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The Starry Flag.

Fling to the breeze the starry flag;
Let it proudly wave once more,
As it waved Ger our Fathers in days gone by,
When victory came from the King on high,
Mid the battle din, at the clarion cry,
In the old Independence war.
Fling to the breeze the starry flag,
Baptised in our heroes blood;
FROM every staff let it proudly wave,
From spirc andtowcr, to honor the brave,
Who lie to-day in the silent grave,
Or sleep meath the surging food.
Fling to the breeze the starry flag;
Let it wave meath tho azure sky;
Let its stars of snowy and spotless white,
In the darkness of treason's Egyptian night,
Shine forth as beacons refeeting the light
OF the stars of God on high.
Ping 70 the breeze the starry nag
Let it wave or the bloody field;
Let it's stripes of scarlet, the deeds proclaim
or the patriot heroes, who not :or fame,
Or human glory, or dcathlcss name,
With blood their devotion sealed.
Fling to che breeze the starry flag;
Let it float in the window of heaven
Let the Nations prayer to God ascend.
And thanks, with petitions, dsroutly blend,
For that victory which can alone descend
From Him, or by Him be given.
NJ B. SMITH.
PAssAIc, n. J., April II, 1862.
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VESSELS SEIZED BY A FEDERAL CRU1

VESSELS SEIZED BY A FEDERAL Cruz
zER.-The U. S. tug Reliance arrived
at this port on Saturday morning, from
a cruise in the lower part of the Ches-
apeake bay. She reports the capture,
off the mouth of Wicomico river, of
the schooner Hartford, Capt. Stirling.
1t is alleged that she had landed car
go, consisting of coffee, salt and cop
peras, and had cleared from this port.
On the following day the r. ran up
the river, and after proceeding about
eight miles discovered a small schoon-
er lying in creek, which was also
captured. It is alleged that she had
landed -four, coffee, salt and whiskey-
The vessel was the ''Two Brothers" !"
of Deals Island Samoset county. On
Wednesday the tug Hercules captured
the schooners ssBride" and Whig.o
The last named is said to belong at
Yorktown, Va, and was brought to
this port as prize. The Wicomico
river, at its mouth, is the line OF divis-
ion between Somerset county in Mary
land, and Accornac county, on the
Eastern shore of Virginia. Vessels
have for some time past been trading
with the Eastern Shore of Virginia,
which is now under the control of the
Federal Government, and guarded
by its troops.
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WHEELING, VA, April 13.-Hon. +.
M. Stanton, Secretary of War: A dis
patch just received from Gen. Millroy,
under date Of yesterday, states as fol-
lows:
The rebels, about 900 strong, with
two pieces of artillery, attacked my
pickets this morning, about 10 o'clock,
and drove them some two miles. | sent
out reinforcements, consisting of two
companies of the 18th Ohio, two of the
I'd Va, two companies ofthe 32d Ohio,
one gun of Capt. Hyman's battery, and
one company ofcavairy, all under Ma
ior Webster. The skirlnishing was
brisk for short time, but the rebels
were soon put to flight, with consider
able loss. The casualties on our side
were three men of the 18th badly
wounded. The men behaved nobly.
~-~sJ. c. FREMoNT,
Major General Commanding.
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The Navy Department has received
dispatches from Com. Dupont, inclos-
ing a communication from Commander
Godon, dated u. s. steamer Mohican.
March 80, from which it appears thas
on the 18th ult., with the launches and
another armed boat, he entered Jekyl
Greek. and proceeded 10 Dubignon's
place, where he discovered deserted
battery Of three guns commanding that
stream. and the remains Of a camp of
some 200 men. A considerable num.
ber of cattle remained on the island.
but were very wild upon our men ap.
preaching them. On the 22d the Bibb
made her appearance, and Capt. Bou-
telle at once commenced placing tho
buoys for the bar and channels. Com.
mander Godon says; Contrabands
continued to come to as. sent mum.
ber by the Potomski to Fsrnandina.
and also several by the Connecticut
We landed our field pieces and a strong
force on Colonel's Island and obtained
what we needed. and that night. after
again firing a shell or two at Fancy
Bluff, proceeded TO st. Simon's.-
There | landed all the contraba nds,
with their corn and provisions, tools,
ETC., and having housed them, set ,hefa
to work. Already they have planted
potatoes. Tomorrow they will begin
to prepare the land for corn. They
have set up their mill. and ! have told
them they are to plant cotton, and thus
to become of use to themselves. They
seem contented. ST. Stmon's is a fine
rich island, about ten miles long; on
the north end is yillage-Frederica.
1t is said to be healthy, and thousand
blacks could be useiully employed here
and made self-supporting. Such col
ony, properly managed, would do much
good. Those now here. some forty in
number, live on T. Butler Kings place,
under cover of our guns"
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NUMBER @.
Bold Expgoft I'm mlssiasirpt.
Only enc read open to tie RsSels .fbr retreat.
.rRoA GEN. HAIascx.s ARnr.

