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HARRISBURG, PA
TUESDAY EVENED, NOVEMBER 8, 1864.
The Struggle. for:the Government.
After an exciting find' laborious , politic;al .
campaign of many long weeks, the great
struggle for the Periaanency of the Goiern
went and the vindication of its acts in the ef
fort to crash rebellion, will end at the ballot
box to-clay. The occasion of such an election
is one of -momentous interest. No past Pres
idential xleation was fought with like import
ance,fil lilt.. y' ivill'.be` decided either our
eternal , i ai: a nation Of free common
wealths;
t - only -because united in the
strong bonds of a National Union, or whether
we shall ' ease to exist as a great government
and sink into the divisions of petty States
each , unable to defend , itself, and all
likely, sooner_ or later, to be gathered under
the rule of some strong, despotic hand. If
the election to-day is decidectagainst the party
supporting the Government, of course the very
order and the existence:of that Government
will be changed. But we do not believe that
such. a result will overtake us. We believe
that we will achieve a triumph at the polls,
which will pub to rest, forever, all doubt of
the power of the Government to enforce its
laws, and all question as to its authority to
deal roughly with traitors.
---: We cannot let this opportunity pass
without a proper acknowledgment of the ser
vices of those at least who have been proud-.
Rent within our own midst, in contributing to
the certainty of victory. John J. Shoerriaker,
Chairman, and J. Vi! , ' Wiestling, Secretary of
the County dominittee, with . the individual
members thereofjAhave been laborious and ac
tive, ' , earnest mid 'faithful in the discharge of
their duties. Col, A. J. Herr, Hon. John C.
Kunkel, David Mumma; J. C. Young, Ro
bert Snodgrass, A. C. Smith, H. C. Alle
man, Col. Ralph L. Maclay, Col. Thomas C.
Macclowell, Rev. A. Wieting, Middletown, G.
S. Bowman, Millersburg, John W. Simon
ton, Peter. Myere, and Daniel G.' Miller,
Conewago, did good service as speakers, and
met the issues of the campaign boldly and
ably on.the stump.- The Repulican Invincibles,
however late their organization, did effective
service. Indeed, we bear ;full , testimony to
the faithfulness of all who love their country.
All did their duty, and all will deserve a like
share in the victory which we believe will
crown' pur r banners and save our country
when the polls close to-day.
A Reference for the Time.
The Rev. Col. Moody, who recently •ad
dressed the people of Pittsburg in the course of
his speeches called upon the audience to unite
with him in singing the following stanzas, so
well appointed for the time, although written
by Dr. Watts in the last century:
Go with our armies to the fight,
And be their Guardian God;
In vain Confederate powers unite
Against thy lifted rod.
Our troops shall gain a wide renown,
Bynum assisting hand;"
Thy power will bid the traitors see,
And make the loyal stand.
For.right is right while God is God,
And right the day must win;
To l doubt Timid:be disloyalty,
To Wet Would be, sin.
NwariA, now a State by the law of Congress
and the President's proclamation, began her
territorial existence March 2d, 1861, with
81,000 • square Miles of domain, of which
71,000 were taken from Western Utah, - and
10,000 frpm Northern Califtarnia. Nevada
has a larger area thou either Washington or
Nebraska territories, and by population will
be entitled to one member of Congress, in ad
dition to the two Senators due her as
,a State.
She will have three votes in the electoral col
lege.
"IT is asserted,7 says. the Montreal corres.
pondent of the London Times, "that the Hon.
O. 0. Clay, and the Hon. Jacob Thompson,,
the' Confederate. Commissioners in Canada;
have received instmetions from Richmond to
propose peace, on the basis of a restoration' of
the Union. I ani . ,able to state, on the highest
authority, that Messrs. Clay and Tompson
have no such mission. Their platform is
Southern Independence, and that alone."
Arm General Butler put the rebel prison
ers under fire at Dutch. Gap, the Richmond
Whig said that. A the Confederate Govern
ment yfelded -to this, and took the negro,
prisoners °fit . of the trenches, "we abandon
the whole question of slavery and of the mas
ter's right to4late services of his slave." As
the rebels have done thatove may consider
the slavery question settled:._
Porarozs.--The Lebanon, N. ii., Free Press
says : "Our farmers are getting enormous
crops of potatoes this fall. Some get at the
rate of nye hundred bushels per acre, and no .
rotten ;_ones at all, and single "potatoes are•
often fOttnd weighing two and a half and three
pounds. Such a crop has not been known
for thirty years, ghpprice will not be over
thirty cents per bushel.'
