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to find dull market There is said to be
plenty Of cotton in the city, but they could
obtain none, even for treasury notes or
specie.
The expedition up the Tennessee, under
Gen. Smith, with Gems. Sherman, McCler-
nand, Hurlbut and Wallace, disembarked
at Savannah on the 18th. Next day Gen
Lew. Wallace went to Purdy, and burnt a
| bridge on the Mobile and Ohio r. r, just
in time to stop large train of rebel
troops from passing up to reinforce Island
No 10 On the same day portion OF
Gen. Smiths column started further up
the river, and is doubtless by this time at
! Florence On Tuesday Gen. Grant arrived
at Savannah and resumed command, his
removal, if it ever took place, having been
withdrawn He has two gunboats and
10000 men, The rebels are concentrating
OF Corinth, Miss, and Decatur, at one OF
which points the next battle will probably
take place
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PoRr ROYAL, &c.

Gen. Butler and staff at last accounts,
were at Hilton Head Commodore Por-
ter's rnertar fleet had also arrived there
C m Dupont r,po IS to the Navy De
partment that the L. S. flag floats over
Fort Macon at San Augustine, Fla. The
authorities received Com Rogers in the
Town Hall, and raised the Federal flag
with their own hands. jacksonville. Fla
surrendered in like manner The Cover
nor of Florida has in public proclamation
recommended the evacuation by the Con-
federates of the whole of East Florida
Com. Dupont, in dispatch to the Navy
Department, says the whole coast OF
Georgia and Florida is now in his pc .ses-
sion, thus accomplishing to the letter the
mission on which he was sent.
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McCIcl!an IS Address 20 Ills army.

On assuming command in person Of the
army Of the Potomac OH Saturday last,
Gen. Mcclellan issued the following stir
ing address TO the troops under his COM
mand
Soldiers OF the Army Of the Potomac
For long time | have kept you inactive,
but not without purpose. You Were TO
be disciplined, armed and instructed -
The formidable artillery you now have had
to be created. Other armies Were TO move
and accomplish certain results. | have
held You back that you might give the
death blow to the rebellion which has
distracted this once happy country. The
patience YOU have shown and your conf
dece in your general are worth a dozen
victories. These preliminary results are
now accomplished | feel that the patient
labors of many months have produced
their fruit The army of the Potomac is
now a real army, magnificent in material,
admirable in discipline and instruction,
and excellentlv equipped and armed
Your commanders are all that | could
wish. The moment tor action has arrived,
and | know that | can trust in you to save
our country.
AS ride through your ranks | see in
your faces the sure prestige OF victory
/ feel that you will do whatever ! ask of
YOU The period of inactIon it past |
will bring you now face to face with the
rebels, and only say, may God defend the
right
In whatever direction ! may move
however strange my action may appear to
you-ever bear In mind that my fate is
linked with yours, and that all | do is 70
bring you where know you wish 10 be,
on the decisive battle field
1t is my business to place you there-I
am to watch over you as parent over his
children, and you know that your general
loves you from the depths of his heart
1t shall De my care-it has ever been--to
gain success with the least possible loss
but know that, if it is necessary, YOU will
willingly follow me to our graves for our
righteous cause.
yet | would not have you think that
our aim is to be obtained without a manly
struggle will not disguise it from you
that you have brave foes to encounter;
foemen well worthy of the steel which
you will use so well | shall demand
from you great and heroic exeitions-r
and long marches-desperate combats and
prvatons We will share all these to-
gether, and when this sad war is over we
will return to our homes aud feel that we
can ask no higher honor then the proud
consciousness that we belonged to the
army of the Potomac.
(Signld,) GEO. B MCCLELLAN,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
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Congress-.


