cs l. 4 kat Yankee Doodle on, thr Waters. BY 3. A. C. O'CONNOR.. Midnight , on the waste:a 'waters, 1404(1810 on Alp, glen !.... B pa.; As Ourbraveand gullant vest,' , Speedeth o'er the waters free. Sky and:Watera, sky and waters, Silencer,' solitudeoand stare; These alone do meet our Nision, And the ,moon's pale, silver bars. 'Placid, are the 'ocean 'waters, Andltlie wind, though.strong, is still; As our gallant bark's a flying, Whileithe helittsman steers with skill. Oh, tliis is sublime—delightful' Sailing O'er the ocean deep.; When the sea is calm and stilly, Wgi th'e , litOm-itrathirarwaideiep. liptomsoui-itenow a stirring, ' our voyagers do sleep ; Save myself and yonder pilot, On,;this night uPowthe deal); Ail, is fair, and.calin, 'and : lovely, ,441 0 PFo,dal onward ,See;;,, All is 000tand .soul refreshing On.veliolieep-blue, briny sea. .froralo'er,the ocean stealing.• Come a sound—a music note; :againpfor'nearer, clearer' tai:thci iilihyrs•doth'it float. 'T is not—no, 'tis not the night wind Sobbing 'mid the masts and spars, Aut!tis cadence most as lovely As the anthems of the stars! Boftly,sofily—ah I 'tis musks I yes,,'tis music, but from whenci? strive to catch the burden, training ey'ry .sense. Yes—no—yes,. 'Os • " Yankee Doodle !" "YanißnDoodle!" -what a,thrill! "YankewDoodle I" "Yankee Doodle!" And.again n!ww all is still: •. Mei tagain,. and ?leant., clearer, Once. again, and now quite plain; ~s.Yankee•Doodle f" "Yankee Doodle r Floats fibui o'ei the ocean main. ";Yankee Doodte."—aye, •forever! From you.line.of-battle ship, With the Siiipes and Stars a flying.- 44. 81e5s theta'!" flows from heart•to lip Moonlight on the.waste*of waters, Midnight on the silent sea, As a.hrave and gallant vessel. Speedeth o'er the waters free. And-that line-of-battle ship that :..Passed us,by,a spell ago, With*the Stars and•Stripea a flying, With• that , musio soft and low; That hrave vessel's SoUthward sailing To - the port from which we've sailed ; ind.thi,hravapld flag 'e still flying, To it'iliaidst4iad 'stoutly nailed. Antlastvessel sails froM. vessel, So thatimusio dies awsy; "Yairked Doodle!" "Yankee Doodle!" Cumeo,fromWer the ocean spray; Yankee Doodlel” fainterr-fainter -44 yanitee Doodle!" o'er the Sea; " Yankee7Poodiel” "Yankee Doo*I" Fdess our nation's melody. S , " toil goitres WHAT WAS' THE TRUE • NUMBER.: OE.,TiCE TRUE `k APOSTLES ? Also an Intereethig View of the'New Jerusalem. By A. Harktood, •Blourahrgton; . • This is a small volume, the main object of which is to proie ..that,. Matthias was..not an Apostle of Jesus Christ. The author does not dispute le.record Luke; in the • first chapter of Act; but he thirika the apostles, in choosing Matthias; were under a mistake. This is a bold thought for a professed believer. It is just such a thought as is cherished by trititarians, UniverL saliSta, and' others, who say they hold to the t " . yet rejedt ,thg instr Action which 'toes not suit their prejudice or their faztay.. will be wise t if n we". abide by, the plain teachings of God's Word. Read Acts i: BAND& OF: TER! BAItikCEN. Br : Bayard Tay lor. New-York : Putnam. Pittsburgh: Henry Miner. Pp. 4514.12m0. The readeti., of thin 'volume will"! be conduoted througinfiyria,..Asia Minor, • Sicilyy, and Spain, by t ta z inarned and .molt interesting', guide. He will virrjernsaletor tke , • Dead 'Seav the Jordon, the ll Couufry, Galilee, Lebanon, Damascus, tita&,o, Antioch, Afeppo, Adana ? Tarsus, -Tau rus, the heart of Asia Minqr, the forests of Phrygin, the Sea of Marmora, Olympus, Constantinople, Mt. Etna; Gibraltar; the Alhambra,: Andalu siapp., Se: ilvith dyes.not, his own, but 6yes peon 162V:discriminating. He will-see; Mohamme danism in some of the actualities' of life. Bay ard Taylor is an obsei.Vant and discriminating traibiler; and .he.deeoribes-with - great - vividness. Hek mikes you. see and • hear, understand • and feel. IitUDENTS" ABROAD. 13fRielkrd - D. Kimball.- :.. G. •P. :Putnam. Pittnbnrgh•: Miner. Pp. 261, 12rno. Th t i professed narrative of a young Yan. Engytnd and France. The locality . priacipa4 spoken •of.is-Paris. The eventsr•per sons;:atid. oirourustancee are the fruits. 'of imagl4 nation. It is properlyi denominated-Roinanceoit• " Romance of Student Life." Those who have a tatiotastert - mtliatwvis #J°3"O-e* in its pages.' isidiaatotts. ilfitaition (4111414 a and Hayti. During t erCdistinsabli Congress, of the question of the Recognition of the.eol oredt 'Refublics, the Hon. Robert Mc- Knight, of Pennsylvania, delivered a speech containing valuable statistical and social infotatione The - following is an '; • It has been to, our glory that we planted the seeds of freedom, ciiilization, and (litigdanity on the -shores of heathen AV ricaj. , and to our shame, that weglave so !brig „ahandOtted to others the ,oultrite and nurture of the plant. I trust all: , this-bas passed away.. We gaze to-day on this dis taut...Republic-to find her not merely reeog, nised , ,vlln eq*by ten respeetable..towent,, but growiopalikein territory, civi-. li za ti o4i l eam i ng , sad ,influence. Liberia ascends in length along the coast six hun dreit',miles, and back,,,thward the interior fronfifty to one hundred' and fi ft y , miles. rib'r population is compoied of some 17,000 Anrrio ! us, 20,000-native-Africans, assimi late( to the former in civilization and re ligickr; ail& of several Ihihtdred natives, living on her temtory,•subject to her laws 'and speaking the English lan- Alagel Albd_govertintenti . medajedi after iliotitt*,9V2ls6trollirrtAtiairel o , 7:‘ Vice-President, Cabinet, a House of Rep resentatives, and a Supreme and Inferior Courts; all the offices being filled by color ed - men: She has her churches, her corn men schools, her seminaries, her college, sold, her newspaper press. A specimen of the' latter.l now hold in. my hand, being a copy of the