i i 1 WEDNESDAY, J A*. *lily ADVANCE IN IpoEg • ' • • - 4 z • On account of tne recent and nor 111014 . advance in paper and other 41404 9. - •--;- 41 4 43 t i " ** 4l 4g 14 4 " . 9 W1.11719)1FD c'EN I T „ the )4raigie fithasof protecting themselves against loss, adopt. tho following `4liteiNfin ribonikittita 41:11* Orer tian&-frogumid sAor tie 444.11-. nary, IMP : • • Tram or PAPER :—Two DOLLARS pee IMAM in advance; TWO DOLLARS *JiD EWNITrY-TIVE CENTS within six 1111,tbs, or TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY • (M , st,ths end of thorax. Aotimitunca.--An trinsient 4.yer tinnonta $1,25 per square for the first t b kee ipoeTt!ores, and 25 cents per slime for every iubsequent inser tion; a square to consist of - 10 lines of Nonpareil. ' Administrators' and Executors' Nothx-, 1450 for six insertions. JQN:ES Eds. Messenger L. K. EVANS, Editor Republican .LIEUT. J. LINT. INGHRAY. We are peTssitted to publish the follow idg letter to the mother of this gallant sol cdier froth the Chaplain of his Regiment: two.,. F • mug, SAW PLAINS, VA., } s ec: 29, 1863. Mrs. L. D. Inglarant:—Life's duties are often painful. We shrink from them al . roost, instinctively. But reason and rove- Mk, - . teaoh us to be prepared for every oveitt. • to:cfnemtn *se their eyes to the f-nimertalnty of tinie;lier the true nature of 'flints 'ail they trattspire:. You have, no *WA, read the sad history of the last bat tle of this horrid wit'. No doubt your eye has been fixed with intense interest up 'dfi bu'd tone among thtv *vie dead. A :mother's 'affe i ctions would , hold you with ijeCp - rnineled emotions, whilst you could esarody believe that you would never 4 , e him on earth again. He is gone in the _prime of his manhood,—he gave his life a ,finerifice for his country's salvation. No ' WNW can reverse the decree, or call him falearth again. We miss him. He 'wiui the heart and joy of our circle. Cold PliiiosaPhYl •may tell of his manly form, his excellent qualities of head'and heart, . his soldierly bearing, the prospect of ad ,iiiiaestettt,' 'duties well performed,—all :aims are eat:glint ornaments of external lA. But Christian faith lifts the veil and Aiskwsits comforts from a higher, purer source. He is gone, and God has done it. ?The praeidenue is mysterions—the truth spo'cine'ean doubt. What, then, shall we ;gait Surely pet charge our Heavenly Ta_titer lb . ollably. But rather seek that 'Spirit of resignation which ever says, "Even se, Father, for thus it seems good :41 thy sight." If esteem, or any interpo itho/ of human arm could have retained •J, L. - Ingliram, he would hove been with us yet. With others, the young and the -lovely, he has finished his coarse. His fYr,srk is done, he now sleeps till the Judg 'faint trump shall wake the dead. Most gladly would we have sent his body to his home and family. Burying our dead un 41Cr afiag, of truce, this privilege was de -Ir4ed us. But this should not affect us, Cbiinf, will, watch, over that sleeping dust. Nearest4ieuda may have distant graves, htstallimpet, on the other side the stream .rof TfAite; but God must comfort in such an ieilgiction as this; and whilst you find re 41ef even in tears, you may tell Christ your 'sorrows,. "As your day is, so may your strength be." You have no doubt received before this, the particulars involved in this. pad instance of man's mortality. We all sympathise, deeply sympethire with your Wised family, with you we claim the voirideee of dropping the tear for one we los-sd. Though he is gone, we shall still cherish in memory, his name—his virtues r'—his excellent qualities of head and heart; .arnillten life's last battle is fought, may ,be -crowned conquerors through tgat.faith that, gives us the victory over even our last enemy. Yours fraternally, ,WILLLAIi AIKEN, Chaplain -Bth Reg. F. R. C. For the Messenger. STRANGE OCCURRENCE IN MORRIS - - -TOWNSHIP. DAY'S STORE, GREECE CO., PA., Jan. 17th, 180. CIO Tuesday morning last, about sunrise, as saneou Hathaway, residing on the Me- :Connell farm near Day's store wasgoing "Piii-la i ritil;tielda to feed his stock, he (lie wooer. a woman apparently abodt fi ft y yejt i lt - . itge.iyiaag on the ground, both apAiloiti* and Assensible. Mr. H. called liiiryfilitrot Of his neighbors, and they ear . \ #B , te,the house., Dr. §, .