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CLEARFIELD, PA..OCT'R 29, 1862.
OE!T. SCOTT AHD THE KEBELLI01T.
LienTenant-General Scott, early in 1861,
when civil war seemed Imminent, but bad not
actually broke out, wrote several papers. In
which He set forth bis views (professional and
political) on tbe crisis, and tbe rigbts and da-
ties of tbe National Government under tbe
circumstances. One of these papers wss made
public by John Van Buren in a speech at a
Breckinridge Keeling in New York, without
tbe knowledge or consent of General Scott,
and baa afnce been published by our "Socesb"
neighbors as a very "significant letter" at a
"very critical moment," because of ita refer
ence to the "Crittenden amendment."
Since this unauthorized publication by Prince
John Tan Buren, Genera! Scott has come out,
and published, in vindication of his patriotic
course since the breaking oat of tbe rebellion,
the memorada, which will be found in snotber
column. He has lifted tbe curtain, and left
(hat miserable old traitor James Buchanan,
with bis coadjutors and advisers, exposed in
all (heir revolting and hiddeons deformity.
Tbe Breckinridge-Vallandigbam editors and
politicians in this county tried to show, pre
vious to the late election, that the Republi
cans were responsible for tbe defeat of the
Crittenden resolutions, and bence tor the pres
ent rebellion ; but Ibe testimony of General
Scott in these memoranda clearly fixes tbe
whole responsibility of this bloody civil war
upon tbe Slaveholders who controlled the Ad
ministration of James Buchanan. Tbe pas
sage of "ten thousand Crittenden Compromise
resolutions, would not have stayed their
bands," as the testimony of General Scott
fully proves otherwise, instead of sitting in
their seats and refusing to vote, they would
have given them their earnest support. .
Oar neighbors over the way, having pub
lished the one psper referred to, should in
Justice to General Scott publish tbe other.
But, we presume, this would not subserve their
political aims, and. bence their readers will
bare to forego the pleasure of perusing the
General's vindication of Lis Course during
this most inquitous rebellion. . . ,
Resisting the Dam. Although tbe draft
was to take place on tbe 16th, in the town of
Blakely, Luzerne connty, tbe Commissioner
did not sncced In completeing tbe enrollment
until th j day previous, on account of a resist
ance by souse Irishmen. On Friday following
a military company-was taken to the place
to protect tbe Commissioner io the discharge
of bis duties, when a fight with tbe Irishmen
ensued. Tbe military were obliged to fire
upon them, killing one or two and wounding
others. Oa Wednesday laat 200 of the mili
tary, with a small cannon.were taken up.when
tbe affair assuming a serious aspect, the Irish
men desisted: from' their opposition. It is
said that the spirit of resistance Is confined
to the lower class of Irishmen. .
In various parts of tbe State, tbe disloyal
disposition of resistance has been evinced by
the followers of the Breckinridge politicians.
Tbe lamentable occurrence in Xuzerne coun
ty can only be attributable to tbe traitorous
teachings of Frank Hughes and tbe Breckin
ridge leaders generally. They have been
shamefully impesed npon by this class of rebel
sympathisers, who have falsely assured them
that tbe draft' and all proceedings under it
were illegal and that the only penalty for re
fusing to go "would be imprisonment in jail
awhile, and tbe government would soon get
tired building jails lor all that would refuse
to go." . Tbe poor dupes are com pel led to suf
fer for the follies of their leaders.
' Tm Wae News. A number of reconnoi
aances weis made by detachments from Gen.
Siegle's command to Gainesville, Thorough
fare Gap, Warrenton, etc. . Several skirmish
es took place daring these reconnoisances, re
sulting in tbe defeat of the rebels. At Ma
naasss 125 rebel cavalry attacked 40 men un
der Capt. Conger who was wounded, when bia
men fell back. ' Opt. C. and 2 others are mis
sing. Rebel loss 12 killed, and 2 priaoners.
Latest. By last night's mail we learn that
Gen. M'Clellan has made an advance, and that
several divisions crossed tbe Potomac success
fully on tbe 26th. Gen. Burnside has moved
forward to Lovettsville, and Gen. Pleasoaton
to Leesburg. . Our troops are said to be in floe
spirits, notwithstanding tbe bad weather,' and
cheered luaiily as they reached tbe Virginia
bore once more.
We b ope thattbla ia tbe beginning of a gen
eral, and vigorous forward movement; and
that (bare will be "uo more retreata and Bull
Run defeats," nor "unaccountable delays,','
and that tbe army will soon be in a locality
where "winter quarters en not interfere to
prevent tbe defeat bf the rebels. li
. '. K 1 1 ;..
Tbe LioisiaTCBE. Accrdipg to a state
ment In the HarrUburg Telegraph the next
Legislature will stand as follows t ; .
Senate, .... Un. Ren. 20 .-. . Dem. IS
House, , r Un. Rep. 46 , ,X)em. 51 ,,
' On joint ballot' ' ' 6S ... . ... 67
This gives tbe Democrats, a majority of 1.
