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e1sft arriving within the presented 1lmits WI be BE-
esoorted a6o7e ths point indicated This course
viii b adopted IN III cases, Whstkex the quantity
The railroad Companies haye a already 1ssued or
ders In furtherance Of the object Of this proc1ama
ton, and no violation Of them vii be permitted.
fsigned1 THsa. o. MooRx,
shall cooperate with Gsv. Moose n thc "a.
forcement Of the above order.
Maj. General Commaudlng.
Col Mckee, late editor Of the Louisville
Courier, viii take command Of rtgim ent IN.
der Gen. Buckner.
The Citizens Bank Of New Orleans is cIrcu
iahng 5's cut IN two. each piece representing
two dollars and half.
1,S00 Ineiaa warriors crossed the Arkansas
river near Fort Smith, on the 25th ult., en- route
tor McCulloch's army. Gen. Whltedela. Iata
q hansas, vas also moving toward Southern
Missouri, at the head Of Texan troops.
The Federal prisoners sent to New Orleans
were escorted to their quarters in that city by
8 coloEed company.
An exchange Of shota and shells took place
Oh the euth ult., between the Federal mau-of-
var Water Witch, and the Confederate steamer
icy, nth ut damage On either side.
a beat from the Water Witch landed some
nen at the telegraph station ut the head Of the
passes, who carried CT the Instruments.
The confederate steamer Sonth Carolina had
captured Mexican steamer off Galveston.
George Davis and ". D Dortch have been
Elected Senators from North Carolina to the
Confederate Congress.
It is reported tina. II, 600 Confederate troops
nre between Green river and Nashville, and
ahcut = regiment per day were arriving at
Nashville from southern points.
The CoDfederates claim to have forty thou
sand nen in Kentucky.
The ramor OF the capsnre Of NeH O71aans
is revived at Nashville, and detail. thereof ara
saij TO have been received there
Tomorrow mornings Journal will contain
tLe correspondence between Gen. Anderson
and Ha1deman, late editor Of the Courier, re-
latlTe to tie suppression Of that paper, and
lis exodus to the CoEfederacy.
Ex-Governor Helm has taken the oath oi
allegiance to the United States, and returned
home.
Green River Bridge is mined, and ready tq
be blown up by the Confedera1es.
The pending Congressional elections en-
EEoss public attention throughout the Con
| fedEcacy. In i've States only electoral ticket:
| ior the PTeeldential election are tlas I4r pa'
| up.
II il evident from the tone Of tie Southern
| papers that the rebel arEy on the Potomac
! Will act eiFicilS Oh The defensive ,
, 1861-10-10
JCHE P. KELLOGG 4E co
No. IL Water Street. Men York.

OTtEE FOE SALE. FRoM UNITED STATES BONDED
WAREHOUSE, OF TBKIR owS lxPoRTA71oS,
Fine7, C1stoa 4 Co. sd othe5 b, nsSies. Of rssi
Gus Etnsages, d.rk and pale, IN halves, quarters
ard e1ghths.
Lttte ] r. keI1ulg 8 Co. and other BRAID. DARK
And ps1e, in the usual pxcEageas
HOLLAND GIN ?. Ksllosg l. Co.'S Ecste1.u.
SIG Nee Drcp In pipes, tnree-Qr. pipes and cases
EQM1St RUNS Creix and Jamaica selected brands.
W1NES-tort, sherry, Aa1eira, Bordeaux, Heck,
AID Others, OF various grades.
CII1-Ftne Bordeaux Table, In r.ses and bsrk2t3
Htl1T-TAEEm
, 1861-10-10

