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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-09-13
PUBLISHED (nAILY} BY
EDGAR SNOW DEN, JR
na~OFFICE-No. l04 King street, cover
3 ons's, formerly French's) Book Store.

The Courier des Etats Unis, the Leading
French paper 10 New York, repat'iates Nc
a,lpa0. It>reyews his letter ana comes to
the conclu>ion that he has alIenated with enc
fell stroke all those Democrats who believe
Ynst the continuation OF the war Will bring
greater disasters on the United States, shan
anv heretofore experienced The editor
then continues
"The peace party were willing to make con-
eos; ms in order 20 maintain ,he harmony IL
the Democratic ranks, but they m'tst not be
asked 60 sacriGre their belief Gen McClel'
lal has gone with bag AMI I'aggage into Ihe
camp of the War Democrats, chat bastard par :
" which promises 10 this land al the evils or
the Republican Administration, without nav
Ing is logic.
,'Of the immediate cessation OF hosyli:le5
aaa he general convention OF me otateS'
which are the most prominent planks III ohe
Chicago platform, Mr.. McCle'lan has not q
single world to say III his letter Lie
cuIy aules to it 10 4 vague ard indirect man
"To this ren,,}iation OF The Chicago pro
gramme General Mcclellan adds a series Il G n
tra1ic}nns. He pretenas 10 make war, and at
tHG Sa}flC tttlsc tD !C ttSCI et0 AsSHo' "a -"
re establish economy in expenses, prevent ne
depreciation Of paper money, etc, ETC. TIC
adds with serene oalmness that these were no
doubt the views OF the convention, and ot the
people which that convention represented -
No. Sir: hty are not the views OF the cohven.
tie,,. You speak nt war, and the c:)nvent'on
speaks Of reace How does G~uaFa NcCle'.
Ian pretend to make war anl 1t, he same time
respect the rights of States? One OF hese
Promises excludes 1he nthrr. 1t 'he War CON
Time, by whici ;tlu,irahe secret does he III
tend ,n re establish eront,i'y and restore 'he
currency to its nominal vaur? War and
economy cannot exist together. Low does
he intend 10 tighten the take, when
6"a":ia ezies"viss: vii! daily te*""e ; more
MCCLELLAN gives some show Of reason 70 i'm
ca,' phrase, 1T is not good to swap horses,
when crossing stream. " Instead Of Repuh.!
can contractors, we will then have Denorai1c
Contractors; instead of i,nnoyerl>h'ng our pop,
ulation ior The benefit of New England, 1t Will
be done for the benefit OF slnai ol'garchy,
which would enrich itself by the war. here
Is the bt nett? There would t'e u change OF
men, but not OF hiugs. There would proha
by be no more negroes in the army, but YOU
Will have to put white me,s in their places
The special correspondent ol the Baltimore
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-09-13

>iunally hear Of, styled Naj'r F~a'tue Cub
man, called on President Lincon the past
week. IN nontv it,,liale attire, SUD l'reieF red
| her claim for five months Ct Hacs pay, which
had been refused her in the West alter EelnG
wounded agltl her sex discovered che had
served two vear< in the army pre7iousIy NIEh
her i,rother, tlom ludiaoa, but SFoe paTulast@f
! holds now that he has 10 authority II Day ou5
funds 70 females as soldiers The President
vloie note TO the paymaSter general, saying
that. as she had received her pay lhe greater
nart Of the time, he could zee no reason Thy
she was not entitled 20 the remainder, anl
therefore directed payment Of The balance
councludny with ti?c assurance tS1at Il hereal
ter it would be found 10 he contrary 70 Tie
regulations, he himself would be Responsible
for The amount.
The New Y oII World is very severe upon
Gen. Washl,urn, by whose order; that paper
and others, have recently beer suppressed N
NTemDhis. and classes him with >cl1enck ara
Darlington. It says - History, which Will
remember Butler for bis consuumate cYnI-
o;sn, ~ civil administration. and Burnside
}nr his UNPARALLELED hlunders IN battle, VILE n5t
even t'"'1o'0 "0'se'' "',' -, .,:hi,- oao
''Oo'oe N',a''":''s. :: hor.o,,b;;,n;no.
oay a''S' '''0 ~ "'>''.1:, 49, rfarnc x1;lI
Ooe '''e s,'u~s' ''No 49,. ..l.noo .,2
ia . w.. ., '''''7 = ''
.-1 1r-~ T.~hv;IIo tba; G sneral
| ','''' 'o' t:,,I i: - ,.,,a - Atlanta.
u7ha w., 'I -, ,z,,;or.l rrs entered II. town II
). ..., III ,ho .t.,ra. ami ra;|yoad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-09-13

