davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1862-02-28

By ss1t9 oEEs dstsd he st d. ;xe e
Is1 q MsT1gsees q na@e three hundred a:d twenty
4 s sp s1s gasT S = ;y u a e
Francis F. Costin, the premises hereinafter desctised
s. ts & 2 a7a II
a 1e. I 5sn n.ass o4 se e n Else e
May a 1Ns fos value received and ths eths1s fos
and payable respectively the first Day .: eSeh NJ
g lie ais9
"a b. sd q TIT = "a + dean tsa b faas =
@ as. es e s ss q
W ssfa T. s cis H Es 5 "
icrssss due On TIC 1T aaE q VIZ and thc 1: dy
ana gwen fsr Sid tnasalHsnts Ehteh have stnss
tase7a ase sfs re-
of1le authorty contained n Sais Mo5taTs s1 @ 2 ss-
tse5 is5 w. fss ana !;
Ain 81 S5 :? asa t equ'y i ef s
S g ii stpaSe hsda
cash a. ten osSs n ~ @ e m % No oof
premises Sissstsd q ths ct5 e GSsEo GoRaty &
81 is 9ys y II ftS H sss ssss 81 *
asfssa Isu3dins In "a slsf
thezeoa situated thi;'yton: IS' ia;!.
fye e t6e Sins sna
hs5s2R Sta: ,af h9ts g ssa m sns !!
5ssEG soss {iees W s ss|a sahs
q I'D $sGEs Gfssfs = S5sfs
"@ 1 ii DasSa1s b::s5a sa:s2. a:sS'ecsz ca:.so.
, 1862-02-28

Mr. Bancroft on the Relations Of S1a-
vcry to the War and to the Union.
It is worth while to be a historian, when
historical study and research are used to en-
force in the most eloquent words, and BY the
most important instances and authorities, the
great fncts Of the age which most affect Us.
This was done 80 admirably By Mr. Bancroft,
III lis address to the New York Common Coun-
Gil on Saturday, the 222d inst, that we print
few passages which especially deserve remem-
brance. After showing that the spirit rs the
fathers Of the country was for liberty, 'foE the
rights Of mankind" he passed on to say Of the
cause Of the war:
*For mysclf, was ono who desired to post
e.! ponc or rather hoped altogether to avoid tue
collision which has taken place, trusting that
| society by degrees would have worked ieaef
| clear By it's own innate strength and the virtue
| and resolution OF the community. But slavery
| has forced upon US tho issue, and has lifted up
| its hand to strike dcatt-b1ow, at eur exist
| cpce as q people. It has ayowcd itself a des-
| peraic ard determined enemy Of our national
life, OF cur unity as republic, and heucefor'
| ward no man dcscFyGs th1 name Of states nan
| who would CONSENT to the Introduction OF taa&
| clement Of weakness and division into any new
| territory, or the admission Of another slave
| State into the uuion.
Of the progress cf corruption under the rule
Of tho slave power, he said:
"During elevon 3eazs Of peFverse govern
rncnt, those rules were disregas.led, aud f
came to pass that men who should armll
ayow the continents Of Washington and JET
i {erEon and Franklin and chancellor Lisiuss
Tor were disfranchised for the public sergfca
ttat tic spot4ess CchlefJustlco whom Wash
inston placed at the head Of oar 3apsem
Court could by 20 possibility bare b=ea notai
.nated for tbst office, or confirmed, Nay, th
corrupt influence invaded even the very HON
! Of Justice, The final decree Of the Suprem
Court in ita decision On pas6calsz case, mus
, 1862-02-28

ever before, and the e-fnture Of the nation = III
present. nothing t1ut the !" blackness Of dark
ncss'': to the true patriot or, indeed; to: any
n,an endowed with the commoEest principles
nf rat;nnal understanding .
, 1862-02-28

