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:, 81 4 gentleman who was passenger In
thu Etna when she came in collision With a

:, H a gentleman who was passenger in
the Etna when she came in collision With a
large ship thus describes the accident !:
We left Liverpool Jan. %, on the Etna, an
non vessel Of the New York aud PhQadelphIa
INC when nine hours out from liverpool We
had . fearful collision with monster ain shin ::
VIC received a11 the damage. A frightfai holc
y vas i made @ t. tae boy Of The ship. fortunate.
Y, It was @ divided into compartments; ono Of
o'clock P. NJ, and VIC we're but SIX miles from
the coast Of Wales. We turned about and
put into Ho]yhead harbo1, and remained SAFELY
on board during the night. -~' 49,
The company acted man1y-patd our expcu-
scs back TO Liverpool by railroad, sent Us to =
good hotel, paid cur bills, and offered Us The
choice of waiting, at their expense, the depar-
turc OF their next vessel, or recovering back
our passage money, and selecting our own
time and vessel. -: -
Messrs. Clcghorne, Locke d Co., 18 La Sale
street, arc General Western Agents for this
fayorite line. Of steamships, which comprises
eomc Of the finest screw vessels aHoat.. =
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Chr, !, Gihutte!
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 5, 1862
COL. j. ID. WEBSTER.


The fact that Colonel Webster. General
Grants Chief>of staff. is a Chicago mab.
has, until nov, prevented US from s:v.
Ing word In his behalf, tor his share in tie
Fort Doneason victory, lest our praise
should be attributed to the natural
pa1tia1ity for one of our own towns
men; but: as every arrival from
the scene Of action brings us new
evidence of the distinguished part that he
hore in that well fought field, we cannot
1onEer refrain Though without an indie
pendent command, and acting in obedience
to the viii Of another, he was always
present at the point Of danger, and by en-
couragiag and snimating the men, coolly
observing the changing dispositions
of the enemy, and exercising wise discre-
tion In the transmission of the orders with
which he was entrusted, contributed in
no incnnszdcrable degree to the success of
the Commanding General. Under fire or
out Of reach Of the flying missiles, hc was
never fur7ied, and, though animated and
earnest. never rash and impctuous- He
proved himself in place where soldiers
are tried, to be Of the metal Of which sol
diers are made. The First Illinois Artil-
le1y mar we'll lie proud Of their Colonel.
, 1862-03-05

sE Inc Times wants to know how much
loyalty there would be in Tennessee r. tho
people thereof were led to suppose that the
eondsca'ion Of slaves would accomn.n1
the march Of our army7 We answer M 1a:s
than there is now, for that is exactly What
their leaders hare taught them to believe
e rebels hare nade all the additional
fance the spur Of that idea gou1d
J Approximation by the President If
e emancipation cf ali the slaves Of reh.
"els in eecessia could add no strength
to the rebels in those States, but On The
contrary, such proclamation would GIL the
MINDS of the s1aTes with a resolution to en-
Joy the benefits Of freedom; and to restrain
and guard them would keep and employ
~ nome, half the insurgents w1,o lave
]oaaeo !eG DaE;se standard. Nhe loysl
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More Wisconsin BI. Fellows.
CAMP UT1ET, Wis, March 3, 1852.
In your issue Of thc eth find the En11ou;n,

ny your issue ofthc eth find the following:
Sixty mcn Of Co. 3, Capt. Eggleston, Of the 1st
Wisconsin cavalry, from Ripon, were weighed bT
Balm d Bro. at kcnosha, on Friday, with this re-
& snt: Aggregate weight IL 20; average 1sy: rs
in the service can beat that3
lanswer, company =, Battery No. 5, Of Wis
eonsin Artillery at Racine, can beat it. Sixty
men n N that company were weighed on the 1st
OF thls month Aggregate weight II ,2241 lbs;
average weight 1S7 1-3 lbs. This beats Their
figures as soeH as ttefr. .aTuring Yours, &C.
Capt. Q. F. PISSET, Commanding,
If captain Egglcston's men averaged 1907
lbs each, their aggregate would be 10 $50 lbs.
If captain Pinney's men average 1877 1-3 lbs,
we suspect that there is not another company
In the "Grand Army" that can turn out sixty
men their. equal in ayordupois. Wonderful one
fre-cater would be match for fye of these
double-fstcd "mud sills,s on A chanre of
HbayOnets2
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OF DIAGRAMS:

