prilojtmac_ _ JAMES P. SASts 131) I DA Aorodba oot a„ .DAY BORNor. FEB. IT. Q= !Y thfrA:e 3 E I It 8 - . t3i4"lll3„„NrAilik' Aszseassirre.—F or many years past real es.te in the Second Was kA s ittphaTithihmtlentissessed:highe r , in prot*titiittolts,. than in any other ward of the cityand itietaeea have been ifiliiiffterrial - iollesi Whiire lots on one side of the at! eat/I that wsrd were valued VIGO to ssoosigher than lots of the Barite Nth** ihffiediately across the , street, in another. Ward. Again other 1 property' in , the wfd was assessed far be, low tiasi g adintnirj _it. This being the year the triettlal assessment the asses. sore haiebeen eoeavorlng to equalize the assessments ins ward and also to make thetiMrietipoWlth other wards. For this purpose th4P raised the valuation of stieh;p4Terty *fluid been assessed below the stanStard and fired a uniform price per fbotito.maint all agree as nearly as pos. s ibleV;:A"day efappsal was then flied and a geiMikartiklerstlo; of ten per cent on all propartylirtee ward asked for. This sp. plicialftio*se tskOn under consideration by tfitOniiiiiiiiiniktiers, two of whom, we unerstand, WOW favorable to the redna.. tion aid ordered the Assessor to make it, but the order was countermanded by the third Commissioner. Another day has been fixed for, appeal, Wednesday next, the 18(1 tut', when every citizen Of the Ward who 'heels aggrieved should be in att qidalice: From what we have learned we believe the assessments in the ward are too high and that the valuation should be reduced. Liar eirlikarr rallikatlea ahILWAT. A bill supplementary to that inoorporat. log the Pittsburgh and East Liberty Pas senger Railwayllas been read in the House of .Hepreituatatbres. It provides that the road shall hereafter be managed by three Directors. elected annually by the stoek. holden; that the company may make a new.contraot with the city for the payment of an annual awn of money in lieu of all s.axea respired to be paid by the original bill= . .tliat'tne . y shall not keep any more of the streets la repair than the portion be tween the ralle—this not to interfere with eziatingoeintraote with the city, unless by ocibu'ittt Of 'Donnell/. A penalty of vs is impolle - drfer injuring the property of the company or obstructing the track and the company is authorised to raise $lO,OOO on the ,portion of sne road between Shady Line and Wilkinstrurg. The fare is fired at Ave cunt/ to Oakland, ten cents to East Liberty and'iliteen cents to Wilkinsbarg. The bill also gives the right of way along Shady Lane to the Pittsburgh and Greene btirrAtrapike. Dr. Gross has also intro dribecl a bilrfor the purchase of the Min ersville branch and the incorporatidn of a odmrany to operate the new road. Bias z ALLEciahax.—About three o'oloek on Saturday afternoon a fire orig. lasted in the second story of a frame build , ing on Federal street, Allegheny, a few doors above the Diamond, the first floor of which. is occupied by a & J. Glasgow, grOkers, The roof and upper story of the Wlditia Were badly burned, but the lower rain Wait not mach injured, nor the goods, most of which were removed to the street. Some of the furniture in the story where the fire origin iced was destroyed. The °Flirts of the firemen of both cities prevent id the destruction of much property, which seemed Imminent, from the fact that all the tattinladitig buildings are frame. The goof of W. J. Gib33eigrocery store,above, also those of Mclntosh & Pitcairn's cloth • Fag store and A Olenehnning's saddler Shop, below, were burned and the houses slightly burned inside, and somewhat in.. Jared by water, but no further damage was dune, The loss is small and chiefly con. fined to the buildings, which will be easily repaired. Tee Mesh s Glasgow lose about poo in damages to their goods . ZOLSNT AIMADLT.-A German resident of the Tnird Ward, Allegheny, John .Efartmee, was ii . .tackod,about wgtzt o'clock on Friday night, while g Ang from a tav• era. on Ohestnnt street, where angry words had passed (about a rarchase of two cows that Hartman had tu...io) between him, Andrew Auberger,his sun and son-in law. and John Fitch. When he saw the party consulting tcgetber secretly he started icitic?, but was overtaken, two attacking him in front and two behind. He was knocked down and badly beaten,receiving Several cats on the head and face and heavy blows on the body, one striking with an Iron bar which he drew from under his isoitt. Dr. Scroggs dressed his injuries, which are not dangerous, though they will tundinwhiarto bed for some days. Mayor Drum has limed warrants for the arrest of Hartman's assailants. Mratas Irrramacizzion.—The product of the copper mints is the.Ontonag.n dish last-year was about as follows: Minnesota Minn, seventeen hundred and seventy eight tons, forty-one pounds; National Mine, nine hundred and forty-four tons, three hundred and thirtraix pounds ; RoOkland Mine, four hundred and sixty seven tons, seventeen hundred and twelve pounds; Superior Mine, forty-four tons, eighteen hundred and ninety three pounds. 4grecitte amount, thirty.two thousand ' and thirty-two tons, eight hundred and t'two pounds. Other mines, estimated two tautdred and thirty tons. Total of the district, thirty-four hundred and sixty. four tons, eight hundred and two pounds It is stated that several hundred tons of the late - fall shipments remained unsold in the hands of companies when the late rise in copper commended, and that a portion --at least of this will probabl,y be sold at pre. sent ruling rates, twentreight cents cash, and firm. :Clotrarisassrrsa Assatrran.—Ohie pa. • kers state that on last Thursday night, Deputy Marshals Hackett, of Ravenna and "Patterson of Otevelsnd, - arresisd at Buffalo, Mabonuig county, John 'Hawn and Peter Ruprlght, two notorious counterfeiters. The latter was captured in his own house, in the act of ;melting , spurious metal In a ladle over the fire. Sundry implements for counterfeiting; and a quantity f bogus dimes, quarters and luslves were found, some - hot from the fire. Hawn was just going to be4,when he was seised. Bogus coin was . fctitidin his pockets and part of a r. .