Tb army ; rote may, ..- however, make come
changes in tbe above statement.;
Governor Cortin baa issued a proclamation,
appointing Thorsday tbe 27th day of Novem
ber, as a day of fasting and prayer. ;
I'D I AX MASSACttE JTST BXTBIBTJTIOX.
. A gentleman of high respectability and un
impeachable veracity, direct' from St. Paul
and above, Ibis morning gave on some harrow
ing details bf tbe Indian atrocities io Upper
Minnesota.- Tbe instances mentioned, he says,
are not mere rumors or exaggerations, but
can be abundantly vouched for. Whole fami
lies have been butchered in the most revolting
manner, and tbe mangled remains heaped
together in tbe houses. Tbe women have
been treated with tbe grossest indignities and
then barbarously murdered. No age or sex
waa spared by tbe ruthless fiends,, but the
most revolting and atrocious cruelties were
perpetrated by tbeae "nobel savages" on help
less babes and defenceless women. Col.
Sibley's forces 'succeeded in surrounding
these murdering savages, when tbey, finding
no hope of escape, secreted their arms and
sent in a messenger to Col. Sibley, protesting
their entire innocence of the outrages. Tbey
Claimed to be a band of friendly Indians, who
bad captured tbe white prisoners from the
"bad Indians," add were anxious (ogive them
up. Col. Sibley agreed td treat with them ;
and thus got tbem all, Indians and captive!
whites, into bis power. lie then told the In' i
dians that he hoped that their story was true,
but be should have to give them all a trial,
so that be might punish air the bad Indians
among them. Tho Indians, about six hundred
In number, were then surrounded, and a court
martial organized at once, the rescued white
captives being used as witnesses.'. Tbettial is
holding at Big Lake, above St. Peter's. Four
teen Indians have already been tried and
thirteen convicted. ' The fourteenth, a chief
named Red Eye, was not convicted, the cap
tive women testifying that he was opposed to
the atrocities perpetrated on the captives.
Eight of the convicted Indians have been
hung, and Col. Sibley seems to give stern
justice to the murderers. . Tne people of
Upper Minnesota are greatly excited, and
swear that if the Government does not exact
a terrible vengeance for the attrocities prac
tised, they will themselves wage a war of ex
termination against the entire Indian race.'
Gbs. Cass ox the PaociAifATios. Col. F.
A. Eastman, in a letter to the editor of the
Chicago Tribune, details a conversation with
tbe venerable General Cass, which we sppend ;
"'I told Geoeral Cass' that I had always ad
mired and supported him as a' Democrat, but
perhaps be would not regard me as a Democrat
now, as I had pledged my support to the pres
ent officers of the Government, and to all the
war measures.' He replied, l"ou are right.
The Government is right. You "young men
must sustain it.' Invited thus to continue the
conversation, I said, But I approve bf the
emancipation proclamation, and all.' The
old patriot responded promptly," 'so' do I.'
After a lew minutes spent in conversation up
on general topics, be came back to the pfoc:
lamation again. He observad that whether or
nut tbe President bad tbe constitutional right
to declare the slaves free, the ? President's
friends did not strengthen the measure by
claiming it to be constitutional. I do not
deny,' be said, that there is that in the Con
stitution to justify the act.'but tbe'circumitan
ces or the couutry clearly justify it.' lie did
not fear its effects In tho South : be only hoped
ft would prove effectual." He could not under
stand how any old Democrats could hive any
sympathy with the South, and be hoped that
if there are any persons in the North who
would ever consent to a separation, tbey would
not be permitted to have any position or
influence." .. .
"Stat-at home Patriots." In apeak ing of
this class of individuals, tbe Reading Journal
of October 18tb, says : "Tbe stay-at-home
patriots of tbe Breckinridge party, who from
the outbreak of tbe war, have steadfastly re
fused to Volunteer in defence of the country,
are just now jubilant over victories achieved
at tbe recent election. What should cover
tbem with sbame, ia made a subject of boast
ing. Wbila at least one hundred thousand
loyal voters of the State have volunteered for
the war, and left tbe State fur the purpose or
aiding in putting down this infamous Rebel
lion of Ibe Breckinridge party against tbe Gov
ernment, the Breckinridge party id the North,
have staid at home to aid their brethren by a
cowardly and bloodless fight st tbe ballot box.
That tbey have been partially successful is
not surprising, IIad tbe same opportunity
been given to the Tories of tbe Revolution,
tbey too, would have voted against the Gov
ernment or Washington and in favor of re
maining under tbe English yoke."
