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VOL 20.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. AUGUST 1, 1861.
NO 28
Pllblislicd bV Theodore SchOCll.
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MarcOT,nim...c. ijjuuMaKgai , g i New-Jersey, says that he was cook of
ARRIVAL of the RECAPTUED PRIZES. ' J llim.aD confer.retl w,th tw? of thf stc,a the steamer Stag that was seized at CbaT
Z1XV . . . , men about takiDg possession of the u, ...Ai., . j
Tragedy of Ike Mamcr warring.-
'rageay oj me ocnvumr u,,ub.ul
Negro strikes for freedom.- He days
three of the Pb ales and saves the ship.-
Thrilling narrativcs.-Return of thc
New York, July 22, ISfil.
Thc schooner S. J. Watin of Brook
haven. Smith, master, hence for Monti -video
July 4th, with an assorted caro,
came up to the city ycj-terday afternoon.
On thc third day out froci port, the 7th
f.tlt? Trlion 150 milps frotii Sandv Hook.
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in lat. 35mm. and lone MUcg- enc was good caanco oaereu. jjut last iacsuaj; .
brought to bv the privateer brig Jeff., night we caught them asleep, and we ' Tbo brig Cuba of illbridge Captain
Davi?. which sent a boat full of men a- went to work. The mate comes to my J-D. Stront, from Irimdad ao Caba, ar
longsidc, and ordered the Captain of the berth and he touches me. He says, Now r'?cd tb,.s morn'Dg. ad s a' achor m
.i.nnn Until -Ii-ttti li o ITnitoH Stntps ?s vfitir limn. T trrrir. !ofn m u rnnm nnrt , 0 irantinO.
a i i . Tt.n
took from her a quantity of provisions, ,
nnil tlirtn rvnf nn hnn nl n r.ri?.i rriv of
ii.e men, taking aay Capt. Francis ed for bis temple as near as I could, and f "g" and molassas, shipped by Messrs.
Smith, the two mates, and two seamen, 'bit him just below tbe ear with the edge ' f C- V"0 fnorDinS J"
leaving the steward, two seamen, and , of the hatchet. With that bo made a ve- j 'J,4. 2 deg. 10, min. longi-
Mr. Bryce, Mackinnon, a passenger, on ry loud shriek. The passenger jumped , tufd 73 deg. 15 min , on the south side
toard. The prize crew were Montague up very much in a fright. I told him, do Lf Gub.a was brouSht to by a shot from
Aniiel.a Charleston pilot in command, you be still; I shall not hurt a hair 0f , the privateer steamer Sumter, formerly
one named Stevens as mate, Malcolm i your bead. Tho passenger knew what I Uabana, and on heaving to, was
Sidney ai second mate, and three Cien. was up to; he never said a word more. boarded by a boat from her, and ordered
mi. . . ....... i. ...i , --a t .1 a .v,. tt. D to come on board the steamer and brtnr
t I1HV i;i7Iil! JL UilLlIt?I 1 V LUU1.1L'. bilU UIJ
the 10th July, when fiftv mile to the
southward of UbarlCi'ton, the prize
cap-
ain and thc second mate being asleep in
their berths, tbe fir,t mate dozing on '
deck, and others a.lecp, Mr. Tillman, thc :
Meward (colored), cmied out bis pre-
concerted plan of kilHou the captain and
the two mates with a h.tchct, and throw-i
ing thc bodies oterboard. The job waias he rose upon hu feet, I struck him in
all done in five minutes; Tillman taking 'the back of thc head. Then the German
command, and steering the schooner j chap jumped over thc starboard quarter,
northward. One of the remaining men j Marshal Murray What did you do
was tied uo till the nest moruinc when
bo was released upon a promise to help
work tbe vessel. Not one on board un
derstood navigation, but having once ;ot
hold of the land, Tillman brought thc
schooner safely up to pilot ground, lhen
Cbas. E Warner of the pilot-boat Jane,
took charpe of her.