„ die pteiiii,,and In the house other Ins*. Monte of 'the trade. The men are about - 'ratzyears of age, and have, It a suspe c ted, besnlorqr, engaged In the business. Hawn Is a Jarmo and Ruprlght a carpenter.— Both will bl sent to the Penitentiary. ARTZICITB WABD —Who among us has beard of Anemia Ward, the great showman, w - hose letters tioni-Baldhisvile, BD&lu x and other places, have been read and'Yeartild r . publbittei and re-publlehed throughout the length aad breadth of the land? If any be who have not they especially should visit Conoert Hall this evening, for the' original Artemus, whose real name is 0 F. Browne, Bag , (formerly of the Cleveland Rain Dealer, now attuth cd to thecorato locusity Fair,) will there deliver one of theta irresistibly comic lee, tares of hie, whtoh have attracted immense nudeness wherever he has traveled. d.r. -tennis' vein of humor is so generally known and4the4.here that we do not believe the hold all who desire to hear him; theiefire we odium all to go early t o s e , ettreibe best lade. On. Nirosits Bwircap.--/Lsne, Patter son& *lleisacra works, at. Darling% tan, were entir ety ` d atroyed by lire on bust Monday womb*. , The low was bun , . ' • ••••••••• .firoolti two committal:llo Beaver j‘il last week fisr stealing a horse from Lorenzo J. Yolels Mn, of South Beaver 'township. , 4 - - -- • T sint beakiesliemoiLelout.easilettutley 4 1 ‘ ) ,e ai ham. The Theatre will bmed two weeks for repairs, dates I whioh time it will be re• • frisidtpattitat th - OrOagliiy clehtis=l the tteeorajlons renewed. Ali the scenery is bepaftenetied and when the house Is re opened everything will be Mean as a new pin. Mr. Henderson is at Wheeling with his entire compiny and will delight the people of that city during the recess. We can knowingly commend Manager Henderson to onr Wheeling neighboraeas gentleman who fulfils all his promises and pays all bale promptly. He will give them good amusement.l MEATH IN THE UuUral( JAIL. A wo. man nsteod I.l.incy bmitb, committed on Friday by Mayor Drum for drunkenness, then much under the Influence of liquor, died in her cell in the jail at four o'clock on Saturday morning The Coroner held an inquest on the body and the jury found a veraict of death from intemperance.— Deceased was aboat 84 years of age and resided with her husband in Allegheny, where she leaves four children, all young. ........_,_____ Jac "Pour" to WESSLING Our agent in Wheeling for the sale of the Post, is John W. Pittock, q, of this city, who has establishe 1 a branch news depot in that oity. Hs always manages to keep ahead of the Limes and gives the latest news from the East and West—and the people of Wheeling may congratulate themselves on having so Indefatigable a news dealer among them in these exalting times. PROPOI3IID Iticateax number of our Councilmen have arrived at the con elusion that steam fire engines cannot be ruu for $l,OOO each per annum, the sum appropriated, and an Effort will be made a. the next meeting to have the appropriat tton raised to $1,600 each. GALL Aeon-rep.— It m. 0 0. Rigby, I Ito of Tiffin Ohio, has accepted a call from the congregation of Grace (Germ.n k formed) Ohnrcb, corner of Grant and Webster streets, and Will assume his duties at once. SENT TO THE RESIJOB.—Idayo? Sawyer on B,turday committed to the House of Refuge, at the request of his mother, a lad who had been engaged in stealing cigars &0., with others noticed by us last week, blaw BRIDGE COMPANY.—A bill has teen read in the Lsgislature for the incor. poration of a company to erect a bridge over the Youghiogheny river at Layton, and authorizing the Commissioners of Fayette minty to donate $2,000 to the work. THE CASE of Fitaiimmons va Wallaoe's Estate, in the District Oourt, is exciting a great degree of interest. On Friday the court room was crowded with spectators. It will be resumed at ten o'clock this :naming. pHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS ALL STYLES, DlAtillit3 FOB 1862 W. S. HAVEN. ad) CORNISH WOOD AND THIRD STREW 30.31 ft 1101111........-.......---......AM1D1rf 11111311 TOUPH WEB 6 8011, Manufooturers of PANCY AND PLAIN FIIRNITURIS & CHAIRS. WAREHOUSE, 1/16 SMITHFIELD STREET, (between Sixth street end Virgin alley.) DOD PITTSBURG 9. dSlight Cold, . 4 e Wil (P . tuisjharacu4aertizaa ' BROONIAL or Vase oacit, which might ahealced ''.T.Oen with a simple remey, ff neglect e d, ofterb terminates seri° . uglily. Few are aware of the importance 9f etopping a A'aush. or Wash,/ / Odd in its first stage; that whiah :r the beginning would yield to a mild rerruxly, if not attended to, acerb attaeke the Lungs. f-a.ut.re a 4iblandziaWliackeet were first introduced eleven years ago. It has been proved that they are the best article before the public for / P&L:, ic'ataitlth, the Making Cough in ifanattenftiLan, and nurnemava ciffectione cif the Olztaat, giving immediate relief Public Speakers S Singer* will find them effectual for clearing and atr..no - thentng the mice. Sold, 0 . :; all gh - wirgists and Oectlars to ilefecitatn e , at 195 aunts per baz. dire4md t w es. Floe White, Plain and Fancy Flannel Under and °Tenthlite on hand, and made to order, on shortest notion, at R. WILLIAMSON'S,' SHIRT FAUTORY, NO. 4T ST. CLAIR STREET DRI V ATE 0 18EASRti— A. DR. BROWN'S MEDICAL and SURSIOAL Ofllea, No. 60 Smithfield street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Br. BROWN to an old alit. ;.9 sea of Pittsburgh, and has been in Pmotioe for the last Os*. - ,- " , 4;% ass Disease " - Sao Wars . His business has • ' v, 0. been oonftned mostly & to Private i siROW • 0/17» AND enuNeaß In need of a machos] Mend, should not fail k and-ous the sure pima of relief. The Doctor is s regular gewoinstei and Ida expectance in the treat ment ore oertainalase of dummies is a sure tee to the =Harem of obtaining permanent