';V V VELES€4. 101) DAILY (SUNDA.YS EXCIEPTED) o r Jowl FORNEY, ,00, 0. 01, souls roglaa BTRZET 00 PA II LY .PRESI4," tboribere, is Tint DOLLARD VRIVANYTI ' 11. ill 0, 6 1 ! 0 , TwSATT CENTS PER . WElill; payable to, 0 . ,,' Sailed to Bubearibere out of the oily, 010 0, ,,,,,, poo. ANNUM; POUR DOLLARS AND VITT!' I fn s BM idozrritei Tere'..ls4Ltiee, AND. Tvierrrin e' I v; /OA THAWS MOKTEIB, invariably ill advance P' • ordered. . ... !hoefiliements Inserted at the usual rates, T o 1111-WEEII.4 kittesS, 000 BAbilliberg. FIVE DOLLARS -Pia ANNUM, in l ee _______ ' ' MAIL DRY GOODig. Oa REDUCTION - IN THE PRICES DRY GOODS. is IL CAIOTEF.LII-k CO., irn CHESTNUT STREET; 5 g TREE XXIIRE STOCK OY PRY 000 OS, CONSISTING IN PART OF IpLINS AND REPS, OGLINES, CLAN PLAIDS, ALPACAS AND MORAIRS, 131401 f. AND FANCY SILKS, SHAWLS, GLOVES, .LINENS, WHITE GOODS, FLANNELS, BLANKETS, LINEN AND COTTON. BREETINGS, REPELLANTB &ND CLOA.EING CLOTHS, T EXTREMELY LOW RATES. beg hams to assure the publics that we have El down every %Mole In our stock, and now have c , us Power to over , RARE BARGAINS. tm SAT STOOK OF 'X' IN' 101 LADIES D OENTLEMEN. OSTSDS. SOOTOR PLAIDS. LOVES,_ BASKETS,' BICIOIIILLme. VELVETS, ,BIOOTS, MIXTURES, Asa.. .to. T o shade sia anallti In the °sentry. For lades Ooods, sell at the • CLOClrrier STORM WM. T. SNODGRASS, ' South. SECOND Street, and. 313 STRAWBERRY Street. lON* OIINSTNIIT STREE! I, L NEEDLES DAUM P.BegIVIRCif NOYELTX.Ea LACEB, WRITE GOODS, EMBROIDERIES, VEILS, fiA.NDIIERCHIEFS, (to. la every variety lind TH EEDUCED PRICES OITA/ILL - 10R FALL TRADE. RIGHT PLAID PO Pi, !ITS. JUST OPENED, several large lots, bought in New 1 at reduced prices for cash.' :e lot single-width rich Plaids, 65c. ;a lot double width heavy gay-Plaid Poplins, 1125. xo lots flue all-wool bright Plante, cheap, :No lots rich wool Plaid Ikpltne, VA% $2, and 1,1 :e lot tine Wide French Merinoos, $1.50. lot Striped Brocade Reps' $1.25. :e lot figured, striped, heavy Mohair% $1.25, lot figured Mennoes $1.25; bargain. a' :e lot black wool Detainee; 75c; cheap. 11 Ocoee American Prints and Detainee COOPER & CANARD, 1 6-lf S. E. corner NINTH and MARKET Streets. i ETEEL SON HA.VB NOW I • open a large and choice assortment of FALL AND WINTER DRESS uOODS, Plain Bletinoes, $1.2 6 to $6. • Plain PoPline, Plaid Nerinoes and Poplins,' Plea and Plaid Silk Poplin Plain and Figured Mohair Poplins, I a great variety of new and choice Dress Goods, all fricel far below ' THE PRESENT COST OF IMPORTATION. , ILES—Of all kinds, a great variety, from 75 cents per yard, below THE IMPORTER'S PRICES. lIIWLS—A large assortment, at a small advance ,rlast season's prices. ti+tf Noe. 713 and 715 North TENTH Street, FINE ASSORTMENT OF SHAWLS ' for sale below the present , gold R,rides. laat Brothe Shawls, open . centres. • Lon Brodie Shawls, Ailed centres. bare Brodie Shawls, open centres. tare BroolteShawls,_filed centres. Yah Plaid and Stripe Blanket Shawls. litiare, Plaid, and Stripe Blanket Shawls. . • son i and square Sleek Thibet Shawls. 1.1 Mantilla Velvets, pare silk. ?tooted and other Barna Clothe. Cloak. ready *ads. =WIN *HALL 81 QCI., S 6 South g!CIONTI Street. DRUGS. CASH DIM* WRIGHT dr SIDDALLI, Jo. .Ull MARKET STREIT, Between YROXT, end SECOND Streets W. WRIORY DRUGGISTS, PHYSICrIAES, AVTP NERAL STOREKEEPERS,;, Om And at our eitablistment a tall assortment A Imported and Domestic - Drags,_Populer Fa eat nedielnes Paints, Coal 1)11 , Window Glass. Prescription Vials, etc. at aslow prises as tem ire Arat•slais goods sal be Bold. FINE ESSENTIAL OILS, For Confectioners, in'fral variety and of the beet utty, Cochineal, Benpl Indigo, Madder Pot Ash, Ondbear, Soda Ash , Alum, Oil of 'Vitriol, lamp. 10, Copperas, Extract of Logwood, &e , • FOR DYERS USE, livers on hand at lowest net onsh . Prises. SULPHITE OF LIME; for keeping eider sweet; a perfectly harmless generation, put up, with full directions for WM Is packages containing sufficient for one _barrel, - Orders by mail or city post will meet with: rompt attention, or special quotations will be israished when requested. " WRIGHT & SIDDALL, WROLESA_LE DRUG WAREHOUSE, Jo. to 119 MAJMET Street, above FROM% IS•thetni STATIONERY it.. BLANK BOO&L fill, 91W COMPANIES. Et are Prepared to furnish New Corporations with all As Books they require, at short notice and low prissi, ini (Ndity. ill style. of Bindiut. STEIL PLATE ONSTIFICATER 01 STOOL LITHOGRAPHED 4 4 THANSPER BOOK, ORDERS OE TRANSFER. '' ' ' STOCK LEDGER, STOCK LEDGER BALANCES. REGISTER OP CAPITAL STOOK. " - ':.• 3 110 KER'S PETTY LEDGER. ACCOIIWP ON BALES. 2Pti'IDIND .BOOK. AL, AND OTHER MOBS di 430., lux K BO oK NANDI earimmucktai STAMM& *3ll CREEITIIIT Strodit. D . L. TINGLEY, TOBACCO AND CIGAR WARBITTIBB, \o.B NORTH THIRD STREET, • Aleut for - the sale of all the celebrated brands of ARNET, GEE N. a CO., Clueinnati. 'BILLS OF THB WEST," " OINOICS(LiTIS,' 7" " - . . Tujumq" ARD.OTHER filtioßlNG • • • .TOBACCO; L /fate lot of yi3mi 010 And TOBACCO, now In 0c26 C.toro, and for osli - -lin J. WILLILMS. IL• Norm SIXTH inan. Nsnnfaetnrer of VENETIAN BLINDS , - AID WINDOW SHADES. Si- The Lariat and Meet Assortment In the el*/ I LOWEST PRICES. ltenaltimi attended to Promptly. at - Store Shades Made and Lettered. selo-3m LOOKING .GLASSES.. . JAMES S. ,EA.ALE &• SON, 810 CRISTNUT fiTBEET, moire now in store a very tine assortment of LOOKING GLASSES, of every character, of the 711 Y 8 88TALAN177ACTURE AiID.LATEBT STYLES, OIL PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, . 410 .,/ • limns AND reciitimpe FRAMES. NEW BUOKWR.RAT FLOUR. WHITE CLOVER HONEY. NEW pesio I.zemuB. , CULTIVATED CRANBERRIES, dic. ALBERT 0. ROBERTS, nct•ttDealer in Fine Oroceries,* Corner ELEVENTH and VINE Streets. EA.CHEB.- 6,000 DOZtN BERMETI ,„ ,°g.. l 1 7 sealed Peaches of the Inset quality. prepared ". isaisards 6Co Bridifiston. N. J • 'Salesroom. QDZS h WILLIAMS.' 107 *mai WAT&Lt Street. VOL. 8.7N0. 92. SILK k DRY GOODS JOBBERS. FALL, 1 I FALL, 15e4..) , NOW IN STORE. (1504. Nen. 517 Chestnut slid 614 Jayne Ntreeis, IMPOSTERS AND JOBBERS. 07 ELKS AND. FANCY DRY GOODS, SHAWLS, LINENS, AND WHITS GOODS. nit lam or romaost Axe ootirsTio INCLUDINO - MINER'S AND OTEDN. MAXIM • • an2o-Sm HAZARD & JIUTCHINSON, No. 11% CHESTNUT STRUT, COMMISSION MERCHANTS; los TER BALE 01 fill m] PHILADELPHIA , MADE GOODS. CARPETS AND OIL-CLOTRS. CARPETB I CARPETBI CARPETS OLOSING OUT LATE IMPORTATIONS 20 PER CENT LESS THAN PRESENT GOLD RATES. - • : • G`ss FRENCH AND ENGLISH AXM3NSTERS. WILTONS OF ENTIRE NEW PATTERNS VELVETS AND TAPESTRIES, Wide Cksods THREE-PLY AND Pipit/UN CARPETS. VSIi/rotANS, FALATINB, AIRD DAMASK. DRUGGIETTS. WELL-SBASONSD OIL CLOVIS. Acti., &a. JAMES H. ORNE & CO., GMO CMEETKUT snow, 44317-stnth2m 18 64 . FALL 1864. cadirzvEcuo "xxxam, GERMANTOWN. MOCIALLVM & 00- e * CARPET WAREHOUSN A 509 ORESTNUT STREW. ' 801?-339 PHILADELPHIA. 1864. 1864. Dir.eCAXALUZM & CO., RETAIL, DEPARTMENT, also CHBSTIMPf gram. - ..17-8m OrPOSITZ lIIDEPZITDBION HALL 1864. A. K. & 1. K. WORMS, 81700351303113 TO TEM LATE, ORO. P. WOMRATH. LADIES' FANCY VITUS, To which they invite the attention of buyers'. LADIE§ i FANCY FURS. •- . . . , • •• JOHN A. STAMHACH, IMPORTER IND MANUFACTURER OF LADIES' FANCY FURS, - • . NO. 826'AROR STREET, " BELOW NINTH. • - Just opened, a large and handsome stock of LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S FANCY `FURS{ Of every description, and in the newest and most aP proved styles, at the LOWEST. CASH PRICES. oca-tatbesm . gENRF RABKE, .1J! .1. N. sronAroi. The above respectfully Informs his patrons, and the Public in general, that he has now opened at the above store an assortment of • LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S FANCY FURS, Which for variety and quality CANNOT BE SURPASSED by any bOnse in the United States. Being t,he menu. lecturer of all his Furs, and having imported all 'kis stock when gold was much lower than at the present rates, he can offer them to his patrons at the moat rea• sonablepricee. • All 'FURS made to order, and repairing done in the best manner and. latest styles, HENRY ism,. ' IMPORTER AND MANUFACTURER • OP LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S FURS, oslB4l • 517 'ARCH Street, 1864. E. 0. 1201111110 N, N, T: Corner Seventh and Walnut Streets, N. B Raving obtained...EL celebrity Tor cutting Eskhig it a specialty, in my foulness for 110.1103 years pact, it is thought of sufficient importance to announce the fact in ti is manner to the public, tett that those who are dissatisfied may know of my neitkod, and give in, friaL 0c27-thstu-2n EDWARD P. KELLY, JOHN'IIOI4I..Y. ~• . • • - TAILAO3I4B, • 618 , ci*YiNVT giT4E4T, win iiiiiii,thli.4l4•P•tobir 3 0 : 141 it REDUCED` PRIDES, s • . i 3 D ISSOLUTION. - NOTIC E IS HERE. ;BYgiven that the co- partnership heretofore exist. lug between MICHAEL C. BOYER AMOS SMITH, SAMUEL. B. HILT, and MATTREVH. CRAWFORD, trading ender the name style, and title of the ' WEST ENGINE. C 0.," of NORRISTOWN, Montgomery Co., Pa., was the sixteenth (lath) day of July last dissolved by mutual consent, by the withdrawal of said Samuel R. Hilt. • ' • The future business of the concern will be settled and conducted by the remaining partners, under the old title of the "West Engine Co." Signed: • A 4 M OS SMITH M.'H. CRAWP ORD, SAMUEL E. HILT. noll.lBt NOVEMBER 10, 1564 IRIBSOLUTION.--THE COPART.NFiII • 11 -' SHIP heretofore existing under the firm of SANDED N. DAVIES k SON le this day dissolved. The business will be settled. 57 the tuadersigned, at No. 225 DOCK Street. CHARLES E. DAVIES, Surviving Partner. Puu,ADELPKIA, Sept. SO, 1864.. 1 COPARTNERSHIP.—The iindersigned bays this diti 'formed a copartnership under the firm of . DAVIES BBOTHSES, • • ' for the transaction of a_g.eneral - BANKINGi AND. BROKERAGE EIISINESS. at No. 225 DOCK Street. CHARLES E. DAVIES. PETEN.A. DA.V/Ea. PHILADELPEUL, October 1, UAW U. S. Certificates of Indebtedness, thtartenrutaters Vouchers and Checks, and Government Securities gen rally, bought and gold, , • • Briginegg Paper and Loans on Collaterals negotiated. Stocks and Loans bought and gold on Commission. • • - COPARTNERSHIP.. ; WASHINGTON BOTCHER. Commission Merchant and Wholesale Dealer in Provisions and Produce. has associated with him in hie business his son, HENRY CLAY BUTCHER. The st7le of the arm will he WASHINGTON BOTCHER at SON. 146 and 148 North FRONT Street.' ' Oaf Ohalt 2j4, 188} x. ; • .• ..act024.1.m• • . . . . • ' . ~ -. •7, • •• -' - . ",,,,,- Ittl* ' - • S ' -' ' ''' 4 - - z,.. ,- . " ' ' , : , 4 ~ t A • . , , . ''' I I ; '- ' ' "-•.?.4.4 "7.,-/'• ""rro• - - - •-' - . '' •' • . 1,-.2 ' ‘"-, \ ;\'',\ V I lil i/ ~' 4 ri .5,.---' i - .'" '.•', --' ". -"'?-,1 tribc_. * , " . . 0 "°. , i dirt( ~ • ... . 111 1 1 %.'"" ‘...” , tig„ ' .----:::-;."-/- ..,,,':,--..."-- , - . . _ .. , -____. -...............