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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-10-13
PUBLISHED (DAILg) By
EDGAR SNOW DEN, JR.
a4s~ OFFICE-No 1O4 King street, over
Stones, formerly French's) Book Store.
Gsuersl Lee upon the late Battles.

General Lee upon the late Battles.
From Richmond papers Of the oth, as quoted
IN the Northern papers, We take the following:
Hudrorters Army Of Northern Virginia,
October 2, l862.--General Orders, No. ll6.--
In reviewing the achievements Of the army
during the present campaign, the Command
inc General cannot withhold the expression OF
his admiration Of the indomitable courage it
has disDlayed IN battle, and its cheerful Ell
lurance of privation and hardship On 1he
march
Since your great victories around Richmond
you have defeated the enemy at Cedar Noun
Tain; expelled him fron the Rappahannock;
and after conflict OF three days, utterly re-
pulsed him on the plains Of Manassas, and
forced him to take shelter within the tortlt-
cations around his capital
Without hating for repose You crossed the Po-
tomac, storned the Heights OF Harper Ferry,
made prisoners OF more than eleven thousand
men. and captured upwards Of seventy pieces
oi artillery, al their small arms and other mu-
nitions of war.
While one corps OF the army was thus en-
raeed, the other insured ssuccess by arrestlng
at Roon$horo the combined armies OF the e.e~
my, Advancing un Ter their tavorlte General 70
the relief Of their heIeaguered comrades.
On the field of Sharpshurg. with less than
one-thiri Of his numbers, you resisted from
daylight until dark the whole army of the enc
my, and repulSed every attack along his entire
front of more than four miles in extent.
The whole Of the following day you stood
prepared to resume the conflict on the same
ground, and retired next morning, without mo-
eStation, aero e Potomac
Two attempts slbSequently made By the en-
my to follow you across the river, have result
ed in his complete discontinue, and being drl-
zen back with loss.
Achievements such as these demanded much
Talor and patriotism History records fewer ex-
ampes Of greater fortitud and endurance than
this army has exhibited and AN commission
ed by the President to thank you II the name
Of the Confederate ctates for the undylng tame
you have won for their arms.
Much as you have done, much more remains
TO be accomplished The enemy again threat
ems us with invasion, and to your tried valor
and Patriotism the country looks with conf
e aence Tor deliverance and safety your past ex~
p'oltS give assurance that this conf }ence is not
misplaced r. f. LEE,
General Commanding.
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The Late Invasion Of Pennsylvania.

| TSracial Dispatch 70 the Baltimore American;
FREDERICK, Oct II, lO p ALI our III
! formation 2sp 70 this hour indicates that the
Confsdera*es have accomplished their raid
with impunity, passing from above the right Of
the Army Of the Potomac around its rear, and
recrossing on its extreme left - Virginia, in
the vicinity Of Conrad's Ferry.
They numbered twenty five hundred cavalry
and four pieces Of light artillery. They had 40
baggage train except few anlbulances and
wagons from Chambersburg They passed
through E'nittsburg, Woods ooro' and New
Market, and crossed the railroad at Monrovia
early this morning
At Monrovia they cut the Telegram ph line,
and tore up few rails From Monrovia they
moved towards Noland' 8 Ford at the mouth Of
the Monocacy. At the Ford the Federals had the
81 and 4th Maine Regiments, With q battery Of
artillery. The Contederates were severely
stelled: and replied With vigor, but not muc:s
damage Was done ca either side. Having no
cavalry there, the Federals could not pursue the
Confederates, who finally moved down the rlv
or il, the direction Of Edwards and Conrad's
Ferry, where it is believed they crossed over IN
safety this afternoon.
General Ploasanton, With cavalry ala1 artlI~
lery Was in pursuit Of them, but waz two hours
behind the Confederares It IS the opinion Of
some that only portion q their forces had
recrossed.
Balls cavalry and Rush $ Ianccrs 7vho were
cont a. af
burg have brought in seven stragglers from the
Confederates. One Of ;hese with whom l
have conversed says their column was five
Thousand strong.
They crossed the Potomac at Dam 10. S,
about half way between CIearSpging and Han
cock, early on Friday morning, and have ira
yelled within fortveight hours about one hun
dre1 and twenty-five miles
General Stelart was IL command, with Colo
mel Hampton Their principal object was 10
get horses, in. which they succeeded, taking
back with them from eight hundred TO 3 thou
sand. which had been seized ndjscrlmlnatel?
from the stables of farmers III Pennsylvania -
The men a]so supplied themselves with slloes
and clothing from the stores In ChambersLr.Tg:
Beyond the destruction Of the Railroad
bridge at tClaanabersbuTg, | do not learn that
they did any damage They moved through
the country together, and seemed perfectly &C.
quanted With the deposition Of tie Federsl
troops.
There are reports here at the time ] write
that the movements Of our forces ordered by
General Mcclellan from below had Cut chem Ct
from Nolands Ferry but Is there has beer, r:
firing since noon, have no doubt they arc over
the river beyond pursuit.
The statements that they went il the dlrec~
tion Of Gettysburg are altogether false. hrom
IL 3, ii, DeSar re
The most direct road, passing aho,7. seven miles
north IF Frederick.
The train which left Baltimore at halt-pasr
two clock arrived at Frederick IN good time
this evening without interruption. The rails
which had been removed BY the Confederate
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-10-13
THE WAR IN THE WEST.