§itiehley was writakination he p ronoun s, 1110111141rdiaesse PAralyiais*tended with ape which 10 Owe** with her lying 41110 our weak!, Sartalinate her life 11 9 a law hafies. Stinsliiridd4ast 28 hours at ter in,4 Strange to say, it citasiti"biriseeriathed • that she had any Visrusament residence. On her stopping at 406eut libtotes tifroney the country, and balm Mired ter isameoshe salt her maid en' sow woo 6igthrie' gut that she mast Pia* maa Tweed Stafford, who died, leer= big tor with lolr otOldren, two hiring and - too dead, 'PO. 8 4e I" a sontit 4 ng Washhsigtowoonisty, othr Ploadant Whoa church. A messenger beibg idit to that SttSSWI. - , neighborhood, k was found no such person had lived in that community, but the old woman , had heen travellipg tirrough gist 10. yeat 41ona °ilk &hap - t hem, Nix owing tilimewhatjtcquiirtiod • -*right h* slightly deranged. t' .M 4 although stio , had tvreirty •r: dollars and 30 cents`srboat har,„person in gold and silver. She was iltoperly cared for by Mr. Hathaway and his. gamily ..ths—tew_. hours she..lived, and was decently interred by somepf the cit• •as Q'. - ')e towushitt, • ' # ' • M. BURiltOtiGire. LITTER . FROM W. T. MIMI. ANNAPOLIS, MD., Jan. 12, '63 .Dear Father :—I at last have an oppor - *letting • you keew 'I etill live. 1 have gone through enough in the last wand" ul makeine feel a consi4erably old er, if not a wiser man. I will give you a brief account of my captor 6 and life in Libby Prison. Our Brigade', (the 2nd) was in the rear of the 3rd as a reserve, and were lying directly behind them, under as - heavy a fire is we were ever exposed to, and unable to Ere in return for fear of kill ing our own men, but you have heard all the particulars from the boys. I will tell you my part of the affair. I soon discov ered our men giving away directly on our right, pouring out of the woods a great deal faster than they went in. It was not long until our own brigade began to fall back also, They did not go out in regu lar order. Sometimes a squad, ten, twelve, then a company, or part of a Regiment.— Some would remain, give a shot or two, and then break back for the rear. I looked round for company "I;" found they were all gone but "Funk," who was lying on the ground to my left. He looked at me and asked if I was going back ? I told him "No, I was too late." The balls were flying around us like hail—terribly thick. I thought it vas death sure to remain, and could not be more to try to get lack, so I made a dash and got back thirty or forty yards to a ditch. I jumped in and started to the left, thinking to get out in that di reciion. I had not gone far until I came across Sylveus, one of our recruits. I told him we would be prisoners or killed before five minutes, and had hardly got the words out until the rebels made their appear ance on the bank and ordered us out.— Of course we had to obey. They started several of us to the rear, and here we had to go through another terrible storm of grape and canister from our own batteries. They commenced shelling the woods. We passed back of their lines, and were put under guard about a mile in their rear, and here passed the first night. The next day we went some four or five miles farth er back—stayed another night in the woods. Here we drew our first rations from the Gray Backs, which consisted of about a tin full of flour to each- man, with no salt or anything to mix or cook it in.— We contrived to make a slap-jack or two, which I soon finished. We started for the railroad next morning, for the purpose of' being shipped on the cars for Richmond. We marched to a station and were unable to get carp, as they were all busy carrying their wounded to the rear. Here we pass ed another night, in a cold, disagreeable rain. The next morning we started for Hanover Junction-22 miles—here we got cars, and landed in Richmond about dark. We were treated well by the guard —not altarsh, insulting word to a man of us. We passed one house where there were several young ladies, who commenc ed clapping their hands and shouting, "On to Richmond." We laughed at them and told them "Burnside would be along in a few days—we were but the advance guard." When we arrived at the Prison we were halted, and taken two at a time, each man had to give up his canteen and money, give his name, regiment and com pany. We were then passed into another room and paroled. It was a very cold and windy night, and some had to stand in the street all night. They would rush up to the door to get in, each one trying toget ahead of another. The guard would fight them back with their muskets, and as soon as they would get them back, and the door opened to admit two more there would be another struggle of the guards to keep them back, and so it continued an ti/ morning—there being about five hun dred of us. I contrived to get in about 11 o'clock, and was taken to a large room, with about 200 others. I laid dotin on the floor and slept until morning. About 10 o'clock they brought our breakfast, which was a tin of rice soup and the half of a small loaf of baker's bread. At dark we received the same for supper. Every other day we got a small piece of fresh beef. I have gone through a great many hardships during the war, but nothing can compare with the three weeks I spent in prison. Al! sorts of characters, yelling, swearing and singing, from daylight until late in the night—with the floor alive