Dastardly Octraok. A gentleman . who
visited the Soutsern border .. of our state, re
lutes the following most outrageous proce
dings, of the rebels who invaded Pennsylvania ;
''After the rebel cavalry left Chambersburg,
on their way towards Gettysburg, when about
ten miles distant from the former place they
met a large funeral procession, which they
ordered to come to a halt. 'Dismounting from
their own horses, (hey selected forty-three of
tbe best horses in the procession, and amongst
them the horse attached to the hearse. ' No
violence was used, but, on tbe contrary tbe
greatest politenes was displayed1 towards tbe
surprised mourners. At length one of the
funeral escorts demanded to know by whose
orders their horses were tnus taken. Tbe reply
was : "By order of Gen.' McClellan they are
wanted for the army." As soon as ' tbe horses
were properly secured by (heir captors,' they
pursued their way to tbe Potomac, leaving
tbe afflicted friends to find their way with the'
corpse to the place of burial as they best might.'
: To School Directors. We desire to aay
to tbe School Directors of the several districts
in this county;-that we havo' up a form of ar
ticles of agreement with teachers, as reported
in the late school law-. ' Should any be wanted
between ' this date and the 1st of November,
tbey will be ' furnished on abort ' notice.' We
do not keep tbem on hand,' but will print
tbem to order. v ' ' ' Oct. 22.
1 OEK. SCOTT'S VnrDICATIOff.
Gen. WisriKLD Scott, deeming" his past fi
delity to tbe Union and bis disposition to
maintain it by force, when necessary, distrust
ed by some recent publications, submits in
self-defense tbe following memoranda, which
be makes public through tbe National Intelli
gencer. Tbey cannot possibly damage tbe
reputation of tbe thief and traitor Floyd, nor
of bis confederates, Howell Cobb and Jacob
Thompson ; but we should really like to know
what ex-President Buchanan and ex-Secre
tary Toucey have to say to tbem :
southern torts a scmmart, etc.'T V
- October 30, I860 I emphatically called tbe
atteption of tbe President to tbe necessity of
strong garrisons in all tbe forts below the
principal commercial cities of the Southern
States, including, by name,' tbe forts in Pen
sacola harbor. ; October 811 suggested to the
Secretary of War that a circular should be
seDt at once to such of those forts as bad gar
risons to bo on the aUrt against surprises and
sudden assaults. I See mo I'iftes." since vriu-
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Altera long confinement to my led in New
York, 1 came to this city (Washington) Dec.
12. Next day I nersonallv urged unon the
Secretary of War the same views, viz : strong
garrisons in the Southern forts those . or
Charleston and Pensacola harbors, at once ;
those on Mobile Bay and the Mississippi, be
low New Orleans, next, osc?, &c. I again
pointed out the organized companies and the
recruits at the principal depots available for
the purpose. Tbe Secretary did not concur
in any of my views,' when I begged him to
procure" for me an early ! interview with the
President, that I might make one effort more
to save the forts snd tbe Union.
By appointment the Secretary accompanied
me to the PresMent, December 16, wbeo the
same topics, Secession ism, &c., were again
pretty-fully discussed. There being at the
moment (in the opinion or the President) no
danger of an early 'Secession, beyond South
Carolina, the President, in reply to nij argu
ments for fmmediatvly'reinforcing' Fort Sum
ter, said : '
"The time has not arrived for doing so;
that he should wait tho action of the Conven
tion ot South Carolina, in the expectation that
a Commission wojild be appointed and aunt to
negotiate with him and Congress rrspecting
the Secession of the Stale, and the property
of the United Stati-s held within its limits;
and that if Congress should decide against the
Secession, (hen he would send a reinforce
ment, and telegraph the commanding officer
.u-jur .iiiuertun; 01 r on Moultrie to hold Hie
Forts (Moultrie and Sumter) against attack."
And the Secretary, with animation, added:
"We have a vessel of war (the Brooklyn)
held in readiness at Norfolk, and he would
then send three hundred men in her from Fort
Monroe to Charleston.". .
.. To which I replied, first, that so many men
could not be withdrawn from that garrison,
but could be taken from New York. ; Next,
that it would then be too late, as the South
Carolina Commissioners would then have the
game in their bands, by first using and then
cutting tbe wires; tbst as there waa not a sol
dier in Fort Sumter, any handful of armed Se
cessionists might seize and occupy it, &c.
, Here the remark may be permitted, that if
the Secretary's 300 men bad then, or some
time later, been sent to Forts Moultrie snd
Sumter, . both ; would now. have been in the
possession of tbe United States, and not a
battery below tbem could have been erected by
the Secessi on ist s i con seq u ent ly tbe access to
those forts from the sea would now (the end of
March) be unobstructed and free. '
- Tbe same day, Decern bet 15, 1 wrote tbe
following note : - '
"Lieut. Gea. Scott begs tbe" President to
pardon him lor supplying, io this note, what
he omitted to ay this morning at the inter
view with which he was honored by the Pres
ident. ; '
"Long prior to the force: bill (March 2,
1833,) prior to tbe issue r his proclamation,
and in part prior to the passage of tbe ordi
nance of nullification. President Jackson, un
der the act of March 3, 1807, -authorizing the
employment of the land and naval forces,
caused reinforcements to be sent to Fort Moul
trie, and a sloop of-war. the Natchex, with
two revenue cutters, to be sent to Charleston
harbor, in order, 1," to prevent the seizure ol
that fort by the nullifiers, and 2, to enforce
the execution of tbe revenue laws. Gen.
