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Year: 1863

AccIDENT-The Milford Ne.es states that
the horses of DR. Mitchell took fright on Mon
day, and becoming unmanageable the Doctor
was thrown from the carriage, when he had
his nose broken, his head and face badly skinned
and bruised and otherwise badly injured 1t
is supposed that he will recover.
Year: 1863

IMPoLlrE.-The Mobile Register says:


III believe that Gen. Bragg would have
fought the enemy at any time, had they
advanced upon him. but Rosecrans persist.
emily continued to flank and out flank, and
no alternative was left but 10 fight him
under great disadvantages. or retreat to a
position which he could not flank"


Rosy is certainly very impolite man,
to "persistent'y flank and out flank" the
ilustrious Bragg The Register had best
court.martial the old Federal hero and
teach him military courtesy!
Year: 1863

matter Of course, no one would wound the
feelings Of another, especially in these
times, by refusing cordial invitation to
dinner, and the guests asstsed in consum.
ing the poor animal with relish that did
honor to their epicurean taste. The "sold"
assured us the meat was delicious, and
that pussy must look out for her safety
hereafter.
Year: 1863

U LII our planters plant abun-
dance of corn. What would our army
aud our people have done in som
sections. but for the patriotic sacrifice
Of the cotton crop by our p'an'erS-


particularly where immense crops o!
corn were made on millions Of acres
which never before produced an ear!
Year: 1863

The schooner Eta. which arrived at New York some
days ago from the West Indies with cargo of pneappes
has been discovered to be the prvaeer Rebuton which
some months ago cruising in the Caribbean Sea and
of the West India Islands capturing destroying and board
Ing unarmed merchant vessels When discovered she
seized by the United States Marshal and proceedings
have been instituted for her condemnation


This vessel was well known in New York having been
propeller tug boav known there the Uncle Ben"
which sold to parties at Wilmington IN c. just be-
fore the Inauguration of the present rebellion She
pursuing the towing business the harbor Of the latter
city when blockadng feet appeared of that port The
rebels seized her, took out her machinery to place in
gunbos and altered the vessel into fore and aft
schooner, and fitted her out privateer After lying in
port Tor months she succeeded in running the block
ade and proceeded to Nassau where she landed cargo
and returned to Wilmington She again the blockade
in January last and took cargo of cotton and turpentne
to ST. Thomas after which she obtained armament and
commenced depredating commerce. She subse-
quenty changed hands, again become merchant vessel.
aud took cargo of fruit to New York. Her
ignorant Of her previous character and there
il no just cause of procedure against them.
Year: 1863

late letter from Lexington (Ky.) foreshadowng the
success of the movement of the Union Tennessee
spoke as follows of the Importance of these operations


The latest intelligence brought by officers from the
army state that Burnside had passed Jamestown and
through the gaps and marching Kngston there
tap the Virginia and East Tennessee railroad This will
cut off the retreat Of the army of Gen. Buckner toward
the West while another mounted force which has pro-
ceeded to the eastward of Cumberland Gap will cut the
road above and thus capture drive the rebels of the
valley.


Cen Burnside is expected to enter Knoxville tomor-
row, and from all accounts the enemy not prepared to
resist by blow BY this stroke the whole of the valley
for three hundred miles will be yielded to arms
important line of rebel communication destroyed large
material possessions fall into hands Gen Rosecrans
expected to at the lower end of the valley and
thus seize the Tennessee between Knoxville and Florence
which will bs navgable in winter for small boa;s.


"The march is long tedious, and difficult All the pro-
visions will have to be transported hence by wagons, a
distance of two hundred miles, unless we can make cap
lures Promptness and barmcny of OPP ration are neces
sary to its No here doubts of its result The
rebels seem to be n bad plight that they cannot with
stand the avalanche which is prepared for them
Year: 1863

BY the arrival Of the steamer Morning Star we have
New Orleans TO the 9th utimo There would seem
to be prospect Of further active work this depart
ment, Gen Banks had been engaged in reviewing the
troops and Gen. Heron, who was about to visit the
North has bad his leave Of absence revoked valuable
prize had recently been captured by the Gertrude,
Of the bockading squadron Speaking Of the military sit
uaton correspondent Of the World under date of August
9th, writes:


There has been little change in the military force at
Brashear City The 18th Connecticut has been Withdrawn
and replaced by the l14h New York, and Lieut. Colonel
Perlee OF the latter regiment senior officer supersedes
Lieut. Col Peck ia command of tho Post Frequent in
terviews held with Col Jim Major, commanding tho
Confederate advance the other side OF the bay Kirby
Smith s said to be terrifying at Trinity on tho Black
river. The whole Confederate force in the Attakapaa
country preparing for not expecting another advance
/ in the fall


Herron's men have down from Port Hudson and
are in camp at Greenvlle, Just above this city very


large camp with half Of the Thirteenth Army Corps on
swamp this side of Carroon The rest of the corps
is Camp Parapet, above, and few regiments are on
the opposite side of the river The camps have generally
been selected in this vicinity with view to the sanitary
condition OF the men The concentration of large body
of men at this point naturally suggests the idea Of
ment by and by Public opinion s divided to the next
point OF attack may be advance Mobile, for the
reduction OF that place towards rexSs for the purpose
oil occupy Brownsville and endeavorng to stop the con-
traband trade the Rio Grandc; once more Just
oncel into the Teche and AttakaPas country.
Year: 1863

A letter to the Cincinnati Commercial, dated at
Frankfort (Ky on the 3lst utimo, says:


Gen. GREEN CLAY SMITH, Congressman elect has Just
returned from Washington. travelled with him to-day
from Covngton to this place. and during trip he told
that while at the national capital he had an interview
with Mr. LINCOLN relative to the issue of proclamation
Offering general amnesty to all in arms against the
Government who ground their weapons OF rebellion and
come back to their allegiance. He advised the President
to guaranty full protection to the person property
all returning prodigals-usng the general term property
to include slaves well horses and lands Mr. LIN
colin said he would not revoke one line of his pocama-
ton. General Smith did not want him to do So but sim
ply asked that repenant rebels be permitted to test the
legality Of the edict in the civil courts The President
expressed himself perfectly willing that they should do
this, and said he would abide by the judicial decisions
when made The interview quite satisfactory TO both
parties. In conclusion, Mr. Lincoln said be tbirsted
neither for blood the property of the rebels The war
could not terminate too for him but if at it's close
it found that the institution of slavery had suffered its
friends and not he would be to blamer
Year: 1863

CHICAGO, SEPT. 1.-THE steamer Planet arrived this
forenoon bringing th" news that the steamer Sunbeam
oundered in Lake Superior on the 2sth of August. All
on board, the wheemai excepted, lost The wheel
man lashed himself to piece Of the wreck After float
ing thirty hours he washed ashore Portage twenty
miles from the the disaster. He reports that
the Sunbeam left Superior City Thursday and that
early next morning during terrible gale, the steamer
was struck by heavy which rolled her her
sde The small boats Immediately got out and the
passengers and crew put into them when the steamer
was struck by another and commenced leaking The
wheelman soon afterwards Ethe boats filled with
the passengers and leaving the wreck but i'm
possible to live in such gale and they swamped.
1t is certain all board lost. The Planet picked
up portions of the wreck which floating about for
two miles around where the vessel went down The pas
sengers and numbered thirty-fvel
Year: 1863

Regarding these two respectable sources as pro-
badly interpreting or indicating the highest official
views, we are happy to find in them nothing about
oblitorating State lines, throwing the Southern
States into hotchpot, or remitting them to a con-
dition Of Territorial minority and pupilage, la


Whiting.


The reader may think that in this pursuit Of
truth under difficulties we would naturally have
sought for solution by interrogating the letter Of
the PRESIDENT himself to the Springfield meet
ing, which reached us after the above citations
were prepared, and which is published in this
days paper, and this we have not failed to do /;
but, truth to say, with all respect for the Presi
dent, and with every disposition to treat his let
ter with the candor due to it, and also in the single
mindedness with which we are sure it was written,
we have not found it an easy task on first pc
rusal to reduce it to its simple elements to subject
it to an Interpretation explicit enough to inspire
US with confidence in its correctness or at least to
deduce from it any thing to elucidate the projet
put forth by the late Solicitor of the War Department
We shall think it our duty to examine with care
the exposition of his views which the President
has deemed it proper to offer to the country in this
letter, and submit to our readers any thoughts
which its further perusal may suggest
Year: 1863

