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Wanted to Purchase.
A MASTERS Interest in q Vessel. Best of Ref
"A erences given.
Address PORTLAND POST OFFICE,
June "a. 1854 'd4w BOX s72
PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received ut Angus
- Ia, Me-. by the undersigned until Wednesday
July 18TH 1854 at 80 +. NJ, for supplies ofFRESH
BEEF for the use of recruits for the nth Regiment
Maine volunteers. At the camp near Portland, Me-.
until the Regiment leaves the State.
The number of recruits will gradually increase
from twenty to one thousand. The Beef must be fur
nished them in such quantities be from time to
time required and such days shall be designate
cd by the Acting Assistant Commissary of Subsst-
encc who shall give the contractor due notice Of the
amount needed.
Tho Beef to be furnished must be Of good and
wholesome quality, in quarters. cut and sawed with
ded); and the undersigned reserves the right to re-
jcct all bids if he deems them unsatisfactory.
acknowledgement for Fresh Beef"
REUBEN SAWYER.
Capt, 3D. Maine Vols, A. A. C.S.
Hid. Qrs. Vol. Recruiting Service,
Augusta, Me-. July Q. 1852. jullod7t
Notice.
DROPOSALS will be received till Thursday p
ings. for building q Double Three Storied Brick
School House ON the winsow lot on Cumberland
Street.
Plans and Specifications may be seen at the City
Engineers ONCE New City Building. Mr.. q. NJ.
Harding. architect, will furnish any further in
formation that may be desired. at his Office.
The Committee reserve the right to accept such
proposals under all circumstances they shall con-
slider most favorable for the interest of the City, or to
julstd W. W. THOMAS, Chairman.
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Over Telegraph Office, corner of Middle and Elk
change Streets. Entrance Exchange Street
tR- WANrED-a Drummer and Fifer
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To Le,ris T. Merroac, Esq.

MEDIATION. How this question appears to
thoughtful Frenchmen, may be inferred in
part from the tone of the following article trans
lated from the Journal des Debdts by for
eign correspondent of the New York World
That the proposition of the French govern
ment did not go far enough to suit the Tories
OF England seems daily more probable. The
same proposition was rejected by Russia, be-
cause it went too far. We copy the entire ar
ticle:
Ii the French government is determined to
oppose single handed its good offices between
the North and the South, the English and Rus
sian governments appear to be as much as ever
decided on leaving to it all the honor OF such
proceeding. Russia does not, according to
all appearances, push her friendship for France
so far as to accept eagerly any proposition UNI
friendly to the Congress of the United States.
The alliance of Russia with America is OF long
standing: it dates from the day when Catha-
rine Ii. conceived the idea of placing herself
al the head OF the league of neutrals; when
French volunteers crossed the sea to fight UNI
der Rochambeau aud Lafayette in favor of the
entire American republic. Ifit should please
the French to fail in their Oldest alliance Rus
sla finds nothing to say against it, but the
Journal de st. Petersbourg-the official char
acter OF which is well known-begs permission
not to follow their example.
As TO the English, if our readers will medi-
tate on the words uttered by Lord Palmer
ston on the occasion of the new lord mayors
banquet, they will remark that the most ener-
getc support that his lordship up to the pres
ent time consents to give is his silence. What
is the meaning of that mutism? The prnci-
pal London Journals combine in speaking
against the idea OF mediation; and telegram
assures us-that the cabinet council at London
which assembled to deliberate on the oppor-
tuneness of Intervention, has decided against
the measure. The Times is of the same opin-
ion, but there is one concession which that
journal makes. If France and Russia, it saws.
think it their duty to have recourse to force
to compel the North to remove the blockade
from the southern ports, England will take
her part in il. In case of need. she will unite
her fleets to the French and Russian squadrons.
so strong is the desire of our neighbors not to
thwart us. Was there ever such touching res
ignation seen?
