The press. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1857-1880, October 26, 1864, Image 1

tl ie pbess,
DAILY. (iOJfDAYS EXCEPTED,
tflC®. No. 11l SOUTH TOtTBTH STREET, j
ffHB BAIIiT TRESS,
«»»S!ibtcril)«w. la Tbs DoraiaarM, Asiroic.
..i or Twkktt Cestb Pbr. Webs, payablf
Killed to Bnbserlbera out of tba '
nnUiAW PS* ass™; Fops BoiaAM abb ’
«ro* B® Bosnia; Two Bouasa BSD
OarW r« Thbhb Mouths, Invariably In
iijut ordarad. ;
yvMtUomanta Inserted at the nan*! ratal.
vjtlE TBI-WEEKIT PBSBS,
ibers, Fxvs Bobbins per ahvpk,
ETAIL BUY «<»OOS.
i'chTh ANDSOME BILK
(.HEATH REDUCED IN PRICES.
i«fflsaawssS«&tj*
1 Plain Corded Sifts f/fJSini
ffw l*«nov(ufk» 9 forßMn?oe Dresses.
cW h^la’vy 1 BLACK SILKS. SS to •».
black Iko be khikes and taffetas. «l
\yi are aallin* all our Silks At lower prices than t
l “styles and qualities can he bought anywhere el
lie city. :
FRMCH MERINORS RIDPCED.
13 i>o qualities reduced to 82.50. ,
|3 2>' “ \ “ |2.87.K
1j76 ’’ “ • $2 00, .- ■
P'3> >• - " . • M. 00.. .
1100 •* “ SI.2S. .
FRENCH POPIINB REDUCED.
,4 Silk Poplins, Drowns and pnrplofi.roduoei to |2.f
k 25 AU-WOolKeparadiMad t 0,52.25 , .
& •• Empress Clotlia reduced to *2.
*• " . ft. 75.
gsr! •• “ 11,50.
11.25 FKENCH CHINTZES SEDUCED TO 76 cents,
*1 FRENCH CHINTZES SEDUCED TO 55 cents,
10,000 YARDS
NEW AMERICAN DEMISES,
40 CENTS. T
Tbase wo Sara just received, and are all NEW.
' SQUARE BLANKET SHAWLS.
WOOLEN AND BROOHE AT REDUCED FBI!
?SS GOODS OF EVERY: DESCRIPTION AT Y
DOW PRICES.
H. STEEL <& SON,
Nos 713 and 715 North TENTH Btreat.
ocat-mya3t'- ■ : ' .: '
«& CONAKDj^
NINTH AND MARKET STREETS,
BAYS FULL ASSORTMENTS OF
LADIES 1 ULOAKIN&S,
OOATINUS AND OVERCOATINGS,
FANCY CASSIMEKES,
FLANNEL SHIRTINGS,
BLANKETS AND FLANNELS,
SHEETINGS AND SHIBTINOS,
SHAWLS AND MAUDS,
LADIES’ FALL CLOAKS,
ie24-smw3m ■■ -
O.REAT STOCEJOF
C O A. T I N G S,,
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
JBOSTEDS,
VELOURS.
CHINCHILLAS,
TRICOTS,
Of evary rfiada and quality In the eanntty, lot ohoiw
Goods, call at the
CLOTH STORE
OF 1
WM. T. SNODGRASS,
34 South SECOND Street, and
33 STRAWBERRY Street.
1034 CHESTNUT STREET,
| JE. x iB: O : JS:EEBIES
I I3»i.II.TBEOEmKa
NOVELTIES
I LACES, •
WHITE GOODS, ;
EMBEOIBEEIES,
VEILS, : \
HANDKERCHIEFS, &o.
Ia every variety and at SEDUCED PRICES.
SUITABLE .EOS THE FALL TRADE,
1034 CHESTNUT STREET.
REMOVAL
S. PE TOUXfI i
Has removed from SIS Arch street
To 30 Worth WtWTE Street,
Where Ladles wtllflnd an assortment of Oloaks.for
Sadies and Children, oc2l-8t
OLOAKS.
nOOD GOODS REDUCED.
V* SOT AUCTION GOODS.
All-wool Poplins at fl.Slji.
Good PreieE Merinoes at $1.62K.
Striped Slßcl PoplinA at f 1.-37>4 •
Brocade Poplins atH, 81.26, $1 -62>f, and $1.75.
250 piec6s American Da Laines at DOo.
A large assortment of Calicoes from 85 to Sec.
Stall and examine,; So trouble to show them at
r JOHN H. STOKES',
708 AKCH Street
■BLANKETS.
■*-' Finest American mads.
Extra larce * ‘ Premium Eoshdales. ”
Superfine ‘ ‘ Herrimaclc. ”
Well-known “Hollands.”
10-4 and 11-d low-prised Blankets.
Crib and Cradle Blankets.
krtar and ’Bovs* Blankets.
Hotels, Schools and Families supplied with any rrade,
hem cheapest to finest, of any site, from smallest cradle
k extra large bed, at lowest wholesale or retail rates.
COOPEK & CONAKD.
8. X. corner NINTH and MAE^ST.
k FINE ASSORTMENT OP SHAWLS
for sale below tie present gold prices..
Long Broche Shawls; open centres.
Long Broche Shawls, filled centres.
Square Broche bhawlSi open centres. ■ ■■;
Sqnare Broch aShawls,filled oentres.
Bleb Plaid and Stripe Blanket Shawls.
Square, Plaid,.and Strips "Blanket Shawls.
Long and square Black,Thibet Shawls.
M Mantilla Velvets, pure silk. ’
Frosted and other BeaVer Cloths, '
Cloaks readr made. __ . ;
EDWIN HILL & CO.,
86 Sontlr SECOND Street.
STEEL & SON HATS' NOW
Plain Marinoe*, ®L 36 to M, Plata Poplin*,
Plaid Merinoea sad Fopline,
Plain and Plaid Silk Pauline,
Plain and Firmed Mohair Poplin#,
f Ji a great variety of saw and choice Praia Good!, all
It prices far helow
THE FSESEHT COST OT IMPOKTATIOIT. ;
SiiKS—Of all klndi, a treat variety, from 75 eest#
w « per yard, helow
THE IMPOETBS’g PRICES.
bHAWES— A larte assortment, at a email advent#
o«r last season's ptisan. -
■ »si-if Bon. TIB and TIE Sorth TEKTH Street.
Msrinokb, poplins,
Hers, Enlntline*. Clan Plaids,
Alpam, Moh&ira, and other Dre»» Goode,
®l«ap at JAS, B, CAMPBELL & CO. >S,
__ IST CHESTOTT Street.
SILK SHAWLS,
w Bepellant Cloths,
Gloves,.Linen*, and White Goods,
stain at JAS. E. CAMPBELL <St CO. 'S,
• - TAT OHESTHUT Street,
■pLAKNELS, BLANKETS, -
“• Liitaii and Cotton Sheetings*
JAS. E. CAMPBELL & CO.’S,
■7»7 CHESTNUT Street.
Cheap at
ALL WHO WANT GOOD DBY
GOODB * c a s i ’t ,m
T»f OHBSTinjT Strait
MILITARY GOODS.
jS’LaSsT'fLAGS! 1
CAMPAIGN: FLAGS,
BUNTING AND SILK,
OP EVERY DESCRIPTION.
SWORDS,
SASHES,
Together wltlfft fall assortment of
MILITARY GOODS.
EVANS & UABSALX,,
oel4*lm fp'
»iTIOjWRr*B£iMBObK^
OIL, MINING, COAL, AND OTHER
-v/ BW OOIiPASIM.
Wa are prepared to fornl*h N»w Corporation! with all
Bia Book* ther require, *t short notice and low price*,
of Srat anallty. All *tyles of Blndin*.
STEEL PLATE OEBTIPIOATBS op stock. .
LITHOGRAPHED ..
TRANSFER BOOK,
OKDEBB OF TRANSFER.
STOCK LEDGES,
STOCK LEDGER BALANCES,
REGISTER OP CAPITAL STOCK. '
BROKER'S PETTYLKDGBB.
ACCOUNT OP BALES,
DIVIDEND BOOK.
MOSS db OO.i
Slabk book manufaotpbbbband btatiohthm,
CLOTHING.
[jgDWARD P. KELLY,
JOHN KELLY,
TAILORS,
612 CHESTNUT STREET,
Will from thl« date (Oatoher 3d) ,*u at
REDUCED PRICES,
CASH
SCOTCH PLAIDS,
BASKETS, :
VELVETS,
MIXTURES, &fl., *O.
CLOAKS.
belts,
418 ABGH Sireot.
*3* OHESnnJT Street
VOL. 8-NO. 75. -
EXTRAORDINARY
DRESS GOODS,
SHAWLS,
FURNISHING AND DOMESTIC GOODS.
Comprising the largest and choicest display yet offered
at Retail, and: at prices below the corresponding
■ reduced vahte of GOLD.
FRENCH POPLINS,
MERINOES,
ALPACAS,
WOOL DE LAINES, &c., very cheat.
We have just received *t a great sacrifice a large
Stock of ilodium-prieed
DRESS GOODS,
i Job lot of American DE LAINES and PRINTS, which
re shall offer very low, and are well worth the atten*
tlon of bnyere.
J. COWPERTHWAIT & CO.,
8. E. comer of NINTH and ARCH Streets,
seKMrnwtdeSl PHILADELPHIA.
gLANKETSII
HOUSEKEEPERS, TAKE NOTICE.
J. C, STRAWBRIDGE & CO.,
(FORMERLY COWPEBTHWAIT A C0.,1
: . W. CORNER EIGHTH AND MARKET STB.,
Are now offering the largest stock of Blankets to be
#nnd in this city, at moderate prices:
BERTH BLANKETS,
CRIB BLANKETS,
CRADLE BLANKETS,
BED BLANKETS, all sizes.
To dealers, we offer the best assortment of all the
leading makes.
au26-mwfif . ■■ ■ ■ " ■
QURTAIN DEPARTMENT.
SHEPPARD, VAN HARLINGEN, G ARRISON,
NO. 1008 CHESTNUT STREET,
Have received, from the late
AUCTION SALES IN NEW YORK,
A large addition to their Splendid Stock of
LACE AND MUSLIN CURTAINS,
BKOCATELLE, SATIN DE LAINE, REPS, TERRY
JAPANESE CLOTH,
And the various other materials most desirable for
PARLOR, CHAMBER, DINING-ROOM,
.V v: ' /AND
LIBRARY CURTAINS.
Estimates for furnishing single rooms, suites of apart
ments, ora whole house, based on a targe deduction
from former prices, promptly furnished, and the work
punctually and faithfully performed by experienced
and reliable hands! ooMmwffpSt -
\TBW MOURNING STOKE, :
i.' 936 CHESTNUT STREET.
IMMENSE RIDITCIIOI IN PRICES
Of Merinoes, D# Lalnes. Rep». Baratheas, Bomba
rines, Alpacas, Crape Cloth, Empress and otherfavorlte
and well known fabrics. Also, GREAT REDUCTION
on all our immense stock of
SECOND MOURNING GOODS
Such as Mohairs, Poplins, Lustres, Valencias, &e.,Me.
