THE PRESS, ioursilEi) DAILY DiUDIDASH EXCEI TED,O 131 r JOIIN W. FORNEY, !y, No. 111 SOUTH FOURTH STRUT, DAILY P S • eNNTS PER Wnvh, payable to the Carrier. to 6111wcribors out of the City at SHIRT Doht,sk.a • • • Forta DOI,T,ARS FOR 'SIX MONTRTI, £wt) DOI. THREE lifoms — invarlably in advance for the s , •ertlsemente ar" Inserted at the usual rates. SLz ,Ddltute a square. Tare TRI.WEIFIKLY PRESS, yo I to to Subscribere ont of the City tit , Forte Doi, . • 1 'l4ll ANNum, in ariVartoe. COPARTNERSHIPS. ' 11 ;OLUTION OF CO PARTNER 'suir.—The firm of WILSON, ANDERSON, & Y , • a ,i n ea s this sa a d y d fir s m o lwell by settled l by co ns i en er nt their pla OLIVERess, No. 115 MARKET HOWARD WILSON. SAMUEL M, ANDERSON, EDWARD DE CERNEA. • 't .lelphin, January 1,18433. UTICE OF LIMITED PARTNER ) gi n , —The subscribers hereby give notice that they • 1,, v utered into limited partnership, agreeably to the or the several laws a the Commonwealth of r:oila relating to limited partnership, „ t the n tree of the firm under which said partner ' I, le be conduoted Is WILSON, ANDERSON, & r 1;.1 the general nature of tho business intended to be ~!,,ted thd said'firm, or partnership, IA the Job f Dry Coeds, and the same will be transacted in c ity et hiladelphia, ' ;Lit the names of the general partners of said firm are IIDWARD WILSOW, SAMUEL M. ANDER ED,WAR.D DE CERNEA, all of whom reside rill' of Philadolphia. The name of the special WiI,LIAM W. HOLLOWAY, who reside.? at ~,4 , p ort, Belmont county, Ohio; that the capital c0n •,:1,„;,,i by the said William W. Holloway, special part the common stock of said firm, is twenty thou,• a ‘ ainrs in cash. Sl If ho sold partnership Is to commence on the first ;,t .innuary, A, D. ISR - I, and is to terminate on the ~ January, A. D. 15e13. 01,l VF,R, TL WILSON,' SAMUEL AL 'ANDERSON, EDWARD DE CERNEA., . Genera , Partners. . WILLIAM W. No LLO WAY, Special Partner. =. _ E -THE UNDERSIGNED 1,„ 1 ,,,hy publish the terms of a Limited Partnership, formed on the 2d day of Febritary, 1861, to on the 31st day of December, 1962, end which 71118 DAY renewed, in compliance with the Pennsylvania. IThe name of the firm under which the said Part conducted is MATHIAS M. MARPLE. seueral nature of the business transacted is the ',i";•fl}z and vending of VARIETIES and FANCY DRY 'SiPti, at No. 63 NorthIHIRD Street, in the city of Phi. State of Pennsylvania.' , -- • • ;; Ihe mono- of the General Partner- of said firm-is iIATIII AS M. MARPLE, residing at No. 12'2 COATES :am. hi the city of Philadelphia, and of the . Special j..one , of said firm GEORG E GORDON, residing at 640 FOURTH. Street, to the city of Philadelphia 4 The amount of capital contributed by said George the Special l'artner, to the common stock at the id partnership was formed—to wit, on the 2d day rehruary, 1861, was TWELVE 'THOUSAND FIVE jrN1)11 ED DOLLARS. The said partnership is now renewed, and is to con until, and to terminate on, the 31st day of Decent lf4B4. ridhidelphia, December 31. 1869. • MATHIAS-Ti!. MARPT,E, General Partner. • GEORGE GORDON, . . Xs, Special:Partner. v ()TICE.— THE PARTN ERSEI I heretofore existing between °Jinni° W. Afinard Lion S. Cooper, tinder the lirm of 11.12 i ARO Ss bros.! foitudery, was dissolved on tho third day '1, 1 ,1:11T lust, by Mutual consent. All "persons lu.- 1 .!7,:•.1 to the into tirrn, or having claims against the 011 malts payment, or present claims to 0. W. iv IR) anthorized to settle the same. O , W. 511,N AR 11, 11 31, S. uoorEß, Th , I,,,iae F ,s of Brass minding and Finlehing, and. f of Plumbers' materials generally, will be eon ,l by O. w. ell NAM D. r.1 , 1(' 529 COADIFI2(I6 Atreet. _ rm.; I'ARINERSHIP BERETOFO RE between the subscribers, muter the firm of CO,, Is this day . dissolved by mutual ,v-eut All persons haviog chums' torainst the firm r!, ~e present them to W. HODOSON for settlement. indebted thereto are .hereby reolleAted to make. e, ggla Iwymeut. : W. NOD° 40N, „In, T. LARGAS.V.ER. Nl:idelphin,lst month 9, ISGI. WILLIAM- HODGSON, JR., 00 NTIN FES the Manufacture of his CHEMICAL WRITING Oflice N 0.103 North TENTH St., above Arch. T A. LANCASTER, .HAXING ASSO .I. rioted with him CLAYTON N, WILLS, the Drug Alhaliceary Business ho continued by them at I location, northeast corner of TENTH and ARCH umb-r the firm of LANCASTER Si WELLS. 3t 'HE SUBSCRIBERS HAVING. RE . lillquislied the 'wholesale dry-gtiods business, and .tttil of thekt stuck of goods to DAVIS, KEMPTON, k resrectenlly recommend their friends and Qua .l, to the new Srm. as their successors in trade. We pill rroutin tit the ohl'etund, No, 217 HAEKET for the purpose of settling up our imiineis. WM. D. JONES & CO. ja3.l2t* Pl,l!adelphia, January 1,1863 UNDERSIGNED, THOM 3S W, - DAVIS, late of T. W. Davis & Co.,and WILLIAM IiaPPON and DAVID THOMPSON, late with Wit. :al P. Jones & Co., have this day formed a copartner ., under the name and firm of 4DAVIS, HEMPTON, co„ and having purchased the large and well assorted ch:01 W. D. Jones & Co., will continue as successors Wholesale Dry•Ooode business, at the old store, No. MaRICET Street and No. 206 CHURCH Alley. THOMAS W, DAVIS, WM. B. KEMPTON. DAVID 'I‘IIO.IIPSON. Pl,Eadelphin, let =List, 1863. ja:342t* lIIARLES • ELLIS AND HIS SON . EVAN T. ELLlS,of.the late firm of CHARLES ELLIS' lA. have associated with tiem WILLIA.M. M. ELM JR., under the firm of CHARLES ELLIS, SON & i haying taken the Warehouse on MARKET Street, cheek corner of. Seventh street, will continue the iKri:l BUSINESS and the manufacture of Chemical and :.rinacentical preparations as heretofore. :I:sy respectfully ask of their friends a share of their if., and a continuance of the business relations which y ha ye so long enjoyed with Chem CHARLES ELLIS , SON', & CO., .0.,1‘2.r Corner of MARKET and SEVENTH Streets. °TICK-TIM LIMITED PARTNER. :,111P heretofore existing between the undersigned, I.r the firm of 3. T. PLATE & Si MOT PLEB, expires 4.0-, by its own limitation. Philadelphia, Decem t:. THEOPH. PLATE, -- . IIEARL C,,ECtIOTTLER, General Partners.. ERR. F. PLATE, Special Partner. By his Attorney,l J. THEOPII. tthdo.ilgned continue the Importing and General Business tinder the Armor .1. T. PLATE & ib. , TTLER, for their own account, J. THEOPII. PLATE CARL C. sal-lowan. Januar/1,1363. " ,ial-Ow iSSOLUTION OF COPARTNER ' siilP.—The copartnership heretofore existing under of SMITH, WILLIAMS, & CO. la this day dis• by mutual consent and the business of the late will he settled by eitter of .the undersigned, at No. 313 MARKET Street. P. JENKS SMITH, H. PHA rr SNO, 11. 'WILLIAMS, WM, P. SMITH, Jr. P.:l,,delphia, Dec. 31,1563. '(PARTNERSHIP NOTICE- TH E undersigned hnveformed a copartnership under the of J. S, YOUNG St ALTEMUS, for the purpose of , t...,cting the Dry Goods Jobbing hnsinoss, and ba,vo •,:%;1 the warehouse No. 420 MARKET Street. • JAMES S. YOUNG, - • THOMAS ALTEMUS. r•, , d,-I.lpltia, Jan. 1, 1563, ittl-I.2t* 'II E SUBSCRIBERS WILL • CONTI , NNE the DRUG BUSINESS, as heretofore, at the No. 724 MARKET Street, , VIAL ELLIS St. CO., Ontggiats, 721 MARKET Street. OTIOE.-THE STYLE AND TITLE lif the Ilvin of WEAVER, FITLER, CO., is this Lu RIFLER, WEAVER Si CO. EDWIN H. MUER, MICHAEL WEAVER, CONRAD F. CLOTHIER. jai -1m ASrARI 1, 1933. PROPOSALS. OPOSALS FOR BEEF.•• • OFFICE OF NAVY•AGENT. 112 South THIRD Street, Philadelphia. ?RitI'OSALS will be received at this Office until. MON NOON, January 12th, for furnishing' ONE THOU ,.t.SIt BARRELS OF BEEF to be delivered at 'the ?tTE D STATES NAVAL INSPECTION OF PROVI .N% AHD CLOTHING within thirty days from the the acceptance of Proposal for the same, The L.et 'hull be packed in accordance with the require. t. , 4 the Nary Standard, The Barrels shall be en -4 I:ecr, , and be made of the best sessoneo heart of Oak Staves and Heading ; the Staves not to be less tre ,, ighths of an inch thick, and the Headings not • th.dn three-fourths of an inch thick ; they shall be .- -I ,, uttits hooped over with the best White Oak or Hoop.. ; each Barrel shall be of the internal ca !v t thirty-two (32) gallons, and be branded, on its " Nayy Beef," with the contractor's the weight, and the year when packed, and on the '--c4tltve \VIII. the letter 'B.' The Barrels to be de. '"r"'t 1,1 IL° United States Naval InApectlori of Previ a', hnd Clohing, PRIME-STREET WMARFisublect to '../- ' 2uri( ' ll 4 tic expenses of such inspection, if any, to be rue by the contractor. . 4 7 1, ntr 15111 be required for the faithful Performance Proposhl.l will be considered unless accompanied Ja Mee. JAMES S. CHAMBERS, , G tt Navy Agent. I ROPOSALS FOR BEEF CATTLE. • , l.t LED PROPOSALS are invited until the 15th day of PM for furnishing to the Subsistence Depart tl2,lll.l) head of.BEEF CATTLE. Cattle to be delivered at WASHINGTON% D. C.. , :rch animal to average 1,; 00 pounds, gross, and no admitted that weighs less than 1,(U) pounds, gross. first delivery to be made about January 26, 18133, -oon thereafter as 13 Jvetnutent may direct. One head of Cattle per day will be required to be ~T ori. under this contract, .•i.nd, with good and cadent security, will be re - .•11. from contractors who have previously failed Inply with their bids, from disloyal „taersons, or the kidder Is not present to'respold to his bid, c , ..t be considered, 1 . . 'mules of firms should be stated in full, with the ddreNc of each mm certificatese firm. ', , Yhirtit to bo made inof indebted neas, at feuds as Government may have for disburse tt, to be accompanied byy two guarantees, and t., Colonel A. BECK WITH, A. D. C. and C. S. 11. A Wa•ldngtou, D. and endorsed "Proposals for I ,rFORM OF GUARANTEE. —. of the county of ----. and State of —, „'Y',i'Y -- guarantee. that is able to fulfil the con j. ic ~ e rordance with the terms of his proposition, Lio..hould his proposition be accepted, be will at theto a contract in accordance therewith. contract be awarded him, We are prepared h Aecurlttes. Irssuntee must he appended to each bid pousibilit y of the guarantors must be shown 7, - .."fficial certificate of the Clerk of the nearest Dis c.ul,sr of the United States District Attorney. . 10 . 1 ch do Not comply with the above will be Te• j eJS-9t lEP (.."I.'Y Q r UARTERMASTER GENE uppicE,_ firI,ADELPFITA, 9th January, 1863. l';' , Vo th'elh 11l be received at this Office until ' =it 17t w h lnst,, at 12 o'clock 31., for the ern , .!.4; Noopletton of a lfospltal . upon lot of 'lncite on the corner of NINTH and TATAALL illitai ngstt. on Delaware . Each proposal must auul s so te he nmeroqucompeoenosmpuretiheocohe ',';ll,oo at of the contract for its prompt and faithful The plans and specifications can be seen of JOHN AIoAKTIIUR, Jr., Architect, No. 209 !whereShadpia, every day until the all other necessary information Bidders are invited to be present at ur of their bids. _ P uTy QUARTERMASTER (, NEIZAL'S OFFICE. --- . , PHILADELPHIA, 7th January, 1843. Will be received at this office until "l'•'l', 15th inet,. at 12 o'clock Id,' for the delivery of SEVEN . HUNDRED AR'HY TRANSPOR WACioNS rind TWO HUNDRED AllißU. " Wivellag pattern ; one 1, elf of the Wagons and ready for delivery on or before the brutiryand the balance on. or before the 15th of 'Jr•rt.' All of the Ambulances to be compl. ted I,:r delivery on or before the lit of Feb nary. , :ai,,hs and Ambulances to be made according to Cur the same to.be seen at. thle office, and itt.