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WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST.

Lensstreet Retr~atins Sonth-G-n Sher.
man Ut MeridiRn-Polk's Forces Oat.
Generated.
CHATTANOOGA, Feb. I9.-Adjuiant General
Thomas and staff have returned here from
Knoxville. Officers of the party report that
Longstreft is in retreat beyond the French
Broad river, TO avoid q movement OF our great
ly superior forces.
Nashville and Knoxville are connected nv
railroad, with the exception OF ECO yards at
London. and passenger trains are running.
The bridge IT London will I've finished before
a week.
Johnston hes concentrated his forces at Dial.
ton, and advanced his picket line 10 Ringgc,d,
but Is fearful Of an attack, and cannot spare
achievements for Polk.
The Mobile News says that Polk has baan
shamefnlly out.generaled by Sherman, who
had advanced beyond Meridian. between the
Bishop and Montgomery; and the Marietta
Rebel has rpmors of a hard fight in Mississip.
pi on the 49, b instant
Il tide OF veteran volunteers Is being sent to
the front. every car on the Nash vile and Clat-
tancoga Railroad being wanted for their trans.
poriation. Every thing is quiet here, although
we are in q condition 10 move Immediately on
orders. 4
CAIRO. Feb. 10 -Reliable infor nation from
Southeast Tennessee says that refugees
leaving Tennessee and Georgia ny thousands,
many o! them in a starving condition.
Large numbers of dsserters from the ra6el
army continue to arrive at Chattanooga daily.
The Confederate scrip is now worth only
five cents on the dollar.
The steamer O'BrieD. in the Government
service, was burned at the landing at Coium-
bus, Kentucky, to-day. Ths boat and cargo
are a total loss.
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Issue of Fuel.
Far Department, Adjutant Generals Office,
Washin2ton, february |, 1-6l.

