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The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-12-05
.Washincfon. EoY. q.

: Intelligence from front says tho whole
army trains and all were across the river
en- double quick to meet the enemy. One
corps took road to Chancellorsviile and
another towards OrangeC. n. Men are
Ia jubillant spirits and anxious to meet
the rebels. Lees, troops evacuated Fred
sicssburg Heights which are, nov held
by our cavalry. Opinion of army officers
il that tho rebels have entrenchsd them
selyea between Grange @. IL. and Cor
aopsvile and vii rlisl . hassls's there. ~. s54.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-12-05

-: 10 m. NOV. q.
The ensrny IL apparently failing back.
Some skirrnfshsng. bat nd canaonadihg
occurred this morning. %t>t @s.-ar.' -
! The country hereabouts 10 the woFsss
conceivable for field scperatiohs; ID iss o.
wilderness Of small growth, oteE bdne
tenths of the country: 20 dencs that it is'
impossible to penetrate them, except
where paths are cut. .-.. n
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FrOEEa Army Potomac.
Washington, Nov. 27.

.. Washington, Nov. 27.
Accounts tonight from army Potomac
say our troops broke camp yesterday
morning and marched toward Rapidar
in three columns; the right consisting Of
the third corps, supported by the 9th,
were ordered to cross at Jacob ford, the
ID to cross at Germania ford, the 5th
supported blythe lst to cross at Culpep
per ford, between Germania and Ellis
ford, the centre column arrived at Ger
mania about noon. Only o small picket
of Georgis cavalry was seen on the 9TH
side. - .'> .Hs 49,. --. .:...
The latest reliable intelligence is that
Lees forces do not exceed $1,000 men.
a1l Ii relieved from his command of
his ps, on account of disability, and is
succeeded by Early. This corps has for
tilted from point near Mountain Run,
south of tLs Raidan, following the crest
of hills westwardly to the railroad, where
it connects with Hills corps, which COW
ers the Rapidan, thence westwardly.
The enemy's right flank is near the
mountain, protected by line. OF works
diverging from the river, the defenses
running south. then. southwest, resem.
bling our position at Gettysburg; our
crossing points, therefore. are all between
the Rappahannock and the rebel posi-
ton.
Shortly after nine this morning heavy
cannonading commenced and continued
to p. m. without internaissions No par
tlculars of the engagement has been re-
ceived at Washington. 1t was probably
along both sides Of the plank road in
front of Orange Court House as this was
expected to be the battle field.
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Cairo. NOT. 30.

The extensive smuggling operations
perpetrated in this city, st Louis and
Louisville have been brought % light by.
Governments Detectives. fourteen of
the guilty parties hare been arrested and
their goods confscated and stores closed.
II is believed these frauds On the Treas
ury Department araoaas 70 ever 800, -
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-12-05
View York. ,,,,. Nov. %.

ID New York, Nov. "a. =.
john Morgan and six DC hia odicefss~
Captains Bennett, se6ylor. sheldan, Hainst-s
Hackersmith. and MsGee, escaped from
the columbuss State penitentiasy lassnlght
by digging through ths aOor of his ell
10 the sewers laaaang 10 Shs river ons
shousand sioalass reward u offered fosaA
~ = ssEf asAaalt18llza ali tk
%:@..' H.. ssaa1
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-12-05
Yours, e. G. BLACKMAR

- Brough's majority tefhcia0 10
90 8Soa womder n thosa congress
men who went to Washington 10 denand
The release OF vaiIandigham in the name
of " the people Of oAio,s don't seei
onnewhas s.scla. e. - @Is..reo. -; ..
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-12-05

A&etOFG OONAEE%OW@s
With singular suavity and courteousy,
Babbitt, or the Council Bluffs Bs.gle, re-
marks that Ye Local of the Register has
q constitutional right TO lie /" We
courteously retort by the statement.
which is obviously true. that Rabbit has
had for the past three years. b "Consti-
tutional right to be hanged for his of
fenses 90 one of the meanest Busternnts
in Towa.-Syats Register.
The latter portion Of the above extract
ID in accordance with our sentiments,
often expressed in our columns.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-12-05
RRam MmoxvRHRa.

