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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-20
The Order of the Dav

Major General Mcclellan, commandin,
pers n the Grand Army of the Potomac l.
issued, from his headquarters at Farfay c,,.
House, The following brief, stirring, NaDoIso,.,
Order of he Day -
SOLDIERS OF THE ARMY or THE PoToy.c
For long time | have kept YOU iraci,.
but no; without purpose You were n H.
disciplined, armed aud instructed The orns
able artillery yon now have had 20 be create
Other armies were 10 move and accomsgJ
certain results. | have held YOU back ~,
you might give the death blow TO the re5eIi,,
that has distracted our once happy coont,,
The patience you have shown, and yoo.
confidence in your General. are worth doz.,
victories. These preliminary results are nov
accomplished. | leel that the patient labor,
of many months have produced their fruit
The Army of the Potomac is now real army
magnificent in material, admirable IN d,,c,phrr
and instruction, aud excelIenlly equipped and
armed Your commanders are al tna Ic,uu
wish. The moment for action has arrirtI and
| know that | can trust in you TO save or
country. AS ride through your ranks | 81.
in your faces the sure prestige of victor! /
feel that you will do whatever ak of yoa-
Tile Perlod ot lRaettoH has passed. I wM bqg
yOa nOae face 10 facs lcih tie rrJrLs. and ai1
pr0y that God may offend The righ'!
In whatever direction you may move, hoE
ever strange my actions may appear to 700.
ever bear in mind that my fate is linkpd With
yours, and that all DO is to bring you wher.
| know you wish to be-On the decisive ba.t,
field. 1t is my business to place You there.
am to watch over you as a parent over E,
children, and you know tha; your General love,
yon from the depths Of bis heart. 1t shall he
INV care--t haS ever becn-to gain success
with the least possible loss But know hl
if it is necessary, you will willingly follow n,
to our graves for our righteous cause
God smiles upon us Ficiory attends rs :
Yet | would not have you think that onr as
is to be obtained without a manly struggs-
| will not disguise it from you that yJa bn
brave foes to enconnter-toeman we'll E1ir
Of the steel that yon will use so well iaAa
demand of you great, heroic exertioD,, ySGA
and long marches. desperate combafs p1Vr
tionS, perhaps We will share all these togpth
er, and when this sad war is over We will re
turn to our homes, and feel that We can ask no
higher honor tAan the proud coasaopsarss that
IRE belonged 10 The Army of The Po'omac!
GEO. B MCCLELLAN.
Major General Commanding.
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NEW MADRID IS OURS"

WASHINGTON. March IA, 1862.
President Lincoln has just received a mes.
sage from Brigadier Gcneral Strong, saying :
" Nep Madred is ours"
CAIRO, March IA, 1862.
The rebels vacuated New Madrid last night
leaving quantity of guns and stores, which
they were unable to carry away.
Some fighting took place yesterday between
their gunboatS and our siege batteries,in which
we lost twenty killed aud wounded. A shot
from one of their guns dismounted one of our
twenty-four Founders, killing four or five.
Captain Carr, of the Tenth Illinois, was
killed on Wednesday night while placing pick
etS
The loss of the enemy is not known, as they
carried off their dead and wounded They
were supposed to number six thousand men.
Islaud No 10 is reported evacuated
Col j. A Logan arrived here today from
Fort Donelson.
The steamer G.. w. Graham returned this
afternoon from Nashville.
A large number of st. Louis merchants,
who went up on her with goods for sale, have
returned, some having sold their goods at a
sacrifice Bank bills of loyallStates and specie
are scarce.
Every shopkeeper is getting Treasury notes
every day, which are eagerly saught for
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SKIRMISH BETWEEN OUR MEN
AND ASHBY'S CAVALRY.
WINCHEsrER, Va. Ma

