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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-05-14
ALARMING NEWS!
;Obltuary.


Died, at her residence on Wheeling Is.
land, on Monday morning, May llth, 1868,
Mrs. Sarah l.. Harris, daughter of T..
Thomas, ESQ.,, in the thirty third year of
her age.
The deceased had early in life given her.
self away to Christ. She had been for
some fifteen years member of the Presby-
tcfian Church Of Rock Hill, Belmont coun.
ty, Ohio; and so far as known to the writer,
she had always walked worthy of her pro
fession.
During her long continued illness she
seemed to enjoy an ever increasing love for
the Savior, and an earnest desire to be
transferred to his likeees. She took es.
pecial pleasure in reading the Bible while
she was able to do so herself and when her
strength began to fail she often asked THAT
certain passages, especially of the Psalms
and Of the Song Of Solomon should be read
in her hearing. The passages that spoke
most clearly Of the love Of God seemed to
be most precious TO her. These we're the
food Of her soul.
But the place that once knew her shall
know her no more forever. She is now, we
trust, in that better country, where the
wicked cease from troubling and the weary
are at rest !"
"Be ye also ready, for in such an hour as
ye think not, the Son OF Man eou,eth,"
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Of Fort Sumter, and the rag Of treason
Aouts almost defantly before our eyes. We
have pleasant times here, although we are
in reach Of rebel shells. t
Our duties arc not laborious. Have
plenty to eat and only on picket three and
four days in the week. The boys are get
ting little impatient at delay. The day
our Monitors went up to see what the forts
looked like, we all thought oDhe ball had
opened, and although the music that after.
noon was terrific, we were prepared to do
our part; but the music ceased, and here
we are waiting patiently for something to
occur to break the monotony Of camp life.
Folly is narrow Island, separated from
James Island, by a narrow channel, and
wide morass which is overAowed by tide,
and from Morris Island by channel only
We can talk across to the gray bucks, on
Morris Island. We are getting well pre-.
pared for Defense and / rather think it
would take more than three to one to drive
our little brigade off this Island. There is
but ono house on Che Island, quite fine
house for South Carolina. There Is no
signs that but few acres have ever been
cultivated and the numerous negro shanties
would have to answer the question as to
how the proprictors made living, Made
living by raising human stock, and the
annual sale of his human cattle, brought
him wealth. Butternut Democracy must
soon yield to progressive civilization, and
si.'s dvine IaaWpce ofe Free Gospel
God hasten the ting when S.s;,r S-r sss 5syi bt
it is to rule, shall reign, when <'Iian shall
learn to love mis- fellow man." and all trai
tors, and those who sympathize with them,
be brought to condign punishment and con.
signed to the never er-ending contempt of all
overs Of civilization and law. Ere this
reaches you, you may hear of the lombard
ment Of Fort Sumter and Moultrie. II so
think that Buckeye boys are listening tc
the boom of cannon, watching the effect o.
bursting shells, and perhaps rejoicing ovel
the ruins of burning Charleston, or NE ma,
perhaps at the same time be engaged in dead
ly strife with the enemies of liberty ,cheeret
on as they are by their croakiug friends il
Ohio. God forgive them, for they know no
what they do
Yours, &c,
4
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The Capture of Grand Cult.

