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THE PRESS,
fpoLISEIBDJ DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.)
Y OHN W. FORNHY,
oFFICS. No. 111 SOUTH FOURTH STREET. ;
TIIID DAILY PRESS,
511srEss CENTS PER Weak, payable to the Carrier;
04 , 0 4 to Subscribers out of the City at Bum DoLLAII.e.
poicre. FOUR DOLLARS Fos. &m o ttle/MN, Two DOL..
t + Peg ~REE ...011THS - 111VELTIabiY in adyancie for the
dorod.
0 or
Adyertisements Inserted at the naval rates. Sig •
tioa coostltnte a square.
'
TILE TRI-I,VIDRIELY PRESS, •
yips to Subscribers out of the City at Pova Don
ANNUM, in advance.
•
COMMISSION • ' HOUSES;
t COFFIN* 'a
i . ,
220 CIIESTNIIT STREET.
Offer for sale, by the Package—
pRINTS,BROWIt AND BLEACHED MEETINGS AND
oRTINGS. •
DRILLS, CANTON FLANNELS.
rTTNADES, CORSET
AS, NANKEENS. JEANS
COLORED CAMBRICS , SEAMLESS BAGS.
BLACK DOESKINS AND CASSIMERES.
CEION CLoTIIS, SATINETS.
PLAID Lilimn's, NEGRO KERsßys.
EZITUCKY JEANS,
. •
• MAO; •
sEV.ELITE KERSEYS, INFANTRY. CLOTHS.
ARMY FLANNELS, 10 and 12-ounce DUCK, &0., &a.
&bowl Sm
DRI . L I.:D•E'LPHIA
- s ` BAG "•
MANUFACTORY.
I juRLAPBAGB,.OF ALL BIZEB,
FOR CORN, OATS, COFFEE, BONE DUST, &o.
ALSO, '
SEAMLESS ,BAGS,
,tandsrd makes, ALL SIZES, for sale ohoaP, for net
4.0 h on delivery.
GEO. GRIGG.
oimt • N 0.210 and 212131.011URC11 ALLEY.
QEAM.LEST : BAos. T
1 2,000 CAI(AIiA A, all, Cotton; 17 .Ounces. .
3,W) OZARKII.,
BM „
KELLY% si
LOCO AMOSKEAG C., " •
3,0 HAMPDEN E., half Cotton.
For sale low by
GrRI.CIG 8a HARMSTEAD,
IHERCBANDIZE BROKERS,
t)nam No. 911 STRAWBERRY treat
COTTON YARN-
STPERIOR COTTON YARN, No, io,
FOR SALE BY
1110TIIINORA.M k WELLS.
oat!
sIIIPIJE•Y, HAZARD, &
HUTCHINSON,
No. 11A CHESTNUT STREET,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
FOR THE SALE OP
PHILADELPHIA•MADE GOODS.
it 6m
ATLANTIC COTTON MILLS.
fiEETINGS AND SHIRTINGS.
CHARLES AMORY, 3R., 83 00.,
205 CHURCH ALLEY,
PRILAVRIMIti
SEWING MACHINES.
OA NIAANSAINPNA"
SINGBR'S
SEWING MACHINES,
For Famll7 Sewing sta . .-Manyilitaturing"Pppow
KO CHESTNUT STRAET.
taffy Sra : • • .
wriEnultatmr.;sorr
SEWING MACHISES.
8%8 OHESTIIIIT STREET.
de ff.3m PHILADELPHIA.
•
THE WILCOX Ar GIBBS
FAMILY
SEWING MACHINES
titre been greatly improved, making it
ENTIRELY NOISELESS(
And with Set f-adjnating Hemmers, are now rfAt4yfor sale
by FAIRBANKS dr EWING.
50274 715 OGESTMIT Street.
CtOTHES•WRINGEItS.
\yILLIAM YARNALL R
DIALER IN HOUSDFURNISHENG GOODS.
No. 1020 OHESTNTIT STREET,
iteot for the role of BALKY, MOUE, & BOYDEN%
PATENT SELF.ADJUSTING
OLOTICES-WRINGER,
Believed to be the beet OLOTHIMMUNGrin intep.
It will wring the largest Bed Quilt or 'smallest Hand
inchist drier than can possibly be done b 7 band. In
wry much lees time.
13.—A liberal discount will be made to &slim.
CABINET FURNITURE.
CABINET FURNITURE AND BIL•
LIARD 'Taws.
MOORE & CJAMPION,
No. 261 South SECOND Street,
In connection with their extensive Cabinet Bnaiiness, are
now manufacturing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
And have now on hand a full amply finished with the
3100 RE do CAMPION'S IMPROVED lISHIONS, Which
are pronounced by all who have use them to be impel
rior to all others,
For the quality and finish of these Tables the manu
facturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout
the Union, who are familiar with the character of their
aork. an234m
• DRUGS AND .OHEMICALS. • •
ROBERT SHOEMAKg,III2 .00.,
Northeast Corner Fourth sad BLOB Brett%
PHILADELPHIA. •
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
DEPORTEES ARE DEALERS
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS,
11ANUFAOTORER8 OP
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, 60.
AMITE FOR THE CELEBRATED
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealers and consumers supplied at
n0278m VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
A . OPPENHEIMER,
No. Sat 01Mq0B.: * .pier;PhilAdelphia,
CONTRACTOR AND MANUFACTURER OF
ARMY CLOTHING
• Of Every Description.
' ALSO,
TENTS,
HAVERSACKS,
PONCHOS,
CAMP BLANKETS,
KNAPSACKS, and
BED TICKINOS FOR HOSPITALS.
MATERIAL BOUGHT FOR CONTRACTORS.
Alt goods made will be guarantied regulation in size
nd make.
N. B. Orders of any size Riled with despatch. 3a7-tf
AMERICAN
STEAM FLOUR MILLS,
Nos. 77, 70, AND 81 LAUREL STREET,
Below Front, Philadelphia.
The undersigned, having commenced the Milling bust
zolo at this well-known old stand, are prepared to far-
GROCERS, DEALERS, AND FAMILIES
kith the very best article of Wheat Flour, at the lowest
Oive in a trial, and we will guarantee entire satisfac
tion. Mill Feed constantly on hand.
tisTlivrain• BARNES & 13.11'00111.
.f t . ) l7 ARCH STREET.
A. VANKIRK & CO.
Have on hand a fine assortment of
CIXANDELIERS
AND OTHER
GAB' FIXTURES.
Alio, French Bronze Figures and Ornaments, Porcelain
Mica Shades, and a variety of
FANCY GOODS
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,.
PleaseCa and e xamine go ods. delaly
CA•U T IC;
The well-earned reputation of
FAIRBANKS' SCALES
44 . 4 Induced the makers of imperfect balances to offer
it "l ae FAIRBANKS' SCALES,Taud purchasers hays
eteby, In many instances, been gni:dads(' to fraud and
I .a caution . Fairbanks' Scales are manufactured only by
me original Inventors, E. & T. FAIRBANKS & CO., and
IN adapted to every branch of the business, Where a
%treat and durable Scales is desired, •
FAIRBANKS do EWING'
General Agent',
,toti-tf ingwric HALL csEnx - trr
OASES 30-INCH BLACKSTONE
UMBRELLA CLOTHS.
P " hale by MATTHEW PINNEY'S SONS,
inp
BOSTON, Mass.
:1 EVAN'S & WATSON'S
SALAMANDER
STORE, ,
la S_OUTII FOURTH STREET,. ,
YHILADELPHIA, PA.
t4 k 0 14 . r ail variety of FIRE-PROOF SAFES alwaye os
VOL. 6.-NO. 145.
;RETAIL • DRY. GOODS.
tr - P STAIRS DEPARTMENT.
BOYS' CLOTHING
LADrE.S' CLOAKS,
BEADY MADE OR MADE TO ORDER.
300 PER Ba CONARD,
jaB-tf I , 8. E. COB. NINTH and MARICIT Sta.
JAMES R. CAMPBELL
. 8: 00.,
IMPORTERS AND CASH DEALERS IN
1 1.
DRY GOODS,
AT ;WHOLBS.ALE AND RETAIL.
. .
WWI ORESTNI7T STREET,
Hare
itud ireved.And ire now offering. magnificent
SILKS, SHAWLS. AND DRESS GOODS.
ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO THIS SEASON.
not-3m
DRESS GOODS,
/01'11:EDUCED PRIC}IS
JUST OPENED, •
. 5 0 04 : )0 :YDS••.. ,XOUSELgiN
~--• _ OF. CHOICE STYi,IIS.t , •
On band, Sazonymoveli•DßESS .GOODS;AN . ,211, and
Si cents per yard.
URWEN STODDART & BRO.,
450, 459, and 454 N. SECOND Street, above Willow.
jal7.4t •
1.024 CHESTNUT STREET.. -
• E. M. NEEDLES. • .
•
LINENS, WHITE-GOODS LACI
.ICS
>• Ito
*
.01
•
EMBROIDFILIE •
•."
c. 12
Di
. lull assortment always on hand 'at LOW ` 5
PRICES -
, .
..... .
R• Just received, lace-trimmed Embroidered , and
Mourning Muslin Bows and Neck-Ties, for the ad
o house and street. Also, all-linen Hemstitched
* 4 Handkerchiefs, at Id cents.
Also, all descriptions of Linen Handketroltiefs,
for Ladies, Gents, and Children, at .
WHOLESALE PRICES. isS-tf •
10214 CHESTNUT STREET. .
EDWINT HALL ,& BRO., .
26 South'SECOND Street, • '
Have re d uced the pricesiof
- Fallo-Y Silks,
Rich Printed Dress Goods, ,
Choice Shades of liferinees,
Beautiful Colors of Reps or Poplins, • ..
All-Wool De Laines, •
All kinds of dark dress goods ram
. Also, , ' - •
Fine Long Broche Shawls, ,
Open Centre Long Cashmere*
Rich new styles of Blanket Sh
40
4-4 Lyons Silk velvota, pure SU . •Ae4S4l
AGEIiTS.
D RY GOODS FOR WINTER.
Rep. Poplins,
French Merinos,
Colored Mousselines.
•
Ponit De Soies,
Foulard Silks,
•
Blanket Shawls,
Balmoral Skirts,
Black Silks, •
Fancy Silks,
Black Bombazines,
Worsted Plalda,
Cheap De'allies.
French Chintzes,
Shirting Flannels,
Broche Shawls,
Fine Blankets,
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Crtb Blankets.
SHARPLESS BROTHERS.
CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets.
EN'S AND BOYS' wEA.R. .
111
Casalmeres for BUBlaess Snits. .
Cassimeres for Dress Suits.
• -
Cassimeres for Boys' wear.
Cloths adapted to every use.
Boys' Clothing, ready made. ' -
Men's and BoyBLANKETS. s:,Suits made to order.
- •
lilta top lot ett $6. ': • , -" •
ged Gray Blankets at $250 and $3.50.
Blankets—Army Blankets.
estic Goods at lowest prices.
TABLE LINENS.
Fine Table Damasks and Cloths. .
The famous power-loom Table Linens.
