3.
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.! Id the meantime, we were! jettingfarther from; 1
' the main tnanprodense y timid dictate, when
;: we were ordered to bait preserve silence.
'-It appear* that we had;ran'- on to a large forte
.of the enemy who were lyfeig cuhcealed In the
wood*. We did not Wal[ flong before crack
went a rifle, and away whip fed our compliments
tb sepesK. This wee thevrignal.nnd the ball
now opened in good eatnj *t. ‘ We played at
tbugame a short time, when the.enemy charg
ed on the woods c .where we were; then came
- -the order to form as skirmishers, and fall back ;
1 , fighting. But it was too late, as the enemy
. pressed m too closely, and so we ..fell back-nt
, doable quick, with their ballets whistling by
ns and tearing up thedirt at our feet. Thus
'we reached the Piketoflnd our regiment drawn
•up In line of battle. We formed on the left,
and awaited the assault. ‘The enemy's infan-,
try. however, pursued'us bo farther than the
•edge of the wood, where they halted, at a dis
tance of about, twenty .f)vp. rods from us,'and
kept up a scattering f fc. In the meantime,
‘their battery opened tpoto us with shell and
grape shot. The men ordered to.lie down,
which they did, and kipt loading'and firing
"whenever they could se’f one nf the rebels. By
’this time, our ' battery. fhad ’ been placed in ft
■position commanding theirs, Then the big
ball game, which had o'-i tb this time been all
on one side, suddenly ; hanged,. and in a. few
minutes it became evi* sni that they were no
' match for our gutiners, we very shot and shell
'from our battery told, i hile theirs, with one or
two exerptionsi went hirmlessty by over ocr
heads.- Their, guns had almost ceased their
fire when they attempted to torn our left flank.
Here was the hottest purl of the fight. As they
enme tin we were ordered tb charge, which Was
: done in so WFectire a m’arfper, that' the rebels
turned and ran for th( ‘r lives, throwing away
guns, knapsacks, hftvei .i'cks'and canTeeijs, in
their eager haste to osi'tpe. Thus ended the
dihort conflict, with a lies 'to the enemy of not
less Than 80 killed aid a largo' number of
•‘wounded. Tin's battle',teflects thehighest cre
dit Upon the officers: ait ft, .men engaged; Con
. sidering it wasthofinsl time tinder fire. ' Oar
officer* were ciooi slid .collected. Capf. Niles
woe wounded in the epriy part of the engage
ment, while in 1 the act; n( firing a gon which
'he pickedupTrom the /(found nehf him.' , llis
Vmlnd, though painful, i* not very, serious;
WaS we' hope iti a sh >n time 1 to have him
again tit our head*. , lileot. Maok received a
bullet through his coat sleeve, hut it did! .no
farther harttu "One of ouV men was killed on
the field, firs blame was George Conk. He
came from *Ci«vttfgteto, and was, I belie*?, n
Dative of Philadelphia, Jwlfere hia; father'now
reside*. Poor fellowl 'Wp'buried him yesterday
(Sunday) with '’militarytboiiore; 1 a[ pend A
' list-of killed of this company.
Sort a-Bor.
Killed—George Cook. 1 Wounded—Captain
A. E. Niles, ball in right, side; Sergeant. Geo. •
Ludlow, shot in right aide ; Privates E. O-horn,
acalp wound, B. Dewey, acalp Wound, P. Mo
sher, very slightly. , ■ _ ' y
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*BOK POST -BOYAIi.
Prom C»pt Hili’s Companj, j .
. . ,■ OTTEKIstiND,,DeO. 13, 1861.
