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The Battle of Fishing Creek.

The Nashville Patriot publishes the
following account Of the battle Of Fishing
Creek, derived from Private Morris, Of
Colonel McNairy's Cavalry Battalion
1T seems that Gems. Crittenden and
Zolicoffer learned on Saturday last, that
the enemy had thrown force Of three
thousand men across Fishing Creek, leav'
ing the remainder Of his forces on the
opposite side. The creek was much
swollen by the recent heavy rains, and
was difficult TO cross. Gen. Crittenden,
who was in command, determined TO at
tack and cut off the enemy's advance. if
possible. before they were re inforced. lie
accordingly ordered Gen. Zplicoffer for.
ward with his brigade Saturday night,
following himself with the remainder of
the army. AT s O'Clock, Sunday morn,
ing, Gen. Zolicotfer discovered the enc.
my in large force, estimated at twenty
thousand, the whole having succeeded in
crossing the creek, and Immediately in
his front. The engagement was shortly
commenced, and, in short time, became
general. 1t lasted for several hours. ter
nina,ing in the defeat of our forces, who
were driven back to their entertainments,
from which they were forced to retire a,
3 o'clock in the afternoon. After this the
army fell back across the Cumberland,
under the lead of Gen. Carroll. Gen.
Zolncotfer was killed early in the action.
Our informant saws that Gen. Il pllicoffer
mis,ook Kentucky or Ohio regiment
which had opened fire upon our forces
for one of our regiments firing upon 9th
ers through mistake, and galorped for
ward, with his staff, to order them to de.
sist, not'dscovering his error ill lie was
in their midst. BE Immediately drew
his sword and dispatched the Colouel to
whom he was about to give,orders, when
he was fired upon and fell pierced with
many balls. Major Henry NJ. Fogg, Of
his staf, was wounded in the thigh; aud
Lieut.. +. B. Shields, another Of bis staff,
was killed by his side. Major Fogg was
borne from the field. His father received
a despatch yesterday that he had been
left at Monticello, and was doing well.-
Mr.. Morris does not believe that Gen.
Crittenden WAS wounded, AS stated bv
Capt. Monsarrat, as he was with him af
ter the fight, saw no wound, aud heard
him make no complaint.
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Still Further from Kentucky.

The Knoxville Wing, Of the 25th, SAYS {:
Large reinforcements Of cavalry have
been sent from this city to Gen. Crit,en.
den, and battery Of artillery is ready
to move. Tie most of the reports Of the
battle first received seem to have been
much exaggerated.
Two guns Of Monsarratts battery be-,
ing on this side Of the river, we're saved.
Gen. Crittenden made bu, a short
stand at Monticello, and then fell back to
camp McGInnis, and may fall still further
back, in order to collect those Of his force
who are scattered. Accounts brought in
by :be new arrivals aie very conflicting.
Capt. Shlsla OF the engineers, gives the
following statement Of the battle:
On last Saturday night, Gen. Critten
den and forces marched ou, TO meet the
enemy on Fishing Creek, ii miles dis
tant. They met the enemy lying in am
bush, just at the dawning Of day, when
Gen. Z1lIicotfer, who was in front, gave
the order Tor an attack. Col. Staunton
cried out, "for God sake don't fire-they
are our friends" The Shoeptites hsllow-
ing for jeff. Davis. Simultaneously the
enemy fred, shooting Gen. Z,IlicofTsr in
the heart and killing him Instantly. lie
spoke but twice-his last words were
"Go on, go on, my brave boys ain
killed y On parting with his trustv ser.
want at midnight, he shook hands, and
remarked that they would probably meet
no more.
Col. Battles and Cummings, and the
18th Mississippi regiments fought brave.
~, saving our forces from annibia,ion.-
Gen. Crittenden aud Carroll were in the
engagement the whole time, evincinp
great courage and determination. The
enemy were .epulsed several times.
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Peace.

