I- 7
".'HOI
TT'
NEW SERIES, VOL. 14, NO. 32.
SUNBURY, ' NOllTHUMUKULAND COUNTY, PA.-SATU11D AY, NOVEMBER 2, 1S01.
OLD SERIES, VOL. 22, NO C
i .ew . tit i
Al. V
The Sunbury American.
I'UrtUSUEB KVKHY SATURDAY
BY n. B. MASSES,
Market Square, Snnburg, Vina.
T R It M 8 OK SUBS) ORIl'TION. .
TWO (Hit. Hit per KMiinil. till paid Imlf year
y in ndvaticu. Nurarsa diacniilinul until all arnsirugca
Hl INIld.
Three Copies In one ail.lre.s
rVven do. ,, do.
Fifteen -do. . d.
S (HI
. Ill in
VO IHl
Five dollars in advance will pay fof three )eri
tnlr
iiiplioii totlie American.
i u.iiMilrri will please net our Aecnls, and rraim
liters coiitiihiinir subscription money. They ure pennit
tei lo do thie undur Ihe I'ott Oflice ,w.
T K II (II I OF A It V K R T I I N A .
OneApinre of Pi Hues' 3 timet,
K.verV wirwrqunil insertion, '
1 hie &pinre, 3 month.,
VlX aionlllS,
.Ine yenr,
Kiiniiii-n Cards or Five lines, per nimlini, -tlerchiiiitannd
others, ndvKliiii l.y the yeiir,
with the privilege iif inseiting ihffrrenludvel-
i. u klv.
SI ()"
3 mi
S (HI
S mi
U no
lu flu
ITT I soger Aiverliemeiiii, as per agreement.
JOB PRINTING-
We have connected with mir establishment a well se
lecied JOB OFFICF.. whieh will enable u lo execute
in the neatest ityle, every vuiietv i f priiilnif
' ' S. B. MASSES.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
8UNBTJRV, PA.
fjiiaiuess attended to In the Counties of Nor.
lumberlatid. Union, Lycoming Mnntour and
Joliiniliia.
Heferencr.it tit Philadelphia :
lion. lot. n.Tvuon. Chas. niWsms. r.sq.,
Vomers A Su Hlcraw,
I .inn Smith ft Co
CHARLES 1 AT THEWS
3Utori.cn at aiu,
o. tlS llronslway, Kfw York.
Will enrefnllv ntteml to Collei'tionl mill all other mutter
'.niiiifteil to Inn enre.
M:iv 31.
FRANKLIN HOUSE,
I! K II I' 1 1.T AND RKFURNIIIKD,
f "or a' lltnvnrd ml Franl lin Slrertii, a J't:w
S'lum cti U'cif of the N. C. U. 1!. Depot,
' BALTIMORE'
Chill, f I I'KH D
(V. I.KISENRIXO. rrnprielor.
Jull 10, C-jP tf From Selin. Grove. I'n.
wiiiiam r. onr.H ciumir.T Mlln.
G.SOMEES& SON,
Importcra anil Dealer in
Cloths, Cassimeres. Vestings. Taylors
Trimmings. &c,
No 32 Smith Fourth Kireel. helweon Market on J
( liemiut Siryrln, rbilailelihia.
Mi r.linnt-i olliem vinilina ihe rily woulil finil
tl to their mlvintnge to giv tlieni a call and ex
tiiiine their ork.
Man-h 10, IHBO
J. P. SHINDEL GOBIN,
Attorney Counsellor at Law
g5TJTjTBTJIl"5r, FA
W'll.l. atteiul fnillifiilly to the collvi'lioii nCi-lnima
mil nil prolensionnl liusinend in tlltf countiea of
Nurtliunilirrltinil, Montour, I'tiion anil Snytler.
niiiisi'l kv he (ioinian liuipuinji'.
r Ollico one door raat of Ihe i'rolhonolarjr'a
3llii-e.
Xunliury, May 30, 18(10. ly
THE INTERNATIONAL HOTEL.
IT.OAI1WAY, COKXKH OF FKANKI.IN STKKKT
NEW YORK CITY,
flVm iiiilufeinrntl to Merchnnii nmt Tourils viiliiif(
ew VorW, uiimirpMned liy uny ll4el in the MetroMiii.
The I'oll'iwiiia "re mreaig the hiIvuiiMkm whieli it porne a.
. nml whii h will Iw iippreemteil hy nil llnvelera.
I. A central lor:iiioii, convenient to plneen ol hiisine..,
n. well ti places of mniiifciiieiit.
l. Perupuliiuriy i lean, well fiirnihrrl nil lliB rooiim,
.villi n in:iiiilv'ent Uullei I'mlor, comiiKinding ml exten
nve view of liromlwiiy
:U. I Jirit iiihI iiip. il'ly fnrni.l.ed intiiie roome. wllh a
imnjiiiheiit Tiirlor, coiiliuaiiding un exleu.ive view of
JtioiiiKviiv. . .
Ilh. Uemi! eiii'liieleil on the ruropenn plan, vintori
vim live in Ihe liel lyle, with the gieatett econoll.)-
6ih. It in eoiin..i:ti'il with
'I'jijIor'H C'rlebrntcd 8alooiitt,
where viilormii hnve their ineali. 'or, if tliey ileair
Ihev will lie funnelled in ll"-ir own room.
tiili The fil e wrveil in the Hnlooiw end Hotel i ae.
kiKiwIedueii hy epieu.ee. to be. vuntl) - auperiof to that of
miv other Hotel in the rlly.
Willi all i hew ail.aiiuire, Ihe eot livma in Ihe
liiierimlioiKil, tnueh below Hint of anv rther nrat elaaa
It.Md. tillJSOX k. CO , I'Mpnelor.
AuJunt 4, lKI. IV
A Good Chance for an Enterprising Man.
fJHK aul'aciihor wanlt a partner in the Mar
1. hie liuainiifK, a aolier ieraervering man who
can speak Imth the Eugliah and Osrtnan laneua
(rea, lo nne that will auit, tin caeh catiital rcqnircJ.
l'.ir pattu ulara itoiuiie of
JOHN A.TAYLOR.