Pittsb,vg Landing, Tsia., AprRsi.
A force of 1000 men. on eve trans
ports. left this landing on Saturday
night, accompanied by the gunboais
Tyler and Lexington. and proceeded
up the Tennessee river 10 . point near
Eastport. Miss.,,where they landed and
proceeded inland TO Bear Creek Bridge.
and destroyed the two bridges on The
Mobile and Ohio Railroad. one measur-
ing 12f, and the other 2l0 feet in
length.
A cavalry force Of $50 men was,
found there, who. after having four
killed. !" skedaddleds 10 the. naost al,-
proved southern style. Tks expedition
returned Sunday night. wahoat having
This was one of the most successful
operations Of the val, completely cut
ting off communication OF the main
rebel body at Corinth with Alabama,
and the rest of the confederacy except
New Orleans. -s.~z
A flag of truce arrive at the ontposts
yesterday, with Governor Johnson's con.
of Kentucky, asking for his fathers
DO0ys Ss3 - -
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The Advance into Alabama.
successful Locomotive ReconDOisances
TWo Thousand Of the Ememy Captured.


TWo Theus"nd Of the Eneuy Captured
One Hundred Niles Of Railroad Possessed.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-The follow
ing despatch has been received by the
Secretary of War, dated Nashville, to-
day:
On Saturday morning two expedi-
tions were started from Huntsville,
Alabama, in the captured cars. One,
under Colonel Sill, of the 33d Ohio,
went east to Stevens, the junction OF
the Chattanooga with the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad, at winch
point they seized 1000 Of the enemy
who were retreating, without firing a
shot, and captured fifteen LOCOMOTIVES
and large amount of rolling sto.k.
The other expedition, under Colonel
Tarchin, of the 10th Illinois regiment,
went west and arrived at Decatur in
s4inae-se a,xe the railroad bridge, which
was in flames.
General Mitchell now holds hun
dred miles of the Memphis & Charles
ton Railroad.
Headquarters THIRD DIVISION,
Huntsville. Alabama, April IL.
After forced march of incredible
difficulties, leaving Fayetteville yes
terday at twelve o'clock, NJ, my ad-
vanced guard, consisting OF Tarchin's
brigade, Kennett's cavalry, and Simon
sons battery, entered Huntsville at 6
o'clock this morning. The city was
taken completely by surprise, no one
having considered the march practica
BILE in the time. We have captured
about 2OOO prisoners, Is locomotives,
and a large amount of passenger and
box and platform cars. Also the tele-
graph apparatus and Office, and two
southern mails. We have at last sue
ceeded in cutting the great artery of
railroad communication between the
southern States.
(Signed1 0. M. MITCHELL,
Brig. Gen. Commanding.
Huntsville is the shire town of Mad
ison county, Alabama. 1t is on the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad, $50
miles N. N. E. from Tuscaloosa, and
116 miles in Southerly direction from
Nashville. The town contains many
handsome buildings and Court House
which cost S45, 200, and bank build
ing which cost $4,000. The town
six churches, a federal land
Office, three newspaper Offices and two
female seminaries. It is in the midst
Of a fine farming region, and among
the Southwestern spurs of the Allie
ghany range. It is the home Of Leroy
Pope Walker, late rebel Secretary of
War, who predicted, on the fall of
Sumter, that therebel flag would wave
over Fancuil Hall. Instead, the stars
and stripes float in triumph over his
own town. Thus is poetic justice rem
dered to the traitor.
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8 IG n ED B "

SIGNED BIZ
John Hancock, Jas. Smith,
Sam1 Adams, Geo. Taylor,
John Adams, James v ilson,
Rob't Trent Paine, Gro. Ross.
Elbridge Gerry, Casar Rodney,
Josiah Bartlett, Geo. Read,
Wm. Whipple, Thos. M'Kean,
Mathew Thornton, Samuel Chase,
Step. Hopkins, VIM. Paca,
William Ellery, Thos. Stone,
Roger Sherman, Charles Corrol,
Sam'l Huntington, George Wythe,
VIM. Williams, Richard Henry Lee,
Oliver Wolcott, Tn. Jefferson,
VIM. Floyd, Beni. Harrison,
Chai. Livingston, 1hos. Nelson, jr.
Fran's. Lewis, Fran. Lightfoot Lee,
Lewis Morris, Carter Braxton,
Rich'd Stockton, VIM. Hooper,
Jro.> Witller.poon, Joseph Hewes,
Fras. Hopkinson, John Penn,
John Hart, Edward Rutledgc,
Abra. Clark, Thos. Hayward, jun.
Rob. Morris, Tho.. Lynch, jun.
Benjamin Rush, Arthur Middleton,
Benja. Franklin, Button Gwinnctt,
John Morton, Lyman Hall,
Geo. Clymer, Geo. Walton.
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Capture of the Yach, America.