The blessings Of peace which is hon.
orably gained and established on perma.
nent foundations can only be appreciated
by people who have borne the trials
and tribulations necessary to its accom-.
plishment. 1t is like health and all other
blessings, only to be adequately estima
ted by those who have been deprived of
it. But, like them also, to be worth any.
thing. and to impair, any solid satisfaction
and comfort, it must be the result OF no
shallow and superficial atment, such as
affects only the surface, and leaves the
source of disease untouched and ready to
manifest itself again upon the slightest
irritation. Peace, to yield permanent
happiness and security, must be honora
bly, achieved-worked out Nv pe.sever.
ing and triumphant demonstration Of our
ability to maintain our Independence,
even though 1t cost a longer war than
that Of the American Revolution. Such
peace will be sweet and glorious indeed,
and all the more sweet and glorious that
i: has been accomplished by our own UNI,
aided vaor aud sefdenal.
1t may we'll animate and encourage
the hearts of all those now toiling and
battling for the cause Of independence,
IN Nnl E,rx ard - ,,,t A..
labors. AS the lsraeIites solaced their
pilgrimage through the desert with the
thoughts Of the sweet fields of Canaan
beyond the swelling flood Of Jordan, and
as the Christian host, struggling amid
the pitfalls and prosecutions of hostile
world, look forward TO shat rest which
remaineth to the people Of God," so may
the great, patriotic souls Of this war for
all that man holds dear, refresh them.
selves amid their mighty tolls and solici
tudes by anticipatiops Of a peace which
they can only gain by their own virtue
and for'itude, and which though long
delayed, will come at last if they are
faithful to the end The same Divine
hand which guided the children Of Israel
through the desert, has over and over
again manifested itself 10 our behalf, and
If we do not prove, like the Israelites,
fAithless in the mds, Of wonders, and
disobedient in despite Of mercies, we
shall not be compelled to wander many
years in the wilderness before we reach
the promised land.
With peace fixed on permanent foun.
dations, the prospect arises before the
South, not only Of repose and security,
but OF career Of prosperity and happ
ness rarely paralleled in the history Of
nations. We shall be sole masters of
our own rich soil and its unexampled pro.
ducts, and no longer be despoiled Of :heir
value by the rapacious commercial vul.
lures Of the North.
Richmond Dispatch.
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Such is Burnside told. He will
be more or less in the course Of few
days.
The Female Prisoners in Washington.

From the special Washington CORES.
pondence Of the Philadelphia Press, un-
der date of the 10th, we make the fol-
lowing extract:
On Saturday afternoon, at five o'clock,
the female traitors confined in the Six
teenth st. prison, were, by order of Pro-
vost Marshall Porter, removed to the Old
Capitol Prison, where quarters have leen
provided for them. Before entering The
carriage that was to convey them to their
new quarters, the prisoners took an ap'
propr'ate farewell Of all their guards
Mrs. Greenhow saying to one Of the SOL
d'ers. Good bye, sir trust that in the
future you may have nobler employ
ment than that Of guarding defencsess
women" Mrs. Greenhow and Baxter
then advanced to Lieutenant Sheldon,
who had charge Of the prison quarters,
and thanked him for the uniform courte.
sy and kindness he had shown them du.
ring their confinement while little Rose
Greenhow, who, at the request Of her
mother, will be imprisoned with her,
threw her arms around the Lieuteuau,'s
neck and embraced him.
When Rose Greenhow entered the
prison at Old Capitol Hill she naively re-
marked to Lieutenant Wood, you have
got one Of the hardss. little rebels here
that you ever saw. But" said she, 'ff
you get along with me AS well as Lieut..
Sheldon. you will have no trouble" Mrs.
Greenhow then, turning to her daughter,
said to her, Rose, you must be careful
what YOU say here" Rose, however, did
not seem to think that the caution was
at al necessary, and that she would fare
well in her new quarters.
The prisoners are quarlered on the sec'
ond foor, in the northeast end Of the
Jail. Each room is furnished with a
round table, two chairs, and a bed-com
Portable, though not extrsvagaut ia style.
The prisoners are incarcerated in seps,
rate rooms, and to Mrs. Greenbov was
given the choice Of her accomm odatio
tho daughter being provided for in the
same room with her mother. Each OF
the apartments contains a CRATE fire. In
fact, their accommodations are Of the
most comfortable character, and, al.
though not so rich in adornmen, As those
oi the Sixteenth street. prison, still they
will have no cause Of complaint.
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From Europe and the North.

