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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

Ii II face f III enemy at Democratic jubilee in
New Iok M Monday night John Van Buren said
thai Lnc~, nd made Mc Lillian next President OF the
wnole Unon. He tbolght it would be under al
amended Constitution.
Ira HarrIs Republican Senator from New Yc~S, de-
nounced the removal IN open speech
McCeiaa in quittiag Ea'reuton, sail to the troops,
sand ny Burnside you have stood by me and all
will be WILL" He took ftr1fal leave Of the different
army corps last Monday
On Sunday night the off assam ambIed at his Head
quarters TO bid him adieu H. he's gene to Trenton,
Gold in New York on the l0h, 1873.
Latest European Intelligence
RICHNoND. November 10 5-i he news from Europe
is highly interesting.
The London Times says that two interpretations are
given why the Cabinet meeting, called for the 23d
October was not held. One is that there IS division
ty and Gladstone tie other The Times thinks the true
sou ion hat l. wis expresses the oolon Of the whole
cabinet, and whilst England regrets tie shedding of
bloOd, sle d09s no! mean to interfere.
The Pats correspondent ut tte New 1Ork Journal,
unr date Of Oc'ob9f 25 says there is likelihood of
any ming being done b. Napoleon to favor h Confed-,
eras4 untll after ln4 \ Noyemb~r eItctjCn.
IL Et gIsh papes8 ) en- exercised at tie bocl ade
esta7she3 ny ne Yankees Bermuda ports
Admiral inr Eas'hean instr acted 10 iEcr ase the feet
ust al sgatior aid aIz after Wilkes movements,
Al u siic nee.i9" hed at Odham, resolutions Of
kf,d c+iilng Oh he E0&lis. Govern nnt 10 recognize
he U.u <~t3cy lie aret a~rid. The meeting
is pr seo ed 0 have b7el upreariou3 a.f tr.
Pes z, and fOud rave nl3en ed 10 remain in the
French Caoinet til knI e.,,rs OF nothng
Cetc ary the allan policy
/ IS run ptcd III Paris thai Gari1ad is dead, A
| ie2ram o. he 22i, hOaevr says h.. removed to
7p III 4 4 re med to b: improving.
inS rt1s on Amei1,.s SIN IS III l. verpooI had
ad anc ttn, 1hr-. ~ five per cent, under be infl
auc +, { tie Aab ma Il ing
~@lr & NJ min Hrot", an emileut socg N, died On
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

The Yellow Fever was raging at Port Royal, $. c..
amongst the Abolition troops, on the lst inst. Gen
MITCHELL Commander of the Abolitonists at that place
died cn Thursday, the 3Oth ult.
Major Wash Morgan, brother of General John IL
Morgan, died of his wounds at lexington on the 9th
ut.
Gen. VIllipigue died at Port Hudson the 8th inst
st. Marys, Georgia, has been totally destroyed by
the Abolitionsts' sheIing the place.
The enemy has not been reinforced at Nashville
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

G,4n's whole force was believed to be south Of
Grand Juuc ion on the 18th inst. His cavalry occu
pied Haly Springs, Miss on The 3 h inst.
FROM TIE FEDERAL STATES.
RICHMOND, Nov. Il Northern papers OF The 8th
lurnian the following liens:
Insurance rates American shipping rad advanced
in Liverpool three to five per cent, under the Hance
of the Ai1bGfqG'S d0ngs.
Sir BENZ ann Brod,e, the eminent Surgeon, died on
the 9th ut.
Ata public meeting in OLDHAM E0=i4nd resolutions
were offered calling tie Government recognise the
Confederate States. An amendment was of ared de-
carng such recognition mpOtc, and likely to result
in war with the North. After some uDrorious pro
ceedings, the original morton was declared carried
although the meeting was about equally divided.
1t is stated from Paris that Persigny and Foud will
remain in the Cabinet, the Emperor having assured
them that there is nothing reactionary iD his
policy respecting Italy but that he declined to take any
hurried steps with regard to Rome.
The accounts Of Garabadrs health express much ap-
prehensi0n ard c0mm0tOn.
Garret j. Prendergast died iE Philadelphia on the
7th.
The Washington Star has dispatch from Chicago
indicating that Lovejoy, the Aboltionist not re-
elected to Congress
Hay Market, Va, was fred By two of SteDwbers
command
The Washington correspondent OF the New York
Post saws The President will retract from his procI8
mation bee tuso OF the elections.
The Cove nment reaZ.s that what it has to do mus
be done .ih Dispatch and that going into winter quar-
tiers disgracefu peace-cOnseq quantly toe army
will into winter quarters 1l IS it is possible fo
the commanding Gen raj to oveclute the Presl lent
The Prussian Chamber of Deputies, By vote of 30e
to H. refused grant supplies for large increase il
the army, which the Government had aiready effected
A pd PdrIla
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
LExANDEH OLDHAM,

