very rich Watered Silks.
.(aenlflocat Moire Antique.
y W y heavy Colored Corded Silks.
Very heavy Colored Plain Silks.
,'jj dutiful Shades of Colored Ottoman Silks,
110 Eljr- id Silks,
23. L
LAOS CURTAINS!
FRENCH LACE CURTAINS.
SWISS LACE CURTAINS.
NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS.
•application lace curtains,
lace and muslin curtains.
IS DAI IT RECEIVING
NOVELTIES
L A CI S ,
WHITE GOODS,
EMBROIDERIES,
VEILS,
HANDKERCHIEFS, &<*.
Ij every variety and at REDUCED PRICES.
SUITABLE FOR THE PALL TRADE.
1024 CHESTNUT STREET.
REMOVAL. CLOAKS
8. DE lOUNO
Has removed from 818 Arch street
To 36 North NINTH Street,
•■awe ladles will find ah assortment of Cloaks f<
:?« aad Children, _ 0c21«6t
LOAKS,
(QGD GOODS REDUCED.
HOT AUCTION GOODS.
p.OTOlPopUnmt *1.37K.
»i French Merinoerl at $l. ffiSJf.
fclptd Olael Poplin# at #1.37)4 • ~
stide Poplins at 91, 91.25, and 11.75.
pieces American Da Haines at SOo.
iirie assortment of Calicoes from S 5 to 55c.
ill and examine. Ho trouble to show them at
JOHN H. STOKES’,
703 AKCH Street.
jiNKETS. ■
Finest American made.
Extra large * ‘ Premium Eochdales.”
saperilne “ Merrimack. ”
Weil- known “Hollandc. ”
1H and 11-1 lowjjrieed Blanket*.
Crib and Oredle Blankets.
IA!T and Horse Blankets.
"sipsthool* and Families supplied with any grad
iKtspsat to finest, of any else, from smallest crad
im luge lnd< at toTrert wholesale or retail ratal.
COOPER & COHABD,
•i! 8. B. corner MIRTH and MARKET.
PIKE ASSORTMENT OF SHAWL!
for sals below the present gold prices,
ps Broths Shawls, open centres.
Broths Shawls, filled centres.
Eire Broche Shawls, open centres,
tare BrocheShawls. filled centres,
d f laid and Stripe Blanket Shawls,
pare, Plaid, and Stripe Blanket Shawls.
K« and Equare Black Thibet Shawls.
I Mantilla Velvets, pure silk,
piled and other Bearer Cloths,
oiks ready made. _
EDWIN HALL & CO.,
36 South SECOND Street.
STEEL & BON HAVE NOl
' Men a large sad »hoi«e aesnortment of
- ANB WINTEBBKESS OOOBS.
StnMerinoe*, *1.36 to *B, Plain Poplin*, .
l|s 4 Hermoe* sad Poplin*,:
|»h and PiaidSUk Poplin*, •
flsli sad Tlgnred Mohair Poplin*, .
>mat Tariety of now and chois* 3>r»*« Good*, a
pit! far below
ME FHESBHT COST OP IMPOBTATION.
■«-Of all kind*, a iroat Tariety, from 75 ten!
Mr yard, beloir' .
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B«ps, Spluellnsi, Clan Plaids,
Alpssm, Mohairs, and other Dress Goodi
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737 CHESTS DT Street.
>2 SHAWLS,
Kspellaut Olottd,
. "“Toni iinem, »ad White <3ood», .
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r m from til* date (Oetobor sd) sell at
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Haanfaotiuer of
v ENETIAN BIjINDS
■ aits
lWt>o"W SHADES.
th * Llrte,t * ttd Flße!t A*«ortm«at inUwtlty
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ttore Shades Made and Letter.
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t* iloro « r«y an# uiortmant of
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ll
CAMPAIGN FLAGS,
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SWORDS,
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All other Government securities on hand and for sale,
and information given concerning investments atonr
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•WILLIAM 6 . HUEY, ■
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AND ALL OTHER SECURITIES,
BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION.
UNCURRINT BANK-NOTES
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at par one hundred thousand dollars of six per cent,
coupon bonds, clear of ail taxes, National, State, and
municipal.
These bonds are secured by a first mortgage of three
hundred thousand dollars, on tho road and its fran
chises. The trustees are Clarence F. Clark and Tho
mas A. Scott, ■
They are issued in sums of SSGO, and can be had on
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FOURTH Street. WILLIAM F. KEMBLE,
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U G NEW 7-30 LOAN.
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OIL STOCKS
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CARPETS AND OIL-CLOTHS.
ARPETB! CARPETS! CARPETS'!
CLOSING OUT LATE IMPORTATIONS 30 PER OENT.
LESS THAN PRESENT GOLD RATES.
FRENCH AND ENGLISH AXMINSTEKS.
WILTONS OF ENTIRE NEW PATTERNS,
VELVETS AND TAPESTRIES, Wide Goods,
With a large assortment of
THREE-PLY AND INGRAIN CARPETS.
NEW VENETIANS, PALATINE, AND DAMASK.
•DRUGGETTS.
WELL-SEASONED OIL CLOTHS, &o„ So.
JAMES H. ORNE & GO.,
630 CHESTNUT STREET,
»el 7 stnth2m ; Below Seventh.
1864. 1864.
"‘•■GILENECIIO;' .
, GERMANTOWN.
~ McCALLUM & CO.,
CARPET WAREHOUSE,
809 CHESTNUT STREET,
»17-3 m PHILADELPHIA.
1864. 1864.
McCALLUM & CO.,
RETAIL DEPARTMENT, '
- * ■
*l9 CHESTKDT STREET,
*el7-3m OPPOSITE IHDEPBNDBKCB HALL
DRUCS. ;
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■ m.
WRIGHT & SIDDALL,
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Satwesn FROKT and SECOND Street*.
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DRUGGISTS, PHYSICIANS, AND G-E-
NiRAL STOREKEEPERS
. fcßat Mediclaes, Paints, Goal
PrescriptionYials. etc!, at aBlo\vsriM«?,^ll!‘
. ine, first- class good, can be sold” »* teira.
FINE ESSENTIAL OILS,
ln fnH-rartsty and of tie I»it
Cochineal, Bengal Indigo, Madder, Pot *«h
Cudbear, Soda Ash, Alma, Oil of Vitriol, Ann.tl
to, Copperas, Extract of Logwood, ,
FOB DYERS* USE, *
Always on hand at lowest net cash prices.
SULPHITE OF LIME,
for keeping cider sweet; a perfectly harmless
Preparation, pat np, with fall directions for ase,
in packages containing sufficient for one barrel.
Orders by mail or city post will meet with
U°“pt attention, or special Quotations will be
furnished when requested-
WRIGHT db SIDD ALL,
WHOLESALE DRUQ WAREHOUSE,
ded-thstnlf-V 1 ® aASEBT Stie«t. abore FROST.
MARSHAL'S BALE.-BY VIRTUE OF
A.writ of sale, by the Hon. JOHN CADWALA
DEE, Judge of the District Court of the United States,
in and for the Eastern district of Pennsylvania, in Ad
miralty.- to me directed, will be sold at public sale? to
the highest and bast bidder, for cash, at MICHENER’S
STOiS No. 112 North I’feONT Street, on THORS-
Kovemher Sd, 1864, at 13 M., Twenty-four fills
or Ssa Island Cotton unginned.
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THE DOCTORS WIFE,
BY MISS M. E. BRADDON,
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‘ 1 Three Times Dead, ’ ’ ‘ * Lady Lisle, ” ete.
This splendid novel, which has had an unprecedented
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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, O®QBEE 25, 1864.
% p •f riss.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER *25, 1864,
New Publications.
Whother Alain Renti Le Sage dld .br Sid , not'
write the Spanish novel of “Gil Bias,” it la one of
the liveliest and most readable romances in the
world.*: The hero is taken into various grades of
society, and Spanish manners: and morals are de
picted in his adventures, the man himself being
somewhat of a picaroon, but Qil Bias, full of life
and spirit, is a Frenchman, aft not a Spaniard,
which is someting in favor of Le Sage, he having
rather Invented than stolen the character from an
unknown Spanish author. Mr. George Tloknor, who
is authority upon Spanish literature, gives Le
Sage credit for the book. For our own part, there
arc four books which we read, at least, once In every
year. Those are Robinson Orusoe, the Vicar of
Wakefield, Gil Bias, and Pickwick. ,A new edition
of Gil Bias, in throe volumes 12mo, beautifully
printed on fine paper, has just been published by
Little, Brown. & Co, of Boston, Smollett’s transfer
tion, revised, being adopted. It ranges with their
recent edition of the British poets and other stand
ard works, and, no doubt, will obtain a great olrcu
' lation. .
