ailjjEeitgrapo ) .
Forti'Ver float that standard sheet! '
Witiettithreathree the foe but fills before oat
With f'reedom's Noll beneath our feet,
And Freedom,s banner irtreaudng o'er nil
OUR PLATFORNI
THE ONION—Tror, OONtuTruTlON—Alir
THE IRTFORDEBERTT OF THE LAW.
11 .. A.ItRT,SBURG,
Monday Morning; November 4, 1861.
OEXERAL WLYFIELD SCOTT.
HIS Ilintimuftwr mom TUB OMMAND OT TM
MUT= KAM ARMY'
Scup time since, the busy quid nurses around
Wasttingten. city, whenever they became barren
in sePatinn news, or whenever they were also
prevented 'from prying into the secrets of the
depertments, interested themselves in the
vetew l eoldier and hero Winfield Scott, by allu
siont to . his health, or insinuations as to his
purgcses, both in , regard to himself personally,
and his, official duty in the service. We were
told one day that his health was declining—that
disease, old age, and the bruises of battle were
telling on his life—and, when these reports be
come stele, that he was fretted by the neglects of
Gen.. licClellan, that the Cabinet refused to ren
der him the respect which was his due, and that,
incensed and indignant, the old hero had determ
ined to resign and leave the struggle , for the
preservation of that nationality which he assist
ed in creating, to the direction of other minds
and , the control of other hands. The fact of
the resignation of Gen, Scott is now officially
announced, but that resignation was induced
by higher and more patriotic reasons than those
attributed to him by a portion of the press of
the country, and the veteran hero, therefore,
carries with him into retirement the regret, the
respect, and the solicitude of his countrymen.
We leave the reader of the Teinctuaen to the
perusal of the account of this retirement on the
first.pege,, while we attempt briefly to refer to
some of the leading events in the life of Win
field Scott. Born near Petersburg, in Virginia,
June 13th, 1785, Winfield Scott entered the
army as captain of light artillery May Bd, 1808,
and has served his country with unvarying suc
cess for more than half a century. In that
time he has proved his right to rank with the
first commanders of the age. Hii campaigns
have been carefully watched by the ablest gen•
orals of Europe, and have won praise of every
one, from Wellington down. He has twice
been honored with a gold medal from Congress
for distinguished services, an I retires from so
tive.dnty with the reputation, after fifty years
of commaird, of never having lost a battle when
he waa present in person.
Gen. Scott, in one sense is not known to the
American people, as those are who become
Popeler with the masses. As a hero and a sol
dier, name: is connected with the most bril
liant portions of our history, but when that is
omitted Winfield Scott appears as the stern dis
ciplinarian; which in the popular mind inspires
a salt bf hold and stiff respect instead of that
wild:And enthusiastic regard in which public
favorites are generally held. And yet he is a
generous and magnanimous man, with genius
strengthened by industry, sternness softened by
kindhess, an Indomitable will governed by re
flection; ability and vigor in war, combined
with a love of peace and order, and respect and
obedience to the Constitutional authorities of
his country, unimpaired by an unshrinking
maintenance of his own rights. In these days
of rebellion, when the armies of the republic
are being recruited with unprecedenitd celerity,
and when dams and men are being summoned
from professions, merchandizing and trades, to
the touted and the battle field, there is a coin
cidence in the fact that the Lieutenant General
of the Army also .left a civil profession to
tight for his country in one of the periods
of its peril, when his services were required.
He wee iol t twal* for the Pusiness of the
law, graduated . at William and Mary col
lege,•Virginia, and at the time he entered
the orno , was engaged in the practke of that pro
fession. The early career of Windtield Scott as a
soldier was very brilliant, and at the com
mencement of the war with Great Britain he
was promoted to a Lieutenant Coloneloy of Ar
tillery from a Captaincy of Light Artillery.' Dur
ing Die war of 1812, the promotion of Scott
kept pace with the regulation of the army. Re
soon.became, Adjutant General—next Colonel of
Artillery, then Brigadier General, and on. the
25th, of Ju1y,,1814, "For his distinguished ser
vices tke successive conflicts of Chippewa
and Niagara, and for his uniform good conduct
as an officer in said army," he was brevetted a
Major General. He attained this high rank
when he was only twenty-eight years of age,
younger then than Major Gen. McClellan is
now, and rivaling men in command who were
veterans in the service and the heroes of many
battles. After these promotions, and after he
had also Partly recovered from wounds received
in the battle of Niagara, General Scott asked
and..obtained leave to visit Europe "for profes
sional envirovement." At this period "the holy
alliance" had been formed for the purpose of
cruabing Napoleon, and from an inspection of
fortifications ; witnessing the movements and
discipline of the allied forces, he returned to the
'United States improved in many respects as a
disciplinarian, and stored with a fund of mili
tary knowledge, which gave him that self-tong--
dance ibr which he was distinguished thereafter
whteoat the head ofthe armies of the Republic.
niiiiand,after the return of Gen pixiit front.
