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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-03-20
COMMANDMENT OF PORT HUDSON.

TTr B0MBARDNENT OF PORT HUDSON
The Richmond Wing Of the 18th says
sTha homlardmont Of Port Hudson COM
,nenced 81 2 O clock on the 18th inst, and al
u O clock at night adeaporate engagement
took p}ace the enemy attempting 70 pass our
b,tff.,i;es under cover Of darkness. ]h< hting
was terrific One gunpoat passed IN a dam
%, 7 condition and the United States sloop~of-
war Mississippi Was burnt 20 the wa5e' $ edge IN
front Of one Of our batteries One large ve:s2j
was COMPLETELY ridd'ed and third badly cr1)-
pIed and the rest driven hack. Our victory
was comrIete. No casualties, on our part
Thirty six men aud one mIdshipnan OF the
>Ejssiy>ipp we're brought IN hy QUE cAvaily, sev-
eral Of them severely wounded. Commodore
Farragut'2 flagship, went down the nyer dls;1-
b!oG}.
The account given in the Richmond Exam
inar Of the 18th DARED I'ort Hudson is >ol}stan-
tial|v like that taken from the Wing OF The
same date, with the additional! facts that tie
commandment on the !4th commenced at :
O clock aud conJinucl Til ) Q clock The Eedo-
Yal vessels. it SAYS. fired slowly but the Con
ederate batteries did rot reply. The Snbso-
1uert desperate engagement spoken OF contln
ued from midnight until TWO 0 cIock IN the
morning. The boat that passed the batteries
the DESPATCH alleges, is Doubtless 80 much
disabled as TO render Der achievement 1ruit-
less.
Yesterdays Richmond papers contained
nothing further from Port Hudson.
The Washington Chronicle says: IA sr22u-
bling Alexand,ian complains that the prices Of
all marketings in that city are much big her
than ii Washington If this assertion is cor
rect we pity the people Of Alexandsia-thatis
ALL y
1t was reported by officers that came on the
boat last night that Lieutenant Colonel y. T.
Doster Of the Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry
and recently proves; marshal IN Washington
was wounded IN The cavalry 1ight near kelly's
Ford
Three IsraeIiccs were yesterday arr stc3 at
the Point Of Rocks, By Government detectives
upon the charge Of trying 70 20 South. 4
quantity Of ievelry, valued al -, $500, anI
about s., 900 IN money; WAS taken from them
An ilngiishman was also taken into custody
the,e, upon similar charge, aud the officer re-
porting there says he has got the dots on
aim - but whether anything else was found
upon him he does not state. Louis Pollock
was also arrested in the cars at that point, with
trunk full Of goods, and the express car also
contained about s., 500 worth OF goods helong-
ing 10 him, for all Of which he had 40 permit
A letter from New Orleans IN the n. I.
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THE LATE CAVALRY Am -

