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What our Generals Said and
Did in Saturdays Battle.

The correspondent Of tn New York Fi5,e,
who was with Gen Sumter during the az
terno3n, and Up II the cltsc of the terrible
Engagement at Fredericksburg. and wta lad
very Opportunity OF hearing and seeing
What Was eolng M, thus descrIhas what he
saw. and what be heard from the constantly
arriving aids and cou ricrs 10 1.-The old war
dog who booked as If he were in the leash
striving to get lecsc at the throat Of tie en-
cmy:
The old man looked anxiousJ and fearful
Thing wefe lot eoit : we'll with bis com
mand- I1r three hour, has m-r had bc-n
dshtinS at lenr'ai odds. Thy wrr, much
exhausted Their loss WIS excessive. AMI
n.thlng had been accomplished Indeed
10 the test OF the ear, Mt tie point where We
we're located, it seemed A. though ihcv werr
'~lns badly pressed. The batteries had
0cen brought down and planted at the heads
Ji the streets. The troop, were huEsins the
city clos " to escape the fearful tire -
" Where is frAnslin?" was the eager in
4uiry. " Everything depends On Franklin's
coming up on the flank
Frnklin's position was ll4inly observable
by the hne OF smoke and ire couple Of
a.iles to our left below. lie Vas making no
nearer.
At 3 o'elock an aid arrived from General
Couch t sly that his (Goach'ol troops were
advancing finely, hn; that Wick vas MT
4 eFinI aP " Te| General Ia or" re
Plies Gen. SIMMER. tel hun that he must
make he Ninth Army Corps Keep pace wiia
the Sc0Hd, n he can
At . clock, Sturgis, who had been
clinsng u the valley amid showers Of fire,
Is 81 hotly press j that he tardl, thinks
he can hold his own t,ll Griffin comes ur.
At 1 o'clock French reports that his left
Is held by brigade { MIson's) tchich IS
| ,e.thom GHIHulH!0H
Sumner sends IL IN sag begging Burnside
that franklin be directed to advance bat
ttanAlis eaanot advance. be has enough to
10 a tals moment - hod his own, for
Jaces n las just thrown in endorsements
and Is pustin. h.ld to turn his left
Meanwhile the reserves have II been
touched. uuoker's Central Grand Division
fifty thousand fresh men-Laye not vet
bsen engaged; indeed, are yet on this side
Of the river.
Irli deneral Burnside that lie had bet
Ter. by al lreahs, throw some Of Hookcr's
| in. ="
Burnside replies that he has directly or
h.rpl H.tk.r -
1o 49, -. 80" ~ = 'n' a. -" every ma"
Pra 9 ,'I, ~ ,to 'ne , fnes eii''' cross
tho - III ,, 'o'uin usasu up"n u
ter,ald car.. iia" inr's u'ais''n Vi bul,
rehels ,bar,fS ,' eI , way ,h Inc war!
nan, ~ -. ~ VA '5' mt iot 'he move
',., ..lm,r, ~ - ,n "uu "'a'"s o4'ffy OF
~ ,i''' Ill, ',a''eu On ',,e of'pse' our
IIasn,l, ,,- ~ 'o nv '."t ue'Sy Up l",'onS'
hr;.,l,. and Iii ~. ny '"i. al to'u' ,he
thew do III, .tr 'p -a'n ~ uPom 'n' oanSs'
thsy dn hnwsra -''"'' NJ n"fm' !" ease
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Vlt will be reelected that son of L.
NJ, Wet Of franklin, was wounded in the
second Bull Run battle and died OF his
wounds. His father made inquiries Concern
ing his conduct while in the army, and while
facing the enemy in battle. In answer to o
letter OF this Character, lie received the fol-
lowing from Captain White, his commander
At the request Of the deceased's friends we
publish it. 1t is a handsome tribute to n
noble young man:
2d MAINE Vols. Camp near War
fington, Va. Nov llth, 1862
MR L. NJ. WEST,
DEAR SIR Your letter of Oct. 30th
came to hand, making inquiries about the
conduct of your son Edward C D. West |
received official notice of his death few DAYS
ago. | had had, strong hopes that he would
get well. and be with us again, but God has
willed it otherwise and may lie in His
goodness, support you under this deep af-
fiction. We must remember that he d ed
that his country might live. He was a kind
hearted noble boy brave to fault. and a
ways at his post. always found him ole.
dent to orders, aud wa, always the same
either in camp or on the field of battle
Through the many battles we were in To-
gcther, | never knew him to finch from any
danger, or duty assigned him. His habits
remained us good as when he left his home.
and, his many noble qualities Won the low
and respect oil all who knew him When
h. received the wound that caused his death
he was in the front rank brayely doing bat
lie in the cause of Freed III. had intended
to Lave written u YOU before, but we have
been on the move, AMI have not had an
opportunity.
Deeply sympathizns with you all in this
deep affection,
have the honor to be.
Your obciient servant.
DANIEL WHITE.
Capt. commanding Go. I.
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CAMP on THR Battle FiELp, !
Dee. 18th, lS62 {
MessRs- S.wYfR & krRR.-