relief use of hie remedies and following hie ad yam. BRI3 never fa ll to DR. onre the worst form of Venereal Die ewes, Imperitien and florefelons Albmtiona. Alec all diseases arising horn a hereditary taint, which manifests itself In the form of a tatter, end 'great many farms of skin diseases. the of Leah the patient is entirely ignorant. persona e° afflicted, Dr. Brown offers hopes era our , and speedy ro ta:l 4)4), n m ,, WISAHNIORI Dr. Frown's remedies for this alarming troabit.. _ too ton often by that saltier? . habit of seesntl on. which the Toting and weakminded often give way to, (to their own dear pat) are the e 7 reliable remedies known in this coon. try—they are WIN Wreaks a speedy restore...las of health. itHEDIUTLEUIS Dr. Brown.' remake laver Dill to care Mb Painful dinette* in a for will wieratit two He also trate Pdea. WNW, 6 ° o "rrb ms Eltristure, Urethal Dincieniyap, Female Weakness, Monti* ehlgiramal Dianna of the Ja L lits tole in Arm, neaten' Patna In the hank end Kidneys, Irrthean of the 41. together with au dimes e Of an moue origin. a letter denautur ogirmyi 010• bl ra, directed to D fitasbingh. Pa, will hotonne= sa ~ OBgit nnmeg,.. Mantillas seat to any rektrin, y planked and, nacre from observati on . °Mee aid Private Hamm, an .4 sileMo 11044/1/411 ST. L)trli, February 16 —Spei:Lai to the St. Louis Democrat. CAIRO, Sunday evening. Commander Foote reached here at 12 o'clock last night on board the gun boat oonnestoga. He stormed Fort Done!. son on Friday evening with the gunboats St. Louis, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Caron• doles, Tyler and Oonneatoga. After fight, lag a little over an hour, he withdrew.— Fifty-lour were killed and wounded. Our gunboat pilots Riley and Hunter of the S.. Louis being amoug the latter. Corm. wander Foote, While standing un the pilot house of the St. Louis, his flee ship, was slightly wounded. The St, Louis 'Neff, hit sixty-one times. Two gunboats were die. able. The Tyler and Connestoga remain ed out of range of the enemy's guns. The line of battle was as follows: The St Louis on the right, next the Louisville, then the Pittsburgh and the Carondalet on the left The enemy's firing was vary accurate They had three batteries, one near the water, one fifty feet above this and a third fifty feet above the second. The upper mounted lour 18 pounders. Tait one was held in reserve until our boats got within four hundred yards of the fort, Our fire was directed principally at the water bat tery. One of the enemy's guns bursted, and a number were dismounted. The enemy could be seen carrying the deed out of their trenches. All the gunboats were left up the Cumberland except the Con nestoga She left there yesterday morn ing. A rifled gun on the Carond)let bursted killing six men. The r idder of the Pittsburgh was shot away. The mor tar boats left here yesterday morning. The above statements of the light were received from gentlemen who were nb.. , ard the St Louis during the engagements. LAI'S& —A. gentleman who left Fort Donelson yesterday afternoon at it o'clock, and reaobed here at noon, says that the fight had been going on all day yesterday. The right wing cf the enemy's fortiii tions were taken, and the Stars and stripes were floating over them. The forces were breast to breast, and the fight wos to be re newed. Dispatches received at headquarters hay that all the gunboats are pretty effectually disabled, except one. Commander Foote was wounded twice, but not fatally. Tne upper redoubt tak- n by our tripe Coln, mantis Fort Doneleon, and Gen, Grant telegraphs he would be able to capture that fort to-day (Sunday.) General Halleck also received a dispatch from Gen. Curtiss, stating that Price's rear guard was ovortan ken in pursuit from Springfield and after a brief resistance the rebels fled, leaving the road strewn with wagons and baggage. General Curtiss reports having taken more preouers than he knew what to do with "It never rains, but it pours." Cara°, Feb. 16 —The steamer littiee]ha arrived here from Fort DOOBllOll, having left the fort at 6 o'clock last evening, bringing the military mail and dispatch and 160 of the wounded to the hospital at Paducah. The fight commenced on Thurs day and Friday. On Saturday the contest was desperate. The Illinois 18. h suffered severely, and the lowa 7th sustained con siderable loss Swan a's cattery which was taken by the enemyses recaptured by our men Two Colonels were wounded and two killed. The loss is heavy on both eider. The upper fort was taken at 4 o'clock and tee Union flag is now floatng over it, O.ir troops behaved with great gailantay. The gunboats St. Louis, Louisville and Pitts, burgh were disabled The Mineha a met the mortar boats at Paducah going Ip. CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—A. special to the Tribune dated Cumberland river near Fort Donels on the 16th, says that the firing commenced again at daybreak and r Lin ued at intervals all dny long, lip to lour o'clock no movement or assault by the land force had been made. Night before laet, an attempt was made by the rebels to take Taylor's battery of light artillery, but they were repulsed by two regiments and driven back beyond their entrenchments. Our loss in wounded is considerable, but not, more than three or four are dangerously wounded. Six gun boats arrived yesterday and commenced an attack on the Fort at two o'clock in the ofternoon, The firing was very rapid and severe and lasted an hour and twenty minutes, when our gun boats fell back. The four iron-clad boats went within three hundred yards of the fort. All the rebel river guns, except six, were tether dismounted or silenced. The first shot fired from the gun boat Louisville dismounted the rebels' 12 8-pounder. The Louisville received 67 shots, two of which took effect, one striking the starboard side of her deck and passing through the entire length of the boat killing three men and breaking her tiller rope a short distance from the pilot house. The