C(ltq., 'I-i,( - tratit
CARLISLE, PA.
Friday, NOVEMBER 8, 1861.
OIIR COUNTRY'S PLAO:
"Let us then twine each thread of the glo
rious tissue of our country's flag about our
heart strings, and looking upon our homes,
lad catching the spirit that breathes upon us
from the battlefields of our fathers, let us re
**lye that, come weal, Si' woe, we will in life
or in death, now nnl forever, stand by the
Mara and stripes. They have floated over our
cradles; let it be our prayer and our struggle
that they shall float over our graves. They
have been unfurled from the snows of Canada
to the plains of New Orleans, and to the halls
of the Montezumas, and amid the solitudes of
every Pea and everywhere. no the luminous
symbol of resistless and beneficent power, they
have led the brave and the free to victory and
to glory. It has been my fortune to look upon
this flag in foreign lands and amid the gloom
of an oriental despotism, and right well do I
know, by contract, how bright are its stars,
and how sublime are its inspirations! If this
banner, the emblem for ns of all that is grand
in human history, and of all that is transport
ing in human hope, is to be sacrificed on the
altar of n Satanic ambition, and thus disappear
forever amid the night and tempeg of revolu •
Lion, then will I feel—and who shall et•timato
the desolation of that feeling?—that the sun
heal indeed been stricken front the sun of our
lives, and that, henceforth we shall he but,
'wanderers and outcasts, With nought. but the
bread of sorrow and of penury fur our lips,
and with hands ever outstretched in feebleness
and supplication. on which, in any hour, a
military tyrant may rivet the fetters of n de
spairing bondage. Msy God in His itifinite
mercy save you and me, and the 'MIA we so
much love, front the doom of such a'degrada
tion."—:Josrph f/ o il.
'l'.lte Great Expedition
Navy Vona:, November G —A special de
apatch to the Times says that advices have
been received at the War Department that the
great expedition had passed Bull's Bay, and
would be at its declination in twenty-four
!tours frbm Saturday evening.
" Aft or the Clouds, the Sun."
As an antidote to onfi late revert-es on the
Potornao, we would refer to the exploit per-,
formed by Gen. Fremont's body-guard, which
his proved to be ono of the most daring and
brilliant actions which have occurred in mod
ern warfare. The rebels numbered 2,000
the body-guard 150, who routed the enemy
and drove them from the town, and it is now
in our posseBsioo. Verily Promout is advanc
ing.
PENNSYLVANIA AND TILE WAR
We have at length something official
relative to the number of troops raised in
the Keystone Stme. We learn from a
responsible sours° that the facts as stated
below are "substantially correci."
Under the first or three months' requisition,
Pennsylvania furnished 25 regiments, num.
tiering in the aggregate 20,175 men. the
term of service of these expired July last.
Of the regiments enlisted for three years,
lor during the war, she has now in the
I=l
BO Rey/linen/8, of which f, are r'lle Regiments
and G Cuinpanie4 of infantry, number.
ing 55,107
C Regiments of cavalry, numbering 6,628
Regiment and 3 Gqnpunks of an
Tillery numbering
making an aggregate in serviee,of
If to this Le added the men of Penn.
sylvania enlisted in Western Vir
ginia, in the District of Columbia
volunteers, in the Maryland brig
ade, in regiments along the nor
thern border of the state, and in
Philadelphia for regiments of other
states, estimated at
'abovd , -aggregate of men now
in service is swolen to
In addition to the above Pennsylvania
Las 29 Regiments and f, Companies of
infantry, cavalry
,and artillery preparing
for the geld. Of these she has now in camp,
ready to gcrinto active service,
tßegitacrits of infantry, numbering 9,423
13 Regiments of cavalry, numbering 3,414
Making an addition of
tb thg
in service,
ihrtdshowing Pennsylvanians actually
in the field to the number of
'When the remaining 17 Regiments
and 6 Companies, numbering
men, now preparing, shall be ready
to enter the service, which is ex
pected will be accomplidhed within
the next six weeks,
Itt will appear that Pennsylvania's
contribution to y the war (exclusive
of the 20,175 three months' men)
will be 101,070
The Quota of men to bp furnished by
Pennsylvania for the army of 600,000 is
#5,000 men. It will be seen that the number
already in die service, and ready for service
in camp, is 76,417—0 r 1,417 above our quote.
.w-withciut counting the 6,400 men estimated
tO have enlisted in the -service of other
States-
But Pennsylvania is not stoppipg with
doing her duty. She has a force of 18,253
aen in addition; preparing for the'field, and
which force, it is thought, will . be ready in
six Weeks. And, 'with over 100,000 men in
the field, Pennsylvania thinks •sho will be
*ntitledraa, of 01d,,t0 her proud claim of
being .
ega . .ICIII7BToNE OF TDE FEDERAL Ancit!
A Col4Paniara.:—Cor.lllraiiii, 1010 COMIXIO.II.
roboki BalPe Bluff, was mado a
bligadier on thofield having achieved a
;Rand victory with 2,500 mon, over a 'Union
ilbtecof ten thousand.".. "That 'is; our - 2,000
ilionloughtliko ten thousand/ '
--Atha yebelsorith thsix uouatratoilesty, .
1111A1m . the eaptui's by 'their. foreee,of riflad
Illanonf althonghonr troops hart only One'rl.:
4 /ed gun in tho fietd):_nith,.kWe hOwitzoro,
4ipeviels to ry , 'Nrorts thrown Int() the Potorons.
The Amenities of "War.
War devalopes, naturally, the worst pas
sions of our nature. Its features are harsh
anksed alw.ays, and its primary idea almost
precludes the exorcise of the tenderer and hew
her elements, bf our huManity.. Scenes of
carnage and desolation stultify the compas
sionate feelings of nal ure,.and grief at- the loss
of bravo and noble comrades glides easily into
ha red and revenge towards those who have
slain them. A truly great commander is al
ways sparing of human life. If necessity com
pelts a sacrifice he shrinks not from filling the
"Imminent deadly breach" with the bodies of
his soldiers, but always seeks to find an avoid
ance of the waste of human life if it is pocsible
to do so. Time aftertime would Wellington,
with sorrow and pity, send his men to raise
still higher the ghastly pile of death if that
he knew was the only way to win the battle,
but he was equally unwilling to sacrifice
single life if it did not contribute to success.
