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71 - =31.1.• 4 1 4 wrils N 1,
0 Row, Nqw, York,. and:
4oistoii, itio Our .I;:r.nts tor.tho llrainun
Lor.litimlanAl: aro - lirath , .. , rh:rAlsto take Adterttsit•
npllansf s.r us ttf, our lowest rates.
Min Amid I..iaminer Ands • another
I 's3•lplon,pf,i.ll down of .the bar
negre in
his_ prope:P"o'tieg," fait: that at the
idle E;uctioii9 swarilik negroes tura : among
e;buYera,= "liet - an auction is bald but the
iii*rivelement is largely developed; and some
stlisicy.g.lgra.;'Comiles-is always around enjoy
ing tim first.pjek: and putting her label on
Afr i geFais °flier eheice." That is "a state
„ !The Carlisle Herald is of the opinion that
the: result of the recent election endorsed and
• -
sanctioned a great many unpalatable things.
Tri:speakiug of •the re-election of LINCOLN
Eilia the meaninift, conveys, that paper, in a
recent article, Said:
They •(the.people,) have sanctioned con
scription, , taxation, arbitrary arrests, and
COntimied destruction of life and treasure."
itlitive the people thus decided? Previous
tct-thoclection did the Ilerattl or any other
Abolition journal dare to advocate " eon
-10.4401i0n, taxation, arbitrary arrests, and
continued destruction of life and treasure?"
- We are sure it did, not; nay, more, we are
sure that a very'ifferent argument was used
both by the Abolition press and by the stump
speakers of that party.— Vo/unteer.
'When our neighbor next makes an extract
from our columns we prefer that he gives, at
least, one - sentence in full and not merely a
fragment, which, taken by itself, may afford
ground for cavil. In the article referred to,
we said: -‘4They have sanctioned conscrip
tion, taxation., arbitrary arrests, and cumin
tinned destruction of life and treasure, not
bectuise they delighted in them, but because
allWerenecessary in order that traitors might
bo overcome, and our country rescued from
their desperate efforts to destroy it." We
have nothing to retract from this, and if we
failed to make the acknowledgment we
would do injustice to the spirit of patriotism
which has characterized our peoplo over sines
treason struck its first blow at our govern
ment. '
But we aro charged with making admie
miMinow that we feared to make before the
election. This is not the fact. The party
of the Administration has always advocated
a prosecution of the war until the authority
of the Government was established. 1 t was
committed to every measure which the Dem
ocratic leaders opposed and with which they
hoped to frighten voters into their ranks. It
had passed the conscription act; authorized
taxation; indemnified the Es ectt ti ve fur
making arbitrary arrests, and insisted upon
prosecuting the war until the last rebel laid
down his arms. The men who supported
Mr. LINCOI.N al ways maintained that peace
was impossible until the military pew.er of
the insurgents was overthrown. They cite
tended that war on the part of the Govern
ment was inevitable as long as armed fore,
of rebels threatened its existence. To carry
on the struggle, taxation, conscription, and
all the other concomitants of war wore ne
cessary, and because of their 111 . .. , 5ity were
advocated To say that tl
quo ties Wert`
shirked or evaded during the campaign is so
notoriously untrue that we are astenisfied at
the assertion. Wo did contend that Mr.
LINCOLN's election was the only road to
permanent peace, and we still adhere to that
opinion. _._.l3ut neve-r asserted that- peace
would come through any compromise or po
litical jugglery. We regarded as silly the
pretensions of the Democraey that the resto
ration to power of the party of treason could
bring about a peace which their treason had
destroyed. We felt assured that the success
of the party pledged to the principles of the
Chicago Convention would result in the over- .
throw of our Government, and, as a conse
quonce, in endless strife and civil war. \V,
advocated a warfor the establishment of en
during peace. Those who opposed us favor
od an immediate peeve which could only be
obtained by the sacrifice of honor, patriotism,
and every hope of future security. The peo
ple have decided that they will make any
sacrifice that may be required for the per
petuation of their Government and their
liberties, and this is what Mr. LINCOLN'S
supporters Lave always urged upon them as
their dutY.
Now that this contest is over and our Dem
ocratic- friends have ample time to agree
upon their future political course, we respect
fully suggest to them that a departure from
their former policy may be advantageous to
tho Country and incidentally to themselves.
The people of this Country have given ti
careful consideration to the great question
so constantly presented to them during the
past four years. They know the value of
their free institutions and they will preserve
them at all sacrifices. They intend to over
throw treason be the cost what it may Ap
peals to their ease, their pockets, their self
Interest or their fears have been unheeded,
and they will be so to the end. No party
ever had so groat a chance to operate on the
sordid and selfish feelings of a people as had
the Democracy during the last canvass and
we cheerfully compliment them for the en-
ergy they exhibited in cultivating those feel
ings—iind turning them to the interests of
their party. But it would not win—their
overthrow was as overwhelming as it was
deserved.. :Hereafter let them inscribe on
their-banners sentiments of devotion to their
Countcyt let them stand by those who are
fighting her battles and appeal to the nobler
Instead of the baser feelings of her citizens
and it may be possible- that evon 0/ . 43 grave
in which its tretison.has buried it is not too
deep to prevent the resurrection of the Dena
ocratic l'arty
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY.—Whoover is
trouble with Hoarseness, Coughs, or Sore
ness of the Throat, can apply en excellent
and safe remedy by using BROWN'S
BRONCHIAL TROCHES. We have tried
the artielii, and can safely recommend them
in all mties 'of Throat Irritation. To Sing
ers and i'ablic Speakers they are of great
value: .
Tatrrl.--The• - Demotratio pariy- has -n6
voice in the Administration of this Gesorn
ment.—A6olition Exckange._
. That is trim, and the mournful condition
of the-Country is arrovidenee - ef
Voluttieer._
There, is - a section of tho'Counlii in Which
the Peinecratio Party has now and always
had titmice.- • Latterly- it Imb been by them
namedithe Southern Confederacy; Whether
or not itis A" mournful condition" ivo can't
erxactly„sny, but we.doubt if oven an calm
shuttle. Demiterik would .- r,emove. from the
protectiomof thia abnlitiotdzeil concern 'Mid
and 10in - -- . .,libilortitrMsto these'of his anCitint
allieii 41 - 16' Vire 'will' itdritli 'that we
mightbo moreicoinfoitable than We are here
'hut.We„carinot,sett that petnoc`ratio maitaga•
ment4TottlApripNpyp thing hash: ! , ,:The last
eleeti„ o 4 l3 ralo . o4o •buYc.qa I Y II oe. people.
thought cilctditiirnse, the serticos
of piiiioariitic politictane Or. iiiirltitilin4ki;tc
f ~9 .-•~0.:.h.~
THE GRAND CAMPAIGN.
pass—nothing but victories this glorious
morning. From Tennessee, fimn poor
gia, from Mississippi, from Virginia—
from all quarters where the bra7ej sol
diers of the Union are defending' the
Flag of the Republic, laureled Victory
sits upon their sword? and smooth suc
cess is strewed before their feet. Thom
as has beaten Hood—the besieged de
feating the besieg - jr; Sherman has taken
Fort McAllister, and brushed from his
path the last obstacle between him and
the sea; Canby iT Mississippi has fallen
on the communications of the Rebel ar
my that threatened Nashville, and has
destroyed them; Stoneman , arid Ittir :
bridge in-West Virginia. have'truCk the
rear of Breckinridge, and have cut off
at Once his line of,supply and his line of
retreat. From one end of the line to
he other, it is a whirlwind of victories!
