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Also, Gentleman’s atch- es, in silver and gold cases, at any price from 5c to 00 We buy of the best importers' in ork, and altogether for cash, so that ouer Wfacilities for selling cheap could not be greater Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and la ted Wares was never better than at pres- ent. and comprises all of the latest styles that are manufactured. A. JACKSON & BRO. Carts and Wheelbarrows, . 0R Children, sold by as E.’ K. LOCKWOOD & co. . The Trundle-Bed. As I rummaged through the attic, List’ning to the falling rain As it pattered on the shingles And against the window-pauc- Peeping over chests and boxes, Which with dust were thickly spread, Saw I in the farthest corner What was once my trundle-bed. So I drew it from the recess Where it had remained so long, Hearing all the while the music Of my mother’s voice in song, As she éung in sweetest accents, What I since have often read: “Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber, Holy angels guard thy bed." As I listened, recollections That I thought had been forgot Come with all the gush of mem’ry, Rushing, thronging to the spot; And I wandered back to childhood, To those merry days of yore. When I knelt beside my mother, By this bed upon the floor. :1- 1: a at a :1: st :1: :1- Years have passed, and that dear mother Long has mouldered ’neath the sod, ’And I trust her saiuted spirit Revels in the home of God. But that scene at summer twilight Never has from mem'ry fled, And it comes in all its freshness When I see my trundle-bed. .<.>a Waiting for ’Pa. Three little forms in twilight gray, Scanning the shadows across the way; Six little eyes, four black, two blue, Brimful of love and happiness, too. Watching for ’pa. May, with her placid and thoughtful brow, Gentle face beaming with love just now; Willie, the rogue, so loving and gay, Stealing sly kisses from sister May. Watching for ’pa. Nelly, with ringlets of sunny hue, Cosily nestled between the two, Pressing her cheek to the window pane, Wishing the absent one home again. Watching for 'pa. Oh! how they gaze at the passcrs by : “He's coming at last,” they gayly cry: “Try again, my pets 1” exclaims mama, And Nelly adds, "There’s the twilight star Watching for ’pa." Soon joyous shouts from the window seat, And eager patter of childish feet, Gay musical chimes ring through the hall, A manly voice resounds to the call, Welcome, papa. .<.... , , A Baby Song. Every mother, nay! every woman, will realize the truth and beauty of these lines. Come, white angel, to baby and me; Touch his blue eyes with the image of sleep. In his surprise he will cease to weep: Hush, child, the angels are coming to thee! Come, white dove, to the baby and me ; Softly whirr in the silent air, Flutter about his golden hair: Hark, child, the doves are seeing to thee! Come, white lilies, to baby and me; Drowsily nod before his eyes, So full of wonder, so round, and wise: _ Hist, child, the lily bells tinkle for thee! Come, white moon, to baby and me; Gently glide o‘er the ocean of sleep, 1 Silver the waves of its shadowy deep: Sleep, child, and the whitest of dreams to thee! .«Q». “Jacob’s Ladder.” The following stanzas are from a recent prize poem, delivered at the University of Oxford, Eng- land, by the Rev. William Alexander. We need not commend their purity and beauty. Ahl many a time we look on starlit nights Up to the sky as Jacob did of old, Long looking up to the eternal lights, To spell their lines in gold. But nevermore, as to the Hebrew boy, Each on his way the angels walk abroad, And nevermore we hear, with awful joy, The audible voice of God. Yet, to pureeyes, the ladder still is set, And angellvisitants still come and go, Many bright messengers are moving yet, From the dark world below. Thoughts, that are red-crossed Faith‘s outspreading wings, Prayers of the church, are keeping time and tryst— Heart~wishcs, making-bee-like murmuriugs, ' Their flowers, the Eucharist-— Spirits elect, through suffering rendered meet For those high mansions—from the nursery door Bright babes that climb up with their clay- cold feet Unto the golden door. These are the messengers, forever wending From earth to Heaven, that faith alone may scan, These are the angels of our God, ascending Upon the Son of Man. Q». Wellington’s Strategy. On a certain occasion during Welling- ton’s campaign on the Pyrenees, that “Great