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etr,,cNed fhe naval and iand forc.. a.. ,,re. |
dco, m srecs~ A . la. ~, ,... IT.,
70 hard xhss N. Aa,,r,, h.d ,,,,,,d.I ~.
unoond,von., ,,,r.rd., "a ~, g., r,. ,.u,..,
- <v... r.-,N Wv. ."o u'
'se" on iuo"iay 'ns' 'or he surrender oi
tbe Fort was refused BY the reho corn,nsn,icr, who
replied hi he had s,x r,o,,b., r.,.,.,rs -,o,,v
,a,.. F'N''
ment. Before this Gen. Granrcr's force in the
rc~r hsi cu, M ali A., o,,,v,,,.,.., ., ,ho lo,,
81 'Ao o'oa'"'uA''"N'n' ."' fo'
Aoe ram tennessee was In the attack. farrasu'
WA confident Of reducing the Fort The Hartfori
Was b.aiv ,r,,., w. ..,. .u ,,o oh.n,o. a
'u'u'oo' VIC ho'a ." uie '"An"' '"
the Bay. -
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
g. w.,,,. a, .-r-. A., y,.N..,
""" Aoo'io " INC 'oho"'ns "ofh ''e h''nui'hu
Snr1Nn of the i7lh. received ~ the Navy Depart
mont to-day,
49,
oS avg. ib'-IWo moni'ors snd h'e gun
.s,,h.. uvsss croesed uos Mver oer, and coming W
Ln sro mics OF Ge oosnucuon@ openeu nfc
,u s So nours on our oasser,cs nhu euni"nS 90
ing no dAnAee. ono of our gunboa" replied hani-
~ Sncy. oVi Ceueres wsre shenee1. a, sunS'
Ss-c..nny wS.. On. .i,ns ~ 80 ncA'u IN VIC
NS'n o' ror' morgan 'nis morning
tDoe River Bar Is STOUT ~ miles from tho heart
of sbc c4,v NJ Nobs,c n il m r,,,.s .hoxo po-,
-,
morgan "nion stands o. she entrance OF he pay.l
(bQ A0U,l
-. ,s.,u. v.,,.x-- - A.. ,o,. .u ,,uov
e '~". VI uo 'V'" h'' ''e 'V'''"
ing editorial showing the feeling In the city
On r>eepa al the news shos the enemy had ras.~d
Fort Nnrrsn. the 0snnsl ordered the bell rung,
according 70 Dpvious no.ico a. q signal 10 the cit.
liens that sns TIME Tor completing their organ,a.
sions Wa n hand. and tha, ,his work could no
longer Be- delayed. Il 10 un ncces ssary " say ,ha,
shis sumsons caused krcsa excitement but n IL
psrtok OF she nature of pon,c we were MOI able 10
discover IT, several new oman, sat ons were set
on foot s,uo,e the ci,i1ena while thosc Of dc
military WIN arc here sbs-nt from their com.
| mands showed a, commcudable alacrity In their
| prrnnratioos FOR bearing : shnre An the work be-
| lore them. Among the earliest acts OF the day
wss that Of she Nsyor and municipal boards
pe,ising the resources of the city 10 the com /.
1 nspdins General, and Requesting him 10 defend
| Mobile % the isst e1tremi,y, These are strong
| vorda and Ne doubt ro& tbe city author.
dos uced them with 4 full understanding of their
oTcss irnn,rt We underrand tbcm 10 moan
/ Sst Mobile h NOT 70 bo made 4 second New Or.
/ ,e~ns trs shsA vhrn enough shsli hsve tecn done
Tor safrsv. And In vain m n u.e h s) the honor
N ,he ciiv nj, a,l, remain In Ms banda and thns
me v,sh of ths nSone h Aha, a tr made a nile Il
NINA An al,sr of sscr,nc~ rather ,hsn become ae
sheetre foY r,ch d,agrsoef,,i rpcncs es have hem
I ensrtei in our s,ster CIV. n there Arr nny who
disscnt srorn ira vicw Who would oonsrnt 10 live
undsr Y.nLsS r,,,a ~ VAN A. s,n N 10y 70 ,heis
eoods snd chsssels-sheir hou,choli roin and N,
only oncs which ,hc,r craven spirits .knowicdrc--
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GENERAL GRANT.
