Eftc jimtmrj) America...
n. D. MAB8ER, Editor ft Proprietor.
M AIU HV, PA.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 18(13.
T"Tlic Northumlxrland County Democrat
of Inst week contain in a small article on
tho riot era of New York, the following mud
dled paragraph, justifying the mob violence
of murderers, thieves and traitors:
" There i a eautcfor thi disregard flf.tnte
nnd voe lie tn the men, vho, in higher trail-,
ntaeademiied road, hare rn the trrd of na
tional ruin, and establishing a precedence
fraught teith incalculable ri7."
Vi'o publish the above paragraph, which
is in italic, as a beautiful specimen of trca
ion, bad grammar and nonsense, a peculiar
characteristic of the Breckinridge organ.
Our Breckinridge neighbor, among other
ily questions, asks if Yallnndighnin "ever
advocated mob law,'' proposed to "let the
Union slide," and ''turn rebel in tho South."
Wc can only say that he has been tho in
stigator of violcnco and mob law for the
last three years, as has been the editor of
tho "Democrat," by sympathizing, and se
cretly tiding the rebels, in creating disscn
ensions and attempting to embarrass the
government, in the prosecution of tho war.
If "ho didn't turn rebel in tho South" it
wa because he had nothing fo turn, having
been a good enough rebel before ho was
tent there. There can bo no doubt, how
ever, that ho encouraged, whilo there, the
rebel invasion of Pennsylvania, and the
raid of Morgan in Ohio. Our neighbor, no
doubt, will say lie had a right to do bo
under the Constitution in order to punish
tho Union men and Abolitionists, and elect
himslf Governor.
!5?"XF.onoK8 as SunsTiTUTKS. The deci
sion of tho Provost Marshall, that negroes
are not an equivalent and cannot, therefore,
be received nssubstitutes for whites, greatly
disturbs tho equanimity of our copperhead
patriots. They have hitherto, bitterly de
nounced the policy of employing negroes as
Foldicrs. It was terrible to have, our south
ern brethren killed in battle by negroes, yet
It was all right for the masters of these ne
groes, to shoot down our white soldiers,
But now, as somo of these copperheads (not
democrats) are likely to be drafted, and are
looking out for cheap substitutes, they think
negro soldiers quite as good as white ones,
especially if they can be used as substitutes
for white copperheads. In other words it
was entirely wrong to upc negroes in place
ef Union soldiers, but all right to make
them substitutes for copperheads.
E5?A National Ckjikteut. A propo
eition is mado to gather tho bodies of those
who fell fighting for liberty and law on the
the bloody field of Gettysburg, and depositc
them in tho Cemetery grounds of that local
lity, and then erect a monumout over their
remains, as a fitting testimonial to their va
lor. In order to secure tho success of this
noble work, it is suggested that tho people
of the States to which the heroes who arc
buried at Gettysburg, belong, contribute to
defray the expense of tho enterprise, and
that Pennsylvania take the lead to secure
its success. This enterprise commends itself
to the consideration of the people. AVe owe
it to the future, and our gratitude to the
dead.
pfcThc prospects arc that Charleston
must soon fall. The defeat of Lee at Gettys,
burg. Tho loss of Yicksburg and Port Ilud-
foil. The capture of Morgan's army, tho
retreat of Johnston before Sherman, and
Bragg beforo Rosecrans, show that tho re
bclliou i9 nearly spun out. Tho drafted
men will have but little fighting to do. All
that is necessary is to let Wio rebels know
thut wo havo 300,000 soldiers, and they
will give up the contest. Rebel prisoners
nearly ail say the war would have been over
before this, if the copperheads of the North
had not made them believe that our people
were opposed to the war, and that Lincoln
could not raise another army.
IW Our Breckinridge neighbor squirms
like a worm, under our exposure of his bad
grammar and orthography, and straight
way hunts up somo overlooked typographi
cal errors in this paper. This is something
liko the school boy, who could not lick his
master, and therefore resolved to make
mouths at him. Our neighbor has given
currency to a good many very silly and
absurd editorials, in his short career, as an
editor, but wo doubt if ho ever exhibited
anything more stupid than his comments
on this subject. But wo doubt tho power
of one man to get up such a production.
One sap head may readily "write himself
down an ass," but it would take at least
two to get up such an unmeaning medley of
stupidity.
KTTiie DnAFT. Tho Provost Marshall
Is ready to draft in this district, and is wait
ing orders from Washington, to begin. The
dratted men from this district will bo sent
to Carlisle.
3TLATF.ST Wah News. Tho New Or
leans Era, of tho 23d says, reports had been
received that Johnston had been severely
w hipped at Jackson, and Breckinridge's di
vision all cut to pieces.
The principal puns at Fort Wagner have
been silenced. Reinforcements have reached
Gen. Gilmore, with several two and three
hundred pound Parrot guns. General Stone
died at New York on tho 30th.
The steamer George Collins from Port
;oyal, with dates to the 25th, hasarrived.
The siege of Fort Wagner was continued
at tho time she left. Gen. Gilmoro lad
succeeded in erecting a battery of heavy
it-go gun within a thoutand yards of Fort
Wagner, aud every thing was progrcwdug
favorably.
huintcr aud Fort Johnton, on Janus
IMand kept up a coilnx-d firo on our
Turcot, but tho ra.iiullii awrago but about
six a duy. Tho troop and iiuvy wire in
Has spirits.
Hl ii -
J-tf" Vim. inia is now the battle ground.
Defeat the tmln lU iv, aud they Uiu. t than
dm the coiiUat ; but at loiia as lUvliuId
that bUlulU) uot ouly tulujtaiu Lir. of
,U .-, Mil kf-i Ji up Ih.ir fir.li; in F.up
C71' Tin fplml Inaitn In rimers! Grant
Department, since May 1, 1803, are officially
stated as follows :
Loss in men up to Mav 18, 40,000
Prisoners taken at Yicksburg, July 4, 81,000
Total, ft.JM
Citizen prisoners, 6
1,500 of whom arc women and children.
