God. Let ue humble ourselves in the dust should just now remove from Onr • missies Mire of tip wounded have
before him, and he will lift us up. Be as- head the great soldier of our nation, 'office' alVdorMas many of the
cured the God of battles will approbate the who in hp outti : report themselves.
the right. And tho*.*e vkgh*ayfbe 4P l or
,on held& ullrlike r I lais fisted. at from 50 to
. . saoo ed with hiss qlri kil te d 44N0 60 wounded.—
dark, only lit up by. lee 1 1 6 ' ho loc-moret 'instate' years a rebels were iikrimanded by Cols.
glare, or the bombs bur/ling in * world that American •Tiffinsilon, Fritsier, - Price and Turner,
we trust they will tin , • Valor could equal,. if noil . the tatter Vivo of wjrnm are said to
the perilous night; that our loam iss* ll . 'eclipse, the exploits of Cortez in the have been killed. Gen. Fremont will
there. . -land of the Montezumas, whose whole probably remain. here until the di
life had been devoted to the service visions of the army arrive. General
of his country, whose whole efforts I Price is still reported to be in the -vi=
have been directed to uphold our ! I einity of Carthage,..but nothing.def
/19w at the smallest sacorifide of liik); i spate is known of his' whereabouts
:19;trriar.,Virho scorned., the selfish
glories of the battle-field when his
.great ,qualities of a statesman-eould
be employed mere profitably for his
country; a citizen whose declining
years have given to the world the
most shining instaneen - of loyalty in
disregarding all ties of birth and
clinging to the cause of truth and
honor. Such has been the character
of Winfield Scott, whom it has been
the delight of the nation to honor,
both as a man and a soldier. While
we regret his loss there is one thing
we cannot regret—the 'bright ex
ample he has left for our emula
tion. Let us all hope and pray that
his declining years may be passed in
peace and happiness, and that. they
may be cheered by the success of
his country and the cause he has
fought for and has loved so well.—
Beyond all that, let us do nothing
that can cause him to blush frir us;
let no defeat of the .army he has com
manded embitter his last years. but
let our victories illuminate the close
of a life so grand.
GEORGE B. MeCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding U. S. A
1 17 g
Etl=
ted -from Wash.
.41agt-cM - SatirrditY-AOriting for liew
Arm , . Learnitli t skt the old veter
'lh7trienagirio t.t.e'bis leave in the
morning, President Felton, of the
Philadelphia railroad, sent forward
his splendid private carfor the use of
himself and suite, and before day
, light it was in readiness for him, at
the Baltimore depot. At four o'clock
General Scott left his residence in a
carriage aqcompanied by his staff—
. Cols. anflom, Van Rensselaer, Wright,
and Townsend—and proceeded to the
depot. A drenching rain was falling
at the time,-and this fact prevented
:General McClellan .and staff, with an
- •scort of cavalry, from accompany
ing him on the route. A numerous
assemblage, in view of the hour and
;unpropitious state of the weather,
had gathered at the depot, among
whom were nearly a dozen ladies.—
As the-General alighted, be was re
ceived -by Secretaries Cameron and
Chase, _Assistant Secretary Scott,
Governor Sprague, Senator Harris,
Adjutant General Thomas, and other
distinguished citizens. He seated
himself •in the room at the depot., and
soon General McClellan and stall ar-
rived.
'General McClellan, at the head. of
staff, proceeded to an inner room
•occupied by General Scott, and "re
moving his hat from his head, bowed
before the veteran chief whom he
14as just succeeded. General Scott,
-sitting, from inability to rise, extend
ed his hand to his successor, and
talked for some minutes with hands
clasped. In this position, General
'Scott, drawing McClellan nearer to
said:--"General, do not allow
yourself to be embarrassed by men
who do not comprehend this great
question. Carry out your own ideas,
act upon your own judgment, and
you will conquer, and the govern
ment will be vindicated. God bless
you." The young chieftain's only
reply was:—"l thank you, General,
and will not forget your counsel.—
May you be restored to health and
live to see your prophecy fulfilled.-
- God be with you. Farewell."
A deep silence pervaded the place
where this was transpiring. When
the conversation ended, Gen Scott
shook hands and bade farewell to each
of his Meads assembled, and was
conveyed to the car. At five o'clock
the locomotive whistle announced
the departure of the train, and in a
moment it was out of sight. General
Scott was accompanied by Secretkr
es Chase and Cameron, Adjt. Gen.
Thomas, and the members of his
staff, except Col. Townsend, and his
Assistant Adjutant General, who re
main to close up the business of the
offiee, and Col. Hamilton, who left on
Saturday to prepare for the General's
reception in New York. The train
• went by the Harrisburg route, to
avoid a° trouble of being transferred
from one train to another.
