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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16
After some cunversatlun. which could


and every one seemed TO be asleep
1T could only get thar horse,' | mut,
tered TO myself. Il could escape, knowing
The wood, aud road> well
| With the caution Of an Indian rolled
mysrt towards The horse He watched
NE. aud seemed alarmed. but did not
attempt Ia break hi> bride On nearing
him. found ,wiy. aud rai>ir. il care
fully, gradually slipped the rein uff The
>tuhp Ruling over gently, drew the
horse after ne. Every few ya,d> pan>
ed tn. let the horse graze.
jim exclaimed the sentry, "yunr
horse is loose
A groau was the only response
J,m, ynn azS fool
"lJ-m tn beast lie won't go tar. y
continued Ia let the h"Ise graze for
svnle time. aud then re>uu.ed his gradual
Abstraction Finally. drew him to the
turn in The r ad, and AT ouce mouuted
Riding over the grass, kept him on a
fast walk. uuril thought his feet would
nut be heald. "! en- Increased bis speed
!" c'h'e''
| had nearly reached Sulu uun'S Gap
when | caue suddenly ou IA rebel picket
'.Who goes there 2 challenged the
sentinel
Friend" answered |, as gruf1y as
e'uld
Hat! ho'r. :. or y"u are a dead man.
Have v"u gnt the coutteasign
Yes.
Give ii.
The per.piration beaded on my folr
head Suddenly il occurred ~ me that
il luuSl be- the uarre of one ut their lead
els. and a. ry case was desperate, | ex
,ta,,nrd
"Lnnr,iieti -
.Rrght. Advance"
Thu did do -. il i. almost unueces
>ar, .o Il, c,.ufiuned an mn the hr j
nIIll ~, a, >iy,.t, when I rnnk wood
,.,,I c,i,. i,,E,.tinc, and sedan, t,ayel
,,d heal n.,, ,,,,u, Ia. H. far, h.,rJ
the ,,u,,. If h,r>eo.pn r,.Iiuu viii, has,e
tier IN. ,.,,,IIcu.p c.ulJ hear (Which
rnad did l.. take :" the Id Yam
k e - .SrnIe horse +" "TIans h;nr :"
aud othrr rxclamatlons of ii >lmlar char
acter. >h"ured with wrath and toe plainly
d,ra ing o., fate should Tall into the
.iand- of the iawle>s mrn.
dis =. uuted anu taking >one salt
from my hav,rSalk, gave some to nv
,nr>,. to keep hi.n amused aid prevent
sii'h lr"h h'ig"'"g
lh'v dashed ." agar pdrsntd my
Wy ny ""''i"3 l "d" r'"c,'.o the
,'ge :, ''' '''e ~"'u'' ,"o was near 'e"r""'
",''t -" u"e '.''"''''' '"'o'"''u
'"' al h'2''' c"'>s'" u''i' "''n "''''> u''
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16

The three principal hotcl- at Wishing
Ton have cleared iron S39.I1O to $780,,
900 year since December, 1861.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16

n. . oLMsTED. $. n. KELLY
OhMSTED IL KELLY.
DEALER IN STOVES, TIN G SHEET IRON
WARE, Main St, nearly opposite the Court
House, Coudersport, Pa. Tin and She"'
Iron Ware made TO order in good style, O"
Short notice
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16
ISAAC BENSON

sTToRNEY AT LAW, Coli.rsporl. Pa. viii
attend TO all business entrusted q ann. Wit,
care ani pro nDtness. U.ii"e on So o ID
near the Allegheny Bridge
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administrators or Executors Notice, %
Business Cards, 8 lines or less. per yeat 0C
Special AMI Editorial Notices, pc. line. IL
*x*All transient Advertisements tiust h.
paid in advance and no notice will be take
Of advertisements from Il distance, unless the
are accompanied by the money or satisfarto"
reference.
*x*Blanks, and job Work of al kinls, at
tended Ia promptly and f'i'hfully
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16
MARK GILL0N.

