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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-30
MILITARY EXPENDITURES AND LIABILITIES.

MILITARY EXPENDITURES AND LIABILITIES.
The flO~ins report fIom the Secretary Of the
Treasury vas read:
TlEisUIr DsPLRrH1Er Os Al
Richmond, Nov "a. 1864.
Hon. Thomas S. Bccock.
Speaker Of the House of Representation ::
SG-In obedience 10 the Tesou ION Adopted by tie
House OF Representatives the 2l5 inst, have The
honor to communicate the following information:
The SUN of ths Rfqlisiiions received in this Office
since the lst Of April sst, for the pay Of TIE Tmy
i'......... .................. $50 22s l62 q
A lsrser numDer have ouJ bssn re-
csiVed in the lat few days, viz: IL ST. $40 90
Ofthoss previously received, smount.
ing Observation-Disclosures. ST. 1857 1872 27
t'e folloWiI 6 sum has hoe Il salts.
fed OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 AL OsS 81
For the purchase OF subsistence, the
sum of the R. QUESTIONS made
during the ssme period -. $ls6 900 929 SO
OF which there has been received In
the last few days acquisitions for 1850 S74 so
The amount preVously received was slO9 SOL O64 ~
o. this amount there has been salts.
hst. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~ S72 S64 %
The Gel ~ III the receipt OF the rrqustons at this
Office has arisen chiefly from the interruption of the
york in thu Bureau the Second Auditor, occasoned
Oy the qasDt calls for military service made upon
be elsiks
The deficiency in satisfying the acquisitions arises
rom the insuisncy of the means al the disposal OF
the Treasury.
The al cunt Of unpaid accounts on the ls OF April
-ss estimslsd to be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $76 600 900
TIE eIpsud i UTss from l-I o. April TO 1T
Os.Ober was estimated At. ......... sq4 OOO. 900
Sss 900 900
Tie snount 0f ne= Treasury notes Gppli-
cable to 1Ipsnditu 'ss about. o.. 200 COO 900
Aud the remainder had to be provided from tue sale
If bonds aud other TssOuToss.
u der these circumstances, tba several D. psFmens
,dol ted the plan Of ini cain the reqiisols which
che X gsGcss Of the public service demanded should
be first satisfied; snd those to which precedence was
bus assigned we're tie soonest GatiEf d
g. A. TRENHOLM,
Secretary OF the Treasury.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-30
CnNkEDkK. lie FINANlEL

The following nuo!CA iors fOm the Secretary Of
the Treasury presented, Monday rim the House
of representative:
THI I1CHAEsI CT THI "CLD ISSUE" FOR rHE xnw,
Tue following communication from the Secretary OF
the Treasury VAS received and read
TKIAsURT DsPARiNINr, o. 8. A.
Richmond, Nov. 2SI 1854
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-30
THE WAR TENNESSEE.

