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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-12-12
A Groan from the South.

All the indications point TO 4 long war. At
one time we had hoped that the dash-the elan
OF our volunteers unrestrained. but simply guided
by able Generals-wOuld have planted our ban
ners, before frost, in the heart of the enemy's
country, and conquered an honorable peace. But
q different policy has obtained. We of the South,
who were TO attack, have adopted a system of de-
Tense, and, so far, have uniformly awaited the
advance of the foe. This may be the safer policy,
but We have never been able TO appreciate 1t.
Our conviction is that q bold and victorious
advance into the eDemy's country is the only
road to a lasting and honorable peace. We must
hight, and We must conquer, before we can make
a treaty. If We cannot do this, we must submit
TO the fate Of the weaker party. The enemy
have dominion of the sen /; he can assail US ut al
most lnnumerable points he can plumber our
coasts and penetrate our rivers. He is supreme
in the Chesapeake Bay he commands the Poto-
mac; he has possession of Maryland, of North
western Virginia, and is contending for Missouri
and Kentucky. While he threatens our whole
coast, he may assail us at any point of our ex-
tended frontier. This whole situation must be
altered before we can have peace on any terms
compatible with honor and safety.
We have never heard any plan suggested for
effecting this desirable alteration short of carry
ing the war into the enemy's country. While
We stand on the defensive, and the enemy is in
trenched on this side of the Potomac, it is impos-
slble for us to destroy his supremacy at sea, or
prevent his predatory incursions on our coast.
" ~ SubJtCltu All IuG disadvantages Vi u
defensive war of indefinite duration, or of a peace
dictated by the enemy. The possibility of sue
cess is not within the range of accident. To pre-
vent our subjugation or determination is all We
can hope for.
We have no skill in strategy, and know nothing
OF the means at the command of our Generals
but if this is all that is left to us, we had rs well
be looking out for terms of submission, and the
sooner the better. An endless war, which affords
no opportunity for either victory, or revenge, is |
q boOtless Undertaking.
The Southern people who have offered them
selves and their all for the prosecution of this war,
and who have repOsed implicit confidence in the
men entrusted with its conduct, have looked for
better. 1t is not to be disguised that
Il sense of uneasiness and distrust is gradually
supplanting that generous confidence. a suspi-
cion is gaining ground, that all the advantages
OF our position have not been profited by, rs they
have been that the war has not been pro- |
with that vigor and energy demanded by
the emergency. We hear mutterings and COM |
plants, apart from those connected with the
Quartermaster, Commissary and Medical Depart
ments, growing out of the appointment of SO
many civilians to high commands. Many of
these appointments haze filed the country with
lpprehensions of some great disaster.-RichnlOnd
Hhiq.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-12-12

1 California Sage-in tins,
Lee & Perrins' Worcester Sauce-pts.,
Do. do. do. i DTS,
Fresh Canary Seed,
ClaTk's Corn Starch,
Pearl Barley,
White Yermicelli,
French Mustard,
Mince Meat,
Sausage Meat,
Prunes in Bulk,
California Smoked Beef,
Billings Sugar Cured Hams,
California Lard,
Humboldt Bay Potatoes,
California Onions,
Extra Family California Flour,
Homony.
2s2-am AID. CARTWRIGHT.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-12-12
sAML. C. xVOODRUFF.
SAN FRANCISCO CORDAGE FACTORY.

CORDAGE OF SIZE
- TURED to order. Constantly on hand. a large az.
sortment OF MANILA AND HEINZ ROPE, (MI sizesl Raj,
Rope, Tow Line, Oakum, &c, for sale by TUBRS x co.
2SOly $50. Front Street san Francisco.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-12-12
With Greater Ease

And with fewer Interruptions; and that in ALL the important
cheaper than any other kind at $50. lam now selling our
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-12-12

Ii 10 the Cheapest. most Durable. nud Ensier
UndcrstOOd than my other Sewing
Machine !
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-12-12

VNRESH CALIFOR MA MUSTARD,
Fresh Sardines l-2 boxes,
Fresh Sardines IA boxes,
Fresh Oysters.
For sale by
6. SAYIDGE.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-11-14

