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I86I-I865 
 
 Incidents of the Civil War 
 
 DURING THE 
 
 Four Years of Its Progress 
 
 By Mary A. Hedrick 
 
 "' \ I 
 
 LOWEI.L, MASS. 
 
 vox POPULI PRESS: S. VV. HUSE & CO. 
 
 I 888 
 
Copyright, i88S 
 By Mary A. Hedrick 
 
 
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 prefae^ 
 
 HEN THE CIVIL WAR BROKE OUT, AND THE NEWSPAPERS WERE 
 FILLED WITH WAR NEWS, STORIES, ANECDOTES, AND POETRY, 
 IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT MY GRANDCHILDREN MIGHT BE AS 
 MUCH INTERESTED IN THE STIRRING EVENTS RECORDED AS I 
 HAD BEEN IN LISTENING TO TALES OF THE REVOLUTION. 
 
 I BEGAN TO CLIP SCRAPS TO PRESERJE FOR THEIR FUTURE REFERENCE 
 AND ENTERTAINMENT. THE COLLECTION BECAME SO LARGE IT WAS PUT 
 ASIDE WITHOUT USE. MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY HAS PASSED, 
 AND THE PRESENT GENERATION KNOW BUT IITTLE OF THE LABORS AND 
 SUFFERINGS OF MANY NOW MOVING AMONGST US, IN MIDDLE OR ADVANCED 
 LIFE, AND MAY BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING FROM THESE CLLPPINGS WHAT 
 MEN THOUGHT, SAID, AND WROTE IN THOSE DAYS. 
 
 AS THEY WERE TAKEN AT RANDOM FROM THE PAPERS OF THE DAY, I 
 CAN GIVE NO CREDIT TO ANY PAPER OR TO ANY WRITER UNLESS THE NAME 
 OR LNITIALS WERE ATTACHED AND RETAINED, NOR CAN I FURNISH AU- 
 THORITY FOR ANY STATEMENT; AND SO, WITHOUT PRETENSE TO HISTORICAL 
 OR CHRONOLOGICAL ACCURACY, I PLACE BEFORE THE PUBLIC "INCIDENTS OF 
 THE CIVIL WAR." 
 
 M. A. H. 
 
 Lowell, Ma.ss.. June, 1888. 
 
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 Iptroduetioi^ 
 
 ^;BRAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois, was elected President of the United States 
 in November, i860. When the news was received in South Carolina the 
 " Palmetto Flag" was hoisted on the shipping in the harbor, with cheers for 
 a Southern Confederacy. Nov. 9th an attempt was made to seize the arms 
 in Fort Moultrie, and the ne.xt day a bill was introduced into the South Carolina legis- 
 lature to raise and equip ten thousand men. Later in the month Major Anderson was 
 sent to Fort Moultrie. Congress met in December. President Buchanan denied the right 
 of a state to secede, or the right of the general government to coerce a seceding state. 
 An extra session of the cabinet was called to consider the question of reinforcing Fort 
 Moultrie. The President opposed it, and no i-einforcements were sent. 
 
 Dec. 20th the South Carolina convention unanimously adopted a secession ordinance. 
 The President sent a message to the convention that Major Anderson should not be 
 reinforced, and on the 26th Anderson left Fort Moultrie and took possession of Fort 
 Sumter. He had with him one hundred and eleven men. Two days later South Carolina 
 seized the government property in Charleston, and took possession of Castle Pinckney and 
 Fort Moultrie. 
 
 Jacob Thompson betrayed the sailing of the S/ar of the West, with supplies for 
 Fort Sumter ; she was fired on and driven back by the Rebel batteries in Charleston 
 harbor; and then he resigned as Secretary of the Interior. This took place Jan. 9, 1S61, 
 and during the month the Gulf States and other Southern States seceded, seized forts, 
 navy yards, and stores of all kinds, and were in open rebellion against the United States. 
 All honor to Lieutenant Slemmer, in command at Fort Pickens, who refused to obev 
 
8 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 the order to surrender the fort to Florida troops, and thus saved that important place to 
 the Union ! 
 
 The government made no effort to check the warlike proceedings throughout the 
 South, and as the term ot service of President Buchanan drew to a close, much anxiety 
 was felt about the inauguration of Mr. Lincoln. Happily, this took place without violent 
 demonstration^. Meanwhile the Rebels had been bus}- with their preparations, and the 
 batteries in Charleston harbor being in readiness, they opened fire on Fort Sumter, April 
 1 2th, at 4 o'clock in the morning. 
 
 How the news of this attack, and the events that followed, were received throughout 
 the country, the feelings and sentiments of different people during the succeeding months 
 and years, are best told bv clippings from the nev.'spapers, as they were issued just at the 
 time the episodes were passing. 
 
I9eide9t5 of tl;^ Qiuil U/ar 
 
 WAR BEGUN! 
 
 Fort Sumter Attiicked by 
 the Confederate Army. 
 
 PJROMPT BE PLY BY 
 MA JOB ANDEBSON. 
 
 Report that Ttvo Guns Tvere Silenced 
 and a Breach Made. 
 
 ONLY TWO MEN WOUNDED. 
 
 ARRIVAL OF 2000 TROOPS. 
 
 Three Steamers Reported 
 Off the Bar. 
 
 CORRESPONDENCE PRECEDING 
 THE ENGAGEMENT. 
 
 Charleston, April 12. The Ball has 
 Opened. War is Iiiannurated ! 
 
 The batteries ou iSullivau's i.sland, 
 Morris island, and other points opened 
 on Fort Sumter at 4 o'eloek this morn- 
 ing. Fort Sumter has returned the fire, 
 and a brisk oaunouadino; has been kept 
 up. No information has been received 
 from the seaboard as yet. The military 
 are under arms, and the whole poiiula- 
 tion is in the streets. Every available 
 space facinu; the harbor is filled with 
 anxious spectators. 
 
 SECOND DISPATCH. 
 
 Charleston, April 12. The firing 
 has continued all day uninterruptedly. 
 Two of Fort Sumter's guns have been 
 silenced, and it is reported that a breach 
 has been made in the south-east wall. 
 
 Tlie answer to General Beauregard's 
 demand by Major Anderson was that he 
 would surrender when his supplies were 
 exhausted, if he was not reinforced. 
 Not a casualty has yet happened to any 
 of the forces. Of uiueteeu battei-ies 
 only seven had been o])ened on Fort 
 Sumter; the remainder are held in re- 
 serve for the expected fleet. Two thou- 
 sand men reached the city tliis UKjrning 
 and embarked for Morris island and 
 neigliborhood. 
 
 THIRD DISPATCH. 
 
 Charleston, April 12. The bom- 
 bardment of Fort Sumter contimies. 
 The floating battery and Stevens' l)at- 
 tery are operating freely, and Fort Sum- 
 ter is returning the Are. It is re]iorted 
 that three war vessels are outside tlie 
 bar. 
 
 FOURTH DISPATCH. 
 
 Charleston, April 12. The firing 
 has ceased for the night, to be resumed 
 at daylight in the morning, unless an 
 attem])t is made to reinforce Fort Sum- 
 ter, to repel which ample arrangements 
 have been made. Only two men were 
 wounded during the day. The Pawnee, 
 Ilaniit Lane, and another steamer are 
 reiiorted otT the bar. Troops are arriv- 
 ing by every train. 
 
 FIFTH DISPATCH. 
 
 Charleston, April 12. The bom- 
 bardment is still going on every twenty 
 minutes from mortars. It is supposed 
 Major Anderson is resting his men for 
 the night. Three war vessels are re- 
 ported outside. They can not get in, as 
 the sea is rougli. Nobody hvu-t. The 
 floating battery works well. Troops 
 arrive hourly. Every place is guarded. 
 Lively times. 
 
 SIXTH DISPATCH. 
 
 Charleston, April 12. The firing on 
 Fort Sumter continues. Reviving times 
 on the Palmetto coast. 
 
 SEVENTH DISPATCH. 
 
 Charleston, April 1."! — 12:30 a. m. 
 It is utterly impossible to reinforce Fort 
 Sumter to-night, as a storm is raging. 
 The mortar battiTy will be playing ou 
 Fort Sumter all night. 
 
 Another Account of the Firing. 
 
 New York, April 12. The Herald's 
 special dispatch from Charleston .says 
 Fort Moultrie began the bombardment 
 with two guns, to which Major Ander- 
 son replieil witli three shots from his 
 barbette guus, after which the batteries 
 at Mount Pleasant, Cummings" itoint, 
 and the floating battery opened a brisk 
 fire with shot and shell. Major Ander- 
 son only rei)lied at long intervals, until 
 between 7 and .S o'clock, when he opened 
 from the two tiers of guns, looking 
 toward Fort Moultrie and .Stevens' bat- 
 tery, but at 2 o'clock had failed to pro- 
 duce any serious effect. During the 
 greater part of the day Major Anderson 
 directed his shots principally against 
 Fort Moultrie, the Stevens and floating 
 batteries, and Fort .Johnson, they being 
 the only ones operating against him. 
 
 Fifteen to eighteen shot struck the 
 floating battery without eft'ect ; breaclies 
 to all appearances being made in the 
 sides of I^ort Sumter exposed to the fire. 
 Portions of the parapet are destroyed, 
 and several guns have been shot away. 
 The fight will continue all night. The 
 fort will probably be carried by storm. 
 
 It is reported that the Harriet Lane 
 has received a shot through her wheel- 
 house. She is in the oflBiig. No other 
 government ships are in sight. 
 
 Troops are pouring into the city by 
 thousands, and all business is suspended. 
 
 LATER. 
 
 New Voi^K, April 12. The following 
 is a special dispatch to the Herald from 
 Charleston : — 
 
 "Six o'clock, V. M. Dispatches from 
 the floating battery state that two uu'u 
 
10 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 have been wounded. On !^ullivan"s isl- 
 and (luite ;i uunibei' have been struck 
 by spent jiieees of sliell and knocked 
 down, t)ut none hurt seriously. 
 
 " Tliree shijis are visible in the offing, 
 and it is l)elieved that attempts will be 
 made to-night to throw reinforcements 
 into I'ort Sumter by boats. It is also 
 thought from the regular and repeated 
 firing of Major Anderson that he has a 
 larger force of men than was supposed. 
 There have been two rain-storms today, 
 but they had no effect upon the firing." 
 
 OflBcial Correspondence Preceding 
 Hostilities. 
 Charlkston, April 12. The follow- 
 ing is the telegraphic correspondence 
 between the War department at Mont- 
 gomery and General Beauregard, im- 
 mediately preceding hostilities. The 
 corres[)ondent'e grew out of the formal 
 notification by the Washington govern- 
 ment, disclosed in Beauregard's first dis- 
 patch : — 
 
 [NO. I.] 
 
 Charleston, April 8. 
 To L. P. Walkeu, Sec. of War, Montgomery: 
 An authorized messenger from Mr. Lincoln 
 has just informed Governor Pickens and my- 
 self that provisions will be sent to Fort Sum- 
 ter peaceably, othtn-wise by force. 
 
 (Signed.) G. S. BEAUREGARD. 
 
 [NO. II.] 
 MONTGO.MERY, April 10. 
 
 To Gen. G. S. Beauregard, Charleston : 
 
 If you have no doubt of the authorized 
 character of the agent who communicate<l to 
 you the intentions of the Washington gov- 
 ernment to supply Fort Sumter by force, you 
 will at once dcmaml its evacuation ; anil if 
 this is refused, proceed in such a manner as 
 you may determine to reduce it. Answer. 
 
 (Signed.) L. P. W.VLKER, Sec. War. 
 
 [NO. III.) 
 
 CHARLESTON, April 10. 
 To L. V. Walker. See. o( Wwv : 
 
 The demand will be made to-morrow, at 
 1-2 o'clock. (Signed.) BEAUREG.A.RD. 
 [NO. IV.] 
 MoNT(iOMERV, April 10. 
 To General Beauregard, Charleston : 
 
 Cnless there are especial reasons connected 
 with yonr condition, it is considered proper 
 that you shouM make tlu^ demand atan early 
 hour" (Signed.) I.. I'. WALKEK, Sec. \Var. 
 (NO. v.] 
 
 ClIARLE.STO.V, Aprd 10. 
 
 To I.. 1". Walker, See. of War: 
 Tht: reasons are special for VI o'clock. 
 
 (Signed.) BEAUREGARD. 
 
 [NO. VI.] 
 
 CUAKi.KSTON, April 11. 
 To I.. 1". Walker, .Sec. of War: 
 
 The demantl was sent at -I; allowed till i» to 
 answer. (Signed.) BEAUREGARD. 
 
 (NO. VII.] 
 
 MONTGOMEUV, April 11. 
 To General Beauregard, Charleston : 
 Telegraph reply of Anderson. 
 
 (Signed.) I,. P. WAIJCER. 
 
 [NO. VIII.] 
 
 Charleston, April 11. 
 To L. I'. Walker, Sec. of War: 
 
 Maj(jr Anderson replies — " 1 have the honor 
 toacknowleilge the receipt of your communi- 
 cation demanding the evacuation of this fort, 
 and say in reply thereto that it is a demaml 
 with w"hieh I regret to say that my sense of 
 honor and my obligatifjns to my government 
 lirevent my c'omplying with." lie also adds : 
 " Probably I will await the lirst shot, and if 
 you do not batter us to pieces, we will be 
 starved out in a few days." Answer. 
 
 (Signed.) BEAUREGARD. 
 
 [NO. IX.] 
 
 Montgomery, April 11. 
 To General ReaurE(;ari>, Charleston : 
 
 l)(j not desire neeillcssly to bombani .Sum. 
 ter. If Major .\nderson will state tlie time at 
 
 which, as indicated by him, he will evacuate, 
 and agree tliat in the meantime he will not 
 use his guns against us, unless ours should 
 be employed against Sumter, you are author, 
 ized thus to avoid the elfusion of blood. If 
 this or its equivalent be refused, reduce the 
 fort as your judgmtmt decides to be the most 
 practicable. 
 
 (Signed.) L. P. WALKER, Sec. War. 
 
 [NO. .X.] 
 
 C'HARLE.STON, April \l. 
 
 To L. P. W\4LKER, Sec. of War: 
 He would not consent. I write to-dav. 
 
 (Signed.) BEAUREGARD. 
 
 Note. Intercepted dispatches disclose 
 the fact that Lieutenant Fox, who had 
 been allowed to visit Major Anderson on 
 the jjledge that his piirjjose was pacific, 
 employed his opportunity to devise a 
 plan for supplying the "fort by force, 
 and that this plan has been adopted by 
 the Washington government and was in 
 progress of execution. 
 
 THE BATTLE AT CHARLESTON! 
 
 Major 
 Surrenders 
 
 Anderson 
 Fort Sumter ! 
 
 The Wood-work of the Fort Burned 
 
 THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON. 
 
 The Feeling in Different States. 
 
 Tk Presiient's ProclamatioE 
 
 75,000 VOLUNTEERS CALLED FOR. 
 
 All Extra Session of Congress. 
 
 The latest Intelligence in our paper 
 of Saturday from Charleston was dated 
 Friday evening, o'clock. The fire was 
 kc])! up on Fort Sumter, at intervals of 
 twenty minutes, all night. Major An- 
 derson rei)lied as constantly as possible 
 with his heavy guns during the day, but 
 at o'cUn-k ceased, and all niglit he was 
 engaged in repairing damages. At 9 
 o'clock on Saturday morning a dense 
 smoke rose from Sumter, indicating that 
 the woodwork was on fire. The bat- 
 teries of Sulllv;in"s island, Cummings' 
 point, :ind Stevens" battery poured shot 
 ami shell into Fort .Sumter with terrible 
 efl'ect. At 1 P. M., the whole nineteen 
 batteries were playing upon Sumter, 
 which replied vigorously. The entire 
 roof of the barracks in the fort was at 
 one time on fire, and there were several 
 explosions during the afternoon. A raft 
 was ]iiil out by Major .\nderson, and 
 men were emi>loyed to bail water witli 
 which to extinguish the fire, exposed to 
 the shots from Fort Moultrie. With the 
 display of a flag of truce from the ram- 
 
 parts of Fort Sumter, at 1:.30 o'clock, 
 the firing ceased, and an unconditional 
 surrender was made. After Jl:ijor An- 
 derson's flag-staft" was shot away, 
 Colonel AVigfall, one of General Beau- 
 regard's aids, went to Fort Sumter with 
 a white flag, to ofl'er assistance in ex- 
 tinguishing the flames. He apjiroached 
 the burning fortress from Morris island, 
 while the fire was raging on all sides, 
 and ett'ected a landing at Fort Sumter. 
 He approached a port-hole and was met 
 by Major Anderson. The latter said he 
 had displayed a white flag, but the firing 
 from the South Carolina batteries was 
 kept up, nevertheless. Colonel ^Vigfall 
 replied that Major Anderson must haul 
 down the American flag; that no parley 
 would be granted, and that " surrender 
 or fight " was the word, ilajor Ander- 
 son then hauled down the American flag 
 and displayed a flag of truce. All firing 
 instantly ceased. Two other otticers of 
 General Beauregard's stall', and Kx-Seii- 
 ator Chestnut and Ex-Governor Man- 
 ning came over in a boat and stipulated 
 with JIajor Anderson that his surrender 
 should be unconditional for the present, 
 subject to the terms of General Beaure- 
 gard. Major Anderson was allowed to 
 remain with his men in actual posses- 
 sion of the fort, while Messrs. Chestnut 
 and Manning came over to the city, ac- 
 comi);inied with a member of the Pal- 
 metto Ciuards bearing the colors of his 
 company. These were met by hundreds 
 of citizens, and as they marched up 
 the streets to the General's quarters, 
 the crowd was swelled to thousands. 
 Shouts rent the air, and the wildest joy 
 was manifested. 
 
 .\. boat, with an officer ami ten men, 
 was sent from one of the four shii)S in 
 the otting to General Simons, coniUKiiider 
 of the forces on Morris islaiul, with a 
 request that a merchant ship or one of 
 the government vessels be allowed to 
 enter and take otf the commander and 
 garrison of Fort Sumter. lieneral 
 Simons replied that if no hostilities 
 were attempted during the night, and 
 no eft'ort being made to reinforce or re- 
 take Fort Sumter, he would give them 
 an answer at 9 o'clock, Sunday morning. 
 The ofticer signified that this was satis- 
 factory and returned. 
 
 General Beauregard went on a steamer 
 to the fort, and three fire companies were 
 also sent to extinguish the flames, but 
 the fire hail, however, been previously 
 extinguished by the exertions of Ander- 
 son and his men. Visitors reported that 
 Major Anderson surrendered because his 
 <iu:uters and barracks were destroyed, 
 and he h:id no ho])e of reinforcements. 
 
 The fleet biy idly by during thirty 
 hours, and either could not or w<mld not 
 help him ; besides, his own men were 
 prostrate<l from over-exertion. There 
 were but five hurt, — four badly and one 
 thought mortally, — but the rest were 
 worn out. The ex]ilosioiis were caused 
 by the bursting of loaded shells, which 
 were ignited by the lire and could not 
 be removed quick enough. The fire in 
 the barracks was caused by the quan- 
 tities of hot shot thrown from Fort 
 Moultrie. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 11 
 
 Within Fort Sumter everything but 
 the casemates is in utter ruin. The 
 whole thiujj looks lil^e a 1)l;u'kcned mass 
 of ruins. Many guns were dismounted. 
 The side opposite Cunimings' point is 
 the hardest-dealt with, as the ritle can- 
 non played great havoc witli Fort Sum- 
 ter. The wall looked like lioneycomb. 
 Near tlie top is a breacli as big as a cart. 
 Tlie side opposite Fort Moultrie is hon- 
 eycombed extensively, as is tliat opposite 
 the floating battery. 
 
 Fort Moultrie is badly damaged. The 
 officers" quarters and barracks are torn 
 to pieces. The frame houses on the 
 island are riddled with shot in many 
 instances, and whole sides of houses 
 are torn out. 
 
 Fort Sumter cauglit fire tliree times 
 during tln»tlay. Doctor ("rawford, Major 
 Anderson's surgeon, is slightly wounded 
 in the face. None of tlie South Caro- 
 linians were injured. 
 
 Boats were sent to officially notify 
 the fleet at the I)ar that Major Anderson 
 had surrendered. It is not Icnown when 
 the South Carolinians will occupy Fort 
 Sumter, or what will be done with the 
 vanquished, pjvery one at Charleston 
 is satisfied witli the victory and happy 
 that there lias been no bloodshed. After 
 the surrender, tlie bells of the city were 
 rimg, and cannon fired. 
 
 Charleston, April 14 — morning. Ne- 
 gotiations were completed last night, 
 and Major Anderson, witli his command, 
 will evacuate Fort Sumter this morning 
 and embark on board the war vessels oil' 
 the bar. 
 
 When Fort Sumter was in flames and 
 Major Anderson could only fire guns at 
 long intervals, tlie men at our batteries 
 cheered every fire which tlie gallant 
 major made in his last struggles, but 
 looked defiance at tlie vessels of war, 
 whose men stood witliout firing a gun 
 or attempting to divert tlie fire from a 
 single battery. 
 
 Five of Major Anderson's men were 
 wounded. 
 
 The steamer Isabel will take General 
 Beauregard to Fort Sumter, which will 
 be turned over by Major Anderson to 
 the Confederate States. 
 
 It is reported that Major Anderson 
 and his command will be taken to New 
 York in the steamer Isnhd. 
 
 Major Anderson and men leave to- 
 niglit at 11 o'clock in the steamer Inabel 
 for New York. The fleet is still outside. 
 
 It was a thrilling scene when Major 
 Anderson and his men took formal leave 
 of Fort Sumter. 
 
 The Pennsylvania 'War Bill Passed. 
 
 HARKiSBfi;<;, April 12. The war bill 
 passed both houses to-night without 
 amendment. Governor Curtin, who 
 waited at the executive office for the 
 purpose, has signed it. Charleston dis- 
 patches about hostilities were read in 
 both houses, ])roducing a profound sen- 
 sation. Mr. Smith (Democrat), in the 
 House, after a Cliarleston dispatch was 
 read, changed his vote to aye on the 
 
 war bill. All the Democrats of both 
 houses voted against the bill. 
 
 The bill appropriates a million to arm 
 and equip the militia, and autliorizes a 
 temporar}' loan. It provides for the 
 appointment of an adjutant -general, 
 commissary -general, and (piartermas- 
 ter- general, who, with the governor, 
 have power to carry the act into effect. 
 
 Intense Excitement at Mobile. 
 
 MOBILK, April VI. Tliere is intense 
 excitement and rejoicing here. Fifteen 
 guns were fired in honor of the attack 
 on Fort Sumter. 
 
 Maryland will Sustain the Adminis- 
 tration — Disposal of Texas Troops. 
 
 New Y(iI!K, April 12. The Commer- 
 cial's Wasliington dispatch says that 
 Reverdy Johnson is now her(>, and 
 expresses his warm approval of tlie 
 President's present movement, and em- 
 phatically affirms that Maryland will 
 give the administration its cordial su))- 
 port. 
 
 Two companies of troops, arrived per 
 steamer Coatzacoalcos, have been ordered 
 to Washington, four to Carlisle Bar- 
 racks, and one to Fort Hamilton, in this 
 harbor. 
 
 ■Washington Ne'ws. 
 
 WASHlN(iT(iN, April 12. It is denied 
 that any portion of the Confederate 
 States lo;in has been oft'ered in New 
 York. More than the entire amount 
 has been arranged at par within the 
 limits of the Confederacy. 
 
 The expedition for the relief of Fort 
 Sumter is said to be undertaken against 
 the advice of General Scott, he having 
 urged the evacuation of both Forts Sum- 
 ter and Pickens. 
 
 The 'Virginia Convention. 
 
 Richmond, Va., April 12. The four- 
 teenth resolution was adopted in tlie 
 convention to-day, with Mr. Scott's 
 amendment. This being the last reso- 
 lution, the proposed aniendmeuts to the 
 constitution were taken up. Mr. Wise's 
 substitute was rejected. Adjourned. 
 
 The official dispatches between Gen- 
 eral Bf auregard. Major Anderson, and 
 Secretary Walker were circulated in the 
 convention this afternoon. They cre- 
 ated considerable sensation, but there 
 was no indication that the I'nion men 
 would consent to secede without the co- 
 operation of the border states. The 
 public is greatly excited. 
 
 The Ne'ws at Baltimore. 
 
 Bai.timohe, April 12. The Charles- 
 ton news was not generally promulgated 
 until after nightfall. It produced a pro- 
 found sensation. There was a general 
 regret at bloodshed, and great diversity 
 of views, but the general feeling was in 
 favor of the government. 
 
 Confidence of the President. 
 
 New Yokk, April 12. A special dis- 
 patch from Washington to the Commer- 
 cial says the President to-day expresses 
 confidence that the supply ship will be 
 permitted by the Charleston authorities 
 to land stores at Fort Sumter. 
 
 Kentucky Troops Called For. 
 
 Louisville, April 12. Dispatches 
 have come here to hold the Kentucky 
 volunteer regiment in readiness to move 
 at a moment's notice from the War de- 
 partment at Montgomery. 
 
 Extra Session of the Southern Con- 
 gress Called. 
 
 Montgomery, April 12. An extra 
 session of Congress has been called on 
 the 29th. 
 
 THE WAR NEWS. 
 
 Ho'w It is Received, and 'What is to 
 Follow. 
 
 There was great excitement at Wash- 
 ington on the receipt of the news. The 
 Cabinet was in session till a late hour 
 Saturday night, and met again Simday 
 morning. The President is reported to 
 have received the news with calmness ; 
 he accepts the fact that the war has 
 begun, and (says a dispatch) he is 
 " ready for all emergencies." The coun- 
 try may rely upon the administration 
 for the full preservation of the honor of 
 the government. The city will soon be 
 sufficiently jirotected against the as- 
 saults of the Rebels, should they under- 
 take to attack it. The government is 
 prepared at all points. 
 
 " It is apprehended that, in the event 
 of disaster to the Federal forces in the 
 harbor at C'harlestoii, the Rebels will im- 
 mediately march upon Washington with 
 a large number of troops. The possi- 
 bility of such an event is not denied by 
 the military authorities here, but even 
 with the worst that can happen the 
 traitors will find a warm reception. 
 
 "The regular troops now here have 
 been ordered and proceeded to the out- 
 skirts of the city, to watch ever}' avenue 
 thereto, while the volunteers recently 
 mustered guard the armories and public 
 buildings. 
 
 " Videttes are constantly seen riding 
 through the streets." 
 
 Capt. W. B. St. Johns, of the Third 
 Infantry, and First IJeut. Abuer Smead, 
 of the First Artillery, are to be dis- 
 charged, for failing to respond to orders 
 from superiors. 
 
 Information continues to be received 
 from private sources of secret plots in 
 various localities in Maryland and Vir- 
 ginia, having in view the seizure of the 
 
12 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 public pro]>erty. anil even the persons 
 of the hifjlifst otticers of the govern- 
 ment. Although many of the rumors 
 are not lielieved, they will receive at- 
 tention enough to secure a strict watch 
 at all points. 
 
 The proclamation of the President is 
 received with favor by everybody, and 
 all with whom we have conversed say 
 that the government must be sustained 
 and the traitors punished for their trea- 
 son. The various military companies 
 have meetings tliis evening, and we 
 trust a spirit will be evinced of readi- 
 ness to aid in ui)holding the President, 
 by volunteering their services if neces- 
 sary. 
 
 The President's Proclamation. 
 
 Whkkeas, Tlie laws of the United States 
 liave iH^en for some time past and now are op- 
 posed, and tlie exoi'ution tlieieof obstructed 
 in the states <if .South Carolina, Geoi!;ia. Ala- 
 bama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and 
 Texas, by a combination too powerful to be 
 sui:)pvess'e<i by the ordinary course of judicial 
 proceedinj;s,"or by powers vested in mar- 
 shals by the law; now, therefore, I, Abraham 
 Lincoln, President of the United States, in 
 virtue of the power vested in me by the con- 
 stitution and the laws, have thought fit to 
 call foilh, and hereby do call forth, the mili- 
 tia of the .several states of the Union, to the 
 aggregate nunibiu'of 75,000, in order to sup- 
 press said combination, and to cause the 
 laws to lie duly executed. 
 
 The details o't this object will be immedi- 
 ately connnnniiated to the state authorities 
 through the War <iepartment. I appeal to all 
 loyal citizens to tavor, facilitate, and aid this 
 effort to maintain the honor, the integrity, 
 and existence of our national Union and the 
 ])erpetuity of popular government, and to re- 
 (Iress the wrongs already long enough en- 
 (lured. I (hMun it jiroper'to say that the first 
 service assigned to the forces'hereby called 
 forth will probably be to repossess the forts, 
 pla<-cs, and proi)ei"ty which have been seized 
 from the Union ; and in every event the ut- 
 most care will be observed, consistently with 
 the ol>jects aforesaid, to avoid any devasta- 
 tion, any destruction of or interference with 
 property, or any <listnrbance of peaceful 
 citizi'ns'in any part of the country. I hereby 
 commanil the persons composing the com- 
 bination aforesaid, tn dispcr.se and retire 
 peaei^ably to their respective abodes, within 
 twenty days fi-om this date. 
 
 Dceining that tlie present condition of pub- 
 lie affairs presents an extraordinary occa- 
 sion, I do hereby, in virtue of the power in 
 me vestetl by the consliluiion, convene both 
 liouses of Congress. Scuiators and repre- 
 scntativ(-'S ai'c therefore summoned to as- 
 .senddc at their respective chandlers at 12 
 o'erloek, noon, Thursday, the fourth of July 
 next, and there t(j consider and ileterTnine 
 such meaMiires as in their wisdom the jiublic 
 safety and interest may seem to demand. 
 
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 
 hand ami caused the seal of the United States 
 to be alllxed. 
 
 Done at th(- city of Washington, this fif- 
 teenth day of April, in the year of our Lord, 
 ISlil, and of the Independence of tlie ITnited 
 States thi' eighty. tilth. 
 
 (Signeil.) AISHAHAM LLNCOLN. 
 
 By tin; l*residelit. 
 William JL Seward, Secretary of State. 
 
 hostilities at Charleston. She put into 
 Norfolk through stress of weather, and 
 while there heard of the trouble brew- 
 ing at Charleston, and her officers con- 
 sidered it inexpedient to jirocced. All 
 her passengers landed at Norfolk, and 
 the steamer was shortly after%\ ards fir- 
 dered liy telegraph to return to Boston. 
 Site made the passage from Norfolk in 
 forty-seven hours. 
 
 Highly Important from Kentucky. — 
 The Governor Refuses to Furnish 
 Troops. 
 
 New Yoiuv, April 16. The Louis- 
 ville (Ky.) Conrirr publishes the follow- 
 ing reply to the Secretary of War: — 
 
 Your dis]i.atch was received, and in rcjily I 
 say emphatically tliat Kentucky will furnish 
 no troo])S for tlie wicked purpose of subilu- 
 ing her sister Southern states. 
 
 (Signed.) B. MAGOFFIN, 
 
 Governor of Kentucky. 
 
 Want of Provisions in Alabama. 
 
 A correspondent writing to us from 
 Eufala, Ala., under date of April 4th, 
 says : " Provisions here are exceed- 
 ingly higli and scarce. It is a humili- 
 ating fact tliut Alabama lias seceded 
 fron'i the United States, and has not the 
 means to su}>port herself. She is com- 
 pelled to get her supplies from Ijouis- 
 ville, Ky., and Evansville, Ind., to keep 
 from starving. This is literally a fact. 
 I am glad that the old North state has 
 not consented to secede, and I hope she 
 never will under the pretext that the 
 Cotton states have. I must say tliat so 
 far as I understand the policy of the 
 Confederate States I have no taste for 
 it; and sliould things thus continue, I 
 will leave the Confederacy and return 
 to my native state." — [North Carolina 
 Standard. 
 
 Major ADJersoii in New York. 
 
 STATEMENT OF THE BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER. 
 
 No Surrender of the Fort Made, 
 but an Evacuation. 
 
 Miijoi' Aiidei'soD Did Not Give Up His Swoi'd. 
 
 THE WIOFALL EPISODE. 
 
 Return of Steamer South Carolina. 
 
 The steamer South CarnliHa, Cajilain 
 Baxter, wliii^h left this port Ajiril (ith 
 for Charleston, returned tliis morning, 
 liaving liccii preveided Irom reaching 
 her destination liy tlie brealiing out of 
 
 Major Anderson, having been apidied 
 to for an account of the attack on and 
 defen.se of Fort Sumter, said tliat lie 
 was too hoarse to talk himself, but lie 
 deputed oni' of his lieutenants, who 
 furnished, in substance, tlie following 
 statement : — 
 
 The Secession forces, on the 10th 
 inst., had made every arrangement for 
 .•111 attack, and all their guns were 
 manned. On the following morning 
 
 a demand was made on Major Anderson, 
 bv General Beauregard, to evacuate the 
 fort. 
 
 Major Anderson refused firmly to ac- 
 cede to this request, and in his answer 
 remarked that he would probably be 
 starved out in a few days. When this 
 answer was received General Beaure- 
 gard dispatched a messenger to the fort, 
 who inquired on what day the garrison 
 would be star\ed out, and whether Major 
 Anderson would agree not to open his 
 batteries on the oiqiosite forts mean- 
 while ? The Major rejilieil that he would 
 probably be obliged to evacuate the foi't 
 on Monday, before noon, and would not 
 commence hostilities unless the Seces- 
 sion troops fired at his fort, or at the 
 national flag which waved over it, or 
 the vessels which liore it. ^A\'hen the 
 answer was announced to General Beau- 
 regard a consultation took place, after 
 which the General apprised Major An- 
 derson, through a sjiecial messenger, 
 that he would open liis batteries on the 
 fort in one hour. All the preliminary 
 arrangements were then made in Fort 
 Sumter for the expected battle, and the 
 command, having taken their positions 
 at and contiguous to the guns, were 
 ordered not to leave the casemates till 
 they were surrounded. 
 
 At precisely half-past four o'clock, on 
 the morning of the 12th, the South Car- 
 olina forces opened a terrific fire, with 
 apparently increasing and damaging 
 vigor, on Fort Sumter; but the fire was 
 not retuined till three hours after, when 
 the men had taken breakfast. The hal- 
 liards of the American flag were blown 
 down by a heavy discharge of ball, clur- 
 ing the day; and the shot and shell, 
 wliicli descended in a fiery shower on 
 the fort, enveloped the flooring in 
 flames. Several of the troops, who 
 could ill l)e spared, v\ere ordered to 
 extinguish the fire. When they had 
 succeeded, another eontlagration was 
 observed, and then a third, which, after 
 the exertions of hours, were put out. 
 The men were thoroughly fatigued, and 
 some of them almost exhausted with 
 the work. AMien night arrived it was 
 unusually dark — so dark that neither 
 aim nor distance could be observed, and 
 Major Anderson ordered the batteries to 
 be closed. The Secession troops, too, 
 partially ceased firing, for the same rea- 
 son. 
 
 On the 1.3th Inst. Major Anderson 
 again ordered the batteries to be worlicd 
 and return a vigorous fire of the enemy. 
 The rapid discharge of ball and shell 
 from the .Secessionists contributed to 
 make the scorched air around tlie fort 
 almost fatal to breathe. Tlie fire of 
 General Beauregard's troops was so des- 
 perati' that it was impossible to work 
 the barbette guns, which had to be 
 abandoned in consequence. The ditti- 
 culties under which Major Anderson 
 labored were increased by the fact that 
 a iiortion of his men had to be employed 
 in making cartridges, which caused in- 
 tervals between tlie discliarge of liis 
 guns, not otherwise intended or ex- 
 pected. 
 
 On the morning of the 13th inst. the 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL -WAR. 
 
 13 
 
 south-east portion of the barracks of the 
 fort took fire, and the flames soon spread 
 rapidly, tlireateuiug a fearful death 
 to the gallant defenders. When the 
 revolutionists observed the conflagra- 
 tion they increased their tire, to the 
 surprise of the oflicers of the fort, who 
 did not expect such a proceeding. In- 
 deed, the impression was general that 
 the troops of South Carolina would 
 oome over under a tlag of truce and ex- 
 tinguish the flames. 
 
 Nearly all of Major Anderson's com- 
 mand was then engaged in the labor of 
 reducing or putting out tlic fire, wliich 
 spread so rajiidly that it apjjroached 
 the precincts of the magazine, where 
 ninety barrels of powder were stored. 
 
 All the troops were then ordered to 
 reuio\'e the powder, «hicli. after dan- 
 gerous laljor, was covered with wet 
 blankets and taken out. The precau- 
 tion was rendered doubly necessary by 
 the circumstance that the copper doors 
 of the powder-chamber were hot enough 
 almost to cause Immediate iguitiou. 
 The air, too, which surrounded tlie fort, 
 was similar to the blast of an over- 
 heated furnace, and threatened imme- 
 diate mortality among the men, who 
 were obligetl to cover their faces con- 
 tinually with wet cloths, to extend their 
 painful existence. Still the fire of the 
 revolutionists was kept up, and the 
 powder which was saved, in order to 
 escape anticipated explosion, had to be 
 tlirown into the sea. A few of the 
 troojis, however, manned the guns, with 
 the object of showing by their weak and 
 vain tire that they were still alive, and 
 would die protecting the national flag. 
 
 At this juncture General Beauregard 
 dispatched a messenger, inquiring if 
 Major Anderson would evacuate the 
 fort. Major Anderson replied that he 
 was read}' to do so on the conditions he 
 had named two days before, but the 
 Major did not ofler to surrender the fort. 
 \Mien General Beauregard heard the re- 
 ply he sent another messenger to the 
 fort, oftering that Major Anderson might 
 leave the fort on his own conditions — 
 being, in military jjhrase, the honors 
 of war. Major Anderson accepted the 
 proposition, and the steamer Isabel, be- 
 longing to the revolutionists, afterwards 
 came alongside the fort, when the com- 
 mandant, trof)ps, and laborers embarked. 
 
 The American ensign was then low- 
 ered from the flagstali' of the fort, and 
 placed over the Isabel, during which 
 ceremony a salute of fifty guns was 
 fired in respect to the colors. As the 
 Isabrl glided over the waters with the 
 Federal troo]>s, the American flag was 
 raised, and a band on board struck up 
 "Yankee Doodle." 
 
 The evacuation of the fort was a 
 necessity, as existence there, under the 
 circumstances, was almost an impossi- 
 bility. — [New York Express, April 18. 
 
 Appearance of Major Anderson and 
 his Command.— Incidents of his 
 Reception. 
 
 The commandant of Fort Sumter pre- 
 sents, in his personal appearance, vivid 
 
 indications of having participated in a 
 battle of long duration. The smoke and 
 Are with which he was surrounded have 
 given him a brown complexion, and the 
 fatigue and resjjonsibility of his mili- 
 tary position aiipear to have carved 
 many lines in his face, not presented in 
 the current portraits of him recently 
 taken. He was hoarse, and when ap- 
 jjroached by several gentlemen who 
 went on board to see him, he seemed too 
 i>ver-worn to answer the auxious (jues- 
 tions which were put to him on all sides. 
 Lieutenant Hall and some of the other 
 oliicers also presented the ajipearance of 
 having been engaged in a fierce cannon- 
 ade, and some of them were too much 
 fatigued to speak. 
 
 'I'he countenances of the troops, also, 
 told ]jlainly of the action in whicli 
 they had exhibited so inut'li l)ra^'ery. 
 
 When the Baltic had arrived ojijiosite 
 Forts Diamond and Hamilton, salutes 
 were fired in honor of Major Ancb'rson. 
 Several guns were also discharged from 
 Stateu island. 
 
 The island steamer Soullifldd stoi»ped 
 her engines opposite Quarantine, when 
 the passengers sent up cheer after cheer 
 in honor of Major Anderson. 
 
 Those on bciard the Birkbeck alst) made 
 similar demonstrations — all of which 
 Major Anderson acknowledged. 
 
 As the conmiandant left the larger 
 steamer, the troops and all on board 
 sent up enthusiastic cheers. 
 
 Major Anderson reacheil the Brevoort 
 house at about 2 o'clock, where he was 
 met by a few gentlemen and cordially 
 received. Thanking them for the coul- 
 plinients they hail seen fit to pay him, 
 he retired to his own apartments, where 
 he met his wife. 
 
 The jiublic appeared to be entirely un- 
 aware of the place to which Major An- 
 derson had been taken, until after his 
 arrival, when the news rapidly s])read 
 that he was quartered at the IJrevoort. 
 In a few minutes quite a throng col- 
 lected, and from a thousan<l throats 
 there went up repeated cheers for the 
 hero of Fort Sumter. 
 
 The Fifth regiment, Jeflerson (iuards, 
 being out upon their annual i>arade to 
 celebrate Jetterson's birthday, heard of 
 the location of Major Anderson, and the 
 Colonel determined to pay him the honor 
 of a marching salute. At 2: 30 o'clock 
 the regiment reached the hotel, the 
 crowd of people having increased in 
 number to several thousands. The ex- 
 citement and enthusiasm were intense, 
 and when the recipient of the ovation 
 made his appearance upon the balcony, 
 tremendous cheers rent the air, hats 
 and handkerchiefs were waved, until it 
 seemed as though the assemblage were 
 going frantic. 
 
 For a moment the Major stood erect, 
 and, giving the crowd a glance, removed 
 his cap ; then, rei)lacing it, he gave the 
 military salute, which was responded to 
 by another outburst of enthusiasnj. 
 
 After the last company had passed, 
 he turned towards the window for 
 the purpose of re-entering the parlor, 
 when anotlier shout from the crowd, 
 and "three more cheers for Major An- 
 
 derson," compelled him to once more 
 bow his thanks. 
 
 He then withdrew ; but the assem- 
 blage kept uj) their cheering for some 
 time afterwards, and then dispersed. 
 
 The >Iajor afterwards received a few 
 friends in the parlor, some of them La- 
 dies, and then withdrew to his own 
 ajiartments. It is generally remarked 
 that he had a careworn, anxious look, 
 and some intimate tluit he bitterly feels 
 the doubts that hav(> lieeu raised regard- 
 ing his loyalty to the flag ami govern- 
 ment, whose honor and dignity he has 
 so noblv vindicated. 
 
 Senator Wigfall's Freak. 
 
 Toward the close of the second day. 
 Senator Wigfall made liis ai)])earanee at 
 an end)rasure, with a white handker- 
 chief tied to a swoi'd, and asked for ad- 
 mittance. 
 
 Two soldiers at the embrasure would 
 not allow him to enter until he gave up 
 his sword. When he got in he requested 
 to see Major Anderson, and begged him 
 for God's sake to stop tiring, and take 
 any terms he wanted. 
 
 He also prayed that a white flag nnght 
 be hoisted for his protection, as he had 
 been fired ujion, on coming over. 
 
 Major Anderson Ihereuiion consideri'd 
 the extreme circumstances under which 
 the garrison was placed, and consented 
 to accede to the request of Senator Wig- 
 fall. 
 
 The Doctor's Statement. 
 
 ^Vhile \\'igfall was crawling through 
 the embrasure Lieutenant Snyder called 
 to him, •• Major Anderson is at the main 
 gate." He paid no attention to the in- 
 formation, but passed into the casemate. 
 He was there met by Captain Foster, 
 Lieutenant Mead and l^ieutenant Davis. 
 Wigfall said, "I wish to see Major An- 
 derson. I am General Wigfall, and I 
 come from General Beaureganl." In an 
 excited tone, he continued, " You are 
 on fire, and your flag is down. Let us 
 quit this." 
 
 One of the ofticers rejilied : ■' Our 
 flag is not down; it is still waving on 
 the ramparts." 
 
 Wigfall then said : " Let us quit this 
 firing, anyhow. Here is a flag," |)re- 
 senting a white flag attached to a sworil ; 
 "will any one wave it out of the em- 
 brasure?" 
 
 One of the gentlemen said : "That is 
 for you to do, if you choose." 
 
 Wigfall replied, " If no one will wave 
 it, will y(ui allow me to do it':^" He 
 jumped into the embrasure, and waved 
 the white flag out nearest Fort Moul- 
 trie, but the firing still continued from 
 the battery on Sullivan's island. 
 
 In answer to his repeated request, an 
 oflicer said : " One of the men may hold 
 the flag now." and Corporal Bringhurst 
 jumped into the embrasure, and waved 
 the flag. 
 
 The shot continued to fall around u.s 
 as the corporal was in the embrasure, 
 when Bringhurst jumped back, and re- 
 marked : "They do n't respect this flag ; 
 they are firing at it." 
 
 Wigfall then rejilied: "They did not 
 
14 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 respect it \\ lieu I held it ; they ih-ed t\\ o 
 or three times wlieii I was there. I 
 thiidc vou might staud it as well as my- 
 self." ' 
 
 Wigfall suggested that if we showed 
 the flag fri)ui our ramparts they miglit 
 oliserv^e it. 
 
 Lieutenaut Davis replied: "If you 
 re<iuest the flag show u from the ram- 
 ])arts wliile you hold a couference with 
 Jlajor Audersou, it may be done." 
 
 At this juueture Major Auderson caiue 
 u]). Wig'fall said to hiui, " General 
 Beauregard wishes to stop this, sir." 
 
 "AVel'l, well,"' was tlie only reply of 
 Major Auderson. 
 
 VVigfall said: •• Major Amiersou, you 
 have defended your flag uolily, sir. You 
 have done all that e<udd be done, and 
 General Beauregard wishes to stop this. 
 Ujion \\ hat ternis w ill you evacuate this 
 fort V " 
 
 Maj(U- Anderson rejilied : -'(ieueral 
 Beauregard is already aequaiuteil with 
 the terms." 
 
 Wigfall said: " Do I understand you 
 that you w ill evacuate on the terms pro- 
 l»i)sed to you the other day'/" 
 
 Audersini replied : " Yes, sir; and ou 
 those conditions only." 
 
 VVigfall said : '• Then I am to under- 
 stand you, Major Anderson, that the 
 fort is to be ours." 
 
 Major Anderson said, ])romptly, '"On 
 those conditions only." 
 
 AVigfall then replied: "Then I will 
 return to General Beauregard." 
 
 In about fifteen unnutes Colonels < 'hest- 
 nut and l?oger A. Pryor, Captain Lee, 
 and I'on'her A. Jliles came from General 
 Bcauregiinl and had an interview with 
 M:ijor Anderson, asking if he wanted 
 any help. He ridated the conversation 
 with Wigfall, to which the visitors cx- 
 ])ressed their asKuiishment, stating that 
 Wigfall had no authority and had not 
 seen Beaureg.ird in two days. 
 
 Maj(u- .\udersou then said, " We are 
 sold, then ; we will raise our flag again." 
 'I'he visit(U-s reciuesteil bim to keep his 
 flag down till tliey coulil couununicate 
 with (General Beauregard, as it might 
 complicate nuitters. 
 
 Firing bad ceased. Some three hours 
 after, another deputation came, agreeing 
 to the terms ))reviously deciiled upon, — 
 "the evacuation, not the surrender." — 
 [Conuiirrcial Advertiser. 
 
 ■Why the Fort ■was Not Reinforced. 
 
 It turns out, after all, that the B<iUic 
 did leave Ibis port to nMnforce Sumter. 
 None of the officers on board knew their 
 destinaliou till thidr orders were opened 
 at sea. The lliiliir. arrivcMl olf Cbarles- 
 ton bar last Kriilay morning at three 
 o'clock. She found there the IhirriH 
 Lnnc. and the Pawnee, which were w;iit- 
 ing to render her service in cl<';iriug 
 away naval obstructions and to protect 
 the Ilaltic's boats while they were going 
 to the fort with stores and men. The 
 I'nedliiintas arrivi'il on S:ilurday. 
 
 Tlw plans for t\u- reintorcemeut of 
 Sumt<'r by the lialtic were as follows: — 
 
 The I 'resident's orders were to send in 
 boats with stores only at first, and if 
 
 they were fired ujion, to send in troops. 
 But, unforliuiately, from the time of the 
 Baltic's arrival till the evacuation of 
 Sumter, it blew a perfect gale. There 
 were but one hundred and fift_y sailors 
 on board — an insufficient number to 
 man the store-boats; and still worse, 
 tlie Baltic, soon after her arrival, got ou 
 Kattlesuake bar, and was all day in 
 getting ofl'. Meanwhile, the almost 
 agony of the offii'crs on board, who 
 were within sight and sound of the 
 bombardment, can be imagined rather 
 than described. 
 
 But the officers meant to reinforce 
 Sumter, and accordingly i)roposed the 
 following : To ]iut thirty men into three 
 boats, w itii iirovisious, and row to Sum- 
 ter in the day-time, which would have 
 been one of the most hazardous and 
 daring feats ever atteinpte<l ; but it would 
 have been attem])ted if the gale had not 
 rendered it impracticable. 
 
 The Baltic's boats were all prejiared 
 to make an attemi)t to reinforce at night, 
 but the g;ile still jirevented. The next 
 morning a siuall scliooner was alongside, 
 which thcj- had engaged to carry men 
 and stores on Saturday, and her de- 
 parture was prevented by the cessation 
 of the firing from Sumter at noon. All 
 the officers on the Baltic say Sumter 
 lootild have been reinforced within twelve 
 hours at all or any hazard. The evacua- 
 tion, of course, removed the necessity 
 for so doing. — [Evening Post. 
 
 An Incident. 
 
 A congregation not far from Boston, 
 that does its own singing, had the six- 
 tieth psalm of the Connecticut hjmu- 
 book given out to be sung, on Sunday 
 uioruiug, April 14th, just after the news 
 of tlie attack on Fort Sinuter, :iud you 
 may imagine the spirit with which the 
 following stanzas were sung: — 
 
 ** Lift ui> a banner in the field 
 For tliose ttiat fear Tliy name; 
 Save tlie beloved with Tliy shield, 
 And put the foe to sli.ame. 
 
 '* (;(> with our armies to the fight 
 t.iko a Confederate God; 
 In vain covfederaie powers unite 
 Against Thy lifted rod. 
 
 " Our troops shall gain a wide renown 
 Ily Thine assisting hand; 
 'Tis God that treads the mighty down, 
 And makes the feeble stand." 
 
 Wk have elsewhere given as detailed 
 an account of the bombardment and sur- 
 render of Fort Sumter as can well be 
 gathered from the dispatches, which 
 have been sent from Charleston, of 
 course somewhat colored in favor of 
 the South. With others, we deeply 
 deplore the fact that hostilities have 
 occurred between the troops of the Rebel 
 states and a handful of men occupying 
 Fort Sumter; and we are free also to 
 express our chagrin that the fort, al- 
 though inadequalcdy manned, h;is so 
 easily fallen into the hands of the ene- 
 mies of the Federal government. But 
 
 it is really a triumph over which the 
 victors have little reason to be proud, 
 and unless we wrongly read the signs 
 of th<' times, it will yet be to them a 
 dearly bought victory. 
 
 The proclamation of the President will 
 be found elsewhere, and there is no 
 doubt but he is to be fully and emphati- 
 cally seconded in his endeavors to pre- 
 serve our government. The people are 
 with him ; and now must the decision be 
 made, whether the majority or the mi- 
 nority shall rule in this country. Mr. 
 Lincoln has exhausted every means of 
 peace. The South has retpiited his over- 
 tures with scorn and derision ; they have 
 threatened to overturn his government, 
 and to take his life; they have begun 
 war without just reason; and having 
 taken the sword, will be met by the 
 sword, we confidently believe and hope, 
 although we grieve that any thing look- 
 ing like a civil war should arise in the 
 maintenance of our government; but 
 the work of Washington and his com- 
 patriots must uot be obliterated without 
 a struggle in its support; and let us 
 have an honorable and free government, 
 — a government for all, — for one sec- 
 tion no more than another, — or let us 
 have a glorious war, and submit to 
 anarchy when we must. — [ Lowell 
 Courier, Monday, April 15, 1861. 
 
 Staud by the Flag. 
 
 In our opinion we can pay the Boston 
 Post no higher comjiliment than by re- 
 publishing the following noble article, 
 which appeared in its columns yester- 
 day:— 
 
 " The spectacle our country presents, if 
 inexpressibly painful, is most imposing. 
 The constituted authorities, uttering the 
 will ;ind speaking the voice of the nation, 
 in the exercise of their legitimate func- 
 tions, have raised the standard of liE- 
 iMni.if'AN LAW. Let us thiidc up to the 
 magnitude of the great fact, and sol- 
 emnly of the dire necessity that occa- 
 sioned it. The course of South Carolina, 
 from first to last, has been arrogant, 
 precipitate, unjust to her Southern sister 
 states, and false to the first princijiles of 
 republican government; and we do not 
 see how a candid miud in the civilized 
 world can justify her immediate attack, 
 under the circumstances, on Fort Sum- 
 ter, because it was about to be supplied 
 with provisions. 
 
 "This act of war made necessary 
 the I'resident's jn'oclamatiou. This uu- 
 sheaths the sword of law, and there was 
 no other course. But the good citizen 
 will observe that the President is care- 
 ful to say, that in every event the ut- 
 mo.st care will be observed to avoid 
 devastation, not to interfere with or 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 15 
 
 destroy auy property, or lUstiirb peace- 
 ful citizens in any part of the country. 
 This is well put, ancl must meet the ap- 
 probation of every considerate mind. 
 No people and no state have done more 
 to exasperate than Soutli Carolina ; but 
 not even for her peaceful citizens and 
 her towns and cities is to be the devasta- 
 tion of war: if for nothing else, for the 
 sake of old memories that will come 
 thronging iu with every passing event. 
 
 "At this call of the "law, this great 
 country, iu the armed men springing to 
 the rescue, now presents a spectacle that 
 the world will contemplate with wonder. 
 President Jefterson said in his tirst in- 
 augural that it was a theoretic and 
 visionarj- fear, that this repulilican gov- 
 ernment, Ihe. world's best hope, was not 
 strong enough ; or that it could, even by 
 possibility, want energy to preserve it- 
 self; and he ijronouuced it to be the 
 strongest government on the face of the 
 earth. His words are : ' I believe it 
 tlie only oue where every man, at the 
 call of law, woidd (ly to the standard of 
 the law, and would meet invasions of 
 the public order as his own personal 
 concern.' This is what the people are 
 now doing ! The uprising is tremendous ; 
 and well would it be for each good citi- 
 zen, Soufli and North, to feel this inva- 
 sion of the pidjlic order at Fort Sumter 
 as his own personal concern. In reality 
 it is so. There is left no choice but 
 between a support of the government 
 and anarchy ! The rising shows that 
 this is the feeling. The proclamation 
 calls for seventy-live thousand men ; and 
 from one state alone (Pennsylvania) a 
 hundred thousaiv^l are at tlie President's 
 command, at fort3'-eight hours" notice! 
 Nor is this all; capitalists stand ready 
 to tender millions upon millions of 
 money to sustain tlie grand government 
 of their fathers. Thus the civilized 
 world will see the mighty energy of a 
 free ijeople, su])plyiug iu lull measure 
 the sinews of war, men and money, out 
 of loyalty to the su|)remacy of law. 
 
 '•Patriotic citizen! choose you which 
 you will serve ; the world's best hope, 
 our noble republican government, or 
 that bottomless pit, social anarchy ! Ad- 
 journ other issues until this self-preserv- 
 ing issue is settled. Hitherto, a good 
 Providence has smi]<-d upon the Ameri- 
 can Union. This was tlie Morning Star 
 that led on the men of the Kevolution. 
 It is precisely the truth to say, that 
 when those sages and heroes labored, 
 they made union the vital condition of 
 their labor. It was faith in union that 
 destroyed the tea and that nerved the 
 resistance to Britisli aggression. With- 
 out it, the patriots felt they were noth- 
 ing; and witli it, they felt" equal to all 
 things. That Union flag they trans- 
 mitted to their posterity. T6-<lay it 
 waves over those who are rallying under 
 the standard of law. And God grant 
 that in the end, as it is with the old 
 mother couutry after wars between 
 White and Red Roses, and Roundheads 
 and Cavaliers, so it may be with the 
 daughter; that she may see PEACE in 
 her borders, and all her children loving 
 each other better than ever." 
 
 Patriotism in the Ascendant. 
 
 niere can be no mistaking the senti- 
 ment which has been aroused by the 
 exciting events at Charleston. The few 
 who liave prated, with the Courier of 
 Saturday, of a " divided North," and of 
 a "military organization necessary on 
 two sides at the North," are confounded 
 and silenced by the unanimity with 
 which the government is sustained. 
 There is no party division as to the duty 
 of citizens in this crisis. Democrats 
 ami Bell-Everett men unite with Repub- 
 licans in sustaining the course of the 
 government, and in tendering their ser- 
 vices for the energeucy. A few in- 
 stances will show the tone of public 
 sentiment at the North. Governor 
 Spragu<', of Rhode Island, who was 
 elected in opposition to the Republi- 
 cans, and is the representative man of 
 the conservatives, has demonstrated by 
 his patriotic oft'er of troops and of his 
 own personal services to the general 
 government, that patriotism is the first 
 and only consideration with those whom 
 he represents. His offer finds a hearty 
 response in the gallant state of which 
 he is the chief magistrate. In our own 
 state. Brigadier -general Butler, the 
 Breckenridge candidate for governor 
 last fall, has offered to the Governor his 
 own services and that of his brigade. 
 In New York city, two regiments ten- 
 dered their services to the United States 
 upon the first news of the bombardment 
 of Fort Sumter. One of these, the Sixty- 
 ninth, is the Irish regiment, whose 
 prompt anticipation of the call of duty 
 shows tliat our adopted citizens are 
 fully ind)ued with the si)irit of patriot- 
 ism. Traitors abound, undoubtedly, in 
 New York city, but perhaps one of the 
 best indications of the patriotism of the 
 masses is the fact that it has become 
 necessary to guard tlie office of the 
 Satanic Herald from an anticipated at- 
 tack. It is certainly a good sign if the 
 avowed sympathy of that sheet with 
 the Secessionists has at last arouseil 
 public indignation. 
 
 The press gives further evidence of 
 the spirit which inspires all classes. 
 We need cite but three illustrations, tlie 
 first from the Herald (Democratic), 
 whose popularity with the working 
 clas.ses gives to its opinions much 
 weight. It says : — 
 
 " It is of no use now to fling at the 
 government. Let us give up small 
 prejudices and go in, heart and hand, to 
 put down treason and traitors, — come 
 
 from what quarter they may. Those 
 who aflbrd comfort and aid to the 
 enemy by croaking or syiupatliy are as 
 guilty as those who are iu open arms 
 against the constituted authorities of 
 the land. There were tories in 1761, 
 and there are tories in 1801 ; anth those 
 of to-day will go down as <lid tliose who 
 turned traitors to their couutry when 
 despotism was attemjjting to bind the 
 people to the car of political bondage, in 
 the days of the Revolution." 
 
 Of a similar tenor is the following 
 from the Post of yesterdaj' morning : — 
 
 "That horror, civil war, is fairly on 
 the co\mtry. It is a momentous fact 
 that adjourns at once for a season all 
 other and iirior issues, and brings home 
 to all who mean to be faithful to the 
 obligations they owe to their couutry 
 the practical question as to what is the 
 duty of the hour. In this more than 
 painful, this awful exigency, we can see 
 no other honorable course for patriotic 
 and national men but to sustain the 
 constitutional .-luthorities in the exercise 
 of their legitimate- I'unctious; to keep 
 up public cre(lit; to act worthy of the 
 kindling heritage of olil memories; to 
 let the heart swell with gratitude and 
 lionor towards the br.ive who bear 
 worthily on and up the flag of the stars 
 and stripes, tlie more rather than the 
 less, that they have not to deal with the 
 foreigner, but that in tlieir duty of obe- 
 dience to thrir su|ieriors, they have the 
 painful work of dealing with their coun- 
 trymen. The old banner that Washing- 
 ton and Jackson bore will wave over 
 them, and what will remain of the old 
 Union will be for them and their iios- 
 terity." 
 
 The following from tlie Irish Pictorial, 
 the organ of the adopted citizens of the 
 Irish race in this city, shows that 
 they are not behind their brothers in 
 New York iu devotion to the country of 
 their adoption. Sucli demonstrations 
 from this quarter stanqi as a base libel 
 the assertion that " Irish regiments have 
 been tendered to the Secessionists from 
 the N(jrth."" 
 
 •'To Ann?*! To Anus ! I 
 
 "Sucli should now be the cry of every 
 loyal citizen, until the blood sheil at 
 Charleston is atoned for by the most 
 signal punishment of the traitors who 
 would ilestroy the (Uily free government 
 on eartli, and reduce our hitherto power- 
 ful and jirosperous country to a worse 
 condition than the petty states of 
 Mexico. 
 
 " The President, in his inaugural ad- 
 dress, extended the olive branch of 
 peace to the rebellious citizens of the 
 South, and called ui)on them to return 
 to their allegl:inee and their duty. He 
 guaranteed to the seceding states a con- 
 tinuance of their [jostal facilities, and 
 pointed out to tliem the ruinous paths 
 they were pursuing, with all the kind- 
 ness and att'ection of a parent to his 
 en-atic child. 
 
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 IXCTDE.VTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 "The pacific policy thus inaugurated 
 has been treated with derisiou by the 
 traitors, and looked upon as evidence of 
 the weakness and cowardice of the 
 national ijovernnient. 
 
 " Tlie little garrison defending Fort 
 Sumter, who. "by-the-byo. are mostly 
 of Irish birth, and of tliat tine old Cel- 
 tic race w hich never yet t\irned its back 
 upon a foe. had but a few days" supply 
 of provisions, and when the govern- 
 ment offered to withdraw all the troops 
 from that fort, leaving only a corporal 
 and two men in charge of it. this was 
 refused by the Rebel le'aders.who insisted 
 upon terms, which if agreed to by our 
 government, would have made it syn- 
 onymous with every thing mean and 
 vile, and left our country the scoff of 
 every nationality on earth. 
 
 •• These humiliating conditions the gov- 
 ernment rejected, and announced to the 
 governor of South Carolina their inten- 
 tion of peaceably supplying the little 
 garrison with provisions. For this a 
 civil war has been commenced by the 
 South, which can end only in the over- 
 whelming defeat of the Rebels, and the 
 destruction of the oligarchical and des- 
 potic government they have set up. 
 
 "In the war of Independence. Irish- 
 born men played a noble piirt. At the 
 battle of New Orleans the country was 
 saved by Andrew Jackson, the son of 
 an Irish peasant, and in the war now 
 inaugurated Irishmen will be found loyal 
 to the government and country which 
 has been an asylum and a home to the 
 oppressed of every nation. 
 
 '•Let every adopted citizen remember 
 the oath which he has taken to support 
 the constitution, and no people pay 
 greater reverence to the sanctity of an 
 oath than those of Irish birth. 
 
 ■'There are. unfortunately, in all our 
 large cities, a few designing, traitorous 
 demagogues, who will endeavor to instil 
 the poison of their own minds into oth- 
 ers : but they are few indeed, and every 
 adopted citizen should shun these trai- 
 tors, or put a mark of reprobation on 
 them. The Irish people on this conti- 
 nent are loyal to the Union, the consti- 
 tution, and the goveriunent. and will 
 support them by every mean? in their 
 power. Let the government proceed 
 with •jngor. If we must have ^^ar. let 
 it not be a -little war"; let it be over- 
 whelming, so that it may speedily be 
 ended."" 
 
 AVe might cite many other indications 
 of a unanimity of public sentiment, 
 which exceeds any thing that coiild 
 have been anticipated, and surpasses 
 even what has been hojied for. In Bos- 
 ton, Xew York. Philadelphia, and Balti- 
 more. — the great commercial centers, 
 where lukewarmness was to have been 
 expected, if anywhere. — the spirit of 
 patriotism is dominant, and each will 
 send its quota of fighting men to sus- 
 tain the government. We need not say 
 that public sentiment in the agiicultural 
 districts beats responsive to the popular 
 
 movements in the cities. The patriotism 
 of those who are untrammeled by trade 
 has never been doubted. — [April 16, 1861. 
 
 The Call to Arms. 
 
 The spirit and promptness with which 
 the loyal states respond to the call of 
 the President for seventy-five thousand 
 men, will solve the problem of the 
 country's future. If these troops are 
 poured into Washington at once, before 
 the Confederate States can prepare to 
 strike another blow, the disaffected will 
 be overawed, and rebellion will speedily 
 be crushed out. It can not stand before 
 the gathering masses of indignant free- 
 men, whose forbearance and good-feeling 
 have been too long tested. The signs 
 of the times are auspicious. The taking 
 of Fort Sumter has aroused a spirit of 
 patriotism and zeal for the country's 
 service, before which treason in the 
 northern states at least has shrunk 
 abashed. The Secessionists have 
 counted largely upon sympathy and 
 even aid from this section. They will 
 be speedily undeceived. The reign of 
 anarchy which they anticipated here 
 wUl not prevail. The interests of capi- 
 tal and of labor are bound up with the 
 maintenance of the government, and the 
 government will be sustained, and the 
 insulted flag of the country vindicated. 
 Already the gathering of citizen sol- 
 diery, enthusiastically responding to the 
 call of duty, is demonstrating that 
 the martial ardor of the Xorth has not 
 been forgotteu in the pursuits of peace. 
 If the swords have been beaten into plow- 
 shares, from those plowshares armed 
 men are gathering at the call of the 
 President. AVith such a spirit, the war 
 into which our coimtry has been plunged 
 will be of short diu-atiou, and the cap- 
 ture of a starving garrison of one hun- 
 dred men will be the only '"glorious 
 victory "" of which the Secessioiiists can 
 boast . 
 
 Good Pluck in Rhode Island. 
 
 The Providence Poi^t. of April 13th, 
 says that '"Governor .^prague has tele- 
 graphed to the President, offering for 
 the defense of the national cajjita^ the 
 Providence Marine Artillery and one 
 thousand infantry, commanded by the 
 Governor in person. Rhode Island and 
 her governor are worthy of each other, 
 and of the jTinciples which they are 
 prompt to support, in the field as well 
 as in the council."" 
 
 Interesting Particulars of the Bom- 
 bardment. 
 
 The following dispatch gives some in- 
 teresting particulars not contained in 
 the associated press accounts: — 
 
 Chakleston. April 14. The last act 
 in the drama of Fort Sumter has been 
 concluded. Major Anderson has evacu- 
 ated, and with his command departed 
 by the steamer Isabel from the harbor. 
 He saluted his flag, and the company, 
 then forming u])on the parade ground. 
 
 marched out upon the wharf, w ith driun 
 and fife playing "Yankee Doodle." 
 
 During the salute a pile of cartridges 
 burst in one of the casemates, killing 
 two men and wounding four others. 
 One was buried in the fort whh military 
 honors. The other will be buried by the 
 soldiers of South Carolina. 
 
 The wounded men were brought to 
 the city, where they are receiving the 
 best surgical attention. The others 
 went in the steamer. 
 
 It is not definitely known whether 
 Major Anderson will go to Xew York in 
 the Isitbi'l or in a man-of-war; but it is 
 supposed in the former, as he is said to 
 be highly incensed against the United 
 States officers for not coming to his as- 
 sistance during the fire, in repouse to 
 frequent signals of distress. 
 
 The Isatiil was furnished him at his 
 own request. 
 
 The people are equally indignant here, 
 and say it is the most cowardly act ever 
 perpetrated. They might have even 
 made the attempt to aid him. 
 
 In contrast with this, an old slave 
 passed through the hottest fire, with a 
 slooi>-load of wood, on Friday evening, 
 and came safely to the city. Somebody 
 told him he would be killed in the at- 
 tempt. ''Can"t help that,"" said he; 
 •■ must go to de town to-night. If any- 
 body hurt dis chile or dis boat, massa 
 see him about it. shuah."" His sloop re- 
 ceived four shots. 
 
 It is reported here that Major Ander- 
 son sent in his resignation, to take effect 
 on the inauguration of the Lincoln gov- 
 ernment, but no notice was taken of it. 
 
 The news received from Washington 
 to-night states that Major Anderson is 
 strongly suspected of treachery. The 
 idea is preposterous. 
 
 The fort is burned into a mere shell : 
 not a particle of woodwork can be found. 
 The guns on one side of the parajjet 
 are entirely dismounted, others split, 
 while the gun-carriages are knocked into 
 siilinters. 
 
 Major Anderson says the accuracy of 
 the firing surprised him. and that if he 
 had had two hundred more men. one- 
 half would have been killed for want of 
 suitable protection. 
 
 AYhen Colonel Chestnut, aid of General 
 Beauregard, went to offer assistance 
 after the fire, he says the fort was like 
 an oven, and he could hardly breathe. 
 It was so hot that Major Anderson re- 
 ceived him in one of the casemates. In- 
 quiry being made how many were killed, 
 he said, " None. How many on your 
 side?"" "None." was the response. 
 '■Thank God." replied M.ijor Anderson; 
 ■■ there has been a higher Power over us." 
 
 Major .\nderson says it is preposter- 
 ous to fight such a people. One of the 
 oflicers in the fort remarked that they 
 had endeavored not to fire on exposed 
 individuals. •■Yes."" said Major Ander- 
 son, ■■ I gave orders not to sight men, 
 but to silence batteries."" Both men 
 and officers were begrimed with smoke 
 and powder. 
 
 The batteries which have done the 
 most mischief are the Dahlgren battery, 
 Stevens" batterv. and the rifle cannon. 
 
Ii\'CIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 17 
 
 The fort was set on fire three times 
 with hot shot on Friday, but was extin- 
 guished. On Saturday it was again in 
 flames, and then bej-ond control. After 
 the fire ceased the surgeon-general of 
 the state troops went down and offered 
 his personal services to aid the wounded. 
 
 As regards harbor defense, the fort is 
 just as good as ever. The casemates are 
 perfect, the guns are in prime condition, 
 and bear on both sides. 
 
 Major Anderson was obliged to throw 
 overboard a large quantity of powder, 
 to prevent explosion, and it was floating 
 around the fort toniay. 
 
 One of the aids carried brandy to 
 Major Anderson in a boat, after the fire, 
 and the latter said it was very accepta- 
 ble, as the men were completely ex- 
 hausted by their labors. I mention this 
 to show the kind aud chivalrous rela- 
 tions between the oflicers. 
 
 Before going into action Major Ander- 
 .son sent word by an aid of General 
 Beauregard to the Governor, thanking 
 him for kind attentions during the past 
 two months, and very solemnly said : 
 " Farewell, gentlemen. If we do not 
 meet again here. I hope we shall meet 
 in a better world." 
 
 Just befort- the demand for evacua- 
 tion he received a letter from his wife, 
 informing him of the reports that the 
 demand would be made. He was much 
 surprised : but more so, when the fact 
 was verified three minutes afterward. 
 
 The fort has been garrisoned by the 
 Palmetto Guards, and put under com- 
 mand of Lieutenant-colonel Ripley, who 
 commanded Fort Moultrie after the de- 
 parture of Major Anderson. 
 
 The Major's feelings were spared in 
 every respect, and no person, except 
 authorized aids, allowed inside. The 
 harbor is full of boats, sailing around 
 the fort; but no parties without busi- 
 ness are permitted to land. 
 
 Special dispatches to-night state that 
 Mr. Lincoln has called for seventy-five 
 thousand volunteers. The people think 
 there is a great deal of bluff about it. 
 
 The city is resmuing its usual quiet. 
 Everybody is exchanging congratula- 
 tions over the successful termination of 
 the fight ; but the soldiers are itching 
 for a hand-to-hand brush. 
 
 The Confederate flag and the Palmetto 
 flag were hoisted on separate spars sim- 
 ultaneously. It is believed that a block- 
 ade has been finally established. 
 
 The following information comes from 
 n'ashington, on Sunday: — 
 
 "Mr. Wiley, of Xew York, had an in- 
 terview with the President to-night. 
 He left Charleston on Friday night, and 
 says he saw the battle during that day. 
 He says there was not an interval of 
 two minutes between the firing on both 
 sides after Major Anderson opened his 
 fire, which was not until about 1 o'clock 
 A. M., two and one-half hours after the 
 Morris, Sullivan, and James island bat- 
 teries had been pouring into Fort Sum- 
 ter. Mr. Wiley says major Anderson 
 worked his guns actively all day. until 
 6 o'clock Friday evening. The Charles- 
 tonians were surprised at it, in view of 
 the small number of men in the place." 
 
 Past and Future. 
 
 Dec. 26. ISGO. 
 
 Dec. 21, 1010. 
 
 A Ballad of Major Anderson. 
 BY MRS. J. C. K. DORR. 
 
 Come, children, leave your playing, this dark 
 
 and stormy night; 
 Shut fast the 'rattling window blinds, and 
 
 make tlie fire burn bright; 
 And liear an old man's story, while loud the 
 
 fierce winds blow. 
 Of gallant Major Anderson and fifty years 
 
 ago. 
 
 I was a young m.an then, boys, but twenty- 
 eight year..* old. 
 
 And all my comrades knew me for a soldier 
 brave and bold ; 
 
 My eye was bright, my step was firm, I meas- 
 ured six feet two, 
 
 And I knew not what it was to shirk when 
 there was work to do. 
 
 We were stiitioned at Fort 3Ioultrie, in 
 
 Charleston harl)or, then, 
 A brave band,lliough a small one, of scarcely 
 
 sixty men ; 
 And day and night we waited for the coming 
 
 of the foe. 
 With noble Major .\uderson, just fifty years 
 
 ago. 
 
 Were they Frencli or English? ask you. Oh, 
 
 neither, neither, chiid ! 
 We -were at peace witli other lands, and all 
 
 the nations smiled 
 On the StjiFs and Stripes, wherever they 
 
 floated, far and free, 
 Aud all the foes we had to meet we found 
 
 this side of the sea. 
 
 But even between brothers bitter feuds will 
 
 sometimes rise. 
 And 't was the cloud of civil war that darkened 
 
 in the skies. 
 I have not time to tell you how the quarrel 
 
 first began. 
 Or how it grew, till o'er our land the strife 
 
 like wildfire ran. 
 
 I will not use Iiard words, my .boys, for I am 
 
 old and gray, 
 And I 've learned it is an easy thing for the 
 
 best to go astray; 
 Some wrong there was on either side, I do 
 
 not doubt at all; 
 There are two sides to a quarrel — be it great, 
 
 or be it small ! 
 
 But yet, when South Carolina laid her sacri- 
 legious hand 
 
 On the altar of the Union that belonged to all 
 the land ; 
 
 When she tore ourgloiious banner down and 
 trailed it in the dust, 
 
 Every patriot's heart and conscience bade 
 him guard the sacred trust. 
 
 You scarce believe me, children. Grief and 
 doubt are in your eyes. 
 
 Fixed steadily upon me", in wonder and sur- 
 prise. 
 
 Don't forget to thank our Father when to- 
 night you kneel to pray, 
 
 That an undivided people rule America to- 
 day. 
 
 We were stationed at Fort Jloultrie, but about 
 
 a mile away 
 The battlements of Sumter stood proudly in 
 
 the bay ; 
 'T was by far the best position, as he could not 
 
 help but know. 
 Our gallant Major Anderson, just fifty years 
 
 ago. 
 
 Yes, 't was just after Christmas, fifty years ago 
 
 to-night; 
 The sky was calm and cloudless, the moon 
 
 w^as clear and bright; 
 At six o'clock the drum beat to call us to 
 
 parade. 
 And not a man suspected the plan that had 
 
 been laid. 
 
 But the first thing a soldier learns is that he 
 
 must obey. 
 And that when an order 's given he has not a 
 
 word to say ; 
 
 So, when told to man the boats, not a ques- 
 tion did we ask. 
 
 But silently, yet eagerly, began our hurried 
 task. 
 
 We did a deal of work that night, though our 
 numbers were but few; 
 
 We had all our stores to carry, and our am- 
 munition, too ; 
 
 And the guard ship — 'twas the Xina — set 
 to watch us in the bay, 
 
 Never dreame<l wliat we were doing, though 
 't was 'most as light as day. 
 
 We spiked the guns we left behind, and cut 
 
 the flag-statr down ; 
 From its top should float no color if it might 
 
 not hold our own. 
 Then we sailed away for Sumter as fast as we 
 
 could go. 
 With our good Major Anderson, just fifty 
 
 years ago. 
 
 I never can fcjrget, my boys, bow the next 
 day, at noon. 
 
 The drums beat and the band played astir- 
 ring martial tune. 
 
 And silently we g:ithered round the flag-staff, 
 strong and high. 
 
 Forever pointing upward to God's temple in 
 the sky. 
 
 Our noble Major Anderson was good as he 
 was brave. 
 
 And he knew without God's blessing no ban- 
 ner long could wave ; 
 
 So he knelt, with head uncovered, while the 
 chaplain read the prayer, 
 
 -Vnd as the last amen was said, the flag rose 
 high in air. 
 
 Then our loud huzzas rang out, far and widely 
 
 o'er the sea ! 
 We shouted for the Stars and Stripes, the 
 
 stan<lard of the free! 
 Every eye was fixed upon it, every heart beat 
 
 warm and fast. 
 As with eager lips we promised to defend it 
 
 to the last! 
 
 'T was a sight to be remembered, boys. — the 
 
 chaplain witii his book; 
 Our leader humbly kneeling, with his calm, 
 
 undaunted look ; 
 And the oflicers and men, crushing tears they 
 
 could not shed, — 
 And the blue sea all around us, and the blue 
 
 sky overhead. 
 
 Xow go to bed, my children; the old man's 
 
 story's lold,-^ 
 Stir up the fire before you go— 'tis bitter, 
 
 bitter cold; 
 ^Vnd I '11 tell you more to-morrow night, when 
 
 loud the fierce winds blow. 
 Of gallant Major Anderson aud fifty j-ears 
 
 ago. 
 
 Correspondence from 'Washington. 
 
 The letters of the Washington corre- 
 spondents contain many items of inter- 
 est. We copy the following from the 
 Tribune letters: — 
 
 •• Xo blame is imputed to Major Ander- 
 son by the» administration, and no whis- 
 per affecting his fidelity and loyalty is 
 tolerated. He acted upon a necessity 
 contemplateil by his orders, which was 
 to yield the fort" in case he should be en- 
 compassed by an overwhelming force, 
 or reduced to" an extremity by the want 
 of provisions. According to informa- 
 tion which reached here recently, his 
 supplies were expected to be exhausted 
 last Tuesday, and hence the extraordi- 
 nary efl'orts which were made to recruit 
 his enfeebled garrison. Major Ander- 
 son himself endeavored to get rid of the 
 laborers who had been employed in the 
 fort, for the purpose of restricting the 
 consumption to his actual military com- 
 mand, but the state authorities refused 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 to ponuit their dopartiirr, anri these ad- 
 ditional mouths were thus imposed upou 
 their limited stock of ])rovisioiis. 
 
 '■ In view of the threatened eontillgency 
 an attemirt was madi" to communicate 
 with liini on the 4th inst., conveying dis- 
 cretion to abandon the fort, if. in his 
 judgment, it could not he held until sup- 
 plies could be forwarded. But th.at and 
 other dispatches were intercepted, which 
 put the ."^ecessiouists in full possession 
 of the exact circumstances of his condi- 
 tion, and enabled General Beauregard 
 to time his operations, as they were sub- 
 sequiMitly develojied. Then the order 
 cutting off his purchases in tlie Charles- 
 ton market was made. The dispatch 
 which Lieutenant Talbot took down re- 
 peated this discretion, but also announced 
 that a vessel with supplies, supported 
 by several ships of war. would be sent 
 to his relief. That dispatch could not 
 be delivered, and its g(;neral character 
 was anticipated by the instructions of 
 the government, which had been feloni- 
 ously appropriated before. It will thus 
 be seen, that the Revolutionists were 
 fully informed, not only of the state of 
 the garrison, but of the policy of the 
 government in every essential particu- 
 lar. With their immense force and 
 numerous batteries, and considering 
 that the storm had dispersed the fleet 
 which had been sent to Major Ander- 
 .son's relief, or at least prevented their 
 co-operation, the result is not surpris- 
 ing. 
 
 "Judge Douglas and other leading 
 Democrats, who have heretofore favored 
 a peace policy, now openly advocate the 
 most decisive measures, ami avow their 
 readiness to sustain the government 
 heartily and energetically. Other op- 
 jjonents have come forward in the s,ame 
 l)atriotie spirit, and the feeling is spread- 
 ing. The traitors at the North, who 
 have l)i-en attiliating and co-ojierating 
 with the conspirators South, ought to be 
 marked as public enemies. They are re- 
 si)ousihle for the belief, which is largely 
 entertained in the South, that at the tirst 
 clash of arms the Xorthern Democracy 
 would enter the tield against the admin- 
 istration. They are responsible, also, 
 for having aided this treasonable rebel- 
 lion in otlier ways. 
 
 ■'Although Sam Houston applied here 
 a month ago for assistance to sustain his 
 legal authority a>: governor of Texas, 
 he has ree<'nt]y written, advising against 
 s<'nding troops there. This change of 
 front needs exiilanation, hut in the mean 
 time the ]iulicy can not be altered to suit 
 such caprie<'S. 
 
 ■'The ])lan for iirovisioning Fort Sum- 
 ter was based upon the fact of unusual 
 liigh tide in Charleston harbor on the 
 lOlh, lllh, and 12th. which woidd ena- 
 bli- steam-tugs to float over the shoals, 
 out of reach of the IJebel batteries on 
 Morris island. The storm delayed the 
 vessels, and when I hey arrived it was 
 too late. 'I'he war shii)s were simply to 
 lie outside and protect the transports 
 from the Ilebel vessels that might be 
 sent to stop their passage over the 
 shoals. 
 
 ••Some have questioned the patriotism 
 
 of Major Anderson for surrendering so 
 soon. But the administration has the 
 most undoubting confidence in his fidel- 
 ity and courage, and that he held out as 
 long as possible. He was utterly out of 
 provisions, except a little salt pork, and 
 is believed to have surrendered from 
 mere exhaustion. Passengers who left 
 Charleston late on Friday night say 
 Major Anderson's fire all through the 
 day averaged four or five guns a minute. 
 His eolumbiads shook houses to their 
 foundations six miles away. 
 
 " Senator Chestnut spent several hours 
 on Thursday night, trying to persuade 
 >Iajor Anderson to surrender or evacu- 
 ate. The passengers believe the (Confed- 
 erates had several killed and wounded. 
 
 "In view of the forthcoming call for 
 troops by the President, the tone of 
 feeling in this city is admirable. Seces- 
 sion blustered last night, but cowers to- 
 night." 
 
 We copy the following from the New 
 York Times' correspondence: — 
 
 " Twenty men from the Second cavalry 
 were stationed all last night as a guard 
 to the White House. Mounted troops 
 are stationed to-night outside the city, 
 with rations for their horses. They are 
 guarding every approach to the city. 
 They are stationed four at each point, 
 anil relieved every four hours. Signals 
 have been arranged for more speedy 
 comnuiuication. One hundred and fifty 
 men have been stationed in the Post- 
 office department, three hundred at the 
 Treasury, two hundred at the Capitol, 
 and two hundred near the AMiite House. 
 
 " It seeme<l difficult to comprehend the 
 possibilitv that after twenty hours, a 
 fort pronounced impregnable had sur- 
 rendered to its assailants without hav- 
 ing inflicted the slightest injury upon 
 the masses engaged in the assault. 
 
 " .\mong the Northern men there was 
 a general determination that Major An- 
 derson had at last proved untrue to the 
 trusts reposed in him by the govern- 
 ment, and unworthy of the praise be- 
 stowed upon him when he evaciutted 
 Fort Moultrie and retired to Fort Sum- 
 ter. Indeed, at this tiiue the first suspi- 
 cion of his unfaithfulness has settled 
 into a conviction so strong that nothing 
 but an official rei)ort and justification to 
 the government will revive it." 
 
 The New York Herald letters furnish 
 the following : — 
 
 "Two offici'rs of the New York city 
 militia to-day announced to the Presi- 
 dent tlie readiness of their regiments to 
 ri'spond to his call. 
 
 ''Ca))tain Newton, of Boston, acting 
 commander of the Second battalion Mas- 
 sachusetts volunteer mililia. a very effi- 
 cient cori)s, tendered his services and 
 his battalion to the President yesterday. 
 
 " General Lane, the uewly-<'lected Kan- 
 sas senator, speaks of resigning and re- 
 turning to Kansas to raise a regiment. 
 
 "Colonel Kllsworth intends to raise a 
 regiment of picked men in Illinois, who 
 will be armeil with an improveci rifle 
 anil sabre, and uniformed and e(iui|)ped 
 for the zouave drill. Every coiniiany 
 will have one or more couunissioned and 
 non-(.ouunissi()ned oflicers thoroughlv 
 
 competent to teach the zoviave drill, and 
 the regiment will be hurried through 
 with all possible dispatch. Colonel 
 Ellsworth has special instructions from 
 the government in regard to the matter. 
 
 "The news from Charleston to-day is 
 quite encouraging to the friends of the 
 administration. If the dispatches can 
 be believed, it appears that Major An- 
 derson did not surrender the fort last 
 night and proceed under escort to Mor- 
 ris island. On the contrary, a flag of 
 truce from the fleet lying outside the 
 bar was sent to Morris island, inquiring 
 if the Revolutionists would consent to 
 allow Major Anderson to evacuate in a 
 vessel of the fleet. They agreed to 
 cease hostilities until 9 o'clock to-day, 
 to consider the proposition, and by dis- 
 patches from Charleston to-day noon. 
 General Beauregard notified the commo- 
 dore of the fleet that they would not 
 object to the evacuation of Sumter by 
 Major Anderson in the manner indicated 
 by the commander of the United .States 
 forces. 
 
 "Accordingly it is asserted that Major 
 Anderson will embark in the steamer 
 Isahil for New York this afternoon. 
 
 "The government is at a loss to tmder- 
 stand the failure of the relief fleet to 
 make a demonstration. Official advices 
 are anxiously looked for, as alone ai)t 
 to solve the mystery. 
 
 "The failure of the expeditions dis- 
 patched to Charleston has convinced the 
 administration that the views expressed 
 by General Scott, in regard to the num- 
 ber of soldiers required to reinforce 
 Fort Sumter, were correct. They will, 
 in all probability, hereafter follow his 
 advice, instead of that of inexperienced 
 men. 
 
 " It is denied, positively and emphatic- 
 ally, that any overture was ever njade 
 to the South Carolina authorities to 
 evacuate Fort Sumter and leave a cor- 
 poral's guard and flag. No siu'h propo- 
 sition was ever made. If made, it would 
 have been accepted. On the contrary, 
 they assert that, while the administra- 
 tion were daily assuring the world of 
 their intention to abandon it. orders were 
 .sent to Major Anderson to strengthen 
 the defenses and maintain it until the 
 expedition for succor arrived. Personal 
 pledges, it is said, are in writing, that 
 Fort Sumter was to be abandoned, while 
 the writers were preparing an armament 
 to hold it. It was the b;id faith of the 
 administration, and the utter reckless- 
 ness of truth, they assert, that stimu- 
 lated the government at Montgomery to 
 order its reduction before the arrival of 
 the succoring squadron and the landing 
 of trooi)s. The administration emphat- 
 ically deny that such is the fact. Mr. 
 Lincoln asserts that neither himself nor 
 any of his administration gave them 
 any such assurance. The admiinstration 
 held that it was dealing with traitors, 
 and did not ))ropose to disclose its pol- 
 icy." 
 
 From the corres)>ondeuce of the 
 Worl.l : — 
 
 "The streets and hotels are filled to- 
 day with most excited crowds, and the 
 feeling of i)atriotism and courage which 
 
INCIDEXTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 19 
 
 pervade them can not be mistaken. It 
 betokens the coming trimnjili of the 
 government over treacliery and rebel- 
 lion. There are tiiousands of loyal men 
 who have stood between doubt and fear 
 during the present crisis, looking up 
 anxiousl.v, prayerfully, for peace, but 
 they hesitate no longer. They seem to 
 feel that the hour for action has arrived, 
 and, at the first decided intimation of 
 the invasion of this city, tiiousands will 
 rush to arms. 
 
 "There is no disguising the fact that 
 here in Washington a great reaction has 
 taken place. Those who were bitterly 
 opposed to Mr. Lincoln are determined 
 t<i ujiliold the government and defend it 
 at its threshold. 
 
 "The government has received a dis- 
 patch that Pensacola has been rein- 
 forced. General credit is given to the 
 statement, as it is otlierwise confirmed. 
 On Wednesday last there were four thou- 
 sand Secession troops at Pensacola. .Six 
 batteries had been completed, and more 
 were in the course of erection. Six 
 sloojjs of war now lie near Fort Pick- 
 ens, and a collision was antieii)ated. 
 
 "The President expressed the opinion 
 to-night that Major Anderson was forced 
 to surremler for want of provisions, or, 
 in other words, was starved out." 
 
 From Charleston. 
 
 We have received tlie < harlestou 
 Courier of Friday moruing, the day the 
 bombardment conuneuced. The tone of 
 its leading article shows that the imme- 
 diate approach of hostilities was known, 
 although the fact is not announced. 
 It says that 'J'hursday will never be 
 wiped out of the memory of the inhab- 
 itants of Charleston; never has the com- 
 munitv been wrought up to such a high 
 pitch of excitement. Some of the ex- 
 citing rumors are detailed, anil the arti- 
 cle closes as follows : — 
 
 " It was confidently believed that be- 
 fore the day was passed the booming of 
 cannon would be heard, when another 
 fact was communicated from mouth to 
 mouth. At about 2 o'clock, l". M., (_'ol. 
 James Chestnut, ,Ir., of General Beaure- 
 gard's staft', accompanied by Colonels 
 Ohisolm and Lee, left the city for Fort 
 Sumter, bearing the sunnnons to Major 
 Anderson for the sui'rentler of that forti- 
 fication. They returned between 5 and 
 (J o'clock with the reply. As the pre- 
 cise nature of his answer has not yet 
 transpired, we pass it over in silence. 
 
 " We might indulge in plausible pre- 
 dictions and conjectures concerning this 
 important mission and the events of the 
 day, but we forbear. 
 
 " At about 10 o'clock the commanding 
 general again conununicated with Major 
 Anderson, and he was given until 1 
 o'clock to return an answer. 
 
 "The city is quiet. Were it not for 
 the uniforms in the streets we would not 
 suppose we were on the eve of a battle. 
 We will not (jenetrate this placid exte- 
 rior. The nature of the crisis can be per- 
 ceived in our homes. .Many a woman's 
 heart is throbbing wildly, and the couch 
 
 of hundreds of mothers, sisters, and 
 wives will be watered with tears. But 
 though tliere may be wee|)iug and an- 
 guish, no knees are trembling, and no 
 faces are blanched with fear. 
 
 "Honor is liearer than life to South 
 Carolinians. It is better to die freemen 
 than to live slaves. We are tran(|uil un- 
 der the shadow of the gathering cloud. 
 AVe rejiose implicit confidence in tlie 
 brave hearts and strong arms of the no- 
 ble army that has gone forth to beat 
 l)ack the basi' invaders of our sacred 
 soil. The God of Battles is with our 
 host, and we are certain of victory." 
 
 The h'tyninri Ak-'vs announces tliat its 
 publi<'atiou will be temporarily sus- 
 pended, "from sheer i)hysical impossi 
 bility of issuing a daily sheet." Most 
 of its compositors anil pressmen had 
 been sununoned to their posts of duty 
 in the liarliiu-. 
 
 Interesting Letter from Fort Sumter. 
 
 The ^WDPrii'jicr i)ublishes the fidlowing 
 letter from an officer of ^lajor .\nder- 
 son's command, giving an account of 
 the state of things a few days i)rior to 
 the assault and capture of the fort : — 
 
 Four .SlMTUlt, ( 
 
 .Siiliu'diiy Kvcning, .Vpril 0, 1S81. i 
 ,\n/ Dear . 
 
 S'oiu-s of llu' '.ill came to liaml this morning. 
 1 .»*it down to an iinnieiliivte aiiswi'V, l)e0Huse 
 tlnTc is no ti'llini; limv inucli liini,'fr tlic priv. 
 ili';^e may hr allowed of eonnninncatint? witll 
 tile outer worlii. Tlie nuiil tnrnislu-s the only 
 sonree of eontaet witli ei\ilizntion tliiit av»? 
 have been piTinitted to enjoy for now nioro 
 than tlu'ee months. Kvery " rigidity of an 
 uetual sie;;e has been enforecd, so far as our 
 persons are I'oneerned, and it now .seems 
 probable that we shall soon be bronjiht down 
 to uetual starvation as an indni'emenl to 
 ovaenate. The papers of the 'Ml and 4tli in- 
 dieatea sliai-p policy on the part of the admin- 
 istration—mostly i)ccause the Sappers and 
 Miners and two 'batteries have left \Vayhinj<- 
 ton, so far ]is I ean see; but it rejoiee.s my 
 very soul to learn that somebodi/nt Washinj^oii 
 i-an" keep a seeret! Rut the very silenee of 
 those authorities eonibine, witii the repeateil 
 assiiranees in Ihc papers, to our bi-lief tluit 
 we are to be left to our fate — that the responsi- 
 bility is entirely to be left with Major .\uder- 
 son, if it should prove impossible to reinforce 
 us, or e\'en that we are to evacuate, — a re- 
 sponsibility that is certainly too yreat to 
 place, in these circumstances, upon the shoul- 
 ders of an army otlieer. Bui Major Anderson 
 will probably meet that contingreney at once, 
 if he is only 'assured that he is without hope 
 of advice or succor. 
 
 You have learned of the late firinj^ upon 
 another vessel bearing our Ilag. — a tiriiif; thai 
 was attended with an inconsideration and in- 
 huinanily characteristic rather of a race of 
 savaj^es than of a chivalric pi^oplc! ilnt these 
 people are ashamed of it now themselves. 
 You will be dis«:usted, too, that the hostile 
 batteries were not fired upon from l-'ort -Sum- 
 ter, as we were ; but when yon learn the pre- 
 cise and distinct instrueti'ons by which the 
 Major is jfoverncd, you will he inlinitclv more 
 so, that his handesliould be lied while tlie 
 lash is actually cracked over his back. It 
 will all come right, I may assure you, alt hough 
 1 can not tell hotc. 
 
 The mortar batteries around us are to be 
 depended upon, \i i\.n\ forcinq us out ol this 
 is to be attempted, wbich I i"loubt, however, 
 because they do not wish the work injured, 
 ami know that our provisions must soon give 
 out when our fresh beef is stopped. There 
 are two of these batteries on Cummings' 
 point, each containing four mortars, and dis- 
 tant cuie thousand four hundred yards, one at. 
 or rather near, Kort Moultrie, one thousand 
 eight hundred yards; one at Atount IMeasant, 
 three thousand yards; one at Kort .Johnson,— 
 
 a most extraordinary afl'air, at least eighth-en 
 feet high, — abinit twii thousami one hundred 
 yards distant. Beside these, tlve eobnnbiads 
 nave apparently been arranged at Cummings' 
 point, titr tlring'at high angles, the embrasures 
 in front having been permanently tilled with 
 sand bags; ten eolumbiads at Fori .Moultrie 
 can ad<i a shell lire. .Some thirt>' ()r thirty- 
 tive implements lor amusing us with shells are 
 lliought, bv them, to be able to driv<' us out- 
 
 About all our guns, unfortunali'ly, are in 
 barbette- If these coidd havi-been put in the 
 second tier we might laugh at shells; but un- 
 luckily a large auKnint ot cement was stopped 
 in fharleslou, and it could notbiMlonc. Thfir 
 guns are e.\cceiii ugly widl protected, the "ev- 
 erlasting nigger" having been put to work 
 with a will, and mountains ot sand have been 
 piled in defensive posiliinis. The channels 
 into the harbor are too strong for any thing 
 but a grand attack ; and all these guns, which 
 are in barbette, ho\ve\er, are protected Irom 
 our tire by very heavy traverses. So that my 
 jlhin won'lil be", in i-ase tire is oiiencil upon us, 
 to do just what they arc striving most to avoid 
 — injury to the fort"; and more iiarticularly as 
 we can not do much damage otherwise. 1 
 should systematically blow up, Ilist, the i|uar- 
 ters. tor which we shall hav(! no use; seeimd, 
 the tirsl tier of arches, wlu-re\-er it could bo 
 spared, ami the barbctti', wlu-re unused ; then 
 prepare mines tor the remaiiuUa- of the scarp 
 wall, and let that slide at the last extremity. 
 
 They have refused to allow some thirty-odil 
 workmen to Icav*' the toi-l ; every body but 
 olljcers will be kept here until surrender or 
 evacuation results. I agree with you perlectly 
 as to a short policy; but it is very tale for it to 
 be of much ettect. " The .Southern Contedcrai-y 
 has already aenuircd great consisteiu-y ami 
 no Utile .sl'rengt li ; four months ago and the 
 whole thing ndghl have been nipped in the 
 buil. . . . I think it as lilci'ly as not that wo 
 may be sent directly to Kort' Pickens, alter 
 beiiig reinforced with rn-rnils—{\\w fellows 
 who have iie\-er tired a gun in tlicir li\'i's. We 
 are all lireil and worn. .Siunc few men are 
 very ill from bronchial ilisease contracted 
 here, and / require a eliange very soon, though 
 generally passably wi^ll, on account of uiy 
 throat. ... 
 
 .\ few days longer and our fate will be de- 
 cideii; after that, perhaps the deluge. Kver, 
 etc., etc. 
 
 The Washington correspondent of the 
 Xew York 7'ovf makes the following 
 important statement : — 
 
 " I get a very important fact this 
 morning from a high military source, 
 and which bears directly on tiiis point. 
 It is stated that there were not lialls 
 enough in Sumter to sustain a continu- 
 ous cannonade of ten hours. I'owder 
 tliere was in large i|uautities, but the 
 su)il)ly of balN was extremely limited. 
 If this is a truthful statement, it shows 
 why Anderson surrendered so e;irly, — 
 why he ceased firing before he surren- 
 dered." 
 
 The Hartford Thms has a letter from 
 Charleston, d:iled the 1-Jlh iirst., from 
 which we take the fidlowiiig: — 
 
 "The liouibardmeut of Fiut Sumter 
 commenced at luilf-past four this morn- 
 ing, anil has now continued about 
 twelve hours. The firing from the fort 
 is slow, but regular, — principally from 
 the lower casemate guns. M.ajor .Vnder- 
 son tried one or two of bis b.irhette 
 guns, but the shell was too much for 
 liim, and he has gone down into his 
 lower story, where lie is iiounding away 
 at a great rate. Our iron battery on 
 Morris island is a perfect safeguard, 
 thus far, to the men: for, Ihougji they 
 are under a fierce fire, not one has been 
 injured up to this time. The (lo:iting 
 battery, also, is standing well, and is 
 doiuK hard work. 
 
20 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 " Anilcrson did not fire for nearly two 
 hours :ifter he was fired upon, and ttien 
 his (!S-pounders roared out like hurt 
 lions."' 
 
 Public Feeling and Movements In 
 Neiv York. 
 
 Th(> New York Express of last cven- 
 ina; says : — 
 
 •• The excitement in the city on the 
 suhjeet of tlie war is more intense to- 
 day than iK'retofore. The fight at Sum- 
 ter and tlie Pi-esidenfs proelaniation 
 are the universal topies of conversation. 
 JIardly any other questions are dis- 
 cussed. The ea};er desire for further 
 ));irticulars is everywhere manifested, 
 and every detail furnished by tlie news- 
 pai)ers is read with the greatest avidity. 
 
 " Between 9 and 10 o'clock, the na- 
 tional and municipal flags were hoisted 
 on the city hall. By 11 o'clock flags 
 were flying all up and down Broadway, 
 winch liad (]uite a gala aiijiearance. In- 
 (juiries at the cily hall disclosed the fact 
 thai the (iovernorhad telegraphed from 
 Alli:.ny to the Police Commissioners, 
 requesting that the national flag should 
 he displayed from all the public build- 
 ings lo-ilay. 
 
 " ^Mililiaincn are in a state of excite- 
 ment, and no doubt a great many well- 
 drilled meuil)ers of our city regiments 
 will volunteer to serve in the thirty 
 regiments to be raised by the state of 
 New York, to march at the call of the 
 President. (Jeneral Sanford went to 
 Albany in the express train, on Sunday 
 night, to consult with the Conunander- 
 in-chicf. and will probably issue a gen- 
 eral order in reganl to the enlistments 
 immediately on Ids return. 
 
 '•A jiarty of men met at 618 Broadway, 
 on Satin'ilay night, and took preliminary 
 stejis to form an infantry l)attalion for 
 duty during the war. William AVilsou 
 was elected colonel, with i)Ower to ap- 
 ]i()int tiidd- and stall-oflicers, and quite a 
 number of jirivates signed the roll. 
 Mr. Wilson thinks that he can raise 
 eight hundred men in a short time. 
 
 '' .\ company of zouav<'S has recently 
 been formed in this city, as the nucleus 
 of a regiment, to be a part of the First 
 division. The members are determined 
 to make it the chea]iest, and at the same 
 time the most perfect corps of this city. 
 Tliev ai-i' under tlie <-oiniuanil of ('apt. 
 Walters W . McChesney, late of the 
 Chicago Zouaves, and their printed 
 ]irospectus says: 'We hope to earn, at 
 no distant day, a name of which we can 
 be |)roud.' 
 
 ''About four hundred members of the 
 Sixty-nitilh regiment, Colonel Corcoran, 
 conmiander, crossed to Brooklyn on 
 Sunday, anil drilled in Held exercises in 
 the oulsliirts. They were preparing for 
 duty in case their services should be re- 
 (piired, and it was understood that they 
 had either oli'ered, or were about to 
 otl'er, their services to the general gov- 
 ermnent. 
 
 •'Tlie recruiting oflices are all crowded 
 to-day. Orders were received from 
 Washington to fill up the ratdis of the 
 army as soon as possible, and the re- 
 
 cruits are coming in thick and fast. At 
 the Cherry-street rendezvous the throng 
 of applicants is very great to-day, and 
 the olflcers are as busj' as possible, mak- 
 ing the necessary examinations. The 
 eagerness to enlist is almost unprece- 
 dented. 
 
 " At an early hour on Saturday fresh 
 energy was visihb- all through the yard. 
 Extra hands were put to work on the 
 Wahnsli, Perry, and .savannah. 
 
 " The Wabash is going ahead with 
 astonishing rapidity. Men were kept 
 working on her all night on Friday and 
 a jiart of Saturday, getting in coal and 
 filling her hold with such necessaries as 
 could possibly be crammed in her in her 
 present state. Captain Ganesvoort is 
 hastily finishing the battery, which will 
 be in fighting order by Saturday. 
 
 "The S'{vinuiiih, too, has been hurried. 
 During the heavy rain on Saturday not 
 a bauuner was missing, nor a caulker 
 al)sent. Every (me was kept at his 
 post. The battery of this shiji has just 
 been decided on, and is to be exactly as 
 we describ(>d it. She will be ready for 
 commission in even a shorter time than 
 we expected. 
 
 "The Perry is finished. Painting 
 couunenced on Saturday; her guns are 
 on board; her decks, planks, and rig- 
 ging almost jierfect. She needs now 
 only the ornamental part of her equip- 
 ment. There are three vessels at the 
 Brooklyn navy yard ordered for sea. 
 
 "The ship's 'company of the North 
 Caraliiia have been restricted to their 
 vessel. The general liberty is stopped. 
 All hands are to remain on board, ex- 
 ceiit s])ecial ex<-eptions are made by the 
 commandant. Recruits are daily pour- 
 ing in from the Cherry-street rendez- 
 vous, and they, too, are to be retained. 
 These measures indicate an immediate 
 call for sailors.'' 
 
 From the Commercial Advertiser : — 
 
 " A rumor has been prevalent this 
 morning that the services of the Sixtj'- 
 niiitli regiment, commanded by Col. 
 Michael Corcoran, have been tendered 
 to the Southern Confederacy. This ru- 
 mor was based upon the fact that the 
 colonel has recently been the recipient 
 of a in'csent from Charlestonians, con- 
 se(|uen( u|)(m his refusing to parade on 
 the reception of the Prince of Wales. 
 This morning. Brigadier-general Ewen, 
 to whose lirigade the regiment lielongs, 
 ex|)ressed liis astonishment at such a, 
 re[)ort, and stated that he woidd trust 
 the regimi'iit w ith any duty required of 
 soldiers. I.ientenant-eolonel Nugent, 
 acting coiuiiianilant of the regiment, 
 said that when his regiment is called 
 upon to perform any i4"'y- ■' '*^'" '"' '» 
 support of the I'ldted States, and in de- 
 fence of the star and strijies, all nnnors 
 to the contrary notwithstamling. This 
 regiment was the oidy one considered to 
 be in any way in sympathy with the 
 Secessionists, but the candid statement 
 of the commander jiuts all doubts on 
 this scfire ,at, rest. 
 
 "The noticeal)le feature at the navj' 
 yard this morning was the assembling 
 of quite a nuud)er of young men, but 
 recently discharged from tlie service, 
 
 who signified their intention to reship 
 to defend the flag under which they 
 once served. Judging from the spirit 
 exhibited by the parties in question, 
 there will be little difficulty in manning 
 the government vessels as fast as they 
 are ready for the service, notwithstand- 
 ing the apprehension expressed by an 
 ofhcer of the yard that it was doubtful 
 if the Wabash could obtain her comple- 
 ment of men upon being jilaced in com- 
 mission. 
 
 "It is intimated that among the officers 
 of the yard there are some from the 
 South who are indisposed to place them- 
 selves in hostile array against their 
 friends in that section, and a few resig- 
 nations are looked for in that quarter. 
 A patriotic spirit, however, prevails 
 generally with the ofticers, and those 
 who object to bearing arms against the 
 South, will not w ithdraw themselves to 
 turn their services against the stars and 
 strijies ; the defection in the corps of 
 oflicers, what little there is, leads to a 
 neutiality on the part of a few individu- 
 als, and can not be considered as em- 
 barrassing to the government ov encour- 
 aging to the traitors at the South. 
 Nine hundred men are now employed 
 in the yard. 
 
 " An intense feeling pervades the city 
 to-day, in consequence of the character 
 of the news from the South, and the 
 timely proclamation of the President. 
 Thousands of citizens who a short time 
 ago were loud in their sympathies for 
 the Rebels, do not hesitate to denounce 
 the traitors, and the journals here and 
 elsewhere that have prompted them to 
 rebellion. 
 
 " There are of course more symjia- 
 thizers with the Rebels about the 
 Mayor's office than any other dejiart- 
 meut, but even these are beginning to 
 .see the propriety of keeping cpiiet. So 
 far as a municipal movement to make 
 New Y(n-k a free city is concerned, the 
 Mayor could do little toward effecting 
 any such mischief without the co-opera- 
 tion of the Common Council, and that 
 body, with two or three exceptions, 
 favor no such movement." 
 
 Meetmg of New "york Merchants. 
 
 T'he Commercial Advertiser gives the 
 annexed report of a meeting of the 
 merchants of New York yesterday after- 
 noon, for the patriotic purpose of devis- 
 ing means to strengthen the hands of 
 the government in its contest with the 
 Rebels: — 
 
 " At half-past two o'clock this after- 
 noon a large assembly of merchants 
 took place, at tlie ottice of Simeon Dra- 
 per, Esq., ,'10 Pine street, to take into 
 consideration the existing difficulties, 
 and to make arrangements for a grand 
 mass-meeting, in support of the Cnited 
 States government. 
 
 " .\ resolution was offered by Jlr. 
 Dniiier, requesting the Governor to 
 transmit a message to tlie legislature, 
 desiring that body to make an addi- 
 tional ajipropriation to jdacc the militia 
 on a war footing, to a number not less 
 than twenty-five thousand men. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 21 
 
 " Some discussion arose as to the 
 amount, Mr. S. B. Hunt advocating 
 $2,500,000. The amount, however, was 
 left to the discretion of the Executive, 
 to be named by liim, and the resolution 
 amended so as to provide for the equip- 
 ment of the State militia. 
 
 "A resolution instructing the secretary 
 to telegraph the resolution to Albany 
 was carried, and immediately obeyed. 
 The meeting then adjourned." 
 
 Tlie Evi-ninq Post says : — 
 
 " We hear that five hundred members 
 of our Seventh regiment ( National 
 Guard) have signed a paper offering 
 their services to the government, and 
 that the document is still circulating for 
 signatures among the regiment. 
 
 " The National Guard is true to the 
 Union. It will give a good account of 
 itself." 
 
 Enthusiastic Military Spirit in Phil- 
 adelphia — Rush of Volunteers. 
 
 The Press of the l.ith inst. chronicles 
 the following movements in military 
 circles, by which it will bo seen that 
 the patriotic spirit runs high in Phila- 
 delphia : — 
 
 "On Saturday the following notice 
 appeared in different parts of the city : 
 'Volunteers! Volunteers! Volunteers! 
 Young men desirous of rallying round 
 the standard of the Union, and willing 
 to maintain its time-honored folds un- 
 sullied over the ramparts of Fort Sum- 
 ter, will enroll themselves innnediately 
 in the new volunteer light artillery regi- 
 ment, now ni|)idly filling up, and ready 
 to march upon the receipt of orders from 
 the Governor. Muster rolls open every 
 day .and evening, at Military hall. Third 
 street, near Green." 
 
 "Saturday evening Military hall was 
 the scene of excitement. Captain Brady 
 was on hand with his nuister roll, to 
 which was appended the following 
 pledge : ' We agree to serve in this or 
 any other military capacity conducive 
 to the public interest, and to accept 
 such bounty, jiay, rations, and clothing 
 as is or may be established. And we sol- 
 emnly swear that we \\ill bear true faith 
 and allegiance to the United States of 
 America, and that we will serve them 
 honestly and faithfully against all their 
 enemies whomsoever; and that we will 
 observe and obey the orders of the Pres- 
 ident of the United States, and the or- 
 ders of the officers appointed over us, 
 according to the regulations of the army 
 and articles of war.' The nnistcr roll 
 was being rapiiily filled, and Captain 
 Brad}', who served in a New York regi- 
 ment in Mexico, was active in the work 
 of bringing up the men. 
 
 " During the evening a meeting of 
 the officers of the First regiment of the 
 Washington brigade, organized for ser- 
 vice in the present emergency of the 
 national government, was held at the 
 hall. General Small represented that 
 in all probability the brigade would be 
 soon called into service, as organized, 
 and the cobjnelcy of the regiment lieiug 
 vacant, a new election was, at the sug- 
 gestion of Lieutenant-colo)iel Berry, en- 
 
 tered into. On nomination of Lieuten- 
 ant-colonel Berry, Lieutenant -colonel 
 Rush Van Dyke was unanimously elect- 
 ed colonel of the regiment. After the 
 adjournment of the meeting the mem- 
 bers of the companies present entered 
 the room and were addressed by General 
 Small in a patriotic speech. The utmost 
 enthusiasm prevailed. 
 
 " A meeting of the oflicei-s of the Sec- 
 ond regiment was likewise held. The 
 muster rolls of the companies were ou 
 the taljle, and great anxiety was mani- 
 fested to be the first to fill up vacant 
 spaces. 'I'he register of officers was 
 stated to be complete, with the excep- 
 tion of two or three lieutenancies. The 
 Germans have come up bravely, and the 
 regiment is more complete than the First 
 regiment, composed of Americans. The 
 officers of the latter regiuu-nt say the 
 rallies will be filled by We<lnes<lay, and 
 Mr. r'aineron has accei)ted the service 
 of the brigade, and expects them to be 
 really at five days" notice. 
 
 " The Montgomery Artillerists, at- 
 tached to the Second brigade, have been 
 actively engaged in recruiting men dur- 
 ing the past few weeks, expressly with 
 a view to being ready when calleil ujion 
 by the government. Already one hund- 
 red men have been enrolled, and it is 
 contemplated to form a battalion, to be 
 under the command of Major Harvey. 
 
 "A company, to be called Co. F, of 
 the First regiment of artillery. Third 
 brigade, is in process of formation at 
 the State arsenal. 
 
 "Governor Curtin h«s received from 
 the president of the Board of Philadel- 
 phia Bank Presidents a tender of the 
 entire sum of five hundred thousand 
 dollars, voted by the state, in anticipa- 
 tion of its being provided for otherwise. 
 
 "The order to fit out the sloop-of-war 
 Jamestown, at the Philadelphia navy 
 yard, is being carried out with (iroinpti- 
 tude. As many hands have been en- 
 gaged as can be employed, and she will 
 be ready in about a week. The Water 
 Witrit has not yet sailed. Every thing 
 is in readiness for her to go. The order 
 to fit out the St. Liiiorinre has been is- 
 sued. It will probably reach here to- 
 day. Enlisting for the navy of seamen 
 and ordinarj' seamen is now actively in 
 progress."' 
 
 The Press relates an incident which 
 occurred at the Arch-street theatre on 
 Satin-(lay night. A feverish audience at 
 this place listened, with as much interest 
 as could be expected, to Edwin Booth's 
 rendition of the character of Kichclieu. 
 There is a passage is this ])lay which had 
 a local bearing, two weeks ago, relative 
 to the policies of peace and war. Rich- 
 elieu speaks as follows : — 
 
 " Keuicmber my great maxim, 
 First use all menus to conciliate—" 
 
 Here the house was passive and un- 
 afl'ected. Richelieu's confessor here in- 
 terrupts with — 
 
 " Failing in that? " 
 
 Mr. Booth raised himself to the loftiest 
 height, and pointing his finger to the 
 breathless house, said: — 
 
 '^ All means to crus^tf" 
 
 The applause that followed knew no 
 parallel during the evening. It was not 
 the actor, but the sentiment, which pro- 
 voked the applause. Another expres- 
 sion in the play, — 
 
 " Pnt away the sword, 
 states m'ay be saved without iX," 
 
 which is alumst invariably ai)plauded, 
 was list<'Ued to with the utmost apathy." 
 
 A Savannah dispatch of the l.">lh says 
 that innueiise (piantities of mimitions of 
 war are reaching that city. 
 
 A Washington dispatch says an oflTer 
 has b(^en made to the Treasury depart- 
 ment at Montgomery to take the whole 
 loan of the Confederate States, fifteen 
 millions, at par, by ])arties in New Or- 
 leans. Probably not a word of truth in 
 the report. 
 
 The Richmond Enquirer of Saturday- 
 says : — 
 
 " Nothing is more probable than that 
 President Davis will soon march an 
 army through North Carolina and Vir- 
 ginia to Washington. Those of our vol- 
 unteers who desire to join the Southern 
 army, as it shall p;iss tbrongh our bor- 
 ders, had better organize at once for the 
 purpose, and keep their arms, accoutre- 
 ments, uniforms, ammunition, and knap- 
 sacks in constant readiness." 
 
 The following advertisement appears 
 conspicuously in Charleston papers: — 
 
 AFl RST-CLASS, strongly-built clipper 
 stciinier; slie must be fast, 'light draught, 
 and ciipablc of being flttiMt out us a i)rivateer. 
 Address " Sumter," through the poat-olfice. 
 
 A Montgomery letter of the 9th inst. 
 significantly remarks: — 
 
 " / do not believe President Davis in- 
 tends to give Mr. Lincoln the advantage 
 whirh our opening the war would place 
 in his hands, unless such action shall be- 
 come a necessitij." 
 
 The first movement of the South is 
 thus confessedly a blunder. 
 
 The report that Lieut. Reed Werden 
 had been taken from Pensacola to Mont- 
 gomery a prisoner of war, is incorrect, 
 as that officer is attached to the steam 
 frigate .Minnesota, now fitting out at 
 Charlestown. There is probably a mis- 
 take in the name. 
 
 Military Movements in Boston. — 
 Preparations for their Subsistence. 
 
 The excitement in this city eouseipient 
 upon the emergency which has arisen in 
 our national atTairs, has been intensified 
 to-day by the concentration of the troops 
 from whom two regiments are to he se- 
 lected and mustered into the service of 
 the TTnited States for the defense of 
 Washington. The sound of the drum 
 and fife, and the movement of armed 
 men through our stn^ets, has rcviveil a 
 feeling which has not lieen manifested 
 since the Mexican war. 
 
 Had any thing been w.anting to con- 
 vince the trooi)s wlio lutve hitherto 
 
22 
 
 IXCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 trained for display, that tlie time for 
 fair-weather soldiering is past, the driz- 
 zling storm of rain and hail which has 
 prevailed to-day would be sufflcient. 
 Although the troops are expected to 
 withsftmd all sorts of weather, it was 
 not deemed prudent to expose them to 
 storm upon the Common, where they 
 were at first ordered to muster, and 
 couriers were dispatched to the several 
 railroad stations at which they were to 
 arrive, with orders for them to proceed 
 directly to Faneuil hall, where they will 
 quarter during their stay in this city. 
 
 The couimittee on public buildings, 
 accompanied by Superintendent Xot- 
 tage, opened the " Cradle of Liberty " 
 to the troops, and preparations have 
 been made to provide them with every 
 comfort. In case the hall proves insuf- 
 ficient to accommodate all the troops, a 
 portion will quarter in the hall over the 
 Fitchburg depot, and in Riddle's build- 
 ing in Union street. The new overcoats 
 belonging to the state were taken into 
 Faneuil hall this forenoon, and will be 
 distributed among the troops who are 
 detailed for service. 
 
 J. B. Smith, the well-known caterer, 
 has been engaged to provide rations for 
 the troops, which will be plain and sub- 
 stantial. 
 
 The first comi^anies which arrived in 
 the city were from Marblehead, whence, 
 in the time of the Revolution, the first 
 troops marched to Cambridge, and 
 where, in the AVar of 1812, were fitted 
 out the first privateers. The order for 
 the troops to march was received in 
 Marblehead about 5 o'clock yesterday 
 afternoon, causing great eonuuotion. 
 There are three companies in the town, 
 composed of mechanics and working- 
 men, most of whom have families. 
 Being thus suddenly called away, and 
 their wives and chilren deprived, for 
 a time at least, of their support, their 
 situation enlistcnl the patriotic sjnnpa- 
 tliies of the leading citizens of the town, 
 w ho, with a promptness and magnanim- 
 ity worthy of imitation, at once raised 
 a fund to provide for thi'ir maintenance. 
 The following individuals and firms con- 
 tributed .«!100 each: T.T.Payne, Wil- 
 liaui P^iybins, Wni. B. Brown, Benj. G. 
 Hathaway, Potter & Gilbert, Joseph 
 Harris & Sons, Joseph R. Bassett, AVil- 
 liam Curtis, Henr}' F. Pitman; Francis 
 Hooper, .$"200: and numerous other citi- 
 zens various sums — making a total of 
 .«ilitO0. An addition of .$1000 will be 
 made to the fund. 
 
 Speech of Hon. Charles Hale. 
 
 The nest speaker was Hon. Charles 
 Hale. He commenced by relating an 
 appropriate anecdote, illustrating the fu- 
 tility of speech at a crisis so important, 
 when all were of the same mind and 
 would utter the same sentiments. There 
 was no one in the hall who could not 
 make as good a speech as he. The time 
 demands no particular words, but sim- 
 ply to speak our minds by coining here 
 on this occasion. Throughout the loyal 
 Northern states the word is that we 
 are determined that the Union shall be 
 preserved. That is expressed by the 
 mere fact that we have met in Faneuil 
 hall so that is filled, and there are 
 enough outside to fill it again and again. 
 You understand as well as I that the 
 cause in which we are engaged is not 
 merely to preserve a nominal Union, but 
 is the cause of free government and of 
 liberty. You know as well as I do tliat 
 in .South Carolina, where this infernal 
 treason was first hatched, the people 
 never are allowed to \ote for president 
 or governor. The legislature kindly 
 takes that trouble oft' their hands. They 
 never had a Republican government, 
 and if this treason continues to the con- 
 sunnnation which its leadi'rs design, we 
 shall have that government here, and 
 we shall not have the privilege of ex- 
 pressing our opinions at the polls as to 
 who shall be governor or president. 
 Jefi'. Davis has not been made President 
 of the Southern Confederacy by any 
 vote of the people, and the constitution 
 of that Confederacy has never been rat- 
 ified by the people. The struggle is a 
 contest of the people of the United States 
 against a little knot of disappointed pol- 
 iticians. You have heard once to-night 
 that if we fail in this struggle, liberty 
 falls forever. That is true. But we 
 will not fail. And why? Not merely 
 that we have the greater numbers. We 
 would scorn that. If we can not put 
 one man against another; if one of such 
 men as I see before me is not equal to 
 two of the men of the South, tlicn we 
 are in danger. We scorn to win because 
 we are richer than they and all the 
 money is on our side. We shall win be- 
 cause ours is the cause of liberty and 
 tlie peojile. 
 
 Through the history of the woild 
 downward, war after war has taken 
 place. Jeft'. Davis is not the first traitor, 
 nor the first would-be despot. He is not 
 till' first man who, maddened by disap- 
 pointment, has striven to overthrow the 
 government which before he was the 
 loudest to support. But this you will 
 notice, that those have won who have 
 adopted the cause of liberty and the 
 people. And this is our cause here to- 
 night, and that is why we will win. 
 Not because we are stronger and richer; 
 not because we ha^e a navy and they 
 have none; l)ut because we are right. 
 And as this world goes on we shall find 
 in the end that Cod is upon the side of 
 the i)e()ple, and the government of the 
 ('nited States will survive because it is 
 the government of the people. [Ap- 
 plause.] 
 
 I said that I had no resolution. I am 
 going to make a resolution. In 1833 
 General Jackson was invited to a dinner 
 to be held on the Sth of January, an an- 
 niversary which will always be well 
 remembered. The meeting was got up 
 by Calhoun and some of the South Car- 
 olina nullifiers, who hoped to gain some 
 sort of consideration or regard for their 
 treasonable designs by having him pres- 
 ent. When he came down to breakfast, 
 the morning of that day, he took three 
 pieces of paper from his pocket and 
 asked a friend which of the three toasts 
 was the best. The friend replied, " This 
 one." "'I think so, too," replied Jack- 
 son ; and the other pieces were thrown 
 away, while that one was put in his vest 
 pocket. When he got to the dinner, and 
 some time had been spent in discussing 
 the material portion, as the reporters 
 say, the nullifiers thought that a point 
 had been gained. Here was their dinner 
 lield under the shado\\- of the Capitol, 
 and they had secured the presence of 
 the President himself. Then Jackson 
 rose and took from his pocket the little 
 piece of paper, and that is the resolu- 
 tion I wish to propose. He said : " I 
 will give you a toast — The Federal 
 Union : it must and shall be preserved.'' 
 That was Jackson's toast, and it could 
 not but be received by the whole assem- 
 bl_v with apjjlause. It was re-echoed all 
 over the country, and from that moment 
 the doom of South Carolina secession 
 was sealed for a generation. I am not 
 another Jackson; but, standing here to- 
 night in Faneuil hall before you, saying 
 these words of Jackson, I will answer 
 that there shall go forth from the '• Cra- 
 dle of Liberty'' a second edition of 
 Jackson's memorable words, which shall 
 settle the fate of this infernal dogma of 
 secession for all generations. I will 
 now put this resolution : — 
 
 Resolved^ By the people in Faneuil hall — 
 The Federal Union : it must and shall be pre- 
 served. 
 
 As many as are in favor of that reso- 
 lution will say aye. [A tremendous 
 shout of " aye."] It is a vote. [Ap- 
 plause.] 
 
 The Mustering. 
 
 Yesterday was a strange day for our 
 city. These streets were never trodden 
 tiefore by armed men summoned to the 
 dread ordeal of civil war — by the flower 
 of our own young men, called suddenly 
 from the varied avocations of peace to 
 resist the bayonets of those who have 
 been, and still ought to be, their breth- 
 ren, but who are leagued to overthrow 
 the government under which we have 
 all so marvelously flourished. Children 
 will grow into white-haired patriarchs 
 and not forget this occasion, but will 
 hand its reminiscences down as the most 
 vivid of those engraved u|)ou their 
 minds. 
 
 Of course, deep emotions and thoughts 
 unknown before were felt yestei-day bj' 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 23 
 
 many in the throngs of spectators who 
 cheered the soldiers as they passed 
 along. But one grand feeling possessed 
 our masses and subdued into unison 
 with it all reflections, ideas, and hopes 
 — the feeling of an aroused, determined 
 patriotism. We never saw any thing like 
 it. Oui- accounts show, in the magnan- 
 imous efforts and donations on every 
 hand, something of this spirit ; but, to 
 catch any thing like its full import, it is 
 necessary to mingle among all classes of 
 GUI' people. And, what is better, this 
 feeling is rising steadily with the emer- 
 gency. It is the revival of the old Croni- 
 wellian and Bunker-hill spirit — and it 
 will wear like steel, and shine as it 
 wears. 
 
 So it is all over the North. " We must 
 settle this matter now forever," is the 
 remark everywhere heard. The aggres- 
 sion which has bullied and pushed us 
 for years, and which has already an- 
 nounced at the cannon's mouth the 
 threat of its chief, to make us " smell 
 Southern powder and taste Southern 
 steel," must be put a stop to. We are 
 no longer safe beneath its sway, and we 
 will have no more of it. It is the very 
 demand of peace and prosperity that we 
 now rise in our might and crush — crush 
 forever — audacious treason. — [ Boston 
 Journal, Wednesday, April 17. 
 
 The 19th of April. 
 
 To-day is the 19th of April, ever mem- 
 orable on the pages of history. Eighty- 
 six jears ago this morning a handful of 
 patriots laid down their lives on the 
 lawn at Lexington in defense of what 
 was dearer to them — their liberty ! By 
 their patriotism and self-sacrifice they 
 inaugurated a course of events which 
 gave this people a phue among the na- 
 tions, established constitutional free- 
 dom, and republican law. Beneath the 
 benign influence of the charter which 
 was given to the world through their 
 instrumentality we have increased from 
 three to thirty millions of people. That 
 instrument has given us peace at home 
 and remarkable exemption from attacks 
 of foreign foes. To the emblem of its 
 authority, the stars and stripes, our cit- 
 izens, at home or abroad, among civil- 
 ized nations or in foreign lands, have 
 never appealed for protection in vain. 
 It has been at once a blessing and a de- 
 fense. The world has felt only its power 
 for good, never for evil. All nations 
 
 have felt its regenerating and vivify- 
 ing influence. It has always been a 
 pillar of fire by night and a cloud 
 by day, leading the human race to- 
 ward the promise of a transcendent 
 future. 
 
 But on this anniversary day we behold 
 conspirators, who have enjoyed the 
 highest honors and noblest blessings 
 of the charter bequeathed to us by our 
 fathers, with a reckless daring — with a 
 madness unparalleled — taking up arms 
 to subvert and destroy the government. 
 Let us not lose sight of the issue. It is 
 their avowed purpose to annihilate the 
 great principle of republican law, and 
 make self-government a failure. For 
 this day they have stolen forts, arsenals, 
 ships, dock-yards, mints, bullion, and 
 public funds, violated their solemn 
 oaths, perjured themselves before God 
 and man, inaugurated war, and threaten 
 to let loose freebooters and pirates to 
 prey upon the property of loyal citi- 
 zens. They have taken the oflensive. 
 They make aggressions only. They fire 
 upon ships, beleaguer forts, refuse evac- 
 uations, demand humiliating surrenders, 
 threaten with official bombast and brag- 
 gadocio to conquer and subjugate those 
 who love the dear blood-bought blessing 
 bequeathed b}' their fathers. Their pro- 
 posed government is of the sword and 
 bayonet of the few over the voiceless 
 many. On the other hand, it is the aim 
 of the government of the United States 
 to uphold and perpetuate the constitu- 
 tion — to defend what remains, recover 
 what has been lost — to restore things as 
 they were. 
 
 As the founders of the constitution 
 were justified and blessed of God, so 
 before the Arbiter of all destiny the 
 government of the United States — the 
 people. — will bejustified in using all their 
 tremendous power, till every Secession- 
 ist is wiped from the face of the earth, 
 if need be, in defending the government 
 of the country. Let us look the matter 
 squarely in the face, for God has laid 
 the responsibility upon us. This day we 
 have a work to do, and all the future 
 ages will hold us accountable for its 
 right performance. We are to make no 
 war of conquest or subjugation, but we 
 are to uphold and defend. If the con- 
 stitution is worth preserving, let there 
 be no half-way work on the part of the 
 people. We are to deal with the con- 
 spirators as we do with the midnight 
 robber. Let the laws, in their purity, 
 equity, and righteousness, be enforced 
 
 with a strong arm, with shot and shell, 
 with the bayonet and sword, wherever 
 conspirators and pirates are leagued 
 against it. This is the voice of the peo- 
 ple to-tlay. The outburst of patriotism 
 which has already been exhibited is 
 worthy of the descendants of those 
 sires, who, in the gray morning light of 
 the 19th of April, 1775, died for their 
 country. Let the remembrance of their 
 dying devotion thi-ill our hearts to-day 
 to stand to the last by the constitu- 
 tion, and hand it to our posterity un- 
 impaired. 
 
 We span one of the cycles of political 
 progress. On the 19th of April, 1775, 
 the patriots of Massachusetts made a 
 stand in behalf of the principles of civil 
 and religious liberty, against the en- 
 croaching despotism of their rulers — 
 to-day their sons are marching to the 
 rescue of the same principles, against 
 the lawless outbreak of internal con- 
 spirators. They resisted ruin in the 
 shape of tyranny — we resist it in the 
 shape of anarchy. They sacrificed blood 
 and treasure to erect the fair fabric of 
 constitutional liberty, and we must save 
 it from crumbling to pieces, with a like 
 spirit of devotion. Will the sons prove 
 equal to their fathers? With the glori- 
 ous omens all around us, we will not, we 
 can not, doubt it. 
 
 Nor will we yield to oiu" fathers in the 
 attributes of humanity. With heart- 
 rending pangs did they prepare to strike 
 against their misguided kinsmen, com- 
 ing from their always -acknowledged 
 "home." We have seen a manuscript 
 letter written immediately after the out- 
 break of hostilities in the KevoUitionary 
 war. In wlilch the indignant writer even 
 then sympathized with the people of 
 England for being so cruelly misled by 
 a corrupt ministry. With more acute- 
 ness do we regret that the descendants 
 of those who stood by us in that trying 
 day have now been deceived by shame- 
 less demagogues into a conspiracy to 
 undo the great work of our conunon an- 
 cestry. But we can not stop, any more 
 than did the patriots of 1775, to ask icAo 
 our enemies are — it is enough that their 
 fell designs must be defeated. It is for 
 their gooii as well as ours. We do bat- 
 tle for a common government — for 
 thirty-four states and all they hold — 
 and He who has set His seal upon the 
 eighty-six years of expanding glory 
 which this anniversary marks, will 
 surely prosper ' His work. — [Boston 
 Journal. 
 
24 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Palmetto Flag Torn Up. 
 
 About 11 vestertlay forenoon, a crowd 
 which liad sathcrcd :it Fancuil hall to 
 witness the arrival of the troops, learned 
 that a vessel at Gray's wharf was the 
 barque ManhnUan of Savannah, display- 
 ing a Palmetto flag. A delegation of 
 several hundred at once started to learn 
 the facts in the case. 
 
 They found the vessel lying ofl', and 
 not at the wharf, so they were not able 
 to board her and pay tlieir resjiects to 
 her commander, flailing the captain, 
 however, thev demanded that he should 
 haul down the obnoxious flag which was 
 flying at his niastliead. 
 
 "The captain at first blustered, and 
 threatened to shoot any one who dared 
 Interfere with the Palmetto bunting; 
 but the crowd evincing a determination 
 to board his vessel in boats and enforce 
 their request, lie discreetly smothered 
 his wrath, and hauled down the rebel- 
 lious ensign. The triumidiant crowd 
 next demanded that the American flag 
 should be hoisted, and the captain re- 
 luctantlv ran up the stars and stripes. 
 
 Their'next move was to get possession 
 of the Palmetto flag, which they com- 
 pelled the captain to send ashore on a 
 rope. Some police ofticers who were on 
 hand got hold of it for the purpose of 
 taking care of it, when the crowd seized 
 the obnoxious bunting and at once tore 
 it into tatters. The crowd was com- 
 posed largely of adopted citizens. 
 
 In regard "to the above afl'air, we are 
 requested bv Captain Davis, who com- 
 mands the Manhallan and is chief owner, 
 to say that he intended no disloyalty to 
 the Federal government by showing the 
 obnoxious flag, that he was wholly ig- 
 norant of the' state of feeling here in 
 regard to national affairs, and furtlier- 
 more that the flag in question was only 
 the private signal of the vessel. Having 
 sailed from Savannah before the out- 
 break at Charleston, he was of course 
 not posted in respect to the state of the 
 country. Captain Davis is a citizen of 
 Boston", and says he owns fealty alone 
 to the Federal govermnent. 
 
 The flag was a white flag, having on 
 it the emblem of a rattlesnake, with the 
 motto underneath, " Do n't tread on me," 
 and fifteen stars. 
 
 TllK patriotic mercliants in Pearl street 
 flung two mannnolh Cnited States flags 
 to the breeze yesterday, and tliere were 
 lively times in'the street. The windows, 
 door's, and sidewalks were tlironged 
 Willi people, and cheer upon cheer rent 
 tlie air when tlie bunting apjieared. 
 
 'SU;. Hkn'kv IIoyt threw out a neat 
 American flag from Ids well-known de- 
 pository in Cornhill. In other jiarts of 
 the city, also, private individuals have 
 displayed the American flag. 
 
 When Colonel Hipley stejiped ashore 
 from the ]'rrsia at New York, a gentle- 
 inan from this city said to him : '• 'idur 
 country needs you." " It can have me," 
 responded tlie" gallant soldier, "and 
 every drop of blood in me.'' That "s 
 the right talk.— [Springfield Kepublican. 
 
 Our Military Ready for Duty. 
 
 The call for two regiments of troops 
 from Massachusetts being known in 
 this city yesterday afternoon, and it be- 
 coming' known at" a later hour that the 
 Sixth regiment was one of those from 
 the troops to be selected, tire armories 
 of tlie Lowell companies were crowded 
 last evening by the meml)ers and out- 
 siders, many of" the latter anxious to en- 
 list. About fifty or sixty members were 
 adiled to tlie rolls of the several compa- 
 nies last evening and this morning. 
 Colonel Jones of 'this (Sixth) regiment 
 was present and made a speech to eacli 
 company, to the eftect that when their 
 country' called for their services all per- 
 sonal considerations should be forgot- 
 ten, and they should respond with a zeal 
 becoming true soldiers. He said tliat 
 tlie Mayor had called upon him and re- 
 quested him to say that if there were 
 any who liad families dependent upon 
 them for support, the city would pro- 
 vide for them as tlie families of soldiers. 
 This was received with applause. He 
 also said that the state would provide 
 them with overcoats, knajisacks, liaver- 
 sacks, etc., and cautioned them to pro- 
 vide tliemselves with flannels. Many of 
 the men were t)usy all night in making 
 preparations, and "at an early hour tliis 
 morning the city was astir with meiii- 
 bers of the difl'erent companies. Crowds 
 lined the passageway to the difl'erent 
 armories and the sidewalks on Market 
 street. 
 
 Many citizens came forward with lib- 
 eral offers of money, clothing, and otlier 
 necessaries to furnisli those who were 
 ill provided, but we can not give iu<ii- 
 vidual instances to-day, tliough we hear 
 of many instances worthy of being rc- 
 coriled." The morning opened with a 
 rain storm, making the atmospliere as 
 gloomy as the miiids of our citizens at 
 seeing so many young men go fortii 
 from oiu- midst. 
 
 The Acton Comtany. — Tlie prompt- 
 ness with which the Davis Guards of 
 Acton responded to tlie call made upon 
 tlieni is worthy of all praise. The com- 
 mander did no't get his orders until past 
 six o'clock on Monday evening (we hear 
 that he was in this city at the time), but 
 promptly set to work" to get his com- 
 pany together. During the night, the 
 privates were notified, although living 
 in seven diflerent towns, and were ready 
 to inarch in the morning. Tlie company 
 passed our oflice about S o'clock the next 
 morning, having come from Acton (a 
 distance of fifteen miles ) during the 
 morning, and were reiiorled to Colonel 
 .Fones, and ready to march at his com- 
 mand. The D.-ivis Guards were named 
 in honor of the first victim in the strag- 
 gle tor freedom oi our country at Con- 
 cord. 
 
 About 9 o'cloc'k the companies be- 
 longing to the regiment out of the city 
 arriv<'d, and the whole regiment congre- 
 gateil in Huntington hall. The follow- 
 ing comprise the officers of the regiment 
 and companies, with the number of men 
 reported in the ranks to-day: — 
 
 Sixth Regiment Infantuy. — Colo- 
 nel, Edward F. Jones, Lowell ; lieuten- 
 ant-colonel, Walter Shattuck, Groton; 
 major, Benjamin F. Watson, Lawrence; 
 adjutaut. Alpha B. Farr, Lowell: quar- 
 termaster, James Munroe, Cambridge; 
 paymaster, Rufus L. Plaisted, Lowell; 
 surgeon, Norman Smith, Groton ; chap- 
 lain, Charles Balibidge, Pepperell. 
 
 Co. A (National Greys), Lowell.— 
 Captain, Josiah A. Sawtell. Commis- 
 sioned officers, 3 ; privates, 29. 
 
 Co. B (Groton Artillery), Groton.— 
 Captain, Eusebius S. Clark, Groton. 
 Commissioned officers, 3; privates, 27. 
 Co. C (Meclianic Phalanx), Lowell.— 
 Captain, Albert S. FoUausbee. Com- 
 missioned officers, 4; privates, 32. 
 
 Co. D (City Guards), Lowell. — Cap- 
 tain, James W. Hart. Lowell. Commis- 
 sioned officers, 4 ; privates, 42. 
 
 Co. E (Davis Guards), Acton. — Cap- 
 tain, Daniel Tuttle, Acton. Commis- 
 sioned officers, 5; privates, 31. 
 
 Co. F (Warren Light Guard), Law"- 
 renee. — Captain, Benjamin F. Chad- 
 bourne, Lawrence. Commissioned offi- 
 cers, 5 ; privates, 49 ; musicians, 2. 
 
 Co. H (Watson Light Guard), Lowell. 
 — First lieutenant, John F. Xoyes, Lo\v- 
 ell, commanding. Commissioned offi- 
 cers, 2; privates, 49. 
 
 Co. I (Lawrence Light Infantry), Law- 
 rence.— Captain, John Pickering, Law;- 
 rence. Commissioned officers, 5; pri- 
 vates, 4(i; musii'ian, 1. 
 
 Tlie Lowell Brigade band, George 
 Brooks, leader, also accompanies the 
 regiment to Boston. At 10 o'clock, by 
 invitation of the Mayor, a large number 
 of our citizens met at his oflice, and 
 from there went to Huntington hall, 
 where the troops were assembled. Colo- 
 nel Jones ordered the troops to be 
 drawn up in solid ci>lumn in front of the 
 speaker's stand, and the doors were 
 opened for the crowd who rapitUy filled 
 the hall. 
 
 Colonel Jones introduced Mayor Sar- 
 geant to the audience, wlio was received 
 with loud cheers. Rev. Dr. Blanchard 
 read the Eightieth psalm, and ofl'ered a 
 fervent prayer. 
 
 Mayor Sargeant then came forward 
 and 'addressed those present. He re- 
 marked that for three-quarters of a cen- 
 tury they liad been accustomed to see 
 the" citiz"en soldiery parade in peace, 
 ready, however, for any emergency. 
 To-d'ay they are called into active ser- 
 vice, and lie was glad to see them here 
 with full ranks. "The soldiers present 
 had the good wishes of every citizen. 
 [Cheers.] Seventy-five years ago our 
 fathers established this government. It 
 is your duty to defend the institutions 
 wliirh Ihcy 'founded and to see that they 
 are maint"ained. For his i)art, he was 
 willing to trust the question in the haniis 
 of those thai he saw before him, know- 
 ing that tliey would do llieir \\ hole duly. 
 Hfs remarks w ere frequently applauded. 
 A. K. Brown, Esq., was the next 
 speaker. He said that there could be 
 hut one course for a loyal ])eople to take 
 at the present time, and that was loyalty 
 and Fnion. [Cheers.] Tliere should be 
 no divided sentiment on the questions of 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 25 
 
 the day. He was lu favor of siuking all 
 party distinctions. He had full confi- 
 dence that the soldiers before him would 
 do their whole dutj-, in defense of the 
 flag of our countr}-, the constitution, 
 and the liberties which our forefathers 
 fought to secure. He woulil give them 
 one word of parting advice. Spare 
 property, spare families, spare the de- 
 fenseless, tor you are citizen-soldiers. 
 But when you find an enemy of your 
 country and the constitution, smite him 
 like a Samson. Be temperate antl be 
 careful of yourselves, for your couutry 
 needs your services and can not spare 
 you. ile trusted that they woidd return 
 with victory perched upon their ban- 
 ners. 
 
 T. H. Sweetser, Esq., was introdiu'ed, 
 and said, we feel that we are right, that 
 you are right, that you leave no traitor 
 behind. Believe that God is on your 
 side. And in conclusion he would wish 
 them Godspeed and that success miglit 
 attend their efforts. 
 
 ('apt. Peter Haggerty regretted tliat 
 he was not of their number; that he 
 was not one to receive the proud liom- 
 age that had been paid theuj this daj'. 
 A year ago he was sailing up the Chesa- 
 peake and landed at IJaltimore. He 
 heard the band playing ''Hail, Colum- 
 bia," which did not cause the enthusi- 
 asm which that tune should; but, on 
 leaving that city, the band played " Yan- 
 kee Doodle,'" and all were enthusiastic. 
 He wished them success in their mis- 
 sion. His remarks were received with 
 great favor. 
 
 Hon. Linus Child next addressed the 
 assembly. A crisis had arrived in ttie 
 liistory of the couutry which must l)e 
 met, and he was glad to witness a noble 
 response. Tlieir reliance should be on 
 the God of armies. You are going forth 
 to <lefend the laws, liberties, and the 
 constitution of your country. The 
 prayers of those you leave behind will 
 attend you. Remember that you go from 
 Middlesex county — from the county in 
 which stands Bunker hill, and which 
 contains the fields of Concord and Lex- 
 ington. [Enthusiastic applause.] You 
 go forth to defend tlie flag of your coun- 
 try, and the benediction of all will be 
 with you. 
 
 Col. F. G. S.awtell said that he had no 
 speech to make, for this was a day for 
 action. Your couutry calls for your ser- 
 vices, aud if you need aid, call upon us, 
 and we will aid you. 
 
 Hon. Tappan Weutworth said that he 
 had witnessed a scene somewhat similar 
 to this in the War of 1812, b\it he never 
 expected to live to see the soldiery called 
 upon to protect their couutry from in- 
 ternal foes. You live uniler a free gov- 
 ernment, and he would call upon them 
 to protect it. Remember that the flag 
 of your coimtry was first iinfvirled in 
 this county, and protect it. When you 
 return you will be received with honors 
 such as you may deserve. 
 
 The exercises closed with a benedic- 
 tion by Rev. Dr. Blauchard, after which 
 ( 'olonel Jones took command of the regi- 
 ment, and the spectators retired. Cheers 
 were given b^' the citizens for the Sixth 
 
 regiment and Colonel Jones, and by the 
 soldiers for the citizens of Lowell and 
 others. The occasion was one of great 
 and solemn interest to all present, nearly 
 all of whom were parting with relatives 
 or friends. 
 
 At a quarter before \i o'clock, tlie 
 whole regiment took an extra train for 
 BosKm, where they will await further 
 orders. They carry with them the 
 wishes of the whole couununity for 
 tlieir health and i>rosperity, and an ar- 
 dent wish that they may soon return 
 with unbroken ranks, and honors re- 
 sulting from talcing part in tlie peaceful 
 settlement of the great question which 
 now agitates the coimtry and fills every 
 patriotic citizen with alarm. — [Lowell 
 Courier. 
 
 An Honorable Act. 
 
 Mayor Sargent this morning received 
 a letter containing a check for $100 from 
 .Judge Crosby, desiring that it ndght be 
 forwarded to Pay-master Plaisted, of 
 Colonel Jones" regiment, to be by him 
 <listributed among the soldiers who. 
 from the suddenness of their departure, 
 were unable to properly prepare them- 
 selves for the new service into which 
 they have been called. The contribu- 
 tion is a generous one, and is indeed 
 well applied. We take the liberty of 
 publishing His Honor's letter to the 
 Mayor : — 
 
 Lowell, April ts, issi. 
 
 Mr. it/ai/or, — Soutliern treason lias ;it last 
 culnitnatetl in seizing Foit Sumter, and we 
 have nt) choice left but to meet the traitors 
 wherever they niay present themselves, 
 itunior lias become fact. <)ur men have- been 
 called, and have left us. Jlore will uiuieubt 
 edly soon follow. They have left at the tap 
 of the drum, without wavering and without 
 preparation; they have left liomes without 
 shutting their do"ors, friends without adieus, 
 and their hammers on their benches. We 
 must comfort those friends and prevent loss 
 in their business. We who stay at home can 
 well afford to do all this for them, and make 
 our sacrifices in money and care for our coun- 
 try, our constitution, and laws. The burden 
 of this struggle must rest upon every man's 
 shoulders in some form. I am willing to meet 
 my full share of it. 
 
 Let us have a large committee of men and 
 women, to he called the Nightingale Banil, 
 who shall gather and distribute funds to the 
 families of soldiers who need, and furnish 
 paymasters of our regiments witli money and 
 such sui)plies for the sick an<l wounded in 
 camp, as rations and medicine-chests can not 
 bestow. As some of our men may at once 
 need such friends in camp, — a new ex])0sure 
 and life to them, — please accept my first 
 contribution, jind send it to Lieutenant Plais- 
 ted, pay-master of Colonel Jones' regiment, 
 for the last-named purpose. 
 
 Yours very truly, N. CROSBY. 
 
 Another Generous Act. 
 
 This moruiug Capt. Ebeu James, of 
 the Butler Rifles, received a complimen- 
 tary note from .Tames G. Carney, Esq., 
 enclosing a check for ii'M, to aid the 
 compauy in preparing for service. Cap- 
 tain James sends a uote to us, acknuwl- 
 edghig tlie check, and says "the Butler 
 Itifles will answer it from the streets of 
 Baltimore or the plains of southern Mis- 
 sissippi, when traitors shall hide their 
 heads for shame aud Secessionists shall 
 be uuudiered among the things that 
 were."" 
 
 The Right Spirit. 
 There liaviug been some consideral)!e 
 talk relative to the immediate fcuniatiou 
 of a vohmteer company, to go at once 
 in service, if required, some of our citi- 
 zens are ready to encourage the move- 
 ment by liberal contributions toward 
 outfit, etc. We understand that George 
 F. Richardson, Esq., proposes that, as 
 soon as the requisite mnnber for a full 
 company has been secured (sixty-four), 
 he will give his check for $100, and will 
 also use his influence to raise .$100, to be 
 put at the company's disposal. We have 
 no doubt the last-named sum would be 
 contributed without delay. Who will 
 start the volunteer company':' 
 
 Military Immili \i Mn. 
 
 AKIIIVAL, OF TROOPS. 
 
 Enthusiastic Reception. 
 
 PREPARATIONS FOR THEIR SUBSISTENCE. 
 
 rhe excitement in tliis city consequent 
 upon the emergenc}' which has arisen in 
 our national affairs, has been intensified 
 to-day by the concentration of the troo]»s 
 from whom two regiments are to be se- 
 lected and mustered into the service of 
 the United States for the defense of 
 Washington. The sound of the drmu 
 and fife, and the movement of armed 
 men through our streets, have revived a 
 feeling which has not been manifested 
 since the Mexican war. 
 
 Had any thing been wanting to con- 
 vince the troops who have hitherto 
 trained for display, that the time for 
 fair-weather soldiering is past, the driz- 
 zling storm of rain and hail which has 
 prevailed to-day would be sutficient. 
 Although the troops are expected to 
 withstand all sorts of weather, it was 
 not deemed prudent to expose them to 
 storm upon the Common, where they 
 were at first ordered to muster, and 
 couriers were dispatched to the several 
 railroad stations at which they were to 
 arrive, with orders for them to proceed 
 directly to Faneuil hall, where they will 
 quarter during their stay in this city. 
 
 The coniunttee on public buildings, 
 accompanied by Superintendent Not- 
 tage, opened the "Cradle of Lilierty'' 
 to the troops, and preparatious have 
 been made to provide them with every 
 comfort. In case the hall proves insuf- 
 ficient to accommodate all the trooiis, a 
 p(U'tiou will quarter in the hall over the 
 Fitcliburg depot, and in Kiddle's build- 
 ing in I'nion street. The new overcoats 
 helouging to the state were taken into 
 Fiineuil hall this forenoon, and will lie 
 
26 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 <li!^tributecl among the troops who arc 
 detailed for service. 
 
 .1. 15. Smith, the well-liiiowu caterer, 
 has been engaged to provide rations for 
 the troops, which will be plain and sub- 
 stantial. 
 
 AKKIVAL OF MILITARY. 
 
 The announcenii'nt that the troops on 
 their arrival would proceed directly to 
 Faneuil hall, instead of the Common, 
 drew a great crowd around the doors of 
 the liall, which was kept up during the 
 entire day. The crowd cheered the com- 
 panies heartily upon their arrival. 
 
 Arrivals by tlie Eastern Road. 
 
 The first companies which arrived in 
 the citv were from Marblchead, whence, 
 in the 'time of the Revolution, the first 
 troops marched to Cambridge, and 
 where, in the War of 1812, were fitted 
 out the first privateers. Tlie order for 
 tlie troops to march was received iu 
 ^larblehead about n o'clock yesterday 
 afternoon, causing great commotion. 
 There are three companies iu the town, 
 composed of mechanics and working- 
 men, most of whom have families. 
 Being thus suddenly called away, and 
 their wives and children dei)rived, for 
 a time at least, of their support, their 
 situation enlisted the jiatriotic sympa- 
 thies of the leading citizens of the town, 
 who, with a iirouijitness and magnanim- 
 ity worthy of imitation, at once raised 
 a "fund to provide for their maintenance. 
 The following individuals and firms con- 
 tributed $100 each : T. T. Payne, Wil- 
 liam Faybins, Wni. B. Brown, BenJ. G. 
 Ilathaw.-iv, Potter & (Gilbert, Joseph 
 Hnrris &" Sons, Joseph 1!. Bassett, Wil- 
 liam Curtis, Henry F. Pitman; Francis 
 Iloopi-r, §'20l); and' numerous other citi- 
 zens various sums — making a total of 
 .$1000. An .addition of $1000 will be 
 made to the fund. 
 
 The companies which arrived at 10 
 o'clock were the Glover Light Guard 
 (Co. H), Capt. Francis Boardman, 20 
 o-uns; ami tlie Sutton Light Infantry 
 (Co. C), Capt. Knott V. Martin, 40 guns. 
 .Vn immense assemblage filled thedei>ot, 
 and greeted them upon their arrival 
 with enthusiastic cheers. The troops 
 proceeded lo Faneuil hall, followed by a 
 concourse of peojde, and as they marched 
 they were welcomed with cheers and 
 approving shouts from the people along 
 lli<> route. 
 
 The third arrival was that of Co. B, 
 of >Iarblehea(l, Capt. IMchard Phillijis, 
 with :!" guns; and the next company 
 was Co. D, of i;aiid(dph, 40 guns, at- 
 taclied to the Fourlli regiment. Colonel 
 l*aekard. 
 
 The Lynn Light Infantry, Captain 
 Newell, the Lvnn City (Juard, Captain 
 Hudson, and t'h(^ Bev<'rly Light Infan- 
 try, Captain I'orler, arrived viallie Kast- 
 ern railroad at noon, and marched di- 
 rectly to Faneuil hall. The comi)anies 
 were" in full ranks, and as they left I he 
 depot were greeted with cheer upon 
 cheer, which eouliimeil along the streets 
 to the hall. The lailies also encouraged 
 the soldiers by waving their handker- 
 chieLs from their windows. 
 
 Arrival at the Old Colony Depot. 
 
 At the depot of the Old Colony rail- 
 road there was a large crowd to witness 
 the expected arrival of troojjs in answer 
 to the call of the Governor. 
 
 The first eomi)any to arrive was Co. 
 D, Fourth regiment, located in Ran- 
 dolph. They left Randolph at 9 yes- 
 terday moriiing, r<'aching this city at 
 quart'er before 10. They number 32 
 guns, and are under the command of 
 Capt. William Warren, of Ptandolph. 
 
 A messenger from the office of the 
 adjutant-general was stationed here to 
 loc'ik after the comjianies, and they were 
 at once directed to Faneuil hall, where 
 a large portion of the troops are to be 
 quartered. 
 
 'I'here were no further arrivals over 
 this road until just before 12 o'clock, 
 when the train from Plymouth, due at 
 11, arrived. On this train were Cos. A, 
 B, and H, of the T'hird regiment, and 
 Cos. C, E, and 11, of the Fourth, num- 
 bering in all 204 muskets. 
 
 Of the Third regnnent — Co. A, of 
 Halifax, 40 guns, commanded by Capt. 
 Joseiih S. Harlow, of Middleborough. 
 The captain of this company deserves 
 much credit for his patriotic conduct, 
 and the exertion he made to have his 
 command in the field at the earliest mo- 
 ment. His orders were not received 
 until yesterday morning, and the mem- 
 bers (it his company were widely scat- 
 tered, living in seven different towns. 
 By a free use of horses, however, he 
 succeeded iu notifying nearly all of 
 them, and thev were among the first to 
 arrive, with al'l their uniforms full. 
 
 Co. B, of Plymouth, with 20 guns, 
 was uuder the command of Lieut, ('has. 
 C. Doten, the captain, J. W. Colling- 
 wood, having resigned. Great excite- 
 ment i>revailed in T'lvmouth when the 
 coinpanv left, at lialf-'past !) o'clock. A 
 procession of citizens, marshaled by 
 Major Bates, high sheriff of the county, 
 and headed by the Plymouth band, who 
 generimsly volunteered their services, 
 accompanied them to the depot, and a 
 stirring speech was made by Robert B. 
 Hall, Es(i., formerly member of Con- 
 o-ress. They were saluted with repeated 
 cheers as they left the depot, and the 
 enthusiasm was unbounded. 
 
 Co. H, of Plymouth, came with .10 
 guns, under the command of Capt. Ezra 
 White. 
 
 Co. C, of Braintree, .38 guns, com- 
 manded by C.'.pt. C. C. Bumpus, arrived 
 about noon. 
 
 A meeting was held at the armory of 
 this eonqianv on Monday, which was 
 crowdeil with citizens and sokliers. 
 Patriotic speeches were made by several 
 gentlemen, and no thought of " backing 
 down" was mentioned. The patriotic 
 sentiment of Kraintree is strong, and 
 there was much rivalry as to who should 
 tak(> a uniform, of which there were l)ut 
 half enough to supjily the demand. 
 Captain Bumi>us is well known as a for- 
 mer member of the legislature, and also 
 of the constitutional convention, and 
 his men are ready to follow where dut y 
 calls. 
 
 Co. E, of Abington, under the com- 
 mand of Capt. Chas. F. Allen, mustered 
 46 guns, and made a fine appearance. 
 
 Co. II, of Quincy, bore 30 guns, and 
 were commanded by Capt. Tliaddeus H. 
 Newcomb. 
 
 Much enthusiasm was evidenced at all 
 the different towns on the route, and on 
 their arrival the troops were greeted 
 with long-continued and hearty cheers. 
 
 At 1 o'clock the New Bedford Guard, 
 Co. L, of the Third regiment, arrived at 
 the Old Colony depot, mustering 3.5 
 guns, uuder the'command of Capt. Tini- 
 othv Ingraham. They were accom- 
 panied by the New Bedford brass band, 
 Israel Siliith, leader, who volunteered to 
 do escort duty to this city, but returned 
 last evening. 
 
 Great excitement prevailed in New- 
 Bedford, previous to the departure of 
 the coinpanv, and they were addressed 
 from the steps of the city hall, by ex- 
 Governor Clifford, iu a stirring and 
 patriotic speech. Many volunteers are 
 offering in that city, and some will join 
 the company in Boston to-day. 
 
 Arrivals at the Lowell Depot. 
 
 The Sixth regiment of infantry. Col. 
 Edward F. Jones commanding, at- 
 tached to Brigadier- general Butler's 
 brigade, arrived at 1 o'clock. The regi- 
 ment mustered at Lowell at 9 o'clock 
 yesterday morning, .after only twelve 
 hours' notice. The regiment was scat- 
 tered throughout Middlesex and a part 
 of Essex counties, and the extremes of 
 the command were forty miles apart, 
 yet, with this great disadvantage, out of 
 4.50 men composing the regiment, 407 re- 
 ported for dutj^ 
 
 The D.avis Guards, Capt. Daniel Tut- 
 tle, of Acton, left that town at an early 
 hour on the march for Lowell, to join 
 the Sixth regiment. Colonel Jones, 
 which arrived in this city at about 1 
 o'clock. 
 
 The Lowell companies assembled in 
 Huntington hall about 9 :30 o'clock yes- 
 terday morning, where was also gath- 
 ered "a very large crowd of ladies and 
 friends, wlio with many tears bade tliem 
 "Godspeed" and "good-bye." Mayor 
 Sargeant made theiii a brief speech, as- 
 suring the families of the soldiers to 
 fear nothing, for the city fathers would 
 see that they wanted for nothing during 
 the absence of their fathers, brothers, 
 sons, and swi-ethearts. "'I'he whole 
 world," said the Mayor, " w itli the ex- 
 ception of seven states, is on their side, 
 and God will protect them and you."' 
 
 Upon the arrival of the train bringing 
 the regiment, the depot was densely 
 packed with people, who were com- 
 pelled to retire, to make room for the 
 troops. The regimental line was formed, 
 and the troops marched out of the depot 
 amid the wildest enthusiasm of the mul- 
 titude. Their apiiearance commanded 
 universal applause, which culminated 
 as the regiment entered Faneuil -hall 
 square. 
 
 Thousands of men were assembled 
 .around Faneuil hall, from the windows 
 of which the troops already arrived 
 sent forth shouts of hearty welcome to 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 27 
 
 their brethreu-iu-arms, which were min- 
 gled with the clieers of the multituUe. 
 
 The Reception of the Troops, and Other 
 
 Matters. 
 
 At each of the depots at which the 
 troops arrived there were crowds in 
 waiting, who greeted them with the 
 most hearty cheers, and as the troops 
 moved to their quarters the spectators 
 lined the sidewalks and kept up a con- 
 tinual cheering during the march. The 
 rain fell in torrents during the entire 
 day, and the streets wi-re in a verj- bad 
 condition, but this tlid not seem to 
 dampen the ardor and enthusiasm of 
 the scene. 
 
 It had been contemplated to quarter 
 all the troops iu Faneuil hall, but subse- 
 quent events have changed this plan, 
 ■and at 11 o'clock orders were sent to 
 quarter the Third regiment, most of 
 whom came on the Old Colony road, iu 
 the hall over the dejiot on Kneeland 
 street, which was accordingly cleared 
 for that jnirpose, and all the companies 
 of that regiment will take up their quar- 
 ters there. 
 
 Colonel Jones' regiment, the Sixth, 
 were taken to the armory of the Second 
 battalion, whicli was promptly tendered 
 for their accommodation. 
 
 The greatest excitement prevailed iu 
 Lynn, Monday night, upon the reception 
 of the military orders. The Lynn Light 
 Infantry and the City Guard muster full 
 ranks. Aliout .iiilUOO were voluntarily 
 paid to the two companies Monday even- 
 ing, to which .$200 were added yesterday 
 morning. 
 
 Brigadier-major Clark of the Second 
 brigade, accompanied by Gen. S. W. 
 Peirce, went through tlie district iu 
 which that conmiand is located, Monday 
 night, notifying the respective com- 
 panies of the orders issued at head- 
 quarters. In Freetown and some other 
 places the people were called out by the 
 ringing of bells. 
 
 ARRIVAL OF MORE TROOPS. 
 
 Enthusiastic Receptions. 
 
 A Miscellaneous Foreman Gone to 
 the War. 
 
 A person called upon Colonel Jones, 
 of Lowell, just before the Sixth regi- 
 ment started, with a very urgent request 
 that a man in his regiment, who was 
 his foreman, should be excused, as he 
 could not spare him. Mr. Babbidge, 
 chaplain of the regiment, who stood 
 near by and heard the conversation, 
 stepped up to the man and said : " Sir, 
 I am foreman of a religious society iu 
 mj- town, I am foreman of a nice farm, 
 I am foreman of a family, and I am go- 
 ing with the regiment." The man left 
 without his foreman. 
 
 The Volunteers to be Received at 
 NeTW Haven. 
 
 Xew Haven, April 17. The New 
 Haven Grays, Captain Osborn, will 
 l)arade with a band to-night, on the 
 arrival of the Boston train with Massa- 
 chusetts volunteers, and will salute 
 them with field-pieces. 
 
 The Grays have oflered their services 
 to government. 
 
 WHERE THE TROOPS WERE QUARTERED, 
 
 Two More Regiments to 
 be Called Out. 
 
 THE SIXTH KKGlniENT TO BE SKNT 
 TO FORT MONROE. 
 
 Meeting of Foreign-Born Citizens, 
 
 They Prove Loyal and True. 
 
 Through the entire day, yesterday, our 
 streets were kept in a state of excite- 
 ment by the arrival and marching to 
 and fro of the troops which were ordered 
 to assemble here, in compliance with the 
 requisition of the President of the I'nited 
 .States. An account of the conijianies 
 whicli arrived during the foreuoou was 
 given in our editions of last evening. 
 \\'e continue the account below, as fol- 
 lows : — 
 
 Early in the afternoon three additional 
 companies of the Fourth regiment ar- 
 rived. They were Co. A, of Canton, com- 
 manded by Capt. John Hall, with 82 
 guns; C;o. I?, of Easton, Capt. Miln M. 
 Williams, Jr., 24 guns; Co. F, of Fox- 
 borough, Capt. B. I>. Shepard, 2S guns, 
 and fifteen more on their way. 
 
