WIEIC3B IPXILIMASIOS,
"mow DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED).
BY JOHN W. POMMY.
12111101. Ao. 111 SOUTH FOURTH STRUT
TDB DAILY PRESS,
METRES CENTS PER WEER, parable to the earner.
ialled to fittbeoribers out of the City at SBVEN Domatts
minim, TYREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENT% FOR Six
IdOIFTEEL ONI DOLLAR AND SEVENTY-MN CENTS FOR
anti Idoirrns. Invarlablvln advance for the time or
+Cared.
advertisements inserted at the usual rates. Sit
eocutltats a square.
VAN PRESS,
wined to !iolambert out of the City at Foie DOLLAR
11.33 AXJvi[.la advtince.
SEWING MA C HAN ES.
LONG -LOOKED FOR .
- - .
COME AT EAST!
'THE PERFECTION OF SEWING VIA.OIIINES.
SAMPLES Or THE CELEBRATED
FLORENCE SEWING -MACHINES
Can be seen at
No. 439 CHNSTNTIT,STREST (second floor),
' , Where all persona interested in sawing machines are in
wilted to call and examine this wouderfnljdachine.
_lt has been the object of the FEAR - ENOS SEWING
IMMUNE COMPANY to supply a machine free from
Vibe objections attached to other first-dims machines, and
tatter the patient, untiring labor of years and a liberal
-expenditure of capital in securing the first mechanical
'talent. their efforts have been crowned with success. and
they are now offering to the public the MOST PERFECT
:SEWING MACHINE IN TUE WORLD. Among its
many advantages over all other machines. may be mem
itioned
let. It makerf four di f ferent 'stitches . on one and the
:same machine, each stitch being perfect and alike on
'both sides of the fabric.
• 2d. Changing from one kind 'if ;ditch. to another, as
Well as the length of the stitch, can readily be done while
'themachine is in motion.
3d. Evert/Witch is perfect in itself, making the seam
:secure and uniform, combining elasticity; stroll/1h and
'beauty.
4th. It has the reversible feed motion, which enables
the operator to run the work to either the right or left,
.or stay any part of the seam, or fasten the ends of seams
"without turning the fabric or stopping the machine.
6th. It is the 71061 rapid sewer in the loorid, making
'dye stitches to each Tevointion, and there is no other
anaclalne which will do so large a range of work as the
"IF LO BENCE.
6th, It does the heaviest or finest work with equal fa
41111Y, without change of tension or breaking of thread.
7th. It hems, fells, binds, gather., braids, quilts, and
gathers and sews on a ruffle at the same time.,
Sth. Its simplicity enabler the most inexperienced to
operate it. Its motions are all positive, and there are
no fine springs to get out of order, end it is adapted to
all kinds of cloth-work, from thick 'to thin, and is a/-
47108 t noise/ma.
9th. The FLORENCE SEWING Aim 313 INE is unequal
dad in beauty and style, and mast he seen to be appro.
+Mated.
Call arid see the FLORENCE, at No. 439 CHESTNUT
fitreet, up stairs. aco)-tf
O.IIR LETTER -A."
FAMILY SEWING MACHINE,
With all the new improvements, in the hest and cheapest,
and must beautiful Sewing Machine in the world. No
other Setyinx Machine has ho wile+ capacity for a great
range of work, including the delicate and. Ingenious pro
eessea of 'Ramming, Braiding. Binding, Embroidering,
Veiling. Tucking, Cording, Gathering ka. , Sm.
The Branch Offices are well compiled with Silk Twist.
inroad, Needles, Oil, dtc , of the very best quality.
A? Sand for a pamphlet.
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING. COMPANY,
*NS B n w AT. li/sW Yoaff.
Philadelphia
81.0 CHESTNUT STREET.
ant) -0%15
GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS.
NOS. 1 AND 3 N. SIXTH. STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
JOHN C. .A.I?„]R;ISON,
(FORMERLY T. BURR SLOORE.)
IMPORTER AND DEALER IN
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS,
MANUFACTURER
OF THE IMPROVED
WRAPPERS.
COLL &P.S,
SATISFACTION GUARANTIED. • my22-toc4
ARCH STREET.
606.
FINE SHIRT ANDWRAPPFA DEPOT.
AN ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF
GENTS' EIJRNISIIING GOODS,
AT MODERATE PRICES.
FOUR PREMIUMS AWAKDED FOR
SHIRTS, WRAPPERS, AND STOOKS.
'G. A. HOFFMANN.
Successor co W. W. 'KNIGHT. •
4366 ettl3Fl ST_KETIT. 606.
VINE SHIRT MANITFA.OTORY.
The eulocriber would invite attention to his
IMPROVED cur i.F SHIRTS,
which he makes a specialty in his badness. Also, con
atantly receiving
NOVELTIES FOR GENTLE +rtt,vl
J. W. - SCOa'-e.r,
GENTLEMEN'S FII , NI , HING STORE,
NO. 614- CHESTNUT STREET,
ja2o•tf Fein donis be:ow the Continental.
CABINET FIUBN [TIT It
dfIABINET FURNITURE . AND BIL
LIARD TABLES.
MOORE St CiltirlON,
No. 201 SOUTH SECOND mom,
In connection with their extensiv , Cabinet business, are
,12our manufacturing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES.
and have now on hand a fall supply, finished with the
MOORE & CAMFION't—INIPROVED CUSITION3,
.Which are pronounced by all who have nsid them to be
auperior to all others.
For the Q uality and finish of these Tables, the manu
facturers refer to their numeron. patrons throughout
the Union, who are, familiar with the, character of their
.Work.seS•thri
PAPER HANGINGS.
pHTLADELPIIIA
PAPS t, I-I G-IN
HOWELL & BOURKE,
CORNER OP
FOURTH AND AIA.RKET STREETS,
•b[ANUFACTURERS OF
'PARER HANGINGS
AND WINDOW CURTAIN PIPERS.
Offer .to the trade -a large and elegant a•sortment of
? Roads. from the cheapest Brown Scock to the finest
Decorations.
N. E. CORNER 'FOURTH & MARKET STREETS.
N. B. — Solid Green, Blue, and Buff WINDOW PL..
FERE of every grade. aelo-2nl
SILVER-PLATED WARE.
SILVER *PLATED WARE
MANUFACTORY.
ITEA SETS,
CASTORS,
WAITERS,
ICE PITCHERS, &c., &c.
7tirs7aM,.P..."Et. ez 'MOSS,
seß•2la 225 SOTITH FIFTH STREET.
DRUGS.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER it 00.,
Northeast Corner FOITNTII and RAUB Streets
PHILADELPHIA.
WEEOLESALE DAUGGIBTSe
LTdPORTNEB IND DEALBEW
NOBEIGN AND DOMESTIC
a iIiVINDOW AND PLATE GLAIR%
MAIIIIYAOTURERB 0/
-WHITE LEAD 101 ID ZINO PAINTS, PUTTY. AO.
411311111 701 TIM OBLIBEALTHD
FRENCH ZINO PAINTEU
.ilisales and 'mummers supplied at
VIEY LOW PRIORS TOE OA SH.
1424-tha
GAS MIXTURES, ace
bl 7 ARCH STREET
C. A .
VANKIRK cC CO.,
bfANI7FACITURE6S OF
CHANDELIERS
AND OTHER
GAS FIXTURES
Also, French Bronze Figures and Ornaments, Porcelain
and Mica Shades, and a variety of
FANCY GOODS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL..
iieleaae call and examine goods
I 0 K-A X E S,
SHINGLING HATCHETS,
BROAD HATCHETS, AXES,
SAIL HAMMERS,
S'ILOE HLEEPIERSt
ttIVETING HAMMERS, and
iMcFINEER RAM.AIERS,
,NANUFACTURED AND FOB BALE BY
'4O HAMMOND & SONS
114/3 COMMRCH Street. Phila.
an2o-lin"
T . AKE SUPERIOR - INGOTCOPPER;
from Amndaloid Mine, lA store and for ante in
quentitiee to suit, at womRATH's
Je3o 6m* 413 ARCH EltreQt.
VOL. 7.-NO. 40.
1863 . FALL AND WINTER 1863.
RIEGEL, WIEST, & ERVIN
We are constantly receiving large lots of all kinds of
freeh and desirable Goods. Merchants will find it to
their advantage to call and examine our stock before
purchasing elsewhere, as we can offer them inducements
Unequalled by any other establishment in Philadelphia.
se9-2m
►THE ATTENTION OF
SAXONY WOOLEN CO. all•wool Plain Flannels.
TWILLED FLANNELS,
Various makes, in Gray, Scarlet, and Dark Blue.
PRINTED SHIRTING FLANNELS.
PLAIN OPERA. FLANNELS.
"PREMIERE _QUALITY"
Square and Long Shawls,
WASHINGTON MILLS Long Shawls.
BLACK COTTON WARP CLOTHS,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 oz.
FANOY CASSIMERES AND SA.TINETTS.
BALMORAL SKIRTS, all grades.
BED BLANBETS,IO.4, 11.4, 12.4,`13-4.
COTTON GOODS, DENIMS, TICKS, STRIPES,
SHIRTINGS, Ate., from various Mills.
DE COURSEY, HAMILTON- de
EVANS,
CASH HOU S E.
Bought exclusively for cash, and which will be sold
at a small advance. eel-3m
THOS. MELLOR IST Co.,
HOSIERY, GLOVES,
SHIRTS, DRAWERS,
GERMANTOWN FANCY WOOLENS,
PATTERN SRIRT,
UNDF,ROLOTHING, &a
606.
