._ __, 3.5 ' , _.., f; r. b _ ‘ 'LMWWWW—fl_m __ m. w” __ _ WW M __ WW “h NEleS ’PPIEGAZE JLEWQ'Z/fl/ a 2m ,1, Norwalk, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1862. EXTRACT snort THE LAST SPEECH on STE- PHEN A. DOUGLAS.—-“.’l he conspiracy to break up the Union is a fact now known to all. Ar- mies are being raised and war levied to accom- plish it., There can be but two sides to the con- troversy. ' Every man must be on the side of the United States or against it. There can be no neutrals in this war. Zhere can be none but patriots and traitors.” «Q». Republican Union Ticket. its; For Governor, WILLIAM A. BUCKINGHAM,of Norwich For Lieutenant Governor, ROGER AVERILL, of Danbury. For Secretary of State, J. HAMMOND TRUMBULL, of Hartford, For Treasurer, GABRIEL W. COITE, of Middletown. For Comptroller, LEMAN W. CUTLER, of Watcrtown. Editorial Correspondence of Gazette ON THE WING. A TRIP TO HANCOCK. On Wednesday last, with an instinctive shudder at the prospect of travelling Wash- ington-ward, we crossed the Courtlaudt-st. Ferry, and took seat in the cars of the Penn- sylvania Central Road to Harrisburg, en route to the encampment of Col. Ferry’s 5th Conn. Regiment. We confess to a mis- taken judgment hitherto expressed that no good thing could come out of the railroad Nazareth of New Jersey. This route is both expeditious and comfortable, and we, or “any other man” who may hereafterhavc occasion to go to Washington can easily escape a test of physical endurance, by taking this route, via. the Harrisburg and Baltimore road, in- stead of by the old Camden and Amboy and Philadelphia and Wilmington route. We left Jersey City at 8 P. M., and reached Har- risburg at about 3 1-2 o’clock next morning. After breakfasting we left on the Chambers- burg and Hagarstown road, and arrived at the latter place at noon. After dinner, char- tering a carriage at the Hotel, we set out for Hancock, on the old Cumberland Turnpike road, which in days lang syne, before the days of railroads, used to excite so much governmental interest in Congress. Antici- pating our arrival, Col. Ferry had secured us comfortable “quarters” with the village miller, an intelligent and gentlemanly Union man, where we arrived shortly after dark.— It was not until the “Regiment” was fully cared for, for the night, however, that we had the pleasure of taking its popular Com- mander by the hand. Early next morning we sallied forth to the Camp to greet the Connecticut boys. Whatever may be the state of one’s popularity at home, he is sure to find a crowd “glad to see him,” on an ad- ' ‘ ‘ ' Camps. A friend from aper from home “doeth e,” and the earnest friend- 8 received from time to time, from our boys in camp, are among the happiest recollections of our life. ' The 5th is encamped on a beautiful slope, on the west bank of the “Big Tonolon,” a stream about the size of Norwalk River,and is concealed from view of the main road, al- though less than a. quarter of a mile there- from. On the Eastern bank of the river ri- ses up an abrupt bluff, wooded with cedars and hemlocks, and on first view, so exact was the resemblance,that we for the moment imagined ourself under the shores of the Wilton Hills, at Georgetown. The hills, the stream, the mill, all are exact counter- parts, save the smiling and thrifty looking tenements which heighten the beauties of our own home picture. Col. Ferry is in Gen. Williams’ Brigade, comprising the 5th Connecticut, 46th Pennsylvania, 19th and 28th New York, and 1st Maryland Regi- ments. These are stationed here to guard the Canal, and prevent a crossing of the Po- tomac, (which here run side by side,) by the rebels under Jackson. Upon the whole, the boys are pleasantly located, and as “comfort- able as could be expected under the circum- stances.” They have long since got over the inevitable and natural feeling Of all volun- teers, that they are going out on a sort of pie nie frolic, and each one seems to apply him- self to duty when out, and to making him— self cheerful and comfortable when in tent. The regiment is thoroughly hardened, (if we may use that expressive term,) by hard work and exposure. And although they have marched and countermarched nearly a thousand miles, they are unquestionably in health all the better for it. Of sickness, we doubt if as little could be found among " number of men in any community ‘nt as a ,whole is as lined 9. looking body - would wish to com- mand. Eye. ..-. is been in service it has gone by the name of the “BULL DOG REGIXENT"—a christening which came to them in consequence of the resolute and defi- ant, look which a majority of the men wear upon their faces. The enthusiasm with which the boys related to us the unexpected appearance of Col. FERRY, at the time of their order to march to Hancock, with the expectation of an engagement, was as inspiriting as it is indicative of the confi- dence and affection the men have in and for their commander. “You ought to have heard us yell, when we first sighted the Col- ? one of the boys to us. “ We .:1 we made the old hills ring, and roarse, we couldn’t scream any . .the baud set up ‘Hail to the ‘u‘quef,’ ” said another. We would have giv- en much, if we could have only had here about a htllf-dozen anxious souls from home whom we recall to memory, as having been sorely exercised at first lest Ferry should prove an unpopular and incompetent com' mander. And we never felt more strongly ' . :tion, that to corn- alre, intelligent, and ._ arly every one of , _.-..... honor any subordinate com- mission—required far different timber than that out of which a mere dancing or drill master may be made. We venture the as- sertion that no man can succeéssfully com- mand'abody of such troops unless he has BRAINS as well as an aptness for mechanical evolutions. In our volunteer army, to-day, is to be found the noblest and most conclu- sive evidences of the governing rowan of educated mind. But were we 10! write our own impressions, or report half we have heard, it might appear fulsome praise of Col. Ferry, and so we desist. nu!“ u Til. :nco ling rbut c no The boys are all waiting wit un “onward movement,” and for an opportunity to sham rhci is to be done or when of oours means of knowingdmt the prevalent ....,)res- sion is that Gen. Banks‘ column will wake up some fine morning and find themselves on the “sacred soil,” or joining strength with our Kentucky and Tennessee forces on the North, and in concert with Burnside from the coast, strike such a blow in the en- my’s rear as shall force him out of his in- treuclrments at Mauassas, to a desperate fight or ignominious surrender. Come that day when it will, confident we are that “the folks at home” will have no cause to be ashamed of their boys in the “Bully” Con- necticut 5th. Yours, &c., B. P. S.—-We omitted to mention a wish made by our boys, to request the Ladies knit- ,ting for them to make up no more mittens.— They have all they want, while the extraor- dinary marches they have had have used up their stockings, and owing to some loose screw somewhere, they are not able to pro- cure even the allowancc to which they are lawfully entitled. In addition to the sup- plies prepared for them by the Norwalk La- dies, New Canaan has sent a box, which they are expecting this Saturday night from Frederick, per Randlc’s Express. In addi- tion to these “home” donations, the Col. has just been the recipient of a box of under- shirts, &c., made up by the American Ladies in Liverpool, England, under the special per- sonal interest of the esteemed lady of Mr. James, son-in-law of the late Anson G. Phelps of our State. N.