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OCON 2tOo yds- cray Army Sn ft-1--
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- d0zsa me Dfab a7si B.sck Err Hs.z-
- dOseu sek al.s y hira .exro Bstv
- yards brig1l 90 -ed plain L4u.yv
~ boxes Fine Tobacco
- bales Bsslng.
t9I Heavy Blue sra GRAY pilot Jsrt ~
- s1itA Heavy U az ard 8ro7va. -. 40
lJa eases Men, NOmrl-s. 15issss Bows
and hidren4 Ssoes
k=sdynade Cosls, Pants, Vests. Sh.rlz s-a
Drawers, CFsvaIs, Cotg~s G. ov-a
Fns and 81, ut Boot. and shoes
Blankets Comforts. Pillows So.ss
BsGched and Brown shrunEs a9f- -gbsa..-gs
Striped md PLAID o. -naburs- -Piczipgs
Tor el's Combs T les sosp Fb.r,.les
Pms, SuspencsTs Parer IRs Pens
Crash, HUeAs5sch Irish Line
80 eces 10 ted and fig1rs5 Prints 7s-o-,t-
F0r ssle By
uAa1@ JOHN L. TAYLOR q co.
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LIGHT ARTILLERy.-Col NJ 5 Ward, of the
Psnoa Star, has obtained the authority Of Gov.
Pettus to raise a company of light artillery, and
with the sanction of the Governor, made a con-
tract for ten of Hughes breech-loading cannon,
TO be furnished by the 18th Of April These
guns are light and easily managed, carrying 8
two-pound ball or thirty fvc ri8e balls Their
length is thirty -nine Inches, an0 weigh swo hun-
dred pounds, transported by the aid Of two
horses or moved On the field Of battle BY men
alone He has sutboriiy to muster men into
the service eth by companies or individuals.
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The Louisville Journal has intelligence from
Nashville up to Sunday morning last 1t states
that the railroad connection between that city
and Louisville is complete, save as to the bridge
ten miles from Nashville, which was slightly
damaged by water on Sunday evening. Gen.
NcCoOk has been placed in command at Nash
vile
There was an election for municipal officers
in Nashville on Saturday, which passed ch
quietly. The retiring Mayor has issued pro
clamation exhorting all citizens to remain quiet
and attend to their usual avocstions, assurin 9
them that they would receive full protection
from the Federal arms.
The greater portion of the silver change in
circulation at Nashville is composed of Mexican
dollars and the bogus halEdollars Manufactured
at New Orleans. The shinplasters issued by
the banks and private companies do not pass as
currency
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A CERTIFICATE Of Stock in tas gsmpbls ana
II Cha iestou kai,ruad Company No. 3D. dated Nay
3d. l54. 10 Taos. Btackoour1e hss bssa losf ms
lad intend spoil nE 70 ths See,stary of aid
Road for 3 dupieats of % Asrna-
6LD&EY BLACEB0E BEE
6woru 70 and So bssr b-d 5e+oss re Ooa bsT "a 80
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LEELUTI- 3 HEAD QUARTERS
AEAfHIs Tenn Mach 1852
Ad AJCllG zSbkAL MATT. &Ak4LS command
W irR toe 3 ID Difl-on Tsrnesses pJbfis - -
las r srut absent from bis eommand-ia b service ~
we Confederate ates, 81 Colonel ot 10 2l1 Rrg,rs
.e..1- 'r fot'iiter-A VI Looaey, 60 she COUNTY, o.
san u VISION Gen. LoaDey VIII rsporr IL orders
b. commend OF lsHAM G HARRIS 60. -rfe- .tc
W T. ~ HI TTHORNE
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TWO FURNISHED ROOMS flr lady and ses-
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AHE have erected a RGCTIFTz on Maiu street
~ No. - nh-rs se viii De glad 70 see ou- "a
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DISSOLUTION.

