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' vahjuiw, inuMDULL uuuiui, uniu, WEDMSDAY, MARCH 5, 1862. WHOLE NO. 2370.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.O. . H1FOOOD, e. . ARAMS, T. E1TEZEL.

niKOOO. ADAXS RITEZEL,rCSLISHF.KS b

VeSTERN CltrtONlCLE.EMPIRE BLOCK, M&SX&f fc.

SWior Crrsw, rate o advttiUine.&c set innde.'it

PROFESSIONAL.6EORGE F. BROWX,

Attorney at Law, Webb's New Block, Main Street.Warren. Ohio. .

A. W. JOXES,Attu-ne- at Law and Real Estate Aicnt, at Power t

Corners, Mecca, Trumbull County, Ohio.

I. L. FILLER,Attorney at Law; office in Jameson's build ng. Mar-

ket Street, Warren, Ohio."

JEFFERSON PALM.Attorney at Law: office on Msin Street, Warren, O.

Will attend, with fidelity to any business entrust-ed to his care.

"WHITTLESEY ADAMS,

Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Warren. Ohio,Collections promptly made. Deed arknnwledeed.and Convevaneinf attended to: office in McCombs

Mmth s Alloc..

E. II. EXSIG.V.Attorney at Law and Xotary Public office at the

Pot Office. Xewtnn F'alis. Will attend tocollection and all legal business entrusted to aim.witb fidelity.

r. . HCTCHISS. B. ". KATLIPF. W. O. FOKBIST.

nrTcuixs, ratliff a-- forkist.Attorneys at Law: office over Freeman, Hunt k

Co.'s Banking Oifice, Market Street, Warren, Ohio.

O. M. TCTTLK. J-- . STCLL.

TITTLE STFLL,Attorneys at Law: office at the old oflice of Sutliff

A Tutlle.iiiTh Street, two aoors west 01 iuc Amer-ican House, Warren. Ohio.

' . S. TATLOS. L. C. JOSE3.

TATLOR JOXES,Attorneys at Law, Office in the Rooms formerly

by Forrut Burnett, east side of PublicSquare. Warren. Ohio.

J. D. COX. V. T. SPEAK.

COX SPEAR.Attorneys at Law, office on Market Street oyer the

Store of Iddings &. Morgan. Warren. Ohio.

C W. SMITH. O-- - WOOD.

Smith a woD.Attorneys at Law. and Insnrance A rents, office oyer

Hoyt Jt On Dome s More, tuver iSloc-a-, n arren, uDr. JIEIAX IIARWOX,

Physician and Surgeon; office north side of PublicSquare. Warren, Ohio. Othce hours from 7 to yo'clock morning and evening, and from 1 to 2 P M

Dr. F. A. BIEXCE,Physician and Sureeon. Office and

ResO'nee 3 doors east of Camp's 11 otel. Marlsetbt, n arren, O.

- W. 1. BICE. . RICE.JT. J. A H. RICE,

physicians and Surgeons, Braceville. TrumbullCounty. Ohio.

D. a. WOODS, X-- D. DR. R. D. DIIXO.WOODS A DILLOX.

Physicians and Surreons: office oyer Kichols' Cloth-in-

S'or-- . Main Srrei. Warren. Ohio.

JOBK LOT. ' J. C. KELSOX.

LOT A XELSOX.Tbiciann and Surreons: office east of the Bank,

Market Street. Warren. Ohio.

1. DAVIS, X. I.EHeetie Physician and Surreon: office over Ilnnt t

B oa s Lsothar Store. M lii Store. Warren. 0.

T. O. H9BTO.V, H. IEclectic Phnuas sw 1 Surgeon. Bristol, Trumbull

Ooanly. OUta.

F MOOSE, .

Physician and Snrreon: o5ceat the residence of S.F. Bronson, Soulhington, Trumbull County, Ohio.

I SPEAR, M."Eclojtie Physician and Sur?con; office over Moser's

Stop-- , Market Street, Warren, Ohio. Particularatteuuo i given to Ciirouie it

MS.-lCArJriL-

B. II. BAEM'X,Wholesale and Retail dealer in American and For-eig- a

Hardware, Iron. Nails, tiiass, Ar. Vau Gor-'der- 's

Block, Market Street, Warren. OhM.

MK'OSBS 4c K.KITUS, ."Wholesale and R :tail Dealers in Foreign and Amer-

ican iry tivKiis. tiroeeries. Crockery. Ac. Cornern' &juu and Market Stree-- , Warreu, tiuia.

a. u. rECK, a. TECE

. . FECK A BROTHER,Wuolesale and Rtail Dealers in Foreign and Do- -

taMitc Iry uooas. auk ju.u Mraw unncts. fnmmuis, V'ari Jlies, ,vc at tue sign of the " WnrreaDm (madV Jiore," faoeuix Bioek. Warren, Ohio.

W. 5. PORTER. W. r. PORTER.W. ST. W. F. PORTER,

.Dealer in Sc'aool and Miscellaneous Books, Station-ery, Wail Papers, t'eriodicais. Pamphlets andJti;axiues, at tiie New i ork Book Store. Main

tr t. w mw. Ohio.

L. J. LUUIA'US. O. MURtiAX.

IDOIXGS A XOROAX,Dealers in Staple and Fancy Dry Goods. Groceries,

Cre kery. Hardware, Carpeting, Sole Leather, Arcat the sign ot the "pire .Sore," Market Street.n arren. Ohio.

R. S. TARES. A. WENT.PARKS A-- WEXTZ, -

Sealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods. Crockcry. Boots, Shoes and Leather. Carpotiug. PaperHangings. U indow fehades. Kcady Made Clothing.Jtc always cheap for ready pay at the New 1 orkware. Market Street, arren, Ohio.

8. RAYAtOXU. FITCH ADAMS.

8. RAYXOXD A CO.,Wholesale Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry

boods. Carpets, Oil Cloths. and nail raper, Ao.Water Street, Cleveland, Ohio.

J. TAUTaOT. T. R. ACELET. K. ST. SACEETT.A. TATTROT A CO.,

Importers of Gold and Silver Watches, and Dealersin Jewelry, Silver Ware, JuC Market Street. War-ren. Ohio.

a. uxo. j. eixg.KIXe A BROTHER,

Dealers in Watches, Clocks. Jewelry. Silver. Platedand Brirtania Ware. Lamps, Fancy Goods, AcJfo. 7. Main Street, Warren. Ohio. All kinds ofOteeks and Watches carefully repaired and war-ranted.

M AJiTJ FAC iTJRERS.B. STEAR. X. SPEAR, JR.

EDWARD SPEAR At SOX,Vanafacturers and Dealers in Lumber. Rough and

Dressed.. Doors, Blinds. Sash, Floorine, Siding,Shingles and Lath, No L Canal Street, Warren, 0.

BXLL. 8. KEDBCRT.w. H, HULL A CO

Harafacturers of Improved Steam Engines, Ironna oram rounoers ana Millwrights, franklinFoundry. Corner of Liberty and South Streets.