NORFOLK, January 27.-From the
New York Herald of the 23d and 24,h.
received here, we obtain the following
summary of news:
, Financial measures are now being dis
cussed by the Northern Congress, provi-
ding tnr the issue of one hundred millions
Of dollars in demand notes, without in
terest, and FIVE hundred mllious in six
per cent. bonds. The Yankes Secretary
OF the Treasury approves this scheme,
and the bill has been made the special
order for January %. The estimates Of
the Committee for the expenses of the
Lincoln Navy during the present year,
reach nearly fifty millions Of dollars.
The steamer Ocean. which passed Cape
Race on the 23d, brings news from Liv
erpool to tue 9th inst. The news of the
surrender Of Mason and Slidel had pro
duced favorable effect on the markets.
Consols had improved lall 8. Cotton
had advanced.
The London Herald says that, al
though Mason aud Sidell have been sur.
rendered, ye, England and France have
commercial inducements to reco ynrze the
Confederate States, and that unless the
British Minister recognize them at once,
Parliament will certainly do so early in
February.
The Confederate steamship Nashviiie
was nearly ready for sea.
The London Ne,os denounces bitterly
the Northern threat Of conf.ca,ing Brit.
ish interests, in case England recognizes
the South or raises the blockade.
The N. Y. Herald edi,orlally urge. the
Lincoln Government to anticipate, by the
contisc"lon of English property now, the
recognition of the Confederate States,
and the raising OF the blockade by Engl
land. 1t says that France is urging Eng.
land to pursue such course.
A Washington despatch to the Herald
says that the Northern Grand Army of
the Potomac will not be able TO advance
for ninety days.
The commercial and financial troubles
OF the North are still increasing. The
Northern journals are much exercised At
the threatening spec. Of affairs in Eng.
land and France.
Cotton in New York is quoted at SO a
34c.
The Herald has no news Of the Burn.
side Expedition, except what is extracted
from the Southern papers. 1t is claimed
tina. $4,000 Missouri troop. have entered
the Lincoln army for the war.
The Rump Congress will probably tax
newspapers half cent for each sheet ; this
will yield IS, 100000.
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Lost Man.

A gentleman named Mr.. Forward
Movement has been missing for several
months past. lie was thought to have
been seen &C Manassas Plains, but i, pro
we'd not 10 oe him it was Mr.. Tro,ter Of
the firm Of Street Walker d Lsgge.. He
was again supposed 10 have been seen at
Leesburg, but it proved 10 be Mr.. Diver.
OF the frm Of Sinksr. S~nnm.r d Trav.
eler, who left wi,bou. paying Mrs. Poto
mac her wash bill. He was again thought
to have been seen in Missouri, bu: it tur-
ned out to be Mr.. Extrsvagance, Of the
firm Of Woolly Horse, Rocky Mountain.
Frank Blair & Dad. He was few days
since thought to have been near on one
or both sides Of Green Rriver Ky., bu,
his friends met with another ,aG disap,
po'n,ment II WAS not him. 1t was Mr..
Slip Back over the river & Co.. doing a
forwarding business backward for Squire
Linkin.
MIR. Forward Movement is about %
years old, more or less, five fee, ten or
ten feet five high black whi.kers, dres.
es hne, wearing heavy gold fob chain
manufactured from the finest candles,ick
brass he isa tall, thin, thick.se, man.
with very large feet some think he has
gradually wilted down in his boots. Hs
will deny being any relation to James
Buchanan, the Last Rose Of Northern
Summer. He is a blood relation to Mr..
On to Richmond ! his mother i. slmos,
distracted on his account, fearing he NAV
be burnt.
o" account Of his sluggah tsmpsra,
men', she avers he vas. when . child, 90
lazy he would not break out with ths
measles, or ~hoop With the whoopiug
cough. The old lady is grieving for her
sPngh'ly offspring. but yet is willing TO
surrender him to the county, coming 10
the conclusion, On account Of hi. mon.
strous feet that he must have died stand
ing.
All papers friendly to the friend. Of
ar Forward Movement, will COME, a IA.
vor upon the surviving relatives by civ.
ing Ibis one ipsertiou.-Co,. Na,hr;Il.
Gazeife.
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The New York Cotton Market, on the
2lst inst, though somewhat irregular, is
said by the Herald to have exhibited ra.
ther more tone, while the sales embraced
between 200 and 800 bales, closing (chie,
hy) on the basis Of 33 and 81 cents per
10 for lots in store, while small lots in
transit from Liverpool were sold to arrive,
deliverable on the dock, at $40. The
chief purchasers were spinners, who dip.
ped In spasingly. The stock is 30 light
that 1t is probable that, should one thou
s'nd bales be bought to 90 out Of the
market, il would send up prices two or
thres cents per pound.
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Arehbishop Hughes in Paris-A,,

