V i- t. " IHi MBC flit it I 1C rl y m M M um . p r p .'II h . M I H H M h t W W t BY S. J. ROW. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1802, YOL. 8.---N0. 20. ! II li "GOD BLESS YOU." How sweetly ound those holy worj3,, Those happy words "Ood bl& you . With joyous thrill they ever fill The hours that distress you. You sadly press the hands of tho?e Who loringly caress you ; And soul response boat) i to soul, In breatMnsout HJod bless you !" ronrmofher, in tho days that were, Would earnestly address you, With many an admonition kind, And breathe aloud, '"Ood bless you !'' "(Jo forth into the world, my boy, And should its cares distress you, .Remember that thy mother's prayer Is ever this "12 od bless you !:' "And when the sands of life are run, And leath's cold hand doth press you Remember, through his risen Son, God evermore will bless you." 4 NEW STORY OF REBEL RASCALITY. THE SUFFERINGS OF A MAN OF 8IXTT. tthe New York Tribune says : Wo havo re ceived a icngthy, elaborately-written and most interesting manuscript lrom Mr. Samuel Tig gott, late ol Virginia, giving: some phases of - l I.:... 1 u:.. : i ins jjci swuai umiuij, imu uis experiences lor the past year in the loyal dominions of Jeff, J)avia & ;o. That tho full force of the narra tive may be understood, and the great enormi ty of the outrages be comprehended at a glance, it is necessary to premise lhat Mr. Piggott has readied me ripe age ol bO years, and that his wife, who shared with him his trials and pri vations, has also passed threescore. The.sub ttance ot Mr. Piggott's story is as follows : Nine years ago he left tho city of New York with his wife, who was all his family, and went to a place called Mountain Cove, near New-Haven, Fayette county, Virginia, where lie purchased a Urge and beautiful farm, in tending to make the place his home, and hoping to end his full ripe life in quietness and pleasant rest. Tho larm ho purchased was one rather remarkable than otherwise for iis many comforts and conveniences. The lo cation was or of the best in the county, and was, from its position, peculiarly well adapted to minister to the wants of the traveling com munity. There was upon the ground a tavern, a grist mill, a "store," together with the usual outhouses connected with a well-managed farm. Mr. Piggott found the neighbors kind, well disposed, and sociable. Many of them showed a disposition to agree with him in the opinion that tree labor, in preference to slave toil, was infinitely preferable for Virginia; and that the adoption of labor exclusively free would tend to "raise Virginia to a first-class position a n manufacturing, agricultural, and commer cial State." These sentiments," says Mr. Piggott, were entertained by many in the State." "But," continues Mr. P., "as soon as Seces oionism was proclaimed, theso convictions were brought against us. This, coupled with the fact that wo were from the North, awaken ed public clamor against us. Onr nearest and mo.-t trustworthy neighbors became our most Litter enemies. The most abstud charges were brought against us. Our asseverations of in nocence were entirely unavailing. Our advanced age and my weakness of body might have afTorded evidence that all wo could desire was peace; that though we loved the Government and institutions under which we wire born, and had so far gone through life's struggle, we were not in a position to tight either for or against it with sufficient force or activity to be regarded as of any con sequence in the impending struggle; that though we regarded tho Hag of our country with deep veneration, and feared to see a star stricken from its bosom, or a stripe tarnished on its folds, yet age and infirmity disqualified ns from doing anything except to look on, in hope that the whirlwind of passion and folly that was raging around might soon be stilled, auj our country return to its wonted peace. Notwithstanding our unfitness for such things, Hie captain of the Home Guards, w ho became an oracle of wisdom as soon as he received his commission, publicly accused us of hold ing secret meetings in the woods with the Federals," and of plotting with them against the '-Confederate Government." This hero rudely assailed me on my own premises, and threatened to knock me down (a feat which a child could easily have accomplished). My wife interposed, and said "will you use an aged, lauie man so unkindly ?" He then swore ho would shoot us both, and felt for his pistol to carry his threat into execution. A neighbor stopped up and prevented him from doing so. He mounted his horse and rode off, but before going swore he had us in his power. and would sheot us yet. This captain sent his company and