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Frl!lay, Defember 19, 1862.
8. M; PETTENOIL I. & CO.,
0. 37 Park Row, New York, and 6
State:Pt. Tlosten, are our Agents for the lien 'an
13 these eitiel, and aro authorized to take Advertise
ments and Suhserlptions for un nt our lowest rater.
LC .7 .- It Is stated on authority that many ot
our soldiers aro suffering for the want of mit
tens and stockings. Cannot the ladies repent
tho good deeds of last winter and supply
their wants? We believe that it only requires
to be made known to set thousands of fair
fingers to work.
Ike" The Mobile papers report the capture
of five Yankees with 2000 pairs of shoes. The
,Charlestonians have great fears for the safety of
Mobile, but regard themselves as perfectly
secure. The steeple of a church in Petersburg
has been turned into a shot tower. The mys.
- tery still continues as to the movement of the
Union forces near Hilton Head.
CITIZENSHIP OF PERSONS OF AFRICAN DR
SCENT.—Attorney-General Bates is preparing,
and has nearly completed a most important
and elaborate opinion affirming the citizen
ship of persons of African descent under the
Constitution and Laws of the United States,
the Dred Scott decision to the contrary not.
withstanding. The question to which this
opinion is to be the answer arose out of an
application by a negro as master of a vessel
for a clearance which was referred to the At
torney General by the Secretary of the Tress
ury. It is also said that the saws general
question was raised by the Secretary of State
in referring an application for a passport by
a negro to the Attorney-General.
Gen. Burnside, to whom Gen. Sigel's re
quest for a Court of Inquiry was mode, writes
as foilows to Gen. Sigel:
" With your movements since my connec
tion with this army I am well nequninted.—
I take pleasure in bearing testimony to ti,e
zeal, efficiency and military skill displayed by
yourself and your officers in the management
of your force, and the fruitful reconnoisances
you have directed."
This may be received as an expression also
of the general opinion of those officers best
qualified to judge.
LOOK OUT FOR BOGUS POSTAGE CURRF.NOT
It appears that there are counterfeit fifty
cent notes on the new postage currency in
circulation. They are said to be well
cuted, and should be guarded against. The
following easily-noted
.marks will enable
holders to detect them :
1. The paper is shiner than the genuine.-
2. The five faces of Washington vary coni.id
erably from each other in the counterl'e•it—so
much so that CWO Or . thrtio Of thimi, if ttitnd
ing alone, would hardly be taken to he for
traits of Washington—while on the genuine
they all closely resemble each other. 3. The
linked letters, " U. S." under the middle face
of Washington in the counterfeit, donut Chow
the lower end of the " S,” inside of the -leg
of the "U," while in the genuine they do.—
This mark is easily seen. 4. The border
round the lettering and "30" on - the back of
the counterfeit is dark, and the lines are
crowded, while in the genuine the barter is
open, with a line of light dots running through
the middle all the way round. In the coon
terfeit this middle lino is almost invisible,
while in the genuine it is 9Q distinct as to
catch the eye at once.
POST OFFICE REPORT.—Among the reports
from the Executive departments none will
give more universal satisfaction than that of
Post Master General BLAIR. It tells of in
creased mail accommodations, of rigid eeonu
my in - administratiotr,--and•-a reduction of over
two millions of dollar‘s--in the expenses of the
Department to the National Trea , ury Not
for twenty years has the lost office. Depart
ment promised so fairly to become self sup
porting. A continuance of the policy of the
present chief may yet give 119 that very de
sirable result.
The Post-office Department is ono of the
least showy, least ambitious branches of our
Government. It abounds in bard work and
in minute and endless details. Vet it is one
of the most necessary agencies of government,
society and civilization. If it paused for a
day it would throw the country into confu
sion. It seems to be the sphere for a modest,
practical, able man. 'No politician has ever
made capital or tried to make capital by an
administration of the Post-office Department.
But Judge BLAIR has not the less earnestly
worked in the interest of a perfect postal
system on this account. The country owes
some recognition of such services.
FEMALE ADVOCATES Or SLAVERY. —We have
frequently heard females advocate the right
fulness of slavery, at which we could not but
be surprised. To such we commend the fol
lowing of the Lebanon Courier :
We know of nothing more shocking to a
man of fine sensibilities than to hear a lady
for whom ho has respect, eulogizing the in
stitution of slavery ; for American slavery
embraces everything thabis repugnant to vir
tile and humanity. It destroys the most
sacred domestic relations, it violates marital
vows, it scourges women, it outrages virtue,
it tears children from their parents, it fosters
a tyrannical spirit—in short, td use the lan
guage of the head of a great religious denom
ination, it is " the sum of all villanies." Yet
thoughtless females, who think there is some
thing admirably aristocratic about giving the
institution their endorsement, will sometimes
violate their womanhood by speaking in its
praise: Such perhaps should be forgiven, for
it is impossible that a virtuous and unbiased
woman can be giving expression 11 the true
instincts of her nature when she thus speaks.
What would be thought of the lady who would
eulogize brothels, , admire opportunities for
o
debauches, rejoice ver the forcible separation
of families, and declare that " free luve" is
the true condition of the sexes I Such a one
would at onafilitTiet down as " no better than
she ought to be I" Yet the condemnation of
slavery is a short, way to commend all these
things.
ger' The small pox has become epidemic
in Richmond, and is believed to have been
carried, there by returned prisoners from Fort
Delaware. Boventy•six cases have been ad
mitted to ono hospital and eighty to another.
far,Tba present platform' f the Democracy
as: "The Urilon - ai it was when slavery ruled
dt add the Constitution as it is, as slavery
interpets - - -
rE ! isto,yrs,—lt iN stated that 9, 309 applioa
tioir .have been mad - a
for peneione under the
*eta...July 1a5t—.9,019 in the army and 260
In the na.try.-
&moral 'Aiinoortitie - newspapers of
Ohio leave nominated Ye , llaudigliam for Gov
ernor of .thefilate.