The little affair at Fort Monroe two
weeks ago, had the effect, among other
things, to wake up Congress on the subject
of iron clad vessels, and accordingly we
note the introduction in the Senate by Mr.
Hale, ON the l4th, of bill, for the Con
struction, under direction of the Secretary
of the Navy, of an lronclad steam vessel
of not less than five or six thousand tons
burden, Of great speed and strength, to be
used soley as a ram, for which purpose an
appropriation of 100000 is made 1t
a2pfopriates ST., 100000 for the construct
ion of iron clad gunboats 1873, 1894 for the
completion of Stevens battery and $780,
600 for extending the facilities Of the
Washington Navy Yard, so as to forge and
roll plates for armed ships A similar bill
was reported the same day in the House
and its passage recommended.
The Senate, on the same day came
finally to a vote on the long talked of res
olution for the expulsion of Mr. Powell, OF
KY, Cor disloyalty. The resolution was
voted DOWNS against | l.
A bill is under discussion before the
Senate for the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbia. From the color OF
that body it promises to pass. 1t will
hardly get through the House, however.
The House has spent most of the last
week in discussing the tax bill, to which
so many amendments have been made
that it can already be scarcely recognized
in its original form. Mr Stevens thinks
at the present rate ofprogress, final vote
on the bill may be reached by the LIST
of May.
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The Presidents GRADUAL Emancipation
Plan.

! The Lower House of Cogress, on Tuesday
adopted resolution in accordance with
! thesuggeston of the PRESIDENT late special
message, expressing the willingness of Con-
! nress to extend pecuniary aid to such Of
! the border slave states as should adopt
measures for the gradual emancipation of
I their slaves. The concurrence of the
| Senate in the resolution has not yet been
given, and considering the abolition dye of
! tina, body, may be withheld.
| The President s scheme has thus far had
a singular career. At first, the abolition
ISIS, supposing it would be favored by the
border states, fuiIously opposed it but
| finding the representatives from the
/ border states in the same boat, they as
/ suddenly turned round and voted the res
olUtion through the House.
The abolitionists seem to have no higher
motive for favoring the resolution than to
spite the border slave states, while the
latter oppose it because they sayi will stir
up strife among their people. AS Mr.
Crittenden expresse it:
Although know the President will not
interfere in our local affairs as far as he is
concerned, there are many others who,
knowing it is a favorite policy of his, de-
string themselves to be in his favor would
stir up an emancipation party in Missouri,
| in Mary land and in Delaware will not
now speak of my own State-simply from
that motive? Would not that be the
probable consequence Although the
President would not do it himself, say
there are persons who from desire to court
favor would, without doubt, enter upon
the agitation OF that question in those
/ States%
| FWhileA for reasons like this, the scheme
will probably never come to anything,
conservative men are yet rejoicing that the
President has proposed it for one reason.
and that is, it amounts to solemn &C.
acknowledgement on his part that "siaves
are property AMI to be dealt with by the
nation as such and also to protest against
the visionary, revolutionary schemes of
the rabid abolitionists looking to immedi
ate, forcible military emancipation
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A RATHER PLEASANT INC.DENT.-A few
DAYS ago, a. Gen Buell was riding on
horse back through the streets OF Nashville,
an aristocratc lady, a Mrs w. living in a
fine, large house, stood at Oh open door or
window, waved a rebel flag toward him,
and cried, nurrah for jeff Davis and the
Southern Confederacy" The General
refined in his horse, turned toward the
lady, touched his hat with all the courtesy
and suavity for which lie is remarkable
and surveying the fine house from top to
bottom with the eye of a connoisseur
quietly remarked, " An excellent house
for hospital In less than two hours
every room was full of sick soldiers, and
Mrs. w. was politely requested to take
kind care Of them We heartily congratu-
late her upon her blessed privilege of
ministering TO the needs of suffering patri-
ots-L0u Journal
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Amy Contracts cut the followin

