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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-07
A FIGHT IN LoUDOUN COUNTY.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore american.
HARPER FERRY. IVA JANu.pv &c

Correspondence of the Baltimore American.
HARPER FERRY, (VA.} JANUARY A, 1854
IS not often you have been called upon to record
disaster to Coles Maryland Cavalry notwithstanding they
have been almost constantly in the saddle for nearly three
years and are entirely ignorant 10 the meaning of win
Ter quarters On Wednesday, however, the 30:h ultimo
detachment OF seventyf five men, composed of proper
honate number from each of the four compauies const
tune the battalion, proceeded two days scout I'M
der the command of Capt A. NJ Hunter
The detachment with lit e impeachment in its march
until Friday, January LIST, about 10 o'clock A. M when
near Rectortown the border of Loudoun and Fauauer
counties. it suddenly encountered large force Of from
five to seven hundred rebel cavalry supposed to be por
ton OF Cen Rossers brigade Our boys fought CALAMITY
against such overwhelming numbers until ryseven out
Oh the sevenfyhVe were either captured ed The
remaining eighteen made their way in safety to camp
Several OF these who escaped found their feet zso
when they reached camp One poor fellow naned Will
liam Brown, of Capt Frank Galagbers company got his
boots hled with water in crossing stream, and when
be attempted To pull them off found his feet and ankles en-
casrd IN lee The boots had to be cut from bis feet
Recortown, the of this occurrr no. about forty
miles from Harpers Ferry aud locality proverbia far
rowing bands OF guerflas and other rebel cavalry The
military sagacty that could suggest such expedition,
with handful OF men, far into the enemy's lines with
out the hope OF snccor support they
powered, may well be questioned Besides, the bad
put lew days previously c"ms off fifteen days &c out
from the upper Shenandoah Valley where they had been
cooperating with Gen Averill in his great raid the
eDnessee and Virginia railroad The we're broken
down. the men We're fatgued and overtksd yet at the
ouge call without murmur they leaped their saddles
aud awaited only the word of their leader TO 90 where
duty led or danl called them
While this disaster being enacted on the east aida
IT the Blue Ridge, the remainder Of the batsnn with
MsJor Cole himself 10 commaud, was ia the Shenandoah
Valley ready to meet the advance OF rrbrs 10 their
threatened raid on the Baltimore and OHIO railroad Such
are the winter quarters which the cavalry under Gem
Sullivan are enjoying.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-07

The new Police Commissioners appointed by Governor
Seymour waited upon the ncumbenss Office on SATURDAY.
and presented their credentials II appears however
tina. the on Board DO not intend 70 reqash their places
w'noos testing the matter at law They deny the right
Of the Governor to remove them witbon, rial IT,.
have caused the hesds of police ia the several a.,,c,.
be informed Of this dsSison and instructed them = 49,.
no order unless It emaDates from thsm,
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-07
DEFEAT OF ouANTRELL

LEAvENwoRTH, JAN 4-Adyioes from the soutb ..v
that fight occurred the 18th umo near Fort Gibson
Cherokee Nation between thousand rebels under Oman
trel aud six hundred Federal under Col Phillips OF the
Indian Brigade. The fight lasted several hours and re
suited ~ the complete defeat Of the rebels who were
scattered IN all directions leaving fifty killed and wounded
on the field Our loss was small
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-07
ANOTHER NAVAL. capTIrpE

TIE Navy Department have Official information OF the
capture OF the schooner Ration del Milo, with Mexican
colors hyng on the morning Of the Sd December utimo
Ten miles eas Of Podres Iand the of Texas by
the u D steamer New London w. N. Allen, Lieutenant
Commanding She had neither papers log-book She
was loaded with coffee, sugar, Goldfish woe percussion
Gaps &c The person In charge Of her alleged that aha
had been blows from her anchorage of Maiamor..
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-07