Scott himself arrived at Charleston the day
after tbe passage or tbe ordinance of nullifica
tion, and many of the additional companies
were then eh ronte for the same destination.
"President Jackson familliariv said at the
time, 'that by the assemblage or those forces,
for the lawful purposes, he was not making
war upon South Carolina; but that if 'oiifh
Carolina attacked them, it would he Smith
Carolina that made war upon tbe United
Statea."' .... .:
"Gen. S., who received his first instruction
(oral) from the President, in the temporarr
absence ol the Secretary of War. (Gen. Cass)
remembers those expressions well. '
? "Saturday Aight, Dec. 15, 1860." .
- Dec. 28. Again, after Major Anderson had
gallantly and wisely thrown his bandlul of
men from Fort Moultrie into Fort Sumter
learning that, on demand of South Carolina,
there wa$ great danger he might be ordered
by the Secretary back to the less tenable work,
or out of the harbor I write this note :
"Lieut. Gen". ! Scott (who has bad a bad
night, and can scarcely hold up his head ibis
morning) bigs to express the hope to the Sec
retary of War.; 1. That orders may Dot he
given tor the evacuation of Fort Sumter. . 2.
That 150 recruits may instantly be sent from
-'The plan invented by General Scott to
atop Secession was. like all campaigns devis
ed by him, very able in ita details, and nearly
certain of general success. The Southern
Stares an full of araenala and forts,' command
ing their, rivers and strategic points. Gener
al Scott desired to trausfer the army of tho
United States to these forts as speedily and
as quietly as possible. " The Southern States
could not cht off communication between the
Government and the fortresses without a great
fieet, which tbey cannot build' for years, or
take them hy land without 100,000 men;- and
many hundred millions of dollars, several cam
paigns, and many a bloody siege. Had Scott
oeeti able to have got these fojts in the Condi.,
tio i be desired tbem to be, the Southern Con
federacy would not now exist.' of the
eulogy pronouncod on Secretary Floyd (who
defeated Scott's plans) by The Richmond Ex
aminer, on Floyd's reception at that city.J
Governor's Island to re-enforce tbat garrison,
with ample supplies of ammunition and sub
sistence, including fresh vegetables, aa pota
toes, onious, turnips ; aod, 3. Tbat one or two
armed vessels be sent to support tbe fort.'
"Lieut. Gen. Scott avails himself ol this
opportunity also to express the hope tbat the
recommendations heretofore made by him to
the Secretary or War, respecting Forts Jack
son, St. Philip, Morgan and Pulaski, and par
ticularly in respect to Forts Pickens and Mc
Rca and the Pensacola Navy Yard . in connec
tion with the last two named works, may be
reconsidered by the Secretary.
"Lieut. Gen. Scott will further ask the at
tention ol tbe Secretary to Forts Jeflerson and
Taylor, which are wholly national being of
far greater value even to tbe most distant
points of the Atlantic coast aod the' people on
Ibe upper waters of the Missouri, Mississippi,
and Ohio rivers than to the State of Florida.
There is only a feeble company at Key West
for tbe defense of Fort Taylor, and not a aol
dier in Fort Jeflersen to resist a handful of fll
Itbusters or a row-boat of pirates; and the
Gulf, soon after the beginning of Secession or
revolutionary troubles in tbe adjacent Slates,
will swarm with such nuisances."! ; . ,
Dec. 30. I addressed the President azain. I
as follows : ,.:
"Lieut. Geo. Scott bees the President of
tbe Lulled States to pardon the irregularity
of this communication. It is Sunday, the
weather is bad, and Gen. S. is not well enough
lo co to church.
"But matters of tbe highest national impor-
lance seem to forbid a moment's delay, and, if
misled by zeaL be horea for the President's
forgiveness.
"Will the President permit Gen. S . with
out reference to the War Denartment. ianil
otherwise as secretly s possible, to send 250
recruits from New York barhor to reinforce
Fort Sumter, together with some extra mus
kets or rifles, aitimuoition and subsistence I
.' "It Is hoped that a sloop of war and cutter
may be ordered for th.- same purpose as early
as io morrow.
"Gen. S. will wait npon the President at
any ir.oo.icnt he may be called for.
The South Carolina Commissioners had al
ready been many days in Washington, and no
moveim nt of defense (on the part of tbe U
nited Statn) was permitted.