 At 1 : 30 o'clock a detachment of thirty 
 men from Co. A, Eighth regiment, mider 
 the command of Lieut. A. W. Bartlett, 
 of Xewburyport, arrived, and reported 
 that twenty-tive more would come in a 
 later train. Great enthusiasm was man- 
 ifested at the departure of the conqmny 
 from New bury port, and they were ac- 
 conqianied to the depot by thousands of 
 people, who cheered them heartily. 
 
 Co. G, of the Third regiment (Free- 
 town), Capt. .Johu Marble, 25 guns, 
 arrived at the Old Colony depot at 
 7 o'clock, and were quartered with the 
 remainder of that regiment in the hall 
 over the depot. 
 
 Lieut. Lucien L. Perkins, with three 
 other lieutenants aud three privates of 
 Co. II, Third regiment (Plympton), also 
 arrived yesterday afternoon, aud will 
 proba!)ly be joined by the rest of the 
 company to-tlay. 
 
 Doings at Fanenil Hall. 
 
 The constant arrival and dei>arture of 
 men, the unloading of fretiueut wagons 
 laden with mattresses, blankets, over- 
 coats, and other supplies necessary for 
 so large a body of troops, created umcli 
 confusion, and the men on guard at the 
 several doors found their task no liglit 
 one, to fulfill the orders to allow' none of 
 the men to leave without authority from 
 the commander. The men, generally, 
 were quiet and peaceable, and did nuich 
 
 credit to themselves by their orderly 
 conduct. 
 
 During the afternoon, the captains of 
 some of the companies exercised their 
 men in drill, and the comi)any from 
 Braintree, under Cajjtain Bunq^us, were 
 loudly applauded by tlio spectators for 
 the perfection and readiness of their 
 movements. 
 
 The troops were provided with all that 
 a military man could wish for — com- 
 fortable overcoats and blankets, good 
 shelter, and a bountiful commissariat. 
 
 The men are in excellent health, and 
 cheerful, as was ai)i)art'nt from the blithe 
 songs tliey sung an<lthe general hilarity 
 which [irevailed. (iovcrniu- Andrew vis- 
 ited the hall in iiersou, and conversed 
 with the troo])s, enconragiug them by 
 his counsel, and .-ittending i)ersonally to 
 supplying their wants. 
 
 Sixteen Ijales, containing two thousand 
 woolen blankets, w<'re didivered at the 
 hall aud dislributcd among the men, 
 each one of whom was supplied wilh a 
 new army overcoal aud haversack. 
 
 Mattresses sufficient to furnish one to 
 each man were brought in from the State 
 arseual at Cambridge, and distributed at 
 the several rendez.vous. 
 
 The troops who (piarten^d at Faueuil 
 hall last night were the 'I'hird and Flighth 
 regiments. 
 
 At the Hall of the Old Colony Depot. 
 
 It having been found that the accom- 
 modations at Faneuil hall would be in- 
 sufficient for the whole body of the 
 troojis. the Third regiment was ordered 
 to take up their ijuarters at the large 
 hall over the Old C'olony depot on Knee- 
 land street. 
 
 The companies from Halifax and Ply- 
 mouth, numbering in all sixty men, at 
 once took up their quarters there and 
 remained din-ing the day. They are all 
 in good spirits, aud no restraint lias been 
 put upon them, hut most of them have 
 remained about the depot. Some passed 
 their time in reading the papers, to learn 
 the latest news from the seat of war, 
 and others were writing letters to their 
 friends, from whom they were so sud- 
 denly parted. The messages that were 
 forgotten iu the hurry of departure, the 
 thoughts of love which the unknown 
 future kindles more warmly, — all were 
 IH'uned in the few lines that will tie reail 
 with so much iuterst and all'ectiou. 
 
 Others of a musical turn were singing 
 favorite melodies, or cleaning their arms 
 and accoutrements, which were stained 
 by travel and the rough weather; but all 
 were joyous and hapjiy, full of zeal and 
 ardor for the sacred cause of our country. 
 
 The sudden irnqttion of so large a 
 body of men into the city as that now' 
 gathered here, caused some delay in jiro- 
 viding the needed supjilies. The coiu- 
 p.anies at this ])lace received no supplies, 
 either of food or bedding, until a o'clock : 
 but by the exerlions of the adjutanl- 
 geueral, a large supi>ly of bread aud 
 meat was then brought in, and the men 
 fell to with a will. Orders had been 
 given, however, that if supplies were 
 not received, the men should be sent 
 across the street to the United Stales 
 
28 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 botrl for their suppers, so tliat there 
 would have tieon no sufteriug from that 
 source. 
 
 At the Second Batlalion Armory. 
 
 All hivitation was extended to Colonel 
 Jones, of the Sixth regiment, and Cap- 
 tain Ingrahani, of the New Bedford 
 City (iuards, to quarter in the armory of 
 the" Second hattalion, at Boylston hall, 
 which ofl'er was gratefully accejited, and 
 about 4 o'clock the troops left Faneuil 
 hall and marched to their rendezvous. 
 Their progress up State and Washington 
 streets was an uninterrupted ovation. 
 Thousands of people lined the way ou 
 either side, their umbrellas forming an 
 unbroken canopy along the entire route. 
 The troops made a nol)le and imposing- 
 appearance, which elicited the applause 
 of all wlio saw them. Their (juarters 
 at the armory are ample and comfortable, 
 and as they are relieved from doing 
 guard duty l)y the voluntary services of 
 a detaclimenl of privates from Co. A. 
 Second battalion, their stay in tliis city 
 will be comparatively ])leasant. 
 
 The Medical Department. 
 
 At the request of the governor, T>rs. 
 Wm. J. Dale and Geo. H. Lyman have 
 consented to make thi- necessary provi- 
 sions for the medical departments of the 
 two regiments. Packages of dressings 
 suUicient to su|)ply the two regiments 
 two months have been prepared. The 
 medical chests will be in readiness to- 
 day. 
 
 All day yesterday wagons were em- 
 ])loyed in transporting tlie needed food 
 and equipments to Ihe various points in 
 the city where troojis are located, and 
 many boxes of clotliiiig and su]i])lies 
 were de])osit('d in Ibe basement of Ibc 
 Stale house. 
 
 The State arsenal at (Cambridge was 
 also called on, and (hu'ing last, night 
 some twenty -five ibonsand ball car- 
 tridges were brought to the State house, 
 with several hundreil muskets, to be in 
 readiness when the decisive momi'iit 
 shall arrive. All the movements are 
 conducted with energy, and sIkiw a 
 strong purpose on the ])art of the Ex- 
 ecutive. 
 
 The H.niUzvoiis al NlRllt. 
 
 The excitement which always attends 
 the novelty of a situation such as this 
 emergency has given rise to, lu'evelifed 
 much sleeji at the rendezvous Last night. 
 At, a late hour but few had attempted to 
 obtain that rest which is so necessary, 
 bill were whiliug the night away by 
 cheerful conversation and singing. At 
 the armory of tlii' Second battalion, the 
 scene was ])articularly liv(dy, and all 
 present were enjoying themselves hugely. 
 The tboughl lit bis country, and the 
 imminent |ieril in which she is placed, 
 thrilleil thi^ heart of every man with that 
 high res(dve and dauntless sjiirit which 
 is the earnest of success; and in what- 
 ever peril or danger they may be placed, 
 none that have seen them can fear but 
 that every Massachusetts man will do 
 liis dulv. 
 
 AT THE STATE HOU.SE. 
 
 More Troops to l>e MuHteretl into tlie Ser- 
 vice of the Federal Government.— Colo- 
 nel Jones' Kegimeiit to be Sent to Fort 
 Monroe. 
 
 Yesterday afternoon an order ^as re- 
 ceived from the Secretary of War for 
 one regiment of six hundred and fifty 
 men, to be sent to Fort Monroe, Old 
 Point Comfort, Va., immediately. The 
 Governor and his military counsellors 
 forthwith held a consultation, and de- 
 termined to order the Sixth regiment, 
 Col. E. F. Jones, upon that duty. Colo- 
 nel Jones' regiment will accordingly be 
 filled up by drafts from the Fourth and 
 Eighth regiments, and will be sent by 
 steam-shi]) to the above-named fort as 
 early as arrangements can be made. 
 The order for the regiments to be mus- 
 tered at Washington still holds good, 
 and to supply this requisition, it will be 
 necessary to call out two more regiments 
 to-day. The Fifth and Seventh are 
 spoken of as likely to be first called 
 upon. Up to a late hour last night, it 
 was not definitely settled wh.at steamer 
 would lie chartered to convey the troops 
 to Fort Monroe, but it was reported that 
 they would embark at (5 o'clock this 
 morning. Neither was it known with 
 certainty what companies in the 'J'hird 
 and Eighth regiments will be transferred 
 to the Sixth, to complete the required 
 quota. — [Boston Journal. 
 
 Departure of the Sixth Regiment. — 
 Speech by Governor Andreiw. 
 
 Yesterday afternoon ( April 17th ), 
 the Sixth regiment. Col. Edward F. 
 Jones, was drawn up in line on Beacon 
 street, before the State house, to receive 
 the farewell of the Commander-in-chief, 
 who was also to present the col(U's of 
 the corps. When General Butler came 
 out to arrange some preliminaries with 
 the C'olonel, he was received with hearty 
 cheers by the crowd. Governor An- 
 drew soon after appeared, accompanied 
 by bis staff, several counsellors, and 
 other gentlemen. He addressed the 
 corps substantially as follows: — 
 
 '"il/r. ('omiimiKli'r, — As tin- official rep- 
 resentative of the old Commonwealth of 
 Massachusetts, I bid you farewell — you 
 and your glorious command, :is they are 
 about to de]iart upon the |ierformanee 
 <d' one of the most iiatriotie and most 
 sacred of ])ublic duties. As citizen- 
 soldiers, summoned at your country's 
 call from the (juiet avocations of ))eace, 
 you have assuuied the duties of solenm, 
 of loyal, of victorious war, in behalf of 
 that country, in support of her glory, 
 of the right of her people, and of the 
 purity of that starry fiag, which has 
 swe)it the seas and swe))t the land al- 
 w.'iys in triumph; always bearing for- 
 ward Ihe cause of the (leople, their 
 rights, their honor, and their freedom. 
 [Great applause.] ^■ou, sir, and your 
 cfimuiaiul, citizen-soldiers of Massachu- 
 setts, whom you lead, to him who stands 
 by my sidi — [General JUiller, for whom 
 thre<' cheers were given] — chosen many 
 tf mi's by the soldiers, now of his brigade, 
 then (if his regiment, to lead them in the 
 
 more peaceful parades which distinguish 
 the citizen-soldier in time of peace, and 
 mustered at last under the command of 
 that (dd hero of a hundred tights, Win- 
 fleld Scott [three cheers], whom God 
 has spared to this day, that before he 
 tasted death he might lead the victorious 
 to the ultimate safety and the ultimate 
 glory of the American people, that the 
 American Union may be established as 
 firm .-ind secure as the immovable hills. 
 [Api)lause.] You are to repair to the 
 city of Washington, there to defend the 
 foundation stones and the topmost pin- 
 nacle of that temple of liberty, erected 
 under the eye of him who gave his name 
 to the city, and also has been called, by 
 all the generations of men from his own 
 time, and will be, until the last hour of 
 his country's history, 'The Father of his 
 Country." At Washingt<ni, or whereso- 
 ever duty may call, there you will go. 
 Soliliers summoned suddenly, with but 
 a moment for ])repaiation, we ha^e done 
 all that lay in the power of men to do, — 
 all that rested in the power of your state 
 government to do to prejiare the citizen- 
 soldiers of Massachusetts for this ser- 
 vice. We shall f(dlow you with our ben- 
 edictions, our benefactions, and our 
 prayers. Those whom you leave behind 
 you we shall cherish in our heart of 
 hearts. Y'ou carry with you our utmost 
 faith and confidence. We know that 
 you will never returu until you can 
 bring the assurances that the utmost 
 duty has been performed, which brave 
 and patriotic men can accomplish. 
 [(Jheers.] This flag, sir [ presentino- 
 the colors of the regiment to Colonel 
 Jones ], take and bear with you. It 
 will be an emblem on which all e.vcs 
 will rest, reminding you always of that 
 which you are bound to ludd most dear.'' 
 [Appla'use.] 
 
 Colonel Jones spoke with much feel- 
 ing. He said : " Your Excellency, you 
 have given to me this flag, which is the 
 emblem of all that stands before you. 
 It represents my whole command ; and 
 so help me God I will never disgrace 
 it." [Cheers.] 
 
 The flag was then handed to the c(dor 
 guard, the line was again foi'med, and 
 shortly afterward the regiment inarched 
 down Beacon, through Tremont and 
 Court streets, and up Washington street 
 to their quarters. They were enthusi- 
 astically cheered upon ail hands as they 
 passed through the streets. 
 
 The regiment took dinner at the 
 armory of the Second battalion, Boyls- 
 ton hall, and after spending an hour or 
 two in soci.-il intercourse, t(^ok up the 
 line of inarch at 6 o'clock f(U' the Wor- 
 cester dei)ot. 
 
 For some time previous a large crowd 
 of peoi)le had been gathered around the 
 depot, and as the regiment approached, 
 headed by the Lowell Brass band, which 
 will ac<'omi)any them to Washington, 
 the enthusiasm was unbounded. Hand- 
 kerchiefs were waved by fair hands 
 from the windows alfuig the route, from 
 the United States hot(d. and from sur- 
 rounding houses, while cheers upon 
 cheers rent the air. 
 
 Brigadier-general Butler, unattended 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 29 
 
 save by a single start" officer, had entered 
 the depot a few moments before to take 
 a final leave of Colonel Jones, and give 
 his last orders. 
 
 The regiment filed into the depot, 
 where an extra train of sixteen cars had 
 been provided for their conveyance. 
 Considerable delay was had in filling 
 the cars, but at 7: 15 o'clock, i". m., all 
 was ready, and the long train moved 
 slowly out of the depot, amid the 
 cheers of the crowd and the answering 
 shouts of the troops. 
 
 There was a large number of ladies 
 in the depot, many of whom had come 
 to bid adieu to a relative or friend, and 
 one had entered the ears to accompany 
 as far as possible the fortunes of her 
 husband. Mauj* of them had parted 
 from home and friends almost withoift 
 a moment's warning, but all were full 
 of energy and spirit, and shouted, 
 '•Victory will be ours," as they started 
 otf on their journey. 
 
 They will pi'oceed direct to New 
 York, which they will reach in the 
 morning, passing Worcester at o'clock. 
 After breakfasting in New York, they 
 will proceed direct to Washington. 
 
 The following is a list of the officers 
 of the regiment, and the number of 
 gnus : — 
 
 Colonel — Edward F. Jones, of Lowell. 
 Lieutenant - colonel — Walter Shattuck, 
 
 of Grotou. 
 Major — Benjamin F. Watson, of Law- 
 rence. 
 Adjutant — Alpha B. Farr, of Lowell. 
 Quartermaster — James Monroe, of Cam- 
 bridge. 
 Pay -master — Kufus L. Plaisted, of 
 
 Lowell. 
 Surgeon — Norman Smith, of Groton. 
 Chaplain — Charles Babbidge, of Pep- 
 
 perell. 
 Co. A (Lowell) — Captain, Josiah A. 
 
 Sawtell ; 49 guns. 
 Co. B (Groton) — Captain, Eusebius S. 
 
 Clark; 27 guns. 
 Co. C ( Lowell ) — Captain, Albert S. 
 
 Follansbee ; 'Ai guns. 
 Co. D (Lowell) — Captain, James W. 
 
 Hart ; 4.') guns. 
 Co. E (Acton) — Captain, Daniel Tut- 
 
 tle; 31 guns. 
 Co. F (Lawrence) — Captain, Benjamin 
 
 F. Chadbourne; 49 guns. 
 Co. G ( Lawrence ) — Captain, John 
 
 Pickering; 46 guns. 
 Co. H (Lowell) — Captain, Jonathan 
 
 Ladd ; 52 guns. 
 
 To these have been added : — 
 Co. B ( Worcester City Guard ), Third 
 
 battalion of infantry; 77 guns. 
 Co. C, Second regiment ( Boston ) — 
 
 Captain, W. S. Sampson; 60 guns. 
 Co. C, Seventh regiment (Stoneham) — 
 
 Captain, John H. Dike ; 50 guns. 
 
 These numbers are those with which 
 the companies came to Boston. Ke- 
 cruits have been brought into several 
 of the companies, so that the number of 
 men, exclusive of officers, commissioned 
 and warrant, is six hundred and fifty. 
 They are now to be divided into ten 
 companies. 
 
 Acknon'ledf^iiieuts to Second Battalion. 
 
 The attentions shown the Sixth regi- 
 ment by the Second battalion of infan- 
 try during their stay in the city, were 
 of the most generous character, and 
 elicited the hearty acknowledgments of 
 both officers and men. 
 
 Statistics of the Sixth Regiment. 
 
 Keturns from the Sixth regiment 
 show that it is composed of 176 mar- 
 ried men and 427 single. Co. A (Na- 
 tional Grays), of Lowell, has 29 married 
 to 31 single. All but 149 of the regi- 
 ment follow mechanical occupations. 
 Of the 149, 30 are from Acton and 27 
 from Grotou, and most of tlios<' are 
 farmers. In the Stoneham comjiany of 
 67 men, 51 were shoe-makers, and 2 cur- 
 riers. In one of the Lawrence compa- 
 nies, of 42 men, 23 were employed in 
 factories. The Worcester company has 
 15 machinists and 5 cari)enters. The 
 Boston company (Captain Sampson's), 
 14 machinists, 9 carjienters, anil 5 ])rin- 
 ters. There are six lawyers in the regi- 
 ment, two or three law students, one 
 sailor, and two gentlemen. 
 
 General Butler. 
 
 After assisting in the embarkation of 
 the Sixth regmient, General Butler 
 came home again in a special train last 
 evening, and left again for Boston tliis 
 morning. He starts for Washington 
 this afternoon, and be met in Worcester 
 by his aids, Maj. W. H. Clemence, and 
 Capt. Peter Haggerty, of this city. We 
 also learn William O. Fiske goes as pri- 
 vate secretarv with General Butler. 
 
 Farewrell to the Fourth Regiment. 
 
 The Fourth regiment, Colonel Pack- 
 ard, was drawn up before the State 
 house shortly before 7 o'clock, v. M., to 
 receive a farewell from the Commancler- 
 in-chief. 
 
 Address of the Governor. 
 
 Governor Andrew addressed tlie sol- 
 diers substantial!}' as follows: — 
 
 "• Mr. Commander, — I regard with in- 
 ex|)ressible feeling the presence of this 
 noiile command of yours, from the 
 ancient colony of Plymouth. You have 
 come from the side of the sounding sea, 
 where repose the ashes of the Pilgrims; 
 you are bound upon a high and noble 
 pilgrimage for liberty, for the Union, 
 and the constitution of your country. 
 Soldiers! Citizens! .Sons of sires who 
 never disgraced their flag, in civil life or 
 on the tented field, who died to serve 
 their country, with the full faitli of 
 honest and patriotic hearts, I bid you 
 Godspeed ! 
 
 " F"rom the bottom of my heart, and 
 in the name of the old Bay State, whose 
 unworthy representative I am, I bid 
 you Godspeed, — and fare you well." 
 [Cheers.] 
 
 Colonel Packard's Response. 
 
 " Your Excellency,^! am scarcely 
 able to spe.ak. All I can say is, we will 
 endeavor to do our dutv." 
 
 The Governor, — "I know you will en- 
 deavor, and I know. Colonel, vol" will 
 
 SUCCEED." 
 
 The regiment then took up the line of 
 march down Beacon street, and were 
 greeted with cheers upon every hantl as 
 they passed. 
 
 They proceeded directly to the depot 
 of the Old Colony railroad, which they 
 reached at 7:30 o'clock, when they at 
 once entered an extra train whicli had 
 been provided for their conveyance to 
 Fall Kiver, where they will take the 
 steamer State of Maine, and proceed to 
 Fort Monroe, at Norfolk, Va., to which 
 place tliey are ordered. 
 
 The depot was surrounded and filled 
 by a large and enthusiastic crowd of 
 peoiile, wlio cheered most heartily as 
 the regiment entered tlie depot, and 
 when the train started from it. The re- 
 sponse from the troops was loud and 
 prolonged until the cars had i)assed from 
 sight. The following is tlie list of com- 
 panies and officers: — 
 
 Colonel — Abner B. Packard, of Quincy. 
 Lieutentant-eolonel — Hawkes Fearing, 
 
 Jr., of Hingham. 
 Major — Hiram C. Alden, of Randolph. 
 Adjutant — Horace O. Whittemore, of 
 
 Braintree. 
 Quartermaster — Othniel Gilniore, of 
 
 Raynham. 
 Pay-master — Wm. S. Glover, of Quincy. 
 Surgeon — Henrj- M. .Saville, of Quincy. 
 Surgeon's Mate — William D. Atkinson, 
 
 Jr., of Boston. 
 Co. A (Canton) — Captain, John Hall ; 
 
 32 guns. 
 Co. B (Easton) — Captain, M. M. Will- 
 iams; 24 guns. 
 Co. C ( Braintree )— Captain, C. C. 
 
 Bumpus ; 38 guns. 
 Co. D ( Kandolph ) — Captain, Horace 
 
 Niles ; 32 guns. 
 Co. E ( Abington ) — Ca])tain. Charles 
 
 F. Allen ; 46 ginis. 
 Co. F (Foxboro") — Captain, David L. 
 
 Shepard ; 35 guns. 
 Co. G (Taunton) — Captain, Timothy 
 
 (iordou ; 50 guns. 
 Co. H ((^»uiucy) — Captain, T. II. New- 
 comb ; 30 guns. 
 Co. f (Hingham) — Lieut. Luther Ste- 
 
 phensou, Jr., conmiandiug; 42 guns. 
 Whole number of guns, 329. 
 
 Embarkation of the Third Regiment. 
 
 The Tliird regiment. Colonel W:ir- 
 drop, for the purposes of this campaign 
 now commencing, has, in consequence 
 of the terms of the requisition from 
 Washington, been consolidated with the 
 Fourth regiment, Colonel Packard. But 
 as the two regiments reached Fort 5Ion- 
 roe by dift'erent routes, they each go out 
 under the command of their respective 
 officers. At the fort. Colonel Wardro]> 
 will be displaced by the seniority of 
 Colonel Packard, who is ordered to as- 
 sume the command of the consolidated 
 regiment. The regiment received orders 
 yesterday afternoon to embark on board 
 the steamer S. R. Spanldinei, of the Bos- 
 ton, Norfolk, and Baltimore Steam-ship 
 line, which sailed last evening for Nor- 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CH'IL WAR. 
 
 folk, Va. She is commanilod by Ca])t. 
 Roland Howes, a sou of Cape Cod. 
 
 Before the regiiiieut left the liall, 
 seeoud Lieut. Austin G. (.'ushman, of 
 the New Bedford City Cuard, received a 
 ])reseut of a Hue silveV-uiouutiMi revolver 
 from liis brotlier, Rev. Charles M. Cush- 
 uian, whieh was aekuo\vledo:ed in a per- 
 tinent speech. 
 
 After the company had formed in the 
 regimeutal line on South street, the 
 same gentleman presented anotlier simi- 
 lar revolver to Capt. Timothy Ingraham, 
 of the same conipanv. 
 
 They left the hall at 6 o'clock, and 
 marched to the State house, and after a 
 delay for consultation with the higlier 
 authorities, proceeded to the wharf. 
 
 The following is a list of companies 
 and officers : — 
 Colonel — David W. Wardroi), of New 
 
 Bedford. 
 Lieutenant-colonel — Charles R^iymond, 
 
 of Plymouth. 
 Major — John H. Jennings, of New Bed- 
 ford. 
 Adjutant — Richard A. Pierce, of New 
 
 Bedford. 
 Pay-master — Sanforil Almv, of New 
 
 ■ Beilford. 
 Surgeon — Alexander S. Holmes, of New 
 
 Bedford. 
 Surgeon's Mate — Jolinson Clark, of 
 
 New Bedford. 
 Chaplain — Thomas E. St. John, of New 
 
 Bedforil. 
 Co. A (Halifax) — Captain, Joseph S. 
 
 Harlow; 40 guns. 
 Co. B (Plymouth) — Lieutenant, Charles 
 
 C. Doten ; 04 guns. 
 Co. G (Freetown) — Captain, John \V. 
 
 Marble ; 2.") guns. 
 Co. H (Plympton) — Lieutenant, Lucien 
 
 L. Perkins; .58 guns. 
 Co. K (Carver) — Captain, William S. 
 
 McFarlin ; 20 guns. 
 Co. Tj (New Bcdfiird) — Captain, Timo- 
 thy Iiigraliam; 58 guns. 
 To this has lieen added the new Cam- 
 bridge company, C, of the Seventh regi- 
 ment ; captain, J. P. Richardson ; 90 
 guns. 
 
 Whole numlier of guns, '.V.y.^. 
 
 Consideralde delay in the sailing of 
 the steamer was occasioned by the non- 
 arrival (if a jiortion of the equipments, 
 but at al)out 8 o'cloeli the fasts were cast 
 oil", and slie bounded on her way. The 
 (roops were in excellent sjiirits. 
 
 The New Bedford Standard of Wed- 
 nesday, n-jiorts the following aeeidcnt 
 to Major .Iciuiiugs, ot the 'i'hird regi- 
 ment, wliicli will prevent his joining his 
 command at present : — 
 
 "Yesterday afternoon, as Major Jen- 
 inngs, of this city, was returning home 
 from Boston on a temporary leave of 
 absence, by the Fairhaven train, he re- 
 ceived a, dispatch at Br.ilntree, from 
 Colonel Wardro)). staling that the 'I'iiird 
 regiment was ordered to Foi-t Monroe, 
 and recjuestiiig his return. 'I'lie Major, 
 on leaving the cars, jimiped to the plat- 
 form, having his sword in his right 
 hand. The end of the weapon struck 
 the ]datform so as to cause him to fall, 
 the hilt striking him uii<ler the ribs, 
 
 upon the right side, his whole weight 
 being brouglit for an instant upon the 
 sword, causing, it is feared, (juite a 
 severe injury internally. There being no 
 trains for Boston or this city, he took the 
 steamboat train and went to Fall River, 
 where he sent for Doctors Davis and 
 Dwelley, who freely leeched his side, 
 and gave him medical attendance through 
 the night. This morning he arrived at 
 home in the steamboat train, and Doc- 
 tor Bartlett was called in, who thought 
 that the kidney was more injured than 
 the liver. He is still suti'ering severe 
 pain. In consequence of this accident, 
 he will not be able to go to Virginia 
 with his regiment." 
 
 Sceiit'8 at Central Wliarf. 
 
 The steam-ship landing at the end of 
 Central wharf was the scene of a most 
 enthusiastic demonstration. Several 
 hours before the arrival of the troops 
 which embarked on the steamer S. R. 
 Spaulding, the streets Icatling to the 
 wharf were thronged with people wend- 
 ing their wa_v to the steamer. Occasion- 
 ally the cry of "Here they come!'' was 
 raised, when the nmltitude hastened for- 
 ward witli accelerated speed, eager to 
 secure the most available position at 
 whieh to witness the departure of the 
 troops. The roofs of the extensive 
 sheds occui)ied by the steam-ship line 
 were covered witii men, and every ac- 
 cessible point on the wharf, which com- 
 manded a view of the embarkation, was 
 crowded by the curious and eager multi- 
 tude, wlio held their positions with re- 
 markable tenacity and patience for 
 several liours, and dis|iersed at night- 
 fall, only to reasseml)le at the lirst 
 sound of the stirring drum, announcing 
 the ajiproach of the troops. 
 
 The arrival of the regiment was sig- 
 nalized by the firing of salutes and the 
 shouts of the nmltitude. Cheer after 
 chi'cr greeted the men as they marched 
 in s(j|id colunm on board the steamer. 
 The ajijiearance of Brigadier-general 
 Butler, who accompanied Adjutant-gen- 
 eral Schouler, Brigadier-general Bullock, 
 and othi^r officers, to suiierintend the 
 embarkation, was a signal for renewed 
 cheering. 
 The QuarliTS of the Troops on Shipboard. 
 
 The quarters of the troops at night, 
 and during such weather as will prevent 
 them from going on deck, are between 
 decks, forward of the engine. 'I'he 
 decks have been covered with sails, 
 U]ion which the men will spread their 
 mattresses and blankets. As they will 
 not probably be at sea nuu'e than two 
 nights, they will not experience very 
 great inconvenience from their sudden 
 change of sleejiing aj^artments. The 
 officers will quarter in the cabin and 
 state-rooms, wliere there are acconnno- 
 dations for at least lifty men. 
 
 Judging from the provision which has 
 been made for feeding the troops, none 
 are likely to go hungry. Among tlie 
 stores laid in for the tri]i are the follow- 
 ing : One thousand four hundred pounds 
 of e(n-iied beef, four hundred jiounds of 
 fresh beef, one liunili-<Ml .and lifty pounds 
 of poultry, six bundn'd loaves of wliite 
 
 bread, ten barrels No. 1 pilot bread, a 
 plentiful supply of fresh jirovisions, 
 milk, coffee, tea, etc., which, under the 
 liberal distribution of Mr. John Franz, 
 the steward, will amply sujiply the 
 wants of the troops. 
 
 Shipment of Provisions for tlie Troops. 
 
 Through the wise and thouglitful ac- 
 tion of the Commander- in -cliief, the 
 trooi)S who have been sent to Fort 
 Monroe will be abundantly supplied 
 with ]»rovisions for their use after tlieir 
 arrival. Consjjicuous among the cargo 
 taken on board the Spaulding yesterday 
 afternoon, were great quantities of beef, 
 pork, butter, cheese, tea, coft'ee, sugar, 
 and other articles, constituting in bulk 
 about three thousand dollars' worth. 
 The barrels and boxes were marked 
 "Massachusetts Stores," and are con- 
 signed to the commander of the volun- 
 teers, and are not to be broached until 
 the troojjs arrive at their destination. 
 This forethought on the part of the 
 Executive is highly commendable, and 
 sliows that the comfort of those who 
 are leaving their homes in defense of 
 their country will not be neglected. 
 The troojis are provided with ten thou- 
 sand ball cartridges. 
 
 The Eighth Regiment. 
 
 The Eighth regiment remained last 
 night in ipiarters at Faneuil hall. The 
 regiment will be completed to-day, and 
 will proceed this afternoon to join Gen- 
 eral Butler's command at Washington. 
 
 Arrival of Troops, etc. 
 
 In the train over the Old Colony road, 
 at 6 o'clock last evening, arrived two 
 companies of the Tliird regiment: Co. 
 H (Plymiiton) ; lieutenant, Lucien L. 
 Perkins, with fifty-eight men. Co. K 
 (Carver) ; captain, William S. McFarlin: 
 twenty men. Tliese two companies im- 
 mediately joined their regiment, and 
 left for Fort Monroe in the steamer 
 li. S. Spaulding. 
 
 Co. 1 (Hingham), of the Fourth regi- 
 ment, Lieut. Luther Stephenson, Jr., 
 commanding, came in the same train, 
 with forty-two men. They also joined 
 their regiment, and started for their des- 
 tination (Fort Monroe) over the Fall 
 River railroad. 
 
 The citizens of the town of Beverly 
 have made up a purse of ^2000 tor the 
 use of the families of the departed 
 soldiers. 
 
 The American Tract Society yester- 
 day threw the Stars and Stripes'to the 
 breeze, from the upper windows of the 
 old Tract house in Cornhill. 
 
 A Volunteer from Philadelphia. 
 
 The following letter was received in 
 this city yesteriUiy : — 
 
 I'njLATiEi.puiA, April 1.5, isfil. 
 Capt. C. O. Rogkus, Co. B, Second battalion : 
 
 Dear Sir, —Would tlie service of an old mem- 
 ber of the B. T>. 1. bi' acceptable to yourself 
 and command, in case you should be called 
 on to assist the f^overnment? li yes, please 
 advise me. and I will hohl myself in readiness 
 to respond in an hour's notice. 
 
 1 am, sir, yours to command, E. K. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 31 
 
 More Money for the State and Gifts 
 to Soldiers. 
 
 In addition to the cases mentioned 
 elsewhere, -^x-e learn tliat tlie Bay State 
 bank of Lawrence, and tlie Mount Wol- 
 laston bank of t^uincy, liave tendered to 
 the Governor loans to the amount of 
 $25,000 eacli. 
 
 Hon. Samuel Hooper, of this city, 
 presented his check for SlOO to Capt. K. 
 V. Martin, of Co. C, of Marblehead, 
 last evening, to be appropriated for the 
 benefit of the volunteers from that town. 
 
 Each of the commissioned officers of 
 Cos. D and F (Lynn Liglit Infantry and 
 Lynn City Guard) was made the re- 
 cipient of a handsome regulation swoi-d 
 and trimmings, yesterday, the gift of 
 several of tlie prominent citizens of 
 Lynn. 
 
 A Splendid Ovation. 
 
 The Sixtli regimc>iit, of the Massacliu- 
 setts militia, which left Boston at 7 : 30 
 o'clock last evening, and passed ttirough 
 Springfield and New Haven, arrived at 
 the Twenty-sevcntli-street depot, in this 
 city, at 7 : 30 o'clock this morning. 
 
 The officers of the regiment arrived 
 last night, and put up at the Fifth-av- 
 enue hotel. It was expected that the 
 soldiers would also arrive last evening, 
 and the Fifty-fifth regiment proceeded 
 to the Twenty-scventh-street depot to 
 act as an escort. About two hundred 
 members of the Seventh regiment also 
 proceeded to the depot after drill, in 
 citizens' dress, to meet tlie Massachu- 
 setts men, and remained until nearly 2 
 o'clock this morning. 
 
 The Fiftv-flfth, after waiting until a 
 very late liour, concluded the regiment 
 would not arrive until to-day and re- 
 tired. Tlie early hour at which they 
 reached the city tills morning rendered 
 an escort impracticable, especially as 
 the time was uncertain, but the people 
 were out by thousands to welcome the 
 soldiers of "the good old commonwealth. 
 A more splendiil ov.ation, although 
 wholly improm])tu, has seldom been 
 witnessed. Througli the entire line of 
 their mardi it was one continuous roar 
 of cheers and ap|)lause. 
 
 The reception at the Fifth - avenue 
 hotel beggars description. Thousands 
 of citizens gathered to witness the dis- 
 play, and to swell the grand chorus of 
 applause. 
 
 The Messrs. Leland entertained three 
 hundred of the regiment, in rooms gaily 
 decorated for their accommodation. 
 
 The St. Nicholas took two hundred, 
 and the Astor house tlie remaining five 
 hundred. 
 
 Some of our most prominent citizens 
 waited upon tlie troojis, and expressed 
 the liveliest admiration for their prompt- 
 ness in responding to the call of their 
 country. 
 
 Incidents. 
 
 As the troops passed down Broadway 
 they were observed by Gen. .James 
 Appletou, of Ipswich, Mass. The Gen- 
 eral is seventy-six years old, with all 
 his mental and physical energies unim- 
 
 paired. As the troops passed by him, 
 he remarked with deep emotion, "Those 
 boys won't run. I commanded a regi- 
 ment of them in the last war." Gen- 
 eral Appletou says he is young enough 
 yet to fight for his country, and he is 
 ready to enlist. 
 
 During their brief stay in this city the 
 troops were constantly surrounded by 
 hundreds of patriotic citizens, whose 
 enthusiasm seemed to know no hounds. 
 At the several hotels where they were 
 quartered they received the best' atten- 
 tion, and were greatly refreshed by the 
 excellent entertainment. 
 
 Having breakfasted, they employed 
 their time nntil 11 o'clock in conversa- 
 tion, smoking and preparations for the 
 march. All seemed determined to stand 
 by the old flag under all hazards, ami to 
 ])unish those who dare to insult it. 
 Many of the men are exceedingly in- 
 telligent, and not a few come from fami- 
 lies eminent in the history of the old 
 Bay State. They spoke of the ability of 
 Massachusetts to send thirty thousand 
 or even more vohmteers to the supi)ort 
 of the government if needed. At 11 
 o'clock the various companies, having 
 assembled at the Astor house, formed in 
 Broadway. 
 
 By this time thousands of our citizens 
 had gathered to bid the brave fellows 
 Gods])eed. No language can describe 
 the excitement of the vast concourse. 
 Cheer followed cheer until the welkin 
 rang as with a sound of tliuuder. There 
 were cheers for the star-spangled ban- 
 ner, for the dear old flag, for the red, 
 white and blue, for the government, for 
 the North, for Lincoln, for Major Ander- 
 son, for every thing the loyal I'leart could 
 suggest. Old men, young men, and 
 lads waved the American flag over 
 their heads, pinned It to their hats and 
 coats, cartmen displayed it on their 
 horses. Barnimi fluug it from every 
 window of the museum. 
 
 The guests of the Astor shouted till 
 they were hoarse, so did the visitors at 
 the nuiseum, and when at last, at half- 
 past 11, the police taking the lead, the 
 regiment took ui> their nuirch for the 
 JeTse_y-Clty ferry, the enthusiasm was 
 perfect!}- overwhelming. At ever_y stop 
 the roar of tlie multitude was increased, 
 at every win<low the flags were waved. 
 
 Turning from Broadway into Court- 
 landt street, the scene was such as has 
 seldom, if ever, been seen in New York. 
 The stores could hardly be seen for the 
 flags, of which there iuust have Iieen, 
 on an average, one for every window in 
 the street. Every building was thronged 
 with [wrsous eager to see the regiment, 
 while the sidewalks, awning posts, and 
 stoops were literally covered with a 
 mass of excited humanity. There was 
 one uidnterrupted and unprecedented 
 cheer from Broadway to the ferry. 
 
 Those who have witnessed all the 
 great demonstrations of the city for 
 a lialf century back remember none so 
 .spontaneously enthusiastic. As the 
 regiment filed oft" to go upon tlie ferry- 
 boat, which was gaily decorated with 
 flags, as was the ferry-house, there were 
 loud cries of "God bless you,"' "God 
 
 bless vou;" and uidlmlted cheers for 
 the old Bay State. 
 
 Crossing the river the troops entered 
 the spacious depot of the New .Jersey 
 railroad company, which was crowded 
 with patriotic Jersey men and women. 
 From the convenient balconv around 
 the building, so well occupied at the 
 Lincoln reception, the bright eyes of 
 many a fair one looked down in "spark- 
 ling delight at the in-omi)t march of 
 the brave Massacliusetts boys to their 
 country's defense. 
 
 Flags were waved by hundreds of fair 
 bauds, and wlille the volunteers were 
 waiting for tlie cars not a few of tlie 
 miniature copies of the national emblem 
 were smilingly transferred to tlieir keep- 
 ing. There was a long delay, during 
 which the patriotism of the great crowd 
 display<>d itself In many amusing ways, 
 ami at 1 o'clock the train, consisting" of 
 fifteen cars and a sturdy locomotive, 
 happily named the " VValcott," and 
 beautifully dressed with flags, left the 
 depot amidst a i)erfect avalanche of 
 cheers. — ^[New York Evening Post, 
 April 18. 
 
 The field officers arrlve(l in this city 
 with the half-past II o'clock train last 
 evening, but Innnedlately procured a 
 carriage and were driven to the Fifth- 
 avenue hotel. On arriving at the hotel, 
 a large crowd were assembled in the 
 vestibule, discussing passing events, 
 when Col. P. S. Davis, Maj. P. Adams 
 Ames, and JIaj. Jonathan Ladd passed 
 through the hall. As soon as it became 
 known that they were the officers of tlie 
 Massachusetts volunteers, the cheering 
 became tremendous. All who could 
 crowd arounil the ofiicers and get hold 
 of their hands, did so, and many were 
 the " Godspeeds '" bestowed upon them 
 b.v the assendilage. 
 
 When the troojis alighted from the 
 ears, tumultuous cheers greeted them, 
 first for the " Bay State,'" for the " Bos- 
 ton Boys," and the Massachusetts mili- 
 tia in general. 
 
 Along tlie entire route the demonstra- 
 tions were soul-insiilring and patriotic. 
 Cheer after cheer rang upon the ear at 
 every block and corner. New acces- 
 sions to the civic escort were received at 
 every step, and such was the throng 
 that It ultimately required the unitecl 
 exertions of Capt. Francis Speight and 
 thirty men of tlie 'I'wenty-first precinct, 
 to keep them from crowding upon the 
 military. 
 
 Nearly opposite the New York hotel, 
 a gray-haired old man, tottering under 
 the weight of _years, mounted a stoop 
 and announced tliat he had fought under 
 the Stars and Strii)es In the War of 1812, 
 against a foreign ])0wer, and now that 
 flag was about being despoiled bj- those 
 who should be our brethren. "God 
 bless our flag," was his concluding sen- 
 timent, while tears were seen streaming 
 from his eyes in torrents. Such cheer- 
 ing as followed the words of the old 
 gentleman may better be imagined than 
 described. — [Commercial Advertiser. 
 
 The Eighth Massachusetts regiment 
 of volunteers reached New Y'ork at so 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 early an liour on Friday morning, that 
 but " few iHTSons gathered to witness 
 their arrival, and although there was 
 a general cheering and waving of hand- 
 kerchiefs from private houses on the 
 route, as they proceeded to the hotels 
 for breakfast! there was no very noticea- 
 hl<' demonstration until they mustered 
 for departure from the city. ()f the 
 scenes which then ensued the Evening 
 Post says : — 
 
 Soon" after 11 o'clock the Eighth regi- 
 ment of Massachusetts militia mustered 
 in the park, and were received by an im- 
 promptu gathering of several thousand 
 persons, who cheered to the echo every 
 movement of the sturdy volunteei's. 
 After a fC'W evolutions, "the regiment, 
 preceded by a corps of police, took 
 their niarcli down Broadway to Court- 
 landt street. At every point" the throng 
 of spectators increased, as did the en- 
 thusiasm. The display of bunting and 
 ardor on Courtlandt street was like that 
 of yesterilay. 
 
 There were constant cheers for the 
 old Bay State, for Marl)lehead, for 
 Lowell, for every point from whence the 
 brave fellows came. General Butler, 
 who walked with steady stej) and erect 
 head, was the observed of all, and rec- 
 ognized by hundreds, was the subject 
 of a personal ovation of the most com- 
 plimentary character. Embarked upon 
 the ferry-boat, which was gaily dec- 
 orated, the troops were cheered until 
 fairly out of hearing. 
 
 They arrived in Jersey City at about 
 noon, and immediately took the cars. 
 There was much enthusiasm, and the 
 men exhibited the utmost alacrity. On 
 parting with one of them, a by-stander 
 remarked that he hoped he should see 
 him again. " Yes, you will see us 
 again; we will do our duty first, and 
 will upe. you again." 
 
 There was animation on every face, 
 and all seemed to feel the importance of 
 their nnssion. \ot a regret was visible 
 upon the countenance of a single indi- 
 vidual. Some of then\, in view of the 
 fact that they iHight be compelled to 
 light before they reached Washington, 
 remarked that they were ready, but 
 feared that they had nut cartridges 
 enough." 
 
 Presentation of the Flag. 
 
 The flag presentation oc^currcd at the 
 dopot in Jersey <'ity. The Commercial 
 Advertiser gives the annexed account : — 
 
 ■'At the dejxit an affecting incident 
 occured. Colonel Monroe of the Eighth, 
 being lou<lly called for. appeared, sur- 
 rounded by (ieneral Butler, (juarter- 
 master-general John Moran, Colonel 
 Hinks, and the rest of the stafi'. A. 
 (iriswold, Esq., a prominent mendter of 
 the Xew York bar, stejiped forward, 
 holding in his band a magniticcnt silk 
 flag mounti'd ciu a massiv<' hickory stafV. 
 lie addressed llie coimuandant of the 
 Eighth regiment as folhius : — 
 
 " ' (.'olonid Monroe, — Sir, you are 
 from Massachiisells; "God bless her I'' 
 Her sons everywhere are proud of her 
 IiNtorv. and whih' her armies are com- 
 
 manded by such officers as are at their 
 head we have faith in her future. As a 
 son of Massachusetts. 1 beg to present 
 this standard as a token ot my apprecia- 
 tion of the cause in which you are en- 
 gaged. 1 confide it to your keeping — 
 ".Stand by it."" 
 
 "Colonel Monroe responded with the 
 following appropriate and (doquent re- 
 marks : — 
 
 " ' As a son of Massachusetts, I re- 
 ceive it from a son of her soil, and I will 
 defend it. "God help me."' 
 
 " The cheering which followed was 
 deafening; nine cheers were proposed 
 and given for the Hag, and at that 
 moment eight bundretl liardy troops, 
 just arrived from the sacred precincts 
 of Bunker hill, vowed solennily to de- 
 fend that flag with their lives and honor. 
 The flag is made of silk; heavy crimson 
 tassels hanging from the spear of the 
 stafl". 
 
 " Quartermaster Moran, of the First 
 brigade, while in the act of stejiping 
 into the cars, received a telegram recall- 
 ing him to Boston, as the War depart- 
 ment has telegraphed for his entire 
 brigade." 
 
 FROM WASHINGTON. 
 
 Riiiuors in Regard to Virginia. 
 
 SECESSION AGENTS LEAVING fOR 
 
 SUPPLIES FOR THE VOLUNTEERS. 
 
 War Fever Raging at the West. 
 
 Some Virginians here profess to be 
 certain that the state has gone out. 
 Others say she will assume a position 
 of armed neutrality, and prevent troops 
 from passing either w ay. 
 
 Several Secession agents left here to- 
 day for Montgomery. 
 
 Large supplies of beef, pork, l)iscuit, 
 and beans were put in the Post-office 
 department this afternoon for the volun- 
 teers. 
 
 Western men, arrived to-night, lepre- 
 sent that the war fever is raging there. 
 
 The Rhode Island Troops Wanted 
 Immediately — The District Mili- 
 tia — Fictitious Rumors — Ap- 
 pointments. 
 
 WAsiiiNdToN, April 17. Governor 
 Sprague has been telegraphed to come 
 here with the Uhode Island troops im- 
 mediately. 
 
 Additional vidunteer comptinies were 
 mustered iiUo service to-d;iy by the War 
 deiiartment. Others are fornung to 
 offer their services to the govermiient. 
 
 There is no intelligence here to war- 
 rant the belief that Harper's Ferry has 
 been seized, as was currently rumored 
 to-day. The same is true of other re- 
 I>orts of an exciting character. — [Bos- 
 ton Journal. 
 
 FROM MONTGOMERY. 
 
 ProclamatioE liy Jefferson Davis. 
 
 Letters of Marque to be Issued by 
 THE Confederate States. 
 
 MON'TGOMERV, April 17. 
 
 Whereas, Abraham Lincoln, President of 
 the United States, has annonneed his inten- 
 tion of invading the Confederacy with an 
 armed force, for the purpose of capturing its 
 fortresses, and tlierebj' subverting its inde- 
 pendence, and subjecting its free people to 
 the dominion of a foreign power; and 
 whereas, it has thus beeonie the duty of this 
 government to repel the threatened invasion, 
 and defend the rights and liberties of the 
 people by all the means which the laws of 
 nations and the usages of civilized warfare 
 place at its disposal ; 
 
 Now, therefore, I, JetiTerson Davis, Presi- 
 dent of the Confederate States of America, 
 do issue this, my proclamation, inviting all 
 those who may desire by armed service in 
 private armed vessels on 'the lugh seas to aid 
 this government in resisting so wanton and 
 wicked au aggression, to make application 
 for commissions or letters of marque and re- 
 prisal, to be issuetl under the seal of these 
 Confederate States. And 1 do further notify 
 all persons applying for letters of marque to 
 make a statement in writing, giving the name 
 and suitable description of the character, 
 tonnage, and foi"ce of the vessel, the name of 
 the place of residence of each owner con- 
 cerned therein, and the intended number of 
 the crew, and to sign each statement and de- 
 liver the same to the Secretary of State or 
 Collector of the port of entry of these Con- 
 federate States, to be by him transmitted to 
 the Secretary of State. 
 
 And I do fiirther notify all applicants afore- 
 said before any coinniission or letter of 
 marque is granted to any vessel, or the 
 owner orowhers thereof, and the commander 
 for the time being, that they will be required 
 to give a bond to the Confederate States, with 
 at least two responsible sureties, not inter- 
 ested in such vessel, in the penal sum of five 
 thousand dollars, with the condition that the 
 owners, oflieers, and crew, who shall be em- 
 ployed on board, shall observe the laws of 
 these Confederate States, and the instruc- 
 tions given them for the regulation of their 
 conduct, that shall satisfy all damages done 
 contrary to the tenor thereof by such vessel 
 during lier commission, and deliver up the 
 same when revoked by the President of the 
 Confederate States. 
 
 And I do further speeiallj' enjoin upon all 
 persons holding oltiees civil and military 
 under the autlnuity oi tlie Confederate States, 
 tliat they be vigilant and zealous in the dis- 
 charge of the duties incident thereto. 
 
 And I do moreover solemnly exhort the 
 good people of the Confederate States, as 
 thej' love their countrj', as they prize the 
 blessing of a free government, as they feel 
 the wrongs of the past, and those now threat- 
 ened in aggravated form by those whose en- 
 mity is more implacable because uupvovoked, 
 tlinf Ihey exert theniseb. es in preserving 
 tu'ler. inpromoting (■oncf)rd, in maintaining 
 the authority and eflicieiicy of the laws, and 
 in supporting nnd invigOT-ating all the meas- 
 ures which may be adopted for the common 
 defense, and bv which, un ler the blessing of 
 Divine I'rovidence, we may hope for a speedy, 
 just, and honorable peace. 
 
 In testimony whereof I nave set my hand 
 ami st-'al this seventeenth, day of April. 
 
 (Signed.) JEFt'EUSOX DAVIS. 
 Ry the President. 
 lioHKUT TooiMiis, Secretary of state. 
 
 Xkav Okm.kaxs, April H!. Several 
 vessels are tittiu^i' out here in autieipa- 
 tion of the issuing of . Iters of marque. 
 The military status at Pensaeola is uu- 
 ohanged. Aeeounts fi-oni Kentuoky 
 ?itate that large nunil)ers are enrolling 
 under the Confederate tlag.— [New York 
 Herald. 
 
SECESSIONISTS LEAVING THE ^!r,,riN 
 
 THE INNOCENT CAUSE OF THE WAR 
 
 Fac-sliriiles of Envelopes used during the Reliellion 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 33 
 
 Meeting of Adopted Citizens. 
 
 Union Resolution Adopted — Speeclies by 
 Bernard S. Treanor, Tlioiuas Cass, T. 
 M. Brown, and Otliers. 
 
 A meetiug ot tlie adopted citizens of 
 Boston, which was held last eveuiug at 
 the Jackson elub-rooiii, Ilauover street, 
 for the purpose of giving expression to 
 their devotion to the Union and the con- 
 stitution, was attended by some live 
 hinidred people — as many as could be 
 crowded into the hall. 
 
 The nieetiug was called to order by 
 Mr. Bernard S. Treanor. The meeting 
 was organized by the clioice of Mr. 
 Thomas Cass as chairman, and a long 
 list of vice-presidents. 
 
 Mr. Cass took the chair and read the 
 call for the meeting by way of announc- 
 ing its object. 
 
 Voice in the crowd — " \VTio called 
 this meetiug ; that "s what I want to 
 know?" 
 
 Voices — "Put him out; hedou"t be- 
 long in this town." 
 
 Tlic CbairuKiu — "The Chair wants it 
 distinctly umlerstood that he won't 
 trouble himself to answer any such im- 
 pertiueut questions. [Cheers and hisses.] 
 I want it distinctly understood, we don"t 
 exjiect any man here who don't favor 
 this call ; if there is any uuiu here who 
 isn't in favor of it, he has no right here 
 whatever and had better leave. We 
 want it distinctly understood, too, that 
 there are men here who know their 
 rights, and knowing them, we are pre- 
 pared and will maintain tliem." [Ap- 
 plause.] 
 
 The President then read a patriotic 
 speech, in which he spoke of the glories 
 of this, his adopted country, as the 
 most free on earth, and ot the duties ot 
 patriots in the present crisis. He called 
 upon tlie yoimg men, especially, to come 
 forward to support tlieir country, assur- 
 ing them that the "noblest idace for 
 man to die, is where he dies for man." 
 In conclusion, he introduced Mr. B. S. 
 Treanor, chairman of the committee on 
 resolutions. 
 
 Mr. Treanor jirefaced the resolves 
 with some remarks, in which he spoke 
 of the troops now quartered in the city, 
 soon to be marched to the seat of gov- 
 ernment to defend the legitimate rulers 
 [cheers and hisses] of this countrj' 
 from the attacks of ruthless ruffians. 
 [Hisses and cheers.] None but traitors 
 of the blackest dye can refuse now to 
 support the Union in every way. He 
 was aware that iuterested persons had 
 attempted to sow the seed of sedition 
 among the adopted citizens, but they 
 have not yet succeeded. The Irishmen 
 who have become citizens of this country 
 are loyal. Colonel Corcoran, who refused 
 to obey the order to turn out to do honor 
 to the Prince of Wales, has a regiment 
 of Irishmen who will do good service to 
 the cause of the country. You may 
 be sure that if the flag of the Stars anii 
 Stripes is trailed in the dust, it will not 
 be the fault of the gallant Sixty-ninth. 
 It is true that in this city, a few years 
 since, the Irish-American militarj^ were 
 disbanded by an edict of Governor Gard- 
 ner, worthy of a Pickens or a Jell'. 
 
 Davis. When the United States laws 
 were in danger of being trampled upon 
 in Court square, I shall uever forget 
 the patriotic conduct of the noble old 
 Columbians, of whom you, sir, were 
 one. We have served tlie South faith- 
 fully, and now let the South rest assured 
 that we will stand by the Union, the 
 constitution, and the President, whom 
 the ]ieople have constitutionally elected. 
 Jlr. 'i'reanor liero read the following 
 resolves : — 
 
 Jieso/re(/, That we will support the jrovern- 
 uient, by every means in our power, in its 
 efforts to enforce tile laws, eolleot tbe reve- 
 nue, repossess the national property, uiaiu- 
 tain the constitution, and suppress" treason 
 and rebellion wherever it appears. 
 
 A'fSo//.'f(/, That we call upon every adojited 
 citizen of Ii-ish birth to stand true to the 
 country which has become the home of so 
 many millions of our race arul of the op- 
 pn'sscd people of the old world, and nol per- 
 mit the liberties for which WashiuMton fouitht 
 and ^lonti^omery died to be trampled under 
 foot by the slave oligarchy of the South. 
 
 Kesundng, Mr. Treanor said : " Now, 
 Jlr. President, I would ask any reasona- 
 ble man what cause is ther<> or has there 
 been In existence for plunging this 
 hapjiy, peacefid country Into its present 
 condition':' What constitutional right 
 of the South has been invaded'? \Vhat 
 wrong has Iieen done by ('ongress to 
 any state In the .South'? It is true, sir, 
 the state of Virginia was lnvade(l by 
 the unfcntunate John Brown." 
 
 Voice in the rear of the hall — ■ 
 "There's a d — d Secessionist out here." 
 
 Voices — " Put hiin out." 
 
 Treanor — "Let the traitors show 
 themselves. We '11 promise tlieni, if 
 they 're not careful, a spccinu'U of Vir- 
 ginia lynch law. 
 
 " I was saying, sir. that the state of 
 Virginia was unlawfully and unjustly 
 Invaded by the unfortunate John Brown ; 
 but, sir, the almost unanimous majority 
 of tlie citizens of every state were 
 ready to rush to arms In defense of 
 every constitutional right, and In de- 
 fense of the independence of \'lrglnia, 
 or of any other state which might be 
 invaded in a similar manner. AVliat has 
 been done since, bj- any one, to justify 
 the present position of the Southern 
 states? What Is the question at Issue'? 
 The Kepubllcau party had solemnly de- 
 clared, by their |)latform adopted at 
 Chicago, that they did n't inteuil to 
 meddle with slavery in the states where 
 it exists, but contended also that it is 
 a great and acknowledged evil where it 
 exists, and has been from the time the 
 constitution was adopted until the pres- 
 ent moment, and they deidared that 
 they were utterly opposed to its fiutber 
 extension. Sir, I submit that if, when 
 the time arrived, they had practically 
 carried out these principles — if the 
 Kepublican party had been successful in 
 attempting to prohibit the extension of 
 slavery, — that, even that, would not 
 have been a violation of anj' clause of 
 the constitution." 
 
 A small row here occurred in the rear 
 of the hall, and the speaker was inter- 
 rupted for a while by cries of "Hang 
 him," " Put him out," "Hang him up," 
 etc. ; forms of proceeding which were 
 
 suggested by the presence of some oli- 
 noxious person in the crowd. 
 
 Mr. Treanor — " If, therefore, the 
 question had been iiractically brought 
 before Congress for the purpose of pro- 
 hibiting the introduction of slavery into 
 any free territory, and Congress iiad 
 decided so to do, "it would not be, 1 sub- 
 mit, an infraction ot the constitution. 
 But the South, without waiting for a 
 test of the question, threw oil' all alle- 
 giance to the Union, and attemped to 
 subvert that government which they 
 had so long held in their hands, and 
 which they now saw suddenly jiass 
 from them. The (juestlou was, how- 
 ever, sulimitled to the jieoide of the en- 
 tire Union, as to whethei- slavery should 
 be protected, as one iiartv in the late 
 contest said It ought to be, and thi' people 
 of the North and the South, East and 
 AVest, by their votes, whether given for 
 Douglas or for Lincoln, decided that 
 slaveiT should not be protected In the 
 territories. [Great ai)i)lause.] Sir, It 
 has always been the pride of every 
 American citizen, and the wmider of the 
 whole world, that wlilli' jirlor to a presi- 
 dential election our liereest passions are 
 rouse<l up, they all i)ass away when the 
 peoi)le have met to deposit their votes in 
 the ballot-bo.\ ; how every man bows In 
 submission to that great arbitrator of 
 public opinion. Shall the ballot-box no 
 longer be regai-ded an<l acknowledged 
 as the exponent of the voice of the peo- 
 ple'? Are we to come to the condition 
 of the petty states of Central America 
 and >Iexico, and to have a revolution 
 upon every election of a president'? 
 Is it not the great element of the gov- 
 ernment of this country that the ma- 
 jority shall rule, and that the minority 
 shall bow in obedience to that rule'? 
 Could n't the South have waited four 
 years, and again submitted Its claims'? 
 Xo, sir; the election of a Kepublican 
 ju'esident was but the pretext for the 
 opening of schemes which they have 
 been nursing ever sliu'e Andrew Jack- 
 son put down nuUltication in 1833. Are 
 these the kind ot men we wish to see 
 march ujion Washington, and place their 
 despotic flag upon the Capitol, and give 
 laws to the people of thirtv-four states'? 
 ['It can't be did,' 'No!"' 'Xo!' Ap- 
 plause.] The ])eo])le of this country 
 will find the fiu'eign-born citizens as 
 true to freedom as they were in the 
 Revolution, and as they were in 1814." 
 
 Voice — "How about the two years' 
 amendment'?" 
 
 Mr. Treanor — "I am opposed to all 
 two years' and all one year amend- 
 ments. But if the slave-holding oligar- 
 chy had the jjower they would n't allow 
 one of you to vote, — no, not one of 
 you ['That's so!" Great applause], 
 and we, wiio came from a coimtry 
 where not one in fifty thousand of us 
 was allov^-ed to vote, ought not to be too 
 fastidious about a i)altry two years' 
 amendment." [Apjdause.] 
 
 Mr. Treanor continued some time 
 longer In this train of remark, and in 
 conclusion said that the traitors' flag 
 woidd never float over the Capitol, or 
 over Faneuil hall, as long as a loyal 
 
34 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR 
 
 citizen rciiiaiiicd to defend tlie honor of 
 llie Stars :ind Strliie*. 
 
 Three' eheers were given tor Jlr. 
 'I'rcaiior ;il the conehisiou of his re- 
 marks. 
 
 Mr. T. ^l. Brown was next called out. 
 He remarked that Irishmen ouglit to he 
 found now hi the very front of the 
 battle. 
 
 Voice — "Tliey're never found l)e- 
 liind." [Applause.] 
 
 The Chair — '• Three cheers for that 
 fellow." Tliey were given. 
 
 Mr. Hrown, resuming, remarked that 
 this was no time to talk about party 
 platforms. Perhaps when all exi.sting 
 platforms have been knocked into a 
 cocked hat, we may go to work and 
 make a new one. Suiipose Massachu- 
 setts has made mistakes; is she the 
 oulv state that has done so? [Voices — 
 "X'o: no:'" "Yes!" -'Put him out!"] 
 Mr. Krowii — We have a constitutionally 
 elected President. [-'Three cheers for 
 the President " — given. '-Three cheers 
 for (iarrisou " — hisses. " Three cheers 
 for Douglas" — given.] Where is the 
 call for the present liebelliou'? There 
 is n"l .-iiiy. Nobody's rights have been 
 invaded: nobody has been taxed. There 
 is only a nuserahle pretext for treason. 
 Let us show that the old spirit which 
 coniiielled a treaty on the old stone at 
 Limerick isn't dead yet. The spirit 
 which nerved the arm of Sarstield; the 
 spirit whicli stirred the heart of Daniel 
 O'Connell; the spirit which tired the 
 brain and tilled the great heart of him 
 win) was the jirophet and guidi' of 
 young Ireland ; tlie glorious Thomas 
 Davis, is yet alive. [Applanse.] That 
 flag must never trail in the dust. [A])- 
 )>lause.] fiCt the adopted citizens of 
 America follow that flag, and determine 
 never to leav<' the work until it flo.-its 
 over tldrty-fiuir states. [Great ap- 
 plause. .-iikI three hearty cheers.] 
 
 l)i 
 
 The Right Talk. 
 
 The .\ew])ort Nevs rei)orts the follow- 
 ing : — 
 
 '' A correspondeuce, of which the fol- 
 lowing is the substance, is said to have 
 passi'd between Governor Hicks, of 
 Maryland, and Governor Sprague, of 
 KhoiU' Island, on Friday or Saturday of 
 last week, by ti'lcgra|)h: — 
 
 " Gtivfrnor I licks to Governor Sprague. 
 
 — 'I understand you are about to pro- 
 cee<l to Washington with the IJhode 
 Island regiment. I advise you not to 
 laketlKMu through lialtimore, and thus 
 avoid lroul)le.' 
 
 "Govrrnor Sprague to Governor //irks. 
 
 — -The Itbode Island regimeiu are 
 g<iiug to light, and il matters not 
 wb<-ther they tight in Baltimore or 
 \\ ashington.'" 
 
 An Editok okk fou tiik Wahs. — 
 Tlie senior editor of tlie Hartford I'ress, 
 Mr. Josejili I!. Ilawley, has gone to sui>- 
 port with his sword the cause he has 
 defended with his ]ien. He gives his ser- 
 vices in the cajiacity of first lieutenant of 
 Iville ( 'o. A, First Connecticut regiment. 
 
 Flag-raising on Old South Church. 
 
 This noon a new and lieautiful flag was 
 raised from the belfry of the Old South 
 i-hurch, in the presence of a large C(ui- 
 course of people. 
 
 The meeting was called to order by 
 (Jeorge Homer, Esq., of the standing 
 committee of the society, who made a 
 few approjiriatc remarks. They did not, 
 he said, come as partisans or sectarians, 
 but as American citizens, remembering 
 that dear an<l sacred associations were 
 connected with this spot; that here, in 
 Itevolntionary times, our fathers were 
 wont to meet and to consult in regard to 
 the interests of the country. 
 
 A fervent prayer was then offered by 
 IJev. Dr. Blagiien, the senior pastor of 
 the chundi. 
 
 The rt.ag was then thrown to the 
 breeze, with the motto: "Titl'ETo OUH 
 PiKVonTioNAltY PRiNClin.ES," amid the 
 cheers by the crowd, and the -■ Star- 
 .si)augled Banner" by Gilmore's liand. 
 
 Rev. J. yi. Manning, the associate 
 pastor, was next introduced, and spoke 
 as follows : — 
 
 .\<l<lress of Ilev. J. IM. Manning. 
 
 I thank you, >Ir. Chairman and gentle- 
 men of the committee, from the bottom 
 of my heart, and in the name of the 
 Christian religion, I thank you, for un- 
 furling that flag \\ here it now greets our 
 eyes. It is in the right place. Let it 
 roll otit its colors to the sunlight, and 
 jilay with the free breezes of heaven, till 
 its insulted honor has been vindicated — 
 till its supremacy is owned throughout 
 the Itepublic, and every American knee 
 bows to it in willing and joyous hom- 
 age; then, an honorable peace having 
 been secured, let it be folded up care- 
 fully, and laid among our historic treas- 
 ures, to be transmitted, with glorious 
 memories of these times, to our chil- 
 dren's children. 
 
 If rumor be true, you have performed 
 a bold and dangerous act, in throwing 
 that banner upon the air. While the 
 British troojis held Boston, they de- 
 stroyed the steeide of the West church 
 for the crime of displaying the American 
 ensign! and when the flag of Secession 
 waves from the to]) of Fanenil hall, you 
 must exiiect that the doings of this hour 
 will invite retaliation — that the stee_i)le 
 of the Old South church, for having 
 dared to become a flag-staft', will he 
 toppled l,o the ground. God's temjile 
 welcomes the Slar-si>augled Banner to- 
 day, for thai banner has ceased to be 
 the sign of c<irriipt fellowship, or of 
 subserviency lo wrong, and has become 
 the syndiol of justice and loyalty to 
 human rights. ''I'here floats the ensign 
 of the free! We hail it with patriotic 
 shouts, for it signals to us <livine order 
 and the brotherliood of men. 
 
 Those strijies of crimson and ])earl, 
 and that couslellalion on its field of 
 blue, are thrilling twenty millions of 
 hearts while I speak. From the valleys 
 of the I'ine-tree state, from the homes 
 of Stark anil .VUen. and I'utnam and 
 Greene, from the einjjires of the ^liddle 
 states, from the boundless ))rairie and 
 forest and mine, they issue fortll. to- 
 
 gether with you of this in-erless com- 
 monwealth, an innumerable and iiniuci- 
 ble h(]st, to bear our national emblem 
 whithersoever duty shall lead the way. 
 All that beatifies and blesses American 
 society, asks to sit in the shadow of the 
 dear old flag; only that which is hateful 
 and destructive would drag it from the 
 sky, and rend and trample it. 
 
 The African, out of his ages of bond- 
 age, is peering, with a strange thrill of 
 joy, at these Stars and Stripes; to him 
 they are an auroral vision, — the early 
 twilight, with its streak of flame, telling 
 him that the day of redemption draweth 
 nigh. Into this shadow flock those who 
 would honor the mighty past and secure 
 a mightier future. Hither come loyalty. 
 <n-der, goodness, civilization, the arts, 
 and ]ihilanthroi)y. And now Chris- 
 tianity, divine mistress of the earth, 
 bids iier temiiles bear up this glorious 
 ensign, as if to consecrate it to its new 
 and holy mission, and thus signify what 
 banner it is which she will entwine with 
 her own, when the kingdoms of the 
 world shall become the kingdom of 
 the Lord. 
 
 And as it is befitting that Christianity 
 should embrace the American ensign to- 
 day, so it seems hardly less proper that 
 the Old South, of all the I'hurches in 
 Xew England, should be delegated for 
 this touching ceremonial. She is not 
 the oldest, but certainly the most his- 
 toric, of them all. The history of the 
 nation can not be disconnected from 
 hers ; the two are inseparably inter- 
 twined. Within a few yards of us, John 
 Winthrop lived and died; and his man- 
 sion was occupied by ministers of this 
 church until destroyed during the AVar 
 of the IJevolution. From his family 
 these grounds passed hito the ])Ossession 
 of John Norton, the celebrated divine; 
 and by him they were given to the 
 church, for the twofold object of civil 
 and religious liberty. 
 
 The State house" and this sanctuary 
 have been called the Moses and Aaron 
 of New England freemen. Here the 
 citizens of Boston, after the tragedy of 
 March o, 1770, met to denounce stand- 
 ing armies, and to demand the removal 
 of the English troops; a meeting whicli 
 grew to an annual custom, under the 
 direction of tin' selectmen, and which 
 was really the origin of our jireseiit 
 municipal observance of the Fourth of 
 July. Echoes of the eloquence of Sam- 
 uel' .\dams, Otis, and Hancock, sleeji 
 within these walls; elociuence which 
 gave birth to the American Repul)lic, 
 and which seems to be blossoming out 
 and rousing us, as it did our fathers, to 
 patriotic exertion — in the starry folds 
 now floating overhead. 
 
 Hitliei' Warren came, and climbed 
 through that window into the pulpit, on 
 that memorabh' day, when no other citi- 
 zen dared to address the people — when 
 none but those who loved liberty more 
 than life ventured to be his auditors — 
 who sat in the pews, pale as dead men, 
 while the king's troops, fully armed, 
 Ihrmiged the aisles and pulpit steps. 
 This building has served as an exercise- 
 n-round for horsemen who sought to 
 
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 35 
 
 oouquPr the iinniortal euililcm ubove us. 
 The liorse and liis rider have perished, 
 while the temple they profaned still 
 stands, and the flag the}' hated still 
 waves on high! Sic semper tyrannis ! 
 Thus may it ever be ; and thus, by the 
 help of heaven, shall it be with those 
 who are bidding their rattlesnake fetch 
 down our eagle from his home in the 
 skies. 
 
 The sanctuary, which gave its sacred 
 water to the lirow of Franklin, this day 
 dedicates and baptizes, in tl^e name of 
 the Triune God, the symbol which tliat 
 matcliless diplomatist lured from the 
 unwilling liauds of kings, and which he 
 taught the nations to fear and admire. 
 We welcome thee I)ack to thy natal spot, 
 — to the Puritan church, of which thou 
 wert born, — Flag of the Free ! Float 
 on forever, in majesty ami might, tliou 
 glorious ensign; symbol of liberty, 
 guardian of onler and law, a nation's 
 pride, tliou jov-speakiug lienild to the 
 oppressed of all lamlsl Within thy 
 folds may no crime or dishonor lurk. 
 Palsied be the tongue that w(.>uld de- 
 fame thee; withered the luiud that 
 would tear thee from thy lofty height ! 
 God go with thee in the day of battle, 
 and V'ictory make thy standard her 
 abiding-place. Under thy liroad pro- 
 tection will we rally, in tlie days of 
 peril ; and whether the danger come 
 from afar, or from internal foes, our 
 lives, our fortimes, our sacred honor, 
 shall be thine ; and our childreu, brought 
 devoutly to the altar of freedom, shall 
 l)e sworn to defend thee uutil the reign 
 of the Prince of Peace begins. — [Bos- 
 ton Journal. 
 
 recorded with tlie dead. But what is 
 more glorious than to die for one's 
 country? 1 am in as good spirits as our 
 dubious position will admit, and I prom- 
 ise you I will die like a soldier, — and a 
 true one, — if I uaist." 
 
 The True Soldier's Spirit. 
 
 The following extract from a letter 
 written by one of the Salem Light In- 
 fantry (zouaves), has tlie ring of the 
 true "metal. It will be seen that the 
 writer expected to encounter dangers 
 which he does not underestimate or 
 aftect to despise ; but he was ready to 
 meet them and die a soldier's death, if 
 need be. The regiment was not ordered 
 through Baltimore, so that his anticipa- 
 tions of hot work there were not real- 
 ized. The writer is one of Chandler & 
 C'o.'s clerks : — 
 
 "TFe have got to push our loay through 
 Baltimore in the morning, at the point of 
 the bayonet ! But our boys are deter- 
 mined and in for it. Our bayonet exer- 
 cise has got to put the whole regiment 
 through tire and brimstone. To tell you 
 the truth, our boys expect to be split to 
 pieces. But we have all made up our 
 minds to die at our post. We have one 
 great consolation before us ; the famous 
 Seventh regiment, of Xew York, will 
 join us to-night iu Philadeljihia, and at 
 3 o'clock in the morning we expect to 
 take up our line of march. There is an 
 unheard-of hot time before us, and we 
 are furnished with no anununitiou as 
 yet, and we are to rely on our bayonets 
 and revolvers solely. Our lieutenant is 
 collecting our letters, and I must leave 
 you. Perhaps before you receive this 
 I mav be lying on the tieUl among those 
 
 " Absolutely Necessary for a Soldier." 
 
 The >few York Post gives the follow- 
 ing list of articles which the shop win- 
 dows exhibit as "indispensable (in a 
 horn) for a soldier" : — 
 
 As thus : " Every soldier will find the 
 following articles indispensable: A 
 complete fatigue dress, a canteen, an um- 
 lirella, a portable gas cooking stove 
 with i)ots, pans, grid, and other irons, 
 camp-stool and bedstead, 'our' patent 
 medicines {which would till a shop and 
 kill a village), a jiortablc aiul foldable 
 India-rublier tent, several (or more) 
 cases of preserved meats and cans of 
 preserves, a bottle of hair-oil, last, 
 leather, and tools for mending shoes, a 
 portable writing-desk and AVorcester's 
 quarto dictionary, water-proof blacking, 
 Youth's (.'liristiau lil>rar_v, a pocket map 
 of Maryland and Vii-ginia, and Fowler's 
 ])hrenological chart, a compass, spy- 
 and looking-glass, complete photo- 
 graphic apparatus, JIi's. Wiuslow's 
 soothing syrup, and Mr. Otard's ditto." 
 
 These are but few of the articles 
 recommended, Iiut comprise all that a 
 soldier can c<5nveniently cai-ry, in addi- 
 tion to his regular equipment and his 
 musket. 
 
 A LETTEH from New York, in the 
 New Haven Palladium, says: "A tall 
 man called to see Governor Morgan at 
 Alb:iny, the other day, and desired to 
 volunteer. He thought he should like 
 to meet .Tefl". Davis. The Governor 
 asked, — 
 
 '"Do you know any thing of tac- 
 tics ? ' 
 
 "'Well, a little: think F could lead a 
 company — Just as lief go in the raid;s.' 
 
 "'And what is your name?' 
 
 '"May — Colonel M:iy. \on may re- 
 member me ! ' 
 
 "I fancy if Colonel May, late of tlie 
 United States Dragoons, — the man of 
 long hair, who resigned because he was 
 maltreated by Jeff. Ijavis when the lat- 
 ter was secretary of «-ar, — gets at the 
 head of a regiment, we sliall see the 
 tremendous feats of Palo Alto and I?e- 
 saca re-enacted." 
 
 CONFEDKRATK PRfiPllECY. As fre- 
 quent reference is made to the prophetic 
 boast of the Confederate secretary of 
 war, Hon. I,. P. Walker, on the occasion 
 of the anticii)ated surrender of Fort 
 Sumter, we copy the extract from his 
 speech as sent iu a dispatch from Mont- 
 gomery, April 12th, as follows: — 
 
 "No man, he said, could tell tohere the 
 
 WAR THIS D.IY COMMENCED WOUld end, 
 
 but he wo^ild prophesy that the fiag lohich 
 now flaunts the breeze here looiild float 
 over the dome of the old Capitol at Wash- 
 ington be.j'ore the 1st of May. Let them 
 try Southern chivalry and test the extent of 
 Southern resources, and it might float 
 eventually over Fanenil hall itself." 
 
 Massachusetts' Response to the Proc- 
 lamation of the President. 
 
 It is a iiroud reflection for the i)eople of 
 Massachusetts that their citizen-soldiery, 
 now as in the days of the lievolutiou, 
 were the first in the field at the call of 
 their country. The original requisition 
 for troops from this state called for but 
 two regiments, but the state responded 
 with such alacrity that, upon the refusal 
 of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri to 
 furnish their quotas, a re»inisition was 
 unhesitatingly made upon us f(U' two 
 more regiments. Three of the four reg- 
 iments are now on their way to Wash- 
 ington, and the fourth will leave to-day 
 
 — a regiment in four days I Thanks to 
 the foresight of Governor .Vndrew, — 
 whose praises are in every body's mouth, 
 
 — some provisions had been madi' for 
 the comfort of the troo])S in ;imicipaIion 
 of this emergency, and the first two regi- 
 ments sent from the state were splen- 
 didly eqiiippiMt. If the others are not 
 so well provided, it is because nobody 
 c<Hild have .inticipated that so large a 
 quota would be required fi'om the state 
 at so short notice. It has been impossi- 
 ble to ]iut a very large proportion of 
 our militia upou a war footing within 
 three days, though what has been done 
 in this direction will excite surprise 
 ever.vwhere. But the deficiencies in the 
 equipment of those sent yesterday and 
 to-iiay will be speedily snpi)lied. and a 
 week or two of camp duty will put all 
 the Massachusetts regiments in a state 
 of efficiency which will make them a 
 match for at least any equal body of 
 troops that the Confederate States can 
 bring against them. 
 
 There have been some ill-defined fears 
 in our community that the Massachu- 
 setts troops would be attacked in transit 
 by the rabble at Baltimore. The advice 
 of Governor Hicks that the troops be 
 sent by steamers seemed to demonstrate 
 that there was some ground for ajipre- 
 hension. But the loyalty of the m.ijor- 
 ity of the citizens of Baltimore is un- 
 (piestioned, and the worst which is to be 
 apprehended there is a street row, for 
 which the men are fully prepared. Al- 
 though the regiments which ha\e been 
 sent fi'om Massachusetts recpiire drill 
 and discipline before they can take the 
 field with eft'ect against discii)lined 
 troops, there are companies ammig 
 those which have gone forwanl that 
 wouUl be more than a match for any 
 mob th:it coulil be assend)led in lialli- 
 
36 
 
 IXCIDF.XTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 more, aided as tlioy would be by tlic 
 constituted authorities of the city. 
 
 We feel eonfident that the regiments 
 which liave bceu sent from Massachu- 
 setts will render a good account of them- 
 selves. We have conversed with many 
 of the soldiers, and while they have re- 
 s))onded to the call of their couutrj- 
 witli a full understanding that they 
 were engaged in no holiday parade, they 
 have betrayed, rather in their bearing 
 than by words, a sjjirit of enthusiasm, 
 bravery, and determination which will 
 make them equal to any emergency. In 
 behalf of tlieir fellow-citizens at home, 
 whose hearty sympatliies go with them, 
 we bid them Godspeed. Upon them have 
 fall(U the mantles of the men of Lex- 
 inglnn and Concord aud Bunker hill, 
 auil iheir deeds, whether in the camp 
 or in the field, — whether as citizens or 
 soliliers. — we are contident will reflect 
 homir ui)on the state which was the first 
 to si)ring to arms to gain the liberty that 
 America now enjoys. 
 
 And we say to the liebels and traitors 
 of the South who boast of their martial 
 ardor and military strength, that the 
 troops that have gone from Massacliu- 
 sefts are but the advance guard of those 
 whicli will l)e sent if the government 
 reipiires more aid. In a few days we 
 shall be able to send ten thousand men 
 more of the llower of our strength, to 
 share their perils and victories, or to 
 avenge their defeat if the fortune of v\ar 
 should turn against them. Massachu- 
 setts never falters in her dutj-. 
 
 I'ATiaoTic LiBERALiTT. — 'J'lie citi- 
 zens of Webster, at their town-meeting 
 last week, a|)]iropriated $2000 for the 
 benelit of families of volunteers; also a 
 sulIicieiU amount from the "war fund" 
 to furnish each menil)er of the Slater 
 Guards with an additional blanket and 
 mittens ; and adopted measures for pre- 
 paring lliese articles and forwarding 
 them to the company. The meeting, on 
 the motion of one of the clergymen of 
 th<^ town, formally entered upon record 
 their adnuration of the bravery of the 
 Slater Guards upon the field of battle. 
 
 Qt'akki; rATi;i<vnsM. — A lady of 
 tlw l,luaker f.iilh, in a neighboring city, 
 on being aske(l by a vfdunteer if she 
 was ready to tight the enemy, said, 
 "Xay, our doctrine is i)eaee." "Would 
 you like to have the I'ebels take Wash- 
 inglonV" "Nay, I would rather be 
 drawn and quartered. If thee will go 
 and light, we will stay at home aud 
 work and ju'ay for thee, and jiay the 
 taxes." — [ 'rranscrijit. 
 
 I'liionE Island has Viiiifikd It. — 
 "A liltli' one shall become a thousand, 
 and a small one a strong nation." 
 
 The War. 
 
 The troojis on their passage through 
 Siu-inglielii on Wednesday evening were 
 handsomidy received, the City Guard 
 and liri'uiiMi turning out in uuiform, with 
 a great concourse of ]irivate citizens. 
 .\ salute was fired amid much enthusi- 
 asm. The sum of .$.300 was raised to 
 furnish a collation, and refreshments 
 were furnished the troops in great abun- 
 dance. 
 
 Till' New York Times learns that Gen. 
 I'ufus King, of Wisconsin, recently 
 a])pointed resident minister at Koine, 
 has asked leave of absence from his 
 post, in order to take command of his 
 regiment aud serve the country in the 
 field against domestic traitors. 
 
 In re])ly to an inquiry from Missouri 
 as to his policy, Mr. Douglas has tele- 
 gra|)hed the following: — 
 
 " I de[irecate war. but if it must come 
 I am with my country and for my coun- 
 try, under all circumstances and in 
 every contingency. Individual policy 
 must be subordinate to the public 
 safety." 
 
 Nai!I!o\v Escape of a Traitor.— 
 It is stated l)y one of Major Anderson's 
 ofiieers that Mr. I'oger A. Pryor, of Vir- 
 ginia, « bile in Fort Simiter, lietore the 
 evacuation, saw in the surgeon's room a 
 decaiiti'r which he supposi'd contained 
 brandy, and from which he chivalrously 
 ind>ibed. The decanter contained Iodide 
 of Potash, and the surgeon was obliged 
 to give Mr. Pryor a counter-irritant to 
 save his valuable life. 
 
 CoLONEE Ellswokth is attempting 
 to recruit his regiment exclusively from 
 the firemen of New York. He thinks 
 that firemen have not been drilled 
 enough to )irevent the acquisition of his 
 jicctdiar tactics, and yet are accustomed 
 to obey, liesides being inured to hard- 
 shi]) and ]>rivation. So thoroughlv have 
 the firemen entered into the attair, that 
 it is thought the required number, eight 
 hundred ])icked men, will be ready to 
 depart for AVashington by Saturday. 
 
 A MEETlNr, of "all political i)arties, 
 who are in favor of the constitution of 
 the United States, and the Union of the 
 states under it,'' is called for jSIonday 
 next at Baltimore. 
 
 .\ liuiiJHT Sentinel. — At one of the 
 cam])S on Staten island, a new recruit 
 was placed on guard a few nights since. 
 An otliccr wisliing to be satisfied that 
 the recruit understood his duty, walked 
 to the post and passed by, meeting with 
 no resistance or objection. Looking at 
 the sentry for a moment, he asked him 
 if that was the wav he performed his 
 duty. 
 
 "Oh, I'm perfdrming my duty," was 
 the reply. 
 
 " What did you let me pass for? 
 Did n't the siTgeant give you the coun- 
 tersign':"' 
 
 " I know nothing of your counter- 
 sign," was the rejjly, " but the sergeant 
 told me that the first man who came 
 along would give me brandy ami wine, 
 and not a droji of cither have I seen, 
 although half a dozen have passed me. 
 
 Hang the wine : I only want the 
 brandy." 
 
 The pass-w ord was " Brandywine," 
 and the new aspirant for niilitaiy 
 honors had only comprehended it in the 
 sense probably most familiar to him. 
 
 The Hartford Press makes the sub- 
 joined statement relative to the manu- 
 facture of arms for the South, in that 
 city, about which much has been said : — 
 
 "The attention of the proper authori- 
 ties of this state has been repeatedly 
 called to the sale of arms to impro|>er 
 persons by the Sharpe's Eifle Co. and 
 ( 'olt's KeVolving Fire-arms Co. The 
 former has absolutely ceased to sell 
 where there is any risk of the arms fall- 
 ing into the hands of traitors, and it is 
 rcjiorted, we do not know how correctly, 
 that Colonel Colt will not furnish arms 
 to any parties known to be traitors. 
 
 "It is high time that these matters 
 were positively settled. It is not to he 
 tolerated that Hartford men shall arm 
 traitors to shoot down other Hartford 
 men. Uet all manufacturers of arms 
 and munitions bow to the law; if they 
 will not, let the law be sjieedily eii- 
 forced.'" 
 
 The Louisville Journal thus comments 
 on the President's proclamation : — 
 
 "We are struck with mingled amaze- 
 ment and indignation. The policy an- 
 nounced in the ijroclamation deserves 
 the unipuilified condemnation of every 
 American citizen. It is unworthy not 
 merely of a statesman, but of a man. 
 It is a policy utterly iuiir-braincd .-ind 
 ruinous. If Mr. Lincoln contemplated 
 this policy in the inaugural address, he 
 is a guilty dissembler; if he has con- 
 ceived it under the excitement raised by 
 the seizure of Fort Sumter, he is a 
 guilty hotspur. In either case, he is 
 miserably unfit for the exalted position 
 in which the enemies of the country 
 have placed him. Let the jjeoide in- 
 stantly take him aud his administration 
 into their own hands if they w oukl res- 
 cue the land from bloodshed, and the 
 Union from sudden and irretrievable 
 destruction." 
 
 Another Roman Mothei!. — A day 
 or two since a young man offered him- 
 self as a recruit at one of the offices in 
 this city, who evidently being a minor, 
 ^^■as asked if he had his father's permis- 
 sion to volunteer. He rejjlied that he had 
 no father, but admitted that his mother 
 was living. "Then you must get your 
 mother's consent," said the officer. The 
 young man retired, but soon returned 
 with the tollowiug brief but noble 
 letter: ' ' lie is mp all ; but I freely give 
 him to my country .'" — • [ Bangor Whig. 
 
 A HANiisoMK and deserved compliment 
 was paid to tJovernor Andrew last even- 
 ing, by S. 11. (iookin, Esq., in the meet- 
 ing called to form a Home (iuard. Jlr. 
 Gookin said he did all that could be 
 done honorably to prevent the election 
 of (iovernor Andrew, but he thanked 
 God he did not succeed; for His Excel- 
 leiu'y, by his prudent foresight, had 
 l)rei)ared the stat<' for the present crisis, 
 and he would be forever enthroned in 
 the hearts of the people. 
 
INCIDEiYTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 37 
 
 War Nei!<rs. 
 
 The followiug dispatcli confirms the 
 rumor of the re-inforceiuent of Fort 
 Piekeus : — 
 
 MONTGOMKKV, April IT. 
 
 To tbe Hon. H. A. Wi.se : 
 
 By tlio authority of Hon. L. P. Walker, .^ec" 
 retary of AVar, I liave to inform you for gen- 
 eral publicity, that on last niglit the re-in- 
 forcements were thrown into Fort Pickens 
 by the government at Washington, in viola- 
 tion of the convention existing between that 
 government and this Confederacy. 
 
 JOHN TYLER, Jr. 
 
 The New York Post had the following 
 dispatcli from Washington yesterday : — 
 
 "The govennncnt will immediately 
 fortify Maryland and the flights over- 
 looking the 'Washington navy-yard. 
 
 "Defensive works will also 'be erected 
 on Virgiuia hill overlooking the Poto- 
 mac river. 
 
 '■ More troojis are wanted to carry out 
 the measures for the defense of the 
 capital. 
 
 "Cassiiis M. t'lay raised a company 
 last night. It numbers one Imndred and 
 twenty men. 
 
 "Senator Lane of Kansas has a com- 
 pany of one hundred ami four men. It 
 occupied the east room of tlie White 
 house last night. 
 
 " General Scott told Cassias M. Clay 
 last night that the capital would be safe 
 after to-day. He expects the arrival of 
 re-inforcements in sufficient numbers to 
 preclude all danger of seizure." 
 
 The oath of allegiance to the United 
 States is to be administered to all the 
 New York policemen. The demand for 
 large United States flags is so great that 
 the i)rice is said to Itave advanced more 
 than a hundred per cent. A sign painter 
 has an American flag festooned over his 
 doorway, bearing the following signifi- 
 cant inscription : — 
 
 "Colors warranted not to run." 
 
 A spirit of patriotic devotion pervades 
 all classes of the Empire City. A niun- 
 ber of the members of the Seventh- 
 street Methodist Episcopal diurch, com- 
 posing the "Young Men's Christian 
 Association '" of the church, have vol- 
 unteered to serve their country in a 
 military capacity. Even the l^uakers 
 are aroused, as appears by the follow- 
 ing from the Evening Post : — 
 
 A Quaker inercliant in this city yes- 
 terday said to one of his clerks : 
 
 "Well, friend , is thee willing to 
 
 enlist?" 
 
 " I have thought of it," replied the 
 clerk, " but hesitated, because I feared 
 to lose my situation." 
 
 "If thee will enlist," replied the 
 Quaker, " not only shall tln'c liave thy 
 situation, but thy salary shall go on 
 while thee is absent. But if thee will 
 not serve thy country, thee can not stay 
 in this store." 
 
 On all sides, says the Express, are 
 heard the reports of patriotism among 
 merchants, and by general consent, all 
 clerks belonging to tlie military have 
 their pay continued, and in many cases 
 are told to draw for funds. There is no 
 hesitation in any quarter. 
 
 The followiug incident is related of 
 Peter Hart, who was in Fort Sumter 
 during the siege : — 
 
 " Hart was an old soldier under Ander- 
 son in Mexicf). When Mrs. Anderson 
 visited Fort Sumter, Hart accompanied 
 hi'r, by permission of the (kinfederatc 
 authorities, on giving his parole not to 
 fight, should he conclude to remain in 
 the garrison. Wlien the bombardment 
 commenced, the soldier mounted the 
 parapet wall and shouted to tlie men : 
 ' Now, fire away, boys ; I can 't fight 
 without breaking a soldier's word, but 
 I '11 tell you where your shots strike, 
 and where to look for danger." 
 
 "Thus cons]iieuous]y a mark during 
 the whole two days' bondjardment. Hart 
 left the iiara]>et onlj- once, anil that was 
 to climb the fiag-staft'to nail the colors 
 to the peak, after the halliards had been 
 .shot away." 
 
 The artillery corps of tlie National 
 Guard accompanied the Seventh regi- 
 ment from \ew York yesterday, fully 
 eijuiiiped witli their nuiuntain howitzers. 
 
 The Evening Post relates the follow- 
 iug incidents connected with the de- 
 parture of the Providence Jlarine Artil- 
 lery from New York : — 
 
 " As an evidence of the feeling of the 
 crowd who assembled to see them ofT, it 
 may lie mentioned that on one of the 
 company asking an orange-vender for 
 some of the fruit, the crowd caught up 
 the baskets in sight, paid for the 
 oranges, and sent a perfect shower of 
 them on board, which was caught by 
 the men with great glee anil cheers. 
 One of the men answered a man in the 
 crowd that 'he did not know nor care 
 where he was going, and only that he 
 was going to fight; but if he got a sight 
 at Twiggs, he would put a hall through 
 liim if he could.' 
 
 " They stood on the hurricane deck, 
 and as the steamer loft the dock, one of 
 the men stepped forward, pointing to 
 the Stars and Stripes, and with a signifi- 
 cant nod of the head, took of his liat 
 and cheered. The whole com])an)' 
 caught the enthusiasm, and the scene 
 which followed was truly magnificent. 
 They all rose to their feet, and cheer 
 after cheer was sent up with a feeling 
 that showed they were men who knew 
 their duty and would perforin it. 
 
 "One of the lieutenants, on being in- 
 terrogated concerning their destination, 
 replied, ' \Ve go with sealed orders and 
 sealed lips.' Captain Tomkins stated 
 they should go to Elizabethport, liut of 
 their ultimate destination he was not at 
 liberty to speak." 
 
 A call has been issued in New York 
 for the natives of Poland to form a 
 legion to support the standard of free- 
 dom. 
 
 On the reading of the resolutions con- 
 cerning privateering adopted by the New 
 York Board of Trade yesterday, when 
 the words in relation to "piracy '' were 
 read, a gentlemen remarked, "That 
 means hanging at the yard-arm I " 
 [Cheers.] Another voice : " We are 
 imanimous about that." [Renewed 
 cheers.] 
 
 In regard to Virgiuia, the New York 
 
 Express has the following intelligence: 
 " The seven members of tlie convention 
 that voted against secession are reported 
 to be, four from Western Virgiuia, three 
 from the East. Three or four of them 
 fled from Kichmoud secretly, and left 
 their baggage behind. 
 
 "'I'hr secret of the details of secession 
 is thoroughly kept. As to 'the refer- 
 ence to the jieople,' a case is now so 
 created by the convention, that the peo- 
 ple mxisl ' secede.' 
 
 "The intelligence we liave from \'ir- 
 ginia is, that western Virginia (now) 
 will not be likely to jiarl from the East, 
 but to go with the east ill secession. 
 Governor Letcher is from the valley, 
 and his course is preuioiiitorv of the 
 mountain feeling." 
 
 The New York Evenina Post's corre- 
 spondent writes from VVashiugton : — 
 
 "Mayor Addison, of (Jeorgetown, is 
 a hearty Union man. He is out in a 
 liroclamation, calling for volunteers to 
 fight "the Keliels." We want more pub- 
 lie men here of that sort. There are too 
 many traitors here yet holding office 
 under the goverument. Some of the 
 leading property-holders here, according 
 to the Star, are Secessionists. And yet 
 it is a well-known f;ict that the Itebels 
 would like to make a desert of Washing- 
 ton, If an attack is ever made upon 
 the city, it will be with batteries planted 
 upon the Potomac hills. In such a eon- 
 test, the iirivate dwellings here would 
 be destroyed. 
 
 " The race downward in Southern state 
 stocks greatly mortifies the Rebels. 
 They can not understand why it is that 
 Ne\v York stocks are above par, and 
 Virginia stocks fifty per cent, below'. It 
 is claimed that an" attempt is made to 
 run them down in New York! 'Why 
 don't you Virginians buy them in your- 
 selves, then T is the reply of loyal men 
 here. Y'et this same Virginia talks 
 loftily of controlling the course of the 
 United States government ! 
 
 "The aspect of this city is more and 
 more warlike. Preparations for the ac- 
 commodation of troops are beincj made 
 on every hand. Volunteers in the city 
 are ott'ering in large numbers, day by 
 day. More troops are on duty at night 
 than at any previous time. Barracks 
 are being erected in many jilaces in dif- 
 ferent jiarts of the city." 
 
 The Commercial Advertiser correspon- 
 dent says : — 
 
 " The proclamation of Jeflerson Davis, 
 in\'iting aid ' in private armed vessels on 
 the high seas,' show's the foresight of 
 General Scott, in securing possession 
 of the fortifications at the Tortugas. 
 AVith these a small naval force can keep 
 the Gulf clear of jn-ivateers, and eft'ect- 
 ually check the operations of those dis- 
 posed to 'aid the government of the 
 Southern Confederacy,' by extemporat- 
 iiig privttteers. 
 
 "The expedition which sailed from 
 New Y'ork not long since, and which 
 some confidently asserted was for the 
 combined operations, by land and by 
 water, against Fort Sumter, has ere this 
 placed Fort Jefi'ersou in an almost iin- 
 preguable state, and supplied its store- 
 
38 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CI VII. WAR. 
 
 liousos iiiid inagazincs. Witli such a 
 rendezvous lor fiur coast-uuaril, priva- 
 teers will liave Init little ehaiu-e ot es- 
 cape; nor will the broad seal of the 
 Soutliern Confederacy save their crews 
 from hastily visiting yard-arms, to meet 
 the fate of pirates. 
 
 •'Volunteer troo])s are promised by 
 thousands, but none liave as yet made 
 their ap])earance, and the Secessionists 
 liere are again exultant. It is very 
 evident that the first struggle is to be in 
 this vicinity, unless the Baltimoreans 
 prevent the' passage of troops tlirougli 
 theh- city, and great anxiety jirevails. 
 Citizens "are taking their families into 
 the country, and many of those having 
 funds on deposit in the banks are with- 
 drawing them in specie, to be i)repared 
 for any emergency. 
 
 "A military comjjany of Secessionists 
 suddenly l<'ft' this city'last night, under 
 tlie apiireliension that martial law was 
 ,al)out to lie proclaimed, and that they 
 would be arrested and dealt with ac- 
 cording to tlieir deserts." 
 
 A private letter from New Orleans, 
 dated April 12th, received in Xew York, 
 states that no disj)atches in ci))her are 
 allowed to l)e sent North over tlie wires ; 
 and the jiapers announce that no dis- 
 patches wliatever, in reference to mili- 
 tary operations in the Confederate States, 
 will be transmitted, except liy order of 
 the |ii-opei- authorities. One of the local 
 liapers says that JeH'erson Davis has 
 made .a requisition on Louisiana for 
 t liree thousand fighting men, and adds : — 
 
 ■'The system of enlistment lias been 
 tried and jiroved a failure, and the vol- 
 unteer companies of this city, it would 
 seem, will have to step in the breach to 
 till up_ the regular quota. This is un- 
 e(|ual,'iinlair. and iinjust. Why should 
 the parish of Orleans' bear all the brunt 
 of the ]irecii)itate secession movement, 
 Ixith in fighting men and money'? Those 
 fire-eating secession parislies throughout 
 the state, that took so active a jiart in 
 the i)reciiiitate movement, should now 
 sliow tlieir hands, .and furnish at least 
 their ipiota of fighting material. Up to 
 this moment we have not heard of a 
 single parish in the state, outside the 
 parish of Orleans, that has tendered a 
 single com|iany, or a single man, to the 
 Confederate army. If the city of New 
 Orleans has to pay all the money and do 
 all the lighting for the state, the sooner 
 the citv separates from the state, the 
 hetter."'' 
 
 Kdvvaim) I*. W.M.I, ACE. of Salishury, 
 wlio was tlie first to oiler thi' loan of 
 .SIOO to the general governnienf. with- 
 out interest, and whose patriotic letter 
 to the Se(M-etary of the Treasury secured 
 to him the tirst Treasury note issued by 
 llie department, though disabled hy 
 lameness from entering the army, oflei-s 
 .■$7") of his earnings to tlie first volunteer 
 from Salisbury who will make good his 
 l)lace in the ranks. Wlien the war tirst 
 broke out he gave SiKHI of his earnings 
 (more than a <|uarler of all li<' had) to 
 I he comp.aiiy raised in his town, lie is 
 a noble icllow. 
 
 Are Troops Going through Baltimore? 
 
 We |iublished yesterday a jiortion of 
 the report of Mayor Brown, of his inter- 
 view with the President, in which he 
 states that the President agreed to send 
 no more troops througli that city if they 
 could pass around it without lieing at- 
 tacked. According to the Washington 
 corri'spoudent of the New York Times, 
 the President gave Mayor Brow n quite a 
 dirt'erent answer. The writer says : — 
 
 •'Mayor Brown, of Baltimore, arrived 
 liere to-day by sjiecial train, and prii- 
 ceeded to the VVhite House. What tran- 
 spired there we can not learn with any 
 certainty, but I understand, on what 
 seems good authority, that the gover- 
 nors of New York, Pennsylvania, Massa- 
 chusetts, and Ohio telegrajjhed to Mayor 
 Brown and to (ioverno'i- Ilicks, of Mary- 
 land, notifying them that they intended 
 to send ten thousand troops through Mary- 
 land, for the protection of the Federal 
 capital ; that if they are not molested, 
 they will pass through witliout molest- 
 ing or interfering with the rights of any 
 private persons; but if their ]u-ogress is 
 obstructed, on the other hand, they vnll 
 reduce the city (f BaUiinore to ashes, for 
 tliat the government of the I'nited States 
 shall be maintained. 
 
 " Mayor Brown accordingly came over 
 here and appealed to the President to 
 save the city of Baltimore, by counter- 
 manding the order for the passage of 
 troojis through Maryland. 
 
 '•Tlie I'resident replied that if the gov- 
 ernors aforesaid found it necessary to 
 take such steps, in response to his call 
 for troops, it was Maryland's question 
 \\ hethor she would be loyal or not ; that 
 it was lier question whether she liad 
 obeyed the law and supported thi» gov- 
 ernment, as she ought. As for himself, 
 he should take no measures whatever to 
 interfere loith the progress of troops from 
 the Irjyal states to the. Federal capital, and 
 issue no orders of countermand." 
 
 S4)i:tii-side View. — A clergyman 
 relates the following conversation as 
 having occurred in Alabama not long 
 since. The probabilities of the conflict 
 were being discussed in a country hotel, 
 and one and another exjiressed his 
 views ]u-etty freely, when an apjieal 
 was made to an old settler, as follows: 
 " W(dl, old horse, wliat do you think ot 
 it?" '■ I think we are to lie confound- 
 edly whipped," said he. "The North 
 have the constitution, a united feeling, 
 jilenty of money, and God on tlieir side, 
 and we have only a few cursed Span- 
 iards in Cuba, no credit, and the devil 
 on our side. Now I own slaves, and am 
 with the South, but let me tell you, we 
 are to be contoiiniledly whipped." 
 
 SlTll nonsense as the following is 
 telegraphed to the jiajiers at the South. 
 We lind it in a Naslivill<' paper: — 
 
 "lANClilU'iiC, .\]iril 1!>, ISfJI. Balti- 
 more triiim))he(l. .Mass.achusetts Sev- 
 enth regiment, commanded by B. F. 
 I'.iitlcr. numbering near eight hundred, 
 taken |irisoners. Cpward of one hun- 
 dred killed. Only sixtei'u IJaltimoreans 
 killed and woundeil." 
 
 Christian Influences in the Camp. 
 
 To the Ectilor of Ilostoii .Journal : 
 
 Tlie l!ev. B. F. I>e Costa, Episcopal clergy- 
 man r>r Cliarlestown, Mass., acconipaiiies tlie 
 Fiftli rei^inient as chaplain. 
 
 In connection with this fact, permit me to 
 call llie attention of Cliristians of all ilenom- 
 inations to the importance of (-ic)infj tlieir 
 duty at this time, by surrounding our soldiers 
 with all Christian influences. One of the 
 greatest calamities of war is the demorali- 
 zation of tlie camp, the vice and profligacy 
 that follow in the train of armies. AVe must 
 combat this evil by all means in our power. 
 AVe would have our sons and our brothers 
 return to us unstained in character, pure in 
 heart as we know they will prove themselves 
 brave in spirit. 
 
 If, then, Episcopalians and other Christ- 
 ians will send contributions of money, billies, 
 prayer-books, and suitable rcligious'publica- 
 tioiis to the liook-store of E. P. Dutton, Esq., 
 IIKJ Washington street, Mr. Dutton will clieer- 
 fulty take charge of them ; and the writer of 
 thi.s coimnunicatioii will see tliat the money 
 is properly expended and tlie books for- 
 warded to Key. Mr. De Costa, who will see to 
 their distribution in his own regiment and 
 among the other corps. Prayer-books of the 
 Protestant Episcopal church are particularlj' 
 suited to the camp, affording means of regu- 
 lar public worship with ov without the pres- 
 ence of a chaplain. 
 
 Hev. S. Uusselt .Jones, rector of ^t. .James 
 church, Greenlield, is ehaplain ot the Tenth 
 regiment, and will accompany that corps if 
 called into service. ' I!. 
 
 Attacl CD Massaclmselts Trooiis. 
 
 Glorious Bearing of the Troops. 
 
 THE BODIES OF THE DEAD TO BE SENT TO 
 
 The Eighth Regiment at Philadelphia. 
 
 COMMONWEATjTH of MASSACHUSETTS. 
 OFFICHL. 
 EXEOUTIVK DEP.\RTMENT, ( 
 
 BOSTON', April 20 — 1 ::!0 o'clock a. m. ( 
 
 I am directed by His Excellency the Gov- 
 ernor and Conimander-in-Cbief to warn the 
 public .against giving too ready credence to 
 nnautbciitic reports concerning the military 
 movements now in progress. 
 
 To relieve as far as possible the public ap- 
 prehension, I .am directed to communicate 
 the intelligence received at head-quarters, up 
 to this liour, concerning the advance of the 
 IMassiichusetts troops towards the national 
 capital. 
 
 ISrigadier-gcneral Butler was telegraphed 
 from head-quarters yesterday at G:30 o'clock 
 V. M. His first repl.v was received at S::M 
 o'clock, conveying in substance the intelli- 
 gence of his own arrival with the comnianil 
 of Colonel Monroe at Philadelphia at about 
 7 o'clock, and contirming the rumor ttiat 
 Colonel .Jones had been attacked in the 
 streets of Baltimore. An interruption of the 
 telegraph temporarily susiiended communi- 
 cation between Phila"del]iliia and Baltimoi'e 
 — the wires having been cut. Hiilicultics of 
 transportation arising from the public excite- 
 ment were delaying Cencral IJutlcr and Colo- 
 nel Jlonroe at I'hiladelphia. 
 
 After 11 o'clock the second telegram was re- 
 ceived from General Butler in these words : — 
 
 " To Governor Andrew : I have reason to be- 
 lieve that Colonel .Jones has gone through to 
 Washington. Two killed <inly of tile Massa- 
 chusetts men. We sliall go through at once. 
 The road is torn up tlirougli Balliniore. Will 
 telegraph again. B. F. Bctleu, 
 
 " Brigadier-general." 
 
 This dispatch was foUoweil by a third, re- 
 ceived at 11:30 o'clock, in tlie following 
 words : — 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 39 
 
 " To G(yvernor Andrew: Colonel Jones has 
 gone through to Washington with his troops. 
 Pennsylvaniatroops ilriven back. These were 
 unarmetl. Eight killed, and four wounded, 
 only two of whom were of Massachusetts 
 troops. This is reliable. I will telegraph 
 again, hut shall not be able to get ready as 
 soon as I hoped. B. V. BuTi.f;K, 
 
 " Brigadier-general." 
 
 No direct information has been obtained ,at 
 head-qnartcra from Colonel Jones personally, 
 but uniler the intelligence received, no doubt 
 is entertained that liis command gallantly 
 forced a passage through the city of Balti- 
 more, nor of its arrival in good order and 
 line spirits in tlie advanced guard of the na- 
 tional militia at the capital of the Union. 
 
 Cordially and deeply sympathizing witli 
 the families bereaved by the loss of the brave 
 jnen fallen in this heroic e-\pcdition, the Gov- 
 ernor recognizes tlie parallel the day and the 
 event suggest with the I'.ith of April, 1773, and 
 the imluortal memories which cluster around 
 tlie men of Lexington and Concord. 
 
 A. G. BROWNE, Jk., Private Secretary. 
 
 POSTSCRIPT. 
 
 2:30 o'clock A. M. 
 
 A fourth dispatch from Brigadier-general 
 Butler, received at this hour, eonlirins the 
 previous report that but two Massachusetts 
 soldiers were killed, one of them by a piece 
 of iron thrown from a foundry; and it states 
 that most of the wounded have .arrived at 
 Washington with their comrades, from which 
 the inference must be that their wounds are 
 not dangerous. 
 
 General Butler telegraphs also of our men : 
 ** Troops fought manfully. No man offered to 
 run. They bore the attack with the utmost 
 patience, until prominent citizens of Balti- 
 more told them to Are. They did so. Part of 
 the mob responded with fire. The rest scat- 
 tered. All have arrived at Washington ex- 
 cept six injured, who are well eared for at 
 Baltimore." 
 
 His P^xeellency the Governor has sent the 
 following dispatch to the Mayor of Balti- 
 more : — 
 
 "I pray you to cause the bodies of our 
 Massacliiisctts soldiers dead in Baltimore to 
 be ininuMliately laid out, preserved with ice, 
 and tenderly sent forward by express to me. 
 All expense will be paid by this common- 
 wealth. Jonx A. Andkew, 
 
 " Governor of Massachusetts." 
 
 Colonel Munroe's command, at the time of 
 the last dispatch from General Butler, was 
 still detained at Philadelphia. 
 
 A. G. BROWNE, Jk., Private Secretary- 
 
 A FIGHT AT BALTIMORE. 
 
 MassacMiseUs Troops AtfacJced. 
 
 THE TROOPS VICTORIOUS. 
 
 A Portion t>f tlie Regiment Left Helihul. 
 
 LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED. 
 
 Lieutenant Sawtell's Brave Defense 
 OF THE Colors.* 
 
 Washington, April 19. It is cer- 
 tain tliat tlie Ma.ssachu.setts regiment 
 was attacked in Baltimore, aud tired ou 
 by their assailants in Pratt street. 
 .Showers of paving-stones rained on 
 their heads. They are on way here. It 
 is certain that Harper's Ferry was 
 burned up, and the arms destroyed by 
 
 * N< »TE- The colors were carried by Timothy 
 Crowley, the standard-bearer of the'regiment, 
 afterwards captain of Co. F, Thirtieth Massa- 
 chusetts regiment; died Oct. .5, 1862. 
 
 Captain .J(nies, who has retn'ated to 
 Carlisle. 
 
 The sixth regiment has arrived, leav- 
 ing one hundred men, with the band, 
 at Baltimore. In the tight, two soldiers 
 were killed, and sixteen wounded. 
 
 •SECOND DISPATCH. 
 
 On examination of the Sixth regiment, 
 it is found that there are not a great 
 many men left at Baltimore. The com- 
 panies had got mixed tip in the striiggh'to 
 get through the crowd and into the cars. 
 
 There is great rejoicing over the tele- 
 graphic dispatch that ('aptain Dyke is 
 only wounded. He is in good hands. 
 
 It is thought that David Stevens, of 
 Lowell, and Private AVhitney, of Lowell, 
 are killed: proliably no others. The 
 wounded are: John '1'. Swelt, Co. A, 
 Lowell: Lieut. J. F. Rowe, .lames Whit- 
 taker, Sidney Collins, Daniel Broun, 
 D. S. Moody, W. G. Butterlleld, John 
 Foster, S. S. Johnson, J. W. Pennell, 
 Heury Dyke, of Stoneham; Lieutenant 
 Craig, C. H. Chanrller, Hugh Mehitn, 
 William F. Withington, .lames Winn, 
 Charles Stimson, DaN id .V. ILuu, Wil- 
 liam II. Lawson, of Co. D, Lowell; 
 Edwin C. Heath, I). Ingress, Co. 1, 
 Lawrence. Alonzo Joy shot ofl' two 
 fingers while loatling. 
 
 The report from the Surgeon's in- 
 tirmary is to the eft'ect that none of 
 these are ilangerotisly wounded. 
 
 It will lie noticed that the Stoneham 
 and Lowell companies were in the 
 thickest of the fight. 
 
 The mob endea\ored to seize the 
 colors, which were bravely defended 
 by Sergeant Sawtell.* Colonel Jones 
 ;iud his officers anil men are in good 
 spirits, ready for service. 
 
 Keliable allvices from Harper's Ferry 
 state that the Virginia troops are in pos- 
 session. The Xew York reporters were 
 not allowed to remain. — [Bost. Journal. 
 
 Baltimore, April 19. A terrilile 
 scene here. The Pratt-street track torn 
 up. 'J'he troops attempted to march 
 through, but were attacketl by ;i mob 
 with bricks and stones, aud fired uiiou. 
 
 They returned the fire. Two men arc 
 killeil,' and several wounded. The fight 
 is now going on. Awful scene. 
 
 SECOND DISPATCH. 
 
 Baltimore, April 19. Can not say 
 certain wiuit portion of the troops w'cre 
 tittacked. They bore a white flag its 
 they niiirched u]i Pratt street, but were 
 greeted with showers of paving stones. 
 The ilayor went ahead with the police. 
 
 There was an immense crowd, and 
 the streets were blocked. The soldiers 
 fintilly turned and fired on the mob. 
 Several of the wounded liave just been 
 carried up the streets in carts. It is 
 reported that ther^ was dreadful work 
 at the depot. 
 
 THIRD DISPATCH. 
 
 Baltimore, April 19. The mob 
 rushed to the Guard's armory for arms. 
 Two of the troops were killed, and ten 
 more reported killed. 
 
 FOURTH DISPATCH. 
 
 At the Washington ilepof an immense 
 crowd assembled. The rioters attacked 
 the troops at the depot. Several of the 
 latter were wounded; some ftitally. 
 There are said to be four of the troops 
 killed, and four of the rioters killed. 
 
 The city is in tremendous excitement. 
 Martial law has been jiroclainied, and the 
 military are rushing to their armories. 
 Civil war has commeneed. The rail- 
 road track is said to be torn up outside 
 of the city. Parties threaten to <lestroy 
 Pratt-street bridge. As the military 
 ptissed along Pratt street a iierfect 
 show er of stones rained cm their heads. 
 The cars have left for Washington, be- 
 ing stoned as they left. 
 
 FIFTH DISPATCH. 
 
 It was the Massachusetts regiment 
 that was attacked, tind they have 
 marched through. Three of the mob 
 are known to be dead: also three sol- 
 diers, and many wounded. The stores 
 are closing. The military are rajddly 
 forming. 
 
 SIXTH DISPATCH. 
 
 Aft'airs are getting serious. Before 
 all the cars got through, crowds assem- 
 bled at various points and commenced 
 obstructing the road. Reports now are 
 current that the mob is tearing up the 
 track. It is understood that only a por- 
 tion of the troops have gone through. 
 
 SEVENTH DISPATCH. 
 
 Baltimore, April 19 — p. m. A tow n- 
 ineetiug was called at 4 o'clock. It is 
 said twelve lives were lost, and several 
 mortally wounded. Parties were .roam- 
 ing the streets, armed with guns and 
 pistols. Stores closed and business sus- 
 pended. Every body in a state of dread. 
 A party of the' mob "rushed into the tele- 
 graph office and cut the wh'cs with a 
 hatrhet, but they have since been re- 
 paired. 
 
 New York, April 19. Private des- 
 patches from Baltimore state that the 
 position of the loyal citizens was very 
 critical. 
 
 A dispatch says: "We hope the 
 Nortli will stand' by us, aud in their 
 forced jiassage through our city to the 
 Capitol, remember that there are many 
 true men. Our police and many of our 
 military companies openly defy the gov- 
 ernment. 
 
 Baltimore, April 19. R. W. Davis, 
 of this city, was shot dead near the 
 Camden station. 
 
 It is reported that the Philadeljihians 
 are now at the outer depot. The presi- 
 dent of the road ordered the train back, 
 at the urgent request of the Mayor and 
 Governor. They are already oft". 
 
 John McCanh, P. Griffin, and G. 
 Xeedhain, three citizens, are mortally 
 wounded. Four of the JIassachusetts 
 troops were killed, and several wounded. 
 It is impossible to learn their names. 
 
 Baltimore, April 19. The town- 
 meeting in jSIonument square this tifter- 
 uoon was attended by an immense crowd. 
 The state flag was hoisted. Mayor 
 
40 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Brown s;ii(l he was opposed to tlie call 
 of tlie Pi-fsideiit in sjiirit and object, 
 but as ^larylnnd was still in the Union 
 he had exerted hiiiiselt to his utmost 
 ability to i)rotert the passage of troops 
 through the city. He, liowever, felt 
 that this should" not be, and had tele- 
 graphed to the President, urging that no 
 more troops be sent through. 
 
 Governor Ilieks was sent for and said 
 he was ojjposed to secession, but the 
 right of revolution could not bedisi)uted. 
 It was folly to attempt to subjugate the 
 Soutli, and' he hoped the Xorth and the 
 administration would see the impracti- 
 cability of doing so. He was still de- 
 voted to the I'nion, and h0])ed to see a re- 
 construction of it [shouts, "No, never"]. 
 The Governor replied that he sliould 
 bow to the decision of the ])eople. 
 .■^IK'eches were made by Messrs. 'I'eakle, 
 Wallis, "W . ( '. Preston, and others, justi- 
 fying the people of Baltimore, anil de- 
 clariiig that no Northern troops should 
 invade their soil to subjugate and make 
 war ou their brethren of the .South. 
 The speakers counseled peace, and 
 urged that the laws lie respected and 
 obeyeil. 
 
 All is (piict to-night. The military 
 and police eoiubiueil guard the city. 
 The streets are comparatividy deserted. 
 Here and there are small knots of peo- 
 ple, discussing tlie events of the day. 
 
 Correct list of the killed and wounded, 
 so far as known: Military — \\(iunded, 
 (Sergeant Ames, of the Lowidl (.'ity 
 Guard, slightly; Private CoUum, of the 
 same place, shot in the head, not fatal; 
 Private Michael Green, of [.awreuce, 
 slightl}'; S. H. Needham, skull frac- 
 tured ; another, name uidiuown at the 
 inlirmary, badly wounded. 
 
 Ames and Colhim to-night were taken 
 to a private house, where they will re- 
 ceive the best attentions. H. ^\'. Dan- 
 forth and Edward Cooper were shot in 
 the thigh. 
 
 Two Massachusetts nu'ii dead, "as be- 
 fore rei)orted; their names not ascer- 
 tained. 
 
 Citizens killed — John McGhan, Sebas- 
 ti.-iH (4ies, Patrick Clark, B. Thomas 
 Jliles, William C. Maloney, W. Peed, 
 and Mr. Downs. \Vounded — Patrick 
 (Iriltiii. fatally, others unknown. 
 
 The Pliilaileljibians, who weie une- 
 ({uiliped and unarmed, remained in the 
 last ear at the station. They were as- 
 saiill,ed with stoni's and other missiles, 
 and some were slightly wounded. 'J'he 
 train was taken back, but <|nite a num- 
 ber escaped to the city, an(l h.'iving no 
 uniform were umccognized. 
 
 The rejiorted dilliculty on {\w road 
 between liere and Washington is incor- 
 rect. It is understood that all the 
 troops reached Washington safely, ex- 
 ce]it the Philadelphiaus, who were taken 
 back. 
 
 At the meeting, the Mayor announced 
 that the presidents id' the railroads had 
 liromised they would bring no more 
 troop this way. 
 
 As far as ascertained, oidy two Massa- 
 chusetts soldiers were killed. They be- 
 longed to Co. C. Their bodies are now 
 at the police-station. .\t the same sta- 
 
 tion are the following, wounded: Ser- 
 gi'aiit Ames, of the Lowell City Guards, 
 wounded on the head, not seriously; 
 I'rivate Michael tireen, of Lawrence, 
 wounded on the head with stones; H, 
 W. Danforth, Co. C, Sixth regiment, 
 slightly wounded. 
 
 As far as known, seven citizens were 
 killed, including Mr. Davis (before men- 
 tioned) and James Clark. A half dozen 
 or so are seriously wounded, but be- 
 lieved not fatally. Comparative quiet 
 now prevails. 'I'he military are under 
 arms. The police are out in full force. 
 The mass-meeting was very large. It 
 was addressed by the Mayor, and the 
 Governor was present. 
 
 [The fiillowing is the best aecovmt of 
 the Baltimore riot we can give: — ] 
 
 At the Presiilent-street di'pot of the 
 Philadelphia railroad a large crowd as- 
 si'uililed, in anticiiiatiou of the arrival 
 of a large nundier of troojjs from New 
 York and ^lassachusetts. Shortly after 
 It o'clock, the train from Philadeliihia, 
 comprising twenty-nine cars, arrived at 
 the dejiot. Without disembarking the 
 soldiers from the train, the general cars 
 had horses attached, and about nine 
 were drawn along Pratt street to the 
 Camden station, the tirst six without 
 creating any marlied objection. For 
 some reason, the horses attached to the 
 seventh car became restive, and were 
 taken from the car at the Pratt-street 
 bridge, and the car moved without 
 their aid to within a short distance of 
 Gay street, between Gay and Frederick 
 streets. A number of laborers were en- 
 gagixl in re|)airing the bed of the street, 
 :inil just at the moment the car reached 
 Gay street they were engaged in remov- 
 ing the cobble-stones from the jirincipal 
 portion of the street. Some thirty or 
 forty men assend)led at this point, 
 liaving followed the car from the depot, 
 and with cheers for Davis and the Con- 
 federacy hurled bitter taunts at the 
 "Northern Black Uepublicans,"" as they 
 termed them. 
 
 This continued for several minutes, 
 when as the horses were again attached 
 and the car moved olf, it was proi)osed 
 to stone it. Before the car had gone 
 twenty yards almost every window 
 therein was broken, and a portion of 
 the crowd followed, hurling paving- 
 stones. 
 
 The eighth car was treated in the 
 same manner, but the ninth car, ajipar- 
 ently being emjity, or at least no person 
 being visible, escaped witli only one 
 stone. The crowd exulted in their 
 work, exclaiming that " Black Repub- 
 licans should" not [lass through Mary- 
 land. 
 
 .V lajisc of tive minutes succeeded, a 
 number of respectable persons mean- 
 while urging the crowd to tear up the 
 trai-k. A ft i-r the first triiin passed, one 
 was observed on the Pratt-street bridge, 
 when anchors were dragged on the track 
 at the corner of Gay street, and part of 
 the track taken uj). Observing this, the 
 cars were turned back to President- 
 street depot, and the troops disembarked 
 and ]U'<'pareil to march through the 
 streets. Mayor I'.rowii with a number 
 
 of police appeared at their head and led 
 the way. They came away at a brisk 
 pace, and when they reached Center- 
 market sjiace an immense concourse of 
 l^eople closed in behind them and com- 
 menced stoning them. When they 
 reached Gay street, where the track 
 had been taken up, a large crowd of 
 men armed with paving-stones showered 
 them on their heads with such force 
 that several of them were knocked down 
 in the ranks. After lying a few minutes 
 they crowded into the stores on Pratt 
 street. 
 
 At the corner of South and Pratt 
 streets a man fired a pistol into the 
 ranks of the militia, when those in the 
 rear ranks immediately wheeled and 
 tu-ed upiin their assailants, and several 
 were wounded. The guns of the sol- 
 diers that had fallen wounded were 
 seized and tired upon the ranks with 
 fatal effect. In two or three instances, 
 after they reached Calvert street, the 
 troops succeeded in checking their pur- 
 suers by* rapid tire, whicli brought down 
 two or three, and were not much mo- 
 lested until they reached Howard street, 
 where another large crowd was assem- 
 bled. Some stones were thrown at 
 them, but their gnus were not loaded, 
 and they passed on through a dense 
 crowd (low n Howard street towards the 
 depot. 
 
 The scene on Pratt street w;is of a 
 most startling character. The wounded 
 soldiers, three in number, were taken 
 uj) carefully and carried to places of 
 safety by citizens. Along th(> street at 
 the Camden station, where trains leave 
 for Washington, there was assembled a 
 large detachnuMit of police under direc- 
 tion of Marshal Kane. 
 
 It soon ajipeared that orders were 
 given to clear the tracks near the main 
 depot building. This was done, and 
 soon after a large passenger-car of the 
 Philadelphia railroad came up at a rapid 
 rate, tilled with soldiers. This car was 
 soon followed liy about sixteen more, 
 all occui)ied by troops. Upon inquiry 
 it was asceitained they consisted of the 
 Sixth regiment of JIassachusetts infan- 
 try, in all eleven comiianies, with an 
 aggregate of eight hundred and sixty 
 men. 
 
 As soon as the train arrived, some of 
 the troops were compidled to change 
 ears, when they were hooted at by the 
 crowd, which made no overt act. Sev- 
 eral young men appeared at one of the 
 cars and displayed revolvers, whereupon 
 the ca)itain of one of the companies 
 drew his sword and declared he would 
 protect his men. Many expected the 
 train would start immediately, but it 
 did not move until 12 :;iO o'clock, a delay 
 being occasioned by the fact that Presi- 
 dent Garrett had received information 
 that a large crowd of excited men had 
 determined to tear up the track ami 
 blow up the bridges, and thereby pre- 
 vent the ]iassage of the train. 
 
 In a few ndnutes after the train left, 
 a disch.irge of tire-arms attracted the 
 attention of the crowd to the corner of 
 Pratt and Howard streets, where a body 
 of infantrv from one of the Northern 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 41 
 
 states, about one hundred and fifty 
 strong, was seen rapidly approaching 
 the depot, and no doubt anxious to 
 reach the cars. 
 
 Tlie exeitenieut was beyond descrip- 
 tion, and a man displaying a Hag of the 
 Confederate States seemed to he tlie ral- 
 lying point fur the people. Some as- 
 saulted the infantry with stones, when 
 a number of the latter discharged their 
 muskets. At least twenty shots were 
 fired, but as far as learned no person 
 was injured. There seemed to be but 
 little discipline among the troops, espe- 
 cially as they rushed along pell-mell. 
 
 Wiiilst thej' were entering the cars a 
 crowd of young men gave them several 
 vollej'S of bricks and stones, some of 
 which demolished a car window, where- 
 upon three or four muskets were jjointed 
 through the car windows and fired, but 
 no one was injured. Whilst this body 
 was passing near the corner of Pratt 
 and Charles streets they got in collision 
 with the crowd, and firing took iilace. 
 One of the soldiers, named Itobins, of 
 the company from "Stouiugtou, Conn." 
 [Stoneham], is supposed to be mortally 
 wounded. Jle was woundi'd in the back 
 part of his li<'ad and fell to the ground. 
 
 The train with the second detachment 
 left at 1 : 1.5 o'clock. 
 
 Tliere, are rumors of an intended at- 
 tack <.)U Fort McHenry. 
 
 Baltimohe, April 19. A crowd broke 
 into the warehouse of Paterson & W'al- 
 fert, on Long dock, this evening, and 
 took therefrom tour hundred rifles and 
 swords. Squads are parading the streets, 
 full}- armed, on the lookout for military 
 from the North expected to-night. 
 Have just heard that the Pennsylvania 
 volunteers and the Si'Venth New York 
 regiment are coming. Fear there will 
 be bloody work. — Boston Journal. 
 
 BURNING or HAMPER'S rrm ARSENAL 
 
 Gallant Conduct of Lieutenant Jones. 
 
 15,000 Stands of Arms Destroyed. 
 
 A FORCED MARCH. 
 
 Caki.isle, Pa., April 19. Lieutenant 
 Jones, late in connnand of Harper's 
 Ferry, arrived with his coumiand, foitj-- 
 three men, .at 3 o'clock this afternoon. 
 The lieutenant having been advised that 
 a force of twentj'-five thousand troops 
 were ordered by the governor to take 
 possession of Harper's Ferry, and find- 
 ing his position untenable, under the 
 direction of the War department he 
 destroyed all the nuniitions of war, the 
 armory, arsenal, and buildings. 
 
 He withdrew his command under 
 cover of night, and almost in the 
 presence of twenty-five hundred troops. 
 He lost tliree men. Fifteen thousand 
 
 stands of arms were destroyed. His 
 command made a forced march of thirty 
 miles last night, from Harper's Ferry to 
 Hagarstown, Md. They look much 
 worn and fatigued. They were enthusi- 
 astically received by the entire popula- 
 tion of this place. 
 
 Lieutenant J(mes states that, hearing 
 yesterday that six hundred Virginians 
 were approaching by the Winchester 
 road, they put piles of jiowder straw in 
 all the Iiuildings, and quietly waited 
 their ai>proach. The picket guard gave 
 the alarm, and the garrison set fire to 
 the out-houses, carpenters' shops, and 
 jiowder houses, and began a retreat. 
 
 Citizens of Harj)er's Ferry, evidently 
 in league with the party advancing to 
 seize the arsenal, were instantly in arms 
 and pursued, and firing upon them killed 
 two of the regulars. Two others de- 
 serted before tlie troops reached Hagars- 
 town. They marched all niglit, having 
 missed the railroad train. At Hagars- 
 town they took oumibuses to ( 'liambers- 
 burgh, where they arrived nuicli ex- 
 hausted with their night march. J'hey 
 ^^•ere received with loud cheers along 
 their route to Carlisle. 
 
 The Baltimore Riot. 
 
 Slatfiufiit of 1{. I". Winn, Drnui lMa.ii>r of 
 the Sixth Kejyinient. 
 
 When the Sixth regiment arrived at 
 Baltimore there were evident signs of 
 riot among the citizens; there was a 
 reversion of the troops, so that the right 
 was placed on the extreme left, with 
 the excej)tion of tlie statt'. 'I'he i-ailroad 
 company undertook to take from the 
 lower depot in Baltimore to the Wash- 
 ington depot the troops in detached por- 
 tions of the train bj' horse-power; when 
 they had carried over all excejit Co. D, 
 City Guards, of Lowell, and Captain 
 Dike's connnand, of Stoneham. and Cap- 
 tain Sami)Son's Boston company, the mob 
 next (after the horses came down to be 
 attached to the cars) conmienced tear- 
 ing uj) the rails and laying big anchors 
 on the railroad and piles of lumber, for 
 the purpose of cutting ott' the above- 
 named compaiues. 
 
 These lonqianies seeing the communi- 
 cation cut off from their comrades left 
 the cars and formed in line, conmianded 
 by Adjutant Farr, and the order for 
 march was given. Then the mob, after 
 they had marched jirobably twenty or 
 thirty feet, proceeded in front with a 
 Secession flag and connnenced cheering 
 for Jeft'. Davis and South Carolina, and 
 groaning for Lincoln and lugger-stealers 
 of the North — Massachusetts in par- 
 ticular; and at this point the crowd was 
 so dense that the soldiers were tem- 
 porarily stopiied. They then used all 
 gentle eftbrts to pass through the mob. 
 Their progress was slow through the 
 mob, and at the first turning to the left 
 from the depot the troops wheeled into 
 that street. Immediately after entering 
 this street, an iron missile ■s^as thrown 
 from a building, which instantly killed 
 one of Captain Dyke's command, strik- 
 ing him on the head; don't know his 
 
 name. I saw the iron thrown, but the 
 crowd was so dense that I didn't see it 
 strike, hut afterward conversed with a 
 l)oliceinan who took care of the body. 
 
 Innnediately after this one of the sol- 
 dier's guns was snatched from his hand, 
 and he instantly shot with his own gun; 
 then (I think " without an order) the 
 troops began to fire upon the mob, and 
 at the first fire many were killeil; the 
 firing then became general, but from 
 what troops, can not say, the mol) using 
 liistols freely with all kinds of missiles, 
 making frequent attempts to get away 
 the guns from our men by overpower- 
 ing them, anil from this point I know 
 but little more; but it is well known 
 that the soldiers behaved like men and 
 fought their way through to Washing- 
 ton deiKit. 'I'he band was not ordered 
 out of the car, and were left at tlie 
 lower depot with six hundred volunteers 
 from Philadelphia, who had verv few 
 arms. After the first shot into the mob 
 by our men, the mob thought they 
 would liax'e better game by attacking 
 the unarmed men who were in the cars. 
 They accordingly attacked the Pennsyl- 
 vania volunteers anil the band by throw- 
 ing all sorts of missiles, breaking the 
 windows and doors. Many of the volun- 
 ti'crs rushed from the cars only to be 
 worse treate<l in the streets. 
 
 The band were then attacked furi- 
 ously. Finding the cars no pl.aee for 
 their safety, they left the car, attempt- 
 ing to save their pro]ierty in the move, 
 but were more furiously attacked in the 
 street, were stoned, maltreated, and 
 clothes torn ott', instrumeuts destroyed, 
 and they driven in various directions, 
 each one sujiposing that the others were 
 killed, and were onlv saved by the kind- 
 ness of a friendly policeman and some 
 ladies. Through tlie kindness of the 
 ])olice a train of cars was furnished for 
 the band and such others as wished to 
 return, all further southern passage be- 
 ing lU-evented. We were then at 7 
 o'clock, V. Ji., Friday, taken to the cars 
 l)reviously jirovided for us, ])rotccted by 
 a large pcdice force in a very cautious 
 manner, and even that did not protect us 
 from insolent language ; and a few 
 stones were hurled at the cars while the 
 l)olice were ju'otecting us. We then 
 went to Havre de Grace, and there we 
 lay without lights or fire imtil day- 
 light, Sattu'day morning, sufl'ering nmch 
 from cold and bruises, having lost our 
 overcoats and blankets, and all our pro- 
 visions. We then proceeded to Phila- 
 delphia, where we received our orders 
 from General Butler to return home. 
 
 Statement of ^'icto^ l.orendo. 
 
 The drummer of the Stoneham Light 
 Infantry, a French lad named Victor 
 Lorendo, who was with the company in 
 the riot at Baltimore, has arrived home. 
 He was separated from the company 
 dtn-ing the riot, and was obliged to 
 throw away his overcoat and tear the 
 stripes from his pantaloons, in order to 
 escape destruction by the mob. lie suc- 
 ceeded in getting on board a steamer for 
 New York, iind obtained a free jiassage 
 North. 
 
 G 
 
42 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Account of an Kyc-witncss. 
 
 Throufili tlif courtesy of an cyf-wil- 
 uess of till' (listm-hain'O iu Baltimore, 
 upon the occasion of tlie passage of the 
 Massacliiisetts volunteers, we are ena- 
 bled to give a reliable account of what 
 actually occurred, and at the same time 
 correct a false impression in regard tf) 
 the nmnber of troops engaged in con- 
 flict « ith the Secession mob. 
 
 It aii))ears that the Massachusetts 
 regiment occupied ele^•eu cars, and ar- 
 rived safely and in excellent s|)irits at 
 Baltimore. There was no demonstra- 
 tion made upon tlieir arrival, and the 
 cars were permitted to leave the depot 
 with the troops still on hoard. The cars 
 proceeded quietly through the streets of 
 Baltimore, on their way to the depot at 
 the other side of tlie tow n, and the fears 
 expresseil by some of the citizens that 
 an attack would be made were some- 
 what allayeil. But they had not pro- 
 ceeded more than a couple of blocks be- 
 fore the crowd became so dense tliat the 
 horses attaclied to each were scarcely 
 able to push tlieir way through. 
 
 At this |ioint the mob began hooting 
 and yelling frightfully, and loud threats 
 were uttered against the military. The 
 troops, liowever, maintained a strict re- 
 serve, neither showing themselves U(jr 
 replying to the insults so plentifully 
 hea|)ed ujion them. The crowd, tindiug 
 that they c<iul<l not thus exasperate the 
 vcduuteiM's, conmK'nced throw ing stones, 
 brickbats, and missiles, and eventiuilly 
 tearing up the pavements, and hurling 
 tliem in a jjerfect shower iigaiust the 
 cars, smashing the windows, severely 
 wounding many of the troops. How- 
 ever, the tirst nine cars succeeded in 
 reaching the depot, and de|)arted for 
 VVashingt(Ui. The remaining two cars of 
 the train contaiinng about one hundred 
 men wi're eiit off from the main body, and 
 the men found themselves encompassed 
 by an infuriated mob of over eight thou- 
 sand. These isolated cars were immeili- 
 ately attacked, and several of the soldiers 
 had their muskets snatched from them. 
 At this moment news came that the 
 I'hilailelphia volunteers had arrived, 
 and the report excited the mob to a 
 fearful degree. 
 
 Tlie Massachusetts men, liudiug the 
 cars untenable, alighted and formi-d a 
 soliil scpiare, advancing with lixed liayo- 
 uels iiiioii ;ill sides in double-(|uick time, 
 .'ill the while sui'nuinded liy tlii" mob, — 
 now swelled to the number of at least 
 ten thousand, — yelling and hooting. 
 The military behaved admirably, and 
 still abstained from tiring ujion their 
 assailaiils. 
 
 The mob now (•oiiiiiienced throwing a 
 ])erfect shower of missiles, occasionally 
 varied by a raiidoin shot from a revolver 
 or one of the innskels taken from the 
 sobliiTs. The poor fellows suffered 
 severely from the immense quantity 
 of stones, oysters, brickbats, paving 
 stones, etc., the shots fired also wound- 
 ing several. When two of the soldiers 
 had been killed, and the woumled had 
 been conveyed to the center of the col- 
 uiiui, (he troops at last, exasperated and 
 maddened bv the treatment they had 
 
 received, commenced returning the fire 
 singly, killing several, and wounding a 
 large number of the rioters; l)ut at no 
 one time did a single platoon fire in a 
 volley. Our informant is positive upon 
 this point. 
 
 Tile volunteers, after a (irotraeted .-ind 
 severe struggle, at last succeeded in 
 reaching the dejiot, bearing with them 
 in triumph their killed and wounded, 
 and immediately embarkeil. The scene 
 is descrilii'd in glowing terms by our in- 
 formant, w ho says that the calm courage 
 and heroic bearing of the troops sjioke 
 volumes for the sons of Massachusetts, 
 who. though marching under a tire of 
 the most embarrassing description, and 
 opposed to overwhelming odds, ne\er- 
 theless succeeded in accomjilishing their 
 purjiose, and effected a passage through 
 crowded streets a distance of over a 
 mile — ;i feat not easily accomplished by 
 a body of less than one hundred men 
 when opposed to such terrific odds. — 
 [New York Times. 
 
 THE ATTACK ON THE MAS- 
 SACHUSETTS THOOPS. 
 
 Interesting Statements. 
 
 JlKETiN(t IN Newmarket, N. H. — A 
 correspondent gives an account of a 
 spirited meeting in Newmarket, N. H., 
 on the evi'iiing of 17th inst. Pr. George 
 \V. Kittredge. a ])roniineiit leader of the 
 Democratic party in New Hampshire, 
 and formerly a member of Congress, 
 was called upon to preside, and made 
 a patriotic speech of the true stamp. 
 A correspondent gives the following 
 sketch of his remarks : 
 
 "He said that of all men, the Demo- 
 cratic were under the strongest obliga- 
 tion to act for the country. The South 
 had relied on the co-operation of the 
 Northern Democrats in their treason ; 
 that they would be ready to strike for 
 treason. But he thanked God that the 
 Democi-ats were in a position, acting 
 from a high iiatriotism, to cast aside 
 their party pn-juilice and teach the 
 Southern traitors that the North was a 
 unit — but one party, and that party 
 would tight for the government and 
 constitution of the fathers. Traitors 
 had fired upon the Stars and Stripes — 
 disgraced our flag. By that act we 
 were equally disgraced. He knew there 
 were some who showed a disposition to 
 betray their country, but we would give 
 them hemp first, and then rescue our 
 country from its jieril." 
 
 \Vr-: observe that Senator Lane, of 
 Kansas, the antii)odes of his Oregon 
 namesake, is prejiaring to face disunion- 
 ists, as he did the Border Kuffians, when 
 the latter stopped long enough to get a 
 sight of his face. AVe have not re- 
 garded Mr. Iian(^ as likely to make a 
 niodid Senatiu', but for certain kinds of 
 service to his country, he is equal to 
 forty ordinary Senators. 
 
 'I'liic Seniors at Harvard disjilayed a 
 transparency in front of Holworthy, on 
 Mouilay evening, with the words: "The 
 Constitution and the Enforcement of 
 the Kaws is our IMatforni " : reverse, 
 '• Harvard for War! "" Fire-works were 
 let oil', and a large crowcl of the various 
 classes gave enthusiastic cheers for the 
 rnioii and the cimslitution. 
 
 The Lowell Courier publishes a letter 
 from Captain Follansbee, of the Lowell 
 Phalanx, who commanded the compa- 
 nies exposed to the fury of the Balti- 
 more mob. We copy the letter entire : — 
 
 "We arrived in Baltimore about 10 
 o'clock, A. M. The cars are drawn 
 through the city by horses. There were 
 about tliirty ears in our train, there 
 being in addition to Colonel .Tones' com- 
 mand, about one thousand two hundreil 
 troops from Philadelphia, without uni- 
 forms or arms, they intending to get 
 them liere. After we arrived the cars 
 were taken, tw o at a time, and draw n to 
 the depot at the lower part of the city, 
 a mob assaulting them all the way. The 
 Lowell Mechanic Phalanx car was the 
 ninth; and we waited till after the rest 
 had left for our ttu'n. till two men came 
 to me and informeil me that I had better 
 take my command and march to the 
 other depot, as the mob had taken up 
 the track to prevent the iiassage of the 
 cars. I immediatelj- informed Captain 
 Pickering, of the Lawrence Light In- 
 fantry, and we filed out of the cars iu 
 regular order. Captain Hart's company, 
 of Lowell, and Captain Dike's, of Stone- 
 ham, did the same, and formed in a line 
 on the sidewalk. The captains con- 
 sulted together, and decided that the 
 command should devolve upon me. I 
 immediately took my position at the 
 right, wheeled into column of sections, 
 and requested them to march in close 
 order. Before we had started, the mob 
 was upon us, with a Secession flag at- 
 tached to a fiole, and told us we never 
 could march through that city ; they 
 would kill every 'white nigger' of us 
 before we could reach the other depot. 
 I paid no attention to them, but after I 
 had wheeled the battalion, gave the 
 order to march. 
 
 " ,\s soon as the order was gi\eu, the 
 brickliats began to fly into our ranks from 
 the mob. I called a iiidiceman, and re- 
 quested him to lead the way to the 
 other depot. He did so. After we had 
 marched about a hundred yards we 
 came to a bridge. The Kebels had torn 
 u)) most of the jilanks. We had to play 
 ' Si-otch hoji ' to get over it. As soon as 
 we had crossed the bridge they com- 
 menced to lire upon us from the streets 
 and houses. Wc were loaded, but not 
 cajiped. I (U'dered the men to cap their 
 rifles and jirotect themsidves ; and then 
 we returned their tire, and laid a great 
 many of them away. I saw four fall on 
 the sidewalk at one time. They fol- 
 lowed us u]), and we fought our way to 
 the other depot — about one mile. They 
 kept at us till the cars started. Quite a 
 number of the rascals were shot after 
 we entered the cars. We went very 
 slow, for we expected the rails were 
 torn up on the road. 
 
 " I do not know how much damage 
 we did. Ueiiort says iibout forty were 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CI I'll WAR. 
 
 43 
 
 killed, but I tliiuk that is exaggerated. 
 Still, it may be so. There is any quantity 
 of them wounded. Quite a number of 
 horses were killed. The mayor of the 
 city met us almost half way. He said 
 that there would be no trouble, and that 
 we could get through, and kept with me 
 for about a hundred yards ; but the 
 stones and halls whistled too near his 
 head, and he left, took a gun frfim one 
 of my company, fb-ed, ancl brought his 
 man down. That was the last I saw of 
 him. We fought our way to the cars, 
 and joined Colonel Jones and the seven 
 com])auies that left us at the other end 
 of the city; and now we are here — 
 every man of the old Phalanx safe and 
 sound, with the exception of a few 
 marks made by brickbats, and all we 
 want now is a chance to go to Baltimore 
 and clean out all the roughs there. It 
 Colonel .Tones would march his com- 
 mand there, we would do it. There are 
 five or six of the regiment missing, and 
 all of the band. I am in hopes that 
 most, if not all, of them are alive. 
 Where a man in Baltimore showed his 
 pistols, ax, or Palmetto flag, he was 
 about sure to drop. Ca])tain Dike, of 
 Stoneham, is wounded badly, but is 
 better. A corporal of Cajitain Picker- 
 ing's (Lawrence Light Infantry) com- 
 pany was killed. What men are left 
 alive will be well taken care of by the 
 Union men of Baltimore." 
 
 A letter from Mr. Brunt Johnson, a 
 member of the Phalanx, contains the 
 following paragraphs : — 
 
 ■' We have not lost a man out of our 
 company. Three or four got their heads 
 cut and their faces disfigured, but none 
 seriously. . . . We had not gone 
 more than twenty paces when stones, 
 bricks, and broken bottles flew like hail 
 about our heads; but we kept right 
 along until they conmienced firing re- 
 volvers, when we turned and fired a 
 volley, which made them retreat with 
 considerable less number; but the firing 
 was kept up at intervals from doors and 
 windows, but with little or no eftect. 
 The mayor of the city met us about one 
 mile from the depot with the police 
 force, and told Captain Follansbee that 
 he should be protected. Wliile he was 
 speaking, one of our men was knocked 
 down with a stone. The mayor at once 
 seized a rifle and shot the man who 
 threw the stone, after which we arrived 
 at the de])ot with little or no trouble. 
 We got into the cars, lifted the \\indows, 
 and two rifles were in each window on 
 each side of the car, and if a man was 
 seen to move, throw a stone, or show 
 any sign of disturbance, down went his 
 house. There was one courageous fel- 
 low who said lie could get twenty-five 
 men in Baltimore who could kill the 
 whole Sixth regiment, but he did not 
 get time to repeat it. He was found 
 witli seventeen bullets in his body. 
 Yesterda}' was the anniversary of tlie 
 battle of Lexington. We are proud to 
 say that Massachusetts men have more 
 blood for the good cause of their 
 country." 
 
 A letter from Baltimore, also pub- 
 lished in the Conner, saA's that a large 
 
 number of the Lowell City Guard were 
 injured, but probably only two seriously. 
 Sergeant Ames, of Lowell, and Private 
 Coburu, of Pracut, were W(dl cared tor 
 in Baltimore. Sergeant Ames was 
 wounded on the head by bricks or 
 bottles, and has lost considerable blood. 
 His physician sees nothing alarming in 
 his case. Mr. Coburu was beaten on 
 the head with jKiving-stones, and his 
 musket taken from him, and then with 
 it he was shot through the thigh. The 
 doctor says it is a flesh wound, and 
 thinks he is comfortable. 
 
 .Statement of a Baltiiiiorean. 
 
 A\e have conversed with a citizen of 
 Baltimore, a thorough Tnion man, who 
 saw the attack on our troops, and is full 
 of admiration of the steadiness and 
 courage of our brave f(dlows. He says 
 he never could have believed that men 
 with arms in their hands would have 
 withstood the deadly assaults of an in- 
 furiated mob with so much patience 
 and steadiness. They did not fire until 
 ordered to do so by the mayor of Baltimore. 
 
 The mob \\as composed of the lowest, 
 the most brutal and depraved of the 
 denizens of the city, but they were en- 
 couraged and set on by citizens of re- 
 spectable position in society, including 
 several custom-house otticials. The 
 assault was deadly- beyond description. 
 All along the route missiles of all de- 
 scriptions — stones, brickbats, clubs, and 
 ev<'ii windows from the houses — were 
 thrown upon the troo])s in a perfect 
 shower, and they were shot at with 
 guns and pistols. Our infcu-mant says 
 that all the cars containing tlie troops 
 were stoned as tliey passed through. 
 
 We called the attention of this Balti- 
 moreau to the evidence before the coi-- 
 oner's inquest upon the body of Kobert 
 AV. Davis, one of the respectable citizens 
 of Baltimore, who was killed. By 
 drawing out certain points, and cover- 
 ing up others, an attemi^t was made by 
 the coroner to show that Mr. Davis was 
 merely a peaceable spectator, and took 
 no ))art in the riot, but was deliberately 
 shot from the car window after the 
 train had started for Washington, and 
 without provocation. Our informant 
 ridicules this theory. He says that after 
 the troo])s had reached the cars for 
 Washington, the assault was continued ; 
 the track was torn up, and missiles w ere 
 raineil into the car. The firing from the 
 car windows was in self-defense. In one 
 case a stone was thrown through a car 
 window, and immediately a rifie was 
 pushed through the hole, and the fel- 
 low who threw the stone was shot. 
 But whether this was Mr. Davis or not. 
 is uncertain. 
 
 The evidence before tlie coroner's in- 
 quest goes to show that, if Mr. Davis 
 was not taking i)art with the mob, he 
 was encouraging them and giving them 
 the countenance of his presence. He 
 was one of a party of five '•gentlemen," 
 who, according to the evidence, "cheered 
 for Jeft'ersou Davis and the Southern 
 Confederacy." Before Mr. Davis was 
 shot, his hat was knocked oft', and, as 
 one of the witnesses thought, bv a stone 
 
 aimed by one of Mr. Davis' comiianions 
 at the train. Another of Mr. Davis" 
 companions testified that he had ])icked 
 up a stone to throw at the train, but 
 dropped it. Our informant says our 
 troops were clearly justified in firing 
 upon the mob, and is only surjirised at 
 their forbearance. 
 
 He says there is a reign of terror in 
 Baltimore. The Union men were com- 
 pletely o\erawed by the rabble. He 
 was obliged to leave the city because 
 his sentiments were obnoxious to the 
 mob, and it was no longer safe for him 
 to remain. He thinks the government 
 should take military possession of the 
 city with a large force, for the pro- 
 tection of the I'nion men. He believes 
 that w hatever may be the result of the 
 present conflict, Baltimore, as a com- 
 mercial city, is ruined. 
 
 We have also had a conversation w itii 
 a friend. Mr. B. Wood, of Jfilford, who 
 left AVashington on Saturday, and was 
 in Baltimore over SuiuUn'. He confirms 
 all that is stated above as to the state of 
 anarchy which reigns there. He was 
 unable to obtain a regular conveyance 
 from Baltimore, and left with several 
 refugees in an oyster-boat, the captain 
 of which agreed to laml them at Prrrys- 
 ville for ijS.'iO. Some of his jiarty were 
 ladies ; but he made his boat as clean as 
 possible, stowed the ladies in the cuddy, 
 and faithfully fulfilled his bargain. 
 
 The following extracts are from a 
 private letter written bv a member of 
 Co. C, of Lowell: — 
 
 "We li.ad a small fight at Baltimore. 
 I can not tell you all the jiarticulars 
 now; but we killed about thirty-three, 
 to two of our own men. I can say tliat 
 I shot two of them, sure. One had a 
 pistol to fire at me w lien I fired. 
 
 '• We shot some men in Baltimore after 
 we got started in the cars. They had 
 taken up the rails, and fired through the 
 window s of the cars. 
 
 ••They can't say I was a coward. I 
 will stand b^- the constitution and the 
 I'nion of the I'nited .States as long as I 
 live. So help nie,^God ! " 
 
 We published a day or two since an 
 intemperate letter from a resident of 
 Baltimore to his brother in this city. 
 The reply was very approjiriate, as will 
 be seen by the following extract : — 
 
 '• What would yon have us do'i" AVould 
 you Iiave us surrender the national Cap- 
 ital into the hands of that baiul of mer- 
 cenary thieves and traitors who rule 
 the ■ < 'onfederati' States ' ; men wlio have 
 stolen the public lu-oiierty ; who have 
 violated their oaths'^ Shall we not de- 
 fend the Capital ':■ Did not (iovernor 
 Hicks say in his i>roclamatiou on Friday 
 last that Maryland would furnish her 
 quota of troops for that service y and 
 was it not this simple mission, and 
 nothing more, that our troo])S were en- 
 gaged in '^ 
 
 " You speak of the South being ' sub- 
 jugated by Lincoln and his hordes." In 
 the first place, there is no attempt to 
 subjugate the South, but simi)ly to main- 
 tain the government, and that not by 
 'Lincoln and his hordes.' No; no! As 
 T told voii in my last, the comuiander of 
 
44 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 llio Massaohusotts forci's was a liclegatc 
 to the Charlfston coiivfiitioii. Calob 
 Cur^liiug to-day otTers his strvioes to the 
 govcruiiient. Frankliu Piont-, aud every 
 Deinoei-at in tlie North, is willing to 
 arm in this contest. 
 
 '•If Baltimore Is a 'yawning gulf to 
 bury Northern troops iu, the same gulf 
 will Imry the last vestige of your beau- 
 tiful I'ity; for though it cost a hundred 
 thousand lives, "not one stone shall 
 remain upon another' in your city. 
 Before this eontest ends,a/rec, safe, and 
 uiii)}>structtd passaijc will be opened for 
 our troops to the Capital." 
 
 From Baltimore. 
 
 The follow ing private letter from Bal- 
 timore will be read with interest. It is 
 from a gentleman of Northern birth, 
 but who has resided in that city for 
 many years : — 
 
 JJaltimouk, April 25, ISUI. 
 
 Vdu arc perliaps a little anxious on our ac- 
 count. There is nothing to fear at present, I 
 think, as our dangerous days are over, at 
 least for a little while. I keep rather quiet, 
 and liavt^ no si^ccial tear for myself, althougli 
 for three or tour days Nortliern men held 
 rather a dauj^erous relation to tlie mob by 
 which all men setuu to have been controlled. 
 Never in my life have I seen such hellish 
 atrocity as I have witnessed In^-e. Secession 
 Iteliels'liave hehi tin; cit3' in a terror that can 
 not 1)'' described. Men have lieen designated 
 anil a list of tliem nnide up tor assault and 
 assassination. Danger from that source luis 
 grown less as the Northern troops have 
 worked their way to Washington, fear liaa 
 taken the jilace, to some extent, of the thirst 
 for bhjod and i)huider by wliicli a large mass 
 of villains and eut-tliroa'ts have been mo\-ed. 
 
 (hmI Itless tiie noble Nortll, and most of all, 
 Ot'I .\fir.^.'iiifhii.^i'tts' She will again be the 
 l>ride of tlu! liistorian and of tlie world — the 
 crown jewel of America. It is something in 
 these times of treachery and violence to look 
 to (me's own kith and kiti for examples of 
 courage anil patri()tism. We will have our 
 enemies undt.'r oar feet yet in this town, if I 
 luistak*! not — and when'we do the slain sol- 
 diers of iMassachusetts will find some of tlieir 
 avengers here. \Ve have l>een to the very 
 threshold of a tlomestic tliroat cutting — ///'f/ 
 has been ami is feared more tlian all else. 
 
 Tin- idection yestenlay, though illegal, was 
 permitted as nmch to 'give einiiloynaait to 
 idle minds as any thing else. Its etfect is good. 
 The town is (ini)3t, externally, yet there are 
 plans :uid (■ons])iraeies down amongst the 
 r;iblile that get wind in \arious ways, ciuelly 
 Ihrontih the p<»iiee and nnlit:n>- jiatrols. 
 
 T'lie show of arms is not so nnu-h for peoiile 
 passing through the state as it is to govern 
 our f)wn city :ind jjrotect fr<Jm violencf/. 
 (;<ivcriior Micks will have the e.xiicricnce of 
 .Sam Houst(ni. Se(rcssion rowdies threji,t<-n 
 his lilc, but lie will not be hurt e.\cei>t he e.\. 
 poses himself in this city. When we get 
 Northern ti-oops ,all around us ^ve will rejoice 
 most heartily. 
 
 Fridaij .\hirtiivtj. Tilings ar<' growing better. 
 A number of t'nion Hags arc ll>-ing, this morn, 
 ing. We lliid the reaction growing stronger 
 hourly, and as men lind c-ourage to trust each 
 othei" The city will show herself ('nion be. 
 lore next \\<'ilnesda>'. Some tear that Seces- 
 sionists will ha\e to lly, and strong I nion 
 men, myself ammig them, are doing what we 
 can to control the rising tide of indignation 
 and rage. Von enn not jiidgi- by the papers 
 of onr state. Kvery thing is ilone to conceal 
 the lire tlnat is underlying our whole social 
 system. Tell our fiieiuis we will do the best 
 ami :ill we can to bring Mai-yland iuto line. 
 .She iiiust come if it is by bliKul. 
 
 'J"he murdered soldiers have called us 
 almost as much to monrniiig as you. I saw 
 the whole of their emiduct. It" made me 
 swear and curse, with a rage almost intense, 
 to SCO such laible-looking fellows pitted 
 against some si.x or eight tliousand of the 
 
 vilest men I ever saw. I did not know wc 
 had so many of such men. Tel! those you see 
 that such soldiers as those assaulted do honor 
 to Massachusetts manhood. Cool, firm, elTee- 
 live, two hundn.'d of them could have fougllt 
 a most glorious battle. As it was, .Massachu- 
 setts has made a demonstrtitiou that has 
 changed the sentiment in regard to Northern 
 courage and forbearance. After tlicy were 
 pcltetl, shot at, and one of them killed, I saw 
 a corporiil, as i sujiposed, order two of them 
 to Hre. They put their pieces up with delib- 
 erate aim, e'ach covering a man, and then 
 tired. They hit their marks, for both of them 
 tell dead. I saw them afterward, one with a 
 hole thriHigh his head, and the other w-ith one 
 through his bociy, from sitle to side — a good 
 and tei-rible heart shot. The ball was as 
 large as a cent. Almost every shot must 
 have killed a foe. They fired but few, but 
 they did their work. God bless old Ma.^snchti- 
 sett's. 1 never loved her so well as now. 
 
 Soldiers' Aid Association in Lowell. 
 
 Lowell, whose gallant companies in 
 the Sixth regiment were the first to 
 sufl'er in the present contest, is doing 
 the right thing l)v her soldiers. In 
 addition to $H()i)n ' voted by the eity 
 government for the families of her 
 troops, and .$10,000 also voted for eijuip- 
 ments, the citizens have oi-ganized a 
 Soldiers' Aid Association, " to promote 
 the comfort, aid in the care tind encour- 
 agement, ami to relieve the wants, of 
 her cirizen-soldiirs while in actual ser- 
 vice, liy providing such articles as they 
 may need thtit may not be otherwise 
 furnished them ; to provide means of 
 comiiiiiuiciition and information be- 
 tween them and their fi-iends at home.'' 
 
 The association has been organized by 
 the choice of Hon. Nathtim Crosby, 
 president; S. W. Stickney, Esq., treas- 
 urer; M. ('. Bryant, Escj., secretary; 
 Hon. Elisha Huntington, chairman of 
 committee on collections; ('. B. Coburn, 
 Esq., chairman of committee on sup- 
 I)lies ; William G. AV'ise, Estj., chairman 
 of committee on cfirrespondence and 
 forwarding. 
 
 The city has been divided into dis- 
 tricts, ami is being actively ciinvassed 
 by the ladies for funds. Other cities 
 and towns htiving coiii)ianies in the 
 Sixth regiment tire expected to co-oper- 
 ate with this association in promoting 
 its objects. These are: Boston, one 
 com]);iny ; I>awreuce, two companies ; 
 \Vt>rcester, Acton, and Groton, one 
 each. In tiddition to the four comp.a- 
 nies of Ccdonel Jones' regiment, Lowell 
 has niised live companies, which art^ 
 alretidy org.-inized, and being activi'ly 
 drilled. In i.roportion to her male popu- 
 Itition, it is believed that Lowell has 
 rtiised more troops than any phice in 
 the state — enough, if they were till 
 combined, to make ;i regiment. 
 
 Okdkued TO Annapolis. — The Rich- 
 ardson IJght Infantry of Lowell, Ctip- 
 tain Dtivis, has received orders from 
 General Butler to proceed at once to 
 Amuipolis with tents and full camp 
 equijitige, and they will prolialdy letive 
 in the sli'timer wliii-h sails on Thursday 
 for Fort Monroe. This is ;i new volun- 
 teer company, .■ind has been furnished 
 w ith a handsome gray uniform. 
 
 The Massachusetts Dead. — All the 
 Bodies Recognized. 
 
 Yesterday a number of the friends of 
 those \\ ho were supposed to htive fallen 
 at BtUtimore, assembled at the State 
 house by the request of Governor An- 
 drew, so that the bodies which were 
 brought home Wednesday might be 
 ideutilied. 
 
 The portmonnaies and other small 
 articles which were sent from Balti- 
 more, as having been found uiion their 
 person, were handed around among 
 their friends, but none of them were 
 recognized. The company then pro- 
 ceeded to the vault under Kiug's chapel, 
 where the bodies were deposited, and 
 the covers having been taken oft' from 
 the luettillie cotlins, the faces of each 
 were exposed to view, covered only by a 
 glass jilate. They were immediately re- 
 cognized as SuMNiiu Henry Needham, 
 of Lawrence ; Addlson O. Whitney, of 
 Lowell ; Li'tiiek ( '. Ladd, of Lowell. 
 
 About Mr. Needham there had been 
 no doubt, his death having been well 
 authenticated, htit his brother, who was 
 present, instantly identified him. 
 
 Jlr. AV'hitney was twenty-two years 
 old, ;i native of Maine. He has no near 
 relatives, except a sister, who resides iu 
 Lowell. He was recognized by Williaiu 
 Freer and two others who htid worked 
 iu the same shop with hhn dtu'ing the 
 past winter. 
 
 Mr. Ladd was a native of Alexandria, 
 N. 11., tibout eighteen years old, and 
 was recognized by his mother-in-law, 
 Mrs. Dow! The t\vo last named, Messrs. 
 Whitney and Ladd, were luembers of 
 the Lowell City Guards. 
 
 Mtiyor Sargeant, of Lowell, and the 
 mayor of Lawrence, were both present, 
 ami desired to ttike possession of the 
 bodies in behalf of the friends of the 
 decetised, but it was urged that the 
 state h:id a claim upon them, and would 
 demtinil to unite in the funeral obsequies. 
 
 It was finallj' agreed that the personal 
 friends of the deceased shoulil be con- 
 sulted, and the decision will be known 
 to-day. 
 
 It is proposed that the services under 
 the directi<in of the state should take 
 I)laee on Jlonday next, and then the 
 boilies may be iltdivered to the local 
 authorities, who will again celebrate 
 their martyrdom. 
 
 FUNEKAI, OF THE LOWELL SOLDIER.S. 
 
 — The funeral services in honor of 
 Whitney tind Ladil, the Lowidl soldiers 
 who were killed tit Baltimore, will take 
 place to-da.y. A ilelegatioii from the 
 city government of Lowidl will arrive 
 here this forenoon, and will proceed to 
 King's chapel with the Goveriuir and 
 Council, under escort of the Indeiiendeiit 
 Cadets, Colonel Holmes, where the 
 bodies will be delivered to the municipal 
 aiitborilies. They will be carried to 
 Lowell on a spei'ial train, tiiid services 
 will be held iu lluiitiugtiui h;i II, where 
 a discourse will be delivered by llev. W. 
 K. Cliirk of the ^li'thodist church, and 
 the other clergymen of the city will 
 take part in the exercises. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 45 
 
 LOWELL BURIES HER FATR!OT SOLDIERS, 
 
 Obsequies of Addison O. Whitney and 
 Luther C. Ladd. 
 
 The City in Mourning. 
 
 Exercises at Huntington Hall. 
 
