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W THE DEMAND NOTE-S OF THE
UNITED STATEs, WILL BE GLADLY RECEIVED
AT THIS. OFFICE IN PAYMENT FOR SUBSCRIP-
TIONs OR ADVERTISING. OUR DISTANT
FRIENDS ARE URGED To REMI’I‘ THEM To us
IN PREFERENCE To ANY BANK NOTES BUT
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’ Editorial Correspondence of the Gazette.
ON THE: WING.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. 27th.
DEAR GAZETTE :—An instant transition
from a sick bed to the 'Washington cars is
not, I admit, the most favorable condition
for one to estimate the beauties or comforts
of that great thoroughfare, yet my last trip
to the National'Capital, made under that un-
fortunate‘condition of body, only confirmed
me in my previous convictions, that there is
not another three-hundred miles on the con-
tiucnt, where a traveler is subjected to an
equal amount of discomfort and torture. The
reasons are ovious. There is but one, sole and
absolute, route to our National Capital, and
one is alternately the victim of the financial
cupidity of the “State of Camden and Am-
boy,” and the avarice of its intersecting lines
of the Philadelphia & Wilmington, the Wil-
mington '& Baltimore, and Baltimore &
Washington companies, whose enterprise
limits itself to a single track for a heavier
business than any other route in the country
and whose enlarged Macs are entirely con-
fined to their tariffs of freights and prices of
passage. lVith the recollection Of some
twenty weary nights, eked out in sufl‘ering
and torment on this route, since the war be-
gan, it was with no ordinary rapture that I
saw the other day that our Post Master Gen-
eral and the Secretary of War were ready to
join in efforts before Congress for the over-
. throw of these infamous monopolies. But if
the route to Washington is a “hard road to
travel,” there are compensations to any one
compelled to travel west. Take which route
you will and you are almost oppressed with
the innumerable little conveniences and ap-
pointments tending to the promotion of ones
comfort. If you go by the Pennsylvania
Central, you roll from Jersey City to Pitts-
burg iu' the same sumptuous cars, and chan-
ging here for those equally inviting—passing
through mountain scenery which beggars
the grandest wilds of Switzerland, while the
waters of the “blue J unietta” glitter in frolic-
some glee as they leap and foam adown
their pebbly beds. If you traverse the broad
gauged Eric, where every seat forms a luxu-
rious couch, you find the same careful over-
sight and studied effort “to please,” while
its mountain grades, its enormous spans of
masonry, and romantic scenery, glide like
some enchanted panoramic vision before the
eyes till you twine as in a bridal wreath,
the green waters Of Erie with the far eastern
Hudson. Or, if by the Central Line you
go—with lightning speed you whirl over the
margincd bed of that noble river to Albany,
when transferred to the “other side” you en-
ter clean and cushioned cars and gliding
by towns and cities, in such quick succession
that it, too. ‘seems but the “cOunterpart of
dreams”—-when you rise from your seat to
gaze in wonder and awe upon the mighty
wonders of Niagara and the almost su-
perhuman achievement of man. So on
to Chicago, by whatever route you will, and
care and comfort is the rule,—delays, bad
ventilation and filthy cars unknown. And
the reasons are again obvious. The spirited
competition of all these converging routes,
with keen and shrewd business men to man-
age them, make studied effort to outdo each
other in the number and amount of their at-
tractions. The same principles govern our
every—day life. There is no one who does
not prefer to buy a pint of peanuts even out
of the basket of some cleanly clad and
smiling little girl or boy, than of a dirt-be-
grimcd and frowning retailer in the largest
store. The merchant who is most careful
to give his shop an inviting air of neatness
and wears himself a cheerful countenance
and has a pleasant word for all, gets the
trade; while the sniveler and sloven wait
for, instead of on, customers. Our trip this
time was made via the N. Y. Central, the
Great Western, through Canada to Detroit,
and the Washington Central from Detroit to
Chicago, where we arrived in about thirty-
six hours from New York, without special
incident, if we except perhaps, the advent of
SOLOMON STURGEs, at Michigan city. Mr,
S. is a native of Fairfield, in our State, and
well known to many Older readers of the
Gazette as one of the wealthiest and most en-
terprising citizens of the West. He settled
down in Chicago some seven or eight years
since and is a decided “character”; in fact, he
might very properly be denominated an “IN-
STITUTION.” He knows everybody and every-
body’s wife, and (mg/body’s baby. He is full
of quaint humor, keen repsrtee and talks
without ceasing. We had known him “in
other days” as was the case of Hon. Wm. D.
Burrall (who was our compagnon du voyage),
and being from old Connecticut, his native
State, we were among his earliest victims.—
01 his wealth, it .wbuld be difficult to give
any adequate approximation. He has pur-
chased morc public lands of government than
any other person, his entries having exceed-
ed a million of acres. He has farms almost
everywhere, ships and steamers, (lo—with an
untold amount of real estate in and about
Chicago, and recently he has opened, and
his sons now conduct for him, the leading
bank in Chicago: He has already in connec-
tion with his partner, Mr. Buckingham,—-also
from Connecticut—two immense Grain Ele-
vatars, erected at a cost of about a quarter of
a million of dollars, and where the last win-
ter hi had stored over forty-eight thousand
tons Oj‘bheat ! He has now on the tapis the
erection‘wf another and still larger establish-
ment of if 'milar character, which shall have
9 capacity 'at least one-hundred thousand
tons. Whew‘. Joseph’s corn-cribs in Egypt
turn to cab ho es in comparison with these
gigantic granerie of the inevitable and un-
supprcssable Stur ', l
(The balance of ‘r Senior’s letter failed
0 reach us in time fol this week’s GAZETTE.
We hope to seceive it b ,ore our next issue.
-—JUNrons.)
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SHARP Snowman—At the trial of Sharp-
Shootcrs at the Amphitheatreto-day, (Mon-
day,) three men passed the test,vviz: Edward
H. Carpenter, George E. Fancher and Chas.
Fanchcr. We are requested to state that‘any'
other applicants in this vicinity can be tested
at any time by application to George E. Fan-
clIer. -. . .
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“SONGS IN MANY KEvs.”—See advertise-
mcut of Oliver Wendell Holmes’ new vol-
ume of Poems, just published by Ticknor &
Fields. , . '
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TOWN ELECTION. ‘
The annual Town Election came off to- ,
day, (Monday) The Borough Union Ticket i
re; ,
I having proved such a fizzle, each party put 'l
up a straight ticket. The entire Republican
Ticket was elected by a large majority. The
following is the vote for Selectmen:
Henry Selleck 347 Car mi Lockwood 121
Chester F.Tolles 358 Geo. E. Smith 121
Martin S. Craw 351 J. P. Hanford, Jr. 121
The other officers elected are as follows:
Town. Clerk, John A. Weed; Treasurer, Eli
B. Bennett; Registrar, Wm. L. Quintard;
Constable and Collector, Stephen Raymond;
School Visitors, Rev. Joseph Anderson, Rev.
Oliver W. Gates, H. M. Prowitt; Constables,
James Finney, Chas. Olmstead, Wm. E.
Bissell, Nathaniel S. Bouton, Isaac R. Doty,
Theodore Glover, Alphonso Dibble; Grand
Jurors, Asa B. Woodward, Joseph F. Foote,
J as. S. Waterbury, Cyrus Northrop, H. F.
