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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-31

T ARGE SALE OF MANUFACTURED
II TOa eco, SMOKING TOBACCO CIGARS, GROCERIES,
&C. AT AUCTION-on WEDNESDAY, the It'll day Of January
oeOck lOD boxes Manufactured Tobacco common
and extra Grades Including Of the finest brands put up
Virginia and North Carolina Also large quantity OF Smoking
Tobacco pau un bales bags and barrels Also Cigars
sss9:ed qualities Also, 10 kegs Maehboy SNUFF Also. srgr
Invoice Groceries consisting Of salt Copperas
Cand!eW .ck, COuonlYlrns &c. &c
The sale will large and attractive and the attention
the trade Is invited.
de9l 4 BrRRTcg Ancts
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-31

A DEMONSTRATORS Sale of 10 Negroes.
"a TUESDAY the 9Th day Of January 1sCs will sell
pablo Auction Office, Franklin street. RchnioLd
negroes belonging the Of Samue hargroyr
deceased consisting a farm hands cooke washers oners
and factory htnls PULLIAM Co, Aucts.
by order, W II. HARDG ROVE, s,im'r,4
dt2i-tls SAn'L Ia Rp0RoyK, derd
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-31

NOTlCE.-l will sell at public auction, At the
Auction Rooms OF Hector Davis TUESDAY the 9Th da
Of Jan Iay 1862 very likely young ard child good
house anti and one boy Henry belonging 10 the estate
n. Thornton, decd
SAls all .ake place at II q. m. ID. T. WILLIAMS,
de29-tds- Admir- Of n. Il. Thornton, decd.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-31

- TOLEN-From Leigh street, near 9Th, on
- Mgnd'y Night t9th Dec my TOP BUGGY v,h spring
and doc bsgea opening forwards silver plated harness
eagles head upon saddle, aud Lo- about nIns
yeNrs olI, dftsrn hanis high Vh lons tail
A Lb~ral rev ard Nil hv paid On th-ir return 70
JANIS BOLtON, Sargruu P. 4 Z. :,
drsi-iW GrNes street. between ~ AMI ~
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CAVALRY HORSE-For sale fine BAY
Y Cavay Horse, gentle and hue action years old has
Lec Ia service perie B sound and warranted sid
| Apriy 10 DOVE 4 co.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-31

N0TICE-The Annual Meeting of the Stock
= hOldsrs Of the FARMERS BASE OF VIRGINIA Will be
ed a. Asls BANKING HOzss In i els, on wEDSrspkY l1'h
Jan1arJ, lss ~ A. SMITH,
dele-stsEn Cashier.
, 1862-12-04
Complaints incident to Children.

All complaints Of children nav soon be cured IL care
be taken 70 purify their blood correct the action Of the
liver, an cleanse the stomach and bowels few dores
tct, particularly II parents be careful In not allowing
them 10 eat Of things which they know would be Injurious
TO themselves.
, 1862-12-04


The board Of assessors Of St Louis have de-
termned to assess the secesh oHice-holders Of
that city the fun amount Of their salaries
The surplus revenue Of San Francisco, forthe
current year, win be about 100000, and the
authorities don't know what to do with it.
A shipment Of lemons and walnuts grown at
Los Angeles, and said to be Of very fne quality,
is one Of the latest noveltiesat San Francisco.
A French chemist has found out way Of ex.
tracing alcohol from coal gas. We can do it
here from old bottles and barrels-any quantity
Of it.
Massachusetts, has in the service Of the United
States nearly one half of all her citizens liable
to do military duty. Seven thousand Of her
men are in the navy. .. .....
Ohio Republicans assert that all the 10 Con.
grossinen elected as Democrats in that State are
War men,. Every Democratic candidate Of the
VAllandingham stripe was defeated.
The deep black, which our war ships have
been painted, has proved to be very prominent
mark to shoot at in consequence Of which, a
change has been made to grayish drab.
A Fort Royal letter says that consraoands are
still coming in' There is no cessation In the
stream constantly and regularly arriving. 1t is
'"Ous'' '%e arrivals A's s''"''f !" "''' 'U''
NV" '""" "''"e'tO'
uen' Bragg had reached kichmond ocI 0lst
having repeated on Buell. the trick that Beaure'
gard played on Halleck. The rebels have been
concentrating their strength and talentin Virginia
for the most desperate fight of the war.
The Secretary Of the Vermont State Agricul.
tural Society says that the number Of horses in
that State before the rebellion was 65,OO0 since
which time nearly 10000 have been carried
away for army purpOscs.
The Philadelphia North Asitriean publishes
the official army vote Of October, 1861, taken
in regiments which had been sent from Pennsyl-
vania. From this exhibit Il appears that the
regiments from the Keystone State were three
fourths Republican. ,
, 1862-12-04
stomaOh, Iiver, Kidneys and boWie,s

