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THE FEDFRAL FORCES RETIRE TO
their ORIGINAL POSITION on THE

MA ILAND SHORE.
It is well known that the Federsl3 were
whipped back from their tempted advance into
Virginia 70 their original position on the Mary
land shore, and that hundreds of them were
drowned in attempting to swim the river in thciI
Wild panic. The HeraN modestly says the
troops ere "orlered back and ries TO Gid
over the matter in the following pleasant
ner:
The wisdom Of General MCCLELLAN ;n order
ing General BAaKs' and General STO&E's col
unns from Virginia back to their original posi-
zion in Maryland, on Tuesday last, will be rec"E-
nzed and fully appreciated when the fact l.
known that the rebel President and Cabinet is
Richmond were delighted At the idea Of baggiug
our forces n the Upper P"tnmac; ani wien Ii
WAS heard that General BaNES division WAS
crossing over to Virginia to support General
STONE. ex Senator BENJAMIN, who WAS III the
War Olare in Richmond. snapped his frge:s
and exclaime1 = We have GDt 49,. dsfsned E"n
KEGS iOw.' The or.ier VAS Immediately issued
ID send uD reiufrrceTents from Manassas +" Gen
erel EVANS at LeeeburI t. the numbef OF forty
,hor.s2tid men, hat at the present line there
is at least Gftv thousand men IL :he Vicinity. o1
Leesburg-a pna:jon 't 10 ho't CT c"nsequelce
Ia General MLtLtLLAN, but an excellent pace
in hich Mississippi rebels can make lhe!r
inter quarters Il They hn not II ze 10 death be-
fore the expiration OF November.
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WILMINGTON, Nov. 4.-It is currently repor-
ted here that three Federal transports went
ashore near Georgetown, S. {. Several of the
crows, including two negroes, were lodged in
Georgetown Jail on yesterday.
4 small Federal steamer was off Smithville
on Saturday evening, with hite flag flying,
but she could not be seen or found on yester-
day.
CHARLESTON, Nov 4.-The Mercury of this
morning says that Captain Tober, of the priva-
tccr, has arrived and reported that the brig B.
K. Eaton, of Maine, has been destroyed She
was loaded with Government stores.
The Federal feet passed the bar on yester-
day, bound South.
The heacll,, of the gunboats on the coast
ofSouth Carolina has been confirmed.
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But little doubt can be entertained now,
that the great Federal floating armament is in
tended to operate on the coast Of South Carroll
ma with view Of efftcting an entrance some
where in the neighborhood Of Port Royal; but
what their success will be, rcmains for future
developement There can also, be no longer
any doubt but that said feet has suffered
very seriously in the late destructive gale of
our coast. We have already learned positively
that as many as 8 Of the vessels were wrecked,
and as there were but % drawn up in battle
array at last accounts the presumption is that
large number more must have found wa
terry grave further out to sea. The general i'm
preston seems to be that the feet has been SO bro
ken zap that it Will have to return North for reor
ganization before it can accomplish the object
ior which it sent out; bat how this will
turn out, we, of course must wait to See. A
few days will suffice to enlighten the public as
to the final result; mean tiuae, much interest
will be telt in newspapers.
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TWO EEt EkAL VESSELS ASHORE Al
KILL DEVIL HILLS.

4 gentleman who returned rom Currttuck
Sound yesterday, reports that on Sunday NOR
ulng last two large ships ono steamer AID
t., other supposed to be the Great Republic,
beached IN the neighborho"d OF IL Devii
iIills, on CnrrItuck Beach. At the time he
saw them, ,be water was very rough in the
ocean, and lie was on board vessel III Curl
tuck Sound The breakers were da>hing over
the vessels, and several other OF the Lincoln
fleet stood off and were firing, apparently IL
the neIgnb orhood of the beechcd vessels. The
firing ii is believed was intended To keep the
wreckers, away from plundtring the stranded
vessel, II not, probably it was lntcnded as
sigma! of distress 10 call the other vessels oI
the fleet to their ssstaLce.-Ao1Jolk DAY
Book
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BY THE PRESIDENT.