Warren, Ohio, -

ALEXANDER MetOSSELL,Manufacturer and Dealer in Boots, Shoes, Leather

and Findings, Main Street, Warren, Ohio.

BEJTJAXIX CRAX AGE,Manufacturer and Dealer in Boots. Shoes. Rubbers.

Ac Also Dealer in Leather, Findings, Lasts, Arc.Market Street. Warren, Ohio.

E. IF. ALL1SOX,Ifaaoiactnrer and Dealer in Saddles, Harnesses,

Bridles, Martingales, Trunks. Whips. Buffalo andFancy Robes, Horse-B'snket- s, Covers, Fly-Net- s.

Ac. No 17. west side of Main Street. Warren. O.

WILLI AX TAYLOR,Manufacturer of Saddles, Harnesses. Trunks. Ac.

Carriage Trimmings, at the Center of Farmington,Truuibul County, Ohio.

COMMISSION MERCHANTS.W. K. SMITH. IT. 8JCITH.

W. II. A W. SXITH A CO.,Produce, Commission and Forwarding Merchants,

Dealers in estera Reserve Cheese and Butter,Ko. 12 Pine Street, St. Lnuis, Missouri. Particu-lar attention will be oaid to the sale of WesternReserve Cheese and Butter. Will make liberaladvances on, and render prompt returns for anyproperty consigned to them.Same Parties under the style of McCOMBS A

SMITHS. Warren. Ohio.

A. B. CAXFIELD,Pwwardingand Commission Merchant, and Whole-

sale Dealer in Western Reserve Cheese. Buttter,Lard. Pork. Bacon. Pot and Pearl Ashes. Snbra-ta- s.

Linseed and Lard Oil, Dried Fniit. and Pro-duce generally, Kos. 141 and 115, Front Street,Pittsburgh. Pa.

ANDERSON & RUPP,WHOLESALE AXD RET An.

CROfERS AXD C0XFECTT0.EKS,DEALERS IX

WISES, LIQUORS, TOBACCO, M.,Ko. 5, Main Street, Warren, Ohio.

WE keep akas on hand a largeand superior stock of Goods in ocr line.

. which we sell at figures to suit the limM Tt ; tBeaessary for na to ennmerate, but ' merely say thatin quantity, quality, and fairness of price, wa defy

Oei.KL'SI

For the Chronicle.

THE SONGS OF TO-D- AY. .BY EMILY J. ADAMS.

ftay. minstrel, cease, such songs as theseFall idly on the ear,

In hour like this, such Mar day chimesWe may not pause to bear.

Thou, in onr time of peace, perchanceA charmed ear hsd found.

But "inid the battle's din, in truth.It hath a sickly sound:

For e'en the lever waits to runeiiis mellow tiute no more.

But springs to meet the clarion callThat rings trout shore to saorei

And stilled are all those witching strait. SiThat maidens loved and sung;

Our natioa's tlirilling anthems now.Fall ott'nest from the tongue.

The banquet hall, half vacant grown,The revel dies away;

And they learn duty well, who knewBut pleasure, yesterday.

And wealth and place are half forgotiAnd party colors lade.

As self is on the altar of. Our periled country laid.

E'en love no loerer doth withhold.But hides her parting woe.

And breathing words of earnest eheertShe bids ber idols go.

Then, minstrels, cease, or tune thy harpAnd raise to loftier songs.

Such as beat the day to whichThis hour of our s belongs.

Such songs as make our love and faithGrow stronger day by day.

As teach us best to wait, to watch,lo tabor and to pray.

Tebxox, O.

For the Chronicle.

OUR LITTLE SUNBEAM.BY MERCIA BOYNTON LANE.

Did yon ever see a sunbeamCreep into a dark'ned room.

Lighting up tue dreary asiectAnd lisclliugali tue gloom.

Sinning s!ily ou the carpet.Uiviug lignt so pure and clear

That you t jought some angel spiritCoiuiug unto earth, was near T

If you did, yon know the pteashreThat onr little sunbeam brought.

Filling every nook and cornerWith the blossoms love bath wrought.

Bringing unto us a gladnessTual we never knew before.

Filling all our hearts with sunshineThat we knew not was in store.

J'ttle Lilly, how we love lior,i'nosC sione can only tell.

Who alike Hare felt their bosoms.With paternal iecling swell.

Heaven bless our darling daughterAs we bless ber uiglit and day;

May she ever prove a solaceTo her parents' hearts alway.

Braceville, 0 It&L

Interesting Incidents in the PioneerHistory of Trumbull andCounties.

Mr. Joel Blakeslee, in a recent letter tothe Conneaut Reporter, furnishes the fol-

lowing incidents in the earlier history ofthis region, which will no doubt be readwith interest at this time:

On that still night in August, 1812, whensuddenly, by express, the liorrilic intelli-gence of the surrender of the AmericanFortress by Gen. HulL at Detroit, whenlike a sIiock ot electric lire the alarm wascouiuiunica:ed to every log cabin through-out the southern foresU of Erie; thentired with patriotic zeal, simultaneous aswitu the heroes of these border regions,tiie bold Brigadier General Perkins ofTrumbull Co., Major General Elijah Wads-wort- h,

of Cm field, Mahoning Co.. andCol. Richard Hays, of Hartlord, Trum-bull Co., immediately rallied their forces,aruied iritn swords, muskets, rifles, fowl-ing jiieie-- s while some lew it is statedarmed with pitch-fork- s for want of some- -

thins else that would kill. v e will hereaccompany Col. Hays' command to Cleve-l.in- d.

A iiortion of his officers were M. j.Frarier, of Hubbard, Adjutant StarlingBuslinel, Dr. Peter Allen, of Kinsman,Surgeon, dpt. Joshua Fobes, of Wayne,C.ipt. Jededuih Burnham. of Kinsman,Capt. Hutchins. of H;trtford. and others.

alhanil Uulcrunn, tsq., oi avne.wuar- -termu-te- r Ser-rean- in the course of thetcamjiaign jerlorniea double duties olQu:irtermaster and Commissary.1 he brilliant maneuvreina Lieut. JJenja- -

miu Allen, and of the veteran SergeantAaron Rice, of Peninsula memory-- . Butwe are not giving the history of the war,we areaccouipiinying Col. Hays to Cleve-land. Judge Titus Hays, too. fi cured con-spicuously in the campaign at the west.Col. Hays with his rejriruent commencedlib march August 24th. from Hartford.Trumbull Co. encamped the first nightin Andover, and the next day m.ircb.edhelter skelter to Jefferson. On emergingfrom the deep forest into the public square ain Jenerson, the Colonel ordered a haltformed his regiment, and placing himselfm tront, raisins himself to his full lioiirlitin his stirrups, his right arm extended. hisdrawn sword aloft, he gave the followingperemptory order: "ifc if remembered thaiI, CoL Jlichard Hays.- marched the first rrm- -ment onto the 1 uMie iymare in Jfncrmn ! Tothe right face firaaid, marehl" ' From thePublic Square the troops marched in Tru- -