Guthrie, David W. Nash; Auditors of Town
Accounts, J. W. hubbcll, Samuel Lynes, M.
D., Wm. T. Craw.
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BOROUGH ELECTION.
The Annual Borough Election was held
on Saturday last—polls Opened at the unu-
sual hour of 12 M. Two Tickets were run,
one placed in nomination by a Union meet-
ing held at the Town Hall, Friday night,and
the other a straight Democratic Ticket. The
result was the election of George R. Chol-
well for Warden ; Asa Smith, first Burgess;
Chas. F. Osborn and Edwin Lockwood, Bur-
gesscs, and Levi Warner, Clerk. The other
three Burgesses, and Bailiff were not elected,
\no person having the necessary majority.—
The following gentlemen, nominated by the
Union meeting, were elected by acclamation :
Prosecutor, Levi Warner; Chief Engineer,
Asa Smith; Fire Wardens, Samuel Lynes,
M. D., Andrew Selleck, Elbert Raymond,
Wm H. Scymo ‘; Fire Inspectors, Geo. R.
Cowles, Jacob rk, Wm. R. Nash, Thadde-
us K. Hubbell; Street Inspectors, Elbert Cur-
tis, Sturges B. Staples, John Roberts; .4380 3-
301's, Asa E. Smith, Wm. C. Street, Edward
P. Weed; Board of Relief, Joscpnl‘. Foote,
L. L. Beebe, Wm. R. Nash ; Hag/wards, Wm.
Byxbee, David Tillotson; Keg Keeper, Wm.
Byxbee.
The Union Ticket did not fare very well,
all the Democrats on that Ticket being elec-
ted,as they were also on the straight Ticket,
while not a single Republican obtained a
majority. The vote between the two Tick-
ets was almost even, and after the polls were
closed it was found that the whole Union
Tickets would have been elected—only for
one thing—and that was,between thirty and
forty of the Union Tickets cast had the
names of every Republican scratched of, and
the name of a Democrat substituted.
The meeting was adjourned till Thursday
of this week, to elect the balance of the Offi-
cers—polls to be open from 1 o’clock to 3
O’clock P. M.
The following gentlemen are the candi-
dates Ot the Republicans: For Burgesses, J o-
seph W. Hubbell, James S. Waterbury, Al-
bert H. Wilcoxson; for Bailifl‘ and Collector,
James Finney. REPUBLICANS ! it IS for you
to say whether these gentlemen—ALL GOOD
UNION MEN—shall be elected, or those per-
sons placed in nomination by the Democra-
cy. “Say you will, boys!”
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News from the South.
During the past week, reports have been
received, through rebel sources, of a fight go-
ing on at Pensacola. The first report
which leaked through the rebels’ lines,
was to the effect that Fort Pickens, as-
sisted by the steam frigates, Niagara
and Colorado, had opened fire upon Fort
McRae, the Navy Yard, and the rebel bat-
teries, and that a breach had already been
made in Fort Pickens, and the vessels forced
to retire, completely riddled with bullets.—
This was very evidently false, as no breach
could possibly have been made so soon by
batteries so far distant. The next report,
however, set this all right, they had not
breached Fort Picken but were going to do
so next day. They also felt very confident
of taking the Fort very easily. At the same
time they acknowledged the complete de-
struction of the Navy Yard, the burning of
the village of Warrenton, and the evacuation
of Pensacola by order of Gen. Bragg. By
the reports received it is evident that there
has been a fight of some kind, and that the
rebel's have been licked. We shall not know
the facts in the case till the arrival of a dis—
patch boat.
From Georgia we have more good news.
A naval expedition left Port Royal, and oc-
cupied Tybce Island, near Fort Pulaski, and
completely commanding the entrance to Sa-
vannah. Our forces immediately commen-
ced intrcnching themselves. Commodo re
Tatnall, who commanded the Musquito Fleet
at Port Royal, has turned up again. Reports
from secessia says that on l-Vednesday he
made an attack with his fleet on our gun-
boats Ofl' Tybce Island, but was forced to re-
tire. Anothcr expedition is fitting out at
Port Royal, S. C., for service on the coast.
The Galveston Citizen gives an account of
an action between the Confederate schooner
Royal Yacht (privateer) and the Union
steamer Santec. The Royal Yacht was sur-
prised when lying outside of the harbor of
Galveston. Finding it impossible to reach
the harbor, she gave battle. The contest
was a severe one, but the Yacht was finally
overcome. NO particulars had been received
in regard to number killed and wounded, as
all on board the Yacht had been taken pris-
oners. The Santee was still lying outside
the harbor. The authorities of Galveston
had proposed an exchange Of prisoners, but
no response had been received from the com-
mander of the Santee.
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SKATING ASSOCIATION.—In accordance
with the call in the last GAZETTE, a meeting
of those Interested in constructing a Skating
Park, was held last Tuesday evening. A
Board of'Oflicers were appointed, and a
Committee to solicit subscriptions. The
large lot belonging to Capt. Henry Lamb,
Opposite his Carriage Shop, has been secured
and is now being flooded. The location of
the lot is excellent, near the center of the vil-
lage, is large, easy of access, and can be
flooded easily, and at comparatively small
expense. It is intended to kéep it in good
order during the season, and to make it as
convenient as possible, Such a pond is very
desirable, especially as skating has become
such a rage with the Ladies. Considerable
expense attends the undertaking, and it is
hoped that all gentlemen, fond of the sport,
or who have wives and daughters learning,
will be willing to contribute a small sum for
its construction. .
We are requested to state that a second
meeting will be held at this Oflice, on Tues-
day evening, at 7 o’clock. All persons in-
terested are invited to attend.
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RIDGEFIELD.——Tlle Concert given, on
Thanksgiving evening, by the united Choirs
and Sunday Schools, under the direction of
Prof. Merriam, proved a success. There is
some talk about repeating it, for the benefit
of Miss Gilbert, the Pianist.
A.-.»
THE ATLANTIC MONTIILr.—A club is now
forming at the Post Office for this excellent
Magazine. Now is your time to subscribe
for the most able monthly published ; price
$3,00 per year, by club $2,00.
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Our 8th Regiment correspondence
Axxanoms, MIA, Nor. L’lhh, 1861.
Ma. EDITOR; Dear Sir—~11. must be evi-
dent to the mind ol'cvcry observer, who ris-
its the city of Annapolisfihat her record is
with the push—her history is with former
associations. She is most beautifully situa-
ted on a little bay, which shoots out from
the upper part of the Chesapeake Bay. 1101'
conveniences for commerce seem to be excell-
ed by few cities on the Western Continent.
And yet there is nothing here to inspire one
with new life. Everything, excepting Gm-
ernment property, gives evidence of decay.
The stores, the dwelling houses, and public
buildings, are all of the past-,-—even the citi-
zens seem to wear a mournful look. The
city is laid out in rays,—-the streets diverging
from a common center. This center is an
eminence upon which is situated the State
House-—a building of some note. It is in
this state house that Washington resigned
his commission; and here the Congress of
the Colonies Once assembled ;—it was here
also that traitors tried to press the State out
of the Union. Upon the walls of this build-
ing are hung the portraits of patriots of the
past, looking as if they were there to look
treason out of countenance: and thank God
they did. If you ascend to the tower, you
can see the country for miles around. And
the beautiful Chesapeake spreads her waters
out before you, like a mirror reflecting back
thy golden beams of the setting sun, descri-
bing two landscapes instead of one, and re-
vealing all that’s deep and bright and beau-
tiful in the unfathomed firmaneut above. It
is at times like these-and when such glo-
rious scenes are spread out before the mind
——that the soul feels an overwhelming sense
of the presence and glory of the Creator. It
was when the Psalmist went forth and look-
ed upon the heavens, that his soul is filled
with the Infinite,and he asks,“What is man ?”