Fort McAllister will be remembered'
as the formidable earthwork that last
year for months defied the efforts of the
monitors Wehawken and Passaic. Orig
inally built to guard the passage to Sa
vannah from the sea, it guarded equally
in this emergency the approach of Sher
man to the fleet which brought him re
enforcements and supplies. It was the
one defense which protected Ossabaw
Sound; the point we have indicated as
the probable end of Sherman's march;
and upon this prized safeguard of Savan
nah Sherman has fallen with that sud
denness and force of a thunderbolt, and
has carried it by an irresistable coup dr
man. It is one of the keys to Savan
nah, which the genius and courage of'
Sherman have undo to unlock—instead
of closing the ai-enues to that stronghold
=I
of the Rebels. We have, meanwhile, a
report by way of Annapolis that Savan
nah itself is fallen; but whether that be
true or not, it is at least clear that Sher-
man has simultaneously invested tha
city and cut its northern communications
The junction of Gen. Howard, who
command: the right wing or Gen. Sher
man's am c ith h
dy, wI ion. ter, Nei, has
severed the Charleston and Savannah
Railroad at Pocotaligo, complete :3 the
i:,elation or the city of Savannah, and no
cl e a r ly r , , re. , hatlews the nth: or this coin-
mereial capital of Georgia that it is
scarcely important to consider whether
the Annapolis report of the capture be
,
true in fact or be oniy an anticipation of
the ram. We do at all events know that
(en. Sherman is absolute master of the
situation in Georgia.
Th e despatches from teen. Thomas at
Nashville are of the same joyous tenor
a; those which from Gen. Sherman thrill
the country with anticipations of com
plete and final victory over the Ilebel
lion. Abandoning the defensive, Gen.
Thomas has resorted at last to the strat
egy of attack; penetrating at the right
moment the fatal mistake of flood in
convertin: , , a campaign, which was strat
egivitily_offensiKe, into a tactical - defen
sive. The elaborate earthworks of the
Rebel cowman - der, which were meant to
cnviron Nashl;ille, have Iltiled even to
protect hint against the retributive on
slaught of the force he supposed him
self to have shut up in a garrisoned city.
The battle of Thursday was the vindica
tion of Thomas's haltin , and retreating
conduct of the campaign which he now
crowns with triumph under the walls of
the city which he chose to defend in ac
cordance with his well known views of
prudent. and secure warfare. The dis
patches s ho w that Thomas, having been
reinforced and deeming himself strong
enough to resume mice more the offen
sive assaulted on Thursday, the in trench
ments of flood, carried them, drove the
Rebels eight miles toward Franklin, and
effectively and finally raised what has
been called the siege of Nashville Ilood
lost seventeen guns and many prisoners;
lost the initiative of the campaign; lost
his chance of success in Tenuesse; lost
even his security of retreat into Alabama;
and as dependent upon chance for a tem
porary and unsure retirement on the
line of his advance.
Add to all this occupation by the
forces of Gen. Canby of Hood's line of
supply and base at Jackson, Miss., and
where vanishes the hope of the Rebel
4eader? lie has none remaining but in
immediate and precipitate flitiht, and
not much even that.
That same fhte fills on Breckinridge
in East Tennessee. He shares the ill
luck of his superior,fbr his sole
railway line into West Virginia, is
gone and the very existence of his
army is put in peril. So from one
end to the other of the military field
wane the fortunes of the Rebellion, and
wax with unexpected rapidity of increase
the fortunes of the Republic
Letter from Ailmiral Dahlgren—He
is Co-operating with Gen. Sherman.
Special Dlepatehci . Tikb N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 17, 1804.
The following letter from Admiral Dahl
gren to the Secretary of the Navy, was re
ceived :o-day:
WARSAW SOUND, Dec. 14, 1864.
lion. Gideon Irelln: I write this in the
same cabin with Gen. Sherman. He came
around here with Gen. Foster tomcat Me.
I was engaged in buoying Savannah, ltiv
er to push up an ironzelad to assist in itttaCk
ing Savannah, by_water, and left this morn
ing to visit this-place, where I have the Pus=
sale find Po-pee, thbii to Ossabaw, where is
Clio' flagship --and . - &memo, in the hope of
communication-with:Gm-Sherman; Mean-
While;"h6 had just walked over the fort; 1.1.1c-Allister, that guards the Ogeachce, and
descended to the flagship. ::Gon Foster came
in aftOrtinird, and brought him hero:
' , ' - JOHN-A: DATILORtN.
air ATTEND TC) and Ofts
Meters slMuld he protected
,agninst.the cold
weather without - dolay,' if - it has ritalrgady
been attended to The free - iinkuti of either;
subjects puts house holders to greathibonve
fiance, and sometimes is attended with cOn
idderableexpenso. The dre-plugs should Also,
helookOd 'afte . r, and thoroughly.secured. ;
- - -
the latest ityles
nt
.oharleslto-t6l. .
Yrom the Harrisburg Telegraph.j.,..
,Reeeipts - nrid::Expenditures:of - thti
State of Pennsylvania.
We are indebted to the Auditor General'
nnd to Mr. William Wallace, chief clerk
in the 4tiditOp General's office, for: licopiet ,
the annnal,rei)ort of/the ibeeipts and expeni
ditnres,;Of § tate ;devOrninent.
)nxiring* report:
Suntmarij of:the Receipts at the'State Trett
sury, from the Ist day of December; 180 ;
to the 30th day of November, 1864, LA
days inclusive:
Lands . . ' $90:088 38
Auction Commissions 17,965 01
Auction Duties 52,252 57
Tax on Bank Dividends - .. 405,399.98
Tax on Corporation titocks 638,292 9 . 2,
Tax on Real and Personal Estate 1,621,718 80
Tax on Loans . -165 ; ,859 83
Tax on Net Earnings or income 18,660 66
Tax on EnrollMent of Laivs 27,405 00
Commutation of Tonnage Tax,
per act of March 7, 186/. 360,000,00
Tax on Tonnage, per- act of
April 80, 1864
Tax on Tonnage, per net of Au
gust 25, 1864 .
Tax on Brokers and Private
Bankers 0,915 S 1
Tax on Writs, Wills, Deeds, &c (3),244 (W
Tax on certain Offices 16,479 00
Collateral Inhetitance Tax 239,881 77
Tavern Licenses 238,261 24
Retailers' Licenses 215,409 65
Sample Licenses 855 00
Theatre, Circus and Menagerie
Licenses
Billiard Room Bowling Saloon
and Ten-pin Alley Licenses
Eating-house, Beer-house and
Restaurant Licenses 18,058 28
Pedlers' Licenses 1,308 95
Brokers'„Lieenses 5,173 60
Patent Medicine Licenses 1,105 14
Distillery and Brewery Licenses 7,404 18
Militia Tax 471 42
Millers' Tax 1,101 85
Foreign Insurance Agencies 51,218 32
Premiums on Charters 33,9;15 35
Pamphlet Laws 254 74
Sales of Public Property 7,712 30
Premiums on Loans 130 88
Escheats 3,243 8:3
Canal Tolls 184 74
Dividends on Bridge Stocks 429 4:3
Free Banking System 12,551 78
Penna. Railroad Co. Bond, No.