V AT.SO,
BALMORAL SKIRTS AND SHAWLS,
In (treat variety. ‘
B L A C K SI LIS,
of the very best makes, and-an elegant assortment of
LIGHT SILKS.
/. MOtnWONG MIX.LOTE3RY, ,
Of the very latest New York and Paris styles, always
on hand, and made to order.
We respectfully request an examination of our stock
before purchasing elsewhere,
M, & A. MYERS A 00.,
se2l-mwfr2m • 936 CHESTNUT Street.
CLOTH,- TA BLE,
PIANO, AND MEI.ODEON COVERS.
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT TO BE FOUND IN THE
CITY. ■■■•
. Forsaleby
SHEPPARD, VAN HARLINGEN, & ARRISON,
. HOUSE-FURNISHING DRY GOODS STORE,
ocl9-wfm6t ' No. 100 S CHESTNUT Street.
WINDOW WINDOW
If SHADES.. SHADES.
NEW STYLES FOE FALL TEADE.
NEW STYLES FOB FALL TEADE.
We are constantly receiving from our Factory
NEW STYLES OF WINDOW SHADES,
including the new colors—Brown, Leather, Stone, <Sto.
KELTY, CARRINGTON,.* CO;,
Manufacturers of Window Shades and
Importers of ,
- Curtain Materials,
ocii-lmwfnrlp , No. 733 CHESTNUT Street.
FSLL,} ®F OCE | FALL,
1864. | SOW IS STORE. (IBCI4.
EMUSD YAK!) & CO.,
S®#. OH Chestnut and 614 Jayneßtreats,
IMPORTERS AUD JOBBERS OF
lILRS AND FANCY DRYGOODS,
'SHAWLS,- LINENS, :
AH D .W H I TTE 000 D S.
A LAEGE AND; HANDSOME STOCK OF
DREB§ GOODS.
FULL LINE OF FOBBIGS AND DOMESTIC
BALMORALS,
INCLUDING BBUNBB'S AND . OTHER MAKES.
au2o-Sm .
■; ; COMMISSION BOUSES. f
'J’H.E ATTENTION OF THE TRADE
Is called to oor stock of
CAMDEN. WOOLEN MILLS
BEPELLANTS, LADIES’ CLOTHS, BACKINGS,
SHIRTINGS, and FLANNELS.
SAXONY WOOLEN COMPANY
ALL-WOOL FLANNELS.
STEVENS A GO., N. STEVENS & SONS’,
and other makes GRAY, SCARLET, and BLUE:
TWILLED FLANNELS.
11 BLACKWOOD” and “HINSDALE" MILLS
6-4 COTTON WABP and ALL-WOOL OLOTBS
and BEAVERS.
GREY LOOK MILLS (Dean & Lamonte),
CAROLINA MILLS (T, R. Hyde * Co.),
WEST EATON MILLS (M.&H.),
and other makes of
' FANCY CASSIMERES.
SAXONY. MILL
PLAIN and PLAID SATINETS.
“ FLORENCE” and “SPEINGYILLE” MILLS
PLAIN and MIXED MELTONS.
PITTSFIELD, BERKSHIRE, ;
and other'makes BALMORAL SKIBTS, In treat
YAriety
LEVHINGTON MILLS „
PLAIN and FANCY KENTUCKY JEANS.
GLENHAM GINGHAMS, DENIMS, STRIPES, TICKS,
: SHEETINGS, &0.,
of the most desirable styles.
DE COURSE!, HAfflLTqiT, &EVMS,
■■ ■ 33 LKTITIA Street, and
•e2l-vfmSm 38 South 3FBOOT Street.
jJAZARD & HUTCHINSON,
No. IIJJ CHESTNUT STREET,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
. " FOB THE BALB OP
tlTl-to) PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS.
°M' ,, cuothB. ;
1864. **** 1864 j
GUDNECHO MILLS,
GERMANTOWN,
MoCALLUM & 00..'
CARPET WAREHOUSE,
•09 CHESTNUT STBBBT,
PHILADELPHIA.
*e!7-3m
1864. 1864;
- MeCAJLLUM & CO.,
RETAIL DEPARTMENT.
•19 CHESTNUT STREET,
«el7-3m\ OPPOSITE INDEPENDENCE HALL^
MARSHAL'S sale.—by virtue of
"J- awrit of sale, Vy the Hob. JOHN CAHWALA
DEE, Judge of the District Court of the Halted States,
la and for the Easters disirictof,Pennsylvania, in Ad
miralty, to me directed, will he sold at public sale" to
the highest and.best bidder, for cash, at fiUCHENEE’B
STO>E'No. 143 Nortn FKONT Street, on OTHRS
*J* November 3d, 1864; at 13 21. Twenty-four Bags
of Sea Island Cotton unginned.
WILLIAM MILLWAKD.
0c24«6t H. 8. Marshal E D, of Pennsylvania.
LATOUR’S OLIVE BAS-
M . WT SetUfeWATßa-Sttnat,
BARGAINS IN
____SEWIjVG MACHBVEB.
"THE FLORENCE
J- THB FLORENCE
THE FLORENCE
THB FLORENCE
THB FLORENCE
THB FLORENCE
THB FLORENCE ,
THE FLORENCE
- . awwara MAOHiHBS,
SEWING MACHINES.
sewing machinbb,
BBWINff MACHINES,
• SEWING MACHINES,
SEWING MACHINES,
' SEWING MACHINES,
SEWING HAQHIRNS,
SSO CHESTNUT BTBEKT.
530 CHESTNUT STREET,
630 CHESTNUT STREET,
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
6SO CHESTNUT STREET.
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
630 CHESTNUT STREET,
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
THE AMERICAN BUTTON-HOLE MA-
J- CHINE COMPANY,
CAPITAL $1,000,000,
OFPrCE 030 CHESTNUT STREET,
Take ploaenre in inviting attention to the merits of the
AMERICAN BUTTON-HOLE MACHINES, which are
now perfected and adapted to general use, and ready
for delivery from our office. It Is confidently assorted
by parties who have our machines in * u«a, ‘ ‘ that more
than the ontire cost of the machine can bo saved in two
weeks by an ordinary female operator, calculating' the
cost of making perfect button-holes at only one cent
each, and that they are far superior in uniformity of
stitching and finish*' to those made 'by hand; besides
possessing the advantage of being elegantly finished on
the wrong side as well as the right.
No charge for instruction to operators. Persons can
readily team from the printed instructions that accom
pany each machine sold, if not convenient_to call at the
office. - - *
The New Patent Adjustab: e Button-Hole Cutter, a valu
able invention for tailors and manufacturers of cloth
ing, Is for sale (price $5) at the office of the Com
paay.
Specimens of work sent on receipt of stamp. Please
call and examine, or address . .
AMERICAN BUTTON-HOLE MACHINE CO.,
oc2l-6ffp 630 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
C2URTAI2V fiOOliS.
QAED.
I WILL OFFISH
MY ENTIRE STOCK
LACE CURTAINS
FORTY PMI CENT.
LESS THAN COST OF IMPORTATION.
I. E. WALRAVEN,
SUCCESSOE TO W. H. CAEBYL, *
MASONIC HALL,
719 CHESTNUT STREET.
0«6-tf
QFFICE FOR THE SALE OF
; - NA.TIONAX. ■ LOANS,
No. 11l South Third Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
NEW U. S. 5-20 SIX PER CENT. LOAN,
The subscribers, having been the successful bidders
for a portion of the new 6-20 six per cent. Gold-Bearing
Loan, are prepared to c ffer it on favorable terms to their
cnstomers, in large or small amounts. In Bonds of de
nominations of
50s, 100 s, 500 s, and I,OOOs,
BOTH 'REGISTERED AMD COfIpOMS,
The interest commences on the Ist of November next,
and is payable in Gold semi-annnally, on the Ist of May
and November., « . •
AU other Government securities on hand and for sale,
and information given -concerning investments at our
office.
JAY COOKE & CO., Bankers,
No. 114 SOUTH THIRD STREET, oclff lm
G. HUEY,
BROKER,
No. 5-1 S THIRD Street, two doors above Chestnut.
OIL STOCKS, GOLD,
BANK STOCKS, LOANS,
•AND ALL OTHEP. SECURITIES,
BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION.
UK'CURRIRT BANK-NOTES
AMD : .
EXCHANGE BOUGHT.
COLLECTIONS made on all points, oc!s-12t
00 000 UNION PASSENGER
W RAILWAY COMPANY’S BONDS
FOR SALE. ■
The Union Passenger Railway Company offer for sale
at par one hundred thousand dollars of six per cent,
coupon bonds, clear of all taxes, National, State, and
innnicipal.
These bonds are secured by a first mortgage of three
hundred thousand dollars on the road, and its fran
chises. The trustees are Clarence F. Clark and Tho
-1088 A. SCOtt. ■■ - -■ '
They are issued in sums-of $5OO, and can he had on
agßlicaypn at the office of the Company, No: 308 South
FOURTH Street, WILLIAM F. KEMBLE,
0c22-12t _ . . Treasurer. -
TT Q NEW 7-30 LOAN.
V, •, . Subscriptions received, and tie Notes fur
nished free of all charges, by, . i
„ GEORGE 3. BOYD, Banker,
au2S-3m 18 Sonth THIRD Street.
OIU STOCKS
V-F BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION,'
GEORGE*! BOYD,
lB South THIRD Street. anSB-Sa
WALL PAPERS.
PHILADELPHIA
WALL PAPERS.
HOWELL <Ss BOURKB,
N. B. CORNER FOURTH AND MARKET STREETS,
■ ■." f . .
Mannfactnrers of
PAPER IXANGIXNGS,
WINDOW CURTAIN PAPERS,
LINEN SHADES AND HOLLANDB,
SOLID GREEN AND BUFF, ; ■
CHOCOLATE GROUNDS, FIGURED, AND PLAIN
SHADES,
To which we lnrlte the attention of
. . . STOKEkisispEBS. *el2-mw* 2m
GENTS’ GOODS.
§25 ARCTRTRiBT~^^§2S
R E M O V A'L.
S. A. HOFFMAN,
HESS PRESHUH SHIRT ASH WRAPPER
MANUFACTORY, AND GENTLEMEN’S
FURNISHING EMPORIUM.
REMOVED PROM 606 ARCH STREET
TO THB NEW STORE, .
335 ARCH STREET. 835
lell.fsmwftm ■ ,:■
MjULLINEIIIY.
ADI E S ’
SILK H ATS,
FRENCH SHAPES.
birds, feathers, flowers,
ALL THE NOVELTIES IN THE MILLINERY LINK.
THOS. KENNEDY & BRO.,
ocl2-wfm2m , No. TB9 CHESTNUT Street.
g # J. WILLIAMS,
HO. 16 NORTH SIXTH STREHT,
Manufacturer of
VENETIAN BLINDS
AND.
WINDOW SHatvpb,
ESP* The Lanced and Fined Assortment in the ilty at
the * !
LOWEST PRICES. •
NEW Bepalrtnc attended to promptlp.
•aF-Store Shades Made and Lettered. *aiQ.^
pARD AND FANCY JOB PRINTING
at RINGWALTI* S. FOUKTH »!
PHILADELPHIA; WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1864. 1
K|i:.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1864.
