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Capture of a Valuable Prize, &c.

PHILADELPHIA Nov. 2O.-The Washington
Star OF this evening says the Navy Department
has information of the recent capture of the
steamship California from Mobile for Havanna,
loaded with about 1000 bales of cotton. She
was captured by the Montgomery. The infor-
nation was brought BY the q. s. steamer Con-
necticut.
The Washington Star of this evening has the
following;
Acquia Creek, Nov. l9.-The construction,
corps is doing iss best to have the Railroad re-
paired, but the pretended preparation of matters
for the repair which should have been made
have been sadly neglected. The rebels being
undisturbed in this quarter, after their evacua-
ton of Fredericksburg, improved their opportu.
nifty to carry off all the wire, railroad iron, &c.,
that they could get away, as we'll a. to burn eli
the buildings. The consequence is that much
larger supplies of materials have been found
requisite here for repairing the roads disabled
BY the rebels
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New York, Nov. lS-A Wsrrenton CORES
pendent of the New York Tribune says: Burn
side has not disappointed the Army, the Admin.
istration or the loyal people at large.
The army Of the Potomac is again under
marching orders. Gen. Sumner, now command.
Ing two large corps, is this morning en- route
for az important point, which, as it will take
two or three days to reach, will not name.
The rebels of this village, in order to console
themselves upon seeing this great host march
through their streets, are circulating reports
that Jackson has failed from his mountain
heights upon our rear, and that we are rapidly
fleeing from him. Queer that two would fly
from one, and that in the direction of Rich
mond. All that Jackson can now get in our
rear be is welcome to have. Gen. Lee will re-
quire the service Of Gen. Jackson I'm front, if
he has not already been ordered to join the main
body Of the rebel army.
NV York, Nov. IA special from War.
renton says: Burnside has submitted his plan Of
the campaign to the authorities at Washington
As soon as response is received from them
the army will move.
New YoEK, Nov. IA Harper's Ferry lette,
of Sunday says: Jsckson's main force is at Ste.
venson Station, fifteen miles this side of Win
chester. 1t is variously stated at 10000 e
10000, but it is not likely to exceed 10000
Jackson never left the Valley but moved down
the west side of the Blue Ridge, while our army
advanced along the east, skirmshing at the gap.
with our advance, but never offering serious
bsttle. When it became known tiat our army
had no intention to enter the Valley, Jackson
retraced his steps. His advance extends as ia,
as two miles from Hancock His cavalry occu
pies Aartinsburg. Jackson's headquarters are
at Bunker Hill
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An Impersant Acquisition.