TAILOR nearly opposite the Court House
will make all clothes intrusied to him in
the latest and best styles Prices to suit
the times.-(Iive him y call l3 Al
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16
THE
POTTER JOURNAL
PUBLISHED ny
N. ". McAiaTnay, Prop. ietOr,
81 81 >. rE,t IVvsaGts5Y IN ADVANCE.

~ Devoted to the cane Of Repnhlicahisni
the interests of Agriculture the advancement
Of Education. aud tn. bn:t good pf Potter
sounty. Owning no gui l. except that Of
Principle it will IN .tr~r to | in the whrk
Of .aore fiily Freed 'm'zins oar 'oantry.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted 1T the foil wing
rates except where special trgains are lnade.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16
COLLINS SMITH.

DEALER in Drv Goods Groceries. Provisions
Hardware, QueenSware Cutlery. and all
Goods usually found in country Store
Csudersport, Nov. 27. 1861
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16
MANHATTAN Fl 0T IL.
NEW WORK

1NHlS Popular Hotel is Sifna ell near the
l. corner Of Murray Street and Brnad-
way opposite the ParA within one hiock
of the Hudson River Rtil Road and near the
Ene Rail Road Depot II is one of the most
pleasant ard Convenient locations in the city
Hoard & Rooms &l.jO per day
n HU9GiNS, Proprietor.
Feb. 18Th. 1863. .s---r
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16
T. W. KNOX.

tTTORNEY AT LAW. Coud-rsport. Pa, viii
regularly attend the roarts in Potter an
the adjoining Counties.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16

D. +. OLMSTED.
'EALER IN DRY GOODS, READY-MADn
Clothing Crockery Groceries, &c, Main ST.
Csuderspcrt, Pa.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16

Hts FIRST PRlzE -Soae tire since a
nperauuared I'D Gon""d're was piac.d
IN charge of one of our nav, Yards One
ia. p""r l,Ile fellnw had just filled III,
basket with cl'iPs a. tIe g"urS old Com,
aniure ''h",e in sigh" aud r;"W led uuI
."D'"Pt that ~"rd !uu young rascal! pr"t
a.. say
4 chase en-urd Tie bn, was small
and his load wa, heavy, ,nd presently
the old Cunn"dote putting aud blowing
>rized the b,t BY tie cullar Jumping
away aud dumping the chips al rr> feet
rhe boy exclaimed Take t.y"u darned
old skluflnt, it's the 6rst prize you esel
!Vok in your life.
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G.. S 4 Z \ JONES.

'EALERS IN DRUGS. MEDICINES, PAINT,
Oils, Fancy Articles, Stationery, Dry Good:
Groceries, &c, Main ST., Coudersport. Pa
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16
COUDERSPORT HOTEL,

OUU DENOfUnI fIVI EII,
y r. GLASSHIRE, Proprietor. Corner o.
Main and Second Streets, Coudersport, Pot.
ter Co.. Pa.
Ad.ivery Stable is also kept in connect
sion with this Hotel
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-02