From the official report OF t5eneral Rue1,
relative to the recent movements Of the Federal
army in Kentucky, it appears that the chief
part of the fighting at Perryville was On We'd
nesday, the Sth instant, aud not on Thursday,
as some Of the press dispatches have reported
During Wednesday night the Contederates fell
back toward, Harrodsburg, ia Mercer county,
twelve miles northwest of Perryyille. The loss
was very heavy, but 10 accurate report had yet
been made out It is reported by army officers
in Louisville that the Confederate Generals
Cheatham and Polk were killed at Perryville
and that the Confederate loss exceeded that OF
the Federals three to one.
is reported chat Nashville, Tenn, is sur
rounded by the C>nfederates. The Federal
troops are on half ratons, and provisions Of all
kinds are held at fabulous prices. 4 Federal
foraging party with forty wagons had been
cantured by the Confederates about nine miles
south Of Nashville. A guerilla party OF Con
federates were routed on the lsC instant be
tween Gaflatin md Nashville
General Rosencrans has returned to head
quarters, and reports that the Confederate
army under General Price is dispersed and de-
nloralized. Most Of their ammunition and bag
gage trains were captured. At the hattie 81
Cornth about one thousand Confedarates were
killed. while the Fe}cral loss is estimated at
three hpnclre.: and fifty killed and twelve hum
dred wounde |.
Ii, H. 3,eS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-10-13

Tie New York Expire . 1nlnks the late lette1
of Louis Napoleon, in re,ltion to Roman aHalrs,
though wrapped up III many words and pii a'
ses, amounts, in plain English, just to thl> -
France will not interfere to rob the PtoI
of his temporal power, but if the Pope $ the
ory of immobillty continues, that Is
when requested to a'an'ol Ms terres'fla1 IS scer q
tre the reply Of Po N'"2 contnnes l! to M oe n, H.
obstinate man p0ssuWns, tnen 1 rance Wi! o'
compelled to quit the S'tnatl'n ~ p"oSarV.'ls 1h<
His Holiness in Rome-ln other "oros 1ns I1l
French troops will uo WltillrlWh, all At@'s
will be left to the Italians,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-10-13

+, Aeod1uortcrs 4Army Of Northern Virginia,
IGamp On a>hington Run, Oct. 2, 1862.
y zen; :, ) Cooper, 4djntUtt and Inspector Gen.
g.. =. .A A. Rici1oond, Tu.-Generssl The enc
ny ny scavalry under Gen. peasonton, with SIX
iaI sGes Of artillery, drove back our pickets yes
1T;oay Tuy IN front Of Shepher1lstown. The 9th
sa1 ,11gln'a Il, cavalry, which was on picket, repul-
S6a, 6o The enemy several times, by vigorous
I,"!seS, Is,"Il dsputing the ground, step by step,
tHns TSA 70 the main body Bv the time his ar
ras p.,sty reached hia, Co. W. H. F. Lee, who
nI.oaH ~ c''n'nan Of the brig de, wa obliged 70
;'4 ;ba :. It On the West banA the 0 equan, on
tpss'nn aInA o}the enemy as it appro ched Mar
Smyrna times., 1862-10-16

Tie DEIAwAREAN, like the whipped spaniel. curls hi.
tail between his legs and sinks away from the oues
tion, which is the disunion party" veIniro c,lso
hood! calumnies!! We answered his charges vbv
ours was not the disunion party and in turn mt a
few simple, plain questions TO him. if theirs wos tho
Union party, why they took certain position, md
adopted certain measures all looking 10 practical
dlsunloD, all Of which he has failed tn answer
Why does it mott The honest public demands II
IL cannot be because it is small concern" that il
fails to measurelances with the unpretendnp Times
Meet the questions you preferred the charges or
the public will naturally conclude that you are afraid
OF uncOVerlng something unwittingly, and like the
terrified ostrich you are keeping your head under
cover like that simple bird, thinking, thereby
you are unobserved. 1t it no use you may think
yourself safe by hiding in the bushes, but know vou
not that your body is and found full fiedped
with secession sympathy.
The editor compares himself to squirt.pun. We
thank him for the comparison, but respectfully suo
gest that the "gun" must be very much out ofordcr
lit does not seem to work. We had rather bav.
good quill squirt that would work, than dozen
squirt-guns from which nothing can be elected.
Smyrna times., 1862-10-16
Union Meeting in SMYRNA.

