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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-11-12
THE VICTORY IN WEST VIRGINIA.

The Wheeling lntellgencer of Monday published the
following dispatches:
"CLARKsBURG NOVEMBER 8, 1863.
"To Gov FOREMAN: Gen. Averill attacked Jackson's
forces at Mill Point in Pocahontas county on the 18th in
stant and drove him from bis position with trifag loss
Jackson fell back to the summit Of Droop Mountain when
he was reinforced by Gen. Echos with Patterns brigade
and one regiment from jenkins command The position
is naturally strong and strengthened by breast
works commanding the road Gen. Aver turned the enc.
mys left with his infantry and attacked him in front with
cavalry dsmouned The victory decisive that the
enemys retreat became total rou his forces throwing
away their and scattering in every direction The
cavalry pursued till dark, capturing many prisoners and
large quantity of arms, ammunition, SC The enemy's
wounded have all fallen into hands Our ss in killed
and wounded is about one hundred.
ar y KrIIpy Rr;,a5;ar c..o..Iu
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THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoroMAc,

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoroMAc
November oh, 1868.
The Commanding General congratulates the army upon
the recent successful passage Of the in tho
face OF the enemy, compelling him to withdraw to his en-
trenchments behind the Rapd-Ann.
To Major Gen. Sedgwick and the officers and men of
the 9th and 9th Corps participating the attack partc
aarly to the stormng party under Brig Gen Russell hi.
lnanks are due for the ganty displayed in the assault
inc enemys entrenched position of Rappahannock Sta
non resulting in the capture of four guns two thousand
a arms eight battle flags bridge team and sixteen
hundred prisoners
MAJOR Gen. French and the officers and men Of the
ind Corps engaged particularly to the leading column
oy Col Trobaud his thanks are due for the
vaor displayed in crossing at Keys Ford the seizure Of
the enemys entertainments the capture of over four
hundred prisoners.
The Commanding General takes great pleasure in an
houncg 70 the army that the President has expressed his
satisfaction with its late doings.
BY command of Major Gen. MEADE:
.~.. 81 WILLIAMS, A A G.
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NEW WOODEN WAR VESSELS

The Navy Department is about building feet of wooden
vessels Of war Of three thousand tons burden to be
pleted within year The machinery is already in pro-
cess Of construction Twelve Of these vessels to be
clippers built with special reference to speed and carry
ing light batteries The other eight to be swift
is compatible, with broadsides Of 2oinch guns
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NEW JERSEY ELECTION

The Newark Advertiser Of Thursday says, ave have
few additional returns from the lower part Of the State
but not sufficient as yet to enable TO give correct list
of the names OF the members Of the House Of Assembly
In the Senate the Democracy gain two members-from
Essex and Union. OF the eight new members Ave are
Democrats and three Union The House Of Assembly
will comprise thiryeight thirty nine Democrat. to
tgenty-ope or twenty-five Unionists"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-11-12

Col. SoTHoRoN IN RIcHMoSD.-The Richmond Ell
amner of the 18th ultno the arrival in that
city Of Col John H. Sothoron and son, OF St. Msrys coun-
IT, Maryland They the parties who shot and killed
Lieut. White, while engaged in obtaining negro recruits
in ST. Mary's county on the 10Th utmo The Examiner
says they escaped the Potomac ard on
the Vgba side OF the river found friends mad succor
and thus reached Richmond in safety.
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"B. +. KELLEY, Brigadier General. y
"CLARKsBuRG, NOVEMBER 8, 1868

CLARKsBURG, NOVEMBER g. 1863
ITO Gov. FOREMAN: telegram has just been re-
csiyed from Gen. Scammon in which he says General
Duie entered Lewisburg at 1890 A. M on the 7th the
enemy having passed through in retreat from Aver who
gave him severe whipping at Droop Mountain the 9th
Dufie captured the enemys camp tents knapsacks pro-
visions, &C. casson and upwards of hundred head
Of cattle The cavalry have gone pursuit Averll had
arrived. b. L. KELLEY, Brgadicr General"
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THE CoNscRIprIoN IJNC0NsrTTTTTIt