We regret TO Learn that Mr. Secretary CBAss has been
prevented by sickness for two days past from attending to
his official duties, He had improved yesterday.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-07


it comes TO propose its substu te for the Presidents
plan we find that the point Of its objection is not
to be found in disregard Of the majority princi-
pie in our Government, but in the fact that the
President is willing under any circumstances
and with whatever restrictions to allow even one
tenth of the people in Tennessee the privilege
of governing themselves. 1t therefore suggests,
as being more "repubcan" and democratic. ,,
according to its notions of "repubcanism" and
democracy" that all the people of Tennessee
should be "goverped by power outside of
themselves long enough to make the reh.-
Utilization Of slavery impossible" And how long
that will be is matter, it mildly suggests, as to
which |" the loyal people of The North are the best
judges" 1t is republican" and democratic
that the loyal people Of The South should have no
voice in regulating their own domestic institutions
Our readers will not suspect of disposition 10
argue against any proposition so preposterous MS
this. We merely cite 10 as q froH de ,nours be-
longing to an epoch SO well characterized bv the
President in his letter to the Radical Com.
mittee from Missouri. In that letter. it will be
remembered, he wrote as follows
Thought is forced from old channels into contuson
Deception breeds and thrives Confidence dies and uni
versa suspicion reigns Each man feels an inpnlse y,
Kill bis neghbor, lest he be killed by him. Revenge and
retaliation follow And all this, before said nav he
among honest only. But this is not all Every foul
bird comes abroad, and every dirty reptile rises nm
These add crime TO confusion Strong measures deemad
indispensable but harsh at best such men make worse by
INSTRUMENTATION
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-07-04
Official Despatch.

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, July
P. MO Gen. Dix The following tel
egraph from Gen. Sherman, Marietta, Ga.
was received: s1et ,--.-.s.a fR IL rJ
A movement on our right caused tn,
enemy to evacuate. We occupied Kene'
saw at daylight and Marietts at $50 m.
Thomas is moving down the main road to-
wards the Chaitahootchie, aud Mcpherson
on the Sandtown road. Whether the enc
nv will halt this side or not will soon be
known. Marietta is almost abandoned BY
inhabitants.
A s-spatch from Grants Headquarters at
this IN says:
Gen Wilson tboroudbly destroyed 60
miles of the Dauville railroad.
Wilson brought in abont 400 negroes
and many horses and mules gathered by
his force. He reports thatthe rebels slaugh'
tered without mercy the negroes they
took. Wilson's loss Of pr Iperty is small.
The cannon were removed from the cari>
ages, the wheels of which were broken up
and thrown into the water He estimates
his total loss at from 75O to 1000 men, in>
Guiding those lost from Kautz's DIVISION
The rebel force made its appearance near
Martinsburg this morning, and were at last
accounts destroying the railroad and ad-
vancing on Martinsburg. The reports re,
ceived as yet arc too confused ap56SH6ict,
ing to determine the magnituf lk46r
extent Of its operations. Sig
E. NJ. S14NTON.
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Communication Of Ex-Secre.
~ tary Chase.

WASHINGTON, July 2-The communica.
lion of the ex Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. S. P. Chase, which he sent to the CON
mittee on Ways and Means on the 26th Of
June, says:
The aggregate revenue from all sources
for the year closinh with the 30th ultimo,
reached SA20O0,O0O. The expenses, ex.
cluding two months pay of the army, due
July lst were $ssO,00O,0OO. The amount
in excess of the revenue is therefore $780,
100000. The whole amount of revenue
next year cannot be set down at more than
3l8, 600, 900, the expenditures are likely to
reach $850.OOO, 900, and $3.50, 100000 is to
be raised by loans. The Loan bill provides
for $400, 900, and Mr. Chase thinks that
is the largest sum that can reasonably at
tempted, there remains then $82, 100000
to be provided for, and al considerations of
public interest seemed to him to require
tqat they be raised by an increase of reve
nue.. He therefore proposed to raise the
deficiency believing the changes would pro
duce in the difference between the rate on
incomes by the old and new bill added to
the tax of the current year 81 100000, tag
on leaf tobacco 81, ,OO0, 900, increase Of tax
on smoking and chewing tobacco S6,OOO,OO0
increase on malt liquor $4,0O0,OOO, on spi
rits in had 5000, 900, making an actual or
virtual increase of $85, 900, 900.
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From Hunter,s command.