7, redeemed 100,(100 00
lecrued Interest 0,400 12
Refunded Cash, ordinary 52 03
tefunded Cash, Military , 05 57
Annuity for right of way 10,000 00
I , 'ines and Porfeitures • 2,001} i:0
"ces of tho Public Offices 5,003 2-1
I3nlence in the l'ronzury, No
'vetnber no, 156:3, available ::%21 70
Depreciated funds in the Trea
sury, tllOL iiln L 1
ISuiimorry of the l',11011;-ol., al Ow
sllry, from llle 1.,1 el,ty yl *
. 1),,,
et , OW 39th (lc y t , l NUre 1 lihr r,
dulls incbisice:
Ex pow-o, of Government
M ilitary E x pon , e , . ordinary
Military E‘penscs for Defenceof
the State and Cniiin, per :Let
of May 15, 1861
Mi I itary Ex pen , e, far noronoo,
&c., per act of April, 1862
Military Expenses for Defence,
&c., per set of April 14, 186:1
Militaiy Expenses fi r Defence,
&e., per act of April 22, 186:1
31ilitary Expense, far Del,mo,
.lc., per art .4 . March 16, 1861
Military EA pUii,C, I'M. DCIPIi C e,
lc , per act of March 17.1864
Military Expenses fir Del•ence,
&e., per act of March 28, 1861.
Military Expenses for Defene e ,
&e., per act of mach :n, 15111
mirunry Expo..., 1 . 111. D 1 1 .1•111•1•,
ck.:l•., Ill'r net of April 18, 1861
Military Expense, for I) fence,
&c., per act of May :1, 1861
Military Expenses fir Defence,
&c., per suppleminit passed
Mity 4, 18134
M-Hitary Expenses for pot e n c e,
&c., per :Let of May 5. 1864 43,020 8 i
Military ENIWINCS for Defence,
&v., per act of AI ay 6, 1864 2,977 2:1
Milititry Expenses 1; ir Defence,
&c., per act of .\hy 211, .186.1 1, Jul 90
- Military Expense, for Defen c e,
&c., per act of August 24,
1864 0.'4 :37
.Military Expenses for Defence,
,Ve., per act of August' 21,
1864 10,817 :/0
.Military Expense, for Defence,
,c 9. , per act of August 25,
1864 2 - i,86 0 06
l'en,iom, and Gratuities 11,098 :11
Charitable In , litulions 176,718 21
Pennsylvania State Agricultural
Society • 2,0! 0 0,1
State Normal School ill Mans
field. Tioga County 5,((0: - / 00
Phi'adelphia School of Design
for Women 3,1)0ti (H)
(..!ommon Schools 318,897 37
Con missioners of the Sinking
fund, viz:
Loam; &v., redeemed $114,722 73
Oilier pay vents 7,367 17
Interest on Loans
Damages and old Claims
Damages by Rebel raids in 18132
Expenses in repelling Rebel raid
in June, 181,3
National Cemetry Association
st Gettysburg
Selmykill county riots, in May,
1882
Relief of Cliambersburg suffer
ers 100,001) 00
Special Commissioners 2,021
State Library 4,304 07
Public Buildings and Grounds 14,1-12 49
Houses of Refuge 47,050 00
Penitentiaries 40,580 01)
Escheats 971 68
Free Banking System 12,230 39
Abatement for State tax for 1883 2,782 81
Mercantile Appraisers 976 21
Counsel Fees and Commissioners 528 99
Amendments to the Constitution 4,986 06
Miscellaneous 15,247 04
Balance in the Treasury, _
vember 80, 188,1, available
Depreciated funds in the Trea
sury, unavailable
LETTER FROM GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.
-GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN has been invited
to - inaugurate the ceremonies of the grand
ball to come off in Philadelphia, at the A
cademy of Music, on the 12th January, 1865.
He lies accepted the invitation in the follow-
ing characteristic letter. The ball is given
under the auspices of the young men of the
Republioan Invincibles
WILLARD'S HOTEL WASHINGTON, De
cember 26, 1864.-,Gentlemen :—Yes; avid
three cheers for Philadelphia. Hurrah for
Pennsylvania? The Secesh DU LIVER lilt the
Union Quaker when ho said "tho Penn was
mightier than the sword." But the. Union
Qiialccr hit the Socesh BULWER when lie told
him "that we were all parts of one;tremcnd
p;estao7ole, uiliose Body, limos is. an LIBER-,
Tx the Soum.". Three cheers for SEWARD'S
Saladin thrust through andthrough the aria
touratic hide of the British - Lord - WILAII*; -
CLIFF.E. Down with the Alabama said
W.f.wsLow, and:down she went. Overboard
with the Albemarle, said Cus'sllNo, and - the
ship sunk. What sublime audacity I
Never, said .Ttiontsts,' and the last broad
side
flashed when'the guns of the Cumber:
land were level with the water. What mag
nificent heroism I God bless, the Navy: A
merica is mistress of, the seas when she gets
'ready. .Gpa bless. the ~.A.rfay. Here Is to
the red - and - tho'Whife,, and the blue. Never
heed in' what color ';Ott firid,' 'thorn; but be'
sure theyn be steeped a• blood red, through
and through cre - the chain of, a traitor - shall
bind therm - The - Union ball ismoving: themf
All right. -- coukit;w 9 'in. Lot all 'Partici!-
pate. Thenamilaign,- 'oyer.: ' Forget
,and ;
orgive...,. • ; -
party die that the L.Union4Any-B ve ,;
A meriesns abroad,once - rose and cheered no
matter where their birth or what their pod
:tica;mhen' tho teaSt - Wentre7ub
ident of the T.lnited States."lTlne people spoke
in-, - November:' Cut off all Bower States and
en alleged 'frauds, and throw in the Electoral
- Coilego of the South, and the majo4ty speaks,
the 7 voice of the r , e,oplefor-.- men and :thingS
as the39tre, So olostt up. il,Stand jegothsr,
,Make4iinr:ball wide enough - -fro a r everybod
-WhO cheers for the couhtrY, These wit..
don't better cross the Ametien for the
,Americans. No nonsehie no's. Put down
0617iihrrection. Be in eiirnest. Give us a
'thousand ships and a million of men. Bet
ter all-die than loss our nationality. Amer
ica has the best head and quality of brains
-in the phrenology or nations. '
Rome must come-to,America.to paint and
Otii 'marble Paris 'iniVst cross the ocean' to
learn practical-surgery ; .Englishmen must
visit cur shores to be educated. Let Europe
come over and learn natural history from
AoAssiz at his Cambridge Museum. Thanks
to he has introduced "The Credit
Mobilier" system into our finance. The
National banks are a success. Three chderi
for thqsuccessor , ELLISON,_ JA.Y, MAR
itIIALT. an TANF.Y. Let the last »ran thin.
Am off for Kansas to morrow, but will be
with you on the lath; provided the ball cov
e,w,sll America, exec pt treason.
, -titferent from others, I patronize the
Government, instead of the Government
patroniAing me, While Mr. LINCOLN is
President inside, I will he President outside
(in the cold). My ambition is to preserVe
my egotism and smash into abuses. To be
long to party to take office would destroy
that. Now, then, if the ball takes in 4.11 the
organizations, I'll come ; otherwise I won't.
Understand me. -I wish to see, under the
auspices of the young men of the Republican
Invincibles—to whom 1 extend thanks for
past and present kindness—the Academy of
Music filled with'the representatives of all
those who had, and still have, country- .on
the brain. But, in any case, you are my
friends, and I min 3-ours.
