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Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13

How To aET THE VERY BEsF CoFfEE At
ABOUT TEN Cents PoUsD-fn these war
times it is quite an object TO make economi-
cal investments in this article, hat aside from
this. the coffee that you can make frDna this
recipe will be found far superior to the very
best you can gel anywhere, either North or
South, and those who give it fair trial Will
be unwilling TO go bask ev.as 90 the best
Java: s. 8 = =,
,. Take sweet potatoes. after peeling
them, cut them up into sms pieces about
the size of the joint of your Lite fnger, dry
them either in The sun or by the IRE, (sun
dried probably the best) and fhEn parch and
grind the same as coffee Take tEo-thirds
of this 10 ene-third of coffee la making.
$ Try it. not particularly economy,
bat for its superiority oVef any coffee ron
ever tried.-NofolE Day Book.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13
Trne and Touching story.

We clip the following from the Fredericks-
burg. (Ya.) Christian Banner: - 49, -
A young man aud his wife were preparing
TO attend a Christmas party at the house OF
FREUD some miles distant 80 80
- Henry, my dear husband, don't drink too
much at the party. to-day; you viii promise
me, won't your said she, putting her hand
on his arms and raising her eyes to his face
i with a pleading glance. esszfsss. -, - 80
I No. Mile i win not; you may trust me-"
And he wrapped his infant boy in soft
blanket, and they descended.
ssNOw don't forget your promise whis-
spered the young wife, as she passed up the
steps. 49,
Poor thingi she was the wife of a man who
loved to look upon the wine when red. But
his love for his wife, and their bsbe whom
they both ideiized, kept him back, and it
was not often that he Joined In Baccbanalian
IslzThe party passed off pl, asantiy, the time
sof departiBg drew. near and the wife de-
ssended ffomSthe upper chamber 10 join her.
| husband. - zsfze tsss 80
A pang shot through the Trusting heart as
she met him, for he was intoxicated--he had
broken his promises s-nzs - esaa-A7 sssf
- Silently they rode homeward, save when
the drunken man broke into matches OF
songs on uameaning laughter. But the wife
grieved heart. Is zsssa s.ss x;zsss Izssa
Give me the baby. Mile, i can't trust
YOU with him. said he as he approached a
dark aud somewhat swollen stream. -.
4. Alter some hesitation, she resigned her
Z firsl born, her darling babe, closely wrapped
id The great blanket, to his arms. Over the
dark waters the noble steed safely tore them,
and when they reached the bank, the mother
asked for the child. - = -
9 With much care and. tenderness be placed
the bundle IN Der arms; when she clasped it
to her bosom, no babe was therei IL bad
slipped from the blanket, and the drunken
father knew it9not.s s4sesH sas 90 izssf4
- A wild shrek aroused him. aad he turned
jost IN time 20 seethe little rosy face rise one
Inenieut above the dark waves, end then sink
1orsver. go Ads asat ,iszzsfEz Z $3.50 S
9his is no fiction, but the plain truth. The
parties werslkaoga By the friends efthe Bri-
ter and II sheaid besa warning to these VINO
indulge IN intexieating drinks, and resist the
piesalngs ef loving wiyes.sns1R .shzaz g
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13

Guns and RaiIs.

RS -
ssfss q zsses = u or the falflol.
= MEssRs. EDITORS :-As have seen in your
paper calfsfo shot guns for the army, l
will leave with you one Of three little bird
guns. which 1 own. With similar guns,
.whilstJohn Tyler was President, shot balls
like the above cut through piece of poplar
So inches thick and I can Kill any bull or
buffalo with them. = will loan or sell them
to the government at Sl0, each. what they
cost me, and they are. as you will see, good
as new. have also a little powder and lead
Big men have big ideas and want big things
and it is likely they would reject little guns
like mine; bat do as you think best with them
One thing / am sure OF, they will shoot, and
kill with The MIME ball from $50 to 3Ot
wards, aud that's about as far as Southern
man wants 10 be from an enemy when ht
shoots Bayonets can be put to them fol
close quarters, though L would prefer the
knife - aeissrl r S. w. ADKIssoN.t
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13

