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The national Republican., 1862-04-21
THE COMPLICATION ACT BEING ENFORCED.

4nb WIN AgSAAASN 0SA o2ANu oNk O0t6O'
The act of the extra session Of Congress,
emancipating all slaves employed in the service
Of the rebellion, is being enforced 10 the South
Carolina Department, as will be seen By the
following order:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SoUTu,
FoRT Pulaski, COCKsPUR ISLAND, GA,
All persons of color lately heId to i Involuntary lv
service by enemies of the United States, in Fort
Pulaski and on Cocsspur Island, Ga. are here.
by confiscated and declared free, in conformity
with law, and shall hereafter receive the fruits
of their own labor. Such of said persons Of
color as are able bodied, and may be required,
shall be employed in the Quartermaster's De.
by Brig.Gen. 7. W. SHERMAN. By command of
Maj .Gen. DAVID HUNTER.
The N. Y. Times adds:
"Gen. Hunter has addressed to Mr.. Pierce,
the Treasury Agent in charge Of the abandoned
Sea Island plantations, n letter which we pub.
lish elsewhere, asking, among other things, for
" the names OF the former owners, and the
number of persons formerly held to involuntary
SERVICE" now in charge of the Government
agents. On receiving this information, we un-
derstand II to be the intention of Gen. Hunter
to afford said owners reasonable time to
prove their fealty to the Government, and then,
In case Of their failure to do so, and upon sum
cient proof of their treason, he will at once re.
store these slaves to freedom"
If Gen. Hunter does that, he will go as far as
Gen. Fremont did in Missouri. We doubt the
accuracy Of the statement in the " Y. Tines.
But the enforcement of the Act of Congress,
without going any farther, will OF itself lberate
the hundreds Of thousands of slaves who have
been employed in the rebel armies and upon
rebel Notifications
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

a gentleman having a leading connection with
the New Engiand manufacturing interest:
"BosroN, April Is, 1862.
alt may be useful ~ notice he success which
has attended the use Of India cotton In this
country and in England, In the latter country
the weekly consumption of Surat cotton i
about double that OF American, aud IL is found
10 work much better than spinners believed 1t
would. The vast improvements In cotton ma.
chinery made in the last few years, especially
in the matter OF preparing dirty cotton, obviate
many OF the difficulties formerly exper fenced
in working Sura's.
About six thousand bales Of Surat have
been thus far imported into this country. We
have had some difficulty at first, having no pre-
vlous expe' !ence TO gud. Us, but am now
satisfied that we are even more independent Of
the South as to the supply OF cotton than Eng.
land, because we make coarser goods on the
average, and there is much less dilfi!ulty In
spinning No. 20 than No. 10 from Surats, mo. 20
is about our average, No. 40 that Of Eng land. J
know OF one large mill running exclusively
on Surats and making good work For bleach
ing and printing the cloth Is really better, as
it mills or fulls up, becoming thicker than a
cloth of the same weight made from American
cOttons, and takes color better.
81 am using about fifty bales per week Of
Surat cotton, mixing 1t with American, and
when the latter 10 all gone shall work Surat
clear, and have just sent an order to Bombay
d rect | have to-day received advices from
there that two ships have been chartered Ia
load with linseed and cotton for New York, to
be sold for account of ntive India merchants-
colOred men-thiuk Of IL!
81 have samples from Bombay Of new crop
cotton, now coming into market, (the shppiog
months are February TO May inclusive The
season was remarkably favorable, the staple ia
good, anI the cotton well handled They TX,
pect to ship from India to England 500 ,OOO
bales of 400 pounds each this season.
If emancipation IL not soon proclaimed and
the economy OF free labor applied to the raising
OF cotton, we shall surely lose our control Of the
cotton markets Of the world, and we shall be
forced to cloihe our southern brethren in the
products OF India, purchased Of colored men,
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