On Saturday afternoon last, notwithstand.
ing the inclemency Of the weather, a res.
pectable and very enthusiastic Union meet.
ing was held in front of Foxwelrs Hotel
i'll this place.
Major John G. Black was called to the
chair, and Jas. r. Clements, William w.
Nelson, VIM. p. Smithers and VIM. Wor.
den were appointed Vice Presidents. and
Samuel Cats and John N. Clark, Secreta.
ries.
Hon. Geo. P. Fisher, our worthy Rep
resentative in Congress, first addressed the
meeting, and in presenting the stubborn
facts of the history of the rebellion showed
very conclusively the justice and righteous
ness OF the war now being waged for the
defence of the life-blOod of the country.
which not only Southern traitors but domes-
tic foes and intestine enemies are attempt-
ing to destroy. Time and space will not
admit, if we were able, to portray, in the
chaste and elegant language of the speaker,
the subjects SO beautifully and will dilatcd
upon. Enough, however, for us to saw. AT
the present, is that the secessionists present
could not, and did not dare to painsav the
facts laid before us as to what has become
undisputably the history of the last eight
cen months, with regard to the slayehold-
ers' rebellion, as well as those given bv the
speaker with respect to the origin and
growth of the so-called Democratic PARTY
from the great party of nullfers 50 summa-
rlly dealt with by him of the " Iron will -
down to the present secession Democratic
Party OF '6l and '62. AT the beginning of
the speech Mr.. f. was greeted with hearty
applause, as well, also, at the close, showing
how enthusiastically his course in Congress
in his efforts against rebellion both in Vir-
ginia and Delaware is supported by all who
are the real friends of the Union and un-
compromisingly opposed to the damning
crime OF secession or secession sympathy.
either found in South Carolina or the little
State OF Delaware
Mr.. Fisher was followed by Capt. VIM.
P. Lord, of the Delaware Cavalry, who held
the audience for fifteen or twenty minutes,
in the closest attention, by the beauty of
his classical allusion and the firm, undying
devotion he evinced for the glorious cause
OF his couatry's disenthrslnent
Smyrna times., 1862-10-16
The Result of the Election.

HE result of the election on Tuesday, the 7tb.
must not be taken as fair index of the general
result in November Our opponents resorted to everv
means and threats were made Of personal oppresson
Executing their property, removing tenants from
their farms, &c,---which no doubt were successful
IN instances where the parties were hopolesslv in
Their power, or lacked the independence to brook
the threatened difficulties before them las in some
n0n0rod cases we have heard of to keep them from
voting the Union ticket
In all parts of the State there seems TO have been
much apathy among the Uunion men. In Sussex
lhere was small vote polled while in two hundred,
the Union men did not place ticket in tbe field.
In Cedar Creek Hundred, says the Ne,us. where !,
candidate of each party was elected. nearly on.
hundred Union men did not vote. In Wilco;nr,on
the vote was very small, and tho majority e., ~.
Union candidates will be doubtless nearly douhl.a
at the next election. In this county evsr,, ri.
knows that "secesh" did their dirty best.n w;,L
all their efforts il SO many Of our mon had m, hss,
absent in the army the majority would have bssn
against them. Let the Union men but do ,be;, d,,,
until that time, and the 18th of November viii
upon defeated esh-Democratic faction.
Smyrna times., 1862-10-16
Union Demonstration Mt shawn,s u Roads.