Var Department. 4djutant Generals Office
Washington, February l, 176i
General Orders, No. 3a.-Paragraph 1,965, Re-
vised Army Regulations is hereby SO amended
as 10 authorize the issue OF fuel, by the Quar-.
termaster's Depart mt to the civil employees
of that and the Subsistence Department, upon
the requIsition of the officers under whose di-
rection the men are employed, when said en-
ployes are allow cd to draw in kind from the
Subsistence Department not less than one ra-
ton each of subsistence per day; and when the
agreement with them stipulatss that fuel shall
be furnished by the United States in addition 10
other compensation, the allowance will be the
same in the case OF non. commissioned Off
GERS and privates the military service of the
United States. The fuel issued will be consid.
cred as public property, and will not b. sold
or given away by the employees; but, if not con-
sumed, shall be returned TO the Quartermas-
ter. and taken up on his property return.
BY order Of the Secretary of War
T.. ID. ToWNsENp,
Assistant Adjutant General.
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~ From the publishers, Ticknor Il Fields,
and from Shiliiugton, Odeon Building, and
from Hudson Taylor, 81 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., we have the Atlantic Monthly for March.
Mrs. Stowe continues her charming House
and Home Papers" Bayard Taylor furnishes
an Interesting notice of ThackeIay, and there
are contributions by Holmes, Whittier, Mrs.
Cheeeboro, Donald e.. Mitchell, Alice Carey,
Rober. Dale Owen. and other writers Of note
Also, from Taylor and Shillington we have
early copies of Godsy's Lody's Book for March;
and from the latter also, I<tersc,s LaIiss Ma.
fion0I Maya -lne for March
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Progress ofthe Siege OF Charleston.
The Charleston harbor correspondent o. the
Baltimore Americaa, under date OF Feb 10th
says
Operations are becoming 4 LITTLE more active
than hey have lately been. Gen. Gilm ore Il
constantly visiting the difIaren. posts TO the
southwark, and almost every arrival from
these quarters brings news OF some raid. On
James Island the pckets still daily exchange
papers, and the late Charleston papers indi-
cate the most AFFECT misery in the city.
We have n constant and steady stream of
dsscrters coming in. varying in mum Der from
four TO ten daily. Day before yesterday. Gen.
Beauregards barge crew deserted en- maSse.
and came over 20 Admiral Dahigren. Their
news is very Interesting to the fleet. 1t seems
that the T"beis have eight torpedo boats. like
the David that attacked the lronsides. The-e
heats are all ready and expected 10 come do1n
nightly. They are represented as being larger
ano as carrying two persons more than tne
original one They experience great difficulty
in getting crews for thern, although there are
III, ny OF officers who volunteer for The duty.
The submarine affair, they state, came ont of
FedC b lnl.t a week ago lii Intending TO attack the
Wabash. but she sunk when on the passage
an. drowned all hands she was raised the
succeeding night and lowed IL agalu. This
MAKE, the third time she had sunk and
drowned ail hands.
II GEMS That Gen. BeauregarG permitted his
barge crew 10 visit her IN the night for the
purpose Of collecting" Johnny Rargenan
took sdssD'age OF the opportunity an! cams
INTO Tie Federal lines. They say it is tbs
steamer Presto, loaded with clothing aud
rroyisiots and with a small quantity of arms
and ammunition. Eight vessels ara stl,i
pected, ore Of them, named the St Pate rs burg,
loaded with a valuable cargo of guns aud
ammunition. TIE fleet is IN the alert The
number OF vessels outside Che bar has been
doubled, the iron clads all move up at night
ard one patrols the shore channel The Mont
tors have been rendered unapproachable by
Tenders, II tting and torpedoes, 50 that Admiral
Dahlgren now gladly expects the Torredoes
down.
Two Of our men were killed III Wagner yes
tel day. We have the greatest difficulty in
making Them cover and consequently they
asionaliy pay the penalty for their ras ness.
As l write, there are two large fires in
Charleston, the result or onr shells DISORDERS
say The city Is nov divided into two districts,
viz: "in Ianse' aud "out of range" and that
no o'hef expression Is used. You hear con
sisJily such remarks rs oEhare are you
goneT' well, I've gos 10 20 down III range
or Il N going Hp ont oi range nc X" Rurglaries
O2crrcNery light Gin rah2e, n the inh abita4ts
do EotstSy here 10 protect their goods. One of
the guns in Wagner niched piece out of St.
Andrew steeple last Sunday. 1t must have
created Il sensation, If they were holding divine
woTship there. General Gilmore liz expecting
hsGyy rein orcs menis, ard viii no doubt, treat
HiEi" 10 \ SsTy active spring campaigH. The
weather is very moderate, the thermometer
stan ding, on an average. at 70 or g. degrees.
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REPULsE OF THE REBEL GENERAL
DICK TAYLOR.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. S.-TDespatch to New
York Herald. We have just received the fol-
Lowing important news by telegraph:
On Sunday last Gen. Dick Taylor attacked
onr troops stationed opposite Natchez, and
was rppulsed with considerable loss and ariy-
en- six miles. The attack was rena wed yester-
day morning. when the rebels were unsuccass-
full. being again repuIsed with loss. The enc
mys force numbered 3,OG).
Gen. Grover has scourad he country with
his cavalry in the neighborhood OF Madison
Vile, across Lake Pontchartrain, broken mp
conscript camps within circuit of fifty or
sixty miles, and captured several of the enc
my. A large quantity of eef cattle sheep and
horses have. been brought in. NO loss on our
al
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~From Leonard Scott i Co., New York,
who have for so many years furnished re-
prints Of leading foreign magazines IN style OF
excellence beyond the originals and at much
lees cost, we have the Hsstasinster Rcri>p for
January, good number, and showing a
marked kindness for this country and its au-
thors
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private letter received in this city from
HageTstown, Md, states that owing 10 the
apprehensions of rebel invasion early In the
spring, many of the farmers in thai section OF
the State are selling their farms and stock,
preparatory 10 moving West Washington
county is one Of the largest and best wheat
growing counties in the State of Maryland,
but since the breaking ont of the rebellion the
farme rs have been such heavy losers by having
their crops destroyed by the rebel army, that
many of them put out an unusually small
cron of wheat last fall
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Loss OF Pistols.

Var Department, ADJ utan' Generals ORcc,i
Washington, February |, 1-6i.
CsasrGi Orders, No. i0.-Paragraph / i22 Re-
vised Army Regulations, is hereby anne aded to
resd as follows:
ENLISTED men u no lose or dispose of revolt
pistols entrusted TO tneir care " i'll hereafter
be charged twenty dollars in each case, that
being the amount of pecHnlary damage sus-
taired by the United States, as estima ed by the
Ordnance Department
BY order of the Secretary of War:
T.. u. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
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War Department, .tdjufant Gsasrals Offcs,}

Var Department, Adjutnnt GsasraIs OFce,}
Washington, February 10, 1861. {
Captain Edward Tracy, Sd United States
cavalry, having been reported a. the head
quarteIs of the army. 81. having failed to report
AT Cincinnati Ohio, as ordered, for which he
was pu bills he'd officially, February Is, 1851. is
hereby notified that he is exempt from appear
ing before the commission in session in this
city, of which Brigader General Ricketts, is
president, satisfactory explanation having
bs en- made in his case TO this Office.
L. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adiutant General.
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Var Department, Adjutant Generals Office.

