ttt vatriot 'anion.
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 22, 1863.
O.• BABBITT & CO., PROPBEIT9RB.
Cliommaidettione will not be published in the PATBIOT
ND Demi unless accompanied with the name of th
anther.*
DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS.
POE" CIOVERNOIt,
NOM GEO. W. WOODW ARD,
Or THEGADIBLPS/A
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,
WALTER H. _LOWRIE,
OF ALLEGHSFY COUtin.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY NOMINATIONS.
ABBBffigtil,
J. WESLEY AWL, Harrisburg.
CHAS. H. ZIEGLER, Reed .township.
sultan.;
JOHN RAYMOND, Middletown.
COILIkTY COMMISSONER,
T. A. HAMILTON, (3 years.) Harrisburg,
JACOB B1;101, (1 year,) Upper Paxton.
RECORDER,
JAMES HORNING, Jefferson.
TausußEß,
DAVID lIMBERGER, Lower rtaxon.
DIRECTOR OF THE POOR,
JOHN BUCK, West Hanover
VDITOR,
JAMES M'COKMICK, Jr., Harrisburg
TO DEMOCRATIC EDITORS AND
PRINTERS.
..ta?""IMPORTANT NOTICE.—Many of the news-
papers in the interior of the State are printing
the name of our candidate for Supremo Judge,
"Walter B." instead of Walter H. Lowrie,
which is the proper way. This mistake, espe
cially if carried out in the printing of tickets,
may be the means of depriving us on the count
of thousands of votes. Let editors and printers
at once look to thie, and print the name here
after WALTER H. LOWRIE.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMIT-
[MI
The several County Committees of Superintendence
are requested to communicate the names and post office
address of their members to the Chairman of the State
Central Committee.
CHARLES I. BIDDLE, Chairman
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMIT-
TEE.
Rooms 144 S. Sixth Street, Second Story
Chairmaas--non. CBARL ES - J. BIDDLE.
Secrstary—Jsmse T. BHUNK, Esq.
Treaseret--Col. WILLIAM H. HsIOE7.IIQS.
The officers are in attendance daily at the Committee
Rooms
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS.
Tuesday, September 22.
Eason, Lawrence county
Centreville, Bedford c .nasty.
Worts' :ton, Armstrong. coney.
EEEEEi
Washington liitukto, Whitopsin township, Montgomery
county. [ro be addressee' by lion. Wm H. Witte.]
Benton, Columbia county.
Oxford, Chaster county.
Clintonville, Veining° county.
New Briditeport, Bc4lfer4 county,
Wallick , s, York county.
Friday, September 25.
Cookstown, Fayette county. [The several meetings in
Fayette county to be addressed by Gen. Bohn
Dawson, Bon. Samuel a. Gilmore. Daniel Heine,
ism., Col. T. B. acaright, John Fuller, Rao , C. N.
Boyle, Esq., Wm. M. Playford, Bag., and othere.]
Saturday, September 26.
Fysn's Store, Befforti county. rro be addressed by
Bon. A H Coffroth, Hon. Wax_ Bear, G. Span&
Ent_ IL V_ Myers and john Fulmer
Monongahela City, Washington county.
Perryopolis, Fayette county.
Pleasant Grove, Washington . bounty.
Marshall's, Dover, York county. (Evening.)
Pottstown, Montgomery . county_ [To us *dares/tad by
Hon_ chair W_ Carrig:in mad mH, Witte.
Siebhill, (Leone county
Monday, September 28.
Stroudsburg, Monroe county. [To be addressed by Thos.
• J. Miles, Hon. W. A. Porter, ead others.]
Fletcher's, Bedford county.
Belknap, Axles - Wag county
- Tuesday, September 29.
Middleboro; Snyder county. [To be addressed by Hon.
Wm. H. Miller, Hon. 'Beater Clymer and Hon Wm.
B glee.]
Tease, Armstrong county,
Wednesday, September 30. •..
Uniontown, Fayette county: . [To be addressed by 7z-
Goy. Bigler Hon. J S. Black, Hon. Blaster Cly
mer, Hon. H. D. Forster, Hon. Win. Montgomery
gad others. . • .
Bloody Sun, Bedford county..
Thursday, October 1.
Vochnin's Mills. Washington county.
Union Grove, Washington county.
Buss Vista. Redford conoty.
Hntstown, Berke county. [To be addressed by Hon. J.
Glancy Jones one J Lawrence Ge s. of Reading; in
the iloglish language; and W. Rosenthal, of Read
leg, A..L. Rube, .12Pg.. of Allentown, and Mr. D. B.
&thinner, of Langmuir, in a osmium.]
Lewisburg Union county. [To be *gemmed by Hon.
Wm. N. Witte, Got. Kane and MM. Cites. W. Car
rigan.]
Friday. October 2.
Saitlick township, Fayette county.
Pleasantville, Bedford county_
Saturday. October 3.
Plough TaTern, Berke county.
tiant , s School Rouse, Fayette county.
Prosperity, Washington County. ,
Himbleville, Chester county.
Bowman's, Lebanon county. [To be addressed by Hon.
Wm- H Wise.]
- Newtown, Backe county.
Woodbury, Bedford county.
Poffe, 'Fork county.
Bellefonte-, Centre county. [To be addressed by Hon.
Wm_ H Witte, Col. B. P . Hans and 8- H. Reynolds .1
Tuesday, October 6.
Indiana, Indiana county. [To be addressed by Hon. W.