| to burst directly over the heads of thc cnemr
OF to explode after bur ying itself in his works
or structures.
Inc teet of mortar boats arc now being
pushed to completion, and will be in readiness
BY the micIe Of the present week. The mis-
sues thro III by these mortars is, as above Sta
ted, two hundred pound shell. As this class
ol pfojectlles hare figured largely in modern
warfare, we have also called in the services of
the engraver to present drawing Of one to
orr readers, choosing for the purpose as a
representative of the class tho projcctilc
known as the James shell, invented by Gen.
James OF Rhode Island :; and by the way, it is
Inc use OF this missile, and not any invention
OF 6en. James, that gives bis name TO the
r1ded cannon. The shell is hollow chamber
o. cast iron with bursting charge Of powder.
ihefe are various descriptions Of
1uzes, for their discharge, according
10 the design Of the artil1erist. Some are to
explode in the air, and with their flying frar-
ments cut to pieces infantry, aud destroy the
gunners of tho enemy; and this is done by 4
time fuze.'' In the side Of tho shell is screw
Cd smaH metal disc with marks l, 2 and g.
one OF these the gunner, with little iastru-
ment, scoops out at pleasure borino tho .s. nn.- -
der to the blast If tho diech,roa 80 y ~.
iuze WAS well filed, and not by rebel xho
preferred to .ayc lis friends 1v tho s,,rrants "A
tious use ofnowdcrca cborc,n1 49,. -. -,
plodes with military acouracv a. aaa;n , =. "a
gunner selects fuzc co1orcd lima -a:3 III l44e
or black, according to the same orn.na ~" ~
choice as above. onothc, dascr;nt,o- So ~ ~. ~
fuze. 'A'N - 'f'1'
But another uti,,tv ;s fonna n y :, III
retains its latent ah3itv 11sn ;.sa,e,
til it. a11e1ts. and then .sco,c.es;a-' 80 ~
bushels. One of these lottar ~ to-e aoss 1ue
to ei7c Bv consn1tin~ The tne r"f.ranea aso enosen
cut, the readerEi.1 discover .vha-o ~ Luz
sion can is fastened m !, cona ~ 49, f. s,...u
piston. under tbc sc,e,g an ,rno a,sa,7 s41Is un
vhirlinc a,ono m n. ,,-a ~ -. eu soes
ameter. on the cx,ct nr;rein,a - aes.e 4,.a W.
ball. of which l. ;s t1o 80, 49, -1'4o4s ~
strikes on it's noint md tton oa,ser ~. ~
a1til1erist WIN firrs and Ca-, Ta-aa. ".,sls :n'
vented and +ba low, ,>.,1,1;e WV -
the shell exnects tho cp,t;n~aan'a ] n.sn lass 10,
as aforesaid. W. hova tfoec p ~ n,,;..s< s1sep.eo
nc would not tn,st IN 1ood - e1,on "noA
Rut In sbouino+ +bo oz,,,;.
, 1862-03-05

eB Dwellers along our Western rivers NAV
asswcl be On the look out for rise Of no ordina-
~ magnitude VIXEN the break up comes. First,
as to Chicago, the oldest inhabitant is author
ity for the statement that VIC may expect an
unusual freshet when the first general thaw
takcs place, unless it comes very gradually,
for the absence Of the usual January thaw this
past winter has left the ground in the country
covered with heavy body Of snow and ice
The Mississippi too will be on N unwonted
rampage when its spring ftcshets come down
from the great depth Of SNOW in its upper re-
glons, where even the labors Of the loggcrs
arc seriously 1mpeded from this cause. AL
this will conc to be heard from in time.
, 1862-03-05
AND WHIT MKT .