(Signed.) GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN.
To Messrs. A. M. WALKINSII4W, CHARLES
hi. HALL, S. LEIDY, '.JOIN M. BUTLER,
and BENJ. SWAIN, Committee. .
01,820 5
106,926 6
4,437 13
2,185 49
Every nation must have some emblem of
is nationality. No matter what it may be,
t is a representation of the goernment, and
romises protection to the citizens of the
country. While unmolested by enemies it
wave,s peacefully over the land, but when
the nation is engaged in war with another,
it is borne to the field of battle and proudly
Hung to the breeze either to be crowned with
victory or to beliumiliated by defeat.
Long years ago when the United Colonieh
were strugi:4ling to free thf.rnselyes from tlm
tyrant's
. )olie, they wanted a banner to rep
' re , ,ent the caii-e in which they are engaged
Congress accordingly adopted a national
nag in 1777, composed of thirteen stripes, to
represent the number of States then in the
Union, and the ,tune number of anti upon
the blue field, a combination at once nui,t
beautiful and significant. How the hearts
of the gallant defenders of their country
ion-4 have swelled with emotion, 11` it wa
lira 10 the breeze. Many a br ae
patriot resolved a , he gazed upon its bright
fold-, to sacrifice his all in its (Jerome, and
many a noble heart erased to bent while
fighting bravely to e.tablish it: authority.—
Long and arduou- 1111- 1 the , truggl, but tin'
right triumphed, and at la , t tile haughty
Britbdi Wn, forced to 1•1 1 11(1,11 ill Sll[l
- 111•1( 1 r, 111, 1, 1 1 1 1 2,111. (1111'1 , 111 Of liberty
19
:tint freedom.
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+nhrr,
15G1, bud
$600,021
ESE
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7 , )0 00
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And now that tinr d and downtrwl
d,n ('‘dolik•< had hka•,,lC 7111 idt.pciident
th , •ir t ,, ‘‘ I, , gan to tnul-
MEM
ENE
iiterPtt,•,l in impor
inlilll., tio•ir 01111.. d, 11.11 , 1 their
11..111k. , 1111, , ilit• ttl•(•}1 th,
iLn.l vkit..,l nll part- Nv ,, r1 , 1,
carrying them till cwintry's flag,- it
"la.(aiint.a. 101 ,, WII al I:I 'y iii natiits..
in•revcr it cnc.aiiit(!nal
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abr,ol, it, vi,t..ry
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n ticw star ttp.il it, nzur. ,
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kith \
gl"rY Limit ••('‘ , ltillibia, I.tr,Pl
the shiolo with Wit.Aling
th, —bright in 1110 gill:1 N
11111 pr4,,p,rity
1111,1 .h e“tild pond \\ ;tit
pride to his tialiwl's hill , and o•k•iii
ilig with with lwattty, and
say, "truly ‘ye are a fai
lilt l.t berg."
Iltit hark ! the silonot• i. Lrok n. Dark
cloud , bogie to gather in the national sky,
antil in the tli,tancs , is hoard till• muttering
uC tht: drop-totteel thunder. Alll,ll the
bursts in all its fury ovor our howl,. and o u r
country is involvo(I in thus worst of rails,
civil (var. And can it be that thoro are
122,000 20
2,4:;:;,378 84
hearts so base, so lost to all sense or honor
and patriotism, as to dare to trample under
foot that glorious banner hallowed by all the
associations memory flings around it, the
pride and boast of every true Americen cit
-5,000 00 I iron ?
9;2 7'
2:),186 81
713,419 01
Humiliating as the fact may be, there
were traitors, who, while living under the
protection of the best government •upon
which the sun ever shone, had been pkitting
its destruction. Neighboring nations that
have always been envious of our prosperity.,
and that have long sinced predicted our
dow ufatl, are jubilmit over the d :grace that
hangs around our flag.
1,913 21i
And is there no one to defend its integrity
in the dark home of the nation's peril !' Not
long aro we left in doubt. Prom the North,
the East, the West, we s'oe the gleaming
bayonets, and hear the steady tramp of a
million of freemen, as they leave their firesides
to rally around their loved but insulted.flug.
Proudly it is borne by the sturdy sons of
the North to meet the flaunting rag which
rebellious hands have raised, the traitorous
"Stars and Bars." Nobly they battle for
its honor, but alas for how nittpy lioblo forms
is it destined to become the winding- sheet.
And although thousan'ils upon thousands
have freely offered their lk , es upon the altar
of their country, still the storm is raging.--6'
But though the sky be lowering and the an
gry waves roar loudly lot us not fear, for
above the wildness of the storm, and the din
of battle; there is a power who can say when
He will, "pence, be still." To His keeping
we can safely commit our much loved ban
ner, and when the fury of the tempest has
I abated, it shall yet conic forth, out of the
fires in which it .was for a7scason triad,
steeped in the blood of patriots, and 41 7
lowed by the tears and prayers of a nation,
cleansed from the dark stain that had Inien
cast .upon-it i .with not -a star - less - upon - iits'
azure field, neryet one diminished in,brig4,'
ness. And may the time soon come, when,
borne aloft -in the talons of our reaj ic.
'E.rtgle,.it maybe planted on;every hill aid
mountain top, and in every valley, from e
Lakes 6 fhb :0:14' from the'eliores 'of he
ofa i
Atlantie:to' the Pacific. And may it can,'
tinue to - wave in tritinipli over- a' liepiy,'
prosperous,. and united people,; until the
wheels of Time shall.cease,to move.
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BY MISS E. 3. HALL. /
F.4Pm. OEN.THOMAS'
THE BATTLE BEFORE NASH
VALE
COI nETE DEFEAZ OF THE- RE
EELSiv
, ,
Glen TbOrionavileport of.tho Iltittil'o of
-4,V-Aurstiay-4-I.loek ,Fig h to '3,40 06 - 1:Do•
ailed
\ WAIT.
WABUINOTON, Saturday, 1,ee.17-8:35a. in.
Mar;.-Gen. JOHN A. Dix: The following
official report of the great victory achim ed
• yesterday by Maj.-Gen. Thomas and Itis gal
lant briny over the Rebel forces 'lnidiq• Gen.
13t5.,. in front of Nashliille, was received
this morning. One of the most surprising
cirenkstancein connecter) with the great a
cinch—yen/lent is the small nstss suffered by our
troopsf, evincing amongcthcr things the ad- '
mirable skill and caution of Gen. Thomas in
his disposition of the battle. In Our rejoic-.
ings at the defeat of the enemy, thanks aro
due to the Almighty for his protection to
our gallant officers and soldiers in the great
conflict they have passed through.
The report of Gen. Thomas, and also an
unofficial report containing interesting de
tails are subjoined :
HOgas. DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBER- 1
AND, 8 tidies from .Nashville, Dee. la. j
To Me PRESIDENT OF TII E U SITED STATES,
Hun. 1i nwm N M. STANTON, and Lieut. Gen.
U. S. GRANT:
This army thanks you for your approba
tion ads conduct yesterday, and to assure
pan that it is not misplaced, I have the honor
to report that the enemy has been pressed at
all points to day in his line of retreat to the
Brentwood Hills. -
Brig.-Gen. Hatch, of Wilson's corps of
cavalry, on the right, turned the enemy's
left, and captured a large number of prison
ers, the number not vet reported.