Another success.


VssAineton, AWoIst ia letter from the
Army Of tho Potomsc, daiod wednesday noon,
says:
Ths Second Corps having been unsuccessful in
Me attack on the enemy. on the north ode Of the
James River on Sunday, fell back to . safe position
which they occupied until yesterday. while sno,hes
assaul, was determined upon and carried OUT sue.
ee0ully, the enesny having been driven from their
works with heavy loss In killed aud wounded, and
several hundred prisoners who fell into our hsnds.
The Second Corps also captured few heavy ginA
which the enemy had noa time 10 cany od, besides
. quantity Of small Arms. Our loss wss quite
severe. Our troops still hold the position.
sEooSp prsrArcH.
TRuysddy, Aug. le.-About O'Clock this morn
hg. the rebels 81 Petersburg opened the noss Wig
Rous hrs that they have yet done sinos tho mine
sxploded. II commenced on tho right and centre,
and was directed towards . valley, whore they
seemed 70 imagine our troops wcro being massed.
snd finally extended along tho entire line, from the
Appomsstox 70 the Jerusalem plank road. Tho
sighs was beautiful, the moon aiming brightly and
sRenely, but no damage Of any account resulted
from he affair. The firing lasted about two hours
end h was thought 10 be the prelude 70 IN ssssnk
q some part Of our hne. Heavy firing was also
heard during the might, in the direction Of Gen.
Buffers Department. but nothing has been heard
from thsa point concerning u. Tho cavalry under
Gan. Gregg had an engagement with the rebels and
drove them from some works near the Newmarket
rod, but the rebels rallied from the different forts
In the vicinity, and finally forced our cavalry so
hll back upon their infantry supports. Col.0rcgs,
Aha ~ asroDd
Division Of tho Cavalry Corps, was severely
wounded In the engagement. Il Is said that Gen
Butler and his troops had . slight engagement
but without much advantage N ethcr side.
THIRD DISPATCH.
Foytyess Monroe, Aug. ls-5 O'Clock, p. ~
The mail steamer Vanderbilt has Just arrived from
City Point. Al one O'Clock this morning, The rebel
made furious attack on our lines or rather tha
portion Of them consisting Of General Burnside
Corps, on the left. The fight WAS chiefly witt
srtillery, and lasted two hours when the rebel
sbll back without attempting an ASSAULT upon ou
works. Our loss was small.
The lef wing OF the army on the north side
Tho river rests on the James and holds the posi
tiou gained on Sunday last. The right wing his
advanced and Is upwards OF four miles from Ma
veru Hill, In the direction Of Richmond. MAiver
Hill is in our possession. Very heavy cannona'
ing was heard mp the river, commencing ss OF
O'Clock, and lasting till 2;3o this morning. II
cause, or the result was not sscertained.
PorRIn DISPATCH.
Wasktngton, Aug. Io.-The mail steamer While
sznvsd to-day, reports there was rurnor ct Gil
Point when she lef yesterday, that strong reco
poisAnce sent by Con. Hancock, had reschod Fs
OakA
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Tho Pirate Tallahassee.
Further Depredaiions. Pirate Block.
AIDED ut HALIFAX.

