THE PILOT.
GREENCASTLE :
Tuesday Morning, August 4, DM
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THE NEWS
We have details of the progress of the
siege upon Charleston, up to the 26th ultimo.
Gen. Gilmore had succeeded in mounting a
battery of siege guns of immense calibre, with.
in a thousand yar:ds of Fort Wagner. It was
in this way he destroyed Fort Pulaski. The
bOmbardment was very heavy on Saturday,
and everything was going on favorably.
The rebel Gen. Anderson is blamed by the
rebels for their defeat at Gettysburg, being
charged-with having kept a •large force idle
during the intensest part of the struggle.—
The rebels claim that our loss was thirty tl ou•
sand while - theirs was but one third of that
number.
Our troops have been successful in Ken
tucky and Tennessee, defeating the forces of
the iebela Pegrum and Scott, near Paris, and
driving them back to Winchester. Col. San
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der attacked their main force, said to about
two thousand strong at Winchester, compelling
them to retreat towards Irvine, Col. Sanders
pursuing them.
A despatch from Memphis of the 28th,
says, that the forces sent out under Colonel
Hatch, to look after the rebel troops enforcing
the conscription in West Tennessee, had a fight
at Lexington, routing the rebels and capturing
Colonel Campbell of the Twenty•third Tenn
essee Regiment, two lieutenants, twenty-five
privates and two cannon.
Information received at Washington from
the army of the Potomac, states that Lee has
massed his army at culpepper and made other
preparations to give us battle on the Rappa•
hanusek.
Our army at Vicksburg has fallen back to
the Big Black River.
Joe Johnston it is believed is retreating to
The Misaissippits now fully open to naviga
tion.
LEFT-HANDED COMPLIMENT.
" CAMP NEAR GREENCASTLE,
July 23, 1863.
Dear Express :
" I noticed some re
marks of a gentleman who was traveling in this
section of the country, and said we were wel .
come by the inhabitants who gave us bread,
cakes, &o. Allow me to say, all the bread this
regiment (38th) got, we paid a big price for.
give you the prices. Half loaf of bread.
25 cents; pies, 25 cents ; and nothing free of
charge. At Greencastle everything is double.
We can scarcely get a postage stamp. There
is attY 'quantity of 8. C. money selling at 25
cents per dollar."
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The above choice paragraph is found in the
Easton Daily Express, July 23rd, being a por
tion of a letter written to that paper
Now, the people of this community are noted
for their kindness and hospitality extended to
the Union soldiers. That they may have not
done as much as usual for them, last month, is
owing to the straitened circumstance of our
people. Still a great deal was given to !the
soldiers. I saw hunereds at a time, fed on
the Public Square. and I know the-people in the
Country were equally liberal. The prices given
above are extortionate, but this was not the re
gular prices among citizens and farmers, who
did not ask more than half of the above. rates,
and many still less than that.
It may be, some unprincipled persons asked
the prices abive ;quoted. If so. they deserve
the lasting contempt of all good citizens. That
there was " ntithing free of charge," —in
stances not a few could be given where much
was given free of charge. I did not suppose
we were expected to subsist the soldiers. The
scarcity of postage stamps oacasioned as much
inconvenience to citizens as to soldiers; but it
was not any fault of the Postmaster, woo order
ed stamps before the militia came. The De
partment did not send them immediately.—
That Confederate States money (1 suppose tha
is what he means by S. C.) is selling at twenty
five cents on the dollar, is altogether incorrect•
But .I presume you will see in your ex
changes, other left handed compliments. They
are refreshing this warm weather. T.
THE INVASION.
Mr. Editor :—We do not desire to write an
inclusive account of the invasion of our State
by the South's Napoleon. This period of ter
ror and suspense is too replete with incidents
laughable and serious, trifling and momentous,
to be grouped together in one letter; and the
Pilot's readers being eye-witnesses to the pas
sage through our borouzh by the rebel army,
and.all its concomitant minutia, would not en
joy a Wee rehearsal of what they had seen.—
Every one heard them inquire, with unparal
leled bombast and insult, the roads and dis
tances to our principal cities. They heard
their threats about retaliation, and most all, to
their sorrow, experienced the same. They
beard their vauntings and boastiogs, how they
had returned, to the Union-and expected to re.
