• 44 7 3 1111 SIM Aar WEIBOWIRSDAT, POT. MI, WM. TO OUR PATRONS. AN EARNEST WORD. We will present our paper to its 4adera in a new dress in a week or t*o. The materials are now on the way, To effect this improvement we . have incurred considerable expense, ati4 we rely on our patro'ns to make th 9 outlay good to 143. We sent out accounts several weeks ago to 41 1 our subscribers in arrears, but not one in ten has responded to our call. Those who have done so have our sincere thanks. The country is flooded with greenbacks, and nobody can complain of scarcity "of money. Will not our patrons, then, who have afforded us no help, at once settle their accounts? Paper has again advanced, and everything else high, and it is oat of the question iktr us to "make ends meet" if our Mandl! neglect us. We trt,st they will pot longer do so. THE TWO POLICIES, 1, The Republican Policy—to hold out to the rebels no inducements to return to the Union—no hope of pardon o r restora tion to citizenship—nothing but confisca tion, extipetion of their Rtatge as political ccenntunities, and division of their soil swag emancipated slaves—nothing in a wota bet black despair. Ihis is the Re- Policy. 2. Conservative Policy-44 meet the re bellion with a strong militair arm, and with the distinct and firm assurance that no star shall be plucked from the flag of the. Union—hut at the same time to hold wide cpep the door for the return of the rebe) Stetes to their constitutional posi tion ec4 LiMair former status in the Union, whenever they will lay down their arms and renew their allegiance. This is the Democratic and Conservative policy. THE DIAMOND WEDDING; The long talked of marriage of Senator (formerly Governor) Sprague, of Rhode letand, to Miss Kate Chase, daughter of Hon. S. P. Chase, (better known as Green back Chase,) was solemnized with due pomp and eclat at Washiisgton, on Thurs day evening. Over five hundred guests were invited to the reception, whiph took place itutnediately after the marriage was performed, and occupied from 9 to 12 o'- clock, p. m. The hridal presents are said to exceed • those of any modern date in this country, and to be worth nearly $lOO,OOO. With such an outfit, the young couple can begin housekeeping in comfortable style. Wil tiam ie a young an of good habits, well to do in the world, (said to be worth some $4.0QQ. 4 03,) and carries on the calico husi, nese in Rhode Island. His wife, there fore,will never have to make her dresses out of "skimp patterns." A benevolent friend at our elbow sug gests that it would have been far better to have given that $lOO,OOO to the poor.— Kind !soul ! he meant well enough. There are 11c1P9Qr now-a-dUys,e4cept among those that are "disloyal." f they lack for bread—why (as Jim Morgan would say) "let them eat ectA:e4 !" npußwiars HAVE BROUGHT •ON U OIVIL WAR. , Dorglas said so ; Pugh said so ; Crit tenden said so : Everett said so. They would not compromise, but were in favor of •"bloodletting." Chandler said so ; Brough says so ; Wade says so—all say so. They are not in favor of the Union as it ?vac puLier says so; Greeley says so; the Chicago Tribune Barg "it is a thing of the past, hated by every patriot, and destined never to blot the page of history again." Bingham says it fe a scandal, and Stevens says 'God foibid i,t.'? They spit upon "the conetitution es it Webster said it was all he asked for, while Beecher calls it a •'sheepskin parch ment," and ,Garrison "a league with death." Beecher and Ga rrison , and Stevens, and Greeley, and the Chicago Tribune, all sup port the Administration. So says one ofour exchanges, and it is true as preaching. HOW WE SLAUGHTER EACIII OTHER. We have now in the United States at least two hundred and thirty-five general hospitals for the use of the soldiers, con talehg about 80,000 patients. To show o_o That a large scale our battles have been qit'iight, as we do everything else, it seems /Jo l t ,during four months of 1862 , there were treated at our hospitals 20,930 cases of gunshot wounds. The wounded of the whole British army in the Crimean war was only a little over 12,000, and their entire hospital 'accommodations in the three years would not have suffieed for the wounded at either of the hattles of Shiloh , Antietam, or Gettysburg. air-We Wive been watching the pro gress of the daft in this District to see how many of the Republicans that, were drafted would go to the war. And how many do von think bare gone? Not enc.