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Affairs II fore Richmond.

The Fortress Monroe correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press, under date Of the 9th,
says
never saw, and never saw any one who
did see, any other siege guns in the army Of
the Potomac than eight or ten long so pound
PARROTS. These were mounted in battery on
the extreme right Of the army, and all day,
Friday, June 27th. did splendid work in shel.
hing the rebels across the ChIckahominy
These guns were all saved | saw the whole
OF them late on Sunday afternoon, five miles
across the White Oak Swamp bridge, on
ground which the enemy did not hold Tor
forty eight hours afterwards. They were rap
idly proceeding towards the James rlver
Every regiment in the army, With scarcely
an exception, was engaged IN one or another
of the weeks battles and all did bravely. The
troops have the most perfect confidence in
their generals, and they all deserve il; Tor 4
Drawer set Of ctiicers never commanded an ar
my. The men almost worship Mcclellan, and
would do even imposSibilities il he conmanded
them.
One of the aids Of Major General Mcclellan,
en- route Tor Washington, came down bv the
Nelly Baker on Thursday on business with
the War Department This gentleman states
that on Saturday he saw a. copy OF the Rich
mond Examiner, which ha0 lengthy article
on the battles that had ben fought. The ed
itor aments the heavy loss OF the ConfederaIes,
and seems quite despondpg. While they
claim that the rebels have driven our troops
back from their strong positions, they co not
even clam victory, and admit their loss TO
be upwards Of twenty thousand. The article
further states that the rebel Secretary Of War
is very strict on the press, and allows nothing
appertainlng 10 the eveats Of war 10 be pub
llsncd. H
ain proud to say that even the enemy do
not call our movement defeat, or their gain
of ground victory. To ITEM the capture of
their capital seems now more certain than ever,
and despite their Efforts they do not see how
1t can escape falling into our hands, although
they intend 10 resist to the bitter end.
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asCu. McClcilan's Address 20 Gis Soldiers.
iIEADoUARTERs Army OF THE PoroMAC,
Camp near Harrison's Landing, July 4,
Soidiew cf the ATmy W the Fotomac!
Your achievements Of the last ten days have
Illuminated the valor and endurance OF the
American soldier. Attacked by superior for.
ces, and without the hope Of reiniorcemenls,
you have succeeded in changing your base of
operations by flank movement, always re.
garded as the most hazardous of military
cXpedients You have saved all your material,
all your trains, and all your guns, except u
lew lost in battle, taking in return guns and
colors from the enemy. Upon your march
you have been assailel day after day with
desperate fury by men of tue same race and
nation, skilluly masscd and led. Under every
disadvantage of number, and necessarily OF
position also, you have III every conflict beaten
back your fees with enormous slaughter.
Your conduct makes You among the celebrated
armies of history No one will new question
that each of you may always with pride say
II belonged to the Army Of the Potomac
! You have reached the new base complete il
organization and nnimpa'red in spirit.
The enemy may at any time attack you
we are prepared to meet them. ! have per
sona(ly established your lines; let them com,
and we will convert their repulse into "a tina
defeat. Your Government is Strengthening
you with the resources Of great people.
On this our ma ions birthday, We declare tt
our foes, who are rebels against the pest lnte
rests Of mankind, that this army shall ente
the capital of the socalled Coniederacy tina
our National Constitution shall prevail, an,
that the Union, which can alone ensure inter
nal peace and external security to each State
must and shall be preserved, cost what it ma,
in time, treasure and blood
(Slgned) GEORGE B, MoCLELLAa
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A Brilliant Victory in Mississippi.
72s OF Our Men Attacked 10y i,70O
Rebels.
Scyem Hours Desperate Fighting.
The Rebels Driven with Great Loss from
the Field.
CoRINTn, Miss, July 8, 1869.
To the Hon. L. VI. STANTON,

