THE PROGRESS;
CEO. 9III.M JOVvKUl TOM.'
NEWBERN; XT. C.
SATURDAY EVENMXG. JAN. ltX 18CS.
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day forenoons at o'clock... " -
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Mr. Lingham is also authorized to act as our
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OFFICIAL
. . " Heart-Quarters, )
Department of North CaroiinfiTf-H
New Berne, Dec. 81st, 1862.)
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 89.
The General Commtnding, having been in
formed that several line officers occupy quar
ters in this town, Division and Brigade Com
manders are hereby ordered to see that thei.
officers immediately return to their regiments,
and give up any quarters that they may now
occupy in town. Permission ' to remain in
town can only be given by the Division Com
minders.
Hj command of Major General Foster,
. ' . J. F. ANDERSON,
f , i A k k r-i i
Headquarters, 18th Army Corps, 1
New Berne, Jan. 2, 1803. j
OFNERAL OKDEHS. NO. 1.
General-Orders No. 89 are hereby amended
so as to include all regimental officers, whether
Field, S'atf or Line Officers. Division and
Brigade Commanders will sec. that these orders
are immediately and strictly obeyed by the
Officers referred to.
By command of Mai. Gen. Foster.
. (Signed) : J. F. ANDERSON
- Major and A. A. A. Uen.
Headquarters, 18th Army Corps, i.
Newbern, Jan. 4th, 1803. J
-, . SPECIAL odBBS, NO. .4. .
The Provost Marshal will attend to the iro
mediate execution or General Orders 89 and 1,
relating to the vacating of quarters in the city,
by officers. . -
By command of
" Bug. Gen. NAGLEE,
Commanding 18th Army Corps.
John F. Anderson, Major & a. a. a. a.
THE KEWS.
We have stirring news from the Southwest.
The desperate fight at Murfrcesboro, which
lasted throughout Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday was renewed Saturday. It is undoub
tedly true that the loss was verv hcavv: for
the fighting was terrific The loss of officers
on both sides indicates this. The bravery of
our troops, was unparalleled, the most conspi
cuous in the front of battle being Oen. Rose
erans himself, who was constantly exposed to
danger, and conducted himself fearlessly amid
the carnage, rallying hia men and giving er-
(lera with AnnnMi anil Mlrnnma vahila Ilia
staff was shot down beside hi in.
Murfreesboro was taken and' held by our
forces on Friday and the enemy driven back
two miles, while the connection with Nash-villothirty-four
miles in the rear, was kept
open, and our wounded wero being sent there.
The rebel army Is said to have been strongly
reinforced from Richmond. A portion of our
army had advanced eight miles south of Mur
frccsborobut It is Mated that at that time tie
diJ not bold the place. The fighting was not
of .long duration, nor does it appear to hare
been very severe, except at one point. Upon
the whole the news is not as distinct or satis
factory as might be wished. At latest accounts
reinforcements were arriving to-General . Itose
crans, And he is said to have determined upon
cutting up the rebel army at all cost. I
According to the Richmond papers the Un
ion troops made a severe assault on Saturday
nd Sunday last upon the rebel works at
Chickasaw Bluffs, near' -Vicksburg, and suf
fered heavy loss. On Monday the fight was
renewed by eight thousand of our troop, who
again attempted to storm the wvks, but were
driven back, after losing four hundred prison
ers and fire stand of colors. It is admitted by
the rebel authorities that our troops destroyed
the Vicksburg, Shreveport and' Texas Rail
road, and the town of Delhi. Another account
of the affair, coining from Cairo, states that
Gen. Sherman was in command of eur troops,
and thai under the cover of the undergrowth,
at daylight on Sunday, a concerted movement
was made by his whole force. ! en. Steel held
Jhe left, Gen. Morgan and Gen. Blair the cen
ter and Gen. A. L, Smith, and Gen. M. L.
Smith the right. Gen. Steel turned the ens
say's right ao as" to communicate with Gen.
Morgan's division, which bad become separat
ed by swsmps running at right angles to the
main front By sunrise the whole force was
engaged, end up to ten o'clock"' the musketry
and artillery fire was very severs. The rebe's
in front of General Morgan's ' and General
Smith's divisions were intrenched on high
rising ground. This position was finally ear
lied by storm.
' Major General Grant telegraphs to General
Halleck that General Sullivan bas encountered
the rebel General Forrest at Spring Hill, Miss.
capturing six pieces of artillery and a large
sjumber of prisoners, arms and horses. Two
prominent rebel officer, Colonels DeShey and
Napier, are reported killed. General Van
Dorn Is repulsed at al points except Holly
Springe, according to the statement of General
Garni, r- '
'General B'unt) official account of the late
victory atVnn Bureri, Ark., is published." It
details somewhat minutely the facts we bafe
alrrady laid In fore the pubjic,
Ribel newspapers captured at Van Ruren,
Ark., admit that the loss ol the rebels In k lied
nd woiiuded at the battle of Piairie Uruve
wsaoeei ,uvu. the tmire telegraphic eoi-
teeponeVne. of Gen. ili.idtn.n was taken. The 1
loss oi rtnei eititetis by the recent rebel raid
li.n'.inll I. AtM l.lf . ...It .1 II 1-. '
...w... . .....nun uimari. sua,.
rebel. . cli.psr.in, in every dtrection. It is
Ktarttd that tb rtbiU havo met, with heavy I
losses at Arkadelphia,- fifty-live miles south
west of Lit tie Rock,
(A
PROVOft'l' COl'HT.
Organiini at Act lltrne, Augvt 111, 180!
0f order of Maj. Gkx J. (i. Foitkm, hold
it tw not, at vjnra of the, Vrotoet Mar
thai bttittm tKt hourt of t A. M. and 12
Capt Daniel Messinobb, Promt Mvthal;
GKOKur F. Woodman, 1'n.tott Sergeant.
