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.jr r - --- -" ST"' " . - - - t!f - v - 7'j - VOLUME .14; 1862 IT .r!, ;d-t i.' Ti r. : 1 . y - Sill iPP fv itmuwii tvrt mmr wtxno' t; r TEE USwTw Mlmfwuna,' tty&bie 1b aid. ! r7 T wub u moaxmm; uur iM ZBt ! ' 1 1 1 " TOE UL$T liEAF. - 5.,.. r.JBUTa5WESLfc BOUfBSV X aw hta ae bafW, Ami sgsin;-Tb -MITCOMSt (tooa pmmbJ, r : At ae totten r tb gToand WkhhUeu. ; Thy My that ia hit prian, t Ertk prvaiagJiaU oCTiais Cat him down, : . Wot abetter man wu foaad-" By the Crier bis roaad ' .Through ta ta. - Bat m h walks the strMts, .Aadhe looks at all he bmU ; - Sad aad waa, .. . , And he shakes his feeble head, That it seems as if be said, -' - " They are gae. ' V: ; Theatoafy warbles rest - On the lips that he has prest - -their bloom, And the names, ht lored to hear JUars been earred for many rear ' On the tomb. " - - - " ' Jfy trsaxiwammaaaa sald Pewr aid lady, sh is dead :, .. :": homg mgo ... That he had a Roman nose, ' And his cheek was like a rose ' f X the saow. . . . Bat now his noae is thin, Aaditreets apo his chin i- . ''-'t' Lika a staft. . . And a erook is in bis back, , And a taelaaeholy crack , Iahisiaagh. ' ' ; . :v - fax . r.' I knaw ittltiln . i " -'; Po me to sit and grin ' ' ' At him her:. . .- ' Bat (be old three-eornered hat. it 9 1 a j-r . if : J ...... ' , And the breerbes, aai ail that, Are sooaer! ." . . '' ( A4 if Iec4 1 to W Tbetast WTon thetrae ' ' "'-.! " In the -prinjr,- ' v ' . X4 thesa smue, as I do bow, - ; : At the old forsaken bough.-. W here I eling. ' . DinGE rQB TnE YEAB. ; ' r reacsT tw-awKt-v , "i Orphan hoar, the year is dead. ' Om aad sib. eoma aad weep! ' "' Merry haars, smile instead. Fr the year U lut asleep. So, it smiles as it is sleepiaa, Mocking your an timely weeping. As aaeaarfliquaka Tacts aor' - ' ,- J Ia it eoffia la tbeetay, " whit Wlate, that rough awrse, ; .Reeks tb deadeold year to day 7 . .Solemn hours) waitaload v For yoar mother ia her shroud. . As the wild air stirs aad (ways Thtf tree-iiwMrad!e of a rhild. So the braath oflheforade days .fxjks the Jtxct Weaiu aal mUd, :. TremMiot honrs; rh will ariw - With new loirs within bar . Xsmaary prey is hrrav Like exUa by her grave; ; FoKrvary bears tho- Wer, - March with grief doth howl aad rare, ' Aad April weeps ttot, 0 y houra, : Follow wh Mny's fsireK rlowvra. t4 - istcllmmis. 8oao Anecdotes Specimens of Scotca - lad IrisE Humor. ; ,:-v; n ; ' ' The tsit number of the' North BritisU.itV eirw, takksig (or its text the Scottish Reminis cences of Deaa Ramaevand Dr. Charles 1vt- j ers, puts together a'ftwmber anecdotes, cu" trtously illustrative of the humor of the Scotch -aad Irish races. ; Some of these stories are old bat many of them are new and good. We cull few specimens. :- ! ?-!' U The North British) however;; AW den nes the difference' between r8cotch and Irish h n mor, "(hast: . ; 1 ' ar' Whether it Is the fact, that bur 'ronntrvmen -are defideat ia humor, while - EajHtshme'a ex-j eel ja humor, aaay &autf doubt.; . JVe are by no means prepared to acknowledge that the " fact is so. notwitnstandins the hizh authority : of Sydney Smith fhb1 was himself a man' of .v u J IT. - i Bnmur, rica aau rarv. ism ui in uj we are sat. isfied, tlhat the attempts to explain and adooun t - for ths deficiency assnmed as a fact, have totally failed. Ne satisfactory er area iatelligi 1 tie reason haslet been auested. why Scoth raea should belnlerior in numor to Englishmen, " Such an explanation aj thf theBcottish'peo-pis art poorer than the Inglrah, cannot berea ,0aably accepted.;? oesfiot create or ..area stimulate humor,'- ':..a, I risk t peasantry . at poorest of all t et i ; ra disponed to think -that ia genuine huAor, wLc&erf the: mirth fal or tks aaUrical order, they are superior to . both- English aad Rcoth, An Irulisaan is not. -iaa is often suppose4 ajnera bluadeler into fun, .IIo man can seek accasiona -for ,hnmor. Bat -.Tsrbea ooeaSMa .eomaa. the poor Irishman Is f.'-Teft aad ready. : There are some Irish aav jBedotfS, te. point and pith of which are ran-crailr vac4 to ba a blander or bull, bat which resjy turn 00 aatroks of fi& natural . , t X traveller ia Ireland havine been in mclinl U deny thai tht paasaatry wtxa humorous, was oJ4 to ask.any qaestionotha first laboring ,-eaaa ha met. on tha roa4. AooordinrlT on ft, sturdy fallow breaking stones, he sajs' 'A .'ow. wy man, if tha deril were to earaf hare Inst aow. whether would ht take yon or me V . Us, to bf suw." says the aaa. t far he's cerf .tola of jrr Aoaor at anjiima,":,, ;-1. i v : - . :,;a oarr SToar. , .' ' ' . A. aaaa of short slaiur and most uainviting couaicnance, wuit tUe peculiar axpressioa ao "xliirasdby Uoaa. &i Chaill? as tbat tf lis m lf Vtf Jfchaaed property Ja a wtetsrca-jnt Ct CCU2.aLf.tm whence ha atricilva r In. !a fr;-ji.v Bomt one aeat himTs7lr-e rao.M "r"',.w ' Aiace: ana a ''".rli t .. . . . . .1.. "A""' man :ths honae door was some what alarmed, aob ey,at h a lirtw dowa tie 'Utter 1 m t-T.'Oq tistree :wnr; 4 s arenue e tVs tort. a t,,tjiew--l i Ira, sanf 1 t. h t;Le' .yHXi - -rny;i boY- " Well, riv Ubm.. Ah. bat I nie It to yor son, sir' rcplte Um - trembting lad. die. Myon, too little ncl ; I iiae do on. Vel. wp. X asa y fer tbfct, b TBS IBM SB HAH ' 111 rOTATOXS. Ai poor Irish laborer had in impedient ia his speech, and could not Dronoonce words be- t giuninr with the letter's whhout aUinmerinr: ' A neiehborinr nUeman,aeeine him disrztns J j - t r t i poutuxa, ana wianin 10 mur oral Tiaicujous, said.r What do yon call these thines you're digging 1" 8ir," says poor Pat, "I don't call tbeu ; when I want them jT fetch thent;' : ' - . V. ' rDDT liiK.:;:t --; ' A poor bid .Irish ; cripplf. sat-begging at a bridge, urging his appeal to the chanty of pass 4 engers, with the eager and Tersatile eloquence pf bis country. A gentleman and lady- young gay. and handsome, with that peculiar loot ofera tided and com placent ooascioosness which i indicates the first Jew weeks of. married life-crossed the bridge. They regarded not the petitions of the beggar; so just as , thejr passed him be exclaimed t May the blessing, of the Lord, w-hicU, brings love and joy ; and wealth, and a fine family, follow Tiu all tho davs of qur life." A pause ; .the oonple passed beed easly on, and the beggar, with a fine toueh of caustic, humor, added, and nerer .overtake ; ' :--.r- v IBISK on 8COTCB. . Dean Ramsey tells us of a Scotsman whose 1 tender, toe was trodden on ; : t he oifendei' said, v I'm very sorry sir, I beg your pardon and me oniy acKnowiedgeinem was, i And you e as muckle need, sir' To oar mind, there was some surliness and not much humor in this.' The Irish beggar, who, on being refused alms, un2 bis crutch on the toes of the sroutr sren- tlenieii, whom his prayers moved not to' charity nau more numor, wnen neaaui to tne enragea owner of the sufiering foot 44 Bless your (honor; if your' heart waa mm tender as your toes you d have given me the ienpenar."' : ;-.'; KaB AMILTOSr. ' ' Rab was once met on the' road by "a stranger who asked, How fat is it to Ayr "Ay," says Rab, -you'll be come from Kilmarnock?" What oh earth ia" It your business where I come from f " Very weel, sir, as Iittl is it my business where ye gang" to." ", - " Rab met the late Mr. Ramsey Maalejaftcr-wards Lord Fantnure) and Lord Belhaven, walking together on the race course of Ayr. "I'm a Hamilton, your honor : I'm a Hamilton," says Rab, approaching his lordship. M,Oive him a shifling. Belhaven, heis a, cousin ofjours," says Mr. llaule.' My mother's name was Ramsey," says Rab, diggit.g rouml to the other side, and getting another shilling as bis reward... ' . '. General 3enoep ' This brave General, now bavin? an imnor. tant command In Kentucky, is a ITanffariah by birth, and : ' graIaat of the , MiliUry school f Vienna: Durin'the recent Struir- gte of JIf notary tor1, (ndepeodence,. he Verved with distinction under the lagrof his native land, and when her, armies were overwhelm ed by 'the oombined forces ' of Russia and Austria, he,' in common with other patriots. sought an asylum ' In Turkey, where be was assigned an honorable, rank in the military service' of the Sultan. After arriving in this country he obtained aTsituation aa anr.onieer in toe- umtea otatcs coast Survey at Wellington, discharging -duties scientific in their character, but upon a wholly unremunern-tive salary. . He, was, soon afterwards; .appointed Assistaat Examiner in the: Tatent office. In this position he continued several years, and earned for himself a high reputation fir inteilect and science, with the lifted corns of Engineers with whom he was associated. A few months since, he expreseed a desire to take the field in defense of his adopted eounr try, and he was in consequence introduced to General Scott, who was so favorably im Dress ed with his soMierlj-chaxacterandattainments, that he - earnestly recommended his ancoinu ment was made a few davs aftcrwartls. 'With the subsequent history of General Schoepf the country is acquainted. Those who know him- w. II. entertain no fears but th.it with a fair field, he will prove himself as brave and skilb-ful a General as he is a loyal citizen and true hearted man. ., . , ; ' .,. . '-'I- .4.'.. " ' '' -A uwTd ' Joke ail Around. There ia a fdatihuaor attached to some hodyronncct.1 wiih the Rochester Express that breaks out in spots occasionally in that sheet, as witnoRHCs the following: "Agcntlo m-tn,jwhose name we suppress for obvious reasons, while returning home with the family purchases 011 Saturday evenin; 'sterDed into a'b oyster saloon on Main street to refresh himself with a atew.erv hils.thns engagedia friend who had followed, himau abstracted from; his groceries a package containing a pound, of cof-feee, aad having emptied it. refillcl the paper with saw dust, and restored it to its original place. V The mistake was not discovered until the following morning, when the wife of the injured man' prepared his breakfast. ! Laboring under the misapprehension that the grocer had swindled- him, the -husband returned the 'sawdust in the morning. : and indignantly de-mandad. and finally received, its equivalent in Old Ja va. The unhappy grocer, who is noto-: riously subject to fits of absent mimledness,' declared most solemnfy that it was uni otention-! al, and. that reaJIJt wasa-lktlb tho worst mistake he ever committodl . What : renders the transaction still more perplexing- ia, Jbat :br the life of him he cannot remember vjfure As A pngilietio contest took tlace on Monday last, at a point just over the State lint of Indi ana, called Wright SUtion. the combatants he me two Chicago "buffers ' named John lie Glade and Daniel Smith omi Bendieo. hU fiffhUnraaMsWTMct. The firht was a severe one. and resulted in faror ef-Beadigo ia forty-taren rounds, lasting one Hour and twenty minutes. ine rjhicaro lnbuQe,aays both , man showed taemaeirea adepts in tff f M of their CWa. aod "jujiu wameiy sna, in accoraanca wivn tne nonoraoio etioueoe or taa f. it- wnicn win allow yon to batter i ttuft'i (ace out of all tern-; "rf 01 nwaaaity, aad eack;;yerr one ot f V 1 atrikt him Jbelow the waist-i band, Which'tnirht trtl anma ' rJrtnnm life aad spoil the fun. Bebdlgb waa angbtly ibjur-: H?!t he last.