quartered them and their horses :pon us. We were compelled to board and lodge the men, and stable and feed the horses, without any compensation or even thanks. "A company of Louisiana Rangers passing through on their route to Scarry broke into my store, and took away everything of value tl'cy could find. They took several watches, a fuinous rifle, and a large quantity of ammu nition. They broke down all our fences, and stole all the fruit. We had to look on without complaint. Tho brutality of the Captain of the Home Guard, who was always around, like an evil spirit, was so disgusting that the officer f the Louisiana Rangers reprimanded him for it Very severelv. He renlied that we wirn 4 d Abolitionists, and entitled to no synipa- thv. i tie Lioumanians said it would never answer to use peaccible citizens in so rude 3nd cruel a manner, and ordered him to leave the premises, or ho would be taken care of. This awful state of things rendered me com pletely powerless, and my wife, being sixty Jears of age and weak in body, was overpower ejj by working and cooking for so many men, 1!ot them rude iu their manners, and indnlg Ino in constant threats against our lives. No 0Ie can imagine or describe our mental suffer ln?s during this reign of terror. " "About this time the battle of Scarry took j wee, in which tho Union troops were happi successful. The rebels retreated back to l'VlI;iVfn nnrl ariio In nrnn no onrnin (Z rV ' ise was among them. lie ordered us among them. He ordered us to urnish Provisions for his troorjs. which we ere compelled to do. They then took from a beautiful horse, worth about $500.- As him in tho soldiers' hands and heard J?e'r expressions, wondering that a d d okee should have so fine a horse I coniplain to Gov. Wise of this act. IU informed 6 that I was a suspected person, and unless pt very quiet worse would befall me. "! have," said he, in a magisterial tone, "placed your horse in tho Confederate army." Soon after this occurrence the Union troops came and encamped about a mile from Mr. Piggott's house. They also visited the old gentleman, but treated him and his family with uniform courtesy. On their conduct Mr. Piggott makes in his manuscript this com ment ; "Their speech and tnauner are so dif ferent from the others that they seemed like gentlemen compared to a band of thieves." Rebel re-enforcements speedily "arrived. Our forces in that quarter were compelled to retire to a better position. The whole neigh borhood being thus left to the ravages of the rebels, the most diabolical outrage soon be came the order of the day. His former expe rience had taught him that the rebels would not, on account of his extreme age, save him from outrage, and Mr. Piggott fled. His wife, having so much trust in human nature as to think that even Southern chivalry would ex empt from insult a icoman sixty years old. re mained for a short time in the home of her childhood. Her new experience runs thus, according to the manuscript in our possession. "The next day, the rebel troops arrived 4, 000 strong, and halted before our door. Mis. Piggott was informed by a neighbor that she was unsafe, that he had heard threats against her house and its inmates of the most desper ate kind, on account of tho Union troops hav been succored there. She had heard ttie same thing, and also overheard the oflicer in com mand giving orders to surround the Union troops, and designating the routes the d lifer ent divisions were to take to effectuate that object. It wns raining dreadfully at the time. She, however, deeming it absolutely necessary to seek safety in flight, disguised herself as well as she could and passed through tho pick ets uuuiscoverea, men traveled six miles on foot to the Union camp." ! roui information communicated by her, the Union troops profited much ; they changed their posit ion, thereby a voiding a contemplated desent on them by the rebels, and winning tho advantage in one or two skirmishes whero tin rebels had counted on surprising them una wares. Ihe husband and wife soon found each oth er; and, having been perfectly satisfied that their small share of Southern hospitality was but a fragment of tho great Southern court eous plan of treatment of unoffending Strang ers, tliey determined to come to tho North, where people of every ago and color are treat ed as human beings, and where lady of 00 and a gentleman of even more years than that can never fail of kind, respectful, manly treatment, with no single thought being given to their political opinions. Before they reached New-York, they were informed that their beautiful country-house had been burned to tho ground. lhe natural suspicion was that the premises had been fired