~~1. '., C . ~ j .. Y _ 11~ :.r( i .w h v. - ~ . ~ '.y .. ~. • Wirral* ariMEITNEFOILI. 4'004 NO:7CW pq.....PAR1CA0W,1 4 11114 YORK; and STATE r'NEMmiunaiiir snots ibr the Dall 7 11 'and livea pots In those aitta; and are t Raa. au -0 or as at tharizad to take Adverliaamaata andflationa ontienan - •-- - ' 14CORPHANiS' FAIR, OPEN EVERY EVENING AT - , " 4 00NOEItT HALL, FIFTH STREET. d c 203 ADMISSION 10 OREM. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. 24. CITY <1 1631 ORROOD NTELLI(OO.II , I THE Deli:menu:7 of the Third Ward will meet at the , honse of john Daffy, on Wed ' nesday evening, the 24th, at 7 o'clock, to !place alicket In nomination to be balloted ' for on - Friday, the 26th inst., between the hour, of '8 and 7 o'clock. B. STRAIN, for Committee. , - Advertise for the Ho'Mem up;Vire 'need make no apology tor urging on our -.patrons the benefits of adverti• sing, Particulary at this time, when - every one is *lke field with something for the holidays. Of course there will be great competition and those who let the public know Whire they are and what they have te }mil will reag the largest harvest. A judicious expenditure for only ten days will surely more thnn.repay itself in this: while it may multiply itself a hundred fold. Every one who has.tried system.thel of holiday advertising feels its goed effects and those •who have not tried rehgeld--.lase no time in so doing. Our cOhimns are open to all legitimate'adver deers ateasonable , rates. • • Chg./lamas Coining, ;Everything about us indicates the ap proach of Christmas, and unless appear tutees are very deceptive it will be a mer rier o ne than our staid city has witnessed fore ; tiny, years. Yesterday , from early morning until late at night; the streets were literally everflewing_. with- dadies young and old, making diem 'purchases for the (holidays - And ,Fifth street, the great centre, was almost impassible. The toy shopa and confectionery stores were com pletely overrun and dealers informs us thatriotwithstandiag the cry of hard times, their; sales are much larger than usual at this : heason. 'And we believe them, for everyone we:meet, seems to be carrying one or :intire bundles, which surely con tai n something nice for the little ones or something pretty and useful 'for their , elderi And while preparations are being made for niOnallygladdening the hearts, of all, creature comforts are not forgotten, and the requisites for making good cheer on Christmas As) , are abundantly provided. We d'oppectinto the market house yester day and were utterly astonished at the mountains of poultry there offered for sale. . n ._. -" 0 Turkeys of the largest dimensions, ducks '""--ef thi fattest kind, chickens and geese ad libititinfijlekeyeryinch of available space. We 144 about, to speculate on the fate of all this, Clo.juitouu vtoultry, but when we saw the c _.: :sapped-up, at high ' prices , , almostl without question, and car ried ollto grace some sumptuous table, our wonde vanished, and we began to believe that ,II wever incredible the quantity of poultry' brought to market, or however high the pries, it would find buyers. Some bought two or three tnrkeys—one for' home±the others to be sent to the son, 1 brotherior husband in the army—that he, too, ma enjoy the festivities of the holi day season in spirit and in substance. We hope noneof the poor fellows may be for gotten had that they may be in a condition to enjoy, themselves to-morrow as far as practicable. To-d the - rush upon the streets will be even greater, and the dealers are mak ing preparations accordingly. Their sea son is a short one now, as, although they will be kept pretty busy until after the new yea , comes in, the bulk of their trade comes before Christmas. So, ladies, make the bestjuse-of your time. Be sure and make al; hearts at home joyous and do not forget the'suffering poor, to whom a small gift of tgeaubstantial things of this life will pro e most acceptable. There are widowerand oregano of-dead soldiers and destitut families of living ones to be pro vided hi .and all should do their part, i l cheerfu and liberally. Let none say, two dayit hence, that.they did• not, so far as possib e;-'spend 'spend "a merry Christmas." 0, Thief•Dhieovered. Since:the arrest of James Henderson, cotemit* ' for trial a day or:two since, charged!With participating in the robbery of Mr. David Sims, Third. Ward tax col lector, Mi. D. S. Murphy has seen and cognizetthim as one of two men who, as he believes, robbed him of $4O in money some tiOer since.' Mr. Murphy, alleges that Henderson and another man came to his store, corner Fifth and Smithfield strrets, slake ten days sinceriand on of them tool! him to the windo* to prite a - hat, while Henderson remained near the stove ancticlose to the desk, from which he disciveeed, soon after they left, that forty dollars was abstracted.