JAMES, KENT,
SANTEE. & CO"
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF
Noe. 239 and 211 N. THIRD STREET, ABM DAM
PHILADELPHIA.
Have now open their _usual - •
LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC : DRY GOODS.
Among which will be found a more than usually attrac
tive variety of
To whieh'they invite the SPECIAL ATTENTION OF
CAM BUYERS. au27-2m
TO WHOLESALE BUYERS.
TO THEIR LARGE AND WELL•SELECTED ASSORT-
This Stoek Is principally of T. W. IL & CO.'S own IM
PORTATION, and will be offered at the
BLACK SILKS,
AT VERY LOW PRIOEFJ
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN, IN GREAT VARIETY.
M. E. HALLOWELL & CO ;
No. 615 CHESTNUT STREET
An immense assortment, in French, English, and Saxony
Goode.
CASH BUYERS,
AT WHOLESALE,
Are invited to examine nor -
FLANNELS, -
BLANKETS, -
AIERrNOES,
POPLINS,
- BLACK SILKS,
FANCY SILKS,
IRISH LINENS, WHITE GOODS,
DRESS GOODS, • •
and other articles adapted to the season.
JAMES R. CAMPBELL et
1863. F L 1863:
DRY GOODS.
HOOD, BONBRIGHT, & CO.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IA
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
DRY GOODS,
No. 435 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
The attention of the TRADRIe invited to their large
Stock of
STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS.
Among which are choice brands of Sheet
ing and Shirting Muslin,
Mad g d h e ais and r rn Prints, De Laines,
Gm.
SZABONABLB DRESS GOODS.
- ALSO,
MEN'S WEAR
IN GREAT PARTED/.
GREAT INDUCEMENTS OFFERED TO
CASH BUYERS.
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SILK AND DRY-GOODS JOBBERS.
DRY GOODS.
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF
DRY GOODS;
NO. 47 NORTH THIRD STREET,
PHILADELPHIA
THE TRA DE
Is called to' •
OUR. STOCK OF
33 LETITIA Street, and
32 South FRONT Street
anl7-mws2m
M. Le H&LLOWELL & COy
615 CHESTNUT STREET,
' HAVE NOW IN STORE,
DRESS GOODS,
BLACK . AND" FANCY SILKS,
SHAWLS, BALMORALS,
RIBBONS, KID GLOVES, &e.,
IMPORTERS,
Nos. 40 and 42 NORTH THIRD STREET
We invite the attention of the trade to our large stock of
LINEN CAMBRIC HDKES.,
44 LINENS, AND SHIRT FRONTS
se7-3m
DRY r-oons,
LADIES' DRESS GOODS;
Mao, a full assortment of
MERRIMACK AND COCHECO PRINTS,
and
PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS.
THOMAS W. EVANS & CO.
INVITE THE ATTENTION OF
WHOLESALE BUYERS
MEET OF
FANCY DRY GOODS.
FALL 'AND WINTER SALES
MOST REASONABLE PRICES.
BUYERS are solicited to call and examine
818 CHESTNUT STREET,
UP STAIRS.
N. L. HALLOWELL &
No. 615 CHESTNUT STREET
suit*Ls,
DRESS GOODS.
M. L. HALLOWELL & CO_,
No. 615 CHESTNUT STREET.
7,2'7
sm26-2ni CHESTNUT STREET.
1863 FALL IMPORTATION. 1863
EDMUND YARD & co"
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS, SILKS AND VINCI
DRY GOODS,
617 IHESTRUT and 61.4 JAYNE Street,
Have now opened their Fall importation of Drees Goode.
MERINOS,
COBURGS,
REP AL S,
PACAS,
DELAINES,
PLAID AND STRIPED POPLINS'
FANCY AND BLACK SILKS.
Also, A Dirge sisortment of
SHAWLS,
BALMORAL SHIRTS
WHITE GOODS
kusrEn.§,_
EMBROIDERIES, &o.i
Will& they offer to the trade at the
LOWEST MARKET PRICES.
Aull4l
RETAIL DRY GOODS•
SKIRTS ! SKIRTS I SKIRTS
M. A. JONES'
I=3/28M
NE PLUS ULTRA SKIRT
Can only be found at
No. 17 NORTH EIGHTH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA
OVER THE WAX FIGURE
gice- . llnne genuine unless stamped
M. A. JONES'
NE PLUS ULTRA. SKIRT.
" - 17 N. EIGHTH STREET
NET7B!'E'gviNii,DERED PIANO AND
VERY RICH DESIGNS
REDUCED PRICES,
SIIEPPARD,TAN HARLINGEN, & ARRISON,
1008 CHESTNUT STREET
Etnl9-wfml2t
NEW MOURNING STORE."
LATEST PARIS AND NEW YORK STYLES
MOURNING. RONN'_UATS,
Just received and made to order.
M. So A. MYERS ea CO.,
se2-wfmlm , - .026 CHESTNUT. Street
SHA RPLESS BROTHERS WILL FOR
a few DAYS longer continue selling their SUMMER
STOCK at• BROX:ICSD PRICES - .before opening their
FALL and WINTER 000DS.
se7 CHEcTNIIT and EIGHTH Streets.
CLOTHING.
ANIiIRIOT, MAGEOCH, & CO.,
FRENCH TAILORS, .
No. 008 CHESTNUT STREET.
PHILADELPHIA.
PAUL ANDRIOT, • (of Paris.) late Principal Cutter
and Superintendent of Granville Stokes.
JAMES B. MAGEOCH, late Pants and Vest Cutter of
Granville Stokes. and
D. GORDON YATES
A choice stock of Seasonable Goods always on hand.
French and German spoken. sels-3m
EDWARD P. KELLY,
JOHN KELLY:
FORMERLY CHESTNUT, ABOVE SEVENTH,
LATE 10251 CHISIBT2itri STREET,
TAILORS;
142 SOUTH THIRD St., NEAR THE EXCHANGE.
Have just received a large Stock of Choice
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
AND
FALL STYLES,
TEEMS CASE at prices much lower than any other
irst-class establishment. . au27-tf
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50,
At 704 MARKET Street;
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.60, At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS.. PANTS, $5. 50, At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50, At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5 50, At 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GIINTEN'S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GIINTEN'S, No. 704 MARKET Strest.
GRIGG & VAN GIINTEN'S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN. GIINTEN'S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG &
.VAN GIINTEN'S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
eibT2-6m
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE.
H. FRANC IS C US,
WHOLIISALB DIZALNN IN
YARNS, BATTS, WADDINGS,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
OIL CLOTHS, WINDOW SHADES.
LOOKING GLASSES; °LOOKS,
FANCY BASKETS, &a.
513, MARKET and 510 COMMERCE Sts.
sal 3m
F ALL ' 1863
WHITE & PECHIN, . "
No. 423 MARKET STREET.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
BROOMS, CEDAR WARE,
OIL-CLOTH, LOOKING GLASSES,
FANCY 'BASKETS.
'C
ORD A E, & 0.
air Agents for '
"HALEY, MORSE. & BOYDEN'S PATENT SELF-AD
JUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,"
THE .3IOST RELIABLE WRINGER NOW IN USE.
067-2132
,J. H. COYLE & CO.,
WLolesale Dealets in
YARNS, BATTS,
CARPET CHAIN,
WOODEN WARE,
BRUSHES, &0.,
e3lO MARKET STREET.
PITILA.DELPHIA._
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, &c.
ARCH -STREET CARPET WARE
HOUSE.
40.-LSOELPMTMIV - Gr...51..
All the leading styles of
VELVET, BRUSSELS, THREE-PLY,
INGRAIN, .AND 'VENETIAN
C A.IEZPETIN GS,
N ow in store. and selling at THE REDUCED PRICES,
for Cash.
J. BLACKWOOD ' ,
832 ARCH STREET,
sels-2m. Two Doors below NINTH, South Side.
REMOVAL.
J. F. & E. B. ORNB
HAVE REMOVED FROM
619 CHESTNUT STREET,
Opposite the State House, to their
NEW WAREHOFSE,
904 CHESTNUT STREET,
In the " BURD BUILDING," and have now open their
FALL STOCK OF
NPW CA.R,PMTIINTGS-
904 CHESTNUT STREET.
eel-2m
GW -BLABON &CO.
• MANUFACTURERS OF
41=031C.a
No. 124 NORTH TEriRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
Offer to the Trade a toll stock of
FLOOR, TABLE, AND CARRIAGE
C:OXT-a CX.NOOMIEXOSI
GREEN-GLAZED OIL CLOTHS AND WINDOW
eel-2m ,SHADES.
6 6 GLEN ECHO" MILLS,
•G}ERMANTOWN, PA
MoOALLIJM it 00.,
OIL CLOTHS, &O.
WAREHOITSB, 509 CHESTNUT ST-,
OPPOSITE TNDEPENDENCIE HALL
GEORGE W. HILL,
Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealer In
.CARPETINGB,_ MATTING'S, RUGS.
COTTO➢I AND. WOOLLEN , YARNS,
At very Low Prices.
NO. U 6 WORTH THIRD STREET, ABOVE ARCH,
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16, 1863.
E4t Vress.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1863
ARMY OF .THE POTOMAC.
Rebel Movements
[Correspondence of The Press-3
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OP THE POTOMAC,
ITIRGMA, September 13,1663.
Two, days ago the enemy on our extreme left
showed signs of retiring. Their pickets, at first weak
ened, were finally withdrawn altdgether, 'and two
deserters belonging to Georgia regiments came into
Gen. Kilpatrick's headquarters with the report that
Rood's division, to which they belonged, were under
marching orders, and expected to leave that night.
Soon after they actually drew in their pickets, not
on our left flank 'only, but along the entire line.