 ADDRESS BY REV. W. R. CLARK. 
 
 The citizens of Lowell yesterday 
 uuiteil in bestowing honors upon the 
 remains of two of their number who so 
 lately went forth to the defense of our 
 common country, and which have so 
 soon been returned to them in the cold 
 embrace of death. The city wore a 
 solemn and impressive aspect. Ou all 
 sides were disjjlayed the emblems of 
 that grief which has cast its funeral 
 pall over the land. 
 
 The stores on the principal streets were 
 profusely draped in mournhig; festoons 
 of the sable emblems of sorrow were 
 displayed on the front of entire blocks, 
 and fi-om awnings. The windows of 
 stores were draped in black and white, 
 and flags at all points, lK)Uiid in black, 
 were hoisted at half-mast. The bass- 
 drum and one of the instruments be- 
 longing to the Lowell Brigade band, 
 and used by thein in their trip through 
 Baltimore, were suspended in front of 
 the store of Messrs. Kugg & Griffith, 
 on Merrimack street. The head of the 
 drum was fractured, and the brass in- 
 strument bore marks of tlie hard usage 
 sustained bj- the musicians and troops. 
 
 At an early liour it began to rain, 
 and the weather continued inclement 
 throughout the day, notwithstanding 
 which almost the entire population of 
 the city, and thousands from the neigh- 
 boring' towns, were al)road. The himi of 
 the spindles was hushed, and the shut- 
 tle for the time stopped in its busy 
 flight. The mills were deserted, and 
 their ten thousand occupants joined the 
 throng which choked uji every avenue 
 leading to the scene of the solemnities. 
 
 Appearance of Htintingtoii Hall. 
 
 The interior of Huntington hall, where 
 the funeral services were held, was ex- 
 tensively decorated with mourning em- 
 blems and the national ensign. The 
 most conspicuous feature of the decora- 
 tions consisted of a canopy of American 
 flags erected on the main floor, in front 
 of the gallery, beneath which the re- 
 mains of the two soldiers rested during 
 the ceremonies. 
 
 The canopy was supported by four 
 columns, and surmounted by a golden 
 eagle. The fai;ade of the gallery was 
 draped with black and white, and' from 
 stars depended small festoons of mourn- 
 ing. From the cornice around the hall 
 depended larger festoons, caught up at 
 intervals with rosettes and pendants of 
 sable. Over the main entrance were 
 displayed two large American flags, and 
 in the "rear of the speaker's stand were 
 
 placed a silk ensign and the original 
 colors of the Lowell C'ity Guards, of 
 which company the deceaseii were mem- 
 bers. The heroic words, "All hail to 
 the Stars and Stripes," attributed to one 
 of the dying soldiers, were displayed 
 upon the wall, and the front of the gal- 
 lerv bore the significant inscription, 
 '•April 19, 177.0; April 19, 18ni." 
 
 The same inscription, witli tlie warn- 
 ing word, "Remember," \yas displayed 
 at dift'erent points in the city. The dec- 
 orations were executed by Mr. Alfred 
 Gilman, assisted by Mr. Joseph .s. 
 Brown. 
 
 Arrival of the Bodies. 
 
 The funeral train, in charge of the vet- 
 eran Conductor Barrett, arriveil about 
 1 :30 o'clock, and was met at the de])Ot 
 by the city government, tlie military, 
 and an immense concourse of peoi)le. 
 The caskets were removed from tlie 
 cases and placed in two hearses, which 
 were draped with the national ensign. 
 The entire company of Richardson Light 
 Guards acted as a guard of honor, 
 flanking the hearses on the right and 
 left. Escort duty was perforuK'd by the 
 three uniformed volunteer companies 
 hereinafter mentioned, aiKi thi' city gov- 
 ernment followed the remains in car- 
 riagi'S to Huntington hall, the Lowell 
 Brigade band, which was attached to 
 the Sixth regiment in the march through 
 Baltimore, and the Lawrence Brass 
 band, discoursing solemn music. The 
 bodies, enveloped in their starry pall, 
 were borne into the hall and placed be- 
 neath the canopy. The relatives and 
 immediate friends of the deceased hav- 
 ing ]ireviously assembled, the mayor of 
 the city. Mayor Barker of Ijawrence, 
 and the" reverend clergy took seats upon 
 the platform, while the members of the 
 city council, the military, and other 
 bodies occupied the main floor. As the 
 doors were opened for the admission of 
 the citizens at large a scene of confusion 
 ensued, which contrasted sadly with the 
 solemn character of the occasion. The 
 multituile without pressed forward to 
 enter the hall, and so great was the jam 
 that the lives of women and children 
 were periled, and they shrieked and 
 sliouted to be released from their disa- 
 greeable position. The hall was com- 
 pletely fllled, but its ample space was 
 unequal to a tithe of the demand for ad- 
 mission. Thousands remained without 
 upon the sidewalks during tlie ceremo- 
 nies, in spite of the rain, which fell un- 
 ceasingly. 
 
 The Funeral Services. 
 
 Order having been restored. His Honor 
 Mayor Sargeant rose and said that hav- 
 ing attended to so much of their duty as 
 related to receiving the remains of their 
 late fidlow-citizens from the executive 
 of the state, the city council had come 
 to join with the relatives of the de- 
 ceased, and the vast concourse of their 
 fellow-citizens, in the last religious cere- 
 monies appropriate to the occasion, cer- 
 emonies in consonance with the feelings 
 of them all. He had been requested by 
 His Excellency the Governor to trans- 
 mit to the relati\es his tender sympathy. 
 
 and to express the regret he felt that 
 the press of ])ublic duties i)re\ented him 
 from uniting in the solemnities of the 
 occasion. 
 
 A dirge was ttieii played by the Low (dl 
 Brigade band, who were stationed in 
 the gallery. Aiipropriate selections of 
 Scripture were re.iil liy Rev. C. \V. 
 Homer, of the Episcopal church. Rev. 
 Dr. Cleaveland, of the Appleton Congre- 
 gational church, offered a fervent and 
 impressive prayer, invoking the Divine 
 blessing upon our country, the mourn- 
 ing relatives of the deceased, the be- 
 trothed of one, and the military compa- 
 nies and associates of both. The silence 
 which reigned over the vast assembly 
 was broken by the outbursts of the 
 grief of the attlicted and sorrow-stricken 
 mourners. 
 
 An anthem, "I heard a voice from 
 Heaven," was sung by the choir con- 
 nected with St. Anne's Ejiiscopal church, 
 after which was delivered 
 
 TIu- Address of Bev. W. K. Clark. 
 
 The preacher selected as the founda- 
 tion of his remarks the iith and (ith 
 verses of the One Hundred and Thirty- 
 seventh psalm: "If I forgot thee, O 
 Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her 
 cunning. If I do not remember thee, 
 let my tongue cleave to the roof of nij- 
 mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem above 
 my chief joy." 
 
 The deep, unaft'ected love of country 
 so touchingly told in these few words is 
 ever hereafter to be associated with the 
 names of the honored dead wliose obse- 
 quies we this day solemnize. Moved by 
 its strong inspiration, they, with their 
 companions-in-arms, promptly bade a 
 tearful adieu to friends at their coun- 
 try's call, and hrav(dy fell at a soldier's 
 post, a free-will ofl'ering upon their 
 country's altar. 
 
 An instinctive patriotism has been im- 
 planted in the human breast for benefi- 
 cent purposes, as ma)' be seen not only 
 in sacred but profane history. Govern- 
 ment is impossible without it. The 
 workings of the spirit of patriotism ar<' 
 especially seen in the Jewish nation. 
 
 So imperative is the necessity of civil 
 governnii'nt to the social system — to all 
 the blessings arising therefrom — that 
 our honor binds us to cherish our coun- 
 try with warm and grateful aft'ection. 
 This is why Arnold's name has gone 
 into history' as a " note of execration," 
 while that' of Andrf, captured in exe- 
 cuting the treaclierous schemes of Ar- 
 nold, commands our pity and praise, 
 because true to his country. 
 
 Thus do the instincts of our nature, 
 the Providence and A\'ord of God unite 
 in placing patriotism among the cardi- 
 nal virtues of the Christian religion. A 
 Christian's experience no more super- 
 sedes love of country than love of home ; 
 and it becomes nobie and grand in pro- 
 portion to the iiniiortance of the country 
 towards which it is cherished, and the 
 sacrifices to which it prompts. The 
 Jew lovi'd his country with high d<'Vo- 
 tion, because lie saw in its structure, 
 rites, and symbols, the truths of which 
 were to redeem the world. 
 
40 
 
 INCIDENTS OF T II R CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Every Ainciicaii slidiild love liis coun- 
 try with imparallclcd ardor, as tlie grand 
 liioneor of Christian civilization. The 
 civil liberty of the Eighteenth and Nine- 
 teenth centuries owes its origin, under 
 (iod. to those who laid the foundations 
 of this Western euijiire. It was the 
 puritanical i)rotest of conscience against 
 the eiKToaehuients of civil and ecclesi- 
 astical [lower which puritied tlie juris- 
 prudence of England, and then manned 
 the Manftoii-ei- and moored her at Plym- 
 outh I'ock. Here the genius of Liberty 
 began a career that has made this na- 
 tion th<' wonder of the world. Sud- 
 denly, while exi'cuting her heaven-a|)- 
 pointed mission, the tocsin of rebellion 
 is struck in her midst. Her flag is in- 
 sulted, and her ruin plotted. 
 
 They left us, followed by the hopes 
 and prayers of all, and in every one who 
 saw them the conviction was' fidt that 
 they would do their duty. .Vnd when 
 but a few days had passed and they 
 were attacke<r, with soldier-like spirit 
 and discii)line they form a hollow 
 s(iuare and pas.s on in double-quick 
 time, through a shower of missiles and 
 pistol shots, bearing with them their 
 wounded, without i-elurning a fire until 
 orilered to do so to prevent being borne 
 down by the murderous gang. 
 
 Xot a tangible grievance are the dis- 
 atlV'Cted states, who are now defying the 
 government, .able to set forth, and yet, 
 before the administration is inaugurated 
 and its iiolicy declared, they break alle- 
 giance to the government and steal its 
 forts and arsenals. .\nd all this is done 
 by men who at the time of doing it 
 were under a soleum oath to support 
 the constitution of these United States. 
 Such sneaking pertidy and black-hearted 
 treason nuist have been "set on fire of 
 hell." The curses of their country, 
 "not loud, but deej),"' will follow those 
 ofticial miscreants to their graves, and 
 forever haunt theii- m<-mories. m/iking 
 tlii'ni spectres from which the good (if 
 coming generations will start back as 
 from "goblins damned." 
 
 To put down this i-ebellion the whole 
 North has risen to arms. Our own com- 
 monwealth, always in the van, has led 
 the marsh.-iling hosts, and has bid her 
 sons go forth in (iod's name. True to 
 hei- spirit. I bey piduiplly marched to dare 
 and do, and three (d I I'lem to seal their 
 devotion with their bloo<l, before being 
 peruutted to strike Ihe first blow to viii^ 
 dicate the honor of their country's flag. 
 It would be a comfcu-t to all their loving 
 friends that they had died in Ihe i)er- 
 form.-mce (d duty. .\nd in tlM> strong 
 reeling w Inch stirs every hearl we may 
 see the ellecl which their noble exauijile 
 has insjiired. Tli<' glowing patriotism 
 <d' twenly million hearls, which has been 
 fanned to llanie by Ihe fall of these sol- 
 diers, the bnivery which their valor will 
 infuse into their brolbers-in-arms, and 
 our country's glorious future of which 
 these marlyrdoms are a prelude, con- 
 spire to give thrilling import to the 
 words of the brave \\:irri'it~" IMcet et 
 dulce pro jiatria nuiri" ("It is becom- 
 ing and sweet to die for the country"). 
 
 Tenderly will we lay away these be- 
 
 loved forms to rest until the morning of 
 the resurrection, while on their tond)- 
 stones will be sculptured words which 
 will make them prouder mausoleums 
 than kings and contjuerors can boast. 
 
 The commonwealth for a time almost 
 forgot to be indignant at tlie outrage 
 ui)on her honor, so deep w as her grief ; 
 but she soon roused to second her Chief 
 Magistrate, and in every fiber of her 
 body scorns the white-livered apology 
 of the mayor of Baltimore. 
 
 Ever since the lightning flashed over 
 the country the new^s that these brave 
 men had fallen in a nuinlerous mob, our 
 city has been in tears. To-day she sits 
 in mourning. Her closed marts, mills, 
 and workshoiis: her minute-guns and 
 tolling bells; her long and solemn cor- 
 tege, headed by the military and munici- 
 pal government; this vast concourse, 
 oblivious of sect or party, in tearful 
 silence around these biers — all attest 
 the impassioned grief which Lowell 
 feels for the fallen heroes. 
 
 Both of our fallen brothers had en- 
 listed from a high sense of a soldier's 
 duty, and the last words of Ladd, when 
 his friends attempted to dissuade him 
 from marching on account of his youth, 
 were, "I shall go for the Stars and 
 Strijjes, anyway ! " They have fallen in 
 the service of their country, on a day 
 precious to every American jiatriot — 
 the eighty-sixth anniversary of the first 
 blood spilled in the struggle for our lib- 
 erties at Concord and lA'xington. Their 
 sjiirits are gone to God \\ho ga\'c them, 
 and who administers his awards with 
 imiiartial and unerring regard to the 
 fidelity with which his creatures shall 
 have (iischarged the trusts he has com- 
 mitted unto them. Henceforth the he- 
 roes of Concord, Lexington, Btmker hill, 
 and Baltimore shall blazon together on 
 the pages of their country's history, like 
 the stars in the flag whose honor they 
 died to ujihold. 
 
 At the close of the discoui'se, an origi- 
 nal hynui, composed by Key. C. W. llo- 
 nier, was read by Kev. .1. .1. Twiss, of 
 the First Universalist church, and sung 
 by the choir. 
 
 The concluding prayer was offered bv 
 Rev. I). Jiott, of the First Ba|)tis't 
 I'burch, and the services (dosed with 
 (he benediction by Rev. II. Hinckley, of 
 the First I'rdtarian church. 
 
 Tli«' Ftiiici-al C'«»rtege. 
 
 The funeral cortege was formed in 
 the following order, under the direction 
 of Col. (i. F. Sawt(dl, chief marshal, 
 assisted by W. (i. V\ise, T. G. Gerrish, 
 and (;. AV. Bedlow as aids, and S. T. 
 Tiancaster and .James Watson as mar- 
 shals:— 
 
 Co. K, ('apt. r. S. Proctor. 
 .Miholt l.iKlit GimnI, C'apt. E. (i. Abbott. 
 I,ow(01 l!riK:elc I{!Oiil. 
 l.'ifhMrUson ti^bt InliiTitTy. Ciipt. I*. A. I>a\'is, 
 lis ( ;ii:inl (ii iloiHir. 
 lioilies. 
 I'all Jiearors— I.ieuts. W. K. Farrar, G. E. 
 Dana, ami Kdwanl s, limit, ami .Surgeon 
 W. II. liraillcy, or the Jiiebanlson Lljjlit 
 liilaiitrv; I.ienls. .lames KnoK'is ami II. II. 
 Kallcr, or the Abbult I.i;<llt (iuaid; ami 
 Capl. Temple Ti'libi-tts ami Lieut. Daviil 
 llyilc. of the I.owc'll Lifjlil liifanti-y. 
 Aids. C'hiel Mai'slial. ' Aids. 
 
 The following in carriages : — 
 
 Kelatives and Friends. 
 
 fJis Honor the M.iyor of Lowell. 
 
 Hi.s Honor the Mayor of Lawrence. 
 
 Board of Aldermen. 
 
 Common Council. 
 
 City Oflieers. 
 
 •Judges and Clerk of t'olice Couii. 
 
 .Slieriff of Middlese.x County and District- 
 
 .\ttornev- 
 
 Offlciatlng Clergy, 
 
 Clergymen of tlie City. 
 
 The following companies not in uni- 
 form : — 
 
 Lawrence Brass Band. 
 Past and iloiiorary Members of tlie City 
 
 (Juards, Cnpt. .Samuel Lawrence. 
 
 Company from .Machine Shop. Captain Burke. 
 
 Lowell Veterans, Capl. J. G. Peabody. 
 
 Lowell Light Infantry, Captain Tebbctts. 
 
 Butler Rifles, Captain James. 
 
 Zona\'es, Captain Brady. 
 
 The corteg(> moved through Shattuck, 
 Merrimack, Central. Wamesit, and Law- 
 rence streets to the cemetery, about a 
 mile and a-half from the liall, in the 
 midst of a drenching rain, I'mbrellas 
 were in great demand, and the proces- 
 sion, like a dark and billowy stream, 
 liassed between living walls of specta- 
 tors, who were likewise canopied with 
 their portable shelters. Thousands of 
 people crowded the sidewalks, filled the 
 windows, and followed the procession 
 to tlie cemetery. 
 
 Arrived at the ceiueterj', a rural and 
 liicturesque locality, diversified by for- 
 ests, lakes, and undulating slopes, the 
 remains were placed in the Hospital re- 
 ceiving tomb, after which the military 
 fired three volleys of musketry over the 
 teni]iorary grave of the soldiers, and the 
 procession moved past between files of 
 troops, who rested on their arms, and 
 then all returned to the city, in the order 
 in whicli they left. 
 
 During the time the procession was 
 moving, minute-guns were fired, and the 
 various bells in the city were tolled, 
 the chime of St. Anne's ringing out a 
 mournful |jeal. 
 
 To-day the remains will be conveyed 
 to the friends of the deceased in Alex- 
 andria, N. II., and Waldo, Me. 
 
 The iirocession, which was over a mile 
 in lengtli, was the longest ever seen in 
 Lowell, and, notwithstanding the rain, 
 its route was lined with thousands of 
 lieople. We should probably have hiid 
 a larger number present iroin other 
 idaces had it not been for the storm. 
 
 Frederick Ayer. Es(|., was one of the 
 aids to the marshal, in addition to those 
 named yesterday. There were thirt.y- 
 two carriages in the jirocession. besides 
 a large nundier which followed behind. 
 
 The sisters of Mr. Whilney have con- 
 sented to have his remains interred in 
 Lowell, and it is to be hojied that his 
 jiarents will consent to the same ar- 
 rangement. The body of Mr. Ladd wa< 
 taken by the noon train to the home of 
 his parents in Alexandria, N. H. After 
 the funeral services there, it is to be 
 hoped that bis friends will consent to 
 having his body brougbt liack to Low- 
 <dl, in which ease both bodies will be 
 jilaeed together, and at no disl.-inl day, 
 when the (]neslions which now agitate 
 the country are settled, a suitable mon- 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 47 
 
 uiuent will be erected to their memory, 
 as the first martyrs in the present strug- 
 gle.* — [Lowell Courier. 
 
 The following woumled Massachu- 
 setts soldiers are in Baltimore now, but 
 will soon be well and on duty : Captain 
 Dilse, of Stoneham; D. B. Tyler, John 
 E. Ames, and Edward Cohurn, of Low- 
 ell; H. W. Danforth, of Stoneham; and 
 Michael Green, of Lawrence. They are 
 all well attended. 
 
 It is stated that one of the Massa- 
 chusetts soldiers, who was mortally 
 wounded and Ijled to death, while in the 
 last struggles stood erect, raised his 
 right hand toward heaven, and ex- 
 claimed : '■ All hail to the Stars and 
 Stripes!" and expired instantly. 
 
 The Honoreu Dead. The remains 
 of LuTHp;i! C. Ladd, who fell in the 
 fight at Baltimore, who, with his dying 
 breath, shouted, "All hail to the 
 Stars and Stku'es," were buried at Al- 
 exandria, N. IL, on Wednesday of last 
 week, with military honors. A vast 
 concourse of people were in attendance. 
 Flags were suspended at half-mast, 
 trimmed with mourning; an ajipropri- 
 ate sermon was jireached. The Bristol 
 Home Guard, eonmianded by Colonel 
 Rollins, and the Alexandria Guards, 
 commanded by Captain Sleeper, with 
 arms reversed, and nuisic playing with 
 muffled drums, escorted the remains to 
 the grave, while the citizens of the town 
 generally, and adjacent jilaces, marched 
 in order, foruung a procession three- 
 fourths of a mile hing. It was the most 
 solemn, grand funeral cortege ever wit- 
 nessed in the state. 
 
 Over his grave were tired three sa- 
 lutes, when the grand, imposing proces- 
 sion returned to the onee cheerful home 
 of Lutlier ('. Ladd, and there bade fare- 
 well to the disconsolate jiarents and four 
 bereaved sisters. So the young hero 
 rests. He served his country well, and 
 a grateful people will keep his name 
 forever in remembrance. 
 
 The Dki'ms of the Revolution 
 Again Soinding. — In the procession 
 which yesterday accompanied the bodies 
 of the Baltimore martyrs on their 
 way to Lowell were the two drums 
 which have long hung in the office of 
 the adjutant-general in the State house, 
 one of which was used at Lexington, 
 and the other at Bunker hill. Then 
 their martial beat urged on an infant 
 colony to successful warfare against 
 their oppressors, and now thev are 
 brought forth once more to lead the sol- 
 emn cortege which honored those who 
 fell in defense of the rights and princi- 
 ples which at Lexington and Bunker hill 
 were vindicated and achieved. 
 
 George W. Wheelwright, Esq., 
 who has for many years supplied the 
 paper on which the Journal is printed, 
 has handed us the generous sum of 
 forty dollars for thi' ])rinters who have 
 volunteered from this office. 
 
 * The blootl-stained uniforms of Ladd and 
 \Vhitiiey now (I8SS) hang in the G. A. R. hall 
 of Post 4-2, Lowell. 
 
 "All Hail to the Stars and Stripes." 
 April 19, A. D. 1861. 
 
 IIV MRS. L. A. MCGAFFEV. 
 
 [ A thrilling scene is related of one of 
 the Massachusetts men, who was mortally 
 wounded by the Baltimore mob on the fatal 
 Friday, laid upon the floor, where ho soon 
 Ijled to death, notwithstanding every effort 
 was made to save him. An instant before he 
 expired, he rose, struggling witli death, and 
 .standing erect he fixed his glassy eyes upon 
 every person in the room, and then, lifting 
 them toward heaven and raising his right 
 Itand, he exclaimed, with a clear voice, ** All 
 hail to the Stars and Stripes!" Saying this, he 
 fell back into the arms of his physician and 
 expired. This patriotic declaration of the 
 dying man so moved the lookers-on that all 
 iTut his immediate attendants turned silently 
 away, although many of them were stained 
 with the blood ot the deceased.] 
 
 O Jlassachusetts ! noble heart ! in thee we 
 
 well may trust; 
 Our holy flag shall not be trail'd by traitors 
 
 in "the dust 
 While thou liast heroes yet to give, like him 
 
 who fell to-day. 
 And when in midst of circling toes in death's 
 
 embrace he lay. 
 Could nerve his soul with such high strength 
 
 ere burst its prison bars. 
 And hurl defiance in the cry, "All liail the 
 
 Stripes and Stars ! " 
 
 "All hail the Stars and Stripes!" he cried, 
 
 though fast the death eclipse 
 Was stealing o'er his glazing eyes and on hia 
 
 stittVning lips- 
 Oh, then a flash like lightning went through 
 
 all the old Northland, 
 And all shall say no battle-death could ever 
 
 be more grand — 
 That in the glory of the fight, not one of all 
 
 the slain 
 Shall greener laurels wear than he who 
 
 missed its iron rain. 
 
 Search, History, all thy wide domain; more 
 
 royal siglit than ttiis 
 Thou Shalt not see at Marathon or sea- washed 
 
 Salamis; 
 Nor where the famed three hundred kept the 
 
 Percie host at bay. 
 And won their high and deathless name at 
 
 old ThermopylaB. 
 Write, thou, how with his outstretched arm he 
 
 held his conqueror. Death, 
 And hailed our sacred Stars and Stripes with 
 
 fast-e-\piring breath. 
 
 O Blassachusetts! take him hack to thy ma- 
 ternal breast; 
 
 Inurned within thy steadfast heart let him 
 forever rest. 
 
 Thou hast no tears for such as he — let j<tylul 
 pagans roll ; 
 
 Not often such a hero dies, nor passeth such a 
 soul. 
 
 Then welcome be to death and woe and all 
 war's ghastly soars, 
 
 When such as he shall lead the van and bear 
 the Stripes and Stars. 
 Loi'DON, O., 1861. — [Boston .Journal. 
 
 Broight Back. The body of Luther 
 (!. Ladd, one of the soldiers slain at Bal- 
 timore on the 19th of April, has lieen 
 brought back to this city from Al(>xan- 
 dria,"N. H., where his parents reside. 
 It reached here in the noon train from 
 the north, in charge of his brother-in- 
 law, Mr. Jeremiah F. Dow, and was re- 
 ceived at the depot by the members of 
 the committee of the city council, and 
 conveved to the cemetery. The body of 
 Mr. Ladd, with that 'of Addison O. 
 Whitney, his companion in death, which 
 has been in the reeeivhig-tomb until 
 now, will be temporarily buried in a 
 grave in the lot at the foot of the hill, 
 hnmediately north of the chapel, until 
 such time" as a monument shall be 
 erected to their memory. 
 
 ' All Hail to the Glorious Stars and 
 Stripes. " 
 
 ' All hail to tile glorious Stars and Stripes," 
 That wave o'er the brave and the free. 
 The pride of all, who sweet liberty love; 
 We "11 pledge e'en our life-blood to thee ! 
 
 •All hail to the glorious .stars and Stripes"; 
 We will met(^ to all traitors their doom; 
 We will not let thy prestige of glory be 
 dimmed. 
 Nor tliy beauty to perish in gloom. 
 
 ' All hail to the glorious Stars and Stripes" — 
 
 We will strike for our homes and our God. 
 
 Though death claim the mortal, the grave 
 
 be our beii. 
 
 Prayers of freemen shall be our r<'ward. 
 
 " All hail to the glorious Stars and Stripes! " 
 May they cease not thus pnnidly to wave, 
 An emblem of freedom to all the oppressed, 
 A lieacon of hope to the brave. 
 
 o. K. 
 — [Ijowell Daily (Courier, April, ISBl. 
 
 The Uurdered Mmtotts Soldiers! 
 
 Lawrence Receives Her Dead. 
 
 ARRIVAL OF THE REMAINS OP 
 CORPORAL NEEDHAM. 
 
 Preparations for the Funeral. 
 
 The remains of Sumner H. Needham, 
 late corporal of Co. I, Sixth regiment, 
 M. V. M., who fell a victim to the bru- 
 tality of an incensed mob in the streets 
 of Baltimore, were conveyed from this 
 city yesterday, to the home which he so 
 recently left in response to the call of 
 duty, in a sjiecial train over the Boston 
 & Maine railroad. The casket was 
 placed In a passenger e;ir, which was 
 also occupied by Ihc brothers of the de- 
 ceased, the mayor of Lawrence, the 
 committee of arrangements for the ob- 
 sequies, and several members of the 
 press. 
 
 The train jn'oeeeded at express speed, 
 stopiiing only at crossings, and arrived 
 at Lawrence about 12 :. 50 o'clock. The 
 people along the route seemed to hav(? 
 learned that the relics were to pass over 
 the road, as crowds were assembled at 
 the several stations as the train flew by. 
 It was the intention of the authorities 
 to convey the body, without ceremony 
 and in a quiet manner, to the house of 
 Mr. E. (>. Seaver, 41 Atlantic corjiora- 
 tion, where deceased formerly boarded, 
 and to this end no public notice was 
 given of the arrival of the body. But 
 the people of Lawrence instinctively 
 gathered at the station, to pay their 
 silent homage to the memory of one 
 who has died in defense of his country. 
 There was no outburst of sorrow, or 
 manifestation of idle curiosity, but a. 
 profound sadness seemed to pervade the 
 entire assembly. 
 
 The remains'were removeil to a hearse, 
 and an imiiromptu procession was 
 formed. The <'ity authorities rode in 
 carriages, and tli'e jieople on fool fol- 
 
48 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 loweil the body to its former home, 
 which, in the luiiforni tiloclis which 
 front tlic cotton factories, was desig- 
 nated liy American flags draped iu 
 mourning. Tlie casket was removed 
 from tlic case w liich enclosed it, jdaced 
 ii])on a simple table in the neat parlor, 
 ami, the lid being removed, the features 
 were exposed to view. 
 
 The wife of the deceased was not 
 ])resent, having been overcome by grief, 
 but the brothers and friends who were 
 l)resent were addressed by Mayor Bar- 
 ker. "AVe have," he said,' "at your re- 
 quest, and under the orders of the city 
 government, been to Boston and ob- 
 tained the remaius of your deceased 
 brother. We now commit them to your 
 care, to await such action as the com- 
 mittee having in charge the arrange- 
 ments for the funeral may take." All 
 jiresent ap|ieared deejdy alllii-ted. 
 
 'I'lie flags in the city were lioisted at 
 half-mast. The body was left in charge 
 of the friends last night, and this fore- 
 noon it will be removed to the City hall, 
 where it will lie in state until 1:80 
 o'clock, when the funeral services take 
 place. Messrs. Lamjirell & Marl)le, dec- 
 orators from this city, were vesterdaj' 
 engaged iu drai)ing the hall in mourn- 
 ing and jireparing it for the solemn cer- 
 emonies. The religious services will be 
 conducted by Kev.G. E. AVeaver, pastor 
 of the Universalist church, of which <le- 
 ceased was a member. An invitation 
 has been extended to the governor and 
 council to attend the funeral, accom- 
 panied by his body-guard, the Indepen- 
 dent Corps of Cadets. 
 
 The funeral cortege will be escorted 
 by the past members of the two mili- 
 tary compaides, under command of Col. 
 L. I). Sargent, and the fire dejiartment, 
 accompauieil Ity the two liands of uuisic. 
 The remaius will be placed temp(U'arily 
 in a receiving tond) in the Lawrence 
 cemetery. — [Boston Journal. 
 
 Funeral Services of Siimuer 
 Need ham at Lawrence. 
 
 H. 
 
 BUSINESS SUSPENDED. 
 
 A Solemn and Impressive Scene. 
 
 I>awrence has to-day put on her 
 mourning-weeds, and a universal sad- 
 ness, (Mpialled only by that deep gloom 
 which threw its i'unenil pall over tlie 
 city by the memorable calamity, shrouds 
 the liomes anil hearts of her citizens, 
 «ho with one accord have forsaken 
 their accustomed pursuits and joined in 
 paying the last honors to the remains 
 ol <ine of the lirst victims of the lii'- 
 bellion. 
 
 The i-eremonies connected wilh the 
 obsc(|iiies of the late Cor)). Sunnier II. 
 Needham commenced at an early hour 
 this morning. The flags through the 
 city are display<'d at half-mast. 
 
 l''uneral services of a jirivatc charac- 
 
 ter were held at the late residence of 
 tlie deceased. No. 41 Atlantic corpora- 
 tion. IJev. G. S. Weaver otliciating. 
 
 'I'he corpse was then removed to the 
 City hall, under a military escort com- 
 jjosed of the past members of the two 
 comiianies who have gone to the seat of 
 war from this city. The escort was 
 commanded by Col! L. D. Sargent, and 
 was preceded by the Lawrence Brass 
 band, who jdayi'd a dirge as the cortege 
 moved. The soldiers marched with arms 
 revi-rsed. The route from the house to 
 the (.'ity hall was lined with spectators, 
 wlio gazed in silence upon the sad spec- 
 t.acle. 
 
 Appearance of tlie City Hall. 
 
 The City hall was elaborately and 
 tastefully dcc()rated in a style peculiarly 
 fitting tiie occasion, the ensign of the 
 soldier blending with the sable drajiery 
 and svmbolizing the national character 
 of tlie event. At the head of the 
 hall was elevated a golden eagle, on 
 either side of which were suspended 
 American flags. Pilasters of alternate 
 black and white drapery were formed 
 between the windows, and from the cor- 
 nice dciiended festoons of black and 
 white, associated. 
 
 From an American shield in the center 
 of the ceiling radiated a canopy of pen- 
 nants and streamers, alternating with 
 eight festoons of dark and white dra- 
 pery. Tlie altar was shrouded in lilack, 
 and' upon the front of the dais was dis- 
 jilayeil a spread eagle, whose talons 
 clutched an olive-branch, and upon 
 either side of which was placed the na- 
 tion.'il ensign. The face of the dais was 
 ilraped in black, and the front of the 
 gallery, at the opposite end of the hall, 
 also bore the somber emblems of sor- 
 row. — [ Boston Journal. 
 
 Sumner Henry Needham. 
 
 In ri'garil to this brave Massachusetts 
 V(duuteer. who was stricken down by 
 the mob at Baltimore, the Lawrence 
 Jimrnal says : — 
 
 '• Sumner Henry Needham, whose case 
 has been watched and speculated u|i<ui 
 from hour to hour, during the past 
 week, died Saturday morning, at the 
 Lombard-street infirmary, in Baltimoi-e, 
 fi-om wounds received on the 19tli in the 
 cowardly attack u|)on the Massachusetts 
 troops in that city. We are informed 
 by telegraph to the city-council com- 
 mittee, this UKU-uing, that his remains 
 are to be immediately forwarded to this 
 city by Adams tt Co.'s express. 
 
 "Mr. Needham was born in Bethel, 
 Me., and was tliirtv-three years of age 
 the -Jd of March last. He came to Law- 
 rence some twelve years ago, and of late 
 vears has been engaged in the lathing 
 business in conned ion with his brothers, 
 Charles M. and Otis S. Xeedham. He 
 was a member of the Lawrence Light 
 Infantry for four or five years, and at 
 one tin'ie first-lieutenant. He resigned 
 at one time, but joiueil the company 
 again last summer, and was oni' of the 
 corpor.-ils at the liiiK'of his death, lie 
 has a mother, two brothers, and a sister 
 
 living in Bethel, Me., and a young wife, 
 residing at \o. 41 Atlantic corporation, 
 and brothers and sisters in this city, to 
 mourn his untimely death." 
 
 Mr. Xeedham was a member of the 
 Universalist church in Lawrence, w hich 
 society, on hearing of his death, on Sun- 
 day, passed the following resolutions : — 
 
 Itesolred, Tliat the I'niversalist congregation 
 of tills city liear willi heartfelt sorrow of the 
 death of firother S. Henry Needham, whose 
 presence we shall miss from our worship, 
 and whose excellent character and worthy 
 life have endeared him to his brethren and 
 friends. 
 
 Hesolvetl, That we tender our sympathies to 
 his alllicted wife, and be mourners with her 
 as his brothers and sisters, pledging ourselves 
 anew to the country for wliicli he so nobly 
 gave his life. 
 
 A committee was also appointed to 
 make arrangements for appropriate fu- 
 neral services. 
 
 The Massachusetts Dead. 
 
 We think few men read Governor An- 
 drew's dispatch to the mayor of Balti- 
 more, rec|uesting him to care for the 
 Massachusetts dead "tenderly" and to 
 send on their remains for honored burial 
 by the commonwealth, without tears. 
 Yes, those bodies, battered and bruised 
 by the brutal mob, are sacred. "Ten- 
 derly" is not too gentle a word to be 
 used for the care of them. From the 
 jilow ;ind the fishing-boat, those hardy 
 men, bearing the names and the memo- 
 ries of Concord, and Lexington, and 
 Bunker hill, came forth, as their fathers 
 did of old, to ofTer their lives for Lib- 
 erty's dear sake. Foremost in the sec- 
 ond War of Independence, as their fore- 
 fathers were in tlie first, the very day 
 on which the men of Lexington stained 
 the greensward with the first blood of 
 this devolution, saw the men of this 
 generation stain the streets of Balti- 
 more with the first blood of this greater 
 struggle. 
 
 All honor, then, to those humble men 
 of Massachusetts, the first victims in 
 the new war of Liberty. Unlike their 
 ancestors, they died far from home and 
 native soil, but like them, they died for 
 their country. The whole nation owns 
 them. Their names shall be preserved 
 in the country's roll of honor. 
 
 "^'es, bear the battered bodies " ten- 
 derly"; they are more sacred than the 
 relies of the saints. Wherever they 
 pass, let tVie nation's flag, which they 
 died to defend, wave over them ; let can- 
 non thunder the martial honor, and let 
 women and children come to dro)) a tear 
 over the Massachusetts dead, wlio died 
 f(u- Country and Liberty. — [N. V. Times. 
 
 "Cassii'S M. Clay, Minister to Rus- 
 sia, to-day oft'ered his services to Sec- 
 retary Cameron, either as an officer to 
 raise a regiment, or as a private in the 
 ranks. Mr. Cameron said : 'Sir, this is 
 the first instance I ever heard of where 
 a foreign Minister volunteered in the 
 ranks.' 'Then,' said Clay, 'let's make 
 a little history.'" Tbat'.s the true fire, 
 and we are glad to see it breaking out 
 in the right places. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 •19 
 
 Bear Them Very Tenderly Back. 
 
 " I pray you to cause tbe borties of our 
 MassacliHui'tts soUliers dead in Baltimore to 
 be immediately laid out and tenderly sent 
 forward by express tome." — [Gov. Andrew's 
 dispatch to tlie mayor of Baltimore. 
 
 Yes, bear them very tenderbj back o'er that 
 
 fatal way, 
 Who left our midst so full of life, so strong 
 
 but yesterday. 
 Give them the soldier's meed, to them the 
 
 patriot's honor yield ; 
 The holy cause their liearts espoused their 
 
 uuirtyr blood has sealed. 
 And ye, who hailed them as they went, the 
 
 last sad duties pay. 
 Then gird your armor on ; ye have no time to 
 
 mourn to-day ! 
 From every drop of blood that fell an anncd 
 
 troop shall spring; 
 From every moan that stirred their lips a 
 
 thousand voices ring! 
 Hark to the stirring words they speak, O 
 
 Massachusetts men ! 
 The startling summons echoes back from 
 
 mountain, hill, and glen! 
 Fling every selfish fear aside ; let every claim 
 
 give way; 
 Spring to the rescue! rally round our coun- 
 try's flag to-dav! 
 No stranger-hand has wounded us, as in the 
 
 days of yore ; 
 Ah no, we had not then so long and patiently 
 
 forbore. 
 'T is those to whom our arms, onr hearts, 
 
 were c^er opened wide, 
 Wlio in the life-blood of our sons their guilty 
 
 hands have dyed ; 
 Who gloried in our country's power, drank 
 
 from her tliousand springs. 
 And shared, as brothers share, the wealth the 
 
 boon of freedom brings, — 
 The cherislied children of her love, Uiese that 
 
 have struck the blow ! 
 <.>ur wrath will never slumber till each trai- 
 tor's head lies low. 
 With steadfast love that knew no change, pa- 
 tience that did not cease, 
 A brother's loving hand held out the olive- 
 branch of peace. 
 No rash, vindictive act of ours lias wrought 
 
 this bitter woe ; 
 We left their coward hands to strike the first, 
 
 the treacherous blow. 
 The Rubicon is passed ; and now we know no 
 
 North nor South; 
 They that have rights and homes to lose fear 
 
 not the cannon's mouth ! 
 To us no brotlier's hand they give, no broth- 
 er's love they claim ; 
 Whate'er betide, be theirs the gulf, and theirs 
 
 alone the shame. 
 Behold our Hag! the .Stripes and .Stars, so 
 
 long and proudly borne, 
 \'ictorious o'er each foreign foe, by nhiimeless 
 
 traitors torn ! 
 To purchase it our father.s shed life's purple 
 
 tide like rain. 
 Sons of tliose fathers ! rise, and say if they 
 
 have bled in vain ! 
 Men of the North, the South, tlie West, our 
 
 nation's hope and trust. 
 Speak! Will ye see that banner torn and 
 
 trampled in the dust? 
 No ! by those high and holy truths for which 
 
 our fathers fought. 
 By freedom's priceless heritage, for us so 
 
 dearly bought; 
 The seed, sowed by our patriot sires, watered 
 
 by blood and tears. 
 Whose glorious fruits are ours, the growth of 
 
 long and toilsome years ! 
 Let every loyal heart respond! all other 
 
 claims give way! 
 On to the rescue ! rally round our country's 
 
 flag to-day ! 
 Brothers! press on, our glorious land from 
 
 mad disunion save ! 
 Who that can die in such a cause wonld live 
 
 to be a slave? 
 Ye were very loth to draw the sword, yet 
 
 sheathe 'it not again 
 Till ye have proved the People rule, that right 
 
 and freedom reign ; 
 Till prouclly on each town and fort the Stars 
 
 and Stripes shall wave. 
 The safeguard of the weak, the pride and 
 glory of the brave ! 
 
 Nashua, April, 1861. m- «■ "■ 
 
 The Men \Arho Fell in Baltimore. 
 
 [iJtUicatfd to the Sijcth Masaachusttt.^ Ei giriitiit.] 
 
 BY .JOHN' W. FORNEY. 
 
 Our country's call awoke the lanii 
 From mountain height to <iccan strand. 
 The Old Kcvstoiie. tlie Bay Slate, too. 
 In all her direst dangers true, 
 Kesolved to answer to her cry. 
 For her to bleed, for her to die ; 
 .\nd so they marched, their flag before, 
 For Washington, through Baltimore. 
 
 Our men from Berks and Schuylkill came — 
 Lehigh and Mifflin in their train ; 
 First in the field they sought the way. 
 Hearts beating high and spirits gay, 
 Heard the wild yells of fiendish spite 
 Of armed mobs on left and right ; 
 But on they marched, their fiag before, 
 For Washington, through Baltimore. 
 
 Next came the Massachusetts men. 
 Gathered from city, glade, and glen ; 
 No hate for South, but love for all, 
 They answered to their country's call. 
 The path to them seemed broad and bright; 
 Tliej' sought no foemen and no fight. 
 As on they marched, their flag before, 
 New England's braves, through Baltimore. 
 
 But wlien they showed their martial pride, 
 .\nd closed tlieir glittering cohimns wide. 
 They found their welcome in tlie fire 
 Of niaddened foes ami demons dire. 
 Who, like the fiends from hell sent forth, 
 .\ttacked these heroes of the North, — 
 These heroes bold, with travel sore. 
 While on their way through Baltimore. 
 
 From every stifling den and street 
 Tlicy rushed, the gallant band to meet — 
 Forgot the cause tliey came to save — 
 Forgot that those they struck were brave — 
 Forgot the dearest ties of blood 
 That bound them in one brotherhood — 
 Forgot the flag that floated o'er 
 Their countrymen in Baltimore. 
 
 And the great song their soul had penned. 
 To rally freemen to defend 
 The banner of the Stripes and Stars, 
 That makes victorious all our wars, 
 Was laughed to scorn, so madly then 
 They greeted all the gallant men 
 Who came from Massachusetts' shore 
 To Washington, through Baltimore. 
 
 And when, with wildest grief, at last. 
 They saw their comrades falling fast. 
 Full on the hellliounds in their track 
 They wheeled, and drove the cowards liack. 
 Then, with tlieir hearts o'erwhelmed with 
 
 woe, 
 Measured their progress, stern and slow ; 
 Their wounded on their shoulders bore 
 To Washington, through Baltimore. 
 
 Yet, while New Englaml mourns her dead. 
 The blood by Treason foully shed — 
 Like that which flowed at Lexington, 
 When Freedom's earliest fight begun — 
 Will make the day, the month, the year. 
 To every patriot's memoi"y dear. 
 Sons of great fatliers gone before. 
 They fell for Right at Baltimore ! 
 
 As at every honored grave. 
 
 Where sleeps the " unreturning brave," 
 
 A mother sobs, a young wife moans, 
 
 A father for his lost one groans. 
 
 Oh! let the people ne'er forget 
 
 t)ur deep, enduring, lasting debt 
 
 To those wlio left their native shore 
 
 And died for us in Baltinnne. 
 
 Troops Ordered. — The Richardson 
 Light Infantry, Captain Davis, yester- 
 day received a dispatcli from General 
 Biitler, ordering them to Annapolis, and 
 they leave at once. The Brigade baud 
 has also received orders, and will leave 
 as soon as they can complete their ar- 
 rangements. The Abbott Light Infan- 
 try has also received orders to proceed 
 to Fort Warren, and will leave on Wed- 
 nesday morning. 
 
 Letter from a Member of the Sixth 
 Regiment. 
 
 The following is an extract from a 
 letter received by Dr. Thos. A. Mathews 
 from James Oscar Mathews, who was 
 reported as having been kille.ii on the 
 march through Baltimore.* Wliether 
 the report is true or not the sentiments 
 of patriotism of this young soldiei- are 
 worthy of notice and by jiarticular re- 
 quest iiave been copied for publication. 
 Mr. Mathews is "22 years of age, a 
 native of the West Indies, well known 
 as of excellent character and habits. 
 He was a member of the Wasliingtou 
 Light Guard two or three y<>ars. but had 
 resigned, and recently volunteered to 
 jirotect the " Stars and .stripes "' : — 
 
 New V(ii;k, Ajn-il is. isiil. 
 Dearist lirother : 
 
 You can imagine my feelings when I left 
 Boston without even "bidding you good-by ; 
 but forgive me, for I had no time. We arrived 
 here at s o'clock tliis morning, aini<ist the 
 greatest enthusiasm. Tliere is a dispatch 
 that the Capitol has been atUicked. We ar<i 
 going determined to rout them out — I am, 
 for one, you can depend. 
 
 I shall write home soon. Should you write 
 and 1 should be shot, .say to lather and mother 
 that I died in defen.sc of the "Stars and 
 Stripes." 
 
 God bless \-ou. I am votir brother tiirough 
 life. ' " OSCAlt. 
 
 The Benediction. 
 
 tJo! 'Tis thy country's cause, 
 Who, to uphold her laws. 
 
 Beckons each son ; 
 Loyal in treason's spite. 
 Firm t() maintain the right. 
 Thus must be fought the fight. 
 
 The victory won. 
 
 (io! .And may the God above, 
 Uuling the earth with love, 
 
 Be now thy stay — 
 save thee from eveiy sin. 
 Send thee His peace"within. 
 E'en through the battle's din 
 
 And the wild fray. 
 
 Stand where thy fathers stood, 
 Mingle with theii-s thy blood. 
 
 Freedom's red wine ; 
 (Jalm be thy sleep and sweet, 
 When, for thy winding-sheet. 
 The fiag to-day we greet 
 
 Hound thee shall twine. 
 
 Flag of our native land! 
 I'ntorn by Treason's hand. 
 Thy stripes shall wave; 
 I'ndimmed thy stars shall shine. 
 While l'"aith and Love combine. 
 And at thy holy shrine, 
 OlTer the brave. 
 Mii.TOs, April 21, isi;i. 
 
 — [Bo.ston .lournal. 
 
 A GENTLEMAN Of Xcw Vork asked a 
 Massachusetts volunteer how many 
 were going from his state. " How 
 many'?" he replied. '• We are all going." 
 
 The letter of our regular Pensacola 
 correspondent contains the very latest 
 news from that important point. Mat- 
 ters look squally enough. The sum- 
 mons to surrender, it appears, comes 
 from the other side this time. — [Savan- 
 nah Republican. 
 
 * By reference to our telegraphic dis- 
 patches, it will be seen that the loss at Balti- 
 more has fallen mainlv on (Jo. G, Lowell, 
 Captain Follansbee, and that therefore Mr. 
 Mathews has not been killed as was reportiMl. 
 — [Ed. .lonrnal. 
 
50 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 The War News. 
 
 Tlicrc has liccii iKithiiij;- <if startling 
 interest hi relation to tlie war since our 
 last issue. Troops are beinj; rapidly oon- 
 ceutrateil in Washin<;t(in and vicinity. 
 There were at last accounts from twenty 
 to twenty-five thousand troops at Wasli- 
 ington, and there have been new arri- 
 vals every day since; probal)ly not less 
 than thirty thousand men are at the 
 coinniand of General .Scott at this time. 
 It is stated that iirofl'crs have Iieen made 
 to the f^overnment of two hundred and 
 fifty thousand men from the west of the 
 Alle^hani<'S. 
 
 The Xevv York Zouave regiment, 
 under connnand of Colonel Ellsworth, 
 reached Washington last week, and are 
 described as a very reckless set of 
 fellows, being made up of the lower 
 classes of the New York firemen, and 
 they are reported to lie '■sjiiling"" for a 
 fight. It they meet Jefl'. Davis's troops 
 little mercy will be shown the latter. 
 
 The officers at Annapolis complain 
 that they are mere emigrant runners and 
 passenger agents, and that they can do 
 nothing else but write passes for passen- 
 gers. General Kutler lately expressed 
 their feelings in an extinguisher, which 
 he ]rut on a traveler w lio naturally 
 enough asked where he should sleep. 
 "My dear sir," said the General, "do 
 you consider me the chamber-maid of 
 tliis i>ost ?" 
 
 General Butler, whose head-quarters 
 are at Anna|iolis, visited Washington 
 last wei'k, and dined with the veteran 
 commander, (ieneral Scott. Previous to 
 leaving Washington, General Butler ad- 
 dressed tlie Massachusetts troops assem- 
 bled at the Capitol. He returned to 
 Annapolis, and on Saturday received 
 dispatchi'S from General Scott placing 
 the Sixth regiment, our own "glorious 
 Sixth," and other troojis at his com- 
 mand, and giving him three days to take 
 possi'ssiou of the llelay house, at the 
 junction of the Baltimore & Ohio and 
 Baltimore & Washington railroads; nine 
 miles from Baltimore, and thirty from 
 Washington. General Butler, who is 
 always "up to the times," rt'plied that 
 he would hold ridigious services at the 
 Kelay house the following day. The 
 Sixth regiment m.arclied up early Sun- 
 day morning, in a drenching rain, and 
 at noon Sunday, the Massachusetts 
 Eiglith and New York Fifty-eighth ar- 
 rived at tlie lielay house, taking posses- 
 sion of that and the telegraph wires, 
 and conmianding all the railroads lead- 
 ing thendrom. It is Ihouglit Iliat this 
 movement is iii:ide (o inaugurate a plan 
 of recapturing Harper's Ki'iry, though 
 the\'irginia forces at the latter jilace are 
 reporte(l to be in a poor condition ; and 
 rumor has it, that (iovernor fjctcher has 
 order('(l Ibe \irginia foi-(-<'s to evacuate. 
 
 Regiments already formed are being 
 sent forward with great rapidity, aixi 
 new ones are being raised :ind ei|uipped 
 in all the Xorlbern states, and in Mis- 
 souri and Kentucky. The i)ro])osals of 
 the government for loans are being 
 prom|)tly taken, showing the faith 
 which capitalists havi' in the move- 
 ments of the autliorilies. 
 
 TiiK Spirit Aroused bv the Bal- 
 timore Fight. Mr. Edward Taylor, a 
 private in one of the Lowell compaines, 
 was severely wounded by being knocked 
 down by a jiaving-stone while going 
 through Baltimore with the Sixth regi- 
 ment. As soon as he was able, he wrote 
 to his father, Isaac Taylor, who was 
 greatly aroused, and resolved to go 
 himself, but being in feeble health, he 
 could not get an opportunity. He con- 
 sented to have his son Willi.am go and 
 fill Edward's place. He, with eight 
 others, go out with Colonel Cowdin's 
 regiment to join the Sixth. We trust 
 the good people of Lowell will remem- 
 ber the family of the first sufferers in 
 this war. 
 
 iNSTIiUCTION.S TO THE MINISTER TO 
 
 France. — Our government has been 
 advised that at the latest dates no com- 
 missioners from the Confederate States 
 had presented themselves at the French 
 court. The State department has in- 
 structed Minister Dayton to make 
 known to the Frenidi government that 
 there is no idea existing in tliis govern- 
 ment of sufl'ering a dissolution of the 
 Union to take jihice in any way what- 
 ever. The closing paragraph of Mr. 
 Seward's letter to Mr. Dayton is as 
 follows : — ■ 
 
 " You have seen on the eve of your 
 departure the elasticity of the National 
 spirit, the vigor of the National gov- 
 ernment, and the lavish devotion of the 
 National treasures to this great cause. 
 Tell M. Thouvenel, then, with the high- 
 est consideration and good fe(ding, that 
 the thought of a dissolution of this 
 Union, peaceably or by force, has never 
 entered into the mind of any candid 
 statesman, and it is high lime that it be 
 dismissed by statesmen in Euroi)e." 
 
 Jekf. Davis' Pirates at Work. — 
 The steamer Daniel Webster arrived at 
 New York on Saturday from New Or- 
 leans via Havana with her passengers 
 and outward freight, having been or- 
 dered hack by her agent at New Orleans. 
 Steamer II'." It'. Webb, with two Z'l- 
 pounders and a crew of seventy -Ave 
 men. was at the bar with the intention 
 of taking the Daniel Webster, hut while 
 the ir. IK. Webb was waiting orders 
 from Xew Orleans, the Daniel Webster 
 put to sea without landing her passen- 
 gers and cargo and succeeded in mak- 
 ing good her escape, arriving at Ha- 
 vana on the 28th ult. The schooner 
 Wanderer was at Havana, and had been 
 purchased for the Southern pirates for 
 $2(1,000. The Havana was fully armed 
 at New Orleans. Letters of marque 
 were issued by .lefVerson Davis on the 
 2Sth ult., and steamers Calhonn, Webb, 
 and Matai/arda w<'re ready for iunuedi- 
 ate service and prid)ably cruising in the 
 Gulf. It is reiiorted th.-it a, stock com- 
 pany has been I'ormiMl at Xew Orleans, 
 with a capital of six millions, for priva- 
 teering ])urposes. 
 
 The other day at Lodi, 111., a woman 
 cut ofl' the two forefingers of her hus- 
 banil while he was asleep, to keep him 
 from enlisting. This disables him by 
 law. 
 
 The Spirit of a North-Eud Boy. 
 
 A well-known citizen of tlie North 
 End, though confined to his house and 
 unable to walk or stand, is anxious to 
 do something for his country and its 
 defenders. He thus writes : — 
 
 I can sit still no lonyjer. My Ijiood boils in 
 my veins when I think of the'comlition of my 
 beloved country. ISoru in the old North End, 
 llvinpr near the sjiot where dwelt the bold 
 Revere, a mechanic, too, I feel I must do 
 something — I know I can. Although crip- 
 pled, being unable to walk or stand, I still 
 have brains and hands, and will use them in 
 the service of my country. Money or prop- 
 erty I have non'e to otter in deteiise of the 
 Sta'rs and Stripes; but can not I do some- 
 thing? I can write, copy orders, — anything 
 in that way. I can sew plain sewing, or I can 
 make myself useful in sotne way. Please 
 help me to a<ld my mite to aid those who arc 
 fighting for me imd mine. Send me some 
 work at my house, or send for me to come 
 and help somewhere to assist the good cause. 
 Yours, etc. EDWARD A. VOSE, 
 
 33 Charter street. 
 
 We hope that the wish of Mr. Vose 
 may be granted. 
 
 My Country's Cause is Mine. 
 
 UY MRS. .1. H. IHNAFORO. 
 
 Child of "tlie peaceful sect'* though I was 
 
 born, 
 Taught the brave warrior and his deeds to 
 
 scorn. 
 Yet, if I must, that birthright I resign. 
 And henceforth own my country's cause is 
 
 mine! 
 
 Fling out the banner on the morning air, 
 Let evening shadows find it floating there ; 
 And when the midnight moon is rising high. 
 Still ni.ay it wave between the earth and sky ! 
 
 By all the memories of Bunker hill. 
 Which hold their power to stir the spirit still, 
 By all the hopes of freedom for our race, 
 Be every man in his appointed place ! 
 
 Round the fair .standard of our country's 
 
 cause, 
 And in defense of all her righteous laws. 
 Let brave hearts rally, from the East and 
 
 West, 
 To save the country that we love the best. 
 
 Death to the traitor tliat would lower her tfag. 
 To hoist, insteai), the mean rahnetto rag! 
 O'er all our land the Stars and Strijies sliouiii 
 
 wave. 
 For where they float not, there is Freedom's 
 
 grave. 
 
 " God Sliced the right! " to-day each true man 
 
 cries; 
 "God spceil tlie right! "each woman's heart 
 
 replies. 
 Be life and fortune laid on Freedom's shrine, 
 AikI all hearts cry, " My country's cause is 
 
 mine!" 
 Bkvkri.v, April 21, 1,S61. — [Boston .lournal. 
 
 A Southern merchant wrote lately 
 to a large firm in this city, requesting a 
 list of tiie names of those who supported 
 and sympathized with the " Jloveinent 
 against the South." The X'^ew Yorker 
 replied by sending through Adams & 
 Co.'s express a copy of the " City 
 Directory."' Good for New York. — 
 [N. Y. J^eader. 
 
 The MattajKiii (Mass.) Eeeiister sug- 
 gests to those dear women who are 
 weeping over the absence of a husband 
 or lover who has gone to defend the flag 
 of his country from the insults of trai- 
 tors, that the only tears appropriate at 
 the present time are volun-tecrs. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 51 
 
 From Ohio. 
 
 A leading citizen of Marietta, O., 
 writes to liis daugliter, who is at school 
 in this vicinit}', under date of April 
 24th : — 
 
 " I came home from Columbus on 
 Monday night. I returned with six 
 companies of flj'ing artillery, which are 
 stationed here in Marietta for the i)res- 
 ent; not that there is the slightest ap- 
 prehension of any trouble in this region, 
 but because this is a good point from 
 which to distribute troops, in case any 
 hostile demonstration should at any time 
 be made on the Ohio border. The very 
 fact of their being here will make it 
 quite unnecessary to demand their ser- 
 vices. Besides, Western Virginia is 
 nearly unanimous for the I'nion, and 
 just lis ready to fight for it as N\e are. 
 The utmost use we shall have for arms 
 will be to prevent boats from passing 
 with ammunition and other sup])lies to 
 the Rebels. This even we are not likely 
 to have a chance to do, for all boats are 
 examined before reaching here. 
 
 "Our company of one hundred and 
 fifty men left liere Monday morning. 
 Since they left, the excitement has 
 greatly subsided, and we shall soon 
 settle down to oiu- usual state of quiet. 
 There is, however, such a stirring up of 
 the conunuuity, that nine-tenths of our 
 people are determined to know some- 
 thing about military drill, and many of 
 thinn are forming into volunteer compa- 
 nies." 
 
 Another correspondent from Marietta 
 says that President Andrews has dis- 
 missed three Southern students for talk- 
 ing Secession. 
 
 Patriot's Song. 
 
 liV J. H. WOODS. 
 
 Freemen, wake ! your country calls you ; 
 
 Hark ! tile louil and trumpet cry ! 
 Treacherous hantls would fain destroy her ; 
 
 Freemen, wake ! to " do or die " ! 
 Waken from your trustful slumbers; 
 I'our to Freedom's aid your uuuibers ! 
 
 Lo! upon the Southern breezes, 
 Comes Secessia's cannon boom ; 
 
 But our Hero, from his stronghold. 
 Bravely utter'd Treason's doom. 
 
 Freemen, haste to give him glory! 
 
 Deeds like his should live in story. 
 
 Near the city of our rulers, 
 And our country's hallowed domes, 
 
 Soumis the tramp of hostile traitors, 
 Brin^iuK dit-ad to iK'Uccful homes. 
 
 Rise! (-) rise, Columbia's lovers! 
 
 Danger round your mistress hovers. 
 
 Rally, then, around the standard. 
 Freedom's sons! a valiant band! 
 
 .Save, O save, her soaring eagle 
 From the Foemau's ruthless hand ! 
 
 Proudly now he sh.akes his pinions. 
 
 Scorning Tj'rants and their minions. 
 
 Wake ! ye sons of sires undaunted, 
 Sleeping now in glorious graves; 
 
 Safely guard that sacred birthright. 
 Bought liy those who'd ne'er be slaves! 
 
 Undisturbed shall be their ashes. 
 
 While the sword of Freedom flashes. 
 
 Freemen, wake ! your country calls you ; 
 
 Treason's knell shall soon be tolled ! 
 God shall be your righteous leader. 
 
 As he led your sires of old. 
 Wake, then, patriots, from your slumbers I 
 Pour to Freedom's aid your numbers! 
 
 Farmington, Me., April 26, 1861. 
 
 — [Boston Journal. 
 
 The Massachusetts Volunteers. 
 
 BV WAi/rr.i: saa'a*;!: north. 
 To the sound of martial music. 
 
 And the war-drum's measured beat. 
 The sons of Massachusetts 
 
 File aloiig the crowded street. 
 And a look of solemn meaning 
 
 Is on every face we meet. 
 
 And 1 see ou every feature 
 
 The marks of honest toil — 
 The giant from the smithy. 
 
 And the tiller of the soil. 
 Who have left the quiet hearthstone 
 
 For the thunders of the broil. 
 
 And their nerves are knit by labor 
 At the furnace and the Hume — 
 
 At the turning of tlie furrow. 
 And the anvil and the loom ; 
 
 'Mid the crash of whirling axles. 
 And the mill-wheel's sullen boom. 
 
 Jt was thus when Britain's tyrant. 
 
 In the folly of his wrath, 
 Coming with his high-born prowess. 
 
 Like the mighty men of Gath, 
 Found the simple son of XatiU'e 
 
 Was the lion in his path. 
 
 Even so the heights of Bunker, 
 Like the field where David stood. 
 
 Have unto us taught a lesson 
 That the hand of toil is good ; 
 
 And the nerves of woi'k are better 
 Thau the nerves of birth an<l blooil. 
 
 And I feel it as they pass nie. 
 These swarthy sons of might, — 
 
 These men of iron purpose. 
 To battle for the Right,— 
 
 That the hands which ^\v^^ng the hammer 
 Will be dreadful in the tight. 
 
 And I know that God is with them. 
 
 When reposing on His grace. 
 They shall lift the scale of justice 
 
 In its long-deserted place. 
 And proclaim the law of heaven — 
 
 The Democracv of Peace. 
 
 — [New York Sunday Mercury. 
 
 "The Pilgrim Spirit is Not Dead." 
 
 BV MliS. A. M. EUTTERFIF.LO. 
 
 They deemed that our hearts were cold and 
 dead. 
 That their allur-fires burned low ; 
 They deemed that the soul of the past was 
 fled. 
 That the pulse of the land beat slow. 
 
 Ah ! list to the rush of the gathering band. 
 As it musters for coming light, — 
 
 Giving tlie gras)) of a jiarting hand. 
 As they turn from their homes' dear light. 
 
 And mark the flash of the streamers bright, 
 
 The red, the white, the blue! 
 Is it nifjht in the North, that their flashing light 
 
 Streams up to our eager view? 
 
 Nay ! but the bright and auroral gleam 
 
 Is the glory of Freedom's day — 
 Its rays and its stars unfading beam 
 
 In our country's sky alway. 
 
 List to the shouts from each field and hill. 
 Where the sacred emblem waves! 
 
 To the vows that are made with a steadfast 
 will 
 O'er our fathers' honored graves! 
 
 Our fathers' souls from our eyes look out. 
 And it swells in our hearts to-day ; 
 
 We know no fear, and we know no doubt, 
 But would die for our land, as they ! 
 
 They are not dead ! — for a uiystic chain 
 Tlieir spirit witli ours interweaves, — 
 
 And it stirs in our hearts, and not in vain. 
 As tlie wind 'mid the summer leaves. 
 Boston, April 30. 
 
 The Ashtabula Sentinel, in speaking 
 of Captain Crane, of the Morgan volun- 
 teers, who is a Methodist minister, com- 
 pliments him as being " a true Christian 
 and a good shot." 
 
 Military Matters, Etc. — Review of 
 the Military Movements of Last 
 ■Week. 
 
 Nine days ago the Governor of this 
 commonwealth received a leiegrapliic 
 dispatch from the government at Wash- 
 ington, to send twenty-four companies 
 of infantry immediately, by comiianies, 
 for the protection of the cit)' of >Vash- 
 iugton, the Capital of the riiited States 
 of North America, from the violence 
 and attacks of traitors. Orders were 
 inmiediately issued by (Governor Andri'w 
 for the Third, Fourth, Sixth, and Eighth 
 regiments to report forthwith at head- 
 quarters for active service. 
 
 These regiments were located as fol- 
 lows, viz. : Third, Colonel Wardrop, 
 chiefly in Plymouth and Bristol coun- 
 ties; Fourth, ColiHiel Packard, in iiart 
 of Bristol .and Norfolk counties: Sixth, 
 Colonel Jones, in Middlesex county, and 
 the Eighth, Colonel Munroe, in Essex 
 county. The requisition was not ex- 
 pected, but the orders were lmmedi:itely 
 issued from the Adjutant-general's office 
 to the respective colonels, one of whom, 
 Wardrop, resides in New Bedford ; an- 
 other, Packard, in Quincy ; another, 
 Jones, in Lowell, and another, Munroe, 
 in Lynn. 
 
 All easterly storm of intense severity 
 prevailed at the time, and contiiuied 
 without abatement during the transmit- 
 ting of the orders, by horse express in 
 many of the towns, for the mustering of 
 the troops — the wind blowing a gale all 
 the while. 
 
 At 9 o'clock on the following morn- 
 ing, three companies from Marblehead 
 arrived, fully armed, equipped, and uni- 
 formed, and were quartered in Faneuil 
 hall. These w ere the first companies to 
 reach this city. 
 
 During that day the Commander-in- 
 chief received oniers for two more regi- 
 ments, for P^ortrcss Monroe, Va., to go 
 by water, and directing that the volini- 
 teers destined by the previous orders for 
 Washington were not to go by compa- 
 nies, but by regiments, and that a brig- 
 adier-general was to be apjioiuted to the 
 comiiiaud. 
 
 This caused considerable disarrange- 
 ment, and new companies had to be de- 
 tailed from distant regiments and battal- 
 ions. Steamers had to be chartered and 
 fitted out; additional arms had to be 
 brought from the State arsenal, anil the 
 Commissary and (,tuartermas(er's de- 
 partments had to be very much in- 
 creased. 
 
 Of the companies that were detailed, 
 one was from Pittsfield — two hundred 
 ndles from Boston — under command of 
 Capt. Henry S. Briggs, son of ex-liov. 
 George N. Briggs, he having notified 
 Governor Andrew that he was ready 
 with his command, and ]iromising to 
 meet any regiment to which he might 
 be attached at Springfield. 
 
 Another company was that from 
 Stoneham, under Captain Dike, and in 
 regard to this corps it is projier to state 
 that at 11 o'clock <m the night of receiv- 
 ing the dispatch from Washington, and 
 amidst the most pitiless storm, a mes- 
 
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 IXCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 seiiger was ilisiiatclicd fniiii I ho Stale 
 house t(i notify ('a])tain Dike (wiio now 
 lies severely wouinled al Baltimore) of 
 the oi'ders received, and to infonii him 
 that his eominand \\ ere \\ anted to report 
 at the othee of the Adjutaut-treneral at 
 as early an hour as possible in the morn- 
 ing. At 7 o'clock, \.-\\.. only eight liours 
 after lea\ ing the State house, the nies- 
 si-nger reported to the Adjutant-general 
 tliat he found Captain Dike at his resi- 
 dence in Stoneham at 2 o'clock that 
 morning; that he \\as in bed and asleep 
 at tlie time, but tliat he arose and came 
 to the door in liis night-clothes, when 
 the orders from head-iiuarters were 
 lianded to him. At '.i.;!0 o'clock the 
 same morning, f'aplain Dike re])orted 
 himself at the Adiutant-general's office, 
 thus : — 
 
 " .SYr, — I received the orders of the 
 Conniiander-in-chief at 2 o'clock this 
 morning, to have my comjjany ordered 
 into active service, fully e(|uippe<l, for 
 the defense of AVashington. I now re- 
 port that I have my company here, uni- 
 formed, fully e(iuip]>ed, consisting of 
 sixty-four privates, eight nou-comnds- 
 sioned officers, and four lieutenants, all 
 that the law permits. I could have had 
 more. I now await further orders." 
 
 Captain Dike was at once directed to 
 proceed to Faneuil hall and place him- 
 self under command of Colonel Jones of 
 the Sixth regivueut. 
 
 The same evening, at .5.30 o'clock, the 
 Sixth regiment, Colonel Jones com- 
 manding, left the city, about eight hun- 
 dreil ami fifty strong, by the land-route 
 for Washington, with three days' jjro- 
 visions in tlieir ha\ersacks, twent,v-five 
 thousanii ball cartridges. an<l thirty 
 thousand jiercussion caps. 'I'lieir recep- 
 tion in New York and all along the 
 route is already known. Caiitain Dike 
 connminiled the companj' which was 
 brutally and cowardly attacked at Balti- 
 more. 'I'his was in less than forty-eight 
 hours from the time he was aroused from 
 his becl at his houK^ in Stoneham. 
 
 Captain Briggs' com|iany from Pitts- 
 fielil were at Springfield promptly on 
 time, and were there joined to the regi- 
 ment as it passed through that city. 
 
 The same day on which the Sixth reg- 
 iment, under Colonel Jones, left head- 
 quarters, th<' Third ['egiment, Colonel 
 Wai'drop. well sujiplied with provisions 
 and annnuintion. left for Fort Monroe. 
 
 Colonel I'ackard's Fourth regiment 
 left l)y the I'^all Hiver route, every man 
 averaging twenty-live ball cartridges 
 and lifty ]>ercussion caps, with ample 
 sujiplv of provisions. 
 
 'i'lius it will be seen that in less than 
 Ihirty-six hours' time from receiving the 
 order thai troops w<'re wanted, Massa- 
 chusetts sent forward tliree thousand 
 live hundred men, and now Colonel 
 Wardrop's regiment is at Fort .Monroe. 
 A'a. : ('(donel I'ackard's regiiTient is in 
 Fort Mcllenry; Colonel MuiU'oe's regi- 
 ment, comi)rising ten full comi)anies, 
 left the third day after, fully provisionecl 
 and cared fcu', and at last accounts were 
 al .Vmiapolis, Md. 
 
 Next day (Siuulay), loUowed compa- 
 nies from the Fifth and Seventh regi- 
 
 ments combined, under Colonel Law- 
 rence, which were joined by the Kifle 
 Battalion, of Worcester, two hundred 
 and fifty strong, under command of Jla- 
 Jor Devens. The Boston Light Artillery, 
 Major Cook, left in coniiiany with the 
 foregoing, having with them sixty 
 horses, ten tons of ball, cartridges, can- 
 nister, and powder, and other necessa- 
 ries, making in all, of artillery, rifles, 
 and infantry, fully jn'ovisioned, armed 
 and sujiplied for service, about four 
 thousand two hundred men. 
 
 Old Massacliusetts is a long distance 
 from the national cajiital at Washington, 
 and although she never made any ten- 
 der of one hundred thousand men — 
 when called upon she is the first to 
 respond — the first in the tight, and her 
 sons are the first to shed their blood in 
 the cause of the country, and that, too, 
 on the very anniversary of the memora- 
 ble battle of Ijcxington, which opened 
 the war of the Kevolution. 
 
 AVe ha\'e no doubt that if a call for five 
 thousand additional troo|)s were made 
 on Massachusetts in this crisis, they 
 would be forthcoming in as short a space 
 of time, "armed and eijuii)ped as tlie 
 law directs."' 
 
 In this connection it seems proper to 
 state that the labors and respousibilities 
 of the Executive, the Adjutant-general, 
 and i^uartermaster-geueral in tliis crisis 
 ought to he considered seriously by our 
 lieo]de. The Adjutant-general has the 
 formation of five new regiments, and the 
 filling up of those already in commis- 
 sion ; the care and purchase of arms, 
 ball cartridges, and other munitions of 
 war, jirovisions, etc. The Quartermas- 
 ter-general has e(jual responsibilities 
 devolved upon him. They have con- 
 tracts to make, involving hundreds of 
 thousands of dollars ; they have to take 
 care of those of our brave sons who are 
 fighting in the South, who are the center 
 and the hope of thousands of friends 
 here, and whose acts are watched with 
 unspeakable interest. 
 
 At the head of all this is John A. An- 
 drew, governor and commander-in- 
 chief, who has been mitiring in his 
 efforts to promote the comfort and efli- 
 ciency of the troojis. Under this state 
 of facts it is but fair to suggest that no 
 intrusion be made upon tlieir time by 
 persons presenting (picstions of compar- 
 ative unimporlanee. hnpiirics should 
 be made as short and Cfuieise as possible. 
 Mis Excellency the Govermu-, through 
 his jirivate sc'cretary, sjioke of this in 
 the jiapers of last evening. We trust 
 that all having business with the dejiart- 
 meiil will bear these suggestions in 
 mind. 
 
 Tlio Uiin-boat and Coawi Guard. 
 
 The rush for admission into the ser- 
 vice of the government on the proposed 
 Coast (Jiiard exceeds the present demand 
 for ofiicers and men. A meeting of ap- 
 plicants will be held at the f^orii ex- 
 change. No. 4, on Tliursd.-iy afternoon, 
 where the proper persons will be se- 
 lected for the service. 
 
 .\niiiiiinitioii for tlH> War. 
 
 On Mondav night an order was re- 
 
 ceived at the AVatertown arsenal, to send 
 to Pennsylvania a quantity of ammuni- 
 tion. Teams were at once employed, 
 and a large (luantity was broughttothis 
 city during the iii^ht, and taken to the 
 Worcester depot. Yesterday morning it 
 was forwarded to Harrisburg, each box 
 being directed to Governor Curtin, of 
 Pennsylvania. The amount sent was 
 twenty tons, most of which was musket 
 cartridges, numbering about four hun- 
 dred thousand. 
 
 The Eighth KeKiiueiit. 
 
 The gallant Eighth regiment of Mas- 
 sachusetts, while stopping at Philadel- 
 ))liia on Sunday, made up their minds to 
 fight their way through Baltimore, and 
 to this end many of tliem made their 
 wills at the Girard h(mse, and a large 
 number prepared cards containing their 
 names and residences, ami attached them 
 to their under-clothing, so that their 
 bodie.s miglit be identified if thev sliould 
 fall. 
 
 Patriotic Demonstrations. 
 
 The inliabitants of Attleboro" have re- 
 solved to raise two companies of in- 
 fantry for the service of the country. 
 A subscription-paper was opened, and 
 Ira Richards. Esq., president of the 
 Attleboro" bank, headed the list with a 
 subscription of .$1000, and in half an 
 hour's time the sum was made up to 
 .S82.-)0. It will be increased to .$.5000. A 
 muster-roll was then circulated, and 
 fifty-nine names were enrolled the first 
 day. 
 
 A large meeting was held in Plympton 
 on Wednesday evening, Isaitih Churchill 
 presiding. Appropriate resolutions were 
 adopted, and speeches made. It was 
 voted to raise .S'.^O for tlie benefit of 
 Co. 11, Third regiment, of the town, 
 now stationed at Fort Monroe, and 
 for the benefit of their families during 
 their absence. 
 
 A letter from Middlebury, Vt., says 
 the feeling there exhibits itself in deeds 
 rather than in words. X fine company 
 of sixty men has been raised, and is 
 waiting orders from head-quarters to 
 meet their regiment at the jilace of ren- 
 dezvous. Those who can not enlist have 
 pledged amjile support to the families of 
 those who go. The ladies are actively 
 at work, and have fully equipped the 
 I'nion Guard, who hav(> been called into 
 active service. The Stars and Stripes 
 were raised on the college on Monday, 
 amid much enthusiasm. The people 
 are united as one man in the supjiort of 
 their country and its government. 
 
 The people of Tewksbury, Mass., held 
 a large and enthusiastic meeting Monday 
 night. Leonard Huntress jiresided. Ap- 
 propriate resolutions were presented and 
 passed, anil remarks were made by the 
 chairman, I?. F. Spaulding, Esq., Hon. 
 T. J. Marsh, Dr. Jonatlian Brown, Dr. 
 William Grey, George Lee. and J. I. 
 Taj'lor, Kscjs. It was unanimously 
 voted to raise tit a future town-meeting 
 a sum of money sufficient to make u|> 
 the pay to all who may enlist as v(dun- 
 teers in a company about to be raised in 
 this town, to .$20 per month. The ladies 
 of the town, who had been ludding a 
 
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 06 
 
 large meeting in the chiireli to take 
 measures to supply volunteers with 
 clothing, visited the meeting, and were 
 received with heart}' cheers. An euroU- 
 ment-list was opened, and the young- 
 men put their names upon it at once. 
 
 The "glorious Stars and Stripes" will 
 be spread to the breeze in Union park 
 to-day, at (i o'clock, i". Ji., from a flag- 
 statr one hundred anil thirty-seven feet 
 liigli. 
 
 A splendid tlag was unfurled at the 
 corner of Washington street and ( 'hester 
 park yesterday afternoon, in presence of 
 a vast concourse of the citizens of the 
 Eleventh ward. Gilmore's band were in 
 attendance, and discoursed most excel- 
 lently our national airs. A glee-club 
 sang during the intervals. Mr. Hyde, 
 the well-known insurance agent, was 
 master of ceremonies. A prayer was 
 ofl'ered by llev. Mr. Webb, of the Shaw- 
 mnt-avenue Congregational church, after 
 which addresses were made by Hon. 
 Alexander H. Rice, and Messrs". C. "W. 
 .Slack, William Brigham, Oliver Stevens, 
 and others. 
 
 ('onvocations of three and five thou- 
 sand people are no unusual sights in this 
 city, even upon occasions of such appar- 
 ently trifling importance as the raising 
 of the American flag. One of these vast 
 assemblages was witnessed at the corner 
 of Franklin and Washington streets 
 yesterday afternoon, when a large — 
 probably the largest in tlie city — flag 
 was thrown across the street from 
 'Washington building, by the owner, 
 A\illiam Slieafe, Esij. The Brigade 
 band were present and discoursed na- 
 tional airs, hundreds of voices joined in 
 singing "America," and a gentleman 
 just returned from New York, where he 
 saw the Massachusetts volunteers, made 
 a soul-stirring si^eech, which was ap- 
 plauded by the multitude. 
 
 The women of Roxbury held a large 
 and enthusiastic ujeeting at the City hall 
 yesterday, and organized for the ]uirpose 
 of making imderclothes for the vohm- 
 teers. 
 
 A yoimg lady has been heard to declare 
 that she was sorry she could not fight in 
 defense of her country's liberty, but she 
 was willing to .allow the young men to 
 go, and die an — old maid! When such 
 sentiments are expressed, who can doubt 
 that victory will be in favor of the Xortli, 
 aye, that in spite of Rebel Secessionists, 
 Union will be ours, and as a reward, hers ! 
 Geo. Draper. P2sq., of the firm of E. O. 
 & U. Draper, has enclosed to the Gov- 
 ernor his check for #500, requesting him 
 to disburse it for the relief of the fam- 
 ilies of those Massachusetts soldiers who 
 have fallen or may fall in obeying the 
 call of their country. 
 
 Chelsea is now engaged in raising three 
 companies of volunteers, and the citi- 
 zens, both male and female, are prepared 
 to provide for their every want. 
 
 Mr. Mason, the principal of the Eliot 
 school, Boston, has raised .$1.50 among 
 his pupils, to purchase a set of colors for 
 the Irish regiment. 
 
 .Several gentlemen of this city and vi- 
 cinity are enrolling themselves as a cav- 
 alry corps for home duty. All persons 
 
 who are not liable to he drafted for more 
 active duty can see the enrollment at tlie 
 Conway insurance oflice, 70 .State street. 
 
 Sunday was a day never to be forgot- 
 ten by the citizens of Clinton. Mass. At 
 noon word came to C.-ipfain ISowman that 
 his command would probably be called 
 out within forty-eight hours. Subscrip- 
 tions were immediately starteil for the 
 purpose of supi)lying them with every 
 needful outfit. Jjadies with their sewing 
 machines immediately gathered at the 
 Baptist vestry, and while the afternoon 
 services were being held in the body of 
 the churcli, fifty machines and hundreds 
 of nimble fingers were busy preparing 
 suitable flannel under clothing. A com- 
 mittee was dispatched to AN'orccster to 
 procure a revolver for each member of 
 the company — seventy-fl^■e were pur- 
 chased. A meeting of the citizens was 
 held Jlonday morning. II. X. Bigelow, 
 Es<i., was chosen chairman, and H. C. 
 Greeley, secretary. Praver was ofl'ered 
 by Kev. C. M. Bowers". Enthusiastic 
 and jiatriotic s))eeches were made b)' 
 the chairman, and Revs. .1. M. Heard, 
 C. M. Brown, W. W. Winchester, C. H. 
 Waters, Esij., and others. About ^iOm 
 have been raised by subscription. Thi' 
 physicians volunteered to attend to any 
 sickness that might occur in the families 
 of the military free of charge. 
 
 At a regular meeting of the Douglas 
 Democratic club of Topsfield, on the 
 22d inst., X. AV. Brown, Esq., the i)resi- 
 dent, and C. H. Holmes, Esq., delivered 
 patriotic Union speeches, after which, 
 resolutions endorsing the position of 
 Senator Douglas in the present crisis, 
 denouncing Secessionists as traitors, en- 
 dorsing the present administration, and 
 pledging life and fortune to sustain the 
 Star-spangled banner, were adopted. 
 The club then resolved itself into a 
 Xational Union meeting, and indulgeil 
 in i)atriotie speeches and songs. 
 
 A rousing meeting was held at the 
 town-hall in Xewjjort, X. H., on Mon- 
 day, T. A. Gilniore, Esq., in the chair, 
 and A. X. Hitchcock, secretary. Patri- 
 otic speeches were made by the chair- 
 man.' who has been very active in ob- 
 taining recruits, Paul .J. Wheeler, S. W. 
 Barton, Hon. Edmund Burke, Rev. Paul 
 .S. Adams, S. L. Bowers, Dr. J. A. Keed, 
 and Lenmel P. Cooper. It was voted 
 that .$1,500 be raised by the town to de- 
 fray the expenses of fitting out volun- 
 teers. A large number of ladies were 
 present, who evinced their patriotism 
 by oft'ering to make the articles of cloth- 
 ing for the volunteers. Thirty-two men 
 enrolled their names during the first 
 two days after the list was 0])ened. 
 James M. L. Barton is the recruiting 
 officer. 
 
 Two companies are rapidly filling u]) 
 at Keene, X. H. Fifty young men vol- 
 unteered in one afternoon. 
 
 Xine young men at the City hotel, in 
 this city, having volunteered, the land- 
 lord, Mr. Gay, contributed some hand- 
 some presents for their outfit, and the 
 inmates of the house made up a purse 
 sufficient to provide each one with a 
 revolver. These useful weapons were 
 fornuilly jiresented to them in the din- 
 
 ing-hall. which was well filled with 
 spectators, and remarks suitable to the 
 occasion were made by Messrs. Mead, 
 Stoop, and Crosby. An enthusiastic 
 spirit pervaded the company, and the 
 aft'air passed oft' with nuich spirit. 
 
 Measures have been taken at Kings- 
 ton for the inmiediate formation of a 
 military company. The movement was 
 initiated by William A. Thomas. Esq., 
 a gri'at-grandson of Major-general 
 Thomas, who commanded the American 
 force upon Dorchester Heights, and died 
 while serving as commander of the 
 American army in Canada. The spirit 
 of the patriot fathers still survives in 
 their children. 
 
 The directors of the Waltham bank 
 have voted to loan the state ten per cent, 
 of their capital, to wit, .$'20,000. 
 
 An enthusiastic meeting of the citi- 
 zens of Templeton was lield at the 
 town -hall on Monday evening. Col. 
 A. Lee in the chair. Resolutions were 
 unanimously passed, pledging their 
 hearty sujiport to the government. 
 Enlistment papers were opened, which 
 were readily signeil by the many citi- 
 zens, and a company M'ill soon be filled 
 up. Speeches were made by many 
 Ijromineut citizens, of all political par- 
 ties, and but one sentiment prevailed. 
 The town voted to provide an outfit for 
 all volunteers, antl provide for their 
 families while absent if called into ser- 
 vice. 
 
 The old sea-girl isle of Xantueket is 
 not behind the times in patriotism. The 
 .Stars and .Striiies are floating from the 
 shiiiping, and on all the prominent 
 buildings in the place. The enthusiasm 
 is unbounded, and there is strong talk 
 of raising a company of volunteers. 
 One old gentleman near seventy ofl'ers 
 his services to the Governor. .Secession- 
 ists find no quarter. One young man 
 was discharged from a store for strong 
 expressions made in favor of Southern 
 traitors, and will be furnished with a 
 coat of tar and feathers unless he uses 
 less of his traitorous language. 
 
 One of the largest and most enthusi- 
 astic meetings ever held in Lancaster, 
 JIass., was held on Monday. J. L. S. 
 Thompson presided. Earnest and patri- 
 otic addresses were made by several 
 gentlemen, and a series of resolutions, 
 pledging ''our lives, our fortunes, and 
 our sacred honor" for the preservation 
 of the constitution and support of the 
 laws were unanimously adopted, amid 
 tumultuous apjilause. It was voted to 
 hold a legal meeting at the earliest 
 practicable day, one week hence, and a 
 volunteer list was opened, and the 
 names of thirty men enrolled on the 
 spot, and an efficient committee aji- 
 pointed to obtain more names. 
 
 A large and enthusiastic meeting of 
 the citizens of Blaekstone was held on 
 Monday evening, for the [lurpose of 
 organizing a military company. Com- 
 mittees were appointed to secure a 
 charter for a company, to invite volun- 
 teers, to call a town-meeting to equip 
 the troops, and to have the men under 
 thorough drill and ready fiu- marching 
 as soon as possible. Four law.\'er< \'ol- 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIl'IL WAR. 
 
 uiit('(>ro<l on the spdt, and one iiliysiciun 
 ottered his services as surgeon, wliile a 
 goodly number of others affixed their 
 names to the list. The ladies of the 
 town ha\e already commenced their 
 patriotic labors in behalf of tlie volun- 
 teers. 
 
 Andrew Carney, Esq., of this city, has 
 given $.")00 to Capt. Thomas Cass for 
 the benefit of his company of Irish vol- 
 unteers. 
 
 Some gallant volunteers and Union 
 Democrats at llampstead, N. H., raised 
 the Stars .-ind Stripes on the Democratic 
 flag-stall' in tliat town on Saturilay last, 
 in s))ite of the threatened forcible resist- 
 ance of one of the Democratic magis- 
 trates of the place. The patriotic indi- 
 viduals had to resort to this flag-staff 
 because the one owned by the Republi- 
 cans had been damaged in a gale. 
 
 All goods for the benefit of the sol- 
 diers are carried free by Winchester & 
 Co.'s express, between Boston and 
 Gloucester. Office, 32 Court square. 
 
 Sentiments of the Colored People of Bos- 
 ton upon the AVar. 
 
 The colored ]>eoide of Boston met last 
 evening in the Twelfth Baptist church, 
 Southac street, to express their senti- 
 ments ujion the war. Kev. J. Sella 
 Martin was chosen chairman, Dr. J. V. 
 DeGrasse and G. AV. Potter were 
 chosen secretaries. Kobert Morris, 
 Esq., Thomas Williams, and M. K. 
 DeSlortie were chosen a committee on 
 resolutions. J. J. Smith said that the 
 (lawn of day was not far distant for the 
 colored race. An American flag was 
 brought in and cheered most vocifer- 
 ously. Mr. Smith said he was ready to 
 defend the flag to the last. 
 
 The resolutions re])orted state that 
 the colored ijcojile are ready to defend 
 the government and the flag of the 
 country; and are ready to raise an army 
 of fifty thousanil men, if the laws can 
 but be altered to allow them to enlist. 
 It was resolved that companies be im- 
 mediately formeil for drill. 
 
 Bobeit Morris advocated the resolu- 
 tions in an elo(iuent and stirring speech. 
 He said that if government would only 
 take away the disability, there was not 
 a man who would not lea]) for his knaji- 
 sack and musket, and they would make 
 it intcdi'rably hot for Old Virginia. 
 [Great ajijjlause.] 
 
 William Wells Brown opposed the 
 resolutions. The time had not come for 
 the colored man to volunteer. He 
 wanted the colored man to go into the 
 battle field the equal of the white man. 
 The only hope to-day tor the colored 
 man was in .jell'erson Davis. 
 
 Mr. (ieorg<' T. Downing said he owed 
 allegiance to this government. It iiro- 
 tocted him, and he wanted it known 
 that in this crisis he stood for his 
 country. [Tremendous applause.) 
 
 Dr. .1. S. Hock supported the resolu- 
 t ions. 
 
 James Jetterson, of Providence, also 
 addressed the meeting, advocating them. 
 
 The KnlistnicMte. 
 The regiment of Major Clark is now 
 iiculy full, and the i)ai)ers necessary to 
 
 complete tlnMr organization were ob- 
 tained from the Governor yesterday, 
 and the companies will probably choose 
 their officers to-day. Last evening 
 Major Clark received from a generous 
 and jiatriotic lady a silver box contain- 
 ing .$100 in gold for the use of his 
 troops. Sfi far the officers of tliis regi- 
 ment have paid a large part of the ex- 
 pense of feeding and taking care of 
 the men from their own pockets, not 
 liking to ask for aid that was not prof- 
 fered to them. The cost of keeping 
 nearly five hundred men is no small 
 amount, and our citizens would do well 
 to remember them in their contribu- 
 tions. 
 
 Meeting of Scotclimon. 
 
 A preliminary meeting of Scotchmen 
 who desire to form a company of home- 
 guards was held at Chapman hall last 
 evening. Many patriotic sentiments 
 were uttered, and all were ready to de- 
 fend their adopted country. It was 
 voted to form a comjiany, but as most 
 of them desired to enter at once on ac- 
 tive service, they will jirobably join the 
 meeting at the same place to-night to 
 form a volunteer company. 
 
 FROM WASHINGTON. 
 
 A Slight Change. 
 
 " Ul)sei"vatory Maury," once, ula.sl 
 AVe called (nn- nation's ;^lory ; 
 
 I'ul now witli pitying shruf^ tlie word wc pass : 
 " Observe — rt tory — Maury ! " 
 
 Captain Maukv disappeared from 
 Washington on Friday, and Captain 
 Scott was placed in command of the 
 observatory. 
 
 Lieutenant Mairv, the weather- 
 cock, "disappeared" from Washington 
 on Friday. lie probably saw a storm 
 coming. — [Albany Journal. 
 
 The Massachusetts Titoors. — 'i'he 
 following extract is from a ju'ivate letter 
 written by a gentleman in Philadellilii:i, 
 a I'ennsylvanian : — 
 
 "The JIassachusetts men, as they 
 passeil through this city, won the high- 
 est oi)inions of our people. They looked 
 like soldii'rs, and behaved like gentle- 
 men. The Old Bay State never stood 
 so high in the o))inion of this public as 
 now, and in some respects astonished 
 folks in the neighborhooil of Broad and 
 Prime (the depot). They had to lie 
 over for a while, waiting for the cars, 
 and some of our boys, as a test of our 
 apiireciation. invited them to 'take a 
 smile,' liiit. t/ici/ rr/nnid tu a man to enter a 
 Itivern, but aecepied, with thanks, cott'ee, 
 et<-.. from thi' residents of the vicinity 
 of the di'pot. .\ large number acce|rted 
 an invitation to breakfast at the deaf 
 and dumb asylum at Broad and Prime. 
 
 "The New ^'ork .Seventh were also 
 men of cultivated int(dlect, and most 
 perfect in military pn'cision and disci- 
 l)line. Hotb the Massachusetts and New 
 \'ork trooi)s far sur|)assed ours, and 
 caused a feeling of shame in our folks, 
 mixed with admiration, for the action 
 anil ap|iearance of our gallant Eastern 
 friends." 
 
 Tlie City Strongly Guarded. 
 
 Sixth Regiment Located in the Capitol. 
 
 THE WOUNDED DOING WELL. 
 
 ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR RELITF AND OTHER PURPOSES. 
 
 The Washington Light Guard in Active Service. 
 
 Washington, April 21 — Evening, 
 via Philadei.I'Hia, April 23. There 
 has been no communication with the 
 North since Friday, by mail or tele- 
 graph, and ])assengers to the North are 
 forced to go by way of Wheeling. This 
 city is strongly guarded, and every pre- 
 caution taken to prevent an attack. 
 
 The Massachusetts Sixth regiment are 
 a part of the fifteen hundred men who 
 are located in the Capitol. Colonel 
 Jones has his head-quarters in the Sen- 
 ate chamber, wliere lie octiipies the Mce- 
 presidenfs chair. The men are rapidly 
 becoming accustomed to soldiers' ra- 
 tions. Fire-places and ovens have been 
 built in the basement for them to cook 
 and liake. The wounded men are in the 
 hospital, and are doing well. 
 
 Tlie General's Mode of Life. —The City, etc. 
 
 From Friday to Thursday, with the 
 mail cut oft' and the telegraph wires cut, 
 the General-in-chief was intensely ex- 
 cited. Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday 
 he dispatched officer after ofiicer to 
 .•\nnapolis. some of whom found it difii- 
 cidt to get through on foot or horse. 
 Fin.illy tli<' government seized the road 
 to the junction, and the New York and 
 Massachusetts troo]is working their w ay 
 at the other road, friends met in arms, 
 and the road to the Federal cai)ital was 
 o]ien. There were, however, few" ac- 
 connnodations even then, as the Balti- 
 uHue people had kept nearly all of their 
 jiassenger cars and engines out of reach 
 of the government. 
 
 General Scott has left his house, and 
 taken up day and night quarters at his 
 otlice. lie is feeble in body, but very 
 clear, comprehensive, and active in mind. 
 Visiting him at near midnight, he was 
 sitting u]) in a plain, hard bed, in a very 
 plain room, with but two candles on a 
 center table near, and two of his aids near 
 him in wailing. Dispatches arrive al- 
 most every hour, night and day, borne 
 by videttes from every quarter of the dis- 
 trict, and by officers beyond the lini's. 
 He demands the fullest information from 
 every body, and before the New York 
 troops arrived, declared that he was 
 )irepared for an attack from ten thou- 
 sand nu'ii by Virginia or Maryland, if 
 they invaded the eai)ital. His greal anx- 
 iety, grief, and doulit have been the dis- 
 aft'ected citizens in the District of Colum- 
 bia, scores of whom have left, but many 
 of winnn, even now, remain; but all are 
 known and watched with a Ivnx-eyed 
 
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 55 
 
 vigilance. Indeed, tliere has been an 
 extensive Secession feeling here, and 
 there are troops of the personal friends 
 of Jefferson Davis and A. H. Stephens, 
 who, as Southern men, liave been imieh 
 respected. Xo Secession flag, however, 
 floats here, and from the heights of 
 Georgetown to the Capitol, nothing is 
 seen but the Stars and Stripes, witli 
 loyalt}' increasing every hour. 
 
 Speaking of the Massachusetts Eighth 
 and the New York Seventh regiments, 
 an Annapolis letter to a New York paper 
 says : — 
 
 "The Massachusetts troops undertook 
 the repairs of the bridge and track, they 
 being familiar with such work, and 
 would not allow the Seventh to lay their 
 hands to anj- work; 'for,' they said, 
 ' you are not used to this kind of work, 
 and we are. You can do the open field 
 fighting, and we will do the hard work, 
 and when it comes to a rough-and-tumble 
 fight, you will find us there." 
 
 "The warmest friendship has sprung 
 up between these two regiments from 
 the moment the}' met, and it was ce- 
 mented by a little iucidcnt which was 
 narrated to our reporter by an eye-wit- 
 ness. Some of the Massachusetts troops 
 were passing a squad of the Seventh, who 
 were seated b}' the roadside eating their 
 rations of biscuit, and, of course, they 
 stopped to speak to each other; and in 
 the course of conversation, one of tlie 
 Massachusetts boys chanced to remark 
 that they had n't had their rations yet. 
 Instantly every one of the Seventh 
 sprang to his feet, and although each 
 man had only one biscuit, that was 
 halved with their friends, as well as their 
 salt jiork; and it was gladly accepted, 
 for they had been out all day wifliout a 
 mouthful to eat or drink. It was not 
 long before this incident became known 
 in the Massachusetts regiment, and from 
 that time forward the Seventh have al- 
 most been worshipped. Not a man in 
 the Massachusetts regiment but would 
 ^o through fire and water to serve the 
 Seventh. Of the twenty who came home 
 in the Baltic, eighteen were invalided at 
 Annapolis, by reason of sickness or 
 physical inability to perform the ardu- 
 ous duties required of them.'' 
 
 A naval recruiting station has been 
 opened at New Bedford, and another is 
 to be oijened at Nantucket. Seamen re- 
 ceive i$18 per month, and ordinary sea- 
 men .fl4 per mouth, each recruit receiving 
 two months' pay in advance. If Jack 
 foregoes his grog, he gets $1.80 per 
 month additional. 
 
 It is stated that ex-President Buchanan 
 has subscribed the sum of .$.5000 for tlie 
 equipment of volunteers at Lancaster. 
 
 The Providence Journal states that 
 Fort Adams, at Newport, is now gar- 
 risoned by a volunteer military force of 
 seventy-four men, rank and file, named 
 the "National Guard" of the First 
 Brigade, Rhode Island militia. 
 
 In order to provide for the health and 
 comfort of the Rhode Island voluuteers 
 now in the field, a corps of ten men will 
 he formed, to be called the "Rhode 
 Island Relief Corps to the Hospital 
 Stafl'," to be attached to the First regi- 
 
 ment Rhode Island detached militia. 
 They are to assist the surgeons, and 
 follo%\- the regiment into the field to look 
 after the wounded. 
 
 The frigate Cumberland was at one 
 time in a critical situation at Norfolk, 
 as appears by the following extract from 
 a letter written on board : — 
 
 "In consequence of repeated threats 
 upon the navy yard, Flag f)fficer Mc- 
 Auley removed us to a position oft' the 
 yard. We were now in the midst of the 
 enemj-'s country, with lint one escape 
 through a narrow channel, of which a 
 wind but from one quarter would be 
 available, and surrounded by immense 
 parks of cannon, which in one night 
 could be turned against us. Troops 
 were pouring in froui the surrounding 
 country, the whole of Norfolk and 
 Portsmouth were in arms, and truly our 
 position was a perilous one. Night after 
 night did our officers and crew lie by 
 their guns, in expectation of each being 
 their last, but all prepared for a desper- 
 ate conflict." 
 
 The Sixth Regiment Taking the Oath. 
 
 The Worcester Transcript of yesterday 
 afternoon has the following : — 
 
 Capt. John B. Proctor, of Fitchburg, 
 bearer of dispatches to Governor An- 
 drews, passed through this city this 
 morning at 4 o'clock. He left Washing- 
 ton Tuesday night, and brought a large 
 package of letters. From one of these 
 private letters we make the following 
 extracts : — 
 
 " Washington, Monday Evening. — 
 No new detachments of troops have yet 
 arrived, though plenty are on their way. 
 We are kept constantly armed, and it is 
 rather hard to sleep with the scabbard 
 sticking in one's side. We had a verj' 
 ban! march this afternoon. First, we 
 were all sworn in. All the men in our 
 regiment, except six or seven, took it. 
 Such a hissing broke out when those 
 few went forward and refused to take it. 
 I would rather have been shot than to 
 have borne what they did, or what they 
 will liave to bear. Not a man out of 
 our ninety-seven but what cheered after 
 they took it. 
 
 "We marched round the ^Vliite House 
 and had a good view of ' Uncle Abe,' 
 aud I must say that I think he is a good- 
 looliing man. The pictures of him are 
 nothing like him. Then we marched 
 back to the Capitol, and have just ar- 
 rived. It was very warm, and our thick 
 overcoats made us perspire freely. 
 When we returned, we all had lame and 
 sore feet. The only thing we fear is the 
 warmth ; it will be bad being acclimated. 
 Illness has been very scarce thus far. 
 
 "On Monday noon the troops marched 
 on the gi-een, front of the \Miite House, 
 aud formed a hollow square ; with their 
 left hand on their muskets and their 
 right pointing toward heaven, every 
 man took the oath anew. The Worces- 
 ter Ijight Infantry was the largest com- 
 pany at parade, numbering ninety-four 
 guns. The whole regimeut was highly 
 praised by General Scott. 
 
 "We do not undervalue Southern 
 
 lu'owess ; neither can you sneer at 
 Northern courage, without proclaiming 
 yourself to be possessed of 'coward's 
 blood'; and let me assure you that you 
 shall have no reason to be ashameii of 
 Massachusetts troops. As 1 have before 
 told you, the time will come when you 
 will be proud to say, 'I am a Boston 
 boy.' 
 
 "The same blood that flowed in the 
 veins of the men who fought at Lexing- 
 ton aud Bunker hill, still Hows in the 
 veins of her sons, and to-day Massachu- 
 setts presents a spectacle that the world 
 may gaze upon with admiration. From 
 the workshop, the counting-room, the 
 store, and the plow, her sons are jioin-- 
 iug forth to defend that flag which their 
 fathers unfurled, and it will be struck 
 only when the last of her sons becomes 
 a traitor or a coward." 
 
 Arrival of a Messenger from General 
 Butler. 
 
 Mr. William Steffe, a resident of Phil- 
 adel])hia, arrived in this city on Mon- 
 day evening, as bearer of dispatches 
 from Brigadier- general Butler to the 
 Commander-in-ehief, having left Phil- 
 adelphia at o'clock Sunday evening. 
 Mr. Steft'e reports that General Butler 
 has established his head -quarters in 
 the Quaker city until the return of 
 his messenger, from whence he had 
 ready connnunication with a portion 
 of his command ( the Eighth regi- 
 ment ), which was stationed at An- 
 napolis Junction. Maj. P. A. Ames, 
 quartermaster of the first division M. 
 V. M., was at Philadelphia, superin- 
 tending the transportation of troo])s and 
 supplies. The Massachusetts troo]is, 
 who have passed through Philadelphia, 
 are all in good spirits, and were well 
 supi)lied with every thing they wanted 
 by the good people of that city. 
 
 None of the Philadelphia companies 
 had reached Washington at the time Mr. 
 Stett'e left for Boston, although thej' 
 were all under marching orders. So 
 intense is the desire to join the armj', 
 that some are ofl'eriug heavy premiums 
 to be allowed to go as substitutes. The 
 Gerard house has been converted into a 
 mannnoth manufactory of clothing for 
 the volunteers, and thousands of the 
 staid but patriotic matrons of the City 
 of Brotherly Love are following the 
 example of their sisters in M;issachu- 
 setts and other states in the North, in 
 providing for the wants of the soldiers. 
 This week the hospitals in Philadelphia 
 will be prepared for the reception of 
 the sick and wounded, who may be sent 
 down from Washington. 
 
 The "Reign of Terror" in Bal- 
 timore. — Two men, who came passen- 
 gers from Philadelphia with Mr. Stefl'e, 
 report that they were compelled to pay 
 .$100 apiece before they could leave that 
 city. 
 
 The Providence Journal says that in 
 the Rhode Island regiment not ten men, 
 if they were asked whether they were 
 Republicans or Democrats, could tell 
 without stopping to think. 
 
56 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Important from the South. 
 
 NO ATTACK ON FORT M'HENRY. 
 
 Sad State of Affairs at Baltimore. 
 
 NO VIRGINIA TROOPS NEAR WASH- 
 INfiTON SUNDAY NIGHT. 
 
 Massaclinselts and New York Troops at ADiiapolis, 
 
 14,000 TROOPS AT WASHINGTON. 
 
 LATER FROM NORFOLK. 
 
 Frigate Cumberland Towed to Fort Monroe. 
 
 Maiisachusetts Third Kegiineiil Taken to 
 Norfolk Navy Yard. 
 
 DEMOLITION OF THE NAVY YARD COMPLETE, 
 
 Particulars of the Destriiction of the 
 Government Property. 
 
 New York, Ai)ril 2.3. The steamer 
 Yankee rei)orts ari'ivoil at Norfolk on the 
 r7th, and tindinp; a movement atloat to 
 seize her, iiroceeded to the navy yard 
 and placed her under tlie guns of the 
 yard. 
 
 On the 18tli, tlie Custoin-house officers 
 came to seize her, bvit the Commodore 
 of the yard refused to yield her. The 
 Yankee towed the Cumberland to Fort 
 Monroe. 
 
 Tlie Pawnee, nnder Commodore Pauld- 
 ing, on arrival at Furl Monroe, took 
 aboard the Third Mass.-iehusetts regi- 
 ment and proceeded to the navy yard, 
 where the officers had commenced de- 
 stroying the ])iihlie |iroperty, to jireveut 
 its falling into the liau<is of the enemy. 
 
 They liad scuttb'd all the shljis, tlie 
 Cumberland being the only one in com- 
 mission; they cut down the shears, etc. 
 I're|iarati(ins wen' made to luake demo- 
 lition complele. 
 
 The Pawnee, with the Cumberland in 
 tow, assisted by the Yankee, started, 
 and, after sending u)) a signal rocket, 
 a match was ai)i)lied, anil in an in- 
 stant shijis, the sln|i-houses, and store- 
 bouses were in llauKS, :irid so rajiid were 
 they that < 'oimiiander Rogers of the 
 navy, and ('a))taiu Wright of the engi- 
 neers, were imaV>le to reach the i)oinf of 
 rendezvous, where a Ixiat was waiting 
 to)' them, and were left behind. 
 
 Among tlie most valuable projierty de- 
 strfiye<l w('rt> the liners Pennsylvania, 
 Colnrnbus, JVew York, and Delaware; 
 frigales Merrimar and PoCamac ; sloo])s 
 (lermanUiwn and I'lyintmth, and brig 
 Dolphin. 
 
 Large i|uautities of provisions, cord- 
 age, machinery, and buildings of great 
 vjilue were destroyed. It is not posi- 
 tively known thai llie dock is blown up. 
 
 The burning of the navy yard was done 
 by I'nion men, who are in the majority, 
 but com]jaratively unarmed. 
 
 When the Patnnee eame up, the Ctim- 
 berland and Merrimac lay broadside to. 
 Iter guns loaded, thinking she was in the 
 hands of the Kebels. .Similar opinion 
 jirevailed on board the Pawnee, and she 
 was ready for action. 
 
 The cheering aboard the vessels and 
 on shore showed how satisfactory was 
 the answer to our hail from the Cumber- 
 land, that she was tlie I'nited States' 
 Paronee. The Union lueu employed in 
 the navy yard cut down the tlag-stafl'so 
 that it could not be used by the rebels. 
 Tlie guns in the navy yard were spiked. 
 
 Pnii.Ai>i;i.i'HiA, April 2.3. The Balti- 
 more A^nerican of Monday confirms the 
 scuttling of war-ships Pennsylvania, 
 Columbus, Delaware, liaritan, and the 
 Merrimac, at Norfolk, by order of Cap- 
 tain Pendergast, and the destruction of 
 their arms only. 
 
 The vessels saved to carry away the 
 government forces were the Pocahontas 
 and Cumberland. Tlie ship-houses were 
 being torn down, ami the factories lev- 
 eled with the ground, with the intention 
 fd' abandoning .•uid firing them on Satur- 
 day night. 
 
 The mayors of Norfolk and Ports- 
 mouth had sent fiags of truce to Pender- 
 gast, asking if he intended to firi' on the 
 towns. He replied he would act alto- 
 g<'tlier on the defensive. If fired upon, 
 or the navy yard attacked, it would be 
 his duty to fire on the two cities. 
 
 It is not known whether the Pawnee 
 entered the harbor or leturned to Fort 
 Monroe. The excitement at Norfolk 
 and Portsmouth is intense. AVomen and 
 children are flying, and males rallying 
 to arms. 
 
 It is expected that the sloops and 
 ships of the line at Norfolk on the stocks 
 will be fired before the yard is abandoned. 
 The leveling of buildings by tin- blow ing 
 of powder is going on, liut it is thought 
 there will be an efl'ort to destroy all 
 witliout fire, for fear that the conflagra- 
 tion might extend to the cities. 
 
 llARuisHUKG, Pa., April 2:i. .\ mer- 
 ch.'int of Haltimore arrived here via 
 Frederick and llagerstown, wlio left 
 Baltimore yesterday afternoon. No 
 I'liion flags were flying, ami tew Seces- 
 sion. There had been no attack on Fort 
 McHeiiry. He thinks no more than two 
 hundred Federal troops were there. 
 
 He believes that Federal troojis can 
 now jiass through the city unassailed. 
 In the city, military drilling and march- 
 ing and the soumi of music are alone 
 heard, business is entirely suspended. 
 Will not be a solvent house in Haltimore 
 at the end of the week. Virginia inone_y 
 was thirty per cent, discount yeslerday. 
 
 The gentleman was at Washington on 
 Sunday evening. No \'irginia troojis 
 were on Arlinglon heights. [This is 
 one day later than ('aleb Cushing's re- 
 port.] lie says H;iltimoreans will not 
 attack Washington. 
 
 Reports the Kigbtli Massacbuselts and 
 the .Seventli New York regiments at .Vn- 
 napolis. Some lighting, biii lUKible to 
 
 give any particulars, save that they v* ere 
 able to protect themselves. Maryland 
 money was refused entirely by tlie banks 
 of llarrisburg yesterday, at any ijrice. 
 Brokers bu.v it at a heavy discount. 
 
 Annai'OI.is, Mu., Sunday, April 21. 
 Steamer Maryland arrived this morning 
 with eight hundred Massachusetts troojjs 
 under General Butler. Another steamer, 
 with the Seventh New \'ork regiment, 
 also arrived. The frigate Constitution 
 convey.s them to Washington. 
 
 Governor Hicks is said to have pro- 
 tested to General Butler against lauding 
 his troops at Annapolis. They were 
 consequently landed at the naval acad- 
 emy, over which the government has 
 exclusive jurisdiction. 
 
 The above is on the authority of dis- 
 patches to the Baltimore American. 
 
 Mayor Brown, of Ballimore, went to 
 Washington on Sunday, at the request 
 of the President, and had a long inter- 
 view with him in the presence of the 
 Cabinet and General Scott. The Presi- 
 dent urged the necessity for the transit 
 of troops through Baltimore. 
 
 (ieneral .Scott's opinicui was in favor 
 of bringing troojjs through Maryland, 
 avoiding Baltimore, if the peo])le would 
 jiermit it uninterruptedly; it not, the 
 troops must select their own best route, 
 and if need be, fight their way through 
 Baltimore. 
 
 The President concurred heartily in 
 the desire to avoid collision, if permitted 
 to go by other routes without interrui)- 
 tion. 'i'he Secretary of War agreed with 
 the President. 
 
 The Maym- assured the President that 
 the city authorities would use all lawful 
 means to prevent citizens leaving Balti- 
 more to attack the troops in jiassing Ihe 
 city .at a distance, but was unable to 
 jiromise uhu'C than his best efl'orts. 
 
 The President lias assured the Mayor 
 that no more troops would be sent 
 through Baltimore, unless obstructed in 
 transit by other routes, with the under- 
 standing that the city authorities use 
 their best efforts to restrain their own 
 people. 
 
 Information is being received of the 
 presence of Pennsylvania troops at 
 Coekeysville. They were ordered baik 
 to York or llarrisburg. 
 
 Steamer S. R. Spaulding arrived at 
 Fort McIIenry on Sunday, and remained 
 si^vera! hours taking in coal. .She left 
 for solium safe harbor. The Baltimore 
 directors are determined that the slii)) 
 shall not jiroceed to Boston, fearing she 
 will be pressed into tlie government 
 service. 
 
 Philadelphia, April 2:1. Two hun- 
 dred and thirty women, nearly all be- 
 tween the ages of eighteen and twenty- 
 five, have enrolled themselves in this 
 city as nurses. 
 
 ."k splendid uniform for a major-gen- 
 eral, in a case bound South, was seized 
 yesterday. 
 
 Fort ^lifflin has been garrisoned by 
 the Riclimoiid Artillery. 
 
 .V piratical vessel is said to have been 
 seen in the bav. It is alleged that she 
 
lArci DENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 0( 
 
 is manned by fifty or sixty men. She is 
 said to have stopped a tug oft' Chester, 
 and oorapelled tlie captain to liaul dow n 
 the American flag. 
 
 Private information from Baltimore, to 
 Monday morning, says the mob element 
 is powerless to act with system. Arms 
 were plenty, l:)ut no annnunition. It is 
 believed, however, tliat the people and 
 mob will unite to prevent the passage 
 of troops through the eity, and troops 
 will be compelled to figiit their way 
 step by step. 
 
 The people of Norfolk seized the pow- 
 der house at Craney island, and removed 
 the powder to the eity. They are mak- 
 ing arrangements for a vigorous de- 
 fense. 
 
 Commandei'S E. L. Page, Artlmr C. 
 Clapp, J. 1!. Tucker, Lieuts. C. F. M. 
 Spottswood and Robert Pegram, have 
 received commissions as captains in the 
 Virginia navy, having sent their resig- 
 nations to the United States navy at 
 Washington. 
 
 The railroad between Baltimore and 
 Washington was destroyed yesterday. 
 Some of the bridges are destro.yed. 
 
 At noon yesterday there were over 
 one thousand soldiers from Philadephia 
 at Havre de Grace, emliarking on two 
 boats for tlie Xaval academy at Annap- 
 olis. The Itoats had just returned from 
 a sinnlar expedition, liaviug safely 
 landed a large body of men at tlie point 
 designated. The people for some dis- 
 tance south of the Susquehanna are 
 Union men, and will assist in the defense 
 of Havre de Grace against tlie Seces- 
 sionists. 
 
 New YoiiK, April id. Steamer Yan- 
 kee has arrived. Scliooner Hannah Mar- 
 tin, from Boston to Baltimore, and the 
 three-masted schooner E. B. Bennett, 
 for Baltimore, witli beef, pork, and 
 whiskey, and clothing, have been seized 
 by the government steamer Mercuri/. 
 Steamer Vixen is on similar duty at the 
 entrance of Ijoug island sound. 
 
 Burning of the Norfolk Navy Yard. 
 
 The following extracts from a private 
 letter received by E. t'. Symonds, of this 
 city, give some incidents connected with 
 tlie burning of the Norfolk navy yard : — 
 
 Four JIONKOK, Va., April 34. 
 We arrived hero all right, last SatnvJay 
 morning, at li> o'clock ; had dinner, etc. ; was 
 ordered on board the Pawnee steam sloop-of- 
 war at 5 p. m., as news had come that the Nor- 
 folk navy yard had been seized. It is ninetj'- 
 3ix miles "above ns, and we had heai'd that 
 several batteries had been erectc<l lor our re- 
 ception , so we loaded witb ball cartridges and 
 hid nnder the bulwarks. For miles not a word 
 was allowed to be spoken above a whisper. 
 Both batteries on the Patrnee were loaded with 
 grape and shell. We arrived at last, but came 
 very near being tired into at the last moment. 
 We did not know who had [lossesslon of the 
 yard. W^e did not sail until the very last mo- 
 ment; the Cumberland, a 44-gun frigate, had 
 every gun shotted and trained on us, and was 
 just giving the order to fire, when we hailed, 
 and then if ever you heard a cheer there was 
 one from the Cumherlund and Pennsijlraukt. 
 We then landed and commenced throwing 
 shot and shell, chain cable, and every thing 
 that could sink overboard ; spUcing "all the 
 cannon, scuttled and set on fire the Merrimac, 
 
 Uermantoirn, liaritan, and the Pennsi/lrania, 
 put tinpentine anil powder under all the ship, 
 houses, and all the buildings iu the yard. 
 While we were tlirowing the shot oviirbbard. 
 a man c.ame rushing iu and demanded the im- 
 mediate surrender of the navy yaril, in tlu' 
 name of Governor Letcher, of \""irginia. lie 
 was told he could have it the next morning. 
 There was a big crowd outsiile the gates all 
 this time, saying that five tlnuisantl mtMi were 
 within three miles, who would be there soon, 
 so a strong guard of marines was stationed 
 there. They shot one man and took two pris- 
 oners, one of whom was unfortunatelv burnt 
 to death in the guard-house, when the yard 
 was lireti. One prisoner was t.aken into the 
 Pnir/iec'.-i boat, and olfered some resistance, 
 when the (ir.st ofticer of the ship drew his re- 
 vnl\-ei'; lie attempted to sjiring overboard, 
 and the offleer tired ; just as he did, one of the 
 sailors, leaning o\'er to grasp him, caught the 
 shot, killing hitn instantly. We then set every 
 thing on tire at .'i .-\. M., and towecl the Ciitnher^ 
 land out. \w\ talk about tire-works; this 
 would beat anything you ever saw — it was 
 past di'Seriptio'n. Wiie'n we got d(}\vn oppo- 
 site tile batteries, we liad every man stationed 
 with his gun at full cock, and both batteries 
 nnmned, but they did not dare to tire. 
 
 (ioveriu)r I.etciiereame here in a steam-I)oat 
 yest(U-da\'. with a Ilag of truce Il\iiig, and de 
 manded "the surrender of the foia before Fri- 
 day, or he should take it all h.azards. So we 
 are expecting an attack every day. 
 
 Mother Goose and Jeff. Davis. 
 
 Davis is a traitor; 
 
 Davis is a thief; 
 Davis steals from " LTncle Sam," 
 
 But soon he '11 come to grief. 
 Foi" " Abe " will send to Davis' liouse. 
 
 And if he has n't fled, 
 One of the Zouave butcher boys 
 
 \\\\\ chop off D.avis' head. 
 
 — [Vanity Fair. 
 
 Reliable Statements of Matters at 
 Washingtou- 
 
 A gentleman who left Wasliingtou on 
 Tuesday noon arrived in this city this 
 morning, and has kindly favored ns with 
 an account of luatters there and at Balti- 
 more. 
 
 There were not over five tliousand 
 men then in the capital, of whidi three 
 thousand wer<' district troojxs. A great 
 deal of anxiety was vnanifested for the 
 arrival of otiier troops. The trains 
 were running between B.iltimore and 
 \Vashiugton. The track from .\nnapo- 
 lis .Tuiu'tion to Annajjolis was displaced. 
 All the liridges from Baltimore to Vork, 
 Pa., are burnt, eight or ten in number, 
 some of them quite large. Tlie bridges 
 between Baltimore and Havre de Grace, 
 as before stated, are all burnt. Our in- 
 formant went from Baltimore to Vork. 
 Pa. 
 
 On Tuesilay niglit a large body of 
 troojis left Vork for AVashiiigton, intend- 
 ing to march to the IJelay liouse and 
 there take the cars. Five hundred 
 United States troops liad arrived at 
 York from Texas and would jji'oceed at 
 once to Washington. The twenty-five 
 hundred Pennsylvania troops which 
 had l)een ordered back from Cockeys- 
 ville were at Vork. 
 
 Great ditticulty was experienced at 
 Baltimore in obtaining conveyances 
 from the city. Our informant paid 
 sixty dollars for a hack to Vork. 
 Every liody who could leave tin- citv 
 
 \\as liasteiiiiig away, leaving every 
 tiling l)eh!nil. The hackmeii were reaji- 
 ing golden harvests. 
 
 It is reported tliat before l!ari)er's 
 Ferry was destroyed a large [lortion of 
 the best arms were put on tlie cars for 
 Washington, and tliat a large number 
 of these were treacherously sent to 
 Baltimore and are now in the hands of 
 tlie mot). 
 
 Scouts are Hying everywhere. Om- 
 informant was sto])]ied thirty times by 
 armed men, who iinpiired bis Imsiness 
 and destination. He was searched 
 three times at Baltimore, but tliose who 
 searched him found iiotliing which 
 would justify his detention. 
 
 Great fears were expressed at Wasli- 
 ingtou that the city would suller for 
 want of fresh provisions, and it was 
 hoped that the authorities a( the North 
 would semi on suiiplies at once. 
 
 Our informant had a conversation 
 with (Jeneral Scott just before he left. 
 The old hero is mucli worn with inces- 
 sant labor, anil is iiuicli eoneerned in re- 
 gard to the delay in the concentration 
 of troops. He is awake to the immi- 
 nent danger of the capital, more so 
 than the government. It is re|>orted 
 that General Wool is to he summoned 
 to Wasliington to aid him. (ieneral 
 Scott said that the Xorlliern troops, in- 
 stead of going to Aniiaiiolis, should go 
 up the Potomac and land below the 
 White-house battery, as it is called, 
 seven miles only below Washington, 
 located on the Virginia side, and in pos- 
 session of the Virginians. He thinks 
 tliat they have not at the present time 
 any means of stopping boats below 
 that point. 
 
 Tlie Massachusetts citizens resident 
 iu Washington have formed a Kelief 
 Supply association, of which George 
 W. McClelland is treasurer. Our in- 
 formant says that tliere is imperative 
 need of money at the present time. 
 The personal b:iggage of tlie Sixth, and 
 a portion of the cam]) equipment, tlie 
 medical chest, I'tc, was left at Balti- 
 more, and Is in i)Ossession of the mob. 
 A portion of the funds raised in this 
 city should at once be sent to Mr. 
 McClelland, that troops may be made 
 comfortalile. 
 
 'I'he Sixth regiment was received 
 \\ ith great rijnieiug. ('apt. J. B. Proc- 
 tor, of Fitchi)nrg, who lias spent the 
 winter in Washington, gave all his time 
 and energy, and advanced liberal sums 
 of money to the Sixth. Others joined 
 in the good work, and their necessities 
 were in a measure relieved. 
 
 The Baltimore American of Tuesday 
 states that (ioveriior Hicks h.is taken 
 command of two thousand Maryland 
 troops, hastily assembled at Annapolis 
 to disjiute the passage of tlie Massachu- 
 setts and New ^'ork trooi>s to Washing- 
 ton, for whidi jilaee it was reputed they 
 had taken uji the line of march. 
 
 T'he New Vork I'oi^t publishes a letter 
 from the New ^'ork Seventh regiment 
 at Annapolis, which states that the 
 steamer containing the Massachusetts 
 troops was run aground on reaching 
 .\nna])olis, by a .Seei'ssiouist pilot, :ind 
 
58 
 
 IXC/DHNTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 it is .Siiiil tlial lln' i-:iptaiii of tlii' boat 
 is in irons, ami tliat tlie pilot has Im'cu 
 shot. The Seci-ssionists uiade an at- 
 tempt to sci/.f till' Cnnstllution scliool- 
 shiji, hut the niidshiinuen toiv up the 
 railroail tracks and prevented their 
 reaehinj; tlie plai'e. 
 
 In regard to the reported seareity of 
 l)rovisions at Annapolis, the evening 
 Poxt, says : — 
 
 " The stories about the shortness of 
 supplies at Annapolis are undoubtedly 
 exajifjerated. The Baltic, which left 
 lier<' for that port on Sunday, is there 
 by this time, and was loaded with bags 
 of bread and boxes of preserved meats. 
 Im .-iddition, she had on board all the 
 supiilles she took to re-inforoe Sumter. 
 Kveu the portion of her cargo which 
 was taken out was i)ut on board again. 
 One other vessel certainly, ami perhaps 
 two, sailed from this port on Sunday 
 for Aiinai)olis with i>rovisious." — [Bos- 
 ton .louriial, April 2.5. 
 
 Letters from the Massachusetts 
 Troops. 
 
 We have received the following ex- 
 tracts of letters from the Massachu- 
 setts trooi)s in Washington and others 
 on the way there, «hich will be read 
 with interest : — 
 
 CoiHlition 4»f Captain Dike. 
 
 A letter from Baltimore, dated the 
 .'iOth. says that Captain Dike, of the 
 Stoueliam company, who was badly in- 
 jured during the Baltimore tight, "is 
 doing well, and is better than could 
 have been expected. He is in good 
 spirits, and thinks he will not be con- 
 tiued to his bed long. The best of care 
 is talicu cif him. Tlie wound is through 
 the Ibick part of the thigh, by a minie- 
 ball, which passed clean through.'" 
 
 .•Another Account of the Baltimore Fipjht 
 by a Participant. 
 
 We have a letter from Lieutenant 
 Kowe, of the Stoneham company, who 
 was in the thickest of the tight. It 
 is dated Washington, Ajiril 201 h. lie 
 says : — 
 
 I lijivf no iloiit)t you will lie ^'l;i<I to Iiear 
 liiini us, to liuow wl'icttu-r we still live or not. 
 We do, but no thanks to the Itnltiuiorcans for 
 it. They trieil hard enouf^h to kitl us. We 
 reaelu'ii' Haltiuiorc at iuK)u on Friday. .\s wo 
 arriveil at the depot a larfjjc crowd collected, 
 aiul asU(Mi tlic nu'u whtu'e they cauu^ from aud 
 where tlu»y were bound. ^Ve instructed the 
 men not t<) say anything to tlicni. aiul tlu^y 
 came to the conclusion tliat, wc came trrun 
 New ^'orli. It was iidcudcd to liavc tin' whole 
 rcj^imcut march thron^li tlic city instead of 
 ridinj^ to the dcpiit, tor \\'astiin{^t<ni, but s(nuc- 
 lu)w wc j^ot sei)arateti, aiul all but four com- 
 panies rode, wliilc we wcr(_' left to uuirch 
 llirouf<h the city, tlur rails bciuix torn uj) as 
 soon as tlu! tir'st jiart of tlie train lelt. 
 
 Four companies are from I.awrem^c, two 
 frinn Lowell, aud the -Stoiudiain Lifiht Inlan- 
 try lett the cars and formed at the depi)t,and 
 there waited for the baud, with the intention 
 of ttanl^iiij^ it (m Ijotli sides; but it did not 
 come, and we bcj;an our march with the old 
 M.issacdiusetts 11a;; llyiiij; over us. snch a set 
 ot rou^lls and darc-dcvils as beset us 1 never 
 saw before. 'riie\' r:iise(l thi^ .Secession flag, 
 whii'li was torn down by I., s. Lynde,our Jirst 
 liiuUcnant, and strii>i>cd into "shoe - striiif^s. 
 Let all .stoneham give him thr<:e rousing 
 cheers. 
 
 W'c inarched in close ranks, so as not to h.^1 
 them get into our company. They saitl wc 
 could never go llirouijh the city "alive, and 
 
 called us every tiling hut honest men. We 
 paid no attention to tiiem until they began to 
 press upon us. We then moved on double- 
 quick time, and they let the stones and bricks 
 fly; still we did nnf return the lire, and tlicy 
 rushed ftu'thc 1> ridge to tear it up, but we were 
 too riuiek forthc-m. and rushed across, driving 
 thiaii at till' iHiiut of the baytniet. Then the 
 liistols of the rowdies began to play upon our 
 men. Wc could not stand that, aItl]Ough the 
 order was not to lire upon them. The.v did 
 not knowwc were loaded, but every gun was, 
 and wc began to let the cold lead fly and to lay 
 them right and left. They were astonished, 1 
 can assure .\-ou. They seemed dctcrniined to 
 have our colors, but they wen- disapiioiuted 
 ill that, and the colors \v"ent through the (;ity 
 in si>itG of the ruflians. We had the hottest 
 time as we crossed the bridge. They julud 
 tivcry thing in our way to stop us. I was near 
 the colors at this time. The missiles flew like 
 hail, and I ordered the company to fire, and 
 they picked otl'si.i oreightof the Rebels, wlio 
 scattered in all directions. 
 
 Tliey killed two of our men,* James Iveenan 
 and Horace Danforth- Captain Dike was 
 woinuled, and was left in the city. We sup- 
 posed he was in the cars until we were olf. I 
 was wounded in the head, hut not much in- 
 jured; (.:. L. Gill had a bullet put through his 
 leg; s, L. C'olley, injured on the head by a 
 stone ; Wm. H. Young, Warren Holdeu. Daniel 
 Brown, Henry Dike, Wm. G. Butterfleld, and 
 .John Fisher were wounded, and are at the 
 hospitaj. Tell Old Massachusetts to arouse 
 and gi\-e us more men ! 
 
 Letter f ronj a Member of the Eighth Kegi- 
 nient on Board Frigate Constitution. 
 
 A soldier of the Eighth regiineiit, on 
 lioard frigate Constitution, olf .Vunapolis, 
 after giving an account of tlie jiassage 
 on, says : — 
 
 ANNAi-oi.is, iMouday, April 23 — 111 .\. M. 
 
 We arrived on Suutiay." ^Ve were ordereil 
 on hoard the CDitaiitiitlon, and worked hard 
 tlirec hours getting some of the guns out to 
 ligliteu her, so she could float over the bar. 
 i thought of you all, as being at church on 
 this beautiful morning, and I here dirty, and 
 worliing like a dog for a good cause. At 
 twelve, Sunday noon, we received re-inforcc- 
 meiits, aud w'orked hard till eight in the 
 evening. It was the hardest day's work 1 
 ever did, and all I had to eat, besides our sup- 
 per ami breakfast, was two small crackers. 
 
 .\t ti o'idock we were called to quarters and 
 iuloruied that there was a prospect of an 
 attack. It was rumored that five thousand 
 men were coming fi-om lialtimore to attack us ; 
 that two steamers were coming down the 
 bay. We were assigne<l our duties to work 
 the gnus; a portion of us were held as a re- 
 serve. I was armed with a cutlass and revol- 
 ver. We were also directed to use the board- 
 ing pikes. I must say, if it looks like brag- 
 ging, that I felt not the slightest fear. In 
 fact, I /M full o/fitihl !" 
 
 'I'he steamers provetl to be a tow boat 
 and the Boston with the New York 
 Sev<'ntb regiment, so that our brave 
 vohintecr had no opportunity to show 
 his pluck. 
 
 F(H!T PicKFNs. — It is manifest, from 
 
 the tenor of .ill the accounts, that the 
 Secession ]irograiiime for the reduclioii 
 of I'"ort I'ickeiis halts badly. (ieneral 
 Bragg seems to think that "hold fast" 
 is the better dog in this case, iiml is said 
 to have lUndared for a defensive iiolioy. 
 The latest letter from that vicinity 
 says : — 
 
 "Eight I'nitcd States vessel.s were oil' 
 Fort I'ickeus on the 21sl inst., with tlwir 
 guns ready for imuieiliate ad ion. ,\ 
 United .Stales land force of live tliou- 
 saml men is to co-o|ierate wilh Fort 
 Pickens. Il is Ixdieved that the licet 
 would scalier the revolutionary army to 
 
 * Not killed; a mistake of the writer. 
 
 the four winds, and be able to retake the 
 navy yard ami forts near Warrington.'" 
 
 Why do n"t they do it. then':' The 
 mtunent the time arrives when the Fed- 
 eral officers deem their strength adequate 
 for the enterprise, they should open 
 upon the Rebels, drive them away, iind 
 retake the valuable property of the gov- 
 ernment. There should be decisive ac- 
 tion some way, and not have the oppos- 
 ing forces sitting still and staring at 
 each other all through the summer 
 mouths. The avowed purpose of the 
 President, aud the plain duly of every 
 officer in service at Fort Pickens, should 
 lead to the quickest possible recovery 
 of the government property at Pensa- 
 cola from the hands of the defiant trai- 
 tors, who have held it months too long- 
 already. We can not doulit that this 
 course will be adopted, should reports 
 like the above turn out to be correct. 
 
 "Waifs from "Washington. 
 
 A rronipt, Efticient President — Tlireats i»f 
 Capture — The IMassaclixisetts Men at 
 Work — A Lawrence Baker,v in the C'ap- 
 itol — General Good-nature and no snch 
 AVord as ** Back-down." 
 
 WAsuiNfiTON, April 'i.-i, LSHI. 
 To the Editor of the liostou ,Journal : 
 
 The Southern Confederacy is fortunate in 
 having at its head a man of action r.ather than 
 words, who serves tlie revolutionary .Seces- 
 sion movement for itself, ami who throws 
 into every action the full iiupulse of his he.art 
 and the streiigtli <if his will. At a crisis, 
 when nothing but the energy of enthusiasm 
 or of despair can carry on a movement which 
 is based on broken oaths and disobedience to 
 recognizecl laws, we And .Jefferson Davis in 
 the \'au, a man "born to coniinand.'* His 
 powerful intellect and indomitable will arc 
 stamped uiion every movement of his " pres- 
 idential" career, and a knowledge of iiis 
 avowed determination to capture this city 
 has done much to increase the prevalent 
 panic. Curiously enough, our boldest writers 
 liave found it necessary to leave I'oracohlcr 
 climate, at -this critical juncture, when ercrii 
 man counts. 
 
 I,a.st night the troops were all under arms 
 and conccuti'ated towai'd the navy yard, 
 where fill attack was feared, but there was no 
 eaus(! lor alarm. This came rather hard on 
 the " liloody .Sixth," as they had had large 
 tlrafts for fatigue duty all day. Parties of 
 machinists for repairing the" locomotives 
 seized on the railroad, parties of masons, 
 parties of men to pack away provisions, 
 partitas of men to aid in laying extra water- 
 pipes, had all bi.'en furni"shed by Colonel 
 .lones, while those not on fatigue duty or 
 guard were ilrilled, — some. 
 
 The regimental balcerj' was finished last 
 evening, aud good judg'es pronounced the 
 bread A No- 1. The "-'Chief Baker" Is Jjicut. 
 Thomas .1. Cale, of Law^rence; a risinff man, 
 not at all erusty, and an honor to the (i/)cast. 
 He has had four large ovens built in the com- 
 mittee rfioms of the Capitol, and even your 
 fanious " mechanical " bread could n't com- 
 part! with his. 
 
 We "diuna hear the slogan" of lirigadier- 
 general lii'u. liutler. or the rattle of the Scv. 
 euth's ilrums. But if an attack is made 
 before the re-inforcenients ai-rive, deiicml 
 upon it old Massachusetts will face the music 
 sipiart'- Wounded tloing well aud well cared 
 for: hut the JIassaclmsotts' pockets arc ter- 
 ribly empty- I'KKI-EY. 
 
 Washinoton', April '2(), l.SOl. 
 To the Kditor of the Boston ./ournal : 
 
 Never was there a. more welcome sound 
 than the rolling of the New York Seventh's 
 drums yesterilay. to those who garrisoned 
 this tlieii lieleagured nu^tropolis. It w-as w-ell 
 known, from the \-ii-ginia newspapers, that 
 an atttuniit w-ould have been made to take 
 the city l>y a t^o/tp de main, had not Colonel 
 Jones brought liie Massachusetts Sixth to 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE C J I'll WAR. 
 
 the rescue, and while a few had urgent calls, 
 which forced them to leave by private con- 
 veyances for places in Western Maryland in 
 communication with the North, others re- 
 maineil here to "face the music." The Mas- 
 sachusetts Relief association took care that 
 those sohliers in the infirmary from their 
 state lacked no comforts, and they did what 
 they could for the other mcmhera of the regi- 
 ment, whose baggage had been stoluu at 
 Baltimore, taking care meanwhile to be 
 ready for service in case of an attack, as vol- 
 unteers in the ranks of the Massacimsetts 
 Sixth. 
 
 There was good I'cason to apprehend an 
 attack; but the prompt arrival of (Jeneral 
 Butler at Annapolis, with the Massachusetts 
 Eighth, secured re-inforeements before the 
 army of S. C. A. was in proper condition. 
 The Virginia papei's urge all the companies 
 of that state to hasten to Alexandria, and it 
 is believed that quite an army has l)een en- 
 camped near that city since Saturday last. 
 
 General Butler. w"ith the Massachusetts 
 Eighth, went from Philadelphia to Havre de 
 Grace, where he learned that the road to 
 Baltimore had been obslruutrd by the burn- 
 ing of bridges, and iironiptly seized the 
 large ferry boat MuriiUnul, on which he took 
 his cominand to Annapolis. He arrived 
 there just in time, as the Secessionists had 
 commenced a battery, on which giins from 
 the mivy yard werebtdng mounted, which 
 would "have commanded the Constitution. 
 and ensured her surrender! 
 
 The Massachusetts men lost no time in re^^* 
 cuing " Old Ironsides." Some of her guns 
 were transferred to the steamer, and when 
 suflieiently lightened, she was towed away to 
 a safe anchorage. Three cheers for (ieneral 
 Butler an<l the Essex regiment, for this well- 
 timed rescue of New England's favorite ship ! 
 
 Your correspondent learns tliat the citizens 
 of Annapolis were at first disposed to be hos- 
 tile, and made loud threats, but after the New 
 York Seventh arrived, followed by other 
 troops, they modified their tone. On Tuesday 
 General Butler left the grounds of the Naval 
 academy and took possession of the railroad 
 station, "which had been closed by order of 
 the directors of the road, who had done all in 
 their power to render travel impossible. The 
 only locomotive there had been taken to 
 pieces, anil rails had been taken up. 
 
 Now the superiority of the citizen-soldiers 
 of Massachusetts over the " poor white Ira.sh " 
 of Jefli'. Davis' forces was manifest, for no 
 sooner did General Butler call for " Machin- 
 ists, volunteer to the front!" than a goodly 
 number of sons of Vulcan stepped from the 
 ranks of the Massachusetts Eighth. One of 
 them found, on examining the dismantled 
 locomotive, that he had aided in building it, 
 and under his direction it was .soon put to- 
 gether. 
 
 Lieutenant-colonel Hinks (who is to drop 
 off the "colonel" and become a lieutenant, 
 U. S. A.), was sent ahead, in command of a 
 detachment of " Sappers aiul Miners," and as 
 he advanced he was supported, keeping up 
 the control of the road. Numerous rails had 
 to be reyilaced, after having been found in the 
 neiglilMnhonU of the places from whence they 
 had been t<irnupand secreted. All that night 
 and all the next day did the gallant men of 
 Essex toil, to prepare the road for those who 
 followed them. 
 
 On Wednesday morning the New York Sev- 
 enth started. The second company, Captain 
 Clark, and the sixth company.Captain Nevers, 
 were sent in advance, as skirmishers, with a 
 howitzer on a platform-car, drawn by drag- 
 ropes. Then eame the main column, with 
 scouting parties thrown out a half mile dis- 
 tant on either fiank, and a second platform- 
 car fitted up as a hospital, with a third plat- 
 form-car on which a howitzer was placed for 
 the use of the rear-guard. 
 
 Owing to the necessity for frequent recon- 
 struction of the track, including a bridge near 
 Millersville, twenty feet high and sixteen feet 
 long, it was nearly daylight on Thursday 
 morning before the head of the column ar- 
 rived at the "Junction " and the line of the 
 Baltimore v'c Wasliington railroad, twenty-one 
 miles from here. All this time scouting par- 
 ties of the enemy had hovered about the line 
 of march, but they had not dared to make any 
 <lemonstration. 
 
 The New York Seventh were brought from 
 the "Junction" here yesterday, and marched 
 down IVnnsylvania avenue to the White 
 
 house, with their howitzers, engineers, drum 
 corjjs, band, eight full companies, ami squatl 
 ot recruits, lotJking "tip-top." They wore 
 their gray fatigue-caps and jackets, and were 
 greeted with hearty cheers. 
 
 lint after r<iiihs jrere broken, they lost no oppor- 
 tunity of eoinptimenting the Massachusetts bot/s, 
 who hat) chared their ivay. Modesty in speak- 
 ing of one's self, and the award of good ser- 
 vice where it belongs, are the test of a good 
 soldier I 
 
 To-day — a beautiful spring-like day it is — 
 we have witnessed a battalion drill ol the 
 Massatdiusetts sixth, by ( olonel Jones, at the 
 Capitol, and the entry' of the Massachusetts 
 Eighth. The Essex boys looked .sunburnt 
 and weary, but they marched square to the 
 front, and Colonel Tim. seemed as spry as a 
 lad of eighteen. The Newburyport com'pany, 
 raised so gallantly under adverse eireuni- 
 stances, moved like veterans, and those here 
 wlio were disposed to relieve them if neces- 
 sary, were tortunate enough to fiiul no occa- 
 sion for Iheir services. 
 
 The Rhode Island regiment, in point of 
 appearance, was even superior to the Sev- 
 enth, as the men are admirably uniformed 
 and equipped. 
 
 This has been hastily scribbled to send by 
 J. S. I'otter, Esq., who has come here 
 through the enemy's country, bearing im- 
 jjortant dispatches, and who has been so- 
 licited by (ieneral Scott to take otlier dis- 
 patches Northwai'd. He was weleonie, and 
 he can take back the gratifying intelligence 
 that the <Jld Bay State's boys were lirst to 
 reach here in condition for service, after 
 liaving fought their way— that tliey were 
 first to arrive at Annapolis, after the regular 
 way was stopped — that they lU'eserved the 
 (.'onstitution from capture— that they led the 
 van in opening communication hither, and 
 that they will su.stain the " Stars and stripes " 
 in a manner worthy of their sires and of their 
 home. PEULEY. 
 
 WAsniNtrro.v, April 27. 
 To the Editor of the Boston Journal: 
 
 The Capitol is safe, any how! Colonel 
 Jones and the Massachusetts Sixth are quar- 
 tered in the senate wing; Colonel Monroe 
 and the Massachusetts Eightli are in the 
 Untunda and the old Representatives' hall, 
 and Colonel Lefierts and the New York Sev- 
 enth are in the new Repres<'ntatives' hall. 
 The Seventh, who look trim and jaunty, 
 march to meals at the hotels; but the Bay 
 State boys bake their bread, broil their ba- 
 con, and enjoy camp fare. 
 
 In a hurried telegrajdiic ilispatch, sent 
 from here on the arrival of the Massachu- 
 setts Sixth, some errors arose, as the mem- 
 bers of the regiment did not know each 
 other by namei^ and in many cases called 
 personsby the names of others. 
 
 The colors of the regiment, bearing the 
 armorial insignia of Massachusetts, were 
 bravely borne by Timothy Crowley, of Low- 
 ell, who carried" them iii triumph through 
 the fight, and they were nobly defended by 
 Sergt. Ira Stickney, of the same place. 
 
 PERLEY. 
 
 A CompHment to the Color-bearer 
 of the Sixth Regiment. 
 
 A correspondent of the Boston Jour- 
 nal^ writing from the camp at the Relay 
 liouse (but on liis way to Fortres.^ Mon- 
 roe) speaks t>f an incident connected 
 with tlie passage ot the Sixth regiment 
 through Baltimore, on the 19th of 
 April, as follows : — 
 
 •■'Tliereis one man wlio carried liim- 
 self so bravely while in the very midst 
 of danger that something more tlian a 
 passing notice should be taken of him. 
 Two days ])efore that Friday, the Sixth 
 were gathered in fi'oiit of tlie State 
 house, Boston, to hear the i)arting 
 words of Governor Andrew. At the 
 end of his remarks the (lovernor pre- 
 sented the regiment with a standard, 
 telling them to see to it that no foe 
 should ever take it from lln-m. Tliey 
 
 received it with cheers antl swore to die 
 in its defense. Poor fellows, they little 
 thought then liow soon their mettle 
 would be tested. Well, wlien they got 
 out of the oars at Baltimore, tn march 
 across the city, the colors were given to 
 the bre<'ze, and borne aloft in detiance 
 of every foe. Tlie standard-bearer, as 
 i}oble a fellow as ever wore the tmiform 
 of the old Bay State, was Timotliy A. 
 Crowley. His two aids were Sergeants 
 Derrill and Marland. Fnused. as in- 
 deed ail our soldiers were, to the rough 
 usage of actual warfare, it wouhl not 
 have I)een strange if Crowley liad 
 shown some signs of fear. Imleed he 
 might have rolh-d up the colors which 
 would inevitably call do\^n ujxtn him 
 the hatred of the vast and nnn-derous 
 mob. But Crowley was not made of 
 such stuif. He hatl sworn to stand by 
 his standard, and with liim it was either 
 success or die in the attempt. Pistols 
 were freely tired, but the company saw 
 at their heatl that standard jjroudly 
 leading them on. No one who has 
 never lieen in the service can inutgine 
 how the colors of a regiment keeji up 
 its courage. So long as they are deti- 
 ant, the comjiany have light hearts; if 
 they should be taken away a strange 
 distrust runs through the whole force. 
 A\'ell, the troops had lost their baml, 
 the}' did not have even a life ami drum, 
 and' so they kejjt their eyes fixed uptni 
 this standard, 'i'ramp, tram]), tramp, 
 left, left, left, tlie music of their own 
 steady, measured tread, this was all 
 they iiad. Crowley was tlie target for 
 many a missile, for the mob knew that 
 to <Usgrace the regiment it was only 
 necessary to down with the standard. 
 Paving stones fiew thick and fast, some 
 grazing (.'rowley's head, and some hit- 
 ting the standanl itself, marks of which 
 were shown us. And this shows the 
 everlasting pluck of Crowley. One 
 stone, my inft)rmant said it secMued as 
 large as a hat, struck him just between 
 tlie shoulders a terrible blow, and then 
 rested on his knapsack. And yet 
 Crowh'y did not budge. AVith a firm 
 step, he went on, carrying the rock on 
 his knapsack several yanls, until one of 
 the sergents stepped up and knocked it 
 ofi'. And, said the chaitlain, '* Heaven 
 only knows what our boys would iiave 
 done if that standard had been taken; 
 they never would have recovered from 
 such a disgrace." Such a nobU^ act, it 
 seems to me. is worthy of record. 
 Crowley showed himself a man. It 
 was not that imiuilsive kind of action 
 which we call brave; it was something 
 better. The soldier who is simply brave 
 stands only on the lowest round of the 
 ladder of heroism. All men may he 
 brave. Crowley was cool; he knew he- 
 forehand what the consequence might 
 l>e; lie reckoned all chances. He 
 showed trui* courage — an (dement of 
 chara<-ter which is CiKllike; it was not 
 impulse, it was real manliness." 
 
 Hi this connection it may not be out 
 of place to publish the letter received 
 by the honorary members of I lie Wat- 
 son Light <Tuard, who had sent to Mr. 
 ("rowley an eleg;int revolver, as a testi- 
 
60 
 
 INCIDEXTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 ■X 
 
 nionial of tlioir cstiinatioii of him as a 
 soldier, and tliat lie iiiiitht not be en- 
 tirely unarmed, should eircunistanees 
 brini; him into another place where tlie 
 safety of his ref;inu'nt"s flag would be 
 threatened. 'J'he letter is an earnest ex- 
 pression of the gratitude of the writer, 
 eminently patrioiii', and worthy of the 
 gentleman who has worthily behaved 
 since the Sixth were called into the ser- 
 vice of their country: — 
 
 Ei,K RiDOK, Hi)., May 24, ISdl. 
 Ihe Honorary Members of tlie Watson 
 l.iKlit (;nai-d,'(;o. H, ,Sixtli regiment, M. 
 V. M.: 
 
 <:rnUcnun, — \ have to aelcuowledge, with 
 feelings of deepest gratitude and emotion, 
 tlie receipt from you of a splendid " Colt's re 
 volver and necessary trimmings attacheil," 
 with the viT\ IlatteriTig inscription thereon. 
 
 Unexpectedly called upon to occupy tlie 
 position ot en'slgu of the .Si.vth regiment of 
 the nlil Hav state, I have, since accepting 
 it, endeavored to perform the duties .attend- 
 ant thereon to the best of my abilities, and 
 to the approval of my otlieers and fellow- 
 soldiers. How far 1 have succeeded in those 
 trials through which we have thus far passed, 
 you, gentlemen, together with tho.se with 
 whoih 1 am associated, and the community 
 from which I came, shall judge. 
 
 It is not for me to egotistically elevate my 
 own courage or reputation; but, gentlemen, 
 of one fact 1 may assure you, while the 
 colors of the si.xtli regiment are entrusted to 
 my care and protection, I shall never he 
 foiuid recreant to that trust, and while 1 live 
 and sullicient strength is at my commaiui, 
 courage shtill be the last ingredient wanting 
 in mv eompositi(m to uphohl tlie light for the 
 standard of Ihe gallant sixth. 
 
 Tlnis tar 1 have doui'. only what I deem to 
 he my ilutv in this the hour of peril and 
 Iri'acherv to our time-honored flag. In the 
 hour of 'ad\ ersity and oppression that flag 
 all'orded a home and protection to those 
 whom 1 hold dearer than life itself, and I 
 trust that their descendant will not lorget his 
 iluty, and help to strike an etTectual blow ill 
 defense ot tlu^ laws and institutions under 
 and by which he has been nurtured into 
 manhood. With many thanks for your kind 
 eoushleration, 1 am your obedient serv.mt, 
 
 TIMOTHY .\. rliOWI.EV. 
 
 'I'HK following letter. Just received by 
 a member of our city government, from 
 a volunteer in tlie ^ilassaehusetts Sixth 
 regiment at Washington, has been 
 kindly furnished us for juiblication. 
 
 Mr.' Whitney, the correspondent, is 
 th(! young lavvyer from Uroton, spoken 
 of in the dispatches as being killed by 
 tile mob in llaltiniore. The letter, hap- 
 jiily, contradicts the dispatches: — 
 
 SKNATK ClIAMUEU, ( 
 
 WAsniNOTo,N, 1). C, April 'iS, ISitl. ( 
 Frlfiid /).,— Voiir lelter was received this 
 tlay, and was read with an interest 1 never 
 felt ill a letter befure. 
 
 You should sei' the smile that lights up the 
 laces of the gallant Sixth when letters are 
 received li'im Iricnds far away ill the loveil 
 old eommiinweallh. Our passage, through 
 the city of llaltiniore has been made known 
 toyon'liv tin- press. The outrageous attack 
 of'Un- mob upon our regiment has justly ex 
 cited the indignation of an aroused North. 
 Through showers of stones, bricks, ami hul 
 lets tlii'y pressi'd on with a coolness and 
 courage" worthy of their sires who sleep at 
 CoMcortl and l.cxinglon. 
 
 Our noble fellows who fell in the streets of 
 Ualliiniirc will be terribly revenged. The con- 
 dition of Ihe "(.ilies of the Plain" will be the 
 late of the "City of riots," — too long a ilis- 
 grace to this rep'ublic. Our regiment is quar. 
 tc-red in the Senate eliamber of the Capitol, 
 ami the commitlee rooms around it. In tln^ 
 scats where mwv sat corrupt and debauched 
 senators, preaching disunion, now are .seen 
 the stern ami hronzi'd faces ot the Massa- 
 chusetts volniitei-rs; on divans and sofas, on 
 
 the cushions and tai)c.>tried carpets repose 
 Ihe stalwart lorms of the sons of the Puri- 
 tans; thev are men wdio rushed from fami- 
 lies and homes, impelled by a mighty prin- 
 cijih', and who Inne sw-(u-n with their lives 
 that the Cuion of their fathers shall be pre- 
 served, and that the flag of flags shall float 
 on with not a stripe or star obscured. Se- 
 cession is crushed out in \A'ashington ; the 
 rajiiil advance of tlie Northern hosts has 
 alri-aiiy iirodiiceii a sensation in the .Jefif. 
 Davis i'onfederacv. 
 
 To-day President Lincoln and Secretary 
 Seward" visited us. and the whole regiment 
 went through a thorough hand-shaking op- 
 eratimi with the dignitaries. They were 
 I'uthusiasticallv cheered as they left Ihe 
 hall. In the afternoon the Clay and Frontier 
 (iu.-irds, consisting of about two hundred 
 men, iimh.'r the command of t^ien. .lim. Lane, 
 ot Jiansas, marched into our quarters in the 
 Siuiate hall. They are a flue body of men 
 from all parts of the couutry. Senators and 
 representatives are in tlie ranks, and the 
 whole coiiipany is composed of men noted 
 for their determined courage. Speeches 
 were made by General Lane and Colonel 
 Vaughan, of Kansas. The ".Star-spangled 
 IJaniier" was sung amidst the wildest enthu- 
 siasm i ever witnessed. 
 
 Troops are pouring in every day by thou- 
 sands from Pennsj'lvania, New York, and the 
 Kastern states. Let them continue to come, so 
 that w hen we strike the blow it will be a les- 
 son that traitors will never forget. The gov- 
 ernment is secret in its operations, and we 
 know but little of them except as we see the 
 daily developments of a gigantic power. 
 Kimior says that General Scott will soon 
 move upon Virginia with a powerful army. 
 There is much feeling in this city against that 
 state, owing to their persecution of the 
 Cnion men, crowds of whom are continually 
 arriving here in a destitute condition, forced 
 to fly from their homes to save their lives, 
 Kroiii present appearance, Virginia and 
 Marjland will lie carefully looked after by 
 tin' go\'ernmeilt. 
 
 Oitr soldiers who were wounded at Balti- 
 more and brought to the hospitals here are 
 all rapidly recovering. Captain Cl.ark, of Co. 
 II, of Grotou, was slightly wouudetl in the 
 arm whih- on parade a few days since by the 
 accidenlal discharge of a musket. We are 
 thankful that the injury was slight, as a 
 braver (u- more high-sonlcd man does not 
 live. The renowned Seventh regiment of 
 New York, and the Massachusetts Kightli 
 will to-morrow take possession of George, 
 town heights. There is one sentiment through, 
 out the arinv, to wit: Secession must and 
 shall he put down from Virginia to the Gulf. 
 Our boys are ready for the flght, anti seem 
 auxiou.s to gel a sight off .Jeff. Havis and his 
 crowd. Thev ])rob;ibl>- will be gratified soon, 
 when Southern hluslerers will find to their 
 sorrow that their estimate of Northern pluck 
 was soniew hat erroneous. 
 
 You will come to the conclusion on the re- 
 ceipt ot this Ihat 1 was not killed at Balti- 
 more. I was struck on the left shoulder with 
 a stone, but no damage done. 
 
 My lu'alth is good, but the fodder goes 
 haril. Write ottcn, as letters now are valua- 
 ble. We shall probably soou leave these 
 quarters, wluai 1 shall have no advantage 
 tor writing. "^ our fri<'iid truly, s. ^V. 
 
 — [Uost(ni .lournal, .\piil 27. 
 
 Three Grand Mistakes. 
 
 It is |)alpable from all the evidence in 
 hand tliat the leaders and the people of 
 the South, in pushing their threalening 
 course over the brink of disunion, have 
 been laboring under a terrible three- 
 fold deltision as to the idVerl .'il the 
 North. In Ihe first place, thi'V have 
 calculated upon 
 
 Slnrvalion. Hy some unaccoiintalde in- 
 fhience, no tiglire of siieech li.is ol- 
 tener flourished in .Secession harangues 
 than '• bread riots " at the North. 
 
 JIow on earth ''bread riots'" were to 
 rage through a population that holds 
 the granary of North America and part 
 of Europe, and has less i)aui)erisni 
 than any other equal poiiulation on the 
 globe, passes the stretch of common 
 credulity. But Senators like Brown, of 
 Mississippi, and Wigfall, of Texas, and 
 intelligent gentlemen like "Vice-presi- 
 dent ■■ Stephens and Mr. Boyce, of 
 South Carolina, have dwelt upon this 
 starvation bugbear as one of the first 
 results of disunion. The common ora- 
 tor and editors of the South have, in 
 their imaginations, turned us into can- 
 nibals. But the truth of the matter is, 
 we have not only lived very comforta- 
 bly, but have exported bread-stufi's to 
 an extent never before approached in 
 the history of the nation. But, sec- 
 ondly, the Secessionists most confi- 
 dently coimted upon throwing us into 
 a fearful state of 
 
 Dissension. AcceiJting such lurid va- 
 ticinations as those of Caleb Cushing. 
 about the necessity of our cajiitalists 
 hoarding their money — as is done in 
 India and elsewhere in the East — in 
 view of "Guerilla bands" roving 
 through our section of the separated 
 Union, sensible Southern men have ac- 
 tually supposed their withdrawal would 
 plunge us into bloody anarchy. At 
 least, they calculated upon such an in- 
 tensity of partisan feuds that military 
 operations against their assaults would 
 be eflectually neutralized, even if any 
 body should have the boldness to un- 
 dertake them. But what do we see"? 
 A unanimity of sentiment pulsating 
 through the entire community, like the 
 blood through the heart of man. No 
 wonder a leading Secession organ, 
 struck aghast by the first signs of this 
 development, cries out that an inexjili- 
 cable mania possesses the people ot the 
 North'. But, thirdly, the Secessionists 
 have built deliberate calculations upon 
 our 
 
 (.'nwanUce. Only those who have 
 mingled among all classes of .Southern 
 men can know the contemptible ojiinion 
 whidi is universally entertained of 
 Northern courage. As wc do not fight 
 duels .-md do various other things which 
 they consider the criterion of courage, 
 they set us down for cowards at once, 
 and desjiise us accordingly. They re- 
 nieniber that we have alwaj'S backed 
 down in political controversies with the 
 .South, and will of course tremble at 
 the idea of an armed encounter. Per- 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 61 
 
 haps we shall — after the " bread riots " 
 and the " Guerilla bands " in the rural 
 districts, but not before. No, this de- 
 lusion is greater than the others, and 
 more woeful to those who cherish it. It 
 does not become us to boast on this 
 point — they can do that better else- 
 where — but when it can be pointed out 
 where and ^\hen the men of the free 
 states ever failed in the least element of 
 perfect bravery, on the laud or sea, in 
 peace or war, then we shall believe that 
 those who are represented by a Balti- 
 more mob can match those who are 
 represented by the Massachusetts Sixtli 
 regiment; but not until then. 
 
 and that steamers will be piacod near 
 Alexandria to seize all the rtsh that are 
 caught, in anticipation of an interrup- 
 tion of provisions. 
 
 The Southern Press. 
 
 Journals printed south of Mason and 
 Dixon's line would be very diverting 
 reading at the jiresent time, if the false 
 and distorted information they furnish 
 their readers was not working such un- 
 Ijappy results. We give a few speci- 
 mens, that our readers may see for 
 themselves. Thc^ following are copied 
 from the special dispatches of the 
 Charleston Courier : — 
 
 The Dictator in liis Dotage. 
 
 Alexandria, Va., April 29, ISfil. 
 Lieut.-gen. Wintield .Seott told a peace- 
 ful citizen of "Washington that he must 
 leave the city or be arrested. His 
 only offense was having been a member 
 of the " National volunteers," and re- 
 fusing to become a tool of tnitcher}- and 
 military despotism. 
 
 Interesting to Sontlieriiers. 
 
 Richmond, April 29. The Lincoln 
 satellites continue arresting in Washing- 
 ton all citizens or residents who are sus- 
 pected of .Southern preference. An 
 odious, and vidgar, and Inquisitorial 
 desijotism is established. 
 
 The Concentration of Hirelings. 
 KiCllMOND, April 29. It is reported 
 by a passenger who has reached here, 
 that twenty-five thousiind soldiers were 
 in Washington, and about the same 
 number on the way under orders for 
 Washington, under Generals Patterson 
 and Kerr, of Pennsylvania. 
 
 Gathering' to the .Sacrifice. 
 
 Alexandhia, April 29. Troops from 
 Rhode Island and New York, to the 
 number of one thousand, have reached 
 Washington to-day. 
 
 Martial law has been proclaimed in 
 the city, and all citizens who can leave 
 are departing hastily. Many are forced 
 to leave for expressing sympathj- for 
 the South. 
 
 The Armies Approaching;. 
 
 Alexandria, April 29. An express 
 messenger reports that the long bridge 
 over the Potomac, near Washington, is 
 guarded on the north side by Lincoln- 
 ites, and on tlie south side by Virginians. 
 
 It is also reported that a Lincoln guard 
 has been placed on Arlington heights. 
 
 WashinjJTton News. 
 
 Alexandria, Va., April 29. 
 
 The 
 
 Biiitic passed down to-day. The arrests 
 of Southerners and of citizens sus- 
 pected of Southern preferences continue 
 vigorously. 
 
 Daniel Radcliffe, a prouduent lawyer, 
 and several persons lately emi)loyed in 
 the navy yard, ha\e been arrested. 
 General Seott is reported very infirm. 
 The Charleston Courier of the 28th 
 ult. had the following statement, which 
 for downright lying, beats anything we 
 have seen lately : — 
 
 " Passengers direct from New York 
 represent the condition of things in that 
 city as one of great confusion and t<'nd- 
 ing to anarchy. Mob law is trium- 
 jihaiit, and Southern men, or those 
 known to spnpathize with the South, 
 are in constant danger of their lives. 
 Vigilance committees visit the houses of 
 the wealthy, and every man is heavily 
 assessed for the support of the fandlies 
 of those who have volunteered their 
 services to the administration. Assess- 
 ments of S-jOOO, $3000, and .«f2000 on 
 large houses are said to be very com- 
 mon. 
 
 Those merchants who refuse or make 
 the slightest hesitation are threatened 
 with the cleaning out of their stores, 
 and several already have l)een emptied 
 by the mob. At a Union meeting iield 
 in I^nion square, it was estimated that 
 between two and three thousand people 
 were present, standing around Washing- 
 ton's monument. 
 
 Three men were set upon in Florence 
 hotel, New York, and two killed, for ex- 
 pressing sympathy with the South. 
 
 Merchants are packing oft' their clerks, 
 and it is said that several large manu- 
 factories have been stopped, with a vimv 
 of forcing the operatives into the ranks 
 of volunteer soldiery, the proprietors 
 promising to pay their regular salaries 
 to their families until they rettn-n. 
 Those who do not suspend the Stars 
 and Stripes from their windows are 
 visited by a committee and threatened 
 with a mob if they do not con)])ly with 
 their demands. 
 
 Against this state of things there is a 
 large class who, although at present 
 unable to stem the current, are begin- 
 ning to speak out, and are denouncing 
 irresponsible and lawless liands who 
 have assumed the arrogant and dictato- 
 rial powers." 
 
 The same veracious sheet has the fol- 
 lowing cock-and-bull story: — 
 
 "We learn from a passenger from 
 Philadelphia, that one day last week, at 
 Havre de Grace, three of the Northern 
 volunteers who were marched from the 
 North refused to go any further, assign- 
 ing as a reason that they did not volun- 
 teer to go into a war of invasion ujion 
 the South. An officer who was stand- 
 ing I)y instantly cut and hacked two of 
 the men to pieces. A thirii, who took 
 the same ground, gave vent to a similar 
 
 expression for the Union, awl cut Ins 
 Own throat from ear to ear, rather than 
 allow himself to be hacked in i)ieees." 
 
 The Natchez Courier labors through a 
 long article to make its readers believe 
 that General Scott has resigned, and 
 winds up with the assertion of its be- 
 lief that "he is the guest of a friendly 
 Governor, and the officer of a miseriihlc 
 trickster inid despot." 
 