Official Report by Aqmiyal R6rter--The
Rebels Obliged to Eudesd,s-The Lite
Attack Crushing One--The Forts Lit.
orally fornto Pyeces-The Colonel Com.
mandiao and his Chief of Stuff Killed
The Door 10 Vichsbmg.in our Possession
Description of the Fortifcdtiops--T The
Strongest Place on the Rira--The Most
Important Ndval Ecto,y ofhe War.
WASHINGTON, Friday, May 8, 1863.
The Navy Department. received TO-DAY
the following, 'o'
...- .t ts Miss. May q 1903. ;
Hon GIDEON WELLEs, .Sec'y Of Nay,.
SIR have the honor to report that I
got under way this morning with the La.
iayette, Carondelet Mound City, and Pitts.
burgh, and procee led up to the forts at
Grand Gulf for the purpose of attacking
them again, II they had not been abandon
ed The enemy had left before we got up.
blowing up their ammunition, spiking their
large guns, butying or taking away the
lighter Ones The armament consisted OF
thirteen guns in all The works are Of the
most extensive kind, and would seem to de
fy the off ,rts of much heavier feet than
the one which silenced them. The forts
were literally torn to pieces by the accuracy
of out fire. Col. Wade, the commarfdant of
the batteries, was killed; also his chief of
staff. Eleven men were killed that we know
OF, and our informant says that many we're
wounded, and that no one was permitted to
go inside the forts after the action except
those belonging there.
We bad hard fight for these forts, and
| It is with great pleasure that report that
tthenavy holds the door to Vicksburg. =
fGfnnd Gulf is the strongest place on the
Mississippif Had the enemy succeeded in
finishing the frtifieationsw, no fieA could
have taken them.
have been all over the works, and found
them as follows One fort on point Of
rocks 10 feet high, calculated for six or sew.
en- guns, mounting two inch rifles and one
8-lnch and one Parrot gun on wheels, which
was carried of. On the left of this work il
a triangular work calculated to mount ono
heavy gun. These works are connected
with another fort by covered way, anc
double rifle pits extending one. quarter of {
mile, constructed with much labor, anC
showing great skill on the part of the con
structor. The third fort commands the riv
er in all directions. II mounted one splen
did Blakely 100 FOUNDER, one inch, anC
two 3O-poundefs. The latter were lyinl
burst or broken on the ground.
The gunboats had so covered up every
thing with earth that it was impossible t.
see ut first what was there with the excep
ton of the gpps that were dismounted o
broken ~
Every gun that fell into our hands was il
good condition, and we found large quan
tity of ammunition.
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A self.sacrificing Hero.

DR.. Fisher, Of the Forty fourth Massachu-
sets regiment, relates the following Incl
dent Of heroic seIf.sacrifce which occurred
during the siege Of Washington, North
Carolina:
l must tell you Of one hero who saved a
company Of soldiers from certain death. A
fat full of soldiers, with few negroes, al
tempted to land at Rodman's Point, but
were repulsed by terrible fire Of rebel bull.
lets-all tumbling into the boat, and lying
fat to escape being shot. Meanwhile the
boa! stuck fast on the shore, when this noble
git us out Of dis, and it may as we'll be mel''
He then deliberately got out and push ed
the boat of, and fell into it, pierced by Ave
bullets: DR.. Ware afterwards amputated q
leg and resected part OF one bone in arm,
but the man Of course died.
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Letter from O Soldier in South Caro-
lima.
10 bpCotIuiiy
HENRY WEST,
Surgeon 9Sth Ohio.

FOLLY ISLAND, s. c., April 27, '63.
EDITOR CHRONICLE: You have in Old
Belmont those who at least talk treason,
and those who in their long prayers, pray
for the North and for the South, and ask
God to prosper both sections, and then, TO
work out their Good Lord" and "Goo
DeriF prayer, vote the regular Butternut
ticket. We have no sebs. on this Island,
and in that we differ from you in Belmont.
There are two regiments Of Buckeyes here,
(thc 62d and 9TH and the almost universal
sentiment among them and all the troops
hero, is n'do,on With the home traitors -
Not soldier here, but would rather have
those aiders and abetters of treason in the
North over on James Island, or on Nor.
ris' Island, with arms in their hands, and
gray coats on their backs, so that they could
meet face to face, than to have them at
home, denOuncing the Government and the
army, and muszling tho mouths Of the pro-
fessed ministers Of God, who might in some
unguarded moment, pray for the soldier,
and his success, and pray that traitors might
be utterly destroyed.
l have just read resolution, passed by a
body Of men who, no doubt, imagine they
are Christians. In it they say it threatens
evil to the Church Of God, for ministers TO
give publicity to his political feelings, in
public. He must not pray for our soldiers
in tho field, only in private; must not pray
for our country, only in private; must not
pray for any thing that shows that his sym.
pathy is with the Government, only in
private. At the passage Of such resolu,
ton by men called "mea of God" the
devils in He'll leaped for joy, and JEFF
Davis and his minion chuckeled with eager
satisfaction. If the copperheads suppose
the soldiers are with them, could they hea,
the bitter curses that are heaped upon then
as each mail from the North reveals som,
new feature Of the plans Of ne Butternuts
they would open their eyes in wonder.
The Conscription Law is popular here
and every one cries, bring back and punish
the deserters We are here in plain visy
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The 25th at Chancellorsville,

