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Ntract from '!en. iIuiieck', Letter.
Headquarters Of the Army !
Washington, Oct. %, 1869.

Washington, Oct. IS, 1869.
Hon Z. H. Satoe. Secy If Var,
SiR-ln reply to tho general inero-
cations contained in your letter OF yes
terday, have the honor 10 report, frat
that acquisitions for supplies to the army
under General Mcclellan are made by
his staff officers on the chiefs Of Bureaus
here, that is the Qoartermasrcr applies,
by his Chief Quarlermaster, to the Quar-.
master General; for Commissary sup.
plies, by his Chief Commissary, to tho
Commissary General, &c. No such re-
QUESTIONS have. to my knowledge, been
made upon The Secretary Of War, aud
none upon the General in Chief.
SrcJnl, on several occasions General
Mcclellan has telegraphed me that his
army was deficient in certain supplies.
All these kilograms were Immediately
referred to heads of bureaus, with orders
to report. There has not been. SO far rs
| could ascertain, any neglect or delay
in any department or bureau in issuing
all tina supplies asked for by Gen. Me.
Clellan or by the officers Of his stdff.-
Delays have occasionally occurred in
forwarding supplies by railroad, on &C.
count Of the crowded condition Of the
railroad depot, or of tie want of sulli.
cicnt nnmber of cars.
I ird, soon alter the bai;'e Of Antie,.
am. Gen. MCleIIsn was urged to Civ,
me Information OF his Intended move
mcnrs. in order that, If he moved be-
tween the enemy ard Washing on, the
endorsements could he sent from this
place. On the lsl Of October, finding
that he purposed to operate from Elar.
per's Ferry, | ugad lin 10 cross Tho
river at once, AMI give battle to the en-.
envy, pointing ulp him The disadvan.
taies OF delaying i'll The autumn rair
had swu len the Potomac AID impaired
the roads On The 9Th of OcWb-r, he
was peremtorjly ordered 10 cross tho
Polonlc. AMI eve ht'le 10 the enemy,
or drive him soHH. 5 ii 10 him. 'yo1r
ann must mIvr now while the rphd.
are in 4o,l coOdi lon 1t will be oh.
Se'r"d that rIree weeks have elapsed
since thnt order WIS gwen.
Fourth, in my opia on, rhtrs has been
no such wint of supplies in the army
und~r Gen, Nee elan a to rd,auro
upon he eu'rf. IEti We m wed his Ar
nv l., tn? sol id, Of the Po pman ho
rUul have received his ,uYuli.. Il r,.t
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TRICKERY.

That filthy, remembering sheet
the Wheeling Prcss-enleavors to cas-,
suspicion on the legality Of the call for
our special election, by saving, ;,is CON
ly that of an individual who appends tho
cabalislic letters S. NJ G. to his name -
Whoever doubts the import Of srid zap
pended letters" is either knave or n
fool, All, Mr.. Press, YOU can dupe
none 1ere-your contemplate "tr'cks"
are too well understcol-we think
"HaYEsrY The best policy"
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tempt-for the cfcdnlous, ShifiIes',
b:ainless lhrong, who Iookedto the rca.
son.aiding, pSoudo-drmocalic parry, for
relief-pily--snd, for the nelarious lead
crs of this h,ll'coHeeiyed coalition, We
have nothing but scorn, loathing, tK,-
craiioo' and malediciion,
"Is there not some chosen curse
Some bolt red with uncommon wrath,
To blast the man that owes his greatness,
Tohis country's ruin"
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Warm wolk l.&pecird AT Frederick.
hmm

Headquarters Army near Fredercks.
hurg, Va, Noc. 90 Last night was a
busy linz in Fredericksburg. removing
The .n'm5'r-'S. The mi iary -authori.
lies were also not idle, day Iishi this NOR.
ming revealed to view line of earth
work' TO the rear and right Of the town
the result Of the nights labors.
The artillery is now hcins placed in
the most fa.orabie positions, while The
cncampments which are IN range OF the
enemys guns are being removed further
back from the river. There are very up.
parent strong reasons for not opening
upon the city TO, day, unless forced to do
50 by the enemy. The rebels have lust
fired lew shots, but no response has
been made.
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the rebels, or history will be called on
so record another War of the Roses.
The funeral of these men took place
in Crab Orchard last Saturday. The
box containing King was not opened
His bones were SO mangled his couGte-
nance so distorted, that II was thought
best not to expose. The scene was
sad one. A weeping widow and sobbing
children followed a kind husband and
fond parent butehered, trutalIy msngled
by traitors, 10 tie grove. That was a
sceue for the painter. | dare go no fur.
Their.
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We lenm lhat D. W. VorhOes. man