Araj: Gen. Schofield's corps, next on the
left of the cavalry, carried several hills, cap
tured many prisoners, and six pieces of ar
tillery. Brevet Maj. Gent Smith; next on
the lett of Maj.-Gen. Schofield, carried the
salient point of the enemy's line with Me-
Millan's Brigade of McArthur's Division,
capturing sixteen pieces of artillery, two
Brigadier-Generals, and about two thousand
prisoners.
Brig.-Gen. Garrard's• Division of Smith's
command, next on tho left of McArthur's
Division carried the enemy's intrenchments,
capturing all the artillery and troops of tint
enemy of the line. Brig.-Gen. Wood's ,
troops on Franklin pike took up the assault,
capturing the enemy's intrenchments, and
in his retreat captured eight pieces of artil
lory,•solnething over six loindred pri , oners,
and drorr the 011 ['My within one mile or the
Brent wood !fill
ALaj.-Gcn. ;Rdman, commanding detach
ments of the different armies of tile military
diri ion Of the Misqiaiiippi, nit
Gem \Vinyl's left, and Imre moot.
11. , 11,11'i1b10 10111 ill tile tp , l'lltic.ll, of thedny.
I 'MVO the pnr•iiit to Ill' conunn it
in tile uun nine It daylight, nltlmiigli the
troop,,re vory [Hitch fatigued. The
provnik. 1 mll4 not forget to
roport the opnrntion: of 4i11111 , a111
in -ucce,,,fully driving the enoniy, tith tlio
(..o-opertioll of tho giiiihont, Linder Lieut.-
( 'onoininder Fitch trout 111-ir
I , nt (111 tlm ('limbrrlana Iticar hrloac tlte
city of Nke,livilio, and the ~f
c,r o xto n ': brig:el • in 1 .,, v , r014 re•
n•ur
In the 11 1 ,rat I, “1,11
111[111.1101 I hart. ,Fr
nail Crux-
C ,, 111111.111t1. 1 1..11“%% ;t
itutlll)..t. 1 out ;41, t (1 a1 ) ;. 2 to
-latt• that. iii 4
rx, imilibor 14. 1 ,111_
I..l,p;rapli 111,1
Tlit!‘vm•tl4, find
rn.•i,n'
t h.. ti , •itititit. In I ant
happyl.. -tat.. that all tin- ha,
with but. a %.niy tii a tint' 1./.-
11r1/1):1111 .111: ,XCI • Cd thrl,
vi•ry
(1: , .. 11. TII , OI ‘S. it•n. ( . . , 111'412;
N VILI, E, Ti nn. 1),•. ll;—,ti 11. 111
s‘iiii•lr,•\% hi- 1 . 1;ill
1114 : riv,r awl 1 „,,,,,,,„
und
if rt•par
ed I.,JULingcut:v.
thr, tir,r line vasily,
nttild.,: HI% • r I 4‘i+i~t heat iIV U
thco !Mir- I.i•l',
wa. currifqi h. , Nvct"ol4: and -2n
(;, n. .htck
,.H. 1\ 1111 titt. 1%•11111111 , Avt.r.•
HIV 1 . 11 , 111 y r.0..•.•.1 hurl: t., att..l
vu) . ‘ Ln 4ru itoo t‘) Lei thi
\VIM..:unI the ,411, , r Fran
With 131111r . ‘ hill lii•t Wiit•li 111,111
1 . ".1 . 111.0,ing th,WII I hi. hit
A. ,I Stun ;01.1 t Ito v.ll v
.h)Nvti the (111,•i:
hilt' u., lilt. Hi 5i•l• 11101 Sti.tl
ME
can't final, , an,,thor ,11,•11 day
while p;i)1,11 lt. lororS
ClllO4lll rio,ru wagon,: raiCtsa . ‘ Hum
bor. P:vl•6-1,,,,1y, %%lute awl 1 , 111 H., did
spkwtidly.
1.:1) NV IN M. \'l'O\, See. of War
Loter Uw!flirial :Vrirs from thr Weir Drpart
' ment—Uur Cusses (jeer ;1,1011.
WAtt 1413.AV:TNI ENT.
WAsniNorox, Saturday, 14:c. 17-10 p. nt.
..lhour- Gen. x New I,;rk
othing has been heard from Gen. Thomas
to-day.
netlicial dispatches state that. the Pro
vost,\larshal at Nashville reports .),0 0 pri
soners and 411 pieces of artillery AS being al
ready secured.
his ascertained that, in transmitting Gen.
Thoiipas'a report last night, n telegraph
ic inistlike was made at Louisville or
Nashville in the estimated number of our
casualties. The dispatch written by Gen.
Thouni% stated that his whole loss would not
exceed 3,000, and that very few were killed.
linwtil M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
Still Later—More Official Dispatches frrn
, Oen. %%miffs Farther Impartant Succe.ss
es—Mmel Driven Beyond Franklin—Many
Prisoners Taken Our Cavalry Par
sumg—leunwred Death tf the Rebel Ora.
Fvrrest.
WAR DEPARTMENT, 1
WASHINOTON, Dec. 18, 1861.
.1
211qjor-Orn. JOHN A. Dix: Th,,
jog official reports were received this even
ing from Gen. Thomas, dated at his head
quarters near Franklin :
Hinuns. DEP•T. OF THE CUMBERI,AND,'
Njeva PRANKLIX, Tenn., Doc. 171864.
A report, just received from Major-Gen.
Wilson. states m. to-day, he at
tacked and dispersed'Wvenson's Division of
Rebel infantry and 41, brigade of cavalry,
capturing three guns.
.Theo - th Gaited States
cavalry and Hatch's Dtt'jsion u. cavalry,
hainVomely supported by Riiipe's Division
of cavalry, did' the work, making several
beautiful charges, breaking the Rebel infan
try In all directions. Had it only been light
the Rebel rear-guard would have been en
tirely destroyed. As'it is it has been severe
ly punished. The whole army will continue
vigorous pursuit in the morning. This at.-
tack was made six miles beyond Franklin.
Gkomitc H. THOMAS, Major-General.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF CUMBERLAND,
NEAUVRANKLLN, TENN., Dee. 17-8 p. m.
We have pressed tho enemy to-day be
yond 'Franklin, capturing his hospitals, con
taining over 1,500 wounded, and - about 150
Of our wounded in addition to the above;
Gen. Knipe, commanding a division of cav
alry, drove the enemy's rear guard through
Franklin to-day, capturing about 250 pri
soners end llve.battle flags, with very : littlo
,loss tin Our side: 'Citizens of Franklin rep
resent Hood's army as being:completely de- ,
Moralized.
.• addition' to tho captiires of yeaerdaY,
,reported in my diSpatches of last night,. I
have the honor to•report the capture of Gon.
Hecker and about 200 prisoners of the ene
my's-cavalry, in a fight that occurred about
8 o'clock last night between-Gen. Itocker.
and Gen. Hatch of' our cavalry. The enemy
-has been presiied to4lity both m•front and on
both flanks. Brig,-gen. Johnson succeeded
in striking him on the flank just beyond
Franklin, capturing quite a number or pri
soners—number not yet reported. My car ,
idry is pressing• him closely though, and.
um very• Much iff h6pds. of getting many'
Moro, prisoners to-morrow.,". .•,
GEo: .11,Tto;uAs, Major-P,eneral.
