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The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1865-06-22
Coal Lands For Sale,

VENHE subscriber offers for sale the
q Coal privilege, with the right of
mining and other minerals under 495
acres Of land situated in Fox tp., lear
field county Pennsylvania, within 2
miles of the Ridgway q hawmlt r. r =,
which connects with the Phila. & Erie
r, r., at Ridgway, with six foot vein
OF Bituminous Coal upon it, which is
now commanding such enormous prices,
for manufacturing purposes. For sale
cheap, terms cash, good title given.
For further particulars, address
G. L. BARRETT,
Clearfeld P. o.,
Clearfeld Co., Pa
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NOTICE.-The Books and accounts of
Jacob j. Storer & Co., and Charles II.
Gering & Co., of st Mary's, have been
placed in the hands of the undersigned for
settlement. Parties indebted to either of
the above firms, are notified that their ac
counts must be settled by payment to the
undersigned, within 30 days.
LAURIE j. BLAKELY, Atty
for GERING & co, & ST0RER & co,
ST. Marys February, 25th '65,-5t
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and the way became henceforth a charm
ed walk strolling in the park his voice
would greet me, and all the paths were
strewn with beauty; occasionally in the
parlor he joined me as sang, and the
great dark rooms lost their lone illness.
Then my sisters TOOK alarm, and one
evening when was waiting for Louis
Andermere, looking, as Marie said,
quite stylish and interesting, Isabel in
formed me it was not proper for me to
receive his visits, and mamma forbade
their continuance.
Troubled in spite Of my pleasure, hap
py in spite of my trouble, part Of the
evening passed, when, following a ring
at the door, burst in our Cousin Dick
our wealthy, privileged Cousin Dick.
"What's this 7" lie exclaimed
"Folks in the country, Dinah tells me,
and Miss Agnes staying home to tend
to her music Andormcrc, how do you
do Music? Yes, l see, it takes two
to attend to it. Aggie, l am hungry as
bear, and am going to the larder to
help myself Don't object, for l will
do it. You noed not look SO frighten
cd. IF | don't find but two cru9ts |
will leave you one"
Louis Andermere came to my side as
ho left The room. lie had been smiling
before, but his face was Craze now.
"Agnes, you are troubled tonight"
Troubled I was thinking of a posi-
bic encounter between my Cousin Dick
and caves dropping sisters whom | heard
fee up the back stairs. The tone and
manner of my companion drove away all
thoughts but the possibility Of seeing
him no more l tried to smile.
at is hard work, Agnes. l think
you are longing for sight Of home
faces"
I looked up quickly, there was SO
much mcrriment in his tone, and l
caught a merry twinkle in his eye,
lie continued; "AIake q home.
face of mine, or rather let me make a
home-facc of yours, Agnes. Look at
the face | coyet to have eyer near
me !"
He turned my head toward the mir.
ror, and ! withdrew my eyes from my
own blushing face. lie did not suffer
me 10 speak, but drew me 10 him5elt and
called me "wi ife' so much men take for
granted.
Dick clmo upon Us at this crisis.
by all the stcrehouses of Egypt
he exclaimed, you must have Il prodi
gious appetite l found bread CROUCH
down stairs for largo family, and but
ter in proportion. There were frag
mcnts enough for several persons, and
Dinah has just takep batch OF pies
from the oven chat ought to last You &
month. Dinsh says Miss Agnes is pow
ertul fond Of pies"
blushcd painfully, and again
caught that merry look ia Louis An
dermere's eyes,
"The house is haunted" he replied
81 hear footsteps sometimes when Dinah
is in the kitchen, and Agnes is witt
me, aud ever and anon | hear an invol
untary gush of music ike lsabolg. ]
believe these evil spirits steal Dinah's
pies. I don't like Agnes under thei
influence. l shall take her away"
The sisterly spirits rebelled, and The
motherly spirit reproached, but foun(
an active ally in my father; to-day
Maria and Isabel quote, with great dea
of pride, sour wealthy sister, Mrs
Louis Andermere".
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bss~ An Irishman called on his phys,
ician for advice and medicine. lie was
provided with plaster and instructed
to put it on his chest. When he saw
the physician again he was asked if he
ielt apy better? "No," said Pat
Where did sou put the plaster ?" "Qn
the chest, right OF the lid; the only one
there is in the house and that's blpe
one"
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1865-06-22