THE PILOT :--GREENCASTL.E, FRANKLIN CO., PA., AUGUST 4, 1803.
main; and asked us bow we liked the rebels.
Every one knows, too, about the hat and shoe
traffic carried on between some of our citizens
and certain grey backs. They know the ap
pearance "Johnny Reb" makes, and the con
duct he bears while in the " enemy's country;"
and it would be unnecessary here to reiterate
the same. 13:it there was such a wide differ
ence between the bearing of Lee's troops while
advancing and retreating, that we cannot re
frain from noticing it. They came boastful
and clamorous, they went submissive and mute.
As Xerxes of old, invaded Greece, so did Lee
the north, conscious of success, depending on
the supposed invincibility of his countless le
gions; but, as did that ancient warrior, he re
treated, completely whipped, humiliated and
out-generaled, with scarcely half his command.
vidit sed 'action est. For once, the
great strategist met his superior in skill.
Although we cherished a humane feeling
for the men personally, we could not express
our joy, whin bleeding, maimed' and halt, the
rebelS came back, southward bound. We had
endured their insults and threits for aithost
three weeks; and this sudden termination of
their revenge, was a source of inexpressible
gratification. We now heard no more. inquir
ies about distances to northern cities;; nor were
their threats, about sacking and razing our
Capitols, repeated when they returned. But
the sole intelligence we were requested to give,
was the distance to.the Potonthc.
A Lieutenant asked this question of the
writer, and he recognized him as one with
whom he had had a conversation when they
were advancing. Expressing his admiration
of our country, he felt sorry for the desolation
to which it was doomed.
"Why, Lieutenant, you do not , intend wan•
tonly, to lay waste the land ?"
"No; but without a doubt, the-war will be
permanently transferred here, and you know
its devastating effects."'
He would not listen to any contradiction of
his opinion, and now returning with one arm,
when., meekly he asked, " how far is it to the
Potomac?" We naturally attracted his atten
to the state of affairs, and asked him again
about the "pertnanant transfer of the war."
Mr. , I was deceived, I honestly
thought what I said, but, by two unsuccessful
attempts, we have learned our inability to
fight you on your own soil. If we get back you
Will never be invaded
This seemed to be the general and General's
opinion. We had the good fortune or misfor
tune, as you please, to 'be within the rebel
lines a few days at Hagerstown, before they
re-crossed, and we-know of the unquestionable
demoralization of . the rebel army. 'They were
fearful of an attack at Williamsport, and every
one .was . restless about the- rising river. We
heard many,- very many, curse the rain ; and
if a scout would report " Yankees" coming, it
created a universal consternation.
They have finally succeeded in getting back.
and we think there is no danger of another
Yours, respectfully,
CM
Letter from South Carolina.
ADVANCE PIQUET STATION,
SEABROOK PLANTATION, PORT ROYAL ISLAND,
SOUTH CAROLINA, July Bth, IBFB. 111
Friend Pilot:—lt is with much anxiety that
I set down to write. We have been in sus
pence for some time on account of not getting
a mail from the north; and the result is that
we have all kind of rumors in regard to the
Rebels. The report is current here now, that
the Rebels are in Harrisburg, ninety thousand
strong, commanded by General Lee. We have
also the report that Carlisle was burned and
that the militia skedaddled. I suppose by this
time the Rebels are either in Washington and
Philadelphia, or have been whipped out of the
north altogether; at least we all hope they
have been whipped. It is discouraging to us
Pennsylvania troops down here among the mos
quetos and sand, living on fiord Tack and
Salt Jerk, to hear of the Rebels in Our own
towns, and perhaps at our own homes, living
on the best Pennsylvania can afford. I often
hear the remark, "If we were only in Pennsyl
vania we might get some good living like the
Rebels." And I assure you we all wish we
were', but not exactly for the good living. If
they would send Pennsylvania soldiers to their
own State the Rebels would have a short time
to tarry in the "Keystone." When I speak
of Pennsylvania soldiers I do not speak of
men like one of the Philadelphia regiments
who 'I hear came to Harrisburg and would not
be sworn into the service, but wanted to stay
until they were tired, and then go home. Such
men are not worthy of the name of soldiers.