Ile frequently expressed himself earnestly a
gainst the shouting of sentinels. In one of.
his conversations he said : " The killing a
poor fellow of a vidette, or carrying off a post,
could not influence the battle: and I always,
when I was going to attack, sent to toll them
to get out of the way."
The narrow-minded and revengeful are eager
to seek these opportunities for gratifying their
malice and hatred towards their foe, and too
many of the rebels, even their generals, are
governed by this cruel and mean spirit. We
were happy to read, therefore, in, contrast to
this, of the refusal the other day on the part
of a federal officer to fire cn a rebel officer who
came within range. A similar inotnnce is re
potted of Wellington nt Waterloo, where the
foto of the battle might have depended upon
his doing what lie resolutely avoided. On one
occasion he was asked if, hiring the battle,
lie was close enough to see Napoleon. Ile an
swered : " Why, we were close enough to see,
but nut to distinguish. In the morning, be
fore the battle begun, I could see a body of
officers moving along their lines, and we had
no doubt that this was iiall g aparle aiid ltis staff.
I think we heard the cries of l'Emper
eur but I cannot say that I distinguished his
person. A battery near me had a mind to fire
upon this assemblage, but I stopped then]."
When one reproached him for being too
scrupulous, lie replied : It. may be so, lint
that was toy way of cnrrying on the war
throughout. I discouraged surprises of out
pouts and the fit ing on videttes and sentries;
the death of a few poor fellows, thus picked
elf, dues tie service. To be sure, when the fate
of these two great armies, and, indeed, of till
Europe, was concentrated in a single man, as
111 this case, the general rule might. not apply;
but I felt, at that moment, about Bonaparte,
no I should have done about any general of his
Stich are the characteristics and noble qual
ities of a great general ; great in skill, great
in courage, still greater in magninimity. The
indiscriminate shooting down of officers or
pickets-is worthy only of a blood thirsty sav
age, and the only plausible argument in its
favor is when the loss of a general nifty turn
the tide of battle. Those Mh o employ such
means of murder, fur it is not war, must ex
pect to excite the indignatien of civilization,
and posterity will decide that they deservedly
lost success, even if their object was the purest
and the noble:J.
MO Job In llnnd
Occasionally we hear a man or woman, con
stitutionally timid, exclaim : If this course
of disaster is to continue, the North will be for
giving up. We cannot go on, with matters
going as they have gone, since April' inst."—
But this is not the prevailing tune; the peo
ple say, " We have not begun to fight yet;
this is but the pattering of the rain drops
which precedes the real storm ; when we get
settled to our work, then let the South look
out." The fact is that the persistent energy
of Northern character is such that all that has
yet happened makes not a particle of impres
sion on it. We look for occasional disasters,
and occasional se -La k s ; but the determina
tion of our people to bring the South to itsal
legiance, will not flinch for any causes. For
ward, is the word ; back up the governinent ;
seml,on the boys; pile up the funds; keep
theist in good heart, well clothed, and well fed,
cost what it may ; and having put our hand
to the plow, never think of letting go.
In the pertinacious courage and endurance
of our people, our real strength lies; we may
lie thwarted many times, Lut there is bound
to come a time when the luck will be with us,
and success will crown our efforts. We are
learning to be pa.tient, hopeful, and industri
ous, and in due time must reap, for we shall
not faint.
LEE
63,580
6,400
69,080
It is of precious little service to berate this
or that general officer. We may cry out
against Lincoln, or Scott, or Cameron, or
McClellan, or Banks, or Stone ; that will net
help the matter. The army had to be officered
with the best material available ; and' there
never was a war yet where more or less blun
ders were not committed. Napoleon at St. He
lena owned to numerous errors ; and Welling
ton was equally modest. The experience we
are daily gaining will create an army, and
make our soldiers and our officers what they
ought to be, and nothing bet experience will
do it. Let the country be patient, and hope
ful, and a few days will bring us glad tidings
from the fleet that left Monroe last week, and
the army that now confronts the, rebels in Vir
ginia. It is possible that disasters aro still in
store for us ; but come what may, they will be
met with a quiet, all-enduring energy that
will rear another structure just as fast as its
predecessor falls to pieces. A people of the
indomitable pluck and grit that characterizes
the Free Stales, and especially the now Free
States of this country, will not 'be dismayed
by trifles. Whoever calmilated that We were
to have-easy work of overrunning the South
knew nothing of geography or history, or cell
itary 'science. As Paul Janes said, When 'or
dared to strike, "II have not begun to fight
•
12,837
69,980
82,81'7
18,253
We recommend to „those fond. of, "contom•
plations on the Starry Heavensi" the following
from the New York Commercial: . •
An interesting sight maybe observed be.
fore sunrise in the morning. Three of tlio
heavenly bodies—Jupiter, Saturn and the
goon—will appear to be within two Or three
degrees of each other. All are now in the
constellation Leo, the two planets being, sear.
holy three quarters of a degree apart. Jupiter
is the brighter of the two, and has just pass•
ed by Saturn in its'courso eastward. The, ap._
parent motion,howeveryis so slow that it can..
not be. detected ,in less than three or four
days. As Jtipitdr makes the circuit of the
heavens in about twelve and Saturn in about
thirty years, it will be two thirds of the . latter
period before they are seen so,elosely togeth.
or, and that . in a different quarter of the sky.;
The i?lanet Venus is now a, most beatitiftil
object in the southwest for an hour, or fwo
after sunset.. It is near the tropic of Capri.
contVaPd...of course will soon 'turn and move
entit,liy - 'north :shining With a brilliant
in' the higher constellations during the wiater
M.,The stotoneF,..elfiida, sailed on Thursday
with forty passongots, including Archbishop
lughos and Thurlow woo. .