Week Baaing J mm. 0ih, l s3.
Saturday, Jan. oA-Alcx. Reed, K, 103d
Penn.; James Burns. C, 132d N. Y.; G. II.
McCairn, I, lOlh Conn.; without passes; rep
rimanded and discharged. -
Thenias SjjUivan, K, 158th N. Y.; Drunk
and resisting guard ; 6 days in black hole on
bread and 15 days' hard labor at Fort Totten.
Frank Smith, E, 25th Mass.; disorderly ; 8
days in black hole, and T days' hard labor at
Fort Totten.
Michael Burns, II, 8d N. Y. Art'y : drunk ;
reprimanded and discharged.
J. Cunningham, 1, 17th Mass.; Using threat-'
ening language on guard ; 8 dayson bread and
water in black hole, and 7 days hard labor in
Fort Totten. 1
D. McCarty, I, 17th Mass.; drunk, while on
guard ; 8 days in . black hole, and 1 days
hard labor at Fort Totten, and forfeiture of 3
to the united States.
Patrick O'Brien, 1, 17th Mass.; drunk, while
on guard ; 5 days in black hole, 15 days' hsrd
labor in Fort Totten, and forfeiture 61 $3 to the
United States.
Darius Humstead, D, 3d N. Y. Csv.; .with
out a pass ; reprimanded anil discharged.
Sunday, Jan. 4th. John Quinn, F, 132d N.
Y.; without a pass ; reprimanded and dis
charged. .
Wm. II. Buck, E, 90th, N. Y; stealing: 3
days in. black hole, and 12 diys' hard labor at
Fort Totten.
George Pasteur, colored ; beating his wiTe :
15 days' hurd labor at Broad 'street Jail.--
Robert D. Dunn, citizen ; drunkenness :
reprimanded and discharged. '
John N. Barton, -G, 17th Mass,-i neirlcct of
duty ; forfeiture of $3.00 to U. S.
iVm. Kinsey, colored ; without pass ; repri
manded and discharged.
Patrick McCarty, A, 17th Mass. ; neglect ol
duty; forfeiture of $3.00 to U. S
Monday, Jan. "5. Henry Watson, colored:
fighting ; 10 days bard labor Craven street
jail.
G. Godfrey, colored; fighting; reprimand
ed and discharged. .
A. Jacksoh, D, 158th N. Y. ; drunkenness :
reprimanded and discharged.
Tuaimt, January 6A. S. Halladav. 85:h
N. Y. ; without nass ; reprimanded and dis
charged. -
C. Dyer and J. Shcffler, A, 103d Penn. i
without passes ; reprimanded and discharged.
U. Connelly. E, and W. N. Conroy. I, 24th
Mass.; without passes; reprimanded and dis
charged.
R, Duffy, H. 8d N. Y, Artillery ; without
pasa ; reprimanded and diachamed.
Richard (j rah tin, I, 68th I'enn. -r wltnout
pass; reprimanded and discharged.
Wednetduy, Jan. 7. James Dunn, Johnson
Henrico and, Albert Henries, 8J N. Y. Anil
cry; without passes; reprimanded and dis
charged.
Thuruluy,Jan. 8. Morris Ash, C,132d N.
Y. ; . without pass ; reprimanded 'and dis
charged. . -
Charles Bush, Charles Wilsonham and
Chris!)-, Marine Artillery ;, without passes ;
reprimanded and discharged. '
PaU Fitzpatrick and Sidney Evans, G, 158th
N. Y. ; drunkenness ; reprimanded and dis
charged.
DANIEL MESSINGER,
Provost Marshal.
It is expected that tho. Rev. Mr. Mansfield
Chaplain of tho 13'2d KegU .N. Y. Vols., will
preach in Christ Church, Pollock street, to
morrow, (the 11th.) Service to commence at
2 o'clock, p. m.
' rFrom the Rlchmoiid Enmiuer, Jan. 3
Drairurllaa ! laaparlnal Bnalra aia the
ttaal . aa4 Vlrjialu Knllraud
ay I'aiaa Cavalry A Uarlng Kaidt
A body of Vankee cavalry numbering, it it
reported, tome 4UO0 men, made a raid on Monday
upon tha Ksit Tennessee and. Virginia Kaitruad.
jnd destroyed two imuurtniil bridgui one across
the Holtton and tho other across I lie Watauga
Kivtr. The bridge across the Holtton, at
lilounttvillt. was guarded by 30U of our cavalry,
who were eompletely surprised and mane pris
oners without any resistance An account of the
raid, which we find in yesterday's LyneMurj He
fiMUtn, aays :
The enemy advanced within six miles of
Bristol, tho terminus of the Virginia nd Tonues
tse Railroad, but retired without coming to the
place. Thry afterwards adraneed lowar.lt
Juneiboio and burned the bridge aerose tho
Watauga. At this place a small scouting patty
of eitisent, baatily gotten together, came up with
Ibem aud a biisk skirml'.h occurred, in which
aae of Ike enemy 'waa killed and Iwe captured,
who were breught lute ltrlttol on Tuesday.
They belong to a Pennsylvania regiment, aud
we learn, reported thtir forces at &0UU,
The enemy tint eutered Virginia between
Cumberland (lap and Pound (Jup, and passing
thiough Kttilviila, iu Hcott county, to UlouiiU
vtlla, fulfilled their mission of bridge burning,
aud made a demonstration at if it wat their in
teulionlovi.it llriatol. .Thit, at before staled,
they failed to do, fearing, doulitleas, to venture
so tar. They continued III the direction of Jouet
boro. but it it staled by our scouts, wbo came
into llriatol on Tuotday 'night, that they were
retreating ovn nearly the tame route they had
advanced.
