<77 . / (cpt V 1055 (/ + MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1862 THE WAR. The series of affairs which have just taken place on the line of the Itlassaponax river seem to indi cate that neither Burnside nor Lee is prepared to make it a field for the test of their grand military conclusions. The former is evidently- manoeuvring. to keep the enemy in his present position for a few days, and the latter Is not willing to 'hazard the fate of his wicked cause upon the result of n single field. The great risk that 'Burnside had to take was in: crossing the Rappahannock; that movement But cessfti4 accomplished, he can afford to give battle of the heaviest'descriptlon beyond. There need' be no fear els demonstration in his rear, for his position is entirely,tenable in a military point of view.,. He has 11, river behind him, and the enemy in front, with whom he can cope . in superior force and material. This river is not fordable at present below a line running south from Dumfries, and Gen. Sigel : has possession of the fords above. Gen. Slocum, with an excellent corps d'arvice,,is moving south bythe roads east of the Bull Run ridge of mountains; Gen. Jackson cannot .be spared from Lee's army, to' move up the Shenandoah valley again; and it must be confessed that Gen. Halleck is master of the posi tion in Virginia. It was necessary for Gen. Burnside to discover, if possible, the exact position and force of the enemy after hiimovement across the river, and to watch the feints of the enemy in his entleavorSto con eeal his designs. ',As the rebels fell back, Our troops ad vanced under Gen. Sumner in front, and on the left under Gen Franklin, flanking the enemy gradually. 'Skirmishing between our troops and the rebels in advancing became general, when a rapid advance was the main body of the enemy Was found strongly posted on the little ridge of hills on _the line of the IVlassaponax. The first impulse. of Gen Sumner was to storm this _position and force. the rebels into the creek. In two or three sallies it is said he was repulsed, although it is not clear thathe, was' operating his entire grand division.' He wasiai terward ordered to hold the battle-field for the pre sent. Gen. Franklin was more successful the enemy before him at all points for the distance of a mile or more. - He has.the advantage in having -Seized the hills and ravines below and southeast of the city of Fredericksburg, and will, no doubt, be able to force the enemy to fall back across the Bias saponax, especially if Sumner should renew the at tack in front. Every effort is being made to keep our forces concentrated, to guard well the flanks of our - great army, and to strengthen weak points. It remains 'to behold the expression of that genitts in our commander-in-chief which rill launch all of his heavy columns at once againet the enemy. To do this. successfully, he must 'be guided alone by the circumstances of the case and , his own experience in the accomplishment of his designs or schemes. "Success in war,'? said the Archduke Chalice, "is only to be . ' obtained by 'el inultaneous action upon a given point, sustained With constancy and executed with deciaion.” Gen. Burnside has all the resolution and indomitable courage of a military hero. From all we can learn we see good ;reason to be hopeful that the great battle may soon be fought, which will give us decisive victory and conquers 'peace. THE NEWS. - Tun court martial in the case of Major McKin stry, sitting at St. Louis, declined, on the 9th inst., to summon Gen. McClellan as a witness for the ac cused. Major McKinatry then asked leave to file certain interrogatories to Gen. McClellan and ex- Secretary Cameron. Pending the decision of this application the court adjourned over until to-day. Tut: ghost which has annually returned to plague the Clevelanders (Ohio) has been laid at last. A company of ghost detectives was recently organized, which, after much tribulation, and several stam pedes, discovered that the ghost was nothing more than a night shirt and night cap hung out to dry. " Pr is reliably asserted that a very large proportion of the substitutes who have been hired to take the • place of drafted men, in Milwaukee, have deserted from Camp Washburne, and have tints far succeeded in making their escape. NJ Antx all the business part of Fredericksburg— directly on the river—was fired and burnt by our shells. By the last census the town had a popula tion of 5,022. It contained 6 churches, 2 orphan asylums, 2 seminaries, 3 newspaper °likes, and. 2 banks. • It is located on the Rappahannock - , at the head of tide-water, and Is sixty-five miles by rail road north of Richmond. LATER despatches from the Army of the Frontier confirm the substantial character of the victory achieved at Fayetteville, Arkansas. The enemy left many of their dead and wounded on the field. We also captured from them four caissons filled with a mmuntlion and a large number of small arms. Gen. Blunt has again moved forward to Cane Rill. Tux advance of our army into Mississippi has been attended with more success in every respect than was anticipated. Besides the occupation of territory, the cotton supply is greatly increased. Contrary to the general expectation, but little of the cotton was burned ; what was already ginned and baled was left untouched by the enemy in their retreat - southward, and immense fields of that pro duct are' yet outstanding awaiting the operation of Chaplain Eaton's contraband corps. DIE rebel works so hastily abandoned by the'rebel . army on the Tallahatchie river, Mississippi, were of a formidable .character, and had they remained in 'roub e. It is quiteliWutirrtnftrtfle - Mrrirtillitill outflanked was the cause of their sudden retreat. We have General Blunt's official announcement of the battle in Arkansas. He says he held an inter view after the battle with General Hindmarf, and the rebel acknowledged that he -had been badly whipped. He represents the Federal in's§ as heavy, but does not state the number. The rebel loss is at least four to one. The rebels have again sought refuge behind Boston mountain. BOTH armies in Mississippi are in motion. Grenada has been occupied by the rebels. The expe dition from llelena has returned to that place. Fears are entertained that Grant will not be able to make sufficiently rapid movements. The skirmish near Oxford, reported as a Federal victory, was really a Federal repulse. Gar. McNiff n, whom Jefferson Davis has threat ened, by public proclamation, to hang, if caught by any of the rebel troops, hasarrived at St. Louis. He learns that General Curtis has received information that the demand for his surrender has arrived inside the Union lines, and he is awaiting its receipt before communicating any - answer. It is understood the matter will be referred to General Ilalleck. The Confederate authorities have no claim on the United States for the acts of General MoNiel, and, if they had, the fact that the men whom he caused to be shot had all violated their pardles is sufficient justi fication for the deed. Gen. MeNiel is about to write an open letter to the President, showing the efficacy of his severe policy, as demonstrated by actual re sults. His course has been endorsed by hosts of the best Union men in North Missouri, and the Demo cratic tory.press will do well to spare their censure until they know what they are about. A Bit of History. We glance over the columns of the World only to be continually reminded of an inert'. dent in its earlier,-and, we may trust, better days of existence. It was in the autumn of 1860, soon after the election of Mr. LIN COLN. Like other . New York papers, the Wordd had its Charleston correspondent, a luxury generally pleasanter to the proprie, tors of papers than to the correspondent. Various subterfuges had to be resorted to by these gentlemen in search of knowledge un der difficulties. Generally they contrived to disguise the object of their visit to the me. : tropolis of Secession. This subterfuge, how ever, was not adopted by the correspondent in question. For Tea - kills known to himielf, he made no secret of his business. The tone 'of his letters was so modulated as to fail not unpleasantly upon the ears of the plotters of treason. But there arrived a time when even this politic representative of the press could not wholly escape suspicion. The Secession Mercury Mid the Courier began - 'to:grumble that an emissary of that LlNcoLN;sheet, the World, was prowling in their midst, pick ing up facts vital to 'the interests of the budding nation. Was it politic, they asked, - that such a spy should be permitted to enjoy his :04 . 71212 Cll7ll, &c., and his dinner at the Mills 'House, with none to make him afraid? These journals opined not. They discussed the propriety of granting a ticket of leave to the too favored correspondent. The latter comprehended his danger, and appealed to one of the editors of the journal he repre sented:for a clean bill of health. The editor addressed hinlself to the task in a letter which appeared - in the Courier. It stated that the War/a:Was not a Lincoln sheet; that not one of its editorial corps had voted for LINCOLIi; and that, so far from being,iaimi cal to the peculiar institution . of rebeldom, its worthy proprietor held no conscientious scruples against owning a few "niggers" himself. In due time, the Courier arrived in New York with this. clean " bill of health printed in its columns. Rival with made haste to republish the same with varian t s comments.. The otlimding member was "hauled otter the coals," and reprimanded for transcending his function; and the editor-in;•chief, a donscientious . Republican, eame:out in a paragraph disowiiing the soft impeachment laid upon. him by. his sub ordinate. In fact, the of health was re markable only for its falsity. At this period of its existence the World was .struggling to maintain its assumed character of 'a, religious daily. We say it was struggling , to maintain such. a character ; but to us, who looked on and wondered, it seemed that it strug gled as if fain to be overcome, as did a certain Goddess in ancient days. 'Nor do we mean to cast .any imputation of moral lack upon the principal projectors of:: the enterprise ; but only,tnexpress a eimiiription that, through the - - machinations :of their subordinates, it was struck moral death. It began to die atabent that Period; - and has kept on, with its dying until the present time. Twiee has it purchased a new lease bf life; at the ruinous expense of its self respect, befOre-this laSt and crowning sale, by reverts to the third person in its trinitYthe Woriff, UM . flesh, and: the If a living can be - Wrested .out of, the trade of ProStitittiOn, it will live. But its life continually remind its owners of, the fact: that "to die is , gairo The proprietors:6f that paper 'indignantly deny that they lt4ve phanged their princiPles. We are not dispOsed- to join in the charge that :provokes this indignant denial. They have, not changed' their principles. TheY have simply changed their policy. Princ.i= pies tireinchangeable. Policy, like the my thic chameleon, takes hue of Whatsoever it touches. This time policy toutlied - treasen, and flaunts its colons. It was a desperate. throw, and the stake was:existence, - -lletter men, perhaps, have :perished: as - ,ignobly but Worse men :have done better for the world:and for ttleir, country 'than these jour nalists seem likely to do. T,ltcy will learn that life is not :cheap,. at any price.; that" he died". is a r better ; epitaph ..to', 4 Wlite on the :page of history , :than ,he lived, and be cause be lived humanity wept. 7, LETTER FROM 44 OCCASIONAL." W.Asnm - GTeli, Dec. 13, 1862, If .the, 163 , 4 Border-State mon caitAtct in . cerdial co-Operation :with ,the disloyal Be, m „ ocratie leaderS of the free States; there is an. end „to every , hope of an honorable and a lasting peace: . If the patriotic people who have . suffered most front the rebels tire,'really to join.