Lieutenant Commanding Stevens Of
the Ottoway, now in command Of the
naval force at Jacksonville, Florida,
returned to that city last week from
his third expedition up the St. Johns
river, and brought with him the yacht
America. Proceeding first in the OF
toway to Orange Mills, he went on
thence to Pilatka in the Ellen. On
his way up small boat was discover
ed and chased. The three persons who
were in her pulled ashore and escaped,
leaving behind them bag of letters,
in one of which was the very informa-
ton of which they were in search
theplace ofthe Americas concealment.
Returning to Jacksonville with this
knowledge, he then took the Darling
ton, the rebel steamer captured at Fer
nandina, and the armed first launch,
and first and second cutters Of the Wa
bash, under Lieutneant Irwin, and pen
-etfAted to Dunn's Greek, ten ,niles ge-
low Dunn's Lake, above Nlatka, and
there found the America sunk in the
Greek. She had been towed up with
out ballast, by a steamer, then loaded
with iron, and sunk 80 deep, said tho
letter found in the boat, "that all of the
Yankees out of hell couldn't raise her" :"
Captain Stevens again returned to
Jacksonville for working material, and
as the result of his energy and skill.
the America now floats at pier in
Jacksonville, i'll good condition, except
that the ornamental work of her cabin
is somewhat damaged by water. Her
sails and rigging had been carried by
the rebels to lola, on st. Georges
Lake.
The national pride identified with
the America gives an additional inter-
est to late incidents in her history. She
was purchased of her English owners
by the Rebel Government last winter,
for $50, 900, and was brought over here
for the express purpose of carrying
Mason and Slidell to Europe. When
they took another conveyance it was
determined to load her with cotton,
and with that cargo she was to have
sailed for England not long after the
under Capt. Stevens reached
the St. Johns and took possession of
jacksonville. The Stars and Stripes,
under which she distanced the swittest
vessels that England. could build, af-
terwards supplanted by the British en-
sign, in its turn succeeded by the rebel
flag, are floating over her again, never
hereafter to be removed.
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Another Fight I'm New Mexico.
Denver City, Monday, A pril l7,l
VIA JULEsBuGH, "Wednesday, April 9. s.

Information received from New
Mexico states that on the 26th nit
Col. HoUeH, with /, 300 men, reached
the Apache Pass. His advance, con.
sisting of three companies Of cavalry,
had an engagement, some distance be
yond this place, with $50 rebel cayai-
ry, and took 50 prisoners. The. Fed
eral loss was four killed and eleven
wounded.
At Pigeons Ranch, fifteen miles
from Sante Fe, on the 2Sth, Col HouGn
met a force of 100 Texans, strongly
posted ut the mouth of canon. The
fight began about noon, Col. HotdH
engaging them in front with seven
cousanies while Maj. CHEKINGToN,
with four companies, attacked thssn in
the rear. This latter force succeeded
in driving the rebel guard away from
the supply train, which was captured
and burned. they also captured one
cannon and spiked it. The fight cen-
tinued desperately until four O'Clock,
wlel. it ceased by mutual consent.
Col. HoUGH withdrew his forces to o
creek four miles distant.
The National loss was three officers
and twenty privates killed, and forty
to fifty wounded. The rebel loss is
not known.
Communication between Col. HouGH
and. Candy is constantly kept up.
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establish commerce, and to do all other
acts and things which Independent States
may of right do. And for the support of
this declaration, with firm reliance on
the protection of Divine Providence, we
mutually pledge to each other our lives,
our fortunes, and our sacred honour.
JOHN HANCOCK.
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Commodore HOHllms Captured.
The following statement in the st.
Louis Repw6sicas Of the 18th inst, is
of interest to the public
y '<It has not yet been stated, we be-
lieve, that Com. Hollins, of ram 'tur-s
tle' notoriety, was captured in the
general rout at Island No. 10; but
such is the fact. He is now prisoner.
The commodore made present Of
handsome sqnirrel-gun to Major Speed
Butler, Gen. Popes adjutant-general,
thinking, no doubt, that for some time
to come at least, he would have no use
for such q weapon. He may be ex-
pected here in q day or two" H
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It is expected, that. upon the APP
proach of the Federal army. tisres will |.
he desperate fight in Memphis he-*e
tween the city burners and the ansicify
burners. We hope that az any rate
enough of the city will beIeft % pay ia
what she owes.
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OR PRINTING,

OF every description, neatly and promptly exc
eated at this Office.
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Major Gcneral Commanding

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Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-04-12
0. Jennings Wise = Spy.