WHEREAS. It hath pleased Almighty Cod. the
sovereign Disposer of events to protect and de
ferd the Confederate States hitherto in thei,
conflict with their eneraies. end 10 be unto then,
u shield:
And whereas. with greatfnl thank we r. COZ
nize His hand and acknowledge that rot unto
us. hnt unto Him beinTCet'i the victory and in
humble dependence upon His Almighty strength.
and trusting in the justice of our cause, ap
peal 70 Him. that He may set Rr naught the ef
forts OF our enemies aud put theEl ~ eDnfusion
AMI shame:
Now therefore I. JEFFERSON DAVIS. Pres
ident Of :he Confederate Stats. in view of the
impending conflict. do hereby set apart FRIDAY
the 18th day of November. a day Of fasting
and prayer; anu do hereby invite he Reverend
Clergy aud the people of these Confederate
States, TO repair that day 70 their usual place
OF public worship, and implore the blessing Of
Almighty God upon our arms. that he n1ay give
US victory over our eaetD es preserve Our homes
and aitsrs from pollution, end secure to us the
toration Of peace and prosperity.
{ ~~~ Given under my hand AMI the seal
{ SEAL }"fthe Confedertse States, at Richisond
[ ~s~- this thirty first day of October. in the
year OF our Lord one thousand eigh hundred and
sixty one.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
By the President;
T.. N. I. HUNTER.
Secretary Of State.
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-Four hundred and forty regular tIo Fps and TO-
900 stand of arms have betn forwarded by the
OTizaba
Capts. Briggs and Green, of the United States
Navy, Ex-s enator Gwin aud Calhoun Benham,
ltft somewhat quietly the Or'Eaba. Their
are WITHHELD from publication in the pak.
senger list
The market last week was rather broyaht with
an improved business from first hands
Arrived 2lst schnoner NevH. (no longer suspec
ted of p,ivateering inteptions) from J-"an I:
ED. ship Nonpareil. from Boston: whaler. ca 10
aud Henry KneclAhd, from a successful arctic
cruise
saIrd 10th. ship Panama. for C"qnimho I4th
Magnet, for Hong Kong; Swordf n for Hone
Kong 2Ist. GaIatio. for Liverpool Herald of The
Arrived 10th, ships Inspector and Oracle,
from Liverpool; 2lsa& sa&Eomnonwealth, from
Boston.
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sweeth-rrt. vs.. War.
Oh! dear. its shameful, | declare,

Oh dear its shameful. declare.
To make the men ali go.
And leave ~ mauy sWeethearts here.
Without single brau.
We like 10 see them brave, tits true,
And would not urge them stay,
But what are we poor girls 10 do,
When they are all a~ay!
We told them We could spare them there,
Before they had to GO,
But bless their hearts We wern't aware,
That we wDul1 miss them 80.
We miss them ali in many ways.
But truth will ever out,
The greatest thing we miss them for.
Is seeing us about.
On Sundays when we 60 to church
We Look ia vain for some
To meet US smiling on The porch,
Aud ask TO see us home
And then, we can't enjoy walk.
Since all the beaux have gone,
For what's the good Ito use plain talk,}
= If we must trudge alone
But what's the nse of talking thus,
Well try To be content;
And if they cannot come te US,
a message can be cent.
Aud that's one comfort any way,
For though We are apart.
There is no reason why We may
Not open heart to heart.
We trust it may econ come.
10 final test
We want to see our Southern homes
Secured in peaceful rest.
But it the blood of those We love,
In treedum's cause must dow,
With ferveBt trust in God above,
We bid them onward go.
And We will watch them as they 60.
And cheer them on their way,
Our arm shall be their resting place.
When wonnIed sore they lay.
Oh if the sous Of southern soil.
For freedom cause nt:st dies
Her daug hters ask no dearer boon.
Than by their side TO lie
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OUR RIVER DEFENCES-THE STEAMER
MERRI.IAC

Ne learn that the work the Merrimac is
still ulcomplsteG ana that there great con
,laints Of slow :.esS ana inpeIf=ction in the on
works as furnished by the fonndeIles here.
CORE, pondent complains that Gov. Letcher. " ho
ha'l visited the Peninsula 10 OK at:er the sltn-
atium.' had done nothing arriving there but
eat hog Hsh anI drink whisky. 1t is certainly
III h time that the Merrinnc was completed, II
here had been proper regard tor our river de-
fences Rich En-
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GEN. SCOTT GOING TO EUROPE.

We learn that Gen. Scott after resigning
charge OF the Army and going on the retired
list, has determined to 90 to Europe. Proha-
j. the old fellow thinks 1t is getting too warm
around hGle l3r him. and he has acted so
contemptably heretofore, he bad best put h'n'
self well cut of the reach OF ncaure gard, which
can only tie done by his being on the other con-
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TKEE 'TELE3dszs tPE4 10 GAEEFOR-
MA.
CONGRATULATIONS uvER THE WIRE:
THE LATEST NEWS.