Europe', he engaged iu study and the publica-t
tion of a volume entitled "General Regulations
of the Army," containing the necessary instruc
tions for troops in garrison, in camp, and in the
field. The war commonly called the Black
Hawk War, was brought to a close by the battle
of Bad Axe,August 2, 1882, the day before.
Gen Scott ad joined Gen. Atkinson, under
whom the operation against the Indians had
until that time been conducted. After the bat
tle of Bad Axe, the arm3s.wae attacked with an
enemy more subtle and powerful than the sav
age Indians, the Small Pox, and during all that
time Gen. Scott, was in the hospitals, as nurse,
physician and religious comforter of the sick
soldier. Gen. Cass, than Secretary of War ,
made the conduct of Scott in this relation the
subject of comment in one of his official reports,
in width he refers to and applauds him -"not
only as a warrior but a man—not only as the
hero of battles, but as the hero of humanity !"
In 1882, Gen. Scott appeared again before the
oormtry,. in the ,difficulties arising out of the at
tempt at nullification by South Carolina, a posi
tion which required him to =misspell his judg
ment and discretion. He was perfectly, MO:7M-
M, when the least imprudence might have in
volved the whole countryin a serious callkcion.
The passage of a cotnprornise act by Congress
canoed South Carolina to rescind her, ordinance
of nullification, which relieved . Gen. Scott of
his duty in, that rebellious ; Oat& oonneo
tion with the ger - nipple war .in Riplrida, and, his
influence during the up-rising of the American
Canada Patriots, was of, that- character which
has always diatinguished, the soldier and re
flected credit on his country. From 1888-'B9
he was on the north-eastern frontier, where he
appeared as a pacificator in the settlement of
our bPiindiirkwith Great Britisin.i '11101889!
was before the Whig Convention which assem
bled in this i city, as a .ockrtclidate for the grad
deny. Gen; Harrison; hotiever, "bazarne the
nominee of that body, and was afterwards
elected President of the United StateS. In'lB4l,
upon the death of Generat"Macomb, Scott was
appointed the Caraniander °lithe .Array. BO
WM this 110 4 11, 1 , 0/44? 1,4 q ' § C P4. , wlB , oc
cupied with many reforms -in the army, when
the war with Mexico broke out. It is not our
purPoSete refer in detaileiiiii in the limits of Our
brief article, to the connection of Gen. Scott with
that war. The incidents which attended his march
from Vera Cruz to the city of Mexico, are now
a portion of our country's most glorious hh3t; Ty,
and are still fresh in the memory of the Ameri
can citizens. From the treaty of peace with
Mexico to the presenlhour, also, the career. of
Gen. Scott is knnWn to the country. And to . -
.
day, then, he is again before his eountrymen
and the world, full of, honor and full of yeare,
struggling with a wicked rebellion, concocted
to destroy a government in the defense of
which he passed his youth, his earl''_ manhood
and his ripened age. No soldier that , the world
has ever produced, presented a more sublime
appearance than does Windfield Scott present
to the world at this day. He haus asked to be
relieved from service, not because he loves his
_
country less, but because he is leas able to
discharge a duty which others are, ready, and
anxious to assume. ~ He, goes into retirement
amid the applause and gratitude of his country-
HEAVY' EXPORTS FROM NEW , PORK.
The month of October has been marked by
immense exportations of domestic products
from New York city. Indeed, the value of the'
goods thus sent away has twice during the
month exceeded $8;000,000 for a week, a result
which has seldom been equalled, even when
trade was mostpresperobso This is a remarks.-
ble state of things when we consider the great
value of the oaten , exported in other years,
and rememixir that, at • present, the exporta
tion of this article has alMost entirely ceased.
During the past week the number of bales of
cotton sent to foreign countries was only 200,
while the average number exported per week in
1860 was 4,040. The number of hales received
in . New York city since the first of January is
268,691, while during the same time last year
382,935 bales were received.. Here is a falling
off of over 100,000 bales. •The deficiency . has
been more than supplied, however, by the grain
for which Englandand France have such need,
owing to the failure of their crops.
