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Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08
We are kindly permitted TO extract
the following from a private letter:
OK THE BATTLE FIELD, }
Near Gettysburg, Pa, July 10.

I'm II DATTLE FIELDi
Near Gettysburg, Pa, July 10.
DEAR FArHER:-I arrived here on
Tuesday last, in company with the Mil
itary Agent of Indiana at Washington,
and four other persons, to look up and
administer to the wants of the wounded
and dying boys from our State.
What / have seen since my arrival
here would fill a volume. l have for
once looked upon a battle field, fresh
after a fight, and seen all of its horrors.
1 pray God that | may never see another!
If the mere killing vas all, or even
the sight Of dead men piled in heaps,
las the rebels were on many portions
of the field, the sight would not be so
appalling. But the ~sufferings after the
fight, of the wounded and dying of both
armies, there lies the "horrors" of bat
tie. Since | arrived on the field | have
sat by and watched many a poor fellow
pass "beyond the shadow''-many more
are still to go. Notwithstanding all the
suffering these men are compelled to
undergo, they are almost always cheer
full! 1t is a singular circumstance, but
why ii is so, has never been explained.
The day l arrived I went out with a
burial party to bury some seventeen or
eighteen of the 18th Indiana Infantry.
On a space of ground fifty feet in d.
ameter, we buried thirteen of that no.
bic regiment. l sat and marked head
boards for the graves as the men cover
ed them up. (They were so decompOsed,
having lain for seven days and nights,
that it was impossible to handle them,
and they were covered up just as they
lay.) The stencil is horrible! This reg
iment went into battle with 3l5 men
and brought out So! These 49, veterans
are now in hot pursuit Of the flying reb-
els! Our dead are now all buried.
l have seen some three or four hun
dred rebel dead not yet buried. count
ed, piled up in one ravIne, t~wenty-three
rebel officers and n private! Two of
these we're Colonels and one Major, -
Captains, Lieutenants, sc. The sight
is disgusting and sickening in the ex-
treme. They are all swelled to burst
ing, and all as black as negroes, and the
maggots are already at their work.
Horses by the hundreds strew the field
for miles. These the people have COM
menced to burn.
The rebel Gen. Lee, did not take
away more than one-third as many men
as he brought here. His dead and
wounded are strewn from Gettysburg to
The Potomac. The rebel wounded now
in our hands in this town and the country
for five or six miles around, can only be
estimated by the acre! This may sound
strange, but it is gospel truth, for / have
seen it with my W eyes.
All our other pitched battles have been
mere child's play, as compared with
this battle of Gettysburg, both as to
slaughter and the grand results attained.
T. T. S
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08
NOTICE.


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FORT AEARNEY, NEBRAgEA. [
Son July 9Th 1853.
Sealea proposals are invited, and viii be receive :
~ once Until ~ O'Clock, n, on Saturday he Is,S
gay Of August, 1853, for furnishing by contrect TuJ1
AUNDRED TONS OF WELL, GTffRESS
LAY, the Ton to be ascertained BIZ msasureHsntS !,
s3 Cubic feet to the Ton. o.
inc hay 70 be stacked and delivered on Grand IsI,,s
Q. s. shall designate.
NO part OF this Hay shall be cut within ave niIas a,
manding Onlcer. N'n'
me Contractor's place Of residence must be DISTINCT,
$500 e the proposal, together with the name and ~.
ofess Or Two responsible persons as s~ureties.
blaaers must be present at the opening OF the IA,
auo me successful bidde rJ Be in READINESS with his surs,
les 70 close the contract as soon as the award is m1Ss
NO proposals for less than 100 Tons Of Ray viii h
October, 1868. S"
Proposals to be endorsed SProposala Zoe sr-,a,t-L
= 1ons Hay" The subscriber reserves the nShti Tor
ano On oenaf OF the o nited States OF rejecting ali Or
any u Inc proposals that may be made.
J. W. COLEMAN,
LIST Lieut.. and Nebraska Cavalry,
4 q
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08
MASTERS SALE

In pursuance Of a decretal order made By the District
Court in and for Nemaha County, Nebraska TerritofS-
sitting in Chancery, bearing date Nay 18th, 1851, in :
certain cause pending in said Court, wherein william
Smith is complainant and John Hanna respondents. I
will on Tuesday, September LIST, 1858, between tie
hours Of 10 o'clock A. N, and4 M, in front Of Den's
Hall in Brownville, in said county, being the place
where said court was last held, 0her for sale TO tie
highest bidder, for cash, the following described prem
iSeS tO-Wit The east haft OF the southwest quarter,
and The southeast quarter Of the northwest garter, OF
section number twenty nine, township number four,
north Of range number fourteen, east Of the sixth prin-
eipal meridian in Nemaha County, Nebraska Territory.
J. 8. BEDFORD,
n4-4W-SAs60 Master In ChanCary.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08
SALE.

