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sobmissii jn to the federal power. The State of
- Virginia’;jtas, seised the Custom House at it*
capital. < jl'h* federal government ho* u right to
.retake it;tmd assert its own authority. In view
' of thenar approach of danger, the-Virginia
. Convention mliy reconsider the secession ordin
ance, or perhaps the State may redeerp its. hon
> or. by olhunitij’’' Jbat it ia-not yet out of the Union
and by .tfroWtig the responsibility oh the pe'o
• pie who-ife trt vote fork in- May, nwd Would
the, negative in order! to save
•Uieir soil fronkheconiing the theatre ojf war.
1 jlf Virg fnia should give away, the! other State*
, • wlll be lately to follow her example apd thus,
.in a’short'tijfip. the whole south Would be re
•td»d tbfhe ]inioW. ~lf Virgi«ia"refßt«. ’rt>o
■ contest earn* t.last very-long,
• largo slave, population, which Will cl the* become
fugitives (Jr trtken up nrms ogainsfttl.pir mas
' tors', , Slavery would thus he abolished Wnd nbo
' litionism Put an end to a't the siiine! time.—
' The mnjorty of the people of the Nor® do not
• "desire tolheddle with the slave property of
, the Soutliii-nyStatea; but that war must uti- 1
avoidably in its destruction c&nj hardly
; .admit of h ; diubt. As the principal property
’ in those q, files consists of slaves, the war will,
; therefore, be one of brief dura
tion." h I
liist *6f Jurors for June Term, I£|6l-.
, , ■_ GEAN’P JC.BORS. ; ,
. L. Bache, If. P. Erwin, Hiram CoolL David
'Coates, Slf' Dartt, Butler Smith, John M. Hoag-
Jand, Fell* A-.,DeCursey, James Nevvejll, 'John
DiokinsonijG. Hildreth, 0. H. Fisk, J"&n Sinn,
ninns, Bet N Freeman, Alex Harris, |Edwnrd
Skinner', F dieirlTillinglinst, Orra Kelley, AVash
irigton L'iidifi', Lyman Putter, Lester jPalmer,
Abel Elijah H. Stebbins, Bcnj. Vuc
dusen. j
)S' traverse jurors.
Zen a Adkins, Loren Butts, Philip Ripley,
James Bridy, John jr„ 'Win. Batier,
Wm. D. IBiley, Seth Clark, 11,. Morgan, Amos
Cnolidge, pplois Miller, Peter Walker, Edwin
W.-Crnno.hjPred. Hughes, H. S. Johnso i, Philo
Fuller, Philip M. Coon.'M, R. Herrington, Ja
red Davis,:Jolui 11. King, Horace Fello vs. Geo.
Ooodspeed, Myron J , John
son, J. Spies,' Alfred M. Knapp, Arozi Pritch
ard, S-unl/jßyotl, Julius Tremaine, S. L Plank,
Tllomaa 1). Putmmn, Philip Ripley, Daniel
Rose, Dadid' Sparks, Horace F. We itbrook,
John YarEhill,
SECOND WEEK. j
C. Austin, Wol. Backer, Abner Buckley, C. I
W.-Beach?Orson Pemberton, John Aj Boyd,
Henry Bdftwn, H. M. Burlingame, Benjamin
S. Bowenliß. F. Billings, John Gooda|jeed, jr. t
Ezra Bij£y, Chester A. Clark, Jos. Elubbell,
. Vine M. Rjikcr, Demits Doud, U. Diejffenbau- ,
cher. Geo. jjLirt; Lymaji B. Falkner, John Ootid- j
■•peed, jr., tf.oel Culver, D. Thompson, Jeremiah j
Block, B. Niles,- Henry Stovebs, Ezra !
Stevens, Jbs,ram Prutsman, Lewis B, .landall, j
Alfred BjW.ilkfer, Joseph B. Redfie d. John
Tan Duself,,Marti.n Stratton, Solomon Smith,
Jerome Sriiith, Theron W. Stork, Theodore
Scott, Johlj Wilson.
Ij’OBA.B. HEWKt OLA'S-. ]
Thewd'ds of Henbt CtAt, below,
will be fof pd to have almost a pruphqtio em
phasis, ads •application. _ They occur in his
speech Senate, Febr-5,J.850, nnc may be
found in lue Qongresaioaal Globe (Anp-ndix)
XXSIit dangress, First Session, page Ll 7 ;
we should ba intulved in
war, in ciiftl war, between the two para of this
Confederacy, in which the effort- upon the one
% ilidc shoul/)- (jo to restrain the introduction of
Slavery tjhe new Territories, and ppon the
,other jside its introduction lh« re, what
a spedtac’, glpmld we present to the jstonish
naontof nyiljJiind. in an effort not to propagate
t rights, buif-4-I mast say it, though I tr*st it will
be underatoifd to be said with no dcsi ti to ex
cite feelinji-ia war to propagate inrmrs in ’the
- TerritorieStlius acquired from Mexico, -It
would beS! war in Which we should have no
sympathies,,no giod wishes ;in which all man
•kindwcoufk be against us; in which our own
history W«jild be against us for, front the cons
mencemeli. of the Revolution, dowt to the
"’present tWip, we have constantly' reproached
our BritiinAncestors fur the introduction of
Slavery iV.u this country.”
