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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-23

The health OF our regiment is excellent
Have lost but three men since our departure
from Augusta ,-one of whom was Corporal
VIM Henry Springer, of Sullivan He died
on board the ship Mississippi, March lst-
Corporal Springer was highly respected by
the citizens of the town to which he belong
cd aud was deeply lamented by his Com
pany. His death is but another oil the many
dcsolations which have been made, and will
yet be made, that the old Star Spangled Ban
ner, which from childhood we have been
taught to love and revere, my again float
| throughout the Union. His remains were
Inferred at Scabrook Plantation, ! g., five
miles from Hilton Head, where we went for
repairs after being ashore on Frying Pan
Shoals, OF which your readers are doubtless
aware.
Two Brigades are just fitting of for the
main land. Their destination is supposed to
be Fort jackson.
Our Regiment belongs to the third Brig
ade, made up OF the four Maine Regiments
here, and commanded by Acting Brig Gen.
Shcpcy, late Col. of the l2th Maine. We
are doomed for the present to remain on this
delcctable sand heap, while our companion,
in arms are going forth, hope, to d. decd,
Of noble daring and win for thamscse.
laurcls in a war against the :. south side y
of Scccs>ia.
have found the life of a soldier no worse
than anticipated before cn!isting. and have
never yet had reason to reren. that AIN en-
rolled rs member of the 4" glorious Thir-
tccnth," Like every other calling, it has
its hardships and 1t has its pleasures
Aud now, Mr.. Eiltor, wishing You and
your readers good time generally, aud cot
leehre}g, I'll " break rlnks'
Yours Truly,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-23

80 nothin' perticler. Only it is one
of the beauties of the Republican form Of
gov'ment that Cabnit ofisscr can pack
up his trunk and 20 home whenever he's
sick. Sure nothin' don't all your liver p
sed [, pokin' him putty vilent in the stun
mick.
| called on Abe. He received me
kindly. | handed him my umbriller and
told him I'd have check for it if he
pleased.
That" sed he, "pu me in mind Of a
little story. There was man out in oar
parts who was so mean that he took his
wife's coffin out of the back windcr for
fear he would rub the paint off the door
way.
Wall about this time there was man
in a adjacent town who had green cotton
unbrcller"
Did it fit him. Was it custom made !
Was he measured for it ?"
Measured for what?' said Abe.
"Wall, as was sayi1," continued the
President, treatin the interruption with
apparent contempt, "this man scd he'd
known that there umbrella ever since it
was parasol lla, ha, ha !"
Yes" scd |, larin in respectful
manner, but what has this man with the
umbrella to do with the man who took
his wife's coffin out OF the back winder p
To be sure, sed Abe" what was
it? must have got two stories mixed
together, which puts me in mind of an
other lit
Never mind Your ExccIlency, | call
ed to congratulate you on your career,
which has been honest and a good one
-unscarcd and unmoyed by Secesh in
front and Abolish at the back Of yoa-
each one of Which is II little wass than
the other if possible y
Tell L. Stanton that his holiness,
honesty and vigger merits all prase, bat
to kee? his under garmints on. + Stan
ton has appcrcntly only one weakness,
which is, he can't alIls keep his under
garmins from Gyin up over his he'd. |
mean that he occasionally dances in a
peek-measure, and he don't look graceful
at it,
l took my departer Good bye, Old
sweetness" " scl Abe, shakin' me cordguily
BY the hand.
"Adoo my Prahayrie flower" I repli-
ed, and made my exit. "Twenty-fye thou
sand dollars year and found, " | solilo-
quiscd, as walked down the street, " is
putty good wages for man with modlst
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-23
TREASURY DLPNIfNENT, |
May l., ST. !
Regulations relating to trade tritl port'

Regulations re2attng To taae tettF l2Ff'
opened By ProclamQtioa.
First. To vessels clearing from for
eign ports opened by the proclamation oi
the President OF the United States OF
this date, namely:-Beautort IN North
Carolina, Port Royal in South Carolina
and New Orleans in Louisiana.
Licenses will be granted by Con'uI' OF
the United States, upon satisfactory cyl-
dence that the vessels 20 licensed will
convey no person, property or iniorma-
tion contraband Of war, either to or from
the said ports, which licenses shall be eX-
hibited 10 the Collector OF the port to
which said vessels may be respectively
bound, Immediately on arrival, and, II re-
quired, to any officer of the blockade
and on leaving either Of the sald ports
every vessel will be required to have a
clearance from the Collector OF the Gus
toms according to law, showing that there
has been no violations Of the conditions
of the license.
Any violation of the said conditions
will involve the forfeiture and condemna'
ton Of the vessel and cargo, and the ex'
clusion ofall parties concerned from any
further privilege Of entering the United
States during the war for any purpose
whatever.
Second. To vessels of the United
States clearing coastwise for the port;
aforesaid, a license can only be obtained
from the Treasury Department
Third. In all other respects the ex'
isting blockade remains in full force anc
effect as hitherto established and main
tanned nor is it relaxed by the procla
nation except in regard to the ports t(
which the relaxation is by that instru
ment expressly applied.
S. p. CuAsE, Secretary of Treasury,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-23