Bargains in .napkins, &c.. &c. ' •
DBMS GOODS. ,
8631 yards newest styles Delaines at We.
lue Reps, Blue Poplins, Blue Parsmattas.
Brown raps, Brown Poplins, Brown. Coburg's. - -
BalmorMs ae52.75. $B. 01c,3.25 and 1g3.50.
' • coorkß at cox_ ,ARD
ft B. (aner NINTH and MARKET Tsang....
TT & SON HAVE A LARGE
• 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 Merinoes. . . .
Plain Soiferino Cashmeres, at 373 1 0, worth el
WINTER SIIAWLS, Ingreat vaelety, •
MERINO SCARFS, •BROCHE BORDERS: , - • •
• CLOAKS—Of • New , and Fashionable Styles, made of
Black Beaver, Frosted Beaver and Black Cloth.
Call and examine our stock.' We guaranty to give sa
tisfaction, as we sell nothing but good articles, and at
lower prices than they can be bought elsewhere. '
dell! ' Nos. 713 and 715 North TENTH street.
DRIB AND • CRADLE BLANKETS.
• Large Crib Blankets: ' •
Pine Cradle Blankets. • -1'
jal BYRE & LANDBLL, FOURTWand ARCH
"RIME 4k - LANDELL,. /91711711.: AND
ABC.% have a tine stock of - ;••
GOODS FOR FAMILY CUSTOM: • '' •
. Good Large Blankets.
Good Linen Sheetings. • • • •
• •
Good Muslin by the pie Ce.
Good Unshrinking Flannels.
•
• Good Fast Colored hints.
Good Table Linen and Towels.
Good Quality Black Silks.
Good Assortment Colored Silks. jal
1 ' .12-1 ' 11.11LL" ' Ilhil
VINE SHIRT MANUFACTORY
The subscriber would invite attention to his
IMPROVED CUT OF SHIRTS,
Which be makes a specialty in his business. Also, con
stantly receiving, • •
NOVELTIES FOR GENTLEMEN'S WEAR.
J. W. SCOTT,
GEN PLEMEN'S FURNISHING . STORE,
No. 13.14 CHESTNUT STREET,
Four doors btlow the Continental.' '
11OLIDAY PRESENTS. . • •
... • • .
Nos. 1 AND 3 NORTH SIXTH STRUT.
Has now in store an elegant assortment of
GENTLEMEN'S WRAPPERS,
U. S. REVENUE STAMPS.
AGENCY FOR THE SALE :OF
UNITED STATES TAX
STAMPS, •
No. 67 South THIRD Street, Stet door above Chestnut.
A full supply of all kinds of REVENUE STAMPS that
have been issued by the Government for sale In quantities
to suit.
A liberal discount allowed on amounts of WO and np
wards.
Orders by Mall promptly arMided to.
JACOB. VCIUDGWAY,
No..s7•South THIRD Street.
1,000 b°7".lEl. C . 1104 Y SHIRI.
1,000 do." t Y L API I A 1 1 21R 8 T3 133 .
500 ".ASSI:IIII:O2LIFNAIMIIRTS.
500 • do. LOW - PRIC ED
IoITEHUSLIN SHIRTS.
1,000 do. DENIM OVERALLS.
10,000 PAIRS OOTTONADE PANTALOONS.
For We by
szturzrr, MICE. & CO..
3a13112 ' Idanufacturore. 1817 0 . 10:61011 ALLEY.
RUTTER .+Sc PATTESON,
WHOLESALE GROCERS, -
118 SOUTH FRONT STREET,
• PHILADELPHIA,
Call the attention of the trade , to their fresh and full
assortment of Sugars, Syrups, Cofffes, 3tc. ial9-6t
& JAB. CARSTAIRS, NOS.
126 WALNUT and 21 GRANITE Streets,
Offer for sale the following goods in bond of their own
importation, viz • •
Cognac and Rochelle Brandies, in half pipes, quarters,
and octaves. -
Burgundy Ports, in quarters and octaves.
Oporto Ports, in octaves. - • -
Triple-Anchor Gin, in pipes and three-quarter pipes.
Jamaica Rum, in puncheons.
Bay Rum, in puncheons and barrels.
Claret, in casks and cases.
Also, the followthg, for whiehVe are agent,
CHAMPAGNE.--The celebrated brands`of "Gold Lao"
,
and Gloria:"
Purrey & Bi!rnes' Imperial Planck Mustard.
6S.
Olives.
141 . 41 41 Capers .
" Carstairs'" pure Salad Oil. • , • -
Also for sale, to arrive,lBo casks Margillles Madeira.
200 baskets alive Oil.
120 cases French Mustard..
600 (mhos Claret.
117 quarter casks Burgundy Port,
TERRA COTTA 'WARE.
•Jk• Fancy Flower Pots.
Hanging Vases.
• Fern Vases, with Plants.
Orange Pots.
Ivy Vases, with Plant&
• • Cassoletts Renaissance.
• Lava Vases Antique.
• • Consols and Cariatades. ' •
• Marble Busts and Pedestals, •
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Brackets, all sizes. '
With a large_ assortMent of other FANCY GOODS,
suitable fo t. HRISTMAS PRESENTS, most of which are
manufactured and 'lmported for onr - own sales, and will
sot he found at a.ttrother establishment:
- S. A: HARRISON,
1010 CHESTNUT Street.
ARD P , R INT IN . G, :NEAT .A.ND
Cheap, at RINGWALT do BROWN% ill South
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SCARFS, NECK TIES, GLOVES, &c.,
In. Great Variety
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WED . ITERAY,..T.4NTJARY 21, 1863.
• • • ; A Thi Wedding!
• 61,MM - in Gi
Tharp wa r ,. rmany of having
a special celebration of:certain anniversaries
of 'marriagea: , When a' couple have lived
twenty-fiire Years together, - the silver-wed
ding - takes place : when - they kave com
pleted their fiftieth:year of wedded life, there
is a still grander celebration Of the golden,-
wedding. The custom , has been brought
into this country, but is a novelty in Eng
land. In the course of last year, the writer
of these lines received an invitation from an
old and valued friend, (Mr. Floyd Smith,
Vice President of the Manhattan Gas Com:
pithy, New . York,) to assist irkthe celebra
tion of the fiftieth annivelary, , or lgolden
wedding, of himself and eicellent lady—
who, by the way, does not look iheihalf
century, all her years well toid, which she
had passed in matrimonial happiness.
As we are informed,;on competent autho
rity, the silver and the golden wedding ire
celebrated with much similarity of cere
mony in Germany : theorily difference being
that there- generally are riche': ' . .weberitei
An na:at...the mgolden=etlyurat the ,
ding. . Some days before the anniversity,
the happy couple issue invitations to -their
friends and kinsfolk, who assemble "atnbout
ten o'clock, bringing with them (or having
sent before) a great variety of presents—not
merely. valuable or- handeome, but, for the
most part, extremely useful.'., In fact, every
thing—from a paPer of pins; from a child' a wa
gon toa grand piano, anarpet, a set of dining
tables a dozen of chairs 'a:basket of silier
forks andspoons, a carriage-and-horses, and
,
so on—ispresentable and reeeiyable on such
au occasion. Only the rule is, every one
who Comes must bring something. Of course,
there arises a good deal of fun, now and
then, from particular articles-so presented—a
_little practical and even pleasantly satirical
wit being allowed on such occasions. For
example, at either the silver or the golden
celebration, there would be much fan in pre
senting a cradle, in the event of the wedded
pair not having any offspring to show after
an union of twenty-five or fifty-years.
The German fashion about 11 in the
- forenoon, when the company. are all collect
ed, to form a procession to the church, espe
cially, if possible, .to that church in which
the original marriage took place.,:The
younger members of the family lead off in
this procession, in the of which walk
' , What Old Weller called "the crsekens of
that manneuver," viz : the grand-children
and children, the most juvenile• heading off
each successive branch. Next come the
hero and heroine of the occasion, the he and
she whose silver or goldenwedding is being
Celebrated ; and next thein (also, if possible,
under the chance of absence or , death,) walk
the gentlemen and ladies, who, at the real
but remote nuptials, were grooms-men and
bridesmaids. In the church, the clergyman
and clerk are found in their proper phi*,
and a divine service is then performed in a
devout and jubilant manner, everything
being said and done, as at an ordinary wed
ding, except that the' actual ceremonial, the
giving of the ring, and . the pronouncing
. ".the twain •one flesh;" is ; omitted. There
is no end of psalliodron -Sikh occasiona,
and the clergyman.detivers antiddressto the
husliand and wife, rather more Of a conira
tulation than monition.. At last, the final
benediction- reverently .bestowed, the .pre
-.cession,. rettlins to the house whence
it started; ::'augmented - -by the addition of the
.`clergyman,- whc;,,joills . the party-in a sump
-
tuobs repast; to whith ' (after the' fieliton - t .
of. his ,'order,) he "does the Niert
justice, so mtteV.so-Gliat;it•is - said , by i slart z
derers no tio s tilif:that some of the reverend
gentlemen partake of all the twenty-three
dishes which' make a German feast • until ,
the very 'glasses. fall out of the
_great silver
- spectacle-lima which some of them are
compelled to wear, to improve their sight
injured by too much study. After dinner
there ismusic, . There is singing, and there
is anrainount Of dancing,—perhaps there
* also may be some large consumption of the
inevitable beer, of cider, of wine, and, of
' . eourse,. of tobacco. Next clay, all the (Oa
?natio persona appear as sober, as judged,—
a good deal than some judges whom
'we have Met our earthly pilgrithage.
In Philadelphia; at leant; there are four
marriage•ranniverwy celebrations, whereas
there are only two in Germany. On . Mow
day evening, having accepted an invitation
to join in a familycelebration of a marriage
which had run Chic - Rip ten Years of happi
ness and prosperity, *e proceeded to
a house in -Pine-street;. . between 15th and
16th, where dwelleth the son of Richard,
t and where, after congratulations sincerely
offered and gracefully acknowledged bythe
fair and smiling' demo of the mansion, we
found a table' in the corner of the parlor or
reception room, covered with many varie
ties of articles in tin, from a nutmeg
grater to an non
science, to stock a tin-man's store in a
country village. One young ladY—hirself
a blooming candidate for the happy state,
which usually involVes a change of sur
name--liad presented the lady of the house,:
her sister, with a curiously constructed grid
iron, made of tinned , wire, which she had
facetieusly labelled ."To be used in the event
of family broils." Among the contributions
was a gun 'Ode of tin, with a bayonet of
the same material, and, considering that the
hero of this " tin wedding," (who has made
" heaps of tin," by his business,) is himself
a great manufacturer of breech-loading ca
valry carbines, there was something auda
daciously suggestive and provoking in send-
ing such a present to him I There was a
great deal of . mirth, as might be expected,
as a succession of tin gifts poured in—each
guest bringing something in that line with
him. The husband's. own offering 'was a
large basket of exquisite flowers—camelias,
cactuses, jessamines, (te. There was some
good music, toO—Mr. Benjiimin Cross, Jr.,
officiating at the piano and Mr. Wm. Florence,
Jr., playing charmingly 011 . the violin: There
wits some excellent singing that would have
done credit to a Concert-room, and• that
most astonishing pianist, Master James
a youth of fourteen, who plays
with great skill, judgment, and effect, also
favored the' company with a treat such as 1
rarely can be afforded. He is certainly the
greatest juvenile musical prodigy of the age
—he has fame and fortune at his , fingers'
ends, and those who kindly help him now,
for
“ Slowsises worth by Poverty depreesed,”
will do•- a kind •-•as -well - •a • liberal action,
to modest talent: of the - most remarkable
order. :We :need- not say that a•sumptueus,
supper formed an agreeable part of this,de
bennial celebration ;• nor,. indeed, can we
speak 'of the champagne-which made bright
eyes look still • brighter. - With. our usual
simplicity of taste, We limited our. tasting,to ;
a wine from the .kieingau—marked Ru
desheirner-beig," which ..is 'made_ front OrL•
leans grapes, - but reminding'us - , rather Of the',
rare Hinterhaus, from the. , Reiisling:graPes,:
which has - a still more vivid bouquet:
:is a safe plan,. when- a 'roan. : comes
across a tare vintage like
_this,•:te. imbibe its
bottled sunshine in silence, for, 4f. he praise
it,
.others will get possession of the necter,
and diminish, if not destroy, Ms clianee of
having even a second glass, - .