with lice, and many of the men very sick —amongst them poor Sylveus. He was confined in a different room from me. I did not get to see him for several days af ter he was taken sick ; he was then delir ious, but knew me. }felted to lay on the hard floor without blanket or covering of any kind. Ile was taken with a violent cold which settled on his lungs, and he had a very bad cough. It would have made you feel very sorry to have seen the poor wan, trembling all over, his mind wandering, covered with vermin, talking to Mary. (his wife's name I believe,) the men yelling and swearing like fiends, and smoking strong pipes under his very nose. MiltennJohne, another member of our com pany, who wastaken prisoner, was in the same room' with him, and did all he could for flint. At last ; we teceixed the welcoms news 4 41 t iffe were to 110.1gotth. We Nome stag . , ted _DR Aciiitre def./igloo/mom& the James River and down Malty - Polot, w 4 lferek_joopt Was iva/ting too, edift us.— ).Viit 'fa ItOntithelara *44. foo elffiraY to this place. We crossed. elit Bay la the night. There came on a .. Tiolent storm which mallii,aar alhiboaksailkddl and rock like a cra&e. Bile Wats Yu,' sick; we however, all sat. I went up in lifts Cain to see Sylveus; ha watt very low, • and linable to talk so I could-understand I have no money, no elothea, blanket or Overcoat, and am lousy as thunder. DOtry and get me a furlough ; I want some . rest. If it is impossible to get a furlough, try and get me detailed on some special service _until exchanged. There is no dispi 3 Oline vr seder bees, and it will be a horrible tlace to stay two or three months. I see the prisoners are - exchanged up to the first of this month; we are not included, I believe. Can write no more for want of paper. Your affectionate son, W. T. MINOR Stio itiT gag. The Battle 4)1 Galveston. The Boston Travelter publishes the following letter containing later in formation from Galveston than the reports to the press in regard to the late fight at that place. It is from a Union officer who was engaged in the fight i—The gunboats, Harriet Lane, Oswego, Clifton, Westfield, and two coal boats, were lying in side the bar and near the city. The Westfield was aground two miles from Galveston, having stuck there the night before. About 1 o'clock A. M., on the morning of the first, sig nals were sent on shore and up the bay. Shortly after, two rebel boats were seen approaching; they were soon followed by a third, and even tually numbered five. About 4. A. artillery from the shore opened up on our boats, which fire was returnnd. Muskets and rifles were discharged from every available corner and build ing. The rebel vessels ne W ap proached ; they were defended with cotton bales, and contained over one hundred men each ; they came along side the Harriet Lane, and with assistance from the shore, car ried her by boarding—eleven men only escaped death. The Westfield was blown up ac cording to order of Captain Renshaw, senior captain. He sent off nearly all his crew to one of the other boats. When she blew up Captain Renshaw, the executive officer, en gineer and thirteen men were on board. At one time the rebels peti tioned for a flag of truce, which be ing granted, they came down on the wharf, where some two er three hundred of our troops were stationed, and captured them, which they could not have done had not their truce been granted. • The other vessels, vita the exception of the two coal boats, escaped. Our loss is estima ted at not over 125 ; that of the rebels could not have been less than 500 and is probably higher. The fight on the deck of the Har riet Lane was fearfully desperate and bloody. The brave fellows fought hand to hand, killing a great number of the enemy, whose loss is probably greater than ours in killed and wounded. Commander Wainright was killed early in the action on the deck. He was shot in the left knee by one of the enemy's sharpshooters, and had dropped upon the right knee, and was exhorting his men to fight.— "Stand up to it, boys," he. shouted ; and this directed special attention to him. Two of the enemy rushed up on him ; but he had his revolver in his right hand and shot them both dead. A third came up, and placing a pistol to his head, shot him. The . men fought until all but the acting master and eleven men lay dead or mortally wounded upon the deck of the ship ; and these made no formal surrender, but were disarmed and overpowered. Burnside's Order before Moving. In an order to the Army of the Potomac, dated Falmouth, Jan. 20th, Gen. Burnside says :—The Com manding General announces to the Army of the Potomac that they are about to meet the enemy once more. The brilliant actions in North Caro lina, Tennessee and Arkansas, have divided and Weakened the enemy on the Happahannock,and the auspicious moment seems to have arrived to strike a