rope was then managed by some of the hands when a shell from the Tyler, whfoh lay some distance astern, burst over the Louisville scattering the men at the' tiller rope and so much disabled her steer. lag tackle that the boat was compelled to drop astern. One shot struck the Pitts burgh In her bows and stove an immense hole in her which muted her to drop out of the action. The leak, however, has been stopped. One shot struck the pilot house of the St. Louis, passing through it and between the pilots' legs without injur ing him. All the boats were more or less injured, but none but the Louisville serious ly. There were five killed and two wound• ed on the Louisville. The gun boats will not be in a condition to renew the attack before tc-morrow morning. Inconsequence of the bight of the of the bluffs on which the rebel fortifications are built our guns cannot have as much effect on them as on Fort Henry. Therefore it will require a much larger time to reduce this fort. The rebels have raised the black flag. It can be seen flying from the bank a short lie. tance above here. ALL Plilo3B, -A LBO ST LOl7/8, Feb. 16.—A. Cairo - speciol at the Democrat, says that Capt. Wise, of the steamer Minehaha, reports that the enemy made a sortie from the fort at ten o'clock yesterday morning, drove our forces back three quarters of a mile and captured Bch warta's battery. At pie o'clock our troops rallied, recaptured the battery, drove the rebels before them and planted our Sag on their outer fortifications. A steamer from Evansville brings a report that four of our colonels were killed yes terday afternoon. Among them Col. Jno. Logan, of Illinois. The names of the others were not ascertained. - ertiosoo, February 18.—A speolal to the Tribune, dated Camp near Donelion, February 16th , 6 p. m., says the right - winger our foreetrat-pirt - Donelsorreoms menced on the fort at about noon and have taken the right wing of the enemy'e fortis. ions, Oyer which the stars and stripes I are now floating in triumph. The oppos, LATEST I! TEtEGRAPH. Last Night's News ap to Two O'elook The Attack on Fort Donelson . Desperate Fighting GUNBOATS DISAB=LE - • . lair 'Medalire bow shoat -Went bru it, ready to °yea the *Da vi diketb" Gogh (Aber , at any 'Enameled: LletiV'Odlodel S math, of the 4 8 ;alllitalstwas iiJllett a, d. wo Colonels wounded 6oh warts?. battery was taken thlt morning , but luse beau re taken; Further Particulars of the Hanle at Fait Donelsom. Wasulsceroar, February 16.—The fol. lowing dispatch was this morning receiv. ed at the Navy Department from Flag. officer Foote: FLAG SHIP ST. LORA MIMI FORT DO3l E 1.8027 VI& PADITOATI, February 15, 1862, T. Hon. Gidecns Wale, Secretary of eke Navy . I made an attack on Fort Donelson yesterday at three o'clock p. m., with tour Iron °lel gulboata and two wooden ULU, and alter ono our and a gauger I I severe righting the latter part of the day, within lees then 400 yards of the tort the wheel of this vessel and the tiller of the Lruisville were shot away, rendering the two boats unmanageable. They then irlte,d down the river The two remain ing boats were also greatly damaged be, Listen wind and water. This vessel alone received 59 shots and the others about cell that number each. There were 64 hdled and wounded in this attack, which we c aye reason to supposJ would in fifteen minutes more could the action have been cos/ti LI uEd, have resulted in the capture of I the fort bearing upon us, as the enemy was running from his batteries when the I two gunbeins helplessly drifted down the I river from disabled steering apparatus, es the relieving tackles could not steer they trtrung current, when the fleeing enemy returned to the river battery guns from which they had been driven and again Lotly poured tire upon us. We must have brought over 20 guns to bear upon our boats fr. m the water bat. iery, and the main fort on the bill, While we could only return the lire with twelve L'oat guns fr •nri the :Our b..ats. One rifled gun aboard the Oarondolat burst during ,he a2tion. The officers and men in %bps hotly c qit.sated, but unequal fight, behaved w:tt: tne greaten gallantry and determin ail rn, au deploring the accident which rendered two cf our gun boats suddenly heyle6 In the narrow river nod swift cur. rent. On consultation with Gan. Grant and my own officers, as my services here until we can repair damages by bringing up a competent force from Cairo to attack the tort, are much less required than they are at Cairo, I shall proceed to that place, I Lave sent the Tyler to the Tennessee riv er to render the railroad bridge impassa ble Signed A. H. FOOTE, Fa% officer, commanding Naval force Western division. Washlngtou items. WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.—The Washing ton correspondent o! the New York Times says that Hamilton Fah and Bishop Ames returned to Washington to day and made a report to the Government of their mis •ion to rel eve the Union prisoners In the South. They repaired to Fortress Monroe aryl made known their commission to the con'edtrate authorities at Norfolk, by whom the matter was referred to Rich rocnd. A reply came, refusing the Com missioners admission to the oonfederate territory, but expressing readiness to ne• gotiate for, the general exchange of pria. On Ore. Oar Curnmiaslonera opened negotiations which resulted in perfect success. An equal exchange was agreed to, but the Confederates had 800 more prisoners than We. With commendable magnanimity they proposed to release these also, on parole, if our Guvernment would agree to release 800 of their men that may next fall into our hands. The noble commis, seen of &crater/ Stanton, therefore, has its ample reward. A general jail delivery of our dear boys will occur throughout the South, and will soon be rejeicing lu liberty regained. WASHINGT,N, February 18 —The fol. lowing order was issued today: The President, Commander-in Chief of the army and navy, return thanks to Brig. adier General Burneide, FIT Officer Goldsborough to Brigadier Fetter& Grant, Flag Officer Foote, and the land and naval forces under their reaptotive commands, for their gallant achievement in the cap ture of Roanoke Island and Fort Henry. While it will be no ordinary pleasure for him to acknowledge and reward in a be. coming manner the valor of the living, he also recognises it as his duty to pay a fit. ling honer to the memory of the gallant d ad, The charge at Roanoke Island, like the bayonet charge at Mill Springs, proves that the close grapple and sharp chap steel of the loyal and patriotic soldiers must always put rebels and traitors to flight.