’ wmryet.quUe wetand »h£"Jlffe armed at the wharf between 4 an t 5jP. M.,:and after "waiting, as naoal, two or tbieefWnrei our regi ment,- with the exception cf companies C,.and ' ’D t and a detail from each of the othcc compa nies who were -left hack for fpeoiallduty, got onboard the ttah«portiMj»rj',. ; Washington at an early hour in the evening. Af usual we were packed in like eo many Sheep -,j.the floors of both decks wire soon cohered with soldiers’ beds, In less than an bonr after we embarked all ' was silently wrapped in thearmsof Morpheus. Next morning we’fonnd we had notjyet moved from onr-anchorage, hut the,bid engine was soaring and blowing, to let 1 oot its powerful contents to Zttns.ijm our journey. We started at about 6 o’clock, in 3 afjef a steady and uninterrupted voyage ojithe Chesapeake, of about 16 hours,” we Point, opposite the city pf Baltimoraiat IOjP. M. On . Tuesday morning Marih 24, Vf e landed at. the po in t,-}— after stacking urns and rejieving our selves .of out knapsacks we ..patiently waited for the. train of cars which was to} take ns on ' bur jouriieyjweitword. j "Vte Rad scarcely land ■ «d before the peddlers ftoi& the ! city came awarming around cakes, apples, candies, and other nick-nacketoo numerous to mention, hut they found with onr' . hoys, as the majority of jus :yere “ dead broke,” having received no pay- forfeit months. After consuming the forenoon in fettini ready we finally, took the. cars ahont'J' P. aft .By 2P. M. we were going rapid upfhe Baltimore and Ohio R. E-. The wa| jnil(| and we en joyed the ride as well as ;oult| be eipected con sidering the crowded stab, offtbe cars which at best afforded but As 'night set tn we nestled as best we could,, but I doubt whether mrjlf of us-slept to any extent that night. Sleet"jtg od thi hard floor of a cattle csr, while.goi iigs at a raiid rate over’ a rough road is more eo iljr thought than per formed. -f i; F , At 4 next mob iiig we ware awakened to get coffee and qnr |-iiiois of bread. We were at Hnrper’a Ferry}’ 'hero coffee had been prepared for us. Thol tie majority of us had fallen into' a, sound! Buiubit as soon as the ears stopped yet we wijd alll willing to get up for our coffee. None bY{jl those who have tried it can appreciate the valiigofo cup of hot_coffee on a cold morning. Itfycts likp magic on the . entire system, warming'll into new life and ac tion. InAct it makes ope feel like a new man. It is certainly the best' stimulant for the wea ried and cold, soldier, flaying partaken of our coffee and fortified our havepsacks with a loaf, of bread, our journey was ( again resumed at about 6 o’clock. Tho-day one of unusual interest. Early in thaday sjfo passed tt?o town of Martinsburg. The ruinq} of (the bridge at that place were peculiarly it foresting. It was a magnificent structure. TFe; pillars were con structed of large round neatly laid ■o as to present's smcotipsurface, as though each pier was one large racks The foundation of the - bridge had heed- hlowfl toj.atoms and all the depot- buildings tJltbt. Tfie bridge had been reconstructed The surface of the country through w;iftb «e [passed was not only rough hut mountsjijous.and very rugged. I do n*t recollect of htying seen one level farm along the whole line and Ohio B. K. The road is hid principally through over gull (S and ' streams which must have rendered iVhcopstruction hot only difficult and laborious, || theFjextrcme but enor mously expensive to undertakers. It con tains no less than fifty jnnd|rtround passages or holes cut through fie mountains just large enough to admit of of a train. I never knew what dojly! ss was until I entered one of thosd.passages ,J ; rouCT tbs mountains. From the time you entoi until you come out at tiie other end, yog are.fadeedj in “ total dark ness,” no object-howiyer near ’can be discov ered. They vary in length,lijf course to agree with the size of the elevation through which they are cut,- The' ?atms -ding the' road ap peared to leso much neglected. Many of the buildings or cabins being alpipst ready to crum 'ble down from decay. We- could indeed be' proud of.Qur huts we had! left behind, when . compared to these Virginieifarm houses. . It is ' a notorious foot that I have! not seen" a decent fence imal.l Virginia,. . ; i At 4 P. M v rwo stopped at Cumberland, a beautiful Httte town, vii.erq we again received a supply of coffee. After nearly an boar's delay the old engine blewlbor whistle and we were again on out way. -We lode nearly all that night. Next morning, ififtoh 26, we found our - selves at a little-villqge cafled Graftensbnrg. It was a bitter cold mormrii, the hills on.either side were covered trith to thin coat of snow which was still falling." |Wter getting our usu al (apply of coffee.we .iriilre soon again on onr way. The. entire day viJs.a cold and disagree able one, the country through which we passed was still more monittarfadus than any wo have yet passed, making'Outride that day anything