VIE firm Of sNOWDES RRY & co ls this
A Day Dissolve oy mutual e. nssn1 tither pert er
an \ Iiz-d 20 rse ths name h-m 10 he oliss
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4 % iePsLTs o. 80 MS asiepi ~ rsaness4s Rail
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OTICE To SHIPPERS.
Iemphis and charleston RAILROAD,

GENER 40. R I4HT OFFICE
MLHgHLs n rch 4ih 1861 :
DER, ONS sviug I.n ,ed emount OF Z ru.ly sup
4 pi e5 Tor l0c4 atous the ssissi ri central
h4r5sd eau be accommodated daily (anal further
'iee) By applying at he Depot
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A COMFORrABLE B8ICK DWELLING -,
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On Jeder,cn stresi Posse sion given Imms- -5i,il
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ThMEDIATELY. Al the Govern as1t Stables OF 2-oB
L roe street
30 Artillery Harzes,
80 Mules
900 Wagons Cor ho7-s 5
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30 HORSES FOR CAVALRY SERVICE.
A ny rson having HOBs.l -uitzb.e fJr rhs scovo
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Ma q street. where they viii be examined and liberal
pIio.s paid Tor them. APPy 70
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4 nEATE

Oue Of tbs SEX died suddenly yesterday nom
ing He was taken III with severe cold few
days sipos, and gradually became more i'll, until
be breathed his last early yesterday forenoon.
His name was Ezekiel Bailey, a member Of com
pany +, Of the 20th Mississippi regiment, and
be has two surviving brothers In the sane oom.
psny. BE vss son Of Colonel William BaIlsy,
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lie. Though hlockaded ou every side by fleets
ami armies, she was able to arm and equip from
her own resources, thirteen armies, amounting
/ 10 the aggregate to st least million OF men In
/ this tremendous conflict she was successful not
merely in defense, but in turning back the tide
of war on her.enemies, most of whom saw their
capitals occupied by her triumphant armies.
The kingdoms which made war on her contsi ned
at that period not less than 3 hundred millions
of people
Thus will it be seen that our difficulties, COM
pared with hers, are small-our prospects Of
success fer brighter. The population Of the
Confederate States is about ten million souls,
our army in the field about 900 men. The
population Of the United States is twenty mil
lion and their available army 100000 IfFIanoe
resisted eight Zines her strength is it going too
far to assume that the people Of this Confede
racy, aetuated by the same lofty impulses, and
fred with the same fervid patriotism, can sue
eessfully achieve their independence against q
people not more than double them in numbers,
nor yet equal to them in bravery
THE ARMY OF FHE 8IIssEssHPPI.
We publish this morning. the order of Gen.
BEAUREGARD assuming command of the Army
Of the Mississippi, issued from his headquarters
at Jackson, Tennessee The exact limits of
bis department, which is distinct, it appears,
from Gen. SIDNEY JOHNSON, is not known to us.
Gems. Polk and BRAGG viii be connected
with him in command Of the army-the former
making his headquarters at Humboldt, and the
latter probably at Memphis.
As affairs now progress, we may well expect
that Gen. BsAUREGARD viii very soon perfect
the organization and discipline OF his army, and
inc.ease its numbers to such al extent, that it
will compare favorsbly in efficiency TO the Army
of the Potomac
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Proceedings Of Congress.

RICHMOND, March Z. Resolutions were
Introduced in the House today instuctng the
committee on military affairs to inquire into the
expsdiency of constructing fortiicArous forth
with near Memphis, H lena, Napoleon Natchez
and mouth of Red river.
Messrs. Curry and Chiffon, Of Alsbarna, made
able, logical and practical speeches to-day on
the adoption of the Senate bill providing for the
destruction Of all cotton and tobacco liable TO
fan into the hands of the enemy
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The sI(

a large number are sick in hospital, having
taken severe colds in their transit hitber. The
general hospital building of Camp Douglas is
crowded with these poor fellows, and, Judging
from what our reporter saw there yesterday, we
should say that accommodations for the sick are
not sufficient. Those, however, that cen be ac-
cOmmodstsd are receiving the aid Of skillful
phyBiciAns, and nothing will be denied them that
can possibly eondnce to their comfort
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FEMALE INSTITUTE

MILL OPEN on IN 18th OF y tRCH snt close ths
w last = June. B3sri IS dllI ,r- per Uol b posi-
lively IN sivseee--ii found except tzhts Tutc1
fees unohsH I'D Ia paya5le tie Of Juy. F.pls
receiver By the mOntn
uv7 lw+ T WE2 EDITH
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-09

EEThe New Orleans DsifG commenting Gu
the tremendous yEar debt Of the North truly says
snsi simply as a question Of economy, to con-
tinu. - %. wouid 5r hundred fold cheaper
far tho South fhau 30 snhntg
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Do CaUNTRY HOUSEKEEPER,

