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Tho PrIVateer, William Smith.
Pr,-, the Phflsda,rAia Tedgrr Rov.r,h.r OF


VIM Smith. who was convicted of piracy, st the
last term Of the United States Circuit Court occu
pies cell along with his companion Rockford, on
the second corridor in the pntried department, and
is in all respects treated the other prisoners IN
the same department. His cell, like the othsrs is
furnished with bed srGbedstsad. table and stools
aud it is well Lighted and ventilated He is allowed
to see any of his friends, receive any articles
from them but such rs the rules Of the prison pro
hibit and as 10 his fare, the Government provides
amply for that the amount SLOWED for the sab
satence of each United States prisoner being forty
three cents per day.
If Col C0rcorsB, who, according 10 the order Of
the Acting Secretary Of War Of the Confederate
States, IS to be confined in cell appropriated to
convict felOHs and to be treated in all respects as
if such convict and be held for execution In the
came manner as Smith, the pirate now at Nova.
mensiDg under conviction, only receives half as
good treatment as Smith Is now receiving he will
have no cause to complain Until sentence is passs
ed prisoners are never treated as felOns here They
remain or the untried side Of the prison until udg-
ment of the court Is pronounced. Smith has not
been sentenced, IS it probable that be will soon
be. The trials. Of the otser prisoners have been
postponed until the next term Of the Circuit: Court,
and It is rot likely thSt helU be sentenced before
that time.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. STOCK,

The stock owned by Alien enemies" in the Union
and Planters Banks, by the ssquestration act, be-
came the property of the Confederate Staes; and
the Confederate Court at Nashville has rendered
the decree of representation and ordered the stock
to be transferred to the Confederate States on the
books of the said corporations.
If, by mistake, any stock has been transferred
which belongs to any citizen of the Southern Con.
federacy, or any citizen of Great Britain who has
not been domiciled, or trading carrying on bust
ness of some kind in the Northern States, it will be
re-conveyed upon the evidence being produced.
The sequestration act embraces British subjects
carrying on business in the Northern States, be-
cause they form portion of our enemies, pay
taxes, and are protected by the enemies laws
British subjects il England Ireland or Scotland are
not embraced.
These two Banks are now owned by the Confed-
crate States, and citizens of the South. They are
therefore Southern Installations and entitled to in
creased share OF public confidence.
The ability of these Banks to do business, should
be enlarged and improved by this change of stocks
holders.
The Confederate States have determined to hold
all the property of our enemies, and with it, in
demnify our own people for their losses IN the
war. They have cOrfscatsd cur property
found among them; they are attempting to
desolate our country. Robbery is now
beiEg attempted on our coast. They are unequal
to the task of subjugation, and our brave army is
ready for them everywhere. Our line ctf battle eI-
tends from Fortress Mon roe to Kansas and from
New Orleans back to Fortress Monroe. All the
property of aliens found in the Southern Confeder-
scy may be required to pay the losses sustained.
We intend to fight through and to win, come what
may. 1t thus becomes the duty of every patriotic
citizen to report to the proper officer the property
and debts of our enemies, and thus secure fund,
out of which he himself may be indemnifed.
To refuse to DO so is to conceal the property for
the use and bengtt" OF enemies, and to dimin-
sh the fund for cur common indemnity. Conceal
nasrlt is made highly penal offence Y.
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The Secretary reported all the Electors present
except VIZ. G. MCADoo, Esq, from the second dis
trict.
The College then proceeded to elect an HectOr to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the absence of Mr.
MCADoo.
Mr. FUIKEEsoN nominated JOHN N. FLEMING
Esq, of the county of Knox, and he was unani
mously elected on the first ballot.
Mr.. FLEMING appeared and stated that he esteem
ed his election high personal compliment; and
he desired further to say, that tandng the
differences that had heretofore EXISTED, he felt il
his duty to support the Government of the State
and of the Confederate States, as his oath as Re-
preventative had bound him. He should accept
the position rendered him, and cast his vote in &C
cordanee with the expressed wish Of the people Of
the State.
The College then proceeeed to cast their ballots
for President of the Confederate States, MesSrs.
FOSTER and Polk acting as tellers.
The result of the ballot was announced, when the
President declared that JEFFERSON DAVIS, of Mis-
sissippi, had received the unanimous vote of the
Electoral College.
The College then cast their ballots for VicePresi-
dent, when the President declared that ALExLNDEA
q. STEPHENS, of Georgia, had received the unsai-
nous vote of the Electoral College.
On motion of Mr. Polk, Gen. WM MOORE, of COf-
fee county, was unanimously elected messenger to
carry the vote to the seat of Government.
The College then sdjoured to seven o'clock IN
the evening, when the customary certificates were
made out and signed.
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Pensacola TO be Taken.