In pursuance Of a decretal order made By the District
Court in and for Nemaha County, Nebraska Territory
sitting in Chancery, bearing date Nay 10th, 1852, in .
certain cause pending in said court, wherein Francis
Micha1m is complainant, and Richard Claire Is respOn-
dent, I will on Tuesday, September list, 1858, between
the hours Of 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and p. N. in 'front.' OF
Denis Hall, in BrOwnVilie, in said county, being the
place where said court was last held, offer Tor sale 70
the highest bidder for cash, the following described
premises, 'to-wit. The southeast quarter Of section
number seventeen Q7s township number six tl aorth
Of range number fourteen 90, east Of the sixth pginci
pal meridian, in Nemaha county, Nebraska erritorTs
g s. BEDFORD
"a 5w-e6 10 Master in ChanrerV.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

DRowNED.-On Tuesday last, JOHN
w. CASE, a son of r. E. CASE, while in
the Missouri River, opposite this city. ac-
Cidentally got in beyound his depth and
being unable to swim. and no person be-
ing present who could assist him, was
drowned. He was in the 18th year of
his age. We sympathize With his aged
and bereaved parent.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

Capt. MATTHEW'S and Capt. THOMPSON
left here on the Emily, for the Kansas
second, on Wednesday last. They took
with them a large number of recruits;
but many of Capt. ThOmpson's men are
yet here, waiting to go with B. B. THoMp.
SON. We hope to get a Muster Roll of
Capt. Thompson new company for publ
cation.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

LAST NOrIcE.-The City Council have
informed US they intend to enforce the
Ordnance requiring the Side Walks on
Main street to be paved. Sealed pro-
posals will be received by the City Re.
corder, till September first, for grading
and paving the sidewalks on Main street
between the hotel and the river. The
owners 0 f lots are allowed three weeks
from this date to make arrangements for
paving them themselves.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08
NOTICES.

uo-.r4- C.oDor assigueel Infths PaWnee COun-
oSH R;fJ;noz- ty District Court, Sep
70 TENDER term, AID. 1868
Han, M,rioft Debt and Attachment.
To Henry MarIatt, nonresident defendant soove
named- You viii take notice, that the Plaintiff IN
the above stated cause, has fled in the of6es OF the
clerk Of the District court, in and for PaEnes coun-
ty, his petition in debt, in which be claims o. JOG
the sum of S32, so With interest thereon from the Isl
day of August 1860, on promissory note, By ySa eH-
ecuted on the lst day Of April, 1860, to HlTam
Billings, payable four months after date, Wnlsn nots
was, on the 25th day Of June 1851, By said biiilngS
assigned to the Plaintiff, and that an oraer o.
tennents. goods. ehattles and effects, directed 70 tnS'
sheriff Of said county. And you are further nosnea
that unless you plead, answer, or demur 70 sslS
tition on OF before the 3lst day Of August, 1900 t9
same will be- taken as true and JuGgemsns FeRo
accordingly. v .pe
July I8, 1883, ao14H-S6p0
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08
Prohate Notiee

Notice is hereby given that L. n. B. Keneady has
made application for letters Of Administrator on the
estate Of AlOnza johnson, late OF the county o. PaWnee,
N. T., deceased, and that Monday the It'll day SepteH-
Der, A. D.. 1868, has been set for bearing said ~applea-
ton. All persona interested are notified to appear and
snow cause, il any, why letters should not be issUedtO
the said applicant. h g. LORE, Probate JEdgs.
nA-6u. "a 90
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

Sale of Real Estate by Order Of the
wOho Can't

On the Path day Of August, 1859, at 1 o'clock ?. N. /,
in front Of the Oaice Of the PrOba te Judge in BrOWnville,
Nebras4a, will DO sold to the highest bidder the fol-
lowing Real Estate, as the property OF Ellen Weeh,
minor, tO-wit: The northeast quarter OF the northeast
quarter, and the southeast quarter Of the northeast
quarter Of section sixteen, township four, range dfteeE
east, in Nemaha county Nebraska; also the northwest
quart er Of the southwest quarter Of section nfteen,
township four, range fifteen, east, in Nemaha county,
Nebraska, as the property In common Of Aariah g.
Welchs Ellen WEIGH, Sarah Jane WEIGH, and John II.
WEIGH, minor heirs Of Annice Welch.
n4-2R.a3 % ANNICE WEIGH, Guardian.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

