gill Antall'.
CARLISLE, PA.
FrOjay o liNlTAY 10,.1862.
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Peoples' State 'Central - Ccetmittee.
d meeting of the members of the People!?
etata Central Committee will be held at Coy
wire hotel, Harrisburg, on
WEDNESD-4Y, JANUARY 22d,:1862,
to determine the time and place for holding
Sato Convention to nominate State catitlidates,
sad to transact such other business as may be
punted. A full attendance is requested.
ALEX. K. McCLURE, Chairman.
•
Goo. W. IiAMMEItSLT,
Secretaries.
`Jolur M. SULLIVAN,
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Ifinvmtsron's McsiAan.—The first annual
message of Gov: Cu RTIN bas been Sanded to
the Legislature. - We received it. *too Into for
this week, but will 'lay it before our readers
In our next number.
MISIONATION AND APPOINITCVNT.—AdjtItaIIt ,
General E. M. BIDDLE. has resigned, and Ger.
Cuartn has appointed A.W. . &Pitts
burg, to eucced him.
110 0 .WITEX wo offered to acceppt the betting
proposition of the '''ollunteer some two weeks
since, we knew we were dealing with a knave,
Cut were not quite prepared to hold a contro
versy with such a fool, as the last article' of
that sheet proves its editor. Such idiotic non
sense is not worth even a passing notice.
Pennsylvania Legislature
The organization of the Legislature was
'lt subject upon which every patriotic broil
in onfißml - old - State felt-extreme solicitude.
The fact o£. the political character that the
house, was to be determined by the course
pursued by those members, (who, although
formerly id'ent:ified with the Democratic
party) had been elected on Union Tickets,
which pledged them to forego party,fealty,
- created - no little apprehension as to the
result. But we are most heartily gratified
to be able to announce thht be a most hen-
Orable concession on the part of the Repub•
'hese members, a prompt organization has
been •efFeete . cl, and sue]] an one as will
gladden the heart of every true patriot, in
Pennsylvania.
In the Senate, the officers were all chosen
by the Republicans, L. W. He 1.1. being elec
ted Speaker, kncl GEORGE W. HAMM !IRS L I
Clerk.• In the House, Jour,' Rowe, a rition
Democrat, of Franklin Co., was elected
Speaker over Wm. 1101'K iNs,"straight," Dern.
B. H. R&ucn was elected chief clerk. He
made the following appointments ; assistant
clerk E. S. Cantos, Transcrit.inr: clerks,
C. W. WALKER, J. B. NILES, ROIIMIT
BRowN S JAMES CONNELLY.
TtsptNsw YEA P..—The new volume of the
year 1862, sacs au .Exchufv, lies before us;
its leaves are yet pure and white, and how
shall we fill its pages—with high and noble
deeds, with manly acts, or with deeds of
shame and darkness? Have we fulfilled life's
greaVdesiga in the year just, flown? As
pilgrim travellers who have reached a
mountain-top pause and look over the valley
through which they hate travellil, so stood
IVs; on the verge of the old year, looking
back over its various lights and shadows.
Onward we have hastened, through sunshine
and storm; sometimes with hope beaming
radiantly in our hearts, but the web and
woof ever running widi an irresistable
Impulse. How_ many flowers have faded
from life's green paths; how many weary
- ones hare - sunk - to rest - since - the - year - 1861
was ushered in I Lips then eloquent with
tones of friendship, are mute and motion
less; eyes that danced with joy are closed
forever! How many crushed hearts have we
healed? How many streaming eyes dried?
How many of the guilty redeemed I how
-many mis spent hours, how many neglected
opportunities?—What changes, even in one
short year I
The days of the new-born year will glide
as noiselessly away is did those of the past
year. But let us employ them for life's
noble purposes, that when we stand upon its
farthest verge, we can look back with an
unregretlul glance and bear its harvest with
• clear conscience to the judgment of that
gammon eternity of G0,t1.1..
Tai NAVAL WAILS WITH ENGLE ND.—A
the commencement of the struggle of the
United Colonies with Great Britain the
former had no ships, but forty-two ships
were fitted out during the war, and accord
ing to the best authorities; the American
privateers roamed the sea in every direction,
end captured during the war eiyht hundred
and three British vessels, with merehandize
valued at more than eleven millions of
dollars; Of a ° fleet of sixty merchantmen
which left Ireland for the West Indies, thirty
• fie were captured by the American cruisers.
At the beginning of the war two hundred
ships were em ployed in the trade between
Ireland and the West Indies; at the end of
the war, there were only 'forty engaged in it.
In 1812 the United States navy consisted of
*eV twenty vessels, besides gunboats. In
these, Bull, Decatur, Bainbridge, Rogers,
Porter, and other gallant seamen, boldly
Weld to sea. Their exploits •have been the
theme-pf-praise ever since ; It is' estimated
the first seven months after the
declaration of war, American cruisers
captured more than 'fifty British armed yes
eels,. and two hundred and fifty merchant , -
rasa, with an -aggregate of more than 'three
thousand.prisoners, and a vast amount of
ttooV. e
Niw 8011113111L.L.-Mr. Levi Short, of
Butralodras invented a now digindofdestruc
, tbs, in the shape of a bombshell or rocket,
alissged with combustible matter • instead of •
V1M5116f... The 'Buffalo Courier says that
• Irlal of the - rocket wes made in the Park on -
'riday night, with successful. results: The
lead eoneieted of a Cylindrical can, one*
amber of which contained about a pint of
data, sad the othir soma airce.donces of pow
:44. Upon beiitg 'fired it exploded and scat
- in -all---diretions;----Tim—
,T-11943118ililillitlff:i?et eitimated at fifty or eixty feet
let elraumferenie; - The fluid used burned sev.
A selnutmi, notwithstanding the application
et water. Although . the experiment tried was
ia stroll Neale, wo aoe - no reason why. ten or
*wink)! gallons of fluid tired by tho awns means
laded not, pork terriblo destruction - E to tho
daps si fSriiitaittiops WE an. enemy: No
garatitid that another trial; with, a much lar•.
pt bomb, will bo made inw sbort lime.
p:76
„yn, , Stephens - was
consecrated at Philadelphia last week as the
Spiscopal Bishop of the Diocese or p ent ,.
_ • ,
FORIVAIRM3- MARCH!