PENIVIEfittANU has' p;51,2 miles of railway,
which eget The canals are 1,-
047 miles in length, 'eoethig 88,811,700. The
real and personal 'estate in 1860 amounted
to $1,416,501,888. The State;debt November
30, 1863, was $39,486,596, showing a decrease
from the preceding year of $815,617..
IgRAXEr. WABII2IIBNE has recently presented
to the..town'of.Washburn; Aroostook county,
Me
Tikletildiot 'officer iri the French army is CoX.
Froeue7, aged 106 nap..., 011.b1b2a1; but
otherplOsleit„ • • -
Mt% dad' Ott cif1'402663 On Than ..
day, gave bulb to • which,'
with the mother,: Ape NloNgadeeltY: P . r : •
Svaditins btok4Wpay a liotarettcp the Fitt
of Oldia4gkoof $5OO.
Ont. Relations - with England. '
From the.' days when Cardinal Woolsey
went bartering among the governments of
the world, iff;tlle hope of creating an interest
in favor pf%lfimaelf, by whioh he. could'
elevate4 lo he Papil chair, thoglasies
of Gretit r ißiiiairtia4e played the pat of
,
dropperibithe community of nations: Theis
has not been a quarrel in Europe since the
British left off eating acorns and drinking
viater, and Confined thenaielvVi : w beef
and brown stout, that the English government
has not either been connected with its origin_
or the cause of its prolongation. And what
ever the strife,-whether it is for liberty in Po-
and, life .in Hungary, . territory in Germany,
freedom in 141 y, religion in Turkey, the
.
„Englieh are sere to Make a commercial que*
. tion of the Mood Which - flows, inuf'-manufao-
tare the misery of . nations into bank of Eng
land notes. !or. do these r people confine
themselves alone, to Europe. Their notice,
their avarice and their disposition to interfere
n the affairs of an nations when intervention
becomes profitable. and when the belligerents
at issue are unable to protect themselves,have
carried their deceits and given scope to .their
operations among almost all races, Civilised;
barbarous and savage. British interference
with the internal trade and foreign comin'erce
of China, resulted in the shedding of more
blood in the celestial Empire thaunow courses
in the veiris'of men acldowledging, with lqyal
sincerity, the rule of Victoria. British en_
creachments and encouragement of jealoasy
among the satraps and chiefs of India, result
ed' in wars of the most fiendish character ;
wars in which women and children were 'bill-
tally murdered, and yet Englishmen regarded
these as valorous and brave who led the way
through such deluges of blood, simplybecanse
new markets were .created for'•British Farm-
faCtures, and new sources of supply opened
for the British exchequer. The policy of the
ruling aristocracies of Amid Britain, has
been, ever s - ince the fprialibn of their'GOvern
ment, to turn the affairs of the world:to their
glory and emolument. And what is most
strange„ they have succeeded. Themselves
representing a tyranny of the worst order,
they have managed to destroy every rival, that
has heretofore crossed their paths as compe
titors in commerce and nationality, by 'raising
the hue and cry of the world against them, or
by forting alliances ostensibly to curb 'au
imaginary tyrant but really to crush some
troublesome rival of Great Britain. This was
•,
the spirit which led the British GOver , nment
to seek the overthrow of the first Napoleon.
When they could not attach the Corsican to
their interests the British aristocracies formed
interests and allianees against him' ich
fatally produced his destruction. •
-We might go on enumerating the bin
tality, venality and faithlessness of the Eng
lish to all nations, but in one sense they do
not interest the American reader; any further
than'the relation of acts of atrocity is worthy
the indignant attention of men of all countries.
What ingot ,interests us now, is the attitude
which Great Britain occupies in herrelations
toiour country. From the hour of the signing
of the' treaty of Ghent the friendahip of the
rating, classes of Great' Brittin,,pg,..t446otae.
classes in the United :States',.. beeir
insincere and worthless: There' ,has nol
b4en an hour or day, - „since 4 the es.
ptilsiou of Ake British armies from
our shores; that - the British aristocracy have
not been engaged in some machination to im
pair either our system of Goyerriment or des
trOy our nationality. The ruling.classes of
England have always been jealous of American
development and greatness, tiery State ad
ded ,to the Union has been" a thorn in the
side of the British:. aristocracy. r • Every new
development of our agricultural and mineral
resources, has excited the envy andthe enmity
of the commercial and manufacturing classes
of England. ' Oar improvements in the me: ,
chanic arts, which have elicited the admira 7 .!
tion of real genii:is .in other countries, have
only excited the taunts and the raillery of the
English, who in their rage at being unable -to
equal us, sought to depreciate our superiority
themsebies. Our local ski of slaVery;
magnified by the English people,, the English
pi,esi , and the - British parliament, into a nau ,
tienal crime:' We were reprObated and re:
pUdiate,d as a,nation of freemen, because we
tolerated the institution of slavery as. :a States'.
tight. In order to 'embarrass us; -the British
parliament let loose the'slavesheld'in certain
of the English PrOvinces.' However great p...4t,
sacrifice was then to English cupidity, it was:
calculated to produce seism and hatred in
the American . Union, by intenAifying the abO- 1
lition feeilig• of ,the Horth, and exasperating
the slaverypassion of the south. And in this
hclpe, to make a brief- statement of history,.
the British Government "succeeded. That'
Government was at the bottom of the can*
which led to the, rebellion in the United States.