Boston, Aug. n. Capt. Cabath, Of the schooner
st. Lawrence, which arrived yesterday, reports ~
follows:
On Tuesday last when of Matinicus Rock, spob Q
a fisherman, hayng IN board the crews Of four
hvc different vessels steering for Herring GuL
where she intended TO land them. At tho sn5 ne
time Capt. Cslbath saw the smoke of FIVE burui ng
schooncrs and, fearing that his own vessel wo'lli
be captured, he seored close Into the land, and as
night VIVA coming on, f'icccedcd In getting eles u
the pirate, although the Tallahassee was then in
siCht,
British brig Ella from New Brandon, Ct,rer orts
that on the 10Th ins in lat 42.65, long. B.aO, saw
the pirate Tallahassee destroying vessels. She was
cutting away their spars and scuttiing them. Two
barLs one brig and three schooners were In sight
at t.ls timo-all American vessels. Capt. Ae klos
passed . Chstham schooner probably the Mercy A.
Home, before reported) which had been scutthod ;
could not ascertain her name; took from her four
! aores, sails, etc. She sunk in twenty minutes
after.
sEooNp pIsrATru.
HdliJrI, Aug. l9.--rhe pirate lahass'e still
remains in port. It Is reported ,ha. o. I. gum
boat is outside OF the harhor, waiting for The pirate
TntED DISPATCH.
! HdlOII, Aug. lo.-At noon to-day Admiral
Hopc ser. 10 the Tallahassee several boats with
! crcNs az IN order 10 cease coau', which was
promptly enforced. She intended taking hve hum
drcd chaldrons- for q long voyage, but has iess
than three hundred--a weeks supply. Sho saii'
during the night beyond . doubt for North Bay
Il 10 impossible 70 obtain the names Of tho vesssli
destroyed.
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GENERAL SHERMAN.
The Fshe a. (:paysviIle.

LouisstIls, Ky, Augvse ls.-A gentleman from
the front reports that on Tuesday General Stead-
man started from Chattanooga, and met the rebel
force, under Gen. Wheeler, q Graysvilc, eighteen
miles distant. severe engagement ensucd. The
Federal loss il not stated. Gen. stesdman WAS
severely wounded. Colonel Straight Of the 5ist
Indiana regiment was killed. A rebel force Ia
ported as Cleveland, Tenn, and . Federal brigade
has left Chattanooga for that place. The rebel
cavalry force have divided into small parties and
sro demonstrating In the towns Of Northern Georgia
aud Tennessee. The Federal pickets have hem
fired upon at various points between Chl,ta nooga
and Bridgeport. As our informant len, Major
Gen. steadnan's Adjutant General was leaving
Chattanooga for Grsysville with q cavalry force.
tBy Mail,
The situation at Atlanta.
Correspondents state that Gen. Shermsn has
been engaged In moving his army around, so that
IL now rests within shcling distance Of the Macon
road. In those operations he has met with some
| oppontiop which has not been overcome withou,
| considerable fighting, the principal enga- enent
| being NJ Utoy Creek. Gen. Sherrnan's limos are
now II miles long, and each paF is rcrTs,rntod TO
| be 40 strong TINT IL cannot be readily broken ty
| assault. A movement On the sth inst. forced back
| the rebel ieft-a movement OF considerable impor-
| tance, - IL is ontilankng the reeis at Atlanta
! and makes the situation almost Identical with that
| at Keposnw mountain, when Johnston retreated. II
Gen. Sherman continues 10 drive In the rebel left
hc shortens his hne, and presently viii command
the M.con road, the Possession Of which Will soor
give him Atlanta.
The Cincinnati GAzETTE has the following de
tails trom General shcrman's army, Aug. llth :
Yesterday I ride nearly the oniire extent Of ON
upes-irom the left of the 2sd Corps u hotc - u
the right Of the <h Stanley sud every~hore
beard the anne sounds-the Jicas o1al roar nj ~
non, and the in 'essant dropping OF muske'ry. fe
there was scarcely COMPANY upon our side tha
moved from the trenches and, 80 far M we know
the same WAS the with the enemy.
The rebels showed more signs Of life In from, q
the 2Ch Corps Orig Gen Williams command ng
done and toward night opened up from from on
Of their forts hie from three A'pounders. Th
passage through The ar of the huge missiles hure
from hoss guns was hks tho railing Of train
cars and thei. e!plosion flry and literally shoo
: tbs earth. The dight a sseh dhs wss crested by
clesv from men and perlsos /sv % joto Of 10,
} taaf lpnAstA bYiSo& = beard 10 damage VI
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General Intelligence.

