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THE PILOT.
GREENCASTLE:
Tuesday Morning, April 19,1864
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THE NEWS.
We learn from persons from Virginia that
about ten days since, when our cavalry were
on the march to Winchester, the advance, con
sisting of about fifty men, were deeeived by
information obtained from a citizen, and fol
liming a small force of the rebs out of the
city, were drawn into ambuscade and most of
them captured. The main body of Federals
pursued the enemy on obtaining intelligence
of the affair, and recaptured a good many o
the prisoners. Imboden is in the valley, and
it is believed a portion also of Ewell's corps
are the valley, pretty far south.
A Reconnoissance to Winchester, &e
Baltimore, April 13.—The Sun of this morn
ing has the following :--gg Passengers, both
soldiers and citizens, from Martinsburg and
Harper's Ferry, yesterday, report that a fight
occurred near Winchester, on Friday afternoon
last. It was stated Maj. Hunter, with a caval
ry force, started upon a reconnoissance from
'Martinsburg toward Winchester, on Friday
morning last, and that in the afternoon his
forces met those of General Imboden, near
Winchester, and a severe fight ensued, in which
from fifty to one hundred men was killed and
wounded on both sides. Major Munter hav
ing accomplished the object of his reconnois
sance, returned to Martinsburg on Friday night.
The greater part of themavalry force with Maj.
Hunter belonged to a Pennsylvania regiment."
In connection with the above, we learn from
good authority that the Union force at Martins.
burg, Harper's Ferry and many other places
along the line of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, have been placed in such condition and
number as to be ready for any emergency. No
immediate attack by the Rebels is anticipated,
either by the military authorities or officers of
the, road. Passengers from the West confirm
the above. They also say it was a decided
triumph'to the Union side.
Prom the State Capital.
Harrisburg, April• 14, 1864.—1 n the Senate
the original bill for the removal of the capital
was to-day referred.to a special committee of
five, who will no doubt substitute the House
bill, which is fuller and more perfect in its
provisions. A motion to undefinitely postpone
the consideration of the subject was killed by
a vote of 14 to 18. Several Senators have
changed positions on this question, from the
affirmative to the negative. Dauphin, Cumber
land, Perry, Clearfield and Lancaster counties
to-day sent in remonstrances against the re
,moval.
Important from Kentucky.
CAIRO, 111., April 13, 1864.—The steamer
City of Alton has , arrived here, bringing Mem
phis dates of the llth inst.
The rebel forces under Forrest arc menac
ing both Columbus and Paducah. .
The portion of Forrest's force advancing on
Paducah passed Lovettsville at noon to-day,
and it is expected they will make their attack
to-night.
Our pickets at Columbus were driven in by
the rebels to-day.
Reinforcements have been sent from here to
Columbus, and we have five gunboats ready to
r eceive the rebels.
Rebel cavalry are scouring the country in
the vicinity of Duvall's Bluff.
The steamer Loyd was fired into while going
up White river by guerrillas, and the pilot
wounded.
CAIRO, April 18.—The rebel General Bu
ford sent in a flag of truce at seven o'clock
this morning, demanding the surrender of Fort
Halleek, Columbus, Ky., the white soldiers to
be treated as prisoners of war, but no protec
tion promised to colored troops found in arms.
Five hours were given for the removal of wo
men and children.
The steamer Crawford arrived here at one
d'clock,in the afternoon crowded with the lat.
ter. As she was leaving Columbus two steamers
v forived from below with three thousands vete
rans, ea route home 0.151 furlough, and a battery,
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which was landed, and which would doubtless
materially change the calculations of the rebels.
The steamer Olive Branch, from New Orleans
6th, arrived this afternoon. She reports that
fighting was going on at Fort Pillow all day
yesterday, up to the time she passed there, at
three p. m., when there was a cessation of .hos
tilities. Negotiations were pending and a flag
of truce was visible.
After passing the fighting was renewed, and
the Union tag was seen to come down , but it
is believed to have been shot away, as there
seemed to be efforts made to raise it again.
General Buford's demand was for the un
conditional Surrender. of Fort Pillow, and stated
that if the fort surrendered the negroes would
be returned to their masters, but if forced to
take the place no quarters would be shown
them.
Col. Lawrence, of the Thirty-fourth New
Jersey (?), commanding the post, replied that
his government placed him there to defend the
fort, and surrender was out of the question.