In the Tuesday s issue' of Forney's Presa s
we find a strong leading arable .-On "the,' all.
absorbing topic of an advance of ilia artily
of the Potoidac. The, semiAcialcharac•
ter of the farmer utterances of ttitapurtial,
gives a-peculiar significariee to. its , articles
on this important subject. , lye give beiow
the entire article, feeling as •we'do,' that
nothing could be more acceptable to our
readers than this foreshadowing of "an early
forward movement. God speed the hour
and the cause. -
• "We think it is univets.tlly - conteded liy
the American people that the time has ar•
rived for un advance 'of the army of the Po- -
tomac.' Certainlyit is the temper of the peo,
ple of Pennsylvania—and Pennsylvania It is
been among the most - patient and long-endur
ing. We have been among the most ardent
supporters of the military delay—fearing
another Mantissas disaster, anxious to disci.
plineour troops—and confideht that the policy
of waiting was the true military policy. The
Wisdein ortliat coutie is now ribun - dintly
justified—but 'a thousand reasons combine
to terminate the period of preparation and
inaugurate a period of action. The argu
ments ageing, the advance on Manassas in
July, are arguments in favor of an advance
in Janaury. No possible reason; then urged
in opposition to McDowell's movement, can
now be urged in opposition to a movement
by MCClellan. We have another army- 7
another organizationi—enether cOninfandcr,
other generals. We have also another
public sentimenteducated and inflexible—
a sentiment which has hitherto followed the
lead of our military commanders with
confidence and obedience.. Our army is in
a condition to move, and the country
demands a movement.
It is nearly six months since the battle of
Manassas, and in those six months nothing
has been done towards retrieving that defeat
and advancing our armies into the country
of the rebels: Its page in history will be
a blank—for-whatever- me may-be- doing-as
an army or a nation, history only chronicles
results. While we know that during all
this time the work of-organization has been
going on—men have been recruited and
trained into soldiers, and our soldiers have
been consolidated into an army complete in
all its parts, and whose lines extend from
the Rocky Mountains to Santa Rosa Island
—the country is no nearer peace, the rebell
ion is as strong as ever. It is an army of
thinking men—of men with a conscience—
men who look upon .the musket as the
representative of ideas. They are eager for
an advance. Through many months they
hare been undergoing all the hardships
of a soldier keeping their long watch upon
the rampart lines of the Potomac, while
the enemy rests unmolested within a half
day's march. They have been panting for
an opportunity to end this war, by bringing
it to an immediate and glorious consumation.
With everything that discipline and fortitude
can achieve, with a 'large experience in the
ways of war—with a great cause asking
their devotion—they desire to be led into the
field, where their experience and discipline
may be organized inro victory.
An enormous leht is burdening every .in
dustrial and personal interest; commerce is
suffering, manufactures are suffering, business
is either unnaturally active in meeting the
temporary demands of war or rapidly fading
away. All these things we would gladly hear;
every possible privation we would joyously
welcome if we could see the (lay breaking
through the clouds ; if we could know that we
were approaching victory and peace. We
must revive the drooping spirits of the coup•
try : we must strengthen the public heart, and
give faith to the people ; and this can only he
done by a great victory in Virginia. If we
desire to effectually crush the British intrigues
in favor of a recognition' of the Confederacy,
we must win a great battle. If we 'wish to
show the world that we are in earnest in our
strife, we must prove that sincerity by a tri.
umph. Every hour we delay in advancing is
a gain to the enemy. While we wait on the
Potomec YANCEY advances in Loudon. and
there can be no recognition in Europe if we
drive BEALTREGAED from 'Manassas.
This is no "On to Ricbmond" cry. Our
duty as journalists complel us to represent
the public sentiment which we see around us,
and to ask that be respected. General
sICCLELLAN has been unwell—and this has
-been assigned as a-reason-- for the delay. It
wan a good and sufficient reason while it lasted,
but now when the country is rejoicing over
our great commander's recovery, it may hope
soon to rejoice over a great victory on the Po
tomac. There can be no arguments used in
favor of a half million of men inactively lin
gering through the winter months, no argu
spent against activity in our military depart
fitents. Every consideration of public econo
my and public honor— every consideration of
humanity and justice—we may even say the
existence of this Govertilnent itself--demand
immediate action in Virginia, and an over
whelming defeat of the enemy.
THE: WASHINGTON DIAP OF TILE
UNITFLD STATES.
By the Superintendent of the National
Observatory. Washington, D. C., A. A.
Heiser, General Agent, is now stopping in
town, and proposes to. canvass this place
and vicinity for the above named work.
He also wishes to engage a good and re
spectable agent to Canvass several townships
- in this county. He has 4 splendid, and so
far as we can see, a correct map of the
United States. rf
It.extends in latitude 9 to 50 degrees N..
embracing besides the whole of the United
States at one view, Central America, Mexico,
the British Provinces of New Brunswick and
the larger portion of Nova Scotia, together'
with the inhabited portions of the two Can.
adas. It also contains the West India
Islands, as Hayti (in part,) the whole of
Jamaica, and Cuba, with the Great and
Little Bahamas, Key West, and Florida
Channel.
The margin is decorated with medalion"
likenesses of all the Presidents from Wash
ington to Lincoln ; while the blank spaces
are filled up, ‘Wrli sitraller maps ;—one of
each hemisphere, and four of the United
States illustrative of their phfsical Geogra
phy. Each one' is of itself a spoeiality.-
Besides these, there are instructive cute with
diagrams, Tables 'of statistical 'and- other
useful information from the census of AGO.
The Dates of organization are marked upon
the 'counties. It is believed that no map of
the country ever before presented such ati
amonnt of varied, useful, and accurate infer•
mation„as bus been embodied in this one,
The.map is a-real mullion in parso—full to
'overflowing, but clear andlucid. -•
In short the Washington Map abounds
with instruction of which its mere • name
conveyd - nor'idem It - :is an inditipensible:
appendage - to the school room. — ln the office
.of the professiOnal„mun, in the library of the
man of letters, in the halls of the rich, and
On the walls of the ffirtner's more modest
dwelling, it will be as ornamental as useful
-In , :the--pre . sent---emiditiou—of •the countryi .