aHsIRAL HooDs ARMY II NOTION, FORTY THOUSAND
srRoEa-rHr YAkKIIs IvAcuArl PULASKI, RUsrs-
VILE AND DIoArUR- sYtRMlsHIAG COMMENCED ON YHr
24fK
Toe Chronicle has the following important intell.
gence corosrnipg the movements Of the Army Of
Tennessee. Our readers will rem. mbsr that, on the
a4h the telegrapho dispatches In the Northern papers
q uted that thu force destined to oppose Hood wss
concentrated" at Pulaski, Giles c,unty, Tenn. By
the despatch published bslow, 1t will be seen tina,
aooo's advance has had the eff @! Of destroying the
Yankee concentration, and that Pulaski, Huntsville
and Decatur have been abardonsd our army l. will
ma sesn 10 a few days what the Yankees meant by
,.,;p0 that Thomas WAS LETT to "wA,ch Hood" Thomss
will prcb.bly retire TO Nashville and thence across
the Ohio. Ia the meantims We commend the I, low-
ing cheering news To our rsaders
N,sE,ILLE, Nov. 26 HOODS army, numbs,ino
n,obatly iorly thousand men, have been for several
d.ys past COZ csntrating souih Of Columbia, Tenn.-
onr forces meanwhile have evacu lted Pulaski Hunt
villa and Decatur which places are 10 rebel hands.
Ia Hoods front, near aud about Columbia, are the
Federal fol- ces commanded BY Gen. Thomas
IA the 24h instant some severe slrmisb-
inn OCCURRED, resulting In loss to tbs Fed.
sr1Is of forty killed and wounded. The rebel los
"a estimated at two hundred and sixty four among
tho killed was one colonel.
Large bodies OF troops are being msssed IL
,ods front. Some heavy fighting may be expected
ia q few dsys.
Communication by telegraph 10 Columbia has bser
eince yesterday. Rumors were circulated
of fighting Yesterday but no Official advices OF An en-.
"a eut nj have been received Hoods demonstration
an Tennessee has thus far been iruitess
movement lie col lently predicted by those who a.
veil informed In army matters.
EYFIofs OF YANKEE RULs IL IA HvILLr.
Ire follo~ing t.lsgrsphic news from Nashville Ii
published uuder date of the 26.h. Is Ia the natural
ftuitage Of Yankee rule and q occupation:
NasLy, is filed With thieves aud murderers. About
tventy deaths have occurred by violence within the
lat few days. steady rain has been falling all dsy
The river is twelve feet, and rising.
rHE ST. ALBLss RADfRs-INPosrANr PRoCHDISGs-
WHAT HAS LATiLY TRAsfPlRID.
The following despatch is published
TORONTO. @. W, Nov. 26 The application of the
81 Albaas raiders to the Canadian Government to de.
sostch messenger TO richmond to obtain eyidsrcs al
legged 10 be material TO their defer ce, has been
ed 1t is understood the Government considered th,
raiders to be undergoing examination upon charges
making them amenable to the fftradition treaty and
that evidence procured at Rictwo 3D. while it might b.
very material if rebss before the United States
courts II OF little consequence at this stage of the pro.
co 'dingp.
l. has ranspred that cannon and war material have
been trauehipped from Ssrnia tug boat bound TO,
lexington in the State OF Michigan. 1t Ia thought pro
badly that the Georgian took cannon on board When
proceeding in the direction OF 0ollingwood.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-30

/ UsT RECElVKD,
- 700 los fresh Mountain Batter,
In barrels, kegs and frkins.
JAS NJ. 1UsNER, Agent,
ro80-st Franilln street, 81 door below Governor.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25

Gen. Buffers famous canal at Dutch
Gap. on the James river. Is loo yards
LONG across the narrow neck of land \
large part of the distance it has been eS-
cavated through high ground. AT differ
emf times from 80 10 500 negroes have
been employed at digging; at last &C
counts 200 were at work. During near
" all the time the confederate batteries
have seriously intcrfcred with the labor
ers The excavations have been made
deep enough 10 float the largest iron-cladr
in the navy. The canal, ii is thought,
will be completed in the last week in No
vember. and then Il grand attack upon
Richmond-naval and military-will he
made.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25
The Lesson Of the Election.