WINCHESTER, Na.I March ld lo6Z'
This afternoon, while twenty-six of our cav
airy were foraging on the Strasburg road, three
miles distant, they came upon large barn,
bearing evidence of having recently been occu-
pied by AShbys men.
While our tea MS were loading with hay,
about two hundred Of Ashby's cavalry came
near, and threw out two companies as skrmish-
erS Our men covered the departure of their
teams, aud prepared to resist al attack, which
was finally commenced.
At length six Wisconsin pickets came up
with rifles aud killed two of the enemy. One
Of our cavalry dashed upon the enemy, amid
shower Of bullets, and killed one Of the rebels
with his pistol.
The enemy made no effort at charge, but
gradually advanced as our troops fell back to
the town ia good order and uuharmed.
1t is a noticeable fact that tor several months
the inhabitants of this section have been ell.
trely without coal and with limited means of
transporting fuel into the towns.
The gas works at Martinsburg, Charleston
aud Winchester are closed for want of stock.
The cars to day only reached Halltown four
miles ont of Harper's Ferry, owing to the pre-
vious destruction of the bridge.
No movements of Importance have taken
place to-day.
Gen. Jackson was in person at Middletown
this morning FIVE miles north of Strasburg.
Ashby'S cavalry still hang on the rear of
Jacksou's retreat.
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INTERESTING STORY OF A FUGI,
TIVE FROM RAPPAHANNOCK.
WASHINGTON, March Il. 1862.

WAsHINGToN March II. 1862.
A Union man from Rappahannock arrived
at Fairfax Court House this afternoon. His
departure from rebeldom and advance within
The Union lines was difficult and perilous. His
name is William Ramsey, formerly resident
of Ohio Two years ago be went to Kappa
hammock, and opened dry goods store. At
the breaking out of the rebellion he attempted
to come North but was not allowed to do so,
although having disposed of his effects at
great sacrifice In the confusion attending the
retreat of the rebels he managed, on Tuesday,
to get out of the town.
Before his departure he saw General Johns.
ton and other officers taking dinner at the
tavern. Before attempting to leave he had
the foresight to don a shabby suit OF clothes.
When he came away there were about forty
thousand rebel troops il the town, and this
number was being augmented by wild and
continuous pouring in of others.
The story was that the rebel army wa in
rapid retreat, and it was generally believed
that our forces were close on their heels. His
own journey was mainly by night. The entire
road 10 Manassas was strewn with knapsacks,
muskets haversacks, blankets provisions, &c,
thrown away by the rebels in their precipitate
retreat.
Horses beyond number were left dead and
dying. Soldiers by hundreds lay by the road
side, faintng and exhausted. His belief is
that at least FIVE hundred must have perished
on the way.
He was told that the rebels would make a
stand at Rappahannock.
He heard an officer say that all through
Fauquier county they were impresSing every
person able to carry muSket into the service.
10 his opinion the enemy are far from yielding
yet.
Arriving at Centreville, Mr.. Ramsey made
bis story known to detachment Of the Ira
Harris cavalry, and he was conveyed to their
headquarters, where he is at present.
Aside from his own recital, there are other
circumstances that confirm the accuracy of his
story.
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FLOYD AND Pillow SUsP5NDED.-JEFF. DA-
Wis sent message to the Rebel Congress, on
the IL, inst, stating that he had suspended
Generals FLOYD and PTILow from their com.
mands until they could give more satisfactory
accounts of their action at Fort Donelson.-
The President is dissatisfied with their reports.
The message states that neither of them say
that re.enforcements were asked for nor do
they show that their position could not have
been evacuated and whole army saved as
we'll as part of it. 1t is also not shown by
what authority two senior generals abandoned
their responsibility by transferring the COM
mand to q junior officer.
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On our way to Centrevile, yesterday morn
ing, we passed at least one hundred who were
making their way to Washington. Some of
the refugees have come distance of twenty
miles west of Manassas They all agree in
saying that the rebels left the latter place in
great precipitation, and. that the destruction
of their commisSary stores was commenced at
an early hour on Sunday.
The contrabands state q portion of the force
which left Manassas passed ncrth~sTdly. This
is considered improbable, but if they did it was
for the purpose of reinforcing Jackson at Win
chester.
They also state that all bridges along the
route by which they came had been blown up
by the rebels in their retreat, and that the
greater portion of the track is also torn up.
The earthworks at Centreville had been
greatly misrepresented. They were not of the
formidable character supposed. The enemy.
before eVaeuating, had somewhat injured them
byIbreaking the embrasureS and classmates.
The same is probably the ease at Manassas,
the Notifications Of which, however, have not
yet been fully examined.
Our troops, on arriving at Fairfax Court
House, found not more than dozen families
remaining there. Fhe soldiers rushed into the
Court House and brought away some of the
records, but on this being discovered, the Off
GERS directed their return
When our troops learned that Manassas
had been evacuated their spirits suddenly be-
came depressed. as they had anticipated a
spirited conflict with the enemy.
About mile and half before reaching
Centrevlle a number of graves were discover
ed, principally of the Alabama troops. The
graves were marked with head and foot boards,
on which the names OF the deceased were in
scribed. A guard was placed near them as if
to shield them from mutiation, although it
was not to be supposed such an act could be
committed.
Most Of the contrabands above alluded to
were cheerful and happy ir their liberty and
remarkably communicative to the extent of
their limited knowledge.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-20