A brief account of the veteran's
arrival and reception at Harrisburg
will be found in our local columns.—
The General proceeded from Harris
- harg to Elizabeth, N.J., where it was
given out that he intended staying
some time. But he appears to have
. changed his mind, for he took a late
train of cars from Elizabeth and ar
rived with his staff on Saturday
evening, about 6 p. m. To those
who were present to welcome him,
General Scott gave a cordial grasp
of the hand and a hearty benediction,
expressing a wish, however, that no
attempt at a reception should be
• inade. When the crowd about the
cars cheered him, he said, good na
turedly, "Oh, go home, friends, and
don't make a noise." He was assist
ed to his carriage, and was driven to
the Brevoort House, where arrange
ments had been so quietly made for
him that his arrival and presence
there were not known even to his
family,
Owing -to the fact of his arrival
not being known to any but the gen
tlemen that accompanied him and the
members of his family, but few visit
ors called on the veteran General on
Sunday. He remained indoors dur
ing the whole day, engaged in con
versation with the members of his
staff and the few visitors who called
on him, among whom was General
Sanford. General Scott will remain
at the Brevoort House for a short
time, until he shall have decided on
a suitable place for his future resi
.denee.
Important Order from General McClellan.
Major Gen. McClellan to-night is
sued the following order :
GENERAL ORDER-NO. 19
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
WASHINGTOH, NOV. 1, 1861.
In. accordance with the General
Order No. 94, from the War depart
ment, I hereby assume co mma nd o f
the armies of the United States.
In the midst of the difficulties
which encompass and divide the na
tion, hesitation and self-distrust may
well accompany the assumption of so
vast a responsibility; but confiding
as I do in the loyalty, discipline and
courage of our troops, and believing
as I do that Providence will favor
ours as the just cause, I cannot doubt
that success will crown our efforts
and sacrifices.
• TM, army will unite with me in
the'fiaeliag of regretfthat the weight
pf many y ea rs, sod the effect of in
creasing infirmities, contracted , ~and
intensified in his country's service,
tat snivel at New
ew with General
Gen. McClellan's '2oword--"The War cannot
The presentation of a sword to
General McClellan by a Committee
of the Philadelphia Council, was the
event .of Washington on Saturday
night. The ceremony took place at
the General's house, where an ele
gant collation was provided. About
fifty gentlemen, including Secretary
Welles ' was present. The sword is
a very beautiful and costly one. The
scabbard is of solid silver, heavily
coated with gold, and mounted with
the arms of the city of Philadelphia
and the State of Pennsylvania, heav
ily worked in gold. The hilt is solid
silver, but laid in a gold electrotype
bath tbr 16 days, and has the appear
ance of solid gold. It is surmounted
with a solid gold eagle, forming the
head. The grip of the hilt is adorn
ed with thirty-four pearls, interwo
ven with thirteen diamonds, the first
representing the number of States
in the whole Union, the latter the
old original thirteen States. Outside
the guard are the letters G. B. M'C.,
the initials of the General. Mr. Ben
ton, on behalf of the city of Phila
delphia, addressed Gen. McClellan in
a very neat and graceful speech, and
then taking the sword he handed it
to Gen. McClellan. Gen. McClellan
responded as follows:
"I ask you, sir, to give my warmest
and deepest thanks to the honorable
body you represent for this entirely
unmerited compliment. I could thank
you better if I thought I deserved it;
but Ido not feel that I do. Nothing
that I have yet accomplished would
warrant this high compliment. It is
for the future to decide whether I
shall realize the expectations and
hopes that have been centred in me.
I I trust and feel that the day is not
far distant when I shall return to the
place dearest of all others to me,
there to spend the balance of my days
among the people trom whom I have
' received this beautiful gift. The ?car
cannot last long ; it may be desperate.
I ask in the future forbearance. pa
tience and confidence. With these
we can accomplish all, and while I
know that in the great drama which
may have our heart's blood, that
Pennsylvania will not play the least,
I trust, that, on the other hand, she
will play the highest and noblest part.
I again thank you, and ask you to
convey to the Councils my most sin
cere thanks for the sword. Say to
them that it will be my ambition to
deserve it hereafter. 1 know Ido not
now."
The General's speech is said to have
been received with great approba
tion. His words, "the war cannot
last long it may be desperate," are
welcomed everywhere, and are in
dicative of vigorous and decisive
work. It is now partially denied in
Washington that the General medi
tates going into winter quarters, but
everything indicates vigorous work
ahead. A dispatch to the Philadel
phia Press states that Gen. McClellan
has, through means not made public,
informed himself very minutely of
the movements of the enemy, the
number and strength of their batter
ies at and in the vicinity of Manassas
Junction, the number of guns they
have mounted, and the strength of
their army. He is guided in his ope
rations by a full knowledge of all
their important movements.