XorihutnherlanJ, Aur. 3, l0t. Urn
"THE UNION."
Arch Strtet. uhov Thinl, Philadelphia,
t:iT(J S. NEWCOMKR, Proprietor.
riMIP HOTI'.I. iaeentrnl, convenient ly I'mmeiiRerCara
1 to all inula of li e eity, and in every particular adnpted
ti. Ihe e oinlorle und wmilaof Ilia bu'llleai pul.llc.
IV 'IVrma. l,fio per day.
repteniiier at, ly
SPALDING'S Preiwred Glue, anil Phelleja Mueilnge
Price per liotile anil hritvti eents
Cordial Khxir of Cuflnaya tiara k benzine, for removing
Bieiiae.
' F'llt 8 U.K AT Tlim OFFICII
Sunhury, March 17 fa4u.
ANEW LOT Of HARDWARE & SAD
DLERY. Aim, the heat aaaorlinenl of Iror
Naila anil rHeel tn be foun.l in the county, al the
Mammoth atorc of F RILING iOR ANT.
rtunliury, June 2, IHCO.
C ACKERS ! CRACKERS, juat receivwl
anJ fur aale hy the Iwrrel or pound, at the
Unnfcctiunery atore of M. C.GEARHAKT.
Kunl.ury, Oclulwi l, lno.
Eleroneue IUimM.
AVERY LARGE and cheap aaaortment will
l found at the Mammoth Ktoro of
Vee. IS. men. FKILINO & GRANT.
If
O! YE I.OVEltis Or BOUF. Afrh
supply of Macaroni and Confectionary at
IPIX I IVfS .t A KT'kl
Suuhury, June 3, lAfiO,
f-g jATENT UR1TTANIA J OFl'EIfH fo
JS
bar boUloa for sale hy
H. R MAKMKR
A
,vL Mammoth Store. Alan, a tiew lot of per
fumery, Soaps and Fane Article. Very cheap,
FKILINO & GRANT.
Sunbury, May 8, INtiO.
SKELETON SKIRTS
AT the Mammoth Store will be found
J - very large assortment of Skeleton Skirts
(rpin Seven hiM.ps up li thiMy.
Oct. C, IrtfiD. FAILING Si GRANT.
R Iron. Sleel. Naila, Picks, Crub-lloea and
' Miaou Hammers, at low prirea.
IIIKill r & feO.V
tJuuhuiy, luiie 1 i, IS0H.
JSrlcct )0clrn.
(Fioin the Fhiladelphia Bulletin )
KNITTING FOR THE ARMY.'
Captive; In Taia'a relpntloes bond,
To long dletaan a helpless prry,
What can 1 dn for my tleur land,
'I'hrealened by her otvu sona to day ?
AUol 1 never Rrieveo hefnrn
As now to be so weak and poor !
From my full hr-orl warm prayers ajcrnd,
Thai lie, nbo knowelb all our needa,
Will Mi support and guidance lend,
Until our riglttpous cause succeeds i
lo camp, in council, io the lioltl,
God be our leudur aod our ihield 1
Yen, In our country's trial hour,
All fervent prayeia sure holy wuft prove :
Hut nli ! I long to liaye the power
Of workinz for the cnu? I love.
Mow great the privilege, if 1
Might e'eo the meanest tvutit supply !
What ran 1 do? My heartbeats fabl,
And my loyal dialer-heart,
With pleunure, fur we bear at l-ict
We tuny in the trreat work take part.
The opportunity we ask,
We liud in our allotted task.
The charge we willingly atcept,
II iimhle although the service be ;
And now, tlm leuruer and adept,
All knit with eager industry.
Hasting with glud and grateful pride,
0. 1r goldiera' comforts to provide.
Kjch may contribute here Ler mite ;
And e'en tny band, so weuk and (rail,
Fiiiils work to do, with all my might,
And gladly 1 tta' occasion hail.
And as I woik. my fancies range,
Musing ou many a cootrasl strange;
1, on my conch forever bound,
Shut op within my cbaniher's wull.,
Winking for them alio have been found
I'n uimwer when our country cuIIh :
I. sick and weak ; I hey Mrotig and brave,
Offering their lives our rights to save.
Working, I seem to hear the noise,
That tells mi.' or a tunn of war.
Where I'ennsylvuiii gallant "boys"
KnCriinp on f.iir l'otomac'a shore ;
Waiting ii ii : i I their turn ahull come,
'I n ctrike lor freedom life und home.
1 like to hold the tdender link,
Of union with lliot-e put not band ;
Ttioir health and comfort, 1 may think,
Uesln aomewhal in our feeble lunula ;
Our mutual strength increases llins :
We work for them they light for us.
Let ob colli ct our energies,
And luliur of our solotera' good ;
The Union more sublime will rice,
Fruin the strange, baptism of their blood
Aud our bright ll.ig by ilium unlurleil,
liis loved and houured by the world.
We've read of dark and cruel days
In revolutionary France,
W hen women left home's tpiiet ways,
MetiV Vengeful justice tn advance;
When women, tilled Willi fearful rage,
Knit io their web th' accusing pige :
Sisters, let us thank find. Ilia care
.Slills ull such pashioti8 in our mind ;
That interwoven with our prayer,
Willi hopeful blessings entertwined,
Our handiwork a spell uiiiy prove,
Ol Union Loyalty and Love! K
L
See Dii km's
!)i f.irye
Tale of two Cities." Madame
Select Calf.
YOUR LIFE IN YOUR HAND.
i TAl.P. OF TtlK INDIAN MfllNY.
Iii 185", that year ever memorable in the
annals of India, having been recently ap-
pointed adjutant of oiiii of the irregular in
! fun try regiments at Bengal, was stationed
I at , u few mu'ches from Lucknow.