- :
AN ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION CoRRECTED.-
The following communication, from gen
tleman whose name is we'll known. and
whose intimate relations with Gen. Lowell
dale back to the sime when that Officer re-
signed his commission in the old United
States army TO take part in the Quitman Gu
ba expedition, viii correct, says the N o.
Pieoyune, an erroneous impression which the
public mind has received in regard to the
military eommandant Of this department..
.4s.sss, 49, New ORLEANS, Nov. 6, 1861
Eds. Pic: In the letter of resignation of
Brig. Gen. Walker, published in your paper
of this morning, find a paragraph regard
ing Major General Lowell, which, 1 doubt
not, without Intention on the part of the
writer, may convey a false impression in re-
gard to that accomplished officer.
Gen Lowell was born within thirty miles
of Manassas, Cat Washington,) and resided
there all his life until be entered the army at
West Point; and be Is as truly Southerner
"to the manor BORN as any one can be.
By giving this space 10 your columns, you
wilIso5lige many friends of Gen. Lowell. and
none more than ABS as
Your former colleague and servant,
Us. THRASHER.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13
To the Friends OF the Sick and
80 wounded Soldiers. s5s1z


80 wounded Soldiers. s5slE
The Soldiers Relief Society OF Tennessee,
shaVing been authorized by the Acting Score
tary of War, 10 retain the position which they
had previously occupied in regard to the
State Hospital, have now entered upon the
discharge of the duties appertaining thereto
under the iirect authority of the Confederate
States, Government. The society has also at
the special instance aud request of Dr.. 1AN-
DELL. Medical Director of this Division of
our Army, assumed a similar supervision
and charge of the following Hospitals State
Hospital; College Street Hospital; I'd Col
lege Street Hospital; Front Street Hospital ;
Cedar Street Hospital.
| Under the direction of the eminent Medi-
cal Director OF this Division, and with the
material aid which we hope to receive from
| the friends of the sick and wounded soldiers
throughout the State. we expect to increase
our means to such an extent that by the 18th
inst. we will be able to accommodate COM
fortably at least TWO thousand patients. if the
exigeneies of the sereiee should demand such
enlarged provision The Ladies of the So
ciety enter upon the discharge of this duty
with determination to do all in their power,
| al whatever cost of personal comfort or con-
venience, to alleviate the misfortunes and to
eontributE to the wants and the comforts of
the gallant defenders of our homes, who may
be stricken down by disease or by the usual
casualties of war. While devoting our time
and energies, and our means to the accom-
splishment of this self-imposed duty, we look
with confidence TO the continued support and
material aid from the patriotic ladies OF Ten
I,.nessee. The hospitals are now being rapidly
filied up from the seat of war in Kentucky.
The society therefore urges families through
out the State to send forward their contribu-
lions al the earliest possible period. Send
us clothing. blankets, comforts, provisions,
or any article which may be useful or neces-
/ sary for the sick and convaiescent. All ar
ticles sent for this purpose will be received
at the depot, No 80, Cedar street, and will
be distributed to. the different hospitals under
the direction of the Medical Director. The
Soldiers, Relief Society sends forth this ap
peal to the citizeps of Tennessee, in the CONF
dent belief that it will meet favorable re
Spouse from every heart. - s
~ F11IcIA G. PORTER, President.
VIcE-PREsIDESTs.
Mrs. John NJ Bass Mrs. Andrew Ewing,
/, -. Sterling Cockrill, :. Paul f. E9e,ss
Sc Joseph Henning, Richard Cheatbam
/" George Goodwin, John Waters,
:, = Matthew Watson John 0. Ewing,
SO Jane Watkins, /" Thomas Nancy.
-" 0rville Ewing, ~ - -
r. Mrs Thomas Marshall Secretary
i i. Mrs. L. D. Huston, Treasurer.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13
YANKEE INHUMANIrY.-T Leesburg cor
respondent of the Charleston Courier, in late
letter, writes as follows: -. - res sss-,.F


On our way hither, we passed across the
battle field, where saw one of the most
sickening sights, and an instance of human
deprayity, of which ever had conception
Riding towards the waters edge, we met a
pig running at the top of his speed with a
human hand in his mouth, half dozen of
his granting companions in full chase
Further along, We came to the trench
where the Yankees had buried their dead
and here another drove were busily at work
roofing up and eating the horrid looking re-
mains. One had a piece of shoulder, anoth-
er was gnawing at a leg, while a third was
pulling out the bowels of half deeomposed
corpse. Gathering a pile of stones, we did
all in our power to prevent the awful desc
Grafton by covering the bodies for a time,
and file at men was promptly detached to
complete the work which the Yankees had SO
cruelty left nndone. 7..sss
Proceeding TO the bank of the river, there
we saw some eight or ten bodies which had
: risen, floating down the stream. One or two
were Invested of clothiDg bat the scene that
most grated upon the sense of decency. was
a party of men in boat, who were rowing
about from body to body, hooking them to
the side of the boat, rifiing the pockets and
persons, and afterwards allowing them to
drift on, with the death white faces upturned
for crows to peck at. could not help draw
ing comparison between the brutes on
shore and those in the boat--one prompted
by brutal instinct, the other by brutal pas
sions-and thinking that were I compelled
to elevate either in the scale of being
would give the four footed beast the greatest
advantage. 5sss z sas So ~
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER -, 1861.
see FIRST page fr interesting
reading matter. - - .ssgs.zszr
Tl,e News.