` hail& :with these Who have no sineerer feeling than that of syMpathy with-treason, the , fate , of the:UniOn is sealed, I know that meSt ot,the Border7State"politi cians in Congress rote with the, sympathizers on the ' : ground, of ,hostility to the Abolition ists. Most of the "men who thus'vete are or were old;line Whigs, and yet-they net only forget their, past associations with Clay mud i Webster in :Maintaining this connee-' tion, but resolutely refuse to recognize the ineititable logic which controls and,strength „ . ens the el:induct , of such SoutherniDemocrais as Johnson, Henderson, Casey;„ Mid Prank „: It would be strange if inconsistency' like this did' not at -last bring somebody ;to his senses:; and,- therefore ; I alri not sur prised to see a letter from the Hon,, Geo. Yenian, of Kentucky, in the, Heitional, Ia tellioncer of yesterday, in which he uses the followinv lannia rye "And now excuse me for one suggestion in regard to the Democracy. Is there no danger that they will mistake their opposition to the Administration for:their love for the Unionl Or, In othcr words, that in the zeal of their opposition to the progress of radicalism they' will forget to oppose, with equal. zeal, the progress of the rebellion 1 The Union men of Kentucky arc not without concern on this subject. • " The returns from the special election held last Monday indicate that I am elected to Congress from this district. B so, just so far as the Democratic members of the North make an honest, an earnest, and an active eflbrt to suppress the rebellion by putting forth all the constitutional power of the Go vei:nment, and to save the Constitution by resisting acts of Executive aggression upon the rights and in stitutions of the States, I intend to co-operate with them: But just so far as I discover among thim, if it exists, any leaning or squinting at Secession, I am not of them nor with them. "The course I have indicated for myself, and which I believe the conservative men of the free States intend to pursue, will beget a confidence and a hope for justice that will produce a powerful re action at the South. The opposite course of aiming only to break down the Republican party, or the present Administration, by dividing the support of the. Government, would secure the success of the rebellion. The leaders of the rebellion take this view of your success and rejoice. Let us disappoint them. Let us give the masses of their followers reason to take the opposite view—the true view— and to rejoice." It is to be hoped that the wise suggestions of Mr: Yemen will not be lost upon his as sociates in Congress. OCCASIONAL. - ARMY OF THE BLACKWATER. Gem. Banks, Peel, and Foster Form a Junction. THE WHOLE ARMY IN MOTION. Supposed Destination, Petersburg. [Special Despatch to The Pres%] . .._ xnaii --- - the day the city was filled with rumors in regard to Banks' ear pedition. Some reported that it had been landed at the head of the York river, and all agreed that it had.not gone south of Hatteras. I have just I received information From igood authority that Gen. Banks has landed with twenty thousand men at Winton, North Carolina, near the headwaters of the Chowan river. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks has assumed command of the Army of the Blackwater, consisting of three corps &armee, forming.a grand division of the twiny. Gen. Foster will command the left wing—three divisions, forming a corps Warmee. Gen. Peck will command the right wing, forming a corps Warinee of three divisions Gen. Augur will command the centre corps of three divisions. Gen; Emory will command the reserve troops, composed of twelve trusty regiments, three batte ries of artillery, and two squadrons of cavalry. Gen. Banks is already advancing, having formed ajunction with our troops at Suffblk. Gen. Foster's army has joineti.him by this time. . • It may be that Weldon will he taken immediately, but Petersburg must fall in a few days, while Burn side is driving Lee back upon Richmond, to receive the " last toss of the fork" from Gen. Banks as he endeavors to retreat to Lynchburg or Danville. General Banks has full possession of the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, and his future supplies will reach him by two other routes besides this one. Thus far the movement may be considered a great success, and, while its demoralizing effects upon the enemy will be very great, its effect upon the spirit of the. Northern people will be most salutary. Expect stirring news from the Army of the Black water hourly. E. A. W. DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROLINL OUR TROOPS LANDED AT WINTON. Junction with the Army of the Blackwater. Important movements are on foot in eastern North Carolina. Twelve regiments left Newborn on Saturday. .Some think their destination is WiL mington ; but the more general belief is that they de sign an attack on Weldon and Petersburg. On Sunday, two transports and five gunboats as cended the Ohowan river, and a land farce of 10,000 'men -were seen in motion from Suffolk, indicating a move on Weldon. The Raleigh Progress announced the landing of a large Federal force in Gales county. If this be true, .an immediate attack on Weldon may be expected. REBEL AIIYA'NCE IN TENNESSEE. Eitemy Moving North from Nolinsville. Jetrefson Davis at Murfreesboro. [Spectl Degyetteh to The Prefo.] NmoiviLtx, November 14.—Jefferson Davis has . arrived at Murfreesboro', from Knoxville, Prisoners taken by our outposts guards to-day, and deerters,. say that he made a great speech at Knoxville, the burden of which was that thelroops had but little to fear from a "fire in the rear," as the reports about Union feeling in Eastern Tennessee were greatly ex aggerated. At Murfreesboro he addressed the rebel ragannif tins, telling them that the critical moment in the his tory of the Confederacy had..arrived;and lie relied upon their valor and patriotism to sustain her now more stronger thanetirer before. lie said /IC had left the issue in Virginia in the hands of that able gene ral, Robert E. tee, Which was the best 116 could do. In the Southwest his presence was most needed now. It is said that Davis is going to Concentrate all of his troops• on the west bank of the Mississippi for desperate : s truggle. He is going to Arkansas to see Gale: Hindman and Holmes. I learn tO-night that the enemy is moving up in front: in great force, intending to bring on an en gagenient. The rebels are strongly posted at No linsville and Triune, and from present appearances a battle cannot he delayed much longer. We are fully prepared and sanguine of victory. B. T. Adjutant Dodd. Ni.w Yont:, Dec. 16.—1 t is understood that a despatch. has been received from Adjutant Dodd, of the 6th New Hampshire, contradicting the report of his being killed in the battle of Saturday, and stating that he was uninjured. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. TIM BATTLE AT FREDERICKSBURG. THE GENERAL ,ENGAGEMENT. Our Army Moying Against the Nuniny. THE :REBELS EITENDINO THEIR, !JIM. REMOVAL OF THE DEAD AND WOUNDED The Magnificent Valor of Oar Army. etc., Ace" &Rm. 111.-AnnuAnnins, Sunday, Dec. 1.4-10.30 A. M There i 8 ':no fog - 14-day, and the =aun°iAshining brightly; with a strong breeze : At daylight, this morning, there was a heayy firing of artillery and in fantry in front of the first line of works where Gene rals Sunnier and Hooker were engaged yesterday. The fire slackened about an hour afterwards and then was heard only at intervals until now. The same occurred in front of Gen:Franklin's position down the river. The object of both parties wa4 evidently to feel the . „ position of the_other. ' : During last night and this forenoon the rebels have'..;considerably extended their works and strengthened their position.' Large bodies of troops are now to be seen, w,..here but few were found yes . Our dead, which were killed yesterday, whit& charging the enemy's works, still remain where they When attempting their remol.nl last night the rebels would open with infantry, The wounded have all been removed from the field, and 'all .the dead removed, and are now being buried, The indications are that no decisive battie will be fought to-day, unless the rebels should bring on •the engagement, which they will probably not do. The Situation , at 'Fredericksburg. A. M.—Up to midnight no intelligence of int portance had been 'received from the Army of the Potomac. There was occasional firing during the day, but of little conseqUence in results.. • :The; taking of :several-rifie pits .on Saturday evi dently gave rise to the reports of the first line of the enemy -1 s works having been takeil.', A number of wounded arrived here to-night, and Were taken to.the several hospitals. Another boat load is on the way. - -Additional Details: ACQUIA thilmx,Ta., Deo. 13, 4750 P. k Passengers by - train - froin Falmouth, who have just arrived, report that the fighting is Very severe and desperate. A very,large force occupies the town of Fredericks burg, and it is reported that a cOnsiderable force. probably Gen. Franklin , s—is in the rear of seine of General Burnside is in the city; and ,personally directing the 'operation's. The .rebels are%flghting• desperately, anti have a tremendously strong position, but will be crushingly defeated. .zFItEDI RICJKSBUItO, Va., Dec. 13—A. M Ourtroops now throng the city, though our out pOsts cle not extend beyend -the limits of the place. Rebel sharpshooters are posted at points where they harass our:Pickets, and have driven bask such cavalry faces as have attempted to reconnoitre the outskirtsof the town. Our troops have been under arms continually since crossing the river on Thursday night, and yesterdak and during last night the' cene in the streets was a complete pichire of the desolation of war. The houses for the most part have been sacked, with the exception of those of Union peo ple, and the troops have destroyed many of the houses in order to supply themselves with fuel for their camp fires. No attack was made last night on either side, as wns anticipated. Our forces are now in great part over the river, and a severe battle is expepted today. The shelling of this city, so far as I have learned, has not resulted with loss of life to any of the citi zens who remained. They took shelter their cellars, and in some instances the houses were rid died over their heads, Nearly a dozen families took shelter in the large basement of the house of Mrs. Salivger, on Commerce street, and all escaped harm, though one shot pierced the upper part of the house. The citizens in town are still apprehending severe results of the impending battle; but, probably, the danger of further shelling is passed. The Washington Star (Extra) of yesterday him the following additional details: Gen. Burnside remained on the battle-field all night giving orders, looking to the position and con dition of his forces; and encouraging them. He seemed to be as confident of carrying the crest to-day, as his army certainly were. Our loss in killed and wounded is estimated at 5,000. It is understood that information has been re. ceived that no further reinforcements were regarded there as being needed from this quartet though Burnside's reserve—Sigel's army corps—will proba bly_ be on hand by noon to-day. • We hear the joyful news that last night the father of .the heroic Gen. I3a3mrd (who was here) received a despatch from Falmouth contradicting the account stating that he was killed—being wounded only. The Colonel of the New York 4th is among the wounded. Everything (including more surgeons) that could be wanted has been sent down from here. No information whatever from the field later than 4 A. M. to-day, had reached Washington up to A. M. LATEST Among the latest despatches received is one con firming the death of General Bayard.