THE CONSUMPTION UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. III Judges Lowrie, Woodward.
and Thompson of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
now in session at Pttsburg being majority Of the Cour)
gave decision Monday relative to certain drafted mes
in effect declaring the CONSUMPTION act unconstitutional
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disrust Of bis loyalty Exonerated from dstrust Of 10y
atty The loyalty of the Governor of Maryland is as
questionable at least that of the editor of The Chronicle
whose gbness in making charges of d loyalty 10 offensive
generally Understood that he not one Of those who speak
by authority I"
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newspaper SITPPRESsED

BALTIMORE, Nov. l0.-The Evening Transcript, a
paper started about two weeks ago by William H Neil.
son. one Of the former propetors of the Daily Gazette
was to-day suppressed by order of Gen. schenck
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II is reported from Minnesota that Stephen WILDER, The
Union candidate for Governor, s elected by 10000 ma
jority, gain " nearly 5000 from last year.
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SIR Your letter Of the 26h instant asking permission
to raise twenty thousand volunteers for the service Of
Juarz Government In Mexico has been received reply
have to inform you that such permission be given
as The proceeding would be 10 violation Of law Of The
United States. IL il should be attempted any
gagged therein WILDE prosecuted with a practicable dill
gence. am sir, your obedieut servant,
WILLIAM II. SEWARD,
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FOREIGN RECRUITING PROHIBITED

The following despatch has recently issued from the
State Department:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington. October %
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the animal became frightened, and by sud
den motion Of her head struck Mr.. Y. Violent
ly in the side, producing an internal injury,
from which he died on the 18th.
The one hundred and seventh year OF the
publication of the New Hampshire Gazette
closed on the lst int. 1t is the oldest nu"S-
paper in the country.
VERMONT.
4. X. Cone cnugllt a two yeUr old bear IN a
trap on the mountain in WinhalI, few days
since, and also got the foot of another III one
of his traps.
CONNECTICUT.
The New London county fair opened at Nor
witch on the 18th uit. The entries Of stock
were quite large, but there is a falling oil from
last year in matched and fast horses. Nege-
tables fair, but apples and other fruits slim.
The Russian feet came around Montank
Point the other day, and passed entirely up
the sound before il was discovered. If it had
been confederate fleet they might have bonn
| barded New London, New Haven, and all
along Shore and then made good their retreat
to the ocean without moeStatlOn, for there
was and still is nobody on guard.
On the Both ut. a party OF gentlemen set
out from Hamburg (Lymp) on cunning eX-
petition to iIaddam. During their tramp one
of them proceeded to show Wactically with
what facility a man could sn6ot himself by
placing the muzze Of his gun TO his mouth I;
then, lifting his foot he accidentally swung it
against the trigger, and the contents Of the
gun were at once discharged into his head,
killing him instantly.
The man who has charge of Mr.. Gilbert
PrattS farm at Saybrooi lighthouse, on the
night of the Both ult., discovered four men
who had just shot one OF his latest oxen.
They abandoned their plumber, put for their
boat, and made off. Similar instances have
occurred in thar region for several years back.
RHODE ISLAND.
The subscriptions towards the proposed
Rhode Island hospital, to be situated in Prov
idence, have already reached large sum,
but AN effort wilrbe made to increase them
to S250,0 if not 100000. Most Of the
towns in the state are subscribing and a valu-
able and permanent institution is cOntem-
plated.
There were five funerals at the Roman
Catholic church in Newport, besides several
others in various parts Of the city, on the lst.
The prevailing disease may be abating, as has
| been reported, but there seems to be little or
no decrease in the number Of deaths that are
daily recorded.
George G. Clarke of Kingston Hill, has
raised two ears of corn Of the largest dimen-
sjons this season. One Of them measures up
wards of a foot in length and the other is only
a trlle shorter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
copperhead school ma'am in Iowa, pun
ished five Of her scholars for singing at recess,
''Raly round the flag, boys" She was pros
ecuted and fined.
Jacob Whitehead Of Gateville, near Som
eryille, New Jersey, died on the LIST inst.
He was bitten on the hand by rat last
winter leaving wound which nothing conld
be found to cure, and which finally proved
fatal Mr.. Whitehead was sixty-nne years
old
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LATEST NEWS.