-. The Drafting Abandoned. Gov. Buckingham has quietly put a stop to all the trouble about drafting, by ordering it to be suspended till the Legislature meets. The Hartford Courant says, “It becoming ap- parent that further legislation will be re- quired to make the present militia law effect- ive, together with the fact that volunteer. companies have so increased as to give en- couragement that the number required by law may be secured without the service of men who have been drafted, His Excellency, the Commander in Chief, has directed Adju- tant General Williams to notify the Select- men throughout the State to suspend the late order for drafting.” WWe are glad the Governor, has come to the rescue again, in his practical, common- sense way, and saved the people from the irritation, and the State from the disgrace of attempting the enforcement of the most mis- erable abortion of a law which ever made our Statute Book ridiculous. .‘.>.._——-—— WThe Tribune of this (Monday) morning has a most interesting letter from it’s Somer- set correspondent, giving further details of the late engagement, with the official reports and a complete plan of the order of battle.— The victory is still more glorious than was at first reported. In their retreat across the river, hundreds of the enemy were drowned in their haste to get beyond the range of our artillery. The pursuit was kept up to Monticello, and the rout rendered most effectual and disas- trous. And yet there were only 2,400 of our men engaged. We took over 200 priso- ncrs of war, 21 pieces of artillery, and a large numbers of horses, beside the entire baggage train of the enemy. The correspondence found at Mill Spring demonstrates that the Union sentiment of East Tennessee is'all but overwhelming, and that it is repressed only by drum-head courtsmartial, summary exe- cutions, and other atrocities. .‘.>. WThe latest news from the Burnside Expedition is brought by the bark John Trucks,at Fortress Monroe. The D‘Epincuil Zouaves returned on the bark, the wind be- ing to high too take them off, audtlre bark drawing 14 1-2 ft. water, could not go over the bar into Hatteras Inlet. The expedition last Wednesday, was about to advance on Roanoke Island. The soldiers at Fortress Monroe are particularly jolly, while the Reb- els in Virginia and North Carolina, who are threatened by Burnside, are in a most unen- viable state of uneasiness. «Q.»o———— WWe rejoice to see that Congressman Loomis, of the Hartford District has made a movement in Congress towards a just and fitting acknowledgment of the patriotic services being rendered to the Union cause by our foreign born citizens. The Irishmen and Germans have only vied with the can. nest lovers of liberty of every other national- ity in their labors and sacrifices for the sup- pression of rebellion, and this most appro- priate and timely recognition will commend itself to the hearts of all who love their country more than party. We clip the fol- lowing from the report: Mr. Loomis, by unanimous consent, in- troduced a bill to confer the right of citizen- ship upon those who serve as soldiers in the armies Of the United States during the war for the suppression of rebellion, which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judrcrary. _-_. .——.—§ . “6"?“ W We commend to those interested the adv. of the Select School in Lockwood’s Building. The principal rs endorsed in the strongest terms by hrs former preceptor, C. M. Selleck,Esq., which is all that need be said hereabouts. _,,,,,_ a.-.» W Au alarm of fire was sounded on Thursday evening; cause—no one knows what. ——-——.o.<¢-. W A rather queer confusion of ideas ap- pears in the last No. of the Daubur‘y Times, but for the life of us, we can’t tell whether it. is the “ lelix” of friend Osborne himself we have so laceratcd, or those of his anony- mous correspondent. The slant at friend Grofi'ut, formerly of the Jeffersonian, (which is entirely gratuitous and unjust,) gives a squint at some old sore perhaps, still “ rank- ling in somebody’s breast.” The article it- self, howevcr, conveys its own answer If our report was so “ terrific” (which was in no ways exagerated) what is to be said of the exhibition? Eh, neighbor? ..-_..._... W” The Great Barrington Courier says if Government would purchase a few barrels of the liquor sold in that village, and dis- charge it at the rebels through a force pump, it would cause a scattering of the army at Manassas. Plenty of such stuff in Norwalk. .<.>....._. _._ _ Tun BROKEN ENGAGEMENT, on, SPEAKING THE TRUTH FOR A DAY; by Mrs. South- worth; price 25 cents; T. B. Peterson & Brother, Philadelphia. This is the shortest story we have ever seen eminate from Mrs. Southworth’s pen.— A man lays a wager with a friend to speak the plain truth for one day, in answer to or- dinary questions and observations addressed to him. As the result he was disiuhcrited and turned out of doors before breakfast, by his rich uncle, with whom he lived; dischar. ged from his position as head clerk in a large dry'f goods establishment, by his employers; jilted by his sweetheart, and arrested as a lunatic by his friends. But he is doubly paid for all his losses and trials, by winning the hand of a rich heiress, whom he devoted- ly loves. His friend appears as ire is about to be taken to the lunatic asylum, and settles the question of his sanity, his uncle “ makes up,” and all ends happily, the hero resolving to continue to speak the truth for the rest of , his days. Senator Poster. l \Ve know that every loyal heart in (.‘ou- i necticul, will leap forth with joy at the announcement madcin the Senate on Friday by Senator Foster, ofuchungc of position on the Bright case. After such am outpouring from the full and burdened heart of brave 01d “Andy Johnson,” as prefaced Mr. Fos- ter’s explanatory remarks, it would have been too bad and too sad a spectacle for Con- necticut to have been paralyzed in her sena- torial verdict against treason. The follow- ing is the record: Mr. Foster (Rep. Conn.) said that. on a for- mer occasion, in the case of Davis and Wig- fall, the Senate refused to expel, but simply left their names off the roll. He thought then we should have expelled the Senators - but as the Senate decided otherwise, he had waived his own opinions. In Committee be had considered this action of the Senate as a precedent, and concurred in the report'on that ground; but from what light he had re- ceived since, as the former action seemed not to be considered a precedent, he was now prepared to vote for the resolution. —o . < .5 a w Bible Society. A Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, the 4th inst, at 2 o’clock, P. M., at Capt. Hubbell’s Office) All the members are urged to be present. On Sunday, Feb. 9th, at 7 o’clock, P. M., the Annual Public Meeting will be held in the 2d Methodist Episcopal Church, when the Annual Report will be read, Officers elec- ted and collection taken. Addresses will be delivered by Rev. J. Anderson. Rev. C. B. Ford, and Rev. Mr. Beebe. «<0» FIFTH REGIMBNT. C. V. Much Express matter for the 5th Conn. Regiment continues to be forwarded to Washington and Frederick. At present the nearest Express is at HAGERSTOWN, Mary- land, to which place therefore Express mat- ter should be sent. «....._ BIG Oan.