THE PRESS, fuIibISEIDD DAILY (BD/IDAYB EXCEPTED,) By JOHN W. FORNEY, 0, in SOUTH 'FOURTH STREET T HE DAILY PRESS, on „ F s CIINTS PER WERk. payable to the Career, to Schscribers out of the City at &tom' Doman/ og ni, Foua DOLLARS FOR Su MONTHS, TWO DOL. TOLES Monne—invariably la advance for the 05 ,r0s 6 2 ordered . Advertisements inserted at the wind rates. Six vescoottkate a square. THE TRI-WEEKLY PRESS, 0014 to Subseribers out of the City at Form Dor, tO.• p ot ANNum t Iri advance, COMMISSION ROUSES. I L A.DELPHI A " BAG " MANUFACTORY. oBLAP BAGS, OF ALL SIZES, FOR COEN, OATS, COFFEE, BONE DUST, Sca. ALSO, SEAMLESS BAGS. .oudEttd. makes, ALL SIZtS, forlale cheap, for net ;ph on doltvorr GEO. GRIGG.. I'M. gig and 221 CHURCH ALLEY, T I^ , CASES .I‘IADDER PRINTS. OR•e- Blenched 3.; 'PORTLAND MUSLIMS. Po. do. it 11 A.NOVER MUSLINS. Po. do, N WAV.INOTO:N do. 1).) do, WARWICK' do. StAridard Drown CANTON FLANNELS. Do, Flirtners' LINEN DRILLS, all grades. Do, Dooldold CORSET. JEANS, 131 tick CAMIIItICS. 11,,1ea 4-4 People's Brown 8 REETINGS. 1. 0 , Standard Brown LLS, Sec., r,l Ado at low knees net cask ou deltverY. GEO. GRIGG - , 219 and 221 OHURCIi ALLEY. Sts2t fi n DOZEN 4juv HEAVY MIXED RIBBED SKIRTS, IIEANY MIXED PLAIN SHIRTS. A ,,,,. r ted. qualities, for army purposes. AU 4 O. Cases 10-4 Pepperell Brown .9heetings. Cases 104 Heavy White Blankets. For t.ftle at low figures, for . net rash on delivery. CEO. GRIGG., 210 and 221 . C111M1C11 ALLEY COTTON YARN. SITBRIOR COTTON YARN. No. 10. FOR SALE BY IPEOTEINCIFIAM 3: WELLS. I:TXPLEY, HAZARD, & HUTCHINSON, No. 112 CHESTNUT STREET, COMMISSION MERCHANTS FOR THE SALE OF set.i..6PIimILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS. A TLANTIC' COTTON_ MILLS. SFIEETINGS AND' pHIRTINGS. cIiARLES AMORY, alt., 8,1 CO., 105 .CHURCH ALLEY, PRILADEIPFILL SEWING AIACHINES. s IN GE R'S SEWING MACHINES, For Family Sewing'and Manufacturing Purposes. 810 OHESTN UT STREET. . id I.; ;int THE WILCOX & GIBBS FAbl SEWING 3IACHINEB hue been geenttn V' n N lt ATlEVliBPlEs s. ind with Self - adjusting Returners, are now ready for sale ".31 FAIRBANKS & EWING, Ne27.tf OffESTNTTT Street. CLOTHES- WRINGERS,. THE GREAT CLOTHES WRINGER. "PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER" Is warranted to be superior to any other in use. EVERY FAMILY SHOULD POSSESS A CLOTHES WRINGER. B.EOAUSE, ht. It to a relief to the hardest part of washing-day. It enables the washing co be done in onthird less &I. It saves clothes from the injury always given by .:wistlng. 4th, It helps to wash the clothes as well as cfrii them. 'WE BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE TO PROCURE ONE OF THIS KIND, 13EOAt18R, F/RST. 'The rolls being of vulcanized rubber, will .near hot and cold water, and will neither break nortear bOttOUS, SECOYD. The frame being of iron, thoroughly gal. .—anized. all danger from rust is removed, and the lift ',linty to shrink, swell, split, &c., so unavoidable in 'reeden machines, is prevented. TRIAD. The spiral springs over the rolls render this ma obine self-adjusting, so that small and large articles, as , sell as 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 elm -71 (.10' and efficiency to any yet offered. FM's, It Will fit any tub, round or square, fromone• :ialf to one-and-a-quarter inches in thickness, without 'Ace least alteration. RETAIL PRICE: No, I, $O.OO No. 2. SOAR). ' Er Agents wanted in every county. &ft- Reliable and energetic men will be liberally dealt - For Sale at the ' ` ;I WOODENWABE ESTABLISHMENT" OF A. H. FRANOISCUS, No, 433 MARKET St. and No. 5 North FIFTH St., jsl3-tuths tmhS Wholesale agent for Pennsylvania. lIVILLIAM ARNALL, DE4E.II IN HOITS*FIIIZNISHING GOODS, No. 1020 CHESTNUT STREET, 4gent for the sale of HALEY, MORSE, St BOYDEN'S PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES-WRINGER, Relieved to be the best CLOTHES-WRINGER in nee. It will wring the largest Bed Quilt or smallest Hand 7terchier drier than can possibly be done by hand, in• tell' mach less time. N. B.—A liberal disco * unt will be made to dealere. no3-Sm CABINET 'FURNITURE. 4 - IABINET FURNITURE AND BEG No' WARD TABLES. • MOORE 64 CAMPION, .No. 261 South SECOND Street, In connection with their extensive Cabinet Business, an - .low manufacturing a superior article of BILLIARD TABLES, And have now on hand a full anpply,linished with the SWORE & CAMPLON'S IMPROVED CUSHIONS, which Are pronounced by all who have need them to be supe• for to all others, For the quality and finish of these Tables the mann tactnrers refer to their numerous patrons throughout the Union, who are familiar with the character of their Work, annSm DRUGS AND CHEMICALS. ROBERT SI:IOENIARER & CO., NorthOlst Corner Foorth and RACE Streets, PHILADELPHIA, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC `WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS, WANUFACIIIIIERS. OF WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, Plirry, &o AGENTS FOR THE CSLRBRATBD FRENCH ZINC PAINTS. Dealers and consumers sopUlled at n0274m VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASK E R S FRANKLINITE IRON DRILLED 'From New York Journal of Couunerce, of Jan. 8,1563.3 THE UNDERSIGNED were present at au experiment .sr the purpose of testing the drill-proof qualities of a an Ple of FRANKLINITE or CRYSTALIZED IRON, left 'with the Manhattan Batik of New York, by S. C. HER :RING & CO., as drill-proof. The Iron was tested with a land -drill. dye-eighths 0,',/ inches In diameter, and was readily in our presence. Brooklyn, Jan. 7,1563 .AMERIC AN STEAM FLOUR MILL;S„ NoHoag 77, 79, AND 81 LAUREL STREET: Below Front, Philadelphia. The undersigned, having commenced the Milling bust- Teas at this well•known old stand, are prepared to fur nish GROCERS, DEALERS, AND FAMILIES ith the best article ( Wheat Flour, at the lowest ues, geryo ~,. ire es a trial, and we will It - manatee entire Batista°. IdW Feed conetantlY on nand. no27•wei2m+ CAUTION. The well-earned reputation of FAIRBANKS' SCALES )3 , kg induced the makers of Imperfect balanoes to offer ‘ 40 322 as "FAIRBANKS' SCALES," and purchasers have thereby, in many instances, been subjected to fraud and 11111:csitiou. Fairbanks' Scales are manufactured only by the anginal inventors, E. & T. FAIRBANKS & CO., and 4711 'Wanted to every bmnoh of the business, where a *onset and durable Scales Is desired, FAIRBANKS Sr, EWING§ General Agents, aclatf MASONIC BALL, 715 CHESTNUT ST. P E ATHERS.-2,000. POUNDS 0 HOWligy E oeese.Peathers. For Hale by ja44 WM WOODWARD - 1* * 516 . MARKET SUN' t. AGENTS wsr. L. JACOBS, EDWARD BURNS. GILBERT LANE. 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"How . comes it," says Jenkins, as the "greenback" he took From the hand of his good-natured friend, "flow comes it that you're always handsomely dresged,:. And yet have a dollar to lend ?' "I'll tell You the secret," /ones blandly replied, " A secret worth knowing by all; I save every year fifty dollars or more, . By buying my clothes at Oak Hall." "I don't see the point,' cried Poor - Jenkins, amazed, "Pray explain so that I'll - omprehend," "The, listen," said Jones, "and you'll very Soon How you, too, may have money to lend. "Tin a fixed rule with Me to bilk mine but the best, It .shootd hen fixed rule with all, And I'm happy to tell that the best may be found By calling at fantens 0:1a 141.1 4 '7, Where the best and cheapest clothing in the city can always be had. . WANAMAKSR St BROWN, Oak Hall, S. E. corner SIXTH and 11111110 ET Sts.. RETAIL DRY GOODS. SPLENDID STOOK ON HAND.- "--/ All the Lest makes of Calicoes. All the best nukes of Mastitis. All the beet makes of linens. All the beet makes of Sheetings. All the best make a of Napkins. Together with Towels, Crash, Diaper Huckaback, Bird ye, Burlap, AT. - IVlsito Cambric and :Menet, full Hue. Nainsooks nud Plaid Mastitis. full line. Winter Goods clueing out. Shawls, Merinoes, closing out. Balmoral Skirts, all prices. Silk and Linen Hale, nice assortment: At JOHN H. STOKER, 702 ARCH Street. EDW'IN HALL & BRO., 26 South SECOND Street, Rave reduced the prices;of Panes- Silks, Rich Printed Dress Goods, Choice Shades of Mel:limes, Beautiful Colors of Reps or Poplins. All-Wool De Laines, All kinds of dark dress goods reduced. Also, Pine Long 13roehe Shawls, 'Open Centre Long Cashmere Shawls, Rich new styles of Blanket Shawls. 4-4 Lyons Silk velvets, pure Silk. 10141 CHESTNUT STREET E. M. NEEDLES.. LINENS, WHITE GOODS LACES, AND EMBROIDERIES. A full assortment always on hand at LOW PRICES. Just received,ra lace-trimed Embroidered and Mourning Muslin Bows and Reck-Ties, for the house and street. Also, all-linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, at 15 cents. . Also, all descriptions of Linen Handkerchiefs, for Ladies, Gents, and Children, at WHOLESALE PRICES. aS-if 102.1 CHESTNUT STREET. DRY GOODS FOR WINTER. Rep. Poplins, French Merinos, Colored Mousselines, Ponit De Soles, Foulard Silks, Blanket Shawie, Balmoral Skirts, Black Silks, _ Fancy Silks, Black Bombazines, Worsted Plaids, Cheap. Delaines, French Chintzes. Shirting Flannels, Brooke Shawls, Fine Blankets, Crib Blankets. SHARPLESS BROTHERS, CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets. . STEEL .&.:SON HAVE "A LARGE A-A-• assortment of-DRESS GOODS, Imitable 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 Solferine Cashmeres. at 37,Ke, Worth 62. WINTER SHAWLS. in groat variety, 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 13onght elsewhere. deIR • Nos, 713 and 715 North TENTH street. CRIB AND OR AIME BLANKETS. Large Crib Blankets. Fine Cradle Blankets. • 3al EYRE & LANDELL, FOURTH and ARGIL TYRE -& LANDELL, FOURTH. AND ARClL'hai.e a flue stock of GOODS FOR FAMILY CUSTOM. Good Large Blankets. Good Linen Sheelingo. • Good Muslin by the piece. Good Unshrinking Flannels. Good Fast. Colored Prints: Good Table Linen and Toweis. Good Quality Black Silks. - Good Assortment Colored Silks, • jal PAINTINGS,,ENGRAVINGS, e4c. JAMES S. --EARLE & SON, IMPORTERS AND. MANUFACTURERS OP LOOKING GLASSES. EMEMZEI OIL PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, PORTRAIT, PICTURE, and PHOTOGRAPH. PRAXES. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS. EXTENSIVE LOOKING GLASS WARBRoms AND GALLERY OF PAINTINGS, deal•tf KB CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia. U. S, INTERNAL REVENUE. A GENCY FOR THE SALE OF UNITED STATES TAX STAMPS, No. 57 South THIRD Street, first door above Chestnut. A full annuli' of all kinds of REVENUE STAMPS that have been issued by the Government for sale in quantities to snit. A liberal discount allowed on amounts of 00 and up wards. Orders by Mall promptly attended to. JACOB E. RIDGWAY, de9-6m No. 57 . South THIRD Street. (VET CE OF THE ASSESSOR OF THE SECOND COLLECTION DISTRICT,--PFuLADBL purA, January li, $63 IVTERNAL REVENUE, UNITED STATES EXCISE TAX " :Notice is hereby given to all persons, firths, associa tions of persons, or corporations, doing business iu the SECOND ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, comprising the lot, 7th,sth. 9th; and Nth wards, who hare not made register with the Assistant Assessor of the Division in which their business is carried on, or with the Assessor of this office, that the ,penalty a ffi xed by the law is three times the amount of the Liomse. And to all persons, firms, associations of persons, or corporations, who have refaced to register au application at the hands of the Assistant Assessor, that the Assess ment is increased by the addition of one-half the 81071 charged for License, orAfi .7)er cent., collectable with other fines and vertu/ties in the District Court of the United States. Immediate application to the Assistant Assessor, or to tee .488E880r, Nilll avoid these penalties. THOMAS W. SWENEY, U. S. Assessor, 2d. District. Penn'a. OFFICE-410 CHESTNUT Street, east room, Philadel phia Bank. . jalS-stath6t INTERNAL REVENUE. - UNITED STATES EXCISE NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all _persons•• residing or doing butiness in the FOURTH COLLECTION DIS TRICT, composed of the 'Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Twen tieth, Twenty-first, and Twenty-fourth wards of the city and comity of Philadelphia, that the ASSESSMENT ROLLS wilt, in accordance with the provisions of Sec tion 35th of the Art to ,provide Internal Revenue. Sic., be open for examination at this Office from 9 A. -31. to S P. for FIFTEEN DAYS from the date hereof, Sundays excepted and, that for the FIVE DAYS next ensuing, January 21, . 