- ...„ Irill i e it i .:- . . ~ ~. ... . . , . - - . ~r,r,St "...4,1„-_ ,-r : ' I ,gl ._.- F . ~,,,,: - .„"1"7 : - ~..--... ,:-.,..'• ' ~,.: i, ,!- '; - ---- r.'-' ..,..-' 041,„;,„,,- '• 7 , .1 . 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" 1111 0- ~..., , - --4,, ...... 7 17,...t.1 , , - -1 . - '. . . ~ .. ........ . • , ' - - . ....,...... ,;,....,........,... ...."... .mike ° • , . . . ~ . • . , . . . • . • . - . ~. . - .... 111)1111111D 141 & °CO A WIGS AND HANDSOME STOCK or DRESS GOODS. 131111,2VIIMECA_ICASI, COMMISSION MOUSES. • With a large assortment of FANCY FURS. FURS: N 0.41.5 Arch Street, HATS NOW OPEN A FULL ASSORTMENT OP NEW FUR STORE, 617 ARCH STREET. MERCHANT TAILORS. FAL'L'• FASHIONABLE TAILOR, PHIL ADELPH lA. GOOD-FITTING PANTALOONS, cormyrNmesinrs. THE FLORENOE. THE FLORENCE THE FLORENCE THE FLORENCE TEE FLORENCE TEE FLORENCE" ' TEE FLORENCE THE FLORENCE SEWING MACHINES, SEWING MACHINES, - - SEWING MACHINES SE WING MACHINES, SE WING MACHINES, SE WING MAIHINES, SE WINO M &CHINES, -• SEWING MACHINES, 630 CHESTNUT STREET. 630 CHESTNUT STREET. , 630 CHEST NUT STREET. MO CHESTNUT STREET. 630 CHESTNUT STREET. 830 CHESTNUT STREET.. 630 630 CHESTNUT STREET. 630 CHESTNUT STREET... • se3-tf ca JD. LESS (30ST Or IMPORTATIOLTe 1- BIIOOEBBO3I TO W. H. HAJIHYL, B'NABONIO , ILA4L, 719 CHESTNUT STREEI'... Below Beyentb. 1026 CHESTNUT STREET::IO26. CTAI9CALIN STOUE. • Constantly on hand a full line of • ' WINDOW CURTAINS, CURTAIN MATERIALS, EURNITUAE COVERINGS, WIND° W SHALES, CORNICES, BANDS TASSELS, GIMPS, CORDS, U., THE LOWBST PRICES. _ For int-class goods. ` The` iforkzottneldp of this estab- • Ushment is second to no,other in the United States. . 0. 4..SToUT 8; C 0.,..., . , oc.ql-2m, . No. 10216'CRESTRUTRtreet. HOME ON A 'FURLOUGH. This beautiful steel engraving, painted by Schussele, and engraved by Sartain, is having an immense sale, end is considered by all who, have:seen it as one of the finest specimens of engraving ever gotten out in this country:, EVERY SOLDIER'S FAMILY SHOULD HAVE A COPY. EVERY LOYAL HOUSEHOLD SHOULD HAVE "A 1864. In fact, every family who has a father, husband, or son battling for hie countzy, will appreciate and should HOME ON A FURLOUGH. It will always be a beautiful memorial of these anxious daT s and yeare of rebellion and War. This engraving is sold exclusively by Agents. DISABLED SOLDIERS and others will llnd this the most pleasant and "profit able agency, they can undertake We give exclusive territory, and will give particulars of agency on ton. „ We print this plate on a 19 by 2-1 sheet, suitable for framing, and will send a specimen copy by mail, free, on receipt of the price, 8.1.90, which is about one-half the price usually charged. for engravings of this cha racter. 'or particulars, address BRADLEY & ca, Publishers Ro. (16 North YOURTII Street, n012.3t* - Philadelphia. A .NEW.-- WORK - BY HERBERTSPBNCBR. APPLETON Sr CO., Nos. 413 and 445 BROAD WAY. _ PUBLISH THIS DAY, ESSAYS, MORAL, POLITICAL, AND 2ESTHETIC, Illustrations of Universal Progress, First Principles of Philosophy, &c. 1 VoL CO 12 N TE NTmo. Clo S th, $2. I. The Philosophy of Style. IL Our Legislation. Th.e Morals of Trada. IV. Personal Beauty. V. Representative Government. - VI. Prison Ethics - - VII. Railway Morals and Railway Policy. ' VIIL Gracefulnosii. lx. State Tampering with MoneY and - Banks. Parliamentary Reform—The Dangers and tha Lifeguards. "The large success and high commendation which the former volume of Essays has met with shows that the genius of Mr.- ftericer is widely appreciated in this country, and renders any laudation of his works nuns cessary in this placer But it is proper to call attention to the special claims of several of the Essays of.thit collection upon the American public. "—Extract fronv .Editor' 8 Preface. D. APPLETON & CO. Publish the following Works by - the same author: EDUCATION: INTELLECTUAL, MORAL, AND PHYSICAL. 1 vol 12mo. Cloth. SLED. ILLUSTRATIONS OF UNIVERSAL. PROGRESS. 1 vol.: 12n o. $2 - FIRST PRINCIPLES OF A NEW SYSTEM OF PHI- LOSOPHY. voL large 12mo. $2 'IRE CLASSIFICATION OF THE .SCIENCES; to which is added. Reasons for Dissenting from the Philo sophy of M. Comte. A 'Pamphlet of 10 pages. 21 cents. ' Either of the above sent free by mail on receipt of price. ' nol4- 2t pETROLKIIM V. NABBY'S PAM PHLET 1-:TEE'S N ASSY' S -PAPERS: Letters and Sermons, containing the views on the topics of the day. An amusing and interesting pamphlet. - - OCEAN WAIFS. A story of adventure o land and - By Captain Mayne Reid. Illustrated... POEMS OF THE WAR. By Geo. H. Bolter. _ PICTURES AND LESSONS FOR LITTLE READERS. A collection of short and beautiful stories for children. Also, ANEW EDITION of _ _ TERRINE'S NEW WAR MAP. OF THE SOUTHERN STATES, containing a Chronology of the Great Rebel lion to November,'lB63.. Price, to cents. For sale by WM. -S. & ALFRED MARVEL 0c29-tf - , 606 CHESTNUT Street. • WEBSTER'S NEW UNABRIDGED. DICTIONARY. 3000 ILLUSTRATIONS. This edition of Webster has been thoroughly revised, andbakmany valuable additions. It consists of 1,840 royal quarto pages, With the illustrations distributed throughout the work. 1864. ALSO, WORCESTER'S NEW QUARTO DICTIONARY, and all the Greets, French, Spanish, German, and. Limits Standard Lookouts and Dictionarios,for sale. by LINDSAY & BI,A.KISTON • A BHCROFT'S LOW-WATICE DB-. TECTORS. Ashcroft's Stearn Gauges. Justice & Shaw's Mercurial Steaus and Blast Ceram. Clark's Camper Regulator. Water Gauges, Ssotch Tubes, &c. AMOS. S. BATTLES, /lint, se2-9m 94 North SIXTH. Street. Phila. ABEMICA T) At, EVANS • HAVE JUST nitoulvvu • FROM DAN TO BEERSHEBA; or, the Land Of Prep:tisk as it now Appears. By Rev. J. P. Newman, D. D., with numerous fine Engravings and Maps. ESSAYS, moseL, POLITICAL AND ASTHETIO. By Ilsrbtrt Spencer. • • • , LIRA ANGLICANA: or, A Hymnal of Sacred Poetry. Selected from the best English writers by the Rev. Geo. T. Rider. . Elegantly pprinted on tinted paper, red edges. UNCLE NAT : ;or,. The Oood Time which George and Frank had ; Trapping, Fishing, atc. By Allred Oldfel low . . • THE JOHN GAT SERIES k New Seriii of. Four Books for Boys. By Jacob Ahbott. Beautifully illus trated by B. W. HarrinlE• • ' . THE' 'IOIINu CRUSOE • •or, Adventures of a Ship wrecked- Boy. By Dr. Harley. Handsomely illus trated._ • • . STANDARD WORKS and books of all kinds in every variety of binding, now receiving from the late TRADE SALES, and will be sold atpery low prices. ASWILEAD.'& EVANS, • Succesoort t0 . W.1 ) :. Hazard, •• • nOl4.tf . No. 724).CHESTNIIT StreeL• . • TOPOGRAPHIC' AL - MAP OF THE ` OIL •-m- Regions of Penntylvanta, 4 het square, skowMg ever well and owner's name. Frices—sbeets $1 pocket form $3 • picket form, • mounted on lint s, $1; on rollers. ratiun'ted llnen,V. For sale bY 'WILLIAM S. & ALFRED DIA MEN, • gol4 606 CHESTNUT etreet. 11-7ITED STATES. INTERNAL RE, VENUE—THIRD COLLECTION DISTRICT OP PENNSYLVANIA, comprising.the Twelfth , Thirteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth Eighteenth, and Ni ne t een th Wards of the City of Philadelphia. , NOTICE: The annual assessment for 1864, for,the above-named Dietaict, of persons liable to a tax on arriages, pleasure yachts, billiard tables, and gold and silver plate, and also of persons required to take oat license, having been completed, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the taxee aforesaid will be received daily, b_y the undersigned, between the hours of 9A. hf. and P. N. (Sundays excepted), at 'hie Office, 8. W. Corner of THIRD and 'WILLOW Streets,on and after TUESDAY, the 26th lust., and until and including SATURDAY, the 19th of November next ensuing - • _ • PENALTIES. • • All persons who fail to pat their annual hitsi upon carriages, pleasure 7 achts, billiard tables, and gold and silver plate, on or before the aforesaid 111th day of No vember, 1664, will incur a penalty, of ten per centrum additional of the amount thereof, and be liable to costs, d for in the 19th Section of. the Excise Law of Julylli d ,lB62 All persons who in like 'mannei shall fail to take out their Lteeneee, as required by law, on or before the 19th day of November, IN4, will incur a penalty of ten per eentum additional of the amount thereof, and be emb lem to a prosecution for three times the amount bf said bur, In accordance with the . provisions of the 69th sec tion of the lap aforesaid. All payments are required to be made in Treasury note', issued under authority of the United States, or in notes of banks organized under the act to provide a ns• 'tonal currency, known as National Baaks.', No farther notice will be given. .. WILLIAM J WAINWRIGHTe•CoIIector, asla f 19,00 ea• .91;1RD and WILLOW Ste. IDtROWNET METALLIC WEATHER A-. Islam - and . WINDOW. BANDS TotaliT exclude Cold, Wind, Bath, Snow, and Dna from the crevices of DOORS AND WINDOWS. And save one-half the fuel. CHARLES B. BARER. , . No. 38 South FIFTH Street, .:Sole State Agent. Send for Circular. ' . /4K14 Agenti,wante4 throuihoat the State. n0.3.4e SEWING MACfINES. CURTAIN GOODS. I WILL OFFSB MY ENTIRE STOCK - ,LA.CE CUItTAUS see: von,ww I J. WALRAYEN, ANEW •PUBLICATIONB. HERBERT SPENCER, Publishers and Booksellers, No. 25 South SIXTH St. ,' above Chestnut 11: INTERNAL REVENUE. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1:864. Eljt Vress. TUESDAY, NOVETriBEE 15, 1864. THE SOUTHWEST. Forrest in West Ifeenneseee.—Tearing and Successful Attack on our Gunboats— Desire:okm of afohnsonville—The Bee bel, Chances in West and Middle Tea. liCSSee—The Relative Attitudes of Hood and Shermane-Thomae and Sehodeld . to Attend to the Rebels es Idle Sherman Cuts the Confederacy in Two. (Special Correspondence of The Press. 3 Canna NOV. 7 1864. 1 , The theatre of war half Suddenly changed in the Southwest. Price is in-full retreat from Miseouri with litunt at his heels, and Steele probably in his front. On the east-bank of the Mississippi we have . witnessed a- tadden incursion of rebels into West Tennessee. Gen. Forrest's come:tend, of two or three brigades, which. antil recently; had been ope rating in North Mississippi and in the neighbor hood of Memphis, has "suddenly made a' strike northward from Corinth: to the borders of Ken tuelty. His appearance'on the Tennessee river was first signalled at Eastport, whither a brigade of our troops, commanded by a -certain Colonel Hoge, of Chicago, very carelessly and coolly began to disem.- bark their artillery and stores from their steam -boats, Vthout sanding out a reconnoissance or even pickets. The result Is well known. We lost four guns and about 700 prisoners. Forrest then moved north ward as far as Paris, Tennessee, about` fifty miles from Columbus, Ky., and about the-same distance from .Padueah. At Paris Landing, on the Tonnes.. see river, he commenced his blockade or" that stream, firing into and crippling theerteamer Ainas eon, capturing three others, loaded with clothing and supplies, and' finally ea-laming the gunboat Undine after a severe fight. 