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INHE FARM CALLEp, VARIETY

I'HE FARM CALLED, y\ruyry
l GROVE" CbNTAININu ,.. u,'>t,p.r,
AND ONE AND HALF AtKf~. IL utttt,
COUNTY. Si% Mills FROM Ibt!NinSt ~
TIE ROAD PROM SrAILES's NILIu.y IA
GENIRl'S OLD FANEIN. FOR SALE ~.
AUCTION VIII he sold NJ public auction. 90 f,..
premises, ct, ihU EHbAG. the l.t September ., -
O'Clock, l. NJ, the f,m located f. above, 4. 80,
ttlnS ONE HUNDRED AND ONEANp UtJg.
~ RES. sixty cleared, ana torty-rnc aud ..f -,
wood ana timber. The Improvements ma, .. .ts...,
containing i've rooms, kitchen, two r..it-. a..
barns stable; courthouse; "a we'll % eX,,, IF t
III the yatd; peach ami apple oI,hsIl ia. rg,.
chaser Will De AZ liberty 10 prepare t.raul -,t III,
crops AZ once, and iuii pvs-,-,uu on thu l-tU;t-
l'servlnG tho right to tie present. owner Z, ....
tld remove the crops II not bought oy1hr l,l
oil the lthd. The land may ta. treated f. rr,iI .
| at any time before the day f sale and IN .,,.r5
| part OF the crops, stock Sc, may b. ruI.Ls.-t \
| valuation.
TRIMS: onc-thrl cash, balance lt tx and trr.,.
months, With interest, or an cash IL The. ,rt, h..
| the purchaser I, W GRUBHS, Au,rot',g
| Successor - Gotiu a AlItla,p
IoerSC RtPr.-PeTsois wishing Z, Wow H.. r...,.-
ls''s o. attend the ~i.c nsy take the evening tla.
the fictcticl,,burg road, -ct Oft ~ DAVIS. tr.r
winch D.. within half u.llc Il D.. ps,p.-. mn 49,
| turn to Richmond by the down lf,n ,... ..,..
| e'S'Aii'a' 4U-t
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TOR SALE, PRIVATELY, a desirable,
new FRAMED HOUSE with five ROOMS and
passage, with kitchen, wood and coal-housr, dc ,
with Il lrst-rate garden The lot fronts sixty feet
street, ana il one hundred and thrty-tWo feet
deep. Terms accommodating. For particulars APP
ply to Mrs. DELLA T. BRADLEY.
Corner of . and rhirty-second streets,
au 2T-eodit' ChUth I1ill.
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III V f. TENEM ENTSIN POM
MAYO, on SIXTH, BETWEEN int,'
lana AND ORLEANS SfEEElS. loa SIC
a A'tltoN-- b" sold at publ, 4,l.t..,. 80
ttr premises, on FRIDAY, Scpt,ut.., 10 =. p"
CLOCK, NE very valuable property located be-
ana nearly on 'sitc The Tcsideure Of Hro.ttg ~ 70
ITEMS. Cash oE credit, at Ia" ppti4u ~ H.,
CHASER. +. w. GhtEES. Au.t'r,., '''
au - Successor 20 q ..l,I,, /, ,'.''''
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ESTATE IN THE

TOWN OF DANNIf.LE, VIRGINIA, FOR
SALE.We ecr for sale privately, tho n"w and
eli gibl y-Situatcd FINE-SIOBY BRICK BUILD
ING, containing large dining hall, two suites OF
pallors, and eishty-iye sleeping rooms, besides a
large basement, suitable for kitchen; barber shop
and bar-room, ion Main street, Dtnsllle, Virginia,
known the New Hotel. The completion Of the
Piedmont railroad, and the passing of the southern
travel on this route renders this desirable point
for good hotrl.
Also, for sale, good SIORE-li0uSE, adjoining
the above property. Further description Is deemed
unnecessary, persons wishing 10 purchase viii
examine tor themselves. For terms and further
particulars address, apply to,
LANIER 4 BROTHER,
au 2j-eodGt- D1nvIle, Nirginil.
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4 EFT IN THE CARS, AT Dunlap -.
/ pot, near Petersburg, on tfd3{ mn, q 4,
instant, by my brother, Brigaiier-urt,. 81 IN,
sander, now deceased his sMUkp-hhLi 4,
PISTOL The fun value Of ,hrsr articles Va
paid for their delivery to me IN YET 'o"' =
any place 50 that can set them lItl 80" any
,h.,1 W H. SANDERS
Surgeon OF Eleventh Alabama i's''''''
N
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AUCTION SALES.
by p. W Grubbs, Anetionecr
- = ~ ~ s7 81 -
FUTURE DAY.