27, 2S, 29, and :93, appeals will be received auttdetermmed by me at this Othee, daily, from 10 A. M. to 3 P. M., relative to any erroneous or excessive valu atloh or enumeration. . APPEAL: 3IUST , BE.Ih WRITING, and specify the particular cause s matter, or thing, respecting which a decision it requested, and state the ground or principle of inequality or error comn . lainod.et. _ . _ . . DELOS P. SOUTHWORM, Assessor Fourth District. OFFICE, No. 1 127 CHESTNUT Street, (Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank Building.) Philadelphia, .Tanuary 10. 1863. ialo-14-17-1)-22-2,1 UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVE INUE —THIRD COLLECTION DISTRICT, Pennsyl vania, comprising Twelfth, Thirteenth, Sixteenth, Seven teenth, Eighteenth, and ',Nineteenth 'wards of the city of Philadelphia: NUTICE.--The ANNUAL ASSESSMENT for the above named Diaziet, of all persons liable to a Tax on Car riages, Pleasure Yachts, Billiard Tables, and Gold and Silver Plate, and also of all persons required to take out Licenses, having been completed, notice is hereby given that the taxes aforesaid will be received daily by the undersigned, 'between the hours of 9 A. M. and 3 P. M., (Sundays excented,) at his office, Southwest corner of THIRD and 'WILLOW Streets, on and aftir MONDAY, February 2d, 1863, and until and including SATURDAY, the Mit day of the same 11101101. PE.NALTIES. All persons who fail to pay their Annual Taxes upon Carriages, Fleasure Yachts, Billiard Tables, and Gold and Silver Plate, on or before the aforesaid 21st of Febru ary, 1563, will incur a penalty of ten per centnm addi tional of the amount thereof, and costs, as provided for in the 19th section of the Excise Lawof July 1, 1562. All persons who, in like manner, shall fail to take out their Licenses, as required by law, on or betore the list of lebruary, 1.563, will incur apenaltY of THREE TIMES THE ASIOUAT OF SAID LICENSES, In accordance with the provisions of the 59th section of the Excise Law aforesaid. Aar Money of the United States only received. 6Q' No further notice will be given. • WILLIAM J. WAINWRIGHT, Collector, jal7•dtf S. W. cor. THIRD and WILLOW Sts 13000 DOZEN HICKORY SHIRTS. 1,000 do. 1 'RI:L.IIFL A APIRIV 2 '. 500 do. SASSORTED FANOY t TRAVELING SHIRTS. 500 do. I L SMF TI 9IY I4SLIN SHIRTS. 1,000 do. DENIM OVERALLS. 10,000 PAIRS COTTONADE PANTALOONS. For sale by BENNETT, ETCH, & CO., Jan-1m Mannfacturers, 217 CHURCH ALLEY 617 ARCH STREET. C. A. VANKIRK & CO. Have on hand a foie assortment of CHANDELIERS AND OTHER GAS FIXTURES. • Also, French Bronze Figures and Ornaments, Porcelain and Mica Shades, and a variety of FANCY GOODS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Please call and egetmine goods. dela-17 fI,BAMPAGNE.---AN INVOM OF Tin Imperial,jast received per ship Robert Cash man, and for sale by JATIRETCHE & LAVERGNE, .iftis Nos. 202 and .904 South FRONT Street. Zit,ortss. SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1863 PROGRESS OF TiE WAR. FEDERAL TICTORT AT ARKANSAS POST. THE BATTLE AT HARTSVILLE Important Movements in the Southwest. ANOTHER ASSAULT UPON VICKSBURG. Lute : &_% outliern. NeNrs. PROBABLE CAPTURE OP PORT CAS WELL AND WILMINGTON. SOUTHERN VIVI OF TH E E REBELLION Army of the Potomac in Motion. sac., ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. The Movement Commenced—The Routes. taken by the Grand Divisions—Secrecy of the Plan—The Peeling do the Army. DIOTIT G.P.A.ND. Opposite Fre(ierieksimrg, Jan. 20-3 P. INT. The movement has at last commenced. At 11 A. DI. to-day, the reserve artillery and Birney's fantry division of Gen. Hooker's command crossed the 'railroild'at Stoneman's station, and moved, via Hartwood church, up the ,Rappahannock, by a road three miles back from it, and of course concealed frpm the rebel camps and picketS.on 'the southside of the river. Two hours later, the remainder of Gen. Hooker's Grand Division took the road.- Franklin's Grand Division, like. Hooleer's, in heavy inarching order, also started at 11 o'clock, moving in the same direction, though by a route ,nt;arer thd river. Some of hie stragglers, his bag 'gage and ammunition trains, were visible from the rebel camp; which, for some purpose, must have been done intentionally. Sumner's Grand Division has not yet moved: • As yet it holds the front here, and is - in full view of the enemy. It remained in position as long as possible. It is now under orders to be ready to march at 4 o'clock to-morrow morning. , . There has been very'unusual reticence in regard. to this movement. Tip to this time even the - corps commanders, do not know the Plain,:which seems to be confined to Burnside and his" grand division gene rals. It is at least dratifying to knewthat such a secret can be kept in the army: How far Franklin and Hooker have progressed to night we are not advised. It is believed, however) that they are to cross the river at 'United States Ford, twelve miles above this point. Whether Sumner crosses at the same point or makes a feigned or real attempt one mile above here is also unknown. Col. Tompkins, of the Ist Rhode Island Artillery, is to have charge of the batteries at Franklin's cros sing, Capt. De Hussy, 2d Regular Artillery, at Hook er's, and Brig. Gen. Hays at Sumner's. An unusually serious feeling pervades the officers of the army. It is felt to be a very critical period. The : tone of the troops has been despondent for the last two weeks, and another decided repulse would bring results unpleasant to contemplate. I believe the troops will do their duty ; but without any of the run and animation which springs from enthusiasm: "We have men enough to succeed," remarked 'General Hooker to-day; "if our force cancot, five .millions could not." The army is doubtless strong enough in mere-numbers. God grant that it may be strong 'enough in spirit ,and confidence. In spite of all that has been said of their demoralization, the troops marched along in the crisp air .this. morning right blithely and cheerily. You have probably received Burnside's order to the troops announcing that they, are about to meet the enemy once more. It was, published to all the regiments to-day, and has had an excellent effect. In most cases they received it with lusty, vociferous cheers. A heavy rain is falling to-night. It is prophetic of trouble for the artillery trains, and Hooker's and Yranldin's men; in their bivouacs, must find it dreary enough,—N. Y. Times. DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTHWEST. The Naval Victory 1-41. Arkansas POstOtß cial. Report-of Commodore. Porter—The .Battle of Hartwig W arren's. Congrtiilatork Address. The Army of the Frontier-77Hindman still Retreating 7 nerals Herron. and Brown. - THE ARKANSAS RIVER VICTORY. The following has.been received at the Navy De partment from Commodore Porter : U. S. MISSISSIPPI SQUA.TRON, AI:KANSAS POST, January 11, 1863. Sin : I have the honor to inform you that, on the 4th of January, Gen. McClernand concluded to move up liver uuon the Post of Arkansas, and requested my co-opefation. . I detailed three iron-clads—the Louisville, BarOn de Kalb, and Cincinnati,—with all the light-draft gunboats, all of which had to be towed up the river. On the 9th we ascended the Arkansas river as high BS Arkansas Post, when the army landed within about four miles of the fort. The enemy had thrown up heavy earthworks and extensive rifle pits all along the levee. - While the army were making a detour to sur round the fort, I sent up the iron-clads to try the range .of their guns, and afterwards .sent up the Rattler, Lieutenant. Commander Watson Smith, to clear out the rifle-pits and the men behind an ex tensive: breastwork in front of our troops. The Black Hawk also opened on them with her rifled guns, and after a few fires the enemy left the works, and our troops marched in. At. 2 o'clock, General lifcClernand told me the troops would be in position to assault the main fort;--a very forMidable work— arid I held all the vessels in readiness .to attack when the troops were in position. At 5.30 P: General McClernand sent me a message stating that everything was ready, and the Louisville, Baron. DeKalb,, and Cincinnati advanced to within four hundred yards of the fort, which- then opened fire from three heavy guns and eight rifled guns, and with musketry. The superiority of our, fire was soon manifest; the batteries were silenced, and we ceased firing; but no assault took place, and it bein,g too dark to do anything, all the vessels dropped down and tied up to the bank for the night.. The Baron de Kalb, Lieut. Commanding Walker ; Louisville Lieut. Commanding Owen, and the Cin cinnati, Lieut. Commanding Bathe, led the attack,' and when hotly engaged, I brought up the light-draft vessels, the Lexington and the Black Hawk, to throw in shrapnel -and rifle shell. This fire was very destructive, killing nearly all the artillery horses in and about the tort. When the battery was pretty well silenced, I ordered Lieut. Commanding Smith to pass the fort in the light-draft iron-clad Rat tler, and enfilade it, which he did in a very . gallant manner, but suffered a good deal in his hull m doing so. All his cabin-works were knocked to pieces, and heavy shell raked him from stem to stern in the hull. Strange to say, two heavy shell struck his iron plating inch) on the bow and never injured it. He got past the fort, but became entangled Amongst the snags placed in the river (to impede our progress) and had to return. In the evening attack the vessels of all the com manders were well handled, particularly the iron clads. It was close quarters all the time, and not a' gun was fired from our side until the gunboats were within four hundred yards of the fort. The condi tion of- the fort attests the accuracy of the fire and the persons inside give the Baron De Kalb, Lieut. Commander Walker, the credit of doing the:most execution. was infonned again this morning, by General Dlcelernand, "that the army was waiting for the navy to attack, when they would assault the Ivo] ks." I ordered up the iron -dads, with directions for the Lexington to join in when. the former became hotly engaged, and for the frailer vessels to haul up in the smoke and do the best they could. The Battler, Lieutenant Commanding Smith, and the Glide, 'Lieutenant Commanding Woodworth, did good ex ecution with their shrapnel, and, when an opportu nity occurred, I made them push through by the fort again, (also the ram Monarch, Col. Charles Ellet,) and they proceeded rapidly up the river to cut off the enemy's retreat by the only way he had to get off. By this time, all the guns, in the fort were completely silenced by the. Louisville, Lieute nant Commanding E. K. Owen ; Baron De Kalb, Lieutenant Commanding. J. G. Walker; and. Cin cinnati, Lieutenant Commanding G. M. Bache; and I ordered the Black Hawk up for the purpose of boarding it in front. Being unmanageable, she had to be kept up the narrow stream, and I took in a regiment from the opposite side to try and take it by assault. As I rounded to do so, and the gunboats com menced firing rapidly, knocking everything to pieces, the enemy held out a white flag, and I or dered the firing to cease. The army then marched in and took possession. Col. Dunnington, the com mander of the fort, sent for me and surrendered to me in person. Gen. Churchill, of the rebel army, surrendered to the military commander.. Our army had almost surrounded the fort, and would no doubt have carried it with ease. They enfiladed it with rifled field pieces, which did much damage to the houses and light work, leaving their marks in all directions. =,- I do not know yet what were the operations on land. I was too much interested in my own affair, and in placing the vessels as circumstances required. In all this affair there was the greatest zeal on the part of the officers commanding, to carry out my orders, and not a mistake of any kind oacurred. • No fort ever received a worse battering, and the highest compliment I -can pay those engaged is to repeat what the rebels said, " You can't, etipect men to stand up against the fire of those gunboats." ' A large number of persons were captured in the fort, I don't know how many, and at sundown the army were hurrying in the cavalry and artillery. I herewith enclose the report of the commanding officers, and a list of killed and wounded, and wil take another occasion to mention to the Department the names of those officers who have distinguished themselves particularly,though it is hard to discri minate when all did their duty so well. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, DAVID R. PORTER, Act'g Rear Adm'l Commanding Mississippi Squadron. Hon, GinEoii\riLLEs, - Seeretari of, the Navy AccomPsnying the report of Com. Porter [are re ports to him from the officers of the different vessels engaged in the action. - On - the gunboat Louisville, one mart was killed and ten wounded—two mortally ; on' the Baron de Kalb two men were killed and fifteen wounded—two mortally—the loss being from shot and shell entering the ports; the Cincinnati, though struck nine times, and though engaged for a considerable time within three hundred yards of the fort, escaped without serious injury; the Lexington also escaped without casualties. THE BATTLE AT HARTSVILLE. HousTox, Mo., Tan. 19.--The smoke lies suffi ciently-cleared away from the battle field of -Hogs tun to enable us to judge with accuracy of the re sults of that most glorious little fight. Take it for alt in all, there has been nothing like it in the annals of the war in Missouri. .Remember that our little command numbered but a scanty thousand, divided equally into infantry, and cavalry, with only one section of artillery. The enemy's forces comprised three brigades, num bering between six and seven thousand, under the leadership of their most celebrated partisan com n:a nd era, among whom were Porter, Burbage, Green, and Emmet McDonald. Marmaduke commanded in duel. At sunset the fight was virtually ended.. It PHILADELPIHA_, SATURDAY, JANTJAR,Y 24, 1863. had then raged furiously since one o'clock in the af ternoon. Cur own men, admirably posted in a com manding position, and sheltered by the undergrowth of the woods, suffered but the trilling loss of nine killed and thirty-five wounded. The enemy are known to have lost many of their best and bravest officers, among whom are Emmet McDonald, briga dier general, and Colonels Thompson and Hinkle, Major Kirtley and Captain Turpin, killed upon the field. Besides tliese„a major, two captains, and two lieutenants, whose names we have not been able to obtain, )vere also killed. The celebrated. Colonel Porter was wounded in the hip by a shell, and has since died. Captain Crocker lost an arm, and two .other captains are badly wounded. . These are the ascertained casualties. But all night the ambulances were, ngaged in taking off the rebel dead and wounded, and their aggregate loss cannot be less than three hundred. In the morning a flag of truce was sent into the town to cover their sur geons, and the medical force of both commands as instedeach other in relieving the sufferers. It was the intention of the rebels on leaving Harts ville to attack this place, but Generals Warren and' Vance, on receiving news of the fight, were con vinced that for the present, at least, discretion was the better part of valor. They therefore changed direction to the right, and at last accounts were in the vicinity of West Plains, and still moving south ward. Such has been the inglorious termination of this . important invasion. The attack on Springfield failed by reason of their inability to concenfrate the ,1 different commands moving from points' ad widely. separated. But, the concentration once made, it seemed an easy task to march through the gaps.. made in our lines of defence by the expedition s . of. Generals Herron and Blunt, and seize Lebanon and Bollfyind, on the return, this place and Salem, and such, we learn from paroled prisoners, was the plan ' adopted. With so large and mobile a force as they possessed, and, with such slight obstacles to their. , progress, who can say that the destinies of Missouri were not again trembling in the balance, and would' probably- have been lost but for the decision and lluck of our army. With the loss of their principal: eaders, their best and bravest soldiers, and the ex- - pcnditure of ammunition beforethe allotted time, no other course was left them but to retreat. They had fought bravely, but were whipped, and with a ehi valry worthy of a better cause. Marmaduke pro tected and respected the few prisoners whO were; taken in the first skirmish, and sent word to otti' commm antler that his men "fought like tigers.”.. GENERAL WARREN'S ADDRESS. HEADQUARTERS, HOUSTON, Mo., Jan. 15, 1863. - SOLD] ERS You have fought one of the fiercest battles of the war. You havejwith 600 men actually engaged. met and repulsed 6,000 of the enemy. Against their five pieces of artillery you had two: They-had their choice of position, and planted their guns on a point which I had selected as being im pregnable. With 3,500 in full view, you knew the odds against you. Completely surrounded except on one line of retreat, you fought for Six hours, "and then only fell back because your artillery ammunit tion was failing and your • single outlet menaced. Not an article of property was captured?and your covering infantry held the field after the enemy had retired. • - ' " History, in the larger battles of this great rebel lion, may make no lull mention of your names, but the truth that a detel mined column, more than half of whom wire never before under fire stood like veterans without faltering or flinching before volley, after volley; and charge after charge, will be a glo rious memory to those who love you, and an honest pride in your own hearts. But I must not fail to dojustiee to the five htindred who, knowing that the enemy were still in force be low, rushed with me to give them battle again,*and when I learned of their flank movement toward Houston, countermarched, making sixty-four miles through mud and -rain in twenty-four hours, to de fend your camp, and all this in perfect order and discipline,rovithout a murmur or complaint.' Normay I pass without mention the cool and-de termined courage of the weak form left to defend: IVhen my courier came in to warn of the approach of the enemy, with an order to hold to the last ex tremity, officers and men, invalids and convales cents, stood ready, without panic or alarm to defend to the last. . Soldiers ! Your endurance and your, valor are beyond praise ; your accomplishment worthy of the highest commendation. Beyond the hope of rein forcement, you have held your. position; fought the enemy ; saved Lebanon and Rolla, with your post, from burning and sack. , I give you my admiration of your heroism, and my thanks and gratitude that my name can be asso ciated with this brigade as the proudest memory of my future life. FITZ HENRY WARREN, Brigadier General. ARMY OF THE FRONTIER. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FRONTIEE, FAYETTE VILLE, January 9, 1863. On the 4th inst., General Schofield reviewed the second and third divisions of his army—the second, now commanded by Colonel Dan. Huston,r., 7th Missouri Cavalry, as senior officer, in the senee of Gen. Totten ; the third, commanded by Gen. F. J. , Herron. The troops presented a very creditable ap pearance. On the 6th the General and staff went to Elm Spring for the purpose of attending a review of the first division, now under command of Col. Weer, in the absence of Gen. Blunt. - • Some of the best troops in the service are in this division—the Kansas division. They made a splen did appearance, and the reception of Gen. Schofield was quite enthusiastic. One of the most interesting features of the occasion was the appearance of the Indian brigade, commanded by Col. Phillips. These men are mostly Cherokees and Creeks. They are truly a study, with their variety and grotesqueness of costume. One of the finest specimens of a man is Lieut. Col. Downing, a full-blood Cherokee, who is a leader among them, and the originator of the association which wave rise to the class knoWn as "Pin In dians."` This association was a secret organization of Union men, formed for the purpose of strength ening the hand of the loyal, and reassuring them, tor a knowledge of their strength and of their friends : That they might be knowndo.each-other'athey a pin stuck into the lappel of the coat in a peculiar manner, which was, however, discovered by the traitors, and some other sign had to be adopted; but they are still known as " Pin Indians." They are quite tractable,perfectly obedient, and take readily to military discipline. Yet they do not see the pro priety of remaining in ranks during a fight. They say it looks very well on parade, but is too dan gerous for fighting. They appeared well on review, and gave the General three war-whoops as a salute. It is not designed that the Army of the Frentier shall -remain inactive. The laurels that have been won are to be kept green by the addition of new wreaths. Movements are already projected and commenced which keep us-all on the qui vice, and flying rumors furnish food for camp gossips. Hindman is yet on the retreat. His army is virtu ally disbanded • the woods and mountains are filled with his deserting conscripts, and numbers of Mis souri levies who went into the service "'cause they didn't know no better," are daily pressing at the door of the Provost Marshal General for passes to get back to Missouri. These chaps all present a woe-begone appearance . Sallow, pale, half-starved, 111-clad; and without pay, they are sick and tired of -serving in the rebel army; but .when they get home what will they dot Become good citizens - 1 I incline to doubt it. They entered into the rebellion without principle, and now, while I can readily believe that they are sincerely repentant, I attribute it to the want of success and the harsh treatment they havt . met with. I cannot believe that they are in the leagt changed in principles, and that they will become rob bers, guerillas, horsethieves, and outlaws, seems a. foregone conclusion. Hindman, however, is not withotit troops, and is not an enemy to be despised. He is devoid of honor or principles, 'tis true: he is tricky in the extreme; but he is a man of imperious will, inflexible purpose, and unwearied industry. He drives his army, as he did his party when in politics, rather than leads it. He is a terror to the people and the dread of his army. Hated and feared by all, he wields immense' power. Crafty and prolific in resources, he is not a great general, yet he possesses many traits of a fine officer. He is said to be very gallant in his manners, and a man of very good address. Yet we all know,, him to have been a bully in Congress, and altogether coarse. His army seems to be still en route for Little-. Rock. GEN.'HERRON IMPROVING-GEN. BROWN DECIDEDLY RECOVERING. ST. Louis, Jan. 23, 1663.