ItETIREIIIENT OF GEN. SCOTT
In a!letter:singularly striking; in its force
of language and elevated patriOtism,...Gener
al'Scott has indicated his wish to he placed
on'ihe retired" list of the army', and to be
released from the post of chief responsibility
which he has so long held. This wish has
been concurred in by the President and
Cabinet. In course of the day, yesterday,
they called - at his residence in a body, the
President personally delivering the order
relieving him, and taking occasion to make
signal and solemn beyond all precedent the
expression of thanks of the government to
the greatest soldier of the age. Every
incident of this proceeding appears to have
been npproprato and striking, well calculated
to do justice to every pitrty participating,
and to the public sense of the honor due
a great officer, whose king life of severe duty
has brought him to the time when inevitable
infirmities demand exemption from severe
labors. There are none who question Gen.
Scott's merits as a soldier; none who doubt
his capacity, and, most of all, none who
question his patriotism. But it is only
reasonable to associate his soldierly duties
with full physical health, and it is unrea
sonable to demand that he should do now
all tlitit he could do when in the Mexican
war and during the long period of his active
life, beginning long before and continuing
some years after that event.
General Scott's devotion to the Union and
his hatred of the rebellion aro very forcibly
and happily expressed, both if) the words of
his note adiing io bereleavefl, and in his
remarks to the President and Cabinet
afterward. The record he makes a7ainst the
rebels is one that cannot Ibe erased from
history, nor can it fail - 6 have great force
and influence among them now. His mind
is as clear tend discriminating as ever, and
he speaks ns he might have spoken twenty
years ago on this point. - Constantly recur
ring ilhiess is the necessity which drives him
l'com the chief rommaml and - the rebels
cannot fail to feel this fact as they read his
last stern messag to tlefin. It is a tcstimw-,y
more nearly like that. of Washington in
parting from his army at New York than
any other, and it puts a finish to the
acfri.e military career of General Scott in ad
mirable keeping with his signally honorable
life.
The nnanitnous action of the Cabinet in
designating Gen. McClellan to the chief'
ciitninand is a 110 W and forcible testimony
to their confidence in him, and it will refresh
the public eAtinintci Of his capacity for that
pus , . It may be that causes difficult of
explanation have for a little time combined
to prevent the army from taking the active
part we have daily expected in front of
Washington, and WO cheerfully submit to a
renewed waiting on its movements.— ..V/ ill•
nu. r n
Retirement of General Winfield Scott
ilOrtiOßS TO TIIE VRTERAN
GEN. IcCI,EI.T,A.N ACCEPTS THE COM-
MAND OF TILE AltMl
The following letter from Lieut. Gen. Scott
was received by the President on Thursday
afternoon:
ITEADQVARTERS OF TIIE ARMY,
WASHINGTON D. C., Oct. 31, 1861.
To the lion. S. CAMERON, Secretary of War,
Sla:—For more than three years I luly9
been unable, from a hurt, to mount n horsett.
walk more than a few paces at a time, and
that with much pain. Other and new infirmi
ties, dropsy and vertigo, admoni , h me that a
repose of mind and body, with the appliances
of surgery and me , lieine, are necessary to add
a little more to a life already prostrated much
beyond the usual span of MAIL
It is under such cirenni-dance?, made doubly
painful by the unnatural find unjust relielhou
now aging in the Southern States or uur so
late prosperous and happy Union, that I am
compelled to request 'hat my name bo placed
tutthe list of army officers retired from active
service.
Astthis request is founded on an absolute
right granted by a recent act of Congress, I
ant entirely at liberty to ti.ay.that it is with
deep regret that I withdraw, myself, in these
momentous times, frunt the orders of a Presi
dent. who has treated me with distinguished
kinduens and courtesy—whom I know, upon
much personal intercourse, to he patriotic,
without sectional partialities or prejudices, to
he highly conscientious in the performance of
every duty, and of unrivalled activity and per
severance.
And to you, Mr. Secretary, Ivliotn I now of
ficially address for the last time, I beg to ac
knowledge my many obligations for the uni
form high considerations I have received at
your hands, and have the honor to remain,
sir, with high respect, your obedient servant.
(Signed) WINFIELD SCOTT.
A special Cabinet council ,was convened on
Friday morning, at 9 o'clock, tQ take the sub
ject into consideration.
It was decided that, Gen. Scott's request,
under the circumstances of his advanced ago
and infirmities, could'not be declined.
Gen. McClellan was, thereupon, with - the'
unanimous agreement of the Cabinet, notified
that the command of the army would devolve
upon him.
At 1 o'clock in the afternoon the Cabinet
'aqin waited upon the President, and attended
him to the residence of Gen. Scott. On being
seated the President read to the General the
following order:
_ "On the Ist day of November, A. P., 18G1,
upon his own application to the President of
the United States, Breyet Lieutenant-General
Winfield Scott, is ordered to be placed, and is
hereby placed on the list of retired officers of
the army of the United States, without reduc
tion in his current pay, subsistence, or allow.
num.
"The American people will hear with sad
ness and deep emotion that General Scott has
withdrawn from the active control 'of the
,army, while the President and the unanimous
Cabinet express their own and the nation's
sympathy in hie personal affliction, and their
profound seneo of the important publio ser
vices rendered by him to his country during
his long and brilliant career, among which
will ever be gratefully distinguished his faith
ful devotion, to the Constitution, the,lJnion,
and the flag, when assailed by a parricidal re•
bellion.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN."
Gen. Sooetthereupon arose and addressed
the President an.d Cabinet, who had also risen,
•
as follows:
MR. PIVESIDENT—This honor ' 'overwhelms
me—it overpays all services I have attempted
to render my country, : If I had any claims
before, they are all obliterated 'by this expres
sion of approval by, the President with the
unanimous support of his Cabinet.