'Fort Heiman, Fort Henry, and Paris Landing, where these events occurred, are all within a few miles of each other, and are about Torty-five miles from the mouth of the Tenneesee. In order to show the situation to some of your readers it May be well to explain, that the supplies for the vast army of General Sherman, south of Nashville; cannot con- - veniently be tranaported by rail from Louisville al together. *lt has been sought, as being both cheaper . and:more reliable, to carry much of the heavyTreight to Nashville by water, that is, by the Cumberland river direct. Thar stream is, however fitful, and is only navigable at intervals. Front Nashville the communication with Chattanooga and Atlanta Is necessarily by rail exclusively. There Is a line of railroad leading from Nashville to the . Tennessee river (not -generally laid down in the maps), about -. , a hundred,miles long, stifking the Tennessee about seventy mileseleom its Mouthecalled the Nashville Northweetern—zoad. This road has-been 'pat in order, and tans a threefold inlet and outlet to Nash ville has been effected. -The Ctunberla.nd river fell a, couple 01 weeks since, so thatthe boats loaded for that stream were ordered to the Tennessee. John . Sonville Is the name of the spot where the road strikes the river, though at the outbreak of the war -there was not sm-much as a: solitary'house on the spot. The Government has recently erected a . wharf and warehouse for storing its supplies while waiting shipment. While Hood, therefore, was crossing the Tennessee with his main army, say 80,000 strong, ,Forrest was to operate againiethis line of our . communication with abOut 7,000 or 8,000 men, and nearly twenty pieces of artillery, incline. lag, of course, those captured from COI. Hoge, at Eastport. Foreest's recruiting headeuarters are at Jacason, Tennessee. The xext operations of the batteries 'on the Ten nessee were to.attack <the Cheeseman and another sterrewheel boat Its -they descended. •The former escaped, although riddled with shot and shall; and her steam-pipes pierced. The other boat had her captain killed, and drifted ashore and was burned. Gunboats,- such as they :ere, lightedre,ft and theclad, were,of, no avail. The shores arena Tennessee are hilly and full of positions admirably suited for bat teries. The rebels, it appears, mounted some' of their guns on the captured Undine, and started up to attack the two gunboats at Johnsonville, in con junction with the batteries. The following state ment, on the authority of. Colonel May, shows hoW i3uccessful they were. :=, This feat of Forrest in si• lancing gunboats carrying armament as heavy as his attacking batteries is an unusual and upplea sant featuxe. The iromelad monitor Neosho, the old Tyler, and, the Washita, (40), are ordered, up from here to protect the-post.. It is likely however, that General Schofield has secured the r emains of the post by his land forces. • Colonel May left Johnsonville at half past six o'clock on Saturday evening, and arrived M this city yesterday. From him I gather the following information,which may be relied upon as correct : - In order that your readers may more fully under. standithe conditienoraffairs up that stream, I date 'lds narrative.;back- tO Wednesday: lastrar which time ; the attackupon Joie:seer:villa may really be eaidto haveleameenced. About 2 o'clock on that • afternoon,-:.the three gunboats at .lohnionville Nos. 29, 82, and 52—moved down the river a short distance for the purpose of recapturing the Venus, which bad been taken by the rebels. When a short diatanceaelow johnsonville, the Undine, which had been captured some time since by the rebels, gave our boats fight. The engagement lasted for several hours, and until the Venus had been disabled by a cannon ball, which cut her steam drum. After this the rebel gunboat withdrew, and the Venus fell into our hands. " When she was recaptured she was armed with two twentyponnd Parrott guns. She also had a full supply , of ammunition, ne., all of which was taken to Johnsonville. On this day nothing fur ther of interest transpired. On Thursday morning the gunbeet - Undine ap peared near .Tchnsonville, and manoeuvred about as If offering battle. Our gunboats weighed anchor and started out to meet her; when the Undine at once moved down the river and disappeared behind the bend, some two miles below Jahnsonville. Thinking that this was but a dodge to run our boats into a trap, they returned to Johnsonville. Daring the whole of the- day the rebel sharpshooters, who were on the opposite bank of the river,- kept up a continual fire upon our gunboats, killing - a number of the men. . • - _ - • Friday morning was the day of the hard fighting, and the day upon which over- $6,000,000 worth of property was sacrificed-to the names.aaAt an early hour in the morning the gunboat Undine came to • within four or five hundred - yards of Johnsonville and presented a broadside, as if she intended to fire , Upon the town. The gunboats .29 ; 32, and 52 were sent in purluit of her, and they had no sooner started than the'Undine immediately put,' off and dodged ;behind the same bend where she disappeared the ,previous - day. The gunboats followed her into the , bend, and they had no sooner made the him than they were opened upon: by a rebel battery of twelve 24. pound Parrott guna• said to be supported by 10,000 men, and 'also , by the Undine. Abbatsthis time four gunboats came up the river and engaged the battery on the other side. _The -fight between the boats lasted from- early Friday morning until about noon; during which time a most terrific - cane nonading seas 'kept up. Our gunboats were unable to pass the battery, and being separated were unable to cope with it. After a most determined- resistancethe gunboats were compelled to :retire in a crippled Condition. About 11 o'clock, and. during 'the - engagern.ent, the Undine.was ruu into - the shore by the rebels, and burned to prevent her being captured. About two o'clock in the afternoon a party of rebel sharpshoot era made their appearance on the opposite shore from Johnsonville, and commenced firing upon the transports, which now dropped down to , the lower landlng,e while" - the - - gutboats threw small shells into the rebel 'tanks,: Which dispersed them. When - the rebels had 'succeeded in get ting all" the - gunboats and transports: to the lower landing, - which ' Was' aboht three o'clock _ in the afternoon, Ahoy immediately opened' on the boats from their batteries, all of which were composed of twenti-pound Parrott :guns. -There were four batteries opposite the eityabne attire;up per end, one at thelower, and two just in the can: he. The fire of all these batteries was concentrated on the boats lying at the Johnsonville wharf, and in less than fifteen minutes theegunboatsavre ea . ~ com plete wrecks. Now that the gunboats were destroy ed, and the Federal commander fearing that the transports; with their cargoes, -would fall into the hands-of the enehiy, he called a 'council of war, at which it was decided that the transports skould be' destroyed. , The order was.at- once given, and in a short time the following boats were wrapped in one sheet of flame: Doane No. 2, Arcola, Duke, Good Friends, Aurora, Mountaineer, J. B. Ford, Highs lender, and Venue.- -The flames were, communica ted to the barges, which were loaded with Govern ment freight, and in less time ` than it takes to" re cord it, tbey fell a prey to the devouring element. The wharf -at Johnionville was covered with Government freight, -and the flames were WOO communicated to it. Men were ,detailed to subdue the raging fire, but they would no Sooner make' their appearance than the rebelbatteries and sharp shooters would fire upon them. The fire next cams minicated to Abe Government warehouse, which contained 660 tons of "previsions.' Not only were the boats and barges 'with their contents destroyed, but all'-the freight on, the wharf and the Warehouse, together with Its contents were one beap . or ruins. As the immense conflagr ation Was, raging with un abated fury, the rebel batteries kept up one of the moat terrific eannonadings ever heard, Shot and shell thirsting from", the mouths of • over thirty 20epound Parrott guns: The scene "during the en- _ _ _ tire Friday evening, and to a late hoar en the night, ' was grand and terrific, and baffles description. The Bri tish C gshXING TO Tars Suzseas.—The- pe o ple of. the Provinces are 'beginning to. get their eyes amount of prrperty, destroyed, including the iboats open. The St.,John Telegraph soya the punishment and barges, some' forty in number, is estimated at or Collins and associates for attempting to burn the - about $6,000,000.. lam unable to learn:the nuraber- city of •Calais is considered thereat( anything, too - , - Bent for, the offence. After alluding to the recent of losses on either side. . - - murderous raid ,into Vermont, the Telegraph, pro- On Saturday morning, about seven Mciock, the ceeds to say: ' " rebel batteries opposite the city again opened on "Under these circumstances, it has 'become the Johnsonville a, and , kept up brisk cannonading lea dneY of alle.British- American-subject:l to discoura some time. The citizens and nonseeinba e - tena very nee in possible ,manner the -practices of tante Qom- ; those genuine Confederates who violate ehe hosid menced to leave..the town in the morning, and as tality which - our sylnpathy_has.extended to them, they went mit on.the road they. were shelled by the and turn our towns and villages into , dens , of robbers we would avoid rebel batteries, end a number of them killed, About a" assassins. We' mlfst d° this if . - ,war with the United States, but we must: o u r delso ten o'clock the cannonading was a gitin commenced, in order -tee- vindicate' oureown authority, own and lasted for Berne thirty Minutes.- From that time, lights, in fact, our own soil all of which are assailed until seven' o'clock in the evening all was quiet, but- lissavillains , whe :,seem to think they may do as they that time, which was when my at informant leit, the , eolease among us so long as' they a ootaniission ii mai the Southern Confederacy. - ItemaY wadi the Is unable to state. .es , _ , meta without rasping the bloodstained hand of the The :forces at Johnsonville were under the from- : i rte derersoLtl i , gu b e i rA3 4r e pou th redlponhs. ro Z cannonading. as resumed, but with what mend of -.Colonel . Thonasson. On: - Saturday . : e ve n ho, ' South success in its struggle for a separateGovern ' "a - .. 