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THUKSDAY:::::::::::::::::::OGTOUER 81.
Ttianksglvins Proclamation.
rEXXS YL VA XI J , SS:
In the i,ame and by the authority of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, Asduew G.
Ccbtix, Governor of said Commonwealth.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, every good gift is from above
and comes down to us from the Almighty, to
whom it is meet, right and the bounden duty
of bverv people to reader thanks for Ilia mer
cies ; Therefore, I, ANDREW G. CURTIS,
Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania, do recommend to the people of this
Commonwealth, that they set apart
THURSDAY, 28th OF NOVEMBER NEXT,
as a day of solemn Thanksgiving to God, for
having prepared our corn and watered our
furrows, and blessed the labors of the hus
bandman, and crowned the year with His
goodness, in the increase of the ground and
the gathering in of the fruits thereof, so that
our barns are filled with plenty j And for
having looked favorably ou this Common
wealth, and strengthened the bars of her gates,
and blessed the children within her, and made
men to be of one mind and preserved peace
in her borders; Beseeching Him also ou be
half of these United States, that our beloved
country may have deliverance from those
great and apparent dangers wherewith she is
compassed, and that He will mercifully still
the outrages of perverse, violent, unruly and
rebellious people, and niakethem clean hearts,
and renew a right spirit within them, and
give them grace that they may see the er
ror of their ways and bring forth fruits
meet for repentance, and herealter, in all god
liness and honesty, obediently walk in His
holy commandments, and in submiition to
the just and manifest authority of the repub
lic, so that we, leading a quiet and peaceful
life, may continually offer unto Him our sac
rifice ot praise aad thanksgiving.
"-I Given under my hand and the
seal Great Seal of the State, at Harris
( J burg, this Sixteenth day of October,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
houdred and sixty-one, and of the Common
wealth the eighty-sixth.
A. G. CUP.TIN.
BT TltS GOVERNOR :
ELI SLIFER, Sec. of the Commonwealth.
m m
Where Is tbe Responsibility ?
It is a matter of regret rather than of
surprise, that there are yet a considerable
number of men among us, calling them
selves Democrats, who insist upon shoving
the responsibility of the present unfortu
nate crisis upon the administration of
Abraham Lincoln. Certainly nothing
could be more? unjust or unfair than this,
and the reason why it is done, can only
be found in the fact, that the leaders of
that corrupt organization are always rea
dy to poison the mind. of tbe people
against Republicanism, in the hope that
they will thereby secure their own success
and aggrandizement. This is the system
upon which the 6clf-styled Democracy al
ways have triumphed, and t spems they
aro not disposed to abandon it in their
present extremity.
There is not a single ground upon which
this charge may be maintained. The boot
is entirely on the other leg. It is well
known that the Loco-Focos were in power
eight years next preceding Lincoln's in
auguration. While Pierce was President,
all manner of schemes were concocted to
rob the treasury, the most rascally of
which was the Ostend Manifesto," by
which it was proposed to purchase Cuba
for some hundreds of millions of dollars.
The "old public functionary" was then
at tho Court of St. James, and along with
John Y. Mason, cf Virginia, an intensely
honest individual, was willing to give
Spain anything she might ask for that
much coveted island. It is a matter of
tome satisfaction that this nefarious pro
ject did not succeed, as in all probability i
Cuba would have followed the beautiful
example of Texas and Louisiana, both of
which were dearly paid for in blood and
treasure that is to say, Cuba would have
Seceshed and gone out uf the Union,"
leaving Uncle Sam to whistle for lib is
land, and also for his money !