-- Mr. Murphy recognized Henderson as the man who" i stood near the desk, bat there was nothlng, found upon him to make his guilt certain . An information was, how ever, swOn to and a commitment lodged against ldenderson for the larceny, but his conviction! is a matter of doubt. His an. complieels' believed to be the same person who aided him in the Sims robbery, by entertainineMr.S. while Henderson ab stracted th! i e valuables. Probe ~ e• - Drowning -of a Pitts 14r - burgher. The New 4 ; Orleans True . Delta, of the 10th, has the t following: Much concern as bean 's' elt among the friends of Mr. Louis HA W atson, , on account of recent rumors Of' Ilia having met his death by drowning.t '. , From these rumors it appears that Mr. Watson i a and four other gentlemen left the vicinity of Madisonville, about the 20th of 114 month, in a skiff, to cross the lake on the way to this city.. There was a good dear„: of rough weather during the night, and thereis every probability that the ocoupacts met a watery grave. Mr. 1 Watson *ill: f; during the past year, Con stable of, Oii• Third Justice Conti. He was a =tufa considerable reputation for sagacity. '".His manners were quiet, ap proaching Mven.to taciturnity; but he was esteemed among his acquaintances for warmth of friendship: and other good quali- ties. Mr. Watsoni was' a native of Pitts burgh, or that vicinity, wheields relatives reside. He resided fur a time at Cincin nati, and was, in former years, connected with the steamboat business between that place and,'Netor Orleans. Hewes a promi nent Odd -F ellow, and a Past Grand of Orleans Lge, No. 11. • D`- oris Soldier. Mr. Cher es -. Marshall; late of company A, 109 d Pennsylvania regiment, and who was dischliiied 'en account of hopeless in• ablity, diediat his father's residence in Al legheny city, on Sunday. The deceased was frequently importuned by his offi cers to ac4ept his discharge previous to his returiliiimeibut he Invariably refused to do so, until all hope of his recovery was gone. "CussuwAtici " returns his sincere thanks to 4 . 0. David McKee, of Allegheny City, for the very .p!ilateable present of two jars ofgelegant pickles, and indulges the hope thT- her fair hands may long be sparato fi' up such relishes. Calendar. The jail'Wender for the December term embraces Airenty-two cases of larceny, three of rine . two of' b l itilarYi.tw..° 4 13 - r an . Unions misc hi ef ; and:,'othitticar rata:43lli bigamy, asOltilt and battery with intent to kill, receiving stolen :goods, petury, dia• orderly hoi4e, obtaining boarding under false preteu and assault and battery, one each. :' .', - ' , 47.11-T, :-.'1',ic.:0:i.01.1--f -~ ' -=r +:,r-:ry - 1 • „. 0 -0 144 MO ntir#:', We shall certainly have -no lack .o In addition tothe'Stellnrittraction at the "Theatre, h e : have Opera TrOupe•at.„Masonic. ~ the Ophane Fair:at Ocincert Hall. the , Union Museum at Nortoreli Hall' nd Triinbles•Varieties, Pena street. Every eveiting . Fifth street is crowded with amusement seekers and all can gratify themselves according to, their fancy. Of course the. proprietors will all reap a golden harvest to- morrow. ' I . - The talented Holman Opera Ikonße I are delightingcrowded houses at Maisome I Hall. Last night they gave us Cindrella I for the second tune and itbide fair to have a run. Miss Sallie is allnished vocalist and rendered the :difficult music df the opera in a 'manner that elicited enthimias tic applande..: The Infant Julia is a per. feet;„ prodigy'. . -Master .Alfred is undoubt edly the finest drummer we.liave-yet heard and is fairly,entitled to be called champinur and Master Benjamin -seems the very in carnation of fun. To-night they give a grand bill, and on Christmas afternoon there will be a performance for families. We understand from Mr. Parkes, their business manager, that a large number of seats are already secured for Christmas afternoon - and evening. • Our readers should bear this in mind and be on hand for one of the beat and most fashionable entertainments of the season. Miss Charlotte Thompson. Althongk the attendance was not as large last evening as the occasion deserved yet there;.was a critical and appreciative' audience 'to witness the first appearance this season of Miss Charlotte Thompson. The lady should - ::feel flattered - by - her re ception, as she was called before the cur tain at the close- of the first act and made the recipient, of a boonet—ir'pitch of en thusiasm rarely reached by our iindemon strgive people. Yet her merits fully entitle her to, all the honors that can be bestowed upon her here, as she stands to day in the front rank of female dramatic artistes in this conntry—if not at the head. The play was the Hunchback, and we can only sa3r_ofv.hliss Thompson's Julia that it could not have been bitter, and such was the unanimous verdict of the auditory. Further we say to all, go and see this blooming and charming actress. She appears to-night as Madeleine, in the Foundling of Paris; the "Beacon 'Light" closes the evening's performance. Butchers' , Convention. - A convention of