The press. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1857-1880, July 31, 1863, Image 1

THE -
PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAYS; EXCEPTED)..
BY JOHN W. t ,' |
OFFICES* Wo: 111 SOUTH FOURTH STREET i."
'FtFTnEN" CbVth * Pjsr WEski payanle to the carrier.
'•Hailed ,lo put of Jthq City, at 8b vb* Dollabs
Per Akxijic. .Tkasu!DpiJ/v&&.Atfp;F,irrk Sinara ;eoa Six
-Months, o*l Dollar and Savemr-pmi Osirea rom
• Yhrbs Month Invariably In advance for the time or
4ered.i , • - - „ i ■’-
Ear- Advertisements, inserted at • the usual rate*. Six
lines to««tituU a square P
; thw pubss, .
. 'Mail*-* .to subscribers out of the OAtv at FOTTO DOLLARS
Pek Imw. la.Admea
SUMMER REPORTS.
IgBLLEVUB HO US 13,
NEWPORT, R. L,
IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
This house has "been very ranch improved, and la now
iln fine order. Every exertion will be used to make thii
The heading and Favorite House
*of this delightful watering place,
. jyl4-lm PUTNAM & FLETCHER,
RUMMER RESORT FOR PHILA.DEL
HO PHIANB.
THE WABAWANTTHK HOUSE. r
, STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT,
Is now open as a.
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL.
The WADAWANUCK Is delightfully located In a
ffcquare of two acres, with beautiral grounds, walks/&c.
llts rooms are Bpacious, promenades fine,- piazza extend-;
ilng around the entire building. Hourly communication
'Vrith the celebrated Watch Hill Beach, the finest bathing
tin the world. Communication wit n New York several
ttimea daily. Address C. B. ROGERS. . jy24 121*
TjIPHBATA MOUNTAIN SPRINGS.
This beautlfulresortj Sitaated’in the centra of the
• ‘Garden Spot of Pennsylvania, ’’ is now open forthe
of visitors, and will continue until the
‘ *2oth of October.-—The*4a.vigorating pure mountain air,
*the quickly acting properties of its-waters upon the'se
cretions of the liver, and its magnificent scenery, an*
'equalled in'the United States, justly entitles it to praise
iabove all others. The commodious buildings, extended
<lawns and delightful walkath rough., the mountain from'
Which flows numerous springs?supplying the plunge,
«douche, shower and diotjbatha at all times Excursion
'Tickets through the seaaoh will be issued at the office of
'the Pennsylvania Central Railroad. Eleventh, aud Mar
tßet streets. Cars leave at. 7 30 A. M. . and arrive at'the
■ Bprings in the afternoon. $2 per day; over- two -weeks
'Or the season, *lO per week.. Children and servants half
:Price. Por further particulars. the .proprietor,
'U. S. NEWCOMER, .“Ephrata Mountain. Springs,” Laii
.scaster county, Pennsylvania. v -« . . jy23-lm.-
CEA BATHING. -
NATIONAL HALL,
. . CAPE ISLAND, CAPE MiY, N. J.
.. Thla. wel l■kno wn Hotel Is now open forthe reception
of its numerous guests. Terms *lO per week. Children
under 12 years of.age and servants half prices ..Superior
accommodations ana ample yoom for 200 persons -
Je3o 42t AARON GARRBTSON. Proprietor. -
TEE SBA:S ECO REIr—THE SEA,-
SHORE!—SPLENDID SURF!— SEA BREEZES UN
!—GUNNING AND FISHING; atfche SHADY
jRBTREATja on ,the ; BEACH/ opposite Barnegat. Cars
YIMT-Street wharrdally at -7. SO A. M r , via Del*-
-Ware and Raritan-Bay. Railroad. v . •
The table and bar will always be supplied with every
obtainable to make the FRANKLIN HOUSE the
-most popular resort on the Beach.
... - FRANKLIN H. STOKES,\
jyl-Wf&mlm Proprietor.
“DEDLOE’S HOTEL, ATLANTIC GIT i X'. ■
__ ’N- J —At the terminus of tHe railroadrittn^he'Sl^^
the depot. This House is now open {brfßo&rderS'-
*and Transient visitors, and offers accommodations equal ~
‘to any Hotel in Atlantic City. Charges moderate. OMI. 1
dren and, servants, half price. ,
■*3T Parties should keep their seats until the oars ar
rive in front of the Hotel. ' ' ' - ‘ jel9-2m
1“ JGHT HOUSE COITA GE,
ATLANTIC CITY. . .
This Well known House ds now open for the reception
. or : guests .'lnvalids can "be accommodated with rooms
the first floor, fronting the ocean. Splendid drinking
, r on -**l2 premises. JfagnMcent bathing opposite
the house. No bar, JONAH WOOTTOW,
. jel9-2m ■, ; Proprietor.
«UEF HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY,
ffai* Tai-aav
• • WILi BB OPENED Olf JDSK 18th. •
, . A good Band of Music has been engaged.
Tho&AWbo wish. to engage Rooms will * please addrese
H. S. BEWapy.Snrf Honee Atlantic Ciity,- S J. jeB-2m
COUNTY HOUSE.—THIS
OTiTate Boardim Honeo, corner of YORK and Bi-
OIFIC avenue, Atlantic City, convenient to the b«SE,
Witli a beautiful view of the Ocean. is now open foi
hoarders, and will continue open all the year round.
Fricesmodefate.
je!9-2m
ttnited states hotel,
V„_ , LONG BRANCH, 11. J.,
I* HOW open for the .recaption of visitors.. Can be
fcot° h ofvijß ItS a“f S) ifST 1 ™ Bay tmi™* f«>»
je6-2ro* B: A. SHOBMAKBB.
•f ‘ THE ALHAMBRA,” ATLANTIC
i - CITY, N. J., ft splendid satv-lioupq. soutbvAsi
eomer of ATLANTIC an<T BIASSACfftTSET (*S Avenue?
•1b now. for visitors.. -The rooms aodtableof^The
Alhambra”, are imsurpassed by any on the
>ta a spaciouß Ice Cream and Refreshment Saloon'attached
- h, to the house. Terns moderate.
C. DUBOIS & S. J. YOUNG,
Proprietors.
rkHRESSON SPRINGS.—THIS DR.
LIGHTFUL SUMMER RESORT, immediately on thi
Jv 1 ® COTitral P. K. K., located on the summit of
ftfche Allegheny Mountains, 2,3oo‘feet above the level of
sea, will he open for the reception of visitors on the
•10th day of Jane,lo63, and will be kept-open until the
Ist or October. -
.. The water and air at this point possess superior attra*
fclonß. The analyses made in the laboratory of Professor*
<Boeth, Garrett, and Camac, of Philaielphia, show the
of valuable'mineral elements, the waters of
'fioms of the springs being of the Iron or chalybeate class,
-ftnd others containing saline or .aperient s'alts.-Puri
water abounds ; and the guests will also bt
supplied with mineral waters from other springs, suoh as
Sine Lick, Bedford, and Saratoga Waters.
Ample facilities for bathing have been provided, new
JWnnge and douch baths erected, and Hot and Cold Baths
. >B&n at all times he obtained.
• - walks, &c., have been highly Improved,
•*hd are ptavaried and picturesque character.
* ~¥«« m atCreggpnSprings a Telegraph Office and two
•aiedTa^^Hn ts andPittsbarg and inter*
_Encurston“ TUkeia can be obtained at the Office of tbe
f'ffimiT Company, corner o/ELBVBMTH
Ppr further information apply to
' . : gbo. w. tfTTLLnr,
Cresson Springs, Cambria Co. ; Pa.
FURNITURE, Ac.
CABINET FURNITURE AND BIL.
VIIABD TAB LBS.
MOORE dk GAMPIONj
Ko.' Mtii South SSOOJTB Street*
fJabinet buslnew, ur«
l tt9^JßanTl6vctu^lu , .A.»ii3»aetjM» ■■:.• ; ■*
■ . ; BILLIARD TABLES, *:
andhayenowonhanda fall anpply, finished with'the
MOOBB A CAMPION’S iMPßoyfij} CUSHIONS,
.Which are prononneed by all who haye need them to be
cnporior to all others. ‘
. Bor the anality and finish of these Tables, thsmann*
' notnrera refer to their nnmeroua patrona thronrhont the
■nloa. who ere familiar with the ehsraeter of their
w* mhJMp,
XEGAX.
¥N THE,ORPHANS’COURT FOR THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA,
JOHN CONWAY, Deceased.
_K<?™E IS .HBBEBY. ,GIVEN, that HANNAH ANN
'CONWAY, widow of said decedent, has filed in the said
cpwt herpetition andan inventory aud appraisement
OftQe personal property/of the said Estate, which she
-gleets to retain underlie Act of April 14, 1851. and the
jtapplcme&ts tbereto, and the same will he approved by
on MONDAY, the 21st day of September, A.
r'«3®f®o , a llll^e ss.w§ xce P^ ons thereto be filed
jy24-fe4U JOHJ{ BLACKBURN, Atfc’y for Petitioner.
TN THE ORPHANS’ COURT FOB
COT7KTT OF LANCASTER, PENN’A.
sstate of AAROJTQUIMBY, deceased, late of Pulton
■ • • . Township, said county.
The undersigned auditor, appointed by the said court,
to make distribution of the balance in the hands of 0.
B. Cutlor, sumving Executor of the last Will of said
<aeeewed; te and amongst those legally entitled to the
«ame,” hereby gives notice that he will meet all par
-B#/}Si?S^£r4^£tJift.‘ParPol.eB of his appointment, at
COURT HOUSE (Library Room), in the City of Lan
caster, county aforesaid, on THURSDAY, the 6th day of
AmuAt A. B. 1863. at 2 o’clock, P. flf.. o/said day.
D. W. PATTERSON, Auditor.
je2s-tjySl
June 24. 1863.
EDUCATION.
©HABON FEMALE SEMINARY—
.'MTjpqp school-year, wil 1 open for recaption,
of Pnjflls'-on the Slat of NINTH MONTH (SEPTEMBER)
mest For Circnlara containing terms, &c.. address,
1 JOSIA.H WILSON.
DARBY, Pa.
3y28-lin* -
>PHB MISSES CHAPMAN’S BOARD
= ING AND DAT SCHOOL FOB YOUNG LADIES
' WIU reopen SEPT, 1. Circulars may be obtained of Mr-
HIEL. 304 Walnut at:: of Messrs:’LINDBAT &BL iCK.
TSTON«2/> Mouth Sixth at M or.by application to the Prin
cipals at Holmesburg. Pa. jyl3mwf3m*
VILLAGE green seminary—a
’ SELECT: BOARDING SCHOOL, NEAR MEDIA,
YA.—Thorough course in Mathematics, Classics, Eng
lish Branches, Natural Sciences, Ac.. Military, Tactics
taught. Classes in-Baol:-kesping. Surveying, and Civil
Engineering. Fnpils taken of all ages. 'School 5 opens
September Ist. -Boarding, per.week,s2.2s.. Tuition,per
•quarter, $6. For catalogues, or information, address
Rov. J. HERVEY BARTON.
jy24-3m YILLAGB GREEN. Pa.
PHILADELPHIA COLLEGIATE IN
-J- STITBTE for Young Ladies. 1530 ARCH Street Rev.
OHABLBS A. S%[ITH, D. D.y Principal. The ninth
Academic Tear will begin on MONDAY, 1 September 14th.
'For circulars, and other information, address Box
3,611 P. Q. je2s-3m*
"DRISTOL BOARDING SCHOOL FOR
' AA’. GIRLS, will re-open on the 7th of Ninth month.
For Circulars, apply to RUTH ANNA PEIRCE, Bristol,
Bucks co.. Pa, . - . - jel7-Stn*
■JDTISS MARY E. THROPP WILL RE
open herEiifliah and French Boarding and Day
School for Young Ladies, at 1841 CHESTNuTBtreet,
on the 14th of September.- For, circulars, until Septem
ber lßt, apply at the Sunday-school Times, 148 South
FOURTH street, Fhila., or address Miss Thropp at Val
ley Forge, Penna.