Tha distance from the point at which they
entered the Dials line to Joneahoro It eriietra
aiary ess n hundred wultt, and the raid fs cer
tainly a must daring one, aud argnei an audacity
in the enemy which they were not supposed to
poisett. Thty are reported to have been piloted
by, militia Colonel of Washington county. Ten
iiassee, by the name of Ward, who left bit home
on Friday, and met Idem at the monntains.
The daaace to the railroad It serious, at,
betides burniuf the bridgee named, the track It
t irn jpln mauy placaa aud the tills and iron
burned. Tha distance between the Watauga
and llulttoa Rivera is nim miles, and the" burn
llilt At 1 1.- I. . i . I . , . . it,-.. .!.. t-...u..
... ... .....H, . ........... ,...r.
a lost of lhal distance in eur railroad eominonl-
eatiunt. It if ill lake tctvraf tterke I repair the
itnmg,t, ind tkef tame ml a lime vara the road u
' In r.J In .1. ..........
h,,, , u, ,h, n,,Mll, ',). their march were
moieswu oy n lanseea, nor nave we Heard ol
d-'"n of private proper'y usual i.
I he trtiisent of litisM, we learn, behaved
nfttllw tit, ll.il Irtil ......L..n fal.l ...I
en
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aTuZrZi l
puliation by tuj hireling foe.
Important from the SouthwcL'lin"u,Iiy filled wiih clouds, through
BOUT of tkt ESBELS iy ARKA
XSAS.
OFFICIAL 11POKT f OEM. BLllT.
Hxaootjabters, A aMT or rnx Frontt er, )
. Van Buren, Ark., Dec. 8, 1803. f
Motor Ctn. CurtU: '
(rmernl The Siars and Stripes now wave
in triumph over Van Buren. On learning that
.nmiuaii nu oeen reiniorced, and contempla-
' Mi'g anomer auempt to rurce bis way
to Missouri, I determined to make the attack
upon him.- Leaving my transportation north
of the mountains, I marched from Prairie Grove
ni p ociocu in the morning upon the place,
fiijstance lifiy miles.
....At 10 o'clock my advance came upon two
regiments of rebel cavalrv at Drmninir Snrinmi
eight miles north ol the river. I)aliina unnfi
them with three thousand cavalry and four
.nullum Muwuzers, a orisu running tight took
place, which was kent ud into lh town. r-
sulling in the capture of all their ' transport!-
iiuii, inriy wagons, with six mule teams, all
their camp and garrison eqi.inaire. one hundred
prisoners and a largo amount of ammunition.
Four steamers and a ferry boat were also
captured. The latter, in attempting to eross
thorivirwitlrrobcl troops, was shelled from I
the howitzers, when in the middle of the
stream. The boa was disabled, and a number
of the men were killed. The remainiW inmn.
ed overboard and swam ashore.
Ibree large steamers, rfeavilvladen-.irith
government eunnlies. had eot un aleam an.1
attempted to escape down the river, but werel
pursued Dyttiev.caralry Ave miles and brought
to by the fire of their carbines, and returned
to the levee. -
The enemy then bronirht their nillAr in
the opposite bank Of the river, and enmmii.it
shelling the town ibr the purpose of drivinj
out my awalry, but resulting, in no other
damage than the destruction of some building".
My artillery, coming up, soon silenced thes
batteries. Quite a number of the enemy have
Usen killed dui inr the dav's ouerationa Tho
only casualties on our Bide are five or six men
slightly wounded.
My long rango guns are. now shelling tke
rebel camp across the river, flvg miles heltiw
this place. Jf the enemy does not retreat dur
ing the night, I shall' endeavor to cross my
troops over the river in the momma- arid nff..r
them battle. Respectfully, Jab. O. Blcnt,"
Brigadier Ooneral Commanding.
Tlr f.oaa mf ihr Slmiisr.
The Monitor, in tow of the steamer Rhode
Island, started friam Fortress Monroe about 3
o'clock on Monday aficrnoon, Dec. 29th. The
Passaic, in tow or tlio steamer State of Geor
gia, had gone out some time- before, and was
perhaps tcn'milcs at sea. On board the Mon
itor were 63 persons all told. The tea was
calm and smooth as glass, and the weather
warm and picar..mt. The vessel proceeded at
tne ratc-ot about rive or six knots an -hour
with a perceptible motion less than that of mv
other vessel. 'Everything teemed auspicious
for a pleasant trip, and at nigljt a'.l went below
to sleep.' They then began to experience the
cnects ol close air.
lu the interior of the Monitor, as will be re
membered by the descriptions, a few feet for
ward of the smoke stack IoJh'ii -stern ia-localed
the machinery, the fire-room, 4c Under the
turret, and a few lect forward of the main
batch, is the place' occupied by tho sailors.
still lurthcrlorward is the cabin and ward
tJoota. 1 his ib lighted by turret holes. Around
this are lour larce rooms, sav 7 bv 8 feel, and
four smaller ones, by 9 feet, occupied by the
WaiSiingtiinjTiirJhe purpole'
air possible though the boles of the turret and
the blower-slacks; - - -
With the ncrptlon noticed ol the closeness
of the air, which, indeed, was almost insun
portable, there waa nothing to mar the; comfort
of the fii si night. The next morning broke
beautifully, but with a light breeze that
smashed up little waves against the turret.
just enough to make small rainbows when the
sun was shining on the bows. So the weather
contiuuid until Wednesday (Thursday) after
noon, when it became cloddy, and as the sky
grew darker it was thought they might have
ram. boon, however, the wind cleared all the
clouds away, and they thought there would be
agreeable weather all the way down ; but la
ter. 1 1 the afternoon about 5 o'clock, it cira
me need to blow. .