FORT MONROE, October S.
Ite T1s2te Susquehanna haa arrived from
H1ttsras Inlet, and brings most interesting
intelligence.
TIE day after lie capture Of Tie propeller
Falry ty the rebels, tie Ce7e7 aud ths Put
qneaanna ia tow, vent up the ChicaHacoaie
ald }arded seven days provisions, returning
TIC came e7sning, without having seen any
ting of the rebels.
Ftlday, however, word reached Hattera5 IL
let b5 the Stars and Stripes Ina. 500 rebels,
coreistlBg OF Georgia, South Carolina and
F:rsInia regiment, had ccme over from ti.;
natn lard In GiI small steamers and schooners
and fatboats, and attacked the 20lh Indians
Regiment, HLo were obliged toretreat.
!Ee bnsqusa1ana SEEMED no outside, wA:ia
C1i. Hawkins marched up with SIX companies
aid EGacled Hattcfss Light by .lightiau, a dis
taIcs Of thirteen uiies.
During tie night Gel Hawkins WAS joined
Ey TIE 40fh Indiana Regiment, Ehu had p4ss-
ed in tie darkness large body Of rebels, who
Cit
Gel. Brcwr reported q loss OF ltt3 Of his
me1, compris1lE his sick and wounded, and
twenty pieEet=, Nbe could not be called in.
He succeeded in Saving his teats, provisions,
On Saturday morning the Monticello
steamed around the cape, and few miles up
net the rebels marching doEa the narrow
rech oftard to attack on7 trcops. The reoal
steamers were also landing troops to CO.
eIelate With them. They were In easy range.
The Monticello opened upon them with
tEclls, ire seconds fuses, 2l8 Of which were
fred from three guns in three hours AID
tt.rtv Inluutes, doing great execution.
The Contsderates ut first tried to shelter
Themselves, brt scon broke in every direction,
and tcck refuge upon their ye.sels. A shell
passed through the wheel-house Of the Fanny,
Which was already employed asainst US.
1t is reported that their loss must have
reached eco or SOC killed and wounded.
During the engagements member Of tho
lediaEa regiment, who had been taken 1,r;spn-
er, Managed to esIspe- Us took to the surf
ard Eas picked up b boat fTcn the Mo4ti-
cello. He reports that tie first SHE'LL from the
Monticello killed Col. Barlow, Of the Georgia
regiment, and that the havoc was frishtful
He also reports that when he escaped he killed
Confederate Captain with his revolver,
GCcn TIC wi:lGfXw1 OF Tie Contedera:es
the Ncct.ceuo and SasquGhalca, an6 the land
forces, returEedto Hatttras.
Lieut. Bankhead, from whom have obtained
f5s ahoye accounts, thinks that no advance
car be maze from the Ialet without the sup
pcSt ef fleet Of light draft vessels H. also
thinks that our forces 1T the IGlct shea1d be
sIetdi1y increased.
The Spau;dfng arrived At the Inlet on the
'tn inst, with Gen. Mansfield, and landed hsr
men and stCree.
Too much praise cauGot be accorded to
L'eCt. Brain for this brilliant achievement,
Peint.
Ce1. Brown narrowly escaped with Ill 20, h
Indiana regiment He was Ehelled from
the Confederate vessels, and troops we're
larGed both above and below him; yet ne
maraged to escape with comparatively guall
lt:s. The particulars Ct his Mae!erly move
ment have rot arrived.
, 1861-10-10