CONGRESS
Io the Senate, on Monday, Mr. King pre
sented petitions protesting against the notion
of the Navy Advising Board, and• in favor of
the General Bankrupt act. Mr. Fessenden,
from the Committee on Finance, reported
bacli the bill concerning judgments in suits
brought by the United Stoics, with a, recom
mendation that the action of the House be
disagreed to. The recommendation was agreed
to. Mr. Pearce, of Maryland, was excused
from further service on the Finance Commit
tee, on account of ill health. Mr. Rice, of
Minnesota, was appointed to fill the vacancy.
The Committee on Military Affairs reported
adversely to the bill abolishing the grade-of
medical uflicers in the service of the United
States. Mr. Sherman introduced a bill to
confiscate property used for insurrectionary
purposes. Mr. Lane introduced a bill pend
ing for the extinction of Indian titles in Kau
ens, and for the removal of her tribes from
that. State, A resolution was adopted asking
the President to transmit the report of lion.
Reverdy Johnson, as Commissioner of the
United States at New Orleans, during the last
summer. The credentials of lion. Soloman
Foot, of Vermont, were presented and placed
on file. Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, offered a
series of resolutions, which were laid over,
censuring James Buchanan for his sympathy
with the lenders of the rebellion, previous to
its culmination and while he was President of
the United States. The Committee of For
eign Relations were instructed to inquire
whether a method could not be devised to
manifest the sympathy of Congress with the
suffering Lancashire operatives. A long de
bate ensued on the resolution relative to the
arrest of certain citizens of Delaware. Mr.
Davis spoke at length in favor of the resolu
lion after which the Senate adjourned.
In the house Mr. Blake introduced a bill
.to establish a postal money order system,
which was referred to the Post-office Commit
tee. A bill to reduce the duties on paper,
from 35 toil/ per centum, was referred to the
Committee on IVays and Means. Mr. Noll,
of Missouri, introduced a bill to procure the
abolishment of slavery in Missouri, and
. to
compensate loyal slaveholders. A resolution
was introduced by Mr. Washburne to the ef
fect that in the judgment of the House there
should be 110 legislation changing the existing
laws fur the payment of the public( debt in
coin. The resolution was agree,l to by a vote
of 81 yeas to 21 nays. On motion Mr. Low
the Committee on Ways and Means were in
structed to Inquire into the expedi-nev of re
vising, the tnriT, and of incrensin (he duties
on artieles-not of prime neers,ity. Mr. Al
drich offered a resolution by which the Com
mittee on Military Affairs were instructed to
inquire into the expediency of providing for
the dismissal of all utrtit commissioned mid
non-commivsioned officers from the service of
the government The Ifotrie declared, by a
vote of 68 to 51, that the President's procla
mation of the 22(1 of September was warrant
ed by the Constitution, and was well calcula
ted to hasten the restoration of peace. Mr.
Holmen of Indiana, made an effectual attempt
to table the resolution. The A en iy Ap p .,
print ion bill was made the sp(xitil (irder of the
dui for Thur , day. Mr Conway, of Kansas.
'elected a#a Republican, then offered a series
of resolutions of the Vallandigham stripe,
which were tdoled, by n vote of 135 to I—Mr.
Conway alone voting, in the negative. The
Senate joint resolution increasing the bond's
of the superintendent of public printing to
(i 140,060, was argeed to. The bill fur the con
struction of the Illinois ship canal was post
poned till January. The resolution atthori.
zing the Secretary of the Navy to send one or
more armed vessels with for the
starving people of England was rejected. A
resolution authorizing the Si eretary of the
Treasury to pay in coin any portion of the
bonded public debt fulling Inc previous I o
January Ist, 1861, was refereed to the Com
mittee ofiValy - s - ancrillciftiS." Mr." PelidliqUilf,
of Ohio, offered a resolution (i,king the Ilresi
dent tr:furnish information as to whether any
persons lately in custody had released
on taking the parole that they would not
bring suit against the nut [Jeri( I es for damages,
and that they would not oppose any of the
measures of the Administration. The resclu
non was tabled. Another resolution offered
by the same gentleman met a like fate. The
(Committee ou Territories were directed to in
quire into the expediency of establishing a
territorial government in that portion of the
country in which are situated the Salmon river
gold mines. The Committee on Ways and
Means were directed to inquire into the ex
pedioncy of taxing the bonds of coal corupa•
flies. Mr. Cox made a long speech, denounc
ing the Administration and the war in his
usual style.
Who have gone to the War?
The following table gives the official voie in
the states named (comprising all that are yot
received) for the year 1862, compared with
the vote of 1860, showing the decrease in the
votes of the respective parties:
--1862---, --IMO --,
A din. Opp. _4 dni. 1)PP•
Conn ev't. 30 782 30,021 43.792 37,291
Dela w n re 8.17..7 8.041 3,815 12,224
11110 , ,1s 121.:.49 138.202 172,545 107.61.7
Indiana 118,3 , 0 127,717 13 ~834 131,417
Maim, 43,814 39,553 1.2,370 35.8514
N. 'ramp.: 11 :31 29,118 37,917 3:1,341
N. .1,,,y 45,7151 A 4114 59,315 112.801
N. York 296,4111 307 oi3 362,0441 312,519
01110 178.773 154,332 231,010 210,860
Pen u'a 215,2651 218,991 270.170 2055.540
oregon 11,781 3,480 11.520 6,632
Vermout 29,513 3,841 33,799 10,732
1 ,138,!):19 1,15'4,3 0, 1,420,151 1,227,758
The total of 1800 was 2,618,209, that of
1862, 2,291,248, showing a total decrease of
356,961. Alter deductitTg the increase to
both parties in four states, as shown by the
above table, this decrease is seen to be divi.
ded as follows: Administration 281,512,
Opposition 74,749 ; an excess in the Adminis
tration decrease of 200,763 votes! And yet
the vote this year has been an exceedingly
full ouo as compared with last year, and also
with 1860, when wo consider the largo num
her of voters gene to the war.
The total opiisi , ion majority is but 13,370
this year against 297,693 for Mr. Lincoln in
1860. Who can doubt the result if -the vol.t
nteers had been at. home ? The whole mass
of them would need to be converted in order
to insure a Democratic victory.