Does General Lee, who has been busy with Mr.
Davis in Richmond, settling their disordered affairs,
preparatory to becoming involved in the last.ditch
does General Lee,,,l ask, think of marching his
"Noble Army of Northern Virginia back into the
fortified defences of Richmond??? Surely, he will
never more venture into Pennsylvania, although
so many give hint credit for temerity and au
dacity; which he does not deserve. It is impossible
that be could have derived no benefit from the
fruitful experiences with which the two lessons
taught him in the loyal States abounded. If fools
go to learn in schools taught by experience, where_
will the sagacious general go, who spent two seasons
in this school, and yetis'no wiser T The domestic
troubles of the Confederacy, and the terrible danger
which environs the shorn limits of their demesne,
our armies threatening them with awful ruin, is
enough to keep even Lee, with his fleet-footed fol
lowers, from straying far away from Richmond.
Every clay their capital becomes more and more iso
lated from the Confederacy, until in a short time it
will be like Norfolk, Vicksburg, and a hest of other
places—without the pale.
PLEASANTON'S RECONNOISSANCE
All our cavalry, under command of General Plea
am ton, staSted on Friday afternoon to reconnoitre
our departing friends, who have occupied the oppo
site bank of-the river for some weeks past. No
tents were allowed, save one to each regiment, for
surgical purposes. All superfluous baggage had to
be left in camp—the men taking with them three
days' rations and prot'ender for their horses. -
THE CAVALRY FIGHT AT CULPEPER
General Gregg with his command crossed the
river at Sulphur Springs, General Buford, with his
regular brigade, at Rappahannock Station, and
General Kilpatrick, who is on . the extreme left
Bank, went over at Kelly's Ford. They had not
been gone long till we heard from them. .For along
time we have been without rain ; water hes been
very scarce, the road many inches deep with dust,
and the ground looks parched and thirsty. Just
as the E columns 'had got fairly under way we
were visited by a delightful little shower,
which conquered the strong inclination of the
fine impalpable duet to arise and. choke one.
This morning a heavier shower followed, cooling
the air to a pleasant 'temperature. • So, the soldiers
have had a better day to fight than would haVe been
possible last week, for they have been fighting con-
stantly all day. Our foe can not have gone far,"for
the cannonading, which began early this morning,
was in the neighborhood of Culpeper. Buford
knows all about that ground—he has fought over
it often enough. Last night our three converging
columns united in the neighborhood of Culpeper,
and General Kilpatrick began to shell some suspi
cious locations among the woods. Somebody was
there, for every discharge met with a fierce re
sponse. - As yet -no considerable body of rebels
has been seen, and if our cavalry-can only push
On to Gordonsville, giving us the mannerly of
that position, which is undoubtedly very strongly
fortified, we will then dePrive the rebels of the
supplies which they have been accustomed to
draw from the valleys.
A NEW ROUTE
By holding this point we can atop all raids and
invasions from that direction, unless they choose to
iubmit to the danger of making a very great detour.
True, we will be ninety•six miles fromißichmond,.
when. at Gordonsville, whereas Fredericksburg
is not more than lifty.flve miles distant. But the
advantages of this route would amply repay the
marching over a few extra miles. Our cavalry,
closely supported by the 2d Corps, under command
of General Warren, are now on the direct road to
this place. If we can but, gain admittance, there
are men enough on this expedition to hold it.
INGRATITUDE
- The majority of the people here begin to look upon
the approaching winter with anxiety and consterna
.tion. Large numbers would now suffer from want,
but for our commissariat, - Here they can buy pro
y..risions at a nominal price, and many are • actually
buying more than they need. I should not be our-,
prised if some of the well-dressed, genteel ladies of
this neighborhood - would open a sutlera aleae r wherr
our army leaves. What exaaperates me greatly, is .
to see them coming for suppliea,..Which will prolong
their existence, and when gently asked if they have
ever taken the oath of allegiance, they fall on you
with their tongues, like so many shrews or ter
magenta. I have remarked this several times, and
have felt en irrepressible disgust for such unreason.
able, ungrateful creatures who, with tokens of our
goodness and munificence in their hand, had the bad
taste to scold and berate our obliging officers as if
they were so many robbers.
' OLD FOLKS—A DISQUISITION.
Among the old men there is a feeling of apathy;
they think they will be gathered unto their fore
fathere long before this desperate struggle has ceased.
Recently, I conversed with a Doctor of Divinity,
a very aged and infirm man,bet who I am told was
among the leading Presbyterian divines in the
State. His family connections were all wealthy and
powerful; his father•in-law owning a plantation on
James river, where he keprover a thousand slaves.
The old Doctor will tell you, with a glow of pride,
that he baptized all of General Wise's children, and
was very intimate with General . Beauregard at the
time be fought the Bull Run battle. His opinion
was that Virginia would be a kingdom, PennsylVania
a principality, South Carona, a dukedom, Sze. Being
an old Federalist he very much lamented the weak
ness of the General Government, and informed me
that he always- thought they had built a fabric
that would disappear with the first rude blast. We
all see that the General Government lads not been
poWerful. What was the great and incurable defect,
of all former Federal Governmental The Confede
reales of Greece and the Republica of Germany--
the Amphietyonic and the Ackert, the Helvetia and
Hanseatic Republics—what were they? Nothing
more than sovereignties over sovereigns, who, in
their legislation, took no thought of the in
terests of the individual, in their efforts to at
tend to whole communities and States in their po
litical capacities. If an individual disobeyed, the
State took up his cause, and invariably the, sword
was the final arbiter. This national authority is de
stroyed, because of its weakness, and civil war
must ensue. This was such a puzzle to the States
of antiquity, they chose rather to do obeisance to a
monarch them to unravel the mystery. We are work
ing at the problem. Long have- we avoided the
issue, but we have it to meet at last. We had to
overcome many obstacles in the formation of our
Government. Who has not read how;gloomy were
many of the members who met to frame the Orin
atitution ? At times it seemed impossible to frame
a Constitution, but the grave dignity of Washing
ton, with the dry, inexhaustible goorthumbr of
Franklin, did much to keep the Convention from
complete demoralization.
In a diary written by the hand of Jefferson, we
are informed that in 1798 - party spirit broke forth
from all bounds ; the warmest friends, because of
a difference in politics, became implacable enemies.
Durieg the Presidential election, in the spring of
1801, every one knows there was a tie between Jef
ferson and Burr.• The longer the balloting was pro
longed the greater grew the animosity between the
opponents and their friends. Everything,presaged
a civil war, and even Jefferson declared that if the
Constitution should be violated.the " Middle States
would arm." A few old men still live who remem
ber the gloomy, hopeless winter, of 1814. Our whole
coast was blockaded; a poiverful army was sailing
for New Orleans; the Government was without
money, and could obtain no credit. Then the Hart
ford Convention met, and New England seemed
ripe for revolt. Kentucky, in her infancy, remon
strated with the Government, because the free na
vigation of the Mississippi had not been secured.
Her Legislature announced, in quiet but decided
-language that God and nature had. given them
that right, and they . would remain in no Union
where it was not forever guarantied. Lately, it has
_been obstructed, but if we can believe Gen. Banks,
it is now open, and - he guaranties that - it will
remain so, in this condition. Then, in 1832, South
Carolina, displeased with the exactions of the tariff,
must go into high dudgeon," - and resist its operation.
Her failure in this attempt made her prepare for a
mightier one, which will fail like the other. The
question will soon be settled, beyond further appeal,
whether we have a General Government, and I .
think the time is coming when every one will say,
"of course we have." B.
AHMI OF THE OHIO.
General Burnside's Recent 'Campaign—The
Surrender at thtraberland Gap.
[From the Cincinnati Commercial. ]
Intelligence was received that the rebels were pre
pared to make a stand at Cumberland Gap. Burn
err e was not afraid of their standing but of their
— running, and, on the 6th, despatched General Shack
elford horn Knoxville to cut off all means of escape.
On the 7th, General Burnside left Knoxville
with a force of cavalry and artillery, and sr
rived at Shackelford's headquarters early on
the. morning of the 9th. General De Courcey,
who had advanced upon the Gap direst from Lon.
don, Kentucky, was hemming the rebels in on the
north side. The rebel force was commanded by Ge
neral Frazer, of Plllaeissippi. had, when rumors
of Buraside's movements reached Buckner, been
ordered by that general to fall back to Knoxville,
but the order was countermanded by General John
ton,,and Frazer's instructions were to hold the Gap
to the last extremity. When Burnable arrived,
Frazer had been summoned to surrender by both.
DeCourcey and Shackelford, • who had returned
a firm refusal. _Burnside sent an officer with a flag
of truce, demanding an unconditional surrender,
instructing the officer to wait for an answer at the
ichet line one hour only. At the expiration of the
hour, no answer having been given, the officer with-
Blew: Preparations for an immediate attack were
made, but in fifteen minutes General Frazer sent a
fiag of- truce, offering to surrender the position, pro
, vided he and his men were paroled on the spot.
General Burnside responded that under the cartel
between .the United States GoVernment:and the
Confederates for the exchange of prisoner*, Frazer
had no right to 'stipulate for a parole on the spot,
and that he must insist upon the surrender being un•
conditional , FrettY 1199 n Etonele4 From *vat k
politely-worded letter, saying he was convinced he
could not resist the force brought against him, and
he would yield to the fortunes of war. His brigade
consisted of two North Carolina, one Virginia, and
one Georgia regiment, and some artillery compa
nies,.with fourteen guns. The Georgia regiment
was the 80th, and was 800 strong. The effective
force was above two thousand men. The
prisoners are on their way to this place and will ar
rive here some time this week. Toe North Caroli
na and Virginia regiments were small, owing to de
sertions. They were bitterly dissatisfied with the
war. ' A vote was taken, a few days before the sur
render, by the. North Carolina regiments, (that is
the regiments were polled to ascertain the senti
ments of the soldiers,) and there was a considera
ble majority in favor of giving up the Southern Con
federacy and restoring the Union ! The Georgians,
however, were fighting men, and the regiment com
posed of tnem was the Only reliable one that Gene
ral Frazer had.
