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,RINcEcEG0RCEl COURTHOUSE

Hardee A., Transport,
Hewlett A. A., Tracey Emma,
Iowa, True Flag,
jackson 9. C., United states,
Knick Henry c., Winkle Rip Rap,
Kirkpatrick J. g., Wilcox 7. D.,
KirkpatrickA. j., WO0lsey SAM
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MIR. b. 8. Osbon's Despatch.
WHITE SHOALS, JAMES RIVER, Va,
Nav

May 8, 1864.
TIE ORDERS ADVANCE.
Ihs feet full OF excitement last evening. orders
Were received to get under way early hour this
nornug. The naval portion OF the expedition in
ssaduess signal and must credit the mill
cary authorities with being ready much sooner than
sss.cipased and with promptitude excelled in
sAs or any other department portion OF Aotlla
vas moved up in advance make reconnaissance and
- the prevent the guerAias from harassng
% unarmed transports as they came up.
Al oary dawn the iron-clads, as well as
NE rest OF tho fotlla, hove up their anchors
end started ahead. o grand sight-such an
one as has never before been witnessed upon these
waters. Five iron-cads and than Of wooden
vessels make up feet. We expect before the week
has ended to be sbe to rebels the intention or
our pavhl demonstration.
Al the time OF the publication Of this letter It Will be
% harm TO say that operations are intended TO
sower tho advapce OF the army, and project II from
uharpshooers aud flying deachments Of rebel artillery,
whsch we may reasonably expect to encounter in
paage up this river The forces OF General Butler
sct land tho south side OF the James river The
nssula will only protect landing, but win keep far
snsugh ahead prevent the rebels from annoying the
troops during that operation.
REREL CONTEST DESIRED.
We are aware that the rebels have three iron clads
0oove fOTt hhrnnk Huu INC o tnexe vesse5
nay be tempted TO come down and try their powers
With our vessels. Some persons may think that the
rebels are that have any iron ciads in
ncsa: but wc must remind them that q vessel has
here days the fact has been immedi.
assy sccgraphei Richmond. Therefore "a possible
shaa Abe Union iron-cads not have opportunity
. sink disable capture the rebel trio We itching
Sns contest between armored vessels. The coming
esors are big with hope and anxiety. Thousands Of
hsars are beating fast with expectation for the glorious
future. Many claim another week has passed away
- tresd the streets OF tho capital or tre confederacy
Aias many Of these brave fellows will never sec the
pacs The uncrrng aim and the deadly bullet Of tbe oc
vu ay lhem low far this side Of the goal OF sbe,r an
siop.
ovrxxsrs ARMY rRASspoHrs
The army transports started with the naval vssse,s.
and BY O'Clock the whole eet consisting Of about
soe hundred vessels, their way up the James
river About to-day the last Of the army vessels
started from Eewports News. The gunboat Mount
Washington came up late In the afternoon having two
~Rinance and coal schoonere In tow. The iron. clad
Roanoke stationed at Newports News as the flagship
Il Mat station, and At the time ready 10 cope with
anythng that might slip by our feet above. I am Of
spfnon, however, that there IL no danger OF that
MOVING UP MvRp--rHH PREVIOUS Fyrxy.
mo neet passed up the river to-day without experiene
ms any annoyance from the guerilas Who we're sup.
possd 70 be along the banks. The whole movement was
separensy unexpected 70 the rebels that thsy were
- rspArsG fw snY ds~onsasaas> n thsss watsrs.
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cation where s To land As stated before u gnao
up the James river but how far remain yet seeo
In day or two we shan ensbled TO give idea
It's whereabouts and hope satisfactory acconnt Of.
the campai n lie ultimate destna,ln R,chmond ana
this the rel bei itl must surcumo Ia the numsr
fces advancing It's hanks under tho sofus stArs
and Stripes.
rBB OPERATIONS NAVY,
min ction with General Batter. are 10 be on grand
sole day Rear Admiral ! y. Lee. com
nandtlg IN North Atlantic bOckad s1na ron. trans
ferred br al from tho Hnssott 10 40
guDb Malvern and rsturped to she James river hts
force consists OF Monitors the captured rebei ram
Alta TIA besides i've six double enders and 6a's
United states services will b. duly chrome cel by com
peteht Of tho K detailed Tor that spe
cal purpose.
YEsr MOVEMENT
draw OF tho enemys tho real point OF
attack made bv General Eutier during this week
The mnssug o. tro ps NJ Yorktown wa bliu d ana
landing Of q brigade was also effected ~ West SoDt as
tho mouth 0f tho Pamnnkev river. whrh must hAy0
been duly reported at Rcnmond aid doubt had tho
effect lead the Tencls tho OPT ION that another
PeniLsuar campaign at hand Retor0r my battle
Sims ara VIII be matter ~ great sIrcwdn.as tho
part OF tho enemt 10 guess wleet main attack Is 10
I be mido.
TiiR PRospE