But bad a was the administration of
Pierce, it was nothing in comparison with
that of Buchanan. When that hoary- J
beaded old bachelor resumed the reins oi
power, th countr was mill united, and
despite che efforts of its enemies, was
going on" prospering and to prosper. A!- j
though fettered by injudicious legislation, j
brcoigh about by Loco-l'ocoiui, yet trade'
wan encourage! and had gathered new i
bircugth, and enterprise wan successful
wherever it sought to be developed. Add ;
to this the fact, that there was ahout 3-0,- j
OitO,(HtO in the oaioTi1 coffers! But a !
fatal change' eame. otct t!i spirit of the
nation di-caui. When James 'Buchan. i.
en's teriii of office expiied,. our govern
ment had neither the confidence of for
eign nation nor of its own citizens; the
; public security was entirely destroyed ;
j there was not the bare pittauee 0O1 peu
j r,y in the treasury ; and the nation had
j been plunged into a debt of near a hun
dred millions 01 dollars. Isor is this all.
A portion of las cabinet had banded to
gether for the purpose of destroying the
government, and in furtherance of their
treasonable and hellish designs, they, had
scattered our navy far and wide, andjto-
; i leu our arms and munitions or war, ana
given them to their lebel brethren, to be
used against us, thus imperilling the na
tional security the very object they were
intended to subserve. One section of the
country was arrayed in fierce hostility
against another; our forts and arsenals,
built with the common treasure, were fast
being surrendered to our enemies ; our
military officers were every day resigning
their commissions : and our army was
utterly demoralized ; and to crown all,
our very Capital was threatened with in-
vasiou I
Such was the national condition when
Abraham Lincoln was called to the chair.
The old man of Wheatland had lent him
self to a wicked conspiracy, and the na
tion was" the victim, lie had suffered
Euch unannoiuted scoundrels as Davis,
Floyd, and Breckinridge to pull the wool
over his eyes most effectually, and until,
Snail', the old gentleman found himself
bound hand and foot. And after they
had used him to their heart's content
used him as the humble instrument for
accomplishing their own base ends used
him until they could use him no longer
they meanly deserted him, whilst they
openly proclaimed their treason against
the very government they had all sworn
to support. Thus when Mr. Liucoln as
sumed executive authority, ou the 4th
day of March last, the public treasury was
bankrupt, and rebellion and anarchy were
ruling the hour. We had reached a cri
sis such as had never before been witnes
sed in our governmental affairs. Through
the sound judgment, cool independence
and manly preference of the people, Mr.
Lincoln had been elected to the Presiden
cy ; but how could any responsibility at
tach to him for the manifold outrages and
excesses, which the enemies of the gov
ernment had committed before his inaujr
uration ? There is au absurdity almost
in the question itself. Let the responsi
bility rest where it belongs, and let con
demnation be visited not upon the inno
cent but the guilty. Wc claim that the
present sad condition of affairs is the le
gitimate result of the administrations of
Pierce and Buchanan. Wc behold in it
the bitter fruits of a Loco-Foco policy
which ignores honesty, ability and worth,
and looks only to self-aggrandizement.
Mr. Lincoln has had to "run the ma
chine as he found it." lie can and will
do no more than administer the govern
ment in accordance with the letter and
spirit of the Constitution. At his inaug
uration, he took a solemn oath to support
that instrument, and he is equally pledg
ed to enforce the laws against all offen
ders, and bound to treat traitors to the
Union- with the severity they deserve.
In his inaugural address he was careful
to indicate his intentions so that there
might be no misunderstanding. He de
clared that it was no purpose of his to
make war upon the South. And he kept
his word : tlte South began the war. flis
administration has shown that it can be
forbearing, even under the most provo
king and irritating circumstances; and it
has shown, too, that it can act with ener
gy and determination when the occasion
requires it to do so. It has taken the
only course fo secure the National safety
consistently with the National honor. It
i will protect loyal citizens everywhere, and
do no irore- injury to property han will
be necessary to rebuke treason, and re
place the Hag of our country upon the
forts and other places from which it has
boon taken and desecrated. The Admin
istration knows, too, that there are friends
cf the Union and the Constitution, in the
South as well a3 in the North, and al
though over-awed by military power and
mob-law for the present, yet they are still
entitled to the protection of the govern-
liuiit, and it will be cheerfully extended
to the in. '
Such are the objects and purposes for
which the war is being waged. Are they
net commendable, and should not the
Fre.-ident be sustained f We opine that
no righl-thinkimr, l'vai-heared citizen
ear. fay "no ! And yet, ftraiigc as it
uviy seem, every doy we hear some one
-;mp!aii!iur about the manner in which
the war its conducted, and murmuring and
clamoring against the Frosidentand his
t:' !ltt ome fancied cause or other.