I know the President and this Cabinet wall
—I - know that the country has placed its in•
tercets in this tryingin safe keeping.—
Their counsels are wise; -- their labors are-un
tiring as they are loyal, and their bourse is
the right ono: '• • •
Mr:^Prosident,,you must excusein - b. tun'
.unable to stand longer ttttoranoe.te
oe
- the feelings of gratitude which oppress rue.--,-,
In my retirement; I. shall offdr, tip.tcY prayer
to Clod for this Administratiam.'aiut for my
country. 1-shall-prailor-it-Witli-confidenco-1
in its success' over dits eiMMAdtii. and that ,
The President , . then toolC - laa,ve of ::Glen
Soott,:giving him hiS,,hand and 'saying ho
}inri , fraor,wl fn' , 7•;f , 1,(1;r
pressivo of),/is gratitude and atTeetion,..._ The
President added:
" Gennjtar.—You will naturally feel soljci_
tudo:hbout—the_gentlemeti_of_your staff who
have rendered you and their country such
service. I have: token that subject
into consideration. I understand that they
will gomith you to New York. shall desire
them at their - earliest - convenience after their
return to make their wishes known to mo.—
I desired you, however, to be satisfied that,
except the unavoidable deprivation of your
counsel and society which they have so long
enjoyed, the provision which will be made - for
them will he such as to sceder their situation
as agrocahle,hereafter as it has been hereto•
fore.
Each memlMr of the administration then
gave his hand to the veteram and retired in
profound
'RESPONSE OF SECRETARY enmartog.
The following is the response of the Secre
tary of War to the letter of Gen Scott:
WAR DBP.4RTMENT,
WiiSIIINGTON, Nov. 1, 18G1. f
G ENT:IIAL : —lt was my ditty to' lay before
the President your letter of yesterday, askiug
to be relieved, under the recent act of Con
gress.
- In separating from you, I cannot refrain
from expressing, toy deep regret that your
health,:shattered by long service and repeated
wounds received in your country's defence,
should render it necessary for you to retire
from your high position at this momentous
period of our history.
Although you are not to remain in active
service, I yet hope that while l continuo in
charge of the Department over which I now
preside, I shall at times be permitted to avail
myself of the benefits of your counsel and
sage experience.
It has been my good fortune to enjoy n per
sonal acquaintance with you for over thirty
years, cud the pleasant relations of that lung
time have been greatly strengtbeno,l by your
cordial and entire do-operationin all the great
qucaliona which have occupied the Depart
ment and convulsed the country for lho last
six months.
In parting from you, r can only express the
hope that a merciful Providence, which luta
protected you amid.,t, so many trials, will im
prove your health, and continue pous lire long
after the people of the country shall have
been restored to their former happiness and
prosperity.
I am, General, very sincerely, your friend
rind servant.
(Signed) CAM FAION.
Major-General McClellan yesterday issued
the' following order:
HEADQUARTERS OF TOT: Anne,
WAsIIINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1, 1561.
GencralOider, No. 19.
In accordance with general order No. 9-1,
from the War Department, 1 hereby assume
command of the armies of the United States.
In the midst. of the difficulties which en
compass and divide the nation, hesitation and
self-distrust may well accompany , the a,,;,..uttip
lion of so vast a responsibility; but confiding
as 1 do in the loyalty, discipline and courage
,if our troops, and believing as 1 do that
Providence will favor ours as the just cause,
I cannot dould that SUCFCSS will crown our ef
forts and sacrifices.
The army will unite with me in the feeling
of regret that the weight of many years, and
the effect of increasing infirmities, contracted
and intensified in his country's service, should
just now remove from our head the great sol
dier of our nation—the hero win in his youth
raised high the ieputation of his country in
the fields of Canada, which Ito sanctified with
his 11)00 , 1: who in more mature years proved
to the world that American shill and valor
could repeat if not eclipse the exploits of
Cortez in the land of the Monteztunits; whose
whole life has been devoted to the service of
hi , - country; whoso whole exploits have been
directed to uphold our honor at th,., s omlleqt
Beeville° of li.fe,:- a warrior who scorned - the
selfish glories of the battle-field, when his
great qualities as a 'statesman coaht, be em
ployed more profitably_for his county; a citi
zen who, in his declining years, -has given to
the world tho most shining instances of loyal
ty in disregattqing, all tics of birth, and cling
ing to 01.n.tion-y .. , , - rif truth and honor. Such
- lms - lieen Alitf - areer - of *infield Scott, whom it
).1141,longtVtlie dekfi'elif the flatten to lieu:.
tr
itAg'ii:ol: i .- Id a soldita'.
'•'Aitillileil,iitgret his loss„lhere is one thing
wo cato4. et—the brigid,•example he Los
left for i*kilulat ion. Let urs all hope and
pray thaeliii declining years may bo pas , ed
io peace and happiness, and that they may be
cheered by the ,mccess of the country and the
CBll , O he has fought for and loved so well.—
fleyond all ti.,11, let us do nothing that can
cause hint to blush for us. Let no defeat of
the army he has SO long commanded embitter
his lost years. but let our victories illuminate
the close of a life 8. , grBllll.
(Signed) tll'.U. B. :IItteI,ELLAN.
Major-General Commanding U. S. A.
TOE PROGRESS ON THE WAR
Fnm ninny of Nt:ws and Incidents
General Seotb and staff left Washington on
Saturday morning, and went north via Har
risburg and Easton to the residenco of his
son-in-law, at Elizabethtown, where he
stopped for the night. Oen. Cameron accom
panied him to -Harrisburg.
The late rebel consul at Havana has asked
for his back salary. Secretary Seward has
refused it.
James Lesley, Jr., has resigned his post as
chief clerk of the Mir Department. . Ile has
Leen appointed to the consulship at Nice.
The Count de Sayre, a descendant of Count
de BochumSean, who fought on the Atnericau
side in the war of the revolution, and the Ba
ron de &honer!, a descendant of Lafayette,
have tendered their services to the general
A'overnment, and have been accepted.
Lieutenant Alfred Kautze, of the steamer
Flag, who has been a prisoner at. Richmond
since the latter part of June last, arrived at
Washington on Friday, on parole, to etlect an
exchange of prisoners. The Federal prison
ers at Richdiond are suffering. If he cannot
make any arrangements for .an exchange ho
is to return to his confinement.