BY TET.Eea GRAPH
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY


New YORK, Oct. 2.-The Charleston Cou-
rier Of Sept. 26 says the Yankees in large
force were again vigorously at work on bat
terry Wagner all day yesterday. They have
made considerable changes, and have thrown
up formidable sand entertainments, facing
James Island. They also appeared to be
busy preparing the ground behind these emf
hankments, for platforms tor their guns. 1t
mas not been positively ascertained whether
they have as yet mounted ans s>..,- - Waer-
ner or Gregg.
Throughout Friday fort Moultrie and bat
terry Bee on Sulivan's Island, and battery
Simkins on james Island, shelled the enemy
on Morris Island very severely. The fire be-
came so hot that the Yankee working parties
at Gregg and Wagner were completely check
ed in their digging operations in the afternoon
for some length Of time. Two of their am
munitiun chests at battery Wagner were eX-
ploded yesterday. At Cummings Point a shell
from fort Moultre exploded by the team of il
wagon, killing one horse and scattering those
engaged in loading. Several times volumes
OF smoke were observed issuing from the bat
terieS, supposed to be from fires caused by our
shells. The Ironsdes, four monitors, and the
rest Of the fleet, including the Nondeseript, re-
main in abont the same position. The crew
of the monitor nearest the point were engaged
in covering the deck with some sort of earth
work, having the appearance of sand and yell
lew clay mixed"
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CAPE RACE, Oct 1.-The steamship Sax
onia, from Southampton Sept. 22d, arrived off
this point at noon to-day. The steamships
CITY of Baltimore and Jura had arrived out
The London Times says ''the fate Of
Charleston is virtually decided. lis fall is
only question of time" The Times says
that Mr. Mason sent to Earl Russell on Mon
day a notification that he has been instructed
by the Richmond government to withdraw
from England. Mr.. Mason proceeds to Paris.
La France says federal steam corvette
had arrived at Brest from Madeira having been
sent with another federal corvette in pursuit of
the Florida. The Florida leaves Brest on the
23d, completely repaired, and proceeds imme-
diatelv to meet the second federal corvette,
which is at Lisbon, and attack her bef)re she
can be joined by the one at Brest, which is re-
pairing.
La France says the federal corvette Kear-
sage will be treated at Brest like the Florida :;
both belligerents will enjoy the same rights
and advantages.
The confederate loan was quoted at 80 30
discounts; French rentes CIT. Soc; consols
SO SIS 90 5-S for money.
On the Sth OF October Napoleon will re-
ceIve the Mexican deputatiOn, on its return
from Trieste. The Memorial Dplomatique
says England has entered into an engagement
to acknowledge the present Mexican govern
ment as soon as Macmillan announces to the
deputaion his final acceptance. England and
France will then Immediately acCredt official
| representatives. England has promised to
favor every means for the realization of a
loan, necessary to place Mexico in Il position
to fill her engagements abroad.
la France says if the three powers make ii
common communication to Russia, it will be
OF different character to the ordinary note,
and in diplomatic language, receive another
name. The Paris journal considers the M
---..-- .I.. ~ --:.,,,r Of tho poIisb ,nn,,,n-
randum tantamount to q moral recognition as
belligerents.
At Frankfort the federal diet appointed a
committee upon the Holstein question, who
reported in favor of the federal execution be-
ing carried out The committee recommend
taking possession by the administration of the
entire duchy, and the entry Of 5000 Hanoveri
an and Saxon troops. The votes of the diet
on the report will be taken Oct. l.
The Russian emperor, in Il speech, had
promised reforms and extended privilege.
Eleven iron plated gunboats, with turrets, will
be completed by spring; twenty thousand
men. it is reported, are stationed in Finland.
The car received the king of the Greeks at
st. Petersburg, Sept goth. No more leave is
given to naval officers.
The Russians were defeated on the 10Th at
Lutiuniers and at Magovien on the 18th.
The Russians maSsacrcd Il great many of the
inhabitants Of Lutomiers The Russians had
plundered several houses in Warsaw.
a Copenhagen dispatch says, as the first
step towards placing the army on war foot
ing, the war minister has ordered the regi-
mental lists to be filed up to the war strength
by October LIST.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-03