But my time is limited; I will write more
at another time. Your readers are doubtless
anxious to hear from the Regiment. I could
say much in favor of both Officers and pri-
vates Of the 8th—of Capt. F., Licnt. R., and
others—but I have not time to do so in this
letter. I will speak of our Chapel for relig-
ious services. We have heretofore worship-
ed in the open air, around camp fires. Last
Sabbath we proposed to the soldiers of the
8th to build a chapel, which should protect
us from the wind, which sometimes blows
keenly across the field. The men heard the
proposition with pleasure, and the chapel is
being constructed. It will be built of trees,
brush, and turf. It is to be forty feet square.
We expect to complete it this week so as to
hold services in it the next Sabbath.—
We shall also commence‘a Sabbath school,
to be held between one and two o’clock, p.
m. Thus you see we are strivingto get good
as well as do good. We as yet know noth-
ing of our destination.
Yours truly,
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WThe Connecticut State Treasurer gives
notice that sealed proposals will be received
at his office, in Hartford, until the...20th Of
December, for an issue of $1,200,000 of State
Bonds, bearing interest at the rate of six per
cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, and
the principle reimbtfl‘sable in twenty years,
or should the State so elect, at any time after
the expiration of ten years. The denomina-
tions of the bonds are $100, $500, and $1000.
This issue will complete the $2,000,000 auth-
orized by the act of the General Assembly at
its May session. No bid at. a price below
par will he considered.
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TIIE KNITTING CIRCLE—At the last meeting
of this Circle,sixty-three ladies were present,
all hard at work knitting socks and mittens,
for our soldiers. The next meeting is to be
held at the residence of Dr. Brown, Main
street,this (Tuesday) evening. All ladies are
invited to attend. Young ladies, don‘t stay
away because you don’t know how to knit,
for some of the older ones will show you
how to “mitten” the brave volunteers in the
most approved style.
W “Come with the knitting needle,” 3: ys
Edward Everett; and a lady heartily enga-
ged in its use says the Boston Post, has been
called on so often for directions for knitting
army mittens, that she has written the follow-
ing directions, which at her request, we print
‘ and at her request ask other papers to copy :
“Cast twenty-six stitches on each needle.
Rib two inches two and two. Commence
the thumb by taking two stitches as seam
stitches, and widening two stitches between
these two seam stitches. Knit three rounds
between each widening until you have twen-
ty; take these twenty off for the thumb, make
twelve stitches, then decrease every other
round at the beginning and end of the twelve
until only three Of the increased stitches re-
main. Knit 0. little more than an inch plain.
Now for the finger; take off twenty stitches
make twelve, and knit the same as at the
thumb; knit about an inch and half plain,
then narrow every sixth stitch; knit six
rounds, then every fifth, and five rounds, and
so on. Then take up the finger, narrow to
twenty-nine stitches, make] the finger at little.
shorter than the mitten; now the thumb, re-
ducing the stitches to thirty.”
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W‘Thc Waterbury American has reached
its seventeenth birthday, and the proprietors
have celebrated that event by purchasing a
large brick building on the south sidebfthc
Green, in which they intend to remove their
counting-room and work-rooms, thus bring-
ing their establishment all under one roof.
We are pleased to see thiis substantial evi-
dence of their prosperity.
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AN OLD GAME WELL PLAvED.—A well-
dressed, rentlemanly-looking man, so report
says, recently called on a school-tcaclmr in
one of the neighboring towns, and wished
to make arrangements for sending a boy
there to School. He had been recommend-
ed to this School by friends of the Principal
in Boston. He decided to send the boy, and
as the terms were one quarter in advance,
gave a draft on a Boston firm for settlement.
The draft overrunning the amount of the
6.
5(-
' bill some forty dollars, the teacher gave li'im
the balance, and the man left, promising to
send the boy on immediately. Soon after
the draft was presented at one of our Banks,
sent to the Suffolk Bank of Boston, and an-
swer received that it was a forgery. The
Schoolmastcr is some forty dollars out, and
the “boy” has not yet arrived. This game
is a good one, and has been practised quite
extensively. Our teachers must be on the
look-out. -
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WAdjutant-Gcn. Thomas has sent out
instructions to Gen. Sherman, in Beaufort, to
take possession of all the crops on the is-
land—cotton, corn, rice, etc—on military ac-
count, and to ship the cotton, and such oth-
er crops as were not wanted for the ur-
my, to New York, to be sold there on ac-
count of the Government. Gen. Sherman
was also directed to Ifse the negro slaves to
gather and secure the crops of cotton and
corn, and to erect his defenses at Port Royal
and other places on the island.
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CONGRESS
Opened to-day (Monday) with quorum
present in each House. Message not yet do-
livered. -
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——Mrs. Phobe H. Brown, the author of that
admirable hymn, commencing, “I love to
steal awhile away,” died on the 10th of Octo-
her, at Henry, Ill., aged ‘78. She has left an
enduring Memorial in that single hymn.
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THE TRUE POLICY.
The "real want of' the counlr I to-da ' is a ‘1
b .
We need a settled policy as to how
the war shall be conducted and lorwhat pur-
Voluutccrs can be had in sufllcicnt
numbers to satisfy any reasonable want.—
Money can be obtained in sufficient quanti-
ties to meet the actual demands upon the
government. But a fixed policy is some-
thing as imperatively needed as either, and
much more difficult to obtain. The great
trouble with public men is, and for years in
our country has been, that they always fol-
low but never lead public sentiment. .That
which the people have come to approve and
love, politicians are ready to speak and write
for. But they never discover that an idea
is right, until public approval has stamped it
as popular. It follows therefore as an inevi-
table result that even the policy of the Gov-
ermnent will be shaped by the temper of the
country rather than by any abstract consid-
erations of right or more enlarged views of
ultimate success; and especially is this true
today, when the government is so entirely
dependent upon the peOple for its support.—
The question then for the people and the
press to consider is not “What will be the
policy of the Government?" for that ques-
tion rests upon another, viz: “What policy
is right and what do the people want ‘3” An«
swer this question and the policy which the
Government will adopt will not. long be a
mystery. .
Slavery is recognized by the laws of the
Southern States. The negro is as complete-
ly an article of property as a horse or a mule
Property makes a man powerful and strong.
The masters of many of these slaves are en-
emies to their Country and seeking to destroy
it. Negroes, mules, cotton and money alike
increase their power to do harm to the Un-
ion. Common scnse, the maxims of war,
and the universal practice of nations indi-
cate the necessity Of weakening an enemy
in every conceivable way that is consistent
with humanity of the war standard. Now
Jean any man assign a reason for making a
distinction between the negro slave and oth-
er property? If one is confiscated, why not
the other? If John Slidcll’s land is forfeited
why not his negroes? “Abolitzonism” is the
answer to this reasonable query, and we shut
our eyes in horror at the'ominous word, and
proceed to carry on the war as before, care-
fully protecting the enemy in his weakest
and most vulnerable point. To persist in
such a senseless distinction between different
kinds of property belonging to the rebels, is
suicidal. It must be relinquished. Horse,
mule, negro or cotton, let them all be forfeit-
cd, and all made serviceable to the Govern-
ment in the way in which they can severally
be the most useful.