Since the first of January, 1861, 2,276,290
barrels of flour have left New York for foreign
counties, while during the Same time last year
but 1,452,661 barrels were exported. The im
mense number of 20,270,001 bushels of wheat
have been bought from no this• year, against
:9,098,882 in the same time in 1860.. Foreign
nations have also purchased the following ar
ticiles in the time mentioned:. of rye about 600,-
000 bushels; against .6,000 ; of butter 16,255,-
300 pounds against.7,7oB,6oo; of tobacco 94,-
000 packages, against.76,ooo. -
These figures suggest one great fact, that cot
ton is not the controlling article of export from
this country, ani that, by the treachery of
those who have conspired to destroy all other
interests that cotton mightnde, the great- fact
is demonstrated that the trade of this country
abroad Is not the least effected by a withdrawal
of cotton from the market Corn and wheat
are fast taking the places of ootton, and the end
of this rebellion will prove that to the middle
and the great western, and not the .southern,
states, we must look fore trade and commerce,
and consequently power and prosperity.
TROOPS RJR TBE WAR
Since we made the statement, just one week
since, of.the manner in which pennsylvania had
responded to the summons of the President in
exceeding her quota of 75,000, by sending one
hundred and One thousand men,, we notice that
other states are pushing forward their quotas of
men, and that the lively movements in the east
and the west, added , to what Pennsylvania has
already done, show that the federal army lacks
nothing in number. Three large detachments of
troops are now in New York from the east, on
their way to different localities, and which will
doubtless also pass through Harrisburg in a
few days. The state, of !tame has also more
trooPe ready to start, including a aava4Y
of eleven hundred men t _and also a splendid
mounted .battery:.::Ohio Ins ,upwards of sixty
thousand.troops in tho Add. This force includes
five =slay regiments , sndefive ;independent
batteries of, •axtilldry. —BOAR, othenhttillery
companiesarep first
pentuiplvania IDailg CetegXapt), ortinbei
of December the state will have a force of over
eighty-one thousand men in the service of the
government.
—These indications of the manner in which
troops are being raised all over the country, are
strong evidences of the deep and enthusiastic
feeling of the people on the subject of our na
tional preservation. To all these troops more
will daily be added as the winter draws around
us, and we tender, in the name of Pennsylvania,
as many more as there are men yet remaining
at home. In this manner the people of Penn
sylvania desire to put an end to the war before
the approach of another spring.
There are incidents occurring every day, which
none but a newspaper editor or reporter would
notice, illustrating the difference between the
people of the north and the south. One of
these came under our observation the other
day, while examining the register of the lona'
House, on which ;was registered the mines of
three travellers from the southern portion of
Tennessee. Thole gentlemen were in this city
for many hours, moving about unmolested, pur
suing their business, whatever it was uuinter
rupted, ,and leaving again on, their journey un
noticed by the great mass of our people. This
was in the free capital of.one of the mighty free
commonwealths of the Union.
Suppose that the rime numbers of gentlemen
from Harrisburg were to visit the capital of any
of the slave States of the south, register .their
names on the books of one of the hotels in said
capital, and as quietly attempt to transact what
ever_legitimate .busbiers they had in charge.
:rould they be allowed to pursue their business
and their journey as quietly and as courteous
ly as were , the Termesseetutts we allude to in the
•above paragraph. *est assuredlynot. On the
contrary, if a man from the north had the im
ptinity to register his name on the, books of a
southern hotel, ho would be arrested and scour
ged, his wallet taken from him and confiscated,
his head shaved, his face turned to the north
while he was rode on a rail, with a mob con
gratulating, him because he was not , suspended
by the neck on , the nearest pine tree or sigu
post.
—This is the difference between northern and
southern society. In the north, decorum, decency
and haspitalityprevaa—in the south, highway robbery
and assassination usurp all authority and have taken
possession of all legal powers. With this difference
in the masses of the rebel and the people of the
loyal state, we must , undergo a bitter struggle
before we can again, as a nation, repose in
pew!
We had the pleasure of meeting this able and
distinguished citizen of Pennsylvania, to-day,
he being present in the state capital in the
pursuit of personal business. Mr. Armstrong is
from Lycoming county, and' was one of the
Representatives in the House elected from Olin
ton and Lyconainag counties, during the last ses
sion of the legislatrire. No man in that body
Occupied a higher position for ability and in
tegrity as a legislator, than Mr..Arnsitrong, and
'as he won the confidence and reepect of his col
leagues, so has he retained the support of his
constituents, and at the late election was re
tained as a Representative from the same dis
trict by an almost overwhelming majority. lie
is now prominent among those mentioned as
candidates, for Speaker of the House, a position
for which he has superior qualifications. Added
to these, his experience as a legislator is also of
a character which would make him very useful
in the Speaker's chair. •
Whoever may be the man, we are certain that
if William H. Armstrong succeeds, the speaker
ship will be in the hands of a gentleman who will
safely guard its responsibilities and reflect credit
upon the position.