Liberia, Herald, of January I, 1862, published in.MonroVia. It is a very interesting .number, containing, beside the accounts of the progress of our rebellion, reports from their President • and Secretary or State to the Liberian' Congress, in refer ence to the recaptured Africin slaves set tled there, and a copy of the correspond ence between Liberia's Charge 'd'Affaires at London, Gerard Ralston, and her (ion sul at Manchester, on the very interesting subject of the more extensive cultivation of cotton in that African republic. It also has a review of some native Liberian liter ature; among the rest of . a treatise on the English language in Liberia, by Rev. A. Crummell, A. 8., ,a colored graduate of Cambridge College, England, whose, degree of Bachelor of Arts, this , and other treatises prove he has well' earned and admirably il lustrates. This number (Januaryl,s,, 16620 contains the extract from President Lin coln's recent message recommending the recognition of litiyti and Liberia; Her soil being fertile and well watered, agriculture receives much attention; and• coffee, sugar,.palm-oil, and cotton produCts are shipped to distant lands. More than forty vessels built, owned,:and manned: by Liberians, are employed in their coast and river trade ; while' the State owns three brigs, a -bark ) and a- steamer; engaged in foreign trade, the great bulk of which is being rapidly salted and. appropriated by England, ever 'vigilant to`secure 'all aids to her commercial supreMacy. Her prod.ticts and trade are rapidly growing, as illustrated by the.' folloling,table.of exports,;shOjing seven years' progress, furnished from an authentic source 1852. 1859. Coffee • • ' None exported • . 5 torts Sugar' - ~ ~ 103 .4::•, Cotton .oloths ~ •,, 18,000 Oxen If 64 75 yoke • Palm-oil 3,000 tom 7,500 tons' The two most important articles of growth and trade from West Africa are cotton and palm-oil. Of the former $l,- 450,000 worth are annually _exported, of which, $200,000 passes through Liberian ports, and' the balance through Lagos. This growth of cotton has-excited hitherto the, attention of other countries, and is es pecially interesting, now to. them and us,, because of its partial failure> in this•coun try from the disturbed condition of the cotton region. From the Abbekiltutan country weremxported in„.185.2,_2,35 pounds of cotton, and in 1859, 3,447 bales. The •amount of palm-oil, imported into Great Britain from West' Africa, is shown by the following decennial table, ranging from 1790 - to-1860: Ist deeennial period.... ' 1 ; 825 tons• $807;800 2d decennial period 3,377 ," 1,080,640' 8d deceonialveripd..... 13,927 " 4,119,647 , 4th, decennial period... 45,912 4 , 10,284,288 • sth decennial period.... 1,260,781 " 281,414,944' 6th deommialperiod..... 2,139,430 " 479,232,820 7th decennial period—. 3,789,201 " 848,781,024 An , average! of • $84,878,000 per annum. ' This inerease in a single article of corn ` merce is 'astonishing, and it is • a notable fact that; at the points where most of this is exported, large Shipments of slaves were i formerly- made. Nov all - this ie changed, verifying, , the maxim that "Commerce is, the hand-tnaid 'of Religion!' In 'addition to the articles named,Liberia produces.and. exports ivory, camwood, gums; pahn-nuts; I ginger, hides, indigo, wax, ship-timber, &c. , Most of this immense trade, is now enjoyed i bythose countries already mentioned; hav ing treaty stipulations with Liberia, where by no discrimination is. made against her vessels and cargoes ; whereas , ' those , enter ' ingour ports are'compelled to pay an extra duty of $l, per ton on the vessel, and 10' per cent. on the value of the cargo. (See Brightley's 'Digest, page, 354.) I learn tharthis"diacrimination has , already.forted' • three'vesSels; which fornierly ran'regularly between.•Monrovia•-and , New-Trork-antHial , ; timore, to seek the port of Liverpool. Ves sels trading with <Liberia, are, thus treated less favorably:_ than those trading with China, Siam, and Japan, for which treat ment no satisfactory reason can be given. Hayti, too, presents powerful'claimr for recognition, including a' large portion of the iSlanclsnamed <by Columbus; Hispaniola, more recently known as St: Domingo, situ ate near the, entrance of the' Mexican Gulf. With a genial climate, salubrious air, rich soil and products, extensive commerce,. , and • a- , ,thiifty population of isome- 600,000; what i lack she--=--that She. should be preeluded' from recognition as one Of the' great' 'lra tierfal-fdiFitlyTto all'Of VlitiiirlVe islionlirtie` swift .to :;fieeord . 'comity ? Her rare ' and • costly products of soil, "Mine, And . forest; her coffee, sugar, cotton, and fruits; her iron, copper, silver and gold; her mahogany and satin-wood, are readily exchanged for 1 the products' of ont_looins, forges, farms, and prairies, to the reciprocal beriefit l of i each country.. We' We' have the testimony of 'our cornmer dal- agents, that , for want of treaty stipula tions oar own merchants•and shitTers have ' been deprived of 'many advantages, 'and suffered many onerous discriminations. The: importance and prosperity of Hayti have been •so fully set forth in a.recent speech of • the Senator: froth Massachuietts, [Mr Siimner,] , that I shall not enlarge upon it: ' Our' commercialdealings - with her are more extensive than with many nations, with. whom :we have , formed. _trea ties;- as Austria; Sweden, Prussia, Turkey, Portngal, Central America, Japan, Den mark, thee Papal States, and Sandwich rales,'-to some - of which we credit full min isters. From official tables of very recent date r I find3that in ,point of commercial importance, of sixty, countries with, who% we enjoy amity and_interdourse, Hayti stands No. 16, an"d . ISilierila No. 18, in the scilii andyet tWenty.:one of those stand ing lower on the list' have diplomatic 'rale- . Lions with this Goierninent. "These things ought not so to'be:" ' -- The arinnaLvalue of. : : our,, trade with the two countries is Hayti--Exports . ... .. . . $2,673,682 ' Imports ..... . ~ - 2,062,723 ,. Liberia—Exports, .... . .