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, 1861-12-31

The Wheeling Entel2igeaeer Of Friday eays
there arc 10 scccsh prisoners in the Athc-
NOUN, and q out on parole. The prison is
under the superintendent Of Major Darr
Provost Marshal Of Gen. Rosecrans's staff,
and Capt. Overs company, Of the 9Th vir-
ginia Regiment, are acting as guards, while
the Captain o6ciates as Warden. The whole
establishment is nov under the control Of the
United States, and not the State Government,
as heretofore. Capt. Bagg arrived there on
Thursday, from Wirt county, having in charge
some thirty -four prisoners, most, if not all oi
whom, belonged to the somewhat notorious
Moccasin Ringers, who have been pillassina
and murdcripg throughout Writ, Roane, Gil
mer and adjoining counties, for some consid
able length Of time. The cold weather Of the
past three or four days drove them into thci1
homes. We harc no hesitation in saying thai
they are the hardest looking set Of vagabonds
we ever saw. Some Of them arc lame, hall
and frosted, and there is scarcely conforta
bic suit Of clothes in the whole crowd. Among
the number is the notorious Dan Dusly, wLe
is said to have Boosted that he had LITTLE
graveyard Of lis own, in which he bad burice
! 2 considerable number If Union men.
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sHfs Grace, the Earl Of fShaftesburJ.:
The telegraph has already informed rs that
the Earl Of shaftesburE, the great patron of
English Abo1itionism, declined to attend 4
meeting at Exeter Hall to pray for continu-
ancc Of peace with this country, on the plea
tbat~it would be Interpreted by Americans as
a closlkcd rebukc Of the English Government.
Possibly another CAUSE influenced the dec1ina-
ton Of the noble Earl: the apprehension shat
IN praying for peace with The u Lincoln Coy
ernment'f he might wound the virtuous sensi-
bilities Of his new friends Of the Slaveholding
South. The Albany .Jo7s177al, upon infDFma-
ton doubtless received from Mi. Weed. says:
The Earl Of shaftcsbury recently remarked
TO gentleman who had conversation with
with almost e7erJ English Statesman, sincere
desire the rupture OF the American Union 1t
has been the. policy OF England to brook no
rivalry, especially in the direction OF her own
greatness. Nc Justly fear the commercial and
political rivalry Of the United States. With a
soon, ii not checked, oEershadow Great
Britain. We cannot look upon such q mon
strous growth without apprehension
That the Earl Of shaftesbnry speaks Of 4
pow cI7ul class, there is too much reason to
fear. The influence Of our Democratic insti-
tutlOns upon the English masses, has been 3
source Of Just dread to the aristocrzcy. Thay
have seen in that influence an agent that was
| slowly but surely undermining their own
| power. They know that if it is not counteract-
| cd, their supremacy oEer the destinies Of the
country. will, if not oTerthrown, be greatly
| impaired.
fhe fact cannot be disguised, that the Brit
fsh aristocracy not only fear, but hate US.
| That they win do all in their power to COM
| pass our overthrow that they will gladly
/ strike hands with Southern rebels, in the hope
| Of breaking our power Is 4 nation; that they
will lcave no stone untntnea To bring our COY
enment to an end-there can be no shsdow OF
doubt How faz they viii be abba to accom-.
/ plieh their amiable dcsigns-how far they will
deem It safe to drive twenty millions Of free
people into = waF Of elsprotcet!on-remsins
| To be seen.
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At Pensacola there bas been no firing since
the Esd Of November. Wilson'S Zouayes
have been placed within the entreuchrlents
aud the 18th New York, just arrived, has taken
the camp OF the former. The force on the
island, with the 18TH, numbers little less than
twenty five hundred men. General Bragg has
received rginfOrccIncnts since the lombard
ment Of his forts and batteries on the 22d and
$50 Of November n1timo, and the number now
under Lis command is estimated at ten to
are in progress, but they do not apparently
indicate any immediate attack upon our posi-
tions.
Fort McRac is in about the same state Of d.
lapidation In which the guns Of Fort Piekens
left it at the close of the bombsrr1meut. Some
men hare been observed attempting appar-
entity TO make some repairs, etTccting, howev-
er, little, if any, progress. The rebels do not
occupy the fort with troops, though every
| morning they hoist the rebel flag, and take It
down again ut night.
There are no evidences whatever Of injury
to the walls Of Fort Piekens by the lombard
ment. A man with a picka1e could do more
damage in ten minutes than the rebels did in
two days: Yet for considerable distance on
either side Of Pickens, and for mile
in great profusion. 4 round shot weigh:
ing 19s pounds, which had passed o7e1
the fort, was found By the soldiers, and is nov
| in Possession Of First Officer Blake, Of the
! Baltic. to whom It was presented BY Majo,
| Arnold. It was fired from ten-inch gun. 4
fragment Of a shell which hit tho magazine o1
| Fort Pickeus, doing, however, no damage, i:
| also in possession Of one Of the officers Of tht
I! Baltic
Where the village Of Warrenton stood, neal
| the Navy fard, the chimneys Of some OF tht
| houses are standing alone like seutlncls. Z
few detached buildings are not consumed.
/ It is now understood that nearly if not quit
an the positions Of the rebel forces arc unde
command Of Col. Browns guns, aud that b
awaits reinforcenents to reopen the fire ans
clear out the rebels.
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4 considerable part Of the cotton brought
to New York from Fort Royal will require
ginning. and an agent Of the Government is
purchasing machinery for that purpose, to be
sent down to Port Royal to be used there.
One advantage Of this seizure Of unginned
cotton will be that the Governmcnt Will get
possession not only Of the staple, but what is
also OF great importance at this time, the seed.
Application hiss already bccn made to the de-
partments at Washington for 4 large quantity
Of cotton seed to be used the coming season
in this State, and Secretaries Seward and
Chase have taken much interest in the matter,
and promise that al the seed that cau he pro
cured shall have such destination
, 1861-12-31