 TREASON NIPPED IN THE BUD. 
 
 Government Accepts Troops for 
 Three and Five Years. 
 
 Naval Academy Removed to Newport. 
 
 ARSKNAL TO BK ESTABLISHKD AT 
 KOC'K 1SI.AND. IIX. 
 
 Wasiiin<;t<in, April 29. Five em- 
 ployees at the navy yard were discov- 
 ered yesterday tilling shells with sand 
 and sawdust. They were arrested and 
 will be tried by court martial, and if 
 convicted, shot. 
 
 Steamers Bienville and Daylight have 
 arrived here with troo])S. 
 
 The government to-day formally 
 decided to receive forty thousand of the 
 seventy-five thousand volunteers re- 
 centlycalled for by |)roclamation, for a 
 term of three years, twenty-five thou- 
 sand regulars tor five years, and eight- 
 een thousand for the same period. 
 Orders to carry this measure into ertect 
 will be at once issui'd. 
 
 An armory in place of that at Har- 
 per's Ferry is to be established at Rock 
 Island, Illinois. 
 
 There is good reason for stating that 
 the Naval academy is to be removed, 
 temporarily at least, from Annapolis to 
 Newport, R. I. 
 
 It was ascertained at the department 
 to-day that no more diplouuttic consular 
 appointments will be made, and no con- 
 sideration given to the subject until the 
 avenues leading to the capital are open 
 for the passage of citizens and United 
 States troops. 
 
 Colonel Mansfield of the United 
 States engineers is now in command of 
 the troops here, his predecessor, Colo- 
 nel Smitli, having been ordered to New 
 York. 
 
 The Navy department has issued an 
 order similar to that from the War de- 
 partment, that the amounts due to re- 
 cent officers from seceded states, claim- 
 ing to have seceded, be hereafter paid 
 from the funds heretofore sent to or 
 deposited in those states, except in eases 
 where the department shall otherwise 
 direct. 
 
 Arthur H. Grimshaw has been ap- 
 pointed postmaster at Wilmington, Del. 
 
 The Montgomery Mall of Thursday 
 says a portitm of the crew of the Star of 
 the West has arrived at ISIontgomery 
 for trial. 
 
(j-2 
 
 lyCJDI^NTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Arrival of Kliode Island Troops. 
 
 AFFAIRS AT ANNAPOLIS. 
 
 Arrival 
 
 of a Passenger Train from 
 Baltimore. 
 
 AC^f'IDKNT TO AD.JIT.VNT MKKKIAM 
 OF KHODK ISLAND. 
 
 Washington. A|iril 2!). Tlic first 
 IMiodc Island refjiLiiciil lias just niarcht'd 
 lip Prmisylvauia avenue, eseorfing the 
 Second rejiiiiieut. wliieli has just lauded, 
 the whole iiresentinj;' an iin))oshig a|)- 
 pearauee. The Continental, flag, and 
 the ladii'S who inarched with the file 
 closers, were loudly cheered. They are 
 all quartered at the Patent ottice. 
 
 Colonel Parsons, of Lawrence, has 
 arrived from Annapolis, and reports all 
 well there. The iieoj)le there are 
 friendly, and along the line. 
 
 Every body is ooiupliinenting the 
 l!hode Island troojis. The Albany 
 regiment also looks fine. 
 
 A passenger train arrived to-day from 
 Baltimore. 
 
 Adjutant Merriaiii. of Hhode Island, 
 was thrown from Ids horse on parade 
 lliis afternoon, and somewhat injiu-ed; 
 MO bones broken. 
 
 A New York conimittee, asking for 
 tlK' re-opening of the direct mail route 
 to Washington, waited on the President 
 this evening. 
 
 M;iny volunteers are anxious to enlist 
 ill the increase to the army. — [Boston 
 .louriial. 
 
 THE KEPOKTEl) ARREST OF 
 SENATOR MASON. 
 
 CONTRADICTORY REPORTS. 
 
 Letters of IVIarqiie Not fo lie Issued by 
 
 tli« S(»utlierit L'olifederMey until 
 
 llle DerlHriitioii of IVar. 
 
 Secessiou Defunct in Baltimore. 
 
 Union Sentiment Triumphant. 
 
 Departure of Colonel Ellsworth's 
 Zouaves from Nev? York. 
 
 Pi.Kitvvii.i.F, I'A., April -i!). Senator 
 Mason has not been arrested. Some 
 other i)arties have been arrested for ex- 
 aniination merely. 
 
 Ni;w YoitK, .(pril JO. .\ special dis- 
 patch to the Triduni' confirms I he arrest 
 of Senator .Mason, liy the aiithoritv of 
 General Patterson, jle expressed trea- 
 .soiiable sentiments in tlie camp at Perry- 
 ville. lie is now on his wav to I'hila- 
 delphia. 
 
 The .Montgomery coriespondi'iit of the 
 
 ( harleston Courier sa\'s .\ttorney-gen- 
 erai Benjamin authorizes him to state 
 that the commissions for privateers being 
 prejiared, they will be issued as soon as 
 Congress declares war, which it un- 
 doubtedly will do. The instructions 
 will prohibit the seizure of cotton from 
 Soiitlierii ports, whether in British or 
 American bottoms. 
 
 A jirivate disiiatcli from Baltimore 
 says that Secession is deftuict there, and 
 the I'uion sentiment is again triumjihant. 
 Few men are willing toKlay to announce 
 themselves as Secessionists. One week's 
 exjierience of the deadly contagion has 
 overwhelmed the conspirators, "and the 
 I'nion sentiment is stronger and deeper 
 than ever. 
 
 The day of recovery has come, and 
 those who last week, "sustained by the 
 ])Olice, disgraced the city, almost shrink 
 from the public gaze. The reaction is 
 overwhelming in all parts of the stale, 
 and we are prepared to meet the issue 
 at the ballot-box. Sad as w-ere the 
 doings of the past ten days, they have 
 forever settled the i|uestioii of Secession 
 in .Maryland. <.)ii Wednesday the cus- 
 tom house will be cleared of its traitors, 
 and new appointees take their place. 
 Tlie .\merican flag will immediately be 
 hoisted over the custom house. Boys 
 are selling miniature fiags in the streets. 
 
 Colonel Ellswcirtirs Fire Zouaves left 
 this afternoon in the Baltic. Thev were 
 escorted to the Baltic by the fire dejiart- 
 ment. Au immense crowd witnessed 
 the embarkation. Three stands of col- 
 ors were presented to them previous to 
 their departure. They looked finely. 
 
 The New York Seventh Regiment. 
 
 The following letter from a member 
 of the New York Seventh regiment, 
 although of ,1 iirivate and family char- 
 acter, is well worthy of perusal, as an 
 evidence of the spirit which jiervades 
 that famed regiment: — 
 IU;.U)-onAKTEus .Skventh Rkgt., N. Y..s.M. i 
 
 HOrSE OF HEI'RESK.NTATIVKK, ( 
 
 Washin(;ton, April i'.), 1S61. ) 
 Dear Fnther, — Whan I saw you last I little 
 llnmf;lit I slionlil be litre now;' lint licre I am, 
 ;uiil you piobaljly liiiow wliy. ] liave been a 
 inciiibcr of tills rej<iin«'iit "lor nearly tliree 
 years. It is considered llie linest vo'lniiteer 
 vesiineni in tile world. 1 loft liome, leavinsj 
 Jlaiy and tile eliildren not exactly penniless, 
 bat poor enon^'li. But evi.'ivboc'ly said yo; 
 tbey will be taken care of. 
 
 We were live ilays reachin;; Wasliington. 
 We iiuKb- a inaieli Iioni Annapolis witli tile 
 luKlith veKimenl ot .^lassacliusetts, and 
 opened tin- load wliieli tlie .Maryland villains 
 bad torn np. Tlii'y bad tbe rails up in from 
 tuenly to twenty-live of the worst places. 
 There was one place where tliere was an 
 embankment of nearly seventy lectin height. 
 I'bey ha<l taken up rails and sleepers on both 
 sides. 
 
 There were three thousand Marvlanders on 
 the wal<-h to aitaek us. We heard and .saw 
 si-rnals IVoni dark Weiinesday ni-iht until 
 Thursday inorning at daylif,'ht. .Spies were 
 about on borseliaek everywhere. We threw 
 Old Mil advance f>:iianl of skirmishers of over 
 two bnndred men, who cleared the way and 
 .scallere<l all l)i'for(' tbeni. Our rc.^'inient is 
 c<ini]iosed principally of youni; men of jireat 
 wealth. Some of llie privates are worth ;«i7/- 
 iinis: yet from the lime we b-fl I'hiladclpbiu 
 we all siilTered priv utions of all kinds — bun- 
 ixer. lliirst. fatijiue, every thing— and not a 
 muniiur was hcanl. I' have not liail my 
 i-lolhes olTlor ten days. We have all slept on 
 
 tbe floor, witli onr knap.s,acks for pillows. 
 The fatigue has been so great Ihat the men 
 would throw tliemselves upon the iloor, and 
 in two minutes nearly all would be in a 
 sound sleep. 
 
 God alone knows wbat the end will bo; but 
 1 think and hope that the wonderful un.an- 
 imity of feeling at the North, and the strength 
 which they display, will teach these miser- 
 able traitors and Rebels that we have boon 
 trifled with too long, and that nothing but 
 absolute ruin is before them if thev persist in 
 the course they have pursued with ns for so 
 long a time. It will give lue gi'eat pleasure 
 to hear from yon as often as possible. 
 
 Mary may go to ISoston to spend a little 
 time with you. I leave her and mv little ones 
 with tliose at home. Jlav God bless all wbo 
 treat them kindly and I'ovingly! It is now- 
 impossible to tell when, if ever.'l return. 
 
 Atrectionately yours, HENIiV. 
 
 Military Matters in "V^ermont, — 
 
 A corresjiondent writes as follows : — 
 
 "Last Thursday the Xew England 
 Guards, of Xortlifield, Vt.. left that 
 place for rendezvous at Kutlaud, expect- 
 ing to be ordered to Washington on Sat- 
 urday, The Guards were formerly com- 
 manded by Captain Nickids ; but when 
 the tocsin of war was sounded, he, with 
 the first lieutenant, immediately re- 
 signed. After such an example by the 
 officers it is not strange that the "rank 
 and file were demoralized. In tliis 
 emergency W. H. Boyuton, formerly 
 orderly sergeant of Lowell Phalaux, 
 who were in the thickest of the fight 
 through ' Bloody Baltimore,' and who 
 was also orderly sergeant of the New 
 England Guards, but had been ap- 
 pointed niajiu- of the First regiment M. 
 V, M., immediately took measures to 
 save the reputation of his old company, 
 and in two days the ranks weri> filled 
 with sixty-four picked men. They 
 chose him cajitain ami commenced ac- 
 tive preparations for service, drilling 
 fourteen hours per day, and last Tues- 
 day, by way of exercise, marched, 
 fully equi])i)i'd. to Montpelier, a dis- 
 tance of ten miles, in two and a half 
 hours, being na-eived by a comi)any of 
 recruits — oni- hundred and thirty strong 
 — and a cavalcade of horse. They 
 were put through company evolution.s, 
 eliciting the highest encomiums of all. 
 
 "Captain Boynton is one of the best 
 militarv men in the state, and is a man 
 of the true stamp. Success to him and 
 his ncdde compaiiv, sav all the citizens 
 of Xorthlield." 
 
 Thk follow ing extract is from a letter 
 received by a mercantile house in this 
 city, from a correspondent in Virginia : — 
 
 "I am now ordered to hold myself in 
 readiness to march, God knows where; 
 but I am to go, and leave my w ife ami 
 two small ciiildreii, to go to fight my 
 Northern brethren. I expect my store 
 will be closed. Great God! what au 
 awful time! If this reaches you, please 
 inform me. Friend II., if I never meet 
 you again in this worM, it is my prayer 
 that I may meet you in heaven. I sliall 
 make my will before I go to fight. I 
 
 ;im a member of the cavalry, and I 
 
 may lie called out at any moment. If I 
 am called to the battle "tield, and it may 
 please God 1 shall fall, 1 have made aiii- 
 ple arrangements to |jay otl'my debts, I 
 luive lived honest, and I will die honest." 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 63 
 
 Military Affairs, etc. 
 Parade of the First IJegiinent. 
 
 The First regiment of JIassachusetts 
 voluuteer militia, Col. Robert Cowdiu, 
 paraded jesterday afternoou witli full 
 numbers.' The regimental line was 
 formed in Penibertou square at 2 : 30 
 o'clock, wheu the follow iug companies 
 were present : — 
 
 Co. A, Captain Chandler; (J8 guns. 
 Co. B, Captain Pearl ; 74 guns. 
 Co. E, Captain Baldwin; 08 guns. 
 Co. F, Cairtain Adams ; 67 guns. 
 Co. G, Captain Snow ; 06 guns. 
 Co. I, Captain Kand, 72 guns. 
 North End True Blues, Captahi Walker; 
 
 70 guns. 
 East Boston volunteers, Captain Barnes ; 
 
 63 guns. 
 Chelsea volunteers, Captain Carruth ; 72 
 
 gnus. 
 The regiment was lieaded by <jil- 
 niore's band, and marched through sev- 
 eral streets to the common, passing up 
 State street at 3 : 30 o'clock. On the 
 connuon they were joined by the l!ox- 
 bury City Guard, 'Captain Stone, 08 
 guns, and an hour or more was 
 spent iu drilling, in tlie presence of a 
 large concourse ot people. The regi- 
 ment appeared in the new uniform of 
 gray jacket ami pants, trinnned with red, 
 and received much conunendation for 
 their very creditable aiipearanee. Sev- 
 eral of the companies made tlieir first 
 appearance in regimental ranks on this 
 occasion, but all showed that they had 
 been under good instruction. They left 
 the common about .5 o'clock, and were 
 received with hearty cheers at different 
 places on the route. 
 The Wehster Kegiment at Fort "Warren. 
 It has been frequently announceil as 
 the intention of the state authorities to 
 send all the new recruits to the forts in 
 the harbor for exercise and drill, and 
 yesterday afternoon the first instalment, 
 consisting of two companies of Fletcher 
 Webster's regiment — Co. A, Captain 
 Grover, and ('o. B, Captain Murch — 
 went down to Fort \V'arren iu a steamer. 
 They will be joined to-day by the com- 
 panies under Captains Sburtleft" and 
 Doane, and that ot Captain Saltniarsli is 
 expected to go either to-day or Monday. 
 The companies will probalily remain 
 here until they are ordered into active 
 service. 
 
 Contributions Received. 
 
 Yesterday afternoon Governor An- 
 drew, as president of the Soldiers' Fund 
 association, received .$2047.80 from the 
 committee of Rev. Dr. Adams' cburcli, 
 to be used for the jjurposes of that fund. 
 A sum of .$00 was also received from the 
 pupils ot the English High school, which 
 will be disbursed under the general or- 
 ders ot the Governor for the jiresent re- 
 lief of the families of absent soldiers. 
 
 To ProTJsion Dealers. 
 
 The Quincy market men propose to 
 make a donation of meat and •s'egetables 
 to the Massachusetts volimteers at Fort 
 Monroe and Washington, to be shipped 
 on boaril a vessel now loading with ice. 
 
 a gift from Messrs. Addison, Gage & 
 Co. ; and we write this to call tlie atten- 
 tion of the market men at the Boylston 
 market and throughout the city, that 
 they may join their brethren at i^Juincy 
 market iii this patriotic contribution, 
 ilessrs. Harrison Bird, Hiscock & Wins- 
 low, Bobbins, Curtis, and others are 
 nlo^■ing in the matter. 
 
 Patriotic Demonstrations. 
 A town-meeting was held at Black- 
 stone on the first day of May, which was 
 largely attended. It was ably and ehi- 
 (luentiy addressed by Hon. Daniel Hill, 
 who offered appropriate resohilions, 
 which were passed. It was voted to pay 
 each member ot any volunteer company 
 raised in the town, who should be trailed 
 into service, a sum sufficient to make liis 
 entire pay .$20 per montli, when such 
 member lias no family, and to tlKjsc who 
 liave families, one dollar per week each 
 to the wife and children under ten years 
 of age; and also, to pay one dollar per 
 da)- to each voluuteer for time spent 
 previous to such service in drilling un- 
 der such officer as might be appointed 
 by the state. The town also appropri- 
 ated .$1000 to be applied at the cliscretion 
 of tlie selectmen in outfits to sucli volun- 
 teers, if necessary. Rev. >[r. Bliss, 
 Francis Kelly, and others made pati'iotic 
 appeals to the meeting. 
 
 Mr. Adams' Addrkss. — The ad- 
 dress of Hon. Charles Francis Adams to 
 his late constituents of the third Con- 
 gressional district, which we publish 
 to-day, is worthy of careful perus;il. 
 He n'lodestly refers to his services in 
 congress, and says that his transfer to 
 the English mission has been against 
 his own inclinations. Turning to a 
 brief but pregnant discussion of na- 
 tional events, he congratulates his fel- 
 low-citizens upon the escape which they 
 made in tiie last presidential election, 
 for in four years more luider the obi 
 dynasty, •■ we should have been bound 
 hand and foot by a military oligarchy. "' 
 The distinctive features of tlic rebel- 
 lious cause are analyzed with Mr. 
 Adams' usual point and felicity. He 
 finds that they all logically terminate in 
 the old doctrine of force, against which 
 the Declaration of Independence was 
 the most signal protest. And most 
 truly does he say that "the whole 
 action of the Secessionists since Novem- 
 ber has been aggressive, insulting, 
 treacherous, and violent.'' The closing- 
 remarks of Mr. Adams, respecting the 
 superior influence of the people them- 
 selves over their agents abroail. are well 
 worthy of consideration. But however 
 true they may be, we are coulident 
 from Mr. Adams' splendid Congres- 
 sional career that his diplomatic ser- 
 vices at the important ])ost to which he 
 has been designated will be eminently 
 useful to his couutiy and honorable to 
 liimself. 
 
 Maryland. — It is evident that the 
 reaction in Maryland, however strong it 
 may be among the jieople, has not 
 reached the members of the legislature. 
 
 They would be Secessionists if they 
 dared, but not daring to pass a Seces- 
 sion ordinance, they liave taken meas- 
 ures to thwart and harass the general 
 government as far as it may be safe to 
 do so without calling down upon the 
 state its crushing ])ower. 'I'he estab- 
 lishment of a " Conmiittee of Safety" 
 means simply this: Of the six mem- 
 bers of the proposed committee, only 
 one. Governor Hicks, is a I'nion man. 
 Judge Chambers, though conservative, 
 is suspected of .Secession ]M-oclivities. 
 and he lias puldicly aniiounci'd that he 
 shall go whichever way the slali- goes. 
 The other four are avowed Secessionists 
 of the most ultra school. The jiowers 
 granted to the committee are equivalent 
 to desjiotic sway over the entire state, 
 against which only the Federal govern- 
 ment or the rising of the people can 
 prevail. 
 
 We are glad to see evidences that the 
 government is inllexibly determined to 
 n'duee Maryland to submission to its 
 authority immediately. The work of 
 reconstructing the bridges and reopen- 
 ing the route to and "through Balti- 
 more," is now going on under the pro- 
 tection of an adequate force, and there 
 will soon lie a broad highway tbrougli 
 Maryland. Lei the Secessionists ob- 
 struct it again if they dare. 
 
 A Great Regiment.— The Newbury- 
 port Herald relates the following anec- 
 dote of the gallant Eighth regiment, 
 which has not heretofore been chroni- 
 cled : — 
 
 " One exploit by members of the New- 
 buryport company has not found its way 
 into" the papers. For two days they had 
 nothing to eat but poor pork and a little 
 hard bread. In their ranks are two 
 butchers frcjm this city — Messrs. Merrill 
 and Cilley. They took a tramp into tlie 
 jiastures and were shortly seen driving 
 an ox to a part of the railroad where the 
 men were at work. A sturdy blow upon 
 the head brought the animal down ; the 
 body was strung up to a tree and Hayed, 
 and in a little wbib' the whole gang were 
 feasting from the best cut of beef-slcak. 
 The manni'r in which the men of the 
 Eighth regiment have turned their hands 
 to all kinds of employmenr will rend<'r 
 them famous throughout the world and 
 for all time. Some of them ciuild even 
 keep a hotel, which everv man can not 
 do." 
 
 Kentuckv. — The Courier of I his 
 morning says : " We have seen a letter 
 to a merchant iu this city, in w bich it i> 
 l)i-edicted that 'in ten days" time Ken- 
 tucky will be shown to be unmistakably 
 for the Uniim and the government. We 
 have to contend against our (Jovernor, 
 and he has already been brought to 
 change his tone. Virginia's conduct 
 has not influenced us. We have been 
 much more disturbed and nun-titied by 
 the defection of John Bell.'" 
 
 The telegraphic report that the (Jover- 
 nor has ordered an election of represen- 
 tatives to Congress on the 30th of June 
 goes to contirm this view of matters iu 
 " old Kentuck." We hope it may prove 
 true. 
 
64 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 The Old Senate Chamber a Hospi- 
 tal — Let Massachusetts Contrib- 
 ute—New York Military. 
 
 WASiHNiiTox, May i, 1S6]. 
 To till' Kililiir cilllic ISo.stoii Journal: 
 
 Till' c>l<l .scMKLlc clKimbrr, in which Webster 
 eruslieil iiullitioalimi in liiM'cplytoHuyne.and 
 (.;h:n-lcs Sunnier w:is tile recipient of the tirst 
 cowarilly Ijlows sti'ueli by Secession, is now a 
 liospital' for tlie reception of Massachnsetts 
 volunteers, woundcil or ill. Snrp:eons Smith 
 und lireetl are in attendance on the men be- 
 longing to the .Sixth and the Kighth. William 
 l>. Haley (late pastor of the Initarian church 
 here) is a mo.st attentive manager, ami Miss 
 Lander, the artist, gives practical evidence 
 of her g^)od qualities as a nurse by ]ireparing 
 the little delicacies which she gives to those 
 who are on beds of sickness and of pain away 
 from their New England homes. 
 
 AAlien Miss J^andcr entered upon her self- 
 imposed duties she found a patient declining 
 to take tea from a large tin-dipper, sweetened 
 with brown sugar, with an iron spoon. It 
 was not inviting to an invalid, but the ^lassa- 
 clinsetts Relief associatimi were enabled, by 
 the generosity of liostonians, to place at her 
 disposal maiiy appliances for a sick-room, 
 with gelatine," farinii, wliite sugar, etc. Hon. 
 George W. McT.elhin, the Treasurer of the 
 .association, will be i>leased to acknowledge 
 further (.lonations. and they will be faithfully 
 ajijilied to the relief of tlic "sick and wounded. 
 
 The Seventh New York encamp to-day, on 
 Doctor Stone's estate, oi)posiic (_'olumbia col- 
 lege, about a mile north of the White house. 
 It isan .admirable location, the i)arade-ground 
 overlooking the city, and presenting a larger 
 level area "than " Kalorama." The Twelfth 
 are to occupy barracks on Lafayette Sf^uare, 
 the .Sevenlj' -first are at the navy yard, and 
 the .Sixty-ninth in the old printing" office on 
 JVnnsvlvania avenue, near Willard's- 
 
 PERI.KV. 
 
 From Savannah. — 'I'he schooner 
 Fred Howell, Caiitaiii Carter, which left 
 S:ivaunah i'M nit., arrived here to-day, 
 and reports that rninor.s were current 
 there that jirivateers were heing fitted 
 out in Northern ports for the Southern 
 Confederacj'. It is also stated that the 
 schooner dnllatin, recently returneil 
 here from Sa\aMnah. wasotVered for sale 
 at that port, liut the jjiicc demanded by 
 her owners was considered too hii;h. and 
 she was consequently withdrawn from 
 the market. 
 
 An instance of Yankee spunk occurred 
 a few days since on the Grand Trunk 
 railway. An engineer on one of the 
 lr;iins. conducted by a man named La- 
 lliain, altixcd the Stars and Stripes to his 
 engine, which, being oliserved. was cut 
 down by Latham, 'riie eriginei^r at once 
 re))laced the flag, and forliadi' Latham re- 
 peating tlie ofVeuse, or he would cut him 
 down. I'poii the arrival of the train at 
 the head-fjuarters of the superintendent 
 of tlie road, tlie facts were re])(>ited to 
 that oflicial, who at once presented the 
 p.atriotic engineer with a lieautifiil silk 
 .\uierican tl.ag, lold him (o ))((('/ it to his 
 I'ligine, and then pr<im)itly dismissed 
 Latham. This action w.'is a|)pri>ved by 
 the directors, and now every car on thai 
 road carries the Stars and Stripes. 
 
 Brothers in Anns. 
 
 We are glad to see l hat I be unanimity of 
 the entire Nortli is lellecled iu the cour- 
 tesy and good will which charaeteri/.e 
 its armed representatives at Washington. 
 We :ire reminded of this by observing 
 
 that the officers of the Eighth Jlassa- 
 chii.setts regiment have passed resolu- 
 tions of thanks to the gallant New York 
 Seventh, for their acts of kindness and 
 cotirtesy (Ui the famed Annapolis nuirch 
 and subsequently. Well may they do 
 so, for that march, on which the two 
 regiments went forward as finely 
 matched ;is Christian and Greatheart in 
 •• Pilgrim's Progress," brought out in 
 bold relief some of the best characteris- 
 tics of each, and illustrated that combi- 
 nation of qualities which, in the impend- 
 ing conllict, is to override all obstacles 
 anil break down all opposition. Without 
 the mechanical skill of the Massachu- 
 setts men, neither regiment could have 
 got on — without the generous supjdies 
 and co-operation of the New York Sev- 
 enth, our men would have been brought 
 to a stand after a few hours" labor, and 
 neither regiment could have got on. 
 Well, therefore, did our officers resolve 
 to ever stand by the glorious Seventh, 
 and if ever their colors go down Itefore 
 the hosts of the enemy, the Eighth 
 of Massachusetts would be the first to 
 avenge their fall with the heart's blood 
 of every man. 
 
 We need not particularize the further 
 kind offices at Washington by which our 
 trooi)s are indebted to the New York 
 Seventh, for they are already written 
 down iu tlie hearts of our people, and 
 will live in lasting gratitude. Nor are 
 we insensible to the many kind words 
 which the i)ress has had for our troops. 
 But wc must not forget the justice which 
 is due to all. While we are confident 
 that the soldiers of Massachusetts will 
 lirove not unworthy of their origin, we 
 know that they have been dispatched to 
 the field in great hurry, and must dis- 
 close some grave deficiencies. It is not 
 lo be expected that they can approach 
 the s])lendid drill of the New York Sev- 
 enth, whose composition of I lie best 
 blooil of the Enqiire City, long training 
 and professional ardor, have inaile them 
 the very flower of the volunteer forces 
 of .America. Nor can we rival the ad- 
 mirable e(|iiipment of the Rhode Island 
 regiments, who are mustered under the 
 eyi> of their (ioveriior, a devoted mili- 
 tary man, whose accurate knowledge of 
 their wants is matched by liis zeal and 
 pecuniary ability to supply them. And 
 it is very likely that the solid armies of 
 I'ennsylv.-inia \\ ill show those sterling 
 qua lilies which have ever tested the 
 mingling of (Jermaii and Anglo-Saxon 
 blood. Of the indomitable troops of the 
 
 Northwest, tried on every field from 
 Limdy's Lane to the city of Mexico, no 
 eulogium is needed. Wherever. heroes 
 are needed, iu their own expressive dia- 
 lect, they "are JAar/" 
 
 In fact, as our cause is one, so is our 
 army — no matter whether its legions 
 are drawn from New England, from the 
 thriving Middle states, or from the 
 mighty AVest. They are all brothers iu 
 arms for the defense of a common gov- 
 ernment and the security of the same 
 sacred rights. They ojjen the campaign 
 with affectionate co-operation and re- 
 gard. Perish the hand that shall try to 
 sow alienation and distrust in their 
 ranks — to kindle petty jealousies or stir 
 up any heart-burnings. I^et the only 
 rivalry be to see who shall serve their 
 country best. There is room for all and 
 reward for every kind of merit. It is in 
 the power of every one — and immensely 
 within the power of the press — to con- 
 tinue a state of feeling which is so 
 happy, and which w ill have a transcend- 
 ent influence on the vigorous and effect- 
 ual prosecution of the war. — [Boston 
 Journal, May 4, 18(11. 
 
 Important Movement. — Capture of 
 Alexandria and Death of Colo- 
 nel ElIsTvorth. 
 
 The reported capture of Alexandria 
 by the government troops, attended by 
 the death of Colonel Ellsworth, of which 
 we had a telegraphic dispatch yesterday. 
 is confirmed. 
 
 At an early hour j-esterday morning 
 several regiments were sent into Vir- 
 ginia from Washington. The New York 
 zouaves. Fourteenth and Sixty -ninth 
 regiments, and New Jersey regiment, 
 captured Alexandria, while Arlington 
 heights were occu|)ied by several other 
 regiments. When the Federal troops 
 reached Alexandria, the A'irginia troops 
 fired at them and fled. 
 
 A report says three hundred of the 
 Rebel troops were cai)tured on the Or- 
 ange it Alexandria railroad, near Alex- 
 andria, by the New York Sixty-ninth. 
 
 The most iiainf iil circumstance attend- 
 ing the capture of Alexandria was the 
 death of the young and brave Colonel 
 Ellsworth, of the New York zouaves, 
 which took place under the following 
 circumstances : — 
 
 The zouaves crossed the river in boats 
 and landed in good (U-der, each company 
 forming im the street facing the river. 
 Co. E was the first to disembark, and 
 was detailed to destroy the railroad 
 track, which they iiromiitly pertmnied. 
 Colonel Ellsworth then directed the 
 adjutant to form the regiments, and 
 with the aid of Colonel Wisner and a 
 field of men, started to cut the telegraph 
 wires. 
 
 They had proceeded about three blocks 
 when the .ittenf ion of Colonel Ellsworth 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 65 
 
 was attracted by a large Secession flag 
 flyiug from the" Marshall house. He 
 entered the hotel, and meeting a man in 
 the hall, asked him wlio put the flag up. 
 The man answered that he did not know ; 
 he was a boarder in the house. Colonel 
 Ellsworth, Lieutenant Wisner, the chap- 
 lain of the regiment, Mr. House, a vol- 
 unteer aid, and four privates, went to 
 the roof, when Colonel Ellsworth cut 
 down the flag. 
 
 The party were returning down-stairs, 
 headed by Private Brownell. As they 
 left the attic, the man wlio said he was 
 a boarder, but who jiroved to be the 
 landlord, was rnet in the hall, having a 
 double-barreled gun, wliich he leveled 
 at Brownell. The latter struck up the 
 gun with his musket, when Jackson 
 pulled both triggers, the contents lodg- 
 ing in the body of Colonel Ellsworth. 
 Brownell, with the quickness of light- 
 ning, leveled his nuisket at Jackson and 
 tired. The liall struck him on the bridge 
 of the nose and crushed him through 
 the skull, killing him instantly. As he 
 fell, Brownell thrust him through with 
 his bayonet. Colonel Ellsworth's com- 
 panions held guard some ten minutes 
 until re-inforced by Co. A. The com- 
 pany made a litter of muskets, and plac- 
 ing the body upon it, returned to the 
 boat, leaving a detachment to guard the 
 hotel and niake prisoners of all its occu- 
 pants. The body of Colonel Ellsworth is 
 at the navy yard in Washington, and 
 after fitting ceremonies, will be taken to 
 Mechanicsville, where his family reside, 
 for interment. 
 
 The Colonel was shot between the 
 third and fourth ribs, shattering the 
 fourth rib, the slugs entering the left 
 auricle of the heart, and destroying all 
 the integuments with which it came in 
 contact. The other charge of the gun, 
 a double-barreled one, entered the wain- 
 scoting near him. The Colonel fell on 
 his face, only exclaiming, " Jly God I " 
 The blood gushed from his wound in 
 such profusion as to drench the entire 
 passage. A fe\x' seconds afterward he 
 uttered a low moan, but his eyes were 
 instantly fixed, and he ceased to breathe. 
 He was laid upon a bed in a room near 
 at hand, and with the Kebel flag stained 
 with his blood and now a trophy to his 
 glory, about his feet. 
 
 Another account sa3's that the mur- 
 derer of Colonel Ellsworth was James 
 W. Jackson, keeper of the Marshall 
 house. He must have died suddenly, as 
 he was shot through the head and after- 
 ward run through the body by a saber- 
 bayonet of some private. His wife 
 presently discovered the fatality, and 
 approaching his bodj-, uttered the most 
 agonizing cries, and although treated 
 with the utmost consideration that could 
 be oftered her in her misery, she re- 
 mained a long time in the wildest state 
 of frenzy. President Lincoln has visited 
 the navy yard and viewed the body of 
 his youthful friend, Colonel Ellsworth. 
 — [Lowell Courier. 
 
 The Charity for the Times. — "Sell 
 that ye have, and give arms." 
 
 — Luke, 12:3S. 
 
 Colonel Ells-worth — Sketch of his 
 Life. 
 
 The news of the murder of Col. Elmer 
 E. Ellsworth, at Alexandria, is calcu- 
 lated to create a feeling of intense sad- 
 ness and indignation throughout the 
 loyal states, and reveals to us another 
 l>hase of Southern treachery and fanati- 
 cism. In the death of Colonel Ellsworth, 
 our volunteer army will lose one of its 
 most efficient and enthusiastic officers 
 in the French school of light-infantry 
 tactics, popularly known as the zouave 
 drill. For these duties he manifested a 
 skill and proficiency that amounted to a 
 positive genius, and augured a promising 
 future as a military leader. 
 
 Colonel Ellsworth was horn near 
 Mechanicsville, in Saratoga county, 
 N. Y., April 23, 1837, and was, there- 
 fore, at the time of his death, only 
 twenty-three years of age. In his early 
 youlh he manifested strong military 
 iiudinations. He lived at home until 
 twelve or thirteen years of age, during 
 which time he received a good military 
 education. He was always a close and 
 diligent student. On leaving home he 
 went to Troy, and was em])loyeil for a 
 nuud)er of years as clerk in a store in 
 that city. But the narrow limits of (he 
 counter were not sufficient for the devtd- 
 opment of his talents andandjition, and, 
 leaving his business, he came to this 
 city, where he remained about two 
 years. 
 
 Some six years since he removed to 
 Chicago, ai-riving there penniless and 
 without a profession or certain means 
 of support; but by his industry, jierse- 
 verance, and energy, he so(ni achieved 
 an honorable position in that city. 
 
 The exciting exploits of the French 
 zouaves at Sebastopol led him to in- 
 vestigate this description of drill. Com- 
 ing to the decision that the zouave 
 tactics were the most etticient yet 
 studied, he set to work to organize a 
 company of this character in Chicago, 
 by the title of "The Chicago Zouaves." 
 Forty or fifty joung men joined the 
 company, and he devoted himself assid- 
 uously to drilling them to the highest 
 perfection in every branch of tactics. 
 After a practice of about a year, a tour 
 to the East was projected. Thev arrived 
 in this city on the 14th of July, IfSdO. 
 after a triumphant progress through the 
 Western states. The novelt.y of their 
 drill, their fantastic dress, the precision 
 of their evolutions, attracted universal 
 attention, not only from military men, 
 l)ut from the general public. The ex- 
 hibition at the Academy of Music was 
 an iunnense success, and Colonel Ells- 
 worth became known all over the 
 country as the originator of the zouave 
 drill in the United States. New zoviave 
 companies began to be organized in 
 most of the large cities. 
 
 Colonel Ellsworth lately studied law 
 with Mr. Lincoln, and was adnnfted to 
 the bar last spring. After Jlr. Lincoln's 
 election to the presidency it was gener- 
 ally understood that Colonel Ellsworth 
 would be attached to his person. He 
 accompanied the President to Washing- 
 
 ton, and was one of tlie most active and 
 attentive nunnhers of the party. It was 
 expected that he would be "placed in 
 some important position in the War 
 department; but it is not probalde that 
 such a position would have been in 
 accordance with Ids desires. 
 
 Immediately ui)on the outbreak of the 
 war he sought active service, and came 
 forward to New York and connnenced 
 the organization of a zouave regiment 
 from members of the fire department. 
 The freedom and dash of the zouave 
 drill exactly suited the spirit of the fire- 
 men, and in an incredibly short time a 
 full regiment had been fcuined, and was 
 on its way to AVasbingtou. The regi- 
 ment has elicited universal admiration. 
 
 His parents are still living at his 
 native place. His only brother died a 
 year ago last spring. He had no sister. 
 At the time of his departure from the 
 city with his regiment, his parents were 
 stopping at the Astor house. .Vt his 
 last interview with them before he left, 
 his mother said, — 
 
 "I hope Cod will take care of you, 
 Elmer." 
 
 "He will take care of me, mother,'' 
 he replied. " He has led me in this 
 work, and He will take care of me." 
 
 God has taken care of him; and the 
 culmination of his life could not have 
 been more glorious for himself or the 
 cause for which be died. 
 
 Colonel Ellsworth was exceedingly 
 beloved wherever he was intimately 
 known. The impression was sometimes 
 obtained by strangers that there was a 
 degree of alVectatiiui in his deportment, 
 but those who knew him best were his 
 warmest and most devoted friends. \t 
 Chicago and Hockford he was a univer- 
 sal favorite. President Lincoln enter- 
 tained for him a high personal regard. 
 
 It may not be andss to mention at this 
 time that Colonel Ellsw<u'tli has been 
 engaged for the last two years to Miss 
 Carrie Spatl'ord, a young lady of sevi'ii- 
 teen, the ilaughter of ("'harles F. S|)af- 
 ford, a wealthy citizen of Kockford, 111. 
 Miss Spafl'ord was recently a student in 
 the Carroll institute, Brooklyn. The 
 marriage would probably have taken 
 ])lace ere this. I)ut for the breaking out 
 of the war. 
 
 The death of Colonel Ellsworth will 
 mark an era in the history of this war, 
 and his name will hereafter stand by the 
 siile of Warren and others who fidl 
 among the first in the Revolution in 
 defense of their country. The assassin 
 who has deprived him of life has con- 
 ferred upon him immortality. The efl'ect 
 of his murder will be to intensify the 
 war feeling in the N'orth, and to furnish 
 a battle-cry in future confiicts. 
 
 In this city the news of his death 
 was received with expressions of the 
 most j>rofound sorrow. Most of the 
 flags on public and |)rivate buildings, 
 and on the vessels in the harbor, were 
 lowered at half-mast, in token of respect 
 to his memory. A meeting of the fund 
 committee of his regiment was held 
 yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'ldock, to 
 take apiirojiriate measures in regard to 
 his death. — [New '^'ork World. 
 
66 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 The Memory of Colonel Ellsworth. 
 
 Tlii^ luio is slft-ping — Uie yount; ami thu 
 
 liravf ; 
 How ili^ar was tlie life to liis country he gave ! 
 Ob! Ions in their sorrow the nation shall 
 
 nionrn 
 O'er genius and worth to the ilark valley 
 
 borne ! 
 lint death can not blight, nor time ever dim, 
 The fame he has won — the wreaths twined 
 
 foi- him. 
 Enshrined in our hearts arc his valor and 
 
 truth — 
 Immortal he lives in the brightness of youth. 
 
 IIow shaded with grief was the gladness of 
 
 May, 
 When love, weeping sad in its sorrow tltat 
 
 day, 
 Had strewn with fair flowers, all fragrant 
 
 and bright. 
 The eolHn that closed his loved form from 
 
 our sight. 
 And hung the bright folds of the Starspan- 
 
 gleil blue 
 When- silent in death lay the brave and the 
 
 true. 
 And wreathed folds of crape, their shading to 
 
 bliMul 
 AVith the Hag that he loved — that he died to 
 
 defend! 
 
 With tears and with prayers they bore him 
 
 to rest; 
 The soldiers he loved laid the turf on his 
 
 breast. 
 Oh ! never such tears their eyes wept before 
 As Ii'll for their leader, who'll lead them no 
 
 more ! 
 Thi'V looked on their banner — 'twas bright 
 
 through their tears — 
 The memory of Ellsworth their banner en- 
 
 ilears! 
 Must lite such as liu the sacrifice be 
 To shield from the traitorthe flag of the free? 
 
 Oh I why must the loved, the dearest of all, 
 He tirst in the field, and the soonest to fallV 
 Tliough dark be the path where our footsteps 
 
 may go. 
 What we see not now we hereafter shall 
 
 know; 
 Why death hath been sutfered to quench the 
 
 young life. 
 The' strength that we needed in war's comiug 
 
 strife — ^ 
 Why wi! hear tlie sad words, " yield dust unto 
 
 dust," 
 Said over the sleeper whose arm was o\ir 
 
 trust. 
 
 When morning shall ilawn, and our freedom 
 
 is won, 
 When the soldier comes home, and the battle 
 
 is done. 
 When laurels we twine for the true and the 
 
 brave — 
 Our love shall look back to tlu; hero who gave 
 His lite and his genius, all radiant with 
 
 youth. 
 To i"'reeiloni's dear cause — to his country anil 
 
 truth. 
 ,\nd no name shall be \vreatlnnl in victory's 
 
 song 
 With lioncn-s more dear than to Ellsworth 
 
 belong! jin.rnT. 
 
 LAIMtKI, Bkooli, June 3, IHfii. 
 
 — [Boston rjournal. 
 
 All Hail, CoNNECTici tI — The Ilart- 
 fi)i(l Press lit last ovcuiiij; clii'onifli'.s the 
 lolldwiiif; fjlorious eviilciiee ol i)iihlic 
 spirit ami iialriotisni hi tlie ( 'oniieetietit 
 legislature: — 
 
 •'•.V bill was reported yesterday, ap- 
 propriatiiii^ $'2,000,()00, and atithori/.iiif; 
 the fjoviTiior to call out ten thousand 
 nii'n for the defense of the I'nidii. It 
 was passed uii:ininii)tisly this morning;, 
 by both houses. .\ll parlies joined in 
 ur};iii;; it throiif^h with a heart v flood 
 will." 
 
 Uy this bill the ini'U are to receive ,$J() 
 a month in addition to the f^overniiient 
 allow anee. 
 
 Letters from the Seat of War. 
 
 A.NNAi'oi.is, Ml)., May 1, 18(;i. 
 To the Editor ol the Hoston Jouriidl : 
 
 Cold and windy to-day; so cold that heavy 
 overcoats are comfortable; so windy that it 
 has been impossible to land Ellsworth's 
 zoua\'es ami tiic New York Fifth regiment, 
 which are below. They will doubtless be 
 landed and forwarded to Washington to-mor- 
 row. The affairs of this post have now be. 
 come pretty well organized. Doctor Kimball, 
 of Lowell, is surgeon-general; Gen. E. W. 
 Peirce. of Massachusetts, is master of ord- 
 nance; Captain Turidey, of the regular ser- 
 vice, is quartermaster; T. Bailey Myers, of 
 New York, is assistant-quartermaster; Capt- 
 .T. E. Estabrook, of Worcester, is i.ssuing com- 
 mi.ssary, and Captain DeForest, a volunteer 
 from Philadelphia, is receiving comndssary ; 
 Mr. Crane, of Lowell, is postmaster. The 
 ■railriKul business has been systematized, too. 
 Heretofore every passenger going to or from 
 Washington, via" .■\nnapolis, has been obliged 
 to call at headquarters to have his passport 
 countersigned. The head-quarters of the de- 
 partment have appeared a good deal like an 
 emigrant forwarding-otfice. Last night there 
 were about one hundre<l and fifty passes ex- 
 amined and countersigned before 11 o'clock, 
 when I went home, so to speak. After that I 
 understand another crowd, quite as large, ar- 
 rived and were put through the usual course. 
 All this sort of thing is now to be stopped. 
 Passengers are to take and leave the boat at 
 the wharf in town, and two sets of trains are 
 to be run over the railway — military and 
 passenger. 
 
 Gentlemen who have got petitions to be ap- 
 pointed to ollice, and have an idea that by 
 displaying the envelope thereof, addressed to 
 " A. Lincoln, President," etc., they can pass 
 themselves oflf as " bearers of dispatches," 
 need not take nuich comfort from the above, 
 however. The " United .States Military route" 
 is a "hard roail to travel!" I assure you. 
 Aside from tlie liability of being stopped by 
 a gentleman in uniform, who doesn't like 
 your appearance, there is the fact that the 
 necessity of the public service will always 
 override' the pleasure of mere private travel- 
 ers, there is the chance — and a right .smart 
 chance it is — that you will be turned loose, 
 late at night, in the little town of Annapolis, 
 with the privilege of sleeping wherever you 
 can — in a stable, it fortunate, in the street if 
 you are not. 
 
 Red tape rules in some quarters. In a camp 
 like this there are a great many letters writ- 
 ten home. Unfortunately not one man in a 
 hundred has a postage-stamp. But they uiust 
 be sent, uevertheless, under these circuni. 
 stances. t.i(?neral Butler addressed a commu- 
 nication to the postoftice department, propos- 
 ing that stamjis shovdd be furnished, and here 
 is the reiily he got.— 
 
 '• PO.ST-OFFICE Dkpt., May 1, 1861. 
 
 ",S'ir,— lam instructed by the postiuaster- 
 gcneral to advise; you that after full consider- 
 ation of till' subject of your dispatch of yes- 
 terdiiy. he finds himself constrained to say 
 that he has no authority to sanctitui the ar- 
 rangement which you suggest for furnishing 
 l)o-,tagc-stamiis t" the gallant men under 
 your commauil. He can not <lisregard the 
 law governing his action in this matter, 
 lunch as it would gratify him to manifest by 
 any means in his power his admiration of the 
 stern patriotism which has brought so many 
 of the sons of the Bay state hitherward so 
 promptly. 
 
 " I am very respectfully, your obedient ser. 
 vant, 'riinM.\s P. Trott, Chief Clerk. 
 
 "To Brig. gen. B. F. Butler, Annapolis, Md." 
 
 It is pleasant to learn that in these lawless 
 times there is (uie man who will not even dis. 
 po.se of a post stanqi without tlic sanction of 
 the statute. The postage-stamp bu.siness is 
 settled, however. General I'.utler has written 
 to liu' postmaslerat I'erryville, onlering him 
 to stamp the camp letters, and agreeing to 
 pay the expense himself, if the government 
 will not. 
 
 The Thiril battalion and the Massachusetts 
 liifles, an<l the Tenth company. Eighth regi- 
 ment, Captain Briggs, all' ordered to be ready 
 to march at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. 
 The men are all in high glee, but not one of 
 them knows where he is to go. 
 
 Thisallernoon I took a drive of half a dozen 
 miles into the ecamtry. Two fine estates 
 
 greetetl the eye, but tiie greater portion of 
 the territory is covered by the shanties of the 
 poor wdiites. At the teri'ninus of the trip 1 
 made a call upon a couple of guards of the 
 Si.Kty-ninth. They are posted at distances 
 not more than half a mili; apart, the right 
 resting on Bladensburg, and the left e-xtend- 
 ing to the railway-station in this city. The 
 men have built shanties, in which they say 
 they live very comfortably. Tliey find no 
 trouble at all' from the enemy — if tliere is 
 any, wliich is becoming a matter of great 
 doubt. 
 
 A cargo of cars and a locomotive arrived 
 from Perryville this morning. In a few days 
 they will be put upon the railway at the 
 wharf. 
 
 There is a growing opinion here that there 
 is to be no fight. Certainly there is to be 
 none with Maryland, which was so warlike 
 a week ago. There is no reliable eviilencc 
 that there are five hundred men who want to 
 fight between here and Montgomery. The 
 Potomac is open. The roads of Maryland — 
 of this part of it, at least — are safe for ]>ul>lie 
 travel. There is none of that "excitement " 
 about which His E.xcellency Governor Hicks 
 so much dreaded ten days'ago. Troops can 
 be moved, to any number, from New York to 
 Washington, via Perryville and this port, in 
 less than twenty. four hours, as safely as they 
 can be moved I'rom Boston to Worcester, and 
 this place can be held against all the men in 
 the " Confederacy " capable of bearing arms, 
 for an unlimited time. 
 
 Interesting Correspondence — Re- 
 pressing Slave Insurrections. 
 
 COMiMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 
 
 Executive Dep.\ktment, ) 
 Council Chamber, Boston, April ih, isni. ( 
 General, — I have received through Blajor 
 Ames a dispatch transmitted from Perry- 
 ville, detailing the proceedings at Annapolis 
 from the time of your arrival ofi' that port un- 
 til the hour when Major Ames left you to 
 return to Philadelphia.' 1 wish to rei)eat the 
 assurance of my entire satisfaction with the 
 action you have taken, with a single excep- 
 tion. If I rightly understood the telegraphic 
 dispatcli, I think that your action in tender- 
 ing to Governor Hicks the assistance t>f Qur 
 Massachusetts troops to suppress a threat- 
 ened servile insurrection among the hostile 
 people of Marylaml, was unnecessary. I 
 hope that the fuller dispatches, which are on 
 their way from you, may show reasons why I 
 should modify my opinion concerning that 
 particular Ins'tanee; but in general I think 
 that the matter of servile insurrections among 
 a community in arms against the Fed- 
 eral Union, is no longer to be regarded by 
 our troops in a political, but solely in a mili- 
 tary point of view, and is to be con'temiilatcd 
 as one of the inherent weaknesses of the en- 
 emy, from the disastrous operations of which 
 we are under no obligation of a military char- 
 acter to guard them, in order that they may 
 be enabled to improve the security which our 
 arms would afi'ord, so as to prosecute with 
 more energy' their traitorous attacks uiion 
 the Federal goveinment and capital. The 
 mode in which such outl>reaks are to be con- 
 sidered should depend entirely upon the loy- 
 alty or disloyalty of the community in which 
 the>' occur, and in the vicinity of Annapolis 
 I can, on this occasion, perceive no reason of 
 military i»olicy wliy a force summoned to the 
 defense of the Federal government, at this 
 moment of nil others, should be offered to be 
 diverted from its immediate duty, to help 
 liebels, who stand with arms in their hands, 
 obstructing its progress toward the city of 
 Washington. 1 entertain no doubt that when, 
 ever we shall have an opportunity to inter- 
 change our views personally on this subject, 
 we shall arrive at entire <'oncordance of opin. 
 ion. Yours laithlullv. 
 
 (Signed.) .inilN A. 'ANDREW. 
 To Brigadier-geueral Butler. 
 
 Depart.mknt of ANNAI'OMS, ) 
 HicAD-yUAKTKKS, ANNAI'OMS, May!), I8(il. t 
 To His Excellency .Ions A. Andrew, Gover- 
 nor and Commander-in-chief. 
 .Vir,— I have delayed replying to Y'our Ex- 
 cellency's dispatch of the April 'i.ith, in my 
 other dispatches, because as it involved only 
 disaiiinobation of an act done, couched in the 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 67 
 
 kindest language, I supposed the interest ot 
 the country couUl not sulfer from the delay; 
 and incessant hibor, up to the present mo- 
 ment, has prevented my giving full consider- 
 ation to tlie topic. Temporary illness, which 
 forbids bodily activity, gives me now a mo- 
 ment's jiaiise. 
 
 Tlnr tt'lc^raph, with more than usual accu- 
 racv. bad riti:btly informed Your Excellency 
 that 1 liud oUVred the services of the Massachu- 
 setts troops under my command to the author- 
 ities of Maryland in suppressing a threatened 
 slave insurrection. Fortunately for us all, 
 the rumor of such an outbreak was without 
 substantial foundation. Assuming, as Your 
 Excellency does in your dispatch, that I was 
 carrying on military operations in an ene- 
 my's country, when a war a Ventrance was to 
 be waged, my act might be a matter of dis- 
 cussion. Anil in that view, acting in the light 
 of the IJaltiniore murders and the apparently 
 hostile itosit ion of Maryland, Your Excellency 
 might, without mature reflection, have come 
 to the conclusion of disapprobation ex- 
 pressed in your dispatch. But the facts, 
 especially as now aided by their results, will 
 entirely justify my act, and reinstate me in 
 Your Excellency's good opinion. 
 
 True, I landed on the soil of Maryland 
 against the formal protest of its governor 
 and of tlie corporate authorities of Annapolis, 
 but without any armed opposition on their 
 part, and expecting opposition only from in- 
 surgents assembled in riotous contempt of 
 the laws of this state. Before, by letter, and 
 at the time of landing, by personal interview, 
 1 had informcil Governor Hicks that soldiers 
 of the Union, under my command, wei-e 
 armed only against the insvirgents and dis- 
 turbers of the peace of Maryland ami of the 
 United States. 1 received from Governor 
 Hicks assurances of tlie loyalty of the state to 
 the Union — assurances which subsequent 
 events have fully justified. The mayor of 
 Annapolis also informed me that the city 
 authorities would in no wise oppose me, but 
 that I was in great danger from the excited 
 and riotous mobs of Baltimore pouring down 
 upon me, and in numbers beyond the control 
 of his police. I assured both the governor 
 and the mayor that 1 had no fear of a Balti- 
 more or other mob, and that, supported by 
 the authorities of the state and city, I should 
 suppress all hostile demonstrations against 
 the laws of Maryland and the Ihiitcfl States, 
 and that I would protect both myself and the 
 city of Annapolis from any disorderly per- 
 sons whatsoever. On the morning following 
 my landing, I was informed that the city of 
 Annapolis and environs were in danger from 
 an insurrection of the slave population, in 
 defiance of the laws of the state. What was I 
 to do? I had promised to put down a white 
 mob and to preserve and enforce laws against 
 that. Ought 1 to allow a black one any prefer- 
 ence in abreachof thelaws? I understood that 
 IwasarniedajiainstalUnfractionsof thelaws, 
 whether by white or black, and upon that un- 
 derstanding I acted, certainly with prompt- 
 ness and efKciency. And Y'our Excellency's 
 shadow of disapprobation, arising from a 
 misunderstanding of the facts, has caused all 
 the regi-et I have for that action. The ques- 
 tion seemed to me to be neither military nor 
 political, and was not to be so treated. It was 
 simply a question of good faith and honesty 
 of purpose. The benign effect of my course 
 was instantly seen. The good but timid peo- 
 ple of Annapolis, who had fled from their 
 houses at our approach, immediately re- 
 turned ; business resumed its accustomed 
 channels; quiet and oi'der prevailed in the 
 city; confidence took the place of distrust> 
 friendship of enmity, brotherly kindness of 
 sectional hate, and I believe to-day there is 
 no city in the Union more loyal than the city 
 of Annapolis. I think, therefore, I may safely 
 point to the results for my ju.stiflcation. The 
 vote of the neighboring county of Washing- 
 ton, a few days since, for its delegate to the 
 legislature, wherein four thousand out of five 
 thousand votes were thrown for a delegate 
 favorable to the Union, is among the many 
 happy fruitsof firmness of purpose, etliciency 
 of action, and integrity of mission. 1 believe, 
 indeed, that it will not require a personal in- 
 terchange of views, as suggested m your dis- 
 patch, to bring our minds in accordance; a 
 simple statement of the facts will suffice. 
 
 But I am to act hereafter, it may be, in an 
 enemy's country, among a servile popula- 
 tion, when the question may arise, as it has 
 
 not yet arisen, as well in a moral and Chris- 
 tian, as in a political and military, point of 
 view. What shall I then do? Will Your Ex- 
 cellency bear with me a moment while this 
 (juestion is discussed? 
 
 1 appreciate fully Your Excellency's sugges- 
 tion as to the inherent weakness ot the 
 Rebels, arising from the preponderance of 
 their servile population. The question, then, 
 is, In what manner shall we take advantage 
 otthat wi-iikness? By allowing, and of course 
 arnung, that population, to rise upon the de- 
 fenseless women and children of the country, 
 carrj'ing rapine, arson, and murder — all the 
 horrors of San Domingo, a million times mag- 
 nified, among those whom we hope to reunite 
 with us as brethren, many of whom are al- 
 ready so, and all who are worth preserving 
 will he, when tliis horrible madness shall 
 have passed away or he threshed out of 
 them? Would Your Excellency advise the 
 troops under my command to 'make war in* 
 person upon tlie defenseless women and 
 children of any part of the Union, accompa- 
 nied with brutalities too horrible to be 
 named? You will say, " God forbid ! " If we 
 may not do so in person, shall we arm others 
 so to do, over whom we can have no restraint, 
 exercise no control, and who, when once they 
 have tasted blood, may turn the very arms 
 we put in their hands against ourselves, as a 
 part of the oppressing white race? The read- 
 ing of history so familiar to Your Excellency 
 will tell you the bitterest cause of complaint 
 which our fathers had against Great Britain, 
 in the war of the Kevolution, was the urming 
 by the British ministry of tlie red man with the 
 tomahawk and the scalping-knife against the 
 women and children of the colonies, so that the 
 phrase, " May we not use all the means which 
 God and nature have put in our p(nver to sub- 
 jugate the colonies?" has passe<i into a legend 
 of infamy against the leafier of that minis- 
 try who usetf it in parliament. Shall liistoiy 
 teacli us in vain? Could we justify ourselves 
 to ourselves? Although with arms in our 
 hands amid the savageWildness of camp and 
 field, we may have blunted many of the finer 
 moral sensibilities in letting loose four 
 millions of worse than savages upon the 
 homes and hearths of the Soutli, can we be 
 justified to the Christian communitj' of Mas- 
 sachusetts? Would such a course be conso- 
 nant with the teachings of our holy religion? 
 1 have a very decided opinion upon the sub- 
 ject, and if any one desires, as I know Your 
 E.xcellency does not, this unhappy contest to 
 be prosecuted in that manner, some instru- 
 ment other than myself must be found to 
 carry it on. I may not discuss the political 
 bearings of this topic. When I went from un- 
 der the shadow of my roof-tree, I left all poli- 
 tics behind me to be resumed only when 
 every part of the Union is loyal to the tlag, 
 and the potency of the government through 
 the ballot-box is established. 
 
 Passing the moral and Christian view, let 
 us examine the subject as a Tuilitai-y ques- 
 tion. Is not that state alreaily subjugated 
 which requires the bayonets of those armed 
 in opposition to its rulers, to preserve it from 
 the horrors of a servile war? As the least 
 exijerienced of military men, I would have no 
 doubt of the entire subjugation of a state 
 brought to that condition. When, therefore 
 — unless 1 am better advised — any commu- 
 nity in the United States who have met me 
 in honorable warfare, or even in the prosecu- 
 tion of a rebellious war in an honorable man- 
 ner, shall call upon me for protection against 
 the nameless horrors of a servile insurrection, 
 they shall have it, and from the moment that 
 call is obeyed, I have no doubt we shall be 
 friends and not enemies. 
 
 The possibilities that dishonorable means 
 of defense are to be taken by the Rebels 
 against the government I do not now contem- 
 plate. If, as has been done in a single in- 
 stance, my men are to be attacked by poison, 
 or as in another, stricken down by the assas- 
 sin's knife, and thus murdered, the commu- 
 nity using such weapons may be required to 
 be taught tliat it holds within its own border 
 a more potent means for deadly purposes 
 and indiscriminate slaughter than any which 
 it can administer to us. 
 
 Trusting that these views may meet Y'our 
 Excellency's approval, I have the honor to 
 be, 
 
 Very respectfully, 
 
 Your olje<lient servant, 
 
 BENJ. F. BUTLER. 
 
 Letter from Wiscasset. 
 
 WiscASSiCT, Me., May 9, 18(51. 
 To the Editor of the Boston Journal: 
 
 The Stars and Stripes were displayed from 
 the Custom house to-day by Mr. Foote, the 
 newly-appointed collector, with very inter- 
 esting ceremonies. A large crowd of ladies 
 and gentlemen were in attendance, together 
 with the company of volunteers under com- 
 mand ot Capt. E". M. Smith. After some re- 
 marks api)ropriate to the occasion, by the 
 collector, the halliards of the flag were given 
 into the hands of the company, through their 
 captain, who received them with a beautiful 
 and eloquent response, and raised the flag to 
 the truck amidst the most enthusiastic; cheers 
 of his company and the crowd, and the firing 
 of cannon, liis Honor Judge Kent, of the 
 Supreme court, who is now holding a term at 
 this place, then addressed the :isst inblagc in 
 a speech abounding in scntinn-nts t.i tuurliing 
 interest and sterling patriotism, spcfulies 
 were also made by A. P. Gould, Esq., of Thom- 
 aston, and Wales Hubbard, Esq., of Wiscas- 
 set. A short address was then made to the 
 volunteers by the collector, who thanked 
 them for their services in the ceremonies, 
 and the crowd dispersed amid hearty cheers 
 for the flag. The company of volunteers is 
 one of the finest in Maine, and is highly 
 spoken of by good judges as a si)lendiil body 
 of men, their average weight being one hun- 
 dred and fifty-eight pounds, and all having 
 true grit. Captain Smith, who is a son of the 
 late ex-Governor Smith, of Maine, has reason 
 to be proud of his company, and he has wt)n 
 much applause by his unremitting exertions 
 in bringing his soldiers to a good degree of 
 perfection in drill. Our i>atriotic ladies are 
 I)usily engaged with the needle in nnvking 
 extra garnu'uts, etc., for the troops, antl our 
 town is I'csolved that we will do as much in 
 furnishing men and money as any town of 
 equal size in Maine. 
 
 Yours, V. B. P. 
 
 More Refugees from the South.— 
 On >\'(Mliie.^day evening four gentlemen, 
 aeeonipanied by their wives and little 
 ones, reached this plaee from the ^'Old 
 Dominion." liaving been driven from 
 their liomes on Friday last by a party of 
 Southern ilebels, who notified them that 
 they nni.'^t swear allegianee to the Sotith- 
 eru Confederaey within the sjiace of four 
 hours, OY else leave the state; or, if they 
 did not comply with the order given, 
 tliey would be put to death, and tlieir 
 property destroyed. 
 
 They reached this place in their coun- 
 try wagons, bringing witli them only a 
 portion of their clothing, as tliey were 
 compelled to leave behind their furniture, 
 together with their bedding, property, 
 farms, etc. They state tliat the Seces- 
 sionists were taking forcible possession 
 of oxen, cattle, horses, etc., together 
 with whatever else they could lay their 
 hands on. They are ail from \ew York 
 state, but for the last sixteen years have 
 resided in Virginia, engaged in farming. 
 — [Philadelphia Press. 
 
 Military Matters, Etc. 
 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACiUTSETTS. 
 
 [OFFICIAL.] 
 HEAiMiCAKTRKS, BOSTON, May 13, 1861. 
 General Okper No. 11. 
 
 Whereas, It appears bj- a proclamation of 
 the l*resident. and by orders issued from the 
 War department of the United Slates, that no 
 more volunteers will be accepted for a less 
 term than three years, unless sooner dis- 
 charged r 
 
 It is, therefore, ordered, that no more o*nn- 
 panics be organized except such as shall be 
 enlisted under an agreement with the follow- 
 ing terms: 
 
 "We, the ninlersigned, by our signatures 
 
68 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 hereto annexed, tlo licreby severally afe'reo to 
 serve as members of tlio Massachusetts vol- 
 unteer militia in the army of the I'nited 
 States, as volunteers, for the term of three 
 years, unless sooner dischargetl, from the 
 (late of our beins mustered into said serviee, 
 in aeeordanee with the terms of tlie proela- 
 niation of the President of the V'nited States, 
 issued Mav3, A. D. 1801. Dated at ." 
 
 Inasmueh as numerous contributions have 
 been made and proposed for the several vol- 
 unteer eonipanies, it is earnestly recom- 
 mended that hereafter such funds shall be re- 
 served lor the benefit of snch volunteers as 
 shall enlist for the three yeai-s' term. 
 
 The Comniiuuler-in-chief takes this oppor- 
 tunity of reMderin^' his thanks for the prompt 
 and patriotic response to General Order No. 
 S, and for the cordial interest universally 
 manifest(^d by the militia of Massachusetts in 
 the cause of t'licir country. 
 
 Major-ffenerals .button, Morse, and Andrews 
 will promulKate tliis order throughout their 
 resp<!etive divisions. 
 
 By or<ler of His Excellency, 
 
 .JOHN. A. ANDREW, 
 Governor and Commander-in-chief. 
 
 Wm. .Schoijlkr, Adjutant -general. 
 
 Return of Colonel Cowdin of the First 
 and Lieutenant-colonel Blaisdell 
 of the Eleventh Regiments — In- 
 teresting Account of Their Mis- 
 sion. 
 
 Col. Kolici-t Cowdiii, of the Fir.st rej;!- 
 nieii!, n'tiinii'd lioiiit' last eveuiiig from 
 \Vashiiij;toii,\vhitlierhe\yentou Wt'diK'S- 
 day last to tender to the government 
 the services of his command for three 
 years, or the war. lie was accotiipanied 
 by Lieutenant-colonel I'crUins and Ad- 
 jutant Beach, who remained in Wasli- 
 ington. They arrived at the national 
 capital at Ifl o'clock on Thursday nij;iit, 
 via Perryville and Annapolis. Ak)ng 
 tlie entire route through Delaware 
 Union flags were (lying in every direc- 
 tion, and the utmost enthusiasm was 
 manifested l)y all classes. The first 
 troops were jriet at Edgarton, in Mary- 
 land, from wliich point to AVashinglon 
 every village appeared to he a military 
 camp, — soldiers (larading and drums 
 beating. 
 
 On the iiiorniiig after liis arrival (ido- 
 nel Cowdin met .Senator Wilson, who 
 introduced liiin to (ieneral Scott, whom 
 lie rei>rcsents as l)eing extremely feeble. 
 The Ceiiei-.-il, in reply to the oiler of 
 Colonel Cowdin, said that lie was glad 
 to .see Boston so promjit to res])ond to 
 the call of the President, and tliat lie 
 should b(> ])loased to have her troops in 
 the service. He, however, referred Colo- 
 nel Cowdin to Secretary Cameron, to 
 whom 111' fcM'iiially oil'ered the services 
 of liis regiment. lie laid before Mr. 
 Cameron a jietition to the President to 
 be accepted as a part of the quota from 
 Massachusetts, and Senator Wilson urged 
 the claims of the First regiment, proin- 
 isMig that they would go into the field 
 fully armed and equipjied. Colonel 
 Cowdin liad an interview with Brevet 
 Brigadier- general Matislield. formerly 
 of Ibis sl.-ile, who served in the Mexican 
 war, anil inlormed him of his oliject in 
 visiting Washington. General Mans- 
 field said tliat the government needed 
 tlic F'irst regiment and must have it, and 
 went with Colonel Cowdin on Saturday 
 morning to see the Secretary of War at 
 his own liou.sc. jMr. Cameron was favor- 
 
 ably iiiipressi_.il with the representations 
 which were made respecting the regi- 
 ment, wliieh he should be glad to receive, 
 but as there had been four times the 
 niimlier of troops offered that could be 
 acce|)tcd, the matter of designating 
 what regiments shoidd be sent would 
 lie left with the governors of the dif- 
 ferent states. If Ciovernor Andrew 
 thought iiroper to send the First regi- 
 miijt. he v.iiiild be highly gratified. 
 
 ( 'olonel Cowdin immediately tele- 
 grajihed to Governor Andrew the re- 
 sult of his interview, and requested an 
 answer; but no response was received 
 by liim or Lieutenant-colonel Perkins, 
 who remained in Washington, wliile 
 Colonel Cowdin started for the camp at 
 the Belay house. lie found Captain 
 Sampson," of the Washington Light In- 
 fantry, in command of four companies 
 of the Sixth regiment, stationed at a 
 point about half a mile from the head- 
 quarters of General Butler, who was 
 himself at Annapolis, but returned the 
 same evening. !Major Cook's command 
 of light artillery was somewhat divided. 
 Two pieces were posted on the brow of 
 an elevation commanding the railroad 
 liriilge of the lialtiniore & Wasliington 
 railroad, which crosses the ravine, and 
 two others were stationed so as to com- 
 mand the railroad from Harper's Ferry. 
 
 The steam-gun, accounts of the seiz- 
 ure of which have reached us by tele- 
 grajili, was not taken from the cars, Init 
 ffoni a wagon drawn by a mule over an 
 obscure road. Information of its pas- 
 sage was communicated to Captain Samp- 
 son by a gentleman from Baltimore, and 
 by him made known to Colonel Jones, 
 who sent a detachment to seize it. All 
 but one of tlie men who were arrested 
 witli the gun have been discharged by 
 tieiicral Butler, it ajipcaring that thej' 
 were merely hired to transport it. The 
 gun was then in the hands of machinists, 
 who were jiutting it in order. Colonel 
 Cowdin secured one of the balls cap- 
 tured with tlie gun, as a trophy of the 
 seizure. He found Col. E. G. Parker at 
 the liead- quarters of Gieneral Butler, 
 and was kindly received. 
 
 Tlie troo])S, both at the Kelay house 
 and those of the Eighth regiment in 
 W;ishington, are re|)resenteil as having 
 worn out the uniforms which they wore 
 from home. The troops are objects of 
 great curiosity to the Baltimoreans, who 
 visit the camp daily to the number of 
 five liiitidred. After dining with Cap- 
 tain Sampson Colonel Cowdin started 
 for .Vntia|iolis, and on the way passed a 
 train with tliree thousand irooiis on 
 board. 
 
 \ meeting of the otiicers of tlie First 
 regimeiil was held last rvening, at w hicli 
 Colonel Cowdin g.ive all account of his 
 adventures. All honorable means will 
 lie employed to induce the governor to 
 order llie regiment to Washington, and 
 as this was the first regiment of volun- 
 teers tendered the gem^ral government 
 for the term of three years, it seems 
 eminently jiroiier that tliey should be 
 sent. 
 
 liieufenant-colonel Blaisdell, id llie 
 Elevenlli regiment, also rclurned to 
 
 this city yesterday from Washington, 
 where he has been to oftf'r the services 
 of his regiment for the war. He found 
 the whole length of the military route 
 recently opened from tlie Delaware line 
 to Havre de Grace, and from Annapolis 
 to Washington, elosel_v guarded by sen- 
 tinels, who stand in sight of each other 
 for the whole distance. An attack was 
 daily exjiected on the liead-quarters of 
 Cieni;ral Butler at the Belay house, but 
 no doubt was entertained that it woiUd 
 be repulsed. 
 
 In W^ashington the desire was ex- 
 pressed that the expenses of the military 
 shoulil be kept at as low a figure as pos- 
 sible, as it was universally anticipated 
 that file war would be a long one and 
 draw heavily upon the resources of the 
 country. 
 
 He says that the thin clothing which 
 it has been proposed to send on for the 
 use of the troops, would be good for 
 nothing when on a campaign, no matter 
 what the climate might be. Only the 
 strongest cloths should be used in the 
 manufacture of uniforms, as nothing 
 else will stand the wear and tear of 
 active serviee. 
 
 The Colonel brought dispatches from 
 the government to Governor Andrew, 
 and the regiment w'ith which lie is 
 connected (Colonel Clark's) will ju-ob- 
 ably be called upon as one of the three 
 new ones which are to be taken from 
 Massachusetts. 
 
 The 'War News. 
 
 On Saturday General Scott forwarded 
 dis]iatches to "General Butler, at Annapo- 
 lis, placing the Massachusetts Sixth 
 regiment and other troops at his com- 
 mand, and giving him three days to 
 take possessiim of the Relay house at 
 the junction of the Baltimore & Ohio 
 •and the Baltimore A Washington rail- 
 roads, nine miles from Baltimore and 
 thirty from Washington. General But- 
 ler responded tliat he would hold re- 
 ligious services there yesterday. The 
 Sixth regiment went up early Sunday 
 morning. This movement was made to 
 co-ojierate w itli the Pennsylvania troops 
 now advancing upon Baltimore from 
 the other side. 
 
 At noon yesterday the Massachusetts 
 Eighth and" the New York Fifty-.second 
 train arrived at the Relay house. They 
 took possessiim of the telegraph wires, 
 planted eight howitzers on the viaduct, 
 and invested the entire neighborhood. 
 T'hey have encamped on the grounds on 
 tlie "west side of Patapsco river. This 
 point gives full conimand of the road to 
 and from the West. 
 
 'I'lie bridges burned by the Baltimore 
 rioters are all being rebuilt, and coiu- 
 munication will soon be reopened. 
 
 A special Washington dispatch to the 
 New York Herald says tliat Ciovernor 
 Andrew has notified the Secretary of 
 the Navy of the purchase of the steam- 
 ships Massachuxetts and South Carolina, 
 and asks authority to commission com- 
 manders, if not emjiloyed Ijy the gov- 
 ernment. They will be used to protect 
 
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 69 
 
 Massachusetts' comracrce from Jeflersou 
 Davis" pirates. 
 
 Tlie Rhode Island Artillery, with Ells- 
 worth's Fire Zouaves, are ordered to 
 Alexandria to-day. The citizens of that 
 place have pledged themselves that 
 steamers or vessels i)assiug there shall 
 not be molested, and tlie Pawnee, which 
 was stationed there, «ill he removed. 
 
 The War department has issued an 
 order creating a military department at 
 Annapolis, under General Butler, em- 
 liracing Annapolis and the railroad from 
 Annapolis to Badensburg, with twenty- 
 cue miles each side of the track, and 
 including Baltimore. 
 
 The new steamer Minnesota sailed 
 from the C'harlestown navy yard ou Sat- 
 urday, and the Niagara from New York 
 yesterday, both with sealed orders. 
 
 It is reported that all Secessioiusts 
 have been oi-dei'ed to leave Washington 
 at once. 
 
 General Patterson has proposed a tly- 
 ing railroad battery of artillery, prob- 
 ably to be used ou the road from An- 
 napolis to Washington. The guns are 
 mounted ou a railroad freight car, and 
 will be put in position for instant ser- 
 vice in case of emergency. 
 
 A million percussion caps were seized 
 at New Yorl< on Friday, which had beeu 
 shipped for Charleston. A case of re- 
 \olvers were also seized at the American 
 express office. 
 
 A corps of telegraph operators are be- 
 ing organized to be attached to the army. 
 
 Letters from Boston, received in Wash- 
 ington, indicate tliat §5,000,000 of the 
 new loan (.$18,000,000) will be taken in 
 that city. 
 
 The Massachusetts Kitles, from Wor- 
 cester, have re-inforced Fort McHenry, 
 — the famous point, which, while being 
 attacked by the English, suggested the 
 grand song of the ''Star-spangled Ban- 
 ner.'' 
 
 Telegraphic eonununicatiou with Har- 
 per's Ferry is cut oil', and it was rumored 
 in Maryland yestenlay that no more 
 trains west would be allowed to leave; 
 and it was understood tliat the move- 
 ment was the basis of operations to re- 
 take Harper's Ferry. 
 
 The report that Pennsylvania troops 
 had passed through Baltimore on Friday 
 is not fully credited. 
 
 Ou Saturilay there were thirty thou- 
 sand troops in and around Washingtou. 
 
 Cairo, III., to be Attacked. A dispatch 
 from Cairo, at which some days ago 
 three thousand Western troops had as- 
 sembled, says : — 
 
 "General Pillow, General Ely, and 
 cither prominent otlicers of the Confed- 
 erate army, with a large number from 
 Mississippi and Arkansas, are at Mem- 
 phis, and heavy guns are arriving there 
 daily. Colonel Prentiss, commanding 
 officer at Cairo, has just received the 
 following dispatch from three of the 
 most prominent citizens of Cincinnati : 
 ' General Pillow has several steamers 
 ready at Memphis. He meditates an 
 immediate attack on Cairo, HI.' Colonel 
 Prentiss replied: ' Eet him come. He 
 will learn to dig his ditch on the right 
 side. I am ready.' " 
 
 A dispatch to the New Vork Xews, 
 dated Saturday, says: — 
 
 "It is the intention of General Scott 
 to open the campaign against the South 
 by retaking Harper's Ferry, at every 
 hazard, as soon as troops shall have 
 been marched through Baltimore, and 
 the Secession movement has been sup- 
 pressed in Maryland. You may rely 
 ujjou this intelligence. Harper's Ferry 
 will be again in the hands of the Federal 
 government before the 12th lust. Mean- 
 while, Pennsylvania troops, under the 
 protection of batteries on the heights 
 and around Baltimore, will force a pas- 
 sage through that citv." 
 
 A Letter from Home. 
 
 HV V. HENRY ST. .JOHN. 
 
 .Some were sitting — suinc "wcru stanUiiig 
 
 Soaie were fisliing in tlie \ii\iv. ; 
 Some were sound asleep and dreaming; 
 
 Some were dreaming wide awake; 
 Some were patcliing up their tatters; 
 
 Some were polishing their guns; 
 Some were reading ragged! letters; 
 
 Some were popping sorry puns; 
 
 Each was using his endeavor 
 
 Tims to i>ass the time away; 
 All were an.xious, all were readj-, 
 
 All were sighing for the " fray," 
 When soon there came a murmur, 
 
 Like the rising of a gale — 
 ''Corporal Jones has got a letter 
 
 From his sister, by the mail ! " 
 
 " A letter, boys! a letter! " 
 
 And each man was on big feet ; 
 " Corporal -Jones has got a letter! " 
 
 IIow we scampered up the " street " ! 
 A letter from New England ' 
 
 'T was an angel from the skies. 
 Some came with eager questions, 
 
 Not a few with tearful eyes. 
 
 " Now please to reatl it, Corporal, 
 
 Let us hear it — every word." 
 Yet nothing but the criickle 
 
 <H the paper could be heard ; 
 But that alone was music, 
 
 And no sweeter seemed to be — 
 For it brought the leafy rustle 
 
 Of our dear old trysting tree ! 
 
 With frequent interruption 
 
 Does he read it line by line — 
 IIow the corn-crop is progressing, 
 
 And how flourishes the vine; 
 Then all that father 's doing, 
 
 And something mother said ; 
 IIow Sally lirown is wedded, 
 
 And Miiry Smith is dead. 
 
 Too soon the sheet is ended; 
 
 IIow very brief it seems! 
 But it sets us all a-talkiug, 
 
 And it lengthens out our dreams. 
 For our feet in fancy wander 
 
 <.)'cr the hills we know so well, 
 And we linger 'neath the roof-tree 
 
 W^here our hearts' affections dwell ! 
 
 Oh, ye who may not shoulder 
 
 A musket in the strife — 
 Each mother, daughter, sister, 
 
 Each matron, maiden, wife — 
 Let every gale come laden 
 
 With the perfume of your love. 
 And spirits faint aud drooping 
 
 'T will to deeds of valor move ! 
 
 An Act of Justice. — We are glad 
 that Governor Andrew has issued an 
 order that the numbers of the new regi- 
 ments raised for service shall be changed, 
 so as not to be confouuded with the 
 regiments already in service. This is 
 but simple justice, as each regiment will 
 be responsible for its own acts ; and any 
 glory that may have beeu won by the 
 Sixth regiment, or an.v other, will not 
 be given to those that enter the service 
 
 later; and any disgrace (we pray there 
 may be none) that may fall upon any 
 body of men, will fall where it belongs, 
 and not hereafter rest ui)on those who 
 should not share it. It will also excite 
 each regiment to strive for distinction, 
 having the example of those who have 
 acquitted themselves nobly to prompt 
 them to greater exerti(ms, knowing that 
 what they win can not be shared with 
 others. We think the act which has 
 settled this matter eminently wise and 
 proper. 
 
 The six new regiments will be num- 
 bered as follows : Colonel Cowdin's, 
 First ; Colonel (Jordon's, Second ; Colonel 
 Couch's, Seventh; Colonel Cass', \inth; 
 Colonel Briggs', Tenth: (.'olonel Clark's, 
 Eleventh. It is probable that the Web- 
 ster regiment will retain its present 
 designation as the Twelfth. 
 
 Extra Session of the Legislature — 
 Governor's Proclamation. 
 
 WnKKliAS, It isproviileii Ijy the constituti<in 
 of the commonwealth that tiie governor, with 
 the consent of the couutal. shall have full 
 power nn<l autlinrily during the rc<H*ss of the 
 <Teneral C'ourt, to call it together sorinci- than 
 the time to which it was adjourned, if the 
 welfare of the state shall require the same. 
 And. whereas, the welfure of the common- 
 wealth does in my judgment riMjuire that the 
 Gener.al Court should be called together to 
 deliberate upon the present condition of 
 public alTairs, I do, tlu^refore, with the advice 
 and consent of the council, issue this, my 
 proclamation, to the members ot the General 
 Court, to assemble at the .state house, on 
 Tuesday, the 14th day of May instant, at 12 
 o' clock j noon. 
 
 Given in the comjeil chambtu", etc. 
 
 (Signed.) .JOHN A- ANDREW. 
 
 Olivek Warsku, Sec'y of Slate. 
 
 Practical Men in the Army. — 
 The New York Tribiine, a few days ago. 
 in describing the reconstruction of the 
 railroad at Annapolis, by the New York 
 Seventh and Massachusetts Eighth regi- 
 ments, relates the following striking 
 incident : — 
 
 "All know how the willing hearts 
 and skilful liands of the two regiments 
 did tliat duty; how the man who made 
 the engine repaired his own W(3rk : how 
 engineers and artisans of all necessary 
 crafts were found among that efficient 
 and hardy band of Eastern men, till at 
 length the whole road was complete 
 save a single rail. It was sought for in 
 vain. Every nook and corner was 
 scanned, but still that one remaining 
 link was wanting, without which the 
 work was incomplete. It was a Massa- 
 chusetts man who rose to the emergency. 
 With eyes and faculties sharpened by 
 use, and the habit of overcoming ob- 
 stacles, he surveyed the ground, con- 
 sidered probabilities, and weighed the 
 chances. Then, with an instinct as un- 
 erring as that of an Indian, who reads 
 in the turning of a leaf the passage of 
 a foe, he made his way to a deep stream, 
 at some distance, examined its banks, 
 and stripped. Three times he plunged 
 to the bottom, and the third time 
 brought up the missing rail! 'I am 
 working for my country, and not for 
 pa}',' he said, when, amid the cheers of 
 the Seventh's men, one of them ofi'ered 
 him a piece of gold." 
 
70 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 The Soldier's Wife. 
 
 [A soldioi-, \\hosf wife was in a tiecliae unci 
 evidently liad bill a lew weeks lonfjer to live, 
 hail reeeived notiei- that his fei^iinent was to 
 pvoeeeil at once to the defense of our national 
 capital. 
 
 He was devotedly attached to his wife, and 
 taking her hand tenderly in his, he told her 
 that his country had suuimoned him to her 
 defense, adding'tluit he left it to her to decide 
 ■whether he should go or stay. 
 
 With a heroism whicli fintis a itarallel only 
 in those times which tried the souls of men 
 and the hearts of women, she bade him go, 
 though well she knew, as he drew lier fondly 
 to his heart, that she should never morebe- 
 hold him until they met in that home of peace 
 and love into which the tumult of war never 
 enters.] 
 
 .Said a stately form upspringing. 
 While his stirring accents, ringing. 
 
 Sounded like some martial strain, 
 "Lo, 1 hear my country calling! 
 Tnavenged he'r sons are falling ! 
 
 By their treacherous brothers slain ! 
 
 *' Shall I hear that call unheeding? 
 .Shall I see her wronged and bleeding? 
 
 And my righteous wrath restrain? 
 lly the Iliig that waves above me ! 
 By the cherished hearts that love me! 
 Neitiier doubt nor fear shall move me! 
 
 I will Freedom's cause maintain ! " 
 
 Gentler, softer thought came o'er him, 
 As a slight form rose before him ; 
 
 Mournful was the look she gave. 
 Like a broken lily lying, 
 Well he knew that she was dying. 
 That each winged moment flying. 
 
 Bore her swiftly to the grave. 
 
 Fondly on her pale cheek gazing, 
 To his lips her thin hand raising. 
 
 Tender grew his voice, and low; 
 "Weill know how much 'twill grieve thee. 
 Speak, dear love, 'tis hard to leave thee ! 
 Shall the patriot's ranks receive me? 
 
 Tell me, shall I stay, or go V 
 
 On his face ber dark eyes turning, 
 All her soul within her burning. 
 Stilling every tender yearning 
 
 That would keep him by her side : 
 " Siiall my woman's tears'restrain thee? 
 Shall my clasping arms detain thee. 
 
 When thy country calls? " she cried. 
 
 *' Dearer than the <learest brother. 
 Loving sire or tender mother, 
 To my heart there is no other ! 
 
 Naught have 1 on earth beside! 
 What am 1 that thou slKuild'st heed me? 
 (io ! the God of Freedom speed thee! 
 As of vore, His hand shall lead tltee 
 
 Safely o'er the stormy tiite. 
 
 " Kreely to thy eonnti-\- giving 
 
 lleallli "aiui strength, aiidlile. while living. 
 
 I.ive, onr laud to guai-d and save! 
 All her traitorous foes defying. 
 Never wavering, n»!Ver Ilyiu;^, 
 In her cause, if wounded,' dying! 
 
 Die, as die the true and brave! " 
 
 Thus she spoke, his grief beguiling. 
 Yet. Ihougli brightl>-. softly smiling. 
 
 Heavy grew her Iwart with pain. 
 As she felt his arm luitold her 
 Knowing that In; nt^'er would liold her 
 
 Warmly to liis heart again. 
 
 Where seraiihic sti-ains are breathing. 
 There the angels' hands ar<' w{!a\'ing 
 
 For her head tin- martyr's crown ; 
 Who, with steps lliat diii not falter. 
 Upon Freedciui's holy altar. 
 
 Laid the bestbelov);d down. M. (l. h. 
 
 Nasim'A, N. H., May, ISfd. 
 
 ■War Letters. 
 
 The New Bedford Slandaril imblislics 
 a letter from a lady in Washington, in 
 wliicli she spciiks .-it leiiijlh of the re- 
 .-pect and esti-eni tell IVir eaeli other by 
 tlie New ^■ork .Seventh and th(> Jhissa- 
 
 chusetts Eighth regiments. She relates 
 the following interesting incident: — 
 
 " Tliei-e is a story told by one of the 
 .Seventh that no one can listen to with- 
 out tears and a glow of pride in our 
 Xew England soldiers, lie saj'S, ' While 
 eneani]ied in Maryland, I wandered oft' 
 one day and came to a farm-house, 
 where \ saw a party of those Massa- 
 ehusetts fellows — well, no, tliey were 
 Khode Island boys — talking with a 
 woman who Wiis greatly frightened. 
 Thej' tried in vain to quiet her appre- 
 hensions. They asked for food, and 
 she cried, "Oh, take all I have; take every 
 thing, hut spare my siekhusband !" "'Oh, 
 darn it ! "' said one of the men, " we ain't 
 goin" to hurt you ; we want something to 
 eat." But tlie woman i)ersisted in being 
 frightened in sjiite of all elt'orts to reas- 
 sure Iier. and liurried wliatever food 
 .she had on tlie table. But,' said the 
 lieutenant, " when site saw this company 
 .stand about tlie table with bared heads, 
 and a tall, gaunt man raise his liainl 
 and invoke God's lilessing on tlie lioun- 
 ties spread before them, the jioor woman 
 broke down with a fit of sobbing aiid 
 crying. She liad no longer any tears, 
 but bid them wait, and in a tew moments 
 hail made them hot coft'ee in abundance. 
 .She then emptied their canteens of the 
 muddy water they contained, and tilled 
 tliem witli coft'ee. Her astonislimeiit 
 iiu'reased when they insisted ujion l>ay- 
 iiig her.' The lieutenant tells tliis w itb 
 great expression. Said he, 'Their ask- 
 ing a blessing took me by surprise; and 
 w lien I saw tliis, I felt that our country 
 was safe with sucli men to tight for it." " 
 
 Nearly ever_v letter from Washington 
 refers to tlie regiments above mentioned. 
 
 A letter published in the Worcester 
 Tntnscript contains the following: — 
 
 "The Eightli ^lassachusetts regiment 
 came here mucli worn out. Night be- 
 fore last we gave them our supper, and 
 yesterday the New York .Seventli im- 
 iiKu-talized itself liy sending them about 
 twenty casks of lager, several barrels 
 of boiled eggs, bread, oranges, and 
 lemons in abundance. I never wit- 
 nessed such another noble act of kind- 
 ness, and the Eiglitll were coui]ili-t(dy 
 overwludmed. They were absohitely 
 starving, as no facilities had tlieu been 
 provided for cooking their rations; and 
 this kind provision of the New York 
 Seventli towards our own brethren of 
 Mass;iclnisetls ought to call forth the 
 eternal gralitude of every son of Mas- 
 s.'ieluisetls. One of the otticers of the 
 Kighlli, in a few brief remarks to the 
 Seventli, s:u(l, "The New ^'ork Seventh 
 are our preservers, for liow could we 
 liave lived, were it not for your bounty'?' 
 An ollieer of the Seveiilb jumped to his 
 feet, aiiil re|died : '(iood (lod ! comrades- 
 in-arms, do n'l t:ilk that! We never 
 could liave readied Washington were 
 it not for the aid of tlie Massachusetts 
 Kiglith. You found mei'lianics to re- 
 pair lh<- loconiolives, to l:iy the track, 
 and to run the locomotives from An- 
 napolis to the Junction. Witliont that 
 :iid we could never have eouie througli.' 
 The boys of bolli regiments actually 
 cried, so deep was I lie feeling. That 
 
 Seventh regiment has a big heart — God 
 bless them 1 " 
 
 Governor Sprague can not accept the 
 position of brigadier-general in the army 
 without yielding his official position at 
 home, and telegraphs officially to the 
 people of Rhode Island that lie desires 
 to remain where he can best serve his 
 country. He will shortly' return home. 
 
 The gallant little state i.s ready to re- 
 spond literally to the parting injunction 
 of her governor, who, as he bade farewell 
 to his friends on the pier, said. " For 
 every man that falls, send ten, and do n't 
 spare the money." 
 
 The Rhode Island Regiment. 
 
 "Perley" says: "The llhode Island 
 regiment, in point of apjiearaiice, was 
 even superior to the Seventli New York, 
 as the men are admirably uniformed and 
 equipped." We are indebted to a friend 
 for the following facts, which will ac- 
 count for this manifest superiority: — 
 
 When Governor Sprague issued his 
 call for volunteers, about three times 
 the number re(|uired presented them- 
 selves. To choose from these the num- 
 ber wanted, in the flrst ])lace every man 
 was subjected, as in the United States 
 regular army, to a careful examination 
 by surgeons, the man being stripped en- 
 tirely naked, and a variety of tests ap- 
 plied. If any <lefect or infirmity was 
 discovered, the man was set aside. 
 
 In one instance, a stout-built, well- 
 made man, weighing one hundred and 
 seventy-five jiounds, who told the sur- 
 geon iie could throw him out of the 
 window, was told, "You can't pass, sir; 
 one of your lungs is diseased." An- 
 other, who supposed himself all right, 
 after a little liesitation was set aside by 
 the surgeon. "What's the matter with 
 me," he said, "Ain't I liealthy'/" 
 "Y-e-s!"was the repl}'. "Then why 
 can't I g'O?" 'I'urning ilowii a cliair the 
 surgeon rejilied, "If you will jump over 
 that chair you may." The recruit made 
 a resolute dash at the chair, but landed 
 on his back. His legs were not equal 
 to it, so lie could n't go. 
 
 One of th<' tests employed was a 
 vigorous bU>w in the loins from the sur- 
 geon's fist. 
 
 After this rigorous examination bad 
 Ihrowii aside all the unsound men there 
 still remained one-half more than were 
 \\;uited, and military officers made a 
 second sidei-titm, leaving (Uit one-third 
 of the nuuiher. 
 
 Governcu' Sprague, who goes in com- 
 mand, though a civilian, has been for 
 years a diligent student of military 
 science, and also liad opiiortunity for 
 personal observati(Ui of military opera- 
 tions in the late Italian war, so that he is 
 well versed in tile theoretical knowledge. 
 
 .\mong the ollieers of the IMiode 
 Island rcgimeiil :u'e Goloncd Burnside 
 and Major Slocumb, who have both 
 seen service and attained a high reputa- 
 tion in the ITnited States regular army. 
 They have emiiloyed their experience 
 and indefatigable personal ;itteiitioii to 
 perfect the equipment and discipline of 
 the Khotle Island troops. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 71 
 
 Red, White, and Blue. 
 
 CAMP s<>N<_;. 
 Come, brotliers, come join in tlie elionis; 
 
 Let it ring on tliis soft summer air; 
 Our bunting floats jauntily o'er us — 
 
 All its stripes and its stars are still there. 
 Here's a health to our ft-iemls left behind us — 
 
 To those wf have bidden adieu; 
 "Where duly may call.thei'e you '11 find us," 
 
 Promlly beaiin^r tlie red, white, and blue. 
 Proudly bearing, etc. 
 
 The laws and our l)eloved constitution 
 
 Secession may vainly defy. 
 But there 's coming a just retribution — 
 
 Jeff. Davis will <lare but to die. 
 Companions have passed on before us. 
 
 Where bricks, stones, and bullets thick flew ; 
 Yet Ladd sounded Freedom's grand chorus ■ 
 
 "All hail to the red, white, and blue." 
 All hail, etc. 
 
 All hail, brightest fliig of our nation ! 
 
 May thy peerless luster ne'er dim ; 
 May thy folds from its foes' desecration 
 
 Be preserved in our National hymn. 
 Wave on in thy pride, till oppression 
 
 Shall sink frtnn our sight out of view. 
 And we 're free from its mighty transgi'ession. 
 
 Hurrah for the red. white, and blue. 
 Hurrah for the red, etc. 
 
 And when the loud cannon are crashing 
 
 And deatli missiles scatter like hail, 
 And our skirmishers onward are dashing, 
 
 May ne'er a cheek blanch or turn pale ; 
 But trusting in God and our banner. 
 
 Ever fight for our colors so true. 
 And give them a Cromwell liosanna. 
 
 And shout for the red, white, and blue. 
 
 And shout tor, etc. n. c. hill. 
 
 Another Fugitive from the South. 
 
 We couver.sed last evening with a 
 young man wlio escaped from Yazoo, 
 iVIiss.^ on the 24th ult., and succeeded in 
 making his waj- through Tennessee and 
 Kentucky. His name is Goodman, a 
 native of Maine, a carpenter by trade, 
 and has lived three years and a half in 
 the South. He was at work on a planta- 
 tion, and coming into towu he found he 
 was looketl ujion with suspicion. He 
 was finally told that he must join the 
 volunteers. This he ilecliued on ac- 
 count of pressing business, but his pri- 
 vate reason was that he had received in- 
 formation whicli led him to believe that 
 a cousin, who -nas working on a planta- 
 tion some twenty miles distant, had 
 been murdered, and he began to think 
 the South was too warm a climate for 
 him. Mr. Goodman's partner advised 
 him that tlie people of Yazoo were 
 much excited, ami boimd to lynch him 
 unless he joined the company. He had 
 the alternative offered him, however, of 
 joining a liome organization for the pro- 
 tection of the country from insurrection. 
 But Mr. Goodman thought he could not 
 assist in tlie protection of a people 
 which had murdered a relative for no 
 reason whatever, and lie accordingly 
 took the stage clandestinely, and es- 
 caped in safety. Mr. Goodman con- 
 firms the reports of the frenzy of the 
 people of the South. They are bound to 
 whip the North, and firmly believe that 
 one of their men is fully e(iual to three 
 Yankees. They do n't tliiul; there will 
 be much fighting, for tliey believe the 
 North is divided into two parties, one of 
 which is on their side, and the other 
 will back down shortly. Mr. Goodman 
 of course lost all his property, and was 
 glad to get away at any sacrifice. 
 
 Look on Our Flag. 
 
 BV .J. UAL. ELLIOTT. 
 
 Look on our flag, ye freemen of the North, 
 Gaze with hush'il reverence, and then go forth, 
 With earnest, patriotic hearts aglow. 
 To wrestle with our country's dastard foe. 
 That foe has taunted j*ou with being weak. 
 Has called you craven souls, afraid to speak ; 
 Now rise in all your strong, resistless might, 
 Antl teacli theiu how ye battle for the right 1 
 
 Look on our flag, ye mothers and ye wives, 
 And offer up your sons and husbands' lives; 
 Pray the good God to make them firm and 
 
 brave. 
 And keep unharmed the precious lives He 
 
 gave. 
 Ay ! see our banner, flaunting in the sky. 
 Ye daughters and ye sisters; not one sigh 
 Must greet your fathers', brothers', lovers' 
 
 ears 
 To turn them back; give them bright smiles, 
 
 — not tears. 
 
 Look on our flag! ye traitors, everywhere — 
 Trample those glorious colors if ye dare ! 
 For every sjieck of dust from otf your feet 
 A showei of balls shall i-ain like blasting 
 
 sleet. 
 And drink youri>oisoned hearts' blood, while 
 
 you cry 
 For mercy, with repentant agony. 
 Hold, traitors! iiuidmen ! once more gaze on 
 
 high, 
 And swear to love that starry flag — or die ! 
 
 Look on our flag, all nations of the world, 
 Where'er its matchless colors are unfurled, 
 With reverence and awe. <>h ! gaze and see 
 That God's hand holds the banner of the free ! 
 Forever ^JniU tlto^r rniyihoir colors trtire — 
 Forever dvijie <'iir he/ oes/or t}te ;/rarr ; 
 Forever f:?nill lhi;/itoat o'er land and sea, 
 Those Stars and Stripes — that emblem of the free: 
 BL.iCKSTOXE, Mass., May, ISIU. 
 
 From Georgia. 
 
 An intelligent lady, writing from one 
 of the larger towns in the northern part 
 of Georgia, to a friend in this vicinity, 
 says, under date of April 2"2d : — 
 
 " I have been intending to write for 
 several days, but I am so excited and 
 troubled tliat I have not much lieart for 
 any thing. The war is tlie all-absorbing 
 topic now. Enlisting, drilling, etc., are 
 the employment of the men. Four 
 companies are fitting out from here. 
 Even tile cultivated and wealth}' citizens 
 are joining tlie army. Most of the law- 
 yers are going. One of our clergymen 
 preached to the soldiers yesterday. A 
 collection was taken up last Sabbath, to 
 aid in fitting out the coin panics . There 
 is much prayer for the Confederate 
 States and army, and tliey confidently 
 expect to be victorious. They abuse 
 Lincoln as weak, treacherous, and vil- 
 lainous. Many here appear to think the 
 Northern soldiers cowardly and con- 
 temptible. To hear tlie Northern peo- 
 ple called all kinds of abusive names is 
 trying enough, but to have friends 
 whom I love, fighting other near and 
 dear friends, is torturing. These men 
 will fight to the death, :irul what will be 
 gained in the end'? 
 
 " Did not you admire the chivalrj' of 
 the Carolinians, in liberating the prison- 
 ers at Sumter, and their kindness to 
 Major .\ndcrsou'? Our people verily 
 think he will join the South now. I 
 hope not ; I should have less respect tor 
 him if he sliould. I was sorry General 
 .Scott resigned. 
 
 " A system of privateering will soon 
 
 be coiiimeiiced, and piracy and murder 
 will follow in the train. President 
 Davis says he has letters from Northern 
 men, begging him to issue letters of 
 marque and reprisal, that they may 
 enter upon the business of privateering. 
 "There is intense excitement here as 
 mail time draws nigh. Great rejoicings 
 were manifested at the secession of Vir- 
 ginia. The rest of the Slave stales are 
 expected soon to follow her examiile." 
 
 Discourse Before the Richardson 
 Light Infantry at the First Uni- 
 tarian Church. 
 
 By invitatiiJn, the Richardson Light 
 Infantry marcheil from tlieir encamp- 
 ment, at North Billerica, yesterday 
 morning, to attend service at this 
 church in the forenoon. Tlie front 
 center pews were occujiied by them, 
 and the other parts of the house were 
 crowded by the regular worshijipers at 
 this church, and many others. The 
 front of the pulpit was tastefully cano- 
 pied with American flags. After the 
 preliminary exercises. Rev. F. Hinckley, 
 pastor of tlie society, preached an ap- 
 propriate and al)le discourse, of wliicli 
 we present a sketch. 
 
 The text was from Ephesians vi : i;^ — 
 '■ Wlierefore take unto you tlie whole 
 armor of God, that ye may be aide to 
 withstand the evil day, and having done 
 all, to stand." 
 
 In an age of force, when the instincts 
 of barbarism were not subjugated to 
 the powers of civilization, the words of 
 the text were spoken. The gospel of 
 Jesus, with its high purposes, has en- 
 tered into a long contest with selfish- 
 ness and corru])tion. The world has 
 Ijeen its battle-field ; its soldiers of the 
 cross. War has become more infre- 
 quent with the progress of civilization, 
 but so long as impurity, injustice, 
 slavery, and despotism prevail, so long 
 must Christians be engaged in an eternal 
 warfare. So long as these continue 
 must Christians fight. 
 
 He propo.sed first to speak of tlie 
 Christian soldier. We deal not to-<lay 
 with the siiiritual, but with the earthly 
 welfare as now illustrated. It may 
 seem paradoxical to speak of loving en- 
 mity and divine falsehood, hut there 
 have been times when words so con- 
 nected seemed natural. Such a time is 
 now upon us, and we are now passing 
 through it. It is a time when prac- 
 tical Christianity should aid the soldier. 
 It makes the garb you wear in harmony 
 with the place you' now occupy. It is a 
 time when the' flag of our nationality 
 may hang consistently from the pulpit. 
 The flowers of New England may 
 properly be used to decorate those who 
 go forth to defend the soil on which 
 they grew. 
 
 He might appropriately speak to them 
 of the position wliich to-day they oc- 
 cupy. The thoughts wliich the sjieaker 
 vioiild present might not only lie applied 
 to those who go, but to those who re- 
 main behind. The jnirpose for wliich 
 you go forth is to upliold law and (irder, 
 for the maintenance and preservation of 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 the fiovcrnini'iit and tlic protei-tioii of 
 litxTly, lilc, and proiMTty. You go to 
 maintain that govei-nnionf which is the 
 leader of progress in tlie world. Of the 
 necessity of all bearing our proportion 
 of the -work, I need not speak, as other 
 speakers and the press liave sufficiently 
 reminded you of that duty. 
 
 There i^a necessity of preparing ex- 
 ternal equi])nients, of drill, of clothing 
 |iro])er to meet all exigencies. The sol- 
 dier should be armed to meet all require- 
 ments, and should be careful to preserve 
 his health and keep himself from all 
 needless exposures, ^'our friends and 
 the comnionweallh lia\c sutlici<'ntly ]iro- 
 vided you with clothing and arms. Tlie 
 physical part depends upon yourselves. 
 
 The importance of this war is greater 
 than that regarding quest i(jns of bound- 
 ary or the ordinary controversies of 
 nations. Then' are two kinds of soldiers 
 ill the world — machine -soldiers and 
 men-soldiers. If you want to pit men 
 against each other, men-ly for a trial 
 of strength, the machine soldier — the 
 hireling, who will go where and do 
 wliat he is bid — will answer every pur- 
 jiose. But if it is to build up nations, 
 put down revolutionary minorities, or 
 defend liberty, and you want wisdom 
 with tirmness; if you wish to guarantee 
 freedom ; if either of these be your ob- 
 ject, you must have the men, and not 
 machines. The individual character- 
 istics of ineu-soldiers were tersely set 
 forth by Kossuth when he said, ''The 
 liayonet thinks." He must not sink the 
 man in the soldier. If ever there was a 
 I iiiie when men of thought were needed, 
 now is that time. If ever there was a 
 cause which demanded man to grasp the 
 musket, the cause in which you are 
 about to engage is the one. it is the 
 grand gathering of the North and West 
 from the field and workshop that is 
 needed. Good soldiers, while they must 
 make up their minds to endure many 
 privations, must have a personal interest 
 in the result, which will only make them 
 more ze;ilous to secure a triumph. Paul's 
 summary of the wants of the spiritual 
 soldier — " Having your loins girt about 
 with trutli, and having on tlie breast- 
 plate of righteousness" — will serve also 
 to strengtlien us as a guide in the con- 
 test of loyalty against revolt, freedom 
 against slavery. 
 
 Our soldier of to-day must have a 
 reason for becoming such, — why he 
 leaves his jieaceful home, friends, and 
 calling. The reason is not that war is 
 his occupation; it is iic, altogetlK'r to 
 obey the call of those in authority, 
 much as he may respect tliem ; — it is 
 the necessity which calls liim forth; it 
 is the memory of the things that have 
 |>asscd, causing the troubles of the day, 
 of which he has read. Conscious of the 
 disappointment of those who have lost 
 power, and witnessing their acts, he 
 goes forth to opi)ose the fratricidal pur- 
 pose of the upholders of slavery and 
 despotism, witli tlie iiilended object of 
 jiutting them down. lie goes to save 
 <uir country from anari'liy at home, and 
 contempt abroa<l. His is the firm pur- 
 pose of the manly soldier. 
 
 But there is a higher object. The gov- 
 ernment is not to be upheld tor itself 
 alone, but for a divine purpose as well, 
 — to maintain freedom of thought, 
 speech, and religious belief; that our 
 land may be the home of the free and 
 the refuge of the oppressed of otlier 
 lands ; for the extinction of that dark 
 spf)t, slaver^-. Such are a few of the 
 purposes of the (.'hristian soldier. It is 
 to re-establish the government on the 
 side of justice and humanity, on a firm 
 basis. 
 
 The soldier shoulil love peace and har- 
 mony. He should never lose sight of 
 these objects, even in the midst of strife. 
 The uprising of the present hour goes 
 to show that they who are the slow<'St 
 ill action, upon an injury, are most likely, 
 when aroused, to be in earnest. We 
 might rush into the contest with rasliless 
 haste; draw the sword, and throw away 
 the scabbard. But do not be hasty; 
 draw no needless blood, and show no 
 spirit of revenge. If your comrades 
 who have gone before you were cruelly 
 treated, — some of them murdered. — 
 breathe no spirit of revenue, but liury 
 them, and go to win the victory whicii 
 will establish the power of liberty. 
 When the slave-jiower is humbled, your 
 work is done. \Vith the sword, seek 
 l)eace rather than war, and we will wel- 
 come you bat'k with honor. 
 
 You should have faith, which w ill en- 
 able you to enter into the contest with 
 an anlor that never tires and a zeal that 
 never wearies. This faith gives you 
 power to oppose your enemies, and with 
 it, seeming defeats are turned into as- 
 surances of future victories. Your faith 
 shall be rewarded, and lead you to cer- 
 tain victory. 
 
 You should also possess the spirit of 
 piety. It lifts you up to Him who con- 
 trols all things; and, as upon Him 
 depends victory in this contest, we 
 should lift ourselves up to Him. It 
 was fitting that the first regiment wliich 
 resjxmded to the call of the country 
 should take their chaplain with them — 
 one who for thirty years had labored in 
 the ministry; and the last thing before 
 they left this, the city where many of 
 thein had their homes, they listened to 
 the voice of prayer from a minister of the 
 gospel. It was a beautifid thing at the 
 cajjital of a Western state, th.-it jirevious 
 to departing, the s(ddiers should have 
 converted the whole capi((j| into a house 
 of prayer; and the instance of the Khode 
 Island soldiers, at a farm-house in Mary- 
 land, is another beautiful instance of 
 the efiicacy of ju-ayer. Carry this sjiirit 
 of devotion with you, and you will then 
 liave accpiired the highest ]ireparalion 
 of the Christian soldier and thi' < 'hristian 
 man. Oo forth doubly armed, S(ddiers 
 of your country, and may ti<id keep you 
 from all h.arm amid the liattle's din. — 
 [l,owell Courier. 
 
 tliciii iluring the past nioiitli Tliey trust tlmt 
 in wluitever position of iluty they may be 
 phiceil tlicy will bring no iliscredit upon the 
 city from which tliey hail. 
 On behalf of the company, 
 
 1'. A. DAVIS, ComnianrU'r. 
 
 AUMOUV Ol-UICIIARUSON LlOHT iNFANTltV, ( 
 
 May i\, ISCl. j 
 The members of the liichard.Kon Light In. 
 I'antry, on leaving the city, take this methoii 
 of returning their sine<'i-e Ihanks to thi^ eiti 
 zens of Lowell — luilies and gentlemen — lor 
 very many acts ot liindnesa ancl attention to 
 
 Departure of the Richardson Light 
 Infantry. 
 
 This company has at last left Lowell. 
 Captain Davis yesterday received writ- 
 ten orilers from the governor for his 
 comjiany to start at noon to-day tor 
 Boston, there to embark in the steamer 
 Pemhroke for the seat of war. Last 
 evening and this forenoon the company 
 were busy in getting ready, and shortly 
 after 10 o'clock this morning they left 
 their armory and marched to Park Gar- 
 den, where a photograph of the com- 
 pany was taken by Mr. George K. 
 Warren. They then" started for Hunt- 
 ington hall, under escort of the Hill 
 Cadets, Lieutenant Donovan, and Butler 
 Rifles, Captain James. The three com- 
 panies filed into the hall, and formed a 
 hollow square in front of the rostrum, 
 which was occuiiied by the mayor, some 
 seven or eight clergymen of the city, 
 and other prominent citizens. The hack 
 part of the hall was crowded with citi- 
 zens, the ladies occupying the galleries. 
 
 Mayor Sargeant called to order the 
 vast assembly, and introduced liev. Mr. 
 Hinckley, who read selections of Scrip- 
 ture from Psalm 91 and Isaiah 58. 
 Prayer was next ottered by Kev. Cliester 
 Field. Mayor Sargeant then made some 
 introductory remarks, as follows: — 
 
 Keniarks of Mayor Sargeant. 
 
 "Mr. Commander of the Kichardson 
 Light Infantry : We have met liere 
 for the purpose of giving you a parting 
 farewell, and there are present quite a 
 large number of gentlemen who would 
 be very much i)leased to address you on 
 this occasion, did time permit. Allow* 
 me, in liehalf of myself and those who 
 will not iiave an opportunity to speak to 
 you, ill a very few words, to say that the 
 spectacle that is presented before us, 
 throughout the entire North, throughout 
 the entire loyal states, is one of which 
 we ought to speak with jiride and glory. 
 The whole country is aroused, and all 1 
 have to saj- here in presence of the citi- 
 zen-soldiers of Lowell is, that Lowell 
 has not been behind in any part of it. 
 [Ap|)lause.] 1 say, then, to you, citizen- 
 soldiers, you have the heart of the peo- 
 ple of Lowell with you, and you shall 
 have the prayers of the whole coniniu- 
 nity going up night and morning to the 
 God of battles to preserve you in the 
 hour of trial." 
 
 Itev. Mr. Hubbard was introduced and 
 said that he had been a soldier in the 
 Aroostook war, not being called away 
 from home, however. His ri'inarks were 
 peculiarly happy and felicitious. 
 
 Kev. Dr. Cleaveland was introduced, 
 and among other things said that he had 
 some notion of raising a company of old, 
 gray-licaded men, but they would want 
 a place assigned thiMii in the rear ranks. 
 His remarks were hardly reportalde, but 
 were received with unmistakable evi- 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVfL WAR. 
 
 deuces of appreciation by those w}io 
 heard him. 
 
 Doctor Huntington being introduced 
 by the Mayor, made the following brief 
 address : — 
 
 Remarks of Doctor Huntington. 
 
 " Captain Davis, Officers and Soldiers 
 of the Richardson IJght Infantry : After 
 the animating speeches that have been 
 delivered here this morning, I feel that 
 it is altogether out of place for nie to 
 speak at all. But in view of the scene 
 that is around me ami before me, I can 
 not but 1)6 convinced how true the sous 
 are to the memories of the fathers. The 
 events of the Revolutionary war to us 
 are matters of history, but we do know 
 that throughout that contest our people 
 always looked to a higher than a human 
 arm for their protection and success. 
 And you have met here on the eve of 
 your departure, to mix together with 
 your fellow-citizens, and that these min- 
 isters of the gospel may mingle their 
 praj'ers for your success in the glorious 
 cause that you are privileged to engage 
 in. For next to the duty you owe your 
 God is the duty you owe your country ; 
 and I rejoice to see so luauy young men, 
 — so manj' noble men, — ready to lay 
 down their lives when, as now, that 
 country is invaded by a desperate foe, 
 led on by the most unhallowed ambition. 
 ' I am a Roman citizen " were potent 
 words throughout the old Roman em- 
 pire, and 'I am an American citizen 'are 
 talismauic words that were a protection 
 hi any corner of the civilized globe 
 [cheers] ; and yet the glorious country 
 is now assailed. We can not go with 
 j'ou, uij' friends, in person, but we will 
 accompany you \\ith our hearts, with 
 our souls, with our suppliant jirayers to 
 Almighty God for your safety and pro- 
 tection; and now I bid you farewell." 
 
 The next speaker announced was the 
 Rev. Mr. 'J'wiss, whose remarks we pre- 
 sent in full : — 
 
 Remarks of Rev. J. J. Tiviss. 
 " Mr. (!'onimauder and Fellow-soldiers : 
 I address you witli peculiar feelings this 
 morning. I have stood where you stand 
 to-<:iay. I liave been a member of the 
 volunteer militia; I feel to-day all the 
 enthusiasm I felt fifteen years ago. I 
 am happy to congratulate you to-(.iay 
 upon the glory which 1 think awaits 
 you, and the laurel which I think will 
 be bound about your Ijrows. You go 
 to-day, not merely to fight for an ab- 
 stract idea, but to uphold the flag of 
 our country and sustain the constitution 
 which guarantees to us all liberty in our 
 civil, social, and domestic relations. Be 
 assured, fellow-soldiers, you are right ; 
 be animated by the great iilea that God 
 is with you. You go not from us to rav- 
 age, to burn towns, or to sack cities, but 
 you go to preserve the country from the 
 wicked aspersions of those who are trai- 
 tors against tlieir country, — to save it 
 from the insane schemes of those who 
 are led on by wicked leaders. Be assured 
 you go not to divest any body of any 
 legal or moral right ; you go to deliver 
 those who, I believe, will welcome you 
 as the deliverers of their homes, of "our 
 
 common country. Let this great tlnuiglit 
 animate all yoiir hearts then, that you 
 are fighting for the right, that you "are 
 not fighting to externnuate any body, 
 only to exterminate rebellion, and al- 
 though your martial tread, I trust, will 
 be victorious only, however, to exter- 
 minate rebellion, I trust your hands will 
 ever be extended to relieve the defense- 
 less, and restore that liberty and that 
 order that has blessed all our days until 
 this moment. May God speed tlie right. 
 My heart, my prayers will go with 
 you." [Applause.] 
 
 Rev. Mr. Jenkins next addressed the 
 companies, and referring to the remarks 
 of Doctor Cleavelaud in reference to the 
 company of gray heads, said if he en- 
 listed he should not want to be placed 
 in the rear ranks, but would insist on a 
 place in the foremost ranks, etc. 
 
 After a blessing by Rev. Mr. Hinckley 
 the com])any marched out of the hall 
 down the stairs into the depot, and at 
 about 12:20 o'clock the train left with 
 them, amid the cheering of the crowd 
 and the (iodsi)eeds of all our citizens. 
 
 Below we present the muster-roll of 
 the company as made up this morning : — 
 
 Roll of the Richardson Light Infantry, 
 Co. <;, Sixth Regiment. M. V. M. 
 
 V. A. Davis, captain. Fianklin .1. llursey. 
 
 I. N. Wilson, IstUeut. Emmons li. Sargent. 
 
 Wm. E. Farrar, ^d It. Harvey li. Cliase. 
 
 E. S. Hunt, 3d lieut. Henry M. Hand. 
 
 W. A. Eilield, sergt. Tlionias B. Mills. 
 
 W. H. Worcester, " George F. Critcliett. 
 
 C. L. Hartwell, " 1>. Dilllugliam. 
 Kicliard Ingham, " George K. Pray. 
 Wm. M. Young, corp. C. H. Williams. 
 A.. J. Devon, " Ricliaril JI. Kollins. 
 Clias. E. Brazer, " William H. l.uscomb. 
 Chas.W.Brigliam, " W. Franli Longer. 
 Ellas O. Blake, " Cliaiies Tolman. 
 t'lias. A. Tliissell, " William G. I'owers. 
 Cliarles Bowers, " B. F. Wing. 
 
 N. V; . Storer, " George H. Porter. 
 
 W. II. Bradley, surg. W. E. Hubbard. 
 
 Harlan P. Goodell. N. C. Farnhara. 
 
 Clement McCansland. M. S. .Smitli. 
 
 Charles H. Filisetti. Charles C. Wliitcomb. 
 
 D. A. Waters. C. S. Whitcomb. 
 Andrew I'. Cole. .John Hayes, 
 .lames Schofield. C. .1. Carvel. 
 
 M. V. Mills. Isaac Willey. 
 
 George A. Haydon. .lohn .1. Young. 
 
 .John C. Parmenter. James W. Bean. 
 
 .1. L. Fiske. H. Warren Howe. 
 
 W. G. .McCnrdy. A. McMeekin. 
 
 .\ugustn9 I>. Avling. Charles H. Frost. 
 
 D. H. Holbrook. Rinaldo Page. 
 .Silas Cowdry. S. M. Richardson. 
 Charles B. Cadwell. George N. Thissell. 
 .John McCue. Daniel D. Caverly. 
 William M. Green. J. L. Collins. 
 George W. Seaver. Charles W. Haskell. 
 Charles C. Ring. Thomas F.Pratt. 
 Frank P. Boynton. Alonzo B. Stevens. 
 George C. Edwards. A. N. Coburn. 
 Charles W. Sleeper. Simeon Briggs. 
 Henry L. Gardner. Morton N. Peabody. 
 H. W. Richardson. .lohn I^awson. 
 Thomas S. Jones. Q. B. Stewart. 
 William Jenness. Gancelo Leighton. 
 Franklin French. Francis T. Wilson. 
 
 E. P. Holmes. Henry N. Fletcher. 
 Thomas Emraett, S. C. Amsden. 
 Alonzo D. JIarshall. O. M. Caulfleld. 
 Albert Parsons. tieorgc S. Preston. 
 Charles K. Page. .Samuel W. Benson. 
 
 A. .1. We.ston and O. T. Wilkins, drummers. 
 Charles II. Fitzgerald, wagoner. 
 George W. Fairbanks, captain's boy. 
 Charles Fitts, first lieutenant's boy. 
 John Sullivan, surgeon's boy. 
 
 dred and one members, and that uni- 
 forms were wanted. Airs. Frederick 
 Holton, who has charge of making 
 shirts for the Butler Rifles, came for- 
 ward and ofl'ered shirts enough to supply 
 the new recruits, provided the city w ould 
 give cloth enough to make new ones. 
 The generous oiler was gladly accei)ted. 
 The uniforms for the members are reaily, 
 and the whole company will be in march- 
 ing trim to-morrow. 
 
 The Richardson Light Infantry. 
 
 Till* company, ou arriving in Boston, 
 were received at the dejiot by a battalion 
 of the First regiment, under conmiaud 
 of Captain Snow. It was escorted to 
 the State house, and there drawn up in 
 line, while the ceremony of mustering 
 the members into rncle Sam's service 
 was being performed. The ofiicers and 
 men, one hundred .-lud one in nmuber, 
 first answered (o their names, and then, 
 with heads uncovered, took the s(deiiin 
 oath of allegiance to their country. 
 The ceremony was witnessed by a large 
 crowd of |ieopl(>. By re(piest of the 
 company, the oath o"f allegiance was 
 administered by George F. Richardson, 
 Esq., of this city. 
 
 This comiiauy is deservedly compli- 
 mented in Boston. To Mr. Richardson, 
 it is well known in Lowell, more than to 
 any one else, does llie credit of getting 
 it up belong. His interest in it from 
 the start has hei'ii uullagging. and he has 
 spent his time and his money liberally 
 in advancing its iirosperity. It goes 
 into service, we believe, with every ad- 
 vantage that thorough preparation and 
 equipment can give; and we shall un- 
 doubtedly hear of gallant behavior on 
 its part when the "tug of war" between 
 our troops and those in rebellion actu- 
 ally comes, in the character of a conflict 
 of arms. — [Lowell Courier. 
 
 A Generous Exchange. — When it 
 was known that the Richardson Light 
 Infantry was to be increased to one hun- 
 
 Departure of Troops for Fort Monroe 
 
 — Sailing of the Steamer Pembroke. 
 
 The steam transport remhroke sailed 
 from this port at half-past 11 o'clock 
 this forenoon, with two coiiijianies of 
 soldiers for Fort Monroe, viz.: the 
 Wightman liilles, of Boston, Captain 
 Clarke, and the Richardson Light Guard, 
 of Lowell, Captain Davis. 
 
 Both com|)anies were, in point of num- 
 bers, fully up to the requisition of the 
 new orders of the government, — one 
 hundred and one men, including ofiicers, 
 
 — and a more efficient or intelligent 
 body of troops have not left this state. 
 
 The Richardson Light Guard were 
 escorted from their (quarters at the Han- 
 cock house to the steamer at Commer- 
 cial wharf by the Independent Fusileers, 
 Capt. Henry A. .Snow, and the Sehouler 
 Volunteers, Capt. C. E. Rand. 
 
 The troojps were in heavy marching 
 order, with knapsacks, canteens, and 
 dippers, and wore the gray state over- 
 coat. After they had emiiarked, the 
 escort was dr.-iwn up near the steamer, 
 and exchanged jiarting cheers with those 
 with whom they will i)robably soon bi> 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 reunited on tho parade-ground at Fort- 
 ress Monroe, or the fields of Virginia. 
 The scene at the departure was one of 
 great enlliusiasni. 
 
 The wliarves were tlironged with peo- 
 ple — friends and aequaintanees of the 
 troops and liundreds who were attracted 
 through curiosity, or who came to clieer 
 the departing soldiers on their jiatriotie 
 mission. Hundreds were seen clinging 
 to tlie shrouds and rigging of tlie sliip- 
 Iiing, and every shed and storehouse in 
 the neighhorhood contained its battle- 
 ment of spectators. 
 
 While the baggage was going ou 
 boaril, the friends of the soldiers amused 
 themselves and slaked tlie thirst of the 
 troops by showering them with apples 
 and oranges, and the basket of many a 
 Inckv fruit vender was speedily ex- 
 hausted by the generous spectators. 
 
 As the steamer got under headway 
 the clK-ering broke out anew, and from 
 a thousand swelling hearts came bene- 
 dictions of aft'ection, friendship, hope, 
 and courage. 
 
 A large number of ladies were on 
 board the ships, and with fluttering sig- 
 nals waved adieus to husljands, i)rothers, 
 sons, and lovers. A parting salute was 
 liri'd from the open-mouthed sentinel 
 which stands guard ou tlie forecastle 
 deck of the steamer, and the soldiers 
 hoarsely returned the farewell cheers 
 of those they left behind. 
 
 The steamer carries one thousand four 
 hundred uniforms, manufactured for 
 the state bv Messrs. Ilalighton & Saw- 
 yer, to he distributed among the troops 
 in tlie Tliiril and Fourth regiments of 
 Massachusetts volunteers in Fort Mon- 
 roe; also a lot of cooking utensils and 
 nuinerous renienibrauces of friends to 
 their loved ones far away. 
 
 The Massachusetts Eighth and the 
 New York Seventh Regiments. 
 
 The following extract, from a letter 
 written by a private in the Eighth regi- 
 ment of M'assacliusetts volunteers, shows 
 in what light the attentions of the New 
 Yoi-k Seventh regiment to our boys are 
 held liy them : — 
 
 " We arrived safely at the Naval 
 academy at Annapolis"on Sunday morn- 
 ing, and hauled alongside the oUi Con- 
 stitulinn. After a while we took h<'r in 
 tow iind steamed off into the bay, where 
 W(^ grounded and remained twenty-four 
 hours, receiving hard fare, — only two 
 biscuits and a slice of raw salt jxirk for 
 rations, and not much water. Some of 
 th(^ men oli'ered fifty cents and one dol- 
 lar for a drink of water. We were 
 finally ndieved by the steamer Boslrm, of 
 New 'York, bringing the Seventh regi- 
 ment. After landing her troo])s, she 
 returned and took us ashore, in an al- 
 most famished condition, from want of 
 jiroju'r food, water, and the ell'ects of 
 the liiiruing sun. 
 
 '•When we got on shore the Seventh 
 regiment flocked about us, greeted us 
 with hearty cheers, and sujjplied us with 
 such provisions as they h;id. There was 
 not a single man of theui but freely 
 empli<>dhis sack of such lU'ovisioMs as 
 
 it contained, and expressed his regret 
 that lie could not ilo more. It was a 
 perfect godsend to the Eighth regiment, 
 and we all unite in saying, 'God bless 
 them.' A more magnanimous set of fel- 
 lows I never met in my life. After leav- 
 ing Annapolis they proceeded to Wash- 
 ington, and there they gave us the praise 
 of building the engine and bridge on 
 the road, iiot taking any of the creciit 
 tliems<dves, w hen in fact they l)uilt the 
 bridge and laid nearly half the track." 
 
 Tlie writer goes on to describe an in- 
 tervi<'w between the President and the 
 Eighth regiment, and speaks of the 
 arrival at AVashingtou of Doctor Bolles, 
 of North Carolina, he having been taken 
 from his family by the Rebel mob and 
 sent North, wliile his family were com- 
 pelled to return to their home in North 
 Carolina. The Taunton (iazette says : — 
 "It seems that the armed Yankee, 
 whose universal genius wrought such 
 miracles in mechanics and seamanship 
 before the astonished Maryland Seces- 
 sionists, found the first field for his 
 'missionary' labors under the walls of 
 Fort Monroe. The government machine- 
 shop of the fort, which is outside its 
 walls, was closed, as we learn by a letter 
 from an officer of the Light (iuard, 
 previous to the arrival of the Fourth 
 regiment, by the 'secession' of the fore- 
 man and most of the workmen, greatly 
 to the embarrassment of Colonel l>im- 
 mick, who ni'eded mechanical assistance 
 in mounting the guns. Massachusetts, 
 of course, sup])lied the need, and a dozen 
 or more of our brave and ingenious me- 
 chanics soon set all things in order, and 
 much to the chagrin of the Virginians, 
 things went on again much faster than 
 ever. Mr. John C Briggs, who was 
 )n-ompted by loss of employment at the 
 Taunton Locomotive Works to volunteer 
 in Co. G, is installed as foreman of the 
 establishment, and his Yankee skill is 
 ajipreciated as it ought to be. The 
 Light Guard furnishes several of the 
 corps of fighting workmen under him." 
 The Littleton (N. H.) Journal says 
 that as soon as tidings of the threatened 
 attack on 'Washington reached that town, 
 Mr. Hi'iijamin W. Killiurn took down 
 his rifle ami started for the nation's cap- 
 ital, to aid in its defense. He is said to 
 be an excellent marksman, and anxious 
 to cover a fighting Secessionist with the 
 sights of his gun. He bears his own 
 expenses in the service of his country. 
 Such promptitude equals that of John 
 Stark of Kevolutionary memory. 
 
 JcsTiCE TO Thieves in the Ahjiy. 
 — Two soldiers, volunteers, having been 
 convicted of stealing, were each sen- 
 tenced as follows: 'I'o be drummed out 
 of the regiment, and through the entire 
 brigade, stripped of his uniform, with 
 a roiie about bis neck, and a placanl, 
 with the word "Thief," on his back; 
 further, that he fcnteit all pay and al- 
 lowance now due him, or to become due 
 him at the time of the )iromulgalion of 
 his sentence, and to be dish(morably 
 discharged from the service of the I'nited 
 States. General Butler aiiiirovcil the 
 sentence. 
 
 The Soldier's Fate. 
 
 To the Editor of tlie Boston Journnl : 
 
 I send you the following lines — tlie recital 
 of the sufferings and premature death of a 
 Jlassachusetts volunteer, caused Ijy his strug- 
 gles to get into an army shirt. May tlie sad 
 tale induce those noble l)ut deluded women, 
 known as the "cutters," to cut their cloth 
 according to the pattern of the meti for whom 
 they are designed. One might suppose, from 
 their size, that these shirts were intended for 
 " infants-in-arms," rather than for "men-in- 
 arms." A Sister of a .Soldier. 
 " Farewell ! and take this shirt," slie said, 
 
 "'Tis blue, and so am I; 
 I!ut when the blue is mixed with red, 
 
 I shall turn white and die." 
 
 " I take the shirt, my love," be sai<l, 
 
 " But if tills shirt I wear, 
 'T is not the foe who '11 strike me dead, 
 
 But sullen, flercc Despair! 
 
 *' For never, never can I hope 
 
 To take it elf again ; 
 With wristl)ands ^ucli — I can not cope! 
 
 J writlie in dreadful pain ! 
 
 " This collar never will unite ! 
 
 'T is like a Rebel state; 
 But Ikiit I have the heart to light. 
 
 Whilst here I yield to fate ! 
 
 " Sweet love, I thank you for your toil ; 
 
 You've aidecl me," he said, 
 " To shuffle off this mortal coil " — 
 
 He choked ! he was stone dead ! 
 Boston, May 20, ISSl. 
 
 The Phalanx Recruits. — Lieut. 
 H. H. Wilder received a letter from 
 Captain Follansbee this morning, asking 
 him to send on the recruits raised for 
 the Mechanic Phalanx without delay. 
 He .says to send them without uniform, 
 as the" general government will provide 
 for that. A nundier of the recruits 
 have gone into the ranks of the Rich- 
 ardson Jjight Infantry. 
 
 "All We Ask is to be Let Alone." 
 
 As voiice I valked by a dismal swamp, 
 There sot an Old Cove in the dark and danii), 
 And at every body that passed that road 
 A stick or a stone this Old Cove throw'd. 
 And venever he flung his stick or his stone. 
 He'd set up a song of " Let me alone." 
 
 " Let me alone, for I loves to shy 
 These bits of things at the passers by- 
 Let me alone, lor I 've got your tin 
 And lots of other traps snugly in — 
 Let me alone, I 'm riggin' a boat 
 To grab votever you 'vc got afloat — 
 In a veek or so I expects to come 
 And turn you out of your ouse and ome — 
 I 'm a quiet < >ld Cove," says he with a groan : 
 "All 1 axes is — Let me alone." 
 
 Ju.st then came along, on the self-same vcy, 
 Another Olil Cove, and began for to say — 
 " Let you alone! That's coming it strong! — 
 You 've ben let alone — a darned sight too 
 
 long — 
 < If all the sarce that ever I heerd ! — 
 I'ut down that stick! (You may well look 
 
 skcered.) 
 liCt go that stone ! If you once show flght, 
 1 'II knock von higher than ary kite. 
 Y'oii musl have a lesson to stop your tricks. 
 And cure you urshviiig them stonesand sticks. 
 And I 'II liave my hardware back and my cash, 
 Aiul knock vour scow into tarnal smash. 
 And if ever'l catches you 'round my ranch, 
 I 'II string you up to tho nearest branch. 
 The best vou can do is to go to bed. 
 And keep a decent tongue in your head ; 
 For I reckon, before you and I are done, 
 You'll wish you had let honest folks alone-" 
 
 The old Cove stopped,and the t'other Old Cove 
 He sot quite still in his cypress grove. 
 And he looked at bis .stick, revoivin' slow 
 \'etlier 't were safe to shy it or no — 
 And he grumbled on, in an injured tone, 
 " All that I axed \os — M me nioiie." 
 
 — [Hartford (;ourant. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 75 
 
 Scott and the Veteran. 
 
 BY BAYARD TAYLOR. 
 
 An oUl and crippled veteran to the War tle- 
 partinent came. 
 
 He sought the Chief who led liim on many a 
 field of fame — 
 
 The Chief who shouted " Forward ! " where'er 
 his banner rose, 
 
 And hore its stars in triumph behind the fly- 
 ing foes. 
 
 "Have you forgotten, General," the battered 
 
 soldier cried, 
 '*The clays of eighteen hundred twelve, when 
 
 I was at your side? 
 Have you forgotten Johnson, that fought at 
 
 Lundy's Lane? 
 T is true I'm old and pensioned, but I want 
 
 to fight again." 
 
 " Have I forgotten," said the Chief, "my brave 
 
 old soldier, No! 
 And here's the hand I gave you then, and let 
 
 it tell you so : 
 But you have done vour share, my friend, you 
 
 are crippk-d, old, and gray. 
 And we have' need ot younger arms and 
 
 fresher blood to-day." 
 
 " But, General ! " cried the veteran, a flush 
 
 upon his brow; 
 " The very men who fought with us, they say 
 
 are traitors now ; 
 They 've torn the flag of Lundy's Lane, our 
 
 old red, white, and blue; 
 And while a drop of blood is left, I'll show 
 
 that drop is true. 
 
 " I 'm not so weak but I can strike, but I 've a 
 
 good old gun 
 To get the range of traitors' hearts, and prick 
 
 them one by one. 
 Your miuie rifles and such arms it ain't 
 
 worth while to try ; 
 I could n't get the hang of them, but I '11 keep 
 
 uiy powder dry ! " 
 
 " God bless you, comrade ! " said the Chief — 
 " God bless your loyal heart ! 
 
 But younger men are m the field and claim 
 to Have their part. 
 
 They'll plant our sacred banner in each re- 
 bellious town. 
 
 And woe, henceforth, to any hand that dares to 
 pull it down ! " 
 
 " But, General ! " — still persisting, the weep- 
 ing veteran cried : 
 
 "I'm young enough to follow so long as yo" 're 
 my guide ; 
 
 And some, you know, must bite the dust, and 
 that at least can I; 
 
 So, give the young ones place to flght, but me 
 a place to die! 
 
 "If they should fire on Pickens, let the Colonel 
 
 in oummand 
 Put me upon the rampart, with the flag-stafiT 
 
 in my han<l: 
 Xo odds how hot the cannon-smoke, or how 
 
 the shells may fiy, 
 I '11 hold the Stars and Stripes aloft, and hold 
 
 them till I die! 
 
 " I 'm readj', General, so you let a post to me 
 
 be given, 
 Where Washington can see me, as he looks 
 
 from highest Heaven, 
 And say to Putnam at his side, or, maybe, 
 
 General Wayne : 
 'There stands old Billy Johnson, that fought 
 
 at Lundy's Lane! ' 
 
 "And when the fight is hottest, before the 
 traitors fly ; 
 
 When shell and ball are screeching, and burst- 
 ing in the sky. 
 
 If any shot should hit me and lay me on my 
 face, 
 
 My soul would go to Washington's, and not to 
 Arnold's, place ! " 
 May 13, isOl. — [The Independent. 
 
 Song of Freedom. 
 
 Let Freedom's piean ring, 
 Let hill and forest sing 
 
 Loud the glad song; 
 Let every vale and glen 
 Trill o'er its notes again. 
 And wide the glorious strain 
 
 Echo prolong. 
 
 Let bird and brook and rill 
 The earth with music fill. 
 
 Creation's song; 
 Let prairie, glade, and dell 
 Unite the theme to tell, 
 Columbia's anthem swidl 
 
 Loud, clear, and long. 
 
 Let every sunnj' grove 
 Gush forth its notes of love, 
 
 With silvery chime; 
 Each mine of golden ore, 
 From far Pacific's shore. 
 Pour forth her richest store 
 
 At Freedom's shrine. 
 
 Let each Atlantic wave 
 With grand, exultant stave, 
 
 Lave Freedom's shore; 
 Each rock and cave around, 
 With every ocean bound, 
 Columbia's praise resound 
 
 Forever more. 
 
 Each home and templed shrine, 
 Inspired with love Divine, 
 
 Our land unite; 
 Let the wild i)a?an ring 
 To God, our heavenly King, 
 To Him our otTering bring 
 
 For Freedom's might. 
 
 North, South, and East and West 
 Shall echo from each breast 
 
 A nation's love; 
 Long shall our sons unite. 
 Long shall our banner bright 
 Wave o'er this land of light. 
 And our .strength prove. 
 Lowell. k. f. l. 
 
 — [ Boston Journal. 
 
 The New Orleans BoXta says: ''The 
 three greatest villains and traitors which 
 the present war lias produced are, beyond 
 all doubt, Hicks, Scott, and Haruey." — 
 Beauregard, Twiggs, and Hardee, we in- 
 fer, are augels by this tjuie. 
 
 Richardson Light Infantry. 
 
 Their ^"oyage to Fort M^inroe — Tlieir Com- 
 ]>aiiion«i — AVhat Tliev I>id — Their Loca- 
 tion — What is Thought of Tliem —What 
 They l>o, etc. 
 
 FoKT Monroe, June 1, 1861. 
 
 We left Hoston, as you know, on the 22d 
 ult., in the steamer Pembroke, in company with 
 the Wightnum Ritles. of Boston, Capt. T. S. 
 Clark, " as good a set of fighters and as hard 
 a set of men as it has been my fortune to 
 meet." Captains Clark and Davis being both 
 of same rank, and commissions bearing same 
 date, they drew lots to see which should com- 
 mand the detacliment, and the lot fell on 
 Captain Clark. 
 
 The Pembroke is not arranged so as to accom- 
 modate the number of men aboard of her, 
 but by having system in our arrangements, 
 we got along very well. One of the lieutenants 
 was <UtuiIcd each morning as ollicrr of the 
 day, and ten men under a sergeant from each 
 company as guard, whose duty it was to 
 waleh the baggage, the gangways, and other 
 points of the vessel, which were exposed; a 
 permanent guard of eight men was also de- 
 tailed, whose duty it was to take charge of 
 the I)oats, and hold them against any rush of 
 men in ease of accident; the signal was to be 
 three calls of the bugle; the second day out 
 the call was given to try the men, and'l am 
 hapi>y to state that the boats assigned to"the 
 iJiehardson I.i-xltt Inhmtry were manned first, 
 undt'rthe charge uf Corp. Charles W. Brigham 
 and William M. Young, they being in position 
 in forty-five seconds after the call was given. 
 
 We liad splendid weather all the way out, 
 which contributed greatly to our comfort. 
 Capt. Rufus Collin of the Pembroke, a noble 
 son of old Neptune, did all in his power to 
 make us condortable. We run down to several 
 suspicious-looking vessels, but the pennant 
 at mast-head always brought out the Stars 
 and Stripes on their part, so we did not have 
 the pleasure of taking any prizes into poit 
 with us. 
 
 On Saturday we entered nanipton Roads 
 
 about 8:30 a.m. The Quaker City was about 
 three miles ahead of us, towing a bark she 
 had captured, and at 11 :;iO o'clock we reaehed 
 Fortress Monroe, and iit once report i-d to 
 Major-general Butler, who met ns in a very 
 cordial manner. \Vi! were assigned qnarti'rs 
 in the Hygeia hotel, "the celebrated Old 
 Point Comfort hotel," where we took posses- 
 sion of twenty-four rooms for company's 
 quarters. We got nothing to eat until about 
 7 o'clock, V. M. , being unal>le to get our rations 
 from the (Quartermaster and get them cooked 
 sooner, and as we had enten nothing since 6 
 o'clock, A. M.. we had gooil appetites. Since 
 that time we have had our rogulai- meals, 
 and the. fare has Ijcen of good (iualit\'. 
 
 On Tnesiiay hist Ceneral liutler paid us a 
 visit at our rjuarters, and laying a»id(; all 
 military etifiuette :nid rules, " addressed ns 
 as townsmen and friends, giving us some 
 good advice and counsel, in the pleasunt and 
 pithy style which is so characteristic ot him. 
 On Monday we were temporarily attaehed to 
 the Third n'giuH.Mil, Colonel Wardntp's, antl 
 that afternoon we made our first paraih-. On 
 Tuesday we went on as picket guard, and 
 were highly ecnnplimented by Major Wil- 
 liams, the oilicer ot tin- (lay. for our piompt- 
 ness, etc. Yesterday (Thurs<lay) we were de- 
 tached from Colonel Wardrojt's regiment 
 and placed nndei' the eonnnand of Colonel 
 Dimmick. of the ('nileil states army, and 
 put in good (piarlers in the barracks, each 
 man being furnished with a mattress to sleep 
 on, and liaving good faeililies for cooking, 
 and more on hand in tin- provision line than 
 we can eat. 
 
 We have got to be known as the " iiet 
 company " of the garrison ; and if any of the 
 officers want any thing done right, belonging 
 to our duties, they want "those Lowell boys." 
 We are getting compliments " right an<i left," 
 from the officers, from (ieneral Butler down, 
 and are sai<l to be the finest volunteer com- 
 pany yet sent to this place. 
 
 Some of the boys have been troubled with 
 the dysentery, from drinking too much of 
 the water here, which is not very good, and I 
 have two in the hospital now, but nothing 
 serious occurring, they will be all right in a 
 day or two. The company is getting thinned 
 out some, owing to its members beingso well 
 qualified to fill various posts. A. P. Cole has 
 been appointed apothecary at the hospital; 
 H. P. (ioode.ll, clerk at the same place; 
 Simeon Ilriggs is to take charge of the garri- 
 son stables, and there are five machinists at 
 work in the shop here, on gun carriages. 
 
 We have been mounting cannon totlay, 
 and although it is hard work, all like it. as it 
 seems like fight. There are about seven 
 thousand troojis here now, mostly from New 
 Y'ork, all un<ler command of General Butler 
 — part are at Newport News, and part en- 
 camped outside the fortress. 
 
 We miss the Lowtdl papers, but hope to re- 
 ceive them as soon as it is known we are 
 established here. The Sixth is expected 
 here daily, and we are all impatient to meet 
 them. P. A. D. 
 
 Parson Brownlow on his Xerve. 
 — Parson Brownlow, of the Jonesboro' 
 (Tenn.) Whig^ in a late iiuiaber of his 
 paper, thus speaks of the IJuion, and of 
 his determination to tight its battles in 
 Tennessee, aJthongh he may be eom- 
 pelled to stand siugle-lianded and 
 alone : — 
 
 '^That all may understand us, we take 
 occasion to say, free from all exrite- 
 ment, that to destroy our olliee or stop 
 our windpipe is the only way in which 
 we can be jjiwcnted from denouncing 
 Secession, and advocating the Union. 
 There are now l)ut tliree L'niou papers 
 in Tennessee, as we consider, and unless 
 we are assassinated, or our oliice is de- 
 stroyed, we sliall soon have the honor 
 of standing alone. And there we shall 
 stand — ueitlier tlie gates of hell, nor 
 the pressure of Secession riots, being 
 able to prevail against our conviction of 
 riffht/'' 
 
76 
 
 fXCI DENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR 
 
 The Southern President Condemned 
 by Jeff. Davis. 
 
 •Soiuo of the papcr.s have been looking 
 up their flies in search of the patriotic 
 speeches u liicli .leff. Davis made during 
 his visit to New EngUuKl in the svnnmer 
 of 1858. His words sound strangely 
 enough now. No stronger condemna- 
 tion of his course could be found than is 
 given in his patriotic addresses. At 
 Portland he said : — 
 
 •' No one more than myself recognizes 
 th"' binding force of "the allegiance 
 whieh the citizen owes to the state of 
 his citizenship, but that state being a 
 party to our compact, a member of our 
 Union, fealty to the federal constitution 
 is not in op'position to, but flows from, 
 the allegiance due to one of the United 
 States." 
 
 Hear his words at Augusta, Me. : — 
 " The whole confederacy is in'y coun- 
 try, and to the iimermost fibers of my 
 heaii 1 love it all and every part. J 
 could not if 1 would, and would not if I 
 could, dwarf myself to mere sectionality. 
 My lirst allegiance is to the state of 
 wliiili 1 am a citizen, anil to which by 
 aflrrtioii and association I am personally 
 bound ;b\it this does not obstruct the 
 perci-i)tion of your greatness, or adndra- 
 tion for niuch which I have toiniii admir- 
 able among you. . . . 
 
 •' If shadows float over your disc and 
 threaten an eclipse ; if there l)e those 
 who would not avert, but desire to pre- 
 cipitate catastrophe to the Union, these 
 arc not the sentiments of the American 
 heart; — they are rather the exceptions, 
 and should not disturb our confidence 
 in the deep-seated sentiment of nation- 
 ality, which aided our fathers when they 
 entered into the compact of Union, and 
 which has preserved it to us." 
 
 Hut see how his eloquence warms into 
 the most patriotic fervor as he stands in 
 Fanueil ball. Listen to his condemna- 
 tion of the men who violate their oath 
 of allegiance : — 
 
 "But if those voices which breathed 
 the first instincts into the colony of 
 Massachusetts and into those colonies 
 which riirmed the Unile<l States, to pro- 
 claim conmnmity independence, and as- 
 sert it against the ])Owerful mother 
 country — if those voices live here still, 
 how must they feel who come here to 
 l)reach treason to the constitution, and 
 assail the I'nicm it onlained and estab- 
 lisbedV It would seem that their crimi- 
 nal hearts should fear that tliose voici'S, 
 so long slumbering, would break their 
 silence ; that the forms which look 
 down from these walls, behind and 
 around me, would walk forth, and that 
 Iheir sabers would once more be drawn 
 from their scabbards, to drive from this 
 sacred temple fanatical men who dese- 
 crate it more than did the changers of 
 money and those who sold doves, the 
 templi' of the living (iod. . . . 
 
 " .\mong culprits, tliere is none more 
 odious to my mind than a public ollicer 
 who takes an oath losu|iporl the consti- 
 tuti<in — the compact between the states 
 binding each other tor the c(unmon de- 
 fense and general welfare of the other — 
 
 yet retains to himself a mental reserva- 
 tion that he will war upon the princi- 
 ples he has sworn to maintain, and upon 
 the i)roi)erty rights, the protection of 
 which are part of the compact of the 
 Union. [Applause.] 
 
 "It is a crime too low to be named 
 before this assembly. It is one which 
 no man with self-respect would ever 
 commit. 'J'o swear that he will support 
 the constitution — to take an office 
 which belongs in many of its relations 
 to all the states, and to use it as a 
 means of injuring a portion of the 
 states of whoin he is thus the represen- 
 tative, is treason to every thing honora- 
 ble in man. It is the base and cowardly 
 attack of him who gains the confidence 
 of another, in order that he may womid 
 him." 
 
 Was ever a man more signally con- 
 denmed out of his own mouthy In a 
 speech at Portland he also said : — 
 
 " If, at some future time, when I am 
 mingled with the dust, and the arm of 
 my infant sou has been nerved for deeds 
 of manhood, the storm of war should 
 burst ujion your city, I feel that, rely- 
 ing u]ion the instincts of his ancestors 
 and mine, 1 may pledge him in that peril- 
 ous hour to stand by your side in the 
 defense of your hearthstones and in 
 maintaining the honor of a flag whose 
 constellation, though torn and smoked 
 in many a battle by sea and land, has 
 ne\ei- l)een stained with dishonor, and 
 will, I trust, forever fly as free as the 
 breeze that unfolds it." 
 
 A Soldier's Death. — A writer tells 
 this incident of the Great Bethel fight. 
 ( )rderly Sergeant Goodfellow, ot Colonel 
 Allen'.s regiment, was mortally wounded 
 in the breast. lie handed his nuisket to 
 a conn'ade, and several flocked around 
 him. "Oh," said he, "I guess I "ve got 
 to go," and he placed his hand upon the 
 woimd. "Oh, dd n't mind me, boys," 
 he continued; "go on with the fight; 
 do n"t stop for me ; do n't stop for me I " 
 and ju'cssing away those who attempted 
 to su])port him, he sank down upon the 
 gromid. .lust at that instant his colonel 
 ])assed, and looking ui)tohim he gasped, 
 " Good-bye, Colonel ! " and died. Colonel 
 Allen turned ghastly white as he ob- 
 served it. He^ bit his lips, too nmch 
 moved to speak, and rushed on to avenge 
 his death. 
 
 Sl'EClAi, dispatch from Boston to the 
 Courier : — 
 
 A reported l)attle near Boonville, Mis- 
 souri, is true. General Lyon began by 
 opening a heavy cannonade against the 
 Kebels, who retreated into an adjoining 
 wood, where they opened a In-isk fire 
 upon our troops, which imiuced Lyon to 
 order a hasty retreat, when the Kebels 
 rallied and loUowed the troops into an 
 adjoining wheal field. 
 
 General Lyon halted, turned, brought 
 the force of his artillery to bear, and 
 opened a murderous fire on the Kebels. 
 Three hundred were killed. 'I'lie balance 
 fled in all direclicms, leaving their arms 
 on the field, (iovernor .Jackson visited 
 the battle, but fled after his defeat. 
 
 The Stars and Stripes Raised on 
 Andover Seminary. 
 
 Andover. Junc'5, \SH\. 
 To the Editor of tlie Boston Journal: 
 
 Tlie gooil people of Andover wit ne.'^.sed an 
 event of unusual interest last night in the Ilag- 
 raisLiig at the Theological seminary. The 
 Phillips Guard, Captain Thorapfson, from the 
 academy, and the Havclock Grays, Capt. 
 E.L.Clark, of the seujiuiiry, and many ot the 
 townspeople, participated in the exercises. 
 
 After Doctor Hohncs' army hymn had been 
 sung, prayer was ottered by Professor Park, 
 who presided on the occasion. 
 
 Professor Phelps then presented the flag 
 with appropriate remarks. He thought it 
 fitting that the flag should float on Phillips 
 hall, tlie oldest ot the seminary buildings, 
 where had roomed Adoniram Judson, Cor- 
 don Hall, and other missionary heroes. It 
 was the right thing in the right place. 
 
 The flag was now raised and greeted with 
 cheers and the song, " Star-spangled Ban- 
 ner." 
 
 Professor Stowe then made an address. 
 The flag, he said, was the symbol of an idea. 
 In such a contest as this we need an ideal; 
 and idealism is sometimes the highest form 
 of utilitarianism. The fall of .Sumter's flag 
 had stirred the nation as nothing else could 
 have done. The speaker then spoke of the 
 present contest as one which would tusk all 
 our powers and be worthy of our highest 
 efforts. 
 
 The following hymn, written for the occa- 
 sion by Mrs. 11. B. Stowe, WHS then sung to the 
 tunc of America;— 
 
 Here where our fathers came. 
 Bearing the holy flame 
 
 To light our days — 
 Here where with faith and jirayer 
 They reared these walls in air, 
 Now to the heavens so fair 
 
 Their flag we raise. 
 
 Look ye, where free it waves 
 Over their hallowed graves ! 
 
 Blessing their sleep ; 
 Now pledge your heart and hand. 
 Sons of a noble land, 
 Round this bright flag to stand, 
 
 Till death to keep. 
 
 God of our fathers! now 
 To Thee we raise our vow — 
 
 Judge and defend ; 
 Let Freedom's l>anner wave 
 Till there be not a slave — 
 Show Thyself strong to save. 
 
 Unto the end. 
 
 After a parade by the military companies, 
 including the Andover Volunteers, Capt. 
 H. Holt, who eame on the ground just after 
 the flag-raising, the Havelock Grays marched 
 to Professor Stowe's, whore they spent a 
 pleasant evening and were formally named 
 bv Mrs. Stowe. X. 
 
 A Parody. 
 
 .teffersou Davis (may his tribe decrease!) 
 Awoke one night with ague in his knees; 
 Seeing within the moonliglit of his room 
 A finnale form, resplendent as the moon, 
 Columbia writing in a book of gold; 
 E.xci-ediug brass h.ad made the Davis bold, 
 .•\nd tn the presence in the room he said, 
 '■ What writest thou? " The vision raised its 
 
 head. 
 And with a look all dignity and calm, 
 .\nswercd, "The names ot those w-holoveoui- 
 
 I'ufle Sam." 
 " And is mine one? " said Davis. " Nay, not 
 
 so," 
 Replied Columbia. Davis spoke more low, 
 lint clearly still, and said, "I pray thee, then. 
 Write me the names of tho.se who hate their 
 
 fellow-men," 
 Columbia wrote and vanished. The ne.\t 
 
 night 
 She eanie again, with her new list .all right. 
 And sliowed the names hunianit>' detest. 
 And lo! Jeff. Davis' name leil all the rest. 
 — [Home .Journal. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR, 
 
 77 
 
 DlirAKTURE OF THK FIRST REGI- 
 MENT FOR WASHINGTON. 
 
 Euthnsiastlc Ovation to tbe Troops! 
 Flag Presented to the Regiment. 
 
 TOUCHING SCENES ON THE COMMON. 
 
 One of the Troops Killed. 
 
 Other Incidents and Accidents. 
 
 Whatever may betide tlie troops coiii- 
 posiug the First reginieut of Massachu- 
 setts vohiuteers in the perilous expedi- 
 tion upon wliieli tliey have finally set 
 forth, they have aoeoniplished their 
 first victory over a series of moral ob- 
 stacles, which were enough to break 
 the back of Secession itself ; aud if their 
 courage aud bravery on the field of bat- 
 tle equal the patience aud forbearauce 
 W'ith which they ha\'e borue their disap- 
 pointments and troubles, their future 
 career will be as bright aud glorious as 
 their past history has beeu cloudj' aud 
 uncertain. Being the First regiment 
 of M. V. M., they claimed the privilege 
 of heading the colunui that moved 
 from this state to the defense of the 
 national capital. Tills was denied them, 
 but an equally honorable position has 
 finally beeu assigned them in leadiug 
 the van of the battalions which Massa- 
 chusetts sends forth for the restoration 
 of the Union. They are the first of the 
 three years' vohiuteers from the com- 
 monwealth, aud the generous aud en- 
 thusiastic farewell which they received 
 on Saturday at the hands of tlieirfrieuds 
 and fellow-citizens, shows liow much 
 this greater sacrifice of theirs is felt 
 aud appreciated by the community. 
 
 Leaving: Camp. 
 
 Saturday was a day of coimuotiou iu 
 Camp Cameron, at North Cambridge; 
 preparations for the departure of the 
 troops leaving liegau at an early hour. 
 The tents, baggage, aud all the camp 
 equipage, save what the men carried ou 
 their shoulders, was packed, aud the 
 baggage train, consisting of flfteeu 
 wagons, each drawn by four horses, 
 set out iu advance for the steamer upon 
 which the regiment embarked. The 
 wagons were placed ou platform-cars, 
 aud the horses iu box-cars, on the Bos- 
 ton & Providence railroad, aud con- 
 veyed to Groton, the terminus of the 
 Providence & Stonington railroad, 
 whence the steamers on tliis route sail 
 for New York. 
 
 Hoi-ge Killed. 
 
 A series of accidents which attended 
 the departure of the troojis began with 
 the killing of a horse, the most valuable 
 belonging to the regiment, and one at- 
 tached to the wagon of the Fusileers. 
 The train had not proceeded far from 
 this city, ^\'heu the wagoner in charge 
 of one of the cars, thinking to furnish 
 
 the horses more air, opened one of the 
 doors, whereupon this horse became 
 frightened, aud forcing against a tem- 
 porary barrier broke it down and 
 plunged headlong from the car. He 
 was instantly killed. The train re- 
 turned to the depot, when the clerk of 
 Quartermaster I^ee, a young man named 
 E. R. Hutchins, who had superintended 
 the leading of the horses, jirouipth* set 
 about obtaining another horse. N'ot 
 finding the (Quartermaster-general or 
 other oflicials of whom to obtain au- 
 thority to proceed, he very ])ro])erly 
 took the responsibility of going to Kox- 
 bury and purchasing a horse, which 
 was soon loaded, and the train set oft" 
 again, each wagoner accompanying his 
 owu team. 
 
 A Wagoner Killed. 
 
 The train arrived safely at Groton, 
 ojjposite New London, but here a second 
 and melancholy casualty occurred. 
 While the cars were being switdied 
 from one track to another, the wagoner 
 of the Koxbury City Guards, a young 
 man named Daniel Miller, who was 
 seated on his wagon, was jostled from 
 his place and fell between the cars uj)on 
 the track. Twenty-four cars passed 
 over his legs, cutting them oft' above 
 the knees and mangling them in a shock- 
 ing mauner. The unfortunate man was 
 removed to a dwelling-house near the 
 depot. Doctor Francis, of New Loudon, 
 was sunmioned, aud every thing was 
 done which could be to alleviate his 
 suft'erings and prolong his life. He sank 
 rapidly and expired in the arms of 
 Atwell Richardson, the armorer of the 
 regiment, about three hours after the 
 accident occurred. 
 
 In the meantime the troops at Camp 
 Cami'ron were busy with final prepara- 
 tions for their departure. Through the 
 exertions of Major Chandler the sum of 
 $9000 was obtained aud distributed 
 among the troops, that being the 
 amount due them from the Uuitetl 
 States for fourteen days' service. The 
 troops ])rovided themselves with four 
 days" rations, consisting of excellent 
 hard bread, boiled ham and beef, and 
 their canteens with water. They 
 marched bv companies to the commis- 
 sary's quarters, and each in turn filled 
 his haversack. The preference was 
 given for bread, entire companies taking 
 nothing else. 
 
 At 4 : 30 o'clock the drum beat 
 the "Assembly," aud the troops 
 marched out of their quarters to the 
 regimental line. Brigadier -general 
 Bullock and staff were received and es- 
 corted in a barouche to Boston. Thi; 
 guard being taken oft", the lines were 
 kept by the Cambridge police, until 
 Captain Tripp of the Sixth K'olonel 
 Clark's) regiment, who took possession 
 of the camp, posted his sentinels. 
 
 Halt on the Comiuoii. 
 
 The regiment made a brief halt iu 
 Charles street, and as the clock struck " 
 they resumed their march and eutere<l 
 the connnon. A large ])ortiou of the 
 parade ground was cleared, and three 
 sides enclosed with ropes, while a 
 
 .strong police force kept the line on the 
 Charles street mall. The regiment 
 made a detour of the parade ground, 
 andd the shouts of welcome, the flutter- 
 ing of a shower of handkerchiefs, and 
 the clapping of hands by at least twenty 
 thousand people, who were assembled 
 on the hillside and all along the lines, 
 who had waiteii since 5 o'clock to see 
 the troops. The regiment had no sooner 
 halted, than the mass of humanity ou 
 the back side of the common was ob- 
 served to sway against the constabulary 
 outposts, and pressing by the police 
 officers the crowtl rushed in overwhelm- 
 ing numbers to the embrace of hus- 
 bands, fathers, sons, and brothers. A 
 thousand men in arms was literally true 
 of the brave boys of the Massachusetts 
 First, who were soon lost in the mass of 
 civilians who swarmed about them, 
 with last, words of comfort and blessmg. 
 Touching scenes, the remembrance of 
 which years will not ettace from the 
 memory of the participators, were wit- 
 nessed, conti-ailicling l>y their stern 
 reality the burden of the song, " .V sol- 
 dier's life is always gay," calling for 
 the exercise of the loftiest patriotism, 
 which gives up home, friends, aud life 
 itself for country, and testing the 
 strength of the tenderest aft'ection. 
 
 But the day was fast waning, and the 
 halt was brief. The order was given 
 "Forward,"' and the regiment disen- 
 gaged itself from these endearing en- 
 tanglements, and marched to the long 
 wooden freight depot of the Providence 
 railroad, follow ed by hosts of friends, 
 reluctant to lose sight of the soldiers. 
 
 Presentation of a Banner. 
 
 Arrangements had been made by a 
 committee of the city council to present 
 a flag to the regiment, which gift was 
 intended as a conqdiment to Colonel 
 Cowdiu, who is a member of the com- 
 mon council. Mayor Wightmau aud 
 many state and municipal officers, in- 
 cluding Adjutant -general Schouler, 
 Quartermaster -geueral Reed, Colonel 
 Stone, Master of Ordnance, aud several 
 aldermen and councilmen, were on the 
 common, aud endeavored to perform the 
 ceremony at that point, but the confu- 
 sion which followed the halt of the 
 troops prevented, aud after a series of 
 strategic movements, the gentlemen 
 followed the troops to the depot, es- 
 corted through the crowd by the old 
 Fusileers. A platform was improvised 
 from a pile of railwaj- sleepers, and a 
 space being cleared. Colonel Cowdin 
 rode into it, and the ceremony took 
 place. 
 
 Remarks of Alderman Pray. 
 
 .John F. Pray, Esq., alderman aud 
 chairman of the committee, stepped 
 forward and addressed Colonel Cowdin, 
 as follows : — 
 
 Mr. Commander : The city council of 
 Boston made an a])]iropriation, aud ap- 
 pointed a committee, to procure a set of 
 colors to be presented to your regiment, 
 as a token of their appreciation of the 
 prompt and efficient manner in which 
 you discharged your duties as a member 
 of that body. 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 You are also entitled to the respect 
 of the citizens of Boston, for the deep 
 interest yon have manifested in our 
 volunteer militia for many years of 
 peace, pi-osperity, and loyalty. 
 
 Circumstances beyond our control 
 oblige our chosen men now to take up 
 aruis for the preservation of the Union. 
 It is your duty in this hour of peril to 
 aid in the j)rotection of our connuon 
 country, the maintenance of govern- 
 ment and nationality, the support of 
 law and liberty. This duty you have 
 promptly accepted. 
 
 I now present you, in behalf of the 
 city council, the "flag, the emblem of 
 that Union which must be preserved. 
 Let it teach that lesson to your com- 
 mand until you return victorious to 
 peaceful homes in a happy and united 
 country. 
 
 Colonel Cowdin responded as fol- 
 lows : — 
 
 Mr. Chairman, Mr. Mayor, and Gentle- 
 men of the City Council : From the 
 bottom of my heart I thank you. The 
 fatigues of the day and the ovation that 
 we have received on Boston Common 
 have left me in such a condition tliat I 
 am hardly able to express uiyself in your 
 presence. I did suppose that the jiolice 
 of Boston could keep guard wherever 
 they were placed, but I have altered my 
 miiid this evening. The arms of our 
 wives and sweethearts have proved too 
 much for you. 
 
 I am very grateful to the city of my 
 adoption of which I have been a citizen 
 for tliirty years, and I assure you that, 
 as far asmiiy lie in my power, nothing 
 shall be left undone that can be done to 
 sustain our noble country. This flag 
 shall never be disgraced "by me or my 
 command, as far as my power extends, 
 and I have no doulit of tlie disjjosition 
 of my whole command to support me 
 unto death itself. 
 