“Golden Leaves from the British Poets,” col
lected by John W. S. Hows, glitters in green and
gold, is a fine specimen of New York typography,
will be followed by similar Leaves from the Ameri
can Poets and from the Dramatists, and is pub
lished by James G. GrcgQjy, New York. It is Well
known that Mr. Hows is well read in English and
American literature, and the present volume, in
which the selections are made with taste, will sus
tain his reputation. The arrangement, commenc
ing ! with i“ the -Immortal William,” (as Monsieur
Ponsard, of the French. Academy, patronizingly
designates Shakspeare,) comes. down;to Jean Ingo
low, Gerald Massey, Sydney Dobell, li. C. French,
and Adelaide Procter. ■As a poet’s name, above all
things, ought to bo spelled properly, we beg to say
that T. 11. Bayly, author of “I’d be a Butter
fly,” and numerous other songs, had no e in the
final syllable of his name. Does Mr. Hows con
found him with F. W. N. B. Bayloy, also a song
writer, who was first editor of the Illustrated Lon
don News, and died late in 18521 We are at a loss,
also, to discover on what principle John Keats’
beautiful “Evoof St. Agnes” Is printed with cer
tain passages, lines, and even whole stanzas placed
In italics 1 It is not so in the original, and is a
liberty with the author’s text.
' ;W. T. Adams has compiled, and Brower & Tllo-
Ston, of. Boston, have published, “ A Spelling-Book
for Advanced Classes,” "The design is to present a
oolleotion of words somewhat difficult to spell,with
out the divisions or accents which Indicate the syl
labication or pronunciation. The various lessons,
each of thirty words, will test the pupil’s ability to
spell and pronounce, and the hook is well adapted
for public schools or private tuition. It may be new
to some of our readers that while, In spelling, Ame
ricans divide words according as they are pro
nounced, the division In England Is made hy sepa
rating one syllable from another. We have re
ceived this little volume from Martin ft Randall,
South Sixth street, agents for the sale of the various
editions of "Worcester’s Dictionary.
Clark & Maynard, of Boston, have commenced
the publication of handsome 16mo. editions of the
poets. The first volume contains Sir E. Bulwer-
Lytton’s translation of Schiiler’s Poems and Bal
lads, and the second Is a complete collection, with
brief biography, of the “ Poems, sacred j passionate,
and humorous,” of N. P. Willis. Oddly enough,
the latter conclude with a cockney rhyme:
“ I’vehalfaplan, sir !
To limn herein a quaint Span serean stanza.”
Here, to make the rhyme, stanza must be pro
nounced slanzir. Nevertheless, Willie has written
a good deal of readable poetry—his effusions on
sacred subjects being "by far the best. These
volumes, we should add, contain fins portraits, on
graved on steel, of Schiller and Willis.
Koberts Brothers, of Boston, have recently
published some superior story books for youth. . One
is “Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader, a tale of
by R. 51. Ballantyne, a popular English
writer. Anotheris “ The Tiger Prince; or, Adven
tures in the Wilds of Abyssinia,” by William Dal-’
ton, also an English author. The third, for younger
persons, Is entitled “Helen and Her Cousins,” and
is reprinted from the London edition, published by
the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,
All of these books are very neatly .Illustrated, and
the first two are literally crowded with surprising,
but not improbable adventures, on sea and shore.
They have also republished, with the original en
gravings, Miss Yonge’s agreeable Story caUod “The
Pigeon Pie.” Its incidents are placed In the year
1651, and mainly touch,on'tho state of society in
England Immediately after the execution of Charles
I. Somebody once asked, “By what law did’the
English people t ry, condemn, and decapitate Oliarlos
Stuart 1” and some other person answered, .“By all
the laws he had left them.”
Some time ago, as we announced, the Presby
terian Board of Publication In this city issued, a
neat little volume, by James Boss Snowdon, on
“ The Coins of the Bible and Its Money Terms.”
Some of the Periodicals.
Political pressure compels us to be brief this month
in our notices of current literature. Of the 'American'
Journal of. the Medieal Sciences, edited by T)r. Isaac
Hays, an d published quarterly by Blanchard & Lea,
the October number has just appeared. As usual,
it contains a great many original papers, and a good,
digest of American and foreign medieal literature."
If not thobest, certainly the most striking among the
original articles here are those upon Malingering,;
by Drs, Keen, Mitchell, and Morehouse, In charge
of the TJ. S. A. wards for. Injuries and diseases of
; the nervous system, Turner’s Lane Hospital, Phila
delphia, ana a report of a trial of wife-poisoning by
strychnine, by Professor G. F. Barker, Pittsburg.
The November number of Peterson’s Ladies’ Maga
zine has a finely-engraved frontispiece, numerous
engravings of fashions and .patterns, and the usual
quantity and variety of letter press. Its price has
notbeen advanced.,, ,
The November number of Harper’s Magazine,
which brings the 29th half-yearly volume to a close,
Is the best twraisen of that popular periodical ever
published. There here Is a charming melange of fact
and fancy, of real and Imaginary adventure, of
prose and poetry, and the pencil and the graver
have combined to illustrate the whole In a graceful
and useful manner. The opening chapters of Book
11. of “ Our Mutual Friend” are also given, with
fac-aimiles of Marcus Stone’B characteristic illus
trations. Several new characters are Introduced,
among .whom are Mr. Bradley 'Headstone,; the
schoolmaster who is educating Charles Hoxam;
Miss Pcechor, also a teacher; a singular little
being, feeble In body but prematurely keen in mind,
whose occupation is to dross dolls, and whose sobri
quet Is “Miss Jenny Wren ; and her father, whom
she treats and punishes as if ho were an untoward
child. There are glimpses, too, of Charles and
Lizzie Hexam, and a little more of Eugene Wray
burn. We must say that “ Jenny Wren” is one of
Dickens’ most original creations—a hundred times
better than little Miss Moweher in “ David Copper
field.” There Is a chapter here, also, relating how
Mr. Veneering, having paid five thousand pounds
sterling for the same, gets elected as member of
Parliament for the borough of Pocket-Breaches.
We must say that the narrative here Is needlessly
spun-out. Dickens is more at home in humble,
middle, and eccentric Ufe,'than when he goes among
higher and political orders: Harper is on sale at
J. B. Lippincott’s and at T. B. Peterson & Brothers’.
A Word About a Picture.
. Political excitement runs so high at the present
moment, the public mind is so athirst for every Item
of Interest on the all-absorbing topic, that the
daily journals, swayed by the popular feeling, have
become almost completely estranged from subjects
extraneous to the national crisis. Rut a theme has
offered Itself to our notice that we think deserving
of a moment’s pause in the current that la whirling
us along. Passing the Academy of Fine Arts the
other day, the largo placards at the gate reminded”
us that West’s picture of “ Christ Rejected » was
on exhibition within, and we entered the building
for a few, minutes to renew the acquaintance of this
old friend, which was exhibited before intftis city
some quarter of a century ago. We were struck
anew with the power and interest of the picture.
The fine light In which it is placed brings forth all
Its beauties—the admirable composition, the excel
lent execution, and what is of more. importance to
the general observer, the unequalled skill with'
which the artist has .told the story,, and made ges
tures and expressive faces more eloquent than words.
The fanaticism of the Jews, aroused and wielded by
the jealous and bigoted high priest; the compro
mising neutrality of Pilate; the divine resignation of
our Saviour, contrasted by the sullen watchfulness
of Barahbas; the weeping faith of the loving fol
lowers of Christ, hoping against hope—ail speak
more powerfully from the canvas than the most
elaborately-written sermon. The attentive faces of
those who fill the benches in front of the picture
show that their hearts are responding to the appeal.
Impressed by Its force, they Imagine themselves in
the Judgment Hall of Judea, witnessing the scene
itself. We were pleased to see so many soldiers
among the visitors, and to learn that the inmates of
the hospitals constantly avail themselves of the
privilege of free entrance to the Academy so pro
perly tendered them by the di- ectors.