Paducah advices to noon report matters more
quiet. The probabilities of an attack are greatly
lessened. 0-en. Brayman has sent adequate rein
forcements to both Paducah and Columbus,
and no fears are entertained by the military
for the safety of either place.
Passengers from below report that Forrest
recently crossed the Cold Water river near
Jackson, going south with three thousand
horses and one thousand nine hundred wagons.
This is doubtless exaggerated.
Capture of Fort Pillow by the Rebels.
CAIRO, 111., April 14.—0 n Tuesday morn
ing, Forrest, with some six thousand men,
attacked Fort Pillow. Soon after the attack
Forrest sent a flag of truce demanding the sur
render of the fort and garrison, in the mean•
while disposing his forces so as to gain an
advantage. Maj. Booth,of the 13th Tennessee
(U. S.) Heavy Artillery, formerly the First
Alabama Cavalry (colored) refused to receive
the flag of truce, and fighting was resumed.—
Afterwards a second flag came in, which was
also refused. Both flags gave the Rebels the
advantage of gaining new positions.
The battle was kept up till 3 o'clock P. 31.,
when Maj. Booth was killed and Maj. Bradford
(who was taken prisoner, and it is feared was
also killed) took command. The Rebels had
come in swarms over to our troops, compelling
them to surrender. Immediately upon the
surrender the Rebels commenced an indiscriru-
inate butchery of the whites and blacks, in.
eluding those of both colors who had been
previously wounded. The dead and wounded
negroes were piled in • heaps and burned, and
several citizens who joined our forces for pro
tection were killed or wounded.
The black• soldiers, becoming demoralized,
rushed to the rear, their white officers having
thrown down their arms. Both black and
white were bayonetted, shot or sabred, and even
dead bodies were horribly mutilated. Children
of seven or eight years of age, and several
negro women, were killed. Soldiers unable to
speak, from their wounds, were shot dead, and
their bodies rolled down the banks into the
river. Out of a garrison of 600 men, only
200 remained alive.
The steamer Platte Valley came up about
3 o'clock. She was hailed by the Rebels under
a flag of truce; and her men sent ashore to
bury the dead and take abeFd such of the
wounded as the Rebels barl'allowed to live.
Fifty-seven were taken aboard, including seven
or eight colored men. Eight of them died on
the way up. The steamer arrived here this
evening, and was sent to the Mound City Hos
pital to discharge her suffering passengers.
Among the wounded of the colored troops are
Captain Porter, Lieutenant Tibberts and Ad
jutant Lemming.
Six guns were captured by the Rebels, and
carried off, including two 10-pound Parrotts
and two 12-pound howitzers. A large amount
of stores were destroyed and carried away.
The intention of the Rebels seemed to be to
evacutate the place and move on towards Mem
phis.
THE BATTLE OF OLUSTEE.
General Gilimore's Report 7 —The Object of the
Florida Expedition General Seymour's
Advance Against Orders.
HEAD -QUARTERS, D. S., HILTON HEAD, S.
C., March 7, 1864.—Major-General Halleck,
General-in-Chief, United States Army, Wash
inp. ton, D. C. :—I have the honor to submit
herewith copies of certain letters and telegraph
ic despatches which comprise the instructions
given to Brigadier General T. Seymour, rela
tive to operations in Florida prior to the fight
Olustee on the 20th ult. A brief narrative of
events connected with the recent occupation of.
Florida, west of the St. John's River, will not
be out of place.
• Under date of the 22d December, 1863, I
was authorized by you to undertake such oper
ations in my department as I might deem best,
suggesting conference with Admiral Dahlgren,
&c.
On Jabnary 14, 1864, I wrote you Lhat,,un
less it would interfere with the views of the
War Department, I should occupy the west
bank of the St. John's River in Florida very
soon, and establish small depots there, prepar
atory to an advance west at any early day.
On January 15th I wrote to the Secretary of
War that I had in contemplation the occupa
tion of Florida on the west bank of the St.
John's River at a very early day.
Under date of January 22, you informed me
that in regard to my proposed operations in
Florida, the Secretary replied that the matter
had been left entirely to my judgment and
discretion, with the weans at my command,
and that as.the object of the proposed expedi
tion had not been explained, it was impossible
for you to judge of its advantages or practi-
cability.