Prisoners, sick and wounded, 1 3.220
Do. fit for duty, 18,000
Tents captured, 4,000
Mules captured, i,R00
Horses captured, 1,000
Freight Cars captured, 200
Locomotives captured, 6
Large siege guns captured, 180
Field pieces cad t tired, 151
Rounds of Ammunition, H00
Stands of small amis 85.000
Shot guns, Ac. &c, 80.000
value ot public property capturcu irom
$10,000,000 to $15,000,000.
To these losses wo may add, say 8,000
killed, wounded and captured by Gen.
Banks at Port Hudson ; 2,200 killed, wound
ed and captured in tho recent battle at
Helena; 3,000 of Morgan's band killed or
captured in Ohio; and Lee's loss during tho
late invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania,
not less than 80,000 making a total rebel
loss within three months of 114,000.
5VAM.AsnioiiAM. The German de
mocrats in Ohio, arc abandoning Vallandig-hain-
The raid of Morgan, tho rebel guer
rilla chief, in his plundering expedition in
that State, who was lately captured with his
whole army, has opened the eyes of many
peace democrats. Yallandigham when a
niong the rebels predicted that Morgan could
not bo captured, presuming upon the aid of
some of his secret copperhead friends.
IrifOur Breckinridge' neighbor of the
Democrat, sticks to Yallandigham and all
his treasonable designs, as closely as lie did
to Breckinridge until ho stepped over into
the rebel lines. Although he could not fol
low his friend into the dominions of Jeff
Davis, he has been careful not to say nn un
kind word against him. He has not, however,
lately ventured to ask the Tress to "proclaim
his innocence."
f5E7VAi.LANDioiiAM Stock Down. Ano
ther Democratic paper The American Union
published at Steubcnville, Ohio, and edited
by John Sheridan refuses to support Yal
landigham for Governor. It has been the
Democratic organ of Jefferson County for
more than thirty years. In an nrtiqo pub
lished on the 15th, the Union refers to the
noiso made by Yallandigham about States'
rights, and an armistice, and observes :
"We, as an editor, stand today where we
did the first day the first gun was tired on
Fort Sumpter. Nearly the whole party
stood with us then, as wo believe it does
now. Wo will not Le intimidated or wheed
led into a wrong position. Wo will stand
between the camps of the Israelites and
Phillistines, and wo can cry, in the hour of
degeneracy, woo to tho leaders ot the great
Democratic party, until, like ancient JNinc
vah, the people will awake and come up to
the purification ol tho Democratic temple,
and overthrow those who arc trying to place
the party in a false position. This will be
done."
xii k n:cii: or ciiAitnisro.x.
A SECOND ASSAULT ON FORT WAG
NER ON THE 18th.
Bepulse of Gen. Gilmore's Force
DESPERATE BRAVERY OF ASSAULT
ING TARTY.
Interior of the Wort nlurl but not
Held.
OUR LOSS AIHT t,W0 IN KILLED, WOUND
ED AND MISS1NO.
GE3TB. SEYMOUR AND STRONG
WOUNDED.
The Siege Operations Still Progressing.
Correspondence, of tho Now York Time.
The United States steam transport Arago,
Henry A. Gadsden, commanding, from Port
Royal, S. C, at 01'30 a. m., and Charleston
Bar at 5 r. M., on Thursday, July 23, ar
rived at this port on the 27th ult., bringing
100 first and 172 second class passengers,
the usual mails, and having the prize steam
er Emma in tow.
The intelligence by the Arago confirms
tho telegrams already published from rebel
sources, respecting the second assault upon
Fort Wagner, on Morris Island, by General
Gilmore's forces and tMfe monitors, mortar
schooners and gunboats under Admiral
Dahlgrcn.
After tho first unsuccessful assault on the
10th inst., General Gilmoro lost no time in
throwing up batteries on Morris Island,
within BOO yards of Fort Wagner, in order
to reduce it by siege. On tho morning of
the 18th, twelve or fifteen heavy guns were
in position, beside eight or ten mortars.
Gilmoro, therefore, determined to com
mence the attack, which was opened at 11
A. M.
The bombardment was conducted in a
spirited manner, Gilmore's batteries initiat
ing the works, and Admiral Dahlgrcn's five
monitors, the Ironsides, two mortar schoo
ners and three wooden gunboats, quickly
joined in tho engagement.
The enemy replied briskly from Fort Wag
ner and Battery Hoc, just beyond the Cum
ming's Point, whilo Sumter kept up a sharp
firo irom the guns on her southwestern face,
among which were two rilled pieces of heavy
calibre. Most of the fire of the rebels was
directed upon tho Monitors and tho other
naval vessels, only an occasional shell being
sent towards tho batteries. Although the
iron-clads were repeatedly struck, they suf
fered very littlo real damage, and the only
losses in the batteries were a Lieutenant of
the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania regiment,
who was killed by a shanco shot, aud the
wounding of six of tho gunners.
Ston after 4 o'clock the firing from Fort
Wagner ceased. It was then known that
our brave fellows bad succeeded in dismount
ing ono gun, and it was also pretty well
awertained that another of the relief piece
had burst. These facts led to the supposi
tion that the enemy had evacuated the work,
and it was determined to attempt its occu
pation. For this purpose two brigades,
coimibting of the Seventh Connecticut regi
ment, the Third New Hampshire, tho Ninth
Maine, the Keventy-Mxtu Pennsylvania, and
the Jorty-cighth New York, under Brig..
Gen. Strung a the Seventh New JIanm.
shire Kuth t onncctirut, Hixty-secoud Ohm
One Iltmdreth New York and Fifty-fourth
Massachusetts, colored, under Col. Putnam,
who had been under arm. U day, screened
from the enemy behind a range of said hills
in the rear of our works, wer. ordered for
ward. This wsa at dusk, and both brigades were
formed in line on the Iwuch, the reKimunts
being disponed in column, exempting tho
colored regiment which for some reason was
given the port of extreme honor aud of
(iaiifir in the advance, and was drawn up
ill hue of battle, fXUM.ing its full front to
lliu tunny. This movement of the troops
wo4 ol.tutcd by humltr, and A re B,
one opened on them, happily without doiug
soy injury, as tb sbslls wat vt the htsas
f (he mo.