Ah is usual in such corps, the F.irnpeun
commissioned ollicers consisted of three, Cap
. tulu I'., rommandaut. Captain W second in
command, und your bumble servant. Lieuten
j ant Clinton. Uur commanding i lficei Cap
tain I -, was, at the time I write, laid up Willi
fever, and absent at a hill station ; so that
Jack W aud myself wilh a smart Sergeant
major and a worthy but nervous quartermas
ter ditto, shared the dtill aud responsibilities
of tbe regiment between us.
ll wag io April, then, when the fierce rays
ie lai 1
of a morning sun, that even al the ear
1.. 1
ly nour 1
of six was a precursor of the blistering heat
that commences at this period f tbe Ionian
year, 1 was on the parade ground, superintend
ing the recruit instruction in target practice,
when our sergeant-major lepnrted lo me thut
tbe recruits, consisting principally of men'of
the Brahmin caste, with some few Mussul
mans amongst them, bad refused to receive
the bull cartridge about to be issued to
them. j
Now, shortly previous to this, a rumor of
the Darrackpore disturbances on what was
termed "Ihe cartridge quesliou" had reached
us, and been discussed al the different sta
tions ; still we were hardly prepared for the
ugly contingency of finding that a spirit of
mutiny, originating, appiireutly at a distance
of several hundred miles, bad already reached
our owu dour. Mounting my horf,e, however,
1 galloped tip to where the tecruila were
formed, and demanded why they did not com
nience Bring. After some hesitation, one of
their uumber said that their comrades in the
regiment had told them live cartridges were
'unclean," aod that Ihey would lose caste if
tbey used Ibem. 1 ordered them instantly
to receive the cartridges, aud if they bud any
representation to make afterwards, il would
be received, and the practice went on. 1 saw
at a glance bow ihiug stood, and that the
recruits were merely the clouds tbat preceded
tbe coming storm, aod so it proved.
Ou tbe following morning, upon the Issue
of ball cartridge to tbe regiuieut, the quarter
master sergeant, a somewhat nervous null
vidua), hastily approached, and iu a trembling
voice, iutiuiuled that the men, one and all
bad refused the cartridge t aud, ou my ridiug
up to there, tbey positively declined handling
the cartridges as ' unclean." 1 now thought
it liuis lo lay the matter before Captain W.,
tbe acting commandant, who, sendiug for tbe
native (fiicers, directed them to issue the
cartridges to their respective companies.
This also failed, and oar appeal tn the men
was received io dogaed sileuee. Tbe p-trade
was then dismissed, and report seut off at
uuee to Captain T., tbe commandant, at the
ueigbbniing bdl sanitarium, who haaleoed
down, paraded tbe men, aud, go a threat of
instantly reporting the regiment lo the brig
adiera as mutinous, the men at last consented
In receive Iih iibnotniua cai'l dei. Laplu'l.
1 T , abo was ufl 11114 e r-1 . ly fiuui il.u
returned lo the hills, preparatory to leaving
for KngUnri, and thus, for the time, the
ominous storm was suspended, but not dis
persed. Again rumors were rife that the flame of
mutiny was fast ef.emling itself towards the
Upper Provinces ; the regiment bad just
murdered nine of thnfr officers in'lha mess
room, and it began to be whisperndv abroad
that the spirit of disaffection was not confined
to the military but was rapidly spreading
over the entire population of KenguL Nor
were we long left in doubt as lo the realities
of our situation.
1 was just preparing for my evening canlr-r
on the of April, when Hw Sing, our
huvililnf major, (native sergeant major,) in
whom I had great confidence, and a special
favorite of mine, ran up, and urged me, in
God's name, nl to proceed in the direction
of the lines, as the men were in great excite
ment, and all running towards the bells of
arms and seizing the muskets. I rode at
once to W.'s quarters, and reported what bad
recurred. Hastily dressing himself, we gul
loped to the parade ground, but, ere we got
there, were met by tho native officers, who
begged us not to enter the lines, that the men
went mad with excitement but they promised
ull should go well if wr would only allow
time for their "inuggugen to cool down, aud
not r-porl the region nl to the authorities.
"Very well," said W than whom a cooler
or braver man did not exist "very well,"
said he ; "I'll give you to the morning, and
then if Ihe disturbance is not ut an end, on
their heads be it."
We turned our horses. "Now Clint," said
W,, "! tear the gume is going against us, and
these rascals are but trying tn gain time ; so
tear dowu and report the state of the regi
menl, so that Sir Henry may Fend a force by
the (Horning, and crush the thin" before it
goes further. This last alternative of report
ing the regiuieut was a painful one to ns both,
hut things hud, we considered, gone so fur
I here was no help for it ; accordingly, a I ricf
report of what bad occurred was made, and
we were, in reply, directed to parade the men
by daylight next morning, when "ull would
be reudy to cowiittiuiciitt! with them V We
1 knew wbul this ineaul. We issued, however,
th necessary ord th (or th morning parade
at daylight, and lay down in our ciotbeg to
est our minds, if possible, after the excite
ment of Ihe day. Hut sleep did not, as it may
be supposed, trouble us much. For my part,
1 almost hn I'd that death might come at i nee
and lerdiitmle this terrible suspense, and free
me from the horrors of the coining morning ;
we fell our lives hung on a thiead, und that
Binoi gst the thousand armed men of the
regiment surrounding us, aliens to us in
country, ties, and religion, end incited to
frenzy by religious futilities, we could hardly
hope for such a tiiirarl.i us lu ing allowed to :
see the morning light. j
Well Clin'.," said V., "1 would rather
i
they would finish na at once than be in this
state ; und if we do gi t through the night,
what a pleasant job we b.ive on parade to
morrow at daylight sitting on our horses at
the head of the regiment, whilst our friend
Dick Waller rattles up bis guns in front of
us, otiliinhers, luuds with grape, aud waits for
the word !"
"1 hope hu'll say something civil to us, for
old acquaintance sake before he begins,"
observed I ; "thotiiib, fur thut matter, it
don't signify much, for we are sure to have it ' meut was on its march tn Ihe devoted city,
from either front or rear, friends or foes ; but j "Clint," observed Jack, holding out the
I think it rather burd we should come in for general's note to me, "there's our death
whut's intended fur these rascals. 1 say ! let warrant. Of course we will do our duty, but
ns, when we havo paraded the regiment for
item, wnicn is an iney cud reasoniKiiy expeci
drop the conuecliou
and ride over to our
friends
"My dear Clint, quite nut of the question !
