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The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-11-19
How they Treat Union Prison
ers IA Richmond.

Rev. George III. Hammer, Chaplain of
the Twelfth Pennsylvania cavalry, who
was recently released from Libby Prison,
furnishes the Philadelphia Inquirer long
account Of his captivity and of the suffer-
inss endured by our soldiers who have
fallen into the Rebel clutch. In reference
to the treatment in Libby Prison, he
says
"Many sank under it, and falling away
into living skeletons, were passed over to
the hospital, In the other end of the bull.
ding, where they lived or died as circum-
stances might declare. How often have
seen this SO often that it had long ceased
to call forth special attention. Did men
fall down exhausted upon the floor, those
stronger picked them up and strove to
have them removed to the hospital. Did
:hey die, their bodies were carelessly
thrown to one side until convenience suited
them to hurry them underground. Du-
ring this time the heat was intense, and
the suffering from this cause alone was very
great Add TO this the fact that from
diet and other causes the prisoners suffered
greatly from dysentery, aggravated by the
disagreeable water we were Obliged to
drink, and [ know not, indeed, how we
passed the summer, or bore up under the
accumulated woes of our situation.
"Do you ask me as to the amount of
food received daily by each officer? One
fourth pound of very tough raw beef and
bones, very little over ten ounces of bread,
heavy and sour, little rice and infnites-
imal quantities of salt and vinegar This
was the amount of rations received, tho
[ will do the authorities the justice to say
that it was hardly the amount allowed, the
remainder being appropriated by officials.
However small the appetite of the pris-
oner, if we'll, he could eat the whole of his
days ration at one meal, and look around
for more. At the time of which [ speak,
the officers were not allowed to purchase
or receive any food but that furnished by
the authorities as the daily ration. The
bread was very unpalatable and unwhole-
some; the beef oftentimes tainted, and
sometimes evidently diseased, as we could
see where tumors had been extracted. If
In lieu of rice we obtained beans or peas,
we received with them no small quantity
of animated life, In the form of worms,
fat and plump.
"The treatment received by the officers
during this trying time was bad and only
bad continually. One seemed to vie with
the others in their endeavors to annoy us
and make our situation intolerable. Did
one under this debilitating process stretch
himself upon the floor during the day
upon his blanket, unless he had first OBJ
tanned the consent of the prison Inspector
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stances. 1t was not without trouble that
he found the house. It was poor place.
The young man knocked, opened the door,
and involuntarily stepped back.
What did he see
The young girl whose Inconsistency had
made his life unbearable, stood before
him.
She had grown pale-very pale; but
he knew her at the first glance. 1t was
Bertha, whom he once hoped to call his
own.
At disappearance the young girl spIang
towards him, overcome with joy, holding
cut her little hand. The young man
waved her back, exelaiming:
"You did not expect TO see me 2"
The young girl sank into seat and
covered her pale, beautiful countenance
with her hands.
"Are you Wilhelm SIS daugh-
ter asked the young man, coldly, after a
pauseT
81 am" answered the young maiden,
timidly.
"And who and where is that other, to
whom, as you told me at parting, your
life belonged ?"
"That other is my father" answered
the young girl, looking up to the young
man with glance which spoke the
tenderest love.
With lightning quickness the truth
dawned upon him, the scales fell from his
eyes-suddenly all was clear.
Speechless he rushed to Bertha, took
her in his arms and pressed her to his
breast.
"Come to your father p he faltered to
the young girl.
"My father Oh, I forgot, where is
he? He has been out all night. l have
watched for him in tears the long night
through"
"Your father is saved. He is with me- y
was Carl's answer, as he hurried the
sanng girl on, and through the streets to
the arms of her-of his father.
A fortnight later, iu the midst of the
greatest splendor, the marriage of the
rich young banker Carl T to Bertha
s. took place.
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PA AY,N
NUMBER 8.