archbishop Hughes in Paris.-Arcb.
bishop Hughes still remains in Paris
For several Sundays, bis sermons, deliv'
cred in The Church Of 81. Roch, attrac
ted large numbers there. The Arcbbish
op will proceed to Rome in the course Of
a few days, for the purpose Of paying
his respects to the Holy Father On
Monday he dined in the Irish College a..
long with several Of his country men,
who have obtained The same hierarchial
position rs this Irish American pre!ate.-
They included the chbishop Of Abys'
s'nnis and Pskin, and the General Of tho
Order Of St. Vincent OF Paul.
IN the evening Archbishop Hughes,
accompanied BY soms French and Irish
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Who IS burnside I-Tha record

Who IS burnside THE record of
General Burnside, the military comman.
der oi the great expedition. appears 10
be brief one. The Richmond cores
Pondent OF the Charleston Courier says
be is Rhode Islander. lie probably
had some military education, but for
twenty years at least, before the war,wa
q Providence lawyer and militia gene,
raj. At one time be was a Democratic
candidate for Congress,
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Another Fleet for the .South.-The
Yankees were fitting out another feet for
the South. Ills to be called the mortar
Fleet" A late New York paper says {:
The mortar FIolills" is progressing
rapidly. Four vesssls--the Racer, Grif
fhs, s. B. Williams and Boreos-hsve
their armament, n mortar and two long
thirty.two Founders on board. The flo
tilla, which is under command Of Com.
modors ID. ID. Porter, is divided into
three divisions, respectively commanded
by Lieutenants Watson Smith. Walton
W. Owen and X. Randolph Reese.
The second division, under Lieutenant
Owen. will sail shortly. II is 20 CONSIST Of
seven vessels, FIVE Of which are in New
York at private yards, and two jn Phils.
dslphia.
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The Brooks Guard, Captain BunSKr
RHErT. Of and from this city, now in the
Second South Carolina Regiment, (Kxa
sHAw's) in Virginia, on enlistment for
twelve months, to expire in April, have
salisted for the war, to the number Of
one hundred and thirty. Well done for
those who wear end honor the name of
BRooKs.- Charleston Courier.
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The Somerset Disaster.

We have some further particulars this
morning relative 10 our disaster in Eas
tern Kentucky. They remove all doubt
OF the death of General Zollicoffer. The
battle was brought on by our forces, who
attacked the enemy under the apprehen.
sion that.his force was greatly less than
it really was. Notwithstanding the mis-
take, our men evideptly fought brasely !;
for besides losing their second in command
their Major General, four Of their Color
nels, two Majors. and three Surgeons were
wounded.
The retreat, which it appears was we'll
defended. was commanded by Col. Car.
roll. 1t will be seen that ths loss on our
side is not so large as the first account on
our side represented it to be. The Nor.
thern statement and that last received
come more nearly agreeing.
The error made by our Commanders
is a strange one. To attack a fortified
army under the impression that it nun
bered only 1900, when it was $4,000
strong, is a remarkable error. To under
rate the enemy in this manner is singular
enough, and to fight under such msap-
prehension could not but lead to disaster.
The scouts must have performed their
duty Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.
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Some Humanity in the Eaemy.-A
letter. from member Of B9ykin's Ran.
eer', encamped near Manassas, dated the
18th instant, n u,stes the following Incl
dent, connected with the battle Of Drains
vile, as derived from classm ate Of young
Mobley, Of EjgefelJ:
"Ten minutes after our forces retr eated.
the Yankees occupied the battle ground,
marching down insplsndid order. Young
MobIey was laid on his back by wound,
and, while PROSTATE, three das,ardly
Yankees attempted to bayonet him, bu.
they were prevented by an officer, who
commanded 4 fatigue party charged with
the removal Of the wounded. lie up.
braided them as cowardly rascals, and
then went to Mobley and told him lha,
he would take him to house and treat
him as well as il he were at home. Mob
ley replied, with characteristic up coun.
try exclamation, that he would have 10
take 'durn' good care Of him then. So
you see ths, there is some chivalry end
courtesy left among the Yankees. Mob.
ley was taken TO the town. and, when the
enemy retrsated, lie bad to be ef, behind
their ambulances being filed with their
own wounded. According to Mobieys
account they must have suffered greatly
in killed and wounded, as he reported
that they bad great number Of anbu.
lances with them, and the mere fac, that
they had to leave some Of their prisoners
behind, shows that they must have had
their ambulances pre-. occupied"
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Roman Catholic clergymen. and an Irish
medical doctor, who bears the Cross Of
the Legion Of Honor, made a call upon
the American Consul, the first named
dressed in full aDonicals.-London Chroni.
Gle January 8.
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s 0 U L II G A r OIL N A =.
LANCASTER DISTRICT.
(In The Common Pieas)
Dudley N. Ussery,et al. } Declaration