greatand mortal blow to the rebellion, and to gain that decisive victory which is due to the country. Let the gallant soldiers of so many brilliant battle fields accomplish thi:4 achievement, and a fame the most glorious awaits them. The corn mandine -General calls for the firm and united action of the officers and men, and under the providence of God the army of the Potomac will have taken the great step towards restoring peace to the country, and the government to its rightful au• th ori ty. Bad Roads Delaying the Ad- vane A dispatch of the 22d from head quarters of the army of the Potomac says :--The tempestuous weather since Tuesday last, and the conse quent impassible state of the roads, have rendered• any advance of the Army of the Potomac, beyond the Rappahannock, a matter of utter impossibility. This cause so delayed the transportation of the pontoons and heavy artillery to .the designa ted points, as to prevent the surprise of the enemy at the points designa ted to cross. This afternoon the clouds broke away, and the influence of thosun is telling favorably upon the soil. Several paymasters have already arrived bringing joy to the soldiers and relief for the families at - borne. A delay in the, payment.of those 'actively employed may ',scar. i gy s , a re urbiling their *4, - P- karrSIMS --..ogidikistuiliq ln Vhl3 Union I Thtiototricat fietellisry New York city. Important Trout Charkstaa Harbor ! A MUTINY FORT SUMTER Rebel -Trees* Reduced to Star- within. PHILADZIAHRIA, Jan. 20.—A letter from Nit ROyal, dated the 13th, says :—The "Marble-Head," Com mander Scott, arrived here on Mon day from the blockade of Charleston. She brings as passengers six men who escaped in Colonel Rhett's barge last week from Fort Sumpter.-- These men, all Northerneis, took advantage of a foggy night, ran the batteries, and reached the steamer Canandaigua, where they gave themselves up. They tell a si..d tale of the doings in rebeldom. On Tuesday of last wo,ek about one third of the troops in Fort Sumter openly avowed their intention of not fighting any longer under the Confederate flag, where upon nearly all _the garrison threw down their arms. They were half famished for food, ,and their families were in want, owing to their non payment JO several months. The arrival of troops still loyal to the rebel cause, in sufficient num bers to overcoire the mutineers, had the effect to force them to resume their duties. A large number of the prominent mutineers were placed in confinement, and may possibly meet the fate of mutineers, although their friends say, if they are shot they will avenge their death. This dissatisfaction does not exist alone within the wails of Fort Sum ter, but is widely spread in that De partment. The men are worked day and night to complete their de fensive works ; are half starved ; re ceive no money, and live under the iron rule of perfect despots. The tyranny of their officers is beyond imagination, and the men, worn out mentally as well as physically, aro now driven nearly to the verge of despair. Scarcely a day passes without de sertion. The men seize any oppor tunity to get of to the Federal ves sels, and some of them escape to the country. Provisions aro very scarce, and even the Government supplies fall short in weight as well as in qual ity. The supplies expected to come by running the blockade are not in, nor does there seem any possibility of their getting any more by that route. Our blockade fleet is too much for the rebels, and they are compelled to acknowledge it. A few days ago, in their despair, the rebel leaders de termined to go out with their two iron-clad vessels and drive off our ships, but common sense changed their minds, and after sailing about the harbor for a few hours, they re turned to their anchorage. Our of ficers saw them on the occasion re ferred to, and supposed they were on a trial trip. The Post Arkansas Surrender. Admiral D. D. Porter has trans mitted to Secretary Welles the fol lowing report of the part taken by the Navy in the capture of Post Ar kansas. It is dated trom the Post, January 11th.—Stir: The gunboats Louisville, DeKalb, Cincinnati `and Lexington attacked a heavy fort at a post on the Arkansas river last night, and silenced the battery, kill ing twenty of the enemy. The gun boats attacked it this morning and dismantled every gun, eleven in all, Col, Dunnington, late of the United States Navy, commandant of the Fort, requested to surrender to the navy, and I received his sword.— The army co-operated on the land aide. The fort was completely si lenced, and the guns, eleven in . num ber, all dismounted in three hours.