by an incendiary hand, and Mr Piggott addressed to Gen, Cox, our Gen eral Commanding in that Department, a let ter on the subject. Gen. Cox, in reply to Mr. Piggott's inqui ries said "That the house was burned by ac cident, by sparks from a lighted pipe falling into some straw lying uear it expressed re gret for tho accident and hoped that the government would remunerate him for the loss caused by the incidental passage of troops near the house but did not know how he would reach the destruction caused by the rebels." Thii, in short, is the story of two Unionists whose years and white hairs secured no re spect from the "Southern chivalry," and whoso aged sorrows are -now for the first time made known to a Northern audience. An Interesting Uelkj. Dr. Perkins exhibi ted at tho missionary meeting at London, some time ago, a copy of tho New Testament, which he found in Persia, that was 700 years old. It was written in the ancient Syria i language, (the same spoken by Jesus Christ w hen on earth,) upon parchment, with a reed for a pen. Of course the volume was bulky, though not as largo as we should suppose a Testameut made in that way would be. It was not thicker than a Webster's Unabiidged, and not more than two-thirds as large. Dr. Perkins found three or four copies of the Testament in this form in that country, which were, if we under stood him, the only written language that the people had. By the aid of these he made a language for the N"estorians and instructed them in it lor nearly thirty years. Dr. Per kins said, also, that this New Testament, which had been transcribed in this rude manner sev eral times, and handed down from the time of Christ, was, in every important respect, the same as the Word which we now have a re markable proof of the authenticity of our Bi ble. In 1812. During the war which commenced in 1812, and continued three years, with Great Britain, the number of armed vessels which fell into our hands was G7, carrying 878 guns. There were also captured 354 merchant ships, 010 brigs, 522 schooners, 133 sloops, together with 750 of various classes recaptured, making 2,300 vessels, carrying 8.8G9 guns. To this is added 20 vessels of war lost by wreck or otherwise, carrying about 809 guns. A young lady, weepiDg and waving her hand kerchief with much assiduity on the occasion uf the departure of a regiment of soldiers, was asked . what relatives she had in the regiment, and replied : "Cousins." "How many ?" was solicitiously queried. Why, the Whole regiment ! ar'nt they Uncle. Sam's boys V la conically replied the lass. Bully for the gal. Good Advice. The following was endorsed on a letter dropped in a city post-office, and addressed to a recently appointed Quarler master in one of the N"ew England regiments : Harry, I hear you are commissioned as a Qaarermaster, and can save $ 1 ,000 a year. Why didn't you go iu for a whole one, and make $4,000 ?" One of the New York thirty schoolmasters, It "lick" the southern boys regiments contains ought to be able to Children always turn toward the light. Oh, that grown-up people in this world would bo come like little children. A cotemporary has been studying phono typhy. Here is a specimen "Wat kant b qrd must b ndurd." Cassitis M. Clay has' been appointed and con firmed Major-Gencral, THE WAR INCIDENTS AND NEWS. THE BATTLE AT FORT D0NELS0KV Additional Particulars. On Saturday morning the battle was resum ed with unusual vigor and determination The Eighth, Eighteenth, Twentieth and Thirty first Illinois occupied a position above the fort Ihey were about preparing a little food when the rebels opened on th ni a Are of musketrv The line of battle was at once formed, and ttie siorm ot leaden hail returned, preccptibly iiimning me rebel ranRs. The rebels from their advantageous position, showered upon ourranks most murderous volleys of musketry, grape and canister, killing and wounding our men almost by companies at every round ; yet every man siooa nis ground bravely, deter nnneuty ana without flinching. lhese four regiments held their trronnd. dealing death, dying and fighting against ap palling oaas, ana in the face of every disad vantage, i ne tigtiteenth regiment seems to have resisted the severest storm. Against their ranks the rebels directed their heaviest fire, but instead of falling back they advanced to the face ol the enemy, and there stood in the very j iws of death, with scarcely a pros pect that a single one would escape. For three hours these regiments, numbering scarcely two thousand men, held their ground against tho whole rebel garrison. At one time the Eighteenth, being partially flanked, was exposed to a cross lire of both musketry and artillery ; but