Ole necessity of resorting to- ibis mnp
is so urgent that? it is believed,. , no
family ofOucatioic would, elthose to be
without it. , • _
, Tns Pennsylvania, Raitroad• Company„ aro
now transporting immense • qtlantities •of
ireight, mita of it for p'oints lq „Indiana add'
Illinois: Among the various articles Chipped
for..ritilatlelptlia, arc heayy_gutis anti botal,-
shells, Aruntufactured at Pittsburg: No: lees
than - five largi ear loads of the last named lin:
plements of war reached the *depot at Philit t
delPhia'epti - Weilttesday, (lOstined ter the Navy.
Yards in that, city atal.Nsw, York. • - •
_ WAR NEWS,.
Ftunar.',Jan. Bcl,
A report is it,ciroulation, in Cincinnati, that.
"Fenn'i'had . lieen. bombarded and
destroyed 'by. Federal gunboats that hart as
tended the Cumberlarir' River.
. . _
Despatehekt6 tha Cincinnati ' apeis, Anted
at Letlisvillo,Tecioraber 3Q, contradict tbera.:
mored' passage oi - Green.ltiver by Gin:. , 4o
Cdolt's Division..‘ The, bridde is not. yet com
pleted. On,the 30th, Gen, Buell with hie
Statf.loft Louisville for Mumfordsvillo, and
this inovementrtalten in tiOnnection with the
fact that the National force has nearly all been
brigaded; was 'the fOundation foi the repOrt of
engagements. • , .
The Charleston }Mercury; says that - the
schooner Prince of Wales, While attempting
'to.run the blockade at Georgetown, S. C.; with,
a "cargo of salt imp Nasau; Was chased
and driven ashore by a Union cruiser, and
Vraß sot.on .fire her_prew..to _save-her—from
capture. The gunboat Alabama followed a
Spanish schooner which ran the blockade ILt.
Cumberland Inlet, Georgia, causing tho crew
to beach her. The contraband .vessel was
subsequently visited by a boat's crew" sent
from the Alabama She proved to bo a fine'
fore and aft schooner, evidently Spanish, with
out name, colors or papers, and loaded with a
very Valuable cargo of coffee, Havana eigara;
shoes and other miscellaneous stores. The
boats were loaded with coffee cigars, shoes
and fruit, and the doomed schooner was soon
wrapped in finales, the officers staying by her
long enough to see that her destruction was
inevitable.
Despatches received at the headquarters of
Gen. If>illecic announe6 the &till - tire of (he no
torious Jeff Owens, Col. JOllO9, and fifty of
their bridge-burning gang, near Martinsburg,
Adrian county, by Gen. Schofield commander
of State Militia, and the various guerillabands
along the North Missouri Railroad bays been
pretty thoroughly scattered.
The Now fork World says that there is a
disposition on 'Change to withdraw all con.
nections with houses in Liverpool that took
in the recent " indignation meeting" there.
It is reported at Halifax. that the transport
steamer .Parana, with eleven hundred British
troops on board, has been wrecked in the St.
Law re n ce.
The British steam gunboat Rinaldo left
Provinectown on yednesday afternoon with
Mason and Slidell on board. The Washing•
ton Star says that the Rinaldo is to convey
them to Halifax.
The bark Express, captured by the Mocha
ing fleet off the mouth of the Mississippi, Into
arrived at New York.
The Norfolk boat yesterday brought up
Captains IthiHingham and Munson, Lieuten
ants Dickinson and Hart, and Coporal McDow
ell, whom form part of the two hundred and
eighty four prisoners who are-to be released
by the Rebels in exchange for prisoners re
cently returned by the Federal authorities.
We learn from Washington that Gen. Mc.
Clellan has nearly recovered from the regent
indisposition.
Two hundred and forty Union prisoners ar
rived. at Baltimore on Saturday from Fortress
Monroe. They were properly received and
escorted to the rooms of the Union Relief As
sociation, whore proper preparations litaebOori s :
made for their reception end entertainmelit''
A portion went on to Washington, and otlirs
still remain. It is understood that the 'Aim
ernreont will at once pay them off, whenlifosis
belonging to three months regiments will bo
mustered out of service, and the three year
men probably granted a fOrlough.
The batteries of Fort Pickens had again
opened on the Ist instant on a Rebel steamer
at the Navy Yarl. Bragg's batteriesreplied,
and the firing °mantled alt - aayi The firing
was.nat-resumed 'next day..,
The Secreted' of the Treasury recommends
that the act itnposing increased dutis on tea,
coffee, sugar and molasses, be so amended as
to relieve goods previously imported and ware
housed from its operations.
Five deserters from the Rebel army—two
from the First Maryland and three from a
Tennessee regiment—reached Washington on
Saturday.
Certain knowledge, is said, has been ob•
tained that Col. Kerrigan acted the part of a
traitor and ftirnished the Rebels with infer-
•
It appears from the English papers that Mr.
Seatard's note to Minister Adams in reference
to the affair of the Trent, declaring that the
Government had.pot authorized or assumed
the responsibility of the seizure of Slidell and
Mason, and that the matter was open for set
tlement, had reached London and a knowl
edge of it some way been made public. The
effect was a rise in stocks and a general antic
ipation of a peaceful settlement. The minis
terial papeis, however, continued their bitter
assaults upon our Government, and the Morn
ing Post makes the statement that a despatch
had reached Mr. Adams by the 'Asia, and had
been read by him to the foreign Secretary,
but denies in express terms that it refers in
the slightest degree ft; thefieizure of-the Reb
el agents. Whether the semi-official Post was
uninformed, or deliberately uttered a false
hood to keep up the agitation, can only be a
matter of conjecture.
A scouting party went out from Camp Ham
ilton on Friday last found Great Bethel entire
ly deserted by the Rebel forces.
The steamer Vanderbilt arrived at Now
York yesterday, bringing three thousand sev
en Inn redliiiileThea Island cotton, allTio
telligence flora Port Royal to the 3d inst.—
Gen. Stevens' Brigade of Federal troops had
advanced upon thmmainlaad from Port Royal
Ferry, and assisted by the gunboats, took po
session of the Rebel batteries after a short re
'sistance. The advance was, proseduted to
within six miles of the Charleston Railroad.—
The Rebels sent a_flag of truce asking per--
mission to bury their
,doad. One' hour was
grante'd.. The rebels then fell back on their
fortifications and reserves, said-to be- twelve
thousand strong. Oen. ; Stevens-'retained po
session of position on' the mainland, and
awaited reinforcements. Our forge was but
4,600 strong, of whom eight only :gers'wound- -
ed. The Sou : thorn acootpts of_the affair. ad!
m i t a loss of six killed and 'twelve wounded
• on tiro first day and the 'driving book of Gen
eral Gregg's South Carolina Brigade on the.
second day with heavy loss..