New YORK, Oct. 2.-The steamer Corsica
from Havana, via Nassau, has arrived. No
news.
From Nassau, via Havana, we learn that
the rebellion in St. Domingo is not sup
pressed. Spanish troops were marching on
La Vego, where the rebe.s were strongly for
tilted. Additional soldiers were being sent
from Cuba. Various skirmishes are reported
in which the rebels were defeated.
An English steamer, suspicious looking
craft, arrived at Havana, reporting herself
from St. John, n. B., via Nassau.
Nothing has been heard from the missing
steamer Mexico, but it was hoped, as she had
three boats, that the passengers were picked
up by some passing vessel.
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last. and cast into the furnace, and when they
flow like water beneath the fierce heat, they
too are moulded by faithful men into useful
forms; and when they bend in the flames,
they too are beaten into ploughshares to turn
the worlds burrows for diyiner harvcsts, OF,
fashioned to the Perfect VIII, the divine spirit
flashes over them, and they give to the ages
words OF wisdom and of fate.
Suchmen are never wantiugtoa nation when
the hour arrives. This body guard OF Liberty
the worlds roll Of honor, all the
shining names OF the past, all the noble
names Of the present, Within each national
ity some inspired soul is stirring the popular
heart; Hungary has Kossuth; Italy, Garibal-
di; Russia, Alexander; France rests from
its fever while Napoleon heSitates on which
side to enlist the side of privilege or of the
people; Spain is dead yet for a season; the
English people love the golden and ieweled
collar that is riveted round their necks, and
may bear its pinchlng for another century;
and among ourselves the problem is being
worked grandy out, with all the world
looking on, and a great people rises to
assert the sovereignty of truth and justice;
to proclaim the right Of all peoples to free
dom of growth and development; to declare
that the earth was made for the benefit of
the many, and not the selfish pampering of
the few; and, by their victory over evil, to
show what an instrument in Gods hands is
sovereign people fired with holy pur
pose, inspired with enthusiasm, to clear
away the tangled forest Of abuse and prvi-
lege, and make the earth fair garden,
wherein the humblest may find a free and
happy home. In this condition of things
lies national permance; all other con-
ditions are false and feetng, no matter
, how splendid, no matter how prosperous,
the great, popular heart upheaves them
and dashes them TO wreck at last.
To wait and watch, 10 take advantage of eve
ry supreme moment, to keep mistaken cour-
age, never to lose heart, these are the quail
ties of the men who shall at last give this
permanent condition to the worlds institu-
tons.
Endurance is the growing quality,
And patience all the passion of great hearts;
These their stay. and when the leadeu world,
Sets its hard face against the iateful thought,
And brute strength, like a scOrnful cOnqueIOT,
Clangs his huge mace down in the other scale
The inspired soul but filings his patience in,
And slowly that Outwcighs the pondcrous globe,
One faith against whole worlds unbelieE
one soul against the flesh OF all mankind
The WooNsoCKEr PATRIOT, one of the
best weekly newspapers in the country, COM
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-03

BosToN, Oct. "A movement is on fuotin
this state to procure an elegant sword for pre-
sentation to Gen. Banks, as special recog-
milton of his success i'll the taking of Port
Hudson.
NEWARK, n. j., Oct. 2.-P. D. Moore of
Newark, n. j., has been appointed collector
of internal revenue for Washington territory,
vice Maj. IL. a. Gollisbrough resigned.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2.-The rain was very
heavy this afternoon. The streets were flood
ed in some places to so great an extent us to
wash passenger cars off the tracks. The
bridges on the Washington railroad, at Laurel
and Hanover, have been washed away, and
| trains were detained. The evening train is
not in yet, ii P. NJ.
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is warranted Cure in all DiarrhGa
Cholsra Mrbus, Cholera Infaltum, simmer Complaint
Pain and Cranp in the Stomach, Sour stomach Heart
burn, c., &c.
1t relieves tho'e dagreeaale symp oms of dl spep5ia
Nausea aad rising OF ogd after eaug, aud As soothing
syrup tor children il has equal. 1t regulates the
bowels. auaVs pam, under las soothing elects
tGe child u.vps into quiet slumber ana awaSes re-
frcshed and !ivgorSed Il beg peasant to the taste
children refuse to take the medicine aft once
tasting it call for circular, sut read testimonials from
Prot. p. illi, brown University, Rev. Horace
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others.
y. B.-rhis article Is warranted, in the most OBJ
suatc cases, and agents particularly requested to
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that the medicine has pr we'd Intellectual.
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New YORK, Oct. "A Nashville letter Of
Sept 81, to the World, says since Thursday
last reintorcemeuts have been pouring down
to Chattanooga, and on that day some 20 and
80 FOUNDER Parrott guns, laying here unused
since Nashville fell, were forwarded The
first troops that have passed through the city
were the 18th regulars.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-03