—111aj0r General Curtis last evening received a gratifying telegraphic de spatch from Dr. S. H. Belcher, medical director, now acting aid-de-camp on General Brown's staff, at Springfield. General Herron, whom last ac. counts represented sick of bilious fever, at Spring field, is pronounced as improving in condition, though still confined to his bed the most of the time. General E. B. Brown is very decidedly improving and recovering from the prostrating effect of the loss of his arm. He is described as able to sit, read and smoke about as comfortably as before the battle. This is good news to the numerous friends of the heroic general. DEPARTMENT OF TUE TENNESSEE. :Movement of Troops from Memphis—Rail road Accident at Grand Junction—Mound City, Ark., Destroyed—General Hamilton in Command in West Tennessee—Late from Mobile—lntelligible Account of the Defences of the City—Jeff Davits in Mobile . —Rebel Forces in Alabama and Georgia, &c., &c. Mrarrnis, Jan. IS, via Cairo, Jan. 21.—There is a great stir this morning in consequence of several divisions going aboard transports, preparatory to - going down the river. General Grant has already gone. Nothing important from below. The weather 'li very cold. Cotton is coming more freely, and the price lead vancing; 105 bales sold_yesterday at 60e, The military train from Grand Jurection, when two miles beyond Germantown, met with a-serious accident. Four soldiers were killed and - ten wounded. Some of the cars fell down an embank ment ten feet high. General Veach has issued a new order fer the bet ter government of the city, prohibiting soldiers from being in the city after sunset, and officers from occupying rooms at hotels, without special permis sion; the selling of liquor is forbidden, &.c. Mound City, five miles above, in - Arkansas, was destroyed by tire on Friday night, in punishment for the burning of two steamboats there recently by guerillas. General Grant has appointed General Hamilton commandant of the District of West Tennessee, em bracing Memphis, Jackson, Columbus,. and Corinth. The General will make a tourof the district shortly,'" and arrange defences on a proper basis. He was one of the first to enter the service from Wisconsin. • - We have information from Mobile to the 31st. General Simon Buckner is in charge of the troops and fortifications, and is at Nvork preparing for an assault. Only twenty thousand troops are in Mobile proper, though it was understood others were in easy supporting distance. Commodore Ed. Randolph is in command of the rebel fleet of four wooden gunboats and an iron-clad ram in the harbor. The gunboats lay above the con fluence of the Alabama river, and the channel - used to reach the city in periods of water. Fort Gaines, on the west side of the entrance to the harbor, mounts four heavy guns, and contains just seven hundred men. Fort Morgan, on the east side of the harbor entrance; mounts eight guns, and contains fifteen hundred men. A heavy battery, casemated, has been placed on the southwestern cor ner of Pinto's Point, and consists of four Dahlgren guns, and rifled cannon and 3 - 2 -pounders. ' The ground at Pinto's Point is generally swampy, but the rebels have piled it and tilled it in with earth, so it is now tolerably firm. Upon the shell road leading from Mobile to the beach west of the light ' house, is a battery' of six guns, bearing upon the en trance into the harbor. Below the gunboats, at Dog , River bar, piles have been driven, extending a guar : ter of a mile each side of the channel. At the centre of these piles, a schooner filled with stone is anchored, ready to be swung around into the stream . and scuttled and sunk, whenever the blockading fleet passes Forts Morgan and Gaines. I The authorities do not place much reliance upon the forts to resist the fleet, and hence expect to do : theleaviest fighting at the point where the schooner is now placed to be sunk. West of Mobile a series of earthworks, of con ; siderable extent, have been constructed, but have no guns mounted. Outside of these, extending to- Three-mile creek, above Mobile, are formidable breastworks : also, redoubts at a village four miles above Mobile, and at a point where Three-mile creek crosses the railroad. P.' Such is a detailed and intelligible description. They are by no means so formidable as supposed, 'and could resist only a tolerable effort. No reason • exists why they should not be overcome and the city captured. It was understood General Buckner threatened to destroy the city in the event that they ; could not successfully hold it; -but then there were ' not a few, particularly property holders, opposed to it; also not a few who claim- foreign protection. They, too, protest. Jefferson Davis first visited Mobile on the 29th • •ult., and delivered a speech to an audience not ex- • ceeding 160, including men, women, and negroes. He spoke from the balcony of the Battle House. His remarks did not enlist much enthusiasm. At Meridian, previous to the assault on 'Vicks burg, there were only 3,000 troops. These were moved to Vicksburg promptly when gen. Sherri:ion made the attack. The rebels - evidently regarded the attack on Vicks- burg as a big thing, for, as soon as it was known, all the machinery, tools, implements, &c., at Columbus, Mississippi, for manufacturing guns and ammuni tion, were hurriedly placed on cars and started for. Meridian. The same cars were more needed for car rying troops-for the succor of Vicksburg, and the machinery was thrown on the ground and the cars devoted to Meeting the more pressing necessity. It is undehlood the machinery was to have been removed to Alabama, perhaps Montgomery Or Sel ma. At last accounts only about_3,ooo 'rate militia were at Columbus. _ - . It is understood that Samuel Stalo, late president of the MeMphis and Oharleston read, .entered into contract:lMb the rebel Gotiernment to build a'rail road betweep Meridian and Selina. The work is near completion ? and All the rolling stock of the Oharlestoniond is now on that line. Extensive for tificationitave been erected on the Alabama river, perhaps it. Selma, on which it is designed to fall back in case of defeat at Vicksburg or Mobile. BailowtS 'battalion of cavalry is the only force along thel , Mobile road, which leaves it in rather an exposed condition. People 'along the road, especially beyond West Point stilton, are represented •as anxiously desiring an advanee of the Federal army,—Cinctimati Com mercial. STATES IN REBELLION. Rebel Reports of thelArmy of the Potomac —When and Where They Expected it to Cross—The Attnck on Wilmington, N. C.— Concentration of Iron-Clads—Talk About Pence— Bragg's Address to his "Victo r ions": Troops—The Defence of Vicksburg —Proceedings of the Rebel Congress. We have received copies of late Richmond papers from which we make the following extracts : THE ADVANCE KNOWN IN RICHMOND. ~ . . . i [From the Richmond Examiner, JanuarY 20.] News ...kno3T Finn) Kura Ksnuno. The rumor brought to this .city Saturday evening that Burn . side was threatening to cross the Rappahannock, , was further corroborated by passengers who reached here from. Fredericksburg last night. They report • the belief as current in Fredericksburg that the enemy is about to advance simultaneously above and below the' town, and that an engagement is • thought imminent. The best opinion here seems to - be that. Buil:side's demonstrations are designed to prevent General Lee from sending any portion of his force to reinforce General Smith in North Caro lina. s: - ~ . HOW THE. UNION TROOPS WERE EXPECT ED TO CROSS. -CFrent the Richmond Whig.. Jam.l9,) 4 FREDERICKSBURG, Jan. 18, 1863. The demonstrations of the enemy on their right and left wings, as well as in their centre, indicate that an early attempt will be made to cross the river simultaneously above and below the town. An at tack may be expected, it is believed, at any time. A BATTLE NEAR PORT ROYAL, VA. [From the Richmond Dispatch, Jan.l9.) Yesterday was a day pregnant with reports, the most important of which was one that a battle on the Rappahannock, near Port Royal, was hour ly looked tor. There were many who gave credit to the report, and believed that a few hours only would be necessary to give it full confirmation. \Ve are pleasid" to state, however, that there was no faun -dation for the statement, and that everything is quiet along the lines. It is supposed that the report ori ginated in a circumstance which occurred in the et oinity-of Port Royal on Friday night, the particu lars of which we have from a gentleman who came down on the train last evening. The first brigade of Jackson's old division were on picket in that loran tv, and during thenight it was discovered by some Of the sentinels that the enemy was attempting to (cross, when they opened fire. This, of course, crea ted some commotion, and the troops were put under aims, but when daylight came it was ascertained that no foundation existed for the alarm. - P.-S.—Since the above was written a despatch fionsirredericksburg, published under the telegraph - is head; asserts that the enemy have made demon strations indicating an early attack. ,-THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM. . [Special Correspondence orthe Richmond Enquirer.] Frtenenrmssiono, Va., Jan. 18, 143. • Ali seems to be quiet to-night on the banks of the Rappahannock. The pickets on either bank are so unwarlike and yet so near to each other that one cannot help feeling that this truce is but the pre cursor of that peace which shall restore prosperity to both sections, whilst it gives security and 'tonere . ble terms of adjustment to each. -- The ballot-box, and not the cartridge-box, must and will be the arbi ter of this strife, and my prediction is that the end is not , afar. Illinois and New Jersey, the pioneer of the West ' and the classic ground of the Atlantic States, are ins .stituting movements which sooner or later must ripen into results that will justify both people. In the language of our noble President, " we would I hail an honorable peace with joy." And I have the I best of reasons for saying that the desire of our : people is none the less ardent and intense than that which animates the Northern army of the Potomac, i now confronting us on the northern bank of this river. Indeed, the feeling is not confined to the Non kern army, but it is prevalent among the North . erirf people,aand no tyrant's threat or cajolery can turn them from it. Taxation, excessive duties, i w4ste of life and blood, and usurpation, are slowly 1 but surely doing their work:, and the decline of the war spirit is indicated by that unfailing barometer, gold, which now brinF u forty-eight per cent. in the NOW York market. • 4 t, whilst'l give utterance to th,ts, I am by no m ens persuaded that ;we shall ndt - have more fighting, even on this line. My im sion is that the farce of a Government holding sway at Wiishington'may Again. essay its desperate fortunes in a fight on this, to its armies, ill-fated ground; But if they 'do, we have the generals and the army capable of beating them back as often as they are possessed by the devil of the "forward movement" madness. The Yankees are certainly a "peculiar" people. For some three days last week not a drum could be heard, and scarcely a soldier was visible. Finding ' out, however, that they couldn't humbug