TESTIMONIAL TO A WORTHY MAN.—A boauliful
gold medal is being manufactured in Phil
adelphia, for presentation to the railroad
engineer, who so heroically saved the lives of
a large number of passengers on the Allegheny
mountains, last November. The medal is a
beautiful piece of workmanship. Within a lau
rel wreath, on the obverse is the following in
scription: .'!F'resentedto . Powell Sharp, en
gineer on the. Pennsylvania Railroad by the
passengerc-onjthe train from - Pittsburg, No
vember 14th,.-1802, in testitnony'of their ad.
miration of hisdieroic conduct in saving their
lives at the his own." On the reverse
is a handsomely engraved picture of a loco
motiVe within a laurel wreath.
Eir Several large fires have taken place in
Cincinauti. • Arectifiing establishment and
a lard oil factory were destroyed on Baluray.
A Shot from the Bight Quarter.
It will be remembered in America and
England, that eight years ago an "Address"
was sent to the Women of this country, sign
ed by halfa million of their British sisters,
imploring them to use all their influence to
abolish negro slavery in this country. This
remarkable document, splendidly illuminat
ed on vellum, with all the signatures, was
bound up in twenty-six folio volumes. and
sent to Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, to be
promulgated far and wide in America.—
Among the ladies who first put their names
to the " Address," were .the wives of Lord
Palmerston, Lord Shaftesbury, Lord Cowley,
the Duke of Bedford, the Duke of Argyle,
Earl Russell, Baron Parke, Lord Ruthven,
Mr. Gladstone, and other well known British
celebrities. The husbands of most of the
signers to this address, having th'rown all
their influence in favor of the South against
the North, and bolstered "up slavery with
their powerful support, Mrs Stowe has writ
ten "A Reply" to this "Address," which will
appear• in the January number of the Allan•
tie Monthly, and she will lay before "the
many thousands of the women of Greit
Britain," in her forthcoming paper, the in
consistency of their appeal. It will be a
document that will stir the English heart,
or we are greatly mistaken in the trenchant
power of Mrs. Stowe's eloquent pen.
On the Right Track
The Louisville Journal urges its readers
to stand by the Government, to " do or say
nothing in consequence of the wild but vgid
and transient policy of the Administration
which may cripple or relax the prosecution
of the war, but to bend without abatement
their whole energies to the speedy breaking
up and dispersing the rebellion." In this
way, the Journal thinks, " both robela-and
abolitionists willibe put down." And it is
right. Let the war be prosemited with all
possible vigor ; support the Administration
in every net against the enemy, that is the
true way to restore permanent p ace, and to
destroy slavery, which-is the cause both - of
abolitionism and rebehliou. When slavery
C , USC23 to exist, abolitionists will be no more
beard of---then slavery receive 3 its death
blow, the very spirit of rebellion will -be
killed in this country. Let us, therefore, by
all means, do all we can to exterminate that
terrible mil which has so torn and divided
the conntry: •Let all true men support tie
Administration.
Mr. J. Verdant Greene
When the rebel Government at Richmond
is ready to send !wave propositions to Wash
ington, it will probably choose a messenger
who has .3DMO character, aml give him some
written crede• tials which will insure him a
hearing. Weakly - rt;all'4, who-has
made a parade at Chicago of a pretended
mission that he was sellt on from Jeff. Da
cis to President Lincoln, is evidently a hum
bug. The President discovered this in his
interviews with him, and refuseAto give any
credit to the story he brought. (Thereupon
Mr. J. Verdant Greene proceeded to Chicago
and published in the Breckenridge organ
there, a statement describing his pretendetl
mission, and the mariner in which it was
received by President Lincoln. It is an oh
ject, now, with the Breckenridge organs to
make the people believe that the President
has refused to consider overtures frotn - the
rebels for the restoration of the Union, and
we may expect them to raise a cry against
him, which may be echoed by the hostile
European journals. It is barely possible
that delr. Davis may have made Mr. Greene
ileve he was an antleni zed ambassador or
p,tee. list, if lie did so, it was simply to
tt culla to linioltug-ottr-Gevern n—
d nee it to suspend hostilities while negotia
timis were going on. In the meantime, the
rebels could prepare for more energetic hos..
tiliiies. It is very fortunate for the country
that Om President does net belong to the
Verdant Greene family.
NEWS ITEMS
A roan was recently robbed in one of the
aile3 rookeries, in London, and stripped
naked, and then the thieves rolled a blanket
around him, stitched him up in it so that he
could not. move a limb, and thrust aim in that
state into the street, with a large label
containing the word " Thief" pinned over
his breast.
Thera is wholesale slaughter of hogs going
on at the West, in Tennessee. At Bedford,
about 16,000 will be slaughtered ; at Gosport,
about 30,0(0; at Greencastle, about 30,000;
at Crawfordsville, 40,000, and at Lafayette
not less than 50,000.
The Postmaster General has removed the
restriction heretofore placed upon the Fred
crick Cilizem and that paper MST g 0438 through
the mail.
A new hotel in St. Louis, is said to be the
largest in (Ile worhl. It contains tine hun
dred and fifteen rooms, and 8,000,000 bricks
were used in its erection.
The Liston liquor sellers have railed the
price of drinks to thirteen oente each, or two
for a quarter. By drinking twice, an indi
vidual eaves a cent!
Old Jordon, a free colored man, the drum
mer who beat the drum that waked Jackson
on the morning of the battle of New Orleans
—and who was with Scott during the wflole
Mexican war, had the alternative recently
presented to him in Islcw Orleans of taking
the oath of allegiance or have his property
confiscated, Ile chose the latter.
Tho Bauffshire Journal, says that the late
James Bruce, Esq., of Longside, has left the
whofe of his property to the poor of the Pres
bytery of Deer, about, forty Thousand poituds.
General Rosecrans has ordered that no
more flags of truce shall leave Nashville for
the conveyance of parties desiring to go South.