- MeOMe wia, sererely fajurad about k r-. ; -wnwDmrni aoont ine ooajv nM w saaamaa a-av.1 m a -w . t . a aide. The fight arose not so much from & naacJal moUTes aa from aa oldloarre! exist4 in Utween-tha-eombatanta. -rr. i . pi aad eeeoad defeat- lb ':J,M- A vuoacuicui wwiw ynm uocae that to i.t . 11'.. " .- a commissary ft -n naa-girea the boyt o nach tu -.!are;t ,t. "t.thtrars of tlie whole rt,ier.t 1 ae ,ows treeaud one half tnchi 1 . TOT.: (- ire it ia a Verr oldfa8t ioned wijr -of indlcatin ? ' ft-rendehip.: Jebtt said to Jibhadah:Ii ttine fiert rirfit ' a mt heart i ' with thii heart If It be, eiTe". thine hant?' ; It Is not merelv an old-ioehioned costoin ,it isastxktly aattir al one, and, as uaual n aucn cases. f we may ""d physioloeical reason, ifwe wfll only take P to orch for it. The ammtla eolti- i Ta nnd8Uip by tne sense oi toucn as Well aa by the sense of smell, hearinrr. . and. -aiirht: and for this purpose they employ the most sen siuts parts pi meir uouiea. ey tuu inetr noses together; or they Wckpne a not her : with their tongues. ' Now, the hand is a part of the human , body in .whieh -eha sense of-teuih ia highly devefoped ; and. aAerf. the manner; of 1 toe snimaii, ire noioniy liite 10 see ana near our friend, (we -do not usually smell him though Isaac, when his eyes were dim, resort ed to this sense aa a means or recognition,) we also like to touch him and promote the kindly feelings by,the contact add reciprocal pressure of the sehsUIrt'handsv Obserre. too, bow the principle it illustrated by another of our modes Of greeting,,-; When we wish f to determine whether-a substance be perfectly smooth, and are not quite satisfied with the information conveyed by the fingers,' we afply it to the Hps and rub it eently upon them. We dO 'sO be cause we know by experience that the sense of touch is more actively developed in -the lips than in. the hands. Accordingly when we wisTi to reciprocate the warmer feelings we are not content with the contact of the hands, and we bring the lips into service. 'A -ehake of hands, sufiices for friendship, in undemonstrative England at least; but a kiss in the token of a more tenderafifection.- 2)r. Humphrey.. v v: . - 1, -' A "cold is mt, necessarily, says the s Scienti fic American, the result of Jow or hightemperature.- A' person may go', directly from a' not bath into a cold one, or into snow,' "even' and t not take cold aa hd would bv pour in? a eotrole of table spoonsful of water upon some, part , of nis areas, or oy standing in . a dq9r, or, other opening; where One part of the body, Is cblder than another Let' it be kept in mind that uniformity of temperature over the whole body is the fjrst.thing to be looked after. It is. the uniform circulation of some part. If you., must keep a partially wet garment on, would be well, perhaps, to wet the whole f it nniformly. The feet are a great source of colds, on account of t he variable temperature they are subjected to. Keep them always dry, and warm, and avoid drafts of air, hot br coldj: wet spots on the garmenta, and Other direct causes of unequal teiupf inture, and keep the system braced up by plenty of sleep, and tbe eschewing of debilitating food and drinks, and you. will be proof against a cold and its result. , To Hake Corn Bread. ''-!r - ) ' il . A prise of $10 was-recently awarded- to Mrs. J ane O 'Brien,- of Cajriok; Penn.; ' for "a" 'loaf of byeadTmadeaa the following mannertT i Taketwo quarts- of cbm-meal; with about a pint of . (th'm )s bread- ,?Uponge". and -water mougn w , wen it, rJiix, m Oie-liail ptnt 01 wheat flour, and a talde-epoonfuJ of gait.' Let it rise, and then knead well the second time. Bake on hour and a halfv' ;- '' - - ' i And a prise of ' $S was awarded for a - loaf made from'this icejpte -; '-J;;rv" ' 1 -':. " Mix two- quarts of new r corn-meal - with three pinta, f.warm water. : And'one table-spoonful of salt. twa.table-epooueful of sugar, and'bne large table-spoonful of hop yeast. Let it stand in a. warm place five' hours' to 'rise. Then add three-quarters of a pint (or one and a half teacup-fuls) of wheat flour, and one half pint of warm water, yLet it rise ogata one hour and a half; then pour it into a pan well s-reas- ed with Sweet lard, a nd 5 let if rise few min utes. Then bake in a mbderatelv hot oven one hour and a halC j It is best when hot v t JncidenU. At the Bmbarument at Port The following extract u .from a letter written by an officer on boaird the United States steamer Richmond after the ; bombardment pf Fort Pickens, I went by . invUauon of Lieut, of ine. engineers, to visit tne iort, 1 001c a circuit first, of the covered way, then of tbe para -B - - 1 " m: ' f . pet and romparte.; All around the fort, inside and outv were, marks of ihe enemy's shot and shell. . On the glacis, here and there, are deep grbbves.'ehdlng in k large hole, where the shot had plumped into If,' and where there had been shell which had burst- The hole was a great evacuation, into which you could drive an ox cart. Where the projectiles hare strtfckv the standing trails, they have chipped off patches of the brick-work, (it is a brick and nota stone fort) perhaps .eight or ten inches, deep, 'and where they have struck the corners, larger portions have been' removed, but in no ease has any part of the fortifications received an injury tending in the least to weaken it.' and this after two days heavjr firing."i Tha only man who, was killed, outriarhu durin? tha two days' action, was . an artilleryman.. who -wag passing into' the casemates with some . bread from the bakehouse.' - A shell exploded at the other iLde jf the area; and one piece, - flying a listance of some two or three hundred feet. passed .through his body, under his arms. He wai a oil m ew atepa ana aroppeu aenu. : , - --1 nere were many almost miraculous escapes. A shell waaheard coming towards a eun on tha parapet, and the men dodged ,under their bomb proolsy ;J. he shell bit. fa-irly on.,top of the bomb-proof, went through and dropped into a pail of water beside the office where it ex ploded. When the men came oat a sain to re sume their work, all they saw of their officer waa his heels stickipz out of a pile of rubbish. After digging him out, fhe stood amazed, to see that he wai 'not even1 Arf. He rose up. hook the sand from' his hair and clothes, and cooly tatd, " Com t come! whet are you stand- ins? there ratm? atT : TiaA that otii t hr At (t they went again as if uotbing had happen- ait 4 5-1 ) ts -:-:." i-'.1 1 1 ' i.. 1 1 r !.?.. .w- JJ. u . ,e ; -. ;: 1 Another of3cer,iwho had eharee of a battery of mortars, had. no less than : seventeen, ahel hi itike .within .ten yardaof him, , ,L;aw. the ground plowed up & 'eerj 'direction, ant jet not a man was nun. adoui twentyortna men who had been relieved from their suns, were sitting: smokiig'and watching' thb4firing ia la corner, protected from snot by tha walls, when half of a hairs shell struck and buried -itself riiht in the roiddle of the groupe,' without dis turbing them in the , least, -'vvyhat-a " that r asked nari ?5The devil know, . and ha" woa't telL'indiferejitly refunded another, and went 60. smckir i;'Ateownch Colunjbaid carat roll- instowarwi a Jeroup. :the fast wbuzing and moki.r l7ondcr' if 'thitlhU :vaV Guess net, we're Jponearatr'm Crack 1 went the shell. f-i--- i TyerT dlrecilts, but fortu hatly ? " ' tv?-i tlj.i&i lii'-i-1 ; ...Tha rt t I ' - Tiler -1 poor, rs w also fb eir tvt arl fcLtli, t'ff t t.at f ortion shich tb7 tCiUvu jb..". tv-'ciitLs x -.1 Vic.-; cut -TlMdr rjraetiee howerar w 4 ;j eb4 I , ffca iji 4-i ili-j aJ:Vj ; ?.'T-. . ; '".'.'.' LUav? V oejSaw- twgliiriben- wwl tta p&x&leUedLachoor. !Uae jteac&iaf jroidd ft thna ettptejed,-,) rT-l-i- '4 ' y:; Wehare copied hottcea t,t, lUraBatley not in ferbBienjaB ceeaioB etpiaaaryl malting leVay. firUich mbod to Baltimore, ihe catteby flag oftrace to Fertreaa Monroe, thtucjt to Baltimore.: tThe Prdrbat Marsharat Old Point Comfort suspect- ing jierr gaye ajpecjal charge the depatyi wW accompaaied the boat .iO watch . herv ..Before arriving at Baltimore the deputr was ' satisfied of her character, and when ' i ht had ! leathered all, her. pa'r' to gp ashowia arrested i aad maat snowt nis suspiciosa aad hiadeter-miaald'to-aaareJi'h af Thte piece"of inforthatfbn t!;rew hei ; ofi1bJer baUnce, in Act completely' br&ke her down. i She confessed; 'and taking hkr bonnet frout her head; disclosed the fact that is iras lined: with letters, and .takingof? her shves and stockings brought out another batch, atj tbe . same. time prbtesting on her honor andciriracter that they were all -that ' she had in her possession. ' But the officer who had imbibed ab yery elevated opinion of either, declined to tecept the assurance, and informed her that, ;Jie exami nation' must go on.' '' : :'' !";-'--; -; .. She was taken into a etaie'l ibro and ayfbtn-an ' em ployed ' to cond net th f iexainlnatibn.r-The officer who was at the'doc, soon had' -bis attention attracted by a ne'ahd a scream in the state room. Opening, the door he' beheld the searcher with b er; hi da griped about the throat of the search ed. -wl was 1 A v. a .nude- state, and who'clenchi t iu . bneof.her in fiict she was amare-t, perfec y fbrious, and undertooV to make an' exhibit n of hfrselC -At'"yarietiei;:-lii; tfin''aaloo'Bt.:of thes b$tV-'The Ssper in question was a comir ision-signed by effersorr Iavis,': appointing CDr.' ! Septamua Broww; of Baltimore, surgeon ., the' Confederate army. This with Other pr )ers and letters asHinge0ioTOlyp?aced in thV jinjbg of a' part bf her drees', so as fo' inCreasie; the fullness so becomlhg in a weirprbportibn; i wotan. 1 Letters and papers of mors t lesa '. importance were found in all' sorts i i places. ' Mrs.' Baxley now had little left to e aceal. -and aha was perfectly fewiou. Re' JtMngl;ersel if was iaKen in custoay t thel rTovost Jtarr shttl's office, i Here she ' under ' p6k-vtoV'cba'vejr a warning to some one-hro!& Ir Rmwo-i-hv throwing out of the window Uece .'bf'paper wnicn nad written on St,'" Flee r j am caught. All is lost P'The1 message d Jj- Jnto .other hands than those for' whom it' its intended-Doctor Brown iras shortly aftlotlged ip Fort MeHenry.'ahd proper steps taken in regard tb other persons Implicated ly"tfc? papers found tmportant 8nocess in tTestern Virginia. :v:v ! HtrTTOinrittt Va Jan; T ; .-Special' to' fhe:; Cincinnati Commercial. A force consisting of 4U0 of the 25th 0hio;300 of me .H j, irsnnia ana 00 01 jwicicner s uavairv. ihe whole under command of Maj.Oeo.-'Web-eter of-, the 25th Ohio, returned to day after an absence of six days,' having marched to Hub t- ""Hue, mt gcjiui mr reut-i supplies in , w est-ern Virginia, attacked and , put to flight an equal rebel force and burned all -the rebel stores. Thtf.rerjer'fotoe consisted of 400 regu lar -cavalry, armed with Sharp's carbines, and from 300 to' 500 infantry and militia. Their cavalry attacked us two miles from Ilunters- yille; We drove tbem from' point, to point, hnd finally the beat a hasty retreat out of town as we charged 'through it; ' Their eupplietf, consisting of .350 bbls 6t flbur,'c 300 salted beeveB,' 5,000 pounds salt and, large quantities Of sugar, coffee, rice, bacon, anny clothing, 4c4 worth from f25,W0 to '$30,000, were' entirely destroyed. -' We also " took , ajlarge number' of cnarps carbines, sauresy: pistols, tc Une re-tel'waa; killed and 'seren 'wbunded;1 Ve'bad onerian seriousfy woiinded.' It 'was. a Complete success. Majf; : Webster and his' com-m and beh aved "gallantly : th rbughout. Th e rnarch' was h severe; 6iie Of 104 mileK but ane boys ritnrned la glorious spirits;, : The" Stars and : Stripes were left ' floating' on the Court Houae.'i '. " . . Hbw jtae Kw wa UeceiVed in Caiiniada; ,i ,The Montreal Gazette in speaking of the reception ofthe news of the surrender of Mason and Slidell, says : - ' ' , It was immediately s forwarded to . the, Exchange and, was, there d as the sheets arrived to an immense and excited crowds who filled every part ofthe room! ; ' - 'i..