" f. X Y VA l. Y ABLE BrSINt..,
HOUSE ON PEARL OR TOtRrFI'-1I3,
STREET MAR TO MAIN, FOR SALE Al AI,ia
TlON.-Will be sold at public auction. ON -, ~
misses, on WEDNESDAY. the 3l.t of Aurus. H.. ,,-
Brick Tenement now in the Oocgpaue, az A. -
WyDne, Esq. The house is nearly n,w. art =, -, ~.
best business portion II the city, aud afford. :" he
opportunity for investment. IL Is hdrairall.. ~.
Tor large dry goods 81 auction business, ior nh
purpose iSwas built. ''
Terms One-third cash; balance At SIX {
Twelve months, with interest, all cash, At tie |
ton Of the purchaser. ~
The property may be treated for at private d.,
until the day Of sac. ''f
Z. W GRUBBS, Au5farea,
au2j Successor 20 G,ddin A. h,,''
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W. A RAMSEY b. p. HALL
:" A. RAMSEY & Co, :.
w AUCTION AND GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
sos Broad street, (opposite Union Bank,l
AUGUSTA GEORGIA

sos Broad street, lopposite Union Bank,l
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
G. A. PARKER, 4uctioneer
REFERENCES:
Augusta-Edward Thomas Hon. X. Ii. May, All
fred Baker, J. H. Taylor, Fleming & Robertson,
Henry Edmondson.
Atlaaati-Wm. Herring Il Son.
Coumbus-H &. Goodfch * Co. Iayhorn N
Rossett, David Hudson.
Macon-E- winship, Salisbury & Pease
Savannah--W. ii. Stark
Chaileston-C. N. Hubert, W I. BJrge, J. Par-
cell.
Athens g. Linton, r. L. Bloomfield
Wilmington. ID Poisson, George Myers.
Montgomery-B. IL. Mioou, II. II. Browder j. f.
Hukll.
Richmond. virginia-George L. w. Nelson, John
n BOWEN 2-1m
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TWO SMALL FARMS, WITH M
1 rROVEMENrS, SUITED 10 SMALL. FAM
IEIES--ONE CONTAINING SENENI'Y-FIV r
ACRES, THE OTHER ABOUT TWENTY ACRES
ONE TEN, THE OTHER ELEVEN MILES
FROM RICHMOND AND ONE MILE FROM
TIE RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND
POTOMAC RAILROAD, FOR SALE Al AlfC-
TON Immediately alter the sale of Elnington,
LAY at about O'Clock, on the eth Of August will
s1lhcd. The ono of sevonty-iiye acres is on the
road from Richmond to GOodali's and ad10ns FL
mington, and IS susceptible Of being made valu-
able little place. having good proportion Of cleared
meadow land and plenty Of wood land The smaller
place has good little Improvements; and being on
the old stage road Ia yely public onei, fine Local
ton for 4 trading man. Both places are healthy
ana we'll watered, and in good neighbotho0ds They
viii be sold at Elmngton OH the premises, a,
may be thought best on the day Of SALE is one adj
Joins and the other is not far oil.
TERMS: Cash OF credit, AT the option OF the pur-
chaser T. W. GRUBBS, AuCtionegr
20 Successor to Goddn x Apperson.
observation-disclosures wishing to attend til,
above sales may 10 by leaving Richmond in tn,
Fredericksburg cars, at 6 O'Clock A. NJ, stopping "a
kjlbys Turnout which u not far from the land
This will give them opportunity Of examining nj
the property advertised before the hour Of sale anl
return by the evening train. Two hundred cords O
Seasoned Wood VIII be sold after the sale OF til,
farms. The wood Is rot far from the railroad
7. W. GkUBBS, Auctiouecr,
an 70 Successor to Goddm AppeIson.
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CARRIAGES. BUGGIES, HTTON

4 MARRIAGES., BUGGIES, PHI ETON,
! / SLEIGH, SPRING WAGON, HARNESS
HORSES AND STABLE FOR SALE Al AUG
TONI will sell on WEDNESDAY MORNING
3lst instant. commencing at ten O'clock, at the sta
bic Oh Franklin, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets, 2 elegant Carriages,
elegant Double Buggy,
elegant Single Buggy,
! elegant Ph,eton,
/ elegant Sleigh,
/ Spring Wagon,
sets Harness,
] Stable,
3 fine Horses. W. c. DAILY.
Sale conductedb by THOMAS W. KFFsEE. Auctloneer
au 20
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DIvF HUNDRED DOLLARS

