vi;musra XV.- - NUZBPR , 24.
• . THE
POTTER ;TOURNAt
PoorlSited BY
DicALlqrnesl PropFletee:
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* * *Devoted to the mire of Repo:laicaltisni,
the interests of Agriculture, the advincentent
of Education, and the best goody 'pf Potter
sounty. Owning no guide except that of
P Principle. it will endeav'r to aid io the work
of more fully Freedomizing our Cohntry.
• I
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BUSINES6
EULALIA LODGE. No. 342. ' A. N.
STATED Meetings on the 2ml a rid 4tl Wednes
days of ea ,h month. Also losodiC gnaw
ings on every Wednesday Eveaing.Tnr work
and prakice, at their Hain in Couilervort.
B. S. COLWELL: W. Mc
HANWEL HAVEN, Sec'y. .
JOHN S. MANN,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR Al' LA\.
Coudersport, Pa., will attend the $461-eral
Courts in PoLZer and M'Kenki Counties, All
bush:Legs entrusted in his dare will receive
• prompt attention. 011iet turner of west
and Third streets.
ARTHUR G.. O.OISTEHI
ATTORNEY & COUNSEUOR AT hAW
Coudersport, Pa., will attend to all business
entrusted to his care, with prc :uptnes and
fide. ity. Office on tioth-West.eo:ner of Main
and Fourth streets.
ISAAC BENSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Coirdet•sport, Pit., Will
attend to all business entttisted to him, with
care and promptness. Office on Second bt.,
near the Allegheny Bridge. • 1
F. W.- KNOX,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Coaderspor(P s a., will
regularly attend the Courts itt Potter and
the adjoining Counties.
0. T. ELLISOST;
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, ComlerspOtt,
respectfully informs the citizens of the vil
lage and vicinity that lie will promply re
spond to all calls for professional services.
offite . on Main st., is building itrinerty oc
cupied by C. W. Ellis, Esq.
C. S. & it A. J0N1.48,
DEALERS IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, IqIN I PS
Oils, Fancy Articles, Stationery, Iry Good:,
Groceries, A:c., Main st., Condel•sp, et, Pa.
D. E. OLASITID, I
DEALER IN DRY GOODS, READY-I[MA
Clothing, Crockery, Groceries, dit,i Main st.,
Coutleisport, Pa.
COLLINS
HALM in Dry Goods,ornceries. th:olvisions
. Hardware, Queenswate, Cutlery; and all
Goods usually found in n country Store.-
1 Coudersport, Nov. 27, 11361
COUDERSPORT HOTEL;
0. .GLASSMIRE, Proprietor, COrner o
. Main and Second Streets, CouderspOtt, Pot
, ter Co,, Pa.
A Livery stable is also kept in Conned
lion with this Hotel.
IVIARIr GILLON,
TAlLOR—nearly opposite the Court Rouse—
will make all clothes intrusted to him in
the latest and best styles —Prices to suit
the times.—Give him a call. 13.41
IL J. OLMSTED
OLMSTED & •KELLY,!
DEALER IN STOVES, TIN & SHEET IRON
WARE, Main st., nearly opposite the Court
House, Coudersport,' Pa. Tin and Sheet
Iron Ware made to order . in good style, oil
short notice. •
Ulysses Academy
6till retains as Principal, Mr.E.R.CAMPBELL,
Preceptress, Mrs. NETTIE Joxss GRIDLk4 j As.
eistant, Miss ADA WeLsica The e;epenses
per Term . are : Tuition, froni $5 to $6 ; Board.
tiom $1.50 to $1.75, per week; Rooms for self
boarding from $2 to $4. Each term commences
upon Wednesday and ; continues Fourteen
weeks. Foll term,Aug.27th,lB62; Winter term.
Ded.loth, 1862 ; and spring term. March 25th.
1863. 0. R. BASSETT, President.
W. W. GRIDVX, Sact'y.'
Lewisville, July 9, 1862.
MANHATTAN HOTEL.
NEW YORK:
:IS, Popular Hotel is situated near the
corner. of Murray Street and Broad
way opposite the Park within one block
of the Hudson River Rail Road and near the
Erie Rail Road Depot. It is one of till most
pleasant and convenient locations in the city.
Board & Rooms 81.50 perday.
'• N. HUGGINS, Proprietor.
Feb. 18th,,1863.