At 6 o'clock they stood S. S. W.from llit
(eras Light, having cleared the Cape, the wild
freshening mere and mor but no. apprehen
sions being felt oi s gale. v About 7 o'click
they discovered the Passaic, some three or fiur
miles to the Northeast. When they saw Ike
Passaic thus in her stern, she having been ien
miles ahead at the start, all on board the Jlin
itor could not but feel a pride that she (.'he
Monitor) was the first there, as everywhere
else-i-that she was the first iron-clnd that hd
rounded Cape Ilattcras, as she had led in la
val achievements. The cvnclusion was arried
at that the Sturm would not overtake thm,
ami therefore it was not necessary, to runto
wards Ilattcras Iiilct "
The breeze was blowing pretty freshly, nd
increasing in violence, but there were India
tions in the west of its clearing off until ahot
8 o'clock, when, In the space of 'a few minutn,
a storm of wind and rain gathered in e
south west, the wrath of the wsves sugmet.
ing, with a sea so rough that It began to dah
against the tower, throwing up fountains tilt
leaped 80 or 40 feet in air, washing alt orr
the turret. The fury of the atbrm kept o,
every wave dashing over the whole vessel fn
stem to stern, and entering at every creviv
intended for the admission of air. The res')
wns Ihurnpid shout in a mannerlndescriba'A
The rain Issted from a qumer to half b
hour, but the gale raged even more intense
than before. The vessel began to Irak the
hardly knew whrro it came In but It wi
vcj-y serious around the fureeastle and anchoj
It was about 9 aVIock, and the pumps wer
set in motion. They rapidly gained on tit
water, but in about half an hour thry k4
about even pace with each other. I hemic
had increased to a hurricane ; the Monitor
increased to a hurricane : the Monibr.
reeling and.shudering from end to end. Fatl-I The name eomspoudeut tells tbe following at
er and faster the water came in. It was .iti-.tlie enpense of General Hieele i
ing on the pumps. Hy ln o'clock the" wsler' A thnrt time linrt Genual Steele Issued en
was reported gaining rapidly. A few minutes f'''" eonHnlng aoldie-t mora closely to camp,
Istcr. snd the report waa that it would aoniibeK1 Prohibiting all Iky larking' after ten o'clock.
,,n il.. A... ti.i- r. ii. k. . few evrninrs tlnet. as renort anea th c.n.r.l
report that the vessel could no, live more fhan
two o ireenour, longer itie water rap, y
neared the fires ; when her were put out (he
pumps could not be worked
nhen it was reported that the ' Monitor
could not stand it more than an hour or two
longer, signals of distress were at once mude.
Red, white and blue rockets were thrown up,
.,t . h. ...
-
''ie of the hawsers connecting the Monitor
with the Rhode Island had parted between
1 8 end 9 o'clock. When the Rhode Island an
aweriili s Votes on the Monitor ctirll out'Od
Slid wcr8 answered by the Khodo Islanil. This'""; ""'", " """onoon ior s reoel apy.
was at 11 o'clock, when it had been decided s..,, " """' .id the commander,
impossible to save .the vessel, and attention ',, f.V.ih. .T.'.1'!' ,n
waa turned toward. a.,illff the r own lives.-. "' -V:' ."'r J,'U, "'"''I'-ff e""en.nl,
threiigh a Irunipe. that tl.ey were in a sinkingheeroiiunnry r If you are Unueral htuele, you 've
f,mi
Hon, Tlioso aiM
lalvd to ,nr
nn the lth"d
Island went to work with the utmost speed
send bonis to the rescue,
i ,, . Ll i ,.
.VAI-.,.,! . I. I. .,,.1 .1 l,.-r and eldin.
" : . "". '., "... ' .... rrZJj :
' hollow. ,
pstcs, -ho made tow rd the Muuitor. Attliii
whrh a Ititle light from tho moon appeared,
objects could be distinguished, tlie
renaming uawarr m uvvr cut wi inai ine uonui
shal not get entangled; the bawser. becomes
e itrigled with the paddle-wheel of the Rhode
Islfid; the rope clogs the wheel, and the
Rhde Island, a Urge war steamer, is drifting
t ivard the Monitor; -the launch is' between
thetwo vessels thus Rearing -each other, and
sreis do-Mned to destruction; the launch
r ites the side of (he iron-clad.
lie proximity is dangerous to all, for two
or three lurch s and the sharp prow of the
Molitor will stave in the wooden walls of the
stianer. All leel that they shall o to the
bolom. There is a terrible ailence so far as
tiio on the Monitor are concerned. As two
er three jump out of the boat, the oars are
seel to flash in the air; the launch is' heard
ensiling ; jp a second the crew have sprang
on the deck of the Monitor. Simultaneously
the hawser is cteared from the -paddle wheel.
ano the Rhode Island runs off, without the
fatil shock, to a safe distance.
Hline .the vessels lay alongside, several of
the Monitor's crew.pranjr for the robes that
dangled from the side of the Rhode Island,
and some succeeded in climbing up, while
others were washed into the sea. The crew of
the launch now sprang back into her, but those
of the Monitor were reluctant to trust them
selves to make the attempt, as several were
washed 08 the deck by (he great seas swash
ing over. They clung, therefore, to the' top
of the turret, fearing they might share the fate
they bad wit nested overtaking others, preferr
ing their chance to live a little longer, although
theft was the moral cerlaintv that thev cmild
not remain and live long.