On January 31st, I wrote informing you
that the objeots to be attained by the opera-
on were :
1. To procure an outlet for cotton, lumber,
timber, &c. 2. To cut off one of the enemy's
sources of commissary supplies, &e. $. To
obtain recruits for my colored regiments. 4.
To inaugurate measures for the speedy restora
tion of Florida to her allegiance, in aceordance
with instructions which I had received from
the President by the hands of Major John
Hay, Assistant Adjutant. General.
On February 5, I directed Gen. Seymour,
whose command was already embarked, to go
to Jacksonville, Florida, effect a landing there,
and push forward his mounted form to Bald
win, twenty miles from Jacksonville, the june-
ion of the two railroads from Jacksonville .nd
Fernandina. A portion of the command reach
ed Bildwin on the 9th, at which point I joined
it on the evening of the same day. At that
time the enemy had no force in East Florida,
except the scattered fragments of, Gen. Finne
gan's command; we had taken all his artillery.
On the 10th, a portion of our forces were sent
toward Sanderson, and I returned to Jackson
ville. Telegraphic counnunication was eats!).
ished between Baldwin and Jacksonville on
the 11th. On that day I telegraphed to Gen
Seymour not to risk a repulse, on advancing on
Lake City, but to hold Sanderson, unless there
were reasons for falling back, which I did not
not know; and also, in case his advance met
with any serious opposition, to concentrate at
Sanderson and the south fork of the St. Mary's,
and, if necessary, to bring back Colonel Henry
to the latter place.
On the 12th General Seymour informed me
from SLriderson that he should fall back to the
South Fork of the St. Mary's as soon as Col.
Henry, whom he had ordered back from the
front, had returned. Ou the sa m e day I tele
graphed to Geo. Seymour that 1 wanted his
command at and beyond Baldwin concentrated
at Baldwin without delay for reasons which,4
gave him. Gen. Seymour joined me at Jack
ville on the 14th, the main body of his com
mand being at that time at Baldwin as direc
ted. He bad, however, sent Col. Henry to
ward the left to capture some railroad trains at
Gainesville on the Fernandina and Cedar }Keys
Railroad.
After • arranging with Gen. Seymour for the
construction of certain defenses at Jacksonville,
13aldwintand the South Fork of the St. Mary's,
I started for Hilton Head on the 15th, leaving
behind me Captain Reese of the Engineers to
give the necessary instructions for the defenses
referred to. I considered it well understood at
that time between Gen. Seymour and myself
that no advance should be made without further
instructions from me, nor until the defenses
were well advanced.
On the 18th I was greatly surprised at
receiving a letter from Gen. Seymour, dated
the 17th, stating that he intended to advance
without supplies, in order to destroy the railroad
near the Savannah River, one hundred miles
from Jacksonville.
I at once despatched Gen. Turner to Jack
sonville to stop the movement. He was the
bearer of a letter to Gen. Seymour. upon
arriving at Jacksonville, after considerable
delay, due to the inclemency of the weather,
he learned that Gen. Seymour was engaged
with the enemy in front, near Olustee, forty
miles from Jacksonville by railroad.
When I left Jacksonville on the 15th ult., I
was entirely satisfied with the success of our
operations up to that time. 1. briefly commu
nicated to you my plans with regard to Florida
in my letter of February 15th, from which I
extract as follows:
"Gen. Seymour's advance has been within 4
miles of Lake City, but as his instructions were
not to risk a repulse, or make an attack when
there was a prospect of incurring much loss,
he has taken .up a position at Baldwin, the
junction of the railroad from Jacksonville with
the one from Fernandina. He holds also the
crossing of the St. Mary's South Fork, about
twelve miles west of Baldwin.
"I intend to construct small works capable
resisting a coup de main at Jacksonville, Bald
win, PiLatka and perhaps one or two other
important points, so gran that two hundred
or three hundred will be Bufficient at each
point.
"Twenty-five hundred men in addition to the
two regiments that have been permanently
stationed in this State (one at St. Augustine
and one at Fernandina) ought to be ample in
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Flqrida.
, PA., AFFIL 19, 1861.
The artillery captured here will suffice for
such defensive works as may be deemed neces•
sari.
I desire to see the lumber and turpentine
trade on the St. John's River revived by loyal
linen, and for that purpose, and to give 118811 r.
alive that our occupation of this river is intend
ed to be permanent, I have written to the
Secretary of the Treasury, recommending that
the port of Jacksonville be declared open.
Very respectfully, your ob't servant,
Q. A. GILLMORE, •
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
Serious Calamity.