—The flesh of one of his thighs was shot away by a'piece.of shell, and the limb was amputated ; but he died at about 9 P. M. SKETCH o . F ar , ; (4- ju latt a rost-x riuTo uZyteynolds is a na -ifatil—Penania, and is about forty-five years 'of age. He entered the West Point Military Aca demy as a cadet in 1837, having been appointed from his native State to-that position. He graduated on the 30th of June, 1841, standing number twenty-six in his class, consisting of fifty-two members, among Whom were Major Generals H. G. 'Wright, Schuyler Hamilton, D. C. Buell, I. B. Richardson(killed), Brigadier Gong. Rodman (killed), N. Lyon (killed), J. B. Plumner (died- in` WO), *S. - M. Brannan, T. Totten, A. Sulley, W..T. H. Brooks ; the rebel Generals Sam. Jones, R. S. Garnettikilled), and se veral other officers in both services. On the Ist of July, 1841, he was promoted to a brevet second lieute nancy in the 3d United States artillery, and on Oc tober 23, 1841, he received his full commission. On the 18th of July, 1846, Me was proMoted to the first lieutenancy, and served in Mexico. He was bre vetted captain for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of Monterey, with rank dating from Sep tember 23, 1846, and further brevetted major, with rank dating from February 23, 1847, for similar gal lant conduct at the battle of Buena Vista. Both these brevets were awarded by Congress in - August, 1848. During February, 1852, he acted as aid to Gen. Wool, and on the 3d of March, 1855, he received his full commission as captain of artillery. He was particularly distinguished for brave conduct during the several conflicti with the Indians near the Rogue river, in Oregon, during the year 1856. In 1859 he commanded Company C, of the 3d Artillery, and stood No. 37 on the lineal roll of United States artillery officers. The regiment at this time,was scattered in companies and sections throughou the West and Southwest. 'Deaths and resignations raised him three on the lineal roll during the next year, he standing then No. 34. At the oommence. ment of 1861 he held the appointment of lieutenant colonel, commandant of West Point Cadets, which position he held at the opening of the rebellion. He was also instructor of cavalry, artillery, and in fantry tactics at the military academy. On the 14th of May, 1861. Brevet Major Reynolds was ap pointed lieutenant' colonel of the 14th United States Infantry, one of the new regiments, and on the 20th of August, 1861, was commissioned as brigadier general of volunteers, and placed in command of the let brigade of General McCall's division of Pennsyl sylvaniajlieserves. Generals Ord and Meade com manded the other two brigades: This division has the names of Drttnesville, Mechanicsville, and the Peninsula to its credit. At Mechanicsville he was taken prisoner while gallantly leading his men. When the troops were withdrawn front the Penin sula-to Maryland to repel the advance of Lee in that State, General Reynolds Was appointed to the com mand of the Pennsylvania militia raised by Governor Curtin:. The following letter from Governor Curtin. to General Reynolds explainsclearly the Governor's appreciation of his skill and ability : . • PENNSYLVANIA EXECUTIVE ORA IfIER, HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 26, 1862. ' GENERAL : Having relieved you from duty as commander of the Pennsylvania volunteer militia, recently called for the defence of the State, I deem . it proper to express my strong sense of the gratitude which Pennsylvania owes for the zeal, spirit, and ability which you brought to her service at a period when her honor and safety were threatened. • That for her security you left the command of your brave' division—the Pennsylvania Reserves—thus losing the opportunity of leading this gallant corpit , South• Mountain and-the Antietam, is a just demon-, stration of the true affection you bear for your nit- . tive State, which, be assured, her freemen, recipro cate, and for which, in their behalf, I am happy to. make you this acknowledgment. I have the honor. to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant • . A. G. CURTIN. • To Brig. Gen. Joutc F. Eel:worms, U. S. 'Army. The rebels driven from Maryland, Gen. Reynolds , resumed the command of his brave division—the Pennslvania Reserve Corps, formerly under Gen.. McCall—and at their head we find he has added glory to his own name, his State, and his command. SKETCH OF GENERAL BA.YARD. Brigadier General George D. Bayard, the gallant cavalry officer of Burnside's army, has been killed. He was a native of New York, and was appointed a cadeito the West Point Military Academy - . in 1852. He graduated on the] 30th of June, 1856, and on the lat of July, 1856, was appointed a second lieutenant of the Ist U. S. cavalry. On the 20th of August, 1861. he was promoted to a captaincy of his regiment, now known as the 4th United States cavalry. He was allowed leave of absence to fake command of the Ist - Pennsylvania cavalry. and in Gene ral Orders No. 63, Washington, .Tune 10, he is an nounced as a brigadier general of volunteers, com manding cavalry. He has made several brilliant cavalry dashes, both -before and since his appoint-: Dint as general, and being but a youngman, gave ; promise of great military ability in the future. His loss will be much regretted by his command., He is ;lid to have been' betrothed to a lovely young lady. General Bayard was wounded in the face by a poisoned arrow, by Indians on the frontiers,-from the effects of which he had never recovered, and which his . physicians predicted would ultimately cause hiS death. He often 'expressed a determina— tion never to die from • that cause if he could die in the battles of his country. He has met the fate and secured the fame he coveted. SKETCH OF GENERAL GIBBON. Brigadier General John Gibbon, reported wounded, is a native of Pennsylvania, and was appointed to the West Point Military Academy in 1842, from the State of. North Carolina. He graduated the 30th of .Tune, 1847, standing number twenty in his clasi of thirty-eight members, among whom were Generals 'Wilcox, Burnside, Griffin, Brown, and others. On theist of July, 1841, he Was appointed brevet second lieutenant of the 3d United States Artillery, and the following SepteMbdr - wita transferred to the 4th Ar tiller3-,,with his full rank. • In. September, 1850, he was ptonioted to a first lieutenancy, And in 1834. held- the position of assistant in .Eitructof at the Military Academy. In 1859 he Wrote a work, published in New York, entitled the "Artillerists' Manual."‘ On the 2d of November, 1859, he .was promoted to a captaincy of his regb merit, and at the beginning of 1861 he held command of Company B, Standing • last on the lineal roll of artillery captains. In general order No. 63, Wash ington, June 10, he is announced as a brigadier ge neral of volunteers, and had charge of the 33 bri gade of Gen. King's division of the Army of the Potomac. At Antietam his command fought so well as to merit the special endorsement of General McClellan, which concluded as follows : I beg to add to this endorsement the expression of my - great admiration of the conduct of the regi ments in General Gibbon's brigade" , have seen then under fire stet - leg in a Manner brigade the great est. credit arid - honor' upon themselves and their State, TheY, are equal to the best troops in. any Arrny.. of - the world. 010. 13, McCLELLAN, THE PRESS. - PHILADELPHIA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 9 1862. Rebel Account of the Fighting at Itrrede riclsburg. FollTunsm Dion non, Dec. 13.—The Rich:non:l E 7.0. quire,. of the 12th inst. has the following : , Heavy fighting has occurred at Fredericksburg. Longstreet's troops were engaged, and the cannon ading was severe. • On Thursday last our batteries stationed above and below the town (Port Royal?) opened fire on the gunboats anchored in the stream, consisting of the Freeborn, Anacosta, Live Yankee, and Resolute. The firing lasted from an hour to an hour and a half, - and was very rapid. Eleven houses were struck, and four completely riddled, being the best in the village. No notice was given of the intention to bombard. After the firing, the- gunboats dropped diiwn the river seven miles. The people of the town, lila; those 'of Fredericksburg, are now scattered in the farm-houses and cabins of the adjacent country. Truly the Yankees are waging a war of extermina tion. Abraham . Lincoln is a fit compeer of Nana . . Colonel Lueitui DT. Lamar will visit Europe, ac companied by Colonel L. Q. C. Lamar, of Missis sippi, a - ho goes with instructions to Messrs. Slidell and Mason.. WALetn:MTGIMON. - Special Despatches to 46 The Press.” WAsairtoTorr, December 14, 1882. The Force Eitgaged at Fredericksburg. It is thought. here. that. only about 40,000 of our troops were engaged_ in the battle of Saturday. From information, received early this morning, pre parations were making all night for the renewal of the conflict to-day, General BURNSIDE remaining cm the field, giving orders and looking to the position and condition ofhis Rims. • Additional surgeons, and everything which the necessities of the wounded require, have been de apatcheil from Washington. It is prOper to caution the public against hastily crediting the many unsupported rumors concerning yesterday's battle. Some of. them here prevalent have no other basis than mere surmise, or are inven tions in . the absence of facts. The rebel sympathizers are responsible for net a few of these fictions. Gentlemen in high public position 23 repeat the as sertion, its Corning from General Bunwsiroz, that he has men enough, and, therefore, desires no further reinforCements. The. News from Fredericksburg. --The news from the Army,of the Potomac comes in Tether slowly . in-ionsequence of the fact that Gen. Brutieinz is about to make some important move. merits— We `hare' , ' nothing thus far to* discon iage report•thilt Gen. FRANKLIN has been eaptured is