our rights wing, securing tne rebels' lett.at once relieved them. At this critical moment Col. Lawler fe!l,Capt Bush, Acting Lieut. Colonel, assumed com manu, but -vas soon wounded. Capt. Crane was snot aeaa, capt. ..Lawler was mortally wounded, Lieuts. Mansford and Thompson killed, Captains Dillon and Wilson and Lieuts. Kelly and Scanlon wounded, so that the da ring Egj'tian regiment stood before an over whelming hre almost without officers. They fell in Heaps, aeaa ana wounJcd. Companies were bereft ol captains and lieutenants; cap tains almost beroit of companies. The other three regiments did their duty noniy. uoioneis ugiesny, uarsn ana JLogan dashed along the ranks, waving their hats and cheering their meir to the conflict. "Suffer death, men," cried Logan, "but disgrace nev er. Stand firm." And well they heeded him. Maiir fell dead and wounded. Among the latter were Colonel Logan and Lieutenant Col onel White. Oglesby's and Marsh s regiments fought desperately, losing, Jike other regiments, an unaue proportion ol olhcers. Colonel Ogles by displayed coolness and courage that have elicited the highest praise, and served well in stimulating his men. Never, perhaps, on the American continent has a more bloody battle been fought. An oflicer who participated and was wounded in the light says the scene beggars description bo thickly was the battle field strewn with dead and wounded lhat he could have travers ed acres of it, stepping at most every step up on a prostrate body. lhe rebels fought with desperation, their artillerists using their pieces with most fearful elioct. On either side could be heard the voices ol those iu command cheering on their men. Tho four Illinois regiments held their ground full three hours. Nearly one third had been killed or wounded, yet the balance stood Orm. Finally reinforcements arrived, and lor an hour the slaughter continued. About lour o'clock our right wing turned their left, and the rebels fell back into the fortifications, and our flag was planted upon tho position occupied by their left wing, and lor the time tho slaughter ceased. Dresser's and Schwartz's batteries were cap tured during the action, but the Eigb.teeu.th Illinois, with clubbed muskets recovered Dresser's while the 'Thirty-first recovered Schwartz's. Gen. Grant, having command of the divi sion, drove the enemy back with the reinforce ments, and gained tho lost ground at once or deied an advance by Gen. Smith on the left. Charging under a hot fire up a steep hill on which was the outer redoubt,our troops gained the high breastworks, and with hardly a pause went over them, planting the Stars and Stripes over the walls. tTnder a most galling fire, they formed, charged and drove tho rebels back until they fell into a new positiou behind some batteries. When evening came the Union troops had been victorious at every point, having gained back the ground lost in the morning, and got within one of the ene my's works. Our troops held their position during tho night; repelling the repeated as saults. The scene within the captured fort, alter tho surrender, showed how terribly the rebel gar rison had suffered. Everywhere were 'lying fragments of shell and round shot, half buried in the earth ; tents were torn to pieces, gun carriages broken, and blood scattered around. In the left redoubt, w here the assault had ta ken place, the dead bodies lay thickly, and abundant evidence of stern resistance and gal lant attack was visible. On tho extreme right half a mile distant, where the desperate sortie was made by the garrison, similar scenes were visible. The gallantry of the Union troops has been well and severely tested, and they have prov ed more than equal to the task before them. As the fleet approached the fort this morning a salute was fired, and three cbeers went up where American flags were visible. Cairo, Feb. 19. A large uumber of rebel prisoners were broughtdown yesterday. They belonged on the Cumberland river, and as they passed their homes, they looked wishlully for some lace of recognition. Many were under the impression thai they would be paroled, but when they found they were to be sent North, they were ready to take any oath. Two-thirds manifested a desire to return to allegiance." Some acknowledged they had been humbugged into their present unfortunate position. Six thousand prisoners have already arrived here, and others will be brought down as soon as transportations will be procured. Two more regiments were captured to the east of tho intrenchments, and a number ol troops have come in and delivered themselves up. Abont 12,000 stand ol arms were cap tured. Many of the rebel troops destroyed their arms, and large