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Year: 1861

South Carolina, the first State to "rebe" and the first
IN which Lostes broke out, also the first from which
the enemy has conquered bale of cotton. But this
last event is unpleasant incident of the for which
South Carolina not, in political and moral sense,
be justly held accountable. We wish we could remark
the same thing Cf another incident OF the war on the
South Carolina coast reported from Shermans aboli-
tonizng and Misunderstanding expedition to the
Northern press If the report is true it attests NOR
tyng fact if false, it is of the blacklist ISLANDERS
which the malignant mendacy OF the Yankees has cast
upon the proud palmetto State.


According to the report in question, Gen. Sherman
sent flag of truce. with escort from his quarters at
Hilton Head to convey his insulting proclamation to
the people OF South Carolina. The Federal parry were
received by Confederate officers in liberal spirit, and
admitted to free and easy conversation by no means
required by rules of military etiquette usually observed
IN such This bad enough, when the purpose
OF the enemy was known and the character Of the
he came to wage was understood The message borne
under the fag of truce in the spirit OF conquer
or to the conquered. and the Athenaus of old would
have received the messengers bearing it differently
& But this not all, or the worst. Returning says
the Federal report the truce messengers met party Of
rebel cavalry who gave them fodder for their horses


The Athenians OF old, when the Persian despot sent
demand "earth and water"-the symbols of dominion
replied by throwing the messenger into well and heap
ing earth upon him. This the terrible hospitality
which the Greeks had for their deadly enemies. They
gave them earth and water n the fatal bottom of WE'LL
the gallant cavaliers of South Carolina it would seem
gave their deadly enemies plenly of fodder.


For the enemy to get some cotton from the South
Carolina coast, was thing that could not well be help
cd to receive his flag of cvilly was prima acle
due to the forms of military etiquette but the duty of
toe South Carolina cavalry to give him fodder when ac
cidentay meeting him the road is by means ap-
parent II it is from the scriptures they deduce this
charitable proceeding they should remember that though
we are there enjoned to love enemies, we are not
required to feed them.


We hope that the report will prove to be unfounded
and slauderous
Year: 1861

Another Naval Engagement OH James River.


For some days past two or three OF the federal gun
boats have been in the habit of running up James River
five six miles above Newports' News each evening,
and remaining there all night. What the object OF this
was is unknown, unless it may have been to keep
watch on the movements of the Confederate steamer
Patrick Henry These gun boats On Sunday evening
repeated this same maneuvre and yesterday morning
the Patrick Henry got under way from her position fur
tber up James River and down. On seeing her the
gun boat left Immediately and put out down the river to-
wards the blockadng ships The Patrick Henry contnu
ed her chase after them, and they ran In under the
protection of the guns Of the gates Cumberland and
Congress, and the fort at Newports' News The P. H.
opened fire among them after getting desirable posi-
ton from her after gun, firing SHE'LL and our informant
tells us for as much as half hour she continued to drop
her shell and around the frgste Congress, many of
which, it is believed buTstcd on her decks, with what
effect we shall be unable to determine as the federals
keep all such matters too close The engagement COM
menced about quartz past six and lasted two hours
During the time, the gun boats would frequently
sally out from behind the frghtes to give the Patrick
Henry shot, and such occasion she would soon force
them back by well directed shot, several of which, it
is believed struck these gunboas Two OF them, (here
four altogether) after receiving a shot from the
Patrick Henry retired to the Immediate vicinity of the
wharf at Newport News while the other two kept their
position out of harms way in the rear of the frgates
They at time made attempt to pass up James
River so as to flank the Patrick Henry, and when get





batteries the ?. Ii. put chase after them, and they
scampered back After this they appeared to have be-
afraid to out again. and the Patrick Hen
ry had to then remain satisfied with pepperng the rg
ate, which she did, it is said in maserly and beautiful
manner.


