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Tronhle. of1s.irch esuns.

The new Monitor PassRc has made another
trial Of the l5-inch gun, of which the Cincin-
cinnati Gazette says " A skillful gunner might
throw shell into a porthole large enough for
these guns therefore the portfolio was fitted for
firing through without pfotruding the gun, be
ing little larger than the ball. The first fire
was as much as the crew cared to risk IN
that experiment. The smoke and fame filed
the turret Then fiange was ftted to the mux-
sle Of the gun and the curve of the turret TO in
close the space The last trial was of this con-
srivance. Thirty-fve pounds of powder aud a
hollow shot were used. The coneussiOn lifted
the perforated shield plates top Of the turret,
one of which fell on Captain Worden's foot.
The volume Of flame from the muEzte set the
tackle for hosting the shot on fire, burned the
eyebrows aud hair of oRe of the gun crew, and
the force Of the gas tore of the hange. Il vas
found also that although the extra Aange might
fit the inside curve Of the turret, the g0u must
recoil before the charge LETT it. It was rather
queer that ordnance officers should have to ex
pertinent to find that cut. The result proved
that the porthols must be enlarged 50 as to lei
the muzze Of the gun pro.Taae, OF seme sliding
arrangement like the i0ints of 3 telescope mus
! be eoltriyed to keep ap the connection with th'
porthole while the gun recois."
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q The following is Ist Of the prisoners
Of war who died on beard the Federal transport
"a Dsnning, en route - Vieksbarg:


Sergeant S. Il Harris. eth Florida, died November
81 pTiya-s ]. " Sweat, Is FLORIDA, died November
4th The above bodies were inferred iu Cairo. Illinois,
Private Evan D. Southga-e d'ed November Tn pr
vate j. H. Warren. company X, 9th Tenn, died Eovs--
Der lh John Harper, company ID, 18th ee1rzl1 d-st
November Ith. The above bodies we're Inferred in
Memphis. Tenn.
J. H. Lee (or Leigh sith Alabama, died nov. sA :
Wm Cathcast, eompsny Z, eth FLORIDA, dsd S1v 9,a :
Cfeo. HoLtway Carks Missouri sueut, died Nov.
The above bodies were i1terred at Helena AK
r d. Li1ssy company F. sd Tenn. iif q Eov 9tiz >
Josiah Owen, company D 55th Georgia died NV
10th ID Bal, company b. Sch Miss did Nov IstF =
Benz Garrett company A, yh 1iss died Nov. -Ilth :
jerry Wilkins company A, 7h Missouri, died Nov IIsh
The above bodies were given 20 the citizens Of Green
vile. Miss for interment.
I'd Lent james l. Richardson Co i 4th T=nnersea
died Nov. 4th; J. Il Meadows, Florida Eatta.'0D died
Nov. llth, Jas Thompson. Florida Battalion died Nov
llh; " H. Carter, company F, 43d Georgia died Nov
l2b, Peter Cornett. 81 Eorda disd Nov I-1- John .
Cleans. company B. 4th 1eEn died E0v. L4-h. W
Lee, Missouri, died Nov. I2lh.
The above bodies were handed over to tie city OF
Vieksbu-g f0r iuferrnent
Hszekish Hail. Ssh Georgia, died Nov. IIih TEa
body OF ar Hall was buried on King plaufauon
. miles above Ficksburg.
Jaa T. blanchard, 56ih Ga. died Nov I2i. Robert
DOuslly, company r. 9 Ga died Nov l3th- ssr-t 4,
BaulSrght 9Th Florida died Nov. l3.h; Beli Spoo-
uer, company T. 9th Florida, died Nov. I4th.
The above bodies vEsrs also sent TO Ni-ksIEr-.
Signed CHARLES BOYD
A. A. Surgeon {. S. n, in clar-s Of -fcIr
en- route f0I Ficks L1ra-
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resort, one forlorn hope He viii pander to thai
inherent DISLIKE to the English which prevails
throughout the whole Of his empire Once full
ly prepared, be viii attack hor with ovsTwhelm-
ing forces, aud be viii do so fully and enthusi.
astically supported By bis subjects That he is
aware of this we well know. Years ago be
made the following remark " Why does Eng
land seek TO anger msi Does she not know
that if ] were TO declare war upon her there
is not an old woman in France that would not
sell her last shift 70 give me money for the pres
ecution of the struggle7 I alone keep back
this dreadful cona.ctn
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GUERILLA ATTACK BELOW HELEsa-Ws
learn from Helena that on Friday night a train
returned to that place that bad baen attscsed by
two hundred guerillas, fifteen miles ont, near
Odtown Il was q forage vain Of nearly two
hundred teams, and was guarded by thIss hua-
dred infantry, company Of th5 Ist Indiana
cavalry and a battery. The whole was under
command Of Csptsin Cavsn, Of the llth Indiana-
The gueTillas doubtless thought themselves 10
sufficient force to A" make big haul" but the
contingency had been provided for. Not siu-
gle team OF man was lost. Three men If the
24sh Indiana aud several mules wsre goinded
Msnpiis Ballefin, lsd
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Ex-Pre.idsns Fillrnoro On .hv slave s'ri.i.