] Dex* FpiEKOvW.—ihnva: (Safely iajided in
Dixie’* Lind, yrhese nejlrops 1 , cotton, mosqui
toes and bullfrogs are thf principal productions
of the land. We hare i(ad several skirmishes
■ vrith the mosquitoes, a'i.iiclr generally attack
in' the evening. We haVf been wounded dread
' fully, butglad to say i<nf family and no lives
lost. The rebels arealfmmua. They fiee be
' fore uaas 4< chaff before the wind,” nnd well
they may, for we are hluofty fellows. I guess
they were warmkkof. our.-pnuing, by the bull
frogs, which, by the wily, are very knowing
creatures, we found them' e ying, “ goit, go it,
go it,” when we oufne hiire,;>nd still they keep
up the song of “ go it, k’Xil,” hr. if you are the’
master, ■“ show it, show.! ?f iJ We are not very
easily frightened, and t ’nji .must not think, to
‘bluff us off in this way. <V. j left Fortress Mon
-1 noe one week ago to-day, and' had a delightfu:
trip, Lwish I Could describe'? it. tojrou ; grand
beyond description. If was not
to give me anything bat my; clothing, I should
think I was well pitid for .my time. ,We set
sail on Friday, and arrived at' Port Royal on
Sunday evening. Monday morning we had a
peep at Fort Beauregard aitd Fort Walker.—
About 10 o'clock we left for, Otter Island, which
is forty miles front Port Eo; ! al and twenty from
Charleston—here we found u small Fort, which
the Rebels had abandoned ; with two cannon
unfit for aise. We have fir' jjlarga guns in the
fort, »nd experienced artiili,rymen Ac., to map*,
age them. The rebels la.t in double-quick
time,, leaving behind sheep,.quan
tities of sweet iporatoeSiTlnij other thipga too
numerous to mentum. G' £ ai r> swe shKll take
care of these things, they iir pking their house
would.be of no use to us.ibl icned them. There
was about 200 negates on t je Inland when ce
got hers,and have been cir sing ever since; 14
came tenure this morning’j from Charleston,!
is email boats ; said they t fve been on the sea
three days. Our Capfatitv ; and twenty men
went out on a shouting exp edition this morn
ing, with orders to return ’< t 4 o'clock. It is
now after 1 9 n’clook, and : | j ffi- are all feeling
anxious about their safety.' have been shovel
ling sand from the magacl se that |he rebels
bad fired. TherS was a larp (quantity of pow
der in the Fort, but fortuna/fly for us, the slow
match failed tofiu its work. ;,?ur tents arejupon
the sea shore ; the water coi tes up within two
feet of u*. It is now after eleven o'clock sind
the Captain and boys are ait with us safe and
sound. They brought th'ten sheep, one beef
creature, forty or'fifty of potatoes, sev
eral rolls of leanm, lots iif 'omtiges. peanuts
and oysters by the lmshel, and a large book
case full of valuable hmilta, one hundred bush
els of corn ; and' upon tfuj whole, we are hav
ing what’is celled' a,good .old yime—plenty to
eat, doink and- wear, and plenty of good read
ing. lb' Jouit Rrc*.
To Bchool Directors.
To-day I mail to each Se cretary of Boards
of Directors the ' Blank Ai pual Report and
Affidavit for the School y ar ending on. the
first monday in June. IR6J''■, Aasoon sa the'
sohoolsin the several shall have been
open four -month*, by fillliJg out the. blank
with the proper affidavit and forwarding to me,
a warrant will be issued on the .Siate Treasu
rer for the amount the district is' entitled to,
and forwarded fo-tbe propei dlstrict trearurer,
The Annual R- port jjevi not lie made out
iiH the school* close for the j par. They should
batterer* he made and forwarded to me by’'the
hut.of May without'fail. 1
■ Hikau C. Joist, Co.Sup'l.
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Jos. Holt'declares that aonpromi«ers and
peace men "may be b«m on American soil, but
no Amt??* 11 1** 1 ** beat* is itxir bosom." - ,
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THE AGITATOR.
uuon Tocso, emtor t proprietor.
WStLSSCKCICGB, PA., -
.WEDJSEJp^
B®. The rebel prti|onb|i WfJiJ'fA by Gen.!