liant military style to Court square, wnerethey encamped in front of the old BrickCourt House, then not two years old.Marching to Harpersfield, it was foundthat the enemy had not penetrated intothe country as expected, and orders weregiven for Hays' regiment to be discharged,except 3 companies, Capt. Burnham s,Capt. Fobes', and Capt. Hutchins', whoproceeded" fording Grand River and encamped on ground now occupied by Paines- -

vule village. It was ascertained at Har-persfield that the accomplished disciplinarian, Capt. John Reed, of Ashtabula.nndCapt. Clark Parker, of Painesville, withtwo companies of volunteers bad gone onin hot baste to Huron. Upon arriving atCleveland, then rather a poor gravelly section, witn a sparse population, uol. tlaysdetachment, with several companies ofvolunteers, were attached to Gen. Perkin'scommand. Here the Cuyahoga being re-garded thea frontier, camp discipline was es--utuiiaiieu. a iie nrsi nignt alter GoL tlaysarrival, sentries were placed up and downthe river to its mouth. About midnight,bang, bang, bang, from the sentries arous-ed

elsthe GeneraL It was discovered that a at

small fleet of what appeared to be Indiancanoes were gently moving down the riv-er, probably the vansuard of a larser force.On ascertaining the strength of the approaching enemy, the supposed Indiancanoes, containing savages, they werefound to be a small fleet of empty saltbarrels, which some mischievous boys and tosome older ones too, had thrown into theriver above the camp to test the courageof the troops.

Gen. Wadsworth first established hishjd --quarters up the Cuyahoga at Portage.Hon. Frederick Wadsworth, son of tueGea., and Hon. Uisha Whittlesey werehis aids. Gen. Perkins made his tirst en-campment some three miles east of theHuron river. In October, Gen. Wads-wort- h

resigned his commission to Gen.Harrison. The Ashtabula and Trumbulltroops in the course of the campaign,gained the high applause of Gen. Harri-son, by their brilliant, bold and success-ful manoeuvering.

C.At the early settlement of Ashtabula

Co., Indian encampments were scatteredalong most of the larger streams of thecountry throughout Northern Ohio. Pre-viously a tribe of Massasaugas inhabiteda neat Indian village near the mouth ofthe Conneaut Creek, called theIndians, who fled their camp on accountof the murder of a white man by thename of Williams. Along the Ashtabulacreek, during a number of years after theearly white settlements, numerous partiesfrom eastern and some from western tribeshunted and fished in the proper season;among whom was occasionally seen thenoted Hank or Henry Johnson. AlongGrand River, from its mouth at Fairport,through Painesville, Perry, Madison, Har-persfield, Austinburg, Morgan, Windsor,and still up to its source, were encamp-ments of various nations, manufacturing

in the spring large quantities of sugar;extracting tlie sugar water in the Indianstyle, cutting with the tomahawk a smallincision in the side of the tree, from theincision were cut two spiral grooves upward some distance, placing a spile be-

neath the cut to conduct the sugar waterinto the trough, formed of an oblong sheetc.of white birch bark some 2 by 2 feetsquare, by gathering, up the ends whilemoist and tough, and tying them fast withstrips of elm bark, thereby forming a verylight, neat and convenient sugar watertrough, wtth handles. The process of sto-

ring and boiling, we will omit here; suf-

fice it to say that when an Indian or squawsugar cake is finished, cast when bodinghot into wooden moulds, and when per-fectly cold, it is out equi.1 to flint tostrikefire with steel.

The two Indian Creeks in Geneva andWindsor were favorite haunts for copper-skinne- d

hunters. The greatest and mostpermanent encampments in AshtabulaCot, it appears, were in Wayne, on thePytnatunuig, and Windsor on Grand riv-er.

Here I would narrate to myself a rathertouching incident, as narrated to me bytwo early settlers of incisor, an old manand his wife, and a truthful old pioneer ofWarren, who emigrated to that place in1800, when the whole plot of Warren con-

tained but two log cabins, one occupiedby Judge Quinby, the other by Wm. Fen-to- n.

Of all the! Indian tribes of the Re-

serve, was one small peaceful, harmless,wandering tribe, consisting only of a veryaged patriarch, his gentle helpmate andnumerous descendants, all loving, kindand closely attached. In their almostconstant wanderings, carrying their barkand flag tents upon the bucks of theyounger squaws, in rolls liKe bundles olcarpeting, the Hhenango settlement wastheir eastern boundary, the Cuyahogatheir western, generally; making shorthalts on intermediate creeks. The twoold heads very aged and infirm, were treat- -

ed with all the filial care and respe overdue to the need. . At last the natriarchdied and was buried on iue bank of GrandRiver, either in Harpersfield or Madison,(my informants knew not which.) At thedeath and burial, in solemn Indian style,the most heart-rendin- g shrieks, mourningand lamentations were uttered with shortintervals of gloomy silence, the customa-ry number of davs. when the camp withall its apnendaes set out in mournful order southward, taking the feeble old moth-er of the wanderi.il tribe on a bier of rudeconstruction, made easy for her ancientbones, by placing nn.n;r skins of softestfurs beneath her. Thus moving throughthe wilds of Grand River, a si.ort halt wasmndent the Indian encampment in Windsor. Going thence southerly, a hi. It of afew minutes was made at Warren, the oldwoman receiving the kindest attention a.'lthe way. Here the bier was gently lower-

ed to the earth, whilst ope- - of the partyprocured a small quantity of whisky forthe weary ones. A little was offered theold woman, who appeared almost gone;she motioned her disinclination, and wasagain pressed to take a trifle. She then,

was supposed, drank about a thimble-ful, when with a gasp, a slight choking, alow murmur, a feeble shriek closed thescene. She was dead. AVith what feel-ings must we imigine the party thenraised the bier and moved to the Mahon-ing, some two or three miles distant, andburied the mother of the Whole tribe, onthe wJdernos bank of the river, wherethe same intense mourning, weeping andlamentation wasag iinen.:cted: after whichthe party took still a southerly course,which is the List knowledge wc could ob-

tain of them.

Evacuation of Bowling Green.

The evacuation of Bowling Green wasmade a finality on the 14th aist., two duysbefore the surrender of Fort Donelsou,and Gen. Mitchell entered the townthe North as the rebels left it from theSouth. The rebels commenced the;r in-

cendiarism the lLth, by burning the resi-

dence of W. L. Underwood. At 9 thesuiue eveu.ng, the big pork hoiue of T.tjuijcy ii Co. About Si4,0JU worth ofmum were stored there belonging toCampbeii & Smith, who had been killingcattle lor the retel army, tnd these con-

stituted the;r emire pix.fits. The rebelsspared neither trit-n-d or foe in the appli-cation of the torch. The Washington Ho-

tel and six contiguous stores, a saw iiiJl,flouring mill, and another pork Lous'

were destroyed. At 11 o clocK the nextday the beautiful iron railroad bridge wastumbled down. Mines were exploded inthe towers of the piers, but as the ironwork did not fall, thirteen rounds ot can-

non were fired on it before the demolitionwas completed. About three hours before Gen. Mitchell's division came up theturnpike bridge was burned, tallow havingbeen strewed over it to facilitate the com-

