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, 1861-11-25

Few pe1eona have just Idea of the magni-
tude OF the rebel navy and the number Of pri-
yateere.meu now adoat in search OF prey. The
New York Herald foots up fft3-hVs vessels
(36 steamers, 16 schosnerr, 2 brigs and uncer-
certain) belonging to the clan Of priTateers,
and the New York Com3ne4ciaz advertiser has
list Of forty.tWo OF these go steamers, brig
and II schooners) with their location when
last heard from, for the Information Of trading
vessels that are warned to "look out" The
vessels IN the Hsraza's list that are not iaclud-
ed IN the others are locked up in ssuthe1n
ports BY our h1sckade, waiting for chance to
get out Altogether the active prira.eers-uen
CITY Is guns, and are q formidable gang Of
robbers. Capt. semmes is now in England for
the purchase Of first class ste2mer:that shall
be more formidable than all the above put
together, and tie British government, although
under its Neutrality proclamation fo1bidding
tie export Of arms to the Northern States,
canGot be relied upon to interfere in this mat.
ter, inesmuch as the rebel agents have had
perfect impunity hithe1to. The rebels have
in addition to vessels fitted out or prepared
for the high seas, twenty-five of tine largest
Elzed Mississippi steamers, seized from North
ern ewners, and twelve large ocean steamers
(such as the Star ofthe West) captured OF COL
bseate&, but not rs yet turned to any use. All
in ali, their ocean and river marine foots up
eigbty.eight vessele.
OF naval officers, the rebels have nina cap
tai.s (commodoree) formerly connected with
the .. {. navy, Of these Hollins is the Flag
Officer. They have rs commanders, a lieuten-
ante, and othera from each grade of the ser.
vice, footing up eighty-seven trained officers.
Not much is to be feared from the "Mosqui-
to fleet" except by cur trading vessels, and
these are now armfng themselves and going
prepared fer sny emergency. The rebels have
captured nearly enough property On the high
seas thus far to pay all expenses, and d. not
Eeem to be disconnected by the loss either Of
| their prizes OF their privateers. We have al.
ready destroyed some half doz.n priyateera,
but like their emblenatic mosquito, fifty fresh
enhjscts hare sprung up It each fuaera.
, 1861-11-25

sanduaky, for the reception Of prisoners Of
Tar and Of the State, goes forward rapidly,
Anrnclosure Will be made Of $50 acres, and
houses built for. the accommodation Of the
different clauses Of prtssnerA It is said the
prisoners at Fort Warren, including Mason
aId Sliden, will be brought there.
Col. Whittlesey, who has had In charge
the Notifications about Cincinnati, has oh.
tanned from the Gsyernn ent lot Of hewitt
ze,s, which are 4 more sergicesble arm than
the hugo busbeazs that were some time since
elevated upoA the Heights. The Cincinnati
GG-et{t eays:
We believe that all fears that division Of tho
rebel army wauld quarter in Cincinnati during the
Notifications have been constructed, 1t Is proper
hat they fhorld ns supplied with something else
cur dooIs-1ndeed, we arc quite sure they never
"ln-nut "aH oaRee Of prevention is worth 4
tound OF cure"
The canal tslls received ut Boffalo during
tie season Of 1s61, to ths 10Th Of November,
amount to 52,056, SOL; OF twics the receipts Of
la8t year, and four times the receipts Of t.o
years ago. The canal has been doing Its ut
most au through the season. Navigation is
not yet closed, but 1t will be fortunate il hoats
...-.- 4:.+. .t4.. ...1. :.
~" vi eao way 5o' Us" "i1'es 4uat1sfa ~
e1tAef eno. Inc largest tell eyer received In
ohe day at any ofl1ce on the Canal was taken
at Buffalo On the 11fh inst, tho amount being
S55,9H-5a on tho 18th the receipts were
s30,5S3s0. The Consmsreioz Adytrtiser Of the
La, sa,s:-
s1ae ts.sn are iii of chasr mi era aof !. 'ns ea
reason , t1 b bel5e,e th3s sven more thriving bus
iaes -" thas " that - 1n cana anu
Numbers Of new boate, We learn, are already con.
traCted for in this city, and eeyerA are put upon
the etocks. Local building interests are pfes-
pe1ing, and every member OF The commercial fra-
teEnty L locking beyond the winter with secure1y
| founded hope.