We have alreed, annhunced the c"rp'etlon OF
The telegraph:ine to san Tfanr leo. The n Y
Heraid of the q publishes the following dis
patches received over the wires
CONGRATULATIONS.
CHIEF JUSTICE FIELD. OF CALIFORNIA. TO MIR
CYRUS w FIiLD
SACRAMENTo. Oct. 25th. 1861
(Recpived Oct. 26 -2:3O, A NJ
To Cyrus ". Ftftd:
The telegraph line which connects the Pacific
with tie Atlantic States is completed. and Is the
occasion of great c0ngratuiation. We believe
= great work will he the means of binding the
=. IRENE East. and the eXtreeme West in closer
bonds Of friendship than ever. and Of strengthen
ify the attachment of both to the Union. I"u
recall to YOU the rejoicing which rf"oiuc~d
hv the iaviug ofthr Atlantic cable At some fu-
ture day lam confidsnt Europe and America
Will sneak to each other through the
STEPHEN FIELD
THE MAY OF SAN FRANCISCO TO TIE MAYOR
OF WASHINGTON.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. %, 1861 The Mayor of
this city has received greeting from the Mayor
Of San Francisco. md sent appropriate res
pnnse thereto"
REPLY OF MAYOR WOOD To TIE MAYOR OF SAN
New York. October 2H, l96l.-New York re
turns her greetings to San Francisco LIT the
Union thus ) happily consnmna'eh befwech
them remain unlimpairrd Pie Cnion forever,
whether between The East and tue West. ar the
North and the South, Let It be continued and
pres. rvcd =
FERNANDO WOOD Mayer Of New York
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remarkable person, homely peculiarly Of
which has procured for him the nickname of
of 'sShanks" But like every General who
boasts tie distinction of homeIy sobriquet
with his men, tBesuregard is called "Oid
Borey,") he has in this, perhaps much as
in any other evidence, the attachment and Iowa
of his command
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THE FEDERAL FLEET OFF PORT ROYAL

are in sight of Light Tybee, standing off Port
Royal in line of battle. Active preparat tions
are uIaking at Savannah to repel attack.
The Charleston Mercury, OF this morning !;
says that Capt. Tyler, of the Privateer, has a.
rived and reports that the brig b. 4. Eaton,
with government stores destroyed.
The Federal fleet passed the bar yesterday
bound South.
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YANKEE PRISoNERS.-The number of Yankee
prisoners captured and brought to this city since
the c"lnmencemelit "f the present war is 2y655,
of hich number SUI have beer sent for safe
Keeping TO forts in Louisiana $50 To Castle
Pinck,.ey in Charleston Harbour, and $50 TO
Coinmbia ). nth Carolina. The number now re-
remaining in Richmond. in the different tobacco
factories is about 500. Some half ieZen tacto-
ries are devoted 10 the accommodation OF the
H,ssaus- sick aud Holl Rich Ez.
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ATTEMPT TO LAND MEN OFF NORTH
CAROLINA COAST

The n Y. H5rt1 of the 27th ult. has the
following despatch:
FoRrKEss MONROE, Oct 26. via Baltimore,
Oct. 26.-Nothing rev has occurred III tie 81
cinlty Of Old Point.
The Caubl idge IS in from the blockade off
Beaufort, ana reports that the Atbatross lost
two men, drowned, ia a frujtcss attempt TO
land few rnen South Of Rea9tiert.
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FEMALE PArRlorIsM-says The Charleston

Mereury
There is no 4eatur ofthe present Revolution. that
viii be rtyar I'D hereafter. more beauffful and
attIracti,e han the universal and self SAT rlhcil z
,l..yo,l,n Of the " ut,;am. From iuhond
erable age he San spirit anli,ntrs all--tht same
purr flame ut bai:iuttsai burns III evry bosom
IN !. LAT. st of contributions to he - ooidiefs'
Relief Sriety, We notice Ihe following >...
|" One pair of Suct from lady 50 years of age.
her rs1 attempt at knitting ...-.... -
And nuun t1 et,iry We find that this lady is
the last slrvivlng iIneal defendant. ot the Rev
ulutiouary statesmen and soldier. wn" gave
utteriance 10 the famous senTln'tnt, hiLionS jon
defeace, bit rot a cent f r tsiGute "
Nothing can be more touching OF encouraging
than the pcISonaL tribute, and personal partlclpa
ton OF al from lhe youngest I" the most ag u
in providing comfort ton orr brave drtendefs.-
w hen the history of the r. vouti0n is written
ih.. PATRIOTISM of woman. modest well true
no ress hel ole than gentle. will ace its brghtes
page.
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GAGEMENT WITH The ENEMY AZ
HATTERAS