Tie Trustees have declared SCRIP DIVIDEND OF
FIFTY PER CENT. co out Of tic profits foz tho
rear Parties Interested obtain their certificates
c1 end after tile first day Of March next
Tie Trustees have s1so declared CASH DIVIDEND
OF SEVEN PER CENT. O on the outstanding sc-ip
Of the Company cut Of the accumulated interest," par
able Oh the first day Of March next at the Office Of the
Company.
The Trustees have 1u1ther declared tha. after zcsf
ing Ecur Hundred Thousand Dolars l$ioo61o} 81
Cari.al the certificates Issued ty this Company n
1so and !sGo he 7eaceued In CASH, and after the
frst dsJ OF March next presentation at the oe:
Ct tie conpsny and that ali further interest Oh TIT
same shall GEESE. .. ......
L. a EUSTArHIEyE, Secretary.
, 1862-02-28
CEAIFD PROPOSALS. ARE IN,

CEALED PROPOSALS ARE IN
DvITEn TIL the nth dsy Of March 1857 at17o'cloek
NJ for supplying the United States Sub. Dept With
6om head af BkBF CATTLE On The boot
The C6ttle 70 b. delivered 1t Washington Cit, and
each animal 70 eEaze fSop poEnds Eross weight;
enifnaI rdsited which weighs 1ess tnAn 1ooJ pounds
Tie Cattle to be delivered st suck tea ami ii such
quantities the Government naA7 ftQuire 10 EasNe
VIA te c1Icr thts contract before the 1stdsJ
Of April, i56a
Hciirsu aud Bu1lot1 not Enntea-
4 bend Etth good xre sufficient aeculisy will be re,
dose1oncn. 1cscrres to fttcH the tight to PET IN
Ko I'D vii b eateft.ieed when Put IN ~ eoatrae
Contracts Of Ehe tie bidder Is not rseseat - respo.
to his bid .
us A, a sstirkton D. C.
FOEx OF BID:
LAB do hereby rfcpoas % deliver to the Govern
1nent koao Beef Cssue On TIE hoofios ---ro. sun
- ste5rding 70 tta teTns OF e,s enc.cse! a1SeE
fIs 1cn The Cattle to be Nelehed on the sc11es aHs
4he Nc;ehs 50 te<ur:ced ~ be the ps:cla53 %sEtt
itcse skree 70 Esve Eooa an9 sat1ekn soaa %
the fnGraent Q[ 4Aa contract sod TO fbcetTs tFe1s
Eckes IN rAymens fos the Cattle fet9a I'd
, 1862-02-28
N.untbRT.

r HMRER.-A. Foster d Co.,
~ ~hoseesse and retail dea1ess Il s Ga4r 6aana.
Deors md Blinds Having On hand large. CT ana
Wa collected STOCK oer At prices TO Euts 6ne Rmo
YeIJ west Twelfth Strsa rear the hF1ae fos* Vatoe
-Hox 318 r. R-lnElnisA In oVr stock ase 9EnsssH
Geet Gtock Boards 1SNAs@
, 1862-02-28

D7prsrs and Farmers viii una this the nost edyf1.
tageous Ioute for Live StocRs Cspacio1s fatda Ke q
been opened on a line and its connections Raa eTc41
attcntoa t. paid to their wants. From HasEtsouFG4e
resting 3 choice Is offered efi he EH@1LADELfEiAg Ia
also be found the Shortest g,cEest and most drss*
with fewer changes thai &aY other.
ENOCE LEWIS, GcnI Sup't Altoona Pn.
L. L. HQCFT. Genl Ticket 4 gent, Phlladelpl1A.
la1.EfI51Y
, 1862-02-28

