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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-12-23

Ii 10 worthy 10 be ncr.
toned, in honor OF bis memory, ths, the last
pubic act of his life wus ono of loyalty to
his country and humanity. On ,be 9Th Of
November, though tho Angel Of Doa,h was
even then hovering o-er him. and though
unable 10 walk. ho wac carried 10 the pohis.
and deposited his last vote for Abraham
Lincoln. lls interest In our great national
struggle remained undated until speech
faiied him. and he fully realized that bis end
vas near. - .....
AT tho revival meeting in this village. In
the spring of 1863. MIR. Thfa,hcr made a
public profession Of religion. and. during hi,
last sickness. united himself with tho Con.
grcgational Church. The suij,ci Of rcligion
had long been. TO hin. ONE Of serious though,
and r, icction. aud be died 10 tho frm hope
of glorious Immortality.
Mr Thrssber lcavos . devoted wifo and
Iittle son, whose loss none may know awe
those who are in like afli ction.
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Card.

The B,p,is, Church and congregation Of
this place gathered pbOut our firside OF,
"Wednesday afternoon aBd evening. the "a h
inst. and spent fow hours in most pleas.
ant and agrecablo conversation and ascot.
alton. leaving in one of tho drawers ut cur
secretary Sl03, soon aug mented 10 SlOs,
aud provisions ~ pantry and cellar worth
S54 IS For all OF which ,hov have our
most hosrty thanks. And one thing worthy
Of attention and imitation by all similar
ga :bcriugs, thoy camo early. spent the
evening in a quiet, social conversation. no
ono proposing anything that could d,s,u, h
tho quiet Of religious society. Cod hles,
tho duar people, and grant US n happy SIT
ling together around Ills tah'e above
W. II. lIURLBUTr.
u II, IiURLBUrT.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
A Card to the Suffering.

CWALLOW two or three hogsheads OF "Bu.
y chu." "ronic Bitters," ""Ssrsaparila," Ner.
vous Antijotcs." &c., &C.. &c , aud, after you
ale splirfiod With The result, then try ole box OF
OLD DOCTOR BUCHANS ENGLISH SpE.
CIFIC PlLLS-snd be restored to hea lth and wig
or in less than thirty days. They are purely veg.
etable, pleasant 10 take, prompt and 81 lutafy in
their effects on the broken down and shattered
constitution. Old and young can take Them with
advantage. Imported and sold in the United
States only BY JAMES S BU Tier,
No. 427 Broadway, New York.
RT Agent Ter The United States.
P.S.-A Box Of the Pills. securely packed, will
be mailed 10 any address, on receipt Of price,
which 10 ONE DOLLAR, post pail-money re-.
funded by the Agent, il entire sa'iinciion is not
given, 7b0m3
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he same proportion.

THESE, Of course. are Ravenna pfices.--
Prices vary somewhat 10 different piuoes,
bu, the above exhibits y very isir average
of increase. ]-ED. JERS. DEN.
From tho above. il will 10 seen that, in
1860. IL required . pounds of butter to pay
subscription of al so. now 81 pounds will
pay q subscription uf o. so Then it re-
Quiz cd as pounds Of choose to pay q sub
scription Of 81 SO, nov ~ pounds will pay
Q subscription of &2 so. Then. twelve d"s.
on eggs would have paid ~ 80. now seven
doxon will pay (substsn, ,iaiiy) S;2 so. Then
q cord and halt of wood would have paid
a subscription Of &l 80, nov one cord will
pay . subscription OF "a SO. uud leave sU
excess Of twenty Ave cents Tbea a ton OF
hay would have paid the subscription Of tho
paper ~ VI so \ year, for thrce years and
four months, now ton of hay will pay the
subscription, a. the rate of S2 80 u yOar.
eight years. Aud thus, Substantially, all
throngh the catalogue. But enough. Ar
gument is not needed. All must 400 and
admit the necessity Of advancing the price
of newspapers to correspond With the price
of materials. living and labor. Tho logic
of facte, and tho storn behests of necessity,
cannot be got around. II the poople think
the continuance of local papors among
them desirable. they must be willing 10 pay
for them price proportIoned to the price
Of other commodities. The publishers of
local papers, as we'll ss city papers, must a,
once increase their prices of subscription,
Of advertising aud Of job work. or discon.
tihue their publishing. and seek somc other
employment. There is no other allerna-
tive loft. f'st
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Facts for the Patrons Of tho Country
presa ...