, Death of a G-allakt Soldier.— Lewis Ring
wait, a sergeant in Co. F, of the 17th Fennsylva
nia Oavalty, died on the 12th instant, near Stras
bnrg, Virginia, from the effects of wounds received
iroffi guerillas on the day previous, while gallantly
guarding the medical inspector of Sheridan’s army,
Dr. Olilenborger, and the- chief quartermaster,
Lieut- Col. Tollc3. A correspondent of the New
York Tribune, of the 1-StU Inst., gives the following
account oI the affair, and pays a deserved tribute to
the brave sergeant, Writing under date of October
Uth he says: . . : ; f !
“A courier, arrived at headquarters at an early
hour this morning; brings a report that - the chief
quartermaster of the army, Lieutenant Colonel
Tolies, and Dr,; Ohlenberger, medieal Inspector of
the army, had been shot by guerillas on the road
neat Newtown. About 9 o’clock P. M. two ambu
lances came in, 'bringing both these gentlemen
mortally, wounded. A bravo old sergeant, named
Lewis Rlngwalt, belonging to Company F, 17th
Pennsylvania Cavalry, one of the escort, was also
brought ! in. "Colonel Tolies, had a bullet wound In
the back; of his head and one in his body. His
face was:alsd' ba'dly.scarrifled, ns lf;he had;fallen
from his horse- or had been dragged over the
rough" pikes. The officers were returning; from
Martinsburg, with an escort of twenty-five
men, and when about half way between Newtown
and Middletown a company of guerillas, lad
by “White;” numbering from fifty to seventy-five,
suddenly charged out or a belt of woods from the
left of the road, fixing ae they came, and calling out
to the officers to surrender. Seeing thoy wore out
numbered the escort endeavored to escape, but
being well mounted'the rebels overtook or cut them
off; the officers being left in the rear, For some dis
tance it was a running figfft,; in which thAgiierillas
had the.advantage in number, being,the pursuing
party. : The escort evidently did more running than
-fighting, only a portion of them using their carbines
to any advantage- Riugwalt evidently fought with :
desperation; as he had onaifinger shot off; a serious
scalp wound, and a mortal wound through the body. .<
Elngwalt says the,officers surrendered.' Col. Tolies’ :
orderly sajs the same. .Dr. Ohlenberger also surren
dered ; but the rebels rode- close up to them; and j
• putting their pistols -to their heads, fired, inflicting '
mortal wounds. One of our men was killed, named '
Samuel Deardorp, and seven were wounded. King- :
: wait shot ono of the guerillas, and .with the assist
ance of a part of the escort six or seven were wound-;
ed. The .officers and men were robbed of money and'
watches. While the rebels were engaged in atrip-1
ping their victims, a party of infantry, who were;
accompanying a train; were seen coming up; and i
ti e guerillas madeoff, taking one of our ambulances:
for their .wounded. • Theycarried off’ about;:half of;
the escort as prisoners. , , ; .t; V ”' ■
“ Coi. Tolies and Dr. Ohlenberger, with the wound- !
ed sergeant, Rlngwalt, were placed In ambulances,
and brought to Gen; Sheridan’s headquarters; where'
■ their.wounds were dressed. Both officers wer* pro-'
nounced to be mortally wounded. : ;
“ The.event has produced a sentiment of profound
grief at the headquarters of the army. Col. Tolies
was a most valuable officer, and a gentleman who
had become greatly endeared to the officers during
along connection with the service. It "Is the gene
ral remark that'Jiefhad 1 no superior in the army as
an able and efficient quartermaster. He was a can
tain in the 16th Infantry. ; , ... .
“Dr. Ohlenberger was also an officer of rare
abllity,anda gentleman who enjoyed the esteem
and affection of a wide circle in the army. They
will be a great loss to the army.”
As we have before stated, Lewis Ringwalt died on
the 12th inst. The case of this brave soldier is enti
tled to more than ordinary notice. In good circum
stances, surrounded by a large and influential cir
cle of relativesjand friends, residing near Carlisle,
Pa., he was early impressed with the conviction
that It was his religious duty to go forth and battle"
for Ms country, and while he had frequent opportu
nities for promotion, he declined them all, and pre
ferred remaining in an humble position. The writer
of this article knew him well, and has frequently
heard of the valor he displayed on more than one"
occasion. His death will be deeply deplored, not only
by bis immediate family and a large number of our
citizens in the locality where he lived, but by his
felldw-soldiers, to whom:he endeared himself by his
kind and genial manner, and by the coolness and, 1
bravery he manifested in many perilous engage
ments.
English Jbgazines.
From Hr. W. B. Zleber,.South' Third street, we
have tlie. October number of Blackwood’s Maga
sine, (American reprint;) and Mr. J. J. Kro
mer,4o3 Uhestnut street, has sent-us the C 'ornhill
Magazine and Temple Bar for October. It may ii
said that Blackioood represents the old school od
British magazines. It Is once and a half as dear afl
either of the other two, and not much hotter; rl
the new 'number, however, is a review, in the dB
slashing style, of Fitzpatrick’s memoirs of' the ijH
Archbishop Whateley, an able, learned, ill-graii
disagreeable man, who is thus drawn, with scarcely
a touch of caricature, in Bever’s “Boland Cashel,”
as the Bean of Drumeondra, “ a tall, pompous man,
with large, white features and a high bald head,
with a conical, top; a sharp, clear, but unpleasant
voice, always uttering grave nonsense or sublime
absurdity.’ He was a.brlUiaht,llght at Oxford, and
came over to Illumine our darkness; and if pedant
- try could only supply, the deficiency in the potato
.crop, he would be a providence to the land: His af
fectation is to know everything, from chuck farthing
to conic sections, and so ,to .diffuse his information
as alwayS to talk science 'to young ladies, and disi
ouss - the. royal game of gooso with lords of
thei treasury.” - By the way, the 11 G’Bowd Papers ”
:in {'Blackwood, generally; attributed to Beyer, are
to be sustftndpd for a time. The author makes a
clumsy attempt to avoid recognition by speaking of
" Dean Curwen’s sermons,” yet correctly quoting
Grattan’s eulogy on the man himself—William
Blake Kirwan, Doan of Klilala, tho most eioauent
preacher Ireland* ever produced. Originally- a
Catholic clergyman, he went over to the Protestant
Church, but, avoiding the usual practiced religious
seceders, never spoke disrespectfully of the tenets
he abandoned, or the,ministers who taught them.
We are much mistaken, too, if the Irish story of
“Tony Butier,” now running through Blackwood,
is not also one of Dover’s productions. Anotice of
the principal Public Schools of Bondon, and an
obituary of the late Captain Speke, the African
traveller, are well worth perusal, though it cannot
be admitted yet that Speke discovered the source of
the Kile. He ascertained that the Nile flowed out
of a iako, but tho principal affluent feeding that
lake Is to be accepted as the Kile’s real source, and
is yet to he discovered.
In, the Cornhill Magazine, Mrs. Gaskeli’s new
Engllsh story, “. Wives and Daughters,” is spirited
ly continued, and piomises .to he extremely interest
ing. We notice that “Cousin PhilUs’’ is advertised
as written by Mrs. Gaskeli, which ought to settle the
point that Miss Thackeray did not write it., “Marga
ret Denzil’s History” is brought to a close in the pre
sent number, and winds up very indifferently and
unpleasantly. It is so poor a performance that the
question “ who wrote it f” need not bo mooted. The
other articles in the Cornhill, particularly “ Flo weir
Farming,” " A Tuscan TiUago,” and the pleasant
story of “Madame de Monferrato,” arc all above
tho average in merit and interest. “ Armadale,” a
new novel by .Wilkie Collins, will, be commenced! In
the November number of the Cornhill, and will si
multaneously appear in Hmperls Magazine,
Missßraddon’s hew novel, “The Doctor’s Wife,’)
is nearly concluded in the current number of Temple
Bar , but is already published in full, a month ahead
of Its close in the magazine, by Dick & Fitzgerald,
New York, who thus anticipate “ the trade,” by
pay ing a, large sum to the fair author tor advance
sheets. The story does not end precisely as might
have been anticipated, but-becomes tragic towards
the end. “Paid in Full,” by Henry j. Byron, and
“ Broken to Harness,” by Edmund Yates, are novels
more to our taste'than Miss Braddon’s. -There is
a brief, rough sketch of “ O’Oonneli as an Orator,!’
which contains some good points; but winds up with
some miserable linos which are meant to do duty as
poetry. - “Poverty a Grime” andi“ Family OIUbV
Blfe indEhgland” are worthy of commendation, but
Mr. Sala, (who has shown hls accurate geographical
knowledge by locating Philadelphia “on tho banks
of the Susquehannai”), commife a wholesale plagiary S
upon one of Thackeray’s sketches, In his article
upon Frankfort-on-tho-Maino, in the series entitled
“The Streets of the World.” As usual, the poetry
in Tempie"For is below criticism.
- Books fop Obllilren. ,
Judging from present appearancea.the harvest of
juvenile books,}yhloh is usually gathered in about
Christmas,' promises to be’ unusually large thl s
year." As we stated yesterday, Roberta Brothers', of
Boston, have already Issued four volumesspeelally
Intended for youth : Gascoyne, ; the . Sandal-wood
Trader, a tale of the Pacific, by R.M.Ballantyne i
The PHnce, by Daltonj 1 a 'story of
lire In Africa; Melen and her Cousins, a simple tale
of English country life; andThePigeon Pie, a tale
of Roundhead Times, by Miss Yonge, author of “ The
Holr of Kedelilfe.”
J. E. Tilton & Co., Boston, have published The
Tailor Boy, which professes to relate the early life of
the Union candidate for the Vlce Presidenby, and wo
believe that most of the incidents really are
“ founded on faot.” This neat volume is one of the
Plymouth Rock series.
Walker, Wise, & Co., Boston, are publishers of
2he Young Crusoe, containing the adventures of a*
shipwrecked Eronchboy In a desert island, told in
an easy, pleasant manner; showing how even youth
may conquer difficulties by opposing them, and
ending very happily for all concerned.
Captain Mayne Reid’s very interesting stories of
The Cliff-Climbers and The Ocean Waifs, published
by Ttcknor & Fields, Boston, we have already men
tioned with commendation. 1
John Bradburn, New York, publishes Old Jack
and his Foot Cavalry, a well written, but really : a
“Oft eulogistic biography oi Stonewall Jackson, a .
rebel officer who met his death while fighting against
: the country which had educated him, at West Point.
We cannot understand the purpose of such a book
in this part of the Union. Probably it' may find
sympathy and readers in the South. -
- \gheldon & York/publish the con
cluding volume of “The Florence Stories,” written
; by Jacob Abbott. It is entitled Florence's Return
and gives an account of the journey of a young gin '
and her still younger brother;from Rome to Liver
pool, en route to New York. To be sure, they jour
neyed with plenty of'money to pay expenses, and in ’
caroful custody of an honest vetturlno. Thesamofirm
gives, as the sixth volume of Jacob Abbott's “Ame.
rican Histories,” The Revolt of the Colonies, a reada
ble and honest book, and Walter in Damiscus one
of the Rev. Dr. Eddy’s valuable series “ Walter’s
Tour in the East.” Succeeding volumes ■ will ex-,
tend the tour to Constantinople and Athens.'