10 great The tOO have the confidence In Gere
~ Butler and he again In his Sur ounded by
the abiest military In the field. the Commas disg
General aujoys all the advantages Of sound advice. .
great talents however, uicient to him
through almost any thing his knowledge o tacts,
learned by three years experience necessarily makes
him good soldier and able " conduct he operations OF
campsign. The trunpR his command arc MI veterans
and soldiers who have heard tho thunders Of artillery
and Of musketry before, and these will not
finch In front 0f the enemy With all these advaD.
tagcs vict0ry the elrs Of General Butler.
AIS success win make him the greatest In
try He has ssaksd his all ON tho ISSUE and awaits lhs
result
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was greatly modified. One Of these con-
stituted the army into armv corps the
other limited the army of operations to
fifty thousand men in the event Of certain
contingencies made the safety of Wash
ington paramount oall other considera-
items, fxed date for the commencement
of operations, and ordered a combined land
and naval assault on the Potomac batteries,
which it was General McClellan's intention
to burn by his strategic movement. o9s- s.,
Gen. Mcclellan was thus at the outset
made responsible for great movement oil
the essential points of which he was forbid
dento control, and the President dilibera.
tely took upon himself the moral respon.
sibility of all the disasters which were to
follow. i'"5
The appearance Of the Merimac modified
the Peninsular campain in the respect that
it made the York and not the James r iver
the line of the army communications with
Fortress Monroe; but the evacuation of
Manassas by the enemy, which followed the
publicity given to Gen. McCleilan's plans,
proved the accuracy ofhis strategic calcula-
tions, and prepared the way for the plan Of
operations. ''~o
H'>u q yTg q m. L. I..t.....JN ..f#.f E.r
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and concentrate his. force on the Missis.
sippi, in readiness for nlterior operations u
General Buell. was instructed as to the
vast importance Of the military occupation
Of Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. In
Kentucky itself he was advised ls'the con-
dnct of our political affairs is perhaps more
bimportsnt than that ofrour military opera
tions," and he was urged to bear in mind
"tbat We shall most readily suppress this
rebellion and restore the authority of the
government by0reliGously respecting the
constitutional rights of all" In accordance
with the feelings and opinion of the Presi'
dentn General Mcclellan requested Gen
eral Buell. 10 assure '.the people of Ken
lucky that their domestic institutions will
in no manner be interferred with = and "to
allow nothing but the dictates of military
necessity" to cause him to "depart from
the spirit of his instructions" edT b
In respect to Tennessee, Gen. Buell. was
ordered to throw the mass of his troops by
rapid marches, by Cumberland or Walkers
gap on Knoxville, in order to occupy the
railroad at that point" and t'cut the com
-munication between Eastern Virginia and
the Mississippi" a,.ez7 t ns Jog
Gen. Buell. was further couns1led to avoid
widening the breach existing between US
aud the rebels" by "causeless arrests and
prosecutions of indiyiduals."t 81 have al
ways found" adds Gen. McClellan, "that it
is the tendency of subordinates to make
yexatious arrests on mere suspicion"
Gen. Sherman was advised that the ia
vorable moment for coup de main agninst
Savannah had been loss and that the best
course before him would be "to isolate and
reduce fort Pulaski" Bot the reduction
of Charleston and its defeuses'' was he'd up
as great moral advantage to be sought
for, and this was stated to be an object tor
which Gen. Mcclellan was actively matu-
ring his combinations. Gen. Butler was
instructed as to the obstacles to be encoun-
tered in reducing New Orleans, and was or,
dered, as soon "a possible after the fail OF
that city, to aseise al the approaches lead
ing>to it from the east" and particularly
Jackson, in Mississippi with an ultimate
view % we'll to the capture of Mobile as to
the opening of the Mississippi. b
The instructions thus issued to the gen
erals named comprehend the entire scope OF
the plans of General Mcclellan, of which
plSns the movement of the Army of the
Pdkonac under his own orders was the cen
trsl feature. Itwas considered by him ne
cessary to the success of these plans that
thew should be carried out simultaneously,
or as nearly so as possible, and she advances
of the Potomac army upon Richmond by
the lower Radpahannock was kept in hand
by him to be delivered as the decisive blow
in conjunction with all the.. rest Of the gen
a
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A CARD.