FH4fA
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 9.-Richmoud papers Of
f6e lGt SID Charleston papers Of the 81 inst,
are received.
On the evening Of the 26th, Gen. Lee Joined
Floyd with four regiments and two pieces Of
artillery at Readow Bluff. Floyd's forces are
1eWeseLted to be greatly demo7a,ized since
tie battle cf Carniiex Ferry, and Wi5e's geu-
e1slship !e severely criticised By the Richmond
papers. The Enquirer says: "The relations
between Generals Floyd and Wise are painful
-enor*h to explain all our reyerses in West
err Virginia" Gen. Wise, accompanied by
Y. I. Henb1ngsen, Lad arrlved in Richmond.
The former will probably be co1rt-martia1ed.
Lee takes command Of the forces under him
self md Floyd.
4 etaten1ent in the Galveston Neus, makes
the Eumter Of Texan troops now in the Id
00o0, Of which 3 eco are in Virginia, 1000 in
Western Missouri and Arkansas, and 1900 in
Arizona and New Mexico.
Robert Scott announces himself candidate
for the Confederate Congress for Faquier
District
Communication over the East Tennessee
Railroad has been interrupted for some days
in consequence Of the washing away Of the
tr1ck BY floods.
President Davis left fcc Manassas On the
S0sh nit
There is great rejoicing through the South
ever the capture OF Lexington, and the Ere
ncnt difficulty.
~ 0eE. q. r br1shaHe died at SomcrTule, ).
c., on the Esd ult
A South Carolina regiment had left for suf-
folk, Va.
4 Richmond dispatch to the Charleston
fourier says President Davis was received at
fa11fa1 Court House with great enthusiasm.
Gen. Van Dorm Is assigned to duty IN the
army OF the Potomac.
Manifold Lowell, late Of New York, is ap-
pointed Brigs der General and assigned to da-
" in Louisville.
There il general growl Throughout the
rargements.
n: Porter Of che 1st Michigan Regiment
o1ed st Castle Plnekney, on the 2ndinst., Of ty
Fhe!d fever. The health Of the other pr;son-
en- is said to be good.
Some French naval officers from the coryette
GaHersie, lying at the mouth OF he Missigsip.
p, Esited New Orleans on the 21st nit.
Aa1spatch dated New Orleans, Sept. 29tb,
FAYE tie steamship Niagara and nloop Of War
Southwest PAS, and the eloop cf.waF Vim
eennEs and the gunboat Water Witch were in
tide the Southwest bar.
lie Governor Of North Caaoliua has Issued
Proclamation forbidding any BACON or l.ath.
er bling sent cut the State.
: The Memphis AYyus OF the Sd, contains the
following proclamation:
the cstton faeto.s Of New Orleans II the annexed
communication, petition from businesa u,ea
PfaJhg that no Cotton be sent to New Orleans
dung t6e e1isteooe Of the blockade, va have de.
teENEed to take the most decided means to pre-
vent e landing Of cotton IN this city. Notice il
therehre hereby given to Ill masters and owners
q o. aes9bosts en- & and othsE weter craft, that
| cotroi must be brought, to New Orleans.
or within the lines embracing that section OF the
| county, between the for.iaestioa. above Gar
, 1861-10-10
POOR OLD BUCHANAN,
Co3. ForEeyss u1sJnteTeetad Advice


The Philadelphia Press, in rotice Of Mr.
BucEanan's recent letter to Union meeting,
ssys:
If Mr. Buchanan is anxious to- provoke q
discussion Ct The acts ef his Administration,
before he has been gathered to his fathers. he
can have it. know that he is del1beratiug
posthnnous gindication Of his conduct I
know that be contemplates an attack upon the
Independent men who forewa7ned him Of the
:oDstquencts Of his infamous policy and It ia
asserted and believed that his preparations to
th!s eteet Wni be marked BY mor7 than the
usual maiigni1y and cruelty that characterized
his course after confdirg people had put
him into the Presidential chair: It nav be
that Lis letter is tie fere1unne1 Of this de.
mGhstTa .1on-an attempt TO secure q hearing
+ en- that American people whom be so shame
;u1ly ousfsgto and betrayed But the qoas-
ticn6 he will be compelled to answer to future
generations in this 7Indiea.ion cannot be
fsloEsed over by assaults upon those whu con-
tended agai1st his Administration aud pointed
our the consequences Of his treachery, nor
yet b5 giving fxlse reasons tor the manner in
which he permitted traitors to undermine the
Constitution, essn IL his own official house.
hold. He will be forced, if he desires to se-
cure respe ctahle position among historical
characteEa, to conJe that he did sororg from tie
tegsnni"g to The end. Whether 1t would not be
well tor HIN, before he is called away, to ex-
t1sS ~ tIlC ~oAAA tAE H1lLEGEE 1u6lTuu4GItS
who used tin:, upon the one hand, and whom
lie nftd upon the other, is matter Of good
taste that may be properly referred to hia own
ccnEcitIce. He has vast amount of ipforma.
ton in bis possession. He is one Of those
lorg-}ived men who treasure up every coz
foentsal communication and 1e!ttr HI has .
complete daily jpurEs1 or record of all that
tTaEtrired in his Cabinet councils. WHY not
make clean breast Of a1i this J? Why stand
upon matter Of personal pride, and attempt
to buy cr beg an audience trom his country
men 10 listen to his apologies after hiI death ?
He need not fear the vengeance Of the Southern
traitors. They utttTly despise him; because,
after hacing ipermitted them to conduct him
to the precipice, he Lad not the courage to fl,
low them INTO tie abyss of Disunion. Nothing
that he could give to his country could be
more valuable than the experience cleaned
after he surrendered to thesa enemies Of the
tumar race. I: he visits mach longer lis e7i.
denee will be Of little value. This is the day
and the hour. II he would be forgiven By pos
t=1i'y, let him pay that decent tribute to th.
present generation, by showing, in other ways
than by writing Letters to pseudo Union meet.
ings, that he is tineeFely peuitent for the in
conceivable wrongs he has heaped upon the
American people.
, 1861-10-10