morning for City Po;nt so weak from
hunger and disease that they were unable
to stand upon their feet Never have I
witnessed such misery aud want amongst
any class OF human beings.
''There are also about about hundred
free negroes of the North, officers servants
from the army and navy. They are used
at the present. about the prisons, or upon
the Notifications around Richmond. One
OF the many nights spent in Libby is
deeply engraven upon my mind a free
negro of Philadelphia, captured in the
navy, nearly white, received three hundrcd
and twenty-five lashes in room immedi-
stely beneath US, his loud cries and plead.
ipgs penetrating every part of the building,
as blow followed blow He was then
wrapped in a blanket saturated with salt
water, and cast into one of the dungeons
for month or more Such scenes and
cries were frequent. Those of our number
who entered there as advocates of slavery.
or at least as sympathizers, are such no
more"
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c..UpCuEs. MINISTER'S, sc.

pr.ebyteriaa-REv. D. HARRISON, Pastor
Preaching every Sabbath morning at lo5
s,cIack. tI and in the evening at o'clock. Sab
oath School at o'clock, A. NJ. Prayer meet
inc every Thursday evening at O'CLOCK;
Methodist Episcopal Church-REy. j. >. LEM
WON, Preacher in charge Rev. J. GRAY, AS
sistant. Preaching every Sabbath, alternately
at lOB o'clock in the morning, or IN tne
evening. Sabbath School at O'Clock, A NJ.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening" at
o'clock
Weich Indspendent-REv Ii. II. fowsLL,
Pastor.-Preaching every Sabbath morning AT
10 O'Clock, and in the evening at ociocA'
Sabbath School at 1 o'clock, z. NJ Prayer
meeting ON the first Monday evening OF eacn
month and on every Tuesday, Thursday ana
Friday evening, excepting the first week IN
each month.
CaIpinistic Methodist-REv. JOHN WILLIAMS,
Pastor.-Preaching every Sabbath evening al
2and 6 o'clock Sabbath School at Il O'Clock,
A. NJ. Prayer meeting every Friday evening
at I O'Clock. Society every Tuesday evening
att O'Clock. ~
DiscipIes-REv. W. LLOYD, Pastor.--Preach-
ing every Sabbath morning at 10 O'Clock
Particular Bapttsts-REv- DAVID JENklSs,
Pastor.-Preaching every Sabbath evening at
3o'clock. Sabbath School at at o'clock, T. M.
Cafhofic-REv. NJ. J. MITCHELL, Pastor
Services every Sabbath morning at lo3 o CLOCK
and Vespers at O'Clock in the evening.
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Tne War i'm Tennessee.

The National cause in Tennessee has
escaped great peril 1t will do no harm
to say now that the Army of the Cumber
land was in less danger of destruction at
Chickamauga than since its seemingly safe
retreat to Chattanooga. Against all the
hazards of battle it bore up bravely, but
against the imminent certainty of starva-
ton, what fortitude could have held out +?
Yet until the recent seizure of Lookout
Mountain, the army was almost destitute
OF communication with its base of supplies,
and If Its condition had been known to the
Rebels, and if they had ohstinately held
the advantage they possessed, we. could
have had no right to expect anything but
an appalling disaster. Little as the public
seem to have suspected it, Gen Rosecrans
was besieged at Chattanooga. The position
was strong against assault, but the Rebels
commanded the river, which was the only
practicable route for the transportation of
fcod and ammunition. BY wagons it was
next to impossible to carry anything The
roads over the mountains and along the
bottom lands were equally bad. And so
long as the Rebels held Look out Mountain
they held the Army Of the Cumberland
almost in their grasp.
From this situation the army has been
relieved by movement equally brilliant
and audacious. Correspondence containing
some particulars has Just come to hand
A force from Chattanooga itself, eo-opera-
ting with heavy column under Hooker
that marched from Bridgeport, succeeded
IN completely surprising the Rebel force
ip possession of Lookout Mountain. But
even against surprise the position was
strong, and it was not till Gen Hazeu
resoSted to the daring expedient of deploy-
ing nearly bis whole force as skirmishers,
covering line of three miles in extent.
and forming apparently the advance Of the
main body, that the Rebels fell back The
mountain was gained, and once gained
became impregnable to any effort of the
Rebels to retake i. An attack upon u
portion OF Hooker's forces was repulsed by
Gen. Geary and Gen. Howard, with heavy
losses to the Rebels, and the South bank
OF the Tennessee remains in our possession.
The beleaguered forces in Chattanooga are
not merely relieved from danger, but may
assume at once an offensive attitude.
whether for an advance toward Atlanta, or
for the relief of Burnside Within a.
"eoA 'nS "nt'ie aspect Vi TIC cainpaiyn IL.
changed. Gen. Sherman, in command
now Of the Army of the Tennessee, is
reported to have occupied Tuscumbia in
the face of considerable opposition, and
there remains no probability that the
Rebels can prevent the junction of his
forces with the main body, near Chatta,
nooga, or his direct cooperation with that
column if it advances from that point
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-11-19
RAILROAD SCHEDULE.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Judges of tke Courts-President, Hon. Geo
Taylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George w
Easley, Henry C. Devine.
PrOthonotary-Joseph MDonald.
Register and Recorder-Edward F. Lytle.
Skerf-John Buck.
District Attoraey.-Philip S. Noon.
County Peter j. Little, Jno
campbell, Edward Glass.
3redsurer-Thomas Calm.
Poor House D,rectors-William Douglass
george Delany, Irwin Rutledge.
Poor House Tredsurer-George G. K. Zahm
-AUiitors-Thomas J. Nelson, William j.
williams, George G. X. Zahm.
County Surveyor Scanlan.
Coroner. James Shannon.
Mercantile Appraiser-Geo. W. Easily.
SuPt. of Common Schoois-J. +. Condor.
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weary OF Life,
A SKETCH FROM THE GERMAN.