1 will here close my notice of Fort Sumter
by quoting from some of my previous reports:
It would have been easy to reinforce this
fort down to ahou t the 12th of February. In
I this long delay Fort Moultrie bad been rearm
ed and greatly strengthened in every way by
the rebels. 5fany powerful new land batter
ies (beside a formidable raft) bare been con
structed.' Htj Iks, too, have been sunk in the
principal channel so as to render access to
Fort Sumter from the sea impracticable with
out first carrying all the lower batteries of the
secessionists. The difficulty of reinforcing
has thus been increased ten or twelve fold.
First, tbe late President refused to allow any
attempt to be made because be was holding
negotiations with tbe South Carolina Commis
sioners. , . t - , . : j
Afterward Secretary nolt and myself en
deavored, in vain, to obtain a ship of war for
the purpose, and were finally obliged to em
ploy the passenger-steamer "Star of the
West.". That vessel, but for tbe : hesitation
of tbe master, might, as is generally believed,
have delivered at the fort the men and sub.
sistence on board. Tbis attempt at succor
failing, I next verbally, submitted to tbe late
Cabinet either that auccor be airnt by sbips-of-war,
fighting their way by the batteries (in
creasing in strength daily,) or that Major An
derson should be left to ameliorate bil condi
tion by the muzzle of his puns that is, enfor
cing supplies by bombardment and by bri g
ing to merchant vessels, helping himself (giv
ing orders for payment,) or, finally, bo allow
ed to evacuate the fort, which, in that case,
would be inevitable.
' ' t - - -But,
before any resolution was taken, the
late Secretary of Ibe Navy making difficulties
about tbe want of suitable war vessels, anoth
er Commissioner from South Carolina arrived,
causing farther delay. When this bad passed
away, Secretaries Holt and Toucey, Captain
Ward, of tbe: Navy, and myself with tbe
knowledge of tbe President (Buchanan) aet
tled upon the employment, under tbe Captain
(who was eager for tbe expedition), of three
or four small steamers belonging to the Coast
Survey. At that lime (late in January) I
have but little doubt Capt. Ward would have
reached Fort Sumter,' with all hia vessels.
But he was kept back by something like a
tru.ee or , armistice made here, embracing
Charleston and Pensacola harbors, agreed
upon between tbe late President and certain
principal seccders of South Carolina, Florida,
Louisiana, &c, and this truce lasted to tbe
end of that Administration.
., That plan and all others, without a squad
ron of war ships and a considerable army
competent to take and hold tbe many formid
able batteries below Fort Sumter, and before
the exhaustion of its subsistence having been
pronounced, from the change of circumstan
ces, impracticable by Major Anderson, Capt.
Foster (Chief Engineer), and ail the other of
ficer or the lort, as well ss by Brig. General
Totton, Chief of the Corps of Engineers ; and,
concurring in that opinion, I did not hesitate
to advise (March 12) that Major Anderson be
instructed to evacuate the fort, so long gal
lantly held by bint and bia companions, im
mediately on procuring , suitable transporta
tion to take them to New Sfork. - ni relative
weakness had steadily increased In the last
eighteen days. , .s ; , -., ,
t it. was not till Jan. 3 (when the first Comv
missioners from Soiitb; Carolina withdrew)
that the permission I had solicited Oct. 31.
was obtained to admonish commanders of tbe
few, Southern forts with garrisons to be on tbe
alert against surprises and sudden assaults.
flt waa not till January 4th'that. hv th
or Secretary Holt (a strong and loyal man), I
obtained permission, to send succor: to the
feeble garrison or Fort Taylor, Key West and
at the same time a company Major Arnold's,
ftom Boston to occupy Fort JenY-raon. Tort
ugas Island. . Ir this comnanv hurt hHn iht
days later, Ibe. fort would have been pro-occupied
by Floridiaus. , It is known that the reb
els had their eyes upon thoao powerful urts
which govern the commerce or the Mexican
Gall, as Gibraltar and MaHa govern that of
the Mediterranean. With Forts Jeflerson and
Taylor, the, rebels might have purchased an
early European recognition.
(Maj. Anderson was not among th? admonish
ed, being already beleaguered.) 'y , - TISTHaVis '"
January 8.-iTo Lleut. Sleniiber, command- JCi lw residinTn"??1 frm ,ubcri
ing in Pensacola Harbor r ': ;1 r-' ' I "T nt
- "The General-in-Chief directs hat you take and brTduJfiif:" bU,ck' "d ihe nd
measures to do tbe utmost in ycor power to j im- on bell AlsTVh.aV ! : ?M.br
prevent the seizure of cither "of the forts in crop off the rigfet ear. ADJ ,f0tios lillHL?
Pensacola Harbor, by surprise or assault, con- ing the above estravs will b cratetniiv .w.Vi
- OTttU 1117 WIHIIIVIIUCI .'! lilt, HT Jf
xaro, wno wui probaoiy bare reelved in
structions to co-operate witn you.'
der was signed by Aide-de-Camp
It Was lust befnrH the snrrpnitfr nt lm Tun.
mer, calling npon Com. Armstrong, obtained
the aid of some 80 common seamen or labor
ers (but no marines,) which, added to hia 40
soldiers made up bis numbers to 76 men, with
whom tbis meritorious officer bsu since held
Fort Pickens, and performed, working night
and diy, an immense amount of labor In
mounting and keeping up a strong guard,
&c, &c.
