Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-11-27
The Latest News.

LIEUT.: JOHN II. RUssELL.-It will be remem.
bered that Lieutenant Russell, in one OF the
most gallant exploits of the present war, left
! his ship and went to the Pensacola navy yard,
where there were 800 to 2 900 men, and un-
der the guns of the rebels set fire to the
schooner Joseph, with battery of five guns,
| spiked a eelumbiad on the wharf land returned
to his ship. He was promoted in consequence
to the command of one of the new gunboats.
A READING ARMY.-The number of news
papers sold daily in the army here is Incredible.
| You may deprive the Northern boys of their
| dinner Of half their ration ,and no complaint
| will be made ask him to march all day, and
| sleep in the open air at night, and he will
| cheerfully do it but you cannot deprive him
| OF his newspaper il it is possible thing to
+ obtain it. They all read and keep themselves
posted on the events of the day.
AT HArrERAs.-The Forty eighth Pennsyl-
vania regiment, Col. Nagle, from Schuyikill
county, are now at Hatteras, and will be sta
toned at Fort Clark, ich the Twentieth In
diana recently occupied. Since the storm
Fort Clark has been cut entirely off from Fort
Hatteras by new inlet which the waters made
through the island. 1t is thought that, in
case another storm as severe as the one of the
I'd inst should visit the coast, Fort Hatteras
would unless it is strengthened, be washed
away, as there is now nothing left between the
sea and thh fort. The Inhabitants say that
such storms come only once in eight or ten
years, and that we shall not be visited by
like deluge on this tide of the coast for many
years to come.
FROM MrssoURI.-The old terror has aga in
settled down upon the counties of the South
west Of this State, since the retrograde move
ment of the Federal army. Refugees are
beginning to arrive at Jefferson city and other
northern towns, who fee from their homes
from fear of Prices rebels, who are on their
way north. Three thousand of Price s cavalry
have advanced as far as Sarcoxe; and foraging
parties follow up the track of receding
army, plundering the Union men and renewing
with impunity, every species of outrage. One
train of einigrant wagons, mile long, con-
tanning Union refugees, were on their way,
and many others are following.
WASHINGTON, N ov. The Richmond Wing
in commenting on the message OF Davis, says
"We are two people from this time forward.
We are aware that the Yankees are determined
not to quit us. happen what may. If they
cannot conquer us their calculation is that
they will be conquered by us, and they have
made up their minds to submit tamely to their
fate. Well, if we must, we must, though we
shall have great aversion to the task. Our
choice is, that after drubbing them soundly
and making them pay the expense of the war,
to turn them loose upon themselves, prey to
their own vile passions.''
CAPTURE OF THE SoUTH CAROLINA SECESSION
ORDIsANCE.--Major Pangborn states that Com.
Dupont sent home, and that the Navy Depart
ment is now in possession of, the original
South Carolina ordinance Of secession, beautifully
engrossed upon parchment, with the autographs
of the South Caro- lima seceders, headed by
Gen. Jameson. The photographs Of all the
mem bers were also found at Beaufort with the
ordinance, and large number of other i'm
portant documents, which will seriously inter-
fere with South Carolina's prospects for an
unmitigated sovereignty.
PRISONERS AT Fort WARREN.-The whole
number of persons at Fort Warren, including
garrison and prisoners, is now about twelve
hundred. To feed these, fourteen hundred
loves of fresh bread are sent down daily. The
men are fed on alternate days With fresh and
salt rations. ONCE in two days oyer fourteen
hundred and fifty pounds of fresh beef are
provided. The regular army rations are fur
nished to the garrison and prisoners alike.
The political prisoners receive their rations
with the rest, but can purchase other provisions
if they desire a change.
NorEwoRrHY.-On Thursday, at the review,
Gen. Mcclellan gave the Cabinet and his staff
a regular sssteeple chase" He is one of the
best horsemen in the country and mounted,
as he was, on a superb charger, he outstripped
them all. The only two who kept up with him
were President lincoln and Secretary Gamer
on. Secretary Seward came in third best.
His horse seemed religiously opposed to jump
ing ravines 1t is said that one officer re-
marked that ssMr. Seward was not riding his
own hobby
NORTH CARoLINA.-The Government have |
well-authentcated assurances, from North |
Carolina, that the Union sentiment is daily
increasing and gaining strength insthat State.
The inhabitants, generally, are freely asserting
that they have been deceived by the leaders of
The rebellion, and are anxious to have the bur-
1ens, imposed by Secession, removed, and the
authority OF the Federal Government rscoS |