..,,.... ..>s Cincinnati, Nor. %.
News from Knoxville 70 "Wednesday,
says north part Of town i burned inclu-
ding Failroad. BurnNds cheerful and
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-12-05

- we are sokss.to lsAra that our es
sessnsd fellow Csssses, JosEra HoLrsclA~
died in Dsnysr ea 2sh inst. Ar. Il. wa
A. amiable ysang man. a'asA, excellent
usschanic. sad . agse rate eompan'on:
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-12-05
GLENWO0D. IOWA,

EDITOR NoSPARElL:-
The County Board of Supervisors, OF
Mills county, has this day made en- ap-
propriation of $40, bounty to married
men and s2s, TO single men who enlist
under the last call.
wha, has Pottawattamie done in that
slirectioug
MI Yours, E. C. BLACKMAR.
r Nothing as yeti Cur citizens do not
:eenl to realize their situation, nor will
not, we opine. until they receive sum-
mons, ion the sth of January infoa ming
hem that they have been drafted into
.he army. ''.. .=.-.
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New York. Nov. {

New York, Nov. 28.
The Nashua Guardian has The follow
ing:
Spanish troops in Pverto Plata are near
ly 1000. Provisional Dominican Govern
ment has been formed in santeago.--
Blockade runners are very active, no less
than Ii having arrived at Nashua from
Wilmington since 18th October.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-12-05

Kirby Smith has oRdeasd ths with
drswal Of the rebel troops from Aiexan-
dxia> ~ .*s%s... -. t.s,:-@t. :-.ss-...
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Rapnahannock Station. @

ARMY Potomac has fairly severed its
line Of communication with Washington.
1t is now between 30 and 30 miles from
Washington and thirty from terminus of
railroad and telegraph.
The New York herald., 1863-03-20

c'sc1sSAr. March 10, 1eoe
despatch from inilanapolis says that on the arrival
of the Cincinnati train party Of soldiers ssssd soS
dsssrcyeda sackags of Cincinnati Eagsy0s. General
Carrostoa arrested The soldiers and paid The agent for
Tho copies destroyed.
osscod Smiths peg ard ast factory At Indanaposss
has besn destroyed ~ IRE. Loan $4,000 Insured sr
% 900 IN two companies.
Infantry we're scpi rto NJbIs eouny Ohio yesterday
70 arres, deseriers II reported that III. czels have
o-sAnlrod 70 resst ibep,, snd irOub. s anicipatsd.
10 1snis. March ~, Is<3,
The Journal .'i,sraly recommends inne4, ate p,s,a
rsss'ns for .be dsiesss VI ,hs city By iourcaiops
The New York herald., 1863-03-20

Attempt to Ran the blockade NEAR Nor-
folk Firing ON tho Union Pickets NJ
Wiiliansb~rg-Attc Raid spon
Osr Lines az Gloucester, &c., &C., Ako.