To the Hon. Z. N. STANTON,
Secretary Of Var:
Official reports are just received Of brilliant
affair of our cavalry near Bonneville, Miss, or
Il c !st INST Col Sheridan of the % Michigan
Cavalry, with two regiments of 72S men, was
attacked by parts of eight regiments Of rebels
numbering some i,700 man, which he defeated
and drove back after seven hours fighting
Our loss was al killed, wounded and missing
That OF the enemy must have been very g cat
as they left 65 dead on the field. Official re
ports will be forwarded by mail respectfully
recommend Col. Sheridan for promotion fol
gallant conduct in battle.
II. W. HALLECK, Major General
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lon the subject, if they remembered
that majority of the descendants Of
their British soyereigns are illsgiti-
mate.
A s,call pike was hooked in the
River Ouse few days ago, and was
being drawn to the bank, when anoth-
cr pike, two feet in length, seized it
by the back, and both were landed
Some seconds elapsed before the lars er
fish LIT go its hold.
Asspgrcspondent of the New Yokr
2sS &ritesshat "he most wonderful
stories are related of the braye Kear-
ney, who literally bears the character
Of q salamander. He was to be seen
with his one arm, and holding his bri-
die in his teeth, every where during
the hottest of the fight. At one time
he came very near to being taken at
White Oak Swamp. He was sur
rounded by no fewer than thirty Of
the rebels, but fairly cut his way
through them, them and asked
them if they thought lie looked like
the kind Of man to talIin their hands.
The men all love him for his undaunt-
ed bravery, but complain a little Of
his forgetting that everybody is not
made of cast,iron like himself"
The Louisville Democrat of the eth
ult, says: -
ave have been shown private let
ter from citizen of Memphis, to his
brother in this city, from which we
gather the following facts: He is ont
Of business and out Of money. Eight
weeks ago he had $500, but his family
took sick, and the most of it has gone
to the drug store. A prescription,
which would cost 50 cents in Louis
vile, cost $40 in Memphis. Quinine
pills Sl.50 each. Family living in
much the same proportion. Flour
$50 per barrel; hams 40 cents per lb;
beet so cents; spool cotton 50 cents !;
calicoes, 81 per yard cotton made in
the South 20 cents; pins1 cent each" "
Everything in Newben remains as
quiet as a country parson. The tenn
porary departure of Gen. Burnside,
has placed Gen. Foster in charge of
this Department. In the absence of
our able commander, this important
trust could not have been confded to
more able and competent LANDS than
Gen. Foster. Cool and clear headed,
as we have seen him when lcaden
rain and iron hail flew thick and fast,
oe cannot be otherwise than success
l'ul. His administrative powers are
equally acute as his military, and
tic quiet and security whicn now per-
yades our strongly guarded city, is to
be attributed to his sagacity, aided as
he is, by an efficient Provost Marshal.
We congratulate the Department of
North Carolina upon its uniform sue
cess in finding men to fill emergencies,
as they -mla,x.arise,
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The schooner Pacific, owned and commanded
by Capt Jas FarrGw, cleared from this port
last week laden with shingles for the West H.
dies This is the first sailing mercantile YES
sci sailed out of this port since the blockade
was established. Another vessel is fitting out
for the same trade and will leave in short
time. 1t must be a rejoicing subject for the
people of Washington to see once more vessels
clearing to and from their port.-- Wa5!Sa5ton
w. g. Nt:a Era.
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A contraband working on the new fortaca-
lions, vas snddenly killed on Thursday of last
week, while engaged in chopping down timber
and when about to fall it, sang out for every
body to look out. Instead OF running iron
under, he ran directly beneath the tres,
crushing his mead and body, killing him ID.
s.aa,ly,- W4s!jn3.aa IN C..) Esv Era.
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to which the General Immediately re-
plied-sMcClellan is doing we'll. .E1Ie
will take Richmond. He is moving
as rapidly as is prudent"
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Nicholas Longworth the Cincinnati Mlion
iare has contributed $500 to feed tie !aai!!eS>o 2
retes a. tie South,
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wonderful creatures; for if they want
ed to cross a river they brought a
bridge with them ; If they wanted a
town they took it; and as they were
going to Richmond, she did not know
but they might take that also.
We see it stated that six thousand
men are to be set TO work at once on
the Pacific Railroad. Why not en-
ploy the contrabanGs for this service.
Is any one curious about the number
of servants in waiting upon Queen
Victoria! 1t seems to be two hundred
and twenty two, since the Queen, de.
sirous that all her household should
see the wonders of the Great Exhibi-
ton, has ordered the purchasing of
two hundred and twenty-five tickets.
A young man being asked by a
young lady what photography was,
took out his pencil and wrote the fol.
lowing, telling her it was phonogra-
phy:-"U U. R. A. b. U. T. l.. NJ"
(lou are beauty, Elem
An officer in Hallock's army gives
the following as a specimen of the
news which the army obtained regard
ing the number Of Beauregard's force
| caught contrab and today with
the latest Coriuth dates in his pocket.
"Well Moses, hoy large a force have
the rebels thcre!" "0h, biz lot,
mass'r; eighteen hundred thousand
men and two Jig cannon, and on wa
ter"
There is revival OF the temperance
cause in Washington, ard meetings are
held almost every evening. 1t has
been ascertained that there arc 295
places in the city where liquor is sold
by the glass, and 215 places where
they arc licensed to sell it by the pint
and over-produeing an annual reve-
nue. of over $4,000 to the city, but in
calculable poverty, crime, and ruin to
the inhabitants.
The Senate has confirmed the ap-
pontments of Isaac Newton as Com
missioner Of agriculture, and VIM, r.
Taylor, as Collector of Customs for the
districts of Bristol and Warren, r. |.
A rebel Lieutenant Colonel named
Nichols, has been arrested at Manas-
sas, in the garb of a pedlar, a disguise
in which lie had gone from camp to
camp.
Gen. Rufus King having expressed
to the government his desire that Gen.
Sigel, instead of himself, should be as
signed to the command Of the corps
lately under Gen. Fremont, tie change
has been made. Gen. King resumes
command of his division, with which
he is extremely popular.
Isaac Lipman, sutler to the 4Sth p
v, has opened store on Pollock ST.
a few doors West of Middle street
where he is prepared to sell Groceries
and Suffers Goods as cheap as any
one. GIVE Isaac a call, he'll bear the
trial.
A correspondent Of the Poughkeep
sic Press gives an account of an inter
view with Gen. Scott, in which the
old veteran-in response to a remark
that there had been some splendie
fighting before Richmopd-replied
"Yes, there has been some sever,
fighting; hope there will be no more
OF it." We remarked that Mcclellan
was severely censured in some quarter
for his apparently slow movements
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JOE RREETzNG,