Those who suffer from bile and liver complaints should
try the effects Of this vsluable re nedy, few doses Of
which will make the sufferer feel elastic and vigorous
removing all impurities giving healthy action TO the
liver II bilious attacks be allowed IN continue serious
casualties may arise and the sufferer be consigned
bed Of sickness In oil disorders Of the kidneys the
Ointment should be well ribbed into the small Of the
back twice day; aud the Pills. acting In unison
will cure any complaints aris.g fFOm these organs
, 1862-12-04
DRoPaY

Tho efficacy Of HolloWay's Pills In Dropsy Il extraor-
dnary. They art with such peculiar effect upon the
system that the fluids arising from this direul disease
are imperceptibly carried on and prevented from any
further accumulation. The sufferer Fegains buDyancy
Of spirits, and reiOices in completely renovated con
stt1tioD; but II Is indspenaby necessary that the
Ointment should be MOST esetnally rubbed into The
complaining parts.
, 1862-12-04
Puf5--shortness Of Breath witt


Very bad symptoms which, 70 not corrected may tend
to serious disorders Of the heart or other vital
organs. Eat moderately Of Solids take six Pills nightly
for little time; take plenty OF fresh air with mod
crate exercise and the human machinery will be quickly
restored to health aud vgor Try this but for three days
only, and the result viii be marvellous.
, 1862-12-04
ADVICE GRATIS.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.


Of mankind at the head Of all remedies for removing
obnoxon pOisons from the blood and cleansing all the
tissues OF The body They have saved thousands year
pepsis, dysentery diaTrtGa, constipation liver com
plaints &C., act attested by myTiads Of Witnesses
Excessive weakness and debility, the warnings Of de-
cFeasing organic energy and vital decay are restored
and reanmated with vgOr and heath action in every
organ throughout the ystem. by the restorative and
exhilaratng influence Of this medicine.
Female Complaints.
All disorders Of the SEX and diseases In every crisis
perous TO the life and health Of woman, youthful or
aged, married or SINGLE may be radically and quickly
cured, without risk or trouble BY doses Of these
Pills. taken according 10 the printed directions.
Indigestion with languor and want
, 1862-12-04
HOIlOtuays Pills are the best remedy knOsrn IN de
trorh for the EoLLotping diseaSes

HOLOrdy's Pills are the best remedy kRoarn IN tts
trorld for the JolIotving diseases:
Ague IDrOpsy Inflammation Sore ThFoats
Asthma Dysentery yanndice Stone and Gravel
Bilious Com Eryslpelas Liver Com Secondary eymp-
plants Female IFre- paints toms
HItehss on The gularites Ilmbago nc Doaloursux
skin Fevers Of al Piles lfumOrs
bowel compTls kinds RseumAiiIm iu1eers
Coles Wis la-iruflnn oflyenerral anee.
Constipation Of 0out urine tons
the Bowels lheadaehe scnufaia, o. lworms all kinds
Consumption Indigestion kng's Eva lWeakneaa, iroan
Debtlly uhatsveF cause,
&c, AesAe
Sold a. The Estahshuent Of PROFESs0R HOLLOWAg,
9h, Htrand, tnear Temple Rafl Lnn3On; also hy al
FeNpectehe Dnaggis and Dcers IN neiicinss thrunxh-
ont The civil zed Rlt Il the 1logay prioes.-lA ia
= 81 4. "a lis .13L ahA 11s. eAch Bx
fhae b considerable swing By lakinf tht larger
aiHsl
NB-rirscnns soF the guidance q patlsuia 10 even
dlsor1ef are aal1e1 % each BsE.
CURTIS a NOORE, DrlEgis,s.
victsfta, VI,
Aecne ssT HSlsuay
, 1862-12-04

~ ne Mission WOODEN MIns ne wgEELER Vusor3
SEWING nnshInss IN makus up Uvtitb. coa,s sa,. a.
They nov non iofy 70 Any oonsny and are lurhinf
cut ne hnss, goods IA The narasi ~ tsisii
, 1862-12-04
cuieASO. Nov. 25

On The anhisct Of movements Of the Federal
army, referred % IN Washington dispatches. the
Philadelphia Pres nys; @The military ~.
th0rities ct Washington have Determined %
make diversion in dilIsronl quarter from
hat nov occupied By the Army of the POtomse.
, 1862-12-04
Female Complaints.
Of energy.