the living ‘‘conservative etates
■ . matin” Kentucky, will now spehk each
words os fhjese? , * |
Xhs So(<THfeß.s An mv.— According ;,o South
eftt.autlupity, the troops which have recently
joined lhe|Confederate camp before Ft rt Pick
ens are “jn of military
equipments," have to carry their powder in
their pockets,! and their provisions in their
atpmaciisi: fob (hey have neither haver; neks nor
A lively writer, who accun: pained a
detachment from New Orleans, sends he Delta
. a touchlh|; account of all the mishaps and de
privation jrhilth attended their march. The fol
lowing s' |tc| of their conveyance wil serve as
aspecinrei) ;
“ The only G ivernment team we cpuld get
■was s a ghost of a wagon, to jvhich We
fastened Tilery old and hardly used Soules, hy
the most! iiljfiinous harness that ever was sold.
The trnce't;lvhin6 could be snapped by jthe hand
of a stror liau, and the toiingue o( fho wagon
was mad Oo)-rotten wood. The man of tnen
who harness for the' Co ifederate
armj are, in are in- the speculative than patriotic
line, jlj'B expect Jtff. D-ivis will find out pret
ty soon vi ip we the parties that are d ipable of
the meanLbssj-jind rascality of preying itpon the
GavernmJjit ijj a new Confederacy, which is en
gaged in the serious duty of defending the rights
and liWtrtlfig oif a free people against i| power
ful foe." !i ’
TllE CaCSE. —A gentleman who "him* spent
“fen weeks in the S mth;" givee 'nal tie num
ofthe Nt\r,y.irk Tribune, the “aims and re
sources jif the Secessionists.” In thh article
■ the writer, speaking of the complaints of Se*
cessioniits, saVs: ...
“ I asked tlte man who has done mo •« to in
i' ouguratfe fhe Recession movemet than rny other
man outside of S -uth Carolina, “Wiy have
-you raised allithis tempest about Mr. ] jincoin's
election! I” he replied: “Do not dece va your
•elf; Mr. Lincoln’s election had nothing to do
-with it, beyond enabling ue to rouse the peo
ple. If D.-Oglas has been elei ted, we
should have woken up the Dniop just te soon.
If Mr. Bell haa been elected, it would have de
layed ua very Jiitler Even if Mr. Brec iinridge
bad been electee!, we would have sect ided be
. fore the closeW bis term. We belitve that
there is hn gssent : ol incompatibility between
the Northland’the South." (Only Mr. Seward’*
'axiom thfafc there is an irrepresible conflict be
tween Friedom and Slavery, expresses in an
other forip.) “ The North.” he cnfatiniied,.|
•• has grown- rich and powerful, i and ‘extended •
front ocean to ocean, while (he South lat eon- j
par'tli'-iy liood still, i
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TgE-AGITATOR.
HUQfi YQDiIS, EDITOR & PROPRIETOR.
WBLISBOEOOGH, PIL
AVE DN E SDA Y3IOIINI NG, MATj 22,1861
* Wev-AdT9rtiß«ment«.
Li,l of. letter,. —Wetlaboro P. 0.
' Li-t tf letter,.— W. T. Orel!, P. M.
itrlirjiov, W. Bullard.
Ihuj'jy for eale, —Bingbnm Office._
Bgy* 'George M., De Pui, .of tlje
Guards, Williamsport* has been choi
Lieutenant of tbe<Keyston Guards 01
place. •
8®“ The Potter County Journal 5
feredibr sale owing to the ill health 1
ent propVietor. Price $lOOO, upon e
the purchaeerihns a good
learn from thi" Towarrda
that Seth 11. Briggs, who was convict
der at December session-, in TpWandf
had ti nete-trial. The prisoner plead
lie was convicted of indtsdet in the s
gree, whereupon the Court sentence
undergo an imprisonment of- tweivt
the .Eastern Penitentiary.
Thellarrisbutg Telegraph hi
timely caution to the Volunteers aga
worst enemy—Drunkenness—which
kills more in war than the bullet or 1
special rule should be made again
drinking, by which battles are often j
thousands of lives sacrificed. Aso
and sober commanders save precious
immense properties.
tjefr" Vise. —The' mills in Lawrenci
known as the Ford Mills, consisting t
ihg Mill. Shingle Mill, and Grist I
destroyed by nre on Saturday, May
1 o’clock, P. M. The fire original
heated gudgeon in the Shingle Mil
was about 300 hUshels of grain in
and 60 sacks of flour, at the time. T
estimated at $ll,OOO. $4,600 ihi
Addison Advertiser.
