davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-15

n FORGE KEyEs, 3i3 EIGHTH AVENUE WILL OPEN
~ on Monday, new and fashionable summer Dress Goods
Barcres Grenadines, Mozambqles, Jaconct Organdics
Aaas, &C.. &c. &C. Also new Coaks and Mantllas and
large lot u black SILKS, all al low prices.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-06
THE war In WESTERN VIRGINIA.
EXPEDITION TO GREENBaIAR COUNTY.
Capture Of a Wagon Train and Nine
Prisoners.
Destruction of a Quantity Of Grain.
Wagons, eto.
WARRINGTON. Friday. Dec. S, ise7.

WARRINGTON, Friday Dec. S, ise1
The following has been received at the head
quarters of the army
CAnP soxKRyrILs, Va. Wedpesdsy, Nov. H. 1867.
Brighten Crook. Commanding KaRd uha Dirision
SIR: herewith submit a report of NY expedi-
ton into Greenbrisr County.
On the 9th inst. proceeding agreeable to order I
bivouacked three miles beyond Gau!ey River; on
the next morning l moved and marched all day
without interruption, but learned that Gen. jenkins
with z, 500 men, in addition TO Col Dunns force,
occupied the country before me- stationed follows:
Col. Dunn's command between Lewisburg and
Frankfort the l4th regular Virginia Cavalry at
Williamsburg; one regiment Of cavalry at Meadow
Bluffs pssluring horses, with a battalion Of 400
cavalry on the Wilderness road AZ a guard; small
force at White Sulphur; and Gen. jenkins with the
remainder Of LIS command on Muddy Creek, eight
miles from Lewisburg.
l. however, pushed forward TO within three miles
of Williamsburg, where / came upon wagon
train belonging to Gen. Jenkins command. They
were encamped for the night, intending to load with
wheat the following day. I surrounded and cap.
TIRED the whole consisting of prisoners and property
as follows: Nine prisoners named, j. l.. Evans,
Captain and Acting. Assistant Commissary; WIN. L.
INdus, WtSou-uld-tcrp tNO WaS'hcit HchI,
three wagoners Citizens; TWO negro wagoners, and
two citizeus who were present and interested in the
grain.
The property taken is as follows: % horses, 4
mules, and "a sets Of harness. After setting fire to
and destroying the wagons aud the grain with the
building it was stored in, set out my return,
meeting Capt. Smith with his command on Cherry
River, ten miles from Gauley River Ford.
/ arrived in this camp with the above prisoners at
5 O'Clock p. M on the llth inst. | found the roads
very bad impossible for wagons. Grain was very
scarce could procure but two feeds for my horse
while gone.
The grain destroyed was about go bushels OF
wheat
have the honor to be- very respectfully obedsst
servant u W OILMOhE,
Capt. Commanding kanawha Division.
Z. S.-One of the citizens taken, Thomas c. Nc
Clntock has heretofore taken the oath, and is the
man who bought up the wheat. G. W. G.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-06
THE LAST FIGHT AT BLACK.
WATER.
A BriIiinnt Charge-The Rebels Driven
into and over the River--Two Sections
OF N Battery Captured, and Many Pris-

A correspondent Of The Baltimore american gives
the following account of tie affair vaguely reported
from Fortress Monroe yesterday:
SUFFOLK. Va, Wednesday. Dee 3 1862
have barely time 10 tell you, before the mail
closes, that Col. Spear OF the llth Pennsy wanna
Cavalry met the enemy in force about two miles this
side Of the Blackwater near Franklin, yesterday.
In n brilliant charge, headed by the gallant Colonel,
he drove the enemy back into and over the river,
captured two sections Of their Rocket battery, and
took good many prisoners. He had infantry and
artillery supports but how far they were engaged |
have not yet learned | will obtain full particulars
in time for to-morrow's mail. The courier to the
Commanding General has just come in.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-06

on taking the oath of allegiance viz: John II. Hal
ley, Moses Gurst Kaufman Hexter Edward VIII
son. James Blackstone Richard II. Powell, Aonzo
Buckley and Henry Bickley-on taking the oath Of
allegiance to the United States; John Benson, An.
thony p. Robinson, VIM. j. Hayes and Peter Hewes
giving their parole not to give aid comfort TO
the enemies Of the United States, and TO hold them
selves subject to the orders Of the Secretary Of War
until exchanged.
NAVAL ORDER.
Commander George IL. Cooper has been ordered
to the temporary command Of the Connecticut, and
upon his arrival at Port Royal, s. c., to transfer
the Connecticut to Capt. Stellwagen, and aiaume
command Of the MeIcedi;a.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-06

How sec'y Chase's Report is Received.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-06

The Rev. Mr.. Richardson Of the Central Copgre-
cational Church. Worcester, is firm friend of free
dom and worthy representative of the PurlIanS
of Massachusetts. The public VII 10 well to hear
his Sermon ON the War, at the Church OF the
PurItaDs, tomorrow evening.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-06
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
SAILING OF AN EXPEDITION.
Seven Transports and Two Iron.Clads
DESTINATION UNKNOWN.

