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We are glad to state, upon authority Of
WI T. Smith, Erq,, Master Of Transports
Hon upoa the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
III fright required 1t this point, G col uaS sad
wood included. Hitherto the leading csuse
Of delsy, in the delivery of articles has been
the want here Of sufficient number Of side
lipgs, warehouses, &c, suitable for the dis
cAsEge Of the great smount Of freight that the
road hss been 20 suddenly called upon to
completed By which coal caa be dumped from
car6 atter the manRer practlse1 ut au great
coal depote, and }arEe number Of cars suita
bic for the transportation Of wood in lArge
quantities have been constructed for use upon
the rosd. Some two or three hundred tqns
OF coa1 weIo landed here yeaterdaY: also be
tween oRe and two hundred cords Of Toed,-
Naaonal In&eNigeneer, Ah.
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THE BATTLE Of, BELMONT.
w:HF mr. Hee.dss F!0VG:RlE g
Col. :OgHesby's Comnaaud and
The Pataucah Forces.
Maj. Webster's alissien and Report.

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Thbune.1
oAmo, Nov. 10, 1861.
. Iretu1ned to this point this evening from
Col. oglesby's expedition, which left here one
week tince, IN company with Capt Carson
bearer OF dispatches to Gen. Grant. The ex-
peditton In command of Col R. J. Oglesby,
arrived at Commerce Monday. morning last,
and alter hard marching for four days after
the Vagabond JEFF. Thompson, 1t reached
Bloomfield On Fdday to find the bird had
flown. The events Of the expedition are not
Of sufficient Importance to communicate at
this juncture. I will forward particulars to-
morrow. -''
Although it has been inferred from the first
reports that the recent battle at Belmont on
Thursday last was defeat, from fnrther re-
ports it proves to be decided and valuable
victory.
The following reports and plan Of operation
as have them from Gen. McC1ernand, will
doubtless prove, as accurate IS any yet trans
mitted. The force which left here On the 81,
{Ogleaby'e) consisting Of the 8th, 11th and
2eth Illinois, Langholz's and Ptah's Missouri
and No1eman's Illinois cavalry, and schwart's
Missouri tatteTy, Was to move on JEFF Thomp-
sons army, which was then reported to be at
Bloomfield, give him battle or drive him down
to New Madrid or into Arkansas, and then
work down into the vicinity Of Belmont, and
there await the action Of the forces from this
point, while the forca from Paducah was to
march on Columbus aud engage the enemy in
the resr-and the troops from Cairo, Birds
Point aud Fort Holt we're to attack those at
Belmont, with, Col Og1esby1 command
to support them from below, or, from
The rear Of Belmont, aud the Cape Glafdeau
force, to work down to this vicinity IS re-
serve. The changing Of this programme, or
rather the precipitation of the movements
from this vicinity On Belmont, Was occasloned
BY tae receipt Of intelligence here that the
enemy Tas about to reinforce Buckner ct
Bowling Green and make a forward move
ment fIcm there On Louisville, which it was
deemed essential to prevent eYen at q sacri-
flee. Therefore, 1t was agreed upon BY the
| commands here, not to await the maturing Of
! the former plans, but have the forces from
| Paducah menace Columbus, while Belmont
| VAS being attacked.
| Accordingly, oR Wednesday night our s1en-
der forces Of shout 5000 men, consisting Of
the 9Th Illinois, Col Buford the S0th Iii:
| gan the 22d Illinois, Col Dougherty the 7th
| Iowa, Col. Laumsn, and Capts. Dollins and
| Delano's Cavalry, and a section (six pieces) Of
| TaYlor's Chicago ARTILLERY, embarked On four
steamers and ran to within two and hall
| miles Of Belmont, Where they lay until mex!
| morning, when the battle was fought, as al
ready described In the columns OF the TR1'
BUNE.
The number of killed, wounded and miss
ing on pTr side. Is "a follows:
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Or my peace except that which shall TO-

Of my peace except that which shall TO-
low from their total desruc+iont ,..:.