Warrington COrrssTOndercs Of tie New York World.
You may coon expect to hear that Pensacola il
take2. The Navy Department makes 10 conceal
ment Of the fact that dispatches are expected daily
from the Gulf win the account Of the opening Of
the guns Of Fort Picksns upon the rebel batteries
Colonel Brown has repeatedly written for orders
allowing him to blow Bragg and hiS batteries of
the opposite shore. BE has been chahng like q
hound in the leash, but if am not mi4taken the
word has been given that will make FenlacoIa ours.
The country would be very glad te he.r that the
long farca at Pensacola he'd been played out" The
rebels should certainly be given full occupation,
and called upon for the expenditure of their am
munition at that point. If not Why hold Fort Pick
ems? If our tag fies there o2ly to be insuted by
the enemy, it would be best to blow up the fort II
the rebels had believed that opening FIRE there would
have proved advantageous to them, they would
have tried il long sgo.
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ZOI1IcoEREE Will, it is believed, be found correct
as gentlemen direct from Barren county report his
pockets as having advanced thirty miles from Banks
vile.
A reliable citizen Of Hardin county, who left
EIizabethtown last Saturday, reports the larger
portion Of Gen. BULLS army, numbering full thirty
THOUSAND men, at Camp Nevin, near Nelin, where
they are making extensive preparations for winter
ing Tho railroad; bridge over Holin creek, lately
destroyed by Southern Rights citizens of Kentucky
and afterwards e-built under direction of Genera
ROsaEAU, was washed away last Friday, the creek
owing to the recent heavy rains having swollen Il
an unusual height.
1t is reported that 900 Federalists are at Uptor
Station, distant about ten miles from Green River
and that since the destruction of the bridge they
are greatly exercised as to how in the case of ar
attack, junction can be made with their comrades
in NOlin and inqnity. r.
| A gentlemen direct fro1 Meade county states
that the Linconites, with the exception Of a few
Home Guards have vacated that locality. Hon. G
REED, ex.member Of the Legislature from Meade
county, was arrested g. few days since while en-
desvoring to make his way toour lines. Not wish
ing to he lodged IN jsil, proposition made to
his csptors that if he released 800 would be
given them; the terms we're agreed upon and Mr.
REED permitted to depart unmolested.
Legislation in the right direction was taken By
the CounciEof the Provisional Government yester-
day, IN regard to the purchase ard sale of Tennes
see money. The act. which is passed. and goes into
immediate operation, provides for the levying of
tax of S25 per week upon all brokers engaged in
the thieving business of making livelihood from
the necessities of the people and times This laud-
able move will have the desired eecto of closing the
innumerable mOnied butcher shops here, and place
upon an equality oil Southern monies, and at the
same time raise its value to approximation of It's
real worth.
1t is understood thSt the, price of pork will be
regulated by the Council and fixed at seven dollars
and fifty cents per hundred had before neglect
ed to mention the appointment of Colonel ROBERT
MCKEE of the Louisville C0rrier, as Secretary OF
State. He is one fIKentukys most gallant, worthy
modest and unassuming gentlemen, capable and
eminently fitted for the position. Judge Burnett
highly esteemed citizen and uristof Spencer county,
has been elected State Treasurer. His report which
will be forthcoming in few days, will exhibit the
financial condition Of the infant government, whose
condition is Eaid to be adequate fOs present expen
ditures.
Information from Franklin Of q reliable ,charac-
ter, has it that in The recent encounter in which it
was reported several men 6ere burnt to death,
none lost their lives in that manner. BILL, who at
the time shot in The thigh, has since died Of his
wound, while three in number made their csc ape
Winter il upon Us in earnest, all out doors is
covered with sheet of anOw, chaste but cherries
LEXINGTON.
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PRnCI,AnIATInH.
Totbe CitizsnT oTEa,t Teanoss.