ID CHANT. w., ,,,s ano, n r
PROMPT sttenon given the sale Of Cotton, Flour, Bd
CON and other Country Produce -
Dec. 22d. 1859 Il
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT took place on Saturday NOR
ming, at Florence, on the Wilmington & Manchester
Railroad the boiler Of an engine belonging to a dirt
train exploding while at the water tank, killing three
persons pstantly-a Mr. KIRBY, of Timmonsville s. c.
man named MURPHY KELLEY, and a negro fireman
The engineer, DAVID CARPENTER, was blown ABOUT
one hundred yards and deposited in cotton field. Dr.
WHITE, who was at Florence on bis return from Will
minston, attended to the injuries of the engineer
The noise of the explosion Was heard ten miles. The
cause Of the accident is not stated
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

Several obituaries, list of casualties and selected mat
ter has been necessarily crowded cut Of amns
day, We will endeavour publish all tomorrow or as
soon thereafter IS possible.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

Northera papers of the llth have been received
The New York Tribune and Times approve Of NJ:
Clelan'9 removal. The Tribune says: Though done
at The last hour is not Iate trusts to the
country The Herald and Void are dow on the re-
noval They say the President has again yielded to
radical pressure. Reports in regard to the dissatsfac
ton in the army, growidg OF the removal, pro
nounced unfoundad by the Government The News
agent in Washington says that n Philadelphia, the
moval of Mcclellan met with no sort of favor. His
friends condemned IT, whilst the Republicans said it
no time to change commanders.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
yhe Fever.


We learn that there were two cases this
ing, none on Saturday or Sunday-two buriaIs Satur
day. yesterday end two deaths last night The dis
eas= to lingor. Il is dying out, but .dee hard
NOT kHLED.--We have received letter from Ken
ansVe, Dupn comfy, requesting us to correct the
port OF the death Of Capt VIM j. Houston, of Ken
ansvilie. rs, Houston has received letter from
member OF his company, stating that Capt. Houston s
hoise shot from under him and he captured by the
enemy, With thGee of his company This sualy oc.
currej the 5i tus month. Ii will De a matter Of
pleasure Capt Houstons riehds to learn that lie yet
live, 'hyn9b m'etifc alton 70 near oi his captivity
| Mn JAs. b. FIGF0RD vii! please accept our thanks
for barred Of sweet potatoes; and Eli w. Hail, Esq,
for the@ live turkeys he Associate tenders his thaks
to John a. raylor Esq for two hams, received on the
! day be LETT town. Also to S. d. Wallace and VIM
Thompson, f.s4s. Of the Wilmington & Wsdon Raj
Road, for ham each, during his absence from town
Eatatlas Of the above k4d have been very accepta
be Of late, AID friends in the country may rest es
sured that fully appreciate their kindness in
bering US ii time of scarcity of provisions
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-24

IN GOOD MEN for the Burton Quar6A
III S0th Reg. Wis. Vols, now q. Camp
Randall, Madison.
Recruits will receive 800 bounty whaa
they are discharged from the service andw
be placed on the same footing as those enlist.
ing previous to this date.
An officer of the Company viii be at Grhs-
eral Point within 4 few days to reoeivcre-
cruits, or application may be made TO Capt
Burton.
Camp Randall. Madison, Oct 18th, IesA
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-24
LOTS IN THE VILLAGE OF DoDeEvlLLu