YoRkrowS.-In the spirited affair near York
town, in which the Vermont brigade was con-
cerned, our loss is sscertained to have been
thirty-fve killed, one hundred and twenty
wounded, and nine missing. The loss Of the
enemy was at least equally great.
On Saturday afternoon, there arrived at Bal.
timore, eighty -one Of the men wounded in the
above affair.
We have read two descriptions Of 1t, one in
the New York Herald and one in the Baltimore
American, so totally different, that it requires
some little effort to realize that they refer to
the same thing.
The reckleSness with which "correspon-
denta,' as q general rule, describe battles and
skirmishes, takes away nearly all the interest
of reading them. Nineteen twentieths of them
are mere fancy sketches, written by men toe
lazy to find out the truth, but determined t
earn their pay by writing something.
One story connected with this affair, is that
Gen. Smith was arrested for his mismanage
ment Of It. This, however, is denied.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

FLEE AT NoRfoIK,-The Fortress Monroe
correspondent Of the Baltimore american says
(April ls:)
There was all the appearance OF a very ex,
tensivs connagrstion at Norfolk last night
The flames, accompanied by dense smoke
were visible, and continued throughout the
night, and this morning the the smoke could
bs seen rclling up In heavy volume. The gen
sral supposidon was that large portion ol
the city was In flames, but In answer to ques,
ton by one Of our men on the Gag of truce to-
day be was told that 1t was nothing but frame
stabls-"that one of the houses was smoking
and Get fire 10 his stable.n
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

FoRr WRIGnr.-This fort, which Com. Foote
s reported to have taken, Is situated on the
First Chickasaw Bluffs, near Fulton, small
town on the Tennessee side, at the junction Of
the Hstchie river with the Mississippi 1t is
about seventy miles above Memphis. Below
this point the rebels have fortiications at Ran.
dolph, on the Second Chickasaw Biufs, Fort
Harris, at Island No. 40, and finally Fort Pill
low, at Memphis. This Fort Wright has been
called Fort Pillow in some of the accounts.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21
r. Beaur.eara Cipher D,.p.,en.

Tne neeufe0of0 Cipner DhePatcns
The Beauregard cipher dispatch, indicating
an intention % The part Of the rebels, lsss sum
mer, % burn Washington and dispatch Scott
and Lincoln, whioh was picked upon hanss-
SOS, is now 10 posseseion OF gentleman con
nected with one Of the Insurance. Offices OF this
city, who freely exhibits II TO SCORES Of curious
people every day II II bo q forgery, II is
singularly ingenious one, 70 say the least u H."
-Phila. Inquirer.
This Beauregard cipher story is = very
good one, but We shall be compelled 10 spoil II,
BY exposing the hoax.
Some months ego, gentleman came 70 his
city, with very ingenious method Of cipher
writing and telegraphing which he was anxious
the Government should adopt. It was and Is,
probably, the best system Of cipher communica-
don now known, o. no expert can, by any po,si.
bility, decipher II without the key. The cipher
consists In series Of little holes punched In q
piece Of paper, and which cannot be read by any
human ingenuity. The Government, however
was too much engaged to pay attention to any
new system Of secret correspondence, notwith
standing the fact that some of the rebel leader,
knew all about It.
One day, while the inventor Of the new ci
pher was urging the Government TO adopt II, Al
means of safety, he demonstrated It's simplic
ity and ingenuity TO little circle Of friends
by preparing the identical dispatch now i'm
puied to Besuregard, and which Is being "ex
hibited TO scores In Philadelphia.
Doubtless the Confederate Government woult
have paid literally for the exclusive use Of tb
cipher, but the inventor has no means Of ex
hibiting II 10 the rebels, and had no desire 10
40 that Beauregard never heard Of bis disp itcl
until he saw 1t in print, and the ingenious au.
thor Of II supposed II had been destroyed i'm
mediately after his friends had examined II
Pleased with the ingenuity Of the cipher, Il 4
likely one Of them sscreted II, and, being font
of a practical joke, had II published as genuine
and, Of course, picked up at Manassas.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