. Each ofihe above-described books IS embellished
and improved’by numerous wood engravings, bx
tiemely well executed. ;
Mormonism.— An association of Latter Dav
Saints has been organized; in Monongahela City,
arid arranged for regular services in the Cumber
land Presbyterian Chujch ofthat city. ■. >
MISSOURI
Thf> Itnisiiilof Price-Capture by the Re
bels of Several Interior Towns —The
Sack of BoonvUle aiKl Cilaegow—Stir
riii«rr Incident IntheSiegeotthe C'apl
tiif-Dlsseuslans in tlie Rebel Camp> I
political nominations in Missoni*!—A.
i ilJiee-ConiCTed Fight.
[Special Correspondence of The iVoss.T ■ '
' ' ' St; Lome, Oct.-24.1804.
Although but little has been done towards driving
Price since my last letter, in tills instance no news
tegcod news. While we have not, it is true, gained
any signal advantages over the ■ enemy, he, on his
part, has gained no very great victory ovor. onr
forces. This is satisfactory, inasmuch 1 as it reveals
the scope and purpose of the rebelplans. - It is now
clearjtbat the invasion is in tho nature of a raid.
The .primary object of the rebels is plunder, and
flgliibg-ls only a secondary one. They-have, thus
far, paid very dearly for all the military successes
they have gained." Tile amount of material damage -
they may do is almost incalculable. The following
are among the most important towns; that "havd,
fallen Into their hands without resistance: Boon
viilo, Glasgow, Lexington, Independence, Kansas
City, Scdalia j and Georgetown, Warsaw, Oscoola,
and Springfield, If not tomo of the towns.of Kansas,
will follow in the list.
. General Koseorans, as you know, movod from Jef
ferson City this week with the divisions of Smith
and Mower and some of the militia, striking: direct
ly west. He, is by to-day in the vicinity of the
Lanrilne bridge at ; Otterville. As the" rail runs
parallel with the common roads for a hundred miles
west of/Jefferson,-it is to be hoped that the former
may be put In 'thorough repair.; If Price would re
main at Losington there is small doubt but Kosey
would force him to a battle, but already we' hear of
tho movement of the enemy southwestward. Gen.
lioSB(?rans himself,telegraphs to General Ewing,
commanding at this city, that Curtis--has.felt the
enemy in the neighborhood of Wyandotte. Ourtis
will be confined to a defensive policy, for it is doubt- ,
ful Hhis whole force can number over three thou- ,
sandmen. Fisk is /guarding the railroad from .Tef- -
fcrsonOlty to Gamine bridge'; Sanborn is in the/
lead of EosecransMcNeil is supposed to be at ;
-.BoHa;--putting.vthat' point -in’ a defensive state, i
Trains are now-running on the Southwest Branch ;
of the Pacific road to Rolln. The Iron Mountain
road is again lh our one bridge only re
in alßingjunbullti On the north of the Missouri river s
, we are glad to observe, at the latest accounts mat
ters-are not so bad as they: were: reported, i ln the;
atta bn'Danville 'by Bill /Anderson,lt is no w as- j
sorted that there were no soldiers burned alive,'
The said Anderson has committed outrages enough
to merit him a halter, but in this case .we are happy i
to “give the devil his due.”
The following is all that Is known of the attack on
Glasgow:
‘‘lnformation, believed to be authentic, reports
; the capture of this Important position by the Con
federate forces on, Satui day last. It is said,to have
been attacked, simultaneously, from the south side
of the river-and the highlands on the north, and,
alter a light of two hours, surrendered. .The Olty
-Hall and at least' one warehouse and tobaccoy fac
tory were burned, and some: seven hundred troops
and a considerable quantity.of military stores: cap
tured. The steamer West Wind, said to have con
veyed the regiment of Colonel Harding to that
point, is reported sunk at the wharf, by rebel can
non, but this may be considered doubtful. None of
the, casualties of battle Are reported, but as the fight
was somewhat desperate, and- many citizens en-‘
gaged, further Information Is looked for with great
anxiety. A portion of tho prisoners captured, and:
paroled, have arrived here.” - '
It must be understood that these rebel forces are
scattered into parties of a regiment or brigade each,,
through several/counties in West Missouri, and that
they are collecting all the stores of clothing, money,=
and men they oen lay hold upon. As they are
"principally mount ed men they will be found hard
toCateh, and generally worthless in a fight against
ififantry.
I have before spoken of the credit the loyal Mis
; sow! troops Bhould have for their exertion in this
invasion. It is true that the credit of the State has
not allowed her to prepare so fully as others for her:
citizen soldiers, - but it is astonishing what good
soldiers they mako when in harness. Loyalty and
disloyalty are perhaps more Intensified here than
elsewhere. The Copperheads of Indiana would be
shamed into darkness by tho sterling talk of. some
of the Missouri slaveholders.- I add the following
incident,.which occurred during the siege of Jeffor-
ImmOity, as an illustration, as it has been made the
a general order:
Hbatjquarteks, Jefferson City, Mo.,
P ' ■ • .; October 14,1804.
JGbnebal Obdeks No. 3.— The General Com
panding desireß to call the attention ol the troops
under his command to the gallant ananowe oonduct
of :Captain Ti A; Babcock and-Ms command of thirty
/Citizen Guards,'organized-underG. 0.N0.td07.(C.
S.), Department of the Missouri. Having been de
tailed as bearer of despatches to General McNell,-
commanding at-Bollm /and Having, accomplished
his mission, In attempting to return he was cut off.
Moving to the west,' Captain Babcock found his
little command surrounded on all sides by heavy
raiding; bodies and scouts: of the - enemy. Boldly
moving :to jwitMn/one !; mil6 of'GeneraLPrice’s line
of march,-the ■ surprised -and -Captured"on* of. .the
enemy’s pickets, composed of a captain, lieutenant,
i and eleven privatos,*with their arms and horses. So
adroitly was this move accomplished that not a gun?
was fired or an alarm given., Mounting his prisoners,
r Captain Babcock secretly mbyed through the woods,
lecrosfed the Osage, and, though pursued bya large
• uody of the enemy ior six days, ho eitectedhis safe
arrival at this post. * ' ;
It Is with extreme gratification that the General
Commanding avails Himself of the opportunity to
express bis.thanks toabraveandmeriiorious officer;
"With such citizen soldiery as Captain Babcock and
his heroic little band as the vanguard of American
ircemen, our liberties and Union will' be vouchsafed
to US.- ■■
By order of Brigadier General Brown:
J". H. Stegek,
Assistant Adjutant General. .
A-citizen of Boonville, who left that place on Sum
day last and reached here Tuesday evening, reports
that Price’s rebel force left there on Wednesday'
last, Price leaving about 1 o’clock in the morning
and his rear guard, about 10 A. M. The 'business
: houses were plundered ;of,such things as his. men
chose: to take., clothiers and boot and shoe dealers
being Ihe main sufferers. His entire force was esti
mated variously -from seventeen to twenty-five
thousand. - Brigadier ’ Generals'Fagan, Shelby,
Marmaduke, Jobn.B. dark, ...,Tr,, and Jackson
y wer* with him, and: an officer formerly from, Kan
sas, a Scotchman, by the name of McClain, his
chief of staff, Trusten Polk and ex-Lieutenant
Governor -Reynolds/were among the chief dignita
ries. Only a small rebel force was crossed at/Boon
ville, but Gen. John B. Clark, Jr., took the,steam
ferry boat and proceeded up the MlssOttrl.[cfbssihg
4,000 at Glasgow, Capt ' Shbemtikef,"bf the ,E. M;
M., aiid three negro mencbmprlse those murdered at
Boonville. ■ Some- private families had been plum
dcred of . bed clothes, clothing, and provisions, and
citizens on the street were,robbed, of their boots,
money, and valnablcs about their persons. Livery
stable keepers /.and farmers suffered greatly in
horses,-stock, grain, and provender. .Price, when
last hoard from, up to the time our informant left,
was at Marshall, Saline county, proceeding'west,
with the intention-of taking Leavenworth City, and
then proceeding south, /devastating Kansas.,,Gen.
Fagan complained that,his men had not shared any
of the plunder, they.-vyere promised-in coming Into
/Missouri, Shelby’s force being heretofore in the ad.
-vanee, he. was, as he said, “now'promised” the
“ lion’s.share” in Kansas. ’; r ' :
No Federal troops had -reached Boonville up to
the time our informant'left. The rebel force pro
ceeded west, crossing the Lamlne at Dugg’s Spring,
fourteen miles above the mouth of that .stream. At ‘
Boonville,-about four hundred, guns were captured,
and at Glasgow eight or nine-hundred; -Price re
ceived considerable-accessions,-but only two, so far
as-known, from -Boonville.- While there -he im
pressed the steam .flour mill of-Koosa & Co. into
service, to grind wheat for his command.' •
The most ; enoouraging sign Is .this disposition to
quarrel over the spoils in the rebel ranks, It is well
:known that the commanders were divided upon the
policy of moving direct to St. Louis from Pilot
Knob, or to Jefferson City. Lieutenant Governor :
/Reynolds, with Marmaduke and Fagan, favored the
former, but Price' overruled : them So that, after
the failure at the latter place, we may Imagine the ,
discontent to be greater. . Pride will, no/doubti quell,
all symptoms of insubordination so soon as they ap
peal'dangerous. We heard again that Keynolds
was in favor of remaining at Boonville permanent
ly, but Price has again opposed. Many of Price’s
officers declare they will not return to Arkansas.'
The talk In their camp is very Current that Kansas
will come in for a share of their vengeance. The !
KanEans will be prepared, however, in some fie- /
gree. „ . •'' ■ ' 1
: -1 Bhould notice a political- squabble that has arisen'
In this elty within- a few days over-the: nomination
for Congressman ofthe-Second rdistrtet. - You have '<
long been familiar with the /various ,shades of party, |
fealty existing among the Frec-Sollers of the State. *i
The Germans, from having great numerical
strength and their traditions, have always held the !
extreme left of allradloal doctrines, • ! I
They have frequently done good sendee In the !
anti-slavery cause, and probably will do much more, i
Now, however, one of their favorites, a bear-drink- |
Ing infidel, who out-Herods Herod in Ms fieroeness, i
has so managed by fraud and chicanery as to pack
the primary Union. meetings, and in the Conven
tion, by parliamentary ldodgfng, managed to'get -
the nomination. His 'name is Charles P. Johnson, '
a young,law-student, who has been Identified/with
-Fremont and the Germans, and who has recently.
;been bitter in denouncing Mr. Lincoln. It Is, per- •
haps, typical of the demagogue, that Mr. Henry. T.
■Blow, Of the First district, is still busy reviling Mr. ;
Lincoln, In order to cater to the.worst /excesses of
his constituency. Can baseness farther,go/V :
j/Uponthe perpetration of the aboyedraudA large •
number of respectable citizens have signed.petitions
calling on Mr, Samuel' Knox, the/, lastylneumbenl,
to’rnn against? Johnson, i Mr. Knox, it will be re-;
collected, is the contestant' to whom: Gen-Blair’s
seat/was awarded.! Two years ago he stood on
radical ground, relatively; now, by the; opposition
of a man so much -more - radical,- he’is conservative,
Johnson' is a conceited young fledgeling; wlio
neither knows nor feels poUtiaalTesponsibiUty./HEr.