—Emote Argus. flo it is everywhere. Those who talk loudest for war won't go. ifir The wealthiest man in Indiana has toWataitted suicide.—Exchwve. t o ,ealthiest, cou on the face of *NM* in doing the ow THEY TAKE IT. They have heard of Pennsylvania and Ohio elections down South.— The response is uniform, and may be judged from a long article in the Rkshm9nd Enquirer of the 24th of October, of which the following is a extract: "We should have dreaded the evil effects of Vallandigham and his cop perheads, and his moral suasion, uni ted, as it would be, with a vigorous prosecution of the war—in one hand the sword, in the other money bribes, party alliance, constitutional guaran ties, and thonorable terms.' Those influences would still have found, we fear, certain of the meaner and more stupid Confederates ready to listen and respond to the false promises of Yankees A crop of Abolitionists would appear again; the natural al lies of Northern copperheads are Southern blockheads, and original anti-Exodists would again snuff at the fleshpots of the Egyptians. "Far better as it is; the present programme happily insures to us a complete, final and irrevocable sepa ration from Yankees, which is the paramount political good." The Abolition orators and papers have always advised the people to vote "just as Jeff. Davis didn't' want them to vote;" and we have no doubt that many have intended to do so.— But, unfortunately, they have mis understood Mr. Davis' wishes, and have voted precisely as he would have them=to unite and infuriate the Southern people. JUDGE LOWRIE AND THE WAR. Chief Justice Lowrie, though of the opinion that the conscription law is unconstitutional, goes in never theless for prosecuting the war, pro vided the struggle be confined to the purpose of compelling the rebels to submit to the Union and Constitu tion is it was previous to the rebel lion. On this subject he says : Certainly, in this great struggle, we owe nothing to the rebcis but war until they submit, unless it be that we not let the war so depart from its proper purpose as to force them to submit to a constitution and system different from that against which they have rebelled. But we owe it to each other, to minorities and in dividuals, that no part of that sacred compact of Union shall become the sport of partisan struggles, or be sub jected to the anarchy of conflicting moralities, urged on by ambitious hopes veiled in the back ground.— Our solemn oaths and plighted faith have made that compact the shield of State constitutions, institutions and peculiarities, and of their right to theirown free developmentmainst all arbitrary intermeddling action of the central government, which in all free countries represents a party, and I venture to hope that that shield will continuo to afford its intended protection. FIVE-T WENTIES. The demand for the 5-20 year gov ernment loan still keeps up wonder fully. The sales of the other day, at Ole office of the agent. in Philadelphia. reached the mighty sum of $5,712,- 000. An exchange exclainm, cy on us, where does so much money daily come from?" Why, from the pockets of the people. Contracts— shoddy—that's what's the matter More presses for printing green backs are being erected in the Treasury building at Washington, and the sup ply can scarcely keep pace with the demand. These greenbacks repre sent taxes that are to come from the pockets of the People in fittnre. = That's whep the money is to come fro ------- I!,* t THE DRAFT OF MEN AND MONEY, The whole number of fighting men call ed for by the President since the begin Ding of the war is as follows First Call, Second Call, Third Call, Fourth Call, Fifth Call, Sixth Call, Total, The drafts have all been honored; and will be so long as the country calls. The call for money has rolled up a debt of $3.- 000,000,000, all of which is not yet fonded i and which is aggregating at accelerated motion. The Richmond Dispatch on the Rebol Cause, The Richmond Dispath, of the 16th inst., uses the following language re specting Chattannooga: eyes are now turned upon this central point of the Confederacy and of the war. It is useless to deny that the enemy are about to make their supreme effort on that field.