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The Battle at West Point.
GEN. FRANKLIN's Loss 100 KILLED
WOUNDED.

WASHINGTON, May 9. A private
letter from an officer in the army of the
Potomac to a u. S. Senator, dated tho
9Th, says: ave have whipped 10000
of the rebels best troops, led by Joe
Johnston in person and our noble troon.
have shown concIusively that Yankees
are much better soldiers than Dixie's
best. The rebels fought we'll until Gen
Hancock gave them the bayonet, when
they took to their heels and fed like
hounds. Franklin is near West Paint
and was engaged with the enemy all dav
yesterday, with loss on lis side of 100
killed and wounded He considers tho
days operations a great success, but we
have no particulars. We are pushing
up the reintorcements. This must de-
moralze the rebels greatly. When they
left here they abandoned the strongest
position | have ever seen"
Samuel /" Gould, Jr., of Boston, is
appointed Acting Assistant Surgeon, and
ordered to report to Commander Paul.
ding for service.
The Senate, in executive session to-
day, confirmed John ]. Cisco as Assist
ant treasurer Of the United States at
New York; George D. Cross, Surveyor
Of the Customs for the port of Pawca-
tuck, r. l.. and Col. George W. Taylor
of the Sd New Jersey volunteers, to be
Bripadier General.
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L. S. STEAMER HARRIET LANE, !
Mississippi River, April 20. !
To Hon. Gideon WeHes Secretary q
the Nary:
Captain Boggs has just arrived by a
cut through the swamps, and brings the
following additional intelligence:
The Varona was sunk-above one
hundred men were killed and wounded.
Ships all ready for another fight. Eleven
Confederate vessels sunk and burnt in
passing the forts. No officers killed or
wounded. Soldiers captured, miserabIy
armed and without anmunition."
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G. II. DAVIS
Capt. Commanding Western FIotilla
Mississippi River, pro tenn.


FROM ARKANsAS.-Pittman's Ferry,
Ark, May 8. Two gentlemen who have
been in the South since the commence
men! of the blockade, arrived here to-
day. They left Memphis two weeks
since, coming to Jacksonport on The
steamer Samuel Hale, which arrived
there last Tuesday; but her officers,
learning that our troops were marching
on that town, Immediately started down
the river
Our troops reached there the follow
ing evening. Provisions, clothing, and
all kinds of merchandise are very scarce
throughout the South. Tennessee mo-
ney is at premium of 20 per cent, ard
gold 100 per cent. Drafting for the ar
my is going on, regardless of position,
and many Union men are flying to the
mountains and swaWps. Fort Pillow is
the only defense on the Mississippi that
is considered secure on the water side.
General Prices army has gone to Fort
Pillow and Corinth. The force at Cor
NTH is supposed to be 10000. Fifteen
boats are now at Little Rock taking on
board 10000 Arkansas troops for Cor
intb. The rivers have been very high,
and Napoleon is now flooded.
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Great Fire at Troy.

Immense Confogration. From Fire to
Sir Hundred BmldjngS Burned. Loss
nearly 100000. Nearly so Acres
Burned over.
Troy, N. Y, May 10. The Fulton,
Union, and American Houses, Washing
ton Hall, four churches, and numerous
other public buildings have been destroy
ed. The fire extends north TO Jacob
street, south to Congress street, and east
to the outer limits of the city, and is still
raging with a high gale blowing. The
Albany Ere Department are here doing
all that can be done. The loss must be
immense.
The buildings below Fulton street on
the river, lst, ID, and Sd streets, and be-
low Congress street, are safe. The
whole of Ida Hill is said to be in flames.
Among the buildings destroyed are the
9th and 9th street churches, Johrson's
block, and Gurley's mathematical works
The fire spreads so rapidly that but little
property can be saved. One quarter Of
the city has already been destroyed, in
voving loss of at least two millions
1t is certain that some lives have been
lost and rumor places the number at
from ten to fifteen. The fire is still rag
ing fiercely, and buildings are now being
blown up.
Troy, n. Y, May II. The fire yes
terday ragged until shutdown. About one
thousand feet of the covered bridge
across the Hudson, where il originated,
was destroyed. The gale carried fire
brands to various parts of the city, set
ting fire to many buildings. Most Of the
buildings destroyed were private residen-
ces in the ID, Sd, and 4th wards, and
number between 500 and GOO.
The total loss is not far from three
millions, Of which there is insurance TO
the amount of one million four hundred
thousand dollars, in London, Liverpool,
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Spring
field, Hartford, and Troy offices.
The following public property and
buildings were destroyed; part Of Rens-
selaer and Saratoga Bridge, Troy Union
Depot, Sixth Street Presbyterian Church,
Fifth Street Baptist Church, Scotch Pres
byterian Church. Methodist Chapel, Troy
Orphan Asylum, Rensselaer, Polytechnic
institute, Troy Academy, besides the no.
tells mentioned yesterday.
Private and public measures are being
taken to render assistance to the large
number of homeless, among whom there
is much suffering. Several churches
haze been opened to the homeless, and
the citizens have sent food in large guam
titles to them. Seven bodies have been
found and ten more are missing. Up
wards of fifty acres we're burned over.
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am in hopes that the ships above
have Jared as we'll as we did, though amid
such a terrific fire. 1t was gratifying to
see that not ship wavered, but stood
steady on her course, and am in hopes,
and see no reason to doubt it, that they
now have possession of New Orleans.
am, with great respect,
your obedient servant,
DAVID d. PORTER,
Commanding Flotilla.
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BETHL4H BABCOCKS ESTATE.
TATE OF VERMONT