false. • Internal Ae - venue Decisions. • The Commissioner of Internal Revenue , has 4e; tided that promissory notei,payable at bank are not liable as checks. It has also been decided that the process of uniting the parts of a glass lamp at the foot and . the burner by, the use of plaster_ pads, cement, and' other analogous means, is not regftrded as a manufacture. The decision will apply, to glass inkstands with metallic tops, united by the smile or . . similar means. • • - • Court Martial of Gen. : Fitz. John liorter In the court martial of Gen. PonTen, the cross examination of Gen. McDovizir. by the accused, was continued. Nothing materially differing from the testimony given yesterday wimelicited. - The accused .sought by the cross-examination to show that the nature of the ground was such as to render it impossible for him, successfully, to bring forward his artillery, as he Was directed to do, and that an attack by infantry would, at that time, have been very injudicious. At an earls' hour, the examination of General McDowiii.r. having been concluded, the court ad. journed. A Private Despatch from.. Gen. BUrnside. The capital is very quiet, considering the fact that' a great battle may be near on theHappahannock, and perhaps is going on at this moment. The Presi dent got a private despatch from . Gen. BI7ENSIDE last night near midnight, and despatches have come to-day, which are said to be of a favorable charac ter. The weather here is like that of October, mild and pleasant, with the mud filling the avenues of the city and rendering the roads next to impassable. ,The President went over to the War Department at an early hour yesterday, end remained there for some time. As he left a number of gentlemen were waiting upon hire. His anxiety of mind respecting the condition of affairs on the Rappahannock was .apparent to all. But generally over the city there is little excitement, even among the members of Congress, who are supposed to understand the im mense importance of the result of the .next great conflict of arms in Virginia. The Escape of the Alabama from the San Jacinto. :The Navy Department has received despatches from Capt. RONCKENDORIM, of the San Jacinto, dated, St. Thomas. They contain a full account of the unsuccessful attempt to capture the Alabama at. Martinique, from which it would appear that little, if any, blame should attach to the commander of the San Jacinto. It seems that he was notified in advance by the Governor of Martinique that, if he stayed in the harbor until the departure of the Alabarna, he must remain twenty-four hours afterward also, and that, if he chose to watch for her outside, it must be beyond the Emperor's jurisdiction—that is, more than a marine league from shore. • He, eteciurse„preferred the latter course, and left the harbor, after arranging with the officers of the .American ship Hampden to signal him by rockets on the departure of the Alabama. On a rainy and ex tremely dark night the rockets from- the Hampden announced that the rebel steamer was under way, and the San Jacinto immediately started in pursuit in the direction indicated by the signals, but the '-Alabama was not to be found. • - ..Boata were then sent into the harbor - to make su of her de natio&.,..ag' s o be added th7t the shores of Martinique descend precipitously, so that a vessel can sail within a stone's throw of them in the shadow of the mountains. • There is reason to believe that France will de- mand an apology from our Government on account of the signals made in the harbor. The story that the San Jacinto is detained by the French is, of course, unfounded. - , The - L4ei-lteer Brewers and the New Tax Bill. The bill to repeal the tax upon MI articles manu factured before the first of September, and not re moved from the place of their manufacture, has not yet passed the'Senate. In many instances the manu factured articles were removed to escape the tax.' The brewers of lager beer were able to remove their beer from tae vaults only as consumed. The tax was, therefore, very oppressive to them. They met in New York in convention, and petitioned against such construction of the law as would ren der them liable. It is a question of great interest' to them, and if compelled to pay the tax, it would be ruinous to many of them. Their counsel, Wsr. B. DIANN, Esq., is here representing their interests, and there can be no doubt but Congress will relieve them. Explanation of Orders No. 162. The intent of paragraph seconsi of the General Army Order No. 162, current series, has in some in stances been misunderstood. It is not intended to forbid the payment of the bounty, premium and ad vance pay to the recruits for the old volunteer regi ments, namely, those organized prior to. July Ist, 1862, or to folbid the payment of bounty, premium, or advance payment to a recruit, volunteer or citi zen, who may enlist in the regular army, unless the said recruithas received the said payment before, the olljectbcing to avoid paying the same individual twice. The Sanitary Commission. The Sanitary Commission sent a vessel today to Acquia creek with surgeons, nurses, and hospital stores for the wounded in the recent battle. Rumored Death of Gen. Sickles. There is a report here that Gen. Sicx.r.ats was killed in action today, but upon inquiry I csnnot hear of its authenticity. - The -Meriowell Court of Inquiry. The McDowell court of inquiry met at II o'clock this morning, but the presence of General MC DOwnia, being required as a witness before the Por ter court-martial, it adjourned, without transacting any business, until Mondarmorning. Acting Paymaster General. • The order retiring Colonel T. P. ArtnitEUrs, deputy. paymaster general, at his own request; he haVing been 'in the army service for forty years, has been revoked, s and he lies been assigned to duty,in this city as acting paymaster general. By seniority of appOintment, he succeeds the late Colonel LAitNED. The Banks Expedition A variety of rumors prevail here in regard to the Banks Eapedition. One report states that he has landed at West Point, York River, while another locates him at Harrison's Landing, on .the James River. Indiin Regiments. Three Indian regiments are already in the service of the Government under General BLUNT. Several more are to be added, and all of Ahem formed into a brigade. Opinion of Gen, Wilcox. • General WlLeox, of Michigan, last night tele graphed to a near relative, "all . safe and well." , . . Appointment. Romx _G. OITRTIN, ..Es4:, of Philadelphia, has been appointed naval storekeeper at thatport. Trade with Matamoros. . , . It is ascertained at the Treasury Department that the' restrictions of 'November 29th, on clearances to lldatanioros, have been rescinded. Arrival of the Steamer Champlon--$lOO,-.: 960 in Goo': . . NElt` YonK; Dec. 14.—:This steamer Cliampion'ar rived at '3 o'clock this afternoon froiii Aspinwall with $700,000 in gold. There is no news from South or Central America. . The 'United States sloop-of-war Narragansett nr rived At Panama on the 2d instant; Making four American vessels-of-war in •port, besides-four. Flench and one English. The French vessels were, to leave immediately.for Mexico ; the others Were to remain in iort. he floods along the Panama Railroad had. sub= sided, ind'did no'damage to the track, except about sixty feet„ which was badly washed away, he re= pair! had been made, and the trains were, running, reguiai ly. . 1111) :News. . . NlstrYonx, Dec. 11—A rrived, ship GeO. front Boston; barks U: Blanchard, from Rio . : Tahiti; from Havana; AtlantiC, front Bremen; brigiKeolra, from Havana; Emily Fisher,-from St, Croix; * Celise, from Carthagena; Rolling Ware; from' Manzanilla; schrs. Elliott, from Havana; W. A. Griffin, from Ddmintco; brig Porto Plata, froni Port au Platt. The brig Keoka reports: on the 12th, in lat. 33 3 56', 10ng...1:2 0 40', the -brig ran through an immense mass ot . boxes, with some small pieces of boards re sembling the bulwarks of a vessel, .a gangway stage, &c. These boxes: extended .six or Seven miles, lite rally covering the water. A new cork fender and fif teen boxes were picked up, which contained army bread, apparently not more thou fifteen or twenty hours In- the water. They were niFirked U: S. &th eist ence Department and Unto n Mehhanical Bakery; New York. A heavy fog prevailed in the harbor last night and a • large part of 'to-day. No 'd isastera are reported. The BOund boats arrived this sfternocin. ARMY OF Brilliant Charge of iVynkoop's Cavalry. NASHVILLE, Dec. 14.—[Special to New York Tribune.]—General Stanley has returned to-day from a dash into Dixie. He left our front yesterday by the Franklin, pike, with a strong force of cavalry, and disturbed the rebels early in the day, lighting a considerable cavalry force, and driving them across the roads. After he had bivouacked he intended to surprise the town of Franklin, hut during the night he was discovered, and finding a surprise impracti cable, made a dash at Franklin this morning, and wars sharply resisted by the enemy, who fired from the houses. , • Major Wynkoop, commanding the 7th Penniiyl - Cavalry, charged brilliantly through the town, and drove the rebels clean out. After de stroying the flouring mills and other property useful to the rebel lulu, the expedition, satisfied with its . operations, returned, losing only one. Man. Five rebels, including a lieutenant, were killed, ten Wounded, twelve prisoners were taken, and a large drove of Seceeh horses. It was discovered that there is no large force of rebels as far west as Franklin. There is a heavy force of rebels near Nolinsville, another near Mur freesboro', and a considerable force at and this side of Stewart's creek. Morgan is slashing about promikuouslY, with 5,000 men. The enemy is awaiting an attack. • ,All is now quiet in front. The rebel force does not exceed 70,000 men. The Murfreesboro' rebel Banner of yesterday ad mits the loss at Hartsville, in two rebel regiments, of over 80 men. Cien..l3ma 5ent..1,732 paroled Union prisoners to our lines yesterday, mostly captured at Hart Swine. STATES IN REBELLION. Speech of Jefferson Davis at Hnoxs•ille-He Thinks there is but Little Union Feeling in. 'East Tennessee—Gov. Drown Seizes Goods in Augusta. • ICNoxviLLE, Dec. 11.—President Davis made a speech here this morning. He thinks the toryism of East Tennessee is exaggerated. Governor Brown, of Georgia, acting under the au thority of the Legislature of that State, has seized from $300,000 to $400,000 worth of goods in Augusta, `for the use of .the soldiers, to be paid for, of course, at 'reasonable rates. It caused great excitement. Arrival of the Steamer Talisman. NEw Forth, Nov. 14.—The steamer Talisman has arrived from Jamaica, via Port au Prince. She brings no news, THE CITY. The The DECEMBER 13, 1861. DECEMBER 13, 1862. r. fa. 6 .A. x 12 3P. IL • '3O- • 3934 41 35 ..46 47 WIND. WIND . *SW.... SW SSW ENE.... DECEMBER 14, 1861. DECEMBER 14,1862. 6 1. ya..... 12 It 3 r. N. BA. lir 12 P. xt. 32 43 47 41 ..... .48 52 WIND. WIND. SW....SW by 5... SSW NE... ... . . SSW SW THE ANXIETY IN T6wN.