-Pertlon. The right rererved to reject all too high G. H. CH.OSMAII, • • Deputy Q. /If..Gmeral.. COTTA WARE. Fancy Flower Pots. Ranging Vases. Fern ftBe6, with Plants. Cranks Pots. ITY Vases, with Plants. Casaoletts Renaissance. Lava Vases Antique. -- Conaols and Cariatadeal Marble Busts and Pedestals. • • Brackets, all sizes. large Hasortment-of other FANCY GOODS. Cor tIitRISTALAB PRESENTS ' most-of - which are ~""nrAd and imported for our own sales, and will ; , ..11 xt any other establishment. 4 S. A. HARRISON. 1010 CHESTNUT Stile. UP STAIRS DEPARTMENT. JAMES R. - CAMPBELL & CO., 11R113..A.ND ORADLEI3II - ANKETSi . :' Large Crib Blankets. Fine Cradle Blanket% __ jal EYRE & LANDELL, 'FOURTH and ARCM G.' it. °ROSMAN, Deputy R• M. General . ~ r . . . '.... .• -- .. - ...... . . . . . ---..,..,„ •,.., . ~.., C. \\ \ l'.l f 1 •,,.,.„.• - . . . . . . ... - . ~. .., . . . - - • . . , ....„ \ . .. ~- --_-_-_•:•-.......,,,,= - . -N ..t; :‘2 .. ( -\\\ "• 1 :01 - . 1'.1 1 1:11?-..' ' '''. ------.' - - . *ll.l4l*' $• - . .-.,. .... . . .... . - .. ..„.. 1 " .•- • ". ' 10 ..........____"/ (Tr' ' i"f:,,hai ,- ..H.' .., - .P.---... ' ..'„'-• '•:;`,`1111: / \- ... ,/,' t ;--,. ~.,.,. .. "....,‘. , ..-:F . ,;..:•.; - -::..':: . 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'.'> , . . • . .. - . •, ,:. - • . , . 1141% IN, L iiii • „•;,.../• -,..--- . ...... ~. . .. , _...• .... ...... ~,,k • ___ _, ____. ... . ,--- ---,-- ...........;....H.,;... - - Pff.••• , ' ..* -" - . - . . - 5 . ... i.. . . . . . ' . ~ .. ..... . . . . • . , -'- ~ .-....- t . , ..' • .. .. . _. . ~.. . .- , ' .. . . . ...L. . '..s--'"."'''"""'L-H".'-''''"""'""7..71T':''...k.tL:'"'1...,17,..:',.., .... . . - - ,-, . - : : ... . . . ~ . ~. ' ... .- • . . ..•. . . .-. ~ .7 "..... . H „.. -, ... 7 ."'";.:.": . .. .., ... ' VOL. 6.-NO. 137. RETAIL DRY GOODS. BOYS' CLOTHING LADIES' CLOAKS, READY MADE OR MADE TO ORDER COOPER & CONARD, Jaff.tfel S. E. COR. NINTH and MARKET Sta. IMPORTERS AND CASH DEALERS HT DRY GOODS, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 727 CRESTITUT STREET. Have just received, and are now offering, magnificent lines of SILKS, SHAWLS, AED DRESS GOODS, ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO THIS SEASON nol-8m 10X14 CUESTNUT STREET • E. M - NEEDLES. • LINENS WHITE GOODS;LICES, I AID EMBROIDERIES.. • • • A fall assortment always on hand at LOW PRICES. Suitt received, lace4rimmed Embroidered and Mourning Muslin, Bows and Neck-Ties, for the' !house and street. Also, all-linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, at 15 cents. Also, all descriptions of Linen Handkerchiefs, Ifor Ladies, Cents, and Children, at WHOLESALE PRICES. jaS-ti 1024 CHESTNUT %TREET MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR. Cassimores for Bust Aess Suits. Cassimeres for Dress Suits.` Cassimeres Cassimeres for Boys' wear. Cloths adapted to every use. Boys' Clothing, readY made. Men's and Boys' Snits made to order. BLANKETS. .A tip- top lot at $3. Demised Gray . Blankets at $230 and $3.10. Horse Blankets—Army Blankets. Domestic Goods at lowest prices. TABLE LINENS. Fine Table Damasks and Cloths. The famous power-loom Table Linens. Bargains in Napkins, &c., &e. PRESS GOODS. 2 = 631 yards newest styles Delainea at 250. Blue Reps, Blue Poplins, Blue Paramattas. Brown Reps, Brown Poplins, - Brown Coburga Balmoral& at $273, 83, $3.25, and : 3.61). COOPER & ooNAS,D. ja.s-tf S. E. corner NINTH and MARKET Streets. EDWIN HALL & BRO., -26 South SECOND Street, Have reduced the priceelof Fancy Silks, Rich Printed Dress Goode, Choice Shades of Alerinoes, Beautiful Colors of Reps or Poplins, All-Wool De Laines, All kinds of dark dress goods reduced. Also, Pine Long Broche Shawls, Open Centre Long Cashmere Shawls, Rich new styles of Blanket Shawls. 4-4 Lyons Silk velvets, pure Silk. de23-tf DRY GOODS FOR WINTER. . 1 - . " Rep. Poplins, French Merinos, Colored Mousselines, Poult De Soles, - Foulard Silke, Blanket Shawls, Balmoral Skirts, Black Silks, Fancy Silks, Black Bombazines, Worsted Plaids, Cheap Delalnes, French Chintzes, Shirting Flannels, Broche Shawls, Fine Blankets, Crib Blankets. SHARPLBStkiBROTEIRRep noll4f CHESTNUT and BIGHTH Streets IT STEEL & SON HAVE A LARGE a-a-• assortment of DRESS GOODS, suitable for HO LIDAY PRESENTS. Rich Fancy Silks ; Plain Silks, choice colors. Plain and Figured Black Silks. Plain and Figured Rep Poplins. Plain and Figured Mermoes. - Plain Solferino Cashmeres, at 3T/,c, worth 62: WINTER SHAWLS, in great variety, MERINO SCARFS, BROCHE BORDERS. CLOAKS—Of New. and F.ashionable Styles, made of Black Bearer, Frosted Beaver, and Black Cloth. Cell and examine our stock. We guaranty to give Bar ;IsfacH o n, as we sell nothing but good articles, and at lower prices than they can be ought 'elsewhere.. . Nos. 713 and 715 North TENTH street. 'PYRE & LAN DELI FOURTH AND ARCH, have a fine stock of GOODS 70 a FAMILY- CUSTOM. Good Large Blankets. • Good Linen Shootings. • Good Muslin by the piece, Good Unshrinking Flannels. Good Fast Colored Prints. • Good Table _Linen and Towels. Good Quality Black Silks. Good Assortment Colored Silks. ,jai COMMISSION HOUSES. pHILADELPHIA "BAG" MANUFACTORY. BURLAP BAGS, OF ALL SIZES, FOR CORN, OATS, COFFEE, BONE DUST, Sm. ALSO, SEAIVILESS BAGS, Of standard makes, for sale cheap, for net cash on de- GE O. GRIGG. No. 210 CHURCH ALLEY EAMLESS BAGS. 2,000 CANADA A, at Cogptt, 17 onnoei , ;. 3,000 OZARK'S, 600 K ELLY " " 1,000 AMOSKEA.G.C., 3,000 HAMPDEN E., half Cotton. For sale low by GRIGG 80- HARMSTEAD, MERCHANDIZE BROKERS, ja6.3na No. 21 STRAWBERRY Streo WELLING, COFFIN, do CO., 220 CHESTNUT STREET, Offer for sale, by the Package— PRINTS, BROWN AND BLEACHED SHEETINGS AND SHIRTING& DRILLS, CANTON FLANNELS. COTTONADES, CORSET JEANS. SILESIAS, NANKEENS. COLORED CAMBRICS, SEAMLESS BAGS. BLACK DOESKINS AND CASSIMERES. UNION CLOTHS, SATINETS. PLAID LINSEYS, NEGRO KERSEYS. KENTUCKY JEANS. ALSO, - SKY-BLUE KERSEYS, INFANTRY CLOTHS. ARMY FLANNELS, 10 and 12.ouuce DUCK, &c., Zcc dedenwf 3m COTTON YARN. ETPERIOR COTTON YARN, No. 10. FOR SALE BY PE,OTHINGHANI & WELLS SHIPLEY, HAZARD, & lIUTCHINSON, No. 112 CHESTNUT STREET, COMMISSION MERCHANTS FOR THE SALE OF PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS. ge2l36m ATLANTIC COTTON MILLS„ SHEETINGS AND SHIRTINGS CHARLES AMORY, JR., & CO., 205 CHURCH ALLEY, PHILADELPHIA CABINET FURNITURE. rABINET FURNITURE' AND • BIL. LIARD TABLES. - . - MOORE dt CAMPION, No. 261 South SECOND Street, In connection with their extensive Cabinet Business, are low manufacturing a superior article of ,BILLIARD TABtES. And have now on hand a full supply, finished with the MOORS & CAMPION'S IMPROVED CIISIIIONS, which ire pronounced by all who have used them to be suPe• dor to all others, For the quality and finish of these Tables the manu facturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout the Vr il k ni .t , who . are fulliliar with the charactelnozfusthmeir CAUTION. . • The well-earned reputation of FAIRBANKS' SCALES Has induced the 'matters of, imperfect balances to offer them as "FAIRBANKS' SCALES," and purchasers have ;IlereOrs In many instances, been subjected to fraud and imposition. Fairbtuake' Scales are manufactured only by the original inventors, E. & T. FAIRBANKS & CO., and are adapted to every Vranch of the business, where a sorreet and durable Scales is desired. " -FAIRBANKS & EWING, General Agents, IPlOlf MASONIC HALL, 715 CHESTNUT ST. CLARK'S • ; - •'S • I Silver-plated Ware. Jewell'''. Photograph Albums, Travelling Bags, Pocket Books. Port Mummies, Gabes, Ste., for SO to 100 per cent less than the regular prices. The followlng is a partial list of articles which we sell at ONE DOLLAR EACH. The same goods are sold at Other places from all 2 to $l3 each YOUR CHOICE FOR ONE DOLLAR! Ladies' Sets, new and beautiful stylea. Do. Pins. Do. Ear Rings, Do. Sleeve Buttons, Do. - Guard Chain, Do. Neck do., Do. Gold Thimbles, Do. Finger Rings. Do. Pencils Do. Pens with case, Do, Bracelets, Do. Medallions, Do. Charms. 'Do. Pearl. Port Monnates, Do. Moroccodo, Do. Wire - 'do. ' Do. Purees. Do. Card Cases, Infants' Armlets, Do. Neck' Chains, Gents' _Vest Chains, different styles. • - Do, Sleeve Buttons, do. do. Do, Studs, do. do. Do. Pins. do. do. Do., Scarf Pins, do. do. Do. Scarf Rings. do. do. - Do. Finger Rings. do. do. Do. Pen and Case, Do. Pencil, resrolving. Do. Tooth Pick. revolving, Do. Watch Eeys. . Do. Chain Hooks. Do, Chain Charms. Do.: Pocket Books. Do. Bill Books, Do. Port litonnales, ate. SILVER-PLATED -vraxs. YOUR CHOICE 'FOR ONE DOLLAR Sets of Table Spoons, Do. Dessert Spoons, Do. .Tea Do. Forks,' " Pair Batter 4 Knivelli Do. Napkin. Rings, Knife and Fork, Goblets, Cups, Sugar Bowls, Cream Cups, Syrup Cups,Butter Dishs, Castors with Bottles, Salt Stands. &c. YOUR CHOICE OF ANY OF THE ABOVE ARTICLES FOR ONE DOLLAR. NOTICE—In order to meet the wants of our numerous Customers, we shall keep a stock of the finest Plated and All-Gold Jewelry, together with an assortment of heavy taatert Silver Ware: and a variety_ of Photograph' Al; omb and Fancy Goods, which we will sell at prices which will defy competition. Ladies and Gentlemen are invited to call and examine our stock. Every attention paid to visitors whether they wish to purchase or not. . Remember CLARK'S ONE-DOLLAR - STORE, noll-2m 602 CHESTNUT Street. PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, &c. JAMES S. EARLE & SON, IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF LOOKING GLASSES. OIL PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, • PORTRAIT, . • PICTURE, and PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES. PHOTOGRAPH 'AI,SUMS. EXTENSIVE .LOOKING ,GLASS WAREROOMS AND GALLERY OF PAINT I-NGS, de3l.-tf • Rl6 CHESTNUT Street', Philadelpkia. GENTS' FURNISHING - GOODS. HOLIDAY PRESENTS: ~ Nos. 1 AND 3 NORTH SIXTH STREET JOHN C. ARRISON, Has now in store an elegant assortment of. GENTLEMEN'S WRAPPERS, SCARFS. NECK TIES, GLOVES, ac.. HOLIDAY PRESENTS.- OPENING a splendid assortment of GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING ^ GOODS, suitable Presents for Gentlemen. J. W. SCOTT, • No. Sl4 CHESTNUT Street Four doors 'below the Continental...,, DRUGS AND "CHEMICALS. ROBERT SHOEMAKER & CO,, Northeast Corner Fourth and. RACE Streets. PHILADELPHIA. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS, WHITE LP AD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, Aro AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED FR D i OH ZINC PAINTS. D- ers an (' eons - Inners stiPPlied at u :8Y LOW PRICES FOR CASH. n 0,,, CLOTHES-WRINGEKS. THE GREAT CLOTHES WREYGER: SELF-ADJITSTING or...orms WRINGER" Is warranted to be superior to any other in nse. EVERY FAMILY MOULD POSSESS A Ist. It is a relief to the hardest part of Washing-day. 2d. It enables the washing to be done in one-third less tiner ting. s 3d. It saves clothes from. the injury always given by twi 4th. It helps to wash the clothes as well as dm then. WE BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE TO PROCURE ONE OF THIS KIND, BECAUSE, niter. The rolls being of valcanized rubber, will bear hot and cold water, and will neither break nortear off buttons: SECOND. The triune being of iron, thoroughly- gal vanized, all danger from rust is removed, and the lia bility to shrink, swell, split, &c, so unavoidable in wooden inachines, is prevented. THIRD. The spiral springs over the rolls render thiema chine self-adjusting, so that small and large article% as wallas articles uneven in thickness, are certain to re ceive uniform pressure, . - • ' FOURTH. The patent fastening by-which the machine tightened to the tub, we believe to be superior in sim plicity and efficiency to any yet offered. FIFTH. It will Lt any tub, round or square, from one half to one-and-a-quarter inches in thickness, without the least alteration. RETAIL PRICE: No. 1, $6.00 No. 2, $5.00. Agents wanted in every echinty. Air Reliable and energetic men will be liberally dealt with: Fqr Sale at the "WOODENWARE ESTABLISHMENT" A. H. FRANGISdUS 9 No. 433 BIAEHTT SL and No. 5 North Finn St.. deb • " Wholesale agent for Pennsylvania. LLIAM YARNALL DEALER IN HOtrSDEURNISIIING GOODS. No. 1020 CHESTNUT STREET, Agent for the sale of HALEY, MORSE, & BOYDEN'S CLOTHEs-WRINGER, Believed to be the best CLOTHES-WRINGER In use It will wring the largest Bed Quilt or smallest Hand kerchief drier than can possibly be done by hand, in very much less time. H. 11—A liberal discount will , be made to dealers. no3-am SEWING MACHINES. WHEELER & WILSON • SEWING MACHINES, • 88 CHESTNUT STREET, dests-Em ' PHILADELPHIA. ?FILE WILCOX & GIBBS FAMILY A SEWING M A CHINES ba l e's been greatly improved, making it ENTIRELY NOISELESS, and with Self - adjusting Hemmers, are now 'ready for sale by FAIRBANKS & EWING, ac27-tf s'7ls CIIIasTNTIT Street. A . OPE'ENIIEINIE.R,, AG 'T No. 231 CRIIRCII Alley, Philadelphia, CONTRACTOR AND MANUFACTIT:R.ER OF ARMY CLOTHING Of Every DAsciiption. TENTS, ALSO, HAVERSACKS, PONCHOS, _ • CAMP BLANKETS, KNAPSACKS,and BED TICKINOS FOR HOSPITALS. MATERIAL BOUGHT FOR CONTRA.CTORq. - , All goods made will be guarantied regelation in size and maye. • • B. Orders of any size tilled with despateh. .Is7-tf b l 7 ARCH STREET. C. A. VANKIRK & CO. Have on hand a no assortment of CHANDELIERS' AND OTHER GAS FUTURES. Also, French Bronze Figures and Ornaments, Porcelain and Mica Shades, and a variety of FANCY GOODS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Please call and examine goods. del34Y PARD ,PRINTING, NEAT AND CheaE. at BINGWALT & BROWN'S. 111 South FOURTH litrast, beiow Chestnut. Loo3 FANCY ARTICLES. ONE-DOLLAR STORE, E2M2323 (FORMERLY T. BURR MOORS,) In Great VarietY IMPORTERS 'AND DEALERS MAN IFFACTITHERS "PUTNAM CLODJES WRINGER. BECAVSA PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING .).firb.A.-1).B,- 4 .,..rjj,t,k.,...:NON Vrtss.. MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1863. News of Literature and Art. Mr. Russell, who figured in this country so con spicuously as epecial correspondent of The Time', has just published, in two volumes, "My Diary, North' and South." It is reviewed, with copious extracts,: in the London Atlienreum, and also in The Timei., The i • latter says': "The publication of Mr. Russell's diary . of his sojourn in the United States is more Of a novelty than the readers of his letters to"this jouin4l ' might anticipate.. During the whole time he was in :the 'United States , as our special correspondent he kept a series of diaries find note-books, in which he .. recorded the events and impressions of the hour, % and certain criticisms of men and things subordinate! to the broad inferences which ipwas our function to publish. , That portion of his kliaries which he now'' edits is confirmatory of the views he expressed in this paper, but it is not the seine inats mettiod.or its details. It As an original work, -but desultory as diaries necessarily are. We have here Mr:Russell's., sketchbook; with the lighter tracings of-h 3 observiw. tions, and a freer exhibition of his persona experi ences." Mr. Russell so freely'discloses priva cori -Versatirina,' at social dinners in WashingtOit'firia other places, as to relieve_.N. P. Willis intim the ao- .cusation of having been - too minute and confidential, • Ihfrty years ago, in .."Pencillings by the Way." • ...There may be cream and ,oil in the Rtissell•lucubrif bons, but; to useCOleridge's old joke, it is the cream of tartar and the oil of vitriol. His portraits are 4 _ satirical. ' Here Is Mr: Seward% one of-the' rush favorable : - , • ---..-'-• • ',.- :,i 1.-. •'.Y a "Mrs Soffitird; ii giiiiiiiit;:znim ita ~:, siud:h • ' • feeble build,.with the-stoop contracted` kWh; tail, habits and_ application to the arid?deske peculiar attitude when seated, Which. iminedbitel attracts attention. A well-formed and large haid is placed on a long, slender neck,find projects overhe chest in an argumentative kind of way, as ffi . the• keen eyes were seeking for an adversary ; the mouth is remarkably flexible, large 1;4 ivell-formed ;fth'e nose prominent end aquiline rthe eyes imeret, lint penetrating and lively, with • hunior of s6rne kind twinkling about them;.the 'brow bold and broad; but not remarkably, elevated; the white hair silvery and fine; a subtle, quick man, rejoicing in i -Rifirsr: given to perorate and to oracular utterances Ifond of badinage, .barsting4with the iinportence of i ele.te , mysteries, and .with the tignity cif directing the fo reign policy of the greatest couqtfy 7 4a ail -Ameri cans think—in the world.", .... Murray, the London ,publisher,las just brought , ' out a very courtly publication, entitled "The Princi. pal Speeches and Addresses of his lloyal - Higliness the Prince Consort, 'with an Introduction giving some Outline of his Character," and Queen Victoria has herself written parts of the culogy . upoii her late husband. 'lt is proper to notice that, accordinglo general belief in the best-informed' politiCal arid literary circles in London, - Prince Albert "eild'aisf compose the speeches and addreseei which he spoke.. in public. The European Miles, noticing the boblr, - seys : "Of course, the Prince rarely or Ever' fip. peered in public without duly preparing Whit he in tended to- say, and he made no pretensions, - ive.be-, • lieve, to extemporary speaking. :This will account, to some extent, at least,`for the closeness end pro fundity of the twitter; but the styleis lo purely that of a native that he might have been born and li'vefl ; • amongst us all his life, istereas he had attained: manhood before he became 'the Ocinsort - of ' the 'Queen, and-hie'edicattori in't'Gerzifart•Univeteityj •on the Rhinei4ris not favorable to'the'cratiirsitionjofl idiomatic English." The las t sentence here lasi naths .the belief in' 'queritlen: In filet; Dr. Lyon plWfair is 'generally credited with the authorship of '.the .Prince's eloquence. ; • Charles Dickens Ai: , apeiding - the Winteihr'_pirisi, where he is about " going Public readings' froM tits •own works, the prodeetis '16 : 46 to the Lancashire Operatives' Relief Fond. In his All The Year Round, Wilkie Collins' sensation-afori".proNrithe," which is simultaneously published in Harier's Weekly; will be completed 'this montli--4Cobifollowed*byli new tale by Mrs. Gaskell. In March, Charles - Beade will 'commence a new serial work of fiction, the same periodical. - Miss Thackerajos "Story of Eliztibeth" iff"con.• tinned in the Jitimary'nuMber of the" torratill'lldayl . _ , . Ellen FitzSimoni' 'eldest'' - daughter of. the lite Daniel O'Connell; who, of ill his!Oliihire..n;iihoWO4 most of the' paternal talent,iinnounees a volume en- titled " Darrynafie in . 1832,'and Fitz-Simon is indeed a pia: Scorre satiricaeverSee from her pen, addressed to Thomas 'Moore, when he finally separated himself - trod the popular et,euee in' Ireland and •weif over to - tie 'Olpti:lvikio eon.; sristentlY have misgoverned th&t:Ccfnintsti; AO in_the Album of Samuel LoVer, 'the tirtiet;Songifer i litit have 'not yet'been published; • " The Hon: Mrs. 'N'Orioii . bias a heir' &dye' itc the press,called "Lost and Saved."=-Mbrs Bl:A,Beaddon, author of" Aurora Floyd," is about Writing 'a novel fop ,the.f.ondon Journal. Shakipeare, eclited. by Mr. W. G. Clark, Fellow. and •Tutor•of Trinity ColieKe. and Mr: John Glover, :Librarian of-Trinity.o4i4ei s !Asinbridgewill-berpubliiheil at the eAditiff Messrs:Mactarwriffr - Otg%Tidiar-W -- ifonfWeililifFeen ' pleted in eight volumes=price half a with— issued at intervals of four months. It was lately announced that a large quantity of manuscripts, unpublished works of Voltaire, had turned up, as part of the inheritance of the Marquis de Villette, no to-be published until 1878, a century after the death- of the arch-doubter. Le Nord says : "Instead of a Ifirgi l / 4 trunk filled with the papers of the illustrious writer, it is merely a blotting case containing a few litters, amongst others.a part - of the correspondence with Krederick the Great, which has come to light." The Home Journal, after the first of next month, will be published at the advanced price of six cents a copy, or two a - Oilers and a half per annum,- owing to the increased price of paper. Those who remit the ' old subscription, q 2, before the above date, will re ceive the Home Journal for twelve months, as before. Willis and Morris continue their editorial connection with the Home Journal, and Theodore S. Fay, who was their associate in the New York Mirror, of other days, will also contribute. The actual and hard working editor, however, is Mr. Barry Gray, an able and entertaining, as well as instructive and modest man of letters. The wife of Victor Hugo is said to be writing his life. Mr. G. W. Carleton, the New York publisher, whose issue of an original English version of "Les Miserables " is one of the greatest successes of modern tinges, announces a new and beautiful edition in fine 12mo volumes. T. B. Peterson, Chest nut street, has the first volume on sale. It contains 329 pages, and is handsomely got up. Carleton has also produced Illustrations of Die great French ro mance, consisting of scenes and characters photo-. graphed by A. A. Turner, after the original designs by M. Brion, which have