bustion.Gen. Mitchell at once opened with

shells across the river on the rebels wher-ever congregated. Then the stampede be

in earnest. An account says the m- -

tantry seized the norsesoi inecavairy anumade oil' in wild haste. Reaching a hill alittle south of the town, the Texas Rangers,Morgan's Cavalrv, and some of the lessfrightened of the flying mass halted, andafter some deliberation, turned back.Thev went to the fair grounds, and thereburned the beautiful amphitheatre, inwhich a large amount of corn was stored,

wagons. About sixteen of the latterwere saved. The large tobacco factory ofHampton, Pritchell & Co., was next de astroyed. They then proceeded to therailroad , depot, which contained a vastquantity of shoes, blankets, medicines,

hundred hogsheads of sugar, and allarticles most needed by them, all ol

which were destroyed except some flourand pickled beef, which was rescued bycitizens for their own use. The destruction of the property belonging to the reb

was very great, some estimate its valuea million dollars, but it is impossible to

even approximate to the amount of de-

struction with any certainty.The machine shop, known as the ltound

House, was also burned ; it contained twodamaged engines and two extra tenders.There was a train of cars loaded with meat,the engine to which bad steam on, ready

start ; this was fired, but whether bythe Federal shells or by the rebel torch,our informant is unable to say. All thecars and contents were burned, and thehall consumed meats lell on the track be- -

ceil uic auias. iuc uuaaicu ucuua iucuproceeded to the McCloud House, theprincipal hotel of the town, broke openthe doors with axes, and scattered tiie-brau- ds

within, consuming officer's trunks,baggage, clothing, and everything it con-tained. The Highland House, a drinkingplace adjoining, was also burned, with

McGoodwin's new store, which wasfilled with Confederate supplies. Twomen applied incendiary brands to thesteam saw mill of a glorious Uuion man,

B. Donaldson, celebrated for his sashand blinds manufactory, and resisted theefforts of the owner to stop the progress ofthe flames.

When General Mitchell occupied thenorth bank o'f Barren river, and com-menced shelling the rebels, the scene oftheir flight, was one of the most terriblerouts that can be immagined. The Nash-ville pike was completely blockaded withcavalry and infantry, all in admirable

a long line of carriages, cartaand all kinds of vehicles. Officers werehurrying away their wives on foot, andcarrying their children in their arms,while the whole nt portion ofthe nying crowd, were screaming andshouting at the top of their voices in afrenzy of apprehension.

A cure for the bark of a dog Tan hishide. . . -

From the Seventh Regiment.Camp Exposure, Feb. 11, 1862.

Dear Friends at Home ; Have youheard from the 7 th lately? I presume youhave not, since we left Patterson's Creek.I ou perceive that we have a name forour camp, and it is well named. Onnesdav, the 5th inst.. we received ordersto move witli three days rations, and oneblanket, and at U:3o, A. M., we started in"soldiers cars." toward the east. Passing Green Spring Run, we went to a station known as French's Store House,where we disembarked and took dinner.Toward night we moved to the summit ofa very steep hill, where we bivouaceJ,as we supposed, for the night. From thishill we have a splendid view of the valleyof the Potomac. I saw one or two artistbusily engaged sketching the scenery rAbout half past eight, we received ordersto fall in, and proceed southwurdi It wasquite cold and there was about four indi-es of snow, consequently it was dillicultmarching. Going about four miles, mostof the distatice up hill, we came to thebivouac of the 7th Indiana, and 1st .Vir-

ginia Retriments. iiassine that of theOhio, about a mile backt Here we halted, not knowing which ro.ul to take un-

til about half past twelve, when receivingthe neeessarv orders, we moved on, for-

lowed by the iifth and Ooth Ohio, ththe 7th Indiana and 1st Virginia haltinga short time at the Little Cacaoon River,which we crossed some live miles from thehalt. At 4:30, we again moved forward,until daylight, when we arrived at a tan-nery, which had evidently seen betterdays, but it seceded and is like its greatexample, rotted. We remained here un-til about lour o'clock, P. M.. From herewere sent out two companies of cavulry, tCross Roads, returning about three, P. 1L,having captured live of the militia, whosaid tuey were on furlough their nomes.They belonged to tiic li4th Va. Militia-On- e

2" lutvll'int lookinn man. claimedi to have deserted. Upon examination he

was released, aiueh inlormationgained from these men, of a valuable na-

ture. Col. Monroe is in command of the114th, which the prisoners say is verymuch disaffected, having taken oath nev-

er to leave Hampshire county, again, un-

der the rebel command. They say thatgold and silver is very scarce, among them,the troops being paid regularly in Jell'.Davis' shinplaster currency, and if theycan get hold of Ohio notes, or U. S. Trea-sury notes, they are as good as gold, andcommand a heavy premium. . Being ask-ed as to the force at Winchester, they re-

plied that they did not know the exactforce, but that it was variously reported,some saying that there were "but 10,000;others, 30,000 or 40,000. I inquired howlarge a force went to Romney after ourevacuation. One replied that Gen. Jack-son was at the head of about 12,000 infantry, two or three companies of cavalry,and "ve or six pieces of artillery, and thathe cam in from three directions; fromSpringtielJ- - Moorfield, and Winchester,supposing us to be still there. There wasno small aston.'shment on their part,when they found re had eluded them.They further stated .uat Jackson return-ed in two or three day.' to Winchester,taking back one brigade, leaving aboutten thousand infantry, Ca tiry. alul artl1-ler- y,

under command of Brig. Gen. Lor-in- g.

Loring committed severa.' daringdepredations, among which was tie des-

troying of the tinesuspension bridge ifcT088

the south branch of the Potomac, ab"u.- -

six miles from Romney. By some means;.they obtained information of our plan to

them, on Sunday, last, (the d)!edand Monday evening. Loring retired hast- - j

to Bloomery's Gap, where the prison- - j

ers said a stand would be m;ide. Theyreport a telegraph in. process of construe- -'

tion between Winchester and Romney, !

and that it is completed to .Lime weaponnear liloomery trGap One of the

prisoners, a young ni;in ot about tventy, j

savs he was in the skirmc-ha- t Blue's Gap,and savs that but four were killed "dnone wounded. He did not know Imwmany were missing. None but the 114thVa., a company of independent cv.valry,and two pieces of oriilry, were in thefight. The cavalry is the same that wasso annoying to our pickets, while at Rom-ney. capturing several guards, and one ortwo lieutenants. He owns that they werecompletely surprised, but soon rallied andstood, about three miles from the Gap.Some one inquired about Floyd, and theafl'.iir at Cross Lanes, they replied thatthey had never heard of the fight havingtaken place, nor the battle at CarnifaxFerry. They had never heard of a singleYankee victory, but any quantity of re-verses. The troops are not allowed to seea paper, much less to read one; but theyare taught to believe that they are fight-ing for the constitutional rights, and lib-erties of loyal citizens ; that the army ofthe North is nothing but a rabble, poorlyequipped, clothed, and fed, and that allmanner of atrocities are committed bythem. The intelligent portion of them,however, knowing the falsity of such sen-timents, and gradually, as the truth is dis-closed, the people are returning to reason.

consequence of teaching, pris-oners were very much surprised on seeingthe comfortable and almost luxurious condition of our men. They acknowledgedthat prisoners were much better caredfor. than those taken by them ; and thatour troops were in a much more liealthycondition than theirs. The army in Win-

chester is quite unhealthy; mumps andmeasles, being the prevailing diseases, with

few cases of small pox.These prisoners will be sent to Colum-

bus.At about 4,30 we started toward the R.