„ 2,370,543 Imports, .... . . . 1,755;916 ~ Politically the recoanition of Hayti is of importance now,,, in view iof the new complications .on and, ,near the shorea of North Auriaa r and the strug les of the Europenu, riatiinui for ~,a, footh on our contitienLaThhaideuindep- ,de ii#4lfepub ik, lies weli.autpi t tta f the fur, irAtinvert. the c 4ifathinenti, of _restless ,*it4i4imbi tier; ftVtinieto;' been ' ; 4.14,i Ray tiae ' e efe l itatterit been" •re t c ',. ''".:`: by Engle.. i: in,„ Austria, Delf*J4Hol land, •e 1 I Portugal; S*3l64.6liii.lran over. , Asarwith Liberia, our.- owartrße publie is, in„thi's regard; far behind „the monalsailee aliii.ope.. , 1 rfijyy r - A an our in th 'Be:neat_ of „N i dent, Linoolni , as- : expmsed.in his. bagman nual message; , ..' . •'. ' -'4 Selected. , mista why we PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---SATURDAY,Ly 5, 1862. should persevere longer in withholding our recognition' of the independence and sover eignty of Hayti and Liberia, I. an unable to discover it. Unwilling, however, to in augurate a novel policy in regard to them without the approbation of Congress, 'sub mit to your consideration the expediency of an appropriation for maintaining a Charge d'Affaires near each of these new States.. It does not admit of doubt that important combercial advantages might be secured by favorable treaties with them." The President could doubtless at once es tablish diplomatic relations with both of these States, as, intimated in this extract. He had the power when penning his mes sage, but was unwilling to inaugurate the novel policy -without the approbation of Congress. Such consideration need not longer restrain him; 'for the act of emanci pating the slaves in this DiStrict,' .recently passed into, a , law, does.recognize both these Republics, and provides for colonizing the freedmen in, them; so that all • no* really needed, is to, fix the salaries of our di plomatic representatives, which is done in the - bill now before the Rouge. I contend, however, that this proper act- should .be done properly and gracefully; for by, such a course we will not merely maintain our self-respect, but -challenge that of , sister nations. ' ' ior the PreebYterien Banner. Letter frem Sickles' Brigade. CANE SEVEN MThEa riuiW Ribnisfoxn, " Friend Riftes;" let'Reg.:Sickles' 'Brig e, dune 16, 1862. '} MR.- EDITOR. has,. now 'been , about three months since Bast wroteto you 4 We were 'ahout leaving• Camp Farimm for} the Peninsula. What changes , have taken place in that- time I , Our regiment then numbered upwlirds of one theusand' men; now-only three hundred are left. Twenty one of our coromissionedufficers were killed or wounded "at Williamsburg, and our total loss in that battle. was.threeliundred , and thirty-nine. Our noble captain fell, shot dead, whilst .bravely fighting and encour aging us by his example. We neler shall look upon his likeagain. Many familiar voices—some of whom I have listened to in our prayer-meetings---are hnshed forefer. I cannot help but , feel-sad when Plook back on the ,paat three months. No'amount of glory or praise can compensate; for = the losses we have sustained - ) - Of the battle at Williamsburg and the part Sigilee'.l3tigade —eapecially our First :Begiment—took in. that action, you doubtless' 'all. have read. I was prevented by siCkness from taking an active part in it; but ,of the more recent action, of the , " SeverrTines," Loan speak more knowingly, - having participated in it. The day the:fight commenced, we were encamped near Bottom's Bridge,- on the Chickahominy, and abput three, o'clock in the afternoon were ordered hurriedly to march. to the relief of -Casey's Division, which had been surprised and repulsed.. We;left without .our %knapsacks, and after marching about five miles arrived on the battle-field at dark. The conflict' had ceased for that day, and we laY all night , OTI. -our arms. The next morning, being the Sablaith,•at about 'eight o'clOck, the - enemy, ()Tidied the attack with a tre mendous volley of •musketry, which ap peared to extend - along: the' whole of our lines. We were abiyht one qUarter of a mile in. the. rear; •but. our =Brigadnimme diately formed into'line'-Of battle; and ad yenned to the front. ,Seme of the Pritioners we captured: told .us that , our. arrival was known among them, and desperate fighting was expected, as they kneiv by their expe rience at Williamsburg.. .'We :were posted along the coMmencement of a pine, woods, inWhich. the rebels. Were drawn up, waiting to receive us. We expected- them to ad vance on us; but instead' of 'that/ they commenced - shelling us. Their shells' burst over our , heads, on the ground, and in every direction. - The whizzing noise they made in their passage through the air, was fearful. We soon got tired.of nnd re ceiving the. order to charge 'bayonets, ,we rushed' forward through' the Woods on a double-quick, yelhng and- shouting like madmen: The rebels waited and-reserved their ,fire until we were seventy-five or one hundred feet from them, when they poured a volley , "which,- fortunately for us;- was aimed'too low. Thes , then; turned and fled. The carnage-among them for a short time, was awful; in whiclasome desperate hand to hand conflicts took place. In several instances r men on both sides were killed by mutual thrusts. We-made two charges on them during that day; drove them off, "and at night occupied the ground which Casey had-lost the day previous. The next day there was very' little fighting,'thn:rebels 'being heath - wet, all, points, and retreating in disorder.backto Ilichmend.Gen. Hooker