The news is confirmed that Columbus ;s
OUTS By default We decidedly wish
for the moral effect it would have given It
that the same advantage had been con.
ceded to the actual presence and thunder.
Gus appeals Of Com Foote's mortar flotilla
> that the surrender had been accompanied
By regiment or two Of The rebels, with a
spice Of prominent officers. : There would
then be no after plea Of strategic reasons,
and the pretence Of superior gcneralship in
Withdrawing troops, and falling back upon
new positions. All these viii be shortly
the impudent rebel claims, to be sounded
throughout secessia, which NC are almost
inclined to regret were not silcnced in ad-
vance by bombardment. But it is best
as it is, and the rebels viii have little cause
and less opportunity to exu1t in arguments
deduced from q step which opens the way
to Memphis SIS the key Of the valley Of the
Mississippi The road Will thus be all the
shorter How much fighting will be re-
quiEed to win the rest Of the way remains
1t is represented that there were five for
tilted points between Columbus and Mem
; pl'is. Hickman was originally defended bv
a strong water battery, but this has doubt
less shared the fate Of Columbus. At Island
No. 10 in broad bend Of the river above
New Madrid, it was recently represented
that the Notifications were impreenablc.
The movements of our forces in Missouri
make New Madrid ours without a blow,
and Island No 10 anything but desirable
tor rebel standpoint. We now learn that
all these points are indeed abandoned bv
Rev. Bishop Polk, who is to make stand
at Fort Randolph, sixty miles above Mem
phis occupying s formidable position on
what are called the Third Chickasaw
Bluffs, at that place about one hundred feet
above the river
This, however, is its only featurc Of
strength, for il is inaccessible from the rear
and all supplies to the force SO posted must
come by the river. Commodore Foote'S tlo-
tilla once in position and this approach:
weuld be cut OF, and the rebels there beat
en would inevitably be Jagged After Fort
Randolph comes Memphis, and the river
is ours to the Ba1ize. Events are now
crowding thicl1y On the score against the
rebels It will not be long before Commo-
dore Foote will exchange congratulations
with Commodore Porter from their re-
spectre fleets. 1t Will depend upon the
activity Of our commanders in advancing
and the celerity Of the rebels in retiring,
which shall first reach New Orleans.
, 1862-03-05
PILLOW. FLOYD AND nt1cKr1

F1LLOW, FLOYD AND HUCKNER.
The testimony in regard to the affair at
Fort Donc1son- since The dust and
smoke Of the battle have cleared away, com
ing SO clearly Us to give all readers an in
tclligent idea Of the fe1d-provcs that the
Wanting to which the cIivalry have treat
ed Us Of the North for whole wear
past, is nothing but Mexican vice
which the seccssionists have caught by con
tig1ity of territory Still claiming an in
teTest in the constituent units of the rehel
er1ny, because, with al1 their denominations
ofslayery, they are Americans, We confess
our readiness 10 blush for their perform
ances on the Cumberland, although they
have given such an impetus to the
loyal cause! That eighteen thousand well
armed men, with abundant supplies offood
and ammunition, under commanders who
had the confidence Of the rank and file.
aud behind intrenchmcnts that months Of
labor and the natural advantages Of ground
had made. well nigh impzegnable, should
have surrendered upon any terms, after q
loss Of hardly more than q thousand in
killed and wounded, is fact, which, when
spread upon The page Of history, will make
all students distrustful of our boasted
American courage. Why did they not cut
their way out! Why not, with the
bayopet, open. 9 passage through the
investing forces and make good
their escapcs Our line was extended over
seven miles in length. Of course, as our
entire force was not quite thirty-tiye thou
sand, in many places The line was weak,
and strong reinforcements were far of
Our men were scattered, uncertain where
attack or defense was to be made.
On the contrary within the in
trenchments, the enemy had the power
OF rapid concentration Of every available
company d bayonet dash at dawn On
Sunday, directed with determined courage
against our 1ight-a dash made by
the entire garrison, must have oyer
whelmed :;an opposition. The attack
1ng column might hare lost a few
hundred, possibly q thousand, in the
fierce onslaught and stubborn resistance.
but, when once a mile away from their
works, every rebel would hare been safe.
Onr men, worn ont by three days watch
ing and fighting, By insufficient food. and
by the anclemency Of the weather, could
not have pursued. They might have DOS
sessed the abandoned works, and that's all
We hope for the nations honor, that the
surrender, such as We have described it
will he proved to be not SO much the fault
Of the men as Of their commanders. Such
it. vas, no doubt Pillow is an ass
whom to endow with brains, even
tor compliments sake, would be ab-
surd- Floyd fears tie rope, should he be
caught, and always makes haste to get
away. And We are forced to believe of
Simon Buckncr that he has no heart for anv
flght-ahat Eismost belligerent achievement
viii continue to be splitting IN the faces Of
gentlemen with whom he has the misfor-
tune to differ. Certainly soldier, man Of
courage and resources, would have risen
and enlarged as the difficulties Of the STU
alton increased. and with. the material at
command in Fort DoneIson when the
White tag was hung out, would have made
a. least one desperate effort to escape, cost
what it might
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Tie Blockade.