The moral effect OF the election both at
home and abroad Will be- OF the most i'm
pre->ive character. Ii shows our torei9n
enemic> that they have nothing Ia hope
from the divisions vi this country. while
the rebels will &c lii ii the whitening and
mvlncIhle purpose OF their loyal fellow
citizens. who ask OF them nothing but
obedience TO the United States. and the
law, and acts made in pursuance with it,
Whenever they shall choose 10 overthrow
the military de>poti>m that hollis them
fast; whenever they shall see that no
great section OF this country can, under
equal and respected laws. have any pcrlna-
neat and profound interest different from
all the rc-t.-thrn ihcv viii find that the
loyal men Of the country al, longing TO
throw down their arms and cement Il H.
ION that shall hc eternal.
But the main lc-Sln oi the election Is.
that every constitutional act and law
must bc absolutely respected. There must
be no threats. no rcv"lt>. and NJ hep. of
.eltorting terms by arms. The con>titu-
ton l. the sole condition OF the govern
meEt: and if citizens differ a TO what Is
constitutional. that difference must I've
peacefully and con>tituiionaliy settled.
This Is what the people have declared bv
four Years OF war. and this l. what they
confirm by the Reelection of Mr.. Lincoln.
IN himself, Notwithstanding lis mwcaried
patience. perfect fidelity and remarkable
>agacity, he is unimporiant: but As the
representative OF the feeling and purpose
OF the American people, he Is the most
important fact in the world.
One other of the most significant les
sons Is, that the people are conscious of
the power and force of their own govern
ment They expect the utmost vigor in
The prosecution OF the war by every legiti-
mate method, and they naturally require
that the authority OF the government
which Is to be established by tie conlinu-
ance of the war. shall not l.. cndlnorr,d
By lis end When The authority OF anv
government l. openly ;nd iorcibIy dtfied,
1t must be maintained Internationally bv
arms. W hen tiat au!iluri', i e>:at,iish,,i,
and unque>tlon2d. every wise coicrnme"t
will be friendly. patient, conciiatory, hut
firm and just.
let the grandest lesson of the result is
It's vmdlcailon ol the American system OF
Tree popnlar Government. No system in
History was ever exposed 10 such strain
directly along the fibre aS that which ours
has endured in the war and the political
campaign, and no Other could possibly
have endured it successfully. The result
Is due TO the general intelligence of the
people. and 10 The security OF perfectly free
discussion. Let that be maintained and
leaiou'ly defended by all parties in the
and' at every country cross-road, and in
every city and state. and the Union and
the government are forever secure. They
nave been maintained by the authority of
the government itself, and We see the re-
suit. Thank God and the people, we are
a nation which comprehendS lis priceless
Importance to human progress and civili-
zatlon. and which recognizes that law is
the Indispensable condition of libertv.-I
Harper's Weekly.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25
Strength of the Enemy.

The above i the title OF a leader IN the
-A,my Journal of Nov. II. and in which
there is an EXTENDED review of the Rebel
armies. and especially the campaign OF
Early in the Shcnan loah The ,Jom~a
shows the ab>urditv OF the lying reports
that come to Us after nearly every engage
ment, by recounting portion OF the iale
campaign succeeding the battle of VIM
chester and including the battle of Cedar
Greek:
"Early was still determined to be mas
ter Of the Valley, and attacked Us at &C.
dar Creek in a manner which showed the
ab>urdlty OF newspaper assertions that he
had been completely annihilated. lie
had received few or no achievements. but
had probably got new cannon. His army
was not more than $1,000 strong. Ours
was more than double that number and
lay behind entertainments. BY a skIlliul
surprise, he turned Us from our entrench-
mcntS, and inflicted great loss upon u>,
I 1t required simply a pause in which to
oct our troops well in hand, to recove:
again. as at Winchester, the advantage
given by our prrpondcrance of numbers.
The victory was decided and glorious. as
in the other case, and. as III that also. Of
fetal reports were not content with repre-
Scntln9 the affair as Il handsome success.
but claimed 4 final rout. q Waterloo. IN
ficted on the enemy His speedy recov-
ery from the rude shock showed our error,
| In truth. both at Winchester and at &C.
lar Creek we ovcrestimated the loss of
men and material inflicted on the enemy.
| In the latter affair. the total losses. exclu-
sive OF recapturcs. Were aS follows: Earl :
loss in killed, wounded and prisoners, WAS
stated by the enemy TO be less than ,209.
but according to probability was about
300 He lost - cannon, and few les
cais~ionS The other losses. wagons, &c.
exclusive OF rccapturcS. We're small. \
part of the medical stores of each sidC
were captured bv the other. Our lo>>e.
were from $500 to 1000 men. Tire,
DAYS after the battle |. 429 prisoners. cap
turcd at Cedar Greek. were received ii
Richmond. and the enemy claims l.S0'
in all The official statement of losses ii
the 9th and 10Th corps made them about
$500 in all The official estimates %
those in the Sth corps put them at about
$50. Add the cavalry losses, and the pre-
ceding figures will BE- found nearly cor.
rect 1t will be seen. therefore. how
Early army could be recupcrated :" e;isI
Ily. 1t probably has few reinforcement,
now from Richmond: and We still! outnum
Der ii IL two 10 one.
notwithstanding tli> cxli'it til, Jo,o,
nal closes it, article ~ follows:
..On every field the aspect ot' The VA
is encouraging. Al wc require l. yi"i
lence. con>cicniou, fidelity to the cause
and care and economy i'll the handling ot
troops livery ;iinri vi tle enemy 10 a.
-umc the offensive reveals his OWN weak
ness. When the movement OF Sherman
Is developed iii lis tull character. new
turn will be manifest i'll the Kaleidoscope
Of the war. AT present ii seems pro bahl
that. if We can hold our own elsewhere.
he will solve more than one element IL
this weary problem of the Rebellion
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25
From Sherman.
FkOGEESS On TIE MARCH,