SHARPsHooTiNG The battle Of Ed.
wards Ferry supplies another proof that
sharpshooting is the chief characteristics
Of the war. OF the California regiment,
the Colonel was killed. the Lieutenant
Colonel, Major and Adju' ant wouoded,
ard five captains are dead or missing.
and two wounded. OF the Fifteenth
Massachusetts Regiment. tho Colonel
and Lieutenant Colonel were wounded,
FIVE captains killed and three wounded.
These two Regiments were in the hest
of the battle, and suffered most severely.
The number killed aud wounded officers
is far out Of proportion to that Of pri-
Yates Every man with a sword sud
shoulder strap, who could be seen 10
front, or by the side Of his commsud.
was without doubt, the common target Of
dozens Of rebel sharpshooters concealed
in woods, undcrbrush or rifle pits, st .
distance of from 200 to 800 yards. Col.
onel Baker was pierced with six bslls,
other officers with two or three, and
those who escaped unhurt were grassl
once or twice.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-11-14
The Effects Of Secretary BENJAMIN.

Mr.. Benjamin, Of Louisiana, when he
left Washington in, February last, trans
ferred the house which he bad been oc-
cupying to the Secretaries Of the French
Legation The owner of the house, Ma
jor McBlair, Paymaster in the army,
has not been able to collect his rent since
February, as the French gentlemen con-
tended that they held the property un-
der lease from Benjamin. After sun
dry vcxa,ous delays, arising from the
i'm .unity from arrest, by which the
members ofthe diplomatic corps are pro
tectcd, Major Mcl''air has recently been
enabled, through the action Of the
French Minister, to obtain possession Of
the house lie hes also seized the effects
of Mr.. Benjamin, to the value Of several
hundred dollars, and Tuesday they we're
sold at auction. Among these effects
several portraits Of Mrs. Benjamin, a
marble bust of Benjamin himself, and
strange to tell, full length portrait Of
Mons. Cellini, the person with whom
Mrs. BeDjamin eloped from New Orleans
several years ago! Thsrs was slso N sl-'
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-11-14
Flax Culture.

James Sloan, of Winnebago, raised .
fraction Under two acres Of fax the pres
ent year, with encouraging results. IL
was sown on old land about the middle Of
May, and started nicely, but the dry
summer made it rather a short crop, yet
the yield Of seed was twelve bushels to
the acre. aud about ton Of straw. He
has sold the seed for 81 cents per bushel,
which gives SIS "a per acre. The eul.
tivation ard cutting with . reaper sud
threshing BY machine is about the same
as wheat.
Compare this experiment Of Asz with
wheat this year, and tho preference 10
given to fax. Call the average Of whess
fifteen bushels, which is too high, sad
wheat at seventy cents per bushel 10
so so against sl4 81 for fax.
The indications are that it is ssfs for
farmers to experiment, At least. more
largely with fax -Rocktord Register.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-11-14
The Naval Fleet on the Mississippi.

The expedition destined for operations
down the Mississippi is to consist not
only of guuboa,s, but of floating batteries,
which IRE thus dcsribed in the Peoria
Ill) Union:
They are of solid timber twelve inch
es square, and lying in three tiers of
timber deep. This is strongly bolted to,
gether, and forms the hull OF the vessel
Wells are cut through the upper tiers.
about four and half feet square, aud
lined with zinc to keep out the water.
These wells serve for magazines or pla-
ces for keeping the ammunition. There
are four of them in each boat. The sol,
id platform is sixty BY twenty five feet,
being wider in the middle than at the
ends, each end being sharpened. The
whole is covered with thick plank. En-.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-11-14
GENERAL ORDER No. 10.
HEADQrARrER OF the ARMY. !
W n,snh,,