An expedition under Gen. Fitzpatrick sent to recapture,
in conjunction with several vessels of the navy the
boats Satellite and Reliance which recently fell into the
hands of the rebels far the cavalry
ed successful The Satellite is SUNK and the Reliance
completely disabled to be beyond hope of being repair
ed by the rebels The following is account of the joint
expedition


On Tuesday evening Gen Fitzpatrick arrived this side
the Rappahannock river, at Port Conway and brilliantly
dashed upon the enemy's pckets under Col Low. The
rebels did not make show of resistance but rushed
into number of faboats and landed safely the oppO-
site bank. If they had made show of fight they would
have most likely been captured.


After the escape of the enemy, Gen. Fitzpatrick waited
two hours for the cooperation of the navy, which is
dertood to have been agreed upon The vessels did not
arrive and Gen. Fitzpatrick ordered battery to open fire
upon the gunboats Reliance and Satellite This done
at the distance of Elk hundred and fifty yards The enemy
Immediately abandoned the gunboats very fortunately
themselves for only few moments elapsed before the
Satellite in sinking condition, and the Reliance
dered useless. Both boats completely rdded by
shot and shell.


The force under Fitzpatrick consisted entirely of cavalry
and two batteries Of artillery.


The naval expedition which expected to cooperate,
could not reach the spot of the shoaness Of
the water 1t was under command of Com. III. Har-
wood and consisted Of the ron-cad Sangamon and the
gunboats Commodore Jones' Commodore Morris and Dra-
gon. The ron-clad Sangamon only able to proceed
sixty miles up the river there not being water enough
for
Year: 1863

The Union Republican State Convention Of New York
which closed its abors at Syracuse on Wednesday night
followed on Thurs lay by Mass Convention of Loyal
Young Men, over which ELLIOT f. SHEPARD was select
ed as presiding officer The resolutions adopted fully en-
dorse the war policy of the Administration and declare
that the object of the not to reduce the nhabi-
tants OF the South to state Of vsssage hold them
IN the condition of conquered people, but TO preserve the
nation and enforce the laws and to lasting peace
and that when these purposes attained the nsurgent
States will be welcomed back into the Union The reso.
utions also promise hearty support to the nominees Of
the Union State Convention.
Year: 1863

An Ohio journal remarks upon the g tenacity Of
prejudice in Kentucky which opposes the enroll
ment of free negroes in the ranks Of the army


The "prejudice in Kentucky which revolts at
raising the negro to an equality with the white
race by admitting him to the honorable profession
Of arms, is the result of feeling imbibed in child


hood, which habit and the presence of negro
slavery make second nature. But the preju-
dice should not excite the special wonder of our
Cincinnati contemporary, seeing that in adjacent
States where negro slavery existed and where
the people might be supposed to be exempt from
the prejudice SO deeply rooted in slave commu-
nifty, free negroes are not permitted to come at all
Year: 1863

The New Orleans Picsyune of August 22i says: The
schooner Henry Travers arrived at Quarantine yesterday
six days from Tampico telegram from her states that
the French occupied Tsmpico August O. We have yet
no particulars and do not know II there any resist
ance or opposition to the landing of the French forces The
road from Tampico to San Luis quite direct quite
near as that from Vera Cruz to the city of Mexico and
probably more feasible for travel there s no La Pueba
on the way The occupation OF Tampico is only another
upon the Mexican chessboard and it made un-
doubtedly without check
Year: 1863

We gave day or two ago brief telegraphic
notice Of the able and patriotic inaugural speech
Of Gov. BRAMLETTE, Of Kentucky, and to-day
have the pleasure of inserting the greater portion
If that interesting address-the more interesting
from tho peculiarly trying position and noble
course Of that great-hearted State, worthy of the
character and memory of her renowned sons,
CLAY and CRITTENDEN
Year: 1863

law was passed at the last session Of Congress by
which all patents were forfeited if the final fees not
paid within six months from the date of issue The law
has just taken effect, and under it four hundred
patents which had been granted previous to March but
tle fees on which unpaid, become void Among them
are some really valuable ones,
Year: 1863

The steamer Wsrrior Captain Wolf, was captured a
few days ago, sixty miles north Of Tortugas. She was
from Havana, bound to Apaachicola She is rebel (sde-
whee steamer and the blockade from Mobile to Ha
vaua loaded with cotton She had on board when cap
ured an assorted cargo valued at about Sl50O0o The
Warrior had board three passengers in addition to
crow Of thirty-nine men,
Year: 1863

$685. JAMES @. wELLING, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.