JgF'-Car friend, Dr. John Melnto
wanda, is raising a company in Bradl
ty, “to serve for three years or, d
war.” Dr. M. is an old expericnc
and as such has heftn appointed by G
to this important duty. A suffieieri
of men under command of Capt. I
Lieut. Means started last Tuesday te
Harrisburg to fill up the vacancies c
by the return of those who refused It
three years. Good for old Brad fore
jggf- A Correspondent writing C
Under date of May 13, says :
• “ A company of the Tioga voluntet
here thiaevcuing, having been bono
charged by tire governor, they, r
nearly all those whn went from th
will be here to-morrow evening, anc
“Bradford boys” will soon follw the
They all express themselves ready ti
soon as they can arrange matters
years’ absence.
“ The 1 Troy Guards,’ Capt. R. D. (
start on Wednesday morning for I
an'd offer themselves for three ye
Company is not quite full, but wi
about sixty uieh and leave some one
recruit, and thus fill up the Cumpan
ing more of note.”— Argue.
fc@*Our paper today, will be fi
than usually-interesting. On the c
give a true etatement from the 1
Telegraph i of the “ buck-tail” affair
talked about fob a week or two, fr
it will be seeb that the “ buck-tails
in fault, whilst the rAsßnlly oSicers
burg were very much to blame. We
reader's attention to an fthle arlich
' fribunt oh the Union, and one from the &r
-ald. bearing on the doom of ooltohdi m
On the inside, we give one of the ;
feet pen-pictures of life at Fort. Pick
werhavo jet seen. It wits written 1
berof the engineer corps, to his sis
our request, was kindly furnished in
cation. Although not intended for
eje, this letter will be found interei
reflex of the life and spirits of the 1
the true Amerieah soldier. Do not
it. Our correspondence from Harr
not reach us in time fur this week’s
bad a rumor that but one comp
wood’s) will be accepted from We
but two from the County, for three
will disappoint many of our brave I
cannot be helped
Bgy“ The Lewisburg Chronidt, i
, of the letters wrrtan from Camp Cc
1 exchanges, shows op in a bnppy re
I the accounts agree and also therein
We make room fof an eitrnct for tin
which many of the Tioga boys will t
I ‘-All the writers agree in one thing.
; is, that Harrisburg fleeced them ho
j charging the highest prices for e'
while those passing Sonbury and otl
on the way down, were treated, gratd
the be-t of everything. At Chati
, West Chester, Ac., the Indies furnish
; of goodies” for “ the boys”—both foi
and the inner man.
“One other fact struck us ns very curious—
and that is. that the Governor, the Generals,
the Ladles, tthd the people, invari ably pro
nounced every Company to be “ the t try best,"
the " best looking) and the hardiest tot of fel
lows that have been ifl llarrishurj; f!’ Yes,
each ohe Was (privately) and as a special layer)
' B«sttred that his was A 'Set; 1 Ext'a 1 . Of course.
INo doubt. No soft sawder. Fact.'.“Tell it
to yuu confldeutially.” , Cndouhtec ly. The
hone, the sinew, and the flower of thi Army.—
( Undeniabfy so.' The highest authority. En
i tirely superior. ' “ The very best." Ne plus
j ultra...O, susceptible youths 1 boweisity flat-‘
' tered by the Cnpitolknis I
The war news this morning is not definite,
' but the movements foreshadowed are of;great
. importance. Large bodiesoftroopsarejriipidfy
concentrating at Fortress Monroe, where will
bVthe headquarters of (Jen. Butler, and whence'
at least.one of ; the great-expeditions .planned
■by (He Government will set dot. The estab
lishment of the new Military Department of
' Virginia, North Carolina, and Tenresseo cre
ates a fresh excitement, at Washington, and -of
/course throughout' The MSssar
Vhusetts Sthjnid Bth Begiments received
ders yesterday to prepare for instant departure.
They were in readiness for marching in
an hour. It appears now, that Gan. Wool is to
-find active service at some other point than
Fortress'Monroe; Gen. Butler is to hove chief
command there. A letter from the Minnesota
states that she had made captures of $300,000
worth of vessels and. cargoes; she is expecting
that the Bebeis will attempt to fortify Sewall's
Point, in which case they will be forced to de
sist at once. A deserter from Harper’s Ferry
declares that up to. Thursday night the Bebeis
had there only. 12 pieces of cannon. They are
continually committing depredations on the
property of private, citizens in their 'vicinity/
causing great alarm and.much .ill feeling. Be-|
ports from Richmond represent Gov. Letcher
as being badly frightened, and ns confident
that there will be no fight jng; if this prediction
Of his means lypything it means that the rebels
will withdraw from the contest; ab act of pru
dence which they .are probably hardly wise
enough to perform'. Spies are daily detected
in Washington; they come from Virginia, un
der one pretext or another, observe the course
Vof military preparations there, and then return,
ifinnioleSted, with their information. Some
rockets Vrefe seSti on Saturday night frohi Bal
timore, and i detachment of troops was sent
|out to learn from what place they came and
for what purpose they Were discharged. When
.the detachment reached Perryville, it was dis
covered that the rockets enme from Some point
ibetween that place and Beluir, hut nothing fur
ther is now known ; the soldiers, while there,
larrested three men, suspected of being bridge
burners. Beports from Mississippi sily that,
active military movements are taking place to
lestnblish nn efficient Home Guard for protec
tion. against servile insurrections ; so it seetns
"tharthc boasted confidence of the slave owners
is not thoroughly genuine. It is said that on
Saturday a thousarid Minnie rifles found their
wTiy from the North to Harper’s Ferry lor the
rebels. A traveler states that he last week
pasted 15,1300 troops in Tennessee, on their
way toward Virginia.
iVondward
Bn Second
tbesapie
3. now of
if its pree
isy terms
character.