Blacks ADDITIoN.-Peter Williams, lot 2, SIS %
W Williams, lot 90, 50 10. Parry's Addition john
Prideaux, lot in block 3, 81 40. unknown Its 3, 10
blk s. A. Thomas Clayton, Its 4, 3, q, biz ., ~
John Prideaux Jr, Its 4 6 Z, blk II, AZ. Marga-
Kule, Its 3, blk Il, 40 Wm Lanyon, lots L
l3 IA, BLK II, 6 sc. jenkins Addition-Sarah Swee-
new lots 2, bIk f. 80. unknown, 1t blk IL, 1 u
Unknown, lot blk H. 81. Unknown, lot block II,
50. Unknown, 1t 2 blk II, Is Unknown. 1t blk
II, IS. Unknown. 1t blk IL, 60. Mrs Jones,
lot 2 blk TO- 8 "a. Unknown lot 5 blk 10, OF. Tn
known, 1t 6 TX TO- 2 o. Unknown, 1t blk 9, e.
Unknown, lot blk Q, / So. james Jones, lot blk 8,
SO. David Williams, lots : blk 5, Al. Samuel
Rhor nj of 1t blk 10, is 45- john JONES' lot 1 bk
g. 80. Burralls Addition Mrs Elze Henry, lot S,
50 AZ. G w Lewis lot 90 / 81. Wilson's Addition.
B carter lot IS, 2 % Unknown, lot Al, 1 10 -
Maddius Addt ou.-Richard Arthur, Its 40 49, 81.
VIM Jones lot A. 46. Unknown, lot ~, 0S-
Thomas layton, south pit of 50 81, 80. Thomas
Davey lot 9S, 2 90. Mrs Ann Evans, lots 115 lie,
"a. George Ettershauks, lots III us, So
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-24

LOTS IN It's VILLAGE OF ADAMsvILLs.
Peter Slater II. T. l. Ia & Is, 50, 92. N. Holers-
on, 80, 80, J. Adams 20. S4,l5.
VILLAGE MOSCOW.
INK 5, bk q $751; Same omitted in 1858. 81 81. ].
Milton, 2, g. CT blk 3, 80 70. S F. Ceary, lb 4,
10. VIM Hanson blk 6, ST .19. Vim. Flint, BIS, Is.
INK, 2 bi s, Sl,13 same omitted in 1851 Is I'm
known, 500, s, / 55. Unknown. Same omitted in Is
S. 55. Unknown. Lot bk S, Is. kittle Elecnson,
], ok 9, 1 49, William Balman, 2,b g. -. Unknown,
4, BE-. 49, NJ. C. Burnett, 5.b 9, 19 A. Unknown, 6,
0, l Is. Unknown, same omitted in 1865, 49, VIM
isalman, 7O8, be. 2 l3 Unknown, l. blk 10 Is. I'm
known same omitted in 1855 / 49, Unknown, 500,
10, 2 D. John Adams I, bio, l3- unknown, S,b TO-
l3. Unknown, same omitted in 1858, L 10. John
Adams all of ok. IL. AZ.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-24
rors "a ras III Acn or mcHLAxn.

r. A. Hi,rs Estate, lot No. 50, 81 49, Dan1 Knowi-
t,n lot 30 and nj OF 2s, Sc 90 H; McCraeken, lots
8, 81, $40 o5 Michael McDermet, lot north of
course and so2h Of Prospect Street, 81 So. p. c.
tierwood. lot 10 81 49, Mary A. Woodward, lot IS,
lots -, So - o. Guy Morrison, lot %, % o. In
known, nj of 49, 81 Il. Bernhards Addition--Leyi
Nace's Estate, 1otse A. 81 o. unknown, or I3, 81 40
Unknown, lot f. 81 Al.
Village Of Csuteryille.-Hatch lots and 10, - g.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-24
csEoSDwARD-continued.