~ The rebel force at Cumberland Gap,
which has dwindled down from15, 600 to !, SOC, Ia
altogether contemplate, and could be whipped
and driven back without very serious engage
mcnt, The imaginary forces Of the rebels arr
often more formidable than their real armies.
, 1861-12-31

Christmas J}nn Il, f51,ur-4 Christmas D;u,ae,.
-Salute Of Hearty Guns Hinter Quarters
4 q & to7l'Tqoa"i q hxcite77ae7t-DeM 1ines-A
,5e n,1,,. r. f''''S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "
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lepeelaa correspondence u lne th'csso i1'puue'l
- - 's w, 49, -: ~ aeol'
4eAn0pe ~ "outo pe Interesting ~ your
readers to know how we spent Christmas here
in camp. Of course Uncle sam, though a
c,avor fa,1o,r doae mt 5,r,;a,, b;s ho,s 1r;th
eie'.. Aelo"' "os' Nv Ao' i.l'" A'7 Doss VIII
did not feast on roast turkey; but our dinner
7y.s nr;ie , Mini, ma coneis+inc- of bro,d
49,, - r. W. ~o11-4- ~ ol.>l1'
ooneu oeel' no1hths' no'a7se5 anu co1o water.
At night, some Of the boys, however, got up
oyster suppers on their own account, and
,ono,t 1,;ca c,tae otc otc and b,d , ,rcttv
PA~o' ~".>1' 49,, wv, ~A'' 1N'1 pA~'''
good time generally. here IN camp one can
discover but little difference between Suaday,
holiday, and auy other day. We 20 through
nearly thc same rontinc of dutv ever d,y.
ne'a',s 'ne s''n'e 'oueine - oa't e'ei5 u1y
| and hence, without an advance, 1t Is hardly
possible to keep track Of time. Time flies
sx;f,,v ,n5 J, wec,; IS cone hefnr,, VI b,r51v
.,..,-:t 70
blu" w. .-......
| Yesterday, Christmas morning at II o'clock,
| 81 runs we're fred here aud at Pilot Kuob-17
At ~, n,aoo rhsr ..ara +1os. iowa - -oorra-
~ >. - ~ ~ I-. ss N' ~ roN4e
| cfs, ana tney nl2oe the mountains rcFerocf'lte
| with their artificial thunder, They have a
oh.r,> o1oap r;,,o, ona ,7, +o1d 49, ra,,
sDa4 = sls'A 1"7' .''N ''4n ~" 'ns' "ea~
heard thlrty-tWo miles ABOVE nero on the rsll-
| road, where one company of this regiment is
| e+at;o,od ana r do 1ot tno1r how ,,,rob f,r-
f1'er tbry Wrrc h,ors nnr hors Ind nryer
before fired them : but they received fhe prais,,
~ ~ ~ tha est ~
| - s4A-AAAN~.~'oA - FS0s, W." N'H--'Att
, 1861-12-31