Polk, numbering ovcrla thouidha have arived at
St Louis, Rnd jmve lieu assigned a place for
safe keeping, ! j' ‘ '
• B@u The batiks of Now Yorksßostpn, Albany
and Philadelphia, have suspended specie pay
ments." The domandj uponflidir 'vaults' has
been so Tarjje thej last Tel*' . weeks, that
prudence rendered jins course .necessary.—
The banks ore said to he in excellent condi
tion. | ■■ j i ■
RSr The stone fleck reccntly scnt out by our
govern merit has succeeded in “ scaling op’'
the Charleston harbor] by sinking the old
hulks in the channels leading to the pity.—
This, in the late distructive
Are at Charleston wil| almost blot tbat traitor
ous city out of eJtislejics, 1
When Messrsj Mason and Slidell, the
rebel Plenipotentiaries, were oaptdred by the
■gallant Cupt. Wilkosj the- whole nation was
a« jubilant as ,if the Central Thief Floyd'hnd
bran shot, or taken hung as he deserves
to be. When the nays of their capture reach
ed England, that country at dice became the
theater of an : itotonsi excitement. Prepare
thins fur war were at once 'initiated, and the
Briti.-h’Cabinet dem|nded the return of the
precious pair of rnscjals above named, and a
suitable apology for the supposed insult to the
flag. Tn discuss ing the’international law on
the subject, Mr. Soirsrd’s conclusions were
these: “That according to British precedent
these traitors wore Jc gaily seised and contra
band of War; that Atoerica has been contend
ing for half a Century for more enlarged rights
to that if England, against her own
precedent, noty demands these men, it is be
cause she, has accepted the, American princi
ples of. neutrality.” . Tliese were his main
points, and ujpon these considerations the
rebel emissaries were surrendered. The
London Times [, Examiner, and other leading
papers, are trying hard fur some, purpose to
.drive us into a 1 war with England. After we
pot do wn rebellion atlhome we will be better
prepared to discuss [international law than
Dow. Meantime it ij as well to bfcnr insult
bluster and brsggadocjia from England ns long
as wo can. Wo are [for. peace everywhere,
but it must be honorable peace. Juet now we
ate engaged at! homo jn purchasing peace with
the sword. When that is accomplished. we
can take t are of our pciglibors abroad. J And
we predict that whenj that U accomplished,
John Dull will not split International hairs
quite so closely as be jloes now.
-LATEST WAB itEWS.
The most important news from Southern
journals, relates to the movements of cur
troops in-South Carolina. .On the Ist of Jan
uary our forces, 3,500 strong, made a recon
noissance from' Port! Royal Ferry, on the
mainland, and after! feeling the enemy’s
position, and trying h|s force withdrew, with
the loss of one man; taken prisoner; The
rebels boast that they drove our force off, at
the point of the bayonet, compelling them to
flee in great preipitat(on. Yet the loss, by
their own showing, wtjs all on their side, as
theyiadmit that they lhad fifteen killed and
wounded iu the affair,! while they have only
one stray prisoner to hompensate them for it.
Next day our troops linded in great force, at
the same point, when |tbe rebels say, “Gen.
“Gregg’s brigade fell; back a short distance
to “ nri eligible position”—a very mild way
of staling that they Were whipped. News
has been received at Richmond that our
troops, on the 2d, had landed on the main and
and.driven back Gen. Gregg’s South Carolina
Brigade with heavy lops. A dispatch to the
Charleston Mercury also states that a large
force of Unionists hadllande.d on North Edisto
River, and seized Railroad Station No. 4, on
the Charleston and Savanah Railroad.