From tho. Upper Petepaao wo learn that six
thousand Rotels on Saturday attacked the
'Fifth Cannect kilt Regiment, , engnied'in - pro ,
Leafing the Baltimore Ohio Railroad near Ilan.
`cock. Our troops were forced' to retire, .and
- the Robels immediately - renewed the ,work - of
_destroying_the-railroad, nt the same time 'shell
ing Banco - cat. • It was reported that they had
Tama the . now tressel bridge' erected over' the
610 - ripen crook :sleuth Hancock; General
Lender's Brigade had'arrivedet_liancock, and
the Third Brigade of Bantle' Division
left for the same_point 'yesterday" morning.L._
The whole of. General`: Banks" Dlvielon wore
under orders antl„repa`rinii Eo move:.' IntPOr?
'tent movements aro 'looked for."--;
Au expedition to, llenternvilic,, toorthontss
.
county, Western , Virginity des"porood ii body
Sokels -there and - tilpttged or destroyed
$BO,OOO worth of army storesand equipments.
The troops'at inched to Hen. Burnside7l3
ez
pedition'-were rapidly embarking and the
departure:of, the. expedifion. lsrillprobabytake
e yrithilfr the ,neigf liiiik ; eight 1 94 rq.
British iTar team& arrived yesterday,. and
anchored in Annapolis roads. Her 'name
wag nel. ascertained.'
,
fdr.reeevered as to
ride out In his carriage yesterday an attend
to his official•duties. -
Now:Yerklimpors ..of..'-yesterday give
currency to a rumor that a•prominciat military
otlicerhadbeekdetooted in treasonable nor 7
respondence.With the enemy. • -Late and au
thoritative despatches state that some impor
t
tont correspondence has been secured and par.
ties implicated arrested, but that
„ the suspi-
Clone of the Nciw r- Yorli papers arc entirely .uti
! fOunded. The Washington Star,'
ning, snye'that the off Mer against. wham these
- utifounded-and - injurfcis-auspicious wore di-
I rectedis Gen. Thomas, Adjutant General of
the Arniy.
Reports front Kentucky state that the bridge
over Green river is completed, and that Gen
era]. Buell will probably scion -make an ad
-1 Vance, The Rebels in the Eastern portion of
the State have retired before Colonel Garfield,
who is advarmingtowards Prestonturg, whore
flumphrey'Maishall is stationed with a large
force. Schrc•pfis'reported to have made soy
eralinffectual attempts to drew 'Zollicoffer
into an engagernent,outside of his intrench
moots at Somerset. last Thursday the Rebels
captured a man from a skirmishing party of
Fede'ials,whom they threatened to hang,and in
retaliation the latter arrested .Robert ,Walfulk,
a prominent Rebel of Paducah, and sent word
to the Rebels that his fate would be determin,
ed bythat of Owens. Mrs. Wolfolk has gone
to Columbus to effect an exchange of . the two
I=
The Chicago Tribune has received a special
despatch from Cairo stating that six hundred
submarine batteries have been planted be
tween Memphis and Columbus.
The Galveston Civilian of December 18th
says that the Federal propellor was blocka
ding the Rio Grando. Orders have been re
ceived at Galveston to burn the city in case it
cannot be defended.
Arrival of IYIr. Ely in Washington
from Richmond, -Va.
INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF Ills CAP-
TIVIn
Special Despatch to the \"ex• nrk Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 1861
The lion. Alfred Ely arrived here this eimn
ing and took rooms at Willard's hotel, where
he received the congratulations of n great
number of personal and political friends. Ile
is in. good health and spirits, and will remain
here for several days. When OM retreat of
troops begno at
,Eull.Run he was gding for.
ward at the Stone Bridge to learn the parti
culars of the light, when he was surrounded
by a company of rebel infantry under Capt..
Mullins. That officer treated him with much
respect, and conveyed'him a once to Colonel
Cash, whn was much'excited and threatened
to sheet him. Ile was; however, marched on
to Manassas, seven miles from where he was
captured, through a road dark with dust. Be
suffered greatly for water, of which be ob
tained none until he - reached Manassas, at 9
There._lie_was _placed-in-a large field- with
hundreds of-prisoners, many of whom were
'wounded and dying: He ascribes the scene
as sickening in the extreme. When about to
l' fie down-on the, grass (which was wet, for it
was raining heavily,) he was summoned to
Gen. Beauregard's headquarters. There he
found that officer in company with Jefferson
Davis, W. Percher Miley, Extra Billy Smith,
and some twenty,officti re of the Confederate
Milispeke to bun a cool mannei. He
i,
said h *as' sorry la inil qi member. of the
Federal % Congress utrif,n on the poldiers in
the efforts to stibdue'ffikr-South, and directed
him to quarters in an old barn, where he
'Tab h 'TRY 'hi till yllTiiifill filrafiflliliflt - iiiii'S'iliffl:
cult to find a place to lie down. Fresh water
was given him, and despite the comfortless
shed, be slept soundly.
The rain poured in tofrents all night, and
the camps about Ma 11118iFil.8 were ikltno:,t, inun
dated. In the morning - the prisoners were
entertained by Deauregard's negro servant,
who had much to say of the bravery of his
master and the incidents of the battle.
At 7 o'clock, Mr. McCluskey, formerly
postmaster of the (louse of Representatives,
'with whom Mr. Ely was acquainted, waited
upon hint with Colonel Bate and the Rey.
Joseph Cross, of the Confederate army, who
subsequently wrote a ridiculous account of
the interview for a Tennessee paper, which
was reprinted in New York.
At 9 o'clock, with the other prisoners, Mr.
Ely was marched froin the barn to the cars
for Richmond. At noon, while in the cars,
they were supplied with - bread and ham. It
was four o'clock before the train started.
All day the ambulances had been bringing
in the wounded Rebel and Union soldiers.
Some 650 prisoners were on the train, and
with the' wounded of both armies, brought
the number of passengers up to 1500. So
heavy was the train and so frequent the de
lays, that days were occupied In reaching
Richmond.
Jefferson Davis accompanied the train a
part of the day, when he was sent forward by
express. At all the stations the people turned
out in great numbers to sec the Yankee prisoners
and were often insolent, and were only kept
from violence by the officers in charge.