Gen. Strong's brigade under this firo mov
ed along the beach at a slow time for about i
three quarters of a mile, when the men were
ordered to lie down. In this position they
remained half an hour, Sumter Meanwhile
being joined in the cannonade by the rebels
in Battery Bee, but without effect upon our
troops. It was now quite dark, and tho
order was given for both brigades to advance
Gen. Strong's leading and Col. Putnam's
within supporting distance. The troops
went forward at quick time and in deep
silence, until the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts
led by its gallant Col. Shaw, was within two
hundred yards of tho work, when the men
gave n fierce yell and rushed up tho glacis,
closely followed by tho other regiments of
the brigade.
lue enemy, hitherto silent as tho gmvc,
whilo our men were swarming over the
glacis, opened upon them furiously with
grape, cannister, and a continuous futdlade
of small arms.
Tho gallant negroes, however, plunged
on regardless of this murderous reception,
and many of them crossed the ditch, al
though it contained four feet of water, gain
ing tho parapet. 1 hey were dislodged,
however, in a few minutes with hand gre
nades, and retired heltcr skelter, leaving
more than halt their number, including their
brave colonel, dead upon the field.
The 6th Connecticut reirimeut, under Lieu
tenant Colonel Rodman, was next in sup
port ot the Mth, nnd they nlso suflercd ter
ribly, being compelled to retire after a stub
born contest. Tho Mil Maine, which was
next in lino was broken up by the passage
of the remnant of the repulsed colored regi
ment through its lines, and retired in con
fusion, excepting three companies, which
nobly stood their crotirid.
It now devolved upon the 3d New Ilanip-
snire regiment to push forward, and led by
General Strong and Colonel Jackson in per
son, the gallant fellows dashed nn acrauist
tho fort. The companies actually cained
the ditch; nnd wading through the water
found shelter against the enbankment.
Hero was the critical point of tho assault
ana the second brigade, which should have
been up anil ready to support their com
rades ot the first, were unaccountably delay
ed. General Strong then gave the order to
fall back, and lie down on the glacis, which
was obeyed without confusion.
It was while waiting here, exposed to the
heavy fire, that Gen. Strong was wounded
A tragment ot shell entered his thifrh. pass
ing entirely through the fleshy part and
making a serious wound, although the bone
escaped fracture. The breast of Col. Jack
son's coat was torn off at the sumo timo bv
a pieco of shell, slightly wounding him.
XSeither ot these brave men would lie down
to escape the rain of metal, but stood uu
tlinchiiigly throughout, eliciting the un
bounded admiration of their men. Finding
that the supports did not come. General
Strong gave tho order for his brigade to
retire, anil the men left the held in perfect
order.
A little while afterwards the other bri
gades came up, and made up for their ap
parent tardiness by glorious deeds of valor.
Rushing impetuously up the glacis, unde
terred by the fury of the enemv, whose lire
was not intermitted for a second, several of
the regiments succeeded in crossing the
ditch, sealing the parapet and descending
into the fort. Here a hand-to-hand conflict
ensued. Our men fought with desperation,
and were able to drive the enemy from one
side of tho work to seek shelter between the
traverses, whilo they held possession for
something more than nn hour. This nn
paralelled piece of gallantry was unfortu
nately of no advantage. The enemy rallied,
and having received largo reinforcements,
made a charge upon the band of heroes, and
expelled them from their nobly wou posi
tion by the sheer force of numbers. One of
tho regiments engaged in this brilliant dash
was the 48th New York, Col. Barton, and
it came out almost decimated. The most
distressing part of' its disastrous treatment
is, that the enemy did not inflict the damage
It was the result of a mistake on the part ot
one of our regiineuts. The 48th was among
the first to enter the fort, and was tired upon
by a regiment that gained the parapet some
minutes later, and tho supposition that it
vus the enemy.
About midnight the order was given to
retire, and our men fell back to the rifle pits
outside of our own works, having engaged
in as hotly contested a battle -as has ever
been fought.
Our casualties, as may reasonably be ex
pected, were very large. The list of killed,
wounded and missing foots up fifteen hun
dred and thirty.
Among the killed nrc Col. Putnam, of the
Seventh New Hampshire; Col Shaw, of the
Fifty-fourth Massachusetts : Lieut. -Colonel
Green, of the Forty-eighth New York;
Adjutant Libby, of the Third New Hamp
shire. Gen. Seymour was wounded in the foot,
while directing movements in the field.
Col. Burton, of tho Forty-eighth New
York, was wounded in tho thigh by a ball,
which flattened against the bone.
Lieut. Col. Rodman, of tho 0th Connecti
cut, was seriously wounded.
Lieut Col. Bedell of the Third New Hamp
shire, was taken prisoner.
The day after the fight, the steamers Cos
mopolitan and Mary Rcjiton were dispatch
ed to Hilton Head "with the wounded, and
every house in Beaufort is occupied us a
hospital.
Our dead bodies were buried on Monday
at least that portion of them that were oil
the field within thu limits that our burying
party was allowed to approach the rebel
works. Those who fell on the glacis and
the ditch were interred by the enemy.
Individual instances of heroism during
tho contest were numerous. Among others
it is mentioned that the color bearer of the
Fifty-fourth Massachusetts stood nobly upon
tho glacis with his flag, endeavoring to rally
tho men, uud finding the task useless, ho
walked to tho rear, still holding tho flag
aloft with remarkable deliberation, regard
less altogether of the fearful fire.
The siege has uot 1h.-cii suspended. Oper
ations are still in progress, which General
Gilmore is sanguine will result iu success.
Iimtorluat t'liuiuri'.
Correxndenc of the Xeu York Herald.
Tiiihtekktii Akmy Coni-s, )
Near Jaikscn, Miss., July 21, 1803. (
Yesterday a company of cavalry escorting
a foraging train leurnud from a negro w here
tho extensive library of Jeff Davis was
secreted. They proceeded to the house, and
there found thousands of volumes of books,
tereral buhtli of pl icate and mlitietl J'ajert
of tho arehtruitor, writteu by traitors North
and traitors South. Some of these papers
were brought into camp, and served as
novel literature for our officers and men.