■Who, alter looking at this sublime picture, can
join in the disparaging sneers against its painter,
Btpjamih West! Least of all does it become Phila
delphians to swell the ranks of his detractors. He
was a native of our Keystone State-might almost
be claimed as a citizen of Philadelphia, so near la
his birthplace—and it is time for us to learn to be
proud of our artists as well as our ‘statesmen and
warriors. Nothing, more constantly attracts the
notice of Americans travelling in Europe than the
pride with which the natal city of a celebrated
artist proclaims the honor. His house is regarded
as a shrine to he visited by the pilgrims of Art,
' and his pictures carefully treasured and pre
, served from Injury. Antwerp and Cologne dispute
with each other the glory of Rubens? genius, and his
statues; remind us of the rival claims. Florence
fills an avenue of niches with marble semblances
of her artists and other groat men; the cities of
Holland boast of Rembrandt, and put up statues in
dils honor; the contest of Vienna, Venice) and Pa
wsua to contain the mausoleum of Canova is settled '
by the dismemberment of his body : one receives his
hand, another his heart, the third his body, and
. each erects ft monument, This enthusiasm of the
Old World should exeito our emulation.- Our ar
tists also ought to receive their mood of honor, and'
our parks and squares ‘be adorned by-their sta
tues. No nation to the first rank whoso
material and political progress is not assisted and
graced* by the cultivation of the fine arts, In tho
broadest sense of the tejsm, and in our appreciation
of the works wo mug[cinolude the authors. If we
cannot immediately show the mare substantial sym
bol of this appreciation, let us at least erect a Wal
halla In our minds; and you who doubt if Bonjamin
West deserved a niche, go and see “ Christ-Re-'
jected.” - - • . r
OM. GRANT’S ARMY.
KecepMoJi of lhe cilostioiis ilews froinilic
Slicriaudonb-A Shotted Salute Fired
Along" tile whole liine-Vhe 35th Penn*
feylvania—KebeTFrisoners put to Worlf
on onr Fortifications-The Canal Ap
proacbiiigr Completion.
CSpeclal Correspondence of The Press.]
Headquarters 3d Division 18th Army Corps,
Beeobe Richmond, Oct. 21,18G4. /
Yesterday .the Army of tho James was thrilled by
. the good news :ot another glorious victory In the
Shenandoah Valleyover the rebel force under Long
street. It was pauscKfor'universal congratulation
here, and Inspired with additional confidence the
exuberant spirits of,this grand army. As coming
events cast their shadows before, so our successes in
the Valley herald the? orowning triumph which is
soon to he achieved by the iorcos which threaten;the
rebel capital: The victory was commemorated by
a shotted salute along the whole lino of Gen. But
ler’s army, which, f| the good news was not gene
rally icnown, was supposed to be thoopening of the
anticipated engagement. As this point is on the
deft of the line, Winch is entirely entrusted to the
fighting quailties oScplored troops, it was particu
larly gratifying to gjtneps with what good spirits
they welcomed whatf they supposed was an oppor
tunity to meet the enemy.
The spirit displayed is a harbinger of good, and
enables one to speak,with considerable assurance oj
tho prospects of this army in the approaching con
flict. While the forts along the line were honoring
the event, the good news was communicated to the
soldiers, who made the welkin ring with prolonged
cheers of rejoicing. For some tlmo after the roar of
artillery had ceased the exultation of an electrified
army rose higher and higher in an unbroken chorus
of joy, until the echoes rolled along the banks of
the James to tho disheartened camps of the enemy.
What was surprising to many was the number of
forts which opened along the line, many of them
firing for tho first time. Fort Harrison led off in
the salute, and tho others joined In the thundering
chorus. One of the forts, bearing Little Mac’s name,
opened on tho rebel rams, but the monsters paid no
attention to It whatever. Some of their mortars
threw a few shells, which exploded wide of their
mark. ’
During the early part of last evening, the brass
brands, of which there are any quantity in this army,
the various-camps with national airs,
which seemed to have an Invigorating Influence,
and long after they had ceased the cheering of the
army was reverberating along the line.
Yesterday I rode through; the camp of tho 65th
Pennsylvania yolunteers, and found but a remnant
of thei fourteendiundred men who left Camp Curtin
just three years ago. The patriotism and courage
of the regiment may bo Inferred from Its rc-onllst
ing, several months ago, for three years’sorvice. It
has passed through such fiery ordeals as Foootallgo,
.S. C„ twicebefere Petersburg, Drury’s Bluff, and
Chapin’s farm.. -Its ranks, thinned by many a gall
ing fire, tell of Its struggles on many a hotly-con
tested field, while Its colors, baptised with the blood
of dying patriots, riddled with bullets until but a
• small and tattered portion now hang from its crim
soned staff, attest that they.have been borne proud
ly and triumphantly on many a bloody field. Com
pany G, commanded formerly by the lamented
Wateibury, now by Captain Levi Weaver, mustered
yesterday but twenty men for duty:; This is" about
what may be said of the others. Captain J. O.
Shearer now commands the regiment, which would
hardly make three full companies. Without doubt,
it will bear its new colors, which it is daily expect
ing, . bravely through the battles to be fought. The
. sacred old standard is to he forwarded to Governor
Curtin.
The rebel prisoners, who w ere put to work In re
taliation for compelling colored troops captured by
the enemy to assist in erecting fortifications around
Richmond, arc still at Dutch Gap, where tho expe
rience which they acquired with the pick and shovel
in erecting fortifications, within their lines, is of im
mense utiUty in progressing this great enterprise.
Officers and men, under a guard of Companies E
andT, 127th United States Colored Troops, are re
quired to perform a good • day’s work. -" The rebels
at times furiously shell tho workmen from a mortar
battery, which "renders It exceedingly unpleasant
for the Johnnies, who, though they previously re
fused before they were aware of their destination,
are now .clamoring to tako the oath of allegiance.
Butler; but there they will be required to remain,
in what will likely prove <’ the last ditch ” to many
of them. The prejudice which the rebels have pfe
tended to entertain against negroes seems to be en
tirely eradicated from these prisoners—for they not
only work side by side with the race, but under the
superintendence of negro guards, with whose in
structions and orders they most cheerfully comply.
The rebs have too much good sense to provoke In
the least their colored custodians. It was a ourious
sight to see the proud sons of the F. F. Y.’s, who
had been accustomed to command negroes wherever
they met them, humbly acknowledging the autho
rity of" the blackest of the race. . .
For the satisfaction of those who have been watch
ing the progress of General Butler’s canal with
much Interest, I would state, from personal observa
tion, thatit will soon be completed,; Roixin. ;
EFFECT -OF SHERIDAN’S VICTORY THY, Tl’,ool’S
TO '.MOVE—THK EVACUATION OP I'KTBRS
- BURC. EXPECTED. ’’: - ’
Headquarters Army of the Potom ac,
October 21,1864—6 A. M.
[Special Correspondence of The Press,] ;
Still no stirring news to communicate from these
headquarters. There was an immense" amount- 'oft
cheering late'last night, when the news of another
brilliant vie tor/by Sheridan was received by the
troops. Aside from the material results of such a
victory Its moral effect upon the spirits of this army
just at the present moment, when we are all hoping
for an aggressive movement to be ordered, ronders
it *of Incalculable value. Officers and men are
unanimous in the desire that a move shall be made.
They begin to chafe and weary under the ennui of
the past two weeks, and nothing is so welcome as
the prospect of a battle.
It is possible, however, that one may notfspeedily
take place. As to what may be the plan of opera
tions, it Is not safo for mo even to venture a specu
lation. But it is thought, by officers of experience,
that there will be no heavy fighting around Peters
burg; that the rebels will abandon the town, as
soon as Its communications are seriously in danger,
and retreat northwards. : Charles Edmonds.
THEPOSSTiULITIES AAD FROB ABILITIES OF ACTIVE
OPERATIONS SPEEDILY— SPIRIT AND BFFBOTIVE
NBSS OF THE "
Headquarters Army. Potomac,
:■>- October 22, 1864.