Finally the launch was filled, having taken on
probably aome-fifleen from the Monitor. All tbat
wero on deck st the time got In, and the laaneh
waa ordered off. 8ome atuffed the crushed side
wiih pea jax-keta, while others bailed out, and the
rowers tried to get' to the steamer, which was
their only hope. Meatwvhilo. the Hhude Island
had launched a wlialeboat. The sea. whicTwas
terrific, dashed the wlialeboat upon tho launch
with terrible f, rocity. One of tho jifficers in the
launch sprang over toward the aide and utretrh
ed out both hia arm to break the blow and turn
the course ofthe boat This ho (succeeded in
doing, but net withonl considerable injury to
himself. Gulling clone to the steamer the men
pring for the ropes, and some lo their hold,
ind are swallowed by the sea, although nearly
very one in tho boat is saved.
"I Th4whlehoa,t saved others from the Iren clad,
a third rescuing boat waa sent; commanded by
Mr. llrown, a brave roan, and skillful in manirge
aienl of: a boat. This has not been hoard from,
but it may have picked up tome survivors, and
navejjot safi'ly to some other vessel. The Moni
tor went down about 2 o'clock in the morning.
Dr Weeks wihcd our reporter )o atato that he
waa too much eihaunted by his wounds and ex
posure to detail further incidents conuected with
tliia disaster. . All weretreated with the greatest
kindness on the Rhode Island.
I'oiitiie.is Monroe, Jan 4.
I he steamer Rhode lslaud arrived at Foffrcaa
Monroe .est evening. The surviving officers and
crew of the Monitor Came on the Hhude Inland.
There were lost on the .Vonilor- funr eflicers
and twelve men, alio one officer and seven men
belonging to the Rhode Island lost in attemntin?
to save the mew of ths Monitor. One boat which
left the Rhode Island to save the Monitor's men,
has not been beard from
. The Monitor sunk off Cape Ilatteraa in 43 fa
thorns of water. The cause of her being lost
was leakage She gained two feet of water in
one hour, with all her punipe working.
caning mailer otodder waa tha last man 'to
leave the Monitor. 1 hose who were lost refused
to come down from the turret as the sea was con
tsnlly breaking ever Ibein, and they were afraid
of being washed sway.
I.UlUBilTSOl TII8 Wll.
,.Th fnllnwinr ipcidents of the war art ellpptd
from the lettera of correspondents t
HPAttktSO Ol'TSIOS 0- TUB LINES IN DIXIB.
A ctirre.poodent writing from Ueleua, Ark.,
relates the following :
Asa general rule, the beauty" tyropathisea
with the "chivalry" of the South, turns the "cold
shoulder upon the Yankee iuva lore, and seldom
approximates acquaintance and friendship nearer
than "the retort courteous." Indeed, our bravest
and beet. If not beat looking;, soldiers, in view of
these prejudices, play tha Benedict, and have
sworn constancy to "glory." which. Bulwer saya
"is 'lie oaly mistress which true geuiiia should
woo. ....
Yet shoulder-straps," especially when backed
by a Utile perseverance and a good a J J reus, have
always been poleut in subduing the obduracy
ana prejudice of the female heart. Hence, there
sre eaceptiona to the rulo'abovo mentioned" l,r
tftmyUa gratia. Lieut Uailrj, ot the Ninth Ii
linois cavalry, has been "cuurling" a fii, sece.h
damsel, living- upon a Dlaiitxtmn ihr. n,ii.. i
yond our picket lines. How, where, or how of.
ten the smitten lieutenant got the "permits" is as
great mystery to me, as how and uf wh"m these
...... .., ..,. Kei meir nernuta" ilo.t arn
cominuaiiy passing tint ultima thule of Federal
command fl suppose) 'no trade" in the direction
of Vicksburg. At it is rumored here that our
worthy and gallant general, K K. Steele, i, about
to lead to the altar a h.nH.nm. ., a ...i.l-
in.;. i..t. . ... - .""
""ig wnnin me lines, n it pom
-" ' "euienani 1011 tid ravor wim the enm
Blander, npon the theory that "a fellow tceling
makes us woniiruiii kiud !" Hut let that pass
Lieut. Itailey went out lat Sunday to pay a real
sociable "South rn ' visit i In w. ..,. ...,
he brought ' hiskiiilliu'," with tbe evidul iutcut
w aiay aw III. e ". .
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday passed, and the
happy lovers " took no note of time." But,
alas I " course of true love," 4c, Tuesday
night, about midnight, when the moon shone
bright, and " the suit wind did genilv kiss the
trees," and the lieulenant, doubtless lit dreamt,
felt kisses softer sal ill, a band of unscrupulous
guerillas, who worship at the shrine of Mars
and despise Venus, stole in upon him, drugged
bim from his dreams and bis bed, and bare hun
far away southward.
We read in the book of Judges ol one Samp,
sen, wJ.o was caught in like manner, llts
lady-love, we are tetd, bad sold herself to his
enemies, yet ostensibly gave him warning. I
have not beard that lbs lieutenant's Delilah
ruthed into tbe clumber of her lover, crying':
" The guerillas be upon thee, Bailey I" And
if she had done so, it was lost lalmr. A fair
show for the lieutenant's strength and safety
lay in his feet, and "he was caught with his
socks off."
a r.i-K.n.i r.i.:,iT ....