MEssRs. SAWYER & Burr
GE>Ts,-Beiow yon will find list of the
killed, WOUNDED and missing, Of c. X
10th Maine Vols in the battle near Fred r.
icksburg, Va Dec. 18th
We had very severe battle for our III st
time trying. bu; the gallant 10th done their
luty, and are daily receiving praise from tie
old veterans that were around US. We had
to charge oh rebel breast work, and il j.
said to be the best thing on record Altho'
our ranks were thinned very fast. the boy.
did not fAlter, but rushed on cheering auj
took the place, that the enemy were behind
and took back with US about 100 prisoners
Oar wounded are receiving the best care
that can be furnished. The list is as follows
Killed one, that We know Of at present
Henry Leach, woundel fifteen. 81 Lieut.
Augustus c. Peters, wounded in hip CIR
poral BENZ W. Cole, les Corp. r. "
Higgins, in les Johnson Lutkin, in hand
Chas. Peters, in leg Calvin Marks, in arm
Joseph Peacock. in arm Daniel Grind c. il
leg Guas Person, in arm John F. Lane
in arm Isaac G. Reeves, in head Charlie,
Babsan, in leg James Marks. in leg
Missing fye-James A Vrazie, IIarar
p. Powers ,Alrdbrv Jones sine. fJuud wound
ed, Isaac WiIsIn, Lander A. Carter.
The above list is as correct as can ne fur
nishei. Yours in haste.
4 T. s.
7 ian, Com r. r. Is.L NJ u l.,
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Tn. Banks Erpedaion-T Sluadron'
Heard From Report Of the Senate Com
,a,ttee- Whas The Pan Of Burnside Vas
-Hoossr Objects to Barnsides Plan
HaLsek holds Meigs Responsible for delay
Of Po,,tooos-Our Wounded a'sde' 900
Goukasb5ro, ". C. l6th-P. NJ. Colonel
Fremont, Chief Engineer on the Winning
ton Railroad has arrived from Wilmington
lie passed over the entire track on hand
car. and sa VS. be can repair all damages IN
two DAYS. and the bridge over the Asuse IN
six or eight. All quiet here.
Geulds5oro. ". {. 10th. 4 reconnaissance
last night by squadron OF the sd n Z,
cavalry. under Capt. Canoway, found tho
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Erhe following decisions of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue have been re-
ceved by n. A. JOY Esq, the Assessor for
this District. They embrace points necessa-
~ to he known in this locality;
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In Rcfcrenccto Claim Agents,

Persons who hold themselves out to the
public as prepared to Prosecute claims
'galnst the Government in any OF the Tx
ecutlye Departments, Whether saeh claims
are actually proseeut Is them personally
or by their correspondents, are required to
take out hccns' as CHIN agents under tn
SD article OF the 9th scctiJn OF the Excise
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NEwGERS, n. c., 18th,