Early, in January I renewed, is has been
seen, my solicitations to be allowed to rein
force Fort Pickens, but a good deal of time
ws lost in vasciliations. First, the President
"thought if no movement is mad a by the U
..... J
nited fetates, I rt McKae will probably not be
occupied not Fort Pickens attacked. In case
of movements by the United States, I which
will doubtless be made known by the wires,
there will be corresponding local movements,
and the attempt to reinforce will le useless."
(Quotation fronia note made by Aid de Camp
Lay,' about Jan. 12, of the President's reply to
a message from me.) Next, it was doubted
whether it would bo safe to send reinforce
ments in an unarmed steamer, and tbe want,
as usual, of a suitable naval vessel the Brook
lyo being long held in reserve at Norfolk lor
some purpose nuknown to me. Finally, after
I had kept a body of 300 recruits in New York
Harbor ready lor some time and Ihey would
have been sufficient to reinforce temporarilr
Fort Pickens and to occupy Fort McKae also
the President about Jan. 18, permitted that
the sloop-of war Brooklyn shsuld have a sin
gle company, 90 men, from Fort Monroe,
Hampton Roads, and reinforce Lieut. Slom
mer in iort Pickens, but without a surplus
man for the neighboring fort, McRae. ,
The Brooklyn, with Capt. Vodges' company
alone, left the Chesapeake for Fort Pickens
about January 22, and, on the 29tb, President
Buchanan, having entered into euajt armistice
with certain leading secedcrs at Pensacola and
elsewhere, caused Secretaries Holt and Tou
cey to instruct, in a joiut note, the comman
ders of the war vessels off Pensacola, and
Lieut. Slemmer, commanding Fort Pickens,
to commit no act of hostility, and not to land
Capt. Vodges' company unless that fort. should
be attacked.! . ; . , . . . .- -
Tbat joint note I never saw nntil March 25,
but supposed tbe armistice wasconsu-ouent uu.
on the meeting of the Peace i:.nv.-i.ii.n t
w ashingtoo, and was understood to terminate
Willi 11. J -. v .-. - ... -
Hearing, however, of tbe most sclive prep
arations for hostilities on the part of the se-
vcucra si xrensacoia, ny me erection ot new
A - . n i
batteries and arming Fort McRae that ha'd
not a gun mounted when ' it was; seized du
ring the Peace Convention and since, I brought
the subject to tbe notice of tbe new Adminis
tration, when this note, dated March 12, to
uapt. V odges, was agreed upon, viz : "At the
first favorable moment you will land with your
company, reinforce Fort Pickens, and hold
the same till further orders." This order, in
duplicate, left New York by two naval vessels
about tbe middle of March, as tbe mails and
the wires could not be trusted, and detached
officers could not be substituted, for two bad
already been arrested and paroled by tbe au
thorities of Pensacola, dispatches taken from
one of them, and a third, to escape like treat
ment, forced to turn back when near that city.
m - .....
tnus tnose aunjorities have not ceased to
make war upon the United Statea since the
capture by them of tbe Navy , Yard, Jan. 12.
Respectfully submitted. WisVield Scott.
headquarter of the jtrmy, Washington, March
ou, loot.
Jit was known at the Navy Department that
tne urooKiyn, with Uapt. Vodees on board.
would lie obliged in open sea to stand off and
on Fort Pickens, and in rough weather might
sometimes oe utty miles oB. Indeed, if; ten
miles at sea, the fort might be attacked and
easily carried before the reinforcements could
have reached the beach, in open sea, where
atone it could land. -
KSW ADVERTISEMENTS.
AdverU temt.Ht srt in targr type, cut, or out of usual
siyi'VLiL ot cnargea Pontile prist tor s pace occh pied.
To insure attention, the CASH must accompa
ny notices, as follows :All Cautions with SI.
Strays, SI; Auditors' notices, $1,50; Adminis
trators ana jczecators' notices, 91,ov, each ; and
all other transient Notices at the sam- n u
Other a tvertisemen's at SI per square, for St less
mse.uons. xweive lines (or less) count a square.
Ij'ttl H I KtiLs. rirmera, and all others
1. who are fond of good apples, are hereby in
formed that they ean supply tbetdselves with
young trees and 01 tbe very best varieties, at the
nursery of the undersigned in Lawrence township,
about '4 miles south-west of Clearfield borough
Also, a few peach trees on hand. Now, is tbe
best season of tbe year Tor setting out trees, and
persons should avail themselves of this opporta-
Oct. 29. 1862. , ROBERT LAWHEAD.