To tho few among our patrons. land we
arc happy to believe there are bu, fow.) } who
think tina, VIC can afford our paper. with its
reduced dirncueions, at tho OLD rate. or
cheaper than tn" mnjori,y Of city weetlies
are nov afforded, ws scommend.the following
statement of facts, f,om the Portage
Coanty Democrat. Tha, paper announces
that Its torrs will hereafter be o. SO 10 ad-
vance. with the customary addition if not
paid in advauce--a rise which must, sooner
or later, prove necessity to all country pa
pe,s of the largo, Glass; Tho paper We now
use costs nearly twice as much as that Of
the old size cost before tho war. The Dem.
ocrat says:
Many Newspapers have boon discontinued.
owing 10 tho increased cost Of publishing,
aud every newspaper. within tho rsnrc oi
our knowledge, now published. has been
Obliged to Increase its price of subscription
Tho New York Detkiy TriLune., which was
| formerly published 1T 81 co in clubs, and
$l SO for siuslo subscriptiops. 10 now put at
81 90 in clubs, and 80 tor sinele subscrip
ions. The publ,shers Of all country papers
know, that city weekly papers. made up
| from daily papers. can 10 published for
| fifty cents . year less than their own, SO
that. when n city weekly can be afforded ~
ttro doHars Il country weekly canno, be af
,ordcd at irss ihna ti0o dollars and .ffty
cents u'ar
But, st the latter prico. country papers
arc not 20 high. in proportion. a. many
O'hcr articles. aud il does not take a. much
farm produce now. to pay u subscrirtinn OF
two dollars aud fifty cents. as formerly il
uid 10 pav ono ot OEo dollar and fity cunis
We will illustrate this bv sa,iug the prices
of u fnw leading com modities before tho
var aud nov. For this purpose We selec,
The f-st week 10 December. 1860, before
tho war. and the fret week in December,
1864 Then Tin l860) We paid three dollars
and sixty five ceuis a resu, for paper on
which 10 priUt the Democrut-now We pay
niue doifdrs for the same paper, snd tho
other expenses Of publication arc increased
in about tho same proportion.
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Notice..