Hon. Henry Wilson, while on his way to
Massachusetts, with his family, stopped at Phil.
adelphis, and rendered the hospitali,es OF the
Presidential Mansion, by authority of Mr.. Lin.
coin, to the hero priest, VIM. G. Brownlow, Of
Tennessee, on the occasion of bis visit TO the
Federal capital.-Sunday Chronicle.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

PATRoNAoE.-We commend the following
words, clipped from an exchange, to all who
have public patronage to bestow. They should
be printed in letters of gold and hung in the
rooms Of our officials here:
An upright minister asks ,ohat recommends
Q man; o corrupt minister ,cho.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

On the llth instant, Adams Army Express
brought away from Newbern, N. G., the large
amount Of $3.50, 900, the contributions Of Burn
sides soldiers TO their families al the North.
A wise citizen OF Richmond proposes that
500, 900 900 be raised by subscription, with
which 10 purchase navy from Europe.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

A son Of Hon. VIM. Pitt Fcssenden, Senator
10 Congress from the State OF Maine, appoint
ed, about a year ago, an officer In the regular
army, reached this city on Thursd y evening
having been severely wounded in tho battle OF
Pittsburg Landing, where he is said 10 have
displayed much galantry A large ball passed
through The teshy portion OF his arm, below
the elbow and, strange TO say, it Ia the opinion
OF DR.. Hall that, after the wound has been
healed. he can have full use of bis arm again.
--Sllnddy Chronicle.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21
Openiag OF Navigation at FArther
Point. (Lc.

MONTREAL, April l9.-The ship Shannon, the
first vessel IRON Sea, passed Farther Point yes
terday.
The ice In Richelisu River broke up yestsr-
day suddenly, inficting great damage on steam.
ers aud vessels ut winter quarters Several
were sunk. The loss Ia estimated ut $500 900.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21
N. p. BANkS,
Major General Commanding
Frc.n.t In tho CONNECTICUT Nlxsr, &c.

SpRlSdpIELp, Mass, April ~. AT 10 O'Clock
this morning the Connecticut River AT this place
was 10 feet 10 inches above low water mark,
and rising one inch and quarter an hour.
The West Springfield bridge Is rendered i'm
passabls. At Brattleboro the river 10 thres
ieet aud bali higher than ever before known,
aud still rising,
The national Republican., 1862-04-21
From General Banks Corps.
rhe Enemy Burning sridges 10 SECURE
their escape.

HTVIT To
Hon. Il. NJ. STANTON, SECRErARY OF WAR:
Our advanced guard occupied, thi. morning,
he village of Sparta, eight miles Ia front Of
Nav Market For thu first Tim In their re-
treat the rebels burned the small bridges on
tho road, obstrucring, by tho smallest po sbls
mcaus, the pursuit OF our troops Some dozen
or more bridges were thus destroyed, but will
be reconstructed Immediately.
N. =. BANKS,
Major Genera al Commanding
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

ARRIVAL PROM CmARLEsTON.-We learn from
the London Times, of the Sd instant, that the
schooner Adelaide arrived In Liverpool on the
3D. from Charleston, having run the blockade.
She got away on the Sd Of March, and brought
a cargo consisting chiefly OF cotton and rosin.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21
The Enemy Constructing Fortilca.
tiOns on the Crest OF The shenandoah.
Their Eneampnent Extending Five Miles from
The Summit.
Capture Of a Notorious Giier-
rilla.

WHEELING, Va, April 20. Intelligence just
received from Gen. Milroy, states that the enc.
my, numbering about $500, with two batter.
les, including two rified guns, are constructing
fortif cations upon tho crest Of the Shenandoah
Reliefs of five hundred men are constantly at
work day and night
The rebel ,ncampmcnt is on the cust', n
slope of the mountain extending down five
miles from tie summit.
A notorious guerrilla named Frederick W.
ch.wniug, has been captured by n cavalry
company under Gen. Milroy.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE The latest advicCs
from Fortress Monroe represent everything in
the vicinity rs quiet No signs yet If The Mer.
ri,nsc F,rt Wool and Srwsll'S Poin. exchang-
ell shells on Saturday afternoon. No harm
done, as far as heard from. Forty Of the
wounded Vermont soldiers arrived yesterday,
at Baltimore.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21
eFThe following, from the New York Pos!

