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Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
A PANIc.sTRICKEN CORREsPOND-
EMIT

dispatch from Cincinnati, which we pub
lish elsewhere, announces that Mr.. shanks,
Of the New York Herald. has arrived there
from Chattanooga, which place he left S1sday
ereni'.y, and states that "thc semi official re-
ports Of the battle, from Washington, are, In
the main, totally Incorrect" The probability
is that Mr.. Sharks was among the "panic
STRICKEN" aud was stampeded 10 Cincinnati,
where he makes this extraordinary statement.
His own confession shows that he left In
panic, before the fighting was over, and every
one knows that II was impossible for him, at
such a time, to obtain reliable reports from the
right or len, ktr Gg.. Roseersns himself could
not furnish the Government with positive
information of the grand result of the battles,
until tho lighting of, Monday concluded, at
which time Shanks was making the best rail-
road speed he could for Cincinnati.
We prefer the official record Of Gen. Rose
Grams on the subject to the opinion of panic
stricken correspondent, who leaves the field
before the battle Is ended.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25

each owner Of twenty negroes, on the plsA tkas
II would take one whito man to every twenty
negroes to keep them In subjcction, this con-
| vention
Rssoired, That the exemption or the twenty.
negro law ought not IN have been passed, as
they sre the very men that ought 10 be In the
field, nghting 70 protect their property, fot
there is no doubt but they sn ts sp,s csss oS
Ne ear. KIN
Rescired, That, in our opinion, Mr.. Davis
aud bis Cabinet and Congress ought TO take
the field with Gen. Lee and his army.
Resoiref, That VIC do not expect to receive
anything fair OF honorable from the Govern
ernmsnt at Richmond.
Rssoltysi, That We do believe thst tho editor
Of the Richmond Insuirsr, and John syme, (of
the Raleigh Registsr,) and John spelnau, (of
Inc Raleigh State Journdl,) ought TO be put In
the army, there TO stay until peace is made,
and all the leading destructivcs with them, for
they are doing more harm than good.
The stdaddrd also contains the proceedings
OF a second peace meeting In Iroiell county.
We quote three of the resolutions.
Rssoir,d, That negotiations for peace In time
Of war, like motion to adjourn a public as
sembly, can never be ruled out Of order.
Resoirtd, That In our opinion 1t would indeed
be fearful alternative as a last resort, recon-
mended by Matron" in the 1redel El.
press, TO become colonies of France, a nation
throughout her dominions, and people morc
fcklc and more given 10 mob law than any
other civilized nation on earth, and nation
who have within the present year placed a dcs-
pot OF the house Of Austria upon the throne Of
Mexico, (if there bc a throue.)
Resolped, That one or two of the former cd
itors and compositors Of the half sheet pub.
lished at Statosville, known as the lredell Ex.
press, can, In our opinion, be better spared to
reinforce Gen. Lee than any persons In our
know wledge.
The people Of Wilkes county have held
meeting, and resolved that they "are opposed
to paying the tilhc tax 10 virginiau, or any
body else; bu. If compelled TO pay IL, We do
pray the privilege Of paying 1t In Confederate
money!
The people Of Chatham county also held
meeting, at which the following resolution was
adopted:
"RssoiUcd, That we arc in favor of any and
every means that eau be employed to bring
about an honorable peace between the parties
engaged as speedily as possible, without the
shedding OF any morU blood, eytn u M mast
conccds port 9t hat rhich re claim as or rights"
More than half Of the paper Is taken up with
the pro, tudings OF meetings In the middle and
western counties Of the State, in which appear
the names OF the most influential and promi-
ncnt citizens, and In which resolutions similar
10 the above Scre adopted.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
BUSINESS To BE RENEWED AT THE
NORFOLK, VA, NAVY.YARD.

