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Year: 1863

Gen. Rosecrans lately wrote very proper letter to
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, OF the rebel army making
plant Of certain outrages the nature Of which shown by
the following extract:


IL know that would compensate for the
degradat and shane that should feel in allowing my
troops sneak in behind flag of truce TO make cap
ture; allowing them to 90 into battle dressed in your
uniforms and carrying your coors; in robbing your
surgeons of their private properly; all Of which done
by Gen Braggs troops before the battle Of Stone river
Enclosed s copy of list of thrtyeight medical officers
robbed Enclosed also is the statement Of the Rev Chap
lain adds showing that under the tact n not active
ton Of Gen. Wheeler hospital boat loaded with despe-
ratey wounded and sick soldiers, was fred into by
kerry and artillery"


This letter was returned by the very Gen. Wheeler
complained Of the ground that the language referring
to his Commanding General Bragg indicates little
regard for the couees that presumed to govern
tlemen in their intercourse" Not to be put of in this
way Gen. Rosecrans transmitted the ettor through an
other channel to Gen. Johnston enclosing duplicates of
the lists spoken OF in his first and with note from
which take the following:


presume your customs do not warrant subordinates
in stopping communications addressed to their superior
commanders Nor is it necessary to call attention 10 the
dscourtesy Of officer of high rank who had the mean
to stop such communication and to abstract from
the enclosure, which he presumed to return because he
unwilling to forward it, the papers referring to his
own conduct"
Year: 1863




Orr CHARLESTON, FEB 2S-A few DAYS AGO a small
steamer flying the FRI nch flag at her peak and flag Of
truce came outside of Fort Sumter with the view it
thought, of communicating with the Flag Officer Of the
fleet But as the bockading ship nearest her be-
gan TO sgnaze with the flag ship the little steamer with
the French flag flying turned about and Immediately ran
back to the city. This doubt an attempt on the
part of the rebels to get outside 10 order to have good
look at the ships and batteries which have been added to
the fleet


During the past three days two more Monitors have ar
rived About sevsnty6ye schooners al anchor
the encampments on Bay Point eighted with artillery
ammunition, &c. Nine mortar schooners, with mortars
mounted also lay within sight Of the encampments.


boat expedition Of saors aud troops, all W. armed
is under weigh, and will leave in night two on SO
cret expedition The result of the same shall endsavor
to inform you.


Many OF the negroes have become tired of eedom and
number have absconded, previously giving their friends
to understand that they liked plantation life better With
10 the past six months large numbers Of them have been
employed on board Government ships tugs &c. and they
have been found to be dirty lazy aud worthless that it
became necessary to discharge them and turn them
to tbs tender merces of the provost marshal Of Port
Royal.


The rebel rams have made their appearance outside Of
Fort Sumter again but they did not venture to engage our
fleet The injuries received by the keystone State n the
late rebel raid have been repaired and she has reoined
the feet.
Year: 1863

Accounts from Port Royal 10 Besrly noon Of the Sd
instant that very heavy firing bad been heard all that
morning la the direction Of Ogeechee river II sup
posed to be an attack of the Union forces Fort Nc
Alister.


DESTRUCTION OF THE NASHVILLE.


The famous rebel steamer Nashville destroyed in
the Ogeechee river on the 28th utmo by Capt Worden
Of the Montauk Late in the preceding day the Nashville
be getting under way, and shortly afterwards
she steamed down to tie obstrucons n front of the bat
terry on Genesis Point though desirous OF coming out
Before getting in range Of the Montauks guns she put
back sga but observed to heave to before reaching
her old moorDgs The movements board of her led to
the suspicion that che aground and the fact having
been ascetaned by reconnaissance during the night she
attacked early the next morning After the proper
elevation was obtained few shots blew up her magazine
and sent mass spare machinery, and guns flying in all
directions Meanwhile the heavy rebel battery Genesis
Point was idle Asream of iron balls splashed the water
the Montauk and glanced harmlessly from the re-
doubtable turret Nobody was hurt But the Montauk
returned to her old station she torpedo which
exploded uLder her bottom and is said to have fed her
two feet upward. She however, suffered serious in
jury. The only harm done trihing arrangement OF
the machinery which could be repaired without difficulty


THE MILITARY PREPARATIONS.


