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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18

The 66th Regiment, which contains two
companies from this county acted 0onSpie.
uous part in the recent battle, near Chatta-
noOga, and by its galIantry added to the high
reputation it had gained on Eastern battle
fields when connected with the Army of the
Potomac. It participated in the work Of
driving the rebels from Lockout Mountain
and Missionary Ridge, and though several
tihss Horooly engaged. suffered very little
They also formed parf Of the amaIl force whish
charged up tho side Of Pigeon Mountain, near
RinRgCld, during the pursuit of tie retreat.
ing enemy, and ii WaBlthon they sustained ths
losses Of which We published . list Inst week.
In the last number Of the Urbana Citizen We
End letters from Capt. SAMPSON, and D. N.
ARRAw, giving an interesting histOry Of the
action Of the Regiment during the progress Of
the battle. We Gubjoin . few extracts in
reference to the Pigeon Mountain afair.-=
Capt. sANESoA Says: l5~ssaa. = sea
T ieFFidsy morning We resumed the march
early, and our advance cams Ipen the enemy
at RinREold, Gs., diGtAnt abeut 40 miles from
here. Thsy ocOupied very strong position,
on Taylor's Ridge, Immediately beyond the
town. Our forces Wsre engaging them when
We eams up t0sterhaus' DiVisiOn) and imms-
diatSIy upon our arrival, our brigade was
ordered into seton on the LEFT ct the line
There we're three regiments in sight On the
crest of the ridge IN front OfuS, and our four
regimsntS (the 5th and 2sth were back on
guard duty) lwer0 ordered to charge them, aod
drive them of. We started forward with the
determination TO secOmPlish the task, bat had
no idea that the ridge was 90 high. When
We reached tho foot Of the ridge, thsy epened
FIRE upon us and mon commenced to fall, but
the boys puGhed gAIlAntly forward oyer legs.
brush and stones, CIamhsEirg up the sides Of
that dreadful Btssp, with che bullets whiatling
among them and OTs thsm. and almost KeAsh-
sd the summit. bak We found We wsrs unabIe
70 cepe with the superior foTes sDd supsRioF
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18

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ExFNPTToN FRoK DRAFT.-The PittSbuFgh
Commercial sags, the enormous number o.
drafted men who have heretofore escaped mil
itary duty,by reason OF physical intrmityi
has produced q material change IN the regula-
tions of the Provost Marshal General. A
new list Of causes Of exemption is publiHhed,
in which the catalogue Of avaihble maladisz
il considerably reduced. NearMghted men,
who 1attered themselves that their deficient
eyesight formed perpetual bar against the
imposition OfmilitiEy obligations, are suddenly
and hopelessly bereft Of the consolation derived
from the iuhictioa Of "myopie, !" for under the
new rule, myopie individuals who are really
too near sighted for efficient Geld service, aro
transferred TO the Invalid corps. y" Near
sighted does not exempt, /" is the stern decree
Of the Marshal; hence gpectaeles will not be
20 popular hereafter. Fat men, however
who are Proverbially jolly p0ople, have
new cause for good humOr, for 70 is ordained
that abdomen grossly protubeFant or" ex-
c0ssiVe obesity" are sufficient for exemption
from any draft whatever. Imbeciles, insane,
epileptic and paraIytic persons are Of course
exempt, but the list Of H1aladies through the
possession ofwhich drafted man may evade
duty is SO closely restricted and defined that
the next draft will produce larger proportion
Of serviceabIs soldiers than the last. Exam
lining surgeons are also required 20 report the
number of men rejected under each Of the
forty-one sections Of the new set Of regulations
from which tits 20 b inferred that q VePy
curious ofisiaI record Of the comparative
sOundnOss Of American constitutions may
hereafter see the light. stais i1ie' 7'l
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18
The Maryland Slave Csds.