4- retch have illustrated the` lives of defendera ext . lug Colonel Gallup arrived there with a . brigade et - Ilome, and 'the villainous deeds' of those cut-threats troops'-and several, guns. The party ,which left : who' havealeft eller to . engage abroad in ;pieta that .70neeenville t wheel aa thistr Ten V"aattylllise meta t ibring dleautee onahe-Seatthlieti.Wies 9 , , - t ase, .- • - , eaka ' • '- -a -.7 a "ale !-- . • a - ‘ . aea-aa afies -..- -,- - a considerable Federal force, with siege guile; under command of Gen. Sehofield, going to the -- relief of the forties there. When these reinforcements reach Sehnsoniille the placewill be entirely safe front any attack the rebels can make on it. The rebel force, Which. , is estimated at= 26;00if strong,: s; under the comtnared of dexter/4s Chet. mere, It Ytirrest, and Tesddi. It is isepesaibie as yet,' ro:tell what is the intention of the rebel' force; list it generally believed - that they, ate moving dewn the river. The above are the facts related by persons who were' present' all the rtiMO. Persons who arrived from Nashville last evening, bring up many exciting rumors, one of which is to the effect that a portion, of the rebel- force had sue , seeded in crossing the river, and getting lastween .lohnsonville and General Sehofield's fermi, and that the latter pita_ielegraphod that he was advanoing cautiously. • I`give 'the latter merely as a rumor, Without vouching ftw itaacouracy.- The whole of WOO, Tennessee, from the Missis sippi to tbe former stream t is being drained by cen soriptiontif the last serviceable man. ' This is For. rest's pi incipal work, in this region, though, as the result proves, not his most successful one. From refugeee I learn that he is gathering a fermidable army—with whakulteriOr purpese is not known, but probably to join Hood. The problem of the South west is then being - centred in Weatern and Middle Tennessbe. 'Hoodhas a united army larger than any now t oolleetedithder Thomas" r Schofield. 13dt our bneiness is. only to defend, not to attack.-, The points to - be kept are Memphis, Columbus, Paducah, Nashville, Chattanooga, and possibly 'iamb:tr. The first three, besides- being well fortified, and gang , , stoned, can be greatly relieved by gunboats, at all times. The others are only necessary if it is deter mined to make the valley of the Znper Tenneskee an arm; of defence, as is most likely, because its natural adVaritages are great:: In a word,-.Hood` can do little but ravage 'a. country not over-loyal; even if",he comes . up to the Ohlo t ,while he must eventually be drivenliack. He cannot capture and hold anneftnepointe mentioned last, forhe cannot supply h&ferMy. 'Mils a frod , all our railroads tire destroyed, Mit ilttle of military yalue is effected I need not contrast - that with the damagesthich. Sherman can do hi iiissingTrothe At lanta „t‘,,the seaboard." In coming 'north Hood comes into' a trap; in going south Sherman 'de stroyis the morale of, the Gulf Statesfif he does not deal the, -Confederacy a death-hie*, by the capture of the'city of Charleston.'- Everett at the . Eostoil Fate'. At the opening of the National Sailors' Fair, at the Boston - Theatre, or last Wednesday evening, Mr. Everett made the following address : • . Lames AND GENTrakiliN : Sharing with:you the, deep regret which I know you must feel, that you ere not to have the gratification:of listening, this evening; to his •Exceilenoy, whose voice is never heard without interest or emotion, I will, neverthe less, say:that if there is any cause which. could dies pense with his advoCacy or that of any other man, it is the cause which has brought us together this evening; • . At the Commencement of the war, the entire naval: force of the United States ' as far as the number of seamen' as concerned, was but 7,600. la the short' interval of four years, the number has 'swelled to over 54,0t0—between 50,000 and 55,000. It is weir: known thatin order le gain a permanent admission Into the naval asylums, and hospitals established by the United States it is ecessary to have been in the service twenty years. Now, I pray you, ladies and gentlemen, to • consider the consequences of this—. that out of 50,000. (taking the unmoor of seamen at its lowest estimate) now in the service of the United • States, which, when the iron-clads in proceas of con strudtion at this time shall be completed, will be increased to - 60,000 or 65.000—1 pray you consider that on the estimate of 60,000 alone thorewill be 42,400 who can never cross the threshold of one of these establishments of the United States, as a permanent "inmate, until the • year 1881, 1882, 1883, or 16t44 I pray you to , consider this, that of all these gallant men now in the service of the United ' States, Who have achieved the successes of this war,- who hallo . folloWed these heroes -now on the plat- . - form to victory, sevenelghths of the - number will . have to Wait ten, seventeen, eighteen,mineteen years before one, of them canenteras &permanent inmate of the marine hospitals of the United States.. Now, . my friends; I prey you to consider what these men, lett in this condition—what they have done, what they al enow doing for us. I am not : one of-those that institute comparisons between the two branches of the service, nor rob our noble armies of a single wreath of the laurels they have so richly earned, to giVe it to the navy. Both arms of the sertice . have covered themselves with glory—that is a vulgar phrase—they have both done their Ants , to their dountry, donelt nobly, done it separately. Bach arm of the service has its peculiar exposures, its pe culiar merits ; and heaven forbid that we should ho nor one at the expense of the other ; but when I think what the navy has done for the country ;when I think of the exploit of the - Monitor in Hampton- Roads ; when Lthink of the brave fellows Who fought ; "the guns of- the Cumberland:until, the -water rose to her main hatch, and half their number wont down to : ; a Watery grave ; when I think of the glorious success achhoied on.the'Atlantio, in the Gulf of Mexico, on the Mississippi and the other•inland rivers, not for getting that noble exploit of Capt.Winslow—S cheers' for Vinslow)—when I- think of this, my friends, I cannot but ask myself whether we have.done ail for those braVe men that we ought to'dp, whether it is enough to.pay them fortheee achievements with sounding . cheer" and empty praise. Why; ladies and gentlemen, when the- Brooklyn the other day lay in the navy yard at Charlestown, I wont on board her at the invitation of the captain. I saw upon the - poop deck of that vessel the stains of blood, where a man was out In two by the ricoob.e ting of a shell,:three -feet from whore the captain stood, which swept anhther gallant fellow into the isea: 4- Fsairistole-theresse - large :that I oohld have crept into it myeelfetimpat, made.by a shell that light ed uponeliferdeck amid • a group of some twenty officers and men, bearing, of course, death to several di them; among others to a poor fell - ow who had been badly wounded before and brought down for safety between decks. I shohld like to know whether it would have encouraged those brave men if the .officer nearest,. them had said, ," Fight away—nineteen or twenty years hence your country will do 'something for you:" Our blockading vessels are rendering an important service to 'the country, andl wish some of those stay-at-home critics who are so fond arailhig at the navy, for, not aocom pushing what they know to be impossible, would try It thernselVee, and go down into Charieston'har bor and pass a week in one of -the iron-olads block ading, that port, where the thermometer stands at 130 degrees.! or if he prefers a sailing vessel, let him go to the blockading squadron at themoutkof Cape Fear river, and let him turn out at midnight o reef topsails. Let him do this, and he will know a little better what blockading is. ELM but the, prize money ; that is the great compensation, the• great ours-all for the hardehipe of seamen's life !If the prize IS of lees force than the captor, whiolt • must, almest always:be the case, therrthe United States helps borsch to one-half ; then the fees of the officials,-the expenses of adjudication—not here in Boston, Mr. Dana ; I don't mean - that !—the loss by delay, and by that most singular operation bywhieh bales of cotton and barrels of turpentine evaporate up chimney—these • eat very deeply into the pro ceeds, and then poor Jack's share falls pretty soon into the hands of land sharks—not always, but much too often. ' ' •-"• • .4:: A. Grand . Naval and Land Attack on • . Richmond. From the Mawlova Bzaminer, Nov. 10.1 • There is a report, apparently somewhat authenti cated, that thirty iron -clads, with a. number of tor. pedo boats - and transports, have lately'arrived at' City Pliint. Many intelligent officers are convinced thatthere will soon 'be 'a great battle on the. whole line below Richmond. The time of that battle will' depend_ on the completion of the Dutch Gap canal and its •success as a snip channel ; for it Is highly iinpiobable- that Grant Will try another assault without the aid of his fleet—at least until he ewer tains that the canal is .a failure, and that all hope of must be aid from the fleet abandoned., ._. The Yankee papers contain a vehement contra= diction of all statements to'the effect that Sheridan is returning down the Valley ; but that contradic-: tion maybe the result of an order of the-Govern ment, and intended as a blind to the Confederates. The better opinion is that Sheridan willjoin Grant in an assault on the line of Illohmond,.Petersburg, and :the .south• side,- whenever the assault is de livered. It is believed to have been always part of their, plan, and (we suppose) has been proidded against. \ - A pernicious idea has gotten into some heads that this campaign is over. Yet there is not any argu ment to support that idea. The ground is muddy on the surface at this season, but only, for a few daye; the' foundation does not break up' till some time in December, and it will be capable of sup porting military movementa,until then. A lull in the storm of war is now evident, bat its cause is equally evident—the Presidential election in the United States. It would not be prudent to risk the defeatovliieh is almost certain; should a grand at tack be •attempted ; a bloody defeat of -Lincoln's chief army would have given McClellan some, chance ; so Grant has been, doubtless, directed by his superiors in office to be quiet until McClellan was disposed of.' That McClellan has been dispoted of by this time no .reasonable doubt can be enter tained, and Grant may now go a-head as soon as, he is ready. ; , Great complaint, and we fear just complaint; ex ists againat the laxity of details." In , the last few days it is said that; almost as many men have been detailed as have been received from General Kem per. If blils.be true, it is.a fatal fault. Never yet was indulgence so untimely. Great complaint, and wo fear just complaint, is • made against' the State authorities for credulity and want of firmness , in dealing with; men over whom-,the State alone has supreme authority, who endeavor to escape into the enemy's territory, and members of its local' forces who attempt desertion. When caught they are sent to Castle Thunder, A troop of friends intercede, they are let - out, ar.,d desert again. Is a suloidal, adminlstration of the laws. The militia of 'Virginia, when Under arms-and In presence of the enemy, are :subject to Abe articles of war like, all other troops of all other governments. No troops can possibly be exempt Irom the articles of war while under -arms, ' serving in military organizations, In' the presenceof the enemy. It is so from the neces sity of things. War can beearried on and armies can exist on.no other footing, and the usages of,war apply. everywhere. ,For the militia, as for the regu lars, there - are - courts martial, and the penalty witch these courts award.for the crime of desertion in face of' the enemy is death. If we intend to de fend this country neither Confederate. nor State authorities should obstruct the course of military justice, but sestet it and execute it with alacrity. The lines of Richmond furnish no' news of - the Yankees' election. 