mailef should BE- handled soberly, calmly and
polniedly, o. you sre capable of doing.
M Phelan may be a good lawyer, but such
asg5Ant inleglorenee with the rights and iass Of
tfede, prove him to be 10 statesman. No tariff
under The old regime was 50 mongaous in the
Inequality Of lis operation as this insane viola
iionof vested rights aud common sense. Some
Of as have not forgotten the scenes Of 1912,
and we have a. least read of the bill of abomin-
atoms. Where are the eloquent advocates Of
fee trade aud direct taxi Where the profuse
~denouocers Of discriminative legislation Is
this to be q government Of the people, or to be
despotlci Can the Congress do eyerythipg-is
It almighty, as they say Of The English Parlia-
mens7 We, tho people, viii bear anything
reasonable and equitable, to achieve our indie
pendsncs, and afterwsrd to sustain the honor
Of tho country, but we wan it 70 be equitable
Tax, as in England, everything that touches a
man while living or dead-and tax every man.
Strike out that contemplate law ezempting
from taxation the man who holds only $500
worth Of property. Tax to multiplied millions,
bu: tax aH-all discrimination is insulting to
tho exempt and to the taxed. After all, is not
this plan of M. Phelan's a bid for Kentucky
and Missouri FAIR PLAY.
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The London Star has received the following
from IL special Paris correspondent:
Tbs French governmeai Is on the point Of in
tsrvsning as paci6cstor between the Federsls
and Confs1srstes. IN anticipation Of late events
IN America, NJ. Mereisr has received instruct
ions to act as medislor between the hsIige--
ents, snd NJ. Dg0uyn &c L'Huys is preparing q
note that viii be shortly tTsDsmi-ted to Mr. Sc
ward, IN which g compromise viii be recon-
msnded-
The London Skipping Gazette remarks, that
should The Emperor'B proposition BE- Tsiscsd, he
mas let himself apparently but an alternative 10
recognize Che South sud rase1he blockade
The New York HsraId2ads An extract from
tne Paris correspondence Of the London Post
win THIS caption "Napolson's Hopes Of an
alliance with JEFF Davis" The correspondent
says tnal the officers agree that France viii bold
9~tezfcoi and If 20, France viii sssursiiy find
" convenient to mske an alliance wish Che SOUTH
en- repa5le Of Amsnca.
Lne distress 10 ireland is every day tending
more severe among la5Jrsrs, small farmers, etc
% tler actual paupegsn, exile, OF dsath
Al ne annual meeting Of the chambers Of
commerce or Li7erp0o. and Manchester. several
members OF Parliament vino took part gave e.
as their opinion that Parliament would be called
upon early IN the session TO declare whss1sr he
Southern States had OF had not entitled them
selves TO recognition Opposition to any inter
Veation was generally expressed.
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Nsrthern EaisiIEgencs.

Special 70 The Daly Appeal
GREsADA, February 2s.-Passepgers who len Jack
Tennessee. on the 10th, have arrived here. They
report the Talabatohis river to 5e Two miles wide a.
Pamela. No i~mportsn bridges had been swept away
up to the line they left that point.
The Missouri RepubHean Of the Issh has been re-
csieed.
The ir0n-olaa gunboat EeoshO has been launched
Her hull Is entirely Of Iron.
The Republicans Washington dspatch states that the
COMMITTEES on military affairs, decided al a late meeting,
not to have the senate oonscription bul referred. but 10
allow The house to act Immediately.
Senator McDos gal, in a late speech, said shat the let
tiers Of marque bin disclosed the fact that we would be
involved in a foreign war before Congress met again.
The Louisville Journal says he naval monster Tus-
cumbia is considered By naval officers The most impreq-
nable Of all the iron-clads. and that after a few days
mora work she viii be ready 10 leave for a point where
her value will be tested.
The Federal picksts outside CT Memphis take all pa
pers they find upon travel erS II.
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The Rockingham Register Of ne Ig.h savs.
Captain John III Mcneil has again been mgErg
g. successful dash at Yankee train. Oae Of bis
men vas IN cur sane.un a lor uighs AGO. snd
informed us shat tEs captain was thea On Fs
way 70 his old stamping g0a0d In HarJy7 We
knew no was aissr more Yankees and more Of
tbeu plumber, and ws confess wa wers iOozIuq
Tor him 20 tam up somewhere In the reighboT-
hood of one Of Their trains. for which he seems
70 have a SPECIAL liking. He has turned Up sure
enough and just where be might haT5 been
reasonably expected. II our Yankee ffszds had
only been a little smart. Hs caught one Ct tbsfr
trains about seven miles south Of R3nlney- CO.
TIE northwestern turnpike, a. sae aucti0n Of The
Eced leading 10 Ms0ifeld. on Mouday as- and
took oue hundred and four horses, with sDleudid
harness, aud destroyed twenty seven aagols
loaded with hay.
Not content with taking the horses and har.
ness, and destroying the tTenty-se7ea splendid
Yankee wagons with their forage. be took seven
tyrone Of the Yankees themselves. with two
negroes IN t1eiT possession, which they had
stolen tom some farmer. McNeil made he
dash a. the Lrsia Wilh only twenty-segeu meu-
whilst it had q guard Of one hundred and fftS
Yankees Qua hundred and tbirJ Eva of whom
were infantry, and the balance cavalry ne
Neu would hava tsken the w10.s party, but the
ba.sncs t0ok dEht aud ran cT
Inis brilliant ahsE vas bi3odlas1, no. a Con
fscecate getting a scratch
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E4eksburg Items.