Over a thousand tons of government freight
are being delivered in Washington daily by
the Washington branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. It is said that a double truck
is to be laid from Washington to Annapolis.
Enough forage for the'uSe of the government
cornea on-the
Correspondon ta writing to Gen. Banks' di
vision are to requestedaddress their letters
viaVrtshington. -
A , Washington dispatch' says that the rebel
emissaries in Europe are very noisy at pres
ent:hoping that the blockade will soon be
broken,
',Ono of the Federal batteries on the Mary
land shoro of tho lower Potomac has boon
completed, and the range of some of- the 32-
pounder Parrot guns'W . as tried on the rebel
steamer George Pogo. Three shots struck
her, and she ran up Quantioo creek Inmedi
ittely..
IVelin'i , o from Albany - an extraordinary ru
mar that General Scott, Archbishop . IluOles,
and Thurlow Weed will start for 4uropo in'
the next steamer, to counteract tho intrigues
of the southern emissaries,And prevent the
reaoguitiotAf the southern confederacy by'
.England , or France.'
Oa Friday last flan. Roseorans' army at
E Gauley was - attached 'by the rebels under
.Floyd with heavy artillerY. Tho result is not.
dtuown,.as Rid telegraphic communicatiri is,
interrupted. , Tim:. telegraph has been •i&
opened. The inteirtiPtion Wag °auk(' by the
ope'relor..getting alarmed and running away,
.willOho,,apparatus—,:dio . was (mught__and.
brought back. ; FridaY Morning the Cneling
bpciied fMe anidsuccedded' la "sinking tile ferry
boat,; which,
,however, was: subsequently
raised. Sonio of Rosnorans' men worn
oripdal..by.,}loyd'a fire.' The'rebllls gofpOl'-
session of the west bank of New river. Their
?twee is'believed to be MO. They are said
to have cut a road around the hill where Ro
secrans was encamped, and 'were shelling his
camp. Ho returned the fire and silenced two
batteries. lie also sent a force up a new
made road to attack Floyd In the' rear, when
ho would have the rebels completely sur
rounded.
From Missouri Ivo have a repetition of
former insubordinate threats in case of Fre:
moat's removal, which, it is alleged, would
create an immense excitement, and the ma].
contents would make him dictator of the
southwest. A very likely yarn.
A skirmish near Leavenworth, Kansas, has
resulted in 'he s.eattering, of 15U rebels by a
detachment of Missouri volunteers. Tuitions
of Linn county, Kansas, hare been' pillaged
. by marauding thieves from Missou , i.
Price's rebel army in Missouri has marched
from Sareoxie via Neusha toward Caseville,
Barry county, a turn to the south and east,
and approaching Springfield. Fremont's ar
my has not all arrived there yet, but Popo
and MeKinstry were expected there on Tues
day. General Hunter's division was on the
Ponune de Terre, ten miles south of the Osage
river, waiting for rations. General Prentiss
has broken up n rebel camp in Boone county,
with some loss on buth sides. In the absence
of other means of transportation, Fremont is
having provisions furnished from Tipton on
pick mules.
Two Philadelphians were in General Fre
mont's body woad at the 1.3111 e of Springfield , .
Lieutenant Walter Newhall, son of Thomas A
Newhall, had. his hone shot twico by rifle
halls and once by n hotd or biici,hot.
sabre was bent in thrusting and he lost his
pistol, all in the hand fight. Charles Treichel,
another Philadelphian, escaped , without a
wound, though he fought bravely.
The gallant Colonel Mulligan, the hero of
Lexington, has been released by General
Price, owl has returned to our lines.
The Missouri Home Guards have captured
and brought hack to Springfield Major White,
who way a rri , ollor, and t h e fourteen rt,bel4
1711,) were taking his, to Price's camp.- They
also attacked Lieut. Col. John 11. Prieti and
twelve other rebels, killing one and capturing
all the rest. Gen. Fremont's rear divisions
were coming up rapidly. His advance peril
is at (Licari:, fifteen, mile , .euth of S:pringtielid
The rebel army under Price is 'war the Ar
kansas line, and it is doubtful whether lie
will give battle to our troop:. Wo captured
about sixty rebel nut , kiits at Springfield. The
rebels thought stir attacking force in the
fight there numLereil 2,3 w, when it was only
IGo.
Twenty released prisoners from Fort La
fayette went to rtollt nu Wed 111, ,, ti1y. under
cover of atiig of truce. The! same day Hen
eral Wool Imbl a grand review at Hampton.
The rebels have placed pickets ou Harrison's
on the Potomac.
The rebel prisoners hove arrived at Port
Warren Boston harbor. The Boston ladies
are attending to the wants of the sick.
Memphis papers of ft recent date announce
the death of the old hero of San Jacinto, Sam
llouston, who is reported to have died on the
Bth ult. Ifs colemporaries are nearly all
gone from the scene—Jack , n, Webster, ('lay,
Calhoun; Marcy, Clayton, Benton, etc. S , ott.
has just retired. thichauan, Dallas and ('ass
have already done so. Ai new generation of
public men has conic up,
President Linciiln hes received a dispatch
announcing that the fleet was spoken on
on Thursday thirty miles from Chaeleston.—
The banitto Bomlorns, at New York, reports
that, between Cape Pear and Charleston, she
passed a large fleet of ves‘Ails, consist
ing of small steamers and two large ships.--
The gale had itliateil. The steamer Belvidere,
one of the fleet has returned to Ohl Point,
disabled by the storm, and having had twelve
Horses Her captain knew nothing of
the rest of the fleet. The steamer Monticello,
from the blockading squadron olf Savannah,
at rived at (lid Point, reports having passed
the expedition on Saturday night, witldn
thirty Miles of Bull's Bay. The storm had
nearly abated, and the idlieers had no doubt
that the fleet entered Bull's Bay early on
Sunday morning and landed within twenty
fiyo miles of Charleston. A Norfolk paper
says that the destination of the fleet is known
to be d'art Royal entrance, which is sixty
miles south of Bull's Bay. Tho steamship
Florida has arrived at Philadelphia, having
returned from the fleet in a disabled condition.