S7RKET HALLWAY ON / NOVEL PRINCIPLE
Aessre: Mowlein & Co, London, have com.
menced laying down an iror trsm1ay on tTe
B!sckttiars road Of novel principle, which
is, that instead Of the tram i'm consIssinr Of
emooth iron plates, these are In blocks Of east
iron, about eighteen inches square aud four
inches IN thickness, the surface being chequer.
ed With email obiong blocks protudiag 50 -
to give horses good footing when passing over
the metal way, but not causiag the slightest
obstruction to the Mheeis Of vehicles slayei-
;rg upon It.
, 1861-10-10
EDUCATIONAL.
Cook County Teachers InHtitate.
HYt,e far ..rn Tet r 1851

Blue lsLASD. UcL- I, 1Sb1.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
The Cock County Teachers Institute, con-
Te1ed at the Public School House at 2
O'Clock P. N.
The Institute was csllea to order by School
Ccmmiseioner J. F. Eberhart.
The attendance was not Is 1srge "a was ex.
pected, owing undoubtedly to the bad condi-
ton OF the roads.
The exercises opened by IN exercise Of the
sounds OF the letters, and spelling both BY
eopIGs and letters. Conducted By Mr. ]. +.
Eherha1t..
2d-E1erciEes in object lesson by Mr. r
Welch of Blue Island, after which tha Insti-
tpte adjourned to convene at Ma.sey,s Hal,
ut O'Clock p. H., Where Mr. G. c. Meserye
Was TO lecture te the Institute, bat f14m some
cauEe he did not arrive, and his PLACE was oc-
cupied By Mr.. J. F. Eberhart.
SECOND DAY
Institute convened at O'Clock .. II The
e1erclses opened by prayer. Attendance con
Elderahly increased; after which an exercise
in geography VAS taken up, and conducted by
Mr.. K. Wslc:,.
2aIE39relEes Ie u grammar, conducted By
3d-Ezercises in object lessons, by Mr.. R.
Adjourned till O'Clock p. n.
2 o'clock ,. n.
The Institute convened, aud Wa5 called to
order by Dir. ]. F. Eberaart.
-1st-Exercises In arithmetic, condu:ted b5
MIR. David B. Fonda.
2d-ExelciEes in the SQUADS Of the letter.
and spelling By sounds and letters, by ]. F,
Ebefhart.
31-Expc7ienee Of teachers il the cor5uc:
ing Of echuols.
4h-Rema1ks Or tie teaching and conduct.
ing OF schools, by ]. T. EberhaTt.
R. PEARsALL. S-c'y.
, 1861-10-10
Pretty secesstoalst. 1n,Alex.nar1a.