H. Witte, Ex Governor Bigler, Hon. theater Cly
mer, Hon. John L. Dawson, It L. Johnston, Eng
Hon_ H. D Faster, and other eminent speakers.]
• Thursday. Ottobei 8.
Carlisle, Cumberland county. [A grsnd rail; to be ad.
dr seed by Ea-Governor Wm. Bigler, Hon. Wm. A.
Porter, Hon_ Chas. W. Carrigan, Hon. W. H. Witte,
bee. Northrop, Esq.,ll'in. A. Y. Parsons, and other
distinguished speakers.]
Downingtown, Chester &levity_
Doylestown. Boas county. [To be addressed by Eton.
Chas. W. Carrigan ]
'Kittanning. Armstrong county.
Powell's. Bedford county.
Friday, October 9.
sprin g ileld. Fayette county.
Bowser, Bedford county.
Saturday, October 10.
Yellow Tavern, Becks county.
Dawsonla Station, Payetto musty_
Hatboro>, Montgomery county. .
Selinsgrove, Snyder county. [To be &Premed by Hon.
Wm' H. Witte, Geo. Northrop, Esq., and Hon. C.
W. Carrigan.]
Tinlotui.Duoks county. [To be addressed byßr.Ridge
au anon_ Chas_ W_ Carrigan.]
Monday, October 12.
Beading, Berks woozy. -
Preystown, York toasty. [Evening.]
Very Candid.
The Philadelphia 'Dial astonishes us by a
single candid sentence, the first we have dis
covered in its !columns. It says;
" Were we inclined to injure the govern
ment, it would not be by voting for Judge
Woodward."
Certenly not—sud not one of the 275,000
freemen of Pennsylvania who intend to vote
for Judge Woodward have the least design to
"injure the government." Their object is to
Save it, not injure 9r 4tetroy,
That 6 6 So-called" Loyalty.
In a speech which he made at'a recent Abo
lition meeting in Pittsburg, Gov. Curtin said:
"I cannot understand that so-telled loyalty
which claims to be faithful to the Government,
and yet attache the President," 84.
Secretary Seward seemed to inderstand it,
however, when in a diapatch addressed to Mr.
Adams, our Minister in London, in November
last, he said :
In this country, especially, it is a habit
not only entirely consistent with the Constitu
tion, but even essential to its stability, to regard
the Administration at any time existing as dis
tinct and separable from the Government itself,aud
to canvass the protteedinga of the one, without
the thought of disloyalty to the other."
This is the opinion of William H. Seward,
Secretary of State under Mr. Lincoln, the
second man in the Administration, a man of
far higher political distinction than Governor
Curtin, and presumed to be a more discerning
and able statesman. He thoroughly compre
hends the distinction between the Adminlitte
tion and the Government, and therefore admits
the existence and purity of that loyalty which
our obtuse Governor "cannot nnderstand."
But there is a reason for everything, and
therefore for Gov. Curtin's inability to "under
stand" what Seward so clearly perceives.
Gov. Curtin "satinet understand" the loyal.
ty which clings to the Constitution and sup
ports the Government rather than the Presi
dent—who is the mere agent of tbe people,
selected by them to administer the laws for a
specified term—because it springs from a sim
ple devotion to country, (a feeling unknown to
him and his school of politics,) and le not paid
for in gold "or its equivalent"—the only re
ward of such "so-called" loyalists being the
consciousness that they serve the cause of
liberty by upholding the institutions under
which it exists.
It was not to be expected that his Excel
lmey., or the party of his Excellency would
"understand" such disinterested loyalty .as
this. H,is instincts and theirs enable them to
better appreciate that other "so-called loyal
ty" which springs from the hope, or 'rather,
certainty
. of a more substantial return, and
expends itself in vociferous professions of de
votion to the President, because he carries the
keys that open to his servitors the doors that
lead to preferment and wealth.
Unpurchased and unpurchasable loyalty to
the Government, which is the beast and very
essence of Democracy, is a mystery to Gov.
Curtin and the brood of cormorants who have
selected him as their representative man. To
them it is an insubstantial shadow, which
they cannot grasp and hanile ; in every re
spect unlike that gilded loyalty—which they do
"understand"—the riT99990 of which can be
fingered, jingled in the pockets, invested in
real estate, used in the stock market, or placed
in bank to the credit of the depositor.
We are not in the least astonished that Car.
tin "couldn't see it."
Curtin's Corruptions.
Every one familiar with publio affairs either
knows, or has very strong reasons to suspect
that the administration of Curtin has been most
have managed our State affairs since January,
1861, were made known, the public would
stand aghast at the extent of the corruption
practiced by them. The testimony furnished
by the public records and that voluntarily
added by some of the leading presses of the
Republican party,' shows Curtin to be false,
dishorest, and in every respect unworthy the
confidence of a high-minded people.' .We have
already re-published some of this testimony—
enough to damn Curtin and his administration
to eternal infamy in the estimation of every
honest man who is not a narrow-minded, big
oted partisan—and now the Philadelphia Erie -
fling Journal declares that it has Mill other re
liable evidence of yet unrerealed corruptions,
which throws into the shade all exposures
hitherto made. We.may say truly of this gen
eration, as it was said of the ancient Jews, if
they 'believe not the testimony already before
them, neither , would they believe if one arose
from the dead.; but still there can be no harm
in accumulating facts to make the guilt of Cur
tin and his abettors clearer, if possible, than it
already is ; and we have no doubt that it is
the duty of the Journal to make a full exposure
of the-feats which have come into its posses
sion, no matter how many in 'or out of public
life may flutter under the blow. If, as the
iliuruel alleges, (and we do not doubt it) it "hes
evidence at hand" to convict Curtin " and some
of his brokers" of "manipulating certain bills
in order to fill their pockets and defraud the Com
monwealth of minim' of dollars," it cannot be
laid before the people a day toe soon ; they
are entitled to know it, and should have the
benefit of it as soon as possible, in - order that
they may have ample time to consider it de ,
liberately and pass judgment upon the princi
pal transgressor, who is now loudly calling
upon them for their votes. The journal say!