Its emissaries filled the two great sections now
at war. Exeter Hall fanned the flame in the
north—while the scions of BritiSh axis
to'eracy, travilling in the Sonth, were
constantly pouring into the ears of :the slave
mitster;notions of his superiority over the:
,; /, 41gar , masses of "the ‘ Ncirth. All this had
i n guenb . e, until at length that influence 'was,
p - rtially instrumental in produCing a collision
between the slave States and the Go4ern-'
ment. England hoped that - collision would
result in the overthroy , of this great' 'Repub
.
lip When rebellion was preoipitated,
the British Goveinnient declared- itself nen
tral; but when the aristocracies , of -England
discovered'that the deli.) States - were unable
to cope with the Federal, power of the ,na
tion they sought to, destroy," England recog
nized the Confederacy as a belligerent, and
in the very freshness of her neutrality on;
conraged the building of pirate vessels' to
pry upon American shipping, or run' the'
blockade of Seathern : ports to fttu#sli the
Southern imitore with the supplies necessary.
• to wage kencceSsfullvar againstztliemapy,eug;:
meat the ljrdted states .. Had it Aiot-beon
raid 'and 4+rienurageineoti
! Britain, the war of the
havelf?,o4 *Plonged:o9F,•ll4pUthe,. 26
rah capitaliPt! and. ,the. natialufachttet
'alipported the aclive-holderge , rebellion I it'
=Si
-~. -~:•re.; ~... za~~k:7!O.2'RRT:C&:aA'Y:J? _ ~7~'*t-'=,
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its acts of atrocity. They sent thair\phites
to the ocean to murder , ; our
stroy our shipping:. 114 armed thticierril-'
les to Assabsinate defenceless border M9n.,and . ,
sbo es. An
`l2l_n rated rde ili dtt a
aint neginslayery in thOouth and
~
Jaritisp 'lhirance. `in "I
AO 411
prepfi the w/Vol., what,
graliould ire oVrelations to grelittlfttldrt
For the resent those relations can take no
Qtber -4P.4l44344.44efatiteitzioligniesiotaeto:
these :outrages;' but evenin theiiresent we
.6anAirepare to resistihgotitiages which Eng.
-land-hasheaped-uixat-enr-aftlietion,—lt'e-can
begin to hate the: British , ivitipp. - 1 7 1 ,, , can. be
gin to cut ourselves lOciseqrom all coMmer
ciarliiteicairSeidtlittnegtilli-peliffb—aud"
We can pepare for 1,14 'fable; in which the
wr' ongs of nations re,righted and the penal
-1,
ties which governments' hai , e -incurred at the
hands of ruen„ are dealt out ,witli?nt,stint.--
Every dolliriuwartii. of Properly tvi liave
on the sea by the action of cruisers put afloat by
the English people, must some day be paid for
by.the,l3ritish.Govermuent, , or, in the words ,
of George lirimeis Train, r the 'BritiMi . must
fight the Yankee, when the reparation ,for all
wrong will come. In the meanwhile let us
still further learn to hate the British' aristoc
racy and the British. Government, an& bide
our time with patience for Ikuenge
'43t)...': l ',„(Tefe-0 - tiiiiii.
GLORIOUS NEWS
The Pirate "Florida" Captured by the
"Wauchussett."
1.2 Office ]Rand 58-Of her Crew
Taken
Eight 'of lier Crew oithe "liorsage!' at Boston
She is Captured at an Salyadar,
BOA".
The United States steamer Bearsage, Oapt.
Winslow, has arrived at 'this port from St.
Tholnas. She brings eight of the crew of the
pirate Florida, captured by the United States
sttamer' - WaChns'ett, in the bay of San Salva
dor, Brazil, October 7th.
Fifty-eight of 'the crew and twelVe officers
were captured, withont:lthe loss of a man on
board the Wachusett. ; '
The Waehusett,:*ith the. Florida, was to
,leave St. Thoisiiss -on the 2d instant for the
13nited States..•
Particulars of the Capture of the
• Pirate "Florida.”