The' Rochester Straw• Cutter.
dALMSTED It KELLY, Coudersport.; have
the exclusive agency for this celebrated
machine, in - this county. It is covenient, du
able, and CHEAP: Dec. 1, 1860.-12
ttllLNow is the time to subscribe for your
Pa{wrTH6 JOURN4.. .
From the 171st - Pa. Regiment.
WrAunts/o'oft, N. C., April 18, 'tl3.
1.,.. ti. - - .
,propose giving you ... a b r i e f i aeCtintit
Of our proceedings since the 31st sit ,
trusting that, if published, it will be of
tome iiitereSt td i)-thinis at home.
Waililugtuti, N bi is at the head of,
' the Patillieu Hirer. itt the centre of a line.
productive iiithint end ii; ; or was, the
place of residenco of stithe Of the n, lisr
inficientitl Rehels of N t.; The posses
ohm of iti was therefore: a wailer of grhat
desire by them, to 01 which, they ciim
menced, the last of .March, to seize and
fortify the most important points of Sp
pitmen, and to dirt.* forward•att tirs.4 lif
severttl..rhousand , troops i Investing ,t he
'city in a close siege. — MO -Gen. Festet•
was here with sonic .900 . troops. assisted
by Union citizens and blacks of about
the saute otimber; Whom the Rebels call
Buffaloes. General Prince was oidered
fiom-Nevrberne with his Division to re
enforce him. On the morning of the 31st
of March we Started in steam transports.
by way of Pamlico Sound and Ricer, to
du ro The weather was very cold, winds
high and waters rough On entering the
Sound we found the . splendid steao.er,
:fulin Collier, loaded wit' t.' elsBlll Pa.
Militia, agrotind, several uitles out on her
eoutku, where she had been since Sunda
evening, citable to get off, though having
thrown all her loading over except the
Itteitund horses. We took about 25b ;if
there off. (Other boats doing likewi.e 1
Just after dark the sail of a small seltourrr
er was seen standing in slime, and sev
eral shells were fired at her from a rifled
gun on nor bow. but Site “duit-ed-.lier
sad," skid in under the shore, and ea.
lost to our ti'ew. fr
April lst.—At d isk last evening softie
gun boats in our company pissed us. seal
this morning they went on shelling the
woods at several suspicious looking points
Before moot, we reached the llti s •Point,
seven miles below Washington, where the
enemy bed erected a strong batten. con,
plerely connoatehter the channel whiel,
- 'lill3 Kit bin 'a quarter of a toile from it.
We anchored while the gnu boars ran op
feeling of t•leut with shell, bin witlomt
eliciting any reply They were evident It
waiting fur bigger game. alt some of c u r'
ships had ltioo troop s and tons of 1111111.1/
Latino on beard Towards biolit we fell
book to our old nouliornat• while :•11fite ,
more small gun hunts hau te up it, the
evening. The prevalet4 of ',troth :: winds
fur saute tune pa -t, and which continued
several days after this, had so hhovit the!
water front the livers and alichotte , e. as
..
to leave all the big boats aground; r tom
ble to get out.
• The ttext morning we ran up to nor old
fkround again, While the- gin boats ad
Viiticed and commenced shelling the Bai
tery. Whittli. now condescended to roots.
firing three times, one shot I - assino I lair'
the's ke soick told striving the - steam
Cheat of the boat,-but doing no particular
damage. This ad !!!!!! tislisd us ut the daii
Ater of the passage . A boat was sent to
try to hunt up a landing. but tit rei urn•
big reported troops on shore whit fired on
them, avid no possible chance io land an
army among the reed swamps Our
Colonel; with a small Pariy, undertook it)
recto n utter at a point considerably fart lier
down, and narrowly' escaped being gob
bled tilt by a :lead of Rebels at a •Itouse
near by. • .
On the 311, Ihree more gun boats cait,i,
upend went at the battery in stlitul earnest.
The scene was gland; the huge shells.
nereaming on their errand. were seen ti,
strike the breastworks, throwing the sand
Ili clouds as high es the treeS. or b trsimg
in the air above them, sent their trim
showers on the devoted heads below . As
no shuts Were returned for a litto.: tne, it
was thought the enemy. were sileneed.