1t is said by those who witnessed the entire engage
ment, that the Patrick Henry was handled in tho
roughly like manner, by those board and her
guns were worked 20 perfection She played upon the
enemy mostly with her after gun, while lying off New
ports News and would occasionally back up towards
the enemy when she would DRIFT out of range of her
mark 1t is supposed she used her after gun in order to
keep the best position to prevent being ouanked and
to keep tre enemy from having chance at her broad
side


We are unable TO say what damage was done to
either party in this engagement and far the feder
al vessels concerned shall not be able to ascer
tain but informant tells it is bis opinion that
the Patrick Henry is entirely unharmed notwithsand-
ing she the single object of attack from the four
gun boats the two rgates and four guns from the tort
at Newpors News. After the firing ceased, she pass
ed up James River to her position, apparently fresh
as lark.-Nortoik Day Book, Sd inst.
Year: 1861

ZEKE's ISLAND, Dec. ).


Editors Journal: The steamer which is keeping up
the blockade eff New inlet is small craft, carrying rot
half dozen gins in ALL but of remarkable swift
in spot during the day. and at night change their posi-
ton. This suppose, scheme OF theirs to oeoeye
any vessel that may attempt go cut at night time. 1t
would be we'll for any venursome sailors who attempt
to run blockade to keep sharp their tricks
and not permit Yankees fool Ihem Nothing has been
seen of the steamer since late yesterday evening, but
likely tomorrow morning will discover her lying near tse
Bar. cannot imagine that or two small gun-Doats
would incur much danger Of defeat in attacking the con-
tempthle crea is probable however, that the pos
sibiy of the enemys capture in such way would be put
to an end by their flight as is commonly the case


The weather beautiful and the soldiers are glad to
find much to-day One degree in the temper aure
OF the weather either way may be considered equivalent to
one blanket and past days the degrees have been
by tar tAe more plentiful than the Blankets More anon
Year: 1861

A BRILLIANTLY Cool lDEA-The St Louis Demo-
crat IN the river column gets off the following sugges
tlon to the Northern military commanders


The prospect at present is that the river will get
loot or SO lower and continue until navigation opens
again in the spring, bat in the meantime the river will
have frozen over hard and solid, afordug secure, al
though rather crooked ice road to Cairo If troops re-
quire when the river is frozen over to go hence to Cal
ro or from Cairo to ST. Louis, they might skate the
whole distance short time taking one davis rations
along In view of this it may be good policy to manu-
facture at once full supply Of army skates Indeed
troops may be easily cheapy and sportivey transport
cd from the most northern parts Of the country over
the most magnificent lakes and along the broad rivers
to their destined rendezvous on the Ohio or Mississippi
and all on skates. The of regiment skimming
along Lake Michigan, down the Illinois river and past
81. LOUIS on the Mississippi in regular column, would
De worth while turning out to The soldiers could
take their extra baggage and camp equipments along
in handsleighs and the sick-f any-n the same way'
| without suffering any delay therefrom
Year: 1861

Mcclellan IN FAVOR OF EXCHANGING PRISONERS.
"A Washington dispatch says


1t is well known here that the new commanderln-
chief is in favor OF inauguratDg system OF exchanging
prisoners as 5eing accordance with the principles o
cvilizad warfare of the age. This will restore to the
service some of the best of the officers in the regular
army who are now restrained by parole, forced FROM
them in Texa and elsewhere besides giving encourage
ment to our men, in the day of battle, to hold their
ground.
Year: 1861

mission there was not to pry into the secrets of their
camp but discovered that there was no lack of forts
and cannon of tents and stables and judge that, If
the place TAKEN it will be at the expense gilmore
lives than the public at present imagine
Year: 1861

WHEAT-We understand some transactions in this
article, first quality have been made here this week at
ST. so per bushel These are terrible times the poor
farmers Wheat only one dollar and half per bushel,
and Pork selling at the low figure of ten cents per
pound and every thing else they have to sell in proper
tion. We don't how the poor fellows are to get
along l-Afhens Post Nou %.
Year: 1861

Anew and efectual mode of selling goods has

 lately been put in practice in this town with

 very good success. A pedler goes to good sub stantial farmer and says he will sell him coat nattern worth ten dollars for five, but he wishes him to take package of goods worth seventy

 five dollars on sale and give his note payable to order for the goods, he giving back writing agreeing to apply all goods not sold on the note which has four months to run. The farmer wants the coat pattern but he cannot get it, un- less he takes the whole, so he gives the note and away goes the peddler. In about four months Q gentleman calls and says he is from Boston, and is collecting for large Iron establishment and has in his possession some notes they took in way of business, which were also guaranteed to them and the times being very dull he is around collecting them. The farmer wants to apply the goods left on sale, but he does not know anything about such kind of pay, he must have the money. The farmer sees he has been sold as we'll as the goods, and pays the note and keeps the goods.