-'.'j ' bi'ieelines f those, present were m'ani&si ed bf loud and repeated eheers, at the condu- kind were thus manifested there was uride in the pr;omptness with .' which the British Government had acted as soon as it had ascertain ed . front JtS'troper leiel advisers that it had just cause of complaint there was also un doubtedly joy at being. saved from the ruin of u war, uuu irom mi iuc misery ana. outrage to to which apbpulation'- s: exposed, when its country, becomes the theatre of hostilities; no .14 L ... W .v ' ' a - mauer wua wnat result. u.rery body was relieved from a weieht which for the last fort night has piit an'eudlto all fousuieas.snd inade valuable ' property unsaleable: 'and '"even the. the eoatinuanoc of 'femily relations doubtful. AHwie:Beccii lady;;,:-'.;;8; '?e'.,MTne bC a rebel 'wbinan ' are, thus narrated : bj, the. j Richmond cofrespondeat of the WaahTilte.UBicr?.-ilM;fcH ZM &i - ,-5; ---x - - . -' I toidteW of the aufferings ofMiss Converse on hertrip ifrom Philadelphia, i have now 0 reVs6rd;another instance -of female heroism;- A. J'Oun Jady of Mry Md,as geutJs and genuine a wo man as the South con-uiirvbut withal a true heroine, arriyed ;hert. Reaching the Potbmac'ahe fbtrnd- k' boat 'and a negro tor row ft, butthenegnj refused tor at tempt to crcforfearas he aaid; the' Yankees would shoot him: Drawing aVistolfrom her pocket, our heroine told f him !eobny; ' she would shoot him herself if he didn't cross; 0,lua3d, J9e4 Briyer ta the Vir-ginia ehore; and hus, utterly aloneT ehe came Z ri nchmbnd; with herpetticbata 4uUred with qmnihe her eatchel full of letters, many of then containing money! and with no end of epool thread, iiecl.'os,. pJns. aad , other little conyeniencea now so Lard to ret tn 'tl e , hhcka4ed -South'. TLe" 'r a m e' bf tlils h erbi ne eT'0;0" withheld f.cm thiLiotorun.-- it 'vBy 11 e kVbrn ir 1ri-TruiikiUwayjt: : TC 1 t - Lt'c 1 Li-' "n :3.f thirty H o t yiV.lt:, V'f'.i if " - i v I tro - s ' A . . . f - I ir " -rt... .? 1 I. c.i y ? t hands taper, of . which ther JiCef. (it being ao 'ttriie for special modeaty ) t eediiy'tobkbos- session. - Mrs.'BaxleT wai hi elactow;'.vere aasemUdto hear the aelTiile4,';The. robua aow presenuW 31 ct.thWiaidfijr the'lfaVoValt W jui(eMtus- th ecrs sent tKe air. as 'the boIWoss." made theirippearanee.',1Tti the afternoon they were'takea; to the old: fort. Zbroafe Leader. ' i; 2 -7K ; i From tho CiaeinaaU Times. M Saatt T7eSurrender t " ' ! ,Thl dark'.daya of the Republic are upon usv apd af no tima more, than the present haa the lover of the Unioa had so much cause todes-: pair. .Treaaortyet exults in the Southern States unchecked.V .'With unlimited meana at its control, and'ite call for men more than fully rea-potded to the "War Department has suffered the aummer, (he fall and half the-, winter. -to pass away "withoutt a eingle decuiiva move- menL-v-i.f . '-.i.:. . The people hare been asked "to be patient and patience has been exercised until the longing heart "grow faint, and hope is fast expiring. The Rebels still rob and snurder in t Missouri ; there Is no" advance in Kentucky.4 where over 100,000 troops are cjjysentratedand General McClellan. with hia arbayof over 2lX0Qtinen, remains caJmry'atyashingtonVatching the Pbtomac. "The ''firekt navHl 'exbelitions. on ' wh ieh so much-'money. was taVisked, of whose PcMiian t fexploi u we wero led to Jiope so much, hafe in a measure proved failurcay.,-; -. . ;; . : Charleston and Savannah were, within bur grasp when Sherman landed hisVoops at Port Royal. !i He could : have marched upon both cities and taken them with ease; But, following the recognized policy of the Administration. he remained quiet at Port Royal, until the Rebels had fhlly prepared 10 resist his advance. 1 Now; he can not stir a step .toward the interior.' 'ilHliAIV 'll aaWl A' Km1W1i 1st tm ' "Kk.J can-UKa-and brtiiiant act of the war; is about to be'Tepudiated'by the Admin iBtration. ; said, , trembling- before th e" ; jtwfiii ' gro rt m growls off -Jbhn-Butl; fhev Admin strdtiott will surrender Mason' and Sliddl,' and blot our; history with another pae of iiifanjy " V " ,God help the'hatioit.ifthese "things are to continue. Wt most; confess we are losing our patience. The Congressional rcportshows that iho-Wiir Department, lit' least,- vs in the hands e .1.: - am. .. F -. -m w 01 uiicto, nc tnagierty inacmiry oj. me Aa-ntinittraiioH it broken only taken if foputJo theplundering $ the treasury. The report of the Coo-gressional I nvestigating Committee thrills -oy-. ery- honest man with horrorTt .is the sadd&st exposition of bur national history. . ; It exhibits 'a degree ; of corruption .in the War any,Navy PcpaHraenU, not exited in this critical hour."- Th,e public treasury., is -in the, hands of thieves, whose bnlr solicitude is tplUnde.'"-IfCpn"gress. Was honest, as. it ought to be, SimQn'Cameron would hare been hurled iimu-iiio vuire in uwrucc uciute una, uuu run Lafayette crowded .with the Weeds, the Cum-, ingseavthe Morgans,' and the: host -of-plan- dereis proved -guilty : by, thaf; layestigatioq But even this, terrible exhibition, does not seeor tb have created a' 'sensation in "Cjhress; liaow tha plwmdeaMapiyaeyieatener evau'iiiuret ,i J.f the AdiniHietraUon, - with its miserable and.almost intolerable anny, mismanagement, surrenders' "Mason and Slidell, it will be the last hair rti'the Camel's back. ..' The truth must come, and sooner itcomes the better. The people catgipt ami trill, not suppbrian Admin- ?f defrt,,e. home, coonfry, freedom,; peacef utiraxipu iriuti. aeiwss tneir connoeuce. AUinat - is how atittake. " If there, is hot a change in the Cabinet for the better; and that soon, they will demand a chahge.of servants, aadnfbrce their demand. ;- Once rouse the whirl wind; and it will nob stop until it sweeps the whole; Administration into the Potomac . i;Th ebasm seems to be now opening which, without imiueiuate and thorough reform, - will engulf the plunderers of the tfoverntnent in this, hour of trouble and .peril. W know what we say. and we proclaim it to the feasfe- ipg tSeicthauars that the-bandwritiag won the Walll-tj alJi . :t?n . ii; . j- sKj'ivi'v i' r.vii 1.. ... If .our army of 600,000 is to lav Idle in - the Boeder States ; if our naval expeditious are to provealmost fruitless; if the gailantsons, bus-.banda,Aad&tbers4iwho have nobly tnarebed to the defiipe.-of,tbe country, are to be stormed and worried, to death in campato gratiry official thieves ; if our rtilera are V. too cowardly to order an advance ; if Rebels are: to be allowed to- hang . and murder Union men all through the South; if the friends of tbe Union in the Rebel .States are to receive no assistance or protection; if we are- to. be bulliei. into; disgrace by foreign pations; if all national honor andmanhool are to be eaerificed uon altar of Public plunder, why continue the war? Would it not be better to .surrender at once, and acknowledge ourselves jt nation of cowards and thieves? . Let ys have a war. -worthy of our once proud RepibIrcT'or"'at Once .subside into ruin and' eternal' disgrace. ' Tho Jlagnlfiafaico of a War ftettesaity. ., : As Mr. Lincoln (aays the Crisis) was one of tlie lSpbony OgleV: politicians of 1840, who got into such d Vbard cider, "log'eabin" spree, w hen i ?eom :! dodgers" was the :fare at table, and "cobn-akins" the dress, we. think he was right in abolishing the writ of "habeas corjnis' before reversing the old order- of things in the "White Mansion," guarded hy "two hundred thousand soldiers," or sonie modern oda might have'foTd tbe 8oj7 ,V thbat "fear of ;Fort La-fayettel" 'As no one but Republican papers "get tlie news?; and they swallow "with ex-stacies, ! , f , - .7 :.;ri:,- .-: : . .; -V '""ThePhiladeribiakTW an intensely Lincoln pa'per'gites us - the" following Very exqui site piece of new, just at this time yrben it take two or three Dusneis oi corn to buy a pound of cbfiee jn .m'anyjrtwns of the,Wesi'. and fivb Or six hushela tb buy a pound of. tea in Ohfof' and a cart load ofcqra to a .pound of tea in albaanrndcnt eaya:;, fal ' VThb earpctt for thoJEast Room ia a yery rhiAjcminstcr, woven in 'one entire piece 100. by. Q feet. ; It was made and designed ex4 presey for this departments-(The, pattern eon- eiets of three metlaitions, so arranged as to form: one grand medallion of Ahe whole room, -and presents a most magnificent appearaneaJ: tTbe design, u Mr. Carry and displays a taste of thai xirost:j recAewAs'i haracter.ri The H entire ground-work' is : composed of boaqueta 'and. wreaths: of nowera and fruit pieces. :.r4 The burtainsaraof- rich- eriinsoa trimmed with c'3 fringeand tassels. : satin. ;.; vxhe Jace curtaina were designed and made jn owuzcriana expressly ior M'a rooms j. i ney art sixyards longaq.d two yards wide, and ar cf thtf fincet neecilewgork ever brbu?ht to- thi. I co'un try These r pie fc f -i n gs a re rno ts r f - f e I y-ItS,r:2!tC?"'-t ;'.:t" r-'fucs cfnatic- ?-. rn, r? : rr ntir Jlth''1 I r-l.the;.U?it I icoattf er.v-the I4. 3 and 4ua"cuf . t r w-l..-?t .-- i Cta l , " - . .r; WS. - , 1 ;r I 3 r r ;-er. Lrw- of. tLe-'t lloirji f 1 rrizie-oo, cmetund 1.1,.aa'd were' t ; T "r?d f XJ r t'as r-'-i.Tl---:' 'y t' t rocrx ia i s Tj1svM ."I mora gorgeous appearance than it : iasr erer' done, and it rivals in appearance, perhaps any aimiUr apartment in tha world. u - TJia Greta .Room haa a carpet of the same" design and quality aa that of the East Room. The curtains and paper hare also been renew-" ed.. . . . - I The- Blue Robiai has also bw Tiewlr pa pered and carpeted, aad oewbovarings put on the furniture. The windows have been newly curtained with brocatell t and v lacew4 Next comes the crimson Rooirv which ia Mrs. Lib-coin's, principal reception, room. 'Thia- has been entirely newly famished. The furniture" eoyerifig ia magnificent French brocade satin, crimson, marooa and white- - ''" '' '..t. L f rffjot window-curtains, carpet and paper- hangings are all in keeping with the elegant furniture bf the apartment. In this room is also a grand action piano-forte:- front Phfladd phia. -' Tha hall and stairways hh4t also been newiy carpeted and dtcorated; t-T he irresidentis private dininz-room haa also, been newly fur nished with green brocatelle. ' The dpTpmatic; uming-room Has also received situ tlar attention' ia the matter of refurmshmgyic - ,!-sJi-.' . "The Guest Room, in which Prince" .Albert Edward was domiciled on bia latft yis( tath country, has been fitted ud in the richest oos- oibfe style. The: curtains are'bf royal 'burble satin, trimmed with rich 'gold - bullion "Tringe and tassels. Tha caxpot is a heavyWilton.