II wARD-Strayed or stolen hula nS Es.,-ss
near Mr. Valentines mill and Mr. joan = ii ID 40
shop, Louisa county, Virginia, on th' rs sQu.
10Th instant, my large bay HORSE; lie s,e ii
seven years old has Il star cut on uhV 49, 49, .n1
h,s nesk, which can be seen by raising has man,
some white hair ON his right hind io9t a. e.. ia
marks ON his neck and shoulders wil' r. asAs
above reward for his safe delivery to ine, H. AaB-
the aboye-named places or l VII paS ~ .s,sEs
ma h,s recovery Address ]. Ii. kNlohiv
Trsyillian's post-ofree, Louisa county
au linz
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4 DEMONSTRATORS SALE.-Will be
n sold at pubic auction, on THURSDAY, tie
ist September at II o'clock, y. NJ, at the late
lence Of JOHN T. Cloush, deceased, Hanover county,
near Ashland, all the HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN
FURNITURE, FARMING IMPLEMENTS, CAR
RAGE AND HARNESS, No / BUGGY AND
HARNESS. STOCK OF HORSES, COWS, SHEEP
AND HOGS
TERMS Cash. RICHARD III. HUNDLEY,
au 25-3ts Administrator.
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TTrNDRFD DOLLARS RE-

II . D Il Z =, y I'U IN BE- T..7a-
ward of the Seventh South Carolina 'a'S''Fl ~
inie fom the works on the Darbytewn fo"lf ~ ~,
night 81 the 2lst instant, 4 hAhA SUI -
HORSE ffteen hands high; nne year -.', -
the appearance on his nose or face as % q. -.
been broken; a scar On ms lump directly .'
- root OF his tail and the top II his iuiAt " f
sharp withcr, IA thu order; and >ots p"'n ~
pay the abVVc reward iOr has delivery 'v '-. ~.
bottoms bridge, OK ton mformstlon li.', W.
iae 10 get hlm. VI 49,
au 2J-3g' Cay h''-'--
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CHOCOLATE.
Bakers CHOCOLATE,
SAkDlSES, quarter ana hall boxes
English MUSTARD,
Belmont's CANDLES,
Alsop's ALE,
Old Martel BRANDY,
Madeira, Sherry ana Port WINE, &c.
just received and for sale at
l.. YERBY'S,
No. Twelfth street, south Of Main.
asl 2S-eodlwS
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NHIRTS AND COLLARS MADE r,

~ ORDER IN GOOD srYLE-Hsyinr had
soihe experience IN the Manufacture Of Shirts, the
eeospsf thinks he has perfected his patterns a.
70 guarantee a tit Orders will be promptly ATTENDED
"a ~ Address me at my residence, or through nos,
w. s. TUPMAN
au 2S--3ts lay anu Leigh
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kNoR SALE, A NEGRO WOMAN
i about tofty-nine years Of age, GOOD g.,
washer ana ironer In perfect health Appiy 10
.- a.. WIN. MAcFARLANE.
au 27-2ts Corner OF Fifth and LEIGH st,aa,
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WANTS.

NT ANTEU.~-A widow lady, with two
w grown daughters, wishes to X EST a
HOUSE containing from six to ten iooiils--a fur
niShe,l house preferred. Apply 10 Mrs. II, - Dis.
patch office Also, full suit Of BLACK CLOTH
CLOTHES Cor sale. Can be seen mt Miss BRooHs's,
Franklin street, between Third and Fourth,
M aT--lte
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS
BY Charles T. Workman & Co, Auetioneers.

WE WILL. SELL ON WEDNESDAY,
w the sl-t instant, commencing at ii o'clock,
GROCERIES,
LIQUORS,
And Merchandise generally.
Parties wishing to avail themselves of this sale
will send their goods in any time before the day Of
sale. CHARLES Il. WORKMAN Co,
an 27-tds AuctioneeTs
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS IN THE

EOR SALE, privately. YOUNG and
L LIKELY NEGRO WOMAN, about twenty
years old good cook, washer and ironer. inquire
Ut BENJAMIN PHILLIPS,
au a5-eod3t+ Castle Thunder, Richmond, Va.
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(tARMINE INK! CARMINE INK
at wholesale and retail.
ED. T. ROBINSON,
au Civ Fourth and Franklin streets
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LlkE BRIGADE, ATTENTION.-Tbe
u FIRE DEPARTMENT will meet at Engine
aouse ., Tor the assessment Of fines, on MONDAY,
the 18th instant, At 8 o'clock M
~ H-T y. G. HOWARD, Clerk.
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AUCTION BALES.
FUTURE DAY.

