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~Of all the Arkansas troops In this

~Of all the Arkansas troops In this
war, the regiment Of Col. Rust has borne
the most fatigue and suffering. They
have been in several battles and acquitted
themselves like men. Besides these, there
have been months Of continual skir,nish
ing. marching and oounter-marching The
climate in which they were stationed was
the most severe in the Confeieracy, aud
for while, they we're inadequately sup
Piled with blankets and clothing.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26
sny- New Orleans il represented =.

sa,- New Orleans is represented as
having been made almost impregnable.
The shell road and every avenue of ap-
proach to the city are defended by very
powerful batteries, sweeping them for
miles, while on either side felled trees
form an impenetrable abat;is out into the
swamp. And to man the Notifications
and aid in the defence, they have force
IF no less than $4,000 men, under Major
General Lowell,
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

% Gen. Hindmau gives notice that
he IS authorized to accept ten companies
Of infantry, volunteers, for the war to be
organized into regiment for his brigade.
Eaca company will be furnished sub,is-
tenco and transportation from place Of
rendezvous, and arms and full equipments
iu Kentucky.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

GEN. CRITrENDEN's ARMY-By .
letter from Gainsboro, dated the 4th, the
Memphis Appeal is advised that Gen.
commend Sas at that point,
and that the deficiencies in the supplies
Of the troops. occasioned by their losses at
Fishing Creek were speedily being sup,
piled by their friends at home.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26
Tsy Corroy MARKET AND QUESTION

THE CorroN MARKET AND QUESTION
In New York the cotton market is in
actiyc. Private letters from Liverpool
have been received, which say tha, dealers
are disposed ID await the announcemcn nt
Of .he French policy with regard to Ame-
rcan affairs by the Legislative corps, which
was to assemble on the 26th Of January.
They also st te that the entire mercantile
and manufacturing interests Of England
aud France are hostile to the United
States.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26
rsa- Bright. Of Indiana ba, been fo,

rA- Bright, Of Indiana. has been for
nal!y expelled from the Federal Senate,
BY vote Of 30 to a. Bright maintain
ed an air Of bold defiance to the last. He
made a stirring speech, in which he ap-
realed 10 his State to uphold her honor
aud his fair name. The galleries of the
Serate were crowded throughout the
speech aud much applause was elected by
the efforts Of the expelled Senator.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

rT"I wish you would embrace my
husbands principles" said dashing lady
Of Washington City, to member Of the
Opposition.
Il could never do that; bet / would
gladly embrace bis wife, was the reply
and that seems to be the idea around that
latitude.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26
say- 4 dispatch from Louisville, dat,

sD- \ dispatch from Louisville, dated
the 81, says Captain q. A. Fogg, Of
Nashville, member Of Zol icoffer's staff.
who was wounded near Somerset, is dead
Major Cliff, surgeon of zollicoffsr's brig
ade, taken prisoner at Somerset, is here,
and will be sent to Bowling Green on
Tuesday, to be exchanged. 1t is thought
that General Buell. will arrange for the
exemptl1u of all surgeons hereafter.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26


