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Condition Of Matters in Western
Virginia. @ q
Broad Cloth Hangers ct Grafton Com
mlssary Wants at Websrer, Beverly
and Olher Places.
IFrom the indianapolis Jour;

Fs IFrom the Indianapolis Journal. d
Andrew Wallace, Esq, of this city, re-
Gently returned from Western Virginia.
made minute observations of what he saw,
at the request of Governor Morton, and
embodied his information in q report to
his Excellency, We make the FLOWING
extracts from it: - Fia;.hl4 h ar +
In accordance with your instructions l
have visited the different posts and camps
of our army. now in the field in Western
Virginia, and have to report the following
as the result of my Investigations: 2
ind at Grafton TO use the only terms
that fully express my meaning, great
many "broadcloth, men," under pay Of
government. and also many "outsiders u
and idlers, who are. to ell appearances,
supported under various pretences by oul
officials. stee ti@s- fss,a az = ~ sl.i4csa fe.
AT Webster, Va, four miles from Graf.
tm, / found 6 eat scarcity ofscaothing
bat plelty of bread, hard in every sens.
fof the word, some salt. beans and coffee
no -four, pork, or molssses. 5as ae
This is the point from whence most o.
the supplies are forwarded to Beverly.
Our wagons are 81 owed six days to maks
the trip from Webster to Beverly aud re
turn. distance of only -forty.,wo miles
and do not generally load heavy enough
l would recommend that the time quiret
for trip be shortened, more load giveI
them, and the drivers and men with th
wagons, armed, when unAccompanied b.
an armed escort, and also that the horse
be fed higher.
! Al Beverly, 6nd great scarcity Of sup
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plies, orders from Gen. Reynolds forlangs
quantities of pork and -four re1st hg
untitled. The Post Commissary ipformed
me be had written and tslsgfaphed fre.
-quentiy for supplies. withou avail Is /
informed you. in my letter of the dets
of September .. l find here y hrse
quantity of very inferior vinegar Ahich ]
think must have been donated toI the gov
,ernment as / cannot imagine any agent
would purchase such stuff; also, conSfdefs.
BILE mouldy. hard bread, stopped basor,
with the rind peeled eff fit for usc. sasn1
about ten barrels of salt, but little Of any.
thing else. At this post our men rEe
paying too high fer esf; in fact. / think
pork would be much better for army ass
than beef, especially 10 these smouutalns.
It imparts so much more wsrmti1 to the
system. Our men also need, inlmy opiu.
ion. IN ample supply Of good, freshN Ns4
Orleans molass.s not syrup or; rebqi]ed,
but fresh and fermenting. Also, sour
kraut or pickles, ss vegetables 40 tssry
scarce. ss -; s.,sss. .F
I found the clothes Of the 18th and
l7th regiments as good as could 80 ~
pected, apparently being ofsmuch; lbsti6a
material and workmanship than; those Nf
the ] 4th and 18th. which regiments, an
much in need of new suits, many. being "a
rags. The clothing of those .egimenl3
was disgrace to our State. sai bas;1
I find our surgeons entirely out II u61s
ical stores, and are unable to procure spgH
plies. .rs.tssss -, I, zs,,.,,..sgs
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Oct. From facts as.
Icertained here, it appears that on Wed
lay last, Gen. Fremont released Col.
Blair from arrest. On Thursday, Col.
Blair presented his charges formally
against Gen. Fremont Fremont immedi.
ately arrested Blair, and sent him to JEFF
ferson Barracks. On Friday the tele.
graph was allowed to communicate the
fact that Blair had been freed from arrest
the previous Wednesday, but the offens-
i've paragraph in the order of release was
suppressed, and the fact of Col. Biair's
second arrest withheld. The army regu-
lations allow no officer to be arrested for
longer period than eight days. without
charges being preferred. Gen. Fremont
disregarded the regulation in the case Of
Col. Blair. After this violation of the
regulations, second arrest for tho same
cause, and without charges, has attracted
attention, and caused much remark. The
great fact in relation to this case is, that
Gen. Scott to-day ordered the uncondi.
tional release of Col. Blair.
A Court of Inquiry, composed of
Capts. Laullette. Pendergrsst and Morris,
was opened to day at the Nayy-ya to
examine into the conduct of Commodore
Shanneler, of the, steamer Dawn, George
M. Weston as judge advocate.
The rebel prisoner who stabbed Mr..