We learn that D. W. Voorhees,, mem.
Der of Congress from Indiana, had n
personal encounlerhs. week in Iniiarap
oils with regular army officer. lie
called the officers lev hirclings, The
officer said he was liar when Voorhees,
struck him, The officer then turned to
and gave Vor',ces snch a tlogging that
he was compelled to take to his bed. -
Vortecs was in Indianapolis defending
man who was charged with aiding reb
el prisoners TO escape,
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NASHVILLE NJ. 2. -Srycnrv five o
Morsan'S AMI Forests men wrr, bought
in oAny On thursday we a,p'uroI a
guerrilla provision train n,ar Clmk>viII,,
aud thirty prisoners. Bra, & is at TuIIu.
Iona.
Browolow a Maynard addressed an
immense crowd last night. Union war
I'eimgis inctCas.nl. Military inle!d-
gcnur is iuleuIic'tl.
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In nothing has there been more PRO.
fuseness end extravigance than in tho
use of wrapping and writing pRper.--
Somebody gives the following advice.
which is of the night sorr--"Tho time
has come 10 economzc. Let tho half
sheet be used when it will answer the
purpose intended. Turn the envelopes
and use them second time. Pick up
tho scraps and save them 10 be mode
over, Paper has advanced fifty per cent.
chiefly because the material for making
it is scarce. Save all such material you
can. If this kind of economy should be
generally praOticcd, i! would not fail to
considerably modify prevailing prices.
and DO of immense advantage to the rea,
ding and publishing community.
1Wheel, lulel
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PAPER AND SPEcIE.-The merchants
of Portland, Moioe, have agreed 10 re.
cpive silver coin in paymcu; of goods at
the following rates, (the prices OF goods
to remain unalfccted), viz: A parchase
of sixty ccnts'wor,h ofgoods will be paid
for BY silver half dollar: thirty cents
worth by silver quarter dollar twelve
cents worth by dime, six cents's worth
by a hal! dime. They will pay out coin
AT the same rates.
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Alvices from Fredericksburg to II
o'clock on Sunday mening do not men.
ton thOt an attack had been made on
the place by our troops, though at that
hour a further postponrment OF the bonn.
bordment expired. The respite was
granted on the representation Of the
authorities that the removal Of the women
and aud the children within the lime or.
iginaIly allotted was impossible, as the
railroad trains had ceased running when
the alarm Commenced. S,onewaIl dack
son was expected at Salem OF Saturday
Reconnaissance from Sigel command
to Bull Run, Aide, Leesburg, and Thor.
oughfnre and Hopeville Gaps have failed
to discover any traces of the enemy.
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Those Subscribers that have promised
TO pay their subscriptions in country
produce are notified that they must
bring ii along, or else they will have 10
pay US the money.
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Cooley for December is on our table =
a truly beautiful number, and no, to be
,yqaaiStd ia t6ls s6uSGy "Fvoa# III
tie Snow"--as sweet and Silvery plate
as was ever published; christmas a
tableau plate, containing seven distinct
pictures; bi]c fashion plate contain
ing se7so fgstes. doau&hsay co}are3;
preparing for the Christmas party
A humorous engraving; Royal Tiger
appropriated in six colots; Clooks,
Ilcaddresses, Embroidery and Brailng
patterns, and warm crochet articles for
winter use are given in abundance
Terms, So year, in advance, Address
L. A, Cooley, 1926 Chestna, Street, Phil.
adelphin, Penn.
We will furnish Golcy's Lpdy's Book
and the RCgisterG for three aoli~s a Jeml
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-27

Governor johnson has been asked By
Trnuessceans to oppoint day for the
election Of members OF Congress, Z D.
Majors is talked ofas a candidate in the
Msmrhi. distlie'.
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THE WEEKLY REGISTER.