$50 The News. -
We have intelligence from Richmond this.
morning that the Governmental the Confsd-
crate. States have taken steps to retaliate5if
the priyateers of the Savanndh, recently con-
victed by a United States Court of piracy,
are. executed. The Federal prisoners whose
lives are thus hazaEded. were chosen by lot,
and at the head of them is Col. CeRcoRANs OF
New York, who was captured at Manassas.
If they lose their lives their friends will have
no one to blame but the usurper I1NcoiA
who assumes that the Confederate priyateers
are pirates and demands their punishment as
such. There is no more reason for treating
our prisateers as pirates than there is for
condemniDg our soldiers as traitors and III
adopting measures for; retaliation the Con
federate Government does nothing more than
its duty. For every Que of our priyateers
who may be hung. . fesleral prisoner must
meet a similar fate. This will force the Fed
eral Government to do US the justice that We
cannot command of its humanity -.
IT would seem that the blockade of the Po-
fomac has been made more effective by high
water. and that the citizens OF Washington
are experiencing some of the Inconvenience
and bardships which the federal blockade has
imposed upon the Southern people. We hope
they win get their ill of woes esA saf
We are sorry TO record ihe'ffct that there
is revolt in East Tenuessee, and ta'st Union
men are there arrayed in arms against The
Confederate Stats We had hoped that cur
misguided felIow-cilizetfs Of that section
would save the Government the necessity OF
dealing harshly with1hem. But some OF them
have chosen to follow the eyilscounsels ol
wicked leaders, and now they must take ~the
consequences. Oar Information on The sui
iect is meagre, and We shall await ialler adj
vices with anxiety. las-ts b ks4se
We are yetwiihout details OF tue taking o.
Port Royal and Beaufort by the federalists
We may get them today, If the Southern
mails due arrive E'z1 as.s 90 = sazss
- =
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13
upon saekof bay and pillow of straw,
would younos take him I'd your honest You
can then take one of these The son of some
foad parents, Who will bless yoo fer the

If Gen. Hardee, or Buckner or Johnson
should be brought to this city sick, would
t hey be allowed to lie in one of those old
wsrehouses--would even our colonies or
captains be left as these boys are? Ia the
name of common humanity. let US take
these TO our homes, and when our homes are
full, and the University buildings and medi-
these warehouses. asfsss ii R. G.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13

1 am truly happy to say that Dr. fandeh,
who alone is responsible for the lives and
comforts Of these men, instead OF objecting
: this act OF hospitality on oar part, highly
- approves of 1T. and will THANK most heartily
= the friend who will come to the rescue OF his
: sick and suffering men. We have never met
q more. agreeable army physician his
2 credit, be il said, who seems 10 realize the
Ia discomforts and the danger of bis men, or
: seems 70 feel mere deeply for them. All that
he can do, with the stan at his control, be
sssdeabiless is doing; bat he cannot save them,
zserowded as tbey are, like prisoners, into
these fatid fooms.s He remarked TO ms, :
when We asked for six or ten of the mea to
nurse at home: Sir, all of these men WHO
aretaken TO private families viii get well.'s
Nor do we mean 10 imply that the ladies' of
81 the HOSPITAL Association are not doing. all
they ean-they are; but they cannot .iutss !
these men as they should be uussed--as they
zsssmask he tossave 1hem, in those warehouses;
s 81 { let rs taks them into ionE houses. and
ssthey VIII aid US most effsctually 20 make
fbem comfortable. Mothers and fathers, Of
= NASHVILLE, go and visit these poor boys and
ssy if you found one of your own sons there
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13

- DEATH OK PALE BRANDY. You look like
death on a. pale horse,n said Harry 10 alto
per. who was pale and emaeiated Il don
know anything about that" said The topper,
.but am death on pale brandy =
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13