A pent]enan NJ coucord " n ubo boa
had enno 1n;I;to- ~ e1o.;s,e3s - -. ~ ~ -
+Lnr;1eJ -rA1,Sn5J eApe.tsuee, .i mHon uMy ~
Lnul.Aso, PtePGees ~ lAse regiment o1 at'
| tsAery, conslslng OF SIX hundred men, exclu-
| slVe OF the oHlcers, to be armed With one hun
| drea ri1ed guns, Of the nsst appfoYe3 pattern
of the c2uacftv IN carry q tzFn nound hall zvo
| and one.ho1f miles a15 +y;fh a. roao.sa,s
! -. - a1anSI SeI 81. I'LL tAo 1see4eal
| nungeh - Caal9ueIA CAPABLE VI uaklng nol
! less !Aan tnlftg Qlecharge8 In q minute. Each
| eun to be mounted on tWe-Wheeled light car
| 1;age, and carrying itH own anmunttfor boxes
| sld to be drawn and managed In battle bv aix
mcn each, instead CT herses-the men drawing
| ~ cir nxro oarrfoo.. I'm tha ~. -; b+;oAIa. ;s
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We needed perhaps, although the expe-
rience was bitter, al the allte1ative les
sons Of this war, from Bull Run to Belmont,
10 teach the loyal people Of the North the
realities Of this war, and that the enemies
Of The Government we're in earnest fierce
and implacable. Suppose Port Royal had
followed within sixty days the Presidents
Proclamation. Who believes that SYM
pathy would not have passed through the
North to the effect Of encrvating the mill
tary spirit theE freshly awakened We
should have heard on every hand that our
Southern brethren are rash and impu1sive,
hot-lcaded, but mean nothing, What hare
OUT teSerses taught Us but the realities Of
the conflict Their record is carried
through all the Border States, and their
hjgouy AID fanatic zeal in the work o.
war, their deeds have established beyond
question.
The Tcbele, IN earnest, coo6scete the
property OF Union men, and burn or de-
stroy whatever they Cannot carry off,
Their march Is marked by the smoking
dwellings, the de5olated h-lds and stock
less farms Ct loyal and devoted Citizens,
Ittook us all this lime to discover this, aud
lie fate oi Warsaw is but another lesson
AID what are tho remedies but the bsyo
Lei? Have the hcneyed proclamations O
: some OF our Generals, hat in hand, ayailet
: anything? Is there any soothing syrul
| lila. shall appease such men ss those taa
: massacre At Guyandotte, and ruthlessl,
burn snd destroy At Waraawg The day
l for documentary war have passed away
+ End the wosk, though it be one that ou
e people shrank from, bearing al things
hoping all things, long after Freedan, wa
y ehsckled and manhood CON promised, tn
q work Of war must go on until the rebel
+ are made to know, and history to recor
Il that to revolt against Government is t
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It burned With eil the violence Of 4 fame pro-
duced BY N oxhydrogen blowpIpe, and was
accompanied By very perceptib1e h!eaipg
sound. As the combustion progressed, this
sound became moro and more audible, and its
termination was marked b. sort Of sibtllant
odorous column Of smokc- The cover Of the
fuse, strange to gay, was not destroyed. These
flEesf are composed simply OF meal powder
and sulphur. The former ingredient will burn
precisely. tWo seconds to the inch, while
composition Of one part Of sulphur and two
81 meaEpoNder bu1EB just five seconds to the
1Ich. To lncrease the time Of combustion, As
vixen lorg ranger are desired, greater pro
Portion Ct sulphur must be added. We learn
that 60 COO fuses are to be ncade at the arse.
nal.
TEE FRICTION pREMER
This justly celebrated munition is being
manufactured at the Bridesberg Arsenal il
ero1mo7s quantities, special building being
devoted to it. It consists Of email brass
tube, about IN inch and half in length, flied
With detonating powder, which is discharged
By the friction Of 4 snaH wire, the wira being
pulled by the gunner. The powder Is inserted
into the tube in the form Of paste, to preclude
Eli Danger Of e1p1osion, and allowed to dry By
evaporation. The tube is finally coated With
Ea1nish, which renders it waterproof. Abo1t
e,N0 frleticn primers are noH being turned
out Per day.