<fH.J
Washington, FebruIry2 81, 1851. !
Captain N. III. OwiBgs, commissary subsist.
encs ct volunteers, having been reported at tn i,
headquarters OF the army, for failing TO report
at Cincinnati, Ohio, as ordered, is hereby Doti-
fled that he Will be recommended for diSrIiis al
from the service Of the United Sta es, unless
within fifteen (I51 days from this date, lie APP
pears before the Mill ary Comms sion in s4s-
sion in this city, OF which Brigadier q neral
Ricketts, is president, and MAKE salts factory
defence to the charges against him
T.. d. roWasESD,
Assistant Adjutant General
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o r r I q 1 A l. I.

AsaAaAA LIxceLs, Preside Mt Of the United States
Of America:
10 Az Whom 1t May Coseera.
Satisfactory evidence having been exhibited TO
me that Eli B. BUD has been appointed Consul
Of Costa RIGA at New York, do hereby recognise
him a such, and declare him free tn sxerciss and
enjoy such functions, powers and privileges - are
led 70 tie Consuls Of the most favored nations
In the United States.
In testimony whereof, I have caused these letters
to be made patent, and the ssal Of the United
States TO be hereunto AFFIXED.
Given unds. my hand ut tas city Of Washing
ton the l9tn day of Febr ,ary. A. D. 1854, asd
r. of the Ibde pehdence Of the United States
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the Presi dent:
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The Lafayette (Ind.) Courier learns that
Jesse u. Bright has modified his political views
to harmonic with the logic OF events He says
the South has staked the institution upon the
fortunes OF war, and, having lost in the dos
psrate chance, must abide the result.
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The REPUBLICAN NATION AL PREsI DENTAL
CohyENTIoN.-The National CommittesNof the
Repubi an party are to meet here to- day, and
arrar &c the time and place for holding the Ma.
tito al Nominating Con vantion.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

by tIt ItOpIo > IzUe'I
NEw York, Feb. - First Board-Erle. f22A :;
Hudson tsS; opened at i55; N. I. Central, 1374
al3s; Harlem, Il5AalI6; Fort Wayne. 100 Ga
lena and Chicago, I22H; Chicago and Rock
Island. l2la aI22; Quicksilver, 6aa62x; Read
ing, i30a 30s; Illinois Central, 1856 z l35, Mich
igan Central, AiH.
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PRINCESA SALN -Pri ce Salm Salu1, for
yrerjy Col. IL one of he German regiments of
this City. yest rda Y arpa red hefors Gen. n avs
and satisfaci' Tiiy explains he sarious charges
n !, de o ainst \ m. alter which Gen. HAYS re-
il ase d i'm from arrest.-N. L. Times.
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CAPTAIN CHARLES VI MERRITT

II is officer. who, it will be remembered, was
temporarily relieved from duty TO await an
Investigation OF misconduct, has beer fully
exonerated and, by order Of Gen. Martindale,
assigned to his old position Of Judge Advocate
of the Central Guard hon sa
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Ra,ions TO Refugees and Cen,rabands


Washington, January .. 1864. {
General Orders, No. 3O.-The following is here
by established as the ration for issue by the
Subsistence Department to adult refugees and
to adult coiored persons commonly called
stcontrabands," when they are not employed at
labor by the Government. and who my have
no means OF subsisting themselves, viz: ten (iOI
ounces o! pork or bacon, or one ~ pound OF
fres beef; one ~ pound OF COZ n mea, five (5)
times a week; and one ID pound OF flour or soft
bread, or twelve (12) ounces of hard bread,
twice q week; and 10 every one hundred GOD
rations ten (10) pounds of beans, peas, or hon.
my; eight 20 pounds OF sugar; two (2) quarts OF
vine gar; Gig hit ~ ounces of adamantins or star
candies; two (2) pounds of soap: two (2) pounds
of salt; and fifteen (l5) pounds Of potatoes when
practicable. To children under fourteen (lIl
years of age, half rations will be issued and to
women and children, roasted rye coli q at the
rate of ten (IO) pounds tea at the rate OF fif-
teen (15) ounces, TO every one hundred (iOU)
rations.
BY ordsr of the Secretary or War:
E. u. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
PRICK OF GOLD.

By the Peoples Lines-omces sill 9th street
and corner Pa. ayenue and 6tn street,
Egw YosK Feb ea-GoId, at go a. m, sex;
IL g. m 5sXs59; IL m. 81 4 Assay; p. m, 5sa; ,
p. m $ aI-A.
T.. :. certificates. old, in,; Cumberland Goal
seS; Quicksilver, a. /; L. :. 5 a0's, t8r
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PERsoNAL.-Capt j. L. FISK, of the North
vet Expedition, the discoverer Of tho Gold
Mines of Idaho, has arrived in the City, and is
stor ping III the Kirkwood Houss.
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ARRESTS BY THE PATROL.