The Columbia Courtly Republecan responds to
the sentiment which has been stirring the peo
ple in all parts of the country, in relation to
the able and indefatigable head of the. War De
partment. With a majority of the independent
and Republican press of the state of Pennsyl
vania, the Republican expresses as follows the
very highest opinion for
It is a fortunate thing for the country, that
President Lincoln, in making up his Cabinet,
selected Gen. Simon Cameron, of this State, to
take charge of the War Department. His won
derful sagacity, great energy and matchless ad
ministrative talent are such as have few equish;
in this country, and the manner in which he
has brought these superior powers to bear since
the 4th of March prove tbat he is the,very man
for the position. It is well known that when
he took charge of the War Department it was
in the very worst possible condition. And
what is it now ? Why there is no Department
of the kind in the world so complete and so
well and admirably arranged.
Few men are aware of the tremendous amount
of work devolving upon the Secretary of War
and of, the gi eat responsibility before him in
this terrible crisis. Most men would fail and
break down, but Gen. Cameron performs the
one and meets the other with unparalle'd sue-
Ce£lB. Truly observes a cotemporary : " His
eye must extend, over and take in all the ope
rations and wants of our huge army, spreiti as
it is almost over a continent. He is the heart
which sends the 'vitalizing life blood through
the whole systetrt of the.army, from the officers
in the office and the field to the smallest minu
tia of preparation and provision." Not till the
history of this wicked rebellion is fairly and
fully written will the country be fully able to
comprehend or justly estimate the vastness or
the work now being discharged by our present
able and indefatigaule Secretary of War.
The Commissariat of the Camp
HARRISBURG, Nov. 2, 1881
Emma TELEGRAPH : — Some few days since
Capt. Donaldson advertised for rations to be de
livered at'Camp Cameron, and a number of bids
were handed in t.l said officer which he neglect
ed, liunderstand, to 'open and proclaim at the
proper time. I learn this morning that he has
awarded the contract after a week's delay to
gentlemen who bid much higher than other re
sponsible bidders offered - to furnish the rations.
The difference in the bid will , average some one
or two hundred dothys daily againstthe gov
ernment. Will you please Mr. Editor, insert
this communication and elicit an explanatke
on the , subject. A BIDDER.
We shall cheerfully oblige "A Bidder" whom
we know to be a responsible man, and ask Capt.
Donaldsonn to publish-the bids andtive the pro
per.explination if he has , any to• make in the
.preunises.
TBE DIFFERENCE
HON. WILLIAM H. ARMSTRONG
THE SECRETARY OF WAR
HON. smoN CAMERON
BRIGADIRR CENERALS OF TILE ARMY,
The following is an alphabetical list of the
Brigadier Generals now in'the volunteer service
of the United States
Abercombie, John J Morrell, George
Benham, Henry W Negley, J S
Bleaker, Louis Nelson, William
Brooks, William T H Oakes, James
Buell, Don C Paine, Elea= A
Burnett, Ward B Peck, John J
Burnside, Ambrose E Phelps, J Wolcott
Butterfield, David Pope, John
Casey, Silas Porter, Andrew
Cooper, James Porter, Fitz John
Couch, Darius N Prentiss, Benjamin M
Cox., James D Reynolds, John F
Crittenden, T L Reynolds, Joseph J
Curtis, Lewis R Richardson Israel B
Davis, Jefferson C Rosseau, Lovell H
Denver, J W Schenck, Robert C
Duryea Abram Sedgwick, John
Franklin, William B Sickles, Daniel E •
Gorman, Willis A Segel, Franz
Grant, Ullykses S Aherman, William T
Hamilton, 0 S Sherman, Thomas W
Hancock, W Smith, Charles F.,
Hatch; Johii P &filth, William r
Heintzleman, S P Slocum, H W
Hooker,Joseph Spnigue, William
Howar, 0 0 Stahl, Julius
Huriburt, S A Stevens,leaac
Ja moron, Charles D Stone, Charles P
Johnson, Richard W Strong,. William K
Kearney, Phillip Sturgis, Samuel D
Kelly, Benjamin F Stoneman ) George
Keyes, Erasmus D StYkes, 'George
King, Rufus Thomas,' George •H
Lander Frederick W Thurston, Charles M
Lockwliod, H H Todd, John B
Martindale, John H Viele, Egbert L
McCall, George A Wadsworth, James S
McCook, A MeD Wallace, Lewis
McClernard, John A Ward, William P '
McKinstry, Justus - Williams, A S -
Mitchell, 0 M Wood, Thomas J
Montgomery, W R Wright, George •
Thelncrease of the regular army and its offi
cers has been very great since the rebelliori
broke out. There are' now four Major Generals
—Scott, McClellan, Fremont and liaLleck,
increase of three from the old regime ; there are
severißrigadiers, Wool, Harney, Sumner, Mans
field, McDowell, Anderson and Rasecrans, an
increase of, four, Gen. Twiggs haiing. been
stricken from the roll. The Adjutant General'S
department has been increatied by making its
head (Thomas) a Brigadier General, and adding
six officers. All the other departments of the
regular army have had a considerable increase
of officers, without, in general changing their .