DESERTr D, from the service of the United
States, John Vernon, private of Company C
5th Regiment Peou'a Reserves, on Sunday. Sept
Hth. just previous to the battle of Son th M..t-;
Also. William Jones, private of Company V 5th
Reg,ment Penn'a Reserves, on Tnes.ly, Sept 15,
w-nm (ivuuv 01 Anueiani. ibe usual
rewara win oe paid for their return to tbe kegi
mnfr .. nurin It .. ....... .... 0
T -! " iMCUAUUlitX,
ULL, o.
1862.'
ml :..- r " ' i
Lieutenant. Com. Company.
JHRItA JlillKV. . 1
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NOTICE. CLEARFIELD COUNTY, SS: In
, the matter of the Eatjifa nf William Smith
late of Beecaria township, Clearfield county dee d.
In tbe Orphans Court of Clearfle d county at
September Term A, D 182 Respecting the ap
praisement of property claimed by, und set apart
mount of lfi7i ,A M-.i t .:...
wiuow, vis : jrersonai property to tne a-
K, u . j , - .1
Uo? bTlTe'd ortVrertX
ter. P.,K!,..t.nn k. . Z1 " -
a.Ml JT. raa.irJlT. ,".v".i"rw'.?"r.r'.
-. -w.--.-v. wuiiij, mr inree eucces-
iT wee as.
JAMES WRIULKY,
Oct. 29, 1862.
Clerk, O. C.
HEW ADTEETISEMEITTS.
1 J " ' - W. . 1. .1 .THUS 1. f Alt
- ( -
(This or- p.l;EARFIELDASC03l?A5! V -A mt
, ' Company incorporated by tbe LejruUlore of
I P.nni.l..n;. :n i 1.1 -. .1 : . ....
J.M tallougb Esq ..in tbe Borough ol Clearfield.
tween Ihe h'o.r.rf 2".nT T
- I P"rPose of organising said company, aod electing
nv manasrers to serve until th. firat M i . ;Z
Janoary A. D. 183. A punctual attend ami. i.
requested.
Jonathan Bovnton.
A. K. Wrigbf.
James T. Leonard,
Wm. F Irwio,
Itaae Johnson.
James Wrigley,
Kichard Shaw,
John L. Cuttle,
L. J. Crans
M E. Woods. 1 '
wm. gj. Moor.
W. A. Wallaca.
J. B. M'Enall y.
. L Kd, ' -John
F. Weaver
R. V. Wilton. '
Kiehard Mosson
-M. A. Frank. P'
Robert Mitchell. '
John M'Pberson' '
Clearfield, Oct. 29, 1862
GOO.OOO 2""" AGENTS TO
- ,Jco'on!(1 M?P f the United States, Canada. aa.(
I new Brunswick. '
7 .
sell Lloyd's new steel plate coon-
From recent surveys, completed Auo- i a is.
1 lt S20.000 to engrave it and one year's time '
froperior to any S10 map ever made by Colto,
or Mitchell, and sells at tbe low xr.Z X
cents ; 370.000 names are .l..
-- in im map.
It is not only a County Map. bat it i sUk, ,
COUNTY AND RAILROA D MA P 5
of the United States and Canadas combined ia o'a.
giving every Railroad Station and distances be'
tween.
Guarantee any woman or rnaa S3 to S3 ixrdir.
and will take back all maps that cannot be sold
and refund the money.
Send for SI worth in trx T.;nn.l .J-
ow to canvas well, furnished all our irent
Wanted Wholesale A rents for .mi- Mini in
ery Hate. California. Canada, Knifland. Franeo
and Caba. A fortune may be made with a few
hundred dollars capital. No Competition.
J. l. l.UJYi), .No. 2St Broadway. Xaw York.
Tbe War DeDartnient naea nnr Xfn nt Vii-tri'nf.
Maryland, and Pcnavyirania. cost ;no.OU(l. on
which ia marked Anfirt.nu Creek barnsbnrg,
Maryland Heiehts, illiamsnort Ferrv. Rknr.!
ville. Koland's Ford, and all other on the Poto
mac, and every other nlaee in Murrlanit Virvini.
and Pennsylvania, or money refm dod 4. t '
LLOYD'S TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP
of Kentucky. Ohio. Indiana, and llli noi im tiim.
only authority for Gen. Buell and the War De
partment. .Money refunded to any one finding aa
error in it. . Price 50 cents.
From the New Yor Tribune, Ang. 2.'
LLOYD'S MAP OF - VIRGINIA. MARYLAND.
and Pennsylvania. This Man i rn 1.1-0. -
cost is bat 23 cents and it ia the best wbirh cm
purchased. . . .......
LLOYD'S GREAT MAP OF THE MISSISSIPPI
River. From Actnal Snrrev hv rr, !. ..,.1
Wm. Jioweo. MtssissiDni Kirer Pi Inf. rs rn;.