PHuApELrBIA, Friday Dec s.
Advices from Fort Monroe Of yesterday announce
the railing Of feet Of seven transports and two
iron.clsds with sealed characterization unknown.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-06
Savage Treatment Of soIdiers-Five Shot
and One Rayouegcd.

A detachment Of regulars arrived at the Jersey
City Depot yesterday forenoon from Fort Henry,
Boston, having in charge 100 deserers, on their way
10 Washington. One of the deserers named Daniel
Day, belonging to the 9Th Massachusetts Regiment,
who was intoxicated aud disordery, refused 10 enter
the car and as is alleged attempted to strike his
superior officer, who gave him blow over the fore
head with his sword, inilictug severe gosh. One
Of the soldiers also bayoneed him twice--once in
the hip, inncting severe wound, and the other
took effect in the stomach, but was slight. The in
iured man was conveyed 10 Tgylor's Hotel, where
his wounds were dressed and he was subsequently,
taken TO the house of friend in Jersey City.
1t was stated that, while on the way from Boston,
three of the soldiers were shot at NewLondon, but
The cause was not stated Two others attempted
to escape by jumping from the while in motion,
and were shot by the guarde. One of the latter
was known as "Scotty." The names of the others
could not he ascertsned.
The u. S. gunbcat Monticello, ID. l.. Braine,
Lieet. Commanding from Wilmington, N. G., VIA
Hampton Roads. arrived on Friday morning. she
has been on blockading service for the past eighI
months, and comes home for repairs.
List OF OFFIoKRs-D. h. Braine' Lieut. Commander ~
Hustscc, Acting Master and Executive oncefi H. u seu
bins, Acting Ensign q. Def barton Aen. =, H 49,,
"a A,staut Engineer Actins Chief Miner Tfownidge
T. j. Gilderseeve Henry baker Acting Ma,teTs sia,ea
"a Assistant Engnser Albert L. Kesnes, 80 Assisian! Lps'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE REPORTED OVERTUaES FOR PEACE.
No Such Proposition Made to the PRESIDENT
Louis Mapolecn's offered Mediation
a SERIOUS BLOW ANTICIPATED.
GOOD SERVICES0F COLORED TROOPS
GEN. Butler Doing Good Business, Financially
How sec'y Chase's Report is Received.
GEN. SCOTS LETTER TO SECRETARY SEWARD,

GEN. SCOTS LETTER TO SECRETARY SEWARD,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-06

To the AM ocitled Press -.
WAsniN6ros. d. C.. Friday. Dec g. 1862
PRISONERS DISCHARGED.
The following ID list Of prisoners Of State recent
ly examined by Capt. Parker IA commissioner to
that end, who have been discharged from the Old
Capitol Prison; some On their parole and others
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-04
AGRICULTURAL.


utirsa1pfI Farming y
A few months ago a man who had
been a farmer from his early life came
to the city to buy stoves to sell again.
Said he to the stove dealer: The
weevii begins TO inGest the wheat and
all things considered l am tired Of
farming and have sold my farm. .Rii ho
The stove dealer remarked that he
thought within himself that Just as
like as not thes farmer would fihVf a.
weevil in the heart of the. new bust
ness-and SO it proved, for when the
day arrived on which the note given
for the stoves mature l., the old
farmer, now turned tradesman, con-
fessed that he had most of them on
hand. r'.t "--.i 90 -
Tired Of farming" the most indie
pendent business a man can engage
in, because forseoth there are disap-
pointments and perplexities and tri-
ais and vexations attending it. Re-
member you who are tiIlers' of the
soil, fiat your cares and troubles and
anxieties are few and far between,
compared with those suffered by com
merpial mens IF your chances to be-
come rich arc not 80 inviting ard prof
table as those Of the tradesman, bear
in mind that thedangers of becoming
very poor and destitute are far less.
Famine and abject poverty seldom
oVertake the, farmer or haunt him in
their Ghostly visits He lives on-the
high table land OF premise, rising far
above the murky region of want and
destitution. His children can say
there is bread enough in our fathers
house and piece to spare to the hun
CRY of other less fortunate callings. 1t
Tired of flrmingp Suppose you
are? What is TO be done I'm such
case? Do you expect Co find employ
plent without trials and perplexitiee2
If so you are doomed to disappoint-
ment There is no vocation in the
world that viii exempt those who en-
gage therein from cares and fears and
vexation.' So ifyou are tired of farm
ing, the best way is to get rested just
as soon as you can and prosecute anew
the business. im
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-04
The Horrors Of the Battle Fiald.