— The late achievement of the navy show that the flag of the Union, once horn in proud glory around the world by naval 10.0 A, will wee again float over every rebel otty and rtrongeold, and that it shall forever be honored and respected as the emblem of liberty and union by every land and every sea By order of the President. [Signal] EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. Gi oxorr W swats, Secretary of Navy. Wasnuturom, Feb. 15 —To day a dis patch reached the General ineOhief from General Halleok, at St. Lents, announcing the investment of Fort Donne with a force of 50,000 men, aided be noble fleet of Commodore Foote, antictpa. ting its speedy reduction. Gen. Helleck says that Generals Pillow, Floyd and Buckner are in the fort with a force of 15,. 000 men, and he is evidently of the °pla ten that his arrangements to cut them off from reinforcements will surely be success fu' WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, Feb• 15. 1862 It is ordered, first: That all applications for passes to go South across the military lines of the United State', shall be made to Geb , ral John A. Dm, commanding at Bal. timore, who shall grant or refuse the same at his discretion. Second, That all prisoners of war, and other pArsons, imprisoned by the authority of any department of the government, who shall be released on parole, or exohange, shall report themselves immediately to Major General Dix, and be subject to his direction while remaining in that city.— Any failure to observe this order will be taken as a forfeiture of the parole, or ex. change. The regulation he.etofore exist. iag, which rbquirod a pass oss the mil- tary lin( lof the United St ate to be sign. ed by the Secretary of State, and counter. signed by the General Commanding, is re. considered by order of the Prealient. Signed Et. M. STAryron, Secretary of War, WAkainirrok, February 16.—the fol lowing official dispatch from General Lander has been received at Hesdquara tare : PAW PAW, Va., Feb. 14, 8 P. M. Maj. Gan G. B MoCe•[daft: The railroad was opened to Hancock this morning; also the telegraph. We had an important forced reconnoissance last night, which was oonipleted today. We broke up the rebel neat at Bloomery Cap; we run dawn and captured 17 commissioned offi cers, among them Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, Captains, &o. Weengaged them with 400 cavalry; our infantry were not near enough to support the cavalry, and the enemy were retiring. We have in all 75 prisoners, and killed 18 of the enemy. We lost two men and six horses at their first lire. I led the charge in person. It was a complete surprise. Colonel Carroll,; commanding the 4th or Bth Ohio regime's I, made a very daring and successful recon• noissanqe immediately aftetiseraitto tine get A stow Maio, Frotbingham ifoutid / 4 to great credit for building, under my di.. recaon, In four hours, is the dead of liftbt, a eolemligibAtierast (Aomori, at six/unfrequented mountain road. Twociamprigsef twolhotatand-men each t have, marched, 82 miles, and our 4t miles since tone o'Cliadt yeater. day aftermion,-besidea _bridging the-river. Papers that were taken from our prisoners and uty , own reconniasanoe to tho outh, p rove that this country Ls clear, and Jack • eon and Loring are in Winchester. We occupied the Rit , omery Gap and Point Mille, on the b,4l!rf by information from deserters that Gan. Classotes brigsdemes there, Gel oral Denning has just arrived at New Creek from ittoorileld, forty miles south of Romney. He has captured 225 beef cattle, and broken up the guerrilla haunt the/ o. Two of his men were badly wounded, and we killed several of tLe rebels. The enemy has thus been driven out of this department Fronak D'II now i. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., 1 r eb.16.--Our army under command of Gan. Curtiss, marched from Lebanon on the 151 inst., and form, ed in three divisions, the right under CJI Jeff. C. Davis, the 23 under Colonel Carr and the centre under General Sigel. 84 miles from Springfield on the 121, a skirmish took place between our advance and a party of rebels, in which nine of the latter were killed. One of our men was slightly wounded. At sunset the same day, 30 of the enemy attacked our pickets but were d , iven back, with a loss of three. This was regarded as the commencement of the battle and 200 cavalry and infantry with a battery of artillery were sent for ward. The battery was placed on an etni. fence, corn nunding the supposed approach of the rebels and three seeps were thrown, to which no response was made, and our force retired, having a strong picket guard. During the night continuous firing was kept up by the pickets, At three o'clock in the morning of the 18th our army advanced in line of battle. At day. break the third division headed by the 4th Io wa, entered and took peaceable posses• sin of the town. Price had left at two clock oa the same morning, leaving over GOO of b e sick and large quantities of forage and wagons behind h u m. lie had 12,000 effective troops and 50 pieces of artillery. ;Yesterday evening a battalion of our cavalry captured ten wagons of his train, and last night the firing of the pickets W4B heard iu tea direction of the retreating foe. This morning at six o'olock our whole force fol.owed the enemy. I; is reported that Price is merely falling bees to meet Mclntosh, who was coming up with rein• forcements and on his joining him, he would return and give us battle. The pro babil Liss are, however, that he is in full retreat. People in ands round Springfield express unbounded satisfaction at the ar rival of our troops and general rej g is Insuifmt throughout the Southwest at the retreat of the rebsl4. This expedition will duubtleas end the campaign in Mis , souri. Important Army Order, ST. Luis, Feb. 16.