" The facts may bring grief to the hearts of
some parties who are not in public life ; but it
is due to the public that the corruptions of
Curtin's administration shoulckhe ventilated.
We cannot remain silent when a man who hag
been guilty of such shameless corruptor as we
can fasten upon Curtin is seeking to perpetu
ate his.reign of plunder, and when his parti
quip are prating of the purity of his patriot.
ism. The vague charges made by the Pitta
burg Gazette and other Abolition papers,
against the " Soldiers' friend," respecting his
shoddy transactions, are trifling matters com
pared with some of his of practices not
connected with army affairs."
Sound 'Views of an Abolition Press
The Bt. Louie 4tvieger, a very ardent Ger
man Abolition paper, expresses the following
sensible views on what should be considered
now, but, under any circumstances, must be
fore long ibecome most momentous . questions.
If these views were seconded by the Abolition
preen generally, we should soon arrive at the
end of our difficulties and.rejoice in s restored
Union and all the blessings attendant upon
peace. The Anzieger says ; •
gg We are of opinion that the President was
not in a position to make other use of Wood's
statements than be did. But another question
is, whether the time has not come now, when
the close of this fratricidal. war may be hast
ened by measures'of mildness and conciliation,
and thus the restoration of a Union, which will
deserve that name; be made possible. We an
swer this question unhesitatingly in the af
firmative, and hold the following propositions
self-evident, needing no further proof
, 1: A general amnesty applying to all ex
cept the leaders, will sooner or later beoome an
indispensable necessity. If proolaithed now,
or as 8001 tic pnesilqe. it ota, •
wear, n e rebel leaders in Richmond,
and si..l qu eas much in ending the war as a
half dons u victories.
2. The execution of the Confiscation Law
against a people counting many millions is a
matter of impossibility, and would be regarded
by the whole civilized world as an unheard-of
barbarism. This law, also, can only be ap
plied against the leaders, not against the masses
of the people. Besides, it must not be over
looked that the Constitution of the 'United
States permits only a confiscation of the prop
erty of condemned traitors during their life
time. liencemonfisoation, if carried out, would
it is true, do - an immense damage to the per
sons concerned, and Would destroy the whole
social order of the South, but would not be of
any advantage to the United States Treasury.
.‘ 8. The validity of the Emancipation Pro
clamation of the President, and its efficacy,
after the close of the war, must be decided by
the Courts. The President has recognized this
distinctly in his late letter, and the most in
fluential Republioan Convention which has
lately been held—that of the State of New York
—has wisely limited its action to a recognition
of the Proclamation as a war measure. We
are of the opinion that slavery in the Southern
States will irrevocably fall in consequence of
this war ; that this institution is even now, in
point of fact, set aside, and can never be re
stored. But, constitutionally, this institution
can only fall by the authority of the several
States. as it can only be the province of sepa
rate State legislation to regulate the labor sys
tem of the negroes after the abolition of sla
very has been effected and a new order of things
introduced.
:4. We are, in regard to the President's
Proclamation, and the moat difficult of all goes
tioni—that of the readmission of the Southern
States into the Union—completely of the opin
ion that there are no other concliiions for the
restoration of the Union than the Constitution
of the United States.
THE PRESIDENT'S "1 EBB FEET."—The Pre
sident, in his Springfield letter, said, in allu
oiou to our iron-Ciadl end gunboats
"Nor must Uncle Sam's webbed-feet be for
gotten. At all the waters' margins they have
been present, not only in the deep sea, the
broad bay and the rapid river, but also up the
narrow, muddy bayou and Wherever the ground
was a little &imp, titty have been and made
their tracks."
Upon this the Peoria Morninor Mail perpe
trates the following
We have no eagle—change is there—
Abe swapped our bird away;
We have no eagle any more,
Bald-headed, kiimk or gray.
Abe swapped away our glorious bird—
Got oheattd like the deuce
The talons for the web-foot went—
The eagle for the goose:
THE UPPERMOST QUESTION OF THE Dar.—The
following dialogue occurred the other day be
tween it gentleman
. residing in Washington
city and his friend Out west, whom he is visit
ing
Host--Well, how are you getting along at
Washington, anyhow?
Guest—Oh, pretty well. We have plenty of
greenbacks. I live near the Treasury build
ing, and, from my window, I see a horse and
cart back up every morning and go away with
a load of them for the different departments
during the day.
Host—Well, but what do the Administration
and people think about affairs now ?
Quest—Think 1 Why they think if that
'old horse' was to die, the Government would
go to the devil in no time.—Cincinnati Inquirer.