obtained the favorable notice of Victor Hugo himself. There are 25 of these photographs, and a portrait of the romancist.. "The Trial of the Constitution," by Sidney George Fisher, author of "The Law of the Territories," (pp. 391 octavo,) has been published by J. B. Lippin cott & Co. Originating in a desire to consider Mr. Binney's pamphlets, on the suspension of the Writ of IlabensCorpus, it has expanded into a close ex amination. of the -whole Constitution. Mr. Fisher favors a revision of the Constitution. The best part of -this volume, though it , repeats much of what is said in the body of the work, is an Appendix, upon the President's Proclamation of September 22, 1852, fully justifying the action of the Executive. • Paul Gustave Dore, the French artist,. though now only thirty years old, would live as the greatest book-illustrator of his time, if he had executed no thing but the designs for Rabelais, the legend of -the Wandering Jew, the tales of De Perrault, and 'the Inferno of Dante. He commenced at the age oUtlf teen with comic cuts, in the. Journal pour vi'e, but soon displayed his extraordinary power in express ing, sometimes with only a few touches, the gravest and deepest passion and expression. Mr. F. Ley poldt, Chestnut street, enables the public to judge of Dore in his lighter, as well as in his more serious manner. He has reproduced, by the aid of photo graphy, exact copies of Dore's illustrations - of "The Sleeping Beauty of the Wood," that moat fanciful of French fairy tales, and also the Dante Album, a 'Mall quarto, containing a wondrous - head of the greatest of Italian poets, and ten of the 'finest of the illbstrations of the "Inferno." We have had the Opportunity of examining these, likewise copied by the photographic process, and were lost in admira tion of the success with which the copies had been , made, and the wondrous power of the artist. After spending an hour or two over these. worka,:orte : maims to be surprised at Dore's- great.,..European popularity. • It Is no easy thing to write a readable biography of a great lawyer: one that will be eitisfaetOry-to the public as well as to the profession. In Eigland, the Life of Lord Eldon, by Horace Twigs ; Scot land, the life of Lord Jetrrey, by his friemlit Lord Cockburn ; in Ireland, the Life of 'Curran, Py his son; and,in America, the Memoir of Ohlif Justice Parsons, by his eon, Professor Parsont,:cit'Oion bridge, are fine exceptions. Lord ' .Campbell's moire of the British Chancellors add Chief Justices. are pleasant reading, but wonderfully inaceurate. Rufus Choate, who died in 1859, aged eixty,Lwas a man who deserved a good biographer.. A scholar and a wit, a man of letters as well as a lawyer, a statesman and a law-maker, a greatconyersitionlst as well as a great orator, Choate occupied a promi nent place in New England for over twenty,years. The Reminlicences of him, - by E. G. Parker, pub lished immediately after his death,' showed Mr. Choate_ in dishabille, being ,more anecdotal than biographical. Profeasor Brown, of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, has given to 'the world, in two, octavo volumes, " The ..Works„ of Itufuir Choate, with a 'MemCdr 'of his - Life." This biography occupies over 300 pages, or nearly one' half the first volume. The!works • consist : of leetures and addresses, speeches,in the .U. S. Senate, miscellaneous speeches, transla tions from Thucydides and Tacitus, .all being judi ciously ,crowned by;the addition of a good index. 'Professor Brown has produced a biography worthy of taking a permanent place in our literature, and has also .preserved such of Mr. Choate's speeches and addr esses as were accidentally reported and pre `served. The details of his life, specimens of his conversation, and-. illustrations of his ,character, are admirably given. Moreover, there is a fine portrait of Dir.-Choate, in repose, with fac-similes of his very singular handwriting, perhaps the-worst of hie time. The work is published by Little, Brown, & Co., and' we shall probably draw on , it, ere long, is a few „ . meditated chapters upon'Great Conversationists. Darley's new drawing, entitled " Morning, 'Noon, 'arid Night," of which a,:photograph has been made by Soule, has been Publlidied by J. E. Tiltob & Co., Boston, a photograph so faithful that even the rough graining of the drawing-paper is effectively repro duced. In its way, this is a pictorial poem. A AY, JANUARY 12, 1863. hoary grandsire, seated on a rustic bench, supports himself on his staff, while fondly nursing a bright factd baby on his knee. The daughter, rich in wo manly beauty and matronly pride, leans over, her face beaming with delight as She gazes on youth and old age thus linked together. It, is a happy group, and full of life, the child especially enjoying itselL . Mothers, all over the land, will have this picture in: %their nurseries, bed rooms, or pariors.-- 7 1VIr. Thomas, BulfinciCs "Legends of Charlemagne, a Romance of the Middle Ages," which we lately announced as forthcoming, has been published by Messrs. Tilton, and is a superb volume, finely printed on the best paper, and beautifully illustrated. The design is to throw into good prose 'the - more striking romarioes related by Polk, Boardo, Ari.osto, and other great Italian'poets, also to draw upon French and Gar man 'sources, In preceding works, (" The Age of Table" and " The Age of Chivalry,") Mr, Bulfinoh related the fables of classical and medimval litera ture, and here he tells the romances which the poets have associated with the time'of Charlemagne. The bock will ilio'he'a good. introduction to the Italian r perks. Another work likely to be useful and popu lar is "Songs of the Night; . or Hymns for. he Sick and Suffering:" It has , already` got into a second edition and consists of -the bestpoents of Faith and Consolation by various authors, with index of first lines, and - also an -index of_ subjects. As Messre. Tilton:consult their own , interests and ours by ad vertising in The Press, we do not mind saying, in a Whisper, that this new Dailey, mounted for framing, sells'as 10Wa5 . 51.,66 - ;that - the " Legends of Charle magne and Romance of the 'Middle Ages," with fine . wood engravings, at $2:50; his "Songs in the Night," $2; and the Tiny A1bum,12.12. This last - . contains twenty-four photographs, each -little more than an inch square f from Celebrated engravings.. NEW YORK CIT,Y. , • CCOrreSPOlidente Of The Press.] Ni zv Yorar, January 10, 1863 " SITUATION" of matters and things here to=day is very much - like that of the Potomac arms - , the generals being very dull and the particulars not worth relating. All thrOugh the week the weather has varied "from gravc.,to gay, from lively to , severe," producing a general effect of unhealthineas, under which the hardiest constitution, even though.that, of a Demo crat, must to some exteplauccuirib. No single week, for ten years past has brought so much sickness to this City as the one now ending; m'erybody you meet is complaining of" a cold; least, and the chorus of coughing grates upon the ear whichever' way one, turnsi Whether this is owing to "the usual inter ferenie horn Washington," I am unprepared to say, though the Herald and:Woild are undoubtedly of that opinion. The hope of haviix,ft period of sleighing this season gTows pitiably lees, As . the signs, of a snow-storm that ' fostered ' it yesterday are now ,re solved-info -the" damp• ind promises of a Probably before this reaches you the lltizilingieeds of anew harl'est of mud will 'be , falling upon Gotnam, preparing the way for one of those blue Mondays which have been so . common for the past six months. • - . - , Down' in :Will 'at - feet YOU will find- the One' ex ception to the Aullnesi prevailing everywhere else; for that street 'his - binirnie such a'aensitive nerve that the least financlaftihiiPer 'from IVashington sets it vibrating like mad, and stri!ightway all the little shock stations Along the. Ilseh ,into the most nervous hotttilty. The bulls andlbears are " on the rampage!? for_the. third time this season, and ever Since Wednesday there has been a perfect carnival of the moat reckless stock gambling on re cord. The sober-sided, phlegmatic pater families, .3vho hardly knew what stocks were. before the war commenced, is now among the maddest of the mad is the great pandemonium of speculation ; farmers from the country nuts , be seen daily 'making ex. citing investments in the " fancy ;" even merchants' clerks are sharing in the chances, and. although no women are known to be dabbling in the business, it is ,not impossible to suppose that a felt , of the strong-minded may appear in the field next week, if the furore continues. Of course, the whole thing is a bubble, and will, ruin hundreds, when it finally bursts; but it. is equally sure that hundreds will Make fortunes in the meantime.. Those who possess the rare gambling gift of knowing when to stop and withdraw will be the lucky ones. 49. NEW EXPEDITION from this port, for Wide fresh sortie upon' the rebel Coast, is a thing much talked about by-those" Whose business with the Owners of vessels enables them' to know that the Government Is -once more Making a large purchase of • sealiOithi daft.. Bush would be the - story, however, did the purchase include only a single vessel, and That for the most • ordinary transportation purpose of .war. Still', there can be rio harm in saying, that if the Governinent should fit out an extensive fleet in our harbor for Charlesten or Satannah, and give the charge of it to Major Ge neral Butler; theloyal men of Neiv York would con tribute something.pretty handsome towards it with out grumbling. • .4 ; • -,•• • GENERAL BUTLER'S RECEPTION- at the Fifth-avenue Hoter:bust - evening, was far ahead. of either the Corrinn, McClellan, .or Banks , lekikptions, and:was -eharacterized.4.y 'social peouli , arliiit n eAtlie.moat:distinguifihed cast. Though duly honorelrby"tiiil'iltra4s t muLa-thel'unliticians, frobi which 'netuest of the city can escape, flie - learless.. 