—Yesterdaf was characterized by a feverish excitement in all parts of the city, though more especially in the vicinity of the newspaper offices. The quiet of the Sabbath. was considerably broken, and speculations, rumors, and despatches had as many attractions as the ordi nary routine of devotional exercises. The prayers and sermons of the day called to mind the events of the hour, and our brave soldiers were rememberealir the invocations to the Throne of Grace. The fearful crisis which the army was now passing through at Fredericksburg, and the probable results of that struggle, were alluded to, in connection with the hopes andlears which the flitting news of.the im pending battle. naturally awakens. After church men naturally inquired of each . other Whether any tidings had yet been received from the field of conflict, whether our armies were advancing, after a successful battle, or whether any reverse . had befallen the National arms. As Philadel phians, the passing events connected with the Army of the Potomac possess an ail-pervading interest, for there is scarcely one among us whose brother, father, son, or friend, is not in its rank;i. • Its success' is peculiarly our success; its -reverses ours in more than one sense. The distance is near, and the news, it is sup. posed, should, thei efore • reach us early. That it did not, was made the basis for many and varied rumors. Every one had a separate version of this ominous - silence, and as usual, none were of a very favorable character. The enemies of the Govern ment strove to make the most of it, and embraced the occasion to say a good word for the valor of the rebel soldiers, and the hopelessness of their subjugation. Angry discussions took place at times, and politicians spoke of the news, and twisted and turned it that the worst phase might be given it, for sinister purposes. The Continental, as usual, presented an appearance of animation which is un usual for it, even upon Sunday nights. The halls and' avenues were crowded until a late hour, and the eountry saved and ruined in various and improved ways, each of which was marked with originality, clearness, and decided abil ity. Men waited till midnight, and went home as wise as when they left the supper table, forced to content themselves to await the morning newspaper for what is knownof the recent startling army move ments. ARRIVAL .OF MORE SICK AND WOUNDED 'SOLDIERS: Five hundred and twelve wounded and sick soldiers arrived yesterday, and were taken into the Citizens' Volunteer Hospital, at the corner of Broad and Prime streets. They were disposed of as follows : West Philadelphia Hospital 108 Turner's-lane 107 Twelfth and Buttonwood 74 Sixth and Race 75 Twenty-fourth and South oo Fifth and Buttonwood '5B °We present below the names of the Pennsyl vanians and New Jerseymen, with the letter of their companies, and the number of their regiments; • 9,j, 83d• Se more Beazor , l . 71st - • nx rumrick, C, 98th Jo hnßoylan, F, 96th ;7'll Kleckner, 1,52 d James IL Gouldey, A, 90th Joseph Carrigan, D, 28th Charles Warner, A, 76th 1 Jerem'h Donivan 11, 69th Andrew Bockus, G. 45th Philip IllcAlanus,E, 106th E S Kelsey, G, 45th FrederickAndress ' H,9Bth Wilson McFeeters,'A.,llth Sergtlt N Brown, G , 63(.1 Chas Stehl, D, 27th James Day, A 48th . Anth'y Bindcop, E, 4th Re D Fetterman, l i , .1124.1 Robt , Thwalts, C, 88th Owen Carr, B, 69th A L Bartley, D, 45th thas.A',Rowland, A, 88th Robt Holliday, D, 99th C F Deihn, H, 88th Sergt J N Davis, 13, 91st Isaac Shultch, (3-, 57th Henry Clothier, B, 91st Geo W Biddle, 0, 116th David Belcher, G, 45th Geo Boyd, D, 102 d James Marshal, K, 63d Geo B Evans, B, 71st Robt Vincent, I, 83d Win K Vickery H, 90th Jno P Taylor, I, 141st - John Bourbon, D, 66th IN Copeland, G, 9th Res Semi Stevens, A , istritlesiWin Murray, 0, 6th cav SAI Meyers, D, 127th - J Mountrey, E, 106th .las Murray, G-, 82(1 Win Keyes, A, 69th R Graham, 0, 121st C Schtirzer, B, 75th S Anderson , I'l Blatt McNeill, E, 26th Frank Doing, D, 83(1 Wm H Runyan, F, 145th W H Felton, A, 145th Sohn Gri ffi th, F, 71st G Lanhart, I', 36th Eli Miller, A L 49th Jas Burns, I 96th Isaac Grose, H, 60th 13 H. Barton, 142(1 Jas Brennan, E, 45th A Snodgrass„ 83(1 ID Burk, B, 48th Henry Hunt (3-, 88th R Temple, B, 7th, Res Jos R 145th L Rockwell, F, 76th John Reaher, B, 50th Jas Powell, DI, 102 d E Rackmire, F, told C Brothers, B, 142(1 A N Dunn, A, 66th ,John Wesly, .I', 165th Orson A. licziedic,G, 45th' NEW J/ Semi Perry, H, 27th Jacob Davenport, H, 27thl G H McDougal, li, 11th J Nunn, 8,27 th J Rogers, B, 27th J L Talmadge, B, 27th S J Post, F, 2d Francis Hall, A, Ist Rodney Prinham, H, 2d John Vahboin, B, 4th John Green, G, 11th Thos Quayman, K, 25th Morton Marvin E, 2/sth Peter D Grace, k, 25th Christopher Lynch, G, 3d Charles R Gibbs, I, 23(1 D Doyle, F, 3d Seth Mead, E, Ist _Beni Johns, E, 23d John S Owen, G, 6th Geo Whitehead, F, 11th The firemen were present at the hospital in dou ble-quick time, and conveyed the soldiers to their several places of destination with their usual kind ness and alacrity. There were also about live hums.. dreg soldiers received at the Citizens' Hospital on, Friday at the -unseasonable hour of 234 o'clock in the morning. - Most of these soldiers were sick,- many of them never having been in a battle. • TIMID PE2q2CSYLVAIcLI HEAVYARTrLLERY. -This fine organization is at present encamped in and around an old paper mill, on Cooper's Creek, Camden, and which, for many years past, has been idle. The mill is in every way suited for military purposes. It is a large and spacious structure, and has numerous outbuildings, which are now used as stables, sutlers' headquarters, cooking house, &e. The building contains a number of apartments,' which are occupied by the soldiers as sleeping rooms, hospital, guard-house, and for other pur poses. Everytlung is fitted up in the most com fortable manner, and there has yet been no en eampment within the bounds of Philadelphia where the comforts of the men are so admirably looked to.. Colonel Segebarth, whose headquarters are in a: mall office adjoining the main building, is constant. ly on the grounds, where'he eats and sleeps with' his Men, all of whom are loud in praise to their coin !minding officer, who out of his own private pocket has provided many luxuries which soldiers ordi nably never receive. The men enjoy the best of health, and are making rapid progress in the drill. They are exercised in the military art several times each day, and have already 'acquired that proficiency Which speaks well for the care and attention bestowed upon them by their offlcerf. The organization already numbers over 1,200 men, and as twelve full batteries bre to be raised in all, several hundred men are yet required. It is hardly fair that the Governmen t should be deprived of the services of such a body as this, and on, thiS account measures should fa once lie taken to complete each battery to the maximiun number. There are numerous regiments forming in this city, which now number not more than two and three hundred men, and which, in all probability, Will never be completed. Some of these might effect an organizationwith the 3d and the latter could at once be transferred: to the field of active . service. Some of the bat teries are composed wholly of Germans, whose soldier-like qualities as artillerists have been well shown in the present contest. Colonel Sege* barth is an old German soldier, having been in the ranks since fourteen years of age.' He came to this Country previous to the breaking out of the re bellion, and was located at Charleston, S. C. 'Every inducement was made to him by the rebels to side with their cause, but he enure North l and, his value being known, he was immediately tendered the com mand of a battalion of marine artillery, and for some time was in service at Fort' Delaware. He 'was sub sequently relieved to raise his command to a hill re. giment of heavy artillery, in which he has met With more success than most any other riCruitiegbfficer, Through his influence and . exertion he has drawn .into the ranks a large number of his own country men, 'and is now impatient to be transferred to a more active scene. This regiment, when completed; will be a credit to Pennsylvania, and the induce ments to recruits in the shape of bonnties . are tempting—as this is the only regiment where the men. receive the full Government 'bountles.^'The officers of, the organization have been selected with care and fudgment,'finitare not only men of military knowledge, but also ofintelligence and worth. ,The encampment ground is visited daily by a large num ber of persons, the. majority - of whoin are from this city. The place is ivell worth a visit; Rs every atten tion is paid by the officers to visitors: To Lieut . Holmes we are indebted for many courtesies ex tended us A SECOND TRACK ON THE SOOTICERK Roau.—The Philadelphia, Wilmington, and RAM more Railroad Corllpany have made considerable progress in laying clown a second track betweea this city and Wilmington. . , EXP.ENSES OF THE VOLUNTEER RELIEF COM M ox.—l'or the past two weeks the expei,se of the Commission for the relief of the families of vivZ lunge a, has been $93,927. BERLAND. orneter. ER Err. I Samrratchell, F, 3d John R. McDonald, 0,215 t HA Heeder,. A, 2d John H Maybe, K, 25th Jeremiah Everson, A,2sth Theodore C Clark, K, 2d Wm G Strock, A, 2d 'Joseph Brent, A,' fat - Lyman A Roe 1, - 71h J Halleck, E, let Pat Keefe, B, 6th Joseph Garrett, E, Bth Saml L Bedford, C, 7th Joseph Williams, H, 28th Thos E Cohens H, 28th E Galligher, L, let cav Chas Byron, 11, 11th Johin G, 3d John Leeson, H, 3d Wm B Reed, E, 21st BEI - . JOHN CHAHHERS ON TIME SUPPER ING P 001: Os' ENOLAVD.—The ohuroh of which Rev. John Chambers is pastor, situated on Broad street, below Chestnut, was densely filled yesterday after noon. The attention of the assemblage was as pro found as the attendance was numerous. The sub.