The statement that Shclman'> army
moved from Atlanta in two columns. ;hc
first one leaving ON the 9th and going to-
ward Macon, and the other leayins nm
the 18th and making directly for Angus
IN. l. repeated and confirmed with tbc nd
dillon that the first column was heard
from on the iih. and had then advanced
seventy miles on the road toward Macon
driving everything before il and des,rnvinr
everything a. ii went.
IN Atlanta letter OF the 10Th mentions
the arrival there of an escaped Union
prisoner from Ander>on,ille. who confirms
the statements OF the rebel atrocities to-
wards or prisoners. and who also states
that ia travelling through Georgia he found
that the harve>tS had been gathered opd
the barns and warehouses were filled
here were but very lew rebel soldiers I'm
The interior. showing there is plenty 10
>ubSi>t an army upon. while but little re-
SiStence can he made 10 an advancing ar
my. The last train from Atlanta bonpJ
north was 10 leave Atlanta on the IItb
The only troops in Atlanta on the 1o,,
were Slocm's corps.
ATLANTA IL RUINS AND .R,>no>,,r
y correspondent who arrived =, Chat
tanooga from Atlanta on the 10Th. states
that al the ar>enalS. toundrieS and roll;p,,
stock IN Atlanta had been DESTROYED. All
the factories. mills and foundrics fro,n
Chattanooga 10 Atlanta. and several m;lo-
beyond, are DESTROYED. the RAILWAYS out,od
and torn up. and all the iron put bevond
use or brought to the rear. Atlanta i M
longer OF any military Importance. and
the country for miles around il Is wasted
beyond the possibility of service to the
re'el army. Atlanta itself is in ruins
and lis struets will soon be over-rown
with grass. For weeks trains comipu
north have been filled with government
stores and refugees. and the scenes at tbe
dePotS have been those of confusion and
suffering.
shERMAN's ORDER To Ills SOLDIERS.
one account of Sherman's movement
says he had his headquarters on Monday
last at Kingston, with the 1lth CORPS
Tie had issued an order telling the troops
they were about to pass through eoun-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25
Gold Tumbling--the Bubble Pricked