LeT "J.H.,"" Z?."":
ii' - 'i uuu v un ninHj. na mmm hmniiii
nJ m,cnremi,lliulu b - -j -r
jemauded hi. p.... "I h.v. o paee. sir." a. d
e Wral, throwing hie eharp eye u.-n the
tiklier and making a strong advance. "Then
'ou've got to go with me lo the provost," taid
be' sentinel, at the same time laying s heavy
' BP" gentlemanly looking citiien before
xi - Mw ua aipocieu lue siiiliuel to u
md satse. 1
"1 dun I knew that, end I don't rare a dn If
'tu are,'' promptly r.plie J thealdier, ttubborn
nnaoaslied I "aiy orders are Irnuerailra. nm
nail
tie' peei end if ynu bavan't, you nirnl go lo
jo'ieprovoal msnhsl!" Through the inlerina)
Ion of a ehnulder strapped iriend, it it taid, the
V" "'isuy psnuiitea to goon bit way
tt - . I
siut Lll run Lll irv a mill on Ttir BtTTI.e.
a I IT I 11 I
Al Uo Jubo Covode, iu svmpany with s uum- i
terof uJnVers. was pasing over Ibi b t Iq-field
Veyend Kiedericksburg, their etjeilioa was
called ta a small di$ lying by a corpse.; 41 r. Co
vode halh-d a fw minutes to tea if lifa waa
tioct. Kaising the coat from the man's face, he
found him dead. The dog, looking wistfully np.
ran to the dead man's foe and kitted hit ulei.l
lips, guch devotion in a small dg.waso SHiga
Ur that ;r. Covode examiued aon.e pipers upon
the body, and foood it to be that of Serg ant VY
U: Brown, Co G, Mnety first Pennsylvania
. The dog watabiveringia tke cold, but refused
to leave ber master's body, and as tho coat was
thrown ever his face again, he seemed vry un
enyrand tried to get under it to the man's face.
He had, it seems, followed the regiment into
battle. and.stuck to kit matter, and when be fell
remained with him, refusing to rsuve aim otto
cat anything At the party returned an tnibu
lance was carrying the corpae to a little grove of
ireei lor interment, and the little dog following,
the only mourner at the funeral, as the herut
comrades bad been called to tome other point.
A Brvwlitlianary Bciatiaiaceace,
From some sketches of Valley Forge, we
tase tne loiiowing account of the army iu its
wiuier quarters, .
" Having decided on 'his wintfir-nnarters
being here, Washington arrived with the army
at Vall"y Forge on the. 19th of December,
1777. The voice of prayer and praise was
heard throughout the camp the next day, in
accordance with the appointment of Congress
for a day,)f thanksgivitig and praise. It was
a glorious triumph of patriotism over Suffering
uuu want oi principle, over neglect of virtue,
over starvation-, to exhibit such a spectacle on
mo ooruer oi a winter torest, whose snows
were stamed With their blood-tracked march.
" Next day they began to build their huts,
the marks of which are still visible in one or
two places. .Those most visible are by the
sideol the road towaid 'the river, half-way
-from Valley Forge to Port Kennedy. Encli
regiment was divided into partie. of twelve,
and each party was to build a log-hut 14 feet
by 10, and fii feet high, the sides made tight
with clay, and the roof to be formed of - split
slabs or ahything that would serve as a Sub
stitute. t Gen. Washington offered a dollar to
cich man of the party which completed the
first and best hut, and onelvundred dollars to
.U 1.1 . I .-.
iw "mi w us wouiu suustiiiite s tteller anu
more available" rooting than slabs.
"Out of 11,000. men who, arrived here.
8,000 wero unfit for tluty. liioupsof B.O and
tuu were to tie seen here anil there in their
nakedness, huddling around fires to keep from
iicczing,, wiuera were sick Iioui exposu
and sadly presaging their fate, :
" Ilappjly the trees , were fslled. . To bring
the'logs to their places men harnessed them
selves to them like beasts of burden? Hut
alter hut ro-e till there were over.a thoifsand,
all .n sight of Washington's tent. These huls
were rntigod in paeallel rows, with spaces be
tween, like the strtajts of a town. - Those of
the same State were together. The huts of
the oflicers were in the i car of the -soldiers,
one to each of the superior oflicers. Tho in
treTrchmeiits were outside ofjhe whole. In
these huts was placed.a bed" of straw on the
ground, "and these 'Sons of Liberty, as Col.
liarre called them in the English Parliament,
crept in to sutler, and starve, and die. The
farmers around were many of thrui Tories.
whom large offers to pay,' and threats, wero
anKe powerless to move. aslungton, acting
under a resolution from Cnneress. ordered
them to thresh out one half their grain for
seven! v miles .round, by the first of Febru
ary, and the other half by the first of March,
under penally of its . being seized as straw.
Hut they refused ; and while some fouirht with
desperation, others burned their grain,. About
mis time tne wnoie army passed a week with
out a pound of meat in the camp. They had
but iwa oaumuMutrc to nurcbaui orovisions in
tne camp, ana t.o reported "-no a hoof to
slaughter, and not more than twenty. firs bar
rels of flour.'- In communicating this fact to
congress, u aslungton said, ' f rout my loul I
pity those miseries, which it is neither in my
power to relieve nor prevent,' .
- " Mrs. Washington joined her husband in
February, and not only shared his privations,
but did all in her power to mitigate the suffer
ings of the soldiers." ' ' '
Paach'a fkars la ikejary.
The tubjoined "charge'' wat cut from an old
file of the Lancaater iutelligeiijer, into which
it was cooied from the London Punch about
fifteen years ago :
"Gentlemen of the Jury i Ton are tworn in
all cases to decided according to the evidence j at
the tame lime, if you bate any doubt you are
hound to give the pntouer the benefit of, it.