 ! 1 hank you again from the bottom of 
 my heart. " May the city of Boston rest 
 assured that we go forth as patriots to 
 fight the battles of our common country, 
 and that we shall ever hold to the senti- 
 ment that it is better to he buried in the 
 deepest dejiths of the earth than to come 
 home dishonored ! 
 
 Three cheers were iuuuediately given 
 for Colonel Cowdin, three for the First 
 regiiiumt, and tlu-ee for tlie old Artil- 
 lery (which Colonel Cowdin com- 
 manded). 
 
 The Departure. 
 
 Meanwhile the regiment liail <MMbarked, 
 in a train made up of scvcnleeii jias- 
 senger and four baggage cars, drawn by 
 two powerful locomotives, and in the 
 midst of hurried farewells, the cheers 
 of the crowd who followed after it, 
 and the answering shouts of " good- 
 ))ye" from the soldiers, Ihe train moved 
 slowly away. The rcginii'nl was a<'Com- 
 panied l\v General SI one, who was de- 
 tailed to ])roceed as far as Jersey City, 
 to superintend the embarkation of the 
 trooi)s. Previous to their dejiarlure, 
 General Stone i)resented them witli a 
 silk .Vmerican flag, which they have 
 taiien along with them, the first that has 
 yet been i)resented to a Massachusetts 
 
 regiment. Each regiment will hereafter 
 be furnished with one by the state. 
 Tliere was no ceremony attending its 
 presentation. 
 
 By reference to the telegraphic columns 
 it will he seen that the regiment arrived 
 hi New York at 2 : 30 o'clock yesterday 
 afternoon, and after refreshment left 
 for Philadelphia at 7 o'clock in the even- 
 ing. 
 
 It was a curious coincidence, that the 
 First regiment of Massachusetts volun- 
 teei-s passed through Baltimore on June 
 17th, as the first regiment of militia 
 passed through on April 19th. 
 
 A Rebel's Proclamation. 
 
 Proclamations are fashionable nowa- 
 days, in both the Federal and Rebel 
 annies. But the last is the most re- 
 markable thing we have ever seen. As 
 a specimen of the honesty and candor, 
 of the Christian spirit, that jtervade the 
 breasts of those who flght in the " holy 
 cause of the South" we subjoin General 
 Beauregard's proclamation to the Vir- 
 ginians. It is hardly possible for an 
 honest man to believe it true that a per- 
 son assuming to be a gentleman coidd 
 j)nt his name to an instrument so utterly 
 and totally devoid of truth. We tjuote 
 only a part of the proclamation, as fol- 
 lows : — 
 
 "A reckless and unprincipled tyrant 
 has invaded your soil. Abraham Lin- 
 coln, regardless of all moral, legal, and 
 constitutional restraints, has thrown his 
 Abolition hosts among you, who are 
 murdering and imprisoning your citizens, 
 confiscating and destroying your prop- 
 erty, and committing other acts of 
 violence and outrage, too shocking and 
 revolting to humanity to be enumerated. 
 All rules of civilized warfare are aban- 
 doned, and they proclaim by their acts, 
 it not on their banners, that their war- 
 cry is ' Bkai'TV AND Booty.' All that 
 is "dear to man — your honor and that of 
 your wives and daughters — your for- 
 tunes and your lives, are involved in this 
 momentous contest." 
 
 The "Father of Lies" has a dangerous 
 rival in Beauregard, if it can be believed 
 the two are not really in partnersliii). 
 
 TllK Louisville Journal is guilty of the 
 following : — 
 
 E|)itai)h discovered on an old tcnnb- 
 stone in the church-yard of Weisnich- 
 two : — 
 
 Here lies Toutaiit de lieaiu'ej^anl, 
 Wlio tor tliu truth had no regard; 
 Wlien seized tjy .Satan lie will cry, 
 " I 've canglit old .Satan ! Victory ! " 
 
 Fi.ovi). — (apt. William Brown Es- 
 kerrie, in the New York Mercury, 
 thus l)rings "alliteration's artful aid" 
 to the immortality of Floyd in verse: — 
 
 Fclonius Kloyd, liir-fatncd lor lalsifyinf;, 
 Forever (irst"lroni Kedcral lorccs Ilyiiif,', 
 From fiiliricatioiis liiuninf? Fortune's fame, 
 Finds foul FugiKaty factitious Fame. 
 
 Fool! facile Fabler! Fugitive flagitious! 
 Fear for Futurity, Filclicr llctit ions ! 
 Fame lorccd froin Folly, finding fawners fled, 
 Feeds llnal failure — fadurc fungus-fed. 
 
 Theodore Winthrop and the Battle 
 at Great Bethel. 
 
 Mr. Theodore Winthrop, whose name 
 is included among the missing after the 
 fight at Great Bethel, was a member of 
 the New York Seventh regiment artillery 
 corps. He left New York for the seat 
 of war with the most eager promptness, 
 as soon as the requisition of the President, 
 was announced, and distinguished him- 
 self among the most enthusiastic in the 
 dragging of howitzers and all the heavy 
 work of the Seventh's march. When 
 the regiment returned from Washington, 
 he remained to become General Butler's 
 military secretary, and expected to enter 
 the Regular army with the rank of first 
 lieutenant. 
 
 Mr. Winthrop was a resident of Staten 
 island. He was a young man of fine 
 talents, shrewd and active mind, and 
 possessed unbounded military enthu- 
 siasm. Ills versatility will be acknowl- 
 edged by those who have read the paper 
 from his pen, descriptive of the nuirch 
 of the Seventh, published in the June 
 number of the Atlantic Monthly. It has 
 attracte<l much attention, not only from 
 the intrinsic interest of the subject, but 
 the brilli.MUcy of its style and the evi- 
 dent fitness of its author for the service 
 which he had originally entered as .an 
 amateur. If \\'e shall be compelled to 
 believe the worst of this young soldier's 
 fate, he will be regretted not only by the 
 many warm jiersonal friends who loved 
 liim,'but by the people at large, who can 
 ill sjiare one who ))romised to be so ex- 
 cellent an ornament both to our arms 
 and our literature. — [New York Even- 
 ing Post, \H\\. 
 
 A Letter from Mrs. Lincoln. 
 
 It has been published in the Southern 
 papers that the sympathies of the Presi- 
 dent's wife are with the Secessionists. 
 The following very handsome letter re- 
 ceived by one of our fellow-Kentuckiaus, 
 says the Louisville Jortrnal, does not in- 
 dicate it : — 
 
 Executive Mansion, .June 20, lsr:i. 
 
 Col .John Fry — My Hear Sir: It gives me 
 very great jiU-asurc to be the medium of trans- 
 mis'siiin ot these weapons to be u.sed in the 
 defense (if national sovereignty upon the soil 
 of Kentucky. 
 
 Though Slime years have p.assed .since I left 
 my native slate', 1 liavc never cca.^ed to eon- 
 teiuiilate her progress in happiness and prog- 
 peril y with sentiments of fond and tilial pride. 
 In every elliirt of industrial energj', in every 
 enterprise <if lionor and valor, my heart has 
 been with lii'r. And 1 rejoice in the conscious- 
 ness th.at, at this time, when the institutions 
 to whose fostering care we owe all that we 
 have of haiipiness, and glory, are rudely as- 
 sailed by ungrateful ami parricidal hands, the 
 .state of Kentucky, ever true and loyal, 
 furnishes to the insulted flag of the I'nion a 
 guard of her best and bravest sons- On every 
 flelil till' prowess of Kentuckiaiis has been 
 manifested. In the holy cause of national 
 defense, they must be invincible. 
 
 I'lease accept, sir, these weapons as a token 
 of the love 1 shall never cease to cherish for 
 my mother state, of the pride with whicli I 
 have alwavs regarded the exphiits ot her 
 sons, and of the conli<lcnee which I feel in the 
 ultimate loyaltv of her pcoiile, who, while 
 never forgetting lla^ homage wliieli tlieir be- 
 loved state uniy ju.stly claim, still remcniher 
 the higher anil grander allegiance due to our 
 common country. Yours very sincerely, 
 
 MAUY LINCOLN. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 79 
 
 The Right Talk. 
 
 The Norwich (Conn.) B^dletin, in con- 
 sidei'iiig the peace resolutions lately 
 oftered in the legislature of that state, 
 expresses the right sentiments in unmis- 
 takable terras. " We say we are in favor 
 of peace," proceeded the Bulletin ; " our 
 desire for peace is seconrl only to our 
 desire that this government shall be sus- 
 tained, this constitution of ours vindi- 
 cated, and the I'nion preserved. Show 
 us that these objects have been attained ; 
 that treason has been punished ; that 
 armed Rebellion lias been put down ; that 
 government is in possession of all the 
 places and property of which it has been 
 wrongly despoiled; that the honor of 
 our flag has been vindicated ; that the 
 murderers of our citizens have paid the 
 penalty of the law ; that the thirty-four 
 states recognize one government, one 
 constitution, and one executive ; and 
 that the ilcmtgoniery usurpation has 
 been crushed out of existence ; show us 
 this, and we will go as far to secure 
 peace as any peace man in the legisla- 
 ture. Till this is done, the cry of peace 
 is the cry of a coward or a traitor."' 
 
 but whon lie does come, he will meet with a 
 very cordial reception. 
 
 The Acljutant'3 call i3 3ouiKlinK for us to fall 
 in, to .attenil divine services, ami 1 must bid 
 you adieu. SENTINEL. 
 
 — [Lowell Courier. 
 
 From the Sixth Regiment. 
 
 Relay C.\jip, .June 16, 1861. 
 
 Mr. Editor : Nothing of any note has tran.s- 
 pired near us within a few days, except tlie 
 evacuation of Harper's Feriy, and indeed we 
 can hardly believe that the report of the 
 evacuation is wholly true; for if the Ilebels 
 make no stand at th<it place, where they had 
 two months to fortify themselves, wliere, I 
 ask, will they make 'a stand? Their force 
 has been variously stated at from ten to 
 twenty thousand; but whether it is either of 
 the numbers, or lialf of eitlier, it shows 
 another " dread Scott case," to say the least. 
 It is the opinion of some, tliat they intend to 
 fall back on Manassas .Junction, and there 
 meet the Federal forces, and fight for the 
 mastery. This seems to be the only thing 
 they can do at present; for if the Federal 
 force lias got possession of Manassas .Junc- 
 tion, Harper's Ferry would have been at the 
 nierc5' of the government. liut let me iiro- 
 l)hesy thattliere will be no battle at Manassas, 
 for Scott will set the same trap for them at 
 that place that came so near capturing them 
 at Harper's Ferry. 
 
 It is rumored here that the entire forces at 
 ■Washington are under marching orders, and 
 if that be so, you may look out for a demon- 
 stration in some direction without delay. 
 
 The Bo.ston Lijfht Artillery, which has been 
 stationed at this point, left this morning- 
 Their ilestination I have not learned, but liear 
 that Baltimore has been put under martial 
 law, and that they have gone to that place. 
 
 The Sixth regiment visited Baltimore last 
 Thursday, to sec that no riotous demonstra- 
 tions were made on election day, and I am 
 glad to say that nothing occurred to call for 
 our interference. We have been at Baltimore 
 so often lately, that we have gained the name 
 of the " Baltimore Guard." We were accom- 
 panied by the artillery company, whicli, by 
 tlie way, "is a most etficient body of men, ami 
 we are sorry to have them leave, for an al- 
 most brotherly feeling exists between them 
 and our "boys;" but such is life, especially 
 in times like'thcse. 
 
 We were the recipients of a parcel of letter- 
 paper and envelopes this morning, from the 
 Belvidere ladies, anil it was a very desirable 
 present, it being what we were most in need 
 of. The Sixth will reiuemberall such iiresents, 
 and will testify their gratitude to the donors 
 by doing their duty at all times. 
 
 "We are very much gratified to liave another 
 Massachusetts man appointed to the major- 
 generalship in tills department, and more so 
 to iiave our own commander-in-chief, Baiiks- 
 We have been expecting him up to see us, 
 ijut as yet he has not made an appearance; 
 
 The Sixth Regiment in Baltimore 
 Again. 
 
 It appears that the hasty leave of the 
 Sixth regiment last week, was that it 
 might be in Baltimore at the election, 
 serious troulile having been anticijiateil. 
 The following extract of a letter wliicli 
 we find in the Boston Transcript of last 
 evening, gives a vivid description of 
 their experience and behavior in the 
 "Monumental City" on the occasion of 
 their visit. The Baltimore rebels know 
 that the consequences would be awful it 
 they should be again interfered witli. 
 But to the letter: — 
 
 " The train which was to convey us to 
 Baltimore not being on hand, we seized 
 three trains, but they did not have cars 
 enough for us; but while waiting for 
 another, the train iutend<'d ff)r us came 
 up, and in twenty minutes our whole 
 battery, horses and men, were loaded on 
 the cars, officers and men all taking hold 
 and helping. We then started, and stop- 
 ped within half a mile of the city, and 
 went on a hill with the Sixth Massachu- 
 setts regiment. The New York Thir- 
 teenth, with a drum corps of twenty 
 drums, soon after arrived (3 p. m.) from 
 Annapolis, 1260 strong. They Joined us 
 on the hill, where we waiteil until 
 o'clock, our whole force amounting to 
 2.500 men, when news came that the 
 Union candidate was defeated. We were 
 then formed into line, with half of the 
 Sixth in advance for our right flank, 
 and the remainder in our rear for our 
 left. The order was then, ' Forwai-d, 
 double quick, march I ' and away we 
 went on a dead run into the city, into 
 Pratt street, where our soldiers were 
 fired upon on the 19th of April last, the 
 same that were with us. The New York 
 Thirteenth remained on the hill as a 
 reserve. We were all imder command 
 of Colonel Jones. General Banks lay 
 back in Fort McHenry, waiting for the 
 mob to fire on the Massachusetts boys 
 again. 
 
 " We rushed through the streets at full 
 gallop, with the gallant Sixth in our 
 front and rear at double quick time. \\C 
 went through the inameuvers of street 
 firing and charging bayonets, firing 
 down cross streets, advancing, firing 
 again, and again charging bayonets, tlie 
 whole length of Pratt an<l East Balti- 
 more streets, and it was all done by us 
 on the gallop, and by the infantry on th(> 
 run. Such an exciting scene I never saw 
 before. The people were silent, and 
 many very much frightened ; some of 
 the women fainted, thinking we were 
 intending to attack the city. 
 
 '•About dark we returned to the bill, 
 and bivouacked tor the night, and at !t 
 o'clock the next morning returned to our 
 old quarters at the Relay house, feeling 
 much better for our trip, and leaving 
 more Union men in Baltimore than we 
 found there, I think. "" 
 
 Condition of our Troops in "Western 
 "Virginia. 
 
 Some at least of the gallant fellows 
 who are fighting so bravely and success- 
 fully for the cause of the Union in 
 Wes'tern Virginia are submitting to 
 hardships for wliich there ought to be 
 a speedy reme<ly. We are glad to learn, 
 however, bj' a letter in the Cincinnati 
 Commercial, from the camp at Cheat 
 mountain, that the men are in good 
 spirits and cheerfully bear the priva- 
 tions to which they are subjected. We 
 quote : — 
 
 '• Our friends at home have no idea of 
 the condition of tlic> Ohio and Indiana 
 boys in Ibis benighted region. 1 .state 
 by personal investigation, when I say 
 there is not a regiment in this com- 
 mand that t'an muster over twenty-five 
 pairs of pantaloons, twenty shirts, or 
 thirty blankets. A portion of the troops 
 have just received their overcoats, how- 
 ever, which will atVord slight relief. All 
 the men are without socks, and many 
 barefooted. Yet, strange to relate, 
 there is no complaint. The.y would 
 rather go out and scout the enemy in 
 the pelting storm any time than partake 
 of rations and soldiers" quarters. I 
 have seen men who have lain out in the 
 laurel six and eight days at a stretch, 
 bagging the Secesh and subsisting on 
 green blackberries and fox grapes. 
 
 "Three of the Indiana boys, belong- 
 ing to KimbalTs Fourteenth Indiana, 
 recently surrounded and captured a 
 party of nine of the enemy in a shanty 
 on the mount;! ins, who, after surrender- 
 ing, had the impudence to inquire if all 
 our men were so valorous. Our boys 
 removed the locks from their guns, and 
 then permitted them to depart in peace, 
 not being able to take the wounded 
 prisoners into our camp." 
 
 It appears that the army is badly off 
 for transportation, which may account 
 for the destitute condition of the sol- 
 diers, as large quantities of clothing for 
 them were reported to be stored at 
 Wheeling, Bell Air, Parkersburg, and 
 other places, whence it may be difficult 
 to transport supplies. 
 
 Every day develops some new evi- 
 dence of the systematic manner in 
 which the goveriuueut was defrauded 
 and phmdered under the late adminis- 
 tration by the ofticers whose special 
 dut}- it vvas to ])rotect the public in- 
 terests and provide for the public de- 
 fense. The AV'ashington correspondent 
 of the New York Times relates the fol- 
 lowing exploit of Governor Floyd : — 
 
 " On Governor's island there were 
 twenty large guns, some of which were 
 of extraordinary size and weight, 
 which the secretary, being, it is sui)- 
 posed, rather ' hard up,' sold to a prom- 
 inent New Jersey machine shop as old 
 iron, for the moderate sum of §20 jier 
 ton. So well made were the guns that 
 it was found a physical impossibility to 
 break them in the ordinary manner, 
 and it was only by the use of the 
 lathe that they were destroyed. Several 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 of rhi'in weighed 7000 lbs. each. Sis of 
 tlieiii remain uiil)roken, and the depart- 
 ment has ordered an examination of 
 tlieni. so tliat tliey may again be taken 
 into tlie service of the country.'" 
 
 The Red, White, and Blue. 
 
 IIV JOSIE S. IIL'NT. 
 
 Oil, (leaver tliaii life is tlie badge that 1 wear, 
 With its star knit of gold from my ladylove's 
 
 liair; 
 Close over mv heart like a blossom it grows, 
 Tricolored, inodorous, gold-hearted rose. 
 
 When the bells of our village tolled out their 
 
 alarms. 
 And the drums beat the music that called us 
 
 t() arms. 
 My darling, with steady white hands pinned 
 
 it there. 
 While she said in-a voice that was tender as 
 
 prayer, 
 
 (Its silver unjarrcrt by a shiver of fear,) 
 
 " I give you to (iod and to Liberty, dear ! 
 
 In the pride of your years, in the strength of 
 
 your youth. 
 My heart gives you up to do battle for tnitli." 
 
 To test her, I said, " When I go to my grave, 
 I'd rather my sweetheart were lo\ing than 
 
 brave ; 
 Leave courage for men, but for women are 
 
 The duty of prayers, and the weakness of 
 tears. 
 
 *' True love never dooms, with so tranquil a 
 
 pride, 
 Its object to danger"; she clung to my side. 
 All the patriot blood to her face leaped like 
 
 flame — 
 "True love, O, my life! cannot clasp hands 
 
 with shame. 
 
 " Our star-spangled flag shall not trail in the 
 
 dust. 
 Live for me if you can — die for that if you 
 
 must 1 
 God make me a widow before I am wife, 
 If I prize not your honor as more than your 
 
 life." 
 
 Still further to try her, I took from its place 
 Her gift; the proud glow faded out of her 
 
 face. 
 " Excuse me, my dear, if your love's so 
 
 divine 
 That it climbs quite beyond the discernment 
 
 of mine. 
 
 " For your gift, many thanks! tie it there at 
 your waist; 
 
 I have seen tlie same colors, much more to 
 my taste, 
 
 111 a ditlereiit sliape." Oh! her scorn, her 
 suriirise. 
 
 Oh! the lightning that glowed in her beauti- 
 ful eyes. 
 
 And after the lightning flashed, torrents of 
 
 rain. 
 And her voice smote my heart, silvershar]i 
 
 with its pain. 
 "O traitor'" she cried, "may the Father 
 
 above 
 Cast you out from His presence as 1 Irom 
 
 my love ! 
 
 May the land you desert never yield you a 
 
 grave. 
 Or heaven claim the soul of so craven a 
 
 slave ! 
 Kalse to Freedom" — I caught the llerce 
 
 words from her lips. 
 And kissed the wet eyes into sudden eclipse. 
 
 "Nay, listen, dear love, to my pica," 1 
 
 replied, 
 " And spare me the rest of your anger and 
 
 pride; 
 May (iod deal by me, as in purpose and deed 
 Ity my country I deal in this hour of her 
 
 need! 
 
 " lint the mouth that touched mine Just a 
 
 moment ago, 
 These little, soft hands, that are colder than 
 
 snow. 
 These eyes, rayed like stars, that my kis.ses 
 
 have pressed, 
 Are the red, white, and blue in the shape I 
 
 love best." 
 
 ( 111, dearer than life is the badge that I wear, 
 With its stars knit of gold from ray lady- 
 love's hair! 
 No traitor shall gather my tri-colored rose, 
 K.xcept through my heart — the red soil 
 where it grows. 
 
 Ciod bless my dear country, and save her 
 
 from spoil. 
 From the greedy home vultures that blacken 
 
 her soil ; 
 In the name of these colors, all colors above. 
 The lips, hands, and eyes of the woman I 
 
 love! 
 
 The Capitol Bakery. 
 
 We clip from the Washington Bepubli- 
 c.nn tlie following description of the 
 bakery in the Capitol. It will be seen 
 that tlie principal men connected with 
 it are from Massachusetts: — 
 
 '■ Yesterday morning we paid a visit to 
 the government bakery, in the basement 
 of the Capitol building, and were mudi 
 surprised iit the sights tliat ^^ e tliere saw. 
 On entering the lower door, immediately 
 behind the'fountaiu, we found ourselves 
 in the presence of the indefatigable 
 superintendent, Lieut. T. J. Cate, for- 
 merly of the Sixth Massachusetts regi- 
 ment^, but now of the Sixteenth regiment 
 United States infantry, who was busily 
 employed, as well as "his two able clerks 
 and assistants, Messrs. W. TI. Mitchell 
 and <!. (i. Merrill, of Lawrence, Mass. 
 We, however, secured the services of a 
 friend, and commenced our tour of iu- 
 sjiection. 
 
 "We first visited the vault under the 
 rotunda, which is used as a storeroom 
 for the immense (piantity of flour which 
 is daily being received. The wagons 
 ar(> ciinstantlV keep busy delivering 
 their loads uiider the eastern portico, 
 from whence the barrels are rolled into 
 the vault. Wlienever the flour is needed, 
 il, is sliiled down to the floor below. 
 The amount of flour constantly in this 
 room is lietween four and ciglit thou- 
 Siind barrels. 
 
 " lietracing our steps, we came again 
 to the vicinity of the fountain, where 
 we found eight ovens in full o]ier;ition, 
 turning out twenty thousand loaves of 
 lire.id every twenty-four hours. The 
 tiread is of the best quality, and each 
 loaf weighs twenty-two ounces. There 
 are forty li:ikers" employed at these 
 ovens, w"ho liiive on one or two occa- 
 sions, wlieii pressed, run out twenty- 
 four tliousand loaves per day. 
 
 '•,\djacent to these ovens are two 
 rooms, — one on each side of the en- 
 trance, — from which the bread is de- 
 livered. It may not be uninteresting to 
 know I lie form in use. When tlie requi- 
 sition is sent by a quartermaster to the 
 Subsistence deiiartnient at Itie post-office, 
 for tli<' rations for his regiment, an or- 
 der is drawn for the bre;id on Lieutenant 
 Cate, to whom the driver of tlie wagon 
 presents it, and is furnislied witli a 
 
 ticket, which is handed in at the delivery 
 window, and the bread Is forthwith 
 passed out on smooth boards to the 
 wagon. 
 
 "The mess-room and the kitchen are 
 also on this floor, and the hands, to the 
 number of oue hundred and sixty, here 
 take their meals. This department is 
 superintended by Mr. Levi M. Pierce, 
 formerly of the'Eighth Massadiusetts 
 regiment; and the cleanly appearance 
 observable, as well as the well-catered 
 meals set out, give indisputable evidence 
 that he ' can keep a hotel.' 
 
 "Outside of the building, in the vaults 
 heretofore used for the stowing of fuel, 
 we find six double- sized ovens liuilt, 
 employing ten bakers each, and capable 
 of turning out forty thousand loaves 
 per day, but at preseiit averaging thirty 
 thousand. Near by are two other rooms, 
 in which eight men are constantly em- 
 ployed in making yeast, of which about 
 fourteen hundred "and fifty gallons are 
 made per day. 
 
 "The bakers are ;ill under the forman- 
 ship of Mr. John II. Sowersby, a baker 
 of seventeen years" experience, and for- 
 merly of Bond's celebrated bakery at 
 Wilmington, Mass. 
 
 "The total number of jiersons about 
 the establishment is one hundred :ind 
 sixty, of which about one hundred are 
 employed in baking bread, thirteen de- 
 livering it, eight making yeast, six in 
 the cook-room, six splitting wood, four 
 in the storeroom, three watchmen, 
 twelve teamsters, and the others as 
 clerks, runners, and extra hands. Of 
 the whole number employed, about fifty 
 are from the North, thc^ balance being 
 our own citizens. 
 
 "The pay-roll for the last month 
 amounted to over -SOOOO. The hands are 
 divided into four classes, the best of 
 which get .§42 per month, with rations, 
 and inferior ones $3.j, $38, and .^40 each. 
 
 "Too much yiraise can not b<' awarded 
 til Lieutenant Cate, to whose judgment 
 and experience much of the success of 
 the liakery is due. 
 
 "The e.stablishment is attached to the 
 Subsistence department, of which Major 
 Beckwith, assisted by Lieut. S. C. Green, 
 A. A. C. S., has charge. 
 
 "The depot, to which tlie bakery is 
 attached, is in the post-ollice building, 
 from whence the troops now on tliis 
 side of the river receive all their sup- 
 plies, excepting bread, which is pro- 
 cured from here or oue of the other 
 minor bakeries, of which there are 
 some eight or ten in the city."" 
 
 At the raising of a liberty-jiole and 
 national flag in Salisbury, Conn., a few 
 days ago, the great crowd of jieopje took 
 the following solemn oath: "With up- 
 lifted hands and solemn brow, in the 
 presence of Almighty (iod, we swear 
 eternal fidelity to that" flag. We pledge 
 ourselves to God ;iud to each other to 
 protect and defend i( against all enemies, 
 at all times, in all iilaces, .-11111 under all 
 circumstaiu'cs, with the last dollar of 
 our money and tlie l;ist droji of our 
 blood."' 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR 
 
 81 
 
 BULL RUN! 
 
 THE LATE BATTLE. 
 
 £*s>.ots, Xxxoictexits, eto. 
 
 Tlie war correspondents furnish a great 
 variety of interesting facts and incidents 
 concerning the great battle on Sunday, 
 from ■ttiiicli we make a selection. The 
 following are from the New York Com- 
 mercial ■ — 
 
 llrave Kunaways. 
 
 The scenes of yesterday will long be 
 remembered here. Amid a drenching 
 rain our troops came into the city, some 
 shoeless, hatless, coatless, and appar- 
 ently in the most wretched condition. 
 They all had wonderful stories to relate, 
 some of tlieiu modestly claiming to have 
 shot at least seven Confederate troops. 
 Most of those who arrived in the city in 
 the earlj' part of yesterday, excepting 
 the wounded, were, according to their 
 own story, the last to leave the tield of 
 battle ; but by some process known only 
 to themselves they were the first to ar- 
 rive in this city. 
 
 A "Western Colonel. 
 
 A colonel of a Western regiment, it is 
 currently reported, left his men on the 
 field, jumped into a private carriage, 
 drew his revolver ujion the driver, and 
 commanded him to drive on, leaving be- 
 hind those who had hired the coach. 
 Upon being interrogated at Fairfax as 
 to ^\here liis regiment was, the brave 
 colonel informed his friend that he sup- 
 posed they had "all gone to h — . " 
 General Scott is pained beyond descrip- 
 tion at the conduct of the officers iu 
 command of our forces. 
 
 The men fought nobly, as did also 
 most of the subordinate officers. 
 
 Kravery of the New York Fire Zouaves 
 and Sixtj'-nintli Kegiinent. 
 
 The conduct of the regiments from 
 the city of New York engaged in the 
 battle of Bull Run was exceedingly 
 fine. The Fire zouaves and Sixtj'-niuth 
 had hand-to-liand combats with the ene- 
 my. The zouaves rushed in upon the 
 enemy like wild men ruiniing to a fire. 
 They' slew in every direction, paying 
 their respects to the Louisiana zouaves, 
 who were "badly used up." A regi- 
 ment of cavalry then attacked the zou- 
 aves, when a frightful scene ensued. 
 Au e3'e-witness informs me it was the 
 most terrible conflict imaginable. The 
 zouaves killed nearly all the two hun- 
 dred and eighty. Their horses were 
 taken, and were sold for from 25 cents 
 to .$1 each. 
 
 The Sixty-ninth regiment. Colonel 
 Corcoran, were so eager for the fray 
 that they divested themselves of all su- 
 l)erfluous wearing apparel, and bare- 
 footed and with bare arms, went into 
 battle. They charged upon a battery 
 and were repulsed. They tried it a sec- 
 ond time, and met with the same fate. 
 The third endeavor, on their part, marked 
 
 the undaunted determination of the regi- 
 ment as they pressed forward and with 
 yells and shouts of defiance planted the 
 Stars an<l Stripes on the battery, which 
 they held for upwards of halt an hour. 
 But, worn out, hungry, thirsty, and 
 over-powered by five to one, the gallant 
 Sixty-ninth were forced to abandon the 
 battery, taking good care, however, to 
 retain their banner. 
 
 Kxi>luit of a Ne^v Hampshire Wagon 
 Master. 
 
 1 met a teamster going toi\-ard Centre- 
 ville, who said he was wagon master of 
 the New Hampshire regiments, riding 
 towards his teams at full gallop from 
 the battle-field. He carried iu his hand 
 two cavalry sabers and pistols. I asked 
 him where he came from, and he said, 
 exultingly, " Hang them, 1 "ve killed 
 two of the cusses already, and now my 
 horse is worn out. I am going to get a 
 fresli horse and go back to tight them 
 with their own cheese-knives, after my 
 boys bring their wagons in a safer 
 place."' He went back, ami the way he 
 slashed aliout Viith what he termed a 
 "cheese-knife" was fearful. This one 
 man must have killed five or six men, or 
 at least terribly wounded them. 
 
 A Fire Zouave I'layiaig; 'I*ossuni. 
 The Fire zouaves have demonstrated 
 that they are composed of the best ma- 
 terial, and that their prowess has not 
 been underrated. One of them feigned 
 to be dead, lying flat on his face. From 
 a distance, through my field glass, I 
 could notice him occasionally moving 
 his head sideways. All at once a se- 
 cession cavalry oflicer, riding a sjiliMidid 
 gray horse, came up and contcmptu- 
 ousiy passed the supi)Osed slain zouave, 
 when the latter raised his head and then 
 liis rifle and brought the ofiicer to the 
 ground like a squirrel. The zouave 
 coolly turned about and resumed his 
 former position. 
 
 Activity of the Surgeons. 
 
 Surgeons were on the ground from all 
 parts of the country. Doctor Hall, of 
 Cincinnati, Doctor Mayer, of Chicago, 
 Doctor Mundy, of Staten island, and 
 Doctors Slocuni and King, of Boston, 
 were particularly active among the 
 wounded in the thickest of the fight. 
 One surgeon, while dressing the wounded 
 leg of a soldier on the field, had his arm 
 dreadfully shattered. 
 
 The West Point Battery. 
 
 The report that the West Point bat- 
 tery, consisting of eight 32-pounders, 
 were captured by the Rebels at the battle 
 of Bull Run, is unfounded. An officer 
 who participated in the battle assures us 
 that the battery above mentioned was 
 not in the action at all. Lieutenant 
 Haynes' " Long Tom " is also safe, 
 having been taken from the field by its 
 efficient commander. We are informed 
 that a teamster was engaged in cutting 
 the traces of the leading team to riui 
 away, when Lieutenant Haynes killed 
 the coward on the spot. 
 
 Negi'oes in the Kehel Army. 
 
 The New Y^ork Post's coi-respondent 
 says : — 
 
 Hon. Kennedy Marshall, of Pittsburgh, 
 who was in the forest near Bull Run in 
 
 the conflict, saw six slaves, who said 
 they escaped from a Rebel batter}-. They 
 declared that the Rebels have very large 
 numbers of Negroes at Manassas Junc- 
 tion, who were compelled to work upon 
 the fortifications and worked some of 
 the batteries. They fell trees and act as 
 the waiters upon the better class of 
 white soldiers in the Rebel army. They 
 assured Mr. Marshall that these slaves 
 knew very well the cause of the war, 
 and were seeking an opportunity to es- 
 cape to the Federal lines. It requires, 
 they say, au equal number of white men 
 to watch the Negroes. 
 
 The Scene in Congress — Mr. Crittenden. 
 
 The scene presented by the Senate and 
 House of Representatives is indescrib- 
 abte. The gloom hung like a jjall over 
 both houses, and no one seemetl to have 
 the heart to transact the public business. 
 No one seemed to feel this more than 
 Mr. Crittenden, of Kentucky. When he 
 rose on Monday morning he asked, 
 "Well, what further newsV He had 
 gone to bed under the delusion that the 
 Federal army had triumphed. " We are 
 routed — utterly routed," was the reply 
 to his question. The old man started 
 back in astonishment, and when the facts 
 were brought before him he went back, 
 sat down, and i)uttiug his head down 
 upon his hands burst into tears. I saw 
 him that night, and there is no longer 
 room for doubt on which siile Mr. Crit- 
 tenden's feelings are enlisted. 
 
 liean regard's Plans. 
 
 The correspondent of the Philadel- 
 phia Inqnirtr makes the following state- 
 ments : — 
 
 From the hints dropped by several 
 prisoners, and from the disposition of 
 Beauregard's forces, it seems to have 
 been a part of his plan on Sunday to 
 have Johnston come down with a part 
 of his column as far as the Bull Run 
 mountain ; and with another part dow'n 
 the turnpike from Winchester to Aldie; 
 and then, while Beauregard was engag- 
 ing McDowell's whole army at Bull 
 Run, Johnston to make a forced march 
 on the right flank of McDowell by way 
 of Fairfax, Vienna, Ball's Cross-roads, 
 and then fall upon his rear from Fairfax 
 and Centreville. 
 
 Between these two fires Beauregard 
 hoped to annihilate McDowell, and then 
 to march on to Washington, it has not 
 yet transi)ired what it was that pre- 
 vented Johnston from fulfilling his part 
 of the programme. Had he done so, the 
 Rebels would have been in Washington 
 to-tiay, and our army would have been 
 cut to pieces. H it is owing to General 
 Patterson's mananivres that Johnston 
 did not efl'ect what Beauregard intended 
 him to do, what honors shall not be paid 
 to that ofiicer'? 
 
 Coolness of Massachusetts Soldiers. 
 During the heat of the engagement 
 the men of one of the Massachusetts 
 regiments were obsi'rved to fire when- 
 ever they couhl see an object at which to 
 aim, reload their pieces, and then, rest- 
 
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82 
 
 IXC I DENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 iujv a iiiomcut, cut a cracker, and then 
 blaze awav again. One of them said he 
 had had no brealdast and felt hungry; 
 "but,'" said he, " I gness I "d tire when- 
 ever I can see u darned Secesli — there "s 
 one now." Just as he spoke, the sun 
 glanced on a bright gun-barrel that 
 seemed to come up out of the grounil. 
 It was a rifleman, in a rifle pit. Instantly 
 a blaze of light shot from th>- rifle, and 
 a man near the extreme left of the regi- 
 ment fell. The eraeker-eater fired at 
 the rifleman almost simidtaneously, and 
 evidently hit him, for li<' leaped up out 
 of his pit, but innuediately dropped back 
 into it, throwing his rifle on the grass. 
 
 The KIkkIo I-^laml Troops. 
 
 'I'he I'rovidence Juurnal states that tlie 
 regiments from that state began their 
 inarch at 1 o'clock Sunday morning, be- 
 fore breakfast, went thirteen miles to 
 thi' field, fought five hours, and marched 
 back thirty-eight miles to Washington 
 without rest or food. When the First 
 regiment went into the fight, the Rebels 
 raised a United States flag, wliich caused 
 the Khode Islanders to slacken their fire 
 for a while, on the supposition that they 
 were tiring on friends. 
 
 The I'aiiic. 
 
 'I'he Philadelphia North American 
 says : — 
 
 •■ A gentleman who left Washington 
 on Monday afternoon, informs us of 
 some particulars of the retreat from 
 Manassas, and the origin of the disaster. 
 In publishing his narrative we give some 
 facts which are already familiar, but the 
 connection of events requires the repeti- 
 tion. Our informant is clear-headed, 
 not panic-stricken, and is fully compe- 
 tent to analyze, compare, ami arrange 
 the rei)orts, and what he gives us he re- 
 ceived from eye-witnesses, some civil- 
 ians and some soldiers. 
 
 It appears that when the weight of 
 the Secession force made it necessary to 
 fall back, the army wagoners, too confi- 
 dent of victory, had so closely followed 
 the advaiu'C that it was apiircheiided 
 that they would end)arrass the move- 
 ments of the troops. Soldiers not then 
 in action, fatigued with their long march 
 and subsequent share in the engagement, 
 were resting in and under the wagons 
 and among f he trees. Orders came for 
 the wagoners to fall back for a mile; 
 the intention being only that they should 
 give jilace for the movements of the 
 troops. Reserves were ready near Cent re- 
 ville, at that point, and at other i)laces. 
 Indeed the whole column would have 
 been brought into action, but for the 
 s\iddcn and most, unhappy retreat. 
 
 The wagoners mistook the onier for a 
 confession of ilefcat, and save hiins<'lf 
 who can, became the feeling. The fa- 
 tigued soldiers, who were out of their 
 raidvs and scattered, as above stated, 
 shared the panic, and, being under no 
 control, acted each for himscdf. The 
 civilians hid|>cd the contusion, and the 
 rest is known, though our informaiU 
 contends, and (dearly shows, more than 
 li;ippcncd, and a rout much more disas- 
 trous than the real event w.is carried to 
 Washington, and thence sent over the 
 
 whole country by the first fugitives, who 
 were of course most alarmed. 
 
 At this point of aft'airs occurred that 
 incident of the battle which will carry 
 grief to lumdreds of firesides in Vir- 
 ginia. This part of the battle was 
 describe(i to our informant by a gentle- 
 man, ;i civilian, who was an unwilling 
 and horrified witness of the slaughter. 
 The Black Kangers, a company of a 
 hundred, formed of Virginia gentlemen 
 riding their own horses, came from the 
 cover of the Kebel batteries with the 
 shout, 'Kill the d — d red ca])s!' The 
 zouaves, who were on the point of re- 
 treating, faced about and received the 
 charge with a vollej- which swept many 
 from their saddles. The scattered sol- 
 diers at the wayside turned and fired on 
 the rangers. The zouaves, their pieces 
 being discharged, pulled others of the 
 riders from their horsi'S,and finished the 
 work of deatli with the bayonet. The 
 gentleman who witnessed this, all unused 
 to such scenes, describes the fall of these 
 riders as a sjjectacle most awful. He 
 saw seven only escape, and counted 
 them twice." — [Boston Journal. 
 
 A Rebel Song. 
 
 The following, which was sent to this 
 office by a gcnlleujan in Lowell who re- 
 ceived it from a soldier in McClellan's 
 army, was found on the person of a 
 Rebel soldier captured by our men in 
 Virginia not long ago. It is " Secesh " 
 all through, and is much more amusing 
 than jiatriotic or poetic : — 
 
 Bull r.uD. 
 
 oil. be easy — do n't you tease mc — 
 
 Wliile I -sinff a l>it of fun ; 
 Soldiers flying, niggers crying 
 
 See thcin pusli for Washington. 
 
 Otr tlify scamper— oil, wliat a damper 
 To their tender, humane hearts : 
 
 JIuskets dropping, hearts a-tlu-obblng, 
 Bodies left Ijehind in carts. 
 
 Lee 's a-coming ! Ilark, the dramming ; 
 
 Fly, you hireling, Hessian knaves; 
 lie will seourge you, he will purge you; 
 
 Kun, yon dirty Lincoln slaves. 
 
 .Johnston's mettle will make you settle 
 Down into just and upright men, 
 
 ]f you promise for tlie future 
 Not to take up arms again. 
 
 Oil, wliat sorrow on the morrow 
 When you llnd your knapsack gone, 
 
 IJi-rad and w:Uer — wliat yon fougllt for — 
 You 'II not lind in Washington. 
 
 Despised as traitors, lirotlier-haters, 
 You shall bear the mark of Cain; 
 
 Foolisti gunni-rs, llrst-rate runners; 
 .Shed your Ijiotlier's blooil lor gain. 
 
 Shame will crown yon, tcarswill drown you 
 
 Of the miseiy you have made; 
 l*eaee will leave'you, conscience grieve yon, 
 
 Dupes of Al»nim Lincoln's raid. 
 
 Oil, be easy — do n't you teas<; me, 
 
 I have Sling you all' tlie joke ; 
 Seclliein coining — see them runningi 
 
 lU'avens ! — stre tlic awful sinolte ! 
 
 — [Lowell Courier. 
 
 The Dying Soldier. 
 
 I A subscriljer sends us the following adap- 
 tation of tlie metre of Mrs. Norton's " liingen 
 tlie Hhiue" to ii theme of to.day — ilescrip- 
 live, very nearly, so tin: one who eoiitriliules 
 it tells us, of the fate of a young .New York 
 
 volunteer, " as brave a fellow as the war has 
 protiueert " ;— ] 
 
 A soldier of the armv lay dying at Bull Kun, 
 Oh, the feast ot death was dreadful in that hot 
 
 and Ijii riling sun. 
 No niotlier's fond devotion, and no sister's 
 
 earnest i>rayer. 
 Betokened that a mother's or a sister's hand 
 
 was there ; 
 But a comrade knelt beside him, witli his 
 
 bended head full low — 
 'T is ever thus the bravest will feel compas- 
 sion's How — 
 And he listen'd to the murmur, as the blood 
 
 gusli'd from his side, 
 " My home is by the Hudson, the Hudson's 
 
 rolling tide." 
 
 " To my brothers and companions, when they 
 
 crowd around, my mate, 
 .Speak ligtitly of mj- agony, precisely of my 
 
 fate ; 
 'T is not the fear of dying, but I cannot all 
 
 control 
 This dizziness and weakness, this faintness 
 
 of the soul ; 
 Still, never must they know it — I would that 
 
 tliey should feel 
 In death, as in my life, my heart was temper'd 
 
 like my steel, 
 Ttie steel my brothers gave me and hung 
 
 upon my side, 
 As we parted on the Huilson, the Hudson's 
 
 swelling title. 
 
 "Tell my father when you see him, with his 
 
 sad and tearful eye. 
 I died the death he pray'd for me, the death I 
 
 long'd to die. 
 With my gaze uponour standard, my weapon 
 
 to tl'K.' foe. 
 And a wild hurrah of ecstasy, I met the wel- 
 come blow ; 
 Oh, mitigate his sorrow, it will give his an- 
 
 guisli rest 
 To know my foe's endeavor fell squarely on 
 
 my breast — 
 Wliere else could traitors strike me? for I 
 
 was nurs'd lieside 
 The niemoriesof Hudson, of Hudson's storied 
 
 tide. 
 
 " Should he ask you for mementos of the 
 
 ghastly fieUl of dread. 
 Look on the corpse beside me, and tell him 
 
 that I s.iid 
 The hand that pressed me .sorelj-, and the 
 
 hand that wrought my doom. 
 Lies colder than the stones that flag the por. 
 
 tals to the tomb; 
 We closed, with breath suspended, and with 
 
 eye to eye on tire. 
 I know not what were in his thoughts, but 
 
 mine were on my sire, 
 My sire, whose father battled, and who bravely 
 
 fell, beside 
 The waters of the Hudson, the Hudson's crim- 
 
 son'd tide. 
 
 " Break gently to my mother these tidings of 
 
 her boy : 
 Great God 1 that he should ever break her 
 
 heart, who was her joy I 
 She little thought, when tears ran o'er upon 
 
 my wayward head. 
 How sterner were tile griefs in store forme, 
 
 her early dead; 
 Tell tier the last words on my lip, the last tear 
 
 in my eye. 
 Were all for her, my mother's grief, ray 
 
 mother's agony. 
 Were all for her, whose sighs will break, as 
 
 years shall onward glide. 
 Like the waters of the Hudson, the Hudson's 
 
 mournful tide. 
 
 " And one is there, a maiden, God bless her 
 
 trusting heart! 
 'T is bitter thus to leave her, 't is bitter thus to 
 
 part ; 
 Long, long ago we plighted our hands lor 
 
 evermore. 
 Ill the early days of sunshine, in those happy 
 
 days of yore; 
 With niy sword from out its scabbard cut this 
 
 lock* above my brow 
 As a token to my loved one— 'tis all that's 
 
 left her now ; 
 God save her darling image, I can see it still 
 
 beside 
 The waters of the Hudson, the Hudson's 
 
 glassy tide. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 83 
 
 '* One moment more, my comrade; have you 
 
 heard the words I 've said? 
 Unclasp tliis sword around me, and lay back 
 
 my achinji head. 
 My blade is for your valor, and my purse is 
 
 for your need, 
 1 would the blow that laid me low had spared 
 
 mv faithful steed; 
 But fly, before the vultures of the caiup are 
 
 o'er the dead. 
 Fly, with the words I give you, the words that 
 
 I have said, 
 And hasten to my loved ones, who watch and 
 
 pray beside 
 The waters of the Hudson, the Hudson's 
 
 solemn tide." 
 
 His comrade listen'd breathless, but no iiuir- 
 
 mur caught he more, 
 Naught broke the solemn stillness but the 
 
 cannon's sullen roar; 
 One faint and childlike tremor, one convul- 
 sion of his hanil, 
 And the brave youth had departed to the 
 
 distant spirit-land. 
 No monument above him, and no marble's 
 
 page to bear 
 To the dim and distant future that a noble boy 
 
 lies there, 
 But the winds shall breathe his requiem, the 
 
 same that oft have sigh'd 
 A dirge for the departed, o'er Hudson's 
 
 changeless tide. 
 
 General Butler's Letter. 
 
 A wish has been expressed that we 
 publish Gen. B. F. Butler's letter to the 
 Secretary of AVar, and we do so, that 
 his words may %o on record in our coi- 
 iimus. It is an important document, and 
 will undoubtedly be many times referred 
 to hereafter : — 
 
 IlEAD-QnARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA, \ 
 
 Fortress Monroe, July 30, 1861. ( 
 Hon. Simon Cameron, Secretary of War: 
 
 5ir, — By an order received on the morning 
 of the '26th of July from Major-general Dis, 
 by a telegi'aphic order from Lieutenant-gen- 
 eral Scott, 1 am commanded to forward, of 
 the troops of this department, four regiments 
 and a half, including Colonel Baker's Califor- 
 nia regiment, to \Vashing1on, via Baltimore. 
 This order reached me at 2 o'clock, a. m., by 
 special boat from Baltimore. Believing that 
 it emanated because of some pressing exi- 
 gency for the defense of Washington, I issued 
 my orders before daybreak for the embark- 
 ation of the troops, sending those who were 
 among the very best regiments I had. In the 
 course of the following day they were all 
 embarked for Baltimore, with the" exception 
 of some four hundred for wiiom I had not 
 transportation, although 1 hud all the trans- 
 port force in the hands of the Quartermaster 
 here, to aid the Bay line of steamers which, 
 by the orderfrom the Lieutenant-general, was 
 directed to furnish transportation. Up to and 
 at the time of the order I had been prej^ariug 
 for an advance movement by which I hoped 
 to cripple the resources of the enemy at 
 Yorktown, and especially by seizing a large 
 quantity of Negroes who were being pressed 
 into their service in building the intrench- 
 ments there. I had five days previously been 
 enabled to mount for the first time, the first 
 company of light artillery, which 1 had been 
 empowered to raise, and they had but a single 
 rifled cannon, an iron 6-pounder. Of course 
 every thing must and did yield to the sup- 
 posed exigency and orders. This ordering 
 away the troops from this department, while 
 it weakened the posts at Newport News, ne- 
 cessitated the withdrawal of the troops from 
 Hampton, where I was then throwing up in- 
 trenched works to enable mc to hold the town 
 with a small force, while I had advanced up 
 the York or James river. In the village of 
 Hampton there were a large number of Ne- 
 groes, composed in a great measure of women 
 and children of the men who had fled thither 
 within my lines for protection, who had es- 
 caped from marauding parties of the Rebels, 
 who had been gathering up able-bodied blacks 
 to help them in constructing their batteries 
 on the James and York i-ivers. I had em- 
 ployed the men in Hampton in throwing up 
 intrenchments, and they were working zeal- 
 
 ously and efficiently at that duty, saving our 
 soldiers from tliat labor under the gleam of a 
 mid-day sun. The women wex'e earning sub- 
 stantially their own subsistence in washing, 
 marketing, and taking care of the clothes of 
 the soldiers, and rations were being served 
 out to the men who worked for the support of 
 the children. But \}y the evacuation! of 
 Hampton, rendered uecessary by the with- 
 drawal of troops, leaving me scarcely five 
 thousand men outside the fort, including the 
 force at Newport News, all these black people 
 were obliged to break up their homes at 
 Hampton, fleeing across the creek within my 
 lines for protection and sujiport. 
 
 Indeed it was amostdistressingsight to see 
 these poor creatures, who had trusted to the 
 protection of the arms of the X'nited states, 
 and who aided the troops of the United States 
 in their enterprise, to be thus obliged to rh'c 
 from their homes, the homes of their mas- 
 ters, who had deserted them and become now 
 fugitives from fear of the return nf the Rebel 
 soldiery, who had threatened to shoot the men 
 who had wrought for us, and to carry olTthe 
 women who had served us to a worse than 
 Egj'^litian bondage. I have, thoreft)re, now 
 within the Peninsula, this side of Hampton 
 creek, 900 Negroes, 300 of whom arc able- 
 bodied men, 30 of whom are men substan- 
 tially past hard labor, 17iJ women. -Ji.'. children 
 under the age often years, and J70 betwci-n 
 ten and eighteen, and many more coming in. 
 The questions whicli this state of facts pre- 
 sents are very embarrassing. 
 
 First. What 'shall be done witli them? and 
 second, What is their state and condition? 
 
 Upon these questions I desire the instruc- 
 tions of the Department. 
 
 The first question, however, may perhaps 
 be answered by considering the "last. .\re 
 these men, women, ami children slaves? Are 
 they free? Is their condition thatof men, wo- 
 men, and children, or of property, or is it a 
 mixed relation? What their .sCrt^ws was uuder 
 the constitution and laws, we all know. 
 What has been the elfect of rebellion and a 
 state of warupon that status'i When I adopted 
 the theory of treating the able-bodied Ne- 
 gro flt to work in the trenches, as property 
 liable to be used in aid of rebellion, and so 
 contrabanil of war, that condition of things 
 was in so far met as I then and still heliev(;, 
 on a legal and constitutional basis. But now 
 a new series of questions arise. Passing by 
 women, the children certainly can not be 
 treated on that basis; if property, they nnist 
 be considered the incumbrance, rather than 
 the auxiliary, of an army, and, of course, in no 
 possible legal relation^ could be treated as 
 contraband. Are they property? If they were 
 so. they have been left by their masters and 
 owners, deserted, thro%vu away, abandoned, 
 like the wrecked vessels upon the ocean. 
 Their former possessors and owners have 
 carelessly, traitorously, rebelliously, and 1<> 
 carry out the figure, practically, aljandiim-d 
 them to be swallowed up by the winter .slurru 
 ot starvation. If property, do they not be- 
 come the property of the salvors? But we, 
 their salvors, do not need ami will not hold 
 such property and will assume no such owner- 
 yhip; has not, therefore, all proprietary re- 
 lation ceased? Have they not become there- 
 upon men. women, and children? No longer 
 under ownership of any kind, the fearful rel- 
 ics of fugitive masters, have they not by their 
 masters' acts and the state of war, assumed 
 the condition which we hold to be the normal 
 one. of those made in God's image? Is not 
 every constitutional, legal, and moral re- 
 quirement, as well as to the runaway master 
 as their relinquished slaves, thus answereti? 
 1 confess that my own mind is compelled by 
 this reasoning to look upon them as men and 
 women. If not free-born, yet free, manumit- 
 ted, sent foith from the hand that held them, 
 never to be reclaimed. 
 
 Of course, if this reasoning thus imperfectly 
 set forth is correct, my duty as a humane man 
 is very plain. I should take the same care of 
 these men, women, and children, houseless, 
 homeless, and unprovided for. as I would of 
 the same number of men, women. an<lchi hi ren. 
 who for their attachment to the Unioii had 
 been driven or allowed to flee from the Con- 
 federate States. I should have no doubt on 
 this question, had I not seen it stated that an 
 order had been issued by General McDowell 
 in his department, substantially forbidding 
 all fugitive slaves from coming within his 
 lines, or being harbored there. Is that onler 
 
 to be enforced in all military departments? 
 Ifso, who are to be considered Vugitive slaves? 
 Is a slave to be considered fugitive, whose 
 master runs away and leaves him? Is it for- 
 bidden to the troops to aid or harbor within 
 their lines the Negro children who are found 
 therein, or is the soldier, when his march has 
 destroyed their means of subsistence, to allow 
 them to starve because he has driven otf tlie 
 Rebel master? Now shall the commander of 
 a regiment or battalion sit in judgment upon 
 the question, whether any given black nnin 
 has tied from his nnister, or his master Med 
 from him? IucUmmI. how are the free-born to 
 be distinguished ? Is one any more or less a 
 fugitive slave becausi' he hns hiboi-ed upon 
 the Rebel intreiichmcnis? Ifhehassolaboreti, 
 if I understaml it, he is to he liarborcil. By 
 the reception of which, are the Rebels nn>st 
 to be distressed, by laliing thost; wh<) have 
 wi'ought all their" Rel>cl masters desired, 
 masked their hatt<'ries. or those who have re- 
 fuset] to labor and left the Italtery unmasked? 
 
 1 have very decider! ojiitiions upon tlie sub- 
 ject of this order. It does not become mc^ to 
 criticise it, ami I wrote in no spirit of ci'iti- 
 cism. but simply to explain tin; full dillKadtics 
 that surround "the enlorcing it. If the (en- 
 forcement of that onler beconms lb<^ policy 
 of the government. I, as a soldier, shall be 
 bound to enforce it steadfastly, if not cheer- 
 fully. But if left to my own discretion, as you 
 may have gathered" from n>j' reasoning, 1 
 should take a widely dilb-rent course from 
 that which it indicates 
 
 In a loyal state I would put down a servile 
 insurrection. In a state of rebellion I would 
 confiscate that which was used to oppose my 
 arms, and take all that property which consti- 
 tuted the wealth of that state and furnishe*llhe 
 means by which the war is prosecuted, be- 
 sides being the cause of the war; and if in so 
 doing it shouhJ be objected that human be- 
 ings were brought to the free enjoyment of 
 their life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi- 
 ness, such objection ought not to require 
 much consideration. 
 
 Pardon me for addressing the Secretary of 
 Wardirectly upon thisquestion,asit involves 
 some political considerations as well as pro- 
 priety of military action. 
 
 " I am, sir, vour obedient servant, 
 
 BKNJAMIN F. BUTLER. 
 
 — [Lowell Daily Courier. 
 
 The Land of the Free. 
 
 nV .nHIN !I(M.1,ANI). 
 
 When the eagle ascends on his cloud-cleaving 
 pinions. 
 He sweeps from the gaze through the ether 
 so blue ; 
 When the meteor descemlsfrom its starry do- 
 minions; 
 Lik(? a dream of the night it departs from 
 the view ; 
 But the star of Columbia, in glory ascending, 
 Shall beacon tht; nations nid)orn in tludr 
 glee. 
 And the anthems of freedom, melodiously 
 blending. 
 Shall flee like the winds o'er the land of the 
 free. 
 
 How glorious the nation has waked from its 
 dreaming. 
 In splendor arrayed that ne'er crowned it 
 before, 
 And the Star-spangled Banner in majesty 
 streaming, 
 By millions is echoed Irom mountain to 
 shore ; 
 It rides like the tempest, majesticallj' sweep- 
 ing; 
 It glides like the starlight that silvers the 
 lea ; 
 It surges and swells, like the wild billows 
 leaping, 
 And hovers like bliss o'er the land of the 
 free. 
 
 Our leaders are swayed by the accents of 
 glory— 
 The metnorics of ages are waked by a 
 sound — 
 New buoyancy leaps in the heart of the hoary, 
 And youth with the wisdom of ages is 
 crowned. 
 The voice of a nation uniy hiTiguish in slum- 
 bers. 
 Like a heart that reclines on oblivion'stree, 
 
84 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Yet, a moment may call forth tlic doptlis of its 
 numbers, 
 And scatter its sweets o'er the land of the 
 free. 
 
 Like streams from the mountains our heroes 
 assemble. 
 With ttaze that is fixed upon Liberty's star; 
 On the breezes of freedom their proud stream- 
 ers trendjle, 
 Their standard emblazoned with Union 
 afar ; 
 And woe to the traitors shall meet them in 
 motion. 
 When, tierce as tiie tempest that scourges 
 the sea, 
 They pour forth their vengence, their wrath, 
 and devotion. 
 And victory presides o'er the land of tlie 
 free. —[Boston Journal. 
 
 Army Hymn. 
 
 Tine— "Did Hundred." 
 <) Lord of Hosts! Almighty Iving! 
 Heboid the sacrifice we bring! 
 To every arm Thy strength impart, 
 Thy .Spirit slied through every heart! 
 
 Wake in our breasts the living tires, 
 Thy holy faith that warmed our sires; 
 Thy hand hath ra.uic our Nation free; 
 To die for her is serving Thee. 
 
 Be Thou a pillai-ed Hame to show 
 The nddnight snare, the silent foe; 
 And when the battle thunder.s loud, 
 still guitlc us in its moving cloud. 
 
 God of all Nations! Sovereign Lord! 
 In Thy dread name wc draw the sword, 
 We lift the starry flag on high. 
 That tills with light our stormy sky. 
 
 From treason's rent, from murtler's stain, 
 Guard TlKiu its fold still peace shall reign- 
 Till fort and lield, till shore and sea, 
 .loin our loud anthem, Pi!.\isk to Thee! 
 
 OLIVEK W. HOLMES. 
 
 The Volunteer's Mother. 
 
 He is my boy, my only boy; 
 
 His father died long" years gone by; 
 And little have, I known of joy 
 
 liut gazing on his dark brown eye. 
 'T is lighted now with higher glow — 
 His country calls him ! let him go! 
 
 He never grieved me; tentler, kind, 
 .Strong, loving; full of hope and grace; 
 
 My life was in his own entwined, 
 Mj^ heart but mirrored back his face. 
 
 With stern resolve lie seeks the foe;— 
 
 His country calls him! let him go! 
 
 How often h.ave I sat beside 
 
 Him sleeping; clustering round his head. 
 Those rich brown locks, my praise, my pride. 
 
 And now tlie earth must be his IxmI.* 
 ' T is wrong to grieve for this, I know, 
 His coimtry calls him! let hint go! 
 
 Ah, in how many hearts this strife 
 Is waged by prayer, by jirayer is won ; 
 
 Thert! is the worn]* tlu; Ii"r(r, the knife. 
 And lor 111 e saeri lice — our son ! 
 
 'T would kill me if he fell; but, no! 
 
 His country calls him ! let him go ! 
 
 For God, who gave our land so blest, 
 Would have us guard it — heart and home 
 
 Give up their best at such behest; 
 The gulf was closed in heathen Rome 
 
 AVith one. young warrior — weal or woe. 
 
 His country calls him ; let him go ! 
 
 - [New York Kvening Post. 
 
 The Youug Volunteer's Good-bye. 
 
 I'.V HAL. J. ELLIOT. 
 
 Come up to my little chamber, mother, 
 Come and bless me before 1 sleep, 
 
 ' T is the last night 1 'II be here, you know, 
 And it will do me good to weep. 
 
 1 have said goodbye to the rest, mother, 
 
 I have parted with all but you, 
 And the great, hot tears fell thick and fast. 
 
 But the words that we spoke were few. 
 
 And my heart aches with the parting, mother, 
 " God bless you ! " was all that they said. 
 
 With tpiivering lips, and wistful eyes, 
 .Vs tho ' I were alreadj' dead. 
 
 So come to my little chamber, tnother. 
 
 As you used to come long ago. 
 When the twilight shades were gathering. 
 
 And the West was all aglow. 
 
 You remember those hallowed times, mother, 
 When we used to kneel side by side. 
 
 While you prayed to God so earnestly, 
 That'your little boy sobbed and cried. 
 
 I want you to pray with me now, mother, 
 With your arms wound around me tight. 
 
 Tray God to protect and keep uie safe, 
 And to make me brave in the flght. 
 
 This war is a horiible thing, mother, 
 
 I shudder to think of it so, 
 The visions of blood swept p.ast my brain. 
 
 Till my sold seems flooded with woe. 
 
 But my country calls for me now, mother, 
 
 It calls for me almost liy name. 
 And I can not stay at hoiiie in peace. 
 
 When her flag is trampled in shame. 
 
 I shall flght to the very death, mother, 
 For our cause is righteous, I know, 
 
 I shall flght till the Stars and Stripes once more 
 Float as pure and spotless as snow. 
 
 So pray to God with your whole soul, mother, 
 
 As yon used in days gone by — 
 And it will not shame ray manhood now. 
 
 If I lean on your breast and cry. 
 
 If I come back to you again, mother. 
 You '11 be glad Twent to the flght. 
 
 For a victor's crown upon my brow 
 Win answer your prayer to-night. 
 
 If I fall on the field of battle, mother, 
 You will know I died for the Right, 
 
 And your heart will be glad while you weep, 
 Wlien you think of our good-bye, to-night. 
 
 Now here in my little chamber, mother. 
 With my head pillowed on your breast, 
 
 I '11 whisper my last good-bye to you. 
 And prayerfully go to my rest. 
 
 I 'm ofT with the early sunrise, mother, 
 
 I shall leave you all asleep — 
 There are stirring times ahtjad for us all, 
 
 1 have no more time to weep. 
 
 Bl.vckstone, MA.SS., July, 1861. 
 
 — [Boston Journal. 
 
 Tennessee. — In Tennesaee, Senator 
 Jolinsoii still (lonounccs .Secession. Par- 
 son Hrowiilow says in llie Kiioxville 
 WhUj : " We are for thi' Union as it i.s, 
 fir.st; for a Ixmler-state Confederacy 
 next; and for tlic Soulheni Confederacy 
 never, in any contingency or under any 
 circumstances that may arise." 
 
 The Eighth Massachusetts Regi- 
 ment. — The .services of General Butler 
 and this regiment are deservino; of special 
 recognition. General Hutler seems to 
 h.ave fully comprehended his position, 
 and to have .•issnmed the responsibility 
 of taliiii;; prom|it and energetic meas- 
 ures to " hold, possess, and occupy" the 
 routes from Annapolis to the .lunction. 
 The hardy and ingenious fellows who 
 compose the regiment were c(|ually well 
 fitted for the work which fell to them. 
 No other regiment probably could have 
 been so admirably suited to the emer- 
 gency. Those sturdy and ready me- 
 chanics were not to be nonplussed by 
 such obstacles as the tearing u)! of rails 
 and the ungearing of the machinery of a 
 locomotive. The curing of such troubles 
 
 was but a diversion to them on their way 
 to Washington. The Pittstield company 
 showed themselves equally ready in cut- 
 ting out the receiving ship in Baltimore 
 harbor. Two companies of the regiment 
 also guarded the Constitution on her way 
 to New York from Annajjolis with the 
 midshipmen of the naval school on board. 
 The first week's service of the Eighth 
 Massachusetts regiment has been of the 
 highest value. — [Providence Journal. 
 
 Mustering Out of the Eighth Regi- 
 ment — Touching Scene in the Hol- 
 low Square. 
 
 Just before the time arrived for the 
 regiment to be mustered out of the ser- 
 vice, Colonel Hinks formed his com- 
 mand into a hollow square, and made a 
 very afl'ecting speech to his men, which 
 was repeatedly aiijilauded and cheered. 
 
 He said he had asked them to go to no 
 place where he was not willing to lead 
 them. ['• That "s so," said the men, with 
 a will.] lie was particularly compli- 
 mentary to the .Salcm zouaves, who had 
 done, as he said, the most efficient ser- 
 vice. He gave his right baud to Cap- 
 tain Deveraux, and addressed him per- 
 sonally, with much feeling, and did the 
 same to Captain Kichardson. Tho last 
 words of Colonel Hinks, in the hollow 
 square, were, "Richard "s himself again." 
 
 As he finished bis remarks to his com- 
 mand, he dismounted, and the whole 
 regiment gave him three rousing cheers. 
 
 I'lie regiment was then brought into 
 line, W'hen the commissioned officers sur- 
 rounded the group, and he said a few 
 words to them, bade them good-bj'C, and 
 shook each one by the hand. His last 
 words were " God bless you." There 
 were few dry eyes among the group. 
 
 Prior to the above. Colonel Hinks sug- 
 gested that some one be appointed to 
 write the history of the regiment during 
 its three months of campaign. The name 
 of Ben : Perley Poore was suggested, and 
 he was unanimou.sly appointed. 
 
 Mayor \Vightman made a brief address 
 to the officers in which he alluded in 
 eloquent language to the services of the 
 Eighth, and said Boston would ever re- 
 member them. 
 
 The comiianies were then mustered 
 out of the service and dismissed. They 
 will be jiaid off" as soon as the necessary 
 paiiers can be made out. The i)arting 
 scenes on the common will ever be fresh 
 in the minds of all the command of 
 Colonel Hinks. 
 
 The following letter was addressed to 
 the Colonel by Governor Andrew, his 
 excellency not being able, on account 
 of ill health, to be present on the com- 
 mon : — 
 
 COlimONWEALTH OF JIASSACHUSETTS. 
 
 Executive Department, j 
 
 Boston, Aug. 1, 1861. j 
 
 To Colonel Hinks, Cominanrtcr of the Eighth 
 
 regiment lyiassaehiisetts \'oluntt;er Militia: 
 
 Coh^iKrl,- 1 regret exceedingly that the 
 
 coiulition of my health prohibits me abso- 
 
 lut<dy from meeting you and your gallant 
 
 regiilieut personally to-day, anil expressing 
 
 to you anil them congratulations upon their 
 
 return after .a period of such etflcient service. 
 
 1 can only beg you in my behalf to express 
 
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 85 
 
 how highly I appreciate tlieir invariable good 
 conduct, their varied capacity, and the honor 
 they have done to the commonwealth. 
 
 I look to the return of such of them as may 
 again proceed to the field for a longer term of 
 service, as one of tlie surest means of promot- 
 ing the efficiency of our volunteer regiments, 
 and of maintaining the railit.ary reputation of 
 Massachusetts, which they have already done 
 so much to estahlish. 
 
 I am faitlifully and sincerely yours, 
 
 JOHX A. ANDREW. 
 
 MILITARY MATTERS, ETC. 
 
 Return of the Sixth Mass, Regiment, 
 
 Grand Reception at Worcester. 
 
 ARRIVAL IN BOSTON. 
 
 An Enthusiastic Greeting. 
 
 The .Sixth regiment of Massachusetts 
 Militia, Colouel Joues, who have earned 
 forthemselves tlie praise and l)est wishes 
 of all loyal citizens of the United .States 
 for their promptness at the eoinraence- 
 nient of the national troubles, and thfeir 
 ever-memorable passage through Balti- 
 more, arrived in this city yesterday 
 afternoon, and received a iiiost cordial 
 greeting from tens of thousands of peo- 
 ple. The regiment left the Relay house 
 at 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning, arriv- 
 ing in Philadelphia at a late hour the 
 same day, after a long and tedious jour- 
 ney. 
 
 The Kecopfion at "Worcester. 
 
 The train which took the regiment 
 from Groton, Conn., to Worcester, reach- 
 ed the latter city soon after 11 o'clock. 
 There were thousands of people on the 
 common in Worcester, waiting for sev- 
 eral hours previous to the arrival of the 
 train, and upon its approach being an- 
 nounced, the enthusiasm was raised to 
 the highest pitch. .\s the train stopped 
 near the common a salute was fired from 
 pieces of cannon near by, which was 
 continued for a consideratde time after- 
 ward, during the presence of the regi- 
 ment. 
 
 As the soldiers disembarked from the 
 cars, they were received by an over- 
 joyed crowd, who instantly rushed up 
 and grasping many of the soldiers by 
 hand received them as old acquaint- 
 ances, though perhaps they had never 
 met before. It was a most exciting 
 scene. The intermingling of the bronze- 
 faced and hardy-looking soldiers with 
 the gathering of ladies and gentlemen, 
 shaking hands, and the thousand ques- 
 tions were continued for a few moments, 
 when the escort arrived, and soon after 
 the regiment was formed in column and 
 marched through several streets to the 
 city hall, where a collation was pre- 
 pared. 
 
 Departure from Worcester. 
 
 After a short delay on the common 
 the soldiers again entered the cars, and 
 
 at 2 : 30 o'clock the train moved out of 
 Worcester amid the deafening cheers of 
 the multitude gathered about the com- 
 mon. The members of the regiment 
 were much pleased witli the warm re- 
 ception given tliem at Worcester. 
 
 At Framinghara the train stopped for 
 a few moments, and a large gathering of 
 people were enthusiastic in their atten- 
 tions to the soldiers. A salute was fired 
 at this place. 
 
 Arrival and Reception in Boston. 
 
 On arriving at the AVorcester railroad 
 depot the regiment was received by a 
 very large crowd — assembled inside and 
 outside the building — who cheered them 
 to the echo. For a time friendly meet- 
 ings and congratulations of friends as- 
 sumed the control of affairs. After about 
 half an hour the line was formed in 
 Lincoln and Summer streets — the Second 
 battalion, under command of Major New- 
 ton, furnishing the escort. Gilmore's 
 and the regimental band furnished the 
 music, and a drum corjjs of nineteen 
 persons attached to the regiment gave 
 the time. 
 
 The Daughter of the Reerinieiit. 
 
 The great center of populjir observa- 
 tion as the column came in view was the 
 " Daughter of the Kegimeut,'' as she 
 rode along in her fine imiform of red, 
 white, and blue, with her silver canteen 
 slung by her side. Cheers arose every- 
 where along the crowded streets as this 
 beautiful child passed at the head of the 
 column. She rode a white steed pro- 
 cured for the purpose, and, young as 
 she is, exhibited a considerable pro- 
 ficiency in horsemanship. She is the 
 daughter of Colonel Jones, and was 
 adopted by the regiment in the armory 
 of the Second battalion on the day the 
 regiment left for Washington. The 
 colonel has every reason to be proud of 
 his daughter, and gratified at the inter- 
 est taken in her by his couunand. 
 
 On the Common. 
 
 The arrangements on the common for 
 the convenience of the regiment were 
 very complete. Nearly the whole of the 
 parade grounil was roped in, and a large 
 number of policemen, under charge of 
 .Sergeant Dunn, were stationed around 
 the entire enclosure to prevent a too 
 great crowd of interested spectators. 
 At the time of the arrival of the regi- 
 ment, there was an extraordinarily large 
 number of people assembled outside the 
 enclosure, but few gained admittance in- 
 side, as it was thought desirable to have 
 as little impediment to the comfort of 
 the soldiers as possible. 
 
 The column arrived inside the enclos- 
 ure at about (1 o'clock, and took up its 
 position adjoining the Charles-street 
 mall. 
 
 The Collation. 
 
 The regiment then stacked their mus- 
 kets and were marched across the com- 
 mon to the place were the edibles were in 
 waiting for them. These were jirejiared 
 on ten tables on the Beacon-street mall, 
 by .J. B. Smith, under the direction of 
 the city government, and all that could 
 be desired in quantity and quality. 
 
 A Sociable Time. 
 After refreshing themselves at X\\v. 
 tables, the soldiers for about three- 
 quarters of an hour were allowed to act 
 their own pleasure without leaving the 
 enclosure, and many of their friends 
 were admitted inside. They were soon 
 scattered about the parade ground, and 
 collected in knots, recounting their va- 
 ried experience to the eager listeners. 
 The Baltimore troubles, with which the 
 name of the Sixth is so closely allied, 
 was the principal topic of "interest. 
 They generally sjioke of the Baltimo- 
 reans as having treated them with re- 
 spect since their first trouble. The 
 prompt action of General Banks had 
 done much to awe those who were ill- 
 disposed toward the Federal cause. On 
 tlieir return through Baltimore on Tues- 
 day they were generally well treated, 
 and they had no hesitation in freely visit- 
 ing any portion of the city during their 
 delay of several hours there. One in- 
 stance was noted were a .Secession flag 
 was displayed during their marcli 
 through the city, and that was by a lady 
 who thrust a sm;ill enibleiu of " Secesh," 
 about a foot square, out of a window in 
 the upper story of a building, but she 
 took the precaution of closing the blinds 
 so that she would not be recognized. 
 The regiment si)eak of General Butler 
 in commendatory terms. 
 
 Negroes with the Regiment. 
 
 Some of the officers of the regiment 
 after their arrival at the Relay house, 
 and also while In Baltimore, employetl 
 several free-born Negro boys as servants, 
 and about half-anlozeu of them were 
 brought on with them. Most of them 
 arc quite intelligent and full of fun, and 
 seemed pleased with their change of lo- 
 cality. 
 
 A great deal of amusement was de- 
 rived from one of the contrabands, yclept 
 George, alias the " Commiss<ary," whoso 
 ability to mock the mocking-bird was 
 extraordinary. George lay down on his 
 face in the grass, and sent forth such a 
 volley of mellitliiousness such as we 
 never heard only in the case of the orig- 
 inal niockhig-binl. Showers of coppers 
 discounted the commissary's notes, which 
 were as plenty as AVesterii shinplasters; 
 and what did not appear at all strange 
 to George, was the great and overpower- 
 ing ("sometimes) desire of a little brother 
 Ethiop to act as treasurer on his own 
 hook. Unless we are very much wrong, 
 the ''Commissary" will be able to wag 
 through the world without leading 
 strings. 
 
 Juvenile Zouaves. 
 
 We should not be justified in neglect- 
 ing mention of the youthful Ellsworth 
 zouaves. Captain Coleman, who did 
 guard (luty all day over the commis- 
 sariat department. Their devotion to 
 duty — the strict iiropriety of their con- 
 duct — and above all, the rigid Impartial- 
 ity with which they repulsed friends and 
 strangers when an' attempt was made to 
 attack a water jug, aggregated in such 
 credit as few corps similarly situated 
 would liave earned. That the boys can 
 be trusted vvliere duty is required, is 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 crerlitahly ])rov<'d liy th^ conduct of f 'ap- 
 taiii ('ol('iiiau"s coiiiinaiid. Tlicy were 
 greatly admired Ijy every looker on. 
 
 Tlie Reception in Lowell. 
 
 The reujiuient will arrive in Lowell at 
 about ]] o'clock this t'ori-noon. and they 
 will be received liy the rinjfinj; of bells, 
 and a salute of nineteen fjuns, in coni- 
 nienioration of the 19th of April, 18(il. 
 The public building-s will be decorated 
 with Hags displayeil from the various 
 ])ublic and many private buildings on the 
 route they will march Ihrongh. A jiro- 
 cession under the direction of Wni. II. 
 Clemence, chief marshal, will act as an 
 escort to the regiment to the South com- 
 mon, where they will be addressed by 
 his honor, Mayor Sargeant. A collation 
 will be provided in Huntington hall. In 
 the jirocession will be the mend)ers of 
 the city government, otficers and mem- 
 bers of the several associations in the 
 city, members of the schools, members 
 of the city government of Law-rence and 
 Worcester, officers of the several towns 
 where the companies belong, the fire de- 
 partment, and .several military organiza- 
 tions. It will be a grand affair. — [Bos- 
 ton Journal, Aug. "J. 
 
 The Reception of the Davis Guards 
 at Acton. 
 
 The good olil town of Acton was on 
 Saturday the center of great interest to 
 all its people, and to those of the neigh- 
 boring towns, the occasion being the re- 
 ception of the Davis Guards, Co. E, 
 ('apt. Daniel Tuttle, of that town, after 
 an absence of more than three months 
 with the Sixth Massachusetts regiment 
 in the service of the Federal government. 
 We think it is a fact that this company 
 was the first one in arms in response to 
 the president's call for seventy-five 
 thousand volunteers. 'I'he order's for 
 the captain to report his command in 
 Lowell on Tuesday morning, .April Kjth, 
 were not sent to Acton till a late hour 
 in the evening: the members were noti- 
 fied and collected from seven iliflerent 
 towns, and although tw(dve miles from 
 Lowell, we believe they were in the city 
 at 7 : 30 o'clock on Tuesday morning. 
 We remember the fact that they ji.assed 
 our oflice in a drenching rain, aboul that 
 lime, llow many houi-s befure this lime 
 tlM'y were in arms, we do nol know, but 
 it is (piife probable that it was some 
 time before any of our Lowell companies 
 left their armories. It was titt iiig, I hr^n, 
 that this company, which was the first 
 to start for the cai)ital, then threatened 
 by the Itebels, should be welcomed — 
 enthusiastically wtdcomeil — on their i-e- 
 turn to the ho'mes they had left in so 
 much baste ami umler circumstances 
 any thing but encouraging. 
 
 The Davis (iuards, after having been 
 dismissed by Colonel .lones in Hunting- 
 ton hall, repaire<l to the armory of the 
 <"ity (Juards, where they rem:iined all 
 night. 
 
 Amid the boondng of cannon, ringing 
 of bells, hand-shakings, excdaniations of 
 surprise at the appearance uf the hardy, 
 sun-burnt, and oddly uniformed men. 
 
 tlie company came into line, and after 
 brielly marching a short distance took 
 up a position on the left of the road lead- 
 ing to Acton, opposite Exchange hall. 
 
 Across the street were suspended 
 neatly-wrought mottoes, appropriate to 
 the occasion. " First to go," was the 
 first one we noticed. '• Safely Return- 
 eil," " Welcome Home," and '"Honor to 
 the Brave," v\<'re .also passed before ar- 
 riving op|iosite the monument, which had 
 upon it the w ord " L'ldon " on two sides, 
 and the names of Davis, Hayward, and 
 Hosmer. On a store to the right of the 
 monument were the words, "Through 
 Baltimore"; and on a dwelling house, 
 " "Welcome home again." On tlie front 
 of the (dd church, to the left of the 
 monument, were the words (the senti- 
 ment of tlyise uttered by Davis previous 
 to the (.'oncord fight)," The Davis Guards 
 not afraid to go." On the dwelling house 
 next the church some true-hearted per- 
 son had expressed his love for our 
 country in one word, " Union." The 
 firing of cannon and ringing of liells. as 
 the Jirocession entered tlie village, lent 
 additional inspii-atioii to the occasion. 
 In various places the .\merican flag 
 floated gaily on the breeze, and the scene 
 was one of unusual interest to those who 
 witnessed as well as those who took part 
 in the ceremonies. 
 
 The proi-ession having halted, the sev- 
 eral companies formed around the ros- 
 trum. 
 
 Colonel Faulkner, when the sjieakers 
 were seated, stepjied forward and called 
 to order, and announced Kev. Mr. Mor- 
 t<m, of Acton, who invoked divine bless- 
 ing in a most touching and appropriate 
 prayer. 
 
 Dr. .John M. Miles, of Acton, was next 
 introduced, and made the address wel- 
 coming home the command of Captain 
 Tuttle. 
 
 To the address of Doctor Miles a bi-ief 
 response was made by Doctor Cowdry 
 on behalf of Ca])tain Tuttle, who fnmi 
 hoarseness was hardly able to speak a 
 loud word. He said the Davis (iuards 
 were proud of the reception that had 
 been given them ; they had endeavored 
 t(i do their duty; they were ready to go 
 again if the country re(iuired their ser- 
 vices, and even the prospect of a fight 
 like that at Bull Run would not intimi- 
 date them. 
 
 During the whole day we saw no jar- 
 ring, (piarreliiig or intoxication; every 
 thing w as done " decently and in order," 
 anil a most fitting welcome iliil the jieo- 
 ]ile of Acton give the brave little body 
 of men who went forth from their homes 
 and friends, on a dark and storniv morn- 
 ing on the KUh of April last, to battle, 
 as did tliose from whom they s]irung, 
 for their country and its glorious insti- 
 tutions. We saw and heard enough to 
 ]irove to us that Acton will never fail 
 to do her duty, and we have no doubt 
 that her jiart in the war against Hebel- 
 lioii is not yet fully perfornied, lor she 
 has men who can not quietly n'uiain .at 
 home while the Stars and Strijies are in 
 )ieril. TIk' s]iirit of thosi' w hose rianains 
 rest beneath the granite shaft in the 
 jiublic s((uare, must eontimially remind 
 
 the men of Acton that if the Rebels tri- 
 uniiih, then Davis, Hayward, and Hos- 
 mer forfeited their lives to no purpose, 
 and the government they sought to es- 
 tablish has proved a failure. — [Lowell 
 Daily Courier, Aug. 6, 1861. 
 
 ■Welcome Home of the Sixth Regi- 
 ment. 
 
 We noticed yesterday the reception of 
 this regiment in New York. The regi- 
 ment reached Worcester )-esterday fore- 
 noon, about 11 o'clock, and was the 
 recipient of a most gratifying welcome 
 from the warm-hearted people of the 
 " heart of the Commonwealth." 
 
 This forenoon, after having been mus- 
 tered out of service b.y Captain Amorj', 
 the regiment took the cars for this city, 
 reaching here about 1 : .SO o'clock. The 
 four companies belonging here, the two 
 fjawrence companies, the Groton and 
 the Acton companies, left this city about 
 noon on Tuesday, the Kith of April, and 
 have been absent fifteen weeks and three 
 daj-s. 
 
 The terrible reception which several 
 of the companies met with at Baltimore 
 on the l!)th of April, is fresh in the 
 minds of all. The bravery the men dis- 
 played on that occasion gave the regi- 
 ment a character which was acknowl- 
 edged at once by the I'Ountry, and their 
 arrival at Washington on the same day, 
 being the first armed body that arrived 
 at the capital, was welcomed as a de- 
 liverance by all Tnion men then residing 
 there. Although the regiment has not 
 been in any regular engagement, yet its 
 presence in and aliout Baltimore to pre- 
 serve peace and good order, has done 
 much for the country and has lieen ac- 
 knowledged in various ways by the loyal 
 citizens of Baltimore and INIaryland, 
 
 On the day id' the dejiarture of the 
 regiment from our city we exjiressed the 
 wish that it might soon return with 
 honor and unbroken ranks. One wish is 
 gratified, but alas ! two of its members 
 who left our city in good health, soon 
 were in a few days brought back — 
 Whitney and Ladd to this city, and \eed- 
 ham to Lawrence, having fallen martyrs 
 to the fury of the mob in its passage 
 through Baltimore. "We believe that all 
 its other members who left here are 
 alive, though some have come back iu 
 conseijuence of wounds received at Balti- 
 more, or from ill-health. 
 
 Our streets are gaily decked with 
 bunting, the "red, white, and blue" 
 ev<ry where predominating. Appropriate 
 mottoes are to be seen all along on the 
 route of march, such as " Welcome 
 Sixth," "I'Jth of .Vju-il. ISHl," "All 
 Honor to the Brave,"' etc. It would he 
 impossible to give tlie names of those 
 who decorate, w ithoul |>ublishing a large 
 ])orti<in of the names in the directory, 
 for nearly all endeavor to do their best. 
 — [Lowell Courier. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 87 
 
 ArriTal of ttie Fifth Repent 
 
 ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. 
 
 Military and Civic Escort. 
 
 Home Welcomes in Charlestown, 
 Medford, Somerville, etc. 
 
 The Fifth regiment of Massachusetts 
 Voluntpcv Militia, wliicli was oue of the 
 first regiments to respond to tlie eall of 
 the President in April hist, and which 
 left this city for Washington on the 21st 
 of that month, returned home yesterday 
 and met with a most enthusiastic wel- 
 come. The friends of the memhers of 
 the difl'erent companies came in large 
 numbers from the towns in which they 
 reside to join in the welcome to the 
 troops, and at an early hour wended their 
 way to the Providence depot, at which 
 the regiment was to arrive. It was gen- 
 erally rumored that the troops would 
 arrive about 8 o'clock, and from before 
 that time to the time of their actual ar- 
 rival at 1 o'clock, the depot and its sur- 
 roundings were thronged with anxious 
 and joyous friends. 
 
 Scenes on the Common. 
 
 People began to flock to the common 
 at an early hour, and on the arrival of 
 the escort, au hour previous to the ar- 
 rival of the regiment, the crowd had be- 
 come verj' large. After several hours of 
 anxious waiting, the commotion in the 
 neighborhooil of the Providence railwaj' 
 station plainly indicated the arrival of 
 the train, and hundreds bent their steps 
 in that direction. Most, however, re- 
 mained on the conunon, supposing, of 
 course, that the troops, who had had 
 nothing whatever to eat since their de- 
 partiu-e from N"ew York on Monday 
 evening, would first partake of the col- 
 lation which had been spread for some 
 hours on the Beacon-street mall. The 
 regiment, however, proceeded through 
 the streets of the city before arriving on 
 the common. Their approach wa.s"the 
 signal for a grand rush. Fathers, 
 mothers, brothers, sisters, and friends 
 seized the hands or clung about the 
 necks of the soldiers as they came upon 
 the parade ground. The strict order not 
 to " meddle with the boys on the march " 
 was only partially heeiled, and the de- 
 tour of the parade ground was accom- 
 plished by the troops at the sound of 
 familiar music, with their glorious colors 
 still flying, and with numerous acces- 
 sions to their ranks. No sooner had the 
 regimental line been formed in line with 
 the Charles-street mall, than from all 
 quarters of the parade ground rushed 
 throngs of people to greet them. The 
 orders to stack arms, etc., were obeyed 
 under great disadvantages, as at this 
 time the ranks were completely broken 
 by the influx of innumerable friends. 
 Then followed the greetings. The 
 colonel rode up and down the parade 
 ground on his splendid horse, receiving 
 
 the hearty congratulations of his friends 
 on all sides. The civil and military 
 authorities present, including several 
 United States oflicers, repairetl to the 
 marquee at the North eud of the ground, 
 where a repast was laid, and where many 
 friends had been gathered. In the scenes 
 of welcome and l)£artfelt congratulation 
 the repast was :it first well nigh neg- 
 lected. 
 
 Many an aftecting incident occurred, 
 and many tears of welcome were shed 
 within the tent and all along the ranks. 
 The troops wer(> conducted to their I'ol- 
 lation, and were for a couple of hours 
 allowed the full enjoyment of the meet- 
 ing. One never tailed of interest in walk- 
 ing among them. Here a hardy young 
 soldier was exhibiting a shattered nnis- 
 ket or a few clean bullet holes in his gar- 
 ments ; another was the center of an 
 eager crowd, who were listening in- 
 tensely to the last authentic account of 
 the battle of Hull Kun from an "eye- 
 witness." Outside the lines little knots 
 of i)eople listen<!d to new incidents of the 
 fight, and none enjoyed the scene better 
 than the returned volunteers. 
 
 To drink from a soldier's canteen that 
 had been often filled from the puddles of 
 Fairfax andCentreville, was the especial 
 delight of many, while trophies of the 
 flekl were liberally dispersed on all 
 hands. In scenes like these two happy 
 hours of the afternoon passed away, and 
 we heard it from the lips of many of the 
 regiment that it was a source of esjtecial 
 delight that their first reception at home 
 was lieneath the green trees of Boston 
 common. 
 
 The office of the Bunker Hill Aiirora, 
 on Chelsea street, was draped with the 
 American flag, and the rooms of the 
 Bunker Hill Drill club, adjoining, were 
 splendidly decorated with llags and lines 
 of stn'amers, mottoes ami inscriptions. 
 They displajed the words, " Welcome," 
 and on a scroll, held in the beak of a 
 spread eagle, api)eared the motto: "Lib- 
 erty and Union, 1776." The bank build- 
 ing, corner of Warren street and City 
 square, was profusely adorned. Over 
 the entrance appeared in golden letters, 
 on a scarlet velvet ground, the cheering 
 words, " Welcome the Brave," and on 
 either side festoons of streamers radiat- 
 ing from the cornice were shields in- 
 scribed : "Patriots of '71! aud '(51 " and 
 "ThelTniou Forever." Some very fine 
 displays of flags and bunting, chief 
 among which was the decoration of the 
 bank building of the Warren Savings 
 Institution, whicli looked finely. On 
 Winthrop street the lady of Lieut. Caleb 
 Drew, of the City Guard, decorated her 
 house in beautiful st5ie, anil in conjunc- 
 tion with Mr. J. Smith, an opposite 
 neighbor, made a fine display, inchnling 
 a tablet suspended across the street, in- 
 scribed : " Honor to the Gallant Defend- 
 ers of the Stars and Stripes," and on the 
 reverse : "All Hail the Stars and Stripes." 
 
 Foil some time the whereabouts of ex- 
 Governor Wise, of Virginia, has been a 
 matter of conjecture. The Wheeling 
 Intelligencer of the 1.5th inst. enlightens 
 us as follows : — 
 
 " We are at last able to give what is 
 unquestionably the tnUh in regard to 
 the killing or wounding of the old arch- 
 traitw-, Henry A. Wise. He is still in 
 the land of the living. Mr. .Tohu Woods, 
 son of A. P. Woods, of this city, arrived 
 here from Ravenswood, on Satiirday 
 morning, by steamer. He left ( 'harlottes- 
 ville, where he was a student at the uni- 
 versity, about three weeks ago. He 
 reached Charlestown after a gre.-it deal 
 of trouble, and left that place on the tth 
 of July, arriving at Kipley on the (even- 
 ing of the .")th. Old Henry A. and his 
 sou, O. Jennings Wise, were both at 
 Ripley. On the 8th, a report readied 
 Ripley that a thousand Union troops 
 were inarching ujion tliat place from the 
 Ohio river. The Wises, with their seven 
 hundred followers, reti-eated back upon 
 Charlestown. The report of the killing 
 of Wise and his body-guard reached us 
 on Sunday evening, the 7th, so that it 
 will be sei'ii that he could not have been 
 very badly injured, as he was knocking 
 around Ripley pretty tolerably spry for 
 an old man. From other circumstances 
 we are induced to believe that the whole 
 story about the attack on Wise's party 
 is a sheer fabrication. It is scarcely 
 possible that he could have been at Si.s- 
 sonville at all. 
 
 Our readers may rest assured that 
 Henry A. Wise still lives, and is doubt- 
 less this minute ' firing the Southern 
 heart ' somewhere along the Kanawha 
 lines.'' 
 
 Letter from General Butler. 
 
 The following letter from General But- 
 ter to F. A. Hildreth, Esq., of this city, 
 we have no doubt will be read with the 
 liveliest interest by every one, whether 
 friendly to its author or otherwise. The 
 letter is dated " United States Steam 
 Frigate Minnesota, oft' Cajjc Hatteras, 
 August 27, 1861." Some portions of it 
 will, we doubt not, afford much satis- 
 faction to many of our citizens, while 
 the facts it gives respecting the causes 
 of trouble we have received from the 
 South, will find an endorsement in every 
 intelligent mind, although they have 
 not previously, we think, been ac- 
 knowledged on the side from which this 
 comes. But the letter is distinct and 
 speaks for itself. We have no room for 
 comments to-day. The letter appeared 
 in the Advertiser of last evening : — 
 
 I have roceived your note, as well as those 
 of many otlieis of' my true friends in Massa- 
 cliusiitts, asking my opinion about political 
 questions, anil some kindly susKfSting my 
 name as a candidate for governor at the en- 
 suing election. I reply to you as representing 
 Ihem' all, because our intimacy will permit 
 raoi-e frankness than would seem meet to- 
 ward those less closely connected. As 1 liavc 
 stated to you, and as "I have publicly repeal- 
 ed, when I left home I left all politics, in a 
 party sense of the term, behind me, and I 
 know no politics in any sense, save as repre- 
 sented by the question — How best to preserve 
 the Union and restore the country in its in- 
 tegrity. l*eace is desirable to all, and to none 
 more so than the soldier who has left his 
 friend and his home to do his duty to his 
 country. Hut however desirable, it is not to 
 be purchasetl ujion any terms, save the recog- 
 nition of the authority of the federal govern- 
 ment over every inch of territory which ever 
 lielonged to it. Upon no condition whatever. 
 
88 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 otlior than this, woiihl I ccinscnt to peace. A 
 peni-i' iiivulviiif; the disintegration of the 
 ITnioii, orniitil the siipremaey of the fjovern- 
 uicnt is forever e^tahlislieil, woulil be simply 
 a Ueclaration of perpetual war of seetions. 
 
 Were the Southern Confederacy to-day ac- 
 knowledged in the fullness of good faitli, two 
 months would not elapse liefore causes of 
 war would arise, sufticient not only to justify, 
 but to denniud a renewal of the conflict. No 
 two months have passed, in the last ten years 
 at least, in which outrages have not been 
 committed upon Northern men in the South, 
 which, had they been perpetrated by a fiu-eigii 
 nation, would have demanded a redress of 
 grievances, under pain of a suspension of di- 
 plomatic relations. But we have borne these 
 outrages because there was no tribunal to the 
 arbitrament of which we could submit them, 
 and it was against the genins of our peojile to 
 appeal to arms. Therefore I see with pain, 
 upon the part of some of those with whom I 
 have actiHl in political organizations, a dis- 
 position to advocate peaceful settlements 
 wherein there can be no peace. Therefore 
 this war must go on, not for the purpose ol 
 subjugation,— but if those who commenced it 
 bring upon themselves that condition as an 
 incident, it will only be another illustration 
 of the fruit of sowing the wind. Besides 
 these, there are no other politics. 
 
 On the nuitterof the nomination — I can not 
 consent that my name shall be used by any 
 party. While on some things, as you are 
 aware, I do not agree with the principli^s up- 
 on which the st.ate and the national adminis- 
 trations were inaugurated, yet we are a long 
 •way past that. The liepublican party, hai-iug 
 won a politi<'al victory, both in the state and 
 in the nation, is entitled to the patriotic en- 
 deavor of every man to give it a fair trial in 
 the administration of the government, and in 
 that, it should, as it does, take the lead in ol- 
 licial po.sitions. And uow there is left nothing 
 for us to contend against, save any corrup- 
 ticui, inetBciencv or impropriety of adminis- 
 ti(m, which I doubt not would at once be re- 
 buked as well by Republicans as by Demo- 
 crats, liut as far as regards the persomiel of 
 the administration in the state, J believe 
 Governor Andrew has enileavorcd laithfully, 
 zealously, and etticicntly to put our common- 
 wealth on the side of the nation, and to sus- 
 tain the Union. I therefore, for one, would 
 not desire to see a change in the e.\-ecutive, 
 although, I doubt not, the people will demand 
 changes in some, of the minor oflices. I do 
 not say that I would vote for Governor An- 
 drew, hut were I at home I would not vote 
 against him. Let it be understood that with- 
 out distinction of jjarty. and without party 
 issues, all men wlio love the ITnion are deter- 
 mined to stand bv it and the country until 
 this IlebelUon shall lie quelled, ami then we 
 may hereafter divide .as we please upon the 
 minor dillerences of admini.stration of gov- 
 ernment. 
 
 To you, my dear friend, I n(^ed urge no jus- 
 titlcation of this course. You will appreciate 
 it, for you are aware of the sacritice, both of 
 folding and of position, I nuide a year ago in 
 the earnest endeavor to save the country 
 from this ealaniitv, which I then partly fore- 
 saw, and acting in the best light I hail, en- 
 deavori'd to prevenl. And 1 am reaily to 
 imvke a like saeriliee now to repel that which 
 I then souglit to avert. I need to thank you 
 anil otlu-rs of nty friends lor this, amcmg 
 other kindnesses you have sliown me. 
 Very truly yours, I5EN.J. P. liUTLEU. 
 
 Knowledge is Power. 
 
 The Baltimore American says, in :m ac- 
 count of matters :it the IJclay liouse : — 
 
 " GciitU'iiieii who c<)iiverse<l wilh Gen- 
 eral Butlei- state that the kiiowleiljio lie 
 possessed of the doinj;s in Baltimore 
 previous ami since the ileeils of the 10th 
 ult. astonished them, and led to tin' con- 
 viction th.at tlic jiovernment had its 
 agents here to watch tlie ]iri>,e;ress of 
 events. Even the names of jiartieipa- 
 tors and syinjiathizers, and all that was 
 done or left undone by the tiuthorities is 
 known to him. Kvery man wlio tool< an 
 
 active part in the riot has his name and 
 his doings and sayings on record in 
 Washington, and in fact it is evident 
 that more is linown there tiiau here with 
 regard to the details of the whole trans- 
 action." 
 
 We believe this is a correct tribute to 
 the vigilance of the government, which 
 not only keejis Maryland and Baltimore 
 under its eye, but A'irgiuia, and in short 
 the whole "movement of the Secession 
 conspiracy. The organization of this 
 " intelligence " force was one of the 
 first duties which occupied the new ;id- 
 ministration, as the difficutly of keeping 
 up communication with Fort Sumter 
 had established its absolute necessity. 
 Knowledge is power ordintirily, but ten- 
 fold so in war. We believe it impossible 
 for the government now to lie entrapped 
 by any sudden movement of the Rebel 
 leaders. There is far more danger of 
 the indiscreet disclosure of military in- 
 telligence at the North, than of the non- 
 receijit of all that is material from the 
 South. As to General Butler, who seems 
 to htive astonished the l\Iaryland gentle- 
 men by his intimate acquaintance with 
 their affairs, it must be remembered that 
 he is a "detective " by profession. For 
 several years he has 'been in the eager 
 " pursuit of knowledge under difficul- 
 ties," by direct questioning, crossHiues- 
 tioning, lilufling, coaxing, and all other 
 means. And it may be safely assumed 
 that when he takes'a case in hand, legal 
 or military, what he does n"t know about 
 it is not worth knowing. 
 
 Lyon. 
 
 [The following, from the I'hiladelphia Sat- 
 urday Post, is one of the most beautiful trib- 
 utes "that the heroic death of General Lyon 
 has called forth :— ] 
 Sing, bird, on green Missouri's plain, 
 
 The sadilest song of sorrow ; 
 I >rop tears, O clouiis, iu gentlest rain 
 
 Ve from the winds can borrow; 
 linathe lait, ye winds, your softest sigh, 
 
 Weep, llowers, in dewj' splenilor. 
 For him who knew well how to die, 
 ISut never to surrender. 
 
 lip rose serene the August sun 
 
 Upon that day of glory ; 
 Up curled from musket and from gun 
 
 The war-cloud gray and hoary; 
 It gathere<l like a fnueral Jiall, 
 
 .Now l)rokc-n and now blended. 
 Where rang thc^ bugle's angry call. 
 
 And rank with rank contended. 
 
 Four tliousand men, as bravi- and true 
 
 As e'er went torlh iu (hiring. 
 Upon the foe thai uuirning tlircw 
 
 The strength of their desjiairing. 
 They feared not deatli — nuai bless the field 
 
 Tliat iiatriot scddiers die on — 
 Fair Freedom's cause was sword and shield, 
 
 And at the head was Lyon '. 
 
 Their leader's trimbled soul looked forth 
 
 From eyes of troubled brightnt^ss; 
 Sad soul! the Vmrden of the North 
 
 Had pressed out all its lightness. 
 He gazed upon tlie unequal tight. 
 
 His ranks all rciU and gory 
 And felt the slaulows close like night 
 
 Itound liis career of glory. 
 
 " General, come lead us!" loud the cry 
 
 Fnun a brave bainl was ringing — 
 *' Lead us, and wti will stop, or die. 
 
 That battery's awful singing." 
 He spurred to where his lierocs stood. 
 
 Twice wounded — no wound Unowing — 
 Tlie fin; of battle in his blood 
 
 .\nd on his forehead glowing. 
 
 Oh, cursed for aye that traitor's hand, 
 
 And cursed that aim so deadlj-, 
 Which smote the bravest of the land, 
 
 And dyed his bosom redly 4 
 Serene he lay while past him pressed 
 
 The battle's furious billow. 
 As calmly as a babe may rest 
 
 Upon its mother's pillow. 
 
 So Lyon dieil ! and well may flowers 
 
 His place of burial cover, 
 F<u' never had this land of ours 
 
 A more devoted lover. 
 Living, his country was his bride, 
 
 His life lie gave her dying, 
 Life, fortune, love — he naught deuied 
 
 To her and to her sighing. 
 
 Rest, Patriot, in the hillside grave, 
 
 Beside her form who bore thee? 
 Long may the land thou died'st to save 
 
 Her bannered stars wave o'er thee ! 
 Upon her liistory's liriglitest page, 
 
 .\nd on Fame's glowing portal. 
 She 'II write thy grand, historic page. 
 
 And gi'ave thy name immortal. n. P. 
 
 In the Camp. 
 
 BY .M-U!V A. HARLOW. 
 
 By our dim camp-flre, in the gloom of the 
 
 night. 
 
 When sleep comes gently, like a welcome 
 
 guest. 
 
 Visions gleam round m(t in the flickering light. 
 
 Wearing tile forms ol those I love the best. 
 
 She comes, my angel ! and with beckoning 
 hand 
 Points toward the Eden that was ours so 
 lat(^. 
 Where tower the mountains and the forests 
 grand. 
 And flash the waters of our native state. 
 
 Anil Eve, young darling of a soldier's pride, 
 Shines in the twilight like a golden beam ; 
 
 Never did fairer form of beauty glide 
 Through the wild mazes of a poet's dream. 
 
 They drew me from these scenes with them to 
 meet 
 Where ran the current of our peaceful life; 
 But soon tlie bugle and the drum's quick beat 
 Breaks the fond charm and calls me to the . 
 strife. 
 
 Oh, to behold tliose faces dear once more ! 
 
 To feel tin- thrilling pressure of the hand ! 
 When every ghuious star, bright as before. 
 
 Shines on" the ensign of our stricken land. 
 
 The storm of war is raging dark and wild. 
 And flercer yet the storm may become; 
 
 Can one rejoice iu love of wife and child 
 Without a peaceful country and a home. 
 
 Burn then upon the altar of my heart 
 Nauglit bnt the incense of a patriot's love! 
 
 This dauntless breast may win the fatal dart; 
 But union sweet awaits us '■ uj) above." 
 
 -[Boston JournaL 
 
 "I Fights Mit Sigel." 
 
 m OUANT T. UOni.NSON. 
 
 I met him again, he was trudging along. 
 
 His knaiisaek with chickens was swelling. 
 He 'd " ISIenkered " these dainties, and 
 tliought it no wrong. 
 From some Secessionist's dwelling. 
 "What regiment's yours, and under whose 
 flag 
 Uo you fight? " said I, touching his shoulder; 
 Turning slowly around he smiling said. 
 For the thought maile him stronger and 
 bolder, 
 
 " I fifjMs mit Siei/cl." 
 
 The next time I saw him his knapsack was 
 gone. 
 His cap and canteen were missing. 
 Shell, scrapuel, and grape, and the swift rifle 
 ball. 
 Around him and o'er him were hissing. 
 How are -^ou, my friend, and where liave you 
 been. 
 And for what and fm- whom are you lighting r 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR 
 
 He saitl, as a shot from the enemy's gun 
 Sent his !irm and his musket a " kiting," 
 ^^ I Jiyhts mit Si gel." 
 
 And once more I saw him and knelt by his 
 si<le, 
 His life-blood was rapidly flowing;; 
 I whispered of home, wife, children, and 
 friends. 
 The bright land to whicli he was going, 
 And have you wordfor the dear ones at home, 
 
 The " wee one," the father or mother? 
 Yaw! yaw! said he, tell them, oh! tell them, 
 I fights — 
 Poor fellow ! he thought of no other — 
 "■ I fights mit Sigel." 
 
 We scraped out a grave and he dreamlessly 
 sleeps 
 On the banks of the Shenandoah river; 
 His home or his kindred are alike unknown; 
 
 His reward in the hands of the Giver. 
 We placed a rough board at the head of his 
 grave. 
 "And we loft him alone in his glory," 
 But on it we marked, ere we turned from the 
 spot, 
 The little we knew of his story ; 
 '^ I fights 7nit Sigel." 
 
 Jeff. Davis' Domestic Life. — Jeff. 
 Davis' negro c-oachninii, Jackson, who 
 is now witii GentTul McDowell, reports 
 that the president lives very plainly ami 
 is reduced to drinkinoj sassafras in the 
 morTiins; as a suhstitute for tea. lie has 
 four children — Ma<j:o;ie, a da lighter aged 
 seven ; Jefl'. Davis, Jr., ahout five years 
 old; Joe, a truculent little fellow of 
 three, and a baby Rebel, a month old 
 last Christmas. Xone of the children 
 are allowed to eat butter, as that com- 
 modity involves too great an expense. 
 Jeff, rises between 8 and 9 o'clock in the 
 morning and comforts himself with a 
 mint julep, sitting down to breakfast 
 and sassafras tea at 10. At 4 he takes a 
 light lunch of crackers and cheese, va- 
 ried with an occasional herring, dining 
 magnificently at 7. Ills dinner usually 
 consists of 8t. Julian soup, roast beef, 
 ash cake — Jeft*. is very fond of cake, 
 Jackson says — claret and sherry. Over 
 his dinner Jefi". grows very confidential 
 and converses with his family. 
 
 The Fathers. 
 
 Over the mountain wave, see where they 
 
 come ; 
 Storm-cloud and wintry wind welcome them 
 
 home ; 
 Yet where the sounding gale howls to the sea, 
 There their song peals along, deep-toned and 
 free ! 
 
 " Pilgrims and wanderers, hither we 
 
 eonie, 
 Where tlie free dare to be, this is our 
 home! " 
 
 England hath sunny dales, dearlv they bloom. 
 Scotia hath heather-hills, sweet their perfume, 
 yet thro' the wilderness clifiTlul we stray- 
 Native land, native land, hoint- far away. 
 ''Pilgrims and wandrn-rs." etc. 
 
 Dim grew the forest-path — onward they trod; 
 Firm beat their noble heai'ts, trusting in God, 
 Gray men and blooming maids, high rose their 
 
 song, 
 Hear it sweep, clear ami deep, ever along. 
 "Pilgrims and wanderers," etc. 
 
 Not theirs the glory wreath torn by the blast; 
 Heavenward their holy step, heavenward 
 
 they past, 
 Green be their mossy graves! ours be their 
 
 fame. 
 While their song peals along, ever the same. 
 "Pilgrims and wanderers," etc. 
 
 GEOIIGE LUNT. 
 
 Mother, Can I Go? 
 
 1 am writing to you, mother, knowing well 
 
 what you will say, 
 When you read with tearful fondness alt I 
 
 write to you to-day, 
 Knowing well the flame of ardor on a loyal 
 
 mother's part, 
 That will kindle with each imi>ulse, with each 
 
 throbbing of your heart. 
 T have heard my country calling for her sons 
 
 that still are true— ' 
 I have loved that country, mother, only next 
 
 to God and you; 
 And my soul is springing forward to resist 
 
 her bitter fou ; 
 Can I go my dearest mother? tell me, mother, 
 
 Can I go? 
 
 From the battered walls of Sumter, from the 
 
 wilds waves of the sea, 
 1 have heard her ciy for succor, as the voice 
 
 of God to me. 
 In prosi)erity I loved her, in her days of dark 
 
 distress, 
 Witli yc)ur spirit in me, mother, could I love 
 
 tlilit country less? 
 They have piercud lier heart with treasoti, 
 
 the}- have causcil her sons to bleed. 
 They liave robbed in her kindness, they have 
 
 triumphed in her need; 
 They have trampled on her standard, and >she 
 
 calls me in her woe — 
 Can I go, my dearest mother? tell uw, mother, 
 
 can I go"? 
 
 I am young and slender, mother — they would 
 call me yet a boy, 
 
 Hut I knowthe land I live in, and the bless- 
 ings I enjoy; 
 
 I am old enough, my motlier, to be loyal, 
 proud and true 
 
 To the faithful sense of duty I have ever 
 learned from you. 
 
 We must conquer this Rebellion ; let the doubt- 
 ing heart be still ; 
 
 We must conquer it, or perish. We must con- 
 quer and will ! 
 
 Rut the faithful must not falter, and shall I be 
 wanting? Xo! 
 
 IJid me go, my dearest motlier! tell me, 
 mother, can I go? 
 
 Hu who led his chosen people, in their etforts 
 
 to be free, 
 From the tyranny of Egj'pt, will be merciful 
 
 to me ; " 
 Will protect me bj' His power, whatsoe'er I 
 
 undertake; 
 Will return me home in safety, dearest 
 
 mother, for your sake. 
 Or should tliis 'my bleeding country need a 
 
 victim such as me, 
 I am nothing more than others who have 
 
 perished to be free. 
 Oil her bosom let nie slumber, on her altar 
 
 let me lie ; 
 I am not afraid, dear mother, in so good a 
 
 cause to die. 
 
 There will enme a day of gladness, when the 
 
 lieople of the Lord 
 Shall look i)roudly on their banner, which His 
 
 mercy luis restored ; 
 When the stars, in perfect number, on their 
 
 azure field of blue, 
 Sluill be clustered in a Union, then and ever 
 
 firm and true. 
 I maj' live to see it, mother, when the patriot's 
 
 work is done, 
 And your heart, so full of kindness, will beat 
 
 proudly for your son ; 
 Or tlirough tears your eyes may see it with a 
 
 sadly thoughtful view. 
 And may love it still more dearly for the cost 
 
 it won from you. 
 
 1 have written to you, mother, with the con- 
 sciousness of right — 
 
 I am thinking of you, fondly, with a loyal 
 heart, to-night ; 
 
 When I have your noble bidding, which tells 
 me to press on, 
 
 I will come and see you, mother — come and 
 kiss you and be gone. 
 
 In Ihe sacred name of Freedom, and my coun- 
 try, as her due — 
 
 In the name of Law and Justice, I have writ 
 ten this to you. 
 
 1 am eager, anxious, longing, to resist my 
 country's foe; 
 
 Shall I go, my dearest mother? — tell me, 
 mother, shall I go? 
 
 — [Boston Journal, Aug. VI. 
 
 The Mother's Reply. 
 
 Go, my boy, and heaven bless you! I have 
 
 read eacli precious line 
 Of your heart's responsive throbbings to a 
 
 liigher call than uiine. 
 (iod hath spoken — you have heard him — and 
 
 though tears these eyes bedim, 
 Vour affection for your mother shall not mar 
 
 your love for Him. 
 Could 1 bid you stay from fondness, when the 
 
 overruling Hand 
 Marks your path to duly clearlv for the safetv 
 
 of the land? 
 Xo! 'tis j'ours to be a patriot, and 'tis mine 
 
 to prove as true; 
 Go, my boy, where duty calls you, and my 
 
 heart will follow you ! 
 
 Go in faith, and feel protection in a Power Su- 
 preme, Divine, 
 Shouhl a bullet pierce your body, it will also 
 
 enter mine. 
 Do I think of this in sorrow? Does my love 
 
 sad fears renew? 
 Do I tremble at the prospect? No, mj' son ; no 
 
 more than you. 
 Dear to me is eveiy pathway where 5'our 
 
 precious feet have trod; 
 P.ut I give you fondly, freely, to my country 
 
 and my God. 
 ^ou and I shall never falter in the work we 
 
 have to do; 
 (.io, my boy, where duty calls you, and my 
 
 heart shall follow you ! 
 
 1 shall ^n-ay Uu* you — how often — with the 
 
 waking liour.s of morn, 
 Through the labors of my household, and 
 
 when night is coming on. 
 If a mother's prayei's can keep you from the 
 
 dangers you incur, 
 God will surely bring you back again to hap- 
 piness and her. 
 I will never doubt the goodness that has kept 
 
 you until now. 
 That has kept the evil from your heart, the 
 
 shadow from your brow, 
 vVnd I know that it shall keep you in the path 
 
 you must pursue ; 
 l.o,'my boy, where duty calls you, and my 
 
 heart shall follow you ! 
 
 If my boy were less a hero, less tlie man in 
 
 thought ami deed, 
 I had less to give my country- in its trying 
 
 hour of need ; 
 vVnd I feel a pride in knowing that to serve 
 
 the cause divine. 
 From the hearthstone goes no braver heart 
 
 than that which goes from mine. 
 1 have love<l you from the hour that my lips 
 
 first pressed your brow. 
 Ever tenderly, but never quite as tenderly as 
 
 now ; 
 All I have is His who gave it, whatsoe'er he 
 
 bids me do; 
 Go, my boy, where duty calls you, and my 
 
 heart sliall follow you ! 
 
 I shall miss you through the spring-time, 
 
 when the orchard is in bloom. 
 When the smiling face of Nature bathes its 
 
 beauty in perfume; 
 When the birds are sweetly singing by the 
 
 door and on the wing, 
 1 shall think of you who always loved to pause 
 
 and hear them sing. 
 Long will seem the waning hours through 
 
 the drowsy summer daj', 
 With my boy exposed to dangers on a soil so 
 
 faraway. 
 But my spirit shall not murmur, though a 
 
 tear bedim my view ; 
 Go, my boy, where duty calls yon. and my 
 
 heart shall follow you ! 
 
 You will come and see your mother, come 
 
 and kiss her, as you say, 
 From her lips receive the blessing that shall 
 
 cheer you on your way; 
 From lier'fond enibrace go forward to resist 
 
 your country's foe. 
 With the comforting assurance that your 
 
 mother bade you go. 
 Heaven protect, and bless, and keep you ; 
 
 holy angels guard your way; 
 Keep your si)irit from temptation, and your 
 
 feet from going astray. 
 To your mother ever faithful, to your country 
 
 ever true — 
 Go, my boy, where duty calls you, and my 
 
 heart shall follow yon ! 
 
 12 
 
90 
 
 INCIDENTS OF Till': CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Patriot's Hymn. 
 
 An:— "H'tr tin.' lake wln/re droopeil the 
 ■\villow3." 
 
 (Hi our lull-tops, fortress crested, 
 
 Long time ago. 
 Freedom's battles were conteste<l, 
 
 With a stern foe. 
 
 There the flag of Freedom flying. 
 
 Like heaven's bow, 
 Xerved the living, cheered the dying. 
 
 Long time ago. 
 
 Sons of freemen, do the fires 
 
 In j-our hearts glow. 
 That sustained your gallant sires, 
 
 Long time ago. 
 
 Then arouse, a band of brotliers! 
 
 To a world sliow 
 Tyrant's chains may rest on others, 
 
 On you, never! no! u. F. copkland. 
 
 God Save the Flag ! 
 
 HV <hjvi:k wkmh:li, molmks. 
 
 Washed in the blood of the brave and the 
 bloiiining, 
 
 Snatched from the altars of insolent foes, 
 Burning with star-fires, but never consuming. 
 
 Flash its broad ribbons of lily and rose. 
 
 Vainly the prophets of Baal would rend it, 
 Vaiidy his worshippers pray for its fall; 
 
 Thousands have died for it — millions defen<l 
 it — 
 JCmbleni of justice and mercy to all. 
 
 Just i< c tliat reddens the sky with her terrors, 
 .Mercy that comes with her whitcdiandcd 
 train, 
 
 Soothing all passions, redeeming all errors, 
 Sheathing the saber andbreakingthechain. 
 
 Jtoruc on the deluge of old usurpations, 
 Drifted our Ark o"er the desolate seas; 
 
 This was the rainbow of hope to tlu! nations. 
 Torn from the storni-clouil \\\\k\ Hung to the 
 breeze ! 
 
 God bles.s the Flag and its loyal defenders, 
 While its broad folds o'er the battle-licid 
 wave. 
 Till the dim star-wreath rekindle itsspentlor, 
 Washed from its stains in the blood of the 
 brave ! —[Atlantic Monthly. 
 
 Secretary Cameron's Reply to Gen- 
 eral Butler Respecting the Treat- 
 ment of Fugitive Slaves. 
 
 The following rei>ly to General J>ut- 
 ler's letter was liispateheii from Wasli- 
 iu^ton by the Sct^nTarv of War t»n Sat- 
 urday. It will be read with hiterest: — 
 
 rrCH<;rrt/, -The important question of the 
 proper disposition to bt; made of fugitives 
 from the stales in insiu'rcction against tin- 
 Federal government, to which you havtr again 
 directed my attention in your letter of .July 
 '20th, has receiv<Ml my most car<'ful <-onsiii(r- 
 ation. It is the dcsiVe of the I'resident. that 
 all existing rights in the states be fully re 
 speetfMl and m:iintained. The war n<iw prose- 
 cuted on the part ol the Federal government 
 is a w:ir lor the I'nion, for Hie pi-cservatic>n 
 of all the eonstitulional rights of the states 
 and the citizens of the states in the Union, 
 hence no question can ari.se as to tugitives 
 from service within the states and territories 
 in which the authority <U the I'nion is tully 
 acknowledged. The ordinary forms of judicial 
 proceedings nuist be rcsp<"'cted by tju' mili- 
 tary and civil authorities alike for the en- 
 foreenumt of legal lorms. i;ut in tlie states 
 who)l,\" or in jiart under iMsini'eeti(>n;irv eon- 
 trol, when' the laws of the t'nited states are 
 so opi)osed and rrsisted tliat they can not be 
 elfeetiiMlly enlorcerl, it is obvious that tlie 
 rights dei)endeiit upon the extension of these 
 laws must teinporsirily fail, and it is equ:dly 
 obvious that: tin; riglits dependent on the 
 laws of the states within whi(di military 
 operations are conducted must necessarily 
 
 be subordinate to the militai-j' exigencies 
 created by the insurrection, if not wholly for- 
 feited by the treasonable conduct of the' par- 
 ties claiming them. To this the general rule 
 of the right of service forms an exception. 
 Tlie act of Congress, approved Aug. 6, 1861, 
 ileelares that if persons held to service shall 
 be employed in hostility to the United States, 
 the right "to their servieesshall be discliarged 
 therefrom. It follows of necessitv that no 
 claim can be recognized by the military au- 
 thority of the Union to the services of such 
 persons when fugitives. 
 
 A more dirticult question is presented in re- 
 spect to persons escaping from the service of 
 loyal masters. It is quite apparent that the 
 laws of the state under wliich only the service 
 of such fugitives can be claimed must be 
 wholly, or almost wdiolly suspended, as the 
 remedies by the insurrection and the military 
 measures necessitated liy it; and it is equally 
 api)arent that the substitution of military for 
 jutlicial measures for the enforcement of such 
 claims must be attended by great incon- 
 venience, embarrassment, and injury. Under 
 these circumstances it seems quite clear that 
 the substantial riglits of local masters are 
 still best protected by receiving such fugi- 
 tives, as well as fugitives from disloyal mas- 
 ters, into tlie service of the United States, 
 and employing them under such organiza- 
 tions and in such occupations as eircum- 
 staces may suggest or require. (Jf course a 
 record should be kept, showing the names an J 
 descri))tions of the fugitives, the names and 
 characters, as loyal or disloyal, of the mas- 
 ters, and such facts as may l)e necessary to a 
 correct understanding of the circumstances 
 of each case. After tranquility shall have 
 been restoreil upon the return of peace, Con- 
 gress will doubtless provide for all the per- 
 sons thus received into the service of the 
 Union and for a just compensation to loyal 
 masters. In this way only, it would seem, 
 can the duty and safety of the government, 
 and just rights of all, be fully reconciled and 
 harmonized. Von will, therefore, consider 
 yourself instructed to govern your future 
 action in respect to fugitives from service by 
 the premises herein stated, and will report 
 from time to time, and at least twice in each 
 month, your action in the premises to this 
 department- You will, however, neither au- 
 thorize or permit any interfei'cnce by the 
 troops under your command with the ser- 
 vants of peaceable citizens in a house or 
 lield, nor will yon in any manner encourage 
 such citizens to leave the lawful service of 
 their masters, nor will you, except in cases 
 where the public good n'lay seem to require 
 it, prevent the voluntary return of any fugi- 
 tive to the service from whieli he may have 
 escaped. 
 
 1 am, very respectfully, your obedient ser- 
 vant, " slMtiX CAMKUON, 
 
 Secretary of War. 
 
 STAR-FLAG OF^THE NORTH ! 
 
 ICntisl.— More Keeriiits Wanted. — Kiilisl. 
 
 E N C A mIFiVI E N T S 
 
 jMay bo found iit 
 
 I,OVVKI>F,— READVII.LK (I>e(lbam) — \\'OK- 
 
 CKSTEU-SPitlNGFIKLD— LYSNFIKLD. 
 
 Cliooso f roni these CoiiintaiKlers : 
 
 STEVKNSON— l;l^EENE— JUXES— LEE— Ul'- 
 
 TON — TIIOS. n. MtTKPIlV— JIATTHEW 
 
 MUlil'HV. 
 
 ■\Vhieli Ariu of the Service Suits You ? 
 
 INFANTRY! CAVAEKV ! KIELEMEN' 
 
 ARTILLERY ! SHARI'SIIOOTERS ! 
 
 You can Knlist in any one of tlietii. 
 INKANTRV HKi;TMI;\']'s, — The Twonly. 
 lllird (raist'tl l)y Hon. H('iiry Wilson)— Hif 
 Twenty-fourtli (tJolonrI Stevenson), otlior- 
 wise known as tin: New Enjiliind (Juards regi- 
 ment aiul llic FoniMli Battalion regiment — 
 
 theTwenlv li!th(Col 1 fpton)— tlie'Twenty. 
 
 sistli (tin: gallant (■|ili>n<:l .lones, of the Old 
 Sixtll) — the Twenty-seventh (Col. II. t'. Le<>.) 
 
 LIGHT B.VTTISRY. 
 
 A new one encamped at Lynnfielil. Men 
 
 desiring to become practical artillerists are 
 invited to join. 
 
 CAVALKY! DRAGOONS! LANCEKS : 
 
 A NEW CAVALRY REGIMENT forming. 
 Good horsemen should lose no time iu ap- 
 plying- 
 
 " Up to the saddle ! 
 
 The loemen await you ! 
 Cavalry, dasli 
 
 On tlie traitors wlio hate you! 
 Will you submit 
 
 To cowardly loons? 
 .Spur hor.se, and draw saber! 
 I'pon 'eiil, dragoons ! " 
 
 IRISHMEN OF mTsSACHUSETTSI 
 
 Vour native-born brethren will greet you 
 with a 
 
 CEAD MILLE FKALTHE. 
 
 IIALLY ! KALLV FOR 
 ERIN, SLANTHAGAI. GO BRAGH ! 
 
 "In going forth tol)attlefor the American 
 Union, let the Irish soldier take with him the 
 assurance that, should he fall, neither his 
 wile nor little ones will be forgotten."— r^o.?. 
 Francis Mfugher. 
 
 UP FOR THE GREEN, BOYS ! 
 
 UP FOR THE STARS ANI> STRIPES! 
 
 Remember the wonls of vour own " MEA(i- 
 
 IIEK OF THE SWORD,"— "The Irish soldier 
 
 from henceforth and forever shall proudly 
 
 stand by the side of the native-born.*' 
 
 Take the Field at Once, Irisbiuen! 
 '* Plunge deep the tier;;*^ rowels 
 In a thousand reeking flanks; 
 Down, chivalry of Ireland, 
 
 Down on the .Southern ranks! 
 Now shall their serried columns 
 
 Beneath our sabers reel ! 
 Through their ranks, then, with the war- 
 horse ! 
 Througli their bosoms with the .steel ! " 
 
 A Massachusetts Regiment. 
 
 The Twenty-eighth.- rOi. THOMAS S. 
 MUIiPIIV, the veteran commander of the New 
 York Montyoinery Guard. 
 
 A New York Regiment, 
 
 r.UT I'KOVIDKD FOR BY MASSACHUSETTS- 
 The Twentv-ninth, — COL. MATTHEW 
 Mf'IiPHy,—Jri/l jnin the Irish brigade fO»i- 
 viaiidcd hii th'' fiiined (General Shitlds. Bat Mas- 
 tiac/t'isrtfs roii.^itlcrs those who eidist in it a.'i 
 Mas.<;achi(sit($ so/diers, anil proridrs for their 
 wives and fatiiilies. 
 
 The Quickest'Way to Enlist : 
 
 GO AT (IXCE TO THE 
 GENEHAL KECItllTING STATION. 
 
 U PITTS STREET, BOSTON, 
 
 Say wliether you wish to enlist in Infan- 
 try, Cavalry, Sharpshooters, or I-ight Ar- 
 tillery. If in the Infantry, name the Regi- 
 ment yoti would like to join. Yon will at 
 once be given a now, well-made, cumfort- 
 able, and serviceable iiiiiform, sent into 
 camp iinniediafely, an<l that very day yon 
 draw pay and rations, and becinne entitled 
 to a bounty. 
 
 WILLIAM WT BULLOCK, 
 
 Iirigadier-gen<'ral First Ijrigade, First divi- 
 sion, M. V. M., and 
 Recruiting Oflficer-in-chief for the State of 
 Massachusetts. 
 
 A wuiTEH for tlie New Orleans Pica- 
 yune ventilates his ire upon General But- 
 ler and the Massachusetts soldiers as fol- 
 lows : "All the Massachusetts troops now 
 in Washington are Neffroes, with the ex- 
 ception of two or three druiiinier-boys. 
 General Butler, in coiuniand, is a native 
 of Liberia- Our readers may recollect 
 Old Bon, the barlier, who kept a shop in 
 I'oydras street, ami emigrated to Liberia 
 with a small competence. General But- 
 ler is his son." 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIl'IL WAR. 
 
 91 
 
 COMMONWEA'LTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 
 [officiai,.] 
 Executive Dkpartmest, ( 
 Boston, Oct. 7, 1801. ( 
 To the People of Massachusetts : 
 
 By a recent circular from the Quailerraaster- 
 general of the United States, it has been made 
 known that our troops need blankets, for 
 men spring: to arms faster than mills can 
 manufacture, and the supplies ordered from 
 altroad are not jwit received. 
 
 To relieve tliis necessity, the circular of 
 General Meigs invites contributions from the 
 surplus stores of families and states that the 
 regulation army blanket weighs live poun<ls, 
 but the good, sound woolen blanlcets, weigh- 
 ing not less than four pounds, will be gladly 
 received and applied to the useof the troops; 
 and although it invites gifts from every 
 source, announces also that to such i>ersons 
 as have blankets to spare, but can not give 
 them, the fall market value of such blankets 
 will be paid if they are delivered at the offices 
 of the Fedei'al quartermasters in the loyal 
 states. 
 
 The energetic patriotism of the people of 
 Massachusetts will, of course, respond 
 promptly to this appeal. 
 
 With a view therefore to organize gifts of 
 this description in an etiicient manner. I 
 hereby request all citizens of the common- 
 wealth who may be disposed to make gratu- 
 itous contributions of blankets, to cause them 
 to be prep.ared immediately and addressed to 
 Erig.-gen. John H. Reed, C,)uartermaster- 
 general of Massachusetts, Military Store- 
 house, No. ia2 Congress street, Bo'ston. 1 
 suggest also tiiat committees be forthwith 
 organized in the various towns and cities to 
 collect ami forward contributions, and I re- 
 spectfully request that a list of the names of 
 the generous donors may accompany each 
 bale orbundle, for the purpose of publication. 
 
 Several of the prineii>al railroad corpora- 
 tions of the commonwealth (including the 
 Boston & Maine, the Boston & Worcester, 
 the Boston & Providence, and the Boston 
 & Lowell roads) have, with characteristic 
 liberality, .arranged witli General Reed to 
 transjiort to Boston free of charge all such 
 contributions of blankets as may, during the 
 next two weeks, be forwarded to his address. 
 < )ther eorpoi-ations will undoubtedly display 
 tlie same liberality, and the various news- 
 papers of the commonwealth will give free 
 circulation to this appeal. 
 
 .JOHN A. .VNDREW, Governor. 
 
 COMMONWE.ILTH OF M.\SS.4CHITSETT.S, ) 
 
 Quartermaster-general's Offlee, ! 
 Boston, Oct. 4, 1861. ) 
 
 To the Presidents or Superintendents of the 
 Massachusetts Railroads : 
 Gentlemen, — In response to the pressing call 
 of Quartermaster-general Meigs, Uuitefl .States 
 Army, for patriotic contributions of blankets 
 for the use of volunteers now in the Held, an 
 appeal is about to be issued by the state 
 authorities, urging the citizens ot the com- 
 monwealth to forward to Boston without 
 delay such blankets as their means will 
 admit of. 
 
 I respectfully ask of you that such contribu- 
 tions may pass overyour road without charge 
 during the two weeks following the date of 
 said appeal, and that you will indicate your 
 plea&ure in the n^atter by signing this paper. 
 A'erv truly yours, 
 
 JOHN H. REED, 
 <^)uartermaster-general of Massachusetts. 
 
 Agreed to by the Boston & Maine railroad. 
 F. COGSWELL, President. 
 
 lilankets contribute*! and directed to quar- 
 termaster-general, Bo9ton,will be transported 
 over the Boston & Worcester railroad, for 
 two weeks, without charge. 
 
 G. TWICHELL, President. 
 
 And by the Boston & Providence railroad. 
 G. H. WARREN, President. 
 
 And by the Boston Sc Lowell railroad. 
 
 GEORGE STARK, Manager. 
 
 Hymn for the National Fast. 
 
 [Of all the poetical etTusions elicited by the 
 recent national fast, which we have seen, the 
 following suits best our taste. It nuxy ha\f 
 originated near us, but we lin<l it in llic lialli 
 more .j7HeriC(/;*, without either credit or pre- 
 tensions to originality :— ] 
 
 \Vith humbled hearts, great God, this day, 
 Befoi-e Thy throne we sorrowing stand"; 
 
 < Hi, hear our prayer, forgive our sins, 
 .■\nd turn Thy judgments from the land. 
 
 <.)ur lathers placed their trust in Thee, 
 
 And Tliou didst lead them like a flock ; 
 Through Tliee they stemm\l the wintry 
 waves. 
 Through Thee they braved the battle's 
 shock. 
 
 IJe to the sons once more, O God, 
 .\s to tlieir sires Thou wertsolong; 
 
 Kevive our faith, rebuke our fears, 
 And let us in Thy might be strong. 
 
 The cloud which thickens o'er our jjath, 
 ' T is Thine alone to chase awaj' ; 
 
 ( Hi ! show the brightness of Thy face. 
 And turn our darkness into day. 
 
 Pour forth Thy spirit, gracious Lord, 
 
 To keeji us in this hour of need ; 
 -\ppease the rage which rends our land. 
 
 And bid its wounds no longer bleed. 
 
 In vain we burnish sword or shield. 
 Without a blessing from on high; 
 
 If radiant Willi no smile from Thee, 
 In vain onr banners sweep the sky. 
 
 <iive counsel to our chosen chiefs, 
 (-Jive courage to our martial bands; 
 
 Let prayer, and faith, and trust in God 
 Inflame their hearts and nerve their hands. 
 
 In no resentment let them strike. 
 No hatred stain their holy cause; 
 
 Hut consecrated be each arm 
 To " Union, Freedom, and the Laws." 
 
 And oh, in Thine own time, restore 
 Good will and peace from sea to sea ; 
 
 And in each brother's breast revive 
 The love that springs from love to Thee. 
 
 So may our land, from danger freed. 
 With one consent Thy mercy own ; 
 
 And every knee and heart be bent 
 In grateful homage at Thy throne. 
 
 " Not unto us — not unto us," 
 
 Iii.1oyful chorus we will siii^, 
 " Hut all the glory, all the praise, 
 
 lie unto Tjuie, our God and King." 
 
 '■They Can't Draft me Now." — 
 Au iustaiK'e wliereiii was depicted the 
 foolish fear some persons are apt to in- 
 dulge, respeotinojthe possibility of being 
 drafted into actual military service, and 
 the extremity to wliich this fear carries 
 them, has come under our notice. A 
 gentleman, who shall be nameless, called 
 
 upon Doctor ,S a few days since, and 
 
 inquired wliat would disqualify liim tor 
 military service and prevent his being 
 drafted. lie was informed, among otiier 
 tilings, that the loss of the foretinger of 
 his right hand would liave tlie etlecr. 
 Talcing liis leave of tlie Doctor, the ap- 
 prehensive individual was lost sight of 
 for about an liour, ■when he .again made 
 hi.s appearance, wishing tlie stump of 
 liis finger dressed, the same having been 
 accidentally ••amputated" while ciitting 
 wood! Proper liniments, etc., having 
 been applied, tlie ]iatriot, as he ^vas 
 emerging from the door, exclaimed, in 
 an exultant voice, "They can't di'aft me, 
 now ! " — [New Haven .journal. 
 
 One of Our Braves. 
 
 Tlie Worcester Spy has a touching 
 t riliute, from the pen of Henry S. AVasli- 
 liuni, to the memory of Lieut. ,1. Wil- 
 liam (Jrout, who was liilled at Hall's 
 Blufl'. Tliis young and promising offlcei' 
 was only eighteen years old. He was 
 tlie son of wealthy piirents, and early 
 evinced a fondness for military pursuits. 
 When war was declared he expressed a 
 wish at once to ealer the army; but his 
 parents withheld their consent, chiefly 
 on account of his youth. When, how- 
 ever, they yielded to his importunities, 
 his joy knew no bounds, and with all 
 the .'U'dor of his nature, he eng;iged in 
 Ihe work of preparation for hi-; new 
 c:illing. He had received a military edu- 
 cation at the Highland institute, and ob- 
 tained a commission as second lieutenant 
 in Co. D of the Massachusetts Fifteenth, 
 an honor rarely bestowed U]ion so young 
 a |ierson. Of his services at Ball'.* Bluff 
 Ihe following account is given : 
 
 '• He was there, and nobly did he dis- 
 charge his duty. It was observed that 
 he dis]ilayed great coolness and bravery ; 
 and in one instance, at least, his right 
 arm did signal execution. When all 
 hope had fled, and the day was evidently 
 lost, and the order to retreat given, ho 
 knew that he and liis associates liad done 
 all that men could do, and that Massa- 
 chusetts had reason to be proud ot the 
 conduct of her sons, on that dreadful 
 ti<dd of blood and carnage. Alas, that 
 even then his work was done, and his 
 warfare finished ! 
 
 "Heliad gained the middle of the stream, 
 and would soon have reached the ojipo- 
 site bank, when a fata! shot jiierced him, 
 and lie excl.-iimed, 'Tell Co. !) I eoulil 
 have reached tlie shore, lint I am shot, I 
 must sink I ■ and as the waters closed 
 over him, the spirit took its flight, to be 
 forever free from the throes and conflicts 
 of earth. 
 
 "When his death was a nnounccil, ( olo- 
 ihd Devens remarked, with deee]) mol ion 
 • I)e:ir little fellow, he came to nie at the 
 close of the battle and saiil, "Coloiud, is 
 there any thing more that I can do for 
 you'?" 1 replied. Nothing, but take care 
 of yourself.' .Similar testimony of his 
 bravery and fidelity has been receiveii 
 from numerous sources." 
 
 Mr. Wasliburn concludes his touching 
 tribute to the memory of his young 
 friend, with the following striking and 
 eloipient remarks : — 
 
 '• The records of that sad conflict at 
 Ball's Bluff tell the story of the fall of 
 one of the oldest and one of the young- 
 est officers of the Union forces. One, 
 bigli in political position, and the pride 
 of our western domain, let the tear of 
 charity forever erase the rememlirance 
 of his mistakes, if any he made, for he 
 was a peerless man, and a tower of 
 strength to the nation : the otlicr, a fit- 
 ting representative of the uuconqueralile 
 pluck ami the chivalrous daring of tlie 
 young men of the oldest Common- 
 wealth in the Union. Thus were united 
 upon the same altar of jiatriolism and 
 love of country, the Atlantic .'ind (he 
 Pacific — the blossoms of youth and Ihe 
 
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 INCH) 11 NTS OF THIi CIVIL WAR. 
 
 frosts of age! Oh, who, in view of such 
 pledges and such consecrations, can de- 
 spair, whatever nuiy he the reverses of 
 the moment, of the final triuuipli of the 
 rei)ul)licV'' 
 
 t,Evi;i.iN« Fifteen Ackes of Poorest 
 Tubes at a Sincji.e Stroke.— K<'fer- 
 ring to tlie formidable nature of tiie de- 
 fenses of Washington, and tlieir con- 
 stant augmentation, a correspondent of 
 the Philadelphia /.e*/cr remarks that 
 two weeks ago Alexandria was sheltered 
 by fifteeu acres of wood; but three 
 thousand men in a short time reuKjved 
 this green bandagi- from tiie eyes in a 
 novel way. The axe-men cut the trees 
 onlv on "one side, li'aving them with 
 just enougli of tlu" body to keep them 
 upright; wlien the utmost verge was 
 reached, the largest trees were cut, and 
 falling, swept the entire fifteen acres 
 with 'one stroke. 'I'hese laps are all 
 sharpened, and present a most formid- 
 able appearance. 
 
 A Kebel Colonel Weei's. — Colo- 
 nel Bratton, of South Carolina, was 
 brouglit down on the Vauderbilt yester- 
 day, a wounded prisoner. During t.lie 
 trip down he saw a wounded South 
 Carolinian and a Massachusetts boy suf- 
 fering side bv side, engaged in an ani- 
 mated conversation. -'My Goil!" ex- 
 claimed the Kebel colonel, bursting 
 into' tears as lie witnessed the scene; 
 " do vou call tills war? But a few hours 
 ago,"" continued he, "these two brave 
 lads weri' engageii in mortal conflict 
 together, and now they are the l)est <if 
 friends!"" Such scenes are not uneoin- 
 mou, the Rebels being always surprised 
 to oliserve that tlieir wounded are so 
 well taken care of. 
 
 Father Tayloh, the noted seamen's 
 preacher of Boston, recently prayed tor 
 the President in this way — "O Lord, 
 guide our dear President, our Abraham, 
 th(^ friend of (iod, like old Abraham. 
 Save him from those wriggling, intrigu- 
 ing, politic, piercing, slimy, boring keel- 
 worms; don't let them go through the 
 sheathing of his integrity." 
 
 The Heroes of Ball's Bluff. 
 
 Alinvc Ihc-iii, (lark ;uiil sloniiy cloucfs; 
 
 lU-lViri' tlieni. lorcsls llik-k with loi^s; 
 I'.chin.l tlu-ni, yon steep piefiipico; 
 
 Iiell(^;ith, a. fapiU river flows. 
 
 Thus ooiiipasseil is our gallant baml ; 
 
 'T is not, for tlKMii to <|uestioii wliy ; 
 Thonf;ii ten to one the toe advance., 
 
 •T is tlicirs to elmrge, to flglit, anil ilio! 
 
 ('ome, ve wlu) ilci-ni that, valor's flcil, 
 
 That'ancirnt kiii'^lilhoiMl 's t,'oni' liir aye. 
 \n(l wi-ep with ns wlio inonni our dcnil, 
 As on tlio battle-lield they lie. 
 
 With pale, cold fares upward lurncil, 
 S(H! till' stfonsnian and sliMider yonth, 
 
 Who nobly fon;ihl and nobly Icll 
 For (Jod", for country, and tor truth. 
 
 Thoir mission done, their work fiillllled. 
 They 've goni^ with God in peace to dwell ; 
 
 And n'ow, pcfchauco, are watching o'er 
 The country they have .served so well. 
 
 (> conntrvl to thv sons so dear. 
 That tludr life iilood they gladly give, 
 
 Enshrine these heroes in thy heart, 
 .\nd let their names forever live. A. .\. 11. 
 
 commonwealth of MASSACHUSETTS. 
 
 By His Kxccllency John A. Andrew, Gov- 
 ernor, a Proclamation for a day of 
 Public Th.-inksgiving and Praise. 
 
 The example of the fathers, and the dic- 
 tates of pietv and gratitude, summon the peo- 
 ple of Massa"chusctt3 at this, the harvest sea- 
 son, crowning the year with the rich proofs 
 of the wisdom and love of tiod, to Join in a 
 solemn and joyful act of united praise and 
 thanksgiving to the Bountitul Giver of every 
 gooil and perfect gift. 
 
 I do, therefore, with the advice and consent 
 of the Council, appoint TUntSDAY, the 
 twenty-first day of November ne.xt, the same 
 being" the anniversary of that day, in the 
 year of our Lord si.xteen humlred anil twen- 
 ty, on wdiieh the Pilgrims of Massai-hn.sctts, 
 on board the .V(i//.ilowcr. united fheuiselves in 
 a solemn and written compact of govern- 
 ment, to be observed by the people of Massa- 
 chusetts as a d.ay of public thanksgiving and 
 praise. And I invoke its observance by all 
 the people with devout and religious joy. 
 
 " Sing aloud unto God, our strength : make 
 
 a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 
 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, 
 
 the pleasant harp with the psaltery, 
 lilow up the trumpet in tlie m^w moon, in the 
 
 time appointed, on our solemn fea.st-day. 
 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law ol 
 
 the God of .Itwob." — I'mlms Ixxxi, v. 1-4. 
 
 "O bless our Goil.ye peopUs and make the 
 
 voice of His praise to be heard; 
 Which holdeth our soul in lite, and suffereth 
 
 not our feet to be moved. 
 For thou. O God, hath proved us: tliou hast 
 
 tried us, as silver is tried. "— /'satoi.s Ixvi, 
 
 V. 8-10. 
 
 Let us rejoice in God and be thankful ; lor 
 the fuUnes's with wliich he has blessed us in 
 our basket, and in our store, giving large re- 
 ward to the toil of the husbandman, so that 
 "our paths drop fatnes.s." . 
 
 For the manv and gentle alleviations ot the 
 hardships, which in the present time ot pub- 
 lic disorder, have atl'ected the various pur- 
 suits of industry. . . 
 
 For tlie early evidences of tlie reviving en- 
 ergies of the busiuess of the people. 
 
 l'\ir the measure of success which has at- 
 tended the enterprise of those who go down 
 to the sea in sliips, of tliose who search the 
 depths of the ocean to add to the lood of 
 man, and of those whose busy skill and han- 
 dicraft combine to prepare for various use 
 the crops of the earth and the sea. 
 
 For the ailvantages of sound learning, 
 placed within the reach of all the children ot 
 thc^ people, and the freedom and alacrity 
 with which these advantages are embraced 
 and improved. , . . 
 
 For the opportunities of religious instruc- 
 tion aiKl worship, universally enjoyed by 
 eouscienoes unrestrained by any human au- 
 tliority. , , , , 
 
 For " the redemption of the world by Jesus 
 (Jlirist, for the means of grace, and the hope 
 of glory." , , , . 
 
 And with one accord let us bless and praise 
 God for the oneness of heart, mind, and pur- 
 pose, in which lie has united the people ot 
 this ancient cominonwealtli, for the defense 
 of the rights, lilierties, and honor of our be- 
 loved country. , . , 
 May we stand forever in the same mind, 
 remembering the devoted lives of our fath- 
 ers, the pieciou-i inheritance of freedom re- 
 ceiveii at their hands, the weight ol glory 
 which awaits th: faithful, and the infinity of 
 blessing which it is our jn-ivilege, it we will, 
 to transmit to the countless generations ol 
 Ihe future. 
 
 And, while our tears How m a stream oi 
 cordial sympathv with tin- ilaughters ot our 
 people, just now berelt.by the violenceol the 
 wicked and lebellioiis, of the fathers and 
 brothers and husbands and sons, whose he- 
 roic blood has inaile verily sa,ered the soil ot 
 Virginia, and, mingling with the waters ot 
 the I'otomac, has niadi> the river now and 
 forever ours; let our souls arise to God on 
 the wings of ]u-a,ise, in thanksgiving that He 
 has again grantiHl to us the privilege ol liv- 
 ing unselHshly and of dying nobly, m agranil 
 and i-ighteous" cause. . 
 
 For tlie precious and rare possession ot so 
 nuich devoted valor and manly heroism. 
 
 For the .sentiment of pious duty which dis- 
 tinguished our fallen in the camp and in the 
 field. 
 
 .\iid for the blessed and sweet consolation 
 which accompany the memories of those 
 dear sons of Massachusetts on to immortal- 
 ity- 
 
 And in our praise let us also be penitent. 
 Let us " seek the truth and ensue it," and pre- 
 pare our minds for whatever duty shall be 
 luanifestcd hereafter. 
 
 May the controversy in -ivliich we stand be 
 found worthy in its consumm'ation of the he- 
 roic sacrilices of the people and the precious 
 blooil of their sons, of the doctrine and faith 
 of the fathers, and consistent with the honor 
 of God, and with justice to all men. 
 .Viid, 
 
 " Let God arise, let His enemies be scat- 
 tered : let them also that hate Him flee before 
 Him. As smoke is driven away, so drive 
 them away." — /'sa^ras, Ixviii, 1 and 2. 
 
 " .Scatter them by Ihv power, and bring 
 them down, O Lonl, our shield." — /'snim.<, 
 lix, 11. 
 
 Given at the council-chamber, this thirty-first 
 day of October, in the year of our I.,ord 
 one thousand eight hundred and sixtj-- 
 one, and the eighty -si.xth of the independ- 
 ence of the United States of America. 
 
 JOHN A. ANDREW, 
 By His Excellency the Governor, with the ad- 
 vice and consent of the council. 
 
 OLIVER WARNER, Secretai-y. 
 Ooil save the commomrealth of Massachusetts. 
 
 The "Vacant Chair — Thanksgiving, '61. 
 
 [We copy from the Worcester Spy the fol- 
 lowing touching and beautiful lines, which, 
 we infer from the initials, are the production 
 of Henry S. Washburn, Esq. Mr. Washburn 
 is actively engaged in manufacturing pur- 
 suits, but occasionally launches a waif upon 
 the sea of literature', which has a felicity of 
 style and expression that makes it a treasure 
 in many a scrap-book. 
 
 These lines were written in memory ot 
 Lieut. Wm. Grout of the Massachusetts Fif- 
 teenth, who was killed at Hall's BIulT, a young 
 friend whose memory Mr. Washburn recently 
 embalmed in a touching obituary notice. 
 They are not less applicable to other fire- 
 sides which, owing to the casualties of this 
 mournful war, have their vacant chairs:—] 
 
 We shall meet, but we shall miss him. 
 There will be one vacant chair ; 
 
 We shall linger to caress him. 
 While we breathe our evening-prayer. 
 
 When a year ago we gathered, 
 
 Joy was in his mild blue eye, 
 But a golden cord is severed. 
 
 And our hopes in ruin lie. 
 
 At our fireside, sad and lonely, 
 
 Often will the bosom swell. 
 At remembrance of the story. 
 
 How our noble Willie fell. 
 
 How he strove to bear our banner. 
 Through the thickest of the fight. 
 
 And upheld our country's honor. 
 With the strength of manhood's might. 
 
 True, they tell us wreaths of glory 
 
 Evermore will deck his brow. 
 But this soothes the anguish only. 
 
 Sweeping o'er our heart-strings now. 
 
 Sleep to-day, O early fallen ! 
 
 In thy green and narrow bed; 
 Dirges" fnun the pine and cypress 
 
 Mingle with the tears we shed. 
 
 >Ve .shall meet, but we shall miss him. 
 There will be one vacant chair ; 
 
 We shall linger to caress him, 
 When we breathe our evening-iiraycr. 
 
 WOUCKSTEU, Nov. 16, 181)1. H. S. W. 
 
 A 1)AI!ING E.xi'LOiT.— We he:ir a cur- 
 ious story ot daring (Ui the part of Lieut. 
 Joseph C. Uill, Co. .V.Maine Cavalry, 
 who is probably remembered by many 
 of our citizens". Lieutenant Hill was 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 93 
 
 acting quartermaster of the five com- 
 panies of cavalry in Banl^s's division. 
 During tlic retreat, wliile getting liis 
 teams togetlier, lie was captured by a 
 squad of Relsel cavalry, placed in one of 
 liis own teams and guarded by a mount- 
 ed soldier was driven oft', liaving been 
 previously disarmed. Witli true Yankee 
 cm'iosity, lie was anxious to know what 
 there was in tlie wagon. After some 
 seardiing he dug out a loaded revolver, 
 after wliicli. Jumping from the team he 
 shot his guard, tooli his horse and re- 
 capturing his own and some otlier teams, 
 he drove back to the Federal lines. — 
 [Kennebec Journal. 
 
 RetaeDl of GeDeral Scott ! 
 
 HIS LETTER TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR, 
 SPECIAL CABINET COUNCIL. 
 
 General Scott Placed Upon flie Retired List. 
 
 ADDItliSS OF GENERAl, SCOTT TO THE 
 PKE.SIDBNT AND CABINET. 
 
 Letter from ttie Secretary of War. 
 
 General McClellan Assumes Com- 
 mand OF THE United States Army. 
 
 News from tbe Rebel C.imps. 
 
 OF INOUIRY IN COIIIKIANOLR SCOTTS CASE. 
 
 Washington, Nov. 1 . The following 
 letter from General Scott was received 
 by the President on Thursday after- 
 noon : — 
 
 Heauquarters of the Akmv, j 
 
 WASmNGTON, Oct. 31, 1861. ( 
 
 The Hon. S. Cameron, Secretary of War: 
 
 Sir, — For more than three years I bave 
 been unable, from a hurt, to mount a horse, 
 or to walk more than a few paces at a time, 
 and that with much pain. Other and new 
 infirmities, dropsy and verti;^o, admonish me 
 tliat repose of mind and body, wath the ap- 
 pliances of surgery and meilicine, are neces- 
 sary to add a little more to a life already 
 proti'acted much beyond the usual span of 
 man. It is under such circumstances, made 
 doubly painful by the unnatio'at and unjust 
 rebellion now raginj^ in tbe Suutlicrn states 
 of our so lately prosperous and happy Union, 
 that 1 am compelled to request that my name 
 be placed on the list of army officers retired 
 from active service. As "this request is 
 founded on an absolute right, granted by a 
 recent act of Congress, 1 am entirely at liberty 
 to say that it is with deep regret that I with- 
 draw myself in these momentous times from 
 the orders of a President who has treated 
 me with much distinguished kindness and 
 courtesy, whom I know, upon nmch personal 
 intercourse, to be patriotic without sectional 
 prejudices; to be highly conscientious in the 
 performance of every duty, and unrivaled in 
 activity and peryeveranee. And to you, Mr. 
 Secretary, whom I officially address for the 
 last time, I beg to acknowledge my many ob- 
 
 ligations for the uniform high consideration 
 
 1 have received at your hands, and have the 
 
 honor to remain, sir, witli tlie highest respect. 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 WlXFIELf) .SCOTT. 
 
 A special Cabinet council was con- 
 vened this morning at 9 o'clock, to take 
 tlie subject into consideration. It was 
 decided that General Scott's request, 
 under the circumstances of his advanced 
 age and infirmities, could not be di'clined. 
 General ilcCleilan was, therefore, with 
 the unanimous agreement of the f'aliinet, 
 notified that the command of tlie army 
 would be devolved upon him. 
 
 At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the Cali- 
 inet again waiteti upon the President, 
 and attended him to the residence of 
 General Scott. Being seated, the Presi- 
 dent read to the General the following 
 order : — 
 
 On the first day of November, A. D. KSfil, 
 upon his own ai)plication to the President of 
 the ITnited States, IJrevct Lieutenant-general 
 Winfield Scott is ordered to be placed, and 
 hereby is placed, upon the list of retired ofli- 
 cers of the armj^ of the United States, witliout 
 reduction in his current pay, subsistence, oi- 
 allowances. The American people will bear 
 with sadness and deep emotion that General 
 Seott lias withdrawn from the active control 
 of the army, while the President and unani- 
 mous Cabinet express their own and the 
 nation's sympathy in his person:\l alfliction, 
 and their" profound sense of the important 
 public services rendered by him tohiscoun- 
 trv during his long and brilliant career, 
 among which will ever be gratefully dis- 
 tinguished his faithful devotion to the Con- 
 stitution, the Union, and the, fl.ag wlien 
 assailed by parricide rebellion. 
 
 (Signed.) ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 
 
 General Seott thereupon arose and 
 ad<lressed the President and Cabinet, 
 who had also arisen, as follows: — 
 
 " President : This honor overwhelms 
 me. It over-pays all the services I have 
 attempted to render to my country. If 
 I liad any claims before, they are all 
 obliterated by this expression of ap- 
 proval by the'President witli the remain- 
 ing suiijiort of his Caljiuet. I know the 
 President and this Cabinet well; I know 
 that tlie country has placed its interests 
 in this trying crisis in sate Iceejiing. 
 Their ccuiiisels are wise, their labors as 
 unremitting as they are loyal, and their 
 course is the right one. 
 
 " President, you must excuse me ; I am 
 unable to stand longer to give utterance 
 to the feelings of gratitude which op- 
 press me. In my retirement t shall ofl'er 
 up my prayers to God for this a<lmiuis- 
 tration and for my country. I shall 
 pray for it with confidence in its success 
 over all enemies, and that speedily." 
 
 The President then took leave of Gen- 
 eral Scott, giving him his hand, and 
 saying that he hoped soon to write him 
 a private letter, expressive of his grati- 
 tude and aft'ectiou. The President then 
 added : — 
 
 "General, you will naturall.y feel a 
 solicitude about the gentlemen of your 
 statt", who ha^•e rendered you and their 
 country such faithful service. I have 
 taken that subject into consideration. 1 
 understand tliat they go with you to 
 New York. I shall desire them, at their 
 earliest convenience after their return, 
 to make their wishes known to me. I 
 desire you now, liowever, to be satisfied 
 that, except the unavoidable privation 
 
 of your counsel and society, which they 
 have so long enjoyed, the provision 
 which will be m.ade for them will be 
 such as to render their situation as 
 agreeable hereafter as it h;is been here- 
 tofore." 
 
 Each member of the administralion 
 then gave his han<l to the veteran, and 
 retu'ed in profound silence. 
 
 The .Secretary of fhe Treasury and the 
 Secretary of \\'ar accompany (leneral 
 Scott to New York to-morrow by tlie 
 early train. 
 
 The following is (lie response of the 
 Secretary of War to the letter of Gen- 
 eral Seott : — 
 
 War DECARi-.MENr, / 
 
 WASm.NOTON, Nov. 1, ISIil. ( 
 
 General, — \\. was my duty to lay before the 
 President your letter of yesterday, asking to 
 be relieved on the recent act of Congress. 
 In separating from you I can not retrain from 
 e.^pressing my deep regiet that your health, 
 sbatteretl by long service and repeated 
 wounds rece'ived in >'our country's defense, 
 should render it necessary for ><iu to retire 
 from your high position at this momentous 
 period of our hi.story. Although you are not 
 to remain in active service, 1 yet hope that 
 while I continue in charge of tlie department 
 over which I now preside, 1 shall at times be 
 permitted to avail myself of the benefits of 
 your wise counsels and sage *'.\perienc<!. 
 
 It has been my good fortune to enjoy a per- 
 sonal acquaintance with vou for over thirty 
 years, and tbe jileasant relations of that long 
 time have been greatly strengtlieiied by your 
 cordial and entire co-operation in all tlie 
 great questions which have occupied the 
 department and coavnlsed the country for 
 the last si.x montlis. In parting from you, I 
 can only express the hope that a merciful 
 Providence, that has protected you amid so 
 many trials, will improve your health, and 
 continue your life long afti;r the people of 
 the country shall have been restored to their 
 former happiness and iirosperit}'. 
 
 I am. General, very sincerely, your friend 
 and servant, siMON CAMKRON, 
 
 Secri^tary of War. 
 
 Lieut. -GES. Winfiei.h .scort, present. 
 
 Major-general McClellan, to-night, is- 
 sued the following order : — 
 
 HEAD-QCMiTEItS OK TUK .\KMV,/ 
 WASIIlNOro.V, Nov. 1, ISGl. \ 
 
 GENERAL OROER XO. 111. 
 
 In accordance with (ieiioral Order No. W 
 from tlie War department, I hereby assume 
 command of the armies of the United Statics. 
 In the midst of ilifflculties which encompas.^ 
 and divide the nation, hesitation and self- 
 ilistrust may well accompany the assumption 
 of so vast a responsibility; but confiding, as 
 1 do, in the loyalty, discipline, and courage 
 of the troops," anil believing, as I do, that 
 Providence will favor ours as the just cause, 
 I can not doubt that success will crown our 
 efforts and sacrifices. The army will unite 
 with me in the feeling of regret, that tlie 
 weight of manv years and the etfect of in- 
 creasing inflrmili'es contracted and intensified 
 in his country's service, should just now 
 remove from our head the great soldier of 
 our nation; the liero, who, in his youth, 
 raised high the reputation of his country in 
 the fields of Canada, which he sanctified with 
 ills blood ; who, in more mature years, proved 
 to the world that .Vmericau skill and valor 
 would repeat, if not eclipse, the exploits of 
 Cortez in the land of the Montezumas; whose 
 whole life has been devoted to the service ot 
 his country; whose whole efforts have been 
 directed to uphold our honor at the smallest 
 sacrifice of life; a warrior who scorned the 
 selfish glories of the b.attle-fleld, when his 
 great qualities as a statesman could be em- 
 ployed more profitably for his country; a 
 citizen, ivho, in bis deelining years, has given 
 to the worUl the most shining instance c-i 
 loyalty, disregarding all the ties of birth, anri 
 elingiiig still to the cause of truth and honor. 
 Such has been the career and character oi 
 Winfield Scott, whom it has long been the 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 ilclisil.t of tlii^ nation to lionor, both as a man 
 and a soldier. 
 
 W'liilc we refiret his loss, there is one thing 
 we can not regret — the bright example he 
 has left for onr emnlation. Let us all hope 
 anil pray thai his declining years may be 
 passed in peace and happiness, and that they 
 may be cheered by the success of tlie country 
 and the cause he has fought for and loved so 
 well. Beyond all that, let us do nothing that 
 will cause him to blush for us. Let no defeat 
 of the army he has so long eommanded etn- 
 bilter Ins last years, but let our victories 
 ilUiminate the close of a life so grand. 
 
 (Signed.) GEO. B. JlfCLKLLAN, 
 
 Major-general Commanding U. S. Army. 
 
 Doctor Lloyd, of Vieima, who has for 
 some tiiiii' been aethig ai? a voliintccr 
 guiilo for tlie Federal troops in that 
 vicinity, was arrosted yesterday by or- 
 der of General Haneoek, and conveyed 
 to Washiuo;ton. He is accused of giving 
 inforniation to the Reb(ds. 
 
 A "contraband" who came within the 
 lines of General Hancock to-day reports 
 that he left >Ianassas .lunction on Wed- 
 nesday; that the Reb<'ls have extensive 
 fortifications at ( 'entreville, and an army 
 of fifty tlionsand; and that their camp 
 extends to within two miles of Fairfax 
 court-house. At Manassas they have 
 about ten thousand troops. 
 
 'I'he outer pickets of General jVIcCall's 
 division were driven in last night, indi- 
 lating an advance of tlie Kcbel army. 
 A large |)arty was sent out to meet 
 them, when they retreated. Their ol)- 
 ject evidently was to ca|)ture the men on 
 the outposts. 
 
 Signal lights were iilainly visible last 
 niglit in the direction of 1-eesburg, and 
 also towards ('entreville. 
 
 \ naval court of inquiry, to consist of 
 Conunodores Shubrick, Stribbling, and 
 S.ands, has been ordered to convene in 
 this city on Monday, the 4th inst., to 
 inquire into the I'ause of the failure of 
 Com. Gustavus H. Scott, as the com- 
 manding ollicer of the Keystone Stole, 
 to obey the orders given him .Fuly Itlth, 
 to ))roceed to sea for the jmrpose of 
 pursinng the Sumtir until some delinite 
 informotion of her could be obt,iin<'d, 
 and if sucli informaticui could not t)e 
 obtained, to proceed to Jamaica to coal, 
 thence to St. Thomas, and return to 
 Havana .and Key West, thence to report 
 l'(U' the (inlf s(iuadron. 
 
 An Act Wouthv of RECOiti). — .\ 
 
 correspondent, writing from a division 
 of the .-irniy of (Jeni^ral McClellan, on 
 tlic banks of ihe (.'hickahominy, says: — 
 "General Sedgwick's command is 
 <'anii)ed o]ii)osite here, i, e., oi)i)osite 
 I'orter's division. Tliis morning, it 
 being necessary to connnunicate to 
 Sedgwick, (ieneral Martindali', com- 
 maniling (mr forces at New Bridge, 
 trii'd in several regiments of liis own 
 brigade to liml somebody to cross the 
 stream. .Nol)ody otlered. Finally he 
 came to the Massachusetts Ninth. Mat- 
 thew I>inn, of Co. 10, and O'Hearn. 
 of Co. 15, volunteeri'd, and succeedi-d 
 in carrying the message across in 
 fac(> of th(^ cin'iny's picl;ets, ami I'e- 
 tui'ued in safety. l.inn is therefore 
 restored to his rank of sergeant, and 
 liolh men are excused from all duty 
 <'xeelit fighting for two months. " 
 
 Song of the Massachusetts Twenty- 
 fifth Regiment. 
 
 [ liesptctfitily Dt:di>:ated to Culoutl Upluli umf his 
 CommaiuL] 
 
 BV UEXRY S. \V.\SUiaKN". 
 
 The Hunter's moon is shining 
 
 On our fields of ripened grain, 
 And our garners wait tln_* coming 
 
 of tlie reaper from the plain; 
 Wiiile in serried ranks we gatlier, 
 
 \\'ith a purpose lirm and high, 
 Onrcountrv shall I'e rescued, 
 Or the Worcester Ixivs will die. 
 Ife an Mnssuclnisftis soUlkrs, 
 
 And won't ijirf u/i tic tihip. 
 Is the vow thttt '/'lirtrs siernlijy 
 On every bvotlttr's Up, 
 
 W'k love our State dearly. 
 