The New ARTICLE OF WAR-Pgesident LIN
COLIN on Thursday tbe 18th inst, approved of
the additional Article of War, which goes in
to immediate operation, namely:
"All officers or persons in the military SER
vice of the Uuited States are prohibited from
employing any of the forces under their respec-
tive commands for the purpose of returning
fugitiyes from service or labor, who may have
escaped from any persons to whom such service
or labor is claimed to be due, and any officer
who shall be found gnilty by Court martial
of violating this article OF war shall be dis
missed from service"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-20
A FRIEND OF FREE SPEECH.
I ours TruIy

BY way Of st. Louis, last night we learn that
the forces of Generals Smith, McClearnand,
Sherman, Wallace and Hurlbut, had arrived
at Savannah, Tennessee. The force of the
rebels in the vicinity was variously stated at
from $4,000 TO l00,0 900 men. The division of
General Lewis Wallace advanced on Saturday
to Pu:dy, in McNairy county, and burned the
bridge and tore up the track of the railroad
leading from Humboldt to Cornth, Mssis-
sippi, cutting off train laden with rebel
troops.
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CAPTURE 0F ISLAND N

ST. LOUIS, March !, ,,,, :"
In response to sereuade to nigh, r''NA q
Halleck announced from the bslco,. '''
Planters House that Island MIMI. 'u'
ours, arith all tie ammunition and r., u
The enemy had there. "'
He said also, that another victory b,a,
gain 10 Arkansas, il which three rsb., ~
onels were captured
The particulars have not transpirsd
the hour of the closing Of the ,eleyrs,b :.
for the night.
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Cot. CAxERoN's REMAINS The remains of
Col. CAMERON have been recovered from their
place of burial on the Bull Run battlefield,
we're borne through Washington on Monday
under large military escort. and taken to a
special train to be conveyed northward
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DIABoIICAL. The fendIsh spirit which pos
sesses some of the men who are in arms
against the Government was infamouSly exhib-
tied in Arkansas by some of Prices clan.-
They poisoned some of the provisions left be-
hind by their retreating army, and forty-tWo
of our men are said TO have died in copss-
duence.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-20

ApPoINTED.-The President has appointed
JOHN P. UPsHER, of Indiana, Assistant.Spcre,
tary of the Interior Department, the Office
having been created by q late act oE Congress
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BY TELEGRAPg'
Over the TOWanda Telegram H.,
CAPTURE OF NEWBERNp -

Just as we go to press, the teIsp,.,a "
news of the capture Of Nsgbe,,o :" o''1g
Gen. BURNSIDE, with AZ large siege y
large quantity OF small arms and ,m e'@ a
aud 200 prisoners Our loss is 90 kn.a
400 wounded. Rebel loss not know NV I'D
We have also intelligence Of aDo,b.. "''
in South Arkansas, aud the total roD,. '"0l
enemy. ID
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~ -4....I-A33I1Oo

On the 18th inst by the Rev. f F. Roberts NJ JOHN
r. VAUGHAN, Of Wyau>ns, to Miss ALNEDA D.
ANGLE, of Herrick
On the 5th inst at the house Of the bride father
Canton by the Rev +. Cam p, Nr Oh ARIES ". SPA"
DING to Miss HELEN NJ. LINDLEl, ot Canton.
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DIED,

At Camptown, March 9th. 1862 of diptheria, SANUi
ISAAC. youngest chi Of Elisha and ianra Bump
cd one year. seven months and twenty days.
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DROCLAMATION Bradford Cono.! $

PNUNsBA NM IV4N ID uu.D, " :, ,--,rr WrSf
Il DANIEL f. WESTBROOK IS. JCLlEiIA VIZ
BROOK No. $40, Dec. Term, 1861. n.,..-
To Juliette Observation-Disclosures suhpGn@ IN ~, t,r
was issued to December Term slS6l, when Wa -
returued non est inventus and thereon an aaS a3
was issued in said case returned 10 Feb Term, -
on the return OF which, proof was made tha1 t;T n
lette Westhrook could not be found in my s,t-
This notice is therefore 10 require you 70 III
the Judges of the said Court on the hrSt Mv"'''
next to answer said complaint, &c. .,,rvc
,o.a n H. . Shthf.
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| Nlhe matter Of the Assignment Of ne ran ~.
lS6O T.,
Notice is hereby given that Henry C. Baird accsPs ~,
Assignee of said Farmers Union Insurance ComPAa I
ed in this office his final account as such aSs's ~
first Monday of Nav NEXT unless cause be shown, byn
time, why SAID account shall not be allowed: n,
F. O. GOODRICH. P0I
Prothnnotary's office March II, 1862.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
THE EVACUATION OF MANASSAS