V,HE undersigned have entered into co-psrtnership
l. under the style Of Campbell, Caldwell Co., for
the purpose Of conducting the manufacture and sale OF
STOVES, and the Foundry business generally; and
also the manufacture and sale Of TIN, COPPER AND
SHEET IRON WARE, Wholesale and retail.
We have purchased the EAGLE Iron FOUNDRY
and are now operating IT, and also have have on hand
an assortment of Stoves Crates, Holoware &C., com
prising the best patterns in We invite attention
especially to our COOKING STOVES, Of which we
have patterns for both Wood and Coal that We can
recommend and warrant 70 give entire satisfaotion
In the department Of I'm, Copper and Sheet Iron
ware we are amply prepared for the trsnsaetion Of
large buiness. Our facilities for tho manufacture OF
work in this line such that all all orders with
dispatch. 80,
Having the advantage Of thorough practical skill
and long experience in the branches Of business and
manufacture above mentioned, We shall endeavor 70
merit and hope TO receive liberal share Of patronage
Warehouses at No. 10 Main street, near Baltimore
Depot and at No l61 Main street. above Union street
ROBT. CAMPBELL,
B.F. CALDWELL,
nov30tf JOSEPH BELL.
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REFER 10

Hon. r. L. BerkshIrs, Judge Supreme coaf' v
Ron. wm' 4. MsrIlson, Judge Supreme Court o.
Appeals, Clarksburg, West Va. us..,in,
r. Cod. ESQ, Prex;dsnt H. q NJ. benko o'
" Wssnss ca.S;sr n. " Bank Of Wheeling a
Mor4antown, WestVa.
Krsmsr & Rahm, Banksrs, PittssurEe, r., 2 n
Rittenhouse, Pant x Co., Bankers, s.S1tf
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60 BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL.
~ ESTABLISHED ASAtRRRU0RrlAok
rs9u ksd br QUACkERYs rF,;-, IA
The Only. Place Where . Cure Can b


nRsJoHNsToE HAe, leCQv1un Tm YOsr
worS for I'll iS Tryss. aDS Sn.s %:S Z
si.aaea Rs sSssSs 4ssss: 4 sss :ai
Confusion q ideas, PspitsfIon q ths Sss fiasdsy
Trembling, Dimnss Of sisht Or ojadiaesA jDisen tf
Liver as Lung. ssca.ss N = b Soss.-sssss TSsis D;s
orders arising from Solitary Haeie of Yopth.4Aess
SECRET and solitary practice moro tal 70 0s1 Vie
tins than the song Of syrens p the NA1in q gys-
tions. rendering marriage 49, impssahas-i i 4sYs
-rvsb ctr YOUNG MEM sii sui7d
Especially, Who have become SAs visiDs a ed,laxy
Vice that dreadful and destructive habit vhieh sana-
ally sweeps TO untmdy grave thS1.aAdan % Yeang
who might otherwise have entrsaose steaihS eeaAte
living n sfy Tyre, ns may s.ii sisS III osaSdsaos
Fa aog MARRIAGE ls7'aav
Married Persons, or Young Men eSntsaplstnS n.
nas., being ava,s q ghys..l Ssa'usa ss'n's sssdA
ny he ~bo pa - Sinssf uSdsr ~ srs q H. q nay
rsigou.y eonaas in b. sSSOs ): aaA
confidently rely upon his skhi - y rhyaeaan
aaf ORGANIC W wEAKNEsssm u
MN .dia.ely Cured snd ruli vsSe Rsassai loi
This Distressing Anecse1. yhSsh 34sS}.sr.
able and Marriage the penalty pAid y ne
ant to Commit exoesses nom not drsaA
fil oonseo thatmay snsas. Noe v1o
stand the subject will pretend 70 deny that Il
procreation Is lost sooner by thoss mine into tmpt
Of the pleasure Of healthy offspring, The most tsgaeas
and destructive symptoms Of beth eedy ssd uo4 iss
The system becomes Dsrsnyed, the rhydea! and Aa-
Nervous Irritability, DyspspGa, rslpyatton II the
Heart, Indissstion, Constitutional DsNhty vssetas
Of the fnns, Cough. Consumption, DeeWs ssnA DPsA.
once No. Z south Frederick st.
Left hand side going from Baltimore arsst ~ dsss
from the corner. Fat not to observe naDe - ssn-
Der. lL. t.,A
tor,s Dnnloms hanss In his once.
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YOUNG MR n

Who have injured thsmsslvs BY certain pssstiss W.
dueed in when alone, habit ffsqusntly lsaxne4 aso
evil panions at school, tbs sse Of vhicA ere
ders marriage impossible and destroys both miad aaA
body, should spply immediately. ,llfl A-L
What pity that young man. the hope Of his ssua-
try the darling Of his psrenS sheuld b -
Of devatng from the path Of nature and fndulrny 70
certain secret habit sueh parsons husr bs<sss eea'
tempJating
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TAKE PARTICULARS NOTICE.

