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Year: 1863

at headquarters before it left here was that the
Rebels had no means of crossing except some
wounded. A day will probably SHOW wherc
the Rebels are and the probable location of the
next battle field.


Considerable artillery firing was heard this
afternoon for about All hour in the direction of
haeefstown 1t was probably our cavalry en-
gazing stuart The latter has been very hard
te lind during the Rebel retreat According 10
all accounts his cavalry have lost the dash and
coz tluence that once enabled them to rove
arornd at will.


Our forces a. Boonsboro' report the enemy.s
plekets being thrown out nearly to that poiut
ana enclosing within their lines the Antietam
battle field and the Sheppardstown crossing
The main force is, however, considerably west
OF TINS, and covering the three roads that con-
centrate at Williamspo1L


OUR ARMY.


Ihe movement Of our army is such as will
to-oay fully uncover the enerny's position.
freeerick, in military sense, is quiet to night
though still crowded to rppletion with the fol-
lowers Of the great army.


MORE PRISONERS.


Seven hundred Rebel prisoners arrived to-
day from the front, the fruit OF our active cav
airy operations along the line of Rebel retreat
Ameng the party are number of officers, and
several Baitimoreans. One OF the latter is
George Lennon, a member Of the Maryland
Guards, and who was arrested for cutting the
halyar of the flag at the Custom House, soon
after the 18th OF April insurrection. Small par
ties OF prisoners, by tens and twelyes come in
constantly. The whole number of prisoners
reported ut headquarters up to this morning,
was twelve thousand.


THE LOSSES IN BATTLE


ruler information places our losses in killed
and wounded in the three days fight at fifteen
thousand. The bel loss in killed and wound
ed will be at least five thousand in excess OF
this. The reports received at Headquarters
state that twenty three hundred of the Rebel
dead mad been buried by our buryiRg parties
and only two thirds of the field of battle had
been explored. The whole of their killed left
on the held will be in excess of three thousand
The usual proportion of wounded to killed is
SIX 70 one, which would make their wounded
amount to eighteen thousand portion of
these were, OF course, only slightly injured.
and We're able to keep up with the army in its
retreat Without overstraining the estimate,
their total less in killed, wounded and prison
ers may be put down at thirty thousand
Year: 1863

SHoDDY Morals AT ssWAsHISGToN.-On
might get very good idea of the new shoddy
morals by spending a week at Washington. Inc
Washington Star. few weeks ago, contained the
following: yesterday, after the conclusion OF
the races, two officers, of the rank Of Captain, III
company with two fair but frai' women VINO
were there, returned to the city in an open ear,
rage, and stopped near the corner Of Second
street East and A North, where they made dlS,
graceful exhibition of themselves by hugging ana
kissing each other, in full sight OF Il regiment
which was on dress parade.
Year: 1863

BR1cKs.-We by 20 means mean to
maintain that The carrying Of brieks 10 the
hat 10 to be commended, On the contrary
it is highly objectionable bot If people will
make such bad use Of building material, We
recommend to them the elegant hats sold by
Smith, opposite the La Clsirs House. - thoss
in which the most bricks can be carried with
tha lea 1t trouble.
Year: 1863

The Catholic Church and slavery.


Several persons have taken US TO task
for agitAting the question Of slavery, be-
cause, they say, that . Catholic journal
ought 10 avoid political discussions.


Now we emphatically deny that we
have done any thing TO expose us to this
cenGure. II is as 3 moral, and not as a
political question, that we have examin-
ed the history Of the Church in connec-
ton with slavery The moral question
was strictly within the province OF
Catholic journal, aud we alluded to the
political points only when we were OBJ
liged to do 80 TO convey to the reader a
correct statement of our opinions. We
wished 10 prove 20 our Catholic readers
that the Church was ever hostile 10 sla
very; that she preferred 10 see her chill
dren free rather than in bondage; once
having established this in spite Of all
gainsayers, we leave 10 the conscience Of
others the political treatment of she
question. All that we wished 70 prove
was that the Holy Churoh-lhe spouse Of
Jesus Christ-neYer did, does not now,
and never will desire TO see human be-
ings reduced to the horrible degradation
Of slavery as heretofore practiced in
America. Many an infamous tongue has
uttered its calumnies against the Church,
but in the wide range which its enemies
have taken, we find nothing so shocking
| as this-that the Church established by
our Redeemer is In favor Of the slavery
of her childrenl We respect neither the
head nor heart Of the man who advocates
such atrocious doctrines.
Year: 1863