'The enemy's pickets know no thing of the result: They were puzzled to under stand tvLy our men "cheered for Lincoln," as they did most lustily on the Bth. The great' card of the Lincoln papers in this Canvass was' the pretence that the Southern 'people were extremely anxious McClellan should - be elected-4hat we based, in fact,.our, last hopes on . McClellan—and they have not yet been permitted terknow that Lincoln Is pre cisely the man that we would choose fqr. them. The usual shelling continued at Datil Gap. De serters say that the diggers of the canal have found a rook bottom for their work, which must be blasted out with powder and drill. But the stories of de sorters are worth nothing. . THE CArIURE OF PLYIYIOPTH. CON.BIAJIMIXACOMWS OFF/Cin REPORT LARGE Iit•IMEBERS OF' 0,01140 N, AID 5p0.4.11.41 1 :. - ARMS • ' CONDITION THE•'RAM ALIBOWFAVI.E licbel' Official iteport Concerning her Loss. • , ~. •.. • • WASHINGTON, NOv.-152.—The'following fa the OM Mal report of the reeaptsirsi ;of Plymouth,. N.. Ce, and which: the Navy DeThiltiliela . . to-day • ADMIRAL PORTICB TO GsvitriAar wettaara. NORTH ATLANWC SQUAGROM, S; FLAISFSHIP,DIALvwxw, . HAMPTON. ROADS,• VA.,. Nov. 1!,. 1864. • Sin : I have the honor to anolese you the •report of Commander W. H. Macke]) relation 'to the capture of the batteriek and Lewin of Plymouth, N. 0., which place, with all its defences, was captured from our land forces some time last spring. This wasa very gallant affair, and reflects gre at .credit on. the commander of theexpoditton and all Concerned. , It is a handsome finishing stroke ad ter the blowing up of the ram. • . • The fruits of the capture are , twenty-two cannon, thirty-seven Prisoners, two hudred stand of arms, and more being picked up daily. • The flags of the fort and of. the Albermarle, and a large amount of ammunition were also taken. " I am,' sir, very respectfully, your obedient ser vant, • • DAVID Poirrisa, . Rear Admiral. HOD. GIDZON WBLLBS, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. O. • • . COMMANDER MACOMB TO ADMIBA.L POBTBA. UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP S rtescitone, Orr Pvirraurerix el., Nov. 1, 1864. : I have the honor to re port that, on the 31st lilt., I captured the enemy's batteries at Plymouth, .N. SO., and the ordnance and ordnance stores at that plice, and some prisoners, besidea a quantity of pro visions: The following is a report of the action.: After' the return of Lieutenant' W. B. Quelling from his expedition, to. blow up the Albemarle at Plymouth I. determined on making an attack on the batte r ! es defending thati-town. Accordingly, on the .29th ult., the vessels under my command at • that time in Albemarle. Sound got under way at about a'quarter past eleven A• 11., and prOceeded up the Roanoke river in the following order . : Com modore' Hull, Shamrock, Chicopee; Otsego, Wyo.- fusing, and..Tacony, the:Valley City being sent at the same time up the Middle river, which joined the Roanoke above Plymouth, in' order to out off any vessels or supplies the rebels might attempt to carry out in that direction. • At about, twelve o'clock hi., we came within range of the lower batteries. protecting the , town. upon which we *opened fire, which was returned. We eon• Untied to advance until within a' mile of the works, when we discovered that thechannel *as obstrueted, at a point opposite the batteries, bytwo• sohooners stank one on each side of the wreck of the Southfield, whichlegether formed a barrier that could only have been passed with great danger if•at - all there.' fore, made signal to return, which was, accordingly_ donerend the vessels ran ,out Of the river .at two P. M., with the exception of the Valley . City, which vessel, having heard the firing commence and cease,' , 'and concluding that we had won the day, ran down the Roanoke river to within a short distance of Ply mouth,-where she was fired on; and. then 'returned, 'reaching the sound at about ten P, ' • ' :On -the morning of the 30th ult.; having been in formed that ; there was sufficient water In the Middle river, I determined to blockade .the enemy at Ply- Mouth, by going up that river' and gaining the .Roanoke above the town,hnowing that the rebels .bad no more vessels to sink in the channel and therefore that i should have only the batteries to contend ggainst, should I advance from that diree. con. I got under way in the Shamrock, following the tug Bailey, Acting Ensign M. D. Ames com manding, having Mr. Alfred Everett, the pilot of the, Wyalusing, on board, and followed by the Oh. sego, Wyalusing, Tacony, and Commodore Hall in theorder In . which their names are Mentioned. The Chicopee and Valley City were not present, the fer nier having been sent by me the night before to New ham for repairs, and the latter being on the way to HamPton Roads, Virginia, with Lieutenant W. B. Cushing and his despatches, both having started be. , 'fore 1 bad decided on ascending the Middle river. By the good piloting of. Mr. Everett the vessels got safely through Into the Roanoke river at about fear o'clock P: M. I left the Ccimmodoro -Hull in the Middle 'river, 'to' prevent the enemy from laying torpedoeathere. . • .• • On our way through Middle river we fired by compass courses over the woods at Plymbuth, at dis tances varying from 2,840 to 1,700 yards, and I have since learned that our fire at that time was very effective. It was late In the afternoon when we ar rived in the. Roanoke, on ,account of the extreme narrowness "and the curves of the Middle river, but,. to pr event the enemy from blockading the river, or putting torpedoes in the channel, I dropped to' with in short range of the one hundred.pounder Parrotts and shelled an -hour or so. Early on the 'morning of the Mat ult., having determined on at tacking the batteries, I sent a, tug down the Middle river for the Commodore Hull, and commenced pre parations for the action. At about B,A. M: the COmmodore Hall arrived, end'l :stationed her at the bead of the line, as be fore, on account of her ability to fire directly ahead. At about 9 A. M. the 'United States steamer White head came up the Middle river, having on board stores for the vessels in Albemarle Sound from the naval depot at Newborn. As her 100 pounder Par rott had been taken out. I had her lashed alongside the . ..Macey,. the' tug.'Bailey being lashed .to the 'Shamrock and the Belle to the Otsego.(all on the port side) to keep the tweets in motion in case their engines should be damaged. " We also had the steam blown off the starboard boilers of all the double enders, the fires banked.very low beneath them; and the stopvalve between the two boilers ()leach ship closed; so that there was no steam in the starboard buti - thewater in . therateing-warnr, ireould be got up in a short time. At half - paat-rdn'e 'o'clock A. lil., the ships being in line, I signalled to the Commodore Hail to run down and reconnoitre, and ascertain if the ohannel was clear. She reported "all right," . and -I_got under way, signalling the other vessels to - follow in close order. The enemy opened on us as soon as we came in range,'and kept up a constant and very heavy fire, directed principally at the Commodore Hull and the Shamrock. As I neared the batteries gavelhe order, "Go ahead fast," and' were soon. directly opposite the enemy's guns, when he was driven from the rifie.plis and field-pieces by grape and canister from the ships, which we poured in very heavily. . The batteries still held out, though, their fire be gan to be mild ,• but, as the Shamrock pissed them, one of her shells exploded'in their Magazine, which blew np with great force, some of the fragments falling on our decks. This. evidently disused a pa. nic among the rebels - , for from that time their fire slackened, and at length ceased altogether. • I then made. signal to cease luring,'. and to' land and 'take possession of the batteries, which was , done without "resistance. A party from this ship, under Lieut: Duet . ; marched into' the lower works (wehaving by this time passed the town andarri vett opposite them)' Leek about a 'dozen 'prisoners, , and spiked the guns to prevent the" enemy from firing on the, vessels, should they' return to their ,batteries. ' • ' • • It gives me great gratification to have the honor to bring to the notice of the Department the gallant and intelligent conduct of allthe commanding offi cers engaged; viz : 'Lieutenant Commander 11. F. Arnold, 01 the'Otsego ; Lieutenant Commander Earl English, of the Wyalusing; Lieutenant Commander N. Truaton, of the Tawny ; Acting Master Fran ole of the Commodore' Hull; Acting Mas ter 'James U. Green, ..of the' tug' Belle Acting. Master G., W. - Barrett, of - the Whitehead, and -Acting Ensign Mark 'D. Attics, of the tug BazleY, 'who' workeid and fought their' vessels' adixdrably, preserving' the order 'of battle under a very - severe .lire• and pouring into 'the rebel batteries and rifle. pit;, - 'and into , the'lown, aAremendous - 'fire of all kinds of projectiles.; ' -". I think promotion.would be but justice 'to' these gallant officers, who' certainly *deserve • the 'honor: ablenotice'of the Government. I wish - particularly to 'bring before the Department: the conduct of Acting 'Master Francis josselyn; - of the COMM°. done liull,who worked his Ship and battery to the admiration of, all who - saw him and also - Acting Master G. W: Barrett, of the - Whiteheatl,whom I sent on board - of the Commodore Bull' to pilot us through the, obstructions, on account' of his kno*- ledgeof the river, and whoacquittedihimself in his usual fine style. .