"WO. 8 NORTH SIXTH STREET, PHI
liADELPHI'A, ’July 26, 1863. •
’ JAMES B. BRYSON informs his patrons that, in addl-'
iion to hisGENERALJOB PRINTING OFFICE he has
•Opened a Hplendid assortment of STATIONBKY, suitable
for every department of trade,
His son, J kMEffHENRY BRYSON,-will have an inte
rest In this department of his trade, and will make an
efl’ort to supply .Hailroad and Commercial Sta
tionery of the best quality.
We nave lone conducted the Printing- Business over
Nos. 2,4, 6,‘and 8 North Sixth street, and have now
Added the store underneath,-No. 8. which affords every
facility-to meet the demands of trade, either for Station
ery, EailroacL'or Commercial Printing.
f ALEXAb DElt' C. -BRYSON will have charge of the
Printing Rooms of* the establishment, and Labels, Bill
Heads, Pamphlets, and .Railroad- Printing will receive
the same attention as heretofore.
Printing, Ruling. and Binding of every character sup
plied at the shortest notice.
Banks, Corporations, Schools, Academies, &c,supplied
-With ruled'and printed forms and bound in books to
order. Blanks kept on hand. .
- The oillce has long been distinguished for its fine style
of Label Printing; the patterns are new, and were de
-signed and introaucedby us for the Apothecary and Per
•fomery business >
My thanks are due to numerous friends for their uni
form patronage, extending over a period of seventeen
-yeai-B I enter upon this new enterprise with the same
•energy to serve them well and faithfully.'
; JAME 3 H. BRYSON, -
jy27-tf Nos.Jlj and 8 North SIXTH Street.
/JUICE SALES; SMALL PROFITS l
v* At DEAN’S CIQAB STOKE. 335 CHESTNUT St.,
Tou can bn, FINE-CUT CHEWING TOBACCO 25 p»r
•tent, less than anywhere else. v
Anderson’s Solace, Hoyt’s Sanayside, Lillenthal’s
(Standard, Old Continental, Young America, and Good
-8 ?-.J r - p 5 I<III S ?F a ss < >d, for eight cents each.
Cornish's Virgin Leaf. Tellow Bank, Hone,
Jevf, Amulet, Rational, Heart's Delight, Savory, Medal
lion, Nonpareil, and Mrs. Miller’s Fine-cut Chewing To-
for four cents each.
FINE CUT IN YELLOW PAPERS.-blllenthal’*,
Backus & Campbell's, YeUow Bank, Orana. for ithroc
■osntfeach. ' '
FINE-CUT CHEWING TOBACCO IN BULK—Ander
son's Solace,. Hoyt’s Snnnyaldo, Dean'e Golden Prise,
.Beau’s Philadelphia-Fine Gut, Honey Dew
And Pride of Kentuoky, for six cents per ounce *
:• Pine-cut Chewing Tobacco by the pound, 46. 60 76 Oft
46nts. and $l. - ’ ,u * au .
IMPORTED HAVANA AND YARA CIGARS, and do
jnestle Cigars of all kinds, 25 per cent* lass than other*
-•ell, at wholesale or retail, at
DEAN’S CIGAR STORB,
33B.CHBBTNUT Street.
Wilmington and Newark Corporation Notes'taken al
jy»-tf
fs9.fi , GOLDTHOBP & CO., fte)R
Manufacturers of o^o.
Tassels, Cords, Fringes, Curtains, and Fnrultur,
Gimps, Curtain Loops, Centre Tassels. ’
. Picture and Photograph Tassels, Blind Trimmings.
Military and Dress Trimmings, Bibbons, Neck Tissi
•to., etc.. Mo. 0»« Street.
mvh-gm ■ ■ . Pbtlsdslabls.
T ATOUB'S OLIVE OIL, VIRGIN'OIL
■M OF AIX. -Also, Baoegdnpl &Do Posse! Fils brands,
quarts and pints, for sale by
KffODES & WTDIjIAMS,
W 7 South. WATER Street,
TOL. 6 -
JOHN KELLY, JB.,
Where ha prossnte to foran ratrona and the pnblie
She advantages of a STOCK OP GOODS, equal If not m-
Aerlor.to.anr In the city—tha skill and taste of himself
and EDWARD P./.KELLY, tha taro :best Tailors of tha
at Prices mneh lower than any other Ant-elass esta
blishment of the city. • apl-tf-
gLAOK OABB. PANTS, $5.50,
BLACK CASS. PANTS, #5.60, At 704 MARklt
BLACK CASS. PANTB, $5. fiO, At 704 MARKET Street.
illlMflS
GRIGG ’ * van GTr§SfS, , §’’ ltrat!
niinn £ SHREW S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
85129 £ ZAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street
•25122 £ yan, gunten's, no. 704 market str«t‘
®mh22 *YAH GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
1776. 1863.
V LAG S!!!
SILK FLAGS!!
BUNT I Iffl F HAG S|
BURGEES.
;, PENAirs.
UNION JACKS.
STREAMERS: *
B U 3V T I N €t !
: BED, WHITE, AND BLUE.
EVANS <6 HASSALLj ' i
Jf j#" MILITARY FNKNI6HEK3,
Iyl7-tf No. *lB ARCH STREET. Phil&delpfcU.
HATS, ARMY HATS,
ADOL.PH & K E E N, *
No. 6il North SECOND Street, .
Philadelphia,
Manufacturers of all klnka of
PELT HATS,
hare on hand a.larce assortment of all the various and
most, approved styles of’ ,
ARMY HATS.
Orders by mail from sutlers or jobbers, will bo
Sromptly filled at the lowest rates. • je3o-3m
JjJOS. 1 AND 3 N. SIXTH STREET,
J.- KEIM. Proprietor,
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS
MANUFACTURER
WRAPPERS.
TONE SHIRT MANUFACTORY.
Tie aubserlber would Invite attention to 111
_ IMPROVED CUT OP SHIBTS,
Whlel he makes a specialty in his business. Also, son
•Untlp receiving, ,
NOVELTIES FOB GENTLEMEN'S WEI*.
J. W. SCOTT,
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE,
, 80. Sl4r CHESTNUT STREET,
Poor doom below the Continental
ROBERT SHOEMAKER4OO.;
WHOLES ALE DRUGGISTS;
—— .
V&INDOW AND PLATE GLASS,
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, Aa.
Dealer and consumers supplied at
. VERY LOW PRICES FOR CA
1e24-Sm
gINGEB & CO.’S
A»
FAMILY SEWING MACHINE,
with all the new improvements—Hommer, Braider,
Under, Teller, Tacker, Corder, Gatherer, die., le the
CHEAPEST AND BEST
if all machines for
TAMILI SEWING
•AND
LIGHT MANUFACTURING FURPOSBS.
Bead for a pamplilet and a copy of “Singer & Co.’a
Gazette.”
I. M. SINGER * GO.,
■ JelS-Sm 80. 810 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia.
gEWING MACHINES. V
THE “BLOAT” MACHINE,
WITH GLASS PBESSEB FOOT,
JTBW STYLE HBHUBK. B BAIDU.
M other TBlnable inpr&Yemeata.
ALSO.
THE TAGGART & FARR MACHINES.
Agency—»»» CHESTNUT Street. . nhS-tf
ENGRAVINGS, &c.
JAMES S. EARLE & SON,
IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF
LOOKING GLASSES.
OIL PAINTINGS.
SNGBAVINGS,
PORTRAIT,
PICTURE, And
PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES,
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS.
EXTENSIVE LOOKING GLASS WABBROOMS AND
GALLERY OF PAINTINGS,
lal-tf ai« 'CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia.
ARCH STREET.-
;0. A. VANKIBK A OO.f
MAXUVAOTVSBKB of'
' OHANDELIBBB
AND OTHER
GAS FIXTURES.
AHw.Frsnsh Bronse Figures and Ornamente.Foreelaln
Md Klsa Shades, and a variety of
FANCY goods,
W HO liIS AI.R AND- RETAIL. '
Fleaee «all and enasaiue goods. ielil-ln
o o l. ~
»,000ponnds light selected Ohio Fleece.
90,000 pounds, 20 to 30 oats, fine.
90,000 pounds Nos. 6 to 20'a,
N. B. All numbers and descriptions procured at onct
ALEX. WHILLDIN & SONS,
jel9-fm*wtf
<|X) FAMILIES RESIDING IN THE
1- BUBAL DISTRICTS.
We are prepared. M heretofore, to supply Tamlllos at
their Country, Evidences with
EVERY DESCRIPTION OX
PINE GROCERIES, TEAS, AO.
ALBERT C. BOBEHTB,
■wM-tt COBNBB XLBVBNTH 'AJTD Vim STS.
CTOSPITAL BTOBBB—OON SISTING
of assorted Jellies. Preserves, Syrups, Condensed
Milk, Huninger's Beef Rea, Canned Fruits of all kinds,
Oranges and .Lemons, Farina, Corn Starch, Chocolate,
Cocoa, Gelatine, Pickles, &c. - i -
RHODES k .WILLIAMS,
IQ? South WATfiR Street,
Na 309 ' JTIfT 31 -"T THREE
miLESIH jif : MEXICO.*
/('MB'
CIOTHING.
T A ILOBj
11l KEMOVEDPROM 1032 CHESTNUT STREET
KDWABD P. KEUT'S,
14!* South THIRD Street:
ARMY GOODS,
GENT’S FURNISHING GOODS.
PHILADELPHIA.
JOIH 0. IKBIBOI2
(IOinUI 7. IUAKKOOBB.I
IMPOSTER Ann DEALES'IR
OF THE IMPROVED
PATTERN”' SHIRT.
COLLARS.
UNDERCLOTHING, Ac.
SATISFACTION GUARANTIED. ■ myM-toed
DRUGS.
Northeast Corner FOURTH and RACE Streete.
PHILADELPHIA,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS
MAKUPACTIntSKS OP
AGENTS FOB THR CELEBRATED
FRENCH ZING PAINTS.!
SEWING MACHINES.
_ DBALnns in
GAS FIXTURES, Ac
Fall Blood.
WOOLEN YARNS.
Well-known makes.
COTTON YARN.
of first-class makes, '
In Warp, Bundle and Cop.
on orders.,
18 Worth TRONT Street.
IP r e 01,
FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1863.
The Rattle-Held of. Gettysburg.
To the Editor of The Press
Sib : The battle-field at Gettysburg ig gtlll visited
by thousands. Men gather here from all parts of
the Union; some, merely to gratify their curiosity,
come with bouyant apirite and a cheerful counte
nance, while many, alas I hundreds are seen with a
care-worn expression and with tears In: their Bor
rowing eyes. How difl'erent must be the feelings of'
these persons I The former having heard the pseais
of victory, all jubilant, resolve to view the ground
where the, palm was awarded, and where the in
vaders, “ all that was left of them,” were sent reel
ing back to their-homes; the latter learning that
some loved one, a kind father, a dear brother, or an
affectionate son, wag there stricken down by the
ruthless hand of war, hasten to the place, as if by
instinct $ some to soothe the pains of the wounded,
others.are roaming over the held, looking at every
grave in search of the lifeless, mutilated, and swollen
form of the lost.
now THE BATTLE-FIELD LOOKS AT PEEgKNT,
The past few days were again occupied in walking
over the field to mark the difference after more than
three weekß .had elapsed. We took our start from
Cemetery Hill, and passed over all our lines on the
first day. Shells, solid and. bullets are still
lying around, one .. would think as thick as ever, al
though a great many persons have ever since the'
battle made it their business to hunt bullets and
sell them by the pound. Many thousand pounds
have been gathered and disposed of in this way.