But agreeable. At»4 P.OJ. we arrived at Par kersburg on ■ the Ohio fiver; "there we got off the oars and .embarked} jin the transport La crosse, a very efficient atidjaecoinmodating little steamer. ' Friday morning March 27, found us rapidly dot n.ftbe Ohio river. The on either sifle t erdfiined with spectators wberever thcre was tfa l l&st town or gathering dfhouser. vttire snjjiueiaatic in'cheering lustily foa the Pniloi 1 nd the Union soldiers as wo pasuo. egiilj day on the smooth waters of the Ohio} w' i anchored at Cincinnati about 10 P.M. )Kci t jporning we steamed fioroef the rivet a ! |d (ahtled at Covington on the Kentucky shops, t here after a considefabio delay we took the (bra auj after riding-through ap jich a country i S I'svfr laid eyes upon until wbont 6 P. M. we jto| pel pt the town of Paris ’ in Boarijon coun f, ! tyy where we now arc. We are now comfi jta jlyJSuartered in tGe conn fair Souse in .•.io'.'suburbs of the town. Oot duties picketing, being the most Importance |tbkn|| We have about 1J Lours drill doily. 3'p cwsidornble force of the enemy ere supposed to hi in this vicinity, but the citisens. have “t pahiUar dread for John Morgan’s said to, be prowl ingabout striking. wherever there, is promise of plgodSi;, -The citisens have thus shewn us' every posable kindness, inviting d* te their houses, -pferiig to take caro of onr sick, 40., tfce. ‘They'.Bfe constant visitors to oorcamp, espcci*!Jf *t|hs hoar for dress pa rade when a large ff .bmfily of Eentncky ladies •and gentlemen drop present to see us 'go through the manual by the taps in which they take panionUir delj^ht, Bias, cakes afid iisouila can bs bought by the dozen of the darkies' Itrho are’constantly in camp, and as the, boye have a plenty of money,' oaYing p&k| here, we man ; kgq to get along Witbouf much of Undo .Sam's iiakdAa<&« When came here, eggs could be dK?** l «n «e#rtjpef dozen, now they sell mnayat twenty' "Ihccouatry. "about here U is ; I I ‘ the richest and best i baveleycr seen, aid is well cultivated, presenting a etfpdng contrast to the : barren, deseliad plaine bf Virginia,— .Kentooky seems to have suffered but a small portion of the horrors of the iw’ar as yet." * , ...Qod granttbat her richondprodnetive fields may never be laid waste by the desolating hand which bos already driven' thousands of once . happy families to the brink of starvation. Her loyalty which has.conducted., her thus far will enrely carry her. through. The weather, has been quite cold—‘uncomfortably eo—but it.is .fast becoming more mild. I shall look for pleasant weather in future, though the atmos phere here seems to bo much cooler than in Virginia. As a general thing we ere having excellent times and ore' far from Col. Welsh has. been home on a leave of ab sence. ■ To-day we bear of bis return. He is said to be at Lexington with his commission as Brigadier General,' We are under orders to report to.bim immediately. We shall probably gO-hwnorrow. I take pleasure in announcing the promotion of Serg’t Ephraim Jeffers te 2d Lieutenant of -compiiny O. This promotion elicits universal satisfaction throughout the company—having faithfully performed the du ties of Orderly Sergeant for seven months, none deserved the promotion better than he. n Capt. Hills of company I, is acting, os Major of the regiment; 2d Lieat. Seeley of company H, is promoted to Ist Lient. while Sergt." Greenfield takes his place'as 2d Lieut, But the shades of night are fast darkening my paper and I must close. Vours respectfully, TJIE AGITATOR. WEDNESDAY, Let us suppose a case: Yon meet a man, on the street comer, where a knot of men are gathered, or in a corner grocery, it matters not which, where the state of the .country is dbe theme of conversation; be allndes to the fact that the currency is depreciated, and that the greenbacks, or the postal currency have been in geniously counterfeited ; that some of notes ara. printed on poor paper, are worn, and dirty, ' and cannot he distinguished from the spurious; and winds np with the remark that it makes not much diffefeuce, as at present the spurious ore worth qjioat as much as the genuine. You at once set that man down as a sympathizer with rebellion, as a traitor; and there is no other rational conclusion. Well, this is pre cisely what the New York World said in its editors! columns on the 15th of April, 1863. Again : Suppose that, during the afternoon, of the.dny on which the news of oar repulse at Charleston arrived, yon had met a man on the street corner, or in the corner grocery, dis cussing the news in a crowd, and asserting that the grand spectacle of seven vessels and thirty guns braving more than two hundred guns planted in forts invulnerable to ordinary meono of attack, was a fiasco ; and that after sustain aug the concentric fire of those forts for an hour, and then withdrawing in good order, the Federal forces were driven back in disgrace ani shame ; and, instead of bestowing even ordinary praise on our brave Admiral and his daring captains and crews, should ignore them and laud the skill of Beauregard :—yon wdfild , at once conclude that that man was a sympa-, thizer wjtb rebellion—a traitor. Yet this is what the World said in its editorial columns on the 14th day of April,. 