pro4}osals.
FOR THE UNI-

SUBSISTENCE FOR TIE UNI
~ TED STATES TROOPS AND PRISONERS.
Office of the AcEEg Asst CoHmtssafy OF 6uosisencef
LISA Chicago, Feb. r. IS62. :
EtAled proposals. VIII b. received at this Office until
the hEst day Of March s at II H. for the fuFn shtng
Of Subsistence to tte o. troops n1d prisoners Of war
now stationed at Canp Boug.as.
COMPOSITION OF RATIOzB:
Thfecfourths Of Z pound Of potk or bacon, or one
and one fourth pound OF feeh OF salt beef twentt
ounces OF bread 101E, one pound OF hard hEcad
and one fourth pounds Of corr meal q. tl2Tatc
to everyone hundred Izdo1s, eight quarts oz heaus
and ten pounds IlcE In lea tneEeoL eight quarts
Of pe8s ten pounds Of homln} ten pounds Of
coffee, eight pounds uf Toss cd and grou1l cote
Of one and one half pounds Of tea, feea po1nds OF
Bugar Tour quarts Of vinegar one pound Of sperm csn
dies or ore and onchs pouude Of adArnan1e ldles
or one end one baH pounds Of talloW cRh61ea four
pounds Of eoap snd two quarts OF sa In addition to
fhe fcreEonf tufce wefk one gallon OF mol 4s8 70
one hunereo fatIons thrice week s;ae OF po
tatoes 1T the rate Of pound per Fresh he6f
VIII &c furnished ofeu IS fnGr days II saTen at the
ontiou OF the Commanding officer.
The prcsisl6ns 70 bo furnished Cnder this contract
muEs be ef the dsst9rai. the Proposals 70 uabntaon
The racs Of two efficient seeGz and to be endo1e
cd OF TIT envelope Proposals for Army Subsistence
Bddesr are invited 20 b present at the opeuinG of the
prcroesl5 Each bid must be accoupsnted b the
guarantee NJ 1espo.sb1e persons fua. the bidder
| Vii, u his bid be aecepted, slgn the EontEses
| IOHNEHRISTQPHER
| F,ns Lieut.. 18th IL InSant7; l. a c. i, u. 5. a.
/
, 1862-02-28

NORTGAGE SALE.-Wheress,

MORTGAGE SALE.-Whereas,
lHX bE certain mortgage, dstei the htst dsy ct
May L. D. 1855 and recorded In tie Recorders eidce
Of Eook County State Of iuc.s IN book thirty 9?7aa
ST. ~ sd ~
SoE tSs R:sati s seata af
gage ali executed By BacSay: Norris nnt parable
70 s on e of myeHM one 1f sa;a 9oe i9T @ S5
received: aud tas olAeza fr ths Of i've hundred
aReani lrteTss tas os I'D prnpa sun s rs5sss
ION lie ft.a: asy Il IS e tho sr5t day e
ss eass t tSsta f esta sal BE- se II ne q
any one Of Enid instalents OF interest and 5uca T
4Scn 1hs Fs nvncipal sun Il eleTen thonsaid do
1aSs sau st cIcs e=Cora= and be dGe aad 2a{ase q
my election enTthIEa he note gtyca for the sang
L. r. Sse1 s1 aas il 1 lie a sid
interest se c1 the ntF5 da{ q Nay aaa o. " ~
respectively and given faI said instruments, XhSa
have Etace remained and now are wholly dne aaa IN
Eo therefore, public notice Is hereby given ths. By
virtue OF TIE authority contained IN said MoEtg:ge
and to secure the sat sam Of elesea honsaad Gos ~
yeyci b. 9no1tgage with all right snd equity 2
fSs2 bsi1s s1 fs1
sold at pubic auction the hsghet bidder for cash
at icn O'clock q tie forenoon oa Friday the :ou7tsea::
9f a5s q & & as 1es ia esGi Rc
p:em:se - Enowa AID described ~ f3l!oxs, towt
e 5e sss z Ho fd 6 e. Is eesH s Cd
cage. In The County ct COOK and stsse q lniaoa e
- sfSs5a 1s5 ~esS FSS1is a9a ?:s;5 G5B E've
| W4- C. EEYSo.DJ4 AttorneE. M9rtSSgea
la Dearborn Street. Gast65o- 3al-A@etts4
, 1862-02-28
4egaI Rntire8.