CSpeclal Correspondence of The Press. 1,,
It is the confident hope, and I may say expecta
tion of this army, that the attention of the Northern
mind, now bent almost exclusively upon the issues
Involved in the pending political contest In the
loyal States, may speedily be diverted to a contest
of fiercer character, ii not of graver moment, to be
enaeted'here in the heart of
ly expected that we shall have any such extended
conflicts as marked the opening of the campaign,
when battles lasted for a week, and regiments were
decimated In a - single charge. When Gen. Grant
resorted to mining the outer defences of Petersburg,
several months ago, he taoltly admitted the Impro
babflity v pf their being- taken by assault, for any
who have ever heaTffbf-Grant must know that,he
would at all times prefer to,move immediately upon
the enemy’s works,- whenever such a movement of
fered a prospect of success; and, If he hesitated to
do so two months ago, he certainly would not ea.
xertain the Idea at this period In tho cam
paign, aftor the opportunity allowed the ene
my to strengthen their position in the meantime.
A certain amount of downright hard fighting was
necessary In the beginning to obtain bur present
position; for aught we can say a certain amount of
hard fighting m ay still be many of us
entertain a, notion of our own, that the future for
tunes of the campaign will not depend so much, as
hitherto upon this ingredient of military success.
If Petersburg and Richmond, or either, are taken
this year, their fall will be due to the combinations
of Meade and Butler, and the strategy of Grant—
not entirely, for the valor' and discipline of the
troops will undoubtedly be put to a severe test—but
in a very great degree. ■
As to when a movement is to be made, or in what
direction, it -is scarcely prudent to venture a specu
lation. Whatever is to be done must be done before
the fall rains set -in. But little over, a month,
therefore, remains to us. It is extremely desirable
that this army should be allowed a voice in tho
Presidential election next month, for the results of
that election are quite as important as the results
of the operations here. Perhaps It would be to the
interest of tha rebel leaders If they could so engage
our attention on election day as to preclude the pos
sibility of taking the army vote. Perhaps it would
be quite as advantageous to tho cause of the Union
that the armies of Grant should on that day have
a chance to deposit their- ballots fairly and calmly,
which they could not well pause to do in the
midst of a general engagement. And whll®
Grant, as a strictly military leader, would not, as a
matter of course, allow this consideration to shape
the course of operations he has marked‘out for the
next month, so, on the other hand, ho cannot ig
nore it altogether,- but must accord to It a certain
amount of weight. One other point; if the army
must winter in Virginia, It Is much more desirable
that it should quarter Itself comfortably In Peters
burg than on its bleak and desolated environs.
These facts, taken together with the circumstance
that Sheridan is competent to take care of the Val
ley, suggest the Idea (which still may be erroneous,
after all) that the tedious routine of the past few
weeks is likely soon to give place to a scene of ani
mation and excitement,Vwhich shall usher In events
destined to live in history. „
Officers and privates are universally anxious that
such .may be the faot. Since the engagement at
Poplar Springs Church we have not been idle.
Regimental drills,-dress parades, and skirmishes,
have added to the effectiveness of the men. The
news of Sheridan’s. jM-llllant achievement has In
spired them with ; fresh confidence and desire to pro-
.eipitatea fig;ht; and,, these -feelings haye gathered
strength from the circumstance that reinforce
ments are steadily, I believe I may say dally, ar
riving. Judging from past experience, the first Intl
* matron you will have thata,'movement has com
menced will readh you "siinuitaneously, with the f
news of its suooessful accomplishment. The Army,
of the Potomac Is polling its folds around “the,
heart of the Rebellion,” and when it strikes the
wound is likely to prove mortal. C, Edmunds.
The 198tb Begiment P.-Y.
THE OFFICERS OB’ THE REGIMENT—THE BATTLE OF
VOPLAR SPRING CHURCH—MOVEMENTS AND SER
VICES OF THE REGIMENT. - ’
[Correspondence of Tim Press. 3 .j
In Gamp Before Petersburg, Oct. 19, 1864.
Perhaps a few lines from-this regiment,-relating'
to its servlces.slnce leaving home, may not be unin
teresting to its many friends in Philadelphia.
Without dwelling on the march and its incidents,
from hon e toCity-Point,, tho delights, of; “ Sold iers’.
Rests,” the hospitality, of M The Retreat,” or the
comforts of the “ Transports up James river,:
suffice it to say that about one"thousand of Us ar
rived, rin good spirits and well, at tho “Point,” on
tlie23d ultimo, under the old veteran, Colonel Ho
ratio G. Sickel, of the 3d Pennsylvania Reserves,
and immediately took'hif the march for the Weldon *
Railroad, where we arrived the same evening, and;
were forthwith assigned to the Ist Brigade of the
Ist Division, of the sth Army Corps, Army of the
Potomac; and simultaneously with that assign-:
. ment Colonel Sickel was placed in command of the •
brigade, which is the Ist Brigade, Ist Division, sth
,OorpS...
Great surprise, and admiration too, has been ex
pressed throughout the whole corps that Colonel
Sickel, the senior colonel In the , Army of the Poto-.
mac, who came out a colonel, and served , his three
years as such, should come out again with only that
rank. The sentiment of* the army is that he should
receive his much-merited promotion. His experi
ence and his services call for expression of opinion
by his friends, and recognition of those services by ,
the Government. For a period of nearly two years,'
he commanded first a brigade, and afterwards a di
vision, through all the great battles of the Penin
sula; he went home unrewarded by promotion; and
now, in a spirit of true patriotism, again returns to
the field with only the rank ho brought with him
upwards of three years ago. Colonel Sickel is an
able and distinguished officer,'? and deserves bettor
than this at the hands of his Government.
Colonel Sickel then being assigned to command
the toigade, the command of? the regiment devolved
upon Lieutenant Colonel John B. Murray, who has
ever since discharged the laborious duties with a de
gree of ability, tact; and devotion, that has render
ed [him popular with the entire regiment, and se
cured it the encomiums of the brigade and division
commanders. * . '
For, a few days we were encamped near the Gurley
House, on the Weldon Railroad, and these few days
were to assiduous drill and the practice of
field manoeuvres, when lo ! on the early morning of
the 30th we struck tents, and took- up the march to
wards Poplar-Spring Church, where, during that
day and the, next, wo took part in the battle of that
name. And it was here that our gallant hoys
showed the material of which they are composed, for,
though coming suddenly under fire, and for the first
time, when the order came to charge upon tho one
■mj’s works none sprang forward with greater alacri
tythan the brave 193 th. Hundreds of the boys threw
oif their knapsacks, - containing, perhaps,’ their
worldly all, and dashed forward to their work, occu
pying successively theenemy’s first and second line
of defences with ringing cheers that reverberated
ominously over the hills to Petersburg, whose heavy
gunsworeheardin sullen reply. ■
This triumph to our maiden arms was not, how*
ever, bloodless ;" nine of our gallant fellows wore
more or less seriously; wounded; and one killed by a
shell, which nearly severed the head from the body.
A small party of us returned after the fight, and
1 ‘ Bnried him darkly in the dead of night,
Our candle dimly burning’
on the. spot where he fell, wrapped in his coat and
blanket, the last rites,- being appropriately reo
rdered by our amiable and beloved chaplain, J. G.
Pomeroy. , ■ . ■
Since then wo have changed our camping ground
two or three times, : and we are now oocupylng the
works connecting with Fort Wadsworth in - the
front, and between outpost, picket duty, and drill
our time passes rapidly away.
Farewell for the present;’ and expect another let
ter from me, when Ihavechange to relate and time
to write. ; >v-:.\.y,;
I append.the names of some of the. commanding
officers now. present with the regiment:
Lieut. Col. Murray; Adjutant Maceuen; Surgeon
Grim; Asst. Surgeon .Thompson; Chaplain Pome
roy ; Captains Stanton, BdcNeight, Mulfry, Sohroo*
der, Spackman,/ Stackhouse,' Wm. L., Guenther,
Gardner, MoQuaid, Kimball.-" Izard..
Ihe Sanitary Commission in the Field.
The following extract from a letter, written by a
surgeon, now on duty, at ’Winchester, shows that
the Sanitar- Commlsslontsbusily-engagedln-lts'
benevolent work among the wounded of Sheridan’s
army: ■■■,>.■;> , '
“When I entered upon my duties here I was
placed in charge, of a church containing fifty wound
ed men. The pews had been removed and bed sacks'
stuffed with straw placed upon rude frames of wood.’