General Lee by this sort of clap-trap, last night imitating .the-Qhine,se, they banged and noised as if ' they-were going to tear up things generally ; and from twelve to three o'clock their balloons—three in number— like Mahomet's coffin, were suspended between heaven and earth, evidently looking after "rebel camp-fires." From the temperature of the atmo sphere on terra firma, I rather think they were in pursuit of knowledge under difficulties. Yesterday, under a flag of truce, a sealed commu nication passed over from GeneralHalleck to Gene ral Lee. I hear 'that the Yankees are sorely pressed for -forage and wood. Horses are daily dying for the want of the one, and the scarcity 01 the other com pels the men to dig up the stumps of trees. As establishing the truth of this, the pickets on the opposite shore, for the last night or so, have been unprovided with fires, notwithstanding the severity of the weather. Some dozen or more citizens, who went over du ring the fighting, have been permitted to return home. both sides consenting. They represent that they 'were kindly treated, being provided by the Yankees with an abundance of good food while •across the river. One of the returned damsels be came enthused with a Yankee lieutenant, and sent him—or rather attempted to send him—some sentimental verses; but, though not contraband of war, the talk of the vain poetess did not altogether coincide with the views of the picket officer on our side, and the verses were consigned to the tomb of the Capulets. A couple of deserters came over during the past Week, but they knew nothing of interest to commu -nicat e. It is reported to-night that the Yankees are con structing a wagon road through the farm of Mr. John Seddon, in Stafford, some - eight miles below, on the river, with the view of again crossing. I also hear that Burnside has made a tour of inspection up the Rappahannock from Falmouth to Ellis' Ford, with the view of flanking us; but all this is u talk, and you can decide upon its value accordingly. But while the generals may or may not design crossing and giving battle, the following note, sent across by a Yankee picket to a squad of our men on similar duty , will "amicable that so far as these " gents" are • concerned, a relations" exist : Jan. 17, 1963. GENTS ON CONFEDERATE STATES Dory : We had the pleasure to receive your letter, and very glad to find you in good spirits. We are sorry not to ave any newspapers on hand, but will get some as soon as possible. We send you coffee whenever the wind permits us to do so. Can't one of you come over this evening in that little boat you have there'? We will not keen you. In the hope that Jeff. Davis and Abe. Lincoln will soon give us peace, we send ,our best respects. CO. A, 46TH REG'T N.-Y. S. V. Your correspondent avails himself of the opport-u -. nity to return thanks in an especial manner to the officers and men of Barksdale's gallant Mississippi brigade for courtesies extended, and especially to its present gallant commander, Col. B. G. Humphreys, and the adjutant, Green Smith Barksdale. THE EXPECTED ATTACK ON WILMINGTON, - N. - C. ' General Whiting, the rebel commander at Wil mington, believing that the expedition fitting out in North Carolina is intended for that place, has issued thefollowing address to theAttizene : .-. REAMI:AUTERS WII.3IO.:GTON, Jan. 14, 1863. To the,CiiiZOlS of Wilmington: ' I have once and again advised the people about their families and property in case of an attack on the city.. Many, however, who were driven off by . the fever, contiding either in the supineness of the enemy, or the strength of the defence, have returned • with their families, and to my great regret, there are now many women and children in the city. It is my duty to inform you of my belief that, within a very few days-perhaps three—the enemy will appear in force to attack this place by land and water. While I am confident we shall beat them, I must repeat that an attack will be likely to cause much distress, privation, perhaps even peril, to women, children, and non-combatanfs, whose.presence must always embarrass. Shouldrrod so order it that we fall before superior force, or unexpected disaster, ~ their lot will be infinitely worse. In every respect it is best that such should retire while they have opportunity. It should be remembered that when the enemy are before the place, military necessity must take precedence of all interests, even those of humanity. Very respectfully and truly - ours W. H. C. ' WHITING, . Brigadier General Commanding. ATTACK ON FORT CASWELL, N. C. ClisaLes7see, Jan. 14.—An official despatch from Wilmington, N. C., states that five gunboats at tacked Fort Caswell yesterday, at 9 o'clock A. M., and ceased firing at 1 P. M. It is believed it was merely trying to get range of guns at the fort. Passengers by this morning's train say it was ru mored that four of the enemy's vessels had passed the .fort. FEDERAL IRON-CLADS AT tiE AU FORT, N. C. Wirstrxerox, N. C., Jan. 19.—Information has been received here that the Ericsson iron-clads, Mon tauk and Passaic, are now in Beaufort harbor, North Carolina, waiting for ammunition. Two other formi dable iron-clad steamers are undoubtedly on their way to join them. The two coming are turret-bearing ships, and are understood to be called Nahant and Patapsco. There can be little doubt as to their desti nation. CAPTURE OF THE U. S. STEAMER COLUM BIA. [From the Richmond Dispatch, Jan. M./ The following are some further particulars of the capture of the U. S. steamer Columbia, near Wil mington : ' FORT FISITER, Jan. 17.—The U. S. steamer Colum bia, carrying seven guns, Commander' Couchney, grounded otrillasonboro' Sound on Wednesday night last. On Thursday the commanding officer of Fort Fisher carried one gun and a detachment of cavalry and infantry to capture her. On Friday, at 7 o'clock A. bl., two shots -were fired; when the steamer hoisted a White flag. About forty prisoners have been taken. After the surrender several blockaders came up, but were promptly driven off. But one boat was left on the ship, and owing to the delay caused by firing of the shore battery, which did not perceive or respect the white flag, all the prison ers were not landed till to-day, with some valuable stores.' The Columbia is a splendid iron steamer, butt to run the blockade, and was captured by the Tuscaro ra on her first trip to Charleston. This is her first cruise as a war-steamer. s. RAN THE BLOCKADE. " [From the Savannah News, Jan. 9.] The arrival at Wilmington of the large iron steam er Giraffe, formerly a packet running between Greenock, Scotland, and Belfast, Ireland, has been announced. In coming in, almost within sight of the blockaders, she grounded, and I emained in this predicament for two hours until floated off by the tide. The Giraft'e brought over a very valuable cargo for the Government, and some twenty, litho graphic engravers and printers for the Treasury De partment. FEDERAL PRISONERS AT RICHMOND. [From the Richmond Dhmatcli, Jannary 20th.) Yesterday seven hundred more of the Abolition soldiers, Captured by. General Bragg in Tennessee, arrived in Richmond—three hundred and fifty ar riving at. 11 o'clock and the other half at sundown. There were yesterday confined in various localities between Seventh and Cary and Twenty-fifth and Cary streets 3,100 of Bragg's prisoners. None of the officers (200 in number) captured with them have been brought here. - We understand that they are in Atlanta;•Ga. Some of those that came yeaterday bad been wounded in the hand and arm. Soon after the last batch arrived in front of Castle Thunder one of the men ' named John - Martin, of the 9th Indiana Beginient, fell on the pavement and expired. He had been sick with typhoid' fever; and his decease was owing to :that cause. Eight 'hundred will be sent to - Uity Point this morning by flag of . truce, one hundred starting at four o'clock, under Captain Warner, and seven hundred at seven o'clock, in charge of Lieut. Boasioux, flag officer. The Yankee fiag-of-truce boat was reported at City. Point last night. .The balance of the men will be shipped off' as rapidly as possible. Most of the Abolition pri soners now here are Western men, and much su perior in physique to the codfish-loving denizens of Connecticut and : Massachusetts that we have been accustomed to see here. THE EFFECT OF PEACE [From the Chitflestim Courtei',.] What will be the effect of peace, whenever it does come upon all who are affected by this war, is clear so far as these States are concerned ; but to all others, full of interest and doubt. With us, those who have cone to the field will return to the pur suits they Lave forsaken. The resumption of these is at once beneficial to them and to their country. Although many new enterprises haver been excited by the war:, there are but a few which will neces sat ily expire with its close. The factories of Various kinds which have been put in operation, the prepara tions which have been made for arms and munitions of war, the building ships and other vessels, will all experience in the new necessities of our Con federation an ample field for their complete develop ment. It is one of the chiefest blessings of that peace which will be vouchsafed unto us, that when it is declared the passions which war excites will be in stantly calmed; while the revenge of the enemy will long live to teach us how careful we should be of that freedom which cost us so much to secure. THE DEFENCE OF VICKSBURG-. The following is the order of (}en. Pemberton, in command of-the department of the Mississippi, com plimenting the troops for their recent gallant de fence of 'Vicksburg HEADQP,ARTERS DEPARTMENT MISSISSIPPI. AND EAST LOUISIANA, Vicksburg, JIM. 8, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, No. —..The lieutenant ge neral commanding the department desires to express to the troops of this 'command his high appreciation of their recent gallant defence of this important po sition. AU' praise is 'due them, not alone for so bravely repulsing the renewed assaults of an enemy vastly superior in numbers, but equally for the cheerful and, patient endurance with which they have submitted to the hardships and exposure incident-to ten successive days and nights of watchfulness in the trenches, rendered imperatively necessary by the ckise proximity of the opposed armies. While all have performed their duties with benefit to their country and honor to themselves, still, as must ever be the case in war, fortune has bestowed her oppor-, tunities unequally. .To those who, by her favor, held the posts of honor, by their own resolute courage availed themselves of their opportunities, especial thanks are due; and it will be the pride and agreeable duty of the lieutenant general command ing to claim for them from their country the distinc tion and honor they have so fully deserved. S. C. PEMBERTON, Lieutenant General Commanding • MOTEMENTS OF ROSEORANS TULLAHOMA, Jan. 16.—The enemy, numbering forty thousand, has occupied his original position before Murfreesboro, with a - great scarcity of pro visions. He is repairing the railroad, bilt making no preparation for an advance. The we - Ether is bit ter cold, and a snow storm is prevailing. ANOTHER PIECE OF BRAGGADOCIO [From the Richmond Dispatch; January 19.) GENERAL - BRAGG'S ADDRESS TO THE ARMY AT WIN. MESE! The following is an official copy of Gen. Bragg's address to his troops, issued at Winchester, Tennes see, on the 6th Instant. Its tone is not much like that of a retreating or beaten commander: HEADQEA ATER& AIIMY OP TENNEs.:inE, WINCHF.STER. JAIL 8, 1863. SOLDIERS OF THE AIVHF OF TENNESSEE: Your gallant deeds have won the admiration. of your general, your Government, and your country. For myself, I thank you, and am proud of you: for them, I tender you the gratitude and praise you have so nobly won. In a campaign of less than one month, in the face of winter your achievements have been unpa ralleled. 