'Reporter,
id of mur
i has just
guilty>-
econd de
d him to,
-.years in
is ft veVy
init their
;ommon ly
avers. ,A
it officers
lest, and,
her army
lives and
Mile, Pa.,
f a Flour-'
[ill, were
kb, about
d from a
. There
the Mill,
he lose is
urance.—
ih of To
ut'd Coun
tring the
d officer,
iv. CuMin’
t number.
tore, and
irbing for
ccasioned
serve for
jm Trojr,
rs arrived
-ably dis
iport that
at county
that the
a home.i—
returflnS
fur a three
Mt Dear Sister Eliza: Too will find tht
letter rather a disconnected affair before yon
conclude the rending of it. lam writing i»,
only as I can snatch a few moments each dav
for there is no rest for us here, night or dav. I
can At best only give you a synopsis of affairs
here. I’ve commenced to write you a letter
to-night, bbt there ft nii certainty when I will
be able to send it to yrtu. From the newspa
pers and pictorial publications you probably
know of the situation of Fort Pickens, and I
will only add that it is a tolerable strong work,
and occupies a strong position in reference to an
enemy’s fleet entering the harbor of Pensacola
Furthermore I’ve nothing to sav, especially in
reference to its relations to the forts and bat
teries in the bands of the Secessionists in this
immediate vicinity. Their guns are all of the
heaviest calibre, (10-inch Columhiads and 42
pdr, siege guns) abundantly supplied with
ammunition, the latter material of which they
are constantly manufacturing and being sup
plied. They haVe, aft nearly as I can learn,
about five or six thousand men to_oppose to Us.
lustin, will
.arriaburg,
irs. The
I go with
behind to
r, Noth-
und more
utside, We
[arnslmrg
so much
im Which
' were not
if Il irris-
When we entered this fort, it was in a bad state
of defence, in comparison to what slich a work
should be, but still the greatest credit is due to
Lieut. Slemmer and his command for the state
in w.hicji it actually was in. The fort is a
pentagon in shape, with strong outworks on
the land side. Its armament consists of some
one hundred and ninety odd giins, in two tiers.
The lowet tier are,24-pdr howitzer puna, and
intended principally for the defence of the
work against assault by storln. They are
mounted in bomb proof casemales and sweep
the ditches of the work completely. The
upper tier of guns are mounted in barbette.—
The sea front of the work is arranged for a
battery of twenty 10 incli Columhiads three
only of which arc mounted, one in each iuis
tion of the s de« facing the enemy’s works.—
We are now mounting Knottier of these guns
in a bastion, so as to fire on the Nary. Yard, or
in ■ anv direction we choose; this'will make
four Columhiads. Our other guns are 42’s.
32’s, IB’s and l2’s. Our heaviest guns ape
toward the enemy’s works. It is calculated to
"mount evety good gun in the fort as soon as we
can make suitable carriages for theth. the old
carriages being useless from age and the wapt
of proper care. Our forcle in the fort at this
date amounts pi about eight hundred men, con
sisting of Engineers, Ordnance, Light Artillery,
Foot Artillery, Infantry, and Sailors from the
fleet. The whole available force, counting the
Sailors and marines of the fleet would probably
amount to two thousand fighting men. Wb
are all busy from morning to night, at hard
labor, strengthening, repairing, and puttirig the
work in a complete state of defence, and ok
bight the whole command are on duty either
oh the regular guard, picket guard, or watching
at the guns on the barbette nr ih| the bastion
Oisemates. gunners sleep at the guns
each one of which is double shotted with grape
or canister, and in each battery in- eftch bas
tion is a than-looking out through the embra
sure, each man having to tnkb bia tprn at this'
watch ohee during the night. A surprise of
the work Would be impossible, for, there is the
picket guard on the shore's, the regular sentry*
on the ramparts and the. men at the embra
sures, and at a momenta notice every gdia can
be tnanned and fired, and half a dozen rifles anti
muskets to defend each embrasure while the
guns are being loaded again, As a specimen of
each nians duty, I will give' ( you a day’s duty
for myself. I
direct the
from the
most per
jne, which
>y a nlcm
er, and at
, for publi
fhe public
ting as a
est typo of
ail to read
ishurg, did
paper. We
my (Sher
sboro, and
ears. This
oys, but it
sfteakifig
rtin to its
n wherein
they differ.
truth of
jticb ;
—and that
ndsomely,
'erything:
ler points
tonsiy, to
hershiirg,
icd “ lots
the outer
now ike sol.mgßs i.tve.
I've not taken off an article of my clothin;
THE TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOE.