Some weeks 400 when the gold :-;lm-
blers and political operators commenced
running up the price of gold, for effect up
on the elections. we predicted that the in
hation could moi he maintained. and that
after the national election prices OF gold
and merchandise would again tumble
The crash has come Gold which sold
at 254I on the day after the election. not
withstanding the frantic efforts of the
spectators to keep up the price, has stead
lily declined, until yesterday it tumbled
from 2lS to 2lO. Certain causes have
heretofore operated TO the advantage of
the gold gamblers and helped to sustain
prices. Many bills from England have
been returned under protest and buyers of
exchange have consequently become very
timid in taking mercantile paper. Hence
a great demand for bankers bills. the
bankers throwing out many commercial
bills and renting specie to meet their
drafts. preterring TO do safe business at
a small profit rather than take the risk of
commercial bills at Il large one. The eff
feet of this has been to produce IN unusual
demand for gold and TO increase the ex-
portation. but this cannot last The bal
ance of trade Is in our favor, and gold will
flow back.
1t i reasonable to believe that the pres
ent decline in gold will be permanent. and.
indeed. that prices will 90 still lower
There is no good reason why gold should
be over 200, and nothing but speculative
movements will carr it above that point.
Government il about TO anticipate the
January interest. which will throw large
amount upon the market. and orr dimin-
ishimg imports and increasing exports for
bid the iic, that this can be absorbed bv
the spectators or sent out of the country.
! We renew the counsel which we gave
to merchants and traders several weeks
ago. They should by all means discour-
age efforts again TO force up the price of
gold. The enhancement OF the value OF
merchandise by no means compcnSates for
! the -taonation of trade which l. caused
bv the violent fiuctuation in gold Til,
people have made up their minds tina!
there is no good reason other than Specu-
lation why gold should he over 200, anJ
traders are shy of purchasing when ii i:
/ quoted higher Boston JomndL
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25
The Seizure Of the Florida.

We are likeiy- to get into Il muddle on
account of the seizure of TIE pirate Flor
ida III BRAZILIAN waters. full account of
which was given in our last paper. The
last 1'my and Noy Journal has a lengthy
review of thi, affair. and comes to the
final conclusions: = There Is little room to
question that III this instance commander
Collins violated one of the clearcst and
most necessary rules of the law OF nations
to the injury OF the rights of Brazil" :
Tie INJURY which the nation
would suffer by sustaining this act OF Com
manier Collins. would be far greater than
any loss which could have been incurred
from the Florlds'S career 1t "a being I'M
interrupted The violation of neutral
right, III the case OF the Trent was Il
;.rcatcr injury to our cause than the loss
OF Il great battle" "Otiiccr>
who in their zeal would violate the rights
clearly defined by the law OF nations, in
view OF SOME immediate benefit to their
own country. not only are utterly wrong
IN respect to the benefit. hut themselves
incur an Immense personal RI ! of CON
L / 4.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25

the exhibition rather OF thai col anrelicn-
>l1c and generous Christian sympathy with
suffering humanity. both at home and in
lore n lands, which have 30 ion as>ocia-
ted his name and efforts with the leading
missionary enterprises undertake for il
relief: and. in 4 narrower sphere, in his
umtiring zeal and ii'.cral contributions TO
improve the intellectual. social and relig-
iouS condition of the state and community
in which he lived: and. more than all. in
hi- uniformly exemplary and consistent
Christian department at home and abroad,
in all the relations of his public and pri-
vate life, we shall find the chief source,
doubtless, OF that deep and reverential re-
gard that has been so long paid to him
wherever he was known. In this COM
mvmitv. where he lived and labored 50
long. and among his immediate neighborS.
by whom he was best known. will the
void which his removal has created be
most deeply felt : and it will be long be-
fore we shall cease to miss his grateful
presence and counsel in all our social and
religious circles. To-day. with many
tears and sorrowing hearts, his friends and
ntighbors, one and all, will have accom-
panied his remains to their final resting
place, which, i'll coming years, after WE
shall have been, one 10y one, gathered tC
the same place, will be still redolent il
the memories of our children with the
noble deeds and virtues of the Good Maj
and Public Bcnefactor
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25
The Canada Raiders.