—A pair of mammoth Oxen, about seven years old,and weighing 5200 lbs., were on exhibition in the street Mon- day. The monsters were raiscd by Wm. Marvin, Esq, down town, and have been sold to Mr. Scofield of Stamford. We reck- on they will astonish the natives of that suburban village, some. __._.-..._____ DONATION PANEL—The friends of Rev. G. Haulenbeck will make him their annual Donation Visit on Wednesday Evening, Feb. 12th, at the residence of Harry Smith, Esq, Saugatuck. ‘4.» W Thurlow Weed sends a hint to the “snobs,” which they have long needed—act- ing on which, like true toadies, they will oscillate to the other extreme, and vote vul- gar what is really a legitimate topic of table- talk if kept within reasonable limits. Weed has been among the very first people of Eng- land, as he takes great care to let his readers know, and says: One peculiarity, in the “good society” of London, strikes me. It is the comparatively small quantity of wine imbibed at dinners, and the entire avoidance of “small talk” about the age, vintage, quality, etc., etc., of wines. Here the various wines are served and drank, moderately, without remark. A glass of pale sherry, after soup. one or two glasses of champagne after the meat courses, a glass of claret or Hock with the dessert, and a glass of Madeira or port alter the re- moval of the cloth, is the extent of wine- drinking, and many gentlemen sip rather than “take off” the contents of their glasses. Tire only remark about wines I have heard at table, was at Sir J. Emerson Terrnant’s, who, observing that at a previous dinner I drank Madeira, placed a decanter of “the old”-(vide Capt. Cuttle) at my right hand, with the remark, “you prefer Madeira.” I spoke of the abstinence of English gentle- men, where I was breakfasting this rnorn- ing, to which a friend replied, “We have re- formed our habits in this respect, partly from improved taste, preferring the light to the heavy wines; but mainly on account of the tender toes and rheumatic fingers you see among us. . ....>.._—___ W Gen. Butler’s expedition, with the troops on board the Constitution, has been ordered to leave Hampton Roads as soon as possible for Ship Island, at the mouth of the Mississippi. Hc‘.bo.—-—_ W The postal receipts for letters carried during the last quarter of 1861 are but little less than during the same period last year, when the mails went all over the Union,— The cost of transportation is three millions less. —————o<<.>eo——~ WThe levy of fifteen thousand dollars upon the secessionists of Marion county, Missouri, made by-Gen. Halleck, to repair the railroad bridges which were destroyed by the rebels, is now being collected. The levy has caused a great number to suddenly change from Jeff. Davisites to Abe Lincoln— itcs. .<.>.._._.__ @“Eleven hundred and trvelvc soldiers were in the hospitals of Washington, Alt-x- andria and Georgetown on the 24th of Jarr- uary. '—-——-—o - ~.>- .— m‘Wilh reference to fhd‘ Operations of our stone fleet, the Charleston Courier says: _“On the 25th inst, the weather moderated, Some of the steamers of the Lincoln fleet towed to a position on or near the Rattle- snake Shoal several of their old hulks, which were soon afterwards sunk. They continued this workup to yesterday evening, when they had placed five of their wrecks on the bottom and had four others ready, which were no doubt filled with water on the 26th.” ...‘.-. LATEST WAltNIsws.—“All quiet on the Potomac.” -—-———~.-<.-I Exrrrnr'rrou BUILDINo.—-Half the space in the Great Exhibition building in London, England, is assigned to England and the Colonies. The applications from England were six times the allotted extent, and pro- portionate reductions have had to be made. About 800 men are at present employed up- on the erection. The building will require 18,000,000 bricks, 22,000 tons of mortar, 580 tons of glass, 600 tons of paint, and 10,000 tons of iron. There will also be no fewer than 600 miles of planking, seven to nine inches wide, 108 miles of window sashing, and 600,00 square feet of felt. London Times. —-—.«.».-—_— TirunLow WEED, under date of Southamp- ton, J an. 11th, writes as follows: “Mr. Adams received a dispatch late last evening from Earl Russell, stating that as the United States ship “Tuscarora.’ had on- tered Southampton with evident intention of engaging the Confederate steamer “Nash- ville,’ an order from the Admiralty Office would be sent immediately to the naval offi- cer in charge at Southampton, to detain the United States vessel in port twenty-four hours after the departure of ‘ c Confederate steamer. This new phas . ' tars will necessarily change Capt. witch.— Instead of waiting for the .T. . Capt. C. will leave first, rovernim ‘ ' e, outside by the best observations .ttl’l 1. '. ' lotions he is enabled to make. I -, that Capt Cravcn,eutanglcd in th . :1 - ykn'ot,rn'ay lose the opportunity <2 :46 so much wants, of punishing f :- _._. :cted President .ry, vice Samuel WE. K. Root 1 of the Colt Firear. Colt, deceased. has for many years been the :- Li superintendent of Col. Colt’sw ~‘ . " 1'0 made many improvements ‘ . - . my. GEORGETOWN, Jan. 28th, 1862. I ‘ For the Gazette. ticed, in reading your paper, accounts of what the Ladies in adjoining towns have “ been doing for the soldiers who are in the service of the Government. It may be grat- ifying for you to know that this small place E has also been throwing in its “mite," and if we have not done as much as our neighbors, I will venture to say some of the oldest have been at work, some who have fulfilled the command to “Arise, go unto thy daughter’s daughter for her daughter bath a daughter." One Of the old ladies who has been knitting for us was born on the memorable day your" town was burned by the British. Another was married the first year of this century and is still journeying on with her husband, with a fair prospect of reaching the year of their diamond wedding—may they attain it for they are as good as they are old. An- other has knit a pair of socks, who had near- ly reached her one hundred and first year. She has since died. *Thev were her last work ; it was a pleasure to her to devote the closing days of her life for those who were struggling to maintain this glorious Union. She retained her mind in a remarkable de- gree to the last, and remembered many thrilling scenes of the Revolution, her father served and died in the army she was fond of reading arid spent much of her time in that way, without the aid of spectacles. Last Fall she walked unaided about half a mile to visit a relative. We have retained the socks and it has been proposed they should be pre- sented to the oldest soldier, who I suppose must be our aged and much respected Gene- ral Scott, who has just retired from service; may they be a good omen for his declining years. Most of our socks have been knit by women over seventy years of age. In the meantime our young and middle aged have not been idle, they have just sent a box of hospital stores, valued at about $100, and the best wish we can give them is that they may never be needed. *. —~-——.-‘.’-.—— Present Location of Conn. Regiments. The 4th is at Fort Richardson, near Wash- ington. “The 5th is on the Upper Potomac, at Hau- cock, Md. The 6th is at Port Royal, S. C. The 7th is at “‘ “ The 8th is in Burnsidc’s Expedition. The 9th is at Ship Island. The 10th is in Burnside’s Expedition. The 11th is m “ The 12th is in camp at Hartford. The 13th is in barracks at New Haven. The 14th is in “ “ ts o<.>a SOLDIEn’s FUNERAL—The funeral of E. D. Holley, a member of Company I, 10th N. Y. V., was attended from the 2d M. E. Church, Sunday afternoon. He died of fe- ver. in the Columbian Hospital, Washing- ton. .