 But prize our L'nion move, 
 ^Vith its mighty sweep of acres, 
 
 .Stretching on from shore to shore ; 
 And the record, it is written. 
 
 With a purpose firm and high. 
 Our country shall be rescued. 
 
 Or the Worcester boys will die. 
 IVe are Massachunetts soldiers, etc. 
 
 Then here 's a song for Freedom, 
 
 Whose mandates we ol>ey, 
 With our banner streaming o 'er us, 
 
 We march along oiu" way ; 
 And the Stars and .Stripes shall never 
 
 Be humbled to the foe, 
 Till our strong right arm is shattered, 
 
 Aud our blood shall cease to flow. 
 We are Massachnsetts soldiers, etc. 
 
 And here 's a parting blessing, 
 
 As we strike our tents to-day. 
 For the loved who linger around us, 
 
 And cheer us on our way ; 
 For our hills, and smiling valleys, 
 
 For the cot where we were born. 
 For the school-house standing near it. 
 
 And the cattle on the lawn. 
 Wliile in serried ranks we gather. 
 
 With a purpose firm and high, 
 Our country shall be rescued, 
 
 <.)r the Worcester boys will die. 
 Jf'c are .\fassachusetis soldiers, etc. 
 WOUCESTEU, Oct. 21, 18(11. 
 
 When Parson Brownlow will Join 
 the Democrats. 
 
 .Vn Arkansas correspondent, who 
 probably wanted to " wake uj) " Itev. 
 -Mr. Brownlow of the Knoxville (Tenn.) 
 \Vlii(i. wrote to the latter, stating that he 
 hail learned with pleasure, upon what 
 "he considered reliable authority," that 
 Mr. I?rownlow was about to join the 
 Democrats, and asked for the probable 
 date of that interesting occurrence. Jlr. 
 Brownlow gave the date, or at least 
 data for the date, as follows: — 
 
 IvNoxvii.i.r,, Aug. (i, ISGO. 
 
 Mr. -Ionian Clark,— I ha\'e your letter of 
 theSnth ult., and hasten to let yon know the 
 l)ri'eise time when I e.xpeet to come out and 
 lormally annnunee that I lia\'c j«nued the 
 Di-mocratic iiart>-. When tlli^ sun shines at 
 midnighl and the moon at midday— wlien 
 man forgt'ts to bi- seltish, or l>(;moc'rats lose 
 Iheir inclinatitnis to steal — when Nature 
 sloi)s her onwarfl nu\rch to rest, or all the 
 watei- courses in America liow up stream — 
 when tlowers lose their odor, and trees shed 
 no leaves — when liird>^ talk and beasts of 
 burden laugh — wln'ii dannicd spirits swap 
 tieli lor hea\'en, \vini the angels of lighl . and 
 paylheni the boot in unnin whiskey — when 
 inipnssibililies are in fashion, and nt) propo- 
 sili(Hi is loo absurd lo be believed, ><ni may 
 ere<lit the report that 1 have .joined the 
 hcmocrats! 
 
 I .join the Democrats? Never, so long as 
 there are sects in ehur<'lM^s— weeds in gar- 
 dens — fleas in hogpens — dirt in \-ietuals — 
 disputes in families— wars Willi nations — 
 water in the ocean — bad intni in -\inci-ica, or 
 bad women in France! No, .I<.)rdan (lark, 
 yon may hopc^ — you may cftngratnlate — yttn 
 
 may reason — you may sneer — but that can 
 not' be. The thrones of the Old World — the 
 (Jourt of tile tiniverse — the governments of 
 the world, may all fall and crumble into 
 ruin — the New World may commit the 
 national suicide of dissol\ing this I'liion, but 
 all this must occur. before I join the Demo- 
 cracy. 
 
 1 join the Democracy ? .lordan Clark, you 
 know not what you say. When I join Demo- 
 cracy, the Pope of Rome will join the Metho- 
 dist Church — when .Jordan Clark of Arkansas 
 is President of the Republic of Great Britain, 
 by universal sutTrage of a contented people 
 — when Queen Victoria consents to be di- 
 vorced from Prince Albert, by a county court 
 in Kansas — when Congress obliges bylaw 
 .James Buchanan to marry a l-;uropean Prin- 
 cess— when the Pope leases the Capitol at 
 Washington for his city residence — when 
 Alexander of Russia and Napoleon of France 
 are elected Senators in Congress from New 
 Mexico — when good men cease to go to 
 Heaven or bad men to hell — when this 
 world is turned upside down — when proof is 
 atTorded, both clear aud unquestionable, that 
 tliere is no Uod — when men turn to ants, and 
 ants to elephants, I will change iny political 
 faith, and eomi^ out on the side of De- 
 mocracy! 
 
 Supposing th.'vt this full and frank letter 
 will enable ytin to fix ujion tlitj. period when 
 I will come out a full-grown Democrat, and to 
 communicate the same to all whom it may 
 concern in Arkansas, 
 
 I have the honor to be, etc., 
 
 W. G. BROWNLOW. 
 
 Daring Feat. 
 
 'i'he following particulars of a teat of 
 great daring, in wliich some of the men 
 of the Connecticut Ninth regiment 
 shared, have been furnished to one of 
 the New York papers : — 
 
 " It appears that on the ."ith inst.ant, 
 after three companies of the Ninth Con- 
 necticut regiment had landed at I'ass 
 Christian, it was discovered that the 
 Maym- of that town had hastily de- 
 camped to Sbieldsboro' (a town on the 
 mainland. Mississippi, on the v.esterly 
 side of the l$ay St. Louis, which puts 
 inland from the Gulf), and from there 
 was sending dispatches over tlie tele- 
 graph, a jiortion of wliich is submarine, 
 across th'' Bay St. Louis, to Xew Or- 
 leans and Mobile, informing the lieliel 
 ;iuthorities there of the action ot the 
 I'nion forces, and asking for immediate 
 reinforcements. To destroy this means 
 of communication became a matter of 
 necessity, and was soon determined on. 
 Jlr. Hazlitt and John G. Orniond, 
 master's mates of the Uatteras, were 
 l)lac(>(l in command of an expedition, 
 consisting of seven sailors from the 
 Hntleras and six men and an orderly 
 sergeant from the Ninth Connecticut, 
 charged with the accomiilishiuent of 
 the desired object. 
 
 " They immediately seized a liebel 
 schooner near I'ass Christian and sailed 
 on their jierilous adventure, having first 
 built up on lier decks a fortification of 
 cordwood, designed to protect the party 
 from the shots of the Kelxd soldiery who 
 had repaired to Shieldsboro', three hun- 
 dred aud fifty strong, armed with rifles 
 and twelve li-poundei' cannon, to jiro- 
 tect the telegraph. The I>ay St. Louis, 
 at the point oiiposite Shieldslioro', wliere 
 the cable is submerged, is a mile and 
 three-(piarters in wiilth. At a distance 
 of tliree-(juarlers of a mile from the 
 Shieldsboro' sliore is an old hulk, which 
 
\Ccmelnpkhere, i/ctv y^ CfiiitoetHilmcktiMtm, utOMa,-] 
 
 \ blacJf r/if f a/. y \ V ^U t^JiHeZ/ C O/^TRABAN' L^,^ 
 
 ArTem,!-, Warii havmg hkI nr. W<':< F>t:tier Snow fi(,ca1e(l, is t^l^on 
 beforf? Jpff. Djvi!, by t^lp Vigilance Committee 
 
 
 
 Far-similes of Envelopes used during the Rebellion. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 95 
 
 had been fsuuk for the purpose of sup- 
 porting- the cable, and over tlie deck 
 of Avhieli it crosses. Here it was the 
 little party determined to sever tlie line. 
 Having arrived within a short distance 
 of this hulk, the Union fleet t)eing six- 
 teen miles in the rear, they came to 
 anchor, lowered the boat they had pro- 
 vided for the purpose, and, armed eaeh 
 with a rifle, cutlass, and revolver, pulled 
 for the hulk. The Rebels on sliore, no- 
 ticing this manoeuvre, now opened on 
 them, tiring very wildly with their 
 cannon, but making some excelUmt 
 shots with their rifles, completely rid- 
 dling the small boat, but, fortunately, 
 injuring none of the party. 
 
 "Having reached the hulk, theyatouce 
 commenced their endeavors to sever the 
 cable, but found tlie job a remarkably 
 tough ouc, as the insulated cable had an 
 outer covering of five coils of fivc- 
 righths iron, of so hard a character tliat 
 their axes were almost worthless aftn- 
 having been used on it for a short time. 
 At last, however, they succeeiled, and, 
 as if in defiance of the Kebel shot, which 
 were all the while playing rouml tliem, 
 they then ascended to the quarter-doi-k 
 of the hulk, raised the Stars and Stripes, 
 fir<'d a volley at the Secesh, and gave 
 three IiHurty cheers for the Union. 
 This was responded to by a i>erfect 
 shower of bullets from the IJebels, but 
 none of our party were hurt. Having 
 accomplished the object of their expe- 
 dition, they fastened the severed cable 
 to the stern sheets of their small boat 
 and towed it into the middle of the bay, 
 where they sunk it, thus mosteftectu;i]ly 
 breaking the telegraphic comnuinicat ion 
 between the two principal cities of 
 Rebeldom on the Gulf coast. 
 
 ^* Conimauder Emmeus of the Ilatteras^ 
 in a comnnmication to the Navy de- 
 partment at Washington, says of this 
 small but gallant expedition, that it 
 most gloriously succeeded, in spite of a 
 heavy fire of musketry and (]-])Ouud 
 shot, in cutting the telegraphic com- 
 nmnication between Mobile and New 
 Orleans." 
 
 Artemus "Ward's Show Confiscated. 
 
 You hcv perhaps wontlered wliarol)out.s I 
 was for these many dase gone and past, 
 t'erchans you sposed I 'd gone to the Toonis 
 of the Cappylets.tho I do n't know what those 
 is. It's a poplar uoospaper frase. 
 
 Listen to my taiJ, and be silent that ye may 
 hero. I 've been among the Seseshers a 
 earnin my daily peek by my legitimit pcr- 
 fcshun, and haven't liad no time to weeld my 
 facile quill for " the Great Komick psipcr," 
 if yon '11 allow mo to kote from your trooth- 
 ful advertisement. 
 
 My success was skaly, and I likewise had a 
 narrow scape of my life. If what I 've been 
 threw is " Suthern hosspitality," 'bout which 
 we have hearn so much, then I feel bound to 
 obsarve that they made too much of me. 
 They was altogether too lavish with their at- 
 tenshuns. 
 
 I went among the Seseshevs with no feelins 
 of annevmosity. I went in my perfesboi-nal 
 capacity. I was actooated by one of the 
 most Loftiest desires which can swell the 
 luiman Boozum, viz. : — to giv the people 
 their money's worth, by showin them .Sa- 
 gashus Beasts, and \Vax Statoots which I 
 venter to say are onsurpast by any other 
 statoots anywlieres. I will not call that man 
 who sez my statoots arc humbugs a licr and 
 
 hoss thief but bring him be 4 me and 1 '11 
 wither him with one of my skornful frowns. 
 
 But to proceed with my tail. In my travels 
 threw the Sonny South 1 beared a heap of 
 talk about Seseshun and bustin up the 
 Union, but I did n't think it mounted to 
 nothin. The politicians in all the villages 
 was sweariu that Old Abe (sometimes calletl 
 the Prahayi'ie flower) should n't never be 
 noggerated. They also made fools of their- 
 selves in varis ways, but as they was used to 
 that I did n't let it worrj' very much, and the 
 Stars and Stripes continered for to wave over 
 my little tent. — Moor over, I was a sou ol 
 Malty and a member of several other Tem- 
 perance Societies, and my wife she was a 
 hawter of Malty, and I sposed these fax 
 would secoor me the inflooz and pertection 
 of all the fust famerlies. Alas! I was dis- 
 pinted. — State arter Statu scseshcd and it 
 growed hotter and hotter for the under- 
 sined. — Things come to a climbmacks in a 
 .small town in Ahibamy, whore I was prem- 
 torally ordered to haul down the Stars and 
 Strips. A deppytashuu of red faced men 
 cum ui> to the <loor of my tent where I was 
 standin takin money (the artcrnoon exlii- 
 bishun had commenst, an my Italyun or- 
 ganist war jerkin his sole-stiVrin chimes). 
 
 " We air cum. Sir, " said a millingtary man 
 in a cockt hat, " upon a hi and holey m'ishun. 
 The Southern Eagle is screamin " threwout 
 this sunny land — proudly and defiantly 
 screamin, Sir! " 
 
 "What's the matter with him," scz I. 
 " don't his vittles sit well on his stummick':' " 
 
 " Tliat Eagle, Sir, will continner to scream ' 
 all over this Brite und tremenjus land ! " 
 
 " Wall, let him scream. If your Kagle can 
 amuse himself by screamin, let him went!" 
 The men anoyed me, for I was busy makin 
 change. 
 
 " We. are cum, Sir, upon a matter of 
 ddoty - — " 
 
 '•You're right, Capting. It 's every man's 
 dooty to visit my show, " sed I. 
 
 " We air cum " 
 
 "And that's the reason you are here! " sez 
 I. lartlng one of my silvery larfs. I thawt if 
 he wanted togoak'l 'd give him some of my 
 sparkling eppygrams. 
 
 " Sir, you 'reinserlent. The plain question 
 is. will you haul down the Star-spangled Ban- 
 ner, and hist the Southern flag! " 
 
 " Xary hist! " Those was my reply. 
 
 " Your wax works and beasts is then con- 
 fisticated, and you air arrested as a spy ! " 
 
 Sez I, " My fragrant roses of the Southern 
 clime and "blooming daflfodills, what 's the 
 price of whisky in this town, and how many 
 cubic feet of tliat seductive tlooid can yoii 
 individooally hold?" 
 
 They iikhIc no reply to that, but said my 
 wax tigun-s was confisticated. I axed theiii 
 if that was giuerally the stile among thieves 
 in that counti-y, to which they also made no 
 reply, but sed 1 was arrested as a spy, and 
 must go to Montgomery in iuns. They was 
 by this time jined by a large crowd of other 
 Southern patrits, who commenst hollerin, 
 " Hang the bald-headed aberlitionist, and 
 bust up his immoral exhibition!" I was 
 ceased and tied to a stump, and the crowd 
 went tor my teut — that water-proof pavil- 
 lion, wheiein instruction and amoosement 
 had been so muchly combined, at 15 cents ]>er 
 head — and tore it all to pieces. Meanwhile 
 dirty-faced boys was throwin stuns and 
 empty beer bottles at my massive brow, & 
 takin other improper liberties with my 
 person. Resistance was useless, tor a va- 
 riety of reasons, as 1 readily oltsarvcd. 
 
 The Seseshcrs confisticatell my statoots by 
 breaking them to attums. They then went 
 to my money box and conlisticated all the 
 loose change therein contained. — They then 
 went and bust in my cages, lettin all the ani- 
 miles loose, a small but helthy tiger among 
 the rest. This tiger has a exeentric way of 
 tearin dogs to pieces, and I allers sposed 
 from his gineral conduck that he 'd have no 
 hesitashun in servin human beings in the 
 same way if he could get at them. Excuse 
 me if I was crooil, but I larfed boysterrusly 
 when I saw that tiger spring in among the 
 peple. 
 
 "Go it, my sweet cuss!" I inardly ex- 
 claimed. *' I forgive you for bitiu off niy left 
 thum with all my heart! Rip 'em up like a 
 bully tiger whose Lare has been inwaded by 
 Sesesbers! " 
 
 I can't say for certain that the tiger serisly 
 
 injured any of them, but as he was seen a few 
 days after sum miles distant, with a large 
 and well selected assortment of seats of 
 trowsis in his mouth, and as he lookt as tho 
 he'd been having sum vilent exercise. 1 
 rayther guess he did. You will therefore 
 ])erceive that thej- didn't conlistieate liim 
 much. 
 
 I was carried to Montgomery in iuns and 
 placed in durans vial. The jail was a ornery 
 ediliss, but the table was librally surplied 
 with Bakin and Cabbidge. This was a gootl 
 variety, for when I did n't hanker after Bakin, 
 I could help myself to the Cabbidge. 
 
 I had nobody to talk to nor nothin to talk 
 about, however, I was very lonely specially 
 on the first day; so when the jailor parst my 
 lonely cell, 1 put the few stray hairs on the 
 back pait of my bed (I'm bald now, but 
 thare was a time when 1 wore sweet auburn 
 ringlets) into as dish-hevild a state as pos- 
 sible, and roUin my eyes like a manyyuck, I 
 cried : " Stay, jailer, stay ! I am not inad but 
 soon shall be ityou don't bring me suthin to 
 Talk!" He brung me some noospapers, for 
 which I thanked him kintily. 
 
 At last I got a interview with .letTerson 
 Davis, the President of tlie Southern Con- 
 thieveraey. He was quite perlite and a.xed 
 me to sit down and s-tate my case. 1 did it, 
 wln-n he larfed and said his gallaid men had 
 been a little 2 enthoosiastic in eontisticatin 
 my show. 
 
 '**Ves, "sez I, "they confisticated me too 
 muchly. I had some' bosses confisticated iu 
 the same way onct, but tho coufisticaters air 
 now poundin stun in the States Prison at In- 
 jianapylus." 
 
 " \\'all. wall, Mister Ward, you are at 
 liberty to depai-t ; you air friendly to the 
 South", I know. Even now we have many 
 frens in the North, who sympathise with us, 
 anil won't mingle with this fight." 
 
 '*•}. Davis, there 's your grate mistaik.— 
 Many of us was your sincere friends, and 
 thought certain parties among- us was fussin 
 about you and meddlin wdth your eonsarns 
 intirelj'- too much. But J. Davis, the minit 
 yon fire a gun at the piece of drygoods called 
 the Star-spangled Banner, the North f^its up 
 anti rises en massy, in defense ot that 
 banner. Not agin you as indiviiluals — not 
 agin the South even — but to save the flag. 
 We should indeed be week in the knees, un- 
 sound in the heart, milk-white in the liver, 
 and soft in the bed, if we stood quietly by 
 and saw this glorus Govj-nient smashed to 
 pieces fither by furriu or a intestine foe. 
 The gentle-harted mother hates to lake her 
 naughty child across her knee, but she knows 
 it is her dooty to do it. So we shall hate to 
 whip the naughty South, but wo nuist do it 
 if you do n't make back tracks jit onct, and 
 we shall wallup you out of your boots! .1. 
 Davis, it is my decided op'inion that the 
 Sonny South is 'makin a egrejus muttou-hed 
 of herself ! " 
 
 " iio on, sir, you 're safe enufl". You 're too 
 small powder for me! " sed tlie President of 
 the Southern Couthieveracy. 
 
 "Wait till I go home and start out the 
 Baldinsville Mounted Hoss Cavalry! I 'm 
 Capting of that Corpse, and J. Davis, be- 
 ware! Jefferson D., I now leave you! — 
 Farewell my gay Saler Boy! Goodbye, my 
 bold buccaneer! Pirut of the deep blue sea, 
 adoo! adoo! " 
 
 My tower threw the Southern Couthie- 
 veracy on my way home was thrillen enutf 
 for yaller covers.' It will form the subjeck of 
 my next. Betsy Jane and the progeny air 
 well. 
 
 Yours, I'espectively, 
 
 A. WARD. 
 
 — [From Vanitv Fair. 
 
 Female Secessionists. — The fe- 
 male Secessionists of Washinj^ton are 
 still impudent and presumptuous. Two 
 of them who w^aved their hnndkercluets 
 in token of sympathy with the I^ebellion 
 while a lot of Rebel prisoners cai)tur('d 
 at Fort Royal were passin<j throuj^;]! 
 Pennsylvania avenue on 'J'ues(hiy, M'erc 
 arrested by the ]>rovost ^uard and takeu 
 to the guaVd-liouse, whfro they are held 
 iu custody. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Parting Interview of Generals Scott 
 and McClellan — An Affecting 
 Occasion. 
 
 Xkw Yi)1;k, Nov. 4. The Herald's 
 WashinfiLOU dis|):itfh suys the parting 
 scene between (ieiierai Seott and ( ieneral 
 JlcClellan was a most impressive and af- 
 fecting afiah'. (leueral McClellan and 
 statt' proceeded to the depot hi tlie storm 
 and darkness of the night, to bid fare- 
 well to the veteran soldier who lias just 
 withdrawn from active service, and as 
 General .Scott pressed the hand of liis 
 young successor, he besought him, not 
 to he controlled by the advice of any 
 parties who might counsel him to act 
 contrary to his own judgment, if he 
 would succeed in vindicatiug the honor 
 of his country he was called upon to 
 serve in so high and responsible capa- 
 city. 
 
 General SlcClellan's reply was : "1 
 thank you. General, and will not forget 
 your counsel. May you be restored to 
 iieahJi, and live to see your ])rophecy 
 fultilleil. God be with you. Farewell."' 
 
 General Scott and his Movements. 
 
 Tlie journey from Washington to New 
 York is said' to have fatigued General 
 Scott less than was anticipated. He is 
 quite feeble, however, and unable to re- 
 ceive but few persons besides his rela- 
 tives. His present physical disability 
 proceeds from a wouncl he received at 
 Lundy"s Lane, and two or three acciden- 
 tal injuries since. His medical advisers 
 prescribe a voj-age to Europe and the 
 climate of France for some time, and it 
 is expected that he will take his depart- 
 ure in the steamer Africa on Wi'ilnesday 
 of this week. The i'nion Defense Com- 
 mittee of New York jiroiiose a grand 
 military escort to atteiul the old lu'ro on 
 his departure. 
 
 The Washington Star states that 
 shortly before his retirement, (ieneral 
 .'^cott obtained positive information tli.-it 
 his eulire estate, all of which is situated 
 in Virginia, had been seized and seques- 
 tered for the benetit of tlie so-called Con- 
 federate (Jovernment. The relations ex- 
 isthig between Generals .Scott and Mc- 
 Clillan are tlnis spoken of bj* the ^Vash- 
 iiigton ('(U'respondent of tlie New York 
 Post : — 
 
 "The i)arting scene between General 
 Scott and (ieneral McClellan was very 
 airecting, and i)ut to llight the mnnber- 
 less rumors ri'specting an uuple.-isant 
 state of feeling between the two generals. 
 Tears were shed freely by both, and the 
 advice given by the old hero to his sui'- 
 cessor was discreet as it was touching. 
 
 "It is asserted by those Intimately ac- 
 quainted w ilh both Scott and .McClidlaii 
 that there never has been .a ditl'ereui-e 
 between them whicli in the slightest de- 
 gree atl'ected their frieniiship for each 
 other. The relations were pleasant and 
 harmonious, and it was General .Scott's 
 suggestion which brought Mct'lellan 
 here. During McClellan's camjiaigu in 
 western \'irgiuia lie was repeateilly com- 
 plhnented in private dispatches tiy (Ii'U- 
 eral Scott, and after hisgreatest triuini>li 
 
 there it was intimated to him that he 
 might soon be w anted in a higher siihere 
 to use his talents in defense of the 
 Union. Just before the unfortunate 
 battle of Manassas, General McClellau 
 was upon the ])oint of advancing to 
 Stanton, Virginia, with his small but 
 victorious army, but the Stone Bridge 
 disaster and the inefficieiic_y of (ieneral 
 Patterson put an end to the advance of 
 th<' P'ederal troops in that part of Vir- 
 ginia, and ilc( 'l(dlan was drawn away to 
 Washiugton vei-y suddenly. TIk^ utmost 
 conlidence is reposed in liim by the 
 governnient and the trooj)S."" 
 
 (ieneral Scott is re|)orted to have re- 
 marked to a gentleman from Baltunore, 
 that in all pi-obability he would never 
 visit Washinglou again. He went tliere 
 at the re(iuest of Mr. Uuchanan, on the 
 10th of December, nearly a year ago. 
 During the whole period he was not ofl' 
 duty a single hour; and those who have 
 been connected with the service and have 
 resided since that time in Washington, 
 attribute wholly to his presence and fore- 
 sight tlie safety of the Capital. 
 
 The Youngest Major-general. 
 
 If large native talents, joined to thor- 
 ough education, and an added opp<irtiini- 
 ty, with years tor the play of all, give 
 assurance of the growth and <lisliuction 
 of a man, (ien. (ieorge B. JlcClellan 
 has the proudest future before him of 
 any man now upon the field of active 
 life in America. He is the youngest of 
 the major-generals of the Federal army, 
 being only ;>."), and ranks next to General 
 Scott, w"Iio is twice his age, and perhaps 
 is the youngest man who ever obtained 
 so higli a position in our history. His 
 father was of Connecticut birth, a grad- 
 uate of Yale ctdlege and an eminent 
 physician in PIiiladeli>hia. The sou 
 graduated at AVest Point in 184(i, at the 
 age of 20, and came out of the .Mexican 
 w'ar four y<'ars after a captain. He 
 served in the engineers' corps, and after- 
 ward in the cavalry, and rose to the 
 rank of major by bs."!."). Then he went 
 to Europe and visited the Crimea, by 
 order of the government, and prepared 
 on his return a valuai)le report on the 
 Euro|iean war of that time, the Crimean 
 cami)aign, and the organization of for- 
 eign armies. Life iu the army was too 
 dull for his .active, aml)itious mind, and 
 he resigned in 1.S57, and became vice- 
 president and active manager of the Il- 
 linois Central railroad, residing at Chi- 
 cago. This post he held till last sum- 
 mer, when he resigned it to accept the 
 (iresidency and general sui)eriutendency 
 of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad 
 (Ciuciiniati and St. T,(nns), where the 
 civil war found him a ready volunteer; 
 and he returneil to the army, which he 
 lelt a major, after an absence of four 
 years, s])ringing into a major-general- 
 ship. His iluiice personal and military 
 accomplishments only forlild his old 
 comrades bxiking with envy upon Iiis 
 rapid promotion. Whatever feeling of 
 this sort the <-vents of his carei'r may 
 suggest are overborne by iiride in his 
 growth, and conlidence in his ability to 
 
 serve his country in a manner coninieu- 
 surate with his advanced jiosition. ("ien- 
 eral McClellau was married last summer 
 to a daughter of Captain Marcy of the 
 regular army, and granddaughter of 
 the late Laban >[arcy, of Greenwich, in 
 Hampshire county. .So that Massachu- 
 setts, as well .'IS Connecticut and Penn- 
 sylvania (his birthplace), and Ohio (his 
 residence), holds a personal int"rest and 
 feels a personal pride in tln' man and his 
 future. — [Springtield Hepublicau. 
 
 A Touching Episode. 
 
 The New ( )rleans Crfscent, of the 2.Tth 
 ult., narrates an incident of the .South- 
 ern war more aft'ecting than any thing 
 heretofore recorded in romance or fable 
 — more inspiring than the oldest whis- 
 key that ever fired a Southern heart. It 
 appears that two chivalric scions of a 
 wealthy cotton-planter on Lake Jack- 
 son, near Tallahassee, had screwed their 
 courage up to the point of inarching 
 forth to join Bragg's ten thousand, now 
 lieleaguering Fort Pickens. The day of 
 leaving the plantation of their wealthy 
 p.-irent had daw ued, and eipiipi)ed iu all 
 the liloody toggery of Mars, and burn- 
 ing with irrepressible tire for a chance 
 to pit themselves, single-handed, against 
 old Lincoln and Scott, the two Tallahas- 
 seaiis might have been seen striding 
 toward a dilapid.-ited shanty in the Negro 
 quarters of the plantation. Presently 
 apjiears emerging from the hovel an Af- 
 rican with a yidlow bandanna wrapped 
 around her head, and gifted with vast 
 rotundity of waist. It is the black 
 "ma-ma" {maw-maw is the chivalric 
 ])ronunciation) of the two Tallahassee 
 bloods. They leaned upon their blades 
 wlu'ii they saw her, auci lifted up their 
 voices and wepr — in the words of the 
 Crescent chronicler, " were overw helmed 
 with tears" — at the thought of part- 
 ing. She wejit, and they wei)t, until at 
 last, fearing, perhaps, that their cour- 
 age was oozing out preliminary to their 
 backing out, she addressed them thus: 
 '' N'ow, young masters," cried she, 
 ■'slop (lis weeping; go, tight for your 
 eoniilry like men: and, mind" (her eye 
 Hashing as shes])(die), '■^ do n't disgrace 
 MK I " Their souls were touched as with 
 an electric shock, and they went. 
 
 Gknerai. ViEl.E. — A Norfolk cor- 
 respondent tells the following anecdote 
 of (ieneral Viele, showing one of his 
 many means of taming Secession : — 
 " A iady came into his office to consult 
 him or demand some faviu'. He received 
 her with his usual politeness, but sud- 
 denly noticing that she wore the Con- 
 federate ccdors lu'ominently, in the shape 
 of a brooch, mildly suggeste<l that it 
 would, perhaps, have been iu better 
 taste to come to his office without such 
 a decoration. ' I havi' a right, sir, to con- 
 sult my own wishes as to what I shall 
 wear." 'Then, luad.-im,' rejdied the (ien- 
 eral, 'permit me to claim an ecjual 
 right in choosing with whom I shall con- 
 verse ' ; and the iligiiified lady had to 
 withdraw from his presence." 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 97 
 
 Military Matters, etc. 
 
 Tlie Kxpeditioii from New Eiijfland — 
 General Butler's Division — Camp Chase 
 — Arrival of the Steaiiisliii* ConsMtiition. 
 
 The great local military sensatiou of 
 tlie present week promises to be the 
 departure of the main Ijody of the troops 
 i-eeruiteii iu New England for the di- 
 vision to be eommandod by Major Gen- 
 eral Butler, who are expected to eni- 
 liark at this port ou tlie new ocean 
 steamshiji Constitntion, wliich has just 
 been completed for the Pacific Mail 
 Steamship t'oinpauy, and which arrived 
 here last niglit, from New Yorli Satur- 
 day afternoon. The precise time fixed 
 upon for the departure of the troops is 
 not known, and the destination of the 
 expedition is still more a matter of con- 
 jecture. General Butler informed tlic 
 Twenty-sixth regiment, after inspection 
 ou Sunday, that they w ould leave camp 
 ou Tuesday next, under his own im- 
 mediate command, but further infor- 
 mation as to their destination he was 
 not at liberty to give. 
 
 The princijial portion of the troops 
 raised by General Butler are at pres- 
 ent encamped at Gamp Ghase, Lowell. 
 These include tlie Twenty-sixth Massa- 
 chusetts regiment, Golonel Jones, the 
 Ninth Gonneeticnt regiment, Golonel 
 Gahill, and an unorganized regiment of 
 Massachusetts companies under com- 
 numd of Gol. Jonas H. French. A reg- 
 iment of Maine troops are also included 
 iu General Butler's division. 
 
 The Ninth Gonneeticnt regiment has 
 been at this camp less than two weeks. 
 The lieuteant-eolonel, major, and many 
 of the privates were among tlie three 
 months' men in service, and in the battle 
 of Bull liuii were in the division that 
 brought up the rear in the retreat. An 
 excellent band was recruited for the 
 regiment, which is under the leadershiji 
 of George Brooks, of Lowell. A por- 
 tion of the Enfield rifles designed for 
 General Butler's division have been sent 
 to Portland to arm the regiment from 
 Maine, and twenty-five cases were sent 
 to IjOwell on Saturday for the Connecti- 
 cut troops. 
 
 The Constitution left Ne^\' York on 
 Saturday afteruocm for this )iort, and 
 passed Highland Light at 3 o'clock j'cs- 
 terday afternoon. Her great draft of 
 water \\'Ou!d prevent lier from coming 
 up the harbor until high water, and she 
 was probalily compelled to remain below 
 until midnight. This morning she will 
 haul in to Long Wharf, whicli has been 
 jirepared and strengthened for her re- 
 ception by driving additional piles. A 
 large quantity of provisions, in the 
 shape of barrels of pork, etc., has al- 
 reaiiy been placed upon the wharf in 
 readiness to be put on board when the 
 steamship shall arrive. 
 
 The New York Times, in alluding to 
 the departure of the Constitution for 
 this port, says : — 
 
 " Her great capacity, and at the same 
 time her moderate draft of water when 
 loaded, render her one of the most de- 
 sirable steamers afloat for transport 
 service. She will probably accommo- 
 date comfortably more passengers than 
 
 any ship of equal tonnage which has 
 ever been constructed in this country. 
 
 " AVc understand that the charter i> 
 for three thousand dollars per day." 
 
 The Twentieth Massachusetts lleginieiit. 
 
 All ofticer in the Massachusetts regi- 
 ment, writing from Gamp Benton, 
 I'oolesville, Md., uneler date Nov. l'2tli, 
 says: "Our wounded are getting on 
 well, and several are to leave for lionie 
 on furlough soon. Sergeant Riddle, of 
 Go. 1, had his arm amputated yesterday, 
 and is doing well. Lowell will leave 
 tor home soon. The regiment has been 
 paid ofi', and quite a sum sent home. 
 We are to celebrate Thanksgiving Day 
 here by a monster concert with artillery 
 accompaniment. An original hymn is 
 being composed, and all the bands in 
 the brigade are going to join in one. 
 There is a talk of Golonel Lee being ex- 
 changed soon, and possibly the mem- 
 bers of the staft'. It is supposed the 
 boily of Lieutenant Wessellioeft was 
 found yesterday. It was difficult to 
 identify it. 1 trust Gaptain Treinlett is 
 doing well in recruiting, and will soon 
 fill up to the standard. Tliere is a 
 rumor of his joining some other regi- 
 ment, but we all of us trust that he 
 will not leave us, and we hope the 
 friends of the Twentieth will use their 
 influence to retain him with us. He is 
 a fine fellow, and although not much 
 has been said of his conduct in the 
 late battle, he beha^-ed most nobly, and 
 all here consider him one of the heroes 
 of the day." 
 
 TI»e Nineteenth Massachusetts Infantry. 
 
 Colonel Hinks has made his usual 
 monthly report to the adjutant-gen- 
 eral of this state of the condition of 
 his regiment at the close of October. 
 His aggregate is eight hundred and 
 forty. The colonel was at that lime 
 acting conmiander of the First Brigade. 
 
 The troops enlisted for duty at Fort 
 Warren are liable to the same orilers 
 as the other volunteers, and may he 
 sent to any part of the country if 
 wanted. 
 
 An Incidt'iit of Life at. the Fori. 
 
 A company enlisted for permanent 
 service arrived at one of the forts in 
 the harbor a day or two since. The 
 captain had told his men that they 
 would probably find broailcloth sol- 
 <liers, and of course need not look for 
 any especial favors; but nevertheless, 
 they sliould, in any event, treat every 
 one respectfully, make the best of cir- 
 cumstances, and strive to have every 
 thing kept iu as quiet and comfortable 
 a state as possible. The new company 
 were met by the ••broadcloth" soldiers 
 at the landing iu regular military array, 
 escorted to the fort with all due cere- 
 mony, and stacked their arms. There- 
 upon the " broadcloth " disappeared, 
 somewhat to the wonderment of the 
 new arrivals. The mystery was soon 
 explained by the appearance of their 
 baggage in its multiform varieties of 
 trunks, boxes, barrels of flour, beds, 
 etc. ( as once the " wood of Dunsi- 
 naiie"), bestowed on the heads, shoul- 
 
 ders, and backs of the "broadcloth " 
 
 into their quarters. Judge W 
 
 marched in among the foremost, " arms 
 reversed," he being under a nice, large 
 bed. Thus the baggage and efl'ects of 
 the new-comers were, to the smallest 
 item, deposited within their quarters, 
 almost before they had fully ceased 
 inquiry for the absence of the " broad- 
 cloth." The captain, a veteran of the 
 Mexican war, Inirst into tears. 
 
 A Thrillin;; .Scene. 
 
 The Davis Guards, Milford. is one 
 of the finest companies in Gass' regi- 
 ment, which went into <iuarters at 
 Faneuil hall this morniug. On last 
 Weiinesday, as the Guards were leaving 
 Milforci for tliis city, a little boy, eight 
 years old, named James O'Donnell, hid 
 beneath one of the car seats and was 
 not discovered until the com|iany 
 reached Boston. His untde took him 
 back on last Saturday. This morning, 
 to the utter astonishment of every body, 
 the little hero made his appearance in 
 Faneuil hall, having walked the whole 
 distance, thirty-one miles, from Milford 
 to Boston on the railroad track. Gheer 
 after cheer welcomed him as he de- 
 clared that lie was bound to follow the 
 Davis Guards wherever they went. 
 JIajor Pearl at once took the little 
 fellow on the platform and presented 
 him as the pet of the regiment. He 
 was adopted amid the wildest enthu- 
 siasm, and will be known in the regi- 
 ment as the " Shaughraun," that being 
 an Irish term for " the Wanderer." It 
 was a wild, thrilling scene in old Faneuil 
 hall, and those who were present will 
 not readilv forget it. — [Boston Journal. 
 Nov. IS. I'StSl. 
 
 I'liK Camp Kettle is a small sheet 
 •■ pulilislied every oiqiortunity by the 
 Field ami Stall' of the Roundhead regi- 
 ment, Golonel Leasure commanding, at 
 Hilton Head." One of the Beaufort 
 Negroes advertises his runaway master 
 in the following clever travesty: — 
 
 S-'iOO li'KW.VHO. — Runil away from me on the 
 TUl of tlis month, uiy iiinssa, .liiliun Kln^It. 
 Alas.^ia Rhuil am live leel 'icveii inches liif^li, 
 i)ig siiouKlcrs, bniclv liar, curly, slui.iitcy whis- 
 kcr.'^, low forcliocl, an' dark lac(;. He make 
 \nix fu.ss wlicn he go 'monj^ (le gemmcn ; lie 
 tafii vcr bi^, and use de name, oh di; Lord all 
 <il) dc time, ('alls hesclf'* Suildcni^<'mincn,"' 
 but I s'posc will try now to parse hcscir olf as 
 a brack man or nnilatter. Massa Uhctt lias a 
 deep scar on his shoulderfrom a fitrht, scratcli 
 'cross de left eye, made by my IJinah when 
 lie tried to whip her. He neber look pcojile 
 in de face. I mor dau spec he will make trjick 
 lor llort^en kounty, in dc furriu laud of Jar- 
 .scy, wliar i 'luagin he hab a few friends. 
 
 1 will g\b S400 for bim if alive, an' sJ.'iOO if 
 any body will show bim dead. If he cum 
 back to liis kind niggers without much truble. 
 dis chile will receive him lubinglv. 
 
 .SAMHO IMIKTT. 
 
 nuACFORT, s. c Nov. s), i.sei. 
 
 Looking into the Frankixc Svs- 
 TKM. — The attention of the Postmaster- 
 general has been called to the fact that 
 an enormous amount of mail-matter is 
 jiassing through the post-oftiee bearing 
 the frank of 51. G.'s, but evidently not 
 signed by them. He orders postmasters 
 to " arrest " this and other abuses of the 
 franking system. 
 
 13 
 
98 
 
 INCIDENTS OF T Hi: CIVIL WAR. 
 
 DOWN WITH THK STAKS AND KAKS ! 
 UP WITH THE 
 
 STARS AND STRIPES! 
 
 " Then up with our Hag! let it stream on the 
 
 air! 
 
 Tlioujirh our fathers are cold in their graves, 
 
 They had hands that could strike, they had 
 
 sonls that could dare, 
 
 And their sons were not born to be slaves! 
 
 "Up, up with tliat banner! where'er it may 
 call 
 Oar millions shall rally around! 
 A nation of freemen that moment shall full 
 When its stars shall be tniile<l on the 
 j;ronnd." 
 
 NOW IS THE TIME TO ENLIST 
 
 '• Nortliinen. come out! 
 Fortli to battle with storm :ind shout! 
 Freedom calls you once ayain 
 To flag, and fort, and tented plain; 
 Then eonie with drum, and trump, and sony 
 And raise the war-cry wild and strong,— 
 Northmen, come out!" 
 
 ONK mNIiUED DOLLARS' BOUNTY — AN 
 EXCELLKNT UNIFORM— PAY AND RA- 
 TIONS C(»MaiENCE AT ON<.:E-YOT' 
 WILL liE SENT INTO CAMP IN- 
 STANTLY FOOI),CL0THINtJ, 
 AND LODGING AT ONCE 
 <;iVEN TO YOU ! 
 
 " Let our proportions for these wars 
 Be soon collectetl, and all things thought 
 
 ujion, 
 That may with reasonable swiftness acid 
 l\Iore feathers to our wings." 
 
 GERMANS OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 
 " The enemy ennies on in gallant show ; 
 Their bloody sign of battle is hung out, 
 And something to be done immediately." 
 
 IRISHMEN OF MASSACHUSETTS! 
 
 " Cry havoc, ami let slip the (lo;;cy of war." 
 
 The Tvventy-ciglitli, the " Kaiiyh a Banagh 
 regiment," raiseil in coiiecrt by I'atriek Don. 
 ahoe, E.sq ., editor of tlio Boston PUol, and Dr. 
 Walter M. Walsh, who gave his time and 
 means so freely to the formation of the Irish 
 regiments raised heretofore in this state. 
 Its colonel is Thos. .S. Murphy, a Fort Hill 
 boy and the gallant, commander of the New- 
 York Montgomery (inard. Tlie lieutenant- 
 colonel is the hcro'ic Colonel Mont<dth, of New 
 New York. A IJoman Catholic I'ricst goes 
 with this ri';;iment. 
 
 The (Quickest Way to Enlist : 
 
 GO AT ONCE TO THE 
 OENKKAI. RECBIIITING STATION, 
 
 U PITTS STREET, BOSTON, 
 
 Say \vh«'ther you wish to enlist in Infan- 
 try, Ciiviilry. Sli:ir|islio(itcrs, or IJ^Iit iVr- 
 tillery. If in tho Iiifanlry, naiix- tlic Ile^i- 
 inent y4>u ^voiild like to jinn. You will at 
 onr#' J*** fjiven a n<'W, well-iiia<l<>, rr>nifort- 
 able, HU(I Hervi<-»':il>lc uniform, sent into 
 camp innnediat**ly, and that very day >on 
 draw pay and rationn, aiul heroine entitled 
 to a bounty. 
 
 W1L,LIA3I W. BULLOCK, 
 
 Brigadicr-gcnei'al I'"irs1 brigade. First di\-i- 
 sion, :\I. \'. .M., and 
 
 KeeriiitiiiK Oflieer-iii-<rhi*^f for tlie State of 
 MaHHaehiiHetts. 
 
 At Port Royal, 1861. 
 
 m .JOHN ti. WHITTIER. 
 
 The tent-lights glimmer on the land, 
 
 Th.' sliip liKhls on tlie sea; 
 Tile night. wintl smo,it!is with drifting sand 
 
 Our track on lone Tybee. 
 
 At last our grating keels outside, 
 Our good boats forward swing; 
 
 And while we ride the latid-locked tide, 
 (.)ur Negroes row and sing. 
 
 For dear the boatman holds his gifts 
 
 Of music and of song: 
 The gold that kindly Nature sifts 
 
 Aniong his santl of wrong; 
 
 The power to make bis toiling days 
 And poor home-comforts idease; 
 
 The quaint relief of mirth tliat plays 
 With sorrow's minor keys. 
 
 Anotlier glow than sunset's tire 
 
 lias filled the West with light, 
 Where field and garner, barn and bvre, 
 
 Are blazing through the night. 
 
 The land is wild with fe.ar and hate. 
 
 The rout runs mad and fast; 
 Frf)m hand to hand, from gate to gate. 
 
 The flaming brand is passed. 
 
 The lurid glow falls strong across 
 Dark faces broad with smiles; 
 
 Not theirs the terror, hate, and loss. 
 That fire yon blazing piles. 
 
 With oar-strokes timing to their song. 
 
 They weave in simple lays 
 The pathos of remembered wrong. 
 
 The hope of better days, — 
 
 The triumph-note that Miriam sung. 
 
 The joy of uncaged birds : 
 Softening with Africa's mellow tongue 
 
 Their broken Saxon words. 
 
 Song of the Negro Boatman. 
 
 Oh, praise an' tanks! De Lord he come 
 
 To set de jieojile free; 
 And massa link it day of doom, 
 
 An' we ob jubilee, 
 De Lord dat heap de Red Sea waves, 
 
 He jus' as "trong as den ; 
 He say the word ; we las' nigh' slaves; 
 To-daj', de Lord's freemen; 
 
 De yam will grow, de cfittoii blow, 
 
 Wt^ 'II iKib de rice and corn ; 
 Oh, ncliln-r >ou fear, if nebber you hear 
 De driver blow his horn! 
 
 Ole massa on he trabbels gone ; 
 
 He leab de land behind ; 
 De Lord's breflfblow him furder on. 
 
 Like corn-shuck in the wind. 
 We own de hoe, we own de ]ilow. 
 
 We own de han<ls dat hold ; 
 We sell do pig, we sell de cow. 
 But never chile be sold. 
 
 De >aMi will grow, ile cotton blow, 
 
 \Vc 'II hab <le rice and corn; 
 (di, nebher j-ou fear, if nebber you hear 
 De driver blow his horn! 
 
 We jiray de Lord ; he gib us signs 
 
 Dat some day we be free; 
 l>e Nort-wind t<-II it to de i)iues, 
 
 De wild-duck lo de sea; 
 We link it when de church bell ring. 
 
 We dream it in de dream ; 
 De rice-bird mean it when he sing, 
 De eagle wdien he screaiu. 
 
 De yam will grow, de cotton blow, 
 
 We'll hab de rice an' corn; 
 Oh, nebbi'r you fear, if nebber you hear 
 De driver blow his horn! 
 
 ^Ve know d(? promise nebber fail. 
 
 An' nebber lie de word ; 
 So, like dc 'postles in de jail. 
 
 We waited tor ile Lor(i : 
 An' now he openen ebcry door. 
 
 An' trow awa\' ile ke>-; 
 He link wt^ Inb iiim so i)efore. 
 We lub him better free. 
 
 De yam will grow, de cotttm blow 
 
 He '11 give tie rice an' corn : 
 So nebber you fear, if nebber you hear 
 De driver blow his horn ! 
 
 So sing our dusty gondoliers; 
 
 And with a secret pain. 
 And smiles that seem akin to tears, 
 
 We hear the wild refrain. 
 
 We dare not share the Negro's trust, 
 
 Nor yet his hope deny ; 
 We only know tliat God is just. 
 
 And every wrong shall die. 
 
 Rude seems the song; each swarthy face 
 
 Flame-lighted ruder still; 
 We start to think that hapless race 
 
 Must shape our good or ill ; 
 
 That laws of changeless justice bind 
 
 Oppressor with oppressed ; 
 And, close as sin and sulTering joined, 
 
 We march to Fate abreast. 
 
 Sing on, poor hearts ! your chant shall be 
 Our sight of blight or bloom — 
 
 The Vala song of Liberty, 
 Or death-tune of our doom ! 
 
 — [Atlantic Monthly for February. 
 
 Massachusetts Bravery. 
 
 A correspoiuk'iit of the New York 
 Tribune gives the followiug statistics 
 and aueeilote in evidence of the bravery 
 of Massachusetts troops in battle : — 
 
 " Hooker's division, as was expected 
 of them, ' fouglit like brave men, long 
 and well, and heaped the ground with 
 Kebel slain.' This division is known 
 here as the fighting division, and as an 
 evidence of their work it may be proper 
 to state tliat they came on to the Penin- 
 sula eleven thousand strong, and now 
 number less than five thousand eflective 
 men. Among the regiments of this 
 division which suflered most severely, 
 were the Massachusetts First, Eleventh, 
 and .Sixteenth. Of the latter regiment 
 about eighty were either killed or 
 seriously wounded. 
 
 '• A little incident will show the spirit 
 of the Massachusetts Sixteenth. When 
 the Massachusetts First were ordered 
 to charge, the men of the Sixteenth, 
 addressmg the colonel of the First, 
 said: 'May we not charge with you'? 
 You are not strong enough to charge 
 that solid column of Kebels alone. AVe 
 have no oflicers left. Our colonel is 
 dead, and our lieuteuant-coUmel and 
 adjutant wounded. So, if you will lead 
 us, we would like to charge with you." 
 They did charge, with an eflect that the 
 Kebels will be likely to remember for 
 some time. I voiild s;iy more about 
 the splendid fighting of the Massachu- 
 setts troops on this occasion, only for 
 the tact that the Old Bay state lias a 
 history which the world knows by 
 heart, and to tell our readers that Mas- 
 sachusetts soldiers are brave, and that 
 they ilo their duty, is to tell them what 
 they do instinctively know. ' God bless 
 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.' " 
 
 The same authority pays the follow- 
 iug deserved compliuieut to a gentleman 
 whose patriotic and jirofessional de- 
 votion are not surpassed by any of his 
 brotherhood connected with the army: 
 
 " Prominent among tliose who are 
 active in relieving the sufferings of the 
 sick and wounded soldiers, I notice the 
 Kev. Arthur B. Fuller, chajilaiu of the 
 .Sixteenth Massachusetts regiment. Mr. 
 Fuller has been busy at the hospital 
 from morning till night, administering 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 99 
 
 mediciues and words of comfort to such 
 as were in need. Chaplain Fuller will 
 Ijrobably go to his regiment (whom he 
 calls his ' boys') to-morrow. He be- 
 came separated from it by going from 
 the camp before Richmond, on Friday 
 last, to the White House, and before he 
 could return communication was cut oft' 
 by the Rebels, so he remained and 
 skedaddled with the rest of us on Satur- 
 day, and sought his regiment \ia For- 
 tress Monroe and James river." 
 
 MAJOR-GENERAL BUTLER'S 
 SOUTHERN EXPEDITION. 
 
 OlfeDsive Operalions on llio Gulf Coast! 
 
 VOYAGE OF THE TRANSPORT 
 STEAMER " CONSTITUTION." 
 
 Occupation of Ship Island, Miss., by 
 the New Engliind Division. 
 
 Landing of the Middlesex Brigade. 
 
 Fi-uclaiuatiun of General Phelps to the 
 I'eople of the South-west — Description 
 of Ship Island — The Operations of the 
 Blockading Sciuadron in the tinlf — 
 Naval Engagements — Prizes Captured 
 — The Mosquito Fleet in Mississippi 
 Sound — The Defenses of Mobile. 
 
 O.v I!oAi!i> U. S. Tr.^nsport Steamer 1 
 
 CoustitiiHon, Straits ok Florida, ; 
 
 Dec. 1, 1S61. ) 
 
 The Federal government, having some 
 three months since determined upon a 
 policy which involveil the coimnence- 
 ment of offensive operations against the 
 rebellious states bordering upon the gulf 
 of Mexico, took possession, about the 
 17th of September, of Ship island, sit- 
 uated near the mouth of the Mississippi 
 river, upon which a fortification had 
 previously been commenced, with the 
 view of making that point tlie basis of 
 future operations for the reduction of 
 the positions on the gulf coast in the 
 possession of the enemy. The design 
 being to establish a depot for milit.ary 
 stores, a camp of instruction for troops, 
 and a rendezvous for for a naval fleet 
 with which the land forces will co-oper- 
 ate, a council of war was held at ^Vash- 
 ington, at which the best talent of the 
 navy was present. Opinion was at first 
 divided upon the proper point to be 
 chosen, some fa\oriiig the occupation 
 of Cat island, others Mississippi City, 
 on the main land, from which the Union 
 forces would ha^■e been liable to imme- 
 diate attack and repulsion, while the 
 majority inclined to Ship island, as af- 
 fording the greatest facilities for the 
 projected movements. 
 
 Preliminaries of the Southern Campaign. 
 
 The government having selected Maj.- 
 
 gen. Benj. F. Butler to command tliis 
 
 important campaign, about seventy da)S 
 since, General Butler was called to 
 Washington to confer with the adminis- 
 tration upon the preliminaries of the ex- 
 pedition. There being no available 
 forces in the field, which could be with- 
 drawn from the Xorth, General Butler 
 was authorized by the War department 
 to raise a division of six thousand 
 troops in New England for this " special 
 service," which has been the theme of 
 speculation, puzzling the brains of the 
 public, and leading to all manner of spec- 
 ulations as to the destination of the 
 forces. Through his individual influ- 
 ence and personal conference with the 
 governors of the several New England 
 states, whose hearty co-operation, with 
 the single exception of the governor of 
 Massachusetts, he received, General 
 Butler obtained permission to recruit 
 troops in all the states east of New 
 York. The result of his labt)rs has 
 been the organization and e(iuipment of 
 two regimimts of infantry and a battery 
 of light artillery in Massachusetts; two 
 regiments of infantry in Connecticut: 
 on(> regiment of infautr}' in Vermont ; 
 one regiment of infantry and a battery 
 in Maine, and one regiment of infantry 
 in New Hampshire, beside other troops 
 to which it is impolitic at the present 
 time to allude. The forces thus raised 
 constitute, however, but a small portion 
 of the corps d'armee of whii'h (ieneral 
 Butler will ultimately have the com- 
 mand. 
 
 A Prouipt Departure. 
 
 The vanguard of the expedition, con- 
 sisting of the Twenty-sixth >Iassachu- 
 setts regiment. Col. E. F. .Tones, former- 
 ly of the celebrated '• .'^ixth regiment" ; 
 tli(> Ninth Connecticut regiment, Colonel 
 Cahill, and the Fifth Massachusetts bat- 
 tery, ( 'aptain Manning, the whole being 
 under command of Colonel Jones, the 
 senior officer on hoard, endjarked on the 
 steam transport ConstUntion at Boston, 
 which sailed from that port on th(> 21st 
 of November, within three days of the 
 time at which General Butler promised 
 the administration he wouhl stai't the 
 first three thousand troops of his divi- 
 sion. The steamer proceeded to Fort- 
 laud to take on board the Twelfth ilaine 
 regiment. Colonel Shei)ley, but finding 
 on the run across Massachusetts bay, 
 that from improper stowage, or some 
 other cause, the steamer was crank, 
 ('aptain Fleti'her, the commander, [U'o- 
 tested against taking the Maine troops 
 and their baggage on board. This being 
 the first trip of the steamer in which 
 her capacity was to be tested, and t\\-o 
 thousand souls being already on board, 
 the course pursued bj- Captain Fletcher 
 is to be approved rather than con- 
 demned. Exijerieiice has shown, how- 
 ever, that with a proper disposition of 
 the freight taken on board at Boston, 
 the Maine regiment could also have been 
 transiiorted with perfect safety, the voy- 
 age having been one of unexamjileil 
 tranquility. 
 
 The " Constitution " at Hampton lioads. 
 
 The Constitution proceeded southward 
 from Port land on the morning of Satur- 
 
 day, Nov. 28d, telegraphic orders having 
 previously been received from General 
 Butler for the steamer to touch at For- 
 tress Monroe, to take on board Brigadier- 
 general Phelps of Vermont, who has been 
 assigned to the expedition as brigadier- 
 general. This stoppage caused a deten- 
 tion of about a day and a half. While 
 at Old Point, many of the officers, and 
 the ladies accompanying tlie expedition, 
 went on shore and were cordially re- 
 ceived and entertained by their friends 
 among the Massachusetts troops sta- 
 tioned at till' Fortress an<l in (,'amp 
 Hamilton. 
 
 General 14ielps in C^ntUKuul. 
 
 At noon, on Wednesday, tlie ^"th. 
 General Phelps, who had been in com- 
 mand at Newport News, and who had 
 so successfully held that important 
 place at the mouth of the James river, 
 came on board, when Colonel .Jones 
 formally surrendered the command to 
 his superior officer. (Jeneral Phelps 
 was unaccompanied by a statt', but hav- 
 ing made api)lication to the war depart- 
 ment for two aid<'-i-de-canip — lieuten- 
 ants in the army of Potomac — they are 
 expected to come forwanl with General 
 Butler, and join liim at the seat of hos- 
 tilities. 
 
 General Phelps is an uncompromising 
 opponent of slavery, and his views upon 
 the great source of our national evils 
 being fully known to the adnnnistration, 
 it is fair to presume that In the selec- 
 tion of such men as (ienerals Butler and 
 Phelps to command operations in the 
 cotton-growing states, a policy has been 
 adopted which will strike at the very 
 vitals of rebellion, (ieneral Phelps is a 
 (juiet, unosientatious man, who, by his 
 modest and retiring manner, his strict 
 regard for discipline, ami withal liis free 
 and cordial intercourse, has rendered 
 himself eminently popular with both of- 
 ficers and men. Indeed, in looking at 
 his tall, commaiKling form, he appears a 
 thorough type of those stern old C'ove- 
 uanters of Cromweirs time. Immedi- 
 ately after assuming command he se- 
 cured a diagram of the steamer, showing 
 the position of the quarters of the of- 
 ficers and men, with the view of pre- 
 jiaring for any emergency that might 
 arise. For the double ])urpose of guard- 
 ing against dangers from within and 
 without, he issued a general order to the 
 captains of companies, providing that in 
 case of fire breaking out on board, or an 
 attack from the privateers of the enemy, 
 the troops shoulil all remain below, as 
 the best security against an indiscrimi- 
 nate loss of life. 
 
 Departure of tln' Kxpedition. 
 
 After coaling and taking on boani a 
 few sui)plies, the Constitution got under 
 waj' on Wednesday afternoon, and stood 
 out between the capes. When the pilot 
 steps on board, the other officers usually 
 bow gracefully and retire from the 
 helm. Not so in our I'ase. There was 
 too weighty a responsibility resting 
 upon Captain Fletcher, an<l Mr. Clark, 
 the first ofiic<'r, and Mr. Vanderbilt, the 
 chief engineer, to jiermit them to relin- 
 quish the ship to tile control of any one 
 
100 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 luitu, tlioui;h that iniui luiffht be llicir 
 superior in all tliat jxTtaiued to his par- 
 ticular eiilliiig-. if, however, they hail 
 been disposed to commit the great slup 
 and her precious freight to other hands, 
 the charge could not have fallen into 
 more experienced hands than those of 
 Mr. James Jackson, of Brooklyn, N. Y., 
 the pilot chosen for the Soutliern coast. 
 The steamer was taken out of Hampton 
 ]{oads in charge of Purser ('has. II. 
 Denuisou of the United States gim-boat 
 Dayliyht, who was discharged oft' ( 'ape 
 Henry, and went on board our old favor- 
 ite, the gun-boat Cambrid'je, wliich, 
 under Capt. AVilliani I'arker and a crew 
 of Massachusetts boys, has been keep- 
 ing watch over the Itebels on the iJap- 
 pahannock and York rivers. Captain 
 Jackson is a tine specimen of the brave 
 class of seamen which he represents, 
 and his doughty figure and rubicund 
 face have become familiar from th(! con- 
 spicuous position which he occupied on 
 the hurricane deck. He piloted the 
 steamer linJtic to the mouth of Charles- 
 ton harbor last spring, when that vessel, 
 under couunaud of ('aptain Fletcher of 
 the Conslilnlion, undertook to furnish 
 supplies to the beleaguered garrison of 
 Fort Sumter. An experience of thirty 
 j'ears in cruising up and down the coast 
 between New York and Xew Orleans, 
 enabled him to defy the traitorous 
 Southrons who have extinguished every 
 light on the coast from Cape Henry to 
 the reefs of Florida. 
 
 Our Destination. — The Problem .Solved. 
 
 The expedition went to sea under 
 sealed orders, and conjecture was ex- 
 hausted as to its destination. All were 
 wise iu their own conceit, ami in the ex- 
 ercise of their Yankee prerogative 
 guessed they knew wlK'ro they were go- 
 ing. On leaving Boston they were to 
 be lauded at Fortress Monroe, and tlien 
 re-enil)arked on a great fleet to reduce 
 Norfolk. After leaving Old Point bets 
 were freidy offered that the troops, sail- 
 ly disappointed in not landing at Old 
 Point, were going lo reinforce Ueneral 
 Sherman at Port Koyal; but the odds 
 were changed in favor of Fort Pickens, 
 as the report from the Norfolk Kebels 
 of an attack u))0n that point gained cur- 
 rency on board. A few learned the se- 
 cret on the first night out, liut it was 
 not until II o'clock on the f(dIowing 
 day, when the ofiicial orders were 
 broached, that the mystery which had 
 shrouded the enterprise was dispelled, 
 and Shi]) island was announced as the 
 basis of future operations. 
 
 Lookiii;^ Alicnd, 
 
 Fxamination and inciuiry have satis- 
 fled me of the great importance of .Shij) 
 island as a strategical |)oint. Regard Ing 
 the cotton states as the seat of the mis- 
 chief which has thrown the country 
 into its jiri'sent deplorable condi- 
 tion, the Sliilells .-mil Souk's of New Or- 
 leans being the chiefs of the i>rospec- 
 tive Southern enii)ire, no point, iduld 
 have been s<'lected from which lo spread 
 terror to the Kebels of the gulf states, 
 which affords greater facilities than 
 Ship island. 'I'lie slave poiiulati(Ui of 
 
 the cottou-growiiig states is at once the 
 most intelligent and dangerous in tlie 
 whole South, owing to the system which 
 has long been practiced by the slave- 
 holders of the border tier of slave states, 
 of selling their fractious Negroes to the 
 cotton and rice planters, as a means of 
 punishment, and of removing the evi- 
 dences of their own shame through the 
 same channel. From this cause the 
 slaves on the plantations soon to be 
 menaced by the I'nion forces, bringing 
 with them from the Caroliuas and Vir- 
 ginia the blood of theh' former masters, 
 have become more independent and are 
 imbued w ith a, stronger desire to obtain 
 their freedom, than the full-blooded Af- 
 rican ; and Ihi' supposition is, that upon 
 the a.dvance of the Fe(leral forces the 
 Negroes will l)ecome their allies and take 
 up arms against their masters, if allowed 
 to dfi so. 
 
 STEAMEIt Constitution, \ 
 
 SHie Island Harhor, Miss., ! 
 
 Tiicsilay Evening, Dec. 3, 18G1. ) 
 
 The noble ship has reached her desti- 
 nation in safety and to-night lies within 
 sight of the I'ebel shore of Mississippi, 
 with a friendly island under her lee. 
 Ketrospect of tlie Voyage. 
 
 Looking l)ack over a period of six 
 days, since the steamer left Hampton 
 Uoads, the voyage now ended, seems 
 one long sunnner-day, broken only by 
 tiie few hours of partial forgetfidness, 
 snatched from the hum and bustle of 
 this restless company. The voyage has 
 been one of unprecedented serenity, and 
 the quietude of the elements has only 
 been equaled by the concord which has 
 prevailed on board. The weather has 
 been uniforndy pleasant; the ocean, till 
 last night, has been as smooth as a mill- 
 pond, and as kindly dis))osed to the 
 great ship as mother ever was to child. 
 The most jiertect harmony has marked 
 the intercourse of the troops, only one 
 man having been placed under arrest; 
 while the saloon has appeared like the 
 reading-room of a literary club, with 
 tlie additional attraction of a concert- 
 room. 
 
 The steamer struck the current of the 
 gulf stream about 9 o'clock on the day 
 after leaving Old Point, and stood along 
 its western edge, avoiding the force of 
 the current and the coast, without being 
 in sight of the latter. At 1 o'clock Fri- 
 day morning a bright reflection on the 
 horizon indicate<l a conflagration in the 
 neighborhood of Georgetown, N. C. 
 Four hours later the steamer passed 
 Charleston, at mention of which a gen- 
 eral <lesire was expressed to make a 
 morning call at Fort Svnnter. The 
 steamer passed within twenty-two miles 
 of Port Royal, but saw no signs of the 
 fleet. About I o'clock in the afternoon 
 a sail hove in sight otV the starboard 
 bow, about sixty miles south of Savan- 
 nah, which, from her appearance, was 
 a United States sloop-of-war. When 
 flrst seen she had her lower sails clewed 
 uj), but, u])on our heaving in sight, she 
 spread all her canvas .and stood out to 
 intercept us, which she failed to do. 
 About 11 o'clock Saturdav the welcome 
 
 cry of '• Here 's lanil, boys ! " brought 
 all" hands on deck, and the coast of Flor- 
 ida continued to be the study of all eyes 
 henceforward. On Sunday morning we 
 passed in full view of the lighthouse on 
 Carysfort reef, which takes its name 
 from an English frigate which was 
 wrecked there many years ago. It is iu 
 possession of the Federal government, 
 as was proved by the national banner 
 which the keeper hung out as we 
 passed. 
 
 A boat ptit oft' from the light at our 
 approach and joined a government-tend- 
 er anchored near the shore. Sombrero 
 light, which was passed in the after- 
 noon, also displayed the Stars and 
 Stripes. At 7 o'clock Sunday evening 
 the steamer passed Key West, though 
 not near enough to see the town ; we 
 made out a large vessel, apparently a 
 Federal war-ship, standing out to sea. 
 The light at the entrance of the harbor 
 was the flrst which had been seen leav- 
 ing the Chesapeake, and was followed by 
 the splendid reflector on the Sand Key, 
 and at irndnight by the light on the Tor- 
 tugas, whicli we passed at that hour. 
 In twenty-four hours after passing For- 
 tress Monroe, when overcoats were con- 
 sidered a luxury, the indications of a re- 
 newal of the summer solstice rapidly 
 increased, till on the second day, many 
 of the men ajipeared on deck in their 
 shirtsleeves and barefooted. Blankets 
 and overcoats were considered entirely 
 out of season, and regrets were freely 
 expressed that they had not been left at 
 home to protei't the shivering^ soldiers 
 in the army of the Potomac. But after 
 entering the Gulf of Mexico the steamer 
 encountered a "norther," which closed 
 the pores and called into requisition the 
 overcoats, which to-night, in the lati- 
 tude of New Orleans, sixty miles dis- 
 tant, are not uncomfortable. The voyage 
 has been a monotonous one, a transport 
 aft'ording but limited means for either 
 recreation or amusement. 
 
 The stock of reading in the expedi- 
 tion is not large, and a branch of " Lor- 
 ing's .South End Circulating Library " 
 woidd be hailed as the greatest blessing 
 by the troops, whose friends can not 
 render them a greater service than by 
 sending books and papers to Ship island. 
 Letter-writing, the daily record of the 
 incidents of the voyage, and games at 
 cards, chess, checkers, and dominoes, 
 have constituted tlie chief occupation 
 of oliicers and men, and the heavy mail- 
 bags which the Constitution takes back 
 to New England attest the iudustrj' of 
 the troops in the flrst-mentioned partic- 
 ular. The excellent band of the Twen- 
 ty-sixth regiment has alterntited with 
 that of the Connecticut Ninth in furnish- 
 ing a source of enjoyment, by playing 
 several times each <lay on the hurricane 
 deck for the benefit of the men, .and in 
 the saloon evenings, where the oflicers 
 and ladies were assembled. This refin- 
 ing feature of the voyage, added to the 
 presence of the ladies of several of the 
 oliicers, who shed a halo of happiness 
 on all about them, kept green the mem- 
 ory of home and friends, and exerted a 
 salutarv influence over the masculine 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 101 
 
 community. Strictly military duties on 
 board have been limited to the rej^ular 
 roll-calls and guard-mountino;, about 
 eighty men having been detailed daily, 
 who mounted guard with side-arms only, 
 to preserve order. 
 
 It has been a subject of general sur- 
 prise that we have not encountered any 
 of the vessels of the blockading squad- 
 rons of either the South Atlantic or 
 Gulf divisions durhig the voyage. Few 
 vessels of any kind were seen in the At- 
 lantic, and not one in crossing the Gulf, 
 which appeared as gloomy and unfre- 
 quented as it was in the days of Cor- 
 tez. 
 
 Arrival nt Ship Island. — Entering Port. 
 
 About 1 o'clock this afternoon, land 
 was discovered directly ahead, and in 
 the mirage arose suddenly in full view 
 the t'handeleur islands — a chain of 
 long, low sand hills — at the northern 
 extremity of which a light-house, with 
 the Stars and Stripes floating from the 
 top, indicated the welcome fact that it is 
 in the possession of loyal men. 
 
 At sight of land Joy pervaded the 
 ship's company, who, having been four- 
 teen days on board the steamer, hailed 
 even the desolate beach as an indication 
 of a speedy deliverance. A few min- 
 utes later, a high, wooded bluff at tlie 
 eastern end of Ship island hove in sight, 
 and gra<lually the outline of the destina- 
 tion of the expedition was defined. At 
 the western extremity of a long sand- 
 spit appeared a port and a light-house, 
 and around the point a tleet of steamers 
 and sailing craft lay at anchor. One of 
 these — the United States gun-boat li. 
 11. Cu'iler — got under way at the aii- 
 proach of the ConstiUdion, and ran out 
 to otter assistance in entering the har- 
 bor. Lieut. James Parker of the Guyler 
 came on board and piloted the steamer 
 to a safe anchorage. 
 
 The crew of the Cuyler greeted the ex- 
 pedition witli rousing cheers, which 
 were responded to by two thousand joy- 
 ful hearts. The guns of the Constitu- 
 tion poured forth a salute, and at 4 
 o'clock she dropped anchor almost with- 
 in hailing distance of the shore. Cap- 
 tain Smith, of the United States gun- 
 boat Massachusetts, the senior officer of 
 the flotilla here, came on board, and 
 orders having been brought from the Na- 
 vy department for Flag-officer McKean, 
 commanding the Gulf division of the 
 blockading squadron. Captain Smith 
 immediately dispatched the R. R. Cui/lfr 
 to Pensacola to deliver the same. Cap- 
 tain Smith tendered the services of his 
 steamer to General Phelps to make a 
 reconnoissauce of the eastern end of the 
 island, where it was supposed the troops 
 would encamp, and Colonel Jones having 
 been detailed for that duty, he went, ac- 
 companied b}' Captain Butler and the 
 representatives of the press, on board 
 the Massachusetts. It being late and diffi- 
 cult to make a thorough examination of 
 the position, the steamer went but a 
 short distance up the island, and re- 
 turned to her anchorage near the Consti- 
 tution, and in a position to aftbrd assist- 
 ance in case of an attack from the 
 
 enemy. In the mean time no person 
 belonging to the expedition has yet been 
 on shore. 
 
 The expedition is ended, to the delight 
 of all. A few trifling accidents and sev- 
 eral mild cases of fever occurred, and 
 were successfullj' treated by the sur- 
 geons. Though Ship island as seen 
 from the shore presents no very attrac- 
 tive features, it will nevertheless offer a 
 habitation, which, in the words of the 
 lamented Winthrop, "does not lurch 
 and wallow," and a couch which will 
 not fall from under you. 
 
 Before taking leave of the Constitu- 
 tion, I desire to record ni}' acknowledg- 
 ments of the uniform courtesy which I 
 have received from Captain Fletcher, 
 her skillful commander, and the other 
 officers of the steamer, and to add my 
 testimony to the universal opinion that 
 the ship is a credit to her constructors 
 and owners. And now for a description 
 of 
 
 Ship Island Harbor. 
 
 It is situated north of the western end 
 of the island, and at ordinary tides ves- 
 sels drawing twenty feet of water can 
 enter from the Gulf by a channel be- 
 tween Ship and Cat islands, which is the 
 inside passage by which vessels of light 
 draft leave and depart for New Orleans. 
 There is no entrance at the east end of 
 the island for vessels of more than six 
 or eight feet draft, and the water near 
 the shore is ver^' shallow. While the 
 mouth of the Mississippi has been block- 
 aded by the Federal fleet, no inconsider- 
 able number of small vessels have 
 slipped out from New Orleans, through 
 Mississippi sound, and out into the Gulf, 
 between Ship and Horn islands, and run 
 to the West Indies : none but gun-boats 
 of light draft, and guns of long range, 
 can be of any service in preventing this 
 contraband trade, and the sooner the 
 government sends such vessels here thi' 
 sooner the blockade of New Orleans 
 will be made eft'ectual. The anchorage, 
 with water equal to the depth on the 
 bar, is five miles long, and averages a 
 quarter of a mile wide. 
 
 The great advantage of the harbor, 
 now little understood, is that it a fiords 
 facilities for the protection of our navy 
 against foreign interference, and for 
 striking offensive blows at all points in 
 Secessia on the Gulf coast. The impor- 
 tance of the harbor to the commercial 
 marine of the country can not be over- 
 rated, as immense quantities of timber, 
 cotton, sugar, and other productions of 
 Louisiana and Mississippi could be ship- 
 ped through this channel to all parts of 
 the world, at less cost than they can be 
 dispatched from New Orleans, down the 
 Mississippi. Looking forward to the 
 re-opening of Southern ports, Mississip- 
 pi ('ity might be made an important 
 cotton-depot, and Ship island harbor a 
 rival port of New Orleans. 
 
 Collision between Federal Gun-lioats. 
 
 The steamer R. R. Cui/ler, which left 
 here this evening for Fort Pickens, when 
 just outside the harbor, came in collision 
 with the United States gun-boat New 
 London, from Pensacola, with an ai-med 
 
 United States schooner in tow. The 
 cutwater of the Cuyler was stove badly, 
 and, though she continued on lier course, 
 she will probably proceed to Key West 
 for repairs. The Xevj London liad her 
 rail carried away, but sustained no seri- 
 i)us damage. 
 
 Fort JlASSAcnusKTxs, ) 
 Snip Island, Dec", ISiil. j 
 
 Debarkation of the TroojiH. 
 
 At an earlj' hour Wednesday morning 
 preparations were made to land the 
 troops. The steamers Uenry Lewis ami 
 Anna, captured from the Rebels, came 
 alongside the Constitution, and at 8 
 o'clock the men l)egan to march off, Co. 
 B, of the Twenty-sixth regiment. Cap- 
 tain Clark, being the first logo on board 
 the lighters. A strong breeze blew from 
 the north-west, and a swift current with 
 a chop sea was setting out. The small 
 steamers, after their decks were filled 
 with soldiers, steamed over to the island 
 and lay alongside a temporary pier, 
 where the men landed with ease ami 
 safety. Not an accident occurred, and 
 the troops were all landed before noon. 
 
 The scene presented bj' th(^ debarka- 
 tion of the troops was the most animat- 
 ing of the whole voyage. 'J'o the sol- 
 diers, long cooped-up on shipboard, the 
 island in all its barrenness possessed at- 
 tractions which dissipated the dull mo- 
 notony of sea-life, and leaping on shore 
 the men huzzaed, and scampered about 
 like so many colts let loose. Two days 
 have scarcely elapsed since their land- 
 ing, and yet they have explored the 
 whole island ; dined on fresh pork and 
 'coons, which they have killed, and dis- 
 covered a fertile oyster-bed, four miles 
 away, upon which they are no\\- luxu- 
 riating. 
 
 While Colonel Jones superintended the 
 departure of the troops from the vessel, 
 Lieutenant-colonel Farr, of the Twenty- 
 sixth, Colonel Cahill and Mnjor Frye, 
 of the Connecticut Ninth, were on shore 
 and gave directions for laying out the 
 encamiiments and pitching the Lents. 
 Captain Smith and the officers of the 
 .steamer Massachusetts, and the officers 
 of the fort, rendered valuable assistance 
 in the work of debarkation. Commander 
 Smith placing men, steamers, and boats 
 at the disposal of the officers of the ex- 
 pedition, while Lieutenant Buchanan, 
 commanding at the fort, personally di- 
 rected matters on shore. The eaiJture 
 of the two Rebel steamers used in land- 
 ing the troops and stores was most op- 
 portune, as without them the debarka- 
 tion would have been a slow and tedious 
 process, with the facilities at baud. 
 With all the joy which marked the ap- 
 pearance of the troops on reaching terra 
 firma, there was no disguising the fact 
 that their dreams had not been realized, 
 and disappointment was depicted on the 
 faces of all. On leaving Boston they 
 had expressed a wish m song to be 
 " Away down South in Dixie," and now 
 that they were in reality there, Ihe 
 visions of orange groves and mocking 
 birds vanished, and nothing but sand- 
 hills and water met the view. 
 
102 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 While lh<> officers were staking out 
 tile !iniuii(l for the encampments, the 
 men seate<l themselves in S(iuads, and 
 while some sat contenqilating the liis- 
 couraging prospect, others true to home 
 and to friends, with knapsack for writ- 
 ing-<lesk, recorded ••first impressions'" 
 for the editication of their friends. But 
 work had to be done, and the t>oys soon 
 rallied and were at it in earnest. Wheid- 
 harrows and shovels were brought into 
 requisition ; the hills were laid low : tlie 
 rough places made smooth ; one by 
 one the conical dwellings, which can 
 with difficulty be distinguished in the 
 distance from' the white sand on which 
 they are pitched, were erected, and bo- 
 fore sundown two canvas villages on the 
 outi)Osts of Helieldoni were tenanted by 
 the loyal sons of JIassachusetts and 
 Connecticut. Both regiments encamped 
 on the beach about half a mile from the 
 port, each camp being backed by a range 
 of sand-hillocks, which command a view 
 of the soimd, and from which the ap- 
 proach of the enemy can readily be dis- 
 covered. 
 
 The camp of the Twenty-sixth extends 
 east, i)ar.-iUel with tlie line of the beach, 
 while the Ninth Connecticut are en- 
 camped just back of the liglit-house, on 
 which Major Frye hoisted the Stars and 
 Stripes, i'ents will be exposed to strong- 
 winds which prevail here, Init with long 
 tent-pins they can be secured to the 
 drifting f(um(iation. Good fresh water 
 can be had almost for the asking. The 
 men have only to sink a ))arrel any- 
 where in the sand, and a w ell of ]iure 
 water supplies their necessities. The isl- 
 and furnishes excellent facilities for 
 bathing, and the climate being temper- 
 ate, tlie health of the troops will of ne- 
 cessity be i)ri'serv<Ml. Manning's bat- 
 tery is now encinijied under th<' walls 
 of the fort, but will probalily relieve the 
 garrison soon and take up their (juarters 
 inside. Tlie two brass rifled 12-|)Ound- 
 ers of the Constitution have been trans- 
 ferred to the steamer Leiois^ where they 
 will be likely to render important ser- 
 vice. 
 
 Ship Island and Its Fortifirution. 
 
 The isl.-ind is about seven miles long, 
 and extends in a curve north-east and 
 south-west. The eastern end of the isl- 
 and is about a mile wide, and covered 
 with a grove of live o.nk and oedai-, 
 abounding in raccoons, which furnish 
 rich sjiort to the soldiers, as you have 
 only to sliake the tree, and like the ])oor 
 victim of Colonel Crockett, they will 
 "come down." when they are easily 
 killed. The surface Is intersecteil with 
 ravines and ditches tilled with water. A 
 bayou extends almost across the island 
 at this jioint from .Mississi|)pi sound. 
 This jiart of the island, previous to a 
 severe storm wliidi occurred in Octobi'r. 
 18(!0, was occupied by several families. 
 in rearing cattle, many of which still re- 
 main on the island. Wild hogs also live 
 in the woods, and a br.'ice of bloixl- 
 hounds inhabit the grove. 
 
 The western end of the island is .-i low 
 sand-si)it, about four miles long and a 
 (|uarter of a mile widi', entirely desti- 
 luteof trees, a few palms and a sparse 
 
 growth of long beach-grass only tind- 
 ing nourishment. The surface is broken 
 by ridges apparently washed up by the 
 heavy seas which " northers'" roll in on 
 the beach. This peninsula is connected 
 with the head by an isthmus, across 
 which the tide flows. At the extreme 
 western end of the island is a fort, com- 
 manding the only channel by which the 
 harbor can be entered, and just to the 
 eastward of this is a ligiit-house. The 
 fortitication forms nearly a complete 
 circle and is built of brick, with several 
 tiers of sand-bags piled against and pro- 
 tecting the exterior wall. It is divided 
 into twelve bomb-proof casements, and 
 on the land-side are two flanking forts. 
 The fortiflcation was commenced by the 
 Federal government before the war 
 broke out, at which time mechanics 
 were at work here. The guns which 
 the traitor Floyd ordered from Pitts- 
 bni'gh, but which were stopped in trans- 
 itu, were intended for this fort. 
 
 The officer superintending the con- 
 struction of tlie fortiflcations lived at 
 Biloxi, and when hostilities commenced 
 he abandoned the work aiul removed 
 with his workmen to that place, leaving 
 bricks enough to complete the fortitica- 
 tion. The Secessionists, fearing the 
 place would be occuj^ied by the Oniou 
 forces, came over and burned every 
 thing combustible in the fortitication, 
 which outrage they charged ujion the 
 Federalists. 
 
 The steamer Massachusetts^ ( 'aptain 
 Smith, which has since done such good 
 service in these waters, arrived here on 
 the 28th of June and stopped to block- 
 ade the sound. One day she captured 
 live schooners and drove back one of the 
 ten ste.amers which at that time plied 
 between New Orleans and Mid)il<' via 
 .Mississippi sound. 
 
 The Massachusetts stopped here till 
 news of the escape of the Humter from 
 New Orleans was received, when she 
 was ordered to Pensacola with dis- 
 patches for the flag-officer. On the ;{d 
 of July, in the absence of the Massachu- 
 setts, the Rebels came over with tiieir 
 engineers and mechanics and laid their 
 plans to occupy and rebuild the fort. 
 The Massachusetts returned on tb<' 4tli of 
 July, and found the light extinguished, 
 the keeper saying that he had been or- 
 dered by an officer from the Brooklyn 
 not to liglit it. Captain Smith left again 
 on the .")tb for the passes, .-ind arrived 
 back (Ui the Sth. A Jiebel steamer was 
 then discovered at anchor inside the 
 point, and lights on the shore. Sus- 
 pecting all was not right, she ran up to 
 the island an<l tired a salute into the 
 fort, but received no reply. 
 
 That night the Kebels were engaged 
 in throwing up entrenchments and 
 mount ing guns on the ])oint, and on the 
 morning of the '.Itli they opened lire on 
 the Massachusetts from a large rifled 
 cannon, and two 9-inch sea-coast guns. 
 Till' Massachusetts replied, keeping up 
 the tight for two hours before break- 
 fast, and at onetime silenced the guns 
 of the enemy. .After breakfast the 
 liebels opened again on the steamer. 
 Several of their rifled shells passed over 
 
 her, but so near to the heads of the men 
 that they fell on the deck. Xo one was 
 injured, however, on the Massachusetts, 
 but the Rebels had one man seriously 
 injured. After keeping up the engage- 
 ment tor two hours, the Massachusetts, 
 running short of powder, and finding 
 her shot did not reach the shore, retired 
 and anchored out of range. The Rebels 
 remained in possession until the Itith of 
 Septembi-r, wfien — under the impres- 
 sion that a naval and military force 
 were detailed to attack the place, and 
 supposing that they could not hold It^ 
 they evacuated. 
 
 The fort was garrisoned by five com- 
 panies of the 4tli Mississippi regiment, 
 Lieutenant-colonel Allen commanding. 
 The Rebel armament of tlie f(U't con- 
 sisted of thirteen guns — 82's, 42"s, 64"s, 
 and 96"s — mounted in the casements in- 
 side, and in four sand-batteries at dift"er- 
 ent jioints outside. On leaving the isl- 
 and the Rebels set fire to the buildings 
 and the light-house, and embarked on 
 board six steamers, carrying away all 
 their guns and other property, w itli the 
 exception of much valuable lumber and 
 thirty-five liead of cattle. 
 
 On the night of the evacuation, the 
 Massachusetts, Preble, and Marion were 
 standing over the island, but on account 
 of high winds and head currents the 
 sailing vessels could not reach the point. 
 The Massachusetts run over and fired 
 sliidl at the retreating Rebels, but re- 
 ceived no reply, the shot evidently hur- 
 rying their departure. Tlie fort, which 
 tiie Rebels called Fort Twiggs, was 
 taken iiossessiou of the next morning liy 
 the officers of the Massachjisetts. 
 
 The work of fortifying the jilace was 
 at once commenced, and at the pri'Sent 
 time the fort mounts four y-incli shell- 
 guns, three in bomb-proof I'asemates, 
 bearing on the channel and sound; one 
 !)-inch pivot-gun. having a range of two 
 and a half miles, in a sand-battery com- 
 manding the sound ; and two howitzers 
 on top of the casemates, commanding 
 the a])proaches on the land-side, from 
 wliieli shrapnel and canister can be 
 thrown twelve hundred yards uj) the isl- 
 and. The crews from the flotilla have 
 erected two casemates and rendered 
 bomb-])roof two others, besides doing a 
 large amount of other worli, inciilental 
 to occupying their new position. The 
 garrison at present consists of one hun- 
 dred and tifty-eiglit sailors and marines, 
 and six officers. The following is a list 
 of the orticers attached to the fort: — 
 
 [lieutenant commanding — Thomas 
 McKean Buchanan, of the Mississippi. 
 
 Lieut. Phili]) H. W. Fontrie, of the 
 Mississippi, commanding the Marine 
 corjis. 
 
 .Vcting Masters — George AViggen, of 
 the Potomac; S. N. Freeman, detached 
 from file Santee, and Frank B. Merriam, 
 of the Massachusetts, on temiiorary ser- 
 vice as jiaymaster. 
 
 Acting Midshipman — K. T. Wood- 
 ward, of the Mississippi. 
 
 The Naval Force in I'ort. 
 
 The p'cderal flotilla at present sta- 
 tioned in Ship island harbor consists of 
 
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 103 
 
 the steamers 3Iassachusetts, 7 guus ; 7i. 
 H. Ouyler, 9 guus; Ncxe London, 5 guus ; 
 the light-draft schooner, Rachel Seaman, 
 just arrived froin Philadelphia, witli am- 
 uuiuitiou for the steamer Massachusetts 
 and the fort, and the prize steamers 
 Letcis and Anna., and several small eraft. 
 The ward-room of the dlassacMtsetts 
 shows the efl'ect of the recent engage- 
 ment with the Reliel gun-boat Florida, 
 on which the redoubtable " Conmio- 
 dore " Hollius, of the Musquito fleet, 
 came out into the sound one day, and 
 firing a gun to leeward, challenged the 
 Massachiisetts. Captain Smith took up 
 the glove, and running in as far as the 
 depth of water would allow, engaged 
 and drove oft' the enemy- The rifled gun 
 of the Florida was disabled, her stern- 
 post and top-works shot away, her i)ad- 
 dle-box badly stove, and four men killed, 
 and leaking badly, being half full of 
 water whi>n she arrived at Pass Christ- 
 ian, as was learned from prisoners re- 
 cently taken. 
 
 With the prizes which have been cap- 
 tured much valuable property has been 
 taken. On the shore near the lauding 
 are piled up twelve hundred barrels of 
 molasses, four hundred barrels spirits of 
 turpentine, and other merchandise. The 
 schooner Olive, captured by the Neio 
 London, was loaded with yellow-pine 
 lumber, originall}' intended for this for- 
 tification, but which, after its evaeua- 
 tiou by the Kebels, was ordereil to Fort 
 Pike. Through the vigilance of the 
 Federal officers it will be appropriated 
 to its original purpose. 
 
 The blockading squadron olTthe mouth 
 of the Mississippi have recently earned 
 fresh laurels, the Mississippi aud Vin- 
 eennes having captured an Englisli 
 barque endeavoring to ruu the blockade 
 with .$20,000 in specie aud .$200,000 
 worth of coffee on board. The Snntee, 
 blockading Galveston, a short time since 
 captured and burned a privateer which 
 attemjited to leave that port, killing 
 three men, wounding several, and taking 
 a nundjer of prisoners, including the 
 owner. The fight was a desperate one, 
 resulting in the loss of two men on the 
 Santee, and the wounding of several 
 others seriously. 
 
 Tlie Musquito Fleet in Mississii>i>i Sound. 
 
 The Kebi'ls have a fleet of war-steam- 
 ers which run out from New Orleans 
 and cruise in Mississippi sound, con- 
 sisting of the Florida, 6 guns ; Pamlico, 
 2; Oregon, 2; Arroto, 2 — all heavy rifled 
 cannon — aud the Grey Eagle, which car- 
 ries a 9-inch shell-gun and some rifled 
 cannon. Some of these steamers ajipear 
 in sight ever}' day, reconnoitering the 
 I^nion forces. The officers of the Fed- 
 eral flotilla are constantly on the watch 
 for the enemy, and allow no opportuni- 
 ty to pass whicli oft'ers a chance for a 
 fight. The JVeio London is of light draft, 
 and, w ith an extra crew from the fort, 
 nightly leaves the harbor on expeditions 
 against the Rebels, who have been car- 
 rying on an extensive commerce between 
 New Orleans aud Mobile. On Tuesday 
 last a fleet of ten steamers passed 
 through the sound to Mobile under con- 
 
 voy of four Rebel war steamers. None 
 of these freight and passenger boats 
 have since been seen, however. The 
 prize steamer Lciris was one of this 
 class, and the California, formerly of 
 New York, is engaged in the same line 
 of business. 
 
 On Wednesday morning the Federal 
 steamer Montgomery, blockading Grant's 
 pass, about thirty miles from Shi]) 
 island in the direction of Mobile, was 
 attacked by five Rebel war steamers, 
 with long-range guns, and driven from 
 her position. The Rebel gunboat 
 Oregon subsequently started for the 
 westw ard, and the Montgomery came up 
 to Ship island to put the officers of 
 the flotilla on the alert. The Rebel 
 steamer lay ofl' this point, and appeared 
 to be making a recounoisauce. Aj)- 
 prehensions were felt of an attack 
 Wednesday night, and the Constitution 
 being in no condition to repel the enemy, 
 the chains were unshackled, steam 
 raised, the guus double shotted, aud 
 every preparation made to slip out in 
 case of an attack. Ammunition was 
 sent on shore for the troops, and Gen- 
 eral Phelps took up his quarters on the 
 island in order to bo near his command. 
 The night passed, however, without any 
 demonstration from the enemy. 
 
 Eebel Submaiine Telegraph Destroyed. 
 
 Immediately after the occupation of 
 Ship island by the Federal forces. Cap- 
 tain Smith, of the Massachusetts, sent 
 an expedition, consisting of two launches 
 manned by thirty-four sailors from the 
 Massachusetts and Preble, under com- 
 mand of Messrs. Ryder and Merriam of 
 the Massachusetts, for the purpose of 
 underrunuiug a suljmariue telegraphic 
 cable which connected the line between 
 New Orleans and Mobile. After a se- 
 vere pull of tweuty-thi-ee miles, whicli 
 occupied nine hours, the expedition ar- 
 rived at its destination, aud landing cut 
 the cable on shore, took the end in the 
 boats and underrun about seventy-five 
 feet of it, cutting it oft' with axes and 
 destroying the efficacy of the cable. 
 More would have been secured, but day- 
 light coming on, they left. On their re- 
 turn they were chased by a Rebel 
 steamer, which gave up the pursuit as 
 soon as they disco-^-ered that the boats 
 were armed. 
 
 The Rebels have a powder-mill about 
 twelve miles from Mississippi City, 
 where they are manufacturing eighteen 
 hundred pounds of powder daily. This 
 establishment may receive the attention 
 of the forces at this point ere long. 
 
 A Hard Task. 
 
 The encampment of the troops is 
 about a mile from the point at which 
 they lauded on the island, aud there 
 being an entire lack of any means of 
 transportation, other than wheelbar- 
 rows, nearly all the tents, arms, stores, 
 and camp equipage had to be carried up 
 on the shoulders of the men, or rolled 
 over the light sand. It was a tedious 
 and laborious operation, and one which 
 taxed the energies of the men to their 
 fullest extent. Fortunately the weather 
 
 has not been uncomfortably hot. and the 
 troo])s have sustained their arduous task 
 nol)ly. The w ork of trans])ortation has 
 been materially lessened by the con- 
 struction of a plank walk, which Major 
 Frye aud the men of the Connecticut 
 regiment have imiuovised from the tim- 
 ber found on the beach. 
 
 The I'nited States ordnance steamer 
 De Soto, Captain Walker, arrived here 
 ou Friday from Pensacola, with rifled 
 cannon, with which she is supplying all 
 the vessels of the blockading scpiadron 
 in the Gulf. She is bound to Uarstaria 
 bay to blockade. 
 
 i'he officers and men of the navy at 
 this [(oint are deserving of the highest 
 l)raise for their indefatigable labors to- 
 ward the suppression of the Rebellion. 
 They had not only been obliged, since 
 taking possession of the island, to keep 
 u|( a regular military establishment on 
 shore, but have been conii>elled to per- 
 form a vast amount of labor in raising 
 jirize vessels sunk in a •'norther"; 
 landing their cargoes ; building a wharf, 
 and complctiug the fortification. Their 
 services are deserving of recognition by 
 the government, especially those of 
 Acting Masters Ryder of the Massachu- 
 setts and Freeman of the fort. The 
 former is the party who, when the gal- 
 lant Anderson and his command in tort 
 Sumter were being reduced by star- 
 vation, oft'ered to ])rovision the garrison 
 in whale boats at all hazards; while the 
 latter has been knighted by the tiueen 
 of Si)ain, for gallant services rendered 
 ill rescuing the officers aud crew of a 
 wrecked Spanish man-of-war. Mr. 
 Ryder has superintended the erection of 
 tlie casemates of the fort and the build- 
 ing of the wharf. Mr. Freeman has 
 rafsed several sunken vessels, and in 
 landing the troops and supplies his 
 services as commander of the Lewis 
 liave been iuvaluabli>. 
 
 Acting Master Wiggin, from the Poto- 
 7nac, one of the most v.-iliialde officers 
 of the tort, has been detailed as pilot of 
 the gun-boat Xeiv London, -nhfro, on ac- 
 count of his acquaintance with all parts 
 of the Sound, he will render valuable 
 service. Acting Midshipman AVood- 
 ward, a young and promising officer, 
 has also show-n commendable zeal in 
 the performance of his duty. 
 
 Future Operations. 
 
 In the absence of all positive knowl- 
 edge respecting the policy of the gov- 
 ernment and the plans of the leaders of 
 this expedition, it is utterly impossible 
 to predict — what the future only cau 
 deti-ruiine — w here the first blow will he 
 struck in the campaign here commenced. 
 Speculation points to New- Orleans and 
 Mobile as the points to be attacked. 
 Presuming that one or both of these 
 places are to become the objects of es- 
 pecial attention from General Butler, it 
 is well to estimate the chances of suc- 
 cess. Regarding the natural facilities 
 for reaching the two cities, Jlobile ofters 
 the greatest inducements for an attack. 
 Tlie city is about forty miles distant, 
 anil troops can be conveyed in light- 
 draught steamers from Ship island. 
 
104 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 throuijli Mississiin)! sound and (Jranfs 
 ])ass, into Mobile l)ay. 
 
 I liave k'arned Iroiii a prisoner now 
 on hoard the steamer Mas.'--aiiuisrtts that 
 the Rebels have planted a battery of 
 three guns eonunanding the pass, and 
 that at the liead of the bay, at the junc- 
 tion of Si)anish river and Choetaw 
 bayou, a foundation, iOO feet sijuare, 
 built of [liles, tilled in solid with stone 
 and earth, has been sunk in six feet of 
 water, and ujion this a fort is in process 
 of erection which will mount fifty guns. 
 All vessels, before entering the city, 
 will be compelled to pass this formid- 
 able battery. The entrances to Jlobile 
 bay from the (iulf are protected by 
 Forts Morgan and Gaines, in an ex))e- 
 ditioti from this i)oint against New < )r- 
 leans, the course is by water through 
 lakes Borgne and Pontcljartrain to within 
 three miles of New Orleans, thence by 
 railroail or canal to the city. Fort Pike 
 defends the passage into Lake Pontchar- 
 train, and I learn from the same source 
 quoted above that the Uebels liave 
 erected batteries along the line of the 
 Pontchartrain railroad, and have also 
 ])lanted one hundred heavy guns in 
 front of the custom house at New 
 Orleans. 
 
 The arrival of General Butler is 
 anxiously awaited, when something 
 more definite may be learned. In the 
 meantime, General Pheli)S is busy in 
 reconnoitering tile island, and with 
 plans and specifications pre|iaring to 
 complete this fort. 
 
 1 am indebted to Acting Paymaster 
 ^Vlerriam, whose acquaintance with the 
 fort extends back to the lirst occupation 
 of the island by the Union forces, for 
 much valuable information respecting 
 atlairs here. 
 
 A Briisli with the Kiieiliy, 
 
 This afternoon, a Rebel gun-boat hove 
 in sight across the sound, when the 
 Federal gun-boat got under way, and 
 followed by the De Soto, run over and 
 engaged Iter. The New London and 
 Itebel steamer exchanged several shot, 
 when a secon<l and a smaller Secesh 
 steamer came to the aid of the tirsl, 
 and tired at the Xno London. The De 
 Suto did not ])artii'iiiate. The com- 
 batants were about four miles ajiart, 
 and though the Federal steamers have 
 not returned as I close my letter, it is 
 Ihought thai neither |)arty sustained 
 damage. 
 
 'I'he camp of the Twenty-sixth Massa- 
 clliisetts and Ninth "Coimecticut regi- 
 ments liave been named "Camp Consli- 
 tntioii" in honor of the steamer. Captain 
 Fletcher having presented ( 'olomd 
 Jones the ship's barge. 
 
 Nkw ^■(>l!K, Xov. 'M. Tlie Tribune's 
 s])ecial Wasliington dispatch says that 
 government received iut(dligence yes- 
 IcnUiy that the leaders of the Rclxdlion 
 in I'ichniond and In the Rebel camps 
 .across the Rotomac at last are satisfied 
 that they are to be beaten in the issue of 
 arms which they have made, an<i tlial 
 tlie cause of Secession is a hopeless one. 
 
 On Thursday, while the pickets of the 
 New York 'Twenty-eighth regiment were 
 in the neighborhood of Burns's house, 
 on the road leading to Fairfax Court- 
 house, five foraging wagons, accom- 
 panied by about twenty-five Rebel 
 cavalry, made their ajjpearance at that 
 ))Oint, doubtless with the design of 
 drawing our men into an ambush. After 
 the arrival of General Wadsworth with 
 an Increased force from his brigade, the 
 ju'ctended foraging party disappeared. 
 
 Washington, Dec. 2, ISDl. An im- 
 portant conference was held this even- 
 ing, to reconcile. if possible, the conflict- 
 ing views in the Cabinet and in Congress 
 on the treatment of the slaves of Rebels. 
 All agree that the war must be vigor- 
 ously prosecuted, and the navy in- 
 creased. 
 
 Reception of the Massachusetts 
 'Twenty-fifth in New Yohk. — New 
 York, Nov. 1. — Colonel Upton's Mas- 
 sachusetts Twenty-fifth Regiment re- 
 ceived a hearty welcome to-day from 
 the Sons of Massachusetts. They ar- 
 rived at iibout noon at the Norwich 
 ilepot, foot of Vestry street, and were 
 escorted to the Park barracks by the 
 Sons, where tlie men were amply pro- 
 vided with a hot and substantial meal, 
 'i'he otficers dined at the Astor house, 
 where there was an elegant table set by 
 Mr. Stetson, the occasion being presided 
 over by Col. Frank E. Howe. 
 
 A Soldier's "Valentine. 
 
 in n. ALOER, .III. 
 
 .lust froui the sentiy's tramp, 
 
 (I must tal<e it ujiiiin at ten) 
 I liiive laid luy musket iltiwn, 
 
 And seized 'instead my jicii; 
 l''or pacing my lonely rouiitl 
 
 In tlie oliilly twiliyiit gray, 
 The tliought, dear Mary, oame 
 
 Tliat this is Valentine's Day. 
 
 And witli the thtniglil Diore came 
 
 A glimp.s).' olllic liapjty time, 
 When a sclK)olljt)>'s tii-st attempt 
 
 I sent you, in lutrrowed rhyme. 
 On a gllt-edf^ed slioet. (•ml)ossed 
 
 With many a quaint dusign, 
 And signed 'in sehooUjoy hand, 
 
 " Your loving Valentine." 
 
 'riie years have eome, ami gone — 
 
 Have flown, 1 linow jiol where — 
 And the seliooll>oy's merry lace 
 
 Is grave witli nianhood's care; 
 But the heart of man still beats 
 
 At the widl-romembered n,ame, 
 And on tliis ,St. Valentine's Day 
 
 Ilis choice is still the s,ame. 
 
 There was a time — ah! widl; 
 
 Tliink not that I repine — 
 Wlien I di'eainetl this hapjiy day 
 
 M'ould smile on you as nu'ne; 
 lint 1 Iieai-il my (Miuntry's (;all ; 
 
 I Icnew tier need was sort! ; 
 Tliatik <;od. no seltish thouglit 
 
 Witlilield me ivoui tin; war. 
 
 Uut when llie dear old Hag 
 
 shall float in its au<Ment pritlc — 
 Wlienthe twain sliall he made one. 
 
 Ami lends no more di\'ide — 
 I will lay my nntslci't d<iwn, 
 
 My ma'rtial f^nrb resign, 
 And turn my joyous I'et^t 
 
 Toward home "and \'alentine. 
 
 Captain Read's Mounted Rifle 
 Rangers. 
 
 'The squadron of Rangers was mus- 
 tered into the United States service at 
 Camp Chase last Friday, The selections 
 for this corps have been carefully made 
 from first-class men, about eight hundred 
 aijplieauts having been rejected during 
 its enlistment, and it is tlie finest body 
 of men that has yet been sent to the 
 war from New England. The appear- 
 ance of the men in Hue was imposing, 
 and the oath was taken without a single 
 dissenting voice. 
 
 Captain Read then wheeled the line 
 into hollow square ami announced to his 
 men that although aiipointed to the 
 command of the squadron, he did not 
 desire to accept the honor unless he had 
 some assurance on their part that the 
 appointment met with their approval. 
 'The announcement was foHowed by an 
 (dection of a most enthusiastic and 
 unanimous character. A brief and 
 earnest speech was then made by their 
 captain, the Rangers cheering heartily. 
 He then introduced to them Tjieutenants 
 ■J. E. Coweu, of Fairhaven, and B. Pick- 
 man, of Salem, who were unauimouslj' 
 elected to lieuteuauts in the First di- 
 vision of the squadron, each resjionding 
 in an apjiropriate speech. The lieu- 
 tenants of the second division have not 
 yet been appointed. The corjis, to 
 which Captain Read has authority to 
 add fifty-eight more men, is splenilidly 
 equipped by the government, and will 
 very soon go South. 'The rifles being 
 manufactured for it are of an entirely 
 new pattern, and without being re- 
 volvers, discharge eight shots in rapid 
 succession, and at extensive range, 
 without reloading. 'The corps will 
 number about one hundred and seventy- 
 five, and when fully armed with rifles 
 and pistols, can fire raiiidly over three 
 thousand shots without reloading their 
 l)ieces — more than three full regi- 
 ments 01 infantry. They can then re- 
 load or rely upon their sabers. Such 
 a body of men can not but prove of 
 the most efli'Ctive character. 
 
 T.ieut. Henry P. Fox, of Capt. 
 Marsh A. Ferris's company of sharp- 
 shooters, now in camp at Lowell, and 
 connected with General Butler's di- 
 vision, was the recipient last Friday 
 evening of an elegant sword, sash, 
 belt, and pistol, from his friends in this 
 city. 
 
 'The occasion was made the oppor- 
 tunity of a pleasant reunion of his 
 fri<'nds at the Quincy house, who lis- 
 tened with i)leasiire to .-in appropriate 
 presentation speech by ,1. Walbridge 
 Fi(dd, Esq., and the grateful and fc-el- 
 ing rejily of Lieutenant Fox. 
 
 By order of .Major-general Uiitler, 
 blank copies for allotment of i)ay have 
 been given to each comiiaiiy in the 
 Twenty-sixth regiment, to sign before 
 leaving hcuue, 'The ailvautages of this 
 allotment for their families or friends 
 are mimeroiis, ami it does not, as many 
 persons have supposed, prevent the pay- 
 ment of the State bounty, but is in 
 addition. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE Cll'IL WAR. 
 
 105 
 
 Boston and Vicinity. 
 
 Matters at Fort Waijhex. — The 
 news of the action taken by Congress in 
 requesting the President to confine 
 Messrs. Mason and Slidell similarly to 
 Colonels Corcoran and Wood, was re- 
 ceived at the fort yesterday, and caused 
 much excitement among tlie political 
 (irisoners there, and aroused sjtecial in- 
 dignation from the two individuals above 
 referred to, who have taken \\\i their 
 winter ciuarters in Boston harbor. 
 
 The Secretary of State has granted to 
 Mayor Brown of Baltimore, now con- 
 fined at the fort, leave of absence for 
 tliirty days, on parole, and he will come 
 ni) from the fort this afternoon in the 
 steamer which carries dailj* supplies to 
 tlie garrison. He is not to leave the 
 state under the terms of his jiarole. 
 
 FORTHE.ss MONHoK, Dec. 3. A sharp 
 engagement between the United States 
 gun-boats Hetzel, Seymour, Whitehall, 
 and Shawnee, and a I'ebel steamer, sup- 
 posed to be tlie Yurktmon, took jjlace 
 yesterday about five miles above New- 
 ])ort Xews. 
 
 The bombardment l.-isted about two 
 hours, coinmencing at .'i o'clock in the 
 morning. The Rebel steamer kei)t close 
 to the .shore, whei-e a j)0\vei-ful battery 
 assisted it materially, but never ven- 
 tured within range of our guns. The 
 engagement was kejit u]i with great 
 vigor and the roar of artillery was 
 l)hnnly heard at Old Point. 
 
 A flag of truce, in charge of Provost 
 >Iarshal Davis, went from here this 
 morning to convey Mr. Pangborn, Con- 
 sul for Saxouy at New Orleans, to Nor- 
 folk. By that means we learn tliat the 
 Pebel vessel engaged in the action yes- 
 terday was the steamer Patrick Henry. 
 Tlie Kebels claim that no damage was 
 done to them. 
 
 To-day afiout half an inch of snow 
 iell, and a strong north-east wind pre- 
 vailed, but the storm abated toward 
 noon. 
 
 APPrfOPRIATE PL'NIsmiEXT.— A yOUUg 
 
 lady who, like all our Northern young 
 ladies, bless them ! is religiously devoted 
 to the Union cause, during a discussion 
 as to what would constitute the surest 
 and, at the same time, the most humane, 
 punishment of the Secessionist women 
 who talk treason openly and spit in the 
 faces of loyal people in Baltimore, St. 
 I/Ouis, and elsewhere, gave her verdict 
 as follows : " Cut off their hair! '" Shav- 
 hig the head might have a cooling ef- 
 fect. 
 
 A False Report.— A report is in cir- 
 culation that Lieutenant Babo, of the 
 Twentietli regiment, whoh.-is been miss- 
 ing since the disastrous aft'air at BalTs 
 Bluff, has been heard from, and that 
 having been but slightly wounded, he 
 was rapidly recovering. On inquiry as 
 to the origin of this statement, our re- 
 porters And it to lie entirely without 
 authority. No tidings have been heard 
 of the lieutenant, and there is nothing 
 to warrant such a belief. 
 
 A Terrible Story of the Rebellion. 
 
 A correspondent of the New York 
 Tiines, who dates from Springfield, Mo., 
 tells the following sad tale of the conse- 
 quences of rebellion : — 
 
 " 'J'he tender mercies of Secession are 
 cruel. I have just heard the sad story 
 of a widow who has buried two sons 
 and a daughter since the outbreak of the 
 Rebellion, ller three children all fell by 
 the hand of violence. 
 
 "She lived in the White River coun- 
 try — a land of hills and of ignorance. 
 Ill that country she and her family 
 stood almost alone upon tin' side of the 
 national Union. Her ueigiil)ors were all 
 advocates of Rebellion, and ev<'n before 
 the arrival of our anny in Spi-iiigtield 
 all loyal citizens were warned that they 
 must leave their homes or die. It was 
 little that the poor widow had to leave 
 — a miserable log-cabin and .a small 
 pateli of hill-side — but such a-; it was, 
 she was ]n'eparing to abandon it, when 
 her sou Ilarvev left her, in search of 
 employment. She packed his bundle 
 with a heavy heart, took a silk handker- 
 chief from her neck, gave to him, and 
 kissed him good-liye, never expecting to 
 see him again. 
 
 " lie had not been gone many days 
 when her persecution began. Her little 
 boy was one evening briiiging in wood 
 for the lire, when a shot was heard — a 
 bullet struck the log under his arm, and 
 he dropped it with a scream. TIh- ball 
 had just missed his lieart. .Toy at his 
 eseajie from death was hencef(U'lh min- 
 gled with glooinv apprehension. 
 
 "Next, she lieard of the death of 
 Harvey. He had found a home, and 
 fancying himself secure, was alone at 
 work in a tield. The family with whom 
 he lived were absent. When they re- 
 turned at noon they found his dead body 
 in the house, jiierced by a bullet. His 
 torn cap and other signs ^\■itnessed to the 
 severity of his struggle before he 
 3'ielded to his murderer. 
 
 " From tills time the family of Mrs. 
 Willis lived in constant fear. One day a 
 gun was fired at them as they sat at 
 dinner. One man was bold enough to 
 come into the cabin in search of tliem. 
 At night they all hid in the woods and 
 slept. The poor woman was one day 
 gathering corn in the garden and Wil- 
 liam was sitting upon the fence. 
 
 "'Don't sit there, William," said his 
 mother, ' you are too fair a mark for a 
 shot." 
 
 "William went to the dooi' and sat 
 u]ion the ste)). 
 
 "' William," said his sister, ' vou ar<' 
 not safe there. Come into the house." 
 
 " He obeyed. He was sitting between 
 two beds, when suddenly another shot 
 rang upon the air, and th<- widow's sec- 
 ond son, Samuel, whom she had not no- 
 ticed sitting by another door, rose to his 
 feet, staggered a few steps toward his 
 motlier, and fell a corpse before her. 
 
 " ' I never wished any one in torment 
 befor(>," she said, ' but I did wish the 
 man that killed him was there." 
 
 " Her three oldest sons at once left 
 the e.abin and tied over the hills. TIk'V 
 
 are all in the national armv to-ilav. 
 Samuers sister washed the cold" clay and 
 dressed it for the ^rave. After two days 
 the Secession neighbors came to bury 
 him. At flrst the frantic nioMier refused 
 to let them touch his body. At la«t she 
 consented. The clods we're falling upon 
 the coffin, each sound awakening an 
 echo in her aching heart, when a whip- 
 poor-will llultered down, with its wild, 
 melancholy cry, and settled in the open 
 grave. The note so terrifn-d the con- 
 science-stricken, suiJ'M-stitioui wretches, 
 that for a moment they fled in dismay. 
 
 "Two of her children were now inthe 
 tomfi. Three had escaped for their 
 live-i. The unh.ipiiy woman was left 
 w ith her two daughters and three small 
 children, heiiiless and alone. She was 
 ol)liged to go thirty miles upon horse- 
 back to the mill for food, and aftei-ward 
 to return on foot, leading her horse by 
 the bridle, with the sack u]ion his back. 
 On her return she me! her children about 
 a mile and a half from her own house. 
 In her neighbor's yard her two boys, 
 aged ten and t w(dve years, were digging 
 another grave — the grave (jf an old 
 man, murdered in h; r alisciice, for the 
 crime of loyalty to the Union. To- 
 getiier with a whit<'-iieaded jiatriot, who 
 tottered with age, they placed the corpse 
 upon a board, rolled it, unprepared for 
 burial and uncotlined, into the shallow 
 l)it, and then covered it with earth. 
 Such are the trials of loyal citizens in 
 the border slave-states, and wherever 
 IJebellion has been in jiower. 
 
 " The widow now eseajied for refuge 
 to this city. And here, to crown her 
 sorrows, in the absence of her three old- 
 est remaining siuis, a drunken soldier of 
 the Fifth Kansas regiment shot her 
 daughter Mary, as she was standing in 
 the door of her house. Is it any wonder 
 that this woman's hair is gray, her fore- 
 head full of wrinkles, or that she should 
 saj", with tremulous tones, ' I feel that I 
 shall not live long. The only thing 
 which sustains nie is the love of Christ.' 
 Northern peojde know nothing of the 
 horrors of war." 
 
 A RoMANX'E OF THE Wai{. — For 
 some six weeks past a young girl named 
 Maggie Wilson has been missing from 
 her home at Brooklyn, N. Y., and all 
 attempts to ascertain her whereabouts 
 have proven unsuc<'essful. On Thurs- 
 day, however, a letter was received from 
 a member of Colonid Townsend's New 
 York regiment, that the missing girl, 
 under the name of Charlie Marshall, 
 and dressed in male ajiparel, had enlisted 
 in that regiment, and had proceeded 
 with it to the scene of the war. She 
 was assiduous in the i)erforniance of her 
 duties, and remarkable for her quiet re- 
 serve and disinelinaticm to participate in 
 the carousals of her comjianion';. How 
 a discovery of her sex was made is not 
 stated, but by the unanimous voice of 
 the regiment, she was appointed to the 
 otiice of vivandie.re, and dressed in more 
 appropriate clothing for a woman. She 
 has commenced the i)erformance of her 
 new duties. 
 
 1-1 
 
106 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 No Half-way Loyalists. 
 
 'I'lir nii-niliers of tlii' Meiupliis (Teiiii.) 
 Typofiniphical union having iiotitioued 
 BrifrM.liiT-general lIovf_v, in oonimaud 
 .of the ITnitt'il States forct-.s at that place, 
 to relieve them from the necessity of 
 takinu; the oath of allegiance to the 
 Federal government, as they had always 
 remainecl neutral, were no politicians, 
 and did not wisli their names mixed up 
 in civil strife. General Ilovey denies 
 the request, prefacing his denial by the 
 following commimication : — 
 
 " You ask me to modify Order No. 1 
 so as to relieve the members of your as- 
 sociation from taking the oath of alle- 
 giance. Now, wliat is the substance of 
 that order? JJrietly answereil — it gives 
 you tlie right to leave the city witliout 
 imiiosiijg any conditions, and take up 
 arms against our country if you wish. 
 It throws the gauntlet ilov»n and dares 
 you to the conflict, or simply requires 
 you to swear to support the constitution 
 your fathers made. Surely this is no 
 iiaril rule in times of war. Let ns for 
 one moment contrast it with the course 
 adopted l>y the so styled Soutliern Con- 
 federacy. Where they have power, 
 men who have dared whisper words in 
 favor of the Union have by brutal 
 (cliivalric?J force been hung — decrepi- 
 tude and years could not sliield them. 
 Even in sight of this city, an old, graj'- 
 haired man of sixty, lone, friendless, 
 was hung by a chivalric mob because he 
 dared tn adijere to the. government that 
 gave hiui l>irth and was the pride of his 
 declining years. Aye, even in this city 
 (if report "be true), the ball and chain 
 in tli<' 'Vigilance connnittee " room was 
 used to intimidate tlie fearful, and 
 shackle the limbs of freemen who would 
 not bow down to tlie Southern idol. 
 The barber-sliop, too, is hard by, where 
 tliey administered a clean shave to all 
 who would not shout for the 'chivalry " 
 and iJavis. 
 
 '• Vou didn't do itV Hundreds of 
 your 'liigh-toned gentlemen' didn't do 
 it':' No — but you stood by, raised not a 
 hand to shield the hel|)]ess, and dared 
 not even whisjier one kind woi'd to con- 
 sole the victims of the mol). This was 
 neutrality, <ind this vms ta/,in(i no part ! 
 Jjook to Missouri, \'irginia, Maryland, 
 and East 'J'ennessee, and tlie robberies 
 lierjietrated under tlie color of the t'on- 
 federacy's act of contiscalion, and hu- 
 manity will shuddei- and blush. No one, 
 with my jiermission, shall serve two 
 masters. \ou are for us or against us, 
 and a manly course is to choose your 
 side. Ten secret foes and spies are 
 wors(^ than one hundred open enemies. 
 If you ask the ]irotection of the broad 
 wings of our (dd eagle, you must h(dp 
 to feed and support the bird. The day 
 of kind words, gdod di'sires, mucli talk, 
 and no sincerity has passed. Officers 
 will be comiielled lo ])ull oil' their long, 
 silken gauntlets and return the saluta- 
 tion of pretended friends wilh the stern 
 grip of war. 
 
 " Tlie city is now filled with treason 
 and traitors, and that officer is surely 
 unnaturally kind who will |iermit them 
 
 to remain and hatch their unholy scliemes 
 within his camp. 
 
 "No class of men exercise such a vast 
 influence over the public mind as the 
 craft to which you belong, and you owe 
 it to yourselves and posterity to advocate 
 and iiid tlie right. The printer, philoso- 
 pher, and statesman, Franklin, is your 
 pride. He was no neutral. Follow his 
 exanijile, sujiport the cause that he sup- 
 ]]Orted, and uphold the constitution that 
 lie labored to construct, and your chil- 
 dren and children's children may be 
 liroud of _you in future days." 
 
 THE CHARLESTON FIRE' 
 
 Appalling' Conflagration. 
 
 Thousands of Families Desertin"; their Homes. 
 
 BUILDINGS BLOWN UP TO STOP 
 THE FIRE ! 
 
 Loss from Five to Seven 
 Millions of Dollars! 
 
 APPROPRIATION FOR THE SUFFER- 
 ERS, 1!Y THE REBEL, CONGRESS. 
 
 576 Buildings Destroyed 
 
 Fortress Monroe, Dec. 16. Captain 
 Millwaril went to Craney island to-day 
 with a flag of truce, and. was met by 
 Lieutenant Smith oft' the island. No 
 passengers came down from Norfolk. 
 
 Norfolk and lliclimond papers give 
 full particulars of the extensive con- 
 flagration iu Charleston. The flro broke 
 out at about 9 o'clock in the evening of 
 the 11th, in Russell & Old's sash and 
 blind factory at the foot of Hazel street, 
 extending to the machine shop of 
 Cameron' & Co. Before midniglit the 
 fire liad assumed an appalling 'magni- 
 tude, and Meeting street, from Market 
 to Queen, was one mass of flames. As 
 tenement after tenement was enveloped 
 in flames, the panic became awful, and 
 thousands of families evacuated their 
 houses and fllb'd the streets. 
 R<'bel Emissaries. 
 
 Capt. Charles Wilkes, in command 
 of the San .lacinto, while searching in 
 the West Indies for tlie Snmter, received 
 information that .James l\l. Mason and 
 John Slidell, disloyal citizens and lead- 
 ing consjiirators, were with their suite 
 to embark from Havana in the Englisli 
 steamer Trfnt, on their way to Europe 
 to ju-omole th<' cause of the insurgents. 
 Cruising in thi' Bahama channel, he 
 intercejited the Trent on the Sth of No- 
 vemlier, and took from her these lUiiiger- 
 ous men, whom lie broughl to theCnited 
 States. His vessel having been ordered 
 
 to reflt for service at Charlestowu, the 
 prisoners were retained on lioard and 
 conveyed to Fort AVarren, where they 
 were committed to the custody of 
 Colonel Dimmick, in command of that 
 fortress. 
 
 The prompt and decisive action of 
 Captain Wilkes on this occasion merited 
 and received the emphatic approval of 
 the department, and if a too generous 
 forbearance was exhibited by him iu 
 not capturing the vessel, which had 
 these Rebel emissaries on tioard, it may, 
 in view of tlie special circumstances, and 
 of its patriotic motives, be excused ; hut 
 it mttst by no means be permitted to consti- 
 tute a precedent hereafter for the treatment 
 of any case of similar infraction rjf neutral 
 obligations by foreign vessels engaged in 
 commerce or the carrying trade. 
 
 Rival Maryland Reg:imeiits. 
 
 The sight at Port Royal when the 
 First Rebel Maryland regiment siu-- 
 rounded tlie First loyal, is said to have 
 been perfectly ludicrous. Looking at 
 each other a moment in the face, they 
 rushed together, hugged each other, 
 shook hands, and ran around perfectly 
 deliglited, as if five minutes before they 
 had not been in deadly enmity shooting 
 at each other. Colonel Kenly and his 
 regiment are true grit. For five hours 
 they kept back tlie whole Rebel column, 
 and then surrendered only when sur- 
 rounded. 
 
 Another instance of tlieir pluck is 
 wortli recording. They were brought 
 into Winchester in the evening, when 
 the Rebel band was serenading General 
 Jackson at the Taylor house. The 
 general and his stall' and all the ofticers 
 were out on the piazza of the hotel, the 
 windows were filled with ladies dressed 
 in their best, and the band was playing 
 that favorite Secesh tune, •' The Bonnie 
 Blue Flag," when the five liundred First 
 Maryland prisoners came <lown the 
 street. No sooner liad they heard the 
 first notes of the Reliel band wlien, as 
 with one accord, they all burst out witli 
 '• The Star-spangled Banner," and with 
 their clear voices sounding loud above 
 the squeaking of the miserable baud, 
 witli a flrni and regular step they 
 marched through the street, singing un- 
 dauntedly and drowning in their melody 
 the noise of tlie serenade. 
 
 Whether because the strains of the 
 old national tune awoke some lingering 
 feelings of patriotism, some smothered 
 lo\e for the old flag wliieh tliey wouhl 
 not willingly banisli, or because they 
 admired the men who had the courage 
 to sing such a smig under such circum- 
 stances, the Relxd^ did not interfere, 
 and the men marched singing tlirough 
 the whole street. 
 
 The Mississiri'i Flotilla. — An ex- 
 tract from a private letter of Commo- 
 dore Foote, dated at Cleveland, is pub- 
 lished, in which he remarks : — 
 
 "The most ditficult and arduous work 
 of my life has lieen the improvising of 
 the flotilla which, under God, has been 
 so eflicient in repressing rebellion, and 
 in protecting loyal interests upon the 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 107 
 
 luagnifioeiit rivers of the West. My 
 other acts are more than appreciated — 
 this probably never will be. I feel very 
 satl at beino; obliged to be here while 
 my l:)rave comrades are still on such 
 arduous duty, but, I hope to be able soon 
 ro rejoin them." 
 
 Impromptu. 
 
 [Suggested by seuiiiK ii Clnistnias box for 
 some of our gallant soldiLTs on tlie Potomac.] 
 Here comes tlic express! 
 Huriali, my boys! 
 With a box for Co. A ; 
 
 Now three times three 
 For tlie friemis so kind 
 Ami the fnn we '11 liavc today. 
 
 ^^■itll tingers nimble 
 
 Anil laces glail. 
 With licarts beating fast with delight, 
 
 We drew out tile nails. 
 
 And pulled otf the lid, 
 Anil all gather'd round for a siglit. 
 
 Here arc one-Iingcr'd mittens 
 
 And blankets so warm. 
 And slippers, drawers, books, all so nice. 
 
 And stockings with stripes 
 
 Of red, white, and blue, 
 Who knit them, we guessed in a trice. 
 
 Ah, Fannie and husie. 
 
 Ah, Carrie and Nell, 
 And Mary, oh, yes, it was she, 
 
 Who put iu the stripes, 
 
 We quickly can tell. 
 And sweet Lily's brisk fingers we see. 
 
 And we pause, as comes up 
 
 A bright vision to mind 
 Of a dear, sunny liome, faraway, 
 
 Where a circle of loved ones 
 
 Are gather'd to wind 
 This briglit wreath of pleasure— but stay ! 
 
 A push at our elbow 
 
 Quite ruilrly suggests 
 That 'tis no time' for day-dreams just now, 
 
 For S}ich boxes from home, 
 
 And such hours of rest. 
 Are not everyday pleasures, I trow. 
 
 You may dream when off 
 Picketing, Harry, my boy. 
 
 Of warm hearts, and dark eyes beaming 
 bright. 
 
 But now our hands tremble. 
 And hearts tlirill with joy, 
 
 As each treasure comes up to'our sight. 
 
 Here are herrings and pickles, 
 
 Marmahide and sardines, 
 Oties, jellies, .and lemons, and honey, 
 
 And a package of cake, 
 
 Our good Auntie put iu, 
 1 'd be willing to bet any money. 
 
 And what have we here':* 
 
 Cigars! a choice brand — 
 Ah, Charlie, " good fellow," that 's you ; 
 
 And a plug of tobacco — 
 
 Ah, Willie, your liand — 
 Vou 're tlie chap to know who 's who. 
 
 Here are nuts, too, and candies. 
 
 From dear Hattie U , 
 
 She remembers our taste for all sweets — 
 
 And here, snugly stow'd 
 
 Underneath this great Jar, 
 Are dear, precious letters — full sheets. 
 
 Xow, comrades, join hands — 
 
 Three cheers with a will ! 
 To sweet matrons, fair maids, and boys 
 true ! 
 
 Who so earnestly labored 
 
 This big box to till 
 With home comforts — and luxuries, too. 
 
 With our right hand uplifted 
 We earnestly pledge 
 That our lives, and the love to us given, 
 Are henceforth devoted 
 To Liberty's cause — 
 Ourwatchword— Our country and Heaven. 
 Lowell. K. F. L. 
 
 — [Boston .Journal. 
 
 A Sad Story. 
 
 The following touching reunion we 
 extract from a private letter of Lieu- 
 tenant-colonel Hawley, datetl 'I'ybee 
 
 island, Dec. . 
 
 I'oor Dolph! Do you know the 
 Dolpbs that live near you'? Well, their 
 son, who belongs to Co. I), got news 
 that his wife, two children, and sister 
 had all died of diphtheria. How he 
 cried I Poor fellow. We coudbrted 
 him all we could. I spoke pleasantly 
 to him when we met. ami hojied he was 
 getting well. I believe he heard, the 
 other day, that his mother was sick, 
 too. Somebody came to the snpper- 
 table last night and called for the doctor 
 to see a crazy man, and soou after a 
 man said that Dolph wanted to see me. 
 I went to his tent. There were a half 
 a dozeu of his comrades there. One 
 dim candle, stuck in a bottle, showed 
 me the rifles stacked around the centi-r 
 pole, the cartiidge boxes, bayonets, and 
 knapsacks. The ground was coveri'd 
 with the splendid long moss they had 
 pulled from the live oaks. Dolph sat 
 squat upon the ground, his face and 
 hands very dirty, his lingers constantly 
 picking some thing, his body moving, 
 his head turning wildly from one side 
 to the other, his eyes dreadfully swelled 
 with weeping. •' Hallo, Dolpli, how 
 are you5?" And he peered upward into 
 my face. "Colonel Hawley," said 
 somebody. " Yes," said he, " that is 
 Colonel Hawley," and he took my hand 
 with a tight grip. " Colonel Hawley, 
 look at my baby — my poor sick baliy." 
 He had a little pile of moss, and on it 
 lay his cartridge box, carefully covered, 
 all but one edge of it, v.ith his blanket. 
 This was his baby I And he turned the 
 blanket down as tenderly as if the car- 
 tridge box were a delicate little baby. 
 He spoke sadly, and at intervals, ami 
 with a quick but tearful voice: "Poor 
 bab_y — both babies sick" — and he 
 pointed to where he supposed they lay, 
 — "poor baby — very sick. Give baby 
 some water." And he leaned on one 
 elbow aud alt'ectionately held a leaf up 
 to the cartridge box, as if the liaby 
 would tlrink. He seemed to consider 
 himself in his own home, aud the family 
 sick, but living, and then he would say, 
 " AVon't let me go home — no, no — 
 (waiting a few seconds) no — no — won't 
 let me go home" ; — his hand constantly 
 fidgeting over some thing. Then lie 
 would consider them all dead, and him- 
 self standing by their graves. " Sister," 
 aud he laid his band down on one side; 
 "baby," hands down again to mark 
 each grave; "baby — wife — inolhei: 
 Oh, yes, mother is dead — won't let me 
 go home." I kept his hand ten minutes, 
 aud sat down by him, aud put my hand 
 on his shoulder, aud tried tocomiiel bim 
 to listeu. 1 told him his babies were 
 happy and his mother was not dead — (is 
 she':') and if be would be a good boy, 
 and sleep and get well, he should go 
 home. " Mother's home aud says she 
 did n't get the money. You did n"t send 
 it to her." " Oh, yes, I did, Dolph — 
 — here's the receipt of the express 
 
 company. She 's got it now. ^'ou 
 told me to send it to my wife, right 
 liere at Colonel F — "s, you know. She 
 has got it before this time." " \V(dl — 
 poor baby" — and he put "trees" over 
 their graves, etc., etc., — I had to work 
 some time to get him to take some medi- 
 cine — an opiate — but it had little cH'ect. 
 " I 've built six forts," said he, " and 
 mounted six cannon. I 'm going to take 
 down that fort to-morrow — that one 
 over there — Pulaski, I mean." Four 
 men were going to watch with him — 
 (the tears came into all our eves, some- 
 times, I think,) — and 1 told them to 
 move out the rilles and bayonets. He 
 caught them at it anil shouted. " I/Ct 
 my rifle alone! Give me my rifle." And 
 I let him take it, seeing it was not 
 loaded, and he went furiously to work 
 cleaning it. Finally he passed il to me 
 to "insjiect," aud I slipped it away. 
 
 I think it is the nmst atl'ecting case of 
 iiisauity I ever s,aw. I couldn't make 
 him believe that we would send him 
 home, but we shall. I don't Icnow 
 whether to have you tell his folks or 
 not. The men take as good care of him 
 as they can. He has slcjit but an hour 
 out of the last tweuty-fonr, and is as 
 ceaselessly active as a canary bird liop- 
 ping about his cage. He sent for me 
 again to-day, but lie could not confine 
 his attention to any thing. " Poor baby !" 
 is his principal remark, and he still 
 tends his cartridge box. " A soldier's 
 life is always gay," the song says. A 
 sad story, is n't it'? Call again on Dolph's 
 mother. Tell lier he will be well treated. 
 We hope his insanity is caused partly by 
 fever, aud if we can get him (juietly sick 
 with that, jierhaps he will come out all 
 right. If not. I '11 see that he goes 
 straight to the Insane lietreat at Hart- 
 ford, and with him money enough to 
 keep him awhile. 
 
 It was his comrades and friends wlio 
 contributed the .$;i'2 he sent bis mother 
 to pay the funeral expenses of his whole 
 family. 
 
 The Bloody Flag of Fort Pillo-w — 
 Touching Scene at Fort Pickering. 
 
 The Memphis linUetin of last Thurs- 
 day gives an account of a striking scene 
 at Fort Pickering, below this city, as 
 follows : — 
 
 "The widow of ^liijor Booth, late 
 coimuander at Fiu't Pillow, and who was 
 killed there, having arrived at Fort 
 Pickering, Colonel Jackson of the .^ixth 
 United States heavy artillery had his 
 regiment formed into line for lier recep- 
 tion. In front of its center stood four- 
 teen men, as fine brave fellows as tread 
 the earth. They were the remnant of 
 the First battalion of the regiment uow 
 drawn up — all who had escaped the 
 fiendish scenes of Fort Pillow, scenes 
 that have stamped yet deeper blackness 
 on the infamous brow of treasou. 
 
 "Jlrs. Booth came forward. In her 
 band she bore a fiag, red and clotted 
 with liunian blood. She took a position 
 in front of the fourteen heroes, so lately 
 under her deceased husband's coimnand. 
 The ranks before her observed .'i silence 
 
108 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 tlial was full of sulcuuiity. Many a 
 hardy face sliowcil by twitt'liiiij,^ li|is 
 and humid eyos liow the sijjht of the 
 beivavcd hidytouohed bosoms that could 
 meet stoel ahnost unmoved, aud drrw on 
 the fountain of tears tliat had remained 
 dry even amid the jiiteous sights seen 
 on thi' hattle-lield after a fierce action. 
 Turninj;' to the men before Iter she said : 
 ' JSoys, I have just come from a visit to 
 the hospital at Mound City. There I 
 saw your comrades wounded at the 
 bloody struggle in Fort Pillow. There 
 I found this flag — you recognize it I 
 One of your comrades saved it from the 
 insulting touch of traitors. I have 
 given ',<) m.y country all I had to give — 
 ni_y husband — such a (lift! Yet 1 have 
 freely givi'U him for freedom and my 
 country. Next to my husband's cold 
 remains, the dearest object left me in 
 tliis world is this flag — the flag that 
 waved in proud defiance over the works 
 of Fort Pillow I Soldiers! this flag I 
 give to you, knowing that you will ever 
 remember the last words of my noble 
 hnsbtsnd, ' yever surrender the flarj to 
 traitor^.^ 
 
 " ( 'olonel Jackson then received from 
 lier iiand, on behalf of his command, 
 the Idood-stained flag. He called upon 
 tlx' regiment to receive it as such a gift 
 ought to be received. At that call he 
 and (Very man of the regiment fell uiiou 
 their kneVs, and solenmly appealing to 
 the (iod f)f battles, each one swore to 
 avenge their brave andlalleu comrades, 
 and never, nevei to surrender the flag to 
 traitors ! 
 
 " Th(! scene was one never surpassed 
 in emotional incident. V/ithin the eu- 
 elosun? that bristled with the death- 
 dealing cannon knelt these rough 
 soldiers, whose bosoms were heaving 
 with emotion, and on many of whose 
 cheeks quivered a tear they tried to 
 liide, though it did honor to their 
 manly nature. Beside theui stood, in her 
 grief, the widow of the otlicer they had 
 lost — and above them waved the flag, 
 that (do(iuent reconl of crime, whicli 
 capped the climax of rebellion, and 
 which will bring a reckoning so fearful. 
 
 ■'In a few but pointed and incisive 
 words ('(doiiel Alexander pledged him- 
 s(df and his command to discharge to 
 the uttermost the solemn obligation of 
 justice they had that day taken. Colonel 
 Kappau fidlowed him, expressing him- 
 self in favor (;f such retaliatory acts as 
 justice and the laws of warfare recjuire 
 in a ease of such fiendish and wicked 
 cruelty. 
 
 " V. oe to the unlueliV Iteb. who falls 
 into !he hands of any of the connuands 
 repr(!s<nteil at this solemn declaration! 
 'I'hi' di'termination of the ollieeis of 
 tlie Sixth Cniled States Heavy Artil- 
 lery is inconteslable, their bravery has 
 been tried, and they hav<' never been 
 found wanting." 
 
 \eyed by (Jflicer Bicknell to 'I'auuton 
 jail, where, according to the sentence of 
 th(! court, he is to be confined for five 
 years. The fine of one thousand dollars, 
 which was a part of the penalty of his 
 crime, has not been paid, and probably 
 will not be. Skinner has no property, 
 and his coadjutors in New York have 
 now deserted him, or are themselves in 
 too much danger to think of the tools 
 tlu y have thrown away. 
 
 The Margaret Scott, which by his con- 
 viction is forfeited to the [Tnited States, 
 will be solil by order of the marshal, 
 with all her appurtenances. 
 
 IiMi'KisOMCi>. — Samuel P. Skinner of 
 New liedford, who was convieted at the 
 recent ti rni of the I'nited States Circnil 
 Court of fitting out the shij) Miinjaret 
 Scolt as a slaver, was yesterday c<jn- 
 
 Chronology of the War. 
 
 I from Dec. 20, 1S«0, to .Jan. m, ISM.] 
 
 lSi;i). Dec. 20. Secession of South 
 ( 'arolina. 
 
 Dec. 21. Withdrawal of South Caro- 
 lina delegation from Congress. 
 
 Dec. 21). Evacuation of Fort Moultrie 
 by Major Anderson. 
 
 Dec. 27. The Palmetto (lag raised in 
 Charleston; Forts Pinckney and Moul- 
 trie occupied by state troops. 
 
 Dee. 30. Mr. Floyd tenders his resig- 
 nation as Secretary of War; President 
 Buchanan accepts it. 
 
 Dec. 30. Arsenals in South Carolina 
 seized by state troops. 
 
 ]8(il. Jan. 1. The frigate Brooklyn 
 and another war vessel ordered to 
 Charleston. 
 
 Jan. 2. Fort Pulaski, at Savannah, 
 taken by order of the Governor of Geor- 
 gia. 
 
 Jan. 8. 'I'he President sent back the 
 last communication of the South Caro- 
 lina commissioners unopened. 
 
 Jan. 4. National Fast; the United 
 States arsenal at Mobile taken by the 
 local troops. 
 
 Jan. ij. The Star of the ]i'est leaves 
 New Y'ork with reinforcements for Fort 
 Sumter. 
 
 Jan. 8. ]?esignation of .Secretary 
 Thompson ; North Carolina forts seized 
 by th(^ state government. 
 
 Jan. 0. The Star of the West, en- 
 dcavfiring to enter Charleston hai-bor, 
 was fired upon from Morris island and 
 p'ort AEoultrie, and compelled to return. 
 
 Jan. 10. Arsenals and forts seized 
 by the state government ; secession of 
 Mississi])pi ; secession of Floriila. 
 
 Jan. 11. Secession of Alabama; res- 
 ignation of Secretary Thomas; appoint- 
 ment of General Dix as Secretary of the 
 Treasury. 
 
 Jan. 13. I'' nsaeola navy yard seized 
 by Secessionists. 
 
 .Ian. 15. Secession meeting in New 
 York. 
 
 Jan. 17. Mr. Holt nominated Secre- 
 tary of War. 
 
 Jan. 10. Secession of Georgia. 
 
 Jan. 21. Withdrawal of the Alabama, 
 Mississii)pi,and Florida delegations from 
 Washinglori. 
 
 .Jan. 22. Arms destined for Alabama 
 seized in New York. 
 
 Jan. 2."). Kx-Secretary Floyd present- 
 ed by the grand jury for malfeasance in 
 ottice; .secession of Louisiana. 
 
 .J.an. 28. Withdrawal of the Georgia 
 delegation from Congress ; the Legisla- 
 ture of South (/arolina resolve to de- 
 mand the surrender of Fort Sujnter. 
 
 Feb. 1. Warlike preparations at 
 (Charleston ; secession of Texas. 
 
 Fell. 2. The cutter Lewis Cass sur- 
 rendered to tlie state of Alabama. 
 
 Feb. i. Asseiidjling of the Peace 
 convention at Washington ; organization 
 of the Southern convention at Montgom- 
 ery. 
 
 Feb. n. AYithdrawal of the Louisiana 
 delegation from Congress. 
 
 Feb, 9. Jeft'erson Davis, of Missis- 
 sippi, elected President, and A. II. 
 Stephens, of Georgia, Vice-President of 
 the Southern Confederacy, by a unani- 
 mous vote ; Arkansas arsenals seized by 
 the state government. 
 
 Feb. 11. Mr. Lincoln, President-elect. 
 leaves Springfield, 111., for Washington. 
 
 Feb. 18. inauguration of the Presi- 
 dent of the Confederate States at Mont- 
 gomery ; defeat of Secession in Missouri. 
 
 Fel). 2.'!. The President-elect passes 
 through Baltimore secretly, and arrives 
 in Washington. 
 
 Feb. 2.5. Information received of the 
 treason of General Twiggs, in Texas, of 
 the surrender of forts in Texas to the 
 state government, and also of a large 
 body of United States troops. 
 
 March 2. Revenue cutter Dodge seized 
 by th(> Texan authorities. 
 
 March 4. Inauguration of President 
 Lincoln. 
 
 March IG. Adjournment of the South- 
 ern Congress. 
 
 March 20. .Secession of Arkansas. 
 
 March 21. A vessel with supplies for 
 the United States fleet seized by Kebtds 
 oft" Pensacola. 
 
 A)iril 3. Great preparations com- 
 menced in the Northern navy yards. 
 
 April .j. Preparations of Beauregard 
 to bombard Fort Sumter. 
 
 April 9. Jeft'erson Davis makes a 
 rcfiuisitiou for troops. 
 
 A))ril 11. Demand made by Beaure- 
 gard for the unconditional surrender of 
 Fort Sumter. 
 
 April 12. The Charleston batteries 
 ojien on Sumter. 
 
 April 13. Surrender of Sumter. 
 
 Ajiril I.T. The President issues his 
 liroclamation for 7.5,000 volunteers. 
 
 Ajiril 10. The Confederate govcrn- 
 menl call for 32,000 more troo])s; Fort 
 Pickens reinforced by Colonel Brown's 
 command. 
 
 April 17. Governor Letcher of Vir- 
 ginia issues a proclamation hostile to the 
 national government. 
 
 April 18. Arrival in New York of the 
 Massachusetts Sixth regiment en route 
 to Washington; fears begin to prevail 
 for tlie safety of the capital. 
 
 April 19. "The Massachusetts Sixth 
 reginieut attacked in Baltimore by a mob, 
 and several of its members killed; the 
 Seventh New York regiment leave for 
 Washington. 
 
 April 20. Immense Union demonstra- 
 tion in New Y'ork; burning of the (iios- 
 jiort navy yard, including three ships of 
 the line, three frigates, two sloops, and 
 a brig, mounting over 400 guns. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 109 
 
 April 25. Virginia joins the (onfod- 
 erate States. 
 
 April 27. Tweuty-oue thousand na- 
 tional troops in Washington. 
 
 Slay ;^. President issues a proclama- 
 tion, calling for more troops to serve for 
 three years, and directing the increase of 
 the regular army and the enlistment of 
 additional seamen. 
 
 May lei. Uesumption of the inter- 
 rupted connuunication with Washington 
 via Baltimore; Baltimoi-e occupied by 
 Federal troops; Anti-seeessiou conven- 
 tion in western Virginia. 
 
 May 17. Union triumph in Kentucky ; 
 Confederate Congress anthorize the is- 
 sue of $50,000,000 in bonds, payable in 
 twenty years. 
 
 May 21. Seizure of telegrams by the 
 government. 
 
 May 22. The seat of the Rebel gov- 
 ernment transferred to Richmond. 
 
 'SiAy 24. Advance of the Union arnij' 
 into Virginia ; assassination of Colonel 
 Ellsworth. 
 
 May 27. Occupation of Newport Xews 
 by General Butler. 
 
 May 2S. Banks and Fremont appoint- 
 ed major-generals. 
 
 May ;J1. Cavalry skirmish at Fairfax 
 Court House. 
 
 -June 2, Union victory at .Phillippa, 
 western Virginia. 
 
 J\ine 3. Beauregard arrives at Manas- 
 sas .function and takes command of the 
 Confederate army; Border state conven- 
 tion meet at Frankfort, Kentucky. 
 
 June 10. Affair at Big Bethel". 
 
 .Tune 11. Skirmish at Roraney, west- 
 ern Virginia. 
 
 .June 13. Evacuation of Harper's Fer- 
 ry by the Rebels. 
 
 .June 17. Successful engagement with 
 the Rebels at Booneville, iMo. 
 
 .Tune 2S. Arrest of Marshal Kane in 
 Baltimore. 
 
 .July 1. Arrest of the Baltimore board 
 of jiolice commissioners. 
 
 July 2. Successful engagement of 
 General Patterson's column, near Mar- 
 tiusburg. 
 
 July 5. Successful engagement at 
 Brier For!<s, Mo., between the troops 
 under Sigel, and the Rebels under Gov- 
 ernor Jackson and Rains. 
 
 .Inly 11. Defeat of Pegram by Mc- 
 Clellan at Rich Mountain, Va. Siu-ren- 
 der of the entire Rebel force. 
 
 .Tuly 13. Engagement at Carrick's 
 Ford. Defeat and death of the Rebel 
 General Garnett. 
 
 .Jul}' 10. Advance of the army of tlie 
 I'otomac. 
 
 July 21 . Battle of Bull Run. 
 
 July 25. Arrival of General McClel- 
 lan in Washington, to take command of 
 the army of the Potomac. Governor 
 Morgan, "of New York, calls for 25,000 
 more troops from that state. 
 
 July 28. The command under General 
 Banks, at Harper's Ferry, is w ithdrawn 
 to the Maryland side of the Potomac. 
 
 Aug. 7. Hampton burnt by Rebels. 
 
 Aug. 10. Battle at Wilson's creek, 
 near Springfield. General Lvon killed. 
 
 Aug. 12. Arrest of Hon. C. J. Faulk- 
 ner, late JTnited States Minister to 
 France. 
 
 Aug. l(i. Proclamation of the Presi- 
 dent, declaring the states of ^'irginia, 
 North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkan- 
 sas in insurrection. 
 
 Aug. 24. The transmission of Seces- 
 sion journals through the mails prohib- 
 ited. 
 
 Aug. 26. Skirmish at Sunnnersville. 
 
 Aug. 28. Capture of the Hatteras in- 
 let forts by the expedition under Com- 
 modore Stringham and General Butler. 
 
 Aug. 30. General Fremont issues a 
 proclamation, confiscating the slaves of 
 Rebels. 
 
 Sept. 6. General Grant, with natioual 
 troops, takes possession of Paducah, 
 
 Ky- 
 
 Sept. 10. Defeat of Floyd near Gauley 
 river. 
 
 Sept. 11. The Kentu<'k_v legislature 
 pass a resolution, ordering the Rebel 
 troops to leave the state. 
 
 Sept. 10. Wholesale arrest of mem- 
 bers of the Maryland regiment. 
 
 Sejit. 20. Surrender of Colonel Mulli- 
 gan at Lexington. 
 
 Sept. 25. Occupation of Itonniev, 
 western Virginia, by national troops. 
 
 Sept. 28. Occupation of Munson's hill 
 by national troops. 
 
 Oct. 5. Unsuccessful effort of liebels 
 to retake the Hatteras inlet forts. 
 
 Oct. 7. General Fremont and his 
 army leave Jefferson City in pursuit of 
 Price. 
 
 Oct. 8. Attack of Rebels on Santa 
 Rosa island, and repulse by regulars and 
 Wilson's zouaves. 
 
 Oct. 11. Naval collision between 
 Rebel gun-boats and national vessels at 
 the head of the Mississippi passes. Un- 
 successful attempt of the steam-ram 
 Turtle to sink one of the national ships. 
 
 Oct. 10. Successful skirmish near 
 Harper's Ferry. Capture of a Rel)el 
 cannon by troops under Colonel Gearv. 
 
 Oct. 20; Partial blockade of Potou'iac 
 by J!el)cl batteries. 
 
 Oct. 21. Part of General Stone's di- 
 vision cross the Potomac at Ball's Blull", 
 and after severe fighting are driven 
 back, with great loss, b}' the ene- 
 my. On this occasion General Baker 
 fell. 
 
 — Engagement near Frederickstown, 
 Mo., anil defeat of Rebels under Jeff. 
 Thompson. 
 
 Oct. 25. Gallant charge of the Fre- 
 mont Guard, under Major Zagouyi, 
 against a superior body of Rebels at 
 Springfield. 
 
 Oct. 20. Brilliant success of national 
 troops under General Kelley ;it Rom- 
 uey. 
 
 Oct. 31. Retirement of General Scott. 
 
 Nov. 1. General McClellan appointed 
 connnander-in-ehief. 
 
 Nov. 2. Removal of General Frfimont 
 from command in the West. 
 
 Nov. 7. Engagement at Belmont, 
 Mo. Bombardment and capture of the 
 forts at Port Royal entrance by United 
 States squadron. 
 
 Nov. 8. Capture of the Rebel com- 
 missioners, Slidell and Mason, on the 
 British mail-steamer Trent, by the United 
 States war-sloop San Jacinto. 
 
 Nov. 20. Disbanding of Rebel troops 
 
 in Accomac and Northampton counties, 
 \'a. Return of the population to their 
 allegiance. 
 
 Nov. 23. Bombardment of the Hebel 
 batteries by Fort Pickens and the sliips- 
 of-war Niayara and liichmnml. 
 
 Dee. 4. Occupation of Ship island by 
 national troops. 
 
 Dec. (i. Occupation of Beaufort, S. C, 
 by the national troops. 
 
 Dec. 11. Great fire in Charleston — 
 loss estimated at .$7,000,000. 
 
 Dec. 12. Occupati(ni of Tylice island 
 by national troops. 
 
 Dec. 13. Engagement at Alleghany 
 camp, Pocahontas county, Va. 
 
 Dec. 10. Threatened war l)el ween the 
 United States and Great Britain. 
 
 Dec. 18. I^arge bodies of Rebels dis- 
 persed b}' General Pope in Missouri — 
 capture of a Rebel camp with 1300 
 prisoners. Gallant affair at Drainsville 
 — retreat of the enemy. 
 
 Dec. 20. Sixteen old whalers sunk by 
 the national forces at the nu)uth of 
 Charleston harbor. 
 
 Dec. 22. Skirmish near Fortress Mon- 
 roe. 
 
 Dec. 25. Retreat of the Itebel (ieneral 
 Prici' to Arkansas. 
 
 Dei'. 28. Adjustment of the Mason- 
 Slidell difficulty. 
 
 Dec. 30. Delivery of the Rebel com- 
 missioners. Mason and Slidell, to the 
 British. 
 
 1802. Jan. 1. Mason and Slidell re- 
 leased from Fort Warren. 
 
 Jan. 4. Arrival at Baltimore of Fed- 
 eral prisoners released from Richmond. 
 Rebels driven from Huntersville. 
 
 Jan. 0. Disbanding of Humphrey 
 Marshall's forces in Kentucky. 
 
 .Jan. U. Dejiarture of Burnside's ex- 
 pedition. 
 
 Jan. 13. Resignation of Secretary 
 Cameron; Edwin M. Stanton appointed 
 his successor. 
 
 Jan. 17. Arrival of 150 released pris- 
 oners at Fortress Monroe. 
 
 Jan. 19. Battle at Somerset (Mill 
 Spring), victory of the Federal troops, 
 and death of ZoUicofter. 
 
 Dkiven FK05I New Orleans. — On 
 Saturday evening Benjamin Martin, 
 with his wife and two young children, 
 arrived here after a tedious journey from 
 New Orleans, whence they liad been 
 ilriven by a Vigilance committee. Mr. 
 Martin states that he has lived there three 
 or four years, and has been engaged in the 
 boot and shoe business. A few days 
 ago a discussion arose at his boarding- 
 house about the comparative valor of 
 Missourians and Kansas men, and he ex- 
 pressed the opinion tliat the latter were 
 the best in a fight, as was indeed pretty 
 ^^ell proved in the border wars. Soon 
 after he was visited by the Vigilance 
 committee, and was warned to leave the 
 city in ten minutes. He was obliged to 
 come away. The next day his w ife and 
 children left and joined him. Of course 
 he had to leave his property. We be- 
 lieve Mr. Martin was originally from 
 Boston. — [Providence .Journal. 
 
110 
 
 INCIDENTS OF Til It CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Pay of Troops. 
 
 A table of salaries attacliert to thi' ilif- 
 ferent ccnidcs in the aniiy is going the 
 roiiiiils, wliich is likely to misleail the 
 reader. It is stated that tlie pay of a 
 eolouel is ,'3>218 per month, and that (jf a 
 private .$"20, tlie intermediate grades 
 being in proportion. The above sums 
 include, besides the regular pay, the al- 
 lowance for rations (when commuted), 
 horses, servants, etc., which ought not to 
 be reckoned as jiay. 'The actual stipend 
 per month of the officers anil men, in 
 the difterent branches of the service, is 
 as follows : — 
 
 Mouuted Draprooiis, Cavalry, Kifleinen, and 
 Light Artillery. 
 
 Colonel Slio on 
 
 Lieutenant-colonel it.'i (10 
 
 Major S(i (in 
 
 Captain 70 (lO 
 
 First Lienten;nit ."!:!:« 
 
 Second Lieutenant (lirevet tlie same). .'):! :i;j 
 Ailjut.ant anO I{ej<inient l^uivtennaster, 
 
 "besides pav of Lieutenant 10 (»u 
 
 Sergeant Major l\ 00 
 
 t^uartermaster Sergeant -il no 
 
 Cliief Bugler i\ 00 
 
 First Sergeant io oo 
 
 Sergeant. 17 00 
 
 Corporal 14 oo 
 
 Bugler i:', 00 
 
 Fan'ierand Blaek.smitli 1.100 
 
 Private I'i 00 
 
 Artillery ant! Infantry. 
 
 Colonel $95 00 
 
 Lieutenant-colonel 80 00 
 
 Major 70 00 
 
 Captain (iO 00 
 
 First Lieutenant .OO no 
 
 Second Lieutenant (Brevet the same).. 45 00 
 Adjutant antl Keginient t^uartermaster, 
 
 besides pay of Lieutenant 10 00 
 
 Sergeant Major 'Jl oo 
 
 (Quartermaster S(a*geant '1\ 00 
 
 Principal Musician 'il 00 
 
 First Sergeant 'JO oo 
 
 Sergeant 17 o(( 
 
 (Irilnanee Sergeant -J-i (H) 
 
 Corporal i;! 0(i 
 
 Artificer of Artillery 15 oo 
 
 Musician .' I-.' 00 
 
 Private 12 00 
 
 The money value of a ration is thirty 
 cents. Privates are entitled to one ra- 
 tion per day, and the ofliccrs from one 
 to six per day, according to rank. 
 
 The fidlowing from the arm}' regula- 
 tions is interesting in this connection: — 
 
 " The connnissioned ollicers are obliged 
 to clotlu', ei|uip, and arm themselves 
 (with a sword) at their own expense, 
 the pay received l)y them being iidcndcd 
 to cover all outlays. It is a matter of 
 |)ersonal choice with the (dficer wlielber 
 to carry any arms (i)istols, etc.) beyond 
 the regulation sword. 
 
 "When it is necessary to emjiloy the 
 army at work on fortiiicalions, in sur- 
 veys, in cutting roails, and otlier con- 
 stant labor of not less than ten days, 
 tli<' non-commissioned officers anil sol- 
 diers so employed arc em-(dlcd as extra 
 didy men. and are allowed twenty-live 
 cents a day when employed as laborers 
 and teamsters, and forty cents a day 
 when employed as mechanics, at all sta- 
 tions east of till' Hocky mountains; and 
 thirty-five and fifty cents 'jicr day, re- 
 sjiectividy, at all stations west of those 
 mountains. 
 
 " Kidisted men of the Ordnance and 
 Kngineer dejiartments, and arliticers of 
 tirtillcry, are not ciditlcd to this allow- 
 
 ance when i-miiloyctl in their appropriate 
 work. 
 
 "A day's work shall not exceed ten 
 hours in summer, ami eight in winter. 
 Soldiers .arc jiaid in proportion for any 
 greater number of hours they are ein- 
 ploj'ed each day. Sunmier is sup])Osed 
 to commence on the 1st of April, and 
 winter on the 1st of October. 
 
 " The ration is ij of a potnul of pork 
 or bacon, or Li pounds of fresh or salt 
 beef ; 18 ounces of bread or flour, or 12 
 ounces of hard bread, or l.j pounds of 
 corn meal ; and at the rate, to 100 ra- 
 tions, of 8 quarts of jieas or beans, or in 
 lieu thereof, of 10 pounds of rice; 
 |iounds of cofiee ; 12 pounds of sugar; 
 1 quarts of vinegar; \h pounds of tal- 
 low, or 1 1 pounds of adamantine, or 1 
 l)ound of sperm candles; 4 pounds of 
 soap, and 2 quarts of salt. 
 
 •' On a campaign, or on marches, or 
 on board of transports, the ration of 
 hard bread (sea-biscuit) is one pound. 
 Siddicrs are expected to preserve, dis- 
 triliute, and cook their own subsistence. 
 All enlisted men are entitled to one ra- 
 tion a day. 
 
 "No provision is made for the pay of 
 chajilains. If they are sent with the 
 regiments from this state, the State Mil- 
 itary commission will have to fix their 
 rate of compensation and make provision 
 tor their ]iayment by the state. The 
 gi'ucral gov<'rmuent recognizes no such 
 iifiicers except under the following reg- 
 ulations : — 
 
 " The posts at which chaplains may 
 be employed will be announced by the 
 War department. 
 
 •'The council of administration of the 
 post will re|iort to the adjutant-general, 
 for the a|iproval of the Secretary of 
 War, the rate of pay allowetl the person 
 they select to officiate as chaplain, and 
 perform the duties of schoolmaster; the 
 decision of the secretary will be notified 
 to tlie coimuaiuling ofliccr of the jiost by 
 tb<' adjutant-general. 
 
 " Whenever the garrison is withdrawn 
 from any post at which a chaplain is au- 
 thorized to be employed, his pay and 
 emoluments shall cease on the last day 
 of the month next ensuing after the 
 withdrawal of the troops. The pay- 
 master-general will be duly informed 
 from the adjutant-generars ofiice when- 
 ever the aiipointment and pay of the 
 |iost-chai)lain will cease under this reg- 
 idation." 
 
 In onk of the towns in the southern 
 jiart of Virginia, as a regiment of Kcbid 
 volunteers were about leaving for the 
 seat of war, a neighboring jiarson in ad- 
 dressing the Itebels on their duties as 
 siddicrs, I'tc, told them that " b.-iving 
 put their hands to the plough, lliat they 
 must never look back. Keinembei-,'" 
 said he, "the fate of Lot's wife, who 
 for looking back was turned into .-i jiillar 
 of salt." At this juncture a bold " .Se- 
 ccsh," who did not exactly see the ap- 
 Jilication, and had just been luxuriating 
 on a piece of fresh calf without season- 
 ing, suddcidy started up, threw his cap 
 in the air, and sung out lustily : " Iloo- 
 rav for salt — btdiv for Lot's wife I " 
 
 The following characteristic song tells 
 its own story in its title. At the writer's 
 request, we have taken a few verbal lib- 
 erties with it, but have liceu careful 
 when it was ])racticable to retain the 
 racy flavor of the original production. 
 
 The Koxbury Volunteers. 
 
 Dedieatecl to Co. E., Twenty-second regi- 
 ment, Massachusetts Volunteers. Composed 
 liy .louN Li;.\ii\ , of Worcester, a smart young 
 hid. aged l.'i >ears, now serving his time with 
 Cajitain Cogsw ell, as a servant. 
 
 'Tis outamiil Camp Wilson, 'tis there I ait 
 
 me down. 
 Tile soldiers anil the ladies are ranged all 
 
 around ; 
 The fiddle and tlie banjo, and every thing 
 
 ajipears, 
 To glad the lieart and please the eye of the 
 
 Ko.xbury \oluntccrs. 
 
 When we wei'c out in LyniiJieId,we liad every 
 
 thing so nice, 
 With iiam and eggs and good sweet bread, 
 
 and puddings made of rice. 
 For Captain Tnels he cooked the grub so well 
 
 that it drew teai's 
 Of envy from t!ie gazers at the Roxbnry 
 
 Volunteers. 
 
 Wlien wi- got to Phihuleipllia, the ladies used 
 
 us well : 
 Hot eoll'eeand hot )>iscuits, — on them we love 
 
 to dwell; 
 And when we were departing, the same 
 
 ladies gave us ciieers. 
 Saying, " 1 hope tlie Lord will ever bless the 
 
 Roxbury \'olunteers." 
 
 .Vnil when we got to Baltimore the boys they 
 
 made one rush, 
 A thinking every minute they were going to 
 
 have a muss ; 
 But they saw so many pretty girls it soon 
 
 exiielletl their fears, 
 \Vhile the ladies waved the Stars and Stripes 
 
 to the Riixbury Volunteers. 
 
 From Baltimore to Washington, — it's there 
 we pitciied our camp ; 
 
 The boys were tired and hungi-y, and foot- 
 sore from their tramp- 
 
 We had nu i-ations furnished us, and there- 
 tore had some fears — 
 
 We tllought we all would starve to death, 
 poor Hoxbury Volunteers. 
 
 Next we were mai-ehed to Hall's Hill, Hve 
 
 hundred miles from home; 
 Wi' had nothing given us to eat but one 
 
 cracker and one bone. 
 We gnawed at tlie old cracker — it had been 
 
 flaked for >'ears — 
 Till Cajitain i'uek brought meat to eat for 
 
 the lioxbury X'olunteers. 
 
 Then we marched down to Martindale's to 
 
 form in our brigade; 
 The general ho inspected us wdiile we were 
 
 on parade, 
 .And all he saw did please him, and the boys 
 
 tliey gave him cheers; 
 He sai'd, "There's none in my brigade like 
 
 the Roxbury Volunteers." 
 
 It "snow we have good camping ground, and 
 
 get good rations too; 
 And o'er our head tloats the Stars and 
 
 Stripes, anil to them we'll prove true. 
 Our boys they have good courage, anil the 
 
 enemy he' fears, 
 .And swears by liarn he will not fight the 
 
 Roxbury \'oluuteers. 
 
 A Notable Regiment. 
 
 After the Thirteenth regiment of Mas- 
 sachusetts had arrived at the Park l)ar- 
 racks on Tuesday, antl before the com- 
 mand to bre:ik ranks hail been given, 
 several gentlemen, who have witnessed 
 the evil ctlccts produced on some of the 
 regiments llial ha\e arrived here, by 
 permitting the members of them to sep- 
 
INCIDENTS OF THIL CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Ill 
 
 arate diiriug the interiui of their stay, 
 suggested to Colonel Leonard, -nho was 
 in command of the Thirteenth, that he 
 had better eause a guard to lie posted to 
 prevent his men from leaving the ground, 
 lest they might indulge to excess. Colo- 
 nel Leonard, however, i)ereraptorily de- 
 clined to comply with the suggestion, 
 and said : — 
 
 " I will let my men go where they 
 please. Not one of them will be miss- 
 ing from his place at roll-call. Xot one 
 of my men will get drunk — no, not 
 one." 
 
 Shortl}- after the ranks were broken, 
 and for four hours the men wandered 
 about town at will; and yet, notwith- 
 standing that they had marched over a 
 long route, in the very heat of mid-day, 
 after being under arms for several hours, 
 and the temiitatiou to indidgence, 
 whether of their own volition, or at the 
 invitation of good-natured citizens who 
 liked the boys, was very great, still 
 every member of the regiment was in 
 his j)lace at the hourtixeri tor departure, 
 and their strong, clear voices ringing 
 out the music of their song of Ijattle, 
 and their tirm and steady step as they 
 marched down Broadway '' South to 
 Dixie," evidenced that the confidence re- 
 posed in them by Colonel Leonard was 
 not misplaced, but was in the highest 
 degree deserved. 
 