1-The following, from the New York Pos, !,
shows that the effect Of the war upon the savingr
deposits, at the North. has not been great
The SAVINGS BANKS OF NEw YoRK.-By an
analysis Of the returns Of the savings banks Of
the city and Of the State, it seems that the ag.
gregate deposit. on lst Of January, 1852, were
s64,0S3, $50, or less than lst Of January, 1861,
by $3,367,24.
The aggregates for seven years past were az
follows:
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

Jlok AaD wOunpBp sOa.D as ~
~ HOSRfTAt
Senate Of jay IL, 1881.
Al Stmia0y Hclpial. 0swysiossa, April IL.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

(A) Chaplain. IbI Captain. tol Flrst Lieutenant.
(dJ AtJltsdt and scooad Lieutenant
&ck remaining IN hs Hospital tor Kruptivs
Diseases, at Kal0rand, April IL.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21
EAST INDIA COTTON.

The subjoined letter, received by US, is from
a gentleman having a leading connection with
the New Engiand manufacturing interest:
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

Al LNdiana Hospital, (PateM Otice,I Washing
Ton, D. q, April IL.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

~ brakes Plantation Bitters.-S. II.
1850. Kit invigorates, strengthens and purihes
the system; Is . perfect appetizer, and the most
aareeabe and heotusl tonic In the world. 1t Is
composed Of the celebrated Calisaya bark, roots,
herbs, and pure st. Croix rum Particularly
adapted to delicate fem,ies; cures Dyspepsia and
Weakness, and Is Just the thing for the changes Of
seasons Fold by all grocen, druggists, hotels and
saloons p. II. DRAKE CO, :
api-8m &9 Broadway, N. y.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

Urls KRINGLE IS COMF.
Just receiving the largest stock OF
FANCY GOODS
In Washington
Writing Desks, Dressing Cases, r rtiuiios, Dtroo.
tion and Alphabet Blooks, Games, Photo
graph Albums, Gin and Misoel.
laneous Books In great
varieties, Gt war
Call and ~, Of sHEPhERD'B
Headquarters,
dec 81 Corner seventh and D slrytts
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

AT ". Eisab.th Hospital, EASTERN Branch,
April IL.
The national Republican., 1862-04-21

AUspscisl Notice. On and after Tuesday,
April / 1859, the train on the Baltimore and Ohio
Rairoad will commence running daily, (suudays
exoeptsdD leaving this Station at 7.4o g.. m., and
connecting st Washington Junction with Mail
Train for all parts Of the West ria Wheeling or
Parkersburg Through tickets sold and baggage
checked. W. p. SMITH,
N. Of Transportation b. Il o. RR.
apl-df TStar Giobel
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-01-16
IOWA LEGISLATURES.
Especial to the Muscatine Daily Journal.
bES NnyNrp IT,, 10 Iyr,

$500 ~A"'N"'e h"h5 SoufuAl.
DEs MONIES, Jan. -, 1862.
The Legislature convened at Din
In the Senate Lieut. Gov. Rusch pre-.
siding and J. IL. Sanders Secretary pro
tenn.
Senator Woodward, of Musca,ipe. i,
chairman Of tne special committee on
credentials touching the constitutional
rights OF the Successors Of Mcssrs. Bus.
scy aud Scott, who are now 10 the army,
10 caucus, Davis of Musca.ine was
nominated for Secretary of the Senate
Cue of Cedar assistant, Hewitt of Wrisbt
engrossng clerk, McCrea of Lee enroll.
ing clerk. Eim0ndson of Jasper sergeant.
at arms, Demuti Of Iowa City, door
keeper
The House was organized with Mr.
Kellogg as Speaker aud Charley Aldrich
clerk pro tenn. In caucus Rush Clark
was nominated for Speaker, c. Aldricl
clerk and Geo. May assistant clerk.
The Inauguration takes place on Wed
nesaay. W. +. d.
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Letter from Port Royal.
New YORK, Jan.