CTATE OF ILLINOIS, COUN-
~ TX OF COOK, ss.3superior Court Of Chieago.
March Term 1se. Tie BanA OF th- State Of Indla14
for the use Of the Branch at La Porte. Ts Edmund
D. TcY1o. and Aar.a1et Tsy,er. his Ec, Charles p
Bod, Alien Hamilton. Hugh 1fcCul.ouEh. Jesse L.
Williams the unknGxa heirs Of william B. Clifton, tho
uns uen heirs OF William L. Davidson ali Eteazer D.
Chember1atn.-In Chance1y.
Affidavit OF the uo1.Fas.delce Of Charles u. Bond
Allen Hamilton. Huel AcGuloush. jesse L Williams
The Unknown heirs If William B. Clifton, this unkro
heirs of William Il. Davidson, and Eleazer D. Cham
EeTatn defendants shove named, having been nled In
the office Of The Clerk OF said Superior Court Of Ghca
60 Ectice hereby given to the said Charles p Eond
Allen Hamilton, HcEh EcCulouGh jesse l. Nj t11ta1as
the unknown heirs Of II Eiam B. Einton the unknown
heirs Of N}iafN q. Davidson and Eeazev .. Chamber
1rin the complainant died its bill OF complaint IN
said Court cn the Chancery side thereof the 18th
day Of February, 1sEa and that Summons thefeupoa
issued Of said Court against said deen1Aqt9 rctaEu
Gb1e On the first Eonds9 1f March ncx E1s2l IS Is By
Inv required. 49,.
Hamilton, Hugh Mccullough. jesse L. Ntiia1na tue
unkucwu hei:s Of William B. Clifton. the unknoEl seizs
Of NiIllzn H. DsTia*on. and Eieazer D. Chamberlain
Ehau personally be aad appear be:o.e SAID Slpe
rior Court Of Chicago Of Cook County, o1 the 1rst
Of the term thereof. to be holden at ChlaaSo u
said County, the n1st Monday OF March 1867 ard
plead, answer de.Ir to tho said coupfanants bill
Of complaint the sac.e a1i tie matters and ttsnE
therein CHARGED sad stated VIII be taken ~ confessed
sud decree entered AGAINST you according 70 ths
prayer Of said bill THOMAS B. CARTER Clerk
sT41K 1saA,1, Coup.ia so4ta- fe2aas5&4@
, 1862-02-28
l.. CORNELL*& Co.'s
Sewing Machines.

Taggart l. Fair's Patent wlcq1!E Gibbs Patent.
Empire Patent
All Sewing Machines IN market make one OF another
Of these three Stitches Single Ih-ea3 Stitch Donbe
Lock Stitch, (f1om two Commezf spools): Lock OF
Shuttle Stitch iake an both Eidcg) An experience Of
Of every Sewing Machine Of any fn{ warr1nt
II tha hase tss osTf st,!eSe ~ m2fs
sCHEs dsay h7 sss stitcn T. i gqsa
by different parea O1rs is the o2!S oAce where 5ou
cen galn unprelHdleed neTledse q ne oens @eTt @
privilege 81 exchanging Different sizes will SIT all
pal tics whatever they wish to esW Orr Heasy Manu-.
are IS iargs ana heaTy IS Singers, wh1la they run
lighter faster and With lees than oEctenh of te n9ss
and Rert Sewing Machines hy ne week - o. mSasa
to order t Read our Circulars before Purchasing
Send red staup for Samples and Circular. o. cal ana
| Gee them ut
133 Lake Street, {up stafrs-)
Address L. CORNELL 4 co. Box 81, Chicago IL
| fseY6l1y]
, 1862-02-28

~ For the cheapess and best Hair
JrVrsYr, wikh Bzatd4 CuIh Ft131ses, etc. 70 10 1.
oHSWAL9T, 100 LaEc EEeeS 1nd examine those Ena-
srfnc4a ffm The natural when adiusted the heAd
Efs Hets Iewe4sy contains always tho newe8t Fxyh
tsy1cs AL articles viii give entire tatiafactaoa.
cc3tblsy
, 1862-02-28

THICAGO IL ROCK ISLAND
RAnROAD.-CHAxGR OF TnK-Wmtez ~.
:sasenscnt eaasE.ea:i2s suna5 Soy l:s III Isaa Y
cepted 1i35 4 IL Ni1lt E1pres= Saturday exeep.a.s
lIl7 r r.: jolteE Accomu11aa aton, SGnda;g o1coy5.e
SO r NJ Through Tr.:us aTriro. SIS a. L. Szss Il
(. Il: yp!.e: A3cSn:acttsticn. s53 !. L.
, 1862-02-28