A gentleman who passed over the ground
a Pea Ridge, Ark, after the action closed,
thus relates the horrors of the battle field;
The appearance Of the hill and woods she'll
ed by Gen. Sigel's division atlests the terrific
shower OF missiles that teft upon them. W ak
ing over the ground Immediately after the
fight of the enemy and the pursuit by our
forces, found it thickly strewn with dead and
wounded, most of them having fallen by the
deadly artillery projectiles. Tree after tree
was shattered or perforated by shot and SHE'LL
and many were filed with grape and canister
balls. One tree was pierced through and
through by solid shot, its top shivered by
shell, and the base of its trunk SCARED by
seventeen canister and rife balls. In one place
lay the fragments Of battery wagon, where
in shell had exploded, utterly destroying The
wagon and killing two mules which had been
its motive power. a ruined caissOn aud five
cannon wheels were lying peaf it, Two dead
artillerymen were stretched on the earth, each
killed by grapeshOt. and by their side was a
third, gasping his last, with his side laid open
by fragment Of a shell. On the hill, where
the capponatle had been severe, trees, rocks
and earth bore witness to It's fiereness Fif-
A'Cu hOoh0ON ANoaio ldS AZ ohC SlOdIs uuA
we're piteously imploripg each passer by for
waller and relief Tor their wounds A few rods
| from them was another, whose arm had been
torn off by cannon shot, leaving tie severed
member on the ground a few feet Distant
Near him was the dead body ofa rebel, the legs
and one arm had been shattered by a single
shot. Behind tree few yards distant was
stretched a corpse, with two-third5 of its head
blown away by The explosion of a SHE'LL and
near it p musket broken into three pieces
Still further along was the body Of a rebel
/ soldier, who had been killed 10y u grapeshot
! through the breast. A letter had falleri from
his pocket, which on examination, proved 10
/ be long and well written love episte from
lis betrothed in East Tennessee. It was ad-
dressed to Pleasant J. Williams, Churchill's
regiment, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Around him
in all directions were his dead and dying COM
rades, some stretched at full length on the turf
and others contorted as if in extreme agony
The earth was thickly Etrewn with shot au6
Fragments of shell.
T'he bursting of the shells had set fire to the
dry leaves on the ground and the woods were
burning in every direction. Efforts were made
to remove the wounded before the flames should
reach them, and nearly all were taken to 4
place of safety. Several were afterwards found
in secluded spots, some Of them still alive, but
horribly burneG and blackened by the conaa
grafton.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-04
PLEASANT NEIGHBoRHooDs

Ones pleasure is much affected by the quail
ity Of ones neiehbors, even though not on
speaking terms with them A pleasant bright
face at a window is surely better than dis
contenied, cross one; and u house that has the
air of being inhabited, is preferable to closed
shutters aud uisocial blinds, excluding every
ray of sunlight and sympathy. We Ike to
see the glapcing, cheerful lights through the
windows ofa cold night, or watch them, as
evening deepens, gradually creeping from par
lor to the upper stories of the houses near US.
We like to watch the little children so in and
out the door, TO play, or TO school. We like
to see a white-rohed baby dancing up and
down at the window in lis mothers arms, or
the father reading his newspaper there at even
ing, OF any Of these cheerful, imprOmptu
home glnspses, which, though we are no Paul
I'ry, we will assert go to make pleasant
neighborhood to those who live for comfort
instead Of show. Sad, indeed some morning,
on waking, it is TO see the blinds down and
the shutters closed, and know that deaths
angle, while it spared our threshold, has
crossed that OF our cheerful neighbors. Sac
TO miss The white robed baby from the win
dow, and see the little coffin at nigt fal
born into the house Sad to see innOcen
little faces pressed at eventide against The
windowpane, watching for the dear papa
who has gone to his long home.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-04
secession commitment . Our Navy.