— They wise consolidating there their g reatest strength. The flower of armies is collected there, with the b€st of their Generals at its head- In numbers, in equipments, in mu nitions of warall their prepara. tions are of the most coilossal kind• The stake at issue warrants the magnitude of their efforts ; for if they are defeated there, the back bone of the war is broken, and all hope of the subjugation of the South is banished forever, even froni their own mad counsels. If they 'are Bile cessful, the South will be overrun and it may be many years before Nye can recover from the corisequen ce,s. /t is an hour of fearful moment, The destinies of this generation and of generations yet to come may be involved in this battle. r 1 e Frankfort Commonwea lth, Gov. Bratnlette's organ, says: "We may as w.eli tell Mr. Stanton that he cannot recruit begroes in Ken tucky ; the people and the authoiities will not permit it. : The unconditional Union men and the authorities will never ealenit to the outrage +' egmmunitatins. Salt River Correspondence. A `,O •••.‘ Pet the M ease ngei. OLD SHIP COSI3TITUTION, ON THIN W' LIP SALT, Oct. 30th, 1863. My Good Friends : —We parted with the "Contraband" at A.nrialga tion Island on the morning of the 18th, and prooeeded on our upward voyage. •We stopped a day at the "Lincoln Bastile," a large Govern, ment prison-house on Ironheel Is land, to receive a large lot of pas sengers. Here bad been confined for months, and in some instances for over two years, young men and old, some of whose heads were frost ed by the snows of nearly seventy winters, all guiltless of any crime known to the laws or Constitution of their country, and incarcerated in loathsome dungeons for no other offence than the bold and manly ex pression of loyal political senti ments, and for contending for the preservation, intact, of the Union of the States and the beneficeot insti tutions bequeathed us by the heroes, and sages and patriots of Revolu tionary. memory. Nearly three hundred victims of Abolition hate and intolerance were released from this political prison, and as they de filed past us through its great iron gate, it was pitiful to remark their wan faces, and sunken eyes, and feeble, tottering steps. One uld man from New England trembling on his staff from age and weakness, was supported by his daughter, beauti ful girl cd eighteen, neat and tidy, but humble in her dress and appear ance, who had insisted on sharing his long and painful imprisonment. He had evidently been an invalid for years, but there was the light and inextinguishable love cf liberty in the stern, bright glance of his eye, and as he beheld the glorious old "Constitution," flying her broad and starry pennant, and heard the patriotic strains of our favorite na tional air, discoursed by Stoy's in imitable band on the vessel's deck, be could contain himself no longer, but broke out in wild "buzzes," and tossed his hat and walking stick high in air with the enthusiasm of a boy. On goinc• 6 on board, we learned from Judge Woodward that tin uld man was a grandson of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and was himself a soldier in the last war with _England. it is on such men, and even harmless and defence less women, Abolition Fanaticism, wreaks its vengeance. God help the country whose rulers are filled with its fell and devilish spirit ! Soon after leaving the Island, we overhauled a dark-keeled, piratical schooner,carrying half— dozeng,g "No Party." She spoke us, was short of provisions, though full of postage scabs and greenbacks; and on boarding her, to replenish her larder with "McClellan turnips" and other vegetables, we found our old friend, John C. Flenniken, of your place, was acting Master, that law ber Acheson of Washington, was Chaplain, and Verney, the "Presi dent's dog," Scullion and general bone-picker. Everything had a had look, and the deceit and hypocrisy of all on board were manifest in their sulky looks, averted eyes and shamed faces. Our boys gave them three groans and a "tiger" as they left the vessel. On approaching point "Lookout," we descried a miserable-looking lit tle craft styled the "War Power."— She was without mast or sail, and badly shattered by the storms she had been compelled to weather.