out lot eis, Harrisons survey, 49, AesildA Hoo
pitt 81 Vleitssurvey, 692. Matild. Hood pit 1sS, ~
245 Harrisons survey, e22 Matilda Hood pit 50, Vls
survey, 10Ss Jamas Harris, 100, Twins add 7;f1s~
JAS Hifchena est lib Vfs survey, $3.50. Jas. Hitch
est pit 81 Wis survey, 81 81 Wm Hewitt pt 81 =
sw3 50, rs, Rs. $50 Rebecca Hunter, rtlt s9VtV
survey, $50 N. W Halstead pit 81 Wis survey H.35~
n. .Halsteed pit 81, Wis survey 1893 David irwin
lts35 SO, Twins add i. Grave yard 41s. David rvin
IA Irvins add 2,42 David Irwin rs lrvins add $50
David Irsln % Twins add 2,42 David Irwin g. v1D
add 242, DavidIrvin ~ Twins add 40 M ~
vim, 70 Twins add 5s42.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-24
PENSIONS AND BOUNTY,

To disabled Soldiers, Seamsr and Msr,nes end
midons other heirs # thee he kare died or bees
killed in the seroics:
THAS. e. TUCKER, Attorney for Claimants, Boz n
ty Land and Pension Agent. Washington Chx
ID. O. Peneions procured for soldiers, Seamenand,
Marines Of the present who disabled by
of wounds received disease contracted while
in service and Pensions. Bounty Money and Arrears
of Pay obtained for widows other heirs Of these
who have died been killed while in service.
Bounty Land procured for services in army oe Ne
other wars CHAS. G. TUCKER,
Washington, d. O..
and ALEX. WILSON,
Mineral Point,
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-24

! VILLAGE OF ARENA.
Vary Iungwan, Lot in RPk 6, 81 Sc. P. Milyard,
lot blk 1, IS. Hen Iungwan, lot 2, blk II, 50
J. Aumbright, lot blk %, amt lots & 6 blk 16, 81.
W c. Wisthouse. lot blk l6, 1 81. J. Muzner lot
blk II, 55. Unknown, los5, g. 7, s, g. TO- IL, H. blk
II, &C. Ausear, lot 10, blk IA, / 81. Myad, lot 10
blk Il, 81. ID. Il Fl her, lots & s blk 10, 2 So
d K. Fisher lot blk To- l 3d.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-24
DRAINAGE Fund.

Commencing Is rods south Of N.
W. corner of Sc. of nwf
running theIce n. % eods, and
S. thence E. 100 rods; thence s..
i95 rods; thence w. 100 rods to
bs plA,s - baStnAina, = aeess-
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-24
University Fatnd.

part ofLos No. Al IN vieits Sur
rey Of the town Of Mineral Point
founded as follows, and be-
Ginning at a point on High ST. !
81 feet east from the y. w. cor
ner of said lot thence east along
: High st. 40 feet thence south
; to Fountain Street; thence west
laieng Fountain Street 40 feet
thence north to the place Of be-
ginning.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-24

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
DANE COINTy

OFucoE CxRI y Css LANs,i
IN,
following esrnd Land lows County, having fita
ease I
ehen" luz State, i Inc u To- frs
Ia
d o % pc y
h adUm
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-24

NrorrCE IS HEREBY GIyENto all persons interest
ed that the following described tracts of land and
Town Lott cold in Aay A. D. 1850, for the Taxes due
this oce Now therefore, unless the taxes, interesS
&c charges set after the tracts hereinaer described
-. be paid on or before the Sh 9fh 1oth 12th 18th,
f9th 18th 18th ard 21st days OF May, A. D. 1863 las
lereinafter specified the same will be conveyed to
the purchasers pursuance Of the Statute In that case
nade and provided.
interes. computed from the last day Of redemption.
HENRY DUNSTAN,
skAu CZer1 BID Supsrcisors, Iosrd Co. His
redemption expires May sth, 1851
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-02-01