HATTERAS.
There has been received at the Navy De-
paIt1neht the report Of Commander Hunter
dated off the North Carolina, Confederate
steamer Curlew October 30, 1861. We make
the following extract from thorepOrt
CONFEDEtATE STEAMER CURLEW, Oct. 80, 1851.
At dawn on yesterday We started, and on our
way looked in al Beacon Island and Ocra coke,
but saw nothing with certainty of the enemy at
or near either place. We then started for Hat
tcras Inlet, and, whess near the position of the
inner buoy, the enemy opened fire upon
from the fort and two OF their steamers, without
injury. On conning within easy range,
sighted the rife gun at the Harriet Lane and
fired, the fort and two steamers continuing to
fire at Us as rapidly as possible. We fired six
shells of 20 aud 90" fuse and, as the course Of
the steomers was necessarily changed to keep
in the narrow chann.l, we fred the stern gun
ct them five times, training it well forward
1t IS uncertain wheth the enemy sustained
any injury, although many Of the ere and Off
GERS thiuk the fourth shell took effect andships
of n very long three masted steamer. lying
the uarriette Lime, and another burst between
the two A small steamer seemed employed tow
ing the merchant vessels eitker cut of danger or
out Of the range of the fort The Vandas / red
twenty three shells AT as, only one OF tIch came
neay.
Feeling that had carried ont he spirit of yonr
instructions [ " withdrew. and waited within half
Il mile of the buoy, hoping to draw the small
steamer outside, when fired the stern gun
The fort returned the shot, &h-reon stood
parture
All har ds displayed great enthusiasm and
seemed deli yhtrd " hen steamer began mo-
wing towards
There we're at anchor inside sixteen sailing
vessels and three steamers. Only vessel in
the otng
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SKETCH OF GENERAL EVANS.

We notice thet very inaccurate 81 tetcheS
have been made in OF our exchanges OF
services and incidents IN tue lie OF General
Evans, whose name has been brought so prom
lnen IL and brilliantly before the puoilc III con-
nect,on with the Lreesburg battle General
Rvans Mas IN the old Federal service. tie
graduated at West Point about twelve years
ago was assigned Il c"mmand III the " e:t
tprobably Texas y and was pront"ted to a
Captaitacv by the Secretary of War (then Fl ea-
idel,i t)avis1 at the battle Of Wash,ta, where
he killed with his own hand two Indians LET'S
and captured Il flag. Tins deed ot gai,In. ~
was recognized by his native Safe, % 'ih
Carolina, " ho voted him sword.
At the outbreak of our present difficulties
Captain Evans, VINO was then at Camp Cooper,
in Texas, resigned Immediately aud repaired
to Muntaonery, wAere he was appointed d
Major of Cavalry He was detailed for duty III
South Carolina, and acted Adjutant-General
of the regular forces oi that State, and was
present at the bombardment oil Fort Sumt.r
de was subsequently appointed Colonel, ano
assigned the command OF Il brigade IN the bat
| lie of Manassas, in which he did brilliant
| service being mentioned, as 1t is understood
with particular distinction in General Be1ure
CARDS official report Of the action.
The battle Of fLeesburg was fought by hin
as Colonel his commission as Brgader-Gen
eral being then on the way TO hlm.
Before entering the Military Academy a
W est Point, where he was appointed by Mr.
! Calhoun, General Evans had completed a reg
ular collegiate course at Randolph Macon Col
lege, in this Stale He is said to be O. rip
scholar and TO speak the European languag
with remarkable fiucncy. He is not nan o
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FEDERAL VANDALISM IN THE PO-

The fredericksburg Herald, of the first,
says:
On Sunday last an old family residence on
The Potomac. some two miles below Matthias
Point, beio.t ging to John Washington, Esq,
OF Caroline county, was neavily bombarded by
a iauncn in the river the cannon balls going
nsnt through aud through the brick walls.
0n Monday or Tuesday the enemy lan,ted and
Applied the Iucvn,iiarys torch to the house,
and burnt it to the ground Not satisfied
witt this gallant feat, tney next fired the bari,
the ou houses and finally the negro cablns, all
,t Wnicn We're destroyed.
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Henry Ward Beecher says he Intends TO vote
against, certain measure though the bal
lot box should be placed III the jaws ot
hell.
TO this the the Wheeling Argus say. every
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THURSDAY MORNING, nov. 2. 1851.