Further Particulars of the Springfield fight.
General Fremont and staff arrived
here yesterday, and the Benton Ca
dets, Col. Carr's Cavalry, Major Hol
man's sharpshooters and Gem Siegel's
command, at different periods during
the same day. Our troops were re
ceived with delight—the stars and
stripes being displayed at the win
dows, houses, &c., and men, women
and children waving handkerchiefs
from almost every door on the way.
Major White, of the Prairie Scouts,
whose command started with Major
Zagoni for Springfield, had been quite
ill, and was captured by the rebels
while riding in a buggy, and after
the fight was taken several miles out
of town by a guard of twenty rebels,
but was rescued by a party of the
Greene vo. home guards and is now
here; • • ' " •
last Long. It May be Desperate."
FREMONT'S HEADQUARTER'S,
CAMP LYON, SPRINGFIELD, Mo.,
October 28, 1861..
. Tbe lose of Tremont's body guard
in their desperate charge of Friday
last witki.6 killed,lB wounded and 26
'Still Sticks To It.
There is no doubt; says a Washington
dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial,
that the order superseding' Fremont Ly
Hunter, has gone West;"as telegraphed.—
Dispittehes from Washington for General
Hunter, which would not have been sent
to a subordinate, 1 understand, passed
through St. Louis, on Sunday. Fremont
may, therefore, have already ceased to
command the Western Department.—
Adjutant General Thomas' report could
not probably have been published until
Fremont's removal was a fact accomplish
ed, or his resignation received. It is
known that a resignation of a commander
of a Department arrived on Thursday,
which was unsigned.
From Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Nov. 4.—Our scouts
bring us this morning definite infor
mation that Price has left Sarcoxie
and has moved via Neosho towards
Caseville. Barry county. Opinions
differ as to whether he will march
North of that point on Springfield
or continue - his retreat into Arkansas.
A body of rebel cavalry was seen
twenty-five miles south of here last
night by a reconnoitering party.
liens. Pope and McKinstry should
be here to-day.
Gen. Hunter is on the Pomme de
Terre, ten miles south of the Osage.
waiting for rations.
The Fleet Arrived at Bull's Bay—Oharles-
ton to be Attacked.
It will be seen by important des
patches direct from Old Point,
that the great Naval Expedition has
probably landed on the coast of
South Carolina, preparatory, we have
now no doubt whatever, to an attack
on Charleston. This is a very bold
and perilous undertaking. and to be
at all successful the attack would
have apparently to be made almost
immediately. Bull's Bay. or the har
bor where our fleet are now riding at
anchor. and on whose coast our troops
are safely landed. is about twenty
five miles North of Charleston harbor.
and probably about thirty miles from
Charleston overland. Itlies between
Bull's Island and Raccoon Key, and
the bar at its mouth has at low water
full two fathoms, or twelve feet. To
the cast and north stretches a large
swamp with the significant name of
Hell Hole. The land south of this
swamp, and between our army and
Charleston is level with but few natu
ral defences for the enemy to conceal
themselves. The Washington Chron
icle of Sunday states that it was ru
mored at Old Point that Bull's Bay
and Charleston was the destination
of the fleet, and says:
According to rumor, the fleet will
land the greater portion of the troops
at Bull Bay, distant thirty miles from
Charleston. The army will then
march on to Charleston, and if op
posed by the enemy the city will be
shelled by the land force while the
fleet engages Forts Moultrie and
and Sumter. Should Charleston be
the destination of the fleet. the expe
dition has reached it ere this, and
until further intelligence can be re
ceived, great anxiety will be mani
fested to hear from it. Should the
greater portion of the expedition
land at Bull Bay but little difficulty
wotild be experienced in reaching a
point near Charleston unless the reb
els appeared in overwhelming num
bers.
If, as is probable, the object of our
Southern army be to capture Charles
ton, it will be admitted by all that
it will have to be done immediately
to have any chance of success. For
that city must have now within its
limits, (in expectation of this attack,)
from eight to ten thousand fighting
men. Besides, it is the centre of a
network of railroads, extending
throughout all the confederate Sta
tes, and an army of from sixty to a
hundred thousand men could be as
sembled there for its protection, or
for assault upon General Sherman,
within twenty days. It has direct
railroad connections with Savannah.
which is another railroad centre :
with Augusta, and Atlanta, both cen
tres, and with Richmond, Norfolk,
and all the North Carolina cities, by
several roads. We presume the de
sign must be to make the attack on
Charleston immediately. Should that
be successful, it would be easy to
maintain ourselves there until pow
erfully reinforced from the North,
and then, if pressed too hard, and
forced to retreat, it would be com
paratively easy to retire by water,
since the capture of the city would, of
course, involve that of all its forts,
and a fbrced retreat would also in
volve the destruction of that city,
whose people have been the cause of
this war.