New YORK, Jan. /.
The steamer Oriental from Port Royal,
9th, arrived this morning She met the
Atlantic going into Port Royal.
Nothing special had occurred since the
sailing Of the Vanderbilt
Gen Stevens still held possession of
the main land, and was awaiting reinforce
ments.
Two regiments had returned to Hilton
Head
Twelve vessels were awaiting storage
for their cargoes at Port Royal, and new
store houses were to be immediately con
structed.
Our forces at Tybee have been iu-
creased som- 5000 from Port Royal
Fort Pulaski, kept firing, and enc man
had been killed
A skruisL took place on the main land,
on the 9TH inst, in which part of Gen.
Sherman force were engaged, resulting
in serious loss to the rebels, besides seven
prioners. Com. Dupont had sent $500
men to reinforce Gen, Sherman, to make
active operations on the railroad betv cen
and Charleston, and severely cen
sured Gen Sherman for want of activity.
Reipforcements are daily arriving At
Port Royal, and all the troops are in good
health and eager for fight %
Progress is being made in tho prepar-
alton of cotton, and negroes arc contin-
ually arriving. -. ~
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Gen Sigel complain. that he had been
hurried by Gen. lIalleck from asick bed
to take command at RoIls, aud that only
three days after his arrival Gen. Curtis
arrived, and without exhibiting amy or
ders from Gen Haleck, or giving him
notice, assumed command Gen. Sigel
says that he has resigned GU. of sense
Of justice to himself, but is anxious to
serve his adopted country, aud if the
troops were ordered to march to day, he
would march with them He furlhe,
says that out of six regiments raised il
his name by his friends, only four hun
/ bred men are left to his command. liz
hopes an arrangement will be made b,
which he may honorably return to service
The President is unwilling to accep,
Gen Sigel's resi- gnaton. He will not il
it can be avoided
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-01-16
The Prince of Wales.

We published recently an extract from
the London Tins, making unpleasant
strictures upon the Prince of Wales.
The Times is under the control of our
Southern rebel influences, and may not
its untriendliness towards the Prince be
attributed to the fact that his ohserva-
tioas and hospitab!e reception in this
country made him our fast friend?
The Times has no charity, no mercy,
no justice, nothing but hatred and malig-
nifty towards the North, and its hostility
TO our people and our Government OK
tends to all who are friendly towards US
The Prince Of Wales, as all the wo Id
has supposed. has been steady, manly,
young fellow. and. under the circumstau-
ccs, the london Times hints and insin.
uations cannot cause thinking people to
believe thathe has recently changed for
the worse Chi. Jour.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-01-16
Terrible Railroad Accident.

A terrible accident occurred on the
Michigan Central Railroad on Wednes-
day morning resulting in the death Of
William T. Barron, Judge of probate Of
Cock county, Ill and woa8ding of five
others, all Of them citizens Of Chicago.
The catastrophe occurred in consequence
of the express train which was delayed
half an hour, running into the Accom-
datioa train. Chicago Jour"dl says: .
The Accommodation train consist o'
several platform cars, loaded with wood
one baggage aud Que passenger car, inc
latter being in the rear 1t had proceed
ed only mile this side Of Hyde Park,
whca, coming around sharp curve 'ne
passengers of the Accommodation 'ra'h
were Mortified at seeing the Express
laundering along close behind anu' III
an instant, it was upon them
4 rush had been made tor the rom
n1,te,rm of the car, aud Judge Barron
had got outside when the trains coIllded
The force Of the collision drove the pas
scprer car under that OF the bag "a sc car
an that the ends of the car came close to
sether. Judge Barron was upon tn
platform, aud by some means his bod
was drawn beneath the baggage Ca
nI,tform where it stuck fast, whii
his head ,cos cut smoothIy IF AMI hur'e'
along upoo tie SNORT Both hands wer
also cut off, Just above the wrists, one {
which was found only after Ion
search.
When the head was picked up, tn
eyes were open, and every expression I
. the face was as natural as when IN ilf
save that unearthly pall"r which alwa.
attends such eases. The head nd IA
showed no brui,es--no marks OF v'oicn
it was a. complete de:apltnion
/. though it had been intended for that o
n "
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III late Snndav Valley Advocate. now