Knox is a worthy man. Comparisons botween the
two, are unfair. The Democrats have also a Mr,
Killian in tho field.
Emigration or Slaveholders to Brazil,J-
The Brazil and River Platte Mail says:—Owing to
tbe war in America several’ wealthy Southern
planters, purpose .settling; In this; country.'Soirie
have already arrived, arid several more are oh'their
way.r.One gentleman from South Carolina la'ex
pected to arrive here with a capital of two hundred
and fifty thousand patacoons. All these parties In
tend to locate in Santa >Fe.- In.a few'years’ time'
.the lands in that provinoe will bo worth,as much,llf
not more, than those of Buenos Ayres. I .
Names or - the St. Albass Roherrs. Car-.
toured.—The following! are the namesxif the rebel
raiders taken atHanstead, and'now In jalT at St.
JbhßS, Canada East: ■■ J. McG-roty;;; James; *Doty,s
Geo. : Williams, olios - Scott,' Samuel ;Grelgsr,i I).
Moore, Oalaban Wallace,’J. -SelatteyfiEi Piißrads,
T. B. CulliD. Maroaso -Spence; Sctaare'tTevlsiiße'n
nett H. Yoangi-OhasriM-Swagß"
Fisher's, Hill— The Shenandoah. cotmtrV naed' -
to be known as our Valley of HdinUlatton. Flslier's
Hill Is, now the, rebels’ Hill .’or Difficulty at ;to
take.it our soldiers find as easy as' the rebels
running down t^S , ■ “
. She Rebel Press.
1 THB BATTLE OP CEDAH CBBBK—EARLY’S REPORT
HEAVY LOSSES ADMITTED—LONOISTBKBT IK THB
FIELD—AOCOUKTS'eHOM ATLASTA.
' We make the subjoined extraotsfrom' the fates*
; issues of the Rlohmond journals received:
i. The Battle of Cedar Crebk—Early’s Dbs
■ patches.— The Rlohmond papers, of the 22d con*
tain details-of Esirly’s deleat in the Valley,'-on
: Wednesday last, in which they admit large losses
, on their side..: The Enquirer says : " v
A remarkable; .battle,has been fought in-the She?
nandoah valley.'- On ’Wednesday morning,"at ail
early hour,, our army attacked.the Bth and 19th
Army Corps of the enemy, on Cedar Creek, about
three miles out from Strasburg,“carried their posi
tions by storm, inflicted heavy loss In killed and'
wounded, captured thirteen- hundred prisoners,
eighteen pieces of artillery, alltheir camp equip
ago, wagons, &c;, and drove the remnants of the
two demoralized commands to Middletown, about
two miles beyond. Here-the 6th Corps of the ene
my was entrenched, and Early determined to com
plete,df.p°sslble, his vidtdrioua work,:now that the
tide of battle seemed turned in his favor. Such glo
rious results as the' complete ‘and unequivocal do
ieat of the main body>of the enemy, and the capture
literally of almost everything they had, might well
hav.e beenidazzling,- after., the -season of defeat;
In which* our 'arms had well nigh' begun to
droop,: But thero Is work In. a. victory, and in
this It was crowded heavily upon the energies
of our men .to render 1 the first triumph of the'
day quite , decisive. When our troops came be
fore the breastworks'' of the enemy, near Middle-
Aown, they went forward with'ail the eagerness and
Enthusiasm with- which it Is 1 possible' for victory to
inspire men; but thcy had done enough for the day;
enough, physically and morally, but neither they nor
theirofficors knew it, and.however.muohtheymay
have been inspired by thoir triumph, they lacked,
unfortunately, tiie inspiration that would warn them
to go no farther.:. They charged:the enemy’s works,
but were repulsed,'- -Nothing; daunted, they ohsrged
again, but.were once more turned back. A third time
they went lull tilt‘against the foe, and again they
were repelled. They began to find out, too late, they
bad been carried too far; it was evidently impossible
for their jaded ; columns ,to push throughgthat fresh
and unexcited Jiine. And when they MiUmrew it was
with: that sort [of "despair which, mdkh&lWheart sick.
The enemy, made a demonstration ln 'pursuit, and
they retreated from the field they had so gloriously won, '■
Tke alone pureued over Cedar
creek, their Infantry remaining- behind. All of the
capp equipage captured on the creek in the moraine
loos retaken by the enemy fund at StrdsburgMe can. ,
lured artillery becoming, by the i demoralization of the
drivers,mixedup in the street with some ten or, twelve
'pieces of our own, the whole of it was abandoned. The
frisoners we had laken-r-thcmostusdessand uhacceptd
leof 'biir captures—were aUmeleft tbusds’trophies of
the morhing. - By night our army Was in Neu> Market,
loom with fatigue, and perplexed-and.- mortified with;
the results of the day's operations, but growing cheer
ful by degrees, and sanguine of ‘‘ bettor luck next
‘time;” ' ■ ’..'■■■■■■ ' ' ■’ ■ ’■;■■■■■ ■■ v 1 ;■■■■■;
Our loss in-men was not ' heavy. In this respect •
there is some consolation, in knowing that the ene
my.sufforedbylarthe heavier. In'the morning’s
operations the slaughter of theeiiemy is represents l
as having been very great. v . .. . ■ •••
Official despatches received yesterday state that
General Early attacked Sheridan’s camp, on Cedar
creek; beioru.day. ,on -the ffith;and: surprised and
r WW: the 'oin^ana 19th Corps, and(drove the,6th’
Corps beyond Middletown, capturing eighteen pieces ;
of artillery and thirteen hundred prisoners, which
were safely brought off; butthe enemy subsequently
made a stand, and,in turn, attacked General Early,'
causing his lino to give way.
: On theretreat the enemy captured thirty pieces of ar
tillery. ■ ■■:- '■ ' •
- - Our net loss was twenty-three pieces of artillery
and some wagons and* ambulances.- Our ; loss in
killed and wounded was. less than one thousand
Our loss in prisoners is thought to be small.
' The enemy's infantry is reported to be very badly
■demoralised .- He did not pursue. His loss was very
.severe.
General Ramseur was seriously wounded while
acting with gallantry, and was captured by the
enemy.
The Sentinel gives the following particulars;
There.was a great Interest felt yesterday to hear
Irom they alley, as rumors of, a serious disaster to
our troops were prevalent on the streets. ‘
We learn from a gentleman who left Staunton
yesterday and who had conversed with of
ficers wounded , In the : battle, That on Wednesday,
-the 19th,.General Early attaoked the enemy at Co
dar creek, two miles and a half north of Strasburg.
He completely routed the Sih and 19th Army Corps’; and
drove them through Middletown, five miles north of
Strasburg,;capturing all their guns, thirteen hun
dred prisoners, camp equipage, &o. , The enemy
were then reinforced by the 6th Corps, when-Early
fell back'to 'Mount Jackson, twenty-four miles south of
' Strasburg, bringing off with him the thirteen hundred
■ prisoners. He brought off his own artillery, though
it is believed he abandoned that captured from the
enemy, . , ; ■ . r : /'
So far from sustaining a reverse, ho routed’ two
army corps, and only fell back when the enemy
were reinforced by a full corps of fresh men; * The
enemy are .reported to have suffered very heavily in
killed and wounded, while our loss Is reported to
have been small. ’ ". ’
The enemy did not attempt to follow when our
troops fell back. Orders wore received last night to
have transportation at Staunton this morning for
thirteen hundred Yankee prisoners, to he forwarded
South.
To this the Sentinel adds:
Since writing the ' above official despatches have
been received; There appears to be some discrepan
cy relative; to tlio number of. cannon .lost. If we
captured eighteen, and lost thirty; the net loss would
be twelve. The artillery, we understand, was cap
tured.by the enemy’s cavalry. u i.r > .
Filling up the Banks The Nitre Pro
ducers Impressed.— A late order, Issued from the
office of the Adjutant and Inspector General, or
ders the chiefs of the Bureau of Ordnance and of
'-the‘Nitre BureautoTnrn over, without delay, one
fifth of all the force employed in thoir respective
. bureaus,Tneludlngcontractors and other employees.
This orfier wUI :pvi into -Jhe,-field-almosf.,.as,many.
men , if not more, than were procured, by, the ’revoccdibn
of details.of ptoducersl-ihe whale number of ’men who
have beerPdet ailed as farmers bn this side lof the Mis
sissippi.river. being four, thousand four hundred and
eighty-five. - ...
The only objection to this order ls that portion of
itwhlch-eayß: “Three days are allowed for the
execution of this order after its reception at any post
or station of the different departments.” This time
will he fSo short to prevent inconvenience to the
public service from the sudden* cessation-of labor
and the inability of contractors to wind-up their af
lairs.—Uichmond Dispatch, 21st.
Longstreet ik thb.Field.— -The Enquirer, of
the 22d; says: It has been known for some days past
that Lieutenant General Longstreet has returned
to Virginia, after an absence of some months in the
South; whither he repaired to-reorult his health and
favor’the convalescence of his wound, received near
Fredericksburg In May last. The soldiers of his old
s command will gladly welcome him back among
them, and the country will be rejoiced to learn that
he is once more in the field again, as the following
general orders will Bhow:
> 7- IST ARMT GOBI’S,
October 18,1864..
’ General Orders No. 12.—8 y special orders No.
248, Headquarters Army Northern Virginia, Lieute
nant General Longstreet resumes command of his
army corns. ;
The undersigned congratulates its gallant officers
and men on the restoration to them of that distin
guished leader,with whom are associated so many
of the proudest recollections of the corps.
, .In pairing with them for a new command he de
sires to express Ms thanks for 1 their ready support,
his high commendation for their gallantry and for
titude during the past unexampled campaign, and
his, best ,wishes for their future fortune and prospe
rity. ’ R. H. Anderson, Lieutenant General.
Headquarters Ist Army Cores, Oct. 19,1864. -1
Gebkbal Orders No. 13. —The undersigned;
with deep and gratoful emotions, resumes command
of his army corps. •
Although separated from It since the first action"
of the past eventful campaign, the history of your
share in that is not unknown to him. - ;
He has marked with pride, and ; pleasure the suc
ceßS which has attended your heroic efforts under
the,accomplished commander who has -so worthily
ledyou.: ■■;■■■■■■ ■■ - ■
"Soldiers, let us not go backward. Let the Ist Gorps
,be always true to itself., We have-In the past a
brilliant, an unsurpassed record..; Let. our future
eclipse it Tn our eageiness for glory, our love of.
country, and our determination to beat the’enemy.
