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Year: 1862

In vain will the true hearted father. mother
and dear friends look for the coming of the
dear boy Broken pledges" sent the son
to the bloody field Of death. Waiting hearts
which beat high with the hope Of the e'rpeedy
return Of the loved one, will wait In vain.
Hope, fear, doubt, and despair will f,llow
each other, as the intelligence of missing" Is
brought home. The bitter words OF the father,
There Is no justice in such war;" will burn
into the bearls Of many bereaved ones, who re-
fec. for moment on the cause Of all this.
Year: 1862

HDY AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE PUBLIC Pa
will appoint and send agents through every County in the
State to borrow purchase and if necessary to impress all
the arms row in the hands of private citizens


Any attempt to the of citizens is directly
at variance with Constitution, and in opposition the
declared policy OF the Government which makes 10 ths
duty of every citizen to keep and bear arms and protects
the of the tlitia from execution for debt.


But while notify you that these agents have lawful
authority to seize your private arms and you will be
tected in preserving the of self defence must also
enoin upon you in this emergency act Of the highest
patriotism and duty that you should discover to the pro-
per State authorities all public arms Muskets or Kihes
within your knowledge and of selling to fhe State all the
arms the property of individuals which can be spared


The Colones othe several regiments Of Militia will act
as agents for the State and will notify me whenever any
such arms are delivered offered them. Their prompt
aud earnest attention called to the execution of this
der. HENRY I. CLARK.


Governor Ex 0ficio.


April 10. isss. aft.
Year: 1862

The Richmond Dispatch states that the gov
ernment is about to iuaUguTate a new branch in
the military service, viz: infrmary companies
in imitation of the Bavarian army to remain
in the rear of the line Of battle to bear off men
when wounded. The Dispatch says Of this new
branch of the service:


Whenever man falls, four Of his comrades
carry him 10 the rear, and aEOther bears off the
FIVE muskets Half dozen wounded men viii
frequently break up an entire company, and it
is with The greatest difficulty its members can be
brought together again to operate in body. To
remedy TINS evil, and at the same time to provide
efiecually for the wounded, many of the Eu-
ropean armies have infrmary companies at
tached to them, whose special duty it is to attend
to the wounded during battle, to bear them to
the hospital to staunch the flow Of blood when
it is profuse and dangerous, and to render such
assistance on the field as becomes necessary to
preserve life or relieve pain.


The army Of Bavaria has two of these com
pauies, maintained at an expense of nearly two
million forms per aunum The corps is sta
toned a short distance in the rear Of the line Of
battle each man carrying a few simple instru-
ments, cauteens of wine and water, rolls Of
bandage, sponge and charpie. They have the
general charge Of ambUlances, stretchers, med
zeal and dispensaTy stores. In Europe, during
peace, these men are allowed to attend medical
lectures and 10 receive clinical instruction in the
hospitals There can be no doubt these two com
panies vastly augment the effective strength Of
the BaYarian army, and thar they are the means
Of preserving many valuable lives. Being
strongly pTejudiced in favor Of infrmary com
pauias, we are grstifed to learn that steps rave
been taken to establish then in connection with
cur army, and that the Secretary Of War has
granted permission TO enlist one hundred men
for the purpose This branch Of the service
although novel in America, will undoubtedly
prove as useful as in the European world.
Year: 1862

The Richmond EramJHeT says tine following
resolution Of inquiry was adopted by the House
of Representatives on the 10th inst;


EseoIred, that the Secretary Of War be re-
quested to give information to the House ou the
following points, viz:


At what period was it that the Confederate
forces, under Gen Johnston, hrst established
themselves in the city Of Bowling Green, and
what was our force at that time, and within
the period of a week.