 The moral to this is, patronize your own mer chants that are ready to sell as low as they can afford to, and who help to support society and pay their proportion of the taxes of your town and State.
Year: 1861

n@- An appointment by the Governor, which we are not at liberty to make public this week, has been made during the past week in this coun- ty, which will materially aid and advance the en- listment of more troops from hence at any early date.

 Litch6eld County has already done nobly-has sent her full quota of men, who are already in the the field, in the State Regiments, beside sending at least a full Regiment of men in other States.

 We do not incline to the belief now that full Regiment can be raised exclusively from this County this winter-tho' we do believe that at least four or five hundred will volunteer under the auspices above alluded to.

 We shall see in week or two at the farther aak
Year: 1861

1M0 NGWSs

 Our columns this week bear'eviaeuce of most important march of events, and the most encour. aging news, from the seat of war.

 No one can complain now that nothing is be. ing done, and no victories are obtained. From every quarter we have the most cheering news the Telegraph and the mails brings us daily accounts O glorious victories gained.

 Our Great National Fleet has met with unex ampled and almost unexpected success. Gu, Troops are landed in the very heart of the Enc mys country. Beaufortis ours-the harbors and channels which guard it's entrance are ours-the great main artery between Savannah and Char. leston is ours, and the AMERICAN FLAG in triumph waves over the soil of rebellious South Carolina

 Isis more than poetic justice thus to trans fer the war into the very heart of Secession and the Rebellion. The origin, the growth, the out burst of this wicked war is theirs, theirs be the desolation

 We hope to chronicle by next week the Capture of Charleston and the bombardment and the ut- ter destruction of that sodom of Secession. Then . blow shall have been received that will prove '<he Death. Knell of the Conspiracy, and then we may begin to count the days when the era of the Rebellion shall be ended.

 "The dark and bloody Ground" sends the most cheering news,-4oo Rebels killed and one Mou- sand taken prisoners, after well fought battle of two days duration The last news we receive up to the hour going to press confirms this, and we shall soon have full news of tie most ably fought battle and glorious victory over the Rebels yet achieved by our gallant army.

 The rebels are scattering in every direction southward from tho "grand army'' before Rich mond. Now the soldiers of the bankrupt Jeff zee the handwriting on the wall. Now General Mcclellan must be prepared to move forward.-l FORWARD is the word now, and God shall give us the victory of Right over Wrong!

 Glorious News enough for one week say vol
Year: 1861

Saturday the l6th inst, is chosen by the Don. key Despisers of Old Judea, for the passing of an Ordinance to ' Prohibit the running at large or using of Asses on the Public Road!''

 Asses, to the Rescue!

 Tyranny is rampant-your liberty at stake. Men breathe out cruelty would deprive you of the public road-command you to bray only in by-ways and hedges

 While we deprecate side-issues in the present state of our country, and would bend our whole energies to the breaking down of rebellion, let us see to it that the principle of freedom is not crushed under our own feet. We exhort the Law yers and all learned men to search the Books and see if there be any precedent for this out rageous proceeding. For myself, in the com ing assinine conflict, if do not go tooth and claw'' for the dumb driven cattle," then Write me down an Ass;
Year: 1861

The steady increase in the city circulation of The
TRIBUNE increases its value as a medium for city ad-
yertisng. Advertisers will oblige us by sending In
their advertisements as early possible as we are
obliged put the paper to press at an earlier hour
than formerly.