OTTER MUNITIONS.
One hundred and eighty Thousand percut
sion caps are here Manufactured, on a.
average, in each twsnty-:our hour1. sixt1
sheets Of copper ara thus consumed, eacf
weighing three pounds. It Is esimsted TIM
: eheet, which coats one dollar, will yiela
2,240 csps. Fourteen Thousand caps may bl
filled from ! pound Of Eliminating poHde,
Since the outbreak OF the war, 100, 900 Germs,
srns haVs been sent hence to Washington
and other points, Recently, between five ant
SIX thousand OF them have been intpectet
here and sent forward, and about eight thou
About two hun dsed persons are nav EN-
ployed in the establishment. One hundred Q
them are engaged in the making Of percussion
caps, friction primers, ete., under the constan
pe1kR1Al s1pe1 vision Of Mr. Perkins.
, 1861-11-25

peaceful pursuits to resist this rebellion, Il
row cyiEE from the ground for Vengeance.
The walls Of widows ard father1ess children
tie other. Hcmes deaolated, families broken
NJ, every tGsinesa pursuit proatEated, and all
for what? Because . gang Of u1serupnlsas
politicians had Lost their hold On the public
pluEder; because, as they could no longer
rule, they determined to ruin Are they now
entitled to any confederation? How eaa
they claim the protection Of the LAWS fAey
Willul1y broke, or Of the laws Of nations
which they have disregaEded, q Of the lava Of
neture which they constantly Violate.
Let this b2rbarous rebellion bs crushed out
Ne care not hoY. 10 Il be done quickly.
, 1861-11-25

il believed by those at Washington who
are supposed to know, that enc Of tho frat
acta passed By Congress, next month, will bs
statute authorizing tho President to coaas-
cate the property held North BY the Southern
rebelt. There nsy be ssme constitutional
objections, bat The issue of tho war raises \
necessity that, like other necessities already
solved, must be higher than the Con1tttu-
tis1.
Tho City Councils Of Washington have
set apart Thursday, the 2Sth instant, IS dsy
Of thanksgiving in the District Of Columbia.
It Til be generally observed - = holiday. The
Departments will not ba closed, but nercaa-
tile business generally throughout the city
Fi11, 1t is said, bs suspended after MONDAY
Our grand expedition having tsfortifl ID"
ct Port Royal, r7hile the rebels have gathered
End Mortified" an around, has devoted itsc1f,
azaorg other things, to Court Martial. With
nothing else to do, this may perhaps serve to
snuse the t1ospa for while. Tho coart is
presided over by Col. Benz. G. Flint, Of the
50;h Pennsylvania regiment.
A Nashville paper some time sizes killed
Sam Houstonaof Texaa, and the Northern pa-
| Eers INDUCED in obituaries ofthe old veteran.
Memphis paper ROW brings him to life
sssi1, and says st last accounts he Fas recsy-
eti7e f1eA sewers llIness, and Has deemed
ont Of danger.
1t has beceme fashionable in Baltimore,
for the elite Of the town to belong to sold.ers'
Relief Associations. Among the ladies who
are cn the rolls are Mrs R4yerdy Johnson,
MIS-. Jerome Bonaparte, Mira. Gordo2, Mrs.
Ttomss Msrtis. Mz. Dr.. Mckenzie. Mr..
Albert, Ars. MeKIx, ana q ho,t of ot3.ra
eooal in staxdise and at the ve1y topm a.t
ropnd of fashionable Life. with voalth ta back
| them. Tkey hara fixe caoaeIous roou.;,1.v-
;n,tou stre.t for the;r on,7t,u vh-re II.
| a1e,fcap f,,p stream. mt const.nt1v T.a.a
| -oh1pvon,en - ~. :. co,st,nt a.t.,dsn,. .a.,
trr IA and snnD1,inp -re,v va,t AZ s;,t. ~
dsahlta so1s;fr. Ta. ;n.+,tnt;o. =, s.;.1 - :,
v,et snon.t of oood Ith,. .ro- wond.,.
fn1,, nonn1.r I,rpo aon.t,ons +, m,,cv md
| 'uit foPo1*A. AA6o 1oAAs4oA7 - 4'aeJ Auo
~ evs,v hind h.a,de c]otb1no ara .nn-,,,;n-
| " @1 -s ~ S'@1-ef ~'S FSoAAsS Az
to it hourly.