1863. On the next day it expended half a column in like CD-Wardly lan guage, with the declared intention to discour-' age the people of the North, and to create dis sension and strife in neighborhoods now blos soming with peace and blest with order and security,'. . It will not be necessary to indulge in further suppositions founded on our stock of kindred facts. These constitute a text for what we are about to say. The now editor-in-chief of the World has never been a loyal man from the be ginning of this fight. We know him well. He it was who, to enjoy the expensive luxury of n correspondent at Charleston in the winter of ’6o—’ol, penned a deliberate and utter false hood for the Charleston papers, in which it was averred that tho then editor-in-chief was a pro- Slavery man, and that not one of tho editors of that paper voted for Lincoln. Exactly the re verse was true.- This was of a formid able list of lies and bald deceits which finally constrained every man on the staff, who bad any regard for reputation or correct principle, to abandon a journal created by the mnnifi cence of religious denominations, bnt which bad already decided tendencies toward harlotry; if prostitution could delay threatened death. So mneb of history. The paper has, descen ded, with rapid gait, into hell. It is overflow ing with treason; and wherever you find a' man who, of all the great dailies, chooses that rank and shameless advocate of treason, the World, there you behold a sympathizer with, and an apologist for treason : That man is a irailor. Let ns thoroughly understand each other. We have a high regard for the English lan- 1 gnage. It is rugged; so are the mountains. It is rich in terms that thrill the auditory nerve with meaning. We # like it so well that jve never use its soft synonymes to describe a mean action or a crime. If there be any way of combatting flagrant wickedness, other than by acknowledging its existence and smiting it full the face, we do not care to. know of it. Jhen let the line between loyalty and dialog ally he so strictly drawn ..(bat the domains of each, shall be as day and night,.by contrast. The man" who preaches that men may embar ask the administration' of the Government, "yet be loyal to the. Government, in this unparal leled 'emergency, is a casuist in speech and a traitor in bis inmost heart. Yon may obey the Scripture injunction as to that man—visit him in aioknots, and administer the cap of water but»“ do wore is |o give aid. and od&fort to a fr&tor, and so b.eeowe privy to the crime itself. £ , 4.. Young Amebic*. M. n. COBB, EDITOE AND PROPKIETOB, WELLSBOBOUGB, PENN’A i HYPOTHETICAL. '.THE TIOGA COUNTY AGITAToE* * The country ie more than Any man. If the convenience, or the abstract rights- of an indi vidual some in conflict withthe absolute rights and interests of the race, the iodividoal ronst recede from Jus claim, or be crushed. The doctrine preached by thfse larking traitors w violative of every correct rule of organic law, and a deliberate insult to common sense. It is a repetition of the old vulgarisma man may do as. he pleases with his own.” We have seen, and daring the dark days that followed the fell , of Somter, came in hourly contact with men whose treason is now histor ical ; and the- conversation of those men was indelibly impressed open memory. -We have met men in this county, whose conversation and ‘manner was a vivid reproduction of the conversation and bearing of those convicted traitors; and these men are traitors, —less ap parent, because leas manly—bat just as deser ving of reprobation and contempt. “Aod, until the loyal men of the North recognize them for what they are, and treat them with the scorn and loathing their crime deserves, we otn .never rationally hope for decisive victories in the front. We. but repeat tbe language of the soldiers in tbe field:—“ Frown down your trai torajn the rear, and that" will “give us encour agement to put down the nobler traitors in our front!” Wo of the North shall one day obey this in junction. The time must come when our loy alty will take on that higher quality which can no more abide a traitor than treason can abide truth. It most coke. A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press suggests that the clergy and laity fix upon a day when they will unite in prayer to.turn the wrath ot Gpd from the nation. Wo would most respectfully remind the correspondent that the turning of divine wrath against men and nations is supposed to be an appointed means to induce repentance and reformation. As tbe sins of the. nation have been grievous, so tbe punishment must be great and effectual. We are not one of those who believe that any offence against