FORTRESS MoNR )E, Oct. MAJOR General
Barnes arrived this morning, and proceeded
to Norfolk at nine o'clock, where he takes
command as military governor.
The steamer New York left to-day for City
Point, in charge OF Major milford The
steamer S. r. Spaulding sailed for Boston at
two o'clock this afternoon.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-03

Mus1cAL.-The concert at Mechanics Hall
last evening by the Worcester County Musi-
cal Convention, under the direction o. Prof.
Frost, was a very successful affair, calling to
gether quite a large number of our music-lov-
ing citizens, who were very enthusiastic in
their expressions of satisfaction with, we
might almost say, erery piece upon the pro-
gramme The choruses were given with
spirit and great precision. The orchestra, led
by Mr. VIM. Sumner, deserve praise for the
efficient manner in which they sustained the
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DIR. LIGHTHILL-
Dear Slr-From the benefit have derived from YOUR
treatment and operation for Cataract lie it due to
You to have my name added to the many on already
possess who have been cured by your skill therefore
cheeifdy submit the following statement For three
years was blind. without assis ance / could not 90
nout at all. During that time had four operations
upon my eyes besides many applications which was
advised to try, all of which awaited nothing but
rather made my eyes 1 had almost concluded
that there was 10 help iur me when / was induced
through the influence of friends to applJ to you did
50, feeling that it almost useless but you gave
nent from the rt visit and finally
ed to have operation performed by you, which was
the means of restoring sight Since that
time, which two years and half ago, have been
perfectly well, and with the aid of glasses sec
read the finest print and do the finest sewing Ny eyes
have troubled from that either by nlam
nation pain of any kind And would say all who
similarly af cted TO give Dr. LIght trial. They
will find him I'll he processes to be. Eesp ctfully,
MRS. II r. HOLDEN, Palmer, Mass,
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rnovosT MAn.nAL,s ogrIoe. woIcester. July p, l86a

PROVOST MARsnAL's OFFICE, WOTceser, July q, I65d
Office 245 Main street.
HenceiOrward a reward OF TEN DOLLARS Will be
paid 20 any person upon the arrest and delivery Of
Desere instead OF the reward OF Five Dollars hereto
fore paid
Unuer recent Instructions from the War Department
q drafe1 pay 5 VI in communication of service
iuruish substitute, after he has presented himself
for animation and been accepted by the Board vi En-
rOllmet
DRAFTED men become Soldiers in the service of the
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1, A. W. Clark, of south Berwick Junction, Maine,
hereby certify that for three years have been troubled
with deafness and discharges fom the Ny deafness
has been such that with the eXertion, could
not hear the loUdest conversation, when directly ad
dressed to | had consulted many ply sicians and
austs but could get relief Acting under the ad-
vice Of friends, (who by their experience knew of
Dr. LghthI's in the treatment such Difficult
Iies, gave him trial, which resulted in the complete
restoration my hearing The discharge from my ear
has entirely ceased without detriment to my health.
The cure performed upon four months ago, dur
ing which time my hearing only remained good lin
spite Of several colds which suffered fr0ml but actu
ally improved that now l hear as perfect as
though my hea ing had never been Affected
would recommend all those afflicted with the above
complaint to place themselves under the mild treat
ment Of DR.. Lishthil. A. w. CLARK,
SOuth Ecruick function