~ DISTRICT OF ORLEANS, SIS.
In Probate Court, holden at Irasburgh within
and for said district, on the l4th day of May.
A. d. 1852
An instrument, purpolting to be the last will
and testament Of BETHIAH BABCOCK, late Of
Coventry in said district, deceased, being pre-
sented to the Court by Sylvester Richmond
the custodian thereof, for Probate
1t is ordered by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein he notified TO appear at a ses-
sion of said court to he holden at the Probate Of
flee, in Irasburgh, on the 9TH day of juno,
A. D., 1862, and show cause, if any they
may have, against the probate of said will for
which purpose, it is further ordered, that copy
of the record of this order he published three
weeks successfully in the Orleans Independent
STANDARD, printed at Irasburgh. previous to said
time appointed for hearing
NJ. CARPENTER, Judgc.
A true copy OF record.
2lw5 Attest. VI. CARPENTER, .l,,1ge.
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Another Naval Victory.
THE MERRIMAC DESTROYED.

THE MERRIMAC DESTROYED.
FORTRESS MONROE, May IL.
To Hon. j. II. Uatson, assistant Secre-
tayy Of Var:
The Merrimac was blown up by the
rebels at two minutes before five o'clock
this morning, She was set fire to about
three O'Clock. The explosion took place
at the time stated.
1t is stated to be grand sight by those
who saw it.
The Monitor, f. A. Stevens (Nauga-
tuck), and the gnnboats have gone up
towards Norfolk.
WASHINGTON, May IL. The follow
ing has been received:
FLAG SHIP BENTON, above TT Pillow, }
Mississippi River, May 10, :
Via Cairo, May IL. }
To Hon. Gideon WeHes, Secretary OF
me vary
The naval engagement for which the
rebels have been preparing took place
this morning. The rebel feet, consist
ing of eight iron clad gunboats, four OF
which were fitted with rams, came up
handsomely. The action lasted one hour.
Two Of the rebel gunboats were blown
up and one sunk, when the enemy re-
tired precipitately under the guns of the
fort. Only six vessels of my squadron
were engaged. The Cincinnati sustained
some injury from the rams, but will be
in fighting condition tomorrow. Capt.
Semble distinguished himself, and he is
seriously wounded. The Benton is un-
injured. Mortar boat No. 16, in charge
of Second Master Gregory, behaved with
great spirit. The rebel squadron is sup
posed to be commanded by Commodore
Hollins. (Signed)
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BRICK STORE.