—The following sir. oilier has bean issued from begdquarters : All persons whir are known to have been In arms against the United States, or to ord or have a c tivelyct Laded tne rebellion by wed, are to be arrested. Those who are accused of acts in vlf , latlon of the laws of war, such as the destruction of railroads and bridges and private property. thing into trains, assassination, ika„ pill not be released on any terms, bat will be held for trial before a military commission. Notoriously bad and dangerous men, though no specific act of disloyalty can be proven against them, will be kept in cue, txly, and their cases referred to the 110/710 t3eoding general. Prisoners not included in either of the above classes, may be re leased upon subscribing to the usual oath, and giving sufficient bond, ood se curity, for their future good conduct. The amount of the bond should, in no case, be less than.slooo, and in some cases should be much larger, varying according to the wealth, influence ,nd previous conduct of the party. The security should, 1-, preler ence, too a secessionist. Persons now en., gaged in recruiting for the rebel army, and also those enrolled for the rebel service, will be arrested and held as prisoners of war. In addition to this all property belong■ lag to such persons and which can be used for military purposes such as horses,mules. harness, wagons, beef, cattle, forage, dm will be secured and turned over to the Provost Marshal to be disposed of accord ing to the 3rdere of the Commanding General of the Department. Where per sona who have been in the rebel service voluntarily come forward and take and aubeorlbe to the oath of allegiance and parole on bonds, all propriety not of a military chfr tcter taken from them, will he restored. By order of lisj Gan HALLECIL. oeur.err, finalAajutan (loners! General Helle so issued a general order, the principal point of which is as followe: A request. The Acting Governor o Missouri hereby orders that at all future elections in this State, whether State,mu. nieipal, county or town elections, every voter will be required to take the oath of allegiance, required by the State Convex. Won of October 18th, 1861. Officer. , at the polls will see to the execution of this or der. If they receive the votes of persons not taking the oath they will be arrested and tried for military offense and the elec tion will be declared null and void Generals B. Hamilton and Steele left this evening for Cumberland river. One or two regiments of troops leave here daily for the same destination. IMPORTANT BTATR ORDER All Political Prisoners to be Released on Parole. OFFER OF AMNESTY FOR PAST OFFENSES All Future Arrests to be Made by the Military Authorities. WAN DSPA.B.TIIINT, WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. } NYECIITIVZ ORDZBEI IN HALATION TO STATI PIUMONMELL —NO, I.] The breaking out of a fJrtni.lat; :limn, rection, based on a conflict of political ideas, being an event without precedentin the United States was necessarily attended with great confusion and perplexity of the public mind. Disloyalty, before unsuspected, sudden., ly became bold, and treason astonished the whole world by bringing at once into the field military forces superior in numbers to the standing army of the Unit. ed States. Every department of the government was paralysed by treason. Defection eps peered in the Senate, in the House of Be presentatioles in the cabinet, end in the courts ministers and consuls 'returned trom foreign countries to enter the 'neon' reotionary councils, or land or naval Agee. Commanding and other officers In the ! army and in the navy betrayed the coun.,, oils or deserted their posts fur commands in the insurgent forces. Treason was flagrant in the revenue and the poetoffice services, as well as in the territorial gov• ernments and in the Indian reserves. Not only governors, judges, legislators, and mi etial officers in the ststfe, b" even one after another, With aniin Unity, JD to rebellion. Tis ow was b e h,, gure d, audits con 'ne_ wi th all the States cut off Even Ailtbis;portion of the ° mat loyal, political co 2n try wisioh were bin manna lipllo • pieties ware found farthe: i ing the or,„ • dblialbilt WhileAfralL4P,o4s674l. FOOPPLlMehillifirani.jaill. i:i Ly Or pallidity, or Wein eXassei pumps or 3 ~..,,,- _ ee .r.... .k. • ,p...dirp perverted i 0 neleftbirli f litifil "'face- wave e e CaurO• „._ ~.ie.: e fi i 46010.1.111eRfilttreltrif 204e117Aceta-We found turn th t e ke tt e rr e ' llitifieia;eilatifirfaie ,ee ' of war and cup pilot tie liritlersiergethfetriill: Vitt - E. - 4124L11 StEnERRAtit fiery and naval fortes. Artitileee shye r ' fere .I„,,felilieLo/34X0rielfel f woe. . . tiflcations, navy yards, arseel4"..iallitsl7 mtelte4eilrer4s eet ilt*ll seeetee t 'i; oa 4 fir lie e poste, and gerrison, Otte error mealier wre , ,- , - - Jai tafss aToNAcm; e 3 r,,,, , ,,. betrayed or abandoned to the insureeinis. Oongt eta had not anticipsteiffirurri.feeti - WlLLielf HiteLleleteAttimele l e 1, not provided for the emergency. The municipal authorities were powerless.and inactive. The judicial machinery seemed as if it had been designed not to sustain the government but to embarrass and be. 1 tray it. Poreign intervention was openly invited' and industriously instigated by the abettors of the insurrection, and it became immi nent, and has only et.