All such men should be put in front and driven
forward.
lam glad to learn that Greencastle has not fal
tered but has relied to the defence of her State
in time of need. I understand that those men
are called Lincoln's Hirelings. They are not
Lincoln's Hirelings but Lincoln's Patriots, who
are not cowards enough to see there own State
invaded by an insulting foe, and not take up
arms for her defence. I hope by the time this
reaches you that our army = may have whipped
the Rebels out of the State or hAvir-Vaptiire'd
them, and all have returned to their homes
with new and everlasting honors.
There is not much of importance going on
in the 10th Army Corps at the present time.
An expedition is fitting out now for the attack
on Charleston. It will move in a few days.—
All the available troops are at Folly Island,
ready for the attack. Brig. General Q. A.
Gilmore is in command of this department now.
He assumed command a few days ago. I sup
pose your readers will at once recognize him as
being the man who took Fort Pulaski. He
is an enterprising General, and all the troops
have confidence in him, (which is a great matter
in an army). By the time you receive this
the great battle will be over, and I hope won.
There will not be so much attention paid to
the negroes, and more fighting done than there
I ever was in this department. Heretofore all
the time and attention has been taken up on
the negroes, and there has been no time for
fighting. If a soldier wants to buy anything
from them they will ask double price. Twill
give yea a few of the prices,--eggs, 50 cents
per dozen; chickens, 50 cents a piece; ducks,
$1 a piece; fresh corn (roasting ears,) 75 eta.
per dozen. And we are compelled to pay the
price if we want them, for they have Govern
ment' agents (Government robbers) 'down here
to take care of them. When we enlisted we
Understood. that a soldier was. not to be, impos
ed upon; but we have found out that every.
hod/ from.a Major-General down to Samba,
have been doing it in this department; but I
think this.department is worse in that respect
than any other in the army, for all:the radical
influence has been brought to bear, on it.—
Thank God we have a new General.. .
The Fourth passed with us without any un,
usual occurrences. We had nothing like pub
lic speeches, good dinners, &c. I was wore
brtunate than the most of the men; I had
the good luck to have a chicken pot pie; but
some of our boys had to set clown to a Fourth
of July dinner, consisting of a cup of been
soup and a piece of fat pork—not too well
cooked and seasoned. Altlmugh this was the
second Fourth of July in the army, for most
of our company, none seemed to be discouraged
with the prospects of the war, but every one
made new vows to be true to the Union, and
hope to enjoy the next Fourth by their own
firesides, proteeted by the standard of one
united nation.
All the Greencastle boys arc enjoying,good
health and in good spirits. Our new recruit,
Emanuel Carpenter, joined us on the 25th of
June, and is getting along finely. He says
thiereountry far surpasses his iulligination,
I must close as it is late. You may expect
to hear from me after the battle at Charleston
is fotight.. I remain,
J. R. A.,
Company G, 55th Reg., P. V
THE DRAFT.
War Department,
Provost 'Marshal Gen'eral's Office,
Washington, July 17, 1863
CIRCULAR No. 47.---I. Drafted men become
soldiers in the service of the United States by
the fact of their names having been drawn in
the draft. The notification served upon them
by the Provost Marshal is merely an announce_
meet of the fact, an order for them to report
for duty at a designated time and place.
2. The following opinion of the Hon. Wm.
Whiting, Solicitor of the War Department, is
published for the information of all concerned :
"When a perion has been drafted, in per
seance of the Enrollment Act of March 3d.
1863, notice of such draft must be served with
in ten days thereafter by a written or printed
notic t, to be served on him per-onally, or by
leaving a copy at his residence, requiring him
to appear at ; designate rendezvous to report
for duty. Any person failing to report for duty
afttr notice left at his place of residence or
served on him personlly, without furnish
ing a substitute or paying $3OO, is pronounced
by law to be a deserter. He may be arrested
and held for trial:by court martial and sentenc
ed to death."