From the Wig February III
Naueht Of general interest has franepirs3 IN.
tais section since cur last issue, everything
wearing an aspect Of tranquility. TIE Va ke 3
scross the river seem perfectly quiet Several
transports arrived yesterday, soma with troops.
One had on beard several hundred bales Of
cotton.
It has a. LAST been asceEtained that the mystic
rious craft, which passed down on Tuesday
night, is the sams which started out from the
canal On wednesday, aud went on down the
river. sha is represented as teug e tuueted
iron-elad gunbosf, carrying s large aTmsment
OF guns Of heavy csiber. The Queen Of the
West, which was lying at WaTent0n, started on
down the river when she observed her coming,
no doubt for the purpose Of advising cur men
who were working on the L~ndianoia, Of their
danger, and destroy the latter steamer before
allowing her to be recaptnred BY the Yankees.
We suppose thst in o few days cur musquit0
fleet viii be in readiness to pay their respects 70
this formidable customer.
From the Wing, Feb. 2sh.l
The steamer Froiic, under flag Of truce, with
over three hundred Of our prisoners from New
Orleans, arrived at Wa1entoH on Thursday
night, ana remained there unit Friday morning,
when she came up to Brown g. Joh6son's ard
landed, 70 advise the Yankees Of the an Of
Der mission, shat they might not frs on her. SIZE
gas shil there late last evening Gen. Charles
Clarke is among the prisoners. He is still con.
fined 10 his bed
We learn ths. a Yankee desertsr came dowr
IN a skih on Thursday night, and gave himself
up at Major Hotey's battery. he confirms the
former reports about disafsetion. and says tbe
Western men are kept separated from ths true
"biue bellies" He also reports that the cana.
has been sled up again at 10th ends, snd fhey
are now endeavoring to pump the water Oh
wish a view 70 digging Tie ditch wider an,
deeper. Upon being asked what the amy was
doing over the river, he replied, Not o d.
thing bat dying"
Since writing the above we have had an ia
tsrview with bun He is q staamboatmau al,
halls from S. Louis Tiers are about twenty
two thousand men across the river all told. III
knows nothing Of the number 81 Pfoyi3enca
being on a boat sick for some tims. The Ysn
KEGS are constructing plank roads from Cd
camps in toward Richmond and across q
neck oflsnd- They 60 up PswpsW chute ate
The lumber. He saws twas known on the Zee
at ten o'clock on Wednesday, that we had car
tured the Indisuola on Tuesday night. tn
Yankees thought her one Of their most f0rmida
bic iron-elsds. Sac was cut On her frs. cruiss
having been completed bus a short time.
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FREE DEsCU5sEQN Al KIN
lucky.
We have information today Of the dispersal
Of the Dsmocrsic State convention Of Ken
taeky. by an armed force Of LINCOLN soldiery.
For sbe FIRST Hmsfn Tee history Of the old gov
eminent, has this step bean attempted, and the
usurDer seems t. have had bis plans wei ms
ture5-so completely SO that q meeting Of The
representative Of the majoriiyOf The people ola
STATE, notwithstanding 3 pledge they would do
nothing goods and l5gal citizens should not do"
csula only ae9uiesca in demands enforced By
The presence of loaded muskets
The ruIers q tho hour Il the North seem 70
beinsaue n 9he exercise Of the power they TEN
poraniy hold. And, on tie other hand, the pee
be seem to Be growing more imbeciie in their
resistance to the exercise Of arbitrary rule The
rulers grow bolda tsey succeed, step By step,
in usurping powers the masses are becoming
enssavsd themselves as ahelr sIecgih is ex-
haustsd. 10 accomplish the Abolition schemes of
those who ere fast becoming their masters
We may well no sder St she willingness Of LIN
coLS 20 CONSOLIDATE power. when We see She sub
missivenass Il fboss he IS lording il over. DIS
parss. re rebels e. IS 8 more potent command
from the tool 81 S despos m1s52 than it vas in
IT'S. Wher6 rst uttered It in~augura.ed 2 ssug
ele that freed rebels from the yoke Of the tyrsnt
would to hssyen - could confidently antei-
pale such result now.
We are rot, however, without hopes that tbs
~hseh.handed step VIII increase he %rTeprsssi-
be conflict between The administration and b5e
Northern opposition. Both parties are now con-
tending fs power ia the next Congress and It
s vel knowa the complexion Of the nezt house
depends upon she elections ia kentucky Mary
lsa5 tee New England States, 18th q fsw bogus
dislncsslu VEgnia, North Carolina and Lion
isisna To give tie Aboltoniss 2 msjoriy
they must secure Ill these, aud as shis can Only
be doae by ths Intervention Of armed forces to
control he baletboz, hat agency viii be used
The men Of " uadoubtsa loyalty" who wiz ie
allowed 70 rua for any ohee ia Kentucky WILDE
tools of the tyfant, aud 40 elsewhere consequent
~ ne mach fear ihe great Democratic victories
alresdy achieved 81 Tie North viii have betn
achieved s7chwal BE- the case unlea q
gsnsralraing BE armyan5 among the people,
a-sinst tie cenoeuzaiag dssPoasn Of Ike
coIs ana his adgisers, tskas plaea Is there
enough love ofIbtrty left to bring his about :
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OBITUARY.