In uddition to these several valuable gold
headed walking canes were found, one of
them presented to Davis by Franklin Pierce ;
on another was tho inscription, "From a
Soldier to a Soldier's Friend."
In many of tho litters tho subject of seccs
fciou was w armly discussed. Somo of these
letters duto buck us far as 1854. Many of
tho moro prominent writers accept the
separutiou of thu North and South as s
foregone coucluion, but only disagree as
how and when it khould le done. Duvis is
alluded to iu thepulitieal Mme in this tntatur
jnj the allusion Ut kirn ttvuldtum ai (flu uot
lovltd iiw4 in Uu light of a deuti yl.
I fccua to tho Ikruld such of these letters
I have tnt o able to get ,fcM lou of. If
the collection uf letter rould bo ojranged
and publuhed it tevuld briuj to light the , rrt
liittury vj e.4Mi..u, aud hold up to the world
u dn-prsi Ui.J trtssnu tvr? fcoown oo lis
h' tt lbs snb.
TIIK W AU I TIIK SOUTH
WUST, BURNING OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.
Tho Pannli of Johnston nt nn End.
CAtno, July 25.
Passengers who arrived here to-dny from
Yicksburg report that our forces have burn
ed Jackson, and that the pursuit of John
ston is at an end for tho present.
A steamer arrived hero this morning,
bringing New Orleans paiers of the 10th.
They Were brought by the steamer Imperial,
from New Orleans to Memphis, that steam
er having made a trip down and back with
out trouble.
A hundred nnd sixty-two rebel officers
from Port Hudson arrived here this morning
They are waiting orders from the Secretary
of war.
Grierson aud his cavalry have arrived at
Memphis.
MIS818SIPPIANS ANXlOtS FOK TRACE.
Caiwo, July 20. Major General Logan
and Colonel Bawling, of Gen. Grant's staff,
arrived hero to-day. They state that Gen.
Sherman had returned to "Jackson, and he
reports to General Grant that tho leading
citizens of Jackson and tho surrounding
country have implored him to take some
action by which Mississippi may be restored
to the Union. Both the army and the peo
ple of that section nre completely dispirited,
and nre ready for peace. They staked their
all on Yicksburg, and it has "fallen. They
clung to Johnston as a last hope, and he is
utterly vanquished.
General Logan was received here with
many marks of respect.
Sr. Lot-in, July 2:1. Spceitd dispatches
from Memphis, dated the 23d inst., give
particulars of the occupation ot Jackson,
Miss., on the 15.
A portion of our forces, under General
Parke, mado an attack and were met by a
legion of new recruits from South Carolina,
who, after an engagement of half an hour,
retreated with the loss of 300. Our men oc
cupied their position until next morn
ing, whek they made a second advance and
discovered that the rebels had evacuated the
town, after setting fire to a number of tho
houses containing commissary stores. They
were entirely consumed, together with somo
forty other buildings which wcro ignited
from the houses tired by the rebels.
The rebel army left but little behind. So
deliberately had they left the place that they
took all their sick with them.
Deserters are continaully coming in from
Johnston's army, and express themselves
dissatisfied with the shape the campaign is
taking, and a willingness to throw down
their arms and take the oath of allegiance.
The Federal loss iu the various skirmishes
and assaults amounted to 900 men.
But few people were found in the place.
and most of those w ho remained w ere for
eigners. Pembcrton was cursed liberally as a trai
tor and unworthy of confidence.
At Yicksburg tho Federal works arc be
ing levelled and the rebel fortifications put
I into moro perfect condition. A number of
the linest guns are being mounted, and the
place is to bo held as u first class military
fortification.
The city was at once occupied by Sher
man, who sent a cavalry force to interrupt
the communication and prevent the army
of Johnston from joining Bragg, which it
was supposed he would endeavor to do.
L A T E R .
By the arrival of the steamer Imperial, we
have advices from New Orleans to the 17th.
I Port Hudson the 19th, and Yicksburg tho
'21st.
j The Imperial was the first steamer to New
Orleans, having arrived on the Kith. On
her arrival the landing was crowded to suf
! location with people, and it was almost im-
possible to convince them that Port Hudson
and icksburg had fallen.
A large number of the prisoners captur
ed nf Port Hudson had joined the Federal
army.
All is quiet at Yicksbuag
The New Orleans Picayune quotes gold at
135. Exchange ou New' York li preiu. On
London, 103.
I'roui Urn. .M-nN'' Army.
Washington, July 27.
The following dispatches from E. A. Paul.
Timet correspondent with the Army of the
j Potomac, have just been received here:
tlKAUCAUTERS AllMV OF TIIK POTOMAC,
25th July 0 P. M. (
The positions of the rebel army are as
follows :
On Friday morninc at six o'clock the
I advance of Hill's and Longstrcet's corps
I reached Culpeper. The columns were well
closed up, am. their entire corps must be
I concentrated there before this time. Of this
ritrogade movement therccan be no question.
I For two davs I had a favorable opportunity
to take birdseyo views of both Hill's and
Longstreet'l commands, and on one occasion
was quite as near as was prudent for a non
combatant to be.
Euell's corps, it is understood here, still
occupies the Shenandoah Valley, where it is
guarding the fords on tho Shenandoah and
tho rear of tho rebel army. This fact is
supposed to explain tho recent alarm alniut
the alleged movements indicating that Leo
was not retreating, and was indeed prepar
ing to return to Maryland.
The Excelsior brigade had a fight yester
day at Ashby's Gap with the enemy, where
the latter had both infantry and cavalry.
After a brief but severe contest, tho enemy
were repulsed, and a largo number of pri
soners captured. Among the wounded is
Brigadier General F. B. Spinola.
STILL LATER.
Wasiunoton, July 28.
According to information received to-day,
reports now fully confirmed, that tho Third
Corps of Lee's armo passed through Chester
Gap on Thursday and Friday, and arc now
near Culpepper.
Gen Buford opposed ineffectually, how
ever, their passage. He captured many
prisoners. Lonst reefs corps passed through
Culpepper on Friday, and camped that night
south of the town.