It would be useless to conceal from
ourselves or -our readers that our
little army has a very difficult and
hazardous programme before it: It
is environed by great and numerous
dangers., but we trust that every
thing has been forseen; that a well
studied plan has been agreed upon,
and that Charleston may be in our
possession, even if it should be_ but
for a week. For, if obliged to give
it up, it ought to be razed to the
ground and sown with salt. Charles
ton is the very spot which'the whole
nation would like to see most severe
ly punished, ,but to accomplish it, or
even to hold a position on the coast,
speedy and very powerful reinforce
ments will be needed. It is about
as cheap, if not • cheaper, to winter
our armrin . Carolina, with the sea
oommuniestions open, than to winter
it at Washington City with the Po
tomac closed by ice or rebel cannon.
Gen. Fremont Remoied at Lant-11# Pen
well to His Army--Deep FeelingWrorigh
-94, festo l .. JOalßf
bien:.'positivoly ;inserted by
the - rtern press} foie son)* days, tbM
tl* order forGetwitli FrAmont'ir re
-114014k haAk*n,AeniWest some two
weeks sin* bait the reputed fact
could, scarce be credited. It was
thought and hoped that something
might still intervene to prevent this
"disgrace ad indignity heaped upon
a popular.
, gfent,ral, almost in
040001 of
,:the eiiefoy, and, while
trraltifig every.ilispipsition to-adminis
ter him a decisive defeat, but we are
sorry to say General Fremont'S
dep
osition is, now :matter of history.—
On the 2nd, General Fremont receiv
ed news of the approach of the ene
my in force and of hi4 . own dismissal
at the same time. Dispatches state
that the intelligeneespread like wild
fire through the camps, and, as has
all along been expected would be the
ease, created indescribable excitement
and indignation. Great numbers of
officers signified their intention to
resign at once, and many companies
laid down their arms, declaring they
would lio• t under no one but Fre
mont. . General spent much time
in the afternoon expostulating with
the officers and urging them by their
patriotism and by their personal re
gard for him not to abandon their
posts. Ile also issued the following
farewell to the troops :
Headquarters Western Department,
Springfield. Mo., November 2, Mil.—
Soldiers of the Mississippi Army
Agreeable to orders. this day receiv
ed, I take leave of you. Although
our army has been of suddengrowth.
we have grown up together, and
have become familiar with the brave
and generous spirits which you bring
to the defence of your country, and
which . make me anticipate for you a
brilliant career. Continue as you
have been, and give my successor the
same cordial support with which you
have encouraged me. Emulate the
splendid example which you have al
ready before you, and Jet me remain
as I am, proud of the noble army
which I have thus for labored to bring
together. Soldiers, I regret to leave
you most sincerely. I thank you for
the regard and confidence you have
invariably shown to me. I deeply
regret that I. have not the honor to
lead you to the victory which you
are just about to win, but I shall
have claim to share with you in the
joy of every triumph, and trust al
ways to be fraternally remembered
by my companions inarms.
JOHN C. FREMONT,
Major General IL S. A
The feeling ran intensely high dur
ing the whole of the evening, and
there were meetings almost every
where. Tlie various bands serena
ded the General, and wherever he ap
peared he was greeted with cheers.
Though after notifying Gen. Hunter,
as his order directed, he had no
longer command over the troops, he
spent several hours in making per
sonal examination of the ground
about the city, to be prepared for
battle, and in accordance with a writ
ten request from all the Brigadier
Generals in Springfield,, he remained
through the night to lead the army
in case of an attack. All the troops
slept on their arms. Many officers
remained up all night, and an attack
was hourly expected, but nothing
more occurred than the firing on our
pickets on two different roads. The
enemy are now encamped on the old
Wilson Creek battle ground. Dis
patches state that universal gloom
prevails throughout the camps.
A battle is undoubtedly expected
to occur ere long. The troops will
meet the enemy firmly, but they are
disheartened and have lost their en
thusiasm. The body guard, who
could not have been induced to re
main, and who will now disband, as
the terms of -their enlistment pen
accompany General Fremont and
entire staff, including General Asb
commander of the - .First Division
General Fremont would permit
demonstration from the troops on
departure. He had been up ne:
the whole of two nights, making
most perfect arrangements for a
tle, and the confidence of the ar
in him was never so great as at p
ent. Adjt. Gens. Lane and Stu:
bad arrived, and Pope and APKim
were hourly expected. Later n,
is to the effect that General
was to take command until Get
Hunter's arrival, who is to super
Fremont for thd present. Frem,
with his staff and body guard, lef
St. Louis ou the 31st, and was ex
ed to arrive there to-day.
The Fremont Body Guard.