The 'fourth celebration, which, is 'as -lunch
a novelty to us as the tin,. is the wooden wed-
dAg, cinfics off at the :close of the
- first five 'years of married On: that
occasion every thing goes on much'as . ,at ; ilte
others, but the stringent rill s . is; that •e*OrY,.
, present."'mnst bethade.• of wood., As tables,
`chairs,
.witt4notsi'- eartterbatys, -bedsteads,'
PHILADELPHIA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21; 1863.
Wardrobes, children'srocking-horses 'et
cetera, come under this generic individuality,
a five-years-old couple may become - the re
cipients of a large quantity of furniture. We
suspect that; without straining the part poky
much, even :a piano-forte - would be admissi
ble under the circumstances.. It is ahnbst
needless to add that the going chhich in
solemn procession. is a- German custom not
yet natutalized In city. '
HISTORY OF THE WAR.
The Defennes of Washingtintosay
of Major General fititoheoele.7ll,caeoitaa'for
•
the , Retention of 'McDowell's Oolvaer:PO
-
liey of the Peninsular Campaign. . •
Major General E. A., liitchcock; . Vnited States
Volunteers, gave hia testimony as follows, on Satur
day last, before the McDowell court of inquiry.
~The letters . and orders, -mentioned by him, haVe
been published in The Press . •
• by General McDowell. State if your ,official
position and connectibn with the Government were
such; at the time,.iia to' enable yoti to know or to
give yen good grounds for judging , as- to, General
McDoviellarhavin,g or not, in April last, sought; in
-duced, or procured the separation of his army corps
from the Army'of the Potomac, with a view to hav
ing, a separate command for, himself ; ' and, so,
'whether or not the retention of the corps was, to the
best of your knowledge and belief, sought, induced,
or procured by him, or was made .by,the Govern
ment for Public, reasons, base& on the represen
tations of otlieral State fully what.you know la
this matter.
A. I was on - duty in the War Office, under- the
immediate orders of the Secretary of War, from the
middle of March to the middle of May last. ,'That
irerkid embraced the Hine referred to; in this clues,
on: The circumatanpesw.hich-led.to,the detention
'''•of Oren. McDowellisAimyceirtis-imgm'etitly.-partfef
111.1.11_, - Itti abovering ihrhy4foritialfrbitypf. Mashing
helieVe, very frilly known tome, I.
"am very sure thet,.personally, Gen..MoDowell had
nothing whatevertill do in pram:ling the orders
Which detained him in front of Washington. • I am
very sure that hie first information on the, subject
was derived from the order itself, directing his de
thntion here.' I saw Gen.McDowell soon after that;
and hie first expressions .to me- in reference to the
order were those of deep ;regret. . lie had- hoped, as
he said to me, to accompany the army to the pe
ninsula, where he was anxious to be put in a post
tion to do something in his profession as a military
man; by which I inferred very plainly that he hoped'
. to have bad an opportunity of distinguishing himself
as a soldier. His language and his deportment gave
Vie the belief that he was, as .he said, truly disay4 .
pointed, and for the reason he assigned. The facts
in.the case could be beat seen by a recital of the air
cirmstances under,which the orders, were given.. 1 •
.• , ..The witness. referred to certain papers an his pos
:iession to refresh his memory in regard to dates, and
which papers were placed at the' disposal of the
court, and the witness continued : . ,
In order to understand the case fully ,. l think it
necessary to refer - to-in order from the President, ,
(President's Special ,Oider, No. 1, dated Executive 1
Mansion, Washington, January 81, 1862.) The wit-.I
ness continued as bellows , .
On the delivery of the order just read, there must
have been some plan from General McClellan pro-
easing some other mode of operation. I have not
• that plan, and rim not able to produce it; but I have
a paper from the -President, dated Febrnarp 8,186;
which is from A..l.rincoln to General McClellan. ,
The Preaident subsequently appears to have yielded
hisplan to that of General McClellan, but in doing
soissued this order. .(President's General War Or- '
der, No. 3 dated Executive 'Mansion, Washington,
March 8,.1862.) That order led to a conference of the
general officers commanding army corps, the result
Of which was reported, dated Headquarters, Army I
of the Potomac, 'Fairfax Court House, hien% 13, 180.
plan alluded to in that paper drew from Mr.
- .Stanton, the Secretari of War, communicating .the
orders of the President, a paper which. israddressed
to Major General McClellan, dated War- Depart
•lnent, March 13, 1862..
,? • . -
-The witness . continued :'This repetition.of those ,
,Conditions shows the importance attached to them
,by the 'President, After GenerahMoDellan left the
..:front oeWairhhigton it , was observed in the War De
fartinent that his orders for the,movement of the
troops did net appear to contemplate leayin ;inch a
force for the proteetiOtt of Warriaihgton As the Oral's
. of the President required, and a good deal of concern'
was expressed and felt by the Secretary of War on
this. subject.. On the ad of April, 1862, Gefieral
.'Wadsworth made a report to the Secretary of War,
setting forth the amount of the force left under his
~command in Washington, together with the condi
tion and the character of the troops. That report is
- .the following, whiehl lay on the table of the court,,
and is dated Headquarters, 'Military District of
.:Washington, Washington, D. 04 addressed •to the
Secretary of' War. On the 19th April an order was
issued- by- authority of the Secretary of War,-the
object of 'whiith was to ascertain the condition and
strength of the force in theeity of - Washington by
actual inspection. .
I 17 before the court a copy of the order, and the
•.
reportof Major. Jones, the inspecting officer, which
;.are as follows.: , From Major General Hitchcock, bye
Order of the Secretary of War, dated War' Depar t
meat, Washington, D. 0., April 19, 1862.. The other
dated War Department, Washington city, April•l9,
.11E2.' • It is proper that I should state in this connec
%tion: that the troops thus paraded did not embrace
...those of the fortifications on the south side of the
-Potomac, but did embrace some `of the recently a 1...,
rived recruittP from the North, which may account
for -their 'unprepared conditienin some degree: -
About that time I held repeated conversations with
; Gen. Doubleday, who had the immediate.'command ?
. of the forts the Potomac ' ciu
for the purpose
' ascertaining the condition of the
troops in the forts,
He told me on three 'several occasions, with inter
, vale of a • few days, that he had'been unable tOrire- •
cure ammunition on his ret '• m isitions to sup !
....Ply_the fortifications.' After. te g with 'him the_
_I-arported the niatter.tolher Secretary:rip ;
vrho immediately sent for‘Gren. Double day''
and the necessary orders wers=given by . which that
deficienby was supplied: • 4-
- t*l. now lay hefbre 'the'dourra ectiliiithircAtion from
litrajor"Generar McClellan to Brigadier General L.
'Thomas, dated headquarters Army of the Potomac
steamer Commodore; April 1, 1862: On the 2d of
-April certain papers were referredto Gen. Thomais
and Gen. Hitchcock (myself) by the Seerettifiiiof•
• War, under an order of which, this is a copy.' (The
order is dated War Department, Washington city,
April 2; 1862, from the Secretary of War.) In obea.
-dience to that order Gen. Thomas and myself exa
mined the papers referred to in it; and made a joint
report,of which this is a copy. (It is from Major
, Gem•Hitelicock and - Brig. Gen. L. Thomas, dated
Washington, D. C., April 2, 1862.) r would state
here that a part of the force referred .to: in General
McClellan's report-Gen. Blanker's divisionhad
at that time been either ordered out of his depart
ment, or was soon to be, by.the.President himself,
and could not properly be considered a part of the
force for the defence of Washington in any sense and
was not to be delayed even in the Shenandoah'Val
ley. -It was to go to what was called the Mountain
Department, under Gen. Fremont. It will be ob
.
aervedpresently that the President, in a letter to Gen.
'McClellan, refers to the removal of Blenker's divi
sion as if it had been determined with the sanction
of General McClellan, though reluctantly. When I
heard of the design to remove that division from in
front of Washington, I expresied my opinion to the
Secretary of War that it ought not to be done. He
acquiesced at once in that view, and desired me to
go with him to the President, - and explain it to the
President, which I did, but without success. On
returning to the War Office, the importance of the
point seemed to be so great that I made a written
statement of my reasons (March 30), which I gave
to the President the next morning. This ,is a copy
of those reasons. (It is dated March 30, 1862.) This
effort on my part failed. That division left the
Shenandoah valley. General .Banka had been or-
dered into the valley because of the attack made by
Jackson upon Shields. This still; further reduced
the force in front of Washington. I ought to state •
that Blenker did not leave that valley ler some
weeks, and because it was under orders whiCh I
could not succeed in having revoked. r Therefore, Ms
force was not to be counted upon for- the defence of
Washington. I had these particulars More " my
mind in signing the joint report with Gen. Thomas.
I considered, further, the opinion of the four Conf=
menders of the corps d'armee, setting forth the force
necessary for the security of Washington, as con
fined to the city and its defences on the other side of
the Potomac, extending as-far as Mantissas and
Warrenton ; that front in general, but that it did not
include the valley of the Shenandoah.; that the
troops in that valley could not be withdrawn with'
safety was my clear and decided opinion. Looking,
then,to the ournber of troops which might be count
ed upon foilhe protection of the city, I could not
make out -twenty-five thousand men as a unit of
force, including th e occupation of the garrisons north
and south .ofthe river, and the force within the city,
after allowing the usual deduction for the sick, 6m.