All the available rolling stock of the Vir
ginia railroads was concentrated ut Culpep
per, and it was generally supposed that Lee
was making all haste to Richmond, but Gen.
Buford thinks the rebels intend to make a
stand on the south side of the Rapidan.
Ewell's wagon trains, with a strong guard,
went south from Strasburg, by way of Staun
ton, to avoid the capture by our cavalry,
which has, during tho entire campaign,
signalized itself by an endurance and daring
never lcl'ore exhibited.
Rebel prisoners of intelligence unite in
saying that our cavalry done more to de
feat Lee's plaus than any other arm of the
service.
Stuart's legion now fear to encounter it, or
at least do uot court an encounter.
Prisoners and refugees are unanimous in
the statement that thu morale of tho rcl I
army in Virginia is broken, ami that great
despondency prevails in all tho southern
cities, particularly in the army. Three de
feats iu the Southwest, at Gettysburg and
Morris Island, have at last convinced the
rcM soldiery of their vulnerability, and
further that Gen. Lee's plaus, supported by
tho flower of the southern troops, having
proved failures by the ruergy of Genural
Meade, and the bravery and endurance of
the Army of the Potomac Mill ueeitte
a reconstruction of the rtltl army of Vir
ginia. Johnston, and his refunal to oWy Davis'
orders will cupe recoustuctiou of the
srniy of lbs IVitht
Guerillas infest our rear an outrngo oc
curred yesterday which has aroused feelings
of retaliation in the army a Lieutenant of
the 2d Pa. Cavalry, Alfred Biles, went from
Wnrrenton, two miles on the Salem road, to
dine with a lady acquaintance from that
Statei While making his toilet the house
was entered by five or sis guerillas, who
demanded his surrender. He refused, and
for this was immediately shot through the
head, killing him instantly.
Threats were freely mado that on the
repetition of such outrage, the stock, pro
duce, Ac, in the vicinity shall be confiscat
ed or burned, and the perpetrators, if caught,
hanged on tho nearest treo.
A Iti:COIII oiYIIL.MAJ I'Rl'a
i:irn.N.
Itvbcl llnrtinrllica In Hunt Ten-nNH-c.
INNOCENT MEN nANOKD, CIIlI.DItKN SHOT
AND WOMEN TOI1TUUED TO DKATII.
The editor of the Memphis Jlullelin, who
has been upon a visit to Nashville, commu
nicates the following to his paper, in refer
ence to the rebel rule in East Tennessee.
Col. Crawford, tho gentleman from whom
the facts arc obtained, has a personal know
ledge ot some ot the circumstances, having
left the scene of their enactment quite re
cently and vouches for the truth of all of
them.
Last summer three young men, brothers,
named Auderson, loft their homes in Haw
kins county, nnd attempted to make their
way into Kentucky. They were arrested by
a squad of rebel cavalry nn Clinch river,
about seventy five miles from bnoxville,
shot and thrown into the river. Their bo
dies were found floating in the stream, fif
teen miles from their own forsaken homes.
In the month of January, 1803, at Laurel,
N. C, near the Tennessee border, all the salt
was seir.ed for distribution by confederate
commissioners. Salt was selling nt seventy
five to one hundred dollars per sack. The
commissioners declared that the "torics
should have none," and positively refused to
give Lnion men their portion ot the quanti
ty to be distributed in that vicinity. This
palpable injustice aroused the Union men;
they assembled together and determined to
seize their proportion of the salt, by force.
They did so, taking at Marshall, N. C, what
they deemed to be, their inst share.
Immediately afterwards, the C5th North
Carolina regiment, under command of Lieut.
Col. James Keith, was ordered to laurel to
arrest the ofl'eiulrrs.
L. M. Allen was Colonel of the regiment,
but had been suspended for six months for
crimes and drunkenness. Many of the men
engaged in the stilt seizure left their homes.
Those who did not participate in it became
tlicsiiitcrers. Among those arrested were Jos
Wood, about sixty years of age; David
Shellon, sixty ; James Sljclton, fifty ; Rod
by Shellon, forty-five; Elison King, fifty;
Hiilen Moore, forty; aile M ore, thirty
five: Isaiah Shelton. fifteen; Will Shelton,
twelve; James Metcalf, ten ; Jasper Channel
fourteen ; Samuel Shelton, nineteen and his
brother, aged seventeen, sons ot Lilus Shel
ton in all, thirteen men and bovs. Nearlv
all of them declared they were innocent,
and had taken no part in appropriating thu
salt. They begged for a trial, asserting that
they could prove their innocence.
Colonel Aden, who was with his troops.
but not in command, told them thev should
have trial, but they would be taken to Ten
nessec for that purpose. They bid farewell
to their wives, daughters and sisters, direct
ing them to procure the vitnessers and bring
them to the court in Tennessee, where they
supposed their trial would take place. Alas !
how little they dreamed what a late awaited
them '.
The poor fellows had proceeded fut a
few miles when they were turned from the
road into a gorge in the mountain and halt
ed. Without uny warning of what was to
be done with tliim, five ol them were order
ed to kneel down. Ten paces in front of
those five a file of soldiers were placed with
loaded muskets. 1 ne terrible reality tliish
ed upon the minds of the doomed patriots
Old man Wood (sixty years of age) cried
out : '"For God's sake, men, you are not go
ing to murder us give us at" least time to
pray." Colonel Allen was reminded of his
promise to give them a trial. Thev were
informed that Allen had no authority; that
Keith was in command, and that there was
no timo for praying.