MARSHALL pressed his handful of men to
Paiuisville, in Johosou county. on the
line of tile Sandy river. His command
command consists of Colonel john S.
Williams regiment. Trisg's 5th Virginia
volunteers. A g. Moore's battalion VIr>
ginia volunteers, JeffrIes' battery of four
ylus, aud Sinms' mounted battalion of
Kentucky volunteers. These, when all
present, will amount to $500 men, but
vi Ia detachmep,s 20 d i've teams, detach>
meuts for scouting service, detachments
To gather and preptre Subsistence, the
sick aud absent, never, We understand,
has found The General with mnre than
1900 present aud fiji for du'y What can
any officer d. with such force removed
me hundred aud fif.y miles from the base
of supplies aud reInturccment>!
The effect Is visible. The Sandy river
is now nav,gable to Piketon, 100 miles
above its mouth, for steamers OF medium
| class navi ating the upper Ohio. The
| Cincinnati Enquirer of the 18th Decem
b. r announced five full regiments of iu-
| iantrl, Il squadron of cavalry and two
batteries OF artillery are despatched after
VI rshall with orders to engage him "a
speedily as ! os,ibly. Besides these, Dan
Lludsay's regimen. from Frankfort was
despatched to Greenup, burg, aud Zelgler' =
regiment Was already at COredo. Anoth
er column was started from Paris by the
way of Mount Sterling, consisting OF two
regiments of infantry and five hundred
horses, to move by West Liberty upon
| Prestouburg aud TO attack Marshall IN the
rear General Marshal! fought at the
| forks of Middle Greek on the 10Th OF
January large part of this force and
achieved a decided success. His own loss
was iei killed aud fifteen wounded-that
of the cuemy over 200 killed aud 300
wounded The enemy immediately re-
traced his steps towards the mouth of the
Sandy, giving out that he was going into
wluter quartz 5, but no doubt going back
| for new reinforcements.
We d. hope our gallant little army on
the Sandy will receive the a't,ntions i;
deserves, aud may BE- placed in such con
ditlun as To enable its ch eff to demon-
strate the devotion he feels for the cause
OF Southern independence. The boys in
Eastern Kentucky are undergoing hard
snips to which there is no parallel III the
service. We understand they have to
.at her the corn for thenseiv. and horses
Ia the field, shuck ard shell it, and then
90 to the mill aud grind for themselves
bcfore they oLiai" bredd. They have n
railways or steamers to ride upon-no
houses to shelter They take the slcet
aud snow of The mountains, wade strean s
in tne winter, climb mountains COVERED
with Ice, sleep ou the wet ground, half OF
them without tents, aud most wtheu
blankets, bu; their General rougbs it with
them, aud they die but do not murmur.
They are made of sterling stuff aud de-
serve better fate.--Bo~finy Green Con
ier, 2SM uH.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

~ The French Government join in
the protest of Lord John Russell against
the stone blockade. Frauce is, If any
thing, more urgent for armed intervention
~ the American quarrel. The London
Times opposes intervention, but denounces
the stone blockade as vehemently as ever.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

r4f- The Herald says most powerful
conspiracy exists in the Federal Congress,
opposed to Lincoln aud 10 favor of break.
Ing up the Union. Bennett calls on Lin
coln to take the responsibility of the pre-
scot finances Of the country and the de-
fences
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

sN- Col Maxsy's Texan regiment Of
infantry, aud Cul. Locke's Texan regi-
ment Of cavalry, arrived on the 18th inst
in Meuphi-, aud left that night for lnka,
Teun.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

A%The Confederate Government y
making Minnie balls by steam in Baton
Rouge, La.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

haT If you want 10 have man for a
p'~Q.' pIuQ' never Incur the i'll will of his wife
NJ r0i'c oplnlon depends, in great meas
l;e, % the average prejudices of woman
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

na- Col Bradley Of the 9th Arksnsas
regiment resigned, and Capt. Duolap. Of
Bradley county, has been elected oolo-
mel.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

bV As there is no prosperous state Of
life without its calamities, 90 there is no
adversity without Its benefits.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

~The author of ''Seaelif'' says the
American is the only person who knows
what to do with the small of his back. lie
sits oo it,
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

s@- Let the youth who stards at the bar
with glas, Of liquor in his hand, consider
which he had better throw awsy-the
liquor or himself.
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

s0r Gen. Gideon J. Pillow has besa
promoted TO the rank Of Aajef 0easrsl
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26
s~ Whoever is the author of the fol

Ia Whoever is the author of the fol
lowing, gave utterance to vast deal of
truth in few world GA house full of
childfen," he says, "composes as power
full group of motives as ever moved "a
heart or hand; and the secret of many a
struggle aud triumph in the worlds bat
tie may be found throned in its mother $
or done up little buudle of white fan
mel A nations Lope, before now, has
been found in basket of bulrushes Get
ready to be afraid of the mau that child
rem are afraid Of, and be sure that he who
hates them, is not himself worth loving"
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

~He submits hinsef to be seen thro'
a microscope, vino suffers himself to be
caught in fit Of passion. 7sa'e
Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26
Our drummer boy from Tennessee
Beating, for help, the reveille.