rank. The volunteer army, to serve for "three
years or the war," is designed to consist of
600,000 men. • A few of 'the States have 'filled
up their quotas, and all are doing well. For
tuffs army there are four Major Generals—Banks;
Dix Butler and Him Ler. It has also been
stated that lirerman (W. T.,) in Kentucky has
been. raised aTo Major Generalship, and it is pro
bably true. There are above eighty Brigadier
Generals in the volunteer, army, and apo'oint
ments are.constantly being made. About thir ty
Colonels are acting as Brigadiers, having received
the title by brevet.
The Ball's• , Blus Affair.
We have examined and compared the various
lists of the killed, wounded and missing at the
battle of Ball's Bluff, and we are inclined to the
belief that the following figures will not vary
much from-the official reports : '
No. Engaged. Shed. Wounded. Marley.
California, 570 18 42 227
Tammany, 360 10 20 120
Massaetslsth, 654 14 68 246
filassac'ts 20th, 318 8 41 110
Total, 1,901 50 166 702
The rebels report having taken but 529 pris
oners, and as that is 173 short of our number
reported missing, it is fair to presume that
nearly-all of the balance were killed in the bat
tle. Of the prisoners, probably one hundred at
-least are wounded. With these additions, the
list of casualities will stand as follows :
Killed. 223
Wounded 166
Wounded among prisoners 100
Prisoners not wounded 429
Total
To the above must be added the killed and
wounded of the Third Rhode Island battery, the
First United States artillery, and the United
States cavalry, which will probably . swell the
number to nine hundred and thirty, or nearly
fifty per cent, of the whole force engaged.
KENTUCKY'S QUOTA OF TKOOPS.—Kentuck's
quota of of the half million of men called for
by Congress is twenty-five thousand. Of these
about eight thousand are in the field ankten
thousand more are in the camps of instruction:
On the 10th of nest month, according to Gen
eral Sherman's order, the consolidation of the
twenty odd regiments raising in the state will
begin, and it is hoped by the end of the week
ensuing that Kentucky will have at least twelve
of those regiments in course of formation com
plete and full. These will amount. with the
eight full regiments, to about twenty thousand
men— five thousand less than the quota. It is
hoped that these will be also raised and I have
no doubt that, if General Sherman is enabled
to advance beyond Green river, Kentucky will
be enabled to furnish her full number, and
more too. It will not do, I find, to judge Ken
tucky by the region about Louisville, and such
counties as Bourbon and Fayette. There are
bright spots in the state, where the fires of pa
triotism glow, and nobly • those places are re
sponding to the call of the, country.--Louiseille
correqondent of the Oincirmats Coranumal.
ARRIVAL OF TEE ARM:W.-ARMS FROM EUROPE.
The steamship Arago, from Havre and South
ampton on the 16th instant, arrived at New
York yesterday at an early hour in the morn
ing. She brings 245 passengers and over nine
hundred tons of freight. Daring her passage
she encountered a succession of strong gales,
and on the 26th instant, in latitude 47 deg. 16
Min., longitude 48 deg., saw two large icebergs.
Mr. Kenn , A. Stone, othis city, died during
the voyage, aged forty five years. The Axago's
ad.vices are anticipated.
The Amgo brings for the government a sup
ply of arms, equipments and clothing sufficient
fur the outfit of twenty thousand men. The
consignment is as follows ; 1,176 packages
containing arms shipped by Alexis Gronillot,
and consigned to Hiram Barney, for. Mr. Meigs,
Quartermaster General, and 601 packages, sup
posed to contain equipments and clothing,
shipped by William Iselin & Co., and consign
ed to Hiram Barney.