THE subscribers have just returned from mar
l. ket with a very large and well selected as
sortment of Spring and Summer Goods, inclu-
ding all the latest styles of Ladies Dress Goods
one of the hest assOrtmCnts to be found in the
county. Ladies cloaks, Parasols, Hosiery
Gloves Ladies', Misses, and childTen's skirts
and in short anything and everything that
lady wants for a complete and fashionable outfit
We have also a very large assortment OF Ready
Made clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods
Hats and caps, Boots and Shoes Of an kinds
for Gents, Ladies' and children's wear. All
sorts of Rubber Goods Yankee Notions, Hard
ware, CrUckcry and glass ware, Room Paper.
Groceries of all kinds, and in fact everything
that is commonly kept in first class country
store.
u Prices extremely low, and we shall sell as
heretofore strictly for cash or pay down.
ROWELL q NIE.
Irasburgh May 6, 1862.
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LOUISVILLE, May 8. Two thorough
ly reliable gentlemen, Kentuckians, vic
have just arrived from New Orleans, re.
port that all along the Mississippi, from
Memphis to New Orleans, there is one
general bonfire of property, particularly
cotton, of which some IL 200 bales were
burnt at New Orleans.
At Memphis the sugar and molassey
in large quantities is on the bluff ready
to I've rolled into the river, and all To,
stock of cotton is ready to be fred on the
approach OF the federal feet. The peo
pie of the river towns are retreating in
ward and destroying their property.
An along the southern tributaries o.
the Mississippi the planters in many ca
ses are applying the torch to their owr
cotton. The rebel government has also
boats running up the river destroying the
cotton. Among the great numbers, only
one planter was found who objected tc
the burning Of his cotton.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
ARR4HAM SHLTHS EST1TE

THE Subscribers having been appointed by
l. the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF
Orleans, Commissioners, to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of ABRAHAM SMITH, late
of Barton, in said district, deceased, repre-
sented insolvent, and the term of six months
from the first day Of May 1862, being allowed
by SAID Court 10 the creditors of said deceased,
to exhibit and prove their respective claims
before us
Give notice that we will attend to the duties of
onr appointment at the dwelling house of Mrs.
Nancy Smith in Barton in said District. on
the second Wednesdays of June, August, and
October next, at ten O'Clock, in the forenoon, on
each Of said days.
X. w. PEABODY,)
II. p. GOODALL, ( Commas.
OI1v2 NJ KEITA I
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ca Several rebel flags taken at New
Orleans have been sent to Washington.
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Captain BOggs is too modest to say that h
destroyed six ont of the eeven.-EDs.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1862-1863, 1862-12-24

MA. A very limited space inthe Daily Bull
le,in will be allowed for advertisements
STerms, 81 for each square, lst insertion; scots
,{or each subsequent insertion.
Articles of much length, intended for publ
cation, must be handed in in the forenoon to
insure publication next day. a.
/ Obituaries, Tributes of Respect, and Funeral
Invitations charged as advertisements, but mai
riages and deaths published as news
Advertisements of charitable institutions at
half price.
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Department Reports Of the Abo-
lition Government.