- • ' J. Longstreet; Lieutenant General, >
Ge or gi a— Prep abatioks to ' Take and Hold
Atlanta',— I TheMaeon ilntelligehcer says ; Whilst
■, oun army is managing the enemy-In, the mountains
of North. Georgia, arrangements .are being-.perfected
. to, pccuppjAtlanta by our forces,'and very soon the
medns wiH Ve so applied, that a strong end iavailable
forcefwillcoccupy and isecurely hold.thatr city -hence
■ fprlh. ; - -AlreadyJheiwgrkfis-fiapidly progressing; that
wilt place the city in communication with the. world
again, and make it q secure depoffor usheredf ter. In
the’planhbw beingpursueilhetehemy are lost sight of
i.completely, fonihe reasonthat-thetfwUl-mot- be;in the
,:u)ojr.: The,movements; no; w in. progress- are (Suffi
ciently Ample to, march over the feeble opposition they
[may make , as ’ they will simply displace them and give
' Ihe city into our’ possession again, and then for a siic
ecessful and decided movement on the enemy’s rear and >
- • - ,
From all quarters the . means are coming. The
clans are gathering. Not only from Georgia: but
from Alabama, Mississippi, and'South Carolina, there
is quietly accumulating;.a formidable power whose
presence ahd’ejfarts wUlprove on insurmbunt'dble bar
rier;to any advances: again: of the enemy.: Our
army, on f .the -front .wilL.increase In strength-and *
numbers by the addition of. thos e whose places will
be filled'by fresh troops': rear.* The campaign
fsthith ‘Tennessee
river of tho enemy. :It will bo a decided success.;
;No .Trains Arbi visa at Atlanta The
Columbus,. Ga,, Times, of the 19th, states that a
‘ prominent citizen of Atlanta, who was detained
there until Thursday last,makes thefollowlngstate
mentssof the situation of affairs, at that point: He
says that.-the ; Yankee reports of large numbers of
trains having arrived at that point, loaded with
supplies; are'false—that only four through trains
have arrived’ since: Wheeler started on his expedi
tion. The Yankee,' army has been consolidated into
three corps,commanded respectively by Howard,
Thomas,’ and Slocum.' The two first have gone In
the direction 'of Chattanooga. The ; last: is In At
lanta; closely guarded: by Iverson’s cavalry, which
captures; or’kills every Yankee,who shows himself
outside, oftho trenches; In addition to the.loss of
horses, from starvation, many are dying from glan
ders—a diiease fatal ana epidemlo in its character.’
Messes. Coale, op Baltimore, Keleased.—
Yesterday morning General'Wall»oe”received an
order from: the Secretary of War, ordering the un
conditional release of Messrs. Isaac and Thomas E.
Coale, and all their clerks, who had been arrested
on Monday last; upon the charge' of having been :
concerned in certain blockade-running transactions.
Soon as the order was received,: Ool.> Woolley deli
vered the keyß of the establishment to j;he firm,
whereupon they, resumed business. ItTs due to this
respectable house to state that as soon as'the senior
partner (who was in New York) heard of the ar
rests, he went to the quarters of .General Dix and
gave himself up. Thegeneralas promptly released
him on his parole of honor, to report at Baltimore,
and the same consideration was extended his part
: ner.and olerks hy, the Secretary, of War, on the day
of the arrest. All the other: parties remain In cus
tody In Washington city;'and'notwithstanding ah
enormous amount of security (five millions of dol
lars) has been offered as ball for their release; still
It Is deemed inadvisable to permit them to goat
large for the present. —Ballimire Telegram, ! ,
Union op Colleges Ageked.Upon The boards
of Jefferson and .Washington Colleges were con
vened at their respective localities on Wednesday
and Thursday, 12th and 13th Instant, to receive and
act upon the ; recommendations of the Alumni Coh--
ventlon. ’ The '.result was the adoption of the plain■"
recommended by the Convention;’ The plan was
also agreed to by the board of Jefferson College,
with some slight amendments, so that- the,unfijn
.will now take place. Jt Is-understood that new:
- buildings will go up . for the new college; to be Ib
eatedln' the, suburbs of Oanonsburg, and that the *
' consolidation will .command almost efficient oaves
of trustees andprofessors, with appliances fully
equal.to those of.our highest Institutions.—PStsSwry
Chronicle. ' ‘
• Emioba.t'i6h;—ThePlttabuTg Chronic Jcsays thlt,
notwithstanding the Bear approach of winter, eml-
t ration from abrosa«oontlnueß unabatod
ergftlckets bought there
„ tabrtogout,lccllpatlßg_ that there.ls.to be no.diml
' iatidnffi the Urmals Ibr'some'tlme to’ooihe.~ Some'*
1 bFthe’eittltfrilßts havestoppedatPittaburg, bat the*
maiority are destlnedithpcaats farther, :West. t i Tfce'-
:-eitrorticle adds: “The Indications are now,,that the
oomißjr spring h f o, iho .'hoary lest bn 1
record,!-' ,^ v > , - /f j‘*
SEN. MeCALL vs. CtEN. McCLELLAN.
& BKKKKCK OF THE PBNSiSrhYANIA RESERVES.
McClellan’s Complaints of Pennsylvania
Soldiers Shown to be Untrue.
Testimony of Generals Meade, nelntzelman, Barry,
Sumner, Hooker, and Kearney. '
. From General McCall’s sequel to his “ Report o’
the Pennsylvania Reserves In tie Peninsula,” we
take the.followtog Important statements. They are
tKorouglily established by the testimony of other
generals In the field, and form a complete vindica
tion of the gallantry of the Reserves and the ability
of their commander. It Is to be regretted that Gen,
McClellan , accused so‘large a part of hts army of
cowardice without the slightest grounds, but hav
ing done so, it was the plain duty of Gen. McCall
to defend our brave soldiers from dishonor. Gen.
McCall says: ■
'‘ I regret extremely that justice to myself and to my
.division should render any farther comment of mine on
tlie official statements of General McUjellan, in his re
port of. the Peninsula-campaign,rat all necessary.. Bat
having been prompted; in self-defence to publish my
ownreport. immedlatelyonohservingin a daily jour
nal an extract from that officer’s report reflecting on my
division, published in advance of the official document
printed,by order of Congress, and having subsequently
discovered in thelatter fnrtheretatementsinjarions to
myself and my command, I was led to,open a correspon
dence-with several general officers who served In that
, campaign. ;This correspondence has hut recently closed.
Ithasbroughttolighteome interesting facts, and Ihava
taken th e earliest leisure I could devote to the matter to
lay these, developments he'ore my countrymen. The
services of my division have heen either misinterpreted
or.misnnderstood; and consequent misrepresentations,
as discreditable to the author as unjust to myself, have
been issued to the world; in every form of publication
by the: hundred thousand, copies. It Is an unpleasant
.task, to revert,to this-subject, for before the war I
had entertained no other feelings than those of amity
ifor General McGlellm, , and; confidence in his ability
and integrity. 'When, however, assertions are made
which, in my judgment, are unsupported by facts,
it becomes, my duty to ;;".rectify the record.’,’ T
■cow proceed : General McClellan;.ln his official re
.PorM-Houre Rep, Ex. Doe.,, So. 15, page 137), quotes
from and endorses General Heintzelman’s report,
.operations of my division in the
battle ofWilson’B Farm, Glendale,' and: New Market
a - 8 y ar ' (| u*ly called, rather freely, consi
dering that Heintzelman was all the time in my roar
S^ a d e tlSi?b. t, iS^ pi ? e^ ftOm myStie
wound. where he, could, from personal observation,
know abEolutely.nothing of what was passing im my
division. '
: One of these- quotations is the following: • “ General
, Heintzelman states thatabont five o’clock-P. M. Gene
ral McCall’s division was' attacked in large force, evi
dently the principal attack; that in less than an hour
the division gave way. ’ ’
: Iniorder to expose- the error, here .promulgated it is
: only necessary to.cite General McClellan himself; On
. the same page and the-following one of his report
. (p. 137-8), he makes this statement: “General Sumner
says of this battle, ‘ The battle of Glendale'was’the
most severe action since the battle of Fair. Oaks, About
3 (three) b’clock'P.'M: the actibn commenced,’ and after
a furious contest,-lasting till*,after dark, ,the enemy was
routed at all points and oriven from the' field. 1 ”
JXowit Is known beyond the possibility of a cavil that
my division was engaged with the enemy; single hand
ed, for two hours Before either Sumner or Baoker saw
the enemy at all, forit was not until about 5 (five) P M.
. when ‘ Seymour’s brigade'; of my; division', was forced
back oa Sumnei , ’s?tight and partially on Hooker that'
the Mmmands of either ! cf those'officers'became en
gaged. ~That these troops,received the shock hand
’ somely no one has denied, though General Sumner told:
mein Washington.about. the early part of Hovember,
1862, that he bt liered General Hooker’sdivisioh would
have been;,driven inbyJthe impetuosity ofthe enemy
hadhe not sent the best regiment of his corps (Colonel
- Owen, • rath to the support
- of that General.; This en passant. But what makes
- the official report of Gen«Beintzelman appear a little
singularls the fact that Gen. Hooker, who commanded
a divitiorTof Heintzelman’s corps, in his official report
; to-Heintzelman himself,m&kes this statement: “About
' three o’clock the enemy comm'enced a'vigorous attack
iiOn -McCall. ” (See Rebellion Record, Yol. 5,, p. 250.)'
Thus, both Sumner and Hooker being in iky immediate
'.vicinity,’rand their unasked testimony ah to the hour at
which my division was attacked agreeing with my own
> official report,'it Is .rendered patent, that my division
was attacked .at three o’clock P.;M. , and not at five
o’clock F.‘M ras reported by Gen/McClelian:
( - .■With respect to my division having given .way in less
than an hour, I need only say that, ah the testimony of
r every officer, commanding a regiment and many others
, of the division, proving the assertion to be unfounded, '
has-been published heretofore in my report, I shall now
only refer.to the frank and manly testimony of General
! Meade, in a letter to me; dated’.Camp Warrentoni Va., !
, Hovember7, 1862: ,;■ ■■■
“*■ * * It was only the stubborn resistance .
offered ,by oxir division (the Pennsylvania Reserves),
prolonging the contest till after dark,-and checking'till •
• that time the: advance of the enemy, that.enabled the '•
concentration, during the night, of the whole army on :
- the James river, which saved it, ” (See printed repo) t.)
It is thus rendered equally patent that my division did ;
..rrotgive way'in less than an hour, but fought till night
put an end to the battle.
- The foregoing are my grounds for declaring tlie afore- ;
-said passage in Gen. McClellan’s report to be not in ac
eoritnnee with facts. ' • .. '
.v .... '*►' * * . • * *
"On the same page with the foregoing(l37) General'Mc-
Clelian states': f - General McCall’s troops soon. began
to emergefrom the'woods into the'open field. Several
batteries were in poßitionfand'-hegan to fire into the
woods ever ihe heads or our own men infront. Captain
Be Eussy’s,Battery was placed on the' right of General
Sonnier's artillery, with orders to ; shell the woods. 1 ’
. • lt is neeeseary, in order that the foregoing statement
may he understood, to explain to the reader that it is a
Quotation, from (Gen. Heintzelman’s report, (Keintrel
man bimstlf having placed De Enssy’s Battery), and
reiers to an earlier pan of the action, when Seymourls
brigade of my division feTback'on Sumner, and before
Bandall’s battery was attached. ' Indeed, McClelland
report of this battle is rather obscure and unintelligible
to one not present,lbnt the leader is recommended to
compare the above from McClellan’s report, page 137,
with 6 eintzelman’es report in the-“ Companion Yol
-Kebellion Kecord, page 276. ” ’
• : The history of this affair is'as follows : When Sey
monr’s Ibrigacedyas„diiveni.n.thegreatejpartwerere
formed by their colonels in rear of their dwh'grouhd.