F. w, Walker, correspondent of the n.
York Express, has made his escape into
Virginia. through the aid afforded him by
his secession friends in Maryland. Walk
er Is recovering from his wounds.
The Kentucky cavalry regiment is still
without an officially recognized Colonel
A petition isiu circulation recommending
Lieut.. Col Owens for the command.
Prince Salm Salm was some time ago ap-
pointed, but at his own request change
has beer made, and he is now attached to
Gen. Benker's staff. s-
The following appointments for the
volunteer service were made to-day: M.
s. Wade, of Ohio, l.. b. Rousseau. of
Kentucky, and Alvic Scharff, of the Dis
,trict of Columbia, late examiner in the
Patent Office, to be Brigadier Generals
Major Aalt, q S. artillery. has been
appointed ar aid-to Gen Mcclellan, with
the rank of Colonel. Capt. coppinger,
an English officer, late in the Papal mill
tary service. has been commissioned a
Captain in our volunteer service, on the
recommendation of his Holiness the Pope.
This makes the fifth European monarch
who has recommended officers for service
in the United States. eSts
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~ when have cold in my head,
said q gentleman in company i am al.
ways remarkably dull and stupid
You are to be pitied then, SIR replied
another, for I don't remember to have
seen you with cold in your head,
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another Blunder-Our Troops
Fire on Each Other.

WAsHINnroN ,Sent 90
Early this forenoon. the. pickeis from
Gen. Smiths position advanced to. and
nov occnnv Falls Chnrch. Neither this
Mr. the nrecedino movements met with
INV onno sition whatever as the rebel ar.
nv had on FRIDAY night ret-eated from the
whole line of their positions fronting
WASHINGTON. Unton,s Hill this side of
Falls Church. is necessarily inc,adsd
among the points now held by the Federal
forces. The works of the enemy at the
place they had eyacuated. were. in a mil
itarv point Of view almost wor, HESS be.
ing nothing more than rife pits of a very
common construction.
The positions at Munsou's and Mur.
rays Hills. afforded the rebels nearly an
unobstructed view Of all our Qualifications
and defences The appearance of the
ground deserted by the rebels. indicated
that they were de fcient 10 those arrange.
ments which serve to make camp life
comfortable. There were no signs to
show that they had ever mounted any
guns. There are troops now SO employ.
Cd as to show that they do not merely in.
tend temporarily to occupy their present
positions, - - -. 49,
The advance of Gen. Smith on Falls
Church.. from Chain Bridge, was attended
by events Of the most deplorable charac.
tar. :. Having passed Vanderwecker's and
Vanderberg's houses, on their way to the
former place, and when about half mile
fsom,it. ,bv some uneccouutahle blunder,
Col. OVENS PhiIadeIphia Isish Regiment,
III the darkness of the night, mistaking
for.rebels Col. Motifs battery, which was
in the advance, sustained by Gen Bakers
California Regiment. Col. Baxter's Phil.
adelphia Fire Zouayes. and Col Freed.
mans Cavalry, fred full volley into the
troops last named, killing and wounding a
large number. The California Regiment.
not knowing whence the firing came. re.
turaed ii with marked effect. The horses
attached to Motifs battery became uuman.
areabie. and the tongues of the caisone
ware broken. owing to the narrowuess o,
thu road. Lieut.. Bryan. having com.
msnd Of the at section. ordered the oons
fo he loaded with CRANE and canister and
soon had them n range to rake the ,nn.
po.ed enemy when word was sent that bs
vas IN the company of friends An was
excitement. and a long time elapsed be
fore the actual condition of affairs va,
ascertained and confidence re.estahlishea a
...Manv confused s,ories nrevsil aa ,o, tn,
parties on whom blame should rest. Zou
sges yes wounded- Sergeant GRAY. Co. n
shot in the head: Benz Flood Co d
shot ia the head; Lieut.. Sbreeyes. shot il
tbaEfsoc5 ami head. Geo. Haroreave.a Go
z shot in the leo None of the wonnd
Il,,lrrobablv ptoye fatal Several other
,1ers Allied and wounded The killed wer,
sa,tiasia toosdayt near their encamn,ment
sin aa;l;ta,u honors while the wonndei
were removed 10 the hosnitals A. Georpe
town They are receiving the best atten
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PERSONAL Mortimer Thomson (pce.
stick is temporarily acting as Chspt.a 4
# .ne New York Twenty. sixth yolp6s
sers, Colonel Ch tisb. -Four Sundsys
since he wa unexp ctedly called upoa ss
act II that cap.c ty in leading The ssrvles
to General Slocom's brigade aid he H6s3
continued TO perform the duty sincr. sr..
will uutl the regimeat is provided fsss
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~ A tedious writer is one, not who
uses many words, in long or short SEN
tences, but one who uses many words TO
little purpose.