Notice. ........
THk Eh5a STSTf c6GSfY GE Sio .s ceur. Com. Pleas.
Jerome Messenger, Plaintiff,
Heirs Of John Howard, dts
ard, deceased, are hereby not fled that on
tho 18Th day Of Dec, \ D. 1854, said Jerome
Messenger. plaintiff, filed in the Offlbe OF the
Clerk OF said Cours, his certain petition against
said defendants. alleging. that on The 2ls, day OF
December, le42, one David Rice entered into a
contract in writing with John Howntd, by +. W .
Bingham his attorney in tnct--by the terms Of
which contract the said Howard bargained and
sold, and ag eed 10 convey by good and sufficient
deed, to said Daniel Rice or his assigns, the fol.
lowing described tract or lot OF land. and prem
iscs, situs ted IN Troy township No. in the 7th
TN the County Of Geauga. IN Section No. l6 in
said township md bounded south hy 67 g. 90 llO
acres on said 9lst day Of Dec, ls42, sold to Ne
himiah Webster; eusl by the Cuyahoga river
north by land formerly sold 10 Willilm Boots,
west by the section line upon which is the road
containing sky and So 100 acr.s, be the same
more or less, together with the hereditaments
and uPpurtenances thereunto belonging, subject
to all streets and highways, Tor which said Rice
was to pay S225, 10.
contract. the sum OF s943, and no more which
sum said plaintiff, on the 18th day Of Decembe +,
A. ID. 1854 paid into the hards OF VIM N Kee.
nv, Clerk OF said Court, for the use and benefit
of said defendants, and tenders the same as a
full satisfaction for the amount due on said con.
tract snid money being in legal render notice OF
the United States Currency That said contract
has heei duly sold assignd and tru rsierrd 10 said
Pl'fi, and that he is now the legal owner Of the
premises mentioned and described in said con.
tract The further nvernents OF said petiiIon
are that the plaintiff is entitled To good and suf.
ficien, deed Oi said premises from said defend.
ants aud that said John Howard died in Massa.
chu, etts, in the winter OF 1880.
Said defendants are further notified that unless
they ans wer said peiition on or no fore the III
day of Feb, A. d. 1865. the same VIII be taksn
as confessed, and judgment rend red accordingly.
CANFIELp & SMITH,
779w6 Piainfiti's Attor nryp.
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work Of the Kind IN the WoSld-,
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new MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
Critical Notices NJ he pr,ss.

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The volumes 5oubd consii,ure Of themselves. a
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TnE Richmond Eruminer ,uakes

TnE Richmond Examiner ,uakes re-.
view OF Shermsn's and Hoods csmpaiyu
and claims that the are greatly for de adj
vantage Of the Confederacy 1t says:-,
Even il Savannah ialls. it will be no,hinr
compared to the advantages o. HOOD +
position iD c, ntral Tennessee. II thinks
that the destruction OF the Virginia salt
works BY Burbridge is OF more injury TO
the rebels than would be the TALL Of Sa
vannah.
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Donation Visit.

A Donation Visit is to be given Rev Dan
n. Kug and family, OF this township, on
"Wednesday evening of mex, week, tho 2sth
inst. which. We trust, ike those already
given to his clerical brcthron. Wilson, Hurl-
butt and Chapman. will prove both pleasant
and profitable TO the recipients. -.
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TER MSS

HLRFER's MAdAzist, ono yesr....S4eo
An Extra Copy Of either tie MAeAz'Nr or he
WEEKLY w,H he supplied Gratis orecsry Club of
FIVE SUBSCRIBERS nj ~ 90 each in ore re.ttance;
or S,r Cop,,s for go 90 ....
Bach Nrmbers can be supplied a, any time.
A Complete Set now comprising 29 Volumes,
IN neat cloth binding, will be cent by Express,
freight at expehse Of purchaser, for 2,25 per vol.
nme Single y loinmes, by mai, postpaid. o. O6.
paid. Address
HARPER & BROTHERS,
TIT ERANxLis SQUARE, New YoRK.
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Union Musical Associatian.

A meeting o. tho above Association vii,
DO held at .M~niUr. on Thursduy and Fri
day. Dec. 29ih aud 30ih. nndur the direo,iou
"f Prot. Partridge. of Cleveland. Tho
" Empire C.ih esio"'' ~h, 10 ~ooa. C"-o.r,
on Friday evening Aimittance IS cents
All lovers Of music arc invited. aud full
and punctuai attendance requested.
"' j. c. WELLS, Secretary.
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THE CONFESSIONS AND EXPERI.
A. NEuVnVIS In

Published for the benefit. and as Caution to
Young Men aud others, who suffer from Ner
vous Debility, Early Decay, and their kindred
ailments supplying the means Of Selfcure. By
one who has cured himself al er being victim
oi misplaced confidence in medi, al humbug and
qunckery. BY enclosing postpaid directed en-.
.velope, single copies may he had at the author,
NATnAHlEL MAYFAIR, ESQ.,, Bedford, Kings Co.,
New York. l5lyl
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Rov. Andrcw Wilson. Of Wilioughby will
preach 10 the Town Hpi. Chardou. on
Christmas. az II O'Clock A. NJ. p. NJ. and
81 r. NJ A'so. at CharGon Con,rr on Fri
day evoring. D4c 23i, ard, At the Protest.
ant School House, on Saturday evening,
Dec pain .....
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TO YOU WISH TO he CURED!