good type of some Union men in the
South, and abundantly worthy Of the
applause of the Louisville Journal, which
pulled him as a conservative UDionist
not long ago. Thsrin is one of those
Southern Union men, who are in danger
OF being forced into rebellion by the
radicalism of the Administration. We
have a thousand times more confidence
in Yancey, his avOwed rebel partner, than
in Tharin.
Year: 1863

Beautiful PRAYERS.-The prayers are
beautiful that reach Gods ear. The fer
vent prayer of the righteous man availcth
much, and is beautiful. The prayer Of
the widow and iatherless, who have no
helper, is beautiful. The prayer of the
infant, who takes Gods promise in his
moist, implicit grasp as he does his
mothers hand, is beautiful. The prayer
of the lowIy saint, nnlettered and ungram-
matical, IS beautiful. The prayer Of the
poor man when God heard him and de-
livered him out of his troubles was beau
tiful. The prayer of the publican who
smote upon his breast and said, God be
merciful to me sinner was beautiful.
The prayer Of Stephen, when amid the
storm of stones he cried just before he fell
asleep lay not this sin to their charge,
was beautiful. There is grammar and a
rhetoric of heaven; but it is foreign to the
culture If this world. The courtiers there
wear wedding garments, and they speak
the celestial language; but sometimes they
seem ragged and ignorant to the eyes that
arc blinded with the clay and dust of our
earth roadAtGadS.-We cannot always dis
ccrn the fashions Of heaven. There is a
frippery that sometimes claims to be the
garb divine, but is mere tinsel. There is
an 'excellency of speech which is jargon
and mockery in the ear Of God. There is
sounding brass and tinkling cymbar-
mere clatter, and not celestial music at all.
There are beautiful prayers that are un-
lovely and abominabe before the Searcher
of hearts.
Year: 1863

This fighting friend of the Union has again
returned to New York, after an Intellectual
visit to Washington to obtain permission to
serve his adopted country once more in the
field, The people may we'll marvel at the
manner in which the truly earnest and active
officers in the war are 'swhistled down the
wind" by the powers that be. Gen. Sigel
has shown his ability to command on many
battlefield, and his zeal, courage, and ex-
perence, should be made available against
the enemy without delay. He is strong in
the confidence of those who have served un-
der him, and had Slgel been permitted to re-
tain his old command the fortunes of the day
would probably have been different at Chan
cellorsville. z


The Tribune states that Gen. Sigel has in
vain offered and asked to be assigned to any
duty, provided he might be thought compe-
tent even. if it were no more than that of an
aid on the staff of the General commanding
the Army of the Potomac. How long viii
the military authorities at Washington con-
tinue to think they can afford to dispense
with the services of loyal, earnest, devoted
capable men, who are willing to be put any
where they can be useful When they have
ceased to cherish and act on such opinions this
war will be considerably nearer its end thar
| it is now.
Year: 1863

MR. CHAsE's MANAGEMENT OF THE TerAsrRY.--
The fact that million of dollars has Just been
paid out by the Treasury to recompense slave.
owners In the District of Columbia whilst so
large portion of the army has yet to receive
the arrears OF pay due to il, is exciting good
deal Of indignant comment Even in the Senate,
amongst men Of Mr. Chase's own political com.
pleyion, the conduct Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury in postponing the liquidation Of these
arrears has not escaped severe censure Mr..
Wilson emphatically stated, the other day, that
there never was an hour when the government
did not have full authority from Congress to
provide the means to pay the troops We have
always believed that If the necessary energy
had been used by Secretary Chase in this regard
there need never have been the slightest
ground for complaint on the part of the army
So much Of his time, however. has been spent in
interfering with the other branches OF the
government, and in controlling the conduct Of
the war, that he has had but little leisure left 10
attend to the concerns Of his own department
Year: 1863