The thin ng Of supreme importance Tor
the country is, that it's patriotism should
he aa flaming and consuming as master
less fire Ia q combustible city-as con-
suning to all that conflicts with it in and
among the loyal population, and as con-
suming to the traitors aud rebels confront
ing and defying it. AL should give way
to the one purpose Of saving the Republic
and inhicting retribution on the moral
monsters who have; launched this rebel
lion against it, which shau satisfy the JUS
tice Of the nation and be q warning exam
pie for ages to come.
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Wese Point and the Naval Ao&4eMy.
Numerous appucaAons are filed from cdh-
Eene, sakIDg the appointment Of minors either
to the military academy at West PoiEt Or 70
the nays1 academy, 1t Newport ! This hil viii
undoubtedly be passed as the neKt session OF
Congress, authorizing: tbs Representative
in the sseeded States, or> 70 confer that power
upon the President but have no doubt thai,
hereafter, with rare exceptions, rule vii. be>
adopted by those who have the disposition Of
this important patronage, that no boy csn be
appointed cadet, or sent to the naval acad.
envy, un1sea he II the eon, or the near con
necflon, Of ono Of the gallant spirits who have
fallen IN defence Of our fa4 In the present
-Waltin9son cor. RhIaddphia Fntss,
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TAKE X8UR CHOICE,
The following item was received by tele-
or1+,h Frr@4 Dill "a H.

graph from Rolla day or two since:
Gen. Hunter'e position on the contraband
question is understood to be IS follows All
nsgrots coming into camp will be retained.
aIu such Of them Is are proved to be the
property Of Union men viii be duly ap
1ra!sed end receip*ed for, to be psid Tor when
ED how Congress mby see fit
And this one from st. Louis on M Mouday
night
There had been good deal OF trouble about
slaves escaping into Lanes and other CAMPS,
and Gen. Hunter had given permission to
owners 70 search our camps and reclaim them
if they could find them.
We doubt if there is sufficient authority
for either. We do not believe that the
General would go ahead of his Govern
ment in steps which look to the liberation
Of contrabands and We know him and his
principles well enough to believe that he
would not, upon any pretence whate~er,
permit the man-hunters to have, free run
Of his camps in pursuit Of their so-ca1led
property; but If the latter report ia true,
Gen. Hunter has not been removed q mo
ment too soon. For his honor, AMI the
honor Of the service, we hope the General
has been grossly belied; and that the dis
patch which asserts his willingness to see
men dragged, as slaves, from the shadow
Of the American flag flying at the head Of
American soldiers, is bogus work OF
the "gang" who Of late have so indushi-
ouely been employed in de1uding and hum
buggmg the public.
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Gen. Nelson, and his Troops.

GEN. Ne18on- and hfk Troops.
Gen. Nelson, Who has just gained signal
victory over the secession rebels at Pikeville,
Kentucky, is William Nelson, formerly leu
tenant in the United States Navy. He is
native Kentuckian, graduated from the naval
echool, entered the service as mldshipman In
1910, and wss commissioned lieutenant May
1st, 1855. In the twenty years Of his connec-
ton with the Navy, he hiss been twelve years
at sea, and the balance Of the time on shore
duty or farlough. When the rebellion broke
out he Eas in Kentucky, on '1eave, !" and took
IN active interest IN organizing and drilling the
the troops at Camp Dick Robinson. He was
commissioned Brfgadier General In the army
about Elk weeks since, by President Lincoln,
and was put In command Of q brigade OF Ohio
and Kentucky troops for operations among
the mountains Of Eastern Kentucky. His
brigade consisted Of the following troops:
ID Ohis regiment. Col. Len. 4. Harris.
5t Gh;6 0h,o regiment Gol se gesse 3 \ Koss1n. ,n
Kentucky volunteers. Col. Marshall.
Kentucky volunteers Col. Appoxse1.
kentnckA volunteers. Cal. GdRshy.
Ohio battery, 8euns.