the ° butchers of the North is called Ito meet at Baltimore on the 6th of Janaury next. The object is to recommend to, Congress a more equal mode of taxation under the excise law and to adopt measures to prevent ap6culations in fat stock, now carried on at the ex pense of the consumer, ' Oar city will, of course, be represented. , Mayor Alexanderyesterday committed Samuel Johnston to jail, charged with as sault and battity., on oath of Wm. Owen E vans. W. T. Hughes' has also been committed fdr trial, charged with assault and battery on oath of Charity Hughes, his • mother, whom he _struck upon the forehead, in flicting a severe "wound. He was, of course, intoxicated at the time. • • Sixth Ward Alderman, 1 Mr. Joseph At 'Butler ; tax collector is t spoken off as the probable candi ate for Alderm a n, on the Republican ticke in the Siith Ward, and will doubtless sec re the nomination. 1 • Well executed ss's on the Commercial Bank of Albany, ; altered from sl's are in circulation. They may be detected by the description of the plate for sl's which differ essentially from those for the higher denominations. Tipstaven Appointed. The foliowing Officers of the Crimina Court-have been appointed for the Deeem _her term : Crier—J. W. Patterson Tipstaves— Robert Neille, J. Larimer, J. C. Smith, David Caldwell, M. B. Hartzell, Wm. Nesbet, Wm. Charlton, S. Irwin, James Graeey, James Sharp, William Bowden. he New Pantomime at the The managenient; of Trimble's Varieties have been engaged for some weeks past, preparing a newpantomime for the Christ mas holidays, which will be presented foi the first time this evening, with - thc aid of new tricks, scenery,' &c. The piece will be produced at considerable expense, and 'should not fail to be well received. The celebrated pantomimist and scroblit, Mr. I Harry Leslie, will sustain one of the Kin ; ,cipal characters, assisted by the charming 'sisters, Augusta and Marie, and the *hole of the popular stock company. 1 In the afternoon at 2 o'clock, Mr. Leslie will walk from the roof of the Varieties to the roof of the St. Clair Hotel, on a rope stretched across the street, at an elevation of fifty feet. Miss Mollie Fielding, the celebrated can tratrice, wtll also make her first appear- • ante in this city, this evening, in several songs. The'Bakerstoivn Riot Case. The Court of Quarter Sessions was cc cupied--during yesterday with the Ba kerstown riot case, taken up on Mon day. The defendants are Freeman Jones, A. Black, J. W. &igher, Win. Stoup, Joseph Rougher, James Bougher, Andrew Haiper,,John Flick and John Allison and the - .prosecutor Charles Gibson. The dif ficulty out of which the ,prosectitiori erase occurred on the"9thlif, October, at a_Dettv. ocratic meeting,' lield - 'near the prosecu tor'S store in Bakerstown, during one of the addresses, and resulted in severe in jurieii="to Mr. Gibson. The case went to the jury in the afternoon, but no verdict had been rendered at adjournment. Round Jewelry. Jet, pearl, diamond and solid gold round jewelry, • double and treble silver plated ware, fancy articles nide-of solid gold or silver,,,.bronze clocks, gold and silver Watces; sterling; silver spoons and Forks and• everything kept in jewelry establish.' meats, in a larger ~variety- than can •be seen anywhere in th'e city, at Messrs. Reineman, Meyran do Beidle. Surety _Curies. Judge Stowe yesterday held a separate Coml. of Quarter Session and disposed of a large number of surety of the peace cedes. All matters of this character will be.finished up to-day and interested, p.p. ties should take notice . IE I I.IO of Carpon 011. The followingare the: rates for carbon oil, at the Aidesco: Oil Co., for to•day "l B y: By the car load, 70 cents p*Sr gallon. In smaller quantities 74 " - This is free of charge fot4iliiktigfAi• Christmas • lireieitta...- , • If you intend making apresent,' usu - on Bown & Tetley, 188 Wood street, did see the latest styles of skates forldadieland gentlemen. They have a full supply of those most in fashion at the skating ponds in NeNi York. Those in want of books and jewelry , for holiday presents shouldi call at the branch o f, New ;Yorks Gift • Book store, No. 118 Woodstntet, where they are giving splen did gits,Vorth fro'm 60 , cents.to one Inn dred dollars with each book sold. A fresh supply of splendid photogfaihs, al prime just received at greatly reducedprime . •.SggSSSMSg; r*: Assaults. Counterfeltsi. "Varieties." Gifts. t-1 - = Pi r t°llll 4 o k'' 3 Albalill F., tnaP€4,o Wit Masonic`TAPilu t . ittsoCtiiliiikci tido House; bb Fifth street has now on hanii - i ciaCtof the fineieeelectiersiof ?he-, togtaphr Albrintv:Annuals, - Gift Books . ; Gift city, which he is sellingAtt very low prices, TOY Boots AND Gemss for children sold at Pittock's, opposite the Postoffice. SAVE roux MONEY by buying your Al bums at Pittoek's opposite the Postoffice POCKIa BOOKS for ladies and gentlemen all styles, for Christmas: presents, at Pit tocks, opposite the Postoffice. CALL at Pittock's, opposite the Post office, and see those beautiful card pictures of Generals, copies. of: fine pictures; &c., &c. Fill Your albums. GROVER Ira &Mille .14ohines.for fear nfaeterbig nrposee. are the beet in nee. A. F. 3 ATONAY, General Agent, .18 Fifth street , Pittebttrgh. Pa. sewn 1117111...................