The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-11-22
NEWS ITEMS. &C.
e We understand that part Of the York
Mills, Saco, are about starting up again.


Hobb, Esq, recently.
LAuSu.-Thc new gunboat Ossipec was
launched at the Portsmouth Navy Yard on
Saturday. The name O~ipco signifies River
Of Pines. Two new gunboats have also been
ordered from the same yard.
'FRE.-Tbe ,houss. harm, and other out
buildings of Mr.. Aycrill. in the western part
of Scarborough, were burned on Wednesday
evening of last week. The corn and grain
raised this year was also destroyed in the hrc.
Dem.
81 Tho Democrat says Daniel l.. Had
lock, of Kennebunkport, on the 18th inst,
butchered q porker IA months and % days
old, which weighed COT pounds.
e The Piscataquis Observer says that
among some sheep brought from the Provin-
ces by Mr.. Judson Briggs. is one weighing
l43 pounds, and only six months old.
u The Lewiston Journal says that the
Andro.coggin Mill has recently purchased,
in Boston and Lowell, about 500 pounds oil
cotton. This, with the previous stock. fur
nishes this mill with cotton sufficient to run
no, far from six months. The Bates Mill
has recently received about 500 bales.
vIt is stated that the government has
now a volunteer force of $50, 600 men in tho
fcld-lacking but 10000 of the number au-
thorized by Congress.
More TRoors 1t is reported in Washing
ton that tho President will soon issue proc
lamation calling upon the Governors Of the
several States for 100000 more troops, to DO
ready by the first of January next.
q The New York Evening Post learns
that "the cabinet have determined upon the
most active prosecution Of the war; there
will be no going into winter quarters any
where; and what is to be done will be done
without more delay than is necessary to tho
conduct of movements 10 vast and momen.
tous."
" The Stars and Stripes now wave in @
of the seeded States, namely lin N. Caro-
lima. over Fort Hattems; In So. Carolina,at
Beaufort; in Florida, at Key Wesrhnd Fort
Pickens; in Mississippi, ut Ship Island; in
Eastern Tennessee and in the northern and
-.....-.. .oo,;o,. ,f V;r,,nio
EXCHANGE OF PRIsoSERs.-If any conf
dence can DO placed in the rumors from
Washington, the Government has at length
decided upon an exchange ef prisoners
This will free us from heavy expense, give
us many valuable officers, and relieve thou
sands Of hearts from sgonzing suspense.
The Losr TRANSPORTS. three Of tho
transports belonging to the Port Royal fleet
were lost in the storm. They were tho pro-
pellcr Osccola. $50 tons, an old but good
vessel; the side wheel iron steamer Peerless,
British built, reported to DO very staunch
vessel, 600 tons, and the side wheel steamer
Governor, GA tons.
~ Tho Times special Washington des-
patch states that the Government isconsidcr-
ing the question of a resumption OF commerce
with the Southern, ports, rs they shall fall
into our hands. No permits OF licenses to
trade have as yet been Issued.
~. The last returns from tho hospitals in
Alexandria and Washington show S43 sick
and wounded under treatment.
II II is said that the district surrounding
Beaufort, South Carolina, now in possession
of our troops, alone contains $3,OOO,OOO
worth of the finest cotton.
II The far-sceing men Of tho South arc
looking forward to the holidays with much
anxiety for that is the time on. which the
great negro instructions have always occur
ed.
The Southern Journals require daily sup
ply of ZOO pounds of paper. but oil the
paper.mills to which they hayo access can
supply only $4,000 pounds.
q Nearly all Of those who have recently
advocated the policy of crushing out slavery
wherever our arms are carried, have been old
line Democrats. Hon. Geo. Bancroft, Gen.
Cochrane, Gen. Butler and Gen. Burnside
are of this stamp.
II Hinton Rowan Helper, Of thu elm
pending Crisis" has been appointed consul
to Buenos Ayres.
u Forty clerks in the Treasury Depart
ment are now employed in signing demand
Treasury Notes, each signs daily about 5000
notes, making 100 600 notes signed each day.
Twenty-Five ladies arc employed in cutting
the notes.
~ One hundred marriage licenses were
issued at Washington last month, about half
the number to sokliers.
n The correspondent 1.-THE n. Y. World
says JEFF. Davis has certainly gone to Char
lesion S. @.
y The postage stamps of the rebel states
are green, an appropriate color. They have
a lithographic likeness Of JEFF Davis.
~ Il is said that larger number ofships
arrived at the port of New York on Monday
than was ever before known in one day.
II The Boston Journal is pleased to no.
tice that the tone Of the news from the seat
OF war has changed from B Fat to d sharp.
A DrrEREycE.-A Kittery correspondent
Of the Boston Journal says "A cargo Of
lumber was ordered to Portsmouth Navy
Yard. The vessel arrived at Portsmouth, N.