From Kentucky we have news that the
rebels under Ititckne• have retired toward
Bowling Green, and those under Stanton have
gone back into Tennessee.
3.—Yesterday small
bodies of the enemy came within 12 miles of
us, and news was received of the approach of
Limb. EVIVIIIIC(‘ ward, 2gol} strung.
Preparations were being made to go out and
attack them, when Gen. Fremont, received the
unconditional order from Washington reliev
ing him at once from the eunilnand of the
Western Department.
Simultaneously the newspapers arrived an
nouncing the fact. The intelligence spread
like wildfire through the camps. and created
indescribable excitement and indignation.
A great number of officers signified their in
tention to resign at once, and ninny companies
laid down- their arms, declaring that they
would fight undor no ono but Fremont.
The General spent much of the afttrneou in
expostulating with the officers, nud urging
them, by their patriotism and their personal
regard for him, not to abandon4heir posts.
Ile also issued the following farewell address
to the troops:
TOO WESTERN DCPARTMENT:}
SPRINOFIRLD,'7IIO., Nov. 2 t '6l.
80//iers of the Missixsippi Arm/I :-LAgreeabb ,
to.orders
tr.s day received, I takeleave of yen.
Our army hits been of sudden growthi and we
lutes grown up together, and I have become .
familiar with the bravo and generous spirits
which-you bring to the defence of your coun
try, and which makes mo anticipate for you
a brilliant career._
Continue as you have begun, and give to my
successor the same cordial and enthusiastic
support with which you have oucuuraged me.
Emulate thfsplendld example which you have
already before yon, and let me remain as I am
—proud of the noble army which I had thus
' . far labored to ; bring together._
-Soldiers-4regret to leave - you most sin
cerely.:, thank you for the regard and enn
fidenee yon have invariably shown to me.. I
deeply regret that T.'shall not have the !tenor
to load you to-the victory which you aro •jOst.-
' about to gain; but I shall claim to share with
• "you in the joy of every triumph, and trust al
ways to be fraternally remembered by my
• companions in arms.
(Signed,) Jour; C. FII.II7tTONT,
Major General-U. S.
En Th c leelin g ran intensely high dill:lig the
whole, of last evening, and there were meet,
ings bold almost everywhere.. The various
bauds serenaded the general; and :whenever'
he appeared he was greeted with cheers._
Though notifying Oen. Hunter, as his order
directed, that ho had no longer command over
the troops, Oen. Fremont spent several houis
in making .tt, personal .examination of the
, • ground About the city to be -prepared .for. a
battle, and-in accordance. with,-a written re
"questfroin all the brigadier generals hero; he
remained thrOugh the night,i ready to lead the
armYlli - dase of an itttaok. _
tbatrooPs slept on 'theirarms, and many
officers retnained on their posts all night., an
attack being' hotirly expebted. 'The enemy
are now encamped oh the
_Old Wilion creek
battle ground.
Springfield, Ale., Noe. 2-4tellable informa
lion 118.8 been' re.cei.. , c(j' 'from different
sources, that'Gtm. Price iAs at Cuss,'lle, on
11hursday, with' 25,000 IcCallo.h
10. miles this side of that pla'ae,'s with, 'IO,OIP
more, with the intention of inarchilig' vn
Springfield and offering us battle on the old
Wilson ereek ground. •
McCulloch was expecting 10,000 additional
troops from Arkansas.
A large number of the 'of Green,
Jasper and other adjoining counties, recently
joined Price's army, and many of our officers
think the rebel force now nearly 50,000 teen.
Fremont has been up nearly the whole of
the past five nights making the most perfect
arrangements for a battle, and the.conlidence
of the army in him has never been so great
as at present.
Generals Lane and Sturgis have arrived,
and Pope and MeKinstry are hourly expected.
[The above dispatch was written previous
to i lie reception of Fremont's orders to retire.]
Sprmy, , ici,/, Noe. 3.--Gen. Fremont and stall
left for St. Louis this meriting. Ike is accom
prinied by his body guard and will reach St.
LOUIS 011 Wednesday.
CINCINNATI, NOV. s.—The Times of this af
ternoon has sonic particulars of the recent
tight at Gualey ,Viridge. The engagement was
net a general battle, but a rather warm skirm
ish, iu which the rebels were repidsed with
great, loss.
The action commenced by the rebels, who
opened two batteries on our lines near Gauley
Bridge, but, although tiring constantly all
day, little or no damage was done ; not a man
on our side being killed. Late on Friday our
artillery was 1 roughs to boar, and the rebel
fire sOOll silenced.
A train was also fired upon about the same
time, some miles up the river, and three men
were wounded, hut none killed.
General Benham's brigade moved down the
river to flauley Bridge, and were ferried across
ou n flatboat, which the rebels had previously
sunk. ll' inured along the hai-ie of the hill
upon which the rebel batteries had been plant
ed. int eniling to gn clown as far as Lamp creek,
three or four miles below, where there is a
hap in the mountains, and a road leading to
he rear of whim's the rebels are encamped.
A ItSENICA PuISON ts‘(..—Proles:;or Hayes,
Elate Assayer of Massachusetts, in a com
mullication to the Boston Journal, offers
some valuable suggestions in relation to in
stances of arsenical poisoning, several cases
of which bare 1, sunbrought to his notice.