David Tod, the Uaion Governor elect q.
ao. 0''s' %
Ohio, h2& prohibited the circulation Or sale e1
TIN c1eve1and H.na,5 an +ha n,h,nir~ -.;,
roaf. Of which he Is President because It daraa
10 criticize the acts Of tn Goye1neut md IT..
SCENTS, ind thus, a. ths .ssute Tod under
stands II. ae,ves .,d and comfort to onr era
} ,nir.n u W tbinr M, Tad h.. .,ae =, go -,
b,,..e1f v,t.ont wv re.,oz,h,a com,ers s,t;o,
tterrfo,
IT IL st.t.s That At 1e.st 4n nm trn.na =,
r.ant. . sar,,rse5d sp 81 t In i1'ses se ro ~
, 1861-11-25

We think that enough tears have been
shed over the pilferings and other tout
:ascs" Of the negroes at Beaufort, who
sre said to have gutted some Of their mas
itTs' houses after the latter had shot se7-
tral Of them and deserted the rest, True,
it vas sad exhibition OF human depravi-
il for those ignorant slaves to rob and
aefle the mansions OF such high born
rebels as Earnwen REett and General
DraJton! But hsve We not bemoaned it
about long enough? Wsuld it not be bet
ter for our officers at PORT Royal to cease
denouncing The blacks, and look after their
rebel masters awhile? TIVE weeks hare
elapsed since Com. Dupont cleared away
the obstacles to q landing for our troops,
and the only thing wc have heard from
that quarter since is, that Gen. Sherman
sent his proclamation ten miles into the
interior BY the hands Of a Lieutenant and
surgeon, who tried to force it upon o
rebel clergyman, who wouldn't take it but
who finally consented to deliver it to
another clergyman, who claimed to bs q
British subject-the Lieutenant assuring
all persons whom he met thai the eutrages
Ferpetrated at Beaufort were committed
BY negroes. How sad it was that Sambo
and Cuffee should hare abused the conf
dence Of 11r. Rhett and Gen. D1ayton
during their absence?
It was supposed that Gen. Sherman
went to South Carolina to fight the most
desperate gang of parricides that ever took
up arms against their country. Secretary
Cameron assured us that, to meet the Pc
culiRr edgencies of that latitude, he
| had given the commander OF the exped.
ton authority to employ the Slaves in any
| manner he should deem most advantage.
| GUS, "whether in squads, OF companies, OF
Otherwise" and Tor this purpose he had
sent large extra supply OF arms. Yet,
50 far from resortiDg to this element st
strength, our officers seem to be salVellng
ever the laW1ess condition Of the Beaufort
negroes, who have simply followed the
example Of their masters in rebellion and
robbery, though on a much smaller scale
The country had high hopes Of Gen. Sher
man. Shc1man's battery had won al
enviable fame. Squeamishness toward
slavery and The suayity Of dancing mas
ter towards rebels who are prsting abou
black flags, were not supposed to be amonl
his Distinguishing traits. Bloodshed an
victory, without mouthing or compunc
tion, were hopefully looked for from hin
They have not come yet, and the promis
is not aattering, if slavery is to be treate
after this gingerly fashion. Gen. Sherma
might ere this have had five thousand abl
bodied negroes drilling OF laboring in hi
camp, if he had acted upon the authorit
placed in his hands. Yet, in count
which has SIX loyal blacks to one rebs
white man, he seems to have nothing t
do but TO hedge himself with earthwork
and beWal the bad conduct Of the Beal
fort slaves.
, 1861-11-25
An Heur Among the Ordnance.

An Heur Among the Ordnance.
The Philadelphia Press has an Interesting
sketch Of q visit paid to Bsidesburg Arssnsl,
near that city, which At this tine will intz1zs
cur readers. Promising BY detailed descrip.
tiaa that the shell fuses are filled by 8 costly
AID newly invented machine, other points Of
interest VIC collate in details - follows:
The PAeni1 Iron Company il nov engaged
il filling = contract with the Government Tor
SEQ three-incA guns. 1mnediassly upsn their
completion, our arDy will be In condition to
make an aggressive move with every prospect
of succesa.