Oue of the schooner s men, Donald
McLeed, refused to assist in her recapture,
the whole duty falling on tbe steward and
& sailor.
Tbe names of the schooner's men arc;
Win. Tillman, steward; Wm. Steddiug.
seaman, who assisted, Douald McLecd,
seaman, who refused.
Tbe prisoners brought here are named
Jaaes Milnor of South Carolina, James
Dorey of New Jersey, who appears to
le an innocent soit of person.
No insurance on ihe vessel. She was
bui't in Port Jefferson, L. I , in lfc53.
and i t oncd by Jonas Smith & Co. of
this city.
Wc give below interesting particulars
obtained from tho-e on board, promising
tLat Capt. Smith and uis men were put
by tbe Jeff. Davis on a homeward-bound i
vesel soon after their capture, ana sent,
North, arriving in .Porthud ten days ago. ;
mrmnv or u'at ttt.t.a v toe stew- '
ARD..
Wm. Tillman, a colored man, is
tbc;
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one hero in this, chapter of hi-tory.
says that be was oorn of free colored pa-
rents ,n Milford Delaware, and is 27
vears of aL'e. His parents moved to ;
years ot ae. Mis parents
Providence, R I. when he was 14 year?
old, and he has eince called that place his
home. He bes followed tbe sea for ten
years, and has been in the employ of Jo
nas Smith & Co., No. 227 Front street,
by whom the schooner was owned, for thc
last three years. He U of medium bight,
amer Hrougij iu .i, v u ... ,
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-a 1 I. ... I hoir rkf noor.
iy unmiitu negro oioow, auu utam m uic
countenance an expression of honesty,
etrons common ecdsc, with some touches,
of humor. !
Thc schooner S J. Warning had start
ed on a voyage to Buenos Ayrcs, in Mon-
teviedo, with an assorted cargo, which,
with the vessel, was valued at ?10U,UUU
There were on board tbe Captain and
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mate: W. Tillman, steward: Wm. Sted-
j .
Germany, 23
seaman, dofu iu uenuauj,
Tears UI uPe. uaa uuuu aaiuuti jvic,
out of New-York; Donald McLeed, nea-!
mm. of Cane, Breton. Nova Scotia, 30
years of see. has been sailing out ot JNew-
York for seven or eight years; and Bryes
Mackinnon, a passenger.
On tbo 7tb of July they fell in with
Ihe Jeff. Davis, and a prize crew of five
were put abroad, who wero unarmed. To
use the .language of, Mr. Tillman, they
run ten days and didn't find Charleston,
we were, however, only 50 miles south of
Charleston and 100 to the eastward. On
the voyage they treated me tbe best kind
of wav. nnd talked tho best kind of talk,
One day tho First Lieutenant of tho
pirates was eitilDg in me cauiu cruaa-
legged, smoking, and he said to mo. wben
jvu VKt UUWU IU Uttvuuuuu, x nutik jv w--- . .. . ... . 'f
go to my house, and I will take care of lies off tbe Battery, under tbe charge of a Virginian, not quite 21 years o age, of
you. I thought, continued the negro, Coxswain Daniels, and crew. Tbo Har-1 regular and pleasant features, but an ex
1 ..i A' u pi;o nn.n nil fl.n mn into tho ' Dression of concern very naturally lurk-
veB. vou Will iBKO care oi mc, wuvu you
gei me lucre. 1 raiscu my uav, auu duiu;
i"Ycs. Sir. tbnn,k Ju-" But afterward I
snd to Billy (the German), I ara not go-
ing to Charleston ali o man; they may
"be me there dead. He had been told
by the prize master thnt he would get re-
warded m (juarleston, for performing his
duty so well in bringing the schooner in;
, he had also heard conversation not mton
'ded for hia cars, in regard to the prize
ho would probably bring; and ho had
heard the prize master say to one of his
imin: You talk to that Steward, and help
him iu ;ood heart. By G d, said the
prjzc master, he will ne?er See the North
; r
takiDg possession
8ehooner. but hev declined adontioe anv
schooDO but hey declined adopting any
, Dg lban0DC of them kPDCwS Low
ni . . . ak f. .v snn.