Amy CoxTRACrs-We cut the following
from a Louisville paper, March 18th.
\ LATE CoSTRACr-We stated few
days ago the terms upon which the Gov
eminent contract for ten thousand tons OF
hay. two hundred thousand bushels OF
corn. and two hundred thousand bushels
of oats. 10 be delivered at Louisville and
Nashville, was awarded on the lOth inst
Me-srs Holmes, Goodell 4 Co, Of Illinois,
obtained the contract. These gentlemen
have the reputation of ENG able and
energetic men with large experience in
this line of business. having for some
months past supplied all Of Gen Halleck :
division ut st. Louis with forage.
We learned incidentally, a few days ago,
from perfectly reliable authority, that Gen.
W H. : WALLACE had offered our friend
Goodell the first position in his staff
With contracts like the above on his
hands, We presume bis acceptance of the
offer i doubtful But whether leading or
feeling the army, we know this, that the
government will ever find in Mr. g. an
active, energetic, faithful servant
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a telegraph despatch from Philadelphia
on Thursday states that the rebel commits.
sioner Tancey, who recently sailed from
Europe has been captured while attempt
ing TO run the blockade
The news is confirmed by the arrival of
the steamer Rhode Island at New York on
Thursday from Key West Yancey was
captured on board schooner trying to
run the blockade. He was dressed in sal.
lors costume, but was recognized by a
newspaper correspondent.
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GEs. GRAxr-There is something about
the recent order dismissiDg Gen. Grant
that the public will want explained. His
alleged mistakc at Fort Donelson is not
considered wholly unacceptable Of expla
nation. Nothing is more certain than that.
after that battle nine tenths Of the Gen.
and field officers had undated confidence
in him Col Marsh, in his address at Fort
Henry, on the occasion of presenting a
sword TO him, (noticed in our last) spoke
of hidden euemes who, even before that
battle, were " endeavoring to strike him in
the dark" Has Gen. Grant been fairly
dealt with or has this hidden bolt smltten
him? We beg respectfully to suggest
that, before the chopping off of heads
began. would in not have been well to have
had little overhauling of the conduct of
some other General officers in that engage
ment?
Since the above was written. we see by
the dispatches that Gen. Grant has been
restored 10 his command, if lie ever was
displaced.
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Mcclellan Killers.

Since the days of the conspiracy in the
army of the Revolution TO di.place and de-
stroy the character of Gen. Washington.
there has been nothing in our history TO
equal it in meanness and atrocity until
the present attempt Of the rabid abolition
press to break down Gen NJ Clelan. His
only earthly sin is, that he is democrat,
and has for six months stood like a wall
of fire between the President and the abo-
lition schemers, who have sought to dra-
COON the former into their reasonable
plot TO destroy the constitution and Union
by celebrating state lines in the south,
and devastating the country by universal
pillaCc, contiscatIon, and slave emancipa-
ton. The attacks on his military qualii-
cations are resorted 20 only because to dis
close the real motive would be their death
Yet VIDA: could be meaner or more traitor
Gus? Mcclellan Is at the head of the army
of the Potomac That army is now in the
enenlys country. On its success or defeat
hang the destinies OF this country Conf
dence in their leader is in every army an
absolute requisite to success. These aboli-
ton thieves crawl through the camps and
ply the soldiers with lying pamphlets and
TriJvaes, poisoning their minds and emas-
culating their courage by instliing ground
less doubts and fears of the safety Of their
leader, Could the vilest spy Of jeff Davis
do worse? There is but one way to treat
the case. Shut up the offices of half do
sheets, send the congressional leaders Of
the conspiracy to Fort Warren, and when
ever one Of these abolition spies is caught
within the lines Of the army shoot him,
and one foul brood Of traitors at the north
Will be broken of their power for mischief.
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Returning Reason and Loyalty.

WASHINGTON, March 20.
The citizens of Gallatin, Tenn, which
has been decidedly disloyal, met in a town
meeting recently and were addressed by
BaIllie Peyton, voted petition for post
office there, and expressed their willing
ness TO return to their allegiance. A post
office is to be established there in few
days
John Lellyett has been appointed Post
master at Nashville. He wrote some of
the best articles against secession during
the agitation of that subject in Tennessee.
a special agent of the Post Office De-
partment, acting on the Tennessee and
Kentucky borders, reports as follows:
1t is gratifying wherever | have been to
find that there is a strong desire for re-
establishing the mails and a willingness
among the people to return to their allie
glance.
III lllinoisans were killed and 926
wounded at Pea Ridge
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C.tro AND Dowy THE RIVER.