toIk- FtrhDR ON tm6 Union EIGks0 ~
observation-disclosures Raid ~pon
Osr Lines az Gloucester, &c., &C., 60.
FoRrrxss MoSsoE, March II 1858.
Last night Lieut. Colonel whipple of the Nineteenth
Wisconsin, captured small boat attempting run tho
blockade Elizabeth river, Norfolk. shs had
dollars worth of contraband goods
board Three u The men were arrested aud ,aksn 10
Norfolk.
Tho clad Kcokuk passed. down Hampton Roads
this morning. and returned at four O'Clock this morning
Tho United stasos soop Junata arrived At two
O'Clock this afternoon from Philadelphia.
Tho Yorktown Cauallr Of March ~ contains tho follow
ing
yRow ynilAnuHrRg.
nYevterday thirty forty q the enemy fred upon
pcses stationed Ia tho direction of Richmond. Tho
packets returned the nre. and The enemy hasty
treat, No Ioss sCssained, and all again quiet u
probably their purpose 20 induce 10 pursue
them and fall Into another ambuacads.
On saturday ast General Ftyhugh lee with about two
thousand cavalry and pieces of artillery, made
hurried advance upon lines At Gloucester but hear
ins o rsniorcsmenn 70 forces a thai point.
thsy retired rapidly they csms. II 10 runored that
thsy gone for rsuforcemenis but ready for
them.
poxrsw~ hos~os, March IL, Iss3.
northeast rasnstofm commenced here this afssnooo.
ball, given by tbs officers 4 the Snih army cory-
us~ place at Nswports News 70 nsni several are IN.
yltcd fsom old Point
The New York herald., 1863-03-20
THE vIcKssURc NEWS.

~ LOUIS harch ~, 1893.
Dispatches from the V'cksourg feet of the li,h say
that the Lake Providence was com plced and winter
would be let in IN about week.
Tho rebel gunboat webb lying close 70 ,hs sers al
vicksburs. She ws supposed 70 bs in sinking con.
duiou.
The New York herald., 1863-03-20

fowrsg@ Moss0K, March 49, 1919.
last Tuesday Colonel sear. o. The nsvsuth renn.yi.
yana cavalry and soms s,tiery, aiiscssd che rsbs,
breast~orks ths scs w.,sr bs, fa. 70 carry then.
Our - was seventeen wounded and mwsing
dstacnrnsnt % noansec n 1c. uhdsr Lsuisnan, Hln
captured leu rsbels al tno sarle time.
The New York herald., 1863-03-20

RAissH, March ~, IsE1.
General D. ". mn came the eDsmy's ouipeu -
Deep Gully tho Trent road eight miles this side ~
Scwb~rn Tie ensmy's consisted u four cornpas~s
u inaniry aud hght battery Tbsy nei scross The
river snd destroyed The bridge Y.nsss and bunaio
we're captured. General mn moving on FaSbsfn.
The New York herald., 1863-03-20
HOOK RS MY.
The Cavalry Fight NJ Keiiy's Ford, SO
HEADQUARTERS, March 10, 1888

HEADQUARTERS, March 10, 1888.
General Hooksr reviewed The Twelfth corps today.
Our casualties 10 the cavalry asht Of tho 18th viii
Der less than forty. All the wounded wcrc brought into
camp sxcept i've, who were ioo severely burt 10 be
moved. The cavalry good spirits their affair
which they claim TO be the greatest hand to nand cavalry
thar took piacs this continent, and only
equalled by one fought in Europe
The enemy are not inclined TO talk about H. and no
siurs or insinuAtons from their p,ckets.
ws have storm 20 ngh.
The New York herald., 1863-03-20

Richmond paper OF the 10th Instant contains tho oil
hwing:-
Fort Pemberon, at the mouth Of The raahalchis river
was bambarded the i3th instant. We have lost
valuable gunDsrs and few Others Our ose 10 net heavy
The New York herald., 1863-03-20