The prisoners were in groat apprehension
of rough handling at Richmond, but by good
management the citizens of that place were
misled - as to the hour of the arrival of the
train, wbich wan at 9/ in the evening.
The privates were sent oh in the advance;
to the tobacco factory, one and a half miles
distant. Forty-four ,officers and Mr. lily
followed, and were thrown into the same
room, all huddled together in confusion, and
slept upon the floor. No beds or bedding
was provided. All the furniture nowin that
r prison-has-been—purehased by tho-Prisoners.----
, For some days the food was served in caul
drons planed in the centre of the room , artA'
dishes, knives and forks won not to be hall.
The first day one , of the sentinels- outside
the building sent a ball from his musket
, through a window into the rafter of the-main
room. It Wile aimed at a prisoner who ellen
,
ced to leek' out. Son were at various times
shot foi• taking such liberty. This.ornel prac
tice was objected by loading citizens, and sub
sequently stopped.
Mr. Ely speaks in terms of high praise of
'the treatment extended him by the, people of
Richmond. Thousands flocked to-see hill],
and he received many 'presents, eno"of which
—a wilting desk 'from- a young lady—he
brings:with him. _Seemly a day passed that
bouquets were not sent. him— _Ono day he was
given-three good dinners.: -The books
.given'
him from time to
,time,. but which ho was obli
god. _to=leavo,lbehiadi:Wbuld make=a-very-re
speotabielihrary. ,
Of the drawing ballots for hostages to off..
sot the piratott.in PhiladelPhin,and Now I. fr otlt,
Mr. Ely states thatvitiwas only by consent of
hig feliqw prisoners ghat he agreed 'to perform
that paitiful task, and with much.l repidat ion,
for ho thoughtit likely, that l'ils.uause Was in
-the-hat,
~ The tiny before he loft Rmlimorid he visited
Cols. 'Wood,
.Cogswell and Lee,. .Major Revere,
and Capte. Doosmany,' Kieforond Itooltwood, •
who are in blase confinement, - indhe_oommon_:
-Ito found them crowdedinto a rpotn. about ,
12 feet : square Withoutlurnittire saving one or_..
twol?anclies and a small:table. Cots were.
brotightiti at'night, - atid'all •Sloptin.tlia small', •
apailinent, • The ,are dilapidated; and
.the floor is rich rat holes.; • , .
- One of the Oaptains,ronittiA.ked,that wasa,
c'question.yvith_ had.4.opaession_:_
of :the foom„Sa the rats,olainimlatany,Prlvll
-eges 'ittbd bad, - •on".•-one I:Mansion. 'carried hie
pautalOons 'out ,Pf 4116.. dobr...„2:Varions kinds
of .vermin revel in the misers:4lo'o6ll, , which.
.ligtited Whit t w o small wludoysAmaVily
barred:Ml!) iron: '• '• •
. •
COL Wood hits gdite recovered frith' Ids'
severe wound and the other officers are quite
well. Mr. Ely is of opinion, that they will
hungcertainly. be as well -as Col. Oorcoran.
who is in close confinement at Charleston, if'
the pirates in oar possession are put to death.
Of Colonel Coraoran's demeanor while in
ltiolunond, sffeaks in terms of hearty
praise. That brave officer never cowed under
the most disheartening circumstances.
The association organized by. the prisoners
fie the tobacco - factory at Rickinend is a till
kept up. No Preeident , ,has beett chosen to
succeed Mr. lily. The Vice President,
-Hart, of Ohio, will officiate for the present.
Thermal of tho Association, suggested by the
condition of the faCtory when our prisoners
first went there, consists of a - circle,. inolosing
'a'Wreath of lice, and the emphatic legend,
‘...8i1e, and be damned 1"
Mr. Hart lately composed the following
song, which, with others of a similar charac
ter, e prisoners sing with much effect:
THE PRISONERS' SONG
'Written expressly for the Richmond l'rlson Aosncln
tIOII, by IsAAc W. HART, of Walash, 0.
Come, brother prisoners, join in the noug,
Our litayin - the pcison'wlll mot' be long: • -
%in, sweet woolen is roll on,
And let the poor pisciners go home, go home.
Our friends at home melee demand,
To halm released their patriot baud.
Ciuntus—ltoll on, etc.
Our Government Is bound to obey,
For from the people they take their pay.
CllollUH—ltoll on, etc.
They are bound to respect the public press,
And return us home our friends to bless.
CHORUS—HOU on, etc.
Congressmen Ely Is first on the list,
And he'll soon be home, onrfilends to assist,
Cnonto—noll en. et.•.
And give to his mind the widest range,
And !Toed himself in a place for ezcha uge
Cnonus —Roll en, etc.
And when we arrive 1n the land nf the free,
=CU=
eflOilliti-121.11 On, etc.
And whon before them we'll shortly stand
We'll repeat, our uudtn, Bit% awl illEt damned I
MZ2==l
Mr. Ely has a copy of this song, beautiful
ly engrossed in his note book by J. M. Gram
mer, Second Lieutenant, Company 11, 14th
Regiment of Brooklyn. • Perhaps the most
interesting menieuto of,. his imprisonment
brought from Richmond is his journal of pri•
son life, regularly kept, and from which he
will be able to furnish the presi many enter
taining memoranda.
lle says the Richmond papers are daily
furnished to the prisoners, but Northern jour-.
nals very seldom. He thinks, however, that
they have more comforts than the prisoners at
Charleston,
Mr. Ely was on one occasion visited in pri
son by Breckinridge, Humphrey Marshall,
and Preston, of Kentucky, - who were in ex
cellent humor and cracked many jokes.—
Breckinridge said that the reason why Senn•
for Foster of Connecticut, who - accompanied
Mr. Ely to,Bull I-Cun, was not made a prison
er, was simplj , because he woo more nimble of
foot. Mr. Foster was'one of tho first to wait
on Mr. Ely this evening, and the meeting was
highly affecting.
Jeff. Davis' never visited the Richmond pri
son to Mr. Ely's knowledge, hut he saw him
on several occasions, and states that his health
is fully recoVered.„
The citizens''bf Richmond are still enthusi
astic in the rebel cause. Little business is
done, except in connection with the army
movements. Many thousands of sick and
wounded soldiers are in the hospitals and pri
vate houses.