WISH TO inform ladies residing on FIRMS and rJ,4s.
tois That want all be good wuImzda BuSrr tbsg,
produces and such Turses Chickens and E7gs IA tbs;y
may have Tor sale, for which fail prices viii BE- r9r,i
paid ID CuCSRFff f-r-f
mh-1w p-apris+,- f.,----- - -
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" The to,at ios1 ia Gen. McClernand's d.
vision Of the Federal army engaged in tie bat
cle Of Dover, IS officially stated 20 be as follows; {;
killed, 3O3 wounded, lO54i Missing l50.
T,tsl IE07
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Rrnn, lhe Pncinc Cont.

sAS FRANCISCO, Feb 27.-Arived, shir
Charges, 49 days from Hong KoDgg steameiI
Cortez, from Oregon and British Columbia
bringing $4,000 in gold
The weather throughout the northern co9si
has been very cola. many persons on the way
from Portland 10 the mines nave frozen 20 death
Thousands are detained at Portland until spring
opens, who recently left California for the new
Eldorado.
Whale ship Jos Grinnell hiss sr-i7s5 from
Paita, Peru, ~it0 $500 barrels sperm oil.
~ The use OF ballDIus Tor military purposes
is by no means q novel idea. The first trial
made of balloons 10 asc rtaju the movements of
an energy soJk place at the hattie Of IIaal,.s. IN
lzg4. u succeeoed n euaghug Gen Jonrdan to
4scertaiu the weak side ol the austrian position.
In consequence OF the spccs obtained at this
Uattie, fuaF eoHPanirs of nronsuts orrguiz-d
and finally so entire Oausuuu. General bena-
parle took with him to Egypt two companies OF
erousuts snd several balloons, hut these rcud5r-
ID 10 service, aud they were subsequently, dis
banded An attempt WAS made 10 revive them
ia A Algeris in 1890 but there was no opportunity
for p9Hkiuv use of them The Russians mad,
use uf balloons 81 Sebsstopoi, but they derived
no advantage from thsm. Dan 6 me military
movements OF the campaign of Italy, in 1859
the balloons were uisd but gave n Satisfaction.
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~ Cong,ess is agta.ing the PTopHety Of
er ,ring foriHca,ious for the defense Of fhe Mis-
sis,iopi river There should not be moments
hesitation about the matter. AcTIoS is whst
,ye now want. without psrleyiug about economy
E-5~ We are pieZsed 10 learn that he Arkan, as
telegraph line j, in fin- working condition from
t7is city &, Clarksyille, Ark We wih oy this
rou e. be enable to receive the earliest inrlli-
s,.nce ,f the movements of our western armies
~ The Louisville JOuraat is Informed that
since the Federal army occupied Nashville, Ger
tain southern currency has appreciated N value
there, and that the notes Of the State bank Of
Tennessse, Florida, and Alsbams psss freely ct
pAT. 80
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
a Naral victory on .be re.omas.


RICHMOND, March 5.-Reliable intelligence
has been receivediu official quarters which statet
that the iron clad steamer Merrimae, now known
by the name of Virginia, engaged, to-day, The
Federal trigate Cumberland, and sunk her and
dTOye.the tTigste Congress on shore.
seweIps Point Attacked.
The Federal gunboats made an attack on
Sewelrs Point without effect Our Musguitc
deet is performing wonderfully well.
The Blockade Evaded.
AUGUSTA, March 7, l662.-The CharlestCu 4
papers of this morning say that the British
steamer Rinaldo sailed on Thursday for Hsmp-
ton Roads
Correction.
A special dispatch from Savannah, says that
Brunswick, Ca, was not burned as reported
FerHandiuO Abandoned.
On Sunday as the train was leaving Fernan-
dino, the enemy's gunboas shsIled the town,
One shell fell into passenger car, killing two
persons and woundiug one The town was
evacuated, and is now in possession Of the enc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-03
MARRIED

In Washington, December "a, by me Kev'
Mr.. Stavcr. SAMUEL GRIGG. Of A;exandr::a,
to Miss ELIZABETH PARSONS: OF WASH
ington, D. G.
On the morning Of the Cd inst: By the Eev'
Ohm c. Smith, Lieut. " NJ. Il. ~ " I 49,
Adintart Of rhe 4th Infantry. e. S. Regulars
to MARAB ETCHISON, OF Washington.
At POPLAR Hill. Charles county. Md on the
9th Of November. bv the Rev. Mr.. y inner:
THOMAS Il. ROBINSON, esq, OF An A.
Arundel. to Miss E. ALICE: daughteI OF ~
Meade formerly Of Frederick county, Ao'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-03