— The action was at close quarters on the part of the three iron -clads, and the firing splendid. The list of kill ed and wounded is small. The Louisville lost 12; DeKalb 17; Cin cinnati, none; Lexington, none; Rat tler. 2. The vessels, although much cut up, were ready fbr action in half an hour after the battle. The light draught Rattler, Lieut Commander . Wilson Smith, and other light draughts, joined in the action when it became general, as did the Black Hawk, Lieut. Commander Breeze, with her rifled guns. Particulars hereafter. Small Pox on the Increase In Washington. WASHINGTON, Jan, 20.—The Police Commissioners in Washington rep resent to Congress the prevalence of the small pox in the city in almost every neighborhood, in consequence of the presence of such numbers of strangers, discharged soldiers and camp followers, and testify to the inadequacy of accommodation for its visitors, and ask for sonic general provision to prevent its spread.— The Mayor of Washington has also called the attention of the City Coun cil to the existence of contagious diseases, and their rapid increase, and asked for a speedy and liberal appropriation for the increase of hospital facilities, and the adoption of every practicable means to check the further spread of such diseases. DISTRESS IN IRELAND. We take the following front a let ter dated Dublin, Dec. 30 : The weavers in Ballvmacarret, Belfast ; the operatives and room-keepers in the poorer districts of the metropo lis ; the laborers driven into Drog heda and Dundalk and other towns for want of employment, and the multitudes in the south, west and northwest that a late and insufficient harvest and a severe winter have re duced to miserable destitution, are all raising a simultaneous cry for food, fuel and clothing that it will task, our ingenuity and our resour- COS to tivo uttermost to satisfy. 64 44 tho . Jeivia4 or t , :RE Rotett i ino, p)!.lltiling Oen 0, w 6B9. ppvn ctildrep, p 18K as—, Robed Account •f tbe H•lly Springs Raid—Great Rebel Achievement. The Richmond papers describe the recent cavalry raid of Gen. Van Dorn in the West as one of the most brilliant feats of the war, not falling short of any that have been made by the renowned Stuart or übiquitous Morgan. A correspondent of the Mobile Register, (rebel) gives the fol lowing interesting particulars of his achievements in the vicinity of Holly Springs, Mississippi:—Van Dorn took a by-way, and meandering route through the swamp, and came within eight miles of Holly Springs in the evening, where he biviouacked his force until two hours of day when he moved cautiously into town, leaving the Texas brigade upon the heights outside, as a reserve. As our forces dashed in from_all sides, the entrance proved a complete surprise, the breaking streaks of daylight show ing the Yankee tents with their yet undisturbed slumberers. A charge was ordered upon them, and the torch applied to the canvas which covered them. The rapidity with which . the tents of the enemy were vacated was marvelous and impelled by burning torches and rapid discharges of side arms, the Yankees took no time to prepare their toilets, but rushed out into a cool atmosphere of a De cember morning clothed very similar to Joseph when the lady Potiphar attempted to detain him. The scene was wild, exciting, tumultuous.— Yankees running, tents burning, torches flaming, Confederates shout ing, guns popping, sabres clanking, abolitionists begging for mercy, "reb els" shouting exultingly, women en dishabille clapping their bands, frant ic with joy, crying "Kill them ! kill them !—a heterogeneous mass of ex cited, frantic, frighened human be ings—presented an indescribable picture, more adapted for pencil of llogart than the pen of a newspaper correspondent. The surprised camp surrendered 1,800 men and 150 commissioned offi cers, who were immediately paroled. And then commenced the work of destruction. The extensive buildings of the Mississippi Central depot— the station house, the engine houses, and immense store houses—were filled with supplies of clothing and commissary stores. Outside of the depot the barrels of flour were vsti mated to be half a mile in length, one hundred and fifty feet through and fifteen feet high. Turpentine was thrown over this, and the whole amount destroyed;—up town, the court house and the spacious build ings, livery stables, and all capacious establishments were . filled, ceiling high, with ordnance and medical stores. These were well fired, and the explosion of one of the buildings, in which was stored one hundred barrels of powder, knocked down nearly all the houses on the south side of the square. Surely such a scene of devastation was never be fore presented to the eye of man.— Glance at the gigantic estimate:- 3,800,000 fixed cartridges and oth er ordnance stores, valued at $1,500,- 000, including 5,000 rifles and 2,000 revolvers. 