THE wiil NEWS
FBOM POET PICKENS,
Fort Pickexs. Florida, ]
Monday,‘April 22d, 1861. )
bESCTtIPTION* OF TUB FOlit,
since I entered the fort but once, while I went
to bathe on the bench. At_s o’clock the Reveille
sounds, and wo leave the gnhs and go to our
quarters. We may have time to wash and we
may not.' Breakfast--oomel-nest. We takes
i tin cup and get about'a pint of coffee. This
coffee is hiirnedlgrbund, and Boiled in an iron
.pot, and .some put. in This
'drink. To eat we get two or three sea-biscuit;
they are about the shape and size of a soda
cracker, but are ns hard and as tasteless as
chips, and those we are now eating are three ■
-years old, musty: and-full-of weavil—tliis is
breakfast. , "At, 7 n’.clnck we. go,to work; and ■
•*ork till 12 M. Then comes ’ dinner which
.consists of a very-eoanty aupply- of bean aouju
or boiled ricaand the musty crackers or per
haps only a oouple! of crackers and a small
piece of flabby, fat, boiled pork. . At 2 P. JS.,,
we resume our labors and contituie until 45
minutes beforeisunaet,' when we wash and pre
pare for evening parade which takes place at
sunset, and this over we take sapper, which
meal is the same as breakfast. -At 8 o clock
Tattoo is beaten and we fall in under arms and
each detail marches to its battery, where we
watch in turns until Reveille. Our bed.is the
brick pavement of the casemate upon which
we lie rolled np in our blanket.with our knap
sack for a pillow, our belts arid' our side arms
on, and our rifle by our side, arid thus we sleep,
until woke up to take our turn "in watching at
the gun, or until mosquitoes torment us be
yond the powdr of endurance. You will im
agine this too hard for mortal- flesh to bear
without great murmuring, but let me tell you,
hunger makes our food taste good,: and fatigue
converts our brick beds into couches of down,
and as long as the Stars and Stripes-float over
.us we will endure all and remain true.
ABOUT THE SAILOKS.
April 26.—When I commenced this letter, it
was my intention to write a portion of it each
day. I’ve beem prevented from resuming it
until now. We still continue our labors, and
our watches. The engineer company and their
officers, directing and assisting in all the defen
sive and nffsnsive operations. Bates and bales
of sahd-hags filled with sand, are being carried
to the ramparts; where they are built into trav
erses to protect the gunnen and the guns from
the enemy’s shot and shell, which we daily ex
pect-to see flying into our works. If you have
ever watched the operation of ants at their la
bors, it will give you some idea of what can be
seen at Fort Pickens—and the enemy whom
we can See with our glasses, seem to he equally
busy. To-day I am.engaged laying platforms
for three siege mortars, which I am to plant
so as to shelf Ft. B irancas, andthe Navy Yard.
Every possible means is being taken to render
our work ns strong ns possible, nrtd ns destruc
tive tb bur Opponents a» the nature of circum
stances will permit. Obr food-Is improving,
and supplies constantly coming in ; among
which t notice lots of itospital Stores, and two
cases of iittproved surgical instruments. We
receive two gills of whiskey per man; each day.
for the gOhd of our health. Every man wishes
the ball to open ns soon ae possible. They had
rather fight than work, a great deal, particu
lary the jack tars; or mch-of-war’s-men, who
are decidedly the beat appearing, most patriot
ic. and dare-devel setoff men I ever saw. Fine,
noble looking fellows, willing and nnx
ions to undertake anything that man dare do ;
fiithful to each other, and true to their colors ;
a hundred of them would as lieve attack a thou
sand, as to fight less than that number. - They
are men too, of much more than ordinary intel
ligence. and should he the pride of oiir country
I was never so much surprised as I was to see
the class of men our navy is. manned with—
and there are now in’ the vessels hereabout, one
thousand of them.? *The following is a list of
the vessels now here, and their crews and ar
maments. The frigate Sabine, 500 sailors and
Marines, 68’s and 32's.* The Steam. Sloop of
war, Brooklyn. 400 Sailors and 50 Marines,
23 9-inch Paixhan guns. [Knit —W hen we say
a 9-inch, or 10-inch gun, ikmeans the diameter
of the hore of the pidee. A 9 inch gun throws
a solid shot, of probably 100 lbs. weight—a 10
inch Columbiad, threws a shot of 152 lbs.
weight, and the weight nf a 10-inch Columbiad
gun, ift About 15200 pounds, or over tons.)
Sloop of war, St. Louis, (not here at present)
Sailors and Marines—lB guns. 68’s and
'32’s. Fowhatrtn, 250 Sailors and Marines—
-9 inch guns. Gun Boat, Wyandotte, 50 Sailors.
4 32-pdr. guns.
Ft is 2 o’clock A. Mi, I am weary and sleepy,
and will nmv lie down and .rest till morning,
and resume my letter tn-rhorrow night. Good
night, and God bless yog.
HOW THE SOLDIERS WASH THElft SHIRTS,
- April 29 —Have been very busy for the last
two days. Tisday is the Stlhbilih. We rested
from nor labors till noon, that is, wo did no
work on the fort and its outworks : hot' busied
ourselves washing our clothes, airing our b!an-‘
kets, bud putting them in fresh fighting order.