The progress of sorghum culture has been con.
tinuous and rapid, until what was few years
ago. dubious experiment, is become not only .
triumphant success, but very important branch
of our national industry. In 1859, a. appears
from the preliminary report of the census, some.
thing over seven millions Of sorghum syrup, an
article little inferior to the choicest sugar house
molasses, was obtained. In 1860 and 1881, the
culture was steadily increased; but the present
year, in view of the short supply of New Orleans
syrup, aud the advantage resulting from varied
industry, especially in time of war, an astonish-
ing impetus has been given to the growth of the
Chinese and African canes. On inquiry at the
Agricultural Department, we learn that estern
correspondents best acquainted with the crop
of gallons, grown upon two hundred and fifty
thousand acres, or one hundred and fifty gallous
to the acre. Measures will be taken to ascertain
approximately the true value of the CROP
Whether this estimate 10 correct or not, it il
certain that large crop has been gathered, suf-
fcient to supply at least half the demands Of the
market throughout the country.
The total consumption of foreign and domestic
syrups and molasses, obtained from the maple,
and from the Chinese aud common canes, is nos
sixty to seventy millions of dollars.
For purposes of cookery, and for breakfast,
buckwheats and other cakes, most persons, when
once little accustomed to sorghum, greatly
prefer it to anything else, except, perhaps, ma
pie syrup, as en- accompaniment Of the morning
meal
The price has been about fifty cents per gallon
at Wholesale. If may be cheaper the present
season.
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SAN FRANc1sco, Nov. 1.-THE building on the
southeast corner of Montgomery and Clay
streets, containing the Morning Call Newspaper
office, was partially burned yesterday. Loss
$4,000.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 15.-The steamer Ore
gon sails this evening for Manzuala, taking
about seventy persons, who 20 to Sonora. Sic.
nola and chihuahua to engage in silver mining.
Among them are s. Wing, Henry ". Edger.
ton, and Judge Batto. Two extensive mills for
reducing silver ore also 60 forward. This is
the commencement Of what promises to nrove
an extensive movement Californians ono. God
in Mexican mining enterprises embrace msnv
men and considerable capital.
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Washinxton Items.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-Gen. Mcclellan ar
rived in town last night.
The latest intelligence, believed to be reliable,
states that the main body of the rebel army has
succeeded in reaching point between our army
and Richmond. Jackson and Stuart are said to
be between Culpepper and Warrenton.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19-The Court of Inquiry,
ordered to assemble at Washington on the 9th
Of October, has been dissolved by request OF
Msjor-Genersl Mcdowell. A Court of Inquiry
is ordered to assemble here tomorrow at IL
o'clock, to inquire into certain charges made
against him. Ex-Governor Dennison and other
witnesses summoned here are expected to be
present. Detailed for the Court, Msjor.General
Cadwallader, Brig Gen. Martndale and Van
Allen, and Lieut.. Col. L. b. Pelouse, Judge Ad-
vocate aHd Recorder, Generals Hunter
Garfield, Buford Prentss and Morris, with Col
Holt as Judge Advocate, constitutes the Militia
~ Committee to examine the charges preferred
by Gen. Pope against Col Fitz John Porter
This Committee will also assemble this week.
1t has been decided by the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue that persons selling or ped
ding from boats or vessels must take q license
as dealers, either Wholesale or retail, as the case
may be. TIE license must say the party is au-
thorized.
The steamer Eagle brings Havana dates of the
10Th. The Desnomarna (Secesson paper Of
Hsvana,) denies that the steamer Blanche OF
| Spanish war steamer brought slaves, as alleged
but the facts show that the statement was cor
rect
| The Spanish steamer De Scauo arrived at IA
wanna from New Orleans on the 18th. Weather
in Havana was cool and sickness disappearing
No rebel blockade rumors had arrived since thu
18th.
The steamer America, from Nicaragua, wifi
672 California passengers, sailed from Havans
on the 10Th for New York.
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ReheI Army I'M Rtchmo.a

NEW YORK, Nov 20-A special Washington
dispatch to the! Philadelphia Enquirer, dated
10th, says:
The latest intelligence from the rebel army
says they have been marching into Richmond
for several days, and that none remained behind
but Jackson and Stuart, with part of Hill,s
corps, who are between Culpepper and Warren
ton, and who will no doubt try to harrass our
advance on Richmond. The rebels will not give
battle this side of their,works around Richmond.
They have had nearly 100000 patients in
Richmond the last month, and the hurrying into
the tortihcations of the army has doubtless
struck terror to their souls.
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In faver Of Leyvinx Contribution.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. l9.-The Onion men of Ky.
are greatly dissatisfied because the government
does not authorize contribution to be levied
upon the wealthy secessionists, to prevent the
starvation of loyal people of the mountain Dor
der counties. who have been stripped by Nor
gan, Bragg, Smith l. Co. Unionists here say,
unless government gives such authority they
will soon be forced to supply rations from the
above source.
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From Tennessee.

NAsHvILLE.-Muny active rebels are prepar-
ing to leave Middle Tennessee in anticipation Of
the retrest of the rebel troops
The conscripts didn't muster in Murfreesboro
as announced. The Union conscripts abscond.
ed.
Gen. Bragg was at Tallahama the other day.
His force was not there. Cheatham's division
was there.
Tennessee and good Southern money in good
demand. r
Louisville and Nashville Railroad reported re.
opened. Trains will pass through the tunnel by
Sunday. All very quiet.
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British Neutral,,v.