Accompanying Lincoln's message
are the reports OF Secretaries Seward,
Welles, Blair and Smith, those Sec,
retaries Stanton and Chase not being
completed. Mr., Welles will show II
cood list Of captures and their values,
allude to the delays Of tn" contractors
in constructing iron clads, and recon.
mend that certain changes be made in
the ranks Of the service. .,
Mr.. Chases report was prepared, but
is now writing under recent finan'
eial lights. 1t is understood that he
will throw the burden of any fresh IT,
nancal measures upon the Committee
of Ways aud Means in Congress, feel.
ing confident that he has the means to
carry his department well on into the
middle of tho session. Mr.. Chase will
in his report recommend the passage
of law requiring the use Of United
States securities as Il basis for the cir
culation of all the banks of issue in the
different States, with view 10 the ul.
innate substitution Of Government for
bank currency.
Mr. Stewards report is quite voIum
nous, embracing important State COR
rcspondence. The portions relating to
the rebel invasion Of Maryland and the
Emancipation Proclamation will be
read with great interest. ...
The report of the Secretary. of the
Interior shows that there has been an
increase in the business of the Patent
Office, during the past year; the Pen
sion Office has filled some ten thousand
applications for pensions, since the pas
sage of the bill relating to that subject
at the last session. The Commissioner
of Internal Revenue suggests modi.
fication in tho tax bill The sales of
public lands have increased, but a large
amount has been absorbed by donations.
Two States only have availed them
selves of the ten million acres granted
for educational purposes.
Postmaster General Blair's report
gives hopeful view of the financial
condition Of the Post. t.office department,
and makes some important suggestions
pertaining to the postal service in the
cities. .- .....
The report of the Adjutant General
shows that there are about six hundred
thousand soldiers in the field, and over
one hundred thousand in the hospitals.
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The Chambers, Ala., Tribune says,
the small pox is On the increase at
Hickory Flat in Chambers county. A
number of deaths havo occurred, and
seventeen new cases are reported.
The Augusta, Georgia, Chronicle
says the appearance of the growing
wheat crop in tho northern portion OF
tho State is uneommonly promising.
A bill has passed both houses of the
North Carolina Legislature aPpropri-
ating 100000 for the relief OF the
sick and wounded soldiers of that
State.
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The recent Indian outbreaks in Min
nesota are ascribed by the Federal COM
missioner for Indian affairs TO the Of.
forts of secession agents operating
through British for traders,
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The Murfreesboro Banner has the
following items:
I Death Of VIM. H. Polk.-Col. VIM.
Fl. Polk died in Nashville on Tuesday.
He was brother Of the late Elk Pres
ident, and ran for Governor against
Gov Harris in the last canvas. Lat
terly he has been servile tool of Lin
coin and Andy Johnson. His remains
were taken to Columbia his place ofres-
idence, for nterment.
The death of Governor Claiborne f.
Jackson Of Missouri, which occurred
at Little Rock, on the Sth ult., will oc.
casion profound sorrow throu ghout the
South. He was noblo and faithful
champion of our cause.
Evacuation of NashrUe.-We learn
from high authority that the abolition
lists are cvacuating the city of Nash.
vile, with the purpose we presume of
throwing Rosencranz' army in the
Mississippi valley. All the heavy seige
guns are being removed across the
Cumberland. The Penitontiary build
ing was burned few days since.
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NEGROES AT THE NoRTH-The influx
of negroes at the North is beginning to
be felt in New York. 1t is said in the
course of a fow days, a delegation of
working men and mechanics, represen.
ting the varioustrade of the city, will
proceed to Washington, bearing with
them q petition against such course
of public policy as will be likely to add
20 the free negro population of, the
Northern cities While protesting not
to be actuated by any political or par
;tisan motive, tho President will be re.
minded Of the hardships which the
white laboring population arc suffering
from the exorbitant prices of the nee.
essarles of life, while any measure
which may have tendency 10 unduly
increase the number of laborers, and
by consequence, further inceasc in tho
cost Of living, will bo demonstrated
against. a... s..sssy saak
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The Federal Congress have dono but
little as yet. Every thing that would
have tendency to stop the Abolition
war has been voted down; and every
thing that would tend to prolong it has
been acted on favorably. The niger
question is still the prominent one in
that body. ,LCtt1
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Southern Traitors

q
shove that one hundred and seventy
officers of Southern nativity are still in
the service of the Northern despotism.
OF all the contemtiblo men who wear
the livery of the Illinois ape, they are
the most thoroughly dcspicabIe. For
tho sake Of their paltry pay and rank,
they have drawn the sword against
their mother, and are endeavoring to
bathe it to the hilt in her hearts Hood.
They cannot pretend ignorance of their
crime. They have not been educated
in the consolidation doctrines common
to all parties in the North. Their ties
Of blood and affinity are with the
Southern peope. They are fighting
against their own kith and liin-against
their own affairs and sois-tightng,
not to defend the North, but to subju.
cato the South. They have been edu.
Gated under slave institutions, and
know all the horrors that would follow
the carrying out Of Lincoln's emanci
patton proclamation; and yet they con-
tinue to receive his pay and for the
sake Of their wages, TO light the torch
of serviic insurrection from one end
to the other OF their native land. His
tory has rarely afforded the parallel OF
such monstrous inyratitude aud horri-
Bile crime. We blush that the South
should ever have givcn birth to such
wretches. Their recompenSe Will come
some day, and their names Win be moro
infamous in the eyes of posterlty than
Benedict Arn)ld's. We trust that the
list of those officers, which has been
given to the world in the pages of the
United States Naval Register, will be
rcpubIiShcd in every Southern Journal.
and preserved and pcrpetuated in the
archives Ct every Southern Sta:e-that
gencl atoms yet unborn may make them
d Kissing and II by.word along ali the
tide Of timo.-Richmond DiSputch,
ma. Alas. poor Yol'ck. Alas. poor
Burnside! He must now go the way
of all his predecessors, Pope, Patter-
son, Fremont, Mcdowell, Buell. and
Mcclellan. The guilotine aL Washing
ton is being whetted. The disaster at
Fredcriclls sburg will give it sharpness
enough. Burnsides official head will
tumble from the block whence McClel.
lan's recently fell, all crimsoned with
human gore, into the great receptacle
of Northern sympathy, which gathers
the bodies of dctunct Generals and
mourns over the disgusting hecatomb.
If Burnside has half the skill in tho
preparation of official dispatches which
characterized his predecessors, which
was as great rs their generaIship was
little, he will for time hood.wink the
Northern pooplo and go, crnment by a
flaming announcement OF such a victo.
ry as, on paper, has ever preceded each
"change of base" by Northern Gener'
ais. "He came, he saw" and was
conquered" That little word "was"
will be omitted in his dispatches to
Lincoln. But truth and history will
insert it, and then we shall hear no
more of poor Burnside. Alas! poor
Burnside, the tailor's apprentice boy.
he has prepared for his friends the
.habilments of woe and must now so
down to oblivion!-KnOrvHle Register.
Tl - wy, .I;r,.+o, ,orrosponJnnoa of
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The Washington correspondence Of
the Louisville Journal says the iron
clads of New York are destined for
james River.
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Speaking of the early termination 0