We have since learned that many were'
killed and wounded. but the works sus
tained no material injury. Our regiment
was now transferred wit schootter loaded
with artillery. and ammunition, while our
steamer returned to Newtwrite for sup
plies and more troops Today several'
small schooners were brought aed added
to our fleet, which were passing us for
Washington, having been below for some
days, and not knowing the state of &Woo ,
at home. They all proved to be owned
or run by Uniun men, with passes from
head-quarters One of them aid nut iibey
the Blank shot first fired miter, but when
a shell 'went knitting over her and burst.
it was funny to see her alter- her course
and haul up to us.. The contiouttieations
of the skippers were very interesting; but
I cannot mere than. mention it mows The
privations and hardships to which persons
io their condition tire exposed are iiitense.
and it would touch 'a ,earl of stone tu
hear theta recited. -- •
The 4th the winds • were higher and
colder than ever. - Our boats to ly tired
occasional shots, the roughness of the
water. Riving them no chance for a hinge
Some vessels were fitted up and loaded
with troops to ran- 'he blockade in the
evening„ but on reflection it was not
d•onied puniblo,imutticalkwgyukte wan .
8. D. KELLY
bebotea to toe l'iiirpciples of I.lite - Pch)octleg, .44(111e" sJi4olt)irj4tiOßl Of tbjoilliti3; r-itit.oll4 4iio. wito..
COUDERSP3RT, POTTER FA., "W*LEE3DAY, 3 1 MTO 3,
.t 863. 1
most wanted by --Oen Fester; LI) the
scheine was abandoned
On the 'tituriiiit of the sth some aunttl
bunts were 'see° Qua itig from
,Witst,ingritti
to cot 11111 l nide:ice vrith'intr fleet. and vre sass
the practice of the Rebel gunnery on
thew with ittletiseintere'st. They were
about two mites from the battery. in.rely
"•kilits Direct shins failing to hit them.
they tried flawing client, then snetls
bursting over head ; but all to no per,
tiose ;• t hey . cattle threugh safe 1 tier*.
were new 08 - ve...•sels on our anchorage.
and towattla night the On hiatt Hunelt
Back Caine up front Newberne She. is
tt powerful wetakoi vessel . . earring a nitni•
bar in• ttttt tutter.gutty:_
at little
. ib `to
and topetted ,on the linttery 'at. a range of
nearly four miles. with her 100 pounderti.
The wintr was calm and the evening.
Warns, anti .we - all lookild 'upon this scene
silent and breathless. While the yelling
messengerk went in their way: Oilier
boats juittell in the coin:ant, shelling cunt n +
in the vicinity, and it• is reported
s tint!
the exeeution in a ;me places witr terrible;
but the teal extent ef• it We shall never,
know But three slim were ret urat-d r byi
the batter, but their terrible precitnini
at the great distance.- told its of the ion,
possibility of approaelti-g lay ]
water until the battery was curried. A
flash Iron. the battery indicated that iiteY:
were alive there yet and :July biding their
After what scented it. long titite,
as we Iteld•our breath in intense etuiosity,
the huge shut plunged ;10./Ur 200 yams
-quire in front of the Hunch Back. at d
then eatii.e the report ef the WIC/. ill`d the,
s e reiimi l i g of the hall, like a note of -a!
try's not-ic In a few minutes another
shot came from the shore which
in a tine 'with the first, but 100 Lards
nearer the boar. and another ituitkly tot
lowed, but luektlti a trifle um high. pa..•
sin g ie.: user the boat. and striking tire
water. a few 3allis
WICI,b11 . :10111!5S anxiety t'ot the next. but
it did not come. -Early the nett mom
fug we were pllt on board the steamet
E...eott, iu pu - suance of orders from Gen.
Foster, and returned to Newhertie. to try
it by land ; the gunboats remaining to see
to thin_, by *wet..
Ti.e next day, the Sib, WP were Ordt4ed
to hold ourselves.. in ieaditiess at a um
mews warning. with three days' rations.
At midni g ht w e /w e r e balled up and ci•oa
sed the river to Fort' Atalt•rsan. a mile
above the city This was the scene of
the late litbel attack oat Neabi•ruei i Tire
watt art.utol the. Fort - were riddled like
seive.„ std. cat holes cut
_through the
buildings in all diteetimi-, bat :mama).