The subscription price Of this paper for year is Two
DOLLARS, payable in advance.


reduction of 30 percent onefh of the full charge>
be made to any who shalo and pay for at
tme ten copies Of the Weekly paper and reduction Of
q per cent Cor oneourth of the full charge) to any
who will order and pay for at time, twenty or more
copies.


No being kept for this paper it will not be sent
to any unless paid for ADVANCE than
the time for which it is paid
Year: 1863

The latest dispatches received by the from
Rosecrans to the 9Th instant say that the situation
entirely satisfactory Chattanooga must fall before
the gallant legions of the Army of the Cumberland
Year: 1863

The Republican Union State Convention Of New York
met at Syracuse Wednesday last and concluded its bus-
the night The ticket nominated for State Off
GERS is composed Of the following gentlemen:
Year: 1863

CAMP SILL, Feb. 81, 1868.


About the only news of Importance
thut can inform you of, is the news OF
the conscription act, which has lately be-
come law. ! say, three cheers for the
conscription law. Next to the cmanci-
patton proclamation, it is the best thing
that has happened since the rebellion has
broke out. 1t now begins to look as
though the government was in good
earnest. rather think this is a dnmper
on the Northern secession sympathizcrs.
Instead of holding their peace meetings
they will have an opportunity of sboul-
dering a musket aud come down here
and help to fight; which is the only hon.
orable way OF bringing this war to a
close. We have had enough of their
peace meetings for there is nothing hon
oroble in them; but oil the contrary, they
are as full Of treason as he II is of devils
Men who still cling to the hope that a
peace can be brought about by compro-
mise, are rebels and traitors of the worst
dye. We are sorry to hear about the
shameful proceedings OF those men
throughout the States of Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois. Do not let the people of
Ohio bring disgrace upon themselves and
us too. We do not wish to share the
fruits Of their reasonable conduct. All
we ask of the loyal people is to feed.
clothe and pay us and we win put this re-
belion down by force of arms. Ii we do
not succeed 10 putting thi rebellion
down II will be because we have too
many In tho North who are traitors; men
who ure continually opposing the A'lmin-
istra.ion In every effort it puts forth to
bring this war TO speedy and successful


close. Were it rot FOR these very men
we might expect peace ia less than one
year. Their conduct encourages the
rebels; to them the rebels look for their
only hope. knowing that split in the
North will insure success to them. The
men who are continually crying that we
can never conquer the South and that we
are going TO be ruined. are the very ones
that stand between us and a speedy end.
] believe that the blood Of thousands of
our soldiers slain in battle, will rest upon
the heads of our northern traitors. Nay
the curse Of { just God and patriotic
people res, upon them, l have no syn
pathy with men who are crying peaee'
peGcs, whom there is no peace They
cry peace while the rebels Se staying
our comrades In arms, and everything
Year: 1863

that s dear to US is threatened with ruin.
Before we get peace OF their making
we will have the war transferred from
the Suuthto the Northern ste,es--to our
own doors. May God forbid tina, this
should ever be the case. think have
said enough, perhaps too much, but these
are my sentiments to the letter.
Year: 1863

The enemy have at last got a boat into
the canal, destroying the prognostlca-
tions of the ''wiseacres," who last sum-
mer declared the canal could never be
made navigable, and that it was useless
to fill it up. A steamer, supposed to be a
dredge boat, was seen yesterday plying
up and down the canal, and we suppose
that a few DAYS more will suffice to make
it navigable for the enemys gunboats.


The Unionists attempted to run the
ferryboat down the river early yesterday
morning, but few shots from a couple
of our guns near Warrington satisfied
them that they could not go past. The
boat returned to her moorings, but kept
up steam, and was moving about at IN
tervals during the day.