lonsed to that party at the bresking out
OF The rebellion absoyed themselves
from oil political party names, aud allan
ees and rallied 10 the Union standard.
Of these Douglas, HalIeck, Henderson,
Dickinson, Drske, Logan, AID Cas- are
Illustrations. But rebels cling the FAST
er, to the title that good men had rem
dercd popular, and then abandoned 10
get rid Of rebel intruIers, who have
made Democracy a resort for tr4itors, in
which they thought they couli appear
in Union guise, while it world genlyhide
eIl their deformiLies; but since il has
been abandoned, by all that ever made
it popular, the workings of traitors with.
in can be seen from without, and to be
discoyere els cer,oin death, TO the i'm.
posters within. So Democracy has come
to be "whied Temple & led with dead
mems bones"
For those Union men, whose imper.
feet understanding, has allowed them to
be fora lime led in "by and forbidden
paths" by the crofty designs Of disguised
traitors. under the delusion that they
were oheyjpg lhe behests Of patriotism,
we have charity, and pardon, hut we
must remind them Of the good old hymn
which says
Turn sinners turn.
May the Lord help you turn"
But most despicabe, coutemtible, and
pusillanimous of all, are those traitors
in the loyal States, who INDUCING in dis.
sensions about the war tax, by IN ieTo.
lent attacks upon the Administration
and the Government, and by staying at
home to vote the Government into the
hands Of the rebels, while our brothers
and friends are every day pouring out
their lifes bl God to resist thea.
What imprdent, incarnale traitors
they are! Strange, with what bold Of.
frdntery they show their faces in loyal
company, sometimes not wearing even,
a hound-dog look. What signifies their
empty assertion of loyalty, when it %
contradicied by all their actions? We
know that the rebel resistance is kpptup
mainly because Of the aid they are giving
which is costing us, thousands OF our
dearest beloved friends. whose fate
stands recorded in Heaven, against these
rebel lemons-whose blood ap enl, from
the ground to US. for revenge With
grea! unanimty, all the 10y al people, in
this ocean boHnd republic, uni,c in scor.
ulng those traitors into contempt What
q spicy luxury it is, TO disdain them!-
Gve SOY Belzobub,and devils incarnato
aod let then plow the nethermost depths
Of your smoky abole. C l.. C.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-27
MICHAEL BLESSING.

Mr. Editor; You will please announce VIM.
Il. WerzeI, MS n candidate for the House Of
Delegates, at the ensuing election, an oblige
MANY VOTERS.
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We notice that some Of our exchanges
hive been cutting down their size, in
consequence Of the high prices of paper
and other printing motcrials Many
Others will have to do the same or raise
the price Of subscription aql NdvsrliS.
ins,
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WANTED "A boy wanted between the
ages Of IA and Is at this Office as ar ap.
prentice to the printing business.
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Fourteen tow'boats oro bringing down
tho Ohio 100000 bushels of coal.
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We learn that the Wheeling Press is
"on its last legs" 1t don't pay in Vest
Virginia to keep Seccsh grocery like
that Fairmont National.
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Col. Andrew J.. HOmiltcn formerly
mcmber ofCongrcSs from Texas, and
now refugee has been appointed mill
tuly Governor Of that State.
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Its rumored that Fremont will be
appointed to an important command.
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The exports of flour from Philadelphia
last mouth amounted to %. $50 barrels,
valued at $4,000.
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Mn. EorroR;-You viii please announce
Eulcne ID. Davis, Esq, ms candidate for
the House of Delegates, to fll The vacancy oc-
caSioncd by the death Of the Hon Lewis Wet,
I'll, Mt the special Election, and oblgo
MANY UNION MEN.
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Ma Error; You win please announce me
as candidate for the Legislature, in fill the va.
cpncv occasioned BY the death Of Hon. Lewis
Wctzcl. n elected will serve the people to
the bcStof my ability.
Nr1U AFT RT FcsINl
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Don't forgot today is Thanksgiving
The New York herald., 1862-03-27
ARRIVAL OF THE CHINA.
HNNIvWU UT Thy Vu1VNS
TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUR0PE.
The American Question in
England and France.
JEFF. DAVIS INAUGURAL IN ENGLAND.
-~>r-- ~r--~>~-- = '.c-0r,>>-'~~>
THURL0W WEED AGAIN IN PRINT,
&C., &C., sc.