Tan New York Sun, a neutral paper, leaning
toward the Administration, if . in *DS-volitioal
prOCltitutsurula
(I Coming as it does on the eve of great Union
victories, at a time when we were led to believe
that the power of the rebellion bad been tho
roughly broken, it does not yet appear that
any sufficient grounds exist for the exercise of
this extraordinary - authority. 44- * It
may atom) off a decision on the constitution
ality of the conscription law, but it will not
strengthen the effeotive power of the ertmern
went. Partisans and politicians may rejoice
at this measure as contributing to the farther
ante of their respective schemes ; but qua pa
triots will regret that the Administratio e should
dorm it necessary to interfere in an degree
with the liberties of the people in o der to
carry on a war undertaken, for their benefit
,and in the interests of humanity.
"UuexAmiled Pro'speriti.9o
The following is one of the many e
of the existence of that state of "une
prosperity"which the Abolition paper
us the country is now in the enjoyme,l
"The 'loyal' State of Maryll
this year but 5,000 hogsheads o
which is 45,000 less than the usual
NEWS OF THE to
BY TELEGRA
GREAT. BATTLE-GEN. ROSEC
VEN BACK TO CILATTAN
FAIT/MAU OF 'FRE BLOODY BAT
19rir.
Louxsyna.u, September o
—Our , army, under General Ro
been badly beaten and compelled
Chattanooga by Bragg, - with boa
ments from Lee, Beaurogard a
The military occupation of t
lines will prevent the transmiesio
lara to-night.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 2L—A specie dispatch to
the Commercial, gives the followid; account of
the fight on Saturclaj: The bat 6 opened at
11 o'clock, in the - vicinity of wiew Glenn's,
on the road %Win; from .111!Lamie's cave to
Chattitnooga, and soon became keneral the
ta i
Early
Me rebels made n
in the action impetons
charge on the famous! Loomis ha try ; five nt
enemy mac cenvering the troops ely.
of six guns were captured. C t. Van Pelt,
commanding the battery, was n prisoner.
At 2 o'clock the contest was to fie ; the roll
of musketry was far more contin us and deaf
ening than at the battle of Ste a River.
At 2.40 p. m. the division on
ing hard pushed and broken, ri
order. Col. Barnett planted hi
soon checked the pursuing enero
were &iron in - disorder on the
Gen. Davis's division was drii
heavy loss, and every gun of t
battery captured, when his
pushed the enemy back and re-
Reynolds lost heavily, but stub
ground, driving the enemy, b
his lines. Palmeralso was ov
failed to got off him whole ha
guns. Van Cleve, after fighti
his ground and was oierwhelm
gain his position
Our line, pressed severely, ered, and tike
rebels, esul,ing over their aplrent success,
made the air resound with chits. • They ad
vanced along the whole line, el when within
our fire, the musketry rolled fl!ri right to left,
and, about 5 o'closk, the fighyg was terrille,
The General grew anxious, the wounded
poured in, and the rebels /acrid steadily , up,
nearer to his headquarters. t he new forces'
were opposed to them, and fiin this time till
dark the battle raged with desitctive fury.
At dusk, the , firing havinelmost ceased,.
the enemy threw forward MI, troops, and
again engaged cur right-, Ttaction tenant
general, and, until long after trk, raged with
fury. The battle, thus far, lb been a bloody
one; our loss is Very heavy, it ther,prisoners
say that some of their regimits were almost
•
round as wben the action began. We have
captured several hundred prisoners, many of
whom are from the east: We took ten guns
and lost seven.
ARRIVAL OF TEE HECLA"-THE IRON-CLAD RAMS
TO BE DETAINED—TIII.GRAND DUKE MAXIMIL•
DIAN STILL UNDECIDED, ikCs •
31"nw You, Sept. 21.—The steamship Veda,
from liierpOol on the afternoon of the Sth in
stant, arrived at this port this afternoon.
It is stated that the British Government has
resolved to detain the two suspected steam
rams in the Mercy. The statement that the
rebels intended to employ negro troops was re
ceived with distrust, and some of the journals
regard it as a confession of hopelessness, while
others consider it a masterly stroke of policy.
The European politics are unimportant.
The Morning -Post says there is but little
doubt the two suspected iron rams at Liver
pool will be detained by the Government, un
der the foreign enlistment act; it is neverthe- .
less contended that they were built by order of
a French house, under a contract with the late
Fe.,ha of Egypt, but the present Pasha repudi
ates the contract. The accusation is that they
are intended for hostilities against a friendly
power, and a court of law must decide upon the
question of their detention or release.
Assertions are again pet forth that the Grand
Duke Maximillian has concluded to accept the
Mexican crown, but the of oial Vienna papers
represent the matter as still undecided.
The French .pamphlot, referred to by the last
steamer, is said to have been issued at the ex
pense of Erlanger, the Confederate loan con
tractor, in order to bolster up that speculation.
BY THE MAILS.
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
LEE'S ARMY. IN LINE OF BATTLE.
WaituirVOTOT, Sept. 19.—A1l the Richmond
p.pers of the 16th and 17th (Wednesday and
Thursday) received here mention that Lee's
army has been line of battle for some days
between the Rapidan and Orange Court House,
but seem to intimate that it will remain on the
defensive. This would seem to indicate that
Lee is not strong, and is accepted as confirma
tory of the reports that troops have been sent
bouth &Gni Virginia. •
ORDER AGAINST VISITING. REBEL HOUSES.