Speaking Of tho early termination o
this war, the Richmond Examiner very
logically argues that this is not the
age of PCnic wars. The length of our
struggle is already nearly equal to ten
years of war a century ago. Telo'
graphs, railroads, steamboats, and i'm
proved guns have made one year OF
war now as costly, as fruitful of results,
and as destructive in its effects as five
in the times OF our grand. fathers. With
respect to endurance the South has a.
ready passed the crisis of the contest;
and the enemy can drive us to no Tu1-.
ther extremity of suffering without in
volving the necessity of his own ex'
haustion,
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ghe ,Rlarillgg, glnlllleetiu. gllle
Nv. J!asLATTER, Proprietor. p
Terms:
eIg .DgI IasAIAf OBI @ MsG GI rG
Notice to Subscribers.

WHEN you find ID before your name or
,xour paper, please renew your subscription
Z it Is a notice that the time for which il
has been paid will expire in a few days.
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The Cincinnati Commercial says
gunboats will ascend the Tennessee to
Decatur, with force to get in Bragg's
rear. ..........
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A correspondent of the Knoxville
(Tcnn.) Register says that he met with
store at Fayetteville, Tenn, and ask
ed the proprietor, "What do you keep,
sir%' "Keep store, sir" was the re-
sponse. "What clse?" "Nothing sir"
What have you for salc?" Nothing
at all, keep nothing but store" The
same answer might be given by . good
many store keepers in this city
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BY GtltgtaRg,

Something is wrong with the wiros
again, we reckon, as no dispatches have
come to the Bulletin for four days.
MOBILE, 20.
Special dispatches to the Advertiser
and Register; from Jackson OF the
10Th: President Jefferson Davis and
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, arrived here
this morning The Tribune learns
from what it considers good authority,
that Van Dorn's cavalry got behind
the Yankees who made the raid few
days since on the Mobile & Ohio Rail.
road, capturing the entire party.
VICKSBURG, 20.
Further particulars have reached
here of the lato battle in Arkansas
1t was fought at Fort Prairie Grove,
near Canehil. Our loss was 200 Kill
led and wounded. Encmys loss 1000
killed and wounded, and 300 prisoners.
Two wagon loads Of clothing and four
stand Of colors were captured. All ac.
counts represent it rs having been
decisive victory for the Confedorates.
Gen. Stern and Col. Clark of Mississp.
pi are reported killed.
CHARLESTON, 20.
Still another steamer reached u Con
fedorato port last night, running with.
in pistol shot Of the blockaders. The
cargo consisted of 22O kegs Of powder,
40 tons Of iron plating for our gun.
boats, lot of rifles, 500 bags of coffee,
with blankets and other valuable mer
chandse. She brings Nassau dates TO
Dec. 10Th. Wilkes violation of neu.
trail waters were attracting increasing
attention. 1t is rumorod that Admiral
Milne who remained at Nassau with
several British war steamers, would
compel Wilkes to keep marine
league from shore. The Alabama's eX-
ploits continued to excite consterna-
tion among Yankee merchants in the
West Indies. 1t is reported at Havana
that the Yankee steamer Montgomery
had captured the Confederate steamer
Arizona, laden with arms and clothing,
90 miles South ofMoble; also that the
steamers Carolina and Edward Haw.
kins, which left Havana with similar
cargoes for the South, had been taken.