numbers were thrown in the river. There are two water batteries ; the upper one with heavy rifled guns 32-pounJ bore, and two 32-pounder caronades. The lower battery contains eight 32-pouuders and one 10-inch coIumbiad,mountedinembiasures. i Two thousand barrels of flour, 12,000 boxes of oeei and a large amount of other provisions were captured. All of to-day has been occu pied in embarking prisoners, gathering. up !tores and munitions and burying the dead. Capt. Lagone, aid to Gen. Grant, goes to Clarksville under a flag of truce, with the bodies of two colonels, and to effect in ex change of the wounded prisoners who have been sent to Nashville. Taylor's battery was charaed on five times on Saturday, each time repulsing the rebels with great slaughter. me great lire which was seen up the river was the burning of the Tennessee rollinz mills by our gunboats. Tho works had been used by the rebels for the manufacture of shot, shell ana otlier materials of war, acd was an exten sive concern. Gen. Grant has promulgated the most stringent order asainst plunderinc from the inhabitants, and also against stealing the property taken in battle. Before surren dering, the rebels threw most of their late mails into the river. Col. Markland. nostal director, however, succeeded in seizing a num ber ot mail bags and some outside letters, sup posed to contain important information. Floyd's brigade, fearing they might be taken, threw all their arms, which were Minie rifles. of the best kind, into the river. The crews of our gunboats are now engaged fishing them out. Capt. Dixon, the rebel chief of artillery and engineer, who constructed the fortifica tions, was killed in the bombardment of Fri day, in one of his own batteries. It is believed, if permitted to do so, many of the rebel prisoners would gladly take up arms on the side of the Union. Numbers of privates declare to have seen enough of seces sion. The officers, however, generally aro very morose and bitter in their expressions a gaiust the North. Lander's March. What some men deem impossible others proceed to execute. Gen eral Hunter said it was impossible for Fremont to carry his army from Tipton to Springfield, but Fremont nevertheless did go from Tipton to Springfield. Our Congressmen about Washington said it was impossible for the ar my of the Potomac to move, on account of i the mud; but General Lander took two col umns ot two thousand men each thirty-two miles, and one column forty-three miles, in twenty-eight bonis. He surprised and cut otf a camp of the enemy, capturing many of their officers, and possessing himself of its subsis tence. The march of General Lander is one of the most notewotthy. The usual march of an army is about seventeen miles a day, but in lorced marches the distance is commonly doubled, or is made to reach under favorable circumstances thirty miles a day. Napoleon, during his campaign in Italy, made several extraordinary movements, and there aro in stances on record in which sixty-two inucs have been accomplished in twenty-six hours. Lander's forty-three miles in twenty-eight hours is, therefore, among the best. His roads, as we know, lay among the mountainous dis tricts of Western Virginia, were probably heaped with mud or snoV, and the season was inclement. Tho country will regret -that so brave and active an officer as General Lander is obliged to resign his present command on account ot ill health. Thanks to tiie Soldiers. Washington, rob. 10. lhe following order was issued to day : The President, Commander-in-Chief of tho Army and Navy, returns thanks to Brig Gen. Burnside, Flag Oflicer Foote, and the land and naval forces under their respective commands.for their gallant achievement in tho capture of Roanoke Island and Fort Henry. While it will be no ordiuary pleasure for him to acknowledge and reward iu a becoming manner the valor of the living, he also recog" nizos it as his duty to pav a fittini honor to the memory ol the gallant dead. The charge at Roanoke Island, like the bayonet charge at Mill Springs, proves that the close grapple and sharp steel of loyal and patriotic soldiers must always pnt rebels and traitors to flight. The late nchievments of the navy shows that the flag of the Union, once borne in proud glory around the world by naval heroes, will soou again float over every rebel city and strong hold, and that it shall forever bo honored and respected as the emblem of liberty and union on every land and sea. By order of the Presi dent. Edwin M. Stanton. Sec'v of War. Gideon Welles, Sec'y of Navy. Presentation of Rerel Flags. The fol lowing order was issued respecting the pre- presentation of rebel flags, on the 221 : War Department, Washington