When these reports came before the President, he
Was manifestly.nnder great anxiety. It was his de
clared wish to give Gen. McClellan all the force he -
Called for and all of the means which could be thrown
into his bands to execute his purpose; but finally,
after much consideration, he determined to order.,
one of the two remaining corps, then in front of
Washington, to be detailed here, leaving the selec
tion with the Secretary of War, who designated the
corps commanded by General McDowell. As soon
as this was reported to General McClellan he com
plained of it as an interference with his command . ,
calculated to lead to the most dangerous: conse- •
quences. He asked for. two of the three divisfons
constituting that corps (Franklin's and McCall's),
and it-he could not . get:two he was particularly
anxious to have 'Franklin's division. The Presi-''
dent came'to the War Office in person, and, held a
discussion of some'length with: several of the chiefs
Of bureaus in the War-Department, in the presence*
of the Secretary of War. I ,cannot from memory '
recite the particulars of that discussion. I was pre-`
. sent and heard it. Some opinions were averse to
.sending any part of that force to the peninsula. I '
think that one—and one officer only—was in favor
of sending the whole of it. At length the President,
asked me individually whether I thought the city
would be safe with the two divisions, if Franklin
' should be sent away. I told him I thought it would
be safe. He then wrote the' order- for Franklin's '
division to go to General McClellan. General M 6 ,"
Dowell was not present at this consultation that
remember. • • .
I now lay before thes'court a letter from the Presi
dent, dated April 9. It contains the passage in re
ference to General Blenker, which I referred to in
.my testimony. I place it before the court-more par
ticularly because it alludes to the force left for the
defence of Washington. •
I believe I have given. all-of the information on
that point showing the reasons why Gen. McDowell
was detained in front of Washington. I wish to be
understood as stating. • very positively that every
step taken in that matter was induced. as - I believe,
by , great public necessity, and with very great reluo
lance, on the part of the President, so far as General'.
McClellan was concerned. It was the' manifest de- ,
sire of the President and of the Secretary of War to -I
send to General McClellan all the means in their 'I
power to enable him to make a successful campaign.
Q. By the court.—When did the enemy evacuate
Centreville and Manassasi A. In,enswer to that
question, I will state that I have seen 'en official re
portfrom General McClellan dated Fairfax Court
i
House, March 11, 8.30 P. M., n which he states that_
the rebels have left all their positions. -
Q. By the Court. State, m this connection, the
effect of the movement proposed by General McClel
lan by Urbanna and the York river, referred to in
the letter by, .the President, dated -February 3, 1862,
before the evacuation of Centreville and • Manassas
• by.the enemy, and contrast it with the movement
proposed by the President, stated in the same letter.
A. I can only give my impression or opinion in re
gard to this. I have never hail any doubt myself'
that-the movement proposed.by the way Urbana or
the peninsula was injudicious. It has always appear
, ed tome that if the, enemy could have known'of this'
plan before abandoning his position on the Potomac
an d.at Manassas those positions would not have been
abandoned; on the contrary, my opinion has .been
constantly that the proposed movement of a' large:
part of the force in front of Washington would have
induced the enemy to make an effort to seize Wash
ington.
I have attached very great importance to the pos-
session of Washington, not so much as a military
point, but from its political. position. Washington
is the capital of the United States. The Government
is here.. The archives of the nation are all here . It
is the depository of the original Declaration of In
dependence and of the Constitution of the United
States. -It is the residence of foreign ministers.
These and many similar considerations give to this
city a peculiar character. Ito possesaion even , for a
short time by the enemy would, have injured. the
cause of the country more than the Aose ! of. many
battles at a distance from this point. I have always
thought that the true mode of advance upon the
enemy was sonietliinglike that proposed., try. ther
President. Keeping the army within striking. dis
tance of 'Washington,. in the effort , to, make an ef
fective blow umin the enemy in his positions. The
details of such a movement-I have not particularly
thought about, having had no occasion to do so: .
Q. by General MoDowelL So far , its you know,
what has been the character of the service rendered
by Gen. McDowell—faithful andloyal, or. otherwise 1
A. I have known . Gen. McDowell many years.: I
hate seen him on duty inthe happiest relations with
that honored chief Lieut. Gen. Scott_; . I have kept
my pye upon hitn sincethie unhappy war broke out,
and not the shade of a suspicion has ever crossed my
mind touching his entire loyalty. Prom my know
ledge& Gen. McDowell, it would.be impossible for
ine to conceive him disloyal. .I :regard him as a true
and faithful patriot
" Q. By the Court—Viewed in a military - light,
state the responsibilities of . the. movement of • the
Army of the Potomac tp the. penintmla,, without
leaVing the force decided-by the". President to guard
and:cover Washington, if such was the fact, and the.
'reasons which Such fast would iro-pdse fondetaining
the corps of General. McDowell,.in-April lastl A.
It.was the opinion of the:President, undoubtedly,
that his order of -the Bth of, March,With.;respect
the,safety of the capital, had licit been complied with
'by General McClellan. In referring. ta it in his let-
ter of the 9th of April 'he uses the delleate language
"that his instructions had been neglected." I cer
tainly was of the same opinion. In plain terms, the
order had been disobeyed ; and I. hold it to be a mili
tary prineiple that. Whenever an officer departs from,
the,instructions elf:a superior he takes upon himself
the entire responsibility of all the consequences;
and?'m the present case,-When the ~.Prgaident intert.-
poSed; , And by-in order -of his own made geodhis
inetructions;he perfornied an ac cof
. high dutT,
td`wbicli General Mc Oellan could properly take no
exception';. find if M that act, he diminished the
farce of General McClellan, and subjected hint,te
any iVil consequences whatever, the , responsibility
for It was with General MCCllellan, and not with the
President: *.
'"Q. By General McDowell—Do you knew if the
Sec of War reproached-General McDowell for
fa to .fulfil the duty imposed on him as a corps
co inder,.by the President, in the matter of the
farekto be left for the protect ion
ofthe eapitall
have no recollection .. of
anything of tia ,
i p
4:Ybe following letter was also producedeluring the
evidence : •
- READQUAUTERS 'AUNT OP-111E,POTOMA0j
Starner Commodbre; April 1,1862.
lb VOW Gernial T bitias, t Getili' U.:B.
. Briny
u'ianaL't - i'hiive, to request . that sou wilt, lay
the' following conininnication before the,Honorable
Se6retary of Wer. • . .
The approximate and ' positions left tioar
and in rear of
. tbe Army of Potomac are about al►
follows,: -• . _ . • .
e r a.. Dix .hai, aftervding the reilroade under
his afire, sufficient' co ps *to .give him.five thou
s' , d 'for the defence ßal tirnore, and 1,988 available
for*. Eastern. Shore, -Annapolis, &c. Fort,Dele;
wteds very well garrisoned by about 400 - men.-,,
lie garrisons of . the forts Around Washington
sisiOpnt to 10s600•men, other disposable trcior4l.:pow
with,Gen. - 'Wadsworth being about 11,400.nien. '
„Wetroops employed in guarding the - railways
Aland amount to some 3,359 men. These it ie
designed to relieve, • being old regiments, by dis
mbupted cavalry, and to send them forward to Pda- -
naiikas. . . ,
penerai.A - bercrombie occupies Warrenton with a
love '.which; inoluding, Colonel Geary at „White
Plais; and .the oevalry-to be at his disposal, Will
. amount to some 7,780 men; with - twelve pieeps of sr-
I have the honor to request that all the organized
for,servion in Pennsylvania and New York, and in
any. of the Eastern States, may be ordered to:Wash
ington. Ilearn frord Governot Curtin that there
;are some .3,600 men now ready in Penfisylirania.
This' force 1 , . should be glad to 'have sent at once to
Manassas..Four thousand men from General Wads
weft I desdie to be ordered to Manassas. .These
'
troobs with the railroad guards above alluded to;
,"make up a force. Under the command of General
.Abetetbmbie, of seMethirig.like 18,639.
Itls.my design to push' Gen. Blenker's division
from Warrenton upon. Strasburg. ,He should remain
at Sizasburg, too, to allow matters to assume a deft
niteYerm in that region before proceeding to his ulti
inkte destination. - " . •
The troops in the Valley of the Shenandoah. will
• tbils_ Blenkeris division, 10,028 stro
with 24 pieces of artillery ; Banks' 6th Corps. - w EN
'embraces Gen. Shields, 19,687 strong, wit; 4l
r 92.
some r 3;652 disposable cavalry, 41e
. railroa~
sutrfls,. about 2 1/ 13 9• 31 1 4 ?! 1 ! frl4 l 4,tro about 36,467
designed to relieve General,}tooker.,by Nome
went, say 860 men—leaving, with 86416.600 ;car.
Ira ~ 1 ,350 men on the lower Potomad. .
To recapitulate :
.At:Warrentosi there is to be....:....:`.,..7,780 men.
At..Manassas there is to be 10,869 , -
Inlhe Valley of ,the Shenandoah 35,457
On.he lovieryotomao • 1,360 c,
t In all 66,466 men.
.• There will thusbe left.lor the garrisons and the
front of Washington,' under Gen. Wadsworth,
.18,000 men, exclusive 'of; the batteries under in
.struction. •
'The troops organizing or ready for:service in New
York, I learn, will probably number over four thou-
Sand., These should be assembled at Washington,
!subject to disposition where moat needed.
; Lam, very respectfully, your 'obedient servnnt,
I, • GEO. B. MCOLELLAN,
Major General. 'Commanding
. . .• . • . •
-.ARMY OF THE:CUMBERLAND.
..fSesidtsiry Steamers Attacked by Guerillas—
, Intim:sum Treatment of our WornadicE:- .
..
he4litgara . _era •B , .
Teleased on. Ittinclistosv -
briar ) , sianioiiaii• of the - Gunboat Sideli.
DI
.._ • .. • .-. •
• Mr. Shinty, a hospital clerk at Nashville, giVelliffe
.
ifollOiving account of the late attack upon our Beni
_
. .
• • •tarketeamers at Harpeth'S . hoals,Tennesaee:
HASTINGS, ..
Plf . BOARD STEAMER Jl_Jan. 15, 1863.-
-I,figlati#l-44.,few!-mpmenta -from the dreadful scenes
..that have surrounded us -forthe pasfthree days; to- ,
that °lithe 12th inst., in,roompany-wi • - • •
•` , iceo, Az/mauled. in ,thelate battla s --Vetherl w
4001vounded soldip.ta._on the ; 9001 - teers astingst and
Trio, I left Nashville to tissfatiin getting the steam.'
ers . ..through to Louisville. Before starting I
'heard Several insinuations that . the guerillas
"would resist - our passage, but we being on an
trend of - mercy, . thought our mis si on • would
.e respected and allowed to pass unmolested.
No evidences: of danger , ware seen until, ap
proaching Harpeth Shoals, we beheld the: smoking.
,hull of the steamer. Charter, end several bUrning
houses on the sciuth side of the river. The ,steamer
had been burned by the guerillas under thenotorious
Colonel Wade, and the houses by Lieutenant Van
porn, of theist Ohio, in charge of the national gun
oat klajonSidell. A short distance below was a
large fleet of Federal steamers" engaged in getting
Aver the Shoaliyunder the protection of the gunboat
Sidell. On passing Van Dorn's fleet I -hailed him,
'kind inquired -.as to danger below. He replied,
r there is no danger. I have cleaned .them out."
rWe passed on, the Trio a mile or so in advance.
!Near two miles below the gunboat we caught
sight of the Trio lying , to in a cove opposite
dhe Shoals. - Knowing that she was short of
oe, we concluded that she was 'engaged in
Ming on a supply of wood. On- nearing her , we
'Saw several mounted soldiers drawn up in line-along
the shore.; As many of. them had on Federal over
coats, we thought them to be our cavalry. They
hailed us, and ' ordered us to land.