then said he cOuld'have Marched into Ribh. .mond, and I. believe it. The loss lois sustained by, our Brigade was comparatively trifling, two killed and , about a dozen wounded in our regiment---none in our company. We. have been- laying--here ever since, going out 'on picket every thiri day We occupy now the post of. honor in the whole army, being in the -extreme 'advance; ,and only inrild from - the'eneidy. Weall think our Brigade has done its share, and now, after having suffered' so much hardship, and lost, more than half of our number, we: *rah for-a little rest, and are perfectly will- ing to, lay back on our laurels, and relin 4Vish our,'post of honor' to others, , who, have 'not' Vtperieneed what'railitary *gliA is, and Who are, anxious to distinomish ihem,qelves. -- This is. wrvery poonpart •of no-houses or .signs id 'civilization near; and the'L ground swampy The °tit& sidn'ef the 'OhieltaliominY; hoiveVer,., we earlie through a very fertile region; with,magni, fieent farms. The .houses,.. with; but few exceptions, were poori.dilapidated) cencerns a disgrace to their owners. The weather has commenced 'to be,hot, and I. trust we ; will soon.get.out of here ; as I think it , - cannot ebe- • otherwiset thannnnhealthy: We are exrieetivgatt great:battle here-every day, but for my part I think the principal' fighting , over. We are receiving reinforce, Inents.daily, arid r soon. I think the rebels!. will'see that it would be madness to.resist.. ' • In Teading'your reports of the' prOcedit-' iingeof the Greneral ASSemblrieCently ad ijourned,.l was delighted to .see.thO the, that 'eminent andloyal Divine, 1)r. Break iinridge, takes, and I read his `on ithe state of the country with lively fatetion He is a man of the xigh. stem' land being a Souttherner,,bia addo ss *ample ,will doubt ,have , an immCnsei "influence. But I' am afraixl. I arn transaressing- on !your space.and patience,•sopfo'r tlrepreteUt, !adieu.. Pray for us: Yours, respectfully; J C 14AT, A Bargain.- 7 -ooe of the mdst . .valnable• ;cinnabar mines, near the Humboldt` - River, n Nevada Territory, was shown to a piiity explorers, by some Indiins, for thir,ty dollars worth of provisions and.i.blattliets.- . It is expected that this companywilPil - i ply, after the first of 'July; a - silver needed in the. Terr 7a herw" ll u : : 1'1:17 intirs Gen. McClellan andithe, Telegraph. The followingletter from Parker Spring, Superintendent in the construction of the United States Military Telegraph, lines, gives an interesting account of the ser vices of the. Morse telegraph to the army, and of Gen. McClellan's use of it : grorn the tim e t4e army of the Potomac "first: left Washington the U, ,'S.: Military Tele graph has never for an hour been allowed tore main in the rear. Before reaching his new headquarters, Gen: McClellan almost invari ably learns that the wire on the advance; that an office has already been opened at the point designated'before he leaves his old camp; and that communication to the War Department at Washington is open for him. In , several instances when the army had marched, fifteen miles in lone day, the tele graph- had reached' the: new quarters two hours' in advance. When our troops are obliged to remain a few' days in, one.posi tion,, wires are immediately run -from Gen. Mcdlellan's.quarters to the headquarters of all Commanders of divisions, thereby-plac ing the - entire section of country 'occupiedt, by, our troops under his instant control.. AgiStance like, this` is surely valuable to our glorious cause, and -I am happy to say it is fidly appreciated by the General. ' Saturday previous to the evacuation or Yorktdwn; Gen. 'McClellan ordered me u'it?ye into our bUttety No, 6, in' ordei to 'gibe' hiin telegraphic eomnittnieatioe frOm his headquarters, w,hich were distant about one sand a half ,miles. This battery laid half a mile in , front of Gen..Heintzle marr,l andvithin half a Mile of a Jong chide of rebel' batteries. The office at battery No. 6 waS'tnbe ideated under groundi in a bemb-proof , arrangement,. in order to 'save the precious life of.the manipulator who , would be in his hole before-daybreak, next morning. .I was informed' by Gen rfeint zlerrian'e aids that it was a very hazardous experiment.; , that from the: point where the line. , must4cross the fields? the rebel officers , could be heard' distinctlygiving eommank to et the rebel' pickets" Were within;two bun- Orel and fifty yards,of us, and if we at tempted to distribute Ales with our-wagon we would be fired Upon. Of these facts I if:donned all otir men. Itegardieds - of danger, die'y unanimously - sated for the extension._ Fertunitelr that night Was: dark,„ and promptly nt”9 P. M., we were in• readiness to commenciroperatiow . After cautioning alt . hands to, work" quietly, I 'detailed . the:mei:o 7 tellOwe r 'COO:eve, ..4onier,. ; Greiner,: and. McGuire, - to;.dig holee;-;Rote;'Keller;: Benedict Jones to distribttnpoles on their -shorddeta,, , who had to "early them a . fttli mild JAW' 'fryer I posted as guard—,his.dutywea'tOi Wrateh' i the'flisalf Of 'the retie] guns; and no-. tiff the: men,, 'ho worn: wprking! and could: Wh'en , ..to fall on the.sod; should the. rebels .hear us , ilid op en ThllS'far all • wee quiet th'eSeedshitinartere.' . '' rcely had our operations commenced` 'ivii& .. i'ebitifili- !ment- from Geo..Miginder, in the shape of WaitiSetit Througla4he timely :notice received, from, our. gourd, Tryer, that "".he'w saw ie.: , fiashi, and that:something with' S. , .fiery-tail was , coming ;teward.us,"4wo!' were enabled to. drop. It'eame 'within` .!-- , . 'yards.9f us, bursted, but .didno'dainage.