INTEHATING Barks.—The occupation of the
Fairfax Court Rouse, alternately by the Federal
and Confederate forces in Virginia, has caused
the almost entire dismantlement of the Episco
pal church at that place, so renowned for its an
tiquity, and the soldiers of both armies, when
encamped there spent much of their timd in
converting pieces of the woodwork`of the sa
cred edifice into souvenirs for themselves and
friends. Many of these took the shape of
smoking-pipes, and we have seen some of very
neat shape and finish. The church at Fairfax
Cpmrt House was built by Lord Fairfax, and
tie pulpit and altar were constructed in Eng
land. In this church, and at this altar George
Washington was married. The altar has be,en
ti,early all cut away, and it is mostly from the
material composing it that the pipes are made
by the souvenir seekers.
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• SeePr(Axim.Wooll'srOml4)3pmentip 4tptker
BY TELEGRYII.
From our Evening Edition of Saturday'.
LATER FROM MISSOURI,
Fremont's Advance Beyond Spring
field.
PRICE NUR THE ARKANSAS LINE.
RELEASE OF COLONEL 311TLLIGAN
SPILL:it/KILO, MO., Oct. 29.
The total number of killed, wounded and
missing of the body-guard is 61..
The killed arid wounded of the 'rebels, ac
cording to their own account, number 80.
The Home Guard appear to have come out
strongly of late. They captured and brought
hack Major White, who was a prisoner, and the
fourteen rebelsw!ho wereftaking him to Gen.
Price's camP. Last night about twenty orthem
charged on Lieut. Col, John H. Price and twelve
other rebels, killing one of them twelve miles
south of here, and bringing all the rest in, and
they are now prisoners in our camp.
The rear divisions of our army are coming up'
to us by forced marches. General Pope and
'General Hunter's commands are/expected here
this evening, and General McKinstry's to-mor
row. All our troops are* the best of spirits,
and full of enthusiasm.
General Fremont has taken possession of the
flouring mill in this county, and is rapidly gath
ering supplies for the army.
General Price is near the Arkansas line. It
is doubtful whether he will give us battle.
The rebel officers thought that the body guard
that made the attack, upon them was 2,500
strong, and on their retreat swore at their men
for acting like a pack of cowards. We got
about sixty of their muskets, which they dropped
ui their flight. 4•
,Our - advance is at'O k, liteen miles south
of Springfield.
'Fifteen of the bodYguard were buried yester
day afternoon with military. honors. "The 'Bur
ton Cadets, Holman's Sharpshooters, General
Fremont and staft,'all' the surviving and un-
WOunded guards, and,a.Jarge : number of citi
zens, both male and female, followed in the pro
ek-ssion. The bodies were biiried ins one grave,
into which General Fremont cast the first earth.
JEFFERSON CITY, Nov: 1. -Passengers from
the West report that Colonel Mulligan, the hero
of Lexington, has been Mewed by Gen Price.
Ber wde seen at Warreniburg, to day on his way
to Lexington to bring away a child he had lett
there.
'This release indicates that the commission
sent from St. Louis some days since to effect
the exchange : of Cols. Mulligan wid , reataxiy
and Major Vanhorn for Gen. Frost, Col. Bowen,
and Major Williams, who were captured at
Camp Jackson, has been successful.
Later from: Washington
Retirement of the Chief Clerk of the
Wax Departiment.
MR. LESLEY APPOINTED CORM TO NICE
Special Messenaer Despatched. to
Gen. _Fremont_
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FREMONT ORDERED TO TRANSFER
MS COMMAND TO GEN. HUNTER,
INDICATIONS OF. ADVANCE OF IRE
EXBELB;
The Rebel Pickets are Again Seen.
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James Lesley, Jr., Esq., the present efficient
and accomplished Chief Clerk of 'the War De
partment, finding that the labors of this ardu
ous position were greatly effecting his health
has, to the regret of hie many friends concluded
to retire from active duties, for the, present.
Mr. Lesley
.has''-been appointed dense' at
Nice, which has been raised to a salaried
consulate under the. recent act .of Coxigrissa
having become from its position in the
frontier of France and Italy a Aleuts of ranch
importance in reference to itmerigan commerce
in the Merliteranean. At this post his knowl
edge of the continental languages,. ; his ability
as a writer and his thorough acquaintance with
public matters will enable him to render val
uable and important service. The, Consul
Generalship of British India with a
salary of $5,000 per .annum was; tendered ; to
Mr. Lesley but lie declined, it preferring to give
his services where they could be made most
available in connection with the stirring events
of the times. .
There seems to be but little doubt that near
ly a week ago.a special messenger left Washing
ton with a letter to Gen. Fremont ordering him
to transfer his command to Gen Hunter until
a successor shall be specially designated.