The prcjectiles to be used with these s1ns
ere oblung shells. the csstiBg Of which in suit
fcient quantities Tn1, perhaps, require months.
Contrary to tbs generally recel7ed opluton,
the fnse Of \ shell is never placed toward the
Vent-hole Of tie gun, but duec*sa to the maz-
zle. How it becomes igsitea in 1ae charge 10
altogether nJster3-.ae HoEa insxpsscaste
IL The csae of the pr2j,cti1e jast rst=1red to,
insenuch rs i.s ba5e is Eur1on oded With IA e1-
rahsive Tim Of 1ea3 to I'll the bora c1oas acea-
1ately 80 that it Woald seem klmost imp ossi.
bic for even the gaSes generated ia the chsa
ser to CONF in cautact With The fuse. lit.
Perkins inform. us that 50 ne ;ears ago he c1-
p@r!mensed WITH shell At We1t Pusat. H.
icund that rheA placed ia the gun, fusea fore
rcet, they is:ar14el5 failed t. explode; Aa4
An chlong pscjzc!lit being ula3c, ai:a sa5=s
upon either side, tie fnsepuEe VIE b15Fa
away in the discsarge, and tie ehe:l, IS before,
1enasRed n1e1ploded. Tho subject, to say
The ltast, 10 q curIous one.
THE FUHE PLUGa
Tho work Of eating plugs for the shells Is
entrusted to careful and in{e1liyen. Ia IL, v1rJ
| ing il age from twelve to f1fleeu year. Taey
are furnished with moHlds Viii Il arc filed
! with molten mpositlon Of tin, lead, cop
Fer, and zatimorJ. Tae plsgs are aooat ~ ~
| iscAes iD length, aEd en- their exterior they
| are provided with thread, which sore VI ieEo
| 'ee vertex of the shell. A circular opening,
eboat half AZ inch in diameter, ps.aes l*ugta
| wise through 1he'r caatees, and a11o ~ sf tn
| trEsEsion Of tae fsse- Thay are 1@K being
cat Al the 1ase OF $50 per d. j.
| TIMING TIE FUSES
VIA. IL meszt BY timing fuae, Is 50 rega-
latirg it's ctt m,cl composition that i. al i!
bnrD for epccfti d time bef3ra expl ,disE tbs
she'll As msy be supposed, 1T Is A 3p+e4ti =, !.
# considerable ptcety- Tae fuses row bei1s
msde st the Arteraa which are int~ndod for
fhoenfsVi'la zifl ~d-cs0non pro}-uties) Tii'
ourp precisely eleven tecauds Oae OF them
~ss y s.esday tested, for the frrt .imc ia out
prstbc.- Beirg screwed f1ra,g il the jaws
Of Vlcr, bar Il lfop, b. 4.7d - cherry red,
Eas applied to 1t. 1uttantl; = afanceltss-ohapaa
flame IT .e mas 60 epesk) hho, mp TO = height
CT three Inches, aeaumirg WHISKY J -tlo
hRe, 1T around ltS ba-e aud fo~sr edges
where the color a4se1aated from blao to Vio1 +
, 1861-11-25

The Government does right in calling
lis forces back from the pursuit Of Price,
leaving garrisons at few points, as JEFF
ferson City, Rolla and St. Louis, and Or
ganizing its men in the field where treason
and rebellion can be hit below the belt.
Up to this time, the Union men of Mis-
souri, have contended that they were =
large majority in the State, and we have
never questioned their claim but, up to
this time, they have displayed little orno
inclination to fight for the Government
and the cause they profess to love; though
whenever assailed or threatened, they
have been loud in their clamors for pro
lection by our loyal troops. This disposi-
tion Of these men to accept all and give
nothing, has become SO Notorious among
our commanders there, that it is common
II said that if all tbs Unionists were sent
cut Ct the State, the management of the
rebels would be easier by an hundred fold.
It is true that the profession Of Union
sentiments ia almost invariably made with
the reservation that lie who makes
it is entitled to stay at home
and pursue his ordinary business,
willie his rcighbors Of Illinois, Iowa and
lndiana, send their troops to guard his
pig-pens and 1en-roosts from secession
marauders; and it is further true as rule,
that, if the protection fails, and the
"Inionist' is compelled to take up arms,
he does 60 in the rebel cause!