NJ <dsaae n ~ Rs~is-<esav AZ Dep cxlLy-rs
way Oar Tsusys <ssd on ~ ose@ss~-T> vgv Laisr
Nn~, ae
tbs tho annivsrss,y u ihs capture q this plses asd
tho asy has been y TIE roe~t ns>sss srcpsmsnL
sxinnshlng has b~sn sesss all aay s1ass u
,hs city, ~has within M lisss u army nas
uayassns stories snd n ths fsbsi iosos snf 90
sgns have obtalscl esrcssason. Tho riAs s~rt~iny
invested sah 40 I'nm~~ rstsi foror so' bo~ Asss %
a wstt character -nposwlbo y ascsf's,n a. ysii
ard DO rsmsm.s~ - fss. snc@ ,he ~m eos
,nsnsed nor. prosslsing ehano. fos ashi thss ",
sautsf n0s anf here.
1bylt tire. ococr yesterday s'te~r<oo eur picssss
who xsse ooi N What - The Treat raj. aeols
n nnger from tn .ty, -sfs dfyso n 70 vs NASTY
e.snp vhcrs fogr eomparas - tss fssoiy htta Mhssa
en- sssv ys,ssfssfs sb4sr csptsn n-asy esanp.s
go miles neafsr 80 osG ~ = cfsfvnsis 81 ifos q
IN. snsmy, .ss vrs ss immseswly rcsi - Gssusi
The New York herald., 1863-03-20
ROBBERY OF ADAMS EXPRESS.


BausOss. March n. lsel
The Tafe - the Aians' Erpress Company VAS rvbss1
On weanessay night between Bafrngr- and Harrisburg.
II cortAinsi q macy fenSy and gid,
barge Banh~r ~ United Mates oerthosl~s indebted
psss United States nretsesy bonds and ehseks a tie
rnld sists@ rressarsr TreA.arer ss~
Yrt payable T. ths order q N Esefess Con.
pany Afswvs a ays thoossnd dollar. % offered W no
omgany rhs pahe rcfefrsi - tho ~, n ihs nun
be-. rs Boads aad osyrae,les pahl.hea by ,hs osH
pAny and . caatgred I'D Esssiials .ay thsa
nosBrEY oy rnE ADAMS rxrMNss-pyg rnocsASs
DoLLARs Rg~AHp.
Bsfusp~r March 10. iDs
rhs fofo.lns dsscribef o.rtls aes, A.. ~us stolso
from ihs Aasms rrprcsa camfary 81 wednesday pshs,
for iho rsc0psry q sbsh $40 win b pa'a " M
oomr~ny-
srsv1. ., nD r.Hrs n4us sssuy,clrss ov rspurru-
srufEv.
yn, rrasa s,s,-. esftsesss., q soco sash ssnesrs
Al 4ss II. 80 - 80 80 = ,taS
"A rrfed stsLs osrtlscaiss, q ti ,Oto ss<hs--
NJ fg,Nsg. ga, " "a
.o~ tezg, ts,1n
s~ ~ @sas. - -, 80 aos, ~,ss.
NO - 10, 70 .aoi. N.4ox
so~. tsJts. lgIU
No. sylts, ts.iE.
kas ssisI, ts.lsp, Hise.
Na~. asxsf, - .las
- - = : 40 I:s ss, = %, :s,ss s,s ssss :, ss
30 sSss VA. ssSsa. Dsa. a,za
ko~ sesi1. t9,3zs,
". u ts7 ~ ma. - ssS - sss
rss ~ rHia~i states sDnas, 80 ~ fTs " ~ s1@ ~
sissssys HtNhY NAStOssf,,
gar~rlntssasat Adams Espseas.
the New jersey Tive Hs~drsA ThossssA
Doii.s ios~.
Tsgyros, n. ~, wsrcs 10. lsSs
m Ms ~ ~ 800 - ban -srs os%aes ,oesy a
v.ry arg. sanDer saa frcm ee~ert psrls u IN
c.ant,y a-sountns % 80 aeress's v ssst ssso,sse
a.. rers naes y varloas .ss 81 1S~~1
trsnlsns r-ssos isusss ~ eat
The New York herald., 1863-03-20