On the 7th, two days before the surrender, two
companies of Shackelford's men penetrated the re
bel lines and burned the null upon whioh the garri
apn at the Gap depended for their supply of flour.
It was a hazardous and brilliant affair.
When Shaikelford's advance' was at Tazewell,
they were Bred upon by a rebel company of Home
Guards and one man was killed. This was the only
casuallyV the campaign! Gen. Burnside expected
to leave the Gap on Thursday, the lOth, to return
to Knoxville.
THE FAST TENNESSEANS
The East Tennessee troops, of whom General
Burnside bad a considerable number, were kept
constantly in the advance, and were received with
expressions of 'the profoundest gratitude by the
people, who are described as the most heartily and
generally loyal population in the United States.
There were many thrilling scenes of the meeting of
our. East Tennessee soldiers with their families,.
from whom they had been so long separated.
The information given of the outrages committed
by the Secessionists confirms and more than confirms
all that Brownlow has had to say of them, There
istardly a neighborhood in which Union men have
not been murder,ed, and hundreds of them have been
bidden for months in caves in the mountains, and
mipplied with food by the women. - The able-bodied
males were nearly ail absent,.in the army or wan
defing in exile The roads in Southeastern Ken
tuCky now swarm with them returning to their long
deinrted, homes. The women and old men and chil
dren have done a wonderful Work raising crops. The
wh,eat crop was very . large, and heavy supplies col- -
leafed by . the rebels fell into our hands at Knoxville'
and elsewhere. The country is full of corn, mostly
raised by women, and theike will be no difficulty in
supplying the army from the territory it occupies.
Guerilla warfare is not feared, as the loyalty
of the inhabitants -will prevent it. Kentucky
also is becoming settled. There is not a symp
tom of bushwhackers from Covington to Cum
berland Gap. - -A:traveller could ride from here to
Knoxville undisturbed. Our forces have occupied
the East Tennessee railroad as far east as Morris
town, and the indications were that they might ex
tend 'their lines at pleasure. A considerable force
had proceeded down the road toward Chattanooga,
The universal report was that the rebels were dis
heartened and demoralized so that there was no fight
in them. `They fled like sheep from Emery's Gap,
and showed all the signs of being a worthless
rabble.
Our troops, on the contrary, were in splendid
spirits, perfectly happy, and in high condition. The
infantry marched with surprising alacrity and ra
pidity. They thought nothing of moving 26 miles
peri t e.ay, and would go into camp, after such a
march '
merry as school-boys. They were delighted
to be the liberators of East Tennessee, and feel that
they were not in an enemy's country. •
INCIDENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS
The people of Knoxville made many inquiries for
Parson Brownlow, who has their confidence as no
other man has. They thought the old flag, sup.
ported by Enitid States bayonets, meant Brown
low, and will look for him daily until he comes. -
The people of East Tennessee generally want to see
Andy Johnson, whom they look upon as a sort of
political high priest.: The reception that awaits
Johnson and Brownlow will be a remarkable ex
hibition of the enthusiastic devotion of people who
have suffered to those who have been true to their
,
The East Tennesseans were so glad to see - our
soldiers that they cooked everything they had and
gave it to them freely, not asking pay, and appa
rently not thinking of it. Women stood by the
roadside with pails of water, and displayed Union
flags. The wonder was where all the stars and
stripes came from. Knoxville was radiant with
flags. At a point on the road, from Kingston to
Knoxville, sixty women and girls stood by the road
'aide waiving Union flags and shouting "Hurrah for
the Union." Old ladies rushed out Of their houses,
and wanted to see General. Burnside and shake
hands with him, and cried, " Welcome, welcome,
, Heneralßurnside, welcome to East Tennessee !" '
Near Kingston our boys had carried off' a well
rope so that water could not be drawn. General
Burnside ordered the quartermaster to give the wo
man of the house a rope. He gave her one
twenty five feet long. She said her well was only
twenty feet deep, and would not have the extra five
feet of rope,
A Mr s. Staplea, whose husband had been murdered
by the rebels, came out to see General Burnside,
caught his hand, and told him he was welcome—they
were glad to see him. The 'soldiers had taken all
her corn, but she did not care for that. The general
assured her her corn should be paid for, and asked
how much she bad. She said there were four sores
in the lot. Be asked hop.-'much it - yielded to the
acre. She said, if well 'tended, it would yield sixty
bushels, but she had been obliged to 'tend it herself,
and thought there was only thirty bushels to the acre,
and would only take pay at that rate. These incidents
of the simple honeaty °lithe people,will illustratetheir
-character, and the feeling with which they looked
upon the triumphant march of our troops. They
care little about the "policy of the Administration."
'All they want is that the rebels shall be whipped,
and the Union restored. They have no fears after
that. They associate, as well they may, liberty,
justice, and peace with the Union ; and they know
they have had oppression, anarchy, and bloodshed
in thee - Southern Confederacy. It is a common ex
pression among them, " We were born under the old
flat - -and,..the _Constitution. They are good enough
for us, and we: intend to die under them." About
Knoxville the people were pointing out the hiding
places of rebel stores, and were zealous in so doing.
The prominent Secessionists at Knoxville fled with
Buckner. There are a few left who have assisted
the Secession blood-hounds, and the popular expres
sion was, " They must leave here, or they must die.
They can't live here."
Emancipation in Maryland.
Governor A. W. Bradford, of Maryland, has writ
ten an important letter to ex-Governor Francis
Thomas, Congressman from that State. Governor
Bradford proposes a convention to consider the sub
ject of emancipation:
I ark satisfied that the conviction has been slowly,
but slimly maturing in the minds of our people for
years past; that the future growth and prosperity of
our State demanded a change in our system of labor,
and the events of the last two years have only
served to show the necessity of providing for that
change with the least possible delay. %hen we
speak of gradual emancipation it must not be sup.
posed that the phrase is employed by way of post
ponement of t he operation, but i t honestly expresses
only what it truly
. means—that such emancipation
stall only be so gradual As to guard it against the
evil consequences that must necessarily result to
slave as well as waster from too Midden a change
in any system oflabor that is of indigenous growth.
Nor will any one, I trust, imagine that in speaking
of emancipation by legal or practicable means, we
mean to embarrass or delay the project by the use of
any equivocal terms calculated to leave any doubt
of the good faith of those who avow that policy.
Butthe people of the State—honestly and earnestly
as they may look to the policy of emancipation as
calculated to secure future prosperity—will, how
ever, never consent that such a policy shall be
consummated by any action but their own, or by
any means but those which their Constitution al-
That Constitution expressly prohibits the Legisla
ture from abolishing the relation of master and
slave, as at present subsisting in the State, and it
can hardly be supposed that, however inclined we
may he to abolish that relation, we can consent to
do so in the trice of this positive prohibition.
The first step to be taken, therefore, is to provide
for taking the sense of the people upon the subject
of a ConVention to revise the Constitution of the
State.
Tooadvocate the call of such a Convention, and to
urge upon the next Legislature the necessity of sub.
witting that question to the people at the earliest
practicable day, is the only legitimate mode by
which the most earnest advocate of emancipation
can:inaugurate that policy. I have never hesitated
to avow the opinion that ihenext 'Legislature should
by all means make such a provision. The people of
the State have the constitutional right to express
their views upon the subject of a revision , of their
organic law every ten years, and, whether or not'
the same constitutional duty of, providing for this
right rests upon the next Legislature, as it did upon
the last, no one will question their right to do so,
and few that will not urge the propriety of their-so
doing, unless, in the meantime, a complete revulsion
is produced in public sentiment by the most unwise
course of dealing with the subject. -
Nor will a disposition of the question by this, the
'only means of meeting it, involve the delay which
some seem - to suppose. The Convention which as
sembled -in 18,51, and framed our present Constitu
tion, was authorized by an act which' wee passed
by the Legislature immediately , preceding it. -The
*me act provided for submitting . the question of a
Convention to the vote of the people, and for the as
sembling of that Convention, if authorized by such
vote. The same , proceeding may be adopted now,
and I shall not hesitate to recommend it to the next
General Assembly.
.
Another Grave Charge Against. Vallam.
. .
" Agate, ,, an intelligent correspondent of the.
Cincinnati Gazette, thlidre the following deserves
in
vestigation`:
It will be remembered that up to the fall of Fort
Donelson communication between • the lines was
comparatively easy, over scores of Kentucky , by
roads leading ultimately to Bowling Green or Bop
kinf3ville, and so to Nashville. Among the letters,
.addressed to rebel officers, left behind them in their:
hasty evacuation - of Nashville, it thus came that
many were from different parties at the North.
Quie a number of these. letters, belonging to
guests of, the house, arrived at tire St. Cloud Hotel,
in the_ midstof the, hurlyburly in which the rebel
- army left, and were never called for by their owners.
Mr. Carter, the proprietor of the hotel, supposing,
'as he says, that some of the letters might contain
valuables, which he would, have some subsequent
opportunity to transmit, opened and examined them.