- Li prevented by the prart,ce of strict red impartial Justice, with tbe most perfect moderaticfli, in our interee urse with other nations. The public mind was alarmed and apprehensive, though fortunately not distracted or die heartened. It seemed to be doubtful whether the federal go vernmeet, which one year ago bad been thought a model worthy of universal acceptance, had indeed the ability to defend and maintain itself. Some reverses, which perhaps were unavoidable, snffe.ed by newly levied and insufficient forces, discouraged the loyal and gave new hopes to the insurgents. Voluntary en listment seemed to cease, and desertions conemeeced. Parties speculated upon the question whether conscription had not sea come necessary to fill up the armies of the United States. In this emergency the President felt it his duly to employ with energy the extra ordinary power which the Constitution confides to him in oases of ineuereetion.— He called into the field such military and naval forces authoriz , d by existing laws as seemed necessary, Ile directed measures to prevent the use of the pe,toffice for treasonable correspondence. He subjected those going to and from foreign countries to a new passport regulation; and he instie felted a blockade, suspended the habeas corpus in various places, and eaused per sons who were represented to him as being engavd or about to engage in disloyal and treasonable practices to be arrested by special civil as well as military custody, when necessary, to prevent them and deter others from such practices. Examinations of such cases were instituted, and some of the persons so arreeted have been diee charged from time to time, under circuutt• stances or upon conditions compatible, as we,, thought, w th the public safety. Mean time a favorable change of public opinior, has occurred. The line between loyalty and disloyalty is plainly defined. The, whole structure of the government is firm and stable. Apprehensions of public dan. ger and facilities for treasonable practices have diminished with the passions which prompted the heedless person to adopt them. Vie insurrection is believed to Ames eufmtwereed and be declining . Tne President, in view of these facts, and anxious to favor a return to the nor rnal course of the administration, as far asi regards faith and the public w,Afsre will allow, directs that all political prisoners or state prisoners,now held in military onsto• dy, be released on their subscribing a parole engaging teem to render no aid or comfort to enemies in host:lay to the United Stator. The Secretary of War w,ll, however, in his discretion, except from the offset of this order any persons detained as spies in the service of the in■ surgents, or others whose release at the present moment may be deemed incom patible with the public safety. To all per. eons who shall be so released and shall keep their parole, the President grants an amnesty for any past offenses of treason or disloyalty which they may have commit. ted. Extraordinary arrests will therealeer ba made under the direotlon of the military authorities alone. By order of the President, EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War F. W. LANDER B^iglither Cieneral Evacuation of Bowling Green; WAssiwoToN, Feb, 16.—The following diepatch nes just been received at head. quarters: LoursvaLLE, Feb 15, 1862. v. Major General McClellan: /Kitchen's division, by a forced marob, reached the river at Bowling Green to.day, and are making a bridge to cross. The enemy burned the bridge at one o'cio• k in the morning, and were evacuating the place when arrived, Signed : D. 0. BtrzLL, Brig -General Commanding Sailed. PORTLAND, Feb. 16. —The steamrr Nova Scotia sailed for Liverpool last evening at en o'clock. COMMITTEE OP AROITR&TION OF BOARD OF TRADE FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH% Wm. McCreary, V. P. J. J. Gillespi J. 1. Bennett, B. Preston, e, James Park. Jr. R 2 v.IE3R .tNT 3EI . PORT OP PITTSBURGH. Franklin, Bennet, BrowARRIVED. nsville. Gallatin, Clark, Brownsnlle. CoL Bayard, Peebles Eilsabe Emma Graham, Ataxia, Zane/I'llle lL J. T. hicComba, Galhoun, Wheeling. J. W . Hallman, McCarty, Louisville Clan Poe, Poe, Cincinnati DARTED. Franklin, Benn etßrownsville. Gallatin, Clark, do CoL Bayard, Peebles, Elizabeth Minerva, Gordon, Wheeling Tyooon, Dean, Ed Loma Bay City, Anawalt, Louisville lowa, Moore, do I:lncline, Woodburn, Gallipoli" Lisste Martin, Brown, Zanepvthe gar The river—last evening at twilight there winadaont}itxteet water In the channel. The weather during the day was cool. stor The packet Emma Graham, ()apt &Vans, will be found at the landing this morning She will return to Zanesville, at s p. m., Tuesday. NIL The eteamere lowa—Tycoon and Bay City lett on Saturday with taw tripe. am, The steamer Argyle, ()apt. Jacob Poo, will be the next boat for Otero and tntarma diate porta. seh. There Is a liberal demand for steamers at. Cincinnati, for government purposes. _ _ - lie- We were pleated to gee an excel lent likeness of our esteemed friend, Oept. It. (X qrs% Ia Moltaddett's window. It Is one of -4316 g glom' beat, md does eretla to the artist and the ,gyp It will be seen by reference to our advertising oolu r a+, tilt Capt. Britoil's splendid steamer Florencse, is announced for Cairo and lilt Louis. We take pleasure In recommending th's boat. stir It will be seen by reference to our &drumming, commas that the packet John T. Ito. Combs Is offered for sal* on reasonable tenzuh She Is • good boat Tee only reason she is offered for sale, is the ill health oration Monowbs. Mr The favorite packet St. Louis Captain Reno, is annonneed for Cincennati, Louis- Tilley Evansville and Cairo. She will fro lento with dispatch. aim. The, punctual steamer 714VW est So. 9, Captain Evan; ia summed far Clued/mat aadLoaLmlle on gib day. Paaaangare and ahip• pars will beargn• M Mind. Arne H Lorena, he 4. di.pateb for St. For Cis Evar Lo. [For Marietta, Gailipolid. Par., y kereburg and Portsmouth's - EVERY TUESDAY, 10 A. M. T 11 E FINE PASSEN HER steamer. J. B. FORD, ' W. H. Herr, commander, leaves as announced above. For freigre or paaaage apply on