! ptit my cap up for a target, arid had if well ven
tilated, a good thing in this hot climate. Dor
hands are as steady, and our eyes as keen now,
ns when we, wet*e practicing at West Point, ami
1 am of opinion that our nerves and hearts
will be as steady in firing at a living man of
flesh and blood, as at the cast iron ones at
West Point.
I washed three shltts; this mhl-ning; it was
my first, and I think will he nly last experience.
I had rather buy new ones, and us« the east off,
for gun-rags, and when no more are to be had,
I would vuih shirts a nuisance nltogoih-r. Our
style of washing might he,something new to
you, so here you HaVe it. We have no tuba or
wash-borads, and hot a scanty supply of soap
and very hard water, rather brackish and salty,
and not very deaf either. We dig for this wa
ter in the ditch of the fort, and around the hole
we lay old boards, souk our clothes, lay them
on the boards and Soap theln Over, then put
your foot on one side, and your left had on the
other to hold the garment fast; Scrub well with
a horse-brush. I- managed' to get my clothes
ail of one color,- rib I exactly while, except the
wristbands and Collar, which when dry, ap
pealed a litllfi streaked: hut as I am not over
fastidious now, find don’t go out in society aSI
used to do, I think they will do. “When needs
matyou kbow; -
TBer GEf - SUPPER,
We had a good dinner (o-day, of feeef and
gravy, don 6 u{i in can*, hermietienHy seated,
and bean soup. Our fare is growing better dai
■ lots of nice molasses, whiskey, and twenty
-auieinl fniln the rfeet We
niggers". however; they
''-‘hajfessoU of their
-^e-gjaveß
niggersT^*^^
rfre not goin/j tb’ eaw.^,
nfb eiriplojed in udWdTn'^tt.^
supplies for the’ frirt. Thtise higgefiravA^^^
belonging to {'luridians, who hired them to tt.
government to work on the fort (Jefferson) at
Tortuga*. We brought tßern with us from that
place. Here is a’n instance of—l dont know
*Xhese figures refer- to the calitto of the guns on
board the ships named,
. j ~ ~ __ ——r-T ;
1 what tocall it. It is right, however; because
the government doesit.
We hear of strange doings at the) north—of
the "passing of acts of secession by Virginia and
-Maryland, and of. tbe-action of their legisla
tores being repudiated by the people of those
slates. "Of thB~atfncTr'6'n“v6Junteer troops by
Jhe mob .of Baltimore, of the the taking of Ft.
:Sumter, &oJJbe. - z , .
We are out of the world here, alniost. Amer
ican news is read in Europe, before it is rend
here, and at best we get but scanty bits of in
,-teUigoncei- To-day we bear of. tlia,blockffde of
J3ont|)ern:portB.' We have no {eating matter,
orpnpers.' A book, or newspaper, is worth, and
will bring its-weigbt in giild^. Jibe pfijcerslend
us books. ,inci. papers, -but ths supply ;is very
scarify. Send us a paper. . .
My bed is improved by the addition of a plank,
the soft side qf which I turn up and lay on, and
at the present writing of this, I am very com
fortably situated; . Nothing ai's dip, except a
slight sure throat; I am in good health and
spirits. The constant excitement, and activity
of my life here, gives no time for thoughts of
anything, except the circumstances of duf pres
ent [Situation All day long, we are busy as
bees.—at night, while not on watch at our bat
teries, the fatigues of the day make us sleep
-soundly, still ther& are hours when the thoughts
will wander homeward—“home is where the
heart is.”
Hdw THE SOLDIERS FEEL.
I nfay notJiaye an opportunity of writing
more to you in this letter, and I am almost cer
tain! I shall not be able to write again, for my
stamps were destroyed the night wehmded by
beirlg wet in the surf. The company desk, con
taining stamps, paper, &0.-, was lost, and here
there is none to lie had. We cannot,make re
mittances homeward, for we have nothing hut
hard currency, and no checks. Neither can I
write to my other friends, for the same reason.
If it should please you to du so, you may tell
my friends something of me.
Fort Pickens is now, oration will be impregna
ble to any force the C. S. .4. can bring against it.
Shot and shell are daily being biooght in from
the fleet, and we are soon to hate some more
Columbiads—some rifled cannon and some sea
coast mortars. When, with the- batteries to be
built opposite the works and forts in possession
of Gen. Bragg and his band of traitors, we will
'be able to shell out and destroy everything from
an inch high and a day old upward. Our sup
plies or re-enforcements cannot be cut off as
long as our good old Glide has a vessel afloat,,
and there is scarcely a possibility of thejp S.
A. being able to prevent his smallest' gun boat
from navigating whatever waters they wish,
except the harbors and ports now in their
hands, which they will nift retain very long, I
opine.
Our troops, are in excellent spirits and disci
pline, are willing, anxious and even impatient
to attack the and have full coofidenoe
in their officers,’ and the justice of their cause,
and the first hostile shot fired by the enemy in
this quarter will be the signal for their being
well Based out; The sailors of the fleet, espe
dally, are impatient to “sail in” -and “lay
them aboard.” • The fidelity of the Federal
Troops is unquestionable, and our Tars are tnVe
to a man, and chock full nf star-spangled-han
ncr and patriotism.'