On Saturday the infantry patrol arrested
fifty one enlisted men and foar commissioned
officers for being absent from their regiments
ard commands without proper authority. The
enlisted men were committed to the Central
Guard-house, and tine officers ordered TO report
TO Proves. Marshal Ipgraharn
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OH CArIToL PHIsoS.-Thpra Were bu, few
pIist Eers admitted 10 this institution to DAY,
tie only commitments by Provost Marshal
Ingfaham being Daniel Doushery, Daniel
: ewart. and Cornelius Cam he, of the I'd Penn
sylyauiu artillery, under sentence OF court
martial.
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SELLING LIoCoE TO SOLDIERS dw 81
Barrel, proprietor OF 3 liquor store At the cor
nar of 9th and + streets, was fined 500 this
morning by Justice Ferguson tor selling liquor
10 soldit rs and also SO for selling without
license.
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iLI-Mr Bladen Forrest a well known ciu-
z.n, has been suffering lately from an attack OF
paralysis.
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II voc WANT TO enjoy one OF ID. best mu
steal aud miscellaneous entertainments ever
brought TO this city, go % Odd Fellows Hall
this afternoon and Tonight. For particulars
SEE advertisement In amusement column and
small bills every where.
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FINED FoR SELLING LTQUoR or SUNDAY
The military authorities appear to be deter
mined 10 break up the evil practice of selling
liquor on Sunday. This morning Capt. Do
iaR's defective arrested the following parties
W no were fined S2j each by Justice Ferguson
=. Bremen, No. 3l2 r.. street between 18th and
18th: John Maurer, No. 29i Eth street. bet ween
l. and NJ; Patrick Holmes, a street, Capitol
Hin: and Johh X. Yale, 10th street, near Penn
sylyania avenue.
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Washington Money Narket-Latest Quo.
tatiOns.
Furnished by Lewis Johnson Il Co.. Bank
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PoRr OF GEoRGHTowN.-The recent cpld
spell filed the channel Of the Potomac with
Ice, and the result ie that hat few vessels !. y,
cleared since Friday last. The tugs have
broken the ice In the channel, and a path f.
opened. Entsred-S.eamer Salvor, Robinson.
from New York. Cleared-Steamars King Is
ton, SkeIluger. Tor Chesapeake City; Port
land. Skeliinger, for do; Gov. Curtin, Peter
son, for Philsdelphia: fchrs. Haxell, Bogart,
for New York; Julia +. Gauge, Black Tor
Baltimore,
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n~If YGU WISH A PURR, DELICIOUS
VI smohe select the CELEBRATED DOT BIZ
TUBE PlfE. For -ale IL dealers generally.
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S.'GR sALF-The sT0cK and COON Will OF a
4 Grtcsry ana Provision Store. With house AMI
stable a;iach.d. Inc 7ire 81 2if TIN street., De.
tween ~ ara sis IL 22 Iy-
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THE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.

The following is 4 circular letter OF the law
department of the Administration to the Dis
trio. Attorneys of the United States, explaining
The provisions OF The Presidents recent procla-
NATION of ampsstc-
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GOING WEST