Life's Changes.
NY cAraEaINR MircutLL.

Like a leaf upon the stream
Smoothly floating down the tide,
So is life's young morning dream,
Cheerily we onward glide;
Spor,ing round our childhood's home
In our happy, sunny hours,
Thinking not that storms will come
And dissolve in sorrow's showers.
But the blue sky wears frown,
Where of late a smile was seen,
And the pattering rain pours down.
Streaming over TIE sloplng green;
Turbd now the brook appears,
Sluggishly its waters run,
And the cheek is wet with tears
Ere the day is scarce begun
On the oceans heaving breast
swiftly on the vessel giidcs;
Pcnnons waving o'cr her crest,
How maiestically she rides )!
But the hurricanes wild blast
Sweeps the deck with sable wing,
Ard around the riven mast
See the torn sails closely cling.
Still the leaI is floating on
With the cnrrent's winding way
From the surface now 'tis gone.
Whirling where the eddies play;
Battling on through good or i'll,
See, 1t rises from below.
Where the bosom of the rill
Sparkles in the sunset glow.
Such is lifc-a changing sky.
Sometimes shadow. sometimes bright,
Mcrning dawns all cloriouSly,
And despair shuts in the night
But there Is a quiet home
Far beyond the mortal range,
Where the loved in Ghust may roam =
Mid the flow crs that know no change.
-Ladys Book
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-23

OlpuUypREp N cAup. The y Yorktown
correspondent Of the Philadelphia lnfur-
cr relates striking incident Of camp life,
as follows -
On sunday evening, few hours after
Stifset, while we wert sitting in our tent
in company with several other specials,
one o: our number, laying his hand upon
our knee, suddenly said to Us, harS, what
is that In 4 second all had ceased talk
us, and every ear endcayored to catch thc
sound which had attracted the attention OF
his comrade. There was silence for a
moment, and then there was waited across
the air the music OF that glorious anthem
Odd Hundred, inwhich it seemed thous-
and voices were participating.
All Of us Immediately sought the open
air, and there stood until the last note died
away upon our ear. Never before have
we heard anything 50 magnticcntly grand
as that same Old Hundred, sung by the
soldiers of the Union army on the plains
of Yorktown The air was made voca
with the music, and the woods around re-
verberatcd with the mighty strain. Be
meath the canopy of heaven the soldier
eazed upward into the starlight slly an(
sang unto God, from whom all blessing
how, an anthem that stirred in the hear
of man the best and holie,t emotions
The incident was sublime one either 10
the poet or the artist"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-23
Peas among Potatoes.

Many persons are fond Of green peas,
but eat many, eYeh among farmers
do not have half as many us Their FAINT
lies would Use with advantage to their
health and good mature. They are often
planted in the garden, on rather light
and dry soil, and after one or two sparns
messes have been gathered the uHWei-
come Intelligence comes to the iAmily that
there are no o'ore green peas
In order to have succession or this
delicious vegetable upon the table dtfief-
ent varieties must be used, and planted at
different times ana l, the soii Is not Il
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-23

A SLOW CoAcu.-The sta.e-driyers on
the different routes entering st. Cloud can
not refrain from cxulting when one reach
cs the post-olliee ahead OF the others
The other evening the Grow Wing driver,
who is usually behind time, arriving be-
fore the st. Paul stage, was asked if he
had seen or heard anything of the latter
g vehicle. 90, yes, said Johnny, "
met a man, about two miles above here,
with drove Of hogs, who said ho had
passed it down at Bailcy's.'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-23
Artemas in Washington.