What was the force of the enemy at that
period between Bowling Green and the Ohio
river, and where located


What prevented Gen. Johnston at shat time,
from making a forward movement towards the
Ohio2 Was he restrained by instructions from
the War Department, or was he left to his own
discretion iu the matter


What forces, if any, were sent from Bowling
Green to Fort DOnelson previous to the hrst
battle at that place, and under whose COM
mand


What number of forces did Gen. Johnston re-
tain at Bowling Green up TO the time OF ITS evac-
uationl


Did Gen Johnston reinforce, or attempt to re-
intorce, the Confederate army at Fort DoneL
son during the progress OF the conflict at that
placel


Is it within the knowledge of the War Depart
ment that any applications were made by the
commander OF our forces at Fort DOneison for
reinforcements previous to ordering the CON
fiicts at that place


Was Gen. Johnston restrained by orders from
the War Department from sending reinforce
meuts, or was he left to his own discretion in
that regard


What means Of transportation had General
Johnston at Bowling Green to enable him to
reinforce Fort D0nelson during the contest, had
be been disposed to do so
When were the Notifications ar Fort D0nelson
and Fort Henry respectively constructed, and IN
what mode


Was there any accommodating along the banks
of the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, with
a view to iudicOus selections Of places for tOrti-
fications, before the sites for Forts Henry and
DOnelsOn were selected


Did Gen Johnston fall back from Bowling
Green in accordance with instructions from the
War Department, or was he LETT to hIs own
discretion in the matterl


Why was Nashville surrendered to the enemy
Did Gen Johnston proceed upon his own dis
cretion, or under instructions from the War
Department, in regard to the act of suuenderiug
that city into the hands of the enemy


When Gen. Johnston about the FIRST of GctO-
Der last, made a call upon several of the States
Of the Southwest, including the State of Ten
nessee for large numbers of troops why was
that call revoked Was the act of revocation
in pursuance Of an order from the War Depart
ment, or upon his own Judgment merely


Has the department received any otlclul re-
ports of the affairs at Fort Henry or Fort D0uel-
son, or touching the surrender of Na5hvilIel If
so, communicate the same.
Year: 1862

The Key West correspondent of the New York
Heraid writes, under date Of February 10, as
follows:


By an arrival from Havana this morning we
learn that seven vessels had arrived there in the
last eight days, having run the blockade at No
bile and ApalacAicola, with carg0es of cotton
By these arrivals two thousand five hundred bales
of cotton have reached Havana, yielding bv their
sale the snug sum of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars ia aid of The Confederate cause
WHAT'S the matter with our immense squadron
now in the gulf 1t appears the more vessels
we have, the more escapes Of rebel vessels have
70 be recorded. One of the vessels brings to
Havana Mobile papers of the Sth inst, bv which
we hear of the continued success of our arms In
Kentucky AT Mobile they appear to be in great
alarm, the citizens are called upon to leave their
business and repair to their posts In defense of
the city, and we have the eradication of know
ING that the tone OF the entire southern press is
OF the most desponding character 1t win be
more so before many more weeks pass over their
heads


As soon as Cen Braunan and the balance Of
his brigade arrive, we hope that instant posses
sion Of Apalachicola viii be taken and then we
will not have to hear by almost every arrival
from Havana of vessels having escaped from
that post All of Western Florida should be i'm
cur possession in less than six weeks from this
time and in a little while longer the entire State
if not voluntarily by force Of arms be back 10
the Union, where her citizens may depend she
viii remain no matter how sUch they may wish !
to the contrary,
Year: 1862

There can be no impropneiy Ia stating what
has been known to the enemy for several days
past, that our forces have evacuated Centerville
and Manassas, and fallen back to the Rappahan
mock river, in the direction of Richmond. The
distance from Bull Run back to the Rappahan-
mock is about twenty-five or thirty miles. The
latter rises in the Blue Ridge, and the former in
q spur known as Thoroughfare or Bull Run
Bs0untain, and their general direction is the
same, the two streams being nearly parallel.