The facts stated in his communications
are startling and command the attention of
those of the public who desire to avoid the
unpleasant consequences ot an introduction
of arsenic into the system. The 1150 of
arsenic acetate of copper (`schweinfueth
green - ) as a pigment is pronounced highly
deleterious to health. It enters into the
compo,ition of the coloring for wall paper
and other deeorations, also info the green
Palter for boxes, cards, and artificial leaves
and flowers. The most dangerous use to
which it is applied, however, is for the color
in;; of conleetionerv. For paper it is SCIOCUA
on account of its brilliant hue, and for other
purposes on account of its eheapmess . .•-
A rsellic, in its varou3 forms of chemical
combination, is often foin.d in other
pigments than green. But this IS al , t, the
only virulent poison which is u;)- , 1 to an
alarming extent, for toilet purposes. The
nitrate and sub-nitrate or bismuth are con
sidered by costumers to be the most delicate
white that can be obtained, and, in its pure
state its 1180 is rrhalPi not ati.1.11,112 , 1 wish
any immediate injuriuu3 results. This
preparation, however, is se-ldom found in'its
pure stato: being too expensive to cemmand
ready sale at remunerative prices. It is
thereCire often adulterated with chalk, hut
this giving it a too dull an - appearance, a
preparation of arsenic is incorporated to
add brilliancy to its body.—Thus the "flake
white" of the toilet is produced; and in a
li q uid form. arsenic, raters into the
of rile's and other ash
aldo pigments intended to improve - the
human complexion. Carmine produces the
most lif , antlful blush, but it is so expensive
fl 5 Ildulterations, and, in the hands
of et.prinripled through)" skilful chemists,
poi-ens as deadly as the preparations of'
arseoic are employed. Perhaps the only
hatn.l.--,s preparation fur cosmetic purposes
Cotun nab CAtintil '4.1-lattzts.
FIVE FEE CENT.—A reference to our
advertising columns, will show that the Direc
tors of the Carlisle Deposit Bank Lave declared
a semi-annual dividend on the stock of that
institution, of five, per cent., payable on de
mand. •
DANnEunu:;.—The wails of the of
Washington Douse have become really dan
gerous. During tho recent storm, several
small pieces of the cornice and walls were do-
Latched and blown down, rendering pedestri
anism in that vicinity, extremely hazardous.
Tide, we think, should be a sufficient admoni
tion to those concerned, to have the matter
attended to.
Gov EnNln ENT HoltsES.—About one
thousand government horses are to be distrib
uted throughout Cumberland and Dauphin
counties, to be fed and taken care of. They
are to be held as a reserve, to be called for
just as they are needed. ' We understand that
the government stipulates that they shall he
fed a peck of oats and fifteen pounds of hay per
day, for winch forty cents per head iA paid.
A citizen of our town has already contracted
to keep fifty, and wij have no doubt, our far. -
mere will be glad to receive them at the atovo
rate.
CoL. AUSTIN LIGUT.—Last week the
39th Illinois Regiment passed through this
place on its way to join its command, which
is tho brigade. under Gem Banton. The Colo
nel of the regiment is AUSTIN Lmnr, who was .
formerly a Citizen of this place. Ile came
here as a United States soldier a number of
years ago; served out his enlistment nt Car
lisle Barracks, and lived in our town a worthy
citizen for several years ensuing. He again
entered the service Its a setgoant, and the
next we hear of him is that Ito is elected Colo
nel of this Illinoisßegitnent. He was a good
citizen and a brovosoldior,,l44 . ll d2,honor
to his now positio4..
IN A ItcrititY.-=— Brigadier General
Ward H. Lamen passed through this place, on
Sunday last, for Maryland, in an e . V.ra train
chhrtered expressly to carry him over' the
Cumberland Valley and \ Franklin
To what partioular point the General is des
tined in such a. hurry we are linable to say.
SELECT ScnooL.—The Select Scholars
:forSoptOluboi and Ootobor, 1861, aro as fol
lows
...50400l No. 11—Edward-J: Todd; Thomas
Conlyn, Alex. .P. Beaty.
. No. 12—Juno Blair, Mary Ogilby,..mary,
Bontz.
No. 13—Kate Bentz, Louisa• Weaver, Emma
Harn.• •
• No. 14—John Fredericks, Andrew Blair*,
Alfred Addams. •
• 16 —Amin A. Mir, Grace Loomis,
Mary
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Nlllll4 N100,11.1r0. • •
No..l7,,—Annie 11. Sheeler, Minn Graham,
MoryNonemakor...
No. - 18-14;,,8. Hoffman, James 8. Moran, S.
8.-lluyett. • . . , . '
• -*,- • D. ECHELS. • .Prest. - S.
A LECTUICE TO TV.
the pleasant mouth which has jle:t
-;iitylave - Soep BO - many of you promenading
"e'rtr strectfyyntir eyes sparldingwddn;:imn
tion,
yiiiiritheeks'iilowing with health, and
your hearts bAting high in the prospective
pleasures of is World, over whose threshold you
have just stepped, that we cannot resist the
impulse to give you a short lecture.
You have approached an age, when persons
becoriie competent to form their own C2l imP.to
of the; character of others; and to receive
pleasant or unpleasant iinpression from those
with whom they associated. This disposition
is mutual; for just as you form your et timate
of the character of 'Others, so are I hey forming
an estimate of yours ; and though " first im
pressiimS" orb somelimes unacdounfahle, they
are right in the main. In this view then, how
important to study the art of pleasing. Wo
do not mean that transient pleastire which
may he occasioned by a merry face, a winning
smile, or a tasteful dress; hut, that solid, last
ing pleasure which is imparted by n cultivated
mind and an amiable disposition.
'A young lady who imagines that dress, gai
ly and outward show, constitutes all that. is
necessary to secure the admiration of others,
Without reference to head or heart, eimanits
great error. These may induce a passing
glance, but the impression is as evanescent as
the tints of the rainbow, and we look in lain
for something more tangible, on which the
mind may linger, when the vision hay Ile 1.