The most serious boiler explosion that Phila
delphia has seen for many a year occurred on
Wednesday, at the foundry and Machine shops
of Messrs. Merrick k Sons, in Washington
street, between Fourth and Fifth. The pre
mises are vrey spacious. They occupy an en
tire square and at the time of the casualty were
running with seven hundred hands.
At a quarter before nine o'clock in the morn
ing a deafening explosion took place that in
the twinkling of an eye filled the air with
bricks. iron and timbers, and shook the whole
vicinity. There were three distinet reports,
each apparently louder than the other. A
minute afterwards and the factory buildings
presented a scene that beggars all description.
The boiler that exploded was blown to the four
winds, and the debris of the engine house, in
the shape of bricks, jagged fragments of the
collapsed boiler, pieces of beams, board and
iron, were rained down upon the neighborhood.
The buildings upon the premises comprise
the upper and lower machine shops, erecting
sheds, boiler and smith shops, foundry, carpen
ter and pattern shops, brass pattern shops, pat
tern shed and offices. These buildings occupy
places in the outer line of the lot, forming in
the centre a kind of a hollow square, used as
a yard. The boliers, 'two in number, Were
known as horizontal tubular boilers. They
were eight feet wide, twelve feet long, nine
feet high, with four furnaces, and twenty-five
horse power each. They wero situated in the
centre of the hollow square formed by the build
ings. The one whioh exploded was new. It
had only been used some three or four times.
At the time of the occurrence there was a
pressure of fifty.five pounds of steam. It had
been tested with sev inty five pounds of steam,
and was regarded as stunch and reliable beyond
peradventure. It seems, however, that it
'leaked, and it was while the steam it contained
was :in process of transfer to another boiler,
that the calamity transpired. The boiler house
was of just sufficient size to cover the two huge
boilers. It was of brick, Sre proof, and , braced
with iron girders. The material of the house
scattered over the neighborhood. The boiler
was thrown across the yard like a bursted bled,
der:, The whole range of buildings manifest
the effect of the concussion, and shatttered
window sashes a square off proclaim the won.
derful expansiveness of steam. The exposed
side of the boiler shop was literally demolished.
Thar end of the pattern shop was prostrated
like a house at cards, and, a ton or two of• fal
ling, debris crushed, in the slate roof of the
smith shop beyond the possibility of recogni
tion.
The gable end of the main building, which
is the foundry, was shaken down, and in the
whole structure scarce fifty panes of glass re
main unbroken. Over the boiler was a lofty
smoke stack. With the first shock it ascended
high in the air, and its fragments descended into
the pattern shop. The dense volume of steam,
mixing with the ashes of the furnaces, envel
oped everrobject with a:greyish white powder,
as uniformly as though it •had been executed
by a whitewasher.
The large windows of St. Alphonsus' church
were wrecked in a bad manner. The gardens
of Mr. Baxter, in 'Fifth street, were well sprink
led with bricks, and a good deal of damage was
done to his.fine orchard of dwarf fruit trees.
A single brick went through a second story
window, where it demolished a handsome piece
of furniture sent him only a day or two be
fore.
A wild rush took place toward the building
when the disaster occurred.' A fearful panic
was the first result. The ruin might have
served to illustrate an' earthquake in Caracas,
and among them lay the.dead and the wounded.
To add to the excitement women by dozens
crowded to the spot. They had locked there
houses and come to see what was the fate of
relatives employed in the foundry. A num
ber of men slightly injured, and people flew
first to these, neglecting the, mangled wretches
unable to tell the extent of their injuries.
The Messrs. Merrick soon restored orderin
this seene, of terror. The fire-bells were rung,
and Mayor Henry, Chief Engineer Lyle and
Police Lieutenants. Henderson and Goldy came
.to the spot. These two Lieutenants took charge
of the police arrangements, and conducted
matters in a credible manner.
Six poor fellows was killed outright—two
from the exploSion and four Crow the , falling
debris. Two others died afterwards from inter
nal injuries.
In addition nine others were sent to the a_
pital t one of whom has since gone,to his .own
home, slightly wounded; and of the remai n .
ing eight, six are seriously and two dangerously
hurt.