MscTH ov NE CsDwArxR, Maroh =, 1858. !
1sfkv cf Gs Ezpsduon-Dossaoc 10 Ae Vasis-Coao~
41sestasons for NsO Psupose-As 0id Acquafn,once-
Gssvai Auors-WAy lie RsMaisa Nensrat--A Btrt,ie IN
Pvospso-ce~ Ross Order, dc.
no YasOo Pass expedition has Il Last succeeded n
getting safoy through the channels OF Yaoo Pass and
CD,Awaer. Yet, might have expected tho boat
srs In bad condition, particularly tho transports The
laval portion II the eet have suffered 60 much they
bsg built expressly for hard usage got through without
naser.sl injury Yet all or Ices from
unAvoidsbe breakers Az the boats anchor this even
NJ they present very different appearance from ~ha
shcy did at leaving Helena ten days ago. they lie
snokcstscks gcne bows split. wheels broken rudder 3
ysss and innnerable dsngureents from bow 10 stern
Ons would suppose thai many Of these boats
~ days ago cassed with the finest steamers nsgi
sAicd the Mississippi river. Tho ships carpenters are
bsiy engaged this evening on their respective boats
making Temporary repairs, which win enable Tho
Acst TO run rn down tho river At daylight.
1has these boats gt through tho paasos without
utterly dcUolished almost aculous. Tho fac, that
sy did sncoced that Yazoo Pas aud the
onsi"atsr are nsvisablc high gatr and the gcncrals
VINO oppssa an expedition account OF its impractea
nhiiy are wrong For several days past General Ross
AAS ont hH despatch in adv ance OF the nccs for
the purpose OF obtaining 10 protect his men and
Aha Transports from tho enemy rhe expcditon haa
been very saccessfdI having obtained from ono or two
planters several hundred bales gylar in ev.rv cstanes
- ofncsi governments nccp,. Al thoss Of whom "a
purchased wore, or u least claimed 10 BE- ,oyal e,,
ns Of ~, Unitoi statcs with ths exception o nm Ma
Being q SergymSn Of gcoA standing in the us,hos "A
sAurch would nos admit that hs was anything eas ~,
sssorg uncsmpronsDg scce~icnist Ind never pcsu !,
eAssoathcvn army, bu, wcaId 80 did physical a..
sbiity provcat lie thought that he might be Of serv,.
Deriosmng m1or duties In camp. asd Thought he wo.a
ssso na'cs application r scK,isson Into tho arm y
0sartsrmsstes Noble, In making cut tho customary
ssce'ps, seuAcd tho faca Tat he wAs . 50
ssss'sulst. when handed Inn for accsptspse
Sps'ssy refwsa taxing ~, reysarkns that h would
- Il No nss 70 him, bs had msdc his mind no, to
81 anyAisg 70 The "Ysnkee nvtaerv." In answer 70
- Squiry whether he had always been assccs-onlsi
- rspJsd "fhat hs was . Union man until General
0stsys troops Destroyed twenty-five thousand dollars
s~sn n bis property -shsn he thought it time 10 be
ASsostcr's" Oos Of the strongest Union men that ye
u and with wsom negotiated rsr nf,y bae, Of cot
ssyassarsd 'Aa' b .As .0e s1onssr rnOD man 10 ,ss
The New York herald., 1863-03-20

The Navy Department, hss been informed thalshs gun.
boat sycamore, tho 9Th inst. captured on Hkboro
Florida the soop Enterprise, loaded with cotton hav ss
run o1t Of Mosquito Inlet.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-12-22