. contro Tilman tb
sue-
; the matter over fop . W days and then
made an appeal to he German, and said,
"It you are a tcan to stick to your word,
, , 7, J m, ' ,
wc con take this vessel cv Then wo
made a plan that I should go to mj
berth, and when most of them were asleep
he was to give me s-orac &ian, or awake
ie. Wo tried this for two nights, but no
. . . - .
nt hni.Uf T! KrCt m, t oii-l
was the captaiu. He was lying
in a
ftalnronm on thc starboard ?.idfi. T
1 aim-
1 HlllUa Illlt Ulil U3J lUt? U d U 1 U LU Luu OU'
cond mate's room, and I gave him one
severe blow in the mole of the head that,
lis, riaht across thc middle of his head.
I didn't stop to see whether he was dead , Uov!n. ana l OeocHion uag lioitsed un
or no, but I jumped on deck, and as I. arriving on board be was ordered below
did o, the mate who had been sleepiDg;n the cabin, and delivered his papers to
on the companion-way, started from the! tu0 caPta,nt who, after examining them,
noi:c be bad heard in the cabin. Just; troyed them saying he was a prisoner,
'then?
Tillrnan Then we went down straight;
into tbe cabin. Ihe second mate was
i not quite dead. He was sitting leaning
I against bin berth, I "oatched" him by
the hair of tho head with my left hand
and struck him with the hatchtt which I
had in my rih t baud I told this young
German, ''Well, let's get hia overboard
as soon as we can.'' So we hauled him
over on to the cabin.
The Marshal Was be quite dcadl
Tillman No; he was not quite dead.
1
but he would not have lived long. We:u,c aeavj hob, waen bne proceeueu on
fiuoff him over thc starboard ouarter. 1 Wth the Machias. All sail was then
Then I told this German to go and call!"10 for Cnba, and she was headed in
that man Jim, the Southern chap (one of !or land having received a prise crew of
the pirate-) here. He called him aft. j Gvc Inen- consisting of one midshipman,
Say I, Jim, come down here in the cab-j two saijow and two marines, who Uucat-
in. uo you Know mat i nave tanen
charge of tbi- vessel to-nit'bt? I am go
ing to put you in irons. Well, says be, I
a:u willing. lie g3rc right up. I kept him
in irons till 8 o'clock the nest morning.
I then Pent the German for him, and I
said: ''Smith (the name Milnor wont by
on board), 1 want you to
help take this vessel back.
join us, and
Eat mind,
the least crook or the Ieat turn,
verboard you go with the reftt."
said be, I will do the best I can.
and
wcn '
o-1
he worked well all tho way back
Hi
couldn't do otherwise. It was pump or
sink.
T 11 T 1.1 1 19
TiIlinanTh diJn tLve any chance
fiye mjDUtcE
T j i.ir r. t
iuarsnai jjiu iney Dec, any oi inemi
In seven minutee and a half after I struck
the first blow thc vessel was squared a-
way before tho wind and all sail on. We '
wpro 50 miles south of Charleston and j
100 to the eastward.
Marshal I guess you must have been
in the habit of killiue hogs!
Tillman I never killed but one bo-
,f and tbflt wa &
i
Tillman said that at
first be bad
thought of securing all the men, and
bringing them all to New-York alivo in
irons, but bo found this was impractica
ble. To use bis own language, "There
wore too manv for that: there were five
rf flmm nnd nnltr flirpo nf IIS. A'fter
yj. vuv-uu -- J "
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alive, and the rest I will kill." Tillman
6a?S
he went away as a eteward, but
..- , ,t;n
the schooner..