This should not be. Wc believe the time
is at laud wheu the people of the North
at least, owiht to ignore political difiercu-1
ees, and rally upon a commou platform
for the preservation of our glorious in
stitutions. Partisanship should be laid
aside, as a thing which will do well enough
in times of peace, and patriotism should
be exhibited as the "one thing needful'-
in this dark hour of our nation's history.
Let the administration ba sustained, and
nobly sustained, in its efforts to redeem
the tarnished honor of our flag; and let
every American freeman who has not al
ready done so, take upon himself the res
olute oath of the gallant Old Hickory,
that, "&y the Utemal, tJie Union must and
shall le preserved." And it will be pre
served. Til lor Tat.
A New j York cotemporary says that
there is one redeeming feature for the re
bels about their recent failures at Santa
Kosa, and the Belize. They did not de
stroy our fleet, as IIolIiu3 foolishly brag
ged; they did not annihilate the .Wikon
Zouaves, as General Bragg giavely re
ported; but they did strike. Nothing is,
perhaps, so disheartening to an army as
to look on passively while the enemy
strikes even small and unimportant b'o?vs.
The burning of the Pensacola dry-dock,
the spiking of a cannon ou the very wharf
of the navy ard, and the destruction !of
the rebel privateer Judith under the gtns
of the enemy, were deeds calculated to
dishearten Bragg's troops iu the sare
measure as they encourage ours. A pru
dent general prevents this, effect by (a
quick retort. As a sharp debater insists
on having the last word, even if he talis
nonsense, so a good general will have tie
last blow, even if it is trifling. It is tie
moral effect he looks for, and this ie
gains ; his soldiers feci that the onus is
now on the enemy, and their courage ri
ses in the precise proportion as their eow
mander has been quick in returning the
enemy's blow. The insurgent generals
understand this admirably. - They never
emit prompt retaliation ; if we strike a
blow anywhere, they are pretty sure to
retort without loss of time; and though,
as in the Santa Bosa Island and Belize
affairs, the' may do us little damage, and
suffer more severely themselves, they at any
rate keep up the prestigecf their arms.
Our habit is different. We pay no
attention to the small blows by which th
enemy keeps up the spirits, of his troops
and insiduously hurts- the tone of our
army. We prepare for great blows, and,
like a giant, make no account of what we
think mosquito bites. But the enemy is
not a mosquito; and it is a mistake to
treat him as though he were. We wish
our military and naval commanders vouid
think it expedient to pay a little more at
tention to these points. Of course it is
the great blow which decides the v.ir,
and MeClelian is right to husband kis
forces aud devote his energies and skill
to the destruction of the insurgcut ar:ay
which is opposed to him. But meantiue,
it would encourage the army and pubic
greatly if somewhere, within a few dajs,
our men were permitted to make sor.e
minor attack, whereby they could strikf a
balance for the recent Lcesburg affair
Tit for tat is a. good rule. Kveryboly
knows that we can bite as sharply as tie
enemy; but we ought to show our teeth
once in a while.
Gen. Xeslc -a 2sigxjde.
I
The Louisville (Ky.) Democrat of t ie
22d inst., thus refers to the brigade scttl
forward to that, state, under the command
of Brig. Gen. Neglcy by the authorities of
Pennsylvania :
Contrary to general expectation, the
fleet of boats six in number, bearing the
brigiide of Pennsylvania troops, arrived
at our wharf about five o'clock last even
ing. The fleet made a magnificent ap
pearance as it came down the river from
six mile island. At that point the entire
six formed in line, abreast, and steamed
down towards the city, in that order, till
they arrived at tho foot of Willow Bar,
when they broke line aud wheeled around
to tbe city wharf, lauding at the foot of
Fifth street. The report that they were
in sight soon spread, and the wharf was
lined with thousands of people, mostly
women and children.