Order and.eliqiieiie direct us to remain with
our men and receive what Ihe brigadier bus
promised In 'communicate to us,' so il you
have any Inst words, write I he 11 down sharp,
and I'll see if tny tiger for a trille. will take
them to camp."
In such cheerful converse we passed the
few remaining bout lo daylight, ullhough
occasional silt-ore occuned between us, und
our thoughts were far away, of I hose dear
ones of our home. - ber whose eyes would
dun at poor (.'lime's lute! lint haik !
What's that ? the morning gun? We are
already dresed,
"Clint," said W , "ride quietly down the
L w road, and let me know if you heor
troops approaching ; but be back aharp for
the parade."
1 1 was yet quite d irk, hut towards the east
a faint pale grav tint sprang up from the
liorrizon. aud melted away in ihe deep blue
dome above us, and a light air from the same
quarter indicated Ihe direction from which
we might some biuis nonce expect the molten
orb of day. As 1 mounted, I saw cue or two
dnskv fi-iures H.tliup ahnut tha enniiinund of
o 1
IIih lionae alio tn inv itiruiiro (if wild thev '
- ' i--- -
were, a smootb-loned dulcet voice said, iMy
lords orderlies aud the bugler." "Sound,
said I, to Ihe latter, aod ere 1 had proceeded
a dozen yards on Ihe 1. w road, the ''as
sembly" rang out from the gloom. Strange
creutures ol habit we are 1 Here was a regi.
meut that, although 00 acts of autuul violence
bad been committed, were in opeu mutiny,
and yet the suburdinute members of which
were performing tl.eir duties as if co such
crime bad occuned, or such a thing as retri
bution was at hand !
I had not proceeded half a milo from the
officers' houses, and in an opposite direction
to tbe men's liues, than ilismonnted, and
placing my ears on tbe ground, beard dia
tiuclly the dull rolling of guns. 1 turned my
horse, aod drove sharply lo the parade
ground The men were lulling in their usuul
quiet mauuer ; in another ten minutes tbe
parade waa.forined ; again the bugler souuded
the officer's call, and W. cantered up, aud,
taking his place in front of the extended line,
awaitad the brigadier's communication ; oor
were we long expectant.
The gray tint in the east was by this time
streaked with rose color, and objects began
to be dimly perceptible. From a small bit
lock on our right Irunl, a lung dark due, like
a gigantic black suuke, was gliding up wit but
musket shot of us, and, slowly unwinding,
exteuded itself iu front uf our line ; a single
trumpet note raog out in tbe clear morning
air, aud lu less lime thuu I lake to write the
words, six gleaming port tires burst the gloom,
and tiuted with their bluish light the dark
muzzles of as many guns directed towards ua !
and the woids, "Load wilb grape," in tbe
uooiistakable voice of Dick Waller, followed
by hollow thuds from tbe guns, the ringing
of ramrods, slid the drawing of swords, broke
the previous ominous silence, and promised
rapid completion lo the delicate attentions in
preparatiou for us. Two or three riders now
ga'loped up to our I oe, and the tall com
manding figure of Sir II. Dow revealed itsell
through the gray morning light.
His advance bad, 1 observed, very trau
quiliting effect nn tha nerves of our colored
comrades, and, 1 may add, was by 110 means
unpleasant lo W. and myself, wbo, seeing tbe
(reparations ia front, and that body uf
e ,i ah j bad beeq detached to outflank us, bid
..I joe peiiod vouceivvd lbs iJee that au
inexorable sense of duty in making ao ex
ample "ponr encourayer it autre" might
render bir II. oblivious of the existence of
uch Insignificant beings as W, and myself,
aud thus make a toasb of us altogether.
Somewhat of relief, therefore, it was when be
addressed as as folio wH
"Men of the Regiment : I was informed
that some misguided men amongst you bad,
from same base mntives.of their uwo, led you
to suppose that it was intended to destroy
your caste by issuing unclean cartridges for
your use, and thereby incite you to rim
against the goveruineul that has so It ng fed,
pensioned, and taken cure of your families.
1 tell you such statements are fulae, aud tbat
you may assure yourselves that those persons
have lied. 1 have directed that you may
send to the arsenal, where the cartridges are
made, such men as you may select to see
I hem made up. 1 came with this force to
judge for myself ere 1 dealt the blow tbat was
to destroy you. I liod you have been misled,
but are still faithful to your salt. You will
proceed to morrow to Lucknow, und prove
to your couirudig there tbat you are loyal
and faithful to your government."
AVe were then, to our great relief, dismissed
to our lines, and our friend Dick Waller
muttered to us as he parsed at the head of
the retiring column, "Nut oiler a drain of
beer to a poor fellow thia hot morning !''
Our sergeant mnjor told me that he had
heard some of the Sepoys s.iy, in bringing ep
the rear, "Never mind, brolhers, ice tcunt lit
the Oora (Kurojieens) Imnj hurt you .'" And
thus ended scene the second.
If we bad reason to congratulate ourselves
on the amicable termination of this interview,
we hud hardly reason to do so on the pleasant
prospects of tho morrow. To inarch the re
giment into Lucknow in their present state
of feeling, through a country by this lime in
opeo insurrection, Was not encouraging, and
we felt I hut the most "laiHivblu" ol the insu
rance ollicers might be held excused for re.
jectiug ou any terms a policy ou our lives.
The rest of thelay wag passed in issuing
the necessary orders for our nnrcli the lot
lowing morning, and 1 may challenge
contradiction in asserting that our night wus
not a pleasant one.
ltut tbe morning dnwnsd and 'our.d us still
in tbe land of the living. Again the bugles
ussctnbled our tlenr comrades inarms, their
pouches tilled with hull cartridges, und all
wus ready for the move, when a sowar was
seeo advancing at speed towards us, his
horse's side "fiery red with baste." Selecting
W., hn delivered a note from the liuriuh
Sahib." 1 glanced towards the men, who,
with ordered arms, were "standing easy."