70, 't,,. ... !. >.-..; ,o,; e ,ho arros
,'''' ~ - S''''' : - = ,.,;e,l;ay-
','. p., ,>,'. >hcoso - .xa,f
into cons sliutors t;or :l1e very rre1oreTt cry of
'Ohe I4a;;:t,el, !" with Which the Enperor
was ussaled on his appearance ou ci2e Ezp!an~
a7 - M, Tnya|;,} u;rh ,},f garv maternal IT,
5e"'lo1 0! "I@p'yIns 'n,s interest," - s0 A''"
lne':t u the people. ne exact ieanl''s % '"'7
i"ol's cry S'ke that os b:'e pop''a. S'S'"'a1o'S
Wlil'h appear almost porloaLca''y N AZ great
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24


The SECRETARY OF TIE Treasury. - Du
ring q temporary suspension of business
in the lIonse Of representatives. the other
day, Mr.. Foote called attention to his
resolution, introduced some days ago and
referred to the Judiciary Committee, rel
alive to theSccretary Of the Treasury, and
said .aAat IL lis rsrAss he
matter furtlierif The gentleman from Lou.
isiana Mr.. Conrad) would make state
ment 10 the House in reference to GER
tain declaration made by that officer. Mr..
Conrad replied that while he was not au-
thorized TO make any statement 10 the
House, and especially under a threat, he
would say that Mr.. Memminger had re-
marked to, him in usual conversation, long
before the introduction Of the resolution,
that it was his intention TO resign at the
close Of the present session of Congress.
Mr. Foote rejoined that Mr.. Mcmminger
had very recently made similar declara-
ton to Senator Orr, Of South Carolina,
and to the chairman of tho Judiciary
Committee. It is said Judge John A.
Campbell, ofAlabama, formerly one Of
the supreme bench of the old United
States, and since the war, assistant Secre-
tary Of War, will, in all probability be ap-
pointed as the successor of Mr.. Memmin-
yar
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

REroRTED BATTLE NEAR MoRGANzA.--
The Mississippian Extra has report that
our forces had a battle near Morganza
recently, in which The remnantof Banks
army, under Gen Candy, were badly whip
ped. The enemys loss is stated at 1900
killed and wounded, 5000 prisoners, scv-
entcen pieces of artllery,a a vast number
Of small arms and large quantity Of
stores. Our loss is estimated at six hum
dred. This report Of course needs COM
frmation.
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HEAD QUAkTERS,
Dept. Ala,, Kiss., d; II. la.
Meridian. Miss, June 18th 1864. !
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 81.

~
II is with profound sorrow tha, The Major General
commanding, auuouuces oste trosi.s OF This Depart
moni the dcatho their fstc onhaader--- Lieutenant
General i,eondas Pulk, On.the llih inst, in a skip
mish near Marietta Ga, ihsGaant warrior and chris
tsn geneman, yleded up his lifea costly sacrifice
to his country IS liberties.
1t would be snpeifaons here to recount the SC rycps
of tti iamentfd psint They already before tho
world aud " III form one af tho brightest pages thu,
history Of this memorable struggle. His high admin
lstrative talents, his distinguished gallanry upon
many battle fields, his eminent virtues and kind and
genial traits Of character, have ako the admira
tion and love tf hisgunIrympn.
From tue tolls ana cares OF this Htfl xistence from
the blood RID I'D Of bsttle tho Fnstian soldier has
passed to thar eternal Test which ID ever the ain
Of his ts tn secure Let his memory ever be fresh
amongst and lot each ono strive to initiate his ex
ample and emulate his virtues
A. mark Of hon.rio tie distinguished dead, tho
e0lors os tho troops Of fis command will ba raDed In
mourning for the re d Of thirty days from the
of tbis order. BY couimand Of Mai Gen s. u. Lee
WILLIAM ELLl0TT,
"a. A. Gen.
Mississippinn copy. lnneIs.d7t..
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