-,‘, After that,. =shot ;and -shell followed-in rapid succession;' until We'''Oompleted-. , eir task, *hich, owing to leienf time in dbitg." ing,,OcenPied fully five 4Oni* :of-. these missiles .fell . within thirty .feet of , 'us, showing- conclusively: that , - thei. rebel pieltets 'had dipoveredioniouperatiotia, and,' weredireetiug th'efire of their artillery at VC have preserved toiebes - of whiCh !knocked dowua pole-behind-us, which had :been.f.;erectednot: - .lfite..rmiuntes Al3 . ofote - the shot 114 - lineWesirnir tlii6figh 1 a soft cork-field - and it was' amusing next day 7 after-the- evietiationwh 4e:returned to this field, to seethe - life-like pictures of Tryery :00Sgravn and , ieveral others, , nicely portraYed . lufthe , fifud; (it which uo artist in the world could excel. They were at once all•hatids;'and'l promised to give you the partiCulars: TELBGIWITING FROM 81,11;00N. Tbe. telegraph has beencallect upotc to perform a still more • mysterious-wonder. For some time pristl'have been ordered by `Eckert '(our ,Sliperintendent' of Nili tary. Telegraphs,) to try a telegraphic ex speriment from a balloon. S,aturday :morn ing, when ,we beard tint a,great battle must bey,fought,,Prof.Lowe notified me that I should extend the wire to his balloon, and we ,Would try it. 'ln one betri, We had brought the wire a mile and ahalf, and I was=; ready' to ascend with the' Professor. The 'battle had' commenced. When it had reached its zenith, Prof : . Lime ands myself, with the telegraph had reached an altitude of two thousand: feet . With the aid of good) gla t eses We wera,,enablcd, to .'view` the whole affair between these powerful. con tending armies. AS the ' , fight progressed ; hasty , . observa tions Were niade . by the Professor and 'giVen to me Nerhally,,all ,Whichl instantlyifer. warded to' Gen.. McClellan and 'division cominanders, thr6righ''the agency of the obedient; ,fteld, instrument r whieh. stood hy .our side irr the bottom - of the car.. Occa sionally a masked rebel battery would open upOrioar.brave ' pagli„VaseOle occupants of the balloon would inform our artillerists of its 'position;' and 'the next shot; or tiro , every case, silence the masked- and , annoyinguustomer. , For hours, 'and 'im til - quite dark, we remained in the air,,lllo, telegraph: keeping up constant communication • with some. point: From the balhieuAo Fortress Monroe", 'a' distance of 'Ole hundred .this Wire worked beautifully. A. inimbet;of ,iiiessages were 'Sent:and re ceived:betweeni thesetwo. points, and lad it not been for the tremendowrrush of , busi ness bathe' wire I.`Would have telegraphed yotiMirectlyifrom. the , ballooa,. while the battle 'was raging,. Sunday'morning, 'at 'day breag, we again r Early in''the morning the battle Was renewed, and with more ifierceness l than , the :day -before. In cesS4t'firini 'etiniasketrY, and artillery was `kept. i trp until ~noon, .when I had_ the ex tremes pleasure-.rto- announce , by telegraph from, the ballebni that' .c . culd. see 'the enemy retreating rapidly toward,Richmond. At this- time. , we could see -firing on. the Janies River, te., the left:of Richmond dis tance from ,the balloon, some said, fifteen miles:- :This - fire was of short<dttration; 80w,on04umi*D. n .LoortEit,raoit TILE 8AX.1.6014 Tike:strfits. ond. the gfisTa" ,presented. a. desertedifappearancei , but ;very few people to beTseen in. thli. stietti: Dur ing the afternani itind evening of..Stuiday, tnothing of: interest tranapired, beyondrthe : removal of the rebel dead. and woundedlell 'of which -We,cOuld . distinctly, seefink the Every available machine ..thatitad !wheels was broughtlinto.requisition;for this pnrg~gse:. From ,thi3 'scene of „ 4 1Atilii.,into itheinty,Oflichmond, the roa - d;wae,fiterrilly lined with'ambulancesilwagone- and. 'cars, convdying and wodnded. . 'About twi light we saw cafrip-fires innumerable around the city; smoke• issued: from •all their hos pits)e_ecd barracks, which *lowed yrs ..to a eertSintyAliat:the mein bZidi ot,tlLeiriarmy had' fallen• back to Richmond. Monday morning we made several ascensions, and found a small force near the last scene of action, and thonsands of troops marching out from the city. The Great American Desert—i Novel Enter prise In the acquisition of Territory from Mexico; we , acquired not only good, bad, and indifferent lands, but we got a desert, and so large in its dimensions, so formida ble in its withering desolations, that we are as much at a loss to know what to do with it as was the party who drew the ele- . pliant. Professor Blake, who, from his position of geologist, accompanying the exploring toad surveying expedition of Capt. Widrn iasdit,,of the Atlantic and Pa cific Capt., Stirvey, acquired a personal, and familiar knowledge of this jottrnado' del pru,erta, (desert of death,) in a t recent lecture in San Francisco, in speaking of the Colorado Desert, pronounced ; it as fine a specimen Of 'the desert as that of 13ibia or Sahara. It extends' from the 'base of San. Bernardino Southwesterly one hundred anireighty milesi parts of its surface being , below our boundary line Sonora,. Its area is some, nine thousand square miles,; and exeepting' the Colorado, which :diiis across its lovier end, *withOut river' or lake_ It stretches 'off to the horizon , one all sides without _one glimpse- of vegetation or life. Its.surface is ashy and, parched; its fraine or mountains rise in rugged pin nacle.s of brown rock, bare even of soil. Words , are' unequal to the task of describ ing its apparent expanses,the, purity of its' air, the silence of its night, the brilliancy of the stars that, overhang ,it, the tints of the mountains at daybreak, the looming up. of those 'beYond the horizen, the glare of the midday sun, the •violence of its labile' storm& of dust and sand. • Parts, are entirely destitute even of sand, being smooth, compact, sun-baked clay; ; other parts' are covered with heaps'of sand,, cliipbsects like snoivAiifts in waves" of fifty ' and eighty feet •inkbeight. Near the mourt-' tains along the 'Colorado there is