: After all that has been snccringly said and
written on both sides the Atlantic Of the al.
legged incf1cicncy Of trc Blockade, facts speak
louder than words, and demonstrate that q
marvellous degree Of .strictness has been at
tanned. The rebels at last acknowledge it,
and English sympathizers are constrained re-
luctant]y to the sane ayowa1. The steamer
Flngal, with an English crew, some time since
ran into Savannah, and, though once loaded
with cotton for a return trip, the risk Of
capture was 80 great thnt it was finally
concluded not to make the attempt to get
ont, and ehc has been unloaded- Of course
the English crew must be got home, and, IS
there seemed to be no other way, IN effort
vas made to get them North by flag Of truce
from Craney Island. The authorities of the
United States refused 10 receive them, and
they were sent to Norfolk. a pretty good
confession this, that Charleston, and Savannah,
and Mobile, are not as easy for ingress and
eGress as the enemies Of our Government
would have the rest Of mankind believe. The
few exceptions Of running the blockade have
grown less within tho last few months, until
now the blockade is all the Government could
desire, and satisfies if it does not please Dixie.
The New Congressional Apportton.
ment.
The following table shows the number of
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Fire at Peru. Illinois,

E8E ~ EeI8s 4100018s
Especial Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune
PE8u, LII March s,
On Saturday night the grocery and proyis-
fonstore Of F. D. Cassort, was DESTROYED hv
IRE The loss is in the vicinity Of Il 500, with
insurance in the Home Insurance Company
for q ,ao0
The building and stock il the adjoining
stores Of ]. H. Mcmillan d Co. and W.F. &
a g. Cronise were badly damaged By water.
Fully insured Cause Of the fire unknown.
, 1862-03-05

..8-A -Ar. Knapp, representing The Spring.
held District in Congress, voted agas.ss the
bill fo1hidding officers in the army and navy
from capturing and returning fugitive slaves,
He Was opposed to puttlng stop to the ne
gro-catchtng practices Of some officers who
bring disgrace on the army by their hound:
dog propenstties.
, 1862-03-05

tB The New Hampshire State election O.
curs~ one rtek from today frueed.y. March
11th.l aad tbs Republicans aro coa6deat Of
the re,e!oct:onpt Go|eFnor Berry bJ 'lAtgs
1,jeta.y. :**s ~ :''-::'' = :-:,s::'
, 1862-03-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

Tie Kentack3 Edilroad Selsene-Nes DeuezoD-
,,1ents-Ant,nattd Discussion in The Housr u.
Rgsy's bill for e, 600. engineer polunteery''
-,EDo1ts Of the Sec1ttd1y Of Wdr in the Prem
sssS-1he NesetFancr 0rder-Admission Of
bsark a7d its Coaatquenoes- Member
q to"gre1s for Minoi,-1Ae STATE Of Westcrn
Ss79s''G- Opposition to its Admission IRE
, 1862-03-05
More about Cfrculaktou.

Editors Chicago Tribune:
notice an article IN recent number Of the
~ GMcago Tones, censuring the news boys on
>! rs ISSUES on the people. Is the boys are uu-
Justly blamed, Thought would contribute
little testimony In their behalf Ihaye stood
on thc platform when The Chicago train arrived,
g. ouT ndo town Of corn cribs, and repeatedly
daily paNrs, and fhave offen seen the papers
bought by Others, and can assure you That
70 cne Tina sold At this station, there are fl
toen T1Ls1EEa purchased. Beaides this we
haEe large club Of CH1CAao TRBrNEs thst
comes through he Post Office. There Is Iso
: s.E smea i club & of &1sne, consisting Of one copy
Yours, respectfully. - in, =:
, 1862-03-05
The New Congressional Apport1on.
Tic following table shows the number of
members assigned to each State, under tic
census Of 1850 and that Of 1850:

Ibis table is interesting as showing the
rapid rise Of the Northwestern States in power
and influence. Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Mich
igan and Wisconsin all gain largely in their
representations. The older free States lose
five votes. OF the Southern States, the only
ones that gain arc Texas, Arkansas and Louis
iana. South Carolina'E representation has
fallen to four members less than the
young free State of iowa.
In the present Congress tho West is repre-
scented by sixty members in The House -inc1u-
ding Missouri. In the next Congress tho West
will have scvcnty-tour seats in that body.
The Eastern, or old free States, nine in num-
bcr, have now ninety-two Representatives.
In the next House they will have but eighty
screr.
Tho Slave States-Missouri excepted, which
belongs to the West and will soon be free
we're entitled to eighty three seats in the House
Of Representatives. For the next ten years
they Will be entitled to but seyenty-six seats-
having lost by the census seven more than
they have gained. California gains one mem
ber, and Oregon remains as before. The in.
crease Of all The Western States, therefore, Is
14tSEA HEuuE1cs 1u1A03h ulQhcS Inc LARGEST
Of any State, and Iowa the next largest. They
have now but eleven members During the
next decade they will have tue,uY.
The Wisconsin Esoys on the Potomac.
The Army correspondents writing from the
Potomac have all manner Of pleasant things
to say Of the Wisconsin troops in the Grand
Army Of the Union. Gen. Kings brigade,
which ranks among the finest in the army,
had grand review at thelz cncampment On
Arlington Heights, Several gentlemen from
Philadelphia we're present to witness it, and
expressed much astonishmcnt at the precision
Of the movements Of the brigade, which is
almost entirely composed Of Wisconsin rcgi-
ments.
The Second Wisconsin, which did good ser
vice at Bull Run under Captain hathaway, is
said to be e1ualin in drill to the famous Eleventh
Chicago zouayes. Gen. Kiug Vas classmate
Of Colonel Lee, the rebel proprietor Of Airing
ton Heights, and he now occupies his mansion
az bis headquarters. Gen. King is q graduate
Of West Point, and ranks, as his brigade
shows, among the best disciplinarians in tho
arny
, 1862-03-05

- The number Of regular army officers
now serving in the volunteer force is one
hundred and twenty-one. OF these, one OIL
Ger holds the rank Of 1najoE.general of yo1un-
tee1s; fifty have the rank Of briyadier-gen-
erals; fity-seven are co1onels; seven Neuten-
ant-colonels, and six majors. All Of these
omcers, with the exception Of twenty-threc,
arc graduates Of West Point. The total nnm-
her OF general officers Of volunteers is one
hundred and twelvc-namely, sir ma5or.,cn.
erals two Of whom arc West Pointers, and
one hundred and six brigadier-gencrals,
seventy three Of whom arcWcst Pointers.
, 1862-03-05
A SECOND LETTER.


J"dge 1runbnH's conjiscatio7, BW-Dirersi{v Of
opinion as 10 tae Treason Ckquse-Gea. Krs-
, 1862-03-05

e The Democrats Of Michigan hold their
State Convention at Detroit. On Wednesday,.
DC ah list.
] =. = - :, =
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NOTICES OF NEW PURLICATI0Ss

TIE WORKS OF THOMAS HOoD-Comp1ete +,
~ ~ olumes. mes, The Aldine Edition, George r
Geiass 1GsoadcSas, Go chisss,cS y. T. 1869 Vol. l, s.
SPA1SE HoCRS-By John Brown. M n Ros+,,
:k1 Tieknor s Fields, 1852 S. G. Griggs s Co.
SONGS IN MANY KEfs-o. n. Holmes 1ssa
Is:s 1iesnor & Fields, Boston. S. c. Griggs & CO.
Poems John G. SAKE, ricknor & Fields
LQNGMoRE on GuN snoF sid FNSiS3 WoGHDs-r r
c3'rpano cG33npneott q Co., 1864. s. c. Gr1gss & Co.
Tie war time has laid It's heavy hand upor
inc book makers, and only the standard and
the best issues can brave the pressure. The
number Of volumes that is being put forth Is
uot large. There is no encouragement 70,
h&ty Issues OF trashy works, and many would.
be authors must blde their time in tie manu.
script. It il impossible, however, to LOOK at
what the book trade are doing, and not feel
encouraged at seeing that the presses arc at
WORK upon literature Of the best class, in
Which numerous creditable additions arc
being made on the shelves and counters,
A package from s. G. Griggs d Co., as
given IN the above list, demonstrates this.
It argues no small confidence in the ability
and disposition Of the public to sustain an
excellent enterprise, when a series like the
Adine edition of Thomas Hoods works is
undertaken, and it is in the very best Of
hands with George P. Putnam. 1t Is the first
complete edition Of Hoods works, and In me-
ehanieal execution is worthy of IN author
whose fame will lire among many generations
OF readers Jet to come. Mr.. Macaulay's New
]TnW r.
, 1862-03-05

Eany Of the more prudent Democrats op-
pose the notion Of the Conventions redistricf-
ng the state eongressionally. They think
sort of thing and had better let It aione r..
Ferely. It is question, however, whether
the radicals will not yet force the measure
through.
I send you the Revenue article IS passed
upou. ~ f@7seo
, 1862-03-05

THE mISSISSIPPE RIVER EXpEDI-
T10N.
The New York herald., 1862-01-07
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