In the engagement at Kingston, on the
18th, Co. X. sd \. Y. cavalry. Capt. Cole
which was in the advance charged over four
deep bitches eight leet wide, and captured
seven pieces of artillcy, bringing them of in
triumph.
There are two candidates for Congress
from this district. one on the platform OIL
free labor, and the other in opposition to
the confscation and emancipation act.
The latter receives the active support and
and Of Gov. Stanley. and will doubtless be
elected.
The President has not yet signed the bill
for the admission OF Western Va, as by
some blunder il only REACHED him officially
yester day. The President is silent in re-.
gard to his intentions
The Times says the Governor elect Mr.
Seymour, has rendered Maj Sprague of the
q. 5. army the position Of Adjutant Gen
erai.
A letter to Mr.. Sprague expresses the de
sire to havs some one fiji the position who
will act in harmony with the Federal Gov
eminent, and whose practical acquaintance
with military affairs will enable the State OF
New York to maintain the proad pre-emi-
hence she has thus far held in the work OF
maintaining the Union and { Institution.
Cincinnati, 22d.
AdvIces from Lexington. Ky, that fears
are entertained from Floyd and Humphry
Marshall, who in large force from Western
Virginia are rapidly advancing through
Pound Gap.
A movement Of our troops had takeu place
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Sails, when made upon or ler and to sui,
particular vessel. are not regarded a. man
taetatcs within The meaning OF the Excise
Law, aud they a.s consequently eI mp; from
iuty.
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Tue ARsr 70 ADVANCE The w-ll-inform-
ed correspondent oi fh, Bpsten Herald again
reiieraies that the army will no, 60 into win
ter quarters, but having teen larg ely rein
iorcei, 1t may he on the Offensive y. an early
day, as the relcl Ges. LIE seems 20 antic,-
pate. The weather IS clear and cold, the
roads hard and dry, and the rivers free from
ice. There exists no good reason for delay.
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FSANcr.L.-It isreported ,hat Hon Rob-
ert j. Walker, the mastery Secretary Of the
Treasury under President Polk, is preparing
an elaborate paper in supper, of the imam
eial policy OF MIR Chase.
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Lieut. Com. Co K, 10th Me. Vol.

The kEARsAGE.-We make the following
extract IRON letter received from q ,rres-
pondent on board the Kearsase.
'McNDAY. Oct. 9th, 1862.
We arrived in Algeciras b yesterday
morning at 1 clock. The Lieutenant OF
the Sumptsr shot the Captain while he wa.
lyin; in his berth. The cause is reported Il
be Jealousy of a woman. The Warrior and
Black Prince are in Gibraltar Bay The
Lieutenant of the Sump,er will probably be
hung. lie c0nfesses the crime"
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The Boston Herald Democratic, pitches
into the "grumblers' in grand style. 1t
says that this class "are the enemies of the
government which protects them, and they
deserve good kicking"
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TIE President 10 B'rnade'e 1rmy-From
General Foster.

General Foster.
WARRINGTON. 33.
The President has ssued the following
ExEcrTIyE MANSION
Washington. Dec. %. 1862
, To the Army OF tie Potomac
| have just received your commanding
generals preliminary Report OF the battle
Of Fredericksburg. Although you were
not successful, the attempt was not an err
rar, nor the failure other than an accident.
The courage with which you, in an open
field, maintained the contest az INST an IN
trenched foe. andthc consummate skill and
energy with which you crossed the river in
the face of the enemy, show that you posses,
all the qualities Of great army, which will
yet give victory to the cause OF the country
and of popular government.
Condoling with the mDurncrs for the dead,
and sympa thlzing with the several wound d,
| congratulate You that the number Of both
is comparatively small
ltanier to y1u, officers and soldiers, the
thanks OF the nation
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
| The Richmond papers of yesterday and
to-day have found their way here.
! The Richmond Wig says the Losses in
/ \. p. Hills division, on the 18th, Were, 2 /
killed, 1894 wounded, and All missing -
TINS division was confronted by General
/ FrAnklin's lett and consisted OF six brigades
with artillery. Mor than halt the rebel
loss occurred in this division.
Intelligence from below is to the effect that
the reb Is have cons derably t,engthened
their forces near Port Royal,
The enemy maintain a c1ntrahand CON-
municatIon with their Northern friends, via
the Potomac and Mattax Greek. crossing
the Peninsula and the Rlppahannock ut
Leeds, about 80 miles below this place.
NAsHINGroN, 23d.
The following has been received ut head
quarters here.
Headquarters Department of n. c.,
4 Dec. 20, 1852
Maj. Gen. lllleck, Gen in-Chief:
My expedition was a perfect success.
burned the Railroad bridge at Gouldshoro
and Mount Olive. and tore up several miles
of the track OF the Wilmington and Wei
d,n Railroad.
We have fought four engagements, viz at
South West Greek, Kingston, W hiteh.ll and
whipped the enemy handsomely each time
(Sign,d) j. q FOSTER.
Brio Gen COMMANDING
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: VI, PETTENGtLL 4 CO No. 81 Park Row, New
York. aud state Street Boston, Agents Tor the
ANggCAS, in those cities and authorized take Al
vertsemcuts and Subscriptions for iotst
:. u. NILES tsnccessar to ralmer,) .wspaper
Advertising Agent No >callsy's Building Court Street
BOSTON, authorized receive advertisements fJr this
paper, at the same rates $ required by
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w AsnINGToN. Dec %.