The mast exaggerated reports prevailed in
the upper part of the city. The stories grew
as they calculated ; and the number of killed
was stated at fifty, with eighty more buried
under the ruins. The engineer being
there is no probability of any certain infavu u ,
don as to the exact cause of the , aceitleat. Thu
calamity suspends the operation of the fßadry,
until damages can be repaired. The ill* bad
been making government work, and the suspee,
sion of operations in an establialtment ati su c h
extent will be somewhat embarrassivo.
PASSING EVENTS, &C.
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Promissory Nam, Drafts. Inland and Foreign
Bills of E.schange, Orders for 'Payment
of Money, Letters of Credit, ani
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1,200 ~ 1,400 07 14 21 28 42 70
1,400 " 1,600 08 16 24 82 48 80
1,600 ,1 1,800 09 18 27 36 64 90
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2,600 ~ 2,800 14 28 42 56 84 140
2,800 " 3,000 15 30 45 00 90 150
3,000 ~ 3,200, 16 32 48 64 96 160
3,200 ~ 3,400 17 84 51 68 1 02 1 10
THE Draft has been postponed until some other•
time
Ir you want cheap' Hats, Caps, Boots or Shoes
call at .Kurocsea,
JACOB' Bsr.LARs, late Deputy Sheriff of this outla
y, has taken the tavern stand in Chambersbun
ately kept by hews S. BROWN.
JOHN FLOM', indicted for the murder of Ham
Uscutn, at Waynesboro', last fall, was tried and ac.
quitted
IF you want job work done, neatly and cheaply
or if you want to subscribe for a good paper, come
at once to THE PILOT office.
Let the People See.--wm
M. _C
RORT hss
just opened, at his Clock and Jewelry Store, sit
South Carlisle street, a large and elegant assort,
meat of Gold, Silver and Steel Spectacles.
Ex-Sheriff WM. SKINNER, of this county, was re,
cently robbed of over three thousand dollar§ in
money, and about two thousand dollars in promil.
Sari notes, &c., on a train froth Philadelphia.
For Rent—A good two-stery Brick !louse and
Lot, adjoining the Borough. of Greencastle. For
further particulars apply to Joa@ph Paxton, Green-
J. L. P. DETRICII,
Greencastle, April 5, 1864.*
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castle, Pa
Convicted of Manslaughter.—Lieutenant
BRYAN, of . Pittsburg, who gave himself up to the
authorities of this county a few weeks ago, had his
trial in last week's Court,. for the killing of FRANK
Jones, a negro, in 1861, was convicted of man,
slaughter.
Theft.—Spina rogue having a particular relish
for good hams, and probably not being prepared to
pay the "needful" these hard times, feloniously
entered a smoke honse on East Baltimore Street s
few nights ago, and took away a considerable quail,
tity of nicely oared bacon,
A Bowman named Six, belonging to the 21st
Pennsylvania Cavalry, 40.4 at Chambersburg on
Saturday, and his remains were brought here by
Ma comrades on Sabbath evening. The deceased
before his enlistment, lived with Jos. 13newsa of
Montgomery township, and we believe his friends
live in the Pine Hill.
THE late rains have caused a " rise" of the Co
nococheague and tributaries, and a veil , unexpected
"rise" in the cellars about here. Some found
" their bread upon the waterS," who hadn't intend
ed, to "oast" it tiers by any means. Considerable
wading, bridging and fretting, were indulged in
before getting provisions, groceries and other use
ful articles safe to shore. The cell arm in town hoe
not for years been so deeply flooded.
Brought Together.—We are glad to learn
that the notice lately published by Mrs. GRAYSON,
of Virginia, desiring to know the whereabouts of
her husband, who had left Secessia in 1862, has
been the means of bringing the couple together.—
Mr. exarsow has, for a year or wore, bees work
ing an the canal lock near Shumburg. Md., and
having seen the notice referred to immediately star
ted over toward kiruyuesboro' to find Lie better half.
The happiness of the couple cal be better imagin
ed than described. This is another evidence of
the efficiency of printer's ink:
Family Bibles.-We were 4.4 ovr the allow
day a beautifully bound FanAly Bible, containis#
some leaves prepared or the insertion of Wail"'
photographs. This kind of a Bible every family
circle ought to possess, for after the record of birthi,
marijages and deaths, they cap also itave the like ,
.mess of every one of the number.
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We :also examined c,opy board in Ralf, of coo
yenient size for family use, called a pronouncing
Bible. By paying attention to the division of syl
ables and accents, and mods used in tbje edition,
any one can read the Scripture correctly, keing en
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