The order was given to fire. The old
men and boys put their hands to their faces
and rent the air with agonizing cries of de
spair; the soldiers wavered and hesitated
to obey the command. Keith said, if they
did not fire instantly he would make them
change places with the prisoners. The sol
diers raised their guns, the victims shudder
ed convulsively, the word was given to fire
and the five men fell, pierced with rebel
bullets, old man Wood and Shelton were
shot in the head, their brains scattered upon
the ground, and they died without a strug
gle. The other three lived only a few min
utes. Five others were ordered to kneel, among
them little Billy Shelton, a mere child, only
twelve years old. He implored the men i Kit
to shoot him iu the face. "You have killed
my father and brothers," said he. "you have
shot my father in the face; do not 'shoot me
in the face." He covered his fare with his
hands. The soldiers received the order to
tire, and five moro fell. Poor little Billy was
wounded iu both arms. lie ran to an officer
cla.-ped him around the legs, and besought
him to spare his life, "You havo killed my
old father and my three brothers; you have
shot me in both arms I forgive you all this
1 can get well. Let me go hoine to my
mother and sisters." What a heart of ada
mant the man must have who could disre
gard such an appeal. The littlo boy was
dragged back to tho place of execution ;
again the terrible word "lire 1" was given,
and he fell dead, eight balls having entered
his body. The remaining three were mur
dered in tho same manner. Those iu whom
life was not entirely extinct the heartless
officers despatched with their pistol.
A hole was then dug, and tho thirteen
bodies were pitched into it. Tho grave
was scarcely large enough ; somo of the
bodies lay above tho ground. A wretch
named Sergeant N. B. I). Jay, a Virginian,
but attached to a Tennessee company of tho
C5th North Carolina Regiment, jumped
upon the bleeding bodies, and said to some
of the men : "Pat Juba for me, while I dance
the damned scoundrels down and through
hell." The grave was covered lightly with
earth, aud the next day, w hen tho wives and
families of the murdered men heard of their
fate, searched for and found their grave,
the hogs had rooted up one man's body aud
eaten his head off.
Old Mrs. Unus Riddle, aged righty-fivo
years, was whipped, hung and robbed of a
considerable amount of money. Many others
were treated with the sumo barbarity. Ami
tho men who did this were called soldiers I
The daughters of William Shelton, a man
of wealth aud highly resocctahlo, weru re
quested by some of the officers to sing aud
prav for them. They played and sang a few
national airs. Keith learned that, and or
dercd that the ladies be placed under arrest
and sent to thu guard house, w here they ic
Uiaiued all night.
Old Mrs. Sallio Moore seventy years of
ace, was whipped with hickory rods till the
blood run in streams down her back to the
ground; and the rrHtrutors of this wero
clothed in the habiliments of rebellion, ami
bore the name of soldiers.
One woman, who had an infant fieor
SIX KCI'klAll lii-.t In llm ,i..,ui I . . -
. - - tn ii triv
her chilli placed in I he doorway in licrl;lit,
I ml the i lahnot tttist it' i h di i not ,
all she knew about tho seizure of tho salt,!
both hcrseliand thu child would be allowed
to perish. Houses wero burned and torn
down. All kinds of property was destroyed
or carried off.
All the women and children of the Uuion
men who were shot, and of those who escap
ed, wero ordered by Gen. Alfred E, Jackson,
lioau-quarters at Jonesbero, to bo sent thro
the lines by way of Knoxville. When the
nrstot them arrived at this place, the officer
in charge Applied to Oon. Donelson (former
ly Speaker, of the House of Representatives
at Nashville) to know by which route they
suouia ne sent trom here, whether by tjuin-
neriand Uap or Nashville. Uen. Donelson
immediately ordered them, to" be released
and sent home, saying that such a thing was
unknown in civilized countries, they were
then sent homo, and all the refugees met on
the road were also turned back.
On the 14th of Febraary, 1803, A sound of
soldiers were Bent to conscript James M'Col-
lum ot orccno county, lcuuscef a very rc
pectablc, industrious man, thirty-five years
of age. They found him feeding his cuttle.
When he saw mime of them he ran to the
back of his barn. Others were posted be-
hinu the barn, and witnnKt Uniting or at
tempting to arrest him, oue ot thtm shot
him through the neck, killing hiai imttantly.
His three little children, who saw it, ran to
the house and told their mother. She came
. . . , i , . - l
out wringing ner mums in Himiran nuu
screaming with terror nnd dismay.
The soldiers were sitting upon the fence,
They laughed at her agony, and said they
had only killed a "d d tory.'' The mur
dered man was hiiddv esteemed by his
neighbors, who was a firm Union man.
In April last two rebel soldiers named
Wood anil Ingole went to the house of Mrs.
Ruth Ann Rlie. , living on the wtcrs of
Lick creek, Green county, to conscript h'jr
son. The old lady was partially deranged ;
she commanded the soldiers to leave her
house, and raised a stick to strike one of
them. He told her if she struck him he
would run her through with his bayonet ;
she gave the blow and he shot her through
the breast.
In the same month Jesse Price, on old
man sixty yeais of age, two sons and two
nephews, were arrested in Johnson county,
Tennessee, bordering on Virginia, by Col.
Foukc's cavalry composed of Tennessee and
North Carolina men. They were taken to
Ash County. North Carolina, to be tried for
disloyalty to Jeff Davis & Co. The old man
hail been previously arrested, taken to Knox
ville, tried and acquitted.
When the five prisoners arrived in Ash
county, a groggery keeper proposed to treat
Foukc's men to eight gallons ot brandy if
they would hang the old man, his son and
nephews, without a trial. Tho bargain was
struck and the five unfortunate men were
hanged without further ceremony. The
brandy was furnisehd, and some of it drank
before the tragedy, the rest afterward.
Highly luipoi-utiut from .11x!'.
Nkw Yoiik, July 27.
Tile steamer Roanoke, with Havana dates
to the 22d inst., has just arrived.
An arrival from Vera Cruz on the 13th,
at Havana, states that Mexico was declared
an empire on the 10th inst. Maxiinillian,
of Austria, is to be proclaimed Emperor, if
lie vt ill accept. If not. Napoleon is to select
one. A salute was tired at Vera Cruz in
honor of the event.
City of "Mexico dates to the 10th. says it
appears that the Council of Notabilities
declared that the Mexican nation, through
them, select an empire as the form of govern
ment, and proclaim Maximilian, of Austria,
emperor. Should he decline the throne,
thej implore tile French emperor to select
a person in whom he has full confidence, to
occupy the throne. This proclamation was
immediately made public, and a courier
posted to Vera Cruz, when it was sent by u
French steamer to Havana.
'.ml ol'tlie .Morgan Haiti.