a terrace as flat as the floor, and paved with pebbles of nearly uniform size, of porphyry, jasper, (pinta; oornelian, and agate, all rounded by the action of the Water, and poliShed till they glisten,hy the driving sand: this respect acrain- the porch of our Great; Des-: ert is like that which outlines the Lybian. Desert. Doubtless the Northern part of the deiert is the dry bed of an ancient lake' of 'fresh - water, whose'beach lines are strongly marked. • Probably, at a Ton:Tara tively recent.period, the waters.of the Cali-- fornia p-ulf, covered all the clay,snrface of the desert. It lie? below their level now, and if a channel were out threugh the' natural' enibankmenf of the Colniado; it would be doubtless covered , again with: . water. It is , very probable that. the Colo rado Desert region was uplifted within his-. torie [lines., Earthquakes occasionally agi r tate' surface, and in 1852 'there were eruptions ''of mud am:l'W 'irater in the eenfrat parts of the valley. ..The,National intellioencer says that an enterprise is on foot for - ,converting this fOrniidable desert into a fruitful field by in freducing water from the Colorado rii-er'on and !over'if thus 'eausizig'verdurnto replace sterility,> " causing thertlesert to bloom- as the : rose!' • • The propagator of this ontorprise hayipg devoted several years in the preliaiinary, work, and hiving folly determined' the practicability of the measure by actual in strumental surveys, now awaits,the . action of Congress - to make , a cession Sa liara ,to the:State California,, in com pliance with- the expressed'. wish ., of her Legislature. "cannot.' be doubted` that T Congress, will. at ,once datiiply with the ap plication made by California, and_allow the ' parties to go on . with. ihis novel work, which promiSes (to-be of sofmuch'beneftt to the governmenV , ind mankind.-L-&ie,ntifit American.. C A : 11. B 1 '0 N Flif'Bkillianey and liecizitiray, gtIBASSES - ALL OTHER. = ILL n UNATn G OILS now b market barn ire all 'styles of coal 011 1 lainps f is lini• fenny safe, and free from ail offensive odor. Manufactured and for sale by ' - Aef r -A-01tEOWN • SPRING•ISYYLES Gentlemen's Garments, in great Tarietil ,endioracitig,ln part, a large and wells°, /acted 'Wick Cr Fancy Enna. and English CASSINIERES , IAND COATINdS,;, Togottcr witlout.flne : an; assortment', of_Black and Colered: CLOTHS AND VEOTIENGS, as the thannfactories'ef Esarcpe can*roilnee; which are adapted to the *anti of gentlemen taste, WhC, appreciate'idile and '4lnalitPie clothing: BAbAJEi aitAY.l & nOlkil 9,1 V p,ittietrargb.:*7 STEUBIENVILLV FE2 VAI:IEm , SEIMP,J pEy,CHA. C. BEATTY, LLD., SUPERINTENDENT. PROF: A'. `lllalltElo g ulkM4 4RINCfril. • This' Schooy'has 'been la sueceeifril" operation - Wader e same.Supkiribnidenbe tbemoie than thirty years.' ' and favorably known. It was:the &alga of- ItErfonnders. to establish an Institution on, Christian, !principles, whose aim would be Mere 'riotOnly; thorough "'culture to the intellect ) , brit tho - religioltiof Christ trahe'heart. Imthiriribri,-God has greatly bleared them. -,During-its entirethistory- the fairer of the" Hely Siiirifiras,rested upon it. , • . : Steubenville Minarkable for the beauty and healthfnlnesa otitweittrationi , mid Is ‘: easy" - ef. aeckal from every , ' direetion ' by theiphio River.Muillailrbads. A large Gymnasium haa recently been" added ,to its educa tion apparatus:" errae. For - 13eMilowaor Five ;Months, Beglaolag May or . November.:- BotcrilOg ; Light, 4 ilo.pp Tar •' ° •1 1 0"to16.00 Washing, per dozen qp Ntrsie?,raifiting, and ModernfLaliguageS, eatia The charges are as low as ,the nature the apoonitacsk u tioas admit. . Yrom,thess.ten a deduction' of fifteen - Poi cent. i 8 Milan for the'dalightas'of.tiergymen and r for; t .ny, pupils thitriO sent lii'sbldieti in tliiiMmy. Per particulars, apply to the kupesitatfil,e;Akt or PrtoOtpal: marB-8m • - . • • _ Cornet& el - Penn and SL Clair Streets Pittsburgh, IIrELE LARGEST CODDIERbIAL School ,of the United States, with, , a .patronage of nearly 3,000 Slvidtrup, in Ave years, from lEtatett, and the onlronwwhich - affonisMomplete arid reliable inimmotion in all the, fallowing brattahea, viz.: IdsatestimtE, J MANTIPAGTIIIIRES, BTRAXBOW;, RAliaoLly BANK BOWC-IFJSZPING. FOOT PREMIUM PLAIN AND t . Onsemsarrst, Partmernoup ; STIEVE77I44, ENGINEERING, AND ATAXWMATIOB 4138:00 - paysfOr a Corinnerutal Conrad; Students elder and review,at aay time. . hfinistenesops tuition at half prme. , POr Catalogire dr 86 Paget; Spearnens of Butinebs and Or namantal Penmanship, and wbeantiful Collego view of eight square feet, containing a great variety of Wnting,, , Letterinzo and ,FloctrieWrig ) jnelose 00110 in Rt_mnps tctthe,Pri nelpals, mart‘ly JENKINS St SEMR, Pittsburgh, Pa. ERVOUS , DI9tEASES : • Having' retited froin'otherat novegive attentinu to lIPILSPBY tan& other Etymons . Diatiaßeei In Clete, for twenty ; yogi% ,1 have had considerable:oncost% some otwhich. wises have Heretofore been 'published in this paper. ,T; shall be happy to see and prescribe for any thus afflicted; at my office, No. 1,432 Routh_Penn.psiare..Pldisdelphia. Patients provided with board. WM. IL CORNELL, M.D. IV.A.TRONA This'OtOolr Oil, manufactured ` by the PeunsYlvania Salt Manufilettiring Company, -entirely free from offen= sive oder. is nnurpassed in the brilliancy of light it affords,, and wilt not 'explode. Consumers Should always Pack for 1.1,4280D1ta. OIL both on account' of quality and "cheair- - orders or letters nf ;inquiry, addressed . to GEORGE CAI , IIOBIC, NO: 24 ward Street, patetittrgb, will bePromPh answered. ne`JEll - 30 : ; :rtob:Otti4tll::.:'N'ittittt. WEEKLY NEWSPAPER; Publisi;Led at PIrIuTSI3T_TRO - X -1 7' BY DAVID trwsinv a Co. THIS IS A LARGE AF E$ NEW ,ER PRINTED VN EXCELLENT PAPER;, AND IN SUPBitTakSTY'LB IT CONTAINS" Amtriceiti3►Arvii on