Saturday afternoon, one Of the telegraph Of.
fcia1s rode into the quarters at Alexandria, in
company with two OF three orderlies and one
officer. He Was dressed rather shabbily,
though II handsome man" As they passed
along, number Of young ladies saw them,
irgly followed along to zee. He, wishing to
carry ont the joke, told them, on their arrival
ut their quarters, that he was Colonel
Of Georgia regiment. The girls condoled
with him, and promised him he should be tax
en care Of They all weat away, and shortly
dozen beautiful bouquets, accompanied with
thel1 cards finely pe1fumed, and done up with
l.ooene af1aoEed IN rebel style. They did
nns nos embrace him then, but were to come round
ano npF rebel song. under his window that
nMasnhs; oat about dusk he had to leave for
;ne the gir5s r. .;Sh OF his trophies and leay-
onel '9'~ WI
, 1861-10-10

JEFFERSON c13, Oct s-col Matthews
teiecEa1'hsd Coy. Gamble zb:a nornicc. from
Hermann, ttat he had been compelled 10 sur
1crdtr his camp, with three pieces of cannon,
to superior forge, Col Matthews' c1rnp
wss 10 E5iIes from HeEmarn, ard is said to
have consisted OF about AGO Homo Guards.
The rrbe!s numbered eoms 9 1000 aud their de-
tisn is to burn the G2acc1ade bridge in that
vicinity.
Re:pto1cer;erts have been sent both to Hsr-
mann AID the bridge. On hearing Of The ap-
ptoacn cf this to-ce, cur force at the bridge
began erecting laliEades cr It's defence.
frlcc's army vas on Grand River, in Henry
county, at last accounts, "wednesday last),
marching sonttwarj.
4 rs6el raned WldeEeTer is raising rcsi-
Gtenr St Oaceo!a, for the purpose Of making
foIay into Kansas.
Cnicn msn from The neig6boSaood OF Leg
1ngton deny that any session OF the LeEis-
latr1e was held there.
Efforts sre being meds here to organize
coupaat=s Of Missouri Rangers to carfy o.
guerilla warfsre, af:e7 the style of tbs rebels.
Generals Sturgis and Lane are understood
to aaQe received orders TO march from Kansas
City End join G=n. sigel at Seda!:a. Gen Sig
sent out 4 detachment OF 800 men Sandy
lass, to cat eff rebel eupply IRAN,
, 1861-10-10
Applicants for 4ffaee md co~r..+-

The Var Department i, overrun by app.i-
cante for office and contracts, and the secre
who want interviews with hiin to snhssT1a RT1a
personal ends. The Secretary dosires It r. he
distinctly understood, that there arc no yac.n 0
cies Of paymasters, quartermssters, or com
missaries in his gift. Nor are there any a.
pointments Of officers Of the line to be made
When second neutenancies are thus vacated
the places Will be filed by appointn ents from
the ranks. All contracts for supplies, NUM-
tione, etc, are made respectively by the Qaar-
te1maeter General, Commis&arY General, and
the CHIEF Of Ordnance, and to them all parties
should apply who have proposals to make
, 1861-10-10
TEE CROPS OF MINNESOTA.
Productions Of Minnesota far thu
-XAAf. 1850.

The following table shown the numbe. Of
bushe1s Of tatm products grown in the State
OF Minnesota for the year 1880, together with
the number Of acres under cultivation, and
the average yield per acre, u sscertainea BY
the a&sessors:
, 1861-10-10
TACE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OF MN
NEEOTA. ,

Estimating wheat a. 60 cents per bushe1-
rye ard barley at 50 cents-corn at 40-oats
and potatoes at Is cents per tushel-the pro
duct Of grain and potutoes raised l. Minneso-
acd TIE following items Of agricultural pro-
ductlon which are estimated al . very slight
increase above the cenens results for 1859:
E11ue Of Grain and nofatoes raiied in
, 1861-10-10