Dr. J. addresses all those who have
ruin both body and mind, uniting thsmsor athsr ~
sinsss, study, society or marriage,
THSsr arc some Of the .Ad and uslassasy ssssss, =
the ssck and Limbs, Paius IN the Head, Diunes e'
sight, Loss Of Muscular Power. pAltss1ea q ne
Heart, Dyspepda, Ndrvcus lrritshlitL p1aassnsas
Of the Digestive Functions, General Debility. fyDP'
toms Of Consumption, &c.
MxsrILIY.-fhs fearful effects On the atna ~.
much to be dreadsd--Loss Of Memory, ooufuaoa q
Ideas, Dsprsssions Of Spirits, Evil forseodi.s AvS
sion 70 Society; Sef-Dntru.t Love Of Sontuas'
itv, &C., are some Of the evils produced. Y
THOUSANDS of persons Of all sges can nov 1ady veAs
Ia the cause Of their declining health losing thaf VIC
or, becoming weak, PALE nsrvous aAd smAaaseeI eav
ing singular appearance about the syss, cough snd
symptoms Of Consumption. tos VI
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ai Isq 10 nsu 1liiis nsss ca sTadi CTS
7sa s15 % goitsoseo1q sd4 sa.s silfdms
20 asge ia & weren't 30 aREso . 7 ob od ?
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uNDERTAKING,
JOHN II. HOFF IAN
Attorney for Prosecuting
SOLDIERS CLAIMS,
MORGANTOWN, West Va.

WILL continue prosecute Invalid and other Pen.
w .on Claims a. well as Claims for Bounty Money
Roonntv Inni Back Pay, and for Horses and other
Property lost in the Military Service Of the Unitei
States Also Will give prompt attention TO Collecting
o. 20 nv exne7ience and familiarity with the
various Pension, Bounty and Bounty Land Laws and
the large amount of Record Eydssce IN my possesson,
enable me TO be very successful in the prose9n o.
am and attorney had long gwen up IN despair. Nc
matter how difHeult the claim 20 II u Just
Ss,S'. ro JOHN HOFFMAN,
Morzantovn, West v
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From this number the defenses of Wash
ington, the projections of its communlca>
tions, and the main operations against Rich
mond, strong and central defensive posi-
ton of the enemy protected by an army in
Virginia of at least 100, 900 men, were to be
supplied.
General Mcclellan shows that the Army
of the Potomac proper, subsequently, reach
ed at three different periods the following
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tors diploma hanEs IN I'D vuicS' ~ n yITIllT1
A AcURE WARRANTED INTWODAfs
No M~~1y o. NaSsosS DSva .dv
DIR. JOHNsTON, ,,d,.,, ,

Member of the Royal College Of surSsoea L0aAca.
Graduate from one Of the most eminent ocusea sAe
United States, and the greater part Of wnesS ~
phia and elsewhere, has s6sotsa come ef We - ss
touishing cures that were ever known; many Uoeesee
With ringing in the bead And eAss chen asseh CSst
fulusss, with frequent blushing, sttsadsd toneens
With dsrangsment Of mind, waS cured tfpRe0aSSp.
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DISEASE or IMPRUDENCE.