This brigade is composed of some cf
the finest looking men. wo have -een 4irvr-J
., V .-.111 1 1.1... .1 t. V . T 1 -f
i.eie, inuie, ueuiiuy, ao;e t'OUiCU 1:1CU,
in excellent health and fine spirits. 'Hni
three regiments comprising the brigade
are the 77th, under command of Vol.
Uambright, nine of the tea companies
having been recruited in Lancaster county
the 78th, under Col. Stambaugh, which
hiid been some time in camp at Ckam
bersburg, and the 70th, under Col. Sir
well from Kittaning. The men areCuely
uniformed and armed, and repose the ut
most confidence in their officers. There
i- but one man in the entire brigade
seriously. unwell, showing that they have
been well provided for. A splendid brass
band belongs to the brigade, and a fine
battery of six pieces, the members of the
artillery company being from L'ne county,
the whole uuder command of Bri. (Jen
Ncgly.
The troopsTromaiucd on the boats last
night and will take up their line of march
this morning for the Nashville depot, on
their way to such destination as Gen.
Shermau may assign them.
r?4. Gen. Fremont has not been sur.cr- !
led. up t'i latest account. i
ceac
Communication
tbe 1'acittc!
wiiii
BAJf FRASC1SCO TO SEW VCItK GKHCTI.VG !
The Great Overland Telegraph to the
Pacific has bceu completed, aud the first
mossages from the far-off Golden State
were received last week. The Atlantic is
now wedded to the Pacific in indissoluble
bonds, and the two great sections of our
common country speak to each other with
instant and instinctive patriotism. We
live in age of never-ceasing wonders :
what formerly took months to achieve is
now performed in the quickness of a
flash ! May the projectors of this enter
prise the successful completion of which
will be of inestimable value to the whole
llepublic receive their full mead of hon
or and profit 1
As a matter of general interest, we sub
join the telegraphic messages announcing
the completion of the line :
The first message dispatched over the
wire was a brief announcement of the
completion of the line to Salt Lake, as
follows :
Fort Buidgek, Utah, Oct. 12. The
Pacific Telegraph Line was completed to
Salt Lake at one o'clock to-day. The
line between Salt Lake City and San Fran
cisco will be finished in a few days.
Following this came a dispatch fremi
Brigham Young to the President of the
Telegraph Company thus :
Giikat Salt Lake City, Oct. 13.
lion. J. II. Wadk, President Pacific
Ttlrgroph :
Sir: Permit me to congratulate you
on the completion of the Overland Tele
graph Line West of this City ; to com
mend the energy displayed by yourself
and associates in the rapid and successful
prosecution of a work so beneficial, and to
express the wish that its use may ever
tend to promote the true interests of the
dwellers on botli the Atlantic and Pacific
slopes of our continent.
Utah has not seceded, but is firm for
the Constitution ind laws of our once
har.py country, and is warmly interested
in successful enterprises as the one. so far
completed. Bkiuiiam Young.
The annexed despatch, in answer to the
above, passed over the lines on Saturday:
Cleveland, Oct. 19, 18G1.
To Brio ham Young, Grwt Salt Lake
City:
Sir : I have the honor to acknowl
edge the receipt of your message of last
evening, which was very gratifying not
only in the announcement of the comple
tion ot the Pacific Telegraph to your en
terprising and prosperous city, but that
yours, the first message to pass over the
line, should express yo unmistakably the
patriotism and Union-loving sentiments
of yourself and people. I join with you
in the hope that this enterprise may tend
to promote the welfare and happiness of
all concerned, and that the annihilation
of time in our means of communication
may also tend to annihilate prejudices,
cultivate brotherly love, facilitate com
merce, and strengthen the bonds of our
once, and again to be happy Union.
With just consideration for your high
position, and due respect" for you person
al! v, I am your obedient,
J. II. Wade.
Next came a message from the Acting
Governor of Utah to President Liucolu,
which was immediately responded to by
the President-.
Great Salt Lake City.