Via Havana wehaye later advices from Mex
leo. The French troops have occupied JalaDa
without opposition. The advance upon Puebla
will have to be postponed till February on ac-
count of the impossible condition Of the roads
There was no news at Havana.
The New York Post says:-'The Police
Board has just rendered its decision in the
case of Superintendent Kennedy, II relation to
the Brinsmade affair." The Superintendent is
censured for OBTAINING Mrs. Brlnsmade without
a warrant, and for emitting to ask instructions
from the War Department. The Board, how
ever, expresses its confidence in Mr.. Kennedy
Colonel Revere, of the 9TH New Jersey Volun-
teers, has been promoted to Brigader Gen
eralship and assigned to the command Of the
Second New Jersey Brigade, late y commanded
by General Frank Patterson
The New York Express states that John
Morrisey, the pugilist, won SO, 900 on the cleo
ton in New I orh.
The powder mills near Wilmington, DEL,
are running both day and night. An expo,
sion took place on Saturday morning last which
resulted in the destruction OF a rolling mill
No lives were lost.
It is said that the President has sent for
confirmation the nominations Of Brlgader
Generals Sykes and Butterfeld to be Major
Generals and those Of sixteen Colonies to be
Brgadiers
The distress in Lancashire, England, IS so
frightful. it is said, that government will grant
an appropriation, as was done for Ireland.
They ship 10000 bushels Of potatoes, worth
about $50 000 from Bangor Me-, every week
Mr. Wells has raised the Frigate United
States and removed her to the Gosport Navy
Yard He is now at work raising the Cum
belland, which was sunk near Newport News.
The Alabama that SO frightened people
at the East has arrived at Portland. She
proves to be the Weland: a steamer from
Montreal
The committee on the conduct o. the War
will probably investigate the charges against
General Meigs in delaying Banls' expedition
and Burnside's crossing.
uas.aenz.-znH-s.zsszsE..nnM
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On the 25t h inst a.tcr On illness OF ten we ~
WILLIAM HENRY SUTHAkD, tie oeloE-
cd son of Henry and Mary L. Suthard' age"
wears s months and days.
AID is my Willy gone,
Ny precious daring fed;
And IS his lovely form
Rcpo,ag with he dead;
Yes, YES, tae conflict Ger,
The mortal slrl'e IS past,
Nv lite Willy IS no more,
| saw him breathe his last.
rs His funeral will take place to-!noToW,
Thursday even og, At Q clock Soutn ! mon -.
The friends and acquaintance 81 me sammy arc
respectfully invited to attend.
in Washington on Tuesday morning, "a IN
stant, ANN HANDOLH, aged 90 years con-
sort Of the late Thomas Ball. Jr., OF Cnlpeper
county, Virginia" =. >..
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Of War comprises the correspondence OF Vel''
Mcclellan and General Halleck IN reference 70
the removal of the army from the peninsula. :
We have not all the facts connected with the
Peninsula campaign; but we have IN these ez-
hints the summary Of the ease by two men,
qualified to present both sides OF the cues
tion General Mcclellan urges, with all the
oarnastness of his conviction, that the army
be not withdrawn General Halleek says 1t
must be withdrawn, and replies IN full to all OF
his objections.
Cant. ". J. Gary, of Washington, lately IN
command of company of cavalry now attach
ed to a PENNSYLVANIA Regiment, has resigned.
Lieut.. Col. Owen, Of this regiment also OF
Washington, resigned few weeks ago. Capt.
Ga,v's company, from sickness and other
causes. is now much diminished IN numbers.
TT 8 FINANCES THE receipts into the
treasury from all sources, including loans ana
balance from the preceding year, Tor the nscaI
wear ending on the 3Oth Of June, 1862, were
five hundred and eighty three millions, eight
hundred and eighty-fve thousand and two
hundred and forty-seven dollars and six cents,
Of which sum forty-nine millions ffty-six thou
sand and three hundred and nincty-seven dol
lars and sixty-tvo cents were derived from Gus
toms: and from loans in all forms, five hundred
and tv2ntv-nine millions six hundred and nine
tv-two thousand and four hundred and sixty
dollars and fifty cents, The disbursements 1ur-
inc the same period were, under the War De-
partment. three hundred and nlnety-four NIL,
lions three hundred and sixty-eight thousand