 It is pleasant to write of a colonel who 
 has acquired such an inthience over his 
 men, and it is doubly pleasant to look 
 upon men who so readily and willingly 
 second the eftbrts of their commander, 
 made to promote their best interests, for 
 we see in them men upon whom the 
 country can safely rely in its great 
 emergency. Colonel Leonard is assisted 
 by an efficient and able l)ody of officers, 
 and under such efficient leaders the 
 Thirteenth will give a good account of 
 itself. 
 
 As apropos to this subject, let us say 
 that Massachusetts men everywhere are 
 Incurring a large debt of gratitude to 
 Frank Howe, Jr., tor his untiring and 
 persistent eflbrts, frequently involving 
 whole days and nights of labor, to se- 
 cure and increase every necessary com- 
 fort and refreshment tor our Massachu- 
 setts troops during their stay in New 
 York. — [New York Tribune. 
 
 and the company have behaved nobly in 
 sending a donation of fifty dollars to the 
 bereaved mother, and voting to contin- 
 ue to her his pay while they remain in 
 the service. The body was brought to 
 the city by Quartermaster ('owle, and 
 placed in an elegant coffin to l)e for- 
 warded to Brookline by Adams' express. 
 
 The melancholy shooting of young- 
 Herbert S. Barlow, of the National 
 Guard, First Massachusetts regiment, 
 has cast a gloom over the whole regi- 
 ment. Corporal Swallow was examin- 
 ing his piece and found a cap upon it, 
 soraebod}' having loaded it without his 
 knowledge. It sliould not have been 
 loaded — Corporal Swallow supposed it 
 was not loaded, but he lifted the ham- 
 mer to remove the cap, and some one be- 
 hind happened to hit his arm in such a 
 manner that the hammer came down, 
 the gun was fired, and the liall entered 
 the breast of young Barlow, standing 
 three rods distant, killing him instantly. 
 He was the only sou of his mother, and 
 she was a widow. Many tears were 
 shed at the funeral services in the camp. 
 
 The Occupation of Bird's Point. 
 
 A correspondent who dates his letter 
 from Camp Hooker, at Budd's Ferry, on 
 the Lower Potomac, on the ]'2th instant, 
 says that the batteries at Bird's Point 
 were evacuated by the Rel)els on the 
 previous Sunday, and occupied by the 
 First Massachusetts regiment on the fol- 
 lowing day. He says, referring to the 
 appearance of the place : — 
 
 "What a sight: Everything left as 
 if a plague had carried ofi' tlie occu- 
 pants. Guns standing, all loaded just 
 as they were left; the tents intact; the 
 tables spread h>x thi- meal there was no 
 time to eat — every thing looked as if the 
 evacuators had been completely panic- 
 stricken. Shot and shell to the value of 
 f3!.'iOO,OUO, besides ten heavy guns, all of 
 which have been destroyed but two — 
 one, a r25-i)Ound rifled English gun, 
 made in 18.58, at the Low Moor works, 
 which will be taken to Washiugtou. 
 
 '' Tlie mortality among Confederates 
 has been truly awful. We noted no few- 
 er than 150 U> 200 graves ; and from the 
 surgeon's report we found that the prev- 
 alent causes of death were measles, and 
 chills and fever. 
 
 '• We a re all on the tiptoe of expectation 
 that a demand will be immediately made 
 for our more active service; and you 
 may inform all the friends of the Massa- 
 chusetts First that the boys are ready 
 for whatever duty men have done or can 
 do." 
 
 General Butler's Passage to Ship 
 Island. 
 
 A correspondent of the Portland 
 Transcript^ who was on board the Mis- 
 sissippi on her passage from Fortress 
 Monroe to Hilton Head, writes a letter 
 descriptive of what occurred after Gen- 
 eral Butler came on board. AVe do not 
 remember to have seen any description 
 of the scene so full, and apparently so 
 correct, and presume all our readers will 
 be interested iu the details given. The 
 writer dates from Seabrook's I^anding, 
 Hilton Head Landing. We quote as 
 follows : 
 
 Tuesday, February 2r)th, while the 
 Mississippi was lying iu Hampton Koads, 
 General Butler and staff came on board, 
 and after watering up and taking on 
 board a large amount of shot and shell, 
 and Cieneral Butler's lady and maid, we 
 went to sea again. Had pleasant weath- 
 er till Wednesday noon, when the wind 
 came out ahead and began to blow from 
 the south-east. Passed Hatteras at noon 
 and made for the Inlet, with the in- 
 tention of calling for Brigadier-general 
 Williams; night found us near the 
 shore — the wind blowing a gale, and 
 the sea too rough to go in. When the 
 
 ship was headed off shore, the sea was 
 very high, the wind kei)t hauling to the 
 east, and as we were heading for the 
 south-east, we were S(jon on a lee shore. 
 
 The ship was then headed on the other 
 tack, but such was the power of the 
 winds and waves that it was not until 
 we were within half a mile of the break- 
 ers, that the shi|> b<'gan to "crawl off" 
 on the other tack. The i)ower of the 
 proi>eller was tested to its utmost, the 
 ship laboring heavily, the sea pouring 
 in over her bows, and the decks flooded 
 with water, which soon began to find its 
 way down the hatches, and round llie 
 engine and masts, and soon there was 
 some two or three feet of water under 
 the boilers ; men were formed in line, 
 and buckets ]):issed through between 
 the decks to the cabin, and u]) the cabin 
 stairs to the saloon on deck, and the 
 water thrown out of the windows on the 
 lee side. For some time no gain was 
 made on the water, but when the hatch- 
 ways were secured, ports fastened, ami 
 skylights made tight. th<' water began 
 to lessen, the slii]) rolled and pitched her 
 bows under almost all night . Some " old 
 salts " who were on lioard say that at 
 one time they were fearful the ship 
 would not live through it long enough 
 for us to gain an offing. Your corre- 
 spondent stood at the saloon window 
 passing the buckets from 'A o'clock till 
 daylight, and he will never forget the 
 feeling of relief that came over us all, 
 when a bucket was jiassed iu from the 
 window with the remark that it was half 
 full of sand, for we knew then that we 
 had control of the water, and that there 
 could not be much water under the 
 boilers, else the buckets would not dip 
 up the sand. 
 
 The officers and men who were not 
 seasick behaved nobly — not a word 
 was said to cause needless alarm. Dur- 
 ing the whole night the voice of Colonel 
 Dow coidd be heard clear and calm, en- 
 couraging the men by wonl ami deed, 
 and it is not saying too nuich to say that 
 the safety of the shij), and the lives of 
 the fifteen hundred and fifty men on 
 board of her, were the result of the la- 
 bors of the sailors among the soldiers of 
 the Thirteenth Maine. l)aylight found 
 us well oil' the laud, in the Gulf Stream, 
 with the ship's head to the wind, 
 north-east, with a tremendous sea run- 
 ning in. During the forenoon the wind 
 and sea went down, and the ship was 
 again headed south-west. At night, clear 
 and pleasant. Friday again was a clear, 
 bright day — at 7 o'clock laud was seen, 
 and soon after a light-house, and at !) 
 o'clock of this l)eautitul, clear, calm 
 day, with the coast ami light in full 
 view from the deck, the staunch, costly 
 steam-ship Mississippi, with a valuable 
 cargo of government stores and mu- 
 nitions of war, and the precious freight 
 of some seventy commissioned officers 
 and fifteen hundred men, was run ashore 
 on Frying-pan shoals, off Cape Fear, on 
 the coast of North Candina. 
 
 Perhaps it does not become me to pass 
 judgment on the conduct of the captain 
 at this time. 1 will only meution one 
 fact, and leave V(ui to form your own 
 
112 
 
 I XCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 opinion. With the whip only just mov- 
 ing in tlio sand, :mil tliunipingat every 
 swell of the sea (whieli fortunately was 
 very ealni) the order was fiiven to 
 "clear away and let go the anchor"; 
 the result was that the ship was foived 
 on to tlie anchor, and one fluke went 
 through the ship's bottom, holiling her 
 hard and fast. The .ship's small boats 
 were now lowered, when it was found 
 that there were not oars enough tf) man 
 all the boats. Soundings were made in 
 every direction from the shi]). and it 
 was "found that twice the ship's length 
 to the soutli-east, would have cleared 
 the shiji, as we were near the ])assage 
 between the two shoals. Shot and shell 
 and heavy articles were got up from the 
 hold and "carried aft, to he in re.-uliness 
 to be throv.ii overboard when the tide 
 rose. As we struck when the tid<' was 
 one-fjuarlcr el)b, of course we could not 
 get oft' until the tide made again. About 
 11 o'clock a steamer was made out in 
 the direction of Cape Fear light-house, 
 heading for us, and for some time it was 
 quite an important item to know what 
 colors the steamer carried. She might 
 be a Rebel steamer, coming out from 
 under the guns of Fort Caswell, f(U' all 
 that we knew to the contrary. Accord- 
 ingly General Butler had the big gun 
 got "ready (the ship carries a large 
 Sawyer rifled cannon, which w ill make 
 its niark at four miles). The men were 
 ordered below, all but one comiiany, 
 and they supplied with their guns and 
 ball cartridges, and exti'usive prepa- 
 rations maile for a tight. When the shij) 
 first struck, the colors were hoisted at 
 the mast-head, \mion down, but they 
 were soon taken down. General Butler 
 now ordered the Stars and Strii)es to be 
 hoisted at the miz/en peak, and the 
 question was asked him if it should be 
 hoisted "union down"? "No," he re- 
 l)lied, " Union np and Union forever. 
 No liebel takes this ship I " 
 
 The steamer, .after showing her flag 
 and signals, came down to within a mile 
 of us and came to anchor, a boat with 
 Major Strong was sent to the steamer 
 and returiK'd with one from her, with 
 Sailing-master Sturgiss on board. She 
 was the Mount T'coioH gun-boat, formerly 
 of the New York and I'ortlaud line — 
 an old acquaintance. After sounding 
 the way, the Mount Vernon hoistcil 
 anchor and came down to us — a line 
 was mMd(^ fast to her, and a hawser 
 carried on l)oard, and an effort made to 
 haul her bows round, but all in vain — 
 and at 4 o'clock the oriler was given to 
 disembark the nwn in small boats and 
 l)Ut them on board the gun-boat. Six 
 boats only coulil be used, holding from 
 eight to ten men each, and it was a slow 
 .-ind laborious ))rocess, so that at dark 
 only some two hundred and fifty men 
 ha<l been imt on board of her. (ieneral 
 Butler's lady and our Chaplain Moor<' 
 were sent (Ui hoard bi'foredark. As the 
 tide made, steam was got up, and they 
 eonnui-uccd throwing overboard some of 
 the cargo. Men were stationed on lh<' 
 two bows and chains to sound. The 
 ship began to loll and thum)) again, 
 striking sometimes so hai'd that we wei-e 
 
 fearful the topmasts would break off 
 and come down upon us. At length, a 
 few minutes before 7 o'clock, we felt 
 the ship move, and now the excitement 
 was intense, as the men began to give 
 the soundings ".-J less 3," then ".'i," 
 "Hi," and when " by the mark 4'' was 
 given, the whole ship's company were 
 taii'ly beside themselves ; cheer after 
 I'heer was given, and we slowly worked 
 our way up to the Mentnt Vernon and 
 ])assed into deep v.ater oft' the shoals, 
 where we stopjied and ]iicked u]) our 
 boats, anil let the Nonnt I'ernon go 
 ahead. We followed her late at night 
 to an anchorage at the entrance of Cape 
 Fear river, oulv some four miles from 
 the KeJjel Fort Caswell. 
 
 The bow compartment of the steamer 
 was full of water over the hatches. A 
 large gang of hands were set to work, 
 pulnl^ing and bailing, but not one inch 
 ciudd be gained on the water; in the 
 nioiinng the men were taken on board 
 again, and \\ <• started for Port Royal — 
 had a smooth sea all the way and arrived 
 there on Sunday afternoon. Monday 
 morning went up the bay some six miles 
 to this ])lace. The trooi)S ilisembarked 
 and jiitched tents. I'art of the cargo 
 was discharged, and the leak was got at, 
 and after two or three failures they said 
 that she was safe to go on •«ith the 
 cargo and men. 
 
 On the Ktli of ^lareh, according to this 
 writer, after the Mississippi had been re- 
 jiaired, she started at high water, but 
 got ashore in the mud, and could not l)e 
 moved until high water again. The 
 next night, in again starting tlie steamer 
 liarted one of her rudder chains, and 
 liaving no steering gear, she again run 
 into the mud. The sailors called her a 
 " Friday ship." The end was that 
 Captain Fulton, of the Mississippi, was 
 put under arrest and carried to Ship 
 island a jirisoner. What the result of 
 this arrest was we have not seen 
 stated. 
 
 Little Eddie, the Drummer. 
 
 A corn-sponilent of the Chicago Tri- 
 bune, writing from Benton bai'racks, St. 
 Louis, gives a very touching story of a 
 druuuiicr-boy. 
 
 A few days befm-e our reginuMit r<'- 
 ceived (U'ders to join (ieneral Ly<ui, on 
 his march to A\'ilson's creek, the drmu- 
 mer of our company was taken sick and 
 conveyed to the hospital, and on the 
 evening ])receding the day that we were 
 to march, a \<'gro was arrested within 
 the canq), and lirought before the I'ap- 
 tain, who askeii him : — 
 
 " What liusiness have you wit bin the 
 liues'i'" 
 
 He reiilied, " I know a drunnner thai 
 would like to enlist in your com|iany, 
 au<l I h.ave come to t(dl yon of it." lie 
 was iuniiediatidy requested to inf(U-m 
 the drummer tliat, if he wotdd eidist for 
 our short term of service, he would be 
 allowed extra p.'iy, and to do this he 
 must be ujion the ground early in the 
 morning. The Negro was then passed 
 beyond the guanl. 
 
 On the tolliiwing morning there ap- 
 
 jieared before the captain's quarters, 
 during the beating of the reveille, a 
 good-looking, middle-aged wonian, dress- 
 ed in deep mourning, leading by the 
 hand a sharj), sprightly-looking boy, ap- 
 jiarently about twelve or thirteen years 
 (dd. Her stoiy was soon told. She was 
 from East Tennessee, where her hus- 
 band had been killed by tlie Rebels, and 
 all their jiroperty destroyed. She had 
 come to St. Louis in search other sister, 
 but not finding her, and being destitute 
 of nu>ney, she thought if she could pro- 
 cure a situation for her boy as a drum- 
 mer, for the short tinu' we had to remain 
 in the service, she could find enq)loy- 
 ment for herself and perliai)s find her 
 sister by the time he was discharged. 
 
 During her rehearsal of the story the 
 little fellow kei)t his eye intently fixed 
 up<iu the countenance of the captain, 
 w ho was aliout to express a determina- 
 tion not to take so small a hoy, when he 
 sjioke out, saying: — 
 
 "Don't be afraid, C;ciit;iin, I can 
 drum." 
 
 This was spoken w ith so nmch confi- 
 dence, that the captain inunediately ob- 
 served, with a smile, "Well, well. Ser- 
 geant, bring a drum, ami order our fifer 
 to come forward." In a few minutes 
 the drum was produced, and our fifer 
 made his api)earance — a tall, round- 
 shouldered, good-natured fellow from 
 the Dubuque nunes, who stood, when 
 erect, sometliiug over six feet in height. 
 
 Fjion being introduced to his new 
 ccnnrade, he stooped downward with his 
 hands resting tipon his knees that were 
 thrown forward into an acute angle, and 
 aft(M' peering into the littli' fellow's face, 
 he observed, "My little man, can you 
 drum?" "Yes, sir; I drunnned for 
 Cajitain Hill in Teimessee." Our fifer 
 inuneiliatcly connnenced straightening 
 himself iqiward until all the angles in 
 bis jierson bad disa|qieared, when he 
 l)laeed his fife lo his mouth and played 
 the " Flowers of Kdinburgb," one of the 
 must dillicult tunes to follow with a 
 drum that could have been selected, but 
 nobly did the little fellow follow him, 
 showing him to be master of the drum. 
 When the nnisic ceased, our captain 
 turned to the nmther and observed, 
 " jMadani, I will take your boy. What 
 is his name":'" "Edward Lee," she re- 
 plied ; then placing her hand upon the 
 captain's arm, she ccmtinucd, " Captahi, 
 if lie is not killed," — here her maternal 
 feeling overcame her utterance, and she 
 bent (low n ov<'r her boy and kissed him 
 on the foreheail. As she arose, she ob- 
 served, "Cajitain, you will liring him 
 back with you, won't you?" "Yes," 
 he rcjilied, "we will he certain to liriiig 
 him back with us. We will be dis- 
 charged in six weeks." 
 
 In an hour after our comii.iny led the 
 Iowa First out of camii, our drum and 
 life playing "The girl 1 left behind nie." 
 Eddie, as we called him, scjoii became a 
 great favorite with .all the men in 
 the comi)any. When any id' the boys 
 had returned from a horticultural ex- 
 cursion, Eddie's share of the peaches 
 and meliius were first .■ipportioned out. 
 During our heavy and f.-itiguiug march 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE C I]' I L WAR. 
 
 113 
 
 from IJolhi to Spriugfield, it. was ot'ti'ii 
 amusing to see our loug-legged tifcr 
 wading tlirough the mud witli our little 
 drummer mounted on his back — and al- 
 ways in that position when fijrding 
 streams. 
 
 The niglit after the fight at Wilson's 
 creek, where Lyon fell, I was detailed 
 for guard duty. The hours passed 
 slowly awa.v, when at length the morn- 
 ing light liegan to streak aloug the east- 
 ern sky, making surrounding olijects 
 more plainly visiljle. Presently I lieard 
 :i drum be.1t up the morning call. At 
 lirst J thought it came from tlie cam)) of 
 tlie enemy across the creek; for a tew 
 minutes it was silent, and then as it lie- 
 came more light I heard it again. I lis- 
 tened ; the sound of the drum was fannl- 
 iar to me; 1 knew that it was 
 
 Our drummer boy from Tennessee, 
 Beating for help tlie reveille. 
 
 I was about to desert my post to goto 
 bis assistance, when I discovered the of- 
 licer of the guard approaching with two 
 men. We all listened to the sound, and 
 were satisfied that it was Eddie's drum. 
 I asked iiermissiou to go to his assist- 
 ance. 'I'lie officer hesitated, saying that 
 the orders were to niarcli in twenty 
 minutes. 1 promised to be back in that 
 time, when he consented. I immediately 
 started down the hill through the thick 
 undergrowth, and upon reaching the 
 valle_v I followed the sound of the drum, 
 and soon found him seated upon the 
 ground, with his back leaning against 
 rlie trunk of a fallen tree, while his drum 
 hung upon a bush in front of him, reach- 
 ing nearly to the ground. As soon as 
 be discovered me lie dropped his drum- 
 sticks and exclaimed, "Oh, corporal, I 
 am so glad to see you ! Give me a 
 drink," reaching out his liand for my 
 canteen, which was empty. 
 
 I immediately turned to bring liim 
 Slime water from the lirook that I could 
 bi'ar rippling through the bushes near 
 by, when thinking that I was about to 
 leave him, he commenced crying, say- 
 ing, "Don't leave me, corporal — I can't 
 walk." I was soon back with the water, 
 when I discovered that lioth his feet had 
 lieen shot away by a cannon ball. After 
 satisfying his thirst, lie looked up into 
 my face and said, " You do n't think I 
 will die, corporal, do you? This man 
 .said I would not — he said the surgeon 
 could cure my feet." 
 
 I now discovered a man lying in the 
 grass near him, dead. By his dress I 
 recognized him as belonging to the 
 enemy. It appeared that he liad been 
 shot through the bowels, and had fallen 
 near where Eddie lay. Knowing that 
 he could not live, and seeing the condi- 
 tion of the boy, he crawled to him, took 
 ort' his buckskin suspenders, and corded 
 the little fellow's legs below the knees, 
 and then lay down and died. While he 
 was telling me these particulars, I heard 
 the tramj) of cavalry coming down the 
 ravine, and in a moment a scout of the 
 enemy was vipon us, and I was taken a 
 prisoner. I requested the officer to take 
 ICddie up in front of him; he did so. 
 
 carrying him with great temlerness and 
 care. AVhen we reached the camp of the 
 enemy, the little fellow was dead. It is 
 now about two weeks since I made my 
 escape from McCulloch's grasp. 
 
 The Drummer Boy of Tennessee. 
 
 Wlien calleil the fife and drum at niuni 
 
 The soldier from his rest, 
 Anil those to higher honors born 
 
 With softer couches blest, 
 There came, a captain brave to seek. 
 
 Deep in her mourning clad, 
 IJy loss made sad, and journeying weak, 
 
 A mother and a lad — 
 And they had come from Tennessee, 
 Waiting the beat of reveille. 
 
 Hut, penniless and widowed. 
 
 Her story soon she told ; 
 The haiui 'of traitor had not spared 
 
 Her husband's life nor gold ; 
 And now she brought her only sou 
 
 To fill the drummer's place; 
 Thus young his daily bread to earn. 
 
 His country's foes to face : 
 For he had learned in Tennessee 
 To beat the call of reveille. 
 
 The boy upturned his eager gaze, 
 
 And, 'with a beating heart, 
 He read upon the captain's face 
 
 Both kindliness and doubt; 
 For be had marked his tender years, 
 
 His little, fragile form — 
 " Ilon't be afraid," he boldly cried, 
 
 "For, captain, 1 can drum! 
 And 1 have eonie from Tennessee, 
 To sound for you the reveille." 
 
 " Well, call the fifer! —bring the drum, 
 
 To test this noble youth !" 
 And well his part he did perform, 
 
 A " Drummer Hoy," in truth ! 
 " Yes, madam, I will take your boy," 
 
 The captain kindly said. 
 " Oh ! bring him back," her quick reply, 
 
 I'nnumbered with the dead! 
 Antl Kdiue Lek, of Tennessee, 
 filiall play lor you the reveille." 
 
 'T was many a weary march was raade, 
 
 To sound of drum 'and fife, 
 And well the " Drummer ISoy " essayeil 
 
 To play the " march of life "; 
 Each soldier loved and sought to share 
 
 His part of good with him; 
 The fifer on his back did bear 
 
 Across each swollen stream 
 This " Drummer IJoy " from Tennessee, 
 ^Vho beat with him the reveille. 
 
 Hut came the battle-shock, and doom 
 
 Of one great " I.von " he.art, 
 Tlie victor's shout — the victim's groan. 
 
 Fulfilled their fearful part! 
 And on the blood-stained field of woe 
 
 The ilarkness threw its pall ! 
 The niorniug dawned on jitjUig foe ; 
 
 When. /<.s7/ the ^^ morning c^U!" 
 Our Drummer Hoy from Tennessee, 
 Btf<iting for help the reveille ! 
 
 Upon the valley sod he lay. 
 
 Beside a lifeless foe, 
 Whose dying hand had sought to stay 
 
 The life-blood's ebbing flow; 
 The quivering drum yet echoing 
 
 The beating of his heart — 
 The encamping angel beckoning 
 
 From drum and fife to part ! 
 And Edflie Lee, of Tennessee, 
 Awaits the final reveille, 
 
 — [New York Home Journal. 
 
 Naval Engagement in Hampton 
 Roads, as Described by an Eye- 
 writness. 
 
 An Kxciting: Week. 
 
 Fortress MONitoE, Va., March 1.5, 
 18(i'2. The i>ast week has indeed been 
 an exciting one here. The dullness and 
 monotony of camp-life have been ex- 
 
 changed for the sounds of the stirring 
 drums, of men marching in battle array 
 to meet any land force which might sec- 
 ond the naval armament arrayed against 
 us, and for the flash and roar'of the can- 
 non upon our shores. I have been a 
 witness to tlie entire naval contest ; our 
 signal defeat at first, our splendid tri- 
 umph at the last. Mever have 1 known 
 such alternations of feeling as this last 
 week has lirought to me. I have seen 
 the proud American Hag struck and 
 humbled, and over it the white signal of 
 surrender to a Rebel steamer waving, 
 ami my heart sank within me for shame, 
 ami then came emotions of stern resent- 
 ment, and longing to see the att'ront 
 avenged. I have seen that exultant 
 Rebel steamer humbled in her turn be- 
 fore the little Monitor, and the lierce, 
 flame-breathing monster towed disalilecl 
 away to his den, and tlien came a fieling 
 of exultation, s.-iy rather of gratitude to 
 (iod, whose Frovidence alone «ent that 
 deliverance, which no language is ade- 
 quate to express. I>et me now briefly 
 recount events for the Journal readers, 
 avoiding the trite details already before 
 the public, and narrating things as 1 saw 
 them. The like of this naval engage- 
 ment, in many respects, the world never 
 saw before; the tremendous interests 
 which hang upon tlie issue have never 
 been exceeded ; each witness is homid to 
 give his testimony, and give it impar- 
 tially, also. 
 
 The Beginning:. 
 
 Never has a lirighter day smiled upon 
 Old Virginia than last Saturday. The 
 hours crept lazily along, and sea and 
 shore in tliis region saw nothing (o vary 
 the nuuiotony of the scene. \ow and 
 then a soldier might be heard comjilain- 
 iug that his detachment of the loyal 
 army was liaving no part in the glori- 
 ous victories which everywhere else are 
 crowning American valor witli such bril- 
 liant success; or a sailor might be noted 
 on sliipboard, felling bow much he hoped 
 the Merrimac would show herself, and 
 how certainly she would be sunk by our 
 war vessels or land guns, if she dared 
 make her appearance. At 1 o'clock in 
 the afternoon the scene changed. Two 
 strangely-clad steamers appeared above 
 Newport News, coming down the river, 
 and a mysterious monster — half ship, 
 half house — came slowly steaming from 
 Norfolk. We did not know, but we all 
 felt, that the latter was the Merrimac. 
 Your correspondent at once went to the 
 large Seminary building on the slun'e, 
 about two miles from the fortress and so 
 much nearer Newport News, and with 
 an excellent spy-glass could see distinct- 
 ly every movement made. The engage- 
 ment was a brief one, and as terrible 
 and disastrous as lirief. The Merrimac 
 is a slow sailer, but she steamed steadily 
 toward Newport News and at once at- 
 tacked the Cumberland. There lan 
 never be a braver defense tlniii the of- 
 flcers and sailors of that frigate made. 
 They fought long after resistance was 
 hopeless; they never surrendered, even 
 when the water was filled with drown- 
 ing men, and the fast-disappearing decks 
 were slippery with blood; but all was 
 
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114 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 ill vaiD. With terrible aud resistless 
 force the Merrimac steamed at the 
 doomed vessel and pierced her side with 
 her itnraeuse iron beak ; at the same time 
 firiiiu; her heavy gims directly throuj^h 
 her antagonist. The noble Cumberland 
 soon sunk, and her sailors who were yet 
 alive sought safety in the masts yetabove 
 water, or by swimming to the shore. 
 
 Meanwliile the Cunyress had been fired 
 upon by the Kebel steamers YurkUnon 
 and Jamcstinon, and also the tug-boats 
 which accompanied the Merrimac. She 
 had got as near to the shore as j)ossible, 
 but when the iron monster turned his 
 attention to Iter she was ol>liged soon to 
 surrender. Oh, how liitterly we all felt 
 the humiliation of seeing the wliite flag 
 rising to the mast-head above the Stars 
 and Stripes '. I am afraid I felt hardly 
 like a Christian for the moment, if in- 
 deed a longing for vengeance upfui my 
 country's enemies be unchristian. I 
 would have given all I possessed to see 
 that aeeursed tyrant of the seas, with 
 the liebi'l jiennant defiantly flying, sunk 
 beside her victim, the noble Cumberland. 
 But it was not so to be. We looked for 
 the Minnesota and Roanoke, our helpers 
 in the strife, the first our main 
 dependence, and lo, both were 
 aground and helpless in that fear- 
 ful hour. It was well, for sure 
 as the)' had floated, and the Merrimac 
 could have come at them, they too must 
 have been sunk or captured. The Mer- 
 rimac draws more water than either of 
 them. It did seem strange, though, that 
 such a mishap should have chanced to 
 both these steam frigates, whose pilots 
 ought to have been so familiar witli the 
 ch;innel ; luit the Roanoke for six months 
 had lain in these waters with a broken 
 shaft, whicli renders her helpless, and the 
 former pilot of the Minnesota had Just 
 given way to another and less experi- 
 enced man. It was all overruled for good. 
 
 The Merrimac now threw her balls 
 thick and fast and heavy upon the camp 
 at Xewporl News. .Strange to say, none 
 of the-c shot or shell did any material 
 damage, tlioiigh one of them jiassed di- 
 rectly throiiglHieneral Mansfield"s (juar- 
 ters, made wild work with his room, 
 covered the general with S|)liiiters of 
 wood, and had it exploded must have 
 killed him. 1 saw the shell next day, 
 and eonvi'rsed with the general with ref- 
 ei-euec (oil. lie had it in bis apartment. 
 It weighed forty-two pounds; another 
 by its side, also sent from Ihe Merriniar^ 
 weighed ninety-two. The shells were 
 ralher badly aimed, and most of them 
 went into the woods, cutting off toi)s of 
 trees as they fell, but fortunately, nay, 
 providentially, liarnwng no one of the 
 soldiery or Ihe fleeing women and ehil- 
 tlren aud conlrabamls. A little lug liad 
 been sent meanwhile from the Merrimac 
 to the Congress to take oil' Ihe prisoners, 
 but this tug was a mark lor the sliarp- 
 shoolers from the shore anil from (he 
 land batteries, which had been admirably 
 serve<l under (ienenil Mansfield's skill- 
 ful direction, and frighlcned Ihe York- 
 toxon and Jamestown, and the little Itebel 
 gun-boals from landing their forces. 
 The olticers of the Congress and most of 
 
 the sailors who were not killed, all save 
 twenty-three, escaped to the shore; aud 
 the Merrimac, damaged but not disabled 
 by the Cumberland's broadsides, with 
 her commander wounded and several 
 men killed, retired from the conflict, 
 giving a few i)assiug shots to the Min- 
 nesota, but reserving her case till the 
 morrow, and slowly steaming up to 
 Norfolk, aciompauied by the .fames- 
 town, Yorktown, and the smaller Rebel 
 craft. 
 
 SjitinMlay Kveninjj. 
 
 That morrow ! How anxiously we 
 waited for it! How much we feared its 
 results I How anxious our Saturday eve 
 of preijaration I At sundown there was 
 nothing to dispute the emjjire of the seas 
 with the Merrimac, and had a land at- 
 tack been made by ilagruder then. God 
 only knows what our fate would have 
 been. The St. Laiorence and the Minne- 
 sota aground .and helpless! The Roa- 
 noke with a broken shaft — these were 
 our defenses liy sea ! while on land we 
 were doing all possible to resist a night 
 invasion; but who could hope that 
 would have much efficiency? Oh, what 
 a night that was ! That night I never 
 I'an forget. There was no fear during 
 its long hours — danger, I find, does not 
 bring that — but there was a longing for 
 some interposition of God and waiting 
 upon Him, from whom we felt our help 
 must come, in earnest, fervent prayer, 
 while not neglecting all the means of 
 martial defense He had placed in our 
 hands. Fugitives from Newport News 
 kept arriving; ladies and children had 
 walked the long ten miles from New- 
 port News, feeling that their presence 
 only embarrassed their brave husbands. 
 Sailors from the Cmu/ress and Cumber- 
 land came, one of them with his ship's 
 flag bound about his waist as he had 
 swam with it ashore, determined that the 
 enemy should never trail it in dishonor 
 as a trophy. Dusky fugitives, the con- 
 trabands, came mournfully fleeing from 
 a fate worse than death — slavery. 
 These entered my cabin hungry aud 
 weary, or passed it in long, sad proces- 
 sion. The heavens were ablaze \\ ith 
 the burning Congress. The hotel was 
 crowded with fugitives, and private hos- 
 pitality was taxed to the utmost. But 
 there were no soldiers amon/j the flying 
 host : all in oui- camps at Newport News 
 and (amp Hamilton were at the post of 
 duly, undismayed, and ready to do all 
 and dare all for their country. The 
 sailors came only to seek anotherchance 
 at the enemy, siuce the Ixdd Cumberland 
 had gone down in the deep waters, and 
 the Congress had gone upward, as if a 
 chariot of fire, to convey the manly souls 
 whose bodies had perished in that con- 
 flict ujjuard to heaven. I had lost sev- 
 eral frieuds there; yet not lost, for they 
 .are saved who do their duty to their coun- 
 try and their God as these had done. 
 A rroviclentlal Intcrponition. 
 
 We clid not jiray in vain. 
 
 "Tlu! heavy iiiKlit luuif,' ilark tlio hills ami 
 waters (j'or," 
 
 but the night was not half so heavy as 
 
 our hearts, uor so dark as our prospects. 
 
 All at once a speck of light gleamed on 
 the distant wave; it moved; it came 
 nearer and nearer, and at 10 o'clock at 
 night the .Monitor appeared. '■' When the 
 tale of brick is doubled, Moses comes." 
 I never more firmly believed in special 
 providences than at that hour. Even 
 sceptics for the moment were converted, 
 and said: ''God has sent her!" But 
 how insignificant she looked ! She was 
 but a speck on the dark blue sea at 
 night, almost a laughable object by day. 
 The enemy called her a "cheese box on a 
 raft," and the comparison is a good one. 
 Could she meet the Merrimac? The mor- 
 row must determine, for under God, the 
 Monitor is our only hope. 
 
 DavHl and Goliath. 
 
 The morrow came, and with it came 
 the inevitable battle between those 
 strange combatants, the Merrimac and 
 the Monitor. What a lovely Sabbath 
 morning it was ; how peaceful aud balmy 
 that .Southern spring morning! Smiling 
 N.-iture whispered only "peace," but 
 fierci' Treason breathed out threatenings 
 and slaughter, aud woulil have war. 
 Nor would the Rebels respect the .Sab- 
 bath; they knew no doctrine but slavery, 
 no duty but obedience to her bloody be- 
 hests. War let it be, then, since wicked 
 men so determine, and we have no alter- 
 native but shameful surrender of truth 
 and eternal justice. The guilt of vio- 
 lating God's Sabbath be upon the heads 
 of those who will do it — we may not, 
 indeed, can not, shrink from the terrible 
 ordeal of battle. And soon it comes. 
 At 9 o'clock, A. M., the Merrimac, ac- 
 companied by her consorts, the war- 
 steamers .famestown and Yorktown, aud 
 a fleet of little tug-boats, crowded with 
 ladies and gentlemen from Norfolk who 
 were desirous of seeing the Minnesota 
 captured, and perhaps, even. Fortress 
 Monroe taken, certainly all its outlying 
 vessels and the houses in its environs 
 burnt. 
 
 The little Monitor lay concealed in tlie 
 shadow of the Minnesota. The Merrimac 
 opens the conflict, and her guns shake 
 the sea and air as they breathe out shot 
 and flame. Sewall's Point sends from 
 its mortars shells which burst in the 
 air above the doomed Minnesota. The 
 Minnesota, still aground, replies with a 
 bold but inett'ectual broadside. All 
 promises an easy victory to the Merri- 
 mac, when lo ! the little Monitor steams 
 gently out and oilers the monster Merri- 
 mac battle. How puny, how contemi)t- 
 ible she seemed ; nothing but that little 
 roimd tub appearing al)ove the water, 
 and yet flinging down the gage of defi- 
 ance to the gigantic Merrimac. 'T was 
 litth- David challenging the giant Goliath 
 once again — the little one the hope of 
 Israel, the giant the pride of the heathen 
 Philistines. Trul)' our hopes were dim 
 and our hearts almost faint for the mo- 
 ment. The few men on the Monitor are 
 sea- and storm-worn and weary enough, 
 and their little craft is an experiment, 
 with only two guns with which to an- 
 swer the Merrimac's many. Who can 
 doubt the issue':' Who believe the Mon- 
 itor can fail to be defeated? Aud if she 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 115 
 
 is, what is to hinder the victorious aud 
 unopposed and unopposable Merrimac 
 tr(jin opfning the blockade of tile coast, 
 or shelling Washington, Xew York, and 
 IJostou, after first devastating our camp 
 aud destroying its soldiery? That was 
 the issue; such might have beeu the re- 
 sult, smile now who will. Believe me, 
 there were prayers offered, many and 
 fervent, tliat Sabbath, along the shore 
 and from tlie fortress walls, as our regi- 
 ment watclied the battle, and sailors 
 must have prayed, too, as never be- 
 fore. 
 
 The Merrimac, after a few minutes of 
 astounded silence, opened the contest. 
 Slie tried to sink her puny foe at once 
 by a broailside, and be no longer delayed 
 fron\ the Minnesota, whose capture she 
 bad determined upon. After the smoke 
 id' the cannonade had cleared away, we 
 looked fearing, and the crew of the Mer- 
 rimac looked hoping, that tlie Monitor 
 liad sunk to rise no more. But she still 
 lived. There she was, witli tlie white 
 wreaths of smoke crowning lier tower, 
 as if a coronet of glory. And valiantly 
 slie returned tlie tire, too, aud f(U- live 
 hours such a lively cannonading as was 
 heard, shaking earth and sea, was never 
 heard before. Literally, I believe that 
 never have ships carr}'ing such heavy 
 guns met till that Sabbath morning. 
 l';\-ery uiananivre was exhausted by the 
 riieiiiy. The Yor/ctoxon approached to 
 mingle in the fray. One shot was 
 enough to send hei' back, a lame duck 
 u|)on tlie waters, though she, too, is iroii- 
 cl:ul. The Merrimac tried to run the 
 Monitor down, and thus sink her; she 
 only got fiercer shots by the opportunity 
 she thus gave her little antagonist. And 
 so it went on till tlic proud Merrimac, 
 disabled, was glad to retire, and making 
 signals of distress, was towed awa}- by 
 her sorrowing consorts. David had cou- 
 (|uered Goliath with his smooth stones 
 or wrouglit iron balls from his little 
 sling or shot-tower. Israel rejoiced in 
 her deliverance, through the power of 
 (iod, who had sent that little champion 
 (if his cause, in our direst extremity, to 
 the battle. Since then the Merrimac has 
 not shown herself, and the enemy con- 
 IVss her disabled, and her commander, 
 Buchanan, ominous name, severely 
 wounded, four of her crew killed, and 
 seventeen wounded. They admit, too, 
 the valor of our seamen, futile though it 
 was. "The Cumherland' s officers and 
 crew," says the Norfolk Day Book, 
 '■ fouglit worthy of a better cause." 
 Say, rather, worthy of the best cause 
 in the w orld, and we who witnessed the 
 fight will agree with them. 
 
 A Night Scene. 
 
 All that night, as well as the previous 
 aud several succeeding, our regiments 
 were under arms. I will not detail the 
 precautions taken to prevent a defeat bj- 
 land as, through the providence of God, 
 an ultimate defeat by sea had been 
 averted. Few of us slept that night, 
 and had we done so most of us would 
 have been awakened at midnight by the 
 fearful cries wliieh came to us from the 
 water: "Ship ahoy! O God, save us! 
 
 Fire! fire! fire!" and occasionally a 
 heavy cannou mingling its roar with 
 those fearful cries. I rushed to the 
 shore with many others, and then a little 
 distance from me beheld the gun-boat 
 iVhiCehall burning, and appareiitly her 
 crew perishing in the fire or drowning in 
 the waters near. It was terrible, all the 
 more so as we could do nothing to aiil, no 
 boat being near our camp. The balls from 
 her shotted guns made even looking on 
 dangerous ; one shell struck the I'nited 
 States hospital at the fort and caused 
 great terror among the inmates, all of 
 whom believed, for a while, that the 
 Merrimac had come down again and was 
 shelling the fort. Only four of those 
 poor seamen perished in the flames or 
 w ater, through the mercy of (iod. 'I'he 
 fire came from a shot from the ^Vtrri'mrtr, 
 which had the dav before passed through 
 the Whitehall and left a little spark 
 smouldering unknown within. 
 
 Result. 
 
 Amid all these events, disastrous or 
 merciful, our soldiers still live, the for- 
 tress yet remains unscathed, aud the 
 Minnesota and Eoanoke nud St. Larorence, 
 though the first two need rejiairs, yet, 
 fly the old flag at their mainmasts. 
 Above all the little Monitor floats in tri- 
 umph, a sentinel on the waters, and a 
 strict " monitor" over the Rebels. But 
 for the wounding of her noble com- 
 mander, Lieutenant Worden, slie would 
 have pursued and sunk the Merrimac, 
 and will jirobably do so if another en- 
 counter occurs. She has now another 
 noble commander, Lieut. T. A. Sel- 
 fridge, of Charlestown, whom I have 
 known from liis boyhood and know to be 
 brave and worthy of the proud old Bay 
 state. I have visited Xewport Xews 
 aud mourned there the death of the 
 worthy Chaplain Lenliart, and the he- 
 roic Captain Moore, whom I saw lint a 
 few days before, ami talked with about 
 Ills intended visit home to Boston. But 
 wliilo I have mourned I have also re- 
 joiced over our camps, in which none 
 were killed, ami our officers and sailors, 
 so many of whom were rescued. .Amer- 
 ica will never forget that battle. It will 
 mark an era in the history of the na^'y. 
 It has taught us a useful lesson, and 
 henceforth we have no more wooden 
 walls as our reliance, but first our God, 
 and then plates of steel, and iron-clad 
 frigates and Monitors. 
 
 General McClellaa's Address to his 
 Army. 
 
 The following admirable address has 
 just been published, and is said to meet 
 with an ardent response from the 
 troops : — 
 
 Heao-quaktkrs of Akmv of Potomac, ) 
 Fairfax Ct)L'RT House, Va., Marcli U. S 
 .Soldiers of the Armi/ of the Potomac : 
 
 For a long time I Viave kept you inactive, 
 bnt not without a purpose. You wore to be 
 disciplined, armed, aud instructed. The 
 formidable artilleiy you now have, bad to be 
 cx-eated. Other armies were to move and ac- 
 complish certain results. I have held you 
 back that you might give the de.'ith blow to 
 the Rebellion that has distracted our once 
 happy country. The patience you have 
 
 shown anil j-our confidence in j-our general 
 are worthy a dozen victories. These pre 
 liminary results are accomplished. 1 feel 
 that the patient labors of many montlis have 
 pniduced tlicir fruit. The .\rniy of the 
 I'lttomac is now a real army, magnificent in 
 material, admirable in discipline and in- 
 strut'tiou, aud excellently eijviippcd and 
 aimed. Your commanders are all that 1 
 could wish. The moment for action has ar- 
 rived, and I know that 1 can trust in you to 
 save our country. 
 
 As 1 ride through your ranks I see in your 
 faces tlie sure prestige of victory. I feel that 
 you will do whatever X ask of you. The 
 pi'iiod of inaction has passed. 1 will tiring 
 you now face to face with the Rebels, and 
 only pray that God may defend the right. In 
 whatever direction you may move, however 
 strange my actions may appear to yon, ever 
 bear in mind that my fate is linked with 
 yours, and that all I do is to bring you where 
 I know you wish to be, on the decisive battle 
 field. It is my business to place you there. 
 I am to watch over you as a parent over his 
 cliildreu, and you know that yonr general 
 loves you from the depths of "his hi'art. It 
 shall be my care, it has ever been, to gain 
 success with the least possible loss, but I 
 know that if it is necessary you will willingly 
 follow me to our graves for our righteou*8 
 cause. God smiles upon us. Victory attends 
 us, 3'et 1 would not h.ave you think'that our 
 aim is to be obtained without a manly 
 struggle. I will not disguise it from you that 
 you have brave foes to encounter — focmen 
 well worthy of the steel that you will use so 
 well. I shall demand of j'ou great and heroic 
 exertions, rapid and long marches, despia'nfe 
 combats, and privations perhaps- We will 
 share all these together, and when this sad 
 war is over we will all return to our homes 
 and feel that we can ask no higher honor than 
 the ]iroud consciousucss that we belonged to 
 the Army of the Potomac. 
 
 liKOKGE B. McCLELl.A.N, 
 
 Major-general Commanding. 
 
 A Thrilling Occurrence at Island 
 No. 10. 
 
 It w ill be remembered by those who 
 closely wati'hed the progress of the 
 operations at Island Xo. 10, that Colonel 
 Bissell managed, after much engineer- 
 ing aud labor, to get a passage for 
 transports around through the swamps 
 and ba.vous, on the south side of the 
 island, by which the Rebel guns were 
 entirely avoided. The enemy, however, 
 were so fortified that trans])orts coidd 
 fiot safely again enter the river below 
 the island, and the passage was not 
 dee)! enough for the gun-boats, the 
 )iresence of which was necessary for 
 their ])rotection, as well as for the trans- 
 portation of troops across the river, and 
 to silence Rebel batteries on the banks. 
 It was therefore resolved to run gun- 
 boats past the formidable batteries. 
 The Carondelet, Captain Walke, was 
 selected for the first hazardous work. 
 A correspondent of the Xew York Times 
 describes the enterprise as follows : — 
 
 "The preparations made were few. 
 On the port side a flat boat was lashed, 
 loaded with bales of pressed hay. atui 
 calculated to afford considerable pro- 
 tection against batteries located on the 
 Kentucky shore. If they got through 
 safely she would need fuel, and to sup- 
 ply this a barge laden with coal was 
 lashed to the opposite side, and by 
 balancing the breastwork of hay, enabled 
 her to be more easily handled. During 
 the da.v (Friday) two of her bow guns 
 were removed, and their places sup]ilied 
 with rifled Dahlgren pieces of 50- and 
 42-pounds caliber respectivelj'. 
 
116 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 "This was all the preiiaratiou inailc 
 aud, thus aecoutcred, she waitcii l(ii- 
 iiifflu, whose black luautle would, to 
 some extent, lessen the danger of the 
 attemi)t. 
 
 " At 10 o'clock she cast loose and 
 started slowlj- down the stream. At 
 the same time heavy clouds had ovei- 
 sjiread the sky, and a geuuine tropical 
 (in size) thunder-storm came howrm"; 
 up the river. It did not rain in the or- 
 diuar}' meaning of the term, but whole 
 gulfs of water came ])Ouring down in 
 masses. Xor did it thunder and lighten 
 in the usual meaning given to those 
 words, but it roared at us as if all the 
 electric batteries of north, south, east 
 and west had concentrated their forces 
 and were liellowing at us in unison, 
 while the lightning in each broad flash 
 was so vast and so vivid, that it seemed 
 as if the gates of some hell like that 
 described bv Milton were opened aud 
 shut every instant, sutfering the whole 
 fierce reflection of the infernal lake to 
 flash across the sky. 
 
 "At such a time" the Carondelet lifted 
 her anchor, and slowly swung into the 
 stream, watched, through the almost 
 blinding flashes, by thousands of eager 
 eyes, whose owners, regardless of the 
 driving storm, crowded the decks of the 
 other gun-boats aud transports, to 
 watch the heroic undertaking. 
 
 "Slowly she swung round till hauled 
 down stream, aud then she pushed 
 straight ahead, keeping well over to- 
 ward the island. V.'e could see her al- 
 most every second — every brace, port, 
 and outline could be seen with startling 
 distinctness enshrouded by a bluish- 
 white glare of light, and then her black 
 form, lor the next instant, would be- 
 come merged in the dense blackness 
 that lay ujion th(> liver like a pall. 
 
 " Willi beating hearts, we saw her ar- 
 rive opjiosite to and ]iass the first bat- 
 tery on the Kentucky shore, without a 
 demonstration from the enemy ! liut 
 just below was another battery, whose 
 guns had often i)itched their immense 
 balls a clear distance of four miles ; and 
 with hearts whose beating could al- 
 most, it seemed, be heard lieiieath our 
 jackets, we watched her slowly aji- 
 proacbing, in checkers of darkness and 
 Ibiiiie, the dreaded works. 
 
 "A crasliing jieal of thunder — a blind- 
 ing flash of light, which scarcely had dis- 
 ajipeared when a broad blaze of flame 
 burst from the fortifications, follow<Ml 
 almost instantly by a second and a 
 third. A lew instants later, aud the 
 reports came up to us dulled by the roar 
 of the storm. 
 
 " AO rejily from the Carondelet. Slow- 
 ly she steamed ahead, the sky all ablaze 
 about her, the Kentucky shore vomiting 
 fierce flames; the thunders ot the storm 
 anil the roar of the IJebel ;irtillery com- 
 mingling, as it heaven and earth bad 
 joined to crush the audacious intruder. 
 
 " In about twenty minuti's the Vnrondc- 
 let had passed below the island, chased 
 all the way by the outbursting flames 
 along the shore, roared at by the thun- 
 ders above, beset by the rain, and buf- 
 feted bv the savage winds. 'I'hen the 
 
 Hashes along the shore ceased, aud then 
 came a few moments of terrible sus- 
 pense. Had she gone down, or was she 
 drifting helpless in the swift current V 
 Just then the roar of a gun came up 
 faintly from below, then another, and 
 another. It was the signal that she 
 had passed through safely ; and then 
 there went up such thunders of cheers 
 and hurricanes of shouts from the 
 watching crowds, that even the storm 
 itself was out-roared, aud the voice of 
 our jubilation sent down to the Rebels, 
 who «'ere gnashing their teeth in baf- 
 fled rage behind their fortifications. 
 
 " To conclude, I will add, that forty- 
 seven shots were fired at the Carondelet, 
 not one of which struck her! She lav ofl' 
 last night a short distance above New 
 Madriil, and this morning early steamed 
 up to the landing. 
 
 " Such another scene of rejoicing at her 
 airival was probably never witnessed. 
 Men hurrahed, cried, laughed — they 
 fired cannon, tossed up their hats ; and 
 finally their excitement culminated in 
 seizing the crew of the boat that came 
 ashore from the Carondelet, aud carry- 
 ing them on their shoulders in triumph 
 all over the town." 
 
 T-wo Heroes. 
 
 In our exchanges are notices of Cap- 
 tain Farragut and of Commander Boggs 
 of the Vanina, giving some anecdotes 
 which, if not true, are at any rate char- 
 acteristic, and we accordingly print 
 them. 
 
 Captain Farragut is a native of Ten- 
 nessee. The Louisville Journal gives 
 the following notice of his career: 
 
 " In childhood he was adopted by the 
 late Commodore David Porter, receiving 
 his baptismal name, and is thus the 
 brother adoptive of Cajit. .1. I). Porter, 
 of the Essex, in our flotilla, and of 
 Lieutenant Porter, in command of 
 the mortar fleet at the mouth ot 
 the Mississippi. Though only twelve 
 years of age, he was on the Essex 
 at Valparaiso in 1814, in that 
 most gallant naval fight, and was 
 specially commended to the deiiartnient 
 for his bra VI' deportment. An anecdote, 
 tolil of him, though trifling, indicates 
 his character. After the surrender, a pig 
 which he claimeil was carried oft' by a 
 midshipman of the British frigate Phebe. 
 Young Farragut api)ealed to the British 
 captain for restitution, and received for 
 reply that he could do nothing about it, 
 but that he might go and whi]! the 
 middy. ' Is that all?" said the lad, and, 
 acting on the leave given, instantly 
 whii)i)ed the aggressor and carried oft' 
 his pig. 
 
 " lie has been almost constantly in 
 active service. During the years 1821-'J- 
 .'i-l he was employed in cruising after 
 l)irates in the Carribcan sea, and dis- 
 tinguished himsilf by most efticient 
 service and gallantry. He was for some 
 time in coinmand of the Brooklyn, at the 
 \^•r^.^ Cruz station, at the time of the 
 mission of Mr. McLean to Mexico. He 
 was twice married in Norfolk, Va., 
 and is the owner ot a large jiroperty in 
 
 that Hebel city. But before the out- 
 break, and to avoid entanglements, he 
 removed his family from Norfolk to a 
 cottage on the Hudson, whence he was 
 called to active duty in jiutting down 
 the Rebellion. He is a most accmn- 
 plished officer, versed in every point of 
 his profession, and most energetic in all 
 naval duties. He speaks with fluency 
 five or six modern languages, and sailor 
 as he is, is a gentleman of fine scholarly 
 taste and aciiuireinents." 
 
 ('ommander Boggs is thus described 
 by the New York Evening Post : — 
 
 " Commander Charles S. Boggs, of 
 the United States gun-boat Varuna, 
 which was sunk in the recent engage- 
 ment with the enemy at New Orleans, 
 where he attacked thirteen gnu-boats of 
 the Rebels and sunk six of them, and his 
 last shot, fired when his deck was under 
 water, sunk a gun-boat of the Rebels, is 
 a native of New Brunswick, N. J. When 
 a lad he told his father he wished to go 
 into the navy. His father said to him — 
 'You are too clumsy; you would fall 
 into the water from the deck.' The next 
 morning his father saw him on the roof 
 of the house; he had climbed the light- 
 ning rod, going up hand over hand. 
 His mother was a sister of the gallant 
 Lawrence, of the Chesapeake.^' 
 
 It will be observed that both of these 
 ofticers have had ancestors which might 
 account for their fighting iiualities, — 
 one being a member of the family of the 
 elder Porter ; and the other a relative of 
 the heroic Lawrence. 
 
 Charleston. — An extract from a 
 letter from a lady in Charleston, dated 
 April 1st, says: "Tea $7 per pound. 
 AVhat do j-ou think of calico $\ per 
 yard':' Prices are incredible, yet per- 
 sons are not discouraged. I bought 
 braid, to bind my dress, for .'{"c. a piece. 
 Shirting is firm at .50c. to 7.5e., and very 
 scarce. Prices are rising daily. The 
 fortifications around the city have be- 
 come a fjishionable promenade; they are 
 s])lendidly built and a great ornament. 
 Do tell me what the fashions are."' 
 
 That Old Broadsword. 
 
 The Chicago Tribune recalls the fol- 
 lowing incident : — 
 
 "Once upon a time, when the since 
 very warlike and terrifically redoubt- 
 able Brigadier-general Shields chal- 
 eiiged the then modest lawyer, Abraham 
 Lincoln, lo fight a duel witli him, 
 whereby his wounded honor, bleeding 
 like ;i highly vascular stump after an 
 ;imputation, might be scabbed over, Mr. 
 Lincoln (juite unexpectedly accepted the 
 belligerent proposition of his adversary, 
 ;ind being unlearned in the use of the 
 pistol with which Shields was familiar, 
 sought, as Potter of AVisconsin did 
 twenty years latter, to jnit himself on a 
 footing of eipLility with the man of war, 
 by choosing the weapons with which 
 neither could boast any skill. He 
 named broadsvvords. The place of 
 meeting agreed upon was an uninhabited 
 island in the Mississippi, near Alton. 
 Tlie gener:il ami his party were, as they 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 117 
 
 supposed, early on the ground ; but Mr. 
 Lincoln was there before them, and w ith 
 coat oil' and broadsword in liand. was 
 chopping down and clearing oft' tlie 
 noxious weeds and troublesome under- 
 brush with which the spot was over- 
 grown, to the end that the tight might 
 go fairly on. This coolness and the 
 tinielj- interposition of friends put stop 
 to further proceedings, and jieaci^ was 
 restored." 
 
 In " improving " this incident, the 
 Tribune says of the President : — 
 
 "The veil which has hidden Iiis move- 
 ments from the public is lifted at last, 
 and we see, joyfully enough, that during 
 the whole of the last two moutlis, with 
 ax in hand and shirt sleeves tucked up, 
 he has been engaged in laying low the 
 foul growth with which the rich cor- 
 ruption of the Buchanan adiiiinstration 
 has filled all tlie places in the govern- 
 ment, and that he is now ready, with 
 the fire and courage of true iiatriotism 
 in his eye, to accept the alternative 
 which the traitors and Rebels have forced 
 upon liim. 
 
 Bravery of the Massachusetts Boys. 
 
 Harpers' Weekly, the ablest and best 
 conducted of our illustrated journals, is 
 doing a world of good in keeping alive 
 the patriotism of all sections of the 
 country, and in fostering the true Union 
 feeling, which hesitates not to render 
 "honor to whom honor is due." In a 
 late leader on the progress of the war, 
 it says of the old Bay state, " Glorious 
 Massachusetts, — the home of all that 
 is truly noble in our American spirit, — 
 is doing better than any other state." 
 And the same journal, for the present 
 week, thus eloquently and patriotically 
 discourses in an article entitled : 
 New £iig:land Never Ituns. 
 
 Through the tears with which friends 
 and lovers read the story of Edwards 
 Ferry they can still smile upon the steaii- 
 fast bravery of the Massachusetts boys. 
 In the front of a fearful fire, with no 
 means of retreat, with every chance 
 against them, those young men stood 
 serene; each man a hero, each man 
 showing the quality of which invincible 
 armies are made. Colonel Ijce refuses 
 retreat and is made prisoner. Major 
 Revere and Lieutenant Perry share his 
 fate ; Lieutenant Putnam falls mortally 
 wounded; Captain Dreher falls by his 
 side; Captain Putnam looses his right 
 arm ; Captain Schmidt is dangerously 
 wounded ; Lieutenant Lowell is disabled. 
 Lieutenant Holmes, said the first dis- 
 patch, "wounded in the breast," — not 
 in the back; no, not in the back; in the 
 breast is Massachusetts wounded, if she 
 is struck. Forward she falls, if she 
 falls dead. Of twenty-two officers of 
 the Massachusetts Twentieth who went 
 into the battle nine only retiu-ned. 
 
 And all New England boys are the 
 bright peers of the Massachusetts. 
 Rhode Island at Bull Run stood fast 
 and steady through the whole ; retired, 
 when the word came, to rest upon their 
 arms as they supposed, and then renew 
 the battle. "But when the order came 
 
 to retreat," said one of them, " we were 
 confounded, cursed McDowell, and 
 wanted him hung." 
 
 At Edwards Ferry the Rhode Island 
 battery was said to have been deserted 
 by its men. They were not there, it 
 was reported, and Baker came to serve 
 a piece. No, they were not by the gun; 
 they were under it. They were at their 
 posts still, but the brave hearts should 
 beat and the strong hand serve uo more 
 forever. 
 
 Not less ready, not less steady are the 
 other sons of New England. From the 
 pines of Maine, the granite hills of 
 New Hampshire, the green hills of Ver- 
 mont, and soft valleys of the Connecti- 
 cut, they have marched to the battle 
 field, and every rifle in their hands is 
 loaded and rammed down with an idea. 
 They are not machine soldiers; they are 
 men soldiers. And on the field their 
 hosts are swelled with brotliers from 
 California, from New York, from Michi- 
 gan, from Indiana. They all stand there 
 embattled, and of stutT so tried and 
 true that the sea might as hopelessh' 
 dash against Gibraltar as rebellion 
 against their ranks. 
 
 From the day Edwards Ferry, which 
 to so many loving hearts will be forever 
 a day of sacred sorrow, there is an in- 
 s])iration and cheer which break joy- 
 fully upon every patriotic heart. Dis- 
 aster, casualty, death, are inevitable. 
 Brave hearts that weep, you know it 
 well ! But the heroism of your darlings 
 plucks the sting from sorrow, conquers 
 disaster. They fall — but they fall 
 prophesies. They die — but, though 
 dead, they speak, they smile. It is they 
 who teach us that the same old heart 
 that has won all the victories of history 
 still beats. This time it is New Eng- 
 land that points the truth. All are 
 brave, thank God I New York and the 
 ■\Vest do not falter; California stands 
 where Baker stood ; the men of Penn- 
 sylvania bring arms of iron and nerves 
 of steel. And the men of New Eng- 
 land never run. 
 
 A Draft at Savannah — Georgia Pa- 
 triotism at a Low Ebb — Ludi- 
 crous Scenes. 
 
 A Savannah correspondent of the 
 Charleston Courier furnishes an amus- 
 ing description of the scene which en- 
 sued on the occasion of a draft for four 
 hundred men in Savannah, to complete 
 a requisition for troops, the requisite 
 number not having volunteered. Fif- 
 teen hundred of the business men and 
 mechanics of the city were drawn up in 
 a hollow square on the parade groimd, 
 all in a high state of excitement, when 
 the followmg proceedings took place : — 
 
 "The colonel now takes his place in the 
 center, and from the back of a magnifi- 
 cent horse, in a few well-timed remarks 
 calls for volunteers. He said it was a 
 shame that a Georgian should submit to 
 be drafted, and dishonorable to a citizen 
 of Savannah to be forced into the ser- 
 vice of his country. He appealed to 
 their patriotism, their pluck, and their 
 — pelf. He told them of good clothes. 
 
 good living, and fifty dollars bounty : 
 and on the strength of these considera- 
 tions invited everj' body to walk three 
 spaces in front. Nobody did it. An 
 ugly pause ensued, worse than a dead 
 silence between the ticking of a conver- 
 sation. The colonel thought he might 
 not have been heard or understood, and 
 repeated his catalogue of persuasions. 
 At this point one of the sides of the square 
 opened, and in marched a comiiany of 
 about forty stalw.-jrt Irishmi ii, whom 
 their captain, in a loud and exultant 
 tone, announced as ' The Mitchell 
 Guards; we volunteer, colonel, in a 
 body.' The colonel was delighted. He 
 l)roposed ' three cheers for the Mitchell 
 Guards," and the crowd indulged not 
 inordinately in the pulmonary exercise. 
 The requisite number did not seem to be 
 forthcoming, however, and the colonel 
 made another little speech, winding up 
 witli an invitation to the black drunnui'r 
 and fifer to perambulate the quadran- 
 gle and play Dixie, w hich they did, hut 
 they came as they went — solitary and 
 alone; not the ghost of a vohnileer 
 being anywhei'e visible in the Ktliioiiian 
 wake. The colonel looked as blank as 
 if he w as getting desperate, and a draft 
 seemed indispensable. 
 
 "As a dernier resort the colonel di- 
 rected all who had excuses to advance 
 to the center and submit them for exam- 
 ination. Did you ever see a crowd run 
 away from a falling building at a fire, 
 or toward a dog fight, or a street show? 
 If you have you can form some idea of 
 the tempestuous nature of the wave 
 that swept toward the little table in the 
 center of the square, around which were 
 gathered the four grave gentlemen who 
 were to examine the documents. It was 
 a scene which, as an uninterested out- 
 sider, one could only hold his sides and 
 laugh at. Hats were crushed, ribs 
 punched, corns smashed, and clothes 
 torn. Every hand held its magical hit 
 of ])aper, from the begrimed digits of 
 the individual just from a stable or a 
 foundery, to the dainty gloved extrennty 
 of a dry goods clerk, just from his 
 counter. Young and old, rich and jioor, 
 neat and nasty. Americans, English- 
 Irishmen, Germans, Frenchmen, Ital- 
 ians, Israelites, and Gentiles, all went 
 to make up the motley mass. What a 
 pretty lot of sick and disabled individu- 
 als there were to be sure. Swelled 
 arms, limping legs, spine diseases, bad 
 eyes, corns, toothaches, constitutional 
 debility in the bread basket, eruptive 
 diseases, deafness, rheumatism, not 
 well generally — these and a thousand 
 other complaints were represented as 
 variously and heterogeneously as by any 
 procession of pilgrims that ever visited 
 the Holy Land. 
 
 " And so the day progressed, nearly 
 ten hours being consumed in the en- 
 deavor to secure a draft. This after- 
 noon the absentees were gathered 
 together, and the efforts renewed, 
 when, strange to say, every man who 
 found the liability imminent of his being 
 forced to enlist, protested that he was 
 just on the point of doing so, and will- 
 ingly put his name to the roll." 
 
118 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 ■War Notes. 
 
 The Courier has the following story of 
 the iiatriotisni in the family of a Brook- 
 lyn blacksmith : — 
 
 " Before the departure of the Four- 
 teenth regiment, a man who carried on a 
 hlaeksmith shop iu connection with his 
 two sons, went to the head-quarters and 
 concluded to enlist. Pie said he could 
 leave the blacksmith business in the 
 hands of the boys — ' he could n't stand 
 it any longer, and go he must.' He was 
 enlisted. Next day down comes the 
 oldest of the boys. The blacksmith 
 business 'wasn't very drivin", and he 
 guessed .John could take care of it.' 
 'Well,' said the old man, 'go it.' And 
 the oldest son went it. But the follow- 
 ing day .lolin made his appearance. He 
 felt lonesome, and had shut up the shop. 
 The father remonstrated, but the boy 
 would eulist, and enlist he did. Now, 
 the old gentleman had two more sons 
 wlio 'worked' the farm near Flushing. 
 The military fever seems to have run in 
 the family, for no sooner had the father 
 and two older brothers enlisted, tlian 
 the younger sous came in for a like pur- 
 l)Ose. Tlie paterfamilias was a man of 
 few words, but he said he ' would n't 
 stand this anyhow.' The blacksmith 
 business might go to — some other place, 
 but the farm must be looked after. So 
 the ttoys were sent home. Presently 
 one of them reappeared. They had con- 
 cluded that one could manage the farm, 
 and had tossed up who should go with 
 the Fourteenth, ami he had won the 
 clianee. This arrangement was finally 
 agreed to. But on the day of the de- 
 jiarture the last boy of the family was 
 oil hand to Join, and (m foot for march- 
 ing. The old man was somewhat puz- 
 zled to know wliat arrangements could 
 have been made which would allow all 
 the family to go. but the explanation of 
 the boy solved the dilliculty. ' Father," 
 said he, with a confidential chuckle in 
 tlie old man's ear, • I 've let the farm on 
 shares I " The whole family, father and 
 torn- sons, went with the" Fourteenth 
 regiment." 
 
 The correspondent of the Evening 
 Pust shows that the Connecticut "S'an- 
 kees have not forgotten how to invent 
 contrivances for comfort in camp : — 
 
 "I liave just returned from a visit to 
 the two regiments of Connecticut trooi>s. 
 They are encami)e(l out on Seventh 
 street, on the right of the Park house, a 
 mile and a half north of the avenue. 
 'I'hey occupy a very fine position on a 
 slight eminence, which completely over- 
 looks Washington, the Potomac, and 
 .\lexandria. Both regiments are in 
 cani|>, and under strict iliscipline. No 
 Iroops have yet arrived here so splen- 
 didly e(iuiii))ed as these two regiments. 
 The lirsl rcginient brought on seventy 
 liorses, and baggage wagons to match. 
 The second brouglil forty horses and 
 wagons. The camj) ecjuipage of both 
 regiments is in aiimirable order. The 
 cooking-stoves are made of thick slieet 
 iron, and when not in use boilers and 
 ulensils can all be ])acked inside the 
 stove in small s])ace. Tlie canteens are 
 
 so made (invented for the troops by a 
 Connecticut Yankee, by the way), that a 
 soldier can carry coffee, water, and meat 
 in one of them, and drink his two kinds 
 of liquids from the same case. In short, 
 there is nothing wanting. These troops 
 are equipjied for instant march into an 
 enemy's country, and this can not be 
 said of any other troops here, unless we 
 except the regulars, and none of them 
 are so handsomely e(iuipped as the Con- 
 necticut boys." 
 
 Prenticeana. 
 
 Last week they had sleighing in the 
 North, and slaying iu the South. 
 
 The Union soldiers will be able to 
 stand the summer better than the Kebels, 
 for they have a greater talent at keeping 
 cool. 
 
 The Rebels, wherever they go, seem to 
 have a passion for burning every thing 
 under heaven except gunpowder. 
 
 A Southern jKiper says the people of 
 that region can use rye cotTee if they 
 can't Java and Rio. It is a very strong 
 kind of " cofi'ee" that the Rebels distil 
 from their rye. 
 
 AVe do n't suppose that the Southern 
 lands will produce much of a crop of 
 any thing this season, but we have no 
 doubt that the Rebel armies will yield 
 handsomely. 
 
 Floyd said some time ago that he would 
 give his last drop of blood to cement the 
 South. The LaCrosse Democrat thinks 
 he concluded to save his cement when he 
 found that Foote had so much mortar. 
 
 Pillow is reported to have said that he 
 will shoot Floyd at sight. May the two 
 take dead aim at each other's heads, and 
 shoot at the same instant. 
 
 It appears that there are nine hundred 
 and forty-seven horse thieves in confine- 
 ment throughout the country — exclu- 
 sive of those in Fort Warren. 
 
 It is said that Humphrey Marshall, 
 thinking prol)ably that he has n't soldiers 
 enough, is resorting twenty times a day 
 to heavy drafts. 
 
 There is a great deal of cotton in the 
 Rebel states, but it is n't baled. Like al- 
 most every thing else there, it is Ijing 
 about loose. 
 
 The two armies of the Potomac have 
 at difVerent times run from Bull Run. 
 Hut the Union army didn't, like the 
 Rebels, run without a fight. 
 
 The ]Jeb(>l women haven't yet, in olie- 
 dience to the call of the men, volun- 
 teered for the public service. We sup- 
 pose they want to be pressed. 
 
 As there is no salt in the South, we 
 suppose that Floyd and Pillow liiink 
 they have done their Rebel brethren an 
 important service by teaching them liow 
 to save their bacon wilhout it. 
 
 (^ieneral McClellan has entered into an 
 engagement with his troops to lead them 
 at once where Ihev can give the Rebel- 
 lion its ileath blow. His next engage- 
 ment should be with the enemy. 
 
 We have_ sent our old frienii. Roger 
 Hanson, a five-gallon demijohn of whis- 
 key. Hoger is still a zealous Rebel, and 
 lie will soon be recruiting in Fort War- 
 ren. — [Louisville Journal. 
 
 A Soldier's Letter and a 'Woman's 
 Answer. 
 
 HosprrAL, April. ISCJ. 
 I write with a great deal of pain, dear crii'l : 
 I 've not been able before since the flglit, 
 And my brain is still so much in a whirl, 
 
 Tliat 'I can tell you but little to-night. 
 Cm wounded — don't stai't— 'tis not very bad, 
 
 Or, at least, it might be worse ; so I said. 
 When I thought of you, "Cm sure she'll be 
 glad 
 To know that I'm only wounded — not 
 dead." 
 
 I 've lost my left arm — there, now you know 
 all ! 
 
 A Minie-ball shattered it, and I fell ! 
 The last that I heard was our captain's call, 
 
 fntil — the rest is too painful to tell. 
 I 've had throughout the most excellent care, 
 
 And 1 'm doing finely, the surgeon says; 
 So well, indeed, that the prospect is fair 
 
 Kor a homeward trip before many days. 
 
 IJut I 've something else, dear Mary, to say, 
 
 And I 'd say it if it cost me my lite; 
 I've thought of it well — there 's no other 
 way — 
 \ on 're released from your promise to be 
 my wife. 
 You'll "think me foolish at first; then you'll 
 think 
 < U" the loose, armless coat-slceve at mv 
 siile ; 
 .\nd your proud and sensitive heart will 
 shrink 
 From the thought of being a cripple's bride. 
 
 'T is a bitter struggle to give you up. 
 
 For I 've loved you more than ever of late ; 
 Hut tlown to its dregs I 've drained the cup, 
 
 .\nd I 'm calm, though my heart is desolate. 
 1 'm coining home, and of course we must 
 uteet ; 
 
 .My darling, tliis one, one boon I imi>lore — 
 JjCt'ns still be friends — for that will be sweet, 
 
 .since now, alas! we can be nothing more. 
 
 SWF.KT Home, April, ISfiJ. 
 My Robert, how brave and noble you are! 
 
 Too brave and too noble, I know, for me ; 
 But you 've too little faith in me by far. 
 
 If you believe I want to be free." 
 I 'in "not released from my promise — no, no ! 
 
 'T was never so sacred to me before ; 
 if you could but know how I 've longed to go 
 
 A lid w.atcli by your side, you 'd doubt me no 
 more. 
 
 I read your name iu the terrible list. 
 
 Hut the tears froze back that sprang to my 
 eye ; 
 .\iid u fearful pain that I could not resist. 
 
 Brushed my heart till 1 onlj' longed to die. 
 The blessed tears by-and-by came again. 
 
 And I felt, as you'in j'our letter said, 
 A feeling of gladness 'mid all my pain. 
 
 That Uobert was only wounded — not dead. 
 
 () darling! to think you liave suffered so, 
 
 And all these long, weary miles away; 
 You've needed me very olfen, I know, 
 
 While I could do nothing but hope and 
 pray. 
 Hut hardest of all is the bitter tliought 
 
 Tliat you have been sulfering so much for 
 m"e ; 
 Poor Robert ! your manly letter has brought 
 
 .V strange mixture of joy and misery. 
 
 r.ut you 're coming home to my arms and 
 "heart; 
 
 You're right — I am proud and sensitive, 
 too; 
 Hut 1 'in only so when we are ai>art. 
 
 And now f shall only be pi'oud of you! 
 Von 're coming home to be happy and rest, 
 
 Ami I wait the moment of blissful calm, 
 \\ hen I shall be held to a soldier's breast 
 
 l!v a patriot-hero's one strong arm! 
 
 Last Mo.mknts of Geserai- John- 
 .sTON. — Maj. D. M. llayden, one of Gen- 
 eral Johnston's aids at tlie battle of Pitts- 
 burg Landing, publishes an account of 
 the last moments of that noted Rebel 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 119 
 
 chieftain, iuthe Natchez (Miss.) Courier, 
 as follows : — 
 
 " General Johnston, elated with the en- 
 tire success of the whole day, took the 
 position before the brigades of Bowen 
 and Breckinridge, and gave the order 
 'fix bayonets.' The last moment I saw 
 him before his fall he was haranguing 
 his troops. Tiie charge was made with 
 a shout, and the enemy fled in confu- 
 sion. I was by the side of Bowen, and 
 the ilinie-balls flew so close that they 
 clipped his hair. I started to the right 
 to see what had become of Chalmers, 
 when I met Captain O'Hara, who an- 
 nounced that (ieneral .Tohnston was 
 wounded. We followed him down into 
 the ravine, where we found him reclin- 
 ing in the lap of Governor Harris, who 
 had gently lifted him from his horse. 
 
 " I was told that the only and last 
 words he ever spoke were, some minutes 
 after he was shot, ' Governor, I believe 
 I am seriously wounded." Preston, in 
 an agony of grief, threw his arms around 
 him, and called aloud and asked if he 
 knew him. 
 
 "I caught hold of his hand and saw 
 that he was still breathing. We admin- 
 istered a little stiimdant, but he was to- 
 tally unconscious, and quietly breathed 
 his last." 
 
 A Trick that was Unsuccessful. 
 — The Fortress Monroe correspondent of 
 the Philadelphia Press, under the date 
 of the 23d, says : — 
 
 A number of flour barrels, marked 
 " Eggs — handle with care," came from 
 Baltimore this morning on the steamer. 
 They were addressed to private jiarties, 
 but some army official smelt an animal 
 of the rodent species, and opened said 
 barrels, when the eggs were found to be 
 made of glass, with long necks, and 
 their contents were found to consist of 
 the oil of corn. They contained whis- 
 key, and of good quality. It was im- 
 mediately contiscated. 
 
 Ownership ok the Mississipi'i 
 River. — The Loinsville Democrat says 
 Kentucky and her neighboring states 
 would have separated from the East and 
 North before they would have given up 
 free navigation of the Mississippi. The 
 attempt to close it up, or allow its free 
 navigation by the gracious permission 
 of any body, was preposterous. It was 
 as injurious to the contemptible faction 
 that undertook to monopolize the river 
 as it was to those upon its branches and 
 its upper waters. The Democrat adds : 
 " We can assure Missouri, Louisiana, 
 Arkansas, etc., that all their region be- 
 longs to us who live in the great valley. 
 If any people down that way are not 
 satisfied with their landlords, they can 
 pull up stakes and leave, but all the 
 land and franchises of that region are 
 ours. They can"t take away a single 
 right we have on a foot of that soil. As 
 long as they behave themselves they 
 can live there and enjoy the blessings of 
 a better government than they can 
 make. If they will not behave them- 
 selves, we shall be compelled to make 
 them do so — that is all." 
 
 Good-night! 
 
 ■Who 'Would n't 
 Soldier ? 
 
 Be a 
 
 [Words of farewell written on the eve of 
 tlie buttle of Shiloli, by the gallant Adjutant 
 John 15. Thompson, of the Twentieth Illinois 
 infantry (formerly of New Hampshire), wlio 
 fell while bravely fighting for tiie stars and 
 Stripes.] 
 
 Good-night, dear brothers, I will sleep 
 
 On Tennessee's green shore ; 
 Good-night, sweet sisters, do not weep 
 
 If I come home no more. 
 
 Who would not be a soldier brave 
 
 When his dear country calls? 
 'Tis sweet to fill h soldier's grave, 
 
 For him who nobly falls — 
 
 If I should fall upon the field, 
 
 My country's tlag to save, 
 I pray that its bright folds may shield 
 
 My'lonely soldier grave. 
 
 The morning dawns, the foe is here ! 
 
 We conquer, boys, or diel 
 Fight for the flag we hold so dear. 
 
 The fairest 'neath the sky. 
 
 The fiMirful strife, terrific dread. 
 
 With horror fills the air; 
 The eartli is strewn with mangled dead ; 
 
 Each breath a curse or prayer. 
 
 I fall ! and life ebbs fast away; 
 
 I never more may see, 
 liut oil ! the .Stars and Stripes, they say, 
 
 .Still wave on Tennessee. 
 
 Brave boys, farewell ! go leave me now, 
 
 Vour work is not yet lione, 
 When twilight dews fall on my brow, 
 
 My spirit will be gone. 
 
 Dear home, farewell! 1 hoped to see 
 
 Thy hills and streams again. 
 But wildwood flowers will bloom o'er me 
 
 When falls the summer-rain. 
 
 Dear country, best beloved, farewell ! 
 
 May heaven's smiles be thine, 
 And 'all the Stars we love so well. 
 
 On thy dear banner shine. 
 Pri.nceto.v, III., April 30, 1862. 
 
 the spiked guns which the Rebels leave 
 behind, loaded with percussion caps — 
 very carefully. — [Continental Monthly. 
 
 A Rich Joke on a Sentimentalist. 
 — Not long since, a lot of us — I am an 
 H. P., "high private,"' now — were 
 quartered in several wooden tenements, 
 and in the inner room of one lay the 
 corpus of a j-oung .Secesh officer, await- 
 ing burial. The news soon spread to a 
 village not far off". Down came a senti- 
 mental, and not bad-looking, Virginia 
 dame. 
 
 "Let me kiss hira for his mother I" 
 she cried, as I interrupted her progress. 
 "Do let me kiss him for his mother!" 
 
 " Kiss whom'?" 
 
 "The dear little lieutenant; the one 
 w ho lies dead within. Point him out to 
 me, sir, if you please. I never saw him, 
 but — oh!"" 
 
 I led her through a room in which 
 
 Lieutenant , of Philadelphia, lay 
 
 stretched out on an up-turned trough, 
 fast asleeii. Supposing hira to be the 
 " article " sought for, she rushed up, and 
 exclaiming, " Let me kiss him for his 
 mother," approached her lips to his fore- 
 head. AVhat was her amazement when 
 the " corpus," ardent!}' clasping its arms 
 around her, returned the salute vigor- 
 ously, and exclaimed : — 
 
 " Never mind the old lady, miss ; go it 
 on your own account. I haven't the 
 slightest objection ! " 
 
 Sentiment is a fine thing, Mr. Editor, 
 but it should be handled as one handles 
 
 Religious Interest iu the Navy. 
 
 The Sailors' Magazine for January con- 
 tains an interesting letter from the iliap- 
 lain of U. .S. shiji Miaijara, of the block- 
 ading squadron, giving an account of 
 the religious interest on board that ship. 
 The Niagara was ordered to duty on the 
 coast immediately on her return from 
 Japan, and, as was to be expected, the 
 religious interest which then pievaih d 
 onboard, and which had resulted in the 
 conversion of tifty of her officers and 
 crew, suffered a check. The interest was, 
 however, revived, anil within two months 
 previous to the date of the letter, Nov. 2, 
 twelve more had been added to the num- 
 ber of professed disciples. Among these 
 are three young officers, graduates of the 
 Naval ac.'idemv, of speci:il interest and 
 promise — one the son of a distinguished 
 general officer in tlie army, now in active 
 service, another, gr.nidson of one the 
 most celebrated divines and theologians 
 of the present century in our country; 
 and the third, a descendant of the well- 
 known and honored presidents of tlie 
 College of New Jersey, Dr. Stanhope 
 xSmith and Doctor Witherspoon. These 
 three complete the number of twelve 
 officers of the Niagara, who within the 
 year past have publicly cast their lot, in 
 this regard, with the Christian sailors 
 on board. 
 
 After alluding to the devotion of tlie 
 crew to their commander. Commander 
 McKean, the letter alludes to the pro- 
 motion of the officer as follows : — 
 
 " His promotion as admiral, — for such 
 truly is his rank, though our democratic 
 legislators very fastidiously object to 
 the style, and choose, in its stead, the 
 awkward and somewhat unmeaning 
 epithet, "Flag-officer," — was a matter 
 of great satisfaction to all hands, much 
 more so than to himself; and the cheer 
 upon cheer, which s]pontaneously burst 
 forth, when, without any previous notice, 
 and without form or the customary 
 salute — a fact indicative of the unostenta- 
 tious character of the commodore — the 
 blue flag was seen to float from our 
 mast-head, told the feelings of the heart 
 towards him whose command it 
 proclaims. 
 
 "As you well know, he is a man of 
 prayer, and during our whole cruise has 
 been found night after night at our 
 prayer and conference meetings on the 
 forward deck, occupying the same plank 
 for a seat with the common sailor, unit- 
 ing in the songs of praise, and in the 
 prayers of the humblest of them, and 
 himself often leading us to the feet of 
 Jesus at the throne of grace, or address- 
 ing words of encouragement to the pro- 
 fessor, and of exhortation and persuasion 
 to the careless and unconcerned. His 
 promotion as chief has produced no 
 change in this respect. He was in his 
 accustomed place the first night after 
 securing it, and I know not when I 
 have been more touched than when, at 
 the close of the meeting, he motioned to 
 
120 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 nio to withhold the usual houcdictiou lor 
 a iiiouicut. tliat 111' might, as I soon dis- 
 covered, solicit tlie prayers of his 
 hrother sailors and fellow Christians, 
 lowly as their jiosition in coniparisou 
 with Ills is. that he might have grace 
 and strength from the Hearer of prayer 
 to discharge the responsihilities newly 
 devolved uiiou him, to tlie glory 
 of (iod and the hcst interests and 
 honor of his country. Such proofs 
 of independence of character and just 
 indiffi'rence to the views or opinions of 
 men of the world in Christian profes- 
 sion, are evidence of true nobility of 
 mind and heart. I could not but be 
 reminded by this incident of a similar 
 instance of Christian (lei'ision and piety 
 recorded of the gallant soldier and de- 
 voted Christian — Havelock." 
 
 AU Quiet Along the Potomac. 
 
 [.V printed copy of the following beautiful 
 linos was found in the pocliet of one of our 
 vohniteers wlio died in caiup upon tile 
 Potomac : ] 
 
 "All quiet alonsthe Potomac," they say, 
 
 " Except now and then a stray picket 
 I.s sliot, as lie walks on his beat to and fro, 
 
 By a rifleman hid in the thicket. 
 'T is nothing — a private or two, now and 
 then, 
 
 Will not count in the news of the battle ; 
 Not an offleer lost, only one of the men 
 
 Moaning out, all alone, the death rattle." 
 
 All quiet along the Potomac at night. 
 Where the sf)ldici-s lie peacefully dreaming ; 
 
 Their tents in the rays of the pale autumn 
 moon. 
 Or the light of the watchfire, arc gleaming. 
 
 A tremulous sigh as the gentle night wind 
 Through the forest leaves softly is creeping ; 
 
 While stars up above, with their glittering 
 eyes. 
 
 Keep guard— for the army is sleeping. 
 
 There '3 only the sound ot the lone sentry's 
 tread. 
 As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, 
 .\nil thinks of the two in the low trundle bed. 
 
 Far away in tlie cot on the mountain ; 
 His musket falls slack — his face, dark and 
 grim, 
 (irows gentle with memories tender, 
 As he mutters a priiyer for the children 
 asleep — 
 For their inothc^r, may Heaven defend her! 
 
 The moon seems to shine just as brightly as 
 then. 
 That, night when the love yet unspoken 
 l.ein>pd up to his lips, and when low-mur- 
 mured vows 
 Were pledged, to be ever unbroken ; 
 'I'lieii tlrawiiig his sleeve roughly over his 
 eyes, 
 He djishes the tears that are welling, 
 .'\iid gathers bis gun closer up to its place 
 As if to ke(!p down the heart swelling. 
 
 He passes the fountain, the blasted pine tree. 
 
 The footstep is lagging and weary ; 
 Yet onward he goes through the broad belt of 
 light 
 Towards the sha<l<;s of a forest so dreary. 
 Hark! was it the night-wind that rustled "the 
 leaves? 
 Was it the moonlight so wondrously flash- 
 ing? 
 It looked like aritte — "Ha ! Mary, good-hye ! " 
 And the life-blood is ebbing and plashing. 
 
 .Ml quiet along the Potomac to-night. 
 No sound save the rusli of the river; 
 
 While soft falls the dew on the face of the 
 clcail,— 
 The picket 's off duty, forever. 
 
 Those Mechanics Again ! 
 
 'J'he Boston Commercial Bulletin has 
 the following in its " Sharp-shooters" 
 coluiuu : " — 
 
 "The regiments of the Northern 
 army, it is well known, contain practi- 
 cal mechanics of every branch of trade, 
 as well as artists, merchants, clerks, and 
 men from every walk of business ; so 
 that when a commander wants a bridge 
 built, a locomotive repaired, or a pair of 
 boots mended, he finds a ready response 
 to his order of 'Carpenters, stej) to the 
 front ! ' ' Machinists, two paces for- 
 ward, march!" 'Shoemakers, to the 
 front and center, march ! ' 
 
 " In an army composed of such ma- 
 terial, the branch of trade from which 
 such companies have been drawn will be 
 indicated to the shrewd observer by their 
 style of expression toward the enemy. 
 For instance : — 
 
 "Carpenters — At him 'full chisel"! 
 Shave him down. 
 
 "Printers — Knock him into 'pi'! 
 Smash his ' form " ! 'Lead" him wtdl ! 
 At him with a 'dash " I 
 
 "Tailors — .Sew him up ! Give him a 
 good ' basting ' ! 
 
 " Sailors — Smash his ' top-lights ' ! 
 ' Run foul ot him ! " Sink him I 
 
 "Shoemakers — Give him a welting! 
 Peg away at him ! Close him up ! 
 
 "Fishermen — Split and "sault him! 
 Ilook him in thi' 'gills"! 
 
 "Blacksmiths — Let him have it red 
 hoty nammer it into him ! 
 
 "Painters — A little more lead! Lay 
 it on to him I We "re just the ' size ' for 
 him ! 
 
 " Barbers — Our ' dander " is up ! Now 
 for a good 'brush"! Give him a good 
 ' lathering " ! 
 
 "Cutlers — Polish him down! Give 
 him a keen eilge ! 
 
 " Bakers — He (k)neads working over ! 
 Let's do him brown, boys! 
 
 "Glaziers — Smash tiie awful 'set"! 
 Let"s do our ' inittiest " ! 
 
 " Lawyers — Be brief with him ! Ciet 
 his head ' in Chancery " I Stick him with 
 — the costs ! 
 
 " Alachinists — Set his running gear in 
 motion! We'll start the driving wheid, 
 anil he sha"n"t break the connection 
 again ! 
 
 " Bill-posters — Stick him to the wall ! 
 
 "Musical Instrument-makers — His 
 notes are all spoiled ! String him up ! 
 
 ".Jewelers — Chase him well! Show 
 him your mettle, boys! 
 
 ''Stage-drivers — Whi]) him into the 
 traces! Touch up liis leaders with a 
 string ! "" 
 
 General Nelson. 
 
 Every report of the conduct of 
 (ieneral Nelson, — who a year ago was a 
 blufl' lieutenant in the navy, is now in- 
 teresting. A corres]iondent of the 
 Louisville ./o»rn<(/, giving an account of 
 the battle of Pittsburg Landing, speaks 
 as follow s of this sailor on horseback : — 
 
 "tieneral Xidsou — (iod bless him! a 
 nobler and more patriotic gentleman 
 never lived — commanded our division 
 \\ ith consummate skill. Hiding into the 
 
 thickest of the tight — his commanding 
 person and large start' seemed to attract 
 the tire of their batteries ; but he was 
 cool, collected, and perfectly fearless. 
 The general is a strict disciplinarian, 
 sometimes rough in his expression ; but 
 now you can hear oflicers and men say- 
 ing, " The ' old man ' (this is an epithet 
 of fondness) can say what he pleases to 
 me after the way he fought us Monday."" 
 He knew that he had saved Grant from 
 a defeat w orse than Bull Run in its con- 
 sequences, and his men relied on his 
 ability and courageous daring with im- 
 plicit confidence, and they were not dis- 
 appointed. After (jeneral Buell,Xelson 
 is the hero of Shiloh. Once during the 
 day, when things lookeil rather squally, 
 he remarked to Colonel Bruce: 'They 
 are trying their best to turn my flank. 
 Now, by G — il, there are two sides to 
 every question; and if they persist 1 "II 
 charge liayonets ! " And he would have 
 done it if it had become necessary. 
 
 '■ About 11.211 o'clock, A, M., their right 
 had been tremendously reinforced, and 
 they succeeded in making us retire for 
 several hundred yards ; but Nelson was 
 equal to the crisis, and gathering almost 
 superhuman energy and courage, which 
 he itnparted to his troops, he beat them 
 back, whole platoons of their men 
 strewing our road as we advanced. 
 ' Honor to whom honor is due" ; and 
 this day"s fight has crowned William 
 Nelson with imperishable glory and 
 renown. ■■ 
 
 Northern Courage. 
 
 A letter from an officer in the Pitts- 
 lield company, under ('apt. H. S. 
 Briggs, mentions an incident which 
 illustrates the sjiirit and courage which 
 animate the members of that company. 
 Speaking of the duty assigned to this 
 company of taking possession of the 
 ferry-boat, which it was supposed was 
 in the hands of the Secessionists at 
 Havre de (irace, he says : — 
 
 ■• We in fact bad a iiretty fair test of 
 our pluck, in the opportunity we had of 
 coolly contemplating all the dangers of 
 an assault with tlie bayonet. There 
 never was a more enthusiastic response 
 than in the shout of assent which the 
 men gave, when after fully stating to 
 them the nature and danger of the 
 undertaking. Captain Briggs asked them 
 if they would stand by and follow him. 
 One incident I must detail. Before reach- 
 ing the place, Caiitain Briggs told the 
 men that he proposed to lead them, 
 bayonet in hand, as did Lieutenant 
 Richardson also, and that it would be 
 necessary for them to take two of the 
 muskets from the ]irivates, of course 
 relieving the privates thus disarmed 
 from any participation in the intcriirise. 
 Captain Briggs asked some one to hand 
 him a gun — not one was otl'ered. lie 
 turned to a fair-faced youth of nineteen 
 and told him he would take his gun as 
 it was left for him to select. He with- 
 drew his gun as the Captain reached for 
 it, and burst into tears, clinging to it 
 with the devotion of a veteran., and 
 pleaded with his superior otticer not to 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 121 
 
 ilepiive him of participating in tlie 
 service. His courluct was as noble and 
 heroic as tlioiigli tlie enterprise liaclbeen 
 carried into execution, and he liad met 
 the fate of a forlorn hope. His name is 
 Bicliard Powers. 
 
 " We were agreeably disappointed in 
 being allowed to take peaceable pos- 
 session of the steamer, the rebels having 
 retreated."" 
 
 The Merrimac and her Exploits — 
 An Inside Vie^v of the Rebel 
 Monster — Statements of her 
 Crew. 
 
 The Philadelphia Inquirer has the sub- 
 joined account of the exploits of the 
 Merrimac in Hanijjton Roads. It is de- 
 rived from the statements of two of the 
 crew of that vessel, who escaped with 
 forty others at the time of the explosion, 
 and having made their way to Fortress 
 Monroe, were sent thence to Philadel- 
 phia. One of these fugitives is from 
 Piscataquis, Me., and the other from 
 Louisville, Ky. : — 
 
 " Preparing for Action. 
 
 " After leaving the dry dock at Xor- 
 folk, the Merrimac laiil nine days under 
 the shears at the navy yard ; before she 
 left she was slushed all over with grease ; 
 this was done every time afterward 
 whenever she expected to go into an en- 
 gagement. When the vessel left the 
 navy yard at Norfolk, previous to the 
 fight with the Monitor, Commodore Bu- 
 chanan made the following speech to 
 the men, the crew being called to quar- 
 ters : ' Soldiers and Sailors — The Sec- 
 retary of the Navy has placed me in 
 command of the squadron of Virginia; 
 all eyes are turned upon youto-fiay; the 
 people of the South exjiect every man to 
 do his duty, and more than his duty." 
 Calling the attention of the men to the 
 Federal vessels blockading the river, he 
 said: 'Those two vessels, the Cnmber- 
 !and and Congress, are worth over a 
 million dollars apiece; we are going 
 down to destroy or capture them. Many 
 of you have families and firesides at 
 home; there may be others who have 
 not these inducements ; but, recollect, 
 whether \\ e sink or capture those ves- 
 sels, your prize money will be the same. 
 No matter \\ hether you capture or de- 
 stroy them, your compensation from the 
 government will be sufflcieut to maintain 
 you comfortably for life. Every man 
 to his post. In a few minutes more 
 you will be inaction.' 
 
 " The Attack on tlie Cumberland. 
 
 "Decks were then cleared for action, 
 and the guns hauled in and loaded. She 
 then proceeded down the stream, 
 the decks in perfect silence, and 
 every man in his place. As she passed 
 on to the Cumberland, the shore battery 
 opened on her with much vigor, but 
 elicited no reply from the Merrimac. 
 Soon after her bow gun was discharged 
 at the Cumberland, when within a few 
 hundred yards ; then the commodore 
 shouted, ' Stand by the starboard bat- 
 tery,' and his words were repeated by 
 
 the first lieutenant, C. C. Jones. The 
 Cumberland returned the fire. The 
 whole broadside of the Cumberland was 
 fired at once, which somewhat staggered 
 the Merrimac, without doing any ma- 
 terial damage. 
 
 " At this moment the Commodore gave 
 the command, ' Fire as soon as your 
 guns are brought to bear." The first 
 lieutenant ran along the deck, saying, 
 'Depress your guns"?" 'Aim at the 
 water line!" 'Heave the mainmast I" 
 She then continued to fire her bow gun 
 as she passed the Cumberland, and wore 
 round to port. But three shots were 
 fired by the bow gun up to the time she 
 ran into the Cumberland. The Cumber- 
 land was then sinking, when the Merri- 
 mac poured her broadside into her and 
 left her. The order was then passed to 
 ' cease firing." The Commodore then 
 said, ' We 've destroyed the hated Cum- 
 berland ; she is fast settling?" During 
 this time there was no noise or excite- 
 ment on board the Merrimac, but each 
 man kejjt his position, the guns being 
 admirably worked. 
 
 '* Effect of the Cumberland's Fire. 
 "At the time the Merrimac backed 
 out, after striking the Cumberland, a 
 shell from the latter struck gun No. '2 on 
 the Merrimac, breaking about two feet 
 oft' of the muzzle of the gun, and killed 
 the first loader and wounded two oth- 
 ers. At the commencement of the ac- 
 tion with the Cumberland the broadside 
 from the latter carried away two boats 
 hauled up on the side of the Merrimac. 
 Directly after the loader was killed at 
 gun No. 2, the first sponger of the bow 
 gun was killed by the sharp-shooters of 
 the Cumberland, who were on the rig- 
 ging. During the action a shell from 
 the Cumberland struck the chain cable 
 directly in the hawse-pipe, cutting it in 
 two and dropping the anchor. Pieces of 
 the chain struck by the shell wounded 
 two of the men on the Merrimac, the 
 shock knocking down and stunning 
 every num standing near. Lieutenant 
 Jones remarked during the action: 
 ' Boys, they "re giving our smoke-stack 
 hell!' 
 
 *' The Attack on the ConRi-ess. 
 
 " No attempt was made by Connno- 
 dore Buchanan to save any portion of 
 the crew of tlie Cumberland. After 
 leaving the Cumberland the Commodore 
 of the Merrimac came down from the 
 spar deck and said, 'Boys, we have 
 finished one of them, and now bring 
 your guns to bear on the Congress.^ She 
 then proceeded in the direction of the 
 Congress, and commenced firing at her. 
 The Congress was then aground. Lieu- 
 tenant Jones kept runnmg along the 
 deck, repeating, ' Depress your guns ! ' 
 ' Depress your guns ! ' ' I^oad with 
 white cross shell " ; and passed the word 
 to the men having charge of the hot 
 shot guns ' to load with hot shot for the 
 Congress.' During the firing on either 
 vessel the Commodore would scold the 
 commanders of guns that did not fire to 
 suit him, and would come down from 
 his position and give words of praise to 
 those who fired accurately. 
 
 •'The Merrimac took a position about 
 one hundred yards from the Congress, 
 and continued to pour in broadsides on 
 the devoted vessel until she struck her 
 colors. The Conunodore then came 
 down and directed the men to cease fir- 
 ing on the Congress, and direct their 
 o;uns to the batteries on shore, saying, 
 'The Congress has surrendered ; cease 
 firing." At this time one of the men 
 proposed three cheers, which were about 
 to be given, when the Commodore 
 stopped them, and the first lieutenant 
 shouted, 'No noise; stand by your 
 guns.' As the Merrimac was hauling oft' 
 from the batteries on shore, which were 
 playing on her, the Commodore said, 
 'The Congress Is hard and fast aground. 
 We can not get her oft'. I liave sent 
 Lieutenant Minoi-, the flag-ofticer, with 
 orders to burn her." At this time the 
 Beaufort, a Rebel gun-boat, was signaled 
 for, to go on board and secure the pris- 
 oners. 
 
 " Captain Biichauan Wotinded. 
 
 ■' As the Beaufort was approaching the 
 Congress, the rifle-men on shore opened 
 fire on her. and also on a small boat be- 
 longing to the Merrimac containing the 
 Hag-olhcer, the result of which was that 
 Lieutenant Minor was badly wounded, 
 and another had his (^ye shot out. The 
 Commodore then became \ei'y much ex- 
 cited, ran down among the men and 
 said, ' The scoundrels have sur- 
 rendered, and are firing on our boats; 
 direct your batteries on the Congress 
 again," She then steamed up close to 
 the Congress and fired a terrific broad- 
 side, a white flag l)eing displayed all the 
 time from the Congress, and an officer 
 waving a white handkerchief from the 
 deck of the vessel. The command was 
 then given, ' Sharp-shooters, away," 
 when they ran up on the spar deck tore- 
 turn the fire of th<' sharp-shooters on 
 shore. It was just then that Commodore 
 Buchanan got wounded In the left thigh 
 by a rifle-man from the shore ; he was 
 then carried below without making auj' 
 remark. Before being wounded, he is 
 reported to have said, ' I have a 
 brother on the Congress, and would like 
 to get him in my power." 
 
 '•At this time the Minnesota and St. 
 Lawrence were seen approaching, and 
 commenced firing on the gun-boats Pal- 
 rick Henry and Jamestoicn. Just then 
 Lieutenant Jones came on deck and said : 
 • Boys, I am sorr}' to say the brave old 
 Commodore is wounded, but the doctor 
 says not mortally; and he says continue 
 fighting, as he hopes to be witii you be- 
 fore the fight is over yet." The Merrimac 
 then advanced to meet the approaching 
 vessels — Minnesota and St. Laxorence — 
 and all three vessels ojiened fire. At 
 this time the firing was very general and 
 terrific from all directions. She received 
 the broadsides of all these vessels, and 
 passed on to her destination at Sewairs 
 Point. 
 
 "The Night After the Fight. 
 
 "On arriving at Sewall's Point the 
 Commodore expressed a desire to be 
 carried on deck, to see the burning of 
 the Congress, which vessel was then on 
 
 16 
 
122 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 tire, but the doctor refused. By this 
 time iiijilit was fast setting in. During 
 that night all tlie Rebel gun-boats 
 anchored around tlie Merrimac, and a 
 continued traveling backwanl and for- 
 ward took place. Much jollitication, 
 drinking, etc., was kept up all night. 
 All the officers and many of the crew 
 were drunk. Grog was set out for the 
 men, and every license given for them 
 to do as they pleased, and get as drunk 
 as they liked. The next morning the 
 dead and wounded, including the Com- 
 modore, were taken ashore. The Com- 
 modore sent word to tlie men to behave 
 that day as they liad the day before. 
 
 ** The Merrimac Discovers the Monitor. 
 
 " About 10 o'clock the signal was given 
 to all the gun-boats to weigh anchor, 
 and the deck was cleared for action. 
 The Merrimac, followed by all the other 
 vessels, proceeded to the scene of the 
 previous day's fight. About the tirst 
 thing she olsservcd, the Monitor was ap- 
 proaching her. Xo one on board had 
 any knowledge of the character of the 
 Monitor, but after a few shots had been 
 tired some of the gunners remarked that 
 the turret on the opposing vessel was 
 iron. The order then came not to fire 
 at the Monitor when they could get a 
 shot at the Minnesota. While trying to 
 take a position near the Minnesota, the 
 Merrimac got aground. The Monitor 
 then came up and sailed around the 
 Merrimac, botli vessels firing at each 
 other, the Merrimac endeavoring to get 
 afloat and the officers becoming greatly 
 dejected. 
 
 " After she got oft' she run out to the 
 Monitor and commenced leaking, her 
 bows becoming shivered. Shots from 
 the Monitor nearly went through her. 
 The engineer told the lieutenant in com- 
 mand that the two last shots she had 
 received had injured her, and if she re- 
 ceived one mtire in the same place it 
 would come into the engine room. 
 Lieutenant .Jones then concluded to re- 
 turn. She was badly dented, and, 
 though not placed hors de combat, sus- 
 tained enough injury to take a long 
 time to repair. 
 '* New Pr«'i»ariitions to Attack the Monitor, 
 
 "After this fight she was taken to 
 the navy yard, and next morning went 
 into the dock for n^pairs, remaining 
 about one month. Her bows were pro- 
 tix'ted with wrought iron casing — the 
 guns injured were replaced. Great 
 preparations were made to board the 
 Monitor, in case of another ongagemeut 
 with her. Scaling ladders, iron and 
 woodi'ti wedges, to wedge the turret of 
 the Monitor, so that her guns could not 
 be brought to bear; chopping axes, to 
 destroy gutta percha pii)e that supplies 
 th(^ Monitor with air; balls saturated 
 with lurpenline and oil, to throw into 
 the turret; hotlles with the same in- 
 gredients ; chloroform in bottles — were 
 placed on board, lo throw down the 
 turret of the Monitor, and three other 
 boats were furnished with like in- 
 gredients. 
 
 "The tug White was furnished with 
 chains to run around the turret ol' the 
 
 Monitor, to fasten her to the Merrimac, 
 and wet blankets and boiler-iron plate 
 to cover grating supposed to be on the 
 Monitor, in oriler to prevent the men 
 from firing up at them, and also to 
 smother the men on board the Mmiitor. 
 The hoarding part 3- was to be led by 
 Lieutenant Davidson.'' 
 
 On Board the Cumberland, March 7, 
 1862. 
 
 BV OEORGE H. BOKEK. 
 
 " Staml to your gana, men ! " Morris cried. 
 
 Small need to pass the word ; 
 <Jur men at quarters ranged themselves 
 
 Before the drum was heard. 
 
 And then began the sailors' jests; 
 
 " What tiling is that, I say V" 
 " A long-shore meeting-house adrift 
 
 is stantling down the bay." 
 
 A frown came over Morris' face. 
 The strange, dark craft he knew ; 
 
 " That is the iron Merrimac. 
 Manned by a iiebel crew. 
 
 " So shot your guns, and point tlieni straight ; 
 
 Before this day goes by, 
 We '11 try of wli.at her metal 's made." 
 
 A cheer was our replj*. 
 
 " liemember, boys, this flag of ours 
 
 Has seldom left its place. 
 And where it falls, the deck it strikes 
 
 Is covered with disgrace. 
 
 " I ask but this : or sink or swim, 
 
 Or live or nobly die. 
 My last night upon earth may be 
 
 i'o see that ensign fly ! " 
 
 Meanwhile the shapeless iron mass 
 
 Came moving o'er the wave, 
 As gloomy as a passing hearse. 
 
 As silent as the grave. 
 
 Her ports were closed; from stem to stern 
 
 No sign of life appeared ; 
 We wondered, questioned, strained our eyes, 
 
 .Joked — every thing but feared. 
 
 She reached our range. Our broadside rang, 
 
 Our heavy pivots roared; 
 And shot and shell, a Are of hell, 
 a .\gainst her sides we poured. 
 
 tJod's mercy! from her sloping roof 
 
 The iron tempest glance(i, 
 Ah hail hounds from a cottage thatch. 
 
 And round her leaped and danced ; 
 
 Or when against her dusky hull 
 
 Wc struck a fair, full blow. 
 The mighty, solid iron globes. 
 
 Were crumbled up like snow. 
 
 On, on, with fast increasing speed 
 
 The silent monster came; 
 Though all our starboard battery 
 
 Was one long line of flame. 
 
 She heeded not — no gun she flred, 
 
 Str.aight on our bow she bore ; 
 Throngh riving plank and crashing fr.ame 
 
 Her furious way she tore. 
 
 .Mas! our beautiful keen bow 
 
 That in tlie tlcrccst blast 
 So gently foldeil back the seas, 
 
 They hardly knew wc passed. 
 
 .Mas! alas! my Cmnberland. 
 
 That ne'er knew grief before, 
 To be so gored, to feel so deep 
 
 The tusk of that sea-boar. 
 
 Once more she backward drew a space, 
 
 Once more our side she rent; 
 'I'lien, in the wantonness of hate. 
 
 Her broadside through us sent. 
 
 The dead and ilying round us hiy, 
 liiit our focniun lay abeam ; 
 Her open pmtliolcs maddeiieil us. 
 We fired with shout and scream. 
 
 We felt our vessel settling fast, 
 Wc knew our time was brief, 
 
 "The pumps! the pumps!" But they who 
 pumped. 
 And fought not, wept with grief. 
 
 " O keep us but an hour afloat ! 
 
 O give us only time 
 To be the instruments of heaven 
 
 Against the traitor's crime !" 
 
 From captain down to powder-boy, 
 
 No hand was idle then ; 
 Two .soldiers, but by chance aboard, 
 
 Fought on like sailor-mcn. 
 
 And when a gun's crew lost a hand, 
 Some bold marine stepped out. 
 And jerked his braided jacket oft'. 
 And hauled the gun about. 
 
 Our forward magazine was drowned, 
 
 And up from the sick bay 
 Crawled out the wounded, red with blood. 
 
 And round us gasping lay. 
 
 Yes, cheering, calling us by name. 
 
 Struggling: with failing breath. 
 To keep their shipmates at the post 
 
 Where glory strove with death. 
 
 With decks afloat, and powder gone, 
 
 The last broadside wc gave 
 From the guns' heated iron-lips 
 
 Hurst out beneath the wave. 
 
 So sponges, rammers, and handspikes — 
 
 As men-of-war's men slionhi — 
 We placed within their proper racks. 
 
 And at our quarters stood. 
 
 " Cp to the spar-deck! .Save yourselves! " 
 
 Cried scUVidgc. "Up, my men! 
 God ^'lant that some of us may live 
 
 To light yon ship again." 
 
 We turned — we did not like to go, 
 
 Yet staying seemed but va.in, 
 linee-deep in water; so we left, 
 
 Some swore, some groaned with pain. 
 
 We reached the deck. There Randall stood ; 
 
 "■Another turn men — so ! " 
 Calmly he aimed his pivot-gnu, 
 
 " Now,Tenney, let her go! " 
 
 It did our sore hearts good to hear 
 
 The song our pivot sang. 
 As rushing on from wave to wave, 
 
 The whirling bomb-shell sprang. 
 
 liravc Randall sprang upon the gun 
 .\nd waved his cap in sport; ' * » 
 
 " Well done ! well aimed ! I saw that shell 
 Go through an open port." 
 
 It was our last, our deadliest shot; 
 
 The ileck was overflown ; 
 The poor ship staggered, lurched to port. 
 
 And gave a lively groan. 
 
 Uown, down, as headlong through the w.aves 
 
 Our gallant vessel rushed, 
 A thousand gurgling, watery sounds 
 
 Around my senses gu.shed. 
 
 Then I remember little more, 
 
 One look to heaven I gave. 
 Where, like an angel's wing, I saw 
 
 Our spotless ensign wave. 
 
 1 tried to cheer. I can not say 
 
 Whether 1 swam or sank; 
 A blue mist closed around my eyes, 
 
 And every thing was blank. 
 
 When r awoke, a soldier lad. 
 
 All dripping from the sea. 
 With two great tears upon his cheeks. 
 
 Was bending over me. 
 
 1 tried to speak. He understood 
 
 The wish I could not speak. 
 He turned me. There, thank God! the flag 
 
 Still fluttering at the peak ! 
 
 And there, while thread .shall hang lo thread 
 
 O let that ensign fly! 
 The nobh'st constellation set 
 
 Against our northern sky. 
 
 A sign that we who live may claim 
 
 The peerage of the brave ; 
 A monument that needs no scroll. 
 
 For those beneath the wave. 
 
 — [Philadelphia North American. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 123 
 
 SURRENDER OF NEW ORLEANS 
 
 Capture of all the Forts Between 
 Memphis and the Gulf, 
 
 General Stampede of the Rebels 1 
 
 OFFICIAL REPORTS. 
 
 Washington, May 9. The Xavy (ie- 
 partmeut has received the following iu- 
 terestiug official details of the capture 
 of New Orleans : — 
 
 U. S. Flagship Hartfonl, 
 
 At iinchor oft' the City of New Orleans, 
 April 29, 1862. 
 
 Sir, — I am happy to announce to you that 
 our flag waves over both Forts Jackson and 
 St. Philip, anil at New Orleans, over the Cus- 
 tom House. I .am taking every means to 
 secure the occupation by General Butler of 
 all the forts along the coast. Berwick Bay 
 and Fort Pike have been abandonetl. In fact, 
 there is a general stampede. I shall en- 
 deavor to follow it uji. I am bringing up the 
 troops as fast as possible. We have destroyed 
 all the forts above the city — four in number 
 — "Which are understood to be all the impedi- 
 ments between this and Memphis. 
 
 I am, very respectfully, your obedient ser- 
 vant, D. G. FAUKAGUT, 
 
 Flag-ofticer Gulf Blockading Squadron. 
 To Hon. Gideon Wkli.es. 
 
 Ship Hurrlet Lane, April 29, 1862. 
 
 Sir,— the morning after the ships passed 
 the forts I sent a demand to Colonel Higgins 
 for a surrender of the forts, wliich was tle- 
 clined. On the 27th I sent Lieutenant-colonel 
 Higgins a communication, herewith enclosed, 
 asking for the surrender. His answer is en- 
 closed. On the 28th I received a communi- 
 cation from him, stating that he would sur- 
 render the forts, and I came up and took 
 possession, drew up articles of capitulation, 
 and hoisted the American flag over the forts. 
 These meit have defended these forts with a 
 braverj^ wortliy of a better cause. I treated 
 them with all the consideration that circum- 
 stances would admit. 
 
 The three steamers remaining were under 
 the command of Commander J. K. Mitchell. 
 The oflicer of the fort acknowledges no con. 
 nection with them, and wished in no way to 
 be considered responsible for their acts. 
 
 While I had a tlag of truce up they were 
 employed in towing the iron battery of six- 
 teen guns — a most formidable atfair — to a 
 place above the forts, and while drawing up 
 the articles of capitulation in the cabin of the 
 Harriet Lane, it was reported to me they had 
 set tire to the battery an<l turned it adrift 
 upon us. I asked the general if it had powder 
 on board, or guns loaded. He replied that hv. 
 would not undertake to say what the navy 
 officers would do. He seemed to liave a 
 great contempt for them. I told him we 
 could stand the fire and blow up if he could, 
 and went on with thcconference, afterdirect- 
 ing the officers to look out for their ships. 
 While drifting on us thcguiis, littting heated, 
 exploded, throwing the shot about the river. 
 
 A few minutes after, the floating battery ex- 
 ploded with a terrific noise, throwing the 
 fragments all over the river, and wounding 
 one of their own men in Fort St. Philip, and 
 Immediately disappeared under water. Had 
 she blown ui> near the vessels she would have 
 destroyed the whole of them. 
 
 When I hatl finished taking possession of 
 the forts I got under way in the Harriet Lane 
 and started for the steamers, one of which 
 was still flying the Confederate flag. I fired 
 a shot over lier, and they surrendered. There 
 was on board of her a number of naval offi- 
 cers, and two companies of marine artillery. 
 I made the surrender unconditional, and for 
 their infamous eon<luct in trying to blow us 
 up while under a flag of truce, I conveyed 
 them to close eonflnement as prisoners of 
 
 war, and tliink they should be sent to the 
 North, and kept in close confinement there 
 until the war is over, or they should be tried 
 for their infamous conduct. I have a great 
 deal to do here, and will send you all the 
 papers when I am able to arrange them. I 
 turned over the forts to General Phelps. 
 
 Fort Jackson is a perfect ruin. I am told 
 that over eighteen hundred shells fell in and 
 burst over the center of the fort The prac- 
 tice was beautihil. The next fort we go at 
 we will settle sooner, as this has been hard 
 to get at. 
 
 The naval officers sunk one gun-boat while 
 the cajiitulation was going on, but I have one 
 of the others (a steamer) at work, and we 
 are soon to have the other. 
 
 I finil that we are to be the " hewers of 
 wood and drawers of water"; but as the 
 soldiers have nothing here in the shai>e of 
 motive power, we will do all we can. 
 
 I should have demanded an unconditional 
 surrender, but with such a force in our rear 
 it was desirable to get possession of the forts 
 as soon as possible. Tlie officers turned over 
 every thing in good order, except the walls 
 and building, whicli were terribly shattered 
 by the mortars. Very respectfully. 
 
 I>. I). POKTEK, Commanding Flotilla, 
 
 To Flag-officer D. G. Farr.\(1ut. 
 
 IT. S. Steamer Harriet Lane, / 
 Mississippi Iti%'er, April 30, 1.862. I 
 
 Sir, — I enclose herewith the capitulation 
 of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, which sur- 
 rendered to the mortar flotilla on the 28tli 
 day of April, 1862. I also enclose in a box, 
 forwarded on this occasion, all the flags taken 
 in the two forts, with the original flvig hoisted 
 on Fort St. Philip when the State of Louisi- 
 ana seceded. 
 
 Fort Jackson is a perfect wreck. Every 
 tlung in the shape of a building iu and about 
 it was burned up by the mortar shells, over 
 fourteen hundred of which fell in the fort 
 proper, to say nothing of those which burst 
 over and around it. 
 
 I devoted but little attention to Fort St. 
 Philip, knowing that when Fort Jackson fell. 
 St. Philip would follow. 
 
 The mortar flotilla is .still fresh. Truly the 
 backbone of the Rebellion is broken. 
 
 On the 26th of the month I sent six of the 
 mortar schooners to the back of Fort Jack. 
 son to l)l<)c]; up the b.ayous and prevent sup- 
 plies gettJTig in. Three of them drifted over 
 to Fort Livingston, and when they anchored 
 the fort hung out a white flag and surren- 
 dered. The Kitlalinny, which had been block- 
 ading there for some time, sent a boat in -ad- 
 vance of the mortar vessels, and reaching 
 the shore first deprived them of the pleasure 
 of hoisting our flag over what hacl surren- 
 dered to the mortar flotilla. Still the fort is 
 ours, and we are satisfied. 
 
 I am happy to state that offlcei's and crew 
 are all well and full of spirits. 
 
 I have the honor to remain, your oheilient 
 servant, DAVID D. POBTEK, 
 
 To Hon. GiiiEON Welles. 
 
 r. S. Ship Harriet Lane, 
 Forts Jackson and St. Philip, Mississippi ! 
 River, April 28, 1862. ) 
 
 By articles of capitulation entered into this 
 2Sth day of April, 1.862, between David D. 
 Porter, oommaiidei- I'nited states Navy, com- 
 manding rniliii .states .Mortar Flotilla, of the 
 one part, .mil Bi-igadier-geMiral J. K. Duncan, 
 commanding the coast defenses, and Lieu- 
 tenant-colonel Higgins, commanding Forts 
 .Tackson and St. Philip, of the other part. It 
 is mutually agreed. 
 
 1st. That Brigadier-general Ducan and 
 Colonel Higgins shall surrenderto the mortar 
 flotilla Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the 
 arms, munitions of war, and all the appur- 
 tenances thereunto belonging, together with 
 all the public property that may be under 
 their charge. 
 
 2d. That Brigadier-general Duncan and 
 Lieutenant-colonel Higgins, with the officers 
 under their commaiKl, sliall be permitted to 
 retain their siiie arms, and that all private 
 property shall be respected. Furthermore, 
 tliat they shall give their parole of honor not 
 to serve in arms against the United States 
 until they are regularly exchanged. 
 
 .3d. It is furthermore agreed by Com- 
 mander Daviil D. Porter, commanding the 
 
 mortar flotilla, on the part of the I'nited 
 States government, that the non.commis- 
 sioned officers, privates. an<l nmsieians shall 
 be permitted to retire on ijarole, their coin- 
 maniling and other officers becoming respon- 
 sible for them, and that they shall deliver up 
 their arms and accoutrements in their 
 present condition, provided that the expenses 
 of the transportation of the men shall be de- 
 frayed by the government of the United 
 States. 
 
 4th. On the signing of these articles by the 
 contracting parties, the forts shall be for- 
 mally t^iken possession of bv the United 
 States forces comprising the"mortar fleet; 
 the Confederate Hag shall be lowered anil the 
 flag of the Unitc'ii states hoisted on the flag- 
 staffs of Fort Jackson and St. Philip." 
 
 The following is an extract from the 
 report of Commodore Farragut, ilated 
 " U. S. Flag-.sliip Hartford, off the city 
 of Xew Orleans. April "2.>" : — 
 
 '■ I had two Union men on hoard wiio 
 had been foived into the Confederate 
 service at Fort Jackson as laborers. 
 Tliey informeil me that there were two 
 forts near the city, and as we ai)proaehed 
 the locality I tried to concentrate the 
 vessels, but we soon saw that w<' must 
 take a raking tire for two miles, so we 
 did not mince tlie matter, but daslied 
 directly alieail. 
 
 '•They permitted us to api)roach 
 within a mile and :i qmirter before they 
 opened on us. The (Jayuga, Lieutenant- 
 commanding Harrison, was in advance 
 and received the most of the first fire. 
 But, although the shooting was good, 
 they did not damage his little vessel. 
 
 '•The Cnyuga then fell back and the 
 Hartford took her place. We had only 
 two guns, which I had placed on the 
 top-gallant forecastle, that could bear 
 on tiiem, until we got within halt a mile. 
 We then steamed off and gave them 
 such a fire as they never dreamed of in 
 their philosophy. 
 
 " The Pensacola ran up after a while 
 and took the st.arboard battery off our 
 hands, and in a few minutes the Brook- 
 lyn ranged and took a chance at my 
 friends on the left bank. But they were 
 silenc<'d in I should say twenty minutes 
 or half an hour; but I can not keep a 
 note of time on such occtisions. I only 
 know that half of the vessels did not 
 get a chance at them. 
 
 " The river was too narrow for more 
 than two or three vessels to act to ad- 
 vantage. But all were so anxious that 
 111}' gretttest fear was that we would fire 
 into each other; and Captain Wain- 
 wriglit and myself were hallooing our- 
 selves hoarse at the men not to fire into 
 our ships. 
 
 " This last affair is what I call one of 
 the little elegancies of the profession — 
 a dash and a victory." 
 
 The report of Commodore Boggs of 
 the Varuna states that fifty of the crew 
 of the Rebel steamer Morgan were killed 
 and wounded, and she was set on fire 
 by the commander, who burned his 
 wounded with the vessel. 
 
 The following is an extract of the 
 report from Captain Bailey : — 
 
 "On the 26th I went with the flag-officer 
 some seven miles above the city, where 
 we found the defenses abandoned, the 
 guns spiked, and gun-carriages burning. 
 These defenses were erected to prevent 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 the (lownwai-d passage of Captain Foote. 
 Ou the 27th, a large honm, situated 
 above the defenses, was destroyed by 
 Capt. J. Phillips l.ee. 
 
 " On tlie 28th, General Butler landed 
 above Fort St. Philip, under the guns 
 of the Mississippi and Kineo. This land- 
 ing of the army above, together with 
 the i)assage of the fleet, a])pears to have 
 put the tiuishing touch to the demorali- 
 zation of their garrison. Both forts 
 surrendered to Commander Porter, who 
 was near at hand with the vessels of his 
 flotilla. As I left the river, General 
 Butler had garrisoned Forts Jackson 
 and St. l^hilip, and his transport with 
 troops on board was on the way to 
 occupy New Orleans.'' 
 
 Thk Heroic Morris. — All honor to 
 our brave men, who are now resting in 
 tlieir old beloved shiin with the waves 
 of the James river singing a plaintive 
 death song over them. They stuck to 
 their ship and their flag to the last. 
 They preferred death to surrender, and 
 as long as there is an American lieart 
 that beats warmly for our holy cause, 
 their heroism and self-sacrificing patriot- 
 ism shall not be forgotten. When asked 
 to surrender. Lieutenant Morris, who 
 commanded the Cumberland, answered : 
 •' Xo, I will not strike my flag! " Then, 
 turning to his men he said : " Would 
 you do itV" " No I" was the firm reply, 
 iind they did not do it! AVhen the ship 
 was sinking the old flag was still wav- 
 ing over lier in proud defiance of the 
 mysterious and terrible adversary. 
 
 Thirst for Glory in New York. — 
 An incident occurred in New York on 
 the day of the departure of the Sixty- 
 seventh regiment for the seat of war, 
 which goes to show that thi< desire of 
 the young men of that city Is not less 
 than" that displayed by the Boston boys. 
 While the regiment was resting on Bond 
 street a private soldier fainted, and fell 
 backward into the arms of a stranger 
 among the crowd. A sergeant came 
 along, when the stranger asked to see 
 the captain, who, coming up, was ac- 
 costed t)y the stranger with "See here 
 captain, this man isn't fit to figlit; let 
 me have his uniform, and I'll take his 
 place," and almost before the captain 
 liad time to answer, the enthusiastic 
 recruit threw otV his coat and cap, and 
 exchanging them for the uniform of tin,' 
 invalid, he seized his musket, fell into 
 the ranks, and was soon marching <iir 
 for the war. That is the kind of stull' 
 the n(U'thern army is made up of. 
 
 HiCNHY O'Connor, of Muscatine, la., 
 district attorney, and reiiuted to be one 
 of the best lawyers in the State, joined 
 the first company that was raised in 
 that place after the war broke out, as a 
 private. lie was with the F'irst Iowa 
 at the battle of \Viison's Creek, and 
 fought like a Turk. On returning he 
 was oll'ered a commission, any he might 
 choose in a regiment. But the reply 
 was, "Hang your commission; all I 
 want is a gun." That's the kind of 
 man. 
 
 An Affecting Scene. 
 
 A correspondent of a Philadelphia 
 jiaper, writing from Yorktown, gives a 
 detailed description of the severe fight- 
 iug near Yorktown, ou Thurday of last 
 week. Introducing one scene he relates 
 a circumstance that took place on the 
 Potomac, last sunnner. and with which 
 undoubtedly many of our readers are 
 familiar. T'he correspondent says : — 
 
 •' It will be recollected that last sum- 
 mer a private was court-martialed for 
 sleeping on his post, out near Chain 
 Bridge on the Upper Potomac. He was 
 convicteii ; his sentence was death ; the 
 linding was approved of by the general, 
 and the day fixed for his execution. lie 
 was a youth of more than (U-dinary in- 
 telligence ; he ditl not beg for pardon, 
 but was willing to meet iiis fate. The 
 time drew near; the stern necessity of 
 war required that an example should be 
 made of some one ; his was an aggra- 
 vated case. But the case reached the 
 ears of the President; he resolved to 
 save him : he signed a pardon and sent 
 it out; the day caine. "Suppose," 
 thought the President, " mj' pardon has 
 not reached him." The telegraph was 
 called into reijuisition ; an answer did 
 not come promptly. " Bring up my 
 carriage," he ordered. It came, and 
 soon the important state i)a])ers were 
 dropped, and through the hot broiling 
 siui and dusty roads he rode to the 
 cam|), about ten miles, and saw that the 
 soldier was saved ! He has doubtless 
 forgotten the incident, but the soldier 
 did not. When the Third Vermont 
 charged upon the rifle i)its, the enemy 
 poured a volley upon them. The first 
 man who fell, with six bullets in his 
 body, was William Scott, of Co. K. 
 Ills comrades caught him up, and as his 
 life blood ehlied away, he raised to 
 heaven, amid the din of war cries of the 
 dying, and the shouts of the enemy, a 
 prayer for the President, and as he died 
 he remarked to his comrade that he had 
 shown he was no coward and not afraid 
 to die." 
 
 The Brilliant Action of the Varuna — 
 Captain Boggs's Own Account. 
 
 The following is an extract from a 
 letter of Captain Boggs, addressed to 
 his family in New Jersey. It was, of 
 coui-se, not int<'nded for the public eye; 
 but, having been shown us by a friend, 
 we took till' liberty of iiriuting it; 
 though without the knowledge or per- 
 uussion of the jierson to whom it was 
 written in great haste and after much 
 fatigue. Sailor-like, the gallant caji- 
 tain identifies himself with his ship, and 
 writes with as much directness and force 
 as he fights : — 
 
 MlSSISSUMT UlVI-.K, r. S. STKAMKlt j 
 Iliirrht l.iiilv. April 2.1, ISIH. i 
 As Captain I'dtIi'I' is aliout to dispatch a 
 vessel for Ilavaiia witli coniinunieations for 
 our ffovernniciit, I luive only a few inoiiients 
 to say that, thanks to a t^ood I'roviilenoo, I 
 am s:ife, and witliout even a scratcii. Vcs- 
 t(!r(la>' our ^iM-iit l)attle was tou^lit. Tht? 
 sfpiadron passcil tlic forts ninler as severu a 
 lire as any tteot prol)ahIy <;v(M- t-nilnred. Tlie 
 sliips were iniieh cut, np.'and tiiere were many 
 killed and woundcil. I can only givH yon a 
 
 hasty narrative of wliat occurred on board 
 the Varuna, as in that you will take a special 
 interest. 
 
 We started at i o'clock, A. M., and received 
 the first fire at 3.30, just as the inoon was 
 rising. My vessel was terribly bruised, but 
 we returned the fire with interest. On pass- 
 ing the forts I found myself the leading ship, 
 .and surrounded by a squadron of Itebel 
 steamers, who annoyed me nuich by their 
 fire; so that I steered as close to them as 
 possible, giving to each a bi-oadside in suc- 
 cession as I passed ; driving one on shore, and 
 leaving four others in flames. 
 
 During this time the firing of guns, whist- 
 ling of shot and bursting of shells, was ter- 
 rible; the smoke dense. As this cleared off, 
 finding more steamers ahead, I stopped to 
 look for the rest of the squadron. The ship 
 was leaking badly; but thus far none were 
 hurt. Astern,! saw the O/ic/.^n engaged with 
 a Rebel steamer. The latter shortly after 
 came up tlie river, when I engaged him, but 
 found my shot of no avail, as he was iron- 
 clad about the bow. He tried to run me 
 down; and I to avoid him and reach his vul- 
 nerable parts. During these movements he 
 raked me, killing three and wounding seven, 
 and attempted to board; but we repulsed 
 him. Driving ag;\inst me he battered me 
 severely; but in these etforts exposed his 
 vulnerable side, and 1 succeeded in planting 
 a couple of broadsides into him, that crip- 
 pled his engine and set him on fire. He then 
 dropped off. and as he moveil slowly up 
 the river and passed me I gave him another 
 and parting broadside. 
 
 1 now found my ship on fire from his 
 shells, .and it was' with great difllcultj- that 
 it was put out. .lust then another iron-clad 
 steamer bore down and struck heavily on 
 my port quarter, and backed off for a second 
 blow. This second blow crushed in my side; 
 but at the same instant I gave him a full 
 complement of shot and shell that drove 
 him (jn shore and in flames. Finding my- 
 self in a sinking condition, I ran my bow 
 into the bank and landed my wounded, .still 
 keeping up a fii'e on my first opponent, who 
 at last hauled down his flag. My last gun 
 was fired as the decks went umier water. 
 Xo time to say any thing; the oflieers and 
 crew escaping with the clothes they had on 
 their backs. 
 
 We were taken off' by boats from the 
 squadron, which had n'ow come up — the 
 crews cheering as the Varuna went down 
 with her flag flying— victorious in defeat, 
 and covered with' glory. 
 
 1 think we have done well. Eleven 
 steamers destroyed by tlie squadron.* The 
 olci ram Miiuaftsas sunk by the Mifisissippi. 
 
 This has been a gallant light — no less 
 than tme hundred and seventy .guns playing 
 im us. The forts are cut ort" from succor, 
 :nid must soon surrender. The way to New 
 inieaus is open, and the city is "probably 
 ours at this moment — for the fleet immedi- 
 ately passed up the river. 
 
 How to Write to Soldiers. 
 
 The following article from a recent 
 number of the Newbern I'rogress con- 
 tains advice which should not be over- 
 looked by those who have friends in 
 the army: — 
 
 " AVrite cheerfully. Do not enter into 
 long discussions about the miseries of 
 soldiering. We know what the hard- 
 ships are, and far better than you do. 
 1 would not check the expression of a 
 l)roper sympathy, but we are disposed 
 to whine too much any how, and when 
 you start the tune at home W(! are sure 
 to join in full chorus. 
 
 "Write long letters, and do n't leave any 
 c(dd blank sjiots on the sheet, like little 
 patches of snow, [nterline and cross- 
 line it as much as you please, so that 
 when you get through the regular course 
 
 "Captain Roggs is too modest to say that he 
 destroyed si.x out of the eleven.— [Eds. N. Y. 
 Kvening Fost. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 125 
 
 of tlie sheet you will Iiave some nice 
 tiil-bits for dessert. 
 
 "Write about particulars ; we have 
 eiiougli (jenerals hero. 'IVll us how 
 mail}' Ivittens tumble over the floor; 
 tell us how many calves bawl at the 
 barn; whether Towser's sore foot is 
 well yet or not ; what kind of a dress 
 little Mary has got; who took sister 
 Ann sleighing last snow ; and, above 
 all, who goesliome from siuging school 
 
 with , of course, we won't mention 
 
 her name; Itut you ought to do so, just 
 as if you didn't know any thing about 
 it. And ilo n't forget to speak of eliurch 
 and .Sabbath-schools, prayer-meeting, 
 and what you talk al)0ut fSabbatli even- 
 ings, and what new hymns you sing. 
 
 "And thu-:. having furnislied the 
 colors, our imagiuatiiui takes the brush 
 and goes to painting, and her tinishing 
 stroke is always a returning soldier-bf)_y 
 all covered with scars and glory, and 
 when she lias laiil away her brush, 
 sleeps, unpins tlie curtain, and covers up 
 the picture of the dear old home." 
 
 The Williamsburg Battle. 
 
 This was a fearlessly contested battle, 
 and probably exhibited more desperate 
 fighting than any battle of the war. We 
 have given a meager account of it, as it 
 came in detached pieces from diii'erent 
 sources, and so perliaps tliere is less need 
 to give a detailed account of the whole. 
 ^Ve annex the following from the corre- 
 sijondent of tli<' New York Times, giv- 
 ing an account of one i^art of the tield. 
 A great deal of censure is bestowed upon 
 (ieneral Sumner for not sending up re- 
 inforcements. 
 
 " The enenij' were found to lie in heavy 
 numbers against us in the woods — 
 probably four to one — and when the 
 Eleventh Massachusetts, under Colonel 
 Blaisdell, engaged them in the center, 
 they found themselves subjected to a 
 galling fire from everj^ bush and tree, 
 but with uubrokeu ranks his brave men 
 followed him, loading, firing, and charg- 
 ing with a cool and deliberate calmness. 
 On, on, stei) l)y stei), this seemingly in- 
 vincible regiment pressed its way in un- 
 shattered phalanx, through ditch, and 
 swamp, and mire, mounting the enemy's 
 vast barricade, and driving before them 
 the skulking foe, with a force which 
 completely overcame all opposition. It 
 was the first of a like series of exploits 
 consummated by this regiment during 
 the day, and the general commanding 
 took occasion to applaud it on the battle- 
 field. 
 
 " Suddenly a regiment filed out in front 
 of the Eleventh, bearing a flag of truce. 
 All tiring instantly ceased, and the ene- 
 my was allowed to approach within 
 speaking distance, when the inquir}'was 
 made by them, ' What regiment are 
 you':'' Without answering the inquiry, 
 the same requisition was made upon the 
 enemy, who replied, ' We "re the Eighth 
 Alabama.' 'And we're the Eleventh 
 Jlassachusetts," was the rejoinder. 
 
 ' Then you are the d — d sons of 
 
 we want!" and the white flag was in- 
 stantly thrown down, and a volley of 
 
 musketry poured into them along their 
 whole line, killing and wounding sev- 
 eral of our men. Tlie Eleventh with re- 
 newed impulse, immediately charged 
 on the treacherous horde, and sent them 
 flying into the woods, where they were 
 shot down and bayoneted at our mercy. 
 The Eleventh was soon relieved, and at 
 9 : 30 o'clock tlie cheering and shouting 
 of the men in tlie rear told us our artil- 
 lery were coming up. 
 
 " It proved to be Co. II, of the regulars, 
 with a battery of six pieces, who imme- 
 diately advanced to the front, near the 
 open plain, while Sickles' Excelsior 
 brigade, coining up, deployed into the 
 woods on the left, where they found a 
 numerous enemy endeavoring to turn 
 our left flank. Tlie enemy at the same 
 time were constantly throwing new 
 troops into the field, and were pressing 
 heavily on the First brigade at the right 
 — so heavily, indeed, that symiJtoms of 
 faltering were apparently manifest in 
 one or two regiments ; and one, which I 
 will not mention, was retreating rapidly 
 to the rear, when the Eleventh Massa- 
 chusetts again took jiosition among 
 them, and stayed the tide whii'h was 
 swelling against it, and threatening se- 
 riously the fortunes of the day. The 
 Second New Hampshire and the Twen- 
 ty-ninth Pennsylvania had done fearful 
 execution, and suft'ered severely, espe- 
 cially the Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania. 
 
 " For four hours had this brigade now 
 lield in check the enemy, and the lu-av- 
 ery displayed has but little rivalry. The 
 odds against them was fearful, and was 
 swelling alarmingly every moment. 
 Colonel Blaisdell was sent with a detach- 
 ment of seven comi)aiiies of his regiment 
 to request (Jeiieral Sunnier, who with a 
 large force was lying about three miles 
 from the scene of action, to scour the 
 woods in the rear. 
 
 " The firing was now becoming hotter 
 and hotter, and the New .Jersey brigade, 
 which had arrived and engaged the en- 
 emy on the left of the road, began to fall 
 back foot by foot, but with faces to the 
 front, and firing desperately as they re- 
 treated. The woods were swarming 
 with Heiiels. Still no sounds of rein- 
 forcements broke on our ears. The 
 Eleventh Massachusetts was again called 
 ugon to support our left, wliich was giv- 
 ing way before the superior force op- 
 posed to them. The officers soon, how- 
 ever, restored confidence — a confidence 
 in which they had but little faith lieyond 
 sustaining good order until they coulil 
 witlnlra w or be reinforced. The Eleventh 
 at last struggled up to the scene of the 
 doubtful conflict on the left, and with a 
 charge and shout they rushed upon the 
 foe, who in turn liroke and ran in disor- 
 dered masses. But they, too, (juickly 
 rallied, and surged back upon us. It 
 was now 4 : 30, and the chances were 
 everywhere against us, and our dead and 
 wounded were swelling in numbers rap- 
 idly. General Sumner had sent up no 
 reinforcements, though hours had passed 
 since word had been forwarded him, and 
 he lay within cannon shot of the ))attle ; 
 and to add to our darkening prosjjects, it 
 was discovered that the enemy was 
 
 stealing silently and cautiously around 
 our left, flank, and had nearly accom- 
 plished that purpose when the' Eleventh 
 Massachusetts, which was stationed at 
 the extreme left, by a quick, unexpected, 
 and skillful inanieuver, threw themselves 
 bravely against the head of the strong 
 column, which recoiled, sufl'ering terri- 
 bly from the unexpected shock. Twice 
 had this gallant regiment, headed by its 
 cool, keen-sighted, and vigilant colonel, 
 preserved the fortune of our arms dur- 
 ing this hloodv aftray." 
 
 A Soldier's Tribute to his Mother. 
 
 Among those that fell mortally 
 wounded at the late battle at Williams- 
 burg, May 5, was a young man named 
 Edward K. Ciazet, of Company A, 
 Eleventh Massachusetts regiment. While 
 gallantly struggling against the vastly 
 superior numbers of the enemy, he re- 
 ceived a wound from a nmski't-b.-iU in 
 the shoulder, and in falling back to the 
 rear to have the wound dressed, he came 
 upon a squad of Rebels, when he re- 
 ceived a second wound in the si)iiie, 
 which brought him to the ground, and 
 while in an insensible condition hi' re- 
 ceived a third wound — a thrust of a 
 liayonet in the thigh. He was removed 
 to Fortress Monroe, where he died, aged 
 twenty-three years. He was beloved by 
 all his comrades for his goodness of 
 heart and cool daring on the field of 
 battle. The following lines were writ- 
 ten bj' him to his mother a short time 
 before the battle : — 
 
 To My Mother. 
 
 1 think of tliec when night shades fall, 
 Antl our camp is hustled in sleej), 
 
 I tliiiik of thee wlien the Imgle cull 
 liouses ine from my slumbers deep — 
 
 Tlioso slumbers cheered by dreams of thee, 
 And of the happy hours we've past, 
 
 .\n(l by thy side Iseeined to be; 
 Ah! happiness tliat can not last. 
 
 I think of thee in the midnif^ht houi'. 
 When 1 pace the sentry's lonely beat. 
 
 And swiftly pass the y:loomy" hours 
 While I enjoy those memories sweel. 
 
 And when I join tlie wild affray. 
 And messengers of death fall fiist. 
 
 Anil thro' our ranks death cuts his way 
 While wildly rings the bugle lilast; 
 
 I 'II think of thee — and thy dear n.ame 
 Shall nerve my arm and steel my heart ; 
 
 And for the sake of thy loveil name 
 I '11 bravely try to do" my part. 
 
 .\nd if I fall amid the slain. 
 
 The thought of thee shall make mo led 
 Less keen the agonizing pain, 
 
 And ileath shall sottly o 'er me steal. 
 
 Perseverance Under Difficulties. 
 — Lieut. Samuel O. Burnham, of the 
 Second New Hampshire regiment, was 
 severely wounded in the battle of Wil- 
 liamsburg. He was manfully doing his 
 duty, in' the thick of the enemy's fire, 
 when he was accosted by the major of 
 the regiinent with, "How are you get- 
 ting along lieutenant'?" " Kight well! 
 See my boys give them a volley " ; was 
 the reply. .Just then Burnham was 
 struck by a rifle-ball in the leg, and. tak- 
 ing a ligature from his pocket, he asked 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 the major to assist him in tyiuf; up tlu' 
 limli. 'At the liospital tlic sui-f;coii de- 
 cidcil iii)Oii imiiK'diate amputation, but 
 Buinliam would hear to nothing of that 
 sort. Hi> was carried to Fortress Mon- 
 roe, and the surgeon there decided that 
 to save liis life the leg must betaken oft'. 
 •' It can not be done,'" insisted the lieu- 
 tenant. "If you live, your leg will be 
 good for nothing as an infantry leg." 
 urged the surgeon. •' I will keep it, and 
 call it an artillery leg," said Burnham. 
 So nuieh tor courage and resolution; 
 and, fortunately for their possessor, he 
 was at last accounts rapidly im])roving, 
 and in a fair way to rejoin "his eouniiand 
 with as good a leg as the average of those 
 useful limbs. — [N. 11. Statesman. 
 
 TlIK StRUENl>ER OF CORNWALLIS AT 
 
 YouKTowN. — When Lord C'ornwallis 
 surrendered to the American army at 
 ^'orktown. a young ensign was ap- 
 ]>ointi'iI to receive the colors of the 
 Jiritish regiments. The ensign upon 
 whom this honor was conferred was 
 ]{obert Wilson, eighteen years of age, 
 and the youngest commissioned-oflicer 
 in the army. His grandson, Robert 
 Wilson, is now adjutant of the Sixteentli 
 New York reginient, in Ileintzelman's 
 division of General McClellan's army. 
 It is not a little remarkable that the 
 grandson should be engaged in a cam- 
 paign on the very spot where his au- 
 I'estor met th(^ enemies of his country, 
 and, like him, a witness of their discora- 
 liture. Ensign Wilson was a member 
 of the Cincinnati. The certificate of 
 membership on jiarchment, with (ien- 
 eral Washington's signature, is no\V in 
 possession of his grandson. 
 
 Roxbury — Funeral of Sergeant Bra- 
 zier. 
 
 The luneral services over the remains 
 of t'liarles A. Brazier, late sergeant of 
 Co. D, First regiment JIassachusetts 
 volunteers, who was killed during the 
 battle of Williamsburg, took jjlace yes- 
 terday afternoon in I!ev. Dr. Putnam's 
 church. Flags were at half-mast in dif- 
 ferent parts of the city. The Roxbury 
 City Guard, Cajitain fjeach, with arms 
 reversed, and marching left in front 
 (nine of tlie corps acting as pall-bear- 
 crs), escorted the remains from the lale 
 residence ot the <leceased to the church, 
 accompanied by mendaers of the city 
 governmeni, tlie Boston Brigade band 
 ]daying a <lirge. The church was com- 
 jdetely tilled with symi)atbizing friends, 
 auiong whom was a large delegation of 
 the oiiiTatives of the Metropolitan rail- 
 ro.-id, with whom the ileceased was a 
 nuicli-loved associate. 
 
 In the absenci' of Rev. Dr. I'utnam, 
 Rev. .1. (i. Bartholomew and Itev. J. ('. 
 Means ollicialed. the services consisting 
 of a chant by the choir, prayer and reail- 
 ing the Scriptures by itev. Mr. Barlhol- 
 omew, address l)y Rev. Mr. .Means, 
 l)rayer by Rev. Mr. Bartholomew, sing- 
 ing by the choir, and benediction by 
 Rev. %\y. Means. 
 
 During his remarks, whidi were quite 
 
 alTecting, and caused the eyes of many to 
 moisten' freely, Mr. Means paid a high 
 tribute to tlie incu-al and religious, as well 
 as patriotic character, of the lamented 
 dead, and closed by reading extracts 
 from two or three of the last letters re- 
 ceived from him, in which he said he 
 was about engaging in battle with the 
 enennes of his country, and that he put 
 his trust in God to safely deliver him 
 from harm; but if it was otherwis<^ or- 
 dered, he commended his wife and young 
 son to the care of their Heavenly Father ; 
 and that he felt prepared, and was will- 
 ing to die for his country. 
 
 During the services, the coffin con- 
 taining the remains of the patriotic dead 
 rested on the altar in front of tlie i)ulpit, 
 and was neatly enshrouded with the 
 American flag," the top being covered 
 with flowers, kindly contributed by 
 friends of the family". The funeral cor- 
 tege, after re-forming, ))roceeded with 
 slow and measured tread, to solenm nui- 
 sic, to Forest Hills cemetery, where the 
 remains were deposited in their final 
 resting place. 
 
 Newton Corner — Funeral of a Sol- 
 dier. 
 
 The remains of Private William Rog- 
 ers Benson, of Co. I, First regiment 
 Massachusetts volunteers, who was 
 killed at th(> battle of Williamsburg, 
 were interred with betitting ceremonies 
 by his fellow-men, yesterday afternoon. 
 The religious services took place at the 
 Eliot Congregational church, in this sec- 
 tion of Newton, and on no previous oc- 
 casion have so large a number of per- 
 sons been assembled there. 
 
 The body had been brought home in 
 charge of Rev. Mr. Wellman, the pastor 
 of the church of which young Benson 
 was a mcndier, and had been deposited 
 in Eliot hall, where a guard of honor of 
 the Newton Home (^.iuard had kept watch 
 over it until its removal to-day. The 
 body was contained in a metallic burial- 
 case, which was enclosed in a wooden 
 casket, bearing the following inscrip- 
 tion : — 
 
 William H. Benson, 
 
 ist Kejiiinont Massiicluisctts Voluntoer.s, 
 
 Killed at WilUamsburg, Va., 
 
 May 5, IStH, 
 
 Aged lii years, 9 montli.s. 
 
 The hour for the funeral services was 
 lixeil at 2 o'clock; but long before that 
 time all the unreserved seats in the 
 church were tilled, and every available 
 standing place taken ])ossession of, 
 while several hundred were deprived ot 
 the opportunity of hearing any portion 
 ot the services. 
 
 The <M>rps<', borne in a hearse covered 
 wilh the American ensign, arrived 
 ]iromplly at the hour assigm^d, at the 
 church. " It was escorted by a guard ot 
 honoi' of the Home guard, and the pall 
 was supported by members of the Lan- 
 cers, Light Dragoons, Cadets, and the 
 Second ami Koiirlh baltalioiis(d iiitanlry 
 of Boston, all in full iiiiitoriii, and was 
 
 followed by the i jediale rel.ilives of 
 
 the deceased. It was at once carried lo 
 a l)ier in front of the puli>it, on which it 
 
 was deposited, being covered with the 
 xViuericau flag. 
 
 The seats in the body of the church 
 were reserved for the family of the de- 
 ceased, the children of the schools of the 
 town, the fire department, the town gov- 
 ernment. His Excellency the Governor, 
 and staff', and other invited guests, and 
 these were entirely filled, although th<' 
 edifice is quite large. 
 
 The services commenced with a volun- 
 tary and chant by a very fln(dy-trainc(i 
 choir, of which the deceased was form- 
 erly a member; an invocation was then 
 made by Rev. Mr. Stearns of the Baptist 
 church, Newton Center; selections of 
 Scripture were read by Rev. Mr. Young 
 of the Unitarian church ; and thereafter 
 Rev. J. W. Wellman, the jiastor of the 
 church, delivered a brief address to 
 those present. 
 
 He said that the assemblage had come 
 together to do honor to a young, brave, 
 and Christian soldier, who was the rep- 
 resentative of their town on the ))loody 
 field of Williamsburg ; and although he 
 was only a private in the army, he had 
 done all a general could do — he had laid 
 down his life for his country. The rev- 
 en'iid gentleman then gave a short sketch 
 of the life of the deceased, showing him 
 to have been a good son, a good brother, 
 and a good citizen, as well as a young 
 man of strong religious principles; and 
 he read extracts of letters written to his 
 parents shortly before he died, intimat- 
 ing that should he survive to return 
 home he intended to prepare himself 
 for the ministry. Mr. AVellinan also 
 spoke of the high estimation in which 
 young Benson was held by his comrades 
 and officers in the regiment, and closed 
 his i-emarks (which we regret want of 
 sjjace prevents our giving more fully) 
 Ijy reiieating several appropriate and 
 beautiful verses. 
 
 Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Fur- 
 lier of the Orthodox church, Newton 
 Center; an original hymn was sung by 
 the choir, and the services in the church 
 were closed with the benediction. 
 
 A procession was then formed in the 
 following order : — 
 
 Cliiuf Marshal \Vin. H. Richards, with 
 
 Assistants. 
 
 Detachment of eight Home Guards, uiuler 
 
 command of Corporal .John Kendrick. 
 
 Flagg's Boston Brass Band. 
 
 Hearse, with the Body. 
 
 Nonantuni Engine Company No. .5. 
 
 West Newton Brass Band. 
 
 Eagle Engine Company No. 6. 
 
 Triton Engine Company No. 3. 
 
 Belatives in carriages. 
 
 His Excellency the Governor and .StaU'. 
 
 Si^lectmen and otlier officers of the town. 
 
 The Clergy. 
 
 Committee of Arrangements. 
 
 Invited Guests and Friends. 
 
 When the procession moved, the chil- 
 ilren of the public schools were formed 
 in lines on each side of the street, and 
 were dismissed as soon as the long line 
 had i)assed, the distance being too great 
 for them to march. 
 
 A feeding (d' solemnity was universal 
 aincnig those who witnessed the proceed- 
 ings, and many were moved to tears. 
 
 Mr. Williani 11. Richards, the chief 
 marshal, and his aids, are entitled to 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 127 
 
 iimeh credit for the admirable niaiiner in 
 which tlieir arrangements were carried 
 out, as there was no confusion ; every 
 tiling and every body seemed to be at- 
 tended to, and this promptly. 
 
 Military Funeral. 
 
 The remains of Private James Red- 
 ding, of Co. B, First Massachu- 
 setts volunteers, were consigned to their 
 last resting place, after imposing public 
 solemnities, yesterday. 
 
 After it was found that youug Red- 
 ding was killed in the battle of Wil- 
 liamsburg, it was decided by his friends 
 to have the body forwartb'd home, and 
 it arrived at East Boston last week, and 
 was carried to Mr. Brown's, on Ben- 
 nington street, where it was prepared 
 for the ceremonies of j'esterday. A 
 committee of citizens took charge of 
 the arrangements, and a very large 
 number of ladies and gentlemen were 
 present to witness the proceedings. 
 
 It having been decided to have tlic 
 public funeral ceremonies in the Maver- 
 ick church, the body was escorted from 
 Bennington street by a guard of honor 
 of the Union Guards, undei- eomuiand of 
 the first sergeant of the company, to the 
 church, where it was placed on a bier in 
 front of the puljiit. It was contained in 
 a rose-wood coffin, with silver mount- 
 ings, and was covered with the American 
 flag, bouquets and wreatlis of flowers 
 lieing placed on this. 
 
 The church was crowded by ladies 
 some time before the services com- 
 menced, and when the mourners and the 
 members of the associations with which 
 the deceased had been connected, to- 
 gether with the military and a few in- 
 vited guests, had been seated in pews re- 
 served for them, the edifice was full to 
 repletion. 
 
 There were private services at the 
 house of the mother of the deceased, on 
 Paris street, prior to the public one at 
 the church, at which Rev. S. W. Fol- 
 jambe otficiated, and he also conducted 
 the services at the church. 
 
 These were commenced by a voluntary 
 on the organ, with a dirge by Flagg's 
 Boston Brass band, and a chant by the 
 choir ; a selection of the Scriptures was 
 then read, a prayer oft'ere<l, hymn sung, 
 when Mr. Foljambe read a portion of the 
 Ninety-seventh Psalm, from which he 
 jireached an eloquent sermon on the 
 Sovereignty of God and the palpable 
 presence of His hand in the present Re- 
 bellion. He thought this would be even- 
 tually beneficial to our country, as it 
 would tend to make us more thoughtful 
 of the Divine power. 
 
 In referring to the deceased, he stated 
 that he had l)een in the employ of the 
 North American Insurance company for 
 twelve years before joining the army, 
 and was also a member of tlie Sabbath- 
 school of the church, in which the obse- 
 quies were being held, and was a young 
 man of more than ordinary promise. 
 He closed his remarks by a beautiful 
 tribute to the memory of the departed, 
 and words of condolence to his sorrow- 
 ing relatives. 
 
 After the close of the services the 
 l)ody was taken from the church and 
 placed in the hearse, over which were 
 the Stars and Stripes, six soldiers from 
 the ditterent companies of the Second 
 regiment, M. V. M., acting as pall-bear- 
 ers, and a procession was formed in 
 tlie following order, under the marshal- 
 ship of John P. Averill: — 
 
 Police. 
 
 Detaclimeiit of twelve men of tlie Union 
 
 Guai-ds with reversed arins. 
 
 Flagg's IJoston Brass Band. 
 
 The Heurse. 
 
 The Union Guanls (Capt. li. F. Itussell) with 
 
 side .arms, marching hy the flank. 
 
 Offleers of the .\i-my and the Militia. 
 
 Torrent Engine Company, No. 1, of Chelsea, 
 
 of wiiich deeea.sed was a member. 
 
 Delegations from the JIaverick Sabbath 
 
 School and the Lyman school. 
 
 Relatives and friends in carriages. 
 
 The procession moved through Sum- 
 ner, London, Maverick, Paris, and Sum- 
 ner streets, to Maverick square, thence 
 through Meriilian street over tlie new 
 bridge to Woodlawn cemetery, where 
 tlie body was interred with the usual 
 military salute. 
 
 Among the congregation present at 
 the services were His Excellency Gov- 
 ernor Andrew, Mayor Fay, of Chelsea, 
 Mayor Gaston, of lioxbury, with several 
 members of the councils from each city. 
 Colonel Burrill, Lieuteuant-colouel Per- 
 kins, and several ofliccrs of the Massa- 
 chusetts volunteers. 
 
 The services were exceedingly impres- 
 sive, and a general feeling of sadness 
 was manifest through the entire route 
 of the cortege. 
 
 Notes of the 'War. 
 
 The followins: speech was made by 
 General McClellau to the Seventh Maine 
 regiment, after the battle of Williams- 
 burg :— 
 
 "Soldiers: I have come to thank you 
 for your good conduct and gallantry. 
 On that little plain you saved our 
 army from a disgraceful defeat. You 
 would have deserved equal praise had 
 you been overwhelmed by the masses 
 that were hurled against you. You de- 
 serve the highest thanks of your country, 
 and your state should be Justly proud of 
 you. Bear on your colors the inscrip- 
 tion, ' Williamsburg," in token of your 
 braver}', and as the highest honor that 
 I can confer upon you. 
 
 "Soldiers, my words are feeble, but 
 from the bottom of my heart I thank 
 you.'" 
 
 General Butler. 
 
 The following account of an interest- 
 ing interview Ijetweeii General Butler 
 and the Common Council of New Or- 
 leans, we find in a New Orleans letter 
 dated May 4th :— 
 
 " This evening General Butler re- 
 ceived the Mayor and Conmion Council 
 in the large parlor of the St. Charles. 
 Hon. Pierre Soule was present, on in- 
 vitation of the Council, and was, in fact, 
 the chief spokesman for the municipal 
 authorities. 
 
 " It was a scene that would make an 
 
 elegant picture in Harper's Weekly or 
 Frank LersUi-'s Ulnstraled. At one angle of 
 the richly furnished and lofty room wei-e 
 gathered the stafl' of the comman<liug 
 general, in full dress uniform, and in 
 front of them sat the General himself, 
 his face and form all alive with ex- 
 ])ressive emotions, as in terms courteous 
 but scathing, he bitterly denounced the 
 miserable rabble that "had insulted his 
 officers and mem. Ranged arouud the 
 opposite sides of the room were the 
 members of the city council, with Soulfi 
 in the center, and the Mayor in a chair 
 near General Butler. They were mostlj' 
 fine looking, intelligent gentlemen, and 
 quite a number were evidently French. 
 General Butler read to tlii'in the proc- 
 lamation, and explained to them his in- 
 tentions in regard to the government of 
 the city. He wished to leave the Mayor 
 and council in full possession of all 
 powers strictly municipal ; would not 
 interfere with the collection of moneys 
 for the iiur|ioses of paying the police, 
 lighting the streets, keeiiiiig the same 
 in order, or promoting the health and 
 sanitary conditionof the city, but would, 
 if necessary, assist in collecting a tax 
 for the above objects. He did not wish 
 to interfere with the ordinary tribunals 
 of justice, aixl would not try by court 
 iriartial any ott'ensc that had no hearing 
 on the i^resent relations between the 
 I'nited States government and the city 
 of New Orleans. Mr. .Soule answereti, 
 in effect, that, as his only desire was for 
 the tranquility of the city, he must 
 earnestly urge General Butler to remove 
 his army to the environs of the city, for, 
 he sail!, 'I know the feelings of the 
 people so well that I am sure your 
 soldiers can have no peace while they 
 remain in our midst.' This implied 
 threat fired the general in a moment, and 
 drew from him a forcible expression of 
 his utter disdain for threats from any 
 quarter, ^fr. Soule immediately dis- 
 claimed having threatened (jur force. 
 General Butler then went on to say that 
 he would gladly take every man of his 
 army out of the city, the very day and 
 hour that it was demonstrated that the 
 city fathers could protect him from in- 
 sult or danger if he choose to ride from 
 one end of the city to the other alone, or 
 with one gentleman of his stafl'; but he 
 said, your inability to govern the insult- 
 ing, irreligious, unwashed mob in your 
 midst has been clearly proven by the 
 insults of your rowdies towards my 
 officers and men this very afternoon, and 
 by the fact that General Lovell was 
 obliged to proclaim martial law while 
 his army occupied your city, to protect 
 the law abiding citizens from the row- 
 dies. I do not proclaim martial law 
 against the respectable citizens of this 
 place, but against the same class that 
 obliged General Wilkinson, General 
 .fackson, and General I.ovell to declare 
 it. I have means of knowing more aliout 
 your city, continued the (Tcneral, than 
 you think of; and I am aware that at 
 this hour there is an organization 
 here established for the purpose of as- 
 sassinating my men by detail ; but I 
 warn you that if a shot is fired from any 
 
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 INCIDENTS OI- THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 house that house will never again cover 
 a uiortal's liead ; ami it I can dis- 
 cover the perpetrator of the deed, tlie 
 place that now knows him shall know 
 him no more forever. I liave the power 
 to supjiress this unruly clement in your 
 midst, and I mean so to use it that, in a 
 very short period, I shall be able to ride 
 tlirough the entire city free from insult 
 and danger, or else this metropolis of 
 tlie South shall be a desert from tlie 
 Plains of ( 'halmette to the outskirts of 
 Carrolton. 'Xo this unnustakable lan- 
 guage Mr. Soule replied in an argument, 
 bea\itifully rhetorical, but thoroughly 
 unsound, asserting that the proi)ortion 
 of the mob element was less in >few 
 Orleans than in any otlier place in the 
 country, aiidtliat General Lovell's proc- 
 lamation of marti.-il law was aimed not 
 at the rabble, ))ut at the Union sym- 
 pathizers and traitors in their midst." 
 
 Burying the Dead. 
 
 A visitor to the battle-fteld of Fair 
 Oaks, near Richmond, describes what 
 he saw the day after the fight : — 
 
 " Our forces are now engaged in 
 burying tlie dead, and many a sad scene 
 the eye witnesses. Lying in the woods, 
 in front of a small house temporarily 
 used as a hospital, the dead body of one 
 of our lieutenants lay. His death must 
 liave occurred instantly, for just below 
 his eye a ]Minie-l)all entered, taking oil' in 
 its flight a portion of tlie back jiart of 
 his head. 
 
 "The Kelicls had turned his pockets 
 inside out, much in the style of the 
 ancient highwayman ; not the least scrap 
 of ijaper could be found about his per- 
 son, afl"ording the slightest clue to his 
 indentity. He was a young man, (juite 
 handsome, with black hair hanging in 
 curls over liis j)allidforehe:id. I thought 
 what a ]iriccless treasure one of these 
 curls would be to tliose wlio loved liim. 
 
 " A fiferand drummer were found close 
 together. Tlie lifer was in a sitting 
 posture, leaning against a tree; a ball 
 liad passed tlirough his heart, his life 
 was clasped in his fingers. The drum- 
 mer-boy seems to have been his com- 
 panion, and was jirobably in the act of 
 supjiorting till' expiring liter in his arms, 
 when he himself was killed by a ball 
 going through his head ; his drum lay 
 at his feet, botli he.ads knocked out. 
 
 ■' Some of tlie dead I'ebels were found 
 with pieces of jiaper pinned on their 
 clothing, giving their name, with a re- 
 (|U<'st that they might be |)roperly 
 buried, aii<l their graves marked, so tliat 
 wlien the war was over tlieir remains 
 could be found by rel:itives and frii'iids, 
 if tliey should wish to remove them to 
 rest by the side of their kindred." 
 
 The Sixteenth Regiment in Virginia, 
 
 The following letter received by 
 Governor Andrew from Col. Powell T. 
 Wyiiian, of the Massachusetts Sixteenth, 
 gives an interesting statement of tlieir 
 progress in Virginia, 'i'he two Hags 
 mentioned in tlie letter have been re- 
 ceived at the State house : — 
 
 Heau-quarters, Suffolk, Va., i 
 
 May 23, ]8B'2. j 
 
 Oovcrnnr,— \ liave to report that the Six- 
 tuiinth Massachusetts regime.nt, under my 
 connnand, had tlie lienor of hcing assigneil 
 the advance in the movement on Norfolk, 
 recently successfully made, and tliat after a 
 most fatiguing inarch, under a torrid sun, the 
 regiment entered the city (General >Vool 
 having been previously met by a fl,ag of 
 truce, surrendering itj.the lirst of the national 
 regiments. 
 
 Leaving Ueutenant-colonel Meacliam with 
 the left wing in Norfolk, I crossed the river 
 immediately and occujiied Portsmouth, de- 
 tailing one company under Captain \Vilcy to 
 liold the magnilice'nt naval hosjiital, while 
 with the other four 1 took possession of the 
 navy yard. After remaining thus garrisoned 
 for nearly a week, I received orders again 
 to take the advance, and with some artillery 
 and cavalry to occupy SutTolU, where we arc 
 at present. 1 send herewitli two Secession 
 Hags, taken by Private Sibley of Company C 
 on our march to Suffolk, which were waving 
 detiantly. 
 
 Ivieutenant Brown, the acting quarter- 
 master of the regiment, has already for- 
 warded a silken one seized by my order on a 
 house in SutTolk. 
 
 It gives me pleasure to bear witness to the 
 cheerful alacrity of the oflicers and men of 
 the Sixteenth "in these, their jirst long 
 marches, in oppressive weather well calcu- 
 lated to tell upon their hardihood. 
 