Kager looks towards us, and whispering
amongst themselves, left but III lie doubt they
expected u ctisis, und knew tlu.t the nolo
how open before W. conveyed information of
its occurrence. 1 well knew the cool nerve
and self possession of Jack V., but wag not
quite prepared for bis stitiq J'ruid on this
1 occasion. Turning to the men with a lungb :
I "Here," said he, "is a note from tbe gene-
ral to tell us that the Sepoy regiments in
cantonments have mutinied, aud that we are
to inarch at once into Lucknow und tench
those sous of burnt futhers ibeir duly to the
I government that has so long clothed aud fed
; them. We march by M d, aud are first
. to give the dirt eaters there a lesson."
Atteution! Shoulder J" Ac, and the regi.
it's folly in the present stat i ol things to '
nope the regiment will march lulu L, w.
much more qnell Ihe insurrection of the people.
of M d, who are determined to cut 11 a ull
I rum I. w. but come along, uud never
s-iy die I"
We marched on io no envijb'e. frame of
mind till the buruiug rays of a verticul sun,
aud the lagging pace of tbe heavy laden
Sepoys, reminded us of the necessity of a
halt, aud accordingly we directed our march
from the road tn a tope of trees in the
neighborhood of M d, which we were uow
last approaching. "Clint," lie said, "like
and throw out a few men in extended order
towards the trees in front, lor I am sure 1
see fellows moving amongst thorn."
I Deploying the regiment into line we ad
vanced slead ly tnwurds the tope. Those
, w ho are unacquainted with the native char
acter, and who suppose they are like Kurope
sns, guided by certuin rule of action
! adapted to a certain condition of things, are
miserably mistaken. We had pulled the men
through what may be styled passive action,
but il was monstrous to expect tlein to
, engage in actual conflict with countrymen,
and al this point wn lull the tide must turn
1 agaiusl us : but the prospect of death now
, became familiar to us, aud we continued to
' iuon ilia m, biMi. nnlvri und ilo-tr wore
, - - v. .... j - - - -p
obeyed, too, with as much alacrity as the
presence of a force of five thousand Europe
ans could have ensured !
As we reared the trees, however, the men
hesitated, and a voice or two called out, "K ill
Ihe Kb II res !" At this moment, when we
I hough t all was lost, a volley from the trees
saved us. I wo of our skirmishers fell, .und j
one oflhe men near me was shot through the .
al m. I
Look !" t-houted out ff, pointing to the :
fallen men, "those filth euteis from town buve !
killed your brothers !"
Tbe word was given, and with a yell we
rushed al Ibem wilh leveled bayonets. Shot
down and bayoneted, the surv.viug wretches
fled into their town, where ws lull them in
quiet possession lo ponder over the lesson
tbey bad received. We ihen resumed our
march, and in due lime, without further
adventure, and hy previous arrangement with
our friends in the city, we stole a march into
the good city of L w, avoiding thereby
the ceremony of leaving our cards wilh our
colored friends encamped on the other side.
We were received by all with hearty con
gratulations, aud if Jack W. and myself bore
with becoming diffidence the laudations on
If e coosuminala assurance which had carried
us through such dangers, onnn were so loud
as our men iu their loyally to the Sircar, end
theii determination lo die in its defense !
And incomprehensible as it may appear, their
gullunt conduct during that ever memorable
siege fully bore out these some hat apocry
phal assertions.
A fine text is presented in the following
suggestive suuleoces from the New Yoik
Herald:
"Commerce in the North is already enter
ing upou a phase heretofore unknown in tbe
history ol America, bul far safer for the web
fare of ibe country. Instead of the insecure
busiuess wilb the South, by which our mer
chants bava Inst such vast sums of money, and
base been obliged to sacrifice feelings and
principles (or, gaio, a certain and lucrative
trade is spiingiog op, and we are becoming
dependant upon each other, instead of upon
strangers, while credit is curtailing itself wilh
io limits that exclude Ibe possibility ol those
periodical aniuetry convulsions, thai have
swept over financial circles every few ) ears
ilh sucb teiiibc sod destructive vivlcum."
Visit to Gen- Fremont's Camp at St.
-.-. - Xouja. ... .
A correspondent of ihe Cinciiintittl Gazette
who' paid a visit to General Fremont's bead
quarters, at St, Lotus, previous to his depar
ture to Jefferson city, thus describes "Jessie"
aud the children :
The General's headquarters are pleasantly
located on the side of a hill, about a mile
back of the town. He occupies a tent form
ing the apex of a triangle, along which those
of his staff are ranged.
His wife uml daughter wete silling in the
tent ailu him, apparently intent on the busi
ness on bond, whatever It may have been.
Mrs. Fremont, It should be remembered, is a
"whole team" herself, to use a caut phrase,
and takes as much inleiest in the ollairs of
his department as the (ienerul does himself.
She is his private secretary and Confidential
adviser, und I dou't believe he ever makes a
movement or puts forth nn important docu
ment without her knowledge and rntisetit. .She
Is a woman of strong individuality sr.d nu
cominon vigor of intellect, force of character,
power of will and independence of thought
mid action, hue inherits all the original aud
striking trails which characterized her father, I
To in llentou. She has undoubtedly furnished
n good ileal of the power which has enabled
Frenieiil to climb to his present tlevul.on.
In personal uppearnnce Mrs. Fremoul can
nut be considered handsome, but has a mark
ed and impressive face. It is lurye, full, with
high cheek bones, and of rather masculine j
cast, ller ejus are. gray, 1 think, aod very i
intelligent and vivacious in expression, ller !
hair, il 1 mistake not, und ungallant as It IS
iu me to record it, is considerably tinged with
gray. In form she is large and heavy ; larger,
1 should say, un I heavier than her husband,
whoio, the reader is doubtless uwure, is quite
a small man. Fhe and ber dutigbter were
both dressed in pliiiu black.
Miss Lillie Fremoul, who, I believe, has
seen about seventeen summers, is much smal
ler and slighter in figure than her mother,
but resembles bur somewhat in features,
though decidedly mere feminine. She has
light complexion, gray eyes, and a very sweet
.nd amiable expression. 'I he lower part of
Ler lace recedes rnlbi r ton uii.cb to form u
good piofile ; otherwise, 1 thould call her
goiiii-looking. She is said to make up in in
telligence, however, whatever she may lack
in this respect. Tbe camp is named after
her She und her mother have quarters just
upon the bill ubuve.