rrorrux,o,,,a,c =, AFFAIR
~; ,o11esp1'us'' g q ,0e Philadelphia lpq,i,s s
The ;, cavalry expedition which mad, s, f..
into secessia returned last night. T' r
Tuesday n'orniiog;t arrived at Kenr .'Ss
aud discovered s'o"j' number OF d;sn,' 'a |
cavalry men OF The other side, ocvunr,' u
pits The cavalry made a charge t}mno5 Y
river the First Rhode Island in sav,n
>]ng!y tut en n1ossc, some Yadjra M y q 4
saddle gilths, some swimming theiy0 bbp p. nt
i hllc crossing, q battery . nile dsten'
cd fire III them. 'D' va
Our flying artillery replied, and after III
slirn.i*h, took the rife pits AZ d thrty ~; H;|
ers. and then pushed on to take the I sIS|
which was soon found to be missing, Pem.
then reachcd Gen Ayerill that General SFn".IE
and lee, with d large force, were aprroacbs.I
AveriIl pushed On 10 meet them, and capes
witch them about four miles from the yyp,
Tbly We're drawn up III linc Of Latde /.
cavalry charged them, and tor three hyurL.
ii hand 10 hand, sabre toS>bre, neither nrII
gaining 81 advantage, while at the same Ii.
the artillery were firing at each other i.
Confederate infantry could not engage, for /.
reason that so mixed up were the two ptF.
they could not distinguish friend from foe. !
Ibis time fears were entertained that We vol.
ruu o. aulmunltIon, and d retreat vas order.
which WAS done III good order, with but lid.
disposition ca the part OF the ContedentG
J. ,.> 49,. ,,,, ,lr,o..t fIi,nu 4,ilou7o1 II, r. /,
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rect list Of names can be had until reported
beal-ouarters. titz Hugh Lee was recOgDlS
and seen to fall from lis horse wounded. II
ca7aIry did nobly.
The subscriptions Of "Wednesday to tie nj
twenty I. s. loan amounted to tvohundred&|
fifty thousand dollars. The subscriptions
the same loan were oyer tonr hundred '1|
sand dollars. 1t has been predicted that W.
IN week the daily subscription TO tAS v
will be nore than half puII]on' ;.
Hon. Jas. L. pettigrev, distinguishes.
zen Of South Carolina, died IL Charleston y
last Monday, after a ploEIactod lines ="
was 70 Yeas Of age. !.
Baker's detectives, yesterday: arrested ).
tin Syiat, q colored resident OF v as'''s:Y va.
the Long Bridge, syfaJ was atte''pl ls,
cross the Long Bridge with . complete Wv Wv,
Of canteens under his overcoat. Inc '"''
were all filed with whiskey. ~!
John Trimble. the great Union alan u ~ ~,
vile, has made his slaves--thlE1esO ID .
ber-a present Of their freedom ,.rse
4 bill has been introduced III tAe ~. -. r;
MIA LEGISLATURE to have certain '1 ,.n,,s
without jury, as in England: T't2 . lD' de,
ADOPTION Eminent lawyers favor ' n i /
Five hundred dollar connte11sl' ''' .b,st
Central Bank Of Worcester, ~ "S's ncrtts
have been detected. The exccu'l0" ,f,q
Several had been sold in = all street w.
lection. The l13
From orr last dispatches from . 1"t Job
Convention in Kentucky, we lear. ~ has h
F. Bell. an unconditional Cnl(,''s% Nv, nor a
Nominated as a candidate ter oo' .ha up}
that the convention has expressed ~" q
tat;pg adherence to the Eo7e'"''
United States. 7no,;o, in AH
Recent intelligence from z'osI ~ = -four
reoresent that country to be i,'S ,';;op
H.. condition, and steadily l"p''' 80
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Al as@n. Of siioe Bankers n Amsterdam, is
now in Washington, ana has made PROPOSE
ton to tIlo E. s Secretary d :Ee Treasury, to
furnish loan Of fifty millions IN gold, to be
deposited IN Amsterdam, snE:iact TO che draft
Of The treasury.
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Confederate Bankruptcy.