Nearly every stranger returns from the Held with
his pockets, heavy, with lead.. Government has for
bidden any of the relics to be removed, so whatever
visitors can conceai about their person they are most
likely to take with them. All who come from a dis
tance naturally desire to return home , with some
trophy of war.. On account of this propensity, some,
very amusing scenes are sometimes enacted. Quite
a number of thoße who come in from the country are
not aware that these broken implements are “con*
traband of war,” so in their innocence they pick up
a handful of bayonets, or sometimes they --think it
would be a capital idea to take along a good Enfield
rifle; they shoulder arms, walk off coolly and exult
ing over their fortune, when all at once they are 11 r
rested in their triumphant march and deprived of
their plunder. , t..
A close observer must notice an important fact in
respect to the number of shells found on both sides
of the Held. The ground occupied by our foroes is
literally strewn with unexploded rebel shells, while
along, the* Confederate fortifications very few can be
. found ; but tlie fields and the woods arc all covered
with fragments fcf exploded shells. It is said, not
one-sixth of the shells thrown by the rebels exploded •
hence the greater destruction or life by our artillery
from the samernuinber of guns. One would think,
from the number of bullet-holes in the trees all
through the woods, that it was almost impossible for
a single man to escape unhurt. On Wolfe’s hill, on
our extreme right, where the rebels made so many
unsuccessful charges, we counted in a single treo but
a foot in diameter over seventy bullet-holes, thirty
four of. wliieh were within six feet of the ground.
The field still contains many Beenes of interest; the
ground iB yet covered with knapsacks, broken guns,
cartridge-boxes, broken cannon, wagons, rebel hats'
boots, shoes, stockings, packs of playing-cards,
prayer books, bib!es,etc,, etc. Government wagons
have ever since the fight been hauling away loads of
whatever they can find of this description; but were
they to continue their labors for months to come; it
would be impossible to clear this vast battle-ground
of all its relics. . • :
We found still a number of rebels unburled. On a
farm occupied by a Mr. Hose, we found no Icbs than
seven of those for whom not even a covering of earth
was given to hide their ghastly-looking forms.
Others we found thrown between two rocks, and
covered with a few large stones, and numbers over
whom only a little ground was thrown, their eyeless
heads and livid feet still visible. Scores of dead
horses are still scattered over the field, yet no effort
is made to bury them, and no chlorates, no disin
fecting agents of any kind are used, The people o'f
Gettysburg, and all who visit there, must necessa
rily be exposed to the poisonous gaseß resulting from
the decomposition of animal matter.
I have visited a great many hospitals, and must
say that I have never Been any where the wounded
are better treated in every respect, than they are in
and about .Gettysburg: They all appear cheerful
and well satisfied. The ladies of the town and vi
cinity deserve great credit for their kind assistance,
. not only making and sending a great many necessa
ry articles, but by going in person, and doing all
they can to alleviate the suffering of the wounded.
■Wagon loads of good bread, oakes, wines, pillows; 1 '
pads, shirts, and whatever may be desirable to the
wounded, are every day sent to the hospitals from
the surrounding neighborhood. From York Sul
phur Springs, a email town In Adams county, they
send several -.loads of provisions every • day, and
maßy of the young ladies in the place have exchang
ed their homes of ease and luxury for the watohfuL
~daysand-sleeplean-nicuo,tnenospira'ir'fs l' +
With all the consciousness and pride of viotory, it
is still a heart-rending sight to look upon this great
burying ground.; Fields waving with .luxuriant
grain but a few weeks ago, have now been turned
into one vast sepulchre for the dead; woods in their
primeval grandeur have.been checked in,their beau
tiful growth, and. their tall oaks have now become
monuments to mark the' resting-place of those who
have been crushed beneath the deadly wheels of
war. I am, sir, yours truly,
Ghttysbetbg, July 28,1863.
Tile Rebel Wounded at Gettysburg.
To the Editor of lhe Press:
Sik : It was the privilege of the writer to spend
several days at'Gettysburg, as a delegate of the
Christian Commission, in laboring among the
■wounded; A number of interesting incidents and
facts were communicated to me by the rebel wound,
ed, for one of which, with your permission, I would •
respectfully solicit a place in the columns of your
paper, in order that it might lie brought before the
public as an additional confirmation of the many
similar statements heretofore made : While passing
among the rebel wounded, lying in a barn near the
3d; army-corps hospital, my attention was attracted
. by a noble-looking young man lying on the floor of
the bam, who had his left arm wounded near the
shoulder and his left limb amputated above the
knee. Untieing that the appearance of his.counte*
nance and the intelligent expression of his eye indi
cated something decidedly superior to the miserable
specimens of the rebel soldiery lying around him, I
at once approached him, and entered into conversa
tion with him: respecting hiß prospects for eternity.
After a few moments’ conversation on religion, one
of the surgeons stepping to me remarked, “I am
glad to, find you conversing" With this dear young
man, for he is now and ever has been a strong and
unconditional Union man; he wsb forced into the
rebel service and compelled to fight against his con
science and his country.” Upon the surgeon’s ma
king this remark, the young man grasped me warmly
bvthe hand, and, with tears in his eyes, remarked
‘ How cheerfully could I have borne this if it had
befallen me in the defence of; my country, which I
wished to serve.” T then asked him- to eomniuni
cate to me his hißtory, which he did with the request'
that I should have it published in one of our North!
tun papers, at least, but not to mention hiß name:
“ For,” said he, “if I ever get back; and; any of those
fiery Secessionists know that I communicated these '•
facts, they will certainly kill me.” He then gave
the following accountof himself: ;
. “ I am, a nephew of Andrew. Johnson, military
Governor of Tennessee, and a citizen of Johnson
county, Eaßt Tennessee. Myself and ninety-four
other young men, who, like me, detested rebellion
and loved the old flag,-determined we would -try and
escape from East Tennessee, and enlistin a regiment
of- Umon cavalry then forming in Kentucky. On
the 25th of August, 1862, an opportunity presenting
itself, .we commenced onr perilous journey. We
travelled until the lOth qf September, succeeding in ■
eluding our pursuers, when we were surrounded bv
five companies or rebels, near Imcky Odve Seminary
in Powell valley, Lee county, Virginia, when ten of
us were killed and wounded, forty-five made their
escape, and forty, including myself, were captured.
Immediately.after our capture we were sent to Rich
mond, where’we were imprisoned for a few days,
* cnt t 0 Staunton, Virginia; and, on
the ; 29th of September we were assigned to the Bth
Virginia Regiment of Infantry. Stnce.that, all the
forty, except myself and brother, have been either
killed, wounded, or taken prisoners: and,” he added,
with a deep groan, “you see, sir. What I am,” re
ferring to his mutilated limbs. After further con
versation with him on the subject’ of religion, I
offered prayer, in which other brethren with me
joined, and then hid him farewell. A few days afte>
ward,_the evening before: I'left the-battlefield, I
Visited him,'and never did I converse with a man
who had reason to believe death near, who was able
to give a better reason for the hope that was in him.
I met with many other similar instances, but this
was_tbe moataflecting of all. Many of the rebels
say they have no heart in the war i always regarded
secession as, a curse to the South rather than a
remedy for any wrongs shemayhave suffered or that
might in the future be inflicted. The North Caro
lina njen I found unanimous in making-this state
ment, and one of them, speaking of the men From
his State, of the impressed men from all the South
ern states; and of all classes in ihe army who did
not from the first enter into the rebellion heart and
soul, remarked, with a neavv sigh, Well; sir, they
can put us in the front ranks but a short time longer,
for we aie nearly all, killed' or Wounded.” What
heart is not pained in listening to'such statements,
and who that prays does hot feel quickened to pray
more fervently for the wickedness of rebellion to
come to an end 1
. I am, sir, yours respectfully, , M h,
West Philadelphia, .Tuly 2», 1863,
The Slave Pen in Baltimore*
Col. Wm, Bimey, commanding 2d U. S. colored
troops, reports to Adjutant General Cheseborough,
of Gen. §chenok’s department, as follows':
Sir : I have the honor to report that immediately
on the receipt of Special Order ,No. 202, of this date,
X proceeded to C&mlin’s' elavopeu, in Pratt street,
accompanied by Lieut. Sykes and Sergeant South
worth, I considered any guard unnecessary. -The
part of the prison: in which slaves ; are confined
encloses a brick*paved yard, twenty, five feet in
width ; by forty in length, ; The front waII is a high
brick one; the other, sides are occupied by the cells
or prisons. In this yard no shrub grows—no
flower or blade of grasß can be seen. - Here the
mid-day sun pours down its scorching rays, and no
breeze comes to temper the summer heat. A few
benches, a hydrant, numerous wash-tubs -and
clothes-lines, covered with drying clotheß, were all
it contained.. .-»**• * ,
■ Id this place I found twenty-six men, .one boy,
twenty-nine women, and three infanta. Sixteen of
the men were shackled together by couples, at the
ankles, by heavy irons, and one had his legs chained
together by ingeniously contrived looks connected
by chains suspended to his waist. I sentfor a black
smith and had the shaokles and chAina removed
; -[Here is inserted a list of victims and their dis
loyaVowners.]
. These unfortunates were all liberated in accord
ance with your orders. It appears frojn their state
ments that this Blavc-pen has been used chiefly for
the purpose of holding persons, in evasion of the
law of Congress, entitled;to? their freedom in the
District.of Columbia, and persons claimed as slaves
by Qr rebel Bympathuwp, “ '***■ •
Tire Siege of Fort Wagner Frogresslni
Favorably;
New Youk, July. 30,—The steamer George Coil
liuß, from Port Royal with 1 dates to the 25th, hal
arrived. She passed off Charleston at ten o’olooa
on Saturday evening, when the bombardment ofl
h ort Wagner was going on.
On the morning of the 26th heroffioers saw a gatf
, . S eer D ®’ or Beaufortj with a bark in tow, sup
po6cd to be a captured blockade runner, '
The gunboat Paul Jones also arrived this mom
tug from Charleston harbor for repairs, being leaky,
ii * S buro J her iM-pouuder on the 18th, at
the seventy-eighth discharge. The siege of Fort
Wagner was continued at the time she left Gen
Gillmore had suoceeded in erecting a battery of
heavy siege guns within one thousand yards of Fort
■Wagner, and everything was progressing favorably.
Sumpter and FortjJohnson, on James Island, kept
up a continued lire on our forces, but the casualties
average but about Bix per day. The troops and the
navy were in fine spirits.
ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED.
New Yore, July 30.— The steamer Cosmopolitan
from Port Royal on the 25th, arrived here to-day
with 185 wounded from General Gill more’s corps.'
Several died on the passage, including F. S. Kree
maD, of the 174th*Pennsylvania Regiment, Among
the passengers *>re Major Hicks and Oaptain Kncer,
of the 76th Pennsylvania, regiment, both badly
wounded.
GEN. GILMORE’S OPERATIONS. >
The Evening Post of yesterday Bays: •
Many, of the soldiers from Gen. Gill*
more’s Army, who arrived here/tMay by the Cos
mopolitan,- have already- been removed—some to
go to fhpßpitals on shore, but most of them to repair
to their homes. The soldiers are sanguine of the
early reduction of Fort Sumpter and the city of
Charlestonthe more enthusiastic estimating that
> the event will take place In about ten days.
Morris Island has been occupied by the Union
troops eight days. During that time they were
constantly under fire; and the rebels improved their
opportunities to the utmost. Their fire had little
effect, however. One man in the Neiv York 48th*“
was killed, and there were several casualties in other
regiments. ..
: THE ASSAULT OF FORT WAONKR.
The plan for taking-Fort Wagner would have been
succrssful but for the want of daylight. Everything
was well managed; the iron-clads kept up their
fire steadily till the troops were near the works.