If a person, being drafted and Wore receiv
ing notice, deserts, the notice may still be serv
ed by leaving it at his last place of residence.
and if he does not appear in accordance with
the notice, or furnish a substitute or pay the
$3OO, he will be held in law a deserter, and
must be treated• accordingly. There is no way
r manner in which a person once enrolled can
escape his public duties, and then and after,
whether present or absent, whether he changes
his residence or absconds the rights of the
United States, against him are secured, and it
is only. by 'the performance of his duty to the
country that he will escape liabilities to be
treated as a eriminal.
(Signed) "WM. WHITING,
"Solicitor of the War Department."
J. B. Far, Provost Marshal General.
War Department. ")
Provost Marshal General's Office,
Washington,,July 18, 1863
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CIRCULAR No. 49.-1. Hereafter a reward of
$lO will be paid for the apprehension and de.
Eveg of a deserter, and paragraph 24, page 6
of-Regulations for the.Govertimiheof the Bu
reau of the Provost Marshal Geueralof `the
United States, as well as paragraph 2 of Circu
lar No. 23, from the Provost Marshal General's
office, are amended accordingly.
2. Paragraph 23, page 7 ; same Regulations.
is amended so as to read as follows: "The
members of the guard may be allowed for the
time actually and necessarily employed on the
trip a per diem of not more than $1,50 besides
their actual expenses, provided they accomplish
the duty assigned them.
JAMES B. Far,
Provost Marshal General
War Department,
Provost Marshal General's Office,
Washington, July 18, 1863.
CIRCULAR No. pl.—The fourth paragraph
of the Circular No. 44, issued from this office
July 12, 1863, is hereby modified, so as to
correspond with the following opinion of Hon.
William Whiting, Solicitor of the War De
partment, which will hereafter govern in all
cases in which it is applicable.
"OPINION. - A person drafted into the
military service of the United States, under
the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1863,
chapter 75, for enrolling and calling out the
national forces, and for other purposes, claim
ing exemption from the draft, by reason of any
disability as provided in the said Act, has the
right to have the question of his disability
submitted and passed upon by the Board of
Enrollment, whose decision thereon is final.
"If the Board shall have 'decided that the
claimant is liable to sdrve, he , has •the right,
after such decision 'against him, to pay his
commutation 'money, or to furnish his substitute
within such extended times'as may be flied by
order of the Board of 'Enrollment 'for his ap
pearance for duty.-
(Signed) "Wm. WIIITING,
"Solicitor of the War Department."
J. B. FRY, Provost Marshal General.
PASSING EVENTS•
Files of The Pilot.—We have several files of
act year's PILOT, which we will sell cheap.
Goons are getting scarce here, owing to the diffi
culty in getting them here, since the railroad has
been damaged.
Ws would be pleased if those of on/ subscribers
who are in arrears to us for Subscription, would call
and settle, as we, need money badly.
IF you want job work done, neatly and cheaply
or if you want to subscribe for a good paper, come
at once to THE Pit.or office.
Let the People See.—W3l. M•CaoaT has
just opened, at. his Clock and Jewelry Store, on
South Carlisle street, a large ; and elegant assort
ment Gold,'Silver and Steel Speetnelei.
Env. B. Woitrt• being about to'lettie 'Greencas
tle. respectfully requests all persons ivho lutvibor
fowed books from him, to leave them with J.:111.
litwtN. Esq.
Borroviing.--" If it were as custoMary' to bor
row a man's hat, coat or breeches, as it is to borrow
his newspaper, things would come to a pretty pass."
We think so too. , . .
Deserters.—Some fifteen rebel deserters passed
through here on last Tuesday. We believe they
were all Virginians. from the neighborhood of• Mar
tinsburg and Hedgesville. who have become tired of
the bogus Confederacy, and took a ".french.
