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would give battle at Bardstown. r.
troops tached that place on the 4th. dr;v;ss;
Tout heenemy's rear guard Of caYalrv and
Eartillerv Tho main body retired towarda
Springfield, whittier the pursuit rs contin.
ued. In tho evening sent corps under
6eneral Gilbert on the dirsct road from
Springfield to Perryville, who arrived on
the TIL instant within two miles Of town,
whore tho enemy was found TO b IN forcs1
The left column, under General McCook,
come Up on the Knoxville rad ahout stsn
O'Clock on the 9th instant. Il was ordered
INTO position 70 attack, and ! strong rscon..
At four o'clock ! received request from.
General Nc Cook for re -inforcements, aniN
also learned that the left had been severely
engaged for several hours, and that the
right and left Of that corps were being turn
led and severely pressed. Reinforcements
were ifnmediately sent forward from the
centre: Orders were also sent from tho
right to the column under General Critten-
dem Which was advancing by the Lebanon
road, to push forward and attack the ene-
ny's left, but it was impossible for it ret
4 position to secure decisive result.
The action was continued until dark. 80
Some fighting also occurred on tho cen,
ter. -
The enemy was everywhere repulsed, but
not without some temporary advantages on
the left. The several corps were put in pc.
lsitlon during the night, and moved at sir
o'clock this morning. 800. 800.
Some sk;rmishing occurred with tho eDs-F
my's rear guard The main body had fall
en- back in the direction of Harrodsburg.
have no accurate report Of our loss. Fl
is probably pretty heavy, including yalaS
able officers. Generals jackson and Ter
rell. I Tegre. to say, are among the killed.
| tSigned] D. g. BUELL., f.
! .,.-.z,S. Ms;or General Commanding.
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EGActasof Party Spirit.

| En- actakOf Party Spirit $a.s
Washington said the spirit Of party ''serv,
ed always to distract the public councils,
and enfsebls the Ipsblic administration. IT
asitates tho community with i'll founded
jealousies and false alarms kindling the
an.mosity Of one part against another."-
How truly the above is verified may be
seen by the blind zeal with which bigoted,
tribed and purchased partizans work for their
party without the least reference to the
question OF principle, or the good Of the
country at large. ss .>'
Mr.: Lttlefeld, lately Breckenridge
Democrat. purchased over to the Republican
party BY situation in the Republican office,
whom one "f those strange freaks Of events
Which sometimes astonishes the world, has
elevated to the position Of editor Of that
Journal, outdoes = real Republican in his
mad, desperate efforts to-acquire noto.
riety. -. n... g..
When the Southern rebels showed their
hands, the loyal citizens of America, regard.
less OF the question of party, and entirely
ignoring politics, rushed to the support Of
the Government. Neither party can claim
the pre- 'eminence 0! the other in the earnest
devoted zeal displayed in the support given
to the Government. No person who was
willing to support the Government at oil
stopped to ask whether it was Republican
Ior Democratic Administration. 1t was
enough t. know that tho Government was
in danger. All controversy ought to have
stopped when the nation was inveloped in
mantle Of treason, and baptized in a river
Of blood; when an hundred Thousand fire.
sides-the homes Of Democrats and Repub.
licans, was wrapped in a mantle Of mourn.
ing Tor the loss Of fathers, husbands, sons
and brothers-who side by side, with forme,
political adversaries, had gone forth to fight
bleed, and die for the country that gave VI
all birth, and which we all love.
And all good men-a1l truly great and
good men did drop all party controversy
and following the advice Of the immortal
Washington, sought to discourage it,
All the leading men Of the nation, includ-
ing the President, Cabinet, and military Of
ficers, declared that they knew no polite.
save the Union, first, last, and all the time
If it were not for lot Of m ush. room upstar,
politicians, who know Of no other way &c
acquire popularity, all contention, all strife
all local petty quarrelling would cease
But how does the case stand? Any one
looking at the Republican Of last week xeuld
suppose that we were in the worry midst o
= perfect hot-bed Of traitors that every
man must vote for the party candidates o.
the country is gone up. If the individual
were worthy of notice, or, if to notice him
were not to stultify ones SELF we would
call Mr.. Littlefield to account lin kind,
way) for seeking to agi.ate the community
with 'lI-founded jeaiousies, and false alarms
and for trying to kind|e the animos;ty o
one part against the other. But we do MOI
fear that he will set the world on fire, 20 W,
let him run his race. ~'..-. .'
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..sl1tra.lge.

" a. !
