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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28
A PLocLAMATIoN.
s,.d.y sfP.,se Hs..as.s.. Fssiss \ F'syo

F~ sdsy Of Ps,he Hs~.asi'ss. Fssfss \ P'sy".
by advice OF shs Council. ! sppoin. fmrxs-
p,r. the tenth day Of April neat. for Pablo
Humiliation. Eating and Prayer.
And going up 70 our Isheioss Temples
nav We on that lay worship Almighty Gvd.
our Heavenly Father. in The simplicity Of
,oo.eiou. dependence. in the in.syriiy Of
psrf,et trust, aud In the beauty OF holiness,
thu. ,s.,ifying by our public example. As
we'll a, in our private community, 'h"our
strength And reliance are IN HIN.
While our li,.s have heen upheld oy It's
power and blessed by I'll. love. they have
loo often borne the bitter FRUITS si weakness
in,,ncerity and unchsri ablene.s. ~.
let 10 max, use OF ,hi. occasion 30 take
account Of osr deeds. purpnsss ssd thoughts;
That u ws have dons aught unJass OF M
kind 60 our ncighbor. We msy hasten TO undo
the wrong. Il possible. and at ell events 10
make suitable and cheerful reparation
Aud that n we have contemplated any
evil doing. any crime or Elm against God. or
the least Of his children. any neglect or In.
jury 10 our county In The hour OF her deep
calamity, 20 may Danish every such pur'
po.s from our minds. and di'plsee every IN
worthy motive. every uohaIiowed dcs'rs by
the conservation Of Duty and Charity in
our hearts.
Given ut the Council Chamber. u, Al.
gu.ta. th. seventeenth DAY ~ March.
In the wear Of our Lird. eighteen hun
drcd and sIIiy two. and In the eighty.
HIih Of the Independence Of the Unit
tci States.
ISRAEL wAsnBURN, ia.
by tho Go,ernJr
JosKru u. HIT. Secretary Of State.
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How IL can be Done.

ltl, the opinion Vi thousand. Ia the loyal
States. iha, the property OF rebels should BE-
made T. pay the whole expense OF this VAR.
Thi. would b. jU't. both towards The loyal
Stale. and the rebel State, and even that
would be a poor cqai'alcn, Tor the spacrine',
the Joe. Of lite. aud The incidental dis,rc..
and ruin trough, upon u. by ihs unholy
rebellion. We have ,csn the idea some
where .asgv-t-d. that in ca-e this eour's
va. no, determined on. We should 50 step
at lsas, In hi, direction. Md how! lake
all the direc, taIe. thai have h,cn and are
~ Be a-.~--sd upon US, aud divide them
,quisbly amOu. the '-,rrai State, inelni
IN: .Lo,e 10 rebellion. The loyal Stats. Of
eour... vail sb.cr(aily lay their proportion :
bot no, - IN the rs,el States. They will
Got 10y unle.. ilrecd into 1t. And ho~
shall Ne collect i, of them! The idea above
rvitrrd - !. " eoHfsoaie ihs 'hdr properly
Of "a, 'tb,ii--a -uhc'cnt amour, at lc-s, TO
,ausr, lh- account agalus, each di.llyal
S,a.e. lot MIA, shall b. dJlc With the
cour,,.nJs 10 .ueh essa' Tho answer
Suggests it.sli--dlsrsi, iksa und~r the re-
coa,meada,ion. VI the PrcsIdcni's Message.
Why would no, ia. he an sIcsllen, Ian !
Il would 10 iOH toward, the traitors. aud u
would abolish slavery ja,, % lar ~ 1; vent.
r.. southern .ccc-.iour,s have brought On
,bi, var solely on account Of slavery. ADD
nothing would punI,h them 80 eGcc,uAlly az
TO eonh.cAso their slave property. Nothing
would cripple them equal to II. Another
thing. We should, - far a. At went, get r,t
of the egr.s-ihe erea, procuring cause OF
all our domestic troubles.
; Whatever may 10 the opinions Of the Am
erican people. ja', nov, upon 'he question
Of taxation and the eIpen.e. VI th. war.
ous thing Is very clear TO us-,hat while the
loyal citizens Of thi. coGn,ry are willing to
pay all necessary bills 10 put down rebe.lIOu
and re.iore the integrity oi the government.
they will not b willing. IN addition TO this,
10 pay the proportion belonging to the rebsI
State. merely 20 ave that demon Of slavery
from that destruction To which It 10 doomed
, by the rOtels themselves.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28
Supreme Judicial Court.