From Hunters Command.
New YoRx, ly's3.-.Special sdispatche
to the Tribune dated Charlestons West Va.
July lst says: 1c4 aarfggno3 vs.
q Gen. Hunter, with the whole Of his com
mand, has arrived safely at this point
without loss to the army of single pound
of government property, during the long
and arduous march of 500 miles over almos,
impsssable mountain roads, and with scarce
ly any food for his command, he succeeded
in defeating the enemy in 5 different en-
gagaments, and destroying government
property to the value of $5,0O0,0O0, Jour
money! including all factories, tanyards,
mills, foundries and furnaces, in the Shenan-
doah valley as far as Lynchburg. The most
important establishments destroyed were
branches of the Tredegar Iron Works, at
Buchannon, working 500 hands, and the
Military Institute at Lexington with it's
capacious buildings and magazine contain
ing large supply of ammunition, arms &c.
All railroads and canals on the route We're
totally destroyed. s .1.
4 Our total loss in the expedition will not
exceed 1000, while that of the enemy, ..in>
cluding the prisoners, must be at least
5000. The army is in excellent spirits
And after being supplied with much needed
stores, will again soon be heard from in
locality where least expected.
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ToBAcCo.-Consumers of the "weed" will
doubtless be surprised to learn that an
alarming advance in prices is about to take
place. The recent revenue law imposes the
following tax upon tobacco
Tobacco, cavandish, plug, twist, and all
other kinds Of manufactured tobacco, not
beren provided for, from which the stem
has been taken out in whole or in part,
or which is sweetened, 35 cents per pound.
Tobacco, smoking tobacco manufactured
with all the stem in, the leaf not having
besn butted or stripped from the stem, and
on refuse tobacco known as fine cut
SHORTS, 25 cents per pound.
Tobacco smoking tobacco, not mixed, and
without stems, Is cents per pound.
Tobacco, fine cut chewing, whether manu-
.&ctured or loose. or in bulk, 50 cents pei
pound. & ~
Tobacco, snuff, and snuff -four; manufac-
tured of Tobacco ground damp, or dry,
pikcled, scented, or otherwise, per pound
25 cents. p n e 8.
Tobacco, fine cut, manufactured, to be sold
or delivered loose in bulk, or in packa
ages, papers, wrappers, or boxes, Pc
pounG, 30 cents. Il |Hg.IIEH
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-07-04
A True StOry...fOr Boys.

Uncle Samuel had a grrat estate on the
sea shore, and his stewards name was Sal
mon. Now, Salmon was philosopher.
The ocean did not respect Uncle Samuel
nor his lands as it ought, but sometimes
threatened to deluge him. de had, there
fore, many years before be hired Salmon,
built a solid tower, hard and bright, on a
firm rock, deep in the sea. and had marked
the tower with care, so that be could see
from afar the height OF the waters, and
could protect himself and his lands, if they
threatened to overflow.
Now, some timo after Salmon came to the
estate, the waters become more threaten
ening than ever before. Each food-tids
rose higher towards the top Of the tower
than its predecessor, Wise men, the grea'
geologists, with one accord, affirmed thai
the estate was really sinking, not the water
rising, and that my uncle ought to De so-
vised by Salmon to take up entirely nea
ground But Salmon, the philosopher, knew
better. Had be not determined ina, tn'
waters Should fall? And they wonia III
speedily. So Salmon, IN Loud Voics, ,near'
throughout the estate, commanded 'De ~a
tiers to fall.
The sea continued to rise, anf SAlnoI
himself was in great danger he Therefore
with the advice of sll his wise men, de
yised a wonderful plan to keep the water
down. He removed the tower Wnicn ma
stood on the rock, bright and yellow an
hard and built him huge tower OF paPei
which he caused TO float on the waters
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MARTINSBURG.
GEN. SIGEL DEFEATED.
.s..,,,,,,,,.usI,u.IUp..