National Thanksgiving Day.—Thuraday,
August 6th, has been Appointed by the President. of
the United States as a day of Thanksgiving. Places
of business will be closed. Services on that day in
the Lutheran Church, nt 10 o'clock, A. M.
A REMEDY for hard times. where people have
been thrown out of business, and-possess some little
means or small incomes, is to make themselves a
home. See advertisement in another column of the
Settlement of Vineland.
Small Stealing.—On last Wednesday, some
one stole a pillow out of the house of Mrs. M. A.
BARE, on East. Baltimore street. The slip contained
the name of the owner. The person who took it
had 'better return it immediately, or suffer being
exposed to the public.
Serenade.—The splendid Band, attached to the
39th, P. V. Militia. visited town last Monday even
ing, and serenaded Gen. FITZ HENRY WARREN, at
his quarters, on tile South East corner of the Square.
.They also visited some of the public places in town,
and discoursed such excellent music, as is not often
heard here.
Thanks.—We owe many thanks to our kind
friends who, prepared the original matter for the
last number of this paper, and also in the present.
one. 'They have helped us so often that we cannot.
pass it by without some acknowledgment for their
many services. We only trust they will continue
to favor us' with their contributions. We know our
readers will appreciate their efforts.
Repairing the Franklin Railroad•—We
understand that the work of repairing the damages
done to the Franklin Railroad, during the late inva
sion of this State, has been entrusted to the man
agement of Col. Atoms. He has the energy tc
push it through. It will not take long, if he can
get a sufficient number of hands. All who want
employment and good wages should enlist under
the Colonel.
Without cars this is truly a " deserted villa
158th Regiment P. I.—This regiment has
probably moiled Harrisburg before this meets the
eye of the reader. It will likely be mustered, out
in a few days They are from our own county,
many from our ovrn neighborhood. They have done
good service. drye , them a reception: We cannot
do as well as we could have done two maiths ago,
but .let,us -by tall means-do : something , to :show our
approciation,„of, thtdromicen... Ilea , of Antrim, it
re's'ts with you. What will yoddo?
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Death of Mr. Robb. —Mr . —_._r. Ross,o a zner,b,„.
and resident of Williamsport, tyconiing
Penns, died on July 23th, at the residenee of M, '
ZADOC WOLFF, RANKIN'S Mill. DiSEASe—tliffeZlPri.
This gentleman had a brother-in-law and tots
friends in the militia Regiment from Lis couety,
and accompanied it to this place from liarrisbu rt.
tie took sick a day or two after reaching here.
had the presence of his wife and sister, in hie lint
moments.
Jurors.—The following named gentlemen or
this township, have been drawn for Grand and Tr'.
verse Jurors for a Court of Oyer and Terminer,
Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, and Cohn
of Common Pleas, to be held at Chambersburg, on
Monday, August 10th, 1863 :
GRAND. JURORS. - Henry Barnhart and Remy
Shank.
TRAVERSE Jrnolts.—D. Foreman, Greencastl e;
D. M. Leckrone. A. 0. M.Lanalian, W Iluthrautl;
and S. Snively, Antrim township.
Death of tyro Soldiers and Brothers.—
Private JonN Ifowlinxit, of company G, (c ar.
Rocit,) 158th Pg. Reg., died on the 10th of July 04
the passage from Neirbern. N. C., to Philadelphia.
Age 35 years. Leaves a wife and three children.
AVM. HOLLINGER, broth:.-r of the above and mem
ber of the same company, died in the hospital at
Philadelphia, August Ist. Age about 22 years.—
His body will arrive 'here to-day, (Monday.) an i
will be interred in the Germanyteformed graveyard.
The disease which carried off both of these young
men was typhoid fever. They were residents of
Grindstone Hill settlement, in this township, an d
were both drafted last Fall.
U. S. Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa.—This Hotel
has been recently Purcbased by WELLS COVERLY
D. H. Hurcnisort COl.
, COVERLY for many years,
kept the Jones House 'at Harrisburg. Mr. IluTcHt.
sox is a native of, this county,And was for some
years connected with the Fptuklin House, Clam•
bersburg, where, by his , urbanity and attention to
business, added many patrons . to that well known
house. For three years he had been Chief Clerk
at the Jones House.
