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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-28
ITO TIE CATHOLIC CITIZINS or WASH
i INGTON AND OTHERS.
HOLIDAY PREBBNTs.

To TIE fsaTSs HsS S1617hhs 6FasEs OF WASH
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
.eseed stock Of cstboo Coos ever orsd nnS Gtss n
Writing wo.f s.%:ss e
tsitI siSies, lives YES Of Il saints. 60, 30.
osSte De 7isitss and ham e to suit.
TO
ryite particular .ttsntion-si Of which are offered
shs "a Ssthoo No.
5aS Seventh street, under the Avenue House. two
ss1ss .asn
CIAH1'1'55I IlR1sf1.D 11Rif1 o1D.nn
Just received per schooner Helen Mar, from
Boeton, Mass.
DER are invited to call and examine this at
RILEY A. sHINNY
Union Bottlins Depot, No. 81 Green st.,
de 22-MH Georgetown. D O.
TLLusTRAT1D BOOKS.
r... ~ ~ southsy, Burns. Shakespeare,
BE- Kifka white, Wordsworth, &c.
The above are in the finest Turkey morocco and
calf bindings. Many Of them Erglish editions.
de2 FRANCK TAYLOR.
H TAR,
oBsr,sATGH' EG' e Ss5 6aSs ass. And Il COLDS.
This is most useful remedy for persons suffer-
ing from Coughs, Colds, Weakness and Pains in
tie Breast. Irritation of the Throat, etc. It
bipes in concentrated form the remedial qualities
of Wild Cherry Bark, with the healing proY critics
Of Tar 1t costs but 50 cents per bottle and one
bottle in many cases y Ill spf6ee to effect 9 cure.
For sale by CHARLES STOTT.
375 Penn. avenue. nearly opposite
de 12aWi0t National Hotel.
OEPORT OF THE RNGINEER AND ARTIL-
H lery Operations of the Army of the Potomao,
from Its Organization TO the close the Peninsular
Campaign. By Gen. Barnard. Chief Rne ineer, and
Gen. Barry, Chief Of ARTILLERY. Vol III istfated
with Is Aaps, Plans. DO. $50.
oca PRANOK fAYLOh
A-fA TIeH-WANG, THE GREAT CHINESl
6E REMEDYIorG rGONORRHEA, g CLEFT,
QKEk Or Box WILL rEaroa. a ou1sE ..
: plees.nt e the t.sts. has no hsd odor. end
detection. Circuisrs tree. Price Si 5 boz. soH
hy JOHN J. KROMlR, successor 70 q. o. Upham,
40s ohsst1ut e Phtlssdsigh s snd u W,shins
Seat by mall. - ls-soly
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CARPETS, OIL CLOTH, a
HEARTH RUGS, HATING, IN
AND

a O1A CLVVns fSy
H HEARTH RUGS, AATTING, N
HOUSEKEEPING EFFEC rs IN GENERAL.
The :SbsoriSsr' A...,ns jus, received and COM
ss No. ssvssnsh .nd
streets and examine our large and general sssort.
Thrse-ply, Ingram. and Domestic Carpets and
Sn SIssS: IL ,rsn s.,,. wirss. z:.s:
Oil Olofh Table Covers and Blankets,
Feather Beds, Hair, shuck, and Excelsior Mat.
AL.rss Assortment Of Mahogany and w.lnu.
se. . es:. s: Koss:a sss.s
We fatter ourselves that any person Wishing to
purchase articles In on. line: and xill honor q
Fls.: Fie 'A wiz ss 1a, s'9., .n'
DsPAaTAENWE. W.ss,.s4sI. 81 ass.oBt5vss 3. DE- IS 1885,
s a .ssssssd e s. sn ssi. Sd Sd
Fennss " snia. wiiiisz Bailey. Of Rhode island,
iss sss e
viz: For in1esfix cations to test the prastcabiIity
q sss sa :ss n;%
a;fsss met snS ssr days
notice Of their Investigations might produce
valuable results. Adjourned to meet again on Wed
nesdsy: the Ash day sfRebruary NEXT. at u O'Clock
and request Ali persons Interested ia the distri
the subject for the public good to send to this De-
partme Mt, on or before. that day, SAMPLES OF the
tion. Of the 1brss and fAbrics pro pared by taen,
accompanied by stAtements Of the various pro.
also descriptions OF the kinds ana cost Of machin.
cry sed, where made, &c., together with any and
aien.
This infoznation IL necessary before IN intslA-
gent, distribution can be made
deiS dM IeAAC 61WTON, Coumissions..
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THE WEEKLY STAR.