The DRAFr.-The question "Will
there be a Draftin Nebraska" still exer.
cises the minds of many. Whether there
is a draft or not we have no doubt there
will be an enrolment. We see by an
order recently published, that all who
have come from the States to Nebraska
10 avoid the draft are to be drafted here.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08
Taken I'D,

The undersigned, living near Aspinwall, Nernaha
county, Nebraska, has taken up a two year Old COLT
Description Gelding, both hind legs white hall way tn
his knees, star in his forehead, The owner can have
him by proving property and paying charges.
OUI MEAL
July Ieth, 1853. n1-sw-s2 b
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

WET WEATHER.-Th The past two or
three weeks has been unusually wet
for this season of the year-so much
so as to iniure late wheat.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

MONEY! MONEY !! = Mr.. G. P.
RICHARDSON is now in town, and has
brought With him a quantity of money
due from the members Of the Nebraska
Second for horses
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

Swan & McLAUoHLIN have just re-
ceived a fresh lot Of Oysters and canned
fruits. Also a fresh lot Of Massachusetts
Candy.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

A New York paper suggests that each
County in the loyal States erect a monu-
ment with the name of every soldier from
that County who has fallen or may fall
during the war, incribed upon it. tits
a good suggestion. which. if carried out,
would give US the honor of surprising
natians in doing honor to our heroes.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

COUNTY ORDERS AND CRY ORDERS.
We have a few County Orders, and a
few City Warrants for sale.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08
NOTICE.

All those who know themselves indebted, By note
or account to the undersigned, will please come for
ward snd pay up, as one Of the firm is goipe East
after a Fail Stock Of Goods and We must have the
money y. p. SE1G IL.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

Frank Leslie's Ladies Magazine for
August is out, Besides much valuable
reading matter and Pictorials, it contains
a Dress Pattern.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

"A desperate chap recently made
the determined resolution of marrying
the girl he was in pursuit of, if he never
had another as long as he lived.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

There's no place like home,"
says the poet. RICH! unless it's the
home of the girl you're after. This is,
of course, an exception. Future poets
will please to note it.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

Two gentlemen fishing; sharp boy
appears. "Well, sir, git any bites?"
Lots of EN-" "Y-a-a-s, under your
hat" Race between boy and sundry
stones. Boy a little ahead
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

Low WArER.--The Missouri is now
very low. The Upper Mo. is not navi-
gable for the lightest boats.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08
PRINCE &c Co.,
EEHSHWNG- NJ. "

Will send to applicants who enclose stamps, theiI
New Catalogue Of Small Fruits, including 200 Select
Varieties Of Strawberries. Also Catalogue Of Bulbous
Flowers and PRonies, Fruit and Ornamental Trees,
Roses and EloRerinS Plants, Seeds, &c. n1o-$w
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

Owing to the Chince Bug, the wet
weather and the weeds, many farmers
do not get a half crop of wheat.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

CONTINENTAL MoNTHLY.-This able
national monthly is out for August.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08
1DVRRFIsEMFTW
NOTICE.
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OFFIcE OF A A.
FORT KEARNEV. EERnt
Tof- 1reL 49,

FORT KEARNEY. ma
July 17h. 1853.
Sealed Proposals are invited, and viii be rac,s-
THIS post until y O'Clock, NJ, Saturday. ne 15sS ssIla
PHOnSAMn sSn.ract Two
ear, 70 De delivered at Grsnd Island, near ~ ns
S9oieskl and al this Post In such quantties -gSW
spsh times as the A. A. @. s., shall OBSTINATE
Inc Contractors place u resfdeuce must b. di.tt-.
stated IN the proposal, together with the nanssssy
aTalsss OF I've resp onsible persons a. suretieF.
niooers must pc present at tn e opening OF tha "a.
and the successful bidder be in readiness MIN Jus,
ties 70 close the cont ract as sooa as the award 3 se.e-
NO proposals for less than 500 Bushels al C1@9
De entertained. Corn to be all delivered By ~ ~.
proposals to be endorsed, Proposals. for ;u,
= busnels Corn" The subscriber reserves ~ -i,sss
lot ana on behalf Of the United States, Of r-eisctinas an
OF any OF The proposals that may be made.
J. COEENAN
n4-2w lSka cavalry
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