The privilege has been abused by women:
Major• General Sedgwick lies been appoint•
ed the command of the ninth army corps, late
Burnside's, and will join the army on Mon
day or Tuesday.
It is probable the army bill, the West Point,
and the fortification bill will be presented to
the !louse soon by the Committee of Ways
and Means.
The engravers are now furnishing, $120,.
000 of postalcurrency, wail $BOO,OOO of Is,
2s, 10s, and 20s, daily. On the 18th the pos
tal currency will be increased to $lO,OOO
per day.
rkir Governor Letcher publishes a letter in
the Richmond papers, denying that he has
any personal acquaintance with Fernando
Wood, or that ho lYa oven seen him; and that
no letter or verbal communications have
passed between them since Virginia seceded.
IMPORTANT DEOlSlON.—The;'ennimismono
of Internal Revenue has made an important
decision, vii: that promissory notes payaAle
at bank are not liable as °hooks.
TO YOUNq MEN
Not that we take it upon ourselves to ad—
vise, but to state facts and fairly ascertained
probabilities. The time for reflection is at
the very outset of active life, when, stand
ing upon the• threshold of our ago, we open
the door to 'manhood." Ttien, if ever, we
need to con the lesS . on of past ekporience.
The world his not yet learned to call things
by their right names. If one's life abounds
in successes, it exclaims : " Ah, lucky man !"
If, on the contrary, a life seems made up
reverses, it ejaculates: !` Unlucky ivight !"
What is this but to lay tho burden of individ
ual success or failure upon the shoulders of
Chance? whereas the truth is, that the re
stilts of human action are not mere happen
ings, but the logical sequences of such ac
tion.
We are to examine into the life of the
"lucky man" we should, in every case, dis
oover at its active beginning a well digested
plan of action; and aroimilar investigation of
the life of the " unlucky night" would die
olosett its out setonly a confused mass of itn
puls s and ill-regulated ambitions.
Such are the rimplo conditions - of success
and disaster. We hear of a life of varying
fortunes. In moot instauces those variations
of fortune pertain to the worldly estimate put
upon the superficial, and not to the inner and
true life of the man. To the world, ono may
be rich ta-day and poor to-morrow, yet be
always rich before heaven and his own con
science. For the true measure of succors is
usefulness, and not wealth, nor fame, nor
high posit ion.
Tho young man rho, at the outset, lays
held of sonic fi.zelprinciple, and there abides,
must succesd. Though he die at thirty, his
memory will ha cherished, and men will say
"how pitiful that he should die so young !"
But he does not die. Th•J kind frirods who
erect a broken column over his grave give
currency to a marble lie. It is only the ml.
fish and unrztlecting who perish. A thing of
beauty. once sees, is felt forever. As well
essay to strike out a single chord in the mu
sical male as to abstract a single beauty from
the sum of human life.
Lot ua pass front the intlivitlual to the ag
gregate States
aatl nations As its iniegrill parts (fur Re
public is expert acing iiviiitnr of ailversity.
The tepuhlics of i;outh and Central Ameri
ca are re 1 viiih the thvoi-esi•of revelation.—
lilitrot els to day, as it has been for centuries,
treml'ing at the warning menace of a politi
cal earthquake..,, These are the peual(ies for
wrongs done and I'Jratig• suffered. Siteltare
the proce“.es through which the base and the
f,dse in human institutions are purged away.
At home we only suffer the penalty of violated
law. If we examine into the life of the no.
Tien, pausing upward through the years that
intervene between to lily nut its ()Inset, what
Jo see discover ? There we,re patriots in t: , ,t
Jays, an there are Itatrioti iu these ;
,and .t,
that reapect the truthrf hiiitory iteritcdtla t It ft
neither age vital elaluti precedence of the other.
Then, as now, there were men who had
vate ambitions to g:atify Andprivato revenges
to wreak. - Then, as now, wrong disagreed
with right. As for the rest, it is the all
story—as old as governments—wrong and
right met upon a middle ground and sounded
a truce. 'Ye have oxen, we see, that truce
broken, and the land is lull of tears and
MEM
The were politician as we:l a 5 the casuist,
plunges into the intermediate eyents of na
tional history and drags up a multitude of
causes fm- the catastrophe. Why rummage
thooe musty records fur a cause kik-, ante-
IZIE
This is why , men are slow to admit that any
disaster of life flows out of an initial "rror
The pi ide , ,freasen, no leas than the pride
of youth, (orbit's the admission. So they shut
their eyes to the true explanation,- and seek
where it is not.
Bat thm fact is -- 111 -- fl.mniii - fie v eSlzf. — XS
a nation we did sot ItCy bold of an unmixed
principle at the outset. Wo forgot t het wrong,
admitted to any footing with right, is aggres
- give, an I stays not its hand until its unnat•
ural yoke fellow is reduced to its Gaut base
level. For this forgelfulnvo we mitres, end
mu.t continue to cutler, t•ntil the pair shall
be finally ilivorc,:d.
If the young melt of this day will profit by
past warnings and example, and resolve in
the outset to puursue a course of disinterested
and virtuous action, the future unwritten his•
tory of the country will adorn a page unsus
tained by intestine quarrel and bloody and
destructive war. We have but to forget
ourselves in remembering MAN.
THE BOMBARDMENT OF FRED
ERICKSBURG.
FULL DETAILS OF TILE FIGHT
THE ,tPVICARANCE OF TOE CITY
11EADQUARTF.113, Dec 11
I=l
At three u'c)oclt this morning the two up
per pontoon bridges, in the centre and tow
ards the east end or the city, were commenced,
but the attempt, wits frustrated, alter they
were carried half way across, by an incessant
fire of rebel sharpshooters from cellar wit - 1-
(1019 S, houses and walls, along the banks.—
Four companies from the battalion of engineer
regulars divided this duty between them, as
bisted by the Fiftieth and Fifteenth Now York
engineers. Al the tipper bridge thC pontoon
layers were supported by the Fifty seventh
awl Sixty sixth New York regiments, who
fired from the shore upon the rebel riflemen
Captain Perkin', of the Fiftieth New York
engineers Ives hero shot in the neck and killed,
an d cow ain Macdonuld wits wounded in the
arm, together with Captain Brainerd, wound
ed in, the thigh The Fiftieth lost one in
every ten wen. Lieutenant Colonel Bull. of
the Sixty sixth New York, was shut mortally
through the bowels. As he lay groaning in
the hospital, he quietly told inn that, his wound
was mortal, and that, the surgeons said he
could not live forty eight hours. As a fore
taste of his destiny, Captain John I'. Dodge,
of his regiment, lay dead by his side. The
latter was wounded by the premature burst
tug in the air of one of our own shells. Ilia
setiond lieutenant, James Lovitzer, was struck
in the kueo by a ball.