I I atone discovered them to be guerillas, and or
tiered Captain Robinson to land. The order was
prbmptly obeyed. The current being strong, the
boat did not yield readily to
- the turn of the pilot,
Making slow progress in swinging around, causing
her to drag slowly down the stream. This caused
the guerillas to think that we were not going to
land, and theynamediately fired two heavy volleys
of musketry, followed' by 'two discharges of six
hpoundlcalls, all taking effect onthe steamer.
F Your correilikifide r ftt,in -company . with Captai n-
R obinson
;standing
and Inlet Kilburn, ' of. Covington, was
• ;standing On the hurr,icane deck when the firing took
place. I hailed them, and told them to tire no more,
as we were loaded with wounded add would land as
Soon as possible. They tried to trill the nian at the
wheel,, who stood bravely at his post, amidst all the
' Are, until the boat was tied up, On- our near ap
proach to them, I hastened down to still-the dread
ful confusion tkat the - firing had caused. Several
:padres were on board, and, be it said to their praise, -
• they behaved like true heroines; no fainting or
'screaming; all as quiet as could be.desired under
Bubb circumatanoefe - On my return to the front of
.;the boat, I *as met by Colonel Wade,who; with a'
:horrible oath, ordered Dr. Waterman , '
surgeon in
of the wounded, to take his d—d wounded
. jYankees ashore, as he would burn the boat, and lA',
•; toti, unless the order was obeyed. I instantly ap-
iiealed to him in behalf of the wounded. During,
•• his time his followers had come on board, and took
i t ull possession of everirthing."
1 Here I should like, if I could, to picture out'to '
,•youf readers, and the world at large, the awful
scene. of pillage and-plunder that ensued. AU but
two or three of them lyere demoralized by the drink
obtained previous to our arrival from the bar of the
Trio. I will not attempt to pen-picture the scene,
language fails, and words are beggars, in attempting
to do so. Near one hundred of the thieving, plun
dering gang, was engaged in rifling everything from
the cleric's office to the. chambermaid's room. For
ja few moments the stoutest hearts were appalled,
and consternation had seized upon all. On passing
around,_ appealing to them to desist, I met their
assistant adjutant general, in whom I recognized an
010 acqiutintance, who instantly promised.to.do all
Ili his , power to save the ,boat, and stop the pima
dering. • He spoke to Colonel . Wade, and he ordered
ithem,off- the boat; but, alas, . that overshadow
ling.surse of „both - armies. was ,there, in - full pos
session of-human hearts, that might have been more
humane, had ,not the demon spirit of rum hardened
;their natural sympathies, and: unchained their baser
passions. In their maddened thirst for plunder, they
'trampled on and over our poor wounded men, taking
their rations, blankets, overcoats, canteens, and even
money out of their pockets. Never was there such
' a scene • witnessed. For a time conflision reigned
supreme. During the time Dr. ;Waterman and- my
self had come to terms with. Assistant Adjutant
General Burford, in.regard to the passengers. The
officers, able and disable, were to be paroled together ,
with the wounded men, but he insisted on burning
the boat. We then_ asked him to spare one boat, and
allow us to go on to. Clarksville. This he consented
to do, upon my entering into a written agreement
that the boat should hereafter entry no other sup
plies, or do any other work for the Government,
other than sanitary work. • • -
In addition to this, thewriterwas to burn,or have
burned, - one hundred and eleven bales of co tton that
were on the deck of the Hastings, upon our arrival
at Louisville. The terms were severe, and Wade
would listen to no other ; and on my falling to com
ply with these terms, .the men must be put ashore,
and, left without covering, rations, or medicines, -
badly wounded, and thirty-five miles from any mili
tary: post. Military _ rule and the stern dictates
thereof may condemn our conclusiomyet the claims
. (*.suffering, humanity, under -auCh circumstances,
'would compel 'us to •go •further. than''the_
' terms-called for. The penalty .for failing to burn
l the . ..cotton on • our arrival - at Louisville was
tihe •: simple surrender of unworthy self to the
i Confederate authorities; a small penalty, con
' sidei;ing the amount at stake. These terms being
agresd upon, and Surgeon Waterman having made
up ailist of the paroled men, the guerillas left the •
boat, and the wounded of the Trio, and her
crew
and passengera were transferred to ' the Hastings.'
While the transfer was going on, another steamer •
• hove,in sight—the Parthenia, on her way to Clarke
ville. She was ordered ashore, and the same scene
was',enacted- over in her cabin, save the fact that ,
shelled no _sick or wounded of any account, but.
had '.• - fieverat . .painengers. - The • rangers at once
boarded her;: for some time utter ''madness
ruled the hour.". The Parthenia was a new steamer,:;
- coating' . $111‘000;', 'finely : , finished - andfurnished,
While engaged in rifling her, and piling up piling .
busttbles -on different parts of the boat' to make
her burn- rapidly, the gunboat Sidell, •spoken
of elsewhere, hove in eight. , Her appearance
was a signal of jay to our - men and of elarm,to the
rebeli, who' immediately mounted their horses, ready
• to 'tin. We hailed Van Dorn, and told him toanchor
' in the middle of the stream, and not r come between
our boat and the range of the guerillas' oannon.-•- -
TQi.olll' utter astonishment, • instead -of gelling
: ready to coyer himself with glory in.the saving of so
much property and severallives, he simply fired his
revolver, and then.ignorainiously . aad cowardly waved
• his white handkerchief; intolien of surrender. The
7 rebels had fired several volleys at him and done no
harm, save the wounding of one•of Van'Doinla gun
, tiers. .He then ordered-one of his own men to strike
• the colors,•"which he obeyed: • no) , thcarcrossed
over,4o.,:the rebel side, who, with-tremendous yells,-
, toildc;ixissesSion of her. - . Having , had'no, - sleeplor'
' many day and sick at heart over then - decry of this
. the moat unfortunate expedition of the war, I'will '
close. , - - 1
ARMY OF .
Another Bose Burned by the Guerillas—
Effects of Deinikenness--Gcueral Grant's
Operations—rnion - Flags at , Vicksburg—
Reeonnoissance to Plant ff.usitson.
MENPRIS, January 16, via CAIno; January 18.
Last Wednesday-: night, guerillas seized the small
steamer' Filrest 'Queen, 'at Comineroe, /Miss., and
burned it, The boat had been engaged in carrying
cotton, and was in command of the owner, Captain
L. • .
ees cavalry went out a few days ago to.look for
Richardson's guerilla camp, on the Hatable; and
within a few miles of it they found eight barrels:of
whisky.. They partook freely of the beverage; and
became intoxicated, had a light among themselves;
and killed.a captain and five privates: - •
Gen:. Grant I. busy concentrating facioiia,
boats and pressing them. Of course 'no. one knows
his intentions t but an important' movement soon is
conjectured.. '' •
A heavy allow storm has prevailed foirtwenty•fohr
hours. More 8)110W has fallen•then•we have seen for
twenty 3rears, aari yet it comes.
There is . nothing new from over the Charleston
railroad: - • ' • .
.
Four boat loads of prisoners: from Arkansas POst
are expected to arrive to -day. - •
The correspondent of the Mobile &Opfer, writing
from • Vickaburg, says: Four ofthe: live stands of
colors' captured yesterday were displayed in front Of
General Smith's house..gne,bekonged 19 the 29th
- ; .‘
:This was very bioodY, od-toilet have been / in the
hotteg of:the fight: Another belonged - to the 58th
Ohio; and was •badly torn, a shell having passed
through. its centre." Another was the 13th Illinois,
badiy mangledl The other was the 31st Alie.souri,
uninjured: • -
• A correspondent writeafrorn the." Gunboat Essex,
otrPortaudson, December.l4, ll as follows:
With the gunboats Nos. 2,3, and 7, we arrived at
Port Hudsomon the 12th December. We found no
batteries as we came up. We are anchored about
three miles below Hudson. We cannot see their,
guns, but if their works are mounted . with guns
'their undoubtedly haie a hake number of cannon.'
We can see a great many tents. ; ,,
:The contrabands say there are 5,000 men here and;
they are stron g ly fortified Mr two miles back frant
thev'ritier.• They say that. the Confederacy has ,
'offered $lOO,OOO to those that capture the F,asex,
$50,000 if she is destroyed: The negroes say, they
fear ' . . • .
We will staylkere four weeks. That lathe Order. l
•From what I hear, Farragut will not'trust bin ships
In range of anyinore river batteries. We have.= .
:'troops dowri here, and without them it ie no use, to
" attack Port Hudson. ,
'This morning , at 61,i o'clock, the rebeliiiperied
battery of artillery on
~.the- N O: 2,`And. shot through
her over 20 times, killing ointand wounding several:
We 'then illenced the, rebels, _when the No. 2 got
.aground,and we bad to pull her off. She is taking fast: , 'The rebels are following ,us. We, have
the No.. 2 in tow, and she will leaVe us in a few
'minutes. We received 15 or 20 shot, but noneriassed
through. We are BM thing, andthe rebelis
the levee proteisting them: They brought, eartil.
lery from. ort Hudson , last night.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
The Preparations for an Advance—lgnod
ranee of its Destination—Longstreet's
Corps not in' the •West7Present Organi
zation of Our " •
RionT GRAND Division, Saturday, Jan. 17,1863.
The arniyis again' in a state of high, though very
indefinite ex pectancy . Yesterday, • all th p corps. '
eludingg. theßeserve Grand Division; 1 , 4
w—cp • Bt "etaieli
_up to Fairfax and does picket duty. for W -4shington
, were.ordered to be in readiness to miy fe at „ early
hour this morning, with three de-
T
ut T t ili
the
;a .•s cooked rations
ingthe movement
;and sixty rounds of ammuniti
• ,; Last evening a second -
-truer was issued, postpon
..
„ R utz mean tha*„
general inr• -
until it. is v
e M n O u n p d a a y ito m ge o t r h n e i r n , g b .
• „a - ninon is that it is only delavedi
-via the movement to bet On all similar od.:
`r..difilis, hitherto, the plan has been' pretty--Evidely
'advertised throughout the army. This time' it is
shrouded in mystery. Brigade commanders don't
know. Division commanders don't know. The
commanders of grand divisions probably do know—
though one of them, at least, was ignorant night be
fore last—but, like• the mummy 'in' the play, they
maintain their reticence. Several 'journalists think
they know, but don't propose to tell. So long as
• plans for the future do not become subjects of gossip
among general and stair officers, they can be kept out
of the newspapers.
An advance will render a fight probable, if not in
. evitable. The soldiers of this army willnots,go into
' battle with their early enthusiasm. There will be
no shouting, no cheering;'but quietly, silently, stur
dily, the men will go out to the field, as t he- mer
chant goes to his counting room or the far mer to his
plough, and they will do their whole duty.
The reports from Nashville that I‘ongstreet's
corps had removed westward to reinforce'Bragg `are
unfounded. , Longstaeet himself here two days
ago With his command. It is believed that no-entire
rebel corps has been withdrawn from bur front; but
we have information from deserters and contrabands
'that some batteries, brigades, and divisions have
been detached and sent Tennesseeward.