Isaiah Hanscom, ESQ.,, United States Naval
Constructor, late In charge Of the Constructors
Bureau at the Kittery, Maine, Navy-ysrd, has
been detached from duty at that yard, and Or
dered to duty at the Norfolk, Virginia, yard.
The Boston Herald correspondent st Kittery
speaks Of Mr.. HIS removal In the following
complimentary manner:
Every one here regrets the removal of Ma
val Constructor Isaiah Hanscom, ESQ. who has
been at this station ever since his brother WIN.
L. HanscOm left here for the Boston yard. Mr..
HHnscom has recently left here, and been sta
toned at the Norfolk yard. Educated to his
business upon the Piscataqua river, Celebrated
for Its naval architecture, both naval and mer-
cantile,) with singular fitness for his profess
sion and knowledge of the business such as
10 possessed by few, lie showed his capabilities
In the various ships that have been constructed
here under his direction. He was always
ready for any work the Department required TO
be done, and had II completed always before
the specified time. He left nothing undone to-
wards bringing up the character and reputs-
ton Of the Yard MS place where work could
BIZ well done, and his loss will bc felt by many
on both sides OF The Piscataqua. He 10 sue
ceeded by Samuel NJ. Pook, Esq. who was con-
sttuctor here many years ago. The people Of
this section have been accustomed TO see the
constructor ut the Yard work TO have the ves-
sells built and repaired here, aud We trust the
new conner will appreciate the Importance Of
the Custom.n
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
PERSONAL

ADEIRAL WILKES and his family are upon
brief visit to staten Island and New York.
DIR. JENKINS has been selected as the sue
eessor OF Fred. Law olmstead, as the General zee.
retary of the Sanitary Commission.
Miss VIOLA CRocRER, the young and beautl.
iui actress, who last aeason became 80 much Of .
iayori'e at Growers theatie, has been Ie-engaged
by that manager for the opening Of his new place.
Hon. SAMUEL HAYNES JEsKs, for many years
editor Ct tile Nantucket Inquirer, and recently edi-
tor Of the south Boston Register, died at his resi-
dence in South Boston, Wednesday, at the age Of
seyenty.four.
Lofty HoUaH is playing In the new theatre
at Nashville. The Nashville Uaion, speaking of
her performance on Monday evening, remarked
Lofty Hough, the beautiful and gifted, never sp-
peared to more advantage" ..t
CoRP. EsoCH y. JAcKMAN, of the Second
New Hampshire regiment, gallant young soldier,
who has shared IN all the hardships and hard fought
battles Of the noble Fighting second" has re-
deivsd an appointment as nrst Lieutenant In the
u. 5. Sixth Infantry, (coloredJ
GEN. SIcKLEs, In company with Surgeon
Andrews, and a party OF rentlemen, visited the
hospitals on the islands in the neighborhood Of
New York last Tuesday. Among the patients weie
many who had served under General sickles, who
were overcome with JOY on seeing their old COM
mander.
Mr.. q. IL. MisGuiE, paymaster on the Great
Western Railway, has absconded with about s60,-
900 OF the companys funds In his possession. He
has for 4 number OF years been prominently con-
neeted with the Great Western Railway, and was
at one time paymaster On that road a. well A. the
DetIiot and Milwaukee, during which time he per-
to.msd his duties ably and laithfilly.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
Rebel Tricka.

A dosortcr from Lees army says hew was pres.
ept when Kilpstrick's malls were captured by
the rebels and carried to their headquarters.
He there saw them opened by the Colonel and
Adjutant, who selected some twenty or thirty
letters, and opened them carefully, 70 as not to
fnjurc the envelopes. The communications SO
contained were then destroyed, and forged let
ters, manufactured for tho purpose, were put In
their place. The letters so prepared breathcd
undying Northern hostility to the South, and
were filled with bitter and scurrilous abuse OF
the Southern army and people, with threats Of
what the North would do to the South when she
was conquered. These letters were then read
to the troops at division inspection, as specl.
mems Of the correspondence carried on BY the
Northerners, showing how necessary 1t was fol
the South to fight 70 the last man for independ
ence. The effect Of this on the minds OF the
Ignorant soldiery Is pernicious one, as It In
flames all their hatred and detestation Of ths
North, and nerves them to continued resist.
ance.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
Sad Condition OF Contrsbsads At vicks-
burg.