--The furniture is of therieheatcarred rosewood. Thewpat-hahging8 "correspond with tljeXba-i ance ofthe oom. civine the whole aWsal an-1 pearance: - The President's room lias alsd been entirely refurnished, as also the PrivateSecre-trrT-s Mr. Nicholay; and that of the Assistant Prrrate Secretary, Jdrv Hay: ' -'-i '-- 1-; ;-;. "'The sleeping rooms- and" tbe' Vsrioni other a-parrments haVe also bert "refurnished in ab- propriate styles while' altogether the whole of the superb improvements reflect the bighest credit upon the firm to whom " was. intruted the refurnishing of the mansfoUv Irs.J Lh- bob has expressed herself 4b the highest terms gratified with theChangatheLHousebjaaunder- feme, and every , person who visits th vWhite louse must cordially, agree with her.. .. .' : ' Cannoi be Starved' "(hit ' Dr.' Strickland,4 writing fronJ Hilton' Head Journal," saysi'". - -h'yiJ'r..'n'lU "'Fyt 'l Notwithstanding all that : has7 becii written on the anbject, one most see'for-himself to form a correct estimate of the agricultural- resources of the South.. ..The eoil, which has the appearance ofJiafren sand.Jjod would, be giyen to salt'-by a-NortbjnVrr is the '"richest imaginable.: We are eccairfped in a field about 1 a mite long and a quarter of a. mile in. breadth, two-thirds of which, when we pitched our tenta. was white with the third pickine.'bf cotton Of n uoiiii usv aaavrob t'UUlllUl OIJU Tal Ut t it? I tl the world, and the remaining third-brown with unpicked corn, of larue ear and Whit, r nor r a I finer y ield per acre in great qua! ity.k Sweet po- tatees are found In great Quantities.' and off the gesa. j most - delicious ' flbyof-andjtK e aip"e;ib ixiJie ibrterTtaldTo'fraircttber 'esculents of the rardeni - 1 ilM all folly tq talk about , atarvinz out the 1 South by the blockade of .her ports. : The cob- ton might be all consumed today and the Souti Would only suffer in - her - want-; of' luxtrTreS ; wane the corn, ricej - potatoes land Jiogs and cattle,, with the fislw oyster and:. wild atne. mands.; In Our estimation, the taking and h'bld- wouia. prove auuodantrtor all necessary d nig an tne oouinem portSj soiarirom eonquerr ing the South, would amount to nothing more than a slight McmYeuieoce4 which can readi ly be submitted to so long as it". can- .maintain its tndepehdence. ' ' '." -' ,- The same" writer thinks that our Government isjudlng the rebellion, by toking and support ing worn-out. and; worthless negroes, who only, an expense to their masters. 7 i - . Trom the Uoton .Transcript. - Condition of the Rebels at Kew Orleans. ! We pwblish the below some' extracts from a letter written byr a .merchan t transacttng. business in New Orleans, wherOj he'reeidesThe letter is dated DecC 12 : j; ws4T v-.ri: v i Three large steamer ' have ran thUfcck- ade the past week, and-lravetaken full cargoee of cotton. Schoonerr are. tearing for Havana nearly. everyday. . - .;. .w-jl .-i j There ar8 oyer 400 cannon mounted .in the fortifications ilefehJing the city.' We ! have over 3U.O0O troops, and expect 20,000 more wm tne country. ; . : - 5:; No distress exists; even .among, the .poorer classes in the city, as. they, are : well provided for by the free market. V " ;"v I V" r Honses are selling for thirty per cont. "more than formerly. Bank and other stocks are al. no advancing. The banks will detdar larger dividends than usual. There jire 20,000,000 on deposit tn these institutions Prodnce. and other goods are on the decline. -'" O - l.ho warJias thua far costair : $50J00aO0O. so great have been the private contributiocis "-' At an exhibition rea at the ooera. bv the ladies, last week. 4h suraietted for the sol diers vfas $3J75i "' " ' . . , . , , ' The St.-Louis Hotel has been! cqn vertebf . in stead ofmakinie purchases for Christinas Pres ents, f hey buy tickets and give them "away J-. ti-:. l.t:... "i ii.. .i: i . - iv ms pciicvcu mui me uur w;iinpe a, great success. ' ' - ,: ' , :, - ZIore Pnblie Bobberjv The Cincinnati r Enquirer says' the Con sional Investigating Committee "have ' entered upon' the discharge of their duty in that city,-and after atating; come of the results already attained, remarks as 'follows t ; ' -:" '. - The committee hare 'intimations ofother transactions, in which other prominent persons figure conspicuously, all "tt-which will be de-i veJLoped'Jnrta Jewdayai beJevidence Jhar, commenced on yesterday indicates thatdic-lo- eures ,oi irauas tn-pign places are not Gone with, and that id this Sfate ndndUnsi fhere! are those who have forgotten foyelof eountrV ia thia her boor of trial; aad by latraterrrm1 i , - - - fraud filled their. pockets, regardless of th fu ture and the probable . verification of that old maxim; "murder will ut.rv'TharebramUtee find that the evidence accumulates upon them, and that if it continue .will; aa deoIorableLa state of affairs here aa haa. been, disclosed. tlse- 4. Cpnthern Indehtedaess;: . V he Jour cities of New York, Boston Phihtdel- 2ixGoo,b6o'oUTided U0,CC?,CO'). Thnadelrhia ?24;C0Q,000, BaW- more, ilO.t: ?,t i0, abd Boston C7fC00,(XX. , In the cry poda mteretaione4a mess cic-f,, e''if!tp f t! -.t "eV?rlt loses ST3.- r. -r rfciiaTj: hiaCtl4,XX),0X ' Pal'imor - L'Bnd Boston iAaXlHOmakinf.a t: 1 cf i-JiUe-inessto the dry goocla traJi of estimate f !.e toUlliallU of. t Tcr ' north era State aa or near $300,(aACxAX to a grand bazaar to raise money for the troops. Ladies are giving their . dibiuotid .pins, bracelets and other valuables, for the obiecf.' Id- -Thsi report --of Major Generil "tTii Ja claims a yictory. for tha jcoa federate: force ia : ine lata fight at woonyiue Ji.e-itacfT. by contract, at - the PbOadalpa jiayy-yxErd, ut ucca receivea uiere. v ,- -TEt Paris' PatkL in enumeratii c tLa Cra Freaeh yeisels at New York, ears oilers ar tiorUy .to awaent there, i - ."?',- -a - ' --Thw.Arkfaiaaa State Journal, n'otlcea tia Act that ..General MK3ulloch,areomtnand'cf eight or ten regiments had gone intowiitef qiartera onlhe Arkansas -river.' Z ' ';"' ,'-. J a Thei Paris';Preai says,Hht)ew" Southern Cdfiimissioners have arrived af iomt Gennha port nd ara- nowi-earoute to Paris aad Loa- Th Mitdrid erterfptadent Says that Bnala i jtoend fronv 6000 to T.QOOlsuaa. to llexieo. and that the tpaAishaQ.uadrpB wil.fsil ja-three divjuiona. " 'ti "" T ' The Telyrtor;io the' Bank of Eng land shows "an increase in "bullion of HSl says,; t 4hat though; Mason and Slidell ba surrendered? Thfeir. release " bur removes an iniriertdih causa of ouarrel. leaving mevi table Com plicauona: which U.were-.madiaesa to fr- .., A Jate refugee from Richmond eaya.hat a proposition will be, made by the rebels to our Government to return to 'them' their' fugitivsj-eiaves 'in "exchange for the surplus of -prieouera 4hey have over aallv'. ;'-ii Vs& I-.v-a Racentii private r intelligence, from ; Port Royal says that the next demqnatratioa tha ii to be made on Femandina apd that preparation la made for" a heavy blow Til rebel! ioa' - i;Th'e eeklymteme1itbTihVNe city , banks shows the following results ; f Loans, decrease; $L027000Sseejlecrase, rttvK,w; ;n;ircuiaooo. oecrease, l.ULWte-- frIa twenty-styen ofthe fortyrthree Catbo- -U-The deU of 'Alleghany eotiaty; Ptnasyl-vania., incladwg; .Pi4burchl and AUeirhaay city, . ia nearly seven aiilUoa .seTen , hundred - titvusanu uunars. anu ine vaioe oi uia xaxabin. property la but t wentyr-eigh t -minkma.. ' v" ' '-'The auditor of1 Massachusetts ."has" fre- aented the Gtrvernment with a bill 'of$33,-IX)f.sW-e3q)eaisewia! enrolling,' equipping, aad tram)wrunsvm! wvofWjiWAtCtt ilia C ueib State for. the seat of war.,. -; r. -' ."- An,;Annapoli ,CQrrespbTdeat..saya there-are concenirated at that point, to participata in the Bumside 'Expedition, fonrtaen remertts and forty sail of vessels of all alrea, their dee-tin aioniottorwm.i--- - - " RumbrJAfian Jmmedlata'ledvance ofitha. federal troops,' from all pointa,;art beginning to mltiplyj i Hadthey not so e flea .been falsified, tb ere, would better reaaoa. for friving tbemattention. . , k-- -.; . , . ' ' ---Proxiacetbwn, from ' -whence Mason ; and Slidell-embark on a British steamer, ia in Barnstable cbnntyv Maw.; 123 miles from Bosk ton, on the extreme northeast point Of Cape Cod. ;'-:-.,- Aj.o- v; : . ' - w. '.u. i ; - - Gen. Cooke, who recently committed suicide in the rebel army of the "Potomac, was a Vst Pointer, and recently appointed a Briga-adier General by. Beauregard., .;.....-r Accordingtoj the Milwaukee'.Newa' Carl Schurz,' the 'American Minister to Spainv in tends to 'resign bis position -and return to -Washington; - c rtt-. s-w. tf --T1e tone of the liOndow Time In' reply ing to Thurlow Weed's letter on American affairs to that paper, was intensely insolent So are the'ebromenis of , the Times and some other Tendon journals, on"President Lincoln's Message. , - -r-, . 1 1, is estim aled lhar at least 5,000 roasted turkiesjVlrh aU the-etceteras, were sent to the soldiers' of the Potomaeduring;the holidays. ' ?ie'im..reathe1 whales. , Accordiag toiae ew,asedtord.Staodard the decrease of whale eh rps the past year has been 0 vessels : A telegram from Charleston u.TWm.'iL 29th, announces tha landingof A-Jarga Yankee forceon North Edisto Island, for the pur-poAe, -doubtless. of toking possession of tha Charleston;--!; Sar.anoah Roilroad, at - Adam'a Rna,; ; :.'.'!,': .'. t. ?.'.-:--? -.-.i" ' The climate is our terrible enemy at Port Royal. Of General Sherman's 43,000 men, ra ;eee month 5)00 ha been on the tick list, m Th;court-of inquiry in the case of Colb-nej DJ. Miles, charged with haying been in-toxicatcd at (he'battle of "Bull. iJom, haa honorably' acquitted him. : J - 't'-mfed'that tbe'rjeT'-ofA;irar,aa- thave refused ito allow General Prica to eatar-l that State with tar other trfwvna l.nt iKau t"1.11 .'J91'?! conftlerate aeryice, Z. m uuui uc uajsfjuij ooeruiousana ove hundred - T7 ,un&T-nprth .oASpriBFfield.U ald xo oe iuu oi.men returningfrom Price stray, who say if ther were permit terf taw-tiim fcr4 say if ther were permitted to re tarrr Kr4a and take the oaOT or altegiencePrw;, would - be id - yiiu-wuiy - regular'--coniederata troops. m n-Since' General vPbpa'a. rapid opeiidS last, week thereat, perfecqaietia-n the region between the Missouri and Osage oers "not a rumor of rebel campsor (sq'uada 'hart beea heard of. ' -; zA i- "- if.) ; ... - . -. , from MrNDaytort andM?:Actns, indicate that ah attempt wnradbn be" tKno -in iv.fV rr Hand those coantnea to raise, th't'llockade,;m Khe ground of iU IxjefiectireneW T . i-qOar new:lfiaifek toa.r kAr w?3 ihlmaufrreat fund tox prbewra grape viae; cut- ungt or tne best yanety of-.ttiat country, to he " forwardedtathe ArTiadtnrai Department of : the oernjnc; They .wswHtAr"1 " ,("rThe New York Spirit f the rTimes r.s learned frbm'a private source that Paul ITcr- " phy;-who1 has- been lately practicing-law tt .-" Richmond, ht about to bef placed x tLt ttiT ' of General Johasonof1-the confederate 2.rt4. - -iFranc about to send relnforerie- 'j to tha squadron off Mex ico.and also to the s- ad- ron off the North-Western coast of America; It hi also rumored.JPar'i t?iat a eqtia.-oa cf ol serration is to be rerrt to te Eautrm ert-of America, under Adnlral Uenani. ?5. - ' -; me i-ruisa raTrrt" 8 tii j.Tep& in-rlXCOO irur,s r r.i ii UltaiTora.''. ted.tr3"l.. vr : -s 11 rtfs:! t" : : 92 guns and eaCors. jTte l:ri"L: ry is coiTHei-of lOTSsin--erc's r Stau-Tf-;-.,T: ?. United -t:.-':': I.. r The '-I.r.7 !-n"Tjme? :i'i tr T-a' "i rr.:-y sion f ,ii.t lo'rrT ' exceeds any thin ia S 1.