OF every description, neatly aad promptly exc
cuted at this office.
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but the Picksnitfs of England would
probably he more chary of their talk
on the subject, if they remembered
that 4 majority of the descendants Of
their British soyereigns are illagiti-
mate.
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In society, wholesale don't mix with
retails; raw wool don't speak to half
penny balls of worsted tallow in the
cask looks down upon skies to the
pound; and pig-iron turns up its nose
at ten penny nails.
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McClellan's Army.
ADVANCE OF SEVEN MILES.
A ssEREL GUNBOAT SUNK.
R aheI A nnn,nt of tha Hnta Rattles
ebeI Account or the Late Battles
A Deteqt on Tuesday acknowledged.

II. D.
RichmcMd Full OF sick aud Wonndcd
GENERAL BURNSIDE'S FLAGBOAT ar
80 FORTRESS MONROE.
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Morality is very beautiful thing
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General McClellan's army had an
other skirmish with the enemy on Fri
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The Senate has confirmed the ap-
pointments of Isaac Newton as Com
missioner of agriculture, and VIM. r.
Taylor, as Collector of Customs for the
districts of Bristol and Warren, r. |.
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day, July 4th, OH our left wing, which
resulted IN the total defeat of the reb-
els, and the capture Of one thousand
of their men and three batteries. Our
cavalry followed up the enemy through
the White Oak Swamp. Important
events on the James rivers may be
looked tor before long, salhapgh we
are pot at libarty to statSK The Pre-
else movements will be. IArebel gun
boat was captured there on Friday and
brought down to llarrison's Landing
with some valuable documents on
board. ,
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A Richmond paper says that "every
Southern man is impressed with the
duty that he must fight for the preser-
walton of Southern Institutions" One
thing is certain, that if any Southern
man is not 50 impressed, the govern
ment "impresses" him.
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The rebel General jackson, recent
ly killed before Richmond, is said to
have received his sobriquet after the
battle of Bull Run. During that af-
fair, Gen. Lee asked him "if his bri-
gade had not better retire under the
heavy fire they were sustainings "No,
sir. mid. Jackson, 4 will stand here
az ~ 4, ]. a ...s1i, T.
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A snail pike was hooked in the
River 0use few days ago, and was
being drawn to the bank, when anoth-
cr pike, two feet in length, seized it
by the back, and both were landed
Some seconds elapsed before the lars er
fish lat 60 its hold.
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A young man being asked by a
young lady what photography was,
took out his pencil and wrote the fol.
lowing, telling her it was phonogra-
ply" U. r. A. b. U. T. l.. NJ"
You are a beauty, Elem
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-29
VOL. XXI. .' Is
THE DYING SOLDIER.