are endowed with no sense of personal OF M.
ltional honor. The northeast rules them
with rod Of iron, snd BY its'protectiye tariff
rObs them Of half the proceeds Of their labor
They should welcome usas deliverers from
Yankee bondags, rather than as eOnquerOnl
Cincinnati and Philadelphia are both weak
and tempting points, and when We have we'll
whipped the enemy within ors-arkn territory,
it will be time to turn our attention to those
cities.
We need not fear that we shall not have
abundant opportunities il we will but be pru-
dent and cautious to fight them at an advan-
tage. They have undertaken to conquer the
South, and must advance. In Missouri, Ken
lucky, and northwestern Virginia, we may
abide our time and opportunity, select our
POSITIONS and fight them only whenit is pol
icy to do SO, They propose, too, to go the
relief of Eastern Tennessee. Let them try it.
When they have marched through Kentucky
it will be impossible to keep up communica.
ton with the North, and the invading army
will fall an easy prey to our forces,
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-02-01
The National Currency Bill.

Mr.. Spaulding, Of New York, on the 22d
inst, reported from the House committee Of
Ways and Means, their bill for the creation
of a legal tender, in United States Demand
Notes, of $l50OO0O0O, including the fifty
millions already in circulation under the act
of July II. The bill also authorizes the cre-
alton of Funded six per cent stock, equal
to five hundred millions, for the service Of the
remaining five months Of the current fiscal
year, ending June 80, 1862, and for the ensu-
ing year ending June 80, 1868. This provi-
sion corresponds with the estimates Of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury in his recent Report
$2OO,0ooOo for the present, and $313,O0O.-
GOO for the next fiscal year. o..
The stock to be issued may be paid for at
par in the United States notes Of circulation,
or in any other demands upon the Treasury.
The amount of the former is limited to $50. :.
100000, while the amount to be hoated or
put in circulation is left to the direction Of tho
Secretary of the Treasury.
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-02-01

Gen. Halleck is determined that his order
regarding the assessment Of the property Of
rebels for the benefit of Union sfugitives shall
be carried out to the very letter, Several Of
the St. Louis rebels, who were recently as
sessed, having failed to pay promptly their
property has been seized, and an additional
assessment of twenty five per cent. has been
levied, in accordance with the terms of the
order. One of these persons, prominent
merchant named Samuel Engler, having
served writ Of replevin on the Provost Mar
shall for the recovery Of the property taken
from him, he and his attorney were arrested,
lodged in the military prison, and subsequent
ly. under special order issued by Gen. Hal
ieck, they were sent beyond the lines Of the
Department Of Missouri, with a warning not
to return without permission from the Com
manding General, under penalty Of being pun
ished according to the rules Of war. AL per-
sons attempting to interfere with the courHe
of military law, will be dealt with in the
same manner. sia @
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-02-01
4 TeIcRfaRnic Experiment..

1t is matter of curl iosity as to how quick
may be made by means Of
the telegraph. Experience has shown that
it is an instantaneous process. A short time
since, says an exchange, An experiment was
tried to illustrate the point 1t was agreed
that telegrapher at New York city, in com.
munication with Chicago, Ill., should write
the letter-which is done by making thvee
dots--and that Chicago telegrapher should
instantly, on hearing the dots, responded by
making the samc signs. The plan was car
risd out successfully, and the paper Of the
register at New York showed that the DOS
made by both operators stood SO nearly to-
gether that i. was impossible to write sim
gle dot between the characters representing
the two SIS. The response from Chicago
was recorded as quickly after the signal from
New Yolk as it was possible for the Chicago
teegrapher to make it. Many other expert.
m ments have been made, with like results.
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-02-01

CAMP KELLY, Pattersons Creek, Va.,(
Monday, January 20, 1862.