Mr.. ROBERT TooMBs, of Georgia, who
left his seat in the United States Senate
to accept the Secretaryship of State under
His Majesty, JEFF. DAVIS, is evidently
disgusted with the bogus Coufederacy.-
He has recently written a remarkable
letter to the Augusta Constitutiondlist, in
which he shows in its true light the utter
bankruptcy and failure Of that detestable
confederation of traitors, murderers, PERU
rers and thieves. He charges the men who
"are running the machine" with wicked
ness and corruption, and says the laws arc
weak, the rulers oppressive, and starving
community are plundered and impoverish-
ed. Here is the comparison he makes
between the financial systems of the
United States and of the rotten confedera-
cy:
"Can say more to expose the boundless
folly of our present financial system 2 The
| history of the currency of our enemies, since
the beginning of this war, is humiliating to
us. Either had foreign credits. Both had
powerful and established State Governments
to back them. We were united in favor of
| the war. They were divided. They have
| kept twice the number of men in the field
| that we have, upon half the money, and paid
their soldiers better than We have. Their
| treasury notes sell at discount of less than
! thirty per cent. ours at more than one hun
| dred.- The reason is solely that their Govern
ment has better understood and more firmly
| adhered to the true principles of currency
| than ours. In all else we had the advan-
| tage."
We affectionately commend thes g
sentiments of Mr.. Traitor TooMBs to the
| perusal and consideration of our Copper
head friends in this town and county, who
hold the "worthless green back" in such
utter abhorrence. According to TooMBs
our Treasury notes sell at a discount Of lee:
than thirty per cent, sehilst those Of the re5e
concern are discounted more than a han.
dred. A slight difference, truly! But
there is another small item to which We
respectfully desire to call the attention
of our Copperhead friends. TooMBs ad
/, mits that we have kept tacice the number o,
men IN the field that the Rebels hare, upon
halfthe money, and paid our soldiers bette,
than they haze. Verify, "out oftheir own
mouths shall ye condemn them." Here
| after, when the Copperheads are disposed
| to eoncoct and circulate lies about Federal
mismanagement, it would be well to
remind them Of the opinion of their
distinguished fellow citizens and ardent
| co-laborer in the cause Of Rebeldom-
ROBERT TooMBs.
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until it is abolished. The loyalty of meE
in the North who have tender consciences
about the rights of the South on this sub
ject may well be questioned. Those who
don't like the way in which the war is
conducted had better go to Mexico, or
some other happy country. He deneunced
the policy of the Peace or "Copperhead"
faction of the old Democratic party, and
exhorted the true and loyal men of all
parties in Pennsylvania to stand by their
tried and proved efficient loyal Governor,
and not exchange him for Copperhead.
He pronounced the 18th Penna. Vols. the
best drilled, bes. disciplined, and bravest
regiment in his division and denounced
the man or party who would oppose the
measures calculated to recruit its shattered
ranks or who would Withhold from the
brave men their pay and supplies. The
man who did that, or interposed himself
between our armies and the suppression of
the rebellion in any other way, was
traitor and deserved the penalty accorded
to treason--the sword or halter"
We understand that arrangement
have been, or are about to be, made to
have Governor CURTIN deliver an address
here, in Ebensburg, during the present
canvass. This is right. His speech in
Johnstown did good servite for the Union
cause thereabout another one here would
most undoubtedly go far toward turning
the scale in our favor when we come to
engage in the great work, next October,
of regenerating little Cambria from the
thraldom of Copperheadism. Give US
call, Governor The spirit says come =
the bride says come the e1igencies Of
the hour say come Everybody says
come !-ezcepting few Copperheads, per
haps who are con.titutionally apposed to
the PRONUNCIATION of light and reason.
Come !-and then if We fail to defeat the
enemy at the ensuing election, it will be
simply by reason that all the "Abolition
lists" have gone to war.
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for office; they have not scrupled to
employ the most outrageous AID diabolical
misrepresen tations and falsehoods in orGer
to delude the people into their support
They have openly arrayed themselves
against every measure which the Admin
istration has adopted for the suppression
of the Rebellion. They have endeavored
to ruin our army by encouraging deser-
tiona and discouraging enlistments, and
wherever they could they have goaded
the more illiterate into resistance Of the
execution Of the Draft.
All this is at the expense of the Nation
al cause, and is done, too, at the very time
when the fate of our country depends upon
harmony of action. The work of dissension
and division-of riots and bloodshed-
goes on. These bad men know full well
that unity amongst ourselves would soon
end the War in our favor, but they can
not consent that this should oe done
under Mr. LINcoLN's Administrations -
They resort, therefore, to every means in
their power to prolong the contest,
believing as they do that, through distress
and discouragements, the people will
eventually become tired of it, and call
them again into Office and power.
Bright visions of public plunder fit
before the eyes of the Copperhead leaders,
but the golden apple which they see will
ere long turn to ashes on their craven and
polluted lips. The people of the North,
we take it, are as mass loyal, and devoted
to the Government, and they will rot
suffer political tricksters to gull them into
drawing absurd and fatal distinctions
between that Government and the men
who honestly and faithfully administer
it. They recognize the propriety of post
poning party hines and party issues until this
internal Rebellio is crushed and its
leaders punished, and cur fag floats in
triumph over every inch of the National
soil. So far as the people of Pennsylva-
MIA are concerned. they will bear US out
in this assertion Or the second Tuesday
of October next, they will give a verdict
which cannot be mistaken. It will be
for CURTIN and the Union-a triumph not
only for the State but for the Nation.
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DUBLIC SALE