Tho Cunard screw steamship Chiua (nsw), Captain An
derson which sailed from Liverpool at nine O'Clock
the morning Of tho 1Sh and from Queenstown on the
evening OF tho 10th of March arrived hore at four O'Clock
yesterday afternoon.
The dates per China two days Inter than those
received per the Nova Scotian at Portland.
The proposed amendments Of the liberals in the French
Legislature TO the paragraphs in the address relative
America had been withdrawn.
G,aIignani's Messenger Of March 15 says
considerable rise has taken place Marseles in tho
price Of silks Orders for purchases sent from Lyons
are said have produced this movement the last
from America leading to tho hope of carly resumption
OF business.
Meyerbecr is seriously indisposcd at Berlin
The Paris Pays Of tho 14th OF March afirms, what
1t represents to be Official authority from Madrid, that
thcrc is truth in report which lately
Havana that 40 900 Americans have been collected
island near Cuba with the intention Of making coup de
main on the latter place and San Domingo The rumor
was so absurd that hardly worth while to contra
dict it Officially
Among the usual enthusiastic riyos which greeted Carl
bad on his appearing Genoa few voices wore heard
to give him the epithc Of "Captan of tho human race
The iiberator received those exaggerated ovatons with
evident dspoasure. .--
Tho Kangaroo arrived at Queenstown on the evening
14th inst.
The Bohemian arrived at Londonderry about noon on
the 14th.
The New York herald., 1862-03-27
the AMERICAN QUESTION.
The British AboIftionfsts on the Union
TriWlnphs.


fFrom tho London Herald, March 14l
Affairs in America have lately taken turn which we
iong u !" sh snSn ns ds OF
effected lodgment at Roanoke, n North Carolina they
driving before them the Confederate armies In Mis-
souri, Kentucky and Tennessee Tho capture OF Is 900
mon, together with the strong position tho Cumber
land river the greatest advantage that they have yet
gained in the Having the victory at Donelson
to point ~ sston 70 the great disaster Of Manassas
It is pity, wo think, that ,hcy do not make use
Of the nrst suspicious occasion for concluding terms
their power TO retire from a desperate strife with
something like honor II tho Northerncrs and Southern
ers can only agree TO an sfun Ole partition Of territory
a STRIFE may be ended Of which forssee the
end Years Of bloody war, with advantage to
one sometimes to the other party the lives of thou
sands Of brave men, the desoation Of ten thousand
homes may be saved by suoh timely arrangement.
When they have doubled the sum II their debt already
enormous sntsod their pos,erity for ever tho bur
den u taxation which tho wealthcr Englshman
cannot bear without chatting; when they have rown
their hardly won liberties after another int, tho cru
ciblo OF military rule, which will rodnce thom to
ashes, they will have paid all too dearly for the honor
which the schoolboy teach them the moral OF
their hstory-a imr osrbe TO reduce 20 stbjec
on ten millions gf frsmea determined separate gop-
snms,'f
n great struggling with adversely Is spectacle
for the gods, Mr. President Davis delivering inaugu
raj add ess almost hs of the signal dastsr
OF Donolson, may pc hsps, claim Jtbiag Of sym.
pathy In this speech there Is sign of heeiation
recresnt craving TOR terms with Triumphant enemy.
II ID such address az Washington himself might have
penned-strong in the belief Of tho unanimous feeling OF
bis country nen-6rm In tho faith of the Success NJ
what he believed 10 be the right These brave end et
temperate words will resound through both hcrni.
spheres aud convince those who ma! yet doubt that
tho men OF the Confederate States are not made
of the metal that gives In at the FIRST shnck. Mr..
Davis describes 10 us the causes and the pro.
gress OF the war, which, he says, was reluctantly
accepted by the South Tho tide, he admits, is for the
moment AGAINST u.s. but the 6nal result our favor is
not doubtful" "We have had our. tias md diaicultcs
That escape th,m 10 future IL not 10 lie hoped.
Il was To be expected, when entered w. OF this war;
that II would expose people TO Sacrifices cost
them n,,ch both Of money nj biz od." They had, he
says ight TO scs. st the yrrauy Of an unbrdlod
10 ty Believing tnat human lip is ins iiciont fer
their need he axes his no in God wncse iavor IL
veuchs aed 70 ths which 10 just This no, the
Language Of leader, theso not the .inents OF
people whom disaster tsrrfy defeat tura aside
from choios deliberately taken.
The New York herald., 1862-03-27
Thurlow Weed Again.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON NEWS.
SIg-n my letter or 10Th February, commenting upon
Earl Russells ausion to the Of blr William atrck,
aud English merchant, who imprisoned in Fort La.
fayc;te now learn frcm Patrick did him unin
ton: onsl injustice.
Istated, on information, that although wholly iunocont
Mr. Patrick, in view Of all the circumstances did not
himself regard his arrest unreasonable This Is
While the circumstances might have justified
the arrest Mr.. Patrick complains justly admit, OF
teen days confinement when examination would have
promptly vindicated his character.
MI Patrick resided for many years in New York, with
established reputation as merchant. He was d.
in OF our strongest mcnoyed institutions. His
Mobile partner, Mr. H. 5. Smith, also mcmbor Of
the house Of Walsh Smith Co.. Of Mobile Tho cores.
pondence Of that house, bcng seized supposed
implicate Mr.. Patrck-a suppo.iiion which examina
tion entirely removed.
Dir. H. S. Smith is not, and has not b:.h in Europe
With Mr. Murray f. Smith, OF whose secession principles
presume there is no question, thoigh had been LED
vouch for his loyalty in New York, Mr. Patrick had no
business relations.
In my allIson to English shippers and capitalists en-
gagged 10 running Blockade Mr.. Patrick was not in
my thoughts Gencmon Of ths highest position in New
York vouchng for his integrity had Interested myself
in procuring his release from unjust confinement and
did not intend TO Say word that could, by mp
cation, mpugn hs character or wound his feelings
am, &C., THURIOW WEED.
LONDON, March IL, 1862
The New York herald., 1862-03-27
The Rebel steamer Annie Chiids I'm the
Nerscy.