When taking these Pills rub HolloWayis celebrated
Ointment over the pit Of the stomach, and over the
regions Of the liver, the right side under the rhs,
and you will at once experience change for the better
10 your Digestion splt appetite strength and energy
The improvement though Il may be gradual, will Be
thorough and lasting. 80 - 1s.fs s
, 1862-12-04

CAPE RACE, Nov. 24.
The steamer ARABIA, with dates from Liver
pool to 18th, and Queenstown tn the 16th, has
arrived The English Government dissented
from the French proposition Eor mediation The
London Gasvsle publishes Earl Russell's official
reply, dated Oct 90. Il rocapitulates the cir.
cular Of De L'lIuys proposing mediation; re-
cognizes the humane views and benevolent in.
tentons Of the Emperor, but observes that the
concurrence Of Russia would be expressly de.
sirable; but up to the present time the Russian
Government has not yet agreed to cooperate,
although it may support the policy Of England
aud France.
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Tha u ar Yexiias in the Country

We haze convincing md multiform proof
shat the people of the South, especially the
srest rural population, was never more re
.oived than they are now to hsht GU. the
war 10 the bitter end. The etIec; of this de-
fermined feeling is seen In the growing de-
termination to re.enlist, which is found to prs
vail IN every regiment OF orr volunteer ar
nv. Parents and kindred a, home are writ
lug patriotic Letters TO the young men in
camp, who are responding TO their appeals in
the most gratifying manner 1t is not the
volunteers who are 30 much TO be appealed to
IN this case nc their Kindred at home. If
these latter do but say the word, there is not
one volunteer in ten who viii not 70 enlist
1t is said that some Of the officers in the field
are Encouraging re -enlistments in their COM
panies and regiments, desiring themselves a
pretext TO leave the service OF their country.
The officers who would act so base part
never would have joined the service at all, If
they had not, by mistaken use of the appoint
ing power, been sedueed into the service By
tempting commissions. But ten times strong.
or than the influence Of these unworthy char.
this latter influence be exerted by our patri.
o,ic fathers, mothers, and young women, and
the cause Of the country viii be safe beyond
contingency.
Really. the inducsment is very great indeed
which urges our farmers aud ye omen to exert
this influence upon their sons in camp. If
the Yankees should succeed las they now aim
TODD, in fastening their enormous debt upon
the South, even in equal share with them
selves, our country is utterly ruined The
land would literally groan under taxation,
and scarcely any man could call himself sol.
vent, for scarcely any of the leading pur-
salts Of the country would get through the
yesr without debt after paying taxes. Sab
@issaon 70 the enemy would be ruin outright
.na our farmers and planters have nothing to
20 bai night the hattia through to the bitter
ssd' This they are more determined mon
now. II possible, than at any former per,od
VI the wsr
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Mara Onac>naAlna.
The New York Herald no n boasts that n
, $1,000. II .os.as. hnndrnd thu