Among' the letters thus opened was one from Mr:
Vsl
landigham to General Johnston (General Sidney John
eton was then in command of the rebel Department
of the Southwest), giving a full account of' military
operations at'' the North! Remembering but little
about Northern politicians, and attaching little
portance to the letter, Mr. Carter burnt it, with the
others containing, no valuables, and dismissed the
whole matter from his mind, till the recent noto
riety of Mr. Vallandigham recalled it.
The following is a proclamation of Goiernor
Vance, of North Carolina, issued in view of what
are called the treasonable resolutions passed by re
cent public meetings in that State :
Whereas, it numberlof public meetings have re
cently been held in various portions of the State, in
some of which threats have been made of combined
assistance to the execution of the laws of Congress,
in.regard to conscription and the collection of taxes,
thereby, endangering the public peace and tranquili
ty, as well as the common canoe of independence,
which we have so solemnly engaged to defend : And
whereas, it is my 'solemn , duty to see all the laws of
the land faithfully executed, and quiet and order
sustained within our borders:
Now, therefore, I, Zebulon B. Vance, Governor cf:
the State of North Carolina, do issue this my pro..
clamation, commanding all such persons %renounce
such evil intentions, and warning them to beware of
the criminal and fatal consequences of carrying such,
threats into execution.
The inalienable and invaluable right of the people
to assemble together and consult lor the common
good, together with its necessary concomitants—the
freedom of speech and the press—are eecurekto you,
MILITARY TRIAL von- Truresou.—Samuel Ster- my countrymen, by the moat sacred compacts. They.
retf, of Baltimore, has been sentenced to Fort War- shall never find a disturber in me. Yet you,will rea
ren, for holding treasonable correspondence with member that the same instruments which, guaranty
some of the rebel authorities. The following is an these great rights also limit you to tho-exerciee of
extract from a letter by him to Captain Isaac them within Inc bounds of law; and -impose upon
Sterrett, 13. S. navy : Inc the solemn duty of seeing that theta bounds be
* * I hope most- heartily that Dupont - will not transgressed. The Constitution ofatte Confede
be badly whipped - at Charleston, apart from the rate States; and all laws passed in pursuance there,
great moral- effect that a decided defeat to the of, are the supreme law of the land. Resistance to,
Federate would have upon the Northernpeople, who them by combination is treason ' and% without conad
now place their whole reliance upon iroreelads and nation is a high crime against the laws of your
Diggers._ I would find intense satisfaction in the country. Let no one be deceived, So long asthese
humbling of Dupont's pride. What do you think of lawei remain -upon the statutobook they shall, be
tbe shameless conduct of Stellwagen t If any evi- executed.
dance of pelf respect had ever been shown by the Surely, my countrymen, you, would' not seek to. I
Federate, I should expect the. Merocalita to be re- cure the evils of one revolution by plunging the
turned to the Confederates. country into another. You will not knowingly, to
Just now the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's the present desolating war with the,comnion enemy,
stock is a favorite investment, and I should like to add the horrors of internal strife and entire su.bver
see a black eye given it, which Is moat possibly. At sion of law and civil autlorllyt Ton mild net for
Lima, Petre, the agent of English steamers, has get the enviable character which you, have always
power to sell any of his steamers, and you know. maintained as a soberooneervative ' and law. abiding
thkt they are flee and fast boats.' With proper ma- people; nor would I have you to-forget the plain,
nagement, a steamer can be quickly purchased, and easy," and constiltdieual; method "of redressing your"
med sufficiently. - The day and hour of arrival at grievances. 'Meet - and denounce any existing laws
Panama of California boats is accurately knewn, if you think, proper—you have that right—and in
and the , capture of one at --Panama . can be easily shun your representatives in Congress, or the,
made, When the privateer - should 'proceed, to San StateLegislature,:as the 'ease may be, to repeal
Francisco and catch the next one. There would be Mn. . -
also a splendid opportunity of destroying clippers; Your own chosen servants made those obnoxious
which are constantly off the harbor of San Fran. lawn ; thr.iy can repeal them, if such are your M
arco, where there is rarely a mau-of-war. After structions. If you regard them as unconstitutional,
disposing of two California boats, the steamer our Supreme Quirt sits ready to decide upon all
could be very destructive by a raid upon the whalers cases, !properly brought before it. Its decisions are
elf Honolulu, and then by a visit to the East Indies. fin;al in the State - of North. Carolina, and shall be
The plan is so feasable that lam surprised , that it executed while the power remains =in your Boom
has not been carried into action; "If the war was . tkeeto'enforce any law. There is no grievance to
likely to.continue - a year, it would.behetter to aend. , tedress,knd no proposition'to be made, but can be
horn England a propeller, through the Straits of most beneficially effected in the way our fathers
touching at propeller,-through
to coal, and frontthence marked out by the ballot box and the other constan
t° Panama under sail. No news to day, tionally-appointed means. In times of great public
Gold advancing. 'yam sensibility like the present, any departure from
THE STATES IN REBELLION.
The dirge of Fort Wagner—Highly Inte
resting Particulars of the Bombardment
and the Evacuation.
[Trois the Charleston Mercury, Sept, 7.)
The dawn Of Friday last revealed a lame United
States batindr—the hated flag of stars and stripes—
flaunting (roma week of the enemy within one hun
dred and fifty yards of Wagner.
On the same morning, which, from imperfect in
formation, we, in our last bane, erroneously reported
as comparatively quiet, the enemy opened, just
before 6 o'clock, with their Parrott guns, upon that
fort ; firing dist upon the flank curtain, and gra
dually edging toward the centre At o'clock the
Itonsides drew up within 1,600 yards, and com
menced to shell with great rapidity. It was not
until 63.‘ o'clock that she iettred, having kept up a
continuous fire for more than two hoursand a half.
The loss sustained at Wagner by this fire fell prin
cipally upon the 25th South Carolina volunteers.
During this day .
the enemy advanced their pa
rallels only a very short distance from their main
approach,
At three o'clock on Saturday the enemy again
opened upon 'Wagner from all their land batteries,
assisted by the Ironsides, several gunbOats, and an
occasional shot from the monitor's This bombard
ment—beyond all doubt the most fierce and long
continued which has taken place against Wagner
since the beginning of the siege—lasted throughout
Saturday and Saturday night, and did not abate
until Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. Nor wss this
abatemerit of much duration. The fire WAS soon re
newed, and was continued with little less vigor all
Sunday, the Ironsides—which maintained a position
between Gregg and Wagner, and kept shelling Wag,
ner and the beach—being especially active.
It was on Saturday night, however, and on Sun
day morning up to X A. M., that the bombardment
raged with its greatest fury. The shots—many of
them coming together, as from the broadside of a
ship—were often more than sixty to the minute.
Our batteries on James Island of course joined in
the melee, and did their utmost to annoy the enemy's
land batteries.
But the, bombardment of Wagner was not the
only event of Saturday night. About 10 o'clock the
enemy displayed from the desk of a monitor off
Morris Island an immense calcium light, and seve
ral Monitors soon .after moved up and opened on
Battery Gregg.:' Moultrie and Gregg replied with
apirit. `At- quarter to two a rocket was thrown up,'
and ere many-minuteselapsed, the enemy were dis
cerned.approaching. Morris Island at a point be
tween regg and Wagner. They had come down in
barges through a creek west of Morrie Island, ob
viously with the design of assaulting Gregg in the
rear. Advancing in line'of battle they were per
mitted to come verynear, when a nine -inch Dahlgren
opened upon them at short range, with double ca
nister. Our howitzers then- commenced a fire of
shrapnel and canister, while our infantry, admirably
posted, poured into them a - fire of musketry. Moul
trie, Battery Bee, and Battery Mitchel also opened
upon them a rapid and most demoralizing fire. This
they could not withstand, and though fora very
alien while they maintained .a fire of musketry and
grape•shot from their barges, they were soon forced
to withdraw, seemingly much surprised and con
fused by their reception and our admirable disposi
tion. It is said that a few gained the shore, but
there soon scampered to their boats, BO that no pri
soners were taken. The loss inflicted upon the
enemy in this baffled attempt at an assault was pro
bably not inconsiderable, but as all who were struck
fell in the boats, the extent of that loss is, of course,
unknown. Some bodies were sound which floated
ashore.
It is almost impossible to describe the terrible
beauty of the scene in Charleston harbor, as wit
nessed on Saturday night from the city. From
Moultrie almost to Secessionville a whole semi
circle of the horizon was lit up by incessant flashes
hem cannon and shell. As peal on pezil of artillery
rolled across the waters, one could scarcely resist
the belief that not less than a thousand great guns
were in action. It was a grand chorus of hell, in
which Moloch might have assisted, and over which
Satan might have presided.
All this went on beneath a waning September
moon, Which, with its warm Southern light, mel
lowed- by a somewhat misty atmosphele, brought
out softly, yet distinctly, the most distant outlines
of the harbor. - •
The loss at Wagner during this auful bombardment
was considerable. lip to 8 o'clock on Sunday it amounted
to one hundred and fifty in killed and wounded. Pro
bably many more Acre added to these casulities in the
course of the day.=
At Gregg there were but eight casualties on Sa
turday night during the skirmish with the barges.
'Among them was a captain of the 27th Georgia Vo
lunteers.
Tinder'cover of their ceaseless fire, the Yankees
had approached on Sunday within forty yards of way-
Ver. .
,Durini the bombardment of Friday last the brave
and zealous Major Warley was wounded at Wagner
by the fragment of a shell. Re was struck on the
ankle, but the wound is said not to be severe. About
9 o'clock P. M. of that day he was put into a barge,
(the Leo, belonging to Gen. Ripley,) to be brought
to-the city. Of this barge, with its gallant freight,
and of its crew which was made up of white men,
nothing has been heard up to the present moment.