The Baltimore correspondent of the New
York Evening Post writes
Some weeks ago, Mr.. james Harris, ne
gro citizen of the United States, resident in
Cumberland, Maryland, was indicted for as
sisting his slave children to escape from bond
age. He did all he could in the praiseworthy
purpose, but in vain. They we're arrested in
their flight and brought back to bondage,
where they now are; and their father is at this
moment in the Penitentiary, condemned to
six years. imprisonment, for asserting his
manhood and his fatherhood, in the rescue oil
bis beloved children from the man-stealer'a
grasp.
"The court and the jury, and hundreds Of
humane white citizens, have united in a pc
tition to Governor Bradford to pardon Mr..
Harris, and there is every hope that he will
not hesitate to set free this martyr to the in
famous slave legislation of slaveholding Mary
land. Even the master of Mr.. Harris chill
dren expresseda q hope that the father would
escape the meshes OF the law. This illustra.
ton of our infamous slave code, occurring
just at this time, when the popular vote had
consigned slavery to destruction in State,
will quicken the heart of the Legislature to
prompt action in the repeal Of the oppressive
chapter that blaOkeDs our statute book"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18
7rsn tn. sstA Ohio Regiment.
KELToN BARRACKS, C1N. O.,

KELToN BARRACKS, CIN. O.,
December 9th, 1868.
EDrroR GAZETTE Since last wrote you,
have crossed the Alleghanys and paid visit
to the MOmnumsntal City. Three guards and
myself escorted six stragglers Of the 10th
Ohio to that place, and delivered them to Pro-
vost Marshal Fish, who was to provide them
transportation to their regiment.
When we reached the highlands of Western
Virginia and Maryland, we found the atmos-
phers somewhat colder than that permeating
the Queen City, and not impregnated with
such perfumery of sulphur and slaughter
houses. This was quite delightful change.
Harpsr'G Ferry looks very much like the in
terror of . large porker after removal Of the
intestines, and Martinsburgh and several other
places, ditto. Along the entire route, between
the Ohio river and Baltimore city, are eYidsn-
ces that the rebs, like destroying angel, have
been about
The draft was being enforced in Baltimore,
and many persons were pretty thoroughly
scared lest they should be elected to serve Ur-
0le Sam in the ranks for three years, unless
sooner discharged. And why not ? Sixty
enc negroes were cOnscripted there on the
25th Of November. Some men were con-
ssripted who had been food for worms for
months. Will they have to furnish substitutes
On Thanksgiving day the ladies (God bless
thsm,) visited all the soldiers and made them
presents Of all the nice things that heart could
wish. This is evidence that all of the ladies
Of the Monumental City are not rebels in cri-
noline.
To-day our entire eight companies with the
exception Of the sick and wounded, turned out
to attend the funeral Of Colonel Whistler, a Re-
gular Army officer, who died at Newport
Barracks. He was one Of the Oldest officers in
the service. We buried him with the honors
Of war.
The ground We are located on belongs to
G.. n. Pendleton, elected from the 1st Dis
trict Of Ohio. He lives just back of the bar
racks, on hillside, most beautiful location.
He is one of the wealthiest men in this city,
and is looked upon as a great Butternut.-
Even the Ohio delegation in Congress prefer
red the little trickster Cox to the son-in-law
Of the author Of the Star SpangIed, on the
war question. He would soon play out weee
il not for ready john"
1t is quite sickly in the city. All the talk
here now is about the approaching Sanitary
Fair, it viii be grand afair. viii old Del
aware be represented? l hope So 81
D. W. O. LUaNBELL.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18
Jon. Davis Message.


FORTRESS MONROE, December 10.-Jeh'
Davis in his message i very despondent over
the losses of 'Vicksburg, Port Hodson and
other points.
He says their has been no improvement in
their relations with foreign countries since hin
last message. On the contrary, greater d.
vergence in the conduct Of European nations,
assuming a character positively unfriendly.-
He speaks Of the marked partiality Of Great
Britain in favor OF the North.
He says the public fnancies. demand the
strictest and most earnest attention, and that
prompt and efficient remedy for the present
condition Of the finances is necessary to sue
eessful operations Of the Government. 'sl. =
He recommends taxation instead Of further
sales Of bonds or issue Of Treasury notes; also
recommends putting an end to the subs tituts
business, and modification Of exemption, 30
that the army may be increased as rapidly as
possible. he regrets the suspension Of the
exchange of prisoners, aud that the eommuni-
cation with trans Mississippi il obstruoted.
He concludes by saying that the enemy re-
fuse proposals for the enly peace possible
The only hope for peace now is in the vigor Of
our resistance.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18
ABOUT Our SUPPLIES FOR R1oHMoND p,

ABOUT Our SUPPLIES FOR RICHMOND PR1-
soNERs.-General Butler, and a member OF
the Sanitary Commission, now at Fortress
Monroe, have telegraphed to the Government
here that the rebel authorities have stopped
the distribution of supplies sent to Union pri-
soners in their hands. We are notified that
up to this time no information had reached
Washington indicating that anything like a
rebel notice has been communicated to either
General Butler or General Meredith. The
fact that Ould, the rebel Commissioner, of
Exchange, promptly replied yesterday or the
day before to General Buffers tender of vac
cine to be used among the Union prisoners,
that it would be disposed of as promptly as
required, leads us to hope there may be some
mistake Washington Paper
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18
Conservatism Improving.