BY Thomas W Keesee, Auot0necr,
(Ofice corner Of Twelfth and Cary streets
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WANTED to purchase, "A desirable RE-
w SIDENCE III a convenient part of the city.
Price no object. Address Nv" Dispatch ollite.
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lQGORICE.-Ten cases LIQUORICF.
i Anchor Brand, just received, for sale by
RAGLAND x BROTHER
au 1'--t No, Is Pearl street
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NUGAR AND COFFEE-F'i boxes
~ choice ClaiifedSUGAR, twenty barrels Brown
SUGAR, ten barrels COFFEE, for sale by
an lit RAGLAND d BROTHER
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DEANUT OIL.-Ton barrels PEANUT
i OIL OF superior quality, for sale by
au 27--2ts RAGIAND 4, RRoTIyrR
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~ L y ID Il t.S.
~ 200o pa, kdgos Tobacco, all grades,
.2uu bags Dry Salt,
10 bales Raw Cotton,
~ bales cotton Yarn,
10 bags Coffee,
% barrels Crushed Sugar,
80 barrels and boxes Brown Sugar,
10 bauels very fine Whiskey,
casks superior French Brandy,
10 barrels superior Jamaica Rum,
10 ! barrels superior Rum and WhIakey,
100 bushels Yellow Peas, for sale by
au 22-6t W. Is. JONES X CO
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NOR SALE, large lot of WROUGHT
IRON at ~ cents b n,
900 yards Homespun Cotton CHECKS al 80 g
yard,
300 pounds good SHOT nj 81 y II,
6o0 do. prime New Orleans SUGAR at 81
D IL.
800 panes WINDOW GLASS, by 10 and 10
by u,
Some large French PLATE GLASS,
Old SHEET IRON,
A large lot of Chewing and Smoking TOBACCO,
: IL OWENS * son,
Commission Merchants,
Thirteenth street, between Main and Cary.
au 26-2ts
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LNEMALE TEACHER WANTED.-I
L wish TO employ FEMALE TEACHER for
the cnauH" scholastic year OF ten months, capable
oi IN tlu,tmr III the usual English branches, French
and Music. Pupils not II exceed five. good
salary wall hc paid to oeTlny satisfactory refer
cn,cS. My residence Is one mile from Beaver Dam
Depot, On the Central railroad. PostUtice, Rich
mond an 27-hto f.. FDNTAINE.
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Tag secoud and last soss u toe ll.rtv-oighth
Congress will commence NJ WNsh.urtou on No.
lay next Ihe fact thAI lhis s INC ahori session and
that tbc members ior the Congress already
elected may Ic;rsct somewha, from tho inter At q
tie event on the prlne pic thai rising power -
moro cJurtcd and battered than waning one
But neve-t' clcss the settlement q the most 'm-
porlaut questions will de,ol,a upon the pres.
ent members, aud their re-asscmblng takes
place under circumstances Of no ord
nary interest. Ia the first place, We
may cypc't from lho President an announcement
OF his policy during the prolonged term Of his Of
ucial career This alone will be looked for with
great Anxlety. In addition to the exposition OF
past policy, he will he likely to present HE views
on ,Lo visiting questions u iccons,ructon, finance
and war. Nj LlScoLS ~ cmiu,ntly growing
man, lie constantly no,liues his Vows according
h. new facts and Ciouus'anccs, AMI bis former
opinions AM uttorauccs upon given sub octs anuri
but little more than outline Of he t,ture
pUlcy On tho great AMI unparalleled Issue.
that now press i.- settlement. We .utJ.-
pate that he will take = boii and u,touul
stand, and cut away from tho fsctious uNucn, cs
thu, have aspirci to control his action aul policy.
| NJ man since the days ol WAsHIsGroS wa over
elevated to the Pr hdcngy on broader national
grounds and nous Of our Cl,cf Magistrates were
ever in a position % thoroughly independent ~
party Although tho present Congress IS not 50
largely administration as tho u,xl will be-, vet il
Will carry ont all the measurcI II tho Government,
except perhaps the proposed amendment "a ,Ae Com
'u,utiou, ahoishiug slavery. But that qucst IN can
wait rhe.wsr IA trcading ont slavery 80 cHcctl,l-
~ that itwi'lp probably only arvolvc upon the next