and four hundred and seven dollars and thirty
six cents; I'm err the Navy Department, forty
two millions six hundred and seventy-tour
thousand and five hundred and sixtynlne dol
lars and sixty-nne cents: for interest on public
debt. thirteen millions one hundred and ninety
thousand and three hundred and twenty-tourr
dollars and forty-fve cents, and for payment Of
public debt including reimbursement OF tenn
porarv loan and rodcmptions, ninety-six mil
lions ninety-six thousand and nine hundred
and twenty-five dollars and nine cents; making
an aggregate of five hundred and seventy mil
lions eight hundred and forty-one thousand
and seven hundred dollars and twenty-five
cents
IL. o1-
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WEDNESDAY, :EVENG, DECEMBER 3.
r. 8. CONGRESS. In the Senate, yesterday,
Mr.. Powell presented resolutions declaring the
;)leoaGtv and unconstitu Of arbitrary
arrests. and directing their discontlnuance; and
Mr.. Davis introduced a joint resolution recon-
nond;no q Convention Of all the states to be
held in Louisville in April next, to consider
,,non the hest means for the restoration OF the
Union. both were ordered to be printed In
the House of Representatives, several resolu-
t;ons If inquiry were offered for increasing
the pay of privates in the army; for admitting
cotton from foreign countries, tree OF duty,
&C., &c. -----
RoRBERrEs. The kitchen of Mr.. douglas
Wood in the rear of his residence, on south
ra;rfax street. was broken into, last night, by
some thief or thieves and a quantity OF plates,
snoons. utencils stolen The kitchen was
pretty much stripped of its contents. An at
temDt was, also, made last night, to break into
the residence Of Mr.. Ashford on Fairfax street
}nt the burglar was discovered, and made OIL
4 negro boy made raid upon store on hing
street on Monday night, but was arrested y
night guard Or watch is much needed here
# was q Brazilian steam corvette, that pass
"a up the river to Washington, on Sunday
She was gay decorated with flags, yesterday,
in honor Of the birth day Of the Emperor OF
Brazil
The general tone Of the comments OF the
Northern press upon President Lincoln S Mes
sage IS rather kindly the conservatives regar-
ding the document as indicative of no farther
giving up TO the uItras, and as rather dlsap-
pointing to the extreme party. The New York
journal Of Commerce, howcvet, dissents total
y from the financial propositions, and regards
The whole message, III so far as paper money
aud negro emancipation are concerned, as not
likely to Increase the strength Of the admins
tratlon.
One Of the Washington letters IN the n l.
Times says: Gen Woodbury. is said to have
been DlacetI under arrest by order OF the Seere
tayv Of War, on account Of negligence IN tor
warding the pontoon bridges tor the use OF the
army Of the Potomac in the late movement.
This it is said, is only rumor
The compensation claimed BY the Prussian
government for what it alleges to be the illegal
conduct Of Gen. Butler, in New Orleans, in
the detention Of Prussian vessel, and the re
moval e ral1ah1es from her, is said TO be d
large sum.
+ IS sail that Mr. S7a]londigham will pro})a
h|v he the Aext Democratic candidate fer Gov
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-03

Ii March, 1861 there were forty vessels in
commission in the =. S. Navy, and in all but
seven thousand six hundred men, two hun
dred and seven only Of whom were on the At
lantic coast. At present, there are ahoat and
progressing to rapid completion, four hundred
and twenty-seven vessels, carrying three thou
sand two hundred and sixty eight guns, and Of
the capacity Of three hundred and forty thou
sand and thirty-six tons. The seamen and
other employees now on board the vessels, num-
Der twenty ght thousand, while at the Navy
Yards and Stations twelve thousand mechan-
les and laborers are daily employed.
The number Of patients III the &. S. militia
ry HOSPITALS at the date Of the Surgeon Gener-
ais report, vas fifty-eight thousand, but the
whole number Of soldiers under medical treat
ment, including hospitals in the field, was not
less than ninety thousand.
The Democratic candidates for City Comp
troller and City Counsellor were elected in New
York city, yesterday.
Gold IN New York, yesterday, 1909.