a WAB3ING TQ MArCnMAEERs. -
Charlic--"Did the preacher put .
stamp on you when you were married,
Nary =
1Iary-"A stamp Charlie. Whns
for pay Z"
Ckarlie.-"Why, matches amt legal
without penny stamp you know ~
"Why don't you ask your sweetheart
to marry you p ~ have asked her"
"What did she say p ooh, I've re-
fused her"
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1865-06-22

b<gThp finest idea Of thunder
storD, extent, was when Wiggins camo
home tight. Now Wiggins was teach
or, ard had drank too much lemonade
or something lie came homo into the
room among his wife and daughters, and
just then he tumbled over the cradle
and fell CHOP on the loor. After 2
while nc rose aud said
Wife are you hurt 90
."No."
"Girls arc you hurt ~
"No."
"Terrible clap, wasn't it ?"
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The darkcy who creased his feet 50
that he could not make a noise when he
went to steal chickens, slipped from the
hen roost into the custody Of TIE owner.
He gave, as reason for his being there,
'Dat he cum dar to see of de chickens
sleeped with dero eyes open" he was
ccope9,
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SG~ A retired merchant of Boston,
who had kept his tombstone in an al
cove in his chamber for 2 or years,
was found PROSTATE on the floor of his
room on Thursday morning with the
tombstone fallen upon his head, and 81
nearly dead that he couldn't be restored
TO consciousness,
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1865-06-22

Hs6~"T want to buy Il sewing ma
chine" said an old lady entering q
shop.
"Do you wish a machine with a fell
ler?" blandly euQuired the clepk.
"Sakes, no, don't want any of yer fei.
lers about pe."
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1865-06-22

Bss~A A man and his wife il Philadel-
phia quarreied and fought, one with r
poker, aud the other with a chair.
When the daughter, who had gone into
the cellar tor some articles for dinner,
returned to the room, both her parents
were lying speechIess and dying, witA
their skulls fractured.
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-.

s5~"I suppose" said the quack, "you
think mea fool " eyes," said the pa.
ticnt, "but l did not think you could as.
certain MY thoughts by feeling my
pulse"
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1865-06-22

G5TIt is rot a single sudden blow that
crbeheg permanently, but the long en-.
durapce Of heavy burdspp or an aocl.
mn'ation bf amaller ane..
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1865-06-22

QErThcrc has been good deal said
about an inscription, scratched with q
diamond ona pane ofgIass in the McHen.
ry House, Meadville, Pennsylvania to this
effect; abraham Lincoln departed this
life August l3, 1864, by the effects OF
poison. 1t was attributed to BQoth, Ehq
was in the oil rasilI at the time, 4 few
days ago however, gentleman stopping
at the M'IIonry House, and seeing the
glass made statement, which if true,
clears all mystery regarding it. "Yo4
will remember that on the 18th or 14th
of August of last year, . report came
over the wires that an attempt had been
made to poison the President, and re
port came to NcodVille that the atteppt
had been successful This gentlemau
states that on that day he aud
friend occupied room No. p. and his
friend, after hearing the report, scratch
ed the words upon the glass supposiug
them to be true"
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.