His course WAS down the valley OF Licking
river from Cynthiana, through Owlngaville,
0lympian Springs, West Liberty and Preaton.
burg. 1t the latter plaee, u :ladeed al along
the route, be scared up the rebel " pa1tddgea"
md d1ove them before his advancing co1um1-
No battle was guaranteed to him, though he
| confidently expected such result ut Pseston-
turr, whIcA plsce he reached sone dsys sines
he rebsls, however, fell back npoa Plkeyille,
1hic1, being upoa tie extreme bsfder Of the
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becomes ISaTQebt.
Encouraged by the war, one Sergeant ]. ".
Amber has been teaching broadsWord aud
baJonet exercise to the young men Of fBidde-
ford, Me-, and on recent evening gave pub
lie exhibition, at which 1t was announced there
should be sham fight" between the Fede-
rails and the rebels, the latter to fall at proper
moment. Bu: the "rebels'' had determined
not to die SO easy, but instead thereof to drive
the Union men" from the stage; and they
had nearly done It Whea the gallant Sergeant
g1asped Ills trusty sword andthe work became
10 joke. He elaBhed right and left, regardless
Of heads or points, and turned the scale Of
tattle. As a result there were seven men who
needed surgical attendance The audience
we're too much interested to have "our side''
win to acruple about bruised heads, Indeed,
intense excitement prevailed, and the audience
were all On their feet, cheering the sergeaat
cp. One man has been In bed ever since, and
the Sergeant was not able to drill for several
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EKaNEKn OTFIUE,
CAN'T CAIRO, Ill, Nov. 9, 1851,
GENERAL have the honor to report the result
Of ne expedition cent under tag Of truce to Col
umbus yesterday.
steamer carrying Capt Blake, Asst. Adj. Gen, Of
Gen. Polk met rs. delivered to him your letter
and offered. him Internationally the sick and
Wognged ~ PI1sonerd Mh1 On had In charge ae IN;
by Gen, PolS, respecting the exchange Of pr1son-
ere, and declined accepting those pEoffered until
dead on the field of battle.
auRR R1Hssq Hsq ~ G5kas t%a | Pa unds5 command Of
them to the field. where they we're employed for
the rens1nder Of the day in carirg for tie wound.
ed, eome OF Eho1n were found yet there, aud in
Il was near aunset when Capt Blake again cane
On board our boat, and handed In the coH1mun1ca-
tten from Gen. Polk, which gave yo1 last night
On ea5 y 1etuIa 4, He 1nfosmed ne that dispatch
38khe exchange Of prisoners, but that they bad re-
! D1fing tie tie interval between the two risits of
oTE 6oat; Gen cteatRam "a among a. M t6e 1iS!iI liz IL.
termed me that he had directed four Of our wound
Cd to be brought to Us, aud asked if I would give
vou;d give Kim four OF any other number that he
wonld accept uccoEdit1unaliy, but that had no
authctty to negotiate an exchange, and that as to
the four Of ours which he sent on board would
await the decision Of Gen Polk.
Several more Of our wounded had also been Civ
ec Into the care Of our party in the field by Msoy
Mason, Qudrtermastet Of Columbus.
Thcse facts I mentioned to Capt. Blake, and
told him that those three put in onr charge await
Cd his o5deze, as wished TO aroid any appearance
even Of doing anything, not in stict accordance
with our obligations under the f2g OF truce, I'd
replied that he did not wish to interfere with any
arrangements made by others and I thought IN
der this state Of the case it would be putting an
unnecessarily fine point On the matter to dec|iQe
to take back the wounded mca so politely offered
BY General Cheatham ard Major Mason. It is dne
to the latter gentleman particularly to say that hi
disposition to do every thi1g In his power to aid
Us IN our mission It humanity WIS conssic1ous dd.
ring oar entire stay there, and certainly deserves
ouI wArmeet appreciation.
At the second visit OF Capt Blake to eur boat
ne received the eick and wounded prisoners whom
again offered to him uncondih ihonally, and they
were put On board his boat.
ftom Gen. Cheatham and Msjsr Mason, and
brought up BY me, wab thirteen.
lncloEed herewith is = list Of our men IL ths
hands Of the enemy. gtseu me BY Capt. Blake
which he thought to be nearly complete
The number reported buried By them On ths
field yesterday WIS et1tyai2ht-
Very respect1y. yonr obi setT't., :
| J. D. WzBsTKR, Maj. and Chief Eng.