The following general orders have been is
sued to the Army of the Potomac;
Ilnanqumerens, llrft CORPS, Army of the
Potomac, Sept. 15, 1863.—The general com
manding has learned that a number of officers
frequently visit the houses of inhabitants that
are known to be rebel seceseloniete. Such
visits are dangerous both to the safety . of the
army and the officers themselves. It is known
that,- through friendly conversation informa
tion has been-given to the enemy which other
wise could hot have been obtained: Such via.
its, therefore, must be discontinued:
By order of Major General Howann.
T. J. PALMER, /thing Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Gen. Meade hag issued an order prohibiting
newspaper correepondents, from bolding any
communication with prisoners of war, or to
seek information from guides, scouts or refu
gees coming front beyond the liueo ; end also
forbidding correspondents or other civilians to
accompany or remain with cavalry serving in
front or on the flank of the army.
REPORTED POISONING OF THE FRENCH MINISTER,
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.—The steamer
Golden Age arrived last sight with dates from
the City of Mexico via Acapulco, to August
10th. The substance of -the news is that the
guerrillas who occupy the main roads to the
trains.
provisions. The communtca ton with vets
Cruz is constantly interrupted. The guerril
las have occupied Jalapa and Orizaba.
Saligny, the French Minister, has been poi
soned, and was dangerously ill in consequence.
i11E1212
The ship John Kay has arrived from Kana
gawa, with dates to August 10th.
Japan continued unquiet. A British fleet of
twelve vesseie sailed for the western shores of
Japan, to finish the punishment of the Damios,
who reeently have been taken to task by the
American and Freseh men-of-war. •
NEw 'loan, Sept. I9.—The gale held up a
'little last night, after dark, but to-day it is re
newed, in part, with rain. The freshets in
the interior have done much damage to the
railroads and canals. The mail and express
trains last-night were all detained two and a
half hours ty n flood eight miles above Sche
nectady. In the Pennsylvania coal region the
flood has been very heavy. The Delaware Di
vision canal has suffered severely. A number
of bridges in the vicinity of Mauch Chunk
were carried away, and the loss will be large.
EABtON, Sept. 18 —lt has rained here all
day. The rivers are rising rapidly, and much
damage is apprehended. The Delaware Di
vision canal is badly 'damaged below here, and
it will take a week at least to repair it. At
Mauch Ohunk we' learn the trestle bridge of .
Douglas, &tear • & Co., the bridge of A. W.
Leisenring, and the new county bridge above
Manell Chink bat/ been Imbed sway. It i s
reported that the coffer dam above here has
been washed away. No damage to the einal
or railroad above here has been reported up to
8 o'clock last night.
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FAILURE or THE SUPPOSED TEPAN EXPEDITION
TYPO GUNBOATS DESTROYER—RETURN OF GEN
FRANKLIN'S
,FONC.ES
By arrivals at New York from New Orleans
on the 13th, we have full particulars of the
failure of Franklin's expedition.
The expedition of the 19th Army Corps. un
der the command of Major General Franklin,
which left New Orleans on the 4th instant, re
turned without aceomplishing the objeot of its
mission, viz.: the occupation of Sabine City,
located on the right bank of the mouth of the
Sabine river, a. point of great strategic value,
it being the dividing line of Texas and Louisi
ana. The city is about 43 miles from Galves
ton by land, and 60 by water from Houston,
and 280 miles from the mouth • of the Missis
sippi.
It was the intention of the expedition to
reach the point of destination, by midnight on
the ith, and the attack was to take place at
three or four o'clock int the Meriting of the
Bth. With this object in view, the vessels
moved on their Way, piloted by the gunboat
Arizona, Capt. Tibbits, followed by the trans
port Belvidere, Capt. Fleteher, having on board
the gallant General Weitzel, and the members
of his staff. The blockading vessels stationed
off Sabine Pus was the first object, and the
fleet sped swiftly on. No vessel appearing in,
s i g ht up t 0.3 o'clock on the morning of the
Sth, its was evident the fleet had sailed .a con
siderable distance past the point designated
for attack, owing to the absence of the block
ader.rignialtwa design , owing
and
too he late delay o
f toee: carry out
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th e
o
the etteniy a *nee for more vigorous de
fense. • .
e centre be
tested in dia.
battery, and
who, in turn,
anie ground.
or r a h e n B e l it b y e h h a eh ek l- i r ici er a l d o l d l wi rallied
oh
i never leaving
helmed, and
7, losing two
gallantly, lost
, failing tore-
' in the °nurse of Monday night the' entire
fleet gathered in the vicinity of the Sabine—
The gunboats, and vessels of the lightest
draught crossed the . bar, and preparations
were made , for the attack, Captain Crocker, of
the Clifton, was to feel the enemy, uncover the
batteries and ascertain his strength and ,posi
tion. Generals Franklin and Weitzel exam
ined the shore of the pass to find the most eli
gible point for landing the forces. The Clifton
steamed up the pass, occasionally 'throwing
Shell frOm her rifle guns at the only work visi
ble—an earthwork of six large guns. No reply. .
r ,Rden. She teamed within gaey range of
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JAPAN.
THE STORM AND FRESHETS.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
the fort, and received no response. She then
returned to her former poeition without thaw
ing the fire of the enemy:
When the Clifton returned, the order of bat
tle was immediately arranged. The gunboats
Clifton, Arizona and Sachem, were to engage
the enemy'ir• Works,' while the Granite City
was to cover thlianding of a farce of 500 men
of General . Weitsea's division, selected from the
Port /lighten -heroes, and composed of two
companies of the 165th New ' York, four com
panies of the 161st New York, and a detach
ment of the 75th New York regiments under
command of Captain Fitch of the latter regi
ment.
