Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-08-28

MoNsrRoUs ORDNANcE.-An order has just
been received by the Fort Pitt Works for the
construction of a number of immense thirteen
inch mortars. The size of these monstrous
affairs would hardly be understood from
simple mention of their calibre The hnish-
pieces measure forty three inches exterior d.
ameter. and fifty four inches extreme length.
The bore is nearly three feet long, and thir-
teen inches in diameter, the metal being tif-
teen inches thick in the cylindrical portion
and nineteen or twenty at the base. They
are supported on immense cast iron bases, by
truunions three and half inches long and
fifteen inches in diameter. For the purpose
of fixing the line of elevation they are furn-
ished, one one side of the base, with heavy
rack, and on the cylindrical surface above
with lug six inches deep and four inches
wide and and four inches thick. The mon
ster mortars will weigh eight and half tons
IL 900 pounds-each. and will throw
shell weighing about two hundred and twen-
ty pounds The order is for the immediate
manufacture of thirty, and three thousand
thirteen inch shells The government is evil
IDENTIFY bent on serious work. Dispatch.
ORDERS ISSUED The State Department
to-day issued the following explanatory note:
- To those tchonl 1t may concern The
regulation of this Department of the 18th
inst, on the subject of passports, was Prlnci-
pally intended to check the communication of
disloyal persons with Europe. Consequently
passports will not be required by ordinary
travellers on the lines of railroads from the
United States which enter the British posses
sions. If In however any special case, the
transit of person should be objected to by
the Agent of this Government on the border,
the Agent will cause such person to be de-
tanned until communication can be had with
this Department in regard TO the case
(Signed) W. H. SEWARD
Secretary of State.
By an order issued from the Adjutant Gen
erals Office, from this time till the 1st Of jan
uary, 1868, recruiting officers are directed TO
make all their enlistment of men entering the
regular army for the term of three years.
! The minium standard of height for recruits Is
| fixed at feet 3 inches.
INFORMATION CONCERNING a SOLDIER WAN
TED.-J. J. Seibeneck, Esq on Saturday,
received letter from Towanda, Bradford
/ county, requesting him to inquire concerning
one Edgar &. Brown, who left his home IN
that place some months since to join the ar
nv The last heard from him, wss thOrugh
/ letter written by him from Pittsburg, dated
! April 23d, In which he stated that he had
! enlisted AMI was going to the sat of war. His
/ father Is very desirous to ascertain the COM
pany or regiment to which he was attached
| What renders the uncertainty of his where
abouts peculiarly painful TO his father Is tn
fact that the body of another son, who fell in de-
: fence OF his country, at Bull run, was brought
1 home a few days since. Any officer or sol
! dier who can give any Information whatever
concerning Edgar G. Brown should lose no
/ time in calling at this Office, or at the Office
/ of Mr.. Siebeneck. Oh Grant Street.
! FROM CAMP ScoTr. STATEN IsLAND.-We
have been shown letter from a member of
| Capt. John Z. Glass company ca of the
| fifth regiment of the Sickle's brigade, dated
August pod. The writer states that camp
Scott precents the appearance of a deserted
village. The fifth regiment of the Brigade
left on TUESDAY night, and the fourth on
Wednesday. The officers of the Brigade re-
NAMED behind aud also squads from each
regiment-the latter for the purpose of tax
ing care of the property. The Brigade Off
GERS are awaiting the settling of the question
of the appointment of Gen. Sickles The
writer suggests to friends of Pitisburgers IN
the Brigade to direct their letters to Wash
/ ington city.
CLEVELAND, Aug 24 Detective King.
of New York, assisted by U 5. Deputy Mar
shal Archer, of Ohio, arrested Daniel l.
Lowber, of New Orleans. at Crestiline Ohio
last night. Lowber acknowledges himself
to be bearer Of dispatches from England tC
JEFF Davis, but processes entire ignorance te
their contents. The dispatches are IN hl:
trunks, which were seized in New York som,
days since. The officers with their prisoner
leave Immediately for Washington via New
York.
BALTIMORE, Aug, 24.-Mayor Berrett o
Washington passed through as prisoner thu
afternoon, destined for Fort Lafayette. il
New York Harbor
The Baltimore county Court House, a
Towsontown, was fired this morning by al
incendiary. The record office was destroyed
but the rest of the building escaped.
WILMINGTON, Del, Aug, 24.-There i
much excitement in the city, owing to tn
Office of the Gazette. a secession journal, be
ing threa eatened with destruction, owing to it
frequent and long continued structures on tn
First Deleware Regiment, in opposition t
the course pursued by the Government il
the mantainance of the Union. The mayo
and police are on the gaound. The Mayo
harangued the crowd with but little effect.
EF Before letting our patriotic zeal 70
the Union run away with discretion, and wit
our cherished safeguards of Constitution an
= law, through espousal Of mob law, we shoul
pause and thik calmly. For our own par
we do not feel that the gain would be wort
the sacrifice, if we but escape the militar
the military despotism at the South to ia
e under mob despotism at home. The Toront
S (CaB ada Globe. speaking of the recent mo
demonstration in the East, against certai
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