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Full Text | .jr r - --- -" ST"' " . - - - t!f - v - 7'j - VOLUME .14; 1862 IT .r!, ;d-t i.' Ti r. : 1 . y - Sill iPP fv itmuwii tvrt mmr wtxno' t; r TEE USwTw Mlmfwuna,' tty&bie 1b aid. ! r7 T wub u moaxmm; uur iM ZBt ! ' 1 1 1 " TOE UL$T liEAF. - 5.,.. r.JBUTa5WESLfc BOUfBSV X aw hta ae bafW, Ami sgsin;-Tb -MITCOMSt (tooa pmmbJ, r : At ae totten r tb gToand WkhhUeu. ; Thy My that ia hit prian, t Ertk prvaiagJiaU oCTiais Cat him down, : . Wot abetter man wu foaad-" By the Crier bis roaad ' .Through ta ta. - Bat m h walks the strMts, .Aadhe looks at all he bmU ; - Sad aad waa, .. . , And he shakes his feeble head, That it seems as if be said, -' - " They are gae. ' V: ; Theatoafy warbles rest - On the lips that he has prest - -their bloom, And the names, ht lored to hear JUars been earred for many rear ' On the tomb. " - - - " ' Jfy trsaxiwammaaaa sald Pewr aid lady, sh is dead :, .. :": homg mgo ... That he had a Roman nose, ' And his cheek was like a rose ' f X the saow. . . . Bat now his noae is thin, Aaditreets apo his chin i- . ''-'t' Lika a staft. . . And a erook is in bis back, , And a taelaaeholy crack , Iahisiaagh. ' ' ; . :v - fax . r.' I knaw ittltiln . i " -'; Po me to sit and grin ' ' ' At him her:. . .- ' Bat (be old three-eornered hat. it 9 1 a j-r . if : J ...... ' , And the breerbes, aai ail that, Are sooaer! ." . . '' ( A4 if Iec4 1 to W Tbetast WTon thetrae ' ' "'-.! " In the -prinjr,- ' v ' . X4 thesa smue, as I do bow, - ; : At the old forsaken bough.-. W here I eling. ' . DinGE rQB TnE YEAB. ; ' r reacsT tw-awKt-v , "i Orphan hoar, the year is dead. ' Om aad sib. eoma aad weep! ' "' Merry haars, smile instead. Fr the year U lut asleep. So, it smiles as it is sleepiaa, Mocking your an timely weeping. As aaeaarfliquaka Tacts aor' - ' ,- J Ia it eoffia la tbeetay, " whit Wlate, that rough awrse, ; .Reeks tb deadeold year to day 7 . .Solemn hours) waitaload v For yoar mother ia her shroud. . As the wild air stirs aad (ways Thtf tree-iiwMrad!e of a rhild. So the braath oflheforade days .fxjks the Jtxct Weaiu aal mUd, :. TremMiot honrs; rh will ariw - With new loirs within bar . Xsmaary prey is hrrav Like exUa by her grave; ; FoKrvary bears tho- Wer, - March with grief doth howl aad rare, ' Aad April weeps ttot, 0 y houra, : Follow wh Mny's fsireK rlowvra. t4 - istcllmmis. 8oao Anecdotes Specimens of Scotca - lad IrisE Humor. ; ,:-v; n ; ' ' The tsit number of the' North BritisU.itV eirw, takksig (or its text the Scottish Reminis cences of Deaa Ramaevand Dr. Charles 1vt- j ers, puts together a'ftwmber anecdotes, cu" trtously illustrative of the humor of the Scotch -aad Irish races. ; Some of these stories are old bat many of them are new and good. We cull few specimens. :- ! ?-!' U The North British) however;; AW den nes the difference' between r8cotch and Irish h n mor, "(hast: . ; 1 ' ar' Whether it Is the fact, that bur 'ronntrvmen -are defideat ia humor, while - EajHtshme'a ex-j eel ja humor, aaay &autf doubt.; . JVe are by no means prepared to acknowledge that the " fact is so. notwitnstandins the hizh authority : of Sydney Smith fhb1 was himself a man' of .v u J IT. - i Bnmur, rica aau rarv. ism ui in uj we are sat. isfied, tlhat the attempts to explain and adooun t - for ths deficiency assnmed as a fact, have totally failed. Ne satisfactory er area iatelligi 1 tie reason haslet been auested. why Scoth raea should belnlerior in numor to Englishmen, " Such an explanation aj thf theBcottish'peo-pis art poorer than the Inglrah, cannot berea ,0aably accepted.;? oesfiot create or ..area stimulate humor,'- ':..a, I risk t peasantry . at poorest of all t et i ; ra disponed to think -that ia genuine huAor, wLc&erf the: mirth fal or tks aaUrical order, they are superior to . both- English aad Rcoth, An Irulisaan is not. -iaa is often suppose4 ajnera bluadeler into fun, .IIo man can seek accasiona -for ,hnmor. Bat -.Tsrbea ooeaSMa .eomaa. the poor Irishman Is f.'-Teft aad ready. : There are some Irish aav jBedotfS, te. point and pith of which are ran-crailr vac4 to ba a blander or bull, bat which resjy turn 00 aatroks of fi& natural . , t X traveller ia Ireland havine been in mclinl U deny thai tht paasaatry wtxa humorous, was oJ4 to ask.any qaestionotha first laboring ,-eaaa ha met. on tha roa4. AooordinrlT on ft, sturdy fallow breaking stones, he sajs' 'A .'ow. wy man, if tha deril were to earaf hare Inst aow. whether would ht take yon or me V . Us, to bf suw." says the aaa. t far he's cerf .tola of jrr Aoaor at anjiima,":,, ;-1. i v : - . :,;a oarr SToar. , .' ' ' . A. aaaa of short slaiur and most uainviting couaicnance, wuit tUe peculiar axpressioa ao "xliirasdby Uoaa. &i Chaill? as tbat tf lis m lf Vtf Jfchaaed property Ja a wtetsrca-jnt Ct CCU2.aLf.tm whence ha atricilva r In. !a fr;-ji.v Bomt one aeat himTs7lr-e rao.M "r"',.w ' Aiace: ana a ''".rli t .. . . . . .1.. "A""' man :ths honae door was some what alarmed, aob ey,at h a lirtw dowa tie 'Utter 1 m t-T.'Oq tistree :wnr; 4 s arenue e tVs tort. a t,,tjiew--l i Ira, sanf 1 t. h t;Le' .yHXi - -rny;i boY- " Well, riv Ubm.. Ah. bat I nie It to yor son, sir' rcplte Um - trembting lad. die. Myon, too little ncl ; I iiae do on. Vel. wp. X asa y fer tbfct, b TBS IBM SB HAH ' 111 rOTATOXS. Ai poor Irish laborer had in impedient ia his speech, and could not Dronoonce words be- t giuninr with the letter's whhout aUinmerinr: ' A neiehborinr nUeman,aeeine him disrztns J j - t r t i poutuxa, ana wianin 10 mur oral Tiaicujous, said.r What do yon call these thines you're digging 1" 8ir," says poor Pat, "I don't call tbeu ; when I want them jT fetch thent;' : ' - . V. ' rDDT liiK.:;:t --; ' A poor bid .Irish ; cripplf. sat-begging at a bridge, urging his appeal to the chanty of pass 4 engers, with the eager and Tersatile eloquence pf bis country. A gentleman and lady- young gay. and handsome, with that peculiar loot ofera tided and com placent ooascioosness which i indicates the first Jew weeks of. married life-crossed the bridge. They regarded not the petitions of the beggar; so just as , thejr passed him be exclaimed t May the blessing, of the Lord, w-hicU, brings love and joy ; and wealth, and a fine family, follow Tiu all tho davs of qur life." A pause ; .the oonple passed beed easly on, and the beggar, with a fine toueh of caustic, humor, added, and nerer .overtake ; ' :--.r- v IBISK on 8COTCB. . Dean Ramsey tells us of a Scotsman whose 1 tender, toe was trodden on ; : t he oifendei' said, v I'm very sorry sir, I beg your pardon and me oniy acKnowiedgeinem was, i And you e as muckle need, sir' To oar mind, there was some surliness and not much humor in this.' The Irish beggar, who, on being refused alms, un2 bis crutch on the toes of the sroutr sren- tlenieii, whom his prayers moved not to' charity nau more numor, wnen neaaui to tne enragea owner of the sufiering foot 44 Bless your (honor; if your' heart waa mm tender as your toes you d have given me the ienpenar."' : ;-.'; KaB AMILTOSr. ' ' Rab was once met on the' road by "a stranger who asked, How fat is it to Ayr "Ay," says Rab, -you'll be come from Kilmarnock?" What oh earth ia" It your business where I come from f " Very weel, sir, as Iittl is it my business where ye gang" to." ", - " Rab met the late Mr. Ramsey Maalejaftcr-wards Lord Fantnure) and Lord Belhaven, walking together on the race course of Ayr. "I'm a Hamilton, your honor : I'm a Hamilton," says Rab, approaching his lordship. M,Oive him a shifling. Belhaven, heis a, cousin ofjours," says Mr. llaule.' My mother's name was Ramsey," says Rab, diggit.g rouml to the other side, and getting another shilling as bis reward... ' . '. General 3enoep ' This brave General, now bavin? an imnor. tant command In Kentucky, is a ITanffariah by birth, and : ' graIaat of the , MiliUry school f Vienna: Durin'the recent Struir- gte of JIf notary tor1, (ndepeodence,. he Verved with distinction under the lagrof his native land, and when her, armies were overwhelm ed by 'the oombined forces ' of Russia and Austria, he,' in common with other patriots. sought an asylum ' In Turkey, where be was assigned an honorable, rank in the military service' of the Sultan. After arriving in this country he obtained aTsituation aa anr.onieer in toe- umtea otatcs coast Survey at Wellington, discharging -duties scientific in their character, but upon a wholly unremunern-tive salary. . He, was, soon afterwards; .appointed Assistaat Examiner in the: Tatent office. In this position he continued several years, and earned for himself a high reputation fir inteilect and science, with the lifted corns of Engineers with whom he was associated. A few months since, he expreseed a desire to take the field in defense of his adopted eounr try, and he was in consequence introduced to General Scott, who was so favorably im Dress ed with his soMierlj-chaxacterandattainments, that he - earnestly recommended his ancoinu ment was made a few davs aftcrwartls. 'With the subsequent history of General Schoepf the country is acquainted. Those who know him- w. II. entertain no fears but th.it with a fair field, he will prove himself as brave and skilb-ful a General as he is a loyal citizen and true hearted man. ., . , ; ' .,. . '-'I- .4.'.. " ' '' -A uwTd ' Joke ail Around. There ia a fdatihuaor attached to some hodyronncct.1 wiih the Rochester Express that breaks out in spots occasionally in that sheet, as witnoRHCs the following: "Agcntlo m-tn,jwhose name we suppress for obvious reasons, while returning home with the family purchases 011 Saturday evenin; 'sterDed into a'b oyster saloon on Main street to refresh himself with a atew.erv hils.thns engagedia friend who had followed, himau abstracted from; his groceries a package containing a pound, of cof-feee, aad having emptied it. refillcl the paper with saw dust, and restored it to its original place. V The mistake was not discovered until the following morning, when the wife of the injured man' prepared his breakfast. ! Laboring under the misapprehension that the grocer had swindled- him, the -husband returned the 'sawdust in the morning. : and indignantly de-mandad. and finally received, its equivalent in Old Ja va. The unhappy grocer, who is noto-: riously subject to fits of absent mimledness,' declared most solemnfy that it was uni otention-! al, and. that reaJIJt wasa-lktlb tho worst mistake he ever committodl . What : renders the transaction still more perplexing- ia, Jbat :br the life of him he cannot remember vjfure As A pngilietio contest took tlace on Monday last, at a point just over the State lint of Indi ana, called Wright SUtion. the combatants he me two Chicago "buffers ' named John lie Glade and Daniel Smith omi Bendieo. hU fiffhUnraaMsWTMct. The firht was a severe one. and resulted in faror ef-Beadigo ia forty-taren rounds, lasting one Hour and twenty minutes. ine rjhicaro lnbuQe,aays both , man showed taemaeirea adepts in tff f M of their CWa. aod "jujiu wameiy sna, in accoraanca wivn tne nonoraoio etioueoe or taa f. it- wnicn win allow yon to batter i ttuft'i (ace out of all tern-; "rf 01 nwaaaity, aad eack;;yerr one ot f V 1 atrikt him Jbelow the waist-i band, Which'tnirht trtl anma ' rJrtnnm life aad spoil the fun. Bebdlgb waa angbtly ibjur-: H?!t he last.