While cur position on Bull Run was wei
chosen to prevent the advance OF the enemy ly
land upon Richmond, it was too far in advance
to check q similar movement from the lower
Potomac and Chesapeake Bay. The Rappahan-
mock is navigable for large vessels distance Of
forty miles, and unless our defensive works on its
banks were better than we think they were, the
enemy would not have found it very difficult to
ascend the stream and turn our position at
Manassas.


The new line on the Rappahannock is obnox-
ious to none of these objections. On the con
trary, the withdrawal Of the army rom Manas-
sas shortens our lines, concentrates cur forces,
diminishes transportation, closes the Rappahan-
mock against Tank movement, and puts Gen.
JOHNSTON in a position to cooperate in the
defense Of Richmond against an attack from any
quarter.


The writer of this is familiar with the ground,
having spent several months last year at Ma
nassas and Ceuterville, aud he does not hesitate
to say that the change from Bull Run to the
Rappahannock, under all the circumstances, is
one of the wisest things that have been done by
cur military authorities for sometime past


Now that the James and York rivers have
been closed, and the Rappahannock rendered
unavailable for purposes of invasion, the enemy,
if he moves upon Richmond at all, viii have to
20 by land. If he fights US, he must fight us
upon land and in the open field. This is all we
can desire. We have never met him yet away
from the water that we have not whipped him,
except at Fishing Creek. Even upon water we
administered to him terrible chastise6lent near
Norfolk on the ever memorable sth and 9th days
of this month and we trust and believe that the
victory gained there viii be the first Of a series
of brilliant exploits on water as well as on land.
Year: 1862

A member Of the 18th Louisiana reg ment fur
nishes to the New Orleans Picqyune the follow
ing narrative of the ghJ in which that corps en-
gagged with the enemy's black gunboats:


Pittsburg consists of three log houses and a
pig sty and is situated on both sides of the road
which runs down between two very high hills to
the river, making the only landing on this side
of the river for several miles up or down. Hence
No. ! is Cor was) on the bluff close 10 the edge :
No. about one hundred yards back on the road
both on the left side-and No on the edge Of
the bluff about two hundred yards to the right Of
the road


At y o'clock, on the Ist, the Miles artillery
arrived and had got two OF their gieces into posi-
ton, when the smoke Of two gunboats coming
up was discovered. The artillery commenced
firing at long range.


Our line Of battle was formed at our camp,
almost four hundred yards from the river We
were marched across the road and tOok position
in a valley, the shot and shell raining over our
heads, and cutting the tree tops ali around us
just as we got 10 the road the rear of the line
was halted to allow the Miles artillery to pass in
full retreat Our regiment was nothing daunted,
however, and looking round at my boys 1 could
not see d lip quiver or a cheek blanch We
were marched under the irsn rain to our position
in the ravine and waited there for nearly two
hours, watching tue iallug Tree tops and getting
used TO the music of the shells


Our colonel thinking We were too much ex-
posed, ordered us over the hin into the next ra-
vine, and here our first man was wounded
Lieut. Watt-who was struck with an iron ring
of a grape stand, which had glanced from a tree,
bruising his leg very severely, but did not pre-
vent him from following up the fight


The enemy had now landed, finding that our
artillery was silenced, and had taken possession
of houses one and Two, the first of which they
set fire to. Orr colonel gave the order, For
ward, charge" and with whoop and yell for
ward we went.


We had 10 cross three hills before we came in
sight Of the enemy, and when I rose the bare
bluff there lay the two black rascals, blazing
away at US, their launches crammed with men,
Year: 1862

From the New Orleans Crescent -tJ


We have received from Tennessee q Minnie
rife musket, captured last Sunday, the 9lh in Z
skirmish which occurred some eight miles from
Nashville. A party offOrty men OF SCOTS regi
ment, commanded By Capt Scott, started from
their encampment at 4 O'Clock in the morning
aud in an hours time came upon body of the
enemy encamped in a field. As the field was
enclosed with a stone fence our men dismOunt
ed and leaving their horses in charge of a squad
ot fifteen men, climbed the fence and advanced
ON foot. TIE enemy were just calling the roll
and at tine first rifle shot were seized with a
panic They were a hundred and forty in num-
Der, as was ascertaiEed from the number of their
tents, and the roll or some other document found
yet fed in the widest dismay from twenty-five
of our men.