To the Presidmt nf the United Slates :
Utah, whose citizens strenuously -resist
all imputations of disloyalty, congratulates
the President upon the completion of the
enterprise which spans the continent,
unites two oceans, and connects remote
extremes of the body politic with the
great Government's heart.
May the whole system speedily thrill
with quickened pulsations of that heart,
the parricidal hand of political treason
punished, and the entire sisterhood of
States join hands in glad reunion around
the national fireside.
Frank Fuller,
Acting-Governor of Utah.
The following is the reply:
Sir : The completion of the Telegraph
to Great Salt Luke City is auspicious of
of the stability aud union of the llepublic.
The Government rceiprocates your con
gratulations. Abraham Lincoln.
To Frank Fuller, Acting-Governor.
The following message was received in
New York City on Friday afternoon by
Mayor Wood :
San Francisco, Oct. 25, 1SG1.
To the Hayor of Xeu Yorh :
San Francisco to New York sends
greeting and congratulates her on the
completion of the enterprise which con
nects the Pacific with the Atlantic May
the prosperity ot both cities be increased
thereby, and he projectors of this impor-s
taut work meet with honor and reward.
II. F. Tescuemaciilr,
Mayor of San Francisco.
The New York Tribune, in remarking
on the completion of this stupendous un
dertaking, Kays : "San Fraucispo is now
at the one end of the longest telegraphic
lir.e in the world 70 degrees of longitude
St. John's, Newfoundland, being in 52
4.T Ion. W. Greenwich, while San Fran
cisco is in 122. The news which starts
Olrcct
from Newfoundland at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon will reach the Pacific coast
about half an hour before noon ot the
same day, aud the news which San Fran
eiscu seisds ut midday v.iii reach the foggy
Newfoundlanders at 4' p. in. It cannot
be long ere the electric wire may be
stretched from Oregon to Behring's Straits,
there to connect with the Great Uussian
telegraph, aud, so place, the North Amer
ican continent in d.;i'y communication
with Kurope aud the Eu-:t."
THE HEWS 0FT.ME WEEK.
Tbe A flair sit Ldward's ferry
Full Particulars ol'tEie FlIat
Washington Oct 22.
j.ue oojectoi me movement oi crossing j
the river by Gen. Stone was, to secure the !
command of the Virginia shore, so that j
his division aud that of Gcu. Banks ceuld
be safely transferred to the soil of Virgin
ia. After crossing his advance, he sent
out Col Baker with portions ef three regi
ments his own, the Massachusetts fif
teenth and New York Tammany regiment
numbering in all about 1S00, forming
his right wing to reconnoitre in force in
the direction of Leesburg. Both his wings,
his right aud left, were attacked as early
as 9 o'clock a. ui., but repulsed the enemy
wherever he appeared. At about i
o'clock p. m., the right wing found itself
confronted by near 4,000 of the enemy,
under Gen. Lvans, wiih artillery.
Evans attacked Baker's command in
front and on Loth flanks, Baker gallantly
essayed a charge in making which ho was
killed and his command suffered consid
erable loss. The officer left in command
of it by his death then very properly gave
the order to fall back to a position near
the river bank, where they could be sup
ported by Gen. Stone aud the other por
tion of his army that had by that time
effected a crossing of the river. This
order was obeyed in good order, and he
carried with him ail his wounded and
dead.
On reaching the position selected, tbe
riirht win" fired, and both winirs held
their own upon it though under the fire
of the enemy, which gradually slackened
until midnight by which time it ceased,
having for some hours before become lit
tle more than picket shooting as it were.
Throughout the night the balance of Gcu.
Stone's forces ciossed the river and threw
up temporary works that rendered his
position secure and enabled him to pro
tect the crossing of Gen. Banks to be
essayed this morning.
Our total killed and wounded and
missing in the course of the day was
about 200.
Some of our cotemponries are wholly
in error in announcing the affair cpposite
Leesburg, as a repulse of the Union troops.