The New York Herald no v bohsss that the
North has an army Of seven hundred thou-
sand men in the iisld, OF which ffty thousand
are cavalry, and such powerful weight OF
artillery ~ will coon demonstrate that "Hea-
ven is always on the side OF tho etronges,
batteries" TGese is no terror to Southern
minds in Ill this gasconsde, aud contempt OF
both God and man. The battles which have
alrt ady taken place ought to satisfy even in
ticiel ecos'ers that the battle IL not always "a
the strong land that there is a Providence above
human wisdom aud power which directs
and controls the Issues of battles as Of all other
earthly affairs. As TO the army Of 900
that is LOG, 900 more than was pretended ever
By the lying reports of Cameron, and, in al
probability, Just double the actual number ii
the field. Half of that number is a vast force
but 1t is not magnificent enough for the III
ventive Herold 1t requires something ap
preaching the host of Xerxes to suit his i'm
agination--a host W hich, in its character aud
destiny, seens to have Preiigured the Crane
Army of Lincolndom.
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- C1s 63sn1n;t.-1hss eeeakes nsa1hle 1sst-
ing Of this body vas hold q the City Hall. 9
1 o'clook yessseday evening. Present-D.
J. Saunders, (Prssident), and quorum.
rupLlsHrso THE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The select COMMITTEES to whom was referred
the resolution of the Conncil instructing them
to inanire into the expedieney Of publishing
officially the proceedings Of the Council, re-
ported that II 10 inexpedient to publish on
ccially the proceedings Of the Council
Mr.. Scott, on behalf OF minority Of the
ordinance to publish such Official proceedings
a. Q substitute for the majority report
lrcREAsrxe THE PAY OF THE SIGHT WATCH.
Mr.. Hill, from the Committee on Police,
made the following report
"A delegation from the Night watch Aav.
ing called on the Commiuee Of Police ana
| asked an increase Of their Pay, the Commts-
| tee of Police have had the same under con.
alteration, and respectfully report 20 An net
diem, as paid BY the ordinance, - Mx ss -
| 10 be paid them, yet the committee, oeinz
aware OF the high price OF provisIon. ana
other expenses Of living, are willing 70 MAKE
| a small addition to their pay for limited
time without changing the ordinance. they
| .refore recommend the adoption OF the
| fo!o U,t That the Ohamberlain be in.
| .trnctsd to nay to each member OF the Nigat
~ tch tan cen u per day In addition 10 tue
| psr diem pay now authorized ~ ofo!nAovo.
:" commence February LIST and continue In
force nj tho drst day of May. lscs"
Tho report was laid on the table, on motion
| of Mr.. Scott.
r.rr. w1LKIssoE's SALARY.
The following was offered by Mr.. Hill, and
adopted: =, N. c,,,
ba a. thorizsd to pay to the widow Of A: WI.
| kin.on the amount OF salary that would have
| been due him if he had lived to tie 10th day
| OF April.
Adjourned.
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

MONDAY, Feb. 10, 1862.
The House mat at eleven O'Clock Prayer
by Rev MIR. WooDBRIDes, Of the Episco-
pal denomination.
2 bill to Incorporate the Westfoik Iron
Manufacturing Com pany, OF the county OF
Floyd, was reported from the Committee on
Agriculture aud Manufactures.
Mr.. WBsT offered a resolution that the
House meet daily at ten o'clock A. NJ. until
the military bill shall be disposed Of.
MT. RoBERTsOy, OF Richmond, objected, and
the reso luti on laid over under the rule.
On motion of MIR. DABSEY, the House took
up ard considered the bill authorizing the
County Court of Powhatan to correct the as.
ses ,ment on the lands OF A. 8. Woodbridge
estate. The bill was passed
TIE following resolution OF inquiry into
expediency was adopted
BY MIR. ANDERSON, of BotetOurt-Of incor.
porating com pany to manufacture salt at
Big LicK, in Roanoke county.
mr. MCCAAANT offered the TO lowing which
WAS adopted:
RESOLVED, That leave he given to bring in a
bill providing for the conftsc alton of lands OF
citizens OF the United States, west of the Al
ieghanies, and transferring to loyal citizens
OF The Commonweall b, right to s, much as
they may nave just title or claim to under
grants from the Commonweal h. .
On motion OF Mr.. RossRrsoy of Richmond
the House went into secret E ssion, on the
bill TO organize the Virginia forces
The dill was passed, with amendments.
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LATE FROM MISSOURI.
B,enviiIs Taken from the FsdeYals.