We are informed by participant in the con
dct that the officers were he first to tly seizlng
the wagon horses and apPropriating them with
out ceremony. Only two or three men made a
stand. and they were all killed. One Of them,
however, killed two of our men first. He took
a stand behind beech tree and fired twice as our
party advanced, killing a man with each shot
Tie then attempted 20 escape, but was shot
through the head and instantly killed l. is his
musket which we have received as mentioned
above and with which, we hope, if occasion Of
lers, good execution viii YET be donei in the ranks
OF the enemy, ~ retaliation for the fatal accuracy
with which ID was used on our brave men Some
thirty other rifles were captured, but owing to
the urgency of the occasion, were burned


In the meantime sixteen Of the enemy were
Overtaken by the swift eaden messengers. and
counted dead on the field. Many more, Of course,
were wounded, and some Of them must have
subsequently died, as the Nashville papers re-
ported the loss Of nineteen. The rest escaped to
q body Of troops two miles of, several thousand
strong, and returned with supports enough to
carry off their killed. They did not attack our
men, however


Accompanying the musket is a cartridge box,
pretty well Hlled yet with eZiernina5oTs There
is also a hayersack- marked with the name-al-
most illegibic-oi a lieutenant iu the lst Wlscon-
sin regiment OF course il was not taken from
the proprietor Of the musket, but was sent as be-
longing to perhaps the only officer killed on the
occasion
Year: 1862

= VIM W Araold was accidentally killed
in Bolivar county, Miss, on the oath ult lie
was telling tree which was on fire. when
limb from the top of the tree fell, striking him
with such force that he survived but few
hours lie as formerly citizen of Warren
county, and was highly respected by all who
knew him. his son was among the prisoners
surrendered in the late disaster at Fort Don
aIs.n
Year: 1862

THE CREYAssE.-Fhe Carrollton people may
thank the volunteers at Camp Lewis for having
been spared on Friday the calamity OF a large
crevasse. We don know whether those vol
unteers win ever have an opportunity to face
the IRE Of the enemy, but they have rendered US
a great service by battling with the m ghty
PicauuHG
Year: 1862

Mr. Kennedy offered a aresolution approving
the action Of the officers Of the Bank of Ten
nesseee In removing the assets of the bank and
the bonds Of the free banks to points of safety,
which was adopted under a suspension OF the
rule, and ordered to be transmitted to the
Year: 1862

A VIdosors PRosEcrroN OF THE WAR;.
We can credit the indications around us, and
the statements we hear in we'll informed circles
the winter will no. set in before there are active
naval and military operations, promising any
hing but qualification to the rebels in arms.


Plans are already fully matured which are
comprehensive In their scope, and waich can
not, it seems to us, fail of complete success II
carried out as they have been devised.


Unless all indications are meaningless and
all plans fail in execution, most thorough and
complete victories over the rebels, may be
ooked for ere long


1t is certain now that most vigorous pros
ecution Of the war is fully determined upon,
and all that human sagacity may be able to
devise and human skill execute, will be seen
IN the further prosecution Of this war for the
restoI1tion Of the Union.
Year: 1862

Z FoRD's THEATRE.-To night the great and


world renowned Ravsl Troupe commence a
short engagement at this popular place Of
amusement, and we hope to see crowded
house. Let oil Of our citizens who have never
witns sed the daring feats performed by this
company, do SO by all means, for they are truly
wonderful Among the company we notice
the name of Young America, the child wonder


who has created such great sensation in all
the large cities at the North during the pas,
season. He will execute, each evening, hi,
daring eat on the flying trapezc. Let all o.


cur citizens witness this beautiful feat, and &c
early II you wish to secure good seat. +
Year: 1862