111 212
was him on our side thereah , .ols The
effect of the huge shells 1111,11 the Ilnnch,
!Lek, H 4 seen in Ihe•eault :Ind timber,
u•aa I reweiviiius
: 1
0 it lora. e.msistol t.f smite 8000 men.
:with nppropriate cdvalr% and art iiiery
After tro.rti we c,Ol nreneed u afehinc, a lid
at nicht eaarperl in a field of clairc. at it
place e!alled Ne* [lope, which currsists
of a tarry pretty plantation with a shsblo:.
mansirm house, a run down saw mill :and
still house. and at dilapidated Os! mill
I believe I , awl here the original , mill
spoken ttf in which, "two wiimen slitmld
'be 2rinding, and one ..lortilll be taken and
the oilier left. - but I did not examine it
very' Clovfly.i.Will U 11/ t he emir& -.tats .41
art.tind by o rder IA Gen - T. c place
is owned by a rr•bel •rouhdrel. mooed
IV hi' worth. of whom I • shall havyl tree°
sires to speak further ' The .yards and
gardens were bloc , hie over with the Yel 1
low ear.,lina ruse, fluwelitt alitiontbo
inks, vinNts and daffodils; , while ihel
?.
Hurt trees Were filled with blossoms of i
1 beirkind. To-day I saw corn up tor, TIM!
first. The tnen y's pickets wrre statirined
at this plat., one of whom Was shot by
our athartree cavalry. We expeeterf to
encounter the ciremv a few miles fart her
tilt, at Bentiert's Creek, and started tor'
t bete early the nest morning. the Oth
Our forces enerrunterrd them in a bill rer v
on the farther side of the stream, wire:, a
brisk Chi 11 1111111adi112 ensued. Several 44,
nor bursts wete killed and about a dozers'.
- of our men wounded, 11.iiimg whom war
Cara Beiger. pramor ruling nar tery. The ,
raeni3 wab leaccd in an lump. a!id . a half.
but having de:4 r...d the hi Held .li,r
unkiniwn. but put.:::•,ed'a; by
u 4, we were nrdel . ed to awet face, and
vr , re- taken back in New Elope about toad
Hie,ht. Our tire bad .dit.montitiml Ihrit
gnus and k illed.a rid wounded a timid urea)
of them, and' so limbered their :; , g. that
they fiever supped until Ailey Eintol.rd
their geneml camp. I$ miles distant 13111
their vickets r..lll,wed us bael; attih staid
at New (lope thu next aia-ht after w"• left
A seineant the 175th Pa
relieving the pittkets in the was
:hot by ntieol his num men and instantly
killed. A ntl'llher Oil - goners were
taken_ one a snligger — in an ser
r.ealit's et at Ills master. a sergeant id
the Rein:l , : bad elmnged Coat:. with ( : Ult , ,
tio try tit escape; but was eutnered sued
both taken-.
Between Rope and Bennett's
Cr_vek irs. P-,4110:14 4 1u i9u' iYitie Riau-
shot - An old gentleman and iLdy and
three or four young ladies werelsitting• in
the sporch.as we passed A st.rOng guard
Units' thrown eyound.tite prembies to keep
off all int tu;ion by the soldiers
we were botind tar roinsiaer,thisall right.
and to believe that the old gent) - was true
WM• tint she of ceunier we Could
not covet lain chickens, or geese, of ham
and eggs. When We came back Litut
Jeaptings remarkill .4) ' l ,3("th ore
.0 • ,is stippone?" ..No sir 111 tim ae.
set It to the• back In.ite " NoW the sad
gent. was right ;thin t.une,it subSenuently
appear; d. : was a place of rendezvous far
guerrillas, and tail less than four 'if our
were taken pi4sOaers theretind near
t here'inf tithe' eipethifon.
are protected as we pints:through them, I
greatly fear "the end!is out yeti"
This part allo.t h Carolina ira'rerX rich
in turpentine forests; and is the tmst I
have yet seen. is tut this rtut.••! 11lost 44 1
the .trees art,tapped, stmaetinies thirty
feet high, hard they are coated over thick
with (bled pitch,. which whet': scraped
trottillie trets is rah - table. Tice weather
was dila and the nights dark; for we
marched nights an well as days:Mid these
,ta'nes wade . s.pletalid lights Ott our next
march up there, there was selirce a lit=
hag tree to be seen Ott tlae whale route
except in tiae_swatani A taut fiUt made
able feature is,the payees!' hogs; or -ray
ltacks.".as the soldiers call thent. There
are multitudes of thent,..but so tour they
cannot be eaten. Tiley thus( subsist
t.ti pine routs,. for there is nothing else
for then,.