.---1
1t is reported that the whole Cabinet re.
signed on Friday and Saturday, but The
President has not yet accepted the resigna.
tons.
Mr.. Collax has been rendered the Interior
or Post Office Department, but peremptorily
declines to enter the Cabinet
Mr.. Chase's Resignation is attributed TO
the opposition which his financial D ,lley en-.
Counters in Congress but the aim st uni.
versal wish is that he should remain or h.
re-appointed.
IL IS rumored to-day that Nh Seward will
withdraw his resignation. The general
opinion here rs that il any change occurs in
the State Department, Mr.. Fessenden n, The
ablest man who could be selected 10 ELL Mr.
Stewards place.
SECOND DISPATCH
Washington, December PIT is now a. IA
that both Mr. Seward and Mr. Chase have
consented To withdraw their designations and
to resume their places in the Cabinet. In.
deed, the report goer that the condition ON
which MIR. Chase gave his consent to retnrn
was that AIR. Seward should be United 10 do
so likewise. Whether the arrangement j,
permanent, or is only meant to give the Pres
ident time to select Cabinet more at his lei.
sure does not yet aproar.-Erening Poa
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Vbe amcrieau,
EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
AT PETERS BLOCK,
/. I. / : w Q r TIL, Me-

Nm n sf nTR * Publisher, aud Projectors.
N. K. SAWYER, Editor.
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Postponcnept Of the Internal
!, TAX, LAW-CORN AND WHISKY

a faar o
A circular, as our readers arc aware, has
been issued by the, Secretary of the Treas
nry, postponing the operation of the In
ternal Tax Law until September l, 1862.
The order of Secretary Chase is important
to several interests, but to none more than
that of whisky making. DistiHers viii
have another month in which to manufact-
ure whisky that will not be subject to tax
alton under the Internal Tax Law, and
upon which enormous profits will be re-
allied. Some establishments in the Scioto
and Miami Valleys will c 'ea' one hundred
thousand dollars each per month during
the time the law shall be suspended
: > Farmers, if they are sharp, will also
profit by the circular Of the Secretary of
the Treasury Their corn ought to bring
fifty cents per bushel, and distillers can
afford to pay that sum. Distillers must
have corn. The profit they can realize out
Of it this month will be SO extravagant that
they can we'll afford to pay an unusual price
for corn; and they will do it before they
will surrender the rich harvest this mont
pormises them There is one month"; good
time for both these interests, and we sup
pose it will be duly improved by each.
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G Respectfully, your obedient servant,
4FgR eff{ JOHN POPE,
Maj. General Commanding.
THE LAW UNDER WHICH TIE
President Has Called for, the Draft Of
SOC, ,90e Mcm-The United States NIL
tM,y Lao.


AN, ACT to amend the act calling forth
the militia to execute the laws of the
Union, suppress instructions, and repel
invasions, approved February twenty
si eight, seventeen hundred and ninety
five, and the acts amendatory thereof,
and for other purposes. dv ssfinaif
Be It enacted by the Senate aud House
of Representatives otsths United States of
America, In Congress assembled, That
whenever the. President of the United
States shall call Forth the militia of the
States, to be employed ia the service of
the United States, he may specify In his
cali the period for which such servile will
be required, not exceeding nine months;
and the militia SO called shall be mustered
in and continue to serve for and during
the term so specified unless sooner dis
charged by command of the President.
If by reason of defects in existing laws,
or in the execution of them, in the several
States, or any of them, it shall be found
necessary to provide for enrolling the
militia and otherwise putting this action
into execution, the President is authorized
in such cases to make all necessary rules
and regulations; and the enrollmeatof the
militia shall in all cases include all able
bodied male citizens between the ages of
eighteen and forty-fve, and shall be ap-
portioned among the States according to
representative population. Easal-4
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
the militia, when SO called into service,
shall be organized in the mode prescribed
by law for volunteers As5sfsi 9FeF
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FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTO
Elk e- ..st MAC 5 o.l.s
ii : HEADQUARTERS, ARMY PoToMAc, ]
- iaale nesf August 4, l62. !