BROTHER soldier! come up nearer -
Far my limbs are growing cold'
Al presence seemeth dearer,
When thy arms around me 1oio-
lam diving, soldiers dying;
60 ,on' m miss me from your camp,
For INV form will soon be lying
Nth the earth so cold and damp.
1;.,en brother soldiers, listen!
have something I'would say
Fro nv ewes are closed forever
: To the lovely light of day; t
am coing-surely going s-
PI,f nv faith in God is strong;
1die banpy-willing ..r
That He doeth nothing wrong
MN NV father, when you greet him, ...- a
THAT in death prayed for him;
,ndT hone that shall meet him
II the world that's free from sin!
Daa,est mother! God assist her
Now that she is growing old
Sow her boy would glad have kissed her,
when his lips grew pale and colo!
R.o,ber soldiers! catch each whisper 4.
'Tis my wife I'd speak of now;
Tell. OH tell her how missed her
When the fever burned my brow;
Tell her she must kiss my baby
Like the kiss | Is st impressed f.
Hold her, as when last held her, ..
Closely folded to my breast
Tell my dear wife-msy God bless her!''
She was very dear 70 nc; .-
Would I could 0uce more caress her,
And her lovely face could see!
Tel! NV dear onus | remember
Every kindly parting WORT;
And nay heart has been kept tender "
By the thought their memories stirred
Brother soldiers let me see you,
Press each hand before die;
My good kind friends, m 10th to ieaFe "
Hark | hear my Saviour calling.
lis his voice. know it we'll;
When I IN gone oh! don be weeping,
Soldiers! here's my last farewell!
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-29

TIE SEoUEsTaATIoN Acr-Says the
Richmnui Examiner: 'fThere i a large
number u people 10 the South Interested
aud anxious to know what is being done
under the scquestration act, which was to
deal such heavy blows Of retribution to the
Yankee interes. 10 the South The fact
Is, that tie amcabie relations which are
being kept with this Interest are in strik-
Iug c,utra.t with the scenes in South Ca.
rvlina, where Tie Yinkees are plunderins
the planters and shipping the Sea Island
cul;Un to New York.
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-29
WHAT SHALL BE Done WITH THE

. WHAT SHALL BE Done WITH THE
Si.AvEs.--The Yankees are discussing
w.at disposition should be made # the
slaves shsy have stU!en Every manner
uf measures il suggested. A writer IN
the \ " York Times, aiiudins to the dit
fcreni plads proposed, says:
Ii seems to me that We ought not 20
,esls.aGe when, yet. We have no power
T. execute our DEGREES Ii would be bns
] LraicJa faaimem ~ declare the freedor,.
OF the slaves ia places beyond our military
possession But We are in military po,-
session uf extensive siaYeholding terrific
y .r-- 1f5 af .'r .--n
There is The cause presented upon
WHICH We nave the power to act, aud
where We must decide the state OF tae
nero.
L. the Beaufort district there was, BY
the lasL census, thirty-tso Thousand nc
grves - our arny advances then tia
whites disappear, leaving the most Vi iaei.
/ IezfO-s-
Let u, determine what ~e viii .cO with
them tt.eui; and as We iegis!ate fCr the
/ Beaufort negroes, leslsiatc for th1 nesroes
/ Abandoned by tne.r masters, CE escaped
| from IAel.. elsewhere.
/ We e.npot support such negroes il
\ Iliene-s; W cannot aba Bcon them ~ a
/ freedom winch they know bot hU~ ~ Gsu
Or enj il; nOr ID -any possible eye-t c-n
\ they bc reE..B,!ed ~ slavery. They are
i.noranr, helpless and dependent fvr the
future ~ sucn provision fvr them as the
gsvernlavnl ia it, wisdom may devise
We are not prepared to seGd them to Lii
C@ilA, ~ iayii, VI eisewhere-
Bu, something must be done for them
immediately. Why eaunOt the govern
uent Let fur these negroes as New jersey
did FIR her slaves subsequent to the GEN.
sus Of 1910, We found by the census
that we slil! had some slaves mongst US.
Sl.yery was abolished; but all existing
slaves-,tIade spso .Tocto apprentices tor
ii!e-i Aulr previous Owuers made their
gusrdians. Now, Why cannot the govern
lDept, by act " Congress, make the ne
Eroes Vi Beaufort apprentices 10 guard
ian> - be Appointed by the President.
LIT Beaufort district Be divided into
townships six miles square; guardian fer
tbs neGFves appointed 10 e1ch township,
whose duty il shuud b. to support the
ueeroe, out OF the proceeds Of their labor
tie sGrpius 10 be appropriated as fund
fur tle iutCIe ezPOrtativu Of the negroes
20 africa or elsewhere. A system Of laws
az iew sImpe cn4ctments, could be
framed Tor tue management OF the Lee
.rJes.
A. Tie conquest of South Caroiiua pro-
ccc4s. tie co1qacred part might be d.
CARED territory, and organised as such,
and Appropriated especially to negroes IL
process vi preparation for cOlonlza.iUn
elsewhere.
What to do with the negro mast, to the
exten; Indicated above. be grappled with
boldly bat iruIIy by Congress, aad dispo-
sed ID some practical, common sense mal-
uer.
If The rebellion i put down, | -ut ici-
pale tl i an whole South will acquic see
lie some measure FOR the gradual abolit ion
of slavery.
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-29