This excellent Family and News Journa-,
containing greater variety of interesting read
ing than can be found in any other, is published
on Friday morning
IERMs-Cash, inrariably in advance
EiIsie copy per annum. .........Si 90
1ran ,o,,Sss s........................ %
w
twenty-five copies. % 90
1t invariably contains the uWashiueton
News" that has made Tie Daily Epen:ag !s:ar
circulate SO generally throughout the country,
~ Single copies lin wrappers) can be pro-
cured at the counter, Immediately after the IN.
sue of the paper Price-THRRR GENTS.
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DENTISTRY.

5REAT DISCOVERY IN DENTISTRY.
itah EIHacted tctthoHt Pain ,rith the fiRhrjts Of
OIygs3.
would ad7ise all persons having teeth to ex-
tract to cgn st DR.. bERIES office, ssaZA
snd .nd b bsys them tsksn out by this new -
examine the Docter's new ard i'm. @I--"~
proved method of l ,sertiug Artificial Teeth. II
you once see. the srest improvement in his teeth
Io9 VII hsTe them in no othsr style than this
ara Vsiusbis one. No 242 Pa. avenue, betEaap
18th and 18th strcets
no l3 E. TNgFE s n na,-iyf
vi. LOOMS. NJ p f. + T I5va0tor e. ard p,+.,+.o
Of the A1hERAL PLATE rEETH, ct zsEA
tends seItocslly ST his oHic4 ia co SSx 60
city: Many psrEons ar these frfSYP<T<Ss
tee III WI cannot wear nthers, and go I---'
pei scn can wear Others " o cannot wear thess
Perfons csLling at NY eli san be sccorln 0 atsi
with any tyle and price Of Teet they nay eai re-
hut to Z ose who particular and wish the cures.
csan@'t strop gest, and most perfect dantuc tt nj
art can produce, the MIN NNRAL PLATE will b.
more fClly warranted
Roorrs in thia City-No 23S P nukylvsaia syenua
hetween 9th and leth streets. Also, 2O7 Arcb st
Philade lohis. msr4 /,
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s.JT.-189o.-x.


Persons Of sedentary habits troubled with
weakness, lassitude, palpitation OF the heart,
lack OF appetite, distress after eating, torpid
liver, constipation, &C., deserve to suffer II they
will not try them.
They are recommended by the highest medi-
cal authorities, and are warranted to produce
"a irnsediate beneficial effect. They are exceed
ngly agreeable, perfectly pure, and harmless.
NoTIoR.-Any person pretending to sell
Plantation Bitters in bulk or by the gallon is 9
swindler and imposter. We only put it up in
our log cabin bottles. Beware OF bottles refilIed
with imitation deleterious stuff, for which sew.
sral persons are already in prison. See tina
svery bottle has our United States Stamp over
the cork, and signature on steel plate side Ia
bells.
Seld by respectable dealers throughout the
habitable globe.
r.. HI. DRAKE & CO.,
o4m 202 Broadway, n. Y.
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NEW ATTRACTION,

Ia NEW ATTRACTION. -
A First. class Shoe St0fe In 5th Street.
IHAvn OPENED THE
LARGEST FINEST, AND CHEAPEST,
BOOT AND SHOE eTOR1
In the city Of Warrington, with . very extensive
LADIls, MIssEs' oHILDRlNg,
CENTS. AND BOYS BOOTS AND 4H0AS,
body i. RO6KN THAI.
No, SIT 7th street, TntelIisencer Block,
t=z ID door above D street, west side.
~ a great yaristy Of MILITARY BOOTS.
nol7 o6m
DURE NATIVE WINE YOR GAL1 At OHAs.
Oasatol street corner OF Boundary street.
no N.lms
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To oITIzIns AND STRANGERS.