After several ineffectual attempts, recourse
was had to cannonading the city, with the ob
ject of shelllng out the rebel sharpshooters.
This was a painful task, but, apparently nec
essary, and a furious play of artillery took
'place till noon, when it temporarily ceased.
This occurred chiefly on our part, the rebels
replying but seldom. In the mean time Gen
Franklin sent word at 11 o'clock that he had
finished two bridges, a mile and a half below,
and requested permission to gross with his
grand division. This was -denied him, lest
Jackson, who laid near, according to report,
might suddenly attack hint before the main
body find crossed and could contact to his ro
lief. The city had now taken fire in several
places, and although the shelling was renewed
at 'd o'clock with wider, fury, n plan was soon
-carried-into operation-which -13Vellrell the cap
lure of the place without waiting for a demo
lition.
Ideneral Bunt, chief of artillery, conceived
the plaa of sending several pontoon boat• loads
of men across the river, who were to chase
the sharpshooters from their hiding places,
'while the bridge was being laid. Burnside
acquiesced, After the severe
,experionce of
the engineers, the erfterpriop' seemed hazard
ous, but voluutcots' from the 7th Michigan
and 19th Massachusetts, of Sleneral Baint's
brigade, were.called for, who readily offered
themselves. Ono hundred au& fifty men of
the former regiment were detailed for the 0-
Vance, led by the dauntless Colonel Baxter,
their commander, who stood boldly ht the bow
of the first boat, (t i mid ft storm of bullets, and
was severely wounded in the ttboulder. With
him were Captain Oscar H. Williams. and
Lieutenants Henderson and Frank Emory,
who escaped unharmed. This took place at
half-past three. The boys gaily jumped on
shore, and ran up the bank amid the cheers
Of their comrades behind.
TIIE SCENE IN FREDEIIICIIMBOLICI
Passing between the dead Union soldiers as
we ascended the, batik, a woful scene of de
struction'presented,which from the opposite
shore could not bh realized. House walls
were riddled whit breaches, roofs were fallen
in, and the interiors were a mass of - fallen
timbers mingled with broken plaster. The
men rushed in like locusts, and finding many
objects still unremoved, transferred those of
suitable size to their pockets. TIM British
flag, floating over the house of the British
consul, was seized from his deserted dwelling,
and carried across Gip river, with the idea,
probably, that it was a secession affair, and
thirty prisoners [rein a Mississippi regiment
accompanied it. 'P. 414Atees ou the banks
were occupied it s lilies in moderate ,
cir
cumstances, and *o o e was allowed tontine
trate sufficiently into`the city to enter those
of more costly structure, owing to the known
presence of rebel soldiers in many houses and
streets of that own. A fearful looking deed
rebel, Willl his head half shot away was the
boundary beyond which no one passed.
A few families had returned yesterday. who
said the aline!: was so long delayed, they did
not expect it at all, and preferred taking a
risk and enjoying their homes. This morning
sadly disappointed them, and they were found
by us, hidden in their collars, and secure from
danger. The women appeared frightened at
the approach of our men, but were assured by
officers shat every respect would be shown
them, and soon therefore became sociable,
and with their houses redulied to splinters
over their heads, were ready to laugh at sun
dry jokes they heard perpetrated. It is sing
ular to observe, how, when the worst is
known in re;:a! d to pecuniary losses, the hu
man soul ti0c,5005 lie elasticity, and rebounds
into its native realm of hope.
Presently rh i bridge was finished, and
shortly after 4 o'clock Howard's division of
Couch's corps poured along, preceded by Gen
Ferrero and aids, who had been deputed by
Gen. Burnside to superintend the crossing
Alter them ca:no the balance of Bumner's
grand division, cou.isting of the corps of
Couch and Wilcox, wish few exceptions. and
subsequently ['flawed a section of llotiket's
army, as dusk advanced. The enemy opened
a moderate shelling from distant batteries,
hut soon ceased It wits a most futile mini
fe,dation. Soon the troops, as brigade utter
brigade arrived, were marched through the
different streets of the town, an I exchanged
sharp firing with rebels hidden in many of
the houses. Each building, its they pro
gressed, was cleaned of its initiates, and et
churl;, e'er the proper posting of guards, the
(nen occupied the houses, conked their sup
pees, and composed themselves for deep--
They •Cere raii:}Tid in the marling for three
days, and their blunkeis were slung over their
shoulders ready For any bivouac.
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A second bridge, half a mile below, was
completed soon •Mier (Ile upper one, and
troops from grand divkion, consist•
ing of Butterfield's and St I , IIPIIIIII .
ti army
corps, rapidly ero ,, ed, four deep, at the rate
of ten thousand ant hour.
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This erection of the army, composed of Roy
nolds' and Smith's army corps, crossed sim
ultaneotHly with the rest, without molestation,
a short distance l.elow the city. having before
it a level plain, which our artillery could ea.-
:illy have .swept all any field lulu cries or troops
at the enemy.
CESZSIIII
Our artillery in position yesterday consisted
of four divisions. That of Col. Hays, with
eight batteries, occupied the right ; Colonel
Tompkins, with eleven batteries, the right
centre; and Col. De Hussy, with nine batte
ries, the extreme left. Tide last division was
ealled but little into c01t,.. C , ll. De Rits,:y
led the forlorn hope :it Nlolino Del Rey, du
ring the Mix ii:3ll war, and it is said is soon
to be a brig Mier general
' Over one hundred guns were thus pointed
at the devoted city Ilad the bat levies he(-n
provided with a lull complement the number
would have been far greater.