, 1~~AotANhhOh dt - hOduE
, A spirited and patriotic meeting was held in
Grove belong to Mr. John Moore, at Shawn's Cros
ROADS, Little Crock HID, Thursday last, at whic
Wilson l.. Cannon presided, and Richard NJ. Coopo
acted as Secetary
; Inc meeting was called to order by the chairman
with few remarks, in which no one pre,ent co,ld
for moment, misunderstood the position hsld \,
MN WIN regard to the support which he gives tn,
Administration in its honest efforts to suppress tn,
reoeilon' and save the fair heritage bequeathed III
by our fathers
Nd SmltheTs was announced as the first sneaker
ana addressed the meeting earnestly for an hour. re-
ininoing them of the opposition met with nm the
part OF the secessonists, year ago or more when
1t was proposed to raise the Flag of our NatOnat,
both in private and public places-as for ex,rn,lc
on the capitol at Dover---und in other methods o
expressing the sympathy of loyal hearts for tho Gov
ernment. If all were Union men, with whom wa,
there to be any disturbance? If all men tbopab,
ake upon the great question of the salvation of the
Union, what improperly would there be in the ev
preston OF the deepest interest and sympathy for the
Union! That the so-called Democratic Party bas
no issues Of such character as once divided tho old
wings and Democrats. The candidate for Copgress
supported by them has abjured principle ever held
by him, Except loyalty and declares now that he
Is not Democrat He was nominated wholly and
solely for his sympathy with them as seccssionists
ana his uncomPromsing hatred to the Government
Dr' Ounmlns was the next speaker. He said he
had been always a Democrat, was still one. but
could not now be allied to the party, which he had
never lett, but the party had left him, when treason
perjury ana tdrceny c1mbined and destroyed and
forever buried the party at Baltimore. In crisis
IKE the present he knew no party but the party Of
lhe country, in which we all for some years had found
sure protection and which now preserves our IittI,
but noble State from the horrors and devastatons of
desolated Virginia. In conclusion he exhorted ,be
Union men of the Hundred TO stand fast 10 their in
tesnty and show the enemies of the government in
November next, by their votes at the pol. t,a, No,
aware must and shall be unmistakabe for tho
country.
WI wilmer was next loudly called and received
with unbonnded enthusiasm and spoke for about
nall hour, during which time he took occasion to
Vent'iate the sayings and dongs fsome of the men
VINO seem SO anxious to represent the people of
Delaware IN the Halls of the Congress of country
mitch has no government would rather SOP ,5o
streets OF Smyrna run rih blood than that our ,o.,
me" SAouIa De @T4fted These are not the men that
may demand and receive the suffrage of free and
intelligent people" The meeting was attended with
u goodly sprinkling of secession synpathizers who
eSnced by their restless squirGs that the pill oft
son and rebellion is indeed bitter one and that in
The Loc"fOco Party of Delaware there is something
dead"
Smyrna times., 1862-10-16
The 9th Del. Regiment.

Mr. Edwin Wilmer, of this town, has been am.
thorized by the War Department to raise regiment
10 be the 9TH Del. Regiment (the 5th Delaware Req
lhent being now raised by Col. ii. G.. McC,oombc
0t hiimington) TO be mustered into service for nine
months to be armed, equipped and clothed by the
government-Gnd be exempted from the present oy
any JHtuTe drGtt-iCithin nine mouths.
The volunteers in Col. Winners regiment will
not be required to 60 into camp, unless in case of
INVASION or rebellion; and then will not be rcou;rd
to leave the State. We advise all OyaE men 10 call
on Col Wilmer Immediately. and enlist, as i. is
desired and expected to raise this regiment in all If
luis week. We understand that som panies are bc;no
raised at Middletown, Odessa, and in the lower >,
OF APPoquinimink Hundred-which will prob,bIv
compose part Of this regiment-these with two
companies being raised in this town. one al Ieins;c
one at kenton, one at Blackston's Cross Roads an.
at Dover, one at Camden one at Frederica. and n.r
maps at other places, would fill up the 9th Delaware
Regiment.
we cannot too strongly urge upon loval IJnion
men the advantage to be derived to them and 70 Tho
State by prompt action in this matter. Loval men
oSer 40 years Of age are not excluded. All persons
enrolling volunteers for this regiment are reouested
10 attend tho meeting of the Union Association
at Wards Hall, on Thursday evening and hand
in their enrolment lists
Smyrna times., 1862-10-16
octI6.lm
Philadelphia, Pa.
100000 MALE or FEMALE AGENTS. TO
SELL LLOYD'S
STEEL PLATE COUNTY COLORE1 MAD
oF me GNiIED STATES, CANADAS
AND NEW BRJINSWIC