- MeOMe wia, sererely fajurad about k r-. ; -wnwDmrni aoont ine ooajv nM w saaamaa a-av.1 m a -w . t . a aide. The fight arose not so much from & naacJal moUTes aa from aa oldloarre! exist4 in Utween-tha-eombatanta. -rr. i . pi aad eeeoad defeat- lb ':J,M- A vuoacuicui wwiw ynm uocae that to i.t . 11'.. " .- a commissary ft -n naa-girea the boyt o nach tu -.!are;t ,t. "t.thtrars of tlie whole rt,ier.t 1 ae ,ows treeaud one half tnchi 1 . TOT.: (- ire it ia a Verr oldfa8t ioned wijr -of indlcatin ? ' ft-rendehip.: Jebtt said to Jibhadah:Ii ttine fiert rirfit ' a mt heart i ' with thii heart If It be, eiTe". thine hant?' ; It Is not merelv an old-ioehioned costoin ,it isastxktly aattir al one, and, as uaual n aucn cases. f we may ""d physioloeical reason, ifwe wfll only take P to orch for it. The ammtla eolti- i Ta nnd8Uip by tne sense oi toucn as Well aa by the sense of smell, hearinrr. . and. -aiirht: and for this purpose they employ the most sen siuts parts pi meir uouiea. ey tuu inetr noses together; or they Wckpne a not her : with their tongues. ' Now, the hand is a part of the human , body in .whieh -eha sense of-teuih ia highly devefoped ; and. aAerf. the manner; of 1 toe snimaii, ire noioniy liite 10 see ana near our friend, (we -do not usually smell him though Isaac, when his eyes were dim, resort ed to this sense aa a means or recognition,) we also like to touch him and promote the kindly feelings by,the contact add reciprocal pressure of the sehsUIrt'handsv Obserre. too, bow the principle it illustrated by another of our modes Of greeting,,-; When we wish f to determine whether-a substance be perfectly smooth, and are not quite satisfied with the information conveyed by the fingers,' we afply it to the Hps and rub it eently upon them. We dO 'sO be cause we know by experience that the sense of touch is more actively developed in -the lips than in. the hands. Accordingly when we wisTi to reciprocate the warmer feelings we are not content with the contact of the hands, and we bring the lips into service. 'A -ehake of hands, sufiices for friendship, in undemonstrative England at least; but a kiss in the token of a more tenderafifection.- 2)r. Humphrey.. v v: . - 1, -' A "cold is mt, necessarily, says the s Scienti fic American, the result of Jow or hightemperature.- A' person may go', directly from a' not bath into a cold one, or into snow,' "even' and t not take cold aa hd would bv pour in? a eotrole of table spoonsful of water upon some, part , of nis areas, or oy standing in . a dq9r, or, other opening; where One part of the body, Is cblder than another Let' it be kept in mind that uniformity of temperature over the whole body is the fjrst.thing to be looked after. It is. the uniform circulation of some part. If you., must keep a partially wet garment on, would be well, perhaps, to wet the whole f it nniformly. The feet are a great source of colds, on account of t he variable temperature they are subjected to. Keep them always dry, and warm, and avoid drafts of air, hot br coldj: wet spots on the garmenta, and Other direct causes of unequal teiupf inture, and keep the system braced up by plenty of sleep, and tbe eschewing of debilitating food and drinks, and you. will be proof against a cold and its result. , To Hake Corn Bread. ''-!r - ) ' il . A prise of $10 was-recently awarded- to Mrs. J ane O 'Brien,- of Cajriok; Penn.; ' for "a" 'loaf of byeadTmadeaa the following mannertT i Taketwo quarts- of cbm-meal; with about a pint of . (th'm )s bread- ,?Uponge". and -water mougn w , wen it, rJiix, m Oie-liail ptnt 01 wheat flour, and a talde-epoonfuJ of gait.' Let it rise, and then knead well the second time. Bake on hour and a halfv' ;- '' - - ' i And a prise of ' $S was awarded for a - loaf made from'this icejpte -; '-J;;rv" ' 1 -':. " Mix two- quarts of new r corn-meal - with three pinta, f.warm water. : And'one table-spoonful of salt. twa.table-epooueful of sugar, and'bne large table-spoonful of hop yeast. Let it stand in a. warm place five' hours' to 'rise. Then add three-quarters of a pint (or one and a half teacup-fuls) of wheat flour, and one half pint of warm water, yLet it rise ogata one hour and a half; then pour it into a pan well s-reas- ed with Sweet lard, a nd 5 let if rise few min utes. Then bake in a mbderatelv hot oven one hour and a halC j It is best when hot v t JncidenU. At the Bmbarument at Port The following extract u .from a letter written by an officer on boaird the United States steamer Richmond after the ; bombardment pf Fort Pickens, I went by . invUauon of Lieut, of ine. engineers, to visit tne iort, 1 001c a circuit first, of the covered way, then of tbe para -B - - 1 " m: ' f . pet and romparte.; All around the fort, inside and outv were, marks of ihe enemy's shot and shell. . On the glacis, here and there, are deep grbbves.'ehdlng in k large hole, where the shot had plumped into If,' and where there had been shell which had burst- The hole was a great evacuation, into which you could drive an ox cart. Where the projectiles hare strtfckv the standing trails, they have chipped off patches of the brick-work, (it is a brick and nota stone fort) perhaps .eight or ten inches, deep, 'and where they have struck the corners, larger portions have been' removed, but in no ease has any part of the fortifications received an injury tending in the least to weaken it.' and this after two days heavjr firing."i Tha only man who, was killed, outriarhu durin? tha two days' action, was . an artilleryman.. who -wag passing into' the casemates with some . bread from the bakehouse.' - A shell exploded at the other iLde jf the area; and one piece, - flying a listance of some two or three hundred feet. passed .through his body, under his arms. He wai a oil m ew atepa ana aroppeu aenu. : , - --1 nere were many almost miraculous escapes. A shell waaheard coming towards a eun on tha parapet, and the men dodged ,under their bomb proolsy ;J. he shell bit. fa-irly on.,top of the bomb-proof, went through and dropped into a pail of water beside the office where it ex ploded. When the men came oat a sain to re sume their work, all they saw of their officer waa his heels stickipz out of a pile of rubbish. After digging him out, fhe stood amazed, to see that he wai 'not even1 Arf. He rose up. hook the sand from' his hair and clothes, and cooly tatd, " Com t come! whet are you stand- ins? there ratm? atT : TiaA that otii t hr At (t they went again as if uotbing had happen- ait 4 5-1 ) ts -:-:." i-'.1 1 1 ' i.. 1 1 r !.?.. .w- JJ. u . ,e ; -. ;: 1 Another of3cer,iwho had eharee of a battery of mortars, had. no less than : seventeen, ahel hi itike .within .ten yardaof him, , ,L;aw. the ground plowed up & 'eerj 'direction, ant jet not a man was nun. adoui twentyortna men who had been relieved from their suns, were sitting: smokiig'and watching' thb4firing ia la corner, protected from snot by tha walls, when half of a hairs shell struck and buried -itself riiht in the roiddle of the groupe,' without dis turbing them in the , least, -'vvyhat-a " that r asked nari ?5The devil know, . and ha" woa't telL'indiferejitly refunded another, and went 60. smckir i;'Ateownch Colunjbaid carat roll- instowarwi a Jeroup. :the fast wbuzing and moki.r l7ondcr' if 'thitlhU :vaV Guess net, we're Jponearatr'm Crack 1 went the shell. f-i--- i TyerT dlrecilts, but fortu hatly ? " ' tv?-i tlj.i&i lii'-i-1 ; ...Tha rt t I ' - Tiler -1 poor, rs w also fb eir tvt arl fcLtli, t'ff t t.at f ortion shich tb7 tCiUvu jb..". tv-'ciitLs x -.1 Vic.-; cut -TlMdr rjraetiee howerar w 4 ;j eb4 I , ffca iji 4-i ili-j aJ:Vj ; ?.'T-. . ; '".'.'.' LUav? V oejSaw- twgliiriben- wwl tta p&x&leUedLachoor. !Uae jteac&iaf jroidd ft thna ettptejed,-,) rT-l-i- '4 ' y:; Wehare copied hottcea t,t, lUraBatley not in ferbBienjaB ceeaioB etpiaaaryl malting leVay. firUich mbod to Baltimore, ihe catteby flag oftrace to Fertreaa Monroe, thtucjt to Baltimore.: tThe Prdrbat Marsharat Old Point Comfort suspect- ing jierr gaye ajpecjal charge the depatyi wW accompaaied the boat .iO watch . herv ..Before arriving at Baltimore the deputr was ' satisfied of her character, and when ' i ht had ! leathered all, her. pa'r' to gp ashowia arrested i aad maat snowt nis suspiciosa aad hiadeter-miaald'to-aaareJi'h af Thte piece"of inforthatfbn t!;rew hei ; ofi1bJer baUnce, in Act completely' br&ke her down. i She confessed; 'and taking hkr bonnet frout her head; disclosed the fact that is iras lined: with letters, and .takingof? her shves and stockings brought out another batch, atj tbe . same. time prbtesting on her honor andciriracter that they were all -that ' she had in her possession. ' But the officer who had imbibed ab yery elevated opinion of either, declined to tecept the assurance, and informed her that, ;Jie exami nation' must go on.' '' : :'' !";-'--; -; .. She was taken into a etaie'l ibro and ayfbtn-an ' em ployed ' to cond net th f iexainlnatibn.r-The officer who was at the'doc, soon had' -bis attention attracted by a ne'ahd a scream in the state room. Opening, the door he' beheld the searcher with b er; hi da griped about the throat of the search ed. -wl was 1 A v. a .nude- state, and who'clenchi t iu . bneof.her in fiict she was amare-t, perfec y fbrious, and undertooV to make an' exhibit n of hfrselC -At'"yarietiei;:-lii; tfin''aaloo'Bt.:of thes b$tV-'The Ssper in question was a comir ision-signed by effersorr Iavis,': appointing CDr.' ! Septamua Broww; of Baltimore, surgeon ., the' Confederate army. This with Other pr )ers and letters asHinge0ioTOlyp?aced in thV jinjbg of a' part bf her drees', so as fo' inCreasie; the fullness so becomlhg in a weirprbportibn; i wotan. 1 Letters and papers of mors t lesa '. importance were found in all' sorts i i places. ' Mrs.' Baxley now had little left to e aceal. -and aha was perfectly fewiou. Re' JtMngl;ersel if was iaKen in custoay t thel rTovost Jtarr shttl's office, i Here she ' under ' p6k-vtoV'cba'vejr a warning to some one-hro!& Ir Rmwo-i-hv throwing out of the window Uece .'bf'paper wnicn nad written on St,'" Flee r j am caught. All is lost P'The1 message d Jj- Jnto .other hands than those for' whom it' its intended-Doctor Brown iras shortly aftlotlged ip Fort MeHenry.'ahd proper steps taken in regard tb other persons Implicated ly"tfc? papers found tmportant 8nocess in tTestern Virginia. :v:v ! HtrTTOinrittt Va Jan; T ; .-Special' to' fhe:; Cincinnati Commercial. A force consisting of 4U0 of the 25th 0hio;300 of me .H j, irsnnia ana 00 01 jwicicner s uavairv. ihe whole under command of Maj.Oeo.-'Web-eter of-, the 25th Ohio, returned to day after an absence of six days,' having marched to Hub t- ""Hue, mt gcjiui mr reut-i supplies in , w est-ern Virginia, attacked and , put to flight an equal rebel force and burned all -the rebel stores. Thtf.rerjer'fotoe consisted of 400 regu lar -cavalry, armed with Sharp's carbines, and from 300 to' 500 infantry and militia. Their cavalry attacked us two miles from Ilunters- yille; We drove tbem from' point, to point, hnd finally the beat a hasty retreat out of town as we charged 'through it; ' Their eupplietf, consisting of .350 bbls 6t flbur,'c 300 salted beeveB,' 5,000 pounds salt and, large quantities Of sugar, coffee, rice, bacon, anny clothing, 4c4 worth from f25,W0 to '$30,000, were' entirely destroyed. -' We also " took , ajlarge number' of cnarps carbines, sauresy: pistols, tc Une re-tel'waa; killed and 'seren 'wbunded;1 Ve'bad onerian seriousfy woiinded.' It 'was. a Complete success. Majf; : Webster and his' com-m and beh aved "gallantly : th rbughout. Th e rnarch' was h severe; 6iie Of 104 mileK but ane boys ritnrned la glorious spirits;, : The" Stars and : Stripes were left ' floating' on the Court Houae.'i '. " . . Hbw jtae Kw wa UeceiVed in Caiiniada; ,i ,The Montreal Gazette in speaking of the reception ofthe news of the surrender of Mason and Slidell, says : - ' ' , It was immediately s forwarded to . the, Exchange and, was, there d as the sheets arrived to an immense and excited crowds who filled every part ofthe room! ; ' - 'i..