When the misguided and imprudsnt votary OF plses
urs finds that ne has imbibsd the sse Of this psinss
di sease il too often happens that an il-tmed sen
10 those vho from education and respsotabhty, -
alone befrend HIM, delaying till the c'nstifutsohA
symptoms Of this horrid dissase make thsr sppsaoes
such as liberated sope throat, diseased noss
Mains In the head and limbs, dmnes OF asht, dsAhssl
nodes on the shin bones and arms, blotcho % ~
head, face and extremitiss, progressing WITH nnus
rapdity, till at last the palate Of the mouth os -
bones Of the fall in, and the victim oi TINS av
Si,ease becomes horrid object Of commisefsttsn, NJ
death puts period 20 his dreadful suffering, by ssnd
ing him 10 athat Updisoovsrsd Country hon vhsns
DO traveller returns" .
this terrible disease owing 70 the unskiifulnae of "
norant prctenders who, by the ofthat Ueadb Pot
son. Msrcury ruin the constitution md make the fssa
due Of life miserable.
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IOkdiSs
April 60. .........-.....iEe'oo9
June ~. 2U.................-.-.. .!9o,oao
July 10. Observation-Disclosures. ......... .i44,oeo
The history of the progressive orgsniza-
of the Amy is given at length, from its first
formation into brigades TO the adoption,
under the direct authority of the executive,
of the organization into army corps, OF which
the general observes: "Though was al
ways in favor of this organization, as In alb
stract principle, did not desire to form
them until the army had been for some
little time in the Held, in order to enable
the general officers first to acquire the re
quisite experience as division commanders
in active service" He dwells also upon the
great difficulty of developing the artillery
and cavalry arms to the state of efficiency
which would justify risking the fortunes of
the nation upon q grand and trying cam
psign. He bestows special praise upon Gen.
Barry, chief of artillery, and the artillery
officers of the regular army, for their ines
Unable services in relation to this supreme.
ly important part Of this great work; and
upon the zeal and intelligence with which
the volunteers availed themselves of the
instructors and example of these officers.
The brigade organization was effected
August 4, 1861. y - - =.
The division organization was effected
October Is, 1851 6'csa - -..
50 The organization into army corps by
special order of the President, was made
March 8, 1862; tho army not having yet
taken the field in a 5ody at all. .s-.,.--
OF the important organization of gen
eral staff, Gen. Mcclellan states that it was
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MARRIAGE,

RED sct that sound mind and body the Eose nes-
sary requisites TO promote oonnubia hsppinsas. n.
deed, without these the journey through lbs bsocnH
weary pilgrimage; the prospect hourly aTssns 9 ne
filled with the melancholy reelection that the hspe6es
OF another becomes blightsd with our own,
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Steps were at once taken to restore order
in the city of Washington. Camps of in
struetion were located and filled with the
new levies; fortGcations were pushed for
ward under systematic plan.
By the 18th of October the number OF
troops in and about Washington was as fol
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CONDITION OF THE ARMY IN AUGUST 1901.
Gen. Mcclellan found the army at Wash


This force was scattered through the en-
virons of the CITY with no general organiza
ton, and with 40 regard to purposes of in
struction or defense. The city was defend.
ed by a few insignificant earthworks, and
'there was nothing to prevent its being
shelled from heights within easy range which
could be occupied by a hostile column al
most without resistance. The morale OF the
army was miserable, and desertions were the
,eneral order of the daV ~
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Gov. Brough's, Staff.

The persons designated to compose the
Staff Of Gov. Brough, are already semi off.
cially announced in the papers. This might
seem somewhat premature in view of the
fact that the Governor elect is not yet off
cially advised Of his swn election. But we
learn (sub rosa that this course has probably
been adopted, to, supersede the supposed
necessity Of writing to the Governor numer.
ous letters offering valuable suggestions in
this regard. and the implied obligations to
reply to such letter. A sensible conclusion.
The appointments fixed upon are under
stoed to be as follows
Adutant- Geaerul-Benj. Rush Cowen,
Belmont Go. ....
Quartemaster- General-Merrill Barlow,
Cuyahoga Co.
Surgeon. General--Robt. N. Barr, Frank.
lin Co,
Assistdnt Adjutunt- Geaerdl-Coi Robert
Hume, Franklin Co.
The appointments Of Aide to the Com
mander-in- Chief, and Military Secretary,
remain to be supplied. Columbus Express
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Death Of Hon. Caleb B. Smith.

Tho Hon. Caleb Blood Smith, one Of the
Judges Of the United States Circuit Court
for Indiana. died at Indianapolis last even
ing. He was born April 10, 1908, and was
in his seth year at the time OF his
death, He was native Of Boston, Mass,
but was brought to Cincinnati by his par
ents when only six years old. he com
menced his studies at the Cincinnati Col.
lege, and completed them at the Miami
University. He studied law at Cincinnati,
and Connersville, lndisna, and commenced
the practice of his profession ut the latter
place in 1928. He was member OF the
Indiana Legislature from 1888 to 1886 and
in ls4O; was Speaker of the House in 1885
SO, and for several years one Of the Fund
Commissioners of his adopted State. ln
lS40 he was one Of the electors on tho Har'
rison Presidential ticket. From lS4S to
lS4T he was member OF Congress from In
diana and aftefward one Of the commission
ers to adjust claims against Mexico. About
this time he removed to this city, aud 10
1885 was an elector on the Fremont ticket.
Previous to the rise ofthe Republican party
be had been 4 Whig. 10 1888 he took ny
his abode 10 indianapolis and p,aoticed bi:
profession there until appointed Secretary
Of the Interior by President Lincoln. He
resigned this office, and was confirmed By
the Senate, on the 22d Of December, 1859
in the position which he held at his death.
= Gin. Gas.