R., after marching six miles, to the littleCacapoe, we bivouaced for the night.Friday morning, after breakfast, (we re-ceived some hard bread and coffee here,) weagain marched toward the R. R. some fivemiles, to the cross roads, and went intocamp. In a very brief space of time, ev-

ery man was busily engaged collectingrails and brush. Rails for tire, and brushfor tents. Long before night, the finefields were commons, and picturesque hutsof pine brush were tastily ranged irrespec-tive of order, or regulation exactness.Every "ranch" had its huge pile of dryrails, and happy careless faces were every-where to be seen.

We have little to do now, having tofurnish but two guards from a companvfor picket duty. The out post is five milestoward the Winchester and Sprin"fieldrjijtc

Col. Sprague, formerly a Captain of theitu, anu lately released irom. fteccssu,made us a visit on Sunday last. We wereheartily glad to welcome him from his re-gretted confinement. He was lookingwell and hearty.

On Monday, the 3d Brigade was out ondrill. The drill was none of the most in-teresting which I have witnessed, and themajor part of the officers were quite in-dignant at having to drill, it being verydifficult performing the evolutions, on ac-count of the snow and ice. After drill,Col. Tyler made a speech, as usual, con-sisting of much unnecessary complimentto the 3d Brigade, boasting of its prowessand of what it would do, if McClellanwould give Gen. Lander permission to actas he (Lander) saw proper Some cheer-ing followed the uttering of his stirring ap-peal to the patriotism of the brigade, butI am very much mistaken if I did not dis-tinctly hear cries of "played out," anddon't take," from the 7th. It is certain

that they did not cheer as I have heard it,but from what cause, I am ignorant. This,I know. The 7th would be glad to listento musketry in action rather than speechesof senseless bravado.

CoL Tyler assures us however that weshall soon have such an opportunity, andthat "the third brigade is on the advance ofGen. Lander's division." If such is the

case the 7th is oh the right wing, in factthe right flank of the army, and Co. H,on the right of the Reg't, which positiont will never disgrace.Ourmenarein fine gnirUsnntwMiatani.

tng the coldness of the weather, and theexposure te its clemency or rather in clem-ency. The only drawback to our happi- -nnon sr. 4.1 J a .a"" l"e aeiay ot that "lorward movement, with the want of paper on which-- ue leuers nome. lour correspon- -

is so nard up at present as to be forcedto write upon the back of some old Se- -cesn morning reports. "But such as Inavp, give I unto vou." We feel the lossoi liieut. Case very deeply. I doubt ifanotiier to fall his place can easily be found,but no blame Whatever ia ntrnMirvrt in himand we but hope that justice may be

nis, as in other things. Lieut.Brisbine is very popular, and all confidenceis placed in him by his companv.

Co, H is mostly well. I have to recordthe painful fact of the death of one of ourboys. Homer P. Raynor, who died in thehospital at Cumberland, on the 2d inst.I did not learn the nature of his disease.Homer was quite a favorite in the company, and his loss is felt deeply. Two ofour boys have just left here for the hospi- -iai; nieir sicicncss was probably inducedby exposure.

But I must stop writing, as it is so coldthat I can scarcely hold my pen. Youwill hear from me apain. JULIUS.

P. S. Feb. 12. Have just received or-ders to move in an hour.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, 1862.Hear Friend at Home : Once more we

are enjoying the comforts of camp life.Alter ten days constant exposure to theweather, in marching and bivouac, itseems almost like home to be snugly en-

sconced in our warm Sibley tents, madecomfortable by our camp stoves and gen-erous Government blankets; and then wehave facilities for letter writing, such ascannot be enjoyed when "on a scout."

I wrote you List from "Camp Exposure, since that time, we have considerable altered our position. On Wednesdaymorning, the Lith inst., wc left our campvery willingly, and after marching aboutthree miles in an easterly direction, westruck the railroad four miles belowFrench's storehouse, and a mile and aquarter above the bridge across the LittleCacapon. This bridge has been twice de-stroyed by the rebels, and as many timesrebuilt and is now in good condition.Proceeding down the R. R., about a quar-ter of a mile below the brrdge, we haltedand took our dinner. Here we werepassed by eight companies of the 1st Va.Cavalry, the Ringgold cavalry and one ortwo companies of the 1st Ohio, the wholepreceded bv a hne mounted band, attached to the 1st Va., and presenting a fineappearance. After dinner, we again tookup our line ot march down the K. asfar as Tawpaw Tunnel, when we turnedour flank toward Bloomery's Gap, nearthe forks of the Cacapon. Three milesfrom the R. R., wc halted to rest, expect-ing to move on immediately, but Col.Tyler's aid de camp came up, and told usto make ourselves comfortable, as wewould stop hero for the night. Happily,wc were near a barn, well tilled with hayand straw, and plenty of rails were handy,so in an incredible short spece ot tune,every one had his cup of coffee, and stow-

ed himself away for the night. Morningc:nnc, and we expected to move on towardWinchester, but were very much disap--

pointed when the Adjutant came up, andins'ead of giving us marching orders,

tor a man to go for our baggage.

Abou. iiOn our tents came, and longfore nit, our white city was prominent

j situated f beautiful hill, and we areiiowenjovin" tflat possible for us tooniov

r 1 YAsfprd.iv. m 1mm- -ii u eru uvl'i J

in., the news of the de.-a- t of the rebelsat Bloomery's Gap, by the auvanco ot tue2d Brigade under command Cf Col. Kim--

ball. I did not learn the partic'LiK farethat tbm-- wnl-- l tn killnd i.'Ud between fifty and sixty taken prisoners, Jlj"eluding one Colonel, an adjutant generaand four other commissioned officers.Our loss was four killed and seven wound-ed. The victory is complete and decisive,the entire rebel force being dispersed.It will be our turn before long I hope.

I think we may stay here for some time,as much unusual care was taken as to oursituation, which, by the way, is a verygood one Jbr a permanent camp. Itwould not be' impossible for Gen. Landerto make this his headquarters, it beinga good base for offensive operationstoward Winchester. That Winchester isthe ultimate destination of movementsmade in this destination, there can be nodoubt, but when the all important moveupon this supposed stronghold will bemade is a matter of mere speculation toto persons in this quarter, except to thosewho are conversant with the general plansWe hope however that we niay soon havean opportunity to try our steel in action.You will hear from me anew. Lettersshould-b- e directed as usual. Valley of Va.Via Cumberland. Yours 4c. JULIUS.

Secretary Stanton on "OrganizingVictory?"—He Slightly Rebukedthe Tribune's Flattery?