After dark on the 19111, We mice unwell
thrtw Ourselves on Mar bunkaniio camp.
tired out, and glad as . 'the prodigal to get
hum's. mace more. For el44vert day: and
night's we had been', nit the 'ti r tive, or
I.ltelm i
d and tossed ab:mt n sueh II mat,
tier al t to get no rest ; and if ever 111 w;
sitick.to the soft side of a' Carolina pine
hnaid with a relish fOr test, it was Ms.
We ail have a dim recollectiatm of sat
beds thud pleasant' betl=fellutrn. but tmw
our hil.fs and ;Iniultiersi are thal - t 4"aall'ausett
bast a to Vea•Cat; with titi 4mi
Wittald be a "flaatvery bed of ease. Our
rest wan tat shunt ouraitiain, however. The
aceount of out futtliet movententS I % tu r a
dettr until 1 gal batak to My (pattern ; I
*see there is :melt a fellow tatted as
• 141 („). A
APRIL b. yesterday wrote
you. sitting in the parlor of a blairk.ralll•
ily in the ctty . of Washington. N. , chise
Iby our quarters, whither I Inaf Tune to
I get the heurtit of a table and elniir while
wi it lite \Vhile spealtrog i.f these blacks
a IlOw toe to say. that in. n telleet arid; form
they of Washitieton are fah superior to
aiiy I liave seeti. are as Mitch su•
pi riiir to those rrf Newberne, as a:North
ero Hue ged blii6k is ro a slave. I asked
a young woman tit 'this house, what I
should :ell the filks North of her ?•
• 0, sir, y..ti can fell their rod •itch
' , lli! , as we " Un assuring her t ha I
could. awl where I was
writing this !curt- : •• I'M] may.
tell 1111'111 then. that ae, are poor people,
but mean "
IVe : 7 ,nitl in our tainp4it Newberbe the
11t trend 12th. and on the 13th again set
out with three!ilai.l . rations We erosNed
the Neu,e Fort A toterkiii at 9l" chuck
at night. and twu n farther dill v•
janaced tiel itakan old 13...1it:1 breii•iirork.
einem:finding, uNt-atid !lining!' a swaalt.
and Threw ow idf4lUs. l'hi.inext'day we
went in New ilape. our previans tdi'wpiii:.!
place when up in that eituntlY , The
I '
luavalri drave in the enemy',ndiqiusis,
taking it fUiv prisaners. During t lIU efight
it rained, hind, and the; mot oleo 'faund
many - of I tni, lying in irtiter. Lang and
tidinti, marches At,- engehders a „rfott of
apathy and blunts the ;,etti.u., that It is
Il it Aurprising tu its thdi we lie!Ili nor '
blahkets iiNle.4 thitiuuli a hind rain.; tind
awukti t.l find nitrNeive-4 lying in a , Oiail ot
water. . The 1501 tre iwarred fur :Swift
Creek tit :we about solUe Wbu: . fto•evs
llmre. It ruinvd vi..letit'y. until pit .
w the s wamp. tnt "ur innu r:.re
(Litt we Wv.re tn. Intel back and
ret lace our, mitt. to the Rtbel foid
Wilai.with the ruin atid l iate of the ?mid:.
I his twu dais' trip used us up worse that;
Burt:in.:. we had rune thttmelt
We tmind tatittir wl en we gut batik. u.
:.tart Wat•hinv.ton the nest uuiritiup
011 r et/11$ pany tsa. thr.iwsi as.iiitiktiN
and plur I.w,sade servaut tniti th e fle as
urt: nt . %tat:11111C rl X ihou that
a '
murk fur u , n3 'gverNt(fluii
flk i g ht b e abuut. In the te,firt‘iwo the
whole lithodeftoitid itself nimble it; MI.
f• BuncurpN and pliffile!.. 'file ruiuewi
I 'eaclP•ed the wen, uhe.osi computlie.