SEA-GoNG QUALITIES % Our IRoN-CLADs.-
The loss of the Monitor, just as the remainder q
the iron-cIads of the same class had been CON.
peted, created strong feeling Of doubt and
encouragement in regard TO the seagoing qua.
lities Of these vessels. Even when the facts
came 10 be known the misgvings caused by the
disaster in question could not easily be di-.
PEELED. People could not get over the feeling
that we had made bad Investment Of a large
amount Of money, and placed too much depend
ence on a class Of vessels that could not safely
be sent to sea, and that consequently would be
Of but little use for the purposes for which they
were intended. The manner in which the Wee
rewken weathered the recent gale hss saeo,ua,-
Year: 1863

JEFF DAVIS RETALIAToRY MEAsUEEs-Tbe
violation Of the cartel agreed upon for the ex-
change of prisoners, in accordance with JEFF
Davis proclamation, is very silly proceeding.
and will give the rebels more trouble than they
bargain for The banding over of United
States officers to the Governors Of the States in
which they are captured does rot transfer
from Davis shoulders any responsibility for
their ill treatment, nor will it prevent retaia-
tion on our part. If for every United States
officer taken prisoner aud maltreatod there
should be handed over to the State to which he
belongs Confederate prisoner Of equal rank
TO be dealt with in similar fashion, the rebels
would see which side would get tired first Of
this delegated system Of reprisals. We do not
believe, however, that JEFF. Davis has any serious
intention of putting it in force. 1t would in
volve him in difficulties with his own people
that he is hardly prepared to encounter.
Year: 1863




We believe the contederates and the
rest of mankind" including the Yankees,
have come to the conclusion that the value
of Vicksburg was prodigiously oyerratedby
both belignerents. 1t is certain that We OF
the South have not realized the anticipated
terrific consequence of its loss, and it Is
more than certain that the Yankees paid
dear for their whistle, in the cost of life and
treasure expended in the capture. The
worth of Vicksburg was huge delusion to
both sides. We thought it necessary to
hold it in order to exclude Yankee com
merce from the Mississippi, and the Yam
KEGS thought that they, must take it at any
cost, in order TO open and to command the
great river. So much for man S WISDOM
We lost it and the Yankees gained it :; and
10 the Mississippi river is not opened to
Yankee commerce, as it is testified by the
lurid flames from burning boats which light
it up from st. Louis tn New Orleans, and by
the cannon shots which are poured from its
banks upon every Yankee boat that at
templs the dangerous navigation. The fol-
| lowing truthful paragraph from an Orleans
letter TO the Atlantic appeal has sugges ted
these Thoughts


1t is suggested that now would be a good
time to retake Vicksburg But who want;
Vicksburg? 1t is evident that Vicksbure
in our hands, would be source Of weak
ness to US at this time, and probably was st
! all the time. We have no need Of i Ii
would require twenty or thirty thousand
men TO defend it, and an army of commits
saries and quartermasters to support it
The great prize for which the Northwes
fought is ashes to their hands-ashes which
are becoming more bitter every day.
Year: 1863

FROM tno MempnH dPpeaii ooV' II


We need heavy infantry as well as cav
airy force to operate upon the rear lines OF
the enemy in Tennessee, and if President
Davis is fully convinced Of the truth OF the
remark he is reported to have made, We
have right to infer that he will place at
the disposal of the commanding general a
force adequate to the task he is expected
to perform. The army of Rosecrans should
never be permitted to recross the Cumber-
land Mountain in safety even if the troops
have to be drawn from all other points to
prevent it. If held where he is he will be
compelled either to surrender or Starve du-
ring tho winter, as from all the information
we can gather from the best informed, it
will be impossible for him to provision his
army at such distance from the base of its
supplies.