Col. Boyce, gallant gen tleman, bearer OF
dispatches To tlfe Con ierate Government al
richmond, arrived in this city yesterday.
By the same arrival we are gra fled to
lsaru that Cotoneis Poindexter and Dorsey
with eigh hundred men b al In three encoun.
tiers met the enemy and ob:atned signal sus-
cess IN each. Although encounterlng supe-
rior forces they punished the invaders OF
southern liberty severely, and captured the
town ef Boonville.
The army OF Gen Price Is said to be "a.
pidly incre sing in numbers, and Is we'll
armed, equipped. and full Of resoi ute hope.
A few days ago Dol. Freeman, who 10 we'll
styled the swamp fox Of Prices army, stole
q march upon large force OF Federnls sta :.
toned ut Rolla. He had nuder his command
but one hundred and twenty, all told yet
the enterprise was inviting, aud the con-
slant activity Of the scouting comma nder
could not .oreso the opportunity. He found
the enemy quietly bivouaeked in the best
quar- .ers OF the town, and wi tn his com para.
lively small hssd glaased in the windows of
tue IoeEss where they WIRE quietly reposin n .
SIN ash went IN gisrs, is the murderous mug.
ssss went through the paafs, and many who
1rasHed u. q 5aoftaw sl.a. 4 ,oDkar slSc I,
iean Esd nasx eagsaigsa sag. Is ID fh arxt!
sznl - last svsry Yse a. l;s mars, sud tas
sgsss3aGs aa % ft isssfsSs3
4 "a !,, sEt sstIss NINA
fsEs zssas 3ssls
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Mayors Court-A number of cases of a
comparatively unlmpOrtant character were
disposed of by the Mayor on yesterday, a list
of which we append
l. James Clarke, arrested ol suspicion ofbcius
one of the parties who knocked down and
robbed Mr.. +. j. Gardner, was a,raigned for
examination. Mr.. Gardner did hot identify
he was let Oft Oh that charge. informant iOn
having been given to the Mayor that Clarke
had assisted to relieve Louis Antoine of SIS,
an offence in whose commission he was aided
by Fontaine Rowe, the witnese was iutro-
duoed and positively identified Clarke az
Rowe's companion. The latter has been in
the States prison for. several months, having
been sent up for three years for his participa.
ton in the offence. The new case against
Clarke was continued, and he remanded to
Jail.
John J. Allbone, arraignsd for drawing a
pistol on some unknown person in the street,
proved that the arm was not loaded; that he
was "sky larking' and corned ut the time
Discharged with an admonition.
Jas j. Macklin. arrested for threats to SGT
fire to Franklin Hall, waa discharged, prov.
ing to have been drunk at the time, and gen
orally triding fellow. he pretended ON the
night of his arrest to have belonged to the
New Market Club in Baltimore, whom tho
truth was he belonged to Clsrksvilie, Va, and
had never seen the Monumental city in his
life.
Coley, slave Of p. II. Aylett, hired to Wash.
ipgton King, WAS ordered Is lashes for ston.
inV the residence OF Adolphue Tyree, and
breaking thirty-two window paues attached
thereto.
Cyrus Winston, slave Of John Thacker,
WAS rsmanded for trial before the Hustines
Court for felouiously cutting WIN. Barnett s
hand, in the Resopd Market, while tho latter
had Li@ u sas'sdy tor stealing a Eisss q
salsss ssr tas lsttss atAnes.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY Ut VIRGINIA
sen ATE.