THE PART HUE GI'N \TS TOOK IN THE AFFAIR
The gunboats. lying in the Rappahannock
river, between tort Royal and Port Conway,
sNere attacked yesterday by the rebels with
90010 very heavy 7ittis. The. rebel~ occupied
41,, ver.v..steong-po.iti-on-on-Borflen's-flilt;- -
tired with great precision on the gunboats,
compelling them to change their position.—
The rebels, emboldened, ran a battery down
to the edge of a swamp, that laid between
them and the gunboats, and'opencil fire. The
gunboats were reinforced this morning, when
it is expected They will give a good account
of themselves. The position they occupied
yesterday wits a very difficult one for them to
make their guns bear on the rebel batteries,
WAIL NEWS
Since Saturday morning the telegraph has
been hard at work sending dispatches from
the Army of the Potomac. At noon on that
day it became evident taut the first ridge of
hills in the rear of Fredericsburg. on which
the rebels had posted their guns behind
earthworks, could not be carried except by
charge of infantry. This duty was assign
ed to the divisions of Generals French and
Howard, of Sutnner's corps. This attack
was but partially successful, but Gen. Frank
lin, on the left after a hard day's fight, drove
the enemy about a mile. Some fife hen
dred men of the rebel General Hill's coin.
mand were ruptured. Our troops slept nn
the battle ground. We have to record the
loss of two Pennsylvania Geneiql's— Jackson
and Bayard—the latter of cavalry fame.
Generals Vinton, Gibbons, Kimball, and
Caldwell, and Colonel Sinclair, of this Stiite,
were badly wounded. The sth New Ilamp•
shire regiment suffered severely in this en.
gagement. The rebel forces were disposed
as billows: General Longstreet on the left,
held the main works of the enemy; General
Hill and Jackson in front of Franklin, and
General D. 11. Hill's forces acting as a re
serve. During Saturday night the rebels
shelled the city of Fredericksburg, with the
intention of drii ing oui troops out of it, but
were unsuccessful. The town sutfiired se
verely from this bomb: rdinent. General
Burnside was present and pi rsonally super
intended the operations. Yesterday Surgeon
Getleral Hammond left Washington for
Fredericksburg, with . a corps of thirty sur
geons. Yesterday, contrary to general ex
pectation:there was no fog at Fredericksburg,
and it was thought the engagement would
be renewed, but each party contented them
selves with feeling the position of the other
by a slow fire of artillery. During the nigh
the rebels extended their lines and strength
ened their position. They4iractised the old
game also cf firing on a party of Union sol
diers who went forward to search for the
bodies of the wounded. It is believed that
not more than forty thousand Federals were
engaged in the battle of Saturday, and the
fact is confirmed that General Burnsideihas
said ho has enough, men to finish the work
he has in hand.
On Saturday, Col. IVynkoop, 7th Penna.,
Cavalry, made a dash into the town of Frank.
lin, in Tennessee, and destroyed several rebel
flouring mills and other buildings. They
retired with the loss of one man and brought
away 12 prisoners.
The troops at Newbern, N. C., were ma
king preparations for a movement on the
10th inst.
Twelve regiments have left Newbern, it is
supposed, with the intention of attacking
Walden or PeteiSburg. 'Two Iran sports and
five gnnboati have ascended- the-Ghowan
river, and a force of 10,000 men were seen
in motion from Suffolk, indicatit,g a move
on Weldon. 4. large Federal force is re
ported to have landed in Gates county. •
President D vis delivered a speech at
Knoxville, on Thursday last. He declared
GPM, the toryism of East Tennessee had been
greatly exaggerated. DO; however, takes
care to give Richmond a wide berth at this
particular juncture. . : ..____
Gov. Brown, of Georgia, has seized nearly
000,Q00 worth of goods belonging tirmerch.
ants in Augusta, for the use of the rebel
army, to be paid for at reasonable rates.—
The event caused much excitement.
The Sanitary Commission has sent a ves
eel loaded with storea fur the sick and woun
ded to Aquia creek.
The Richmond Enquirer, of the 12th inst.,
has an account of the shellingof Port Royal,
Va., by four Yankee gunboats. The har
rowing account is wound up by a comparison
between President Lincoln and Nona Sahib.
Tho Richmond papers report that consider.
able movements are being made by the
Federal forces in North Carolina.
Three Indian regiments are now in the
service of the government under Gen. Blunt.
,A brigade of loyal redskins will be formed
The position of the two armies at Freder
icsburg remained unchang ed all day on
Monday, with very little art illery' firing. The
few shells thrown by the rebels went into the
town. Meantime the rebels are not idle, but
are rapidly strength.' hog their position. All
of the Federal wounded have been removed
across the Rappahannock. Since the first
crossing, on Friday last, we have captured
over 700 prisoners. The body of General
Bayard has been sent to Washington. He
was killed while sitting under a tree conver
sing with Gen Franklin.
On tVednesday last the rebels In ad e an
lattack on our gunboats, about 27 miles below
Fredericksburg,. Several persons on coal
transports were serious! injured, and two
have since died of their injuries. The rebel
battery was composed of 30 heavy guns.
On Sunday evening a body of rebel cav
alry, about 400 stroll.. crossed the Potomac
and made a raid on POoletiville. They en
countered thirty live men of Col. L. Scott's
regiment, who were quartered in a wooden
building, and who only surrendered after a
sh'arp light, and the building was set on fire.
The loss on oar side was one killed and two
wounded.
Latest from the Army of the Po
tomac.
Head Quarters Army of
Dee. 111, Ititl:2-6 o'clock' p. tn. j
MAJOR r ; rae ILA r. I I 1.1,A eK : The army was
withdrawn to this side or the river, because
I felt the position in front could not be ear
tied, and it was a military necessity either
to att.,ek'or to retire. A repulse would have
been disastrous to 'l•he tamy was with.
drawn at night without the linowledge of the
enemy and without It es either of property or
A. E. BURNSIDE,
Major General Commanding.