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tSv ~" W w ~
SoAL m',ns ~ ,n
snu "oN - s'' w
IHs latest dcmAnd OF ne "eA "'ino'' =" ''"A'
syNAn'n IN 'o' - ~ "'"''
THr Harrtshurg IMsesArn ,esrns Ws. Sso,I
citizens Of CnAmbcrspurg have ocs~me ,nssh" On
account of the loss o tnoir enerc ancc~ W INC s0
rebel hrc In that town.
AsAaAroaA ''Fsshion" gosHpper sayG 'Girls
NO young TO lie In 'he nursery, make ther
thrcc or four toletes day." To which ,hc He.
Ton Posr addn, the Vulc paocs chahse o''en'r'
Nour than 100 sieam fro engines including two !
for London aud one for Russia have been built by
the Amoekcag Company, o Manchester, New
Hampshire.
o, v..,-r .A.r. A.. .,,..dv ten ,ot,ocs
- Tn,a, T..r,sr. vhich .rc verv serretly aud |
csuuousiy, but constantly increasing thor num- |
brr
49,, ,r,b,,o
~. ap.. y. - MA a, sh., ca,v ~, ire
n,r.nas ~ not,aon,ny shs Pres,dan, 70 oostpoue
he drsn.
Tup records o. the 0enersi lAnd Onoe rcs
snst voc oensn. 20. ~ H. ~" In dnr,nS
| -. ,,s.,,r. s.sson vi,hin ths ~ shree years
Tau world 10 owning 70 On enh IN iooo. rIo,cs.
eoTSNeumAyer, Al hunjch, says %. hc mos mss
. comet viii run against The sarsn and ooeoro IL -
| ono drop OF mercury snsoFns snosnsf.
Tn, Montreal Br.Alp lesrus thas The yellow 70.
| yer, now raging q Bermuda, 10 making greet
havoc among The troops And civilians stationed
there, many Of y HON, both ofhcers and mon hsvs
fallen victims 70 The disease.
AFpu.r, occurred in frouS Of Petersburg ou
.hs nshs ~ ,hs iS,h' n r,ddm and violent In ~
| chs,.cts, nat isrve numhcr OF ,euts were vnsh.
sd svsy and no, - thsu IL soldiers were drown-
| "A vbilc ssleep.
IN, por,,.nd ma. Pxp.c announces eecre.ary
rs.scndcn A. : esndids,e for eIection 70 the senate
Of The limited st.toA for ,hc term beginning on the
sth dsy al March, is6S, Vice .Prcsidont Hamlin y
So, a csnd,dstr.
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Vs -. m .oy'o. n oa .s" on "a . ~ "... r"v.ns
Lns.hu sae. so,n on oIc ~ cCc rrana ,~.. hn.ar.
.n1 ION 'no'n ~. IrsU.. u. ..ii ,b..n .hs Sc,s
siss. 600. COO.
n, p,o~r. ~ p,noor. NJ b.. ham convicted
| - r,. ~ ~ n'Nso,, nv; ss.Son. a..c,,c.