Congress to clear away the rubbish OF the dead pas,
The qlesdons " finance .nd reconstruction are Tar
more important, and will demand III, mos, serious
consideration, But Il Congress will only settle .he
foruer question upon proper vases the latter may
he icn To sottlc itscf. TIE adoption Of to suv
Plan II taxation u sales VIII remove all difficulties
m rcSari u the ways and meons for supprcss!ng
the military power Of the rebellion. whcn tina,
fhAN have boon accomplished the barriers T. at now
divide the two sections, North and South, will he
thrown down. and the rcorle will como together
W .hont tho ntero'uou Of an special leg station
.-an perhaps even Ia spite OF II.
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and these trades seemed regular placer, u taxa.
ton. Bat Congress bounced upon them With 80
little discretion that the cigar and tobacco makers
wers driven from them, and many went to work N
Cula az the West fndios. The result Is that a
lucrative trade Is paralyzed without any adequate
leaeht 10 the government. It IL tho same in many
other trades Even the New England manu.
faciurcri have cen fairfield 10 their own
desr lctou tuudreil Of mills now lying idle,
owing g. The eyorttaut cost Of the raw material
rLus VIC see that The existing malicious system
n national finances rcprtsscs and brushes .ndust-y
aud production, and atually tro7 up the very
sources Of nstonsl finsnci,l prosperity.
H5w liferent 10 his from the sysien Of taIs,ior
Of sale' recommended by this Journal, Its adop-
ton would NJ once relieve producers aud uufsc-
fa.turers from every burden beyond trAng
PER centage upon the cost ~ the raw
material. and thus proligiously stimulate every
branch Of industry. Upon consumers alone would
fall tbe burden u taxation. The whole oiious an
unprpluctive system Of direct taxation w1ull to ~
once gp, 70 ~, and = Gliding scale exactly Hiicd
10 TO circumstances " every individual aud class
Ia tho alton would bc instituted. The rich wI'il
lie compoiled IN pay according 90 their outlay, aud
the poor would rot BE- buidcucd beyond Their
means. The national treasury woulI be on
richod without cThsustns thc nation. W.
have cs'inaIed that two per cent tax on all Aalci
would yield Tie Immense revenue Of seven huud.
red 4ul twenty Millions year. This s based Oh
the calculation that our annual sales amount to
twelve thousand millions " dollars year. and
tie assumption dat on tho average each article
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Oar city appears W lie the centre from "hooce
rsdiates powerful. influence extending to all poT.
tons Of the loyal States The readiness with which
coiemporsry cities sdop, oil shat is worth copying
from us should teach our citizens the Importance
Of making their metropolis the model city OF the
United Stairs. To do this We need honesser city
officials and better system Of municipal
government. In many respects tho cities
Of Philsdelphis and Boston, are far ahead OF
ith or New York or B-,oklyn; and II wo would
retain proud position q Empire CITY, Il will be
necessary TO sdop, sorne q the improvements" so
successfully introduced into The Quaker City. 1t
s the boas, u the inhabitants Of Boston, that their
oHtct-hoiders arc all men Of integrity, and their
Offices sought for, for tho houors they confer upon
the individual. The opposite Of this is true In New
York. and, until IL Is changed. our influence will
&c weakened where ne most deare IL TO BE the
strongest.
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S,~ York Thursdsp, Dee. 1, 6 NE Huc,us-
tons In gold to day have Teen folows:-At " An.
22s ie.2o 22jA lO3o, 81; lu42 225's; lll:,
92sS; liz PASS; IL, 22SS l2.2S 2g7k; 1889.
49, los, $780, i.25, 226S las 226S ?, 296 d;
2.2s INK; AS, 22s, 3 92T1i 3lh 2z7; $50, 297 NJ
4 2ps. To meet the pressing wants II the Treasury
twenty millions Of hve-tsenty bonds we're this morn
ing privately offered for sale the ubrreasury 70