Mr. Faulkner arrived at Richmond at 7 o'-
clock on Thursday evening of last weelt, Ile
was met at. the depot by Gov Letther, Mayor
Mayo, and thousands of the people, and car
ried to the, city hall in a carriage ;drawn by
four gray horses. The streets were hung with
fiags. and the procession cheered throughout
the line. In his reception and speech, Gov.
Leteher said the Confederate States could
well exchange Mr. Ely for Mr. Faulkner,
and that the latter was worth a regitient of
Eli s.
When Mr. lily saw the Governor next day,
he jokingly remarlted that he should ask for
990 men to accompany him home. The Gov
ernor replied that his remark was good enough
for a speech.
The first definite information. Mr. Ely re
ceived of his release was by Mr. Faulkner,
who called upon him ou Friday afternoon
Subsequentlß, Mr. Ely- dined with him, and
had a very Nreeable intercourse.
Mr. Ely wits released on Saturday s and
permitted to go anywhe're in' the, eityi. He
had several, tov;tations to dinner, and was
gen oral ly welt troatcd: - Rolettittchmond - nt
5 o'clock on Wednesday morning, and was '
taltm. to Petersburg., where a great crowd
bad assembled to see bitn. He was itecom pa
tiled by a rebel officer, who was very attentive
and permitted rtii intrusion upon him. They
breakfasted at , Petersburg, and then went
directly to Norfolk.
A crowd had gathered at the Atlantic
House, but they escaped it by going. to the
office of Oen. Huger, where Mr. Ely was
courteously received, and a boat of derod to be
ready at once to convey him to meet. the
Union steamer from hurtret Munroe.
On the pier Mr. Ely's baggage was care•
fully examined, and he was introduced to
Captain Preston in command of the flag
of truce. When Mr. Ely saw the Stars and
Stripes floating from the Union steamer,
which they met near Sewall's Points, he
clapped his hands for joy, and Capt. Preston
said he did not blame him.
Just before his departure from Richmond,
(len. Winder sent for Mr. Ely and asked
him to designate -several officers to be re
leased in exchange for those lately discharged
from Fort Warren. lie undertook the del.
Mate office with a view to humanity-, choosing
those most likely to suffer from long confine
Ment, and the fortunate selections, including
Limits. Dickinson of • New London, Coon.,
Ferrish of Providence, Grover of Bath, with
250 privates, probably arrived at Fortress
Monroe to day.
I=l
SURRFINDHR OF VERA CRUZ
Havana papers of December 28t1i contain
additional news of the occupation of Vera
Cruz by the Spaniards. The Spanish fipet
arrived off Vera Cruz December 8. Scarce
ly had the vessels cast anchor when in-for
tnatien was received that the principal
portion of the inhabitants had retired to the
nte - riot; fard - tire Castle of - San ail ttn - D 'U I loa
wan prepared to male strong resistance to
any attach. The city vas afterward.CVACU.l
ated, and on the 17th the Spanish troops
took formal_possessiou_ of _the plitce.....ll„,is_
reported that the municipal authorities and
the people.received the invaders with shouts
of welcome. Gen. Manuel' Gassett, :the
Spanish Commander, issued kproclamation
.to his troops congratulating them on their
success, and one to the people of Vera Cruz
urging them to return to 'their regular
avocations, as the sole object of the exPedi•
don was to dement' satisfaction :for_the
failure of treaties, and obtain guarantees
against the repetition of the outrages upon
j ui n Spanish residents: - The - Fre Oh' 'portion'
of the Allied fleet arrived at ;Havana on the
27th, and the English fleet was e*A:6il
sooner. .
FROM Oar latest advice!
from . San Francieco,...per telegynyh t _etnte .
that the floOdd have been renewed to a great,
extent in a liortiou,of Xalifornfa,,and more
pcoporty has been- de4royed by this freshet
than - by allttliose_xince - Alta - _ - _Stateihns - -bcen
settled by .A:lnericansz - dtkdge Ifagie, of
San,] raneisco t has issued injunction by.
,which the Broderick etitatolvill be_postponcd
; until the question of the, forieiy of Mr.
,Broddriblea will is settled. • , . .
Ao . read the Ldndoti ' Times lecturing, tlie
. Prince of Wales about, beliiiing
now thri . bie 'imbiber is ti widow.-I,T,lnipoor
boy is taiked'io ;is if. he was inclined to'be
a ruffianly debauclioe. . ,; '
••.
A".
(lOW an Countp Riatitm
Bra 1100s.—Mr. REUBEN ROTH ; a far
mer of 'Lower Allen' township, slaughlered
thre'e hogs,last week, which weighed respect
fully-605 • COS and 566 pounds! These are
decidedly the largest porkers we have heard
of this ~ easou. tie, shaver at our elbow,
irrovereptly suggests that !t , the bladders of
them fellers would lattice rare fuet:balls tr.
If any of readers have seen or heard of
any larger animals of „ the genes swine, we
would like to hear of them.
EYE and EXa.—Dr. JCI , ZES of New
York, will practice at the Mansion House
Carlisle from the 16th till the 29th of January
1862. Dr. J. having had the advantage of a
thorough Medical Education ih Europe and
America—has been at the head of ono of the
beer Eye and Ear Institutions in this Country
and Europe—thinks he possesses knowledge
and spilt in curing - diseases of - the Eye and
Ear that no other living man does.
Dr. Jones is now on his way home. Dr. J.
will also practice at the Franklin House,
Chambersburg, from the 9th. till the 16th. Jan.
THE ALLECITIANIA.NS.—This oldest anti
most popular quartette band in this country,
will give two concerts in RfltiE3l . 9 Hall, on
Saturday and'MondaY evenings, Jan. I:th and
13th. Those of our citizens who can remem
ber the concerts of this band, given here about
fifteen years ago, will need no other incentive
than their remembrance, to induce them to
attend. To those who'have not heard them,
we would recommend a perusal of the follow
ing notice from the pen of ITENa . v WAno
BEsennn, which reflects the sentiments of
hundreds of delighted audiences.
'The Alleghanians'gave amost entertaining
musical performance at Hope Chapel last eve
ning! to a numerous audience. Nearly every
piece on the program e was encored. The songs
selected with discriminating histe, and sung
with that artistic harmony for "which this
troupe is renowned., The Bell performances
were astonishingly well given. These excel,
lent soirees we hope to see receive the liberal
patronage their merit entitles them tn."—
...Vete York Independent.