The reserved reception given by England to
these offers OF mediation, if formal offers had
been made, and the prudent attitude of Rus
STA, would doubtless give cause for reflection
to the French minister OF foreign affairs For
our own part, We should only see in it an ad-
dltional reason for persisting in our mistrust
oil such designs, if public opinion, of which we
endeavor TO make ourselves the faithful inter-
prefers, were not sufficient to maintain and en-
courage US in it.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
WHO IS Mas.

Who IS Mas. S. A. ALLES?-As this question is
often asked with pleasure give the little histo
ry we have of her in our possession. Some twenty
years ago. lady New York city observed that her
hair was rapidly losing its natural color and getting
quite gray and disiking the idea of becoming gray
and equally averse to using any dye, knowing them
to be injurons concluded that she would try and in
vent something that would restore her hair TO its or
1gnal life color and by dint of study and perseye
rance IN experimenting she succeeded in finding that
the articles she had compounded would not only re-
store the hair TO its natural Color but also render il
pable and give the natural mostness that heal
thy head of hair should have. This was even more
than she hoped for; and. without the slightest nen-
ton at first. of making business of it, she ac-
fualy forced to commence making II for SALE by the
number of persons of her acquaintance and others
whom her acquaintances had informed of the remar-
kable change in her hair calling at her residence to
procure the article and she now probably does one
of the largest cash businesses in the city Of New York
Her preparations are found in every drug store
in the United States. Canada. Cuba Mexico, and
within the past two three years regular depots for
their exclusive sale have been established in London
and Liverpool. II
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. The Court Martial before which Gen.
Porter is arraigned has incidentally brought
into notice despatch from Mcclellan to Por
ter, which we subjoin:
WAR DEPARTMENT, Sept. l, 5 80 P. NJ.
Major General Fitz John Porter:
ask of you for my sake and that of the
country and the old army of the Potomac. that
you and all my friends will lend the fullest and
most cordial cooperation to General Pope in
all the operations now going on. The honor
of our arms now depends upon the cheerful
cooperation of all in the field. This week is
the crisis of our fate. Say the same thing to
all my friends in the army. This is the last re-
quest have to make-that for our country's
sake you will give to Gen. Pope the same as
sistance you have given TO me. I am in the
defences at Washington, and will render all
protection in covering your retreat should it
be necessary.
(Signed) GEO. B. MCCLELLAN.
Gen. Porter's reply is as follow:
You may rest assured that all your friends,
as well as every lover of his country. will ever
give, as they have given, to Gen. Pope their
cordial cooperation and constant support in
the execution of all orders and plans. Our kill
ed, wounded and enieebed troops attest our
devoted duty.
These hearty words set at rest the doubt, if
any, respecting Gen. McClellan's cooperation
with Gen. Pope. So dark and incredible a
suspicion we have found chiefly recurring in
journals striving to manifest their zeal in Nc
Clellan's behalf by eoniuring up spectres of
railing accusation for the purpose of laying
them. 1t has made no impression elsewhere,
and would have been forgotten but for these
awkward favors.
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The Legal Tender Notes.

Monday morning we called attention 70
the absolute necessity constraining our Gov
eminent to issue more legal tender notes, a
step which would also find some justification
In the wants of trade. Now there is no doubt,
that as money becomes more plenty, prices
will continue to advance. Money will become
cheap in comparison with other goods. Is
there then any method Of checking this up
ward tendency of prices, any way to regulate
and restrain it within safe, or indeed within
any limits?