So long as the question of Union Or Disunon was
debatGsble, SO long you did well to debate it and
vote on it: You had clear right to vote for the
Union, but when Secession vas established bylvoice
of the people, you did i'll to distract the country
by angry words and insurrectionary tunult. In
doing this you commit the Highest crims known to
the laws.
Out Of the Southern Confsderacy no people pos-
seIs such elements Of prosperity and happiness as
those of East Tennessee. The Southern market
which you have hitherto enjoyed only in competi-
ton with host Of eager Northern rivals will now
be shared with few States Of the COnfederacy
equally terminate, politically and geographically
Every product Of your agriculture and workshops
will now find prompt sale at high prices, and 90
long az cotton grows on Confederate SOIL so long
will the money which it brings flow from the South
through all your channels OF trade.
At this mement you might be at war with the
United States, any other foreign nation and yet
not suffer tenth of the eVils which pursue you in
this domestic strife. No mans life or property is
safe, no woman or child can sleep in quiet You
are deluded by selfish densgoEues who take csre
Of their own personal safety. You are citizens
of Tennessee, and your State one of the Confeder-
ate States.
So long you are up in srms against these States
can you look for anything but the invasion of your
homes, and the waiting Of your substance. This
condition of things must be ended. The Government
commands the peace and sends troops enough to
enforce the order. l proclaim that every man
who comes in promptly and delivers up his arms
ill be pSrdoned on taking the oath Of allegiance
All men taken in arms agsinst the Government will
be transported to the military prison at TuscalOo
sa and be confined there during the war. Bridge
burners and destroyers Of Railroad track are ex-
cepted from among those pardenAble. They will
be tried by drum-head court martial and be hanged
on the spos. D. LEADBETTER,
Headquarters, OOlenel Comman ding
GreeneviIe, z. Tenn, Nov. 80 1861.
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Arrtvafes 80 es,,.or.l,.-

i
Major General Geo. B. Crittenden. sud staa .,
rived IN our city on Sunday. and are making he
Headquertera At the Lamar House. Gen. Crittsr
den is in Command Of East Tennessee md Fasts,
Kentucky. Hil acknowledged character for no
sonal galantry. and military capacity and 81
perience, has given the highest Confidence Ia or
friends and cause. Gen. @. has been fer The bal
three months, IN command Of the Seventh Bri0ad
ID Corps, of the Army Of the Potomac. or N
promotion to Notwithstanding, be Wa Al on1
transferred to Kentucky, his native State "a ~
innate sphere for his future military career.
The personal siaff OF Gen Crittsnden il a. "a
lows: Major A. s. cunningham, GAjo- J. F. Breue|
Major Giles N. Hillyer,C Captain H. J. Thorntoo. O.
tam ". W. Huts. All Of these gentlemen, with tt|
exception Of hsi)r Brewer, are az the Lsmar Hcasi
hsJor Brewer, ShO is Assistant Quarter master.
expected daily.
We learn that Capt. ". L Blanchard, formerly
MARION county, ky, accompanies Gen. CrIuende7
WITH tne view OF raising Immediately a COMPANY
mounted men, TO serve for the war and IN 80 a
0osy'gUard Ter the General. The COMPANY will
peculiarly favored in its opportunt;es for 5istin
ton and active service. Capt Blanchard IL 49,
known as q gentleman Of great personal VslsDtF
and Accomplishments, and. we are assured, v
prove himself an officer Of the highest merit
Lieut.. Charlton H. Morgan, Of Lexiorten X
now IN this city, viii, also learn be comuissio
ed as First Lieutenant Of the company He has be-
for some time back an aid Of Gen. Ezey,On the "A
nassss line, and is a competent Cfioer The pre
ence OF these gentlemen offers peculiar induc
msnts to young men ef activity and nerve TO
list under their leadership. Their eonnscti
with Gen. Crittenden as officers and privates
his 5odHguard, will insure for them as brilian
military lie as they can we'll desire The me
bers Of the company will have TO furnish the
own horses and pistols. The sabre will be fur
lsh by the Government Those desiring to enl
VIII DO well to call At once upon Capt Blancha
or Lieut.. Aorgsa--KAOzUals Register, Dec. 3.
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Another Brilliant Achievement.