BALTIMoRE, July 3.-Rumors have
been circulating here all day that large
rebel force under Gen Ewell attacked the
Federal troops at Martinsburg and com.
pelled the evacuation of that place. The
following information in regard to the mat.
ter has been received at headquarters prlnci'
pally upon dispatches from Harper's Fer.
ry. About day break this morning intelli'
gence reached headquarters Martiusburg
to the effect that the rebels were approach
ing in three columns, one by way Of the
tnrpike towards Shepardstown and another
towards Martinsburg not far from the line
ofrairoad ard the third west of it.
Gen. Kelley's force is at Cumberland
where no alarm or excitement exists.
Gen. Sigel on receiving this iHforma
ton at once prepared to check the approach
of the enemy in order tibet no moveable
property should be destroyed. The troops
were drawn up and at five o'clock fighting
commenced in the neighborhood of Bun
ker Hill and continued for four.o FIVE hours
during which timo his cavalry fell slowly
back to the infantry support.
Learning the enemy's forcewas largely su'
perior to his own Gen. Sigel determined to
evacuate Msrtinsburg, which was accom-,
plshed in good order, he telegraphed r. X.
Co. here as to state affairs and all their
trains and other movable property safely
moved away. Some heavy trains filed with
supplies for General Hunter, also taken TO
place of safety The force of enemy also
came by way toNorth mountain with view
no doubt of fanking our forces, but in this
we're disappointed. A despatch received
at 5 o'clock this evening states that the
fighting has been going on all day, near
Leetown, about 10 miles from Harper:
Ferry. Between the force OF the enemy
that was moving in the direction of Shep
ardstown pike and command, which Sge
had left there to occupy the place, both
forces engaged were small, and it is official
IL reported that our troops hal repelleC
successfully all attacks.
All freight and passenger trains from
West were worked successfully through las
night, but no Express train for West left
Baltimore this evening.
At last accnunts; no injury was done tc
the road or bridges, it is supposed the in
vading force is the same which wa,
sent against Hunter, who, is understood t
have retired into West Virginia, toward
Gualey, to await the arrival of supplies.
Finding that Hunter had eluded them
it is thought the rebels are now attempting
q raid into Maryland Their strength it i
thought has been greatly exaggerated, ant
\ 1t will dwindle down to a small raiding par
ty.. which will scorcely venture far beyon'
: the Potomac.
Sigel has fallen back to Harper's Ferry
aud holds strong position on Marylan
Heights.
There was great excitement at Hagers
: town and Frederick TO-DAY, owing to ex
aggerated reports brought down by fugi
lives from Martinsburg.
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and commanded ell men on the estate, vhen
they desired TO know tho height of the
waters, to lsok ct his paper tower. aTbe
height of the waters can only be nessur. 4
on the side of this tower" said he; ,sssad
let no man dare to think there is danger to
the estate until the waters rise to Its ton .
The paper tower danced like cork ON
the waves-now down in the depths, and
then in the sky; and the men wondered
how to measure. the height of tides, spd
whether they might ever be able to meas.
ure them again. Some of them maliciously
and wickedly attempted to measure tho
height Of the advancing waters By the
sinking hills and the land as il was lost
But these abominabls men were quickly
beaten and driven from the estate And
the paper tower danced on.
Salmon adhered to his princiI lS the
more firmly as the ground disappear ed; and
soon there was nothing lett of the estate
but one barren bill top, where the men con
gregated in desolation, and determined to
kill Salmon if the waters did not fall inn
mediately. The papsr.tewer had danced
so long and SO violently that it was satu>
rated with water and was rspidly settling
down under the waves So, at last, Salmon
consented to take the men away in their
one boat, and strive to find some new
ground. And away they went, as the top
as the paper>tower went down. But
whether or not Salmon and his men escaped
in safety, or what became Of Uncle Samuel
himself in all this trouble. is not yet
known.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-07-04

New YORK, July "a letter from Ber-
muda Hundred dated July lst says:
Gen. Wilson's and Kautz's cavalry hav
returned from their recent raid.
Tho Steamer Fulton from Port Royal
June 30th, arrived. Hilton Head quiet
The Palmetto Herald stvtes that Secession.
Vile near Charleston was vigorously chell
ed by our forces last week. IL is reported
that another rebel ram was launched at
Charleston.
Five rebsl General and AZ rebel iel>
offic RS arrived on the s9th and were iml
mediately put in front under fire of rebo
batteries in retaliation of Union officers
were similarly placed at Charleston,
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-07-04
Money and the Stock Board.

NEw YORK, July 2,-Noon.-This morn
ing gold opened. very irregular at 234.
The Stock Board adjourned yesterday
till Tuesday.
The Express money article says:
The crowd of Stock operators deserted
William street at an early hour. There
were few transactions this afternoon and
prices variod very little from the morning
rates. Gold dropped down to 23O, but it
closed about 233. The purchase markets
were dull to-day and there was large fall
in prices.
The decline in gold and the stringent
money market are bringing speculation to
grief, which will be joyeusly received by
consumers.
The whisky market is very unsettled, "a
sc lower
The pork speculation was not so rampan,
and there was fall of SOC per barrel fol
present and 81 so for future delivery.
In the open market, produce and mer'
chandize were dull and could not be sold
except at large decline from yesterday
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-07-04
Brig, Gen. Kinks Resigned.