Fremont has a son also wilh him, 15 or 1G
jeuiB uf age, who Fporls his juvenile stutf uui
fortn aud cavorts on bis spinlrd black puny.
He struck me as ralher an unsophisticated
aud not very bright looking youth.
After a little, Mrs. aud Miss rremont and
me weni rui came out, ami wi.-ue me iwo burying me dead ; ihey were tlirco days thus em
former sat dowu by the side of Ihe tent, and : ployed. L'pou comparing notes, they found our
Mrs. F. weut to leading a newspaper, (she I dead to be about 30(1, and our wounded that fell
reuds tbe papers regularly and takes a deep
interest in whatever is suid of her luicliand.)
the Geuerul strolled along on thegrussy slope
and chultnl with I be ollicers. The scene was
culculuted to relieve "grim-visaged war" of
soiiiu of his steiuer tnd more forbidding as
pects. S-nce 1 sew the General for the first time,
in vvuainngion, some inree mourns, ago, ins
hair and beaid have crow n rnniiilv crav. and
his face, w hich was" then full, fresh, and so
youthful iu appearance as to surprise me, bus
become Him, wrinkled nml bacgard. It my
eyes do not deceive me, and 1 do uot think
they do, he looks l leail teu yeuls older
tliau he did then.
Tho Names of the Forta.
Gen. McClellun bus named the lorts around
the city ol Washington, as follows :
The work south of Hunting Creek, Fort
Lyon.
That on Shooter's Hill, F.ut Ellsworth.
That to tbe left of the Seminary; Fort
Worth.
That in front of llleuker's brigade, Fort
Ulenkcr.
That in front of Lee's house Fort Ward.
Thut near the uiuulh ol Fuur-uiile Creek,
Fort Scull.
That ou It cbardsoo's Hill, Fort Richard
son. That now known as Fort Albany, Fort
Albany.
't hat near the end of Long Bridge, Fort
Runyun.
The text work on the right of Fort Albany,
Foi l Cruig.
The next 00 the right of Fort Craig, Fort
Tillii'hast.
The next on the right of Fort Tlllinbast,
Fort Uamsey.
The work next 011 the right of Fort Uamsey,
Fort Wnoiihury.
The next on the right of Furl Woodburv,
Fort De Kulb.
Tbe work in the rear of Fort Corcoran, and
J near canal. Fort llagga
)'
That kuuwa us Fin l Ciicurnri, Fort Cor
coran.
That to the
north of Foil Corcoran, Fort
Bennet.
Tbat south of Chain
Fort Klhaii A lien.
Bridge, on height,
'Flint tleur the Chain Biidge, ou
Leesburg
road, rort Murcy.
That on the cliff north of Chain
Buttery Martin Scott.
liridge,
Thut nn the height neor reservoir, Daltery
Vermout.
That neur IJeorgetown. Il iltery Cameron.
That oil the lell of Teiiiiallytown, Furl
Gaines.
Thai at Tennallytown, Fort i'ennsylvanio
Thai al Finery's Chapel, Fort M issachu
setls. That near camp of Second llhode Island
regiment, Fcrt Slocnm.
That on I'rospecl Hill, near Uludeusburg,
Furl Lincoln. ,
Th .t next on the left of Fort Lincoln, Fort
Saratoga.
That next on Ihe left of Fort Saratoga,
Foil Hunker Hill.
Tbat ou lho right of Geo. Sickle's camp,
Fort Stanton.
Tbat on the right of Fort Stanton, Fort
Cat roll.
That on tbe left, towards Dladensburg,
Fort Greble.
An Kunoa Sold. The editor of an F.o
glieh paper was recently preseuted wilb a
alone, upoo which was carved tbe following
letlers, Tbe editor waa Informed that tbe
stone was tukeu from au uld building, and he
was requested to solve the inscription, Jl
road :
Fore ATT
L e l o r U b 1 li s
srl I I s a g
A In S 1
Kmioent men weie culled to consult upon
the matter, aud alter an immense amount of
lime consumed, Ihey weie informed thai the
slousj was fur cutitc to rub lau tails ttijuiott.
How the Army on the Potomac la
Supplied with Bread-
Tbe great army bakery, carried on in the ex
terior vaults vt the Capitol, ia an ratahliahmenl
of considerable interest. It ia under the control
of Lieutenant Thuuiea Cale, Twelfth Infantry,
United States army, who served three months in
the Massnrhuasetts Hmli Regiment, which waa
for a lime quartered in Ihe Capitol, when the
oereasity ol a hakary was apparant, the Lieuten
ant olTered bia services lo build the nveoa ; and an
well did he execute hia trust that the War Do
partment thought proper to retain htm as the 8u
IKrtiilendelil with the rank of First Lieutenant in
ihe regular army.
He has employed about nne hundred and sev
enty hands-n day squad and a night squad. They
nearly all sleep ii. the building, and are furnished
their meals from an ample, kitchen. Immediate
ly adjoining the kill hen are ihe dining looms, and
Ihe ahmiiig tables and clean rlunra hear testimony
lo the propriety of Ihe arrangement generally.
Ily this bakery the defender of our common
country are supplied with pure, wholesome fresh
bread, the same aa is obtained from the city bakers ;
and any one who was endeavored to masiicate the
bard ship Meruit, formerly served out In the sr.
dirrs, will, in an instmice, see the benefits derived
from this army bakery. In its employ are twelve
wagons which are constantly going forth loaded
with fresh hrrod Tor the soldiers this side of tbe
Potomac carrying, daily some fifl.OlIU loavea.
Earl1 1,,af. wh,!n delivered to tho soldiers, wiighs
twenty-two ounces, amply sufficient for a day's
ration.
The bakery consumes one hundred and forty bar
rels of flour per day, and it ia such flour a our
citizens usually purchase for homo consumption.
Attached lo the bakery is a yeast room, where
are kept constantly employed, eight men. who fur
nish yeast sufficient (obtained principally from
twenty four bushels of Irish potatoes) for the im
mence amount of doogh daily made up and con
sumed. The internal arrangements of this bakery
rnuat be seen to be appreciated. - The workmen
are quite cortrous, and industrious, and a visitor
to the Capitol would he unaware of the unerasing
industry carried on beneath him if his attention
were not called to tho fact.