‘.-. PASTORAL VIsrr.—The parishioners and friends of Rev. Mr. Gates, of the First Bap- tist Society, will make a Donation Visit at his residence on Camp street, on Wednesday evening, Feb. 12th. «<0» Important, Very ! The most important item of telegraphic news from Washington, in Monday’s New York Herald is thus reported: THE PROPOSED PARTY AT THE WHITE HOUSE. . Next to the British question, the forthcom- ing party at the White House is the princi- pal subject of comment. The limitation of the number of invitations to only five hun- dred and fifty occasions man disappoint— ments and heart burnings. n ' entertain- ment of this character is a novelty at the Presidential mansion, and the general ex— pression of disapprobation makes it very questionable whether the gratification of- forded to the five hundred and fifty favored guests will compensate for the sore disap— pointment and chagrin occasioned to five thousand five hundred who believe, them- selves equally entitled to the distinction of an invitation. The whole affair is regarded as a blunder much to be regretted. It is reported by our returned prisoners from Richmond, that Mrs. Jefferson Davis, steeped in treason as she undoubtedly is, is nevertheless so far true to her womanly in- stincts as to be unremitting in her efforts to- wards ameliorating the condition of the sick- aud wounded in the Richmond Hospitals, and we know it has been an ardent wish, often expressed, by those who labored most earnestly to place Mrs. Lincoln in the posi- tion she so deliriously enjoys, that she might distinguish herself in labors of love among the languishing and dying soldiers of the: Potomac as much as she essays to do, amid! the gay circles that swarm about the White: House. That’s all. .«p. ”_._ . LIEUT. MAURY, who figured for so many years as a scientific oflicer at the Observato-- ry, in Washington, but who, after the rebel-- lion commenced, proved himself a traitor to- his country, has recently been shown by the- savans of France, to be a humbng also, hav-- ing made capital for himself out of the la-- bors of others, who were also shown to have known nothing of the subjects they dis» cussed. This discovery was made in the: following manner—Maury was proposed as a corresponding member of the French Ins- titute; his claims were reported to a corn-- 'mittee of 3emiuent savaus, who reported unanimously “that thepublic reputation of knew nothing of the subjects they discusscr ." So this traitor is being paid for his ingratiu tude in uniting himself with the vandals who are engaged in destroying Works of science: and art, which he had been professedly eu~~ gaged in building up: @- Our own'Judgc Butler pursued him, and showed him up to be a ruost errant. humbug, until he’beca’me satisfied that the: game was not worth the powder. I o‘.’o.——-——~ . W Tire New York Eccning Post‘s Wash- ington correspondent says that Gen. La he has, in several interviews with the Preside at, discussed his plans,'and that, in a conver sa- tiou with Gen. McClellan, the commander-in- chief thus addressed him : “ Suppose you find no Union sentiment whatever where you go 1’” “ Then,” replied Lane, “ I will take good care to leave no rebel sentiment behind me. If Missouri, Arkansas, and the Indian countrywill not come peaceably under the laws of the Gov- ernment, my plan is to make them a wilder— ness. I would give the traitors. twenty-four hours to choose between exile' and death—- Sir. if I can’t do better, I will kill off the white traitors, and give their lands to the: loyal black men l” The fricu ds ofLaue as-- sort that, upon hearing this re ply, McClellan. laughed heartily, and said: “You must work out your own plans. Go your wa v, and see to it that no rebel sets his foot. in ansas.” ._———-‘.-.¢<a>h.— _._. . To wnoar IT saw CONCERN.—Kcep out of debt—out of quarrels—out of law—ouzt of politics—out of idleness—out of thin soled shoes—out of damp clothes—out; of the reach of brandy and water—out of public emote-— out of matrimony, unless you are in love— and keep clear of the monstrous sin of chr aut- ing the printer! - ___,__..‘.._..., — _. ~ WThere appears to be some clashimg between Generals Lane and Hunter. Ac- cording to a dispatch said to have been re‘ ccived at Washington, both of them des ire locommand the expedition SI -. . ' Hunter calls for $3.000,000, v .. ' - he says he can do without. The or - en sent to give the command to Ge - ’ 2 .-.>.._. _._ @The Port Royal correspor .' . - r be Philadelphia Press states, theme. : _, v at- ings have actually been held in l' -, ‘ . .to consider the propriety of a peace .. l er to our forces, _ , Masses. Em'rousz—l have frequently no- , Lieut. Maury was the work of writers who . The Great Flood in California. A gentleman in Sacramento, writing to :1 friend in Norwalk, says: I “On the 8th of December the heaviest E freshest cvr-r knowuhcrc came upon us. The American River, was broken through and the whole 'city flooded. Our house stands had two feet six inches of the dirtiest and rnuddicst water you could imagine, over our parlors, dining room, hall and kitchen floors. Fortunately I was on my way down town, and, hearing of the coming flood, hastened home, arriving just in time to take up car- pets, and get wood up to the second story. The water came too fast for us, however,and before the servant girl, the nurse and myself could accomplish all that was required for our up-stairs necessities, we found ourselves wading over the first floor in water a foot deep. The South levee, upon which our Railroad is built, had to be cut open to let the water from the city, and soon over forty frame houses, of one and two stories, came rushing through the gap, and dashing one upon another were broken to pieces. More than three miles of the Railroad track was swept away, and some thirty iron rails, each weighing 340 pounds, were carried a mile from the track by the force of the current, one rail being broken completely in two pieces. In the lower portion of the city the water rose above the second floor of many houses, and persons were taken from the roofs in boats. The flood came on about 10 o’clock, A. M.; had it occurred in the night, the loss of life would have been frightful. On Monday, the 23d December, we had another rise in the rivers which surrounded our house, garden, &c., to a foot in depth, but soon ran off through an opening made by the first freshet. On the 27th we expe- rienced a third rise, deeper than the second, but not so bad as the first. It has now (30th) subsided, but stiil the water covers the street in front of our house about eighteen inches in depth. Our cellar has six feet of water in it. With the exception of two days it has rained a continuous torrent ever since the 7th of December. No one has ever seen anything like it. It is so all over the State and throughout Oregon. The loss of life has been very great; and the destruction of property can scarcely be estimated. In this city alone $1,000,000 will not repair it.” A brother of the writer of the above writes to him from Arcata, Humboldt County, nu. der date of Dec. 19th: “We have had our share of “the big water” in this section of country. Every bridge and ferry, within 100 miles of here in every direction on Eel Riv- er, Elk River, Mad River, Trinity, Klamath and Salmon Rivers are swept away. On the Trinity seventeen houses floated past at its junction with the Klamath. On the Klamath, Martin’s Suspension wire bridge» which was ninety feet above its summer bed, was swept off, the River rising about twenty feet above the bridge. We have had three distinct freshers, on the lst, 4th and 8th of December, each suc- cessively more severe than the predecessor. On Monday the 2d, and part of Tuesday the 3d, nineteen inches of water fell, that we know of, how much more that we don’t know of I can’t say, for the thing ran over during the night. J ridge ye whether it rains any up here when it wants to.” ~<.