The majority of the men had one blanket, not the
cleanest in tho world, and, at that time, we had no:
new ones with which to replace them. We had, too,
very few 'delicacies to give to the badly wounded,
coffee, beef-soup, and milk punch being our' chief
reliance ; but, thanks to the Sanitary Commission,
we were soon enabled to relieve the farther wants
of the poor-fellows. Farina, oom-starch, sherry,
canned milk, and fruits of various kinds, clean
clothing, and a few blankets were promptly fur
nished. I can only say, as I have always main
tained; that the Sanitary Commission affords means
of giving aid to the wounded, In the field and tem
porary hospitals, which otherwise could not be ob
tained.. Here, when the requisition has been made ■
out by a surgeon, the demand has been readily
filled, I also have seen the accredited I
through the town and personally
that the wants of the soldiers and
were propcrly attended. I .have seen
abuses of which these agents have been accused] no
selling nor partiality in the distribution of the arti- ’
.oles j nothing is given out without a printed and,
signed requisition, which, of course, prevents a
great many from abusing their privileges, There Is, ?
also, an association of ladieß in to
■whom stores are distributed; these they prepare at’
their homes and take to the various hospitals. They!
can he seen, at every meal time. In the streets car- ;
rylng luxuries to the soldiers and prisoners, for
there are many wounded rebels in the town who, of
course, have a share of attention from the Sanitary
Commission.”
A National Lyric.
We copy the following stirring lyric from advance
sheots of the Atlantic Monthly for November:
THE LAST BALLY.
November, 1864. u .
BY J. T. TROWBRIDGE,
Bally! rally! rally! t
•. Arouse the slumbering land!
Bally trails ! from the mountain and valley,
And up from the ocean strand!
Ye sons of the West, America’s best! -
New Hampshire’s men of might!
From prairie and crag unfurl the flag.
And rally to the fight!
Armies of untried heroes,
Dlsgulsed.ln craftsman and clerk!
Ye men of the coast, Invincible host!
Come every one to the work,
From the fisherman gray as the salt-sea spray
That on Long Island breaks,
To theyonth who tills.the uttermost hills
By the blue northwestern lakes 1 ■
And ye Freedmon! rally, rally
To the banners of tho North!
Through the shattered door of bondage pour ■
Your swarthy legions forth!
Kentuckians! ye of Tennessee
Who scorned the despot’s sway K
To aIL to all, the bugle call
Of Freedom sounds to day!
Old men shall fight with the'ballot, -
Weapons the last and best!
And the bayonet, with blood red-wet,
Shall write the will of the rest!
And the boys shall fill men’s places,
And the little maiden rock
Her doll as she sits with her grandam and knits
An unknown-hero’s sock.
And the hearts of heroic mothers,
And the deeds of noble wives,
. With their power to bless shall aid no less
, Than the brave who give their lives.
V‘) The rich their gold shall bring, and the old
Shall help us with their prayers ;
- WMle hovering hosts of
Attend us unawares.
From the ghastly fields of Shiloh
Muster the phantom bands,
From Virginia’s swamps and Death’s white
■ eamps - --
On Carolina sands;
From Fredericksburg and Gettysburg,
1 see them gathering fast; ■ ,
And up from Manassas, what Is it that passes
Like thin clouds in the blast 1
From the Wilderness, where blanches
The nameless skeleton :-
■From Vicksburg’s slaughter and red-streaked
water,
And the trenches of Donelson;
From the cruel, cruel prisons,
Where their bodies pined away,
From groaning decks, from sunken wrecks,
They gather with ns to-day.
. And tjiey say to us, “ Rally! raliy i
The work is almost done!
Yo harvesters i sally from mountain and valley
And reap the fields we won.
Wo sowed for endless years of peace,
- We harrowed and watered well; -
Our dying,deeds were the scattered seeds;
Shall they perish where they .fell 1”
And their brothers; left behind them
In the, deadly roar and clash
Of cannon ana sword, ,by fort and ford,
And the carbine’s quivering flash;
Before tlm Rebel oltadel
Just trembling to Its fall;
-From Georgia’s glens;From-Florida's fens,
; For ns they call, they call: -
The life-blood of the tyrant
Is ebbing fast away;
Victory waits at her opening gates,
And smiles on out array;
With solemn eyes the Centuries *
Before us watching stand,
And Love lets down Ms starry-crown '
To bless the future land.
One more sublime endeavor,
And behold the dawn of Peace!
One more endeavor, and war forever
Throughout the land shall cease;
Forever and ever the vanquished power
Of Slavery shall be slain,
And Freedom’s stained and trampled flower
Shall blossom wMte again!
Then rally! rally! rally!
Make tumult In the land l '
Ye foresters rally, Irom mountain and valley.
Ye fishermen from the strand;
Brave sons of tbe West; America’s best!
New England’s men of might!
From prairie and erag.unfurl the flag
And rally to the fight!
A Medmt Opeka.— An opera , has been brought
out at the Karl Theatre, Vienna; constructed by
Franz Von Suppe, from Franz Schubert’s composi
tions—the name of “ Franz Schubert« being the
title of the curious production,
FOUR CENTS.
Congratulatory Order ot Gen. Botjfer.
_ The following order of Gen. Batter, congratulat
ing his troops, and making honorable mention of
those who haye distinguished, themselves! has lust
been made public: “i
'HBAXXi’RSDrr’TyiEGINIA ARB IS'. dAEOJOIHA,
Anstr OP THB JAMKB,
Bwoek KlomiOHipi pot. lly 186 i .;
SOLDIEKS OV THB ABMY OF THE JAMBS : The
time has come when It is due to yon that some
word.should he said of'your deeds.* In accordance
with the plan committed to you by the Lieutenant
? General commanding the armies, for the first time
In the war, fully taking advantage of our facilities
of steamf marine transportation, you performed
marches without parallel in the history of war.
At*sunset on wie t 4tU of May.you wore threatening
the enemy’s capital from West Point and White
House, within-thirty miles on Its eastern side. With
in twenty-four hoars, at sunset on the sth of May
by a march ofl3o miles, you transported 35,000 men!
their luggage,-supplies, horses, wagons, and artille
ry; within-fifteen'milesorthe south aide of Rich
mond,,with sueh;celerity and secrecy that the ene
my were wholly unprepared for your coming, and
fallowed j ou without opposition to seize the strongest ?
, natural position on the continent; a victory all the
more valuable because Woodless.
.? Seizing / the enemy’s;, communications between
their capilal and the South, you held them till the
28thoi May.
.-Meanwhile your cavalry under General Augustus
V. Kautz cut the Weldon Railroad, below Peters
burg; twice over, and destroyed ft- portion Of the
DanviUe Rallroad, while colored cavalry, under 001.
Robt. M. West,joined you by amareh.from Wil-
Uamsburg, across the Chiokahominy to Harrison
-Landing. .../;// ' /., ... .V., .
From the 12th to the 16th of May you moved ou
tlie enemy’s works: around Port Darling, holding
him in check while your cavalry cut the Danville
roadj-capturlnghiß first llne'of works and repulsed
with great slaughter Ms attack, wMch wa3 Intended
for your destruction.
; Retiring at leisure to your .position you fortified
it, repulsing the several attacks of the enemy until
yonhave made it strong enough to hold Itself; For
tifying Gity Point, Fort Powhatan, Wilson’s Wharf,
and Fort Pocahontas, you secured your communi
cations; and have practically moved Fortress Mon
roe as a base wlthin’flfteen mites of the rebel capi
tal, there to rpmain till thaff travels,- :
Re-embarking after you had secured your position
with hardly, your-whole effective strength, under
*Wo, F.Smifciij you again appaared
r!3.«Y hlt i e *? ou6e, . wlthln forty-eight hours after you
reewved the order to march, participated at the
S batt!e - 01 001,1 Harbor with' the Army
where the number and character of
your gallant dead attest your bravery and conduct;
lc «, ga r ln T returain ? advance of that army, on the
15th of June, under, Gen. /Smith, the, 18th- Corns
captured the right of the line of defences around
Petersburg, and nine pieces of artillery, wMeh lines
you have since held for three months. .
■ On the 10th of June a portion of the 10th Corps,
under Brigadier Gen. Allred H, Terry, again threw
itself upon the enemy’s communication between
Richmond and Petersburg, and- destroyed miles of
the road, holding it cut for several days.' ,
The 10th Corps, on the 14th day of August, pass
teg the -James, at Deep Bottom, under Major Gen.