ITO oITIzRNs AND STRANGERS.
We invite all yho ere in search Of any article Of
CHtHA, 3LAb6 or CROCKERY to examine our
stock whtcn = very complete and Of superior quail
We have the following: "L---
RIOH PUNCH BOWLS,
CUPS AND eAUCERS
TkTzA.TIT1 SETS,
TOY TEA SITS.
MATOH SARDS toys Ae.
WDB0 BDVIRfDR
Successors to CAas g. Fowler Co..
de Is lGs SO4 c%i Fellows Hall 9TH st
F0R sALE.-5O0 Sets of I, 2, and horse second
IL hand HARNESS; 800 second hand McClellan
and ctixens BRIDLES and SADDLES. Uheau for
cash. Apply to 81. 3. johns CON. No 3T3 Penn.
avenue, eetwesn ~ and 9Th streets, opposite
AsnonA Hotel. do Elm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-28

SoUTH WARSAW, o., July %, 1863.
"* y = One young man, who had been
SICK and not out of the house for two years
with Scrotula and Erysipelas, alter paying the
doctors over $50 without benefit, has been
cured By ten bottles of your Bitters.
EDWARD WeUNALL."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-28

The Plantation Bitters make the weak strong
the languia brilliant, and are exhausted ma
lures great restorer. They are composed Of
Ehs celebrated Calisaya Bark, Wintergreen,
sassafras, Roots, Herbs, &C., all preserved in
perfectly pure st. Croix Rum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-28
AUCTION SALES.

NJ 80. HID1SI
W I'LL Be sold at Auction, every WEDNESDAY
ana SATURDAY- st II O'Clock a. m, at the Whsri.
foot OF Sixth street, ell the HIDES TALLOW &o
that may be on hand of Cattle tlsughtered outside
OF the limits OF the District of Colu u bia, and
shipped to this point fc r lch disposition
A. Terms cash. in Government funds to be paid at
the time of sale. 6. BELL,
dels-1m Lieut.. COL aud c. g. v
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-28
LOCAL NEWS.

POLICE REPoRTs-FSrst Precinct-John Ca
lun, drunk kept till sober. James Wellman
selling citizens clothing to soldiers; for hear
$40. w. - .>'''N' i's"0' - So'o'''
Second Preetnct-John Meader, disorderiy;
dismissed Robert Hawl, assault and battery;
Jail for court. Frank Gordon and Geo WASH
ington, do; Jail Thaddeus Cannon, shooting
with pistol; dismissed. John Diggs, alias
Leonard Bailey, assault and battery; iail for
court.
Third Prectnet.-Michael Collins, disorderIy;
sl.44. John Pascoe, do; 50 "A: R: Jones, do;
S258 Park Culiton, do S24i. James Gull
ton, do s2.4i. Pat Britt, do; S2ii. d. O'Bry-
an, CO.; dismissed. John Baltzer and Joshua
Ellis, do; do. Jack Rodgers and James Davis.
drunk; do. John III. Ball, larceny; Jail. VIM
Welton, co; dismissed. John Balanger, de-
serteJ; military. Joshua Rhoades, selling Ii
quor to soldiers S29 Richard Powers, as
S237 Henry Chandler, do; S24i. William
Fowler, do; dismissed. Enoch Spalding, do:
IS 58: TWO soldiers, drunk; military. Madi-
son Jones, larceny; dismissed.
Fourth Precjnct-George p. Hamlin, assault
and battery; hail for court. VIM. German,
d. unk; 50. Ellen Smith, disorderly; Annie
Stuard, do; Si.5O each. Thomas johnson, do;
dis missed.
Sjrh Precint-J HeinauIf, selling liquor
Sunday; S25 VIM. Walden, selling unwhole-
some meat; S59S Jane Ferguson, Lavinia
Miller and Carrie Carter, grand larceny; dis
missed. Zach. Bohrland, higamy; bail for
hearing. J. W; Marble, creating nuisance; 81.
john Sherry, disorderly; 50. Harman Davis,
do So VIM. Kelly, creating nuisance; 81.
Adam Gunder, NJ. Heinerman and L. Dumsey,
disorderly: not disposed of. Ellen Sullivan,
drunk; workhouse. 4. Wilkins, fighting; So
F. Jackson, do; SO. Geo. Washington, creating
nuisance; 81. w. Turner, grand larceny; Jail
for court. VIM. Ward, driving on pavement;
g. J. n. Ieaply, carrying weapons; costs, 81.
Jas O'Briep, assault; jail. JAS IL. Williams,
violating city law; 50. A. Sullivan, drunk
and disorderly; military. VIM. Murray, asleep
in street; dismissed.
Tsnth Precinct.-Benj. BranselL, Jno McKen-
ny, witnesses; r Sanders on, assault and bat
terry; VIM. Bratsell, Emerson Boatsen, Robert
GRAY, suspicion OF stealing; Mary Johnson,
Louisa Lucas, prostitution; sarah Brown, Ag-
nes White, drunk ard disorderly; dismissed
David Taylor, disorderly; 81. Mary Butler,
do; Si0-second offence; So w. H. BranseH,
assault and battery with intent to Kill: bail for
ceUrt. Catharine Foley, drunk and disorder
ly; workbeuse. Catharine Kane, prostitution;
do. Henry Peters, as sault aud battery and
robbery; Jail tor court Jos. Crusmeyer, do;
Asnes White, Catharine Foley, Edw'd Bemet,
O'Neil, VIM H Carpenter, disorderly; So each.
Tobias Fletcher. Geo. Schafer, Jas A. Stew
art, do; 50 each. Robert PAYNE, do: VIM.
Campbell, Edwin Q uick, drunk; 81 each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-28