Was composed, says the St. I:,
Republican, of men just fit for
likely to engage in such a combat
that which has been announced.
Originally this Body Guard was
posed of three hundred picked ni
and better ones never went int'
battle. Commanded by a Hui
rian who has seen much service,
company of a hundred was comp
almost entirely of Kentuckians,
the others made up of Missouri;
German naturalized citizens
others. They were, as we have
picked men. The horses—bloodet
bays—were in keeping with the men.
But their armament, if we may
so speak, was better still. Each
man had with him two of Colt's six
barrel navy revolvers, one five barrel
rifle and a sabre They, could shoot
these seventeen times without stop
ping to load, and then resort to the
sabre to finish up their work. Is it
surprising that, thus armed, they
created a panic among the badly
armed troops opposed to them, and
that a rout ensued ?
Skirmish Near Leavenworth City, Kansas,
LEAVENWORTH, Nov. 4.—A skir
mish took place yesterday about six
miles of this place, between a small
force of militia under Maj. Josephs
and 150 rebels: The rebels were scat
tered with a small loss. A battalion
of the Kansas 2d were collected in
MMIM
this city, and held in readiness to
march to the relief of Josephs, but
Were not required" This regiment
`is 'being moriniigd.• V'ortionc of
'lan county, Kansas, have recently
been pillaged by marauding parties
from Missouri.
The Expedition Against Jeff. Thompson.
Major Wood of the First Indiana
Cavalry, is in Indianopolis from Mis
souri. He says that Major Gavitt
had started 'home, and that after he
had ridden five miles, heard that
. an
attack on Jeff Thompson had been
determined upon. Whereupon he
immediately returned to the regi
ment and was shot in an hour after
ward. The Major says they follow
ed the rebels about eight miles, but
could not overtake them. The day
following, they buried three hundred
and sixteen rebels. Most of them
were shot in the head or cut with sa
bres. They also took about twenty
wounded prisoners, who are now in
the hospitals at Pilot Knob. Col.
Baker rode at the head of his regi
ment in advance of Maj. Gavitt.—
The engagement lasted about four
hours. There were five Colonels
but no Brigadier General on the field,
each Colonel fought on his own
hook. Had the attack been proper
ly managed, the whole rebel force
could have been captured.
Forty-four Pbebele Captured.
Captain Foote sends the following
official dispatch, dated St. Louis, Oct.
30, to the Secretary of the Navy:—
Sir—The Conestoga, Lieut. Com-
manding Phelps, has again been up
the Tennessee river as far as Eddys
ville, sixty two miles distant from
Paducah, with three companies of
the Illinois regiment. under command
of Major Phillips. and conjointly
they have had a handsome and suc
cessful skirmish, in which the rebels
broke and fled in every direction.
leaving seven dead on the field. Our
casualties consist of two severely
wounded and a few slightly so—
among them a captain of a company.
Forty-fbur prisoners were taken
from the enemy ; also. seven negroes
and thirty-one horses, eleven mules,
two transportation wagons, a large
number of saddles, muskets, rifles.
shotguns, sabres. knives. &c. Lieut
Commanding Phelps, and the officers
and crew of time Conestoga. as well as
Major Phillips and his men. are
deserving of the highest credit for
their bearing in this expedition.
The Opposing Forces in Missouri
A ltolla correspondent of the Philadel
phia Bulletin writes as follows on October
2fith :—A member of my company ar
rived yesterday direct from the camp of
General Fremont. He reports that there
are now at chat point—Bolivar—about
thirty-seven thousand men, all well armed
and in good condition. Price and Mc-
Culloch have concentrated their forces at
Carthage, where they will have to make a
stand, as their retreat is now cut off;
Siegel, Totten and Sturgis being South of
Springfield, Lane and Montgomery to the
West of it, and General Hunter to the
Northeast of them, the aggregate of the
Union troops being about 130,000 effective
men ; while to oppose this vast force there
are but from 35,000 to 50,000, the rebels
say 90,000. At all events they are poor
ly armed, about half starved and misera
bly clothed. We now have between seven
ty and eighty prisoners working for the
public good ou fortifications. They were
captured at Linn creek, and brought in
about ten days ago. More miserable
specimens of the human race I have sel
dom seen. They were all dressed in rag
ged home spun, which accorded well with
their arms, which were shot guns and old
rifles. Their captain that accompained
them was rather an intelligent looking
The General Hospital Burned Down.