About 4 itchick p. m. the gunboats steamed
slowly forward, the Clifton advanciAg directly
toward the fort, followed by the Granite City
and the transport General Banks. The Sachem
and the Arizona steamed eff to the right, run
ning'-nearly in front - of the battery. The face
of the enemy's work was about 150 Yards in
supposell, 'to be open at the rear.
The Clifton opened' the engagement with a
shell from one of her large pivot guns, which
burst inside the enemy's works, raising a aloud
of dun ind 'dirt ; instantly another shot fel
lowed.; than the Sachem opened a broadside
from her guns, next the Arizona followed.—
The firing,was excellent; from thirty to forty
shells had exploded in the fort of the enemy.
Not a shot had been fired in return--not sol
dier nor a civilian could be seen—the only
evidence that the neighborhood was not de
serted was' tbe movement of a couple of steam
ers vibrating between the city and the fort.
Presently a heavy shot was fired at . the 4ri
zona,. passing over her; soon anoth'er was di
rected it the Sachem and at the Clifton, but
without effect. '
Soon the oonfiilfrmame general and stormy,
the shot and she from our vessels making
terrible havoc in. 'the parapet. Just as the
Sachem was passing out of range and victory
accord about to peach on our flag, a shot hit
her amidships, rendering her neeless, her flag
was 'lowered, and The enemy concentrated their
fire upon . the Clifton, whose gallant officers
and men fought' bravely until' a shot passed
through her boiler, and she' was 'compelled to
raise the White flag. The Clifton had, beside
her crew, seventy sharpshooters on board.—
The Sachem had a detachment of thirty sharp
shooters'. Five • soldiers, one sailor, and one
signal man escaped down the beach from the
Clifton. ,Thanumber of killed and wounded
net'is noirn. The loss of the enemy must
have beau very, great indeed, for their works
ware eaiePt'over ! arid over, through and
with shells from our gunboats.
•TheAllitionie s heinennequal to the contest,
fell'back, and , the - order was issued to the fleet
to withdrair. The'expeditionreturned to'Now
Orleans Sept. 12, with.its designs 'prostrated
at the feet of adverse circumstances. In num
ber and armament the naval forces proved
clearly inadequate for the work they were un::
expectedly called upon to perform. The enemy
were 'plentifully supplied with the heaviest,
siege guns, while. our trio of gunboats had
been extemporizMl from ferry-boats. Doubt
less the attempt will be renewed. From the
iron ela4e et the disposal of Gen. Banks a fleet
can readily be dispatched to the scene of the
repulse, which will crown with success our
deepest anticipations.
TEE OVERLAND MOVEMNAT.
Immediately upon the departure of the naval
expedition, the corps of Gen. Washburne *as
conveyed over the Opelousas railroad to Bra
',hear City, while Gen. Herron moved up the
Mississippi by transports for Red River. We
have as yet no advices from the land forces.
Conjecture points to Opelousas as the destina
tion of the latter division, while Washburne is
doubting intent upon a pecond conquest of the
Teche region. A portion of Ord's corps are
encamped at Ship Island.
The. Tribnne's special, under date of New
Orleans, 13th, says:
*Rion that Ifidrbeltfr nfieirctit 'Wright&
desiination not stated.
We now know enough of that expedition to
know that it was not, as your correspondent
from Vicksburg supposed, against Mobile. We
know further that for the time being that ex
pedition was a failure, a repulse, "a surprise,"
as some of the officers who' have returned to
town say.
All our sharpehooters on• one of the boats
were captnred,,and it was only by prompt and
rapid movements that the Commanding,Gen
eral Franklin, managed to get away. -The loss
4r THU is small, and the eunboate were but
poor, miserable Wogs but there is no satis
faction in letiing 'the rebels 'destroy theiii for
fun. Many of the officers have returned to
town. What will be the next - move remains to
136 . 80 04. :
. WASHINGTON /TENS..
• CAMTION—A FRAUD. .•
IVANUNGTON, Sept. 20,--"-It is proper the
public should be cautioned against bills pur
porting to ,be upon, the "Government Bank,"
which unplincipled persons are attempting to
, put into circulation. They are dated nt,Wash
ington, and purporting to be ' `payable: on de
mand," and, being of a greenish color, they
are liable to be mistaken by the unwary. for
the old issue of :United States notes, most of
which have been redeemed and cancelled by
the Treasury Department. It is said they have
been passed quite extensively about New York.
No such bank exists: An office, with the sign
"Government Dank," over its door, was some
time ego closed by the Provost Marshal of the .
War Department.
TUN NEW MEXICAN MINISTER.
A new miniitter, representing the Juarez gov
ernment of Mexico, has arrived here in the per
son of Gen. Cortez, Who was presented in full
court dress to Secretary Seward, yesterday.
His mission is said to have as its principal
object the formation of an alliance with tie
government against the French invasion of
Mexico, and not an alliance against Mexico, as
erroneously stated in a previous rumor.
RECRUITS POE THE POTOMAC; ARMY.
Nineteen hundred drafted men, substitutes,
and deserters, arrived at Alexandria from New
York on Sunday evening for the Army of the
Potomac.
'M ON rsitionmlia nf LIBBY . PRISON.
An inmate of the Libby Prison writes, on the
Bth of August, that five hundred and twenty
of our officers and soldiers are quartered there,
and that they are as well and comfortable as
could be expected tinder the circumstances.