The production IN court of the commits
lions from the confederate government I'M
Ter which the 81 AlI,an> raj Ter, acted.
has put a very different color on their
position. That the commissions are au-
thcntic there l. no shadow of doubt plcn-
" OF unimpcachable witnesses are prepar-
ii +" swear to this: that they have not
been, rs suggested bv the federal agents.
prepared since can he proved bv persons
who saw them before the raid. and bv
their custodian during it. The demand
Tor cXtradition cannot be maintained in
the face OF proof that the acI> complained
OF were belligerent. done by commissioned
officers AMI soldiers OF the enemv.-No,,-
tooI Telegraph. -Nor. II,
His l. oi course the ground. which
from the first il has been supposed would he
taken by tie defence. in the defence of the
raj icrs.
Th' Telegraph probably would moi
think a commission from the emperor of
China or the rci"ning chief of New Zca-
land. who Is al war with England. a ~ufii-
Gent permit and protection for the party
who should sneak from Vermont INTO Can
ada in civilians dress and rob the ST.
Johns banks But We do not wish 70 sp!it
hairs on such a question, nor will our GOV
eminent. rs we trust, submit To any fri
ling. The English cabinet found lepal
reasons enough why the rebel rams could
not be prevented from sailing from Liver
pool till Mr. Adams wrote 10 the F,nrlish
minister. "Aliow me- to call your lord
ships attention to The fact that tbs IS
|". The Aoxt day brought the reply
that the rams would not j. permitted to
sal, \ 'li'pr:lh from Secretary Seward
to Governor Gtny:al Moncl, calling his
attention to the fact that the projection of
marduling CAMS in ac,s like those COM
United at 81. Alban<, Is WAR-woud
doubtless have a similar cilact n this case
and ii needed, Is We trust AMI believe it
is not, we hope such communicate IN
will be made with the promptness and
decision which the diruitv of our ,rovarn
mant and the protection Of its subjects re-
quire. Pres.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25

TIE HAIR. I'm another column will be
found an advertisement of DIR. WalbecSs'
Hair Restorative The recommendations
of those who have used ii show that il
will do what ii promises to do For sale
at BinglIam's and Hovt's.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25
eliablr Te>Iim
F.sEF1Flu Ne A.r.I - .-
Clergymen, Lawyers, Singers.

anu All those whose occupation equities tl.--U"
cl'e OF the yucai organs. viii liui ms IA. ,- h.-
winch VIII enectuaur AID in>taaancou-, rr.'.r
1lriouiues- TINS remedy. uiljke m - oli.,-- --
hol nAaseous. tut IS extremely PLEASANT n .A>..
\ small quantity aioO ca 10 pas, srcr H. .- 'A.
al once removes the siffirultr
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25

"A Yale College alumnus Wa yi>;,n.
the old institution lately, and one Of n
professors. in showing HIM about. lro,,
ed 10 90 and roll game OF rrn-,,;..
- Roll ten-pin> with You, sir cried %
alumnu>, with a CLEAN of malirinp>
in his eve. why. sir. | was expelled F..
the college for rolling ten-pin>,''
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25

E5"The resignation OF General McCIcl-
ian gives TO General IIaIleck the seniority
amongst the MAJOR generals O the regular
army. The appointment of General Sher-
liam to the vacant major eeneraIcv Is one
which will give satisfaction to the public.
It IS significant fact that the late presi-
,,eniial canvass has been the means of de-
priying Tie army OF its two ranking ma
jor generHls-NcCleIlan and Fremont
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25
CO,GATE'S HONEY SOAP

CoIsate's Honey Soap.-This r,...-..
TOILET SOAP, in such universal demand. d, rg,s..
the CHOICEST materials. Is MILD and ENROLL
its nature. FRAGRANTLY SCENTED. aia ,--.
BEN EFICIAL in its action upon the sk F.-,s..
Druggist and Fancy Goods Dealers l...-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25

try heretofore unoccupied by either army,
and they were expected to subsist on tie
country, taking all horses and mules with
I'm their reach.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25
Musical Notice.-The Execuriy. {,

Musical Notice.-The Executive Conn.
of the Conn Valley Choral Society are r...,.
ed to meet at the ST. Johnsburr House. o., "
nesday, Dec. ., at Pm,
L. B. HARRINGTON
2o-2' CLairss,