HospftalIfy.-the Good Work Begun.
- It is truly gratifying to learn that SO
many Southern homes have been found II IN
this city and county for our poor suffering
soldiers: but it is a matter of surprise that
one sick boy is left in the old warehouses
Since the first article appeared in one of our
city papers, scores have been taken into hos
pitable families, and have improved more in
! the last tEgenty-four hours than they did ~
e the days they were in the warehouses; Tor nos
pitals they are not, and should not be dlg'
nified with the name, until they are the best
q that the citizens of Nashville can do for
Confederate soldier, who has nobly risked all
and exposed himself to death and disease
70 shield this city from the sword OF the van
-.dals.a; What debt Of gratitude de we. owe
these gallant Southrons, and shall We leave
them to the discomtorts OF our old ware
houses? Who are they that they should not
be taken into our houses They are not
/ hired mereenaries, but the sons OF the very
best families CT the South Dung men who
have left homes and Injuries to fight our
battles for US, and is it not a shame, nor
tai shame, to turn them into our empty
warehouses, in such Numbers that no number
:. of physicians or nurses can ma them com,
fortabIef VIII not such treatment disgrace
Nashville forever? Ought it noE Look
over this city and its suburbs. and see the
scores of palatial mansions and the hundreds
of stately homes and smiling cottages,
which, within two months, unless these brave
boys succeed in driving them back, viii be
come the barracks and winter quarters foi
Lincoln's troops, and now, when they fab By
disease contracted by sentinel duty IN tht
cold storms. and are brought to this city &
be nursed, the owners of these palaces and
mansions and pleasant cottages wfif not open
even one room or one bed to take them in
Shall it be said that one door is closed
=. against them and they left to die incur out
buildings or warehouses. Notsa few of the
owners of these fine residences, proposed
last June that all who pretended TO be
Southern men, at al, should vote an sepei
ticket. L propose a truer test=ziet ever,
true Southern man in fhis city. this @eel
vote an open door, an open home, and opeel
hand and heart, aud asoit warm bed to IN ttes'
~sdefenders of our city. OF. boast no more
about Southern sentiments and lfriendshIf
for the soldiers One bed Ia our own houses
will be worth more than. a thousand dollars
given to be spent nursing them in the ware
houses. s-=sss=sa---
l am truly happy to say that DIR. Yandeii
who alone lis responsible for the lives and
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13

Defence OF the State-the War Tax.
The following bill and resolutions were in
troduced in the House of Representatives by
Mr.. McCALLUM, the Representative from Giles
Il fu
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13

vices VAIL pu->sSNJ --zs--r- 80 - =
We are yetwishout details OF the taking o.
Port Royal and Beaufort by the federalists
We may get tksm to-day, If The Southern
mails due arrive "a SD - = saEsa
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-13

hundred, of whom 1--WE hundred
were sick With measles and lhumpss He also
stated that ne had sent force of 80 cavalry
under Wilcox. in t1e direction. Of EddyvilIe,
TO capture the Federal troops IN case of an
other landing from the gunboat Conestoga.
He also stated that an advance on Louisville
would take place within fsur or Eve days.
The Commanders at Bowling Green being
Johnston, Buckner and Hardee. Some idea,
of the forces sent from Columbus TO Bowling
Green may be found by the fact. that for five
days the Nashville Railroad was closed en-
stirely 10 passenger trafic~xxxr rkxaN
Arkansa. LegisIature--Synop of
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-12-20
DISASTERS.

Sch stranger, Fitzgerald, of anil from Eistport
far Boston, with ti.h and lumber, while endeayor-
ta- = make Portland harbnr, through Wh=te Head
passage, on Tuesday morning at 1 oclpck miss 4
.l44rs iul went ashore the " eal Of Peal >
I.ttU.I. Boats from the Key cutter Caleb Cushing
a.4.t to Ter assistance and stripped her, sen,
la.5 scue, brought up her cargo. Vessel . total
=. Tar, insured.
E4s.,ar NisslHia. iiil, from Dem4rata tor Ncw
l4rA, far llti Eeimudi, no dat, dIsul s'ed and
WtuId probably 5e condemned llef etrso would
be forwarded ia iir barque Eliza Barss. fha
wa. H5...tat Mteata. il isa2, .9> togs register
4i.,i In. lately s.i!td under tho British fts.
liar.tue ur4a.l.c, at Raekilul At NV arN I'm
Bofmuaa lard .tf5HS Westerly salss .fst ct tle
t8assase, lost sail, g..
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The Northern Bello