n
FROM recent surveys. completed Aug Io,h 1aas
cos. S%U''OV 10 survey II and one years time
superior TO any $40 map ever made bv Col,o. =.
mchell and sells al the low price Of so cents 40
OuVnames are engraved OH this map
IL ls not only County map but II is also Co,,,..
ana ana AlLkoAD Map Oithe United States and CanS.
S;T gT,nSiheu IA one giving EVERY RAILROAD
oIAllON and distances between
Guarantee any woman or man ga IN as ~, L.,
and VIII take back all maps that cannot be sold ont
refund the money Oe S"iu' ana
Send for 81 worth and trv
Printed Instructions how 10 copro,, -,
all our agents "eii iArhlSneo
G. wan edCWholesGe Agents for our Mans in eva,v
Sta'e "a iliornIa Canada, England France and Cry
W. a lertune may be made with few hun red d.i.
mn ~ LLOYD, NO. l64 Roadway New Vail
=, Inc war Department uses our man of V;rn;.;.
maryland and Pennsylvania, cost 100000 on "a h;h
Is marked Middletown, Maryland Hiehts. WiII;amsI
PUtt Ferry, Mlilbrook Mills Nolands Ford and ali
o'hers on The Potomac. and every other place in M M
P.c glna @ and Pennsy ivania, money refunded
1 From the Tribune. Aug 3D.
LLofD6 MAPO VIRGINIA MARYIAND Avn D.
sYLVANA-This map is very large; its cost s bnI Ss
cehls' ana u the best which can be purchased" !"
Smyrna times., 1862-10-16
(Communicated.)
WHO?

VINO s"ore two years ago that the Democratic
Farty was nothing but a clan oftraitors, and now
gives body and soul to aid that treason. WORKING
party?
One of the rebel candidates
Who attended yecrete conclays Of traitor ,o,d.r.
IN certain Senator's parlor, in Washington. a,
"hich their dark and damnable treason was all laid
open' and then came home and lent his aid and
sympathy to the support ofthat treason7
| One of the rebel candidates
VINO SAID ne would rather see our streets runnn,
win blood than have our young men drafted into
'he Union Army, and then went out into the poli,;
cal world and said he was in favor oftb Trn;on tbo
constitution and the enforcement Of the Iaws2
| One of the rebel candidates.
VINO cried in very agony of sorrow when the
democratic Party was broken asunder at Charleston
and then had not tear to shed at the dissolution of
our glorious Union?
One of the rebel candidates.
VINO smiles and bows and smiles and bows again.
ana all but worshps the glorious working classes
ana then threatens to execute and sell their proper,v
and turn them out of doors in twenty four hours be-
cause they did not vote his ticket?
One OF the rebel candidates.
VINO e''ended mass meeting at Dover opd
pledged himself in favor of mantainino ,he Comet;
tuition as 1t is, and restoring the Union as it WINS and
thcn went home aud allowed his store to be used IA
rendezvous of traitors, among whom the defeat NJ
Tue Rebels IN Maryland and their retreat across the
Potomac Is pronounced bad news?
One OF the rebel candidates.
VINO swors that their pure hands shoul never bo
contaminated with the touch Of &" Lincoln's rold {"
ana then swarmed and scrambled like pock of
hungry rats after few petty offices, some of which
would hardly pay for their grog1
A lot of rebel cormoraats.
Who pleaded and prayed and begged and entrs,,
90 and almost cried for the recognition of the Con.
federate williams of the South year and half ,qo
and now have the barefaced impudence, the damn.
lng' sou-stainng hypocracy to fling to the breeze
banner with the motto. theUnon as it was?"
The wIre-workers ofthe rebel party.
Who furnlhes goods from his store TO nromote ,lo
comfort of the traitors confined in Fort Drl,w,ro
and then ridicules and laughs at the Ladies Aid
Society IN our town which is striving 10 give relief
to the sick and wounded soldiers in I'm. Trnior
Army
One OF the rebel candidates.
Smyrna times., 1862-10-16
No Drafting in Delaware

An order, just issued and directed to Col. Gcoro,
z. Fisher, announces, by authority of the War De
partment, that Delaware, having filed her ouo,o =
volunteers for the war, will be exempt from the dr.. g
This gratifying result has been brought about bv
the unceasing efforts of Messrs Fisher and Cannon
These gentlemen with most persistent energy have
succeeded in raising the quota of volunteers Of on,
State to its maximum standard, thus avoiding alto.
gether the necessity of resorting to draft in orde,
to meet the requirements of the War Department.
The following is the order revoking the drafl.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, d. CT
ORDERED,
That whereas, the full quota of the State of
Delaware of Volunteers and Militia. called s,r hv
the President on the I'd day of July, has under an
thOrity Of this Department, beon raised bv volur
teers. the order for Dram of Militia from the Stat.
Of Delaware is revoked and annued.
BY order Of the President,
EDwIN M. STANTON.
Secretary of War.
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