D, B. Bimeyj by a soriea of brilliant charges* car*
ried/the enemy’s works near New Market; and two
days later another line of works,at Fusaell’s Mills,
defended , by the best troops of Lee’s army, brought
of thetevliOT 8 and tbree battle-flags as the trophies
,„,f£t ln .’v, orossiEg lh ® James on the 29th September,
with both corps, with a celerity of precisionTsecrecv
-and promptness of movement.seldom equalled, with
both corps ■in perfect co-operation, you assaulted
andcarried—at the same moment the 10th Corns
and 3d Division of 18th .Corps, under General
B i r, i' 3 yr; thoo 2 o “y’ s * troll^worfiß .^ I tbdonhl a lines
of .abattis, at Spring Hill, near New Market, while
the remaining divisions of the 18th Corps, under
Major General Edward? O. O. Old, carried by'as
sault Battery Harrison, capturing twenty-two
pieces of heavy ordnance, the strongest of the ene
my’s works around Richmond.'
.The army thus possessed Itself of the outerjlne of
the enemy’s works and advanced to the very gates
oi Richmond. So vital was our success at Battery
Harrison, that on the Ist of October, under the eye
of General Lee himself, massing his' best troops
the enemy made the mostdetermined assaults upon !
onrlines to retake It,"and were drlveif back with
the loss of seven battle flags and almost the annihi
lation of General Olingman’s brigade, after weeks
ofpreparation and raasslngall his veteran troops on
your light flank. , •
- On the 7th of October the enemy drove In the ca
valry; with the loss of some pieces of horse artille
ry, but meeting the steady troops of the 10th Corps,
were repulsed with slaughter, losing three com
manders ofbrigades, killed and wounded, and many
field and line officers and men killed, wounded, and
prisoners. -' ' '
Such is the glorious record of the Army of tho
James. Never beaten in battle, never repulsed in
an assault by a larger portion of its force than a
brigade. ■ .. , .. • ■ ,
All these triumphs have not been achieved with
out many loved and honored dead. Why should we
mourn their departure! Their names have passed
into history emblazoned'on the proud roll of their
icountry’s'patriot heroes. i : , :
Yet we drop fresh tears for (he gallant Gen. H.
B, Burnham, a devoted soidler, leading his brigade
tothe crest of Battery, Harrison, where he fell amid
the cheers of the victorious charge. In Ms memory
Battery Harrison will be officially designated Fort?
Burnham. .
'Of the colored soldiers of the 3d division of the'
18th. and 10th Corps, and the officers who?led them,
the General commanding desires to make special
mention. - In the charge on the enemy’s works by
the colored division of the 18th Corps, at Spring
Hill, New Market, better men were never b3ttor
led—better officers never led better men.- - -
With scarcely an exception,the officers of the
colored troops have justified the care with which
they have-been -selected, A few more euch gallant
charge's, and to; command colored troops wul be a
post of honor in the American armies.*
/wjrhe,oolpred soldiers, by.eoolness,. steadiness,-and?
determined oourage and dash, have silenced every
- cavil of;■ doubters of their soldierly capacity, and
drawn tokens of Admiration from -their enemies:
have brought their late masters even tothe conside
ration of the question, whether they will- hot employ 1
aseoldierstheMthertoaeEpisedra.ee. . . .. ?
.Be It so, This war is ended when a musket is in'
the hands of every able-bodied negro who wishes to ?
usoone. ■ ... . ? —-
In the present movement, where allhave deserved
so well, it Is almost invidious to mention names.
Yet justice requires special gallant acts to be-no
ticed. Major Generals Ord and Birney receive the
thanks of the Commanding General for prompt ce
lerity of.movement of their, corps, both in time and -
manner, thereby securing thorough co-operation,
although moving over different lines,
Their active promptness cannot be too much com
mended, as an example in other operations. To be
able to give troops in exact time is a quality as
scarce as it is valuable. General Ord received a
severe wound while directing the occupation of a '
captured redoubt. Brigadier General Stannard Is
particularly distinguished for his gallantry In
leading his division in the assault until he lost his
: aim.'--;- , - .
• The commanding General takes pleasure In re
commending General Stannard for promotion, for
meritorious services. First Lieutenant O. W. Cook,
21st Connecticut, acting aid to Brigadier General
Stannard, has special mention far distinguished
gallantry, and is recommended to his Excellency,
the Governor of Connecticut, for promotion.
All the oomradeß of Davis and Briggs acquitted
themselves to the satisfaction of the Commanding
General in the fight. The manner of the march of
some of their columns can and will be improved.
18th Corps, let Division, in Ist Brigade, Lieut. Col,
Ralston commanding, reports that his whole com
mandibehavedin so creditable a manner that he has
? no individual inßtanceMf gallant conduct to report.
; In the 2d Brigade tne following are honorably ~
mentioned: Assistant Surgeon J. G. Perilous, 118th
New York; Lieut, Col.' George?F. Nichols, 118th
New York; Lieut. Campbell, 118th New York;
Llbut. N. J. Gibbs, 118th New;York; Lieut. H. J.
Adams, 118th New York; Corporal ML. Finnegan,
■llBthNew York; F. Garder,' 118th New York: Ool!
Donahue, 10th New Hampshire; J. Bradbury, 10th
New Hampshire ; Color Sergeant W; S. Simmons,
Bth Connecticut; Color Sergeant J. Bishop, Bth
Connnecticut; Corporal N, Lacock, - Bth Connec
ticut..:.'./ -. .... ...
Chaplain N. Wordner, 96th Yaw York; Sergeant
L. Archer, 96th New York ; Captain E. W. Gass,
13th New Hampshire; Acting Adjutant W. p!
Long, 21st Connecticut; Corporal F. C. Buek, A,
31st Connecticut; Sergeant McKown is promoted
for good conduct to lieutenant in 6th United States
Colored Troops, Corporal Samuel Clopper, Com
pany D, 188th Pennsylvania, Is recommended for
a medal for gallant services ?in bringing off the
colors of the 92d New York, Its own? color-sergeant
being wounded. , . • .
Corporal Charles Blucher, H, 188th Pennsylvania,
planted the first national colors on the fortlfiea
tions in the chargeof September 29. He is recom
mended to the Secretary of War for a medal for
gallantry, and will have a warrant as sergeant:
Corporal William M. Rowe, I, 188th Pennsyl
vania, who first planted the colors of Ms State npon
the fortifications of the enemy, is recommended for
a medal for gallant conduct. •
Thomas Reamer, Company G, 188th Pennsyl
vania, who took one of the first prisionera captured
in the . charge of the 29th, is recommended for a
medal for gallant conduct. Sergeants ?W. E. Gib
son and J! Flaimegan, Company I, and Sergeant
E. M. Hawley, B, 188th Pennsylvania. who were
conspicuous in-bearing off the wounded under heavy
fire in the action of September 29th, are promoted
to lieutenants in United States Colored Troops.
Private Jos.’Shea, 92d New York, is recommended
for a modal.
The Ist Division 18th Army. Corps, and 158th New-
Y?ork, are entitled to have ‘-Battery Harrison” in
scribed oh their colors.
In the 2d Division the following are recommended
for gallant conduct: , - . , .
Sergeant G. DeOandia, 158th New York; Sergeant
A. DeAlloume, A, 158th New York; Color Sergeant
S. Graham, A, 158th New York; Sergeant' W. ,
Long, F,;lsBth New, York First -Sergeant T,
Meagher, G, 158th New York; Private Shiller, E,
158th New York: Private Grabs,’E, 158th New
York; Corpora! Murphy, K, 158th New York; Cor
poral Van Winkle, 14th "New York; Private H.
Wells,- 14th New York ; G. Buchanan, 14th New
York; Aug. F. Carrigan, sergeant. 155th,Fennsyl-
conspicuous for bravery in the
ohargmg en the enemy’s works on the 29 th of Septem
ber, rushing forward with his colors, waving them,
and calling upon his men to follow, until he fell se
verely wounded ; he is recommended to the Secretary
of war for a medal. Sergt. Hezekiah Hammers, Co.
K, 65th Pennsylvania; with great fearlessness,
rushed forward and seized the colors from a wounded
color-bearer, and brought them off the field, and is
recommended for promotion to another grade for
his gallantry (being already lieutenant), to Ms ex
cellency, the Governor of Pennsylvania. Would
that Ms whole regiment had emulated Ms example.
Engineer Corps.—First Lieutenant P. S. Miehie,
recommended for brevets of Captain and Major;
Captain J, W. Lyon, 4th Rhode Island; Captain J.
L. isness, Ist New York Infantry; Captain H. Farr,
Ist New York—all recommended for promotion.