The following is the present organization of this
.
Right Grand Division.. ... Peraj. Gen. P.: V; Sumner.
Second Corps ' Mij. Gen. D. N. Couch:;
Ninth Corps Maj. Gen. Jno. Sedgwick. •
Centre Grand.Dlirision Maj. Gen. Jos. Rooker.
- Third Corps Brig. Gen. Geo. Stoneman.
Fifth Corps Maj. Gen. Geo. G. Meade..
Left 'Grand Division..... Maj. Gen. W. R.:Franklin.
First Corps Brig. Gen. John F; Reynolds.
Sixth Corps Maj. Gen. W. R-Smith.
' Reserve Grand Division.... Maj Gen. Franz Sigel.
Eleventh Corps ' • Maj. Gen. Stahl.
Twelfth Corps Maj. Gen. H. W. Slocum.
The weather, despite the occasional light rains,
continues_ warm and favorable ; but down in the
deep valleys and sunless excavations, the jellied
.road-beds give a light foretaste of whatLfats....!=...l-s-- -
store for
.='•- •
- DEPARTMENT . , OF THE . SOUTH.
Reported Mutiny in Fort Sumpter—The
Garrison Throw Down their Arms—Non
' Payment of. Money Due Them the Cause—
' • Continual Desertions fromthe Enemy.
, . .
: A correspondent, under date of Port Royal, S. 0.
January 2d, 1863, writes as follows :
. The Marblehead; Conimander Scott, arrived here
on Monday from the blockade off Charleston.. She
brings as passengers six men, who escapedl in- Col:
Rhett's barge last week from Fort-Sumpter. These
men, all Northerners, took advantage of a foggy
night, and:ran the batteries, and reached the steamer
Canandaigua, where they gave themselves up. They
tell a sad tale of doings in rebeldom. On Tuesday
of last week about one-third of the troops in Sump
--ter openly.avowed their intention of not fighting any
longer under the Confederate flag, whereupon nearly
all of the garrison threw down their arms. They
were half famished for food, and. their families in
want, owing to their:non-payment for several
months. .
The arrival of troops still loyal in the "Reb"
cause, in sufficient numbers to overawe the muti
neers, had the effect to force themlo resume their
duties. A large number of the prominent mutineers
were placed in confinement, and may possibly meet
the fate of mutineers, although their friends say if
they are shot they will avenge their death.
- -This dissatisfaction 'does not exist alone within
the walls of - Sumpter, - but is wide spread in that
department. The men are worked day and night to
complete their defensive works, are
.half starved,
receive no money, - and live under the iron :rule of
perfect despots. 'rhe tyranny of their officers is be
yond lintigination, and the men, worn out Mentally
as well as physically, are now driven nearly tolhe
-verge of despair.
Scarcely a day passes without desertion. The men.
seizeany opportunity to get off to the Federal yes
sels;and 'some of them escape to the country. Pro
visiohs are very scarce, and even the Government
supplies fall short in weight as well as in quality.
Supplies expected to come
_by running the•blockride
are not in, nor does there seem any possibility of
their getting any more by that route. Our blockade
is too much for the "Rebs,” and they are com
pelled to acknowledge it. A few days ago, in their
• ileirpair, the rebel leaders determined to go out with
their two iron-clad vessels and drive off our ships,.
but common sense changed their minds, and after
sailing about the harbor for a few hours-they re
turned to their anchorage. Our officers saw them
on the occasion referred to, and supposed-they were
on a trial trip. . •
OUR IRON-CLAD NAVY.
Important Change in the Construction. of
Iron-Clads—To be Made More Formidable.
Instructions have been sent from the Navy:Tie.-
pertinent to the different contractors building the
last batch of ironclad vessels to make a considerable
change in the plan of their construction. They were
to be leriger than the ninetatteries of the Monitor
type, and to draw very little water. Now, however,
they are to be made very formidable, and, will be of
deeper draught than was at first intended. There are
other deviationi from the original pian to be carried
out, which leis riot exßedient to print. These craft
are all in a forward condition; and one or two of
them will be launched in a few weeks. They are
1,034 tons burden ; will have only one turret, in which
two guns will be mounted. The names of this class
of iron-clads are:
Vessels. Condition. - Where Building.
Mahopac In frame JerseY City.
Manhattan Ribs up jersey City.
Tecumseh Ribs up Jersey City.
Canonicus Keel laid Boston.
Catawba ' Building rapidly. - ..oincinnati.
Manyunk Keel laid Booneville.
Tippecanoe Building rapidly... Cincinnati.
Captain Ericsson furnishes the plans for these
ships, the general principles of whose construction
will be the same as their predecessors. None of
them, however, can be made available for any imam!.
diate hostilities.
_
Florida, 9, side-wheel steamer, for the command of
which Captain Bankhead, of the Monitor, has been
detailed, is under orders to prepare for active ser
vice as soon as possible. Workmen are how em
ployed miler at the Brooklyn navy yard, and she
will be finished in a short time. The Florida, al
though a purchased steamer, is strongly built, and
has the reputation of being fast. Other officers of
the Monitor beside Captain Baillchead have been
ordered to her. She rates on the register with many
of the regular navy-built steam sloops-of-war.
Ozark, 2, iron-clad steamer, building at Mound
City, has had her ribs put up, and will in atfew weeke
begin to assume the aspest of a finished vessel. Con
siderable curiosity in the navy about this ves
sel,- owing to the fact that Chief Engineer Whittaker,
whci was called froirithe MediterrauearLatation
teat a new iron-clad annihilator, is at work putting
his new invention on board.. The Ozark does not
belong to any of, the classes of iron-clads hitherto
printed in order. She is of the same general deserip
tion'as the Tuecumbia and others of that rate. There
is still another type in course of construction, some
of the vessels of which have not, we believe, been
commenced•up to this time. .
The Reeent Capture off,Charliston; S. C.
To Me Rat or of The Press: • --• -
Sin : , The newspaper press agree in
. the statement
that our "blockadlng squadron 1, recently Made an
important capture; consisting of Major Sanders and
a tin box of rebel documents, thus putting:our Go
vernment in posseision of.a rebel emissary and of
much valuable information. ,
Now as "our blockading squadron" consists of
almost too many vessels to be engaged in one oap
4.ture, it may not be.titniss tluit Philadelphians be /D.
formed that this arrest was made by CaptainJ. Ma- .
dison Finley, of the United Statie steamer Quaker-
City who has been so long, so patiently, and so
faithfully keeping watch along the rebel coast. ".
It was on themorning of January 4, at about two
o'clock, that a sail was seen' . by the officer of the
deck standing out from Charleston. A aignal rocket
- was sent up, all hands called, cables slipped, and the
steamer started in chase. After an hour the ...vessel
was reached, and proved to be the sloop Mercury, of.
Charleston, bmind to Nassau.::-Hei oargo was , of
little value, but the diligence. and . L addresithat se -7
cured the papers, prepared as . ,they wiii;foi. submer
sion in the aca7 are certainly wortliY"Cif all praise. •
X,.
T}HRS
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• STATES IN-
Another of RebelnGetterallntereept
ed-Doniestie Wants and Troubles in the.
South-Roede most required by Rebel Pe
ananee-Orders of Mrs. Davis and Miss Clark
-Late Intelligence front all parts of
doni-The Cotton Trade-CharleetonnThe
Blockade. • 2 • - .•
The following budget of rebel docunients and cot-•
respondence, was taken from Major. Sanders when
he wets captured of Charleiton, not long • since, and
were separate from the' diplomatic budget; the sub- -
stance of whinnive pnblished on Mcinday. 'Muchof
the information contained in these papers is , highly
important to ,the Government,” and the whole an •
fords an interestin inside view of febeitionv relative
to doniestie tioahles -and Wants. - One„,nifi the let-.
tem, from which we only make an - abiiiiract, is ad
dressed to a distinguished member of tnefamily . of
Louis Napoleon.; and, while thanking the Emperor
for:his - efibrts to induce - this great Towers to-interfere -
in our affairs, urges a continuance of his "kind .
offices," with-tile assurance of the writes that they
will - be successful in:the end. The Mrs.. Gilman M
inded to is the wife of General Gilman. ffirs. Myers
is a daughter of the late General Twiggs. Mr. Vizi
tilly is correspondent and artist of the - Blustrated
London Times, and writes also for one or two French
papers. He we cite indignant, when accompany- .
ing Bull-Run Russell; because our Government re
fused him a pass to go to the Army of theTotornan
He had just then returned from the West, where he
boasted that he had. done brilliant service agitiest
the rebels.lle always insisted that hennui- strongli
with the Ninth,. and despised the rebels. WeAubmit '
the budget without - further comment':' t
-The following, from George N. Senn:onto his Non,
was in pencil and evidently hastily written :
, ATLANTA, Gin, Dee. 16, 1862. '
R
DEAR ails : I telegraphed you to-day about the
most important business of your mission-the
steamers. My steamers are really .the -only thing
abroad in-which the nation has really much interest.
It is the
and
thing that o ff ers su.ccoe , and relief-'-
Sinclair and Bullock's steamers only preying on the
enemy's commerce. 'We 'want ntori-than that now; we
. want-succor. or 'lreland die. Mr. Mason will, I am
sure, take the „right view.. All other projects sink
linto insignificance compared to. the construction of
•my sir steaniers I So think Coo:green and so thinks
-every-intelligent man with whom - I nave conversed.
You must present. the case to Mr. Mason in every
point of view. These steamers , can open and keep
open the port , of New Orleans to our commerce, and
one-Week's _trade will pay the nation thine times
their cost. Iwould• mecum my trunks and all pre
sents until. your. return. •
Let the vessel under Harris be freighted for North
-Carolina; and, for myself and associates, with arti
,eles that will pay best. My idea is that you should
get a light. draft, ones% fishing vessel, and clear her
!for Baltimore. Get Robert, or Jerry, or one of them,
to accompany; and-let "them make for Hunter' or
Dividingcreek. They can send off the first night the
most yaluable part of the cargo in life boats, and in
the morning let the vessel tack back to the eastern
shore and return again at night, if wind is favorable,
and with the aid of life boats, already there, be able to
discharge the cargo the second night. G. N. S.
To the above letter is appended the following from
/Bray Sanders-to her son who is now a prisoner :
- My DARLING Boy : Sty the most remarkable acci
dent your father and I met lierejust a few minutes
Ago. I Wife advised to take the southern route to
.Richmondn and by accident met with. President
Davis at the oars, came on in. his oompan,y with Joe
Johnson, &e . ; & c .: By the negligence of the hotel
people I was left over, waited all day, and:Yeaa just
putting a letter in the office fore Virginity:when the :
man told Me your father was in the•houire.
:That/think of that. He had been, here-all dti
56d-bless my boy.
Your devoted mother,
ANNA J. SANDERS.
In Mr. Sanders' ordenbook, and in memoran
dums; are probably a hundred orders - for artioles for
ladies and gentlemen. A few samples will show
what are sought for.