COON 1 OA1SCC l. " N J.
President Judge.
Hon. R. G GWhite, Wellsborough.
Associate JudgeS,
Hon. V. S, Brockway, Jay tp.
Hon. Il. G. Schultze, St. Mary'S.
Sheriff..
P. W. Hays, Ridgway
P'othenota,y, Reg. and Rec.
George Ed. Weis, Ridgway
District Attorney,
L. j. Blakely Ridgway
Treasurer,
Charles Luhr. St. Mary's
Comfy Surveyor,
George Walmsley, st. Marys
Commissioners,
Charles Weis, st. Mary's
Geo. Dickinson, Ridgway.
Joseph W. Taylor, Fox.
auditors,
R. T. Kyler, Fox
Jacob McCauley, Fox.
II. D. Derr, Benezett
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aunihilation Of slavery, Il is we'll. I's
mocracy will rejoice in the grandeur aal
glory Of the result attained
The honor Of iss attainment she G2es
not coyet, nor the reptiles that America
gathered in her bosom to gsrnish it,
The element that hes sHayed the
sceptre during the past years Of civil
war Is uncalculatol to be perpetual. It
is corrupt 1t gathers corruption, A
SUCH it daily becomes weaker.
Like the fate Of the assassin fore.
shadowing the fate ct defiance t2 con.
stitutjonal law, and the Disregard Of
the peoples rights the spot conceaIA
lhe relies Of the Pcpublican party will
he hidden IN mystery, Unlike the re;
mains Of the unlawful murderer, No
srcl8pgels Trumpet shall ever eall! j:
forth.
Democracy is not dead Ii eonpot
die while II eorrupt principle lile: t.
frown il into life.
That clemens by the agency Of which
a disjointed Union can be reunited, that
combination Of powers by which q gov
ernmentcan be purifcdq people 2trepgth,
enad and popular government madq
perpetual cas- the eternal hills"--that,
to us is Democracy. Whiia the nation
lives, while the people aspire to pros,
pority, to happiness, to national great.
ness and rcnown it cannot, will ne;
die,--Nale5cy ( Pa.) Free Press,
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1868 1865
"
DE:s;s ;ssEs .,AaI,
-sai5s;s. I. - H,g:i:laESl
s.s.s.ssa Is
PHILADELPHIA & ERIE RAIL
l. ROAD.-This great line traverses
the Northern an6 Northwest counties of
Pennsylvania to the city Of Erie, on
Lake Eric.
1t has been leased by the Icnnsy'oa-
nia Ra1l Road Company, and is opera
ed by them.
Its entire length was opened for pas
scuger and freight business, October
18th, 1864.
TINE OF PASSENGER TRAINS
At RIDGWAY.
LedUe EastWdrd.
Through Mail Train | SO p nj.
Accommodation am.
Leavc Westward. ..
Through Mail Train II 33 pm.
Accommodation p. IN
Passenger cars run through without
change both ways between Philadelphia
and Erie.
ELEGENT SLEEPING Cars on Express
Trains both ways between Willamsport
and Baltimore, apd Williamsport and
Philadelphia.
For information respecting Passenger
business apply at the S. E. corner Both
and Market SITS.
And for Freight business of the Com
pauy's Agents:
S. B. Kingston, Jr, Cor. 18th and
Market SITS. Philadelphia.
j. ". Reynolds Erie.
W. Brown, Agent N. G. r. r. Bal
timoro.
II. II. HoUsToN,
GenT Freight Ag't Ph|a.
II. w. GwINNER,
Gen1 Ticket Agt. PhWa.
Jos. D. PORTS,
General Manager, Wmspt.
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nA-Eleven niggro soldiers were to.bo
hung on Friday at Vickburg, Mss, for
the murder Of white woman
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L. w. BIGONY, Proprietor.
WOODS e. Wight

LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY PA.
IlEALERS in Flour, Grain and
II Feed-near the Passenger Depot
Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-12
,ARRH ! CONSUMPTION !!

~ SCROFULAi Nv. K. PRINCE,
Flushing, New York, having discovered the plants which
Liver Lung, Heart, Kidney, and Uterine Maades Dys
depsia, Rheumatism, Diarrhea, Dropsy Piles, Syphilis
Nervous Debties &c. will mail his Treatise on all dis
cases to applicants who remit cents and stamp. Ia.
sept1dtf*
Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-12
EASTERN PRICES

We have also secured the services of Boston man,
who has had several experience IN up houses
for Cas- in Boston and other cities For expert
and facility of purchasing we hope to challenge COM
petition bIAb1 W.
Aug1S-dtf
Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-12
n M. LOW. REAL ESTATE