MohpAy Feb ~ IsS.
The Sen ate WAS called to Oh dar at tWelv,
O'clock by Lieutenant Governor MokTAsUB
PRAYER py the Rev Mr. PErEsKIE. Of ST.
Tam,s's tEptsSopaii Church
Tne Hou.s bill Tor connecting .he Manas
sas Gar with the Winchester and rotOmn,
Rat,ruai WAS refeIre to the appTopriat,
committee ard ordered to be prtn ted.
BILLS BEPoRTEp
H.
mi S.""ihh, Aon -, .,s. Az.
80" ~ ,nnr,,,s ,hs rcn,,s ava s,o,n 90
,,,,..,.s ar .,.rns,.ss of counIiss cit,es nnr
~ -, .r.x.s. ~ TIC ,g,,,nnvS 40 ,niuo,
- - -. r. 49, -, - a., nIao .~Idiar.. ~
chiiuI eh v. VIC o'.se 9. "a . D.o. So :.
- ~ ~ Cn,,r.aarta St,tss 10,
Va '1e ~, - NSarn.s 1850, n,
~
liza ~ a. r.rortad .dvorss,v te
nc :" - - -, .'.tnn r.. IN ssc,io, ~
'ne ,p, ~ EIs
uur..sny hv leave presented a hill
"a ~ ~ M. IN sac,iou ot cI,enter 1856 Of Ihe
...l .'~ tn ruhrment liens on renl
49,, 80
ovp,cr
Gos,.,,, rr.sor,s, ,hs
"a :" - ~. ,niuL committee appointed 70
fn,rs re-, a.rister's office, Which was
80, ,b, 1anle and oga. TEA 10 be printed
,,.e,. frou LII. r.po. t InaJ tho l. um be 7
=, - lrsued ;sr tne J eer 1869 is o2!, VI
,orh i.i ar, ~ lie Northern Neck; and FOR
-, yt.ur lspl the I4LlnDer IS 400 ii W nlcl ri
AZ, "A It's NortAern Aeck. he Register :
~ltLhslI 'Ae siaH'1 80. A',r,'. ~ ~.
uls''i -Stte 90 Co., 80 IN
Go'ethol. - - s.r,,ans,,,.I .cconnt
amin, LIN amnunt OF does 1ece,y.u is con.
slteraply less than IN any iofmer &C
coua', which 'he! peiie' 40 20 anva,"'n.,
- $50 nrm,iss "a ,st,gh m. nm
OF inc "sstoi" 20 ,n.in,v oorfin.d
s.hess "a .n Ton ct m, wcrraut pooAs.
from M iacms MN anr Of warrauts
/. appears 10. ,.e. 80 ,nar.,ora rn.nv
r5nain oHii .1 -. ~. mn -. in I'm :,
surveys are W NC 80 nomnI,,... NJ. ot
sauSiaeao'1 -. N.os'aa.ra,,nn or cor.
opinion t4tt' II an q. 10" md
hse'' Ion kho"iu = .A ~ nrr ,ns ms.
peAs'NIl ~ -, Iii ~ ,rcr..,a, Tn.
,gar,stpr assures rhe committee LII g iAe bust
ness Eow la TIE office cannot be hn!sneo
WITHIN he Eext eighteen or twenty four
n.uu lbs wiih his present eleiicai force II Is
to1iatr rep ~ nc .tat a. ~ :
dEIiss .ot~4.sA 49, 20 Va w..
4>--iu >A - - a. 49, - 80 "
iaitliai' "Io 'i''' ei' IA
khSoLt Lloa or iSSoIhf.
On motion OF Mr. CHRISTIAN, of Augusta
the Uom miItee on tinanca was Instructed IL
INQUIRE into The expectancy OF remuneratlng
aey h. ID. PniilIps, OF Staunton, for los.
a..d damage 10 his property, which was ia.
seu pos,ess,on vi through military necessity
for lae uso Of The State.
mn, p.aspn
Senate bill re'nAdiiis 10 the county OF Am
hsIst Il license lax f@Ac oy Geo. ~. Shrader
advanced TO mn % Inc county Court O.
Sd IL cOGnty-ye+S of. ha1 AoHe
TIM vs,.vrvrnn,
The bill. presah feo by Eli. THOMAS, TO pre-
vent the UNNECESSARY consumption OF gran
BY ctStiiitries, came hp ca lis second reading
and motion being made TO refer II to tbs
Com mit'ee on Gehefai Laws, debate en-
sned, in which co1sid arabic amount OF op
position TO the Dali "as Indicated
The bill was hnaiiy refarrsd to selec
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Tas aanv OF rHs PoroxAc.-The folio

Tas ARHv OF rHa PoToaAc.--The follow
ing is an extract from private letter from
one Of ths soldiers Of the Army OF the Pc.
tomac. 1t 10 dated January %:
The Army Of the Potomac Is still main
tanning q mastery inactivity. I neither
doubt the wisdom OF our leaders, or Will
criticise the seeming apathy irto which
they have fallen, but must say that indo.
lence Ia having Its legitimate eject upon our
troops. Action 10 the panacea for an army /;
indoience = tts bAns: II it keep in motion.
the mindGn the soldiers are always occu.
TO play. II it keep to It's encampments, the
monotonous routine Of duties soon wears
down the spirits Of the soldiers; physical
sxsrtion is aimost Wholly suspsndsd. mind
steps In to do NJ tenfold more harm than
would q dozen pitched battles. The an
nouncement TO the troops By either Johnstos
or Bsauregard. that active operations we're
cut down our lists Of sick, and tnfuee fresh
vieor into The frames Of those who have just
emerged kom The hospitals. but this an.
n0uncement, from present Appearances, 10
Tar in the distance. Oncs IN while Beaure-
gard tosses hope to us. Not long since he
told the Mazyianders that hs intended, with
his own hands. n plant the hattie dag Of
their regiment upon the Battle " onumeut In
Baltimore city. His promise leaped like
Wild IRE threaehon. the srmy; from lap 70
was Al .me with suihusis SIN. 1t has paased
now. The battle nag still rsmatns 81 lamp
Chesapeake with the exiIes. and Deaavegard
10 no NEARER the sity OF nsltlmors thsn when
/ 90 rot question tho sist Gritty 0f our meeh.
iovsd tfshsyai. 4'as Itose Il. " nay kaav
es tSiaes Of wesfA ~ % Sca eytA afoaaA.
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