ITORRIBLE URDER.—Our citizbns
will be astounded to hear that the most ovick•
ed and diabolical case of murder and arson
has beem,lately committed in our vicinity,
that it has ever been our unpleasant duty to
narrate.
The victims of this foul and atrocious deed
were .lout/ BERGEn, (an industrious unoffend
ing old German, who lives near the South
Mountain, about a mile Iron what was for
merly Ego's Forge,) anal Wihbiam GRIST, a
colored boy about 14 or 15 years of age, who
• lived with him. Tho deed was perpetrated
sometime on Tuesday eVening, and the first
indication of foul play was the discovery be
tween 9 and 10 o'clock, by a neighbor, that
the house (a small log one) occupied by this
German, was on tire. The alarm was given
and several persons arrived, when the old
man was discovered lying on his back, at the
door of a small cave, a short distance from
the house, in which he had kept his provisions,
clothing and other articles. He was quite
dead—ha,vinvbeen shot through the head.—
The ball entered behind, and lodged just above(
the eye. His brains wore scattered over hio
clothes. his gun, an old U. S. Rifle, was
standing close by, having been lately dis
charged. Among the ruins of the house,
(which was entirely consumed,) was found the
burnt and blackened corpse Of the colored
boy, so? melt disfigured as to render any at
tempt at investigation impossible. The only
possible incentive( to this murder must have
been re( bery. The old man attended our
market regularly, and was supposed to have
scone money. Those acquainted with him say
that he has some $l2OO or slsoo(lepoSited in
Baltimore. About $l5 was found in the cave,
locked up in a trunk. Suspicion attaches to
two travelling Gernmns seen in that vicinity,
early in the evening, and a party started in
pursuit, but had not, up to this time succeed
ed in capturing them. Coroner SMITH held
an inquest on 'Wednesday morning—verdict
in accordance with the facts. Tho Commis
sioners of this county offer a reward of $lOO
for the arrest and conviction of the murderers.
See advertisement in another er,lumn.
FIRE.—The large Bank Barn, Stablit - ,7,
Oats House, and Carriage House, belonging
to Mr CHRISTOPHER MELLINGER, of oughs -
town, in this county, was consumed by fire on
New Year's evening. The devouring element
spread so rapid that it was with great diffi
culty anything in the barn could he saved.—
Foul valuable Horses, five :Mich Cows, and
three head of Young Cattle, were burned. A
large quantity of Oats, Hay and Straw, toge
ther with several setts of Horse-gears, Har
ness, &a., were also consumed. The fire was
the work of an incendiary, and tho loss to
Mr. Ml:Lumina, although insured to the
amount of , i , 1500, will be heavy.
Several attempts to burn other buildings
have been made in the same neighborhood re
cently, and the people seem to be greatly
alarmed for the safety of themselves and pro
perty. They should keep an eye on all strag
glers and persons running through the coun•
try Who have no regular calling or business.
TilE MUSK RATS Plttinie'r A MILD
WINTER.—The Milwaukee Wisconsin
says it is going to be a mild winter, for Joel
Hood, the celebrated auctioneer, who has been
all over the 'Western Territories, 'the . Pacific
States, and the Sandwhich Islands, and who
probably knows as much about the peculiari
ties of wild animate is any gentleman in the
West, stakes.his reputation' upon the predio•
tion that we are to have a mild winter, with
prevailing Muds from the South for the next
six months. He bases his knowledge upon the
doings ofthe muskrats ; beavers and other an
imals this fall. Ile alsO says that it has been.
reduced to a certainty by scientific, and ordi•
nary observations, that whatev'er winds' pre
vail-when-the equinoctial lino is passed, they
will prev.ail throughout the winter. This fall
it wan southern winds, and therefore he is cer
Imin they Will be the prevailing winds through
out the winter. '
Correspondence of the Herald.
BALTIMORE Jan. 1862
Dear .11"crold.—As circtimstances require
a sejourfrotsotne weeks. in the "Monumen•
tel city," I thought a - Semi (ideas/ono/ . let.
Mr. might.not be - nnacceptnble_.to soma _of
your numerous renders. Not shall
indAdgkitut,g_mtesal_description_of the city,
for that7tionld•be superfluous ..to Pennsylvit•
pin renders ; nor do I expect to sny.any thing
nevi': on its - present: - soelal - or, political
(mild But, depending on en . observe.
tion not . overlyncute, I shelf Merely attempt
to note 'such.: teaffs' as . -I' may ace on; the
public current-rind if`• you- ehould -conilder
my - remarks-unwortby ; of. tpoticetyou,:hrtve .
full permission to,'-scissoeize them to your,
hearts Content, •
.
the published 'staterneete of the
eonditipii 'of RAWMore !luring. the last nine
Months of" liolitieril 'trouble, 'a 'stranger - is
bardlr'prircpnrdrl for tb...evidorice t)r
and seeming prosperity which every whore
meets his. eye.• The streets . • are crowded
daily with lashiehable promenaders,- , who•-;
go "clothed in purple and fine lincn,• arid
tare sumptuously every day" public amuse.
merits .are well patronize d; the horn of
business is
. nneeasing, ,and quiet and good
order p7rvade-alike,
_the city and suburbs.
Yet there is, no doubt, Much suffering among
the poor, who are deprived of work, by the
stoppage of factories, .and r heavy losses
among the mercantile community,- so
entirely cut off from the Southern
_trade:
The indebtedness of the South teßaltiinore,
is estimated at 19,000,000 of which, 6,800,
000, is for dry-goods alone. You may
easily imagine, how such an immense loss,
accruing within ono year, is calculated to
paralyzis. the Commercial -interests of a city
like Baltinore. Notwithstanding all this,
there are hundreds - in Baltimtire, so wilfully
blind, or so foolishly- ignorant, that they
denounce the Government daily, because, in
addition to the loss of trade arid money, the
Southern Secessionists have not been
; emitted to bring war and desolation to
their very hearth stones.
.
I have not yet visited any of the encamp
ments or fortifications, but, I am ieforrned
there are about 10,000 troops here, under
command of Gen. Dix. The most conspic
uous among the few soldiers seen in the
streets are, houtivgs, with their_ red caps,
guiltless of rim or visor, blue jackets and
red "continuationS," which seem to be a
cross between pantaloons and petticoats.