— She carried a "Lecturer" from your place, a lean, long, lank fellow, closely resembling leabod Crane, or the figure of famine in breeches, who gabbled incessantly about "military necessity," "the war" and "the war power" from till dewy eye." He was assisted in the "talking" by a big, burly, double-skulled chap, who "pooh-poohed" the great ques tions of the campaign as mere "Bi4e issues,"—Ahough evidently, from the rotundity of his abdomen, a much better judge of bolognas and beet steaks than of any issue, dead or liv. ing. The single remark that he "was opposed to making this country fragmental," I was assured, was the only one he made all summer that any sensible man could endorse. Off the Dry Tortugas, we fell in with the "Border State Emancipa tionist," a new but ship-wrecked craft, high and dry on the rocks.- She had but few on board, and they were expecting to go down with the next swell; but we could not ap proach her, or devise any means for their relief. This vessel, however, was always frail and never sea-wor thy, and no sane A an should ever have taken passage in her. The "Contractor" was the next vessel we overhauled, and boarded by invitation. She was s splendid craft, and magnificently furnished. Rer chandeliers and plate were all Of solid gold, the main cabin was Carpeted with sheets of $5O Green backs, and magnificent grand Pianos stood in either end of it. The Bar was fUrnished with the rarest and most expensive wines and other liquors, ith4 a dollars, drink was ex acted even or us poor visitors.— There were some - fifty back uigrars on board - as servants to the prowl 75,000 500,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 1,775,000 pal contseetcwis' , and some twenty wenches acted, as chamber mai d, and looked sifter the comfort of the contracterst wives and daughters, who were skeEsed in silks and sat ins, and bedireened with diamonds and the riihest jewelry. The pas. gangers constituted a motley crowd of "swells" and "snobs," and consisted of horse, mule, beef bean, shoddy and other contractors, most of whom had realized princely for tunes by their operations, and the balance made themselves at least comfortable for life by fleecing the Government. All this splendor, thought we, comes from the hard and lioneo, toil of the people, who in the end have 411 the bills to foot and the debt to .pay which is being piled up to the very heavens, and which the New Nork Tribune truly says, "will take bread from thb mouths of every laboring man's child for generations, and send rni I- lions hungry to bed !'"fruly, "cold in its last analysis, is the sweat of the poor and the blood of the brave." Several of the "Con tractor's" passengers informed us they were carrying all their sail with the hope of reaching New York in time for their wives and daughters to make a parade of their diamonds and finery at the ovatku and ball to the officers of the Rus sian frigates now lying off that port. We have since learned they got there in time for the Inn, and have also obtained scone particulars of the supper and frolic Below is the bill of fare on the occasion according to the papers :-- Twelve thousand oysters-10,000 pou lette and 2,000 pickled. Twelve monster ealtr.on—thirty pounds each. Twelve hundred game birds. Two hundred and fifty turkeys. Four hundred chickens.. One thousand pounds of tenderloin. One hundred pyramids of pastry. One thousand large loaves. Three thousand five hundred bottles of wine. The cost of this night's drinking and revelry, we are informed, is set down at one million of dollars, and 3.11.5. Shoddy and her daughters wore diamonds worth another mil lion. I may be a little cynical and hard to please, bat it strikes me a time of eartlarre and death and la mentation like this is a poor time for dancing and dissipation. And it further strikes me that the million of dollars spent for that night's driAing, and feasting, and dancing would have been expended men more wisely and becomingly if it had been distributed among the suf fering poor of that great city, espe cially- among the destitute widows and children of the bravo men who have fallen in defence of the flag of their lose and ours. Row many of them arc suffering now, and will suf for still more before the bitter cold winter is over, for fuel, and food, and shelter, and clothing: God help the families of these dead pa triots and of the unreturning brave everywhere! It is a significant filet, in this connection, that the poor shirt-makers of New York earn exactly sixty two and a half oents a dozen, and by working their Lngers to the bone can complete six gar ments per day. Sing away, Hood. Soon after parting with the "Con tractor," we came upon the "Dicta tor," a new Ironclad steamship, fill ed with the leading men and "big guns" of the Republican party.