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GAAE AUHE1A, SCLEuUh 0FElHae-
Jefferson Co., Mo-, Nov. %, 1861
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.l
Tic Eleventh Wisconsin Regiment left
Chicago, rs you know, Wednesday evening
last, on the Alton & St. Louis Railroad, arriy-
cd at Alton ut s o'clock next day, and took
the steamer "City Of Atom and arrived at
st. Louis at 10 o'clock at night, and remained
on beard until next morning, when VIC got
orders to proceed TO This place, twenty-three
milts down the river, and at I good landing
place. We were ordered to the Iron Mountain
Railroad, ut 8 o'clock p H., and left the city
ut tl;at hour, aud after numerous delays reach
cd lrre at 6 O'Clock and after dark This is
Il railroad station and small village Of some
dozen houses. On the camp ground We found
several hundred cords Of dry wood, and in
thirty minutes after getting on the ground,
the camp fires were numerous and large.
Tents were soon all struck, zentinels posted
and most Of the nen dropped On their blank
cts on the bart ground, ard seemed to pc
thankful for go good 4 chance to rest, is 1t
WAS the best they lad since they left Madison
Wednesday morning.
The only case of descrtion WAS ut Alton.
! man WHO rot left, walked to St. Louis, 70
miles, and joined his comrades early next
morning. The coffee for tic men and refresh
mems 1ur the officers, Which according to the
bond were 10 be furnished at Springfield by
the railroad company, could not be found.
The Sth Wisconsin Regiment, Col. Murphy,
IS to join US here next week, and som. say,
and many hope, that this is to be q camp for
i Wisconsin brigade preparatory to going
down TIC river. The camp ground has to-
day been removed to fine location, some
eighty rods from the river, On nearly level
spot Of about four acres, nearly surrounded By
4 small stream of wafer. Tic rear Of the
camp is at the foot Of high hill, covered with
thick nnder1,rush, which makes Il fine protcc-
ton from the wind. The 1nen arc generally
very well and in fine spirits The four 2sun
i,cats building :st Coron1elet, six miles this
| side Of St. Louis, are nearly finished. One Of
them was Receiving the fu1rit aru as We passed
down, look as though they would do good
service as the decks arc so protected as 10 i.
considered proof against any ordinary gun
| upon them with satisfactory results.
Yours, WISCONSIN.
, 1861-11-28
j Specimen of Rebel Refinement and
Taste.

\ Specimen of Rebel Refinement and
Taste.
The following lcttrr WAS picked III in one
Of tic camps at Port Royal. We omit fro1a
it whatever relates to purely family matters,
and publish only that which Illustrates t!lt.
temper and slirit which seems to c:l.rlctcrlzc
the rthvfs III their conduct OF this war:
''ColuMBvs, Ga, Sept. II.
"De:r toEsin--1 received yorr letter the
other might, and I make ll:lstc TO write ynI
another. The war dogs will be upon LIS and
that soon. Our Governor is making great
preparation for coast dcftnccs. He llls c:lllcd
out all the militia, and calls upon every one
to be ready 1T Il moments nutice. When I
read your letter to Sis, aul came TO the part
where you said you N0zslH 4erite ,'it q litter in
Uottl, she sAEddcFed and said she did not like
to hear such. But I do, and il ever 70 to
war I shall J1-iay z'e G sap hchae, and if you
hive fight I rant you to send me one, and I
pity the poor mortal dat ,cou2d tlsre yht a,inst
SoHtatr7a Chica'5y. I am Ill for the war, and
mourn over my lot that am not allowed to
go, but soon eight months will pass away,
and then can 90 then if the war continues.
will be in, a1.d I will show them what
I can do. pray not for the destruction
Of NY enemies, but .conid Nat Z coHya shoot
dozen sir and SIC them fall and hear their death
shrek, and Me,1 acoull Jc satisfied would
then ryst from tie scenes Of war, but not un-
til every enemy is driven from our shores: but
hope will have Il hand i'll thu show here at
home, WHEN they invade our Statc-thc E.n-
pire State Of the South. Times are very dull
here. Sister is teaching school now, and she
wrote you L letter tho day before I received
YOURS. May this find ycu still alive, and when
the tine comes for YOU to IL: down your life
i'll the cause Of your country, may you lay it
down to ascend TO the right hand Of Jesus
Christ and Of our Father, where there will be
10 more wars, Or strife, Or sorrow, or tears :;
and may VI all lie gathered around the throne,
w!lcrc We will rr.i:;e the Father and the Son
and the Holy Ghost forever. Amen.