8upposeyoa bare to prouounee the guilt or in
uoeetice of a gentleman accused uf felony. You
will certainly doubt whether anv penile man
would commit-aucn effencei aceoiuioirlv. ho
ever tlrong may be tha testimony aaainat him.
you will perhaps acquit bim The evidence of
your own teusea it, al least, as creditable at the
witnesses I II, tnrrefore, your eyesight convince
you titat tue prisoner la . well dressed th.r;on
you have a right ta presume bis respectability
aud it is for yon to say whether a respectable
pore iu would be likely to be guilty of tha crimes
iinpuieu lo mm. in list manner, wlieu "' aee
m aoauoy ivuiviok imiuw in lue UOCK, Cliargtd,
fvr eiample. wiln tborp Healing, the deelaraiion
resit with yuu i.rel, whether or not that
individual it a ragamumn, and. 'Secondly, bow
far it it pMbably that a man of thai description
would Heal sheep. ' .
Of-coin tt, at hat been said before, you will
always b guided by Hit evidence but whether
the evidence it trustworthy or not. it a matter
lor your private contiueratiou loo may believe
if you choose, or yuu may disbelieve it ; aud
whether, gent lemru of tbe jury, you will believe
or disbelieve, will depend upou the constitution
of your minds. If ymr minds are to constituted
that you desire to find him not guilty why then
j-very tikety you will disbelieve il. lob. are to
fiee your miuda Horn all. prejudice, If you can,
and In that case your judgeineut will, be un
biassed I bui if you eauuvt yon will return a
wardiat eoordlua'ly. It la nut, Mrislly eaaaaiiag-i
for yon to eonaidtr what will be tbe effoer ol
your verdict i but, If such a contidi ration should
occur to you, and you cannot help attending to
it, the verdict will be influenced by it to a cer
tain extent. Yuu are piobably aware tbat whin
you retire you will bt lucked up until yon eon
Irlve u agree, lou may arrive al auaniniily by
fair discussion, or by some of yon ttarvmg jul
t lie otbersTDr by totting op I but your couelu
tiuu, by whichever of the procettat arrived al.
will tie more of less lu accordance tin your
oaths. Yojir verdscl may be tight, it it to be
honed il will. Al all event!, eenllruitui of lbs
jury, you will come to tome conclusion -or other,
unlets il should so happtu that you should soue-;
rata Without coming lu Stiy "
a.
ThW-fVrit eorrosnondenl of the Loiiu.'n T mes
write, that "the ditlrett rosulllng Irotn the eolieuJ
f..i... k. .. i .. . ... k. u i.. . i .. , i .ew
ufacluring dislriete of r'rnoce. ihe suffoiiiigi
.llltB U.IIU. lt WW HI"- mtl (. ,,l II, 1ltT Ul,l
or the working i-uuuwa tra usily au tbe Increase
Home of the principal manufacturers and mer
chaiilt alate, ill an address, that 'in the depart
men I of the Lower Heint one hundred thousand
workmen are new destitute, and to-morrow there
will be one hundred and, fifty thousand.' r'roea
every quarter, town aiiiTviliaga, at wall as from
the ruial districti, we g' I the mi it melancholy
aocennla. The cominuoi-t nava e.hausted thru
very last resource! 'Ihe retail trader bat Mo
lunger nioney or credit. The msnulaoluver bat
no longer the meant of employing bit workmen.
We are happy lo testify thai each one dote Ins
duly nobly. Tlie sacrifices of the matter ere
uuim
'work
at ha
uinerout aud laeessanl, ilia rang uatiun ef the
rkiiigman iiigmned audcaliai but, destitute
hoK lit ilil mi longer wait Bubsenpliuu
litis sre now opened.'
I lie late .lion erop in Algeria bad not been si
productive at was eapeeud. The Knglish eo.u
(IBIIV M lli,.l''llll limit. t.iil lA.ul'l..!. 1
tbat tgautry, baj watilriwa.
The Liirgeat'Huru In the Country.
The Shakers are famous for their great
barns, and the largest one (hat they have is a'
Lebanon, in New Tork.., It was recently
ericted at the cost of about $l5,0'X)vand
thus described by a correspondent of the New
York Tribune :
"It is 190 feet long, 50 feet wide, Bve stories
high j the walla of good flat. (;uartied stone.
Bve feet thick at the foundation, carefully laid
in lime mortar, cement pointed outside, and
DlastcrCd inside, roofed with tarfe'd rums m.-.
,ii .. n t anil r-r u w 1 f, . I 1. 1. . .: .
wooden building, Which form four sheas about
1 00. feet long upon tbe east and west sides of
two cattle yards, on the 1014th sido of tha
main building, with lofts for straw and grain
connected with the barft;
"The lower story of the barti is a manure
cellar, and the west end .is level with the
ground, so that carts can be driven in and out
with case. Thdnext story is the cow stable
which is on the level with the yard, the cows
standing with their heads towards tbe centre,"
with a passage between, supplied with water
pipes and eocks. In this passage, roots, cut
fej), or water, can be given in iron feed-boxes,
which swing on a pivot into the passage. .-Behind
the cows, tho floor drons a rmmla at
inches, a space of three leet, and hack of tbat
a-ltlssB, u iTfiin
The depression is lo bold the manure. On
uiosiue oenjna are iron rails, upon wbicb cars
run into the west end, and over a space about
twenty feet wide, and discharge their -loads,
the rails and ttirn table being so constructed!
that tbe manure ia well distributed with hot
little labor. The idea is entertained of making
ma an .uii.. - i ...... ,t . . . ..
-- ' liiiw lliuiU ill II U I D TSl,
which could be distributed hv iu own m-aniia-
upon the lower part of the farm, or sent higher
up by thr water power tbat drives the milt not
far distant '
the cows are sll fastened in their stalls at
each milking, in summer, and all at one move
ment. They are driven in all together, and
each oni lakes her place, where ber name is
printed overhead, and then by a pull of a cord
all the moveable stanchions sre closed. They
ore opened by a reverse motion, and all of tbe
cows sre hurried out in a drove, so that they
never make a deposit en the floor. they are
left a few momeniMo do that before tbev are
8entjto Ujastuie,.