WASHINGTON, Nov. ls-An illustration OF
the sballosness of pretence of British neutral
ity will be found in the following notes discov-
cred in the ship Water Witch, the last prize
captured. Barclay and Mcdonald are the lead
ing merchants of Kingston, Jamaica, aud seem
to take it for granted that it is the duty of a
Commodore in the British Navy to give inior-
nation and advice to facilitate the departure o,
csrgoes in the blockaded ports of the South:
ITO Capt King Of the Water Witch:
Ny DEAR S1R-I send you herewith note for
Com. Dunlap, and hope you may get some use
full information from him. Your messenger
takes the demJohns Of ,um. Again wishing YOU
a speedy and prosperous voyage, an very
truly yours,
JAS. d. MCDOWELL.
To Com DUNLAP, q, 3 &c Port Royal"
Kingston, Jamaica, June 2s-DsAR sIR.-
Capt. Thomas Eing of the British schooner
Water Witch is about to start With cargo of
merchandise in his vessel to port in the South.
ern States OF America, and being anxious to get
advices from you for his guidance, We take the
liberty of giving this introduction. He will
feel obliged for such counsel as you eau give
him under the circumstances
We are, sir, your obedient servants,
BARCLAY l. MCDONALD.
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From the eloux 0ity Register.
To Tax-Payers In O'BEisn County. Iowa.
BANKING HOUSE, or WEARE b ALLsoHl

To TaX-PayeFo In OsBK1sn County, Iowa.
BANKING HOUSE, or WEARE h ALLIsoxl
November 8, 1862
Duty to ourselves aud our correspondents
compel the following statement:
The tax on land in O'Brien county, Iowa, for
1858 to 1861 inclusive, for State, County, School
House, Road and Bridge purposes. amounts to
$l9,4l per each 100 acres as assessed and col.
ected; also, during the last year, or so, the coun.
ty officers hsve sold the Swamp Lands, $50 cal
led. within the County, professedly for the pur-
pose Of public improvements, The amount re-
allied is unknown to US. but the Government
price lie 81 Is per acre. For the year 1852, they
have levied tax on each 160 acres in O'Brien
County, 1920 for State, County, School and
road purposes, aud $3.50, called Bond Taz. !"
What this Bond Tar" lie for, is not known to
outsiders. We gather faom inquiries ma by
parties in Chicago, that Bonds have been issued
and negotiated there, and If 60, this tax is pro.
badly TO pay said Bonds. But what has been
done, or is to be done With the funds 20 raised?
"Road Tax" has been levied and collected
each wear, but not q road has been laid out in
the county, and neither public travel nor pri.
vate citizens demand any. A "Bridge Tax" has
been LEVIED and collected, yet not bridge has
been erected, and none are needed. A heavy
"School House Tax" has been levied and collect.
ed, but no school mouse 10 erected, and we are
confident there are but two children in the
County to occupy one if completed. No Court
House, or other public buildings are visible to
the naked eye-and as there are not men enough
in the County to form petty jury, it would ap.
pear to outsiders and tax payers, not absolutely
necessary to have any. Except about election
time there are but three or four men residents
in the County. What has been done with the
proceeds of the regular taxes collected, of the
proceeds derived from the sale of the Sua,np
Lands, and of Bonds sold! Until these ques-
tions are satisfactorily answered-we would adj
wise tax payers to repudiste this "Bond Tax"
and pay only the 1920 for the year 1852, trust
ing the justice of Courts or returning reason Of
the officials that it will be abated.
We have been brief as possible, hoping the
newspapers throughout the country will copy
this statement WARE & ALLISON.
Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 6, 1862.
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From tho Advance.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-Informstion from the
Army of the Potomac to-day is to the effect that
the rebel cavalry approached Warrsnton recent.
ly to reconnoitre, but Gen. Pleasanton's cavalry
gave them q severe check near that place.
Accounts from Falmouth today state that du
ring yesterday p %. the enemyls pickets were
scattered along the banks of the Rappahan-
mock, and conversed freely With our men, but
no firing took place. Only one small came Of
rebels was seen.
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The Danger In the Norshv..,