Midnight was past, and the lights of the
vessels laying in the stream were begin
ming to be extinguished, when two men
hurried from different directions toward
the shore. The elder of the two had
pairing to make leap the design Of which
was not to be mistaken: but at that instant
the younger seized him by the arm, ex-
claiming:
"Sir, believe you want to drown your
self"
"You have guessed it. What is that to
you?"
This was the answer spoken in the most
angry tone.
'sNothing, I know. I would simply
request you to wait a couple of minutes,
when, if you like, we will make the great
journey together. Arm in arm, the best
way of dying"
With these words the younger extended
his hand to the elder, whose own was not
withheld. The former continued, in a
tone of seeming enthusiasm:
"So be it ! Arm In arm Truly I did
not dream that human heart beat with
mine in this last hour [ will not seek to
know who you are, an honest man or a
villain-come, let us begin the journey
together.p'
The elder held the young man back,
and fixed the dim, half extinguiShed eyes
searchingly upon the coun!enance of his
companion, exclaiming:
"Hold, you seem to me too young to
end your life by suicide. A man of your
years has still brilliant, alluring fortune
in his grasp"
"BrilltantF answered the young man
scornfully. "What have [ to hope for in
the midst of a. world full of wickedness,
falsehood, treachery and unhappiness p
Come quickly!'
"You are still young! You must have
had very sorrowful experiences to make
life already thus insupportable to YOU! ~
az despise mankind !"
"Without exceptionp'
"Without exception ~
"Well, then, perhaps you have now
found man whom you will not necessarily
despise. I have, believe me, during my
whole life, lived an honorable man.
eReally That is highly interesting !!
It's pity did not make your acquaint-
ance earlier !"
"Leave me to die alone. young man
Live on! Believe me, time heals all
wounds, and there are men of honor yet
to be found"
"Now, if you take this view, why are
you hurrying SO fast to say farewell to
the world Z"
"Oh, am an old sickly man, unable to
make livelihood; a man who cannot
will not longer see his only child, his
daughter, bIighting her youth, laboring
day and night to support him. No, |
would be an unfeeling father, l would be
barbarous, if I lived en- thus"
"How, sir, have you daughter who
does this for you z" asked the young rnan,
surprised.
aAnd with what endurance, with what
love, does she sacrifice herself for me J She
works for me, she goes hungry for me, and
has only the tenderest words OF loye-a
sweet smile for me always"
"And you want to commit suicide. Are
you mad 2"
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EBENsBURG BOR. OFFICERS