Sad Condition OF Contrabands at vicks-
burg.
A letter from Vicksburg TO tho Cincinna.i
Gdste describes the contraband camp ut that
place, where the negroes are perishing In large
numbers,
You SEQ but few able. bodied men here; they
are serving In some capacity the country. Old
men and inhrm ones are seen In all parts Of this
strange melange. Go there when you will and
half Of them will be asleep. More than half of
them are invalids. Tho reason Is plain, too;
their food has been changed entirely, as well US
other things as essential. Government issues to
them ratlons, which rarely receive the nee, 5.
sary preparation ere they are eaten. Too lazy
to cook them-nor need VIC be surprised that Il
Is so; they have never been taught self.reliance.
Another profited by their labor; another cared
Tor their wants too. Now that they are LEFT
alone, they suffer. 1t seems to me there should
be persons to look after them. There are one
or two general agents, but there should be sew.
eral, and persons Of large human sympathies.
The mortality among children is very great.
Yesterday we were passing one Of these, aud
saw five dead ones laid together In the shade.
On inquiring, we learned that they had died
only an hour or two before, and the negro in
charge said he should send them of as soon as
there tods load.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
NEWS FROM REBEL PAPERS.

NEWS FROM REBEL PAPERS.
We have before US copies Of the Richmond
papers Of the 22d, and make q few extracts
tFrom the Richmond Dispatch, s pit. 2al
AYrAIns IN vIRerNrA-rRoM CEN. LEES ARMY.
RICHMOND, Thursday morning, Sept. a.
Notwithstanding = collision has BEEN predicted
between Gems. Lee and Meade for several days
past, parties immediately from the army repre-
sent everything quiet. There Is an occasional
cavalry skirmish, and as q result Of one of
these SO prisoners were brought down by the
Central railroad last night"
VIRGINIA LEGIsLATURE-EHrRA SESSION, sEl'-
... TsMBlR 10.
Mr.. Randolph, Of Richmond, chairman Of the
Committee on Military Affairs, reported bill
entitled can act to reorganlzc the militia Of the
Commonwealth" The draft Of the bill covers
80 pages Of printed matter, embracing 81 Sec
tions.
white male between the ages Of 10 and 10 years,
domiciled In tho commonwealth, and mot ex-
emptcd by the laws thereof. M
REBEL ANTIcIPATIoNs.
The following paragraph is from the Rebel,
formerly published at Chattanooga, but now
issued at Marietta, Cat .. ...n
We are Informed that President Davis was
heard to exclaim in q circle Of friends at the
Capitol that he would snatch Tennessee from
the clutches OF the Abolltionlsts II II took the
united armies Of the South to accomplish II.
From the signs OF the times It begins to look
very much as If that obstinate man meant what
he said. We begin to believe now that we shall
be driving our quill In the capital of Tennessee
before another month has passed. No..
The Richmond Enquirer of tho 2lst contains
a dispatch from Orange Court House, announ-
cling the capture of 13 Yankee prisoners. They
were sent to Richmond. II also states that Il
Yankee deserters, while on their way home,
and 10 other Yankees, were captured; also, ive
suffers clerks, captured by Moscby.
The Enquirer states that the rebel Gen. Lcr-
Ing has goneto Mobile. . .. ..
An interview was had on Sunday last be.
tween General Meridlth, Federal Commissioner
for exchange Of prisoners, and rebel Commits
sioncr Ould, at City Point. ...l
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
EX' IRA
ROSECRANS DEFIANT.
MS POSITION IMPREGNABLE
HE INVITES BATTLE.