Advertisements must be handed in before o'clock OF
they cannot be classified.
Year: 1861

There ia no truth in the report that an at
tempt had been made to poison the New-York
18th regiment at Washington. The Colonies of
all the regiments however, deem it advisable to
exercise the greatest care in purchasing food for
their soldiers. There is too much reason to be-
lieve that the chivalrous SouthrOns will not scru-
pie to use poison to destroy the defenders of the
Union.
Year: 1861

We print this morning an important general
order from the War Department, giving the plan
OF organization for the new regiments Of regulars
and volunteers to be raised for the war. The
regulars will consist Of eight regiments of infantry


one regiment Of cavalry, and one regiment of
artil!ery--composing minimum force OF IL, l54
men, and maximum force of 22,7l4 men. The
volunteers will consist of SO regiments Of infantry


and one regiment Of cavalry, with an aggregate
Year: 1861

We to-day publish the call Of the People


for State Union Convention, to convene


st Columbus on the fifth Of September, for


the purpose Of placing in nomination can


didAtes for the various State offices. 1t ap.


peals to patriots of various pRrties-all


who regard the maintenance Of the Union


and the suppression of rebellion as para.
mount to every other issue. Let all such
feel themselves included, for this is purely
Peoples movement and the People have
a right to control it. The Democratic party
organization has been seized upon by those
who place party above the Union-who
would purchase their own elevation with
the dishOnOr Of the country. Loyal Demo
Gratis will not permit themselves to be thus
betrayed into opposition to the Government
they are sworn to uphold, and henos, this
uprising of the People, in which both Dem
ocrats and Republicans, as we'll as the
various other shades of political opinion
provided they ere sound upon the great
question Of lOyalty-are alike represented.
Let county organizations be at once per
ected, and the good work proceed in such
. manner as to convince the siders and
.bsttors of treason that their course re-
elves the universal exeersiion of patriots
a Ohio -.
Year: 1861

The undersigned deeply sensible Of the dan
gers now hanging over our national Government
and impressed with the conviction that they can
only be averied BY the united action of the whole
people In which patriotism shall take the Mace
Of party spirit, respectfully and earnestly call
upon all loyal citizens OF Ohio, who are In fayor
OF the maintenance Of the Government, and of
the vigorous and continued prosecution Of the
war now carried fer the suppression Of the
rebellion against ths Government, TO meet and
appoint delegates to UzIoS CONVENTION to be
held at the city Of Columbus, on Thursday, the
9th day Of September next, for the nomination
Of candidates for the different State Offices which
are to be alled at the general election in October
to VII the Offices Of Governor, Lieut. Governor.
Judge of the Supreme Court, Comptroller Treas
ureF, Secretary Of State, and one member of the
Board Of Public Works


To save further trouble in arranging the da
tails Of this important movement, we surqesf that
the Convention consist Of one delegate for "a n
thousand Of the aggregate vote cast in each
county for Supreme Judge at the last election
with one additional delegate for each surplus
half of the ratio, varying this spportionment |
however, so as to secure not less than two dela
gates from every county, and an even number /
from all Under this spportionment the several |
counties viii be entitled to delegates as follows
Year: 1861

The following is very nearly correct list
Of the Appropriations made by Congress
during the session which has just closed
The closing item may vary slightly but the
others are exact.
Year: 1861

The greyhound runs by eyesight only, and this
we observe as O fact The carrier pigeon flies his
two hundred and fifty miles homeward by eye
sight, viz from point to point of objects which
he has marked; but this is only our conjecture.
The fierce dragon fly, with twelve thousand lenses
in his eye, darts from angle to angle with the
rapidity of flashing sword, and as rapidly darts
back-not turning in the air. but with q clash re-
versing the action of his four WINGS and instan-
taneously calculating the distance of the objects
or he would dash himself to pieces. But in what
conformation of his does this consist? No one can
answer.