0ID ESTABLISHED IN'TElI.7
GEECE QFE1EF

NO. 14f WASHING GHv}M 6ER2ksIs
EB5 BATTER dcsres u 1ez-4a3 bor o76ndt xNa fEr
Eo5k tht& dhc II sttu be sopad r ta aoTe atoe-
wte1x h ready % snrqlF t&eI1 ne!f
1s+ep4e4 &. 70. Box 33$. 311Il1f
, 1862-02-28
~: NOW THYSEI4F!
Female Diseases, SC,

nR. FRANKLIN CHAVETTS
IL UTERINE CoEDIAL II vAHElxrEp 10 ocRR
ToEss Or G1Ea!sx DISEASE, q ths SoSKY M @ wta u
Its oNce. lis Ntf. E.n Euren street. Consultation
Cee T. @. Box1-i Dr. C. 2s pracCtced medicine for
% yrR-E four Of y h;cn Eate hefn In this city.
ft8EsS&2n
, 1862-02-28

CTATE OF ILLINOIS, COOK
~ COUNTY, ss.Sareror Court ct Chicago. Narch
Term. a. D. 1872 William E DosSert. Henry p Bas-
Rtt1 and .. Hobart a:l.s II. Alfred Goddard and -
Fnbie noiice i hereby givca to the Raid Alfred God
ont of The oo of tie Clerk Of The Superior Court q
Cbceco Gated the etcttac1th day Of Ja1uarr, A. D.
1sGS al he suit of tie said William F. Doggct Henry
B. Bassctt and D. HobaEt Hls aad agSlnst the estate
sun of one hundred forty nine and 1000 deilars4 di
Fected to the Sheriff Of Stephcoson County, which slid
writ las been returned executed.
Now, therefore, unless you tile said Alfred Goddard
Perkins shall personally be and appeaE htfore
hrst da Of s thereof to BE- holden at the Court
House Ii the Cisy lf Chicago, the Gr5t Monday Of
March D. IS giye =pvcial bail and plead to the said
plan1Ge acsea Judgment Mili be entered a4Iast yo5
B5sEett and D. Hobart ail!s and clnch Of the pro
pesty attached as may be sufficient to sattsy the said
ui@!nent md ccsts will be sold satisfy the same
TEdUAIAS B. CARTt:2 Clerk,
, 1862-02-28
a s S E + S:

Cash on hand and In Bank s74.c s.
Icass 3stee e sfocis a1.d othcr EecuTites 4no6 2.
stra:s1 Tny IsUnlps tSc &c ..........., 2A,f19 Il
Rsis Reretyab1e ..........,.,,, 65.s76 70
RrsI Estate in Butialo alo.......,,.....,, 6:.73 Is
1;SSsncE due nom niR..,,.,........... 1S19 d
, 1862-02-28