Evidently any plan, which aims at this re-
suit, must in some way provide for supply of
money expanding and contracting within the
varying demands of trade. Such plan is
suggested in the last number of the New York
Independent, and this scheme we propose
briefly to explain. 1t is based on the SUPPOSE
ton that Secretary Chase will need S50O,OOO-
600 In addition to his revenue from other sour
ces. 1t is proposed then, that Congress au-
thorize an issue of s250,000,O00 legal tender
notes, convertible into twenty year five per
cent bonds, interest payable in gold semi-an-
nually. The s25o,0o0,O00 of bonds are to be
Issued: s75,000,000 in S50s, s75,000,0O in
sloos, 100000 in s5oos, 100000 in
S10OOs. But, on ten days notice from any
holder to the Government, these bonds are to
be recoverable into legal tender notes at
par; and for this perpose reserve fund of
$250000,O00 legal tender notes is to be issued
and strictly held. In this way any superabun-
dance of money will be checked by invest
ment in bonds; while, on the other hand,
whenever rates of interest show any consid-
cradle advance an immediate reconversion of
bonds into legal tender notes of the reserved
fund will follow. The bouds of smaller de-
nominations will be alternately held as invest
ments, or used as money. That this scheme
would prevent undue imitation of prices seems
clear. Whethea 1t has not defect to match
that advantage, remains to be seen.
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DEAFNESS CURED.-Mrs. NJ. G. Brown will be at
the Prebe House for one week
remarkable case of deafness cured in twenty four
hours by Mrs. NJ. q. Brown, Professor on the Z, Q
and Ear and proprietor Of Poor Richards Eye Water
81, Bartlett J. Dccoster, No. Halls Court, Port
land give this certificate, to certify that have been
deaf from child and for twelve years past have
been quite deaf. have spent hundreds of dollars,
without receiving any benefit whatever. Last Sat-
urday went to the Preble House and made arrange
ments for Mrs. b. to treat me for deafness In "a
hours after her first application could hear every
voice in the house. stand in the cellar and
hear the clock tick in the parior Grateful TO God
for his great deliverance, l heartily commend her
mode of treatment to all who suffer as have done
Every kind of diseased and weak eyes, also Catarrh
healed, and a cure warranted. Charges moderate.
MRS. NJ. G. BROWN,
Nov. ls-tf 4l0 Arch ST., Philadelphia.
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Location of the Maine Regiments now
i'm the Field.

% REGIMENT.-1st Brigade, Griffin's Div-
sion, Butterield's Corps, Hooker's Grand Divi-
sion, lCenter) near Falmouth.
3D REeIMENT.-3d Brigade, Birney's Div-
sion, Stoneman's Corps, Hooker's Grand Divi-
sion, tCenter) near Falmouth.
4TH REeIMEST.-3d Brigade, Birneys Di-
vision, Stoneman's Corps. Rockers Grand Dr.
vision, (Center) near Falmouth.
9TH REGIMENT.-2d Brigade, LIST Division
tBrooks) 9th Corps (Smith). Franklins Grand
Division, Left) near Stafford Court House.
9TH REeMEST.-lst Brigade, I'd Division
lHowe), 9th Corps tSmithl, Franklin's Grand
Division, near Stafford Court House.
10TH REeIMENT-1st Brigade, Gibbons Di-
vision, LIST Corps reynolds, Franklin's Grand
Division, near Brooks station.
nth REGMENT.-Berry's Brigade. Brney's
Division, Stoneman's Corps, Rockers Grand
Division, near Falmouth.
10TH REGDiENT.-Howard's Division, Sum
ner's Grand Corps, near Falmouth.
10Th REGIMEST.-3d Brigade, Griffin's Di-
vision, Butterfleld's Corps, Rockers Grand
Division.
ID BATTERY. - Gibbons Division, Rev
nold's Corps, Franklin's Grand Division, Left
near Brooks Station.
5TH BATTERY. - Gibbons Division, Rev
nolds Corps, Franklin's Grand Division, tLefl)
near Brooks Station.
DTPrivate l.. II. Taylor, 24th Maine vol
unteers, was seriously wounded in the trouble
at East New York Sunday evening.