;tutu the euti.ifineue, MIN tte ha & t%n
•4 spite. Lind to enfor'et.thetus t the
;amount of an entile.lfiv6i o n, under.:com
mend W . lieu ICULae
The 16 . 01 proved a happy day
its the advent the Pay ta:•ter.sritii e.t
us in the w inch:, at what had been Chris
'enea ramp 31iserv. and paid uS Tour
waues. - The !isi boy its 0,1 did
his part; laiiiging us the 104:est mail 'we
hat : l44 fig, a itnicl.whilOi. So Livia
,w,a
lay o l n th
dayti. rote
dreiming
wuod•tick
as gnats
allot $5
$59 lot it
Uit the
Cretk. Nr
a. r4tabit
the 17th
is fiend. in abreiliiir,
in.. our Iriterk end.
I of home. vlii•le
~
s were crawling. eve:
in June .Tiio ui. i
each, and inuM of
home •
18111 we again p'et o
were the Rebei w
lied in puwwww hoe:.
.nd the morning
nter reginwenti bud
1 -
teginicut
titrir %taV
the min
10 Utile, Washing
he toces Were
"dy moving 4iFeet I
ider Gen.. Nagle,'
tider • Gee. *pion!.
ell.- to open
threatyp • the ene
t -they. gave ha
like nind,"
it. The sun 'smiled
upon us, giving us
id
ingtrt, ui
brig. de,
Svrifrtlre i
rotols
•
thittk Et
"riinnino.
•
l eFpressed
lurebiouslvi
of the tort
puur.i and
UsUal. t
mune IJI
tile fence
IlaU10.)li tit.
dertlital tl
ridio con;
tired ittpon
selonil loon
Eddy t l ,l
Were I.irt.Nrl
to cut Out I) ]
but a. shor
tbettowlve.
The country
SO, fire the "ray•A
t ,
to were Neureely a y : men at
im very old lady rutt red out.to
as *e pa,.iied. viii - wing and
to lidbell; IA: all could un
'as, -k,.0 . bad, too t d r"fo
at, as the General ant Staff were
.
Sideiably in wrivatile, lie tr4ii .
by r.unie Itebel pia .t:., trove a
te. whOinoneNhateiy 41J. Nu
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313
to next nioriting the tinopic
foOrard. piunTe . ers ahead.
t i li4.:kade.. Til l ey- had f,roceelied
irt di:tance when they' found
to the tvidstdot the Rubel eih
it, now silent= and abandoned lie .
troops began to arrive, col
he General and his staff. Two
gent neg roes came in lit as at
Iditech from the Rebd artily.
lir uniform. They [had been
officers They gart.u,mueli
of the e.tuntrt and- folks, the
the LtiGel soldiers, etc, the
but tlatterinc for the bet
le i ,
nem, a i.'etvant of Capt,
tava ine the pass, of .- Pillicji the
a copy, and Was' ust
le ttld mill at New
the 1111 i 'of April,
her'e
trencluneut
Afteflowhil,,
hivred'hv ti
.
very ititeih, l
Iti• l lace,
and in ihk
Nervants to
in fi,rii.atim•,
whille alkyl
Whit f,141.
follimj
t t
spike
lifter left
"APRIL I.l' 186 3 .
PIA?, boy Stanll : eroSs th'd
urn. J. IV Witt Four.'
"l'apt CU:II UllinSt."
.
NoW thisiCapt. Whit fort owns l a plant
ation clear New (lupe.* liich we frequently
pasred4 and which was always un arded t!
our itmps, that' we might tout —covet"
lii• poultry. ham or n g;z2 : l lib, br o the r .
the'oulner of the Neuf Hope tiroperti,..- is
an 'outland tut it, bel. alwatp: aiirity from
b orne wh en we art here; Iris hnnulsea : ren .
dezvoni: fir rlibel pickets as ro o k as our
backs are tanned. and yet whet we are'
unwind' evely thine of. his IS stnictly i
gnarled; hut a. chicken, or tirig,- aind
i l .
scarcely a di of
inkvrato ..
. ..,,,, i., taken.,
On pain of a bafl and chain at For 31ustor
On 0.e.214 we : , cartedon our return
to NrWbeline. the obj. et Km: Wrieh we,
Atlirttlill being accoo.plisht-d. and nine ot [-en;
vring. - of the ahlinv having art ived gt ll'arli
ington 1 Th i rte was nothing of purr ifular
ilitenesi, sebum-led inn.oun Tel sit I may
as welllspeati 'llene ut the method of r a id•
ing coil', as pracnieed here, it bring- the
inrincipal eeneal . raised A Carttlina far
trier !Pinks it a waste ~f labor und.iittle
In' plow I r i s gloom! . latr'e.,rti. There niity
be corgi rnivsl in his field; fifty yOure old„i
for ato.int I kbow. Ile user'a plow rtnaller i
than oqr coin plows, n.t4' With a aingle !