all the leading topics of the day; both Religions and SW vier. All thenarlous subjects that present tltemselves for consideration, and that aro worthy the attention of intelU gent ann Cirilitila people, are disowned from ,ttie ehristian istand-noint, 'and iirthe' comprelicnaive Oluittfan charity and didaigadibeneyolence: From the illiginulngfof our presetirNatlonellronbles; this paper, while allying.itsalf with no political party, has taken' high and fearless ground in favor of the,Conetiteition and thie regularly ordained Government, and of the preaemtion of the inreoirof Ite ritterinaeas hifira been dm and 'deaidnd,'Wnd 'they will contitnie to' bite each Vitt' apirit of relieliiotchas been entirelyiquilieheil; and 'mit. Gov': ernmentrincamore firmly established; ThiiioPean fOOrreiiliOndenee _ is unegitallabytinY other American jcitinial, in' breadth' 6f view, reliability; and' general usefaltietet. ,It tea complete history of •tbeitrogrese of affaiis ii,Extrope; that is; instil EASTBEN -girtfrAßY gilres a complete view of businesss, opinfon, religious con carat!, and in'atteietind things in general in NEw-FaituD, NEItLYQII:II, Tillie is:a taattire found in no other, religicanneinipaper, and makes.the Banner a most valeiabla repaidtory for informs tion concerning those places, to all, rootlets Among , ,oir CONTRIBUTORS. ,, sie some of tho•best roompapoi-writiis tia'Ohiarcli. We also have :':ooCAtittifitVCO#RES lifTV hi all parts of the'land. c The Ocinif iebdi nof 7hiin6stiVOA' Fotogt 10vg' japmparcd with much cam and labor.• And just not tbe, . news in the, dail y, planers is often so uncertain and, contra 4ihtory that the weekly napera Can giv"a' ' tiy'Lai the most re ligide mail for thijpublic, sinor nitride atillnorrectionds'illowed. ' ; ; nder tit'o Ite;;,ti of ~PERSONAL 4,bb nioatintig s incidentiiCoiiiideted - WithefillUftfials'n noteorhetlier. glead-oi - And titicfeetNkfeetid of VARIETIES, are given the resitlin of Science, Travel, Discovery, Statisti Cal Information at".. of 'twat vaine'to the public. While at the same time most valeable E C. N S frofitibookit;riiiiiaxint* far the tbcparent, th'elnan•of literatureand learnhit and fo,r the 'lgor are thi cults volgt Gitins...isrfrn FARM forgotten; , but much of the information needed for both is regularly presented. 01110311EJE11.11.11 Thlspaper furnished to Clubs cif . rcientiorlncire low:rate of $1.25 per annum; with an additional copy to tho person getting up the Club' To. ; Clubs of Ten or more, at $1;25: - To SinglelabM.•:: $1.66, when sent 1.3 Malt I'd 'Single 'Suliseribeti / 10 1 11444 h or 'Alleiheni sapPO ' by the Carriki "'" " DAVID MIKINNEY& CO:. ; PRESBYTERIAN BANNER , t.PrITSBITROR, PA. V. 11. Nun IteatlidiatiAteata,iotniiiiade:and Conveyincers; pzArrsmorlTll; _NEBRASKA,, Will locate Laud Warrants, — lsilsdt - ire Patents, buy, sell,. and rentattlado mid TplyttProptly . , payiTax , n ititke • depositions,make oar cotrtgyatibeik, examine ' titlee, attend' titimptly tp thit'ecillectioniof Ittibtit in W&iteinijewtitaticitfatd'asko. Bco, myl7-4m* Lys" 11.E0t.HE'11.... - S . NEW , . _ . !- YORRlPLANOB.—Anotherlupplfed the large Seven Halve Rosewood Plums, front ,Haseltan Brothers, New- York,,juer iseervederid Tor sale by owl3-1y JOHN' H. IdERLOR, 81 Wood ; Street.. F. IitOITHASO EI N AR Sr. SIO KA NIES III IS LIN'S $8 c_y A. third anofirly:ef these eligant,' useful and. clfeitp &had nitns ;received today. • Teachers, treetop.. of 'Schools, LeadereOf Choirs, and the iitibliegenerilly, are, respectfully invited, to call and erarninc , them, at the ninsitrwarer&onrof ntyl3-ly JOHN H. NELLOR 7O 33..Wou I d street. I‘I4AQN ScArIAMLPVSI I IMLODEONSi' aislBo, $lOO, srs, $6O, Had received and for sale by , • JOHN' a. IsTpllLTl4 , Bl.W9oriStnSeC ' aiylB43 , ri , superb 7 octave Oftl_OF:4 - O.NP- 1 PIANOS; :received an for sale by JOIDt 'arrizaft, 81 Wood Street. V h ECOND — IgA,, NTIE.D,RIAATC!,,AT $24,, SW, 8 80 ; 878 4 10 8,4188tdid$1581oliede by : • - Any:l3-1Y MBLl,Qlkrsl;W:oo4Atreat„: F1,8;;6 Spring rend Summer GOods4dr Gentlemen's Wear. We have itoW on hand one of the Finest find Most Fashion able Stock of CLOTHS, CA SSTMERES, and VESTINGS; which we have ever had the pleasure of opening iri Pitts burgh,:: ,:Having selected: them in theßabterti markst.4ith great care. we feel satisfied that we can give entire satisfac tion in price,tgoods,end workmanship: We invite- gentle men wishing clothing for himself or family, Mean and ex amine .thelgoode and prices. H.- SMITH, Mititutuitt inarrr-iy R 0.84 Uriiie Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. MEI OUR TEEN =1 PHILADELPHIA. = ' IiDITTSBURGH FEMALE COLL THIRTEEN TEACILDRS. EGE , 'Buildings, leachers, and counts of study, of ther Superior facilities afforded in the Ornamental bran Eds n Fe tendlinee per last year, two hundred and t hirty-seven. -3 * t erms year. studiestmm lrnYt pursued.ti i u s tA The o° Collegiate s a r e u r d , eye:: year T:rbußettol:rin : ,, a r Y c d , r e t :rlugd!el to second Session, December 9th : and the third, Al st , h 24 "4 , 1862. Send to the President, Rev. I. C. PERBII NO, s. fora catalogue. Sr EIAIP6Off, Dl ting,ll-1 lORN - A. RENSHA.W, Family grocer and Tea Dealer, Takes pleasure in announcing to his friends and custom that he has recently removed to the new and spacious w house, Corner of Liberty and Band streets A few doors above his old stand,) And having largely increased his stock by recent parch now offers to the public the most extensive and complete sortment to be found in this city, of - CHOICE' FAMILY GROCERIES, Foreign 'and Domestic Prtdta, Teas, Spices, Pickles and Sauces, Preserved Fruits in great variety, Fish. Rama, Dri e d Beef, &c., be:sides art assortment of Domestic Einteckeephie articles; thus constituting alletusekeeper'sEmporiumorhern' Most all articles that are useful or necessary Mr the Family all may be purchased at reasonable prices. .saj-WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. IR; Catalogues containing an extended list of my stock n ninhed by,rnail, if desired. 