~
was about to desert my post to 60 T.
his assistance, when | discovered the otf
Ger of the guard approaching with two
men. We all listened to the sound, and
were satisfied that it was Eddy's drum.
asked permission to go to his assistance.
The otfic r. hesitated, saying that the or
ders were to march in tw nty minutes.
promised TO be back ia that time when lie
consented. immediately started down
the hill through the thick underground,
aud upon reach ng the valley. l followed
the sound of the drum, and soon found
him sitting upon the grouod, his back
against the trunk of fallen tree, while
his drum hung on bush in front OF hun
reaching yearly to the ground. As soon
AS he discovered lie, he dropped his drum
sticks aud exclaimed, "Oh, corporal am
So glad to see you! Give me a drink
reaching oft his hand for my canteen.
which was empty. Immediately turned
to bring him some water from the brook
that could hear ripping through the
bushes near by, when, thinking ! was
about 10 leave him, he commenced crying
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NO. Is.
walking Advsrtisement.

YoU have probably heard the legend Of the
fashion in which the blaclling Of a certain en-
inent man rose to universal fame The erni-
nent man hired four footmen Of brazen coun-
tenance and loud and fluent power Of express
sion. He arrayed them in gorgeous Hveries;
that each being quite different from the other
three. Then each alone, from morning till
night Prevaded the streets Of London, and this
is the way they did: When each footman
saw shop in which blacking appeared likely
to be sold, he rushed into it with appearance
Of great excitement, and exclaimed in a hur-
ried manner Give me some of Suooks black
ing instantly" snooks', blaclzing2r asked
the shopman, "we never heard oft aNot
heard Of fSnooks' blacking, exclaimed the foot
man; "why my master wont let me brush his
boots with any other, and Just now he is roar
ing at me for brushing them with that Of fstg-
gins. Imust be offelsewhere and get Snooks'
blacEing forthwith" This interview naturally
startled the man in the shop; he began TO
think +" I must get some of Snooks' blaeking."
and when in the course Of the day, the other
three footmen severally visited his shop as the
first had done; one exclaiming the Chan
cellor won't use anything but Snooks' black
ing" another, His Grace won't use any
thing but SnOoEs' backing and the last in
crimson livery, His majesty won't use any
thing but SnOOlcs' blacking," the man in the
shop took his resolution. He iouEd out the
factory Of SnoOks', and ordered large quan-
tity Of the blacking.
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IL the midst Of the details OF the glorious
naval victory at Memphis, an odd circumstance
is found narrated which is too good to be lost
sight Of. The steamer Platte Valley had start
ed from st. Louis on a trading voyage down
the river She stopped at all the accustomed
points, as usual, down to Fort Pillow, where
she found that the fotilla had gone to attack
Memphis, and so followed in its wake to have
the opportunity of opening the first regular
trade at Memphis. The story is thus told by
the officers of the vessel:
GAS we came in sight OfMemphis the can
nonading was going on in front of the city.
and as nothing but the gunboats preceded US,
we concluded that discretion was the better
part of valor, and round on The point above
town, anxiously awaiting for something to
turn up. In hall an hour the firing ceased,
and as the transports had come along in the
meantime, we still in their wake, and all OF
US slowly dropped down to the levee. The
waving of many flags and the trains Of mar
iial music waited over the river from the
transports loaded with troops, the thousands
of men women and children that lined the
levee, the cotton yards and house tops the
little tugs fitting about from steamer to steam
er, the gunboats slowly moving into position
abreast Of the city, as they returned from the
pursuit of the enemy, formed such picture
as is seldom ever seen, and never to be for
gotten.
"At the levee we found the following
steamers, some of them with c. S. A. on their
H. R. W. Hill, National, Ken
lucky, Victoria, Acacia, and Sovereign. We
landed along with the balance Of the feet, and
in less than fifteen minutes after the fight we
had our stage plank out ready for business"
There, if that is not a pretty sharp exhibi-
ton Of American enterprise, we DO not know
what can be. The same mail which brought /
us the full accounts of the battle also brought |
St Louis papers containing numerous alrar-
tiSements of steamers bound for Memphis and |
all other points on the river Thus the com
merce of the Mississippi IS resuming its old
channel Philadelphia Gazstts
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Moravians at Bethlehem, Pa.