, . Third Division, all colored troops.—Honorable
mention is made oi the following,-and they are re- -
: commended for promotion: Brigadier GeneralO, J.
Paine, Colonel S. A. Duncan. 4th; Colonel A. G.
? Draper, Lieutenant Colonel C. W. Shlrtliff, sth ;-
First Lieutenant E. C. Gasklll, 36th- First Lieute
nant R. F. Andrews, 36th; First Lieutenant J. B.
Backup, Private J. Gardner, Co. I, Captain P.
Welman, eth; SergeaffgHajorM. M. HoUand, sth;
First Sergeant J. Branson, D; First -Sergeant R.
,? Ptej’Tf-First Sergeant P. Dearie, G'; Captain P.
ScMyck, 39th; Lieutenant Bancroft, Sergeant Ma
jor M; wees, First Sergeant E. Ratcliff, Private W. ;
Barns, Sergeant Harris, First Lieutenant J. M.
Hoag, 4th Colored; Sergt. A. B. Herlton, Sergt. Ma
jor C. Fleetwood, Color bearerC. Veal, D ; Lieut.
j Edgerton, adj’t, 6th; Oorp. Miles James, First Sergt.
- W. Davis. Sergt. G. Gilchrist, K. 36th; First Sergt.'
A. Kelly, F. eSi ; first Sergeant Ellsbry, G; Oorp.
W. Williams, K; Majorß. Oook;22d; Captain R.
; Dollard, 2d; First Lieutenant H. Peterson,2d; First'
SergeantG. Honesty, I: First Sergeant ,T. Harris.
F; Sergeant G. Harris, F; R, Parker, F; R*
• Dower, Jv
*• The following colored -regiments are to have in
< scribed upon their colors: Wllson’B Wharr. lRt and
; ioth; 2d Cavalry ; PetersbSg thei?t
4th, sth, 6th, and 22d; New Market Hefghts Ist
4th, sth, 6th, 22d, 36th, 37th, 38th,and 2d ’
' S orps ’ lBfc Brigade, Ist Division—
. Recommended for promotion: First SergeantW.
OMo l -l* HBt J.
:•xiampsnlie Volunteers: First Sergeant W*.
J tll Connecticut; First Sergeant B.
U®^ goaßt h - A - Oook ' E : First Lieu
; tenant J. H. Edgtery, 8d New Hampshire; Ser
; geant Major G. H. Gesner, K, 6th Oonnectiout; :
i First Lieutenant'F. ; Davis, Tth NewMampsMre; ;
; sergeant W. Tilton, O; Sergeant H. W. F.LitUe,- ,
|0; F, Robey, C ; Sergeant-J. F. Ooubrux,H, 7th/ ]
New Hampshire; Sergeant G. R. Dow; Colonel
F. A. Osborne, 24th Massachusetts; Corporal L.E.
I. Kellie, D, 112th New-Y"ork; Colonel N. M. Curtis,.
First Sergeant J. B, 47th, Jfew Yoik;
’ u . v | ffVBXp A;'
'Tin'lf** ; ir*iss wilihe sent to rabMribtn br
mall(peruaamia iiTWtoo) »lw, »t*wt»iutf}| 9V
FiYfl wptMi 8 0*
Ten »ople». iso*
kuxer Club* than Tea ■arill beaharced it lh» tame
r *fo* CL 50 per copy. ,n.,:-.C
Themrmeu must always accompany (he order, «*#
thJZ° » tance ean these terms it deviated from, ms
verv Httu mort tha * «* oort OfUajper.
*“ »aw*tod,» **» « onU .fifc
0f Club of ton Or tWOStT, «*-
Mtto* WW of the P»MrwUl bortren.
rl)oraI Yi Noonan*
X j.Firßfc. «T« Curry s First Sfi?c p Mtni < n. w
A * fiamllt0 “' H >- s^Sfe
-First Lieutenant, J- Wain wright, oommansHnir
97thPennsylvanla, has honorable mention for tha
gallant manner In which he conducted the regimens
urlng the engagement.
■ Second Lieutenant Wm. H. Ores, Company C,
9th Pennsylvania, behaved with especial gallantry-
In both assaults, and is recommended for promotion
in his regiment to his Excellency the Governor of
Pennsylvania. ,/ .. ;'
Sergeant Wm, H.piartin, Company H,97th Penn
l«ly?SJa t!* commaE<3ed Ms company iabotfi assaults*
ana lea his men with, bravery and admirable order
September 29th, for which he has
?. entlon ' and Is recommended to his
MntolmnS^S
Com Pany B; 97th’FenB'
ls^^SSSSi.
second lieutenant of the United
Private William McCarty, D, 97th Penn^lyaSa
honorablymentioned for special gaftoS
Ing his colors In advance of his regiment in the ab- -
sence of the color sergeant. He is recommended to •
the Secretary of War for a medal.
■ First Lieutenant A. Lippincott, 48th New York -
Color Sergeant John Dawson. 48thNew«York-; Can
tain McDonald, Company E, 47th Hew York, are
honorably mentioned. ‘ Lieutenant Colonel G. Lit
tle, 7th Pennsylania, is recommended.to his Excel
lency, the Governor of Pennsylvania, for promo
tion,: for gallantry and judgment in leading his
command. ..:;vX : '; r ;
Third Brigade, Second Division—Captain Robert
Sth.-'He j was especially; conspicuous for
gallantry, and received his death wound while gal
lantly leading his regiment to the charge on Battery
•« G ? ptal ? BUHng Brastor, Captain F. O.
w^«4itlJ 6 KaS ! iS t Oolboth, 9th Maine; Captain B,
|J;£ : ?*«’ 69611 «ow York ; captain J.H. Lawrence,
r 3t fe l w la^ a ’ C- F. Smith, 9tk Maine J
Lieutenant S. j!
Watson, o th Maine, dead; Sergeant L.- F. Howe,
Corporal J. Z. Pichl, T. Belcher. P. E! Preble, 9th
Maine. : ■ . •• •
Third Division, Tenth Corps, Colored Regiments
—Captain Oscar E. Pratt. Lieutenants Waldo B.
Rydle, Joseph E. Lockwood, S. H. Warren, A. K.
Long, C. H, O. Brown, 31. Hall, of the 7th United
States, Major G. E. Wagner. Lieutenant Thomas
Young, Lieutenant W. H. Brooks, of the Bth; Lieu
tenants H. M. Phelps, E. E. Fairchild, Edward
Coe, John Bishop, of the 9th United States. ■ '
In the hands of the enemy, or killed:: Capt. J. A,
Weiss, Lieutenants T. McCarty, G. R. Sherman,
D. S. Mack, S. Ehler, J. Ferguson, B. M; Spinney,
of7th. ... ■ ’
The commanding general is quite conscious that,
in his endeavor to put oh record the gallant deeds
of the officers and soldiers of the Army of the James,
he has almost of necessity, because of the imper
metion of reports, amitted many deserving of men-
Yet, as these gallant men will, on other occasions,
equally .distinguish themselves, they can then take
their due'placeln their country’B'Mstory.'
By command of Major General-Butler.
. • Edwabd w. Smith, Asst. Adj. Gen.
Official— lsrael Sbaly, As3t. Adj. Gen.
Senator Bonglas’ Early- and Unqualified
Sanction of Coercion.
; STATEMENT- OF ATT IWTEBVTEW BETWEKIf- MU.
r DOUGLAS, PRESIDENT LINOOLN, AND HOH. OHO.
ABHMins-j'iir 1861. .
The'Ohicago Evening Journal publishes the an
nexed Important statement: ’
To the Editor of the Chicago Evening Journal; ' i
If there Is any friend of Senator Douglas* who
doubts that, if living, he would be found boldly de
nouncings the Eichmond-Ollfton-House ■ platform,
adopted at Chicago by Hie so-caUed DemocratS
paitv, lethimread the following letter and state
ment of the Hon. George Ashmun, of-Massachu
setts. .Were Douglas living
found in . all the land no voice more earnest and em
phatic than Ms, demanding not cessation of hostili
ties, but the most vigorous, persistent, and decisive
.war, until a permanent peace should be secured, by
crushing the military: power of the rebels. .
Respectfully yours, Isaac H. Arkoud.
HOK. SEOKGE ASHMUH’S LETTER TO MR, ABITOLD,
.: : - Spbimfield, Mass'., Oct. 15, 1864.