Surrender OF AGO Home Guards sr
He1ma1n--Probab1e i;esfSus 0L GAS
tunEdp Bridge,
, 1861-10-10

who u.sT tRTor Us with th
REFER
EET ToEkx
EcIE Yong. Egg.
Moses Ta5lcr, Esq.
John J. Phelps Esq,
Amos Il Emo. EFq-
Efes.rs. George Bliss i Co.
3feessss. Cochran d o.
MesEr3 Watt, Dunn1Eg =
GTRfsnIn,
Afegsrs Resd. TayfeT i Co.
william Nuf1ira1r Es-q.
MeSsrB. RpbsEts, Rhodes
t. Co.
PHILADELPHIA,
bon. William Stropg.
WASHINGTON, D. c.
Hen. John Woodruff.
Bon a. a Burham
SoETHAMPToS, MAsa
6ou- J. P. WlflIstcn.
pnsTG, Is4e
re Hc1nr usaG
Hiessr. sr.sGt's sEN.
~ A LID " feIee
NesEf,n
Msss- Mss.s- J. q. beeoe q 70.
sfs1s. sfesz s .hn Shnuef @ To-
~. ~. Aus~>1, eumae7 =
,soeEso. 80. c.s., 1
es1s s,+,s ,e1s1le!d- Went
u 6 20.
EEHlAEf lELD1 LAH$
, 1861-10-10

WHOLESALE
DRY GOODS.
r. PALMER,
LIZ, Ia, 116 Lake Street.
500 Bales
D0MESTICS,
Bought before the Late advance aud WIN bs so1a
fom n to one cent per ya1a less tksa
can be bought elsewhere IN
thi2 market,
80 Bales Stark Sheeting, -----.1 114s,
80 LaHreate sheet1ng, -.- n4e.
50 &c Appleton do. ll4e
80 81 Indian Head 60. -.-.1l4e.
$4,000 Stark M1n Bags, $3.50 Fer hundred.
10000 Lewiston Bags, $3.50 DO.
15,eco cohccs Bags, see.eo do.
$4,000 Manchester Bags, s2I.5o 90.
so,cee Ozark Bags, $3.50 DO.
50 Gases nerrim2e Prints, &c.
Is '' American Prizt Narks, s1e.
IS ss Richmond Works. .------9e.
so g B1eaehed Muslin, Under Prisa
20 ss Cotton Flauacls,
20 &c DenIns,
20 Bales Stripe and g::k,
se0 s' Bats,
<'sasss American &c Lainz, II to Is ets,
II . S I & r z,
No11oHs,
s}E & F .z3. :sEf=Kgs
THE ABOVE AT RETAIL
carpets, Oil t:eths; CsrIaiH Goodg,
DECIDING And FEATHERS,
2. PALMER.
lie, 1l1 and a16 Lake Street,
tsa7ga55 :EttAp!
, 1861-10-10

20tls Indiana Eriveu Back BIZ a Supa-
FtlF Fur1e-~SB4rp FI-ntIag..Our ra-
val EesetIs rLEeh ta.-1ho Coufade-
rates Mucfl Cut Up,
, 1861-10-10

0a4Au46 vi E$4uPs
Adding twenty per cent. for deacient re-
turne, the whole TILED area will be Isl ,2295
acrez, producing 1858 SIT busne1s Of grain
and potatoes which very near cores
pond with my estimates list fan n 1854 re
had less than Is 600 acres under cultivation,
with product Of less than 100000 bushels Of
grain end potatoes; 60 that The breadth Of
uuase and Quantity produced have, on the ay-
erage, near1y doubled erery year for six years.
In 1883: according to the census, we produced
9,2252 55666 bushels Of grAn and potatoes, though
at least ten per cent. must be added to this
tor deficient returns. The increase in the
whole product Of 1860 over the previous year,
in bushels, waa therefore about forty-1ve per
cent. The increased Development of 1SG0 vas
entirely In Wheat, which reduced the relative
quantity Of the grain produced, while adding
to its ralue ard @WeIght.
The area a1d product Of wheat in 1859 aud
1860, corrected for deficient returns, compare
as follows:
4co5- .....*.......,... L33I2 23{4,4t5
1850: :..-.. .................. a3l,sl5 ,4ss
Showing an increase Of etgbty-aye per cent.
in the area OF wheat, ard one hundred and
fourteen per cent. in product.
, 1861-10-10