oy hs y. Q; ,"a, C' o. n.,' sr",,,s ~ S,se
pi"n ar s, .11i 70 r,'.on. hs ..,m,,a,cS sis
& ny .no .a ~ ph ,ha,n IA pJ SN,rosi aim ..ch' ia
ss'sb e.If .,t Io',n a,i.n,. . IN ~ 0,.rason '
n'"'y i"iN'' 1'' p.~'",' ~ ..D
, Gn. fnAsKiLS arrived In rhiisdelpnia on Tues
, day night, and remAined unul TUESDAY morning
when he took his departure iDr ror'hnn' mhh'' "
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rm Fronch occupy Durango. The news shas
Con. Urass has msds bis poses with the Imperial
iss Y 0opeymsds
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-06

The EUROPEAN IN AMERICA. is
an unmistakable influence of climate
on the European race settled for some
generations in America. The Ameri-
can, compared with the Englishman,
is lean, though he grows fat after long
sojourn in Europe. The Virginian-
except the West Virginian-is espe-
cially tall, slender, and lean; for, the
effect of American climate is more
striking in the central and southern
than in the northern parts, and most
so among the working classes in the
plains near the sea. The New Eng
lander, of the same stock as the Vir-
gilman, is shorter and usually round
faced. The genuine Yankee is clearly
distinguished from the EngLshman by
his sharp angular features and the ex-
cess of breadth between the angles of
his lower jaw, which makes the lower
part of the face square instead of oval
The curly hair of the European is apt
to become straight and stiff in Amer
lea, and to grow sitter and thicker
with each generation. The long neck
which usually accompanies in carica-
ture the long straight hair of the
Yankee, indicates weaker development
of the glandular system, but there is a
great increase of nervous irritability.
Some writers have attributed this to a
predominance of dry west winds, 9TH
ers to tho use of spirits. The voice OF
the Yankee has less metal than that
of the European; his eyelids are said
also to be shorter. 1t has been said,
too, that the beef and mutton of the
United States shows, by defect of fla
yor and nutrition, as compared with
that of Europe, the less favorable in
huence of the climate upon animal
life. In New South Wales the inhu-
ence of climate tends to make the chill
dren of Europeans tall and lean, while
at the Cape there is among European
colonists a tendency to fat-AH III,
Year Round
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Errors IN BUMDNG. Perhaps the
greatest error in farm buildings is gen
orally that the house is too large and
the barn too small. In the latter
there cannot be too much room, though
it is often misapplied, and so it is in
the house, when the smallest room in
the house is appropriated to the dtch-
en-, and the largest and best TO par
lor-the one is in use every day and
the other once or twice q year 1t
is IN error to build house upon n
side-hill with an underground kitch-
en-; but it is a greater error to build a
barn without much room upon the
down hill side, and if possible having
n southern exposure. In Tins room
ell the horned cattle should be stabbed.
having n yard to themselves entirely
separate from any other stock. The
entrance to the horse stable should be
from the horse yard, but invariably
upon the ground story, whatever the
situation of the barn.
The principal reason for this is, that
no stable should ever have any other
than a dirt floor. 1t is, perhaps, the
greatest of all errors in farm buildings
that stable floors are ever made of any
other material Both horses and cat
tie not only stand more comfortably
upon dirt floor, but they are more
healthy, and all the value of the liquid
manure can be thus saved and appro-
priated to the soil of the farm. In
fact the flooring should be made OF
soil three or four feet deep, which on
being dug out in the spring, will be
found more valuable than the same
bulk of manure from the pile outside
No better material perhaps, can be
used than sod, mixed, if practicable,
with peat or Dogs, or earth from a swamp.
On the score of comfort and economy,
dirt floors are so decidedly superior
that no person who has tried them will
ever stable his stock again upon plank
/ floors.
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farmers department.

BEANS AS a FIELD CRoP They are n
valuable crop, and with good care are
as profitable as a wheat crop. They
leave the soil in good filth. / cultiva-
ted beans last year in three differ
ent ways, viz: in hills, in drills and
sowed broadcast l need not describe
the first, which is well known pro-
cess. | had an acre in drills, which
was the best crop | ever saw. My
management was: On the acre of light
ground, where the clover had been
frozen out the preceding winter, l
spread eight loads of long manure, and
Immediately ploughed and narrowed
the ground. Drills of burrows were
then made with a light pillow, at a dis
lance of two and half feet, and the
beans thrown along the burrows about
the 25th of May, by the hand at the
rate of at least bushel ON the acre.