"FroM your wcll-wl=king
III. Z, EVERETT"
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EGtnTS n1caTo 4fabMHc7
The points made in your paper Of
Thursday list, by Il gentleman well
known to tle legal profession may bc thus
disposed of:
Although tic Trent had violated no block
:dr, it docs not follow that she "could not be
liable to capture Other acts render Il nell
1rtl VESSEL So liable. Carrying contriband
things and military persons for tllc enemy is
suell an act, England llas claimed the right
longing to Il people with whom she is at WAR,
in neutral ships. 'Frsudulrntly carrying
dispatches - follows the analogy Of tlc law
Of contraband, and carrying the bearers of drs-
patches follows tic analogy Of transporting
military persons.
Mason and Slidcll arc not contraband indeed,
neither arc they mcrc political refugees, nor
yet accredited cnyo;s in the eye Of England.
They are, in the eye uf the United States, en-
1,loyees Of the enemy for hostile purposes,
Erarers Of dispatches.
England must first recognize the Cunfcdcr-
mic Government before she can recognize its
cuyoys. And much more the captain of a mail
steamer cannot do both, in advance Of his
not. But the Trent is not a public vessel, but
!, private mail and passenger vessel.
The Trent escapes contiscatlOn under the
| law Of nations, only because she WAS no.
IL frautlulently," but ignorantly, bearing DIES
| patchcs from the enemy, and the persons
cllargtd with dcspatches. Otherwise, sht
would have been just rs liable to capture ant
| condemnation" rs il she had violated tllt
| blockade. See Earl RussrI1s letter Of Sept
19, 1861, for the penalty. Iowa.
| LYONS, Iowa. Nov s3, 1851,
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economically built, as it doubtless will be,
it would very soon become one Of the best
pEying roads in the country.
The same principles precisely apply 10
the Mississippi and Missouri road, which is
also pushing its line westward and is almost
even with The Cedar Rapids road, provided
it first reaches the Missouri. So far as the
interests Of Chicago are concerncdi it makes
no difference which road is first completed;
but it will make very great difference
with Galcna and tile Rock Island roads,
Which first GrasI,s the rich prize which the
early completion Of its particular extension
offers. We should be glad to sec Il healthy
rivalry spring up between the stockholders
Of these two roads 10 push the
Iowa lines 10 the Missouri rs fast as
men and money can TO it. The Galcna
has just declared dividend Of FIVE per
tent, and if the stockholders would use
even that in pushing the Cedar Rapids
road to the Missouri they would make the
most profitable use possible Of the money.
Their Airline road to the Mississippi
would then at once become part Of the
direct route Of traffic and travel between
New York and all the cities Of tho Allan
tic seaboarl and the Pacific coast. 1t
wcl1ld then become, what in years past it
has becn, the best paying road i'll the Cnion'
There never has been j time In the history
Of our city and of the Galcna and Rock
Island railroads when Il strong effort to
reach the Missouri by rail, if successful as
it certainly would be, would produce such
bcucfccnt and decisive results. Who
among our leading citizens will devote his
time and energies for L few months to this
subject, and thereby secure for our city the
control fcr all time to come Of tic trade
and travel to the Pacific? The thing can.
may ne not say it must, be done.
, 1861-11-28

Gen. b. f. Kcly---A Grave Inquiry.
The New York Tribune says the following
statement comes to it from q highly rcspecta-
Tile sburcc:
eat i latc sk,7nish near Romney, Virginia.