— Senator Wilson had ccmmand of the craft, and old Josh. GAitiings was the Chief Cook. We next f3ll in with a new iron clad, built exactly on the model of Noah's Ark by Gideon Welles, the Nresent enterprising Secretary of the avy, who bad a great lot of "old fogies" like him6elf on board. They were all Or returning to "pack sad dles," and stage coaches, and "cor duroy roads" and all the gocd things of the "good old time," except Gen. Schenck, who still regards railroad trains as just the thing for reconnoi tering in an enemy's country. Joy be with them and with all jolly old "graybeards" like them ! . Yours in the strong bonds of Dem ocratic fellowship, NEVER, SAY DIE. ARMY LETTER, We have just received the follow ing letter from our young friend,. Lieut. H. C. GAPEN, brother of Win. GrApF,N, Esq ,of this place. Lieut. GAPEN is in the regular 4rmy, has b een in se veral of the bloodiest bat. tics of the War, and is one of the bravest and most meritorious young officers in the serv:ce CAMP OF TIIR 15TII U. S. INFANI 2ND BRIADE, IST DIVISION, 4th ARMY CORPS, Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 28th, 1803. ) My Dear Jones :—Having a leisure moment this evening, I imagine I cannot spend it more pleasurably than by waiting to you, presuming you will not be displeased to learn a word of what is transpiring at pres ent in this Department. The army of the Cumberland com manded by Maj. Gen. Geo. H. Thomas, and lately consisting of the 14th, 20th, and 21st army Corps, and Ma jor Gem Gordon Granger's Reserve Corps has been consolidated into two Army Corps, the 14th and 4th, the foriner commanded by Gem Palmer; the latter is commanded by General Granger. This consolidation is ne cessary in consequence of the heavy losses Rosecrans sustained in the Iste battle of Chialcamauga, G 4., where the rebels claim to have gained a victory. We think differently here, howev,r, as Gen. Rosecrans advanced only that he might have 4n atlg4ge ment.with the enemy and get into Cbattanooga, in which endeavor be wag fully successful. The rebels fought long and well, and such blind and obdurate courage as they displayed at.thst time has but few parallels in the history of the present war. On the afternoon of the second day's (Sunday's) fight, they came up to our line of battle, some of them with their hats drawn down over their eyes, and some with their arms over them to shut out the dahger into which they were thus marching, many of them to death.— They did this repeatedly, and just as often bringing the two lines of battle each to the other face to face, when recourse was had to the trusty bayo net. in encounters such as these, the rebels always had the advantage of superior numbers and those who were rot killed in the charge, they took prisoners. At one time, our Brigade and an Ohio regiment• being in an ordeal of this description, were all prisoners, the enemy completely surrounding us on all sides. About one-half re mained prisoners in their hands; the rest of us freed ourselves from them, some in one way, some in another. The Commanding officer of the 15th, his Adjutant, two other Lieutenants and myself, and an officer of the Ohio regiment ; observing a break in the rebel line of battle, secretly slip ped over to, and out at it, unperceived until we were about a hundred yards away from them, when a party of them large enough to fill a big woods, gave chase to us, firing at us as we ran. Their shots whistled thickly around and uncomfortably close to us, but they aided our escape, and lent wings to our speed for halt a mile or more. We were all glad enough to arrive uninjured at a place of safety, and were not a little amused at the manner of each other's es cape. the Ohioan, poor fellow, fre quently expressing a wish to be at home, and came o!It capless, and with only one boot. Since the engagement, the army has been here at Chattanooga, forti fying it, and otherwise strengthen ing itself to repulse Bragg in his contemplated attack to retake it, to do which the different brigades and divisions are in readiness. More than this concerning the state of affairs here, at the present time, pru dence will not permit me to say, as my letter may fail into the hands of guerrillas and not reach its destina tion. But Gen Thomas is wide awake, and fully prepared to give Greyback a reception at any time, of the warmth of which he is unable to conceive. I have already trespassed upon your time and patience much longer than I at first intended, and will bring my hastily written letter to a (dose. **** * * * 1 remain your friend, IL C. ( gtiils t't gag. Escape of 5,000 North Carolina and Georgia Unionists into Tennessee—Elec tion of Union Members to the Rebel Con gress. BALTIMORE, Nov 16.