>..—.———_ NORWALK, 29th January, 1862. Mussus. EDITOltsz—I notice in your high- ly appreciated paper the notice of a Cannon for the discharge of chain shot. The inven- tor of' this destructive engine is not named; but. we; are left to suppose it was the inven- tiori'of the gentleman of Hartford. This is not the fact. The inventor was an officer of th‘éRegular Army, and a resident of Vir- ginia-“fl met this gentleman at the Ballard House, Richmond, Va, some four years since: be there explained this invention to me.— The great benefit to be derived, he supposed, would be by our naval ships; as a discharge, properly directed, would sweep masts and spars, and all above the breastworks: thus saving, in great measure, not only the hull of the cessel and cargo, but the lives of men. I have a small model of such gun, and also a gun-carriage, to be worked by steam. Tire Carriage may be propelled by steam over any road where horses can travel, and at a much greater speed. This I do claim as my invention. Steam may be raised in ten to twenty minutes, and be kept up for a day, working all the time, at the expense of five bushels or less of coals, or their equivalent in wood; ten to twenty miles, as the roads may be, can be made per hour. For bag- gage and ambulance waggons, this I think, would be far preferable to horses and much less expensive—as the cost of keeping, for a pair of horses, would be more daily than the feed for this engine when at work; when idle it requires little attention and no feed.— Oue srrch locomotive could be driven through any army or body of then or horses. Any luau competent for u hostlcr, or to drive a horse, would be competent as an engineer for this simple motive power. I would take the responsibility to drive such locomotive I through any army of rebels seceshdom can > bring. Yours, REPUBLICAN. ~-».—. —-o.<.u . .————-——_ _ JUDGE vavaa—The President has nom- ? mated the Hon. Noah H. A. Swaync, of Ohro, to be an Associate Judge of the U. S. 9 Supreme Court. Mr. Swayue is a native of : Culpepcr county, Va.,aud emigrated to Ohio l immediately after finishing his law course under the instruction of the late distinguish- cd Robert I. Taylor, in Alexandria. His age now is perhaps fifty years. He has gown as a public than with the growth of hro, having played perhaps the most im- } portant part In building up for that State its material eminence. As a jurist he is notoriously without a superior in the West, and as the conductor of the State’s largest financial operations his fame is equal to his reputation as a lawyer. In politics he is. a republican, with strong eon- servative proclivities. He will surely prove as efficient on the Supreme Court bench, as ,in every other position he has previOusly achieved by the weight of his fine mind, high character and effective industry. m. The Lynchbu-rn Virginian of J auuary J 24111, in speaking of the death of Zollicoffer, I closes with the following: “ Not only is the death of such a man a serious loss to us at this time, but we fear that the engagement in which he met his end is the most serious reversefhat we have experienced. How shall it be repaired ?— ville, to get possession of the most important line of railroads iu the South. A cordon is being drawn around Virginia, and she may be within the foul coils of' the serpent unless the important point now referred to be strengthened immediately. _——*a<.>. W We learn that a truly remarkable cor- respondence, relating, in good part, to affairs of public interest, though of course, not des- titute of those lighter and ruore charming features which lead such gracel'u point to the letters of highly cultivated la ies of the world, is regularly carried on between Mrs. James Gordon Bennett of this crty and Mrs. Lincoln of the White House. Mrs. Lincoln’s letters are spoken of by those who have been favored with an occasional glimpse at their pages, as remarkable for shrewd observa- tion, witty yet good natured satire, and a most genuine spirit of patriotism. Graceful gifts of flowers and other beautiful trifles accom- pany these most interesting missives; and for some time past Mrs. Bennett has been weekly honored with a superb boquet from the Presidential conservatory. We believe that Mr. Henri Wikof has several times had the honor of being the bearer of these cle- M gent tokens of friendship—N- 7. Tribune. .I- North levee of our city, bordering upon the , upon the highest ground in town; yet we 5 The enemy will doubtless push on to K‘rx-A » The Northdflarolina Loyalistsl A CONFLICT NEAR FORT PULASKI. Fou'rmcss MONROE, Jan. 30.—Iu expecta- tion of the sruzccss of the Burnside Expedi— tion, in opening at least. two Congressional districts in North Carolina, Mr. Taylor, the provisional governor, issued a proclamation ordering an election on the 22d of February, to ratify or reject the ordinances of the corr- , vention of the 18th of November, and also i for an election of two representatives to Con- ' rcss. ! A flag of truce went to Crancy Island this morning. Southern papers contain the fol- lowing: SAVANNAH, Jan. 29.—The city is compar~ atively quiet. No immediate attack is ex- pected. The object of the invaders seemsto be to cut off communication with Fort Pu- laski. There were six federal gunboats at Wall’s Cut, and seven at the head of Wilmington Island, commanding the channel of the riv- ers, yesterdrg'. Tatuall’s cet convoyed two steamers and a float towards Fort Pulaski,with provisions. The enemy opened fire upon them, and the battle lasted forty minutes. The provision boats and steamer Sampson are now return- ing. Tire federals fired upon the latter, and she was slightly damaged. Fort Pulaski is now fully provisioned for six months. A letter from an officer in the fort,says the enemy can’t take the fort by attack. The Yankees are engaged in removing obstruc- tions in the channels. There are other de- fences yet to pass. The people of Savannah are firm, and confident in their ability to defend the city. The Norfolk Day Book calls upon the la- dies to contribute their old woolen skirts and dresses to government—tire price of flaunels for fixed ammunition being so high as to subject the government to a tax. ~<.>~ A Brilliant Exploit. Now that the opening of Wall’sCut, the ar- tificial Canal between Turtle Island and the mainland, by which our gunboats at Port Royal can pass into the Savannah River above Fort Pulaski and assail the city, is made public and known to the rebels, no harm can result from telling how it was done Our information does not come from our usu- al Port Royal correspondent. Wall’s Cut, one of the inland passes to Sa- vannah, was obstructed by the rebels when our forces took Port Royal, by the sinking of a brig and driving three rows of piles across the passage. The delicacy of the of the ope- ration of removing the obstructions can be imagined when We state that the place was so far within the enemy’s lines that they left it entirely unguarded,thinking that our troops would have neither the temerity to approach the channel, or the ingenuity to remove: the obstructions. But they did not know the Yankee daring and skill. Sometime before the middle of January, the three companies of the Connec- ticut 7th, that were lefl. on Hillon Head, were sent down to the lower end of Daufuskie Is- land to act as guards to a party of engineers who were to attempt to open VVall’s Out.