III Agent, Carbonate, H., will attend %
buying selling real estate, paying taxes. furnishing
abstracts of title the collection Of debts ETC. Terms
J. Oglesby, Gen. N. Haynie. Carbondale-Isaac
Clements, Atty at Law, Frank j. Chapman, Campbell
Richert. Cairo-Munn Num- Att'ys at Law, Hon.
H. W. Webb. John W. Trover Prest first National
Bank. Maron-Jesse Bishop, Esq Murphysboro-E.
G. Bierer, NJ. D. De Soto-J. B. Chamberlain, Esq.
Du Quoin-Dr. Burgess, j. W. Sanders. MakaDda-
Capt +. Evans. New York City--John Lowe.
auQ27ed9mH E.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

~ that default having been made on the pay
ment a portion of the ured be paid NV
certain mortgage, executed by James Broderck and
Winney Broderick his wife, to lsham NJ Haynie dated
December 17t 1860 recorded in the office of the Clerk
of Court of Common Pleas and Elk Oc0 Register Of
Deeds for the city of Cairo Illinois, in Book page
81 &C., the amount being due and pay able being
Si25 principai and interest thereon at the ten
per cent per annum, from December 18th, 1862 less
whom said mortgage made by virtue of the terms
and provisions Of the same will, Thursday the 18th
day Of October next, A. d. 1885, at IL O'Clock M of
tanned said mortage, sell public auction, the high
bidder the front Go Of the Court House,
in said city of Cairo in the county Of Alexander and
Illinois, the premises in said mortgage described
to-wit: Lot number thryone (3 in Block number thi
ty co. in the city of Cairo illinois, with the appurten
anrcs satisfy the purposes and conditions Of said
gage. ISHAMN N. HAYNIE,
Sept g. lS6a-w4w. Mortgage.
, 1865-01-18

fences in citiea and incorporated Villages. 4 BIZ
pa:sed changing the time Of holding the Circuit
tGpst 10 the Sixth Circuit.
In the Assembly the subject Of disqualftying
1ersons Who attempt to escape the draft by ab.
setting Themselves from the State from e1erc1sfn2
eleGtiye franchise wss referred to the Committee
tn 1adfr1a1y. with Instructions to report A joint
Governors Message, in pamphlet form was
adopted. The subject Of printing the Ncssage IN
foreign languages was referred to the Committee
II the rot9nda Of tie Capitol to The Comaittec on
Statc Affairs
Among lhe petitions introduced WIS one for a
iaW providing Tor . uniform bounty to volunteers,
onu prohibiting the present system Of cre1iting
volunteers to towns in which they are not resi-
dents. Bills were introduced amending the stat
ntes respecting divorce amending the law grant
i9g aid 10 soldiers families, By rendering Il pro-
vts1ons mole definite; to amend chapter 149, laws
Of 81, preventing the establishment Of cemeteries
II limits Of cities and villages; also fire railroad
poses By Congress, comforting ihe grant on tie
the st. Cfoix and Lake Superior r. r. Co.
Speaker Field announced the Standing Commit
tees: En- Ihe fol59wing are the most important;
Sfatt Agasrs-Ross, Fulton, Sawyer, Rogers
. T:dtrei Rerations-winsor, Reed, we,ge, wcaIg
Iilitla~cshorn, Cobb, Thomas, starks and De-
Tays and Mfens-s. q. slm,nons.Fay, Wooster,
Dond and Fowler.
:, Banks and 9aaking-Dewitt, Davis. Dowhcrst,
Cobb, King and Thompson.
Interpretations : Melanghlin, VauOstrund,
Move, Emmons and Goodsel1.
o0ds-cassady. Dewitt Davis, Vaughn,
2. @. Simmons. Taylor, Church, Bordcns, En-.
sfat< ta*on-stark, wease, Brandon, Brenken~
hof, end Jones.
= B<a<Eoltnt Insthuttons- Triton, Glenn, Officer,
Ross, and Abrams.
4sstssm<nt anu Collection Of 7hx<s-Horton,
Church, Dabcock1 Davis, and Bonnfwell.
Edaeataon-Fay. Iilton. Dinwiddle, Gilbert,
and Had1ey.
Sehot@ and UnfreFsity Lanls-DsWhurst. Owen,
Forsyth, Burgess, and Boyd.
Safansp La1dsc-MIncr, Frar5, Groesbcck, De-
laney, and Frankrnburg.
agriculture ara Observation-Disclosures Utt,
Remington, Gray, and LoWth.
tzains ns-Liitle. Brandon, Colladay. Horton, and
Murphy.
The committees give general satisfaction II is
Understood there WHAn stssnE pressure FOR the ap-
pointment Of Jackson uadlcy On the Railroad
Committee, and that On the other hand. ali thc
Milwaukee members protested agalast Il.
, 1865-01-18