The lesser part fell hack on Gens. Sumner and Hooker,
carrying: with then! some two hundred prisoners jnst
taken jby, them. On the strength of this display of-re
tiring forces, Ceh. Hooker reported bfflcially that Mc-
Call’s ;‘‘whole force was'completely routed,/,’ Jtc. Oa
the. same data Gen. Sumner told me in Waehihgton,
early in November; 1862, “ I saw your men coming out
of .the -woods; but In a few moments I saw they were
’stragglers, and I thought ho> more about it.iSamuer
.was a brave and honorable man. and he would have
scorneuto say.more or'less than the truth.’ iPeaceto his ;
ashes. In the name of God.ameu !
Imutt still refer to ■ another passage in General Mc-
Clellan’s report.. On the'same page (IS7) "he says:
“hate in the day. at the call of General Kearney,Gene- ■
ral Taylor’s let New Jersey Brigade, Slocum’s Diyi-’
- sloh, was sent to occupy a portlon of Gen. McCall’s de
serted position, a battery accompanying the brigade.
They soon drove back the > enemy; who shortly after;
£ave,np theiattack. ” Had thisjbeen true, it would
ave - .been" the’ most -ungenerous” and ungratofui
expression the -deserted,, position !.—ever need'
by a conimanding : general towards .a’ general
officer ,who - had - fought j his , division, for ; fonr
' hours, against' superior" numbers,"' even' if-"‘over-:
•come,:: But the check given to Bee by my- division on
the JSew Market road, having, in the judgment Of more
thanone Federal, and Hi least one Confederate general,
l * taved McClellan’s army,’’ it makes the stigma at
tempted io be cast on the.division the more glaring and
unpardonable,
- ~ l have within a short time been unofficially; informed:
. that General McClellan, desirous of smoothing over the
-unmannered epithet; ; has written to the- s Adjutant'
• General at Washington, request mg leave to change his'
•phraseology to the following, viz.’: “ A portion of.
r Generai McCall’s, position; from, which he had been
'driven by superior numbers. ’ ’ :
.Previously to-this, however, X had,’ on receiving the'
official copy of Gsneral McClellan’s report, written to*
:General Helntzelman, to ask .whether this, term " “.de- 1
, sorted, ’ ’ had also been derived from his report. Heint-j
■ zoinun disclaimed the authorship, and sent mea print
ed copy of his report of the battle. ;
In this report, he says: • ‘ Seeing that the enemy were
giving way (this refers to their sudden repulse by Sam- 1
; »er and Hooker, upoh wHom they, unexpectedly; came
while following Seymour) I returned'to the (Charles
' City) road, where 1 received a call from’ Gen. "Kearney
foraid. .Knowing that all. Gen. Sedgwick’s troops were
unavailable,! was"glad toiavaH.myself of thekmdoifer
.of, Genera! Slocnm_to, tend ’the JSew - Jersey.-Brigade:
of his division tb-Gen'. Kearhey ’s aid. I rodo out far
. enough on the Charles, City road to see that-we had no-i
>thing to fear from that direction, and returned to see the'
,jNew Jersey-brigade enter the woods to Gen, Kearney’s!
relief. A battery accompanied this brigade. They
, soon, drove' back- the > enemy., % It; was: ’ now-, gro w ihg!
dark.” On comparing Heintzelinan’s statement,"just !
given;,withthatof McClellan,’given:above, it is evi
dent that the latter is a transcript of the former, invart 1
1 would that4might,"for'Gen. McClellan’s credit, say!
a transcript entire and correct., Bat I am constrained
to say that it is incomprehensible ! how Gen McClellan!
..could lave happened to substitute Gen, McCall’s, post-'
tion for. Gen.'Kearney’s position: :j; «; .
Thers is still onemoreremark of,General McClellan’s
: that requires my notice. ~Tn his letter to the President,!
' dated: ‘ ‘ Baniron’s Bar, James River, ,Jn !y t. 1562, ’’i
(his report, page 142), hefasaerls; We have lost no
gunr, except twenty-five bn the field of-battle, twenty-;
one of which’we e lost by the giving way of McCall’s
Division under the onset of superior num bera. ” ’ ’
The General should -have been?a littledmore careful;
what he wrote to,Mr. Lincoln, or perhaps a little more’
cautious what he’published. By turning to page 127'0f
his rep. rt, it will be seen that in the account of tho bat
' tie'of Gaines’ Mills he makes this ! statement ‘ ‘ The
number of-guns'captured, by therenemy; at this battle’
was twenty-two,’ three of which were lost by belng ran’
ioff the hridge daring the final withdrawal. V, '
The number of guns, then, lost by McClellan in this’
(battle Was nineteen.-! Soon after I read the letter’toMr. 1
, Lincoln above quoted, I wrote to General Wm. I’, Bai
ty, General’McClellan’s Chief Of'Artillery (during; the 1
Peninsular campaign, requesting him to refer to his,re
ports and to inform ms-how many gone he’had raporfed
lost by my division at Gaines’. Mills, and received the
•following reply: - t issu ... - ;
a f=:■!, rWASHISSTOX, March 10,1854. •:
"Mr Dear GesbkAn: Tour'note' of 7th'instant is just
{ received/ and finds -me on the eve of-departure for. the
Southwest; whitherlam ordered for duty with General
- Grant! armies:! 1 regret extremely,-that, mypapers-xe-‘
Tating to the Peninsular campaign are all packed up,-
; and inUve baen' sent -away,;andMhat X haveiao better
reference than my -memory to enable me to answer yonr
aneries I can, however, state in general.terms-that
is gnus lost: by-field batteries belonging to yonr di
vision mere but a re.rysmall portion of the whole num
ber lost at Gaines’Mills. " * '*'•»" * ,
; ... Faithfully, yours, . WM. P. BABBT.
;
J Row here is satisfactory testimony that these guns lay
.on the outside of the enemy’s lines, and were'seen there ■
long alter sunrise the following morning by Snrgeon
James,Collins, of the.3d Regiment Pennsylvania Re
serves (Meade’s brigade), and by manyethers whore
r maine.d to ears for onr r wounded (as Bince reported to
' me), and were not in poswssion of the enemy until, by
the rosiest ofMcClellan’Barmy, they feU,u/ncaredfor,
into the hands of theenemy. It must also be'remeinbered
that ,at this time Col. . 8. G.-Simmons,-, commanding
the ,lßt .Brigade of the Reserves, was mortally
wounded, 1! General G. ■G. -'Meade;i commanding the
;2d .rßrigade,, was , seTerely . wounded ~ and com--
■ pelledto leave the field, and General J. Seymonri com
manding, 8d Brigade, (was not .to..be found, while I
had-my Sell, abaut'dark, while moving forward with
the purpose of recovering this same battery, been made
prisoner; remembering this, I say, it will be seen that
Generals Kearney and -Heintzelman were the proper
.»fleers to,whom Randall should- have applied for the
means to: save his guns, which 1 could, without loss,
; have been done after tpe enemy had retired. X therefor#
do not hesitate to assert that the six guns of Bandall’b
Battery were, shameiully abandoned by s McClellan’s
army— not lost by me. As regards the German battery,-
1 I*ft Dehind, by whose authority I know) not, and fonnd
on my ground by me, and unfortunately, as it turned
•out,'designed by me,-in consequence of finding it there,
a position,in my lice of .battle,, its gnus, could not have
' been included in the twenty-one reportedly McClellan
; lost by my division giving way .Raider the onset of su
perior rtumber's, for the boat of reasons, viz- they
did not await the onset, hut fled, and
ran over and trampled my men (four companies
4th Regiment), placed-in-their rear for their sup
port and protection. Colonel Roy Stone, commanding
the Buckiails, (First Regiment-Reserves,) stating in
his report tome, “ This advance of theenemy” (when
Saymonr was driven in), “might have been checked
by the Dutch battery belonging to Porter’s corps, and
; temporarily with yourdivision that day,- but it was de
serted by its gunners ;on the first appearance of the
■ r;eiuy ’• Some of these guns, however, were saved,'
■ and brought off.. In referring to this,incident of the
".Iratile 1 have not intended to speak-slightingly, al
ihongh the whole affair in that-connection-was, rather
To turn-up, I think Imay saylhave established the
' R Ti^at^uiy division waß attached at. 3 o’clock •
. TYM., June. SOth (battle of Kelson’s Farm, on Mew
41 Mareet Cross Roads), not at 6 o’clock, as stated by Gem
McCiellan.Juv;'-- -jY y?i„ ' .T '
Second That it did not give way mlesstbaaauhora; :
as stated by General MeClenanybut fought itlll inifcht- ,
:, alb/about-fonr. hours), with what result let the conn- 1
ry judge. ■■.. ~ ■ -\ ’--v.'. .
- : Thtrai That the Now Jersey brigade: was nnt enet tb -
Rccnpy .a portion of my -, deserted iwsitlon, as stated by,
General UcClellan-hut wassent-.to.tke relief. ofGeua-'
■■al Kearney, who had called’foCald, J - ” “ .
J-’oirrtt. Tbat General McClellan’s report to President
niia 3’ K, -, 11 ? baddoEl but twenty-five guns on the?
twentyamd.i(jfswHebswere lost by
■ s v^^?s , I> S,'way,nhder ,the onset of supo
bsrs, isnot in accordance with facts. 1 ,
-The. statements I haveimade-in the foregoing; pages
aretherecordiiiypart, of the operations of myamsion.
-id tbeihatUe 'ofTHelsbn’s'fani., ori Newmarket Cross _
ffoads, well known,elther ; .to General Meade or to the i
colonels of regimentk ahd Other officers of the division,
and canine proved; before E&ny'iiißitaryfcttbaiial m tne,
’ . i,o On%e Sfh" oF¥eltßikberi‘;lB®l, 1 a I ;
’• KcClellah alcbSpyof sfietier Written to afriend ofbalno.
wh.icKletter'waB,"iu:&ubBtance and- almost in. la.»'
■ s dADilca.l nHtli thAforeffoi.u£ statement lutuli. liusl uldi,
ovvortuatty to
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they afford very little more than the aoet of paver. ,
_ t *3~J’o«tm*Bter« ue requwtedto art as unite 'tm
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Mttre eoay of the wju U -
reflertine upon my division and my
-8114 aa
poegegaloa.; I indnjged the hope that
acquainted with-the facte here stated, hi womdhave
accorded to the .Pennsylvania Reserves the meed of
praise earned with the -beet blood of the State.- This
he ,has declined or failedr to do; and lam reluctantly
compelled, in justice to: my brave associates, to make
known their, claims to their; country’s gratitude. My
object ‘ls ‘vindication and’ justice, hot attack. The re
ports- of, Gen. Heintzalman and others, I -have neces
sarily referred to; I take if for granted were honestly
made, though probably withontas strict examination
of the subject as‘ should always mark the official re
ports or military commanders;* They-have proved their
gallantry in the field,, and I entertain no. unkindly
feellngs towards them; their erro.-s 1 have been forced
*°wsK > !?i ■„ , v - ' GBOBGE A. McCALL. .
Bkli.aib, October 22» 1864. - ‘ •■-
POIITIOAI jfOTES.
Gen. Hooker has allowadjno doubt of his sentf
rnente upon the great political question of the day!