4 party Of our men were forced to retreat,
leaving a corporal and two privates 50 hard
pressed that they lad to scccctc themselves III
the bushes to escape death or capture. In
this situation they were discovered by two
Slaves, belonging to a violent secessionist in
the vicinity. Under cover Of night these
faithful fellows n,snagcd to conduct our three
men safely to our camp, where all were re-
ceiycd with JOY and surprise. The negroes
were kindly treated and duly fed and protect
cd. When some time after, Brigadier General
Kelly Of Western Virginia came to tile camp
and assumed command, the circumstances
were related to him, and the negroes conf
mended to his notice. I;tNedd Of treating them
aritA honor and assuring them of his protection,
he Immediately handed tLt7a o2t'r to the tender
sm<rcies Of the tTaitor-s1|lain rho claimed to oaon
them. y
This should be looked into, and if found in
decd to he a fact, no past act Of Gen Kelly il
behalf Of the Union cause should shield him
from tie popular denunciation, if not official
dccapitation. We hare already stated that
Col. Hiram G. Du Puy, Of Cleveland, Of tho
Ohio Sth regiment has resigned aud come
home, because the troops under Gen Kelly
at Romney arc no better than slave rursuers-
which calling cannot but be distasteful to
honorable men. The Ohio papers now state
that the Eighth regiment is about disorgan,
ized md dcnorlized. Other field and line
officers have thrown down their commissions
and conc home. The men are unhappy
| They are " "fortdying" Ronlncy, not as city
, 1861-11-28

The English papers are filed with discus
sions Of the two speeches, made the same
evening, representing both sides Of the Amer
ican qucstion-that Of our Minister Al the
Court Of St. James, Mr. Adams, at the Lord
Mayors Banquet; and that Of William L.
fancey before the ancient Guild Of Fisilmon-
gers. The chief characteristic of the former
was its being purely negative. It might have
been made ten years ago in the palmicst days
Of the Republic. It has no reference to the
rresent difficulties. Our Minister did not
choose to disturb the post-prandial tranquility
Of the hour by any, even the slightest, refer
cnce to our home difficulties.
On the contrary, Yancey trots out before
the ancient Fishmongcrs the new Confeder-
acy, and pleads its cause strongly NTH Eng
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WESTERN UNION COLLEGE has been located at
Collegiate couIses n segt 18th ISL The COLLEGE hss
and excellent appliances. both regular aud scientific
eoHrses TIC Eest school buildings IN the Vest Scest
Easiul and many other ADVANTAGES which should claim
the attention Of parents Instruction n German fsec
SWORD BAToSEr ANn GTMNAsTIc EXERCISES: Coz.
NON. ZoUAyE AND FANCY DRILL under an officer OF
TEEMs-$lt5 per school year, for board, furnished
ment Eleeent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1r 50 boarders
under the same root with the constant care Of the
teachers. Address for Circulars D. S. GOV EHT f5es
dent Fulton III. seig501tSm
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Ishmen and FisAmongers present. He asks
for recognition, asks to have this contest set
down OH tic worlds list Of struggles aguinst
tyranny and subjugation, and in the report
before lis, Tic word 'feAeers'' comes in quite as
sfre qllcntly Ms amid Mr. Alams's references to
Shakespeare and Milton, Florence SiSlltin-
r3]c and trace Darling.
, 1861-11-28

We stated few weeks since that Hon.
J, D. Cation, President Of the Western Tel
egraph Company, had perfected a contract
1y which Chicago was to he made the
Eastern terminus Of the Pacific Telegraph.
Messages at present so by Quincy, but the
line directly west through Iowa will be
completed by Christmas, when the arrange
mcnt to make Chicago the focus Of dis
patches to and from the Pacific Coast, will
60 into full operation. The line is in pro-
cess Of rapid construction from Council
Bluffs eastward, and from Clinton west
ward. Its present location is to he west
from Clinton to 3Iarshaltown, and thence
Dcsmoines to Council Bluffs. In four
weeks more the Lightning will fash intel
1igence from San Francisco to Chicago
thus forming new and most important
era in tho history Of our city. We shall be
in weekly, daily and sometimes hourly, re-
ccilt Of ell important news from the Pacific
Coast, from all the islands Of the Eastern
Archipelago; from China, Japan, and all
Eastern Asia. Chicago will have stand
ing advertisement in all the leading jour
naas in The civilized world.
But if Chicago would reap the golden adj
yantagcs, now within her reach, the carly
completion of one of her direct railway
lines to the Missouri becomes matter Of
the last Importance. So long as trade and
travel are forced to 60 round by Missouri,
our city is not and cannot be on the direct
line between the Atlantic and the Pa
| cific. Complete either the Mississippi and
Missouri, or the Cedar Rapids and Missouri
road, and all discussion on this subject will
tie at all end. Chicago will then be the 70
Gus, both Of news and commerce, for all the
| central portions Of the continent. The
| stockholders of one Of these lines, the
Cedar Rapids and Missouri, are push
ing forward their road with commen
dablo energy. Thirty miles west o
Cedar Rapids are now completed
and in operation, reaching the valley Of th'
Iowa liver, and ten miles more will b.
completed as fast as the tracklayers can pu
down the iron. Thirty miles more, reach
ing to Marshaltown, one hundred and fit.
miles west Of the Mississippi river, ar
. graded and will he completed before tn
+ first Of June next Arrangements ought t
be perfected this winter to complete the re
/ naming hundred and fifty miles to the Mi:
/ souri, before the first Of January, 1868, !