The nominal editor OF the Republican,
seeks earnestly tocreatesthe impress sion tina,
the late Mass Convention was ! Democratic
Convention. Hssays that the Democrats
had = controlling majority there, and, there,
fore, it was : Democratic Secession Cullen
concern. + .:'' - .,s.@
Now will our friend Lttlefe!d account 70,
one thing /? He admits that Democrats are
very avoricious and grasping, and that they
had majority. Now Why didn't they nom.
mate . Democrat for the Legislature 2
There is not another office on the tickle,
that can do party particle Of good, ye,
the Democrats voluntarily nominated two
Republicans to the Legislature. Why was it;
We will tell :: In.the first place we do moi
know whether there were more Democrats
than Republicans OF not, but we do know
that there were DO party men there; thu
question Of party did not enter into the con
sideration Of nomination in the least degree
The Convention sought, and found good
men and nominated them, and our young
friend Littlefield simply states IN untrutt
when he afirms that any person left the Con.
vention dissatisfied, or that any person stated
that he had been imposed upon, or that an,
person (save himself) pronounced it a seces,
sion affair, or if any person. did, that person
is liar.
The fac: that nearly all the nominations
that We're made, and particularly both thu
Representatives, were from the Republican
party, proves the falsity Of the statements 0
Mr.. Littlefeld. We dislike to expose him
but if = man will lie, he must expect expo
sure.
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worth Of patriotism. theJ may not Is abls Is
sce little Fredies motive in giving tho fifty
dollars. III 3s.5 s.:
Mr.. Graham q nan. u honest man, {
public spirited, generous man. Little Freddy
amounts to nothing & ALL II the two were
to announce themselves independent candi-
dates for the Office for which they have been
respectively nominated, Freddy would neve,
known y Whist hurt him But bring % : party
ticket, MANY msn uiay vote for him who will
NOT stop 70 enquire whether they, are voting
for : laan o.. : monkey. :
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photographic Aslg!|s.
The ! following ars thsadisPa tchssa ltonl
General Grant

The following ars ths4dsps tche..s lso.lI
General Grant
HEADeuARfERs 81 GEN. GRANT,
jackson, Tenn, Oct. g..
To Maj Gen. Halleck, General in Chief:
Generals Ord and Hurlbnrt came upon the
enemy yesterday, and General HHrlburt
having driven in small bodies Of the reb-
els the day before, after seven hours hard
fighting. drove the enemy five miles back
across the Hatchie, towards Corintb, captur-
ing two batteries, about 800 prisoners, and
many small arms d 81. IS ~ .1.s9;.
! Immediately appraised General Rosecrabs
OF these facts, and directed him to urge on
the good work. The following dispatch has
just been received from him
s,. ..sss5.ytssass CREwALLA, Oct. g.
To Maj Gen. Grsnt:
The enemy is totally routed, throwing
everything away: We are following sharp
~. w. s. RosENcRANs, Maj. Gen.
Under previous instructions General Hurl.
burt is also following. Gen. Nc herson is
in the lead Of ROsencrans' column, The
rebel Gen. Martin is said to be killed.
- q. 8. GRANT,
Major General Commanding.
49, ST. LOUIS, Oct. z.
Dispatches received at headquarters bring
intelligence to the effect that, on. Saturday
morning, General Schofeld advanced upon
the rebels at Newtonia, = small town "a
miles southwest Of Springfield. After two
hours engagement, the rebels broke and fed
IN all directions. The enemy's force was es-
timated at l5,OO0.@ Our loss was trifing.
Dispatches intercepted after the fight adj
vised Schofield Of the intention of the enemy
to concentrate their. whole force at 8 point
twelve miles distant from Newtonia, to which
point he was pushing rapidly, with the ex.
pectation Of renewing the battle on Sunday
No particulars have yet been received.
Frank P. Blair was unanimously nomina.
ted for Congress from the First District, by
the Union emancipation convention yester.
day. ~ : ~. -, II -. IND.
'": FonrREss MONROE, Oct. z.
The steamer brought down none Of ou1
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-12-25
NUMBER 40.
PROM rue FRONTIER ARMY.

Fayetteville, Ark Dec Is. via Eikhora
Dec 49, The following additional par.
ticulars Of the baltIo Of Prairie Grove
has been received;
The ohcisl report puts tho loss ia
killed and wounded, in Gen, Heron's
command, at sl3i ia Gen. Blunls, at
l5s total, 995 The laia;t accounts ia.
cease thesobel loss to . 700 killed and
vauaded, aai nearly 6,Oooby deser-
ton
Tniriy'commiss'onei otficers Of Her
ron's coIhm1al were killed OF wounded.