The Vessel not Injured
'l' II It ENEOV.
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the following is a brief accourit of the eirl=
.eumstances of phccoayture of thepirate Flpr-
She arrive Balvittlor,
on the night of the 7th ult. Captain Collins
havine,held With'? his officers
determined tiS EacAlie.,Florida-inTort. • .•
Accordingly about three o'clock the cables
were slipped; lind• tbe liTachusett steamed for
the Florida, hitting her on the quarter with
out doing her any, great injury.
Paph Collins noir called out to those on
board the pirate to surrender or he would silik
her. This deznand was replied to by the First
I,4ieutentait--'inmigtthe Circuznsta4es l l slu r '
rendee ;
A Howzer was now mad& fast, the cable
slipped and the Florida "InWeg lb 'sea.
In the malee ievelalldseol:shiits' were fired,
.And accidentally two guns from the Waehusett.
Captain Morris and wolf; of the. Florida's. crew
"iwere ashore on liberty. The Florida was taken
4ompletely by surprise. ' &Wady of her Men,
it was known being on shore, and the others
.
jzst coming aboard were asleep land intoxica
ted.
, The - 14.Qii , given the ,Flprida.bmthe Wachri
sefts carried away the mizzen mast and main
7
l'
d, which fellonAlmawniagpreventing any
of her crew from getting up from below:. So
-it codniiiions,wan'thellofficer of the deck of the
inientiiiii3Of. the Wacrisieetti Oiptain that he
sang out • "you will runantoms if you &net
take "care !' at the , 'Anutoifime calling for a
light: Twelve'officers Ind men of
the Florida were captnied.e The Wigihusetts
arid Florida werettp leave on the 2d Met.
THE PLOT TO BURN THE CITIES.
Aildittonal Particulars of the Scheme
,
,INCURSION :Of; . REBELS . .T0.,.i CHICAC
Boat-loada, of Buerrillas Landed from Cana
•
Gbis Maristaduke ) :Col.•St. - 14e , ger,
Adjutant Morgaii4 and •other
!Rebels Captured at the,Houses
of Sympathizers.
Scheme to Release the ' Prisoners- at Camp
Douglas. and_billunt Chicago.
Wholesale AtteSt: of fOilifOillratOrs
A iPIRATICAL STEAMER ON. LAE HURON
Gen. to nna] Of 66 IsjoTtlign
His Order on Taking Command
PREPMUT/ONS.TO 'D,..4f.7 0 , CITY- . CANADIAN
enicsocy Nov. 7.
A mounted patrolpf,..soo men has been or
kinized by the eitizens.for the , proteetion of
thjetiiity. • -buy Xll bebndAtittalknight::,,,,A;
sufficient mtlit foroe4a hereto preventcry
outbleidc.?:;a r t i, " • - .
1401 1 444 - -Wlicoufififienfe•ot the-New,
York line, I.4rOicilhirs, received a disixttph ,
to-day itatin§::thiirithiiraCansdiiti' Steamer
'Gpor . gianne . haticliCen a`•
"wad 4! 3 in 1 44.0..A -I ;inin• t i 9 1,,
T he Chicago Journal' says the telegiiimi
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' ' lksswax,' Nov, 7
LATER.
Frontier.
M=2C
FIVE Oft -40 Pal=
were received yester day by John Wentworth
',:announcing the Cowing of large numbers of
bushwitackera. Col. A•cet, the commandant.
at Cals Douglas, was communicated with,
asd prders at once for the arrest of the dea
-1 peradoes on their arrival were issued.., The
factiii4ed out, and the faithful found nearis
to - ii)prise their - Mende, and' the bush-
Autcrcem,left the•train at the city 'limits and
ctitlxotin various directions. The military
,adpokliee are constantly scouring the city,
, aniliave picked up hundreds of them.
, A 4 propeller, with nearly a hundred - auspi
cious characters, arrived this ,morning from,
Canada, and will. be captured. - COI Sweet
has for.some ADV. been.sware.of a rebel plot
to rele a se th eprisoners at Camp Douglas, and
burn the city. His detectives have beennt
work, and with success, and, though the evi
dence'libtaitted is not - stillieferitly couch isive
to warrant, , the arrest of •these- htuadrecl , eon
spiratore; it•was deemed necessary to strike at
once such. ones as were unquestionably
,trea,
sonable. "Captain Nelion, of the city police,
was dispatched to the house of Dr. Edwards
to arrestfOOL Vincent Marmadnke, brother of
the rebel General. at the same time a de
tachment of military probeeded to the Bich-.
mond House, and captured the rebel Col. G.