p1- Our Georgia cotemporaries nre
urging the claims of different Generals
for the position Of Commander Of The
\" Army Of Mississippi" Breckenridge,
MeI.aws and Loring are mentioned
Though interested as representative of
Mississippi, we shall not suggest the name
Of any one, We are satisfied President
Davis will make the proper appointment.
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NOON DlSp AIT CHES: !:
FROM GEORGIA
Attempt to Take our Works
Sixty Prisoners Captured.
Nothing from Vitginia.

NAHfETrA, June 23.-About o'clock last evening
tht enemy attempted to take our wo. kI on our ex'
trsmoleft whenthey were met by IfiAdman and Ste
vsapn and driven back through threo lines of battle,
wish heavy loss. For upwards Of two hours and a
half the action was very spiritei.
We eeaptured sixty prisoners and ono Of which was
commissioned officer. sM4
We lost no prisoners. #tta
Stevenson's division suffered the most In wounded,
particularly Browns brigade. Q
Light skirmishing has been goisg on this morning.
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ing extract from Yankee letter:
OUTPosT, CAMP CLAAssEN.
132 Regiment N. Y. Infantry,
Bachelors Creek, S. c., May 2G, '64.
At clock yesterday afternoon, on the
arrival of the train at this station from
NeWbern, q terrible explosion attended
the removal of four torpedoes from the
cars to the platform. Forty odd soldiers
and negroes we're blown into eternity in
an instant, while between twenty and
thirty persons, white and black, were
wounded and mangled in manner
frightful 10 behold.
The train which left Newbern at 8
O'Clock in the afternoon brought to the
outposts the remaining four of thirteen
torpedoes, of monstrous weight and pro-
potions, intended to complete the block
ade Of the Neuse river in the direction Of
Kingston. The last of the four was
about reaching the steam platform when
an accidental blow, from log of wood
striking on the cap, exploded The torpe-
do. The conclusion was so great that
the other three followed on the explo-
sion of the first, and so quick as TO make
but ONE mighty report, like the clash ofa
thousand pieces OF artillery fired simulta-
neously. The disaster was one of the
most appalling andheartrending that has
happened in this country in n series Of
years. Soldiers whose gallantry has
been displayed on battle fields, and
whose eargerness 10 hear the news from
their brave comrades in Virginia bad
brought them clustering around the sta
ton, were hurled, mangied and torn into
eternity in q moments time. Heads,
bodies and limbs were scattered for a
quarter of mile around, and in many
instancesit was found impossible to re-
cognize the remains of the unfortunate
victims. The signal tower and commis-
sary building, twenty feet by eighty feet,
built Of logs, were thrown into the air q
distance Of eight hundred feet. aud strew-
ed the country for a great distance
around with the fragments,
The greatest sufferer By the terrible
catastrophe was tho l32 New York, STA
toned FOR the last twelve months on this
front, and whose camps Is adjacent to the
railroad station.
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

naS- Since Gen. Loriag assumed COM
mand Of the " Army Of Mississippi" nov
with Cen Johnston, Brig. Gen. Feather
ston has commanded Loring's division
and Col, Mellon, Of the Sd Mississippi,
Featherston's brigade.
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

HATs.--lIats for men were invented at
Paris in 1903. In London they were first
manufactured by spaniards, about a CEN
tury later. Before that time Englishmen
wore close close-knotwoolen caps. When
Charles +. made public entry into
Rouen, in l440, he wore hat lined with
red velvet and surmounted wifi plume.
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

B6s Mississippi has between thirty-fiv
and forty regiments with General John
ston's army. After the battle is over our
readers win hear Of deeds performed by
Missiasippians that will be "chronicled in
story and blazoned in bright gold"
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

"Won'l you cut open a penny for me,
lather?" said a LITTLE girl, when she came
home from school one day:
"Cut open a penny What do you
want me to do that fort" asked her ia
ther.
",Cause.'s y said the little girl, tour
teacher says that in every penny there
are four farthings, and want TO see
Them"
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