The rspIr, Oi the u,.l crowded 90, oil
notice last week.
In the case. Waterford W Paris. tho jury
found = verdict iur plaintiff. Exceptions
were Glst. Tho Was the only civil verdict
rendered
The Grand Jury reported Friday after.
noon. Sir indictments were found.
SEVERAL cases we're taken iron the erimi.
nal docke,.smong which we're the following
State We Jed. k.te'. on c,.. Of assault
and battery. and three iOr liqnor selling
Fms and costs amounted 70 SSJ,lS.
State vs.. $ V. Abbott. ASSAULT AMI bat.
terry. mol pros. entered On payment Of costs
Si3.is.
State v. Howell Ryer.on, common sell
Ter. Fined SiO0 and costs. aud IN doiaul.
OF payment GO day' IN county Jail. Com
mittrd
State vs. T.. G. o-sood.-eommon seller.
Coats, amounting to S63, 10 paid, aud mol
pro. to Le entered II 'he offence !, not re-
psatei.
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Hon. Lot n. Merrill and slavery In
thu pistrict Of Columbia.

\, has born with no ordinary feelings Of
State pfids that We have watched the coor''
Of Senator Morrill upon the question OF the
abolition Of slavery AZ the National Capital
TIL. matter Ia. been put under the imme'
date control Of Senator Morrill,. by the
Committee that ha. had the same under
consideration, and mo-, faithfully has he
thus Gar given Il hi. attention. The hill re-
ported BY him oosh, 10 PAS. 10 elo's oo'
IN. plague .po, Of slavery from the District
Of Columbia. and giv-s ,be owners OF slaves
mn equivalent sor their slave property.
Why saosId twenty millions Of irsemen
D. in.ulsst and d,srrassd further BY retain
Jog the bsrhari.m Of slavery upon the soil
Of The National C.pi,Al' In . population
Of about ss,sa,y thousand. in the District
81 Coluubis, there are only about thres
thousand sls,.a Now 10 jss. the time to
wip. on, ,hi. burnins shsns. 10 10 only .
lev year. ago that slave Psns uers kept IN
Washington openly. aud sp~ek OF slave
trader, we're rrc~lins rouni under the very
cave. OF the Capitol. With wb'r- In one hand
and msuseles In the other, hunting alter
human ee.h aud blood. and driving round
in the streets Of Washington chained gangs
Of men. women and children, TO bs incareer'
a,ed in thee bells and dungeons OF the
slave power.
The irce,nen Of the North. whose money
ha, paid Tor tho Capital. have been com
pelled. in times past, to witness these re
voting. hear, .iekenine scenes. Shall they
b, compelled tn w,,nes them hereafter
Tba, !. the qus-,ion9 The indignant voice.
Of m,llicu. answer in thunder ,ons.-No'
There /. no, angle substantial reason that
can b urged IN favor OF OOn,inaine slavery
q single day IN the Dis,ric, OF Columbia
We hope Sna,or Morrill, aud 'hO.e who
.ympa,hue with him 10 this matter will
rrr.. il to successful issue. The .sople
are fully up,o the mark. IL, NJ, their rep
rr.rna,i,c, lag behind and attempt 10 ''a'e
"a Hi. question To take care Of itself in The
future. Nov !. the time 10 ~ips oa' lhi'
infamou. Institution from the so'l OF the
National Capital. and thus relieve nation
Of irrrmsn irOn the disgrace Of logger PER
p-ta.tins It upOs territory exclusively their
own.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28
Mn G,LrS Howl

S,aloNcs. We have recently received
three letters. un.ealoj. With only Ose cent
stamp upon the envelope This shows that
come OF cor po''ma'iers do not take pains
to eIauip, tho rule- OF the Department.
and 10 rather ipeon,snisnt, .ipes they DO not
escape the vigilance Of the postmaster IN
thi, village. who charges To rs the balance.
l, should 10 distinctly understood that any
nanu,eripsIn an envelope sealed or un.esled.
is ,ubjsc, 10 iull letter postage. Printed
matter alone i. entitled 10 b sent unsealsd
IN the form Of circulars.
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Capt. Ericssons Boa, in Naval War
fare

a. =. -
The rec'n' hsh' between inc H'n''0 Wv
new non ''A' "u".''''' '"''"''1
Ericsson ana 'he Nr't'n4e''e'''e' Wv
ton, a' 10 the prae,''ao''y OF IRON .'''
boat. a. Instruments 0' N"e '"s ''0
iior vas al u-' 'A'e' IN, VI ou'
from otter ae'usS''n' AVN US"
had n'' 'h' H'.'" A'''- ~
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Ss,hsl Itsu,s.