Captain” being displeased with the dispositions General Pictou had made for receiving the assault of Marshal Soult who menanced him in front, ordered the plan to be entirely changed. But the difficulty was to delay the attack of the French until the change could be efi'ected. This the “Iron Duke accomplished in person, in the following manner. Dofiug his cocked hat and waving it'in the air he rode furiously to the head of a regi- ment, as if about to order a charge. Thereupon arose a tremendous cheer from the men, which was taken up by corps after corps, until it reverberated along the whole extent of Pictou’s line. As the roar died away, Wellington was heard to remark, musingly, as if addressing himself—“Soult is a skillful but cautious commander, and will not attack in force until he has ascertained the meaning of these cheers. This will give time for the sixth division to come up and we shall beat him}, It turned out as he antici- pated. Soult, naturally enough, suppos- ed these tremendous shouts announced the arrival of large reinforcements, and did not attack until to late. Had he struck at the right moment he would have won 1111 easy victory; as it was, he met with a bloody repulse. This was strategy. Not~ the strategy of books, but the strategy of genius, engendered and executed in the same moment. «”h— lfi‘The N. Y. Herald says “that Buchanan’s reply to- Scott is not at all likely to convince the people that the administration of the late President is not, in a great measure, responsible for the calamities which have befalleu the repub- lic. It is manifest from all facts now known that Mr. Buchanan exhibited deg plorable imbecility, from the effects of which a great nation is now suffering. it From “Among the Pines.” A “Poor White Family.” .——— Entering the house, we saw, by the light of a blazing pile of pine-knots, which roared and crackled on the hearth, that it con taincd only a single apartment. In front of the fire-place, which occupied the better half of one side of this room, the floor was of bare earth, littered over with pine chips, dead cinders, live coals, brok- en pots, and a lazy spaniel dog. Oppo- site to this, at the other end of the room, were two low beds, which looked as if they had been “slept in forever, and nev. or made up. ” Against the wall, between the beds and the fire- -,place stood a small pine table, and on it was a large wooden bowl, from whoae mouth protruded the handles of several unwashed » pewter spoons. On the right of the fire was a razeed rocking-chair, evidently the pecul- iar property of the mistress of the man- siou. and three blocks of pine log, sawn off smoothly, and made to serve for seats. Over against these towered a high-backed settee, something like that on which “Set Huldy all alone, When Zeke peeked thru the wiudow;” and on it, her head resting partly on her arm, partly on the end of the settle, one small barefoot pressing the ground, the other, with the part of a person which is supposed to require stockings extended in a horizontal direction—reclined, not Huldy, but her southern cousin, who, I will wager, was decidedly the prettier and dirtier of the two. Our entrance did not seem to discoucert her in the least, for she lay there as unmoved as a marble statue, her large black eyes riveted on my face, as if seeing some uondescript animal for the first time. I stood for a moment transfixed with admiration. In a somewhat extensive observation of her sex in both hemispheres, I have never witnessed such a form, such 'eyes, such hair. A glance at her dress—a soiled, pareutly her only garment—and a second at her face, which, on closer. inspection, had precisely the hue of a tallow candle, recalled me to myself, and allowed me to complete the survey of the premises. The house was built of unhewu logs, sep- arated by wide interstices, through which the cold air came in decidedly fresh if not health-giving currents, while a large rent in the roof, that let in the rain, gave the inmates an excellent opportunity for indulgingin a shower-bath, of which they seemed greatly in need. The chimney, which had intruded a couple of feet into the room, as if to keep out of the cold, and threatened momentarily to tumble down, was of sticks, built tip in clay, while the windows were of thick, unplain- ed boards. Two pretty girls, one of perhaps ten and the other of fourteen years, evident- ly sisters of the unadorned beauty, the middle-aged woman who had admitted us, and the dog—the only male member of the household—composed the family. I had seen negro cabins, but these people were whites, and these whites were Soot/1 Carolim‘am. When such counterparts that the days of chivalry are over! After I had seated myself by the fire, and the driver had gone out to stow the horse away under the tumble-down shed at the back of the house, the elder wo- man said to me: “Reckou yer wet. Ben in the rain!” “Yes, madam, we’ve been out most of the day, and got in the river below here.” ”Did ye? Ye mean the‘run.’ I reck- on its right deep now. ” “Yes our horse had to swim,” I re- plied. “Ye orter strip and put on dry clues to oust.” - “Thank you, madam, I will.” Going to my portmanteau, which the dorky had placed near the door, I found it dripping with wet, and opened it I dis- covered that every article had undergone the rite of immersion. “Everything is thoroughly soaked, madam. I shall have to dry myself by your fire. Can you gel: me a cup of tea?” “Right sorry, stranger, but I can’t. Haint a morsel to eat or drink in the house.” Remembering that our excellent hos- tess of the night before had insisted on filling the wagon-box with a quantity of “chicken fixins,” to serve us in an emer- gency,_aud that my brandy flask was in my India-rubber coat, I sent Scip out for them. The stores disclosed boiled chicken, bacon, sandwiches, sweet potatoes, short- cake, corn-bread, buttered waffles, and “common doin’s” too numerous to men- tion, enough to last a family of one for a fortnight, but all completely saturated with water. Wet or dry, however, the provisions were a godsend to the half- starved familv, and their hearts seemed to open to me with amazing rapidity.— The dog got up and wagged'his tail, and even the marble-like beauty rose from her reclining posture and invited me to a seat with her on the bench. The kettle was soon steaming over the little brandy, served as a capital substi- tute for tea. After the chicken was re- cooked, and the other edibles "warmed up,” the little pine table was brought out, and I learned—what I had before sus- ‘ pected—that the big wooden bowl and greasy, grayish linsey-woolsey gown, ap- ' of the feudal serfs still exist, who will say . fire, and the boiling water, mixed with a, the half-dozen pewter spoons were the only “crockery” the family possessed. . I declined the proffered seat at the ta- ble, the cooking utensils being anything but inviting, and contented myself with the brandy and water; but, forgetting for darkey—who was as wet and jaded, and much more hungry than I was—to take the place offered to me. The negro did not seemjiuclined to do so, but the wo- man, observing my gesture, yelled out, her eyes flashing with anger: “N0, our! No darhies cats with us.~— Hope you don’t reckon yourself no bet- ter than a good-for-uothiu,’ no account nigger!” “I beg your pardon, madam, I intend- ed no ofi'ense. . Scipio has served me very faithfully for two days, and is very tired and hungry. I forgot myself.” ' This mollified the lady, and she" replied: "Niggcrs is good enufi‘ in their place, but waru’t meant to ’sociate with white folks.” The “e may have been some ground for a distinction in that case; there certainly was a difference between the specimens of the two races then before me; but not being on'e'of the chivalry, it struck me that the odds were on this side of the black man. The whites were shiftless, ragged, and starving; the black well clad, cleanly, energetic, and as much above the others in intellect as Jupiter is above a church steeple. To be sure, color was against him, and he was, after all, a ser- vent in the land of chivalry and of ser- vent-owners. right. She soon resumed the conversation with this remark. . “Reckou yer a stranger in these parts; whar d’ye come from?” “From New York, madam.” “New York! What’s that?” “It’s a city at the North. ” “Oh! Yes; I’ve heern tell on it thar’s whar the Cuuuel sells his turpentine.— Quite a place arnt it?” “Yes, quite a place. Something lar- ger than all South Carolina.” Carolina. Kinder reckon taiut’t, is it.” “Yes madam, it is.” ”Do tell i ’Taint so large as Charles’n is’t ?” 