There are six large chimney ventilators from
the rear of the stalls to the roof. The floor
above them supports the great hay mows, be.
tween which is the floor for feeding hay, which
is sent down to the cows . through box tubes,
and these, when empty, also assist vent.lelion.
There are openings from this floor into the
straw lofts over the shecs, and also to the
store rooms for roots and grain.
Wheal ia the Unheal State.
The report of the Superintennent 6f the Cen
sus presents some interesting statistics as to
Ihn n-rrtu'tl, f l,Q ., f.lnA ut.nl. wk..t 1-
, ... 0 - r -, ....
tile L rilled States. It appears tbat in 149 (he
lota I quantity of wheat grown in all the States
anu jerrivirie waa . .ifU,.o,V4 ousneis
against 171,lb3,891 bushels in 1838 being an
increase of nearly seventy per centum, or near
ly double the increase of population. It is not
lo be supposed, however, that the increase has
been equal throughout the United States. On
the contrary, the old wheat growing Suies
Pennsylvania, Virginia Ohio, and New York
fall considerably below the average, owing,
as it is thought by the superintendent of tho
census, to, the destructive sgency of tbe wheat
mdge, and the consequent unwillingness of
the farmers to subject themselves to repeated,
losses from this cause. The increased produc
tion ol wheat in the country at largo is, there-
' ,J . , it. . . A J .1.: .. . .k-
iuis uuu hu iia viimiuiv vumvaiiuil 111 ilia .
Nurihweetern Stales, where the yield bts been,
prod gious, and bas defied the means of trans
portation to bring it to market In Illinois,
for instance, (he-crop has increased in tea
vears from 9.418.078 bushels, in 1840, to St,
130,500 bushels in IbSD'sndin Wisconan
irom 4,280,181, in lo4, to 1 8,812,81 0 bush
els in 1 .8511 or an increase respectively of 100
and 275 per cent, while the increase of popu
lation for the same period has . been 101 end
ia per cent Jhe superintendent believes
that the older grain growing States will show
a raoro favorable rata of increase in the next
decade, from the fact that the baropon its gen
eral cultivation the midge is diminishing
where it waa fe'Djerly tbe most destructive.
and wheat growing will,' in consequence, be
resume! in many localities where it bad been .
almost abandoned for a time.
Canada prnmisi s to be an enternrisint com
petitoi of the I'm led Statee for thia essential
article of food Irl the markets of tbe world.
t t orn some tabHa which we have seen, we
learn that its production of wheat for 184K. was ;
12,620.4. 23 bushels sgainst 24,682,550 bushels
in 1808 being an increase of nearly one bun-'.
dred per cent, while that of tbe population
was only forty-six per cent It will be remem
bered that iu the same time tbe increase of our
population was &5t per cent,- and of -the pro
duction of wheat not quite eeventy per cent -
Lwcky para.
The Anglo Saxnnt deemed it highly Important
that a child ahould be born on a lucky day, en
which the whole tenor of hit life was suppoeed
to depend i for, isr their opinion, each day had
its peculiar influence npon the destiny of the
new y born. Thus, the first day it Ihe moos
waa preferred above all etbera, for the arrival of
the liti la etrangar, for they taid. "a child bora en
that day is sure to live and prosper." The eeo
ond day was not to fortunate at tbe fret, aa tbe
child born en that day "would grow fast but net
live long " If be was born on the fourth day of
the moon he waa destined to become a great pol
itician t if on the tenth, a fraat traveller i and If
ou tha twenty first a bold marauder. But of all
the days of ibe waek en which ta aa bora, Soax
daV Waa bV far lha mhat Inrkw atttl tf 14 .ll ttat
tha new moon Ilia child a prosperity waadattiaadj
to be unbounded. Friday was an unlucky birth
day, not only because it was tbe erueifltlon ef
ear Lord Ibe Saviour, but btoaute, according to
Anglo-Saxon calculation!, Idea Ste the forbid
den fruil on Friday, and wat alto expelled front
I'aradiee end deecnaded into ball en tbat day.
Tfc . . A I., a-. ft -
. -' m flngtv rjvaia
llmurn IN LtXH.-Mr. Nathan Breed.
grocer on Hummer ttrtet Lynn, waa found in
hit Itorcvon Tueeday evenina arilh fearful arnnnrfa 'r
on bit bead, and in an Inttntlble condition Ho
wa. taarn noma anu oiao SOVUI Iwe 0 Clock
vetterday morning, lit wat eensolooi at limes
balote bit douth, and Hated that be waa murdered
bye youug man named Horace Ilavit, who
slruck him on the bead with s batobet while bo
wat stooping dnwa, in Ibe act of drawing
ktmtene oil. Davit was arrested and blood waa
found spoa hit buott Ha Hated thai be bad
uot been in tbe elore for a waek. bal lira Ilaia
sayt tbat the aaw bim th.rt on tbe eveulog of the
mur lor. Tbe money draw waa robbed, beta
pocket book and watch en lb person ef Mr.
llrtwd wat not toncbtd. Mr. Bread was a brother
of Ata Diced, Ksq .wsMkajba Lynn representa
tives elect r
CouutrlUul lu-ms.
The barn nf William Uaasidy, on Dublin
lltll, New Britain, was burned down last Tuei
dsjr evatning.
Herman Hers has been sentenced to Stats
I'riaon for two years for setting firs lo bis)
tore In Chapel street, New Haven.
A fire in Hartford, Thursday morning, de
atruyed s Joiner's shop and foment valued at
between three and four hundred dollars. In
sured partially. Cauee unknown.
The coat of the I'smeirha bridge at Middle
jtoau will txecid the cslimstes about f l,0tl'J,