On the contrary, it was eminently success
ful, Gen. Stone having effected his object
though with some loss iu bis right wing,
while engaged in recounoitering in ad
vance of his main operations. While all
lament the death of Colonel Baker, aud
that Colonel Cogswell is probably in the
enemy's hand, Gen. Stoue's success is still
a glorious one.
Gea. rrcmon'3 First SSattle
Capture of Spriasfieic!.
St. Louis, Oct.
-The following
despatch was rcctiveu here this evening
Near IIamankvilli:, 31 o., Oct. Uu.
Capt. MlKekvek, Assistant Adjutant Gen. .
Yesterday attcruoou, Major Seagoyne,
at the head of my body guard, made a
most brilliant charge upon a body of the
enemy drawn up in line of battle, aud
their camp at Spriugfkdd, 2,000 or 2,J00
strong. He completely routed thein, clear
ed them from the town, hoisted the Na
tional flag on the Court House, and reti
red upon a re-cnfoicemcjit, which he ha3
already joined." Our los is not great.
This successful charge against such ve
ry large odds is a ln.blo example to the
army. Our advance will occupy Spring
field to-night.
J. 6. FBEMOXT, Maj. Gcu. Coiudg.
The following is a special dispatch to
the St. Louis PtpubUcan :
Ni:ar Bolivar, Oct. 2f.
General: I report respectfully that
yesterday at 4 P. M., I met iu Springfield
about 2,000 rebels, formed in line of bat
tle. They gave us a very warm recep
tion, but your Guard, with one feeliug,
made a charge, and in loss than three
minutes the enemy was completely routed
by lf0 men. c cleared the city of ev
ery rebel and retired, it be'ug near night,
and not feeliug able lo keep the place
with so small a force.
Major White's command did not par
ticipate in the charge. I have seen char
ges, but such brilliant bravery I have
never seeu before, and did not expect.
Their War-cry ''Fremont aud the Union,"
broke forth like thunder.
CIIAS. SEAGOXI,
Major Cura'ds Uody Guard.
General Fremont's Body Guard num
bers three hundred, and although Maior
Seagoni was advised of the force of the
rebels, yet he was determined to have a
fight. It was thought tbtit the cause of
the increased Bebel force at Springfield,
was the large amount of plunder gather
ed there for some weeks past, which, it is
stated, they iuteuded to take South with
them, but which will, of course, fall into
our hands.
Katlle in Western Virginia.
Newcastle, Va., Oct. 27.- General
Kelley marched from this point on Friday
night, aud attacked Ilomncy yesterday af
ternoon, routing the enemy, rapturing
many prisoners, three pieces" of .Monoi"?
.ana an tneir wagons anrj cimp cm-ace.
The Rebels retreated toward 'r "
Our loss is trifling. That of tj" "V
has not been H.-cert:,!!ied. " tIietoj
Washington, Oct. 27. r
Scott to-day received the folio! v -a'
patch, dated u2
"Homney, Va, Oct. 2G-p tt (lT
obedience to your orders, I movoA T , a
place at 12 o'clock last ni-h,
the enemy at 3 o'clock this after'aoon
drove in their outposts, and after
liant action of about two hours, to )
ly routed them, taking al! their .U:ete"
and much of their camp tfinaSDaw,.,
manv nrisoners. Our !.-. i . ' ' st!i
but cannot ?ay to what extei t
or
Bris-Gca.B.F.KELLEY.Com'i,,
Tlac ItcJjcl AU.it ii. uu San'ap
sit Island u Cosily raiiu'0"
Mr. Packard, a gentleman who form
ly resided in Pensacola, but wlia f
nately made his escape and arrived'"
New York, in the late steamer Li"
the following interesting statement- M
The attack on Wilsons caiaPWaa'"
intended attempt to storm the fort ;
had reached the rebels that a fleet w
on its way to the Gulf with 35,0w iae?
and it was deemed necessary to attack tl'
fort before its arrival. They lad arraa'
gcd, therefore, that 1.500 Uicn should i
tack aud destroy Wilson's camp,
1,000 more should cross the ' ijanij
and attack the fort in the rearBrai
opening his batteries on it at a given
nal. The 1,500 men sent to summff.
camp were an pie-Kca men, seventeen b.
ing selected from each comnauv of tV.