the bsnkers Of this city At los. Onehdf of the pay
meno to be made tomorrow, and the remainder In =
few days The rush for the bonds very treat and
s20c"ooo we're cold, subject TO the approval Of NJ.
fessenden. The bonds have ,lneo sod on the street
A. hish NJ loek. The general stock market presented
few Gestures worthy Of special notice Little busue,s
vi" done and prices we're irregular There h llt;le
deposition to operate until further intelligence Il re-
ceiVed from the seat Of war. Governments firm.
The loan nsrket VA Inactive at GaI per cent, tue
principal taus.c'ous being at Is. Paper dull Il 9.
f0reign exchange vas dull. Bankers sttrng va
quoted at lH. for 80 days aud liz ioi days
I'll
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Fortress lnrne correspondent ~ The WORLD
gives Tho following details Of the loss of the rebel
pirate Florida:
on the 18Th Instant the Florida, tNcn lying at
anchor in Hampton Roads was or'..N ny the
Navy Department u be- taken uD the James river
az anchored under thc gus 81 the ram Atlanta,
OF Newport News. Hhc wsF corrInandef by Acting
1A,r Jonathan BIker. who Rad = crew ~ tc''
mon, sud there were hesitcs rh.ri Assistant En-
guccr B1nnnn. an acting ei's ~, and iour tremcn.
On the 10th tho Florida vent w. Norfolk n Goa,
aud Just bcforo starting was run into hv Tie trans
port steamer Alliance and vr-v seriously rnhged.
The Transport struck her or her low, knocking OH
her head CHAINS and boomS and otherwise IN
Wung her. She was In very bal condi-
ton when csptur~d, and all tho time since her
arrival here she has leaked ~ badly ~ to keep
the stc,m.pump cnSAsed continually. Tho col
haun with the Alliance greatly increased the vol
ume of water which constantly pourci Into
her, causing her 20 tll at the rate ~ eight inches
an hour On he arrival of the Florida at Newport
News an additional pump secured from the
Atlanta, aud the two were kept uninterru ted 81
work. The position Of the vessel was a'out half
mile from the shore, AMI three quarters OF mile
below the At anita. Here she had remained nnce
the 2Oth. A very strict w.tch ho1 been kept Jay
an night. a. 10 was supposed that measures might
be taken bv the rrbea 70 attempt her destruction
nom the shore. About o'clock on SUNDAY even
ing ono uf the pumps on board suddenly CAV" out,
throwing an additional burden upon the remain
M one. though the water vas f'r = time nppa-
remit, kept upWu ~ before. Al ~ o'clock M
/
d d. ,..t,r " As pt then galuiny retired Al hour
,.,,r is a., engineer lu charge rcror'ol H. him
ta, b. colh uot keep th. vessel clear AMI
.at al, water Was saItln- constantly. The
| .,tr-..,ng ser .tnu,.liutelv called AL hands
tl, icy ulrp. we've r.,yci aud they
-.r,,,,,,sI ing actively The Atlanta
Wa Ill.,, rrualoI without. delay, and two
ha,., cre,ra were hur, from '.r i.ui 90 the AID
| a. tn. t,s.uy Nea.rl B,fore thew mr.. re,i, how.
/ .y.r tL,. Snt.r Ind sell cons deralIy above the
/ ~, ..iu q ,- ri, t4. It VIA found necessary to
ru, the Nr,. nj Trr f'irr-cupInc was tLu4
-t,i,t., nnI tAe water Zen, pour NJ IN ~ fearful
r' ,,,s .r.t,.,,.tle at .iIy t.lnc, alter Il was
! t.af1 a.. 4 -f,i,.l -..twas 4n. ~, 10 move her
t,ygsrI tb, 4. ,,c eg Ter. was hut s,ycu toun ia
.r.s.,Ir. of steam .itlgL SUE. lent to work the
! J. .f.t. N,.lrr ,a,llrrt l.,.4. at L4uI tor tow
| 10 f.-asharr. From a., Ar. STAT o., builcrs %.
h. IL ra ,.era c,i -tt-.sicd f., r-'l.r, sl.t cuel
| ..a ..,revIs only L.ri coal on hoard, Il took,
u rrr ... ,.r.ufsiau.,. Il e time t. sct % % sui.
,..yt s,c'fu o. y.rk her c..fnps. II. ai,N o.. %.
! moe ,f..r aetilP tho 100 t1aI4 D. ttc Tl,r.Ia,
/ t..4.u W..,.t,.f,i. Of re Atlanta a. me him.
I'll oh iu.tI 10 zee VIVA. ,oud be done
D. lU,u h.- aNu.f R.t 4 %.s uI.4r,u,
tu.t must coon sink. AVID tho men wtr. - isr-
! or. ,..... t.'r.., ..i t.,,airo to leave bcr g.
n..r. I.rIl. i.L,.tt.p..l. uInn,. -,. tl.t /,
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