more rapidly, but did not succeed, Asef all, Is
| it took the entire forenoon to pass upon one
| section, and even then the section was not
| completed. This Is all tllat hare heard WAS
done.
| LEGISLATIVE AProRT1oSMEST, ETC.
The Committee on Legislative Apportion-
uent, learn from rulnor, is endeavoring to
Gesrymnndcr your county, so as, If possible,
to get one or two Democratic members out OF
it. The Chairman Of that Committee devotes
nearly his whole time aud mind to the State
Apportionment, and being gentleman OF
| mean talent in political matters generally, it
viii be strange if he docs not get up some
thing which will subserye the interests Of the
Democracy.
But what toes all Ibis attempt to return to
| old party lines Indicate! I thought the wal
tional politics. Does the Democracy see In
The hoped for return Of the seeding States F.
| prospect Of their own return to powers Hav
Ing gone out with secession and its curses
does it propose to come In With secession ani
It's curses alsoe It appears so to nc, aud
to help the thing along. Cempromisers II
this, lie Capital city Of The State, already be
J gin to croak out their principles, which, as fl
Us csn see, appear to be to give the seced
ing States all they have asked for, "an!
IT, but speak Of secessiouist as compar
atiyc1g honorable person, who had very Eoo
rcasons for being traitor, and Who, il
fact, Eeycr would have been trdlto
; If Repub!icanism had not driven him to b
= ono. There is no doubt that the only hop
for the Democracy to Iegaia power is to e
hack tic seeding States on any terms. /
matters not what, if they arc only got back
The getting them back is the main point. an
cEeH Thing must give way to that-}assict
:: tic Eatlon. Think you, ii the Democrac
were in power in this State today that 90
soldiers would noT BIC in the fold in th
- splendid condition in which they are; mea
. such Democracy as appears to be fashienabl
y here in spring6clds trow not, judgfn
& ho1a the talk itsten 10 daily in this city.
Z heard that a leading politician Of your cit,
. who is a member Of this Convention, rema1kc
E yesterday that he wRs afraid we were on IT
ere cf disgraceful compromise with tt
. South, judging from pollticsg iudicasion
Z, Taen why docs be not lit rp his voice again
it? All good and lrns Eacu shoala do so; II
, banda OF Congr.ss etou1d be strtnstheae
= aud this war never should be ended IN!
g. slavery is put 10 such position As to ba ab
~ 10 t1ouble us no moro. II this is not don
" our political prospects vii be worse tn
, 1862-02-28
Tbe ~-Ttibune.
.NIIA0ES CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION,
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

SPRINGFIELD, February Is, 1852.
Convention met. Prayer By Rev. Mr..
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-15
rhE yEgY LATEST NEWS,

!. LATEST TOPOGRAPHIC NEWs.-A club hay-
aug oeen established in this City to obtain
.slegraphic news from al points, we are
Gspa'eo 70 grFe our readers the latest intel
sAoe up 10 our going to press.
RAcHseSDr Sept. u-Iata Nortbar, Nc.
pers received here indicate th.t
prenenslons of invasion are falt .. Hasr;shnrx
and Philadelphia.
At the former place business
aed and citizens were forming into comnap;a,
and drilling. The Mayor ef Phil
recommends to the Citizens to form -
organizations to repel invasions.
MOBILE, Sept. 10.-A special dispatcb 70
the advertiser and Register from BaIdw;n
Miss, dated the 10th, says, that the fadaraI,'
have evacuated Cerinth, burning every house
to the ground before leaving. They are re-
! treating ~northwara, laying the whole conn
try waste and buraing houses as thew 80,
FROM k~ARYIAND.-An officer of the Confe5erst.
army, who, on Monday, left Gen. Lees beaGansrra~s
at Frederick, Maryland, with dispatches for fSe Pras
ident. reached this city last evening. he brin, ! M
lntslligenes Of the movements Of 0ur arr,ias s9nns
their arrival at Frederick. On the apDrsacS of an
sasalry 70 frsdsrlck three volunteer companies, With
full ranks, were then actually raised and orpapizes
before the rear guard of oar army lad crossed the
Potomac. The Yankees had set fire to all her vast
| approach Of the invaders. y" ~
1t was rumored in this city yesterday, and eurrent.
~ ocleved, that General jackson had entered the
city Of Baltimore, after defeating the Federals psaT
the Relay Rouse, but the of1cer from whom we have
obtained the above facts, and who is the latest arr;
val from Maryland, brings no ~onfrmatio of the
Soldiers who arrived here YESTERDAY direct from
Leesburg, report that on Sunday General Stuart
cavalry guy the ChesPeake and Ohio canal at severa
places, and captured a number Of canal boats lader
| with valuable cargoes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-15
Rattle at Germantown.