City, Feb. 18, 18ii2. Ordered by the President, Com mander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, that on the 22d day of February, inst., in tho Hall of the House of Representatives, immediately after the Farewell Address of George Wash ington shall have been read, the rebel flags lately captured by the Uflited States lorces, shall be presented to Congress by the Adju tant General, to be disposed of as Congress may direct. By order of the President. Edwin M. Stanton, Soc'y of War. War Department, Washington, Feb. 17. To Brig. Gen. F. W. Lander : The President directs me to say that he has observed with pleasure the activity and enterprise manifest ed by yourself and the officers and soldiers of your command.- You have shown how much may be done, in the worst weather and worst roads, by a spirited oflicer at the bead of a small force of brave men, unwilling to waste life in camp when the enemies of their country are within reach. Your brilliant success is a happy presage of what may be expected when the army ol the Potomac shall be led to the field by their gallant general. Edwin M. Stanton, Sec'y of War. Brave Officers. In the course of the ac tion at Roanoke Island, a shell burst on the U. S. gunboat Iletzell, and set her magazine on fire. Lieut. Franklin, her executive offi cer, ordered the men to the magazine to ex tinguish the flames, but seeing that they hesi tated, he took the hose in bis own hands and jumped down and extinguigLed the fire before it reached the powder. A similar occurrence took place on the Ceres from the I ursting of a gun. when acting-master Diarmid smun? into the magazine and extinguished the fire. Singular. It is related that Col. Russell of the 18th Connecticut, fell dead from his horse at the head of his regiment, while marching against the enemy on Roanoke Is land. Strange as it may appear not a scratch was lound upon his body when examined, and his death must have been from the wind ol a cannon bailor from excitement. Incidents of the battle between Col. Gar field and Humphrey Marshall r Sherman Leech, from llirani, was wounded, a ball going in at the knee, and lodging in the calf of his leg. Leech, alter he was wounded, saw a fel low reach out and shoot lrom between a couple of rocks. Next time Secesh peeped out Leech drew a bead on him, and both fired at the same time. As Leech was carried down the hill, he quietly remarked, "Sh-sh-sh-shot tho infernal cuss that hit me." Next morn ing Secesh was found with the whole top of his head blown ofl by Leech's rifle ball. Sergeant Irish, ol Captain Bushnell's com pany, was bringing his cartridge to his mouth, when a ball cut away the powder and left the lead in his fingers. Turning his body between the gun and the enemy, as he put in the next cartridge, he said, "There, see if you'll get that." Another man took out a cracker, which a ball shivered in bis fingers; be ate the remnant, and fired away I A man from Co. F thought his pants chafed him, but when he came to sit down, found a musket ball under his skin. He said he didn't kuo v it he thought some one had thrown a stone at him. How tiie Secesh Feel. The secesh in Bal timore are terribly down-hearted. They sneak about as if the angel of wrath was after them. Their friends in Congress aro not much better. When the news of the Burnside victories was read in the Senate, says an eye witness, the cast-iron visage of Pearce, of Maryland, took on a new scowl, and that the sinister expres sion ol Mr. Benjamin Stark, of Oregon, grew more illfavored. Sanlsbury, of Delaware, was writing at his desk, and took no notice of the dispatches. Powell, of Kentucky, listened very attentively, but seemed to think it wasn't much of a shower after all. The vacant chair of Mr. Bright spoke volumes. Ir. the House, the pleasure was almost universal. There was one long face on tho floor that of Vallandiz- ham, and it was a very solemn face, as if his friends were in great trouble. Bcckner. Simon Bolivar Buckner is a Brigadier General in the rebel army. He is a Keiituckian, and graduated at West Point in 1814, his age being about C8. He served with distinction as an infantry oflicer in the war with Mexico, and was wounded at Churubusco. In 1847 he was transferred to the Quartermas ter's Department, and in 1852 to the Subsis tence Depaitment. In 1855 he resigned his commission. Bucknerthen became somewhat of a speculator, and acquired large property in the free States, chiefly in Chicago. Last Spring ho had command of the Kentucky militia, and pretended to be loyal to the Union. But he proved a traitor, and was rewarded by the commission ol a Major General lrom Jeff. Davis. He is now a prisoner of the