The Pittsburg Post-a copperhead organ
with 'tThe Union as it Was" for it's motto
has leader on the Future of Slavery" which
closes as follows
ave feel gatisfed that the future peace oi
this now bleeding and distracted country, re-
quires the total extinction of Slavery amongst
us. We DO not allude to its eradication thi
year or next, or whether it shall disappear in
this generation or the next; our idea is that
its final Abolition at some fixed period, il
necessary for the future peace of this Repub-
lie. One of the results of the present rebel
ion will be the weakening, or, perhaps, de-
struCtion of one ef its causes--Slavery in the
South. With that will follow the death o.
Abolition among ourselves. Then, after the
terrible experience Of the present times, eur
country viii be Tecreated, and increased eivilli
zation, on its luminous wing, will spread its
blessings upon a regenerated Republic, des-
tined to be the greatest nation upon which
the sun has yet shone."
For bitter copperhead paper this is mOv-
ing along quite smart in the right direotion.-
For the sake of getting rid OfSlavery we are
willing to see abolition" suffer cOnsidera-
bly,.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18
0eeupation q Elizabsth city by CoIorsd Troops

Occupation Of Elizabeth City by COlorsd Troops.
The Times correspondence, dated in camp,
near Portsmouth, Virginia, says Brigadier
General Wild, commanding the eolored troops
in this department, has undertaken a most
important expedition.
His Brigade left this vicinity Saturday last,
in two columns, one taking tho route through
Princess Anne County, via KempsviIle and
great bridge, and the other following a tow
path of dismal swamp canal, now for some
months outside Our lines. The columns united
at Hendersonvills, n. c., whence an advance
was made on Elizabeth City, which was occu-
pied yesterday without opposition.
Our cavalry carried the enemy's camp al
Charles City G. H., after sharp fighting the
enemy firing from their houses. We captur-
ed eight officers and eighty-two enlisted men
being the whole command three companies
ifty-Gve horses, and three mules, besides many
wounded left on the ground.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18
WnIIAM. Il. sERAED,
G -. -. ssuetasy Of STATE.

LErrzES ron soLDIHas as.-Ths LOuisville
Journal calls the attention Of the friends OF
the soldiers 70 the importancs Of prePaytng
every description Of mail matter Ssns them
Il saws: s39 II s51
HyOu are rot certain about the wisghG Of .
package, il IL but little trouble 70 ask your
Postmaster TO testfE on his scales. This VIII
save beth tinsr and money 70 the soldieE, and
relieve the postal officers Of great gource of
anDoyanca.- To Illustrate: AZ pFessnt,
Nashville. Tennessee, is Che point whore Shs
mails for General Grants army esnter /;
thence they. are taken by military convey
ance to the diHsFens corps. The postal law
forbids PostmastsFs suffering any mails upon
which postage d due, lsaying their custody
before that postage be paid. A package OF
letter for soIdier at Cha ttanOoga IL received
at Nashville, /" due six cents." Il Is kers de-
Iayed untfa netics can be ssnt front, the seldisr
found, and tie dx cents forwarded to the
Postmaster, and all this delay Is occaGioued By
some careless friend at home Who naglsets the
proper postage. s-e+ -..--
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18

We still have good news from our forces
on the Texas coast. On the Both of Novem.
Der the rebels blew up Fort Esperanza, il
Hatagorda Bay, large and complete bomb
proof work, partially iron plated. The garri
son, numbering one thousand men, all escaped
but six. Our forces were prevented by q
heavy gale, from reaching the spot in time te
capture any of the runaways. Matagorda is
however, now in our possession, as is the
whole of the Southwestern coast except Gal.
weston. The port of Matagorda is one OF the
best in the State. Our troops are in the best
Of health, and operations are being pushed vi
gorously, although Geneaal Banks himself
was at last accounts at New Orleans.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18
cOlOred Recruiting in Missouri.