We have always firmly defended the Cons-
titutional right of the South to hold slaves.
We have always opposed any assaults upon
the institution of Slavery within the limits
of the States. While deprecating its exis-
tence in the countryas a political and social
bane—and that it Is such, no one but a mad-
man wpuld deny in the light- of the lurid
flames of this great rebellion—we have stead—
ily gpposed all efforts to incite the slaves to
rebellion against their masters,just as we now
oppose the rebellion of their masters 'against
the government. Had the South remained
true a loyal we should have been found ever
ready to defend her rights. But obedience a
protection are reciprocal. The law protects
the citizen and in return expects the citizen
to obey the law. When obedience ceases
protection is at an end. The offender is
turned over to the tender mercies of the
Warden of a State Prison, or is sus-
pended from the active duties of life by
a hempen cord. The seceding States
have ceased to obey the laws or to re-
gard the Constitution. They are therefore
no longer entitled to the protection of the
Constitution. To screen them from punish-
ment, to afl'ord them the same security from
personal injury or pecuniary loss as loyal
citizens enjoy, is not the duty of those who
are appointed to enforce the law, but on the
contrary to inflict condign punishment in a
most exemplary manner is what the govern-
ment is required to do, and what the people
have a right to demand, and what they do
demand shall be done.
We are invoking no' horrors of a slave in-
surrection, we are not desiring the butchery
of women and children, nor even Of the
masters. \Ve want no midnight assassina-
iions, no burning Of houses, no cabalistic
conspiracies. But we do want fair, Open
handed work. We would say to the South-
ern planter, “You, sir, are absent from home
engaged in fighting against your country.—
lVe find on your plantation various kinds of
property \Ve shall appropriate it. We
shall use the horses for our cavalry and bag-
gage service, we shall make cloth from the
cotton, we shall cat the rice and sugar, we
shall let the slaves build our firrtifications,
point out to us your hiding places, fight or
do anything else that will aid us in our great
work. If you had remained at home and
been true to your country, you would have
lost none of these. Now you will lose all.
And when the war is ended as you cannot
receive back all you can receive none.”
This is the true policy—let it be once un-
derstood, and the negroes will cease to
strengthen the rebellion, and will become
most efllcieut instruments in suppressing it.
We urge this as a war policy. We are
not in the midst of peace, nor can we either
talk or act as we could in the Olden time.
Self-preservation requires that we use every
means which the God of nature has put in-
to our hands, to restore once again the su-
premacy of law. More than this,thc solemn
duty of transmitting to our successors the
heritage of our fathers unimpaired, demands
that we spare no effort, decline no service
which may aid us in our work. Never until
this is done can or will this rebellion be sup
pressed. “Three millions of people,” said
Patrick Henry, “armed in the holy cause of
liberty are invincible by any force which our
enemies can send against them.” The South
is armed in the unholy cause of Slavery, but
it matters not so long as the mass of the
people think they are fighting for liberty.—
They are more than three millions twice
told. But the slaves are the life-blood of
their industrial system, Tap a man’s veins
and let his blood out, and though he be very
courageous he will not stand up a great
while. Take the slaves from the rebels and
their strength is gone, they a re no longer in-
vincible.
There are men all over the country who
from motives of political expediency will
fight this policy to the bitter end.’ Letthcm,
if they choosc,plant themselves as stumbling
blocks in the way Of their country’s safety,
let them darken if they can with their cold.
hearted selfishness, this hour of eventful au-
gmy, let them number their party shibbo-
lcths, and hiss in our cars the terrible word
"Abolitionist," we tell them that standing in
the middle of the nineteenth century, with
the heroic and noble example of our patriot-
ic fathers and of the great and good of every
clinic and every age cheering us on, in the
presence of the most. terrible rebellion that
ever disgraced humanity, in 'conflict with a
foe as relentless as thegravc,whose death-
likc grasp has almost been upon the throat
of our common country, we fear not the
word which has so long made cowards of
the North, and stifled thehonest; convictions
of thinking men, for to-da'y to be an abettor,
direct or indirect, open or secret, of the trait-
or master, is a more damnable crime than to
be the friend of the Icyal slave, and of one’s
country. - . , *~*
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Naval Engagement off Tybce. .
Capture 01 Another Privateer.
Special Dispatch to the N. Y.’l‘ribuoe.
WAsnINoTON, Dec. 1, 1861.
A report is in circulation, derived from =
rebel sources, that the rebel Com. Tatnall, i
with fifteen vessels, had attacked the Union ,
llect oll‘Tybcc, and had been repulsed, Tat- 9
null being obliged to withdraw. No partic- '
ulars of the engagement are given.
It is also reported that the privatccr Royal
Yacht had been captured off Galveston by
the U. S. frigate Santcc.
SAVANNAH, Nov. 27, 1861.
Com. Tatnall, with three small steamers
and one gunboat, attacked the Union fleet in
Cockspur Roads yesterday. The engage-
ment lasted one hour, and from forty to fifty
shots were exchanged. No person was in-
jured on our side. .The effect of the firing
on the enemy is unknown.
Failing to draw the fleet under the guns
of Fort Pulaski, Commodore Tatnall with-
drew. There arenow. six large vessels in-
side of the bar, and one large frigate was
towed over yesterday afternoon. The enemy
has pickets all around Tybee Island, as far
as King’s Landing.
It is reportedthat the Yankees have taken
possession of Warsaw, and that they are pre-
paring to attack Fort Pulaski.
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Intelligence from Richmond.
A Union spy. who left here some three
weeks ago for Richmond, arrived to-day,
having left the latter place on Wednesday
last, He brings important intelligence which
he immediately communicated to our Gov-
ment. He says the greatest excitement prc-
vailed in Richmond and throughout the
South, respecting the naval and military ex-
peditions, along the entire Southern coast.—
The troops from the States most exposed sig-
nified their determination to return home,
and large numbers had already started. In
Richmond, a few days before he left, much
difficulty was experienced in quelling a re-
bellious spirit among several regiments from
Georgia, Louisiana and South Carolina.—
They Were restrained only by positive prom-
ises from Jeff. Davis and the Secretary of
War, that a sufficient number of troops
should be dispatched from those States to
protect not only the States, but to drive the
”infernal Yankees” from Southern soil. He
states that preparations are being made to
remove the Capitol from Richmond. The
Virginians. however, were indignant, and
were threatening divers things against their
Congress. There seemed to be, he says, a
very general feeling among the Southern
people to abandon Virginia entirely, and al-
low her to fall into the hands of the Federal
Government. They regarded it as too ex-
pensive to keep an army on her soil. The
rebcl’s hope now is, judging from what he
heard them say, merely to ,keep our army
from advancing into the interior from their
coast landings. ‘
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Pensacola Attacked,
A Rebel Report.
BALTIMORE Nov. 26.
The Old Pointb at has arrived. Passen-
gers say that the orfolk Day Book has a
dispatch from Richmond to the effect that an
engagement was going on at Pensacola.—
Parties who read the paper say that it states
that the Niagara and Colorado engaged Fort
McRae, that their fire was briskly replied to,
and that the vessels were damaged and had
to haul Off; and that Fort Pickens was firing
on the navy yard and Barrancas. The report
says the affair occurred N 0v. 19th, but com-
ing through “sceesh” channels must be re-
ceived with due allowance.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.