the late Sunday Valley Advocate, now
one Of The proprietors Of the Louisville
Democrat, whosarriyed here from Sandy
Valley yesterday, that the second rebel
invasion Of Eastern Kentucky was ended
in disgraceful route on Monday last.
Col. Gariioid's forces, including the AID
Ohio and 10th Kentucky regiments, and
1900 cavalry had preceded up the Big
Sandy to Paintville within seven miles OF
the rebel camp, when they were met by a
flag Of truce bearing message from Hum
phrey Marshall asking if matters could DC
arranged without fight. Col. GARFIELD
Immediately replied that he could offer no
arrangement, except either to light or
surrender Internationally. Marshall
then addressed his men, Informing them
that they had no alternative except 70
surrender or disband, giving them their
choice. They decided to dis band
They Immediately collected and set hre
to alltheir wagons, tents, camp equipase'
supplies, &c, aud then each man was per
mitted to take care of himself, and the
whole force scattered in confusion NO
attempt was made to save anything, ex-
ccpting their cannon, which were hauled
of.
Col Garfield dispatched his cavalry In
pursuit. They expect to capture tue
guns, and perhaps pick up many OF the
flying rebels
New YORK, Jan. ii.
Companies G and d Of the pennsyl-
vania Bucktai)s under command of Capt
McDougalof Company G. went to Drainss-
vile last light aud returned this morning.
The enemy have not Been IA: Drainsville
since the battle, buta re throwing up bat
tcries three miles beyond. The bucktails
counted one hundred and seventy.si1
graves on the Evansville battle field.
Tuesday morning the Freeborne, Sat
telitc and Island Queen got under way
and stood over to the Virginia shore
opposite Maryland Point, and began to
shell the rebel encampment near B'yd
Hole. The shell, few thick and fast,
aud many Of them were seen to burst
over the land ia the direction of the en-
canpmcnt. No response was given by
the rebels, aud at half past one O'Clock
the firing ceased. The three vessels
then stood up for Aqua Creek and COM
merccd to lombard the batteries there at
20 minutes to 5 o'clock and continued
an incessant fire till quarter past six when
the firing ceased without elicitlng any
response.
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Rebels Stealing Clothes from the Prisoners

The liberated Union prisoners tell a
hard tale about the chivalry. 1t turns
GU. that the clothing sen. to our prison
ers, at Richmond, under flag of truce,
has been stolen by the rebels aud given
to their soldiers. A letter from Balti-
more to the Cincinnati Gazette says:
What is worse and more dshonorable
to the con:cderates than any thing that
| have yet mentioned is the fact-unde-
niable, verified by clear DEMONSTRATION
tina. most of the clothing sent to them
several weeks ago, and from time to time,
BY our Government, has never reached
their prison house. The irresistible in
ference is, therefore, that it was stolen
by the rebels and appropriated to their
own use, though sent under the sacred
protection of flag of truce 1t is last.
ins disgrace to the proud name of south.
ern chivalry for all time to come. Such
thing as coffee, salt, or tea sen, to them
was never seen by the prisoners. They
were, in word, treated brutally, as their
appearance indicates. l conversed with
over hundred Of them, and they all tell
the auiaC S!ory." sa ....