To the Editor of the Sea York Tribune :Sir: I canunot suffer undue merit to

be ascribed to my official action. Theglory of our recent victories belongs tothe gallant officers and soldiers that foughtthe battles. No share of it belongs tome.

Much lias recently been said of mili-tary combinations and organizing victory.I hear such phrases with apprehension.They commerced in infidel Franco withthe Italian campaign, and resulted inWsterloo. Who can organize victory?Who can combine the elements ot suecessin the battle-field- ? We owe our recentvictories to the spirit of the Lord, thatmoved our so'diers to rush into battle,and filled the hearts of our enemies withterror and dismay. The inspiration thatcomuered in battle was in the hearts ofthe soldiers and from on high; and when-ever there is the same inspiraton therewiL be the same results. Patriotic spirit,with resolute courage in officers and men,is a military combination that never fail-

ed.. Ve may well rejoice at the recent vic-

tories, for they teach us that battles areto be won now and by us in the same andonly manner that they were ever won bythe people, or in any age, since the daysof Joshua, by boldly pursuing and strik-in- e

the foe. What, under the blessingsof Providence, I conceive to be the organ-ization of victory and military combina-tion to end this war, was declared in a fewwords by Gen Grant's message to Gen.BccKN'ER " propose to move immediately onyour works!" Yours truly,

EDWIN M. STANTON.

A school boy being asked to define theword 'admission,' said it meant twenty-fiv- e I

cents. 'Twnty-nv-e cents? echoedthe schoolmaster, "what sort of a defini-tion do you call that ?' 'I don't know.'sulkily replied the boy. 'but I'm sure itsay so on the dvertisement down thereat the show.' 'Yes' said another boy, 'andchildren half price.' ,

Among the prizes captured by the Fed-eral soldiers at Fort Donelson was a riflesaid to be worth $1,000. Its breech is in-

laid with the finest gold. It belonged toa hotel keeper in Memphis, and was wonby him at a horse race. a

One of the Main regiments at Washing,ton, which contnins upward of 1,000 men-ha-s

among them only five who are mar-ried.

For the Chronicle.TO THE EDITORS OF

CHRONICLE.me. to say

I'm truly thankful for the wayYou've sent your paper, totheday

So many times:And never asked for better pay

' Than my poor rhymes.There's been no want of dne respect;There's been no wilful, cross neglect;A or disposition to reject

The terms yon brine:But age, and care, the flight hare eheck'd

Of fancy's wing.I've often thought, that there, and then.I d sketch some thought! of times, or men.Or other thinrs that met ray ken;

But when bcrun.Some adverse influence stop'd my pen

Before 'twas done.But when last week, one eventide.KeturninE from a weary ride.Your new drest paper I espied,

I made my bow.'Well done old Chronicle," I cried,

"Vour 'bead's np' now.'Then sat me down with earnest will,A former promise to fulfill,And tried my best poetic skill

To frame a lay.With what success if well, or ill,

Let others say.Who would have thought, a year ago,llapgood and Kiteiel. would in Co.,A loyal boat anited row.

By the same chart TLittle we think, and less we know.

What's in the heart.God speed yon in the righteous caa3e;The Union, Conrtituion ami I,a tc.Maintain, defend, in erery rautr;

On treason frown,Tdl the last sword rebellion draws

Shall be put down.May fortunc'on your path attend.And new subscriptions daily send.And each subscriber prove a friend

Sincere aud fervent.My loaj epistle bero 1 cud:

Your hutublc servant.J. W. HUGHES,

Berlin, Feb. 19th, 1862.THE WIDOW'S WILL.

A TRUE TALE.BY REV. A. M. SCOTT.

It was a bitter night. The snow hadbeen falling in fleecy flights during thegreater portion of the day, and the coldwas so intense that little business of anykind had been prosecuted by the indus-trious and enterprising citizens of thevillage. Night had succeeded day. Thesnow and sleet were still descending, andthe spirit of the storm seemed to howlaround the house, and through the fieldsanil orchards and forests, and among thedistant mountains.

Mr. Roland had returned from Liscounting house at an earlier hour thanusual. Supper had been served, and thefamily had gathered around the sparklingfire. The children had been put to bed inan a joining apartment, and the infant wassleeping in the cradle under the immediate notice of its mother. Mr. Rowlandwas reading a newspaper, and as the fitfulblast moaned around his commodiousdwelling, he would make some remarksrelative to the severity of the weather.Mrs. Ii. was parting the flaxen curls uponthe head ol the sleeping oabe, and cccsionally she imprinted the wrrin kiss ofmatetnal ahection noa its ruddy cheek.

Suddenly some one rapped at the door.It was opened, when a little girl of aboutseven years old was admitted. Her scanty dress was tattered and torn, a raggedquilt thrown around her slender should-ers, and a pair of miserable old shoes uponber feet. She was almost frozen.

'Your are the widow Watkins' littledaughter?" said Mrs. Rowland, inquir-ingly.

The little girl answered in the affirma-tive, and added that her ma was sick,and wished Mr. Rowland to step over andsee her, for she thought she would surelydie.

Mr. Rowland owned theplace on whichthe sik woman resided. Sho was veryindigent, and but poorly able to pay theextravagant rent which tho unfeelingowner exacted. The property was onceher husband's, or rather her own, beinga gilt from her father on tho very day ofher wedding. . Mr. Watkins, was wealthywhen a young man and was educated forthe bar, and no one seemed more likelyto be successful in his profession. He andJl"-- Rowland were early associates. Thelotft rt a few years before the period atwhich find bim.h.-.-d commenced thenefarioti'' traffic in nrdent spirits hadgrown n.fe had induced Wctkin1 to drink

made 1ia.ii ' drunk and by degrees adrunkard an'1 Then the poor besottedvictim was una:- - to pay his debts, con-

tracted mostly for i mi, but partly by neg- -

lectina his profession. "I duties, he, his for- -

mer associate, his preu nded friend, hisdestroyer, was the first to destroy and op-

press him. His horses an"1 oxen weresold by the sheriff", next hisho. schold andkitchen furniture were seized ba finallya mortgage vas given to Rowland, uponthe homestead of the drunkard, to see'rethe rum dealer in the payment of a piti-ful balance in his favor.

This calamity did not check the prodi-gal career of" this inebriate. He stillquaffed the liquid poison, and still did theheartless dealer hold out inducements toprevail upon him tosiuk lo ver into wretch-edness and shame. A fevv weeks after,he was one morning lbund dead in thestreet. He had left the groce-- v at a latehour the precceding night, in a strte ofintoxication. Tho night was d.uk, ardhe probbly missed his way felt into a i

gutter iouud himself unai.'ie to got outand being stupefied with rum, ho went J

sleep, and froze to death.Rowland in a short time foreclosed the

mortgage, and the home of the drunkard'swife became the legal property of theman who had destroyed her eaee, andreduced her to beggary and want, Hepermitted her to remain on the premises,exacting an extravagant rate of rent.Mental anguish, excessive labor, want ofproper nourishment, and exposure, iiadweil nigh worn her out, and she wa3 fastsinking into the grave, where the wearyare at rest. No ona had been near her,no one seemed to cure for her in fact itwas not not known even to her nearestneighbors that she was sick.