Dispatches dated Chattanooga, s a. M, II,
a. M, and > p. M, Of September sith, were
received by the Government to-day, showing
that Rosecrdns Is IN IN impregnabie position,
feels entirely safe, aud has no doubt about holding
ost.
Yesterday morning a division of Bragg's
cavalry reconnoitered Rosecrans' front, and
later In the day another rebel column advanced
towards our lines in the direction of the Chatta.
nooga, Valley apparently with the intention of
offering battle, but retired without doing 50.
Roxcrans invites battle IN his present position l.,
From appearances, Bragg's army Is masscd In
Chattanooga Valley before the city.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
loFFICIAL. |
BY th' Tcss"i,m qf The United StotsS et Imtrtca.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS in my proclamation Of the 2,th Of
April, 1861, the ports of the States of Virginia
and North Carolina were, for reasons therein
set forth, placed under blockade; and whereas
the port "i Alexandria, Virgins, has since
port may now be safely relaxed with advantage
to the interests OF commerce:
Now, therefore, he IL known that 1,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the Uni.
ted States, pursuant to the authority in
lnc vested by the ffth section of the act
Of Congress, approved on the 18th of July,
1861, entitled IAN act further to provide for
The collection Of duties on imports, and other
do hereby declare that the blockade
Of the said port of Alexandria shall so far cease
and determine, from and after this date, that
commercial intercourse with said port, except
as to persons, things, and information contra.
band Of war, may from this date be carried on
subject to the laws Of the United States, and
10 the Limitations and in pursuance of the reg.
lldtions which are prescribed hy the Secretary
IF the Treasury in his order which is appended
70 my proclamation of the 18th of May, 1867.
In witness whereof, I have hereuuto set my
hand aud caused the seal Of the United States
10 be- affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this twenty
fourth day of September, in the year of
lL.s. our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty.three, and of the independence Of
the United st,tos the eighty eighth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
-fDCxf-1FFHIRS.

ARRfvlL % PnisornRs. "A huabsr Of pris.
onsrs wsks To-Day SroveAt up srsm the army Of the
rDtouss. rAS ncsssf thsm,st. psisohsss of war,
Anons them ars a y sdlasrs. ne Sollowins 10 the
i'll Of a. neers and -, NO 4 sre ali ssnmittea
te the 0ed Cspitol n CA. rsal H. 49,
Cant. =. A. TatuA, sdN. G. esvpayt, y, D Moore,
belosss to Mo.eey'seaysiry 4, E. Bradley, nssIst:
iisutensnt, 18th N. CT W. D shields, assistant
y lss I'll w.s sS0sd ss%y ss;gs 2,
ThSs. G. Meais, Noah Hendesson,. e. W. Roe,
Emanuel Fernandez, John Hahne, john L. OK,
q %s.a W. NON, G a N. Lsassy, L N. II Hoiass, .isaj'
Cobb, A. ". Faisor, Chs;. W. Capler, :. Jones,
Jas. Tait,y r. Roo, J. d. Lowmsn, W. H. Jackson,
!. =. HiiI, .. q. Mcmillan, " ". Care, 1, Camp
er, B. hlstecT' Z. Vincent, ". icnr cit, W. y.
stile, o HaIlltt Jos, C. OsboI ne, Jerry Keller,
Hottie, r. !. Mash, s D,rksy, :. a; Penih, n.y,h
son, Wm. Brooks, Obadiah Evans, A. .. heidei y.
Dushiy, Anthony Williams, 1sssc Greene, William
Pleasant, II; Z: Taylor, ! e. LinseSmp' sy,,,s
SUans, MSra. T. s. Lsnn % goss D. u MA,fSsrs, Sosspi
Farmish, NH Carpenter, J.. +, Mapin, II Lyno,
e. ,. Norman, Jsa,es whits. n Price; ;sn.,G %l,,is%
W. M. Rogers, ]. ]. Clarke, w. r. Richardson. z.
v. Kerrick, John A. Bsloir, lease Chaplin, Y p.
fhipman, }. 7. Lum, strutman, L; Rebeiine,
!osa hsasekn: claim: to es refEss' naSD srR Y
the OATH NJ. ii. McCoy, W. s. Nose. 7. H. ri.lier,
Wn. Davis, James Dulin, n. W; wilk ns, william
ton, JOY Payne, L i. Reed, Ee, Dillon, David
Fisher, Jas. Dedfick, Abram Fisher, d. W. White
hurst, =. W. Chiids, W. II. Forbes, and H. J. Krke.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
NOBl.E wORDs