The manlier in which these flowing trowsers
bag[dOwii behind is more picturesque than
graceful, giving them a • loose, slovenly ap
pearance. and however much we may
admire their daring character, certainly,
no one whose eye has been accustomed to
the trim appearance of a well_dressed
soldier, would wish his latter cud to be like
that of a Zotiave.
New Year's day; which, by the way, was
as warns and balmy as May, was observed
by many here as a holiday. During the
day, the 2d Maryland Regiment encamped
at Mount Glare, paraded through the city.,
and made a very tine display, the column
comprised about 800 rank and tile, well
uniformed, on Monday last, a squadron of
cavalry, numbering, about 100, lett for
Washington; they are *ell mounted and
equipped and are to be' attached to Oen.
11IeCall's
But my letter is growing too long, so I
will reserve what I would say on other
matters, until my next.
ME
COMPANY A., ith Pan ,P.V. R. C., 1
Camp Pierpout, Va., Junuary 3d, IBG2. f
DEAn 111:a.tim: Part of McCalPs Division
recently mode a grand movement and accom
[dished a decisive victory. The paTtioulars
of the act ion you are acquainted with and have
already published. Suffice it to say our men
behaved nobly and did nut lack coolness or
valor at the trying Munient. The military sa
gacity of lieu. Oau. commander of the expo
ildion, and the skilful manner with which he
manieuvreil with his troops elicited the un
comiums pf every one who_witmeioied the tic.
tion and called forth a complimentary " letter
from Geu. McCALL. Our Carlisle companies
were marched to the ground but the fighting was
over before they arrived and thcy were imme
diately ordered back to camp. The rebels
will 110 doubt hereafter remember Drains% illo,
and will not be so anxious to have their oft
repeated desire gratified, of- engaging the
Penn. Reserves.
Christmas in camp was rather efitief. The
weather was remarkably mild and pleasant,
which had the effect of bringing numerous
visitors from the neighboring regiments,—
New Year's day was the gala day in our Reg
iment. The weather was warm and beauti
ful; no passes were required; and Mirth and
good feeling way theorder of the day The
principal feature was a. beautiful collation,
consisting of oysters, crackers and cheese,
with cigars &c., furnished by the officers
which was roost gratefully received, relished,
and appreciated by the men. This kindly
and generous spirit evinced by the ofEcers
has made a lasting impression:
The division was reviewed on Sunday, Doc.
29th, by Gov. CunrlN and Sec, of War, CAM
ERON The review was,,conducted admirably,
and by the features of his Excellency's face lie
scenic(' to be well pleased with the appear
ance of the troops,—and well may be—this
division is acknowledged as the finest in the
army. Pfenenting_e.P.ieffliT of .11RLO - test? and err,
der not excelled by any. A large number of
strangers were present who could tint
conceal their admiration at the regularity of
their evolutions and the precision with which
they tiled apart. After the review the Gover
nor made a few extemporaneous remarks to
the third brigade, complimenting them on
their gallant conduct at the battle of Drains
ville and greatly admiring their appearance.
The men in this regiment sin generally in
excellent health, and the hospitals have few ;
er inmates than ever before. Brigade Sur
goo u Neon ice a has issued orders that the
ground inside the tents must be tilled up to
the original level, and the tents raised. The
former mode—that of digging the eat th down
three or four feet has been deemed by t Le Sur
geon Ile ejudietal to gooil health and • eumfort,
Neatly every mess in our' company has pro
cured small camp•stones with which they can
keep very coin fortalde.
. A change has taken place in the weather
sin( e New YettCs, and it. is now intensely cold.
Speculations are afloat as to the probability of
forward moveinent—when such shall have
taken place 1 will make you acquainted with
the fact. E.
For I 1 o lion kLD
andom thoughts over the (1) log
Vear."
How the years roll up in the past--link
after link in the lengthening chain of Tinto,
joined together by each youthful/ suecessur.
e're it passes along ; gilded here and there
by joy and laughter—corroded with sorrow'
—cahkered and rusted by injustice—stai. ed
by the red gore of a "brother's blood," and
blistered by the hot tears of mourning,
and cepentence—all to be hidden behind an
intervening shadow which die feeble silvery_
rays of memory alone can penetrate. , With
these, the gilded spots are once more lighted
up, and in their brightness, we behold,
mirrored the facial of those we have loved,
not with the look of frigid coldness and in-
difference that perhaps they now wear, hut
with the same beatnim , ' smile •of pleasure,
which affection prompted, that once greeted
us. Eyes there were, in whose liquid depths
our heart's purest treasures, scemed'reflected
and
_forms, around which twi,,ed life's
brightest hopes and most blissful anticipated
joys. But some are fallen, no more to greet
us, and the Old Year covers them forever
from our sight. A few have changed, lend
memory twines pensively her silver rays
around some dark corrodod - spot, then turns
- _
languidly away to claim from the approach.
ing year, a ."mantle for our discontent."
It was near. •A dhild stood before us,
ragged , and cold.' Her little attenuated
hand, was extended towards us. and her thin
blue lips, murtnured-111 wish you a' happy
New Year. There was a priceless soul,
gazing through those dark, beseeching, eyes,
and a heart, where'll' were sown the richest
germs :given hyflie _Creator's hand, throb
bing beneath thoSe tattered garments, and
Memory whispered, "it is enough," Dark
spots there are, but each feeble hand can
cover ov, Imre and there, with the
,brightest
gildings, over .which his heart cab in future
years, rejoice. "Bappy New Year" Yet.
all are not happy, and.: the',/irst dog - , will;
-be bleared an- scarred, by sorrow,aud discon.
tent. Thus they-flan.-. But- the_ hand that-,
brightened them,' shall find 'in , his own
retrospect, the pure,, tmtarnished gold,
wrought by good works, shining out, from
berietith - thO - eltitls that - enveldper the-,:tleeed—
ing years. Not far bitch through the shad
owed past, my,lifebegan,liatlar .enough, "to
find very many green, shady. speiti scattered ,
, along by Alm p..1.1t over Which , fee
have wandered, where in solitude my,thoughts
lomto liuger„ while -heart
.strength-tor its -onward _comae. _One 'sueh :
spot lies iihatliiwed;day kyiee 2 covercU
mountains, where the rainbow leaves, are
hidden and fading,, and where the tall trees, ,
stretch out their bare branches,. ; frith
protecting 'benison,' towards, the home where , .
ntr. beart,si and tacuinry oft,tA
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