- For Mrs. Jefferson Davis: One dozen Jouvin's
gloves, No. Is, ladies' Size, dark, worked with bright
colors, long in the hand, two buttons over the wrist ;
one dozen same, 694', la dies' ; one dozen worked earn
brio bands ; three and a half yards Valenciennes lace,
five lrichep yvide, near straight edge) one whole piece
Val. lace, 45i1;. nch ode
•
For Miss Sally Clark: These articles will give yod
an idea of things most needed in the Confederate
States by ladies. You may fill what you can of this
order :
Five dozen best white cotton hose, No. 9.
One dozen best white cotton hose, Not B.
One dozen pairs of black kid gloves, No. 6%.
- Three dozen fine linen cambric handkerchiefs, hem.-
stitched,
One piece. of :flet-qualitlrish line, (for shirts.) -
One piece of best-quali tyblack alpaca. .
-' One piece (of at - least fifty yards) the handsomest
'Gros de-thin black•iiiin, very wide and rich.
One pound of black sewing silk.
Six dozen spools of sewing cotton. -
One dozen pairs of beat heeled black gaiter boots,
No. 2%. -
Two pairs of beat heeled black gaiter boots, No.
33c.
One package of black worsted braid for the edge of
One
One dozen papers of pine. -
Ten pounds best green tea.
Six pairs of black morocco slippers, No. 2%.
Needles, tape, shoe-strings,-And pearl buttons.
Four French corsets, 18 or 20 inches in the waist.
For litre. S. to get for Mrs. Myers in Paris :
1 set of handsome jet, consisting of ear-rings,
hyeast-pin, belt, buckle, bracelets and cuff-buttons.
2 pairs of French 'corsets 21 ineheinbithe waist.
1 dozen lyle-thread stockings, No. 9.
- .1 dozen blue-kid gloves,..No.-;
1 crape bonnet, black, for deep mourning , very
stylish. ;-
1 handsoine black grenadine dress, with directions
for making and trimniings.
1 cloak and cap for an infant, (white.)
2 handsome robe de chambre, white, very simple, as
they-are for mourning.,
4 flannel skirt's, (ready mninnn.nrnnninin
Nearly all the orders for gentlemen n
,rections for the purchase A ugust last,
That - San era-- - nn'n" .
the'very laudable bininess of settling
his indebtedness in the United' States, by note, ap
-pearalrennthe folio receipt:
.Received from ebr N.'SandetliiTagrrhts tiote"-
'for thirteen thousand our hundred and ninety-eight
dollars, in settlement of-judgment obtained' against
'Lim in New:York, with interest to this date, whiclr
note, whenpeid;.nell be a settlement in full of all de
mands I have ageinst him to thistime L but if such
note is. riot paid, such. 'judgment to r emain in full -
'force. •--n. W. A. TOWNSEND.
•
MONTREAL, August 22, 1862.
We take' it for granted-that'Mr. Townsend, a
British subject,' on the 22d of August, 1862, assumed,
when he wrote- the above, that the. rebel Sanders
was still a citizen of the united States, entitled to
all the privilegein'of the " reciprocity act." What
will Townsend give for his original receipt, or what
will he take for Sanders' note?
A letter from George A. Hopley ii Co., of Charles
tin, to their correspondent in Nassau, givee the fol
lowing advice :
We think cotton a very favorable investment of
European capital.
We think the best-paying articles are now coffee
and woolen goods-flannels, &c., &c. .
We know St. Domingo coffee sold as high as $3.50
per pound at retail, though we easily vouch for such
prices for a large quantity.
Woolen goods, flannels, axe scarce, and will fetch
high prices. •
A letter addressed G. A. Esser, of Manchester,
pro tem. Nassau, says :
(Duplicate.)
CIIARLBSTON, S. C., Dee. 27, 1861.
C. A.. Esser, Esq., of Manchester, pro tem. Nassau:
DEAN SIR : Interpreting the wording of your late
letter in a way that.we may have soon the pleasure
of your official visit here, we would take the liberty
to suggest that you will not book yourself as pas
zenger, or in any other way sail with a steamer
which is not commanded. by a first-rate Southern
captain, and who has with him a clever, first-rate
Southern p ilot, bona to be well acquainted with the
tides, coast; &c.; men of courage, intrepidity, and
particularly coolness and assurance of mind.
No doubt you will find in Nassau enough of such
captains, and pilots have been procured to the
steamers in which you might take passage. We
would certainly advise you not to risk such a pas
sage unless sure that such a - captain and pilots are
on board.
Messrs. Sanders & Son, in Nasaau, will easily pro
cure for you and your friends what you want; else,
there are Messrs. Adderly & Co., and prinelplilly
Mr. J. B. Lafittee, the latter's agent, a partner of
the big house here. Still, with you saroir faire (in
your-intercourse with him) might procure you , a •
first-rate 'pilot. Salt is depressed; so are drugs and
coffee very high. Sugar rising. Dry goods in great' .
demand,loarticularly fl annels, winter goods, --.
Shoes, etc., in good demand. Some indigo will pay.
Cotton rising rapidly, at 18 to 20 cents. Exchange
very - sensitive; at3oo. 'Many orders to buy have ar
rived from England and the Continent principally.
Spinners invest all their surplus funds in cotton. ,
Wishing you a good passage, should you succeed to •
,pay us a visit, yours, very truly,
• GEO: A. HOPLEY & CO.
The foil owing are isolated paragraphs from various
letters, giving a view of the interior life of the Con
federacy:
" Isn't this a ferrftle war; we' are heartily tired of
it, and, as yet, no prospect of peace. I ' wish we were
all with you. Richmond is . very much altered; add
there is the greatest spirit of extortion among our •
once liberal and hospitable community.
"By all means stay in Europe until there is a
much better state of things existing in this country.
This is my parting word of advice, and prompted by
good reasons." • •
' - A daughter of Mr. Mason, writing to him, says :
'" Winchester is not a bit nearer subjugate d than it
was a year ago; on the contrary, the , people are only
more determined and firm. A gentleman from
Clarke county told me that the largest crop he had
heard of, as being planted, was thirty or forty acres
of wheat, by Mr. George Burwell, All that section
of country has been so .desolated, and the, servants
brought off, that the people cannot live there much
longer; but if the -- war - continues for six months,
- many of themniustleaT theirhomes for the want
of the means of living, - the constant presence of both
armies, having consumed everything. I hear, now
ever, there is a gooddeal of wheat still remaining
there of the last twe crops, but you know man can
not live by bread alone.' n
The following is ton gentleman in Kentucky from'
his brother in Texas : -
"I have expected all the time you and Billy would .
join us, and I still look for you. My - God, can yeti
two standstill in such a crisisl -Be up and atmokk.
-leave the rotten concern-come out where white:
men and not negroes are looked lip to.
"Dear Ellen; I often think of her. • I hope .Bob
did not join - the Northern army, asn first heardn if.
so, lam done with him. It is death or sunnier' with
us-nether alternative will do. -
"I have prayed fervently for the- redemption:of
Kentucky, Breckenridge is a -noble -fellow-lie has
elevated himself high-in my favor." -
A lettendated- at- Winnsboro', S. C., gives •the fon
loieing..nieture of the present and prospective eon&
tion of afthirs : • - • •
The formidable naval preparations making by our
foe are openly avowed to.be intended- for the reduc
tion of Charleston; and, although our harbor is made
impregnable, it is thought; still Forts Moultrie and
Sumpter must bear the force of the attack ; to shell
-Cho giar_risie_ns ontfrom them, even' should they not
force their Wartu4ho citar..will be their aim. I am
thankful Gen.- Beauregard input - in command:_ His
Wise head, nun tremendous fortifications and iron-
gunboats, -which are just being completed, will enin
Lie us to meet-the-enemy with obstinate resistance.
Our success :in. Virginia has'-been beyond all ex
, pectation.- To-think of our barefooted.-ragged troops
gaining such -victories over the -well-clad, well-ap
pointed Lincoln. hosts i-but oh, -my • dear aunt, I
cannot rejoice.. Like Pyrrhus, •I. am. -tempted to
!,say,-"Another.such victory -would be annihilatioa,”
,for it seems.that the flower of our. Southern Men
are being swept away ; the voice of lamentation is .
heard - in .our. land, for there is scarcely. a- home •
where there-is not. some relative or friend dead or.
wounded. Those of ournoung.men who survive
,will be either mutilated or broken down in constitu
tion from: the hardships..of this miserable war. I
ought not to say a word of our deprivations' when 1
think of our men; but with the approaching season
nuagements must be made necessary.for the com
fort of children and.servants, and there is ,nothing to
be • had. I • went. so close to the wind last winter,
thinking that . our .ports .would certainly be open
before another,.that there. is nothing to exercise in
genuity upon-no flannel, no blankets to be had at
any price.. -We have long.since given np tea, coffee,
and sugarnninly.keeping a little of.the last for sick
cess; our rice lands, too, -being. so guarded by-the
enemy's gunboats, preventa it getting to market, so
• corn has to be substituted in a measure; bacon,upon
whichme fed the servants principally?, has given out
to sides n and you may imagine how difficult it is for
me; : to- provide for. our . thirty. inmates at such a
ntime„when nom neeensities Rte .so, diffloult to pro
-cure. Only think of - $4O for , a small' box of tallow
candles ; we hays :lust bought theta at that price,
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and in order to save them, burn lard, with a paper
placed in it; in our chambers. Not a yard of calico,
long cloth, or any other goods, under prices which
amount to an interdict ; and yet the gentlemen tell
us most cheerfully that we have not begun to feed the
war yet. If It continues much longer my slender
stock will'give opt entirely, and how I am then to
Clothe the girls and myself, I Cannot imagine. We are
manufetaturUig the homespun all over the country,
and many ladies are getting them woven ;
.but the
demand is so great that the supply is inadequate.- I
have felt very sick for the huit month, suffering con
stant pain,- and only keeping up by'the force of a
Wong will. God• help• us and. give us: better timer
aeon. . - • - -
In the memorandum , bonit of Mr. Sanders. are the
folloWing names;probibly of sympsthizeri : ' -
• Mist Tupper • No. 1I; Granite. streetcllalifiiit
MiseLonisa'StuademNoill Granite street. •
B. Wiei & Co. commission merchants,
,-
Robert Sotulizile, Trafalga'r Botel, London.
Lewis G. Harvey Liv.erpool. -'
James H. Bayne, Baltimore, banher..
--- Yale College la the - addreafor our filend,‘Jas: M.
- John Mitehell,lhe - "lrisli; patriot," in one of his
letters, tells his :wife to , address him. "under cover, '
to Mr. Beiward -McAdam, Baltimore, Md., U. S., and:
I will get it some timmk , _
"W.J." writes from Warsentom N. C. He says:
"Ifellanghen is jolly, but disgusted at the slowness
of the Government. Much obliged for the box--if
it arrives will be great help,. for everything iii tre
mendous hist. • Board is eighty dollars per week go
nerally: You know /lies oWal to draw the Z2ooi
Will be very prudent.w'
. .Mrs. L. F. Ciilmer,,of.Atlante,Georgia, writes to•
" Mrs.: C... 0.:. Keeneyor Mr . William Alvord, Sam
Irranclseils, California , "” triatehefe " consuming with
- an unappeasable hunger to hear and know some
thing about, them." The letter is very Fong. • She
eornidains much at not having received answers to
'letters froria friends in California; to whom she had
written. -She wrote four times to the - wife 'Drone of
our distinguished majo r generals; butgot no answer.