Deo on ne 5s-A sa71y Eot #HLI4E EUAss
WALL IA he tweetyz s. year OF hsage. a member
Of company p Crescent r msu-, Louis a vo.aa-ser
Another lold=r has fsl.nl another rh1ss exalted
talents aad vrisss sd naal ness Of soul gave suea
far promise Of mrsl uleaiass has been uatine.y
cut 81 ia ths FAX vigar.of eay maaho.d Arctasr
young life b bsn b-salhsl ozs Up q Es ssuorfuI
pstas Of war and aao-asr viean has been s5isd .o.
that long L which MAKES hrEtsEad ana Gre IDS desc
iase. LITTLE id hs y9sns VIE taiak Ia. SIC wo1d
End 80 saon Io folm Of hss o. be- talented a-d EEaa
husband sire ched n dsaih ias id BIS ned ra-snss
ezpee taer WHie, 70 hglT Pr zs 20 dearly loved
voad be SO suddenly uumbs-sd WITH De- sy dead
DIty GALES, aad BE- lef aal rrsetl-s 81 ta= BAR ta5
comforts and sads4a=u's o. home aai VIE ard kh-
drsd - ~ the hard ai S ana exposures Of ths tented
dslf AMI gave bis brsll y5uu5 he in ts szfsnss Of
his country. he sleeps ht last sleep On the banks Of
sic tu-bd Atahalaa O. Ssu-k down ~ disease. be-
has fallen no. less eio-.oalg fh.n these Who Gle smd
the smose and roar Of bate. ala he clash d rssound-
Ing arm-
A soidIsll 70 7sgr boaossd resi-.
Eolr uuib ard valor haaEng;
TIE bravsst srs The t.nla-e=
The lsvur sc fha 5aans.
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Within the last two days tho river has aeais