(Special Dispt:th to the Chicago Tribune.]
Srn1Sof1ELp, Tuesday, Jan. II.
In the House this morning an important measure
to farmers, and especially sheep raisers, Was in
troduced. 1t Is law for the better protection o
sleep against dogs. The bill provides that any
person who keepsa female dog shall pay an an
nual tax Of 1--WE dofla;s; If he keeps two female
doge, fifteen dollars for the first male dog three
dollars; two male dogs five dollars each. The
owner Of dog Is 10 raurn It in his tax lst under
penalty Of ten dollars.
\ resolution congratElatlug Tennessee on tho
abolition Of slavery In th,t State Was passed By
vote Of 10 10 -. Every coppcrhcad in the House
voted against the resolution, and almost deemed
it nccesyary 10 define his position, which they did
IN violent harangues against the Government. -
Just at the conclusion Of the vote, word came to
the Speaker TINT Fort Fisher had been captured.
The news was received with the mpst hearty up
plause, in which the copaerhends declined 10
to1n.
A resolution WIS immediately offered, and
unanimously ndopted. congruu1ating the country
and thanking the nr1ny for tfe great Victory,
The Union members Of the General Assembly
left in body today for Jacksonville. to attend
the reception Of Ex Gov. Yate, by the people Of
Jacksonville.
In the Senate nothing Of Importance tsanspircd.
, 1865-01-18

Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago Tsihuro.1
LANSING, Tuesday, Jan. II.
The Select Committee In the Senate on the rery
important question Of bountics for volunteers, IL
composed Of Senators Howell, jerome, Luce,
Chapman and Godfrey.
The Joint Committee on the question Of reris-
Ing the Constitution is composed Of Senator
Brown and Edsell, a9d Representatives Utley,
Boies and Dart Your readcrs in Western Nlchi-
gan will thar that part Of the State s we'll rep
resented on these important select eonmittees.
In the Senate today resolution Of thanks to
Ex-GoV. Dlair was adopted without dissenting
vote, being Substitute for House resolution Of
a Flmllar character, which contained something Of
the bitterness of party spirit
stuator Foster. Of the Upper Peninsula. offered
eso'ntion Of respect 10 the memory Of lion. Ed
ward Eycertt- Entogtcs were pronounced By Sem
afc:s Walker, McCurdg. Davis and Crawford, after
which the Senate Immediately adjourned.
The uonsc was engaged In passing local bills
and the further discussion Of the soldiers bounty
matter, and the Committee on that snbIect was IN
structed to bring in b'1l immediately, but With
ont Instructions As to its provisions.
The care Of Henry II. Look, q member from
Oakland county, ~ho ia charged with being reb-
el desettcr was f1ghtly ventilated and referred to
the Committee on Elections.
The Executive Committee Of the Stats Agrfeul-
tnral Society Ia in session. Vim. Dooft, of Niles,
was elected a member Of the Executive Commit
, 1865-01-18
FROM CAI8O AND BELOW.
Movements Of General ILornaa-Rtyer
mh1tcr1-Western Gulf Ncxys--A Scare
at metrOplts.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trfbunel
c.1po Tuead,v J,n y
paar.., a,.n,,,, "a. ~ 'e G"ns,.s ~ ~.
a faoueaa alspatca sass tnat ocnefal ihouas
arrived at Ecstport on the 14th, and was delayed
by being tired into On the river.
Several roht,erfrs hare been eoromitted beva
as.s. a. IT,. e e uesn ~ lnas nete a''
au,ns ne 'at' ie" nsu.s ~ saaso ., .auans, M1'
happen to pass their wsy. A man was proceeding
nm Hroadvay an hfs wny home last evening when
=, ~ 1'.r- ~ 20 $500 ~ As1.s ~. ""su
,, ne was robbed OF ssV and his watcn but large
military force has been ordered to patrol the
streets cyery night,
nc,.crn n,nc and 10, o.c,oc,, m Mond,r ,,,;,.
oe.".s" 'a u,nI aua 'eu e'oeA W At'huas "snt
partE OF rebels. about seventy IN number. rode
up to q lundipg on the Kentucky Shore opposite
Mefrnno1is. md sejz;np a hoot councillor the
x..s-.t.,, g. -. e1.S.I '~1 ~
1efl5meu 10 set "ne o' tnelr hummer aefoss' amer
they landed IN the lower part Of Metropolis ferry.
the msn were ordered to bali the water out of the
slsff and IN +cturn afYar ,no,her Ind wh,1a
~. aA4 .,.sa 49,. An'.e1 Aoao- "un'
oaillne' tne skln dfhted from the shore
and the men run about q mile below the
town. where they landed, and making
all speed, alarmed the citizens, who, Immediately
, 1865-01-18
CH1CAGU WEDNESDAY, JANUARY19, 1856