To Brig Gen. q. s. GRAM, Com. Div.
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N"AA N0Enf3He on V006F&b2R23s
The Hon John Cschrane, of New York, in
aspeech At the Astor House Monday night,
said that though he WAS not in favor Of max
Ing this var Of emancipation, Jet, If the ex.
igencies Of the service required the putting Of
AIMS into the hands Of negroes to fight for
the Union, he was heartily In favor Of .vai1ing
ourselves Of such chance Of WAT. This ex-
pedlent wou1d be no more than cur enemies
would sdopt toward rs. He thought the gen
ernl opinion Of thoee who bad gone t. fight
the battles OF the Union colncided with this
view. The whole audience cheered Justify,
Cochrane il prominent leader Of the New
York Democracy
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FALSE REroRrs.-Bott the GAINESVILLE Gti-
ze.ts Press and the GAINESVILLE Courier pro-
f. ncunced the telegraphic report that Lincoln
was burned in efheyin that city on Wednesday
evtning, the 5th inst false and slande1ous.
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FTemoNEsK H0dY 9xu2Tds
The Cincinnati Enquircr's st. Louis cores
pondent says:
The Fremont Body Guard viii lebe paid of
here and disband.: They will then proceed to
Kentucky service. The new orgsniz adon Will
commence with 600 men. 4 pretty good be"
ginning. 4Y 49,,
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- The city election in Detroit, which
went Democratic, Was influenced TINT way By
Sunday license ard lager beer. The German
Republicans voted for Mr.. Duncan on this is.
sue, and elected him. That wss all the1 Was
about it
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The Lszvenvcrth Conservative thinks
there IL little doubt that Topeks has now the
the state capital location Of Kansas,
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The Cincinnati Enquirer is very indignant
that Governor Yates Of Illinois does not certi.
fy to the election Of Knapp to Gen. McClez.
uand's seat in Congress, and asks with uncon-
cealed indignation:
Are the people Of the Sixth District to be
deprived Of representative In Congress, be
cause Mr. McClernand' and Governor Yates
neglected or refused to do their duty9 We
think not"
and We, also, think not. A special election
is called for Tuesday, the Sd Of December,
when the Union men Of the district will see to
1t that they are properly represented in Con-
gress In the person Of Hon. Murray McCon-
nell, the Union candidate, who had the good
sense to withdraw from canvass that had not
been ordered. Mr.: Knapp took advantage of
this withdrawal to claim the few votes given
to him IS an election. He will neither Eet his
certificate nor bis seat, nor his travelling e1.
pensea to Washington.
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GEN. GRAET TO GEN. POLK.
HEADQUARTERS D1srR1cT 8. E. No.,

C611sQ1 IEUfE0uEf 3, l55I. J
Gen. Commanding Forces, Columbus. Fu.-
Sir: In the sk1Emtsh Of yesterday, in which 10th
parties beheysd with 90 e. much gallsntry, many
Eend in the interest Of humanity to have these an
fortuuates collected and medical attendance Sc
District s. E. No, goes bearer Of this. and viii
express to yeu my views upon the course that
should be pursued Under the circumstances, such
as those Of yesterday. an, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
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TIE NICE WALTON CAsE-Judge Williams
Of Pittsbarg, has decided thai Nicholas Wal
ton, the absconding army contractor of the
Western Department., must be tried, If at al,
in Pittsburg, and he therefore refuses to allow
either writ of habeas corpus to release the
aWaY.