USFoUNDED RUMoRs.-We understand, on the
very best authority, that both the commssary
general and the quartermaster general deny
in toto the statement that there has been any
deficiency in supplies for the Army Of the Po-
tomac SO that this reason for delay can NO
longer be urged.
Year: 1862

MAJOR GENERAL MoDowELL.-Sometlm ago
this gentleman asked for a court of inquiry
Into HE Official conduct. We learn that one
will meet, perhaps to day, in accordance with
his request.
Year: 1862

A lady suggests chat those benevolent per-
sons who are knitting socks for the soldiers,
would be greatly enhancing the value Of their
useful charity by placing in the toes Of each
pair small bah of yarn and darning
needle.
Year: 1862

We extract the following from Agas-
siz's article on methods of study on
Natural history" in the May number
Of the Atlantic Monthly:


Among the astounding discoveries
Of modern science is that Of the i'm
mense periods which have passed IN
the gradual formation Of our earth.
So vast were the cycles of time pre-.
ceding even the appearance of man
on the surface of our globe, that our
OWE period seems as yesterday when
compared with the epochs that have
gone before it. Had we only the evil
dence of the deposits Of rocks heaped
above each other in regular strata by
the slow accumulation of materials,
they alone would conceive us of the
long and slow muttering of Gods work
on the earth, but when we add to these
the successive populations of whose
life this world has been the theatre, and
whose remains are hidden in the rocks
into which the mud or sand or soil OF
whatever kind on which they lived has
hardened in the course of time--or the
| enormous chains Of mountains whose
upheaval divided these periods of quiet
accumulation by great convulsions-or
the changes of a different nature in the
confguration Of our globe as the sink
ing OF lands beneath the ocean, or the
gradual rising Of continents and islands
above it-or the wearing Of great river
beds, or the filling Of extensive water
basins, till marshes first and then dry
land succeeded to inland seas-or the
slow growth of coral reefs, those Won
derful sea-walls raised by the little
| ocean architects whose own bodies
furnish both the building stones end
the cement that binds them together,
and who have worked so busily during
the long centuries, that there are ex.
tensive countries, mountain chains,
islands and long lines of coast consisting
solely of their remains-or the count.
less forest that must have grown up,
flourished, died and decayed. to fill the
storehou>es Of coal that feed the fires
Of the human race to-day-if we con.
slider all these records Of the past, the


intellect fails to grasp chronology 70,


which our experience furnishes nc data


and the tune that lies behind us seems


as much an eternity to our conception


as the future that stretches indefinitely
before us.
Year: 1862


We sever what God has joined, and so
destroy beauty, and lose hold OF truth.
Grimes sometimes shock US too much
vices almost always too little.
Be what you are. This is the first step
toward becoming better than you are.
Sense must be very good, indeed, to be
as good as good nonsense.
The craving for sympathy is the CON-
mon boundary line between Joy and sorrow
Never communicate your affairs to one
who seems anxious to learn them.
There is a man in Virginia SO aristo-
cratic that he has cut his own acquain-
tauce.


We are commanded to let our light
shine before men the nan with a red
nose keeps his light shining before himself


Almost every young lady is public
spirited enough to be willing to have her
fathers house used as a courthouse.


At sixteen woman prefers the best
dancer in the room at two-and-twenty,
the best talker; at thirty, the richest man


Hrs. Partington wants to know what
sort Of drums co-nun- drums are. She
thinks there are some hard to beat.


Tie progress of knowledge is slow.
Like the sun, we cannot see it moving;
but after while we perceive that it has
moved, nay, that it has moved onward.


Most men work for the present, few
for the future. The wise work for both,
for the future in the present, and for the
presen. in the future.


There are great men enough to incite
US to aim at true greatness, but not enough
to make US fancy that God could not ex-
ecute his purposes without them.


A club CT henpecked husbands met
once week-that meeting being their
only day of enjoyment and rest. When
they adjourned they called it the rising
of the tied.


Gen. Grant is on a visit to his family
in Covington, Ohio.