WASHINGTON, April 18th.
Ny wife stood before the lo0ain' glass,
a fGs,in' up her hair.
What you doin' Betsy? ?n inquired.
Doin' up my back hair" she replied.
" Betsy. sell |, with stern air, Bet
y, you're too old to think about such frly-
oli,ie5 as back hair"
"To1 ODE too old2n she screamed,
too oa, You bal1-hcdSd IDIOT You
Aaiut 1T h4ir cnuff onto yo,lr he'd to make
a de.e.t WiG fox II sins.e-5..steI grass
hopper"
The Rcbook was severe but merited.-
lIeuslth | shllI let my witc,s back hair
alone You heard me
My little dawter is CROWN quite rapid
and besins t, scrootnize clothin' with young
mcn inside Of it, puthy clost. | obsarye,
too, that She twists pieces of paper round
her hair at nights, ami wont let me put
my arms round her any more for fear Il
mus. her. Yoar mother wasn't 'fraid
IL muss her when She was your age, my
child" said one day, with a sly twinkle
iuto my dark bay eye.
NO, he probly liked it," replied my
l;;tlc dawter.
You amt goin' to fool female Young
America much. Ioum may gamble on that.
Bat ali this which happened in Baldins-
Vile week ago, haint nothin' to do with
Washington, from whittier now write
you, hoping the items | hereby send VIII
be cXecptable to Gin-CocktalI OF AmerI,
CA mean the IAAf4 thereof. y mid
wittikism.-A. WI
Washington, u. C., is the Capitol OF
:. our once happy country.''-if | may b.
allowed to koin Erase The b. c. stanl-
for Desprit Cusscs, university which
abounls here, the most Of whom perse>s a
Romantic pashun for eratuitous drinks
And OF this CONNECTION | will relate in.
cilent noti,t Tor several days largc
Ilcarso standin' in front OF the principal
tlyun ON Peunsylyauy Aycneo. Can
YOU tell me, my fair Castillian, sci thi,
mornin'. to Young Spaniard from Tip.
nerany. who was backing boots in the
wash.roonr--" can you tell lne what those
Ucarsc is kent stanlin' out there .Or''
..Wsn yo, s., our Bar bj-ne.s Is Great
yoa'yc no idea Of the number of peopl,
who drink at our Bar durin' a day. You
see those lIearsc is necessary"
| saw
Stapdjn, in front of the tavuus oil
pcupsyIyany ayenoo il lot Of miserabl,
wretrhcs.-black. white and ring-,trichid
and.freckled-with long whips in thci
hands, who fowns upon you like the wul
tnre upon the turtIc.doyc the minute yo,
dismergs from the hotel. They own yon
Jor fon7.wbeelel ,t.rlips's curiosity, wAiel
+. doing dooty as a hack.
sallel GA Secretary Welles Of tn
Navy. You know he's quite a marine
him.rjf hayin, once owned Raft Of log
on the Connethycut river. So put or
rho s,lcr s,iIc and hollcrl: " Ahoy, ship
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-23
4 PROCL\NNTION

WHEREAS, by my Proclamation Of the
nineteenth of April, one thgusaud eight
hundred aud sixty-onc, it was declared
that the ports Of certain States, including
those of Beaufort, in the State of North
Carolina, Port Royal, in the State OF
South Carolina, and New Orleans in the
State of Louisiana, were, for reasons
therein st forth, intended u be placed
under blockade and whereas the said
ports of Beaufort, Port Royal, and New
Orleans have since been b.ockaici; but
as the blockade of the same ports may
now be safely relaxed with advantage to
to the interests OF commerce
Now, therefore, be it known tina. |,
ABRAHAM LrxcoLx, President of the tui-
tel States, pursuant to the authority IN
me vested by the fifth section Of the act
of Congress. approved Oh the 18th Of } u
ly last. entitled AN act further to pro,
vide for the collection Of duties on ia-
ports, aud for other purposes do hereby
declare that the blockade Of the saal
ports of Beaufort, Port Royal, and New
Orleans shall SO far cease AMI determine
from and after the first day OF Juncnext
that commercial Intercourse with those
ports, except Is to person, ami thiis' anu
information coniraband Of war, may, from
that time, be carried on, subject to the
laws OF the United States, aud 10 the
limitations anl in pursuance Of the rcgu-
lations which are prescribed by the Sctre'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-23
i}listella nenu1.
The Opening Of Southern
Ports.