ENJOVING LIFE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
April 29.—Worked hard to-day, erecting a
traverse in the north east bastion—and this af
ternoon, in laying out and erecting a mortar
battery oh the shore opposite the Navy Yard.
It rained very hard, (when it rains in Florida
it yours) and myself and party got a thorough
drenching. tFe got home to the Fort in time
to get Supper and attend evening parade, which
we did( without changing our clothes. I have
no change of outer garments, my extras having
been appropriated by some of the rascally mer
chant sailors or hands, oh hoard the Atlantic
steamer, on our way out here. lam enjoying
the comforts of sopping wet garments from my
hat dowTi to my socks, hut sun comes
out to-morrow I will be dry by eight o’clock,'
and ns good a= new again, hut I hope to re
ceived 00 constitutional damage from riiy moist
condition.
We had a good popper to-night, and ate
hearty of it. Cross discovered rt leak in a bar
rel of rice, and caught a qiiarfpf it as it ran.
Conklin pvneuritd'sonie sugar by some means,
aml I borrowed a Butch oven, in'which wp
boiled the rice, stirred it with a stidjt, and put
in waler'as it grew thicker. I find that rice
increases, immensely as it cnoks and rpquirep
more water than one would suppose. Wc.pu'
our sugar in a tin can which had contained
hermetically sealed meat, added water to it and
boiled it till itjbecame syrup, and this we a‘e
on our rice. “Wasn’t it good nether.” Ah,
how often do I think when toasting a piece of
pork on tny bayonet before our cook fire, on the
parade, of the good things I have ate, with
not a bit more relish, and how I laugh when I
think of what a face you and some others would
Iriake if yon had to eat some of the fancy dishes
we get up with a s spoon madeof an old shingle
—and off a tin plate in which tRe mess is made.
When a man says ho is hungry— Mir expresses
a w ish for something good—Gerber, our fir-t
Sergeant, will read to him the bill of fare of
Willard’s Hotel, an old copy of which he al
ways carries in his pocket for such occasions.
It is awful provoking lean tell yon, ifnd makts
one feel dike the thh sty chap, on the desert, is
supposed to when be sees the mirage of “ the
lakes which shone in mockery high, fading off
untouched, untasted.”
.Onusat such times, cnnsoles Kimself *ith
the reflection that he always ate his fill of,good
things when he could get. them, and conse
quently has nothing to reproach hiiriself with
on that score. I will fill mlt tilijs page to mor
row if nothing happens to prevent,'hut lo night
good bye, and may the Lord take a liking to
you find; all your friends and mipe.
THEI’ BEAR OF SCUIER,
April j3o.—lt has been .raining, and very dis
agreeable to-day ; tip to 1 P. M„ so my clothes
did not dry as I anticipated, but old Sol came
out gloriously this afterhoori, arid at evening
parade ;j[ came oiit all dry except feet. My
work at ;the-Mortar Battery goes bravely on.
This is the first of our offensive Works. The
officer in fibarge of its cnhstructiofi, yields al
most everything to my direction, and rain or
shine, vee push thfe matter fotward.
To-day fit evening parade, we-had the par
ticulars' of the defense and capture of Fort
Sumter “ published in orders” with a patriotic
appeal— -to our love of country—glory, and our
profession, which was greeted with three times
throe, for Maj. Anderson and bis Utile band of
Jterncs, after which ls parade was dismissed and
half gill extra, to the health of
the Fort SumtSrhetogSjwhose gallant example
we mean to emulate. The “ gentlemen over
the way” as Lieut, Bslch terms Geri' Bragg
and his command, had a glorious time, of some
sort, to-day, jf otic ,sould judge from their
cheering and drumming, thTw^
they kept np .from early this 7 ?
after sunset this evening. Petlu”'
jol!ificat : on over the capture of s*'* I'* 1 '*
agine a jubilee over that event J?*
cum ( etances to be in very had taste
nevjr have a jollification over th f|
Pickens;and if they ever
the laugh will be-on the other J)
mouth. From all appearances 1,7
they were more in dread of l ouraCu
than we .are of their attacking
poa, I would here state that theta 7*
in the fist or the fleet who ja tiot
led against them, though we are .7
factthat outnumber us three
iFrom this letter., yoq may jndpi
live!and what we think and d 0,1,,
you not to forget .your,
he should hot be able with his
von of his existence,' and «honld\
k lied and wounded ever inform,, j oj !
are to see birii.no more, you will
him in your memory; and real assets
true to his .country and died like a
Your-brother anil fe,
■ -■ RoBESti
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M A. E. BIS 33,
In Delmar, on th'6 15th inut-i at tbs'*
.the bride's father, by Charles Close, Em. v'
STARKWEATHER, to Miss CATHABm
both of Delmar. t i j
In WelMinro, on the 4 6th insf., by Ret.'
ins, Mr. JOHN LOELKtJSR, recently
land, nuw of Libert}’, ood sfrs,'ANN Ctf
KELLER, recently from California,oovi-’i
Pa. .1
'1 ' por
Aj large FAMILY CARRIAGE, in
easy terms. Also a BUGGY. lEnaoirt»-.‘.
ham Office.' -
WeJlsboro, May 22, IS6I. >
ftEEIGIOUS NOTlfj
REV. I W. BULLARD has ju*t returned
where he' has been lecturing for! several wedi
will give A WAR LECTURE iai tfae Cootj
this Borough ou Sunday evening,
May 22, 1861. 2t T. \ 4
LIST OF LETTERS regaining i n *
Office at Tioga, Saturday, May 13
Arerill, E. T.