The Soldiers Union says:
Accounts received from all parts Of the
State go to show that the recent order in re-
lation to the negro enlistments, is doing more
to pacify the State than any other thing
The owners Of slaves are forwarding them to
the different railroad stations for the pur-
pose of enlisting them in the military ser
vice. OF course the owner receives the boun-
ty paid recruits, as a compensation for his
property. The railroads are crowded with
this class of passengers. We understand that
some five or six colored regiments are now be-
ing organized in the State. 1t is estimated
that at least twenty thousand soldiers can be
recruited by this class Of recruits, and as every
enlisted negro counts for one white man, it Is
thought that the quota of Missouri can be
filed in this way and save the necessity of e
draft.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18

The Monitor Wehawken sank on the 9th
inst, whilst at anchor inside of ChArlest or
Bar, furious gale raging at the time. -Four
engineers and twenty-six men were drowned.
The accident is attributed to bad manageme Mt
as no other vessel met with like misfortune.
It is expected that she will be raised.
The Union men Of Arkansas are rapidly
gathering to the national standard. Already
eight regiments are filled or in process of for
nation, and it is estimated that from eight to
ten thousand Arkansians have entered the
Union service. A Streng feeling has grown
up in the State opposed to the re-establish-
ment of slavery within its bounds after the re-
bellion Is ended
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18

BAYAKp, Of Delaware, who i quite as much
Of rebel - POWELL Of Ksntucky, and both
Of whom too Hsarly approach JeE Davis in
sentiment to occupy seats in the U. 8. Senate
has thus far evadel taking the oath Of alIegi-
aDce prescribed 10 bs administered to ths
Senators and all other Government oGesrs,
high or low !; and in reply to suggestion OI
the Vice President SsW days siDcs, declared
he would not take il, and Il rsquiFtSd 70 do
% by q formal yoteoG the Senate he would
resign. He once before since the rebellion
commenced stated he would resign in case ol
the happsniDe Of AeertAin contingency, but
when che anticipated Osoasisn fer doing %
arrived he. refused to make good his word
BE is true representative Of the few hundred
HlaVaholderS who have up to within the last
year or tive ruled Delaware, and il was mainly
through his efforts and those of his colleague
SALISBURY, who ID man of the same style
(both being a. devoted to the institution o.
slavery as either TOombs or Mason,) that thG
Democrats of the State declined voting at thC
rsCant election because those challenged on the
ground Of diSloyalty were required to take
the oath Of allegiance before being permitted
to exercise the right Of suffrage. It ID to be
hoped the Senate will not hesitate to pass G
vote rOqutingir him to take the oath, and i
be carries Out his threat to resign that bOdy
will be rid Of a most earnest SymPathizsr with
the Rebellion and AeGive eo-lAborOr with DAVIS
BrsckenridgO and other southern traitors,
while they remained il the Senate.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18


The Army Of the Potomac is busy prepar-
ing winter quarters. The soldiers are re,enlist-
ing rapidly, and regiments greatly reduced are
getting permission to return home to recruit
The report thai General Meade is to Be sups +
seded has not yet been authoritiYely denied
nor has the removal been made but the in.
dications are that new commander will be
appointed and the army thoroughly reorgan-
ied. -. Fl. -. .......s. =,
The Lafayette journal says: "a portion Of
the track Of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
OnlcaSo RailrOad'has sunk out Of sight thrss
times. The space where this ocSurs is abont
two hundred fest long. After losing two
other tracks, the company inserted piles
These have also sunk out Of sight. They are
now driving down piles Of over sixty fest ia
length, and yet have not found hard ground.
The place where this occurs is supposed 70
have been once occupied by lake, over which
vegetation has spread Q thin crust. aa-z8
In his Thanksgiving sermon, q. ". Beech
er spoke thus Of the President: We owe a
deep debt Of gratitude TO God for the Chiel
Magistrate of our land. He il wisely and
surely pioneering the way to The liberty oi
tnlS NATION. One man there was whom Goo8
hand had ordained to break our foreign bon
dage. II it were possible TO honor him more
than another whom God has ordained 70 breal.
the bondage of . worse oppression in our
land. then the second should be greater than
the first but joined together one ana insepa-
rabIe, we shall hereafter hear on jubiIees the
shouts, " WaahingtOn and LipcoIa-ths faith
ers." 4-t.---' Ga 81.
A mansion, completely furnished, was pre-
sented to Bishop Simpson, Of the Methodist
Church, in Philadslphis, on Thanksgiving day,
The mansion is double, with side paFIOrs, each
Illuminated with.six,lighs chandeliers, . hall
and vestibule in the center, extensive back
buildings, fine library, sitting room; reception
room, &C., the whole being warmed By means
of improved patent heaters, and 10 handsdmsly
furnished in all its apartments. .Laafaf eslz s1.
The Court gHOusS .as Sidney, Fremont
county, Iowa, was. bl0Wniup By 9guoFFilEas q
ev days since Fremont siG the extBSma
southwestern county qoflthS statg, and ihal
been badly overrun by gusEsillau and horse
thieves.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18