The rebelß,: about two thousand five hundred strong,
Baved themselves by hiding under bomb-proofa. The
matantuthe vesselß.ceased tiring, they wore hurriedly
formed for battle j and our Boldiers, as they entered
the fort, were mown* down, whole companies at a
time, by discharges from.every direction. ,To add to
, their discomfiture, the very troops that came for
ward to reinforce them were not able in the dark
ness to distinguish friend from fee. Only by-a pe
culiar yell could the character of a compaDv be
, discerned. .
fjpe of our regiments, which went into the tight
with four hundred and thirty men, lost two hundred
and-fifty 5; and in. others the.'carnage.Ywaß enually
great.* The New York 48th’ had 'every offloer killed
ana wounded exoept Captain Oohen, -who finally
was compelled to take command. There was no
'Sft cW ,W^I» r e >'.the men intended to win, and,
if daylight, had been spared, to, them, would have
planted*the Btarß and stripes on the parapet of Fort
Wagner.
; General Strong led the advance. Wherever he
went the troops wereeager to be led. The post
of honor was awarded to the Massachusetts Fifty
fourth, and the conduct of the men showed that
they deserved the proud; distinction.- Every man
• seemed to feel as though the cause of the Union de
pended upon doing his utmost; and though their
pathway was obstructed with the bodies of their
comrades and slippery with gore, they held out
manfully. - Their gallant colonel and manyof their
other officers fell . but still the devoted men fought
on until orders came to fall back.
■ The wounded men on board -the Cosmopolitan ex
pressed the most cordial feelings toward General
Strong, • When, his death was announced to-day,
they received the intelligence with emotion. Gene
ral Gillmore is also popular. ,
The bombardment of Fort Wagner had silenced
their principal guns, and they :couUKonly play with;
howii2ers to advantage. Next time. the. men pre
dict, the place-must yield. ; v ; ; :
_ ' ; : c THE-SIEGE TRAfN.- . ' •
General Gilmore has been busily engaged in train
ing several on Fort Sumpter. This is
no pastime, as the enemy are constantly-shelling
the engineers and soldierß. He had succeeded in
making a disturbance on one of the-parapete r show
ing what he could do when he was ready. So far"’ ’
hehas hadonly 30-poundera, but r he has received
several Parrott guns, of two hundred and three!
hundred pounds, which will enable him to make
demonstration for which the rebels are not looking '
Reinforcements have also arrived. » b * l
. . THE HBJJBL PRISONERS.
The rebel prisoners have little heart in the mat
ter. They complain of bad fare. “We have to
subsist,” said they, “on corn bread and water, and
we cannot fight on that. But our officers live well
. enough.” Our soldiers find this to he correct. They
found, when they first occupied Morris Island, a*
quantity.of .chickens and other delicacies which
had been reserved for the use of the officers; show
ing that if they were not Sybarites in their luxury,
they were.certainly epicures. '
The rebel officers were excessively exasperated at
being , attacked by the Massachusetts Fifty-fourth.
“We are gentlemen,” said theys “ and here you are
sending against us your niggers to pollute our soil.”
On being asked for the body of Colonel Shaw,'the
reply was that “he had been buried along with his
niggers.” It appears probable that they will fail of
being conciliated t for General G-illoiore means to
use the colored soldiers to advantage. .
Offensive operations arc now actively prosecuted.
Charleston must be reduced, and every energy is to
be strained to that end. ■
The Express states*:
. The Federal forces under General Gillniore were
actively preparing for another assault on Fort Wag
oner, the-walls of which had’ beep well beAten down”?
I
ever, builtrmside of them a highbarricadeof cotton
bales, which afforded some protection against small
shot, but cannot resist the rifled, projectiles fired
from the fii?et. The New York Volunteer Engineers
were engaged in makingapproaches tolFort, Wagner. ;
Fort Sumpter, and the fort on James Island, are 1
keeping up *a continual firing, so as to keep the
monitors at a respectful distance from Fort Wagner
but in spite of this heavy fire, the Montauk, with
•Admiral Dahlgren on board, ran to within 100 feet
of the fort, reconnoitred leisurely, and returned to
her consorts. .
Deserters arriving at Port Royal report that
Beauregard has received reinforcements from Dee’s
army, and that a number ofparoled men from Vicks
burg are now in the rebel ranks fighting our men.
Some of the forces for the defence of Savannah
having been withdrawn,-the residents of that city
have formed a guard for the protection of their pro
perty.-' . - .
S. J. K.
The weather at Port Royal Is excessively hot, and
proves disastrous to many of . our wounded men:
Arrangements are being made to send all wounded
who oatr bear the fatigue to the Northern hospitals.
•! THE FIRST ATTACK ON CHARLESTON.
' A writer, evidently well informed, corrects, in
the Times , Borne impressions generally shared, with
regard to the first attack on Charleston. He replies
to the editorial statement of the 'limes, that “previ
ous to the first attack upon Charleston by the iron
clads, Gen. Hunter notified Admiral Dupont that
the navy need expect no help from the land forces,
who, on account of the paucity of their numbers,
could only act as a garrison for any captures made
by the navy.” For the statement contained within
quotation marks, there exists not the slightest
foundation—Gen. Hunter having acted in the fullest
concord with the Admiral, and having made all pre
parations. for a movement precisely analogous
(though under different Conditions) to that which
has since been made by Gen. Gillmore.
On the night previous 'to Dupont’s attack upon
I ort Sumpter, Col, Howell’s: brigade was thrown
across from Coles to Folly Island, while General
. l.erry’s division was also partially landed and par
tly Stono* ° n ko*rd light-draught transports in
On the day of the bombardment troops were massed
on the northel-u end of Folly Island! behind the
screen of. timber immediately facing. Lighthouse
f . and here, under the immediate superin
teDdraM of Gen. Truman: Seymour, Gen. HunterV
chief of etaff and of artillery 1 , all arrangement. were
wl e - for a ? r .S E^in f the next night. Surf and india
rubber p°ntoon-b(AtB were In readiness, and three
full batteries or-rified guns were upon the ground
to cover the crossing.
It was very generally believed by both navy and
army, that ; Dupont’s attack upon Fort Sumpter
would reduce that work to a heap of brick, mortar,
and dismounted I'uns, within twelve-hours from the
time of its con&nencemcnt; and certainly there
were none, within my very large oircle of observa
tion, who did not'expect to have Fort Sumpter, si
lenced and the garrison either driven out or cap
tured within two days. Such being the all but uni
versal impression, it was arranged between the Ad
miral and Gea. Hunter; that the crossing of Light
house Inlet, and the attack upon Morris Island,
should not be made until the day following the iron
clad attack upon Fort Sumpter, as the expected re
duction of that work would not only save our
troops from’ its enfilading fire while advancing up
the island, but would also, in all probability, greatlv
demorahze'.the garrisons both of Wagner and Cum-
Point. .
STATES lIS REBELLION,
Die Humanity of Mr. Davis.
Mr. Jefferson Davis attempted recently, through
Mr. Stephens, to secure an interview with the Pre
sident, in order, to place the present war ona more
humane basis.; “The mission,V aaya he to Mr. Ste
phens, “is simply one of humanity,” He also speci
fies several barbarous aots of the Federal Govern
ment, such as banishing disloyal men and 'women
beyoDd the line; hanging rebel spies and recruiting
officers caught within our lines, &o. Without further
comment we present the following, but one Instance
out of many: .
War .Department, -
•••'•. ■ Richmond, Nov. 25, >6l.
Sir : Your.rcportof the. 20th instant is received,
and I.now proceed to give you the desired instruc
tions in relation to the prisoners taken by you
among the traitors in East Tennessee. ’
"First. All such as can be identified in having been
engaged in bridge burning are to be tried summarily by
drum-head court martial , and , if found executed
on the spot by hanging. It twould be well to leave their
oofaes hanging in the vicinity of the burnt bridges. .; ,
Second, All such as have not: been so engaged are
to be treated as prisoners of. war, and sent with an
aimed guard to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, there to be
kept imprisoned at the ddpot selected by the Govern
ment for prisoners of war.
- Whenever you can: discover that arms arc con
cealed by these traitors, you will send out detach
ments, search for and seize the arms. In no case is
: one of the men known,to have been up in arms againstl
the Government to be released oh any pledge or oath iof.
allegiance The time for such measures is past- ; They
are to be held as prisoners of war. Such as come
in voluntarily, take the oath of allegiance, and
surrender their arms, are alone to be treated with
leniency. •
: Your vigilant execution of these order's is earnestly
urged by the Government. V .
Your obedient servant,
J. P. BENJAMIN, Sec. of War.
Col. W. B. Wood, Knoxville, Tcnn;
P. S.—Judge Patterson, Colonel Pickens, and
other rin deadere of the same class, must be sent at
once to Tuscaloosa to jail as prisoners of war.
Jefferson Davis aiid Repudiation*
/. In the late issue of the Continental Monthly appears
a searching review, from the Hon. Robert ~JY Walker,
Of Mr. Daviß! criminality in the repudiation of Mis
sissippi bonds: ' ' *
Mr. Walker shows that Mr. Davis wrote two let
ters/justifying the act of repudiation—one in 1 the
Washington Union , the Democratic organ of those
days, on the 25th of May, 1849, and the other in the
on the 29th of August; 1849. v .
The following is : a brief hlßtory of transactions
which preceded the repudiation: In 1836 there was
a great monetary distress in Mississippi;- There was
a general demand for “relief measureswhen the
Legislature met, its attention wsb absorbed by the
question how to remedy the financial embarrass
ment. On January 7 21 Bt, 1837, a/law was passed
creating tbe-Union Bank of Mississippi, to be based
upon loans to be obtained upon bonds of the State,
iftpit«lof h the b £k e . n " ere ’ to 4o ?, ati "
.d, to the amount of
/be loaned to the •« oitizln?««f*
a- existing embarrassments! BtVL B ™’. .. to
Iff the State Buoh an act required th«
tSccessive Legislatures to be valid
in the act waß repasßed by the next YuT^L^v™"
Oi 6th of February, 1838, thiß Legislature
bfchosen in November',lB37. Mr. Walker
'fere was thus a full, complete, anti undisputed
tfiance with the requirements of the conatitu
t§ind, under this act, thus sanctioned by two
I vfßive Legislatures, it is conceded that the faith
0? State was pledged.”
. prohibited by the
1 {interpreting the laws, usurped this funotlon of
Ifc'diciary, declared the.law invalid, repudiated
tmds and the acts of three preceding Lcgisla
t rand the decision of the highest tribunals of
Jptate. “Jefferson Davis,” says Mr.,Walker,
jpiDß this repudiation, and the British*public
feed to take new Confederate bonds, issued by
;ffcme Jefferson Davis,and thuß to sanction and
girage, and offer a premium: for repudiation.
m so* called Confederate bonds are issued in
x violation of the Constitution of the United
fr; ;.they. are absolute nullities, they ; are tainted
? treason, they never can or will be paid, and yet
are to be thrust on the British public under
tinction of the same great repudistor, Jefferson
I who applauds the non-payment of the Missis
onds, and thus condemns hundreds of inno
ddersy includlng widows and orphans, to want
aery.- Talk about; faith, about honor, about
, and the sanctity of contracts 1 Why, if such
t outrages, such atrocious crimes, can be suts
by the great public of any nation, small in-.'
ustbe tlie value of their bonds, which rest
velyion good faith.”
nore closely this affair is examined, the more
eful does it appear for-Mr. Davls.; All .the
the whole bar of Mississippi, were against
['Tot a man of eminence or character in.the
ppeara to have been on his side; only a'gather
bankrupt cotton planters. Mr. Walker con
; his letter, says: “In thecase, also, of another
dding State, I will prove, from the public
?nts, that Jejferson Davis volunteered to sustain
he repudiation, of ’/her State bonds in a case more
tSy if possiblCj than that of Mississippi. As Jef-
Davis is now at the head of a slaveholding
racy, endeavoring to destroy the Government
and now also engagedim selling
- ,7^]pfs"CoMederate bonds in this market, I have
?n\ei it my duty to make this publication.”
■ imp ABOUT THE BATTLE AT GETTYS
[ ; \ • 'BURG.