Another dispatch says that the fight com-
menced Saturday, and, was in progress Sun-
day night. Fort Pickens, by firing hotshot,
had set the Pensacola navy yard on fire three
times, but the rebels managed, up to the lat-
ter day, to extinguish the flames. They had
not, however, been able to suppress those of
the burning town of Warrington, which the
hot shot had utterly destroyed. It was
thought at Old Point that our victory is de-
CfSlVC.
The News from Pensa-i
cola.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
“FORTREss MONROE, Nov. 27, P. M.
Passengers by a flag of truce from Norfolk
this morning furnish some further particulars
in regard to the fight at Fort Pickens. These
particulars, it must be remembered, come
through rebel sources. General Bragg had
not made a breach in the Fort as was before
reported. . '
Great excitement was prevalent through-
out the South respecting the battle, but it
was thought that Bragg would be able to
force Colonel Brown to surrender.
A messenger'an‘ived from Pensacola.on
Sunday last with a peremptory order for rein-
t‘orcements.
General Bragg was at that time hopeful of
early success, and was replying at intervals
upon the Fortress with great effect. Ilis reg-
u‘lb‘lr salvos are described as being really ter-
1'] e.
The General was perfectly cool and confi-
dent. No breach had yet been made, but on
Monday one would be manifest, when Bragg
expected reinforcements, and would storm
with fresh troops and ordnance.
Colonel Brown had concentrated a perfect
storm of hotshot and shell upon the Navy
Yard, and it had been burned down, togeth-
er with all of the outbuildings and a consid-
erable amount of army and ordnance stores.
Pensacola had been evacuated by order of
Gen. Bragg
Col. Brown had called to his assistance
five vessels of war, all of which had been
driven off by the batteries. The steam frig—
ate Niagara was almost riddled with bullets
and the Colorado was thorougly disabled.
General Bragg had declared to his troops
that he would never surrender alive, and the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed among the
men.
On Tuesday General Bragg would engage
Col. Brown in front, and land a large force
on the island so as to take him in the rear.”
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TIIE ACT OF CAPT. WILKES.—~An article
on the arrest of Messrs. Slidcll and Mason in
the Boston Daily Advertiser, generally at-
tributed to the Hon. Edward Everetldhrows
light upon a pomt which has somewhat cm-
barasscd many persons who admit freely
that the right of search, and by consequences
of seizure, is undoubtedly ours with regard
to everything that is contraband of war, in-
cluding despatches. The writer says:
“Again—we see no ground for suppOsing
that the course of Capt. Wilkes Could be con-
sulercd as a violation of the right of an asy-
lum upon English soil, represented by an
English vessel. These persons were not seek-
Ing refuge. .They were engaged in acts for
winch they would be subject by our laws to
capital punishment. The officers of the
Trent and their vessel were openly and
knowingly engaged in aiding them in these
acts, in violation ofthe. neutrality proclaimed
in the Queen’s proclamation and the law of
nations."
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FAILURE OF THE IRIsu POTATOE CROP.—
The potatoe crop in Ireland has been visited
by overwhelming ruin, like that of the fam-
ine your, 1846. It was sudden, too, as‘ the
visitation: which swept like the angel of death
in the night. Says the Leinster Express,
‘gOOd agricultural authority:
“Between the evening of tin-.3151 of July
and the morning of the 1st of August, the
crop in every stage of its growth—early, me-
dimn and late-—wns simultaneously smitten;
and with comparatively few exceptions, the
potatoe fields speedily exhibited an utter des-
olate appearance, every vestige of green hav-
ing been superseded by a scanty covering of
decayed haulm. The markets were glutted,
in the anxiety Of owners to sell while any-
thing could bc made of their crops, and the
low prices then realized were altogether a
fallacious indication of a plentiful harvest;
and after laying by a store of seed, the sup-
ply fit for human fOod will fall short even at
Christmas. This must prove a dire calamity,
such confidence having been given of abun-
dance."
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WA letter from Port Royal says: “Fort
Walker has" been greatly improved since it
came into possession of our troops. Its ar-
mament has been increased, the magazines
enlarged and filled with ammunition, the
troops’ quarters rendered comfortable, the
parapets repaired and the ditch of the work
widened and deepened so that the tide ebbs
and flOWS into it. It is now ready for de‘
"fence against 'any forces the enemy may
bring . gaihst' it; The work will soon be
supported by auxiliaries, which when con-
structed will defy any attacks of therebels
no matter in what force.
”NEWS ITEMS.
—-——Uol. ('lirirlcs Frcdrrick liavelimlt, lalc
ol‘thc British army, and brother ol'tbc lnlo
Gen. llavciock, has been appointed an aid
to Major Gem-ml McClellan, with the rank
of colonel, and assigned to duty as inspector
general of cavalry, his late position at home.
Twelve schooners are. now fitting out at
New York, to carry mortars weighing 25,000
pounds. Some will carry one, and a f'cw,
two. It is understood that Capt. Porter will
be connected with this fleet. The vessels are
nearly ready for service.
-———’l‘he Government has purchased the fer-
ry boats Westfield and Clifton at New York,
the finest running from the city, capable of
carrying three to four hundred men and a
considerable battery, while they draw only
five or six feet Of water.
-——-The San Jacinto put into Newport on
Thursday, for coal. While there, Mayor
Cranston went on board and congratulated
Commodore Wilkes on his achievement, ex-
tendin'gr to him and his officers the hospitali-
ties of the city, remarking that under exist-
ing circumstances he should not tender the
hospitalities to his peculiarly distinguished
guests. .
—-.The New Haven Journal of Saturday
says: “We are informed that Sheldon Du-
rand ot Great Hill, (Seymour,) was arrested
on \Vedncsday for attempting to take the
life of Austin Smith. Durand charged
Smith’s wife with stealing a handkerchie .—
Smith retorted by calling him a d—d liar.—
Durand thereupon drew a pistol and fired,
narrowly missing his intended victim.
—-Spurious $5’s on the Housatonic Bank
of Stockbridge, printed in green tint, have re-
cently been put in circlatiou.
——Messrs. G. do D. Cook of New Haven are
manufacturing acplate of solid steel, weigh-
ing three and a half pounds, and capable of
resisting a rifle ball or bayonet thrust, which
can be so neatly fitted inside a military vest
as not to be noticeable.
-——The records of the General Land Office
show that John Slidell, the rebel commis-
sioner, is proprietor of some twenty-five
thousand acres of land In Minnesota. The
property will probably be confiscated by the
Government.
Trustwmtby intelligence is received that
negroes are being presed into military service
all over the south. Several companies are at
Manassas. The Richmond llhig complains
that more slaves have been pressed into the
service of the army than were needed; and
their withdrawal from labor has diminished
the wheat crop sown one-third in several
counties.
——Prof. Lowe‘s balloon, Constitution, has
been sent to Beaufort. The Coeur de Lion,
which carried it down, also towed the bulk
of the old steamer Washington Park Custis,
now called a balloon boat, carrying gas gen-
erators, sulphuric acid, and iron filings, for
making gas, with other necessary concomit-
ants. A balloon corps of forty privates, with
a Corporal Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Acron-
aut, went with the expedition.