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There is something to be said in favor of
red tape - that is, of system, method, order
and law, good words all. OF course there are
exceptional cases, great emergencies, where
all precedents and forms of procedure must
give way to a new and overpowering necessi-
ty; but it is absurd to call In question the
need OF systematic rules for the general con-
duct of affairs involving any degree of COM
plication. This reflection, is suggested and
will be enforced by the following paragraph
from letter communicated to the Hallowell
Gazette by the surgeon of the 10Th Maine
regiment. The additional hints respecting
the childish practice of sending Gates and
dainties to men in the field, should not be over
looked:
We are thronged with letters daily. asking
to have soldiers transferred from one hospital
to another, and from here to other States -
but 1t should be known that the present reeu-
lations prohibit any transfers 1t is hard to
deny many requests from mothers and friends.
but one days experience in the business de-
partment would convince any one that red
tape is necessary at times in order to know
our whereabouts. The Hospital Department
of the Army is fast approaching to state of
which any country may well be proud. No
pains is spared TO do everything possible for
the comfort Of the sick and wounded. The
Sanitary Commission are ever ready to con-
tribute, and usually the supply is abundant
In the camp, shirts, drawers and socks are
most needed; much more than jellies and the
like, though they are often OF service. Here
let me say that the practice of sending so
many edibles to the men is bad one Let
any one visit the express office, and the effiu-
via from the hundreds of boxes will show
what kind of nourishment reaches the men,
however pure and healthy when put up at
home. consider any man who gets box of
pies, cakes, sauce, and the like. will be my pa
tent in iorty-eight hours. Very seldom, ow-
ing to the immense press of business, does any
material of eating reach here suitable for the
human stomach.
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Correspondence of the Press.
Letter from Boston.
The Hedther-the Rice-Sleeper Election
Mr.. Rice's Congressional District.


The Heather--the Rice-SIeeper Election
Mr.. Rices Congressional District.
BosToN, Dec. s, 1862.
1t commenced raining here Friday evening,
but changed to snow about midnight, so that
in the morning we found ourselves in possess
ion of four inches or more of snow, and kind
of 'sloshy'' sleighing; bnt as during the day
Saturday, it changed from moderate in the
morning to very cold and freezing at night,
there was some solid sleighing in the city on
Sunday, and considerable in the suburban
towns.
In our Sd Boston congressional district, Mr..
Rice has been counted in by the proper author
tiles as reelected, and so our entire Massachu-
sets congressional delegation of ten, are I'M
waverng supporters Of the President, and of
his most vigorous war measures. Mr., Sleep
er, who by the first returns seemed to have a
plurality over Mr.. Rice, was not decidedly
Objectionable man; and had he been, neither
Mr.. Rice. nor any good Republican would for
moment have countenanced amended returns
excluding Mr.. Sleeper and giving Mr.. Rice
the election, unless fully sanctioned by law
and corresponding to the public vote. have
heard some Democrats object TO receiving
the amended returns, on account of the daE-
ger of the precedent; but L have heard no one
so much as indicate doubt that Mr.. Rice ae-
tually had plurality of legally cast votes.
In Boston we have two congressional dis
tricts. The Sd for Mr.. Rice's) comprises the
southerly wards of Boston, with Roxbury and
Brookline on the southwest; the 4th, the dis
trict in which Mr.. Hooper was reelected,
comprises the northerly wards in Boston, with
Chelsea and Cambridge on the north and
northwest. In this 4th district is the notable
North Street, the celebrated "Five Points" of
Bostoa, which of course always piles up a
good solid "Dummercratic VOTE" while Chel-
sea, with her numerous church steeples, her
fine schoolhouses and solid virtue, brings to
the rescue most nobly an overmatch of hear
ty lovers of Union and freedom. A.
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

SAN FRANCISCAN LIST ult ship William Writ
Powers. Boston via Valparaiso; Sd. bark Scotland
Friend, Nanaimo; 9th ship Cleaner, Page, Boston:
sth. brig Is Lunt, Smith, Mendocino.
BALTlMoRE-Cld 9Th, schs George. Packard for
Arroyo lR; Cherub, Bailey, Bath; Samuel Eddy,
Patten, New York; Typoon, Treworgy. Yorktown.
Ar 6th sch james Gareelon, Anderson FIN George
town DC.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar6t 9Th, sch Mary Ella, Tapley,
ELIZABETHPoRT-Cld 5th schs Chief Hart for
Fall River Madagascar. Moon, Boston.