5 writer, who signed his communicable
5 New York." stated in Monday morning
i issue tRat if Chicago would furnish 800
i Geo in 1869 and S150,000 cash stoc
0 subscriptions, in 1868 the road coul
= te finished III all during 1863 Nov
, why not furnish the $25o,000 next ye'
III and hare it done by year from Il
~ first Of January next. If the stoe
Is never realized penny in dividends, Of
leading capitalists and real estate ow
If CTS could well afford to advance Il
IN money, for it would be returnt
n TO them with more than even Western i
re terest, in the stimulus it would be sure
ID g1se to the landed and the commercial i
III tcrests Of the city. But as the line wou
h at once command the trade and travel {
at both the Upper Missouri and the Pacific,
, 1861-11-28

DROF. GIRAC, Professor at the
i University Of s.. Mays Of 1 the Lake respect
iur informs the public that he las conI4enccd dag
and evening Lessons ard classes In the French aud
Italian Languages sd In Vocal and lEst1Hinental u
College or 1t tEe resdcnce Of the pupils Terms mod
srse Appsatloas At s rh HnsTfesss cornc7 Of
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Tic ch;yalry of our Generals is their strong
roint. Gan Sherman, in Kentucky, couldn't
think Of advancing on the rebel lines along
Green River because, will no greater dispro-
portion than 1000 against 55, coo: there might
be bloodzhed; willie, If lie vailed for anarmyo of
2CO, 600, it might appear to the rebels useless
to resist. Gen. Thomas coulln't think Of let
ting Schoepf follow up the rctreatiug Zolli-
cofcr, because as the rebel WAS already badly
hurt, and hopping off on one leg, it would be
cruel TO abuse him further. Gen. Kelly, at
Romney, seems TO be chivalrous towards rebel
slave owners, even 10 the extent Of personal
disgrace; but tlis is an old and not uncom-
mon species of s'chiyalry" with our arny
officers. Gen. T. ". Sherman, 1T Port Royal,
couldn't think Of pushing his army into the
Ata1t OF Il hostile country, because there were
only frightened womeh, dccrept old mc,, and
bewildercd negroes there; and it would not
be generous orgallant inapowcrful command
er to treat the homes Of Il clivalrous people
so shabbily. So hc sends to the women Il
handsome note on gold-edged paper, sweet
scented with kind words and rose perfume,
announcing his presence. He then sits down
behind his Notifications to await thc coming
Of the protectors, that lie may gain an advance,
if at all, by "honorablc conquest" Mean
while, Beaufort is not taken, because there is
10 one to defend it; but Gen. Sherman goes
up there and sees with horror the dissertation
worked by the negroes, and holds his hand
kerchicf to nose over the heaps Of filth they
have left in their masters drawing rooms.
There is a hint that Beaufort is taken now,
because there is said to have been 4 little
scrimmage oyerit, and eight Of ourmcn killed,
| But Beaufort is worth Two or three hundred
| men, and we arc hardly sure whether Gen.
Sherman would consent to occupy it on this
slight proyoeation.
We have many reasons to believe that Por1
Royal is safe! The fortiGcations approach
| completion. The great wharf Of 500 feet i
getting on finely. The fleet is all in the river
And if the rebels, now rallying in force, slal
prove superior to our Notifications" :" why
the wharf and the feet will prove handy
| conjunction Of circumstances 10 bring GU
| men away again. We arc further gratitcd Il
know that there is excellent hunting and fish
ins among the islands down there, and thu
reporters and officers arc ENJOYING the visit.
, 1861-11-28
ELEVENTH WISCONSIN.

lloscnlents Of The Regiment Preseat Loca-
ti1n-1ncidents Of The Tfip-Cmnp Curtis
and Vlcinity-Gathc1iny ot' Wisconsin, Rcgi-
nnnts-Health Of 1foops-The caroHdelst
Gu5tLcdts, dc.