The Great North Carol1nn Huuabug,
The President tas nominated to the Senate
Charles L. Foster. oi North Carolina, to be the
AGIshA q that Dintria. --H1f1s5iRgtoa- Diep1teh
We hare Tad frequent occasions to :nafsrs to
ibis "Chaa. Il. Foste.,'' as m nnm1tigated
hnmbug, end to the Union movement IN North
Carolina SIS sill greater and uore hucntable
humbug, existing conly IN 1rtters, whicH fe
himself caused to:Sbe 1ritten to Northern
prints. The House Of Representatives, in 1c.
padiatiug Ills cl.im- to eeat In that body, has
nov branded him and Ills movements as they
deserve to be. We hope the Senate will have
the corresponding good sense to rcpudiate
this intess, phase in tie hunbug programme
They will Certainly do eo if they have any re
gard 70. the dignity OF :he North, il not on
Of respect for the tr'e Union men Of Nortl
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7 ~ At Cleveland, few days since, there
WAS large sale Of articles seized as contra
band Of war. Among these were 10000 sew
iag machine needles that sold from IS to s22
per package, (wortL $50 per package in New
York and 100000 sewing needles, which went
| in New York
, 1861-12-31

E Col. JEFF. c. Davis, who commands one
of the brigades under Gen. Pope, and who
lost his co1onelcy Of the cd Indiana yo}un-
tcers by not having his appointment as Briga-
der General confirmed, has been ordered to
Warrington to resume bis former position,
that Of Captain IN the regular amy. -
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t. We get very unfaToEable reports from
Santa Rosa, BY the Baltic, concerning the
New York (Billy Wilson's) Zouaves, qnartcrcd
On that island but the authority for them is
too respectable to permit them to be disrc-
garded. The Colonel is said to behave so
badly that the officers hare threatened to re-
sign in q body unless he is removed They
accuse him Of about everything an officer in
lis position eau be accused of-from coward
ice down to too free use OF alcoholic stimu-
1ants. The discipline Of the regiment, in con-
sequence, is anything but crcditable; and un-
less change in its morale can be effected By
the removal Of Wilson, the whole concern had
better be transferred from Santa Rosa to Tor
tu9as,
, 1861-12-31

kY At Alexandria much distress prevails
among 5 large class in that community, as
shown in the fact that, at the last distribution
from the supply store, there Were given ont
10 INDECENT families LIS lbs. Of meat, 20 81
bushels meal, 8o7 lbs. -four, and ,750 fish.
, 1861-12-31