WASHINGTON, October 81.
In accordance with General Order No,
81 from the War Department, l hereby
assume command of the armies Of the I'm.
tied States. In the midst of the difficult
ties which encompass and divide the ma.
tion hesitation aud self-distrust may we'll
accompany the assumption of so vast
responsibility; but cofidiag, as do, in
the loyalty, discipline and courage of our
troops, and believing, as do, that Prov.
idence will favor our just cause, cannot
doubt that success will crown our efforts
and sacrifices The army will unite with
Inc in the feeling of regret that the
weight of many years and the effect of
increasing inirmities, contracted and in
'ens'tied in his couutry's service, should
just now remove from our head the great
soldier Of our nation the hero who in
his youth raised high the reputation of
his country in the field of Canada, which
he sanctiicd with his blood; who in more
mature years proved to the world that
American skill and va!or could repeat, il
not eclipse, the exploits of Cortcz in the
Moniczumas; whose whole life has been
Il voted to tie service of his country;
whose whole efforts have been directed to
uphold our honor at the smallest sacri-
fee Of life; a warrior who scorned the sell
fish glories of the battle field, when his
great facilities as a statesmen could be
employed more porfitably for hi, coun-
try; II citizen who in his declining years
has given to the world most shining
instance Of loyalty in disregardinc all ties
Of birth aud clnginy still to the cause Of
truth and honor. Such has been the
career, such the character, Of Winfield
Scott, whom It has long been the delight
Of the nation 20 honor both as a man and
soldier. While We regret his loss,
there is ono thin. VIC cannot regret:-
the bright example he has left for cur
emulation. Let us all hope and pray that
his declining years may be passed in
peace and happiness, and that he may be
cLccred by the success Of the country
and the cause he has fought for and low.
ed so well Beyond all that, let US do
nothing that can cause him to blush for
Us. Let no def at Of the army he was so
long commanding embittrr his last days,
but let cur victories illuminate the close
Of - life so grand.
Signed] Gro Il MCCLELLAN,
Mai. Gc1. Commanding Il. S, A.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-11-14

Though it is very common to reproseA
old bachelors with their celibacy, snd -
pity o,d maids as il "sinsle blesssdness"
were n misfortune-yet many married
people have seen fit to offer apologies fss
having entered into what scme profsss
wag has called tho "holy bands of pad.
lock" One man says he married to get
u housekceper; another, to get rid Of bad
company. Many women declare that they
get married for the sake Of hou.e few
acknowledge that their motive was to get
a husband. Goethe avcrred thst he goa
married in order to be respectable. -
John Wilkes said he took . wife 80
please his friends" Wycherly, who -.
poused his houscmaid, said he did il 10
spite his relations" 4 widow, whs
married a second husband, said she want
ed somebod, to condole with her for the
loss of her first Another, because she
thought wedding would amusc the chill.
dren. Another, to get rid of an inces.
SAINT crowd of .suitors Old maids who
get married invariably assure their
friends that they thought they could bs
"more useful as wives than as spinsters.
Nevertheless, QuP gives it as his opiu.
ion that nine ten,hs Of all persons who
marry, whether widows or widowers, vir.
gins or bachelors do SO for the sake Of
getting married Boston Post.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-11-14
The Strengt gth Of Manassas.
from the Louisville Journal


To attack tho Confederate forces at
Manassas with n vast army Of even the
best troops in the world, would be a
mighty undertaking. The Richmond
papers boast, that, in tiat stronghold, a
hundred men can successfully resist aud
repel thousand. Perhaps they could
if the attack were as rash and prccipita,c
as some Of our Eastern civilians evident
ly think that i, ought 70 bc. The great.
est Southern Generals and civil cngin.
GERS selected Manassas as tic strongest
position by nature in Virginia, and such
it undoubtedly was. For six months
they have, with all possible resources at
their command, been adding to its natu.
raj strength by all the modes of fortifcn-
tion known to military science. Fr, IN
the two thousand heavy cannon, many Of
them of monstrous size, seized by the
Confederates in the Gosport Navy Yard,
and from the many hundreds of co'um
biads and guns ofalI ca|ibrcs mnnufaciur
ed at the Tredegar Works in Richmond
they have received just as many and jas,
such pieces of artillery as they could
plant to advantage. If they wanted ff.
teen hundred pieces Of heavy artillery to
be placed in hundred batteries, they
have had them, and placed them accord.
ing to their pleasure. AT several points
Of necessary approach to their main posi-.
tions, they have placed mine. of ruupow.
der to be sprung at any moment, and
carry horrible slaughter among their as
sai'ants These are facts, and, although
thoushtlcss editors, writing to create Il
sensation, may ignore them, the COM
manders of our armies will scarcely do 50
We have confidence, strong confidence
that, in spite of all obstacles, however
tremendous they may be, Gen. Mcclellan
will accomplish the great purpose for
which he stands at the head Of :hc nj yht
lest army in the world. but he must ac-
complish it, if at all, in his own time az,
way.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-11-14
Signed Gro i MCCLELLAN,
Maj Gc1. Commanding T.. S. A.
Interesting Trial Of Rhrd Cannon for the
Nuyy.