HIN 1He Eete.sDuIB N'a3l hxPrtBsS NOV. ~
We have the qualification Of announcing upor
unQuestiOnsble authority, tie complete success O.
a Ikirmish beyond Manassas, in (which the FRS
North Carolina Cavalry Regiment played a datin,
gulEhed part.
On Tuesday morning last At early dawn, Colone
Robert Ransom, with large body Of his cavalry
who now occupy an advanced position near Centre
vile, started out on = scouting expedition. They
had proceeded but few miles when they fell in
with the Third Pennsylysnis Cavalry Regiment
commanded by Col. Averill
At the command of their leader, the North Caro-
linians made . dsshing charge upon the Hessians
killing l06 and taking 26 prisoners also, a largo
number Of horses, arms and &C uipments
The PennsylTsnians were utterly routed and hsd
IN Bull Run style, leaving their dead and wounded
on the field. Strange to state ret man on our aide
was Lost.
This is certainly one OF the most gallant and re-
msrkable affairs Of the KIND which has occurred
during the war. and Col. Ransom has quickly won
for himself distraction of which he may well be
proud. We congratulate him and the noble Old
North State upon the brilliant result Of his expedi-
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rennes.ee EIectoral college.

The Electoral College of Tennessee met in the
Hall of the House Of Representatives at twelve
O'Clock, NJ.
On motion of Gen. r. G. FOSTER, Gen. WV. WAL
LACE was called to the chair to organize the College
On motion of Gen. FosTER, committee of three
was appointed to invite Gov. HARRIS to preside
the deliberations of the College.
The Chairman appointed Messrs. Polk, HuRT and
ElKE, the committee. -
On motion of Gen. FOSTER, J. E. R, RAY, Secretary
Of State was invited to act as Secretary of the Gel
lsge.
The committee returned with Gov. HARRIS, who
assumed the Chair, and called the College to ORDER
The Secretary called the roll, when the following
electors answered to their names:
From the State at large-RoBERT G. FOSTER 81
and WILLIAM WALLACE,
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The ELECTORAL College.

The Electoral College of Tennessee yesterday
met in the Hall of the House of Representatives at
II O'Clock NJ, and unanimously cast the vote of the
College for JEFFERSON DAVIS, of Mississippi, for
President and ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS, of Georgia,
for Vice President of the Confederate States.
All the electors were present excepting Mr. Nc
ADoo from the ID District when JNo. II. FLEMING G,
Esq, Represents i've from Knox, wss unanimously
elected an elector in his place. The venerable
soldier and patriot, Gen. VIZ. MOORE of Coffee, was
unanimously elected Messenger to carry the vote to
Richmond His ExceIlency, Gov. HAERIs presided
nrnr the College.
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Lincoln Rald In seott County, Tennes.,
ABDUCTION OF TIN CITIZENS OF THAT COUNTY AND
HOUSEKEEPING By THE LINCoLNITEs.