Govern ment he has betrayed. Bravery ok our Men. To show the valor ous daring of onr men, it is only necessary to state, that in landing at Roanoke Island, they waded in mud and water un to their middie. and that too in the face ol two rebel regi ments and three field-pieces. They also made a dashing bayonet charge upon the battery commanded by j-oung Wise, wading knee deep through mud and water to get at the fort, and yelling like so many Indians. The rebels fled from their entrenchments before the array of cold steel which was brought to bear against them. M assachusetts and Maine Soldiers. -When the news ol the victories in tho South-West reached Washington, and it wa known that i volunteers were wanted for sailors tipon the ' eight iron-clad gunboats waiting at Cairo, 0G0 men from the Massachusetts and Maine regi ments hastened to oflcr themselves, and set out at once en Monday. Thcs& noble volun teers, who are probably seafaring men at home, passed west on Tuesday evening ISth. Pillow. Gideon J. Pillow acquired his first distinction, such as it was, in tho war with Mexico, where he served as a Major-Gen erai. lie is a native ol l ennessee. ana was born June 10th, 180G. Ho made some sad blunders in Mexico, but his bravery has never been impugned. In catchirg him, we obtain in Johnson and Buckner. Honor Well Bestowed. Gen. Grant has been nominated to a Major-Generalship, as a resvard for his vigor and gallantry. This is well. We like to see men earn their epaulets. We have had too many holiday generals, and we arc glad now to have some lighting Gen erals. Gen. Grant will be confirmed promptly. Brutal Punishment. A Slave lately came into the camp of the Iowa troops at Flurenco, Mo., mounted upon a high spirited horse, on which he had escaped lrom his master, who lives near St. Louis. Around his neck was a band of iron, half an inch thick, and nearly one-and-a-half inches wide, not locked, but se curely riveted. Three iron prongs, of light ning rod size, were welded to this band at e qual distances apart, and arose above his head about nino inches, with an outward inclination. The iron had larceraled his neck, and the wounds had partially healed under the protec tion ho had given thorn by holding up the band with his hands, during the preceeding days; that ho was concealed in a cornfield, but while riding the horse he could not hold it up, and it had opened the wounds fiom which there was a bloody, mattery ooze, trick ling down his broad shoulders. To the sol diers who surrounded him, with pity and aston ishment, the negro pleaded earnestly : "Please, massa soger, take dis collar off my neck. Use a good nigger; I'll do any ting you want me. The Illinoy soger cut the col lar off 'er Ben." After a labor of three hours the collar was filed off. It appears that tho negro bad carried this iron band upon his neck about three months, as a punishment for assisting his wife to escape into Illinois. Prince Albert had some idea that women know at least a little how to manage, from the fact, that he appointed his wile executrix of bis estate and trustee for his children. On what gronnd may confectioners bo deem ed very mercenary lovers ? Because they sell their "kisses." "I love to steal awhile away," as Floyd said when be sneaked ont of Fort Donelson, be tween two days. ' . Wo are never satisfied that a lady under stands a kiss unless we have it from ber own mouth. ' - . Those villages aro generally best oil" where you can t and a single tayerp not a sign ot AimiKF iiistouv or tih: tiii:s. Chronology of the Rebellion, &c. Nov. 19th Tho Missouri rebelState Legis lature passed an ordinauco of secession The gunboat Conestoga made a reconnoissance ffp the Tennessee river and shelled ont two rebel batteries. 20th Grand review of 00,000 troops by Gen. McClellan Rebels bum tho town of Warssw Mo. The rebel Gen. Floyd suddenly broke up his camp in tho vicinity of the Gau ley river and made a hasty retreat Sailing of the stone fleet from New Bedford, Mass., and New London, Conn. 22d Fort Pickens opened fire on tho rebel batteries at Pensaoola, w hich was answered by Forts Bnrancas and McRea. 23d Tho firing between Fort Pickens aud the rebel batteries at Fensacola was continued for two days.' The rebel 1'ort McKca was ef fectually silenced; Fort Baranca and tho Navy Yard Ivero materially damaged, and th town of Warrington was mostly burned. - 21th Mason and Slidell placed in Fort War renCom. Dupout took possession of Tybec Island, at the mouth of the Savannah river A skirmish at Lancaster, Mo., tho rebels were routed. 20th Reinforcements left New York lor' Port Royal Siiarp'skirmlsh at Hunter's Hill Ben. McCulloch with his rebel army again occupied Springfield, Mo. 27th A part of Gen. Butler's expedition left Hampton Roads. 