lfrom the Springfield Mass Republican,
We witnessed yesterday, near Chico
pee. some highly interesting experiments
with rItlrd guns. The Guns used on this
occasion were brass ti,l ID piece, throw.
ing fourteen pound shot, and an old
navy thirtytwo. which, riArd. throws a
Sixty.four pour d shot. These guns were
rifed at the Amcs Compnny's works, ut
Chc"pee, and the snt and shell used
were the celebrated projcctile invented
by Gen. james Of Rhode bland, large
number of which have been used by the
government in this war. The expert
ments on this occasion were conducted
by Gen James, the inventor, in person.,
and were Witnessed by Capt. Fauncc,
commander Of the Harriet Lane.
1t should be first stated that the expcr-
imcn's with the old smooth bore, navy
thirty two gun are of the highest import.
ance. as their result involves the fate of
a very large stock Of similar guns now on
hand. 1t seems that from 1900 to 1000
of these guns, designed to throw a thr
tytwo pound round shot, having been
constructed many years ago, are new
deemed useless, on account of the rapid
Improvements that have been rec ntly
made in heavy ordinance. They lie in
long dark lines at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. powerless against the enemies of
the Union. Gen. james is quite conf
dent that these guns can be made service
able by being rihcd indeed that they
can be made to throw his projecties,
shot and shells, double the weight, twice
the distance and with far greater accura-
cy than they could ever throw round
shot. Accordingly he has caused one of
them to be rrhcd, and the experiments
with it thus far have been most success
ful.
As his arrangements for target practice
were not fully completed, his firing yes
tcrday was limited to what are called line
shots. A target, consisting Of narrow
strip of red flannel, stuck upon stake
about the light of a mans breast, was
placed three quarters Of a mile distant.
The first shot, wei eiehing 81 pounds, sold,
cut the stake off about three feet from
iuC SSVuHus dS CioSSby ID duLCuldu
could have done it. This was an extra
ordinary shot, especially as it was the
first one after getting the gun into posi-.
ton. All the others were fred at high.
er elevation, but were nearly as good as
line shots. At an elevation of seven de.
grees the Ga pound shot first struck the
ground at a distance Of 8 900 feet or near.
ly mile and a half. One shell thrown
from the brass gun, exploded on striking
the ground with loud report.
These experiments were highly salts.
factory to Captain Fannce and all who
witnessed them and If General James
can demonstrate to the ordinance board.
as he seems likely to do, that the large
number of old heavy guns now on hand
aud deemed useless, can be made TO be
as serviceable as guns Of the most mod.
ern pattern, by simply riaiog them. he
viii render most important service to
! the country.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-11-14

AN INTERESTING PARTY-A we'd
ding party passed through Elmira few
days since, which never had its prototype
in the whole train Of Hymen's dcvotees.
The following items in regard to this Pc
culiar couple, will satisfy every one that
"matrimonial sweets" we're never mess-
ured out on so small scale before Their
respective ages are twenty one and twen'
ty, not inappropriate Their respective
weights are about IS and 33 pounds
Their respective heights, 8 feet 5 inches
and 2 feet IL inches. The gentleman is
. brother Of the celebrat d General Mutt,
Tom Thumbs great rival and superior.
The lady is known and loved by every.
body as tho Fairy Queen, formerly Miss
Sarsh Bolton. The "happy pair" were
on their way to the little iady's home
from their bridal trip to Nisgara Falls
B.6elo Com.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-11-14

egans service Of pl.ts, aud come .stie'so
Of household furniture. The principal
portion Of Mr. Benjamin. furniture vss
sold in May, 1860, when Mrs. B. rstuss.
ed to Paris. It was most superb, hsviog
cost $4,000 in Paris-to which, ~
packing and transportation, four OF f''s
thousand dollars must be added to cover
its whole cost. The house occupied b.
Benjamin was the we'll known msnsios
erected by Commodore Decatur in 1919,
few months before his death, At ~ e1-
pensc Of 5000. The whole ress sS
the property is $4,000 q year
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-11-14

tirely around the outside Of the foa, is
pnrapet or bu'wark Of iron, three eighths
Of an inch in thickness and six aud
half feet in height. This is inclined in.
ward, 50 as to give glancing direction
t" any shot that may strike il. The orm.
nment Of these floats is to consist of six
Ga pound mortars, three upon side, aud
SO arranged MS to deliver their charges
over the iron parapet that surrounds
them, aud which protects those who serve
them. There are thirty. eight Of these
monstrous batteries to be built, twenty,
six of which are nearly ready for use, aud
the remainder are begun. There is no
machinery on board of them for locomo.
too, but it is inte. dcd to tow them by
means Of gun boats
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-11-14
ANDREW JACKSON,
Major General Commanding.
The Camp Jackson Affair to be Tried in
Court.