—Information just received here from the South, indicates that a large body of North Carolina and qeorgi a, Unionist, who have bad a habitation only in the mountain fastness of N.C., have made their escape with their arms and much valuable information into 9its t Tennessscc, where they will swell the ranks of Gen. Foster's army.- They came to us as original Anion men, and will guide and fight with our volunteers to the end. These men formed themselves into an army and numbered about 4.000 men poorly armed arid equipped, but with real courage and patriotism.— They dared to give battle to regulars at a place called Warm Springs, North of Ashville, Buncombe county N. C., and near the Tennessee line.— tk' thr : The following dispatch, froM Tennisso, niss., was received yester-. day, dated the 10th inst., from COL Harry Maury, commanding the Pit.. teenth Cavalry Regiment : We dashed ip yesterday. above Bayou Sara, on a plundering party of Yan kees, threw hundred strong, and drove them to their iron-clads with great slaughter. We brought off their wagon trains and twenty-five prisoners from under the broadsides of their gunboats. Only three WOIT wounded of ours. [Signed] BARNEY A. MAURY, Maj. Gen, Meade's Army Under Marching Orders... An Active Campaign Decided on. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 1863.—The army is under marching orders. The pontoon trains are going forward to the Rapidan, and Meade and Sedgwick went to the front yesterday morning. Ere the week closes the army will continue its advance to Cul pepper and beyond. Mead's headquarters are about six miles beyond the Rappa hannock, though tbeepapers have preeist ently represented our infantry as being past Culpepper. An active on to Richmond campaign is firmly decided on. Important from Tennessee I SEVERE BATTLE NEAR KNOXVILLE! Burnstde's forces Attacked by Longstreet's Corps—Desperate Charges by the Enemy—Ter- rift Band to Hand Conflict - Our Forces Fall Back on Knoxville. NEw YoaK, November 19.—The Tri bune has the following highly important special : KNoxvinns, Nov. 19.—The enemy be gan skirmishing, from their position on the Kingston road, at ten o'clock this morning. Our advance alone, composed wholly of mounted infantry and cavalry. commanded the position, under command of Geu. Sanders, and each man acted like veteran At noon the enemy opened with artil lery, at short range, and tired briskly (or a while. Benjamin's battery was the onlr one which replied, occupying the chief fortification, a mile in front of town, A desperate charge was made by the enemy about three o'clock, p. m. Our men were protected by rail barricades on the crest of a bill. Gen. Sanders was severely wounded, and was borne from the field. We yielded the position and fell back a third ofs mile to a stronger one. We have lost about 100, a quarter of whom were killed. The enemy had completely invested the place, but Gen. Burnside will defend it to the last man, am!, it is believe 1, success fully. The troops are in the best of spirits. Our important point. is fortified, and confidence prevails, that we shall whip the enemy. NEW YORE, November 19. The Her ald's special from Knoxville, Nov. 17th, MEC Gen. Longstreet, atter crossing the Ten nessee river, on Saturday morning, the 14th inst., was attacked in the afternoon by Gen. Burnside, who dro‘ e the advance guard back to within a mile of the river's edge by nightfall. Longstreet crossed the remainder of his troops during the night and on Sunday morning advanced in force. Gen. Burnside finding it impossible to cope with him, with the small force at his disposal, fell back to Lenoir, the rear guard skirmishing heavily with the ene my through the day. Three desperate charges were made upon our position during Sunday night, but they were repulsed on Monday morn ing. On Monday morning we evacuated Lenoir, but owing to the energy w• tlt which the rebel pursuit was kept up, we deter mined to give them a decided check, and accordingly came into line of battle at Campbell's Station. when a fight ensued, iasting from late in the morning until dark. Our position commanded the road from both sides. Our infantry