It Is said that cry hing shall work together
for good to them that love the Lord. and If that
be frue-of which have no doubt--we hare
evidence that the Southern people do love the
Lord; at my rate everything docs seem 70 work
together for good and it Is evident therefore
that aught to love the Lord who controls ev,
erything.
In every important engagement yet the Lord
has been on our side and victory has perched
upon our banner aud just "a the FederaIs were
making last dying Effort 20 raise sinking
cause, the Lord madJened the elements and
brought destructive storm to break up and
sink the feet. at A1e same time confounding tue
tonges abou, the Federal Capital aud it is repor.
ted that number OF the Cabinet have resigned.
Truly the Lord Is aide and, call. for n due
observance Of the following p.oc1anztions
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THE LEEsBURG RATTLE-GENERAL Nc.
CLELLAN COMPLIMENTS THE TROOPS
FOR GALLANTRY.

WAsH1NoroN, Oct. 2e.-General Mcclellan
has issued an order speak -ng in terms Of high
est praise Of the men composing the detach-
ments of the Massachusetts Fifteenth and
Twentieth, andtIle first California, New York
and tie Tammany Regiments for their gallant
conduct at the battle meas Leesburg. He
speaks of the extraordinary obstacles they had
to encounter, and asserts thatth same bra
very aud activity under less trying difficulties
would insure a brilliant success. He does not
attribute the reverse to any error Of General
Stone, but relieves him and his men Of all re-
sponsibility for the result.
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FREMONT LOOKING OUT 70

FREMONT LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE.
A report prevailed in Washington FRIDAY
that General Fremont " as organizing rebel
lion in the West against His hishless the
Ba6oru.
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T MACDEILISH
san FRANCISCO, Cal. Oct 25. 1861

Announcement is just made of the eompetio n
of the overland telegraph. The Pacific to the
Atlantic sends greeting and may both Oceans be
dry before foot of the land that lies between
them shall beiong to any other than our united
country.
Nothing important has occurred in California
within week.
Sailed the 21st inst. steamer OriZa' a. for
Panama. havirg on board million of dollars in
treasure, of which eight hundred aud seventy
tn ousand for New York.
Among the Or,zaba's passengers are General
Summer, Senator Nesmi!h. Colonel Merchant
Captains Judd, Stewart, Hendrickson. Kootes
Lie utenants Upham. Gillis, Williston. Sinclair
Warner. Hardin aud Liprail-a of the United
tates army.
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THE NEWS.


SAN Francisco Oct q, 1861.
To John r. Currg, Adams Express Compamy:
The overland line is flushed. The steamer
left on the Dist inst with million of dollars
in money. General Sumner and Ave hundrdeh
men are passengers. There aie alSo.ten thou
sand stand of arms on board. We are ha3iug a
good time.
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BY J. I. PENNINGTON.
WEDNE 5DAY MORNING, NOV 6. 1881.

TEE LAT. sr.-A special engine arrived here at
10 O'Clock last night with letter taken cut of
che steamer Union, beachcd near Fort Macon,
addressed to the Captain. notifying him, in
case anything suoufd happen, that the attack
Of the feet would be made at Port Royal
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position can scarcely be worse than it is at

position can scarcely be worse than il Is at
present.
lie will, therefore, In Sll probability, DO
forced 10 fight our army IN the West, upon
such terms as Price and EcCulloch may offer.
Tue situation of affairs in Southwestern Mis-
souri, - becoming Of sbserblng interest,
and we await news from that quar:ee
with more than usual anxiety. The result Of
Il victory of Sou bern arms over Fremont will
result in the speedy capture Of Jefferson City.
and rhe speedy liberation of the State. Con-
eral Harding is ea route for Richmond on bus
mess connected With the command Of Gener-
al Price, and he will leave for tnat city al the
earliest practibie moment.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING
THE WEEKLY PROG RESS.

The following arc the only Rates of Advertising
in the Weekly Progress, to aIi save those who COO
trart by the year and advertise in both weekly aa
duly papers:
One square flo lines minionl one Insertion 81 90.
Subsequent insertions, each, SO cen;s.
Any number OF squares will be charged IN pro
portion. All advertisements marked st] till forbid
viii be continued till ordered out and charged o
above. .
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TuF YANKEE ARMADA.

II is reported that the secretary or Z lerk OF
Cnmno lore Dupont has abScondcd with the
dis atches fnr,, ardel to the feet by the Govern
ment ut Washington.
The last :elrgrapllc accounts. received by the
Governments CT he movements ut the feet.
f'f a portion of il had b-rn aI served of Port
Ruyai. South Carolina There are, At present,
no further ilI.iI cations of lis movements
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THE OFFICIAL VOTE OF cALfFoRsfA.

81. Las;s. 0etoaaar %, 1861 The official
vote for Governor in California coast, was incor-
rectiy transmitted over the wires. 1t shhould
be as follows:
Stamford, Republican. 56, 1856
Mcdonnell, Breckenridge Democrat, S2,75l
Conness, Douglas Democrat, S0,O09