FROM CHARLESTON.
GENERAL GILMORE 8 13 07 - 8/EGE PROGIIESETEG
rAVORADLY-RIBEL MAGAZINE EXPLODED.
The steamship M'Clellan has arrived at New
York bringing news from Morris Island to. the
16th.
General Gilmore was busy mounting heavy
guns at Wagner and Commings' Point, to bom
bard Charleston city from, and was somewhat
annoyed by the rebel fire from James Bland.
The essualtiee on the Union side were few.
Sumpter was• yet in the hands of the rebels.
The siege was progressing favorably. -
On the morning of the 15th inst. the maga-
Zine Of one of the rebel. batteries on Sand
Point, near Fort Johnson, exploded with ter
rific violence,desttoying the battery, guns, etc.
ELECTION NOTICE.—An election
will be held at the °She of the Inland:Telegraph
Company on Third street. on the 6th of October, for the
Purpose of electing President, Lireinors, Secretary and
Treasurer to serve the ensuing year.
Harrisburg, Sept.l4th-lwd I STAULS, Secretary.
.
• •
IArANTED, by the first of October, a
HOUSE, with Nix or eight roome,,within four
squares of the Postoffice. Rent•uot to exceed $166.
Address BOX 67, R. 0. . 4,64841wi1t
FOR SALE.—The house and lot, situ
-12. &tell on the corner of Second and North etreete j in
the city of Harrisburg . Title indisputable. For Dir
ther information.epply on th e preedno,
Fackler- ' • - scp2-3wdr.
Ntai 2Ztutttigement.z:..
FOR SALE.-;--The subscriber wishes to
sou at private sale his entire stock of Candies,
Toys, TrnttP, kc., itc., of his store in Fourth street
near Market, Harrisburg Alro the right of keeping
the stand on the pavement in Market street near Fourth.
For ttrms inquire at store. P..TEAbIETTX.
Sep 22-tf
ILL FE SOLD at Public Auction,
at the Government Bakery, on Tuesday 22d
inst., 350 Flour Barrels and a lot of condemned Beef,
Ham and Pork. Terms cash, in Government funds.
Bale to commence at 10 a. m.
CHARLES B. ROBINSON,
Captain and C. 3: V. S.
Sept 21-ltd
PUBLIC SALE.
In pursuance of an order of the Orphans' Court, will
be sold at publie ease, on ositurday flae 10th day of Oc
tober, at the Court House in the eity of Harrisburg, at
2 o'clock p. m., a valuab'e lot of ground, situate in the
city of Harrisburg, it being lot No 13 in the plan of
lots laid out by Aaron Bombaugh, commencing at s post
on sokert's lame and lot No. 12 ofsold plan; -thence
along ilaid lot two hundred feet to Waft as alley ; thence
along south side of said alley twenty feet to tot No. 14
of aforesaid plan, thence along said lot two hundred
feet to EckerVe lane; thence along said late to place
of beginning; it being the property of John Ciirtie, de
ceased. .
Sao to vanknioneo at two o'clock, as above iltate,
when the terms and conditions of said sa'e will be wade
known by
sep.2l-4t
TED,—Several Wood . Workmen
• at once at the EAGLE WORK e.
sep 21-3 t
WANTED.—A Wood Planer at the
lop 21-3 t EAGLE WORMS.
DR. J. C. HOYER,
OFFICE IN WYETIPS BUILDING,
In room fornierly occupied by Dr. Carman,
CORNER OF MARKET STREET AND MARKET SQUARE'.
sea
VALUABLE PROPERTY AT PRI
v V ATE SALE.—The subscriber will sell at private
sale that valuable Tavern Strnd, situate on Ridge Road,
in :he Sixth Ward, Harrisburg, corner of Broad street,
being 28 feet in front and 72 feet deep. The improve
ments are 5. two.story frame Tavern house, with three.
story ba building. 'Hydrant water in the premises,
and other conveniences. The property is calculated
either tor a store or a hotel, being eligibly situated.
For terms apply on the premises to
HEN tY BOBTGEN.
ILsicaraiinto, fispisMbar 1E6.4
P. 13.—The subscriber will also sell a fine sis year 011
horse: and family carriage; having no use for the same.
sep 10-tf •• B.
13UEHLER HOUSE,
HARRISBURG, PA.
• This ola established House has undergone extensive
iniprovemente, and been thoroughly renovated and re
fitted:,
It is pleasantly located in tile heart of the city, in
easy access to the State . Capitol and Public bromide.
EX • For the accommodation of our guests, we hale
recently commenced torus a Coach to an d from the Rail
road. in this manner unp/-want delay t.t leaving th : :
Depot for the Hera will be avoided, and much move
these af f orded guenls for totals when leaving the House_
Intending that the BUEHLER .1101JESIS shall be realty
a home-like resort for the stranger and traveler we re
spectfully solicit a continuance of the public patronage,
G.EO. J. BOLTON,
Proprietor.
OeptlB•dVm
MOUNT VERNON HOUSE,
Second Street, above Ailicb,
PHILADELPHIA.
A. F. BLAIR, PROPRIETOR,
seplsJ Late of L Surf House,” Atlantic Cry. OS=
MOTICE. --The subscriber, on North
. street, between Spruce and Filbert, cleans, re
pairs and fixes up Clocks. Satisfaction guaranteed.
sepidaula C. D. WALTERS.