FANCY GOODS FANCY GOODS
OF ALL KINDS.
Writing Desks, Fancy Work Boxes. China Orna-
ments; Photographic Albums
All kinds of Games for Children8
Ladies' Purses, 4atchels and Baskets
A 6ne aesortment of Zephyr and Woolen Goods,
Bed Riding hood Closks, shawls,
Boz tags. Hoods. LeeginSs, Socks,
ChildFenis Jackets. Comforts. Eubias, Stockings,
Kid and other Gloves. Hair Nstts. Head Dresses,
Quaker Hoops and Balmoral Skirts
Dress Buttons and Trimmings,
Collars. Ladies Scarfs Sleeves,
All kinds OF Gentlsment's Rurriehine Goods,
MUSICAL INSTRUM8Nre.
Pianos, Guitars, Violins. Accordeong,
Come everybody and get your supplies at
BOSWBLLB FANCY STORE,
500 street, near l4th.
n. B,-A fine ROSEWOOD PIANO for rent.
de l9- tan
w O0D FOR ALI.
From 1000 to 500 Cords OF Pine and hard
Wood. located on tb land about ~ miles north of
Washington, and near Fort Stephens.
10r terms APR WI. r. Riley q BRO,
No 36 Central Stores.
de 1S-let opposite Center Market.
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"* 4 Thou wilt send re two bottles
ruoze Of thy Plantation Bitters. My wife has
eSan greatly benefited by their use.
Thy friend, Asa CURRIN, Phiiadel phia Pa -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-28

The following is from the Matron of the
Union Home School for the Children of Volun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-28

- have been q great sufferer from
DysrepsIs, and had to abendon preaching. y
The Plantation Bitters have cured
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~ I owe much TO you, for I verify
seEeEe the Plantation Bittsrs have saved nv
Ifs.
REv. ". Il. WAeGoSFEE, Madrid, N. Y"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-28
The Ouakers at the South.

Iu common with the Reformed Presby-
terians, the Wesleyans, and other sects
holding slavery in adherence, the Quakers
have been subjected to a great deal Of suf-
fering from the rebels. The Friends Re-
view, of Philadelphia, thus reports concern
ing the Quakers of North Carolina:
We are informed that the CONSUMPTION
law has been enforced with much rigor,
and that many Friends have been taken to
the camps and have suffered in other re-
spects at home from high party feeling.
1t is estimated that over five hundred mem
bers Of our society have gone from North
Carolina to the free States since the break
ing out Of rebellion, and in many cases the
property Of such has been confscated with
out much examination of facts.
The Friends. however, held their yearly
meeting as usual, and explicitly renewed
their testimony against slavery and slave
labor. Some months ago, committee of
Friends presented a memorial to the State
Convention, and to the Confederate Con-
gress at Richmond, asking for exemption
from military duty. The committee report
that they were especially treated in Rich
mond, but the object of the memorial was
not eventually attained, and Friends re-
manned subject to tax or fine OF $500 each,
as the price of exemption from the conscrip-
ton act. The meeting of Friends, on
serious consideration, decided that they
could not conscientously pay this specific
tax, it being imposed upon them on account
of their principles.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-28
CAN THE UNION OF THESE STATES
BE RESTORED!