/ We arc Indicted ., Dr.. Holmes. OF the
Stats Survey. fors Geological Nsp OF the
Nor,hssp part Of Maine. From this we
learn ,h., sbs slsss formation !. sou.insou'
from the y. W. cornss Of the state near the
head waters Of the Connecticut river to the
81. Johss river. We have long been aware
OF the existence Of these states in the North.
ern per, Of Oxford County. but were no,
prepared to know that they were connected
With the workable slate in tho vicinity Of
Brown,ille. Piscstaqais County. u alec
reveals the c1is,cncc Of belt Of Oriskany
Sandstone. extending frou the N y. bound
sry Of Oxford County. and roaming 10 . n.
=. direction across the upper portion Of
Moosshrsd Lake till 10 crosses che bead 80.
ters Of the Aroos,oot River.
Enough 10 already shown by THE map
that che northern portion Of the State 10
most interesting Geld for geological re'sareh.
The map alone tss,ifes to the ability and
industry Of ,ho.s engaged in the Survey.
Thirty Eve person. we're received Into the
Congregational Church. In Bethel. las, Sab.
bath. March e3i,
T,xs Snow BIsps, AG,IS. We noticed,
. few weeks since. an interesting 'ieb, In
,hi. village ofa lady who 'cd lock Of snow
bird. from her window. 81 tame have they
become ,ha, their kind bcnefac,ross can hold
gu, piece Of frc.h meat IN her hand irou
the window. when they vail alishi on 10. one
BY one. and ss,iili they are satisfied. Such
al instance Of the voluntary submission Of
bird. to man !. very rare. wha, i.qui,C
contrary to our previous notions OF ,hesS
birds. they prefer frr'h meat 10 vegetable
seeds.
From q private letter. dated At Ship Il.
,l,ad. We learn ,ha, tho boys had an oy',s'
supper. on Washington. birthday. A gun
boat cams In with eleven rebe, oy'isI
schooner, in tow. which furnished vel
cone addition 10 their usual bill Of fare.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28
Ieyiilaiiye Resolves.

Resolves IN relation 10 extending peeuni.
AIRY AID to State. abolrhins slavery.
Where's. the President OF the United
State. r-csntly Submitted to the considers.
ton Of Congress the following resolve:
R,,olred. Tha, the United Stats ought
20 cooperate with any State which may
adopt . gradual abolishment OF slavery.
giving 10 such State. pecanIary aid 10 be
u.rd hy such State In iis discretion u ON.
pena,e Tor tho Inconvenience. public and
private. produced ~ such system /; ,hSrs'
lore
RoSlr,d. That the people OF Maine cor.
daily approve the suggestion contained IN
the above PROPOSITION. and will cbeefiullv
furnish their proportion OF any sun required
'o ed,c, the Object contemplated BY the
President.
R,Sohci, Tha, the Senator's and Repro.
taiives in Congress from this State, 10 re-.
quest~i Ia vote Tor a.. speedy emancipation
Of all slaves IN the District Of Colombia.
making reasonable and Just compensation
for tbs lo--- Of loyal citizens resulting IRON
such emancipation.
ENfNtlfas AVAt ~
20 forward q copy o. these rs.ol,e, 20 the
President oi the United States and 20 sa,h
Of the senator's and Representatives In Con-
grrss from thi. STATE.
The following resolve. we're passed in re-
icr-nc. ~ our y,e.oriss In the Wet:
Rosir,d. Tia, the people Of Maine have
witnessed With patriotic pride Oh. triumph
OF the Union armies in ths valley Of this
Mississippi. and they hereby extend their
congratulations TO their loyal brethren Of
the Wet upon the updy'ng laurel. they
have WOO in the rapid and splendid ,uecS -.
ion ~ victories achieved by them. To The
uooy. Of illinoi. specially, for their heroic
conduci at Fort Dons!s,n, the eDuntry Owe,
a deb, Of gratitude which cannot BE- too
heartily acknowledge, ADD which can never
b. repaid.
R,,oi,f. That copy 81 the foregoing b.
,.ui 10 the Governor Of Illinois and other
United States.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28
%, the O,fstd prmeet.l.