On the Ist inst. Fort Pickens opened fire on
a Confederate steamer, when the Confederate
batteries replied, the firing continued on
both sides throughout the , day, without any
casualties on the partof the confederates—so
they say. \
A dispatch from Mobile slates that General
Butler bad landed with 5,000 to 7,000 men
from Ship Island, in tjfae Mississippi Sound,
on, the main land.and iad taken poeseesion of
Biluxi, a small coast toWn, fcflptnred two can
non, and that-he was nbout to push on and
occupy Jackson and all the towns and villages
fnr the vicinity.
From Lohisrillfe, werlenrn that the bridge
over Green River would be ci mjdeted yester
day, Union reconnoisaancce were made al
pii«t daily south of the,river.. The Rebels in
Eastern Kentucky bad retired before Col.
(bitfield, who was adva icing on Prestdnburg.
Gen, Scboepff had made severe! attempts to
draw Zoiliooffer from h e - Somerset intrench
merits; -but.the wily Rebel would not be
drawn out, so there wan no immediate pros
pect of a general engsjement/ Another ac
count from Nashville, Dec, SI, states,that the
Confederates hadj fallen back! toward Bowling
Green, and werb still retreating, destroying
the railroads by the Way. ’ The tunnel near
Care City wna blown up on the 27th ul(,, and
the roads leading toMcnfordsvilla, where the
Onion force* vrerjs staii ined, were- being . ob
obstruoted with trees and other impendiments.
The Union prisoners released by the Rebeb
in exchange for times aent South a week or
two sinoe rep irt tjhat a Richmond paper bad
gives a fearful pipturo of the condition of the
■ t nrffK' TlOO COtJ NT Y a gtt ATO E •
Rebel army oh the Putomao, tbo troops be
ing utterly demoralized, regimental .jfiirill
having censed, and card-playing being tbeir
principal Occupation. Orest numbers Were
ftdvortieeing for substitutes, one offering as
bighJta.ei.SQO. ..Enlistments could,
ntid,the Government was urged to do some-,
thing-(b'-rpntedy the evil.; Jnchndibrism: is
still rampant in Virginia. A great fire occur
red at Richmond on the 2d, burning the Thea
ter and other buildings.
i THE BATTLE OF DBAIHSTTUiE,
From Holland's Company.
CoTT(«pOTKitnce ef the Agltntor.
• Bcck-tail Ci tv, Va., Dec. 22,1861.
Friend Agitator.— Amid the excitement of
the camp, nod amid the clash of arms, and the
groans of tjie dying still ringing in my ears, I
seat myself by a good, warm fire, to give the
renders of the Agitator the history of a day
that will bp recorded among the most glorious
of the campaign of 1861. Last Friday morn
ing we started from our camp about 5 o’clock
with one day's rations, for a forage and recon
hoitering trip, in and around Drainsvllle,which
is 12 miles, from otircamp. The morning was,
a lovely one, but the weather was much colder
in the afternoon. Our company consisted of
Oen. Ord’s Brigade, four piece* of Campbell’s
battery under the command of Capt. Boston,
the' First Pa. Regiment, and bur Regiment.
Of course, our regiment look the lend, and
when we had advanced fts far as Difficult Creek,
Capt. Niles deployed as skirmishers on the left
side of the nma, Capt. McDonald on the right,
while Capt. Holland, went in front ns advance
guards, with the rest following in the re J ar. We
advanced in this way ontil within about two
miles of Drainsvillo, when Oapt. Holland was
sent out on jtbe left for artillery guard, with the
rest of the regiment in front. We advanced in
this manner until within sight of Drainsvillo,
when a large party of rebel cavalry was dis
covered leaving the town on double quick.—
The artillery apd cavalry then drew up for fight,
on a highpnint, while Capt. Holland was again
sent in front to guard the rbnd and a piece of
woods on the right. This was just noon—we
staid there about one half 1 hour, straining our
eyes watching small parties of rebels about two
miles beyond town. This was a continued plan,
for them to run and draw us on after them,
while their main body of about 5,000 fell back
to sltact us in the rear, but they had the wrong
hoys to fool with, for just as they were making
their way in behind us. a few Buck-tails under
the command of Capt. Niles stood in the way,
and the sharp cracky of their rifles brought our
whole train to a “right about face;” at this
moment the artillery went at lightning speed,
with their heavy oars rattling over the pared
street, followed by the cavalry and infantry, to
obtain possession of a high hill, about 500
yards to the rear. This they did in good time,
but not before three nr four sheila from the re
bel artillery came whistling over our heads.