A cloud Of ten thousand gnats dance up and
down in the sun--the minutest interval between
them-yet no one knocks another headong upon
the grass, or breaks leg or q wing long and del
icate as these are. Suddenly-amdst your admi-
ration Of this matchless dance-a peculiarly high
shouldercd, vicious gnat, with long, pendant nose
darts out of the rising and falling cloud and settling
on your cheek inserts poisonous sting. What
possessed the little wretch to do this? +? Did he
smell your blood in the mazy dance? No one
Knows


A four-horse coach comes suddenly upon flock
of geese on narrow road, and drives straight
through the middle of them. goose was never
yet fairly run over, nor duck. They are under
the very wheels and hools, and yet somehow they
cOntrive to flap and wadde off. Habtually stupid,
heavy and indolent, they are, nevertheless, equal
to any emergency. Why does the lonely wood
pecker, when he descends his tree and goes to
drink, stop several times on his way-lsten and
looks around-before he takes his draught? No
one knows,
Year: 1861

There having been some idle talk around town in
reference to Major Waltons crack battalion-that
it has not gone into service yet, and such like
remarks-we will state that the battalion has not
only been ready and anxious for service all along,
but that it was in reality the Uery first corps offered
to Governor Moore for State or Confederate SER
vice. Ever since then, the companies of the battal-
ion have been furthering their preparations and
drilling constantly and let it be borne in mind
that the field drill of the Artierists with their
heavy brass pieces is no child's play. That the
Governor has not yet seen proper to order the
battalion into service, is no fault of theirs. We
hope to hear no more such idle remarks about this
brave and gallant corps as have lately reached our
ears.


The Artlersts have six bronze six-pounders
two twelve-pound howitzers, and one rihed can
non, now being finished at the Leeds Foundry.
This red cannon is to be duly tested, and if it be
found satisfactory, others of the same sort will be
made.


We yesterday stated that one of the newly elect
ed Captains, E. A. Pafrey, had resigned Lieu.
tenancy in the Confederate Service to accept a
Captancy in this battalion. We should have said
that it was a Lieutenant Colonclcy that he re-
signed. We now give full and correct list of the
npr 0D,icc pol off
Year: 1861

AN ORDINANCE LENYING AND PRO
n VIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE CITY
PROPERTY TAN.


follows


unon all assessed and taxable property wi thin the
corporate limits of the city OF Nevada, Tor the hsca
year ending NAV 1861 tax Of fifty cents upon each
one hundred dollars of assessed value


SEC 2 1t shall be, and is hereby made the duty
or tbe Citv Marshal or his Deputy, TO collect said
taxes said Collector shall forthwith give notice, by
publication in some newspaper, published IN TINS
city that the city taxes are due and payable ana
the time and place at which he viii receive the same
also that the law in regard to thelr coiiectloh VIII
be strictly enforced.


SEC. g. Upon the first Monday in January 1851,
at the close of the business hours for that day the
tax collector shall enter upon the tax list or assess
ment roll statement, that he mas mace leVy upon
all the property assessed in said roll and upon which
the taxes have not been paid On or before the third
Monday Of January 1861. the tax collector shall COM
plete list of all persons and property then owing
taxes and the tax collector in addition 10 the tax
levied shall collect upon each delinquent the sum
of dollar as costs incurred in preparing and pub
fishing the delinquent list


Sgc / On or before the first day Of February,
1861 the tax collector shall cause the delinquent tax
list TO be published. giving the name OF the owner
Of all real estate and all improvements on the same,
together with such a condensed description OF the
property, that il may be easily known, and alsoa
similar condensed description Of any real estate or
improvements assessed to unknown owners and also
opposite each name or description, the amount oil
taxes including costs, due from each delinquent per-
son or property such list with the levy thereon as
heretofore provided shall be published for three sue
cessive weeks in some newspaper, or supplement 70
a newspaper, published in the city Of Nevada such
publication shall also designate the time and place o.
The sale which shall not be less than twenty one or
more than twenty eight days from the first appear.
ance of the publication. All real estate shall be sold
in front of the Court House door, and all sales shall
be made by the Marshal or his deputies


SEC. 3. The provisions of the Act entitled Act
to provide revenue for the support of the Government
of this state, approved April 29th 1851 from Sec 10
to Sec 2S inclusive of said act, shall control, direct
and regulate the sale, issuance of certificate, record
and all further proceedings of the tax collector, under
the foregoing ordinance.


Passed November 2Sth 1860


JOHN WILLIAMS. President.


T. II. RoIFE, Cerk.-nOv29