Tho cabin of tho schooner is repleto
wiin testimony oi mo iaie iraiacuou, a;
. r il. . l.- a i: !
part of thc bed clothes and bedding be-1 . j j), Strout, Captain; James Babbedgo
ing saturated with blood. Mr. Mackin-,l8t Officer; John Carrol,. 2d Officer;
non says that a pailful of blood jnust Tboma9 Oliver, cook; John Carter, Cbas.
have como from the two men. Tbero Gasmier, John Perry, Seamen.
are the remnants of a beautiful Amenoan; Qapt Strout was shown tho statements
ensign which had floated from tbo War';oftbo men brought home in tho Costa
ing, but bad been appropriated by tho Rsca relative to their connivance at tbo
pirates and torn up to niako a disunion re8Cuef nnd pronounces them entirely
flag. The hatchet used was an ordinary ,fajeo Qn the contrary, tbey rushed aft
one, which was kept tor tue- purpose oi
chopping wood. . .
Tho schooner was boarded by T. R. A.
thH Qnaran-
jjh-i iufi-vv. -
tine btatioo, and by JNesnit, ouiiivan,
(IworUor of thfl Harhor Police. Sho
and!
now
uci iwi"- b . "
T-Tnrhor
v-uaiu vi wuisum 4 "j "v
Polico Station last evening, and Deputy
Marshals Sheehan and Lee took the crew
to the Houso of Detention, and
prisoners were taken to Police
the two
Head-
quarters. They will be brought up for
examination to-day.
THE PRISONERS.
Milnor, the South Carolina, says that
his father is dead, and that hia mother
keeps a hotel in Charleston. He states
also that ho has an aunt rending in Ir
vingplace, in this city. Ho has followed
the sea for a living.
Jarucs B. IJoreey, of Point Pleasant,
" ' '"riuai tu tie a e
i 1' TV """"
tbe Rebels, and was s,
Lionda to cook for
sent to ueuar
Confederate
. .1 i . .-
noops. x'rom lucre uo suippeu to aavau-
n n ll nnnfrttn tr?lnro lid It n A t n run ,n
fop & board and eTcntuany thc
boardi houso k ghi d h no.
i i , nt i
lens volens, and ho was sent to Charles-
aad iffiracd;ate) t 0Q board tbe
pnyatecr Jci Davis ljing intbestream.
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Arrival of the xng Juba Captain Strout's
narrative.
Captain Strouttsakcs tbo
following
statement : Sailed from Trinidad do Cu-
iba for London on July 2, with a cargo
w
my ship's papers. Tho steamer at the
t J - d 1 O . I 5
",IJB ,uau l"e auu ;"P "J"g
:101" ner peau wnicu was auerwaru taKen
that the briii should be taken into port
and sold. At this time Capt. Shoppy of
the brig Machias of Machias, came on
board, and after presenting his ship's pa
pers, which were all destroyed, wo were
tola toso on board our vessels, and wo
i would be towed in to some port in Cuba.
Hawsers were then got out and tbe two
brigs were taken in tow, this wa3 about
twelvo o'clock, 4tb July, and tho brigs
continued in tow until four, a. in. 5th,
when tho hawser of thc Machia? parted;
thc Cuba was towed some ten miles fur
ther, when she was let go off and search
mado for the Machias. On coming up
! again, tbey could not get near enough to
ioar briS to get the hawser, on account of
( A 1 1 I. 1 1 1
uueu, iu vjuui. ouuui uuu uia uiuu
refused to work the vessel, they would
shoot thorn. Continued working the ves
sel in toward the eastward until tbe 7th,
when the officer concluded to keep ber off
for some Southern port, where be would
run her in or on shore. On tho night of
the 8th, made Cape St. Antonio, when
Capt. S., his officer and steward, had ma
tured a plan to retake tho brig, and sac-
ceeded, by thc mate and steward seizing
, toe arms oi me sanors anu marines xor-
ward, wbile Uapt. b. took caro ot tho of
ficer. They made a desperate resistance,
but the plans were too well laid. About
two hours after, fell in with brirr Costa
' .!
!New-Y'
board c
Capt. Peel, from Aspinwall for
York, and placed tbo two sailors on
of ber.