divine law will escape due pun ishment ; and until the national conscience be thoroughly quickened, and the criminal tend encies of the nation be corrected, and the apol ogists ibr wrong beaten back into the darkness which nursed them into into fungus life—until these works be achieved we do not look for any turning away of “ God’s wrath.” It will be seen iin the time to come that the ‘men who are caucusing with Lord Lyon, and in every way devising means to embaraas the Government, and so delaying tbe day of suc cess, which will as certainly come as the day fol lows the night, are the authors of the awful slaughters which have rent and may again rend the loyal hearts and households of the country. In that day, these traitors will endeavor to de stroy their records, and their tongues will be as prolific of denials of the truth of history as they are now of lies and deceits. APRIL 22, 1863 let every roan and woman repent and put on sackcloth, nnd so make the nation deserving of Almighty favor and clemency. When we deserve clemency as a people it will be shown, and neither fasting nor prayer can avert just punishment, however much they may lead to that commendable humility that oxal.- etb a nation. Then let the people petition for snob an awa kening of the national conscience as shall make us willing to obey divine law ; and thro’ •ach obedience peace may find an appropriate avenue for iu return. Wk publish elsewhere the concluding por tion of the message of Gov. Curtin to thp leg islature, on the day-of. its adjournment. It will be seen, and by very many regretted, that the Governor declines a renomination. >He is tht recipient of a high and merited compli ment from the President in the tender of a first class mission abroad, which be will accept at the end ; of bis term. He will do Credit to the appointment, even as he-has honored the posi tion he now fills ; and no State Executive has more creditably discharged his duties in this national trial than Gov. Curtin. Were it left to the brave Pennsylvania soldiers to decide, he would find himself reelected without a canvass. We are glad to state that the Governor has appointed Prof. Cobarn, of Bradford county, State Superintendent of Common Schools. A secret organization to resist the draft and overthrow the Government, was unearthed in Berks copnty last week, and the ringleaders arrested and imprisoned.. The conspirators call tbenfsclves democrats! Ghe.it PoimCAL Reaction ik Ohio. In Cincinnati the Union candidate for Mayor was elected by a mnjority-of 1,302 against a Demo cratic majority last fall of 155. The whole Union City ticket is elected by majorities ran ging froafOOO to 1,300. , There is a Union ma jority in the Council of eleven. T Cbillicotbe gave a “Democratic” maj. last fall. At this election the wbele city ticket was carried by the Union men except Mayor,- who has only 36 majority. • In Steubenville the whole Union ticket is electedi' A gain of some 400 since last ftlL London, 0., Union ticket elected by 40 ma jority. _ In Columbus the Copperheads carried- their ticket by 800 majority—a reduction of 500 on their majority last fell, A hard place.- Troy, 0., Union by 150 majority These are bat the first drops of the shower. Bread Riot ik ErcawoNn.—Col. Stewart, of tbe2d|lnd M oneof the fourteen United States officer# just arrived, says on Thursday last he saw, from his prison window in Richmond, a bread riot, composed of about three thousand women, who bad clubs guns and stones. They broke oppn tha government and private stores and took bread, olotbin, and whatever else they wanted. The militia were ordered to cheek the riot, bpt failed'to dosountil Jeff Davis and: other officials made speeches and told the peo ple that they should have what they needed. MEB*AGE FBOM GOV. OUBTHT. We are obliged idL abridge the excellent mes-. sage of Gov. Curtin to the Legislature on the day of its Adjournment," owing to the demand made -upon -oar columns by matters of local interest. Itis a concise history of the military operations of the State. We give the closing portions; From the first movement to the present hour, tbe loyalty and indomitable spirit of the .free men of Pennsylvania have been exhibited in every way nnd upon every occasion ; they have flocked to the standard of their country in her hour of peril, and have borne-it victoriously on battle fields from Maryland, Virginia and Ken tucky to the far South and Southwest; they have never faltered for a moment. It has been my pride to occupy a position which enabled me to become familiar with all their patriotism and self-devotion, and to guide their efforts. Posterity will do them full justice. Every re quisition of the General Government has been promptly fulfilled ; all legislation in support of the cause has been enacted without delay, and Pennsylvania is entitled to. be ranked first amongst the States thnt have been,throughout unflinching in their determination to subdue the eacriligioue wretches