— From the house, which formed the head- quarters ‘of the party. Savannah was plainly visible, at a distance 'of eight miles, across the marshes and bayous. The line of the river could also be traced, and the men seen on the decks of the black little steamers which plied between Savannah and Fort Pu- laski, the portholes of which could be coun- t d e . During the daytime the part kept conceal’d. At night strong uards of sol iers were placed at favorable pomts of observation, and the engineers, with muffled oars and hammers, silently worked till daybreak. This was con- tinued five successive nights before the work was accomplished. But the piles were all removed and the old sunken hulk moved into a position which renders the passage of the gunboats easy. So unsuspicious were the enemy all this time, that our pickets‘oap- tured two innocent duck-shooters, who sup- osed theywere safely rowing in rebel waters. t is one of the cleverest achievements of the wan—Hartford Press. «Q» There is hope of the expulsion of Mr. Bright from the Senate. Two-thirds of the members present will be required to vote him out. Conccding all the doubtful to Mr. Bright—among them Messrs. Harris, Foster and Cowan—the Senate stand 25 to 15. One thus is needed. It will be more than strange if he cannot be got. Every member of J udi- diciaro Com., except Mr.Trumbull, voted in favor of Mr. Bright’s claim, Messrs. Foster, Ten Eyck, Cowau, Harris, Bayard, and Powell. The desire to be consistent in both Senate and Committee, has made the delay in the case, and now creates the doubt if the expulsion will be effected, Out side Of the Committee,every Republican Senator is just- ly anxious to purge the Senate of the traitor. While Andy Johnson of Tennessee, and Gar- rett Davis of Kentucky, are earnestly for ex- pulsion, it looks very strange to see Senators from the extremest Anti-Slavery States sur- rounding Mr. Bright to retain him in his seat. -<.>. ARREST or A Dssnu'rnu.——Several weeks ago, George C. Crafts of Weston, deserted from the 5th Regiment, C.V., in Maryland, having sold his uniform, gun, and all equip— ments for a citizen’s suit. Col. Ferry has been particularly anxious to have that person back again. It was ascertained the other day that Crafts was in Weston, and Col. Kennedy of this city was sent to arrest him. He found him residing with a deputy sherifl named George Wheeler and attempted to arrest him in the presence of that worthy. Crafts resist- ed and seized an axe to put an end to Col. Kennedy, but the Colonel took him by the throat and laid him down, until he said he was satisfied with what he had. He was then handcuffed and brought to thiscity yes- terday morning. In the scuffle, one of the Colonel’s fingers was broken. The worthy Wheeler, in whose house the arrest was made, encouraged Crafts to resistance and ought to be made to answer for it. Such a deputy sheriff as he must be an‘oruament to Fairfield Countyl—Courunt. WThe Ericsson iron steamer battery, which has been for some time in course of construction at New York, was successfully launched on Thursday. The battery is a large fiat-bottomed vessel, sharp at both ends drawing but little water, though covered with an armor of iron five inches thick, in- side of which are twenty-.sixinches of white oak and iron sheathing a half inch thick.— The deck is bomb-proof, and the guns pro- tected. In the center of the deck is a revolv- ing turret, to carry two heavy guns, which is shot-proof. _. . -_._.-....-... bury. Pa, was the other day roughly broom handled by a Union loving woman. He was the family physciau, but after attending to the sick, always introduced his seeessionism. She several times told him not to brooch his treasonable notions, he still persisted, and finally, one day, insultingly said to the lady that she was so fond of a negro that if her husband was to die she would, no doubt, mar- ry one. This being a little more than she could bear, she seized a broom and gave the man of pills and potions a sound pummeling. 0‘.-- mg“ Rev, Dr. Weston of Trinity Church, who has recently visited various divisions of thé arm of the Potomac, says the health of the soldiers is remarkable, and is even im- proving in this weather, and that most of the-men are in better condition than if they were at home. He found one N. J. regr- mentzthat had not lost one man by sickness in over five months. An «ex-surgeon of the English army, who has seen much service, says he never saw an army so bountifully fed and provided for, and in such good phys- ical condition as the army of the Potomac. .‘gp.._ DON’T TAKE THE Parana—A slorekeeper in a neighboring town recently had large calls for cotton goods, which at once cleared his shelves. The next day he orderedafresh supply from Bostou,and found the wholesale price five cents a yard more than he had re- tailcd for. A trader in the suburbs of this city came off as badly with tea. Before he heard of advanced prices, he sold out at 50 cents a pound, and to replenish his stock was forced to pay 76 cents for the same quality. Newburgport Herald. ~‘.’- WThe health of General Anderson is said to be any thing but satisfactory. His physicans have ordered him for the present to avoid all undue mental exercise. He is not allowed to engage in any of the public plans, on business even of the simplest nature possible; consequently he is liviug'with his family in llrc utmost quiet r“ " 1 Ave- nue Hutel, occupying room ost re- tired part of the building. mding the best medical advice nor . ch the hereof Sumter receivas, ll(- 3 with him a carcworn look, and i that he may never recover from the job was made on his vital energies . defense of the flag of his country. WA sccesh doctor, practicing in Sads- . The Burnside Expedition. OFFICIAL ACCOUNT 01“ THE LOSS BY THE STORM. . now deemed extremely doubtful. A spccrul messenger with dcspatchcsj from Gen. Burnside reached Washington , Tuesday morning. They are dated head- quarters dcpartmcut of North Carolina, llat- terns Inlet, January 26, 1862. The messen- ger left Hatteras on Sunday. Gen. Burn- side reports as follows: “We left our an- chorage at Annapolis, Thursday, the 9th, and a or a protracted passage, owing to the dense fog, arrived at Fortress Monroe Fri- day night, at. 12 o’clock. Leaving Fortress Monroe on Saturday, at 10 in the morning, we proceeded at once to sea, but owing to fog of Sunday night, our progress was very slow. On Monday the 13th the weather cleared with a heavy wind and a rough sea, which caused our vessels to labor very heav- ily, and some were obliged to cut loose from those they were towing; most. of them how- ever, passed over the bar and anchored in- side the harbor about 12 o’clock noon, on the 15th, just in time to escape the severe gale of Monday ni ht and Tuesday. The propellor “City of‘ ew York ran on the bar at the entrance to the harbor, and owing to the severe weather and want of small boats we could render her no assistance. She was laden with stores and was lost. . The General also says that he had been led to believe that he would find experienced pilots at Hatteras, but had great difficulty in accomplishing his wish for want of proper accommodations. He adds that he would commence that day to build a wharf for landing supplies. The men were cheerful and patient and he would proceed with con- fidence. An accident occurred in the effort to relieve the steamer “New York,” by which a boat was swamped and the lives of Col. Allen of the 9th New Jersey regiment, his surgeon, and mate of the boat were lost. Alter the arrival of the expedition at Hatter- as, the enem made their appearance in one or two vesse s on a reconnoitering expedi- tion. Our boats gave chase and drove them back. The transports and vessels grounded will be got off b the aid of the tug-boats.