The path of duty is therefore plain. Co.
operating together, let the Confederate and
State governments Of Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi concentrate all their ener-
gies and available resources for formida-
BILE and prompt movement against Rose
Grams, and before the Christmas holidays
are upon US we may behold the enemy on
the retreat to the Ohio, and spend those
days rejoicing that the backbone of tue war
has been broken. So mote it be.
Year: 1863

The Augusta Constitutiona1ist says-Salt
must be had, or the supply Of meat next
year will be much less than this year.
There are hogs enough ana corn enough to
make for the next year more bacon than We
had heretofore, but unless salt can be got
the bacon will not be saved. Clearly then
tits our interest 10 increase the available salt
supply as largely and as quickly as possible
1t Is not yet too late for farmers and plan
ters make their own salt aed some tOspare.
The salt brine of the Atlantic is abundant
and easy of access. Numerous companies
and individuals have been al work for
months past and they have found it ex-
tremely profitable. But their number
should be increased and that soon. October
is an excellent month for salt making, gen
orally dry and healthy, and people from
any section need have no fears of going
now to the coast.
Year: 1863

HENRY and THOMAS CLAY, sons Of HENYY
Clay, Jr, who was killed in Mexico, have


both died in the army since this fearful wal


commenced, the one Federal the other q


rebel officer. , Who can think of these


two young, ardent, brilliant brothers, so


lately mortal enemies, now sleeping quietly


in the grave. dug by grim war, and not sigh


for peace-sigh for the storm to pass, and


the calm sunshine of better days to come?


There is something peculiarly touching in


this sad incident. Its bare mention softens


the asperities of ones feelings. The bro


theirs have lain down together, and the pres


tige even of their great name, such is the


fearful whirl and confusion of embattled


hosts in the land, will hardly rescue them


from oblivion. Yet we may profit now in


the reflections suggested by their sad end


They were brothers Ordinarily the state


ment of this fact in connection with their
death would occasion no unusual emotions.
They were brothers who died lighting, IN
the saddest war of all tins, against each
othsr the one to dismember, tns o,her to
maintain that Union whose magnidcence
and stability were the never-dying theme
of their glorious old grandfather. This
fact is what makes the mention of their
death food the memory with the recollec-
tions of the better days of the Republic,
aud causes a wishful looking towards the
horizon where the sun of peace must sooner
or later usher in the second age ofour pros
perity. Are we not all brothers who are
fighting each other in this frightful war;
Do we not all profess to be Christian,
civilized people, derived from the same
loins, and bound to the same great futureE
WHY, then, should we butcher each other
like mad fiends from the neither regions to
settle the questions of boundary and Gov
ernment? Such thoughts will come, and it
is useless, nay, more, it is criminal to
suppress them. They are the impul-
sions of our better nature, and will not
''down" at our bidding. The course though
Of the Government seems to US, and We say
it sorrowfully, calculated to stlfe the ex-
preston of our longings for peace and make
war the chronic disease Of the nation. In
stead of being affected and mellowed by
the melancholy effects of war, the heart of
the Administration grows harder aid its
passions fiercer, 1t aggravates instead OF
alleviating our national ills, and changes
great and magnauimous government into
vindctive tyrant, threatening de-
,tructon instead of offering mercy.


We would not ourselves counsel peace
fatal TO the life of the Republic, but we
would remove every obstacle in the way of
an early attainment of an honorable com
promise of our national troubles. 1t is use
ls., TO enumerate what we consider those
obstacles now are Our readers are already
ware of our views upon that subject. "The
Powers that be- however, seem a present
determined to prolong the war until peace
shall come only in the habiliments OF the
tomb, and the North and South. like the Two
young brothers we have referred to, lie
down together in common grave.
Year: 1863

We trust no one will fail to resd the
letter from the 1O5th Ohio, which we pub
lish on the fourth page. It contains re-
sponse Of Western Reserve boys to the eff
forts Of the home traitors to break down
the Administration and help the rebels.
The boys Of the 105th have heard Of the
scbeming Of the COpperheads, and are
justly indignant that those whom they
have left at home should be guilty
Of such plOttings against the Government
as are being brought to light daily at the
North. These men are properly charsc-
tsrized by the boys Of the 105th as pub
lie enemies" They are nothing else, and
as such deserve and shall receive the exc
Grafton Of all truly loyal men at this time,
and the disgrace which history has fast
eued upon the Tories Of the Revolution and
the Hartford Conventionists of 1914.
Year: 1863