WASHINGTON, November 4.—At
one o'clock this morning a fire broke I
' out in the lower story of the general
Hospital, on Judiciary Square, orig
inating from a furnace. The com
bustible parts of the main building
and of the right wing, together with
the roofs, were destroyed. When ,
the flames were first discovered hur
ried preparations were made for the
removal of the sick and wounded
soldiers, about fifty in number. This
was effected in good order and with
safety to the patients, who are now
comfortably cared for in the neigh
boring City Hall and other buildings
in the immediate vicinity. Most of ,
the chamber furniture was saved.—
"The antiquated and insufficient city
fire apparatus prevented the entire
dOstruetion of the Hospital. The
employment of a steam apparatus
teaillie 'a public necessity. For
tuna telf thirty of the patients were
On Thursday removed to Annapolis.
Important About the Expedition.
. We are yet without any further evidence
than the assertions of the officers of the
Monticello, erroneously written Savannah
in an article yesterday, that the naval ex
pedition has gone into Bull Bay, with the
ulterior intention of attacking Charleston.
Indeed, we believe and hope that it has
not been sent there, since we gee that it
was expected in the South to land on the
Carolina coast, and that preparations were
being made to receive it, and since we
have reason to believe that the expedition
is by no means so powerful as it has been
represented. A Richmond paper of late
date says: The Peninsular reinforce
ments ordered to General Magruder have
been countermanded, it being now known that
th e nava l expedition is designed to operate on
the tairolina coast." Again, the Washing
ton Republican of Monday says:—"We
have good reasons for believing that the
accounts in the New York papers greatly
exaggerated the magnitude of the expedi
tion which left Hampton Roads last week.
The number of ships is not more than half
of what. has been represented, and we
doubt if the number of Soldiers taken on
board exceeded fifteen thousand. If we
are correct in this, no attack can be in
tended upon New Orleans, or any other
place capable of a strong resistance, but
only such a lodgment upon some part of
the Southern coast as may be made the
base of future operations."
Federal Losses at Leesburg.
('ol. Hink's report of the Leesburg
battle. just published, creates some
excitement in Washington. His es
timate of our loss, over nine hundred
men. is greater than the War De
partment has acknowledged at any
time, but officers who were engaged
in the battle, and understood all the
facts, assert that Col. Hink's esti
mate is under rather than over the
mark. It also appears that the troops
tinder Col. Baker were thrown into
a temporary panic by the death of
their leader and the ambush into
which they were led, and retreated
precipitately towards the river.—
This, says the Post's correspondent,
agrees perfectly with facts long ago
in the hands of newspaper men, but
which were withheld from publica
tion for fear that the government
would eomplain. So far as the con
duct of the government is concerned
in the temporary suppression of the
facts of the affair. it seems that at
the very outset the President awl
Cabinet and our leading military men
were fully acquainted with the worst
facts. but as they came by telegraph
and were gathered in a moment of
excitement they were not credited.
It was therefore not so much because
the government wished to conceal
the facts from the people that the or
der was given prohibiting the trans
mission by telegraph, as it was that
the government did not believe the
statements made by the officers at
Edward's Ferry to be true. The official
reports which arc coming rapidly in
will show that the wildest reports
were scarcely exaggerations.
Southern News about Ball's Bluff—Cols
Lee and Qogswell Safe.
The Memphis Appeal. of the 26th
ult., contains the fidlowing dispatch
es in reference to the battle and the
disposition of the prisoners ;—Ricti
moNn, Oct. 24.—Five hundred and
fifty-two prisoners arrived this morn
ing from Leesburg battle. Among
them are Colonel W. R. Lee, of the
Twentieth Massachusetts regiment ;
Colonel Cogswell, Twelfth N. Y.
regiment; Major Revere, of the
Twentieth Massachusetts regiment;
Idjutant Pearson, of the Twentieth
-,ssachusetts regiment; Assistant
!rgeon Revere, of the Twentieth
Issachusetts regiment ; six Cap
,ns and eleven Lieutenants from
, N. Y., Massaeliusetts and Californ
regiments. Considerable addition
numbers of prisoners will be
ought down to-morrow. Some re
.t the number of prisoners at over
Le thousand. The lowest estimate
six hundred. No reliable details
;t received in regard to the killed
d wounded among the Confed-
Aes.
RIC HMON D, Oct. 24—r. :‘l.—One
indred and sixty more Federal
isoners reached here this afternoon.
tssengers report that Leesburg is
w in possession of twenty thousand
:derals. The Confederates retired
der orders to evacuate Leesburg
the Federals appeared in large
Te. Previous to the battle on
mda,y it is understood similar or-
S were issued, but Col. Evans
fight the battle notwithstanding.—
he Confederate loss will not reach
'o hundred killed, wounded and
issing. Numerous incidents are re
of the gallant deeds performed
by Confederates. Men never fought
with more daring chivalry. No oti-i
-d information has been received of
occupation of Leesburg by the
!derals. Gentlemen who left there
four o'clock Wednesday afternoon
.eny the statement. In official cir
cles the Federal occupation of Lees
burg is regarded as very probable,
even thoug not yet accomplished.