On tho 14th of July, thc Midshipman
auagou to Suk u plt3lui .u ' F ,
b? breaking open a chest while all hands
1. . - . If ! "
were engaged in -working ship, and with
it went up into thc main-top. Jieing
there about half an hour when Capt. S.
came on deck, be told tho Captain ho
wanted to speak with him; butEceiug tbo
pistol in his band, tho.Captain turned to
go below for arms, when tbe Midshipman
threatened to shoot him if ho did. Tho
Captain, however, went below, procured
a revolver, and ordered him down on deck.
Ho refused to comply, when two whota
were fired at him, oue of which took effect
i .1 11 i j
in uis Bnouiocr, anu UC CUOiO UOWH
. . . .
The brig is now at anchor in Quaran
tine. Tho prisoners were taken in charge
by officer Vandezee, and brooght to the
city, where they wero lodged in tho First
Ward Station House.
Tho following is a list of tbo officers
and men of thc Cuba
and attempted to overpower him and bis
ceo.
INTERVIEW WITn TnE PRISONERS.
Tho rebel commander cut aboard tbo
Cuba was Lieut. A. D. Hudgcus, who is
i i . . iit .1 : a a
inc id bis countenance. rio aesirea 10
j a
correct tho statement of his fellow prison
era to tho purport that ho intended to
give up the vessel again because be had
not men enough. Such was not his in
tention, but on thc contrary he determin
ed to run tho Cuba into port if possible.
Ho tried to work her with the crew of
Capt. Strout, and had given positive or
ders to his men to keep arms on, and help
work, whether seamen or not, wherever
it was possible.
Tho men neglected it; and I, for the
first time in four days and nights, bad
loft mine off, they being in the bunk be
low at the timo of Capt Strout's move
ment. I had laid myself down on deck
and gone asleep. When I awoke I found
all the men aft, without arma, and six
men, Capt. Strout, bis mate and fivo men
ranged opposito and around me, with
arms in their hands. I immediately went
below, having been permitted to pass
them, with the intention of getting my
arms but I found them gone, and when I
returned on deck I met the Captain and
mate facing me, with my pistols. The
Captain demanded my surrender, and
said he had got my arms.
As soon as I got up to him ho ordered
mo forward, and said everything should
bo done fairly with us, &o. Ho put us in
iron3, but not having enough to reach
round, he tied several of tho men" with
ropes. He took my iron off an hour
after; but I was watched, and afterward"
locked up.
The prisoner regarded his capture as
owing more than anything to tho fact of
his ha?ing too few men aboard to work
tho ship. It was rendered then almost
necessary, sometimes, for his own men to
lay by their arms, and bis business to bp
left at large in order to help. On being
asked with reference to tho blockade of
tbe Mississippi, bo hesitated and then said
it was "not as strong as it might be."
It was evident tbey had two ships there,
but that was uot sufficient to block up tbe
river. Lieut. Hudgens has followod tho
Boa for some years, and is acquainted
with all the ropes.
STATEMRNT OP JOHN DONNELLY AND
JOHN O'BRIEN.
Tho former was born in Wisconsin, and
the latter in Ireland, both having sojourn
ed in New-Orleans about six months,
when they wero visited by some of the
"Tiger Rifles," armed with revolvers, and
muskets, and slung shots, &c , who put
them aboard thc receiving-ship Star of
tho West, anchored off Algiers, which is
opposite New-Orleans. They wero never
allowed to go on shore, and wore kept
there for nearly a month Tho Sumter
went onco on a trial trip up tbe river.
When transferred to her, about 140 oth- j
ers wore aboard, and they immediately
started to the Government Arsenal and
got some powder, after which they sailed
for Passel'Outre. Tbey anchored in a
little bay about nine miles from tbc Bar,
and finally started again.
Not seeing the United States vessel
Brooklyn around wo were about passing
directly out. Tho people generally re
garded the blockade as effective, and our
officers wero on tbo lookout, having con
stantly a man at tho masthead. Wo
found that thc Brooklyn was watching us,
and had been baiting us all tho time.