The following is the proclamation oil
the President opening certain Southern
ports on the lst proX., to which are APP
pended the regulations of the Secretary
Of the Treasury for the government Q.
trade with these ports =
By the President If the Guaed State,
Of 4 ,ygrjrJ
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The HlghWayman.

fourth innumcrablc herds Of cattle, to
perish between the Unsuitable jaws of the
proud Southron. At the proper season,
on set day, the stock is driven in from
all the surrounding region to some APP
pointed place-the foot of mountain, the
side Of lake, or near a castle, or in the
neighborhood Of a village, or more likely
attlcticld-and herismcn are elected to
accompany the different portions into
which the drove is divided, 50 far, all
is plain sailing calling for the display Of no
considerable amount Of skill but when
the cattle from thousand hills are gath
cred together, competent chief is re-
duired to conduct the four-footea army on
its weary march across the border. This
person wants 20 be man. "All are not
men that wear the human form" etc
He must be one in whom the owners have
the utmost conilcnce-honcst, brave and
akilit'uil. The topsman as h. is called
is responsible for everything; he directs
all the movements, gives the signal when
to msye or when to hllt; is always
+ busy-now in front anl then in the rear,
aHl IS consulted by his sub)rdinates in all
difficulties. lie knows the safest roads
over the widest tracts the mountain and
80 ,.aa II, nr4.i;.rs ,be ,,r,,.,,sy,rj
,as,. ,,L;,I, !. ,,In,J,nt ~ tbS boof. of
his charge ana affords them i mouthtul,
to the had and dasty pu5Iic road, which
/ di-treS>eS the feet Of his cattle. and has
~, ~. - ,ln W. Wv - ar f1al
- - -, W w.; "'y +,
bSs'a9' an ''e e''ts' anu , Uu',o' ., % .i' .1
ihafsn' ta9 'ot'SAia't "'7 70 '''>' ''t' '''s
';if "a .',,.5' r.. ~ y,fs ~ tba o,vos
~, ,,.~yn ~ n,,,.t og;1,ntIy h, whole
-. ,.@..' a. ,n, ,.Y,' IT - snsb man was
i,,'"' ''.' T,r}, I,r J., i I,ara o',.i.t.b
= 80, tr;.,l,. elanjlnss d,,. IN ar.,,5na
H.. - T,'a ,S,,h = ~ ga. atv5, ,ow,rfn bar.a
'"'.s .Nt;','r, ~
VIII VII ~ 3 - -, -, 60 rfa5aI H.
- '''+ .'8t'7 NJ. - r,,. ,a..fa.a1l
asa ] 9..1s, va, - f.E.I -. j,y, I;.@sss1
~ | = r,; ,,s .r' ',,a ~ 'ba -
Jray4s tb5, ever IsFt the Highlands. and.
,gifb tbe nrocreJs Of his sale in his beek-
-. W.. b,.t.,,ins bamewarls in altane,
= E;s ea.,r,Jr. far be.il his desire
/ - a,safnt 10 n. q8,aayers. there Wa a
.srtain Maize that he had promised. in
r,se his cattle sold well. to transfer iato
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-23

GrOae of our countrymen, long resi-
dent in India, recently retaraea, and after
his first experience in tne streets OF Bos-
ton, remarked that he thought the war
would have an important influence upon
the expenditures Of our poople, but
he did not think that the short women
would be compelled to wear the dresses
originally intended for their tailor sisters.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-23

UWomen are fond of telling they hate
handsome men ; but you may be sure that
it Is My to ugly men that they say 70.
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-10-25
PORT ROYAL, s. c. sATuRnK, OCTOBER %, 1862 Price

Orleans, Major Gen. Lose found half armed
force of fifteen thousand mn, and half compile
ted steam ram, the contractors for which, Northern
men and connections of Secretary Mallory, were
plodding away with ten hGrs day of work as
calmly as if no distant Hatpnal thunders were ga
thering below the ominous&lence of the horizon.
Gen. Albert Johnston, in 1iS manner, found him
self called upon to hold Clumbus and Bowling
Green, to keep Tennessee and to control Ken
lucky, with but little mpretan division OF men.
Over the whole land brocds the spirit of the new
War Secretary's openly aSSged beliefthat the war
which ought to have endef in September, must
infallibly end in January. THAT our own Govern
ment was doing during alERese months of golden
opportunity, you, sir, knoxbetter than L.
During all this time a nfGtmare seemed to par
alize the national leaders, aid the golden oppor-
tunity ''was los; forever. The Army of the Po-
Ltornac remained listless in ib lines rom Septem-
Der to March, while in Keptcky, Gen. Buell., at
the head of magnificent col{inns remained at Lou
syille, smoking digarss andheld in check by rebel
force at Bowling Green, nofmore than fourth as
large as his own.
it Was during this perid of gloom that Mr.;
Stanton came into the Cabinet, and influenced
those presidential orders>fo &c aduance,' which
saved the country, but which also provoked that
hostility of military imbeces and secret traitors
which pursues Mr.. Stanton with unrelenting fury
to this day.--Wash Nat Re, ablican.
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-10-25
LOCAL NEWS.