———A Louisiana gentleman, resident in
Southern Illinois, raised about 1,000 acres of
cotton the past season. It is avery good crop
and preparations are being made to plant
about 10,000 acres next year. Other South-
ern refugees in Southern lllinois and Indiana
will probably devote their attention next year
to the cultivation of their favorite staple.
—-—A dispatch from Vtheling Va, says that
for the first time in the history of the Com-
monwealth, Thursday was obseIVed as
Thanksgiving. Gov. Pierpont is the first
Governor who proclaimed one. Business
was entirely suspended.
———A letter from Cairo says: “Ever since the
battle of Belmont, soldiers reported as mis-
sing continue to arrive, and not less than
eighty have already come in. Yesterday a
party of thirty reached Bird’s Point, having
been wandering in the woods for some days.
Thisnwill greatly reduce the loss of the Union
side.
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A Satisfactory Apology.
thn G. Saxc, in making a speech at a flag
raising at Albany, concluded his remarks by
proposing three cheers for the young gentle-
men Of East Albany, though whose liberality
the flag had been procured. As the cheers
were about to be given, the chairman of the
occasion amended the proposition of Mr.Saxe
so that the cheers went up for the young
ladies as well as the young gentlemen of East
Albany. When the voice of the cheers be-
came silent, Saxe arose and gave as an expla-
nation and apology for omitting to speak of
the young ladies in his original proposition
for cheers, that he thought young gentlemen
always embraced the young ladies !
1‘.-’>-——
it?" A few dz ys since a small force made a
reconnoissance up Port Royal Sound, and
collected valuable information as the condi-
tion and where abouts Of the rebels. They
found many slaves on the plantations, but
nearly all the whites had fled. The slaves
reported much suffering, owing ,to the scarcity
of salt. The great amount of cotton on hand
gave evidence that a federal force was not
expected to obtain possession of the island.—
The few white residents seen on the expedi-
tion allege in most. emphatic terms that the
mass of the people Of South Carolina are
heart sick of their war folly, and were it not
for the madness and persistency of the Pick-
eases, the Rhetts, the Barnwells, and other
leaders of the rebellion, who have beggared
the State,that the State, would be glad to re-
turn to her allegiance to the Union. A de-
serter describes the enthusiasm and loyalty
which has hitherto taken up the public mind
of the South to be almost entirely extinct.
Courant.
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STRONG TALK IN KENTUCKY.—Tlle Frank-
fort (K y.) Chmmomceullh publishes the recent
speech of Col. Cochrane at Washington, and
fully endorses it, making the following vigor-
ous comments:—
“Thc policy indicated by Mr. Cochrnne is
exactly right, and in accordance with the
usages ofcivilized warfare. “’0 hope to see
it adopted by the government. It should
have been at first. Had it been, many lives
of loyal citizens would have been saved that
wore lost through the wishy-washy and ano-
malous conduct of tue government towards
traitors in arms. Since the commencement
of this most unnatural war, it has been safer
to be a rebel than to be loyal to the govern-
ment. The extreme punishment of treason
has thus far been an ‘oath of allegiance.’
which a rebel will take with as much sang
f'roid as he would agin cocktail. Why should
not the slaves oftraitors in arms be confisca-
ted to the use of the government? The Dem-
ocrat will not deny that slaves are property,
as clearly so as are mules. Is it right and
proper to confiscate a mule, and put it to
hauling transportation? If it is, why is it
not equally right and proper to confiscate a
slave for a driver of that mule? Both are
property, and both are employed by the reb-
els in their attempts to destroy this govern-
ment. \Ve believe in fighting the devil with
fire.’ The rebels employ armed negrocs,
armed savages; they resort to all sorts of
base means, even to piracy on the high seas.
They poison wells, and when they can—as
at Guyandoltc—thcy resort to assassination.
It is all stuff to talk about fighting such an
enemy on ‘high points.‘ The government
has been trying the experiment some eight
months, with indifferent success. If we meet
a rattlesnake in our path, we smash his head
if we can. Let this barbarous rebellion be
crushed out. We care not how, so it be done
quickly.“
STATISTICS OF THE PATENT OFFICE.—
From a pamphlet published at Washington
we glean some particulars the number of pa-
tents granted by the United States govern-
ment prior to the year 1857. The number of
titles amounts to 3,768, and on these have
been issued 24,398 patents, which with the
exception of 517 granted to foreign countries,
have been applied for by citizens of this coun-
try. New York heads the list with 5,764
patents. Massachusetts comes next with 3,-
803, followed by Pennsylvania with 2,645,
Connecticut with 1,823, and Ohio with 1,568.
Maryland stamis sixth on the list, with 867,
and Virginia eighth with 779. The six New
England States are a among the first 13 on
the list. Florida and then Arkansas come
last, the former with 8 and the latter with 7
patents. Out of 23,891, patents granted in
this country, 20,396, have been issued to resi-
dents of free States, and 3,495 to those of
slave States, or nearly in proportion of six to
one. Among the foreign nations, Great Brit-
ain takes the lead with 360 patents, followed
by France with 93. Canada stands third
with 14.—Boslon Cultivator.
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BRIDGE BUILDINo.—Gen. McClellan wit-
nesaed the skill of the 15th N. Y. in bridge
building on the EasternBranch, near the Na-
vy-Yard,on 'l‘ucsday. They inflated India
rubber pouloohs and built a bridge 300 or
400 feet long, over which a company of 90
men marched at double-quick time, aml a
heavily loaded wagon was driven. Four
wagon bodies of corrugated iron were then
firstencd together, and 52 Inch were paddled
nearly across the river. Col. Alexander has
reason to be satisfied with the progress of his
pupils.
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ATIIH—PRIVA'I‘EER Nasal VILLE AT
SOUTHAMPTON.
Burning of all American Ship by the
Southern Pirates.
CAPE RACE, Nov. 29.——'l‘hc steamship
City of Baltimore, from Liverpool on the af-
ternoon of the 20111, via Queenstmvn 2lst,
passed this point at 5:30 this evening. She
was boarded by the news yacht and the usu-
al dispatches obtained.
It is reported that a large steamer had 1ch
London with a full cargo of munitions of
war for the rebel States.
The privateer Nashville arrived at South-
ampton on the 213i. On the 19th she board-
ed the American ship liarvey Birch, from
Havre to New York, in ballast, took of Capt.
Nelson and crew, {lllh set fire to the vessel,
which was burned to the water’s edge. The
Nashville landed Capt. Nelson and crew at
Southampton, and remained there herself,
with the Confederate flag flying.
Capt. Nelson says Commander Pegram of
the Nashville, denies being a privateer, and
yet says he has a commission as a war steam-
er.
It is reported that several steamers have
been insured in London, for a run from New
Orleans and back, at twenty gmneas.
The Mexican expedition comprises 15 ves-
sels, 330 guns, 500 sailors, and 3,000 troops.
It ifiaid that the Emperor Napoleon Will
visit Queen Victoria during the great exhi-
bition next year. .
Austria has quietly got together qmte a
powerful squadron for evolution in the
Adriatic. It is composed Of fifteen vessels.
Capt. Nelson, of the ship Harvey Birch,
reports that he left Havre on the 17th,bound
to New York. On the 19th his ship was
brought to by the Nashville, Commander
Pegram, late of the U. S. N. The ship was
immediately boarded by the officers and crew
of the Nashville, who at once ordered Capt.