PROPOSALS FOR HARRISBURG CITY
LOAN.—Sealed proposals, endorsed "Prop
els
Financefu r llay
Committeerisburgelt of
the
Cm
City Ln an," o will
m b o e nc
received inneil o
by;
the City of Harrisburg, until Thursday the first ,
deLoL , Oc_tober Test,
e‘ e.
j k i
a re re . : t o ora h loan fai
rh o:
credit andrisponeibllity of the t aid city; to he
secured by coupon bonds, dated the first day of
October, 1863, and payable in ten years after date,
wlol.'interest at the rate of six per cent., pueblo
semi-annually from that date.
Proposals will be received in sums of one hun
dred, five hundred or one thousand dollars, for the
whole loan or any part thereof, at par or any pre
mium above that rate. The Committee will award
the loan, or any part thereof, to the highest aul
'best bidders on that day.
T. ALLEN HAMILTON,
JOHN STA HL,
ezo J. SHOEILIKEIT,
Finance Committee.
HARRISBURG. Sep. 14, 1853. oatc3t
DIIBLIC SALE.—WiII be Fold at pub-
Ho sale on Batt day,
: October 10, 1863, at the late
residencePrederiCh Keene, deceased, in Lower Pat
ton township, Dauphin county, on the road leaditz
from Moireknown to Harrisburg, on the Jonestown
road, six miles east of Haralsburg and al , out two miles
from Liogelstown, the following real estate, viz: 83
acres of land, more or less, thereon erected a Two-story
LogHdnee and Barn ,• an orchard of choice fruit tresi,
and agood spring of never failing water, are on tha
property. and a running stream of water passes through
the land. Any, person wishing to view the above pro
perty can do scr by calling at the late residence of Frei.
crick Keener, deceased. Bale to commence at 2 o'clock
p. m , on said day, when attendance will be given dui
condi Aons Made known by
Eept 15-lart3w
A DMILNISTRATOR'S. NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that letters of administration
have this day bcfrn granted tci'the Undersigned by the
It egigter of Dauphin county, upon the estate of Daniel
Breimier, late of AVM%) 19FDPhip l in said county, de
ceased. All persons having claims or demands mins:,
said estate are hereby requested to make known the
game without delay, and those indebtei to said estate
are notified to make immediate payment to
JOHN HOFFMAN, administrator,
aug27 l -lart* jeffereces toweabip, Dauphin co.
A UDITOR'S NOTICE.— The Court of
lA_ Common Pleas of Dauphin.cottntv has appointed
the subscriber Auditor to distribute the rr oney in the
hands of the Sheriff, arising from the sale of the real
estate of Valentine Straw, of ascii-eon township, to nod
among the judgment oreditons of said defendant. and
the Auditor has appointed Monday, the s:h day of 0:-
tober, hext, at his office in Harrisburg, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon of said day, as the time and place for ma
king sa d. distribution when and where all perama in
terested axe notified to attend.
JNO. ROBERTS, Auditor
Eepteriaber 188!3-14dlsw3w
UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA,
lIILADEDPIII A
Medical Department.
NINETY-RIGHT a bESKON "(1863-434.)
WILLIAM GIBSON, M. D, Emeritus Professor of Sur
gery,
GEORGE B. WooD, M. D.. Bmwitng - Professor of Theory
and Practice of Medicine.
Samuel. Jecusos,l . !!l. D., Emeritus Professor of "esti-
Lutes of Medicine.
HUGH L. HODGM, M. D., Emeritus Professor of Obste-
trice and the Diseases of Women and Children.
Joasrn Comeott, M. D., Professor of friutcria Meads
and Pharmacy. '
ROBERT E. RoositS, M. D., Professor of Chenibtry.
JOSLYN LBWS; D , Professor of Anatomy.
HENRY H. fIEVEN., M. D., Professor of Surgery.
WILLIAM PEPPIDI. M.D., Professor of Theory and Trite.
tics of Midicine.
F. GURNEY ,EUITEI, M. D , Professor of Institutes of
' Medicine.
It. A. F. PENROSE, M. D., Professor of Obstetrics and
the Diseases of Women and Children.
jOIIN g. rAVIAIID, M. D., Demonstrator of Anatomy,
The Lectur .s of:the Session will berfp on the scam'
Moneasenf October mad c ore on the first of March.
One Tntrodnotory will be delivered to the Course.
Clinical Instruction le given throughout the Session,
in the Medical Elsa by the Professors, and at the Hos
beds, instruction is free.
pitala At the Philadelphia Hospital, containing 571
Military Surgery and Hygiene will to fully taught by
the appropriate chairs.
The Dimming /looms, under the superintendence of
the Professor of Anatomy and the Demonstrator, are
open from the middle of }Wernher.
The Room for Operative Surgery and the Application
of Bandages, dce., is open early in September and
throughout the Session, under the supervision of the
Professor of Surgery.
Surgical Demonstrators, (1 S. Breuer, H. D.
H. Lima tr.ODGE, M. D;
Fees for the Lectures, (each Professor $l5 ...... $ lO5
Matriculation see, (paid once only,) 5
GraduatiOn tee SO-
B. X. DOGDRS. M. D.,
Dean of the Medical Faculty.
University Building.
Saurret. PRICE, Janitor, Unitierdity Building
. P. S.—Board may be had at from - $2 50 to 50 per-
Week. sepl2-doeut4o
JOHN MAGLAUC ELLIN,
Guardian
Da. D. C. H ILLER,
Executor