= ~ 'h hI-ots
Chairman National Executive Committee
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CRIMINAL CoURT, Judgc OliR.--Ths mora
ing 1t large crowd OF persons assembled ia the
Criminal Court room, being attracted there
Tor the purpose OF hearing the sentences passed
on twenty seven prisoners who hav We BEEN c IN :
cted of various crimes. The spectators were,
h weNer, doomed 70 disappo ntment, as the
Court as soon us opened adjourned in honor of
thr CAV. Among the criminals who are 10 re-
cei,e their sentences, are three eoaviCts CT muir
der, viz: Jeremiah Hendricks for thu murder
OF Dennis Sbanahan, Emanuel Pollard coiored
for murder of George Butler, and Peter G cod
in tor murder Of George Banks. There is one
convicted of marslaughter; James Murphy in
causipe the death of Thomas HUI. Therr are
four eases of assault and battery; Que OF SAINT
Oh OF baway Rouse, seventeen OF larceny; ann
ere Of highway robbery, IL " hich sentence n Is
not yet been passed.
During the present term seventeen persons
convicted of grand larceny nave been SEN
fenced to the Albany Peniteutiary Tor one
wear each; one each for eighteen months, two,
three and four years: four tor burglary for three
ypars each, and two ter highway robbery. one
Tor one year nd the other for Ave years.
E,-sRRsI or MIR. THEopoHE BARNARD
The funeral of the late. Theodore Barnard toak
nlace Yesterday afternoon, from his l lie resi-
deuce, in the Seventh Ward, and was largely
attended by his friends, members of the press.
and others. Mr.. Barnard was an old resident
OF this city, and in days gone by he conducted
a lob printing Office, but subsequently he was
en- aged with Mr. l.. A. Gobrieat in the Office
of the Associated Press. Since the breaking
OF the war, nat. DsigndIu HES, Win lttlke
intermission, been with the army as CORES
Dor dent of the Associated Press. In the army
mr. b. made many friends, and leaves hers
also large number to mourn his loss.
FEBRUARY TWENTY. sECoSp.-This isWash-
ireten's birth. day, and in commemsraion OF 1t
flags are displayed from the flag stats of the
various departments, and from many private
houses. From the City Hall, too, the flag is
displayed; the Government and the City au-
fborit:es thus eyincing their regard for the
emery Of Washington. Congress, the So.
preme Court, the Courts OF the District, and
the thty Councils have all adjourned over In
respect to the day.
SALE OF RKsrAuRANTs.-W.L L. Wall d
Co, auctioneers, sold the Smithsonian Res.
laurent on Tenth, near . street, last week; Tor
esnt Ana steamed oyster saloon on Sixth st.,
eoush Of Pennsylvania avenue, for *i3as u.
McEerrcn, purchaser. The saSes Includes the
leases and fixtures.
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SEAETxD IMMEDiATELY-Two good BAR
w BkRS. the highest wages viii be given 20
&nod ones. iEquirs al z. ALLI0Ts, ALP Penn.
avenue. fe 5I-I-
IOR SALE CHEAP-A CIGAR sud TOBACOo
u STORE with or without the t.ock Inquire At
No. 49, street, betwesn sth and 6td streets
fe
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES afternoon, the resi-
dence OF Mr.. Samuel II. McCloskey, sth street,
between L and NJ, was entered during the al
sence Of the family by some parties, who got in
bureaus and beds in the second story, taking
off large leather pocket book, containing n
small amount OF money, (an Mr.. Moo. had, }
some valuable papers and mementoes OF de-
ceased members of the family, and some artl-
cles of clothing, including muf, gloves, & c.
Mr. McCloskey has no hopes OF recovering the
money and clothing, hut would be much
obliged IL The papers would be returned.
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n-if ven WISH A pT9E. DELI ItGCl
il , smoke, elect the CEI.EERirEn n0UG ~
THE PIE. For tia by dealers GENERALLY.
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EcCR sALE-An 8 horse power stssm ENGINE
j. eomtl ate. Apply at Duvalrs Foundry, aeorss-
town ID O., fs22 lsf
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w ANTED-A young WOMAN rs Cham bermaid,
" ALTO, NAN TO Atten Diniag Room Ap.
Ply at II Eleventh street che door from Avenue
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G~INFLAMkT0ay RHEUdArIsH CuRgD.
IL An sffe,tuAt, certain. and rsrm aren't cure
No. SIG street north, bst~sen 6to and ,ta strset
vert ite eolrifI G. KEENAN,
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AUnion Prisoners Escape.

A young soldier by the name Of A. d. Ly-
on, private in the 50th Ohio, arrived 10 Gin,
cnnati on Friday, direct from Danville, Va,
and surprised his parents by an unexpected
visit. He vas takcn prisoner at Chickamau-
Ia 10 September, carried TO Richmond. and
from there transferred soulhward l80 miles to
Dausville, where when he left, month ago.
were over 1000 Union prisoners. He was
detailed a. cook for one Of the hospitals, where
there were 3l5 Union soldiers with the small
pox. Not liking the situation, he with three
others, walked off one night, prcfsrring to
risk death from the guards 10 disease and
death as prisoners. Luckily they bit favora-
BILE points, and met Union citizens, who di-
rec,ed them in cafe route through the noun
iains to Gauey Bridge, which they made iu
81 days and nights. They were told that
through that route there were ten Union rteu
10 one reoel, and that there was an organized
Union picket liro for helping away Uuion
prisoners. Mr.. Lyon says the rebel soldiers,
almost 10 man. declare that Their cause 'is
hopeless, aud they viii fght no more: and
hence they arc deserIing at every opportunity
rhe fare Of Union prisoners and robel soldiers
ia the same aud hardly enough to sustain life
IA pint Of forr or meal, aud four ounces o.
beef per day.