CENTREvILLE, March IL.
Upon a closer examination, it was discover.
ed that the rebels, before evacuating their
much ooasted stronghold, had set fire to such
Of their commissary stores as they could not
conveniently carry off. The place presented a
scene Of the utmost desolation-a mass Of
blackened ruins.
The rebels also blew up the bridges along
the line of the Orange and Alexandria Rail-
road for some miles below Manassas Such of
the locomotives which were out of repair were
also destroyed, it is supposed, by blowing up.
and the vicinity of the depot is covered with
fragments of machinery belonging to the de,
stroyed locomotives.
1t is said that the rebels left Centreville on
Sunday morning.
Large numbers of contrabands have reached
our lines (Which now extend beyond Manassas
Sonclionl and are still coming in by droyes.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-20

DROCLAMATI0N--Bradfjrd Cou'Er
LYDIA ANN MILLER by her next irlN irlena, IS
Brooks VS. GEORGE MILLER, No 800 sept. Is~. %
To George Miller-Whereas a subpoena IN i, +zl
issued to September Term 1861, which was n, G1n ~
ed non est nventus, and thereon an alias Iss y
issued in said case, returnable December IeIm ~ 81
on the return of which proof was made ma ll'i
George Miller could not be found in my pain" sno
This notice is therefore TO require you y,pig 8
fore the Judges of the said Court on the hrs' ~
May next to answer said complaint &c, ,nryG
All SPALDINsSs,,-t
Towapda March IL 1862.
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ST.. LOUIS. Friday, March 4.

ST. LOUIS, Friday, March =.
The following isa copy ofaH official dispatch
sent to the Secretary of War -
AFTER several days of skirmishing num-
Der of attempts by the guuboats of the enemy
to dislodge Gen Pope's batteries at Point
Pleasant, the enemy has eV acuated his fort
and eutrenchments at New Madrid, leaving all
his artillery, field batteries, tents, wagons,
mules, etc, etc. Brig General Hamilton has
occupied the place. This was the last strong.
hold of the enemy in this State. No rebel
flag is now flying in Missouri
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q rm advertisements.

I The matter Of he Assigamsn' Of Hnf' "
l. Root, in the Common Pleas Of Bradford C'las w.
479. Sept. r.. ls57.
Notice is hereby given that Thomas Smeli. accepting
Assignee of Hiram w r ot. has filed in this o1ce ~ ~
final account as such assignee and that said accoun WV
be allowed by said Court on the first Monday o. AE
next, unless cause can be shown by that sine WY "'
account shall not be allowed.
Prothonotary's office, March II, 1852.
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2,2OO Indians in the Rebel Ranks.
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Southern bank bills, especially those of Ten
nessee, are abundant
The people Of Nashville, however, are ra.
pidly being convinced of their worthlessness.
Anxious inquiries are made for cotton, tur'
pentine and rosin and, although specie was
offered, nothing of the kind could be had, ex
cept two hundred bales of cotton, shipped by
a resident of Nashville on his own account.
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BRAHAM LINCOLN
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, March IL, 1862.
pREsrnESr's GENERAL WAR oRpER 30. 8.


Major General Mcclellan having personally
taken the 6elG at the head of the army Of the
Potomac until otherwise ordered he is relieved
from the command of the other military de-
partments he retaining command OF the de.
partment of the Potomac.
Ordered further that the departments now
under the respective commands of Generals
Haleck and Hunter, together with so much of
that under General Buel as lies west of a north
and south line, indefinitely drawn, through
Knoxville, Tennessee. be consolidated and
designated the department Of the Mississippi,
and that until otherwise ordered Major Gcner'
al Halleck have command of said department
Ordered also that the country vest of the
department of the Potomac and east of the
department Of the Mississippi be q Military
Department, and called the Mountain Depart
rnent that the same be commanded by Major
General FremHSt /; that all the Commanders
of Departments, after the receipt OF this order
by them respectively, report seVerally and di-
rectly to the Secretary of War /; and that
prompt, full and frequent reports will be ex-
pected of all and each of them.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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REBEL FORCES ADMITTED 70 BE $4,000,
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COMPLETE ROUTE OF THE ENEMY.
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The Great Battle at Pea Ridge.
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GREAT BATTLE AT PEA RIDGE.