Several gentlemen who were en
gaged in, and witnesses of the battle
near Leesburg, on Monday last, say
the rout was complete—that the
panic exceeded that of Manassas
plains. When they took to the river,
their heads appeared almost as thick
as blackbirds. It is impossidle to
describe the scene or estimate the
number drowned. Hundreds were
shot while swimming and strug
gling in the water. Many left
their clothing of all kinds, and they
drowned each other. Most of, our
wounded are expected here to-mor
row. The Federal prisoners are ex
pected to-day. A son of Governor
Pettus, of Mississippi, was among
our killed. Capt . . .Bnit, of the 18th
Mississippi, was 'badly wounded. No
officers were killed in the 17th (Feath-
erston's) lis iegdppi Regiment. Jur
loss is less dial:iv-was first reported.
Further.of the Fight et Gauley Bridge,
MAYSVILLE, Nov. 4.—A gentleman
inthis city, from Gauley Bridge, on
7.; turday evening, reports that Floyd
had cut a road around the hill where
Rosecrans was encamped, and was
shelling the camp. Rosecrans was
returning, the fire,
and had silene,ed
two batteries. He had sent a force
up the newly made road to attack
Floyd in the rear, and would have
him completely surround6d. No
federals had been killed when he
left.
Prestonburg, Ky., Captured by the Fed-
MI
MAYSVILLE, Ky., Nov. 4.—A mes
senger who came in this evening re
ports that Gen. Nelson took Preston
burg on Saturday morning without
resistance.
Williams fell back ten miles, where
it was expected he would make a
stand
Rebel Camp Routed,
EFFERSON CITY, Nov. 4.—Prentiss
has broken up a rebel camp in Boone
co. Some loss is reported on both
sides, but no particulars have been
received.
In the absence of other transpor
tation Gen. Fremont is having pro
visions forwarded from Tipton on pack
mules
GEN. SCOTT'S ESTATE SEQUESTERED.—We
learn that shortly before his retirement Gen.
Scott obtained positive information that
his entire estate, all of which is situated in
Virginia, has been seized and sequestered
for the benefit of the so-called Confederate
government.
CCoIT .. T 7 XVI 3P"X" XCP .IV .
DR. J. 11. 'SCHENCK
Will be at the
DING STOBI 1111. HO il
NO. 140 WOOD STREET
PITTSBURGH, PA.,
On Monday and Tuesday, October 7th and Bth;
November 4th and sth, and Dee. 2d and 3d.
- 1" IR. SCHENCK DESIRES ALL - HIS OLD PA-
T, TIENTS TO COME AND SEE HIM WHEN
HE VISITS PITTSBURGH. lIE MAKES NO
CHARGE FOR CASES THAT HE HAS EXAMIN
ED ONCE ALREADY. HE ONLY CHARGES IN
NEW CASES WHEN IIE MAKES AN EXAMINA
TION WITH THE "RESPIROMETER." FOR
SUCH AN EXAMINATION HIS CHARGE IS IN
VARIABLY THREE DOLLARS.
TIIE MANDRAKE PILLS,
I=l
CURE FOR DISEASED I.IVER,
EEEEM
MANY DANGEROUS MALADIES WHICH
CAUSED BY A MORBID CONDITION
OF THAT ORGAN
To give the public & clear understanding of the
mode in which SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE P.ILLS
produce those wonderthl effects which are attested by
thousands of reliable witnesses, we present a brief
DESCRIPTION OF THE HUMAN LIVER
and its functions, which will make the operation of
this popular medicine perceptible to every man's ud
derstanding.
The Liver is supplied with blood-vessels, nerves and
absorbents. One of its obvious uses is to secrete and
prepare the bile. It likewise filters the blood and sep
arates that fluid from all its ism I 'es. glow hid's
pensably necessary to health is the proper performance
of this function! If the liver is diseased it cannot
purify the hl I. and if that is sent back through the
lungs, brain and other parts in a morbid condition, it
must cause jaundice, biliousness, obstruction of the
kidneys. gravel and many other complaints, more or
less painful and dangerous, but the least of them quite
enough to make a Male suck and uncomfortable, and
unfit for the performance of any of the duties of life.
This unhealthy state of the system very often ends i■
pulmonary consu mption.
The circulation of the blood is conducted in this
manner: The heart sends the vital current down thro'
the arteries, it passes through the flesh, taking up all
impurities in its progress, then the stream of blood
flows backward through the veins and Names to the
liver to be purified. It is impossible to cure consump
tion, scrofula, scarcely any oilier kind of ulceration,
while that Loportant organ, the Liver, is diseased. It
is far that reason that regular physicians rarely cure
consumption. They usually begin their treatment
with the use of some cough medicine, the base of
which is morphia or opium in some shape, which locks
up the liver. instead of relaxing the secretions, giving a
tone to the Stolll3i'il, at. cl producing x healthy low of
bile.