= DIX. DUOff.fNO
ENGLISH SPECIFIC PILLS cure, III less than
80 days, the woIst cases of NERVOUSNESS,
lnipot .ncy, Premature decay, Seminal Weak
ness, insanity, aud all Urinary, Sexusi and Ner-
vous Affections, no matter ir ON what cause pro.
duced. Price, One Dolla per box. Sent. post
paid, by matt, on receipt OF an order. One Box
will perfect the cnre in most cases Address
JAMES S. BUTLER.
General Agent, 427 Broadway, N. York.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS:
lSlh.

The Publishers bsve per rfec,ed q system Of
mailinp by which they can supply the MAGA-
ZINE and WEEKLY promptly TO those who prefer
to receive their periodicals directly from the or.
fee ot Pub Iica,ion.
Tie Postage on UARFERs MAeAzrNr is Twen.
ty.four Cents yenr,whicb must be paid at tho
Sgbsefi6ers Postoi6ce.
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asrks will bo seen by bis sd,er,iseu a.

Gs- As will DO seen by his advertiser ent
in another column. orr old friend and for
mer townsn,an. Mr.. Nelson Benton, having
purchased the Chardon Hotel of Mr.. N. 4.
Smith. will bo prepared to entertain all
lovers Of the "maIy dance" on Monday,
January I'd.
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awe call attention 10 the card Of Dr..
A McGrsw, Physician and surpeon. New
bury Center DR. McGraw is young man.
recently located in our County, and wo trust
will merit and receive LIBERAL patronage.
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A NUMBER of years has elapsed since ths In
roduction of UOSrEITERS CELEBRATED

PRODUCTION Of OSTETTE{S CELEBRATED
BIrTE1S 10 The public The prejudice existing
in the minds OF many persons against what are
dcnominated patent mediciars, at first greatly
retarded it's sale; but, az its virtues aud msrirs
became kuown, this barrier OF psejddice was al
last overihrown. and the demand increased so
rapidly that in lew years scarcely a village ex.
isied In the United States In which the afflicted
had no, experienced the benefits arising from the
use o. the Bit rs." and a tho present day, IN
ALL PARTS OF TIE WORLD, there are to
be found vouchers for .he great merits OF the ar
ticle. Nv greater cure for Dyspepsia can be
found. Sec Advertisement For sale by Drug
gis,s and Dealers generally everywhere 766w4
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HOME DEPARTMENT.
Christmas Donation

For tie Reaeht IT .SOliiers' Famiiies IN
Chordoa 1opasAiD. on Sofu,a,v. Dec.
adM. 1864. nj N, 1s,spn nm
Let the wives and children OF our brave
so'd'e's DO fen,eWoeioo' n,.u oou"''eny
p,eese. W ou' noe's"y' VINE ."o W.
,"s,"y @ OF s.,.oaaS % 10. .so% e"%o "". ap sp' w,S
sno', oo...ou''ou' ., wo"u, ..,'.. ."u ,, no a"'
o., s"a ~. o.s.. a". s,,.,I ~, 49,.
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GeaUga County
Mutual Fire-Insurauce Company
Office, Chardon, Ohio.
JOHN NICHOLS. President.
NV S.,.n,