Mr. Rowland felt anxious only for Lisrent, there being at that time a sum due.And perhaps it is owing to that circum-stance that he so readily consented to ac-

company the little girl to the room of hersick mother. He drew on his overcoat,tied a woolen comforter round his .neck,drew on his glove3, ahd taking his uin-brel- a,

sat off through the drifted snow andsleet, and bent his way to the widow's uucomfortable home.

He found her lying on a misserablc bedof stnv, with her head slightly elevated,the only chair belonging to her house be-

ing placed under her pillow. She waspale and ghastly, and evidently near thehour of dissolution. Mr. Rowland beingseated on a rude wooden stool, she said,in a feeble, but decided tone of voice :

I have sent for you, sir, to pay me avisit, that I may make you the heir ofmy estate. My estate? I know you areready to as't whi.t estate I have to bequeath. And well may you ask what.

was once happy. This home was oncemine, it was my father's gift my weddingportion. I had horses, and oxen, andcow3 and sheep, and orchards and mead-ows. 'Twas you that induced my poorerring husband to drink. It was you whoplaced before him the liquid poison, andpressed him to take it. 'Twas you thattook away my horses and cows, and mead-ows apd orchards, and my own home.'Twas you that ruined my own peace, de-stroyed my husband and in the very noonof life sent him down to a drunkard's dis-honest grave. 'Twas you that made me

beggar, and cast my poor starving babesupon the charity of a pitiless world. Ihave nothing left but these ragged quiltsjthem you do not want yet I have deter-mined to bequeath you my estate. Here,sir as my last will and testament, I do be-

queath to you this vial of tears that I have

shed tears that you have caused. Takethis vial; wear it about your vile person ;

and when hereafter you present the flowing bowl to the lips of a husband and father remember that you are inheritinganother vial of widow s tears.

An hour more and the poor widow,the widow of a thousand sorrows, theonce favored child of fortune, the oncelovely and wealthy bride, the once affectionate wife and devoted young mother,lay cold and senseless in death, and hersoul had been summoned to that God whosaid "Vengeance is mine, and I will re-pay."

Horrors of the Battle Field.Official returns show 321 killed, 1054

wounded, and 150 missing in Gen.Division at Fort Donelson.

Such is the terrible record of the braveIllinois Division led by the gallant McCler-nan- d

in the thickest of the fight at Donel-son. One who was invited by Gen.

to take a ride over the battlefield the morning of the surrender of therebel Fort and army to Gen. Grant, de-scribes the battle-groun- d as chiefly con-fined to the space outside of the fortifica-tions, extending up to the river bank, adistance of two miles, to the point whereGen. McClernand's force rallied from theretirement which they were at first forcedinto by the impetuous charge of the enemy. It was here that the grand sortiewas made by the rebels up the river bankwith tho intention of turning our rightflank, and cutting their way through.Some ten or twelve thousand men com-posed the force tent out for this purpose.ihey advanced under a deadly pre ot ar-tillery, and steadily drove Gen. McClernand's force before them a distance of tif--tv.or sixty rods. Our troops here made astand, and having been reinforced by oneor two regiments, began the terrific assaultbefore which the enemy were forced toretreat. The ground was contested withdesperation, and the slaughter on bothsides was immense. The ss ofthe field says :

The whole space of two miles wasstrewn with dead, who lay in every imaginable shape and torm. f ederals and reb-els were promiscuously mingled, some-times facing grappled in the tierce deaththroe, sometimes facing each other as theygave and received the fatal shot'or thrust,sometimes lying across one another, andagain heaped m piles which lay six orseven deep. 1 could imagine nothingmore terrible than the silent indicationsof agony that marked the features of thepale corpses which lay at every step.Though dead, anl rigid in every muscle,they still writhed and seemed to turn tocatch the passing breeze for cooling breath.Staring eyes, gaping mouths, clenchedhands and strangely contracted limbs,seemingly drawn into the smallest com-pass as u by a nii'uty ctfort to rend assun- -uer some nreiistiUo bond which heldthem down to the torture of which they'lied. One sat against a tree, and, withmouth and eyes wide open, looked np in-

to the sky as if to catch a glance at itsneeting spirit. Another clutched thebranch of an overhanging tree, and hunghalf suspended, as in the death pang heraised himself partly from the ground.lue other hand grasped his taithiul musket, and the compression of the mouthtold of the determination which wouldhave been fatal to a foe had life ebbed aminute later. A third clung with bothhands to a bayonet which was burned inthe ground, in the act of striking for theheart of a rebel foe. Great numbers layin heaps, just as the fire of the artillerymowed them down, mangling their formsinto an almost undistinguishable mass.Many of our men had evidently fallen victims to the rebel sharpshooters, for theywere pierced through the head by riflebullets, some in the lorenead, some in theeyes, others on the bridge of the nose, inthe cheeks and in the mouth. This circumstance vei ined a statement made tome by a rebel pilicer among the prisoners,that their men were trained to snoot lowand aim for the face, while ours, as a gen-eral thing, tired at random, and shot overtheir heads.

The enemy, in their retreat, carried offtheir wounded and a great many of theirdead, so that ours far outnumbered themon the field. The scene ofaction had beenmostly in the woods, although there weretwo open places ot an acre or two wherethe fight had raged furiously, and theground was covered with dead. Ail theway up to their intrenchments the samescene of death was presented. Therewere two miles of dead strewn thickly,mingled with firearms, artillery, deadhorses, and the paraphernalia of the battle--

field. It was a scene never to be for-

gotten never to be described.On Monday sixty privates-i- the Illin-

ois 11th, gathered upon the battle-field- ,

were laid in a row awaiting burial. Anofficer stated that he stood upon n littlehillock where the battle raged the fierc-

est, and counted within a circle of twentyfeet seventeen dead bodies, ten of whomhe could reach with the point of bis swordwithout moving from his position. Asjlate as Wednesday considerable numbersof the dead were still on the field unbur- -

ied: and some of the wounded laid in thewoods three days and nights before theywere tound.

tt,,,, ; tnre- - nr .fh-oi,tn-

hih reCentlv occurred in Limerick,land :

"A woman not far from Emly, burnedher husband a tew months ago. A knockcame to the doer some night last month,She asked who was there. A hollow voiceanswered. 'I am yourhusband, who was buried, and I am very miserable in purgatorytill my debts are paid. Sell the two pigsyou have and be sure you have the moneyfor me on such a night when I call. Thepoor woman did as he required, and felthappy at being able to meet his requestwhether through fear o love (as he ap-peared with his shroud and pale face.)Between tho first and second visit of theghost, the poor woman went and told herstory to the priest; he told her it was allvery good, but at tho same time to havetwo policemen in the house' when shewould be giving the money. According-ly, after getting the money, the purgato-rial and shrouded ghost came, and wasarrested by the police and lodged in Lim-

erick jail, there to undergo a little morepurgatory till his trial comes on. Thisgho?t turned out to be a near neighbor,who is godfather to one of her children,"

A writer in the Pittsburgh Gazette statesso much petroleum is now refined on thebanks of the rivers that the refuse impregnates the water to such an extent as tokill thousands of the best fish, and takethe hair from the legs of the horses driveninto it

It is said a negro was heard to say atthe bombardment of Hilton Head "thatthe Yankee balls was so rotton that theyburst and fly all to pieces and kill manyot our masses."