- ject of the discourse related to the suffering poor of England. The gist of the whole discourse was this, viz.: Charity begins at home. Amerioan, and, least of all, Philadelphia charity, cannot be said to. be of that "domestic sort which never stirs abroad." The: speaker adverted in thrilling terms to the present state of our own poor, to the thousands who• were suffering privations at home, in. the absence of fathers, sons, husbands, brothers, and to the many who on the field and in the camp were the victims of suffering they had never endured in their peaceful homes, and which they had never expected to endure elsewhere. The speaker said that he would be the very last 'to discountenance the exertion of charity in any of its forms and developments, but' it was with him a principle .to provide.first for the charities. of home. After the demands of these were fulfilled, then it was full time to direct attention to suffering nations abroad.. The lecturer asserted and reasserted that he would be the last to withhold kindness from his bit terest enemy, but that he could not neglect the suffer ing of the national household. if the poor of Eng land needed so much sympathy and succor, the parties representing the rank and wealth of England were the proper ones to furnish these. America had shown herself in times past more than equal to all the demands upon her when these were upheld by the show of reason. America's soldiers and Ameri ca's suffering poor were the first object of sympathy presented now, and should at least have all the speaker's sympathy to their cause. PHILADELPHIA .AND READING RAILROAD. s • ---The financial and business year of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company has just closed, with a coal business of 2,305,428 tons, against 1,630,322 tons for the previous year, being a difference in favor of last year of 675,105 tons, and a retirement to its sinking fund of the company's own bonds, mainly those of 1656, or the third mortgages, of over four hundred thousand dollars. This has been one of the best, if not the very best, year's business the Reading Railroad ever had. It is generally expected thit there will be a dividend of scrip in January repre senting at least a part of these vast profits. Next year a cash dividend is confidently anticipated. The officers of this road are Charles E. Smith, president ; J. Dutton Steele, vice president • G. A. Nicolls, general superintendent, and James killholland, mas ter machinist. The road has never been in as pro sperous a condition as it is now. The practice of stealing coal off t h e cars on the route of the Reading Railroad has been carried on quite extensively for some tilne. We understand some cellars are well supplied with coal from this source. The railroad company have sustained heavy losses in the deficiency of weight in coal, and the cause is in a fair way of being ferreted out. The way these coal thieves operate is with a pole. with a hook or scraper on the end, and drag the coal from the cars as they pass along: It appears these coal thieves have been driving a strong business. It would be well if these individuals would make a set tlement, and pay over to the Reading Railroad Com pany for the coal they have taken, or they will before long get themselves into an unpleasant situation. OLD PAPER.—At the present time armies "of men, women, and children are engaged in collect ing scraps of paper scattered along the streets and swept from public and private houses. When it is taken into view that newspapers circulating in the community will average about fifteen to the pound, rather more than an ounce each, every one will see that a large amount of wastage is made here which may easily be saved. Fragments of paper, equal in quality to one printed newspaper sheet, will sell for three-eighths of a cent by the peundi and old worn-out newspapers are in demand for wrapping"paper and other purposes, at 60 to 62 cents a hundred. In these times every piece of paper, as large as a-bank bill, as well as rags of the smallest size, should be saved. In many houses and shops a great deal of paper is wasted in various ways. Many families waste enough by burning 'in kindling tires, in the course of a year, to pay for supplying them selves with a weekly, and perhaps even a daily newspaper. HIGIL PRICE OP BOOTS AND SHOES.—The price of shoes will necessarily have to be advanced ere long owing to the advance in the price of all the materials,used in their manufacture. To show the advance that has taken place in all kinds of shoe stock, it is only necessary to say that sole leather which sold for 33 cents per pound in September now sells for 40 cents ; kid and goat have risen twenty five per cent.; all kinds of cotton goods have ad vanced from previous prices to from 100 to 300 per cent. Drillings that were bought one year ago for 16 cents now bring 37 cents per yard ; shoe strings that sold for 44 cents per gross now sell for $l.BO. Thus have all kinds ofinaterial used in the manufacture of shoes advanced, while the price of shoes has not taken a corresponding rise. It is evident, however, that, with such increased prices of the stock, the manufacturers:will be compelled, by the law of self preservation, to ask a proportionate increase for the manufactured article. Spanish sole leather is not only held at a high figure, but there is scarcely any in the market, BOARD OF VISITATION TO PRIINSYLTANTA Euix.ENTs.-1 - 11a Excellency A. G. Curtin, has commissioned Messrs. James C. Reich, John H. Jones, and George H. Moore, a Board of Visitation to the Pennsylvania regiments.- It will be the pro vince of these gentlemen to visit the various Penn sylvania regiments, and critically examine the con dition and wants of the. men. The Governor re quests all commanding' officers to extend to the board every facility by which they may be enabled to accomplish the humane and wise purpose had in view. At the same time he commands the board to report to him, from time to time, the wants and con dition of the men, and every detail necessary to en able him to see that the sons of the Keystone State shall not want for any comfort he can consistently bestow. SAILIICG OF THE JIIICIATA.—TIie sloop of-war Juniata sailed from the 'navy yard on Satu-r -day. The following is a list of her officers : Captain Charles S. Boggs; Lieurenant Commander James G. Maxwell; Lieutenant F. V. McNair; Acting Masters D. G. Taylor and H. W. Hand; Ensign W. H. Winslow; Ist Assistant Engineer (acting chief) James H. Larndin; 2d do. B. D. Dodge, James T. Keleher, P. IL White, and Chas. S. Hunt; Surgeon A. Schryver Paymaster Thomas C. Master; Mas ter's Mates, Tames F. Thompson t Wm. A. Ordway, and Reuben Bich; Boatswain J. K. Bartlett. Capt. Boggs is known to the country chiefly by the promi- ACM part he took in the naval engagement at the • " • morr ~ i ..-• • ing ii little child, name not ascertained, was biffirarainiti;i._ to death by her clothes taking fire at the residence of her parents, near Twelfth and Carpenter streets. A boy, named Charles Clebby, ryas run over by 'a heavy wagon, belonging to Jenks & Son, on Satur day morning, and was seriously injured. The acci dent happened at Richmond and William streets. The sufibrer was conteyed to the St. Joseph's Hos pital. Coroner Conrad held an inquest on Satur day, in the case of a child, named Alvira Pechin, four years of,age, who was accidentally droivned in a tanner's vat, at Twenty-third and Cherry streets. CONTESTED ELECTION.—DanieI A. Hall, Breckinridge candidate for Assembly for the First district (Camden), has served a notice on J.. 111. Scovel, National Union, his successful competitor, of his intention to •ccintdst his seat. The specifica tions set forth illegal votes and informalities in the election in South ward. An examination of the case will be made by James M.,Cnssady, master of chancery, on Monday, 22d instant. sir. Scovel's majority in the district was sixty-seven. His ma jority in South ward was one hundred and six. Should the vote of the ward be thrown out, it would elect Mr. Hall and the Breckinridge coroners' ticket. RELIGIOUS. Yesterday Was very so lemnly observed in the Catholic Churches of the city as being" the Sundity within the octave of the Feast of the Immacnlate Conception. The music consti tuted the most prominent feature of the day's cere monies. •A full orchestra accompanied the services at St. Patrick's. Church, the Papal Benediction was pronouncedthere by. the Right Rev. Bishop Wood. At St. Joseph's Church, Haydn's Mass No. 4 was performed; and at St. Peter's Church Haydn's Mass No. 2. A large choir, under the direction of Mr. Thomas E. Harkins. rendered Haydn's No. .2 in an impressive manner. At the other churches, the choral were equally excellent, and added consi derably to the impressiveness of the services. WOOLEN AND COTTON MILLS.—AII the cotton and woolen mills that are now running are taxed to their Utmost. Manufacturing at Consho hotken appears to be eminently prosperous. till the cotton, woolen, and iron mills are running to their full capacity. The Messrs. Bullock, opposite the ba rough, have introduced one of the new gas genera tors in their woolen mills to illuminate them, and are thus enabled to furnish the Government with cloth at a shorter time and in greater quantities. FAIR FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED.—A fair at the northeast corner of Second and Vine streets, commencing to-day and continuing to the 20th, afternoon and evening, will be • held by the young ladies of the German Lutheran Churches of St. Michael's, Zion; and St. Paul's. The proceeds will be devoted to the benefit of the sick and wound ed soldiers, and to the Orphans' Home at German town. - lECREASE OF THE PRTCE OF GERMAN NrwsrArEßs.—The proprietors of the German newspapers of this city met - in convention with the German publishers of Reading, Allentown, Norris town, Easton, Pottsville, and Harrisburg, and have agreed to raise the price of subscription from $1 to $1.50 per annum after January Ist. An association was formed, and a meeting held on December 26th, at Allentown. • CAUGHT IN TUE MACRINERy.—A lad named .T.ohn Boyle,. fourteen years of age, had 'his hand badly crushed by being caught in the machinery in the factory of. Divine & Sons, Thirty-first and South streets. He was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital. TILE -FAIR AT CONCERT HALL. The great fair in aid of our brave, Stick, and wounded soldiers, now being held at Concert Hall, is well worth a visit. To those wishing to purchase Christ mas presents this is the place, as they can, at the same time, aid the managers in carrying out their noble and patriotic design. LiBEItAL CpliTltlßUTlON.—Marithal Mill ward has raised $11,300 in this city in aid of the fund for giving the • sick and wounded soldiers in and about Mashington a Christmas dinner, in accordance with the plan of Mrs. Smith, the wife of the Seers tart'- of the Interior. WE INVITE attention to the advertisement in another ediumn this morning for "a partner," by an old-established Fancy Dry Goods house. The op portunity presented to a man haring the requisite capital is more than ordinarily desirable. • A NOVELTY IN THE WOILL.D.-T. B. Peteison & Brothers will publish, this day, the first part of a aerial, to be completed in twelrenionthly parts, entitled "John niarclunant's Legacy," by the author, of " Aurora Floyd," which. cannot fail to havic a large sale, as the author is one of the most successful writers of the day. • • .f .Exrnlionni.NAnitrATTßACyLVE:sALF:orFaErscix "Dnv Goons, Frns, 5Lc.,-The early, p t articulfir at tention of purchaseis is requested to the very choice ,:atisortsient:of French. goods, embracing:about 775 1 packages and lots of fancy and staple articles, mostly of thc . .finnOrt RUM). of - Messrs. 1i . ."5s R. Mills & (Jo:, New York, in silks, Worsted, woolien, and cotton, r and bioche shaWls, ribbons, feathers and flower's, and dress goodi, of the most desirable .sliidea, to be hperenaptorily • Aeld - by ,catalogue, on fotir monthsit v credit, commencing this morning, at ten o'clock, to 1 be continued all day without intermission, by Igo. 1 ,, :. B. Myers & Co., auctioneer, Nos. W 2 and 234 mar_ 1: het street.. AreTIO:!: NOTICD—SALE OF BOOTS AND :312101:1, 4 . The attention of the trade is called to the large and attractive sale of 1,000 oases boot's, sh , jes, brogans W11111;111,18; to be sold this mornini . 