In youth, the first temptation which l lies
have to contend with, is, pride of (Zr,Ba. Re
member, as Poor Richard says:—
priflout art•s. Is but a a very etiroo;
ER, lailey pttt e,q1:111t,
You should be proud, but not of dresq.—
Proud enough to induce you to seek cum; dny
in which you will find intelligence and reline
went, rather than frivolity and COarFtliVSS.—
Proud enough to be tastefully but not gait lily
dressed. Proud enough to avoid anything low
or dishonorable; and proud enough. to keep at
a distance the vicious and depraved. , Discard
low slang plirascc, and cutting repartees. 111
natured wit is a two-edged sword which cuts
both ways. Pint first, awl above all, it' you
. love all over fondness for dread, reform it at
once; a lady displays much more tasto in
making a common dress look well, than in dis
p •laying one Of the richest. and most expen-ivo
pattern. An over-dressed lady may eLeb o
astonishment; but, it it only the plain and
neatly dressed that are really admire I. Vir
tue, intelligence and amialile manners till
carry a calico dress where silk and satin cAn
not
Strive to imitate whatever ynn ees - 411-
mendahle in others if you would gain the re
spect and esteem of the world. Those who are
proud of their dress, are also vain of their
beauty; but, it is homely though a true say
ib;_i; that "beauty is only akin sleep," so tho
grass withereth and the flower fadeth," tio in
time will your bright eyes grow dim, :tmur
cheeks lose their bloom, your smilys becoino
grim:tees, and your diniples deepen into wrink
leo. lint a pure heart and well-devel,mid
mind may bid defiance to time's changes, and
remain fresh and'verdant when all else lute
faded. Even now, Nature is teaching us thn
lesson; tho loaves that 'decked the trees in
summer are bliglted and failing, rewinding us
Tbir ,oitth i. th•eliiir, and 41:allt.)
I'~.t ..i~r I~ , ~.l:ti 1.. ;,i ~• i~~•~ , I iii Lli~• ~~iti:~:~
Yet, Natlire is a book of memorieq, pleasant
and sail. 'Pleasant us of bright hours of en
joyment in the spring-titne of when all
was full of promise, bud and blossom, tho
song of the birds, the rippling of the stream
let, and the whispering of the zephyrs. Sil,
as we look hack nn :bee the long procositk.n
of blighted hopes, long-lost pleasure, aiol
le
parted friends—of those, who iu life were gay
and happy. Alas! Too often we find that
where our kilt ctuAied the flowers in only
youth, there is nOiv nothing but scattered ashel
Let us urge.you then, to live so that when
beauty has faded, life has lost its charms, ni, 1
the '• night cometh," your minds and hearts,
like the evergreen, may be perennial.
A S WIN DLER.—SOIIIC days since a
stranger made his appearance in this place,
wearing a Colonel's uniform, calling himself
J. J. Porter, and claiming to be the Colonel
of the National Invincibles, stationed at Har
risburg, and after strutting ahoot a short time,
called at the Carldde Deposit Bank and pre
sented a draft, for $23 purporting to have been
drawn by a house in Pittsburg, on Wells, Far
go & Co., of New Yorky which ho asked to
have cashed. He wee accommodated by the
till oho draft, forvaedell to New York,
.•
.•
it was pronounced a forgery, but the
bogus Colonel hail made hi 3 escape and has
not since been heard front. We learn that ho
al , o vie! imi zed the Harrisburg and Cliambel
burg banks.-L-Demorrat.
E. The following, which we extract
front the Washington despatches, gives tho
particulars of an assault upon a citizen of
DEEM
litturAr, ASSAULT.—Last night about. 10
o'clock, as Lieutenant Win. Biddle, ur tip
Pennsylvania Cavalry, was passing al-ng
Fourth street, near Poinsylvania avenue, ho
was brutally assaulted by four men wearing
the U. S. uniform, lie received a 'ffightful
wound in the right side of the temple (rota a
slung shot. The_villiaus . then sieze•l the lieu
tenant aud choked him. They robbed him of
all his motley, and left him on the ground for
dead. Ile remained in nit insensible condi
tioh for half an hour, when lie succeeded in
reaching his hotel. The police force iu
,this
city are goad for nothing. Nightly occurren
ces of ibis kind take place. •
SINGING Scueor, —We arc requested
to announce that a singing-school for ladies
and gentlemen, under tho direction of Mr.
JAMES M. MASONIiELMS.B., will be opened in
the Lccturo Room of tho First Presbyterian
Church, on Tuesday evening next, ut half-past
six o'clock. A general invitation to the la
dies and gentlemen of the town is extended.
Teachers , instuuto,
The directors and teachers of South .Middle.
ton district, Cumberland county, Pa., con
yelled at Pleasant Hall, on Saturday,- Oct. 26,
1861, to reorganize their Teachers' Institute.
The folloWlng gentlemen wore selected as of
ficers—E. SHELLEY, President; 11. M. Cutonit,
Secretary; W. B. BUTLER, Assistant Secre
tary. It was agreed upon that each member
of the institute pay ten cents to defray expen
ses. ' Mr. V. B. Butler moved-that Orthogra
phy be the subject of this day's discussion, of
which the institute approved. The following
gentlemen Spoke upon the subject Orthogra
phy—W. Miles, 0. F. Hippel, and D. 'Nailer.
After this the members adjourned to meet, at
1.10, P. M;; at which time the. house Was
again called to order: Mr. W. Miles delivered
au
,address before the house, and Miss Kato
Culver,and Mr. 0. F. llippol read selections,
actiording to previous arrangements. The
subject Orthography was:again-taken up and
the heat mode of teaching the branch discussed
by the followingxersons.--.Miss Lydo C. Flom..
ming, :Hiss. Susan E. Flemittg, and Messrs.
Simon Goodyear, .B. , Budy , and II M. Crider.
The followiag exorcises were selected for our
neit meeting—Miss Lydo C.. Fleming to road
an:essay.; 4.1..M..Crid0r to deliver an oration;
Miss ,Srsan - E, Fleming and Mr. D. Itudy.to lo
read • 801e0tIORS: The, branclfett Reading;and-
Penmaeshipwill be discussed at the next
rn:stllting,4o he,held.at PaTiertown, Nov. 9th,
-18617---Tenehers-viill-be-hold -- rosponsible for
'non-idtcndini,ao': Tho folio wing resolutitth was
:passed—Rescieeil, That the thanks of the in.
stituto bo tendered to Hon. Hugh Sluart,•and
to Messrs. D,Rudy 'and D. "Nailer, for .11.161r—
hind hospitalities to the members.
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