10,000 suits of clothing and other quartermaster's stores, valued at $500.000 ; 5,000 barrels of flour and other commissary stores, valued at $500,000. $1,000,000 worth of medical stores, for which invoices to that amount were exhibited. and 1,000 bales of cotton and $OOO,OOO worth of suttlets stores. While the capture of the camp, paroling of the prisoners and destroy ing of the stores was going on, the Texan Rangers, comprising the Ninth, Sixth and Third Legions, became engaged with the Michigan cavalry, and drove them pell-mell through town, and run them off North, with a consid erable loss to the abolitionists, and a loss of thirty killed and wounded on our part. The ladies rushed out from the houses, wild with joy, crying out, "There is some at the fair grounds— chase them,kill them, for God's sake." One lady said, The Federal com mander of the post is in my house ; come and catch him;" and a search was made, but without success, when the noble woman, insisted that he was there, concealed---and finally, after much ado, the gallant Colonel Murphy, the interpid Yankee com mandant of Holly Springs, was pulled ont from under his bed, and presented himself in his nocturnal habiliments to his captors. The provost marshal was also taken, and, addressing Gen. Van Born, said, "Well, General, you've got us fairly this time. I knowed it. 1 was in bed with my wife, when I heard the fir ing, and I at once said, "Well, wife, it's nc use closing our eyes or hiding under the cover ; we've gone up.'" Our attention was given to Grants' headquarters, which ho had left twenty-four hours before. All his papers, charts, maps, etc., were cap tured, together with hie splendid carriage, which was burned. Among his papers was found a pass to pass the bearer over all railroads and steamboats in the United States at government expense; to pass all pickets and guards, and other papers at once interesting and valuable Mrs. Grant was also captured, but no indignity was offered to her. Nearly every store on the public square was filled with sutler stores, and after opr men had helped them selves, the balant.e of the goods were burned. When our forces first reach ed the depot there was a train about leaving. The engineer jumped off and run away, and one of our men took his place, shut the throttle valve and stopped the train. Sixty ears and two locomotives were then fired and destroyed. After the oesaplate destruction of ail public property about the place, 11,nd acer es4finftu had supplied him tug with a en i tekleiltkantaky of cloth in a st,,Apx o'clOck in. the In'ofninge' - ninrck.was reneWed, ilia time Mtn *XS the next place at tacked, here the enemy were en trenched, and sheltered themselves in a block house and fort formed of cotton bales. The cavalry were com manded to charge, and attempted to do so; but the swamp and intricate lagoons breaking in front of the ene my's position would not permit it. The Yankees opened fire with some effect from their fort, and were sup ported by a nine pound rifled gun, mounted on an iron-clad railroad car, forming a railroad battery. The Texans were again ordered to charge, and Maj Dillon, of Van Dorn's staff attempted to lead them to the attack, but the men refused to follow, be lieving the way impassible and the position too strong for cavalry dem onstration alone. Colonel McCollough, of the Missis sippi cavalry, was ordered to get in the rear of the railroad battery, cut the track to prevent its escape, and capture it. I believe he succeeded in cutting the road, but our forces were compelled to withdraw, and the steam battery was not taken. The force then pushed on to Middleburg and Bolivar, and attacked both places, but found him too strongly defended and garrisoned to succeed in taking either of the points. The Surrender of Arkansas Post Confirmed. WASHINGTON, January 18.—The following has been received at !zead. quarters : 3lEmrnis, January 14, 1863. 3.laj, Gen. 11. TV. Halleck, General-in- Chief: The following dispatch has just been received : lIEAPQ'RS ARMY OF THE MISSIS SIPPI, Post of Arkansas, Jan. 11, 1803. To Moj Gen. U. S. Grant, Command ing Department of the Tennessee: I have the honor to report that the forces under my command at tacked the Post of Arkansas at 10 o'clock, and having stormed the ene my's works, took a large number of prisoners,variously estimated at from 7,000 to 10,000, together with all his stores, anima,ls,and munitions of war. Rear Admiral David D. Porter, com manding the Misissippi squadron, effectively and brilliantly co-operat ed in accomplishing this complete success. JOHN A. McCLERNAND, Major General Commanding (Signed,) U. S. GRANT, .Maj. tier, Rebel Prisoners from Arkan- sas Post WAsu►NcTON, Jan. 22.—The following dispatch has been received at the Navy Department: CAIRO, ILL., Jan.2o:-7o lion. Gideon Welles Secretary of Xary The gunboat Lexington, Lieutenant Com n►ander Shirk, has just arrived, convoy ing 4793 rebel prisbners of war from Ar kansas Post [Signed] The Government ham received an official account from Commander Porter relative to the brilliant part performed by hie fleet in the above action. Reports from Burnside's Army --Fitz John Porter. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. The Times has rumors brought by passengers from Washington, last night. It is said that General Burnside has crossed the Rappahannock, and that a great battle was being fought, and that General Burnside has flanked the rebel position. General look er is said to be mortally wounded.— As yet however these are only rumors. It is also stated that Fitz John Port er has been dismissed the service, the finding of the Court being against him. This report has been confirmed. GENERAL HAVELOOK'S OPINION. I ought before to have noticed that, from the time of this force en tering Jellabad, our British soldiers have had no spirit rations, a great part of the not vary ample supply of our commissariat having been lost. Without fear of contradiction, it may be asserted that not only has the amount of Jabot ious work they have completed without this factitious aid been surprising, but the state and the garrison have g: fined full one third in manual exertions by their entire sobriety. Every hand has been constantly employed with the shovel and pickax-. If there had been a spirit ration, one third of the labor • would have been diminished in consequence of soldiers beconing the inmates of the hospital and guard-house on coming to their work with fevered brain and trembling band, or sulky and disaffected, after the protracted debauch. Now all is health, cheerfulness, industry, and resolution.—Murshman's Memoirs of Gen. Havelock. Ikal - The New York Observer has just commenced its forty-first year, This singular fact is communtcatod in regard to the paper: "Its founders, proprietors, edilors, and all who have had any responsi ble connexion with its editorial col umns and business management, arc alive and in good health to-da:,i , ." sir In the city of London there are 893 Sunday schools, 17,309 Sun day school teachers, and 190,079 scholars. There is a "training eel lege for Sunday school teachers," conducted by means of two evening classes. Bar During the past year fifteen missionaries of the American Board of Missions, have been removed by death ; eight males and seven fe males. Seventeen new laborers have been sent into the work; and twelve, after visits more or less pro tracted to the United States, have re turned to their fields of labors. It is reported that Mr. Pier son, a WeF.ileyan Methodist, of Hull, England, has lost eleven valuable vessels in attkupptill to run our blockade, and has ailed in conse quence. Hooker Appointed to the Commaida Q 611. Burnside's Farewell Address. Reported Removal of Sumner and Frank in, HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTO. MAC, Jan. 26.—This forenoon Gen. Burnside turned over the command of the Army of the Potomac to Gen. Hooker, who came to headquarters, in camp, for that purpose. As soon as the change became known, ss,cop siderahle number of superior officers called on Gen. Burnside and took their parting leave with many re grets. The following is Gen Burl side's address to the army : HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTO MAC, CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, Janu ary 26th.—General Orders .No.—By direction of the President of the United States, the ,ConOtkauding General this day transfers tb.e nom mand of this army to Major General Joseph Hooker. The sliOrt time that he has directed your move ments has not been fruitful of vic tory or any considerable advance ment of our lines, but it has again demonstrated an amount of courage, patience and endurance that under more favorable circumstances would have accomplished great results.— Continue to exercise this virtue.— Be true in your devotion to your country and the principles you have sworn to maintain. Give to tho brave and skillful General, who has long been identified with your or ganization, and who is now to com mand you, your full and cordial sup port, and you will deserve success. In taking an affectionate leave of the entire army, from 'which he sep arates with so much regret, he may be pardoned if he bids an especial farewell to his long tried associates of the Ninth Corps. His prayers are that God may be with you, and grant you continued success until the rebellion is crushed. It is understood that Generals Sumner and Franklin have also been relieved from the command of the right and left grand divisions, but the names of their suceessors have not been divulged, if appointed. Gen. Burnside with most of his, late staff, ha"ie been allowed thirty days leave of absence. They win go to New - York. Tho weather is warm and pleasant, and the , mud is fast drying up. NArt ROW ESC A PE.