The New York Commercial Adrertiser
publishes several very interesting letters
from its correspondent. accompanying the
Burnside Expedition, from which we quote
the following:
A flag of truce from Elizabeth City with
communication from Gen. Wise, in rela.
ton to the remains Of his son, Capt O.
Jennings Wise, arrived to day, Feb 10
The body had been inferred with those OF
several other dead rebels, and was disin.
tered by a number Of the first battalion,
Fifth Rhode Island volunteers, directed by
Capt. Eddy. aud delivered to his friends
aud removed to Elizabeth City. An Incl.
dent during the disinterment OF the re-
mains Of Capt. Wise throws some light on
the spy system Of the rebels, and illustrates
the character of this bold and onserupu.
lous man.
As the body was disinterred aud the soil
brushed from the face, several Of the Rhode
Islanders exclaimed, "See here, Captain,
this is the old cuss that sold us paper and
envelopes at Annapolis" Capt. Eddy
scrulinized the features OF the dead Capt
and acknowledged the identity Of the per.
former in these two characters. The men
stated that on the day of their departure
from the naval school grounds at Annapo-
lis, an apparent old man, rather shabbily
dressed, appeared within the grounds abou;
the time they were busily engaged striking
their tents, selling letter paper and envel-
opes bearing showy Union devices TLey
were amused by the peculiar appearance
of the man and his inquisitiveness. He
asked them where they were going. when
ther were going, and how many there we're,
which questions they were, of course, una
bic to answer. Major Wright came up
soon after and urged the men to use all
possible speed in completing their prepar-
atoms to embark. They replied that they
were having little fun with the "old
chap who was selling them paper
That Capt. Wise was in Annapolis, and
within the naval school grounds, about the
time Of the departure OF the Burnside ex-
pedition, have not the slightes, doubt,
nor have the officers who recognized in
his remains the old paper seller 1t is
such an adventure as a man of his well
known daring would undertake, the more
especially as The destination of the expedi.
tion was pretty well known to Gen Wise,
who was in command Of this Department
Of North Carolina There was a double
incentive for Gov. Wise's son to ascertain
the force to be opposed to his father.
Several others among the captured prs-
oners were recognized by our soldiers, who
had purchased various articles from them
One in particular, who had sold illustra-
tons for the public buildings of Baltimore,
folded in the form Of Sc, was recog-
nized among the prisoners, and was asked
by our men il he had any more roses of
Baltimore to SELL Lieut.. Ritcher of the
25th Massachusetts, recognized in Lieut.
Se'den, who was killed inside the breast
work on the Sth, man from whom he
purchased a silver watch at Camp Hicks,
near Annapolis. Selden represented him
self to be Baltimorean, and was engaged
in selling various articles Of jewelry. This
is perhaps the most effective source Of in
formation the rebels possess.
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NUMBER IS.
Pfenticiana.
The way to break the back Of rebellion
is to break the backs or heads Of the rebels,

The way to break the back Of rebellion
is to break the backs or heads Of the rebels.
Curtis has driven Price out of Missouri,
aud is driving him out Of Arkansas. No
blame is attached to the driver
Let our soldiers, if they would hit our
enemies in the weakest part, shoot at their
knees The rebels are all getting weak in
the knees.
If Sidney johnson is man Of parts,
they are such parts as felons often abscond
to-" parts unknown"
You may think what you please ladies
and gentlemen At Memphis, but we tell
you Foote IS the :" coming man.
A New Hampshire paper calls the Sec.
retary Of War Gen. Stanton" He is no
General Stanton; he's a particular Stanton.
Poor Pillow, shorn Of his feathers, has
collapsed even as bed pillow collapses
when all its feathers are shaken out of it.
That strong minded old woman Horacs
Greeley abuses everybody on account of
the escape Of the rebels from Manassas.
The Confederate army surrounded Sigel
and his force three times in the battle Of
Pea Ridge and thought they had bim.-
But they might as we'll have surrounded
thunderbolt.
The rebel organs say they lost only
1000 prisoners at the taking Of Fort Don.
elson. Then they didn't lose half as many
as we took.
The rebels insist that JEFF. Davis shall
take the field. Well, right before him there's
field occupied by Gen. Mcclellan let
him 60 and take that.
One account says that Gen. Bragg is at
Pensacola. another that he is at Norfolk,
another that he is at Island No. 10. No
doubt rebel Bragg may be found wherever
there are rebels.
An, what would not the Confederate au.
thorities give, in these days of fugaci.y,
for one standing army?
The Southern Coufederacy cant be /" put
to her trumps," for she has played them
all out
JEFF. Davis has issued new proclama-
ton calling upon Virginia to maintain her
integrity. he was never able to maintain
his own.
We don't object to the proposed tax on
hoopskirts. 1t the ladies must take up so
much space in this overcrowde6 world, they
or their husbands should pay for it.
1t used to be the boast of Stephen A.
Douglas that he could make anything in
the way Of cabinetware. We do not be.
lievo that Floyd or Wise or Pillow, though
apprentced to a cabinet maker for seven
years, could ever learn to make stand.
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HOW OLD Is THE RACE.