* '''' " • - • • These two' deserve particular notice, - from the fact that the ConamodoreHull was the - leading ship, and at her the first and heaviest Are of•the enemy was 'directed. kwould also respectfully rooommend for Trotootion the pilots of the shiPrsengaged,especially 111 r: 'Alfred Everett.' . We captured thirty.seven' prisoners; twenty-turci cannon and, a large quantity of ammunition; the exact amount I am unable to give at 'present, near. ly two hundred stand' of arms . (more — are being picked up all the time), the ram 'Albemarle (annit at tile whart),With everything:, on board,' arid* the colors of the batteries and iron-clad. For the part which - eachvessel took in the tight I must' reibr you to the reports of each of the* comraanding.;officerS, whichl will forward as they - are received. 'As coin mending officer of the Shamrock, - 'it 'becomes my duty to testify to the gallant behavior 'of the offi cers; crow, and marines of this vessel." '''' - Theßngineer Department, under, Second Assis tant Engineer W. H. Barrison, was• - verr efficient. The"dillerent divisions were: worked'remarkably well, sand in the most spirited and'effective manner, for which I am in a great meattureindebtedto Lieu tenant DuerL:executive • officer And . ' the officers of the different divisions. ' Acting Assistant:Paymaster Louis Sands, and IL: A. Macomb,' captain's clerk, were - with me on the hurrleane-deck - during the en p,agement,' and rendered good service as • aids, the latter actinic as signal officer. lam much Indebted to Colonel D. W. Wardrop; commanding' sub divi sion of Albemarle, who, anticipating our require ments, arrived here with tine" hundredand sixty men from Roanoke Island, to assist in garrisoning the works which we had captured. • • lam,'Bir, respectfully; your obedient servant, . H. Maoosts,.pcanixLander. Commanding District of the Sound, N. A. B. S. Rear Admiral D. D. PORTER, ()om'g N. A. S • - ADMIRAL 'FORUM TO EZORETARY WELLES. NORTH STAIRS FLAGSHIP MAINRRN, , • HANPTON ROADS, Nov. 11; 1864. S, :-1 have just received and have the honor to* forward to you the following papers from Comman mender Madomb, commanding the District of the Sounds: Commander W. IL Macomb, Nov, 1, 1864, re porting the sinking of the ram . Albermarlo, and en closing copy of a paper, apparently official, ad dressed "Ron; S. R. Mallory, Secretary of the Navy," which is evidently the report of the corn mender ot• the ram to his chief. • ,: Copy of a letter found in the post offi ce at Ply mouth on its occupation by the Federal naval forces:' Er on the ram Albemarle, made .report of a survey by order of Commander Macomb, and a drawing of the ram, showing her casemate and mode of plating. the attack of Lieutenant Cushing was evidently a surprise,' and the destruction of the ram complete and Immediate. I have the honor, &c., DAVID D. POLITER, Rear Admiral. Hon. GiDitoN WELLEI3i Soc'y of the Navy. COMMANDER MACOMB TO ADMIRAL PORTER. UNITED STATES STEAMER SHABIROON, OPP PLYMOUTH, N. 0., Noy. 4, 1864. SIR : I have the honor to report that, on the night of the 27th ult., Lieutenant W.-B. Cushing went up the Roanoke river in his torpedo boat, having the second cutter of his . vessel' in tow, with a crew of eleven men, under Gunner Wm. Peterkin and Inns. mate W: D. Burlingame, both of this vessel. He arrived a short distance from the ram before ireowas perceived, when he. cast loose , the cutter, and, going at frill speed, he struck`the logs with :which the ram was surrounded with such force as to run his boat over them: He then'exploded his tor- • petio,•but a gun whioh was fired from the Albemarle at that moment prevented him from seeing what: damage he had done, and his boat being dull of water, ,he jumped overboard and swam clown the river.. He vvill, hiniself, I suppose; give you the no -count. of his - escape, arid I shall - therefore .merely state that he Was picked' up - by - the' United States steamer Valley' City, 'on the night of the 28th of October. . . I enclose - a copy . of stutter found in the post office ;it Plymouth on taking possession of that town, as report in my number eight, and also a. copy' of a paper found in the town, which seems to be official, both Cf which give accounts of the affair. On my arrival I found the ram sunk at the wharf 'as .far al her ports, and the top plating ,of the, oasemate 'en tirelloff. I have ordered, a. survey,...and herewith euelose the report. Lieutenant Cush!pg's IntlAtleg tsidng thq FOUR CENTS. cutter With him was to land at lifewharf, In e use be was not discovered, and, castibg loose the flash I ,a' lags of the ram, to take her out of the river. Tin g he was prerrented from doing, but: the cutter cap.' tared four rebel pickets on,duty on the Southfield, which they brought off. As far eel know at this time Lieut. Quaking and E. J. Horton, ordinary seaman of the Chicopee, wore the onlY persons be. lenging to the party that. escaped. Tile rest were .elther,eaptstred or drowned. I have apri:i•ate latter, • ; picked up in PENniouth, which states tat eleven .were captured: The names of the missinprones be longing to shiptrunder my command are as fellows : F. El: Swan listing assistant paymister'of the Otsego; Charles Ii Siemer, acting third anlistant engineer ; Thomas' S. Gay, acting 'master's mate, also of the Otsego:; and John Woodman, noting master's mate 01 the Commodore Hull ; Bez'tiard Haley, ordinary seaman, and Wm Smith, ordtatry . seaman of theChicopee, and Richard Hamindn, .C. If., of the Shamrock. I ant, sir, &0., W. It Macerate. Commander, i Conimanding - Distriet of the Sonnets. To'Rear Admiral D. D. Portrait, commanding Nora . ' Atlantic Squadron. Dania, .513 PORT OAPTtIEDU `Tit TSB POST ORRICE AT rfi.visbtfrir. - PLY entivir, C,, Oct. 28. R. Mallory, Secretary of:Me Navy : Sue: The • night of the 27t1rInstanta dark and rainy night... 4 had the Watt% Off bOaff2 doubled, and , took eztra precaution. At about three o'clock A. M. on th&2Bth instant, - the onkel? of the deck dis• covered a•.small ,boat, In the river; hatted her, re-. ceived an unsatisfactory answer," rang the alarm bell, ands opened fire on her with the watea. The officers and'rnen were at their quarters in as quick thr.e as re vita pessible under tact circumstances; but the vessel was so close that we cotild not bring our guns to" - bear, and the shot from the after gun, loaded with grape, failed to take effect: The bast running obliquely, struck us under .thill e cril bow (running over'the boom), exploded a fordo, mud. smashed a large hole just under thew ter line- Tinder a heavyt fire of musketry the - stoat surron' dered, and I sent Lieut. Roberts to tak \ scliargeroP her ' manned the. pumps, and ordered to tife tirrvo , use the donkey pumps. The water gained do US SO' last that all or.r exertions were fruitless, and vessel went descent a few minutes, merely leaving her shield and snroltestaek out of water In Pis (ice to m; self I must state that the pickets below gave no notice of her approach, and the artillery, which was stationed` by the vessel for protection: gave no assistance, manning only one piece, - and that at too late a time to be of any service. Having condensed this report as much as possible,. I respectfully request a court to establish on Vicar shoulders rests the loss 'Of the Albemarle. , N. B —This report wait not signed, bat appears tor he official, probably the draft of the report of pipit:- We/ley, C. S. N. - COPY OE A LATTER VOWED IN 'rEas POST OFFICE AT PLYMOUTH, N. 0., Nov. 1, 1864. CONEEDMH.ATE STATES STEAMER ALBEMARLE, Prinnotrrn (N. U ), October 29,.1864. ' ESTEEMED . Frosno t I received' your kind, inte resting epistle of the 20th Instant, finding me linger ing under a severe attack of the fever. lam now pp and about again, nearly as well es ever. They 870 sending out expeditions every now and then. We captured , a Yankee yawl boat, It is said we killed nearly all her: crew, 'consisting of about eight men. But the' most swill' thing of- all.(per hays you Will hoar of it before this reaches you) is that- a -Yankee torpedo boat 'steamed- up. the river. on Thursday night, and' at three o'clock on Friday morning she ran 'into the Albemarle; the torpedo burst, blowing a hole In her.' some six teet long, sinking her Immedilktely. She is noti lying at the bottom 'of the Roanoke• river. The crew lost everything : they 'had, bed clothing, everything ; some lost their hate, shoes, even some came out : in their shiftsleevea *and" drawers, - barefooted. We are in an awful condition. PI believe' they are going to hold the place to the bitter end. Captain Warley says he intends to tight as long as a man is left. This is all gas. I never did witness such an uproar before in my life ; troops were hurrying to and fro, expecting every minute to meetin battle dread ; but fortunately as yet there has been no attack, though there is no telling how soon we• may see a man-of-war steamtng up the. river, belching forth fury in her Mad career, carry ing in her front the token of devastation and rain.. We are going to take command of one of the forts on the river. You ask me, when did I hear front her ? I can but inform you that I have not received a word from her since I have been In the service. Is not this provoking? I have nothing more to write. Excuse the bad writing, as I am very nervous: -Write me all the news. Dliect your letter 'to Ply mouth, N. C., care of Captain Worley. I remain, as ever, your sincere friend, TEE ENCHNEBESI =PORT TO COMMANDER MACOMB. IriiiTED STATES STEAMER WYALITBirro. Orr PLYMOUTH, Nov. 12, 1864. SIR : In obedience to your orders of this date we have examined' the late rebel Iron-clad ram Albe marle, and respectfully submit the following report : She Is sunken at the wharf and heading down strearn, , keeling on shore at an angle of about ten degrees ; the -fiat part of the casemate on the port side is tventy.two inches out of water. We find the entire top of-the casemate Is blown Off. The angles marked a, b, c, and d, In the "draw ing are completely disconnected; the angle marked d quite ten inches. Aait,vies reported that she was again blown, up afteeehe was sunk Lieutenant Cushing, it is to say how much of the damage was done by him. Her armament donslsts of two 8-Inch rifle guns worlfed on pivots, so as to fire' either from the "side or ahead. One of these guns is partly out of water, the other entirely immersed. Her machine ry is entirely submerged, so that it Is impossible to examine it. The dimensions of the hull and case mates we enclose with this report. We are, respectfully, • • • - . . H. H. STBRART, Chief