Court.
Decke, & Voorhis, a vel known law
firm in St. Louis, have filed petition in
the Clerks office Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, for $4,000 damages against
Frank Blair, john Mcneil, Andrew,
Neidcrwieser, John Cavcnder, Lucen
Eaton, Madison Miller, and some fifteen
or twenty others, who participated 10 tho
capture Of Camp Jacksoa, in St Louis,
in May last, and nearly all Of whom held
commissions as officers. The petitioners
aIIege that they were forcibly taken at
Camp Jackson, by body Of armed men;
that they were marched through the
streets distance of some three miles,
more or less, to place known as the L.
nited States Arsenal; that they we're will
fully, maIicously, and wronsfu'ly impris
oned in SAID Arsenal for a long period Of
time, to wit: the space of twenty four
hours; that they were forced to sleep up,
on bare and naked floor, while in said
Arsenal, and suffered greatly in mind
and body thereby; that they were furn-
ishcd with but one meal during the whole
time, and that consisted of coarse fare,
and that they were greatly dlma:ed in
reputation, in their business relations,
and in other respects, to the amount Of
80 900 each, in consequence Of this i'm
prisonment and illegal and wilful aud
malicious and wrongful detention afore-
said.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-11-14
Disposition Of the Rebel Army at Center.
vile.
WAsulNGTON, Oct. 81.

/ WASHINGTON, Oct. 81.
Yesterday Gen, ButtcrG Id di>pa, ,ched
Brigade Quartcrma>ter Norton with ten
wagons aud an escort Of the New York
Forty fourth to Shrevcs Farm, four
miles northwest of Falls Church ard
west of the ce>burg Pike, to obtain for.
age. A short distance north of Fall 8
Church they captured arebeI picket, who
bad left his post to forage for whiskey
Capt. Norton at once sent him to head
quarters, though he learned frou: the
prisoner that the rebel pickets were sta.
toned not far back Of Shreve's place
Capt. Norton judiciously posted his men
to repel an attack, but he successfully
accomplished the purpose of bis expedi-
tion without encountcring the rebel
piekets.
The prisoners name is r. c. Bell, a
private of Company f, Capt, Reverb,
Sixth Regiment Louisiana Volunteers,
commanded by Col. Seymour, editor of
the New Orleans Commercial Bulletin.
The regiment is part of General Walk
er's Louisiana Brigade. He states that
around CentervilIe is one continuous
camp Of Confederate troops, including
sixty thousand Virginians, und.r Gusta-
vus w. Smith, and an equal number of
North Carolinians, South Carolinians,
Georgians, Mississippians and Louisian-
lans, from fifteen to twenty thousand of
whom arc at Manassas. Beauregard was
at Centreville, his headquarters being
half mile from the village. a new reg.
iment of cavalry from North Carolina
had just arrived, well equipped. Stew
arts cavalry was to the left Of Centervile
Radford's to the right. Latham and
kemper's artillery were under Smiths
command. He confirms tho previous
advices of extensive Notifications having
been constructed about Centrevile, and
he states that SO well have the rebel COM
manders selected their position that they
are confident that hundred thousand
men could not dislodge them. They are
waiting an attack, and were not contem-
plating any movement against our troops.
He states that the rebel troops are well
supplied with the necessarios of life, and
are confident that when the battle ensues
it will be decisive in favor of the Coufed-
crates, and that then they will return to
their homes. He enlisted for the war,
but had no idea at the time that it would
continue more than three months The
troops wero armed mostly with muskets,
from which they shoot Mime balls with
excellent success. They had some Mis-
sissippi rifles, and recently they received
a quantity of Enfelds. On Tuesday, his
regiment came to Hunters Mills, two
miles northwest of Vienna, to do picket
duty, they relieving Virginia regiment.
They had thrown out their pickets south
of and towards the railroad, but as yet
they have not appeared within sight Of
our pickets. They are to be relieved BY
the Seventh Louisiana.
He confirms the previous accounts Of
the precipisats retreat Of tho rebel forces