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1NFAMous:--On Saturday, as we learn from the
Rochester Democrat, some infamous wretch reno
we'd two rails from the track of the Buffalo, New
York and Erie Railroad, about ten miles this side
of Corning, intending, of course to cause smash
up of the next train due, which was a stock train.
Fortunately, when the train came along it passed
over the breach, and took the track beyond, all in
good order, and without breaking thing.
A volunteer police force of one hundred men has
been organized in New Orleans.
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See Fourth Pace.

FOR CITY INTELLIGENCE,
FOR TELEGRAMS,
FOR COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
FOR DOMESTIC MARKETS,
S.FOR SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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THE NATIONAL CRISIS.
The BORDER STATE COMMITTEE.
Adoption Of Propositions for
the Settlement of the
National Troubles.
THE SHIPMENT OF ARMS TO THE SOUTH.
The Revenue Cutter at Savannah Delivered up TO
the Federal Authorities.
&C., &c., &c.
THE SHIPMENT OF ARMS TO THE SOUTH.
&c., &c., &c.
SPECIAL DESPATCH.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Upon reliable information
l am able to state that the Secretary of War, has
not ordered any troops to Charleston. The move
ment of troops from Fort Leavenworth to Fort
McHenry, relates to some other operation, which
the Government has in contemplation.
Mr.. Huger, the Postmaster at Charleston, writes
to the Post Office Department, that he will con-
tinue to act in his official capacity, he believes
the ordinance of secession does not prevent him.
He asks for the stamps he ordered time since.
The action of the Senate yesterday, is regarded
as equivalent to killing the Pacific Railroad bill.
An effort was made for an Executive session yes
terday, which successfully resisted by the
Southern Senators. They are indisposed to act on
the appointment of Collector at Charleston.
A message was received from the President but
;,pp
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BALTIMORE COUNTY C0URT-JuDon PRICE.
TowsoNTowN, Jan. S.-The attention of this Cour
was occupied to-day in hearing the arguments OF
counsel in the equity of Potee ct. al Josh
ua NJ. Bosley, ct. al, (beIore reported,} not con-
cluded. Mr.. Steele for complainants, and Mr.. Kill
bourn for defendants. The civil docket will be
called on Monday morning
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To JAMES RIDDLE, ESQ.,, Wilmington, Del.

MECHANICS AND LABoRERs MEETING.-Ihe me,
chanics and laborers of Newark (N D. have called
COMMITTEES of one or more members, from each
to Washington, and request Congress to authorize G
the assembling of Convention to amend .ne ;tn ION
st;tntion 90 as to put an end to the slavery aglta
G t;on TbeW ~ invite the cooperation of their CO.
laborers in New York,
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The Wilmington On. C.) Herald of Saturday
says: The duel which was to have been fought
between W. b. Rodman, Esq, and Edward War
Yesterday, on the South Carolina line, was honor
ably adjusted, we are informed, and the parties
have returned home.
The PoroMAc RIVER CLEAR OF IoE.-Owing to the
moist weather and comparatively mild tempera
ture of the past three or four days, the ice, with
stationary and floating masses of which the river
was almost entirely choked, about week or so
ago, has completely disappeared, and navigation
throughout the whole length of the Potomac, has
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The Espero, of Madrid, states that an English
company has proposed to the Italian Government
to establish regular steamboat service between
Italy and America. The vessels would be large,
and might be used in aid of the national navy in
case of war.
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The small pox has nearly disappeared from Co
lurabia i. G. No new cases have occurred for sew.
ersl days.
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SUPERIOR COrRT-LrnaE MArr1y.

SUPERIOR C0URT-JUpGE MARTIN.
Sarah Ann Pryor Richard W. Pryor Bill
for divorce and custody of child of complainant.