St. Leger, Greenfield Morgan, Adjutant Gen
and J. Shanks, an escaped rebel prisoner.
B. S. Morris, a man noted for his hatred' to
the North, was also 'arrested. They are all
now in. Camp Douglas. In a tliapatCh te Gen.
Cook, this morning, Col. Sweet says: "I have ,
complete prikof of his having assisted Shanks,
the rebel prisoner,• to escape, and of hie plot
ting to release the prisoners at this camp."
Meantime another detachment of military
invested the residence of Charles Walsh near
Camp Douglas. His house was entered and
a portion of the contents taken 'to the camp.
Captain Cantrell arid a private named Charles
Traverse, both belonging to.the rebel service,
were there, and were arrested as spies. In
Walsh's house were found two hundred stand
of arms, with all the necessary ammunition,
and two cart-loads of large revolvers, loaded
and capped ready for use.
In regard to the arrest of Walsh, Colonel
Sweet says he has evidence enough against
hfin to insure his swinging for tieason.
Sweet has proof in his possession that it was
the plan of the conspirators and home traitors
to;reletise the rebel prisoners•'at Camp Doug
lea amitburn the city. The ca mp was to have
beenattacked on two sides to-morrow night,
the prisoners released, and the city pillaged
and' burned.
Simultaneously with the above arrest by
the, military,, the .police entered a room in a
building adjoining the Matteson House, and
captured two large boxes of loaded guns con
(sealed there. ' .
The police made a raid, early to-day, on the
Donelsbn House, in Canal street. and cap
tured forty bushwhackers, who had been
tracked there. All, of them were armed to
the teeth.
ORDER OF BRIG. GEN. PECK ON ASSUMING COM
' BLIND.
Otnerat Odrers IVo. 1.--4 n conformity with
instructions'froth. the headquarters of the De-
Oartment of the .Eaat, the undersigned as
sunies.command of the forces on this fron
thi. The. Governnient has not been un
mindful of the exposed condition of this por
tion of its territory, now menaced by piratical
raiders. .
The authorities have been slow Ito believe
that any considerable, body of rebels would
assemble in Canada for the sole purpose of
murdering, and pillaging the undefended
(wpm along the borders. • Such, however, is
the fact, and rumor says places have been
Mentioned for the commission of crimes qf a
blacker character than have marked any 'for
mer civilization.
Major General Dix has' Made" the most am
ple preparations for any emergency. kLy mis
sion is to insure 'fall - prOtection to the fron
tier, and to Gui civil authorities in.main
taining
Public order: z.
To inferfetence with elections will' be, per
mated. Communications for the Civil and
Military authorities of the localitiee along the
Central Railroad and on Lake Ontario will
receive attention. All orders •from the De
paitment Headquaiters,will remain in force,
and reports-be made as heretofore. •
JOHN J. PECK, Maior Geneial.
TiAe Xearsarge at BOaton
Prisoners fron the Florida and
Alabama on Board.
The U. S. ship Kearsarge which arrived
late last night, has as passengers W..W.4Wil
llama, Assistant Paymaster of the U. S. ship
Vrechusetts, bearing dispatches detailing the
.circumstances attending the _capture of the
pirate Florida in the port .of Bahia, BraziL
iikte also brings as. prisonets of war, the
"Olief engineer and Boatswain of the Alabama,
Ad the surgeon and sixteen of the men be
longing to•the Florida,
The Kearsayge left St. Thomas on the eve
-1114g.0f Ills 31st ult.' The' Wachusett was in
port waiting for coal, and the Florida was
outside.
, the People of Vermont Prepar
-1 ling , for the Raiders.
BELLows' Furs, November 8.
it A public meeting was held last night with
regard to the attempted:raid on the banks on
Saturday, night. A. W. Swan was selected as
Chairman, and George State Secretary.—
Syseches were made by several gentlemen. •
A dispatch was received from Goi. Smith,
nic' g the citizens to organize and arm them
se [yes against the raiders.
, i company was formed to protect the
vil
'l'age.,_::., •
gereafter: .
strangers walking about the
streets carbuirbiess, must give au account of
themselves. . , L. - .
.
Gen., Witllllace , ef Department
ABBEST'OP AFASHIONABLE ISEUSH WOMAN-I=H
.
DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED.
Mrs. Thomas Hutchings, - l one , of. our• most
fashionable ladies, . wasarreited to-day,
charged with being thelchief of a party of la
dtes who got up a splendid sabre as a present
for the rebel Colonel: Harry Gilmor. The
satO, with the presentation address, a rebel
mail and other things, were captured from the
pnity dispatched to run the blockade and de
liver them. They are now. in Col. Wooley's
office, and Mrs. Hutelthigs is in prison. The
Matter creates intense 40nsation, and promi
iiiisirich developments.l'Others are likely to
be arrested high in Becession_oircles.