Oth - or dis'Patehe's .(uneflicial) froni - Hash.;*
Ville state that, 'imp prisoners were capturOd
.by- : WilsonTrand
mending at Murfreesboro, reports Forrest
killed and 1,500 of his men captured.
The Superintendent at Nashville reports
that ;the--Railroad from Nashville will. be
opeh to lqrtinklin to-night,: rin,4 rapidly'
.ThOnna4, thus furnishing him slap
pl ies and enabling him to puSlinn after Hood.'
11) WIN, M. STANTON, - ,Seb. of Witt:
FROM GEN. SHERNAN- - ' DIRECT„.
Ills Triumphant' March to the -Sea
SAVANNA II CLOSELY INVESTED
.I , `irst Direct C(l7l77nunication from Sherman
Himself—He Arrives Safely at Ossabaw
Sound—His Army Better Of than when
They Started—Not a Wagon lost in all the
March-200 Miles of Railroad and Great
Quantities of Rebel Supplies Destroyed
- Capture of 'Port McAllister and Inve.it
.ment of Savannah.
WAlt DEPART:UE:IT, Washington, 1
Dee. 18-9 p. m. J
-31111).-Gen. John A. Dix, New York: An
official dispatch from Gem Sherman was re
ceived to-day, dated near midnight, Decem
ber lab, on the gunboat Dandelion, Ossabaw
Sound. It Wll6 written before Gen Foster
had reached him. He reports, besides seine
military details of future operations (which
are omitted). the following interesting par
ticulars of his operations:
'• ON BOARD IANDIF.I.ION, OSSAHAW
8./UND, Dec. 1:3-11.50
"To-day at 5 p. m.Oen. Ibtzen's Division
of the Fifteenth Corps carried Fort McAl
lister by assault, capturing its entire garrison
and stores. This opened ter usthe Ossabaw
Sound, and I pushed down to this gunboat
to communicate the fleet. Before open
ing communication, we had completely de
stroyed all the railroads leading into Savan•
nab, and invested the city. The left is on
the Savannah River, three miles above the
city, and the right on the Ogeecheeat King's
Bridge. The army is in splendid order, and
equal to anything. Thu weather has been
fine, and supplies were abundant. Our march
was most agreeable, and we were nut at all
molested by guerrillas.
We reached Savannah three days ago, but,
owing to Fort hlcAllitmter, could not commu
nkatte; but now we have McAllister and
we can go ahead. We have already captur
ed two boats on the Savannah River, and
prevented their gunboats front coming down.
1 estimate the population of Savannah at
25,01:0 and the garrison at 15,000. General
Hardee C. 01111110114.
WC have not Itt.t. 11 wagon on _ trip, but
have gathered ina "
supply off riegroes,
nudes, horses. &c., and oar teams are in fur
betti , r condition than when tvu. tarred.
MV first duty will be to clear the army of
sttritia, negroet, 111111 VS and horses. 1V• have
utterly destroyed over two hundred miles of
rail. un l 0"n-tunpd m , w,-1111.1 pro% i,ions that
were es , ential to Lee's and Hood', semi's.
The quick work made of McAllister, 111111
the epriiiil , 4 of 0111111111111c0.1.01 with our fleet,
and thecon.e‘pient independence for supplie-,
di-sipate: all their boasted threah4to fiend :no i
off and ,tarve the army
1 l'llglll,l S:iV:1111 all 11, already
.L1.'111111,111.
Y./111':. only.
W. 'l'. `;li ERMAN, Thii,,r-G,it,ral
./..man / . Enter at Pl,l
in Erc,/I , 7et
NV .'e D}: I'l TurvEvr,
1).•(•. 17-10 p. in.
W t \ fr, ol)
ter, w. lit, had pt.r,“mil t
nlllllll4' 11 ', 1111' , 1.111y, HI , Hill \VII 11
Gl'll 511.1 . 11/1111. at I.'“rt tt
111141 114,11 12110 . 11 111 E. Itrt•Un:4ll4 g
SiiV:11111:l11, \\ * ll , 1•110,1dy 14 •, 14 . g4 . 11, rural il..
Wlth Iht . Nl . l/e/
It wit-. 1,, I, unun,ur ,l in
It ( j a.\ •., m i d if 1,,,t -1,r, 11 ,1,•r e d
lii- hath•riL , iniwn it.
t , .1...rt, that Sh..i . ntatCs army
i, lived, nil it ,
1111'1..\' , , 4• 111(1:4•11 , ,
until thing , tho
10111. 4,1 Georgia. )1. Sr.INT4IN,
SHERMAN.
Savannah Securely Invested
IVII EEL ER FLOGGED ON THE
MARCH
sw lORK, 7)1.0. 21.
tran , p , ,rt Ynit ui 1111 S
Irat utlvic,s Sunday
Itith.
The I'itlt...ll to
bui.l It. Col. U. ls. liabrocl:, boat , . .of dis
pitch,, fr.mi to tln• \\:u•
1,, A. 11. .llarlial,
(:.•11. Shvrimin until tig,tit.
Mill in tltr hands the re
-ItA urr nJ.•r lind not be.•ll denutti.ltql
by (h.nerfil Slwriunn up to the ltnw tho Ful
ton
Among the Fulton'.: pesseng.ors lire Colo
nel ‘V. Gurney, •,1 the 127th New York
volunteer:, al.( Itt other officers wounded in
the batik of l'ocotali t r,o.
The I'illlllool Iler(rld. hays that only it,,
tight of any rnoment, occurred nn :-'icrotn's
march, and that resulted in the flogging of
\Vheeler.
.111 the railrtmd, out orSavanniill Are (t,
.tittl the city i. entirely and securely iitvestet
Porter's Expedition
A GRAND NAVAL ARMADA
A Co-Operating Land Force ,
Its Departure from Fortress Monroe
Its Destination Unannounced
PASSES HATTERAS ON Wla\LS
MB
[The following letter of our correspond
ent, as it, (haus ,videtiev, has been in our lios
session for several daps; but its publicatiot
was withheld for fear or publishing contra
band intelligence. Ai., however, the depar
titre of the fleet has now been announced by
the Northern press, there is no reason foi
further r,tineteu to our part.—pa Amer.
(MEAT NAVAL EXIEDI°FN
ON BD.\ It D PUB IT. S. STr:Ammt
SANTIAue DE.' CUBA, HAMPTON .ROA DS, f
December 12 2P. It. , 1864.
[arrespondenceuf the Baltimore American.]
Through the kind courtesy of 'Rear Ad
miral Porter, I have been permitted tu ac
company the great naval and land force a
bout to take its departure from this harbor
to operate against an important point of the
Southern coast; and have been assigned m -
commudations on board the splendid steamer
Santiago de Cuba, Captain 0. S. Clissum
trout whom I have received a cordial wel.:
come to the generous hospitalities of his
in, which, after the exposure incident to
a trip in the Captain's small boat from the
fiag-ship to the Santiago de Cuba, against a
heavy sea and fierce northwest wind, which
sent the spray in drenching showers over
our little craft, I have found most-accepta
ble indeed. Under the pilotage of a loss ex
perie.ieed seaman, and• with a less efficient
crew, the trip would have been as perilous
as uncomfortable; but with the gallant Cap—
tain at the helni, and the muscular arms of
his brave "blue jackets" tugging'at the oars,
theru_was.no room Aor apprehension r and so, '
with no greater mishap than shipping some
suit Wilfer - andtakingTilthq do thisViiiaiiiibld
shower-bath, we soon reached the deck of•
the Santiago, and were not long in feeling
ourselves "very Much at home," ins compli
ance with the hospitable injunction of Cap
tain Cdisson.