hastily lcyeled acainst the French na1a,.,,
ment. it would seen, sufficient for tha;,
discredit to state. what IN a we,1 lnonn
fact. that the Instructions Of th.t rovern.
ment to its agents in this country ,re
nointefiiy directed for the coaf1 af1rm,t;on ana
enlargement Of tne friendly re1.tions of
trade and commercial intercoursc vh;ch
have been conducted with so n,nch honor
and profit to both COMMITTEES 4. an A.
-nn1jfcat;on of tb;e fort = -,
that the respected French con.n1 at Ros.
ion. 1fr. So,,chard. has rec.ntlv r.,a;raa
f1or his oorernment tb- ,n,,oirt ,,.a. -
C1eraz;er Of the Lcaian of Hanor a, a. a1
Dress testimony of it's sat;<faction s. sar -.
personal and perseperino c6art. of " cou.
c7.ara to extend commercial 4e,at,son, md nv.
zual benefits bet.reca t7.< merchant. of Roston
and Of Fyunce,n
We would add @ word for tha 7,ao,7a of
the Northwest as the 1ast who sho,,1a
countenance or encourage the at,emnted
alienation of the American naon,a 49,. ~, :.
f-;en61v svmnathv of tbcir ana;a.4 . ~. ~ W
France Independeut Of onr ~ h;s+as;aai 81 :. o'
soc;st;ons with that country wbosa >.. h-a@, ~
.6ventnrons neonle first opened tb;. $3.50 ~ =,
realm n The BLESSINGS Of civilization e1snts ,ts
,ra 1ae+ ;,annnratt ha-s ;,-aa, s.>s.
rc1ar;ons of commercial exchange viii
France hv tb. natural chain of waters d;s.
charging hv the cn,f of St. Lawrence into
the ocean. whose he,e6ta the Franch NJ.
ticn are quick 10 discern ae ,n en.ncina.
ton from the burdeneome res+r;ct;ons
which cripple our commerce r;,,, tha,
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-10-17

THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.-The New
York World, of September 2Otb, referring
to the condition of the army near Wash
ingtOn, says:
Amid the obscurity with which our polite
Young General walls his immediate intentions,
there are some broad facts that stand out in
sufficient relief to indicate the main outlines oil
his plan. He has for weeks been prepared to
resist an attack on Washington, and he has
now so strengthened the defenses of the city,
and is so strongly reinforced by the arrival OF
new troops; ; that there is no probability that
such an attack will be made. This leaves him
at full liberty to chose his own time for a trial
of strength between the two armies. Indica-
tions are daily thickening that he is making vig-
orous preparations to assume the aggressive.
Notwithstanding the apparently impregnable
works, line within line. with which the ap-
proaches to Washington are already fortified,
ne still keeps large bodies Of men at work on
intrenements, thus rendering the city defensi-
BILE by fewer and fewer troops, while numerous
regiments are ordered this week from various
parts of the country to the National Capital.
As Washington needs fewer men for its defense,
more and more are collected here which indi-
Gates, as clearly as any broad fact can indicate
any intention, that Gen. Mcclellan is prepar-
ing to abandon the purely defensive attitude he
has hitherto held, and smite the rebels, with
some heavy blow, an point of his own selec-
ton. The large bodies ofuoops which are now
arriving at Washington can do efficient service
behind its strong intrenchments, where dlsci-
pline makes comparatively little difference, while
the better drilled soldiers, that have been long
er under his commnad, will be released for ac-
tive and aggressive operations against the enc
my.