The inference is, that it :was captured, with all on
board! by a reconnoitring party of the enemy, whose
small boats nightly patrol the waters between Mor
ris Island and Fort Johnson. Col. Rhett'a boat, re
turning from Morris Island. to Charleston Saturday
night, with Lieut. Jones, passed between several of
these prowlers, and was not fired dltt, probablyon
account of the contemplated attack on Gregg.
On Sunday,-Commander A. F. \Parley went down
in the Juno, under a flag of truce to carry certain
despatches, and also with the purpose of-discover
ing the fate of the missing officer, He was fired on
fourteen times, but came to anchor under fire, and
WaS met by Ensign Porter. • This officer replied to
the commander's =quit les "that he had been away "
on Friday night, and that, though he had heard
there had been a capture, he was not aware whether
Major Warley was among the prisoners or not. He
added that he would inquire, and, if Major Warley •
was a captive, he would inform the commander
when the despatches were answered. No reply has
yet been received. "
It will scarcely be believed (though what would not one
believe -of a Yankee) that the shore' batteries fired for
some lime on the Juno, utterly regardless of her flag of
truce. Eight shots were directed at her, even after
she had come to an anchor, with the white ensign of
peace at her fore- Nor did they fire badly. Several
shots passed through her rigging, a few dashed the
spray into the faces of the crew, and not one passed
mere than five steps from the ship.
, THE F.VdOtrATION OF XOR.RIS ISLAND-
Battery Wagner has been subjected, during the
last three days and nights, to the most terrific fire
that any earthwork has undergone in, the annals of
warfare. The immense descending., force of the
endrmous Parrott and mortar shells of the enemy
had nearly laid the wood work of the bomb proofs
entirely bare, and had displaced the sand to so great
a degree that the sally ports are almost entirely
blocked up. The parallels of the- enemy yesterday
afternoon had been pushed up to the very mouth of
Battery Wagner, and it was no longer possible to dis
tinguish our lire front that of the enemy. During
the entire afternoon the enemy shelled the sand hills
in the rear of Battery Wagner (where our wounded
lay) very vigorously.
Under these circumstances. and in view of the
difficulties of communication with Cummings' Point,
the impossibility- of longer holding Morris Island
became apparent, and it was determined that
strenuous effos►s should be made at once to release
the brave garrison of the island, who seemed to be
almost within 'the enemy's grasp. This desirable
result was accomplished with the most commenda
ble promptitude and success.
At about six o'clock yesterday afternoon the or-
ders for the evacuation were delivered to Col. Keitt,
commanding our forces on the island. Everything
was at once made ready for the abandonment of
Batteries Wagner and Gregg, The dead- were
buried, and at nightfall the wounded were carefully
removed in barges to Tort Johnson. The guns,
which for so many weeks held - the foe at bay, were
double• shotted, fired, and spiked ;.the heavier pieces
were dismounted and the carriages rendered worth
less. '
The preliminary preparations being. thus com
pleted the work of embarkation was noiselessly be
gun, and the brave men of the garrison, in forty
barges,. were soon gliding from the beach they had.
held so stoutly and so long. The evacuation. was
conducted by .Colonel Keitt, assisted by Major
Bryan, A. A. G., and the success with which what
has always been considered one of the-most difficult
feats of warfare has been performed is worthy of
the highest praise. Batteries .Gregg and Wagner
had both been carefully mined, with a view to blow
ing them up. It was about one o'clock thin morn.
big when the last three boats—containing Colonel
Keitt and a number of his officers—left the island.
The slow match was lighted by Captain Huguenin
at Wagner, and by Captain Lesesne at Gregg, but,.
owing to some defect in the fuses, no explosion took
place at either fort. 1
During the evacuation the enemy were not idle.
A constant fire of shell was kept up- against Wag
ner, and his - howitzer barges were busily plying
about this side of Norris Island, to prevent the re
treat of our men. But fortunately the night was
murky, and all our barges,. with the exception of
one, containing about twelve or fifteen men, passed
in safety.
Thus ends the defence of Morris Island. The is
sue has been foreseen since the enemy's first suc
cess on the 10th of July.. The defence of the island
had been prolonged far beyond what was deemed
possible at first, and the brave garrisons who have
held it deserve - the admiration of" their country-
The aggregate of casualties in the struggle for the
island have been, on our side, about 100—killed,
wounded, and missing. The enemy's loss is esti
mated at about 6,000. The successful evacuation.
after the glorious defence of forty-eight days, is, un
der all the circumstances, a most gratifying milita
ry event.
- We have received Richmond papers to the; 11th
and 12th, from which we extract some important
articles.
PROCLAMATION FROM - Tllll GOT . Rft NOR Or NORTH
THREE CENTS.
this' legal ,channel is revolutionary and dangerous,
and tends to lbs division and destruction of our
people:
It is my great desire, and, I hope, that of all good
citizens, that our yeople should remain united, be ,
fail us what may. Should we triumph in the great
struggle lot independence, let no feelings of revenge,
no bitterness mar therejoicings of the day. Should
we fall, and some awn of the great object for which
we have (struggled so long and bfed. so freely, let not
our strifes andidomesticleuds add to• the bitterness
of defeat.
Attempts suddenly to obsoge.the exiating order of
things would only result ins bloodshed and ruin.
therefore, implonryou, my countrymen of all shades.
of political opinion, to •abstakt from aseemblieg to
gether for the purpose of denouncing each. other,
whether at home or - in the army, and tcravoid seek
log any remedy for the evils or the• times by other
than legal means and' through the properly must
tuted authorities.
We fare embarked in- the hottest' of ait causes-
Which can stir the heartieof all patriots—the cause
of liberty and independence. We ere committed to•
It hy.every tie that can bind , an honorable people:-
Multitudes of our bravest , and bes'r have already
sealed it with MAW blood, witilst others-, giving up•
all earthly possessions, are either banguishinw. in
dungetns or are homeless wanderers. through the
land, and all have felt, in a greater or less degree,
the iron hand of war. A great and glorious nation
is struggling to be born, and wondering kingdoms
and distant empires are stillednirith listening:' hope
and admiration, watching the greatest of human
„events. Let them not, I pray yeui be shocked with
the spectacle of domestic strife aud• petty malignant
feuds. Let not our enemy be rejoiced to behold our
strong, arms and stronger devotion, which have.
often made him tremble, turned against ourselves.
Let us rather show that the God of Liberty is in His
Holy. Temple—the hearts of freemen—and bid all
the petty bickerings of earth keep silence before
Instead of engaging in this unholy antbunpatriotie.
strife, and threatening to resist the laws of the land.
and endanger the peace of society, let us prepare dili
gently, and with hopeful hearts, for the hardships
and sufferings of the coming winter. Heaven has
blessed us with abundant crops, but thousands of
the poor are unable to purchase. Let us begin in
time, and use eve's , effort to provide for them and .
secure them against suffering. And let us exert our
selves to the' utmost to return Lo - auty Elie many
brave but misguided men who have left their coun
try's flag in the hour of danger, and God will yet
bless us and our children ' and our children's chit;
dren will thank us for notdespairing of the republic
in its darkest hours of disaster, and still more, for
adhering to and preserving, amid the fiery trials of
war, conservative sentiments, and the rights and
civil liberties of the young Confederacy.
[SEAL.] In witness whereof, Zebulon B. Vance,
Governor, Captain General and Commander-in-
Chief, bath signed these presents and caused the
Great Seal of the State to be affixed. '
Done at the city of Raleigh, this 7th day of Sep
tember, A. D. 1863, and in the year of American In
dependence the 88th. Z. B. VANCE.
POLITICS IN NORTH CAROLINA
[from the Enquirer, September 12.]
While all the beat men of North Carolina are in
the field, defending their country from sunjugs
tion and universal plunder, there are some of the
people they have left behind them at home ' who ex
press the opinion that those soldiers have defended
their country long enough, and ought now to atop.
In this opinion those people concur precisely with
Abraham Lincoln. He also thinks that our soldiers
have fought long enough. At some sort of meeting,
held in Granville county, the'other day, among
other resolutions was this one :
" Resolved, That the present bhiody, wicked, and
inhuman war, haa raged long enough, without any
profit or advantage to either North or South ; we,
therefore, call upon our representatives in the next
Congress to use their utmost endeavors to obtain a
cessation of hostilities and a termination of our pre
sent struggles in a just, honorable, and lasting
'peace."
Those folks at Granville hold it to be a wicked
and inhuman action in the soldiers to resist the in.
linden) of their country ; so they desire an honorable
peace. The deserters also appear to have formed
just the same opinion. Their consciences reproach
them for having borne arms in such a bloody, wicked,
and inhuman war, and they h asten home to enjoy
an honorable peace in. the bosom of their families.
Neither is this hind of language confined to little
meetings surreptitiously got together in some
county court house. A man has actually proposed
himself as a candidate for Congress on this very
ground. J. T. Leach is his name. His address to
the people of the Third Congressional district of
North Carolina "defines his position" thus :
"We have tiled peaceable secession, Yankee
cowardice, King Cotton, and foreign intervention,
and they have all signally failed, as was piedicted
by those who calmly viewed the then impending
troubles from a proper stand-point ; and surely there
is now no one so devoid of reason as to desire to
travel over the same road again, with its frightful
consequences so fresh in thej.r memories."
What, then, is to be done"! Why, lay down our
arms, ; of course, and beg : for mercy. There is no
other way, according to IVIr. Leach. He "calmly
viewed the impending troubles" at the first from
this stand-point, denied the right and the power to
secede, and now he feels that he was right all the
time, we have signally failed! Accordingly he thus
undertakes to give effect to his ideas in Congress :
"We may most naturally suppose that during its
next session, Congress will be almost wholly occu
pied in legislating upon the present unhappy condi
tion of our country, and the bloody civil war now
raging between the North and South. In these
matters 1 shall deem it my duty to shape my course
in reference to the most successful and satisfac
tory mode of securing an honorable and speedy
peace." .