'You have captured more than ten thou sand prisoners, taken and preserved thirty pieces of artillery, and seven thousand small arms, in addi tion to many thousands destroyed, You have, be• - sides, captured eight hundred wagons, loaded chiefly - with supplies, which have been destroyed or brought safely to your lines, and in pitched battle you have - driven the enemy before you, inflicting a loss at least three to one greater than you have sustained. In retiring to a strongerposition without molesta tion from a superior force, you have left him a barren field in which to bury his heaps of slain, and. to rally and recuperate his shattered ranks. Out oil' from his Government both by rail and telegraph, and deprived of supplies by the interruption of his communication, we shall yet teach him a severe lesson for the rashness of penetrating a country so hostile to his cause. Whilst the infantry and artil lery defy him in front, our invincible cavalry will - assail him in flank • and rear until we goad him to another advance, only to meet another signal defeat. Your General deplores, in common with you, the loss of your gallant comrades who have fallen in our recent conflicts. Let their memories be enshrined in your hearts, ss they will ever be tenderly che rished by their countrymen. Let it be you to avenge their fate, and proudly to emulate their deeds. Re member that your face is to the foe, and that on you rests the defence of all that is dear to freemen. Soldiers ! the proudest reflection of your general's life is to be known as the commander of an army so brave and Invincible as you have proved. He asks no higher boon than to lead such men to victory. To share their toils, and to stand or fall with them, will be the crown of his ambition. BRAXTON BRAGG, General Commanding. GEN. WHEEL'ER'S• OPERATIONS ON THE CUMBERLAND. [Eontliern Associated Press Despatch.] Moan.; Jan. 18.—The Advert Mar and Register has received the following official despatch: TULLAHOMA, Jan. 17, 1963 To General S. B. Buckner: Gcneral Wheeler, with a portion of his cavalry. brigade, after burning the railroad bridge in the enemy's rear, pushed for the Cumberland river, where he interrupted and captured four large trans ports, destroyed three, with all the supplies, and boarded one to carry off' four hundred paroled pri soners. Being hotly pursued by a gunboat, he at tacked, captured, and destroyed her with her whole armament. BRAXTON BRAGG. HON. MR. PRESTON'S SUCCESSOR. (From the Richmond Dispatch, Jan. 20.1 The Legislature, on Saturday, after five days' in effectual balloting, succeeded, on the twentieth bal lot, in electing Hon. Allen T. Caperron, of the coun ty of Monroe, Confederate States Senator for the unexpired term of the late Hon. Wm. Ballard Preston. THE REBEL OONGRESS. The following proceedings took place in the rebel Senate on the 19th instant : INlr. Simms, of Kentucky, submitted a resolution requesting the President to inform the Senate whether the military authorities in Petersburg and Lynchburg, Va.,have seized and impressed, for pub lic use, flour an other articles of value, the pro perty of private citizens. Atter some debate the resolution was adopted. Air. Simms also introduced the following reso lutions, which, on his motion, were laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed : 1. That the right of protection to life, liberty, and property is the right inviolable of every citizen of the Confederate States, and that his right is mad sacred by the highest guarantees of the Constitution, and that, neither Congress nor the Executive, nor any officer or agent of any of the departments of this Government, have power in any manner, and under any pretence whatsoever, to impair, interfere with, or destroy, this inherent and inviolable right. 2. That the right to hold and possess property is a right guarantied to every citizen of the Confederate States,by the Constitution thereof, and the right to defend same and his domicile from unlawful inva sion, seizure or conversion, shall not be impaired or questioned,.and that all seizures or impressments of such property, by any officer or agent of this Go vernment, are in violation of the plainest provisions of the Constitution, are destructive of the most sacred rights of the citizen, and an Unwarranted breach of the plighted faith ' of the Government, to tilt citizens thereof, and are, therefore, void. ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Dugan, of Alabama, introduced a bill to pro hibit quartermasters and others from speculating. Mr. Bergen stated that the object of the bill was to punish quartermasters, commissaries, and trans portation 'agents for abuses in their departments. He moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on the Quartermaster's Department, and printed. A • eed to. lir. Dargan also introduced a bill for the relief of collectors, and all receiving officers and agents of the Government. The chief object of the bill is to re lieve said officers from the consequences of de fault when that default is caused by the reception of counterfeit notes prior to the first of September last. Referred to the Committee of 'Ways and Means. Mr. Foote preferred, in lieu of retaliatory mea sures, as suggested by the resolutions, that an at tempt should be made to stop the shedding of blood by ,'a movement to bring about peace. It would strengthen the friends of peace at the North, and, perhaps, have the effect of producing a state of things so much desired, notwithstanding the opposition of the Abolition party. Be signified his intention to Offer resolutions hereafter—not for the purpose of yielding one inch of ground to the North, but to throw the entire responsibility upon the Lincoln Government. if these scenes of blood are to continue. Mr. Clairton offered - a series of joint resolutions, relating to the conduct of the existing war, and the late proclamation of the President of the United States. The resolutions contemplate the delivery of captured Federal officers to the State Govern ments for trial. Mr. Dargan, of Alabama, took the ground that Powers at war must retaliate. The resolutions con templated the turning over of captured officers to the State Governments, and to let them be punished according to their laws. Be did not think that was correct; but suggested that the Government should take the responsibility itself. 111 r. Lyons, of Virginia, suggested that the Go vernment had no power to turn these captured offi cers over to the States. Nor was there any neces sity for the resolution, since the President has said in his message that he will do it, unless prevented by Congress. He favored the passage of a law pro hibiting such a course, and repose the power of re taliation entirely in the hands of the Government. 111 r. Foote was proceeding to make some remarks, when— Dlr. Perkins, of Louisiana, moved that the House go into cecret session. The motion was lost—yeas nays' , lo. Mr. Lyons regained the floor. When an officer was captured, if there was cause for retaliation, we might retaliate upon him ; if not we were bound to exchange him. They could not, by any law of na tions. when captured by one Government; be turned over . to another Government for trial. He would prefer that any officer captured in any. State after the promulgation of that proclamation, should be instantly hung; not Subject him to the uncertainties of a trial by jury. Mr. Kenner, of Louisiana, called the attention of the House to le fact that this portion of the Presi dent's message was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. That committee was now pre pared to report. He moved, as instructed by the committee, that the House now go into secret ses sion for the purpose of receiving that report. The motion was agreed to, and the House went into secret session. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The rates of premium for specie continue irregu lar. .We give, as a. fair quotation for gold, $l.BO, buying; $2, selling ; small amounts, $2.C6; $1.40, buying, and $1.60, selling; sterling exchange, A2.05@2.10. The wheat market remains un changed; with rates at $3.40W.60. Corn-firm at $3.60. Tobacco is still held at very high figures. THREE CENTS. THE OPERATIONS OF MORGAN The Winchester (Tenn.) Daily Bulletin, of the 9th January, contains the following special despatch : General Morgan's command returned to Tennes see Saturday last. , In their campaign in Kentucky the Bacon creek, Nolin, 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 Muldraugh's hill, twelve hundred feet long and ninety feet high, and burnt and completely de stroyed. Approaching Elizabethtown, General Morgan re ceiVed a communication from the commanding officer of the Yankees to surrender his force, as he had him (Morgan) completely surrounded. General Morgan, in reply, ordered the Federal commander himself 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 onehour and a half, the Federal force of seven hundred men surren dered, securing to us a vast quantity of arms and Government stores. The city was considerably damaged by the bombardment, but. no citizen was In the fight at the trestle, General Morgan cap tured another regiment, with all their arms and stores. The number of prisoners captured at Bardstown, 'Colin, Bacon Creek, and other places, amounted to two thousand. At. Springfield, General Morgan was surrounded by twenty-six thousand of the enemy, and for a while it seemed his situation was desperate, but he escaped with his entire command. In moving from Springfield to Campbellsville, General Hollesy, commanding the Federal forces, and harassing Morgan's rear, was killed in . a hand-' Ati-hand ' encounter, by 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 staff' also' came up with three of Gene ral Morgan's men—Cad fain Tribble, Lieutenant Easton, and a private: Hollesy was attended by two .of his staff, Captain Edwards and his orderly. A fight at once ensued, in which General Hollesy, was killed by Lieutenant Easton. Captain Edwards and. Hollesy's orderly were captured by Captain Tribble. The fight was a hand-to-hand stflitir, and the combatants were in the creek at the time. The destruction of the railroad is complete from Green river to Shepherd sville, a distance of seventy-five miles. Shepherdsville is eighteen miles from Louisville. The Winchester (Tenn.) Bulletin says, "as to an advance of the enemy, our people need have no fear. Re cannot advance. His supplies and his means of transportation have been cut off by the indefatiga ble Morgan." "In Middle Tennessee," says the Chattanooga Pad of January lath, " the Yankees are as dumb as door-posts. The troops which fought the late battle are fearfully cut up and intelligent parties from the front state that Rosecrans cannot advance for s ome weeks to come." CONFEDERATE VICTORY" IN TEN NESSEE. [Prom thft Enquirer, 20th.) Capt. Thomas Butler has been the hero of quite a gallant little achievement, on the edge of Scott county, Tennessee. It appeared that at the New River settlement there had recently been stationed two companies of Federal soldiers, under command of Captain Noah Doherty, a Tennessee renegade, from Anderson county. Capt. Butler, on learning of their presence, at the head of thirty men, started in search, of them. On reaching the spot where the varmints were encamped, Captain B. demanded the aura ender. of the whole party, which was re sponded to by a volley from ten or fifteen muskets. One ball grazed the Captain's lip, and trimmed his moustache in the most approved style of the tonso rial art. A brisk skirmish ensued, in which six of the Abolitionists were - killed, a number wounded, and several captured. The remainder took to the woods. - The hulls of this little skirmish were the capture of some fifteen or twenty horses, a like number of Belgian rifles, two, or three thousand pounds of bacon, and a like amount of flour, besides the cap ture of a captain and eight or ten men. SAFE ARRIVAL. We are glad to learn, by a recent arrival from Nassau, that Rev. Dr. Hoge, of this city, and the gentlemen who sailed in the same vessel on impor tant businegs for the Confederacy, arrived safely at Nassau, and are, doublers, ere this, far on their way to England.