The remains of COL Hendricks, of the
Twenty ninth Indiana regiment, killed at the
battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, arrived here
yesterday, accompanied by his brother and two
or three other gentlemen. They left the bat
tie ground on the Monday following the fight.
They represent the contest as terrible.
The rebels fought desperately using stone in
their cannon when their shot gave out.
Their force is stated at thirty FIVE thousand,
including two thousand two hundred Indians,
under Albert Pike
AS near aS could be ascertained, our loses
was six hundred killed, and from eight hun
dred TO one thousand wounded.
The rebel surgeons who came to dress the
wounds of their fallen acknowledge a loss of
one thousand one hundred killed and from
twenty.iY hundred to three thousand wound
ed. We took sixteen hundred prisoners and
thirteen pieces of cannon, ten of which were
captured by General Sigels command and
three by Colonel Paterson'S brigade.
Two Of our cannon, belonging to Davidson's
battery were taken by the rebels, out were
recaptured by our troops.
The rebels were completely defeated one
division under General Price, aying in one
direction and the other, under Van Dorm, TAX
ing another.
Major Herbert, of one of the Louisiana regi.
ments, who was taken prisoner, says that Gen
eral Frost, of Camp jackson notoriety, was
killed.
The following copy of correspondence has
been sent from the commander of the army in
Arkansas TO the commander Of the department
at St. Louis, and by him published -
HEADQUARTERS TRASsMIssIssIPPI DISTRICT, |
March ., 1867.
To THE CoMMANDING OFFICER OF THE UNITED
STATES Forces ON SUGAR CREEK, ARKANSAS:
SlR-Iu accordance with the usageS of war,
have the honor to request that you will per-
nit the burial party whom / send from this
army, with flag of truce, to attend to the
duty of collecting and interrng the bodies or
the officers and men who fell during the en-
gagement of the 7th and 8th instant. Verey re
spectfully, your obeGient servant,
EARL VAN DORM,
Major General Commanding Army.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE SOUTHWEST, !
PEA RIDGE March g. 1862.
EARL VAN Dorm, CoMMANDING CONFEDERATE
FORCES -
S1R-The General Commanding is in receipt
of yours of the 9th, saying that in accordance
with the usages of war, you send party to
collect aud bury the dead. l am directed to
say, all possible facilities will be given for
hurying the dead, many of which have already
been inferred. Quite number of your sur
geons have fallen into our hands, aud are per-
mitted to act under parole, and under Gen
eral Order from Major General Halleck furth
er liberty will be allowed them, if such accom-
modations be reciprocated by you. The Gen
eraL regrets that rce find on the battle field, con-
trary TO eiuilized 10nrfare, many of the federal
dead toho 1oere tOmahawked, scatped, and their
bodies shamefa falIy rsangLd, and expressed a hope
that this important struggle may not degenerate
10 saUagc loarfare. BY order of
S. r. CURTIS, Brigader General
T. J. McKISNEY Acting Assistant Adjutant General.
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EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 1862.
pRrsInENr's GENERAL WAR ORDER No. |

PRESIDENTS GENERAL WAR ORDER No. |.
Ordered, That the twenty second day of
February 1862, be the day for a general move
ment of the land and naval forces of the Uni
ted States against the insurgent forces That
especially the army at and about Fortress
Monroe, the army of the Potomac, the army
Of Western Virginia, the army near Mumfords-
vile, KY, the army and aotiI!a at Cairo, and
o naval force in the Gulf of Mexico be ready
for movement on that day. That all other
forces, both land and naval, with their respec
tive commanders, obey existing orders for the
time, and be ready to obey additional orders
when duly given. That the Heads of Depart
ments, especially the Secretaries of War and
of the Navy, with all their subordinates and
the General-in. Chief, with all other comman-
ders and subordinates of land and naval forces,
will seVeFslIy be held to their strict and full
responsibilities for the prompt execution of
this order.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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Great Slaughter on Both Sides
WAR GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AU.
THORITY.
WASHINGTON, !!

The following orders by the Presidsnt were
published by authority in the Inteligsncer Of
this morning. Their Importance and bearing
are manifest.
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DESTRUCTION: OF PROPERTY