II is not necessary to 60 to rebel newspa-
pers and market reports TO learn the desper-
ate straits to which they are reduced in conse.
quencs Of the immenee volume and almost at
ter wOrthlesaness of their currency. The late
message Of JEFF Davis and the report Of Mem
minger, his Secretary of the Treasury, exhibit
it in 80 strong light, that ne evidencs from
other sources il required TO establish the fact
that financially they are about used up. They
both admit that if something is not speedy
dsns to remedy the matter, inevitable ruin te
their cause will ensuO. They both urge d
large reduction Of the paper in circulation
Whila MOmmingsr insists that it will not an
sWer the purpose, that funding must be resorted
90, and a. the people will not do it voluntarily
compulSiOn must be used, acknowledging al
the same time that it would be . direct viola
tion Of contract made with a portion of then
creditors. He thus speaks Of the necessity
which in his oPiniOn juSti6ea the recommend.
ation and demands its adoption
The eOntinuAnce Of the notes as circulat-
ing medium to their present extent, involves
tho ruin Of public and private credit, and will
deprive the Government Of the means Of de-
Tending the lives and property Of its citizens.
II the currency remains in its present expand
ed state, no measure Of relief can be made Of.
EectuAl. Prices must advance, and the
means Of the Government to pay these prices
must daily loose efficiency. Taxes bseoms
fruitlesl by reason Of the depreciation Of the
money. The army can neither Be paid, cloth
ed, nor fed /; arms and munitions Of war can
no longer be supplied the officers Of the gov.
oEnment can no longer be supported. and the
country must suecumb. Calamitias so disas-
trOus must certainly. be avertSd by every
meanH within the power Of the government.
No contract, however solemn, can require ma
tienal ruin, and, in such case, the maxim must
prevail that the public safety is The supreme
law"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18

HooKHR's Battle ABovn 4HE CLOUDS
Quartermastsr General Eeigs, 10 his lively &c
count Of the three days conflict before Ohatta-
nooga, mentions the notable fact that ia Gene
raj HOOksr's fight up the slopes Of Lockout
Mountain, much of the battle was fought
above the clouds, which concealed him from
our view, but from which his musketFy was
heard. There is one record at least, on paral
lei to this, in the campaign Of Napoleen, in
the Carnas Alps, I79T. The battle Of Col de
Jarvis, March 22d, 1877, was fought above
the cIouds-ths artillery laundering in the
very laboratory Of storms and arsenal Of the
electric batteries, while the cavalry charged
and performed their svolutions on ice, and the
infantry fouDdered to the attack through
gnoW three feet thick. - eaE,n
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18

There ID no military news Of imPOrianco
from any quarter. The Potomac Array seems
% bsquietly going into winter quarts".-
Grnat's Army Is not, 80 far - can be asesr-
tanned, engaged IN any aggressive msVSu eat
o. an sxtsDdsd SsAle-Knoxvills and East
TennaI1ss bsing relieved ef The presence OF
the rebel army undsE L0ngssrest, matters in
that region are PFOgrsSGipg hVOurably-
ohariGBion iSStiH being GhsIIOa seua1issaily--
and Banks fOges in Southwestern Texas il
making Encouraging pregrsaI Without meeting
any serious opposition. The rebels are every
where gloomy and dsspOndsat, heir armies
sufItEing seriously frSm dsssFtiOa, starvation
staring them in the face, and bankruptcy
thEsatening 70 speedily invoIve themselves and
their cause In utter ruin.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18

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est child,
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~ Sold BY all Druggists 25 and 50 cents per Bot
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