These are statements which will in
some places challenge belief, and in others
provoke criticism; but they are made
with complete knowledge Of the facts or
the situation, and they are fully substan-
tiated by every event Of the campaign.
Our firm belief in their truth is our justif-
cation when we say that we are glad to
know that the people Of Missouri, with the
exceptions that we have named, are LEFT
10 work out their own salvation, and that
the choice is thrown upon them to fight OF
| be impressed into the rebel ranks. Beyond
the necessity Of keeping up csmmuaica-
tian with Kansas and the Indian country,
and Of holding suck places as have strate-
gic Importance, We know no reason fer
making any further demonstrations in the
State. The experiment Of statioaing sen
tinels over mule Etzbles, and lines Of pick
els around goose pastures, has been played
cut. From seventy thousand to eighty
thousand mea hare been engaged in that
Interesting and soldierly business, at q css1
ofa SUN th2t il almost fabulous in amount
with what results everybody knows. 4
blew in Tennessee, threatening New Or
leans and Mobile will efectually dispos.
Of Price and his guerillas; and for th'
rest, they may be turned over to tie ten
der mercies Of Jim Lane and his Kansa
Brigade, The latter, increased to te,
thousand, and authorized to make WAT a
if they we're in earnest, would, under thei
leader, purge the State Of its rebel elemen
or make demand fer grayc-diggers tha
half dozeR States could not supply:
, 1861-11-25

Unless there is an advantage, which We
cannot see, in Withholding from the loyal
States information the rebels readily and
perfectly possess themselves OF, it may as
well be fully understood by the North,
tLat among the eaIics. duties Of Congress
at its approaching session, will be to call
into the field f1om two hundred thousand
to quarter Of million more troops By
that time it will be found that the compile
mcnt of balf million soldiers will be
made up. And this is not enough.
The Government is Of necessity the at
tacking power. The policy Of the enc
mics Of the Government is "let us alone"
Notwithstanding all the yaporing that the
rebel leaders may indulge in, for months
past it has been accepted by them that =
policy simply defensive will answer for
secessia, and they will 1esolutely hold it.
Too much stress has been laid upon the
effect privations will have upon them.
The SOLE Of men whose oreGthers fought
On barefoot, and plastered their wounds
With the continental rags in which they
were Pa'd of, and thatthrough eight years
Of war, we should long ago have ceased
from hearing with unctious joy the tales
Of stray contrabands, and reliable gentle
nen," that Dixie's land is out Of shoes,
salt, and habe1dashery.
We must fight, and only on the stern
terms of yictery in the field, will the rebels
give way. At Washington, to-day, within
three hours ride Of Pennsylvania Avenue
the rebels are exchanging shots With Oh,
pickets, along a line Of fifty miles. Tt
move effectively from our positions on th
Potomac, it must be done by powerful col
umns, menacing and crushing at once tn
centre and TANKS Of the enemy. A sing1
column advanced would fird the enem,
nassed in its front At any peint, especial,
since, from aIl precedent they would haY
from two 10 three days notice cur comipr
For operations from Fortress Monroe
f1cm Beaufort, and down the Mlssissipp
leavy columns will bc required. Some {
tLese will go forward, bu: i. mu.. cvidsn
II he 10 the re:arSin, ef movements j
ether po11t>. hEz'neEy aud Tennesss
will r~ rose naso, n n.any thous.7 :;
TlcFe = nsI:y Il=ces inri:ir3 attack g.,
ur:ing ''by the mec1s1i.e c. :As VET 2
1tna{ eccun.cla:cd. /, it r-as;7fs NJ
n.1:1a:n 1rtn L. - I'D, 10 give us. I
carly il u :1n:tr'7, :ae progress viii;
alone will Gcn'oI strase that the Cover
ment is IN earrest, with loyal and ear
est people to back it, the million men "
be forthcoming. This will be the Garlic
work Of Congress, and all through t
North there are regiments for acceptsn'
There hsve been several recent ins.anc
OF rejection of new regiments offered, d
week should not pass, ot the coming S,
sion, before the entrance is free to