The ocn are large and well built, and are each
capable of baking about 4,300 loaves of bread ev
ery Iwenly four hours. From personal observa
tion of Ihe manner in which the dough is worked
we can safely rercommciid it lo be equal to any
bread made in the di.tii. t. Willi such food our
volunteers are well satisfied, nndjliua invigorated
each man feels hin.sell prep -red fur ull Ihe perils
of the cabpaign, and for ihe victory in prospect.
Actional Intelligencer,
i THE Itmtl. LOSS AT BULL. HUM.
I Dr. Alfred Powell. Hurgeon oflhe 'ii Regiment
New York rotate .Mililia, was at the Uattleof Hull
1 Run, and was one al the prisoners captured by
the Rebels and taken to Hiihinond. lie states
that the Rebels' wounded ainouute 1 to nearly
fi.OOO, and Iheir killed lo C00. Twenty three
t Surgeons, including himself, with a number of
i our men, were allowed to return to ihe bailie
: field the day of Ihe battle, for the tiuroose of
into the bands of the Rebels about UO") ; which
with those that were taken to Washington, made
the total the same as Grn. McDowell's reports -i
A a early as 13 o'clock of the day of battle, the
Rebels were making preparation fur a retreat
Tho 2d Regiment lost 105 men. They held the
I pnsitnu a I Clone li ridge, receiving Ihe fire of the
Kcbeltlrom early morning till 3 o clock p. m., and
were to close lo the enemy that for ihe first Iwo
t hours almost every shot from the Rebels killed-
' giving lho Surgeon hut little to d,s nil a detach-
j ""'"J "f our '"oops hud made a detour of the en
emv s wing, outflanking Ihem. causing them to
fall hack, when their shots began to have a less
deadly effect. At 2 o'clock the regiment was with
out ammunition, and unable to continue the fight.
While at Ihe furm-house called Oakland's, tem
porarily used as a hospital, attending tn wounded
soldiers of both armies, and while a Rebel Colonel
was ncululy in the bands of Ihe Surgeon, a de
tachment of Rebel cavalry rode up and fired into
the window s, killing four of our men and two or
three of their own. Dr. Powell and assistant
rushed out, waving tin surgeon's sash to show
the nature of the place, when one of ihe cavalry
dismounted and delibernuiely shot his assistant
down; and the interposition of the wounded Rebel
Colonel waa necessary to save them from further
outrages.
Our men in Richmond ate in an exceedingly
destitute condition ; some having had their clothes
cut olf them when wounded, have nulling hut a
blanket to cover their nakedness; and Ihe coming
cold weather will find them in nerd ol every thing
in the way of clothing. They are on no account
allowed tn look out of the window ; if they do,
they are immediately made latgela for the sentries,
one or two having been shot hy them while the
Doctor was there.
They are iusutficienrtly fed on bread and fresh
beef twice a day ; heh beef being M tenia per
pound, sail beef and bacon :)S cents. Our woun
ded had nothing hut their blankets and Ihe hard
floor to sleep hi ; but lately tome uf the men en
abled lopruruiecaiivas and boards, with which tin y
bad made about lull cols, that have added to llieir
comfort. The Doctor speaks of tho women being
more insulting and offensive than the men one
d. cent looking women coming to the sentrii a and
begging In them lo cut ihe throals ol the prisoners.
There were 2,1 or :!0 druths daily among the Rebel
wounded for some lime after the ba'.lle, and il
waa of general remark among Ihe Rebels thai the
d d Vanketa did not die so reudiiy.
W 1NTKR lIl'ARTKRS UP TIIK IiKllKI. AHMV
A correspondent of the Itichmond, (Va,)
Dispatch, of the 1 Ol h inst., says :
"The1 most dispiriting news which has evr
reached our camp U that we may probably
go into winter quarters nn this side of the
I'otomac than w hich nothing could be more
disappointing and dissatisfactory to the
Southern soldiers, with the unmurmuring
patience with which they have endured the
diseases that have deciininuled their numbers,
mid ull the privation and wants uf n first
campaign; and uow that u benign Providence
h.s rebuked the disease, and health ami vigor
again returned tn our ranks, they cannot
appreciate the policy which would keep 'J.',U.
IHliI Soui hern men a number sufficient 10 do
almost anything inclosed in ice or snow five
or six months, to defend Virginia uloiie. We
have always had the utmost confidence in our
generuls, but if an inactivity here shall
encourage Ihe North to invade the t'oiloii
States (as it will) when frost shall have made
it safe to land along our coast, and if the
spring campaign shall find us doing over all
thai has been done when a brilliant simul
taneous nioven ent into Mar land, nolt hence
tn Washii gtoo and Kaltiiiiore, would secure
our recognition abroad, and enable ua to
eat our New Yesr dinner io peace at home,
wa will begin tn think I list somebody
somewhere is not the right man iu the right
place..
Clili.l.a kd Fkvkhs. An Irishwoman ap
peared io the county court of Louiavdle, re
cently, to ba appointed guardian for ber
child, aud the following rollilotiuy occurred :
"What estate has your child I" "1'lr.xe your
honor, I dou't understand uu " "Wbul has
1 he got?'' Chills aud fever, yuui
buuur,"
Joseph holt.
Rev. pr BnlWr, Rector of Trinity Church
Washington, 1. tl . In a lute letter from that
city to tbe New Yotk I'rotestaut Church
man, thus speaks of the o istlneuhhed and
pure hearted patriot, Hon. Joseph J 1 oil :
"Of all the public men that I am acquaint
ed with, 1 know none who embodies so fully
and truly the noble rpitit which tbe crisis
demands, as M r. Holt, and so folly Compre
hends the necessities and the duties uf the
hour. The country makes no mistake in giv
ing Joseph Holt a warm place in its affection
and a high place in its confidence. Its pulses
have been Flined by its eloquence appeals J
and that which he has said io pub) C, be is ia
private. 11 is patriotism has the substantial
basis of one of the purest, most unselfish and
noble characters that 1 have ever known.