Under this head the Richmond Dispatch
of February 7, has an article on Vallan-
digham's speech, concluding as follows:
''Mr. Vallandigham makes great mistake
in supposing this to be ciVl war. It is
not civil war. 1t is sectional war. 1t
is a war between two people who are as dis
tinct as the Russians and the Danes, or the
Saxons and the Dutch. Nor do we speak
the same language. The language of the
South is the English language. The Ian
guage of the North is English, Dutch, Ger
man, Spanish compound, in word, OF
every known language and dialect in the
world. The population Of the South is
homogeneous. That of the North is more
heterogeneous than that of the Austrian
Empire. The great wonder is, not that the
two sections have fallen asunder at last,
but that they held together so long. II
would be almost as rational to form the
whole continent of Europe into single state,
and then expect it to continue such.
"Mr. Valandigham takes up the old geo.
graphical argument on which Gen. Webb
used to dilate with so much JUNCTION, aud
which was adopted by Lincoln in his last
annual Message. Nothing can form the
boundaries, it seems, of States, but great
landmarks. All the communities living on
great river must belong to the same Gov
eminent. Certain elevations or natural va
tersheds control everything in the direction
in which the water from them flows. Any
man who knows anything of history and
geography, knows that this style of argu-
ment in perfectly ridiculous. How many
nations are there on the Rhine How ma
nv on the Danube? How many on the Pc
Where is the grand natural division between
Spain and Portugal? Between France and
Belgium? Between Bavaria and Austria ?
Between Germany and Russia? AS for
the watershed argument, it is sufficient to
know that Switzerland is the watershed of
all Western Europe.
"The lines of demarcation arise from the
character of the people. If they are hostile
to each other, they do not want waters or
mountains to separate them. II they are
not, waters and mountains cannot keep them
asunder The idea that this whole CONT
nent is to be occupied by one nation is sim
ply preposterous. In five thousand years
the world las never seen such thing as
100000, 600 of people, speaking the same
language and enjoying free institutions, all
urd der the same Government. 1t is dream
ethiopian folly to suppose thatit ever can
exist. The separation has begun, and it
will continue. America, like the Old World,
is to be settled by many nations. Such is
its destiny.
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a Marrlage by TeIegraph.

The Albany Standard of Wednesday
publishes the following:
A marriage by telegraph took place yes
terday afternoon, between young lady in
one Of the principal villages on the Oswego
and an artillery soldier on duty
near Washington. The Chaplain of the bride
groom's regiment telegraphed the material
question of tie marriage ceremony to the
lady, viz: do you take - to be your
husband ?" directing her to answer, Il DO; %
and to authorize him to propose like ques-
ton to the gentleman. In two hours after
the lady received the Chaplain's first mes
sage she received a second announcing that
the soldier and she were man and wife.
This telegram is her marriage certificate.
Il is understood that the parents of the lady
were opposed to the union. and that this
method WAS taken to outwit them. The
time for the ceremony had been fixed by
correspondence beforehand, and the lady
was in waiting when the first message was
received at the telegraph Office.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-28

PRESENT TO GEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
standing the assertion to the contrary. made
by the Post, it is fact that Gen. Mcclellan
has been presented with house in this city
About two weeks ago he received the brown
stone front house known as No. % West
Twenty first street. between Fifth and Sixth
avenues The house was filled with the
choicest furniture, which was part of the
magnificent present. Gen. Mcclellan and
wife will take possession of the dwelling as
soon as they return from their trip down
East"-N Y Commercial.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-28
a CALIFORNIA STORY.