Nelson and crew to go on board the Nash-
ville allowing them to take a few of their
effects and fresh provisions. Capt. Pegram
then ordered the Harvey Bitch to be fired,
and laid along side till she was burned to
the water’s edge. Capt. Nelson immediate-
l y placed himself in communication With
Capt. Britton, U. S. Consul at Southampton.
No Southern Commisssoners arrived by
the Nashville, .
The whole crew of the Harvey Birch, ex-
cept the Captain, were placed in irons till
they arrived at Southampton. .
Efforts were made to induce the Captain
and crc w to take the oath of allegiance to
the Confederate government.
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Gen. Burnside’s Bxpedition— Regi
merits of the Division—The Vessels
in the Fleet.
Since the advent of General Sherman’s ex-
pedition upon the coast of South Carolina,
extraordinary preparations have been going
on to follow up the blow then struck.
Within a short time we shall have to an-
nounce the departure of a formidable expe-
dition, under Gen. Burnside, which is now
rapidly gathering its material for a descent
upon the Southern coast. The military forces
of this expedition are assembled at Annapo-
lis, whence it will probably take its departure,
and there are now at that place the eight fol-
lowmg regiments:
New York Fifty-first regiment.
New York Fifty-third regiment.
Massachusetts Twenty-third regiment.
Massachusetts Twenty-filth regiment.
Massachusetts Twenty-seventh regiment.
Connecticut Eighth Regiment.
Connecticut Tenth regiment.
Pennsylvania Fifty-first regiment.
There are yet in camp in their respective
States the following:
Massachusetts Twenty-fourth regiment.
Rhode Island Fifth Battery.
The above are the only troops as yet as-
signed to the division of Gen. Burnside,
though it is most probable that the entire
force will exceed that of Gen. Sherman.
The military forces of the expedition will
be accompanied by a naval brigade, com-
posed of sailors who are to man the small
boats and render valuable assistance in land-
ing the troops in case of an attack or occu-
pation. The fleet will be composed in part
of the following vessels: Chasseur, Zouzfve,
Vidette, Pioneer, "Sentinel, Picket, Ranger,
Guide, Recruit, Scout, Lancer, Cossack,
Skirmisher, Cadet, Hussar, Voltiguer, Guer-
rilla, Highlander, Bombshell, Grenade,Rock-
et, Shrapnel], Grapesbot.
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A MORTAR FLEET or SOIIOONERs.—The
visit of Capt. D. D. Porter, of the Navy, to
this city, last week, was in connection with
the outfit of a small mortar fleet. Upwards
of fifteen schooners, 250 to 300 tons burthen
each, are at present undergoing novel modi-
fications at the shipyards on the East River.
and being fitted for coast service. They a e
strengthened. with additional beams and
knees, and have an extra deck for their ar-
mament. They are to be built up solid in
front, where an enormous mortar, weighing
50,000 pounds, will be mounted.
The enormous shock from the discharges
of a 13-inch mortar will require the greatest
degree of firmness in a ship to resist it suc-
cessfully, hence the determination to build
these small vessels solid in front. No other
armament will be placed on board, although
some‘of the vessels have been fitted to carry
four guns.
WAdjutant-General Thomas has sent
instructions to Gen. Sherman, at Port Roy-
al, to seize all the cotton. corn, rice and crops
of various sorts within his reach; to use
what is necessary and of value for the sub-
sistence of his troops, and to send the cotton
to New York, here to be sold for the benefit
of the government. Gen. Sherman is also
directed to take the services of: negrocs, not
only to aid in gathering the crops, but also
in making fortifications. The news will be
received with a lively satisfaction at the
North—Tribune.
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WRobert J, Walker asserts with great
positivcness that the rebel treasury will com-
pletely break down before next March, and
that the rebellion will by that time prove an
utter failure. Mr. \Valker hashad an exten-
sive experience in the South, and under-
stands the capabilities of the rebel States as
well as any public man not engaged in the
rebellion. Other Southern men assert that,
while he does not underratc the material re-
sources of the South, he does not. give full
credit to their desperate energy and bitter
hatred of the North. Prominent Kentucki-
ans, who are unquestioned friends of the
Union and the government, say that from
their knowledge of Southern character they
are convinced that it will take two or three
great victories upon the battle field to cure
the rebels of their folly. They assert that
the South cannot be starved into good citi-
zenship, but that anything which shall con-
vince the great mass of Southern people of
theirinferiority on the field of battle will
plunge them instantly in the depths of des-
pair.
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THE DEAD FRIENDs.—John Hay, the
President’s private secretary, has an article
in the last number of Harper‘s Magazine, in
which he thus refers to some of Mr. Lincoln’s
early friends :
“Alas for the dead hours of honest friend-
ship ! the goodly fellowship of noble spirits!
Where are the good fellows who were
friends at Springfield in the happier days?
Hardin’s spirit went up through the murky
canopy whose baleful shadow hung over the
battling legions at Buena Vista; Bissell pass-
ed from lingering pain to Paradise, honored
to the highest by the state he had honored ;
Douglas ies under prairie sod in the dear
old state, whose half estranged heart burned
with more than the Old love for him before
he died; Baker rests glorious in death, a
precious offering to the spirit of Freedom to
which through life his worship was paid;
and Lincoln stands, lonely in his power, a
sadder, silcuter, greater man than of Old,
time beginning to sift its early snows upon
the blackness of his hair, his heart heavy
with the sorrows of a nation, his mind and
soul pledged to solemn and self‘abnegating
effort to keep from detriment in his hands
the costly treasure Of constitutional govern-
ment.
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A FAMOUS BREAOII on PROMISE CASE—A
case of this kind has just come off in Hart-
ford, which pcrhaps has elicited more scan-
dal than any other ever tried in this State.—
The parties were a Mrs. Clapp cs. Prosser,
and over two weeks ware occupied in heat-
ing the evidence and the summing up of the
counsel. The lady sued for $25,000 dama-
ges, and obtained $1,000 which will go to
pay the lawyers, leaving her ‘minus for a
healing plaster to her wounded affections,
and running the gauntlet before a merciless
public, Prosser as a rich man, and,accor-
ding to his ownt imony, “a guy'dcceivcr,”
who, though intimately. associating with the
widow, and making her intimate with his
fiunily, had the bad grace lo stigmatize
her reputation in order to crawl out of the
difficulty-a course rather unnecessary, as
there was no direct proof that be ever prom-
ised the lady marriage.
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F rom “Port; Royal.
CAPTURE. O F TYBEB ISLAND.
The l'nited Slates transport Illinois, Wm.
llalhbuh, commander, :u‘rncli at New York
on Thursday morning from Port Royal, S.
0., having sailed thence on the 2511;, “1.49:0
p. 1b., making the lllll in 59 hours. She
brings a mail and 71 passengers.
Capt. E. M. Yard ot’tllc United States sloop
Dale, has returned on aceount of lum-Mu,
bringing with him fourteen prisoners, and
schooucrs Specie and )IalM.
The Illinois stopped at Fort Lafayette to ‘
land a Rebel prisoner (Edward Cuthbert) a
planter, who was captured on Ladies’ Islaiid
near Beaufort, by some of the 7th Connecticut
Regiment.
The United States steamer Flag arrived in
Port Royal on the 24th inst., and brou ht in-
telligence of the taking possession of l‘ybee
Island. Tybee Island, which is at the month
of the Savannah River, had been evacuated
by the Rebels. The Flag, Pocahontas, and
Seneca fired a few shells on the Island, which
not being respOnded to, they immediately
sent launches with marines on shore, and
took possession of it without Opposition.—
The British fnigate Immortality was lying in
Port Royal harbor when the Illinois sailed.