On this ocoasion she had her topmasts
taken down, and we were within four or
five miles of her when wc discovered our
mistake, nnd we returned to watch our
chance. We did not get away for about
a week.
On tho 30th of June tho Brooklyn went
off to a vessel, taken by us to bo a Brit
ish ship, and crossed tho Bar at precise
ly 12 o'clock. Tho instant wc were uo
ticed tho Brooklyn gave chase. Sbo was
at first four miles astern; sho followed us
until o'olook, when, having fallen a
Btcrn ten miles, she headed about. Wc
wero ordered at onco to give throo cheers
for the Southern Confederacy, nnd did
so, some of thoso aboard hollowing very
loud.
The Sumter is a propeller, bark-rigged,
a fine boat, 300 to 400 tuns burden, and
running about IG knots an hour. Sho
traded first to tho West India Islands,
and the first light we made was Cape An
tonio, Cuba. Wo overhauled a Spanish
brig, and next day captured tho Golden
Rockett, from Havana, bound to Cienfuo
gos. Tho latter belonged to Bangor.
No seromony was made; the orow and
captain 13 all told, 10 being Spaniards
were ordered aboard the Sumter, and
directed to bring everything they had
with them, nothing of which should bo
molested. Some time in tbe night tho
ship was sot on firo. This was about 40
miles off Cionfuegos. Wo then started
on, and on the morning of tho 4th of Ju
ly overhauled tho brig Cuba and the brig
Machias, both in charter by tho same
obarter-master, a New-Yorker, and both
loaded with sugar.
Night guards were put aboard at 7 or
8 o'olook, 4 men on the Cuba, and I offi
cer and f) meu on the Machias. Between
4 and 5 o'clock in the morn a hawser
broke, and tbo Machias wa9 set adrift.
Tbey put up all Bails on her, and hailed
tho steamer again, which then turned as
adrift and took her in tow. We were
,told to follow to Cienfuegos, but lout sight
of her, and on the Oth put about for Flor
ida. On tho 8th or Oth tho men were ly
ing down in tbe middle of tho day, and
their arms were laid in a position whore
they could get them. Tho captain and
his first officer then seizod t,ho arms and
tbe prize crew made littlo demonstration.
Lieut. Hodgons wrote in the log that he,
had not men enough to man the ship, and
that be intended to give ber up to tho
Captain, who was to put tbo prizo orow
ashore at a certain point.
At New-Orleans tbey wore fitting out
tho Yankee, and hod a crew on bord; al
so the propeller MeRca, formely tho Gen
eral Merriman. Tho fast steam-boat Ivy
was plying between New-Orleans, the fort
and tho delta, as a passenger and look
out boat' having fivo littlo guns aboard,
one of them a rifled Armstrong gun moun
ted as a stern chaser.
Thcro was no businesB going onw hatev
or, all dead; nothing but soldiers on the
street. River steamboats had all stopped,
except an occasional one to Memphis and
Vicksburg. To ere were about 300 men
aboard of the Star of tho West, of whom
may be 25 or 30 were impressed. Tbero
were only a few sailors, but .they had all
been hard up, had nothing to oat, and
were in that way compelled to go to tbo
shipping office.
The Quakers in Maryland and Virginia.