Ex-President Fillmore On shr slave Ezfafs,
To the Editors Of the Louisville Journal;
NOVEMBER IL, 1S62.-Tne Nee York VorId
publishes he following extrac. fTom a private
letterEscently written by dllsrd Fillmore in
response to an inquiry s. to whether be wouli
speak at a Seymour ratification nesting. NJ
Fillmore himself inelOsed 1t 70 me 50, OF course,
it is authentic. ! think you ought 10 give ita
plsee-pT pToHsiHestiy-i yOuI columns.
Yours, truly, LESLIE CONBs
"I am heart and soul with you in tie ohisrt5
you have in view. Enough OF treasure slii
blood have already been spent upon tns moro
question. I am fully persuaded that tho untsiso
and untimely agitation Of this subiecs gives
strength to the rebellisn, azd will cost millions
of treasure and thousands Of lives; and thas
there is no hope for any thing else but to restore
the Union IS it was and the Constitution as it
IS. That sll efforts for anything else mast end
IN abortion, anarchy, and dissolution"
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IrOn-CIads Preparing fer Auaarfcan wa
terra.

The following statements gwen BY London
correspondent Of the Boston C0laiasreiaI BElIsfia
are very positive in regard to certain naval move
ments in England, with which ruu0r has bsea
so busy for some time past. No doubt cur gov
eminent is fully possessed Of all the fscls in the
case: 30
50 Il is well you are just about completing 6
feet Of Monitors. You are likely b. need them
before long. Workmsn are engaged night and
day on the Mersey, on the Clyde and elsewhere
IN building some twenty irOn-clads, when ara 70
see service in American waters They are IN
tended to convoy vessels into Southern Dorss-
This / know to be a fact. Ny i1f3rmsti0n IS
direct from those in confidence with the PROMO
! tsrs. 1 can only see one way Of preventing a
good deal Of mischief Every po1s for whsh
they are designed ought TO bs in the power Of
| the American gOverEmsnt before these ugly
monsters can cross the Atlantic Then you
might welcome them as effective aids in future
I operations To disarm suspicion, It is popularity
given out that this iron feet is being buiIt for
I the Chinese government; bat I need hardly tell
/ you that Mr. Mason and his friends form one Il
| the chief contracting parties.
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VOLUME XIII, NO. 269.

70 BIN in all Justice and charity that be Is persc con-
scieneons, the law involved IN this must Be consd-
rcd 70 agree with views This e elupha-ealT q
Judicial qaestion- So il appesredto the rllrd fFlen
be appealed to the judge below and then here Ii hss
been presented to us, aud have decided 20 See 1s
OF euf AGILITY. II is Qualification 70 when we cor
Template this hagit ous waged ag INST by en-
einies ard W are appealed TO On most faii ru
iioa upon which there is serious difference Of 9pu-al
that we are abe to so decide As to hold up Tire hands o.
our government with power expressly granted
LLe ll1Enen- nl he c-u-r na-a.. = g.
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to jnelease Els excitsnents Of the national pro-
gress. Bus wa viii not speak Of them now.
There is enough in what we have already sug-
gested to show that the next session OF Congress
viii be held IN the midst Of most reInsrkable
events and vexed by the most important ques-
ions, of modern tiules, that may give birth to
Ne,n YqrI Tigee
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30, Nsrshsra virsinia.