Hiram Sibley, Esq., President of the Western
Union Telegraph Coraptuciy,• and contractor with
the Government for building the Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph, has notified the Government
of the completion of the line, and: is here to
execute the supplemental contract which pro
vides a compensation of $40,000 per annum for
ton years for the Government telegraphic ser
vices. .
A contraband who came within the lines of
Gen. Hancock, to-day, reports that he left Man
eases Junction on Wednesday night, that the
rebels have extensive fortifications at Centreville
.ind au army of 50,000, and that their camps
extend within two miles of Fairfax Court House.
At Manassas they have about 10,000 troops.
The outer pickets of Gen. McCall's division
were driven in last night, indicating an advance
of the rebel army. A large party was rout
out to meet them, when they retreated. Their
object was evidently to capture the men on the
outposts. Signal lights were plainly visible
last night. in the direction of Leesburg, and also
towards Centreville.
The rebels are again showing themselves on
the outer line of our pickets. Yesterday after
noon about 2000 of rebel cavalry were discov
ered bya reconnoitering party, within four miles
of our lines ; yet still this shows that the bulk
of the rebel forces have fallen back to what
they consider an impregnable position—Manas
sas Gap and Junction. These are their stropg
holds between here and Richmond. ""
PROM FORTRESS MONROE.
The Great Expedition Supposed to
be at its destination:
Fos:rums MONROE,
via Baltimore, Nov. 2. 1
The steamer Ethan Allen reports tnat she
left the naval fleet off Cape Hatteras, and that
the ferry boats Eagle and Commodore Perry
had-akeady-been-separated-from the other.-ves
sels, being intended for service in Pamlico
Sound.
The steamer libanoke; jbst returned from the
blockade off Charleston, brings n intellige nce '
Ider shaft was bralum phen off peauffirt, 'and
the prevalent heavy 'welithic 'along the emu
compellghee,o come up outside of the e.ame
of the pedition.
It is supposed that the fleet has Al
rt..1(13.
reached its destination.
A flag of truce went to Norfolk to-dav hut
has not yet
BURNING OF A BLANR.Er I SIILL •
GER&T FA.u.s, N. li., Nov. 1.
The blanket mill, etc., of Wm. Hill, at North
Berivick., Maine, was destroce(l by fire thi,
morning. The loss is $3O 006—insured
The
mill was engaged in making blankets fur the
army.
QRlarriel
October 31st 1861, by A. X. Shoon-117:1r--,
risburg. li-r-
TE10X.413 RHOADS and MISS MART F. Smut; bolt, or
em `2thoertionnents
‘ortherii Oerittai
, ISAV
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(MANGE OF scriEntly
WINTER ARRANGEMENT
TRINE MAINS DAILY TO AND Pkr,v
]3gLTIMORE
Close Connection made at IlarriAiir4
TO AND FRO NEW VORK.
SLEEPING CARS RUN ON ALL NIGHT TROIS
k kFTER SUNDAY, Nov . 3 1
IF 1881, thf• " Vtannzer T.mirm
R or , nut cat Red ddptrt from
Oftlilmore .!.nur , vlz
(.11 II) N S4ll "I'
.tail MAIN arrives 41. ihrriAburfz. ...... 11.1,1 A
and lair. g 1111 A M
IMPREBB " arr.va. at i
and 'eaves " ...... :1 411 A 4
too! NI N 0 R
MAIL TRAIN leaves. Balt'mor. a t ......... y
and arrives at Narrkburg 1, „
and laws North at...,... _
111XPRE-'8 TRAIN leaves Battitepre at ;.
and arrives at H
and leaves North
BABRIsBURG AOCOMAIODATInN 1R j.\
I eaves Harrisburg for Baltimore at
Returning—Wives BaltimJra at
The only train loarmz Elarrighury
the Plxpreas Train. South at 3 2 A M., AI
North at 10.26 P. M.
Vor farther Inrorm
I,I O TI ...p:y • 1 1,
- , ked Depot
Ha -vhur,. Nov. 2, PM .-Itr
FOR RENT OR FOR 6A LE CH LAI
ASecond hand Six. Octavo
in good order, price $B. Term,
‘I irk, •
nov2-ltd
THREE STEAM ENGINES Fu I
•
'TIRE undersigned offers
NEW 30 HORSE EVGINE, and t 4.• • I
engines of smaller size, The ei,gn.ts w m
for cash or approval paper. Apple ;1 u . • - • ,
gine Works, :sixth street, betws,,u 1,..t -,
Harrlsborg, Ps. .Ist
nov2-d3w-w3t
COOK WANTED.