Port Royal letter of the Sd instant Gays that General
Hunter is energecay preparing the forces in his depart
ment for the forthcoming campaign and the officers under
him appear not to have an idle moment The Hunter
Foster difficulty ia The brgades and regiments Of
Gen Fosters corps have been Incorporated with those Of
Gen. Hunters department, and all minds apparently are
bending their attention and energies to the great
object of the campaign
Year: 1863

The Key West correspondent of the New York World
gives interesting account of unsuccessful attempt to
enforce order issued by COL Mogaa commander of the
military force there, eIlpg all persons within his lines to
the Confederate States in any of them had blood
relation who was in rebel employ. The order affected
nearly every loyal man. woman, and child in the town
Col Morgan proposed embarking them transports for
Hilton Head aud thence to send them beyond the enemys
pckets While in the act of carrying out his scheme
vessel arrived from Port Royal bringing Col Goode and
the 47h Pennsylvania volunteers with instructions from
General Hunter to relieve Col Morgan of his post This
dore, and the order at rescinded to the
great joy of heartbroken community We extract a
portion of the Worlds correspondence:


KEY WEST, FEBRUARY q, 1863.


If said yesterday that Key West was the gloomest
and saddes of its size of which the then
shone and which flag then waved, will say to-
day that it is the happes and most ublant The
Cosmopolitan has arrived from Hilton Head bearng Gel
Goode and the Fortyseventh Pennsylvania Volunteers,
relieving Col Morgan and the Nneteih New York Voup
teers ard all the illegal and absurd orders of the latter
forthwith TO be rescinded She too The
City OF Bath already beng loaded up with the
exles. The wharf at which che lay covered with
their household goods they stood about it in sad little
groups surrounded by fearful friends bidding their final
iarewels The City Of Bath bad steam up; her wheel
went slowly splashing in preparatory rounds; trunks
bedding band boxes, being huddled on board, and
the dock a scene of confusion and distress


Suddenly some anxious watcher looking off to the far
horizon, Ike Sister Anne in the story of Bluebeard
watching for token of coming help, discovered
steamer approaching The genius of retrbuon evidently
had hand in the affair for besides being sDguarly
the nick of me the strange sail steamng swiftly
up close to the very wharf which Morgans poor VIC
Tins gathered Before she (the Cosmopolitan had
been made fast the had spread through the crowd
that Morgan superseded and all his orders counter
mandsd


Then there was burst of wild excitement Women
kissed their children frantcaly about embracing
each other The crowd shouted like bedlamites-caps
went up into the air and down into the water
OF them. And so it went through all the island, and in
little time the town went wild with JOY and The houses
we're cecked with flags gaa-day Very few commu
mites have such sudden revuion from grief to joy


ING ,eplteNe caue iIom MdJoI ooueiai huntol, VINO
probably satisfied that be had been pretty thoroughly
imposed upon in regard to the people of this island. SO
ends for the present the reign OF terror here At receipt
of the news Morgan is represented to have been ptabe
sight The sixteen officers who resigned from his regiment
are reinstated
Year: 1863

The following is extract from naval officers letter,
dated on board the u s steam gunboat Chippewa off Al
gesiras, 10th January, 1863:


can English officer, who il married to relative Of the
late Commodore Shaw of the United States navy informs
me that pref is foot in England superutendei by
Maury OF the rebel navy capture the United States
squadron on The Mediterranean station with ironcad
ses now said to be nearly ready for The movements
London Times Of movements made IN this squadron Tho
English officer told me that the retiring IF the Sumter and
our capture constitute the first act the drnma and then
the capture OF the COnst St Louis both,
their destruction If they refused 10 surrender saw the
Sumter under steam few hours after the consultation with
the Eoglishman, who in shaking hands with me, said


Your soreshp is watched as Semmes left diagram of
her with Welsh captain who gave it to the rebel sympa-
thzers in Plymouth fear that the Release, which
expect here about the st of April Is 10 danger She had


narrow escape from the Alabsms before. We have to
keep English waters any encounter with the Sum
ter Our Navy Department should try and send some
iron clad vessels here, If possible"
Year: 1863

From The Vieksburg Whig Of february 10.