Perhaps the finost Quaker (Flioksite)
settlement in Maryland is to be found at
Sandy Spring, about 25 miles out north
west from Washington city, of wealthy
and susocssful farmors, supporting free
schoels, a lyceum for lectures, and a val
uable circulating library. Employing
no slavo labor, nor even hiring slaves,
becau'O tho wages must go to the owners
of the men, these peaceful settlers have
distanced thoso of all other parts of the
country, and their influence has extended
to other communities. In the early days
of Maryland their fathers settled there,
and accepted thr- eternal testimony against
slavery; to it thoy have unanimously ad
hered. Thi3 is tho ancestral! centre of
thc Stablers, Hallowells, Brookses, Far
quhars, and other noble families. When
the present troubles began, the Southern
Wrongs party held a meeting at Rock
ville, and very much to their dismay, tbe
entire tribe of Quakers, "never iefore
known to attend a political (I) meeting,"
presented themselves. They were met
with a ferocious growl, bat it was of no
use secession wai paralyzed. Immedi
ately after thc Baltimore street conflict,
tbe spirit of secession swept like a torna
do through that State; but tho Quakers
did not bow nor bend to it. They were
threatened with a mob. They met, and
decided that alive or dead, there they
would remain. And they do remain
there, sheltering nightly scores of refu
gees from the South, although thoy may
not take the sword, thoy arc ready to
defend, in every way consistent with their
testimonies, liberty.
How an Army Moves.
There arc a great many things besides,
men and guns essential to an army, and
a commander, about to lead an army in
to a bostilo country, firet sees that tho
commissariat is well provided with pro
visions, that there are ample means of
transportation, and that tbero is a reservo
of ammunition and clothing, and a good
supply of hospital stores and me'diciqes.
All tbo preliminary arrangements for tho
march have been carefully made, the "or
of march" i3 communicated to tbe several
commanding officcra of divisions, brigades
and regiments, but not published in or
ders. Tbe troops are distributed accor
ding to tho character of the country. In
a very open country, a largo proportion
of cavalry would be at the head of tho
column; but generally it is distributed
throughout tho line. Tbo artillery should
be in tho rear of the first foot regiment.
An advance or rear guard of mounted
troops one or two companies should
be next day in tho rear. In a woody or
mountainous country, dctatchments of
flankers and skirmishers are thrown out
to tho right and left of tho column, at the
distance of one or two hundred paces, to
keep a sharp look-out, and prevent any
such disastrou and gratuitous experien
ces as tboeo painfully and recently famil
iar to us in connection with tho ambus
cade on thc road to Vienna.
Tho column having been formed at half
or quarter distance, and thebaggago traiu
assembled in thc rear, protected by a
guard selected from each rogimont for its
own baggage, tbo column is put in mo
tion, and tho march commences with tbo
same regularity as would bo observed by
a regiment moving iu or out of a garrisou
town, tbc bands playing, the light infant
ry with arms sloped and thoso of the ri
flomcn slung over tbo shoulder, the offi
cers with sworda drawn, exact wheeling
distances preserved, and perfect silence
observed. After haviug proceeded a
short distance in this manner, tbc word
of oommand, (,route step," is given by the
General at thc bead of tbe leading bat
tollion, and passed quickly on to tho rear.
Tho captains, instead of continuing at the
head. of their companies, draw back to
tho rear of them, that they may see any
men of tbeir respective companies who at
tempt to quit the ranks without leave.
The soldiers then-march and carry their
arms in any manner convenient to them,
conversation and amoking ordinarily al
lowed. A modioal man asked his legal adviser
how ho would punish a servant who bad
stolen a canister of valuable snuff, "I am
not aware, of any act," said the lawyer,
"that makes it penal to take snuff."
. jgg-Wantod to know whether tho vol
ume of Bound has yet been found.
A Destructive Invention;
General E W. Stone, Master of Ord
nance, in connection with a Commitiee of
Council, have been engaged this forenoon
in witnessing some experiments with a
noxious and destructive substance, to bo
used in bombarding towns and cities, or
by ships of war Tho trials wero mado'
upon the Public 'Garden.
M. Peionier, a Frenchman, claims the
invention, which consists of a round ball
of different materials, of the most odor
ous character, and infiamablo to such a
degree that when once ignited water will
not quench tbe flames. Tho mass is en
closed in stiff paper, and can be dischar
ged from a mortaror howitter.