'rebel-tamer-Ind at his levee some of the best people of the'eity all 'of Whom were eager -to compliment the man who has proved that he is no less capable of putting down foreign iriterrneddlers, th an of treating rebels as common sense . dictatea they should be treated.. One fine oldigentleman from the avenue was so enthnsiestic as to name Gen. Butler for the • next 'Presidency; whilst others expressed a wish that be might lave a position in the next Cabinet. A large number of merchants and professional gentle men brought their ladies with them, and the latter chatted very pleasantly with the General_ during the evening. If Mrs. Butler, who has been seriously, indisposed, is well enough to travel to-day, the party will start for Lowell by special train. THE REMOVAL OF COM. WILKES, for failing to catch the Alabama with hid' flying squadron, is predicted by the officials of the navy yard, and may have been justified in anticipation by some hint from Washington. I have endeavored to learn something definite about it, but the naval dignitaries fiequenting the clubs seem to have their. information only by hearsay, or•jiidge froM prece- - dents of the service. It would be a pity to give our neutral English cousins such matter for jubilation RR theremoval of Wilkes, under such circumstances, would afford. TOM THUMPS MARRIAGE • • is the irrepressible Barnum's last bid for a sensa tion, and his success in getting long articles about it in this morning's papers promisel a new and Money making demonstration of 13arnumism. As the • story is now put forth, the famous Bridgeport dwarf, who is worth a cool hundred thousand, has fallen in love with her dwarfship, Miss Lavinia Warren, the last " card " of the Museum, and peremptorily demands her hand in marriage. He is here to urge his snit, and having been conditionally accepted. by the little thing, has sent to her. parents, at Middleborough, for their consent. To intensify the 'Present attrac tions' of • BUBB Lavinia, who' is not drawing the crowds thit were anticipated, it is given out that General Thumb will norallow Layinia to be ex hibited for money after their marriage, but will im mediately convey her to Europe, there to be intro duced to his old friends, the illustrious crowned heads. All this, you Will notice, sounds very Bar numish, and will probably be followed by a public marriage of the dwarfs on the stage, (at the Acade my of Music, perhaps,) with a: great crowd to wit neis the characteristic coup 'de theatre. Then, of course, the diminutive pair will be induced, for a fabulous sum, to appear together at the Museum, whither all New York will go to see them. With Websierian pertinacity; Mr: Barnum "still hires." THE .LANOASHIRE-AID SHIP, the George Griswold, freighted with provisions for the suffering poor _of Lancashire, was towed to Sandy' Hook yesterday • afternoon, and sails on her :voyage of philanthropythis afternoon. As she'weni 'down the bay, In a blaze of . 11ags and streamers, th e crews of the various English vessels in port cheered her . vociferously, and one or two of them fired sa lutes. There is still remaining in the hands of the aid committee nearly fifty..:thousand dollars, which will be employed to - freight another vessel as soon as possible. We• shall wait with some curiosity to see how our English friends will receive the George Griswold. ASTOR'S COACHMAN was made to feel that he was but a man, a few daps ago. He hid stopped his steeds directly across a _Crossing, and as several ladies were thus detained from crossing the street at that place, a policeman was audacious .enough to order him to move on. Highly indignant at being thus commanded by an ordinary mortal, coachy straightened himself upon his box, and remarked, in a withering manner, " I am John Jacob Aetor'e coaChman." Strange to say, the policeman was not overawed by this magnificent revelation, but repeated his order rather more sharp ly than before. Coachy remained contemptuOuely still, whereupon he was straightway arrested and ignominiously compelled 'to drive to the 'Tombs, where a fine was exacted and a reprimand ad.: ministered. Singular to relate, the Wdrlti did not have a single half column upon this " arbitrary ar rest." PUBLIC A 111 - U SE PI ENT S continued their slow, after-holiday decline during the week ptiiitotnd will not rally before the Com mencement of next month. After giving only three .nights of Italian opera at the Academy of Music,' 'Dlr. Grau auddenly.announced his season at an end, for the present, offering; as an excuse, the continued indisuosition of Brignoli. Herr Anschutz has alio finished his season of German opera, and goes imme diately to your city.' At Niblo's Garden, the specta cle of "Faust and Margnerite" will be continued un til Thursday, when Daniel E. I3ardmann, a German actor.who wires to be the Fechter' of New York, will attempt the role of Shiloik, in :English. On the following Monday, Miss Bateman is to appear there in a dramatization_of,Mosenthalls German novel of "Deborah," or " Lfah." So, you see, Driblo's is pretty thoroughly Germanieised. . At the Winter Garden, "Mr: Couldock brings out his drama of the' " Chimney Corner," and Senorita tubas essays the "French Spy." Mrs. John Wood is drawing fair audiences at Laura Keene's theatre, though there is some reason to fear that said theatre has hopelessly lost caste by its long adherence to a class of spec tacular pieces of such questionable morality that no portion of the community could long fail to be nau seated by them. STUYVESANT. —A Paris letter says that the case of Rosalie Doise is likely to produce some good. A commis-, sion of jurists, with M. Devienne, first president of the, Paris Court of Appeal, at ,its head, and'ldDl: Nouguier, a lawyer :.of- much eminence, Colmet d , Ange, and someothers of equal standing, u mem bers, bas been appointed to examine Into the. exist ing system of criminal prbeedure, and to present a report thereon to the Council of State, with a view to effect such reforms as may be thought indispensa ble. It is at the instance of the Emperor that this step has been taken. OPENING THE MISSISSIPPI: Z'WO MXPX.II:OIITIONS. THE SIEGE OF:VICKSBURG A Historical Review of the Work Done.. UNION AND REBEL ACCOUNTS We present this morning full details of the expe dition against Vicksburg, and 'the results of its ope rations up to the present:time The land force of'the expedition, under command of Major General William T. Sherman, late com mandant at Memphis, left Memphis on Saturday, pecember, the 20th. Thirty transports, with these troops on ,board, dropped down the river to Friar's Point, about fifteen miles below Helena, convoyed by the New Uncle Sam, Admiral Porter's flag-ship. At this place they tied up and waited for the Helena foice, which embarked on Sunday, on about the same number of transports, and on Sunday el,rening dropped down to, the common place of rendezvous. In the meantime the gunboats Marraora and Cones toga, from Cairo, joined the flag-ship, and increased the convoying force. THE TRANSPORTS AND GUNBOATS. The following are the transports and gunboats composing the expedition :CH. Dickey, Simla, Hiawatha, lowa, Pringle, Kennett, Argyle; Planet, Obeeseman, Champion, Isabella, Robt. Allen, Westmoreland, Campbell, Citizen, Chancellor, Sam Gaty, Continental, I Conway . , Key West, City of Alton, Gen. Anderson, Ed. Walsh, Fanny Ohio Belle, Pembina, Omaha, Polar Star, latan, Luzerne, Universe,, Crescent City, J. C. Swan, Spread Eagle, Gladiator, Belle Peoria, Lady Jackson, Des Moines, J. k, Bell, Louisiana. GUNBOATS. Black Hawk, Mound City, Conestoga, Benton, - Louisville, Marmara, Cincinnati, De Kalb, Signal, Caron&let-, Tyler, - Forest Rose, Pittsburg, Lexington, Great Western. COUNCIL OF WAR BETWEEN THE MILT . TARY AND NAVAL COMMANDERS On Monday morning tht,commanders of. the army and navy were engaged fa a very long time in com municating with each other by means oi signals, and finally Admiral Porter repaired on board General Sherman's vessel, where a protracted interview was had, at which the details of the movement of the ar mada Were agreed upon. in this manner nearly the whole forenoon was consumed, and it was eleven o'clock before the, fleet got under weigh. Having started, they steamed along at a good rate of speed, without any incident worthy of record, until sunset, when they:came to just below the mouth of White river, the naval vessels anchoring in the stream and the army transports tying up to the banks. On Tuesday morning under weigh again, and the trip was continued to Gaines' Landing, a few miles '''Wednesday evening the fleet got under way again; pissed Greenville, Lake Providence, and Columbia. Al--the former they were greeted with waving of handkerchiefs by ladies. No guerilla or hostile demonstrations, so far as we can learn, attended the Voyage. Here and there a contraband might be seen under the bank, with bundle in hand, as if he were waiting for the Yankees. Thursday morning brought them to hiilliken's Bend, where the whole fleet came to a halt. That afternoon the major portion of the fleet started down as far as the mouth of the Yazoo, fifteen miles further. EXPEDITION TO CUT THE RAILROAD 3n passing down the river about a dozen trans , ports, carrying one brigade of troops, were landed at ;Milliken's Bend, with - orders to move out to the Shreveport and Vicksburg railroad, and destroy it, to prevent the transportation of reinforcements from :Arkansas to the enemy at Vicksburg. The expedi •tion, would strike the railroad about twenty-five miles from Vicksburg. Another force was sent out a ,little way below for the same purpose, which ' would strike the road some eight or ten miles from Vicksburg. The first result was a drove of a hundred Mid fifty beef cattle sent back i having been found on their way from Arkansas to ti icksburg for the army. Ten mules and two wagons foraging were also hire 4. A. rebel party; two hundred strong, had been on the west bank, but they scattered as our forces ad vanced.- ARRIVAL AT THE YA2.00 About live o'clock in the afternoon of. Thursday, the 25th the fleet reached the mouth of the Yazoo river. Here an unlucky' accident .occurred. The Samson, in rounding to, struck the iron-clad gun boat De 'Kalb with one of her barges of coal, 'in juring the latter to such anextent that she stink,al, most instantly. The De Kalb was not injured by the accident, nor the Samson. The barge had about eight thousand bushels of coal aboard, which'was a total loss, and a very severe one, as coal was A great lea) city just then, and unless the Ohio quickly rises on the falls at Louisville, no amount of money will replace the lost fuel. The fleet was left with a gle barge, containing scant seven thousand bushels: • • .. 