Ever since the firing upon our ship
ping at the mail boat landing by the enc
my's batteries, our troops have occupied
the opposite shore. Yesterday recon-
noissance was. made from that point back
into the country to within fourteen miles
of Petersburg It was conducted by CO..
Arerill, and composed of one hundred
and fifty Of the 9th T.. s. and one hun
7dred and fifty of the I'd Pennsylvania
cavalry, with four companies, of the 1st
Michigan Infantry. Captains Castor and
Bowen, of Gen. .McClellsn's staff, accom-
panied them. ;av ted s.,s,edsrS sod
At Aleyock's Mills, Eve miles from the
river, they encountered the 18th Yirgipis
cavalry, drawn up in line Our. men
charged on them, when they broke and
run. They drove them to their ,encamp-.
ment at Sycamore Church, two and half
miles further, where they again, formed,
but were ingloriously put to fight, leay-
ing behind all their tents, camp equipage
and commissary stores, which our taoops
gathered together and burnt. Ba.s-,s1
The rebels had two horses killed, six
men wounded and two taken prisoners.
Our loss was one horse killed. - -
After securing the country short dis.
tance further, they returned to the river.
! There is no further, evidence of any
rebel ,gunboats on the river this side Of
Fort Darling .-sd ~ sa.I es.
Information received here goes to show
that the new Merrimac will not be ready
to operate for three weeks yet. as,.;I ~,
Two of the gunboats were yesterday
afternoon engaged in shelling the oppo-i
site shore over City Point.
The health of the troops has improved
over since they began to receive fresh
which were ordered to be is
sued to them by Gen. Mcclellan. ~
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Military Meetings

Willibe held At the following times and
places. SPEAKERS, viii be present TO ad'
dress the people: = ~ 80 H. 80.
sBEA1LSVILLE, Wednesday 18th g
j CATS TANNERY, Thursday ,s14th"
KANZIG'S, Friday. the 18th 7bs! g.
MORRIS School House, Wayne town.
ship, Thursday the a14th Of August.
~ The Military Committse will furnish
Speakers, who will be present to address
sthe people, Recruiting officers will also
abe present to enlist recruits for tvo com
!. pahies for the 92nd Regiment, now fern
sing IN this Military District The people
afe,irgently requested to attend !. Meetings
IN all eases TO commence at q o'clock p az
-aoBy order of the Military COMMITTEE
JNO. NJ. KIRKBRIDE,
sefgss44 aYSecretary.
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ORDER FROM GOV.
sHaf5 ea TODga ai1s as a -1a
COLUMBUS, ONO. Aug. 5.

80 COLUMBUS, OHlO. aug. ..
To the Several Military Committees !.
= The recent order Of the Secretary of
War in relation to drafting, may cause di-
versity of opinion and action among you;
hence deem it proper to urge that you
proceed in your efforts to complete the
regiments heretofore called for, and fill up
those already in the field, as though the
recent order had not been promulgated,
and it is hoped that the generous and lib
eral offers now being made all over the
State in the shape of bountics to recruits,
will not be withdrawn or interfered with.
tbs believed that with continued Wig
orous effort, theregiments may be filed
up by the 10Th. eLf
Theseveral Assessors, who were directed
to take an enrollmcnt of the militia of the
States are progressing rapidly with the
work, but it will necessarily take some ten
or fifteen days to complete the work.
=. DAVID TOD, Governor.
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G Communication from Gov. Tod
Il to the Milisoqy Committees Of the Differ
eat Counties. t 45.t

COLUMBUS, August 4, 1862.
Tothe several County Military committees:
The many inquiries made in reference
to the recruiting service induce me to an
nounce to you in this manner:
1. That Ohio's quota of troops under
the recent call is 10000, to wit: For the
Forty fifth, Fiftieth and Fifty second Reg
iments, 1000; for the seventeen new regi-
ments, 1900; for the three German Regi-
ments, 5000; for the old regiments now
in the, field, $4,000.
2. That your efforts should be extend
ed to aid in filling up the old regiments
as we'll as to the particular regiment assign
ed to the district in which you live, and
that the funds placed in your hands to be
offered as bounty should be distributed
equally to all who may volunteer for either
regiment. t~.-.s F.e 4:sef
3. The rules TO govern drafting are
yet to be prescribed by the President I
have requested him to authorize me to
exempt the counties from draft that may
furnish voluntarily their full quota; and
if so authorized, of which have no doubt,
I pledge the several counties that it shall
be done. twill not be practicable, how
ever, to extend this to townships or wards.
a. 1t is not supposed that any further
call will be made upon Ohio, but of course
no pledge can be, made on this point.
5. Recruiting is progressing quite sat
isfactorily in nearly all portions of the
State; hence I have but little doubt that
4 Ohio will furnish her quota. by voluntary
enlistment Should I, however, unfor-
tunately be disappointed in this, then
drafting will be rcsorted to, for Ohio must
be the first to respond to the PRESIDENT S
recent call.
DAVID TOD, Governor,