4 “Yes, twenty times larger than Charles- ton.” "Lord o’massyl live there?” “Live quite as well as they do here. ” “Ye dou’ t have no niggers thar, does ye?” “Yes, but none that are slaves." "Have Ablisherners that, don’t ye? them people that go agin the South?” “Yes, some of them.” "What do they go agiu the South for?” “They go for freeing the slaves. ‘ sums of them think a black man as good as a white one. ” “Quar, that, yer an Ablishner, arut ye?” “No; I’m an old- fashioned Whig. ” “What’s that? Never IIheerd on them afme. ” - “An old fashioned Whig, madam, Is a man whose political principles are per- fect, and who is as perfect as his princi- ples.” That was a “stumper” for the poor woman, who evidently did not understand one half of the sentence. I “Right sort of folks, them,” she said, in a half inquiring tone. “Yes, but they’re all dead now.” "Dead?” “Yes, dead, beyond the hope of resur- rection.” . “I’ve heern all the dead war to be res- urrected. Didn’t yo soy ye war one on ’em? Ye aiut dead yet,” said the woman, chuckling at at having cornered me. "But I’m more than half dead just now. ” “Ah, ” replied the woman, still laugh- lug, “yer a chicken.” 1 “A chicken! what’s that?” I “A thing that goes on to legs, and karkles.” was the ready reply. “Ah, my dear madam, you can out- talk me.” “Yes, I reckon I kin outrun ye, tu. — Ye arut over rugged." Then, after a pause, she added. “What d’ye’lect that dorky, Liukum, Presidentfor?” , “I didn’t elect him. 1 votedfor Doug- las. But Lincoln is not a dark 7.” , “He’s a mullater, then; I’ve heeru be war,” she replied. ' “No, he’s not a mullato; he’s a rail- splitter. ” “Rail-splitter? shore. " “No, madam; white men at the North split rails.” “Au’ white wimmin tn, ’praps, ” said the woman, with a contemptuous toss of the head. How does all they Titan he’s a nigger, women work there.” “White wimmin work thar?” chimed in the hitherto speechless beauty, show- a set of teeth of the exact color of her skin—golfer. “What do the’ do?” “Some of them attend in stores, some set. type, some teach school, and some work in factories.” “Du tell! Dress nice, and make mou- eypn ' “ch, ” I replied, “they make money, and dress like fine ladies; in fact, are fine a moment his color, I motioned to the “ Of course the woman was . “What d’ye say? Larger nor South ‘ “No, they don’t,” I replied, but “white ‘ about your age, that had to get her own education, who earns a thousand dollars a year by teaching, and I’ve heard of many factory girls who support their par- ents and lay by a great deal of money, by working in the mills.” “Wall” replied the young woman, with a contemptuous curl of her matchless up- per lip; “schule marms arn’t fine ladies; fine ladies don’t work; only uiggers work liar I reckon I’d rather be’spectable than work for a livin’.” I could but think how magnificently; the lips of some of our glorious Yankee girls would have curled had they have heard that remark, and have seen the peor girl that made it, with her torn, worn, greasy dress; her bare dirty legs and feet, and her arms, neck, and face so thickly encrusted with a layer of clay- ey mod that there was danger of hydro- phobia if she went near a wash-tub.— Restraining my involuntary disgust I re- plied: . “We at the North think work is re. spectable. We do not look down on a man or a woman for earning their daily bread. We all work. ” "Yes, and that’s the why ye’re all sech cowards,” said the old woman. I “Cowardsl” I said: “who tells you that. . “My old man; he says one of our boys can lick five of your Yankee m. ” “Perhaps so. Is your husband away from home?” “Yes, him and our Cal. or down to Charles’u.” . _ “Cal, is your son, is he?” ' “Yes, he’s my oldest, and a likely lad he or tu—he's twentyaone, and his name are J ohn Cal’ouu Mills. He’s gone a Itroopiu’ it with his fader. ” “What, both gone and left you ladies here alone?” “Yes, the Cancel scd every man orter go, and they waru’t to be ahind the rest. The Cuunel—Cuuuel .1.—looks arter us while they 15 away. ” ‘But I should think the Colonel looked after you poorly—-—giviug you nothing to eat.’ ‘Ohl it’s hen each a storm to-day, the gals couldn’t go for the vittles, though ’tain’t a great way. We’r on his planta- tion; this house is his’u.’ This last was agreeable news, and it occurred to me that if we were so; near the Colonel’s we might push on, in Ispite of the storm, and get there that night; so I said: “Indeed; I’m going in the Colonel’s. -— How far' is his house from here?’ ‘A right smart six mile; it’s at the Cross roads. Ye know the Cuuuel, do ye?’ « ‘Oh, yes, I know him well. If his house' is no more than six miles off, I think we had better go on to-uight. —— ‘What do you say, Scip?’ ‘I reckon we’d better gwo, massa,’ re? plied the dorky, who had spread my trav- eling shawl in the chimney corner, and was seated on it, drying his clothes. : . ‘Ye’d better not,’ said the woman; ‘ye’d better stay bar; that's a right smart run twixt bar and the Cunuel’s, and taiu’t safe to cross arter dark.’ ‘If that is so we’d better stay, Scip: don’t you think so?’ I said to the dorky. ‘Jess as you say, massa. We get fru wid dc oder one, and I reckon taint no - wuss nor dat,’ ‘The bridge or carried away, and ye’ll have to swim shore,’ said the woman—- Ye’d better stay.’ ‘Thauk you, madam, I think we will,’ I replied, after a moment's thought; ‘onr horse has swnm one of your creeks to- night, and I dare not try another.’ Having taken of my coat, I had been standing, during the greater part of this conversation, in my shirt-sleeves before the fire, turning round occasionally to fa- ciliate the drying process, and taking ev- ery now and then a sip from the gourd containing our brandy and water; aided in the latter exercise by the old woman and the eldest girl, who indulged quite as freely as I did. ‘Mighty good brandy that,’ t . last- said the wOman. ‘Ye like brandy, don’t» e?’ ' y ‘Not very much, madam. I take it tonight because I’ve been exposed to the storm, and it stimulates the circulation. But Scip, here, don’t like spirits. He’ll get the rhumatism because he don’t.’ ‘Dou’t like dem sort ob sperits, massa; but rumatics neher trubble me.’ . ‘But-I’ve got it mightybad,’ said the woman, ‘cmd I take ’em' whenever I Linget em.’ _ I rather thought she did, but I ‘reck— oned’ her principal beverage was whisky. ‘You have the rhumatism, madam, be- cause your house is so ' open; a draft, :of air is always unhealthy,’ I ‘I allers reckoned ’twar healthy,’ she replied. “Ye Yankee folks have quar uotions.’ ” I looked“ at my watch and found that it was nearly ten o’clock, and, feeling very tired said to the hostess : “Where do you mean we shall sleep?” “Yc can take that or bed,” pointing to the one nearest the wall, “the dorky can sleep har ;” motioning to the settle on which she was seated: . “But where will you and your daught- ers sleep? I don’t wish to turn Iyon out of your beds.” “Oh 1 don’t ye keer for us; bunk together, we kin all [ladies I know one young woman, of l turn in now 1” “Yes, thank you, I would; ” and with- out more ceremony I adjourned to the farther part of the room and commenced disrobing. Doliing my boots, waistcoat, and cravat, and placing my watch and purse under the pillow, I gave a moments thought to what a certain not very old lady, whom I had left at home, might say when she heard of my lodging :with a grass-widow and three young girls, and sprang into bed. There I' rem0ved my under-mentionables, which were still too damp to sleep in, and in about two min- utes and thirty seconds sunk into oblivion. A few streaks of grayish light were be- ginning to creep through the crevices in the logs, when a movement at the foot of the bed awakened me and glancing down- ward I beheld the youngest girl emerging from under the clothes at my feet. She had slept there, I‘crosswise,’ all night—— A stir iu the adjoining bed soon warned me that the other feminines were prepar- ing to followher. example; so, taming my face to the wall, I feigned to be sleep- ing. Their toilet was soon made, when they quietly left Scip and myself in pos- session of the premises. The darkcy rose as soon as they were gone, and coming, to me said. "‘Massia, we’d better be gwiue. I’s got your close all dry, and you can rig up and breakfast at the Cuunel’s. ” The storm had cleared away, and the sun was struggling to get through the distant pines, when Scip brought the horse to the duel-fund wei‘pr’epared to start. Turning to the old woman, I said : “ I feel greatly obliged to you, madam, for the shelter you have given us, and would like to make. you some recompense for your trouble. Please to tell me what I shall pay you. I I » “Wal, stranger, we don’t gin’rally take in lodgers, but seeing’ as how as thar or to on ye, and ye’ ve had a good night on it, .I don’t hear if ye pay me to dollars.” - That struck me as “rather steep” for “common doin’s,” particularly as we had furnished the food and “the drinks;” yet, saying nothing I handed her a two-dol- lar bauk-uote- She took it and held it up curiously to the sun for a moment, then handed it back, saying, “I