Ma EDrok I'uppose such snow drif,s
were meter before known In Oxford County
a. We have the present. winter. They exist
10 yo-l,,on'. frequently. where snow dri'!
wa. never before known. saw y Barn the
other day with a psrpsndiea!ar wall oi
.now ten or NOR, ie,i IN height on three
,ides. while within Eileen fec, OF The barn
IL was bare ground.
In 1887 there WAS quite s much snow No
the PRESENT winter. In Kennsbec County u
blew 90 hard that the snow Vas wh'rled
away from around the trunks ofapple-,res.,
while on level there were four or I've feet
Of snow.
remember OF hearing q story OF sn old
gentleman who VA travelling in q sleigh
tba, winter. through ,he town Of Wales.
when he came To q place where tho road
parted. \ guide board pointed IN ooe a..
rec,ion. Getting on, Of HE 'lcIsh. and val.
losin, in thc snow. hs succeeded IN read
Ing. 4" pnrgaiory Mills, 6 miles" All. "
,iii he. :" 1 don't want 10 ~ there" aud
took the other rOad.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28
psa,h Of two ssldisrs from Oxford.

Jes.c Prince. Of Oxford. who bsloas.d 90
Capt. Chepsy's company. ia the i4th Rssi.
meo,, died. shou, three dag cut 90 bic
p.s-ass from Bo.,on to SHIP Is'snd. lie
vas unwe.I when he shipped at Boston. and
hi. cttcers offered him . iurloash. that he
might coma home AID recruit; but 80 a"A-
ious vas he to serve HE country. he decl'n.
ell, and vent on board with HE comrades.
Jes-s Was an excellent young man. and
greatly beloved by hisrclati,ss and friends.
A widowed mother. brothers aud s'.iers.
d.cplv d.rlore his carly death. Like many
Others gone i.,o tho war. he wasa sinecfs
CHRISTIAN snd . friend. who was With him
when he died. writes that his last moments
we're ebesrcd By che christians hope.
Wilson Wright. son OF Mr.. EsA Wright.
Of O1iord. some yrar, since. went to the
great West. When the rebellion broke out
he snlis,ei 10 one Of the Indiana Reg msnis.
and wss i the battle Of Fort Donelson.
where he Was wounded. aud subsequently,
died Of HE wounds. We we'll remember
him ~ . sedsis. exemplary young man.
Who. tsoush dependent on his own sIsr.
tioos for 90 education. vas ambitious and
energetic In availins himself Of every means
in b.. power 10 &c himself for ,he great du'
tee OF lie. A, tho battle Of For, Donslsou.
In the very iron, rank. Of his regiment. he
fell, wounded, hravely facing the Toe. VII.
son. too, IA. pioa' young man. md met
death like . CHRISTIAN hero. Ills parents
and brother, and sisters are deeply afflicted
ct b.. sudden death.
Thu. some Of oar b', and mos, worthy
young men are giving their lives 10 their
country. and meeting death at tho pn-, Of
duty. but their memories will he cherish
ei. and held In grateful rrmembraues. not
only by their near aud dear frsnd'. but by
every sinScrs patriot IN the land.
Pcac, IL their ashes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28

Fsox EUROPE. In the British House OF
Commons. on tho 7,h. Mr. Gregory made
hi, long promised demand relative to the
American blockade. lie Vas answered by
SIR. Foster. who said the famous list OF 300
vessels that had run the blockade. had
a~iodled to 10; and that whom England
blockadsd the American ports. 500 Aneri-
can priva,eers escaped. The s'lic''or-Geu-
erai said the evidence. instead OF showing q
paper blockade. proved It to be very Ell
Gent. The government could not interfere
With u % long Is it was % well maintained.
The motion for correspondence. made by
Mr. Gregory. was nesatived without di'i.
sion Of the liou.e. So ends Southern pros
pects in England.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28