The Richmond Dispatch, Of the l3tb says;
The reports which We have from orr own and
tss eneuy's forces, from day to day, vary so ma
terisljv that it is difficult to say whether or not
tbere s sBv probability Of an early engagement
one evening We are told that a general fight is
imminent. and that tie army j. IN line OF battle
sDS fba next we are informed thst there Is no
tbing 10 Indicate that fight is likely to occur
PssssDgars who canie down yesterday afternoon
report everything as quiet, and state lhAt the
impression prevails il Our army that tiie
epemv's. forces are falling back. Il IS
bigbiv probable that there has never been
aTv general sdvsnce Of the army Ct MeCioi-
lsn. and that the demonstrations when were
made ia front CT on iues we're but tents 10
cover no tieir zeal designs Of an advance upon
Riebmond from b. sonih side Of james river
Whatever their operations North Of GoTdonsvllile
may indicate. Il Is not reasonable TO expect that
a movement against Richmond wenid be a.
tempted this season cf the year from that difee-
lion. The 6iffculty Of transportation ct eiiee
preclude ire probability of such an undsrtszlng e
If we Eave snytliDg 10 fear from another 9 on
20 Richmond nleve during the winter, we must
look for Is in 0iiec1i0n where our Toes wiz nave
the advantage Of water communication.
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M0RMOSIsH.-Ihs Tomancs ol M07sronisu7
is furnished in the very touching stogY n0sv cir
culating, Of the Handsome Ludairr. 3 Svsla.
who, fell in love with his tvo prssty eousias al
Dr0nthsim, frankly explained his feelings to
them, and all three bsesme Mwmons. and
passed through Bostsn recently en route fog
Salt Lake Coy and polygamY.
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~ Tony Gowan Is advertised as having lost
a pig wild very long tall an black shpot
on the top iv tho crayther's snout, that curls up
behind
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GALVESTON. The Fsdersls landed 8 psrty
on Mondey and sacked Psrry's machine shop
Of tools and such machinery So they wanted.
One Of their vessels grounded Monday, P. d
near Pelican Spit, and steamer went over ane.
hsuled her eff
We leara that the Yankees at Galveston shoi
two negroes the otiser dsy, one belonging to Dr
Stone and the ether 70 Mr. George Rains We
20 not leaTn precisely what was their oifsnse
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~ a COW ID described as very difficult to
milk, an Of no use 20 onny one but the owner
who has won horn much longer than the other
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rhe sEirmish a Freder,cllsbura.

EHll 10 IT. Al4cf Nr-N Ai-At AtA+As-tl Ae-sA
Hoaston Meas Nog. Z.
The skiruaisE al Ereder'cE1sSura.
We learn from the reports Of the associated
press, that The Richmond Enquirer Of the l8!h
contains additional particulars of the re-spPesr-
anee of the Yankees al Fredericksburg. The
movement appears to have been more serious
than was at frst anticipated.
On Sunday morning it was ssceTtsined by the
commander at Fredericksburg, that a strong
force OF the eBemy, from Weuenton, was ap
proaching by road crossing ford some four
OF five miles above. Col. CFither Immediately
pasted his little command ct that point, and
about o'clock that morning q regiment Of
Yankee cavslry made their appearance, when ?
brisk engagement ensued and the enemy was
ipally driven back with loss Of several killed
aud twelve prisoners.
On Sunday night Colonel CTithsr Withdrew
bis forces to the town, where be could work more
sdYantsge0U5ly in conjunction with Colonel
Bsll, the military commander
Yesterday morning the enemy, evidently with
increased foyea, appeared with several batteries
Of hesvy artillery above the town. An artillery
engagement ensued, and during its progress
orders were given to destroy si the cotton and
tobacco in the town. The order was promptly
GAeElkcIs anu EeHCtda --AAlA7 u ASalt-A @+-l
were seen ascending up IA smoky incense 10 the
/ God Of War
About one thousand boxes Of tobacco, belong
ing principally to spectators, were Eathlessiy
tumbied into the RsppahanOoek.
In the course of an hour or two, the enemy
were repulsei from their new locality OF assault
and followed up by our cavalry, and some ten
or fifteen more prisoners were taken.
During the progress Of the engagement, which
occurred Just outside of the corporation, the
people bscane resoluts in their determination 70
stand by the town, aud even the women, Ia
many instances, appeared on the streets on horse
bsek snd on foot, srmed, aud inspired with the
enthusiasm of war.
Cheap tobacco was obtained by fishing for the
weed, which had been consigned to the waters
but the demonstration coming to the kGowle5gs
Of Colonel Ball, the officers made descent
upou the speculative piscateers and lodged about
forty Of them in tue guaEd house
In the afternoon the enemy again made their
appearance, but this time on the northern side
Of the river and in greater force, with guns supe
rior to our own in range. The engagement cen
.inued during the evening. Our loss Up 70 si1
O'Clock was one killed and two or three slightly
wounded
A portion Of the enemy was Ttports3 already
in Falmouth, on the opposite side of the river,
and their whole force is supposed to be edvsnc-
ing, said to be 10000 strong. This is no doubt
an exaggsrat;on.
From 0na 70 thTce regiments Of the enemy had,
ct last advices, been actively engaged
This news inclnes the Enquirer TO Che conclu-
sion that either the enemy are coming Upon
Richmond from Fredericksburg OF are about to
be transported to the Suffolk lins Of advance.
It indicates that one week win show however,
oHe side or the other
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~ Biddy Eoomsn IS accused Of having '.ab'
scon3ed gid q chest OF drawers, cock an Ger
that has red hair, an q broken tooth, none
which are her Own.
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but understand that they had no. done the work
aiven them 10 DO, ard when questioned in re-
gard to it they used impertinent language
Houston Meas, Nog. Z.
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GovEREMEsT PURcHAsE OF CoTroE.-
We learn that the government IS making large
purchases OF cotton in Louisiana Tbs prices
reported to US are about thirteen cents per pound
less than cotton is quoted in Richmond, aud
eiohe cents less than the government pays in
Georgia and Alabama.
There appears to be some dissatisfaction on
the peyt Of soma Of the planters a me ~ ieN
nriess of tle stspls on the Mississippi They
mini, the government should pay the highes
marlsei prices, because. if the cation ls net g
sac IN the Mississippi valley 81 elsewhere, q L
the fault Of she Confederate autherities them
selves
Eonle Of the purchasing agents IN Douiaian,
have required tast cotton bought by the gov
ernmeut must be at least tveigs miies from tA'
Mississippi river. Richmond E1amtasf' l4i4
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we fad the following in the late message Of
Governor Brown, Of Georgia, to the Legislature
Of dat Sthte:
I have been informed BY the military con-
maudsr AZ Savannah thstiE s Intended 20 make
q defense Of tho city 20 extremity and be re-
quests assistance from the State IN the removal
Of the women aud children and other non-com-
baiants frsm the city In view of iho fate Of
New Oflesus and other cities which have been
surrendered 70 the enemy, / cordially indoTse
and approve the resolution Of the Confederate
general. Let US hold the city as long as 2
( house CT z brick wall Is lsis standing, behind
which cur troops can fight; and LET tho Ststs
assume the loss eecasioned by the destruction
( Of property, OF al least divide il with tbs sui
ferers.
It viii be necessary that food and sheltes be
provided for such Of the non combatsuts as are
unable to take care Of themselves, as soon as
possible, that they may be removed in advances
/ of the attack. I Therefore recommend en early
/ appropriation Of two hundred and fifty thou
/ Sand dollars for this purpose
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The sl.naaioz IN Middle gsansssee