29th News of the full occupation of Ship Island by Union troops.' December 2d, lCl Meeting of Congress Meeting of the loyal Legislature of Virginia at Wheeling Mary land legislature met Na val skirmish at Newport News. 3d Henry C. Buruett, member of Congress from Kentucky, and John W.Reed, from Mis souri, were expelled from the House of Rep resentativesThe U. S. frigate Santee de stroyed a fortification, nearly completed, at Bolivnr Point, Galveston harbor, Texas. 4th John C. Breckinridge expelled 'from tho Senate by a unanimous vote Western Missouri overrun by rebel marauding parties Gen. Phelps, the advance of Gen. Butler's expedition, landed on Shiplslaud with a strong Union force. 5th Gen. Ilalleck orders tho arrest ai d imprisonment of every man found in anus against the Union in Missouri; those found guilty ot aiding the rebels, to be shot The reports of the Secretaries of War and the Navy show that the Government had, at this time, in service for tho war 082,971 men, not ono of whom was a conscript, ail having volunteered. Ctb A riot occurred at Nashville, Tenn., occasioned by the authorities resorting to drafting lor soldiers to supply the rebel array. 7th Skirmishing at Dam No. 5 on the Po tomac; rebels driven off, losing 12 men. 9th Congress takes measures to effect an exchange of prisonere Gerret Davis elected Senator from Kentucky in place ot the traitor Breckinridge Shelling of Freestone Point by Union gun boats Rebel Congress pass a bill admitting Kentucky to the Confederate States of America. 10th The work of cotton picking com menced on the islands, in possession ol our troops, at Port. Royl. 11th Another detachment of the stone fleet sailed from Boston Great Cre at Charleston, hall of the business portion of the city de stroyed. 13th First Military execution in tho L'nion army ; a deserter named Wra. II. Johnson shot Battle at Camp Allegheny, Va., five regiments under Gen. Milroy, attacked the rebels under Col. Johnson ; Union loss, 21 killed3I07 wounded; rebel loss over 200 killed; The battle was suspended at night, and the rebels run away before morning. 15th News from England of the feeling concerning the seizure of Mason and Slidell, apprehensions ol a war with England Union pickets were attacked, at Point of Rocks, and were driven in. lGth Platte City, Mo., was fired by . the rebels. 17th Battle at Muralordsville, on Green river, Ky. ; rebels defeated with a loss ot S3 killed, 50 wounded ; Union loss 20 killed, 17 wounded God. Pope captured 300 rebels st Osceola, Mo. Tho entrance to the harbor of Savannah, Ga., was blockaded by Mnking 7 vessels loaded with stone. 18th Gen. Popo surprised a rebel camp near Martinsburg,- and took 1,300 prisoners, including 3 colonel, and 17 captains, and all their camp stores and equipage ; Union loss 2 killed About 2,500 prisoners were taken in Missouri in three days. 19th A special messenger from England arrived in Washington with despatches to Lord Lyons, the British Minister. 20th Battle of Dranesville, Va., in which the Union troops under Gen. McCall signally defeat the rebels ; 72 dead and 22 wounded rebels left on the field ; Union loss 7 killed, 40 w ounded The rebels destroyed, at night, about 100 miles of tho North Missouri Rail road, commencing near Hudson and extend ing to Warrentown. 21st The entrance to Charleston harbor was effectually closed by sinking seventeen old' whaling esseli loaded with stone across the channels. 22d Two companies of the 20th N. Y. rcg'. were surrounded, near New Maikct bridge, by 700 rebel cavalry and infantry, but succeeded in cutting themselves out without loss. 21th Skirmish near Newport News Gen. Pope's cavalry captured 2 rebel captains, 1 lieutenant and 4 men at Lexingtoni Mo. 25th Christmas day was duly observed by the Union soldiers in all tho camps. 2Gth Gen. Scott arrived from Paris Hon. Allred Ely returned to Washington frem Richmond, where he had been confined as a prisoner of war since the 21st of July. He was exchanged for Charles J. l au'kner. 28th Diplomatic correspondence in rela tion to the seizure of fonr American traitors on board tho British steamer Trent, between the official rcpresenfatines ol the American, British governments, given to the public. The American Government acceded to the demand of England, and surrendered Masou and Slidell with their Secretaries. A wag says he knows only one thing better than love, and that is to be thrown into a pond of mush and milk, with the privelege of eat ing your W3y asuore. , We' are prisoners as often as we bolt our doors, exiles as often" as we travel, and deaJ as often as w sleep. ' II