Within che last TIVE days tho river hAs agaia
co spenced rising aud IS already above tho
mark that IL had reached before h commenced
to decline last week. j haso no eeeeuat ol .he
stats of tho rivers above. liol # lhe Else here
g uhnues for a few days with tho same fapidity
With ghich it commenced, il win require but 8
short time to wash cut the last vesuga of the
Federal army IN the swamp. rhoy have pitched
upon the highest ground attainable on that
side, and are safe from she aood, provided it
dies not attain unusual Dimensions. which bids
very fair to be the case from present appear.
ancss. Evenifit does not succeed ia driving
them away, it viii 90 eircumveut ihem that they
viii Be entirely surrounded by water.
Since the 6rst appsarance Of the enemy, ehere
has bean q constant expectation Of what would
Be attempted, but day after day, ard week alter
week, and now it is going on month after
month, has be been waiting for a more favorable
opportunity, and yet his chances for success are
growing more desperate and preearious every
day. The longer he waits, the stronger becomes
.the place, and the more reduced becomes his
army by dssertions, disease aud death and,
after another month, his army viii be too much
reduced to make any effort at all. Yieksburg
owes much to The Federals for giving her time
to complete all her d%efenses, and preparations
against The day Of the coming storm.
It's now sseertained that smother gunboat has
got below, and she is described as a tuTeted
monitor with . heavy armament. If this be 50
we may soon expect to hear Of another addition
to our feet below. List night one Of the enc
my's boats must have been blown up, as the
coneussion was severely felt ia this city, and
the fash was seen by cur s@entinels. L was 10
doubt an accidental explosion either of e boat or
magazine, and we hope 70 hear that it played
sad havoc among them. If an earthquake
would open the grOund and sink the invaders
we would be equally rejoiced NEsToR,
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FREDERICKSBURG, February -fB-While I
Tfits the screening csr whistle Of The Yankees
is sounding tonight hts 'fhe shrek Of a scsld-
e fsnd," across fhe R~sppshannock BBgles
and drums keep up ths din, ard assure Us Of
e~eatnued activity and "~msriment.p The bal.
lccn vas also up this evening higheg than usual
--perhapS to zee TAG retrsaling Yankees On the
Potomac. They have also gone down the Rap-
panaanock-70,O00-lhepc picket said this morn
i lhey are certainly building a caUsewsy
through a ma SD, nine miles below, on the other
siees just as they did whoa Burnside went up
aud stuck ia the mud Families below, lnme-
aistely opposite them, on this s5da, are moving
farther of. Winch way are they going The
lgat probably q some other dwelling house,
accidentally consumed, which illuminated lhe
gotham sky ab0nt 9 p 81, "ihyows 80 lighs'
upon the question. lexpect Gen Lee knows
All about j. and 30 I shaA sleep quietiy.
P.S 18th -Snow this morning Is falling fast
AIeaiy, a. NJ tso inches deep, and looks
IS If g would snow az day-Rkkuoad Dis
paleh,
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MnrErR

OFFICE OF CHIEF 81 s-UBSTsTEvCEa
DEPAHrlEyT ATss. sND FAST LOr1sIaER
JscEso Iar-h 2i 1853.
DR0POSALS viii be received for the delivery attic
itsfions q tEe A0bHs aad OHIO Baiiroad. within
Sul5st7t cs sto-ss- to-Tit-
CORN ebeles1 as-ck-sa,k4 20 De f1rssbsd by
.hs government
B1EF-o1 the bcof.
BULK PORK and nACOr
Fr0po q s to BE- SD essd 10
EHHOD0RE JOHNSTON.
rh< IN "aior 3 3 C1s E ~ Srhr7 fence
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From e-harle.,on.

CHARLESTON, Feb. 25-Our latest sdyiees from Port
Royal states that the Yankee feet now there nuDbeu
. vessels i%neiuding three figates and twenty gunI BATS
the resi- are chiefly transports. There are now thHty
Thousand men collected here and more are expected
soon to arrive.
NOBLE. Feb. 2s-A special dispatch to the Tribune,
dated Charleston Feb 26Lh, states that q reliable scout
reports the number Of Yankee vessels at Hilton Head to
be one hundred and four lie also states that he over
heard a Yankee say the attack would be made in four
days tine upon The railroad at three different points.
Frem Middle Tennessee.
MOBILE, Feb. 2Z-The Tribune has a letter dsted
Tuilahoma, Feb. sd, which says the weather here is
bitter cold the roads are impossible. and there is no
prospect Of an advance of tbs enemy, Tnnahoma is
strongly inirsncbed, and our forces ars being gradually
concentrated here.