We are permitted to print some extracts
from letter Of Lieut.. Israel White to bis
wife. Lieut. White is but slightly wound.
ed, and is on duty with his company.
=" will now give you detail Of
the killed, wounded aud missing Of our
company:
Levi Butler, killed. John Zane and VIM.
!. Lockwood, supposed to be killed. Jos.
Acres, slightly wounded Abiam Heed,
slightly; John Weyer, slightly; John T.
Peck, SGghtly-and n number of Others. -
l was shehtly wounded in my left arm with
piece of shell, buNam on duty. think
our company had some twelve wounded.
The missing are: VIM. B. Wright, ii. s.
Hahan. b. r. Johnston, Hiram Nichol.-
Our First Lieutenant is missing supposed
to be prisoner. 1t may be they will all turn
up soon; at least, hope so.
Capt. Askew is all right. SO is Captain
Higgins. Wit. Colby is well. Corporal
Thomas Fowler is we'll For my part, | feel
frst'rate, and in good spirits.
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The Daring Raid of Stoneman-
Within two miles of Rlthniond-s
Jsh Davis and has Cabinet at his
Mercy.
New York, May s.--Thc Times Wash.
ington despatch dated Ills last night,
says:
Brig. Gen. Stougbton has arrived from
Richmond. He says that on Monday morn.
ing the farmers rushed into Richmond with
news of Stoneman's appearance in the sub.
urbs and were gobbling up every body as
prisoners. The bells we're rung, and fear
iul CONSERVATION ensued. Families packed
up their goods, and the military guard at
Libby Prison we're ordered to the fortifca.
tions. The panic continued till Tuesday
morning, when it was known that Stone.
man was on his way down the Peninsula. -
Stoughton states that StoDeman' forces got
within sight of Richmond, aud one of our
officers and two men were captured within
only mile and a quarter OF Richmond. =
There were only four hundred troops in
Richmond.
The Herald has a letter from a prisoner
named Yasbury, dated Richmond May 5th,
speaking of the alarm felt there on Sunday,
says there is no doubt that if Stoneman' s
force, or portion of it, had entered Rich
mond on Sunday night, which they could
have easily done, they could have selzed
JEFF Davis aud his whole Cabinet, with a
majority of the rebel Congress and could
have burned the bridges across James River
and cut off all communication Southwark.
Lieut.. Garsh, Of the Illinois cavalry, who
was captured at Tunstsll's Station, states
that Perry Wyn1ham's brigade tore up the
track OF the Orange and Alexandria Rail
road on Saturday, burning ties, taking pris4
oners, &c.
On Saturday evening, Col. Davis captur-
ed train and 500 rebels, at Ashland sta
ton. The men were paroled, but the rebel
Colonel, Major, and other officers were taken
off by Davis. He then proceeded to Tun.
stalls station, where he met 1000 rebels,
having a severe skirmish.
- 1t was Davis design to retreat to York
town, which he probably accomplished.
The whole number of prisoners captured
by Davis and Wyndham, number over /,
600.
A Washington dispatch says that Long.
streets force was pushed through on Fri.
day, Saturday and Sunday, before Stone.
man cut the connections.
The Herald says that Stoneman has been
assigned to duty with Banks.
The Times says that Sigel resumed com
mand of his old corps, in place Of Car
| SchuIZ.
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peath of Van Uoru.

New YoaK, May l2-The Richmond
Dispatch of May Q says:
: "Oficial information received announces
the death of Maj, Gen. Van Dorm at Spring
Hill, Tenn, on the 7th inst"
"UNioN LEAGUE IN. MISSISSIPPI.
''The existence of an association formed
for the purpose Of rendering aid and COM
fort to the enemy has been discovered in
the county Of Choctaw, Miss. Twelve citi,
xens have already been arrested, and some
20 others are being sought for. The secrets
of the organisation were discovered by loyal
citizens who having suspected its existence
for some time, joined for the purpose Of
breaking up the nest Of traitors"
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Headquarters Ohio Militia.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
COLUMBUS O., May 4, 1868.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 9.