L.C LUDLOW, Secretory
This well known Company continues to insure
the property OF Gcnuga County ut as Low Rates
as Solvency will permit. BY i,s ac,s Of lncnrpo.
ration Properly outside Of Geauga Connty can.
not he insu red in this company thus entirely oh.
WAITING the objections TO the Mutual Compa nies
as commonly organized, that insure all over the
Those who wish 70 be made secure
against loss h, fire. will do well TO insure in this
Company For further particulars enquire Of
l.. v. CANFIELD, General Agent.
Chardon, Ohio.
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sywe would repeat the request to
all who arc to attend the Jubilee in this
village. on Saturday. to be on hand as carly
in the forenoon as possible, as the days arc
short. and il is designed 70 devote the entire
afternoon TO jubiIa,ion., An early at tend.
ance will contribute much to the pleasure Of
tho occasion. PIG 3. ''i. -gt.' e9''- 'o-'
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NIOTICE.-The Undersigned have been a.
~ ppoinied and qualified as administrators -.t
the estate OF Amos Ford, deceased, late oi Troy,
ELIZABETH FORD,
SOLOMON WELLS
Troy, Dec. 2ad, 1864. 4' 7sow9
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NOTlCE--The UNDERSIGNED have been up
~ pointed and qualified as admin is,ra,ors
with the will annexed, of tsahel Bak or decd
late OF Chester, Geauga County. Ohio
H. L. BAKER,
]. NJ. BAKER.
Chester, Dec. 23I, 1864, 7s0w3 -
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MARRIED..

M AVN Ell,
In Huntsburg, Dec. 7ih. at the residence of S.
Smith by 8 Clapp, E.S JOSEPH SMITH
place.
.'' DIED,
In Claridon, Nov. % IN, Of Paralysis, NERl
WRIGHT. nged 79 wears ..t.
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Whatever Prices they
will bring. ~

Our Stock is COMPLETE,
having bought neao goods up to
this present uech, and a more
Desirable and Better Selected
Stock, both for Ladies G Gen
Hemen, cannd be .found. All
the Nd styles hoye, long ago,
been aoorh'eI off, lcaoing those
no,o on hand oN Bright Ne,o
Styles, d the rery best quality.
ALL KINDS OF oCoDs FOR MEN g.
BOYS;
iLL KINDS OF GOODS FOR LADIES,
MISSES & CHILDREN;
all kinds Of Housekeeping Goods;
COTToNS, LINENS & woOLENs;
.. .aLL KINDS or
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SECOND edition.
O'CLOCK Pm.
4 O'CLOCK p, NJ.
COVER NMENT SEGURlTIEs.
Jay Cooke Il Co. furnish the following quo
tations OF Government securities:
WASHINGTON, Dec 81 1904
LATEST FROM RICHMOND.

The Richmond Dispatch of Saturday denies
the report that Sheridan had occupied Cor
donville, and claims that his advance had h zen
checked by Rosser and Lomax, and that he
was retiring.
Nom comb atants ha We been ordered to leave
Charleston, indicating that warm work Is
expected there.
The people of Mobile are in big scare for
the safety of that city, and Governor Watts,
and Brigadier General Duff E. Green, are
proclaiming, and Tuning right and left.
The Richmond Examiner says there are "un-
pleasant rumors" afoat as to the dolngs Of the
rebel Congress In secret session, one Of which
is the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus.
The Richmond Sentinel (Jeff. Davis organ)
admits succession OF unpleasant tidings for
some days." but tries to cipher out q hopeful
end for the Confederate cause.
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o r = q L A L
The First Corps-Notice to Veterans,
HEADQUARTERS FIRST CORPS,