After hearing, decree passed dvorcng complain
ant and defendant rinculo matrimoaii, and award
ing the custody of the surviving child to the mother
Wm E. Gleeson for complainant
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT-JuDGE GILES
George j. Loane schooner Josephine. Libel
10 recover for repairs. On trial.
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A Union Convention of the county will be held
at Elkton tomorrow. Meetings were held at Port
Deposit and in the 5th District of the county
the I'd inst, which adopted resolutions approving
the position of Gov. Hicks.
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The SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILRoAD,-There are
now 27O hands employed in grading the road west
lst of January, there will be force of 500 employ
ed Besides, considerable number in addition to
TINS force are engaged in getting out cross-ties,
building bridges, &c. The sub-contractors have OBJ
hgated themselves to complete 25 miles of road
ready for the iron by the lst of May.
Alexandra Dumas, in the New Y ork Independence,
announces the arrival in Naples of the nephew of la
Tour a'Auvergne, bringing gift for Garibadi
in the of his family the sword offered to 'the
first French grenadier" by the three consuls, Bona
parte, Lebrun and Ducos. This sword will be con-
yeyed to Garibaldi by the Polish General Mieros-
laWski.
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REVOLUTION IN YUCATAN.-By the Spanish mail
steamer Union, at Vera Cruz, from Sisal, we have
intelligence of an entire change of government in
fucatan. The movement first came to light on the
18th ult., and resulted in placing one OF the old
Executives, Sr. Pantaeon Barrera, again at the
head of affairs, though the movement was first led
on by one Vargas, who acts 'chief of the revou-
tionary forces" Barrera had proclaimed the con-
stitutional government; and issued call for the
choice of electors for the approaching presidential
election. 1t twould seem however. that he met with
some difficulty in carrying the government, for
he had been unable at last accounts to organize
cahnRt.-M D Picn,.,Lue LIN 1
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A New AGITATION FOR REPEAL.-Stimulated by
Lord John Russel's letter in behalf of Italian Ma
tionality, and the nOtoriety which the Pope's Irish
Brigade has achieved, pretty general movement
is now being made in ireland, and among Irishmen
in this country, to agitate for Irish Independence
private meeting held in New York on Thurs
! day evening, when a series of resolutions were
adopted, decaratory of the right of Ireland to Sc
ect her own form of government and fern her
| own laws. For the purpose of lending encourage
ment to this movement, Committee of Conference
was appointed, with instructions to arrange the
prelminaries for mass meeting in support of the
movement.
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Pulaski UnrSE. Ian g 1851


meeting of he citizens of Talbot county was
held at Easton, Friday last, Samuel Harper,
Esq, presiding, which adopted the following reso-
lutions:
Resolved, That the people the of all power
and have the right require their public the
exercise Of Constitutional prerogaves, whenever in their
judgment the safety and welfare of the State demand it.
ReSotued That we the people of Talbot county in
ventiou assembled respectfully and earnestly request the
Executive of this State in the performance of his duty at
this period of great public danger to the Legsa
ture of the State at the earliest practical moment that
they may provide for the calling of convention, and
adopt such measures may be necessary our peace,
security and happiness
Resolred That committee Of three persons be ap
pointed convey these resolutions and the sentiments
this convention to the Governor and should he decline
to convene the Legislature that the said committee
hereby required to give public notice in all the county
papers, for immediate reassembng of the people of
the county for further action.
General Tench Tilghman, DR.. ]. L. Adkins and
Thomas P. Williams, Esq, were then appointed
the committee authorized in the last resolution,
and the Convention adjourned, subject to the call
of said committee.
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.TIMORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1861

spondence between the Commissioners to Wash
ington and the President of the United States.
A. B. Longstreet President of the South Caro-
lima College, issues four PACED pamphlet en-
titled, Shall South Carolina begin the warp He
earnestly desires that the United States Revenue
Collector on board the steamer Harriet Lane or
any other vessel, be allowed to leave, treated po
litely, be introduced to Collector Colcock, and to
use every means, that the Collectors of the two
SoVereignties may settle their respective claims in
spirit Of courtesy and kindness. Ii the forts are
reinforced it would be an unfair conflict, in which
hundreds of our sons would be slain. Moultrie
would become deserted and the wrath of the Uni
ted States be brought on our deserted city. He
implores the authorities to let the first shot
from the enemy.