„Arta0M1T11 /08$P$ Mss & sox eattasserninne es Irdp AND PLAth - FURNITURE dr CHAIRS waiuthoirsz. las scorn iIT EL D snort - (Between Sixth street and Vizzin &pep , ne9 rnrrerninees. COUNTING HOUSE STkTIONERY. DIASII FOB is6s, all 'Bikes. PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS, new lot 'MOILS TIPPED WITH INDIA BUBBKII, So 'twanged that it is always clean and ready for nee SLOCOMB'S PATENT INKSTAND is acknowledged to be the best airtight ink ever offered to , the public. POCKET BOOKS FOR POSTAGE CCARENCY. for We to W. S. HAVEN, 0020 ' CORNER WOOD THIRD BM =:=9 We are just In 'reeei Kof a large assortment of fine imported somanrlEN GAJA LAMP oat and flail of beautiful patternsL S . a useful and S ornamental Holiday Gifts, Also a large stook of Lamps at sisluoad WELDON. BEIELEHE & AMA. , 11". dec2oily. 164 Wools:net nor 6th. ES ROllll, NO. 89 MARKET STREET HU now on hand a large gtoebof fall and !inter HOOTS .A ND SHOES. Comprising all the different varieties and style to be found . __Ladies', Misses and Children's Balmoral Beets with double and tripple soles. Men?, Bove and Youth's Calf, Coarse and Kir Boots, Shoes and Brogans, Mons' Long Leged Water Proof Cavalry Boot, Callandped°, quality. xtuniiie his stock as he warrant, his goods to give generaisatisfaetion. JAMES ROBB, oaf B9 Market street. STEAM FROM NEW YORK -TO LIVERPOOL. GREAT 4.4;;A , EASTERN, WALTER PATON . oomnumider, will both/snatch ed from NEW YORK TO LIVERPOOL. SATURDAY, January 3d, First Cabin 4110 t o $155, each berth, acoording to the s'se,, situation er ao• commodlition of the state-rooms all:having the same privileges in the Saloons and in regard to meals and attendance. Suites of apartments for families may le en gaged by special agreement. cervanti accompanying passengers and dill ' dren under twelve years. of age, half fare, In fants free Second Cabin stat e room berths, meals fur- . nished at separate table Third Cabin, intermediate state-room passen- gars, found with beds, beddk tables uten sils and good sub ;tent's' f0 0t.55 Steerage, with suPerior accoupbodadons . Vach passenger allowed twenty cubic feet of lug gage. An experienced tinrgeonun board. For Freight and Pa - sate. apply to - CHAS. A, WHITNEY. Atthe office; N0:26 Broadway; New York, HOW ',AND & A SPINWAI.I.. Agents, or THOMAS BATTIGAN. Agent. de2o tf WATER STREET,PITTS.ROII. : GET THE BEST. WIEELER & WILSON'S Se wing Machines, NO. 1'57 FIFTH STREET. PITTSBURGH Thal:4lldays are coining, and nothing can be moni atkupslate, economical or aceptable for a CHRliirmAs or NEW TEAR'S GIFT than an improved WNEELNN & WILSON'S SEWING MACHINES, Awarded the first premium over fourteen compet itors, at the UNITED STATES FAIRS; for the min LB5B, 1859 and 18fk over ,97,000 now in nee in the Unitedlitates, givingitniversal sotisfaction This machine makes the look stitch impossible to unravel with the 'scientist advantage of being alikeon both sides. forming no ridge or chain, It will quilt,. stitch. Item, fell, gather: bind, cord. tuck and braid. • : MTh. BRAIDER is a NEW IMPROVEMENT, being an attachment for sewing Braid or Oord. upon any kind'of fabric, in the most elaborate deslgns without any_previons basting. The elegance. speed and simplicity of this Ma• chine,the beauty and strength of stitch, and adaptibiltty to the thickest or thinest fabrics render it the most SUCCESSFUL and POPU LAR Sewing Machines now offered to the pub lic. ' • 110 Warranted tor Three Tears,loll Call and examine them, at NO, 27 FIFTH STREET. WM. SUMNER do CO. MEDICAL CARD. W. BODENHAMER, M. D., of New York. haviig arrived in Pittsburgh, will. as tonal, devote, .hie ateiusive attention: to the medical and -Surgical treatment of CHRONIC DISEASES, especiallithese of the Lower Bowel intoh as Piles. Constipation. Fissure, of the Bowel. Stricture of the Bowel. Ulceration of the Bowel. &o Also ,the various Chronic Dis eases of the Wo rAb, the Hidnen, thel3ladder. eta. His residence is at the MONONGAHELA. HOUSE, whet") he may be et en and consulted from 9 o'clock a. m. to 3 look D. tn. daily. He will visit Por tents in any part of the oily U desired. dell ..gXi,..C4,1 , 1..,A,-7. allazfacQ r r $ 4 lel • Fzit.ll , lla - WASHINGTON, De; 23—The'Joint Com mittee on'the Con&Crof the Wei reportsd in answer to a Senate resolution, of the 18:,h inst., calling on that committee to inquire into the "facts-Mating to there-' cent battle at Fredericksburg, and par- 1 ticularly as to what officer or officers are responsible for the assault, that they had proceeded to the headquarters of thiPiriny of the Potomac, and taken the deposition of Major Generals