The enemy have sunk five vessels
in Trent's Reach on the James river. to
prevent our iron-clads from decendlng
the river and attacking their fleet. Be
low the ohstruclions and in the Reach'
there are ten steamers behind the moni-
t)rs,
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

500 OReVVaTd
ID AK AWAY from ibe Subscriber. htiuE-elght miles
II soufh east of nekalb hiss about the lst Of May
nv negro bov Georrs abont - years slA feet or
Inches high sioui buill copper color. has two upper
front teeth cut and einns % haFe VIE ald elm
drcn near EuioTprise Mss, heoneinG 70 NJ. hfopn
lie vas opce owned by named Brousn. - liFeo
IL ne rrirhborhood of Eutsrpr.e himself and il prob
ably lurking IN that vciuty WI pay The above 70
srafd f,r ne delivery of ssid boy me- reasona-
lie prics fur aim Il iodesI in any isn -
JAS 8 NETHEBY,
funci9 din Deklb, Ni.s-
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

ORDERED TnRoUGn THE LINEs.-Mr. and
Mrs. Quin aid their daughter, Mrs. Ste
Yens, were ordered through the lines at
Vioksburg, not to return under a penalty
Of imprisonment They were convicted
of visiting the enemy's lines with forg.
ed pass.s
Mr. Quin was also found guilty Of SELL
ing two government mules.-MississPpiaa
E5tra.
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

A despatch from General Candy, dated
Violxsbnrg, Juno 3, stated that 'Gcneral
Emory reports that Sn attempt oy lay
lor's force 10 cross the Atchaialaya had
been frustrated. the troops thathad cross
ed dispersed, and large quantity OF
commissary stores and clothing captuped.
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

SOUTHERN RAIL ROAD OFFICE.
Meridian, May s1 1864.
THE Mail Trains arc now running throagl 70 Jask
i son a. follows
Leave Meridian daily att, A. NJ
Jaekson ." =" q A. NJ
Arrives al Meridian daily AZ $50 P. N.
Jackson ." 420
No freiria train y be ran until further notice. FL
pross freight win be taken BY the Mall Irsins
&. A. BEADING,
Nav d a-dtf. Superintendent.
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

A correspondent of Columbia journal
asks where is the money to come from TO
purchase the bonds offered by Mr. Mem
minger on the 21st inst.
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BLOCK i, ROOM la, Joussos's ISLAND. ONO. !,
II A g1t.

BLOCK l, ROOM la, JoHEsoN's ISLAND. ONO.
April 2j 1864.
\ DEAR UNCLE Bon 81 fear your head
Has gone to thinking am dead;
phat iro and snow and doctors arts
Had stopp'd tho breath of ASA HariZ!'
+. Iwrite this in poetic lingo,
10 lot you know live, by jrgo;
4 And ask Ii you can bring about
!. Some certain means to got me ort2
Hay'ht you gota Fedral ''Meie'
Ncw resting in some Dixie cage,
Who lorgs to ace his loving marin,
4 Or visit once again his farm
Or gaze upon lis 'garden Bass,
Or see once moro his bright eyed lass
Hay'nt on one Of these, say,
Whom you would like to swap away,
For me, man of vin,-0f parts -
Swap him, in short, for "Asa Harizf"
I've been here, now. almost year,
4 And sigh for liberty, DO dear
@ I've tried by every means knew
a TO bid this Isle fond adicn;
) Dug holes, scaled walls, passed through tho gate,
z . ~ yilil Yapke kee cap upon my pate,
All tilousIt i j eoi way so1iiso,
+ iIin,.t blue coat 10 my aaite,
Whoqnickly aide mo face about
barsh'd me with dlsbne grin,
Back to the gate, and ttrntd me in
z Tvs swallowed tvGry rIlinor, strange,
That had a word about exchange;
Grew fat with joy, an lean with sorrow,
Was sup to-day and down Tomorrow
Imporeh with enrnestness of soul,
To be released upsn parole
Wrote Den Il. d spicy letter,
Aud told him he coul1 not1lo better
Thanto let me on. for thirty days.
] read his answer In amaze!
lie ssi thSt "thngs were mxd up now,
In such way, he kiiew rot how
The favor that asked about,
CoRld well be grlntcl IiadEo doubt,
IT at s.tbingse uould be arranged,
That all of us woald be exchanged,
That ended IT, / wrote 70 Prentice,
Mho several times had kindly lent bis
Parse and nams TO those whom chance,
And "poinU and glorious cireuin -tancc,
Had sont to rnsticAie-a while;
Within tho '.priy-On Johason's Isc."
Well, George u. wrote to Gen. Terry.
CanIilaiidaut lierc--a good man very
AID told him ifhed let neout
Fur thirty days or thereabout,
He'd take me down into Kentucky sf
see that didnt "cut my lneky !"
Would go my bail ip any sum
Tlaf when they wanted me-l'd come
Oens TeTfy wrote him back,
That hs must walk tho beaten track
u really thought said he you knew IT,
That Stanton aud he alone can doitl"
Thus ended that plan I've no doubt
That I'm almost gone up the spoat,"
Unless yon eau devi-e some means,
10 give iae chsaga Of air and scenes,
by special swap.
Now uncle Bob,s
BE patient n b me Do not rob
M 4, Of the hope fondly cherish
DO not leave me here to Ierislil
I've shilfliol, cut the cards and dealt,
Have playrdmy bower, Qtsloss is felt
More than the loss Of tiithylu ere.)
Please play my hand-save me the euchre
: Aud when your lstest bresth departs,
You'll die bewailed oy ASA Hartz"
Ps.
When yos, In answering this do write,
Address me--"M2jor Geo. Mcknight,
Pris ofwar. BE cautious. vtrY,
Aud add on--'carc Gsn. Terry"
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