EOM
The Casualties
From the Dcmocrof we extract the follow.
ing names of killed and wounded in the re
cent dbloody battle at Ifreleriesburg. We
have heard of sonic additional 010111(3, but as
they are nut yet authenticated by official re
ports, we refrain frttni causing what may
prove urinceessary anxiety and alarm—giv
ing but the additional name, of Lient..lacob
Zug and Private Weise, of the 7th Deserve,
whim/ a private letter sets down as arm am
putated of the former, and the lattor
Col. 11. I. Zinn, of Mechanicsburg, killed
by a idiot through the head.
Copt. Laughlin, of Newville, had his head
blown off.
Sergi. James Underwood, of Carlisle
n•ootided in the head.
Privaio tiosi er, Capt. Porter's company,
wounded in the arm.
Lieut Levi M. Itaverstick, of Mechanics
burg, both legs and arm shut. off.
Alfred Sites, of Carlisle. wounded in thigh
Sergi. .Hood, Capt. Porter's . company
wounded in the neck.
John Fetzer, Cul. Zinn's company, heat
blown off.
Keller Robb, do., wounded in arm.
John S'eiglemam, do., in leg.
Sergt. John Farmer, do.. in hip.
.lo4eph Forney, do., in head.
Win. White. do , iu 1100 d.
S. I). Coll.ertson, do., in arm.
11. S. I.linbert, do., in breast.
Koller, do.
J o h ' , W. Stewart, do.
Sergt. Maj nobler, in arm.
Corporal I,ndis, of Newville, in breast
James Miller, do , wrist broken.
1 7 1'SrAt.U. or GEsr.nAt. Cuuncitm, —The
funeral of the into General Sylvester Ghure
Inspector General U S, Army, retired, (who
duel tin Sunday evening In -t, Docetober 7. of
congestion of the lungs.) to k'place on Lies
'day n fief ecrin IdS' re' dence I\7iv -
York avenue. The remains were t•• , m.rted to
their resting place in thkhill Cemetery by a
section of the Fifteenth New York battery,
Lieutenant McMahon ; n detachment of the
Sixteenth, Pennsylvania cavalry, and the
Twenty fifth regiment of Maine volunteerti,
with a band ; all under the command of Col.
Pessenden, of the last mentioned regiment.—
Lieut. C. 11. Raymond, of Gen Casey's staff,
acted as marshal.
The pall bearers were Gene. Meigs, Hein
tzeltnan, and Barnard, U. S Army; Capt. J.
M. Gillis, U. S. Navy ; Professor Ilenry, and
Mr. Baldwin. The services were conducted
by the Bev. Dr. William Hamilton, of Bal
timore
General Churchill was one of the oldest
officers of the service, having been born Aug.
2, 1783, at Woodstock, Vermont. lie entered
the service as first lieutenant of artillery
Marco 12, 1812, hecame acaptitin in August,
1813, and in the same worth was appointed
Assistant Inspector General, with the rank of
Major, which position he held during the res
idue of the war with Great. Britain. Ife was
retained in the service on the reduction of the
army in 1815, and became Major of the Third
Artillery in April, 1835. In 18-11 he was ap
pointed Inspector General, with the rank of
colonel, and occupied that position until Sep
[ember, 18111, when he was pl,,ced on the re
tired list on account of "incapacity, resulting
front a long and faithful service" of near y
fifty years "
In addition to service in the war of 1812,
he was actively engaged in the Creek, Florida,
and :Mexican wars, and received the brevet of
hrigadier•geueral for "gallant and meritori
ous conduct in t he battle of Buena Vista."
Tho Suffering Poor of England.
PIIILADELPIIIA, Dee, 13.. Sub4eriptions for
the Lund for the relief of the suffering oper
atives of England have reached the sum of
twenty-five thousand dollars.
A Noble Response
MR9 CALEB D.SMITICS CHRISTM‘B DINNER TO
THE SOLDIERS 2 rWENTY-hVE HUNDRED DOI,
LASS SUB:WHINED IN PHILAD:LPHIA
PHILADELPHIA Deo. —TWV lily five bun•
dred dollars were collected to day by Marshall
Millward for the Cin•istmas dinner for the
soldiers in the Washington lkspitals. The
appeal had only been issued the day previous
and this noble response is a just nppreoiation
of the wants of our suffering Biters.
07011111 nub Aliatttrs.
A Cr.EvEtt CurtisTmAs GIFT.—On
Monday last the scholars of school N 0.14,
presented their teacher, Mr. Theo. Common, a
very substantial christmas gift. A pair of
chickens, ditto turkeys, a trio of ducks, wits_
a representative of the cackling saviours of
old Rome, completed the ornithological portion
of the donation, while a buodlo of cigars,
pipe and tobacco, attested that his pupils wore
" up to snuff ' oiyho after dinner comforts.
It n :We were the recipients the other
day of a most aceeptable•gift from our friend
Rubert.J. ilell,.the,.proprictoi of the
,restau.
rant viler. the ,corroan [louse. The_ gift
dozen of the finest and fattest par
tridges we have seen this season. Bon is a
veritable Nimrod; having kided no less than
Eight Hundred and Eighty...Pm& of theie
birds since October Ist This has boon an
extraordinary season for game, and Boa has
made good -use of his time. If any of our
readers feel like gracing the Christmas table
with a dish of partridges, they can be sup
plied by 'calling at his saloon.
Ma. STIAPLEY'S .LECTURE.—On Tues:
day evening last, RuFus E. SliitiLEY, Esgq
delivered an address in the Odd Fellow's
Hall, on the subject—" 0 . 44 Fe116781140r::
The room was filled with — an audiende of
ladies and gentl?men, the brethren of the
Order appearing in regalia. Rev. Mr. FRY
opened the exercises with prayer.