MCCLELLhN AND THE Sou rH--A com'
muulcatlon ia the Richmond Examiner,
under signature III ''Curtius, contains
the following among other notes upon the
Yaukce Napoleon:
As for Mcclellan, when the troubles
first began .belween the North aud the
South, he wrote to a high officer, now u
the Confederate army, expressing n's
sympathy with the South, aud saying tnst
If war came he would b. with the - u'n-
Afterwarls, when tie war came, aha nc
was made a MAJOR General Of the oa'o
forces, II was too much for lis ambition
to withstand lie theu again wrote to the
same officer, asking him G. jim hun, and
offering him position. IL j. oeedIess %
say that he rejected prop,>iilon for a
share Of his intamy, aud, quoting his for
mur letter TO him. gave Grurge u slc
CielIan, Major General of tie Ohio forces
his opinion vf his course
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-29
NJ r. ETTER, PUBLISHER.

soners. As to the privates it would be
useless to say anything in the way of com
ment, for each and every one proved him
self hero. We killed % on the field :,
80 wounded, and Is surrendered many
were badly wounded, that were able to
keep their saddles. We lost . killed
Capt, Merriweather, of Kentucky com
pany; he fell at the beginning of the fight,
struck in the forehead by an Enfield rife
ball.--killed at the head of his column,
cheering his men Onward, braver man
never trod a battle field, or drew his sabre
iu defence of his rights. Like the late Con-
gress mau the Hon. Henry G. Burnett, to
whose regiment he belonged, he made an
early stand for Southern rights. and used
his influence to prevent the mad course
pur sued by Lincoln and his disciples
here in Kentucky The other killed be-
! longed to Col Staine's regiment, and was
from Williamson County, Teun. Col.
Staines' and command behaved cal antly.
They proved themselves worthy sous Of
the uob!e old volunteer State. We had
SONG, % WOUNDED, Of our Texas COM
paoy, not morta.ly.
1t is true that ouE force was 400 men,
but you must bear in mind that only 10
! of that number fred q gun III the action,
the remainder were held back, as re-
serve, not knowing the precise strength
of our enemy, thinking perhaps that they
were supported by Infantry. And mors-
| ever the enemy that we fought were not
of sour crout calibre, but tue true blue
| Jeans Keutuckians, enrolled here in this
place They were considered the best
armed and equipped regiment in the Lin
coln service. And then with their posi-
ton, which was worth if they had
had brave men to defend it--equll to
100 men, considering all things, we whip
ped them, with less thaa one-third their
number. Y young mau by the maine OF
Ripley FROM Randolph Couufy, Arkansas
! particularly distinguished himself. He
was mounted on beau1ifu paint horse,
and was to be seen in the front ranks,
hewiog tIlen down With his sabre; he
belongs to company Co euhs'ed At Mem
/ phis, i ,unessee. Your State eau boast
I of hi;n, he is not only an honor to the
State Of lis nativity, bat to the regiment
TO which he belo"g~. Oar men are in
fne tune, ready at any miuute to face
their enemies, and measure steel with
them Other war news sea ce here. We
expect f..Lt at Bowling Green before a
great while. Our army is daily iucreas-
ing there, it is now quite formidable.
Yours with high respect,
+. NJ. STANLEY.
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-29

s.y- the London Examiner, after quot
H. the comments OF the New York lines
vi. II regard ID the object Of the stone feet
ask whether the civilized Chris;ian world
is carried 10 this iiendish pitch Of destruc-
tiyeness?' ..Rivers," i: remarks. ..ars
the highways If the world, and to destroy
che Cf these means Of communication Is
ap injury to all, which should not be per-
.uil.ed to the malice Of any power"