The Richmond Dispatch of the 22d of Feb
ruary, pays the following extraordinary com.
plimeut 10 the Federal navy. We quote =
There is no disaster Of the present war
which it is so difficult TO bear with anv degree
of patience or philosophy, as the almost uni
form success Of the epnmy's gunhoa!s over our
land batteries. 1t is a Thing absolutely un
precedented in its extent, ip the history of war
fare In nine cases out of every ten which
have ever occurred before, land Notifications
have driven off vessels as often as they attack
ed them In the Russian war the immense
steam navies of England aud France wert
beaten by the Russian Notifications in almost
every eneOunteF.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-04

equipment went be was in all respects the gen
tleman. And in the heart besides-in the heart
besides.
Il beg your pardon, Miss, for intruding up
on you, be said, bashfully, Il am come to
speak to you about educating my children"
Lucy bowed. She thought she had misun-
derstood him.
Il am come into large fortune lately, Miss
very large fortune-a matter of a ihous-
and year. knew no more oft three months
ago, bless you, than the man in the moon; and
think, and my wife thinks, that our girls
ought to be educated"
Certainly" said Lucy vacantly. She thought
she was dreaming.
And SO we have agreed if you would come
and live with us-we live in fine house now
and be one Of ourselves, and teach the chill
dren, We thought that we should take it very
kind of you"
YES" assented Lucy, mechanically. for she
was not a whit The nearer waking.
"And if you would think two hundred
pounds year, and room of your own, G.
nough, it is yours tomorrow, and that is all
about it,
The speaker, in the excitement of having
oSSOAP APiAoAON MS OtA0nu' OisAppCu LIS uaL Oh
his head, and breathed freely. But he recoI-
lee.ed himself and took his hat off again
you wish HE to be governess of your chill
dren. Do l understand you arighl?" said Lu-
cy, only half conscious that the scene was
real.'
YES, Miss, if you please; and if two hun
dred pounds year would satisfy you, why
why it is done, and that's just where it is
Thank God!" cried Lucy, bursting into
tears. She was wide awake, and understood
all now.
1t was all true-that was the best of it.
The man had really inherited large fortune,
left him by some relative hitherto unheard Of
And was not his early thought about the poor
geverness, who gave him good word every
morning, and inquired after Billy, who was
scalded? Yes; for he had heard of her moth
er's death, and the proud consciousness of be-
ing able to confer ben fit on an orphan girl
elated his heart as much as the possession of
tho usand pounds year. Lucy, of course.
would not consent to receive the salary be had
named How it was finally settled this chron-
icler knows not; but Lucy dwells with the
quondam toll-keeper, and looks happy-per-
fectly happy.
A small white stone has been erected at her
mothers grave. You may see it, if you will
walk for the purpose to Abney Park Cemetry,
Stroke -NewingtOn.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-04
HoRrIc CULTURAL.
Planting and framing Grape Vines.

Many persons who have planted young Del
awares, Rebeccas, aud othqt ehdite grapes,
have had their patience sorely tried by finding
the upward progress Of the vines much slower
than their expectations; and much blame has
been cast upon the nurserymen for selling, as
is alleged, Feeble plInts; when in reality the
fault is mainly attributable to the wait or skill
and care on the part of the planter.
The following article, abridged from the Val
ley Farmer, is the most sensible that we lave
recently seen on this point - Field Notes. ~
We induced to take up this subject from
some facts that have been forced upon our OBJ
servuticn within year or two-lacts which H.
lGstraie the general want of knowledge on this
subjeet throughout the tohutry n n the fall Of
1889 We made up quite an order for various
kind Of grapes for number of friends, incud-
ipg sUme r our own planting Egch indi !
ual planted bis own according 10 his ideas Cf
the requisite mode. At the close Of the season
We saw most Of these vines, and out of the
whole number we do not remember to have no.
ticed one that kad. made greater growth in
ono continuous length Allan two feet, but.nO,t
Of them had been permitted to throw out nu-
merous branches hardly exceeding onc-eighlh
of an inch in diameter or one foot 10 length,
while those Of Olif planting attained fully ten
feet in height, some Of which would have borne
several lunches Of grapes had we permitted
It. We aIlude to these facts by way OF iliUs-'
tratIng she difference between good and bad
management
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-04
Fate of the cOnasoatiOu Bills.