— Only one, the “ ew York,” was lost, and no lives, the three above referred to excepted. ALARM OF THE REBELS. The Richmond Dispatch of Monday has the following: “Newbern, N. C., is in a fo- ment of excitement in anticipation of an at- tack in that quarter. The town is under martial law, and every preparation is being made for early intelligence of the enemy’s movements, and for his repulse when he does come.” WWe find in theProvidence'Journal sev- eral interesting facts concerning the expedi- tion of Gen. Burnside, furnished by Rev. Mr. Flanders, Chaplain of the Fourth Rhode Is- land Regiment. According to his statement the disasters to the fleet were far less serious than it would appear from special correspon- dents. The Journal says': ' “Mr. Flanders was on board the “Eastern Queen,” the vessel which carried the Rhode Island Fourth, and was an eye-witness of the furious storm and of the disasters which the expedition experienced. His statements therefore will he received with great interest and may be implicitly replied on. “Most of the vessels of light draft were suc- cessfully carried over the bar. The “City of New York,” however, in attempting to get over, unfortunately struck. She was loaded with an exceedingly valuable cargo, which proved a total loss. Everything on board of her went to the bottom, The sailors were unable to save even their clothes. After she struck it was seen at once to be impossible to get her off, and there she remained for two days, no boat daring, or at least attempt- ing, to go to her assistance. Finally, how- ever, her erew were safely landed, and the vessel abandoned. “It was the prevailing opinion at Hatteras that the “City of New York” was lost through the treacher of the pilot. Commo- dore oldsborough eclared to Mr. Flanders ‘that with the permission of the government he would hang him that very day.’ Tire crew of the “City of New York” were also of the opinion that the pilot played the part of a traitor. “The “City of New York,” together with the “Pocahontas” and a small schooner load- ed with oats, were the onl vessels which proved total wrecks. The ocahontas” was comparatively a worthless craft. Her cargo consisted chiefly of baggage horses, to the number of 130, most of which were drowned Their loss can be easily supplied. The state- ment that 90 horses attached to the Rhode Island battery were drowned, Mr. Flanders pronounces a mistake. When he left they had been safely landed. His own horse, however, and that of another staff officer, which happened to be on board the “Poca- hontas,” were lost. “Several vessels were driven on shore, ex- periencing, however, but trifling damage, and will undoubtedly be successfully ot off. Among those driven ashore was the “Eastern Queen,” which carried the Fourth Rhode Island Regiment. But the troops were loud- ed without the occurrence of a single cas- uality. “In the opinion of Mr. Flanders, the expe- dition could not be much delayed on account of the storm and the losses which it had en- countered, but would soon commence active operations. Gen. Burnside was full of he e anticipating the most complete succer. In conversation he remarked ‘that he had seen darker days than this,’ and that no disaster which the fleet had yet experienced dishear~ teued him in the least. The soldiers placed the utmost confidence in his judgement and abilities as a General, and wherever he will lead they are ready and eager to follow.” .~‘.>~.—— Their Cabinet Censored. There is much comment in the English journals upon the fact just made publicly known in that Country, that our minister, Mr. Adams, had communicated to the British government an authorized statement that our g'ovemment had disavowed the act of Capt. ilkes in the affair of the Trent, as early as December last. This fact was comrnunica- ted to the British Cabinet on the 19th of De- cember. , their government had allowed the circum- stances to be knowu,millious of money might havelbeen saved to their treasury,which have been expended in preparations for war. They demand explanations for this “strange con- duct of the British Ministry.” If we were to guess, we should say that it was in order to be ready for the next occasion. -<.>u The Power of the Government. A' speech delivered by Jeff. Davis, the reb- el President, on a bill to increase the army- of the United States, in February, 1858, in the Senate, shows at once the fallacy of the doctrine of secession, and indicates the char- acter of the means our Government is justi- fied in adopting to crush the rebellion. He said: “1 am at a loss to understand how any one entertaining the doctrine that this govern- ment has power to acquire territory, can at the same time deny that it has power to con- trol it. If we may acquire a territory with a population not comprehending our institu~ tions, having no attachment to them, can we admit at the same time that we have no more right to use coercive measures within the lim- its of that territory than in one of the equal states of the Union? it would be the Dead Sea fruit ashes on the lips of those who gath-~ ered it. The population might at once erect a Government anti-republican, destructive of all the great principles that lie at the foun- dation of our Constitution. If we may no- quire au island, or a territory, or a subjuga- tcd State, the whole population of which were in a state of barbarism, or from educa- tion attached to monarchial government,will it be contended, after we had upended thou- sands of lines, and millions of treasure, that the population should be allowed to do what they pleased within their own limits, and the Government that has acquired the territory by conquest, or by purchase, have no authority to exercise control, and preserve civil order among them .9” “.4.-. Tue BETTER Lama—Our relatives in eter- nity outnumber our relatives on earth. The catalogue of the living we love becomes less, and in anticipation we see the perpetually lengthening train of the departed; and by their flight our affections grow gradually less glued to earth, and more allied to Heaven.— t is notiu vain that images of departed child- ren, and near and dear ones, are laid up in memory, as in a picture gallery, from which the ceaseless surges of this world’s cares carr- not obliterate them. They wait there for the light of th” ““s-‘rwction day, to stand forth holy, bear happy—our fellow-wor- shippers l , M.,- ...... 