!Rare or tlinfe 'lulus at furri.A , from each,
ride of 'the InLih,w benikeen the roNs into
the middle, a!ml simrle furnotv rows cro p
slot; th4se at itight angles about four feet
aptlnt, Minks:pie place for the 'bill. and
the gioUnd it:lf:Wed tot taunting In each
corner a sinukt kernel of cum us how pun.
while ilie initisinces are Oda nith tart
year'r need-siialts vs high a s one'r lneasi
11'henn tile corn is ingli cnOtigh, no wolit.
the mule -.ntlploW turns ;Mot ine4l' furrn%i '
1
or two towards , the corn row, a n d the
Miens drest. itlttpli lials with tit
_it hut s :
au 1 plouitn? and hoeing r irs' the
whole rnrfaco of the ground noy r. and
Ilion it i'
..•-left I until annottner year. Ili MI
case i, the grotintl stirred deer
twee ittilles.'' Oar thin, are wiirke
saute Ira') but I wilt ‘enture7 I
...
“Pickets
Will acid ret
acre. dlthivated a< w eulti.ate l a n
N. 4.11 trimitl - . iielt: ag much as ti
HUI,. 'For eoffil
Hito neu iak}eii unit required, • !
"round is far "milli! plowed .!
We ur l rired in our c ai up at :Nu
lifter ut !fie 21m, and found
firdeg i s nap, awaiting us, wl
pulling up make:. an
its:: fur lazier iil;.! 23d. This ,
had ci,s . peti. the
at.d except
Fourth ti
its our
3E3
Ixeiter i
I.tate
till• plea ,
Re bituu.
d
et the geed
I I beet Oil
11 the 'vat itt Fort
behind vilkielk 4iur
eed
rreti
Fur. IVu.ilitigic
quarter?.
oue of the pc
• t reit , ' e.t
Effil!
ounbru
'cis el tikU Oity,oi
NM
TERMS:- 41.50 PER MIMI.
t lieeentre of a. line' of foriifiiiiiiini, the
end n(whlch.l,haveinet ipt..seen: • "op 4.
'
sliglit - ildge:Of:liin4; front threesfourtheld
al Mile •ufr, the euehti(plaeted their bane;
raga and commence the: revs
..of . chit
place the 3(it It Of - Nerciti: 'and were Com;
pelled . te . abeinitin it by 'oar lank- more.
, mews from Newbertiee which I bard
l mentioned. After it ;'tedi, over borne 200
1 shot Were' picked s t . p' Within ,Fort Wash;
in!gtottaltitte.:While Cart loida 6f then; lid
out its the vicintry of the Rebel - breast;
works. The Rebil: alb hictstrotig bat!
aeries on thu semi' ride of the Tar River;
besides the one at Hill Point; - The gull
bat Cummudere ' H all. elm - deed one of
i held': and received 'some 70 solid abut id
her Itilli-vrithant';':it , its-istringei .to :tap
ciding her any Material injury. She. is
litng tdrl,the tower looking like a riddle;
yet able to do duty 11/11 . 111eFli Smooth we
lett. •• Notwithsittuding their greatly. au
petitir force they were &impelled' til retie
the siege with - a Wholesome drir-d of
gunboats. . - ' . . •
Contrasted With. other parts of Caro
lHub which I have Seen. Washington is a
Ipi rud isr. Every street is thickly shaded
with Elm's, whose blitifiti'6 ever grateful
to' he soldier these but days! • Ijer gar ,
delis ate luxkiriaut, and every house has
it; garden. The coin is-already forwird;
potatoes half knee 'ltigh. 'pease in blossom;
landd oilier thingsl alter the pewit order;
shUugh they tollithiS a verb backward
pring The yards are fell of shrubbery;
IThe tig, which predoces•ilitee crops itt I
tear, already tar out with its .first; a wil.
deroess if rtses,l telly*, crimson and
whitwh..i ,
~
e; Vines of ,A hundred , varietitty
elttobing and 'eteepitig; the_ dense, shady .