The Stale Befence8 Of Pennsylvania
a Harrisburg dispatch Of the 2Gth says that
Gov, Curtin is to visit Washington for the pur~
pose Of consulting with the National Govern
1nent upon tile military affairs of the State
generally, but more particularly upon the best
means OF defending Pennsylvania from 3
foreign enemy. The Governor, some time
SINCE, wrote to J. G. Totten, Chief Of the En-
gineer Department at Washington, requesting
early information respecting the present state
ofdcfcnce Of The river Delaware and the harbor
Of Eric. The reply, in substance is as follows +:
Fort Delaware is now ready to receive its en-
tire armament, amounting to 135 large guns,
bcsidcs twenty t1anking = pound howitzers,
Fort Miflin is also ready for its entire arma-
ment, consisting Of forty seven large guns.
Besides these preparations. an application is
now before Congress for grant Of money to
commence new fort opposite Fort Delaware,
and for the means Of increasing tho defensive
capacity Of Fort Mifllin, as well as completing
the barrack accommodations Of Fort Della.
ware.
With respect to Lake Eric, Congress is also
asked to grant 1arge sum Of money for the
purpose Of providing Temporary dcfences at
such points on the Northern frontier as may
require them. Thia Is gratifying state o1
affairs, and will tend greatly to calm the feart
OF the timid. If war comes, Pennsylvania al
least will be armed and ready for the conflict
, 1861-12-31
st1tG0- -----..
10 casks OF London porter, price not
stated
,sGN HatI'a cart;,cs {rniectad arnasA 41E

Io0 Hail carbincs {rejeeted arms}, SIS
each; 35 cases; ;$a25..--..-...---. u,Sa0 GO
It is not unnecessary to say that these are
not understood to be "army supplies IS
the term is used, except the 100 Halls car
bines, which is the same arm sold By the
War Department in tie following June for
s.. SO each.
But this is not all. The large sum Of s1+0,
600 still remains in the hands of Mr. Cum
mings, for which he can show no vouchers,
and the presumption, Of course is, that he IS
defaulter to that amount.
, 1861-12-31

fB The Washington correspondent of the
Fbiladelphia {nqu:rer says that Gen. Wilson'S
bill relativeto suffers will have unanimous
vote in the Senate, and bat about twenty in
the House are opposed to it.
, 1861-12-31
Politics OF our BrfEudferB.

hon. Henry Wilson said in the Senate debate
OF the West Point bill, last week:
" "Hc kuew there were complaints that many
amy officers had not their hearts in this con
test, but it was equally true Of many Fo1un-
teeg officers. Of the 10 *Bcigadier Generals,
50 had been opponents Of the present admin
istration, and all the officers having separate
commands, With one exception, were oppo.
nents; OF the Administration. This was not
surprising in view Of the circumstances con.
uccted With the previous management Of the
amy. Many Of the volunteer officers came
into the field with the belief that this war was
brought upon the country by the party in
pnwer. but actual service soon taught them
! who the traitors we're, and what was The cause
| Of the war"
, 1861-12-31

D Hereafter there is to be monthly pub
lieation in New York Of the estate Army
List,". embracing the entire roster Of the 100
regiments from New York, with corrections
made up to the date of each publication It
will be valuable addition to our military-his-
to1ical literature; but tile idea should be en-
larged SO as TO embrace all the regiments in
the service, ana in this shape it would find .
Dasional circulation and become work OF
preat yaIrc
, 1861-12-31
Asgal notiecs,

A SSIGNEES SALE Where's,
~ F,snsts 4. Hoffman. 0tso eelpeke and Alex.ndse
the ~ e Auguss lsss past @sds geaeIu ass.ga-
crettots Now. therefore, public notice Ia herebY siY
that eaan On the soth day OF December 1851 4 IL
O'clock IL OF that day At the north door af said Cook
pn9lc a9eaoe 70 TIE hshet bidder, iot eaah< ID .ha
right title end laterest conveyed 70 BY aid asea
of lot one block So original town Of Chicago subJo$
- the fneu11btancta thereon.
aQssh5&&!d CHS. II. MILLER AStzRaA
, 1861-12-31