As I write, all appears to be ready for a
start, certainly it is so on btiard our ship,
and 'Captain G. is only waiting the, signal._
to get under way. Orders have been issued
to keep a brightt lookout itaithe flagship for
the,signal, but as the gale hai not yet blown
itself out, we shall probably not, get off for
Aorne hours yet.
Meanwhile- I will ocoupy my tithe in eni,
deavoring to give your. eaders some account,
of this great aroma, but its destination and
the plans arranged for.operations, although
fully knowm must not at present be stated,
lest by a prematthe publication of the same
important inforniation; should- be -ooinmuni
Wed to the enemy; Suffice it, therefore.
Colorado,
Minnemta, 52j
Seneca, 4,
Shenandoah, 10!
Panquiet, 20
Mackin/IW, 10
State of Georgia, 8
Pantie, 5
Kansas, 8,
lase°, 10'
Quaker City, 7
Cuyler, 12
Montgomery, C
Mount N'ernon, 51
Monticello, 7
Rhode I,land, 12
Nlaratanza, ii
Osceola, 10
Tue,day Morning, lire. 13—t; A. M,
Owing to the roughtie,, the sett, al
' though the gala !Nut very much ,111,,ided
lung before night-fall, it wits cleettied pru
dent, on tilt 1t the iron-elads, trot to , oil
until the Nvelither beeunie in.re
and thus all expeetatiun 1,1 a departure
was p,,,tpuin•d till uiurning. A !Won. 1 1 01t11-
tirld tll/111 1ia111111.1.1 pre,eitted
last night it would
run ton clotictlti,s sky,
it,: silver light reflected in myriad rocs I ' l'olll
tho hrivini 4 ' water-; the'dtrk hull, and ta
pering ntit,ts and spars of the fleet, all ',land
ing out in sharp. till defined outline, the
niiiiteruits lights di-placed
front the t 111'1 , 11,
C. 1 11111c11 ,, 11, 111114 , 114' the gittiltott throng
ht it, threeght,—oilrtilltictod
in cittliti,, ititcrotitigloty; lows of lights on
the don, ii water-; the gl. awing bayonets
the pacing 'wale up it ',whir.
full of lan ! ht.:1;1 - y, (pith. itt•poitt ink' power
;tdequal , •l . , Then the suunds--
• .
111 , 11111.1.11 I 1 , 11 1111.11 In• 11 1.1•111J
in:4 111 is 11411111 the tut,-11114 thr
111 M, Wll I 11 , ; tilt• tiro and rolling
drum, 111111 5111111 d,„ 1111111.11
thrill 110 1111. I 1.4 111 111 Jjl)t Lnt ri,.l n
Shad('
thp 11.1111, tb ., •t, tQ think hnw malty of tho
gallant I'l.lllllv- pl,b
-;0,1111.1 . 111 doll .
c.writry ort• Hwy ;11;111 11 rt•tttrit GI
till Itt•It. , •1111 w:tt.t•t , Ifttutptim
lilt( 11111 , , till 1-11•111. Is ellallg , ll---1.111!
night tut , giVell 11 1 / 1 0 to a. bright 111111 tn,,ro
gl , .riotis day. the (1, 0 1; Intl
itt , t niinll,ulll.l.ll mil" 11l till•
tort irl,lll t h.. thtg , hip. ()or 'ttittitin
cttn-ttlt. , 1111111: 111 , 1111 11 . k of I. uI a
,•atch, 111111 ho :111-
t ••( i.•i ship 1111.1.. t.
1111,1 11, hi- gitt,tt., (i..titit.tiwit 10 ,t-t• otr :It
itt-t
:-Icerctary 11"ar
Nine a stirring. si.i•do. the Night
of Ilt,t ,•fling was 11,W
tl) urgAzo• j, vjj , jlv 11.11 r,
Thu u„id, g uy wish brilliant
nal flag-. The fleet ttl
Own e nip thl , 12,11: 1 / 2 1. , I ' l , lll
tilt' LLI till' N;l1 . 1.;11: 11j i , 1 / 2 - 15j,;11.4. Then'
Lytt., a Sign.' tit lilt' Mast-11,1d Ott . grim
"Ir. her iriin
chid Satt•iiitt, IL ILnul, all , ' lain% Stl'lllll
ILL 11111. 1 / 2 ing up allellttl'S
anti . 4011111 g 1111titT way
fhc
1.1111 ti , W. , l'lllt4 111:1 , t , 111 , ' LT.Teat. fril4-
1111 . . 1, 1111.1 ith
bltiv jzkekt•t , , 1,1,101in.4 1. , IL \
ail nt•
tlll' brecz, :11111 ,i1VI• CMII 1 . 1 , r 1 1 1tOrlItV;11, ,
Ore.
Our 4.Wi1g,”1 >hil i> "'" Our blue
jackets' are he o aving up the anchor with IL
will, and their liycly 11'21111p it , they go round
mud 1 ,, 1111 , 1 (111.‘ ,irt• 111,1, loth td start.
NV , 'WO ready 1 "W rite Ilonilor
Mahopae. As it is desirable to SAVe the eind
Or t h e MonitOrS, they are all to be towed ex
cept the Miinaditock, Whirl! 1111 , proVcd
good sea boat that she is expected to lithe
cant of herself. Site Las ju,t st,nmod by us
in gallant style, whilst we are %%lilting to
take in tow the Mahoptie.
The army transports have all gone. They
slipped out during the night, and aro well
out seaward by this time.
10 ii'elock.—NVe are now fully off, the
whole fleet moving out of Hampton waters
in gallant style. A bright sky overhead, a
ftivoring breeze and smooth sea. Maly the
God of battles "be unto us a safeguard and
defence," tied grant us Bond success.
()FP CAPE II ENRY, Dec. 13, Noon.
1 close this letter hastily, in order to give
it to the Pilot, who is just about to take
leave of us. Yours, &e„ A. F.
TH. F. FLE ET OFF 11.111' A.S ON TII I:RS.I).IY
NEW Vont:, December Di.—The steamer
Morning Star, from New Orleans on the
101,11, has arrived. She passed off Hatteras
on a large fleet of steamers steering south
east.
A Proclamation by the President
WAsnixoToN, Dee. 20, 1804. •
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UN ITED STATES
Whereas, By the net approved July 4th,
1864, entitled, "An act farther to regulate
and provide for the enrolling and calling out
of the "Vitamin' forces, and for other pur
poses," It is provided that the President of
the United States may, at his discretion, at
any time hereatter l cail for any number of
men as volunteers for the respective terms of
one, two, and three years, for military ser
vice, and that in case the quota, or any part
thereof, of any town, township, 'ward bf
city, precinct on election district, or of a'
county not so subdivided shall not be tilled
within the space of till days after smell call,
then the Prdsident shall immedialely order
dhirt4or-ene - year, Jo fill such - quota or any --
part thereof which may be unfilled : and
whereas, .by the credits 'allowed in lu:our- -
dance with the act of Congresspn the call
for five hundred thousand mea t made uly
18th '1864, the number of men to be obtain
ed under that cull was reduced to two—hun
'dred and eighty thousand ‘, and whereas, the
operations of the enemy in certain 'States
have rendered it knpracticable. to procure
from thorn their full quotas Of troops under
said and whereas, from the foregoing
causes but two hundred; and fifty thousand
mon have bcien „put into Idle army, navy and
marine corps under the said call of July 18,
1864; leaving st - deficiency of that ball of two
hundred and, fifty thousand, now. therefore,
I, Abrahaari Lineoln, PreSidebt of the United
Sthtes of Aineriem - in order to supply the :
forosaid deficiency and to:provide for eta:mat- 6
ties in the military and - naval'servico of llto
United States;do issue this iny,call, for three
'hundred, thousand - 1 volunteers:4e servo , for:
one, two, or threo ye - 4ra: . . .