!
conipauv of tV,a
! various regiments.
The other LOGO
Georgia troops, and could not be collec
ted from the tjwn hj which they tt,
"vie
scattered, soon enough to take p:rtinff
affair. They were juat ready to cUiUrk,
when the others came lack r.ftcr their
repulse. It was universally conceded lv
tho rebels at Pensacola. that the expefr.
tion was an utter and cu.-tlv faihri.
About fifty of the men carried cans r.f
eamphene for the purpose of firiiiij tba
tents. They came upun VilsouVnica
ami took theru by surprise. Jart r
them fought very well, and jjorCreiph
ton ordered them to charge, buthisoriers
were countermanded, and the troops fell
back towards the fort in some coufu-iinn.
Capt. II ill, meantime, hearing the firing,
came cut of the fort with two or thrj
companies of regulars, repulsed the reb
els, drove thorn into their bouts, and kil
led many of them alter they hud embark
ed. One rebel ofiicer w:.s shot ia the
cabin of the: steamer in which he ras crea
sing, when more than half a mile from
shore. The regulars showed the njjM
perfeet discipline ai.d courage, and f red
three shots to the rebel's one, taking very
accurate aim, and hitting nearly ail tie
men in the head or breast. It vas con
ceded at Pensacola, (and, indeed, the re
bel newspaper accounts already received,
stale,) their kss at 40 killed, aad 59 a
CO voundcrl. The -io?s on our side irsi
cither 11 or lo (Mr. P. aid not rriucn.
ber which), killed, and 8 wounded. 1 ha
reported destruction of property iu Wil
son's camp is utterly untrue. Thrv part
ly burned one barrel of pork, not dun
ging more than one quarter of it, set
house on Are, and destroyed 15 cr 2;J
tents. Beyond this they done no Jau;a
whatever.
Mr. Packard states that Cel. Brown hid
made ail las arrangements tj open hi
batteries upon Pennsacoia on the 10th ;
and that he was prevented by the n2ir
s.t the mouth of the Mississippi, which
made it necessary for two of the shir
which wore to have taken p:.rt in tltec
tiou, to go to the aid of our blovkuuiss
fleet.
W ' have, ut length, on cCcial
statement of the casualties to cur men in
the battle of Bali's Bluff, which amount
to 020, of whom they were 70 tilled. Hi
wounded and 400 missing. The efecn
and men behaved with extraordinary cour
aire, and after exhs;n:.M:ir their airauti-
j tion, threw their arms into the river, to
prevent their falling into the haaus ol tne
enemy.
Cassius M.'cby Miniver to Km
sia, has intimated that, iu view of tho
attitude of the rebels, he would prefer to
surrender his present comiui-siou es our
representative to Bussia, aud cuter tn
army in defence of the Government. y
know that Mr. Clay is a better soldier
than Ambassador, 'and, therefore, lopfl
his request will be atteuded to.
SE3u It apj-rarsirTiTi official dcta, tU
Pennsylvania ha 70,000 meu in the fieri,
and 30 additional regiments organizing j
portion of which are" ready to move A
will be in service within a mouth, niakir.;
a grand army of over 00,000 mea. bcswl
havir.g material for 50 additioasl rcgi
mcuts if needed.
C?3uThe French Princes on Gen.
Clellan's staff were net required to tsie
the oath of allegiance only an cath
be faithful during the service. Col
kin, now engaged in raising a regiment
Lancers, is understood to have iakc0
similar oath.
& Ex-Governor WicklirTe, cx-lj
master-General, &e., is loyal to thebearu
core, but has & son in the rebel &m0
That son attempted to apply the torcB
his own father's house iu Bardton,
Gen. Anderson sent a regiment to
rescue.
The latest reports received
r.uwaru s rerry tiaio
which wrrfl enpeged t;t Lmbt-? r
on the Maryland hide of tbe Poun,
f i if t" i nil nar ' '
8re no
1 in excellent i-naJitiu.