'EXPEDITION...X.7P THE. YAZOO. On the 23d of December, about noon, Capt. (twin, of the gunboat Benton, started to go up the Yazoo river from its mouth, where the major part of Admi ialPorter,i3 Mississippi gunboat fleet was lying. The purpose was to labor for the clearing out of the tor pedoes in the river ' and driving away any forces that might -be upon the banks up to the point which was design atedfor thelanding of troops toaid in. the attack uyon'Tieksbuig. The fleet forming the expedition comprised the_gunboats•BentonSthe fiship), -taiawin; ;Mexington,'Capt:ainSbirli -Tylcr r Onp - - fain Pritchett, Signal, Romeo - and Jul iet ; the rams , Lioness, Baron 1)e Kalb, and Queen of the West,. and two -steam tugs. We accompanied the expedi; tion. ' When about two miles up the Yiizbo proper, the me foremost boats of the fleet were fired upon .by•mus keteers from both banks of the Yazoo, and from both banks of a small stream, said to be the Cypress Bayou. They immediately replied, and drove of all their assailants after one or two volleys, most of them scattering at the first 'fire. They then con tinued to proceed slowly for a distance of four or five miles, during which they were again fired upon from behind the levee and from Well-arranged rifle pits, and throughout the remainder of the afternoon occasional firing was kept up on both sides. Among the first volleys that were fired, were several that were seriously injurious to us. Upon one of the tugs the cook was 'killed, and an engineer was wounded; and upon the De Kalb and some of the small boats twelve others were wounded. While the other boats continued their course up the river, the gunboat Lexington was detailed to remain at the mouth of the CypPeas Bayou, to ex plore for torpedoes,. keep ' a bright lookout for the return of those who had fired thence upon the first arrival of the boats, etc. Two boats' crews of.the Lexington thoroughly examined the river and banks for some distance up and down, and at the mouth of the small stream which we have mentioned as debouching there. Upon all these banks, except the right one of the Yazoo, the woods were - very thick, with moderate undergrowth. At the mouth of the Cypress Bayou were several canoes, and a number of articles of household furniture, muskets, etc. Several of these things, including the muskets, were confiscated by one of the boats' crews. - Subsequently the De Kalb came down from the point where the firing had been most brisk and long continued; and where the remainder of the fleet re tained their position. Immediately after the De Kalb came down, two boats'. crewsfrorn her and two from the Lexington were sent ashore on the right bank of the river, and burned twenty houses and a mill, with almost their entire contents. The plan tation proved to be the residence of Col. William H. Johnson, of the Confederate army, now •in camp near Vicksburg; was finely cultivated, well stocked, and most of the houses in good condition. The dwelling-house, a beautiful brick cottage; elevated some six or seven feet above the ground, was ele gantly furnished. There were but three old negroes upon the place, and some of the family, said the ne groes, were at home when the first boats came up that morning. The negroes also said the master's servants were all .. eof them digging down at Vicks burg. The negroes were allowed to store their goods in one small brick house, which was not fired. In the evening the Baron'De Kalb returned to the mouth of the Yazoo with the wounded. During the night and 'next morning there were but very few men seen by either of the boats. ASCENT OF THE YAZOO. . • Friday morning the whole expedition, with the exception of the floats left at Milliken's Bend, got under weigh and moved up the Yazoo'river, convoyed by the flagship Black Hawk, Baron De . Kalb, °Wein nail, Louisville, and Marmora, the rest of the fleet remaining at the mouth of the river to guard the en -trance. The fleet moved up the stream without any 'incident about sixteen miles where the debarka tion of the troops commenced. In the meantime, the gunboats Benton and Lexington moved on up to 'Antony's Ferry,.within a mile and a half of the bat tery on Drum gool's Bluff (or-Haines' Bluff), and 'commenced a vigorous shellin ‘ ,.• of the battery and the rebel camp adjoining. 'Under this diveirsion the 'troops were safely debarked at various points from the junction of the `Yazoo with the Old River up to sohnson , o Ferry, a distance of three miles. The de .barkatiOn was entirely on the south or Vicksburg Jide of the river. • • GUNBOAT ENGAGEMENT AT HAINES' BLUFF. On Saturday morning, December 27, Capt. Gwin, with the Lexington and his own ship, the Benton, three iron -clads, and several rams, was sent up to the spot where the. Cairo was destroyed to remove . torpedoes. Upen arriving at their destination, the 'boats were notified of the presence still of a number of the torpedo workers and riflemen, by frequent thing upon them as well as upon their small boats. . But the assailants could not. be seen, and their fire could only.be returned at random, which was faith fully continued for a long time by the gunboats as well as by small arms. While thus engaged, about nine o'clock, Admiral Porter came up, and, after a clear view of some batteries a short .distance below Haines' Inuit', and of a rebel encampment neer, dropped astern of the little squadron and consulted with Gen. Hovey, who was landing his troops but a few yards below on the right bank. General H. bad arrived that morning from Helena, with a large portion of the trodpa whieb had been stationed there in the transports Thema - PI Tutt, Meteor, and Da cOtali. At request of Caftein Gwin, the General - landed .one regiment upon the left bank, and on both irides the troops felt their way up toward the rebel camp, ,It had been ascertained that there were several hundred troops upon either side of• the river, and a negro, picked-up a short distancebelow, had Pointed . out the location of several torpedoes.. The lookouts reporfed a large camp at the point toward.whichthe troops were marching.' .411fhe small boats, which were under command of "Mr. Dunn, "first officer of the 'Lexington, were re. called about noon, after having fully accomplished all for which they had been detailed, despite the fre quent assault's of the rebels along shore. The sniall - boats having cleared the river upto a bend a short distanbe below Haines' Bluff; the iron clads Benton, Cincinnati, LouisvillefliaronlleKalb, and the Lekington, moved forward to that point, and firing across the narrow neck which intervened, com menced shelling the fortifications.- Aftertiring about twenty minutes; they were answered from the batte .rieti upon the bluff, of which there wore three-about equi distant, and one above another; the bluff being about ninety feet high. The shells of the enemy for along time passed over us at considerable height,- but finally they secured the 'range pretty well, and then both shell and solid shot dropped about and among the gunboata,frequently, and the firing of the enemy was kept up steadily, though' with not ono. half the rapidity. of ours. • The bluff was admirably selected for the defence of the river, and their guns had-been well planted. We had passed numerous breastworks and rifle-pits in reaching this point, but all of them were aban doned, and this was evidently depended upon for a - resolute resistance. :The tiring continued, with but • brief intermission, for.three hours. :The Benton was hit several times, and one of the shells, which exploded in one of her ports,' wounded several. • Her command er and the commandeof their expedition. Captain Gel r... n, Lieutenant Command ing, was hit by a rifle-shot, which tore off part of his arm, and inflicted a-severe wound in his breast. Shortly after the firing ceased; the Benton and Lexington went down to cypreinßayou, vberelhe Admiral's flag-ship lay, leaving the.other iron-dads above. - On 'Saturday morning the following additional transports arrived from Milliken's Bend: Post Boy, 3 - , IL Dickey, Ohio . Belle Hiawatha, J. S. Pringle, Duke of Argyle, Louisiana, Des Arc, Metropolitan,. J. O. swan, Citizen, J.W.Cheeseman. City of Alton, R. Campbell, Jr. The troops that debarked on Friday had all moved inland prior to the arrival of the above, and these followed so soon as they were landed. It had been ascertained that the main rebel army was at Haines' Bluff; and our force.s were moving to set into posi: tion behind them. The rebels were fourteen or fif-, teen thousand strong, and strongly posted. UNION ACCOUNTS—SATURDAY'S FIGHT. General Sherman debarked -his forces on the left. bank'of the Yazoo river, ten miles above its mouth, (on'the 26th December,) and, forming in line of battle, advanced towards Vicksburg. After passing beyond the reach of the fire of the rebel gunboats, General Sherman encountered the enemy (on the 27th) in force. A terrible conflict ensued, lasting five, hours. The enemy were driven back beyond two bayous that girt the rear of Vicksburg, and from ther entrenched works on the hill by shells. On Saturday night, the two armies lay on their arms, with the two bayous intervening. During the night, pontoons were con- 'strutted, notwithstanding the terrible fire s of the rebels. In this fight, the 58th Ohio, the Bth Missouri, and the 2d Kentucky Sustained Considerable lose, • • Fighting on Sunday (the 28th ult.) is represented as desperate in the extreme. Under the cover of the undergrowth,,, at daylight on. Sunday a concerted ad vance was made by Gen. Sherman's whole force. Gen. Steel held the left, Gen. Morgan , and Gen.' Blair the centre, and Gen. A. L. Smith and Gen. M. L. Smith the right. = G-en. Steel'turned the erie-• my's right so as- to communicate with Gen. Moir gan's - division, which had become separated by swamps running at right angles to the main front. By sunrise the whole force was engaged, and up to 'ten o'clock the musketry 'and artillery firing was very severe. The rebels in front of Gen. Morgan's and Gen. Smith's divisions were entrenched on high' rising ground. Batteries and fortifications were taken and retaken.. Whole regiments and even brigades fought hand to: hand over guns and for possession of the defences. The 4th - lowa Regi inent lost six hundred men, killed, wounded, and missing. Gen. Morgan L. Smith is'wounded in the breaSt. The position was finally carried by storm. . Fanny Ogden, Thos. E:Tutt, S.' J. Roe, Warner, Emma, Metropolitan, Sunny South, Empress, - Tecumseh, Rocket,' Die Vernon, Northerner, Southwester, - Meteor, .Gity, of IVlemphis I). G. Taylor, Ees AFe,• Post Boy; ' , Wisconsin, 'Champion, The rebels have concentrated all their forces from Jackson and Grenada ! and along the line of the road, amounting sixty-five thousand men, at 'Vicksburg. - 'This overwhelming force attacked Gen. Sherman on Monday, the 29th ult., and caused him to fall back to his first line of defence. The rebel entrenchments findlortifications extend back from .the city a distance of six _miles. Gen. Sherman's forces had fought to 'within two miles of the city, when he was attacked by the superior force of the rebels. . There Was some fighting on Tuesday morning, the 30th ult. 5 after Gen. Sherman had fallen baek„ but it was thought that he could maintain his position. GENERAL; - HOVEY'S EXPEDITION General Hovey, with fifteen hundred men, was sent out to execute a special order, but since then has not been heard from. Fears are entertained for his safety. - REBEL ACCOUNTS—SATURDAY'S • FIGHT. On SatUrday,Deeernber 27,5 - the-enemy made four desperate attempts to force our lines on the Chicka saw Bluffs, .with' heavy loss. The 17th Louisiana greatly' distinguished itself, repulsing, unaided, the assault of three.full regiments of Yankees. , On