Hon. George Brown Of Toronto the lead
er Of the Liberal party in Canada and ed
itor Of the Toronto Globe, made a speech
before the Canadian Anti-slavery Society
q few days since. He said that if the pol
icy Of the present Government at Washing
ton prevails, the curse Of human slavery
will be swept from our continent forever;
and our hearts go up with earnest petitions
to the God Of Battles that He viii strength
en- the hands Of Abraham Lincoln and give
wisdom to his councils. BE is just returned
from a visit to England, whore he does not
fail to see that "the general sympathy was
very decidedly on the side Of the South. -
But this sympathy he traces to a miscon-
ception of the character and purpose of the
war, declaring that England is as anti
slavery as ever, and that the moment she
is convinced that the Proclamation an
nounces the adoption of an unswerving
policy, her people will be for the Govern
msnt and the Union. Such a speech viii
exert helpful influence in Canada and
Great Britain alike.
Year: 1863

This submarine battery, which has been
reported a failure, was toWed up to the
yard yesterday, having achieved an aston
ishing success. The rumor Of its value
lessness was printed for the purpose Of
keeping curious foreigners from trying TO
witness the experiments which were made
in New York harbor. When we state that
G shot discharged a considerable distance
under water, was sent some one hundred
and fifty yards in the air, the nature Of the
results reached by Captain Hunt may be
imagined. An order has been received
from the authorities to commence at once
on large scale vessel built on the same
principle as that tried, and the present one
is to-day to be hauled into the dry dock.


The What is it?" which has just been
so severely tested, is nothing more than a
huge square box, almost twelve feet high
and six feet wide, with an internal diam
eter Of some twenty feet A portfolio is
on one side, covered by sort Of ARCH
Within, gun Of indeseribable make and
strange appearance is mounted on the
floor IN such q manner that the muzzle
protrudes through the port. The singular
aspect of the cannon, however, is eclipsed
by the queer construction Of the ammuni-
tion, which consists of a square iron log or
bali, about one foot wide and two. feet long.
Egress and ingress to the battery are ef-
fected over the top, by means Of ladder,
and in through the before mentioned port.
The mode of working the vessel is and will
be kept secret The present one is mere
ly box to test the principle before incur
ring the expense Of building larger craft.
The inventor OF this machine, Captain
Hunt, of the Engineers, is confident of
making a submarine battery that will be
universally adopted as the best Of its kind.
N Y. H.Tald, 2lstr 1s- tr
Year: 1863

CoL Jesso.Stancel, Of the let Texas
Cavalry, communicates 10 the New Or
leans Delta the authentic particulars Of
the death of Capt Montgomery, Kid.
mapped on the Mexican border, by the
rebels, some time sgo;


Ga this evening of the 10th of March
last Captain Montgomery was taken 20
Coup Bell, a rebel camp on the Rio
GraRde, a short distance from the mouth
OF the river, whore he was kept next dAy,
during which time he was tantalized by
those who bad him in custody. lie was
told he was going TO be hanged, and was
asked IT he was not going 10 say his
prayers, in a tantalizing manner.


The next morning, about 10 O'Clock,
be was taken a short distance above the
camp TO retired place on the river. A
hair rope was tied about his neck, and
he was demanded TO tell what he knew
about the Federal forces He refused 10
disclose anything. He was suspended
TO the branch of a tree for a time, and
then let down, and again demanded TO
tell what he knew. lie still refused 10
disclose anything saying 10 them that
as they were going to hang him any way,
he should not make any disclosures.
This operation was repeated four or five
times, when he was anally hung up and
left by his murderers.


He remained in that condition fR days,
when he was taken down by friendly
old Mexican, and placeda few feet in the
ground. His murderers removed the
earth from him, saying he should be
left exposed.


The notorious Captain Bruin, South
ern traitor Of Northern birth, command
ed the hanging party For his bravery
and Southern chivalry in thus being able
to successfully hang a helpless and de-
fenoeless man, he was at once promoted,
and now rejoices in the title Of Major
Bruin.