who are endeavoring "to destroy tho last Temple of Liberty. Tbe State has not been insensible to the sacrifices which her sons have mode. No effort has been spared by her authorities to secure their comfort and welfare. Under legislative provisions to that effect, her sick and wounded have been followed and cared for, and, when practicable, brought home to bo nursed by their friends; and the bodies of tbe slain, possible, have been returned for burial in the soil of (he State. The contributions of her citizens, in supplies of luxuries and comforts, for ail her volunteers, have been almost bound less, and nothing has been omitted that could encourage and stimulate them in the perfor mance qf their holy duty. They have felt upon every march and in every camp, however desolate fbeir immediate surroundings, that the eyes and hearts of the loved once at home were upon and with them. The result is that Pennsylvania is actually in a position on which it is my duly to con gratulate'you, as her representatives. Not withstanding the immense drain of her popu lation, her industry is thriving ot home, and so far as it may not be hurt-by causes over which she has no control, must continue to prosper. Her finances were never in a more healthy condition—her people were never in better heart. • * -v. .... That the labors,-anxieties and responsibilities of her Executive have been great and barrass ing, I need not say. I have given to them my nights and days, with, I trust, a single eye to tho public welfare. I claim no special merit in this. I would have been unworthy to be called a man had I don© otherwise. If lam proud of tho result, it is that I am proud of tho people who have effected it. To be called a freeman of Pennsylvania is henceforth to have a title of honor wherever loyalty, patriotism and the martial virtues are cherished. It is to be ob served, moreover, tbot tbe labors which I have necessarily undergone have already impaired my health. I should have serious cause to apprehend that a much longer continuance of them might so break it down, as to render me unable t° f«ini the duties of my position. It is to be added that as the approaching season will probably be the most eventful period in the history of tbe country, I will be able with more effect to discharge my duties, if I avoid being made the centre of an active political straggle. Under tbese circumstances, it has pleased the President of tbe United States to tender a high position, at the expiration of my present term of office, and I have not felt myself at liberty W do otherwise than accept this offer. As I shall, for all these reasons, retire from office at the close of my present term,’ I have thought this a not inappropriate mode of an nouncing that fact. In taking leave of you, I may be permitted to say that o« Governor of tbo Commonwealth, I have given, as was my duty, and shall con tinue to give an active and earnest support to the Government of the United States in its effort to suppress the existing rebellion. As a private citizen, I shall continue heartily to up hold the President and his administration as the only means by which that result can be attained—or, in other words, the country can be saved. I give this as my deliberate opinion, and shall openly, candidly and zealously aot in accordance with it. , ' Of the warm-heartedSfriends, to whom I owe so much, and of the people of the Common wealth, who, regardless of party, have never tired of cheering my toils and anxieties by tokens of their generous confidence and appro val, I cannot speak with composure. I can do no more than express to them ihe deepest, truest and most heartfelt gratitude. 1 GBNBBAI, NEWS. We hod hoped to chronicle an advance of the army of the Potomac this week, but more than that there has been a recoanoisance in force by the cavalry under Gen. Stoneman, at Kelly’s Ford, above Fredericksburg, we are not able to say from advices ap to this, Wednesday noon. There is a rumor that our forces had occupied Gordonsville, thus flanking Freder icksburg. It lacks confirmation. Our readers will be glad to bear that Gen eral Foster has escaped the meshes of the en emy at Washington, N. C. Ho ran the block ade, the vessel receiving two hundred shots in the passage. Saffolk, reported os being bfisieged by the rebels, is relieved by the withdrawal of the en emy. Iu tbo southwest our troops are making progress, being in possession of New Carthage. Rebel papers report a -heavy movement of our troops toward Vicksburg on the 16th. Our forces occupy all the principal islands at the mouth of Charleston harbor. No other aggressive movements have been made in that vicinity since our last issue. There was a brilliant little fight on the Nan semond river, Va., on Tuesday week.' Two of our river craft engaged the rebel batteries, and .silenced them after a severe contest. . One of our boats got aground and was disabled. - Ths spring State elections in the Northern States are all now