According 10 latest ioiormo,ion BY spies,
/ lIindman is On the south side Of The Al.
kansas river with all o. his infantry aud
artillery. MSrmaduke is on the north
side with heavy cavalry force. Our
oulpos;s are within twenty mlss Of Van
Buren. The forage souih Of Boston
inouDtaipsis Sild 70 be eBlittly consum.
ed Great ACTIVITY prevails in tho Fed
ersl army, and campaign Of much in.
tcrcst Is on The taps General Heron
had only 8 500 men in the battle, the 70.
mnindcr Of his foiiog to como up on ac-
count Of ca essiSe ta'ira,.
Major Rubbatl, lst Mo. Cavalry who
was prisoner in tho haats of the enc.
my on Tie day or the battle counted
twenty two regiments Of infan;ry, ten
OF cNyslry and twonty-!ao pieces of or.
| tillerv on lho retreat.
u!ndman yesterday had the impudssca
by fac of truce, to request the pftRi.
lego to stnd typographical cngineefto
make a drawing Of the battlefield Of
Prairie Grove and ts approaches. Gen.
Blunt replied ho would grant the request
when no was allowed to sand an engineer
TO make survey Of Van Buren, and It's
surroundings.
Sr. LopIs, Dec. l7.-Generel Heron
tclcgraphs Genera Cards thai tho veto.
ny ofPfsito Grove was much more
complete, and the cnsmys lo,s far erea.
ter, than at frstroporied. Over 1900
rebels were killed and buried by US there.
The wounned were found scattered
through Tho woods for miles in the rohr
of their position, where they had been
carried during the action, and lett when
they retfeo,edl Many subsequently, died
for want Of attention.
Our cavalry pursucd Ito reuqating
rebels closely, diving them beyond Van
Buren,.
The position and condition os our for.
ces are excellent. TIE campliga has
been most brilliant. rejecting great ere.
dii on the officers and mon of tho Army
oftho Frontier
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Our wharfbAs exhibited Az unasaal
desrae ofaeiiyily for several days pat
IL consequence Of tie heavy shipments
oriorage tuths depot Tor tho use Of The
Amy on KanswbS, straw, hey, corn .ond
OATS, which tho QlarteIn.>,er Is hoy,
ing heaven and cadh 10 stow awOS While
the 6ne weather hats, A hay stack Of
2Oo1 tons is now in proces OF couStiuc
ton on our Pablo square, tao msgRi,
tn IL OF which wnlj Surprise one uoifs-
niliSr wnh sueh lhiugs. The low htage
Of water operates against shiPPets, who,
by lhc terms Of their conirael are bound
TO deliver il on tho leyee. Should Il
coniinue in tue Kanawha, serious liai.
Guilty will arise in torsging the trains now
with the army, aud may rcnderEtneces.
cary to bling them to The ioragt. The
foresight aud oDorgy Of CspiaiR Aoul
ton, has so far As practicable Gnprled
AGAINST scstcity. liis eGous ipsthA b. !
hslfmight have been mdFe tii6ctuaIiy
seconded, had he bcep relieved Of 1000
mules now in the corrdi' at this place Tor
months past Instead Of shipping 1000
head from Cincinnati INTO tho KsnsYha
Nellry, by order Of General Cox, Mt a
great expense Tor freight These mules
have now to be fonged with hay at Sa2,
and corn at eighty cents. in addition to
those nov here.
Va IRE mokng no charges agoins,
any one, but only looking at it in bus.
mess light, entirely beyond any military
stand point The Government bas .
right TO be protected in such cases, and
should no be made to suffer from brick.
erings between Qunrermal,etS.
Il 10 due To the rank and file to say.
that no better soldiers are found any
where in the Uoion army. A large pro.
portion Of the Geld and company officers
merit favorable mention But for fear
Of oltnse, We - GalipoG Jour.
nal,
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EaS~ Brigad er General Crook aud
Staff paid a short yisi; to our town last
week, on business connected with the
service. Modest and pnassnmipg ia. lis
tnSnn'HeE,t he ae0.tal won f0T lin II scores
Of friends during his stay. We we're not
disappointed 10 finding him gentleman
in every sense Of Inc word, His military
career thus far, has proven him brave
and gallant commander. The love and
reapelt Ms Mcb ttGr him, sbOss nov
highly they estimate these qualities. IL
anything can be donc in the Kanawha
Valley this winter, we feel assured Gen.
eral Crook will lido ii, He is now In COM
manl of the forcos in the Valley Gener.
al Cox and Staff having removed their
Head quarters TO MOristta on the north
side Of the Ohio river, point somewhat
dIficutlof eccess in the preSen, low 6 tnge
Of woter. A freezing up, of either the
Ohio or Kanawha, m ght render commu
oication with the Commanding Geueial
o lille troublesome, but that is no bust.
ness Of ours. Gallipolis being 4miles be.
low the mouth Of Kanawba,in daily com.
mnnicaiion by telegraph and steamboat
win the Army, might seem TO ono not
skilled in military matters. as somewhat
more convenient than Marietta. 90 miles
above the mouth of tho sOid Kanpwho,
without direct communication by either.