don’t know uuthin’ ’bout that are sort of money; haiut you got no silver?” I fumbled in my pocket for a moment, and found a quarter-eagle, which I gave her. . “Haint got nary a fip of change,” she said, as she took it. "Oh ! never mind the change, madam; I shall want to stop and look at you when I return,” I replied, good- bumoredly. “ Hal hal yer a chicken, ” said the woman, at the same time giving me a gentle poke in the ribs. Fearing she might, in the exuberance of her joy at the sight of the money, proceed to some more decided demonstration of affection, I has- tily stepped into the wagon, bade her good-by, and was off. “‘0 Death of Gen.Richards0n. Maj. Gen Richardson died at Sharps- burg, Md.; November 5th, from wounds received at the battle of Antietam, while commanding a division in the corps of Gen. Sumner. He was the only Son of the Hon. L. P. Richardson, one of the most prominent lawyers of Vermont for 40 years. He was born at Fairfax Ver- mont, 1819, and attended school some time at St. Albans, and then received, through the asistauce of the Hon. Heman Allen, on appointment to a cadetship at West Point. He graduated in 1841, and received the commission of Brevet Second Lieutenant in the 2d Regiment U. S. infantry. He joined his regiment i'u Flor- ida, and remained there till the close of the Seminole war. He participated in the first two bottles of the Mexican war Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, and was promoted to a second lieutenancy. He subsequently marched to Mouterey under Gen. Taylor, and was’promoted to a first lieutenancy. He joined the com mood of Gen Scott' m 1846 at Vera Cruz, and was present at the . seige and surrender of that city in March. 011 the 18th cf the same month, he was at the storming of Gerro Gordo—with his com- pany capturing one of the five pieces on the Telegraph Hill, This bill was the key to the whole position. He went through the whole Mexican campaign. When the present rebellion broke out, he received the colouelcy of the 2d Michigan Regiment. He acted as Brigadier-Gene- ral with great effect, and was promoted to a MajoroGeueralship. He did excel- lent service iu covering the retreat from the first Bull Run. Every description which has been given of the engagement reveals that he was at the right place at the righttime. He was about six feet in hight, broad chested, compact, peweIr- ful in form. He was brouzed by the cou-. stunt exposure of many years ‘of military life had a loud sonorous voice, and a piercing, fiery eye. His intonation and pronunciation were these of a New‘ Eng- lauder. Gen Richardson was the person who preferred the charges against Oui- Miles for bad conduct on the fieldat the first battle of Bull Run. . The latter died from wounds received at Harper’s Ferry, the former from wounds received at. Au- tiotam. fi'Marriage certificates, under the tax law require a ten cent stamp;so mar- dun it afore. Like to A For the Gazette. The Battle orPoeatango. - A HILTON HEAD, Sousa CAROLINA} October 24, 1862. Mnssns. Eu1roas:——Again has the still- ness been broken by the roar of cannon upon the sacred soil of South Carolina, rendered so by the blood of the brave and noble. October 22d is a day long to be remembered by the survivors of that day’ s dreadful conflict. r At early dawn, on the morning of Oct. 22d,a1auding was commenced at Gra- ham’s Landing, some twomiles distant up the river from Hilton Head, by a small force, numbering in all about 5,000, all effective men, and under command of Brig-Guns. Brennan and Terry. Our landing was not efl‘ccted until 9 o’clock, A. M. As soon as possible after effect- ing a landing, the whole or entire col- umn was in motion._ , A strong advanced guard wasthrowu some distance in ad- vance of the main body, with orders to carefully reconuoitre the ground over which we were to pass. Our- advance was slow but sure. ' ' ' We had thus advanced six or seven miles, when the thundering tones of a cannon broke the stillness. Silence reigned throughout the ranks, and every car was bent upon its sound. Scarcely had its echo died away 111' the distance, when the booming'of another greetedour ears, followed in quick succession by many more. We could not be mistaken, the work of slaughter had commenced. The main column moved forward at double quick time, and the men eager to-meet the enemy, moved with great rapidity over the ground, and we were shortly within sight of