UBLlC SALE
Il The undersigned will offer for sale, at
the Office lately occupied by DR.. John M.
Jones, in the Borough of Ebensburg, on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, inst, a well
selected Medical Library, composed in part of
the following works:
l Vol. Dunglison's Medical Dictionary
" Harris Prin. and Practice of Dental
Surgery.
I" Z" Richsen: The Scienc. and art of
Surgery.
Vols. Samuel D. Gross System of Surgery.
Vol. Carpenters Physiology. Smith
!" "a United States Dispensatory. Wood
i Bacher
." 90 Dickson's Elements of Medicihs.
& " MitchelPs Therapeutics.
Vols. Woods Practice of Medicine
Vol. Neill and Smiths Compound Of
Medicine.
Wilson's Anatomy.
Also, fine selection of Literary and Mis-
cellaneous Books.
full supply for practicing physician of
Medicines, Drugs, &c, in labelled Walls Bot
ties and jars. Several dozen of empty vials.
Also, full assortment of Dental Instru-
ments. Together with lot of Office Furni-
ture, &c.
A Mare and Colt will be sold at the same
time.
EA- Sale to commence at 1 o'clock, P NJ
Terms made known on day of sale. a reas-
enable credit vii be given.
GEORGE NJ. REED, Admir-.
EbeEsburg, September ], 1868.
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IMPORTANT DECIsIONs-It has been
decided by the Second Comptroller that
when pensioner re-anlists he forfeits pay
in that capacity, and cannot be again pu.
upon hepension rolls except upon surgical
re examination and certificate of his disa-
bility.
1t has al so been decided that woman
who abandoned her husband previous to
his enlistment, and married another, is
not entitled to the bounty belonging to
the first husband if he died in the service.
Judge Cadwalader, of Philadelphia, has
decided that minors, under eighteen, canno,
be held at all in military service, even
with the consent of parents-that there is
not anything in the acts of Congress to
legalize the. enlistment of minors under
eighteen years.
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Union State Ticket.
Announcements.

4 SSEMBLY.-
~ To TIE VOTERS OF CAMBRIA COUNTY ::
/ hereby offer myself to your consideration
N a candidate for the office of ASSEMBLY,
at the next ensuing general election, subject
to the decision of the ballot-box.
JAMES CARROLL.
Loretto, August 25, 1863.
TOUNTY TREASURER
~ offer myself as an Independent Can
didate for COUNTY TREASURER at the
ensuing election. If elected, shall endeavor
faithfully to perform the duties of the Office.
8. DEAN CANAAN.
Conemaugh Borough, August 27, 1863.
EGISTER AND RECORDER
HI The undersigned announces himself as
An Independent Candidate for REGISTER
AID RECORDER ar the ensuing election. If
elected, will endeavor to perform the duties
Of the Office satisfactorily.
ROBERT LITzINGER.
Belsano, September 3, 1889.
COMMISSIONER
~ I offer myself as Independent Can
didate for COMMISSIONER, at the ensuing &
election If elected, shall perform the duties
Of the Office to the best of my ability.
THOMAS P. DUNN.
Carroll Tp., Sept. 8, 1863.
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why They oppose the war.