Ii
ABDUCTION OF TIN CITIZENS OF THAT COUNTY AM
HORsE-STEALING By THE LINCoLNITEs.
A gentleman Just arrived from Scott county
Tennessee, informs US that on Sunday morning last
band Of Lincolnites from Kentucky, assisted by
q number Of Tories Of that county, entered the vii
lage of Huntsville and seized the persons of John
L. Smith. John Carlin, CALVIN Smith, Sterling
Smith, ice Smith and Eve others, Ehose names we
could not procure, and Immediately started with
them to Kentucky as prisoners of war, at the same
time taking about dozen head of horses. AL the
gentlemen abducted were quite unofending citi-
zens belonging to no military organization in the
Confederate service. Their only crime was that
they were secessioniAt5. John L. Smith is Clerk
ana Master Of the Chancery Court at Huntsville at
least seventy years of age, and is respected BY all
who know him in the very highest degree, and the
others abducted are equally esteemed.
The paRty from whom We derived ti4is informa-
ii on, Mr.. VIM. Anderson, was likewise captured by
the marauders, but made his escape He says he
could not ascertain the precise number of the enc
my. He saw about forty or fifty, but they repre-
scented their number at several hundred. They
were pilOted in by the somewhat Notorious John
w. Smith, who was released By the Confederate
Court st Nashville, some time since upon his taking
the oath Of allegiance, and who forfeited his rscog
nizance some days ago IN the Confederate Court at
this place, upoa q charge Of eoInterteHiRg. John
Baxter, Of this city, being his security.
He vas assisted in this infamous raid hy other
tory residents Of Sc6tt county, among whom was
Riley Cecil. another individual who was released
by Major Fulkerson, At jamestown, last summer
upon making the strongest promises Of good be-
havior towards the Confederate States.
We and every cItisan, who wisnes success % the
Southern cause. demand that our military authorl
ties act promptly and efficiently in GiiS AFFAIR. Let
there be no delay, matter what msy be the
policy adopted by the authorities. These citizens
mustbs released from caPiiUy; or If ahsir Of their
head il injured, hey must be GveHJsd forty fold
Knoxville Register, Dec :.
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Cen. S,nrI,ne PRICE.

We do not credit the rumor, that coEaes from
Richmond, that this able and energetic leader, SC
far more nearly the hero of the war than any other
man, is to be virtually superseded by the sp-
pointment of new-hedged Major General over his
head. Such an act of the Administration would
xcite great dissatisfaction, not to say indignation
in the country. We give the President the highest
credit for sagscity, but the virtual removal
Of Gen. PRICE would shake that faith which
I'VE love to cherish IN his wisdom. Hence we do
not. for one moment credit the report.
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OpsratIon,OG FIOYd's Command.


Below will he found very interesting letter
from General FIOyd's camp. 1t is from a reliable
officer il that command and his narration ofIfacts
shows what numerous false runoHrs have been
in circulation in reference TO the movements of
that most gallant little army. We undertake to say
that considering the small force at his eOmmSnd,
the character of the country in whicR he has oper~
ated, the inadeg uacy Of his means of transporta-
ton, and the overwhelming odds of she enemy al
ways IN his 'front.' General Floyd has conducted one
Of the NEST succesful and eventful campaigns
which this war hiss inaugurated. He has display
ed a degree of generalship CT which the most ex-
perienced Of West Pointers might well be proud
and which has elected the nOwledgmeBt Of even
his Northern enemies and the unreserved praise
of the Virginia peope.
to,.gnI ratreor fr0al. Gotten Hill, Ihave seen 40
u,sny fy!.Y .,.l lIeLt. in the papers concerning
FIovG. a. de, that have deemed it not inappro-
pirate for 10 give you, in a. few words 80 pos
sisle. . true statement OF Affairs. We Dsrched 20
wards Cotton Hill. as you are aware, about the
18th Of October. We engaged the enemy at Killers
Ferry the 2ls., We lost not man killed. whilst
we know he lost a'goodly number We remained on
Cotton Hill for several weeks annoying him inces-
sanity. He apparently did not know with whom
he was dealing. lie seeEaad 10 think that it wau
only few militia. lie paid bUs little attention to
US until the first Of November. Then he Nas made
- open hiI eyes. We opened all of our artillery
npOn the camps ferries wagon trains &c. His hOrses
and wagoGs suffered considerably, IS we could
psinly ace with the naked eye and our sharpEhoot-
ers killed not q few Of the dareling hirelings He
broke up theirCarlps and djspersed them generally
He had msnsged to get II pound riil3 gun on the
top o. an apparently inaccessible hiil-yOu may
imagine Whist 3 hill it was, when l tell you the
piece had 70 be diEmoultsd and carried by hand to
It's positicn. This the enomyIiid not understand
We fred On him several dsys AMI thsn took it away
He sent three Comoan.as over to take the ride
gun. They came over sscs n1ed the bill, and took
possession Of it, buJ to their great surprise they
found no gun there-nOt even g man there. 1t
being well nigh night, they determined to hold the