board.. JOHN VLACH, For Marietta, and GEMVoile.' EVERY TUESDAY, 4 P. M. 17.0.Ep:i8nTIvAliemti,,Etr,R I),. B , O rlaw lElC re t ar i nc ; ; A t Gaithsolis, making weekly trips, leartn&P.Reter-,. every WEDNESDAY at 4 o'clock, end re leaves Gaillpolis every FRIDAY ate o'clock.' nol6 D. tI. L For Beaver, Ste benvilla and . Wheelie g. • THE PACKET STEAMER, J. T. APOOMRS,Thos. Calhoun. Commander, leaves for the above ports Monday, Wednesday ad Friday a 12 AL For trelglat or pass.a n e 'apply on t board or to del4 LC:K:II4.IRa & Ck), Water street. For Marietta, i'ar,kersti pad Gallipells. r -• • as . ctu-ut tiAnthbAy ram*. FINE SIDE WHEEL • - JL Almoner UN - DINS:Ik oodburn, corn. mender, le,ves Pittsburgh every nat. arday at 4 p. m . returaißg leave-. Gallipol o i," every lboaday at 10 a. m. For &MO.. or mango applyAn board,or to framin • WILLIAM HAZLETT' Has opened an office at NO. 94 WATER STREET - Where he will trana:tot &general Steamboat_ from sta bnatnnsa, and would solicit a stutra of patronage mmoat men. n03041m WILLIAMS & ORVLS' UNEQUALLED DOUBLE THREAD FAMILY SE WING MACHINES. Price $96 io SW according to style of Oaldnet. ,,,, fdarite Sale t Rooms, No. 12 FIFTH STHEETs WWI" These Machines are tuiriraled fOr the With which they exectheall kinds of Work of a complete machine. They combine druateloy, with noleelesa action unaltaintki - aby other machine, while In chemises they kWh*, Anal. All Machines warranted an' dkept rep* Oil• year free of change. LILLY!' & STRAIN, Bole Agents for Weadorn . Pe o. 12 Fifth atreet,earner of Markets P itta' • b aallazY STRALN, Iffanutsalurata of andliiie for sl% Wholesale an d Retail,kindardSandMl MACHINE Iv BIDDLE& Y LILLE Err=: N 0.1.2 Fifth street, earner it ` AGENTS WANTED. foanaeot V - uw 1.9 Ti&ItGET BAB before the „LI GAlNS—Uarin adv great g purchased =lnd 1//1190911 ance, nd as I elotdareht my winter stook, I hive marinaded tile bestbrinds of and Dark Brown Calicoes et I.lsinsintalpir yang Bleached and Unbleached Medina leasithan wholesale primes one yard wide Unbleached-Ma. lin 040, worth nt Canton Flannels and thw.beei Paper 'dueling 143 Shirt Fronts and IrtabrUastr cheap Hoop Skirts beat quality. Pantheons will do well to call and Bee, et No. 95 Market streeklbe. tweet Fifth and Diamond. last H. J. WHOM OWEN BYBEE, MERCHANT TAILOR 49 St. Clair Stmt. Gentlemen's Clothing (made to order~ FOR CASH. 041AVING RETURNED FROUNar YORE, with a eholoe stock of-1014111% hiRREO3 and VESTING% which canlerrate. abased at prices far below the usual Mae. • 3 • aalp-Great Inducements offered to cub buyers. segitLim LATE STYLES Of WATER GOON J-CTST 21,1i3033X-VM113,- WE are now openin a onoioe - EtaCik ' y V of Winter lard create/eat of 8 0 AND talimre,which we hatter ourselves wEll be eAual to any lasonexast to be fountMesthr West They will be made up to order in a gape:nor sillesed at pekes to suit the tames. We would respect/hay Bolen an early call from our pstromP ited , ltre publie 941117. L GRAY MERCHANT TM - MS No. 19 Filth StirveiN.'%:.: --BOOVZira. GRAVEL. CEMIENi.: 0 A Nve.ss RooPrICA DONE ON sawn NOTION7t And is the most darablelommor. HIVING THE MOSTCOIdtTEM, workmen in the oily, who Mlthestitthi to business, we Can safely o,stk - 40' as cheap, end, if anything, better than anr tr, the atty. RepWrion Ilona with _and care. Materials for sale *Oh sarthelastredir o . Enquire at Te BMITHFIBLDNIMNEir.4.- 'B. Villitaki. TEEPH BURMITED — WO. BY THE USE OF AN,AP " - Jur whereby no diusw or galmido behlierel used. Cold weather is Cie time when 'Mt tas can be used to its best sdrantsies-AIWA sentlemen and thee.? &wellies ham their WS ap muted by my proems, and are needy to terdififas to tbe safety and painlessness of the opener -hot ever has been said by persons Utterer sorting the contrary basing no knoW Moores. /81rABTIFIC141. TIMM Wert, B. 017 Dr tiol 4 I TaLs HOMAS FARLEY URNITURE ADD No. lad FEDERA ki elnotte s OttpV ONDERTAJELNO, will hav' prompt faltevenrytht, Alowlea, For Vineinnatkand iamissinarc'7,,,; . . ~.. , ,.,1 . ' 1. 1 02-:l ~ , , . PUtei TUESDAY, FEBRUARY DX " , .,.., , i ~ .c.,;-- w ** . ~ , ~, •,..- , 4 7 , c - . 1.:.:a2 frii E splendid , passenger ataanter KEY WEST,W-Sk Evans, 445 ,, commander. ~ ,,.,„,„,„,,.,.- 1 _,...,..._ wieV r Far fr. ignt or parreaccerspif on unowarpr,Wt ors - fen J. &MVO( di oltaitu. 4, ArtvArri , f, ... L ...., - - - ..i-0 f .7 ForVineiinuati, Gimist ii. , -4- , --, vai ns v illecaint;oooVttll. . ~... i . TUESDAY, 10 A : ,. Ikli- - - , : 4 ':'• 11 Fn4 rFIEt E FAVOICb'EPOSEEK ,4i. ,L GER steamer SAINT . LOUIS,- rccis. , A 8. Reno, commander, 104788 all:, .. :-.. - ~....,„.T. aLova. For freight or paeaay to anply on boanteriiil4: i -, --74.-v3 MI MCOLL1018401.,:of gun/ fen and J. 13. LIVINGSTON,AIIO,4pIIOL- F CI 1 -. LI ' InitilisitifiC: * or ne itna , . , 2.. Evansville and Bt.f.Lontia4.4.. THIS DAY, FEBRUARY 17, bk - o‘..ilfv - -- , L :E.q.'ir rri HE FINE STEAMER 711 .I.n oma orrs, c.Ei..t4issiV, - ' ~r.,; - commander, will leave -for ' the - above and Intennedlate porta. - - - ..+.•.' Fcr tor ppseaße ottlwkinta k A;fail4,lX E , - For Wheeling .. . Isuri-'-"tlilKoht-tow,t* -- Marietta and Gellintiliti.:7' -4. ' -.„.. ci - 1.4.1a THE FINE STEAMER' - ..L. LJZZIE MARTIN, D. T: ' ' --' ' 644 Brown:Comm:oder. Will leirreatdo - Port EVERY SATURDAY at A p. rn, for the anore'end intermediaki ports. - Itaiti , nik ,rag ate will bare ZaaitiVide iLVEBY TUKSDAYLIte Ba. tn. • . For freight or parmAge apn'y °a board on to ----.. E. a. PLEBOE.& 00 4 Zineavabk_ _..:. . -- ..,_,-7 fe4 or d. B.LIVINGaTON A CaiPittabatridlwwW. ______________ !'Regular Tuesday Packet Atrip- r .. Marietta and Zanesville .-' ",-, PliE fine paseenger steamer EMU a GRAHAM, Captain Km- on roe avers. commander, leaves Piaci bburaild every Tuesday, ed , 4 o'clock P. Ettv - Mt. -;• Zanesville every Friday at a a. or. For fret ;it o ctai , sage apply on board, or to J. ii.idivuomosi a Co., Agents Pittniairtak, r '~ r :-~=.~ ~t
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