IlKADlil'A'ITKKS IN TIIK FlKLD. 'f
TlIIir.KMll.lisSot'TIIOKNEW I.ISIUl.N Onto,
July 211, 1 Still. )
To Colonel r.ciriit IUehmoml, ,4..-l. .;
Hy the blessing of Almighty find. 1 have
succeeded in capturing (ten. John II. Morgan,
Col. Cluke, and the balance of the command,
amounting to about 4011 prisoners.
I will htart with Morgan and his staff on
the first train for Cincinnati, and await the
(ieneral's order for transportation for the
balance.
J. M. SIIACKI.KI'DHD.
Colonel Commanding.
Cl.KVKl.AM), Ohio. July Uli. Major Way,
with 250 of thetith Michigan cavalry, forced
Morgan to an engagement, at three o'clock
on Friday morning, a mile from Salonsville,
Ohio, and routed him, capturing 210 pri
soners. Morgan, w ith S00 of his men, escaped,
but the whole party were captured by
rMiackleford, at !1 v. M. to-day, (.Sunday. 1
near icw Lisbon. Morgan and his stall
are now prisoners at WclUville.
Cincinnati, .Inly 2(t. Sine hundred of
Morgan's men wero lodged in Camp Chase
prUtm to-day. They will be kept there
until the ollieers of Straight's ricdition
are released from Libbv J'rison.
Arm' of I lie PoKnuiw.
Washington. July 2fi.
It is generally believed that l.ee is now
moving rapidly towards Staunton by the
Shenandoah Valley. lie tried successively
Suicker's, Ashliv's and Manassas gaps, but
found a strong I'uion force already there. '
At the two last places he was driven back
with loss.
At Chester Cap our cavalry recaptured
eleven hundred head of nil I In stolen by the
enemy, nnd several hunched sheep. A large
number of horses have also been recovered.
Several brisk skirmishes, have taken place.
With the c.Nceptiuu of cavalry engagements,
the principal fight occurred on Thursday
evening, between Linden and l'ort Itoyai,
iu which a brigade of rebel infantry (proba
bly Lee's rear guard were driven" through
the town.
'I'hc Victory .ear I'ort 4jiiIon.
OFFICIAL PISPATCII FItOM OKM'.HAI. HC1IO
FIEI.I). Sr Loris, July 2".
To Major General II. W.Hallcck, tieu'eral in
Chief, Washington :
On the 17th inst., Genera! Illtint attacked
Cooper, twenty-five miles south of Port
Gibson, and routetl him, capturing one gun
ami many prisoners. The enemy left sixty
killed Hiwl tliirtv-atir unmulcil on tliw ri.d.l
Utir loss was ten killed anil twenty-four
1...I ' ............. I .1. LV....
Smith.
J. M. eCHOFIELI), Major General.
'1'be Invuxluu of Krulaeky,
Cincinnati, July 2S.
. A special dispatch to tho Commercial,
from Lexington, Ky., says the relicts this
morning attacked our lure, a at Richmond,
consisting of a umall detachment under Col.
Sunder. After an hour's yevero fighting
our troop wcio compelled to fall back
to the Kentucky river, and wero badly cut
up.
The rebel forco U estimated to havo been
8,500 men. with six nieces. The v am am,.
pocd to be thu ad vame of !lragg' armv.
At thu lutcit AiUici t our troop had lu'lleii
back within ilia miU uf Lexington, the
enemy cloudy following.
Martial law lut Uen proclaimed at I f
inj;tiiu, ami all hlu bodied t itti nt U tmn
Helium and forty live jcarn, ordered to y
ln.it fur duly. It i. ll,.uikhi (he ivy cn ho
It Id ;init thr jrlt'
Icutli of Ilon.-lolin .1. frill or
FitANKFonT, Kf.t July
Hon. John J, Crittenden died nt ha
three tnis morning, without pain orstr
in the full possession of his faculties. D
general debility ; age 77 years.
Hlinmokln Conl I'radc.
SttAKOKin, July 25,
Toy
Pont for Wrk eliding July 23) 4.1
for lut repot,
14(1.!
118.:,
To sums time I tut yearj
22.:
It lit ft bii'l thing to make an a fight , hut
thing to rnnko up a quarrel j hnt It if fiettoi
than to hnre your Orocrrinln oft'nny othor
tin on to ynn thnn JlerriCk Alfrti'sOnM Mel
afnctureit nt 112 J.ilierty Hircct, New York,
glad to see thst ft gmd many of our Mi-rcli
tubing it, iwtfrithatHndina thry enn't muke
ft profit on il aa on other kimls. If any one
got np a fight with tWf lot them try and i
other kind ofSiilurniii or &a!i on to us besi
rick Allen's Oold Medal.
MAIMMK l'UHTER'8 CVKATIVE 1!
ha long tefled the truth thiit theronrc fimt ,
in Medicine an there is fn Hofriire, anil this .'
is compounded on prinoiplr'niitH t the i
nature of Man ! The enreor t'old is in keep
the pnre. and creating ft p. ntto internal
and this caused hy tho use of this Medicine,
medial qualities are based on its power to n
heiilHiy and Tiguriii-.irciilatinnif blond thr
lnnps, it etilirens Ihc muscles and assists- th'
prrftTTn its dntietof regulating the hunt uf
torn, and hi gvfitly throwing ff tliown. te ..
from the surface of the body. It is not vinb
dy. but the emollient, warming, searehini n
tive. fold by all druggist at 111 and 2S ,
bottle. ,,,
riiKSEnvE ynrn heauty,
PY.MMKTHY OF fOl'.M.
Ynur Health, and Mental I'nwcrs
fly il'ing tfiatfafe, l'leusnnt, Popular, an.
ltemedv known as
'jlKl.MII0I.r)'.S EXTRACT 1HT1I:
Read the Advertisement in another C"!
protil hy it
liseas. and Symptom Enumerate
Cut it nt, afld Preserve it. You may rmi
quire it.
lint may at some future Jav.
"T't gires health and vigor to the frame.
And Mourn to the pallid cheek."
It ISa es Long Suffering and Exposure.