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0VR ST. LOUIS LETTER.

Orders Excluding Fttgitiee tSzarss from Union
Cd,nps-1estinomy Of Military Officers ,eho
Hare had Experience in Missonri-A6fwpt
Termination Of Proceedings for The -Esehange
Of Camp Jackson Prisoners Gen. Sterling
Price and His Signature --EIchanged Rebels
Stirring up iSedition- Sozzthaeesf Missouri
Sufe,eTs--Ihe Holt-Davis Conamission-De-
amri,t1e Of GltaIQa&s, dc.
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A Word with the Pennsylvania
41AnHrA.


The Pennsylyanians, from the Governor
down, claim that they have a hundred thous-
and men i'll the field, aud they fly into d pas
sion when anybody doubts it or undcr-csti-
mates the extent which their quota l,as reach
cd. Now VIC concedc that Pennsylvania las
done we'll, and that she is one Of the few
States that have already furnished their full
share Of the grand army. Hcr quota is u, 600
We think we can sec where $1,000 men have
been named and put in the field. But neither
these nor any figures short Of al even 100000
will satisfy the Pennsylvania press. We sug-
gcst, therefore, that to set all doubt at rest,
they stop beating the air with their clanlors
and give us the details Of their force-a list Of
the regiments and batteries, aud where they
may bc found. All the other States have done
this thing repeatedly with their troops, and
about no other State than Pennsylvania can
there be any dispute. Will the Pennsylvania
papers give to the world such list? One
good result at least will be to explain. 10 out
siders the present mysti6cation Of the Far
ri5burg plan Of numbering the regiments.
| For instance, there arc eighteen reg iments
hearing numbers between the 1st and G1st,
|
"nilitia" regiments, a dozen or two, travel
| ing OVER somewhat the same ground. Thcn
there is the ts tsPcnnsy1yania linc,' as it is
called, which begins, We have never been able
to discover where, and ends with good
many numbers untitled, at the 106th. Fur
thcrmov, there arc regiments that have no
number, and other numbers, rs the 5th, 18Th,
45tll, 55tl, etc, that are each claimed by Two
or three regiments. If the Adjutant General
Of Pennsylvania has been successful in moth
in. else. it must be conceded that he has hcei,
iu muddling the roll Of the regiments SO that
nobody can understand where they are Of
how they are enumerated.
We have l,cen on the lookout all summer FOL
some indication Of system in the Adjutant'
method Of enumeration, or for q complete list
Of the regiments that should explain it. viii
the Harrisburg, or Philadelphia, or Pittsbure
papers render tie country this grateful ser
vice?
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without compensation to the former.
lbs nank attack On the position of the
TRIBUNE, shows that is unassailab]e in
'front.' 10 meet its arguments, resort
must be had to fulsehood and perverzion.
We are glad tnat our opponents are
obliged to naakesIais disrepu1able sor. of
combat The<9ausE has won a grea.
victory On the main question. Il has only
10 brush aaai.asArse false accusations, and
is-tt1iiuraph WI he compaate+
Fo the first charge5 sas4 tie TH1nCSE
a6yoeateaa general arming Of the slaves,
re give unqualified denial. We pro-
pose that every slave who enters the ser
vice OF the Government, shall be held sub
lectto military regulations, and kept in as
strict obedience to The rules Of the service
as the white soldiers. What We advocate
is, that If he wants to fight or work for
the Union, thnt his services shall be rc-
ceiyed; that he shall be fed, clothed and
paid, and treated as d human being, aud
that the reward Of his loyalty shall be hi:
freedom. When mustered into companie;
and batta]ions, let white officers be placed
over these freed blacks, to discipline ant
control them, and enforce obedience L
martial Law. When employed as arm,
l&berers. let white men "bossn them
show+hen what to do, see that it is don:
and that the blacks commit no excessez
and Tiolate with impunity no regolstion
Of the ser vice. .----
Il is cur firm belief that the officers G
our armies, will find far less difficulty /
restraining the blacks and rendering the.
obedieut to rules than the whites. Civ
>the slave his liberty, snd him work 81
pay him wages and he Will prove himse
to be docile, useful and contented Sue
is the position Of the TRrBuNR as to wh.