Adsir, Henr?
Ames, Miss Susan
Baily, Jas. Vi,
Ba'com, Mr. Olnjslead, P.
Childs, Mrs. Jane E. Prestos, An
Dickinson, Vnehli Plierwoud, Aijrc;
Dni,'nißD, Thus. Sailorly, & LE! ;
Gray, Mrs. Beifena’ "" - -S*nirh, K. E
Henry, Daniel ~ WiKinns, kmif
Kelly, Mias Hannah IVoAtfcork, EnSd
Elocl, AdaDLA.' .
Persons calling for anj o f 'the aboxa h:
please say tbey are advertised^
LIST LETTERS remaining ia4
Office al WeUsboro, Saturday, Mar 11.1
Ardell, Itelen Mncik, Ifirtm
Allen. Ellon Slorri-00, Amita
Ballard, John MeOsllum, Jtas
Bemiu, Cbos. . \ Markham, ll.|F*
Duller, Francis
Boyer, E. »
Bash, Tonis
Bailer, Wellman
Buven, Cbas*
Bates, Wm.
Ballard, John P.
Baldwin, V. H.
Bailey, S. B.
Babcock. Mrs. Mary
Cramer. Xsnao
Cramer. I»uae L.
Cleveland.*B. H.
Crofut, Mrs. Patty-
Crosott. Martin
Dickenson, Wra. 2
Eaton, Slnville-
H'orn, J-C.
Horton, Stephen
Howard, D. F.
Horton, Melvin R.
Jones. Miss Pboeba
Kreislet, A.
Kielley. Wjn.
Kingkley, Logeha H.
Kelley, Mi ;Q Mary
Leonard. Justus
Persons calling for any*of the afcorels
plcasc-BaN* they are advertised.
* iUTGHTOOr
UNION STOW
WBLLSBOKO, P.l,
J. W. BAILEY <L- OQ., Prop*
dealers in
STAPLE and FANCY- DR’f GOODS,
STRAW and MILLINERY GQpK
hats, crockery, b-
GLASS and lIARPW
PAINTS and OIK
choice Family groTere
HAMS, PORK, FLOOR
and all kinds of
FARM PRODUCE
at the lowest Cash Prices.
Wellshoro, May 8, 1861. ■
iw GOODS'
‘ VERY CHEAP
FOR READY
T. li. BALDWIN
Has and is not* receiving a large and fsn ''-
- SPRING AND SU.WW
M-E RCH AUDI* 6
Composed of
DRY GOODSI GROCERIES, Dill '
BOOTS and SHOES, HAIS 3» lC1
-READY MADE CEOTIII^ 1 -'’
WOODEN WARE,
and in fofjt all Merchandise called for ,
all of which will be sold at the •
READY
All persona desiring to buy Gtoods fa .
do well io call and examine my 0
ME BCE A
«iH
before making purchases elsewhere, 3* ,
be disposed of af unuyially low
Tioga, May 8, 1881.; VT-
Applications for
lowing persons have filed ihfj j* [r y
Court of Quarter Sessions of . Tioga
ses to keep inns or taverns in thff> r ~
chips, cod a hearing upon
had af the coming in'of tie Cdar|! m
Wednesday, of first w*eek of Ju° o ’
. Middlobury.—H. H. Potter. j
Closs.—Daniel McVoy. B. B* a '
Morris.—James S. Campbell-
WeUaboro.-—J, W. Bigoney,B. S. ***>
.Jackson.—Qa'tsar^d.
Knoxville.—Jin, Ssdhb?* ■ .i-**,..
. -Gaines.—Deny. £arse* U- & Vero v
Delmor.—James'S. Cole.. ,
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Kelly, Williaa
Lambert G. A.
LeWis
}iil(er, Mri.Aai S
w. T. CBHl!
Marfcraff J.CJ.
Pahrptee, Georji
Pfelxle, Mr. B.
Randall, Eley
Royoj&j'Malcum
Randall. JedoixT
Smitfe, G. W.
Stickond, Jaccb
Soon, E. VT.
Selby r Mnn - Ji
Sbivelin. Stani
Squirej Willua
Stewnrf. Levi
Wij. Daniel
Wilton, Susan
Wils-m, A J.
Vi’ondvrard, Lccitii
Wells. Cba.*. A.l
Wilson, Anas
Wilson. A C !
Warren, Mrs. 1.1
Warntr, Hern
Watkins. Mn. Km
Young, Mr.*. Fs:i,
Zuker, CbriiUi
Zukcr. R. C.