—Enquirer, 20th. A SOUTHERN VIEW. An Intercepted Letter front Colonel L. Q. Washington to Ex-Hon. James M. Mason— How Things Looked Lu October last. Although the following letter, found amongst the Sanders budget, was written at Richmond as long ago as the 29th of October last, its speculations are quite interesting, and we hasten to give Mr. Mason the benefit of them : RICHMOND, Va., October 29, 1862. NT DEAR STR : I avail myself of the occasion of sending despatches to add a few lines. The campaign seems almost to have closed.. Bragg's sloth and want of heart, and Van Dorn's folly, have lost us the results we hoped for. Bragg has given up Kentucky with a fine army of seventy thousand men, and we have nothing to show but the victory in the partial battle of Perryville. Bragg did not concentrate his troops ; he seemed to have no plans; and, in the opinion of all or nearly all, has thrown away the summer and the finest chances for fame. Still, we have a good army intact in East Tennessee ; and more of Tennessee than we held at the start. After Van Dorn's repulse at Corinth, matters have relapsed into inactivity in the country west of the Tennessee river. And this quiescence seems to be followed west of the Mississippi. So, too, on the Potomac. Lee has awaited Mc- Clellan's advance, but the latter showei no readiness for a " forward movement,” although the Northern press (both friendly and hostile to .him), clamor for him to go over the Potomac and attack Lee. The latter will wait awhile longer for his adversary; but; if lieiloes not come, will, I conjecture, fall back to a point nearer Richmond and more convenient to sup plies. Thus, land movements seem to pause. What, then, is to be looked for? First. The Yankees are getting ready naval expe ditions. They are conjectured to be for Charleston, Mobile, and Savannah. I regard it as quite possible that the first two may fall—the latter is hardly possi ble. But the fall of all would have no appreciable effect upon the war. They would cut off a few sup plies, but at the most would be simply a demonstra tion of what is now pretty well demonstrated, viz: that steam iron-clads can run by a fort where it Is impossible from the nature of Vie case to plant ob sttucions. • , Any scheines of attack upon these places are felt by the Yankees to be a small matter compared with the taking of Richmond. Richmond is, in the opinion of the best judges, impregnable to naval at tack. A land expedition is the only thing that promises anything. I do not think McClellan would like to undertake it before spring, but public opinion may force him to do it some time in the winter. He may (admit for argument's sake) bring a more for midable army than he did before. Per contra, a much larger force can be arrayed for defence than we had belore, with stronger fortifications, more complete preparations, and the advantages of experience. You may be assured that the war would lancuish the whole fall and winter ahead but for the fear of European recognition in such ease. Hotecognition should come before the sailing of their expedition for Richmond (I regard an overland march as out of the question) it is highly probable that the thing would be.given up as a useless expenditure of money and blood. The Northern mind is undoubtedly changing. The rapid and large depreciation of their currency has startled the business men and set them to think ing. Thinking is fatal to foolish wars. So, too, the fierce divisions of parties, the triumph of the Democrats, and - the frantic excesses of the Republi cans, all put the North in that exact temper when European recognition would be hailed by a large class—perhaps a majority—as a solution of a diffi cult problem. Recognition before January Ist., 1863, would, I have little doubt, give us peace before spring. Congress has adjourned to meet in January next. They failed to fix upon a permanent seal for the Confederate States. There seems to be a poverty of invention on such subjects. There are persons in Europe whose studies on heraldry, &c., make their suggestions valuable; perhaps one of these might suggest a good design. If you can obtain one, 1 will place it before the committee next session. The President's health is good, though he'works hard. I shall try to send you files, though I am really ashamed to send such a press abroad. The editorial profession has sunk low, indeed. After the war it may improve. Indeed it must, or we will run the same course as the North. illes.srs. Garnett and Hunter were well the other day when I heard from • them. I3oth are in the country. Would it not be well for some of our writers to indite articles, showing the insignificant ratio cities in the Confederate States bear to the country at large? • New Orleans has 140,000 ; Mobile, say 15,000; Savannah, 25,000 ,•—Charleston, 35,000;. Nashville, 20,000; Pichnioa 45000;, Wilmington, 10,000; Petersburg, 15,000; 'Norfolk and Portsmouth. 25,000 —total, 330,000. Our population is eleven or twelve asthions. Suppose all our cities were lost, what would it amount tot It is different in Europe and at the North. London has one-sixth of the Eng lish population. Paris has not so many, but to win Paris is generally to win France. It is hard for Eu rope to understand that we are a people of farmers, who have had nearly all their manufacturing and commerce done for them by factors and agents. The distinction is important. Sir. Adams says we have lost our principal city. If that city numbered five hundred thousand or six hundred thousand people, there would he something in his argument. I think this view important to be pressed. Please speak of it to Mr. Hotze. Yours, very truly L. Q. WASIENGTON Hon. JAmEs.I. itlAsoN, London. Desolation of Northern Mississippi• A correspondent of the Missouri Democrat, writing from Holly Springs, January 16th, gives the follow ing description of the desolation in Northern Mis sissippi : The roads are as silent and deserted as the fields. Mile after mile you ride, and neither meet nor care to meet any one on these solitary roads. On four fifths of the plantations you pass you see no living soul. On some the doors and windows stand open wide, but there is nothing but emptiness within ; _awl on others nothing but the tall chimneys, whitened by the Barnes, remain. As you go fur ther and further over the hilly roads, you glance suspiciously backward and forward from every rise in the road. You fancy you caught a glimpse of something moving there, far across the fields, and you pause in some place out of view to reconnoitre. A squirrel leaps through the dry leaves in the woods on the other side, and your revolver is in ycur hand in an instant. in times of peace every traveller is glad to pick up ' comPany on the road, but now the sound of hot ses , feet, the breaking of a twig, the rustling of a leaf, are signs of danger. Such Is the effect upon the country of "guerilla warfare," for this desolation and silence is not wholly attributable to the presence of the United States army. It is the people of the South that suffer from guerillas, not the United States army. Under the delusionthat the whole North is about to tumble into anarchy for want of cotton, the guerillas burn the cotton and ruin the planter, to prevent some Northern man from risking his money in a precarious speculation; this and the capture of an occasional straggling soldier, is the only harm they do the North The pay of the guerillas is what they plunder, and so they get it they are not particular who is the pay master. Now the old grudges between neighboria, the family feuds for which the South has always been notorious, nre being settled, and every farmer is as apprehensive of his neighbors as he is of the United States hoops. The people of the South have already discovered that they got more than they bargained for in int •tiating the guerilla mode of warfare. In adopting the old Spanish name of "guerillas," they now see .that they also adopted the lawlessness, anarchy, and brigandage of 'Mexico and old Spain. Thus is the serpent of Secessiori biting itself with its own poisoned fangs. • - if you go into one of the few houses which are yet occupied, you find large landed proprietors who ha re nothing left to eat but a little corn-bread, and whose threadbare apparel indicates that merchants and dealers in clothes have long since become an ex tinct class. They all tell you that the army has taken their cattle, horses, hogs, and their corn; that their negroes have all run away; that the guerillas have burned their cotton, and that they are ruined. But if you talk to the man a little while, and let him know that you want to buy cotton, and are willing to send teams for it, you finally worm out of hint the fact his cotton is concealed in some neighboring swamp; and in some cases you might possibly sus-. pect another fact not quite ao pleasant, viz that the THE WAR PRESB. ( Ul3 L TSB ED iSrEERLII.) Twg Wag Pagan will ha vent to subscriben by mail (per annum In advance) at 111,75.0 . 4 Five " " 9.09 T en IS 11.7.00 Twenty Copies" " 32.0 e Larger Clubs than Twenty will be charged at the same rate, $1.60 per copy. The money mast always accompany the order, anr4 in no instance can these to-ms be derfatedfrorn, as they afford very little more than the cost of the Paper. Air Postmasters are requested to act as &gents for TRH WAR Paasa. To the getter-up of a Club of ten or twenty, xi extra COPT or the Paper will be given. very man you were'talking to did occasionally a;- little guerilla business himself. The only persons except the cavalrymen, who venture out among these people are the cotton buy ers, who have adventures not a few. Their usual mode of buying is to visit the farmers at their houses, make contracts for the cotton, and' then' send teams for it. Some of the buyers take teams with them; and' when the safety of the neighbor hood they are in is doubtful (and the price of -cot ton consequently lower,) buy a load for their teams, and go back to the army at a "double quick." Every few days some of these venturesome wights and their teams are " gobbled up," with the' "damning proof"' in their wagons that they are cotton buyers. Atlantic Monthly for February. The ladies, as usual, contribute largely. ,Mrs. Hopkinson supplies a pretty novelette, called "Ha der the Pear Tree." There is a thoughtful, posthu mous poem, by the author of "Charles Auchester," and Mrs. Waterson supplies a pleasant paper, of criticism and literary gossip on the. novels of Jane . Austen. Mr. Hazewell opens with a historical article on " Sovereigns and Sons," which has the rare fault of being too brief. One of Leigh Hunt's SODS gives a paper upon Shelley, which is a great cu riosity. Thornton Hunt, the eldest son, who was born in ISeptember, 1810, here commences with his recol lections when his father , was in prison, 1813-15, for laughing at the Prince of Wales as." 11 dandy of fifty." He, at the age of from three to five, remem