10 my herrars ley ia one af ss mbsl
ordinary I'd rpplsiFe iguss
think dld 'em eh, old sick ia-
lte.mud observed be, wheu be bad
e. i iilie breath.
ioa deprived four eruilearn Of
an hour pleasure, repl ei ! haagh-
tl9.
Yes. bu, deprived myself As
well, returned lae amnuiite, pro
ducisg frum iis pocket brisr root
pps. can't so ultboul my iobac-
50 myself, si,hoat great ineon,em-
enc
What e cfied I, you arr not GO
ing 90 smoke yoarseii, ou young mon
kvy
Amt though I" interrupted he
Essean, naAding ID aa oGensise aud
fimiimr manner IT ihose iell0w-
hid been eyil, aud asked my permis-
sion 10 smoke as well a. yonr.. !
would have gwen them each a belter
cigar than the line are accu Inmri 20.
! flattpr myseIfi bul, since they chose
20 carry matters with q high hand,
you see puiI puH-and got bold OF
the wrong man for that sort Of thing
-puil--paii- why, they have to take
The consequences.
/" Bun will not permit you To smoke,
Young sir, observed /. Indignantly /:
i" or i you do, (for | shrank from a
personal contr.t uitb that an8aeious
eh.ld,) you shall pay a couple Of soy.
erigns out Of yoar pockeI money a, The
next station"
Excuse me" returned the Eion-
ian, bIandly "ihe b -laGs say, Il
objected to-" now when your friends
inquired whether You would allow them
70 smoke, Jack (-poke Jack by the
Is that's funny when your friends
rutf, poiT-drmauded that. you re-
Piled tor heald you-.lat you had
NJ objection"
And tl.al awful specimen ofihe &c.
nus boy smoked undetcrred, Ike a
lime kiln, until we both lot oat at
Weymoahj where il ! had my way,
hr sheuld have beenta1en off TO Port
land prison, and kept there until such
tiiae a- he should BE- no longer a boy.
- LEam5ers J0u4oL
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-12-22

HGroEE ruE BATzLF.~-l.ct o.
elaner around Us now aud ser WHO oc.
cupy tliis little knob from which We
are garng upon the animated scene
We have de.cpbed Since Napoleon
stood Ia tbe mid Of hn marshall, on
The eyenilal morning hen the sun Of
Auslefliiz broke IRON behind tie
eastern walls q ihe world, caresiy
bad a more distinguished group 81
pefs4nage been collected together
iAan iha which there heheld.
There Wa. 6fn. Smith, Chief Of
tie Engineer Department, useisl,
Industrious. scientific man. conculiues
under somewhat repcllsnl exterior,
generous, kindly nature.
There WAS Hunter, without com.
maud, BOT assisting by counsel Ham
Ter, honest. pa'fioiic, conscientious,
told.
There was Meies too, smooth,
plausible. discreet and wise.
There was lhe keen, talented, ener-
gstie. capable Wood.
WiiIich, brave. unseli,h, and true
an old veteran, animated by the hopes
and arlor OF youth.
Gordon Granger brave, able, sem
siblp, rough.
Reynolds, in whom courtesy and
courage, gallanlry and prudence, firm
ness and moderation, wisdom and en-
llmsiasm, are all combined.
Thomas, cold, stern, earnest, IN.
bendin,, diguilied, erect.
And there, too, WIS Tie king among
his compeers, the giant among alapls,
aman hose piacitcouutrnancr, which
appartmly 30 care could disturb was
lighted up by piercing eye, whose
gaze nothing could escape--a mild,
quiet, unassummg man-the solid,
souob, subtle, pcrseyering, compre-
hensite Grant
Such was the siage--such were the
ACTORS Cor. Gin. Gu=ette.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-12-22

We have a genlleman 81 oartown." I"
vriles correspondent Wbe IS fond
Of using high-hown language. He
sometimes makes very langlahle mis-
tAkcs. III witness fhe following. lie
bad ih- bouor q presiding It sun
day-srhool rel' brafioB N our ueighhor.
hood nor long since and after enc of
the speeehes. b. aaldre.ad the audi
encr, telling them hat They would
have some rocui music on NE lram
bon6r
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-12-22