THERE is one characteristic of the old Mo-
ra7ians, which has descended to their posteri-
ty, and that is their love OF music Music,
with them, is a passion. It Is, as it were,
the very atmosphere in which their feelings
are awakened and expressed. For every
mood of the heart, every emotion of the
soul, and every impressive event, they have
an appropriate harmony. The birth Of their
children Is signalized by an anthem of Joy,
and some plaintive hymn soothes the depart
ing soul. Song is the very voice of their
thanksgiving, and the wall Of their intensest
agony. Their church-service and festal rites
are but collection Of sublime ritual melodies;
and in the interchange Of their social sympa-
thies, in their gayeties and griefs, in the
breathings Of manly passion and the whisper
ings of maiden-love, music is the chosen
medium in which the emotions that swell and
the feelings that subdue the heart find a it-
ting expression.
was permitted last Sabbath to attend the
love-feast Of their Single Brethern This
beautiful and time-honored festival is an out
ward demonstration Of the affection and sym
pathy that unite these simple-hearted people.
The sisters were attired in plain lace caps, the
widows being designated by white ribbon,
the maidens by pink, and the married women
by blue. The ceremonies consisted of the
distribution of coffee and buns, and the per-
formance of orchestral music, in which the
sisters, the brethren, and the entire assembly
alternately joined. There was not a silent
voice or an unimpressed heart in that entire
company. Those grand old melodies, which
had come down to them rich with the memo
ries of distant generations, softened, subdued
and swelled every heart. The aged even
sang; and in their quivering lips and brimn.-
ing eyes, one could see the slumber of thous-
and Memories was broken, and the past was
to them a reality. Pleasant to US were those
wrinkled faces, eloquent with the light Of
heart-awaked memories. Sweet to US were
those tremulous voices, breaking forth in the
songs that were once music to their infant
y,aarc - I'm. H6,;cfjq97 E,ts77j0oyce,.
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A NobIe Union--.orr Ia.

Ex-GovERNoR Neil BRowN, who, like many
others, was dragged into the rebellion in Ten
nessee, by the force Of circumstances, has just
issued an address to the people of that State,
urging upon them to rally once more around
the banner Of the Union. He shows the ut
ter faTlacy and failure of the attempt to estab-
lish the Confederate Government and that it
is the duty of every citizen to lay aside all
pride in the matter, and come out boldly, as
he has done himself in restoring the State to
its full fellowship with the Union once more.
In the course Of his remarks, Governor Brown,
who at one time represented our country at a
foreign Court says:
" This had been noble Union. I was proud
when, as a foreign Minister, saw our flag
abroad, and felt that belonged to it"
And what American, who ever visited a
foreign shore, but felt the same pride at be-
holding that glorious emblem Of our power,
our glory and greatness. The American citi-
zen, in the most despotc countries in times Of
the greatest anarchy and Of civil wars even,
could range himself under the folds of the
Stars and Stripes, and pointing to it as his
protector, could feel his safety from all threat
ened danger. And yet there are those who
have become so debased or demented by the
fell spirit of Secessionism, as to rejoice at the
trailing of that flag in the dust-aye, we have
known men Chank Heaven there are but few
of them,) whose business leads them over the
waters of the great Deep who have in an es-
pecial manner been enabled to witness the
talismanic power Of that flag in preserving
them and their property from all harm, are
yet found in the ranks Of those who are utter
ing their fruitless curses upon It'll May. God
forgive them, for surely it would almost seem
that " they know not what they dO."-Batti-
more Clipper.
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General Butler Mskeu a Discovery.

The Boston Journal has news from New
Orleans received at that port by the schoon-
er Flying Dragon, which left New Orleans
on the 22d of May.
The health of New Orleans is very good,
and the troops are in fine condition. There is
no yellow fever, and it is hoped that from the
enforcement OF sanitary regulation there will
be much less than the usual number Of cases.
The river was high at the time the Flying
Dragon sailed, and the present good health is
attributed to this fact
g" Political prisoners continue to be sent to
Fort jackson, from two to six going down
each day. A few days before the Flying
Dragon sailed there was deposited, after the
usual ceremonies in a tomb. From mforna-
ton which General Butler had received, he
ordered an examination of the cofin to be
made afterwards, rs the cause Of the death of
the person which It was said to contain was
not satisfactory to him. On opening the cof-
fin no corpse was found, but in It's place a
large amount Of gold coin, which was immedi-
ately taken possession Of in the name of the
Government Specie continues to be found
which has been secreted by the rebels and in
all cases it is seized - esq 1s
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Confab.