NEW iokh-Ar 9th, sch Emma v, Nickerson,
Newburyport.
Cid 9Th. schs Harvest. Clark. Port Royal SC; FA
Sid 9th, ships Riga, and Mercury; banks Favorite
and Texas; brig Bion Bradbury, and Others.
AR sth. sehs Astrea, Crosby, Eastport; ii Gibbs,
Snow, New Bedford; Trade v ind, Corson, Boston
for Philadelphia.
ca sth, slips Beyidere. johnson. San Francisco;
Gladiator, Mathews, Melbourne: Union Wiley, Rio
Janeiro; Vanguard, Keith Vera Cruz; Thos Jefer-
son, Deshon, New Orleans; Hamlet. Lecraw. Boston;
brigs waverly. Small. Marseilles; NJ I Ellsworth.
Lawrence ST Pierre; sehs Massachusetts,, Colt, for
Camden; Albion, Holbrook, Boston.
Ar 9th, bark l. ID Carver. from Buenos Ayres.
Sid It'll, ships Adelaide, and Meridian; bark John
Wessy.
LBy tell Ar eth, brig Thos Owens ~ I'm Inagua.
NEW HAYEN-Ar 9TH, schs james Fish, Meser-
vey, Calais; Haines. Patterson Saeo.
fRONIDEN Ear 9Th inst, sch Hampden Belle,
Brown, Pawtueket for New York.
NEWIORT-In port 9Th, schs Princess, Hopkins,
Buekspor for Philadelphia; Pumet, Harding, from
New York for Chaflestown; knight, Gage. from
Philadelphia for Boston; Charlotte, Graves I'm New
Mary Louisa varnum, Rockland fordo; Flying Fish,
Portland tor Ianger; CathaTine of Ellsworth; Ezra
L Lewis, of Portland; Packet of Bangor; Olivia
Buxton. of Bath; Siak, of East Machias; Martin,
and others.
Ar 9th. sch Nictous, caswell, from Providence for
Portland.
NEW BEDFORD-Ar sth, sch II Barnes Ray
mond. New York.
FALL RIVER-Ar 9th. sch Maria Louisa, Means,
Jersey City.
BosroN-Ar sth; brig orozimbo, Tracey, from
Philadelphia; schs Boston. Wall FIN Calais; Henry,
Myriek, Gouldsboro; Arabella Look, Addison; Col
den Eagle, Pendleton, Belfast.
cid sth, brig Cayenne, DUTCH Cook, Surinam via
Bucksport; Foster, Griffin, Gonaiyes; Abby Watson,
Allen, Machas TO load for Cuba; sch Catharine Can
dage, Bluehill.
Also cid sth, schs Windward. Partridge, Matanzas;
Ellen IL Colt Thompson, for Beaufort NC; Dwight.
Davis. Saco.
PORTsNOUTH-Ar 5th schs vaetta Means FIN
Jersey City.
EASrP0RT-Ar 26th, ship Jessie, Coleman, from
Madeira land cid 2sth for Swausea.)
sULLlVAN-Ar 4th. sch Lewela. Union, Grecan.
Moneynic, Harvey, and Eliza Helen, from Bos-
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MARRIED.

In South Maiden, Mass , Dec. sth, Andrew Swan,
of 5. NJ, and Miss Frances A. Starbird of Portland
In Richmond Dec 5th Richard L. Cook. of Angus
a. and Miss Charlotte p daughter of Capt, Stephen
Dunton, of WestpoFt.
In Paris Dec 3D. Timothy w. Gorham of Norway
and Mrs. Emily c. Rowe, of Oxford.
In Auburn Nov 26th Daniel Gross. of A., and Miss
Maria W. Dempsey. of Norrdgewock
In Lewiston Nov 25th Grin n Shaw and Miss Ella
L. Dunn; 18th. Edward J. Buker, of Richmond and
Miss Lucy A Jipson. of L.