The United States will be . under his own imme.
diate management. It has been refitted, and affords
many advantages to railroad travelers. We can
safely recommend this butel to any of our readers
who may visit Harrisburg.
Cents.—This kind of coin at one time. was loot.
ed upon with disdain ; it would accumulate on one,
hands, and it was almost impossible to get rid of
them. Now, however, it is very different. Cents
are greatly in demand. The merchants and busi
ness men of the community in many cases, hare to
give their customers small articles of goods for
their change, on account of the Scarcity of the
nickles. Why this.scarcity we cannot tell. No per.
son we would suppose would be fooliih enough is
hoard them up, expecting to get a preMium, no they
are not worth what 114 faCe of them calls fur It
would perhaps be better if we would follow the a
mple of the Western States, and abolish the one
cent" business altogether.
Town.—Our Tow.ti C3uncil, however active they
may seem to be, in improving our town , in many
respects, seem to have no sanitary regulation whit.
ever: The passage of Laz'a army flirt:igh our test
has len the streets in a' very bad condition; and we
think they need a great deal more attention thin
what has yet been gly,ettithem. Many , of tee ewer
courses are so fidleff up with the filth which the
" grey backs" left ,behind them, that they are be
coming offensive to persons passing along the streets;
and unless they are attended to and pr perly cleans
ed, we ought not complain if 'sickness should event
.wally take place in.our town. Now is the time to
remove these deposits of decaying vegetation eel
truck. and thus prevent whatever might result from
negligence in this matter. Y.
Inhabitants of an Oyster.—D id
any of nig
friends ever think; while sitting down to a nice
stew, what they were actually eating. Observatitm
with the microscope have shown that the shell of on
oyster is a world occupied by an innumerable quail•
tity of small animals, compared to which the oyster
itself is &celesta. The liquid enclosed between the
shells of the oyster contains a. multitude of embrye,
covered with transparent reales, which swim yid:
ease. A hundred and twenty of these, embryo ,
placed side by side, would not. make an inch in
breadth. This liquor contains, besides a great
quantity of animalcule, five hundred times less in
size, which give out a phosphoric light. Yet thee
are not, the only inhabitants of this dwelling. There
-are three distinct species of worms. All right, 5 1 1
--you—good for a' that.
Horses Stolen.—On last Wednesday nights
horse was stolen from the stable of Mr. A. Hour,
a short distance south west of town. It belonsel
to his father, who had came over from Itlarylund in
the evening on a visit. -•The horse is supposed
.have been taken by straggling soldiers.
By-the-way, we have heard of a great Jolt of
horse stealing since the rebels taught the lesson. —
It will'soon be necessary to form an association fur
the'detection and art-es'. of horse thieves.
A horse wa,s taken out of the stable of Mr. J. F•
SHANK, in, this borough, on. Saturday night last--
Still another case. A horse hired in Chambersburg
by Wm...COOK, and by him ridden to Upton, of
taken away on Sunday morning, while hitched los
fence in the vicinity of that village.
New Companies for Six Months.
Cavalry company, numbering about eighty too'
left Upton on last Thursday morning, for
burg, to , be mustered into the United States sertia
for the term of six months. The officers are, OW'
ROBERT J. BOYD ; LEE, Lieut. H. C. PHENECIE. xoJ
2d Lieut. LEWIS BESIEGE. • The men were tro ll /
raised in Montgomery township. The folio:lig
members are from this vicinity : PHILIP C GAO'
NKR, ALFRED WAGNER, JACOB Pooh, Tacos . 1 :
CLEARY, J. ,PENSINGSIt, (of George,) and RP
KOONS.
'Capt. SNITELY STRICKLER Is now recruiting 11°
Artillery company for the defenoe of the Borden'
Term of sessioe,lis months. Recruiting office II
.Chamberaburg. Mr.. Z. C. Dsmicg,-, ie. rsorciol
for thiccompany. Office at M.l4lnzerT's Rotel.