To Hon. I. N. Arnold: r ’
Sib : Your letter asking me for a “ statement of
the facts connected with Mr, Douglas’ sanction of
the President’s, call for* 75,000 men ” at the first
outbreak pf the rebellion is before me.
I am impressed with the belief that-the publica
tion of those facts may be useful to rescue Mr.
Douglas’ fair fame from any possible imputation car
suspioion that the could, if living, lend Mmself to
the schemes of disunion which, under the name of
Democracy and the patronage of the party which
assumes that name, are.now on-foot in tho country
and for this reason I give my consent to the use of
them lu any form which your judgment may dictate.
Yours, truly, Geo. Ashmhh.
MR. ASHHtnS’S STATEMBKT OP THE . IHTBBVLEVr
WITH ME. DOUGLAS.
■ ' SFEIKeFIBUD, Mass:, Oct. 15.1864.
On Sunday, April 14th, 1861, Washington City was
agitated by thespreadof the information of the fallof
Fort Sumpter, the news of wMch had arrived the
night before. Such an event could not but produce
a profound feeling at the seat of Go vernment, and
' discussions largely displaced aU the ordinary Suh
, day ceremonies. The course wMch the new Admin
istration would take was then quite unknown, and
gave around for much anxiety. For myself, I felt
that the occasion was one which demanded prompt
action, and the cordial supportrof the whole people
. of the North; and. that this would be greatly-insured
.by a public declaration from Mr. Douglas. The
friendly personal relations wMch had long ex
, isted between us justified an etfort'in that direc
tion on my part; and late in the afternbonT decided
to make It. On driving to hla house, I found Mm
surrounded by quite a number of political friends.
Whom he,.however; soon dismissed, with an easy
graces on a suggestion of the errand which had
brought me there Our interview lasted an hour or
more r and in the course of it, the whole nature of his
relations to Mr. Lincoln’s Admlnistratloif, and his
duty to the country, were ;fully discussed. His
first impulse was decidedly against my pur
poses. I desired him to go with me at once to the
President, and: make a declaration of Ms determi
nation to Eustain Mm in the . needful measures
wMch the exigency ol the hour demanded to put
down the rebellion wMch had thus fiercely
iflamed out In Charleston harbor. I well remember
his first reply : “ Mr, Lincoln has dealt hardly with
me; in. removing some of my friends from office, and
I don’t know as he wants my advice or aid.” My
answer was that Mr. L. had probably followed
Democratic piecedents’ln making reuiotals; but
;that the question now presented rose to a higher
dignity than could belong to any possible party
question; and that It was now In his (Mr. I).’s)
power to render such a service to Ms country as
would not only give Mm a title to Its lasting
gratitude, ; but would at the same time show that
in the hour of his country’s need he could
trample all partisan considerations and resentments -
under foot. The discussion, In tMs vein, continued
for some time, and resulted in his emphatic decla
ration that he would go with me to the President,
and offer a cordial and earnest support. But I shall
never forget, that before it was concluded, his beau
tiful and noble wife came into the room and gave •
the whole weight of her affectionate influence to
wards the result wMch was reached. My carriage
was waiting at the door, and it was almost dark
when we started for the President’s house. We
fortunately found Mr. Lincoln alone, and upon my
stating: the errand on wMch we had come, he " was
most cordial in his welcome, and immediately pre- -
pared the way for the conversation wMch followed,
by taking from Ms drawer and reading to us the
draft of the proclamation which be had decided to
, issue; and which, was given to the couatry the next -
morning.
As soon as the reading ended, Mr. Douglas rose
from his chair and said: “Mr. President, I eor
dially concur In every word of that document ex
cept that Instead of a call for 75,000 men I would
make it 200.000. You do not know the dishonest
purposes of those men (the. rebels) as well as I do.”
And he then asked us to look, with him at the map
wMch hung at one end of the President’s room,
where, In much detail, he pointed Out the principal
strategic points wMch should be at once strength
ened lor the coming contest. Among the most pro
minent were Fortress Monroe, Washington, Har
per’s Ferry, and Cairo. He enlarged at - length
upon the firm, warlike footing which ought to b*
pursued, and found in Mr. Lincoln an earnest and
gratified listener. It! would be Impossible to'give
In detail all the points presented by Min, and dis
cussed with the President; but I venture to say
that no two men in the United States parted that
eight with a; more' cordial feeling of a 3 united;,
friendly, and patriotic purpose than Mr. Lincoln*
and Mr. Douglas. . ! - ■ -- : - :
After leaving, and while on our way homeward, I
said to Mr. Douglas, ‘-You have done justice to
your own reputation and to the President, arid the
country must know it. The 5 proclamation will go
by telegraph all oifor the country in the morning,
and the account of this Interview must go with it.'
I shall send it, either in iny own language or yours.
I prefer that you should give your own version.”'
He at once said: 1 ‘ Drive to your room at Willard’s,
and I will give it shape.’-’- -We did so, and he wrote
the following, the originalbf which ho w lies before
me, in Ms own handwriting. Lconied It, and gave'
an exact copy to the agent of the Associated Press,
arid on the next morning it was read all over the
North; in company with the President’s proelama-'-
tion, to the great gratification of Ms friends and the
friends of the Government, f. The original is still:
preserved, as oherished evidence of the highest cha
racter, that whatever else inay have fallen by the'
wayside, in the hour .of our country’s peril from,
“(alee brethren,” Mr. Douglas was not of them:
DESPATCH TO THE PBBSS BT MB. DOUGLAS, SUN-’
DAY EVEHJXG, AI'BII, 14, 1861. ■
Mr. Douglas called on the President this evening
and had an interesting conversation on the present cotv- -
dition of the country- The substance of the conversa
tion was that while Mr. D. was unalterably-opposed to
the Administration on all its political issues, he was
prepared to sustain the President in-the exercise of aU.
his constitutional functions to preserve the Union,
and maintain the Government, and defend the Federal
capital. A firm policy and prompt action was m~.
cessary. ' •
The capital of our country was in danger and must -
be defended at all hazards, and at any expense of men
or money . He spoke of the -present and future - with- ‘
out reference to the past
All honor, then, to the memory of the man who
thus threw party considerations to the wlrids r and
gave hlinself wholly and unreservedly to his coun-.
try! -. Geo. Ashmow.
Union Parades—A Suggestion.
To the Editor of The Press: ,
Sib : I would take the liberty, through, the.
columns of your, able, patriotic, .'and loyal journal,,
to ask the committee who have, or will have, charge-,
of the next Union parade to embrace In the route,
'some of the streets up town—Tot Instance, Seventh,
(Spring Garden, Brown, &o.—whero there, are no .
cars :to interfere, which would make the walking
more convenient, and would also give thousands of
our loyal ’citizens an opportunity to, witness the
grand demonstration in favor of right, liberty, and
Union. I know. thousands were deterrod.fromsoe
ing the last parade merely on account of the great
distance from their homes to any point of the route.
S., Thirteenth ward.
Philadelphia, Oct. 21, 1864.
Discourtesy in Omrclus.
TotheEdilor of The Press:
Sib : 'With pleasure I see in yonr columns a re-:
bake from a stranger of that glaring discourtesy
with wMoh wo citizens are go familiar.' One case
.nag come immediately under our observation wlxorof
ja lady of-refinement and culture, a stranger in the
:clty, was insulted three dxfferont times m a well
itnown church; once at the pastor s pew; once by
Shaving a pew closed as_ she was about entering;
and once Tby Mvtted
hatter instance, a ‘ r lady”_ entered the; pew and ad
-iressed her: “wm you please take another seat 1”
■‘Thank you,* lam very comfortably seated.” “Th»
! ■amlly wUI all be here this morning.” v« Ah! Pm-
Had they are aff able to he out.” i‘Bnt they wlll ■
Seed:seats.” “I hope .they may all:find them.”
No further efforts were, made to unseat her. The
exton has instructions not ;to show strangers seats
ill alter service has commenced. :
’ Yours respectfully, A.
] Philadelphia, Oct. 21,1864. - r
[ln this case, the discourtesy was certainly not on
ho part of the owner of the pew. A pew paid for,
and used by a family, ought to be as inviolate from
Intrusion as a house. -The dialogue quoted simply
.shows that the stranger thrust herself Into a pew
from which she might have boon legally ejeotixh
md her replies added to the decided offence agarnsh
Socdbj-eedingwMoh ?h9 commi«e3-l