Considerable danger to be apprehended by por-
on of the community from the movement OF the enemy
into the interior OF Mississippi via the Yazoo Pass but
have heard number Of gentlemen, who profess to be well
acquainted with the nature Of the water that must
be navgated, give it their opinion that but little will be
accomplished, except disturbance for short time Of
collecting supplies iD the country threatened


The passage from the Mississippi to Moon Lake ia two
miles length thence the lake TO the mouth of the
pass nine miles thence through the pass proper to Cold
water river, eighteen miles. The latter is narrow and
deep and some distractions by faog timber had been
made, aDd the work progressing The enemys boats
passed through the pass with their forces heavy land
force marching either side and in advance Of the boats
On Sunday morning the land forces reached the Codwae
and it expected the boats would arrive during the
Our orces engaged n adding to the obstructions were
driven bsck aud compelled to abandon the work, and
reached the mouth Of the Coldwater on Sunday. The
land forces Of the enemy are estimated at eight ten
thousand.


We are confident that energetic steps have been taken
to provide against the raid in this direction but knowing
the importance OF repeng IL, aud the great disaster II
would bs to In Mississippi IL allowed to be sue
cessiu urge the utmost exerons The part Of
leaders The water is falling slowly aud the fe may be
enrapped when asucent force can bag the whole party
Year: 1863

The President declined to sign the bill having for its OBJ
ec the collection Of the Southern agricultural staples and


for their transfer to the markets Of the North where they
we're to be cold Treasury account In the discussion
ths bill IL stated by Republican Senators that Il had
been prepared by Secretaries Stanton and Chase OriQ
purchase souberu products and the provision was
ported by Mr. Howard and other Republican Senator's on


the ground that friendly inducement was thereby held
out to rebels TO return 10 their old relations with the peo
pie Of the North But this tcuar provision struck
cut and the bill as 1t passed provided that the artc
be collected merely and sent to Northern markets for
Disposal IL was stated n debate that officers OF the army
had made large sums in purchasing cotton and sending IL
to the Loyal States by returning trains of army wagons
aud cars
Year: 1863

New YORK, MARCH 6--The Post Of this evening states
that the Northern Light chased Tuesday morning
of the coast of Florida by propeller steamer which, when
first carried sgnal Of dstress but subsequently
gave chase TO the Northern Light and continued it until
Federal vessel hove in sight Some Of the officers Of
tie Northern Light decline to admit that it is positive
vessel was a privateer.
Year: 1863

The Providence Post says:


In the second District five men were draft
ed who belong to the Society of Friends, o
whom two were exempted for physical dis
ability, and three were held for SERVICE
These latter declined to go, substitute OF
commute, on account Of conscientious scru'
pies. Their cases were held by Captain
Chadsey, VINO at their request communlca-
ted with the War Department in order to
ascertain if any relief could be afforded. de
received as for reply that as the draft was
under an act of Congress, the Executive oil
ticers had no discretion i'll the matter, and
therefore, these men, in common with al
conscripts must comply with the terms .
the law. This they declined 70 do, but ex
pressed themselves ready to meet any pen
atty that might be inflicted. On Tuesday
at Captain Chadsey's suggestion, they sur
rendered themselves up as deserters, AND
we're sent by him to Fort Columbus, New
York Harbor, where they expect to be
court martialed, and are not without hope
chat some avenue may bo opened for them
to escape WITHOUT compromising their con
sciences. In the First District but one mar
was drafted who STOOD in the position oI
these three. His case has not yet been ia
ken in hand by Captain Ha. ain.
Year: 1863

The foregoing is phrase which has do ne
its full share Of mischief, and will perhaps
continue to exercise an evil Influence 1t
is a phrase gotten up by demagogues to
mlslead honest men. 1t is the tortoise GOV
er under which the administration stealth
ly approaches the battlements Of the Con
stitution to undermine them.