The grand reason why the present War
has resulted in the loss Of so many valu-
sble lives, and been so unnecessarily pro-
longed, is to be found in the determination
of the Copperhead leaders to keep UP their
party organization, hoping thereby to OBJ
tain control of the National and State
governments, and elevate themselves to
places of trust and power, which they
would not for moment scruple to prosti
tute to the basest purposes. We have
watched the course of these men carefully
and understand them thoroughly. Their
greed for public plunder is so great that
there is nothing they will not do or sacri-
fce to attain their object. They oppose
every measure which the Government
inaugurates for our welfare or success,
amply because they are not taken into
confidence which they would abuse, in
order to fatteu at the public crib. They
pirate and clamor about "tte Constitution
as it is aud the Union as it was" but
oil this means that they would see the
Union shivered to atoms, and the Consti-
tuition trampled under the heel OF despo-
tism, rather than that they should be
saved and perpetuated under the wise and
benignans rule of the present Admins
tration.
All who have viewed this subject in the
light Of honest reason will readily appre-
eiate the force and truth Of these remarks
Whatever may have been the opinions of
the people of the North, before the COM
mencement Of this accursed Rebellion, it
is not to be denied that, so soon as our
national emblem was torn from Fort
Sumpter, they determined to stand by the
Government. This they resolved to do
without distinction of party, and had this
honest and paSriotic instinct of the popu-
lar heart been left undisturbed, the War
would, in all probability, have been ended
months ago. But the tendency of this
would undoubtedly have been to create
cut of the hitherto discordant elements
but one great party-a national party-a
party which, ignoring for the time all
issues of minor importance, would devote
itself to the support OF the Government,
to tie suppression of a causeless and
wicked Rebellion, and to the complete
se establishment of the Federal authority.
Such contamination was devoutly wished
for by every patriot in the land, but am
bilious demagogues in our midst could not
consens thus TO have party lines oblitera-
ted. They preferred TO postpone the
happiness ard prosperity of the country,
and permit orr fair fields to be deluged
With the blood Of the slain, rather than
to abandon for bsief period their old
vocation of ofice-seeking. The desire of
their wicked hearts was public plumber,
and to accomplish this they determind upon
Ys!lyng what would otherwise have been
q, defunct organization.
IN their Wild and desperate scramble
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-09-03
From Rev. J. Newton Brown, D. D, Batter

From Rev. J. Newton Brown, D. D, Ei:ims
the Encyclopedia of Religious Inovl.t:i
Although not disposed to fsvo-or reon.
mend Patent Medicines in genera, throlE
distrust of their ingredients AM effects
yet know of no sufficient reason, why nn
may not testify to the bene6tshe bslisra
himself 70 have received from any suFi
preparation, in the hope that ie msy ;ha
contribute to the benefit OF o.hes.
do this the more readily regard b
Hoofand's German Bitters, presred by hI
c. NJ. Jackson, Of this city, because vs.
prejudiced against them for many Eal
under the impression that the were chs-l
an alcoholic mixture. am Indebted 10 y
friend Robert Shoemaker, for he renoI
this prejudice by proper tests and for Il
couragement TO try them, waen sufsIg|
from great and long continued iebility III
use of three bottles of these Bitters, a. u
beginning of The present year, was fOllo's
by evident relief, and restoration TO d,gTs
of bodily and mental vigor Which hs1 q
felt for six months before, AID had siua
despaired of regaining. l therefore ihia
God and my friend for directing me 70
them. J. NENTJN BROhA
PHILADA., JUNE %, 1861,
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s~ JEFF Davis-oh, wonder of won
ders has turned out a fierce, uncom-
promising Abolitionist. At last it is
reported he has called out 500 900 colored
troops, to serve during the war, to whom
he promises freedom and fifty acres of
land in case of ready compliance to his
demands
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nA- The Rebel Gen. Pemberton died
last week at Selma, Ala. The Senate of
Alabama but a few days since passed res
olutions of want of confidence in Pcmber-
ton and Holmes both are dead. Holmes
had been dead fortnight before the
sanient Senators lost confidence in him.
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rc- Read the letter of Daniel O'Con-

nell, the Irish patriot, as published on
our outside to-day It is most able
document, Of special interest at the present
hour, when the evil fruits Of the system
of Slavery are 80 plainly discernible.
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WHY DoN'T he REsIaN I'VE ara