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ts3 TO ultra Protestanttem or Purltsnism. |
Biahops Elliott, Davis, L.y, and others, de-
faoded the rame "Protestant " "a = perpetual
protest agairst Romsaism, and !" Episcopal"
as expressive Of the form Of church govern.
me1t, Bishops Meade and Rev. Mr. VII
lauus, both Of Virgins, protested sgninst uslng
the term "Cathollc," the latter declaring to
adopt It would be going more than half way
to RomanlEm. They finally concluded that
the time was not Jet ripe for 60 abrupt step
towards Catholicism and "visible head Of
the church, and tho old designation and
forms Of the Episcopal body will remain until
royal protectorate of the rebel 8ts-es shall
make some change like that indicated q neces-
sity: The fact, however, that such q question
shou1d be raised In q body of conservative
Bishopa is significant
mator-eseneral Blenkerss Division,
AS the vi61tor to the great camps Of the Po-
tomac rides out over the Columbia turnplke
leading from the Virginia end Of Long Bridge
to Mason'a Hi, be passes the lines Of the
'pickets Of Msj.' Gen. Blenke1's Division, which
extend to Anands1e, a few miles beycnd Bal
leys Cross Roads. In many respects, 1t Is one
armv NJ the Union Tts ro1nm.n5sr ] - a. Damon.
st1ated b1oh so1a,e,,v rn,1ities at Rn,l Ran
and By his eoolness and daring redeemed the
close Of that disastrous day from even Worse
disasters threatening. -
In May, Gen. Blenker, then Colonel, led
his regiment to the defence of the Capital.
The merit Of the officer himself. and the e1-
ce11encv Of his regiment,: csuaed it to be- in
a,,aosai ~ . b-5rode e,d erafn n division
sea. ~ - s.1 ~ ..,1'
which 1t no" IL composing 1nfee or1gaaes'
in all, ten regiments. The names OF Coils
Uruhe. Won Amsberk. Bushbeck, Bah1en
soee+ Bet43o roJtea n,r7taeav Von G,,s,
eoss., De'1e' eo4'eo' o'aens' fon o1ea'
and ech1mme1p1en,g, attest thAs common
nationality prevails throughout the whole,
and there are no better troops in the field
49, *1a.a - 80 1 s1ts. -. ~ As4N
1nan taese oraEe Germans. Many OF them are
old soldiers, tried and proven on the battle
fields of the old world. and there are few of
+h.fr ofsoo,, -1ha - -. 49,
tae" o1oeels "uo nafe aot sesn Service
Our attention has been called to them bv
the oracef,, and manly terma ~ the fsraua11
1et+es aas-s.ss. - ~ - Wv -: ~
s"s1 eA =. 49, o-.s-A- ~ eea'
s ss. " ~ 'e.ens 1e.uoes VI sao 4as'sl uoa
,a1,aa ne aue :. a%e y. ou Ms. ~ t1le tue 1oi'
H. 7an;.aa,,t s a.a.1 ~ s.:s.a" 49,. rA1 ~-9ss. ~r
to diyision wich f,one VII ~ - tba % va,' as
guard for attack quite as brave as my brigade
Mas N me rear guard. Strangers on this con
1;ce n1s o1g fs1bar,anS ~ 1af4 Souussy ts
other side Of the ocean, your iin1 rerariis. d.
and the expressions Of v1Dr hir1 eaffefact{nn
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On Friday flag Of truce was sent down to
Columbus, under charge Of Major Webster,
chief Of the Engineer Corps, to make arrange
ments respecting the wounded. The follow.
il is the correspondence between the TWO
commanders, and the report Of Msjor Web
6ter:
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The friends of Gen. stone will have to aak
that officer to abstain from all controversy on
the Balls Bluff sfair, ormnch labor VIII proYe
to have been Lost IN attempting to throw the
blame on Col Baker. The latest phase that
seems to look Ike clearing up Of the COZ
t1oyersy, is an order Issued by Gen. stone, IL:
fecting With great severity On Col. Kinks Of
the 18th Mass., who, after Col Lee Was taken
prisoner, commanded the First Brigade Of
Ger. Stones Division. In the report, made
within week Of the affair, Col Hinks laid the
blayae Of mismanagenent and failure on Gen.