, tuber of - the grapes; the light and airy
~ties of the hoo9;•snekle. The hou'se
s and glaunds, owned and' occupied Until
lately, by the arch.itebel of thetiLall here;
James Ortce, was a thittg of beauty until
desolated by war. He was the owner of
three large plantations and 400."aggert,'
but wow it wuuld biti her him to tell *here
&ey are. The red no-pital flag fluata
fritt the top of his utau‘ion house; hiS
pleasant packs are nhw parks of artillery
and baggage wagons; the listless soldiei
flow lounges in his ettlonades and arbors;
where lately the proild madams schemed
for, and the proud misses wooed their
levers; the Sthbborn intile crops the crass
,o, his shady lawns. - Within sight of out:
ou'r quarters several Plaiitatious,ate to bit
i.eett, the buildings nit which are burned
dotin by brand or shell, some of which a
saint might be' pardoned for desiting.a
longer life to enjoy. ',On the ir stise rlopei
of Viiit Washington ii small fli , ek of sheep.
mu feeditig ; the emblem of innpeence;
giazio;.. beside-the horrid engines of War;
' "We are counting the time when the
011ie shall be seen there too.
Yourit truly,
Fun . !fur 1 %to
pape.D aild
ants. aiid
'is a,• ll , itk
01 receirbd
1 thew ttel,ti
' t- foe Swift
reported .
Ail day
-18.11.
• sr.eri Us on
is+ It IS
for Worth,
while our
, Arent by
.err- in, the
ny on hi.
lo trouble,
e refugees
down m):4
vivid idea
0: enerali)
rkn." As
d
I
the day
'fhb 11 3 tIce of Haleie.
At the hide of Arcola, the Austiiinti
h.r.i iu.killed and wuunded, 18,000 their ;
Frtinch.
.4t fluhehlinden, the Austrian loss ittipi
14.130; Ftelleil 9,000.
At Austerlitz. the Allies, out 0f.80.000
'wen, los"! 30.000 in killed, *blinded, of
prisoners, the reireh,lust only (01—.000:
At Jena - and Au rs,tudi, the Prussiint
lust! 30.000 Inert, Idled and wuunded, anti
rienrly as prisoners. narking tfearlj
90.000 in nil ; and the French 11,000 id
killed and mounded.
4. the toll& battle g.f tylan. the RUN:
shins, lost 25.000 in killed and wounded
audi tire French 30.000.
At Friedland, the • Russian losS *as
17.000 iii killed and wutinded; the Freitolt
!u-skras 8,000.
• , 4 t •Wiwrirsr,. the Austrians and Fi:etinli
lost Rraeli 24,000 wen, or 50,000. hi rill, id
killed arid 'mound rd.'
At Sitiolenski, the French loss cam ITi:
000 men ; that of the
• •At liorodinti; which said to hairy tieoif
theu,o.-tto rrhirous an d übstinatety tigieltt
battle on' rector 4 the French lust in killed;
wounded, and prisoners, 50.000 men tlitf
Itussians about the same nuitib,;_r, rnakirrg
in all 100.00 . 0 men In .one battle.
• -At .Ltitzeti. the Freneli lus& wav 18,006 1
u,ett,'Le Aliie6 15,000.
Ai Bquizeil, the French Batt 2-5,0d9
oien;'l he ;Lilies J5,01/0.
At Dres . kb/4e the inittle
lie . Allies lost in :
- alai 1 pri'soners:
. 25,00 U teen; and ffiu!
Frencli betwee:n 10.000 and - 12,000:
-At Leipsw, which lasted three
two
eral. and abOui pomo men itih'4,
wounded, and prisoners; Ike Alliei.l;79o'
otlicertl, and about' 403X10---upwartizT of
100.00(1 men.in all !
Bet.ideit.- there - were ievetil a 145 rtf .
minor.importance to the'forec s oing ; att to
the Inssof meit.but lar ih.the:aggr#2...lmte.
Those Were those of she Dridge of
a'n•nst dreidy-cntreatei: Hitht - ; rite fitin.t.inct
battle, of the &i e, a.>ea tight ii,
,` belt
- 807 efili .1:1111 and
t,i.:liiidt".d..and the f l %etichs:22s .- 4, - , 411 1 , •
-
and .woisu tied: 83105
.12 on! of the enktir„ed siejo
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