So with Rosecrans, Meagher, Owen I)Lv Wool
Burnside,,and the whole roll of heroes’. AtSprlng
field, Illinois, last Thursday, General Hooker said,
with a vigor worth of his strong arm and bravw
heart:-.:..;? . ;
“ I think that all the battles we will have to finht
are already fought. [Tremendous cheers r Tte
election early next month will pass off quietly and
it will .pass, off successfully,. [Renewed cheers 1
The victory at the ballot-box will' be In vindication
ofthis Union and:of our authority.;' It will be in
support of your armies in the field; and It will be In
support of the honor of the'natibn; [Applause.!#
That vindication will be far beyond what the most
sanguine who are here anticipate; It will be more
than a "Water]oo defeat: to thosei who, are arrayed
against our country, [Hong continued applause;]
a death blow'; it will be astagger-
JPg blow to the rebels that we have been fighting in
thewai m which your brothers and your sons have
been engaged for the last three years and a half: it
Will be a. wltheiingj Mow to them, and It will be
worseto the Uopperheads. [Tremendous cheers.]
Iwould not, for the world say anything to excite
hopes that.may not be realized; but I will aav this
that it is the opinion of those who have a much bet
ter opportunity of knowing than I have, that in the
next election we will achieve the greatest victorv
that has been won from the beginning of this rebel-
Ron to the. present time. It .will be a two-edged
sword,, cutting', both ways,- Worth and South.
[Cheers.] 'T e state .this 'confidently, believing from
those who have much better opportunities or know
ing than 1 have, that every single State in’ this
Union will cast its vote lor Abraham Uisdoihr,’*
[Loud applause and cries of" That’s so.”j »
■ Democratic papers Arts striving t o frighten their
readers by saying that if' Mr. Lincoln is elected
there will be ? another.draft.;; The people will bear
this In mind—whether there shall be another draft
no not depends not upon Mr. Lincoln's re-election,
but upon the coutso of the rebels. If theyshaU
lay down their arms there wiU not only be no more
drafts, but no more fighting. If they do not lay
down their arms, and McClellan is elected, would
he stop fighting 1 •
It would seem from the following remarks or
Jeff. Davis in his speech at Augusta, Ghk., just prior
to Hood's advance, that the latter; which has turned
out so miserably, was . undertaken in aid of the
Peace party of the North: “We; must beat Sher.
mah;we must march, into Tennessee; there we
will draw from 20,000 to 30,000 to our standard, and
so str engthened, -we must •push the enemy bacfcttci the
Ohio, and thus give 'the Peace parly of the North an
, eccrcffoji; no' puny editorial cangive.” ' ' : '
“ Two years of war;” said Henry Ward Beeeh&
on Sunday night,; “ and we have conquered half the'
rebel territory, hold the keys of the whole, and have
nearly destroyed the military strength of the re
hellion in Die. field. All this in two-years of war “
“four years you-mean,” said-a bystander. “No”
responded Mr. Beecher. “ I said two years of war.
In the first two General McClellan was in com
mand!”
Thomas A. K. Nelson, of Tennessee, one of- the
Democratic electors nominated in that Stats, and
a signer of the remonstrance against Andy John
son’s hardshell oath, has come out for Lincoln and
Johnson.
Major General McCleUau; drawing pay, but
not in service, paid a visit to James Gordon Ben
nett, of the New York Herald, at his residence on
Washington Heights, one day last week.
“Just think of It! a political party appealing on
‘ behalf of Its candidates and *lts ? principles to the
cowardice of the ’people A'; ; What anunon
durable insult to the bravest race-on this earth—
whatfatuity in politics,'inconceivable If it had not
actually happened, Incredible If it was not actually
transpiring! w;; ... .
—There is nothing in the history of impudence to
be compared with the proposition made to the Ame
rican nation by the Democrats in the Chicago Con
vention—“ Commit suicide that slavery may live-”
' —General McClellan’s nomination by the Cop
perheads of Chleago was a bold bid for the support
of the soldiers. Bnt the latter understand the
dodge, and Indignantly spurn the insulting over
ture. They will vote for:no man who Is not com
mitted to the Union and the vigorous jirosecutlou
of the war. Beast of all will they vote for a'pie
tended military hero deoked in the livery of
“peace.”; j . ..
Speech by Mr. Pendleton, in New York.
The New York McClellan Begion gave-Mr. Foa
dleton a at the New York Hotel, on Mon
dav night. Colonel Duryea spoke on behalf of the
Beglon, arid Mr. Pendleton was Introduced’hy Hon.
John Van Buren, and made the following speech:"
I-thank you lbr this, manifestation of your kind
feeling towards myself. lam the more grateful for
it as it comes from men who have stood in the for®
iront -of danger, and, periled • their lives for their
conn try. I accept this as an evidence of your confi
derce in, and-of yonr sympathy with, my devotion
to the Union and the Constitution.
I have rarely found It necessary to replv to any
personal attack. A. friend lias just handed me a
pamphlet, whichjhe tells me has extensive circula
tion both here and In the -army. It professes tb be
a record of my speeches and votes in Congress, and
toprove from them my “hostility to the republic.”
It professes to be published by the/‘.-Union Ooii
gressional Committee,”• and to bo .comniled from
the; Congressional Globe; to. which It appeals for its
entire accuracy. ■ ■ - .. , .
On the Tthpago bf that'pamphlet I am charged to -
have voted’against certain resolutions on the Tth
July, 1804. Now, If any of, you gentlemen will ex
amine the Globe, or the file of any daily newspaper
©Byour city, or will even: tax his (recollection, he
will find that Congress adjourned on the 4th day of
July, 1864. From this specimen of fraud and forge
ry, I leaveyou to judgethe credibility iof the whole
fabrication: ’
I was born in Ohio; I-have lived all my lifo In th®
Northwest; I know the sentiment of her people, I
sympathize entirely with it. They are attached bv
• every.tie ofaffeetlon and interest to the Union, ’
Unlike •Nbw i -Ybrk; they have never known another
Governmentj'and their hearts clingto this Govern
ment with indescribable tenacity. Unlike you, they
" are an inland -people,chiefly,jdevoted to’agriculture.
As an integral and.controlUng portion of the Union,
they have- prestige . ■ They fear, in dis
union, isolation from ; the world,” and the loss of. that
, prestige and power. 'Their Interest requires that
they should; have speedy and easy communication
, iwith the ocean—and,jthis they Intend to have,both
by the Gulf of Mexico and the city of New York—
; by conciliation and in peace If they can, by all the
force and power .which a teeming population, and a
frultful'soll give themylf they must. They believe
that the first step towards maintaining the Union
Is the election of Gen. McClellan; they believe that
-'the/ restoration of the Democratic ’ party: to'; power
.will produce unions theybelleve the policy of the
Administration towards both the' Southern and the
;> Northern States Is fetal to the Union. •* -,-r
(Jen. McClellan, in his .-Harrison- Landing letter,
said " Neither confiscation of property, nor polity
.-cal executions#/persons, nor territorial organisa
tion of States, nor forcible ’abolition of slavery.
'Should be for one moment thought of. ” In this letter
of acceptance he said: “ The Union was originally
formed by the exercise of d spirit of concilidtion and
compromise. ;To restore ani-tpreserve it a like
must prevail in the councils of, the. country and in the
hearts of the people!' The Democratic partv'is
pledged to “.unswerving fidelity to the Union under
the .Constitution,” -It is pledged to the “restora
tion of peace on the basis of the Federal Union of
the. States.” :, , - • . , .
"Ye believe we know that ir this party shall bo re
storeddto.ipbw.ef—lfpthis policy’ shall prevail—the
Union will be restored. State after State will return
to us, and the echoes of our rejoicing will come
down to us,from the vaultß.of Heaven itself In token
that the Deity approves that statesmanship which,
'tempers all its policy-with moderation, and justice,
and conciliation. When next,l meet you Ihope wo
may have 1 already entered on that work. Again,
gentlemen, I thank you for your attention, and
wish you good night. ..
General Sherman and the ■ Presidential
.Election.
To the Editor of the Herald:
, No.-M „West -Cvmiißint Sirar, Niw York.
October 24.—Having noticed In the Herald,! of the
20th of September last, the subjoined paragraph, I
transmitted it to General Sherman with the re
mark : “I feel that anexpression of opinion by you.
contradictory of the enclosed statement. In a-form
avoiding everything personal, would be of Im
portance.” 1 1 give you his reply, marked with all
the elevation of Ms noble character. You willb*
so kind as to make it public.- 3
John’C. Hamilton;
“Butwe have heard a statement relative to a
private letter from General Sherman, containing
thedollowing words, or words to this effect: !<i be
lieve that ninety-nine out or every hundred Soldiers
in this army’—the laurelled army of Atlanta—
>, would vote for Geheral-McClellan, whether with or
without my consent: but if iny Influence can suffice
tomake the hundredth inan.casti hia vote the same
way, it shall not be wanting. 1 This report we give
asone knownto be prevalent in army circles; but
■without vouching for its accuracy.”
, HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OV THK
t 1 ’ -- Mississippi, itr MHrFIRM>,
j Kinoston, Ga., Oct.-11,1861.
Mx Dear Sir: There Is not one - word of truth
in-the paragraph you sent me, ent from the Now
York Herald 'of September 20., I never thought, ♦
s aid, or wrote that McClellan would get "ninety- ..
nine, out ofevery hundred 11 votes in this army, -X.
am as Ignorant of-the politicals bias- oftheiinen of
this army as. you are at .a. distance- of a thousand
miles; and < I would as soon tMnk' of f tampering with,
a soldier’s religion as with, ; Ms. preference for men.
i.have not and shall not attempt to influence a vote
in the coming struggle. I believe -Mr. Idnoolh' has
done the best he could. . '
With respect, &C-, ’ W. T. Shremar.
John O. Hamilton, Es<i. ' ,
PERSOKAI.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin announces that
Mr. Chandler K. Bansom, United States National
■ Bank- Pominlssloner, has baen-sent. by the Goyern-,
ment th visit -.the principal cities in the oil region of
Pennsylvania, to ascertain how far it is advisable to
grant banking privileges to the applications that
■ have been mado from that quarter, which are both.
Humorous and pressing. r ’ _ . .
Rev, Mr. Oonway, -writing to the Boston Com»
ijitoiiweoiMftom-Bath, England, describes the meet
ing r of- the BriUsh Association for the Advanoa-
of . Science, and says: ;
; "lieutenant M- who was present,
fiwandere'd about like a lost spirit (he limps more and
»laoks.balder than oyer); r On one'occasion he and
hisibnher'friend, Professor Willlam .Br Rogers, of
Boston, who’ was.also piesent, met,in one of the sec-,
tioias, and prepare 3 tor w recognition’! bub
Rogers somehow- failed-to see. him; though he was
f t:,,-
, . rr- Richard Fitch, one of the pioneer settlers of
the’Westem Reservej died in Ellsworth.' Mafioning
lTth' -Inst., -aged elghty-fiva
f ycars. jHe a; native of Connecticut, sod fiiai
•grated tp Oklo about sixty, years ago. J ...
--Generalß'anks.hnd Ms'wife arrived iu Bostoa
1 last > 'evening, and procaedfid - W
residence la Waltbam,