The ball had then fairly opened,' and it was g
different on,e from any we had ever bofore seen.
During this time Captain Niles’ company was
nearly surrounded by a regiment of infantry
and cavalry, and were fighting their way out
like tigers. As Company E fell -back to join
the rest of the regiment under the Command of
Colonel Kane, the rebels thinking that the
Buck-tails were an easy prey, rushed forward
with deafening cheers to show ue the shortest,
cut to Bull Run ; but they were barking op the •
wrong gum tree, for no snoncr had the Tioga
boys they were backed by sir
other Buck-tail companies, than they made a
stand that (Struck .terror through the rebel
rai.ka. -AbauTHlts-lime our guns opened upon
them a volley of grape shot and shell, which
sent death and destruction over the field. Our
men then made a charge upon them, equal to
any old and well drilled soldiers. It was call
ed the gallant Buck-tail charge,—they were
now within 100 yards of esch other, and for
over one long hour they fought like Napoleon’s
old Imperial Guard, bound not to give an inch,
but take a yard. It was then ifnd there that
the gallant Captain Niles was struck with a ball
in tbs right side, and fell bleeding to the ground.
A few moments before he was shot, he took s
gun from the hands of one of his wounded men
and rushed in front and fought like a hero; and
when’he was shot, he ordered Lieut. Mack hot
to mind him, but. look to the men; he was,
however, immediately taken to the Hospital,
and well cared for.
During all this time, our company and com
pany G, under Capt. McDonald, were back for
reserve, and to guard the road to Drainsville,
expecting every fe.w moments to see a Regiment
of cavalry (lashing in upon ue ; but I can find
no language; to express the feelings of our two
companies, ns we saw our dead and wounded
comrades brought in, pnd were not permitted to
fly to their rescue. I*stsr tears stand in eyes
that knew nut what it was to weep', as they
begged of their officers’ to let them join their
friends in the fight. Lieut. Harrower,, once,
sent to Gen. Ord, asking permission to re-epforce
the Buck-tails, but received the stern reply:
“No sir, the Buck-tails arc all right, I want you
where you are.” That was an hour which I
shall never forget; it was one .continual rear
of artillery and musketry, without any inter
mission ; and whe» our guns had silenced their,
battery, and their ranks broke, and men, (error
stricken, begun to flee before the Bucktails they
had long wanted to face, our then rushed for
ward with one deafening cheer which echoed
and re-echoed among the hills and groves, above
the roar of artillery and the clash of arms, and
as they through; the deep thicket, they
were closely : followed by oar men, and I do
think they would have chased them through
Manassas, if;Gen. Ord had not called them off.
Better commanding was never done—the
rebels fired very bad, mostly over. They, (the
rebels), were no cowards,.but they fought as
well as men could, under such a flag as they
carry; but they were completely whipped in a
fair fight, in which they bad the advantage on
the start, and| in the ground.
I do not think there is a coward in our regi
mrat, every ojfficer acted ,the part of a man.
Copt. Holland and McDonald were perfectly
cool and achiiig, to join, in the fight, and there
was no post more dangerous and responsible
than th# one they held.
It, is not necessary for- me to mention the
bravery of Mack, fur the manner in
which be fought after bis heroia Captain was
takenjjjrom tbp {aid, speaks fur itself.