BOROUGH AT LARGE.
n 'ast'ees Of the Pedce.-David ii. Roberts
harrison Kinkead
SSargess-James Myers.
7, Sehoot Dtrectors-Ahel Lloyd, Phil s. Noon
n.sia nSsaua u: Parrish, Hugh Jones, E. j. Mills,
David ]. Jones.
EAST WARD.
uonstabte-Evan E. Evans
n. lo@n CounciL-John J. Evans, Thomas J.
ZONES.
4Spectors-William D. Davis, l.. Rodgers.
.aage Of Etection-Daniel ]. Davis.
A'sessor-Lemuel Davis.
WEST WARD.
1onstable-M NJ. O'Neill.
Iot@ o@a Councit-R. S. Bum, Edward Glass,
0a,naA' a. Blair, John D. Thomas, George W.
IpPeetors-William Barnes, Jno. Fl. Evans
Uaa9e Of Electon-MichaelH asson.
'e''or-George Gurlex
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Select poetrp.
Our Idol

Close the door lightly,
Bride the breath,
Our little earth angel
Is talking with death.
Gently he woos her,
She wishes to stay.
His arm is about her
He bears her awayl
Music comes floating
Down from the dome;
Angels are chanting
The sweet welcome home.
Come, stricken weeperl
Come to the bed;
Gaze on the sleeper
Our idol is dead I
Smooth out the ringlets,
ClUse the blue eye
No wonder such beauty
Was claimed in the sky!
Cross the hands gently
Ger the white breast,
So like wild spirit
Strayed from the blest; j..
Bear her out softly,
This idol of ours,
Let her grave slumber
Be mid the sweet flowers.
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EREySBURG MAILS.
MAILS ARRIVE L

MAILS AKKIN f.
Eastern, daily, at Io5s2cioch' "a NJ NJ :
Western, i" at lO3~cloeA' a. ""
MAILS CLOSE.
Eos+e-n daily At O'Clock, P. NJ.
western at o'clock, P. NJ.
na%The mails from Butler, Indiana, ,Strongs-
town. &C., arrive on Thursday of each week,
at o'clock, p. NJ.
Leave Ebensburg On Friday of each week,
at A. NJ.
rolItown. &c, arrive on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday of each week. at O'Clock, ?. N.
Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, at o'clock, A. NJ.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-11-19

DIAMONDS AND WHIsKEY-A Wash
ington correspondent of the Independent
says !: ''There was sight to be seen in
broad daylight a few days ago. in front OF
the Presidential mansion, which gave those
who witnessed it shocking idea of the
outward strides which the vice of intem-
perance has made In good society during
the last few years. A woman clad in the
richest and most fashionable garments,
with diamonds flashing from her slender
fingers in the slant Western sunshine, sat
upon the stone balustrade, unable to pro-
ceed on her homeward walk without
betraying herself. At last she rose and
started on, swaying to and fro, and yet
soon rested again, utterly unable to proceed
The carriage of a foreign minister passed
blythe poor woman was noticed-and it
turned, stopped, took in the lady, and
carried her to her luxurious home. For
the lady is wealthy and occupies high
social position, but she was drunk in the
streets of Washington. Oh that man
OF woman-shoGld put IN enemy, &c.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-18

f>.tev 1oofssls stats IA ~ durcessor
9f - 1|srrinse y e5o?t I? flvs 1eH ''' re-
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-18

Y<[ 'E q hertty given thata at the January Term
Il I< offhe Fry41lc Court Of Dallas coun y, The
il ozf,Ir of {1iII|sm K1r11. assessed. Xhrtiofe
|, n~rro1 III 1<lfcd 10 zoId 1a11c 4iI make payment
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-18

TEST N ENIARY hnvins been grantt'
i, ,dcc'fI! by file County Court Of Denton eountys
I II III November Term thereof, 1872, ~ per-
loldinx hlnims anainst said decedent, wlli pre-
Z 10 saIi,5. duly authcnticated, withu the ti'ne
ibc.l u law ind those iudebted 70 said dceedent
\ \ ~ x 1vfITIxM 1y, KS. INF OIL. II. smoot, decd.
\, Ion, ucc. 20, 1862. .--T:6w. l 4 X "A 81
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-18