This audacious treason against the. State of North
Carolina is a matter which must be met and dealt
with by the true and gallant people of that State:
Those craven creatures are inviting desertion from
our ranks ; making the arms drop from our hands :
delivering us over to the enemy. While so many of
the defenders et their State are absent at the post of
duty and honor, they are indicating to thepublic
enemy to whatpoint he sholild direct his fortes, and
virtually promising him i'Ympathy and support ;
virtually saying to him : Hereby a weak point ; here
we are defenceless ; .for North Carolina has sent
more soldiers to the war than any other State—enter
here and take possessfon—the bloody-minded men
are far off; :waging ,their wicked and inhuman war,
but here are their homes to' be - plundered, their airs'
tern to be ravished.
It is earnestly to be hoped that Dlr. Leach maynot
make his appearance in the next Congress with his
"North and South," his "civil war," and his "ho
norable peace." Every man not an idiot knows—
and as Mr. Leach is not an idiot he must know—
that the Confederates. cannot take one single step
toward peace except by ceasing to be Confederates
and going back into the Union ; and the only use of
a Confederate Congress, in his estimation, must be
simply to repeal all its laws send home its armies,
deliver up its ringleaders, and dissolve itself. The
enemy's Government has no terms torus hut uncon
ditional submission and payment of the coat of the
war out of the property of the "'rebels."
We have not quite come to this point yet.
GENERAL HARDEE BEDIVIVIJS.
The following official order was issued by Lieu
tenant General Hardee upon assuming command of
the troops lately defending Vicksburg :
ENTERPRISE '
MIAS" August 2.4'.
By direction of the President of the Confederate
States I assume command of the paroled prisoners
of Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, and.
Louibiana, recently torming part of the garrisons Of
Vicksburg and Port Hudson. I could desire no
greater honor than the command of troops whose
sufferings . and achievements have added to the're
nown of nieir country, and compelled the admiration
even of their enemies. The place of rendezvous of-
all paroled prisoners from the above named States -
is changed from Demopolis, Ala., to. Enterprise,
Miss. In anticipation of an early exchange, the
work of reorganization will proceed with energy.
The troops must be organized and prepared to take
the field when the exchange is eftbeted. All officers
and men must be at then posts. They should be
there now. To those present at the roll calls no word
is needed. Their daily , answers are uttered in the
manly tones of duty and honor. Many are absent.
They must repair at once to the post of duty. The
appeals that meet us on every side are the strongest
that in any age have stirred the human heart.
Soldiers ! Look at your country;--the earth rav
aged—property carried away, -or disappearing in
flame and ashes—the people murdered the negroes
arrayed in arms against the whites... Mel indignities
inflicted upon women and children. Destruction
marks the path of our invaders. Their motto is,
"Woe to the conquered." He who' falters in this
hour of his' country's peril is a wretch who would
cordpound for the mere boon of life, robbed of all
that makes life tolerable. Fellow-soldiers ! there
is but one path to follow. It leads to the camp.
Come to your colors and stand beside your coin
radee, who, with heroic constancy, are confronting
the enemy. Choose. now, between the glory of suc
cessfully defending allthat entitles you to the name
of men and the infamy of creeping abjectly to the
feet of a foe, who will spurn your submission and
despise your cowardice. _
(Official.) W. T. HARDEE, Lieut. Gen.
P. R. Roy, A. A. General.
A PEACE" PROPOSITION 111C.LECTEDI
In the Virginia Senate, on the 10th, there was a
protracted debate on a series of resolutions intro
duced by Mr. Collier,proposing to submit an address
to the Northern States in Ivor of some sort of con
ference or arbitration looking to peace. In support
of his resolutions .M.r. Collier said he "did not be
lieve that Virginia had done all that could have been
done to avert the war, ,, but this was indignantly re
sented by the Senate, and> the resolutions were in
definitely postponed by a vote of 36,t0 1.
A bill to outlaw rebel deserters has been intro
duced in the Virginia Senate. A bill has also been
reported authoi izing the receipt of Confederate
'States Treasury notes in payment of taxes and other
public lines to the State.
A_bill to exclude from citizenship all who, since
April, 1261, held office or rendered service under the
United States authorities, or under any illegal or
usurped Government, has been noticed in the House
of Delegates.
CONRISCIATION OR ENEWE'S
On this subject the Whig says :
"It would be well if our Legislature would take
some action in respect to the rights of Virginia in
tho matter of real estate owned by alien enemies
within our limits. The Confederate G-ovemment
has hitherto claimed, and still claims, an exclusive
right to sequestrate such property, though men of,
sound legal judgment question their right to it. The
question should under go , legal investigation, and the
Legislature should provide, if necessary, the means
to teat the rights of the State in the premises. Could
they not institute some movement that would lead
to a conference between the law officers of the State
and Confederate Government on the subjects, and
thus, if- possible, obviate a legal contest 1 The large
amount of
_property involved should certainly make
it the interest of the State to institute some move
ment in thematter."
A letter from J. D. Debow to Win. H. Bowyer, of
South Carolina, thus admits the main cause of !the
depreciation of rebel currency, alter urging that
traffic in gold and silver coin should be punished by
forfeiture of the article
Without doubt, much of the depreciation is thy.
result of want of confidence in the eventual success
of the cause, and may, therefore, be expected undar
any scheme of finance.
Mr. Debow also makes the following financiahre
commendation t
"The whole business of running the blockade,
should cease, except such as is conducted by the firocern
meat. This, by narrowing down the uses oh golds
will cause its ratio to currency to decline. The
ships which are now engaged will flnd 'full and
profitable worn for the. Government, 'which, should
not - only bring in army and navy euppLc'es, but all
articles of Soo . d and clothing indispensably necessary
t o the poor, to be furnished at drat cost. If thiamin
not employ all the vessels, the others will lind, ad
mirable employment under the provisions of the re.
cent , solunteer navy' act."
REII3I."L'IROITELISS ON THIC MESSSISSI.API
The Richmond Examiner, of Friday last, saps:
"There is nothing pleasing from; this side of the
Mississippi. Senator Brown addressed the people
at Brandon, on the 20th ult., reproaching them for
their timidity, and attempting to rouse them. There
is undoubtedly much demoralization in the fllis-Mis.
sissippl. The river is crowded with transports, that
might be destroyed by a single battery, but the self
fish interests of the property holders, who fear reta
liation, secure - the transit of the enemy, and repress
these demonstrations of attack which we had ex
pected would have, ere this, been made on cthe
banks of the Mississippi,"
"BETTER DIE THAN RE CONQUERED."
The Whig has an editorial article under the head
of " Better Die than be Conquered," which reveals
a conscientiousness that, with . all their beastings,
the rebels feel their cause is lost. The Whig threat
ens that in the last resort the rebels will "take, to
the woods and the wilderness, like savages, and
there fight against hunger and " as long as they
licLq IN able,
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Clerks for Negro Regiments.
Thomarf Webster, E * vg., Chairman of Supervisory COM.
•egiment is much in want of
,
=e l: l ß :pat i le;f T a li c i t s r
acting clerks. We need thirteen,
one for each celoPsolr, 'ad three for adjutant quer
termaster, and Surgeon. Practically 1% clerk is not
expected to do any other 'duty. He is necessarily
an enlisted man, and subjec t to be returned to the
ranks in csee,of misbehavior, but when capable and
'
efficient, is too useful to be lig. itly displaced.
It would be of very considers' hie importance both
to this regiment and to the e l m 'am of the general
movement, if men of suitable kitt dligenee could be
found to fill these positions. A tolerable hand
writing and some knowledge of an 'thmetic are the
regtsisites all the rest can be tang here. Per
haps such men could be found amen, `4.' our city no.
Mee, who would not care. to enlist an. icr ordinary
circumstances. If the Committee could MO us in
this molter it would be a great benefit. The mea
should be mustered unto this regiment.
The regiment has been hard at . work-sin colts ar
rival—employed in pushing the approacizet build
ing batteries, magazines, Sm., always um& 'r- fire ,
and under circumstances more trying than; tag, 'lsere/
engagement, as there is all the danger and an Ise of
the excitement of actual battle. On the nigh t Of
the 26th August,. out of ILO men in the trendies We
had four killed, two , severely Wounded, and sere. ' 5ll
slightly. Previously we had one kitled anti tw
Wounded. Last night three severely and one''
slightly wounded. The men have behaved very
well,. working cheerfully and coolly in very expooed
situations.
Four captains have joined us here, leaving two
vacant companies. Any news as to the progress of
the attack is lorbhiden by general orders.
Very truly youra i B. C. TILGHMAN
CAMP 3d TJ. S. O.
Ruis IsL)!,Vs>, S. C., August 30._18ea_ --
Tug following is an appeal from many of those
brave men who have fought the battles of the Union,
'and knoW that the coming contest" at the polls is
not less important. It is signed bra - large - quisMer
of tbe soldiers of Pennsylvaniit regiments :
THE PENNSYLVANIA SOLDIERS,
In . : Convalescent camp, to their Friends at Home, send
FRIENDS : About one year ago the soil of our
State was invaded by a desperate, wicked, and heart
less foe. Our very homes were polluted by the low
trash _and dirty scum of the Southern army.; our
rallages destroyed, our beautiful fields laid waste,
our citizens robbed, and a desperate r effort made to
capture and destroy the capital of our dear old Com
monwealth. You remember the misgivings and
feam which the loyal portion of our people enter
tained as to the results of that invasion, which not
only threatened our property, but even the life of
the nation. The most sanguine patriot had almost
loot nope, and it was only through the determined
and irresistible bravery of your friends, who, in re
sponse to the call of the . Government, flew to arms,
that your whole State was saved from being over
run by the hordes of dirty rebels, and the final over
throw of this Government was averted. Have you
any gratitude for the services rendered you by the
army 7 If so, you have an opportunity to make it
knewn to the. world. You said we gamed a great
victory when we drove the , rebels out of the Old
Keystone State; and so it was;`but you have it is
your power to achieve a victory as great in its re
sults, and, thank God, without -the sacrifice which
our victory cost us.