E 4 shor: method with III enemy is that
Of ono Levi Short Of Bufalo, who is testing .
rocket which at the point Of contsct distrit-
rtes from quart to several gallons OF Greek
firc
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soldiers are ready to pour over it and al
tack the rebel centre at Bowling Green,
where 10000 Of the enemy lie entrenched.
The rebels have been SO effectually cleaned
out Of Missouri that Gen. Halleck can spare
thirty thousand men to aid in the attack
on Columbus. The gun-boat feet are in
condition to take part in the assault. L
Simultaneous movement made on Bowling
Green and Columbus with the immense
forces at the disposal Of Buel and Halleck,
should soon place the National troops in
possession Of Nashville and Memphis.
4 serious movement is taking place on
the Upper Potomac That an advance on
Winchcsteris contemplated is well known.
Gen. Reynolds, who has succeeded Gen.
Kelly, the slave catcher, il is expected, will
advance from Romney with ffteen thous-
and troops on Winchester, and strong
force-including one Of our Chicago rcgi
ments, Col Lights is ready to cooperate
with Reynolds. Gen. Banks has his face
also turned towards Winchester, and i
ready to advance On that point with his
division Of $1,000 men The three columns
can, therefore, bring 10 bear on Winchester
more than 5000 men Should this key
point be seized, the left wing Of the rebe;
army will be turned, and the road to tht
rear Of Manassas will be open. Il the
enemy throws forward strong detachment:
TO strengthen his left wing, he must neces
sarlly weaken his centre and right, in from
of which lies the main body Of Mcclellan
great army, ready to advance on the foe q
such 8 junctRre.
There still remains to cnumerate Ger
Burnsidc's expedition, which will be un1e
way in few days, II no unforeseen delay
retard it, Our army in South Carolina la
been largely reinforced, as has our force q
Fort Pickens and Ship Island. Thu
stands the situation. But time will sho1
whether appearances can be relied Oh. "
confess we are not sanguine that any ser
GUS forward movement is contemplate
this winter, But here are ha1f million {
soldiers On the borders Of secesh, anxioc
tOr the word to advance.
The rebels perfectly understand the p
.sition Of cur armies, and perhaps the re-
intention Of our Generals better than q
the loyal people. 4 Richmond paper I
late date says, that should the South |
beaten at Bowling Green, and on the Pot
mac, the rebels would be reduced to
guerrilla warfare, and that two armies
such magnitude could agcia hardly be 6
together; and that the South would have
depend upon the virtues Of q Fabian po1i
and wear ont tie patience and resources
the Union By intel I1ninable sllirnishes.
, 1861-12-31

C1st OF she Afmys
The estimates to be submitted to Congress
Tor the fiscal year, give the military expenses
Cost Of ARMY proper ..-....,.... $3i3 $40 275
Military Academy .--.;.....-......... 193,5u
i1catiers, Ordinances, Gc.....-.... 16,1G0.199
AtmEsAS5Etts ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. AD,Ot0
TotalN ..'.....-.-.....-- ...----, $2e0,l5e,93
That IN Upon the supposifion that the army
is not to be increased On Its present basis!
, 1861-12-31

tY The huInanities are OF the increase at
Washington, and civilization is going forward
in directions never before attempted in that
city. Steps arc being taken to establish a
large public residing room. A Scientific AS
eoeiation, on liberal and extended scale, is to
60 into operation. Property has risen in
value, building enterprises are talked Of, and
matters wear an entirely different aspect from
that presented when Mr. Buchanan's Admin
isttation faded out Of power.
, 1861-12-31

Christmas Day IN G1,np-A Christmas Dinner
-.Salute Of ReasN Guns-Einter Quarters
4 Con'rabaut7 Excite1aent-DuN Times-A
"Three Yeors'' naas.'s consiction-HsaztA Of
the Cu7q73 de-
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31

ernment, again donncd his armor, and is
leaking to the field one of the finest bod
les of mon it has llcen our good fortune t.
sec.
This regiment had been ordered to
Washington and was on its way. Arr
wing at Pittsbury last Friday night, but IL
few hours after the Pennsylvania regiments
lett, the order Was countcrmanded, and
boats being in readiness, the men imme.
diately embarked, and left Saturday p. NJ.
for thus point. We learn that the trip
from Pittsburg was performed without any
accident; that the men are all in good
health, in good spirits, ard eager for a
brush with the enemy. They left the
boats yesterday, aud marched to the Oak
land race track, where they will occupy
for day OF two the camp vacated Tues
day morning by Captain Cottcr's Ohio ar
tillery.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31