deployed on both sides. and were soon attacked by the enemy, who made several gallant charges, and finally succeeded, by flank ing our men, driving them to the cover of the batteries, which now opened a terrific and destructive fire. The rebels reeled before it, gave way, and eventually jell back. It was now 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and the rebels were showing a design to renew the fight, having brought three batteries to their assistance, Gen. Burn side retired to a more desirable position and again nave them battle. The con test continued till nightfall, with our troops in possession of their own ground. The object of the fight having been at tained, as the detention c f the rebels had enabled our trains to get all in advive, our troops tell back in the night. anu early an Tuesday morning reached 11nox- Lille, where, n great battle is expected to be fought to-morrow. Yesterday the rebel advance gnarl] at tleked our cutyosts, upon the London rind Clinton roads, and heliTy skirmishing continued all day. This morning the attack was resumed, when the fog which set in during the night had lirxed. The rebels finding it isible to draw our men out with in , brought several guns into position, aired into us a flanking fire. he afternoon they brought forward fy force of infantry once more, and brief skirmish charged our position, terrific hand to hand conflict oc i, both sabres and revolvers being on both sides. men fought with the greatest gal ', but at last were finally compelled back about a third of s mile to a line, which they held till night. have to regret the wounding of landers. It is said his condition is LI. Lieut. Col. Smith, of the 20th :gaff, was killed at Campbell's sta- loss in that fight was between two tree hundred. Our lots to day will :teed one hundze 1 and and fifty. enemy's loss on Monday, owing to were fire of our artillery, could not teen less than 1,000. Their loss to estimated at four or fit. e hundred. . Shackelford had a brisk fight on ,y with the rebels on the other side Holatin, three miles from here. lie hem in check, and at night they die •ed, men Are in the best of spirits and ly confident of gaining a victory to- I Report of a Fight above Rayon Sara. . YORK, Nov. 18.—A Richmond pa per has the following : MOBILE, Nov. 12.—T0 Gen. 8. Cooper; The billowing dispatch, from Tennisso, Miss., was received yesterday, dated the 10th inst, from Col. Harry Maury. com manding the Fifteenth Cavalry Regiment: We dashed in yesterday, above Bayou Sara, on a plundering party of Yankees, three hundred strong, and drove them to their iron-clads, with great slaughter.-- We brought off their wagon trains and twenty-five prisoners from under the broad sides of their gunboats. Only three were wounded of ours. [Signed BAttissv H. MAURY, Maj. Gen. A Band afltaiders Captured. A dispatch from Baltimore of the 15th says : A dispatch to General Schenck from General 11. H l i ockwood, dated Drummondtown, Eastern Shore, Virginia, Ndvember 15th, reports that a small par ty of rebel raiders lauded on the Chesa peake Shore yesterday, but before they could get into the interior they were tiff and captured by the poet guard. They be long to the gang of the notorious Captain Beane, of the rebel navy. A second dis patch says that one of our consisting vessels fell in with Captain Beall* and captured him with his whole party, consisting of three commissioned officers and sixty men A Perlis's' of liabedesOs Com. mend Dispersed. WASHINGTON, Nov. 19'.—The following was received to-day at the headquarters of the army : CUMBERLAND, MD., Nov. 18.—Brigadier Gen. Cullum, Chief of Staff of Gen. Aver- I ill, has arrived at New Creek, at or near Covington. Lie encountered and diapers ! ed a portion cf Imboden's command on the way to reinforce Echols. He captur ed twenty•five prisoners. There is not at this time an organized force of rebels within the counties of the new State of Western Virginia. 13. F. KELLY, Brig. Gen. Death of Capt. Heys Capt. John _Keys, of the Ringgold Bal. talion, died at his late residenee, in Bealleville, this county, on Thursday morning of last week, at I,wo o'clock, after a lingering and painful illness. He was aged about forty years. He was buried on the following Friday with military and masonic honor*. The honored remains were followed to their last resting place, near Beallsville, by a concourse of people numbering about five hundred. A good and brave man has departed. Capt. Keys had performed distinguished service. and was truly loved and honored by all who understood his noble character. Peace to Nis ashes ! Washington Examiner. Stores for Our Prisoners VIIILAIDELPHId, Nov. 19.