HEADQUARTERS FIRST CORPS,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., Dec. 81, 1864.
veterans desiring TO enlist In tAe LIST Army
Corps. should report IN person at the Office OF
Col, O F. johnson, Soldiers Rest Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Depot Washington, ID q.
Any Veteran who has served two years, has
been honorably discharged, and Is physically
qualified, may enlist in the Corps for one, two
or three years.
Those enlisting will receive from the Gov
eminent bounty of $500 as soon as they are
mustered in, and, in addition, the regular IN
stalments from the Government In proportion
TO the period of enlistment as follows Slo0 LOT
one years service, one-third paio on en!sl-
ment; $500 for two years service, ohe-thlro on
enlistment; $500 for three years service, ONE
third on enlistment
They will be credited to the quota of the
district in which they or their families may be
domiciled and will, therefore, y entitled to
local bonnties.
Free transportation will be furnished them
to washington by any Provost Marshal
The best arms in the possession of the
Government will be furnished these troops,
and they will be allowed to retain their arms
when honorably discharged.
Headquarters Major General Hancock:-159
F street, between 10Th and Goth streets.
Office of the Board for the Examination of
Officers :-Brigadier General John K. Brooke,
president, 1S3 G street, between 10th and Doth
streets
By order Of Major General Hancock.
FINLEY ANDERSON,
dec 27.h observation-disclosures General.
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NJ FAIR, TABLEAUX AND CONCERT-The
US Ladies of Calvary Baptist Church COM
Odd Fellows Hall
Fair every ME bt for two weeks.
Taoleaux, prepared with great care and expense,
with splendid costumes, will be This Evening,
Thursday and Saturday nights of this week, and
Monday, Wednesday and Friday Of next week.
Finley Hospital Band in attendance.
Tickle s to Fair ~ cents. Tickets to Fair and
Tabltaux, 80 cents. Season tickets, 81.
No Railing dec n diff
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
LATEST FROM THE SOUTH.

LdI ESH rhVNI L N Z SUU IT.
Richmond Dates to the 24th-Our Troops
at Gordonsvi!le-The Rebels falling
Back-Predicnons of the Rebel Tele-
graph Operator.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 27.--The Richmond
Wing Of December 81, recei red here, Gays
The telegraph operator at Gordonsville re-
ported this morning that he was about to with
draw from that place, as orr troops had fallen
back and the Ysnkees were @vancing. The
probabilities are that Gordonsviile has been
occupied by the enemy; brit we have the salts
faction of knowing that before they are many
hours older they will wish they had renamed
at home
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"SrEAMxR GOLDEN GATE.


Sdrsnnah Rirer, r. m, Dec. ~, 1861
ITO Lieutenant General t. s. Gran. and M1ior
General IL W. HnNeck:
81 have the honor to report that have Just
returned from General Sherman's headquar.
tiers in Savannah. send Major Grau, Of my
staff, as bearer Of dispatches from General
Sherman to you, ard also message to the
President
"The city Of Savannah was occupied on the
morning of the 2Ist. General Hardee antici.
pating the contemplated assault, escaped with
the n ain body OF his infantry and light arttl-
lery, on the afternoon and night OF the Goth by
crossing the river to the Union causeway op.
posite the city.
1.-THE rebel iron clads were blown up, and
the Navy Yard burned. All thu rest OF the
city Is intact, and contains twenty thousand
citizens, quiet, and well disposed The cap
lures include eight hundred 500 prisoners
one hundred and fifty O50) guns, thirteen Qs)
locomotives in good order, one hundred and
ninety (ie0) cars, q large supply of ammuni-
thirty-three Thousand bales of cotton safely
stored in warehouses. All these valuable
fruits o. an almost bloodless victory have been,
like Atlanta. fairly won.
81 opened communication with the city with
my steamers today, taking up what torpedoes
we could see, and passing safely over others.
Arrangements ara made to clear the channel OF
all distinctions. Yours, &C.,
u. G. FOSTER, Major General"
TIE Richmond papers of yesterday state
that On the 23d, twenty. six vessels OF the Will
mington expedition had e.appeared. The
despatch of General Bragg, as published in the
Richmond papers, is as follows:
"WILMINGToN. December 23-T wenty.six
vessels of the Federal fleet e.appeared this
morning. There has been no change since last
dispatch"
This Is the latest intelligence received from
that expedition.
EDWIN Nj. STANTON, Secretary of War.