Whatever tho ball strikes causes a con
cussion which oxplodes the novelly con
structed shell, 6cts tho articles within on
fire, which dart out in tongues of flame
in all directions and at tho same time bo
gins a stench perfectly unendurable, for
a considerable distance from the bur
ning compound. One striking feature in
the invention, as we have often before re
marked, is that tbe materials must burn
up, if once on fire, as water has no effect
to extinguish the combustion.
These highly scented fire balls will bo
principally effective for service upon the
sea. When thrown into a vessel, it would
inevitably to enwrapped in flames, whilo
tbo air would bo so contaminated that
breathing would be very difficult to tho
crew. They might reasonably bo pardon
ed for endeavoring to escapo into a purer
atmosphere by running below, or by a
bsndoning tho ship. Boston Traveller.
Habit.
Old Bicks was an awful snorer. Ho
could be beard further than a blacksmith's
forge; but his wife becamo so accustomed
to it, that it soothed ber repose. They
were a very domestic couple; never slept
apart for many years. At length the old
man was roquircd to attend Court at some
distance. Tho first night after, his wifo
never slept a wink; she missed tho snoring
accompaniment. Tbc next night passed
away in the same manner, without sleep.
She was getting into a very bad way and
probably would bavo died, had it not
been for the ingenuity of a servant girl
who perceived tho difficulty. Sho took
the coffee mill into her mistress' cham
ber, and ground her to sleep at once.
She Regretted It.
Tho following anecdote is going the"
rounds :
"An elderly lady, who attended a meet
iug of the First Vermont Regiment, arosoy
full of enthusiasm, and said she thanked
God that she was able to do something
for her country; her two sons, all sbo po
sessed in the world, were in the regimontf
and the only thing she had to regret was
that she could not have known it twenty
years ago she would have furnished
more."
A Proverb says tbo Boston Post is
practical every day wisdom put up in
small packages. What diamonds arc to
tho larger and cheaper minerals, prov
erbs arc to essays, speeches and long-winded
discourses in general. "Much would
have more and lost all;" a warning to the
ever greedy. "Manners often moke for
tunes;" a pithy incentive to polito men. -"Every
path has 0 puddle;" a rebuke to
thoso' who think their lot is a great deal
worse than that of their neighbors. "Don't
light your candle at both ends;'- a whole
some caution against tho absurdity of ex
travagance. ",A man must ask his wifo
fo; leavo to thrive;" a-bint at the impor
tance of economy in housohold affairs.
"Reckless youth makes a rueful age"
requires no comment; one may see it dai
ly in tho etreot. "A hungry man is an
angry man;" very suggestive to wives
who would havo amiablo husbands.
How to Make Corn Sread.
Almost every ono is interested now in
(knowing how to make corn bread most
, puiumuic, aincu so iuucu more 01 it will
; bo used in these Etraightened -times. Tho
1 following is said to be an excellent re
ceipt: Scald at night half tbe quantity
of meal you are going to use, mix tho oth
er with oold wator, having it tbo consis
tency of thick battor; add a little salt and
set it to rise; it will need no yeast. In
tho morning, the cakes will be .light and
crisp. Skimmings, where meat has been
broiled, is best for frying them with.
Fry slowly.
The Kind of Nets.
"You oan't do anything with them
Southorn fellows," tbe old gentleman at
tho bead of tbo table wa saying. "If
they get whipped, they'll retreat in thom
Southern swamps and bayous along with
tho fishes and crocodilos. You haven't
got tbe nMi nets mado that'll catch 'em."
"Look here, old gentleman?" soreamod
a fiery littlo fellow at tho foot of tbe ta
ble. "Wc'vo got just tbe kind of nota
for traitors in tbo bayou's, or anywhere."
"Hoy! what nets?"
uI3ayoit.ncts!" and tho little feilow
pointed his joko with a fork, spearing a
fiah-ball savagely.
lOAa daylight oan beacon through
i very small holes, as littlo thiugs wilUil-
lustrate a persona charaotor .consists of
littlo acts, and honorably performed; dai
ly life being the quarry from which, ,wo
build it up and rough-hewn stones the
habits that form it. ;
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