the battle-field where the fight was raging fearfully. At the sight of reinforcements, the strength and courage of the little force whichhad for some minutes been con- tending with enemy at great odds, seemed to revive, and they made a desperate charge upon the enemy, and succeeded in routing and compelling them to seek shel- ter under cover of a small piece of woods near at hand, where they again made a stand, and a fight ensued much more fear- ful than the first. They however were driven from this position to another in the rear of the woods across a narrow marsh, through which ran a small Creek, where they again formed and thawed fight. The fight at this point lasted for an hour and a half. Never Was there upon any occasion more bravery ever dis- played by meu, than there was by our little Union loving band at this place.— The enemy, as soon as they efi'ected a crossing, distroyed the bridge over the creek, which was rebuilt by ‘the Union fon under a most destructive fire of the enemy, who upon perceiving it was again rebuilt fled in hot haste. The 7th Conn. up to this time had been faithfully supporting and rendering such assistance to our artillery as was he- cessary. As the rebels turned to flee, the order came for the 7th Conn. to move to the frontf'Eager to overtake the enemy, and in some degree repay them for .:the James Island affair, the 7th rushed forward at double-quick, uttering as with one voice the words, “Skedaddle you' devils!” We pursued the flying enemy upwards of two miles, but the sons of the South were to' fleet for the sons of old Conu.,- and we were not able to overtake them until they had suc seeded in crossing the Pocotaligo River, and was in the act of destrying the bridge. As quick as thought we opened a heavy fire of musketry upon them, and reb gave it up for a bad job. The enemy proba- bly feeling too tired, and pretty well sat- isfied that if they had ran much farther the sons of old Conn. would have been too much for them, made a stand and thought they would see how well we would stand fire. I have no doubt but that they were pretty well satisfied on that score before night closed in. Suf- fice it to say, the enemy made astaud and a more fearful fight than any during the day ensued. Our artillery came up soon after we opened fire upon the enemy with our small arms, and the scene was terrible. Nothing but the groans of the wounded, and the crashing of artillery and mnsketry greeted our ears, and upon our every hand we saw our comrads fall. It was. enough to make the stoutest heart weep, but they fell for a just and good cause. Old Coun..hus reason to be proud of her sons and to boast of their bravery on that day. The 7th, as did also the 6th Conn, received and returned the fire of the enemy with great coolness and bravery throughout the whole battle, and won the admiration of all their officers. When the fight Was laging with its utmost fierccness, tlie- immunition of our artillery became eXhausted, ‘which reu- dered victory at this point impossible—- The heroic sons of old Conn. nothing dauuted, opened a most destructive fire" of musketry upon the enemy’s artillery, and succeeded in silencing it, after which the fight was carried on with muskctry only. the enemy not caring to again re- appear at their battery. They replied faintly for a long time to our repeated volleys, and we were about to form the opinion that they were taking to their heels again, when we heard loudaud re- peated cheers. We were at a loss for some moments what these cheers were for, but we were not kept long in sus- riage is more expensive than ever. posse—They had received reinforcemen Again the fight raged with great for and not until night had Well closed in d we withdraw from that bloody do] where so many of our comrades had fall. for our much loved country, and thc with great reluctance We much rathv would have remained and drowned tl groans of our comrades with the cras‘ ing of muskctry. We drove the soon: upwards of three miles, and each tiu from his own chosen battle-ground; f1 seven long hours we fought him withot ceasing, and to both officers and men . due the highest honors. Our whole loss in killed and wounds will not come far short of 400. The 7t? ‘Conn. loss was 30 killed and wounded and that of the 6th about the same.