The Memphis (Tenn. Argus of Jan2nd, confess that the South is "ten-fol-d

worse off than when the war began."

An eastern editor says that when hegoes out a sleighing he goes alone andwalks.

At' the late session of Court inLake County, after a session of one daythe jury was discharged for want of busi-

ness.

Some 400 or 500 persons were drownedHonduras last month by floods, caused

by unprecedently heavy rains.

Nashville, Tennessee.As Gen. Mitchel is reported marching

on Nashville with a large army, the fol-

lowing sketch of it may not be uninter-esting to our readers :

Nahville is situated on the left or thewest bank of the Cumberland river, some200 miles by the course of the stream fromits mouth; 280 miles northeast of Mem-phis; 2G0 miles southwest of Lexington,in Kentucky, and 64 miles from Wash-ington City. Many of the private residences are erected on a scale of pala-tial magnitude and splendor, and thepublic buildings exhibit a correspondingcharacter. The suburbs aboundjwith picturesque scenery, enriched with benutifulgroves of cedar. The city was originallylaid out in lots of one acre each, with areservation of four acres for public buildings. I he boundaries hare since been en-larged.

the new capitol. which stands on acommanding eminence, one hundred andseventy-fiv- e feet above the river, is oneof the most noble, magnificent and costlystructures in America. The material isfine limestone, which was quarred on thespot, and nearly resembling marble. Thedimensions are 240 feet by 185, and theestimate cost $1,000,000. It is built, as itis stated, entirely of stone and iron, without any wood about it, except the plankon which tho copper roofing is fastened;the floor and inner walls are of crossedstone. A lunatic asylum on a larger scalehas recently been erected in the vicinity.The State Penitentiary at this place is313 feet by 50 containing 200 cells. TheUniversity of Nashville was founded inlfUG. The Medical College connectedwith the University was opened in 1851 ;it occupies a spacious building, and hasupward of 150 students. There are also anumber of female seminaries, the largestof which is -- attended by more than 300pupils.

There were fifteen newspapers publish-ed here, six of them daily. Nashvillecontains three banks, with a total capitalof S5,1S2,500, and fifteen churches, repre-senting the various religious denominrtions.The mineral cabinet of the late Dr.Troost contains the largest private collec-tion in the Unite'! States. The city islighted with gas. The Cumberland riveris crossed by a magnificent wire sustpenjsion bridge built at a cost of $100,000.Water is supplied by being raised from theCumberland river. Six railroads nowcenter at Nashville, affording communi-cation with many desired points. It i

the terminus of the Nashville and Chat-tanooga railroad, 150 miles long, whichwas finished in 1S51, at an expense ofabout $3,000,000.

The road is built in a very substantialmanner, and completes the connectionwith Charleston and Savannah. The com-merce of Nashville is very extensive,amounting annually to over five thousandtonnage, composed of steamboats navigat-ing the Cumberland river, engaged in theconveyance of passengers, and the trafficof goods and produce. Extensive munu-facturi-

establishments are in successfuloperation at this pUice, among which maybe mentioned the powder mill, the roll-ing mill, the Tennessee Iron Works, just 'below the city, on the Cumberland river,which are as extensive, and equal in ca-

pacity to any in the United States, andfoundaries and machine shops. The pop- - '

ulation of Nashville at present is about2iJ,00u.

Description of Ship Island.This island, often alluded to in connec

tion with movements of trooos. is situatedin longitude SO, latitude 30, and belongs.;to the State of Mississippi. It extends. ,

curving in shape, about seven miles eastand west. The west end is a barren sandbeach, not half a mile in width, with plenty of wood, looking nice and green, wheneverything in our northern homes mustneeds at this season of the year look cheer-less and dreary. The whole Island isabout two square miles in extent, verygood water abounds, and by only sinking abarrel in the sand any amount may be obtained. Ship Island is distant as follows :From Ship Island to New Orleans, vis "

Sound fin mileShip Island to Pa.-- a'Outra or if. E. Pass. 60 "

Mobile 40 .Furt Pickens W "Paiieogouut, Biloxior Jlis-is- -

sippi city on main land 12The Island is between Horn Island east

and Cat Island west twelve miles. Got.M'rea, in his annual messageof the Island

harbor, referring to the constructionRailroad from New Orleans to the

main kind: "That the approach to ourgulf with all sea vessels, and especially oflarge class ships, has advantages over thateither of New Orleans or Mobile, cannotbe questioned, and the entrance to theharbor of Ship Island, and the safety of,anchorage when within it, is equal to thatof any port in the United States for thelargest class of merchant vessels or shipsof war, at flood tide, the average of which-o-

our coast does not exceed three feet.The entrance to the harbor affords a chan-nel one mile wide, with twentyseven feetof water, and of three miles wide with;twenty-thre- e feet of water. The iiarbor,when entered between the Island andmain land, affords twenty-seve-n to thirtyfeet of water for three miles in widthnoith and south, and the same depth ofwater from five to seven miles east andwest the deepest water being nearest tothe Island, as it is in the entrance throughtho channel. The main shore can be ap- - ;

proached within four miles with twentyfeet of water, and within one mile withabout thirteen feet of water, from whichit gradually shallows of the beach ; infact from the main shore to the deep wa-ter in the harbor, the descent is gradual,over a smooth bottom."

At the western end of the islaud h situ- - '

ated Fort Massachusetts, (formerly FortTwigjs, and Camp Constitution, under thecommand of Brigadier General John W.Phelps, being the advance of Gen. But- - '

ler's Division, which is composed of bothInfantry end artillery. The Fort mountsheavy guns, placed in position since itsoccupation by our flag. The fort on Shipisland was where the gun thiei ioyo in-

tended those heavy guns he attempted toget away from Pittsburgh, but was luckilyfrustrated.

The Constitution is an ample shelter forevery act necessary to crush out this rebellion, under n our armies can marchfrom Ocean to Ocean, from Lake to Gulf,and meet and strike down rebellion wher-ever it raises its head. There is no

foe to our country even in the rebel-lious States, than he who would

roll the Constitution up and lay it rev-erently away." tievehnit Herald.

ibe r isx or the Old i list. A personwho took Gen. Scott the news of our wes-tern victories yesterday, asked him whatthe government would likey do withJohnson, Floyd, Buckner and Pillow?"Hang 'em, of course," was the instant re-

ply ot the old military man.

The Ravenna Democrat says :

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who is in com-- "mand at Cairo, and led our forces so gal-lantly in the recent expedition againstFort Donelson, is the oldest son of Jesse

Grant, who nearly a half a century agoresided in Ravenna.

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The Southern Confederacy has orderedthat all free negroes who do "not volunteershall be impressed into the public service.