301 IN A. RENSHAW, • Oar. Liberty and Hand Ste.. Pita:burgh. QApomF,TER, OR CONCENTRATED LYE. FAMILY `SOAP .M.A KER. Made by the Pennsylvania 'Salt Manufactu r i ng c orn _ piny." The only genuine and patented article. Beware of Counterfeits? 'Buyers and sellers of the bogus articles will be prosecuted. For sale by all Druggists and Grocers. Prices reduced to'suit the times. dee2l-ly HAIRTIIPEE .Bc. C 0.., "A CORNBi , A —OR - 111.A. P S „ _Km% Pnmersura ...Misnufactpreng of Steam Ermine 4, Machinery, and Castings. Also, of STILLS,' TANICS, and all other appaiatus f or te fining,Otla. ' oetl9-ly RCHANTS I HOTEL, M X 46 N•orth Fourth Street, • pitELADEvPHIA. clomaiEN & SON, Proprietors; Trurrßir 4 111:1D E OIL AND LEATHER STORE . D. KIRKPATRICK & SONS , No. SI South Third Street, Bssae ear MaaKsi - Emma, PEtasurtruzs, ,Have for' Sale - • ' SPANISH AND GREEN SLADOUTER RIDES, CALGUI TA AND'PATNAINIDS, TANNERS' OIL, &0., AT TUE LOWEST PRICES AND UPON :THE BEST TERMS. Ale- All kinds of Leathorin the rough wanted, for which the highest marks.' pricelallthe `Oren in cash, or taken it exchange for B. As. , Leather stored free of charge, and sohi on Conuniattion. Liberalllash Advances made on Leather Consigned to Fs . JOHN D. MDOED ' JAMES S. MOOED .31.41177711402'E7aRS _AM? DEALEBS IN cdpii, and `Straw Goods, WithrESALE AikTD' ItETAIL, 11. I r 0 d - S -• trevt; . - Pi'ttsturgh, Haire nrrer On. hand for Spring sales, as large and complete an assortment of Goods as can be found in, any of the Eastern cities;Uoneislhig of Fizz' Silk, and:Whoi Hats, of every style and quality; CAPS of every quality and latest fashions; Palm Leaf, Straw, Leghorn, and Panama HATS; Straw, and Silk BONNETS, etc., etc. ' , Persons wishing to 'purchade either by Wholhaale or Retail, *ill Sad it to their advantage call and apimi no onr stook. trairligy rjra INVALIDS. Do' Not Deelietlpitit'Yoe Haire Tried the Water Cure. THE PITTSBURGH WATER CURB ESTABLISHMENT is delightfully situated on the `banks otthe 'Ohio, ten miles West of the city. We have treated many hundred cases of nearly every kind of 0, an • can refer to patients all over the country whom we have restored to health, after eveiything else had fasted: The following are among the diseases we have treated successfully ; • . Incirmar CONBEIMPIIONI, Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Seri%Li, every form of Skin Dives., Dyipepsis, Liver Com plaint, Constipation of the Bowels, Spinal Irritation, Neural gia, Ithnumatiam, Lumbago, Nerrousness, all Diseases of the Reproductive. Organs,. Diabetes, Dropsy, &c., &c. 'TO BBMALBS suffering with diseases peculiar to their ex, we appeal yith .confidence, as we rarely fail to effect 'cures'inthose cases. We not ,unly cure yen of ,yourdisease; but we entirely re niove fioni. your system the bad effects of the polaonoue - druge you have taken. . _ . . . OITR CURB fs . 'open to you. Come to nit and we will in due time send, you, home healthy, - and.fit for life's duties -Terris moderate. 'Send - for a Circular;io • W. N. 33.411...8T0N, Box 1.304, Pittsburgh, Pa. ebB- y : 41101Rti R ArR I E S aF The - Ainerican Sonday School Union FOR DISTRIBUTION. The SIIY Sunday School Lfbritriei for distribrdion as per legacy in . Will of the, late .CRARLES BREWER, will be rein* Mr , ifelliery on and , aitee.frely lOth, 1860. The Sunday Schoolsentitled, , to These Libraries are those initablia'hed in A 1141164 °M inty, Pa.; since 'March Slat, 1560. nmilicante be'req red to Subscribe to statement giv ing name, location, and date of organization , of the, School; name add Post Otrda'addreas (if Superinfendent; average number of-teachers and scholars m 1 attendance; and amount theri6ontiiblikaTor support of School. Reinionatile evidence, by amount of contributions, and othl , of'the permanence of the School will be , required. ~,apply • ' F. 11. ;BATIK Of EATON, MICIRITY Dk vj h ut...Pitnavarel". CIE WICEELER & WILSON o'. *Wf tl't' - '.,a.'4t o:ft t ri E s,; No. 27 Fifth'Street, PITTSB'URCH, PA. WARDED THE 17.85 T PREWUJI THE UNITED STATES FAILS FOR TUB YEARS 1858, 1859, al* .1860. Ul' FV - ARA OF 80,000 1X.A..01-I',lB SOLD IN TEE 'UNITED STATES.': More thav2o,ooo SoWilieqast Year. We offer ' FREESIA`WILSON'S. MPROVEDA:EViIN a-MACHINES R EAR U.O E R I C'E'S , With increased confidence of its merits as the best and Most repiddeTsmily Selsing3lachine nowin use. "It works equally well on the thickest and thinnest fabrics, makes the lock star:Ai - impossible touniivei; with the essential advantamV of biting alike on both sides; forming no:ridge .or chain on the under side—fish:mile in construction, MORE SPEEDY IN MOVAKEIVT, More Durable than any, other Machine. We give fulinetructions to enable the Forrebeser to pew orin'avY seams, stitch, hem', fell, quilt, gather, bind and tuck, all on. 'the same niiiehirie; and watiant it for this, years. . , Conk4fling TestzmonzaLs from. Ladies of the Highest BAST AND WEST, giyipg.plices, Ac., will be intidalied gab's on apgitoatkiin person Cr by letter. tifEWrNil HAMM; N&DIMS, SlidElt COT TON, and Oil, cNis*Wi'onband. WILLIAM -SUMIVER. d ap 2-31 n S A M 5.0.11, • Yommaraffia'uNDEß.'4 , Aß % PR, Nq.-GO Smithfield Streatc, keeps constthitly an hand a large easortinent of Ready-Ilade Coffins, Metallic Caws, Shrouds, Le., of the latest stylesj Personal services in all citiel:When required, and no pains will be !Tared to give entire satisiac tion, and relleve.the 'friends of the many unpleasant deities necessarily connected with the preparations for :burial, at greatly redresfid!Pilifea.:! Boemshpion'dey'anthilght: Hearaes and Carriages fumbled. sept:ly MI
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