—Every assu rance has been given to the Christian Commission, that the stores sent to our Union sufferers in the Richmond prisons Will reach then). Gen, Meredith, of the U. S. Coanuission of Exchange, at Fort ress >•louroe, engages to receive all sent to his care by express, and land them, under a tag of truce, at City Point. Commis sioner Uuld has given written assurance that they will be received at City Point, and delivered to the prisoners to whom they are directed. Gen. Neal Dow, and other reliable men among the prisoners, will receive and distribute whatever is sent, Meade Advancing. NF.W YORK, Nov. 19.—The Richmond Dspatch says: Advices received from Northern Virginia shows that Meade is advancing, with a view to bringing on a general engagement, which probably will not be declined when the proper time ar rives. Meade's whole force is known Whit south of the Rappahannock ; his advance yesterday was several miles south of the Court House, moving in the direction of the , everal fords of the Rapidan. General Lee Falling Back NEW Yost:, November 19.—A ape , eial to the Times, dated Washington, November 18, says : —Lee is falling back to Carlton Junction, with one half of his army its a protection for Richmond. The other half has gone towards Lynchburg to reinforce or protect the retreat of the force sent against Burnside. The Situ at ion before Charleston. NEW Yost:, November 18.—A Folly Is land letter of the 14th, to the Tribune, says matters remain pretty much at the same stage as they were at last advises. The bombardment of Sumter still continued at intervals. Our batteries were being occu pied principally in returning the fire of Moultrie and the works on Sullivan's Is land. From Folly Island . NEW YORK. Nov. 18 —A Folly Is. land letter to the Bth inst., to the Tribune, says matters remain pretty much in the same state as they were at last ad viceS. The bombardment of Fort Sumter still continued at in tervals, our batteries being occupied principally in returning the ifre of Moultrie and Sullivan's Island. tiontbardment of Sumter Unabated. Accounts from Charleston to Sun day, state that the bombardment of Fort Sumter still continued unaba ted, Rebel telegrams to Richmond say the I, , 'ortcannet be injured any far ther. PuTsautiGn MARKETS PITTSBURGH, Nov 23rd, 1863 Burrtat—The market was firm, with a good demand for fresh roll.— We note sales of 1,200 Ibs fresh at 25 (c_c„.426e. Inferior (uts sold at various prices; keg ranged from 16@)18e It' APPIES-Our market contains an ample supply, with a fair amount of receipts. We note sales as follows 150 bbls, assorted at $2 25; 100 bbls, a fine article, $ . 2 50; 125 bbs; russets at $2 75, the latter being the outside iig,ure, FLOUR—Tho demand ia improving. The sales were more liberal, and price es ruled about 10 cts. per barrel high er. We way soon expect receipts . by the river ; what effect this wilt have on the market remains to 1)9 seen. Among the sales were: Extra-11U bbls. ut 85 70CM5 80 It hh!• _Extra I•amily-300 bbls at $6 600 $6 JO, 225 bids at $7 00, the latter be ing no advance. These sales were all made from store. A lot of 200 Eits. were disposed of, the terms were withheld. Sales from wagon were made at a variet of prices. B. W. Flour-1s going off very slow; hu) urs are somewhat shy at $4 00 19 cwt. The figures are certain ly steep GRAIN---TLe market was very firm, with a good demand fur the various description. IV he 2t —Th e principle business do ing was fro.o wagon. Sales of 260 bushels red at $1 32 bush. White, sales in a small way at $2 3819@51 40 bush. Barley—Wasinquired for, at : Spring, $1 35(r1;51 38 ; Fall, $1 50® $1 52. Corn—Was very active at Si 12 at the depot, and the usual advance from store. Oats—Were not, so firm ; sales of 1,200 bushels, at 75c on the track. EGGS—The hens seem to be on a strike. as the amount coming in is barely worth notice; they would com mand 22c readily. HAY—Scarce; sales of 14 loads at the scalps at $3549538 per ton. GROCPLIES— We continue to notice a firm market for the various articles that conic under this head. SALT—Market very firm; wiles 200 tibia from store at $2 70 bbl.
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