Burnside, Sumner, Franklin, Hooker, Brig. -Generals- Wood bury and Haupt, and on - their return to Washington those of Maj. Gen. Halleck and Rrig. Gen. Shields. All the facts re lating to the mbvements of the army, un der Gen. Burnside.; the forwarding of pontoons and supplies, in the recent battle at Fredericksburg, are so fully and clearly stated in, the depositions herewith aubmit,-, ted, that thli- oeniMittee ) reOort the testdi mony without comment. • Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside sworn by the chairman. Question—Yon-Imi% eeen.the resolution of Senate, under which this committee is noir acting. Will you now go on and without questioning, give such account of the - matters embraced: in that resolution as you may consider necessary and proper ? Answer—ln order that the whole matter may be entirely understood, it may be as well to go back &little. Question—Very well. Make your state ment in your own way. Answer—When at the battle of Antie tam Gen. McClellan decided to cross the Potomac,l said to him that, in my opinion he would not be able to take the army on that route beyond the Rappahannock, un less he succeeded in fighting the enemy at some place on this side. That if he pro posed to go to Richmond by, land he would have to go by way of Fredericksburg, and in that he partially agreed with me. After we had started we had another conversa tion on that subject, and several other of ficers were present. On the dth November, after the conversation, Gen. McClellan gave an order to Capt. Drum, his chief engineer, to have all the pontoon bridges at Berlin and in that IneighborhoOd that could be spared taken up and sent to 1 Washington, with a view of getting them I down to this time . , in case he decided to go 1 by way of Fredencksbrirg. The letter Con veying that order was written on the Gth of November, butes I understood was not received until the 12th of November. Oh the Seventh or eighth of November I' recei Jed an order from the President of the United States directing" - tde to take' command of the Army Of 'the:Potomac, -also a copy of the order zelieving , Gen. McClellan from the command. This or der was conveyed to me by Gen. Buck ingham, who was attached to the War Department. After getting over nay sur prise, the shock, dc., I ; told Gen. Buck ingham that it was a matter that required very serious thoughts; that I did not want the command; that it bad been offered to me twice before, and I did not feel that I could take it. I counselled with two of my staff officers in regard to it, for, I think, an hour and a half. They urged upon me that Thad no right as a 'soldier to disobey the order, and that I had already expressed to the government my unwil lingness to take the command. I told them what my views were with reference to my ability to,,exercise such a command, which views were those I had always un reservedly expressed, that I was not com • petent to command such a large army as this. I had said the same over and over Wagain to the President and Secretary of ar. and also that if matters could be satisfactorily arranged with Gen. McClel lan, I thought ,he , could - poi:emend ,the Army of the FOtettiac, better ; than any other general in it. But they hLd studied the subject more than I had, and knew more about their obligations to Gen. Mc- Clellan than I did. There had been some conversation with regard' to the removal of McClellan when he was bringing aivay his army from before Richmond. The first of these conversations with the Presi dent and Secretary of War occurred at that time, and ' then -after McClellan hid got back to Washington, and before the commencement of the Maryland campaign there was another conversation of-the same kind, and on both 'occasions Lai pressed to. the President the opinion that I did not think there was any one w 'o could do as much with that army as G unn . ,McClellan could, if matters could be r• ranged so as to remove their objectio ns ' him. A ft er I had conversed with my' staff officers, I went to see Gen. McClel lan 'himself, and he agreed with me that thbi was an "order_ which 1,-ai a soldier; should obey. He said that he could not retain the command, for he, as a soldier, would, have to obey the order di recttng him to give up that com mand. In the midst of At violent snow storm, with the army in a position that I . knew but little of, I had previously Com manded but one corps upon the extreme right in the advance since that campaign had began, I probably kneW less than any other corps commander of the positions and relative strength of the several corps. of the army. Gen. McClellan feting:led some two or three days to arrange his af fairs .and came with me as far as Warren 'ton and then left, having given me all the information he could in reference to the army. Gen. Halleck came down to see me on the 11th of Noiember. On the 1 9th I made out a plan of operations in ac veordance with the order of IGen. Halleck, which directed me not only to take