By the thirty.fourth section of the act to
organize and discipline the militia of Ohio,
passed April l4th, 1868, it is provided that
"all volunteer companies and batteries nO,o
organized and uniformed under the laws of
this State, shall be taken and considered as
organized under this act, and entitled to all
the privileges therein conferred. But to
secure these privileges it is imperatively re-
quired that companies existing under the
former statutes, report in writing tothe Ad-
jutant General of this State, on or before
the 25th instant, showing
lst. The date Of organization and by
what authority:
I'd. The actual strength reliable for SER
vice at the date of this ORDER
Sd. A complete roll showing the rank of
each member, the date of his enrolment,
and the date of rank and post Office address
Of each officer:
4th. The arm of the service to which the
company belongs, how many members are
uniformed in whole or in part, and the style
and condition of the uniform:
5th. A complete schedule ofall the arms
and public property held by the company,
or its members, where and how kept, and
the condition and value Of the same:
9th. If the actual strength Of the com
pany is below the minimum, as announced
in General Orders No. 6, current series from
these Headquarters, then the officer ma
king the return will state whether addition.
al members can be enrolled sufficient n
reach the minimum standard by the lst s.,
of June next.
all companies omitting to make reportas
herein required will be Immediately tt3'sol
idated or disbanded.
Newspapers in the towns and cities&here
there have been volunteer companies, will
render timely and valuable aid to the pub
lie service by an early publication Of this or
der
By order CHAs. H. HILL,
Adjutant General of Ohio.
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YoUNa's POINT, La, April 26.

IOUNd TOlNT, La, hprli 70.
Young's ,Pd la., April 25th, 1855
Private Ioal< Lupton of 20. Il, 3Oth
age.
The pond in which deceased was esbathing
is very dangerous one, being from twelve
to twenty'feet in depth, with banks alm ost
perpendicular. He could not swim and while
bathine,near the shore slipped into ~ feet
of water and never rose to the surface
There being NO good swimmers near him at
the time, he remained under water about
rs minutes, when he was brought out by pri-
vate Clark Of the 18th u. 8. I. Every ef
fort was made under the supervision of DR..
j. b. Potter to restore him to life, but our
efforts were fruitless and we we're forced to
ooDsign him to the grave. X,
Soldier rest thy warfare DER, -
Sleep thut sleep that knows not wakingi
Dream OF battle fields no more,
Days OF toll nor nights Of waking.
n J. M. 8.
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GEN. BANKS has issued stringent orders
against giving aid and comfort to tho enc
my-death being the punishment of their
violation. A man who had previously been
arrested for the crime was fined $25, 600 and
sentenced toa years imprisonment. In
consequence of the rebel act of last Jan.
uary for the conseription of Ne groes, Gen
eral Banks had been very actively engaged
in inducing negroes to join tho National
ranks.
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an engagement occurred. and the enemy
were driven forward. with a loss of forty
killed and wounded, aud a few prisoners. -
About six miles ftirthef on the enemy was
again oyertaken by Starnes' and Bifies'
regiments, and another brush of half an
hours duration occurred. Enemy again
driven forward, and two pieces of artillery,
taken from Col. Roddy at Town Creek,
were recaptured in the fight. Eighteen
Yankees we're struck down by one disdhafge
of our artillery, four pieces PLAYING upon
them. Fifteen miles further South of this
point our men again came upon the enemy
in ambush. Another fight ensued. Our
boys drove tlieni from ambush BY visor.
Gus charge. Indeed 1t was one succession
of bold and desperate charges upon the
ambuscaded Yankees for 300 miles, until
they were finally captured. Next day the
Yankees were again overhauled at Blunts.
vile, from which they were driven forward
as before, with the loss Of three killed and
twelve wounded. Prisoners and negroes
we're captured at various points all along the
route. Gen. Forrest still pursued close upon
their heels, the Yankees burning bridges
behind them as they fed. The bridge near
Gadsden was destroyed, but the enemy we're
driven from town before they had time to
destroy anything in It. The citizens could
scarcely realize the invaders were Yankees,
and on seeing them for the first time inva.
riably took them for Confederates.
"Nine miles beyond Gadsden our men
again came up with the enemy in ambush
A fight ensued, ia which the Yankee Coll
Hathaway, a Captain, and several other of.
fcers were killed. The iron works, q few
miles further into the interior Of Georgia,
were s set @ hre 70 Dy 'ne iankees' put only
parygranlly tyrn Jestroyea. e-u-,.
me Ianxees Tere % nnaliy overtaken TWO
mlles 10 IRON OeuaI Dull ana 20 miles from
isome. lner auvance guard, zoO s'rong q
M nau gone ;ia Hn tSwaru Eva none, ana were check'
so Two Fes. Elles itTni .he Guy py armed GU
lens; rores. uasheu upon tne main Dody,
his MS iorce reoTGeu Th" Dy ia'iguing pursuit 20
TAU men, En-, Inc Inc. enemy l;,e, nrea one OF two
roun1s iroh :a iout ii.ele lnou"tain nowiszers
anu silsn. rue I skiriShiag B consti.u.eu ni
m sne nsn.,ls ,s az Ceuar D,uhs. rolles' coVny
|
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Difficulty of journalism.