PEECHED upon the gate, in front Of the Wild
ow's house, was docile looking African, who
entered into conversation with several of our
men, as they halted in front Of him. He wasn't
particularly stupid, but terminated al his SEN
tences with the ejaculation of "Bress de LOrdT''
e. I saw and overheard the following:
Soldier. Did any of the rebels go over
this road27
Niger. No--bress he LordI'
Soldier. as your master at home ?"
Niger. Yas-bress de LordF'
Soldier. Has he got any sons in the reb-
el army?'
"Nigger. "Yas-bress de Lordr'
" "sOldier. "What do the people here think
Of us 2'
Niger. "Pugh, goIly. dey tnk dares
heap of yez-bress de Lord"
Soldier. Are you married."
Niger. Vas, end got fourteen children
.-bress de Lord /"
Soldier. Is your wife living here with
your"
Niger "By golly, de old woman gone to
see Jesus long time agO-bress de Lordr"
Soldier. "sam, did you know that we had
come down here to iberate all of you black
folks 2"
Niger. Oats wot I hear say-O-"
At this juncture, Guinea, in going through
the process Of a sneeze, dislOdged himself, and
!ell to the ground, shouting, as he struck, 90,
bress de Lord r'-COr. ~ 2 Paper.
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Our Gallant /" Right Wing"

We devote much of our space this morning
to the accounts given by the Baltimore Ameri-
cans correspondent, and the n Y. Times, oi
the great battle between an. immense rebel
army and onr gallant Right Wing, before
Richmond. Tie aim Of the rebels, as viii be
seen, was to turn the right of McClellan's
and cut him off from his base Of supplies by
the Richmond and York River railroad. In
view Of this Mcclellan had taken measures to
secure a new base line by the James river,
which should bo rendered perfectly secure
under the protection of the Gunboat feet.
And on Wednesday while the enemy were
opening tdeir attack he began his transfer of
this line, abandoning the White House posi-
ton; this was continued on Thursday, and
fully completed before the order was given to
McCall's and Porter's divisions to fall back
And when the rebels came to grasp their
fancied victory, behold, it turned to ashes in
their grasp. For this barren result they suf-
fered most awfully. The fighting on Friday
was terriffble. The rebels came charging
upon Mccall in overwhelming numbers, our
artillery moved them down like grass before
a hailstorm. They retired. They were i'm
mediately reinforced, and assaulted again, to
be again repulsed before the irresistible bay
onet charge of Porter's division which was
Immediately on the left Of Mccall. They
rallied and came again to the assault, and were
again repulse with horrible slaughter before
the shell and grape which at every discharge
opened wide chas1ns in their dense ranks.
The fourth time they bore down upon that
gallant right wing, and were driven back;
Gen, Porter each time following them up.
and then falling hack upon lis position. At
the fourth time came the order to continue
this retrograde movement slowly and in order
Not knowing the reason for this order the
brave fellows begged to be allowed to stand.
Tie order was imperative. They retired in
order, under protection Of batteries placed Tor
their support. During their contest with the
enemy they now found that the whole posi-
ton had been changed, the army re-ting upon
James River, able to cooperate with the fleet
and 10itEin sEel7ing distance Of Richmond. Il
is evident therefore that the advantage was
decidedly in our favor, and one more step
taken in our march onward to Richmond"
%. s. Journal, Sd
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The CITY of Memphis.

MEMPHIS is by far the largest and nostim<
por,ant city on the Mississippi river between
St. Louis, which is 43O miles above, and
New ORLEANS, which is 730 miles below, l.:
is the eHtyepot Of four railroads, trayersing
North, So-tl, East, and West These roads
have added greatly to the commercial growth
Of Memphis, though it is the river traffic
which has built the city The shipments Of
cotton alone from the port, in the year ending
September /, 1860, amounted to four h1ndre-I
thou-and bales, and lis general buixless, in
ordinary times, is immense. It is the great
point for cotton and other produce Of West
ern Tennessee. By last census the population
Of Memphis put down at t6ouf $4,000 souls;
but the city has been 50 long beIeagured and
keptin panic, and 50 many Of its able-bodi
ed citizens have been impressed into the rebel
army that it is calcliarcd by refugees from
there It does not now number one-half Of its
ordinary inhabitants