Great excitement exists in .regard to the
election to-morrow, but no disturbance is ap
prehended. Maulandis`aure for Unceht by
nhirge majority.
.1 • ,-
The Election in, Baltimore.
Iluirmouz, Nov. 8
The election is proceeiling quietly. The
oath presented by the new Constitution is ri
gidly enforced. All persons proven to have
word or deed,.
are excluded from voting 1 , - -
The Election in riew York - ft°,
1 ^ setting'quietly
Your. Nov. 8.--i P,
.• •
The election in the city- progres sing gl:lly. The Weather ' is .foggir, and'ur
2D EDITION.
Official Announcement of the Capture
SPATCHES TO SECRETARY WELLES.
'The following dispatches were to-day re
ceived by the Navy Department,- announcing
the capture of the, Florida:
BOSTON, Nov. 7.
To the Hon. Gideon Miles, Secretary of the Navy:
I have the honor to report the arrival of the
U. S. steamer Rearsarge off Scituate from the
Roads.
We left the IVachnsetts and Florida at St
Thomas. •
The Florida - was Captured at the harbor of
Bahia, by the Waehpsetti, 'on October 7.
We bring 16 prippn*and one officer from
the Florida.
[Signed]
QBO. A. 'WINSLOW,
Commander.
ST. THOMAS, IV. 1., Oct. 34 via BORTON, 7.
.11.773. Gideon Welles:
Sm:—l have the honor to report the arrive
here of this ship, with the rebel steamer Flo
rids in company.
The Florida with 58 men and 12 officers
was captured about 3 o'clock on the morning
of October 7th, in the Bay of San Salvador,
by the officers and crow of this vessel, without
loss of life.
Five of the officers, including her com
mander and the remainder of her crew, were
on shore. •
The Florida had her mizzen mast and main
yard carried away, and her bulwarks cut
down. This vessel sustained no injury.
A detailed report will be banded to you by
Paymaster W. W. Williams.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
N. W. COLLINS,
Commander 11 S. Sloop Wachusetts.
From Gen. Sherman's Arsny.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.
A letter received in this citrhy gi. naval offi
cer from an 'officer in command of one of the
divisions of the Mississippi SqUadron, dated
Chattanooga, Nov. Ist, says :--My boats have
had two brushes with Hood's. force, _and re
pulsed him at both times. He has now gone
down below the shoals, and a 'large portion of
his army has crossed at Florence for the inva
sion of Middle and East Tennessee. Gen.
Gross' Division prised here to-dayon the road
to. Athens to head him off.
Some prisoners who wished to ship (though
I sent t,he,pl off to Naahville,) represent Hood
as tyrannical in the extreme. The men had
lived for two days on corn and water only,
with the addition of pumpkin's stolen by the
way. He suffers by wholesale desertion, and
these people coming to us say that he intend
ed to move southward, but was prevented by
thethreats of the soldiers to desert if he did
.
not:give them, thevromised harvest in Emit
Temlessee. General Sherman is pursuing
General Gross flanking, and General Thomas
ahead
POSITION OF GENERALS SHERMAN AND HOOD.
Nasavizzr.,' Nov. s.—On the 3d instant the
rebel army, under Hood, attempted to cross
the Tennessee river at the month of the Blue
Water, and were repulsed by the Federal
army under General Sherman, with consider
able loss.
Loursvzrzs, Nov. 6.,-Scraps of reliable in
formation from below continue to indicate
hatSherman'sjposition islperfectly satisfactory
to himself, and all who understand that Sher
man is equally satisfied with Rood's positiono
and the developments now progressing will
astonish and delight the country. Beyond
this. annouucement, what we have is contra
band.
The Deinocrat contains an account of the
evacuation of Johnsonville, Tenn., yesterday,
by the Federal comniander, wJio is also re
ported to have destroyed all the transports
andigruaboats tO , pievent their falling into the
hands of a reinforced 'enemy. . The particu
lars are meagre and somewhat conflicting.
THE DEFEAT ON THE TENNESSEE =vim.
ST. Loins, Nov. 7.—The Democrat's special
Cairo dispatch says, information from Padu
cah states that on Monday last Forrest, with
a large force, placed batteries on the Tennes
see river, within a mile and a half of John
sonville, where three gunboats and eight
transports were ying. Early on Friday morn
invForrest moved his batteries , up-and open
ed on the transports, which were fired by the
shells; and the gunboats fell into the hands
of the enemy. After being disabled, the offi
cers and crews of the fleet were all captured.