4 by catalogue at 10 o'clock precisely, by Philip - /ord fine! tioneers, at their atoro, (2I Market, and 52:2 Commerce Street, THE POLICE (Before Mr. Alderman T3eit!er.] A Soldier Gets Robbed. Wiltixcrt Falkner, a discharged soldier, belonging to Norristown, Pa., arrived in Philadelphia pn last Tuesday night. He was a member of the Gist Regi ment, P. V., and, he says, that because of disability he was discharged. According to his own statement he was somewhat intoxicated, and robbed of sixty dollars, by aperson pretending to be a cab driver. Thomas IYlellhone was arrested on the charge of committing the robbery. The principal witness against him was Mr. Bock, a German, the proprie tor of a German lager beer saloon on Carpenter street, near Broad, just around the corner from the Baltimore depot. On being sworn, the alderman asked him what he knew about the robbery. The witness replied : " I no specken Anglia, no under ethand the language moosh." "Oh, I guess you'll do," replied the magistrate. "Yell, then, I will dry to spheak some tinge. I life at 1324 Carpenter sthreet; dese man (pointing to the soldier), and dese man (pointing to the accused), and anoder man vat I don't sees, cooms into my blase, and all gets some tinge; the Boger bays for him mit de money vat he pools from his pocket, and der oder man poote der money in der soger's pocket•, under der oder man, dese one, (pointing to accused,) pools him out ven der soger man was aschleep in der chair; den dese man (accused), prings de money to de bar, and he gifs some to himself and some to dese oder fellow; and both goes out pehind der hospital for der sogers—and Bat's der last I see of dem. Magistrate to witness—" What have you to say about this'?" Accused—" Yes, stir, may it plase yer honor, stir; I thank you; it is niver the likes uv me, yer honor, sur, - as would rob a poor soldier, sur, as was fighting for the land uv liberty, pr." Magistrate—" How did you get that black eye I". Accused—" Black, d , ye say, sur,—yes, sur—l was a little tight, stir, yer honor, sur; the hest uv folks will get tight, stir, you know that very well, from the experience uv your majesty - . Faith, stir ? if yell let me oft, stir, I'll go an"list, an' the soldier may draw the money, stir." Magistrate—" Thomas, you must enter bail in the stun of ,$l,OOO to answer." The accused was•committed. Alleged Hotel Thief. William Henry Johnson was sent to prison on Sa turday, on the charge of theft, alleged to have been committed at various times at the Continental Hotel. For some time past boots, belonging to the guests of the hotel mysteriously disappeared from the doors of their bed-rooms, where they had been placed for the "boot-black" to clean. Officer Russell, whose twen ty-five years' experience in the detective police business, and who is employed specially by the pro prietor of the hotel, had his attention called to the fact. On Saturday morning early he concluded to arrest the defendant. On searching him a handsome set of jewelry, belonging to Miss Julia Daly, was found upon him; also, a very handsome seal, highly prized by this lady as a gift, was traced to his pos session. Several pairs of boots, a valued silver headed cane, and several other articles that had been purloined at different times, were recovered. The defendant was employed at the hotel as a spe cial servant of I. Wayne Olwine, an actor, to attend him during his illness. Mr. Olwine died on Satur day morning. • Allegcd Pickpocket. A young man, giving the nameof John Davis, was arraigned yesterday morning on the charge of at tempting to pick the pocket, of the conductor of a passenger car, at twelve o'clock on Saturday night. It is alleged that he also tried to insert his digits into the pocket of an unsuspecting passenger in the car. He was committed to prison. • [Before Mr. Alderman White.) Larceny of a Wagon of Truck—False Pre- iencen. Daniel Sleigh, a colored man, had a hearing on Saturday, before Alderman White, lie was charged with appropriating a wagon loaded with truck, the property of Charles Clare, a well-known citizen in the southern part of the ' city. The evidence deve loped the facts, that Mr. Clare started one of his drivers out, a short time since, with a load of truck to sell. The driver, it is alleged, placed the property in the possession of the defendant; the goods were sold, but up to the present time, Mr. Clare is minus the proceeds. The case went over for another hear ing, until such time as the attendance of the driver can be obtained. A Portuguese, answering to the name of Jute Au dried, was committed on Saturday, on'the charge of obtaining - the sum of thirty dollars under false pre tences from John C. Righter, a shipping master. It is alleged that the defendant shipped in the United States service, or engaged to do so. Mr. Righter, the shipping master, advanced him thirty dollars. The defendant then absented himself and failed to comply with his part of the contract. [Before Mr. Alderman MeCallen.] A Simple Boy is RAM Over. George Weaver, who resides about nine miles be low Gloucester Point, N. J., was arraigned on the charge of running over a simple boy, named Charles Colligan. The affair took place near Third and Spruce streets. The lad lives on Cypress street, be tween Third and Fourth, is simple-minded, and very harmless. He often does errands for the neighbors, and they jointly Assist in providing for his physical wants and mental culture. On Friday evening, about dark, as he was carrying a small pig on his shoulders across Third and Spruce streets, that one of the neighbors had purchased and sent home by him, the defendant was driving his wagon as though in a hurry to get through with business. One of the mules reared up at the sight of the pig the boy had, and the next moment the latter fell, and was trodden upon by. the animal. He was considerably injured about the head—so it was thought. The wagon did not run over him. On Saturday afternoon the Al derman released the defendant on bail, it being, shown to him that the boy was out of danger, and that the affair was purely accidental. Alleged Forgery. A case is now pending before the Alderman, in which certain parties are charged with forging names to an agreement in favor of paving certain - streets. Under the municipal law, it is required that before a street can be paved it is necessary to have the con sent of at least a majority of the owners of property on the square, or area to be paved ; otherwise the paving will be at the expense or risk of the contrac tor. It seems that a certain wide thoroughfare had been paved, and the bills were made out against the property owners whose lots fronted thereon. They were disputed upon presentation, and finally the ori ginal petition to City Councils, or the Highway De ' pertinent was examined. Some of .the. owners had signed it, but the name of others who had not done so, but found their names appended to the document, pronounced the same a forgery. Suit, therefore.was . instituted against the parties who had done, or caused to be done, the paving. The case is one of deep interest to the owners of property, particularly in the unimproved sections of our city. There will be hereafter a general examina tion of "original petitions," when owners of pro perty.have bills presented to them for paving which they know nothing about. The case has not yet been filially acted upon. Public Euteriaiameirts. AO.AI)EMY OF MllSlC.The7olifrili: season of six -...gghtato_be inaugurated next Wei Mesa& December 172n - , - wni -yrcci• of inelody. Four new prima donna, and at least one new, and two not stale operas, will be crowded into a few short ;tights and furnish an almost superfluous . attraction. On Wednesday, Guerrabella will appear in "La Tra viata;" on Thursday Lorin': and Morensi in " Lu crezia Borgia," and on Friday Oordier in "Dinorah." In musical circles, comment is afloat in regard to these debutantes. Brignoli, Maccaferri, Amodio, Susini, and Barili, it is to be hoped, will sing with their accustomed grace, and complete the eclat of the season. WAtxtrr-sPrnEvr TnEATE.E.—The seventh and last week of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Davenport, commences this evening. The long engagement of these artists has been a signal success, the audiences, with few exceptions, being good. The deepest tragedy and the most sparkling comedy will diversify the programme for this week. Those who have witnessed for the last few weeks the varied performances of Mr. and Mrs. Davenport will part with these distinguished performers with regret. Anea-s2nErr THHATr.E.—This evening will begin the eighth week of the remarkably successful en gagement of Mr. J. S. Clarke, and is also the last night but one of "Our American Cousin;" the per formances concluding with the "Babes in the Wood." These two exceedingly popular plays are much more than sufficient to fill the house to the brim. Oint musical readers will not overlook the classics soirees of Messrs. Cross Sr.. Jarvis, to take place at the Foyer of the Academy of Music, this (Monday) evening. A.glance at their superb programnie,which will be found, in full, under amusements, in another coluran of this paper, must satisfy the most fastidi ous that a rare treat is to be afforded to those who attend. SOIREE AT TOE MUSICAL FUND.-A soiree will be given at the Musical Fund Hall to-morrow eve ning, December 16. The entertainment will be-un der the auspices of ladies and gentlemen of this city of the utmost respectability, and will doubtless be an elegant and recherche affair. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. THE MONEY MA_UHET. PHILADELPHIA, December 13, 18E12 A great anxiety was manifest to-day to hear from Fredericksburg, and the importance of the impend ing conflict only added to the general interest. Early this afternoon the telegraph announced that the ,battle so long anticipated was in progress, and caused a feeling of elation or apprehension as the hopes or fears were predominant. Money, ever sen aitive,on the subject of army disasters, was slightly' afflicted with doubts, and .Third street was not a lit tle uneasy as to the result of the contest. Advices from New York, noting a rise in gold, caused arfad- Vance here of per cent., and the article, which was weak during the forenoon at 131, closed with a firm market at 1313‘. Later. quotations indicate a weak market. The late action of the Committee of Ways and Means in regard to a further issue of legal ten ders is generally deprecated, and considered an tagonistical and disastrous to the cause of a sound financial system. The feeling against the bill will, no doubt, cause ita repudiation.' Old demands were steady at 126. Government se cr,uities remain without change, and money in de mand at six per cent. In alluding to the sale of five-twenty-year six per cent. bonds at the Board yesterday, we inadvertently remarked that they Bold at ;2 per cent. nbiave par. Such is not the feet. The Board yesterday passed a re solution allowing them to he called onthe same terms and subject to the same rule as other securities: The rule says that no allowance shall be made for accrued interest on any bends—in other words, the sale must be made at a 'certain frgnre, !which may be sufficiently large to cover any interest that may be due ; but in order to always .have a market value the sale must be made straightout. In the case of the five-twenties sold yesterday sufficient interest had accrued to allow a buyer to pay per cent, more than par. It would not be prudent to pay more,than one need, for by applying at the office of the - agent here,'Mr." Jay Cooke, any amount may be supplied at par.. Some a the prominent bankers in Third street also supply the loan. The subscrip tions amounted today to. one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The failure of a, prominent Third street bank ing house was rather unns.pected and took the street by surprise. It is not fully known to what the -stoppage was owing, nor to what ex tent they are losers...lt is earnestly hoped, however, that they may come safely out of their present diffi culty: Gincral . business. closes. up for the week with a ieeling - of aCtivity healthfulness. Stocks.. are firm but Bomewhatcinactixe owing so the pending battle.. 