In Pittston Nov 18Th Danl McDuf1e of Winthrop
and Miss Sarah L. Stevens, of r.
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PA Congress Street. (coraer Pedrl,l Tuesday aud
Wednesday, 9Th and 10th inst
DIR. j. WESLEY KELLEY, Associate Founder of
the Analytical system of Medicine, can be consulted
on all Diseases of the LIVER, LUNGS HE1RT,
KIDNEYS, SPLEEN, and all morbid deran gements
OF the bood,an other circulating mediums. Tuesday
and Wednesday, the 9th and 10th of December and
the second Tuesday and Wednesday of every month,
at the Mhdical Office PA Congress Street.
Advice, in all cases, free Of charge.
CAUTION-To prevent the wholesale imposition
practced upon nyaids in this city, we caution them
against the impure Drugs, sold as preparations,
by designing persons The only genuine Medicine
can be had at all times of DR. ELIZABETH ID.
CHAMBERLlN Medical Office, 2li Congress street,
Portland. dec4 dlws
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DIED.

In this city Dec. 6th of diptheria Willie Weeks.
son of Micah and Mary Ann Higgins, aged years
months.
In Lewiston Nov 9th Arthur f., son of Theodore
and Abbie ii. Plummer. aged years months
ln Windsor Nov 9th, Mrs Ann Wingate aged 76
In Hallowell Nov. oath Mrs. Mary S. wife Of DR.
NJ. c. Richardson, aged 81 years
In Hallowell Nov 23d, Mrs. Sarah E., wife of Capt
ii. NJ. Nickels, of Pittston. aged 80 years.
At Harper's Ferry. Va. Nov 18TH of typhoid fever
Charles j. Hail. private 9Th Me- Battery aged 20 yrs
son of the late j. +. ii. Hall, of H0ulton, Me.
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CAUTION! CAUTION, AUTYOy,t-To pre-
vent the wholesale imposition practised upon inva-
nds IN TINS city, caution them against the impure
Drugs sold as our preparations, like ours by de-
signing persons The only genuine medicines can at
all times be had of DR.. III. l.. Davis or agent No
229i Congress street, Portland
j. CLAWS0N KELLEY, A.P,
50 Blocker street, New York
DR. X s letter can be seen at this Office, giving
short history of said designing persons.
DR.. DAVIS will visit their Office No 2294 Con.
gress street. LIST door west of the court house. Dec
nth and 18th, Thursday and Friday; r. Il. House.
Mechanic Falls, 18Th and l4th; Elm House. Auburn
18th and l6ih-and can be consulted upon ali dis
eases, free of charge.
Portland Office open at all times. dec6d& wIw25
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DISASTERS.

Ship Ringdove Holbrook from Melbourne arriy-
ed at Oago. NJ. Aug 2sth with loss of topsais aud
several spars.
Ship William Writ. Powers, at San Srancisco from
Boston, carried away rudder, of Cape Horn and
put into Valparaiso to repair where she remained
days.
Brig Augusta, which sailed from New York for
Neuyitas 9th inst, has returned for repairs having
been in collision with steamship City of Washington
and carried away head gear. lost ibboom split stem,
broke windlass, SC.
large topsail schooner, with eastern lumber. sup
posed to be the Challenge, Veazie fn Bangor, went
ashore on Green's Island, Il l. on Friday evening,
and remains.
Brig VI Sawyer, tof Damariscotta1 Bradley, at
New York from Kingston j. lost part of deck load,
split sails. sc.
Ship VIM Lord Jr. from New York for Acapulco,
which put into Rio Janero in districts, has repaired
and CID Oct I'D
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GOOD SPRING BED has become an almost indis-
pensabie article, not only of comfort and necessity
with every family, while the united testimony of
Physicians has placed their healthfulness beyond
question.
No invalid should be without one.
As an evidence of the superiority of
CoREY'S "PREBLE" SPRING BED
overall Others is the fact that the demand for this
Spring Bed is quadrupe that of any other kind.
October l, 1862 If