] From the Chattanooga Rebel. November l6l
The campaign in Middle Tennessee becomes
more and more interesting every dsy. On al
/ hands a succession Of rapid military movements
bespask s characteristic IO1Zh-sud tumble Sight
( fer the valley Of Cumberland aud Duck rivers
/ Our authorities begin to open their eyes 70 the
necessity Of holding that rich basin which rolls
! through q region net second to the SO blue grass"
counties Of Kentucky and extend from TIE bills
/ of Warren Coffee sud GrUn3Y to ibe fats Of
/ the HaTpetb and Tennessee. It's truly land
] flowing with wine. milk and honey, and illus
! trates the eonceit Of Douglas Jsrrold, rs 80
! laugh a harvest it has bEt to be tiellled with
] hoe"
The main body Of cur army occupies the nal
ancboly little depot station of Tnllshoinn- It
! forms the junction Of the Chatsnooss aud Nc
Miunville rsiiro85s about thirty-eight miles
southeast from M1rfTesshoTo'. a. the lstter
/ point Gene,sl Brscbduridgs hss division, well
Do-'ed and fortified.
Forrest and Morgan operate sround Nashville.
A. They make Lsvergne a place Of rendezvous,
whence they sally forth like MsTios's men Of
/ old, al the peep Of dsy, dealing desth and de-
/ ssruction to the outpOsts, forging parties and
subsistence trains Of the enemy. These excur-
sioHs sye generally attended by artillery, Of
which both the brigades OF Morgan and Forrest
have abundance. Composed of deshing veteT-
ans, and led BY chiefssins who have never been
SURPASSED for sl1ill aud daring, tha cavalry
branch Of the army of the West may
challenge comparison with any army. of the ser
vice.
{ Is yet the operations Of the opening csfnpaign
are merely in courss Of preparation, so 70 say
( We are organizing force 70 meet the advance
of R0seeTauE Schools CT instruction have besI
= organized, new recruits enlisted, subsistence
procured, and a clear field opened for 6 ire'
, / fight
It is gratifying to know that the lire Of mai
S communication is TO be kept open. We lear
@ from Cslonel Cole that hereafter regular sgen
6 will attend 10 the postal arrangement If tai
q department., snd hat the people Of Middle Ten
c nessee are not 70 be wholly neglected by tha
o miserable humbug, The PsstmasteT-GeBeral Q
S Richmond
: For SIX, nay nearly ten long months, thes
people have bean kept 10 tie dark. They hay
4 seen nothing, have heard nothing but one fou
g tissue Of fslsehood The whole country hs
a been flooded with Yankee fabEicatioDs Of ih
s most absurd quality They know nothing e
r. what has been tTanspring in the South SurelJ
e now that Be hsv9 2 free access we should dii
(, seminate ray Of light and truth Il is @ dut
q which tho C0afederats States owe to 9 victia
lied, but true and loyal people.
r Parties just from 3eiow report that she A5ol
t tionist5 grow more impufeat, and that the op
IS rstiOus of Morgan snd Forrest are conducta
10 upon a system Of greater prudence.
7- Gov. Harris was IN Iullshoma. His hea
ID quarters, however, a-a still ID MUrfrees00ro'.
The New York herald., 1862-02-25
3,999, 1853