CAMP NELLY, fatterSOn's CreeK, Wait
Monday, January 20, 1862
EDITOR SENTINEL We are again in the
busy camp; not, however, in the one we left.
Our camp at Romney was beautifully situated
on high bluff several feet above the clear
waters of the Potomac, (south branch and it
is now beautJuNy(O situated in the muddy
valley of Patterson's creek, near its mouth.
Leaving the quiet village of Ravenns on
Wednesday morning last, after pleasant trip,
we arrived in Camp Kelly, which is at the
mouth of Patterson's creek, seven miles below
Cumberland, Nd, on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, on Friday evening, where we found
the whole force that were at Romney when
we left, with an addition Of several thousand
troops. There are now in Camp Kelly sew
enteen thousand troops.
The Third Brigade, composed Of the 1st
Virginia, 9TH Indiana, 10th Pennsylvania
and 7th Ohio regiments, with Domb's Battery
and the Ringgold Cavalry, are under COM
mand of Col. Tyler, of the Seventh Ohio
Gen. Kelly has been superseded by Brigsdier
General Lander, who now commands all the
forces in this wing Of the "Grand Army Of the
Potomac"
Our forces at Romney left that place on the
evening Of tho 10th inst, and arrived here or
the night of the 1lth, marching through deel
mud, which greatly wearied the troops
Tents, camp-chests, kettles, pans, blankets
clothing ETC., which could not be brough
away, wero burned Why they left Romney
is mystery to almost every one here, but i
was probably for the best. The rebels arr
now in considerable force at Qomney, unde
Gen. jackson. # V Hs &
We are hourly expecting orders to marcl
from here to engage tho enemy, or to get ou
of their way. It is the hope and wish Of ev'
cry one that sharp fighting and no retreatine
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-02-01
,R A.v 4 N N "A, Q Fl I O.
Saturday, February /, 1862.
Great Expectations ana Great DisnP-
pOintmentS.

The people have long been amused and
are still amued with "great expectations" 1t
is wonderful to read the reiterated assurances
in the public prints, that some great sensation
blow is about to be struck in this quarter or
that. This expedition or that movement is
to be the opening scene of the great national
tragedy, the last Of which is to represent the
decisive battle between the two grand armies
on the Potomac
A vessel can scarcely sail out Of harbor or
a regiment move from its old camp, without
exciting the most brilliant anticipations OF
what she or it is about to achieve.
Perhaps, no one is to blame that the peo.
pie have been disappointed in military anc
naval movements. Probably, we have anti
pated too much, and must learn to be more
moderate in our expectations. But is writer
among tbs sayings of wise man, that "hopt
deferred makes the heart sick"
Making all due allowances for military pre-
parations and the ripening of plans, it cannot
be denied that there has been sad want O
straight forvardness and energy in the genera
conduc Of the war At first the people wert
asked to wait sixty days; then, three months
then, six months, and something decisive
would be done. Tiny have waited for near
" year and still the same syren song il
suns. The move is YES to be made, or at any
rate, the blow is yet to be struck that shal
decide the contest in favor of the Constitution
and Union.
By this indccsion and procrastination, We
are losing confidence at home, and becoming
the sport of earnest men. How long it vii
continue, or what will be the result, are ques'
tioas of great moment to every true patriot
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-02-01
Novel Mode of Carrying the Mail.

The rebels in the lower counties of Mary
land are so closely watched by the Union
troops that they find it difficult to commu-
nicate with their friends in Virginia with as
much freedom, or as openly as formerly, and
their wits are constantly at work devisng
plans to transmit intelligence from shore,
without detection. Their last dodge, if not
always the most successful, is certainly the
most novel WHICH has been put in operation.
The plan is as follows:
A large kite is made, and, instead of paper,
is covered with oiled silk, so as to render it
impervious to water The tail Is formed
by folding letters Or newspapers together, and
tying them with loop-knot each letter, or
perhaps, two letters together, forming bob.
When the tail is as heavy as the kite can
conveniently bear up under, cord long
enough to reach about two-third of the way
across the river is attached, and the kite rails
ed in the air. After the kite has exhausted
the string, or has reached sufficient height
the cord is cut, and the concern, gadually de-
scending, is borne by the breeze to the Vir
ginia shore, where the bobs are taken off by
those in waiting, and new ones for their sym
pathizing friends in Maryland tied on in thei
stead. With the first favorable wind, bacl
comes the kite to the Maryland shore, ant
uicc Uersa. ~
Our informant, a strong Union man, resi-
ding below Fort Washington, says that, al
though mishaps sometimes occu: to the mai
by sudden change in the wind waiting int
the river, as general thing the dodge is sue
cessful By this means large numbers of let
ters and Northern papers find their way int
Virginia, and the communication between tn
two shores remains constant and uninterrupt
ed Washington Republican,