Stone. This report not only led to the arrest
Of Col Kinks for making it, but to that Of =
Quartermaster, who, bearing it to Washing
ton, gave copy Of 1t to Washington repor-
ter. Gen. Stones late order is based On Col,
Hinks's statement Of the affair. We learn that
the latter officer has Just written letter re-
caPitulating the positions taken in his former
report, and asking court OF inquiry. # this
Is granted, We venture the prediction it will
develop all the friends Of the 1ameated Baker
could desire
, 1861-11-13

CAPTURED By THE REBELs.-We learn from
the Cincinnati papers, that early On Saturday
morning last, q party Of rebels, numbering
one hundred, known as the Moceasins," sue
ceeded in: surprising some forty home
guards, under Capt. King, one mile back Of
Munayeville; in Jackson county, Va. The
rebels compelled their prisoners to take oath
not to bear a1ms against the rebels, when they
we're released. Their arms, uniforms, and
accoutrementa-forty in nrmbe1-were taken
by the rebels. Union relnforeements were
hourly expected from Ravenswood, Va, when
the ConeWago left.
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q. S. GnAST,
Brigadier General CommandIng,
GEN. PoLK TO GEN. GRANT,
HEADQUARTERS FIRST D1v1s1py,
WESTERN nEpAHTyryr

GEN. FOLK TO GEN. GRANT,
HEADqrAHTERs FIRST D1v11oN,}
WESTERN DEPARTMENTS,
CoLuHBUs, KY, Nov. Sth, 1861.
BRIG. GEN. q. 8. GRANT, q. 8. 4: have recely-
ed yoHr note In regard to your wounded and killed
left On the battle field after yesterdays engage
ment The lateness Of the hour at which my troops
returned to the principal ecene Of the action, PIE
which I deEtred.
= Such attentions az were practicable were shown
them, and measure7wer taken at an early hour
this morning to have them Ill brought into ny hog
pitals Provision al0 was made for taking care OF
your dead. The permission ,ou desire under yonl
flag Of truce to aid in attention to your wounded ts
grant with pleasure, under such restrictions as
th9 e11gencea Of our service may require. In your
note you esJ nothing Of an exchange Of prisoners,
though you eend NE private message as to your
Willingness to re1eaee certain wouaded men and
come tnvals taken rom our list of aick in camps,
and expect In return corresponding number Of
your wounded prisoners: Ny own feeiings would
prompt me to waive again the unimportant atfec-
tation Of declining to recognize these States IS
beltgerente, IN the interests Of humanity but mp
government requires all prisoners 0 ba placed at
the disposal Of the Secretary Of Var. 1haye dis
patched him to know II the case Of tha severely
wounded held By me *ou1d form an exception.
Ihaye the homer to be your ob't servant,
u. POLK. Mail Cfn'I r. a. A.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-09
M q DICAL IT,.
REAa wRAT rs PEoP1E az.

The undersigned having used Professor Hun.
FliREYS' SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES
In families with tie meet satisfactory results and
hsVinK fun confidence In their Een0inene$s, purity,
and efficacy, eheeFially recommend them TO all per
sons who Tiah 70 have safe reliable a1I eIica siOuS
remedies ~ hRntl for private domestic Use
Use Rev. VIA. HHsmeE, Editor Of "a The Northern
independent" Auburn, n. Y; the Rev +. H. Crts-
sey D., Rector of ST Peters Church. Auburn, ~ y
the Rev. h. / Ives, Chaplain oT the Auburn State
PTisH she Rev. Spencer n. Rire Rector, New Bed
foTi Mas the Rev. Alien steele, Sev-SOFk Con-
ference: the Rev Samuel Nichols Eastirnc4ee Con
ference, ~ Y. the Rev. P. s Pratt, Dorset, VI: tie
Rev: John = Robe, Buffalo; A C IIart, Esl, Ct!rI,
Schuyler ColiaA sautt. Bend, Ind. ihe Hon George
Humphreys, y. Y; Henry D. Cook, Esq, Eiitor az
the Ohio State Journa," Colutnbus Ohio: the Hon.
X II. Graham, Moline, Ill the Hon. Thomas }.
CiaSe, Monticello, Fla; the Hon. Joseph Benedict,
Utica, " T.; Nm. Bris'ol, Esq, Utica. n y; 3.
Pond, ESQ.,, Utica ~ " James Plunketf. EsI., Nasls
Vile T.Ils