~ The bankrupt bill has been dc.
feaied in the Yankee Congress, but a
motion had been made 70 consider
Only ten Democrats yoted ioT theblb
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Asa 1sartz's Appeal for al Exc hangs

The following spicy and characteristic
poetical cpistle, from the versatile pen OF
''Asa Harlz," was recently received by
flag of truce, by Judge Robert 0uh',
Commissioner for the exchange Of pris-
oners. ASA Hartz," has been a prisoner
Of war for nearly year, and no wonder
he is getting tired of frustrating on
Johuson's Island" His case deserves
the attention of the authorities. Itwon't
40 TO let such trump" go up the
gpoIt: ~
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Head QuARTERs,
n hi Miss, anil East Louisiana,

q Hs3E N tooff ta7t't t7t1ot IlVNIotNTtttt
sefidian, Miss. May 20, 1864.
f4fc%tEAel ~ ORDERS, Nos sD.ss eA
M ske 1r l. This tlisefctioh3fy power
given to officers IL destroy Railroads aud lteilroaS
Sto kathat may vi iangerof falling into the pos
session Of the enfny having been greatly abused 1t ~
hereby ordered, that officer in this Department,
without express orders from these Head Qusrter rs
shall destroy any railroad stock thereon, unless tho
same is in the use AID pos4ession of the enemy II
by command Of Major General Lee
WILLIAM ELLIOTT,
juno Is,d7t. sa A. A. GenI.
To- Mississppian copy. sa s8s4
The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-24