'United States. sixes 18131'sold at 1,5417.; the seven-thirties weie steady"; one-year certificates sold at Rsl.;;•_ Pennsylvania fives advancedy.selling at 95., City . sixei were steady; Schuylkill Kavigation sixes 186'..ielosed weak, selling at 68%; phibidelphia and Erie sixes were steady at710:17:. LAW Island Railroad sevens at 101; North Penceyivania Rail road sixes at BG—the tens rose I ; A eghany county sixes sold at 00, an advance on If.st sales. Camden and Amhoy sixes 1678 sold at iStbh,;; Pennsylvania Railroad mortgages were firm; Lehigh Zinc Bold at 363. Lehigh Navigation declined 3.1" ; Schuylkill Navigation preferred sold a.t Vex_ Reading sharps were weak and declined .4'. Littt.? Schuylkill 801(1 Up to 27, an advance 0 . 1 1, Peckusyl vania Railroad fell can; Long Island %; Cafawissa h, the preferred X; hQttll Pennsylvania 1 , 4:; N.cscrit.; town, Ilarriaburg, and LPhigh Via!) 1,,,0 Passenger railways were dull. Arch stii...te,P,. 1,-;; Thirteenth and Fifteenth improved i; (4: 14 Spruce and Fine 4. .4474 Coates rose Lil Bank sold at 26N. The market cloa,,emils 000 in bonds and 1,000 shares changing 114,,j,.. ,Drexel & Companyiquote : yam ,4 , 4 -1 United States Bonds, 1981... ......... 10341 United States Ce` rtf. of Indebtedness... a 4 4 United States 7 3-10 Notes ............. May,tl!, Quartermasters' Vouchers ............ a ait Orders for Certificates of Inde btedness, .. Z I Gold ................................... a 1 Demand Notes.. - ......... The following is the amount of coal 2i ~r on the Philadelphia and Reading poi.o tra; the week ending Thursday, December it, ii ik t . Tq c „ , • " 21 ." tn • 0,3% Total Anthracite Coal for the its week From llarrisburg—total Bi tund l loll9., 43C Total of all kinds for the week Previously this year ............ i 6 7 , 35 ................ . ........... 177.'"rnjii To same time last year. .......... ,;; • The statements of the banks of the th 6oe'i,il cities of the Union for the last week colopktm the previous one, 1861, are as followsand the corresponiii47, From Port Carbon ........... " Pottsville ................. " Schuylkill Haven........ " Auburn " Port C1int0n........, " Harrisburg and Dauphin LORIIS be.in, New York.-- 171,453.8:3; me 1.53,632,mt Boston 76,D2,452 1 3.7A5.161 Nte: 4 Philadelphia.. 3 6 ; 16 0A10 ..... 51M13,379 214.84 03. i 31.01)...;;-* Last week 292,408,680 218,ttift.411,.! Last year 2.17,123.1X6 84,367.52911.5.9 W The last Bank of England statement'. , 4 following variations as compared with :hp Ni week : Public. deposits. Other deposits.... Notes in circulation. Rest On the other side of the account : Government securities .Icochav, Other securities £l6B;t4i! Coin and bullion Notes unemp10yed..........., 233,417 Annexed are the rates of discount o,, Ner rious dates at London, England: ZO to 60 days 3- months 4 months ;• 6 months—bank bi 115.......... • ~.. " ! 6 months—trade bi 115.... ......... 4 411<1 3 :;'- The following are the rates of inter , est . deposits : Joint stock banks Discount houses at call Do.. - lth v 1 , . ............ pet . 3 with seven days' n0tice........... Suh;oined are the fixed and current r,sti,l count in the chief continental cities of Euroy, quieter character of the silver market has cs)y a decline of I per cent. in the rate of diem. Hamburg : Paris Vienna Berlin Frankfort__ Amsterdam.... Turin Brussels Hamburg St. Petersburg Philada. Slack Exc [Reported by S. R. SLATMAK lolitl 4 l - ' 156 lilt N Pa It nitgscp. IS 230 Ph Mt & Erie It 25 10001\ l'cnna 10s 104 2000 Sell Nay Os "S 2 6834 MD l'enua 50 ' 95 TiO Lehigh srrip..2l.ly W ~ - EEN 3IA i BET . rAl'enna It 57,1i1 50 d 574 icoo lI S (b 111 104 L! 9000 Sail Nay 6.i 'S2 E . 653 , On"- ibOd 1000 City Os C&P new. • .103 • 20 Lit Suitt It 27 5.500 Bea (ling es 'B6 101 50 Arch-st It 2134 4000 u S 6s 'Bl 104,4 1000 Alleg cobs Val is.. • 50 4.5 Lehigh scrip 30 COCO City Os new C & P. 102% 16 Lehigh Zinc ...... .. 36% 2 Penult It 573.' AFTER " 1000 Phila & Eric 65...- CLOSING PR Bid. Asked., US 6s apne 11L...104X 1043 i S 7-30 D b1k....103% 104 American Gold ..111 132 Ph ila 6s • • old 993 100 Do new 1004 100 Alleg eo 6s R ..... Penns 5 . Reading 11 37.60 370 Do Ms 100 Do Ws '70...1D2 11234 Do bds '56...101 10134 Penns, R 5734 5731 Do Ist m 65..112 113 Do 2d m 65...106 107 - Morris Canal.... 5134 53 Do nrfd 11.7.•12S • 130 Do tis '76... .103 105 Do 2d .. Sun Cana1......... Do 6s BchnTl 4g 4 Do Drfd. 12 3.234 Do 6s 'B2.—• 6834 el; 1 4 Elmira R 19 19;4 Do prfd 3234 33 Do 7s Ist m.. 99 9934 Do 10. ...... .. N Penna R....... 974 1034 Do 6s 83% 9634 .108.•—. ... Ifr3 101 Phila. Ger & Nor. • • • Lehigh Val R... GI Lehigh Val bd5..10711 103 Philadelphia alarheti There is rather more inquiry for Flourf ment ; sales comprise about 2,500 bbls cons good Ohio and Pennsylvania extra family. 7.50 bbl; 3CO bbls Delaware Milts do at retailers and bakers are buying at $6 fors_: up to $6@8.50 for fancy brands, ace quality. Bye Flour is selling at ss3Opii, C4Yrn. M i eal s firm at $3.50 $4.23 tift bbl for /3r.:a t aywine, w iti w i t a l : — WHEAT.—there is very little oll'ering,sti are well maintained, with sales of 2.01) $1.47@(1.48 for Penna and Western red. sal St. bouthern: "White ranges at from $l.lO to 51! latter for choice. _.RIIE.- 7 Peinia sells on arrival at 970ie pet Coutc - Continues - scarce and in deniiii!si sit advance, with sales of 2,000 bus yellornlV new at Soc. • OATS are unchailgZl, with sales of 3.60.11 Q. at 42c per bus. 1,000 bua Malt sold at ,$.1.-53pc BAstx.—Q,uercitron is in. steady 'lend sales of 50 hhds at $36 ton, for Ist Ne. f. COTTON is veryquiet, and we berises Middlings are quoted at 67 We bs Gnoogniv.s.—There is very little dais; Su g ar or Coffee; we quote the former st 511 for Cuba, or 10@113ic pp, - for New Ors Coffee is selling in a small way at 30Cirie =, PBOVISIONS.—There is a firm feeling in st ket, with sales of 100 bbls Mess Pork at bbl. The following contracts hare ben a dealer here to fill a Government contract at more : 2,000 bbls Mess Pork oil private terms. 000 its Hams at $10.47 the 100 ffs, and V.'. Sides at $7.48'1? 100 ibs. 13t777En AND EGGS are unrhanced the for selling at Is@2oc 'ft lb for solid-packed, and tie at 23c 38 dozen. SzEus.—Cloverseed continues in good le and prices are well maintained, with silts' bus at $6.25E06.50 st bu for fair and prime ct and $5.60 7 bu for inferior old crop. Tica selling at $1.7562.12,1p7 bu, and Flaxseeds WHISKY is in fair request ; sales of 10 te.s and Penns' at. 40c ; small lots at 415. Ws drudge at 39c gallon. BOSTON 11RI19DSTUFFS MARKET. ht. —The receipts of Flour for the week emits: I: night. Dec. 12, have been 35,286 bbls, mama! bb's for the corresponding week last gee a decrease for the week of 32,618 bbls. We quote Western superfine 85.85716.15 , k at $6.25) ; common extras $6.50et6.62!: sale: lv at the - latter rate. Medium $76_1.1.50: Cha. eluding Ohio, Michigan, and Genesee, 57.4 1 Canada Flour there is more doing, and them are larger than for some time. Extras, $ 6 .6 2 .3Ct16. 75 . medium and choice range from rt to $7.75 ria bbl, one or two brands sell for advance on latter rate. Gmusv.—The corn market is dull at and prices.. Sales of Western mixed ut (SFr. 7a:: Bca yellow 80c per bushel. Oats are firmer and are higher ; - sales of Western and Canada at bus. Rye is selling in small lot: at 91 Shorts have advanced to $2 1 1 . .P• Fine fel middlings $27@30 sp ton. BALTIMORE COFFEE 31.1RKET, P ee 13.—N0 sales reported. The inquiry (menaces tremely limited, and prices are 3034@3l Jo, Laguayra 3210, and Java 314.3 PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF TEA'S ISRAEL MORRIS. JOSEPH C. GRUM_ }Co mma , or ros EDMUND A. SOUDER. LETTER BAGS AT THE MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE, ritir.l7,l:l Bark Monitor, Eaton Brig - Brig Herald, DaviB Rio de Liner Sehr Sir Colin Campbell, Vigos..KigitoE-° MARINE INTELLIG Oa: PORT OF PHILADELPHIA,IS, 715-SUN SETS SUN RISES.... MGR WATER ARREVI.D. . ..Brig Nellie Morsre. Pike, from Cameo - with salt to E A Solider fc. "r 612 Schr Marietta Tilton, Tiltan, d+l` Royal, to ballast to Baker & Folsom. Schr Cora, Masten, 1 day from Brauq" with corn meal to R e I day Schr Ceres, Woolgon, from 13 11 ". Del, with mill feed to R Lea. yj. Schr EH Fitler, Fox, I day from SAM. corn to Jas L Bewley & CO. . Schr Bird, Duffel', I day from Lose,. grain to Jas L Bewley Si. Co. .11 Schr E W Perry, Sampson, from Fortr°,..," - Schr A Haley, Haley, from Schr S Applegate, Steelman, from „. 02 . Schr Louisa ray, Bowen, from Nely,fl4 . Schr Naiad Queen, Hulse, frosn.Nof. l ,o Steamer Anthracite, Jones, '2.1. hour , , r‘ with mdse to in ird Co. Steamer Vulc W an, M Mor ßa rison, 24..boari 1 with incise to W M Baird Si Co: CLEARED. la' Steamship Saxon, Matthews,Bost an..• le Bark Aura,"Lindsey, alarseilles Bark Chase, Davie L , aguayra i john " Schr DI 0 DI, Hermey,lifo, " Woodworth S Co. I Schr Eliza, Spragg, RAM Patrick. , Schr Clara Norton, Gray, 11 "i'll in g''' ". Stone & co. seta 111 111 Weaver, Weaver, Fortreo 314 ' IR't Schr Casper Heft, Shoe, Washington . Schr Carthagena, liellt Ne.v..130di0n1.t314, Bahr L Gray, Bowen, ig York, Latode2rl Sehr Wm Arthur, Haskell„PortlaNCnd. „to . Schr Time, Hines, Wade's Point, ,"' Board. Sehr Aquilla, Chance; Balthaort, I r 3ol:f' Ec Schr F Lucas, Taylor Dstalts IslanA , c• Schr S Applegate, Steclinan, Washiag,ten• Norton & Co. Schr A Haler, Haley, _Beaufort. htlri Schr Naiad Queen, HASse, Previdenc e, Brother. r C Str Ann Eliza. Richardson. Nt" 3, Str H L BaltimOre, A t N if7 Str E Chamberlain, Broughton, eon', 'i, Webster, Jr. (Correspondence of the Philade/phi:lElll6l4. D,4, The bs.rks : Courant, for Illonte.vide o. for Loudon, and tori&L 'l l I:njlz • •ht• Cur Nft.'" -403 to sett •yesterdity. There are now no Breal:water. Tours. Ste. . -- EMORANDA. ~.Ii! . Slap Bed 6-41linn M et. tom Shari:hat% :al' "Knrk yestecnay.hence. Brig I l Ellicott, Derereux ,irli". Boston 12th inst. - ya - - Brig T B Watts.ha, Wallaoh,from Ne* . discharging at VOCA Cruz utinst - d i& Seta George Prescott, (W. Smith, iv. [ • Arecibo 28th nit. for l'hiladellglia - Loh Schrs 'lobe DI Bmovaii, Douglo§l „ 4 -. 00r$012, Sarah A Taylor, Duke , . Anu Yi;p: Smith, hence, arrived at Proridonoe tils.,. Sehr E W Pratt, l'il,'kersou, hi. , W; V.' v - lern 11th inst. .. £ 3631; . 3723E4 Bank rate. O f i Per cent. 1. diw " atir: .:!- nnge Bftles, Be t . ER, P hilaa.ipbil, " BOARD. 4 le I BOARDS. NCO 1-peati ear 15NZi 27 lobigh BOARD. 3500 Selo I Nat. 4.N :DX) N 400.11. 11 1Z 12 MtelP , 200 iteA4 iii 2 30..... .. .. 10 , A) Xav e• 500 City it, c p ...... 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