Modest, religions, and full cf sensibility, b
is, at the same time, one of the manliest of
men. The country will never know, unless
he shall choose hereafter to detail to the pub
lic, what be sometimes unveils to near friends
in what a perilous position Washington w .la
placed at the close of Mr. IJuchnnan's admin
istration, and how much it owes to him and
Gen. Scott for the measures then adopted for
the defence of the clly, and the peaceful in
angurutioo of Mr. Lincoln. If the country
shall place him in the Senate or Cabinet, the
country may be assured that bis will be no
ball hearted or faltering policy, but one which
in action will show the decision of Jackson,
without his roughness ; and in speech, the
eloquence of Clay without bis peremptorim-sK
Us has never sought office, hut bus so far
proved himself more than i qual to every office
which bas been imposed npuu him, precisely
because its affairs were in a critical juncture,
and needed the band eud mind of a master.
Mas. Jackson Loses hrr "Litti.r Put
NlniiKB." While Mrs Jackson (the mother
of Fllsworth's assassin) was under arrest at
Geuerul McChII's quarters, she indulged in a
tirade of abuse against the Union troops.
She charged them with doing everything that
was mean, and summed up witb : "Yes, aod
there was my little pet nigger; 1 would not
have taken a thousand dollars for him ; 1
alway kept bim in close ; but thore, the other
day, be said he wanted to go up on tbe bill
and net for a few minutes and bear the drumi
a beating ; be promised he would come back
sood, but that is the last I've seen of him, and
some of you have persuaded him to run away."
The ollicers condoled with her on the loss of
her ' little pet nigger," and told ber there
was no knowing when to trust them. Tba
aforesaid little colored individual is now doing
chores for McCall'a staff, and is very much
pleased with his new situation ; and Mrs.
Jackson can now learn that her little nigger
has wit enough to know "ragged Rebels," or
as be terms it "poor white IrusU" from sol
diers with "new clothes" on.
Sam. IIotston "Skcrsiiks "The Richmond
Enquirer of Friday Friday last contains a let
ter from Som. Houston, dated September 18,
which was writleii for the gurpose of defining
his position, aud in answer to an article which
he saw jo the New York Ihrttld, about the
1.0th or lfiih of August, which states thut
General Houston has no sympathy witb tbe
rebellion. He says that previous 10 the act
of secession by Texas. b:s opposition tn it was
open aod avowed ; but emce then be bas
changed his opinion, and is uow witb the
South in all her movements. He declares
thut there is now no Union sentiment io Tex
as, however strong il may have been at one
lime, and thut "the Spartans wero not more
united in defence of their country and liber
ties thao ia Texas in support of the Southern
Confuderacy." It will thus be seen, thut old
"Sao Jacinto" is io full communion witb
those who are seeking to break up tbe govern
ment. Flick or Tim Hoosikr Gtais Tbe young
ladies of Lognnspnrt, Indiana, at a meeting held
on the 3tlih of September, passed the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That we deem il to be ihe duty of
every young unmarried man to enlist and fight
for the honor ol hiscuuutrv, his Hag, and his ow u
reputation.
id. That Ihe young men, in this time of our
country's peril, have but one good excuse for not
being a soldier, and that is Cowcrdice.
3d. That the younug man who now fails lo res
pond to the call of his country, is not worlhy the
kind rgiinls or tbe smiles of Ihe joung ladies of
our nriive Hoesicr State, and that none but ladies
of doubtful age will smile nn such men.
4 ill That we will have nothing tudo w ilh young
men who refuse to go to the war, and thai "Home
liiiaids" muxt keep their disiiince.
Mil. 'I'll t the young man who has not pluck
enough lo fiht for his country, has not gul the
manliness to make a good husband.
(ilh That we w ill marry no man who has not
been a soldier.
7ih. That we will not marry till af'er ihe war
is over; and then, "Home (iuards!" No. never ! !
Jl'STllK TO AN U N Ko itTl'N AT K Sol.IHKB.
Brig, (jeii Fierce, lutely commanding at Bii
Kelhel, Ve.. is now serving us a private sol
dier in Co'. Fletcher Webster's Regiment.
I inmedinlely after the Big Bethel u flair, Gen.
Fierce asked a court ol inquiry into his con
duct ; for reasons of public policy this was re
fused. Gen. 1'ierce said at the time, that ho
never pretended to any military knowledge or
skill, that be did nut solicit tbe command
which was bestowed upon him, and that ho
cirei! nut little tor the censure cast upon tin
lack of generalship. But he said his personal
coiiracH had been impiicned, sod that h
should disprove tbe slander by enlisting as
prirnte a soon as his term of service had ex
pired. Ho has now fulfilled this promise by
joining Col. Webster's Regiment.
Tn rvniii or Nkw-Viiiik Anu Hkm U'u
Qrort. Ii is ollii'iallv shown thai this great K'a'e,
which is truly the Empire Mintx bas an effective
arm hearing popiiUiion ol 70(1 31 1, about one half
that of till Ihe Slates a mill ol Maaou and Di'i'a
line, eipjiilititi the coiiil.iu.-il mihlary strength of
Alahniioi, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia Loub-iana,
Min-isaippi North ami r-oi.lh-l.'arolliia and Ten
nessee. F r ipiiita tor iha war will he IIUI.OO11,
or about 1 1 in every 71, between the ages of Id
ami 4.1,
Cm. 11 c'n-i . 1 1 you have cold feel immerse
I hem iiii'rniiig and evening in cold watel, rult
ibem wilh a rough luwel, and run about your
room till Ihey warm. In one uioulh you will
he entirely relieved. All these red pepper
and muelard applications are like ram lo the
stomach relieve yon to-day, bul leave Juu
colder to morrow.
An old tirhelor ilu'ing lrs -year the lades
jump at every oiler u marriage n nee the term,
.Society ia like a glass of ale ihe dregs gn Id
tha boiloni, Ibe frnlb arum lo the surface, and the
aulaiiaiicft, or Ihe bet er port, on, remains about
the centra,
"You are an Irishmaii," aaij a follow tauntingly
lo bia neighbor. ,
"Well, air, I am no wore rt.-ioti il'lv. foi bating
liei 11 bo 1 11 an liiahiiiaii, than uu tn lot hawns
11 11 tioru au asa