LEAD NIGAkTEES,
Deparfm't .i11., Hiss and Y. La,
Meridian, Miss, AIay 90, ,64.
sIsHE following named sficars ann n6a commisoned
issonafs !. ~ here
] by published as desertrrs Provost Mafshats arm al.
reeted to arrest aud fonrn thea 10 Tho
| of Post at Demop-lis,
BY ronmsnd ofMsjar General $, ID. Lee.
| Z. ELLIS, Jr, a. q.
5h Mtsiss'ppi 6aR',seat (Sa,e Troops)
| JF Wooley, Lieut. CO :, residence not known
G,A AGssis ri rolamers.
Henry HoyA,, private, 0, d. anlon Rankin com.
! ty Miss.
Geo W Davis, private, 60 b. Brandon RANKIN coun-
" Miss
Henry Blbro, private co D Brandon Rankin county
Miss,
CT Meoann, private, co | j Btandon Rankin county
Miss.
I5A Msss igpi Regiment Foluatccrs
d p acLinnnn, Serg't company Pensacola, Choc.
taw county Miss
7 II Alexander, private 1, Pensacola Choctaw
county Miss.
Jos csIlicr, private IPensaeola, Choetaw county
Miss.
TJ Evans priv nto co Pensacola Choetaw county
Miss
John fitzpatrick, private co l Pensacola Uhoctaw
county Miss.
JeifRaiscr', privulo co X, Bollefontaluo chOctaw
aM Miss,s,iryi
q Connor private co D Aberdeen Siiss.
23d bisyissippi
y Brown private co Il Nav Albany Po1toioc
county Aiss
T j CLARK private CO b New Albany Pouto Toe eoun-
~ Miss. .-.s- -.-
J Holiness private co D New Albany Ponotoc eoun.
iy Miss. 20 ss
D Z Mscollam ptyate co D Scr Albany POptotoo
county Miss,
33rd Mississippi ReeiaeAt.
II IIadlsy, private, company A. not known
w Parmele, private 60 q, not known. III
j Anders n, private, co not known.
Jessie Shoe make, private co G. NOT known
I Golding private go q not known
Il Duff private co C.intun, Il Feliciana Par La
Jackson private CO Anaite CO Miss.
3GA MssissiPpi Regiment
Z Willing, Scrg o. B, cosiah Co Miss
Il Tyson, private co @ Copiah Uo atlsa.
w Myers, private ee Copiah Co Miss.
3sh Mississippi Regiment
William Brown. private co X. n
PAy1 e, private co II. tt.a
T Anderson, Ist 1t co Il Aitala Co Miss.
LIST Mis5issippi Liekt AftiRery
Matthew ;ones private co Copiah 20 Miss.
,2h Louisiana PegisseEL
w II Tilman, private CO l..
27A Louisiaaa Regiment
d Mercer, private col ~
Synthcs Partisan RaHe0s.
D Herring. private = Leake 20 Miss.
w Meek private co = Atiala 90 Miss.
selma and Mobile papers will copy fer two weeks
and send bin to these Headquarters. janoi7d2w
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'hRNS BY TBLHGRAPH.
Reports Of Che Press Association.

N.Y. y, pHRAsHKB, In the Clerks ofico of the DIS.
Conrt, OF the Confederate States for the North.
4 nrn pistrict Of Georgia
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Friday, June "A, 1864
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Tho Torpedo Rxploaion.

We have had only brief telegraph ac-
count of a torpedo explosion, which is
more minutely described in the follow
ing extract from Yankee letter:
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A BOUT the last OF January. nr. r W HUE ol
N 1ialeigh, Miss, sat frum Noble - Merlfiau 10
ny care black leather travelling trunk, market On
each side J. q. L. uuie. TalladeEa Alt. Any per
sou Who givo information respsuing said trunk
rIh confer favor b. SnUmunioatinr Il 70 ~ ri.
obee.1 J. ]. SHANNON.
n,ay9fdfl
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TIE DAILY CLARION.

n4nKIpIAN. R1Iss.
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Iist Of Men

III Forrest Hospital, Lauderlple Spri,gs, Mss,
\ .o0nnaedm Gen. Forests late engagement
IN North Mississippi.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-10-04
Army Of he Potomac.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-The Chroni-
Gle says fighting by the Army of the Po-
tomac may be expected within one or two
days.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
Sept. 26-Quiet still prevails in front Of
Petersburg, broken only by the usual
picket firing and occasional artillery duels,
the effect Of which is to consume a large
quantity of powder. A good deal Of
heavy firing was heard yesterday and to-
day in the direction of James river, and
is supposed to be from the gunboats.
A large body of rebel cavalry are re-
ported this afternoon to be moving on our
left. If 50, their object has not yet been
developed.
Three spies were arrested within our
lines yesterday, and evidence has been OBJ.
tanned which is said to be strong enough
to convict them. Two citizens have also
been arrested on the charge Of giving aid
and comfort to the rebels
And order has been issued that officers
who have served three years may be mus
tered out Of the service, the time which
they may have served as prisoners not be-
ing counted.
According to reports, brought from the
Army of the Potomac, the present COM
parative quiet in military affairs does not
promise to be of much longer COntinu-
ance.
FT. MONROE. Sept-Tho steamer
Swan, from City Point has arrived, and
reports all quiet at the front.