C correspondent of the’Richmond Sentinel writes
Im the camp of Alexander’s battery of light artil
mnear Hagerstown, Md., under date .of July 10:
Tljere is no doubt about the fact that our repulse
re has, at leaet for a time, changed the whole plan
.this, campaign. every one feels that we at
njfted almost impossibilities. I think we were too com
tea*. I intimated this in, my letter to you from'
hamberaburg. Every man felt we could whip
' opker wherever we might meet him. We, had ior
>tten the power of the spade, and the immense ad:
ntagewbichpoiitionmaygive. Wehadlostslght
the BtrikiDg history of the siege of Vicksburg,
len while in progress ; there 20,000 men successfully
’ plating and slaughtering a besieging army of 75,000
fen) though surrounded and cut off from ail succor,
£ am inXoDgsfxeet’B corps,- who cotamandedthe
mre-OD the right of Gettysburg, Gen. Hoodwas
l our\right. Just to our front and right was a
|ry;ro<ky spur; on which the enemy had a battery,
Wmorted, of course, by infantry. Gen, Hood sent
, btt onThursday afternoon to Gen. Lee, that he
/ WiPfitwith an unexpected obstacle in this moua
hniam that he could not advance. Both on
T and Thursday we had driven the enemy-
when he had fallen back to
*thislur or mojiffwan and the connecting range of
•hillaur advance .was checked, Thursday was a
gloria day in our front. The men were in aplen
did (rite. It would have done your heart good
(forjfilled my eyes with tears) to see Gen. Wof
frrdfbrigade charge the enemy, who was strongly
JVfiS in a large peach orchard about 600 yards
grove in which our battery was placed.
tt«pn these two points was:a gentle valley,
< gveen with clover and corn, affording no protec*
©n//Tlie enemy’s artillery in this orchard had
. dcoged us terribly. One battery in this battalion
• ghtt’s S. C., Lieut. Picklin commanding) had lost
--■fiii men in less than an hour. But other batteries
qm rapidly in line, and the enemy’s fire slackened
aifle. Wofford’s men were lying, just behind üb,
ddjr covtr of a hill. .The order was given to ad
•ra*. "WV ceased firing a moment, and the noble
bmde fil«d between our guns amid a thousand
del s fromfull and admiring hearts of the artillery.
r&M leaped the low stone fence, and soon the noble
lh'tjof two lull regiments was formed; and began to
qaend theslope toward the orchard. The gallant
de^ral- rbife to the front, with his hat high above
' hijead, flrt cheering on the regiment on the left;
* Aqth'en. galoped, along the. line of-that upon the
igit. The barge terrified the enemy, for he made
jO’jesißtaneij : . Soon the brigade and its nobleoom
‘ insider the orchard, and the artillery which
hsqb'een pla-ing over then-heads, ceased, and this
stKng.poßitici waß won. Long may General :Wof
! foil Uve to lad his men to victory,
the failures General Pickett to take the position
otffcur left wbdue tothe strengthening of the ene*
riyjs fortificajons and want of-support. He was ;
ported behinm strong stone wall, and had parallels
Uybnd this-Ao that when one line Yyas ; taken,
ahdther and aotherremained. These places are
rotimproperl|called by the .men “slaughter-pens.”
. AThe artillerjfight of Friday (3d) waß. the greatest
opthe war—B(ke say the greatest “field” . artillery
fifeit of the agj It began at o’clock.': Oar bat
tery. happenedb fife the first gun at some skirmish
etefwbo were ndeavoring to get into a ravine in
cur front. Bene 8 o’clock we had blown up four of
the enemy’s casons, and we mußfc have damaged
pim (and I lean he confesses it) terribly duiing.the
afternoon. Bepeen 1 and 6 o’clock,-1 am satisfied
.. welfired 25,000 apt and shell. This was just before
Pickett assault! the enemy’B work. Had they been
carried, we worn have been in Baltimore'ere this.
*Not a gun watered on Saturday. It reminded us
Rlf,the,day-(Tlirßaay) that followed the battle of
Sharpsburg. Alit began to be intimated that we
would fall face blanched; but when it
,:was aß.peftaineduiat our ammunition (heavy ord
inance) .was* newy exhausted, all acquiesced. I
, have to Bee the fet man who wishes to return to
* Virginte.- I hav| talked with .timid men; but; all
oal w bipjthe Yankees, any day off a
fair field. This lsVll we care little about
numbers. We dolt expect to * remove mountains,’
-but we hope,'byixod’s blessing, to do what the*
Army of Northei Virginia has. so often done
before. x j ,
There is great dicontent among the ofilcers and
.men in regard to Order No. 72; The storeß are all
closed.. Men wholrofess to be our friends in this
..State shut their, dots in - our faoes, and denounce
our money. This i intolerable. These men are as
our enemies a the'blackest Republican in the
To the Yankes their doora are wide spread,
| bey- say they .cant buy , goods with our money.
Why not let thein'ilveßfc itheir.mohey in our
We. don’t Msh to ‘buy them oiit.* They
onbark in other BRculations ]which they own are
nore hazardous. T\ey say we will certainly esta-
Wish our independent, and yet they will not turn a
: tend to help us. Maiy of our men need shoes, hatß,
clothes, and yet martermastera issue none, ana
ipne.can be bought, uiough we offer to buy at a dis
unt of our money \ of from- 60 to 100 per cent.
‘-These thiDgs ought not bo to be.’ Ollicers ought to
ie,allowed to.buy what their men need; no one
Vantsornament. a
( “OUR NAVY.”
lUnder tills caption the Richmond Whig says;
_[The recent decision by the Lord Chief Baron of
.England In the case of the Alexandra, is worthy of
t)e special attention of our Secretary of the Navy.
VMl© that decision haß to be .affirmed by a higher
murt, to which appeal has, been taken, before it be
omes operative, the probabilities of its being sus
ained are sufficiently strong to warrant prelimi
. mry.steps on the part of our naval authorities to
ward the construction of a formidable navy.
I \ The argument of the Lord Chief Baron, who rea*
i (fired the decision in this case, derived its main
from a decision rendered by Judge Story, in an
: maiogous case which rose some'years\ ago in the
Jnited States, He decided that-it wbb perfectly
ompetent for shipbuilders to construct vessels of
my kind,'and dispose of them aB they would of any
(bscrlption: of .merchandise, only- that they must
have. the: port where sold; carrying no. warlike
qpiipments. The decision was in Btrict
ODformity with this, and doubtless that decision
yill be'fully affirmed by the Appellate Court’to
vbich.the case haa been carried. -
iThe advantages to us which an ' affirmation of the
(bcision.intthis ‘Alexandra case will afford cannot
lp overestimated. -If they are promptly' availed of
ly. ppr. paval authorities, we will • be. in a position,
mt only;to give the death-blow to the commerce of
<pr enemy,-but to .strike at some of hisrNorthern
Qtieß. In the present state of the harbor, defences
' <f New York, Boßton, Portland. and amaller North
ffn: cities, such a vessel as the Warrior would have
little difficulty in entering any ofthose ports:and in-
J\kting.a vital blow upon the enemy. The destruc
tion of Boston alone would be worth a hundred vic
tories in the field. It would bring such terror to the
as to cause them to wish:eagerly for
jfeace, despite their overweening love of gain, which
tee been. so freely administered to them; since the
epening of the war.. Vessels of the Warrior class
vould promptly raise the blockade of our ports, and
even in this respect confer advantages which
wohld soon repay the cost of their construction.
X jCONSCSIPT’S ' LBTTER-TO- THB “ OZAU OP OHI
-1 /'V v . VVAI/KT.”, . . V
iThe following quaint epiatle (says-the PFrn-M) has
jbeen furnished for publication by a member, of the
mounted rifles, who picked it up in a deseited rebel
camp on the Chowan river, about thirty iniles from
Winton, while out on a scouting expedition last
spring. '
. letter was addressed in this wise:
Read, if you want to, you thieving scalp-hunter,:
whoever you are, and iorrvaitl, post-paid, to the lord
high chancellor of the devil’s exchequer (?) on earth,
V Jbpp Davis, Richmond, Va.
i Headquarters “Scalp Huntehs,”
j* . Camp Ohowan, N. C., Jan. 11.
Excellency Davis: - - -■ ;
It is with feelings of undeveloped pleasure that an
afifectionate .conßcripfc entrusts this sheet of con- :
fiecated paper,to the tender mercies of a Confederate
States mail-earner, addressed, as it shall be, to your
self, D; Jeff, Red Jacket of; the Gfilf and chief of the
Six Nations—more or lesa.i: He; writes on the Bturap
of a shivered monarch of the forest, with- the “ pine
tree&iwailing found him,”and“Endymion’s planet
risinp on.the air.” ' To you, O Czar of all Chivalry
acd Khan of Cotton Tartary, he appeals for the pri
vilege of seeking,-on his owff.hook, aland less free
—a home among the hyenas of the North. Will you
not halt your “brave columns ” and stay,your gor
geoui careerfor a thin space? and while an admiring
world takes a briei gaze at your glorious and'God
forsaken cause, 3 pen for the happy conscript a fur
lough without end? Doso, and mailit, if you please, i
to that city the windy; wandering Wigfall didn’t 1
winter in, called for ehort Philadelphia.
The EtesiAn down the defile* of
the Old Dominion and over the swamps of -Suffolk,
come! moaning through the pineß of old State,
ladeff with the mußic, and sigh themselves Away
into Bweet sounds of silence:*®'the far-off South. ;
Your happy conscript would go to the far-away
North, whence tbe wind comes, and leave you to
reap the whirlwind; with no one but your father,
the Devil, to -rake and bind after you. And he’s
goibg.’ ?
It is'with intense and multifariously proud satis
faction that he gazes for the last time upon our holy
flag—that symbol and sign of an adored trinity
cotton, niggers, andohivalry. He still sees itinthe
little camp o« the Chowan, tied to the peak of its
palmetto pole, and -floating out over our boundless.
Confederacy, the revived relic of ages gone, banner
of our king ot few days and full of trouble. 1 And j
that pole, in its tapering uprightness, typifying
some oi the grandest beauties of our nationality:
its peak pointing hopefully toward the tropical j
stars; and its biggest end—run into the ground. Re- 1
lie and pole, good-bye. ’Tiebest the conscript goes_; !
his claim to chivalry has gone before him. 1 Behind 1
he leaves the legitimate chivalry of this unbounded
nation, centred in the illegitimate son of a Ken
tucky horse-thief.
But, a few more wordß, illustrioua President, and
he is done—done gone. •
Elevated by their sufferings and suffrages to the
highest office in the gift of a great and exceeding:
'ft'ee pbople, you have held your position without a
change of base, or purpose of any Bort,-through
weary monthß/of war, and want, and woe; and
though every conscript would unite with the thou
sands of loyal and true men in the South in agrAnd
old grief at your downfall, eo : too will they .sink
under the calamity of an exquisite joy when you
shall have reached that eminent meridian whence
all progress is perpendicular. r
And now, bastard President of a political abor
tion, farewell.
“Scalpibuntexs,” relic, pole, aml chivalrous.Oon
federates in crime, good bye. Except it be :in tbe
-aimy of the Union, you will not again see the con- -
script. ' ; Norm. Harrouv
■ -- of ..Ashe county, ;N. Q«
The Question, of French. Empire—Views of
Southern Journals*
[Fronrthe Richmond Dispatch, Ju1r,25. 1
Mexico is aB completely in the hands of France at
this day as India was /in T the hands of the English
one hundred years ago. Napoleon is the master
there. Nothing will be done that he doe’B not will,
and everything he wills will be done. ; *. ...•♦• *
The French will be tbe best neighbors for us we
p osßib]y have. They will be compelled to
wise fli 06 , n *K ro slavery there. They cannot other-
ThPr w»ii . op the immense resources of the country.