There may be military necessity for ii,
which VIC don't comprehend. and thefo-
lore merely oialo facts, leaving others TO
draw their own conclusion Galipolis
Journal.
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Tie following advertisement, 10 ths
Richmond Dispatch, toll, a slomy tale
in very few words
sILT,-1he Council of Richmond
having decmed it prudent to require
that recipients Of salt under the ARA nge.
meats made by said Council in rcfstcnco
to that Indispensable article Salt, J
should procure q certificate, sworn TO be.
fore some person authorized to admins.
tar an oath. as to their residence, size
of family, &c, the undersigned having
learned that many persons, amongst
whom were the widows Of Confederate
soldiers, have been made II pay fee Of
twenty-five cents to obtain ten cents
worth of salt, 1.-TWO poonls.) propose to
devo lie the and olfhonrs each day,
during the Council very humane inter.
position in bohllIofils fellow towns. peo,
pie, 10 relieve all persons who may DO
ncccssitaled to accept of the privilege az.
lordcd BY tho Council aforesaid, from
this inhumaprequsilion
J. A. Goppw.
Notary Public.
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the panther in the Sierra NevadssY All
this ran like lightning Though my brain
lit gave me new strength; | WrSnched
my aim free; the knife was in my hand;
u plunge, struggle, and / Was Free
| could hardly believe il. got up,
staggered Q few PAGES, aud then frll.---
| w0s completely exhausted. / hsl not
strength to move. Resides, l heard the
sounds 81 the returning footsteps Of Tie
other rebel Should | have another
f!bt? l sill held the knife, aud beg an
TO get stronger. The footsteps sreW
nearer. | could not risk another slrus
gle, | resolved to escape, | began 81,
len,ly to crawl in an opposite detection
to the one in which | heard the ,foot.
steps. Imoved slowly aud cautiously
ly of; psusng every once and s while
to listen il was followed, | could hear
the ripple OF the river, ! arose 10 ny
feet and started TO run
A. this moment the moon shed hes
iehi from behintfa cloud. / was seeu;
the shorpcraGk Of ariae, and the ring
Of bah as it passed near bS gave inc
notice that the river wos my only safety.
Quick as thought was Of, and ia 4
short time WINS on its banks. Ny per
suer was close on to me. A plunge, "a
was soon out of sight | could d
his curses loud anil deep, | kept q
to The bank, and slowly swan along
| reached clamp Of Weeping willie
|. could hear nothing oismY pursust
so resolved again to strike for the %
This soon dill and shaped my e6a
for Warrington After twenty iour'kp
quick march, came in sight Oi&
place. / entered the town, wentlhl
stable; got horse already sGlAeJ,
was soon at Manassas, T6tre y
my two friends, and here | am
greatest sorrowis 70 my life. t
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POLITICAL.
For the Register,
CONFINEMENT.
BY rowENA A. nrASrrNsuI

BY RowENA A, BtASKENsHIr.
The lovely flowers in beauty bloom,
Aud droop aud fade and die,
With sweet content they calm resign
without moan or sigh,
No hand of ant has Ger portrayed,
Perfection sweet as they,
And yet they shed their sweet perfume,
And wilhercd die away.
The little wren that gaily fits
From flower. to bush aud tree
Seeks but its peaceful rural life
Andpipcs its wood.song free
In innocence and purity.
The gentle forest dove
Seeks but her sybran woodland home
And her ows true mate to love
The feathcrcd tribe were never made
To sigh for honor bright.
Their dainty wings were never made
To scale flames mountains bright
The gaudy BUTTERFLY that floats
Upon the summers air,
Gsnbols con'entcd 'mong the flowers,
And fades among them there.
All things in nature seems content
Save the poorhuman race,
Who. longing, build their castlesflir
On fancies canvassed space,
Aud mallY secktorush ahead,
And contribute aname,
Tolive in burning letters on,
The glowing parts of fame.
Yes, The ambitious spirit pants
Within the poor frail frame,
Seeking to brcal its chains and soar
To the falr pinnacle of fame,
Aud there TO snatch the purple wreath
OF glory bright and fair
Aud twincit round the fading brow,
And bid it blossom there.
bow oft cOntcntment is cast down.