1r.r ~ Tr1ns 1863 of 'he con1,<< cI||Ft On
I'D. 1crro<-d- Thi3 Il he1r141~ M
W I ~. having ciaiur aG1In% 4A t,1<
11. |1<1 rfrrcrly rufG<utic1>'@> ~=<rI1
<n ~ 1n1 1ho<c iod>hf<d 70 ihe e><4fr 4'I[
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-18
4s..svrx Drsvxrxr. Q. .. A. " Ace's orfies' !
n'eSsSsSil nsSiE "a y xi'fSSSs SHs;ss'' ~ '''-' !

Infk1cnr OVrS&rrf' - .. r.-r ~-* .'*<- y * 49,
For iho psyneuf o!eaim. 10y ARREARS o. l.{ rns ~.
Iowanccs duo odsosAsei oncess and ssla'eFs o. tns
february 10th, isi2, and Az No %. approved &C.
H. nrss r section ofths abevs named Act provide,
veI"n tor oieer musician orp.l
xrl< hi the army OF the coniNlerar States shall be
md to tho willow OF he dec nsed u living mol, I"
Tue ehiId,sn ifeny and u. usn': c ., a,,.
or cf such doceased voiunleer.
The nrst reclion ofAot No. ~ provides "thst claims
due 10 deceescd non-comms-loncd vifoers ana pr.
Yates for pny allowance mud hpnuty may be nuufieu
and pad when here X ptsscsa c,iience " The amonue
due tory to tho second auditor, under sreh
as he has, Or may, prescribe, wan me up
i,v section q Of lie same Act Il s provided that
stls claipm OF drvcascd coiml,siontd oiheers sih
DO paid totleir heirs or iepresea IVES m she sau
manner rs similar claims VI ~, IN ~ !
csrs and piiyeles arr now or may " d'ec.ed " aw
| 10 10 pnil.' Payment Will be made sccof"i"sy un-
der tho following rules H |IIi' q Fl =. ".
| ld. Isihe child or children % minor, payment
viii 10 made to the guardian, upon the prouncson u
the proper erlifcale undrr me scar
loi tie Couii. 4 !. ~. ~ II ,I.,. :, =, -.
I'd. 1he claimant must produce hisor her aildayi''
and that Of ng 'ns III
er she aidavit must sane shnt there ssing nei'n
er WIFE Guild vr atler Of tile deceased y ~
lthnt there IL neither wie Or Child and Tue en''u'
| lint fi,cfe IL no widowed v,le. n a h. 4 3, I.
.Tbe ~,eofsira,s Or oiltr 1fopfr ofecr mus %
lc Of tbe rftss, Rsi r cAefh o. rs Syus
NEST ccsi,y, under ee seal of lie same '1' We u
Sne ,orssoIng INSTRUCTIONS must bc strictly COM
plic witli Pow ers attorney aaa'snmen, which
will seldorbe necessary, n'y bc sAecneu 'eio;sn
mngstfae IN The lsestuco 81 swo Icsiso''p's ,
wi,i,ess,.s Claims prepared herein uirecsed, auu
10 lie sccond auditor iy na'i Or pther-
Iwisc wleccive al piouapt az he bnsiilcss
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-18