Engineer. - Taos. M. DurEnART, First Asst. Eng. - W. H. HARRISON, Second Aest. Eng. Comniodore W. H. MACOMB, U. S. Navy, COM mending District of the Sounds, N. C. - • Geheral Ilooker . in Toledo. [From the Toledo Blade, November 10 1 • Major General Joe Hooker arrived In Va. alty' about .9.30 this morning, on his return from Chios. go. It' was his expectation to have spent a day or two.here at this time, but official ,duties elgavrhere call him away this afternoon, and be anneal% for Sanonslty on the 4.20 afternoon Cleveland train. The intervening- time is devoted to a very•curiory examination of the river and bay, with reference to defence. At the depot a large number of citizens were as sembled to see the distinguished.visitor and efforts were ttere made to get a speech from him, but with out success. On his way from the depot to the tug, ho stopped at the Board of Trade Rooms to get a chart of the river add bay; As soon as he entered the room it was filed with citizens, and he was com pletely flanked. Seeing no way to escape, he stir. rendered handsomely in a neat and patriotic little speech. Upon being introduced to, the gathering by Harry Uhase, Esq., president of the Board of Trade, he spoke substantially as follows' : GENERAL HOOKER'S BPREOR ON TEE :13R-ELECTION OF I'BUSIDENT LINCOLN " Garinatarau : I am glad to, meet you here.to day. ' illy time and attention are-entirely occupied with official duties. I was called from Chicago to Sandusky, and now stop here for a few hurtled ex aminations, and must then pass on. " I said I was glad to meet you. I am specially glad to do so under inch favorable auspices. Every-• thing loots bright for our country. The work which the people accomplished the day.before yesterday will do more to put down the rebellion than,any thing done before. It, was ,the greatest victory of the war. The hopes based upon the Peace party of the• North have long been the chief prop of the re bels. They have been struggling along against de-' feats and difficultiessfor a longtime, in the hope that the Presidential election of 1861 would bring them relief. They well know that armistice and negotiations mean nothing less than separation and dissolution of .the Union, and hence their depart dence upon the Peace party. The 'managers of the Chicago Convention are dangerous men. Ohio sent one who claims to have put into the platform of that Convention the decla ration 'that- the war was a ' failure:; That man claims to be a Democrat. I never was anything else than a Democrat, but I repudiate all such as him. .-He never bad a drop of Democratic blood in. - his veins. I am satisfied, from what I heard 'in Chicago, that one-half of the Convention that nomi nated McClellan might be indicted for treason. The name of 'Jeff Davis was cheered there oftener thin McClellan% The Demooratic party never failed to stand by the country in times of .trial and danger, and- never will. The only Democracy now existing in this country was ,represented. at the re cent meeting of War Democrats of New York. They spoke my sentiments. I do not rejoice in tills result because lam so much a friend to the President, as I do for the suc cess of the cause .he represents, and I would sup port any man for the sake of that.cause. "Gentlemen, I thank you for your kindness on this occasion ; I have already-said more than I in tended to say." The effect of General Hooker's remarks was elec trical. We have never'known an impromptu affair more happy. • Such sentiments coming from a life long Democrat, and one of the bravest, most dis tinguished, and successful of our commanders in the , army, were really talismanic in their influence, and were received-amid the wildest applause. Some ,who had Toted :for IlloOlellan were present, but we beard of none who took exceptions to "Fighting Joe's" Democracy. The Colored Troops. The, Lynn (Mass.) Reporter says : ;Colonel A. G. Draper, of the 36th Regiment United States Colored Volunteers, but now in command of the 2d Brigade, 3d Division, 18th Army.Oorps, writes -to Hon. John B. Alley in regard to the conduct of the colored troops under his command in the recent action near Chapin's Farm, where the corps, is now located. We have been permitted to make the following ex tract from Colonel' - Draper's letter, and we believe no one who reads it will hereafter say, if they ever have said, that black soldiers mill not fight: Colo nel Draper says - " On the morning of the 29th ult. the entire 10th Corps remained in reserve at a safe. distance from the enemy's works at New Market Heights. The 3d Brigade of Paine's division was first sent in to charge theenemy's works. They got within twenty.- or thirty yards of them, and were repulsed with very heavy loss. My brigade of three regiments was then sent tin alone, and without support, to charge the seine works. -We succeeded, after a desperate strug gle. Wo had to charge - over eight hundred yards of open ground, under a very heavy fire. The bri gade went in at double-quick, with loud shouts. Within thirty yards of the rebel entrenchments we found a swamp, with a creek, which the men had to wade through, after which came slashed timber and a palisade of sharpened stakes. The creek broke our charge, as those who first waded across waited for the others to come up; some of the raw, recruits also commenced firing, and the firing soda 'became general, making so much noise -that it was impos . Bible for the men to hear the orders. For half an hour we were under this terrible are; our lift being within twenty yards, and our right within . forty yards of the rebel works. During all this time our men were failing by scores, yet not a roan went .to the rear. Both ,officers. and men displkyed the greatest fortitude. - At length, after this terrible suspense, we succeeded. -By a. previous understanding the surviving officers set • up the , charging yell, and waved their swords . for the men to follow. The, men took up. the ,ye 11; ral lied round their colors, and went over the works like - a whirlwind. At this Juncture &rebel officer, to encourage Wit men, leaped Upon the breastwork, waved his sword, and exclaimed :• Hurrah, my brave men !, Private James Gardner, 86th United States Colored Volunteers, instantly rushed in ad vance of bis brigade, Bhot the officer, and put his bayonet through _him to the muzzle. The rebels, thus driven from their worke,.made another stand in thewoods in the rear but were quickly driven out by a second charge. The troops we drove from the. works , were .'Greges Texas brigade, •and (I'. think) a portion of Gary's- eavalry division, dig., mounted. Our loss was .seventeen officers, and about live 'hundred and fifty men; killed, and wounded, out of about thirteen hundred. - but thirty-two line officers in the brigadik Of these, fourteen were killed and wounded ; also; t wo of my staff and one of my orderlies. I do not believe that the history of this war will show another , example of a charging line -remaining without , shelter half an hour within twenty or thirty yards of - an enemy's works; Subjected to a heavy-fire, and finally rallying and , carrying the 'works. lam informed that the burying party the ' .next moi r ing took 'out of the swamp and buried .one hum d And. ninety ! two bodies, and that they ;afterwar took .thirty•twO more from the creek. So much for the despised black man. The loss in : our 'division that ;day was twelve hundred. men— : only two brigades out of three being in the assault. • AB soon as my brigade had taken the lines at Signal. ,rebel battery at New Market Mil Jim-, • bered 'up and retreated, with their supports, where upon the 10th orps marched in without opposit.ton. "I gory. inshe black troops ; I do not believe that eir • impeders - can be found •in thilr or any °Mgr argq. ,l „ - • • • • r i IMESS, AAR WAR PRIIBB will be sent to stibscrlibers blr !nail (per annum in advance) at oft Three copies 5 DO Five copies.... . 8 OP Ten copies ...... , Larger Clubs than Tea Will be charged at the 114111. rate, $l. 5 0 per MI% The money mug attoays accompany the order, and in no intrtance can these terms be deviated _from, at they afford very Ki d s more than the cost of payer. :Up Postmasters An requested to sot es agents ON TBR WAS PREM. To the getter-up of the Club of ten or twenty. If! extra...3oD? of the Paper W ill be given- The Beath of John Leech. , • By the last arrival from Europe we have Meant& naive of the death of Sohn Leech, the celebrated English designer and caricaturist. The London . Times contains the following interesting artiole aspen hie life, his works, and his decease : 1 `; Suddenly, there is a great blank among us, and - . 03 shadow of , great darkness: One of our dearest 'Belt most delightful companions, one whom not only , •Ivea but also a'l whose eyes. wlll ran upon these , I lumens must think of ail in Some sort a cherished soul `anion. is taken froth us. -John Leech, known to the public as one of the most kindly and the most meatier humorists that ever lived ; known to his friends h" w tr. peculiar , gentleness andrefinement of chareeteraihat at first sight seemed as it were in op. ' petition toe the robustness of his judgment, and, thereforn, took many people by surprise, died on . Saturday ; evening at 7 o'clock. The death of Garrick et as said to have eclipsed the gayety i' - of nations ', _Enid the death of Mr. Leech will touch many more hearts, both of We • and other elm ttons, _than Garrick ever reached. ',Although be liwoked - strong. he- had been longs . sufferer, and complained of sleeplessness • his la. ,'. oessent• braina - or it induced a peculiar , irr itability' 'with which moat a'rersons bare a tendency to jeer rattier than to' Saari eathize. He was much affected was; Ili. e 1 a s il tn y drivene Street u 8 t i e r! m a h o l a hoped d e i t o n : Br e r t lllll ,: e Fie f e j e ctik a n h sdg ir e r e i n b g tiin, especially as he Shut theraa out by the device of doi..ble windows ; but he heel no , peace s and in addition Oa the torment of the organs. he Canoe to be afflicted ati,ellarly dawn by the hammer of some Small mechanic,- His friends made light of it, and tried to jest witliahlm. " You may laugh," he would say, "but I :ware' you it • will kill me." He was 8o unwell': that during this last summer he. was obliged t.O go abroad,' and he wee forbidden to indulge in haiafavoriter exer cise of riding on horseback. ' Re came back bet' - ter in the autumn, but still be was strangely sus ceptible to noise, and only a fortnight ago ho spolrea . 