wuksBvsR THEY (rn a1sns) aAvI rHs
" PowRn, THEY DRIvl BBponD THEN INTO rHsIH
" HAkks rHs .oUTuEnN PEOPLE, AND T.sT
F" WOULD AlSo DnIvn 10. TRUsf THEN NOT.
" Wnnn fH.I ABLE, TnBY WOULD INVADE AND
DRsTnOY u WITHOUT MERCY. ABSOLUTELY
" AeeURBD OF THESE THINGS, An AMAZED THAf
"ArY ONE COULD THINE OF rEACH ON AM
"rBHns.' liz wuo sNTRHTAIHs TEE sNfIAnNT
"Is PIT ONLY TO m A SLAVE H VINO UrTHRs
(" n AT THIS TINE, noRDovRR, 10 TRAITOR TO
" MS COUNTRY, VINO DpsEkvHs TEE scoRN AND
OpnTKnPr Or ALI. HoNORABl.1 nHr."-ROas.
srsas, 10 ~ Genrrd Ass~sblv q( ONO, february,
1853.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
Reconnaissance IN Force
III pResssttrahs. 1

' A dispatch rcceivodffom Koseciane this h.
ternoon, which lon him last evening, state.
that hc made reconnaissance in force along
the enemy's lines yesterday afternoon, and
found him In force. st"st NJ
. The enemy did not resist tho advance Of ous
reconnoiteripg column, which retursedto quar-
ters after having accomplished tho object Of
the movement, which proved to be Of consider.
able importantance. .E..f
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
Card.
Card.
To Me Editor Of the National Resublica

To me Editor Of the National Republican:
Sir; VIII you be 30 kind MS TO correct the
statement that appeared In your issue Of the Gath
iast., viz; that steward A. II. johnson, of the
Stanton hospital, wore the uniform OF major
general, and was arrested for that offence. MIR.
Johnston wore a single-breasted coat, a scarlet
sash, and sword-bslt, and the straps his shoui.
ders were the chevrons OF hospital steward. II
that 10 major generals uniform a new order must
have beei issued very lately, and only by the
smart officer who made the arrest. Hoping that,
In justice to the injured you will insert the above,
am, sir, with great respect, your obt servt,
CHAS H. BRACE.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
The Rebel Cavalry Driven Across IN.
AaplAam.

letter from the headquarters Of the Army
of the Potomac, received yesterday, says that
Gen. Bufcrd, with a portion of his division,
drove the rebel pickets on Tuesday through
Madison Court House. Three miles beyond ho
encountered strong force Of the enemy's cav
airy, and after spirited light he forced them
to retreat, and drove them across the Rapidau
at tie point where the Gordonsville pike inter-
ccpts the river.
The action reflects the highest credit ON all
our troops engaged. Our casualties were one
killed and about twenty wounded. We took As
prisoners, among them Lieut.. Col. Delaney, of
Cobb's Georgia Legion, Lieut.. Bryce, and Two
privates OF North Carolina regiments, who
were seriously wounded. The wounded, under
care OF DIR. \. Hand, have been properly at.
tended to, and were brought to the division
hos pital at Culpepper.
Our wounded include Lieut.. Hines, of the
Fifth New York cavalry, and Lieut.. g. W. Bul.
lock, Of the Ninth; also, X. Minshall, of the
Third Indiana; Sergcants Dunning, Cummings
and Bell, and Corporal Bell, all Of the Eighth
Illinois; aud J. lngmanson, Of the Twelfth II.
linois, (the last named u bugler.) B. Y. Solder,
of the Third Indiana, was Killed.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
A Good Example-Dismi:sals from the
Navy. .

Navy. ... DO
Acting First Assistant Engineers Henry Hill
and Nathan d. Bates, who. were the senior
engineers, respectively attached to the steamers
Mercedits and State Of Georgia, have been dis.
missed from the Navy Of the United staies,
owing TO their great neglect Of the machinery,
etc. Tho attention Of the Department has been
called to the almost universal complaint Of do
fects In machinery and boilers of vessels re-
turning from cruises, and to the negligence on
the part of engineers in not repairing defects
as they occur, but waiting until they arrive In
port. when everything is to be done by me-
chanics from the yard. Negligent or incompe-
tent engineers will be promptly dismissed from
the Navy.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25