DR. tiCIIENCK•S rULMONW SYRUP,
Seaweed 'rank and Mandrake Pills,
Will strengthen the systetn, purify the blood, and ripest
and heal ulcers on the lunge.
in tunerculous consumption, where the stomach and
liver is gene. ally in a tolerably healthy condition, the
Pubonnie Syrup alone will root out all impurities of
the blood, and restore the patient to health, if the
cavities in the longs are not too deep. But where con
sumption originates, as two-fhirds of the cases do in
this section of the country, sympathising from a torpid
liver or disordered - stomach. it requires the Seaweed
Tonic and Mandrake Pills, in connection, to bring
them in action- -then the Pulmonic Syrup seems to go
or dissolve into the blood, and thus throw out all im
purities; then consumption and scrofulous diseases
must yield to those medicines if properly taken. They
have cured thousands, and other thousands are now
being cured by them. SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE
('ILLS arc doing more to regulate the stomach and
liver than any other medicine invented. Thousands
are 'isnot them now, in this city and elsewhere, and
every one is astonished at their" good effects. When
the diseased state of any part of the body requires
purgatives, these Pills always reach the seat of the
disease. They are as harmless as bread, but far more
powerful than ealotnel or any other mineral poison in
their curative etft cis. Almost every day some person,
who has been cured by them, comes to Dr: Schenck'
office and relates the wonders they have performed.
From some persons they have expelled large worms;
from ,iiiters morbid matter, and from others again,
clear bile.
WONDERFUL CURES
In certain eases, tiers:me who had been ill for a long
time with diseased liver—skin shallow, tongue coated,
bowels costive, breath offensive, &r., were restored to
health and the perfect enjoyment of lite, by the use of
this medicine. Some who were thus relieved had be
come so dull, drowsy, or lethargic that they scarcely
had energy enough to move hand or foot.
In such cases, the ailment is often caused by worsts.
By using SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS. the
stale bile and corrupt inatter which constitute what
are called tl.e "worms' beds" are worked 41,aad the
worms themselves pass off with them. Sbme weeks
ago a lady told Dr S'chenck that she had taken the
Ihlls f.mr liver complaint, but to her surprise, the medi
cine brought away several worms, each about ton
inches in length.
An old gentleman, of Baltimore, who had been in a
wretched condition for a long time took the SEA
WEED TONIC and MANDRAKE PILLS, after which
he passed thousands of small worms (ascarides,) and he
is now perfectly well.
A lady caine . to Dr. Schenck at the Marlborough Ito
tel. Boston; she was supposed by her physicians to he
afflicted with tape worm. She had severe pains and
sensation of something moving and twisting inside of
her. These feelings. at times, almost threw her into
convulsions. It would creep up into her throat and
appear to bite; the only way to quiet it was to drink
milk, when it would settle down and go to sleep. She
would nave to take a quart to bed with her every night
Mr that purpose. She was vary costive, skin yellow,
and dried up to a mere shadow. Dr. Schenck gave
her four at A N DRAKE PILLS every night fora week,
and the SEA-WEED TONIC according to the dine.
Dons, which only moved the bowels slightly once a
day, and which in ordinary persons would have phy
sicked severely; but it sickened the animal, and
she (Mind she did not crave any ,more milk. At
the end or a week Dr. S. gave her a double dose, say
eight or ten Mandrake Pills, and soon after she pealed
a large quantity of mucus and slime, in which was im
bedded a large lizard. Front this time she began to
recover, and is now perfectly well. This shows what
can be done with proper medicine and proper treat
ment. Any person that imagines that they have got
tape-worm, or any other kind of worm, if they will
take sufficient Mandrake Pills every day for a week or
ten days to relax the secretion, hut not to purge, then
take a dose large enough to physic severely, it willcar
ry off* all morbid matter in the system, and if nothing
of the kind should be there, it will cleanse the system,
and leave the patient in A healthy condition.
A volume would be required to give a brief account
of the remarkable cures perfbrmed by DOCTOR
SCHENCK'S MEDICINES, viz:
PULMONIC STK.
UP, SEA-WEED TONIC and MANDRAKE PILLS—
aII of which are accompanied by-Ike direction - CAW - the
use of them. Dr. SCHENCK has a - suite of rooms in
each of the large cities where he has an extensive prac
tice. All persons Wilawiskto consult with him, will
meet with kind and witeittive treatment. He makes
no charge for advice....
ThmiLANDRIKM PM:LII, and other/ medicines may
be had *No. HO WOOD STREIT, Plitsburgh, Pa.
Price 25 cents PISMROX. Oen be sent by ...nil to any
address. Oct. 1901-2 m.
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