/ then gagged a double mold-board
pillow, which was passed once between
the rows, and was followed by light
one-horse roller which hattened the
ridges. The crop was twice cleaned
vi weeds by the hoe, but not earthed.
The produce was more than forty weight
bushels by actual measurement Judge
Ruei.
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FoUR GREAT MEN.-It is remarka-
BILE fact that the career of four of the
most renowned persons that over lived,
closed with some violent or mournful
death
Alexander, after having climbed the
dizzy heights of his ambition, and with
temples bound with chaplets dipped in
the blood of countless nations, looked
down upon conquered world, and
wept that there was not another one
for him to conquer, set n city on fire,
and died in scene of debauch.
Hannibal, after having, to the aston
ishment and CONSERVATION of Rome,
passed the Alps; after having put to
flight the armies of the mistress of the
world, and stripped three bushels of
golden rings from her slaughtered
knights, and made her very founda-
tons quake--fed from his country, be-
ing hated by those who once exultingly
united his name to that of our God,
and called him Hannibal, died at last
by poison administered by his own
hands, unlamented and unwept, in a
foreign land.
Caesar, after having conquered eight
hundred cities, and dyed his hands in
the blood of one million of his foes;
after having pursued to death the only
rival he had ON earth, was miserably
assassinated by those he believed his
dearest friends, and in that very place
the attainment of which was his great
est ambition.
Bonaparte, whose mandates kings
and emperors obeyed, after having
filled the earth with the terror of his
name, deluged it with tears and blood,
and clothed the world with sackcloth,
closed his days in lonely Punishment
almost literally exiled from the world,
yet where he could sometimes see his
country flag waving over the deep,
but which could not, or would not
bring him aid.
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and business, as / could get but hither
by this morning 1t grieves me that
have not liberty to make better express
sions of my love to thee, who art more
dear TO me than all earthly things, but
will endeavor that my prayers may
supply the defect in my pen, which
will be of use to us both, inasmuch as
the favor and blessing of God is better
than all things besides.
l know thou lookest for troubles
here, and when one affection is over.
to meet with another but remember
our Saviour tells us, 'Be of good com
Tort have overcome the world. 3"
Therefore, my good wife, rise up thy
heart. and be not dismayed at the
crosses thou meetest with III family af-
fairs, or otherwise; but still fly to him
who will take up thy burden for thee
Go thou on cheerfully, in obedience to
His holy will, in the course he hath set
thee. Peace shall come. | commend
thee and all thine to the gracious pro-
lection and blessing of the Lord.
Farewell, my good wife kiss and
IoNe tnee with the hndest affection, and
rest. Thy faithful husband,
JOHN W1NTmRop.
Most loUing and good Husband L
have received your letters. The true
tokens of your love and care of my
good now in your absence, as well MS
when You are present, makes me think
that saying false, "out of sight out of
mind" | am sure that my heart and
thoughts are always with you, "to do
you good and not evil, all the DAYS of
my life" [ rejoice in the expectation
of our happy meeting; for the absence
has been very long in my conceit, and
thy re-presence much desired Thy
welcome is always ready; make haste
to entertain it,
And so bid my good husband fare
well, and commit him to the Lord.
Your loving and obedient wife,
MARGARET WINTHROP
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EcoNoMY IN CATTLE-FEED1Ne. The
time will come when feeding cattle
with a pitchfork will be called sloven-
ly farming, even though the hay may
be put in racks or feed-boxes: lust rs
sloyenly rs it is now thought to be to
carry it out in armfuls and throw it
down upon the ground, perhaps, that,
too, half-leg deep in mud. The time
will come, though slowly, when no one
but a slovenly farmer will think of feed
ing hay or straw until it has passed
through cutting engine; and the time
will come when al good farmers will
grind their hay into meal Just as good
farmers do now their corn, because
they will discover hay meal is Just as
much more valuable than coarse hay
as corn meal is more valuable than
the whole grain. When both are
ground and duly mixed, then, and not
till then, shall we learn the true econ
omy of cattle feeding.