AN EXPERIENCED Wllll'.-, ri)
and . permanent employment um:,.
Applying aL the
ziov2,4lBt*
FOR SALE.
100 Army Overcoats, :01) •
good Secondhand clothing 1,,r- ~
aud shoes. Six Cottage bedetea,l4 wnt, . ,
bet), 1 Secondhand Plana and a get. r i
4 •-
house furniture, stoves ~ sale at k:.or •
St.)re,
nov2ad
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PENNSYLVANIA RAIL
' -
WINTER TIME TA
FIVE TRAINS DAILY A
FROM PHILADELPHIL
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MONDAY NOVEMBER 4th.
the Passenger Trains of the PerteF,,e,.. ,,
Company will depart from and arri se at 1.14r1
Philadelphia as follows :
E 4ST 110, 4 ii st
THROUGH IMPRES3 TRAM ..,
al 326 a. m., nal arrives at West PLIIA.Ie A
a. M.
FAST LINE leaves Harrisburg every is
Monday) at 8.30 a. in., and arrives et we,t t
at 12,50 p. tn.
If AIL TRAIN leaves Harrisburg. dab
5.40 p. m., and arrives at Wfst
P. m.
AtXOMMODATTON TILUN, 111 h IirUGL
Harrisburg al 7,00 a. m., and 11
4elphis at 12.10 p. m.
IaARRISBURQ ACCXThilitioa EP Es l',ws,
hit, loaves HarEPEnuncv 1.10 m.: :. tr le?
fhiladalphiali 6 SO p. in.
IV FAT 4 K ih •
THROUGH EXPRESs MAN leaver.
10 80 p. m_ Harrisburg at 3.15 a. rta,
m., mid arrives at Pattsbur t t P "'•
riv tA s TL at
a T a g r A r y bu le rg av a e t s i. P 2o to
a. m., Altoona, 2.16 p. m., and arrive, at f';11.1) . S'
8.15 IL pla.dn''ll.P;ll'eal:!;ll tr')r);)t'u...r.!.7.!),
FAST LINE leaves Phltaticipt , i ,tt 11 .) )a. m H en_.
burg 4.05 P. In.. Altoona at. 9 0 .
Pitlaburg at 1.40 a. m.
fitatuISSURG ACOIOO 10.1. Tit t 3; V le, re?
delPhia at 2 . 30 P. m., and anis - et: at Parrts»t,r; S (1,
P no.
MOUNTJOY ACCOMESOI)ITIos; Mount Joy I , ovt
Lancaster at 11.341. m• arriv,s at at 1 2.0
p. m
SAML El U. Y , l , Ni;.
Supt. Sam. Ply `'•u
Harrisburg, November 2, 1861 —di!.
300 SHOEMAKERS WANILD.
THE undersigned wishes to employ, iv..
medialely, TEIBBB 1. 4 lin Ell
fit and bottom Cavalry Boots, to whom
.111 bl pad.
Prices for Itttlng 25 cents, fur bet mtog 75 Ong
J .NATHAN C(in)l.4N
Carlisle Pa Oct. 30, 1681.-. 1 2w
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COAL! COAL ! ! COAL
I'HE subscribeq• is now prepared to fie•
I liver to the ativos cf flarri+burg enlwr
aitr, Boat, Load Or mingle Ton, the (12 krn.l
btuve, Son4ary, 1.3 kens Val t l
ley au.t
hauled out by the Patent weigh Cat, ama I "'
gosreateed, Orders left at my ca e, 4th aL,d
will receive prompt attention.
Dr.Vll l Nfet)
Harrisburg, Oct. 30. 1861.-6wd.
WHOLESALE and RETA IL 1W,AL1.,1
in Confectionary, Foreign and Do'ne'r '
Fibs, Dates, Prunes, Raisins and Nati 01' all
Fresh and =al tri , h, soap, Candles, Vin.'g kr•
base° Segura and Country Produce iu g.ucr t .
Wee, ,
next door to Parke House, els:, "
Walnut streets.
ect2tl-dom
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FOR SALE OF !ENT.
THE undersigned offers for sale o
thr reo-
s t.
his Distillery below Han iabr.re, oven ,n 2
E7lvonia Railroad and the Sysquehanllii ricer. Mith
engine, pig pen, railroad -siding and about min "
gtonnd. Termsi low. Apply to J. C. Bomberg,ku,
rg,
Osehier or the Mechanics - Wings Bank, flartu
JACOB LkIBY,
oct264llm* Middleteartl.
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