New YORK, July 2-The army cores
poneent to the Commercial says:
Brig. Gen E. W. Kinks, lately in com
mand of the Sd division, 18th corps, com
posed entirely of colored troops has resign
ed and his resignation has been reluctantly
accepted. He has had no less than 10 bul
Ietslin his body, two of which yet remain;
The Washington correspondent OF the
Post says.
Mr.. Chase is fully exhonersted by the
Treasury Investigating Committee, but de-
tective Baker is charged with consplrine
with an actress to ruin the character OF MI
Clark, head of prinsing bureau.
The ocean monitor Puritan was success
fully launched this morning.
The news of the repeal Of the Gold Bill
has not yet produced the full effect antlcl
pated.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-07-04

EcLEcTIc OR RATIONAL MEDICINE
What is it.? The term Eclectic, by which
a large class of the Medical profession, are
designated, is derived from Greek word
which signifies to choose; it is used, how>
ever, ID both the past and present tense
"we hare chosen, we are constantly choos
ing" They choose to believe, teach aud
practice. that a person laboring under dis
ease is actually dibllitated from the begin
ing-that the disease itself is an evidence
of depressed vitality. 'Paacticing upon
this proposition, they carefully husband the
strength of,he patient until by appropriate
remedies they remove the cause of disease
1t is cardinal principle of the above
system, that no medical treatment should
be adopted which permanently impairs ol
Injuries the the vital powers, that no suct
treatn ent in any case is necessary or proper
and that in the choice of remedies, they
should prefer those which are safest, ant
calculated to act more nearly in accord
ance with the laws of health, which &C.
counts for the astonishing success this elias
of Physicians have in the treatment of al
diseases, both acute and chronic.
SEQ advertisement in another column
beaded Rational Medicine.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-07-04

A SUPERIOR REMEDY.-We can en-.
scisntiously recommend to those suffering
from distressing cough, DR.. Strickland's
Mellifuous Cough Balsam. 1t gives relief
almost instantaneous, and is wthal not
disagreeable to the taste. There is no
doubt but the Mellifuous Cough Balsam 10
one Of the best preparations in use, and Is
all that its proprietor claims for it. We
have tried it during the past week, aud
found relief from most distressing cough.
1t is prepared by DR.. Strickland, No. 6
East Fourth street, Cincinnati, o., and
for sale by Druggists at SO cents per bottle
d&wlyM&W
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p ADICAL MEDICINE.
DIR. THOMASL KUSNE2

Will IN addition 10 the treatment ofal Acute Dissssss
devote portion Of his time TO the treatment Of ali va
rietes OF chronic Diseases upon the Rational or Ess-
trio System. Such 40 Di eases Of Eve and Fnr phs.
matte and Nervous Diseases Spinal Affections, Ro.a-
tic, Diseases OF the Liver, Stomach Bladder ana I'D
neys All scrofulous, Skin and SyDhitic Dtseass. 4,
Club Feet or Distorted Limbs, and all Diseases both
Acute and Chronic, to which Females are subject
FROM his long experience in such cases. he feels con
ndent oil giving entire satisfaction TO any Who nav
call No charges Tor examination and opinion Of oa,-s
Medicines safe, prompt and reliable All oommuniss
Ions strictly confidential and promptly attended To-
Ofsce hours A. N. 20 Q P. NJ.
Once and Residence on I'd Street, near Reed Kraft
Drug Store, Centre Wheeling, w.vs.
jy2-d6w-ly.
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Fessenden's Financial
! - Measures.

New Yoak, July la special to the
World says:
If Fessenden accepts, his policy will be,
let, The repeal Of the gold bill and oil re,
strict,ons upon commercial transactions, =
I'd, The issue Of additional currency. mere
ly to make the money market easier. 3d.
The establishment of system of open loans
to supply the necessities of the Govern.
ment and reduce the excessive currency
4th, The stoppage of the war on the State
banks. 5th, To make the taIiff more upon
a revenue than q political basis. 9Th, As
heavy q rate OF taxation as Congress car
can be induced to impose. 7th, The issue
of six per cent interest bearing notes in
stead of currency. 9Th, A system of col
lecting taxes so as not to withdraw the cur
rency suddenly and thus embarrass trade.
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The Military Bill.

NEw YoRK, July "a Washington spe'
clal to the Post says:
The Conference Committee on the Mill
tary bill has agreed and will SON make a
report to Congress. Commutation is abo
lshed and recruiting is permitted in Ger
tain rebellious States which are named ii
the bill. No recruiting, however can take
place on account of the Northern States ir
Tennessee ana Arkansas. The time fxec
for volunteering before draft is 50 days.
Fessenden has not yet decided whether
he will take the position Of Secretary O.
the Treasury, but it is considered certain
he will.