The United States troops, under Gen.
Sherman have built intrenchments across the
whole Island. The “darks” continued to
come in daily in large numbers.
Another expedition, under command of
Gen. Viele, consisting of two, bri ade's, was
fitting out at Port Royal, and won (1 sail in a
few days for the Southern coast.
The transports Empire City. Cahawba,
Marion, McClellan, Matanzas, Oriental, and
all the light draught gun-boats were to be
employed in the new expedition.
The steamship Eriesson, Cow'les, Com-
mander, also arrived Thursday from Hilton
Head Island with 43 returned laborers and
one prisoner.
Both vessels had a fine passage back. The
Ericsson Jef‘t Port Royal on Saturday, and
the Illinois on the following day. No inci.
dent of importance attendedthe latter on her
voyage. The Ericsson, however, early on
Tuesday morning, discovered a strange sail
(a hermaphrodite brig) standing north-west
under easy sail, which soon after hoisted all
sail, and, with the help of a fresh breeze,
changed her course and stood for the Erics-
son, perceptibly gaining on her, till about
10 1-2 o’clock, when, the wind dying away,
the steamer was able to gain so much on the
brig that she hauled bcr wind stood off to the
westward, and was soon out of sight.
Capt.Cowles of the Ericssou reports the ar-
rival at Port Royal on Saturday last of the
schooner Essex, from New-York, laden with
subsistence stores. On the morning of that
day, when nearing Port Royal, the Essex
was chased by a Rebel privateer, which came
upon her from St. Helena Sound, and fired
upon her several times. The Essex, howev-
er, escaped uninjured. During the afternoon
three gunboats were sent out to look after
the Rebel craft, but up to the time the Erics-
son sailed, nothing had been heard of them.
The weather at Port Royal continued fine,
and the troops in excellent health and spirits
The few guns which had been dismounted
were replaced in the fortifications, the works
themselves were strengthened and repaired,
and everything was in readiness for any pos-
sible emergencey. New works were being
commenced on Hilton Island, and upward
of 2,000 men were engaged on them. There
are plenty Of guns and material for all neocl-
sary fortifications. A large wharf is being
built, the want of which has been severely
felt, as the water in shore is very shoal. The
men are still under canvas; in fact, the pro-
posed barracks have been commenced, al-
though the uork would be taken in hand al-
most immediately. Several large frame build-
. ing erected by the rebels serve as headquar-
ters, hospital, etc. They were but slightly
injured by the bombardment.
Numbers of bodies of those killed in the
engagement were found—some scattered
through the woods, and some hastily buried
in the sand. Some were discovered as they
fell, buried in the sand of the forts by the
very shells which killed them. Asurgeon
attached to Sherman’s Battery thus found an
old acquaintance—formerly a Surgeon in the
United States Army—buried under his quar-
ters, which were destroyed by asnell. Some
wounded continued to be brought in, but not
any great number.
The crack Charleston battery, of five pieces
which was to have helped in the destruction
of the Yankee fleet—but didn’t—was found
in,the woods; two of the guns were spiked.
The Rhode Island boys are now tryingto
amuse themselves by practicing with then.
The Ericsson brings as prisoner Mr. Ben-
jamin Chaplain, who owns a large estate on
St. Phillip‘s island. Some days after the
bombardment, he returned to look after his.
property. He had transacted his business,
and was returning to the main land when the
negrocs saw a number of Union troops who
were out reeonuoitering. Upon the pre-
text ot' having something further to say, they
called to their quanuom master to return.—
He did so, and was made prisoner. His fath-
er who is also a very large property owner,
has always been a Union man, though com-
, pelled by the rebels to keep quiet. He has
now openly avowed his sentiments. The
prisoner says he dare not take th'e oath of al-
legiance, as therebels will confiscate all his
property if he does.
There are but 600 troops on St. Phillip’s
Island. Mr. Chaplain says the rebels are
concentrating in force on the main land, and
will attempt to retake St. Phillip’s Island as
the Wabash and some of the gunboats leave,
which they appear to think will be pretty
soon. They don‘t seem, however, to enter-
tain a hope of successfully attacking Hilton
Island.
, He sa s that all the powder left by the rebels
at Port al was Northern powder. Uninter-
rupted communication is kept up with the
North, and powder, arms, in fact almost all
necessaries are freely obtained from the
Northern States. The ll-inch cannon were
made at Richmond during the past Summer.
An expedition would probably, soon leave
Port Royal to make a demonstrations on
some other point along the coast. Its dee-
tination was not known but Capt. Cowles
thinks Brunswick to he the place. The pro
jcct is one of Gen. Sherman's; but most of
the army officers are oppposed to It. _
The negroes in the vicmage are holding
high carnival. None are received by Gen.
Sherman except the very few who can make
themselves useful. The rest, though they
hang about the forts during the day, are sent
back to the plantations at night. They bring
provisions to the soldiers, which they sell at
very low prices. Chickens can be had at 25
cents a pair, and very fair bullocks at $5
apiece. _
Beaufort is still deserted by white men.—
Three Union gunboats lie there, and others
pass up and down the river occasronally.—-
The negroes destroy and carry off everything
they can lay their handson. Pianos, mirrors
and other valuable property, are ruthlessly
destroyed. Anything thev think useful they
carry off to an island, where they are estab-
blishing a settlement of'thelr own, trod where
they think they will be allowed to live In se-
curity. The crops are said to be heayler this
year than for ten years past, The rice crop
was secured before the arrival of the expedi-
tion. , .
Great quantities of cotton were stored In
barns and storehouses. As many as 2.
bales were seen on one plantation ready for
market. Gen. Sherman, however, refuses to
seize it. Ile says it is not contraband of War
and he has no authority to seize any other
property.
Probably half of the crop, however, W“
not picked, not ginncd, and would be 105‘ as
the negrocs have no idea of domg any labor
since their taskmasters have fled.
«WP—fl
A LvaEu’s TRICK—A shrewd . trick to
identify the hamlwriting of_a party In a sun.
was resorted to in a case tried In the Superi-
or Court of New York. A man, his wife
and son, made a joint note, all three Signing
their names. When the note came due It
was repudiated, and the holders commenced
suit. No difficulty was found Ill regard to
the identity of the signatures of the husband
and son, but no one could be pbtamed to
identify the handwriting of the wife. In this
dilemma, the counsel for the holder got an
express monicd envelOpe, 111 which he put a
subpoena. A boy was sent With the enve -
ope and a receipt-book to the house of'tbg
lady. The lady fell into the trap, recent]?
the envelope and signed the receipt Ill tlld
boy’s book. \thn the trial came on, “0
la'dy did not. appear; the boy, however, pro-
duced the book, and the Signatures being
compared, they were found the same, and a.
verdict rendered against all three.
.————Oo—¢.>~.-———"
e of the Post Office Depart.
ment for the current year
will come nearer
bv two and a half millions to_ paying em!—
si-s that it has for a. numbc
,. (,1 years page}
Till.“ mm, is cyplnilwd by the cutting 0.. 0-
,(mg ”m, Profillpss “mics through the rebel
stall-s. lic proverb; “If the best
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man’s faults wore wrltteu on Ins forehfl ,,
——-'l‘he incom
a would make him pull his hat over his eyes"
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