On the 13th of October there will be a contest in
Pennsylvania which may decide the fate of liberty,
law, older ' and a constitutional -Government
throughoutthe world. In this contest there are but
two parties ' as there were but two at Gettysburg.
One party is for sustaining President Lincoln in.
putting down the rebellion! and to this end has from
the beginning encouraged men to fly to arms ; it has
voted to 'pay liberally those men who did take up
arms, as well as provide for their families while in
the army. Their aim has uniformly been to whip
the rebels and sacrifice everything to save the Union.
The champions of this party are Lincoln, Stanton,
Butler, Johnson, of Tennessee, Holt, of Kentucky,
Hamilton, of Texas, Dickinson. Curtin, acid hosts of
good patriots who hold the safety of the Heinn
paramount to everything else. Their motto is,
" Let the Union live, though slavery should perish :»
Cm the other hand is a party which has steadily
opposed the replenishing of our ranks, and has
thrown every obstacle in the way of providing for
our wants while fighting for our country. When
we were victorious, these men never rejoiced; when we
were defeated, they never mourned: We never had
their sympathies ; the rebels never had their enmity.
They have continually cursed every man who sup
ported President Lincoln in suppressing the rebel
lion ; but we defy you to show ue-when or where
they said one hard word against the rebels. This
party is supported by Jeff Davis, Beauregard, Lee,
Bragg, Floyd, John Morgan, and others in the
ft:outh, and by Judge Woodward, Vallandigham,
Seymour, and the Woods, in the North. Their
otto is, Slave! y must live, though the Union should'
perish."
In Pennsylvania the two parties are led by A. G.
Curtin and George W. Woodward; and it is for you
to choose under which banner you will be found
fighting ; but before you make choice it may be well
to examine the claims of the leaders.
Who is Judge Woodward, who are his associates,.
and wt at are his principles ?
First. George W. Woodward is a Judge of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, who decided against
giving us, who are fighting for your liberties, a right to
vote. Re is one ot the. most arrant aristocrats in
Pennsylvania, and has no more feeling in common
with The laboring manthan a wolf has with a sheep.
Second. Whenever you find a man who desires the
success of the rebel army, and, who in Congress-or
the State Legislature voted against all means to
put down the rebellion, you u ill find him a loud
mouthed brawler for Woodward; and wherever you
find a newspaper which has only been consistent in
its treasonable effusions vou will find it advocating
his claims. William B. Heed, F. W. Hughes, An
cona, and that class of men, are his fugleinen. and
the Richmond ..Enquirer, Chaiieston --- fffercury, .World
and Daily News of New York, and Patriot and Union,
hie special organs.
Third. His principles are to throw every obstacle , .
in the way of the National Adxhinistration in put
ting an end to the struggle which is now distracting
our country, and by all means in his power to aid.
the rebels in achieving their hellish ends.
Do yon ask who is A. G. Curtin? We win answer
by saying he is the true, fearless and faithful patriot,.
who has done more towards saving this Government than
any other man in the country. lie was the drst to send
troops to Washington after Fort Sumpter had sur
rendered. By his imecast in organizing the Pennsyl
vania Reserves he saved Washington from capture
and our army from total demoralization after the -
fast battle of Bull Run ;and by calling out the Penn-
Sylvania militia in September, 1862, he again res
cued the army from destruction, with his thrilling
appeals to our citizens in July, and thereby aided
greatly in once more repelling Lee and his vandals.
lie has administered the affairs of our State during
the mos€important crisis through which any mini
m onwealth has ever pasted, and who can truly say he
did not do it went
Be is the friend of its defenders. We know him to.,
be the friend of the soldier. Re always remembers
us ; andtt is a comfortable thought, when we suffer
from scorching fever, contracted in pestiferous
swamps, when fainting in the trenches, undergoing
hard- and fatiguing marches ' or bleeding on the field
of carnage, that we have a Governor who feels for
up, pities us, and provides for us, while his .friends
and supporters never cease administering to our -
wants. Reader, have you a son, brother, or friend
in the shiny t If so, that One can- tell you .how it
would grieve him ii you cast your vote against Gov.
Curtin.
We have now presented the case before you, and.
if ybu think our services in the army have been
worth anything, we ask you but this once to recipro,
case. The victory atpettysburg amounts to nothing!
if you elect a man Governor of Pennsylvania who
sympathizes with the rebels. Give us a victory at
the next electioss,by reelecting Curtin, and the
army will soon B•nish the shinplaster Confederacy.
We ask you in the [name of our comrades who
have fallen victims to this infernal rebellion; we
ask it in the name of such as are suffering in
the hospitals; we ask it in the name of those who
are wasting their lives in rebel prisons; we ask it
in the name of liberty, the Constitution, and the
Union, to go to the polls and vote for A. G-. Curtin,
the man who never failed us. We leave the matter
with you, reminding you thaton your shoulders rest
responsibilities for which posterity, will_ sold you
accountable.
The Last English Prize Night,
[From the London Times, Feed. 11_
It was five minutes to fivsin the afternoon before ,
the men had again - taken their places in the ring.
In the first, or rather the- second,round,. Mace.
tried to force Goss into a corner. The.latter,sue.
ceeded, however, in dealing:. his antagonist a blow,
with his left on the eye, which brought the first
blood: Exchanges ensued in favor of Mace, until.
Goss retreated, and in so doing Jell. So - ended this.
round, which lasted eight minutes.
In the next both men came up. eagerly. After a,
good deal of sparring, which lasted twenty-six,
minutes, Mace made rush to close quarters, but
hie feet slipped and he fell between Goo& legs.
In the fourth round Mace dealt G-ossa blow.which.
knocked him down. The round lasted thirty-five
minutes.
In the next struggle both men fell, and rolled side
by side. Mace was. up first, and the lighting : which,
ensued was alh in his fe.vor.until Goss was down.
In 'round seven Goss went down again.
Both fell in the next round, Goss under,.and in
that which followed the latter. was forced to the
ropes, where,. after some atifPwrestlingi both went
down again,,lllace under,
In round the tenth Mace dealt hie antagonist a,
heavy blowen the left, eye, and hothwent down.
In roumheleven Mace brought down Goes
In rounds twelve and. thirteen,. however, Gain
threw hinantagonists and fell en him, still keeping
his hold while on the-ground.
In round& fourteen and fifteen GOBS. Poll in mien,
v.
'Onus*. sat away
In round sixteen - 1m waa t.ile4 to the:. ground,
eale l4- r-k•.•*--irt eighteen
In round seventeen both , ni
. blow on the nose-again prostrated Goes. --
The last roun Twee a tedious one. A left-handed
blow on the nose and a,rightlianded one on the jaws
proezated Goss, who fell with- his head. doubled up.
under, him ins state of. insensibility.
Mate then advanced tulhe referee, and called out,,
"1-have I won, sir.?" upon which hewas assured that
the stakes were his.
The company then returned to London, chiefly
the Dartford route.
THE G34. - un, OF STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.—A letter
limn a Easton gentleman in Chicago Bays: .1 went
out of the city. limits. the other day, and saw the
grace of Stephen Douglas. He is busied upon
the lake' shore, in a beautiful spot. There is no
monument erected over him, with name or history ;
a simple , mound, with a wooden fence around it,
tells where Douglas lies. The city of Chicago is
spreading its limits every day, In a comparatively
short time the grave of Douglas will be covered by
houses orbusiness, and the man who in his day or
pride and honor was a dictator in the Congress of
the nation, wilt not have a stone to mark his last
resting-ph. re. ' , What shadows we area What sha
dows we pursue t' .
ATTBZWE'T TO ESOAFB.--A few mornings since,
a carriage stopped abreast of rather a dark, secluded
portion of the enclosure surrounding Camp Douglas,
near Chicago. This seems to have been a signal for
a break, as several prisoners rushed towards where
the carriage was standing outside, and six of the
number attempted to scale the fericeh, among them
a son of ex. Governor Diagoftln, of Kentucky. One
of the number was shot while on the fence, the hall
passing in at his right side, and obliquely out at the
left side. It is thought he will not recover. The
other five succeeded in getting over the fence, but
finding, there a strong outside parole, armed with
revolvers, and hearing a report from one of the pis
tols in 'the hands of a sergeant, they dropped flat to
the'ground and cried for' quarters."
CHLISBRATIOII IN BA.LTPICOILE.-- Saturday being
the anniversary of the 12th of September, when the
British foe which menaced the city - were driven back
most ingloriously by our•citizen soldiera, it was ob
oe) ved with considerable enthusiasm by the military
and citizens of Baltimore. Responsive to a request
of Mayor Chapman, the national flag was displayed
foom all the public buildings, and thousands of pri
vate residences, while the streets presented quite a
holiday aspect, as many of the.marious branches of
trade were suspended, and the employees enjoyed a
promenade along the most frequented thoroughfares.
In the afternoon and 'evening the several places of
amusement were well attended, and the nia t tionat
gra played find received wi,th applaue, _