From The Elhdoh Times, March I3
The Confederate steamer Anlie Childs Captain Han.
mer, from Wilmington, North Carolina, arrived in tho
Mesey Tuesday afternoon and went into the Yelling.
dock a evening tide She left Wilmington the 9th
Of February (having the blockade clear moon
light night, and arrived at Fayal the 23d ult ,
whence she sailed for Queenstown the Sd OF March
Her cargo comprises 694 bales Of upandco SIS bbs
OF rusn and 225 OF tobacco Sho brings as pas
sengers from Wilmington FIVE gentlemen, and from Fsya
the captain, first officer and three belonging 10
ti Brit ish ship Kitty Cordes, abandoned at sea.
The Annie Chds is a vessel Of 600 tons burden with
crew numbering twenty seven she is owned by Messrs
Fresor Trenhome Co., OF Charleston and Liverpool,
AID prior 10 the secession Ct The Southern States was
plyiug between Wilmington and New York. When this
vessel left Wilmington the nhabtans of that place wcro
still determined 10 reaist tho Entertainments Of
the Northerners, ard felt convinced that their enomy
could never force them into submission.
The New York herald., 1862-03-27
THE INVASION OF MEXICO.
The subject In the French Legi.ua.u

The Subject In the French Legisia turc.
Tie debate tho address 20 the Emperor was still
going in the Corps Lsgislstif ia Paris.
paragraph six. relating TO Moxico, being read NJ.
Sayre opposed tho object OF the expedition. He could
understand why under the prstsxt Of avengng their
cortrymen, the blood Of French soldiers laYshed
to proyiie q .hrass r9r The ArchJrke Msximilan.
g. piauh called to mind that tho against Mexico
orciaaicd In the nsus and violence olarod to ronch
subjcots
With regard 10 the supposed project Of modifying the
internal government Of the country NJ. Baut said that
he confined himself to indicating tho object OF the treaty
concluded between tho thrc9 Powers.
The paragraph was then adopted.
The french Minister % Foreign Affairs had addressed
very urgent despatch the Cabinet Of Madrid csma nd
ing that Il should at PVT endro the msunder.
standing which continues Vera Cruz between the com
n.anders &C tho Spanish and French forces.
The New York herald., 1862-03-27
Italy.

ItklN, Harch 10, 1852.
Explanations were requested In the Chamber OF Cepu.
tos concerning the eonvUcRton Of the bishops Rome
Minister oggi replied that the object OF tho
was unknown, bit it was certainly not Of religious cha
racter. The laws snflc.ntly armed the government
against tho bishops taking 'hor departure from the
state and rendering themselves guilty OF acts contrary
70 tho Of tho natio OF absence was for
meriy requested bat II not done tho government
will consider what course to ADOPT.
despatch from Turin, of March 15, says:The report
that the Grand Dpchy VI Baden has recognized the
Italian kingdom is not confirmed. An exsQuatur has
simply been granted to the Italian Consul.
Tho anniversary Of the Kings birthday has been cels-
brated throughout the Kingdom with great solcmny.
Tho Pope suffered from slight tcver the 14h Of
March, but his health having improved ho LEFT his bed
next day.
MADRID, March Is, 1862
The ministerial journal says that Spain will not inter-
veno In Rome II France will withdraw her troops Spain
will also recognize accomplished facts In Italy unless
they recognized by European Congress.