over, and there Will be no more voting until September, when Maine and Vermont hold their elections. annual contest in Eastern Virginia will take place on the 25th of May, when a Governor }s to be cho sen fee a four yeara term. In August elections will be held in Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas. ; THE OHABJ.EBTON FIGHT. ' A correspondent of .the Tribune, who was aboard the Ironsides nailed frigate during the action, writes a graphic letter from which we the following: . __ ' The iron-olad squadron, convjyed by a num ber of gunboats, arrived off Ch irleston on the morning.of the sth instant. In tbe course of the afternoon the channel across the bar was buoyed out by the cokst survey steamer Bibb, apd tbe Keokuk. ; It was intended to cross thej bar that after noon, but a high wind aroaej which induced Admiral Dupont to postpone dressing till tbe next day. Toward evening tbd Patapsoo stood in close to Light-House Inlet, to protect the buoys. It was expected that ishe would draw the fire of the rebel batteries, nut she anchored inside and remained unmolested all night. In the evening the Admiral 1 issued his order of battle. The plan of tbe attack was to move tbe iron-clad squadron up tbe main ship-chan nel, without noticing any fitp of the Morris Island batteries, steer directly to Fort Sumter, and engage its northwest face, at a distance of 600 5r 800 yards, the fire to be aimed at the centre embrasures. The lihe bf battle to be os follows; Weebawken, Passaic, Patapsco, New Ironsides, flag-ship; Catskill, Nantucket, Na bant, and Keokuk. A squadron of reserve, consisting of the Canandaigua, Housatonic, Huron, Unadilla, and Wissahiokon, was to form outside of the bar prepared to come, if necessary, to tbe sup port of tbe iron-dads. Early on tbe morning of tbe 6tb inst., Admi* ral Dupont and staff transferred their quarters from the steamer James Adger to the Ironsides. About 8 o’clock a general signal to get under way was given. Some fears were entertained of grounding when crossing ;the bar, but all the vessels got over safely and came to anchor directly opposite Light House Inlet. On the morning of the 7tb the fog was still thick, but by nine o'clock it had nearly cleared away, and there was no further cause for delay of the attack. Up to twelve o’clock-prepara tions for the conflict were continued on all the iron-dads. At 1 p. a. the pilpt of the flag-ship at last declared himself ready to move. The signal to get under way was made, and at fifteen minutes before two the whole fleet was in mo tion in the order given above. At half p ist two o’clock, the batteries on Morris Island had been passed by the first four Monitors without drawing the fire of the enemy. , Shortly before 3 o’clock the Ironsides showed disobedience to her rudder, her bow swinging to the strong ebb tide, and threatening to bring her on the shoals to her rightt She was, there fore, compelled to come to anchor to, stay her course. .Meantime the first four Monitors had continued on toward the fort. The enemy allowed the Weehawken to come within 500 yards of Forf Moultrie, when two shots across her bow from this fort opened the action. The Ironsides had again, got under weigh, and approacned within 1,2*00 yards of Fort Sumter, when she once more became unman ageable, and was again obliged to drop anchor. The Monitors ahead of her bad then reached the converging point of the fire of Cummings’ Point battery, Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, and a work between Fort Moultrie and Moul triorlllo, known as Battery Bee. A sheet of flame and volumes of smoke, ex tending from Morris to Sullivan’s islands, in augurated what has been undoubtedly the most terrific cannonade of the whole war, if, indeed, it was ever equalled in the history of the world. A perfect torrent of shot and shell was poured upon the Monitors, wrapping them sometimes almost entirely in spouts of water thrown up by the striking projectiles. The Monitors continued their play, replying vigorously from their batteries to the enemy. They passed fbe northeast face of Fort Sum ter, but when thej came near its angle, with the northwestern face they made ont at a.short distance three distinct lines of obstructions, consisting of floating logs with torpedoes at tached, and networks of cables held perpen dicularly in the water by weights. The Patapsco got foul of one of them, and could not make her screw work for some fifteen minutes, but finally got clear. A torpedo ex ploded close to tihe bow of the Weehawken, without, however,! doing any damage. The vessels all steering very heavily, the narrow passage through tbo line of obstruc tions could not be reached. After several vain attempts, the four vessels turned about and steamed back down the harbor, ail the while sustaining a heavy fire, and responding with their guns as vigorously ns they could. The Patapsco bad her 200-pounder Parrott gun disabled by ( its own recoil early in the action. .The