Anything to put down this rebellion"
properly translated means anything TO saps
the Republican parry The true and legitr
mate sentiment is Anything legal and
necessary TO put down the rebellion and r,
store tie Union. .r-Cieueland Pidndeale,.
Year: 1863

and see whether some other policy other
than the subjugatiug, exterminating policy
of the radicals is not better for the great
object desired by every lover of American
liberty? UNION.
Year: 1863

will the morning star of hope rise in beautl
full efulgence to gladden. the weary pilgrims
of constitutional liberty. 81


Then will the hearts of weeping patriots
leap forjoy, for they will remember the
promise that the sword skall be returned to
its scabbard and there shall be no more
Year: 1863

FEDERAL LossEs.-Great efforts are be-
ing made to diminish the losses at Fred
ericksbUrg, yet the truth is leaking out
in spite of the efforts Of the Administra'
ton to supp ess it An officer in Gen.
Hooker's division says that his command
started into action with four thousand
men, and in fifteen minutes seventeen
hundred Of them were killed and wounded.
The Boston Courier learns from private
information received directly from an Of
fcer in the army, who participated in the
fight, that thirty five thousand Of the SOL
diers are missing since the action at Fred
e-icksburg. All accounts represent the
army as completely demoralized and de-
manding the recall Of Mcclellan but the
Abolition traitors who dictate the policy
of the Administration and control its ap
pointments are bitterly opposed to him
and determined to keep him out of the
army, simply because he refuses to en-
dorse the Presidents infapous negro
proclamation. They would rather see
the army destroyed than give up their
darling scheme of freeing the negroes
The soldiers are now satisfied that the
war is prosecuted, not to restore the
Union, but to free the negroes and enrich
Abolition contractors, editors and officers
Judging from the tone of the Eastern
journals and extracts from army letters,
great dissatisfaction exists everywhere
among the soldiers, and they are clamor-
Gus for peace. For the restoration of the
Union they are willing to shed their blood
but they are not willing to do it to free
negroes and place them on an equality
with themselves.
Year: 1863

Under the present Administration cor
ruption and swindling have been fearless.
" exposed and vigorously condemned by
the Van Wyck and Dawes Committees,
created by and composed Of the staunch-
est supporters of the Administration. -
Union.


True, corruption and swindling have
been exposed and condemned by Con.
gressional Committees, but the Union is
careful to conceal from its readers the
more important fact that they have been
persistently continued Notwithstanding.
Lincoln and his Cabinet paid no attention
to the exposure and condemnation of the
Committees To show his contempt for
them he indorsed, over his own signature,
after the reports Of the" Committees had
been published to the world, "the ability,
efficiency and fidelity" Of the greatest
swindler and biggest thief in the country
not only vouched for his respectability,
but sent him to represent our country at
the Court Of Russia! The Union knows
and the people know that the Admins
tration has not removed man detected in
swindiing the Government. And yet the
Abolition traitors of the Union "venture
to insult the intelligence of the people"
by talking about the corruption of past
Administrations, while apologising for
and defending the villainy of the present.
True, they get literally paid for screening
the rascality of their masters, but this
does not justify them in habitually per.
verting the truth.
Year: 1863

SOLDIERS TIRED OF THE WAR.-The ar
my correspondent of the Bangor Gazette
says: "A large number of officers of
the army and soldiers who entered The
service full Of admiration for the leaders
of the Republican party, now express
themselves tired Of the war as it has been
conducted, and are earnestly anxious for
a return to the original proposition of the
President-that the war should be car.
ried on solely and exclusively with the
view to the restoration of the Union and
the authority Of the government over the
rebellious States. Some Of them boldly
say that they were deceived by the Pres
ident's promises, and that as be has bro
ken faith with the country. they are not
morally bound to remain in the service.
"A dangerous ard demoralizing spirit is
spreading rapidly in the army, and un.
less checked, may terminate fatally"


AT Pleasant Valley. on Thursday snow
Year: 1863

A ScRIMMAGE.-A soldier and an Irish.
man got into difficulty yesterday near
the corner of johnson and Third Streets.
After few hard words they came to
blows, and the Irishman was Knocked
down and rather roughly handled: We
did not learn the origin of the difficulty
but presume the Irishman was Copper.
head.
Year: 1863

At the recent meeting Of the Douglas
and Breckenridge National Committee in
New York, confident expectation Of a
Copperhead victory in the State Of Maine
was expressed, and such was the uni
versal boast of the Copperhead press oI
the North. The New York World proph-
esied conservative victory in Matte in
its Saturday issue. The result in Maine
and California blasts the hopes OF traitors
in regard to Pennsy ylvania, Ohio and Iowa
and prepares the way for the most over.
whelming victory for the Union cause
ever known in our State.