Is an elegant Cloak, made from fine English
aelYcr; is eat very deep, with a plain circular
bse, aud sack front, with afmholcs. TIM back cX.
taa5s over the fFo.t in peeHliar manner, forming
a sleeve; dep collar Of the same cloth, trimmed
With silk cable brazil vita heavy tas-cs in the
ceatro. 1t Is easy, graceful and entirely u new
t!,lE--.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-12-20
The Ludora:

Made from Doesin, and cut half circulnr,
riei six collar, ana trimmed each side with
il <c.,blc braid anI velvet buttons 1t is dcci,i-
al a neat Cloak, aai one that We are selling
CtjEiP
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-12-20
The Boston Journal
THE New England Newspaper
FOR lSG.

The trying times OF the naaon's history IN
which we live render
LIVE NEwSpAP5Ts
m Indispensable necessity to eve. man who would
keep himself informed OF the important events
which are daily transpiying 70 furnish papt~
which viii meet the just expectations Of the pub
lie in such time rs the present requires M
amount of labor and Of extraordinary expense IT
which the community at largo have 10 cbhaep'
tior. The proprietors pf TIE JOURNAL have
spared Efforts money 20 ian kc It al its reat-
era can reasonably exp ct. BE ides imp owing
and strengthening their home force dutieg tie
i,ast year they have, at great eNpense sent sever
al Of the bort Reporters and letter writer's in the
country with the Army and Navy, and have I,.,
qucn.iy given the New England public the 'irf
nn4 failest accents by telegraph and by mail cf
important events at the Seas of War, The 0vfy
SPECIAL REFonTER FHuM MN ErGLAND at the
Hattorus and Port Royal VIC elies TIE
JOURNAL Eapartcr, md his reports Of thofe
events with those f"GAELEToN" Of the Bull
Run A .ilt "pYRlHr',7 lcttcrs froB Washington,
DAY ;IrNTEan from She upper Potomac. and THE
JgI RNAb'S letters from VI sseu ri and Kentucky,
are universally acllDo1 -ci as among the bess
reports and letters published by the American
Press. What the propriet ys ef THE J0t RNAb
nave Guuc is Tut an earnest at what they intend
osda in order to give its TeaderS the earliest and
8est accounts Of every event 0f interest connected
with Tie rebellion, and at the >Hme time have
Itg j arHuf maintain its TcputItioD as THE BESF
GENERAL NEWSPAPER N NEW ENGLAND.
The increase n the circulation of THE JOU T.
Nal during tho year is the best evidence of tbs
extent to which the scw England public rely
upon it for The fews Of the dr.. Its circulation
r.s Et..D
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-12-20
The MOuntajnOer

Made from English Melton Cloth. half efcuar,
lap seams, heavily trimmed On the shoulders with
six cable trimming terminating With tM1 Lcayy
t,sscls on each side; with collar of same clotu
reilly trimmed with cable brails fuil aud
WARM winter cloak
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CHARLES 0. ROGERS
3LsI%sat3.ss on.

Is Z l2o Washington St, Boston, Mass.
JN1U
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-10
JEPFERsox DAVIS IS CERTAINLY DEAD

JEFFERSON DAVIS IS CERTAINLY DEAD!
The Washington Star of Friday says;
There can no longer be question of the
death of Jefferson Davis. We are not able
to say precisely, when he died, but we are
now sure that he is dead.
Last night we received the following dis.
patch from a perfectly reliable person in
Louisville:
LOUISVILLE, KY, September 5--5 2. NJ
To the Washington Star: We have positive
information here of the death of Jefferson
Davis"
AT a later hour (midnight), as we learn
this morning, The Secretary of War received
a dispatch from Louisville as follows:
prominent citizens of Louisville have re-
ceiVed advices of the death of jefferson Da-
Wis. There is no doubt of it,"
The event is great blow to the cause of
Secession. Hence the efforts of the Rich
mond papers to conceal it for the time being.
Known in Kentucky its effect will be to
defeat their intrigues to precipitate that
State into war under circumstances advan-
tageous to their cause. Its promulgation
just at this time among the rank and file OF
| their army under Beauregard, must serve
| greatly to dishearten them; while the effect
in Missouri will be to keep thousands from
| trusting their fortunes with the Secession
cause, who would otherwise be likely to d.
so. Hence the efforts to keep the fact of hi
death concealed, at least until they can 81
arrange their governmental matters, as tina
the knowledge that their Governments heal
| is dead, may not paralize it (their Govern
ment) in all its departments.