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Lose RANGED GUNs.-Cham, the clever Partisan
caricaturist, is making himself very merry with the
long range weapons now so generally in vogue
According to him the word of command on drill
will be, "Attention! Spy glasses! Firep' The
new weapons enabling the hostile armies to fight at
great distances, the vanquished army will be sum
moned by teleg raph TO surrender and a victorious
hero returned from the battlefield, and recouptipg
the events of the campaign, when interrogated re-
specting the personal appearance of the people
against whom he has been fighting, will be obliged
to confess his inability to satisfy the curiosity of
his hearers upon this point, as, though he saw the
| fire, he was quite out OF sight of the enemy.
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WINTER FASHION IN FURs.-The Home Jourlo al
says the most costly fur in the present season,
is the Russian sable, made in the form of cape,
and extending short way below the waist of the
wearer; these are worn much more than cloaks,
which are, perhaps, too expensive ever to be fash
ionable. Even the large capes cost from nine to
twelve hundred dollars. The Hudson Bay sable
the mink, and the ermine also greatly worn
the two former, however, being the most popular
The half cape is more generally worn, owing 10 its
less cost than the full cape. Indeed this stvle is
preferred by many on account of its allowing the
graceful figure OF the wearer to be seen below it.
The victorine is also worn, but it is too narrow to
be of any service as protection from the cold, ex-
cept around the throat, while the chest which
ShOuld be nrnfactad is left
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-On inquiry at the War
Department have received the following expla-
nation the large quantity of arms that re,
ported to have been found in the Southern Arse
nails. They state that before June last, it being
found that the arms at the several Arsenals
not proportionally distributed, and that Southern
Arsenals quite deficient in those supplies, a
distribution was made for equalization only, and
for no other object. They were principally drawn
from the Springfield Armory and the Arsenal at
Watervlit, New York and Watertown, Massachu-
set They represent that the secession troubles had
not then commenced. After this distribution
completed there remained preponderance of arms
at the North.
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Collector Of the Port of Sorannah;
SIR:-The revenue cutter j. G. Dobbin, which
seized by some unauthorized person or persons
unknown to me, has, under the order given by me
to Col. Lawton, now in command of Fort Pulaski,
to protect government property against injury,
been re-captured, and is now aground near Fort
Pulaski You will please send revenue boat and
take her into your custody tonight, and | will
cred to you at such place as you may designate. l
much regret the lawless seizure of the vessel and
and beg leave to you that shall, from time
to time, give such orders will protect the Custom
House and other property belonging to the Federal
Government, till the action of this State is deter
mined by the Convention of her people.
Very respectfully, &C.,
joseph f. BRoWN
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Ex-Judge VIM. Kent, son of Chancellor Kent,
of New York died on Saturday morning last.
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pared he Youth in conHer-

uselessly, and engaged the youth in conver-
The visitors soon gained courage, and the
enamored widow was not long in recogniz-
ing the author Of the letter He told her the
story Of his life-how he had early been left
alone in the world, how he had foolishly
spent his fortune, and was now reduced to
the brink Of beggary, etc, etc. Filled with
eompassion, engendered by a warmer senti-
ment, Madame D. secretly resolved to COM
fort this despairing nature, and restore to its
fitting rank in society an intellect which
might adorn any station. To this generous
task she would devote all her energies, and,
when the melancholy Edmund took leave Of
the fair widow, be carried with him BEAM
ing smile of encouragement.
The acquaintance continued, and at the
close Of the country season, Madame D.
again took up her residence in Paris. She
enlisted influential aid in behalf of her pro.
teoe, and obtained for him employment
suited to bis education. He had not yet pro
posed marriage, and she, attributing his
hesitation TO noble and delicate cause,
made up her mind to surprise him. A we'd
ding contract, in which she placed at the dis
position Of her future husband one-half her
fortune, was drawn up by a notary, and she
intended to exhibit it to Edmund, the same
evening. Upon returning home from the
notary's Office, the servant informed Madame
D. that NJ. Farblay had called, during her
absence, but had gone away, after waiting a
few minutes in the drawing room. Upon
entering the apartment herself, she ascer-
tanned the cause of the young gentleman 8
sudden departure. Edmsnd had broken
open her desks and carried off large sum of
ready money and stock, payable to bearer.
But what the romantic widow has lost in
cash, she has gained in experience.