com- I mend, but to state what I proposed to do with it. That plan I wrote on the morn ing of the 9th of November and sent it by a special messenger- to • Washington. I can furnish" 'Abe court -withla copy. Ido not have it here, now.' - Question—StateJhe substance of it, if you please, that will do as well. Answer--I-stated in Substance that I thought it advisible to concentratethe army in the neighborhood'of Warienten to make a small movement across the Rappahan nock, as a feint with a view to divert the attention of the enemy and lead them to believe we were going to move- in the di rection of Gordonsvil le, then to make a rapid movement of the whole army to Fredericksburg on this side of the Rappa lainack, as my, reasons- for thatl stated that the further we got into the interior of Virginia the longer would be our line of communications and the greater would be the.difficulty we would bave in keeping , them open, as the enemy had upon our right flank a corps that at almost any time could, by a rapid movement, i seriously em barrass us if we were caught by the ele ments, so far from our base of supplies, and at the same time in the enemy's country where they had means of getting information that we had not it might prove disastrous to the army, as we had but Western Agente Neeond Edition r 'll The Late Battle at Fredericksburg. , TITEMEIVI'DF GEN, BURNSIDE The Battle at Kingston WASHINGTON MATTERS a.' ii.• i 4.. A '' Inspection of Army Horses and Mules by Prof. Rarey. &c., &c., ari.,,,tatlezt It - kri , .a-titnw 4 sib wil,- ant - 4 .9 . _ , ital'ear moving upon :- litsintrg_ , we has alum 4d allAlt_es-lit4e.EaltaialtrAVasidiap the ' tejeill le ,m. pis Ortaid - thet-iemy,- and after ar- . r.atirtulid, / l i a rtig r %o4 l 4**mtveitillWif a finrilit,:td.ri t poi* neathicfteralhaiiiie . Would army-ov-t - heiP, be ire nrt.M'itithcktfhtitahe,Gordonsvillevmf -veal - MS es* the ,q 0 or.svillelipe. The ene . ntritinny, ,artilleff and teat opinion Would - tier-eve us decisive battle'movement Oftreo, , at any place thiSiticle n of .Riolittioldr !bit ,engagencient.aL_Fredeliekebnig:_thieloi they woulddefend Garddintiale,ilit*Wch, 6 weld,duringthitsix daysthat . 1.-rentidtet time as they felt they ' "had glienixilieolt, w ith' the array,' gave risabit little oPpor: and'thenWith so - many- lines of railroad Wray to see the manisement:ofithehorse open to them, they would more- - ocm,r - oh . . departments in datiliktfittligni.thadan op ,- blond or upon Lynelibuig, and -in either portunity to see them . of duty . Having' case the ~difficulty following would be .gone ther e - f . very_. unfavoraltlN4* great. In connection with this inoioment withlaccOunts drawn from thellarklehleng I requested thathingen, fi lled with,.provii- the picturelythosi titkiitg." - th . e:,:Aiefli "' 1 1 ion&and forage should be floated - to Aegis; and ilisabled hernia • ofitlie . ..armylae l ,thili" ' Creek, where they conld easily be landed, stand point. I found these anxinala i n 1 . ' for • b • condition • --- " - '' l t' thatmaterials be collected the better than Irhad expo*/ .it *ruction of wharves , there, and "that all multi teams.with aomkeseeption s ,Siiiiii-riii the wagons - at Washington that could Pos. . goods condition ,: and dotiiit, , ,-,' . if i evaiir-iii: I !ably. be spired should, be filled hard army under '' similar - ;eiretiinateacot , waif. bread and small commissary -Moretti. and better provided-for an this relpect.-:-The withi a large number of - beef 'battle, .&c., cavalry horses Stiffer iinikinant - Of.,:theni be started down to Fredericksburg on the are thin and scarcely fit for :service.. The Dumfries road, and that this teak be pre- duties that they-have to perform,l , einiir.' ceeded bin pontoon train large enough sions,that lometiines:require from twenty ; to span the .Rappahatniock twice, I four to - thirty-aix heirs without food` Stated that this train could move In - per;. rest, the heavy weight have tO;er tirt feet safety, because it would bet all the and the unakillfal 'manner in ""nhieh f-they. time between our armyand the Potoniac, are ridden,. makes it almost- inipossilde tc, or-in other words'. Our army would be a be otherwise , except they ' r ere treated' mire Protector, brit at the same time I said with the greatest care. * The artillery Mir that if the cavalry - and escort could not be ,fer much, but are , a great deal. - ,betterthari. furnished from Vaiihhigton I would . send the cavalry.