-'.'j ' bi'ieelines f those, present were m'ani&si ed bf loud and repeated eheers, at the condu- kind were thus manifested there was uride in the pr;omptness with .' which the British Government had acted as soon as it had ascertain ed . front JtS'troper leiel advisers that it had just cause of complaint there was also un doubtedly joy at being. saved from the ruin of u war, uuu irom mi iuc misery ana. outrage to to which apbpulation'- s: exposed, when its country, becomes the theatre of hostilities; no .14 L ... W .v ' ' a - mauer wua wnat result. u.rery body was relieved from a weieht which for the last fort night has piit an'eudlto all fousuieas.snd inade valuable ' property unsaleable: 'and '"even the. the eoatinuanoc of 'femily relations doubtful. AHwie:Beccii lady;;,:-'.;;8; '?e'.,MTne bC a rebel 'wbinan ' are, thus narrated : bj, the. j Richmond cofrespondeat of the WaahTilte.UBicr?.-ilM;fcH ZM &i - ,-5; ---x - - . -' I toidteW of the aufferings ofMiss Converse on hertrip ifrom Philadelphia, i have now 0 reVs6rd;another instance -of female heroism;- A. J'Oun Jady of Mry Md,as geutJs and genuine a wo man as the South con-uiirvbut withal a true heroine, arriyed ;hert. Reaching the Potbmac'ahe fbtrnd- k' boat 'and a negro tor row ft, butthenegnj refused tor at tempt to crcforfearas he aaid; the' Yankees would shoot him: Drawing aVistolfrom her pocket, our heroine told f him !eobny; ' she would shoot him herself if he didn't cross; 0,lua3d, J9e4 Briyer ta the Vir-ginia ehore; and hus, utterly aloneT ehe came Z ri nchmbnd; with herpetticbata 4uUred with qmnihe her eatchel full of letters, many of then containing money! and with no end of epool thread, iiecl.'os,. pJns. aad , other little conyeniencea now so Lard to ret tn 'tl e , hhcka4ed -South'. TLe" 'r a m e' bf tlils h erbi ne eT'0;0" withheld f.cm thiLiotorun.-- it 'vBy 11 e kVbrn ir 1ri-TruiikiUwayjt: : TC 1 t - Lt'c 1 Li-' "n :3.f thirty H o t yiV.lt:, V'f'.i if " - i v I tro - s ' A . . . f - I ir " -rt... .? 1 I. c.i y ? t hands taper, of . which ther JiCef. (it being ao 'ttriie for special modeaty ) t eediiy'tobkbos- session. - Mrs.'BaxleT wai hi elactow;'.vere aasemUdto hear the aelTiile4,';The. robua aow presenuW 31 ct.thWiaidfijr the'lfaVoValt W jui(eMtus- th ecrs sent tKe air. as 'the boIWoss." made theirippearanee.',1Tti the afternoon they were'takea; to the old: fort. Zbroafe Leader. ' i; 2 -7K ; i From tho CiaeinaaU Times. M Saatt T7eSurrender t " ' ! ,Thl dark'.daya of the Republic are upon usv apd af no tima more, than the present haa the lover of the Unioa had so much cause todes-: pair. .Treaaortyet exults in the Southern States unchecked.V .'With unlimited meana at its control, and'ite call for men more than fully rea-potded to the "War Department has suffered the aummer, (he fall and half the-, winter. -to pass away "withoutt a eingle decuiiva move- menL-v-i.f . '-.i.:. . The people hare been asked "to be patient and patience has been exercised until the longing heart "grow faint, and hope is fast expiring. The Rebels still rob and snurder in t Missouri ; there Is no" advance in Kentucky.4 where over 100,000 troops are cjjysentratedand General McClellan. with hia arbayof over 2lX0Qtinen, remains caJmry'atyashingtonVatching the Pbtomac. "The ''firekt navHl 'exbelitions. on ' wh ieh so much-'money. was taVisked, of whose PcMiian t fexploi u we wero led to Jiope so much, hafe in a measure proved failurcay.,-; -. . ;; . : Charleston and Savannah were, within bur grasp when Sherman landed hisVoops at Port Royal. !i He could : have marched upon both cities and taken them with ease; But, following the recognized policy of the Administration. he remained quiet at Port Royal, until the Rebels had fhlly prepared 10 resist his advance. 1 Now; he can not stir a step .toward the interior.' 'ilHliAIV 'll aaWl A' Km1W1i 1st tm ' "Kk.J can-UKa-and brtiiiant act of the war; is about to be'Tepudiated'by the Admin iBtration. ; said, , trembling- before th e" ; jtwfiii ' gro rt m growls off -Jbhn-Butl; fhev Admin strdtiott will surrender Mason' and Sliddl,' and blot our; history with another pae of iiifanjy " V " ,God help the'hatioit.ifthese "things are to continue. Wt most; confess we are losing our patience. The Congressional rcportshows that iho-Wiir Department, lit' least,- vs in the hands e .1.: - am. .. F -. -m w 01 uiicto, nc tnagierty inacmiry oj. me Aa-ntinittraiioH it broken only taken if foputJo theplundering $ the treasury. The report of the Coo-gressional I nvestigating Committee thrills -oy-. ery- honest man with horrorTt .is the sadd&st exposition of bur national history. . ; It exhibits 'a degree ; of corruption .in the War any,Navy PcpaHraenU, not exited in this critical hour."- Th,e public treasury., is -in the, hands of thieves, whose bnlr solicitude is tplUnde.'"-IfCpn"gress. Was honest, as. it ought to be, SimQn'Cameron would hare been hurled iimu-iiio vuire in uwrucc uciute una, uuu run Lafayette crowded .with the Weeds, the Cum-, ingseavthe Morgans,' and the: host -of-plan- dereis proved -guilty : by, thaf; layestigatioq But even this, terrible exhibition, does not seeor tb have created a' 'sensation in "Cjhress; liaow tha plwmdeaMapiyaeyieatener evau'iiiuret ,i J.f the AdiniHietraUon, - with its miserable and.almost intolerable anny, mismanagement, surrenders' "Mason and Slidell, it will be the last hair rti'the Camel's back. ..' The truth must come, and sooner itcomes the better. The people catgipt ami trill, not suppbrian Admin- ?f defrt,,e. home, coonfry, freedom,; peacef utiraxipu iriuti. aeiwss tneir connoeuce. AUinat - is how atittake. " If there, is hot a change in the Cabinet for the better; and that soon, they will demand a chahge.of servants, aadnfbrce their demand. ;- Once rouse the whirl wind; and it will nob stop until it sweeps the whole; Administration into the Potomac . i;Th ebasm seems to be now opening which, without imiueiuate and thorough reform, - will engulf the plunderers of the tfoverntnent in this, hour of trouble and .peril. W know what we say. and we proclaim it to the feasfe- ipg tSeicthauars that the-bandwritiag won the Walll-tj alJi . :t?n . ii; . j- sKj'ivi'v i' r.vii 1.. ... If .our army of 600,000 is to lav Idle in - the Boeder States ; if our naval expeditious are to provealmost fruitless; if the gailantsons, bus-.banda,Aad&tbers4iwho have nobly tnarebed to the defiipe.-of,tbe country, are to be stormed and worried, to death in campato gratiry official thieves ; if our rtilera are V. too cowardly to order an advance ; if Rebels are: to be allowed to- hang . and murder Union men all through the South; if the friends of tbe Union in the Rebel .States are to receive no assistance or protection; if we are- to. be bulliei. into; disgrace by foreign pations; if all national honor andmanhool are to be eaerificed uon altar of Public plunder, why continue the war? Would it not be better to .surrender at once, and acknowledge ourselves jt nation of cowards and thieves? . Let ys have a war. -worthy of our once proud RepibIrcT'or"'at Once .subside into ruin and' eternal' disgrace. ' Tho Jlagnlfiafaico of a War ftettesaity. ., : As Mr. Lincoln (aays the Crisis) was one of tlie lSpbony OgleV: politicians of 1840, who got into such d Vbard cider, "log'eabin" spree, w hen i ?eom :! dodgers" was the :fare at table, and "cobn-akins" the dress, we. think he was right in abolishing the writ of "habeas corjnis' before reversing the old order- of things in the "White Mansion," guarded hy "two hundred thousand soldiers," or sonie modern oda might have'foTd tbe 8oj7 ,V thbat "fear of ;Fort La-fayettel" 'As no one but Republican papers "get tlie news?; and they swallow "with ex-stacies, ! , f , - .7 :.;ri:,- .-: : . .; -V '""ThePhiladeribiakTW an intensely Lincoln pa'per'gites us - the" following Very exqui site piece of new, just at this time yrben it take two or three Dusneis oi corn to buy a pound of cbfiee jn .m'anyjrtwns of the,Wesi'. and fivb Or six hushela tb buy a pound of. tea in Ohfof' and a cart load ofcqra to a .pound of tea in albaanrndcnt eaya:;, fal ' VThb earpctt for thoJEast Room ia a yery rhiAjcminstcr, woven in 'one entire piece 100. by. Q feet. ; It was made and designed ex4 presey for this departments-(The, pattern eon- eiets of three metlaitions, so arranged as to form: one grand medallion of Ahe whole room, -and presents a most magnificent appearaneaJ: tTbe design, u Mr. Carry and displays a taste of thai xirost:j recAewAs'i haracter.ri The H entire ground-work' is : composed of boaqueta 'and. wreaths: of nowera and fruit pieces. :.r4 The burtainsaraof- rich- eriinsoa trimmed with c'3 fringeand tassels. : satin. ;.; vxhe Jace curtaina were designed and made jn owuzcriana expressly ior M'a rooms j. i ney art sixyards longaq.d two yards wide, and ar cf thtf fincet neecilewgork ever brbu?ht to- thi. I co'un try These r pie fc f -i n gs a re rno ts r f - f e I y-ItS,r:2!tC?"'-t ;'.:t" r-'fucs cfnatic- ?-. rn, r? : rr ntir Jlth''1 I r-l.the;.U?it I icoattf er.v-the I4. 3 and 4ua"cuf . t r w-l..-?t .-- i Cta l , " - . .r; WS. - , 1 ;r I 3 r r ;-er. Lrw- of. tLe-'t lloirji f 1 rrizie-oo, cmetund 1.1,.aa'd were' t ; T "r?d f XJ r t'as r-'-i.Tl---:' 'y t' t rocrx ia i s Tj1svM ."I mora gorgeous appearance than it : iasr erer' done, and it rivals in appearance, perhaps any aimiUr apartment in tha world. u - TJia Greta .Room haa a carpet of the same" design and quality aa that of the East Room. The curtains and paper hare also been renew-" ed.. . . . - I The- Blue Robiai has also bw Tiewlr pa pered and carpeted, aad oewbovarings put on the furniture. The windows have been newly curtained with brocatell t and v lacew4 Next comes the crimson Rooirv which ia Mrs. Lib-coin's, principal reception, room. 'Thia- has been entirely newly famished. The furniture" eoyerifig ia magnificent French brocade satin, crimson, marooa and white- - ''" '' '..t. L f rffjot window-curtains, carpet and paper- hangings are all in keeping with the elegant furniture bf the apartment. In this room is also a grand action piano-forte:- front Phfladd phia. -' Tha hall and stairways hh4t also been newiy carpeted and dtcorated; t-T he irresidentis private dininz-room haa also, been newly fur nished with green brocatelle. ' The dpTpmatic; uming-room Has also received situ tlar attention' ia the matter of refurmshmgyic - ,!-sJi-.' . "The Guest Room, in which Prince" .Albert Edward was domiciled on bia latft yis( tath country, has been fitted ud in the richest oos- oibfe style. The: curtains are'bf royal 'burble satin, trimmed with rich 'gold - bullion "Tringe and tassels. Tha caxpot is a heavyWilton.