Sunday morning, Recembep 28, the enemy again advanced on our lines, and were repulsed with heavy loss. All the troops behaved gallantly, but special mention is made of the 28th and 17th Louisi ana R cements, the former reginient maintaining the ground all day against superior forces. Our loss on Sunday was one killed and,two wounded; Bth Ten nessee, four killed and six wounded, Captain C. A. Gently among the killed; 17th Tennessee, two killed and two wounded; Slat Tennessee, one killed, none wounded. One of General Lee's couriers had his leg. shot off. Wofford's 'Artillery lost one sergeant lined. No 'particulars of the casualties in other regiments. On Monday afternoon (Dec. 29) 8,000 of the enemy advanced upon our regiments on the right of the Chickasaw' 13ayou, to storm the works, but were mowed down in large numbers, am i d upwards of four hundred prisoners taken, with five stands of colors. The. ememy were driven back to their boats, and af terwarde sent in a . flag of truce for permission to bury their dead, under which some of the prisoners escaped. Fighting still continues, with no import ant results. The fighting of our troops was splendid. The 28th; Louisiana again immortalized itself for . the: gallant .manner in which it acted during .the battle. The Yankee prisoners say that Morgan is their general commanding. _ • . TUESDAY'S FIGHT, .Severe fighting is going on now, This morning, (December 30,) firing is heard in the same direotion, and it is supposed the enemy are again advancing to storigLour woiks. In fact• a courier has just arrived whontates that the enemy attempted to storm our lines again this morning, but after a severe combat were repulsed with heavy loss. The loss of the enemy is said to be about three hundred killed and wounded, and one hundred prisoners. Our loss is about fifty kiled'and wounded. pEN._ HOVEY'S EXPEDITION EXPLAINED. ' The enemy hare destroyed the Vicksburg, Shreve port, and Texas Railroad as far as Delhi, a distance of thirty-three miles. They are also said to have burned the town of Delhi, which is reported to be totally destroyed. • lairscpurs, Jan. 3.—When Gen. Sherman landed at the mouth of Yazoo river, hewas immediately attacked by an overwhelming force. All day Satur • day and Sunday the fighting was severe. On Sunday he took.the.outer works of the enemy, consisting of nine.guns and seven hundred prisoners. The next fortificitidiis were on Walnut Hill, just one mile , and alialtfrom.yieliabtirg. These were taken at the pblet of tlietpubetopriXonday„,,about two o'clock, the '4th - Ileglmentr-hnd the — lath — Illinois nose charging up, to the guns and fighting over them. General Sherman held these works only Jody minutes; but soon General Price's whole army came up; and, after a terrible struggle, our forces were compelled to fall back and give up the works. . The fighting was terrible. The 4th lowa Regi ment went into the fight with seven hundred and fifty-two men, and came out with one hundred and twenty men.. General. :Mosiran L. Smith- was wounded in the thigh, and in the left breast. Colo nel Wyman was killed. Colonel Smith, of Benton, had 2lis left arm shot away, and the muscles of his left breatit are exposed. Recovery doubtful. General C. E. Hovey, of Illinois, who, with fifteen • thousand men, was to support the charging column, got lost, and hasi not been heard of since. General Sherman has -been compelled to fall back to the first works of the enemy captured, and await reinforcements. Unless he gets them, Vicksburg is gone up. NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. • Mom the Memphis Bulletin. Jan. 2.] By the gunboat Rattler, Capt. Lanthome, which has arrived direct from Vicksburg, we are in posses sion of additional particulars of the great fight for the possession of that city. The Rattler left Vicksburg on Monday morning. At the time she left a terrific fight had been in pro gress for five days. The attack was made on Wednes day, and up to Monday morning Sherman had suc ceeded in capturing three lines of the enemy's works. The firing on the fourth and last line of the 'de fences of Vicksburg, on the Jackson and Vicksburg Railroad, had'eeased,.and the indications were that it had been surrendered.. This last line of fortifica tions from the rear was just two miles from Vicks burg, and there was nothing between Sherman and the city but the' trestle-work •of the railroad. The impression of the officers of the Rattler is that there is no doubt of the fall of Vicksburg before this time. Previous to General Sherman taking the' fortifi cations) as already indicated, he sent one brigade to cut oft the communication with the city by the Shreveport Railroad, and it was reported to the Ad miral that the work had been accomplished. On last Sunday General Sherman captured ten of the enemy's guns and seven hundred prisoners. Ott Sunday night the Rattler, Captain Lanthorne, was ordered to make a reconnoissance down to Vicksburg, to see if the gunboat Essex, which was expected from below had made her appearance. The Rattler went to Vicksburg, and under the upper batteries, but could see: nothing of the Essex, and retired. The enemy did not fire upon her, The gunboats Black, Benton, Baron De Kalb, and . Louisville, with five light-draught boats ) were en gaging the enemy's batteries near Yazoo city. This was the place where the attack commenced and pro .gressed, while Sherman -landed his forces at the mouth of Red river from sixty-nine transports. Six miles below Napoleon the Rattler came across one of the coal barges captured from the steamer Blue 'Wing. It had been run ashore and scuttled in :three feet water. It had a stick with an underskirt -floating from it as a flag of truce while they worked away taking the coal out of it—the object being, it is understood, to get out the fuel for the Confederate gunboat Lizzie Simmons. The Rattler stopped, and took off the barge about five hundred tons of coal for her own use. The underskirt was captured by One of the crew. The gunboat Conestoga is aoting as a police be tween the Arkansas and White , rivers, awaiting the anticipated appearance of the rebel gunboat Lizzie Simmons. The Simmons is expected to come out of the ArkanEias as soon as there is a rise. Near •Dlillikensville, in the bend "of that name, the Rattler bailed the ammunition boat Judge Tor rence on Monday for mail matter. The Torrence made known that Illillikensville was a bad place, ankasked the Rattler to Wait till she passed it. While passing, two shots were fired at the Torrence, and immediately, the Rattler commenced shelling the village: Seventy-six rounds of shell were poured into the place, many houses were set on fire and consumed, and the principal portion of the town deatt oy ed. We are gratified to learn from the surgeon on the Rattler that Capt: ( twin, of the gunboat Benton, though seriously injured, was still living, and hopes were entertained of his ultimate recovery. The wound is a very painful one, several of the muscles of We arm and shoulders being torn od; but it was believed that his life would be saved. The Rattler met the Tigress, with General Mc- Clernand .on board, just above Napoleon. The - Tigress was convoyed by the ram .Lancaster. .The cabtahi of the Lancaster had stopped' at Cypress Bend with the view of capturing the battery alleged to have been planted there, and to burn the nearest settlement, but it was ascertained that the Blue Wing and Gladiator had _been captured, not by a battery, but by a field piece, which had been planted on the river bank ; so no attempt was made to dis turb the people living in the neighborhood. At- Helena all was reported' as• quiet as usual. There is force enough there to hold it against any force which can be brought against it. Last Sun day night about fifteen rebel bus - airy went into the town 'and captured nineteen prisoners without tiring a gun, The steamer Minnehaha, Captain D.' 'White, which passed down with. Confederate prisoners for exchange, arrived last night direct from the mouth of the Yazoo river. Her prisoners, owin_g_ to' some informalities, were not exchanged. The Minnehaha' left Yazoo river on Tuesday morning, and by her we have the very latest news from the great battle in progress in the rear of Vicksburg. The battle, according to the latest report ) com menced on Saturday. evening, and it was still m pro gress when the Minnehaha left the vicinity. The fight on. Sunday was desperate and sanguinary tothe last deg; ee, and the loss on both sides very heavy. • The Federal troops Marched up to th*ntrenclunenta . and there fought the enemy in.hami-to-hand encoun ters over their death-dealing and murderoua guns. Some idea of the intensity of the conflict may be formed when , it is stated that fortification after for-. tification was taken, and not unfrequently retaken. It was in one of these desperate encounters that Gen. J. 13. Wyman, whose body Is now culthe neliftha, en route for Illinois, lost his life. He fell while leading the 13th' regiment ip charge' a battery which was taken and afterwards retaken by the enemy. - - • • The 4th, lowa, 13th Illinois, and Bth Missouri, Our fered most severely in the fig* of Sunday and Mon- • day. G rider al Morgan L. Sinith was severely wounded, anti his brother, Colonel Smith, of the 13th' Missouri, Was killed. - . •• • _ . It ynereported that Banks. and Farragutls fleet 'was airiving, but the report did not gain much cre dence, as steamers could be seen arriving and de parting from. Vicksburg, which were supposed to be reinforcing the place. Vicksburg, it• is now understood, is strongly forti fied for six miles around. General Sherman, ac cording to the latest report, had Certainll• advanced THREE CENTS. MORE TROOPS SUNDAY'S FIGHT MONDAY'S FIGHt. TUESDAY'S FIGHT SUNDAY'S FIGHT MONDAY'S FIGHT. LATEST ACCOUNT BY MAIL ADDITIONAL DETAILS. THE WAR PRESS, (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) TER WAR FREER will be sent to subscribers by mail (per annum in advance) at x 2.0!) Five " " " . . . .... • ... 