'with more than his usual -earnestness; - withasome- . , thing even of passionate entreaty in his tones, about . the suffering which the street-organs gave him, and' a about the smallness of the sympathy which he rik• a a keived from people who have to work with their b. rains in a mere routine. At last his eniferings"have< tre me to an end, and if any of ails friends were in dis ned to treat them as imaginary, they will now be' - ee l tvinced. It is not a year since ho stood'in tears- ' -by the grave of his schoolfellow, Thaikerayaand a new his iriends will follow him, too, to his tong "- bent" e. They were•schoolfellowe togeth er,i they were i fang\ w-workers together in Punch; both had some a then - even of •womaniy:gentleness - intermingled " e, w ith the strength of their characters ; and both gm, ,in their styles of working, classical. ' - ,adia, ough Mr.. Leech lived to be 47' years of age, [th e re,a, a - nof his life is short and simple. He was ' , boy t ea London in 1817, and was educated at the ' lobe-area , House. He loft school to study "medicine,' .: ens hadl made considerable progress in that direction ' 1 b e f ore he discovered what was to be his'trae path in *. : life. His, first sketch in Punch, entitled " Foreign Aflairs,Ya s 'ppeared in the first weekof Atigast, 1841, and thence forward the history of his life is to beaten, • - we ek by wee ski in the pages of that popular periodical. N o d ou bt ea 't was otherwise engaged also. He riles. ' tinted a lme nacs and novels, books of travels. and ' poems. A elk ris tuns time without two dozen sketeboe ' y Leech, feat 1 of the most graceful and delicate tue , ' Dior, would he, a strange Christmas indeed—a Uhriet urea which r e v, ht as well be without holly and mistiee , toe, dancing an:l good cheer. He always took great" pains 'as OhaisOrnas drew nigh, and year by year "seemed to sur3pal'e himself in delicacies of touch, and, " "In the charm of his humor. But it was through the weekly pages eta Punch, far more than through the yearly almanac. that Mr. Leech was best known to the public); and hie life fa there reflected. 'lie goes . to France and' &laws ' a French scene; to Scotland and draws 'a Scotch one. Then hie experience, of - our social life—his pictures•of balls dinner-Patties. • inese.rooms, bachelors' chambers, Bottearow, gar dens, parks, streets, waVering-places, Shooting. parties, huniing.telds, boating, fishing, and' we know not what else; make up- such a history othle time as to the future historian will be invaluable. The fashion of the day ; - the passion of- the hour is reflected on hie page as in a photograph. And• while we have thus in his sketches a curiou.ely coin- " ' plete history el certain phases of this Victoria era, • we have also in them a picture-and a chronicle of the artist's own life. Any onsawithout knowing Mr. LeeCh personally, can detect in theee sketches the work of a keemsighted, hearty sort of man, healthy and broad 1n his sympathies, full of fun, but still more charmed with grace, and sensitive to ' beauty, fond of children, fond of dvrelling, on all . youthful beauty, fond of beautiful dogs and horses, but, above all things fond of truth and nature. . • We Dave Said that he was classical in his style of working. One cannot well speak of the ridiculous in lima" aa• classical ; and much of Mr. Leech', work concerned . the ridiculous. - But in him the sense of the grotesque. and the love Of satire was • never allowed •to interfere with, much less toover ride. his attraction to whatever was beautiful "and true There never was a caricaturist who was!so . little of a caricaturist ; who could give the truth of. natur e on so many different sides, and seemed at the Fame time to have-,so quick an eye for what ever is lovely in nature: • He drew with equal ease a fine 'lady and a crossing-sweeper; on the same page he would bewitch the reader of Punch3with the lovelit st of - little 'maidens - and provoke him, a 'with the vulgartat of upstarts. And he was always eceing and drawing something new. Sud- • denly we shculd be astonished with some sea-piece, • in which the billows were* rendered with won derful skill. Or we had some mountain scenery, or a glade in . a wood, or ploughed fields, or standing , Corn. He never stood still. When we wondered what should come next, we had !tome rare sky, "some curious effect of light. And all this display 01 scenery was the mere background to views in which men :and women and children were the chief objects 'of interest. All seemed to flow from his pencil so easily that people scarcely enough un- • derstood how hard lie worked. Ho must have worked very hard. to produce so mach variety in , constaat succession week after week for more than twenty years. He died, too, in harness, working to the last. and working indeed, beyond hie strength. With characteristic generosity he made unusual exertions In aid of his relatives, and his labors were latterly more -severe than they need have been if he had only to think of himself and his household. 'These anxieties and exer tions have at length struck him down—and who is there - to fill his place? A good, great man, of fine and rare genius, has gone from among us, and we shall not know how much he was to ue until we discover by his loss that nature does not often pro duce such artists as John Leech. One of our great est artists, Sir Edwin Landeeer, has said that there is scarcely a sketch' of Mr. Leech's which is not worthy to be framed by itself, and hang on our walls. Other artists are equally strong in his ' praise. No min envied him. The public at-large think more oe the human Interest' that belongs to his drawings and the amusement which may be de rived from them. But, over and above this, they have qualities which, notwithstanding the lowliness of the material employed, will hereafter comer on Mr. - Leech's sketches a very high renown as works . of art. . • To these few observations we append - the follow.. ing letter, which will have a sad interest atthe pre sent moment. When Mr. Bass proposed to bring a bill into Parliament relating to street music, he received u number of letters from various persons who wished - him success.• published these let ters, and among them we find the following:. We will only say, though Mr. Leech suffered much, his life was not supposed to be in immediate danger. He went out to consult Dr. Quoin on Friday, and there was a child's party in his home at the time of his death: PUNCH OFFICE, 95 Fleet.street, 234 May, 1864. : Sin: I venture upon what might possibly be cora • sidered an impertinence, were not the subject of my note of public interest. . lam so greatly interested in the success of your measure for the regulation of street musicians that I am desirous of strengthening. your handS by pat ting you - in possession of some facts within my' knowledge. - I formerly, lived in Gordon street, Gorl don square, but was compelled to quit London to • escape the distressing consequences of street music; although Gordon street was comparatively a quiet locality.- A dear friend of mine, and one .to wheat. the public has been indebted for more than tsventy years for weekly supplies of innocent amusement, and whose name will -find aplace in future history of Art, has not , been so fortunate. He lived. In - Brunswick square, and remained there until the nervous system was so seriously affected by the' continual disturbance •to which he was' subjected while ..at work that he was com pelled to abandon a most desirable home, and seek a retreat -at Kensington. After expend ingconsiderable sums to make his present resieenco convenient for his art work—placing double win-• dows to the front of his house, &e., he is again dri ven from his home by the continual visitation of street bands and organ.grinders. The effect upon his health produced—on my honor, by the causes I have named—is so serious.that he is forbidden to take horse exercise, or indulge In fast walking, as a palpitation of the heart -has been produced, a form of anginia pectoris; I believe, and his friends. are most anxiously concerned for hie . safety. Ile. is or dered to Homburg, and I know that the expatria tion will entail aloes of nearly .£.50 a week upon him just at present. lam sere I need not withhold from you the name of this poor gentleman. it is Mr. John Leech. If those geritlemen'who laugh at complaints such as this letter: contains were to know what are the natural penalties of constant brain-work, they would net encourage such unnecessary inflictions as street music entails upon some of the benefactors of their age. Such men are the last to interfere with the - enjoyments of their poorer fellow-laborers ; bat they claim to be allowed to pursue their callings in peace, and to have the comfort of their homes secured to them. All they ask is to have the same immunity from the annoyances of Street'music as the rest of the community -haVe from dustmen's bells„.post bores, and other unnecessary 'disturbances. The objection to street noises is not a matter of taste. - It Involves the progress of honest labor .and the , avoidance of, great` mental affliction. 'Apologizing 'for the liberty I have taken, believes . Dle,.yours faithfully, MARK ,LRBION. T. Bass, Esq., M. P. • . The London Star speaks as - follows upon the lose which England has suffered in the death of Meech: It is no exaggeration to say that the death of John ' Leech, which we announce toole,y, will be, felt as, a. loss in.every educated. English household. What region, indeed, of the earth was not fulkof the labor of that hand which has all too soon been doomed to lose its cunning i Wherever English journalism sent its pages, - there John Leechi sketches made some aspects of English' society familiar. Wherever one went, in England' or abroad, in steamer or in train, by road or by river; whether the-tourist were visiting Switzerland, .or making for the second cam taraot of the Nile, or rushing as special correspon dent to Virginia or to Denmark, he.was sure to find John Leech's brilliant, truthful, humorous pictures of English life accompanying him on the way. The style of art to which Leech devoted himself was new, peculiar, and we may add, entirely English. It had nothing in it of -the caricature;: it had scarcely- . anything of the satire; it was as.unlike the style of • • Gavarnies it was . unlike the style of Hogarthi.iV a seldom rose to: any thrilling height; it never sunk_ below . a certain level of easy, joyous humor ; di& not pretend to read any grave essons of morality It did not trouble itself to assall.any serious abuses . 'at, was gentle, genial, entirely real, the faithful - repro.: ductfon of certain -grouping& taken ,from, cam-- - mon English life. Its great charm lay in its per feet fidelity, and its. gra:total, pleasing, refine:flint icor. • impressment IPri (From the Charleston Efgotnary, October 22.] The following list of leading articles; with their prices, have been agraeo upon .by the. Codninie, !stoners of linpressments for the States et: Florida,. 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