Ealvin, Of Va, In y dnccdn ivfoluiipn nj
e:suc,lng The committee Of " ysrad ales's
1, u az ~ into the expedien y og reraft.ng
. tax uill for raising durinF the rsesent
year $ll2 000, ,0O0--Ihe Tux % pruro'-
tiouAbls among the several ssIeN, ai 4ll,e
rass Of 81 ,000,uO0 for every Rcp'esenletise
In the House. t
Also resolution calling upoh .ihs Cons-
miltee Of Ways aud Means % inqui.e in.e
the expsdiency u calling upon the seyetsi y
States OF the Confederacy 10 ralcr imo d )
JOINT guarantee TO accept such sioux %
bonds vs. may be hereafter issnvad. Aiop-s
ted. wax
Also q bill to fund the cur,'epny md seiA 4
ting forlh schemes for funding 10 public \
debt by reducing he rctes OF ib,etesl grcd.s =
'ually one year on AZ bond nov ciicta4s
l.iag, so that all intefest mag oeiat Ig Ds-
cembcr next.
Mr.. Baldwin g.ade an aSle fcancitl
speech, lasting two hours. ait
EioHloSD, jan. b.-i ile report Of tho
Secle,ary of the Treasury shove that fiom
tho commencement Of our PEI imansnl Gov
ernmcnt to the 2lst Of Deceaiber, The re-
oeipts were $457, ,s55, 900 and txpendituses
e443, Al 900. II is estimated That ilp.a-
mount 0 be raised by Congre IS . ,he tst OF
July, is S400, 0,0OU,00O. The,de of,he gov
esnment on the LIST Instant was 3 si56, 100000, a
including the 1883 bonds and Iha l868de-s (
posite certificates, $z72, 900 0ee gepesGl
cur,ency. and Sls0. 00O, 600 q I, 30 notes.
Tho baltimore Ame, ic,n of ,ts al i.
reliable information has n ,pn ,yeeciyed
s,om sco,,ts tl,a, efforts Arc ID ( ! made ~ /,
the rebels 10 cut Eosencrants a,my Oh
from their supplies, and cinsh il.
~ N after certain ex pedi;ions "a etfea ,he
dest tr,,otion Of q railroad and canii,rc For-l
resi-
l.ruxoxp. ian, 21.-I-he IndianapoIs
correspondent of Tho Cincirn afi Con,osr-
c;si savs Indiana is ripe fer yeyolnt.on,
within i,er borders The plot y sie Demo.
cyaiic ea,lers "a seize the State rsenal y3ss
,lefeased bv the vicilance OF Gov morton
% sSs Eorth wesiern Confsas HIN is noldIg
=, ,',,,,r r,S Mi \, !. M. TX, 4
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4 d,3,lnixfrsat tar.s Notice.

STEls8 u fAlministration on the essa!e q v ~ "
NJ. IInIl desessed, having been grated the mn
n,ul. o,i ilc 9th day or November, by t,e
n ls Con1t Of Tasrant county, notice Is hereby
< Ia all ,)eraons holding ciaims against saia Sc M
j urcrant thor within tlic time prescrthed py
Those Indebted to tho same are requested y
\ orward and make Immediate peynlenst ~.
M q " ELI a. HARRIS, ,Ndministrntors 4
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-18

TIC dispatch slai,ne
Cor uIsin Texas have
faie this ss!,lc from
3 1onscrsIcai % ctia
.erf's1 Imagine Mons;
Z break np The Conf<
aPh.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-18

pcndencc Of q Confeiera
the territorial integrity
Pending this the hoai
emption bill reported b
nittee, but took no final
Perkins offered III res
the liberation ofHpersor
IN civil life.
| The bill introduced by
| Mississippi, repeal tht
| exemption act was nasss
| adjourned until Monday
| Special to the Appeal,
GRENADA, Jan. 22-O
( L. Baxter, Of the scouts,
| formation from Gen. FoI
at Parker's Cross Roads
back the enemy scayafl
badly. lie came out Of
( men missing, several of
4 afterwnrd- Subsequent
fantry advanced from y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-12
From the Rappahannock

NO STRONG REBEL FORCE IN CAROLINE COUNTY.
Affairs along the front of the army OF the Po-
tomac remain as at last advices. The enemy,
as well As our own troops, maintain their orig
inal lines of battle below Fredericksburg. Oc-
casionally gun is heard, and some scattering
shots from the skirmishers.
Intelligence received here from Caroline
county, Virginia, shows that the enemy have
no strong force there. Several picket guards
are at the fords and landings-one at Bowling
Green, the county seat. and one at the railroad,
comprise their entire strength.
Ten days ago S26.nO8 in Confederate and Vir-
ginia State bonds were seized near Bowling
Green, in transit for the North.
The neck this side of the Rappahannock is
quiet, and none of the enemy's forces are known
to be there.
The health of the army is represented as ex-
celient.