turret uf the Passaic was bent in, and cramped her 11-inoh gun so as to prevent its working. Shortly afterward her turret stop ped revolving, and she lost all offensive power. The Ironsideshad, meantime, vainly strug gled to come closer to Fort Sumter. The rebel gunners finding her- infixed mark, plied her freely with shot and shell. Her position was such she coaid not bring her broadsides to bear until about, 4 o’clock,, when she got an opportunity to deliver her first at Ft. Moultrie. This was the duly offensive demonstration made by her during the notion. When Admiral Dupont found that he could not readily move the Ironsides, he signalled to the four iron-olads behind her to pass ahead and' go to the support oft the four vessels al ready engaged, j- In trying to pass by, the Catskill and Nantucket, brushed the Ironsides on the. port "and starboard sides, hat after awhile ravaged 1 to get away andlmoved on. They and the Keo"kuk and §ahant came under the concentric range of t|be forts and batteries at about the time the other four Mon itors were turning back. Theyj nevertheless advanced with their guns at work briskly past the northeast faqe of Fort! Sumter, until their course was likewise impejied by 1 obstructions. The Catskill, Nantucket, and Nabant, receiv ed the united five of both Fortsj Sumter and Moultrie. . The Keokuk lad steered a little more to the left, and for a while received the fire of Fort Sumter alone. She fired the gun in her for ward turret hut three times,'when it became disabled. Her after not be brought to bear effectively, and was thus rendered use less. After continuing under the united fires of all the forts and batteries for about three quarters of nn hour, all the Monitors and the Whitney came hack in obedience to a signal from the flag-ship. The firing on both sides was good, and the thunder of the cannonade terrific. The stri king of the heavy missiles used by the rebels against tbs sidys,. decks, and turrets of the Monitors, the reverberations of their own mon strous guns, the plunging* of shot and- shell into the surrounding waters,? the dense smoke. now hiding the forte and batteries from view, then broken by sheets of flame, the uncertain ty as to what new obstacle or infernal machine might bo encountered by the iron-clads, the difficulty of properly manoeuvring the vessels, the anxious suspense of the inhabitants of the iron boats as to whether victory or defeat was to crown their efforts—all this made the scene one of unparalleled interest and excitement. No words can convey an tjje terrible fire. The Monitors were hit with twenty to sixty times each,-with the exception of the Keokuk, which, from her.exposed position, was struck by not less than ninety shots. Her turrets were penetrated a number of times,-end her hall, at the water mark, showed ninetelstt holes. She was only kept afloat by plugging and pumping, until next morning, when she sunk on the bar in eighteen feet of water, her colors still flying. All on board was saved,, but all lost everything they had; The Ironsides was bit from fifty to sixty times without material damage. The enemy used only shot of the heaviest calibre. The most destructive of these missiles were of Eng lish manufacture, principally'Whitworth’s steel-- pointed projectiles, Eleven large holes, apparently running thro’ the wails, some of which were about three feet wide, were made on the east face of Fdrt Sum ter,'showing that our fire was not altogether in effectual. The Monitors fired altogether about one hundred and fifty rounds, : The Nahant received thirty wonnds, several being bad fractures of deck and sides, below and above the water line. The most fatal blow was by a heavy rifled shot which-struck the pilot house, and destroyed several bolts, wound ing all the inmates. The Passaic received twenty-five or thirty rounds. The moat extraordinary shot was from a 10-inch rifled projectile, which-struck the top of the turret, scoopingbut a huge por tion of iron, breaking all of the eleven plates of an inch thickness each, and spending its force on the pilot-house on the top of the tur ret, in which it made a crater three inches deep, and raising the pilot-house three inches. Another hit the turret, forcing the plate and -striking inward. The carriage of the 11-inch gun was disabled by the a portion of the interior iron-casing fell, lodging in the groove of the turret and stopping its revolution. The Nantucket had her turret so jarred that the cover of the port could not bo opened, and, consequently, her 15-inch gun could not be used. New Counterfeits.