The judiciary Committee of the House of
Representatives have reported adversely on all
the bills providing for the confscation of pro-
perty owned by insurgents. Mr.. Hickman
made minority report, substituting for the
bills resolution that, inasmuch Os the power
of Congress in the premises is doubtful, there
fore the President should use all the means con-
sistent with the laws of war, and which IN his
judgment may be necessary to crush rebellion,
including the disposition of property of all
kinds; and that in the opinion Of Congress de-
cided measures on the part of the Executive
are necessary.
Messrs. Bingham of Ohio and Wilson Of
Iowa presented another minority ropert, re-
commencing the passage Of two bills. q 10
declare forfeited TO the United States the pro-
perty of every description belonging to rebels
found in arms, and all who aided and abetted the
insurrection; also directing how proceedings
should be instituted. a. To dissolve all obli-
cations on the part of persons to service" to-
ward those who may have been engaged in the
rebellion; also to require every claimant for
sucA service to prove his loyalty before pro-
Ceeding 10 reclaim any runaway.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-04

aovzRNoR ANDY JNHNsON.-Andy Johnson
upon his arrival at Nashville TO enter upon
his duties as Provisional Governor of Tennes-
see, was called upon for speech, of which a
correspondent says:
The Governor closed by most affecting
aIlusion TO East Tennessee, where his desolute
home was and his sick, sad wife. His voice
rang out like clarion through the silent city,
calling upon his countrymen to come forward
in the defence Of his beloved section Of the
State; TO show their hands, TO fear not and
speak out. He declared his willingness TO
share with them any and all dangers for the
rescue of Tennessee hom the jaws Of the in
fernal monster.
Traitors should be punished aud treason
crushed. He came with no hostility OR ami.
mostly in bis heart; he came for the defense o.
the weak the restoration Of the erring, the
punishment of the guilty, the re-establishment
of the Union and Constitution in Tennessee
Come, my cOuntrymen, he exclaimed, let Us
gather around the old and lovely flag, with
one heart and soul, reading upon its folds the
haIloUed words of Webster: Liberty anC
Union, one and inseperable, now and forever.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-04
rhs Secrets Of Bun Run.

Much light is thrown upon the disaster oI
Bull Run by the documents found in the de-
serted camps at Manassas.
Only fourteen hundred and twenty-One oil
our soldiers were captured by the enemy. OF
this number, S7l were sent TO Richmond, and
$50 wounded men, we're sent to the rebel hos
pitals; total ] ,42l. Our losses of cannon and
ordnance stores, which have never been accu-
rately estimated by the Federal officers are
summed up in an official return from Captain
Alexander, of the rebel engineer service ser
vice, as follows:
al 3O-pounder Parrott gun, with 800 rounds
Of ammunition, 9 IO-pounder Parrot guns,
with 100 rounds each; FOUNDER brass guns,
with 90 rounds each; 3 IL pounder brass how
itzers, with 100 rounds each; I2 FOUNDER
boat howjtzers, with 100 rounds each; 9 James'
riRed field pieces, with lOJ rounds each; 81
eassions; 6 travelling forges; 4 battery wagons,
splendidly equipped; Ga artillery horses, with
harness, &C.; 100000 rounds small arms an
munition; 4,5OO sets of accoutrements, cart
ridge boxes, &c; 1000 muSkets. Total num-
Der of cannon taken, twen,y-seven; muskets, four
thousand"
10 the senseless panic Of our troops, they
threw away vast amounts of tools and equip
ments, of the number OF which Captain A lex
ander makes this return:
$50 axes, spades and intrenchfng tools; g
sets carpenters tools and blacksmiths tools; 2
sets harness; % extra tHaces for artillery; Z
platform and other scalesi $50 camp cooking
Wtensilsj 2, 700 camp mess utensils; 302 pairs
pants, drawers and socks; 700 blankets; % tents
and flies; 81 wagons; % horses; 25 trunks and
carpet bags; lot of rope.
"Incomplete returns of many miscellaneous
articles, such as bedIicks, buckets, coffee mills
halters, picket pins saddles and brides, 10 bar
rels commissary stores, and few handouts left
from . large lot captured hut carried of by In
dividuals as trophies"
These statements show that although our
officers gave no accurate accounts of the exact
losses which resulted FROM the stampede in the
face Of an iHferiOF force and Quaker guns"
the rebel boasts Of enormous masses of tro-
phies we're wide oC the truth. The enemy's
bulletins claimed the capture of one hundred
cannon, whereas but twenty,seven were taken;
exulted over the possession Of five thousand
prisoners, while the official returns dwinde the
number to fourteen hundred; and counted ten
thousand muSkets instead of four thousand
lnasmuch as these official reports from the
eIemy's officers were designed for home use, and
not for circulation among the yankees" il is
probable that they tell the truth We have
done better than this in several of the late en-
gagements at the West.