--The furniture is of therieheatcarred rosewood. Thewpat-hahging8 "correspond with tljeXba-i ance ofthe oom. civine the whole aWsal an-1 pearance: - The President's room lias alsd been entirely refurnished, as also the PrivateSecre-trrT-s Mr. Nicholay; and that of the Assistant Prrrate Secretary, Jdrv Hay: ' -'-i '-- 1-; ;-;. "'The sleeping rooms- and" tbe' Vsrioni other a-parrments haVe also bert "refurnished in ab- propriate styles while' altogether the whole of the superb improvements reflect the bighest credit upon the firm to whom " was. intruted the refurnishing of the mansfoUv Irs.J Lh- bob has expressed herself 4b the highest terms gratified with theChangatheLHousebjaaunder- feme, and every , person who visits th vWhite louse must cordially, agree with her.. .. .' : ' Cannoi be Starved' "(hit ' Dr.' Strickland,4 writing fronJ Hilton' Head Journal," saysi'". - -h'yiJ'r..'n'lU "'Fyt 'l Notwithstanding all that : has7 becii written on the anbject, one most see'for-himself to form a correct estimate of the agricultural- resources of the South.. ..The eoil, which has the appearance ofJiafren sand.Jjod would, be giyen to salt'-by a-NortbjnVrr is the '"richest imaginable.: We are eccairfped in a field about 1 a mite long and a quarter of a. mile in. breadth, two-thirds of which, when we pitched our tenta. was white with the third pickine.'bf cotton Of n uoiiii usv aaavrob t'UUlllUl OIJU Tal Ut t it? I tl the world, and the remaining third-brown with unpicked corn, of larue ear and Whit, r nor r a I finer y ield per acre in great qua! ity.k Sweet po- tatees are found In great Quantities.' and off the gesa. j most - delicious ' flbyof-andjtK e aip"e;ib ixiJie ibrterTtaldTo'fraircttber 'esculents of the rardeni - 1 ilM all folly tq talk about , atarvinz out the 1 South by the blockade of .her ports. : The cob- ton might be all consumed today and the Souti Would only suffer in - her - want-; of' luxtrTreS ; wane the corn, ricej - potatoes land Jiogs and cattle,, with the fislw oyster and:. wild atne. mands.; In Our estimation, the taking and h'bld- wouia. prove auuodantrtor all necessary d nig an tne oouinem portSj soiarirom eonquerr ing the South, would amount to nothing more than a slight McmYeuieoce4 which can readi ly be submitted to so long as it". can- .maintain its tndepehdence. ' ' '." -' ,- The same" writer thinks that our Government isjudlng the rebellion, by toking and support ing worn-out. and; worthless negroes, who only, an expense to their masters. 7 i - . Trom the Uoton .Transcript. - Condition of the Rebels at Kew Orleans. ! We pwblish the below some' extracts from a letter written byr a .merchan t transacttng. business in New Orleans, wherOj he'reeidesThe letter is dated DecC 12 : j; ws4T v-.ri: v i Three large steamer ' have ran thUfcck- ade the past week, and-lravetaken full cargoee of cotton. Schoonerr are. tearing for Havana nearly. everyday. . - .;. .w-jl .-i j There ar8 oyer 400 cannon mounted .in the fortifications ilefehJing the city.' We ! have over 3U.O0O troops, and expect 20,000 more wm tne country. ; . : - 5:; No distress exists; even .among, the .poorer classes in the city, as. they, are : well provided for by the free market. V " ;"v I V" r Honses are selling for thirty per cont. "more than formerly. Bank and other stocks are al. no advancing. The banks will detdar larger dividends than usual. There jire 20,000,000 on deposit tn these institutions Prodnce. and other goods are on the decline. -'" O - l.ho warJias thua far costair : $50J00aO0O. so great have been the private contributiocis "-' At an exhibition rea at the ooera. bv the ladies, last week. 4h suraietted for the sol diers vfas $3J75i "' " ' . . , . , , ' The St.-Louis Hotel has been! cqn vertebf . in stead ofmakinie purchases for Christinas Pres ents, f hey buy tickets and give them "away J-. ti-:. l.t:... "i ii.. .i: i . - iv ms pciicvcu mui me uur w;iinpe a, great success. ' ' - ,: ' , :, - ZIore Pnblie Bobberjv The Cincinnati r Enquirer says' the Con sional Investigating Committee "have ' entered upon' the discharge of their duty in that city,-and after atating; come of the results already attained, remarks as 'follows t ; ' -:" '. - The committee hare 'intimations ofother transactions, in which other prominent persons figure conspicuously, all "tt-which will be de-i veJLoped'Jnrta Jewdayai beJevidence Jhar, commenced on yesterday indicates thatdic-lo- eures ,oi irauas tn-pign places are not Gone with, and that id this Sfate ndndUnsi fhere! are those who have forgotten foyelof eountrV ia thia her boor of trial; aad by latraterrrm1 i , - - - fraud filled their. pockets, regardless of th fu ture and the probable . verification of that old maxim; "murder will ut.rv'TharebramUtee find that the evidence accumulates upon them, and that if it continue .will; aa deoIorableLa state of affairs here aa haa. been, disclosed. tlse- 4. Cpnthern Indehtedaess;: . V he Jour cities of New York, Boston Phihtdel- 2ixGoo,b6o'oUTided U0,CC?,CO'). Thnadelrhia ?24;C0Q,000, BaW- more, ilO.t: ?,t i0, abd Boston C7fC00,(XX. , In the cry poda mteretaione4a mess cic-f,, e''if!tp f t! -.t "eV?rlt loses ST3.- r. -r rfciiaTj: hiaCtl4,XX),0X ' Pal'imor - L'Bnd Boston iAaXlHOmakinf.a t: 1 cf i-JiUe-inessto the dry goocla traJi of estimate f !.e toUlliallU of. t Tcr ' north era State aa or near $300,(aACxAX to a grand bazaar to raise money for the troops. Ladies are giving their . dibiuotid .pins, bracelets and other valuables, for the obiecf.' Id- -Thsi report --of Major Generil "tTii Ja claims a yictory. for tha jcoa federate: force ia : ine lata fight at woonyiue Ji.e-itacfT. by contract, at - the PbOadalpa jiayy-yxErd, ut ucca receivea uiere. v ,- -TEt Paris' PatkL in enumeratii c tLa Cra Freaeh yeisels at New York, ears oilers ar tiorUy .to awaent there, i - ."?',- -a - ' --Thw.Arkfaiaaa State Journal, n'otlcea tia Act that ..General MK3ulloch,areomtnand'cf eight or ten regiments had gone intowiitef qiartera onlhe Arkansas -river.' Z ' ';"' ,'-. J a Thei Paris';Preai says,Hht)ew" Southern Cdfiimissioners have arrived af iomt Gennha port nd ara- nowi-earoute to Paris aad Loa- Th Mitdrid erterfptadent Says that Bnala i jtoend fronv 6000 to T.QOOlsuaa. to llexieo. and that the tpaAishaQ.uadrpB wil.fsil ja-three divjuiona. " 'ti "" T ' The Telyrtor;io the' Bank of Eng land shows "an increase in "bullion of HSl says,; t 4hat though; Mason and Slidell ba surrendered? Thfeir. release " bur removes an iniriertdih causa of ouarrel. leaving mevi table Com plicauona: which U.were-.madiaesa to fr- .., A Jate refugee from Richmond eaya.hat a proposition will be, made by the rebels to our Government to return to 'them' their' fugitivsj-eiaves 'in "exchange for the surplus of -prieouera 4hey have over aallv'. ;'-ii Vs& I-.v-a Racentii private r intelligence, from ; Port Royal says that the next demqnatratioa tha ii to be made on Femandina apd that preparation la made for" a heavy blow Til rebel! ioa' - i;Th'e eeklymteme1itbTihVNe city , banks shows the following results ; f Loans, decrease; $L027000Sseejlecrase, rttvK,w; ;n;ircuiaooo. oecrease, l.ULWte-- frIa twenty-styen ofthe fortyrthree Catbo- -U-The deU of 'Alleghany eotiaty; Ptnasyl-vania., incladwg; .Pi4burchl and AUeirhaay city, . ia nearly seven aiilUoa .seTen , hundred - titvusanu uunars. anu ine vaioe oi uia xaxabin. property la but t wentyr-eigh t -minkma.. ' v" ' '-'The auditor of1 Massachusetts ."has" fre- aented the Gtrvernment with a bill 'of$33,-IX)f.sW-e3q)eaisewia! enrolling,' equipping, aad tram)wrunsvm! wvofWjiWAtCtt ilia C ueib State for. the seat of war.,. -; r. -' ."- An,;Annapoli ,CQrrespbTdeat..saya there-are concenirated at that point, to participata in the Bumside 'Expedition, fonrtaen remertts and forty sail of vessels of all alrea, their dee-tin aioniottorwm.i--- - - " RumbrJAfian Jmmedlata'ledvance ofitha. federal troops,' from all pointa,;art beginning to mltiplyj i Hadthey not so e flea .been falsified, tb ere, would better reaaoa. for friving tbemattention. . , k-- -.; . , . ' ' ---Proxiacetbwn, from ' -whence Mason ; and Slidell-embark on a British steamer, ia in Barnstable cbnntyv Maw.; 123 miles from Bosk ton, on the extreme northeast point Of Cape Cod. ;'-:-.,- Aj.o- v; : . ' - w. '.u. i ; - - Gen. Cooke, who recently committed suicide in the rebel army of the "Potomac, was a Vst Pointer, and recently appointed a Briga-adier General by. Beauregard., .;.....-r Accordingtoj the Milwaukee'.Newa' Carl Schurz,' the 'American Minister to Spainv in tends to 'resign bis position -and return to -Washington; - c rtt-. s-w. tf --T1e tone of the liOndow Time In' reply ing to Thurlow Weed's letter on American affairs to that paper, was intensely insolent So are the'ebromenis of , the Times and some other Tendon journals, on"President Lincoln's Message. , - -r-, . 1 1, is estim aled lhar at least 5,000 roasted turkiesjVlrh aU the-etceteras, were sent to the soldiers' of the Potomaeduring;the holidays. ' ?ie'im..reathe1 whales. , Accordiag toiae ew,asedtord.Staodard the decrease of whale eh rps the past year has been 0 vessels : A telegram from Charleston u.TWm.'iL 29th, announces tha landingof A-Jarga Yankee forceon North Edisto Island, for the pur-poAe, -doubtless. of toking possession of tha Charleston;--!; Sar.anoah Roilroad, at - Adam'a Rna,; ; :.'.'!,': .'. t. ?.'.-:--? -.-.i" ' The climate is our terrible enemy at Port Royal. Of General Sherman's 43,000 men, ra ;eee month 5)00 ha been on the tick list, m Th;court-of inquiry in the case of Colb-nej DJ. Miles, charged with haying been in-toxicatcd at (he'battle of "Bull. iJom, haa honorably' acquitted him. : J - 't'-mfed'that tbe'rjeT'-ofA;irar,aa- thave refused ito allow General Prica to eatar-l that State with tar other trfwvna l.nt iKau t"1.11 .'J91'?! conftlerate aeryice, Z. m uuui uc uajsfjuij ooeruiousana ove hundred - T7 ,un&T-nprth .oASpriBFfield.U ald xo oe iuu oi.men returningfrom Price stray, who say if ther were permit terf taw-tiim fcr4 say if ther were permitted to re tarrr Kr4a and take the oaOT or altegiencePrw;, would - be id - yiiu-wuiy - regular'--coniederata troops. m n-Since' General vPbpa'a. rapid opeiidS last, week thereat, perfecqaietia-n the region between the Missouri and Osage oers "not a rumor of rebel campsor (sq'uada 'hart beea heard of. ' -; zA i- "- if.) ; ... - . -. , from MrNDaytort andM?:Actns, indicate that ah attempt wnradbn be" tKno -in iv.fV rr Hand those coantnea to raise, th't'llockade,;m Khe ground of iU IxjefiectireneW T . i-qOar new:lfiaifek toa.r kAr w?3 ihlmaufrreat fund tox prbewra grape viae; cut- ungt or tne best yanety of-.ttiat country, to he " forwardedtathe ArTiadtnrai Department of : the oernjnc; They .wswHtAr"1 " ,("rThe New York Spirit f the rTimes r.s learned frbm'a private source that Paul ITcr- " phy;-who1 has- been lately practicing-law tt .-" Richmond, ht about to bef placed x tLt ttiT ' of General Johasonof1-the confederate 2.rt4. - -iFranc about to send relnforerie- 'j to tha squadron off Mex ico.and also to the s- ad- ron off the North-Western coast of America; It hi also rumored.JPar'i t?iat a eqtia.-oa cf ol serration is to be rerrt to te Eautrm ert-of America, under Adnlral Uenani. ?5. - ' -; me i-ruisa raTrrt" 8 tii j.Tep& in-rlXCOO irur,s r r.i ii UltaiTora.''. ted.tr3"l.. vr : -s 11 rtfs:! t" : : 92 guns and eaCors. jTte l:ri"L: ry is coiTHei-of lOTSsin--erc's r Stau-Tf-;-.,T: ?. United -t:.-':': I.. r The '-I.r.7 !-n"Tjme? :i'i tr T-a' "i rr.:-y sion f ,ii.t lo'rrT ' exceeds any thin ia S 1. |