'm‘ C: gg of Winsted, who was trapped l usts, is among the prise» ners late I by the rebels, The British newspapers say that if - ,,# _._—“M- , ITEMS. —'l‘he recovery of Con. ll. F. Kelley is Notwith- standing thc painful suffering he has under- gone for months from his wounds, he has . almost without interval, retained his position in the field. ——Michclct, the French author, says,‘-Eng- land was always a mystery to me, until I visited it. I found it a great sand-bank, en- veloped in a fog. The fog fed the grass, the grass fed the sheep, the sheep fed the men.” ——The New York Times complains of the high price paid for gas in that city, and calls on the legislature to pass a bill restricting the price to two dollars per one thousand cu- bic feet. _ ——Advices from Fort Pickens state that the rebels have withdrawn a portion of their forces to Mobile, which they consider in special danger. It is understood the rebel force opposite Fort Pickeus is not over 6000 men, exclusive of that at Live Oak planta- tion. which is held by 2,000 to 3,000 men and fortified. Contrabands are constantly com- ing in to 00]. Brown, ——John McClure, an eminent banker in New York, has just been taught the import- ance of crossing his t’s, by an impressive les- son. He wrote to his agent in London to invest $60,000 for him in state securities, but he failed to cross the first t, and his agent bought for him an interest in a slate quarry in Wales. The agent was stupid, but be obeyed orders literally. -—There are now at Annapolis six regi- ments of infantry and three of cavalry, and more troops are expected within a few days. Another expedition is talked of. —-An order has been received in Cincin- nati commanding all the members of the gunboat service to report at Cairo. immedi- ately. A sudden movement is expected. ———A Minnesota paper says that peaches are raised around St. Paul; the trees being protected in Winter by training the branches near the ground and covering them up in the Fall. In the same manner apples are raised near St. Petersburgh, by training the branch- es within three feet of the ground, where they are protected all Winter by the deep snows, and in the Summer time thetrees bear luxuriantly. —Stewart, the New York merchant-prince, has our venerable Uncle Sam on the hip.— Some months since he engaged the entire production of eastern cotton mills ahead, and so controls the supply of army cloth, and of course sets his own price. Be is ma- king money faster than any man in the Qui- ted States. His regular sales will average a million dollars a week. This years’ transac- tions, in legitimate and speculative business, will bring his fortune up to $20,000,000 at the lowest estimate. - —-—fiaxe says that Vermont is famous for four staples, “men, women, maple sugar and horses,” and that “the first are strong, the last are fleet, the second and third are exceeding- ibngly”sweet, and all are uncommonly hard to eat. ‘ , -—-The rebel Commissioners, on their arri- val at Bermuda, were entertained at dinner by Admiral Milne, but no discussion of po- litical questions was permitted. Mr. Slidell, who attempted to enter into a controvers in re ard to the issues between the Non and outh, was politely informed that such conversation was out of place there. Mr. . Mason is said to have appeared very much dejected, but Mr. Slidell bore as brassy a front as ever. -——In pursuance of the order recently issued by Mr. Stanton Secretary of War, with re- gard to the appointment of Commissioners to visit Richmond and other Southern cities where prisoners of war from our army are confined, and minister to their comforts, ex- Governor Hamilton Fish, of New York, and Bishop Ames, of Ohio—a leading dignitsry of the Methodist Episcopal church—have been selected as such Commissioners, and have accepted the service. ——General Cass has over three hundred acres which, though they lie within the lim- its of the city of Detroit, have no houses or stores built upon them. For this property he was taxed on a valuation of over two hundred thousand dollars. His man of bus- iness objected, but when he went before the assessors to make his objection good, he found a land broker present who offered him $400,000 in cash for the property, and hadfia large sum of money in his hand as a proof that he meant what he s ' - ' “3'." will be worth to the Gene? ... ' ‘ three or four times the an declined and the taxes. —San Francisco dates or u... -.-_. _ continued wet weather and floods. The leg- islature was to adjourn from Sacramento to San Francisco, on account of high water.— The steamer St. Louis had sailed for Panama with $600,000 in treasure for New York. —0ne-half the families in Louisville have members serving in both armies. A letter from Hatteras Inlet says the loss of the cargo of the City of New York will not seriously interfere with the emcien- cy of Gen. Burnside‘s expedition, there being a good supply of material aboard other ves- sels. General Foster’s brigade would soon move-toward Roanoke Island or Newborn, as circumstances should decide. -—A meeting is to be held in Boston to press the government to make further efforts to secure the release of Col. Corcoran, who is now confined in a cell in the prison at 001- umbia, S. C ' -—There are new at least five thousand women employed at the United States Arse- nal in Philadelphia upon clothing for the army. In addition to these there are, per- haps, five thousand more Working for the branch government clothing depots in all. In addition to these, several thousand women are employed by contractors for the same work. . ——The N. Y. Reformer says that the Hon. 0. B. Hoard of Watertown, N. Y., late M. C. for the 23d District of New York, has taken a contract of the United States Government to manufacture 50,000 rifles at the price of $20 each. —Edward A. Cutler, Of Putnam, Conn., has purchased $80,000 worth of cotton and is running his mill full time. . - -—The Southern confederacy have ordered that all free negroes who do not volunteer shall be impressed into the public servic, and a Petersburg, Vin, paper congratulates itself that nearly all the free negroes in that vicinity have voluntered. They have Hob- son‘s choice, to go willingly or be forced. ———Of the ninety men drafted in Meriden, slxty promptly paid the $10 fine—contribu- ting the handsome sum of $600 to the State Treasury. —It will be remembered that in Norfolk an order was issued asking all “alien ene- mies” who destre to return North to report themselves at a given time to the Confeder- ate authorities, and they would be then sent under a flag of truce to Fortress Monroe.— As a result, a large number who had succeed- ed in evading suspicion presented themselves at the place indicated, where their names were registered. But instead of being sent to Fortress Monroe, ml? were arrested and sent to Richmond. ere of course, they Were subjected to a s stem of esptbnagc es- tablished by King .Ie to promote the safety of his Confederate despotism. ——-Frceman A. Warren, of Watertown, has been appointed on the State Committee for Lifchfield county, in place of 9. J. Wolcott, who declines to serve another car. —Au Irish guide told Dr. ohnson, who wished for a reason why echo was of the feminine gender, that “May be it was because she always had the last word." -—-The “ Great Eastern"—fhe grand mogul of sailing craft—is to be converted mto a bath-house, or floating hospital. ~<Q>>'—-—‘ Ma‘or Leland, brother of the Lelands wifieepi the Metropolitan Hotel 111 New York, was one of'scveral officers‘who went down to Columbus with a flag of truce on the boat which proposed an_ Interchange of the Belmont prisoners. It rs well known that the Major had a large ranch. in Texas, and that part of hrs stock was quite. a num- ber of blooded Morgan horses. (rt Will be re- collectcd that the Major, then In Galveston, a member of the State Convention, had no- tice to ( uit the Slate wrthru twelve [191
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