, The, number of men engaged in the, fight was
not far from 3000 op our side, and 4000 on the
side of the labels, 'The 6th, 9th, 10th, and
“Ufa, were engaged in. the fight, a part of the
9th regiment fought well, also Capt, Carl’s com
pany in the 6tb> Capt. Carl is a true - soldier,
and bis men did nobly; ■
’List of killed and Wounded in our regiment,
I- will only give the names of those living in
our county. Company E. Killed—George Cook.
—wounded; Capt.. A. E.. Niles, in the rig^f
side, badly, but not mortally—Sergeant George
Ludlo, in the right-breast—Barzilo Deroy, in
the head—-Edwin Orshurn. in the forehead with
a buck shot—Parish Mosure, with a buck shot
id the-eaf —Samuel Campbell, a slight hit on
jhe got a sraell—Benj. Potter,
slightly on the right shoulder with a piece of a
shell. The total number killed in our regiment,
3; No', wounded; 27v The total number ltilled
on our side, 10; No. wounded, not far from 70;
No. pf rebels killed as near as we can nsser
tain, 200. 1 see that the papers put it less, but
one of dor Captains counted 170;.ethers found
more in other spots. This esn’t be far from
right. It is impossible to give the exact num
ber wolinded, bbtrl will put it at a much loss ra
tio than ours, according to the number killed,
and if cannot be less than 300; making tbeir
loss Killed'find wounded, 600. We took 8 pris
oners that were not wounded, besides n large
number of wounded.
I passed over the battle field after the fight
had ceased, and what a sight met my gaze !
The ground was strewn with the dead and the
dying; but I will not attempt to describe it, for
you will only sicken at tbo scene, I 1 saw trees
that our cannon balls had cot down, over one
foot in diameter-r-8 dead horses lay jin one pile
—broken wagons end mangled piles' of human
ity lay heaped together; but.l will turn from
this horrid subject, for I have already more
than you will Want. ”
One regiment that we had to' encounter, Was
the same Lousiana Tigers that we met just two
months ago at Hunter’s • Mills. One of the
prisoners that we to»k, Says that they left Cen
terville that morning about 3 o’clock; with « de
termination if they met os, to kill ojr take us,
or die on the field. They also say that Johnson
■followed them out about three miles; and then
told them that ho had often beard them boast
how they would like to meet the Northern Buck
tails once more, and ho hoped that tjhoy would
now have a trial, but in the name pf all they
held dear on earth, to show them too mercy.
They did meet ns, and if one can judge by the
number they left on the field, the guns, knap
sacks, haversacks and blankets which were
scattered for miles, that they will nor want an
other meal nf'Buck-tails. I think the Kentucky
rifles were the best marksmen they 1 had; they
had a good gun.
Just its darkness began to vail the battle-field,
we fired ene grand' salute, snd started back' to
nor camp, where we arrived about lO.o’clock,
tired and hungry. We traveled that day twen
ty-fivs miles, besides all the fighting and other
work, which made a pretty good day’s job;—
Our men brought in about 150 guns, and 70
wagon loads of forage.
No man can doubt but what this is one ef the
most complete victories that we have had in
this part of Virginia. I think another will fol
low king before your reader? get this.
Col. Kane was wounded slightly in the face;
no one can doubt his bravery.
I sent home a rebel overcoat by George Pot
ter, stained with rebel blood, the darkest kind,
right from South Carolina.' T thought, perhaps,
it would be a cariosity in “Old Tioga," and
might serve to sharpen the fighting - temper of
the “stay-at-home rangers.’’ Col. Crocket.
P. S.—There are other things I would men
tion if I had time. The man Who was killed
in Company E, (George Cook,) was buried this
afternoon, with all the honors of war. due to hia
rank. Our’ whole regiment followed in the
train. This is the,first Tioga boy that has been
killed in battle, and as I saw him lowered down
into the soil of the “Old .Dominion,” to sleep
forever in an enemy’s land, away froth kindred
and friends, where no kind mother or affection
ate sister could drop a farewell tear, I thought
of the language of the poet when he.said,
“If there be on this earthly sphere,
A boon, on offering Heaven, holds dear,.