When, during the tertiary period, more
than hundred thousand years ago, the
Irish elk and the rhinocerous roamed
through the forests Of France, human
race dwelt there. Their burial place has
been discovered. 1t is cave in the side
Of limestone mountain in southern
France, bearing traces of a vast amount
of labor expended in fitting i. for sepul.
cher, and securing it from notice Its
Entrance bad been closed, and was found
by sinking shaft sixty six feet deep
Great masses Of human bones were found
there, with those of the stag, raindeer,
rhinocerous and wild horse, probably of.
ferngs to the dead The Celtic tribes,
who are commonly supposed to be the first
dwellers in France, must have appeared
long after this people for the Cclts had 40
knowldge Of these species Of animals, aud
do not speak Of them even iu their tradi.
tions.
In English caverns the bones of bears,
hyenas and OF man mingle in such man
ber that they must have been deposited at
the same time. In some of them. the
same mass of rock holds the bones Of ele-
plants, hippopotami, lions and man.
When tried by muriatic acid, no difference
could be detected between the bones Of the
animal matter had disappeard. Science
knows that these bones were deposit
ed during former geological period
"a period to which the duration of six
thousand years becomes but moment.
Fossil human bones, mingled with the re.
main. Of the hyens, bear and other ami.
mails, have been found in the tertiary stra.
ia Of Europe, and identical with them in
appearance, color and fosslization.
The naturalist Lund, found in Brazil
fossil human bones in the solid rock with
remains Of an ape, and the usual extinct
animals.
Immense blocks of stone, piled above
these fossils BY the force.of great convul.
sions attest their extreme antiquity. Apas
siz estimates the age of a human foot and
jaw found by him in the coast limestone
Of Florida, at one hundred and thirty FIVE
thousand years.
In the blue clay underneath the bluffs
Of the Mississippi, human bones have been
found below those Of the extinct megalo-
nyx, and entirely fossilzed In making
an excavation at New Orleans, an Indian
skull was found beneath four cypress for
ests. The time needed to form each of
these cypress strata is estimated at fourteen
thousand years.
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A Point OF Honor.

Meredith p. Gentry was once an slo.
quent member of the Uuited States Con.
gress from Tennessee. He flew oH the
handle, as Wing. when Gen. Scott WAS
nominated for the Presidency. How much
he contributed to SCOTS defeat it is i'm.
possible to tell, as be was then much
more respectable man than he is now but
it is certain, the rebound OF his fire killed
Gentry as a Whig. As a Know Nothing,
he ran af:erward for Governor, against
Andrew Johnson, aud was badly beaten.
Now he is member Of the so.called Con.
tederste Congress at Richmond On his
way to the seat Of piracy, from his resi-.
dence in Bedford county, Tennessee. he
called on DR.. Brownlow. Being we'll stiff.
fened up with bis usual stimulant. he was
talkative Well, Brownlow,' said he.
" | am going TO Richmond on q point Of
honor. You know, | had retired from
politics, and had no desire to re.enter the
arena. But my old friends and neighbors
insisted that should run for the Confsd-
ate Congress, and was elected. Now, I
make it point of honor to 60, just be-
cause they say Mcclellan will bag Rich.
mond, and capture the entire Congress. l
wish them to see that am not afraid"
Yes, Gentry replied DR.. Brownlow,
land there is another point Of honor,
which you have failed to mention. Buell.
and his army are at Nashville, and arc
therefore nearer to Bedford county than
Mcclellan is to Richmond. You are like
q pissmire on chunk fired at each end
you have a point Of honor on either side Of
you
Gentry acknowledged the corn.-Nash.
rHle Cor. Gin. Gazette