9.00 Ten 17.09 Twenty Copies" 33.00 Larger Clubs than Twenty Will be charged at the mime rate, 51.60 per CODy. The money muet always accompany the order, and to no instal:ft can there terns be dertiatedirom, as they afford very tittle more than the coat of the paper. Ariir Postmasters are requested to act as Agents far pis WAR FRES& ,tra- To the getter-up of a Club of ten or twenty, ant extra copy of the Paper will be given. to within two miles of the city, fighting over the wlisfie ground. We are assured that General Sherman and Admi ral Porter have no doubt of their ability to take Vicksburg; but the contest will undoubtedly be a desperate one, and the more so if the enemy can re inforce at pleasure, and they be denied the promised co-operation from below. hien are what are now needed to make the contest successful and the result glorious. When the Minnehaha left on Tuesday morning, there were eighty-five transdorts up the Yazoo, snit fourteen gunboats. At the mouth of the Yazoo lay the gunboat earondelet, the ram Switzerland; and the ordnance and commissary boats Great Western , and Sovereign. The troops at. Helena, about fifteen thousand strong, together with a large number of transports, under command of General Gorman, are reported to be under marching orders. It ie not necessary or proper to seek to divinA their destination. PERSONIL -- Among the strangers on the 800, of the United States House of Representatives, one day last week, was -a rebel prisoner,"a cousin of Mr. Gainett, of Virginia, who used to make fire-eating speeches in Congress. The inWiner was one of Stuart)s Cava ry, and out from the Old Capitol prison on parole. As he' wannbt known by the doorkeeper, he was admitted to the floor of the House to see Mr. Wick liffe, of Kentucky, who is lame, and cannot go out side to see Callers. Some one speedily recognized the prisoner as an old 'Virginia Alre-eater,_ and a doorkeeper went up to`liim and asked it he was not a rebel. Relteknowledged that he-was. "lam out on parole," said he, "and a d—d mean parole it is, for it is a Yankee. parole ;" whereupon the door keeper thought it was about time to invite him out of the hall. The Peace Democrats present, if they had known the facts, would, doubtless, have invited him to take a seat of honor among them. -A letter from Rothe, of the 6th, in the Monde, says : "Pius IX is in the enjoyment of perfect health. He yesterday directed his promenade towards the Milvian bridge, and, returning to Rome by the Porto del Popolo, passed along a great part of the Corso on foot. His appearance excited the enthusiasm of the people. Report states that the Princess of Prussia, before leaving Rome, having expressed to the Pope her desire to have some en graving, with words in his handwriting, Pius II presented her with one of a scriptural subject, at the bottom of which he wrote, 'Blum:flare kis qui in fendris mint.' An expression which the Pope made use of, to some Puseyites who had the honor of beingpresented to him at the Vatican, is also talked of. You are,' he - said to them, 'like bells ; they, call the faithful to the church, but do not enter it." A New Orleans correspondent says "A most remarkable affair occurred recently in the former headquarters of Major General Butler. Captain T. C. McClure, of General Banks! staff, who had occa sion to enter the office, found a rose lying upon one of the desks, and taking it up to smell its fragrance, be no sooner applied the rote to his nose than he fainted. It is supposed the rose contained a poi sonous powder, which caused the insensibility. The flower has been secured, and will be analyzed by it skilful chemist." Colonel Basil W. Duke,' who was recently mortally.wounded in the fight between John Mor glints guerillas, to which he belonged, and the Union. forces in Kentucky, was a brother-in-law of John Morgan. He lived in St. Louis at the beginning of the rebellion, and was one of the five police commis sioners appointed by Claib. Jackson, while that Secessionist was yet Governor, to help him subvert the city and State. He afterwards lied and took command of a rebel regiment under Morgan. Colonel George W. Roberts, of the 424 Illinoia regiment, who was killed at Murfreesboro last week, was at the time . of the breaking out of the re bellion engaged in the practice of the•law at Chicago, Illinois. He was a native of Pennsylvania, and a 'graduate of Yale College, class of 1857. He assisted .in the capture of Island No. 10, and rendered signal .service in spiking the enemy's gunsduring the night. He commanded a brigade at Shiloh, where be dis played, as on all occasions, great courage, and mill lary talents of a high order. - Tamaro, the tenor, who was here some years ago, and sung in the "Huguenots" and other operas with Poinsot, has probably been lost at sea. The Pirate of Turin states the sailing vessel in which he left Eutope for South America was wrecked, end that no information has yet been received regarding the fate of the passengers. Tamaro had formed - a new opera troupe for the South American eitieff, and was on his way thither with his lyric forces. Major Slernmer, who was dangerously wounded at Murfreesboro, is the same officer that saved Fort Pickens to the Union. His exploit was of even more service to . the country than the retention of Fort Sumpter by Major Anderson, yet, in the distri bution of brigadier - generalships, Major Slemmer has been strangely overlooked. He is a regularly educated officer, who saved a fort to the-Govern ment, which it might have taken a thousand lives and untold treasure to repossess. The Washington (1). C.) Republican states' that Count Mejan, who was accused by General Butler of having acted as hanker to Jeff. Davis, in keep ing the money which went to pay for clothing for the Confederate army, and which money was paid over to the rebel contractor, after the investigation of the Hon. Reverdy Johnson, has been dismissed from his : post as Consul of New Orleans, and Af. Pauconnet-has been - recognized - by our Government: EMU Schalk, of this city, author of a tree tse art of war,,which has been very favor ably received, ie let:present' engaied in writing critical and historical review of the *Taigas of 1862. The management of the war, of our armies, the fighting, and the strategy, will be all noticed in turn, and the cause and effect will at all times be clearly defined. —A partial report from Admiral Porter of the early operations above VicksbUrg is received. It makes detailed mention of the wounding of Gwin on the occasion on which he received his severe, ii not fatal injury. He refused to go into the pilot house, Baying that the quarter-deck was the cap tains place. Colonel John Quincy Adams, Jr., of Governor Andrew's staff; is in Washington. He received a letter yesterday from his father, our Minister to England, from which it appears that the relations of the Embassy with the Court of St. James are more cordial and pleasant now than at any time previ ously since PdeAdams went to London. The rebel General Hanson, announced as killed in- General Roseerans' despatch, is a native of Washington, and has many relatives in that city. Ile was a man of fine talents and of high character before he became involved in the treason of Seces sion. He was run for Congress on two or three oc casions in the Lexington district In Kentucky. A St. Petersburg paper notices the death there, on the 26th of November, of Mr. Thomas Budd Shaw, M.A., of Cambridge, Professor of English Literature in the Imperial Lyceum, and lecturer upon the same subject in the University. Mr. Shaw was greatly beloved and respected in the Russian capital. The President has closed the contract proposed some time ago by DI. Bernard Kock, for the volun tary colonization of negroes on the Haytien Island, A , Vache. IW. Kock has a lease of the island for the term of ten years. The contract is for the colo nization of 5,000 persons, at a cost of $5O each. Colonel John F. Ballier, of the 98th Regiment, P. 17..; has been dismissed the service for being - ab sent without leave. He is at home on sick leave, and has staid over his time. He is laboring under physical disability, and is seeking to have the order in his case changed to an honorable discharge from the service. —. Col. Joshua T. Owen, in command of the Phila delphia Brigade (late General! . !turns% is at home on a short leave of absence. The Colonel will soon be made a brigadier general for his gallantry on ten well-contested battle-fields. He well deserves " the star." Colonel Turner G. Morehead, of the 106th Regiment, P. V., is now in command of Gen. Sully's old•brlgade. = Colonel Morehead is also spoken of for brigadier general, with a good prospect of con firmation.. His brigade contains no Pennsylvania tioops. Gen. Alfred Sully, now commanding French's old division, it is said, will be assigned to the cony mend of the Pennsylvania Reserves. Gen. Sully is a Philadelphian, and son of Sully, the celebrated portrait painter. Gen. Sully is a West Pointer, and a good officer. —:Colonel A. 1.. Iffa,gilton, of the 4th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves, has resigned. It is un derstood that he considers himself aggrieved that he has not been made a brigadier general. He has been in command of a brigade for several months. Among the killed at Vicksburg was Gen. J. B. Wyman, formerly colonel of the 13th Illheis regi ment. Col. Wyman's regiment was among the first to enter St. Louis after the affair of Camp Jackson, and was long stationed at Rolla. General Francis L. Tragadorn, formerly editor of the Syracuse Courier and Troy Budget, has re cently been appointed Inspector General of artillery of the Republic of Venezuela, South America, by General Paez, the supreme chief of that republic. Colonel Webster, Maryland Volunteers, took his seat on Friday last in the House. His regiment is serving along back on the line of the upper Poto mac. General Marston, of the New Hampshire Vo lunteers, also resumed his seat in Commas the same day. Brigadier. General Seymour, who was a captain in The Third Artillery, and in Fort Sumpter at the time of its reduction by the rebels, has arrived at Port Royal, S. C., and it is thought will be placed in command of Beaufort. Senator Sumner has introduced a law into Con gress condemning .all who correspond with rebels to $1 . 0,000 line, and imprisonment. This is intended for Fernando Wood & Co. - Assistant Surgeon Thomas C: Pollock, of the Peonsylyania Regiment; has been dismissed from the service, foi improperly furnishing flcates' of discharge to diafted men. '— Nicholas Longworth, of Cincinnati; thetampus • wine-grower,lB lying ins verY. dangerous condition from paralysis of the left 'side. linhas.jug Passed his eightieth birthday. • • Colonel D. w. C. Baxter, 72d litginient, (Fire Zouaves,) is at home on sick leaks for twenty days. Bc is suftering.from-diseaae• of the• bowels, caused brvcpcsup.,, , . - Columbus lej,tirs to the ancinnati, papas loth mate 7 thlitile r i,..*lide has the inside tiack for Unitect, State; AelUitor.' The, contest in. the Legislature is growiligiirarQ . 'and earnest.' Sieititiiri, Jell Davis' escaped Tinto ceaphinan. Nies line Of lbe speakers at an tuati:slaterY meeting held iti*eitsninster on the 12th Deieraber. ' - -Brigailk'GesteTal s ,ttortnitn, , at Helena, .-A.rka.inia,B,.'re q iiires 'all 'dokti*tradero ; to hiiveli Itemise &Uri* wit of $lOO. ! • He*. Dr. Cahill,ltie - endilenedsiliolio priest, is' about tO leave Montreal on a lecturing tour in the • Upper Canadian cities. Mdlle. Patti i 3 the Parisian favorite of the day. lief Rdltd.TerS are called 4 ' les Pattisiers."
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