The Unionists visited De Soto yester
day in large numbers. Squads OF them
were walking about the river bank al
dav Wenoticed one on the bank oppo
site the bayou, with a book in hand, tax
ING sketches for some illustrated newspa
per, we presume. Three others appear
ed to be making a survey, but were dis
turbed by a visitor from Whistllng Dick
which shattered a large tree where the.
were at work. One man appeared ol
the levee on horseback, but the sound
Whistling Dick caused him to cut for tn
woods He came out again at the oil


machine shop of the Shreveport Raj


road, and rode down to Scale S, where h
dismounted and examined our city wit


glass, after which he got his stee
again and rode off toward DR.. Whites.
Year: 1863

The proposed colored regiment, now
forming in Massachusetts, will be num-
bered the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts
Volunteer Infantry, and will probably go
into camp at Worcester. Some of the
colored people of Boston object to the
differing of the regiment with white Off
GERS, but their objections will no doubt be
overcome. A colored physician of Bos-
ton will be surgeon of the regiment. One
company is to be raised in New Bedford
An officer of one of the volunteer regi
ments has been selected for Colonel.
Year: 1863




A dispatch from Newbern, North Caro-
lima, SAYS that Hon. Bradford Brown,
State Senator from Caswell county, North
Carolina, has taken open ground for the
reconstruction Of the Union. 1t is under
stood and as much as admitted by the Ra-
leigh Register, that majority of her Leg
islature and Sovereign Convention concur
with Brown, but it is thought in Raleigh
that they cannot, with safety to herself,
throw of the Confederate yoke, SO long as
the rebel army hold Virginia, or until
there is sufficient Federal force there to
sustain her in such an effort. Hon. JnO.
A. Gilmer and other extensive slavehold-
eos in the State, are said to be in favor Of
gradual emancipation, n system which it
is understood North Carolina will be re-
quired to accept as the chief condition Of
settlement between her ami the Federal
States.


Later intelligence from the Legislature
now in session at Raleigh, confirms the
report that many Of its members have
come out for an immediate repeal of th'
act of Secession passed by the sovereign
convention of the State, and for the re-
call home by Governor Vance ofthe North
Carolina troops from the Confederate army
at once. Should General Lees army b.
annihilated or prevented from reaching
the State the repeal of this act may tak'
place at any moment otherwise natter
will remain as above stated. 1t is saiC
that while the discussion of repeating tn
act Of Secession was going on dlstinl
guished member suggested a foreign wa
as method Of cementing the States to


gether, which was spplauded to the echo
all parties joining.
Year: 1863

There is species of humor, peculiarly
American, which consists in grotesque
hyperbole, the caricature of some fact
which expresses it better than faithful
portrait would do. Some people take the
snake and kill it when they wish to show
it to US, but q lively Yankee humorist
Just catches it by the tail as it passes,
and stretches it into ludicrOus proportions,
as actors in pantomimes do the tails Of
those famous ductile dragons, which so
astonish and delight children.


Instances Of this wild and extravagant
humOr are as common as proverbs. Ev
cry body has heard of the weather which
was SO cold that the mercury went out OF
sight and which no douSt would have
been a good deal colder if the thermome.
ter had been long enough. A similar cx.
aggeration was that of young man who
took calomel on q morning so cold that
the mercury ran down his boots. And,
speaking Of boots, reminds us Of the stage
diver who wore such large ones that he
had tU use the forks of the road as boot
jack.


The following passages are illustrations:
UO IDuU OuI w cot W uOb6 bSSS 8Tc 30 iJUR
that he had to go down cellar to take off
his shoes. The man who is so large that
he has to go out of doors to torn ever.
The man who snored SO loud that he had
to sleep in the next street to keep from
Weakening himself The man whose nose
is so long that he has to step forward
three PAGES to reach the end Of it. The
man who was so large and heavy that his
shadow killed little boy when it iell on
him. The man who was so fat that bis
shadow left greasy trail along the road
as he walked; and the man that Vas SC
thin that he had not any shadow at all
Among these deserves to rank the horse
that ran so fast around q ring that the
spectators could only see one continual
circular horse; together With that other
more famous racer that ran so swiftly
about the arena that he nearly caught Hp
to himself, and could see his own tail Just
before him.