• SonthArn “ ee P Abolitionista from settling upon our
trade Sith f ?K tler- We shall strike up an immense
treaty of ,'IS' I the two will form a
set the world at defISSSJ® Bnd defenslvc whioh wiU
[From the Mobile Register B.na Advert-tapr 1 '
We have always regarded thp t?™ e v ‘ ' /,
Mexico with favor. The Mexi
immediate beneficiary of the euccpa^i? l^ 111 i* 6
arms. It will be th£ infusion new hSiii
into the veins of an effete system?
auperb>country from the ravages of a chronic niuii
war, and the worse ravages of an incurable oolitiVai
corruption. y Ul,,a ‘
We have always held, too, that of air possible
neighbors this Confederacy might have.on its western
border, the French are the best. Ab between them
and the Yankees, the English, or Mexicans, the
choice is easily made. The English papers have
twitted us with the inquiry, :“How.do you like the
prospect of French neighborhood in Mexico 1” We
answer, in the words of the Richmond Dispatch,
,f Remarkably well.” , r
SKETCH OX- AUQUSTIIf BE ITURBIDE, FIRST ESTPE-
ROB OF MEXICO.
' ■ This extraordinary man, the firsthand to the pre
sent time only. Emperor of Mexico, was bom in
Vallodolid de MMhoaoan’ in: the year 1784, though
some say in 1790; and was executed at Padilla on
the 19th of July, 1824. He was the son of a native
of Pampelana; in Spain, who had settled in Mexico.
At an early age he entered the militia of his pro
vince, and served without pay. 1 He became a lieu
tenant in the regular: army in 1810, when ;his : regi
ment was inactive service against his insurgent
countrymen. His activity and aid in suppressing
the Morales -insurrection led to hispromotions. In
the same year the revolution, projected by Don
Miguel, Midalgo, curate of-Dolares, broke out, and'
lturbide, having been'tendered the rank of lieute
nant by the insurgents, absolutely refused‘it*. .. On
the contrary, he used all his efforts to Aubdue the
commotion; and in reward was made commander of
Ouanajuata aDd Vallodolid, as well as of the army of
the North. About this time the royalists accused him
of want of fidelity to the cause in which the army
wall engaged. -He was, however, acquitted; of the
charge, but; being disgusted, withdrew.to his planta
tion. He afterwards engagediii a plan for the eman
cipation of Mexico from the yoke of Spain, the
freedom of the country, and the extension of free
dom s to. all classes of people. This was'known as
the 11 Iguaja plan.” .This plan was entirely success
ful. “Without bloodshed, conflagrations, robbe
ries, or, depredations,” writes lturbide himself, in
his political life—“nay, without even a misfortune,
a single sigh, or a tear, my country wasjendered
happy, and from a.colony transformed into a great
and glorious empire.” Iturbide’s generosity led
; many to suppoce that he was ,in league with the
Union troops.. He advanced to Qjieret&ro, and was.
soon joined by Guadalupe "Victoria, the most de
voted of the friends of liberty. Meantime, the
Viceroy General, Juan.O’Donoja, (or, in Irish, John
O’Donohue,) arrived from Spain,‘?and, finding, the
whole country virtually with lturbide, concluded a
treaty with him at Cordova, on the 24th of August,
1821,m conformity with the plan of Igusla, and the
drafts were instantly forwarded .to.Ferdlnand VII.
The treaty of Cordova opened the gates of the capi
tal, as well *as the road .to power, to lturbide. On ’
the 27th of September he entered.the city of Mexico,
and ou the same day the form of government alluded
to m the Iguala plan was formed, and he entered on
his official duties.
The new Assembly began to exercise its functions,
when Iturbide found that he had divested himself of
certain powers without which he could not control
it. Then it was that he saw, as he says, “the amount'
of the sacrifices” he had made. The Republican .
party soon discovered the object he had in view, and
the Congress made several attempts to check or di
minish his power. • Two parties how arose which
were afterwards known as Republicans and Bour
bonists, both of them being opposed to Iturbide.
The effect of this war of parties was the exhaustion
of the public treasuries, and nothing was left to pay
the army or the public functionaries. There-was no
established flystem for the public finances. The ad
ministration of justice was abandoned, the tribunals
were of ho effect, and yet Congress did not interfere.
J n a word, the country requiredaid in every respect,
but the Legislature did nothing efficient for the new
empire. ' About April, 1822; symptoms of approach
ing anarchy became apparent. Congress dismissed
three of the four regents and declared that the com
mand of the army was incompatible with the duties
of a member of theexecutive power. This was a direct
blow at Iturbide, but the commander-in-chief, hav
ing bayonets at his kept the Congress in*
check. On the night of : the 18th of May, the people
and garrison of Mexico simultaneously—aß .if by
common consent—proclaimed him Emperor. “ Long
live Augustin, the First” was. the general shout,
says the Emperor, “which astonished and appalled
me.” Iturbide drew up. a proclamation, which was
circulated, the following morning, pointing, out the
necessity of convening the regency, the army and
all the authorities.- The regency and army gave in
their adhesion, and in the Congress Iturbide received
seventy-four votes out of ninety-four. Shortly after
the Congress declared the crown hereditary in the.
family of Iturbide, gave to his sons .and father the
title of princess, settled upon Him'" an annual grant
of one million five hundred thousand dollars, and es
tablished ah order of knighthood, called the Order of
Guadalupe. But tbe.'Emperor. was not long able to
maintain his authority against public mistrust and
the conflicting claims of rival chiefs. On the 26th
of August he caused a number of-the-deputies to
be arrested for plotting against his Government." A
quarrel with the Congress was the result, and he
dissolved that body, appointing a junto of forty-five
men in its place. He then turned his attention to
the castle of San .Tuan de Ulloa, the only.point still
occupied by the Spaniards, General Santa Anna be
ing thenin command at Yera Cruz; r Qn attempting
to remove that officer from*his command'he.beoame'
excited, aroused the people, and proclaimed' a' re
public. Ho was, unsuccessful in his" at
tempts. Defection soon.became generalthroughout
Mexico ; the r army deserted : the Emperotyae well as
the people, and he therefore tendered his resigns
tion of the crowhinthe city of Mexico on the 20t-h of
March, 1623. • At f he requested permis
sion to leave the country, which was granted him,
together with a yearly pension of twenty-five thou
sand dollars. A stipulation was connected ,s«tth .
this pension, that he. should forever reside abroad,
and, in case of hiß death, provision was made for
his family. He went down to the-coast, .and em
barked on the llth of May, 1823; for Leghorn. He?
remained there some time, then went to England,
and afterwards returned to regain his lost throne
and empire. He landed near , the port of Sota la
Marina on the 14th of July. The Mexican Govern
ment, hearing of his. intention, proscribed him as a
traitor, and declared that if he landed in the country
he should be a public enemy. A Pole, named Be
neski, accompanied the Emperor, but failed to ob
tain passports for his august friend. Gen. La G-arza,
the comm ander of the post of Tamaulipas, discovered
him, and, haylDg given him up .to the authorities,
he was ordered to be shot. At gix o’clock, on the
afternoon of the 28th of April, having confessed
himself, he was conducted to the place of execution.
He made a short address to the assembled people,
declaring that he was innocent,.good; and patriotic,
and pardoning all his enemies. He was killed at
the first fire. The wife and children of Iturbide
were soon after landed on the Mexican Coast, and
were basely deserted by the wretch who had them in
charge. He feared, with all kinds of terror, that
death which he has met long ago; Thus died the
first Emperor of Mexico; the second will soon ap
pear. Who shall say what will he his fatel
: MAXIMILIAN.
Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, Archduke of Aus
tria,- whom the -Assembly of- 'Mexican- Notables
has jußt, elected Emperor of Mexico, is the oldest
brother of‘ the reigning Emperor of Austria. . He
was born on the 6th of July, 1832; and is conse-'
, quently thirty-one years old! He was married on
the 27th of July, 1857, to Maria Charlotte, daughter
of the. King of Belgium, but has~no issue from this
marriage. Archduke Maximilian is a vice admiral,
and.chief commander of the Austrian navy, and is
reported to have a thorough-familiarity with every
thing belonging to the naval service. He has the
reputation of being the most liberal among all the
Austrian princes, and a warm supporter of the Con
stitution which hia brother is now trying to de
velop in Austria.
MR, SEWARD’S CIRCULAR ON THE MEXI
CAN QUESTION.
The following circular letter, addressed by the
Secretary of State to the several American lega
tions abroad, acquires new interest from eveatß now
transpiring: /
Washington-, Maroh 3, 1863.
Sir : We observe indications of a- growing im
pression in Europe that the demonstration made ; by
the,Spanish, French, and British forces against
Mexico; is likely to provoke a revolution in that
country, which shall bringfabout the introduction
of a monarchical government,'and the assumption
of the erown by a foreign prince. Uur country-is
•deeply interested in the peace of the world, and de
sires to preserve loyal relations; as well with the
.allies as with Mexico. . The President has,, there
fore, directed me to submit to the parties interested
his views on the hew aspect of affairs.
The President has relied upon the assurance given
his Government by the allies, that they were in pur
suit of no political object, but Bimply the redress of
their grievances. He entertains no doubtof the sin
cerity of the allies 5 and if his confidence in their
good faith had been disturbed, it would be restored
by, the frank explanations given by them that the
Governments of Spain, France,* and Great Britain,
h ave no intention of interfering to procure a eh&nge
in the constitutional form of government now exist
ing in Mexico,or any political change which should
be in opposition to the will of the Mexican people.
-In short, he : has cause to believe'that the allies are
unanimous in declaring thatthe revolution proposed
cto Mexico is solely prompted. by certain Mexican
citizens who are now in France.
Nevertheless, the President regards it as his duty
to/expreaß to the in all kindness and candor,
that a monarchical government established in Mexi
co, in the presence of foreign fleets and armies be*
cupying the waters and the soil of Mexico, has no
promise of security or permanence; in the second
-place, that the in stability of such a monarchy would
be enhanced if the throne were assigned to a person
Alien to Mexico; that in these circumstances the
new government would instantiyiall unless sustain
ed by European alliances.-wliich, under theinfluence
of the .first invasion, would be practically the begin
ning of, a permanent policy of armed intervention by
monarchies) Europe, at once injurious and inimical
to the.syßtem of government generally adopted by
tb» American continent.
These views are based upon some knowledge,of
the opinions and political habits of American so
ciety. There can be no doubt that in this matter
the permanent interests and 7 the sympathies of our
country would be on the side of the other American
republics.
.We,must not be understood as predicting on this
occasion the course of events which may ensue, both
in America and in Europe, from the steps which are
contemplated. It is enough to say that, in the opi
nion of the President, the emancipation of the Ame
rican continent from the control of Europe, has been
theprincipal characteristic of the past half century.
It is not probable that a T revolution in the opposite
direction can succeed in the age which immediately
follows this period, and while the population of
America increases so rapidly, while its resources de-:
velop in the same proportion,' and while society
forms itself uniformly according to the principles of
the American democratic government. •
It is unnecessary to indicate to the allies how im
probable it is that the nations of Europe would ac
cept cheerfully a policy favorable to a similar
counter revolution, thus incompatible with their,
own proper interests.: Nor is it necessary to point
out,, that- notwithstanding the, care of the allies to
avoid aiding, by means of their land and maritime
forces, the internal revolutions of Mexico, the're-'
suit would be none the less due to the presence.of
their forces in the oouhtryi however different the
object they may have proposed; for without their
presence ltmay be considered certain that such
revolutions would probably not have been at
tempted or even conceived. ■■■■'.
' The Senate'of the United Statcß has‘certainly not
accorded its official sanction to the precUo measures
proposed : by the President, : to.lend our aid to the
actual Mexican Government, in order that the latter,
might, with the Approbation ; of the allies, exfcricate
• itself fromi its present embarrassments, but this is ,
strictly a question of internaradininistration.. There
could be no greater error than to see in this die-,
ngreament a divergence of opinion in our Govern
ment, or in the American people, in regard to tiieir
cordial wishes for the safety,’ welfare, and stablUty
of the republican Government in that country.
. lam your Qhefiient servant.
WM.H, SEWARD,
CITY COUNCILS.