A RIBEL LiIIIs. We have received
copies Of the following from three sources I;
and have seen IL published as original in two
Of our exchanges. IL eircula,ss pretty
freely;
N,snviLLx. Tenn, Feb. %, 1862,
DEIx SoS have 10, much time to write
to you for ~e are re,reatins from Nashville.
The Damd Yankees have driven us out OF
our Oid Quarters. they will coon drive u'
on, Of ,hi. Place. They are abou, 30 600
strong and ssh, like Devils. am afraid
they oil take Stephens for he only LETT here
Yesterday. ! don't think the south will
hold out much longer for the People are
starving to death and 80 are the Soldiers up
this way. think they will coon REBEL
agaios, themselves. Wont II Be hard for us
to have to give up to the Damd Yankees.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28

Postmaster General Blair ha. issued the
foll1w,n, notice
"To che Postmaster, oiths United States {;
TIL S.eret.ry Of War noS regulates the
trArs,ai-s.oH OF inlJrts.s.9n BY telegraph al
f-ctios che conduct 1t the var, in order 70
prevent the communication Of such iniorma
iion % the rebels. II i. also thought ness
ssry by the Secretary, - pat restrictions on
the publication oi fact. OF this character
hossy derived. snl the q Of this DEPART
men, = requested fJr thu purIo-' You will
ihersfrs. notify Publishers not 10 publish
az, l,cs winch "a. 49,, -Nrlai Il lr,m the
tsIrsrap'i. and that . disregard Of this Orisr
will .ub,ct the piFer 20 Be EXCLUDED from
the mails.
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What the Ladies are doing.
Il,xnrIk. M.rch Is. |

HsNo'hk' Hsfpu TO- ioV-.
EpIIoR DUsocs.r- The Lidies Voiun.
,scr Association Of Hanover, have forwarded
20 DR.. Howe. OF Bj.ton. MA,.., q large Boz.
containing the following ARTICLES. VIZ IL
quilts. 5 " oolep shirs, I bcd.gowbs. : crap.
per. ~ towels, ! pair wooden drawers. @
handkersh,si., 10 pillows. & p'ir' pillow.
cases. l na,ras.. % pair. foo,'ngs and j.
pairs mir,en.. They are preparing another
b., which will be coon forwarded
You're &c,
Mss G,LrS Howl.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28

SLAvERT N rnE DisTEicT OF CoLrsBi..
IL Is a fact. that. while Abraham Lincoln
was Membsr Of COpgrcs., he introduced a
bal TO abolish slavery in the District OF
Columbia. The subiei Was then ,oo IN.
popular 10 engage the a',en,ion Of a napr.
i,y IN either branch. AMI the bill was kali.
ei. Tn. plan advocated in the bill now be.
fore Congress. introduced by Senator Nor
rail-, coincide. With the policy indicated by
the President, IN his Emancipation Msssase.
and vail probably be adopted BY Congress.
Thus will the President. IN signing the bill.
have at once the privilege Of ,nI,iasins the
policy Of compensated emancipation. and
finally accomplishing the Object sought
while a Member OF Congress.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28

A tslesrapIe notice, printed all over the
country. require. po.'nasisr' to notify pub
Usher. ths, war new. mus, not h. posl''hei.
on pain Of exclusion from the malls. We
publish IL in another column. with the
hops that the postmaster will no, fail to
notify US Of i,s substance at once.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28

ApsrrIKp. Dnriug the late term Of the
Supreme Court. o. W. blanchard, Of Rum.
ford, and Luther II. Laddep. OF D.Ifa!d,
~.rs admitted to practice as Attorneys end
Couns.llors at Law. in all the courts 10
chi. State. Mr.. blanchard has located at
Ru~Iord Point. Sir. LuddsD will continue
to prae,ies .. Di1feld. 10 cOePseJ with
Dir. Bolster.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28
FOURTH DAY.

