,the header the Bureau,'at this period was as correct an officer and ss loyal and bb honest- a man as exists in,the. country. Yours, *»ry respectfully, JAMEB-BUGHANAN. Wheatland, .near-Lancaster,November 17,1801. General Hooker to-day, .as J sat by his side, (writes a correspondent,) “ I domot. love ts,fight battles —Lihad father be with my eattlq on. my farm; but I do went.to see cue mighty, overwhelming blow.given to this rebellion, rigid upon its fcead,.at Biohmohd, before Christmas.” - „ „ Assistant Adjutant General Ohauucsy McKeever, who has basa acting lately upon Gem Ketntvloman’a staff in that, capacity, has been, assigpod-to duty In the War Departasnt, and ordered, to reject to . the Secretary of War In person. —, The funeral of,Mrs, Hardenhurgh, (late Mias Oriana fcsawn actress, took place in Boston on SnndaywEljo rt wins.were taken to Mount Auburn Cemetery,... The AdjntapA General, of tha Army reports that there are no charges preferred against Gen. Moßpwell, and consequently, the court cannot take cognizance of such matters as are sot before them. Thexq,wiil be, aniequiry. into, the matters upon which Gen, McDoweU tpaats in his letter to the President— nothing more.. The St. Lonla Union states, apparently, by authori ty, thatGoxernor Gamble of Missouri, has become as emancipationist It i» reported that Gen. MdCHqiJai is about to be come a permanent resident of New Fork, and will oponpy a house purchased recently at of Thirty-ninth ‘street and EUtb avenue. , . . , A letter from San Franjlsco states that Oapt. Free, man, otthe sphooner Ann Eliza, hag a fair. prospect of recovering the treasure lost by the Golden Gate. Brig. Gen. Henry B. Briggs has arrived home at Pittsfield, Mass., Biok with typhoid fever. _ Hon. George B. Upton positively declines the nomi naUon for Mayor which was tendered to feimby tli publican Osacrentioa »f B outsit-
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