immunities than to my other property,
and whenever the military necessity 90.
ours for the con6scation Of slaves, I am
quite willing to see slavery (the cause of
the wary suffer tho penalty. l think,
however, that we should give no greater
latitude to our Generals than is absolutely
necessary, and that our severe measures
should all have the sanction of the law"
lie cannot censure the Administration,
but says he is willing to vote for a law
embodying tho principles Of the Proclama-
ton, provided he does not change his
mind. We are sorry that these gentlemen
do not meet the question with the unc-
quivocal fairness shown by Mr.. Wilkin
son, leaving butts and its for political harle-
quins. The people ought to know exactly
what to expect of their representatives on
this momcntous issue. If Minnesota is to
be called upon for regiment after regiment
her people ought to know whether they
arc to be sacrificed to masked batteries
built by slaves; whether her fields are to
lie uucultivated while her laborcis are
away guarding the interests Of rebels and
keeping their lLorers at work to supply
food to those who are in arms striking at
the roots Of our government. We have
right to know whether we are to raise ar
mics to preserve the Union Or to protect
Slavery. The men who go and the friends
who are left behind have a right to know
for what the Government calls upon them
to risk life and sunucr the tendcrcst tics
We doubt if there is one Miyuesotian IN
five thousand who considers Slavery worth
dying for, and if the primal object of the
war is to continue as it has thus far been,
to guard the interests of shareholders, we,
for one, think our men had better stay at
home, and raise yellow potatoes, which is
about the poorest business any one can fol-
low in this State.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31
Will Fremont Catch Price.

The Missouri Democrat of the 25th,
says that a gentleman just arrived from
S'gers advance post, reports that the gem
erai belief amoag the officers in camp at
Warsaw was that Price could not get away
that he would be compelled to fight or
surrender. 1t was not believed that FIRE.
mont would follow him on direct line,
but would push his advance under Sigel-
the "aying Dutchman," as the soldiers
call him-rapidly south, to the eastward
the Springfield road, when they will make
forced march toward Springfield. ST.
gels column is already as far south as
Price is, and about twenty or thirty miles
east of him. while Lane, at Oscola, is not
more than two days march directly north
Of him. 1t is believed that thus he will
b. cut Of from escape. and secession dealt
its death blow.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31
The Edwards Ferry Fight.

THIS engagement was sad comment on
the ono more. retreat" policy. 1,400 of our
men crossed into Virginia, and fought all
duy with body of rebels, but could not
get near enough to hurt then, 1ciM smooth
bore guns, while they poured in, on our
men, deadly fire from their long range
rifles. Why men were sent over there
with inferior guns, depouent sayeth not !;
but, as usual they ''yielded to superior
numbers. The grand army were proba-
bly, having game Of eucher, and the de-
tachment sent over to be sacrificed on the
altar of Slavery, were badly bcaten-driv-
en- back to the river at point where ti1o
only means Of crossing was one boat, oa-
pable Of carrying 40 men. Our flying SOL
diers rushed upon this and swamped it
some jumped in and swan, with their arms
some threw their arms into the river and
swan for their lives-many were drowned,
400 taken prisoners, commissioned off,
GERS killed, 7 wounded, our erring breth-
len greatly fsrthercd in their prospect of
recognition by European power, and the
general plan, Of pettins the Rebellion,
consistently carried out.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31
The Troops from Minnesota.

We find the following in the New York
Herald, aud we copy it to show what a
reputation Minnesota is getting abroard
This young and distant State, one of
whose regim ants was among the few who
won laurcls in the battle of Bull Run, has
responded ncbly to the call for volunteers.
Besides defending her own extensive In
dian fonticr, Minnesota has already rails
ed over five thousand volunteers, out Ct a
population of only one hundred and seven
ty thousand There are two infantry reg
iments already mustered into service, and
two others organizing, one regiment of cav
airy, and one company Of Berden's sharp
shooters. This contribution of five thou
sand one hundred men is much more tina n
the quota Of the five hundred thousand
volunteers apportioncd to Minnesota
The half.breeds Of the Red River country,
the famous buffalo hunters, are expected
to be enrolled as recruits to the Minnesota
cavalry.