-- Thegre#testlibi4it":iiitrAi: some ofniy cayalrygnaid train. • struction of horses :in. the . army is, On the,morning- . of .the 14th Of Movern- lieve, the want ottani, jadgnientand'eare ber, feeling une'a'sy- in reference to the pen - of the individeal man to his ladividtial t teens, I directedbtnyclief engineer to tele, liorest A more diligent loekingiallehof grape again"with reference to them: " - this detail by officers ' in , Charge would be: Question—To whoindid he telegraph: highly beneficial. Tne 1 gOO - 4":'eireet,S, - , of Answer—He telegraphed to Gen. Wood- , which is seen in Some instances where the bury mit°, Major-Spaulding.. diligence has been exercised with . j ad r It stibseqn.ently.aPpeared thafthis was merit b officers attending „to thit- impor t . the first they ever heard of my wish to have tent bu t mach neglected dutr - = Every the pontoons started . Although the an - man who is permitted to: ride _a .horse, thorities in Washington had myphsrs sent sh6uld be csmpelled_by ; duty, .ithe h . them on the 9th of' gto November. 4SI had not. the humanity andmoral.principle to also heen discovered by Gen. Nails dr and see that thp horse has every coo, in,',lite Gen. Helga at my headquartere in the poweit6give;that ki34rOPerlYgrocillia4 11th and 32th of November, and rater die- w P atered and fed. .... _.. ~..! --' -, • i -, : :,,,, .... . , .'' kieveririg it fully, they, sat down site sent a The manner in which food lii - . - giverii "telegram to Washington, which . I supposed where only a sufficiency is allOwedu high': fally covered the case, and wolild aecare ly - imPortant r -as muchmasted .and. the starting of the pontoon trains at once. trampled - under (ciot.' - rbiliev e for i3ii- I sup Posed, of obtuse, that these portions airy service, in & winter'eaufpaign, Weed? ofplan, which would require to be attend; ;die . blanket to cover ; the back and loins of ed to in Washington would be carried oat the hcirse, to be left off when the saddle is there at once. I could have'sentmy own removed, would be of great service." The officers there to attend to those'matters Arabs; who live more with thehorselhan and perhaps I made a mistake in not do- any other people, and , who are, older in lug so, as Halleck afterwards told •me horsemanship thew ankother nation in the I ought not to have trusted to them in world,; never remove the middle;"fixibictike Washington for details. In reply to a horses: back when on sCliariejatirrny; telegram I had ordered t4l 6. ..4.* *-, Gen. Their !saddles. havf the blanket: iiV .- Woodbury, - he telegrapher pack that the tacked, that-CO*43r the back- and tains: of pontoons would start on Sunday morning, the horse. , They argue : that this:Vital:Part probably, and' certainly oriMonday mor n -. when heated - By riding slimild'neier be ing, which would have -"been on the -16th made to-feel:the effects (geoid '' • -- - . or the 17th of NoVember, and would have ~,"As One -who lovelthelbrie;_whe'ap.;- been in time. They did not start until the predates his lutelligeace,..and:kpe&sensit. 19th, and on: that day commenced raining, bilities, and can anticipate his Wants, 1: - do which delayed this so MuCh. and the'roads most deeply . • deplore` the 'dejeation "o ' became so bad, that -when they got to spirit, • suffering and losirof life, conse -Dumfries they floated thepovtoons off the quent upon the exigencies of - mar, -but wagons. I sent to Washington for }tett:inv. while war rages this law must continue: er and carried , them down to Aglaia Creek In au army of fifty thousand 'horierisub i by water, sending' the wagons around by jetted to ,the service and exp_osure,of the land. The pontoon arrived about 22d or army, there intuit necessarily be a large, 28d of November. On the-15th of Novem- percentage of disabled anddiaeased horses' ber I started a column down 'the-road to constantly accunialating.,,,-. , - 1 Frederickburg, not knowing the delay -of It is even so with the, soldiers of the ' the starting of the pontoons, because the army who are gifted, with intelligence and, telegram announcing the delay did'ut reabli reason, whose first law of nature is self Warrenton Junction until I had left.to preservstion, and for theireffare'of whom come down here, and that telegram didn't the , greatest energies of the people and reach me until I arrived here on the morn- o ffi cers of tho; ' army :are . exerte4.._ /Id* ing Of the 19th, when it was handed to me can it be otherwistviwitiff..llo4(Oreet2-o.o' by an orderly, who had brought it down is , not " , infriteible,t4:k ,- ,eipt*tr; tywhith- expo sure, di: to Warrenton Junction. Alter reaching can scarcely bear aii - well-iut pall, andkwith here I saw at once there was no chance of whom hemust - saffettdilie,if not*iiire, s, crossing the Rappahannock with the army in ;time of war. - Lam - .happy le'llekth at that time. It commenced raining, and extensive hespitals intblierectedzie....4lie and the river began to rise, not to any city to restore ` disabled horses:;l beli&OX great extent, but I didn't know how mach they are conducted riti this:beat iiiiivroisr, it would rise. -. 