Gen. Pope, who had been occupied IN
investing New Madrid for the last three
weeks, finally took the place last Friday.
On the day before, he had so closely in
vested it, having brought some so guns to
bear on the enemy works, that, fearing
an assault in the morning, the rebels,
under cover of heavy storm in the night,
skedadelled to the Kentucky shore
opposite, making their way doubtless
south to Island No. 10. There had been
some skirmishing for three days before
the evacuation: resulting in a loss of 30
The enemy unknown. The rebels aban-
doned their works precipitately, leaving
behind all their guns, some 40 in number,
an immense quantity of ammunition,
10000 men, 800 M ules and horses, dc, &c,
in ali over million worth of property.
Several hundred prisoners were also taken.
Next day (l4th) learning the evacuation
of New Madrid, our gun and mortar boat
feet under Com. Foote left Cairo for
Island No TO- Arriving at Hickman,
they found some rebel plckets at that
place, whom a few shells dispersed. A
small force was landed, Just IN time TO see
large tram OF cars loaded with soldiers
come in; but the engineer having been
notified OF what was gong on, immediately
turned about, and got away with his tram,
our soldiers hrLnG 1e" Volieys alter HIM.
he lew natives remaining IN Hickman
protested to be all Tor the Union.
This occupied until + p m. (l4th) when
the fleet. now consisting of gunboats, s
mortar boats and several transports re-
sumed the voyage 10 Island No. 10, hating
at point miles above in the evening.
About o'clock next morning three of
the mortar boats were in position. and
enemy. Its effect was uncertain and it
elected 10 rcsnonse, \ few more wer.
tried. bursting apparautlv in the midst Of
his camp but still bringing no reply
Presently gun was fired from a battery
on the Kentucky shore. upon which the
mortar boats addressed themselves 10 that
Quarter. soon silencinr tie concern. The
firing was kept 10 slowly during the dav,
some 81 shells being thrown from the
mertars, but being at long range, of coarse
it was useless for the enemy to shoot in
return. and he prudently saved his powder
10Th Sunday Com. Foote moved up
within closer rance and renewed the bonn
t,,.l,,,. ;.i, ,..o,.o, oor,,,..,o... lr,,r
ing OUT the enemy IN response, out the
day passed without any casualties on our
side.
1-,b Cow, Foo.e r,oro,I ~, st;l c,osar
-, W
Win MS sunoo''S' anu 'he Gay "orh
grew decidedly warmer. One shot from
the rebels struck port hole of the Ben
ton KILN. one man and ,voundi,g ssv.,
20 ~, 9,
\ me gu" VII ','e 81 LOUIS ou.S'' "'>o
woundInS several OF our men. No other
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ZINES SEE.

Gen Andrew johnson, recently appoint
ed Military Governor Of Tennessee, with
MAYNARD, EtheIidge, and other Union
refugees from that State, arrived at Nash
Vile last week, and addressed a large
Ineeting of citizens. They were heard
respectfully, but no enthusiasm was mani
tested. The larger part of Buells army
is still in that vicinity. Business generally
las been resumed, and supplies of provi-
sions from the North are arriving. SO that
living is becoming reasonably cheap but
merchants from St Louis who went there
with cargoes of goods were disappointed
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P.rsoy t,RowSLow.-Parson

PAIsoN BRowNLow.-Parson Brownlow.
after undergoing long imprisonment and
persecution, has at length got inside the
federal lines. lie arrived ut Nashville on
the 18th inst His health is poor, but he
is said not to have consumption. He de.
clines to publish a newspaper in Nashville
but says he is writing book giving his.
tory of secession in Tennessee of his per-
secutions, DC. A publisher in Philadelphia
has already offered him $4,000 for the
copyright.
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UNIosIsN IN NEw OaLEANs.-The New
Orleans True Delta, since the recent ma.
tional victories in the West, has contained
several articles in favor of restoration of
the Union. 1t is reported that the state
of things in New Orleans threatens open
riot.
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FORT MoNEor.