There is no earthly chance of a repect-
able vote for the Byington collection, and
both wings Of the party know it, and such
scratching" as that mongrel tick 1t will
set on the 18th Of October will stand as
! caution through all time to ambitious
Office seekers TO beware what kind Of bed
fellows they ego to bed with"
Year: 1863

ONLY A THIRD.-We learn that the
Copperhead stump speakers in the north
part of the county only support third
of their State ticket. They denounce
Duncombe and Mason publicly as disu
nionists, and proclaim that they will mol
support them.
Year: 1863

March is near at hand, and throughout
the Confederate States the practical ques.
tion of what is to be planted for the season
of '63 must be decided concerning every
field. The country, it may be said, will be
said, will be richer. The temptation to
plant cotton is great, and the world would
undoubtedly benefit by having large a.
mount of cotton at the close Of the year at
very low prices. And, on the whole, our
resources might be greater. But as a
present weapon of defence in a. gigan.
tic and terrible struggle for independence,
a scant production of cotton may be used,
to teach an ignorant and inimical world the
importance of these Confederate States to
its prosperity and happiness, and to COM
pei their unwilling justice. tt is not q
mere question of money making and money
ed resources for the country. The present
amount Of cotton on handtmay bring in the.
markets of the world just as much as if
another crop were added the supply; yet.
even ifitgreatly increased the future means
of the country, which we deem doubtful,
it does not at all follow that another crop
will aid us in the achievement Of our inde.t
pendence or shorten the struggle. That is
the great object. All else is Insignificant.
Cotton is great political engine, aud upon
supply or Withholding Of it depend the
prosperity or misery Of millions in the
quasi neutral nations of Europe. Their
one.sided and criminal neutrality against,
us is redounding to their great detriment.
Year: 1863

= aT The Lynchburg Repsbhcas Of the
10Th instant says that q rather severe fight
took place at the Rappahannock bridge, in
Culpepper county, on Friday last; between
a portion Of Rampton's cavalry and q body
Of abolitionists, who had been sent to des.
troy the bridge, The yandals partially
succeeded in their design, but before it was
fully executed our men came upon them,
and after hot fight, drove them of, with
the lossdf four killed, some eighteen or
twenty wounded, and thirteen prisoners
Our loss was one killed, seven wounded
and two missing. The enemy was pursued
some miles from the river, but so rapid was
their flight that but little damage was done
them on the retreat, nearly their whole loss
being sustained in the fight at the bridge.


The bridge was new one, and not Of
very substantial character, and we learn
that only small portion Of it on the north
bank of the river was injured. IF necessa-
ry it can be repaired in few days.
Year: 1863

THE REMOVAL OF COMMANDER PREBLE.-
Adj Farragut has addressed a letter to the
Secretary Of the Navy, in which he expresses
his reg ct that his statement of Commander
Preble's case should have drawn upon him
80 severe punishment. The Admiral says !:


That he deserved some censure for his
hesitation to act or FIRE is to me clear, but
when it is considered how desirous the gov
ernment has been to avoid giving offence to
for eipn nations in enforcing our blockade, L
feel a ssured that Commander Preble's hesi-
tation arose purely from that cause.


The Ovieto was flying the British flag
and penants, and he feared she might be a
British man of war, and having more conf.
dence in the gunnery of his crew than the re-
suit proved that they deserved, he lost three
minutes that were never to be regained, as
every moment increased the space between
the vessels, and made it more difficult for
Capt Preble to bring his guns to bear with
out losing by yawing his vessel.


' As the effect of all punishment is princi-
pally intended to prerent the repetition Of Of
fences, rather than to punish the individual,
l think there can be but little doubt that this
effect has in the present instance been obtain
ed upon the entire navy, and therefore hope
that the department will grant Commander
Preble hearing before a court martial or
court of inquiry, so as to enable him to show
his country and his family that he has not
sullied the brilliant escutcheon of his grand
sire by any want of fdility to his country.


80 | sincerely trust that the President,
we'll as yourself, may be prevailed upon to
grant this favor to one who has served his
country faithfully, with unblemished charac
ter, up to the moment of this unfortunate oc
currence.