ne Court cane Col az 2 O'Clock, when
NJ W-i.~ooi resumed hi. arEumsrt ior
RI 3 face. Il,s Arguments Were liar and
D.. and iorcih.y Irlsn,-d, ~! be- a.
lu..1r. - the Tsyo'ur rrlauCr' TIA; hai
eIr-i.d rs.wscr toe rJ.s1nsr arl 80 d,oc''-
e. .r her family. uatc Decided imPrc'.
49, 81 IN the crosd,i audience Tie elo-ai
h. r,mnrE. AZ che 'g!oCs. having spoken
~ ave boar',
lit,r r,csss q an hour the Court .ADs
~. uuI J II. D,umasnd commenoed the
ar.1r nj or the STATE. In ~ ahle and
c1mf sn-ivc manor De reviewed The to-
t....ay. Ani showed the jgry urln what
r ana. ae ELAINE - 4 verdict inr tie Stale.
liz Va. no ,'t mr. a, sorh's,ry. no false
49,. very point brio: clearly al iair'y
.'a.,f. lis marx, occupied Oue hour aud
&. MINUTES
rt- Iai.s then tr'.Ay charged the jury.
s',ir- 'h,m the law which. v,ih the c'i
d.. ,s5-li govern them IA making their
d.r.sil1.
Tts JIry rs'irai fsv minutes before {
o',.. 3 ana a, hair r,', sish, brought in a
y.rI OF GyiLrr 90 WILuVL MraDEE.
10 Trts,u-r received the verdict with the
sam .r.m,re Indifference tha, IA. eharac-
tsr o. h, .preararc' ,hrouehoutlle whole
tri.l NJ, APPEARANCE and coniuc, has
zen "a Oh irdeats either a natural .toi'diiy.
- tat be- btsro appreciated tie awful
cot Ia ia ~ric. le Vas placed, OF reCk.
le.'u.s' d. character uGy sPpa!uos 10 one
Of Do. yrpr.
TIE case vas ably ADD hiFly conducted
thr1u-h5ut. both on the part Il the Cjun-
Del i.r the State and ih0.s Of the prisoner
Exceptions were tiled 70 the ruling Of III
count IN admitting a. evidence the testimony
Of ,be prisoner taken before the Cofon,r''
iRql.,, As this testimony had 10 weigh,
IN ts;.rmin,ng the case. IL pretty e'idsn,
that tho sing Was merely nominal. and vii
not % followed ~. Probably - only si.
fec, will b. 70 deter the sentence o. the prs.
O1sr q the Ausu', Term.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28
War News.

CAPTURE OF PRISONERS AND ARMY scrrLirs.
ST LouIs. March 81. The following ia
copy Of . DISPATCH Ia the Secretary OF War
{" A detachment Of the Il. Iowa cavalry.
sen, Oh, from jefferson CITY. by Gen. Totten
ssai.., a guerilla hand. had 'sirmi'h ~'th
the enemy. killing two. wounding one. tax.
ing seventy i've prisoners. and orer 200 hor'.
&c. Is Kegs Of powder. and quantity Of
arms. were also eap,ured. Our loss was
foar ~oanded.
islsnsd) II. ". IlALLEcR.
Major General"
The floating battery which she rabol' haze
Of Island No. 10 !. the old New Orleans
Pelican dry dock. !, has bosu iron clad,
and mounts siioon guns.
Gu Friday Last, Me~rs. Ba.hbsll. Gr,.
void. win.low A Co.. eap.ial.'t'. whose
fund. bull, the Monitor. received eon,rAc,
irvm the Gowrum.n, Tor boiting 'it I'd.
dltional iroo cased vessels, on the zane plan
a. ro,,rpei them IN the construction Of tie
Monitor. The new vessel. are 90 10 each
thirty Eve feet longer than the Monitor. Ani
arr 10 carry two Is inch Dahls'en guns.
PniL,ptLFnI,, March -. The relative,
OF Capt, Buchanan have received positive
inflammation Of hl. death NJ Norfolk Of hl,
-oands.
SPECIAL dispatches from Washington stats
that Gen. lllcbcoes !. at the Capitol. AL.
iog the War Department by bD advice.
Senator Lane OF Indiana la, received al.
rices from Savannah. Tenn, Of the lorna
ton Of Union regiment IA Alabama.
The Republican a..eT,s that tie Pfrid-ni
la. removed Gen. Denver from tie com.
mani Of the Department Of Kan..
ANrhville letter of the lgth IN the Tias,
say. that the advance eorp' u our army
under Gems. Mitchell add Dumon, i' ere
thi. In Murirc..boro. and 1, !. reported h,ro
that Ilsrie> Ia. fallen back on ChaiAn0J.
"a and !. reinforcing Gen. 4. sydney John.
.op. who with large force 10 certifying tho
hill. around that naturally strategic posi-
ton.
The commanding ufie,r At Fort Craig.
New Mexico, writes 10 the Government tina,
ho Ia, no doub, OF being able TO hold ,b,,
po-t. The late date show that the loss of
Capt. Rea'. battery. was caused by the COW.
ardics Of New Mexican regiment, detailed
for it. support The rsbel lO., Was three
times as grea, as ours.