The speaker's exordium was an eloquent
tribute to the memory of the gallant soldiers
of the Union who have fallen in defence of
our nationality, referring more especially to
Major Jonx LEE, who was reported in the
Philadelphia Inquirer, of that day, as killed.,•
Later accounts say that Major Lee was not
injured. This announcement, therefore—
we are glad to say—was premature, and!
without foundation.
Mr. Shapley then turned his attention to'
his subject, proper—giving a succinct and
interesting account of its origin, progress,
its objects and advantages, and the great
and good influences it exertsnpon society
in its kindly offices of visiting the sick,.
burying the dead, protecting the widow and
the orphan, and the ameliorating influences
generally of its benign brotherhood. Closing
with a fervent exortation to the brethren of
the Order to maintain the integrity of the:
organization, keeping always in view its
thrice lovely motto—" amicilia , Amer et
Veritay."
Mr. Shapley possesses a good voice, clear
ennunciation, and puro diction—the main
elements of an orator. His address was well
received by the audience, who went away
manifestly pleased with the performance.__
The Handel Musical Association was pre
sent, and delighted the audience with some
excellent music.
A NEW DRUG STOIZE. —Mr. DAvrtn
RALSTON, having purchased the Drug Store
formerly owned by S. 13. Pannebaker, has
re opened that establishment. 111 r. R. has
just returned trom Philadelphia with a large
and well selected stock of fresh Drugs ;
Medicine s, Stationary, Fruits, and everything
else in his line. Ile offers extraordinary
indutuernents to purchasers. A competent
druggist prepares all prescriptions sum to.
his store.
BONES —Young America has been , .
seNta with a visitation of bones. Youngsters
of all 61/08, ages, patterns, colors, and de
scriptions, front the well dressed son of the
wealthy to the youthful Ethiopian with well
ventilated inexpressibles, are rattling away
like a dilapidated Adams press, or a!school
boy's teeth when ho expects a whipping.
What causes this phenomenon we know not;
kites, marbles, balls and hoops all have their
seasons, but will any one tell us when is the
season fur bones ? The skillful handling of
these instruments. may be a.great art, but as.
to the music in them, we can't discover it.
We:jwould advise our young friends to lay
aside the hones, or give them to their 'proper
owner, the bonepicker, and amuse them
selves with something less annoying..
r, 5 -- Prof. WM. 11. DON ELSO; is book
ed for two exhibitions of Jugglery, Necro
mancy, !tope walking &c., on Saturday and
Nlonday, Dee. 20th and 22d. This exhibition.
is a good one, as we can lestify—having wit
nessed it before. We exhort our fun and won
derloving ftiends to be on the qui vivi for.
It Ito
saw hree men from York,
Pu , who had been to Perry county on a
hunting expedition last week. They suc
ceeded in bagging 57 partridges, 40 phea
sants, and a wild' turkey:
r(dt RENT.—Any person wishing to
rent a first chtss,..new., Seven..oetaYe..liose,
wood will please apply immediately
to Prof. John K. Stayman, at No 28 \Vest
College, or at Kiss Egolff . s. 3t
Killed on the Railroad.
A telegraphic dispatch was received in this
city last night, announcing the death of Mr..
IVarreur 13 Parkinson, formerly of this city.
The dispatch is dated " Larimer's Station,
Dec. r2th," and rends as follows :
n Warren B. Parkinson was killed this
evening, by the Express train, near Irwin
Station, on the Pennsylvania railroad. No
tify his friends_"
The deceased was a brOther of Alderman
Parkinson, and formerly did business here.
He had been residing at Larimer's Station
for two or three years, where he kept a store..
The above extract is from the Pittsburgh
Gazelle. Mr. Parkinson was formerly a cit
izenof Carlisle, and was an honorable and
highly respectable man, esteemed by all who
knew him. His untimely fate will be mourn
ed by numbers of our citizens.
Teachers' Institute
The Middlesex Teachers' Institute met
according to adjournment on Fiiday even
ing, Dec. 12, 1862, at Mr. bogy's School;
At the time appointed for opening, the Pre•
sident called the house to order, and an
nounced sii.gi ,g as the opening exercise,
which was performed by some of the teach
ers. After which prayer was made by Mr.
Struck. Upon calling the roll it was found
that J. Rohl and J. W. Bentz, were again
absent. After the calling of the roll the
President stated that if there was any new
business before the Institute, it should be
made known, considered, and disposed of.
Upon which, Mr. O'Hara stated that he
wished to be relieved of part of the duties.
devolving upon him as secretary. He said,
the constitution provides for an assistant
secretary, and as yet none has been elected
to fill that office. He therefore suggested',
that the teacher at whose house the next
meeting of the Institute would be held should
report the proceedings of the proceeding
meeting, so that in turn each teacher would
act as assistant secretary. On motion, his
suggestions were adopted.
Mr. Tripper, who was appointed to'deliver
an address, when called upon. stated that hit
was not prepared on account of sickness and'
wished to be excused. His request wag,
complied with. '
Mr. Cunkle was next called. upon to read;
an essay, which he did. His subject was
Language. It was prepared with profom.d i
thought and was well read. It reflected
much credit on him as-its author.
The next exercise in order was Drawing
by IVlc , Kerr, who spoke of it being an im
portant and interesting study in school. Ho
gaye some Aplendid specimens of his dray.
ink's on the Black Board, which amused the
juvenile portion of the audience. His spe
cimens proved him to be well skilled in that
art.
Class Exleibilion, by Mr. Heagy, watt the
next exercise in order. Mr. H took up the
subject of reading and exhibited one of hie
classes in that hranch. -- The - class - acquitted
-itself very-satisfactorily to-all present.- Ho
presented some entirely new ideas in teach
ing that, branch, In short, his manner of
conducting his exercises thoroughly p roved
him master of his profession. .
Whilst Mr. Eleagy was exhibiting his class,
Mr. Mifflin, the County Superintendent, made
his - appearance. Ile was respectfully recei
ved and Warmly welcomed by the tenehets
and. his numerous friends.
.0n motion, it
was agreed that the reitbinder of the regu•
lar exercises, except thidot: proposing and
answering questions, be • dispensed with' in
For the Herald.