Az INSIDE FIEw ofTuE CoNFED-
lRAcY.-A yick,burg letter to the
s.. Loui, Rcpajiicaa gives accounts
from Central Alabama and Mississip-
pi, brought BY refugees, that reveal
the uicbcancss, suffering aud desper-
o,on now prevailing in the heart Of
the Confederacy. / says;
"Oa the l2,h Of October, tie bod
les Of six men were found hanging
side BY side, in tile woods near Tall
lad gl, Al vhieh there was large
eousupl camp Il is supposed these
men we're hanged for resistance TO
conscrjpi5n. Two women were pub
liely Ia Z a Tallad ga on the Is Ii
for refusing to daulge the hiding pla-
ges Of their husbands, who lad hel at
The approach d lhe conscrpiHg otIi-
c rs Il pri,eci reign Of terror exists
IN this part Of tie country. The
woods are iul Of refugees trying to
gscapc the rel atiess conscfiptmg uli-
cers Ali men from the agr Of e,gh-
tccn 10 iolly.!i,e, regardless OF wealth
or station, are conscrpted for The Con-
icderaia Army Another CONSUMPTION
Tor STATE service has been made Of
boys from sixteen 10 eighteen, aud
mcn from ioliy i've TO sixty, WHO are
an abie 10 hold up a musket and are
not Otherwise ~ the employ OF the
goyernmett. The opIe are yearn-
ing for peace at any price and upon
any terms. Mechanics are very scarce,
hence none are co'lserIpted for the an
my except for criminal conduct. Three
month, aao, two gunboals were COM
mrnced al The mouth Of the Tombig-
bee. but work thcreou is row Suspend
ed from want OF mechanics. There
are five thousand bales Of cotton at
Selm1, awaiting transportation 10 Sa-
tapnah ID run the blockade. The
price Of cotton is ouly % cents per
pound. Orders baye been issued that
al found wesi ol the Pcali river shall
be burned Or transported 10 Monigoni-
cry, Alabama. The iron foundry At
Selma Is actively engaged in tue cast
ing Of guns, from six pouuder. 10 those
0. ten inch bore About three are
east per day. 4 large majority Of
them, however, buisl upon testing
Few can be fred over six or eight
timrs with safety. a large rolling
miIi i being constructed there. Three
papers are puoishei in tins place, up
on hali-sbeejs at inferior paper. viz /:
the jackson Mis,i.-ippan, Seima Re-
porter, aid the Dispatch. Tie school
arc al CLOSED a maj rity o. tlie ne
srocs driven into the State Of Misi.s-
ippi are working in Tie oal mines in
Iailadega coguty, t8r which the rebel
government pay S2o per ton, deliver
ed ~ lie Alabama < Tennessee Riv-
er Railroad, six mile. distant The
people ale generally Ia iasor of con-
.ctipIioa q the negroes. though such
ha. nul taken place. Sewers papers
have come oul ia advocacy q the alb
oliiion d slavery nFon The ground lhai
emancipation NonA have ihe effect of
gaining az earlier foreign recognition
Of the Cop!ederael.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-12-22

A Characteristic story Of the Presi-
dent Is narrated in letter fam Wash
ineion When ihetelegram from Gum
b. rlaud Gap reached Mr.. Lincoln fhaf
'tirisg was heard in the directions Of
Kuox, he" he remarked that be was
glad Of III" sme person present.
who bad the peril. Of Burnside posi-
ton uppermosi ia his mind. c.5ild not
see ,gly Mr.. Lincoln should be 'qiad
oft. and 50 expressed himself Mhy
Yen see" responded he Pre-iI 1T. ..it
remind. me oi Mistress Sallie Ward.
a neielbor of mine. ho had very
large family. Occasionally one 81 her
numerous progeny woulI be heard
crying in some ot,l-oi-tlte-w3y place,
upon which Mistress Sallie would *
claim, Ihetes Que u my childaen
that isn't dead get
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-12-22

4 young man in California. whose
friends had ceased 10 correspond with
him, woke up their interest BY send
Ing letters 10 business msn 10 lbs na-
tive place, iHqnirins lla price - q tol-
erahly sized fHm. Seven aiiectionsle
letter. coms fr,an lhe III nds by re-.
turn of post, ard two ~ three day
have rome ever since. including one
from m old land cold) sweetheart.