’Tia the last libation’that liberty draws,
Fron) the heart tbat bleeds and breaks in her cause.’’
t Col. Crocket.
From Holland’s Company/
' Camb Blck-tail, Dec. 28,,1861.
This has been a beautiful Sabbath day, and
our old parade ground has presented another
splendid scene. The Pa. Reserve Corps passed
in review this afternoon, before Gov. Curtin,
Cameron, Grow, Bayard Taylor, and oor own
Generals. Everything passed off in good or
der. And after we had all passed in review,
Ord’s brigade, or all those that took part in the
Dralnsville fight, was formed in line of battle,
to listen to a: short but eloquent speech from
the Governor. He spoke in glowing terms of
our first and last great fight—our coolness and
our courage. He told us hew the great heart
of the old Keystone State, beat with anxiety
when tho wires brought the’ news that the Re
serve Corps was engaged in deadly strife with
the enemies of ottrCountry end Liberty—and
how their longing hearts were relieved When,
at midnight, the glad tidings came that victory
hod crowned our banner, lie said ,be would
have the word “ Drainsville” inscribed upon
our banners. He reminded ns of what we
were sir months ago, •• Then,” said be, “ You
were but raw recruits, butnowyou pass before
me with a martial tread, equal to any regular
soldiers.” When the Governor finished his re
marks, cheer after cheer went np from the en
thusiastic crowd, which made the' heavens
jingle, and then all returned.to their homes,
with a stronger determination than ever, to die
an honorable death npon the battle-field, or see
this grand old Union once more restored to its l
former standing omeng the nations of the
earth.
Our camp, during the past week, has been
full of life and excitement, though the weather
has been quite cold, yet, groups of soldiers
would gather around their camp, fires, and re
late the incidentsDf the fight, the dangers they
passed through, the first feelings, when the balls
began to buzz by their ears, and the prospects
of another battle. I .see that many of the pa
| pers give the rebel loss much less than I did in
I my last letter, but from (heir own reports, and
all the facts which lean gather, I must still,
say that their loss, kill and wounded, can no't
be one man less than -500. ( The Richmond
papers acknowledge a lose of over .400 killed,
wounded and mii-sing, besides many that were
slightly, wounded. They also acknowledge the
loss of 1 Colonel, 1 Lieot.-Colonel, ! Major, 8
Captains, and 1 Lieutenant.. < Wounded—one
Col. 1 Major, II Captains and Lieutenants, and
26 horses. And I know from the trails of blood
which led from that dead' covered' field back
into-the deep woods that this can not be 1 too
great. The same paper also says, that , they
only fell back about..a mile, and then again
formed in tine of battle, to await our approach,
but that we know to be a lie, for our man fol
lowed them farther than that, and oar whole
company saw them more that .two miles off,
and still going at the top of their speed. They
also say tbat they bad only about 500 engaged
in the fight, and we had 13,000, which it, an
other He, for we had only about 2,500. which
tosk part in the fight, but I presume they
tbottgtf that they bad mat the whole Northern
ttrtriy, ; Their wounded -prisoners now in our
hospital, say thafthey,have no desire to go
back, for they Me as well off as they were be
fore. It is repotted that the rebels came back
-two of three days after the fight,-and buried
164 of thetr pwn men and one Buck-tail, this
maj’ fie so, for Lewis McGfaff, of Co. E., is
missing< and ‘it is - not known whether he is
dead *or taken prisoner. Our wounded men
are nil doing well. Col.‘Kane is in Washing
ton, Hie woiind on the right cheek was not
bad. Capt. friles bears hlsj>ains like an old
Roman.' His health is improving. It is
pSrted that there is a large body of rebels in
Drainsville, if so, you may look % another
fight soon, for there will be no backing down
on our side. ‘ If there is another fight in that
place, it will be ope-equal to any that has yet
been fought.for in five hours we can get to that
little sunken bole 60,000 men, and soldiers
that know no" defeat.