The regular stated meeting'of, both branches of
Councils held yesterday afternoon. -
SELECT BRANCH*
President LYN» r in the Chair,
Petitions,
A communicatioa from tbs presidents of several
banks, relative to fee-plugs, Wasredeived. .
Also, a petition l from one hundred citizens of the
Eleventh division.of Twentieth ward relative to
dirty streets.
Street ©lean In gi
The Mayor's clerk w&rintroduce-dj and presented
the following message front 3 the Mayor:
Gbktibmei.' : There has been no pretence of
cleaning any of the streets ofthe city of Philadel
phia since the loth day of July, and but for the fe
-5 cent heavy showers that haveprovidentially swept
away a part of the dirt and refuse, the health*of tbw.
community must have suffered. ' The accumulation'
of ashes occasions to housekeepersan inconvenience
which,should, not be allowed, bufwhich cannot be
abated without authority. FornreTnotice has'been
given to the Mayor, that owing to the'stoppage of
inlets, heavy rains may be followed by the overflow*
of cellars, and the destruction of property, for Which
compensation will be claimed from the-city. On the
16th inst., Councils were duly notified that the con
tract for cleaning the streets had been annulled for
reasons set forth. A, special meeting of each Cham
ber on the 20th inst. was called by the Mayor for the
®2 le Purpose- of obtaining such legislation-in this
r€ ®Pp c t as the interests of the city
sJz ®f ce ®rity and duty* of providing for tbe’Clean-
? lty - is »gain urged upon you. In theevent
breaking out, or of loas being in
the overflow of gutters,'if no adequate
measures be authorized to prevent such evils, this
community will very justly place the responsibility
upon their municipal legislature. In defaulfof the
requisite action of Councils, it will become the duty
of the Board of Health to exercise the powers with
which they are specially vested,.and to protect the
city from the danger with which it mußt otherwise;
be threatened: • Respectfully, . .
ALEX ANDER HENRY,
of
Counsel for the Girard Estates.
Mr. Wetherill said that "he desired to call up
the communication from the Superintendent of the
Girard Estates nominating Mr. Gowen.for solicitor
of the Girard property in Schuylkill county. He
had made certain statements at the last meeting, but
upon a careful investigation of; the rumors afloat,
then, he had become satisfiedStbat they are without
foundation. He moved to proceed to the confirma
tion. Agreed to.
- The roll was called, and only 12 members voted—
do quorum. Mr. Davis then voted, thus making a
quorum. The nomination was unanimously con
firmed. : : V
Bills In Place.
Mr. Brightly read in place an ordinance repeal
ing so much of the ordinance of May 18, 1863, as pro
vides for the removal of the city railroad on
Broad; street, from Olive to South street. Re
ferred, to the Committee on Railroads.
Mr. Brightly also offered a resolution providing
that a joint special committee of three members from,
each Chamber be appointed to ; investigate certain
rumors in regard to the existence of an association
for the purpose of depriving Philadelphia of certain
property willed by the late Stephen Girard, a'nd re
port the facts to Councils.
Mr. Davis moved the reference of the resolution
to the Committee on Girard Estates. He could see
no reason for a special committee.
Mr. Brightly declared that the Committee on
Girard Estates had enough to attend to already*
This was no matter connected with the management
of the estate. • _ •
The motion to refer.was not agreed to, and the re
solution was passed. ■ -
Business from Common. Council*
The resolution from Common Council providing
for the adjournment of Councilsuntil-the second
Btated meeting In September, was concurred in/ .
The resolution from Common Council directing
the Highway. Department to cleanse the streets in
the event of the Mayor annuling4he control of R.
A. Smith, was taken up.
Mr. Davis moved to postpone the bill.
Mr. King could see no, reason for a postponement.
The Highway 1 Department is now'engaged in clean
sing the streets, and they should have’some authori
ty for so doing. '
*Dr. Uhler' thought that the Board of Health
.should cleanse-the streets in the absence of any
other authority. He would not vote for any bill
placing the cleansing ofthe street under the High
way Department.
Mr.. Davis argued that the Highway Department
has no right to cleanse the streets. The right to do
so had been taken from that department, and a spe
cial department was created for that purpose.
A discussion ensued, after which Mr. Davis with
drew the motion to postpone:
Dr. tIHXKR moved to amend by striking out Chief
Commissioner of Highways, and inserting Board of
Health.
Dr. Kamerly said that it was impossible to keep
the streets clean while those occupied by city pas
senger railways were kept in such bad repair.
Mr, Davis considered that the Board of Health
should have charge of cleansing thesfcreets. A com
mission had been asked for to cleanse the streets,
but this was merely for spending money, and; it is
well known that politicians are here in the chamber
for the purpose of pushing this bill through. The
Board of-Health -is composed of some of our .most
respected citizens,-and had all the necessary officers,
&c.. If the Board of Health takes charge of the
matter, in five years it willcostthe city $50,000 per
year, where it costs hundreds of thousands under
the present system. ■ v
Mr. Nicholson moved to postpone the whole sub
ject. Agreed to.
The resolution for Common Council appointing a
special committee to receive the Councils of Boston
upon their arrival in this city,,on to Get
tysburg, was concurred in.
The ordinance appropriating a million- of dollars
for the relief of families of drafted men was taken
up. .
Mr. Brightly moved to amend, by reducing the
sum to $500,000. He considered that amount suffi
cient, for the present. . ■
Mr. Davis thought that it would be wiser to keen
the million of dollars, and make it cover also the
families of volunteers. The money appropriated
for that purpose is‘almost exhausted.
The motipn-to amend was agreed to—yeas 15, nay
I—Mr. Davis.
moved to amend, that-relief
shallohly be extended to the families of. the drafted
men who are actually in the service of the United
States. Agreed to.
The bill waß then passed.
Cleansing- the Streets*
The bill providing more effectually for the cleansing
;of the streets-of the city came up on its second
i reading. [This bill provides for the appointment of.
a commission to superintend the cleansing of the
streets.]
Mr. Brightly moved to amend, that the mem
bers of the commission shall’ hold no other office,
under either the Federal, State, or municipal go
vernments. Agreed to.
Various amendments were offered. Some were
adopted and others rejected. The bill was then
passed,'as follows r - *
Ah Ordinance to provide more effectually for the
cleansing of the streets and highways of the city
of,Philadelphia.
Section 1. The Select and Common Councils of
the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the Presi
dent : of. each' branch of Councils of the City of
Philadelphia shall appoint in the month of August,
five citizens, who shall hold no other office or ap
pbintmehtrmder the Federal, State, or City Govern
ment, who shall constitute a .commission: for. the
cleansing of the streets and inlets, .and for the
removal of ashes, offal, and dead animals there
from.
Sec. 2. That thoße appointed by the President of
Select Council in August, shall draw by lot their
term, whether it Bhall be for one, two, three, four,
or five years from the first day of September sue-,
ceeding their appointment, and those appointed by
the President of Common Council shall also draw :
by- lot whether their term'shall be* for one, two,-
three, four, or five yearß; and annually, thereafter,
at a stated meeting in the month of-June, each
branch of? Councils shall elect one citizen to serve
for five years from the first day of the September
next ensuing. ; -
- Sec. 3,-That said Commission, or a .majority of
them, shall award contracts to the lowest bidder or
bidders for not more than three years, and shall also
divide the city into not less than ten districts, for
cleansing purposes r Provided , That no contractor
: shall receive a contract for more than one district,
and the said Commission may, if deemed advisable,
contract for the'removal of the ashes separately.-.;
■ Sec. 4.. It shall be the duty of said Commission to
advertise daily, for two weeks: in three newspapers,
for proposals, to be headed ‘• Proposals for cleansing
the districts of the City of Philadelphia :” Provided ,
That all bids shall be reported to Councils, and pub
lished in two daily newspapers for one week, before
any contract shall be.awaraed. . ?
Sec. 5. It shall also be the duty of said Commis
sion to require security of all contractors for the
: faithful performance of their contracts, in .double
the amount of the contract, the contract "to be
drawifby the City Solicitor: Provided, That no pr<K
. posal shall/be considered by. the said .Commission,
unless accompanied by a written guarantee, signed
by one or. more responsible persons, in such form as
shall be prescribed in the advertisement, to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or bidders
will, if his or their bid be accepted, enter into an
obligation, in such time m may be prescribed by the
said with good and sufficient sureties,
for the faithful performance ofthe said contract.
And in case of default, it shall be the duty of the
City Solicitor to bring suit on the. said guarantee,
and the contract shall be awarded to the next lowest
bidder, whowillehter into such obligation; and give
security as aforesaid. And no such contract shall
be entered into, or work commenced, until the sure
ties are approved by Councils. r
Seg. 6. That immediately after the appointment
of said Commission, and annually thereafter, they
shall proceed to organize by the election of one of
their number as president, and they shall also elect *
annually some suitable person to act as clerk; whose
salary shall not exceed eight hundred dollars per an
num, and a messenger whose shall not
exceed five hundred dollars per/-annum ; and-all
warrants shall be .drawn v-by, . the: president,
and be attested. by the clerk ; and no warrant
shall be drawn except bythe sanction of a majority
of said Commission. > ■* =.
- Sec. 7. That all complaints of the non-compliance
©fany contractor witb.the requirements of his con
tract, shall be made to the Commission, whereupon,
if, after a careful examination, the complaint is as
certained to be well founded, by the decision of a
majority of the Board, then it shall-be the duty of
the president of the Board to annul the contract, and*
the Oily Solicitor shall proceed at once upon the
bond against the contractor and his sureties, for the
non-performance of the contract.
Sec. 3. That no contract shall be made by the said
Commission, except under an appropriation of Coun
cils adequate to its fulfilment; and it shall be- the
duty of the Bald Commission, annually, in the month
of October, to submit to Councils an estimate of the
expense of cleansing the said city for the ensuing :
year, particularly itemizing the same by districts,
under proper heads, and no appropriation for any
one item shall be expended for any other without
the consent of Councils.
-i. Sec. v 9. That - all contractors with the said Com
mission shall be subject to such ordinance* in rela
tion to the cleansing, the streets of the-said city as
Councils shall from time to time ordain, and the
substance of this'section shall be embodied in ail
auch’contractsand form a part thereof:, Provided,
That nothing in this section contained shall be so
construed as to vitiate any contract with parties
who may faithfully perforin the obligations of their
contracts..
• Seo. 10. r That the sum of twenty-four thousand
dollars be, and the,same, is hereby, transferred from
item No. 11 of the appropriation to the Department
of Highways for the year 1563: to this Commission,
<to pay the expenses incurred by them under the pro
visions of this ordinance.
, A communication from the clerk of the Councils
of Cincinnati, enclosing resolutions thanking the
Councils of this city for- the hospitality extended to
the connoilmen from Cincinnati on their reoent visit
to this city, was readC" . ' .
The North Pennsylvania Railroad Sto^k.
The ordinance to. increase - the vAlue and make
productive the investment of .the city, in the stoolrof
the ►North Company was
taken up. -TheMil has already been published. It
pledges the stock of the cityjtO.aid the Dchigh and
Delaware. Water Gap Railroad.*/
Mr. opposed the bill at some length. .The
directors of the North Pennsylvania Railroad, - he
eaid. bad taken no part in the memorial which had
veen. presented to Councils. They knew nothing
about it until it was published in the papers. ‘ The
speaker WAB.oppored to tampering with the proper-.
iy of the city lor the benefit of corporations. It Is*
illegal and unconstitutioual. This is a measure to
serve private ends, and Mr. M. calledupon Councils
to pause before passing it. The city is now asked
to spend its money Upon a road which will . fce con
tinually at war with a iQad already buUti
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Mr. Wethbrii;j. replied to tfcy flenis/kß' of flSfr
Miller at consideraKle length. .r
Mr, King moved ttf postpone .the bill; Agreed' tot*
Mr. King then offera'd a reßolutuar directing'thfe*
, clerk to send the bill to the president' of the North;
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, w'nif a* request'
that he will present the sa.me to the Beard of Direc
tors, that Councils may receive front; tfe’e railroad'
company such information as they may have upon'
the subject. Passed. *.