Major
She complains of Mackall,.who was a prisoner
'in ston, for a long while. At -Fort Warren, The
o
only person he heard from while a prisoner was a
young lady of New Hampshire ; wile Wrote to him.
The major relit:lied from his captivity' looking " bet
ter than ever.". -He was so fat; Mrs. Gilmer adds,
"that you would almost call him afoul." About the
last of November, he passed through Atlanta to take
command at Mobile. •
Major .William Norris, of the•rebeb signal corps,
under date of Richmond, December IE, writes as
follows • ; •
"Several Englishmen have recently received
teases through our lines from me and have all pro
mised to call and see Tou.. Col..Fletcber, Fusileec
Guards, left yesterdey by the under-ground railroad.
Mr. Corson left Some ten days since%. -
"If we fail to drive. the Federal army back to
Washington 'again, we will. buraßiehmond to the
ground, and fall beek'to the mountains. Our men
are ragged, ill-fed, out-numbered.three to one, bare.
footed, and bareheaded. I refer you to the history
of the times for what therhave done. Aayet, I arm
Ashamed to say that I have not even received a
scratch.
"You must read the London Times and look at
the London Illustrated . News. All of Vezitilly'a
ters and drawings pass through my command; and
they are all admirable."
The following slip explains itself, showing that
Texitilly is doing considerable business :
.
Mr. yesitilly, writing from headquarters of Gen.
Stuart, on October 19, 1862, wished these words to
be corrunurileated to Mr. Leighton
"By next steamer you will receive sketches of
- Stuart's cavalry headquarters, skirmishes in front,
life of the negroes in camp, dances, sons, bee., val
ley of tee Shenandoah , and Winchester. "
.The two papers immediately following exhibit the
kind of official business in which her Majesty's
consul at Charleston is engaged :
- OFIARLIRSTON, S. C., Dec. 29, 1862.
Sin : We beg to enclose. to you herewith an in
voice of 102 bales of cotton, purchased by us per ac
count and risk of C. T. Bradbury, Esq., of Duken
field, near Manchester, in England, verified by affi
davit sworn to before the BritishYice Consul at this
port. And we take leaveto request you that this
evidence of bis ownership of this. property may be
registered in your Consulate as a means whereby he
may hereafter be enabled to protect himself from
loss in the event of his cotton being destroyed by
either party . in - the preseqt contest s •
We are, fur, your oi*dient sAI Canis
GEORGE A. HOLEY & CO.
To ItonEnr_ Nok , Esq., H. B. M. Consul,
Charleston, S. C.
A true copy, • GEORGE A. HOPLEY& CO.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Pena., OF CHAELHSTON.
Morris Seligman, of Charleston, merchant; miketh
oath and saith that he is a member of the concern
of George A. Ifopley & Co., of Charleston afore
said, commission merchants, and that,in the usual
course of their business, they have lately executed
an order received by - them from C. T. Bradbury,
Esquire, of Dukenfield, near 'Manchester; .in Eng
land, for the purchase of cotton. That the said C.
T. Bradbury is a British subject, residing within
the dominions of the Queen of Great Britain and
Ireland, and, in pursuance of his instructions, the
said concern of George A. Hopley & Co. have pur
chased one hundred and two bales of cotton, the
particulars of which, with -the cost thereof and
charges thereon, and the glade of storage of the
same,'are fully and particularly specified 4n the in
voice thereof hereto attached, and that the same
have been paid for from the proceeds of the negoti
ation of bills of exchange drawn upon the said C. T.
Bradbury. ' • .
And this deponent further saith that the said cot
ton ifilhrma fide entirely and exclusively the property
of said C. T. Bradbury, and that neither this depo
nent nor the said concern, of which he is a member,
nor any other member thereof, liath or have any
control whateyer therein. •
MORRIS SELIGMAN.
• Sivorn to before me, at the consulate at Charles
ton, this 29th December, 1862, A. D.
-• ;H. , PINCKNEY WALKER,
- ' - British Tice Consul.
. _ .
A true copy: , •
GEORGE A. 110PLET & CO.
Venable, of Oxford, N. 0., writes
uncle, "James T. Brown,
-4ew. .r..snarkehire,
ebeia
protect - 1 04 0 he
.1 01., s ulan be
He says • • •
I have a matter of business to present - c.c. s - 0u be
fore I- conclude. • Owing to the blockade on our
, coast-by .the - Yankees, exchange on. Europe is very
high, selling for" two hundred per cent. There is a
great quantity, of cotton, and tobacco, and naval
stores in our•country, and piirchase of all these
. products offers a fine field for large profits. Cotton,
at safe points, is selling at' twenty cents, and to
bacco from fifteen to' forty cents. These prices, of
course r are payable in our currency, and when the
price otexchanges is credited to the purchaser, will
bring the cost very low.
Now, if you or your friends should wish an in
vestment that would make an immense return, if
you could arrange it so as to authorize me to draw
on you for the money, I could have the produce
purchased in your name, and stored under the pro
tection of the British flag, and, when the war ends,
-be sent to you. •
Numbers of foreign orders are being filled here,
with every prospect of realizing large profits.
You can think over this, and, if yourself or friends
wish to do-anything, you can just write me about it.
If you could arrange for yourself, I would like for
you to do so as I would go shares with you in the
venture. If you go to London soon after receiving
this letter, Mr. Sanders can explain to you fully our
situation. Any letters directml, to me, Oxford, N.
C., 0. S. A. under cover to George N. Sanders, Esq.,
care W. S. Lindsay & Co., Austin Friars, London,
and sent there immediately after you receive mine,
will be forwarded to me.
- CHANGE IN NORTHERN SENTIMENT.
Making Gov. Seymour's message its text, the
Richmond Whig discourses as follows :
"If one might judge Yankees on the same princi
ples we employ in judging the rest of mankind, it
might he safe to conclude that some convulsion was
impending. The fall elections in the North, and espe
cially that of New York, have been followed by a most
. wonderful revolution in words and adions, both by Go
vernment and people. For eighteen months a reign of
terror, cruel, and. relentless, prevailed throughout
the Norther States: The freedom of the press and
of speech was abolished, all the liberties of the citi
zen were in a.beyance arbitrary arrests by telegraph,
and incarceration without trial, were the order of
the day. But as soon at Seymour was elected Go
vernor of New York, the prison doors were opened,
the victims of tyranny were set free, and it was
given out that no more arrests in the loyal States
would - be made.
" From this it would appear that Seward thought
there was something more than a mere formality in
that election; that it meant something real, threat
ening, and practical. At the tame time, the'Noith
em papers, who are endowed with the most scurri
lous-tongues of any set of blackguards since the days
of the 'Roman Plebs, and who had been dumb as
oysters during the wholealeign of Terror, recovered
the use of their tongues .and. their capacity for vi
tuperation. They have not been sparing in the
exercise of this talent, and no rebel print can com
pare with some of them in the bitterness and ferocity
of the attacks upon their late idols. This, too, may
mean something. As free speech and tyranny can
not long coexist, it may be that the downfall of the
tyrants may beat hand.. ,
• " While this remarkable change has come over the
Yankee Government and press, the army appears to
have felt the influence. At this very time, several of
.the most distinguished of their generals are arraign
ed before courts of inquiry, some for disobedience of
'Orders; some - for incompetency, and . some for tree
...-110n, and generals are summoned -as witnesses to tea
„lily against generals.. The spectacle is refreshing.
• If it were any one else than-Yankees, who are en
gaged in this internecine war we should not hesi
tate to predict a catastrophe.. Very high anthcirity
tells us that a house divided gainst itself must fall.
But the Yankees are exceptional. They are sea gene
sis, and are governed - by-rules not applicable to
christianized communities. Throw a cat' into the
air as yon may, and he will fall upon his feet. So it
may be with the Yankees. Discord, and null-pending,
and wrangling among themselves, may not be attended
with the same ejects with them as toith others. The re
sult must determine.”
MORGAN'S OPERATIONS IN KENTUCKY.
[From the Winchester (Tenn.) Bulletin, Jan. 9.]
Gen.' Morgan's command returned to Tennessee on
Saturday last. In their campaign in Kentucky the
Bacon Creek,.. Noun, Elizabethtown, Shepherds
ville, (eighteen • miles. from Louisville), and other
bridges were totally destroyed for the distance of
eighty miles. The trestle-work of the two first was
at Muidrough'e Hill, twelve hundred feet long and
ninety feet high,',and was burnt 'and completely de•
strayed. • • - .•
Approaching Elizabethtown, General "Morgan re
ceived h\communication from the commanding offi
cer of the'Yankees to surrender his force, as he had
him (Morgan) completely - Surrounded. Gen. Mor
gan, in reply, ordered the -Federal commander him
self to surrender, and, upon his ..refusing to do so,
, opened - three batteries upon the city; after having
given..timely notice to:the women and children to
leave: After a bombardment of one hour and a half
the-Federal force of seven hundred men surrendered,
securing.!to us a vast quantity.of arms and Govern
ment stores. - The citywas considerably damaged by
the bombardment,, but no citizen was Injured.
In the fight at the• trestle _Gen. Morgan captured
another reglment, With - all their armsend stores.
The number of prisonersi captured at••llardstown,
Nolin, Bacon Creek, and other places, amounted to
two thoueand: - - • •
At Springfield. eneral likorgan was surrounded
by twenty-sixthoimand of the enemy, and for awhile
it seemed his situation was desperate, but he escaped
with- his entire command. ,
In moving -from •lSpringfield to Campbellsville,
General Hollesy, commanding the-Federal forces
and haras sing MOrgan , s rear, was killed in a hand
. to-hand endounter with Lieutenant Easton. The
fight occurred
. in a creek, and the body of General
Hollesy was dragged from 'the water and carried to
an adjacent-house. Two members of - his - .statf also
• came up with three of.GeneralMorgan's men—Cap
tain Tribble, Lieutenant :Eaton, and a private,
Bellew was attended by two • of hiS staff--Captain
Edwards and his'imierly. • A light at once ensued, in
which„General - Holleey was killed by Lieutenant
Eaattin.'). Captain - Edwards and Rolleey's orderly
•• :were captured by Captain Tribble. The fight was a
handto-hand•athir, and thecombatants were in the
''.erCek at the time • •
CURIOSITIES' OF HISTORY.—Two mocha,
containing I;6oo•pieces of copper money and a few
silver,- with the likeness of A' vary IV: and Louis
XIII., were: found recently , in a field at Vernantes
(l'efaine•et-Loire.) It is - supposed that they were
hid „there at the period of the revocation of the Edict,
of Nantes.
-
KING RADA= —The ...1 . loniteur, ita account
of the coronation' of Ring Radama, says the. cere
mony WAS preCeded'tik a solemn man during : which`
the reyal crown prepented by•the 'Eaniator Napoleon
was consecrated. The King wore ft magnificent
cloak, given,tothiin:ty:the-Emneror,•and the-Queen
wore a mantle. and a robe presented to her bx thty.
Empress,