Mo , shows every man's plantation and owner's
name from M Louis to the Gulf of Mexico; 1,350
miles; every sand-bar.'island town, landing, and
all places 20 miles back from the river colored in
counties. and States. Price. St in ihn
pocket form, and 2.50 on liunen, with rollers!
Ready Sept. 20.
AVrUEPAKTMtST, W iKHlXBTO.V. Sept. 17. I82.
J. T, Llotd Sir r Send me vonr Man Ik.
Mississippi Hirer, with price per hundred copies.
Rear Admiral - Charles II. Davis, rammandin
the Mississippi squadron. is authorized to purchase
as many as are required for use of that rquadroa.
UIDEON IV ELLS. Secratary vf thelCavy ?
NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to all per
sons knowing . themselves indebted ia aay
way to Isabella Cross, late of the Itorsnk ni Van
Washington deceased, to make . immediate pay.
nient, and those having clai-ns against the sataw
will present them duly authenticated for ettla
menL DAVID S. PLOTNER. Aetnr
New Washington. September 1. IttfiJ. 8 10. .
CAUTION. All persons are hereby caution
ed againot purchasing three certain bond,
given about two rears azo bv John Tlmn.nm.
and Thomas J. Thompson to John Jordan, of Jor
dan township, and are now of record. The ua.
dersigned not having received value for tbe said
oonas, nereby gives notice that be will not pa
the6ame unless compelled by due process of law
uct. g, i03-p. JOUN THOMPSON. . .
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE, Notice
is hereby given that Letters of Administra
tion have been granted to the undersigned, on th
estate of Win. Pennington, late of the United
States Army, dee'd. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make pavmcnt without
delay, and those raving claims against tbe sam
1111 irewni loeia amy authenticated Tor settle
ment. Wfl.MAM K'KATII .
Aug. 13.18(12 Administrator!
Grocery S t ore,
In the N. E. corner of the Conrad Hon a
PIIILLIPSBl'KG, PA. . .... .
Ttl tl n il ( r l.rn.il ... . t. .
eery establishment of J. II. Ualcr. would inform
tbe citizens of Ptiillipsburg and vicii ity, tbat she
has on hand a large stock of Groceries, such aa
flour, bacon, molasses, sugar, tea, coffee, rice. pep
per, cinnamon, carbon oil. tobacco. r ITtLTU and
other articles kept in ft store of ihu kinU. ail of
l. : L !ll 1 1 1 m '
wuicu win ocsoi4 caeap tor cub.
Draft! Draft! Draft!
now TO AVOID TIIE DRAFT!
-Volunteer and buv vour irooda at th h'n
Cash Store of J. D. T hoinoson. who hmi lust m.
I ceived a complete stock of goods, where yon eaa
cv jwn luotnn ai 12.. cents.
" . . Calico '14
' Sugar , Hi ; ;
" . Syrop " ' ' 7 j .
Salt nersack -' S.0ft u " " '
Shop made boots at $3,50 and all other articles'
at the lowest war prices. -
Uurwensville, September 10. 1762.
MONEY SAVED IN BTILDINU ! To
save monev in buildin?. and In nut li n
ish well proportioned and substantial building
for less money than usual may be done by calls
S. rnuian, xrtQiieci aud designer.
Those who intend to build either an humble r.'
idence, or a magnificent hall for the comfort ot
life, will save money by taking tbe advica of an
experienced Architect, mfckiiig preparations in,
time, and by obtaining tbe bills, drafts, estimates.:
and specifications at the proper time, will guard
against emntv pursas before the cownletmn af tha
building.
Tbe undersigned would tberrforo reanectfnnv
inform the citizens of Clearfield and the public in,
general that be is at all times prepared to execute
favorable t
regular stu
jobs, in his line, on short notice. aii -.n iVi moat
avoraoie terms. Jiaring luade bis business a.
eguiar sway witn several experienced archi-
tec ts. and haviur also had I..r. - nnnrimi'. ; t.
basiness. be flatters hinn-cTrhe w 'lbM. tilr.
.v. u . , . .. - .t
"" vcsiguB 01 every aescnptiou ot buildings.
mi.k Mrrun.Ki. . r . . V,
1 i. Bls muus vi pierus
u,t pmui rijjms, o., e . ana to give en
tire satisfaction to all who may favor biai with
their patronage. ' ' ' . ' '
People Iroiu a distnaco will." by' sending the' di-
mentions of the ground plau. wVrb a description oC
the loi-ation,' scenery, and couttry arouad it be.
gratified with a design suitable in style and order.
war it Vi thaw lvwAa:A-a . a
-. -7ry ana eouniry. sua wen.
Carpenters wbodeeiro to improve ia the theo
JJPl -
. Jm ruciions m eiiuer oriae aiaoreu
?.'? AKhiteeture, Information canat als
times be obtained
Row, or at George Thorn's, Clearfield, Pa. v.
May,T,'S2.-6m. AUG t" ST I' it WEITMAN.
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