The DRAFT 1t appears from official returns
that of 1000 drafted men examined by the
from all causes. This 10 less than the proper
tion OF men rejected from those who apply rs
recruits for the regular service, and the result,
by which the Government obtains the services
OF 10000 men from this number, Is more IA
vorable than the most well-informed persons
had anticipated. d.-Adyertiser,
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
Edition
ron, O'crocx. r. 4.
rnE vkAasuL PRICE Or 4 pnsPu
ATE CAUAg. a. -

rHE vkAglsUL PRICE Of 4 pnePnA.
ATE CAUSE. ~
Yesterday We published extracts from Rich
mond (rcbei) papers, showing that fifteen rebel
major sssssigadier generals fell Ii hsss,s be-
fore Chaitsuooga, on the 10Th, 20th, and 2ist
OF September, while fighting dgaisst he Gov
srnnsnt Of ne United Stat ., 10 ~h ch tsy spcroy
o'ed allegiance, as follows:
Major General Hood, mortally wounded.
Brigadler. General Preston Smith.
Brigadier General wolford.
Brigadler General Walhall. ...
Brigadier General Ben Harding Helm.
Brigadier General Dcshlcr.
WOUNDED.
Major Gtnera Gregg.
Major General Preston.
Major General Claiborne.
Brigadier General Adams.
Brigadier General Brown.
Brlgadler General Bum.
Brigadier General Benning.
brigadler General John Helm.
Brigadier General John z. Brown.
The natural question arises, In view Of this
startling fact In the history Of the war, "why
30 large proportion of general officers killed
and wounded ."
The answer is simple. The cause of The
rebels Is q most desperate one, and requires
desperate mcasurcs. 1t is well known that
major and brigadlcr generals never go 10 the
front Of their column, exposing themselves to
the iirc Of the enomy, unless their men are ,ceak
and 1dreri"g before Me onslaught Of the sn<nay,
or there Is reason to believe, as was tho case In
the battles Of Saturday and Sunday last, that
they are Discouraged ard dish,artened, and op.
posed to lighting amy longer for TIE sir0ic l'sr-
poe ofe,ectirg slave oligurchy on THIS confine,i.
and against the Union and the old flag which
flashes forth upon them from the black smoke
Of battle, above every regiment, in every fight,
like so many brilliant meteors at night.
Bragg's army, In the battles Of Saturday,
Sunday and Monday last, outuunbersd the
should convince any sensible person that II the
rebel troops felt that they were contending for
any great and good principle, Eosecrans could
have been defeated without the extraordinary
effort and personal exposure Of SO many rebel
generals. But II seems that overwhelming
numbers could not whip the gallant Army of
the Cumberland. 1t trcquircd something else 10
induce an army,of traitors to face leyalists. II
required the presence of all the generals In the
van, to excite the men, 10 plead with them, to
beg Of them TO "comc on" and thus they were
led TO slaughter, and ftt,cn of those generals teu
before the steady ali" ofioya! SharpshootsrI Such
10 the price OF treason.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25

DEATHS OF SoLDIERs.-The following deaths
have been rep. rted since our last:
Matthew Connect, 18th New York cavalryj Geo.
W. smith, ~ RennsyvAnia artillery J. v. Hoffar,
ISist New York; Russell Qu'gley, ssth New York;
Jacob Weiss, 10th New York ayalry.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25

Rin.RoADe.---ARRIvAb AND DRPARruRs OF
1nAiss.-Ths embellishments on cur nrst page
etc iuscrted ~ authorty Of the railroad pAnies
severaiiy named, arc ofAeiaily corrssted whes
chsNxsa msde, hence can Be- relied upon q cor.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25

TBE ArLAhTIC MONTHLY for October has
been received by Hudson Taylor, s.i Pennsyl.
vania Avenue. We have already noticed the
rich table Of contsnts In this number. A very
hno poem from the pen Of John q. Whittier
will be found on our fret page to-day.
Daily national Republican., 1863-09-25
n.n,l Raid M the Orange and Alexandra.
BntlFOsd,

Between 3 and Q o'clock yesterday morning,
a sguod "f II Guerrillas made raid at wood
station No. IL, ON the line Of the Orange aud
Ncrsndria ra,liosd, about IL miles from the
I1''u place, stealing nine mules which were
'ed'nE IN the held while the guard were At
breakfast sergt. Highland, Of Pennsylyania,
who e,Frt"i in the direction Of the plunderers,
"ss, it ls sad, taken prisoncr.
a reconnaissance to Dumfrles found 10 enc.
my there yesterday.