Our regiment is still without a Colonel.
No one can tell bow much we miss Colonel
Biddle. ' We never knew his worth, as a Col.
until we were deprived of him. Our regiment
is now in, the care of Capt. Taylor, who is now
doing a fair business with us. He is a brother
bf Bayard Taylor, and will, in time, become a
noble officer. -
It is now newly midnight, nnd ns our com
pany has to go out on picket early in the morn
ing, I will close by wishing you a Happy New
Tear,- hoping that when another New Year
rolls around, this rebellion will be wiped out
forever, nnd all, will be peace, and,old John
Bull will cease to growl, and the hundreds of
thousands who are now faraway from their
joys, exposed to danger and death, will 1 be sur
rounded by the dear ones they have left behind,
in their own pleasant homes
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MARRIED
On Jan. Ist, 1862, at the Parsonage of the M. E.
Church, by the Pastor, Hr. JOHN KOHLER to Miss
EMILY MEERELL, ill of Liberty.
In Covington, Nov. 27th, 1861, by Rev, N. L. Rey.
nolds. Mr, D. S. IRELAN, Jr., to Miss CORDELIA
HUSTED, both, of Covington.
die ro-
At Mitchell Creek, Tioga, Pa., November 19th,
1851, LOVINA INSCHO, wife of John Inscho, Esq.,
aged 66 years.
The deceased was the only surviving daughter of Richard
Mitchell, one of the early settlers of this valley, who nearly
sixty years ego came into this Connty end undertook tho
hardships of pioneer life. She lutd bat one sister, who died
while quite young. Sho had four brothers, three of whom
are yet living. Her father and mother were long since gone
to llte Spirit world.” She was a wqtnan of strong mind,
excellent Judgment, end very reasonable attainments for
the times in which she Itvwt. With a retentive, and tena
cious memory, she was well supplied with interesting inci
dents in the early history of tin. Connty, to many of which
I have often listened with-nnch satisfaction, while she- was
relating them with great algmracy and minuteness of detail.
The experience of a long and Industrious life gave her much
correct knowledge,and that wisdom for which ws should all
have a high resp-ct. Bnt 1 can not say what I would-in the
space, proper to bo used, gho is gone, and rests with her
kindred. '
Sho was a liillong, faithful member of the Baptist Church,
and Is undoubtedly receiving tile rewards of Christian forth
tude and sacrifices,
“ And I am glad that she has lived thns long,
Glad tiiat she has gone to her reward,
Nor deem that kindly Nature did her Wrong,
So soon to (ouch the vital cord.’’
Tioga, Dee. 31,1861. Cojt.
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Harris, Miss Angoline 2 Simmons, Miss Charlotte
Howland, Cornelias i Bhepling, George 1 1
Borrower, John Smith, George W.
Hills, Themts - Williams, Nona P.
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ORPHAN’S COURT SALET—By virtue of.
an order of (be Orphan’s Court to me I
will sell at public vendue on Saturday the Ist day of
February 1*62, at the Court House in WelUboroat
2 o’clock P. M. 1
A lot of land'in Charleston township, bounded as
follows. On the south by land of Henry Sbefwopd,
on the.west by land belonging to the estate of John
Dumanx, deceased, on the north by Ins® in’ the" pos
session of James H. Smith, and on t£a casiKiy land
in the possession of John Bellinger—containingcigh
teen acres and thirty eight perches, and bcingall wood
land. RUDOLPH CHRISTENAT, Admr.
Janaary 8, 1862.
ORPHAN’S COURT SALE.—By virtue of
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February 1462, at the Court House l in. Wellsboro, at
2 o’clock P. M.
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HIRAM KIMBALL, } Jdnlri -
January 8, 1862.
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Gates Joseph, * Parker Rowland,
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Hagadore Miss A. Bigler Elisha,
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