WHY DoN'T He RESIGN I'VE ara
frequently asked why Woodward, the
Rebel candidate for Governor, does not
resign the place he holds on the bench Of
the Supreme Court. We presume there
are two reasons for this. In the FIRST
place, Locofoco was never known to let
go the public teat SO long as he could
hold on TO 1t, or so long as it would yield
anything in the shape of money or its
equal ; and in the second place, Copper
head as Woodward is, we have no idea
that he is foolish enough to suppose he
has any chance for being elected Govern
or
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ATTENTION S0LDERSI
Will build up the constitution, and J.
health and strength TO an oTeTtaSAsa =
diseased system.

viii build up the constitution, and .
health and strength to an oveFia'Asa !"
diseased system.
PHILADELPHIA, August Il. 80 ,,
DR.. c. NJ. JAcKsoN-Dea' Sir; VIE l
Virginia, owing to the change Of water ID
taken with severe aiarTho,a, when &c
incurable, and which greatly weakened
When we reached Nartinsblrg, ieaf5-
l should have TO come hone; but nov
some of your Bitters in the store OF NJ. =
Price, in that town, purchased 3 snpp!, =
on taking il was speedily estored 10 1'@.
The diarrhoea was quick; checkea'
experienced no return of 1. numOe
my comrades who suffe'ed in the
manner and from the same cause, VIA
shared the Bitters, join ne IN tins Ger err Z
| expect to return 10 the sat OF war W.
Legion, and l shall certainly take ssti:
the Bitters in my knapsak. ! wouI1 ~
without it for its weightln goid, pal'''-
on going into limeston region: -r,
Yours, truly, a. +. ALaIys
Compaly 4, Scott L'S'
BEWARE OF CCUNTERFElIS
See that the signature of 80 ~ -
is on the wrapper of e.ch bottis.
Price per b,ttlc rs cents
Or aalf d,zen for 81
Should your nearet Druggist no' o.. Id.
article, do not be PIT off bY any O 'l "s,rt!
icating preparations that may De ~ 90
its place, but send Us, and we WIZ
by express, secureF packed.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND MANuf''
No. 63l ARCH 81
Jones So EVa
Successors to J. NJ. JACKSON
RoPRIEToRs-
nay For SAB by DR., G.. ID. NJ 20
Wood St. SIMON JOHNSON, corr w
and Smithfield sts., Pittsburg, .bs
gists and Desies u every toTI 1rs = .,
States. l'
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nA- Governor Pierpont has fixed the
seat of Government of Virginia at Alex.
andria.
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CTRAY STEERS

CTRAY STEERS
NJ Came to the residence of the subscriber
l mile west of Ebensburg, about the 18TH 4 :,
of July last, TWO STEERS, one three wear
old, red with a white face, the other tw o wears
old, red and white. The owner is desired
10 come and prove property, pay charges aud
take them away. REES S. LLOYD
Cambria Tp., Sept. 3, 1868.
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q. 90 ENARD.-
" Lost, in October, 1862, between Ebens-
burg and Pensacola Steam Saw Mill. a VEL
LOW ORANGE WOOD CANE, with ivory
top and silver band below. The above
reward will be paid if left at this office.
Sept. 3, 1863:
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STRAY cow
~ Came to the residence of the subscriber,
one mile west of Ebensburg, on about the
LIST of August, WHITE COW, FIVE years
old. The owneris requested to come forward,
prove property, and takes her away.
THOMAS T. JAMES.
Cambria Tp., Sept. 3, 1868.