'rho quotas of-the States; ' and •
-Sub-distgiots uncler this-Milli will-be assign
ed by Om War Pepattropt thr(110, the
fonthe' present:to say Olathe expedition
no doubt by far the largrist in tonnage ; class
of ships, and weight of 'metal, of armament,
th'itt.has yeCbeen sent against the enemy.
The l ilclading transports and ten
dent, 'Will number not less than one hundred ;
andillfty 'NtAsseis of all grades. By far the
'largest portion of the fleet has already sailed.
Thtit,portioit now here embraces, however,
the !iirg,er And Most important vessels and
the, army transports.
The entire expedition is under command
of Hear Admiral D. 1). Porter, whose nu ne
and fume, in connection with the many bril
liant operations on the Mississippi and its
tributaries daring this war is so familiar to
your readers that 1 need du nothing more
than mention it. .
The co-operating land force, numbering
about,--thousund men, is under command
of Gen. Butler.
The naval portion of the fleet—that is,
the war vessels proper—number sixty-lie,
including the largest and most powerful
vessels in the navy. The tieekis divided in
to flee divisions, the iron chide forming one,
and the wooden hulls formed into four oth
ers, with a large reserve force of muffler
vessels.
The nacres of the vessels are as fellows
IRON-CLAUS
Guns. Guns
20 Monadnock two
2 turrets, •
2 Saugus, '''
Ironsidos
Canon iCUA,
Allthopne,
WOOD EN SENDERS
Guns. Guns.
71 ITuron , serrw 4
71 L'efiuui t, screw 4
Nynck,
Unadillti, seri.tv
WOODEN II Ul.l-6
Guns. Guns.
9iTaenny, 10
21itiantiago de Cuba, Ii)
21i!F,ort ,Jackson, 7
Iti Aries, 7
48 ifowqua, 4
ll' Wildernos,:, 6
5:2 Kurt Donekun, 5
l'hertokee, 6
Vance, 4
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Bro,slvri
Stisqu, , banna,
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CNAlysburg,
%Wince.
Kpystone Stato,
Banslitw,
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Lill inn,
Nansemond,
Ilignonia,
Clrmnti
Tristan' Shandy-,
titan nia,
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A CALL FOR 300,000 MEN
A PROCLAMATION
buieau Of ttial'i•Oidit itfaisiial-deperal of
tho •Irriited!States,,arid in 'ads° tho.gutita,
any part thereof any town, township, ward,
or a city precinct or election district, or of 4
county not so sub-divided, shall hot ho filed
before the 15th day of February, 180, then
draft shall laf made to fill such quota, 4e'
any part thereof, ; under this call, which may
be unfilled on the fifteenth day of February,
1805.
In testimony , whereof I have hereunto set,
My hand and caused the peal of the United,
States to be aillted;
s..] pope at the city of Washington
this, 19i h day of Deceither, in the year or
our Lord -one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-four, and of the independence of the
United States of' America the eighty-ninth,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
By the President,
WM. H. SEWARD, SCONADry of State.
Counting House Almanacs for 1885.
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,C(13311 uttD Conitill Matters.
Lkir Our earner, the brave GouGii ER,
announces to his numerous friends that he
will he on hand New Year morning with
his annual address. Ile asseverates that hig
poem is replete with gems of rarest melody.
--- No — P,vr - Ert --- NExT WEEK —ln accord=
aree u•itlt the time hallowed custom, the
soveral papers a our town will suspend pub
lication this week. This is done to give the
newspaper makers, Devil, Foreman and Ed
itors alike a short respite front the arduous
twelve-month.
our ha l in hand we ;hake hands with
the old, and bow (,) our readers the courtesies
of Ihn ,ea , on, with our very best wishes for
en, , tiing year
43kor. We are reriutsted to state that the
Carli,te D,laJsit Bank will be closed on Mon
day, Dee. 26th and Monday, January 2nd,
these days being observed us Christmas and
New Year. Persons having notes or other
obligations maturing on either of the above
days must attend to them on the Saturday
prey ions.
LosT.--On Saturday laat, some place
in tho neighborhood of the Public Square,
a small Silver Lupine 11'ateh, with hunting
caul:. A reasonable reward Nv iII be paid fur
its return to this office.
CHEAPER THAN TILE CHEAPEST.-If
you want to save money by purchasing Cloth
ing and Gents' furnishing goods, call at Ju
lius Newahrs new Clothing Hall, Samuel
A rookl's old stand, in North Hanover street,
between Drs. Keiffer and Zitzor.
TUE IlillADAYs.—Every preparation
is being made for the approai ping holidays,
and Christmas promises to be as merry and
New Year's day as happy as though the
demon of war was not in our land. We are
glad it is so. Youth never enjoys such
pleasure, as that when it receives the gifts
of Santa Claus. Parents, remember what a
little of this world's gifts will lighten the
faces of your little ones, what a little will
make them happier than they may ever be
in years to come, and when they build up
their little air castles of expected pleasure,
di . in't crush them with the cry of "hard
tines.'' Remember the soldiers in the field.
Send them appropriate presents and words
of cheer, and with the feasts that have been
prepared for them, they can enjoy the pleas
ures of Christmas in em»p. Remember your
friends, too and if every one tries to do hie
duty, wo shall all lift fruits ourselves for one
day the cares of worldly matters, and enjoy
an old fashioned-Christmas.
We hope the lives of enough fowls may
become extinct so that we may have no4Oul
weather, and that presents of these delicacies
may go from door to door begging. As for
us, wo have made ample preparation for tha
reception of present turkeys, Turkey tobac
co, Havana cigars, etc., and expect to enjoy
ourselves in theirconsumation.
By the wa t y , ,- persons in search of present
can find oo hotter marts, than aro. on the
thorough fares of our borough, and- what is a
more suitable present for a - lady than an al,
bum which van bd. purebased.., cheoN.
as anywhere else at Mrs. Smith's or at,
Haverstick's,- where , alto may, be found
a splendid stock of inimitable confections,'
fancy gbOds . "5,78. `Since skating has
become so fashionable, no more appropriate
or adeeptablo, preseht than a pair of skates
'crin be given'te either sex.- Those in want •
Of first class nrtielo oan be supplied, with any
style, at oheup : Fates,,at the hardware stores
off Saiton'or Lyno, who keep also every
:thing in their line op, trade.- The Jewelry
stores be,;priSsed without - a glance, even .
though'wo" pld--,-tho -dry goods
ihep._ are shOwhietheir brightest colors i.
the groect - s their ehoidcst Stbeks,the clothing,
hat and cap, stores 'their -gayest varieties, and
With such Ora' indlek; list, of stores of all
kindsOihoiliallr be puzzled.te know !'what=• •