bers "mOst of the eminent men who visited us in prison," but did not well remember Shelley, who, however, used to call on him (the little boy - , as aforesaid,) to take long rambles with him upon 'Hampstead Heath. Mr. Thornton Hunt either was miraculously precocious, (after the manner Of "Professor" Siddons, who remem bers what did . riot happen, and was hand in glove with Byron at the mature age of ten,) or he confounds what he read or was told about Shelley with his own recollection. Mr. T. Hunt, indeed, was not twelve years old, when Shelley was drowned in July, 1822, The personal recollections of such a mere child are valueless. One of the best prose pa pers is " The Siege of Cincinnati," by T. B. Read, the poet. Messrs. Alger, Bayard Taylor, C. A. Bar tol, D.A. Wasson, and W. J. Rose also contribute. So does Professor Lowell—another Biglow Paper, in which bad spelling is put forward as wit. How ever, that bore of bores, the Reverend Homer Wil bur, is kindly killed off in this number, and we live in hope that Mr. Biglow, who takes so much pains to spell badly, will soon follow. The following fine poem by J. G. Whittier, is well written and well timed: THE PROCLAMATION. "I order and declare that all persons held as slaves in the said designated States and parts of States are and hereafter shall be free....and I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence." -ABI:AHAM LINCOLN. Saint Patrick, slave to "Alileho of the herds Of Ballymena, sleeping, heard these words : Arise, and flee Out from the land of bondage, and be free!" Glad as a soul in pain,.who hears from heaven. The angels singing of his sins forgiven, And, wondering, sees His prison opening to their golden keys, He rose a man who laid him down a slave, Shook from his locks the ashes of the grave, And outward trod Into the glorious liberty of God. He cast. the symbols of his shame away ; And passing where the sleeping Milcho lay, Though back and limb Smarted with wrong, he prayed, " God pardon him t" So went he forth , but in God'it time he came To light on Uilline's hills a holy flame; And, dying, gave The land a saint that lost him as a slave. O dark, sad millions, patiently and dumb Waiting . for God, your hour, at last, has come, And freedom's song Breaks the long silence of your night of wrong I Arise and flee ! shake off the vile restraint Of ages ! but, like Ballymena's saint, The oppressor spare, Heap only on his head the coals of prayer ! Go forth, like him! like him, return again, To bless the land whereon in bitter pain Ye toiled at first, And heal with freedom what your slavery cursed ! Parisian Fashions of the Period. The fashionable world has now returned to Paris, and opportunities for admiring as well as describing "La 3lode". are numerous. We will commence this month with a description of some new mantles, and we would recommend as the most dislinguee, those of plush made with sleeves, and a loose back. Some are made of violet plush, lined with quilted black taffetas. A silk cord, to match, is placed all round the edge of the mantle. A thicker cord, with tassels, fastens It togetherin front just under the lit tle collar ; the same shaped mantle is also made in golden brown plush, lined with white quilted taffetas. Collets_of black velvet, trimmed round with a deep guipure, arc also worn. Rich embroidered medal lions are placed round the mantle, and between these and the lace, a kind of mossy trimming formed of black feathers, which has a very elegant effect. Fur, as a trimming, is stilt greatly in favor; it is, perhaps, more generally worn on black velvet, but ermine or chinchilla may be used with violet, blue, brown, or drab. Zibeline and sable are always fashionable; .Astracan should be of the best quality, that of an in ferior kind has become so extremely common. Both rolondes and paletols are made this winter in woolen velvet. At present, poplin and taffetas are the ma terials most in vogue for simple toites/e. Visiting dresses are much more luxurious; they are composed of splendid moire, rich brocatelle, China satins of chereaux de la Reine light brown color, faded rose leaf or Mexican blue. Generally, these magnificent robes, being of so thick a material, have very little ornament. The skirts are full, and cut pointed, forming a very decided train. The trimming of pas watenlcrie for the body, is frequently put on like a tale Figaro. Scotch plaid poplins are much worn, .especially by children. Velvet dresses are trimmed with grecques, festoons, or bands of velvet; these are, of course, of black on colored' robes and colored on black, and are always edged on'.each side, either with a guipure ruche, or with stare and hanging drops of passensentcrie. In the muddy weather, of which we have had so much lately, the fashion of the petticoat becomes quite an important matter. First, there are those of cacheniire of different shades, red, gray, magenta. blue, groseille, Sc. At the bottom of the s let, a I ugaute of the same, with two rows of black and white braid ; and, above this, a narrow galon of black silk, braided with white. Then, there are the skirts of woolen serge. They are made in all colors : and above the hem is placed a band of leather, about the width of an ordinary galon ; upon this band a row of steel buttons, and at the bottom a binding of leather. These skirts are, perhaps, a little a la Amazon; but they have this advantage: the dust can be so easily brushed off the leather. In Paris they are called an English fashion; but it is believed destined to great success. The newest style is of white cache mire, with medallions of black velvet; and, round the bottom, a black ribbon, embroidered with white grecques, and edged with narrow pluses of ribbon. Perhaps the skirts made of quilted ta f fetas are those to which the word comfortable may be the mostproperly applied—at this season of the year. We have this month several elegant dresses for rrrning, visiting, dinner, and ball-dresses, which we will now describe : A dress of brown velvet in redingote form t trimmed down the front with three bands of sable, com mencing from the waist, and one is carried straight up the front to the throat; the other two are placed on the body in the style of a Swiss corsage, passing under the arms. The sleeves are tight and trimmed with fur. A black moire robe, with rich patterns of a violet color. It is trimmed all down the front, both body and skirt, with Lies straps of violet velvet. At the ends of each strap a hanging ornament of passe menterie. A pearl gray moire antique, with satin spots the skirt, body, and sleeves, trimmed withapasscraen tole in point de Paris, matching the color of the dress, and raised with small cut-steel buttons. A robe—white ground, with Pompadour bouquets. It is trimmed with bouillonnes of white tulle, alter nately with squares of green velvet, edged with a thick guipure. The body low, with a plastron of green velvet; the sleeves with jockeys, and cuffs to match. A plaid velvet dress—the colors white, red, green, anti blue, but the white preponderating. The body is square, ruched with :alleles of three shades. Tarlatans and tulle will be still in great favor. Many tarlatanes are made with flowers or spots, and stripes of colored velvet, either black, blue, rose, red, &c. A charming material also for a full dress is the foulard. Nothing is prettier than a foulard with the ground of porcelain, blue, rose, pale green, mauve, or black flowers on white ground. The white feu lards are very beautiful, and even more finely fabri cated than some silks; suppleness and firmness are united in them ; and it is impossible to tear or crumple a dress of Indian foulard of first-rate qua lity. A plain white foulard, trimmed with blue, rose de Chine, or light green, is exceedingly pretty and simple, especially suitable fora young girl. Some of our 'modistes have been using fur as a trimming for bonnets ; but it is not at all generally employed, although it has a i-ery pretty effect. The furs used are chinchilla, ermine, and swansdown. Felt bonnets are also worn. A very pretty one was trimmed with a velvet curtain the same color as the bonnet, which was drab ; on the front a full piece of velvet, ending at the sides in two bows, and fast ening two ostrich feathers. The strings of piece velvet were cut on the biais, lined with silk and edged with lace. In the inside, aquilling of Mexi can blue velvet and coquilles of black lace. • Wreaths are much worn, although more simple head.dresses are still much in favor, such as a simple bow of velvet or lace between the bandeaux, with an enameled comb in the black hair, or a bow and long ends of velvet or lace. For full dress, a gar land of faded leaves, forming an aigrette, on one side, of moss roses in the midst of buds. A wreath of forgebtne-nots, with a rose on the forehead, or of small briar roses, mixed with lobelia, is exceedingly becoming to a young face. An elegant wreath may also be formed with white camelias ; or white and red camelias mixed have a good effect ; or of Trianon roses mixed with leaves potafre ; or a still prettier wreath, formed of pink acacia, mixed with small white feathers and long red and green grass. This wreath had a long branch falling gracefully over the neck.-14 Folk!. Curious Relics of Old Egypt. The one important feature to a stranger is the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, recently founded by the Pasha, in a commodious house overlooking the Nile. It has been placed under the curatorship of M. Marlette, who - visited Egypt in the service• of the Louvre. ' t he lamest portion of the collection was purchased at once from M. Huber, lon g engaged in forming it, with a fastidious taste that admitted into the series none but fine exampleti. It is conse quently a remarkably excellent introduction - to. the arts practised by the ancient Egyptians; and to the future studies of such as ascend the river to become familiar with the astounding works of that great people. It may suffice to. say that nothing. from a scarabteus to a granite sarcophagus, is wanting to carry the student through the various phases fine arts assumed three thousand years ago. The great feature of thecol lccuon is the recent addition of gold ornametits dis covered by accident at Gournou, Thebes, lay some boys, in ground unmarked by any tomb.; the fine mummies upon which they were placed passed into the hands of the Pasha of Keneh, who. was. induced to part with them to the "Viceroy'S museum. They were unwrapped, and more than twenty-five pounds weight of gold ornaments found upon them. The series of necklaces, with figures of jackals in gold, and the golden bracelets, enriched by enamel colors, are extraordinary works of art, as well as of great intrinsic value; one of them is very- remarkable, having the sacred hawk for its central ornament, holding the emblem of eternal life; its surface is brilliantly colored in dOiRO7I7IC enamels. A hatchet of gold, with a hunt ing scene embossed on the blade ; a mirror, with a heavy lotus-shaped handle of gold ; and a large va riety of minor decorations for the person crowd this unrivalled case of antiquities. Two small models of funeral boats, with the rowers, all formed of silver, are even more precious in the ey ro es of the Egyptian student, from their extreme rarity. The room is ap propriately decorated, after the style of the tombs at Beni Hassan, and the whole arrangement honorable to the - Viceroy and his curator; as he is still prose cuting new researches, and has prohibited wanton mischief to monuments, or the exportation of anti quities, it promises a useful guardianship in future over these interesting remains,
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