A large amount of Government , stores were
also, lost.
BOSTON, Nov. 8
The Defeat of Price it'll Miami.
A dispatch from General Blunt, dated at
Neosho, Mo., Oct. 30th, says that on the 28th
he dame up with Price at Newtonia, and after
a severe fight of.three or four hours, drove
the enemy from the field in confusion, with a
loss of over two,hundred, including two Col
onels. Our total loss was about 120.. The
Federal troops consisted of Ford's and Jenni
son's Brigades, of Blunt's Division. The
enemy was fully 10,000 strong. •
Price is retreating towards Carrville, and
will be vigorously pursued. Be is reported.
still to , have large train, and about ten thou
sand unarmed conscripts, but this is quite
doubtful..
About 620 rebel- prisoners captured-from
Price arrived yesterday; and others are to
Treasonable Conspiracy Discoy
ered in. Canada.
ToitoNTO. Nov. &
•
Startling developments have been made in
regard to a secret treasonable body of the.
Fenian Brothers in this city.
Seicket arms have . been fotmd, and the lead
ers in the conspirai3r are being arrested.
There is existing a painful feeling of inse
curity.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 7
Railrkad..A.ccident.
BAI4TESIOBE, Nov. 8. •
A serious accident occurred on the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad last night.
The 10.30 train:froin Baltimore ran off the
track near Perrymansville, occasioned, it is
said, by the breeloing of a rail. The cars were
gteatly shattered; and one informant says he
saw two or three persons either dead or dying,
and some-fifteen badly, wounded. No par•
ticklers have yet been received.
i iti6ath of Sam Medary.
Catcrenzin, Not. 7.
Colonel Sam Medary died at ColTuntm to-
WANTED— A Small HQUlNklorpmet of one;
.V for a suallimay. Addrim Wu D ONNER.
sov7-42tw •-; • • ••- • Walnut Areet.
alsits. .s9lo.l=e
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R '.. -ESPEd 7 / 13 LLY 407 nue the.pubho that,
the is prepared t 6 :4l 3 .:lEftshing for k Wain; UMW'
'"
' ' ia. Linear itreet, near Third
doming, 'ke% 1' " la " ' ' • 110743 t,
Mien -
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of the Florida.
WASHINGTON, NOV. 8
ST. Louis,. Nov. 7
f i IEW "VERTISES.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
BARBER. SHOP,REMOVED.
THE subscriber informs the public that h e
has removed his shop from Pennsytruzna Avenue to
Ridge Road, neat door to Bestgon's Union Rotel, where
he will be pleased to meat his sustainers.
nu7-1w HIRAM KUM.
A
CHOICE FARM AT
Public Sale.
On Thursday, Nor. 21, 1864,
THE Subscriber will sell at Public Sale, on
the premises, a tract of Land containing ONE HUN
DRED ACRES, situated in Eastpennsboro' township, Cum
berland county, Pa , 3 miles west of Harrisburg, bounded
by lands of John Bowman,G. W. Criswell,Samuet Bowman
and others, on which are erected a large LOG AND PLAS
TERED HOUSE,it BRICK BANK BARN, TENANT HOUSE.
WAGON SHED, Wood ROM; Spring House, a Wend' ex
cellent water at the door, a large Orchard of Choice Fruit.
There is a never failing Spring between the house and
barn.
The land is in a high state of cultivation. This is one
of the choice farms in the lower end of Cumberland
Valley.
Fnle to commence at 2 o'c'mck, r. ar. Terms muds
known by 21310 N DRF.SRACH.
White Hall, Nov. 7, 1264,12w*
• FOR SALE CHEAP,
FOUR small Frame Houses in the lower
end of the city. Apply at the store of Wht. GA.R
BATT, corner of State and Second sts. (no4dtwa
WANTED—A Girl to do General House
work. Good wages will be paid. Apply at 103
Market street. ne4 et*
WANTED,
AGIRL to do general housework in a small
family. Must bring good recommendations. A
country girl preferred. Inquire at this OFFICE.
()WSW
BUTTER, BUTTER.—Fresh roll butter
frow Snyder county received every *wk. Also
eggs Rt. frnral 110YRI2 & KORRPRR.
Solditrs' rortrollos
A LARGE assortment at
BERGNER'S CHEAP BOOKSTORE,
Bold at 'Wholesale or retail at low onees.
DIRS. X. MILLER.
S prepared to do all widths of French Flat
ingg and GotTering, at No. 54 Market street, opposite
lierea Hotel. • • no3t3ir
SPECIAL NOTICE.