Gradually the secessionism of the Cbic,,,
Times Golden Circle clique, like Satan in If,
guise, is showing its hoofs.
T. A. Hendricks, a Democratic politician :,
Indiana, in recent speech, limited at the ida,
Of taking the Northwest out of the Union, and
the Chicago Times more bold and unblusbjD,
in its reasonable zeal, takes up the idea auj
thus rolls it as sweet morsel under h,
tongue.
'If New England fanaticism and follv and
wickedness shall make restoration Impossible
the Northwest will take care of herself and bs,
own interests"
We published a day or two since an ex,rsc
from the Richmond official organ of jeff Ds,i.
disclosing the fact that emmissaries of the ,eb
Ell Government were about to be sent to tn
States Of the Northwest to manufacture seuti
ment in favor Of just such proposition IS tn
Times now boldly and recklessly ventilates-
The emmissaries have no doubt arrived, an
been in consultation with the tresson-symps
thiser Of the Times and the rest Of the Code
Circle leaders.
We warn honorable and patriotic me
against these criminal Vaccinations to inat
gurate secession in the Northwest. The pec
Phc Va thS WCSt oiS JUST DO souuu ouu true !
their devotion to the old Union as are Ii
people of the East, for the West and East b
brethren indeed; but cunning tricksters may
by their deceptive intrigues accomplish tbs
which all honest men would deprecate as the,
would disaster aud ruin.
We caution the public against the poisonou
seeds that are now being sown broad cast thru
the Democratic press of the Northwest Their
is design in it as deep and damnable as tia
by which the Southern rebellion was inaugu
rated eternal vigilance is the price of lib
erty," and if the West would preserve be
honor, her loyalty and her liberties, her pee
pie must be on their guard against the insidt
Gus wiles of the rebel sympathizing dems
gogues wac would glory in nothing so muc
as in forcing us into wicked and destructi,
rebellion against the Government, and selliu
US body and soul to the South. Forewaruec
let US be forearmed.-[Chicago Journal
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NEW YoRK, Nov. 21.-A despatch from Wash
ington to the Times, dated the Goth says:
Gov. Yates and Congressman Arnold, of ILL.,,
had an interview to-day with the President, in
relation to widening the Illinois and Michigan
Canal, 90 as to admit the passage of gunboats
from the Mississippi river to the Lakes, asking
the President to recommend the project in his
forthcoming message.
Gov. Yates urged upon the President the ne>
cessity of standing by the recent Emancipation
Proclamation if he hoped for a speedy suppress
sion of the rebellion. The President replied that
he was as much determined in bis course as he
ever had been.
Gov. Yates protested to the President again
against the arming of Illinois troops with arms
of European manufacture.
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Drafting I'M WI.con.,r

MILWAUKEE, Nov. l9.-The draft in this c;tv
and county took place to-day. Everytbina
passed off peacefully and cheerfully. The sum-
mary manner in which the Governor dealt with
Ozaukee County has put down all feeling Of re-.
sistance Among the drafted are Ralph q
johnson, a prominent business man. a son 81
Gen. Haines, and other well known citizens
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Combination.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. l9.-At . meeting q,
Newspaper proprietors to-day, it was agreed Ia
combine for the protection Of their interests IN
view of the heavy advance in the price of n.ner
materials, &C., and increase the charge Of sub
scription.
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Enhanced Price Of Chicago Paper,.