1 here were no means of economiell'Principles,atid;nlVilivn fiti. crossing except, by going up to the fords, doribt, be the mentor restoring tho'u'sa nd and it would be impossible to do that be- of horses to the= army , that will be igtter cause of the inability to enpply the.troops on their second service than on the first. after crossing. Sumner, with his corn- Hoping that the government will, as enact mend, arrived here in advance. He sent of humanity as well aseeonmay,.use every to me asking if he should cross the river. effort in its power for the protection of He was very much tempted to take his this noble animal, I remain , General, own across to Fredrricksburg by the ford Very truly, your obd't servant, near Falmouth, as there was no enemy Joan S. Balmy. there exeepl, a very email , force. I did not think it adviaable that he shoidd cross at that time. The plan I:had in contem -1 Plotkin waa if stores and these bridges had come here as I expected, to throw General Sumner's whole 'Corps across the Rappahannock' and fill the wagons 1 with so many small stores as they could, and having beef cattle along for meat, l and then to make a rapid movement daises lin the direction of Richmond and try to meet the enemy and fight a battle before Jackson could makethe junction there.— We knew that Jackson was in the valley, and felt that there was force enough on the Upper Rappahannock• to i take. care, of him. We felt cartaidthat ii&soori as the enemy knew of our : , crossing down the force under Jack Son - Would- be recalled, ' and we wanted to Meet the force and heit it before Jackson. conld make the iuno• tionwith them or before Jackson could come down'on 'our flank and perllps clip. pie us. I had recommended that some supplies should be sent to the month of the Rappahannock, with a view of establish ing a depot at Port Royal. After we had advanced to Fredericksburg, and after. the first delay in starting the pontoons, (I think they were sent on as quickly as they`could have beet) and the supplies ane Quartermasters stores have bleu al ways in as great abundance as we could have. Here we were obliged to close, the state ment not being fMkshed. -ED.: 'lhe President issued the`following: . Ea EC UTIVE Waehington, Dec. 22. f To the army of the Potomac: I have just read your commanding General's re port of the battle of Fredericksburg.— Although-you were not successful, the at tempt was not an error, nor the failure ,other than an accident. The courage: with which you in an:open:field maintain ed the contest against an entrenched foe, and the consumate skill and success With which you crossed and recrossed the river in the face of the enemy, show that you possess all the ,Ilualities of,, a great army which will yet give .victory to the cause of the eountry and of the popular government. Condoling with the mourn ers for she dead and sympathizing with the severelp wounded; I congratulate you that the number of both is comparatively small, I tended to you officers and soldiers the thanks of the nation. Signed, Ammo( Li :molar. HEADQEMITERS DEPARTMENT, North 'Carolina, Dec. . 23. j To Major General Mallet*, General in My expedition was a perfect, success.— ' burned the railroad bridge at Goldsboro' and MonntOlive,and tore up several miles of the tracts of the Wilmington and Wel don Railroad. Ve, fought four eniage manta, viz : At South West Creek, King ston, White Hill and Goldsboro', and whipped them handsomely each time. Signed, - J. G. Fosyss, Brigadier General. New Yonn, December 2.l—The fol lowing is from the special Washington correspondence of the New York Times: The statement editorially made in an even ing paper, that Gov. Curtin, during his late visit here, stated that any attempt to remove Secre tary Seward from the Cabi net would place PenneYlvania:in oppbsi-. tion to the 'Administration,, is authorita tively denied., Immediately after the bit. tle of Fredericksburg, '"Gov. - Curtin tele graphed to Seiretsq Stanton, offering, on part of Pennsylvania, any possible aid, and, while here, ,stated nothing, ;in a time of such peril to the GoVernment. that could array Peunsylvania against the Ad ministration. .WrilT..l.l.T.l:g''lZl EWBERN, N. C., Dec. 17.—Via For. tress Monroe, Dec 22. —ln the engagetnent . at Kingston on the 14th, Co. K, 8d N. Y. Cavalry, Capt. Cole, which was in the ad vance, charged over four deep- ditches, eight feet wide, and captured seven pieties of rebel artillery, and brought them off in triumph. Gen. Foster's forces- were to reach Goldsboro' to-day, and'l9B" etuiirionading has been distinctly heard here, -the proba bility islhat the battle -has-been , foUght; and that this important point is in`our posseasion. • • The .army•will immediately, move from there to another - point.: , There are two candidates ~ for.aeniFeal Diattict; one on. the platform of free labor and the other in oppoisition to the confiscation and" emanetpatiiiii;iita. The latter receives the active' support and aid of Gov. Stanley, and will . ;be elected. Sii rebel prisoners were brought to - Fortress Monroe from Yorktown, who were captured at Gloucester. MASONIC HALL.f FOR aI X SIG .1-IT,Eii ONLY ' The oelebrated - and - Popelar - UOLVIN NATIONAL - . TROOP! *ill mile their drat appearance,en,MONDlS.F. 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