—eapt. Buford, of Gen• Crittenden's staff. had a remarkable es cape in the Murfreesboro' battle. A bul let struck him fairly on the breast above his heart, and flattened completely with out perforating the flesh. ffe picked it out of his uniform with his fingers. He iid not wear a coat of mail. The Colonel of the Eighty-sixth Indiana did, and it saved his life. A ball struck him fairly over his heart and knocked him off his horse, without hurting him. He mounted and proceeded to fight. 1. M. PENNOCK, Fleet Captain GREENE HOUSE RE-OPENED. Great Bargains in Dry Goodg HAsjust returned (rein the Eastern cities with the large+t stock of GOODS ever brought to this place, which was bought low and will lie sold at about old prices. for Cash or Produce. Ile invites particular at tent' tttt to his large 'Area of WM. A. will he fOund at the "Gra rite House;" Joe ill remain at the old room up town. Call soon at either stand. Waynesburg. Dee.. 17, '62. ODD FILLERS SAM ASSOCIATIOI J. F. RAN DOLPH, President; .J F. TEMPLE. See'ty; N' M. A PORTER, Cashier, M►N.taF.Rs.—Wnl, Dm is, R. W. Downey, Norman Worley, 1). %V. Braden, J. 1.. McConnell, Josiah For. ter. 11:7- All Rosiness Contmu•tications should be ad d! esped to Win. A. Porter, Wuytteelturg,Greene comm. ty, Pa. Collections pram/pay dtßided to. I.nults and Discounts made. Business day every Thursday. Dec. 3. '82.:6m0e, xT 0 one remedy is more tieeed in this country WAR j. a relialde ALTERATIVE, Willie sick have been so tremendously cheated by the yr - o,llllmm preparations of Sarsaparilla abroad that they are disgusted even with the Haunt. Yet the drug caanot he blamed for the im positions from which they have suffered. Most of the so-called Sarsaparillas in the market contain little of ttw virtues of SarsapariDa or anything else. They are !Here slops—inert •tid worthless. while a concentrated extract of the active variety of s.trsaparilla compound ed wrilt Dock, sbillingiajeuline, etc., is. as it will ever Lc, a powerful alterative and an effectual remedy. Such is • yer's E.xtract of Sarsaparilla, as its truly wonder ful cures of the great variety of c plaints which re quire an alterative medicines have abundantly shown. Ito not, therefore. discard this itivaluAle medicine be. cause you have been imposed upon by something me tending to ba Sarsaparilla, while it was not. Wben you have used At art's—then, and Hot till then, will yoil know the virtues of Sarsaparilla. For minute par i culture of the inessee it cures, we refer you to Ayer's .Anterican Almanac, which the agents below named will Doltish gratis to all who call An it. AVER'S GATHARTIC PILL', for the cure of Costive ness, Jaundice, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Dysentary, Foul Stomach, llmulacit.r, Piles, Rheumatism, Herat. burn arising roma Disorderly! Stomach, Pain, or Mor bid inaction of the Bowels. Flatulency. Loss of appe ite, Liver Complaint, Dropsy, Worms, Gout, Neural gia. and ter a Dinner Pill. They are suga -coated. so that the most sensitive eau take them pleesantly, and they are the best Asperient in the world for all the purposes of a family physic.— Price 25 Crags per Box ; Firs Bores for 81. Do not he put oil by unprincipled dealers with soma other pill they make more profit on. Ask for AYIR'S and take nothing else. No other they can give you compares with this in its intrinsic value or curative powers. The >ick want the hest aid then Is far them. and they should have it. Prepared by Dr. J. C. -SI Y . ER CO., Lowell, Mass. Wm. L. CRElnri, Wm. A. PoIITISIt and M. A. BAR v Ev. Waynesburg, and one trader in every town in he con HUY. Jan. 24'63. "DV virtue and in pursuance of the directions contain ed in the last 'viol and testament of Hansel O. Neel, late of Cumberland tp., deed. and au order and decree of the Orphans' Court of Grreme county, there will be exposed to public sale, on the premises, on THURSDAY, 294, 1863, a tract of land situate i,. Cumberland township afore said, at joining lands of Jno rt. Flenniken. John Crago, heirs ' ll Thomas **demon, dec'd, heirs of Win Cloud, dec'd, and others, containing $llll6 AUBLiells more or less, about Ideseres of which are cleared, and has titer- n erected a brick house two stones high, a frame barn. two tenant houses, dm. Said land is well watered and well thishersd, and Moms*. in good stone coal, liusemone. Ike, This property is very desirable on amulet of its loestiers, being within owe guile of tAe "4/1" - t ra 4 , and well adapted to either Gvmiug des. k win be void in ens or 14114 e 411141 "mbig Perchseers. Terre made known on day otillble. JAMS Mao Ji.LEFF Jan. 7,-3w. Executors of Dervet 1 , dee'd. Gen. - Burnside Resign By command of Maj. Gen. Burnside. LEWIS RICHMOND, A. A. G. AND CIJOTHING I WILLIAM A. PORTER BOOTS AND CLO'ZILENG OF 1ii11% 1 15§W4T6 4 irktin Chartered by the Legislature AM. 27,'62. Ayer's Compound Extract Sarsaparilla. SOLD BY EXIICUTORS' '~l
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