THE Empress Eugene, having don e
every tn ing else outre she could possibly
i%mmagine or invent, has now decided on
a pilgrimage to Jerusalam and the Holy
Places. Accordingly, towards the end
of autumn, Her Imperial Majesty and
three of her Ladies Of Honor will start,
with cookle-Shell on hat and staff in hand,
(but we supposose, without peas, boiled
or Otherwise, in their Shoes and will
Piously proceed to pay there devoirs at
the shrine of the Holy Sepulcher. The
royal lady, it is said will go we'll laden
with oblations to lay upon the sacred al.
tar at Jeruslem, an appropriation for that
end having been made, to the tune of a
couple millions Of francs, from the
plethoric treasury Of happy France.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08
AspinwaII, Precinct No. 8.
To Delinquent Tar Payers Of Memaha County,
NsbrQREa TERRITORY:

Nebr0skd Territory:
You are notified that |, Jonas Hacker, Treasurer
in and for the said county Of Eemaha, viii offer at
public sale, and will sell at the place Of holding
Courts in said county, on the frsS Monday, being
the seventh day of September, A. d., 1858, between
the hours Of 9 o'clock A. NJ. and 4 o'clock 2. M, all
the Lands and ToWn Lots specified in the foregoing
list, situated in said county, on which the Taxes
levied for the year 1862 still remains due and un-
paid, unless said Taxes upon said Lands and Town
Lots, be paid prior to the time of sale as herein above
mentioned, with interest from the LIST Of June, 1858,
at the rate Of ten per cent. per annum, with a PEN
atty Of ten per cent, also 20 cents for each descrip-
ton Of Laud, and 10 cents for each Town Lot.
JONAS HACKER, Treasurer.
BroWnville, n. T. August 9th, 1858.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

We have no late news from either the
Nebraska First or the Neb. Second.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

Turnip Seed for sale at this Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-07-16

terday morning. which was continued during
the whole day, depending almost wholly upon
infantry and cavalry to keep our army III
check
Gen. Meade held council of war on Satur-
day and Sunday evenings, consisting OF his
corps commanders, when the question OF at
tack was freely discussed. General Meade
was in favor of active operations but finding
his corps commanders were divided, he h sta
ted to give the order, and SO the Confederate
army was permitted to make its escape.
An order was issued on Monday evening tor
4 movement along the whole line at en- o
clock this morning.
Yesterday afternoon about two thousand OF
the Pennsylvania militia, which had arrived IN
the vicinity Of Hagerstown, were taken to the
front, and put into action.
They were Immediately ordered to charge
the enemy, which they promptly did, but not
without severe loss.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToAAC,
July l5-The cavalry overlook and engaged
the enelny's rear this morning, near Charles
town, and captured about a hundred prisoners.
All is quiet tonight The army changed its
position to-day.
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ATTACK ON BLACK TROOPS.

Rear Admiral Porter in report to the Ma
W Department, bearing date July 2, 1863,
says that he received communication on the
2oth of June from Gen. Dennis, commanding
the post at Young's Point informing him that
the black troops at Goodrich's Landing had
been attacked, and that the Confederates were
getting the upper hand OF them
Admiral Porter had already dispatched a
gunboat to that point but sent off another
without delay. He also directed Gen. Ellet to
proceed with the Marine Brigade to the scene
of sction and remain there until everything
was quiet.
The headmost vessel of the brigade John
Raines) arrived there as the Confederates
were setting fire to the so-called Government
plantations, and supposing the Raines to be
an ordinary transport, opened fire on her with
field pieces, but were much surprised to have
the fire returned with shrapnel, which tell in
among them, killing and wounding number;
The result was a retreat on the part OF the Con-
federates and the escape Of q number OF ne
groes they had imprisoned.
The gunboat Romeo also came from up the
river about this time, and hearing the firing,
hurried to the scene Of action. The comman-
der soon discovered the enemy setting fire to
the plantations and commenced shelIlng them.
This he kept up for distance Of Is miles
chasing them along the river bank, the Con-
federates setting fire to everything as they
went along. The result was an almost total
destruction of houses and property along the
river front in that vicinity.
The Confederates succeeded in carrying OF
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PUBLISHED (DAuYl BY
EDGAR SNOW DEN, JR.
ns~ OFFICE-No. l04 King street, over
one's formerly French's) Book Store.
Gen, Lees army across the Potomac.