No new excitement at Fort Monroe.
There is great activity among the rebels
at Sewails Point, but no telling what it
means. The MerrirnacIz has been under
going repairs, and the Monitor is quietly
a waiting her temperance, confident of
being able to sink her.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-03-22

Brig. Gen. Mcdowell, who commanded
the Federal army at Bull Run, has been
appointed and confirmed by the Senate az
MAJOR General of volunteers The same
rank has also been conferred on General
Burnside.
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.ITGster 5 .Saie
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That by virtue Of a
decree made aud entered of record by the Circuit
Court of La Sale County State of Illinois, the F-
bruary term of said Court, A. 1862. in q certain
then pending said Court the Chancery side
thereof, wherein Simeon Jennings complain ant ,
and George Weygandt was defendant, l shall. on
Saturday the 18th day of April, A. d. 1862
between the hours of nine O'Clock IN the forenoon
and OF said day offer for SALE the south door
public auction and i'll sell tile highest bidder
the following described property, being the
dered by said decree TO be sold, that is to say The
half Of the souhea quarter of section
two (22) in township thirtyfve {35) NORTH of range
two CD east of the third principal meridian. Terms
OF sale cash Omar % 4w)
E. A. HOLLISTER, Master in Chancery.
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GEN HUNTER, whose command ia Kansas
was superseded by his department being
merged in that of Gen. Halleck. has been
assigned to a department embracing South
Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Gen Sher-
man is retained in the department, under
Gen Hunter.
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GEN. FREMONT arrived at Washington on
President and Secretary Stanton, express
ing wish to start promptly for East Ten.
ressee His army now in Western Virgi
MIA and Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee
amounts to less than ten thousand men,
but it is said will be largely augmented.
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L. A. 4 D. NJ. HALBERT.
Ottawa, March 90. 1861

firljuistr0t0rs Notice
EST.Tg II. G. TsnPLEroN, DECEASED
FlNHE undersigned having been appointed Admins
traitor Of the estate OF Hartman e. Templeton, late
of the County Of La Sale and State Of Illinois,
hereby gives notice that he will appear before the
County Court OF La Sale County at the Cour, House
in Ottawa, at the May Term, the Sd Monday in
Mag next, which time all persons having claims
against said estate notified and requested attend
for the purpose of having the adjusted All per-
indebted 20 said estate requested to make
immed ate payment to the undersigned.
Dated this l1Ih day Of March A.. d. 1862.
SYLvASUS CROOK,
March 81, 1s52.-6w. Adn,ini.trator.
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THE CITIZENS, legal voters OF the town OF Ottawa
] in the county Of La Sale and State Of Illinois, are
hereby notified tina. the Annual Town Meeting for
said Town will be held at the County Court House in
said Town OF Ottawa, the FIRST TUESDAY Of
APRIL, A. d. let2. being the first Tuesday in said
month. for the transaction OF all such business may,
in pursuance Of law. come before such meeting when
convened; which meeting will be called order be-
the hours OF nine and ten o'clock in the
ana be kept open until six O'Clock in the Afternoon
unless sooner closed, in pursuance of law.
Given under my haRd, at ottawa, this 2lst day of
March, D. 1sU2
J B. RICE, 7o,cn Clerk
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TWENTY-FIVE BARRELS
S0RGUM MOL ASSES
For Sale at mil JOHN STOUr,S
Canal Sale.

Canal sale.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that on Wednesday,
~ the % day Of April next, all Canal Lands and
Town Lots heretofore sold by the former Board Com
mission Of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, By
the State Trustee of the said Canal, and hich have
become forfeited to the State by the payment OF
principal interest, according Law and contract,
will be offered for sale public auction, the OF
the Canal ONCE in Lockrort. Will county, ILL.,
TERMS oF SALE-Une tenth of the purchase money
paid the sale, and for the balance, at entv
years, on interest at six Ter cent payable annually
such Lands and Lots may be redeemed by the pay.
ment OF the amount due any time previous the day
of sale.
MARTIN II. CAsSELL, Sttte Trustee.
Lockport. March 3. 1852.
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Cushman's Regiment leave Chicago for
the south next Monday.
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i o L Z IA + A K NJ
w ANTED

WILL EXCHANGE Q half section Of dyst ousl,.v
Farming Land In Iowa. fer . house and lot In Tia
city. r. fHORNE :
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DiSAOlNsIOM.

WHEREAS my wife, Mrs. }. d. IIamaIe Ieft nv bed
w he'd and board on the Sth inst, without any Just
cause or prov"cation this caution all not
70 hai DOT or trust her On my account, as will pay
dehts c. ntract,d by her her account
Ottawa. mar Is 62- 3v f; ANAL