HARRISBURG POST OFFICE,
November b, 1561
The money order system went into effect on TUES
DAY, November I'. Blank applications can be obtained,
and a list of Money Order Offices that are established
seen, on application at the Money . Order Department
this office, where all in formation in relation thereto can
be procured. The following are the rates or Commis.
stone charged for Money Orders:
An Order not exceeding $lO . 10 cents.
Over $lO and not exceeding 15 do
Over $2O and up to $3O 20 do
No Order issued for less than $1 and not exceeding $3O
Orders will be issued for the present between the hours
of 9 A. sr. and 5 r. m. GEO. BERGNER,
nos6t Postmaster.
A FEW MORE COPIES of the
RUES FOR REGULATING THE PRACTICE IN THE
'SUPREME COURT AND ; COURNOF THE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
PENNSYLVANIA,
Composed of Dauphin and Lebanon counties: Price
$3 50 : For sale at Scheirer's Bookstore, Harrisburg, Pa.
nos
TEN DOLLARS REWARD
WILL be paid at• the Mayor's Office for
any information Which will lead to the conviction
of any party or parties who may be guilty of wifalty,
negligently or carelessly breaking, injttriUg,:defiteing or
disturbing any of the gas posts and lantern; or any of
the fixtures thereof belonging to this city.
oeso-3t-tu&tit A. L. ROUMFORT Mayor.
SATCHELS! SATCHELS!
ALARGE and splendid assortment of
Satchels, together wits, over 700 styles of Pocket-
Books, Wallets. atc., at all prices for sale at Schaffer's
Bookstore, Harrisburg, Pa. • nos
Diaries ! Diaries !
FOR 1.805.
A LARGE assortment of Diaries and Daily
Da. Journals for the year 1865, for sale at Schelfer's
Bookstore, 21 South Second street, Harrtsbarg, Pa.
nos
WALL PAPER ! WALL. PAPER !
A .SPLENDID VARIETY ,of Wall Paper; Borders, Window Blinds and glades for sate wean
at Scherer's Book - store, Harrisburg, Pa., .sigri of the
Golden Bogle. - nob
8 143 trp Tatle., LoulangesilaZarlor Chain, • Marble
COTTAGE CHAMBER SETTS,
In great variety at
JAMES R: BOYD & SON,
no4d4w] New Ware-rooms, 29 South Second et
.A.uction Sale
CAPTURED sTOCK.
TUNDERSIGHED will sell at public
1 auction on
2'UA'SDA I', November 15, 1564,
At Harrisburg, Pa;
SIX JEIUNDRFT) (600) READ OF CAP
TURED CATTLE, more or less,
Consisting of nalleh'eows, bulls, yearlings, and calves:
Sale to commence at 9 o'clock on said day, and con
tinue from day to day until all are sold.
Sir Terms cash in United States Currency.
Ry order of H. A. Risley, Supervising Special 'Agent
Treasury Department. R. C. PARKHURST
,
no 4 Assistant Special. Agent.
Baled° take place at the Harrisburg Government Stock
Yard.
Furs.
Fresh from the Hands of the
Manufacturers.
LADIES' FURS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
HISSES' do • do do
DFIILDERIPS do do do
NO RISK IN THE PURCHASE OF THESE
GOODS. ,
Oonslgned to us to be sold AT THE VERY LOFFERT
CABHPRICES.
CATHCART & BRO.,
No. 14 Market square, next door to the Hanisburg
Rank
IMMENSE REDUCTION IN THE PRICES-,
DRY GOODSI
Nci Goods Purchased before the Pre
sent Heavy Decline:
Goods of all. Kinds Forty per
cent. lower than Cost 'Pri
ces Three Weeks ago.
A FULL ASSORTMENT NOW OPENING,
The Large Auction Sales Of, the Importers
NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA.
CATHCART & -BROTHER.
Na itliarket Square, next door to the Harristitug Bent
odisr2sr • •
•,:,X,XiOriOR'S. NOT/Ca .
TDB' AUDITOR :t o p
poixtted.by the 0141111:tuie
Court of Dauphin,
,uutz; to diehibute.
Red, the bailee 1411=41101.h1t11..—_,..° Len ds .
.3
Oluesbretune, itittruubtnder H of Whnow. we , •T
Nitta townratti; deed; will elerfitheß ll4lo3
fatexeittod at, his ofiloo, fn the city ellezir)ettert.
Weemeed: ay, the sixteenth day of Ifovembiruitc at 10
erroltick A. et; of, w hich they are heretlyutulteil.
ec e •• - (*RAMON, Aulitor
Youday, Oct. 2 4 , 140-dcow3wtolt
FROM