— Counterfeit Fives on the Rochester Hank, Rochester, New Hamp shire, have apjreared. The vignette—a cattle scene—very poorly done. It is not noticed in the Reporters. N Mansfield Classical Seminary and State Normal School. A CALL is hereby made upon the stockhold ers of the Mansfield C. Seminary and State Normal Sebool for tbe sth District, Pa., to meet on Friday, May 22d, 1863, at 2 o'clock P.AL in said Seminary, preparatory to the reception of $5OOO, ap propriated to said institution by the next Legislature; arrequired by the following proviso, appended to the appropriation bill: And provided further, that the sums hereinbefore given to the State Normal Schools shall only be pay able on the production to the Superintendent of Com mon Schools of a duly certified copy of the proceed ings of a generahmeeting of the stockholders thereof respectively held, after thirty days public notice; for the purpose of agreeing by a majority cf-Mld con tributors or stockholders, that the capital stock there of shall be reduced by an amount equal to that here by appropriated by the State ; (to effect which redoc* tion when thus agreed to, authority is hereby given to the'-Trustees of said schools respectively, to call in tbe present certificates of slock and issue ethers in iiei thereof, of such amounts as shall effect said re duction ;) and that should dividends be hereafter de clared by either of said schools, such dividends shall in no case exceed six per cent on such reduced capi tal stock.*’ W. COfcHRAN, President of the'Board of Trustees. "WJS. C. Riplev, Secretary of the Board. Mansfield, April 22, 1863. + SPECIAL NOTIOBS, WOOLEN FACTORY. THE undersigned takes this method of in forming the inhabitants of Steuben and Tioga counties and vicinity, that be has rented for a term of years; with tho intention of purchasing the well known Woolen Factory at South Addison, (known as the Wombough Factory) where he will manufacture Wool by the yard, or on shares into Stocking-Yarn, Flan nels, Cassimeres, Doe-Skins, and Full Cloths of fell kinds. The Machinery is undergoing a thorough and complete repair, and new Machinery is being added to the Mill, which' will enabje it to turn off a style of work fjr superior to .anything of the kind erer done in this section of the country.- Also particular atten tion will bc-paid to 801 l Carding and Cloth Dressing; which will be done in the neatest possible manner. The 801 l Machioeis also being fitted entirely new,- and can be depended upon doing work satisfactorily. The subscriber would here say, that be has been en gaged in the business of manufacturing Wool for Farmers for the post fifteen years in the east, and is thoroughly acquainted-with the business; that all who want work of this kind may rely with confidence on its being done to their .entire satisfaction. First class references given as to ability and respon sibility. ' •' W. F. KEEFER. South Addison, N. Y., April 15,1863.-4m* ON and after JULY Ist, 1863, the privilege of converting the present issue of LEGAb TENDER NOTES INTO THE NATIONAL SIX PER CENT. LOAN (commonly called “Five-Twen ties”) will ceasp. All who wish to invest In the Five-Twenty Loan, must, therefore,,apply before the Ist of JULY next. JAY COOKE, SctbscriptioK Agekt, No, 114 8. Third St., Philadelphia. April 8, ISfiS-^np. Editor of The Agitator: Dear Sir: Wilt youx. ( permission I wish-to sbt to the readers of year paper that I will send by return mail to all who wish it, (free) a 'Besipe, with full di rections for making and using a simple Vegetable Balm, that will effectually remove, in 10 days, Pim ples,-Blotches, Tan, Freckles, and all Impurities of the Skin, leaving tho same soft, clear,-smooth and beautiful. I will ajso mail free to those baring Bald Heads or Bare Paces, simple directions and information that will enable them to start a full growth of Laaorient Hair, Whiskers, or a Moustache, in less than 3ft da;!. All applications answered hy return mail without charge. Respectfully yours, THOS.CHAPMAN, Chemist, No. 831 Broadway,NewYork. CHILDREN OWE MUCH OF THEIR SICKNESS TO COLDS.-—No matter wbareth® disease may appear to be seated, its origin may ho traced to suppressed perspiration, or a Cold, Cramp* and Lang Complaints are direct products of Colds. Id short Conns are the harbingersof half the disease* that afßict.humanity> for as they are caused by check ed perspiration, and as five-eighths of the waste mat ter of tiro body escapes through ,tho pores, if these pores are closed, that proportion of diseases neccssv rlly follows. Keep clear, therefore, of Colds and Coughs, the great precursors uf disease, or if « on * traded, break, them up immediately, by a timely us® of Madame Porters Curative Baham. Sold by all Drugglstsfat 13 cents and 25 cents per bottfc-. „ March 11,18fi3-ly. f J nnaE confessions 'and experience J- OF A NERVOUS INyALlD.—Published ft* the benefit and as a caution to young men, and others* who suffer from Nervous Debility, Early Decay* their kindred ailmenU-w-supplying the means of oure. By one who has cured himself after bci°B * victim of misplaced confidence in medical humbug and quackery. By enclosing a post-paid directed envelope, single copies may be had of the author K** thaniel Mayfair, Bedford, King* County, Keff York; * Jan. 38, 1563.-ly. ”
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