Another severe battle occurred between
the Confederates under Gen A /. Hill and
q large BODY Of the enemy, on Monday last,
at GerasntoWn. a small village IN Fairfax
county near the main road leading from
Centrevfle to Fsirfax Court House, and
about two miles this side of the latter place.
The enemy. it appears, succeeded in rallying
a sufficient number Of their routed troops at
the point named, 80 make another show Of
opposition to the advance of the victorious
Confederates en thelr Capital.
On Sunday the pursuit ofPope's army was
commenced and pressed with rfgor on the
Fairfax Court House road, and on Monday
morning at daylight the enemy were dis
covered drawn up IN line Of battle across the
road, their right extending to the village Of
Germantown. Cen Hill Immediately order
ed the attack, and after a brief but holly con
tested fight. the enemy were broken and fed
in utter rgut towards Alexandria They
were pursued for 5~eTeraI miles, and many
prisoners captured an their artillery was
abandoned asd fes3 MO cur hands.
We have no particulars of the casualties
or either side, but it IS stated that the Iaa-
kee dead covered The field of battle, and
Numbers Of the frightened wretches slaugh-
tered in their fight. Among their killed
were GenslStearnys and Kearny. We had
no officer Of note killed or wounded.
This column Of cur army continued to ad-
vance, and on Tuesday evening occupied
Munson's, Mason's and the adjoining bills,
within full view Of the Yankee capital, and
only about FIVE miles from Alexandria.
We also have information that on Thurs
day morning tive divisions of our army, one
under Jackson and the other under Long
street, left Drainsville at 8 o'clock, and took
up the line of march for the Potomac, one
crossing the river at Edwards Ferry te
Poolesville, in Maryland, and the Other
at Whites Ferry, a short distance lower
down. Nothing had been heard since this
important movement had been made, though
our informant tan officer Of the army direct
ly from Manassas says the general spnior
is, that the Yankee capital is ere this com
pletely invested from :he Maryland side, al
railroad communication cut off, and but on
mode of escape opened to the besieged, am
that down the Potomac.
Rich. Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-15
The Progress of our Army.

We find the following in the L~ynchburg
Virginia Of the 10th
On Sunday evening a gentleman reached
here from beyond Manassas, who stated that
a portion of our army had crossed the Poto-
mac, and marched towards Poolsville, Mary
land. which is about five miles from the rig-
or. Nothing further was known in reference
to their movements, and there was some
doubt as to the authenticity Of the report.
LATER.
SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND CONFEDERATEs IN
maryland.
From a gentleman who arrived here last
+S~9as1sae arzny near LeeSburg,
that eur eur 'f forces bad ts sPts sanagms the report
and were advancing IL the direction Of Baltl-
more.
On Thursday our army commenced cross
ing the river. Gen. Stuart with a large por-
ton of his cavalry led the advance, followed
bv Jackson's Longstreet's, Ewells, A. T.
Hills and two divisions under D. I'll. Hill
On Friday our army numbering r., 600 had
safely reached the Maryland shore. They
immediately took up the line of march and
are now at a point to threaten the destruc-
ton Of the Capital of the United States,
No information has been received Of
movements beyond Poolsville, but it was
supposed to be the intention Of our Generals,
to march on the Relay House nine miles from
Baltimore, for the purpose Of destroying the
Railroad at this point, where the Baltimore
and Ohio intersects with the Washington
Branch Road. thereby cutting off the sup
plies of Washington from the East and Yves
and preventing reinforcement from reachln!
their capital.
1t was stated that Stuart's cavalry hac
reached the Relay House on Saturday, but |
was not ascertained whether this information
was correct or not. AT all events, they ar
only a few hours march from either Baltlmor
or Washington, and from Northern accounts
we will soon ascertain their whereabouts
and the extent to which they have gone.
General Lees Headquarters were on Thurs
day at Leesburg.
Pesident Davis and Ex-Governor Lowe
Maryland, passed Gordonsville Sunday e
route for Gen. Lees Headquarters. 1t wa
rumored that they were to follow the wet
rious march of our army, and issue a Pro
cla@etion calling upon citizens of Marylan
to rally to the standard that our gallar
leaders have planted upon their soil.
Our forces occupy Winchester, and the !
test reports say Harper's Ferry also.
A gentleman who was on the sattle fiel
near Manassas, Sunday, where the fight toe
place on Saturday, the Goth ult says, tn
it is the NEST horrible sight he has ever wi
messed. The ensmy's dead remained VI
buried and strewn so profusely that OF
could walk on their bodies for acres, and tho
sands who were wounded in the same engag,
ment are vet on the field.