A REFUGEE FROM SAVANNAH. H.1Corporal Nc
Fadden of the 47th Georgia Volunteers, managed
to make his escape to Fort Pulaski and, strange to
say, bring two prisoners with him. Corporal Nc
Fadden is Yankee school.master, who emigrated
to the South for the purpose of bettering his own
condition, and at the same time, enilghtening the
Southern mind and leading it in the, pleasant
paths of knowledge. But the Southerners, it
seems, thinking that the man who could " teach
the young idea how to shoot might be able to do
something in that line himself, put musket in his
hands and Mr.. McFadden, became conscript, with
the rank of corporal. But strange to say Corporal
McFadden did not appreciate the kindness Of his
Southern friends be was not ambitious OF military
distinctions; he considered the spen mighter
than the sword {" and much preferred to handle
the former article But necessity is stern mis-
tress and McFadden had to accept his and bide
his time-and when the time came, he was equal
to the emergency, as our readers will confess.
1t seems that last Monday, Corporal McEadden
obtained permission to go with two men, IN a boat
to the Savannah marshes to sheet pigs. About
mi lday the Corporal proposed lunch, which was
acceded to by the men. While the men were en-
gagged in eating-the Corporal, taking up one OF
the muskets and examining it carelessly, spoke to
the man about the bad condition it was In, and ad-
vised him to clean it. The man offered some ex-
cuse for the dirty and nasty appearance OF the
musket, but added laughingly, that it would " 60
off all rights. McFaddeh put down the musket,
but vas careful place it in the stern OF the boat
beyond the reach Of the men. He pursued the
same tactics with the second man, and having thus
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-10-25
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Fl. J. Winser, who has so ably filed the
Editorial chair of TnE New SOUTH for some tune
back, sailed for the North last Friday in the
Steamer Ericsson. He goes to pay short visit to
his family in Brooklyn, and will return to his duties
here in fortnight. Our readers, no doubt, VIII
miss his careful and studied articles, which have
lent such charm to this little sheet, and raised 1t
to a standard above mediocrity. We hope, how
ever to be able soon to chronicle his return to ms
Editorial labors. In the meantime we Shall en-:
deavor to fill our little paper with sufficient news
and original matter to compensate for the absence
Of his ready pen: ejaso-g&l o5ni as.jm oI-! -a2a
-.--Admiral S. F.. Dupont arrived here onoWed.
nesday, 22d inst, in the Steamer keystone Stote.
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-10-25

A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. MIR. Hurlbert, in his
second ;tter to the editor ofthe New York Times,
describes from his knowledge acquired during his
long confinement in Richmond, the golden oppor-
nity we had to crush the rebellion during the Fall
of las. year, when the rebels, ued into confidence
by their first victory at Bull Run, and hoping, for
an early peace had permitted their armies to dwn-
die into insignifcance. Mr.. Hurlbet says:
Before left my FIST prison had obtained am
ple evidence to show that the Confederate govern
ment was sinking rapidly in the estimation of the
Southern people, and that in consequence of its
unpopularty and ncapacity, the military condition
of the South was becoming far from satisfactory
to the best informed Southern men. Early in lOc-
tober heard from distinguished officer at Ma
nassas, who wrote: The men are dying like dogs,
and are buried worse than dogs. The army is dis
,pirited, demoralized, disappointed We are rob-
bed at every turn by commissaries and quartermas-
ters-and in the next battle it is my belief that we
shall be terribly whipped. The effective force of
Gen. Johnston had tnen fallen below 40 600 men.
Disease has invaded the camps, and constant futile
alarms harassed the men. How the signal of two,
three or five rockets reused the men from their
rest in those weary months, southern officers
writing the history Of that strange season, will one
day, perhaps, have the cardr to tel. At New
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-10-25

~ L"The Southerner, the Southerner, Sir! . ex-
claimed chivalric F. F. W." will fight as long
as he can crawl.'' "No doubt, but not as long as
he can run, quietly replied the Northerner. ai
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-10-25
What Cato said about his boy fallen in battle
may be said by thousands.s 81 stst4--rs@~--

"Thanks to tfe godsl my boy has done his duty d
Welcome, my SON There st him down, my friends,
f2s beSSa IssSa svunaE
How beautiful is death when earned by virtuel
Who would not be that youth What pity us
That we can die but once to save our country
Why sits this sadness your brow, my friend?
Ishould have blushed If Catos house had stood
Secure and fourished in civil War"