Samuel Spence. Attachment.
Whereas the Plaintiff did on the second
day Of December 1861, file his Declaration
against the Defendant, who (as it is said) is
absent from and without the limits Of the
State, and has neither wife nor Attorney
known within tho same, upon whom copy
Of the said Declaration might be served.
II is therefore ordered that the said Do.
fendant do appear and plead to the said
Declaration, on or before the third day Of
December next, which will be in the year
Of oui Lord one thousand eight hundred
and -ixty.two. otherwise final Judgment will
then be given aud awarded against him.
ii. J. HANCOCK, Crk.
Dec. 4th, l86l.-43-ly.
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The despot's heel is on thy shore,
Maryland
His touch is at thy temple door,
Maryland!
Avenge the patriotic gore
That wepHr gallant Baltimore,
And be the battle queen of yore,
Maryland! Ny Marylandi
Hark to wandring sons appeal,
Maryland
My mother State! to thee kneel,
Maryland
For life and death, for woe and veal.
Thy peerless chivalry reveal,
And grid thy beauteous limbs with steel,
Maryland! Ny Maryland
Thou wilt now cover in the dust,
Maryland!
Thy beaming sword shall never rust.
Marylandi
Remember Carrolls sacred trust.
Remember Howard's warlike thrust
And all thy slumbers with the just,
Maryland! Ny Maryland!
Gomez 'tis the red dawn of the day.
Maryland!
Come! with thy pauoplied array,
Maryland
With Ringgold's spirit for the fray,
With Watson's blood at Monterey,
With fearless Lowe and dashing Nav.
Maryland! Ny Maryland!
Gomet for thy shield is bright and strong.
Maryland!
Come for thy dalliance does thee wrong
Maryland
Come! to thine own heroic throng,
That stalks with Liberty along,
And give . new Key to thy song,
Maryland! My Maryland!
Dear Motherl burst the tyrant's chain,
MsrylaudI
Virginia should not call in vain,
Maryland!
She meets her sisters on the plain
!"Sic senaper," It's the proud refrain,
That battles minions back amain,
Marylandl
Arise, in majesty again,
Maryland! My Maryland!
I see the blush upon thy cheek,
Maryland
But thou vast ever bravely meek,
Maryland
But 10! there surges forth shrek
From hill to hill, from creek to creek
Potomac calls TO Chesapeake,
Maryland Ny Maryland!
Thou wilt not yield the Vsndal toll,
Maryland
Thou wilt not crook to his control,
Maryland
Better the Ere upon thee roll,
Better the blade, the shot, the bowl,
Than crucifxion of the soul.
MARYLAND! My Narylandi
Ihear the distant thunder hum,
Maryland!
The Old Lines bugle. 6fe, and drum,
Maryland
She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb
Huzza! she spurns the Northern scum,
She breaths---she burns she'll come She
come
Maryland! Ny Maryland
Pointe Coupee, La., April 20, 1851.
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A FRESH supply OF Garden Seed, en-
"a oracing NIL the varieties usually soli
IN this Market Just received end for sal. by
JONES CROCKETT.
Feb - 1851, IU
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THE LANCASTER LEDGER
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MARYLAND.

DY JAMES r. RANDALL.
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SOur corresp ondent is mistaken in the NUM-
Der of companies from this District. Lancas-
ter now hiss seven companies in service, mum.
bering in the aggregate about $50 men-Ep.