Bills from Common Ckumcl'S
The resolution from Common Council, tb "enter
satisfaction upon the official Tiond of Isaac~S. Cas- 1
sin, - Chief Engineer of Water .Wo/kg,
curred in. 1
The resolution requesting the Mayor to sigm’biHs *
of R. A. Smith, to the amount of s9yooo,
month of .Tune, was somewhat amended, and was '
then paeeed. , -
Also, ah ordinance appropriating $662 to* the City**
Commissioners. .> . ' r .l .
Numerous resolutions authorizing the pairing
grading of streets, and the transfer of items of Appro
priation, were.-also concurred ;in;
The Chamber then adjourned. ,
A series of resolntions .were received from the
City Councils of our Council*
for the hospitanty evinced .towards a committee of
the former who were lately here to inspect the
police and fire-alarm telegraph. The Councils' add z
“We also hail with a lively degree of satisfaction,
the manifestations of. good feeHng’that -character
ized vour treatment of our committees, and regard
it as an evidence ofthe true sentiments entertained
by the : people of the eastern portion of our country
towards us of the western.” *
The usual number of communications and*peti- /
tioriß were received and referred.
The first business transacted was upon the resolu
tion of Mr. Barger; pending at the adjournment rtf
Council last week, viz.: to pay $3OO to each drafted
man. The yeas and nays being called, the resolu
tion was postponed—yeas 16, nays 14.
Mr. T. F. Adams offered a resolution tendering
the hospitality of the city to a Council committee of
Boston, who are expected to pass through here to
visit the wounded at Gettysburg. Agreed to. .
An ordinance appropriating $662 to the City Com
missioners to meet expenses incurred in accordance
with a certain act of Assembly was adopted.
Mr. Wolrert, chairman of the Highway 'Com
mittee,reported, several resolutions for paving and
rcuairing streets, which passed without objection.
special committee on cleansing the; streets
ottered a report requesting the Mayor to sigh war
rants m favor ofMr.-R. A. Smith, late contractor*
to the amount, of $9,000, providing Mr. Smith enter
security that he will out of this sum pay a pro rata
proportion to tbe workmen to whom he is indebted.
Id reply to inquiry why the amount was fixed at
$9,000, it was Btated that the Mayor annulled the
contract on . the 16th of July, and a mouth and a
half pay ($9.000J was then due. It was also said
that the workmen were Mr. Smith’s creditor ato the
extent of $16,000.
Mr. Harper would not vote for the resolution
because it discriminated in favor of one set of men
as against another. . Mr. Smith owed money to
other-parties, whose claim is equally as .good as
'thoBe ; of the “poor” man, who has so Jong been
talked of in these Councils. Councils had not the
right,Anyhow, to direct Mr. Smith how he shall
pay his debts. An amendment was offered soasto
include “those furnisbihg materials,” which-was
hot agreed to, and the original resolution-was
adopted.
A communication was received from the Mayor,
explanatory of his course in annulling the contract
with .Mr. Smith. The Mayor avers “ there hasheen
no pretence of cleaning any of the streets of the city
of Philadelphia since the 15th of July, and but for the
recent heavy showers that have providentially swept
away a part ofthe dirt and refuse; the health of this
community must have suffered.” The Mayor urges
the necessity of providing for the cleansing of .the
city. In the event of an epidemic breaking out, or
of losb being incurred from the overflow of gutters,
if no adequate measures be authorized to prevent
such evils, this community will very justly place the
responsibility upoD their municipal legislature.
The bills from Select .• Council were taken up in
order. That making an appropriation to the Re
serve and other regiments, for enlisting for the de
fence of the State, occasioned some debate on an
amendment offered by Mr. Q,uin. viz: that the boun
ty be given only to those who suffered the loss of the
wages they-might have earned had they remained at
home in their ordinary employments. The amend
ment was not agreed to, and the hill passed.
The other bills from Select Council were • con
curred in. Among them, one appropriating $l,BOO
to pay for Tepaira in'the water department; an or
dinance authorizing the admission of 100 additional
pupils into Girard College; one for making an ap
propriation to pay the' expenses of transferring the
city, deer to New York.ahd Boston, and o^prs.
Mr. Harper called for the reading of the Select
Council bill providing for a new method of cleansing
the streets, in accordance with the recommendation
of the Mayor. , The Democrats voting Cf no,” the
bill.was virtually defeated, and Council then ad
journed till September.
[Before Mr. Alderman Miller. ] " > •
-A Woman Shot-BlsorderlyHongfo
¥m. McDevitt ahdfMargaret McDevitt were ar
raignedfbefore Alderman Miller, yesterday morning,
on the charge.ef keeping a disorderly house, at.Thiiv
ty-sixth street and/Warren, in the T wenty-fourth
ward. They are also suspected with having shot a
woman named Mary,McCarron. It seems thatthe
report of the pistol attracted the attention of officers
of the police ata late -hour on Wednesday, night,
who immediately hastened to the house, which has
been regarded for some time as disorderly. They
found the doors fastened, and the people inside re
fused to open themjrrhe officers finding-further par
ley Peelers, removed all impediments and discovered
Mrs. McCaTron sitting in an upright position
wounded, and scarcely able to speak. She had been
shot, but by whom she could not positively say.
There had been a disturbance in the house. The ball
entered her left breast and passed into tfre fight,
producing only a-flesh wound. She was removed to
the hospital. The only person in the house bestde
her, when the.officers entered, was Mrs. McDevitt,
whom the officers at once arrested: They, made a
search for her husband, and finally, after a great deal
of trouble, found him secreted under some straw in
an adjacent stable in the rear of the buildrngwherein
the tragedy occurred. He was also taken into cus
tody. The parties were committed to await & fur
ther hearing." •
A man, named George Stiles, was arraigned before
Police Magistrate White yesterday, on the charge
of committing, an assault and battery on Andrew
Toland with'intent to kill. The evidence developed
the facts that on Wednesday evening Tbfend'and
another young man. named Frank Hargamon,' were
“ skylarking ” near Fifth and Gaskill streets. Stiles
passed along, when a remark was made; not in
tended for him, but which he took- to himself. He
made some reply, and turned down G’askill street.
Toland followed to the comer, and daughed at him.
Stiles returned, and without much adb knocked
Toland down and kicked him on the head; and* was
only stopped by a milkman who was passing at the
time.- -The defendant was required'to enter ball irt
the sum of $l,OOO to answer at court;
-Ellen Dufftey, employed in the family of R. J.
Kunle. was arraigned before Alderman Dougherty
yesterday afternoon on the charge of stealing $lBB
ihmoneyand-$1.024.6-1 Indraft's and checks, belong
ing to Mr, K. The and valuable papers were
in a closet in the second story. fl It seems that on
Wednesday night Ellen was in the room occupied
by Mr. Kunle, and, having inherited a large share of
the curiosity, transmitted to posterity from the
mother of all the living, commenced examining the
different thiDgs in the closet. She came across
the money, checks, and drafts, all- wrapped in
the "same/bundle,; and without Any further cere
mony she . departed oh a French furlough, and
stopped at the Sixth-ward station-house, where
Bhe remained all night, f Yesterday morning she
left, and shortly after her departure Mr. Kunle
came to the station, and lodged information-of the
robbery. Lieutenant Bowers-starteffoffieers in pur
suit of her. Sbe was finally arrested at the Heading
railroad ddpdt, where she had purchased a ticket for.
Eeadine. She had spent $5 for-tlri£ bonnet she had
on. All the stolen money was recovered except
about eleven dollars. Sbe admitted that she took
the things, and that she had thrown the checks
away near Fourth and" Vine streets. The accused
was committed.
He would te a Fighting Soldier.
A German who was drafted in the Sixth ward
was arraigned before Alderman Dougherty- on the
charge of wife-beating. It seems from the evidence
adduced, that after the draft he proposed, to go into
several draughts of Another kind. Ifcwae not long
before he became valllant; and he amused the by
standers with,an illustration as to howhe;WOUld
thrash the rebelst Finally he went home, and Baid
to bis wife he wa* determined to “pe poss au fder
haiis.”
‘‘ You vont pe posa ven I here,” responded the
wife..: - ■
u If I don’t, vy vats the use to dhraft me.”
•* You dhrafte! ■ ohmine !—vat shall you do ?”
“ Yy Tvip you.”
“ Vy you can’t vip a repel.”
“Ivipyou.”
At this stage of the proceedings he threw a bucket
of water oh her, and thea knocked her down with
the bucket* and commenced beating her in a most
unmerciful manner. . #
Some of the neighbors looked out from the oppo
site windows, and told the woman to cry murder.
She did so, aiid Officer Young entered the house,
and pushed boldly into the room where the' Beene
was being enacted. : .
11 1 will surrender—a brisoner uwar,” said
and he marched away quietly with the officer.
He had a hearing last evening, and was committed
in default of wi.
The lion. c... ju, v
This expatriated American politician lias, by a
circuitous . route, found his way to Canada. He
reached our shores on Sunday laßt by. the steamer
Dady Head, and proceeded by special train for Nia
gara on Monday night, where he intends'for-the
present to locate himself. "While here, we are in
formed-that he was waited on by a large num
ber of our citizens, and that the hospitality of an
influential' society 'was .extended to him. It
would * appear, indeed; that his "reception in (Que
bec has been so genial as to-induce him to pro
pose returning again for a short time about the end
of August*. That many of our citizens sincerely
sympathize with the South, we are well aware. That
they have a perfect right to do so, in the free- exercise
of their judgment, no. one would- presume to doubt;
and if, in the order of Providence, any distinguished
member of the Confederacy should be driven to take
refuge in our midst, we believe they wouTd be hos
pitably received by Northern as well as Southern.
sympathizers. But w© cannot see in what respect
Mr. .‘yallandigham should have been the object of
sueii marked attention. .He has no claim, to set
up on the score of patriotism, either on 'the one
tide or the other. 'Belonging to a selfish party in
the Free States, who are willing to sacrifice nation
al honor fc>r the sake of perpetuating a system out
of whieh they have reaped .rich profits, when his
obstruetiveness had gone so far as. to bring down
upon him the strong- arm of r the Government, and
h e was driven from the country whose interests he
sought to injure to the one in whose interest
he had: conspired, we. find that the latter, fully
appreciating his political character,. turned cold
ly away--from him, and allowed him to
pursue his course to other lands. Next he came to
that universe refuge for the distressed—the British,
dominions.vise finds his way t'o'Naßsau, thence to
Halifax, and now he is safely located at Niagara, in
Canada. - There may he rest peaceably until quieter
times; but while we would show him, as a stranger in
misfortune, all possible courtesy, we cannot discover
anything in his antecedents, whether as regards his
own country or Great Britain, to entitle him.: to be
> lionized. We still remember the Trent difficulty,
and how near'y England and America were being
precipitated: into hostilities on. that account. We
likewise'remember.how this same Mr. Yallandig
ham proposed a resolution in Congress, approving
and adopting the act ofOaptain Wilkes, and pledg
ing the American Government to/maintain the
stand that had been taken in the interception of
a British mail steamer, and the. forcible removal
,1 herefrom of Messrs; Mason.'and SlidelL We
recollect, also; that upon the occasion referred to,
the same Clement X. Yallandigham said they had
heard the first growl of the British lion, and that lb
remained to be seen who would cower. And now,
la the order of - a mysterious we find him
seeking. proteetlbn-ahderefuge in the very country
which, at the time .above alluded-to, he grossly tn«
suited and defied. By all means, we say; receive the
gentleman courteously,; but, for the reasons as
signed, let us reserve the expressions of our esteem,
for more worthy Gaztffa .
(PUBLISHED WEEKLY.!
COMMON BRANCH
THE POLICE.
[Before Mr. Alderman Whits. 1
Assault >vltli Intent to Kill'.
Before Mr. Alderman Dougherty.
Dishonest Domestic-.