In the northern part of this State (Cali-
formal is stream called Yubaz river
Across it some enterprising Individual
huilt bridge, and on the banks somebody
else built three or four houses. The inhab-
itants called the place Yuba DAM Three
bars were instantly erected, and the clown"
increased rapidly. About noon one cool day
traveller and a sojourner in the land pass
ed this fourishing locality, and seeing a
long legged specimen of humanity in red
shirt smoking before one of the bars, thus
addressed him: &
"HelloP' sasa 5
"Hello!' replied the shirt, with vigor,
removing his pipe from his mouth.
''What place is this?' demanded the
traveller, whose name was Thompson.
The answer of the shirt was unexpected;
"Yuba Dam p
There was sbout fifty yards between
them, and the wind was blowing. Mr..
Thompson thought he had been mistaken.
"What did you say? he asked: h5
"Yuba Dam, replied the stranger.:cheer.
fully. - az
''What place is this 90 roared Mr.. Thomp-
son.
"Yu ba- Dam" said the shirt, in a slightly
elevated tone OF voice.
'sLookee here ~ replied the irate Thomp-
son, Il asked you politely what place this
was; why in thunder don't you answer -
The stranger became excited. He rose
and replied with the voice of an eighty
FOUNDER:
''Yu-ba Dam Do you hear that 20
In minute Thompson, burning with the
wrath of the righteous, jumped off his
horse and advanced on the stranger with an
expression not to be mistaken. The shirt
arose and assumed a posture of offense
and defense.
Arrived within yard of him, Thomp-
son said: 81 ask you for the last time,
what place is this %
Putting his hand to his mouth, his OPP
ponent reared:
"Yu ba-D Dam -
The next minute they were at it. First,
Thompson was down; then the shirt; and
then it was dog-fall--that is, both were
down. They rolled about, kicking up
tremendous dust. They squirmed around
so energetically that you'd have thought
they had dozen legs instead of four. It
looked like prize fight between two pu-
glistic centipedes. Finally, they both rolled
off the bank and into the river. The water
cooled them. They went down together,
but came up separate, and put out for the
shore. Both reached it about the same
time, and Thompson scrambled up the bank,
mounted his warlike steed and made tracks,
leaving his foe gouging the mud out of one
of his eyes. .-..--s
Having left the business portion of the
town-that is TO say, the corner where the
three bars were kept-he struck house in
the suburbs, before which little girl of
about four years of age was playing.
"What place is this, sissy ?'' he asked,
The little girl, frightened at the drowned
rat figure which the stranger cut, streaked
it for the house. Having reached the door
she stopped-turned and squealed-"Ob-
bee dam -
Good Heavens p said Thompson, dig
ging his heels between his horses ribs,
Good Heavens let me get out of this hor-
rid place, where not only the men but the
very babes and Stockings swear at molten
sive travellers u
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-28

THE CHARLESTON BLocKADE.-The off,
eialreports of Captain Ingraham and Com
mander Tucker have been published in the
Charleston papers. Their account of the
action off the harbor agrees substantially
with that already given by cur own officers;
but they make no mention of the Princess
Royal, and do not seem to be aware what a
loss they were sustaining, or what prize
We carried off. They make no pretense of
having lifted the blockade say nothing
about the blockade, in fact Did Beaure-
gard invent the whole report in the Rich
mond Dispatch. with the letters of the Con
suls and everything else ~ 7. Euerafng
Post.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-28

AFFAIRS AT VICKsBURGH.-Though Col.
Ellet did not, after running by Vicksburgh
with the Queen of the West, declare the
blockade of the Mississippi raised, la Bell
and Magruder at Galveston, his brilliant
exploit has at least been more fruitful of
results. The feat itself was bold and enter
prising. but its chief value, perhaps, was in
the way of example. We are told that on
Friday night last the gunboat Indianola
steamed past the rebel batteries, and though
discovered and fred upon number of
times, managed to effect a safe landing be-
low, out of the way of present danger.
These repeated trials are sufficient to show
that the blockade at Vieksburgh is not ''ef-
fective," and must produce considerable
CONSERVATION among the rebels, even as did
the similar triumphs of Commodore Foote,
at Island Ten, last year.
Correspondents refer to general activity
in the fleet above Vicksburgh, indicating an
important movement Immediately. 1t is
coniectuTed that an attack is to be made up
on the Confederate works on Haines's Bluff
near the mouth of the Yazoo river, for the
purpose of destroying the enemy's vessels
In that stream.
and 1t is likely to be favored by the high
stage of water in the Mississippi, when the
new cut is opened. Besides this, there are
other enterprises on foot to turn the course
of the river so as to enable our transports to
pass down to Port Hudson, and communi-
cate with Gen. Banks.
The health of the army is improving
St. Louis Republican.