JlewaM uf Cmiuterfeil. '. Cures Uu
my, 2m
I.inr.iiAi.iTyor Pursirn. ft tin? ah
said that physiciaus would Ui'pnrage any
however vulmihle. which thev did not
themselves. This has been disproved by th,
course towards 'V J. C. Avr.it's prepuriiti.
havo ndopted them into general ummii their
which ghows a williugurss to cnimtiT.auc
that havo intrinsic merits which deserve 1 1 .
tion. This does the learned profession gr
unit efTortunlly con'riulicts tho provident
notion that their opposition to proprietary
is based in their interest to discard them."
itlwuys had confidence in tlte hoiiorahlc i
our medical mult, and nru glud to find it
by the liberal welcome they accord to mel.
as Aycr A Co.'s inimitable remedies, eve
they are not ordered in ihc honks hut an: n-i
to ihe people through ihenc'tspupeis .e
llclta
A Gkxkrai. Movkmrjt Ai'nxa Titt I
The rulw seem to have concluded u; tli
ent of milking a regular series i f raid"
bonier. Mary land. Western Virginia. IN i
and Indiana have been invaded, and v
nluuder have been exim-h cl v prai tl i I
heard that the rebels Col. Jenkins. t!u! h"r
hersLurg raid, boasted that he was c. r.liog
delphia. and that ho intended to procur
new uiiiloiius at the lirown Stone Clotl.iti
liocl.hill A Wilson. Xos. fill.'! and finli Van
above Sixth. To save Sceesh the trouble
so far upon such an errand, tlm unilorm
sent to him ; bin with a man in each of t;,
musket iu the bauds of the wearer, to l::'
as snug and comfortable ns possible.
bUNBUHY MAHKET.
Si P I Et'"s,
r lour,
heat,
live,
t.'orn,
Oats,
ltuckwheat,
Flaxseed,
Clovcrseod,
tl 10 a 1 t',ii lluiter.
W la II"
l.ard,
l'ork,
Itacoa,
Ham,
Shoulder,
2 till I
4 UU
NEW ADVERTISEMI
1M1VATEACAI)K3
H0RT HUMBERL A
rpilE HEY. JAMES DICKSOX. will r
1 Academy uu .Monday, the 1 7th day
Is.!.."..
The following branches will bu taught :
l.atiu. tlreck. Mathematics, 1'hib ,phv
I.oic. liisjk Keeping. Vocal Musi,' in'i
practice. Also, fiicgruphy, Unni.tims
Comi osiliou rilin.
TEUMS :
Tor Quarter of 1 1 weeks.
Iu the almve braaches without the l-.i.ju'i
I.iitin aud above branches,
lireck uud above branches,
See Circular.
lVr further particulars apply to
I'.KV. JAMI'S Mt'KSON.
Northumberland, August In, iM'i.'i. v
A NT IS AY lll'I. I..
CAMKto the premises of the suhscr
about ihc lt day of May. I sir,::, a Strn
piirrntly about two years old, light red.
tail and white belly" 1 he owner is renin .1
forward, prove property, pay charges mi l
way,nr otherie he will lie mid accord
.H'lIN (
I pper Augusta. Aug. 1st. ISrt.'l. 2m
.i i "i i: vi i
srnsTiu'TKs fok iH.m:i n
W.in lui iin
riiovosr M.wisnAl, llr.jriui 's di
Washington, I. C . July I2ih. 1
CIRCrtiAK.
.No. 4t. j
To answer inquiries inado to this ofli.-i
nounced :
First. Any drafted person paving Hire,
dollars under section l.'l of the cnrollun
tlicrehy rxrnipt trom further liability i
draft, but not from any subseiiueni dra't't
Second. Any dratted persou furnishing
table mh-tilute is exempt from military
the period for which said ulvtituto is iiii
Ihw service.
Third. A suMitute once mustered into
cannot be drafted whilo in Feriice.
Fourth. A drafted man cannot pav iv
money or present a mlisiilule after he' ha
himself to the Uoard of Enrollment lor ex.
Fifth. .Men who on the .Id of .March,
in the military acrviec of the United Stale
lutes under the draft of l.sri?, and whose to
vice have since expired, are not liable to t
draft, but Ihe persons for whom they were .
are liable to draft Ihc mine as though tin
bcun dratted or furnished substitute!. ur,,t,
ot lat year.
Sixth. In sen ing the noticed as rciuii.
cular Nu. 41 from this oftiec. a reiiMinni
roi,rl thall in each case ba granted by tie
eiirollnicut to uieii in Stulo cn ico, who
or may be drafted.
JAMES II
Trovost Marshal '
Taovusr Mm. nil s (II
1 I T II lllsrilll r.
llarrlrburg, I'a , July 17. 1
Th attention of the eititcns of the 1 1 h
listrict of renn.ylvania is directed to ihc ,
eular from the War liepartment ,l ihc I nc
JX'i KAY Cl.F.M
Capt. and Provost Mar.-bal, 1 lib I
July ji jso.T
fx l ic Ai:iic ts io i 7i";
OTRAVKIl away fruin the premises .if th
tO utak'riber. ou Saturday the llth iuM
a red COW She i aboiH l' vrara old -ma'
aud but aura mule ou ber'side. Any ii
leading to her recovery ill bo thuiiki'cll'
(mi all cipcurcs paid.
, til'.iiRiiK W
Uunbury, July ja, tdJ. Jt
.tusllior'n .Aol !,'-.
Henry Write, now lor th iim Iu lh
ofBenj. llcudfick, Cin'iioii
Vt Virliilii:l"
WllU.m I.. 1'rwarl V. n 1 o
) Maich J.
Th iiiijrnigord Auditor ai piiiited hi
Of t'oluuinii I'teaa uf Norlbuilioi i land coui
tatd, u make dlstrthullou or lh pr n'
raal r.t told by virtu of thr sli..v.ni
ru. r.ipt .V, S, M uch Term. ImM, lo
lb rlu Uall ruiillrd Ihrrvso. u I I
pofli'l toe '' ill uietfl 'II l-isiio"
Iber. iii. at tilt oV IU lb lolUU ol Bill I
ui.iu aiui lay liiu "l 'far ol Auu-i
.i. k A M MMl'M. ' fAi '
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