The .Vicksburg Wing of April 2ist thus
apologies for the shortcomings Of the cur
rent number.
we owe our readers an apology for the
scarcity Of reading matter in this morning 8
pnper The shells from the Yankee battery
across the river burst so close TO our o6ic,
yesterday that the printers could do but it,
Tho readers Of the Wing probably admit
ted the reasonableness of the excused
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A MOST revolving and hsart-sick keniug
tragedy occurred on Sunday morning last
near Toledo, in Manhattan township, in
which Mr.. Alonso Brown killed the wife Of
bis brother, and her two children, by using
q large knife. The murderer afterwards
swallowed sttychains, and thus terminated
bis own existence.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-05-14

PRIcE's forces for the Invasion Of Mis-.
souri, are eolleeting At Little Rock, Ark
They, are all to be mounted, and will move
up Black River. The 25th met will be the
time Of starting,
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Case Of vallandighama

CINoINNArI, May l2,-The motion for .
writ Of habeas corpus in the case of Val.
landigham was argued yesterday. The ar.
gumsnt will be continued to-day.
The Buell. Court Of Inquiry has adjourn.
cd sine die
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PRESIDENT LINCOLN has approved the
entence of death passed upon two men CON
victcd of recruiting for the Rebel army in
Kentucky, and they are to be executed on
the 18th inst.
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To tho Union Men Of Ohio.
The u niOn Convention

The undersigned representing the Union organization
IN this State, after with the Union members
OF the General Assembly, invite u l0ya ciilaens who
III favor OF the maintenance OF the Government aud
the vigorous prosecution OF the carried lor
the suppression OF the rebellion against IT, To meet aud
appoint delegates Union Convention 10 be held ia the
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LiBERhL.-0fthe two hundred and ffty.
sight dollars raised at the meeting at Kings.
ton last Saturday night, for the relief Of sick
and wounded solders, only one dollar was
contributed by Democrat Soldier boys,
make q note Of that, and remember who
your friends are. --lScioto. Gazette
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City of Columbus,
On Wednesday, thei7th Of June

II o'clock A. NJ. orthe nomination oi candidates for
the following offices;
Governor;
Ideuleman, Governor;
Auditor OF State;
Treasurer u Stn,e
One Judge oi the Supreme Court
One member OF the Board Of Public Works.
This Convention will be composed ot ono delegate for
every Rvr hundred given for Governor Tod and
additional delegate for every frnc,ion OF two hun
dted md hlIy upward but no county 10 have less
than two delegates, as per the following list;
1--WE omit the list Belmont County is entitled 10 sir
dslegaies.-ED CmRnNl
We recommend that the delegates he chosen by con-
ventons in the .eieral counties TO be held on
Saturday, the l3th day Of June.
The committee cmnci bat express the grn,ihcn,iDn
they feel. in common with all loyal citizens, nt the MI
Union meetings being held, and the local Union
organizations being formed IN many parts OF the state
and earnestly recommend that similar meetings be held
and organizations formed N all paris OF tie State nj the
earliest practicable period.
To give to the state organization The unity necessary
for its effective working and to GnabG the state Com
nee correspond with the local organizations the ex-
.cutve officers OF the latter will pleuse communicate 10
the Secretary oi the STATE Committee the hnlnes and
posoce address Of their officers aud their plan OF or
ganiZaton.
The signed enter upon ih-r duties with the pur
pose Of contributing trir full share in inusng the ui
most activity into the approaching canvas and will b'
glad 10 operate in all iensbc modes of supporting on
no6e army nnd securing to The Government decisive
triumph IN our coming cleciiOns
The friends OF the Governuvn, have everything to ep
courage their hopes for the prompt suppr,sm Of the re
bellion The measures adopted by The lat hav
conferred upon the Federal Admini-lrnioi NIL mean
necessary Tor the maintenance Of the pnnlir credit tn
Strengthening nt lbe army nnds cnnblns TO nclIiev
speedy and decisive victories the We con
upon the gratifying prospects, und earnestly invite 80
to the active labor necessary to hasten aud ensarc ih
glorious result. -
c N. OLDS,
... GEO. ~. PARSONS,
l. J. ALLEN,
SANI, GALLOWAY,