"
under orders to move at daylight this morning.
Il moved only to find no enemy in front OF it.
followed the advance down to this place, and
cleaner clearing cut could not be imagined.
The Contederates commenced their retreat
Yesterday morning. Their infantry crossed
principally upon a pontoon bridge at Falling
Waters, and their wagons and artillery at the
ford at WilIiamsport The river is not so high
~ reported.
Their Notifications in front Of NTilliamsport
are mere temp orary affairs, and, as their line
was long, they would easily have been carried
BY assault By the troops. We waited just one
day too long.
There was some artillery firing at Falling
Waters this afternoon, and it is reported on
very good authority that some 1000 Confede-
rates been captured. Yours, &C., F. F.
We learn from gentleman who LETT the
front last night that General Meade, imme-
dlately on ascertaining the escape of Lee, put
the whole army in motion for new base Of
operation calculated to check the Confederate
retreat on it's way to Richmond.
Having the inner line of movement he will
endeaVor to secure all the mountain passes on
the Virginia side Of the Potomac before the
enemy can reach it. pontoons were across the
river last evening, and we have no doubt that
his advance is already in Virginia.
We also learn that the delay in attacking
the Contederates was owing to the differences
oFopinion among the corps commanders, to
whose views Gen Meade yielded in opposition
70 MS own judgment, sustained by Generals
Peasanton and Warren. They were all for an
immediate attack on coming up, before the
Contederates had time 10 intrench.
ARMY OF THE PoToMAC, July l4.-The first
news Of the retreat Of Lee and his army into
Virginia was received at HagerstoWn, at four
clock this morning, from citizen who lived
within their lines
Ten. Fitzpatrick, commanding cavalry d.
vision AT that point, soon had his men on the
road, and reached WiIliamsport at seven O.
clock, where he found FIVE hundred Conteder-
ste soldiers
The news reached Gen. Meade's headquar-
!erS at i've 0 clock, when Gen. Buford diyis-
ion OF cavalry Was ordered to Falling Waters,
"9ere they engaged and captured q brigade
under General PettigreW, who was killed.
lhe position was naturally strong one, but
Tile works were not Of much account, consist
'Hg Principally Of hurriedly constructed rife
pits.
Alter Gen. Lee had retreated across the riv-
~ II vas ascertained that he commenced to
A''e his artillery to the rear as early as yes
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about |, POO negroes who were employed on the
so-called Government plantations
Gen. Ellet, having landed his forces, pro
ceeded with black brigade to follow up the
Confederates who were making hasty re-
treat when they found there vas force after
them The road was strewn with broken carts
and furniture
Gen. Ellet pursued them as FAR az rensaa
river where they had crossed, burnt the
bridges and entrenched themselves for battle
This was soon offered them, and the artillery
opened on them and soon put them to retreat,
notwithstanding 1t was reported they had TWEEN
ty field pieces.
Gen. Ellet not knowing the country ytry
we'll, and having only small force with him,
deemed it proper not to pursue much further.
He sent 200 infantry across the bayou, and
found that they were retreating to Delphi,
leaving all their plunder, splendid furniture,
piano., pictures, &C., strewn along the road.
The unexpected reinforcement Of the brigade
and the gunboats saved the whole Of the black
tloops.
Admiral Porter regards the result of this
engagement as productive of On y a temporary
peace, and thinks that as long as the blacks re
main in such small numbers, SO long will they
be an object of attack. !"
The riot in New York created an intense ex-
citement in Brooklyn, and large numbers
Of persons crossed the river to see what was
going on. Capt. Gregory, provost marshal, on
hearing of the proceedings in New York, pack
ed up all his papers and transported them to
a place Of safety The draft was postponed
until further orders. The colored people were
attacked everywhere and beaten They crowd
ed about the police stations, asking for pro-
lection. There was great commotion in the
navy-yard The walls were manned and
mounted with guns and all the vessels hauled
into the stream, the guns shotted, and every
thing ready for any emergency.
Amongst the New York rioters were a large
number Of known thieves, who instigated
the sacking and burning of private dwellings,
for the purpose Of plunder.
The cargo of the prize steamer Princess
Royal, whish was captured about four months
since, realized, on its sale, about S342, 0O0.-
The expenses were about five per cent. on the
value of the cargo, being $l7,530.02. The
limited States Court atPhiladelphia condemn
ed the. vessel and cargo, and the proceeds Of
the sale will be divided among the officers and
crew Of the capturing craft.
A camp Of instruction for the newly-dratted
regiments is about to be established halfway
between Baltimore and Washington, at An
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