- 00. D, 7th Conn, had three wounded Their names are as follows : Corp. Orrii K. Scofield, in both legs above the knee JOhn Roberts in right leg above thc >knee, and Henry L. Irwin in hand dangerously; his recovery, however, i: hopeful. The expedition returned to Hiltor Head on the morning of Oct. 23d. It behalf ‘of our officers, I would say much credit and honor is due them. Those 01 them having horses dismounted and gave them up for the use of the wounded. One was no less a personage than Brig-Gen. Alfred H. Terry, formerly Colonel of the 7th Conn. Many of your readers may deem our battle of the 22d a defeat, but I think it cannot be termed a defeat, from the fact that we drove the enemy at every point, and each time from his own chosen bat- tle ground, compelling him to retreat and leave his dead behind, which we did not not do; also a caisson and one limber completely filled with ammunition fell into our hands. If our friends at home consider it a defeat, I am sure that none of their soldier friends will agree with them. A. B. N. Where} Are the Union Voters? The South Bend Register (Indiana) whose edgor, the Hon. Schuyler Colfax, is barely re-elected to Congress, says : “If the 11,000 Volunteers for this District were at home instead of on the battle-field, we should have elected three more members of the Legislature' 1n the IXth District alone, '3 and the 90,000 from the State would have elected the Union State ticket overwhelm- ingly.” —-A careful return has been made of the volunteers from Mr. Colfax’s District, and the totals are as follows :— Wholc number of men culisted,11.064 0f whom there were voters, 8,110 ' Of these were Republicans, 6,125 or these were Democrats, 1,985 Republican net loss, 4,140 The Chicago Tribune thus comments : “This loss wipes out the former Re- publican majority in the district, and leaves in its place a Democratic majority of 738. But a portion of the War De- mocrats remaining at home voted for Col- fax, and prevented his defeat. This shows the effect of depriving the citizens who have gone to the army, of their voice in the elections. If the soldiers in Colfax’s district were allowed to vote, they would give him from 6,000 to 7,000 majority. “In the district east of Colfax’s, Mitch- ell, who was elected two years ago by 2,889 majority, is now defeated by 1,000 votes. The reason is simply the absence of 7,000 Union voters in the army, 6,000 of whom would vote for him if allowed to exercise the elective franchise. Several other districts are lost in the same way. The ardent, bold, and patriotic Union men volunteered to fight for their coun- try, while the tories, sneaks, and cowards all staid at home to vote down the friends of the soldiers and the supporters of the Government. We submit for the grave consideration of the public, whether the voice of the volunteers should be smoth- ered this fall at the ballot box? Wis- consin, Iowa, and Minnesota, allow their soldiers to. vote. But Ohio, Indiana, Il- linois, Michigan, Missouri, and Kansas do not. These States have in the field 350,000 voters, and not less than 300,- 000 of whom would vote the straight Union ticket if not deprived of their franchise. Their votes would elect an almost solid Union delegation to Con- gress from all the States named.” «Om—— [S‘- The Navy Department hos called for proposals for the construction of one or more iron-clad steamers, to be built entirely of iron, and to be of about 7,300 tons burthen. Some idea may be formed of the contemplated size of the ship, by ' comparing it with vessels now afloat. The steamship Atlantic is 2, 845 tons, 'Adriatic is4, 146 tons, Vanderbilt 3, 360, Roanoke 3, 435, Union, just launched, 5, 000. The two largest iron-clads iu Eu- rope are 6,079 and 6, 621 tons. ———-0‘<O>~o————- fi-The Richmond Dispatch warns the Souththat “an invasion is designed, to which all we have seen of an invasion is mere child’s play.” We trust its fears may be realized. - _————o<<.>»o——_ 18* President Lincoln, although spe- cially exempted by law from having his salary taxed under the revenue act, has ordered the same deduction to be made as if a' tax were imposed; By this vol- untary act the President pays a tax of $1, 220 per year. .————oo<. '5‘ Hon. Elisha M. Huntington, Judge of the United States District Court of Indiana, died' 1n St. Paul, Min- nesota, on the 25th nIlt., aged fifty-six years. 16“- The 73d Illinois regiment contains 25 Methodist clergymen, among whom are included the colonel and seven of the captains.
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