1t thus appears that the emancipation of the
slaves would give the South fourteen additional
members in the House of Representatives
making ninety-eight out of the two hundred and
thirty y-three Of which that body is composed
It further appears that the slave population is
3,s99, 1853, or wanting only CAT Of being four
millions. The census returns of free negroes
at the South in 1860 are not yet published; but
in 1850 they numbered 22s,l2s, and, if we add
for increase about twelve per cent, the total
would be about quarter Of million, thus
making the whole black population about
4,250000. BY deducting quarter Of million
from the total free population in the foregoing
table, the remainder is s,ls4.l56, being the
whole of the white population. In proportion
to their numbers, therefore, the whites
would be entitled to sixtyfour men,
bers Of Congress, and the negroes to
thirty-four out Of the ninety-eight, or more than
one-third of the whole. As in two States-Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina--tirey are more
numerous than the whites, they would have q
majority in the Legislatures, and elect two
United States Senators in EACH OF course the
negroes would invariably elect the men Of their
own color. There would thus be thirty-four
blacks in the House of Representatives and four
blacks IN the Senate.
Just imagine these sable Senators and Repre-
sentatives discussing learnedly upon some
knotty point of international law, or dssecting
the foreign policy Of the government Or fancy,
if you can, without laughing at the absurdity
Of the idea the honorable "gemmen of color,
trying to unravel in Congressional debate
the mysteries of finance, stocks, paper money
and national debt.
Such is the ridiculous appearance Congress
would present to the world at the end OF the
war If Senator Sumner and the other monoma-
MACS of both houses Of the national legislature
should be able to carry ont their programme.
Nor would this revolving spectacle be all. AS
The New York herald., 1862-02-25

The HANGING OF GoRDoN.-The less said BY
the newspapers about the execution of GordoH
the better 1t is an affair which reflects no credit
upon any one concerned in it, and the more itu
discussed the more unsavory is its odor. If ons
of those Northern fellows who declaim against
slavery, while their capital is invested in the
slave trade, and who not only aid in bringing the
negro to this country, but do all they can ts
make his condition here more miserable, had
been in Gordon's place, there would have been
Less room for regret.
The New York herald., 1862-02-25

Making total Union loss of ,l66. The rebel loss
killed and wounded and prisoners is estimated
at 15,700.
quorum not being present last evening, the
Board of Aldermen did not organize, and the Pre-
sident pronounced an adjournment, subject to a
call.
The Councilmen failed TO meet for the same
reason, and the President directed the Board to
stand adjourned to Thursday next.
The Grand Jury Of the General Sessions found a
number Of bills against parties for keeping gam.
bling houses, some Of whom were arraigned yes
terday and pleaded not guilty. They were VIM
Vosburgh, Benjamin Hook, Wm Foster, VIM. Ros
seau and Charles Painter. The parties are on
bail. Conrad Ten Eyck was placed on trial
charged with disposing of ticket for passage on
the ship Great Western TO John Mahan. In the
course Of the investigation it turned out that the
complainant's name was "John Mahar,r where.
upon the Recorder directed the jury to acquit the
prisoner, on the ground of variance between the
proof and the indictment. VIM. II. Young. con-
victed of grand larceny, setenced to the State
Prison for four years and eight months. Rosanna
Griffin, guilty of an attempt at larceny was sent
to the Peniteptiary for one year.
The cotton market yesterday in such condition
as TO render IL difficult TO give reliable quotations Tho