This hour nothing has been done this morning
7aer ta a1e !S!nE quietly with the ironsde
been since 10 fn@s bn,st haa
ahe Mahopac yesterday, slightly wou1ding two Of:
hcers and one man seriously. These we're The On.
u @ Casualties IN thc aeet:
seis are IN short range Of Fort Fisher and arjng
rapidly. nut elleiting no return. t.
must close here, as tho Cuyler is Just about to
feaEe with dispatches for Ft Monroe.
+Fn1DAT, jim. a.ls1n,-Beforc tie Commencement
Q! actiTe operations this morning, the following
order rom Admiral Porter was read on the pua
deck of The Santiago de Cuba By Lieut.. FarQuhar,
January 10, 1866
commander Of each vessel viii detaii as nanF at
tae men as be can spare from the guns landing
nat natWe 3 may have share in The assault When
near the watcr on the of qide of tie vessels The
sa1toss VIII be armed " cut1asses well sharpen
9a aa MAIN ae bas wsen III the signals e
show themselves vi i the signal il made to
assault the hoats will p. round The sterns Of he
monitors and land abre;': Of them, and board the
msr1nes Will form in the and cover Tho saSlors
Mhllet> the soldiers are going over the pasapet,
1he sailors Will take the sea face Of Ft Fisher.
We eau land :, ,000 men from the feet and not feci
It. Two Thousand active men from the feet viii
tsignedl D: D. PoRrER, Admiral,
THE VERY LATEST.
FoRrREss MONROE, Jan. 10.-Fort Fisher Is
ours, with all the contiguous works, commanding
the New Inlet The assault was made by the
army and navy brigade at three o'clock on Sun
day attefnoon. One corner Of the fort was secured
In ba1f IN hour, but We had hand-to-haud drht
with the garrison, which lasted till nine o'clock at
night. 1t WIS very stubborn and bloody resist
ance, and the fort approaches we're strcwn with
dead.
The garrison had been heavy reinforced
The number OF prisoners was over 2,OO0; the
number ofguns captured wAs u. ALL the forts.
including the Mound and Island batteries sprrcn-
tered. The rebel loss IN the assault wns 500 dead
besides wounded. Our loss, in the army and navy,
Is about 500 killed and wounded.
Lieut.. Preston nnd Lieut. Porter, commanders
q faa:ships, were both killed In the assault Gen.
Whiting and Col. Lamb ara hoth prisoners and
wounded.
The rebel pirates Ta1lahasse and Chfcka.nauca
were both III the hsht and were driven IN the
r1ver. Dqr gunhoats went up the river on Mon
day morning.
The prisoners will be, many Of them, sent North.
The magazine In tho Fort exploited by accident
on Monday morning, killing and wounding 200 Of
our men. The Santiago brings the bodies Of
Lieut.. Preston and Porter, and others wounded or
Additional correspondence from of Fort Fisher
state the troops under Gen. Terry to be the sam.
that cauoe down with Butler with ono additional
brigade, and numbered not less than ten thousand
men.