CHICAGO. Nov 2O.-The publishers of all the
Chicago papers held meeting last night to con.
slider the great increase in price of white paper
and other items of enhanced cost of publication.
They resolved in self protection to advance the
price OF their Dailies two dollars, their Tri-week
lies one dollar and their Weeklies fifty cents,
charging hereafter ten dollars year or twenty
cents per week for the Daily, aud for the Weekly
two dollars tor single subscriber, and 81 so the
lowest club rates.
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General McClellan I'm New York

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-General Mcclellan Wis.
tied General Scott to-day and will be serenaded
tonight. He is accompanied by Mrs. cClel-
Ian and child and his personal Staff.
Reverdy johnson, Senator McDougal, Judge
Nelson and Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas, paid their
respects to General Mcclellan to-day.
Gen. Mcclellan declines any public reception
In this CITY
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6 say, capen, "said keen eyed man, as he
landed from the steamer Potomac at Natchez,
=" say, capen, this ere amt ALIVE left
suthin or nathin on board, that's a fac. Wen
see now; grant it's all cording to list-four
boxes, three chists, two brandy boxes, port
mony, two hams one part used, three ropes Of
inyuns and one tea kettle. But you see, cap
en-, I'm kinder duberous l feel like as if suth-
ms short Though I've counted um nine times
and never took my eyes off 'em sense came on
board, l feel there's suthin wrong somewhere.
swell, stranger, times up, all know on SO
lest fetch your ole woman an five children out
of the cabin, for we must be off," Them's
UNI by hockey. Them's UNI know d I'd for
got suthin or nuther.
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A Dreadful Disaster at sea.

Rev. W. r. Scott. Chaplain of the British
ship Tynemouth, has kindly favored us with the
sub]oned details of terrible disaster at sea, as
narrated to him by some OF the survivors, whilst
hi. vessel lay at the Falkland Islands, on her re.
cent voyage from Dartmouth to this port:
The bark Guiana bound from Calders (Chile)
to Swansea (Wales). was discovered, at IL D.
m. on jane 18th, to be On FIRE, three hundred
miles southeast OF Cape born. In twenty min
uses thereafter the vessel was wrapped 10 flames
and ia five hours sank.
The captain, officers, crew, and one passenger,
managed to get into two boats, taking aboard
blu. four pounds Of biscuit and four gallons OF
water. They were eight days without seeing
land, and most of the time in a driving gale OF
rain and sleet During this period one Of the
boats, containing the second mate and four men,
capsized, but we're rescued by the other boat,
theirs being lost On the ninth day they landed
on barren Island known as Roschine Rock, 90
miles south of the Falklands.
Here they stayed for nine days, subsisting on
limpits "a specie of shell.6sh) and peDguins-
Their sufferings we're intolerable. They were
compelled to drink urine and sea water. Finally,
the first mate and carpenter, who only, of all the
survivors, could perform any labor, managed to
launch the boat. In this the captain and seven
others started for the Falklands, leaving the re-
mainder on the island, frost-bitten and unable
to move. On the 9th of July the boat was des-
cried off the Falklands by schooner, which
picked up the occupants and conveyed them to
the Falklands
Another vessel was Immediately dispatched
tor the remaining survivors on the rock, all oil
whom were recovered and placed in Falkland's
hospital. But the sufferings of two were speedi
y relieved by DEATH The names of these were
Geo. Elliot, second mate, of Biddeford, and VIM
Edward, seaman. Four of the men had each
ootn legs amputated, and the condition of the
other survivors was truly pitiable Califor
MAN, Oct. 81.
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Ordered for Duty.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l9.-Brig. Gen. German,
recently ordered to report at St. Louis will
doubtless be assigned for duty on reaching that
point either under Gen. Curtis or Gen. Rose.
GRAMS
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A BATCH OF REBEL L1xUrEsANr-GxsERALs-
They have been manufacturing at Richmond
Lieutenant Generals for the Rebel service, and
the list thus far embraces Longstreet, Hardee,
KIRBY smith, Holmes, Pemberton, jackson and
Folk. The rank has probably been provided
to correspond with the command of corps day.
met, as Major Generals proper command is q
division. The highest military rank in the reb-
ell service 10 that Of General.
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The Reason why.

NEW YoRK, Nov. 20.-Owing to the storm
the telegraph wires do not work very we'll and
consequently we have received no news from
o1y quarter.