And friendship Overleapsd.
To siuk in but obscuri,y.
Oblivion dark and deep.
Oh teach Nj pure contentmenls charm
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"A WAR INCIDENT.
a DKAra STR ueGLE.

y I|
.AcorrSSpcnagns fan eastern jOurual
gigsq. . living incident 81 tsrI
aflu b nigli bad enrs b Re d
esf the bar Tic Shenandoah. and
stIsr ceoking some bacon, and making
hearty rePast, I lit my pipe, and rolling
myself upiu my blanket, was soon asleep.
How long | had been so | could not tell.
| vas suddenly awakened by some one
standing near me, carefully drew the
hammer Of my rife at full cock; and as
the fire was quite out, aud lay among
a lot Of brush, ! could not easily be seen.
I did not have long to wait, when / saw
two persons in tho gloom coming toward
me.
~ flyer seed him cross the timber
toward this yere spot"
"Here's ashes; he's here somewhsr, /
an sure"
"Well, you look around l.ere, and EH,
make hunt. Ifyou see him give 4
yell; aud if see him, III do the same"
So they separated, and one went eau.
tiOusly off in the distance. The one
near me now drew vllainous looking
two edged bowie knife, and commenced
to hunt, In the meantime, had quiet.
ly rolled from myblauket and was some
PAGES off from my hiding place, fully
prepared for the death struggle. The
rascal was pcering around; he had got
a pitch knO, lighted, aud il threw dull
gloom all around, but lett his figure
standing out in strong relief. ] could
have shot him, but | diJ MOI care to
fire. unless l,bcd no other rtsource.--
He came nosjng on, closer md clo,er,
until he stood wilhln DPs. leag'h sa4,,ssA,y
l'lSItne TANNER Of the ri(le down, ADD
dubbed it, but its click was so loud he
started, His face was toward me. and
as raised my cluhbei rifle to strike. he
saw me, | let drive at bis head; it miss
ed, but struck bis hand 0ut weut the
light; the butt OF thcT6e srueG stamp
and was shattered. We grappled; and
then commenced the struggle for life
He being the mos! powerful soon had
me under; but had him foul | had
one arm around bis neck, and my fingers
cutched the haversack strap; thus |
could hold him poweress.
His hand was fastened in the neck Of
my hunting shit, and his knuckle les made
some queer impressions in my throat
The knife had been dropped inihe scut.
fe, and lay across it, | yoinly tried
10 get hold of it, but be seemed to know
my thoughts, and held my arm. Thus
we lay gIaSping and struggling. Our
hot breath was puffGd.jn one ono,her's
faces, | was getting exhausted and 90
was he; we lay quite stillfor moment,
painting for breath; darkness was coming
over me; had began 10 think Ihad fol.
loved The last trail. Was l to 10 under
here, miles away from any Of my ialIoE
monY Should | never see tho old homo
track tho bear and tho
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Senator carlIIe Rcare.ted @ nc,lrn.

senator catlie Requested to Resign.
The resolution requesting the resgna.
ton ofMr. Csrlile, and declaring that
ho had disobeyel The Instructions Of the
Legislature, that no betrayed the friends
Of new State, end that he had failed 10
give the Government a cordial support
in contending with the rebellion, pass.
ed the Virginia House of Delegates on
Friday by vote ofnInctsen to Twelve.
The Wheeling Inlslligeocer SAYS.
John S. CatIils is in truth no longer
a Senator from Virginia, The body that
made him has unmads him, 80 far az il
could. II has repudioied his acts and
called upon him to give way to some
other man who viii represent il and tho
people it represents We do not expect
Mr. Carlile 10 resign. He has 10 good a
thing Of it, The man who could so ut.
Iedy disrsgard and belrAy bic people 40
aeon ne he had got into his place will not
lack hardihood 10 disregard their demand
now"
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Tho tortoise from whi,h wO got all
our shell combs, has DO hair
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E@~ An attempt has bpon mad
spectators 10 create The impressie
the recenl advance in the pr ce d
oil was owing TO the short supply
it has been stated that many 4
Pennsylvania wells had fuiledeell
and that now sixty barrels per adj
the entire Yield of the whole oil
10 TIM! state, A letter from a
and disinterested gentleman reBia
The immediate vicinity Of the wei
US q very dia,eren, -informaioa
writer says he called recently
propr!etors ofope Of the re6e
tod him they had just sclA
on hand, and al, they cqg
ten or Twelve dags, At SKI
per gallon, on spscula Ioi a
and that they now asked
per gallon for lhe lifs
spare, Heibiaks
Il