 My oflicers all show great vigilance and in- 
 terest in their duties, and it will be gratifying 
 to you to know that thei-e was a very general 
 feeling of regret in Portsmouth when we 
 were again ordered to take up the line of 
 march, so orderly and courteous had been 
 the deportment of the Si.Ktecnth in the occu- 
 pied town. 
 
 There is no serious case of sickness in the 
 regiment, and but few of any kind. 
 
 Very respectfully, P. T. WYMAN, 
 
 Colonel 16th Mass., Commanding at Sutl'olk, 
 
 Va. 
 His Excellency .John A. Andrew, Governor 
 of Massachusetts. 
 
 The Second New Hampshire at 
 ■Williamsburg. 
 
 Akmv uefoke KiriiMoND, May .'il. 
 To the Editor of the Boston Journal : 
 
 After the evacuation of Yorktown, on the 
 4th of May, this regiment being in the ad- 
 vance under Hooker pushed on in hot pur- 
 suit of the enemy's retreating columns, and 
 on the morning of the ."ith encountered their 
 rear guard strongly intrenched at a distance 
 of about one mile from Williamsburg. Com- 
 panies E and B were at once deployed as 
 skirmishers, and advancing through' fallen 
 timber to the open field took a position at but 
 live hundred yards from the enemy's earth- 
 works and opened the battle, picking otTwitli 
 their rifles the men who were endeavoring to 
 .serve the enemy's guns. Tlie remainder of 
 the r<'giment, with the Massachusetts First 
 on our left, formed line of battle in the tim- 
 ber, and witli the residue of Grover's brigade 
 lay for more than two hours under a murder- 
 ous lire, loisupported bj' a single piece of ar- 
 tillery. At the expiration of that time our 
 artillery made its appearance on the field, 
 toojc its position in front, and opened fire. 
 The liring now became general along the 
 line, and a con.siiint cannonade interspersed 
 with the rattling of small arms was kept up 
 until 1 P. M., when the enemy, being strongly 
 reintorced, nnide a sortie " up(m our left. 
 They wei'c met with a fierce, stubborn re- 
 sistance, but in \'ain. We were ontnunibcred, 
 and fighting their way step by ste]i our men 
 fell back. At W o'clock our 'left Iliuik wus 
 fairly turned. The Massachusetts First, with 
 others, fruitlessly endeavored to make a 
 stand and were 'obliged to fall back. The 
 first were the sworn friends of the New 
 Hampshire Second and had a firm reliance 
 on them. "Never mind," said one of the 
 oflicers of the First, as he sullenly retired, 
 " the New HanipHhirc hoys are in that chap- 
 paral ; let .Jolmny Kel)el go in there, and if he 
 do n't catch it 1 miss my guess!" The event 
 jiroved whether he was right. On they came, 
 pouring in a perfect storm of lead, while the 
 shell from Fort Magruder burst in our midst 
 
 witli unerring precision. The New Hamp- 
 shire Second rallied on their colors, retired 
 and rallied again, when the order was given 
 for each man to take cover and pick his man. 
 The squii-rel hunters of New Hampshire were 
 now at home. From behind trees and logs 
 the crack of their unerring rifles rang forth 
 the death knell of many a traitor. Cliarf^c 
 after charge was made by the Rebels to dis- 
 lodge them from their p'osition, but forming 
 line of battle with the Excelsior brigade and 
 a remnant of (trover's, they drove back the 
 enemy across the road, but he was constiintly 
 receiving fresh accessions to his ranks, and 
 the fate of the day looked dubious. At this 
 juncture occurred an incident which proved 
 that Jleintzelman's knowledge of military 
 tactics, if not surpassed, was at least equaled 
 by his knowledge of human nature. Riding 
 up. he shouted (as only he can shout), 
 "Hurrah! Kiehmond is in our hands, only 
 win this battle and the war is ended. Music 
 to tile front, bands strike np ' Yankee Doodle' 
 and 'Dixie.' Now, boys, cheer and go in!" 
 And tliey did go in. 
 
 The strains of " Yankee Doodle," whicli no 
 traitor ever stood before, sounded above tlie 
 din of arms. Our reinforcements, under 
 Keai-ney, came gallantly up on the double 
 quick, and the day was ours. The shattered 
 remnant of the New Hampshire Second, sadly 
 thinned in its ranks, fell back, formed on its 
 colors, and lay down for the night in the 
 mud and rain. For thirteen hours they had 
 been under the enemy's Are, and at least one 
 out of every five was gone — a larger propor- 
 tion than the loss of Napoleon at Wagram. 
 And here, in tliis connection, allow me to 
 otter a few brief remarks. Hancock deserved 
 every word of commendation he received. 
 His was a brilliant dash of thirty minutes' 
 duration. But if he deserved commendation, 
 wlntt meed of praise shall be awarded to the 
 veterans, Heintzelman and Hooker, wlio, 
 with their troops, for thirteen hours gallantly 
 withstood the enemy's fire? The question 
 may not be answered ofticially, but I fully 
 believe it will be answered by the nation. 
 
 A statement is made in one of the Boston 
 papers, which tends to throw discredit upon 
 the behavior of the Massachusetts First dur- 
 ing the engagement. Such attacks are as 
 foolish as they are puerile and offensive. 
 The Bay state may well be proud of her First 
 regiment, for a triier, nobler set were never 
 rocked in the Cradle of Liberty, or o'er- 
 shadowed by the granite of Bunker Hill. 
 Again the correspondent of the Philadelphia 
 Inquirer states that upon the field of battle 
 all the doctors, save Dr. Minteer, of tlie 
 Twenty-sixth Pennsylvania, and one other, 
 stood upon their dignity as majors, and 
 woukl not care for the wounded. This is a 
 wrong, a willful diatribe againstevery doctor 
 on the field. For Drs. Morrow, Salter, and 
 Foy I can personally answer, and I believe 
 every doctor upon the field endeavored to 
 do his duty. On the day succeeding the 
 battle quite an unintentional compli- 
 ment was paid to the Second by a cap- 
 tive member of the Virginia ' Twenty- 
 fourth. " .-Vs long as the Pennsylvania and 
 Massachusetts boys faced us s'o steadily," 
 he remarked, " we thought we were all right, 
 but the moment that cursed New Hampshire 
 regiment took to the trees and began iiicking 
 us otT, as though we were wild beasts, wo 
 knew it w^as all day with us." We are now 
 before Richmond, and in a few days the New 
 Hampshire Second may again mark its name 
 on the soil of Virginia. NF^MO. 
 
 Southern Items. 
 
 The Pcbcl press are \cry severe ami 
 blood-thirsty towards Oeueral Butler. 
 A writer in the Mississippian proposes 
 that a pitrse of iji;10,noo be made up for 
 the head of " the modern Nero, the 
 brutal, beastly, and sanguinary savage. 
 Gen. IJenj. F. Butler." The Charles- 
 ton Mi-rcury says that " Xo quarter to 
 Picayune Butler should be the sworn 
 resolve of every Southern man." The 
 Richmond -fc'a-amuier exclaims, " If there 
 is a human being in the city of New 
 Orleans who does not weep tears of 
 
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 bitter agony that the city was not hiid 
 in dust and ashes rather than sur- 
 rendered, he is an outcast from his 
 race/"' All these objurgations are called 
 out by General Butler's famous order in 
 regard to the women. 
 
 " Stonewall Jackson" is just now the 
 Southern hero. The papers have mag- 
 nified his recent exploits to most mag- 
 niticent proportions. The following 
 from the Richmond Whig is a speci- 
 men : — 
 
 '^ Stonewall Jackson has marched two 
 hundred and fifty miles and won three 
 victories in three weeks. Tliis man 
 must l)e suppressed. His mind is evi- 
 dently impaired. He has forgotten the 
 art of war entirely. He has taken it into 
 his head that war means fighting, ac- 
 tion, movement, not trench-digging, 
 then squalling for reinforcements, then 
 failing back. We shall hear presently 
 that he believes it would not be alto- 
 gether improper to wound the feelings 
 of the Yankees. 
 
 '^Down with him, or else he will es- 
 tablish the independence of the Southern 
 < 'onfederacy." 
 
 A Mississippi paper, quoted by the 
 Memphis journals, says: — 
 
 '* It is "reported and confidently be- 
 lieved that Beauregard has obstructed 
 the Tennessee river at Duck-river Suck, 
 about one hundred and twenty - five 
 miles below Eastport. Miss., by blasting 
 the cliffs, thereby filling the channel 
 with masses of stone and forest trees. 
 If this be true, the enemy's transports 
 and gun-boats are, or will in a few days 
 be, at our mercy, and any attempt at re- 
 treat by the Federal army will insure us 
 a complete success." 
 
 Brig.-gen. Jvibal A. Early has ad- 
 dressed a note to the Richmond Whig^ 
 denying that his brigade was repulsed 
 at the battle of 'Williamsburg by a 
 bayonet charge by General Hancock's 
 brigade, as stated in General McClellan's 
 dispatch. He says Hancock's brigade 
 did not charge bayonets, or make any 
 pretense of so doing. 
 
 A Mother's Story. 
 
 Amid the throng that gathers where 
 
 The mail dispenses joy and care, 
 
 I saw a woeful woman stand, — 
 
 A lettor falliiif? from her hand ; 
 
 She spoke no word, she breathed no sigh; 
 
 fler bloodless cheek, her sad, fixed eye, 
 
 And pallid, quivering lips apart. 
 
 Showed hopeless gi'ief had seized her heart 
 
 I spoke ; — a word of kindness cheers 
 
 The heavy heart, and heaven-sent tears 
 
 Refresh the eye dry sorrow sears. 
 
 *' Ah, sir, my boy ! my brave, bright boy!" 
 
 In broken voice she said ; 
 " My only son ! my only Joy ! 
 
 My brave, bright boy is'dead!'* 
 
 " Sorrow is sacred ! " and the eye 
 That looks on grief is seldom dry ; 
 I listened to her piteous moan, 
 Then followed to lier dwelling lone, 
 Where, sheltered from the biting cold, 
 She thus her simple story told ! — 
 
 " My grandsire, sir, for freedom died, 
 
 On Eutaw's bloody plain ; 
 My father left his youthful bride. 
 And fell at Lundy's Lane. 
 
 *' And when my boy, with burning brow. 
 Told of the nation's shame,— 
 
 How Sumter fell ! — Oh, how, sir, how 
 Could blood like mine be tame) 
 
 " I blessed him ; and I bade him go, — 
 
 Bade him our honor keep; 
 He proudly went to meet the foe ; 
 Left me to pray and weep. 
 
 "In camp — on march — of picket round — 
 
 He did his equal share ; 
 And still the call to battle found 
 My brave boy always there. 
 
 " And when the fleet was all prepared 
 
 To sail upon the main. 
 He all his comrades' feelings shared. 
 But fever scorched his brain! 
 
 " He told the general he would ne'er 
 
 From toil or danger shrink. 
 But, though the waves he did not fear, 
 It chilled his heart to tliink 
 
 " How drear the flowerless grave must be 
 
 Beneatli the ocean's foam, 
 And that he knew 'twould comfort me 
 To have him die at home. 
 
 "They tell me that the general's eye 
 
 With tears did overflow ; 
 God bless the brave man ! — with a sigh, 
 He gave him leave to go. 
 
 " Quick down the vessel's side came he; 
 
 Joy seemed to kill his pain ; 
 'Comrades! ' he cried, * I yet shall see 
 
 My mother's face again ! ' 
 
 " The boat came bounding o'er the tide ; 
 
 He sprang upon the strand ; 
 God's will be done! — my bright boy tUetlf 
 
 Hisfitrloifffh in his hand!" 
 
 Ye who this artless story read, 
 If Pity in your bosoms plead,— 
 
 And "Heaven has blessed your store," — 
 If broken-hearted woman, meek. 
 Can win your sympathy, — Go, seek 
 
 That childless widow's door. 
 
 Senator Sumuer and the President. 
 
 We are permitted to publish the fol- 
 lowing private letter from Hon, Charles 
 Simmer, in reply to a letter atldressed to 
 him by a personal friend. Senator Sum- 
 ner's hearty endorsement ■will not be 
 without its influence upon those who 
 are impatient at what they term the pro- 
 slavery policy of the President. At the 
 same time there is nothing in this en- 
 dorsement which should sliake the con- 
 fidence of conservative men in his wis- 
 dom and prudence. The responsibility 
 resting upon the President is momen- 
 tous, and he does well to take no steps 
 in advance of public sentiment. ISIaking 
 the constitution his guide, and with a 
 single eye to the suppression of the Re- 
 bellion and the restoration of the Union, 
 he must disappoint many who would 
 hasten the dawn of universal freedom 
 by every appliance of legislation, and 
 by the utmost stretch of the war power. 
 It is something to obtain from one who 
 may be regarded as a representative of 
 this class, so handsome a tribute to the 
 purity of the President's motives and so 
 hearty an endorsement of the correct- 
 ness of his convictions and sympa- 
 thies : — 
 
 Senate Chamber, .June n, 1S62. 
 
 My Dear Sir, — Your criticism of the Presi- 
 dent is hasty. I am confident that if you 
 knew him as I do, you would not make it. 
 
 Of course the President can not be held re- 
 sponsible for the misfeasances of subordinates 
 unless adopted or at least tolerated by him. 
 And I am sure that nothing unjust or ungen- 
 erous will be tolerated, nmch less adopted by 
 him. 
 
 I am happy to let you know that he has no 
 sympathy with Stanley in his absurd wicked- 
 ness, closing the schools, nor again in liis 
 other act of turning our camps iiUo a hunting 
 ground for slaves. He repudiates both — pos- 
 itively. The latter point has occupied much 
 of his thought, and the newspapers have not 
 gone too far in recording his repeatetl decla- 
 rations, which I have often heard from his 
 own lips, that slaves linding their way within 
 the national lines are never to he re-enslaved. 
 This is his conviction, expressed without re- 
 serve. 
 
 Could you have seen the President — as it 
 was my privilege often — while he was con- 
 sidering the great questions on which he has 
 already acted — the invitation to emancipa- 
 tion in the states, emancipation in the Dis- 
 trict of Columbia, and the acknowledgment 
 of the independence of Hayti and Liberia, 
 even your zeal would have been satislicd, for 
 you would have felt the sincerity of his pur- 
 pose to do what he could to carry forward the 
 principles of the iJecIaration of In<lcpen- 
 dence. His whole smil wasoccupied,especially 
 hy the first projiosition, which was peculiarly 
 his own. In familiar intercourse witli him. 1 
 remember nothing more touching tluin tlie 
 earncytness and cf)miileteness witli which he 
 embraced this idea. To his mind it was just 
 and beneficent, while it promised the sure end 
 of slavery. Of course, to me, who had al- 
 ready proposed a bridge of gold for the re- 
 treating fiend, it was most welconie. Prt)- 
 ceeding from the President, it must take its 
 place among the great events of history. 
 
 If you are disposed to be impatient at any 
 seeming shoitcomings, think, 1 pray you, of 
 what has been done in a brief period, and 
 from the past discern the sure promise of the 
 future. Knowing something of my convie- 
 tions, and of the ardor with which Iinaintain 
 them, you may, perhaps, derive some assur- 
 ance from my confidence. I say to you, 
 therefore, stand by the administration. If 
 need be, help it byword and act, but stand 
 by it and have faith in it. 
 
 I wish that you really knew the President, 
 and had heard the artless expression of his 
 convictions on tliose questions which concern 
 you so deeply. You might, perhaps, wish 
 that he were less cautious, but you would be 
 grateful that he is so true to all that you have 
 at heart. Uelieve me, therefore, you are 
 wrong, and I regret it the more because of 
 my desire to sec all of our friends stand firm 
 together. 
 
 If I write strongly, it is because I feci 
 strongly, for my constant and intinuite inter- 
 course with the President, beginning with the 
 4th of March, not only binds me peculiarly to 
 his administration, but gives me a personal 
 as well as a political interest in seeing that 
 justice is done him. 
 
 Believe me, my dear sir, with much regard, 
 ever faitlifnlly yours, 
 
 CHARLK^ SUMNKR. 
 
 Correspondence of the Journal. 
 
 Suffolk, June 9, 1S62. 
 To the Editor of the Boston Journal: 
 
 We are here, for a time, encamped on the 
 "Fair Grounds," less than a half mile from 
 the center of the town ambitiously styled 
 .Suifolk City. In the whole town, or city, if 
 you will, are sixteen hundred inhabitants, 
 two hundred of whom are free Negroes. The 
 slaves have mostly disappeared, such South- 
 ern riches taking to tliemsclves not wings, 
 but legs, in times like these, and disappear- 
 ing rapidly ** between two days." Many 
 more have been sold into further and more 
 hopeless Southern bondage, to save them 
 from the misfortune their masters assure us 
 freedom is to the black race. 
 
 Warm Generosity Shown in a Cool Way. 
 
 Speaking of the health and comfoit of the 
 men, I must not omit to mention that Mayor 
 Wightman, on his recent visit here, ordered 
 the quartermaster at Portsmouth to forward 
 to the hospital of this regiment fifty i>ound9 
 of ice daily at the mayor's own expense. 
 This was a noble and judicious gift, and will 
 atTord our sick **cold comfort" during the 
 summer, but will be welcomed by warm 
 hearts as it was given by one. God blesy 
 every man who remembers the absent sol- 
 diers and does aught for their welfare! God 
 
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130 
 
 INCIDENTS OF T II R CIVIL WAR. 
 
 forgive anj- man or woman athome who does 
 not! 
 
 Beside her fruit and ilowers, candor re- 
 quires uie to say tliat Virginia produces rep- 
 tiles in abundance- " As true as there arc 
 snal^es in Virginia," is a jiroverb licre, as tlie 
 plirase, "As true as tlie gosiiel," in Massacliu- 
 setts, the inliabitants of eacli state refer- 
 ring in each ease tothetliing witli wliielitliey 
 are most familiar- Among othcn- snakes tiie 
 serpent .Secession lias made tliis else para- 
 dise of fruit and flowers almost a wilderness. 
 Beside snakes, mosquitoes jibound, particu- 
 larly in this neighborhood of the Dismal 
 swamp ; also flies, lizards, toads, frogs, and 
 Secession women, the latter being the most 
 venomous and deadly of all tliese reptiles, if 
 the bite of such serpents be half as poisonous 
 as their rattle would indicate- I am sorry to 
 speak so ungallantly of any in tlie guise of 
 women, but live among these Secesli women 
 of Norfolk and Suft'olk a fortnight, and see 
 whether any ot my courteous readers would 
 he any more gentle. They still show their re- 
 finement by spitting at officers and men, and 
 pursue them with insults and epithets, any 
 thing but amiable, and this comes from tlie 
 richest and most aristocratic of the whole 
 crowd. 
 
 I really must tell, as an offset for the de- 
 scription whicli truth compelled in my last 
 paragraph, of a noble Southern family I met 
 in Portsmouth yesterday, whose hearts heat 
 as responsive to the music of the Union as 
 any in Boston. This family are named Tyler, 
 and were driven from their own home in 
 Huntsville, .\la., because of their outspoken 
 Unionism. They were put into the liouse of a 
 Mrs. B., i]i rortsmouth. when that city was 
 about to be occu])ied by oui' soldiery, in order 
 to "keep the house from Yankee occupa- 
 tion," while its owners wtnit over to.Secessia. 
 This coinnion triek jiroved of no avail in this 
 ease. Mr. and Mrs. Tyler at once invited our 
 T^nion oflieers to make head-quarters with 
 tliem in tliis habitation, and they have done 
 so. I passed yesterday there, and was most 
 kindly entert'ained, the family sjiaring no 
 pains to aiii any wlio are seeking to restore 
 the I'nion in the only way it can be restored 
 — by force of arms. Immediately on the city 
 being evacuated, Mr. Tyler took a (Tnion flag, 
 which he had kept concealed, and went 
 through the streets, showing it there, wliere 
 so long it had been a stranger, (jven before 
 our troops entered. It was hailed witli much 
 enthusiasm. Tlien Mrs. Tyler placed it in the 
 front window of the house, that it mightgreet 
 our soldiery on their entrance to the city. 
 Tills provoked the ire of Mrs. B.'s brother, a 
 prominent citizen of Portsmouth, who went 
 to the house and ordered the flag taken down, 
 saj-ing it was " a ilisgraee to his sister's 
 house." His request was refused by the in. 
 trepid woman, and it appears yet. " Long 
 may it wave." Mrs. B. has four sons in the 
 Rebel service. One is a colonel, another was 
 lieutenant on board the Merrimac ere that 
 Rebel steamer committed suicide, another 
 was provost marshal in Portsmouth during 
 the Confederate " reign of terror," .another is 
 a surgeon in sonn; Virginia regiment. I have 
 been thus minute ami delinile, as the tacts 
 are so notorious in Portsmouth, and this lie. 
 roic and persecuted family ilcserve special 
 and gralel'nl mention. 
 
 Secession Flag. 
 
 W a inw'tiiif; of the board of aldermeu 
 of Lowell oil Monday evening, tlie fol- 
 lowing letter was received from Major- 
 gener.il Hntler, presenting a Seeessiou 
 Hag, which was bronglit from New 
 Orh-ans hy Colonel .Jones of tlicTwenty- 
 sixtli ^Massaehusett.s reginieul : — 
 
 IIi';.vii-tjuAUTi.;iiM, 1 
 
 ni.;!'.\KTM!';.N'r of TMK (ilJLF, [ 
 
 Nkw Dici.r.ANs, .tune "), ]S(;-:. ) 
 Mr. .Maiinr, — I send enclosed to your order 
 the flag of Fort Livingston, Louisiana. The 
 fort is said to have surrtnidereil to the navy, 
 but I have the flag, and 1 assure you I did not 
 borrow it. The truth is. the fort suri'endcri'd 
 to a iH-roic Uni^ni girl, who has brought me 
 the flag, which I send yon that our people 
 may see for the llrsi, and I hope only in- 
 stance, wliatkind of a rag Secession and Re- 
 
 bellion proposes instead of the glorious flag 
 of our fathera. Please have it hoisted under 
 the Stars and stripes on the eitj' liall on the 
 Fourth of .July, and give one thought to your 
 fellow-eitizen wdioni duty calls to be far 
 away from the city of his honie- 
 
 1 remain, very truly, your friend, 
 
 " BENJ. F. BUTLER. 
 
 The Hoard jiassed an order to tlie effect 
 tliatthe flag be displayed under the Stars 
 and Stripes On the flag-staff of the City 
 (ioverniiient building, during Fourth of 
 .July, and that it be preserved as a 
 trophy and placed with the other col- 
 lections relating to Secession, in the 
 City library. 
 
 Operations Before Richmond. 
 
 The corre?iiondent of the New York 
 Express, with tlie "advance lines of the 
 army of tlie Potomac," writes on June 
 14th, as follows : — 
 
 " Last night wc lieard the Rebel drums 
 lieating ' tattoo,' and thus concluded 
 that the distance between the two ad- 
 vance lines could not lie very great. 
 Our men are now resting on their arms, 
 as the enemy are moving immense 
 masses of troops from tlie center toward 
 our left. This movement became liuown 
 to McClellan almost as soon as it was 
 made, and in a moment frowning batter- 
 ies, with whole acres of steel, rose about 
 the Union works. Would that I were 
 privileged to describe those works ; for 
 never liave soldiers earned more credit 
 than ours in their construction. Wieii 
 the Rebels see t)iein,they can not indulge 
 in the illusive hope of catching Kearney 
 as they caught Casey. 
 
 "Tlie left is now thought to be in 
 good order, and suflicientlj' strong to 
 hold its position. In fact, that is the 
 only order : ' liold your position at all 
 hazards." As to numbers we must keep 
 silent, Imt they are sutiicient, at least, 
 to trouble the Rebels for a time. I 
 can not say, as many \\ riters do, ' Look 
 out for an iiumediate advance,' Ijecause 
 I see no evidence of it, or rather see no 
 evidence of an advance on Richmond." 
 
 According to a correspondent, tlie 
 Federal lines in front of Richmond form 
 almost a complete semi-circle every- 
 where — some live miles distant from 
 Richmond, extending from north north- 
 west to south. Ten miles is the extent 
 of the Federal front, and along this 
 whole line are pickets and cannon be- 
 fore and camps behind. 
 
 The President. 
 
 On Monday moiniug, altera call with 
 Senator Cl.ark ujion Secretary .Stanton, 
 who showed us the military dis)iatches 
 from our generals whose glad tidings 
 are now ringing through the country, we 
 proceeded to the President's mansion, 
 and were so fortunate as to lind I hi' 
 President at home and not s]ii'cially cn- 
 gagi'd. He was in high good humor, a'-^ 
 a result of the glad intelligence of our 
 military succi'ss, for which no man has 
 labfireii more elliciently in cabinet or 
 in council than himsidf. lie told two 
 or three ca|)ital stories. Sjieakiug of 
 tliose good people who wish freeclom 
 
 and intelligence to spread through the 
 benighted .South, but deplore war as an 
 instrument, and groan over the din and 
 clash of arms, and are appalled liy the 
 thunder of the cannon ami the crash of 
 battle, he said it reminded him of a 
 prayer by a very polite and gentle min- 
 ister of somewhat sensitive and timid 
 nerves during a terrific thunder storm at 
 niglit. The good man was delighted 
 with the occasional flashes of light but 
 shocked by the tumult made by the ar- 
 tillery of lieaven. " t» Loril," prayed 
 our wortlij' divine, " if it is ))erfeetly 
 convenient, give us a little more light 
 without (juite so much noise about it." 
 Said the President, " The Lord do n't 
 answer such prayers, the air vv ill not be 
 pacified without the storm, and the 
 iiglitning won't come witliout the thun- 
 tler." 1 told Mr. Lincoln how much my 
 soldier boys thought of him since his 
 visit among us, and the sick ■nhoin I 
 visited in the hospitals and whom he too 
 had visited at the fortress. " They 
 would have sent their love to LTncle 
 Abe," I said, " had they known I was 
 going to see you. Tliey all call you 
 ' L'ncle Alie,' the best proof of their re- 
 gard." "They don't love me more 
 than 1 do them," he answered. " Be 
 sure and give my best love to them, and 
 tell them I won't forget them." 
 
 After this interview, which h;id lieen 
 prolonged by the President's desire to 
 make every minute inquiry about the 
 condition of the army, and also of the 
 hospitals, I left him, feeling more than 
 ever that he is our Providential man, the 
 man of kindly heart, genial spirit, and a 
 patriotic mind, full of wise plans for his 
 country's service. He has firmness, too, 
 equal to the exigency, and will advance 
 the interests of freedom as fast, not as 
 impatient spirits may desire, but as fast 
 as can be done wisely, and so as to se- 
 cure the necessary supjiort of the nation, 
 so that no reaction may come after- 
 ward. 
 
 The Rebel Atrocity at Fort Charles. 
 
 In the accounts given of the attack on 
 Fort Charles, White river. Ark., it will 
 he recollected that, after the Iioiler of 
 the steamer Mound City had been burst 
 Ijy a cannon shot, ami several of those 
 on board had jumped into the water, 
 Colonel Fry, who commanded the Rebel 
 troops in the fort, ordered his men to 
 fire on those who were swimming for 
 their lives. Colonel Fitch, of the tfnion 
 army, who captured the fort by making 
 an attack on the land side, a .St. Louis 
 pajii'r says, was so exasperated at the 
 murderous fire that hail been poured 
 upon the scalded men who were strug- 
 gling in the water, that when he came 
 on board the Conestoga, where Colonel 
 Fry was a prisoner, he reproached him 
 bitterly for his inhmnan conduct in 
 giving the order, and asked him to com- 
 )iare his own conduct with our course 
 toward them only ten days before at 
 Memphis, when all of the small boats 
 belonging to thi' nearest of our gun-boats 
 were sent out to help save the drowning 
 crew of their gun-boat General Love.ll. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 131 
 
 lie told liiin that being a prisoner was 
 now his protection, l)iit if justice were 
 ilone liiiii he would lie hanging to the 
 nearest tree before night. Fry at first 
 denied that lie had given the order, but 
 on being confronted with some of his 
 men, who persisted in sajing that he 
 had given the order, he became silent. 
 
 The Massachusetts First. 
 
 The following is the report of Colonel 
 ( 'owdin, of the Alassachusetts First, of 
 the fight of June 2.5th : — 
 
 llEAD-QUAUTEKS, FIRST REG. MASS. VOLS, j 
 
 Camp at Fair Oaks, Va., June 26. ) 
 William Schouler, Ailjutant-general of Mas- 
 sachusetts : 
 
 General, — In accordance witli orders 
 from tlic brigadier-general commanding the 
 First brigade, I left my camp at Fair Oaks 
 yesterday morning, and proceeded with my 
 command to the front into the fallen timber, 
 where I deployed the regiment as skirmish- 
 ers, throwing out advanced pickets in front 
 of my line, anil supported b\' the remainder 
 uf tlic brigade, advanceil tor the purpose of 
 driving in tlie cnemy'spickets .and advancing 
 our line of main pickets through a swamp 
 into an open lield, a distance of about three- 
 quarters of a mile. 
 
 After advancing about one-third of the dis- 
 tance, our advanced pickets became engaged 
 and drove the enemy's pickets back on their 
 reserve, w-here they made a determined 
 stand. 1 now sent for support, as liad been 
 lircviously agreed, and was pi'omptly joined 
 by tlie s*econd New Hampshire regiment, 
 tlian whicli a more reliable one can not be 
 found in tlie service. Our right at this time 
 rested in the direction of tin* Kichmond and 
 Williamsburg turnpike, and our left towani 
 general Kearney's division. 
 
 Moving forward my regiment, we became 
 (Migaged with the enemy's reserve picket in 
 considerable force, and drove them back step 
 by step. At tliis time we met with a severe 
 loss by the wounding of Second Ijieutenant 
 .Joseph H. Dalton, immediately followed by 
 that of Captains Wild, Carruth, and Chamber- 
 land, and Second Lieutenants Thomas and 
 I'arkinson, who were carried to the rear, be- 
 sides quite a number of non-commissioned 
 offlcers, leaving two companies under the 
 command of corporals. 
 
 After a brisk encounter of about an hour T 
 ordered my whole line to move forward; 
 which they did with .a shout, the enemy giv- 
 ing way before us, bearing with them most t)f 
 their killed and wounded. We drove them 
 through the oi)en fields .and swamp, wading 
 in many places nearly to our waists in mud 
 and water, aiul estabfishing our line of pick- 
 ets as ijreviously indicated by the command- 
 ing general, but not without quite a serious 
 loss. 
 
 Tlie officers and men under my command 
 deserve the highest praise for their attention 
 to and prompt obedience of orders. 
 
 I have the honor to remain. 
 
 Very respectfully vonr obedient servant, 
 HOBEUT COWDIN, 
 Colonel commanding First Regt. Massachu- 
 
 setts Volunteers. 
 
 A letter in the Transcript, written since 
 the last battle on James river, states that 
 the regiment has been reduced to about 
 one hundred and seventy-live men. 
 
 Major Chandler is missing, Colonel 
 Cowdin is sick, and Captain Baldwin is 
 acting in coiumand. Co. A has about 
 fourteen men. 
 
 Major Chandler was last seen as Hook- 
 er's division was makino' the celebrated 
 charge which it is believed saved our 
 army. 
 
 Steamer Vanderbilt, June 29, 1862. 
 It is Sunday morning, and we are float- 
 ing calmly down the river toward For- 
 tress Monroe on this splendid steamer. 
 
 This is a hospital sliip, under the special 
 charge of Dr. F. C. (ireeiie, of Xortli- 
 ampton, assisted by Doctors Hill, Cham- 
 berlain, Lee, Eastman, Price, and Gootl- 
 ell. There are about one Imudred and 
 seventy-live sick soldiers on board, who 
 receive the best of care. Two died last 
 night; two more will inevitably to-day. 
 The Catholic Sisters of Mercy are here, 
 and faithful to their duty. As we go 
 sailing on, the fact that this is the 
 Sabbath is not forgotten. Religious 
 services have been held in various 
 parts of the ship, both last evening and 
 this morning, so that all the sick on 
 their beds of pain, and all those who at- 
 tend upon them may be reached by the 
 counsels and ccmsolations of religion. 
 Services have been held by Rev. Mr. 
 Whittaker, chaplain of the Eleventli 
 Pennsjdvania cavalry. Rev. Professor 
 Little,' of Pluladelphfa, Kev. Mr. Fuller, 
 chaplain of tlie Sixteenth Massachusetts 
 i-egiraent, and by an Episcopal clergy- 
 man, so that one could choose the ser- 
 vice he would hear, and his own accus- 
 tomed form of religious teachings, al- 
 most as well as in our own villages or 
 cities. I have before spoken of the hos- 
 pitality, and the kindness and devotion 
 to their duty, and the excellent physi- 
 cians of this army hospital, now afloat 
 on these waters. I can only rejieat the 
 well-deserved commendation I uttered 
 then. May their country ajipreeiate 
 and God reward their care of the sick 
 and wounded, and dying, in this hour of 
 our nation's peril. 
 
 Response to the President's Call. 
 
 The general response of the loj'al coun- 
 try to the President's call for more 
 troops, so far as it is reflected in the 
 press, is all that could be wished. Even 
 tho.se papers which have been least in 
 sympathy with the past jiolitical tone of 
 file administration, are hearty and em- 
 l)hatic in their approval of this measure. 
 The New \'ork Jmtrnal of C(wimerce 
 says : — 
 
 " In no other country in the world 
 could such an army be called into exist- 
 ence by a mere stroke of the pen. Yet 
 here we know that twice and thrice that 
 number arc impatient to aid in putting 
 down the Kebellion, and the mighty 
 force will noiselessly appear, almost as 
 if liy enchantment. This recommend.i- 
 tion of the goveinors is based ujion the 
 desire they have — speaking for the peo- 
 ple they rei)resent — to see the end of 
 the struggle which now hampers our na- 
 tional progress. The suggestion thej' 
 make is, of course, not a novel idea to 
 the President ; but the maner in which 
 it is made can but show him, in a way to 
 signally cheer his s(ml, how surely he 
 can rely on the country, at the head of 
 whose affairs he is ])laced. The iirompt- 
 uess of our Chief Magistrate in making 
 this call, and the quiet confideiice it 
 evinces in the patriotism of the people, 
 will also cause the countenances of all 
 to brighten as they see theda wn coming 
 steadih' on." 
 
 The IJoston Post says : — 
 
 "The loyal people will heartily, uu- 
 conditionally, respond to the new call of 
 the I'resident, and make a new rally 
 around the standard of the law. Weil 
 may the governors say that the object is 
 to preserve for the civilized world this 
 great and good government. 
 
 •'It is for each state — Jlassachusetts 
 and Rhode Island will not be behind the 
 other states — to respond with jirompt- 
 ness which the same trial hour demands. 
 Let the ranks be tilled. Let the citizen 
 soldier again rally round the Flag of the 
 Fathers. The trial may be severe, but 
 the end will be glorious; the authority 
 of the constitution will be recognized, 
 and the world will see the Unioii, as it 
 was — a proud exhibition of the capacity 
 of man for self-government." 
 
 \Vq regret to record a solitary excep- 
 tion to this noble spirit. The Boston 
 Courier connnents upon the letter of the 
 governors and the President's call in 
 terms which must have a dispiriting and 
 injurious ett'ect uiion all who are artccted 
 by its counsels. It thinks that this is 
 not the way to preserve the government, 
 l)ut rather the reverse. It adds : — 
 
 " What we need to bring about, 
 therefore, in order to ett'ect the restora- 
 tion in (|uestion, is the voluntary, not 
 the comimlsory obedience of the citizens 
 in the several parts of the country. 
 'I'he idea of holding, by armed occupa- 
 tion, the numerous cities and military 
 ))ositions captured bj' our armies for an 
 indeflnite period, is one calculated to 
 lead to much retlection. The immediate 
 consequences to the country at large 
 would be an enormous expenditure of 
 life and treasure — the tiu;il advantage 
 at least doubtful. But while we shall 
 trust that every man who is needed will 
 be found ready, we shall also trust that, 
 through other means, the necessity it- 
 self will pass away." 
 
 What does this kind of talk mean at 
 an hour like this':' 
 
 Tie Presiient at West Point ! 
 
 FIVE HOURS' CONSULTATION 
 ■WITH GENERAL SCOTT 
 
 INCIDENTS OF TIIM JOURNEY. 
 .Speech of the President at Jersey City. 
 
 The New York Express has a lengthy 
 narrative of President Lincoln's visit to 
 West Point, from which we condense the 
 following particulars. The reader will, 
 of course, exerci.se his own judgment 
 about btdieving the guesses of the re- 
 porter relative to the President's ])lans : 
 
 "At 3 A. M., on Tuesday, the train 
 reached Garrison's, and a few minutes 
 after. President Lincoln came on board 
 the ferry-boat. lie looked somewhat 
 anxious and care-worn, but on seeing 
 General Scott, his face was lit up with a 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 smile of gladuess, and seizing his hand 
 he grasped it eagerly, sa\iug : ' General 
 I "ni glad to see you looking so well ; I 
 have come to see you.' The two then 
 retired to the cabin, where they were 
 engaged in earnest conversation till they 
 arrived at the point, where a carriage 
 was in waiting to carry them toCozzens' 
 hotel. The President "imuiediately went 
 to bed, but arose about 7 o'clock, and 
 took breakfast. Directly after break- 
 fast the President and General Scott re- 
 tired to a private parlor, where, with 
 maps and charts, and locked doors, and 
 ;i waiter on the outside to prevent in- 
 trusion, tliev were in earnest conver- 
 sation for live hours. The full purport 
 of that consultation is not known. Suf- 
 ficient information was, however, 
 gleaned as to the motive which brought 
 the President to the general. He con- 
 sulted with him as to the present state 
 of the campaign, and the best policy to 
 bring the war to a speedy end. The 
 advice of (ieneral Scott was sought and 
 obtained as to the necessity for imme- 
 diate reorganization of the army, and 
 what changes would be necessary in 
 the several military departments. 
 
 "The President arose about 7 o'clock 
 this morning and took breakfast with 
 General Scott and Jlr. Sloan. About 
 8 o'clock an open barouche drove up to 
 the hotel, and in it Mr. Lincoln, Gen- 
 eral Scott, Jlr. Sloan, and William, pro- 
 ceeded to the ferry-boat. 
 
 •'The train, which consisted of a loco- 
 motive and one handsomely furnished 
 ladies' car, then left (iarrison's at 9 
 o'clock. Prior to starting the morning 
 papers were purchased for Mr. Lincoln, 
 and an elderly lady threw in a freshly 
 plucked boucpiet of 'Sweet VVilliams.' 
 The liou(|ui-t was caught by Mr. Sloan, 
 who handed it to the Presiiient, who, on 
 receiving it, remarked 'There is an 
 abundance if not variety.' Mr. Sloan 
 observed that it was an offering of the 
 heart, to which Mr. Lincoln replied, 'I 
 know it, and accept it as such.' 
 
 "As the train passed the stations a con- 
 jecture was made as to the object of the 
 train, and cheers wer<' given at almost 
 everv point of the road. 
 
 "After reading the jjapers Mr. Lincoln 
 engaged in earnest conversation with 
 General Scott. This consultation led to 
 a slight change in the ju-ogrannne, and 
 it was settled that General Scott should 
 return to West Point to-night and there 
 await the missive which will probably 
 soon sununon him lo \Vashiugtoii. 
 AVhen the train reached Tarrylown an 
 immense eoiu'ourse was assembled, who 
 cheered lustily for President Lincoln 
 and General Scott, to which the 
 ' cheerees' responded, l)Owing. The 
 train was carefully run, scarcely any 
 fear being felt, though the run was 
 made from Tarrylown in twenty 
 minutes. 
 
 •' When ne.ariug tln' dejiot General Scott 
 was asked his opinion of Mr. Lincoln. 
 'Sir,' said the old hero to the (pierist, 
 addressing him with em|)hasis, 'he is 
 
 an honest, upright man, very consci- 
 entious, and tries to do right with all 
 parties; that's what I believe, and I 
 hope you are satisfied." 
 
 "Arrival at Jersey City— The President 
 Makes a S[>eefh. 
 
 " The party arrived at Jersey City at 
 n :08. The time of the anticipated ar- 
 rival of the I'resident was known to but 
 very few persons in Jersey City, so that 
 no unusually large crowd awaited his 
 coming. About one hundred persons 
 were on hand at the depot, however, in- 
 cluding about a dozen ladies. 
 
 ''President Lincoln got upon the train 
 at the rear platform of the back car, and 
 when he reached this elevation he was 
 cheered enthusiastically. He acknowl- 
 edged the favor with a bow to the ex- 
 cited crowd, who rene\\ed the cheers 
 and called for a ' speech.' The Presi- 
 dent smiled at these demands, and shook 
 his head discouragingly; but the crowd 
 persevered in the call" so strongly that 
 the President removed his hat as a pre- 
 paratory act toward granting their de- 
 sire. This movement (dated the spec- 
 tators to the highest degree. They 
 showed their appreciation of it by a 
 round of cheers, and then quieted down 
 to hear the ' speech.' 
 
 " The President spoke substantially as 
 follows : — 
 
 " ' When birds and animals are looked 
 at through a fog, they are seen to disad- 
 vantage, and so it might be with you if 
 I were to attempt to tell you why I went 
 to see General Scott. I can only say 
 that my visit to West Point did not have 
 the importance which has been attached 
 to it; but it concerned matters that you 
 understand qiute as well as if 1 were to 
 tell you all about them. \ow, I can 
 only remark that it had nothing what- 
 ever to do with making or unmaking 
 any general in the country. [Laughter 
 and applause] 'L'he Secretary of War, 
 you know, holds a pretty tight rein to 
 the Press, so that they shall not tell 
 more than they ought to; and I am 
 afraid that if I blab too umch, he might 
 draw a tight rein on me.' [Roars of 
 laughter and loud applause, during 
 which the President retired within the 
 car.] 
 
 "The train slowly moved offa moment 
 afterward, in charge of Mr. Woodruff, 
 who stood upon the front platform of 
 the back car and called for ' three cheers 
 for the Presiiient, of the United States.' 
 The call was vigorously responded to, 
 and the compliment was acknowledged 
 by the Pri'sideut, by standing up and 
 removing his hat. By this time the 
 train was rapidly moving away, and the 
 crowd dispersed." — [Boston Journal, 
 June 26, 1862. 
 
 base of operations by a flanlc moveincnt — al- 
 ways regarded as the most liazartlous of mili- 
 tary expedients. 
 
 You have saved all your material, all your 
 trains, and all your f^uns, except a few lost in 
 battle, taking in return guns and colors from 
 the enemj-. 
 
 Upon your m.arch you have been assailed 
 day after ilay with desper.ate fuiy by men of 
 the same race and nation, skillfully massed 
 and h.Mt Under every disadvantage of num- 
 ber, and necessarily of position also, you have 
 in every conflict beaten back your foes with 
 enormous slaughter. 
 
 Your conduct places you among the cele- 
 brated armies of liistory. No one will now 
 question that each of you luay always with 
 pride say, "I belonged to the army of the 
 Potouiae." You have reached the new base 
 conijiletc in organization and unimpaired in 
 spirit. The enemy may at any time attack 
 you — we are prepared to meet thtau. I have 
 personally established your lines; let them 
 come, and we will convert their repulse into a 
 final defeat. 
 
 Your governmentis strengthening you with 
 the resources of a great people. 
 
 On this oiti- nation's I'irthihn/, n'f decinrf to our 
 fiirs who lire Jii'lnls ir;/iiinst the brst interest of 
 'mankinil, that this iirnitj shiiit enter the enpital of 
 the so-ettlted Confcttf nicij ; that our ndtioval con- 
 stitntion shall p'reraii tinil that the Vmon, which 
 c«(i atone ensure internal peace and external 
 secnrity to each state, must and shall be pre- 
 served, cost ivhut it may in. timet treasure, and 
 blood. 
 
 [Signed] GEORGE B. McCLEl^LAN. 
 
 A Parody. 
 
 .Icir. Davis! .Jeff. Davis! beware of the day 
 
 When McClelhvn shall meet thee in battle ar- 
 ray! 
 
 For a field of the dead rushes red on my 
 sight. 
 
 And the clans of the Traitor are scattereil in 
 flight! 
 
 \Yc rally and charge for our Union and laws, 
 
 Woe! w'oe to the dastard who would injure 
 our cause ! 
 
 Prouil Beauregard comes with a toss of dis- 
 dain 
 
 'Gainst our hosts of brave Y'ankees o'er val- 
 ley and plain. 
 
 But hark ! thro' the fast flashing lightnings of 
 
 war. 
 What steed is this, flying so frantic and far? 
 'T is I hincO base Traitor! whose hordes shall 
 
 await 
 In vain tor thy coming — unheeding thy fate! 
 Weep, miscreants, weep! for thy leader's laid 
 
 low! 
 Ay, weep! but thv tears can not number thy 
 
 foe. 
 Yet a merciful sword o'er thy country shall 
 
 wave. 
 And thy people shall shout for Columbia the 
 
 brave. 
 Lowni,!,, June, 186-3. i- 
 
 General McClellan's Address to His 
 Soldiers. 
 
 IlBAD-QUAItTEHS of .\KMV OK TOTOMAC, 1 
 
 Camp near llarri-son's Landing, [ 
 
 .luly I, ma. ) 
 
 .Soldiers Of the Army of the Potomac: 
 
 Your achievements of the last ten days 
 have illuminated llur valor :in<l en<lurancc of 
 the American soldii'r. Altacked by superior 
 forces, and withiiut the hoi)e of reinforce- 
 ments, you have succeeded in changing ycmr 
 
 Speech by Commodore Foote — Let- 
 ter from Commodore Gregory. 
 
 A glorious and enthusiastic meeting to 
 promote the raising of troops was held 
 at the Music ball in New Haven, on 
 Tuesday evening. Commodore Foote, 
 who presided on the occasion, came hob- 
 bling into the hall on his crutches, and 
 for several minutes a scene of the wildest 
 applause followed, almost the whole 
 audience rising and greeting him with 
 tremendous and long-contiiuie<l cheers. 
 The Palladium gives the following 
 sketch of his remarks, in which he intro- 
 duced a spirited letter from Commodore 
 Gi'cgory : — 
 
 "('omraodore Foote addr<'ssed the 
 audience, complimenting the ladies who 
 were present, ho])ing that every true 
 woman would throw her iuflucitce in 
 favor of the country, for he had found 
 
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 133 
 
 that the influence of the ladies was all 
 potent. He thanked the people for the 
 honor they had conferred upon him, hut 
 in attempting to speak to them he found 
 himself outside his vocation. 
 
 " His business had always been action, 
 action, actios! and not speaking. 
 [Great applause.] He spoke highly of 
 the brave men who are fighting our 
 battles, and paid a high compliment to 
 the governors of Connecticut, Rhode 
 Island, and Indiana for the energetic part 
 they had taken in this war. [Cheers.] 
 
 " He did not know but some expected 
 him to make some statement of his 
 agency in the aftairs on the waters of 
 the West, but he nor his audience had 
 not come together for any such purpose, 
 but rather to confer on what can be 
 done to assist in raising troops to defend 
 the national banner, from which he 
 hoped not a single star would ever be 
 obliterated. [Applause.] He paid a 
 deserved tribute to Secretary Welles, 
 under whose able administration of the 
 Navy department we have seen our 
 naval power so wonderfully developed. 
 He now feared no foreign intervention. 
 [Tremendous applause.] Our dis- 
 tinguished Commodore Gregory is now 
 superintending the construction of such 
 a number of Monitors as will give the 
 English and French a suggestive ad- 
 monition if they dare to meddle in our 
 domestic aftairs. [Great cheering.] 
 
 " Above all he trusted in GOD and be- 
 lieved that He would deliver the nation 
 from this trial. He then read the fol- 
 lowing note from Commodore Gregory, 
 who was expected to have been present, 
 but was suddenly ordered away on 
 duty : — 
 
 July S, 186-2. 
 
 Excuse me to my patriotic friends, as I aui 
 obliged to go. Tell them that I am just now 
 making up some pills ( Mimllors), especially 
 intended as a preventive, or cure, for one of 
 .John Hull's (cheers) chronic diseases — hos- 
 tility to Itepubhcan institutions. The " old 
 gentleman" may find them too big to swal- 
 low, and too hard to bite. His cure will be 
 certain if he ever takes them. I shall sustain 
 the government, right or wrong, in crushing 
 this Rebellion. My keel was laid on Union 
 blocks, and \\\y course will be true to the l^n- 
 ion always. GREGORY. 
 
 " Commodore Foote then paid a high 
 compliment to Generals McClellan and 
 Halleek, for generalship." 
 
 "List of the KUled." 
 
 Mothers who sit in dumb terror and dread. 
 
 Holding that terrible list. 
 Fearing to look lest you see 'raid the dead 
 
 The name of the boy you have kissed — 
 
 Kissed e'en as those who in anguish and pain, 
 
 Kiss precious faces of clay. 
 E'en as you would had you shudderingly laid 
 
 That dear one in grave robes away — 
 
 I pity you, sitting with faces so white. 
 
 Striving to parry the blow ; 
 I know how that niime will torture the sight. 
 
 Can fathom the depth of your woe. 
 
 By the pang th,at rent my desolate heart. 
 By the crushing weight of despair, 
 
 I know how you too will shudder and start, 
 Reading that dear loved name there. 
 
 I know you '11 hush that passionate cry. 
 
 Thinking ot him as he lies, 
 AVith beautiful face upturned to the sky, 
 
 Death veiling the glorious eyes. 
 
 " Fighting he fell ! " Does a feeling of prido 
 
 Lighten vour griefs as you think 
 How brave was the boy that went from your 
 side. 
 
 How he would not falter or shrink? 
 
 The mother's love triumphs. Men call women 
 weak — 
 
 Ah, well, perhaps it is so ! 
 I know there are tears e'en now on my cheek 
 
 For the boy that's lying so low. 
 
 I know that I start at each step on the stair, 
 With wistful glance turn toward tlie door, 
 
 Thinking, perchance, that my darling is 
 there — 
 Peace, heart; he can come nevermore! 
 
 But still there's a thought that softens my 
 woe — 
 
 .\bove there 's a glorious list ; 
 And one day I '11 hear with rapturous glow 
 
 The name of the bov I have kissed. 
 
 The Success of the War. 
 How much has been achieved during 
 the past year of war caused by this un- 
 holy and needless rebellion? Is this the 
 darkest day ot the Republic':' What are 
 the prospects for the future ':' 
 
 We have nineteen free and fifteen 
 slave states. In no one of the former 
 has the foot of a Rebel soldier pressed 
 the soil, save either as a spy or as a 
 prisoner. In four of the latter, viz: 
 Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Mis- 
 souri, no Rebel flag flies to-day, save 
 that borne by guerilla parties, shunning 
 the light of day and fleeing before regu- 
 lar forces. lu Tennessee, also, that flag 
 has substantially disappeared. 
 
 In each of the remaining ten of the 
 thirty-four states we have not only our 
 flag and a foothold, but an army, vic- 
 torious almost everywhere. The spot of 
 every great battle we have lost is now 
 held by our forces. Bull Run, Ball's 
 Bluff', Springfield, Lexington, and the 
 Shenandoah v.alley comprise the list of 
 our great casualties. And the Union 
 flag floats over them all to-day. 
 
 The Rebels have never captured a sol- 
 itary city or town of ours. We have 
 captured some fifty or sixty of theirs, 
 of considerable size and note, and with 
 a single exception now hold them all. 
 
 Since the bombardment of Fort Sinn- 
 ter the traitors have never bombarded 
 and captured a single fort of ours. We 
 have recaptured all, save five only, that 
 treachery had temporarily granted them. 
 There is nothing worthy the name of a 
 city left imcaptured by our forces, save 
 four only: Richmond, Charleston, Mo- 
 bile, and Savannah. 
 
 On the water our success is more uni- 
 versal even than on land. On every nav- 
 igable stream throughout the entire Con- 
 federacy there is nothing left afloat that 
 openly bears the Rebel flag. Even the 
 " Father of Waters " has this last week 
 
 been thoroughly cleared for commerce 
 and navigation. 
 
 On the ocean, also, there is nothing 
 left with any pretense of power for 
 harm, except the 6'innJer only, barricaded 
 across the Atlantic by the Tuscarora and 
 other steamers. 
 
 The result, then, is only a question of 
 a few weeks, or, perhaps, even a few 
 days. Any man of intelligence, looking 
 at this subject in its broad aspect, nuist 
 see that our final victory is sure and 
 close at hand. 
 
 Xothiug can be more indicative of the 
 unnoticed general belief in our final tri- 
 umph than the great progress of confi- 
 dence in the government evinced by the 
 position of our public securities. A j'ear 
 and a half ago we Iiad just been borrow- 
 ing money at twelve per cent., and found 
 it difficult to obtain enough at that rate 
 to pay the interest on the public debt. 
 Our six per cent, securities fell as low 
 as eighty-two per cent. They have ad- 
 vanced nineteen i)er cent, in time of war. 
 The world may be challenged to show 
 its parallel. So much for relying on the 
 people. 
 
 The Delusions of One Tear Ago. 
 
 As a specimen of the absurd calcula- 
 tions upon which the Secessionists one 
 year ago initiated the present deplorable 
 war, we republish the following article 
 from the Mobile Evening Xews of that 
 period, copied from that paper into the 
 Columbia ( .S. C. ) Guardian. No com- 
 ment is necessary : — 
 
 "There are now, as nearly as can be 
 estimateii, upward of one hundred thou- 
 sand organized and armed men in the 
 seven Confederate States, under orders 
 or anxiously awaiting them to spring to 
 the post of danger at the word of Jeffer- 
 son Davis. Within eight or ten days' 
 time at the furthest he cau concentrate 
 sixty thousand of these men, — the best 
 soldiers in the world, — at any point on 
 the northern border, and hurl this splen- 
 did armv like an avalanche upon the foe. 
 If the battle-ground be in Virginia or 
 Marvlaud, as it probably will, the grand 
 army of the Conted(>racy will be doubled 
 or trebled by the rallying hosts of those 
 states. Wehave reason to believe that 
 hundreds of companies are now on the 
 move, or will be within twenty-four 
 hours, all bound somewhere. Such is 
 our immediate war-power. 
 
 "Should we move on Washington, 
 does the enemy expect to hold it against 
 us? To holdit against an army of a 
 hundred thousand men and a hostile 
 local population? Large as the tele- 
 graphic reports from the land of the 
 enemy read, it will be at least a month 
 before Lincoln can muster into service, 
 and concentrate into an army, a hundred 
 thousand men. We are re.'id'y ; he is not. 
 Our people, naturally so inclined, have 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 been making soldier-; of themselves for 
 months. His people have been doing 
 nothing of the sort, and are not naturally 
 so inehned. Our ordinances of seces- 
 sion were really the notes of our war- 
 like prei)aration. Their first note of 
 preparation was the cannonade of 
 Charleston. We have had three months 
 the start of them, and are ready — they 
 are not. 
 
 " Months ago the minds of our people 
 had settled resolvedly to meet an issue. 
 Xow the people of the North are in all 
 the wild panic and contusion of war"s 
 first alarms. We confront them, a cool, 
 collected foe, that will never give them 
 time to recover from their surprise. We 
 are ready for action — they are getting 
 ready to prepare to act. They may raise 
 plenty of men — men who prefer enlist- 
 ing to starvation, scurvy ; fellows from 
 the back slums of cities, wlioui Falstatf 
 would not have marched through Coven- 
 try with : but these recruits are not sol- 
 diers, least of all the soldiers to meet 
 the hot-blooded, thoroughbred, impetu- 
 ous men of the South. Trencher sol- 
 diers, who enlisted to make war on their 
 rations, not on men, they are fellows 
 who do not know the breech of a mus- 
 ket from its imizzle, and had rather filch 
 a handken-hief than fight an enemy in 
 manly, open combat. ' These are ' the 
 levied ' forces " whom Lincoln suddenly 
 arrays as candidates for the honor of 
 being slaughtered by gentlemen, such as 
 Mobile sent to battle yesterday. Let 
 them come South, and we will put our 
 Negroes to the dirty work of killing 
 them. But they will not come South. 
 Not a wretch of them will live on this 
 side of the border longer than it will 
 take us to reach the ground and drive 
 them over. 
 
 " Mobile is sending forth to wage this 
 war of independence the noblest and 
 bravest of her sons. It is expensive, 
 extravagant, to put such material 
 against the riff"-raft'of mercenaries whom 
 the aholition power has called out to 
 war upon us. We could almost hope 
 that a better class of men would fall in- 
 to the Northern ranks, that our g(Mitle- 
 uien might find foemen worthy of their 
 steel, whom it would be more difficult 
 to eon(|uer, and whose con({uering would 
 be more honoralde. For the present, 
 however, we need not expect to find any 
 foe worth fighting, with the e\-ce|ilion of 
 a few regiments, for the \ortli is Justget- 
 ting ready, and will likely be whipped 
 befori' it is ready." 
 
 From the Southern Papers. 
 
 The Knoxville Jlcgister says that two 
 vessels arrived at a Confederate i)ort on 
 Saturday, the ;i]sl, ult., with Vr.OO stand 
 of arms on board, and one more (Ui the 
 following day with arms and annnunition 
 in large (ju.-intilics. The iVd.Klnnlli' nctt-d 
 as their convoy, and is now, with a fourth 
 vessel, hovering on (he coast, waiting 
 opportunity to run the blockade. 
 
 The Iticiimond h'Kgiiirrr of the tith 
 instant has discovered that the only 
 hope of the Confederacy is to get the 
 North to understand that it is an impos- 
 
 sibility for them to conquer the South; 
 and that, even were it otherwise, the ac- 
 complishment would not be a desirable 
 one; but it confesses that this hope is a 
 baseless one unless the foreign powers 
 recognize the Confederacy; and the for- 
 eign powers have more "gumption" 
 than to compromise themselves by such 
 a foolish proceeding. 
 
 The Richmond Enquirer is very wroth 
 because of the conduct of some of the 
 Northern generals. It dishes them up 
 in this fashion : 
 
 " Hunter, in South Carolina, issued 
 his proclamation, designed to plunge 
 three states in the horrors of servile 
 war. He devoted women and children 
 to savage slaughter. Butler, in New 
 Orleans, eclipsed his compeer by an in- 
 famy unconceiveil before. Komaii heroes 
 were accorded titles to designate their 
 choicest achievement. Butler has won 
 his. To history he will go down as 
 Butler, the beast. 
 
 "Wool has now made his vow and 
 put in his claim. He has thrown a large 
 army into the undefended city of Nor- 
 folk. The transcendent hero has now 
 ]iut in his bid for infamy. He refuses to 
 allow the citizens of >forfolk to obtain 
 food from their own people. He refuses 
 to allow any thing to be imported from 
 his own side of the line. He tells them 
 that unless they take the oath of alle- 
 giance, they shall have nothing to eat 
 beyond their jjresent scanty stores. To 
 every cry of distress, to every appeal 
 for the observance of the ordinary hu- 
 manities, to every demand for the usages 
 of civilized war, this old man, with one 
 foot in the grave and the other on the 
 brink, has but one answer: 'Take the 
 oath of allegiance or starve ! ' " 
 
 The above particulars are recommended 
 to the Secession soldiery as incentives to 
 strike espei'ially hard, so that the op- 
 pressed may be delivered. 
 
 The Petersburg Expreas pokes fun at 
 the North because of the recent uprising 
 of the peojile in response to the alarm of 
 the Secretary of War, which it calls an 
 " eructative ])aroxysm " of very little ac- 
 count, for the South, it says, " has looked 
 upon it not only without "alarm, but with 
 serene emotions." 
 
 The following from the Atlanta Intel- 
 ligencer forcibly reminds us of the fable 
 of the fox and the grapes : — 
 
 "As for all Kuro))e, especially Eng- 
 land and France, we care not how long 
 they remain dupes to Yankee duplicity 
 and Vankee lies." 
 
 It will delight such of the friends of 
 Jetl'. Davis as we have here in the North 
 to know that the stock, furniture, pro- 
 visions, cattle {human and otherwise), 
 owned by him at his farm near Vicks- 
 burg, have been saved. 'J'he Vicksburg 
 Citizen of the Sth inst. says: — 
 
 " Circumstanc<'s needless to mention 
 brought to our wharf yesterday a lot of 
 stock, furniture, provisions, and contra- 
 bands. When the latter were asked 
 where they came from, th<\v replied, with 
 an air of self-importance, ' T belongs to 
 .b-ir. Davis.' 
 
 " As the Federal gun-boats will pass 
 close by Jett'. Davis' farm, it is expected 
 
 that they will not show much mercy to 
 any thing found in that neighborhood. 
 We are happy to state that Uncle Jefl'.'s 
 household goods are all in a safe place." 
 
 " Massachusetts to the Rescue." 
 
 Drafting in M:iss:ii-liu,-ctts ! 
 
 N'e'er let sucli win-tU lie heard, 
 Tliat a son of M;iss;iL-lmsc'tts 
 
 Was e'er asked to wield ii sword 
 Jn defense of Freedom's riglits 
 
 And our Union's sacred name ! 
 Xever would Massachusetts' sons 
 
 Consent to sucli a shame ! 
 
 " Massachusetts to the rescue ! " 
 
 And every heart will thrill 
 With eager, earnest etTort, 
 
 And tlie indomitable will 
 Of every Massachnsetts man 
 
 \Vi!l urge him to leave all 
 That makes home sacred and life dear 
 
 To answer such a call ! 
 
 " Massachusetts to the rescue ! " 
 
 Let such a cry be lu^ard, 
 And men will come in countless throngs 
 
 By noblest im])ulse stirr'd — 
 From counting-i-oom and work-shop, 
 
 From factory and from fleld, 
 Determined that for Liberty 
 
 All else in life they '11 yield. 
 
 " Massachusetts to the rescue ! " 
 
 Nor shall woman's voice be still, 
 For mothers, daughters, sisters, wives. 
 
 With earnest heart and will, 
 shall bid the loved ones all. Godspeed 
 
 With faith and courage strong, 
 Nor falter in their purpose, 
 
 For right shall vanquish wrong. 
 
 " New England to the rescue ! " 
 
 And such myriads shall come forth 
 To crowd our "camps and fill our ranks 
 
 As shall startle all the earth ! 
 Then, " to the rescue, Massachusetts! " 
 
 Men of New England, come ! 
 Strike for the l^nion one strong blow, 
 
 And seal -Secession's doom ! 
 LOWEI.I,, July 14. K. V. L. 
 
 - [ Lowell Courier. 
 
 Andy Johnson and the Armed Exiles 
 from East Tennessee. 
 
 The Hon. Andrew Johnson, of East 
 Tennessee, said in his speech, at Colum- 
 bus last week, referring to a visit to 
 Camp Dick Kobinson: 
 
 " The other day, when I stood in the 
 presence of two thousaud Tennesseans, 
 exiled like myself from their homes of 
 comfort and the f.amilies of their love, 
 I found that my manhood and sternness 
 of mind were all nothing, and that I was 
 only a child. There they were, my 
 fi'iends and fellow-citizens of my beloved 
 state, gathered upon the friendly soil of 
 Kentucky, from the tender stripling of 
 sixteen to the gray-haired fathers of 
 sixty, all mourning the evil that has 
 befallen our land and our homes, but all 
 seeking for arms wherewith to go back 
 and drive the iu\aders from our fields 
 ;ind hearthstones. I essayed to speak to 
 them words of counsel and encourage- 
 ment, but speech was denied me. I stood 
 before them as one who is dumb. If it 
 be true that out of the fullness of the 
 heart the mouth siieaketh, it is also true 
 that the heart may be too full for the 
 utterance of speech. And such were 
 ours — two thousand of us exiled Tennes- 
 seans, and all silent ! Silent as a city of 
 the deail ! But there was no torjior there. 
 There were the bounding heart and 
 
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 throbbing braiu ; there were the burning 
 cheek and Mie blazing eye, all more 
 eloquent than ever wer^ the utterances of 
 human speech. Each of that throng of 
 exilep, who had wandcreil among the 
 mountains and hid in tlieir caverns, who 
 had slept in the forest and squeezed 
 themselves, one by one, through the 
 pickets of the invader, each was now 
 offering comfort and pledging fidelity to 
 the other. Youth and age were band- 
 ing together in a lioly alliance that will 
 never yield till our country and our flag, 
 our government and our institutions, are 
 bathed in the sunlight of peace, and 
 consecrated by the baptism of patriotic 
 blood. 
 
 '•There were their homes, and there, 
 too, is mine — right over there. And 
 yet we were homeless, exiled ! And why? 
 Was it for crime V Had we violated any 
 law? Had we offended tlie majesty of 
 our government, or done wrong to any 
 human being? Nay. none of these. Our 
 fault, and our only fault, was loving our 
 counUy too well to permit its betrayal. 
 And for that the romorseless agents of 
 that ^ sum of all villanies,* Secession, 
 drove us from our families and firesides, 
 and made us exiles and wanderers. But 
 the time shall soon come when we wan- 
 derers xoill (JO home ! Depend upon it, my 
 friends, this monstrous iniquity can not 
 long subsist. Some bolt of Heaven's 
 righteous vengeance, * red with uncom- 
 mon wrath,' will blast the traitors in 
 their high estate. But whatever tliey 
 may do — though tliey may ravage our 
 state and make desolate our liomes, 
 though they convert the caves of our 
 mountains into sepulclii'es and turn our 
 valleys and plains into graveyards, there 
 is still one thing they can not do — they 
 never can, while God reigns, make East 
 Tennessee a land of slaves f' 
 
 Our Country's Call. 
 
 BV WILLIAM CL'LLEX BRYANT. 
 
 Lay flown tliu ax ; lliiig by the sparle ; 
 
 Leave in its track the toiling plow ; 
 The rifle and the bayonet-blade 
 
 For arms like yours were fitter now ; 
 And let the hands that ply the pen 
 
 Quit the light task, and learn to wield 
 The liorseman's crooked brand, and rein 
 
 The charger on the battle-field. 
 
 Our country calls; away! away! 
 
 To whore the blood-stream blots the green. 
 Strike to defend the gentlest sway 
 
 That time in all his course has seen. 
 See, from a thousand coverts — see! 
 
 Spring the armed foes that haunt her track ; 
 They rush to smite her down, and we 
 
 Must beat the banded traitors back. 
 
 Ho ! sturdy as the oaks ye cleave, 
 
 And moved as soon to fear and flight, 
 Men of the glade and forest! leave 
 
 Your wood-craft for the field of fight. 
 The arms that wield the ax must pour 
 
 An iron tempest on the foe; 
 His serried ranks shall reel before 
 
 The arm that lays the panther low. 
 
 And ye who breast the mountain storm 
 
 In grassy steep or highland lake, 
 Coine, for the land ye love, to form 
 
 A bulwark that no foe can break. 
 Stand, like your own gray cliff's tliat mock 
 
 The whirlwind, stand in her defense; 
 The blast as soon shall move the rock 
 
 As rushing squadrons bear ye thence. 
 
 And ye whose homes are by her grand, 
 
 Swift rivers, rising far awaj', 
 Come from the depth other green land, 
 
 As mighty in your march as they ; 
 As terrible'as when the rains 
 
 Have swelled them over bank and bourne, 
 With sudden floods to drown the plains 
 
 And sweep along the woods uptorn. 
 
 And ye who throng, beside the deep, 
 
 Her ports and hamlets of the strand, 
 In number like the waves that leap 
 
 On his long, murmuring marge of sand, 
 Come, like that deep, when o'er his biim, 
 
 He rises, all his floods to pour, 
 And flings the proudest barques that swim 
 
 A helpless wreck against his shore. 
 
 Few, few were they whose swords of old 
 
 Won the fair land in which we dwell. 
 But we are many, we who hold 
 
 The grim resolve to guard it well. 
 Strike for that broad and goodly land, 
 
 Blow after blow, till men shall sec 
 That Might and Right move hand in hand, 
 
 And glorious must their triumph be. 
 
 — [New York Ledger. 
 
 The Response. 
 
 " WE ARE COMINO, FATHER ABUA'AM." 
 
 We arc coming, Father Abraham, three hun- 
 dred thousand more, 
 
 From Mississippi's winding stream an<l from 
 New England's shore; 
 
 We leave our plows and work shops, our 
 wives and children dear, 
 
 With hearts too full for utterance, with but a 
 silent tear; 
 
 We dare not look behind u^, but steadfastly 
 before — 
 
 W'c are coming, Father Abra'am — three hun- 
 dred thousand more ! 
 
 H you look across the hill-tops that meet the 
 
 northern sky. 
 Long moving lines of rising dust your vision 
 
 may descry ; 
 And now the wind, an instant, tears the 
 
 cloudy veil aside, 
 And floats aloft our spangled flag in glory 
 
 and in pride; 
 And bayonets in the sunlight gleam, and 
 
 bands brave music pour — 
 We are coming, Father Abra'am — three huu- 
 
 dred thousand more! 
 
 If you look up all our valleys, where the 
 growing harvests shine. 
 
 You maj' see our sturdy farmer-boys fast 
 forming into line; 
 
 And children from their mothers' knees are 
 pulling at the weeds, 
 
 And learning how to reap and sow, against 
 their country's needs; 
 
 And a farewell group stands weeping at 
 every cottage door — 
 
 We are coming. Father Abra'am — three hun- 
 dred tliousand more! 
 
 Y'ou have called us, and we 're coming by 
 Richmond's bloody tide 
 
 To lay us down for Freedom's sake, our 
 brothers' bones beside ; 
 
 Or from foul Treason's savage grasp to 
 wrench the murderous blade 
 
 And in the face of foreign foes its fragments 
 to parade. 
 
 Six hundred thousand loyal men and true 
 have gone before — 
 
 We are coming, Father Abra'am — three hun- 
 dred thousand more! 
 
 The Draft. 
 
 We 've stirring times in every place 
 
 Since drafting is the go ; 
 Such sudden changes on each face 
 
 Our town did never show. 
 
 Some men with whiskers black as ink 
 Have walked our streets each day; 
 
 Good Lord! what will the ladies think? 
 They turned so soon to gray ! 
 
 Before, we thought them all so young. 
 
 So hearty, and so quick ; 
 But now their nerves are quite unstrung, 
 
 They're old, infirm, and sick! 
 
 The youngsters, too, throughout the place, 
 
 All trying to be men, 
 Have scraped the hair from off their face — 
 
 Are now small boys again. 
 
 The doctors, too, have many calls 
 
 They never had before, 
 To certify that bumps or falls 
 
 May lame their patients more. 
 
 Some claim their backs are very weak; 
 
 ■Some claim rheumatic pain, 
 And half-declaring when they speak 
 
 They '11 ne'er be well again. 
 
 Such a crippled, sickly set of men 
 
 Was never seen alive ; 
 And all are under eighteen years, 
 
 Or over forty-five. 
 
 And then to see the daily rush 
 
 To Canada's barren shore, 
 The whites are letting Nature gush 
 
 As the tlarkeys did of yore. 
 
 There let them mix and have a time — 
 
 The cowards and the blacks — 
 And let us pray, through coming time, 
 
 That neither will come back. 
 
 Correspondence of the Traveller. 
 
 Camp OF Massachusetts First, * 
 Harrison's LANiiisG,.July 28. j 
 
 Since iny last, supplies in the greatest 
 ubundance have been forwarded to this 
 point, and are rapidly being appropriated 
 tor the food, clothing, and equipment of the 
 various corp.-*. In a few weeks the army will 
 be as well provided with everything needful 
 to carry on war, ofi^ensive or defensive, as 
 when the peninsuUir campaign began. 
 
 It looks now as though the Rebels were 
 going to blockade James river. Large num- 
 bers of them have gone down on either side 
 below McCIellan's position, and reports con- 
 stantly reach camp of boats being fired into 
 by light artillery, and of batteries armed 
 with heavy guns being hastened forward to 
 completion. 
 
 At the same time, however, the river is 
 filled with our gun-hoats, and any battery 
 which attempts to establish a blockade will 
 be resistt'd in the most energetic manner. 
 
 Generals llalleck and Burnside have been 
 here on a visit to McClellan, staying one 
 night. It portends something, but exactly 
 what I should not be permitted to divulge it 
 I knew, and am frank to confess I do not 
 know. That something is to be done is very 
 evident. 
 
 Troops have been reviewed, batteries sup- 
 plied with horses, men, and material, and 
 drills kept up every day. And it is high time 
 something was done. Never before have the 
 Rebels displayed so much energy and ac- 
 tivity. They fully appreciate the fact that 
 now is their time to strike, or their cause is 
 ruined forever. 
 
 And those at the North who are hanging 
 back from the recruiting otfice, or using only 
 tongue and pur.se when they ought to be 
 handling sword and gun, had better believe 
 this fact and act accordingly, or Washington 
 will soon become the marble quariy Jefferson 
 Davis has threatened to make it, "Baltinu)re 
 in the possession of, and Philadelphiia threat- 
 ened by, a Secesh army one hundred thou- 
 san(i strong. 
 
 Some may smile at this, and some would, 
 until their smile changed to a shriek of 
 terror or a sob of sorrow. Well, it may be 
 God's will that the North should smile and 
 sleep until by bitter sutTering it has expiated 
 its criminal complicity with the perjured, 
 treacherous siavehohlcrs, whose accursed 
 ambition originated this cruel war, until 
 northern men and southern men who think, 
 and feel, and believe in a just God arise in 
 the might of a common impulse, and declare 
 that in all parts of the Union, now and (ov- 
 evev, thr shive sh^iU be free! To this end mat 
 ters are hastening, at any rate, and we shall 
 see how it will terminate. 
 
 In the large field just above Harrison's 
 Landing we have had some grand reviews. — 
 among others one of Heintzelman's corps, 
 comprising Hooker's and Kearney's divis- 
 ions. There were some twelve thousand 
 men in line, well dressed, well drilled, with 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 glittering wciipous, veteraus in march and 
 bearing, presenting quite a formidable ap- 
 pearanct*. Be it remembered by the country 
 that Hooker and Kearney, though in the 
 thickest of many a desperate fight, have 
 never vet been beaten. 
 
 Other men who have been beaten have 
 been promoted through the pressure of po- 
 litical influences. Now if politicans do not 
 wish to prolong this bloody war and drive 
 their best officers from the field, they had 
 better confine themselves to their legitimate 
 business and let military matters alone. 
 
 It is so easy for them and thousands of 
 other men sitting in their easy chairs at home 
 to take Richmond, on paper, steam up the 
 James river with a rush, and scatter Jeff. 
 Davis's army to the four winds of heaven. 
 Put such men in the track of a G4pouud shell, 
 or within aim of a Rebel sharp-shooter from 
 the top of a tall tree, and their fine-spun 
 theories would speedily precipitate them- 
 selves into something like common sense. 
 Rlchmontl is not to be taken in Yankee arm- 
 chairs, or over iced sherry-cobblers. 
 
 It is with sorrow we record the death of 
 another of our men, Edwin A. Derby, of Co. 
 F, who died of typhoid fever and was buried 
 in this camp on the 2'2d inst. He was a go.td 
 soldier, a quiet unassuming man, twenty 
 ei;rlit years of age, and leaves parents and 
 sisters to mourn his departure. He was 
 buried in camp with military honors, and his 
 grave has been carefully marked. 
 
 One of our own men named David L. 
 Messer, who was shot through both legs at 
 Williamsburg, has just returned to his com- 
 pany, notwithstanding his furlough extended 
 into' August, and he eoultl have staid at home 
 without blame till it was out. His heart was 
 in his work, and although still feeble, he is 
 hack in the regiment, and out to-day with 
 them on picket two miles from camp. 
 
 Let the hale and hearty skulkers at the 
 North, who shamelessly strut about the streets 
 in blue and brass while their brethren in the 
 field are bearing the heat and burden of the 
 day, take this to heart. Such men as they 
 ought to lose their commissions, and such 
 men as Messer ought to have them. 
 
 We have just been lucky enough to get hold 
 of a sutler again, a man who iu every regi- 
 ment is very mueh needed. James L. Jones, 
 of Chelsea, is acting in this capacity, and 
 thus far has given great satisfaction by his 
 moderate prices and straightforward, hon- 
 esty of dealing with the men. 
 
 It ought also to be stated that, unlike many 
 men wYio come to the war, he is not ashamed 
 out here of the Christianity which he pro- 
 fessed at home. Not an article can the well 
 soldiers have from his stores on Sunday, an<.i 
 when a nnin is sick, if he is without money, 
 Mr. J. is ready to prove himself an imitator 
 of the good Samaritan. 
 
 Hon. Frank II. Fay, mayor of Chelsea, re- 
 turns this morning to Chelsea, having stopped 
 with the regiment for nearly a fortnight, dis- 
 I)(;nsing to the sick various delicacies pro- 
 vided by the generosity of his townspeople. 
 He (nirries with him the confidence and aJfec- 
 tion of all our men. Accompanying him is a 
 young lady of Chelsea, who has been assid- 
 uou.s in her attention to sick and wounded 
 soldiers connected with various regiments 
 during the past six months, and who has 
 brcjught comfort atid content to many a 
 marred and sutTering patriot by her gentle 
 ami soothing ministrations. W. H. C. 
 
 BATTLE OF BATON ROUGE. 
 
 Destruction of the Ram ''Arkansas." 
 
 BKIG.-»EN. THOS. WILLIAMS KILLED. 
 
 We :irc ill ri'Ccipl of NfW Orloaiis and 
 Hilton Koiifje iiapris, tlic former to tlic 
 lOtli and the lallcr to the 7th inst., from 
 wliicli we take llic rollowliif; intorestinf^ 
 uccouulB of tht" battle fouglit at Baton 
 
 Rouge between our force under Gen. 
 Thomas Williams and the Rebels com- 
 manded by Gen. John ('. Breckinridge, 
 on Tuesday, the 5th of the current 
 month, and also an incidental descrip- 
 tion of the tight between the Union ram 
 Essex and the Rebel ram Arkansas 
 which resulted in the destruction of the 
 latter, after " a fair, stand-up, knock- 
 down, scratch-gravel encounter," as it is 
 described below. 
 
 Death of General Williams — Omcial 
 Aiiiiouiicement. 
 
 The following is a copy of General 
 Butler's general order, announcing the 
 death of General Williams to the Oepart- 
 ment of the Gulf : — 
 
 IlEAD-yllAliTEUS DEI'ARTMENT OF THE GULF, I 
 
 New Oiti.EANS, Aug. 7, 1SU2. ( 
 
 The C'ommanciing General iinnomiC'eH to 
 till' army of the Gulf the sad event of the 
 (U'ath of I5rig.-gen. Thomas Williams, com- 
 manding .Second brigade, in camp at Baton 
 Kouge. 
 
 The victorious achievement — the repulse 
 of the division of Major-general Breckin- 
 ridge by the troops led by General Williams, 
 and the destruction of tlie mail-clad Arkan- 
 sas^ by Captain Porter of tlie Navy— is made 
 sorrowful by the fall of our brave, gallant, 
 and successful fellow-soldier. 
 
 General Williams graduated from West 
 Boint in 1837; at once Joined the Fourth 
 artillery in Florida, where lie served with 
 distinction; was thrice breveted for gallant 
 and meritorious services in INIexico, as a 
 member of General .Scott's stall'. His life was 
 that of a soklier devoted to his country's ser- 
 vices. His country mourns iu sympathy witli 
 his wife and children, now that country's 
 care and precious charge. 
 
 We, his companions in arms, who had 
 learned to love hiin, weep the true friend, 
 the gallant gentleman, the brave soldier, the 
 accomplished officer, the pure patriot, the 
 victorious hero, and the devoted *.'hristian. 
 
 All and more went out when Willitims dieil. 
 By a singular felicity the manner of his death 
 illustrated each of these generous qualities. 
 
 The chivalric vVmerican gentleman, he gave 
 up the vantage of the cover of the houses ot 
 the city — forming his lines in the open Held 
 — lest the women and children of his enemies 
 should be hurt in the light. 
 
 A good Cieneral, he had made his dis- 
 posiliuns and prepared for battle at the break 
 of day, when lie met his foe! 
 
 A brave soldier, he received the death-shot 
 leading his men! 
 
 A patriot hero, he was figiiting the battle of 
 his country, and died as went up the cheer of 
 victory! 
 
 A Christiau, he .sleeps in the hope of the 
 lih'sseil Redeemer! 
 
 His virtues wecan not exceed— his cianiple 
 we may emulate — and mourning his death, 
 we pray, " May our last end be like his ! " 
 
 The customary tribute of mourning will be 
 worn by the ofllcei's in the department. 
 
 Bv command of 
 MA.lOli-GP^NKKAl, BrTI.KR, Commanding. 
 
 The I^ate Colonel Itoberts of the Vermont 
 Seventh. 
 
 We find in the Bella of the lOtli the 
 following tribute to the late Colonel 
 Roberts of the Vermont Seventh regi- 
 ment, wlio fell at Baton Rouge : — 
 
 "Tlie Vermont Seventh regiment of 
 ' (;reen Mountain Boys," which had just 
 returned from severe service near Vicks- 
 burg, participated in the battle at Baton 
 l{ouge. It is sufficient evidence that 
 they were at their post, discharging 
 faithfully the trust reposed in them, 
 that tlieir gallant colonel, George 
 Koberts, fell mortally wounded in the 
 thickest of the fight. He was a good 
 officer, a true patriot, and an honorable, 
 high-mindeil man. lie fir.st went into 
 
 the service as lieutenant in Co. A of the 
 First regiment (three months" men), Ver- 
 mont Volunteers. When the Seventh 
 regiment was called for he was tendered 
 the colonelcy, and in every particular 
 has proved the selection a good one ; 
 and, though dying in a glorious cause, 
 his loss will be severely felt both by his 
 regiment and his many friends in his 
 native state, where he was so well and 
 favorably known. His remains were 
 brought to this city (Xew Orleans) on 
 Friday, whence they will be sent home, 
 there to sleep the honored sleep of those 
 who die fighting for the maintenance of 
 government and law against treason and 
 traitors." 
 
 Funeral of General Williams. 
 
 The funeral of this gallant and la- 
 mented soldier took place at New Or- 
 leans on the »th instant. We quote 
 from the DMa : — 
 
 " The body was embalmed and placed 
 in an iron coffin, hermetically sealed. 
 This again was inclosed in a rich rose- 
 wood case, covered with the American 
 flag. The remains lay in state in the 
 mayor's parlor at the City hall, antl 
 were visited by the military and numer- 
 ous citizens. A little before 10 o'clock 
 Major-general Butler and statt', mounted 
 on liorseback, assembled before the City 
 hall. Among the stall' we noticed Capt. 
 R. .S. Davis, Provost-marshal French, 
 Maj. Jo.seph M. Bell, Provost-judge 
 Colonel Shaefl'er, and Colonel Turner, 
 Capt. Geo. A. Kensel, Capt. John Clark, 
 Commissary of Subsistence, Lieutenant 
 Weigel, Lieut. A. F. Puffer, Colonel 
 Thomas, and Lieutenant-colonel Brown 
 of the 8th Vermont, and Lieutenant- 
 colonel Wlielden and .Majw' Bache of 
 the Thirty-first Massachusetts regiment. 
 The navy was most fully represented. 
 Captain Morris, Cajitain Palmer, and 
 Caiitain Crosby, with some twentj' other 
 of the heroes of Forts .Jackson and St. 
 Philijj and Vicksburg; Lieutenant Bu- 
 chanan of the Neio London, and a dele- 
 g;itii>n of marine otficers, attended in 
 full uniform. 
 
 " A little after 10 o'clock the body was 
 borne from the City hall. The proces- 
 sion was led by the magnificent brass 
 band of the Thirteenth Connecticut regi- 
 ment, phiying an appropriate air; next 
 came the Thirteenth Connecticut regi- 
 ment, Colonel Birge, consisting of ten 
 companies well filled up, with colors 
 draped in mourning and arms reversed. 
 .\fterward came the Massachusetts 
 cavalry. Lieutenant Perkins command- 
 ing, .ind next Thompson's full battery, 
 with the cannoniers on horseback. Im- 
 mediately after was the coffin, borne 
 on an artillery caisson, wrapped in the 
 American flag, and attended by six 
 orderlies sitting by the side of the 
 remains. 
 
 '• Following the caisson came the 
 magnificent iron-gray charger of the 
 deceased general, attended by his 
 colored groom and led by an orderly. 
 
 " Next were some thirty carriages 
 containing prominent citizens — then, 
 officers of the navy, and lastly, mem- 
 bers of the general staff and JLajor- 
 
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 137 
 
 general Butler, as chief mourners. The 
 general and statT officers wore badges 
 of mourning and carried their arms 
 reversed. 
 
 " An immense crowd of citizens as- 
 sembled in front of the City liall, and 
 all along the line of the procession 
 the galleries were lined with numerous 
 spectators. 
 
 "Arrived in front of Christ chureli, 
 the procession halted, and the body 
 was borne in front of the altar, where 
 the ministering chaplain read the 
 solemn services for the dead. 
 
 "The ceren)onies being concluded, the 
 procession again took up the line of 
 march, and tlie remains were contiucted 
 to the Steamer North Star, for the pur- 
 pose of being borne to the home of the 
 deceased general, in the far-oft' Xorth." 
 — [Boston Journal, Aug. 19, 1862. 
 
 Captain Kelty of the Thirtieth. 
 
 Our correspondent "Burnie," who 
 was for several weeks with this brave 
 officer during the winter, writes to us 
 that — 
 
 " He was beloved and honored by all 
 with whom he came in contact. \Vith 
 those immediately under his connnand 
 his popularity amounted to enthusiasm ; 
 by his superiors in rank he was held in 
 high esteem and assigned posts of honor. 
 Young, daring, singularly agile and 
 athletic, patriotic aiid brave, he pos- 
 sessed all the qualities requisite for a 
 good soldier, and secured in an unusual 
 degree admiration and esteem. While 
 witli him for several weeks on board the 
 transport Constitution, I learned to love 
 and respect him, and often did Colonel 
 Shepley (now military governor of 
 Louisiana, and then commamling the 
 troops on tliat splendid ship), and 
 Colonel French express to me in terms 
 of the highest praise, their approval of 
 and esteem for Captain Kelty, antl I 
 know that they considered him one of 
 the best officers on board. He leaves a 
 young wife and a large circle of friends 
 to mourn his loss. Well do I remember 
 how, in those pleasant Southern even- 
 ings, he would converse of home and 
 kindred themes, how he talked lovingly 
 and with emotion of the dear ones left 
 behind. I can not say less, and could 
 write much more of him whom we 
 mourn, while at the same time we re- 
 joice in tliat glorious victory in which 
 he lost his life.'" 
 
 The Battle of Cedar Mountain — 
 Interesting Particulars. 
 
 The Xew York Evening Post pub- 
 lishes the following extracts of a pri- 
 vate letter from a member of the Second 
 Massachusetts regiment (General Gor- 
 man's brigade), giving interesting de- 
 tails of the battle at Cedar Mountain : — 
 
 Near CDi.PEPi'En Court House, ( 
 Aug. 1-2, 1,SG2. i 
 
 We have had a hard time. We marclied 
 fi'oni Little Wasliington, tlie Ttli inst.; on tlie 
 !*tli we left Culpepper, and after a march ot 
 four or five miles, Bunks' corps was formed 
 in line of battle, Gordons' brigade on the ex- 
 treme right. The fight had n't fairly begun 
 
 until 4 o'elock, though there was some artil- 
 lery firing all day. 
 
 The infantry went forward on our left and 
 center first. We were posted on an eminence, 
 and had a good yiewof eyery thing. I do n't 
 know how the troops on tlie left behaved. 
 Crawford's brigade, in our rtiyision, stationed 
 in the center, fought like tigers, and were 
 dreadfully used up. They advanced through 
 a wood, emerged from it, and crossed an im- 
 mense field under a very heavy lire from 
 forces far superior in numbers. After they 
 were cut to pieces our brigade was ordered 
 up. We went through the same wood, but 
 more to the right, and came into the s.ame 
 broad field. The first thing I noticed on 
 coming out of the wood was the immense 
 number of bodies lying about the flelfl, and 
 then I saw a long line of llcbel battalions, 
 drawn up opposite, almost concealed by the 
 fire from their pieces. The Second Jlassa- 
 chusetts, the Third Wisconsin, and the 
 Twenty-seventh Indiana were placed in 
 the edge of the wood, behind a snake fence. 
 
 1 could n't see what went on in other regi- 
 ments. Our men were ordered to lie down 
 until the enemy came nearer; almost all the 
 officers kept on their feet, though. 
 
 After a while the Rebels got us under a 
 cross-fire, and our brigade had to retreat. 
 The Rebels adyanced so close lo the Second 
 Massachusetts, before the latter gave way, 
 that it was easy to distinguish all their 
 features. We lost most at this time, but also 
 inflicted a heavy loss on the regiments op- 
 posed to us. Four hundred and seventy-four 
 enlisted men were taken into action m the 
 Second. Of these, one hundred and twenty 
 \vere killed and wounded, and thirty-seven 
 missing. We were not un^ler fire more than 
 thirty minutes. Twenty-two ofllcers went in, 
 and eight catne out — live were killed, five 
 wounded, and four captured, three of whom 
 are thought to be wounded. It is supposeil 
 that Captain llussell staid to take care ot 
 Slajor Savage, who was wounded and taken 
 prisoner. 
 
 All our oflicers behaved nobly. Those who 
 ought to have staid away would n't- Cooil- 
 win, Cary, Choate, and Stephen Piu-kins were 
 all quite ill, but would not slay away from 
 the fight. Goodwin couldn't keep up with 
 the regiment, but I saw him toiling up the 
 hill sfime distance behind, with the assist- 
 ance of his servant. He ha<l hardly reached 
 the front when he was killed. It was splen- 
 did to see those sick fellows walk right up 
 into that shower of bullets, as if it was so 
 much rain. 
 
 Yesterday I went over the battle field with 
 the General. The first man 1 recognized was 
 Cary. He was lying on his back, with his 
 head on a piece of wood. He looked calm 
 and peaceful, as if he were merely asleep. 
 His face was beautiful, and I coidd have stood 
 and looked at it a lon.g while. Ne.xt we found 
 Captain Williams, then Goodwin, Abbott, and 
 Perkins. They had probably been killed 
 almost instantly, while Cary lived until 
 
 2 P- M. of the day after the fight. His first 
 sergeant was shot in the leg, and lay by him 
 all the time. He says he was very quiet, spoke 
 little, and did n't seem to suffer. We found a 
 dipper of water, which some Rebel soldier 
 had brought. They took every thing from him 
 after he died, but "returned a ring and locket 
 with his wife's miniature to the sergeant. 
 
 All these five were superior men. Every 
 one in the regiment was their friend. It was 
 a sad day to us when they were brought in 
 dead, and they can not be rejilaced. It is 
 hard to believe that we shall never see them 
 again, after having been continually together 
 for more than a year. I do not remember a 
 single quarrel of any importance among our 
 officers during that time. Gordon's brigade 
 was kept together, and remained in position 
 all night ami the nest day. Troops have been 
 coming in pretty fast since the fight, and we 
 have a strong p"osition. There is a growing 
 confidence in Pope. 
 
 The following extract from a letter 
 from a member of the Massachusetts 
 Twelfth regiment, we And in the Xew 
 Y'ork Times of Saturday : — 
 
 "At sundown we started, and it was 
 a Ijusy scene along the road — ambu- 
 lances driving back wounded, and 
 ■ crowds with bandaged arms, faces, and 
 
 legs, and, I am sorry to say, a good 
 many that had left the field without a 
 scratch. 
 
 " Finally the order came for us to 
 advance, and tlirowing our knapsacks 
 into a corn field, about a nnle from 
 the battle field, and thus lightened of 
 our loads, and at the double-quick, we 
 had hardly time to breathe before the 
 shells began to l>uzz around us. I 
 could not but laugh to see our f(41ows 
 dodge and fall down when they lieard 
 the balls and shells whiz over our 
 heads — though, at the same time 1 
 felt as nervous as any of them. By 
 the time we got here it was dark, ex- 
 cept wliat liglit the moon gave us, and 
 we were immediately ordered to sup- 
 port a battery, and the first thing we 
 knew we received a volley from the 
 eneiny"s rifles, and a battery opened on 
 us within a distance of two hundred 
 yards, before we were aware of its 
 existence. 
 
 " They threw their shells over us into 
 a piece of woods to tlie right, tliinking 
 we had taken shelter in them. \Vc fell 
 flat, and their balls passed over us, with 
 the exception of sijent grape, which l<dl 
 thick among us. We had one captain 
 (Sliurtleft", Co. D,) killed, and three or 
 four wounded, none mortally. Immedi- 
 ately two of our batteries opened on the 
 Kebels, and, we have good reason to 
 believe, made great havoc among tliem. 
 The fight was kept up till near 12 
 o'clock, when the enemy retired, and 
 we laid down on our arms till morning. 
 We are still in position, not knowing 
 when the ball will open again. During 
 Saturday Sigel came in with twenty- 
 five or thirty thousand men, and it is 
 said that Burnside is near us on tlie 
 left ; so we have a pretty good crowd 
 now, but at the battle the Rebels had 
 five to one. 
 
 "There was a cessation of hostilities 
 to-<lay. to bury the dead. We use a 
 large i^rivate house for a hosjiital, and 
 it is a sickening sight to see our poor 
 soldiers waiting for tlieir turn to have a 
 leg or an arm less. An officer was 
 brought in to-day who had lain on the 
 fiebl since Saturday, with three balls 
 through his body." 
 
 Funeral of Capt. E. G. Abbott. 
 
 The funeral services over the Ijodv of 
 Capt. E. G. Abbott, another of "the 
 patriot dead who gloriously fell at Cedar 
 Mountain, took place yesterday. Cap- 
 tain Abbott was no ordinary man. Cut 
 ofl' at the early age of twentj-one, he 
 had yet lived long enough to foreshadow 
 a brilliant future. In his early school 
 life at Lowell, in his subsequent career 
 at Harvard, and later while ])ursuing 
 the study of law, he everywhere, and 
 at all times, manifested a simplicity and 
 openness of heart, a high sense of 
 honor, a kindness and gentleness of dis- 
 position, and withal a generous ambition 
 to excel, that won him hosts of friends 
 and marked him one of Nature's noble- 
 men. Mental, moral, and physical qual- 
 ities were well and harmoniously de- 
 veloped in him. Springing with alac- 
 
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138 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 rity at his country's call, he raised a 
 compauv and marched with eager heart 
 to the conflict, alas! to be cut down 
 in the bloom of youth, a sacrifice on 
 the altar of liberty. 
 
 Ilis name is inscribed among the 
 lieroic martyrs of the war, and his 
 memory will" long be cherished in the 
 hearts "of his sorrowing countrymen. 
 
 The body arrived at (i : 30 o'clock yes- 
 terday morning, in care of Philo Shel- 
 ton, Jr. Captain Abbott was killed at the 
 head of his company, while bravely lead- 
 ing them into the light, by a ball which 
 struck him in the neck, causing instan- 
 taneous death. The body remained on 
 the field that night and the following 
 day, during the rain-storm which fol- 
 lowed the battle, and a part of the fol- 
 lowing day under a broiling sun, and 
 was therefore not in a proper condition 
 to be seen, 'i'he funeral services took 
 place at 1 : 1") o'clock at the church of 
 Rev. Dr. Huntington, Xewbury street. 
 The epaulets of the gallant soldier were 
 placed upon the burial casket, which 
 was covered with myrtle wreaths, and a 
 profusion of flowers. The lid of the 
 casket bore the following incription on 
 a silver plate : — 
 
 Cai't. Edward G. Abbott. 
 Co. A, .Second Regiment Mass. Vols., 
 
 Aged 21 years. 
 
 Killed in battle at Cedar Mountain, 
 
 near Culpepper, Va. 
 
 Aug. 9, 1S62. 
 
 Vtdce el decorum eat pro patria mori. 
 
 The iiall-bearers were college class- 
 mates of the deceased as follo\v.s : Gapt. 
 C. U. Mudge, of the Second regiment ; 
 Lieut. H. J. Ilayden, of the Third Ar- 
 tillery; W. E. Perkins, Pt. Willard, J. 
 W. Hunuewell, E. C. Johnson, and 
 Lieuts. J. II. Lombard, C. Storrow, ('. 
 Hunt, and II. I). Sullivan, of tlie Fourth 
 battalion. 
 
 The exercises at the church consisted 
 of the usual Episcopal liurial service, 
 conducted by Rev. Dr. Edson, of Lowell, 
 and Hev. diaries Grafton, of Baltimore, 
 w itii a few toucliing remarks on the vir- 
 tues of tlie deceased by his old pastor. 
 Dr. Edson. 
 
 A delegation of the City government 
 of Loviell, consisting of Mayor IIos- 
 ford, .\ldermeii Francis and Alger, Al- 
 bert JIallard, Fsi|., and others, were 
 present, liaving arrived by a special 
 train from Lowell at 12 o'clock. 
 
 At the re(iuest of many friends, tlie 
 parents of the deceased consented to 
 have the remains buried at Lowell, 
 where his con)i)any was raised, and 
 where he i)asse(l his early years. 
 
 A special train took the funeral pro- 
 cession to Lowell, where a military es- 
 cort ot the four Lowell companies of 
 th(^ Sixlli regiin<'ut, under command of 
 Colonel Follansbee, was provided, and 
 tlie remaining services were performed 
 at the cemetery. 
 
 Captain Abbott's Monument. 
 
 The gravfvlot containing the remains 
 of the lamented Captain Abbott has 
 been surrounded with elegant and mas- 
 sive gninite edge-stones, and with gran- 
 
 ite posts forming at the top like cannon. 
 In the center of the lot, upon a granite 
 base, stands a superb monument of 
 Italian marble. 
 
 On the face of the moment, under 
 an oak wreath, is inscribed the following 
 epitaph : — 
 
 Here lies the body of 
 
 EowAKD Gardner Abbott, 
 
 Eldest son of .J. G. and Caroline Abbott, 
 
 and First Captain in the 
 
 Seeon<l Keginient Mass. Volunteers. 
 
 Ilo was born in Lowell, .Seirt. M, A. D. Is40, 
 
 graduated at Harvard University, A. I). 18U0, 
 
 and was killed at the battle 
 
 of Cedar Mountain, Va., 
 
 at the head of bis Company, 
 
 Aug. 9, A. D. 1802. 
 
 Dulee et decorum estpropairia mori. 
 
 On the right side of the monument, 
 very ai)propriately, are engraved the 
 names of those members of his com- 
 pany who fell in the same liattle with 
 the " Captain. The inscription runs 
 thus : 
 
 At the battle of Cedar Mountain, beside 
 Captain Abbott, the following brave men and 
 gdod soliliers of his company from Lowell 
 fell with him. 
 
 First .Sergt. E. B. WnrfTEN, 
 Corp. Joseph Bassett, 
 rrivate Henut Bright, 
 L. H. DVAR, 
 " .lAMES Fleming, 
 " Oscar Spaulding, 
 
 " X. S. LiVING.STON, 
 
 " Newell G. Gilman. 
 On the left side of the monument is 
 told the story of the lamented Captain's 
 
 life :— 
 
 Captain Abbott, 
 
 at the breaking out of the Great Rebellion' 
 was studying law. He left his studies, raised 
 a Company in his native City, of which he 
 was chosen Captain, and in May, A. D. lSfi3 
 (1801) went into Camp at West Roxbury, the 
 first Company of the Twenty-flrst regiment 
 jrassachnsetts ^■olunteers for three years. 
 He was among the very first officers sworn 
 into the National service lor three years in 
 the United States. On the 8th of July follow- 
 ing he left with his Regiment for Virginia, 
 where he remained in active service till his 
 death. On the 24th and 2.ith of May, A. I). 
 1SC2, the Twenty-fourth regiment formed the 
 rear guard of General Banks' Corps on his re- 
 treat from the valley of Virginia. Captain 
 Abbott was in command of the two rear com- 
 panies and took pai't in the many engage- 
 ments of those two days, making in good 
 order si.xty-two miles in thirty-two hours. 
 At the battle of Cedar Mountain, more than 
 half his Company were killed and wounded 
 in less than an hour. He was a thorough 
 soldier, and no otllcer was ever more beloved 
 by his m<^n ; though he was strict in his dis- 
 cipline. I'nder him his Company attained 
 to the highest degree of efiicieney and dis- 
 ci]jline. 
 
 He was a good, dutiful, and loving Son and 
 Itrother, With the brightest future before 
 him, he otfered up his life for the good of liis 
 Country. 
 
 This monument, with the edgestones 
 which surround it, adds new, tender, and 
 patriotic interest to the Lowell Cemetery. 
 Hither, in future years, will the sciirrcd 
 veterans of the present war often rejjair, 
 to refresh themselves in contemplation 
 on the scenes through which tlx'y are 
 now passing. With many of them, it 
 will be a proud boast, "I was in (he 
 battle in which Captain Abbott fell"; 
 or, " I fougiit in the same war with him." 
 (Jod hasten the day when tliese scarred 
 heroes may return to their homes in 
 honor, bringing with them, when tlx'V 
 come, victory, peace, and thanksgiv- 
 ing. 
 
 Funeral of a Soldier. The funeral 
 of Louis A. DeRibas, of Co. D, Twenty- 
 fourthMassachusetts regiment, who died 
 at the residence of his father in this city 
 on Saturday last, from a wound received 
 in the head at the battle of Ncwbern, 
 took place yesterday afternoon. The 
 body was borne from the home of the 
 deceased in Common strei-t, to the 
 church of the Messiah, Florence street, 
 where the service of the Episcopal 
 church was read by Rev. E. M. P. Wells. 
 The Gerniania band were in attendance 
 and played a dirge as the funeral cortege 
 moved iip the aisle to the altar. Solemn 
 music was also performed while the 
 congregation, which was large, viewed 
 the features of the deceased. The re- 
 mains were deposited beneath ,St. Paul's 
 church. 
 
 Funeral of Capt. Richard Gary. 
 
 The obsequies of the late Capt. 
 Richard Cary, of the Second regiment 
 Massachusetts Voulunteers, who fell in 
 the service of his country at the battle 
 of Cedar Mountain, Va., took place at 
 eleven o'clock this forenoon at Trinity 
 church. Summer street. 
 
 The body, which was hermetically 
 sealed in a metalic coftin, enclosed in a 
 casket richly mounted in silver, was 
 borne to the church from the residence 
 of Mr. Quincy Shaw, No. 26 Mt. Vernon 
 street. The casket was draped with the 
 American flag, and bore a plate on which 
 was inscribed the name and age of the 
 deceased, with the date and place of his 
 death. The customary token of afl'ect- 
 ion, in the form of a floral wreath, was 
 placed upon the casket. 
 
 At the entrance to the church a pro- 
 cession \vas formed, headed by the Rev. 
 A. G. Mercer, who was followed by the 
 corpse and the mourners. The pall- 
 bearers were Surgeon-general Dale, 
 Lieutenant-colonel Holmes, of the ca- 
 dets, Major Stevenson, of the Twenty- 
 fourth regiment. Captain Mudge and 
 Lieutenant Sawyer, of the Second regi- 
 ment. 
 
 The burial service of the Episcopal 
 church was read, after which the min- 
 ister made a brief address, in which 
 he said that the treasure laid up for the 
 deceased on earth was the gratitude of 
 his country. The close of his life was 
 noble, and" the flag which enveloped the 
 form of the martyred hero, consecrated 
 by his blood and that of his companions, 
 \vould hereafter be more sacred to those 
 who knew and loved him. The minister 
 supplicated the Divine mercy for the 
 tiereaved friends of the deceased, and 
 invoked the blessing of God upon the 
 country. 
 
 At the close of the service the funeral 
 cortege was reformed, and moved to 
 Mt. Auburn, where the remains were 
 interred. 
 
 Funeral of Captain Goodwin of 
 
 THIC MASSACIIUSfiTT.S SECOND. — TllO 
 
 funeral of the late Capt. Richard C. 
 Goodwin, Co. K., took place yesterday 
 at 12 o'clock from the residence of his 
 father on Mt. Vernon street, and was 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 139 
 
 of a private character. The services 
 were couducted by the Kev. Dr. Bartol, 
 and tlie reiuaius were deiiosited at 
 Mount Auburn. 
 
 Jamaica Plain — Funeral of Captain 
 Williams, of the Second Massa- 
 chusetts Regiment. 
 
 'I'Jie funeral services of this brave and 
 popular officer, who fell at the battle of 
 Cedar Mountain, were observed in the 
 ITnitarian church at Jamaica Plain yes- 
 terday afternoon. The otlier churches 
 were closed, out of respect to the de- 
 ceased, and that all might by their 
 presence manifest their sj-nipathy witli 
 the large circle of friends who mourn 
 the loss of a good man and brave soldier. 
 The church was crowded in every part. 
 The casket, drajicd with the American 
 flag and covered with the most exquisite 
 flowers, rested upon a table in front of 
 the pulpit. Over the casket was placed 
 Capt. Williams" sword, uu which was a 
 beautiful cross of white flowers, with 
 the hilt just visible at the top. 'J'he 
 pulpit was draped with the national flag. 
 The services were couducted by Hev. 
 Dr. Tliompsou, the pastor, and consisted 
 of ai)]iropriate music l)y the quartette 
 choir of tlie churcli and beautifully 
 rendered voluntaries from the grand 
 organ; jtrayer, reading the Scripture, 
 and a discourse in wliich thi> character, 
 life, and death of Captain Williams were 
 dwelt upon, and apjireciative considera- 
 tion given to tlie cause, objects, and 
 results of the war in which so many 
 brave lives are sacrificed. 
 
 After the services the remains were 
 borne to Forest Hills Cemetery, the 
 statt' officers of the Indepeudent (Jadets 
 ofliciating as pall bearers. 
 
 Lowell Soldiers in the Hospital at 
 Alexandkia. — We were shown a letter 
 received tiy Mayor Hosford this morn- 
 ing, from Gardner Tufts, Esq., agent at 
 that place for the relief of Masssachus- 
 etts soldiers, in which mention is made 
 of the Lowell soldiers. It was through 
 the instrumentality of Mr. Tufts tliat the 
 body of young Spaulding was returned 
 to his friends. In his letter to tlie 
 Mayor he says: — ''Your city was 
 largely reijresented at the battle of 
 Cedar Mountain, and the number of 
 citiz.ens now in the hospitals in this 
 viciuitj' suft'ering from wounds, shows 
 their valor. They are all getting along 
 as comfortably as can lie expected, and 
 my last visit to them led me to believe 
 that there are no other cases that will 
 terminate fatally." 
 
 MiLiTAKY Funeral. — The remains 
 of Q.-M.-sergt. Alfred A. Swallow, late 
 of the First regiment Massachusetts 
 Volunteers, were interred with military 
 honors from the Bowdoin-square Baptist 
 church yesterday afternoon. The re- 
 ligious services, whicli were performed 
 by Kev. J. N. Murdock, were attended 
 by a large number of relatives and 
 friends, and by the National Guard, 
 Captain Russ, of the Second regiment 
 
 Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, six 
 sergeants of that regiment acting as 
 pall-bearers. After the services were 
 concluded, the body was escorted to 
 Mount Auburn by the military with 
 Flagg's Boston Brass band, and there 
 deposited in its last resting-place. The 
 deceased went out with the First regi- 
 ment as a private in Co. F, and by his 
 good conduct and attention to duty lie 
 was soon made a corporal, and not long 
 afterward his fitness for tlie position he 
 held at the time of his death caused him 
 to receive the appointment. 
 
 Resolutions Adopted by Co. F, of 
 Massachusetts First. 
 
 I1i;ad-quarters Co. F, First Mass. Inftv. 1 
 
 Camp near Harrlson's Landino, J 
 
 James River, Aug. 14, 18(52. ) 
 
 Whereas, Dur frlciuls ami fellow-soldiers 
 Q.-M.-sor^. Alfred A. .Swallow, formerly of 
 C'o. F, anti Private Edwin A. Derby, of Co. F, 
 First rufriinent Massachusetts infantry, died 
 of typhoid fever at Harrison's Landin;^, 
 -James River, Virginia; therefore, 
 
 liesolved, Tliat in the deaths of Q.-M.-serg. 
 Alfred A. Swallow ami Private Edwin A. 
 Derbv, we have lost true and faithfnl friends, 
 and tlie service brave and deserving soldiers. 
 
 Resolved, That in this hour of bereavement 
 we tender to the relatives and friends of 
 those deceased our sincere condolence and 
 sympathy. 
 
 Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions be 
 forwarded to the friends of those deceased. 
 
 GEORGE E. HENRY, 
 First Lieutenant commanding, in belialf of 
 the Company. 
 
 Funeral of Colonel Webster. 
 
 The funeral of Col. Fletcher Webster 
 will take place to-day, the pulilic ser- 
 vices to be held at tlie church on 
 Church Green, Summer street, at 11 
 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Chandler Robbins 
 ofliciating. Tlie galleries of the church 
 will be open for the reception of ladies 
 at 10 o'clock. 
 
 The remains were taken to Faueuil 
 hall vesterday, where thousands of i)er- 
 sons "viewed them during the afternoon. 
 The hall was appropriately decorated 
 for the occasion, and the Brigade l>and 
 performed suitable dirges. Further op- 
 portunity may be had tor viewing them 
 until 10 o'clock to-day. 
 
 The appearance of the corjise pre- 
 sented little change from that of lite. 
 It is deposited in a casket, the inscrip- 
 tion upon which is as follows: — 
 Coi.. Fletcher *Vehster, 
 Twclltli .Massachusetts Volunteers, 
 
 r,orn in Portsmouth, X. H., iid July, 1813. 
 
 Fell at the head of his regiment in 
 
 the battle of Bull Run, Va., 
 
 30th Aug. lSB-2. 
 
 The order of the procession, as an- 
 nounced by the chief marslial, Leverett 
 Saltonstall, Esq., may be found in an 
 advertisement in another column. 
 
 Our Colonel. 
 
 FLETCHER WEBSTER. 
 
 To-day we follow him, for the last 
 time, with hearts full of benedictions. 
 When this evening's sun shall linger 
 over the streams and fields of Marsh- 
 field, and the shadows creep eastward 
 along the lawn and up to the study win- 
 
 dows he loved so much, the saddest 
 march will be finished. No tramping of 
 feet, no sound of command, no challenge 
 of the frightened sentry, shall disturb 
 him; but at peace with all tlie world, 
 he shall lie beside the mighty dead, 
 gathered home to the sepulchre of his 
 fathers, to wait a louder trump than the 
 old l)ugle-eall of the Twelftli startling 
 him from his slumbers. He was in 
 every gesture and tone an officer, and 
 we respect him; he was a soldier, and 
 we i)raise him ; liut after all, and in it 
 all, he was a friend, and we love him. 
 How often, after the long marcli. when 
 the camp-fires flickered in mockery of 
 the stars, — and his praise at lionie was 
 but a torch com])ared with the thrice- 
 told tales amid these constellations of 
 his goodness, — did the story of some 
 new kindness end with the fond, fa- 
 miliar words, " Oiir ( olonel" I 
 
 Wlio does not remember him in all 
 the struggles of the new regiment, — 
 whose shouts were tlie first to answer 
 the deflance v*iiich shook the walls of 
 Sumter, — in the graceful pride, as he 
 led his thousand through the thionged 
 streets, as Boston sh<uited lier good- 
 bye, — in the brief respites of war, when 
 his kind, hearty word for all, and his 
 good wishes, full and j)erennial as a 
 spring, — his manly form, his clear, 
 sweet voice, passed though our streets, 
 and tlie merchant stood watching, and 
 the mother held up her child to see him 
 who was to all " Our Colonel"'/ 
 
 And he has come back to us, not as 
 of old, to malvc all joyful, but to make 
 us all, save himself, heavy of heart. 
 Yesterday we saw him. The people 
 thronged the streets, and went away to 
 remember how calmly a brave man may 
 die for his country. Where was the 
 old flash of inttdligence. the old recog- 
 nition, speaking a welcome in every 
 feature? Out from the canvas looked 
 the father, as if to the silent country 
 he would offer the sacrifice gladly. RHiy 
 should not the workman and the old 
 friend gaze sadly'? When the world 
 loses a true man, his memory belongs 
 not to his friends, nor to his family, but 
 to the nation. He was l)rave, and he 
 fell. He was manly, and he sliall not 
 be forgotten. No one spoke unkindly 
 of liim. He had no enemy; Init with 
 a winning way, which drew our hearts 
 to him, he liecame, as he shall always 
 remain, unr Colonel. 
 
 He had an understanding too wide 
 to be lost in party jealousies — a heart 
 too big to be filleil witli a single am- 
 bition. His country called him forth 
 from liis retirement — liis friends thrust 
 the sword into his hands, and he did not 
 disappoint them. Tlic constitution was 
 his ever-present, overshadowing obli- 
 gation, and his fatlier's words his 
 solemn admonition to ofl'er even life it- 
 self. AVitli a mind far too sensitive and 
 delicate to he ambitious, witli an educa- 
 cation too generous to t)e dependent on 
 his native country, with accomplish- 
 ments too varied and fascinating to need 
 seeking after new friendshii)S, witli an 
 experience which had weiglied the value 
 of popularity in the scales of history, 
 
140 
 
 I NCI nil NTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Fletcher Webster sovight uotliinj; save 
 his duty when he became — our colonel. 
 If he f()MUil death, imuiortality sliall fol- 
 low after it. Few men ever sounded 
 the deptli of his j^enius, but many a 
 heavv heart to-day v\ill bear their elo- 
 queut testimony to tliat love which led 
 him to be — our colonel. 
 
 Scenes among the Wounded in the 
 Late Battles. 
 One mortally wounded soldier asks, 
 "Doctor, what do you think of my case 
 — is it dangerous?" With a feeling 
 which brings tears to the eyes of men of 
 the stoutest hearts, the doctor replies, 
 both for the surgeon .-md the spiritual 
 adviser, that there is little or no hope, 
 and tlie soldier closes his eyes for a 
 few moments in des])air, then rising, 
 he looks earnestly for a sympathizing 
 frienil, and earnestly makes the same 
 inquirv. 
 
 Major Itanium of the Twelfth New 
 York was mortally wounded, and wliile 
 lying breathing his last, a friend asked 
 liim if he had any message, to wliich he 
 reiilied: ■' Tell my wife tliat in my hist 
 thouniits were blended my wife, my 
 boy, and my flag." He asked of the 
 physician how the l)attle went, and 
 when told tliat it was favorable to us 
 he said, " God bless the old fla — ,'" and 
 expired with the prayer finishing in- 
 audibly with his closing lips. A liraver 
 officer never urged his men to gallantry. 
 
 I met one soldier witli a ball through 
 his leg and bleeding to death surely and 
 rapidly. 
 
 "Oli," said he, " what will Mrs. Ellis 
 and .Jennie do? Poor William is dead — 
 how his mother and sister loved him ! 
 And he would not liave enlisted if I had 
 not. Oil. dear, f)li, d<'ar!" 
 
 And lieseeching nie to take a message 
 to them, he said : "Poor Mrs. Ellis ; poor 
 me, I have no motlier and sister to weep 
 for me; I might as well fight tliose 
 wicked IJebels as not." 
 
 Another, shot through the lungs, 
 clasped a locket to liis breast and moveil 
 his lips till I put down my ear and lis- 
 tened for bis last lircalli : 
 
 "You'll tell lier, won't you? " 
 
 Tell who or wher(^ I could not ask, 
 but the locket was the picture of one 
 who might be wife, sweetheart or sister. 
 
 By tlie following order from tlie adju- 
 tant-general it will be seen that tlie regi- 
 ment is ordered to leave for Wasbiiigton 
 a week from next Monday, wbirli will 
 give them little more than one week to 
 make llieir pre])arations for leaving: — 
 COMMONWKAI.TII OK MASSACHUSETTS. 
 Aii.iiiTAm'-dHNKiiAi.'s Omeii, j 
 
 ItOSTON, Aug. -21, ISia. \ 
 
 Col.ONKp. KoM.ANSiiKK, Sixth Rcf<t., M. V. M.: 
 
 Colniiii,—l am iliii-cti'il by His fixeelk'iioy, 
 tlie CoMlMinnilc'i-iii-i'lHi'r, III inlonii yoii Unit 
 the rcKiiiient wh'u-li >ou conimaiul is or- 
 dered to leave cjiiiip :i"t I.dwrll on Monday, 
 tlio lil-at day of Scplrnibc-i-, for the city of 
 Wasllillfiton, lllcli' to report to tlie acljnianl- 
 general of the (*nite<l stjites, or to sueli otlier 
 ofllcer as niav be di-.si^'iiatecl in snbsecinent 
 orders. You will tlierelore make jireparat ions 
 as speedily as jiossibb! lor your dejiarture. 
 
 The Sixth regiment was the first to leave the 
 soil of Massacluisetts in .\pril, 1861, to march 
 to the defense of the Capital and to main- 
 tain the authority of the Ifiiited states. It 
 I'uriiished the first martvrs for Constitutional 
 lilx-'rty in this Kidjellion. It went forth from 
 us witli the lilessinRs of a free people ; it came 
 back to us honored ami beloved with its lau- 
 rel wreath ami martyr's erown. It is the his- 
 toric Regiment of tiie Massachusetts Volun- 
 teer Militia, and it is the wish of His Excel- 
 lency that it shall remain so, and therefore 
 he accords to it the honor of again leading 
 tlie column of the militia of tlie United States 
 to the seat of war, to help finish the work of 
 crushing this i;el)ellion which they liegan in 
 Baltimore on the I'.itli of April, ISSl. 
 I!e.,peetlullv vours, 
 \VM. SCIIOULEII, Adjt.-Geiieral. 
 
 delicacies on hand. Xo stint — but the 
 best — for wiiich the sum of .$1.50 was 
 paid. No one was informed of the act 
 — no herald or newspaper reporter was 
 there to proclaim it. One of the recip- 
 ients of her noble bounty is the author 
 of the above. — [F'all Kiver Press. 
 
 Parson BroTwnlow's Daughter. 
 
 A geutleman just arriveil in this city 
 from' Knoxville, Tenu., lirings intelli- 
 gence of affairs in that city. lie informs 
 us that 2udO Secession troops are station- 
 ed there for tile exiiress purpose of over- 
 awing the Union men. 
 
 The house of the celebrated, Viold- 
 hearted, and out-spoken Parson Bown- 
 low is the only one in Knoxville over 
 which the .Stars and Stripes are floating. 
 A few days ago two armed Secessionists 
 went, at'O o'clock in the morning, to 
 liaul down the Stars and Stripes. Miss 
 Brownlow, a lirilliant young lady of 
 twenty-three, saw them on tlie jiiazza. 
 and stepped out and demanded tlieir 
 business. They replied they had come 
 to "take dowii them d— u Stars and 
 Stripes.'' She instantly drew a re- 
 volver from her side, and presenting it, 
 said, " Go on ! I am good for one of you, 
 and I think tor both 1" 
 
 "By the looks of that girl's eye, she '11 
 shoot," one remarked. " I think we had 
 better not try it ; we 'U go back and get 
 more men," said the other. 
 
 " Go and get more men," said the no- 
 ble lady ; " get more men ami come and 
 take it "down, if vou dare! " 
 
 They returned with a company of 
 ninety armed men, and demanded that 
 the flag should be hauled down. But on 
 discovering; Ih.'it the house was filled 
 with :;all.iut men, armed to the teeth, 
 who would raflier die as dearly as possi- 
 ble tlian see tlieir country's flag dishon- 
 ored, the Secessionists retired. 
 
 When our informant left Knoxville, 
 the Stars and Stripes still floated to the 
 breeze over I'arson Brownlow's house. 
 Long may they wave!— [Chicago Jour- 
 nal. 
 
 (iENKUOUS AND NOBEE. — A few nights 
 ago one of the ladies of our city, a pas- 
 senger on the Metrnpulis. wliile coming 
 froin Xew Yiu'k with some sick and 
 wounded prisoners, seeing that they 
 were not cared for as her gen(>rons na- 
 ture would dictate, and learning from 
 them that the want of the inner man 
 was the strongest, called the steward of 
 the boat to her, and said: "Can these 
 men have sujiper?" " No, marm, there 
 has been no provision made of that kind 
 tiy the government, and we can not pro- 
 vide these unless we provide all." "Can 
 you get them supper if 1 will pay for 
 it?" " Yes." " ^■ery well, do so." The 
 sujiper was accordingly got, with all the 
 
 Missing. 
 
 IIV MRS. F. A. MOOUE. 
 
 Not among the snlfering wounded; 
 
 Not among the iieaceful dead ; 
 Not among the prisoners. " Missing." 
 
 That was all the message saiil. 
 
 Vet his mother reads it over. 
 Until, through her painfnl tears. 
 
 Fades the dear name she has called him 
 For these two-and-twenty years. 
 
 Round her all is peace and plenty; 
 
 Bright and clean the yellow floor; 
 ^Vhile the morning glories cluster 
 
 -Ml around the kitclien door. 
 
 Soberly the sleelc old house-cat 
 
 Drowses in his jiatch of sun ; 
 Neatly shines the oaken dresser; 
 
 All "the morning work is done. 
 
 Through the window comes the fragrance 
 
 1 If a sunny harvest morn. 
 Fragments — songs from distant reapers. 
 
 And the rustling of the corn ; 
 
 And the rich breath of the garden — 
 Where the golden melons lie ; 
 
 \\'liere the blushing plums are turning 
 All their red cheeks to the sky. 
 
 Sitting there within the sunshine — 
 
 Leaning in her easy -chair, 
 With the soft lines on her forehead. 
 
 And the sUver in her hair; 
 
 Blind to sunshine — dead to fragrance- 
 
 On that royal hai'vest morn; 
 Thinking, while her heart is weeping. 
 
 Of her noble-browed first-born. 
 
 How he left lier in the spring-time. 
 With his young heart lull of flame, 
 
 ^Vitll his clear and ringing footstep. 
 With his lithe and supple frame. 
 
 How with tears his eyes were brimming, 
 ■\s he kissed a last " Good-bye,", 
 
 Yet she heard him whistling gayly 
 Ashe wentacross the rye. 
 
 Missing. Why should he be missing? 
 
 Ho would fight until he fell ; 
 And it wounded, killed or prisoner. 
 
 Some one there would be to tell. 
 
 Missing. Still a hope to cheer her! 
 
 Safe, triumphant, lie may come, 
 With the vietor-army shouting. 
 
 With the clamor of the drum ! 
 
 So through all the days of autumn — 
 
 In the eve and in the morn. 
 She will hear his quickening footsteps 
 
 In the rustling of the corn. 
 
 Orshc will hu.sh the household, 
 Wliih^ her heait goes leaping high, 
 
 Thinking that she hears him whistling 
 In the iiathway through the rye. 
 
 Far away, through all the autumn. 
 In a lonely, lonely glade — 
 
 In the dreary desolation 
 That the battle storm has made. 
 
 With tlie rast upon his musket — 
 In the eve and in the morn — 
 
 In the rank gloom of the fern leaves 
 Lies her noble-browed first-born. 
 
 La Cuossk, Wis. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 141 
 
 Emancipation of the Slaves of 
 Rebels. 
 
 By the President of the United States. A Proc- 
 lamation : — 
 
 I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the 
 United States, and Commander-in-chief of 
 the army and navy thereof, do hereby pro- 
 chiiin and declaretliat liercafter, as h'ereto- 
 fore, tlie war will be prosecuted for the ob- 
 ject of practically restoring the constitu- 
 tional relation between the ITnited States 
 and the peojile thereof, in which states that 
 relation is or may be suspended or dis- 
 turbed ; that it is my purpose at tlie next 
 meeting of congress to again recommend 
 the adoption of a practical measure tender- 
 lug pecuniary aid to the free acceptance or 
 rejection of all the slave states, so-called, 
 the people whereof may not then be in Re- 
 bellion against the United States, and which 
 state may then have voluntarily adopted, 
 or thereafter may voluntarily adopt, im- 
 mediate or gradual abolishment of slavery 
 within their respective limits, and that the 
 elfort to colonize persons of African descent 
 with their consent upon this continent, or 
 elsewhere, with the previously obtainefl 
 consent of the government existing there, 
 will be continued; that upon the 1st day ot 
 January in the year of our I^ord one thou- 
 sand eight hundred and si.xty-three, all per- 
 sons held as slaves within any state, or any 
 designated part of a state, the people where- 
 of shall then be in Kebelliou against the 
 United States, sliall be then, thenceforward, 
 and forever free, and the executive govern- 
 ment of the United States, including the 
 military and naval authority thereof, will 
 recognize and maintain the freedom of such 
 persons, and will do no act or acts to re- 
 press such persons, or any of them, in any 
 etTorts they may make for their actual 
 freedom. 
 
 And I do hereby enjoin upon and order 
 all persons engaged in the military and 
 naval service of the Ignited States to ob- 
 serve, obey, and enforce, within their re- 
 spective spheres of service, tlie acts and sec- 
 tions above recited ; and the executive will 
 in due time recommend that all citizens of 
 the United states, who .shall have remained 
 loyal thereto tlinmghout the Rel)ellion, shall, 
 upon tile restoration of the constitutional re- 
 lation between the United States and their 
 respective states and people, if the relation 
 shall have been suspended or disturbed, be 
 coiiipensati-d for all losses by acts of the 
 United states, including the loss of slaves. 
 
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 
 hand and caused the seal of the United States 
 to be aflixed. 
 
 Done at the city of Washington this 2-2d 
 day of Septemlier, in the year of our Lord 
 one thou.^and eight hundred and sixty-two, 
 and of the independence of the United States 
 the eighty-seventli. 
 
 ABRAHAM LKCOLN. 
 By the President, Wm. H. Sewakd, 
 
 Secretary of State. 
 
 A Coincidence. — A correspondent of 
 
 the Cincinnati Gazette relates the foUow- 
 iug Incident which htippened at Lexing- 
 ton the other day : — 
 
 " Anxious to pay all possible respect 
 to the memory of the ' Great Commoner,' 
 whose fame Oliio yet guards as jealously 
 as his own Kentucky, Colonel Stedman 
 marched his regiment out to the tomb 
 of Henry Clay. They formed silently 
 around the grave, ami at tlie very mo- 
 ment that these loyal troops from 
 another state, on their way to defend 
 Kentucky from invasion, reverently pre- 
 sented arms at the tomb of Kentucky's 
 greatest statesman, the degenerate son, 
 James B. Clay, was brouglit into the 
 railroad depot a prisoner in the liands of 
 other loyal troops, arrested on the 
 charge of treason." 
 
 On the occasion of a review, a few days 
 since, the President and Secretary Cam- 
 eron had occasion to pass through one 
 of the gates of Fort Runyou. To avoid 
 confusion the rule is to keep to the 
 right; but tlie road was so blocked up 
 that the President's coach tried to go 
 through the left gate. This the giuird 
 resisted, when lie was told it was the 
 President's carriage ; but he shouted, 
 " That dodge has been tried before ; it 
 won't do this time." " Old Alie " thought 
 it a good joke, and ordered his coachraau 
 to wait and take his turn to the right, 
 like common folks. 
 
 A Loyal Slaveholder's Opinion of 
 the Proclamation. 
 
 Key. Mr. Carter, of East Tennessee, a 
 slaveholder, made an admirable speech 
 at a meeting in New Y'ork, Saturday 
 evening. In respect to the jiroclamation 
 of emancipation he said : — 
 
 " We hear in these days mucli about 
 what lies at the base of this abominable 
 Rebellion. I do not believe tliat it is 
 slavery. Mark you, I am a slaveholder, 
 and it is noliody's Iiusiness. I believe 
 in what Andrew .Jtickson wrote to the 
 Rev. Mr. Crawford in his eelebrateil 
 letter, th.-it slaverj' would be made tlie 
 pretext for the overtlirow of the govern- 
 ment. Yet I never had any hesitation 
 in saying, tit home as well as here, 
 that I regard the Union of these states 
 as of infinitely more value than all 
 the Negroes in America, and Africa, 
 and Europe. Therefore I htne uni- 
 formly said, that if in the progress of 
 tliis war it should become absolutely 
 necessary (understand me) in order to 
 save this government thtit slavery 
 should die, in the name of my insulted 
 and injured country, let it perish. 
 [Great applause. ' The time has come.' 
 Renewed tipplause.] I say, like a law- 
 abiding citizen, I leave that to the 
 authorities of this government. Better, 
 far better that that institution, and all 
 our commerce, and all these vast cities 
 perish in one common ruin, than that 
 the flag of our country cease to float in 
 triumph from the Lakes to the Gulf, and 
 from the Atlantic to tlie Pacific ocean. 
 Better, far better, that every liouse in 
 the land be filled with mourning than 
 that the government of our fathers 
 should die in our da}'. But though I 
 say J am a slaveholder, did you suppose 
 in looking at me — did you do me the 
 great injustice to believe that I loved a 
 woolly head more than a father's hands? 
 Did you suppose when yonder mother 
 gave her son a sacrifice for her country, 
 that I could not sacrifice the worth of 
 my Negroes to save my country'? ^Vliy, 
 I iiad rather give theiii all away than to 
 have lost for fifteen months the Iilessings 
 of a wife's smiles and ;i child's caresses. 
 And yet not only have I suft'ered this for 
 fifteen long months, not only have I 
 stood month after month, upon the 
 Cumberland mountains, looking to- 
 wards mj' native hills in the distance, 
 but I am willing to abide my exile for 
 five long ye.ars, for life itself, rather 
 than bow to treason. I also beg leave 
 
 to remark that I have no prejudice 
 against the President of the United 
 States. He is my president as well as 
 your president. ' He is my servant as 
 well as your servant, and! promise both 
 you and him that the obedience which I 
 always rendereil him shall be continued 
 unto the bitter end, and if, in the provi- 
 dence of God, Abrahtim Lincoln shall be 
 able to bring our country through the 
 fiery and liloody ordeal, no man will 
 unite more cheerfully tliau I will in 
 crowning him the second father of his 
 country." 
 
 Another Good Thing by Ben. Butler 
 
 It lias been uinlerstodd that Reverily 
 .Johnson, sincti his return from New Or- 
 leans, has been trying to get General 
 Butler removed. 'I'he following story, 
 told by the Washington corres])oiident 
 of the New Vork TrVmne. explains 
 Johnson's hostility to Butler: — 
 
 " A staft' ollirer from New Orleans, 
 now in Washington, asserts that when 
 the Hon. Reverdy Johnson was there, 
 ostensibly for tlie purpose of arranging 
 matters between General Butler and the 
 foreign consuls, he maiie himself very 
 obnoxious to the soldiers ;mil Union 
 citizens there by his intimacy with the 
 Secession aristoertits, and the freedom 
 with which he became their guest. Mr. 
 Johnson occupied much of his time in 
 mollifying the punishment and remit- 
 ting the fines ot Rebels. On one oc- 
 casion the value in gold of half a cargo 
 of cotton, the other half of which was 
 exchanged for munitions of war which 
 General Butler had seized and was send- 
 ing to Secretary Chase, was ordered by 
 Mr. Johnson to be returned to the Rebel 
 firm. General Butler summoned the 
 mercantile Rebels to his presence. They 
 came, and Mr. .Johnson with them. 
 The General exhibited the order, and 
 then handed them a check for the 
 amount, at the same time requesting 
 them to remain in custody. They ex- 
 hibited astonishment at this, inquiring 
 if the}' were to be punished. ' Cer- 
 tainly,' replied the General; 'of course 
 you are. Do you suppose two such 
 d — il traitors are going to evtide justice 
 and violate witli impunity the laws of 
 the republic y Yes, I will show you 
 that you sh.ill be punished.' 'How'?' 
 they asked in terror; ' what will you do 
 with us?' 'Do n't know; possibly only 
 send you to Fort Pickens, with a ball 
 and chain — probably hting you.' — 
 ' Well, but,' interposed Mr. .Johnson, ' if 
 I am going to make matters worse than 
 they were before, I think I had better 
 go iiomc.' 'I think so, too,' said General 
 Butler emphatically. Mr. Johnson has 
 been since his return, using every pos- 
 sible means to procure the removal of 
 General Butler." 
 
 General Bdtler on Davis' Pkoc- 
 L.\MATiON. — The Washington corre- 
 spondent of the Cincinnati (ra^e^te tells 
 this story : — 
 
 " General Butler has told friends here 
 the course which he should luive pur- 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 sued with reference to the proelauiation 
 of Jefl" Davis against him, had it reached 
 New Orleans while he was still in coni- 
 luaud. He would have sent a IJebel 
 general and several officers then in his 
 hands to .Shiii island, w ith orders that 
 upon receipt of authentic intelligence 
 by the officer in command there, that a 
 hair of Butler's head or anj' of his offi- 
 cers had been touched, these Kebel 
 prisoners should all be hanged at once. 
 ' And," adds Butler, 'Jell' Davis knows 
 me well enough to Ixdieve that what I 
 promised I should perform. He knows 
 that a JIassachusetts man who dareil to 
 vote sixty-four times for him at the 
 Charleston convention, would dare do 
 any thing." 
 
 What Maine Soldiehs ake. — The 
 Bangor Whig says that during a drill of 
 Captain Burton's six-footers at Oliltown, 
 a few days ago, while marching upon a 
 ])latform toward the river, where the 
 platform ended, )io order to halt being 
 given, they kept on until ten had jumped 
 into the river and commenced swim- 
 ming. Had not the order been given 
 the whole company would have fol- 
 lowed tliem. 
 
 Funeral of General Reno. 
 
 The funeral services over the body of 
 tilt! late Maj.-gen. Jesse Ij. Reno, of the 
 United States army, who was killed at 
 the storming of the pass at .South 
 Mountain, Md., on Sunday, Sept. 11th, 
 took place at the Trinity (Episcopal) 
 cliurcii, Summer street, at 11 :30 o'clock 
 to-day. 
 
 Since its arrival in this city, night be- 
 fore last, the body has licen at the resi- 
 dence of T. C. A. Dexter, 52 Chesti'r 
 S(juar(>, where Mrs. Reno has been living 
 for some months. We understand that 
 she and Mrs. Dexter are sisters. The 
 estate of the General being in Virginia, 
 rendered it unsafe for her to remain at 
 home. 
 
 By special request, no military parade 
 was made on the occasion, l)ut (iciieral 
 Schouler, General Andrews, Colonel Da- 
 vis, Colonel Burrill, .Major Chambers, 
 awl some forty other offit'crs of the regi- 
 ments in cam]) and in tield were present 
 in full uniform. Governor Andrew ami 
 stall' were ))resent in citizens' dress. 
 
 The body was lir<iMgbt to the church 
 in a he.-irse, followed by carriages con- 
 taining the fannlies of the Messrs. Dex- 
 ter, the widow, and several friends, 
 and also by the otiici'rs of (ieneral I'eno's 
 staft', viz: Cairtain I'eno, Ca|)tain Neill, 
 l,i(!Ulenant Morris. liieutenant .Marsh, 
 and Ijieutenant llutlon. 
 
 The church was crowded. The front 
 .seat, near where the I'ollin was placed, 
 was occupied by \\w, (Jeneral's stall'. 
 The coffin had upon it two crosses of 
 white flowers, and was studded with 
 silver nails. 'I'he body was atlin-d in 
 major-general's uniform, with the 
 doubli'-starred shoulilci' straps. 
 
 The face w:is a banilsoiui' one, with 
 high, broad forehead, slightly bald over 
 it, black hair, moustache, and beard, and 
 was in an excellent state of keei)ing. 
 
 The elegant satin lining on the inside of 
 the coffin-lid was fastened in the center 
 beneath the silver plate, which bore the 
 name and date of death. He was about 
 thirty-eight years old. 
 
 The services opened with a chant, 
 " Lord, let nie know my end," by the 
 choir, consisting of Mrs. Morse, Mrs. 
 Dong, Mr. Ryder, and Jlr. Hazlewood. 
 The regular Episcopal service for the 
 dead was given. Right Rev. Bishop 
 Eastburn officiating, assisted by his 
 rector. Rev. Dr. Mercer. The usual 
 chants were sung, including the 124th 
 hynui — 
 
 " Ili;ar wbat the voice from lieaven ileclares, 
 To those in Christ who die." 
 
 At the close of the service, all present 
 were permitted to view the body, and 
 subsequently the coffin was deposited in 
 the tomb beneath the church, ^\here it 
 will remain till a permanent place of 
 sepulture shall be obtained for it. 
 
 General Reno was a regular army 
 officer, born in Virginia. He was ap- 
 pointed from Pennsylvania, brevet 
 second lieutenant July 1, 1861, .and re- 
 ceived his appointment as captain in the 
 ordnance department of the United 
 States army, July 1, 18G2, whence he 
 rose to be brigadier-general of volun- 
 teers, and for his services at Xewbern 
 and Roanoke was made major-general. 
 
 It is not unlikely that his final place 
 of rest will be in Virginia, when quiet 
 shall be restored to the land so far as to 
 render it possible. 
 
 The Sixth in Philadelphia. 
 
 The Philadel])bia papers of Thursday 
 contain two columns describing the re- 
 ception of the Sixth regiment in th.at 
 city the evening before. The North 
 American says : — 
 
 "The Sixth Massachusetts infantry 
 will live in history. Like the Sixty- 
 ninth of Xew York, and the .Second 
 regiment of the Reserves of Pennsyl- 
 vania, they have made their ineH'aceable 
 mark in the record of this struggle. 
 Thi'ir adventures in the earlier stages of 
 Ihe war are known to every school 
 child among us. How they were fired 
 upon by the ral)ble of Baltimore when 
 first marching to the defense of the 
 cajiital. even the most illiterate among 
 us is fully informed, and will forget 
 only when the power of memory has 
 ceased. It was the first Massachusetts 
 regiment to leave the old Hay state for 
 the defense of \Vashington. It is again 
 the first regiment to leave Massachusetts 
 under the last call for the quota of the 
 st,a.te. There are .yet three regiments to 
 come from the first call." 
 
 The field officers were conducted to 
 the Union saloons, the others to the 
 cooper's shoj), the gentlemen above re- 
 ferred to acting as escort, and liirgfeld's 
 band discoursing the while its best 
 music. The rank and file marched to 
 the refreshmi'ut saloons, and as they 
 entered an iuuiiense crowd cheered 
 them loudly. The table was spread not 
 only with the best substantials of the 
 nuirkets, but with choice fruit also, and 
 
 delicate bouquets were placed beside 
 the plates of the oftieers. Upon the 
 plate of each soldier was a little book 
 entitled the '• Soldier's Prayer Book," a 
 devotional mamial, printed" for the pur- 
 pose by the publication society of the 
 Episcopal church. Also to eacli soldier 
 was presented the following address, 
 printed suitably for preservation, upon 
 cardboard, with a view of the Volun- 
 teer refreshment saloons and hospital 
 upon the other side : — 
 
 Union .Saloons' Welcome! 
 Hail to the Mass.iclnisetts Sixth ! 
 Wednksdav Evening, Sept. 10, 186-3. 
 
 Hail to you, noble old Si.xth of the old Bay- 
 state ! The Keystone st.ite clasps hands with 
 you. We have fouKlit with you. Our blood 
 has mingled with yours. Our sons have fallen 
 with you. Our honors a.ri; united forever. 
 
 Hail to you ! Welcome ! 
 
 Again you are going forward to do battle 
 lor our common country. It is the highest 
 honor aiij' man can seek in this life. You have 
 won it — may you pro\idly wear it. 
 
 Hail to you! Thrice welcome! 
 
 We follow fast. You w-ill tind many of our 
 state's children already in the field, and they 
 will pour down after you in such overwlielni- 
 ing numbers that j'our combined powers will 
 instantly sweep away all traces of infamous 
 Itebellion. This fresh and mighty northern 
 wind will blow into annihilation the insidious 
 pestilence that is seeking to rot the heart of 
 our land, and vigorous health will once more 
 course in the veins of our old Union made 
 new. 
 
 Hail to you ! Our welcomes as you come, 
 our blessings as you go! 
 
 We will not say, 15e strong; you have proved 
 your strength. We will not say, Be patient; 
 you have endured insults as well as blows. 
 But we do say that the 19th of April, ISlil, can 
 never fade from our minds till life itself 
 lades. We have faith in you— an unswerving 
 faith. ° 
 
 God bless vou, as wk say f.\rewelt.. 
 
 Among those present, t.aking great 
 interest in the i)roceedings, was the 
 mother of General McClellan. We have 
 as yet no intelligence as to how the 
 regiment went "through Baltimore," 
 but we doubt not this march was nnin- 
 terrupteii. 
 
 We understand, since the above was 
 written, that a dispatch has been re- 
 ceived in this city from a prominent 
 member of the Sixth, stating that the 
 regiment has been ordered to Fortress 
 Monroe. 
 
 The Last 'Words of a Dying Hero. 
 
 The following letter of Colonel Brod- 
 head, killed in one of Pope's battles, to 
 his wife, wriltcn in his dying moments, 
 has lieen luiblished at the request of 
 friends who believed it belonged to tlie 
 nation as well as to his faniil)'. Its 
 touching i)athos and high-toned patriot- 
 ism will awaken fresh regrets for the 
 death of this noble siddier and true 
 man. He was a colonel, we believe, of 
 one of the Pennsylvania regiments : — 
 
 .U// Dcari'^t tVi/t : 1 write to you. mortally 
 wounded, from the battle-flehl. \Vc are agaiii 
 di-ti'ate<l. and ci-e this r<'aches you yo<ir 
 i-liilch-en will br- fatherless. 
 
 licfore I dit! lei me implore that, in some 
 way, it may be statetl that CJeneral — — has 
 
 been outwl'tted ,lnd that is a traitor. Hail 
 
 they done their duty as I did mine, and had 
 Icd'as I did, the deiir old Hag had waved in 
 triumph. 
 
 I wrote to yon yesterday morning. To-day 
 is Sunday, and to-day I sink to the green 
 couch of 'our Ilnal rest. 
 
 I have fought well, my darling, and I was 
 
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 143 
 
 shot in the endeavor to rally our broken bat- 
 talions. I couUl have escaped, but would not 
 until all hope was gone, and was shot — 
 about the only one of our forces left on the 
 field. Our cause is just, and our generals, 
 not the enemy's, have defeated us. In God's 
 j^ood time he will give us victory. 
 
 And now good-bye, wife and children. 
 Bring them up, I know you will, in the fear of 
 God and love for the .Saviour. But for you 
 and the dear ones dependent, I should die 
 happy. I know the blow will fall with crush- 
 ing weight on you. Trust in Him who gave 
 manna in the wilderness. 
 
 Doctor Nasb is with me. It is now after 
 midnight, and I have spent most the night in 
 sending messages to you. 
 
 Two bullets have gone through my chest, 
 and directly through the lungs. I suffer but 
 little now, but at tirst the pain was acute. I 
 havt' won the soklier's name, and am ready 
 to meet now, as I must, the soldier's fate. I 
 hope that from heaven I may see the glorious 
 old Hag wave again over the undivided Union 
 I have loved so well. 
 
 Farewell, wife and babes, and friends. We 
 shall meet again. Your loving 
 
 THORNTON. 
 
 AN EXCITING DAY IN BOSTON. 
 
 Reception and Departure of Four 
 Massachusetts Regiments. 
 
 PRESENTATION OF COLORS. 
 
 Eloquent and Patriotic Addresses by Gov- 
 ernor Audre\v and Plon. liobert C 
 WintUrop. 
 
 OVATION TO MAJOR-GESERAl BANKS. 
 
 Yesterday was noteworthy in the 
 military annals of Boston. Four regi- 
 ments of Massachusetts trooj^s passed 
 through the city on tlieir way to distant 
 fields of glory. The Forty-third (Tiger) 
 regiment, Colonel Holbrook ; the Forty- 
 fifth (Cadet) , Colonel Codniau, and the 
 Forty-sixtli, Colonel Bowler, embarked 
 on the steamers Merrimac and Mississippi 
 for Newbern, N. ( '. ; the Forty-first, 
 Colonel Chickering, left for New York, 
 to join the corps d'armce organizing by 
 Major-general Banks, who was escorted 
 to ills head-quarters in New York by the 
 regiment. 
 
 At an early hour in the morning the 
 friends of the members of the several 
 regiments began to crowd the streets to 
 witness their departure. Many of the 
 streets through which the regiments 
 were to pass were gaylj' decorated witli 
 the Stars and Stripes, and in some in- 
 stances buildings were tastily decorated. 
 The building of the Mechanic associ- 
 ation, on Chauncy street, was covered 
 with flags and streamers. Chickering's 
 building on Washington street was taste- 
 fully ornamented, having a profusion of 
 flags and the mottoes — "Welcome to 
 the Forty-first regiment — On to Vic- 
 tory," arranged with gold letters on an 
 arch of blue. Flags and streamers were 
 also displayed in great profusion. The 
 public buildings all displayed the 
 American flag, and taking it all in all 
 the city presented a lioliday appearance. 
 
 Our reporters furnish the following ac- 
 count of the arrival, reception, and de- 
 parture of the regiments : — 
 
 The Forty-fifth (Cadet) ReKiment— Presen- 
 tation of Colors by Governor Andrew — 
 Keply of Colonel Codnian. 
 
 "May it please your Excellency : — In 
 the name of this regiment, whicli, as 
 your Excellency has well said, is truly 
 and entirely a Massachusetts regiment, 
 recruited from all parts of the common- 
 wealth, I thank the Govern(jr of Massa- 
 chusetts for the kindness and consider- 
 ation which he has always shown to the 
 ofiicers and members of this corps. 
 
 " We receive from your hands these 
 en)blems — we could not have received 
 them from hands more grateful to us — • 
 with the greatest pride and pleasure. 
 The future will tell how much we de- 
 serve the enconiums you have passed 
 upon us." 
 
 The regiment was then formed in 
 column and the line of march was at 
 once taken to Battery wharf, where they 
 embarked for their destination. All 
 along the route the streets were lined 
 with people who extended to the regi- 
 ment the most hearty and enthusiastic 
 cheers. Tlic regiment passed down 
 State street about five minutes after the 
 Forty-first, Colonel Chickering, passed 
 up, and the scenes of enthusiasm which 
 marked the advent of the latter regi- 
 ment were renewed. It was a most en- 
 thusiastic reception and greeting. 
 
 Reception of the Forty-first Reginient — 
 Escort and Ovation to Major-General 
 lianks. 
 
 The demonstration and procession in 
 honor of the Fortj-lirst regiment. 
 Colonel Chickering, in its passing 
 through Boston, was a grand afiair. 
 
 The procession formed on the corner 
 of Chauncy and Bedford streets and 
 proceeded to the Parker liouse on School 
 street, where they received Major- 
 general Banks and escorted him to Hay- 
 market square to await the arrival of 
 the regiment, whicli had tendered him 
 an escort to his head-quarters in New 
 York. On his appearance General 
 Banks was received with most hearty 
 cheers by the assembled multitude. He 
 took his seat in an open barouche, 
 which was drawn by four splendid gray 
 horses. Mayor Wightman and Captain 
 Hatfield, of General Banks' stalT, also 
 occupied seats in the carriage with him. 
 
 General Banks was greeted on his ar- 
 r\\\f\l by the most enthusiastic cheers of 
 the multitude. On arriving at the depot 
 the regiment immediately disembarljed 
 and formed in Canal street, and, under 
 the escort before described, proceeded 
 througli Blackstone, Commercial, State, 
 and Washington streets, to the common. 
 
 The scene as the jirocession moved 
 along the streets, and especially up 
 State street, must have been seen to be 
 realized. No description can convey an 
 idea of it. As Colonel Chickering came 
 in view, sitting on his magnificent 
 charger and looking every inch a 
 soldier, the multitude who lined the 
 streets testified tlieir esteem for the man 
 
 by the most enthusiastic cheers. Com- 
 pany after company received the greet- 
 ings of their friends, and when the car- 
 riage containing General Banks came in 
 sight it seemed as though tin- crowd 
 could not contain themselves. The men 
 cheered and swung tlieir hats and canes. 
 The ladies, who crowded every balcony 
 and window, waved their handkerchiefs, 
 clapped their gloved hands, and showered 
 bouquets upon Massachusetts" able and 
 gallant son. General Banks was evi- 
 dently deeply alTected by the earnest- 
 ness and depth of tlie affection of the 
 people for him, as expressed in their 
 greetings, and acknowledged the honor 
 paid him by frequently rising and bow- 
 ing to the multitude. On arriving at 
 the common General Banks was received 
 with a major-general's salute of thirteen 
 guns. 
 
 The colors of the regiment were borne 
 by the Roxbury company. Captain 
 Swift. 
 
 Reception of the Forty-tlilrd (Tiper) Regi- 
 ment — Presentation of Colors — Address 
 by Hon. Robert C. AV'inthrop — Keply of 
 Colonel Holbrook. 
 
 The Forty-third regiment, Colonel 
 Holbrook, was expected to arrive from 
 Camp Meigs, Readville, at 11 o'clock, in 
 anticipation of which the members of 
 the Boston Liglit Infantry association 
 and the Germania band assembled at 
 Boylston hall and awaited tlie arrival 
 of the regiment. The delay in the ar- 
 rival of the Cadet regiment prevented 
 the Forty-third from coming, the cars 
 being sent back to bring the Tigers. 
 
 After waiting at the armory until past 
 12 o'clock the members of the associ- 
 ation were dismissed until 1 o'clock, 
 when they re-assembled and waited for 
 the regiment. 
 
 At a quarter before two o'clock the 
 column was formed under direction of 
 Mil}. Charles O. Rogers, president of 
 the association, aided by an efficient 
 corps of assistant marshals. About one 
 hundred and twenty-five men fell into 
 line in citizen's dress, wearing badges 
 appropriately inscribed. 
 
 Preceded by the Germania band the 
 association marched through Washing- 
 ton, Winter, Tremont, and Boylston 
 streets, and halting in front of the pub- 
 lic garden waited the arrival of the regi- 
 ment, which arrived in the city about a 
 quarter before three. 
 
 The regimental colors are mounted on 
 a black walnut standard, tlie butt of 
 which is elaborately carved, the shaft 
 fluted, and the whole surmounted by a 
 tiger's head resting in a Union shield, 
 bearing the inscription " Forty-third 
 regiment Massachusetts Volunteers." 
 From the head of the standard depends 
 a set of rich tri-colored tassels. The 
 colors are inscribed with the number of 
 the regiment and the ]Massachusetts 
 coat-of-arms. 
 
 Reply of Colonel Holbrook. 
 
 " Mr. Winthrop and Glentlemen of the 
 Boston Light Infantry Association : The 
 fatigues of tlie camp" this morning liave 
 completely unfitted me for making any 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 rcTiiarks, iiml beside your own I feel 
 tliat tliere is iiotliino;' for me to say 
 further tlian tliat, without making any 
 promises or pledges of what we shall 
 accomi>lish. we shall endeavor to do our 
 duty to the best of our ability. And, 
 sir, from the knowledge I have of the 
 men and the officers under ray eom- 
 niaud, I have no hesitation in saying 
 that whatever I call upon them to do, 
 and whatever dangers they may be 
 called upon to brave, they will nobly 
 sustain their part with honor to them- 
 selves and members of the Boston Light 
 Infantry association. 
 
 " I thank you, sir, and through you the 
 members of the Boston Light Infantry 
 for this beautiful flag, tt will not only 
 serve to remind us of the present mo- 
 ment Jinil of friends at home, but it will 
 ever remind us of the motto of ournolde 
 corps : — 
 
 '^•J}<ath or an /Iono7-able Life.'" 
 
 The flag was theu taken by Hergt. J. 
 Horace Kent, of Co. A, color-bearer of 
 the regiment. After partaking of a col- 
 lation on the common, the regiment 
 marched to the steamer Merrimac, at 
 Battery wharf. 
 
 All along the line of inarch, although 
 it was quite dark, the streets were 
 crowded and the same hearty and en- 
 thusiastic reception was given to it 
 which was given to the regnnent which 
 had preceded it. 
 
 The Fortj'-sixth Res;iment. 
 
 'J'he Forty-sixth regiment, under com- 
 mand of Col. George Bowler, of West- 
 field, arrived in tlie city from Camp 
 Banks, at Springfield — which place they 
 left about 10 o'clock yesterday morning — 
 soon after 4 o'clock in the afternoon, 
 and were received at the Worcester 
 dejiot by Caiitain McKim, who ac- 
 comiianied tliem to Battery wharf, to 
 the music of their drums, wliich sounded 
 gloriously to martial ears. Although 
 it was somewhat late when they passeil 
 down State street, taking the most 
 direct route to the point of embarkation, 
 they arrived at the wharf about .'> 
 o'clock, and soon after marched on 
 board the (he transports, the right 
 wing linding <|u.arters on the Mississijipi 
 and the left wing on the Merrimac. 
 
 .\ltliougli tile mend)ers of this regi- 
 ment were not much acquainted in 
 Boston, they were not only the re- 
 cipients of the encouraging cheers of 
 the crowded streets through which 
 the}- niiirched, but scores of the me7i 
 received bou(|uets anil other indications 
 that tlieir patriotism was ajipreciated liy 
 those whose homes they are going to 
 defend. The men com])osing the regi- 
 ment are younger than the average of 
 om- troops, but it would be diftlcult to 
 find a finer or more muscular set of men 
 than is found in the Forty-sixth regi- 
 ments. 
 
 The following order from General 
 McClellan, congratulating the army on 
 the late victories, has been promul- 
 gated : — 
 
 Headquarters of the Armv of the 1 
 
 POT05IAC. > 
 
 Near Sharps isURG, Mn., Oct. 3, 18(U. ) 
 Tlie CommamUiifj Cieiicral cxteiuis liis con- 
 gratulations to tin* arni\- under Ins conunand, 
 lor the victories achieved and their bravery 
 at the passes of tlie South mountain and upon 
 the Antietam eruek. The brilliant conduct 
 of General Reno's and Hooker's troops, under 
 tiencral Burnside, at Turner's tia)), and of 
 General Franklin's corps .at Cianipton's pass, 
 in which, in face of the enemy, strong in posi- 
 tion and resisting with obstinacy, they car- 
 ried tlie mountain and prepared the way for 
 the army, won for thetn the admiration of 
 their brethren in arras. 
 
 In the memoi-able battle of Antietam we 
 defeated a numerous and powerful army of 
 the enemy, in an action desperately fought, 
 and remarkable for its duration and the de- 
 struction of life which attended it, the obstinate 
 bravery of the troops of (Jenerals Hooker, 
 M.ansfleld, .and .Sumner, the dashing gallantry 
 of those of General Franklin on the liglit, 
 the steady valor of those of General Burn- 
 side on the left, and the vigorous support of 
 those of Generals Porter and Pleasanton, 
 present a brilliant spectacle to our country, 
 which will swell their hearts with pride and 
 exultation. 
 
 Fourteen guns, thirty-nine colors, fifteen 
 thousand five hundred' stand of arms, and 
 nearly si.'i thousand prisoners taken from 
 the eiicmy, are evidence of the completeness 
 of our tri'umph. 
 
 A gi'ateful country will thank this noble 
 army for achievements which have rescued 
 loyal states of the East from the ravages of 
 the invader, and have driven him from their 
 borders. 
 
 The Removal of General McClellan 
 — The Event and its Impressions. 
 
 VVe collate from our exchanges the 
 following statements, opinions, and in- 
 cidents connected with the removal of 
 (ieneral McClellan from the command 
 of the Army of the Potomac. 
 
 In respect to the feeling expressed by 
 the army, we find the following state- 
 ments : — 
 
 The Feeling of the Army. 
 
 ■' 'I'here could, in fact, have been no 
 liigher test of the living patriotism of 
 our citizen-soldiers than their liehavior 
 on this occasion. Without going back 
 over the retrospect of causes that have 
 produced this feeling, there is no doubt 
 W'hatever that the Army of the Potomac 
 has felt in General McClellan an amount 
 of confidence such as it has felt in no 
 other commandei', and which any other 
 than (he man named for the high ollice 
 would have found it hard indeed to in- 
 spire. And yet when this idol is, with- 
 out a syllable of explanation, removed 
 by a mandate from Washington, not a 
 symptom of mutiny or rebellious spirit 
 ajiiicars. General Burnside, I can as- 
 sure you, takes command of no de- 
 moralized or discontented army. 
 
 " .\uy aKenijit of the disalt'ected p:ir- 
 tisan or misi'hievous among the oflicers 
 or men to stir up mutiny in the army 
 will recoil u]ion his own head. 'I'hc 
 lieart of the army is sound. They fight 
 for no man, but for the country, and 
 wish (o see the end of the war. If the 
 Ki'bel chiefs count u]ion surprising the 
 I'liioii army in a disorganized state, on 
 accouiil- i>i (he cliauge in commanders, 
 (hey will (iiid tlieir mistake. 
 
 "Though the storm subsides, the 
 ocean will work a long while; and 
 
 this great army still rocks and rolls 
 under the tumult of conflicting feeling 
 caused by the event. You may, how- 
 ever, now make sure of one thing — all 
 it.s eft'ect will be purely of the nature of 
 feeling. It will diminish the Army of 
 the Potomac by only one man and his 
 personal staft". There will be no resig- 
 nations on account of the removal of 
 General McClellan. Already that ac- 
 quiescence which follows an accom- 
 plished fact is rapidly merging the old 
 order in the new. It is that same 
 prompt, intelligent, self-sacrificing 
 obedience to the will of the constituted 
 authority thtit has already been our 
 salvation in many a dark and trying 
 hour." 
 
 General McClellanV Farewell to his 
 Late Army. 
 
 On Saturday an<l Sunday General Mc- 
 Clellan was busy lioth days arranging 
 matters with General Burnside, and 
 giving every information and sngge.s- 
 fion within his power to ensure the 
 success of our army under its new 
 leader. His parting with the army 
 furnishes great scope for descriptive 
 writing, to the newspaper correspon- 
 dents at head-quarters, from whose 
 accoimts we take the following ex- 
 tracts : — 
 
 "On Saturday, when he had given 
 General Burnside his views and plans, 
 General McClellan signified his intention 
 of leaving the field immediately to re- 
 port at Trenton, in comidiance with 
 the order. Burnside, reluctant to jiart 
 with him so soon, urged him to remain 
 a little longer — the interest of the 
 country demanded that he should. 
 ' Well," said McClellan to some officers 
 around him, 'I'll remain just as long 
 as Burnside wants me." 'Xo, you won't,' 
 rejdied Burnside, ' for if you do you will 
 remain with us altogether." 
 
 " Monday morning it was arranged 
 that he should visit the troops, and pro- 
 ceed to Washington by special train in 
 the evening. A splendid photograph of 
 the General and his personal stall' offi- 
 cers, forming a handsome group, in 
 front of his tent, and another of the 
 General on horseback, were taken be- 
 fore starting. When just about to go he 
 said, 'I can hardly bear to see my 
 soldiers again.' Then, accompanied by 
 Ids officers and escort, he rode ofi' to 
 take a last farewell of his troops. The 
 infantrj' and cavalry attached to his 
 head-(iuarters were tiistefully disposed 
 on an adjacent hill. They pres(>nted a 
 very soldierly appearance. McClellan 
 rode along the lines, and as he |)assed, 
 enthusiastic cheers spontaneously arose 
 from the ranks. The soldiers i-ould not 
 restrain their controlling admiration for 
 their general. After he had jiassed 
 along the lines, and was returning 
 to^^ard the hill. General Patrick, com- 
 manding the provost gu.ard at head- 
 quarters, dashed up the crest, and, with 
 cap in hand, led the whole command in 
 three (umultuous cheers for General 
 McClellan. 
 
 " He then passed through the camps 
 of the reserve artillery. The batteries 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 145 
 
 were all an-aiiged in convenient po- 
 sitions, the cannoneers standing by 
 tlieir guns. The men presented sabers, 
 while the music mingled with their 
 clieers as he passed. 
 
 " It was while riding from here that 
 Burnside, accompanied by a brilliant 
 statT, came dashing across the field and 
 joined him. They shook each other cor- 
 dially by the hand, and rode together 
 daring the remainder of the day. 
 
 " It is claimed, and to the honor of 
 General McClellan, that he has urgent- 
 ly pressed the corps commanders and 
 chiefs to strain every energy to aid 
 Burnside, and do, if possible, more for 
 the new conimaniler than they did for 
 him. It is also said that General Mc- 
 Clellan has posted General Burnside up 
 in his plan of the campaign; and it is 
 claimed by some of the former's friends 
 that Burnside will limit himself to car- 
 rying out this plan. One may be per- 
 mitted to doubt this. This would be a 
 fatal weakness to begin with. It needs 
 no argument to show that, while the 
 plan itself might be the Ix'st in the 
 world, yet having no organic root in 
 his mind, he must necessarily work at 
 second hand, and at incalculable disad- 
 vantage. It is quite certain that Gen- 
 eral Burnside will be largely influenced 
 I)y General McCIellan's professional 
 views ; but those who think he will not 
 liave a plan of his own, mistake the 
 man. McCIellan's farewell address to 
 his soldiers was read to them just before 
 lie passed to personally bid tliem fare- 
 well. As he rode along the turnpike, 
 witli head uncovered, between the lines 
 of troops, and followed by t)ie glittering 
 array of officers, fifty thousand of his 
 devoted soldiers, with hearts and 
 voices in perfect unison, and all with 
 one accord, burst forth into the most 
 tumultuous cheering. 
 
 " Whilst he rode along, the batteries 
 fired salutes, the bands played, and the 
 soldiers cheered. The smoke from the 
 artillery floated in among the perforated 
 banners, and the acclamations of the 
 troops mingled witii the martial music 
 of the bands and the guns. I can not 
 recall from my experience any occcasion 
 on which the enthusiasm manifested by 
 these soldiers has been surpassed."' 
 
 General Burnside and his Duties. 
 
 We find a great many " inconsiderate 
 trifles " among the incidents consequent 
 on the removal of General McClellan, 
 and the assumption of his duties by 
 General Burnside. The most of these 
 demonstrate the great esteem in which 
 "Little Mac" was held by his soldiers. 
 
 "It is no secret that to the general on 
 whose shoulders is thrust the heavy bur- 
 den of the conduct of the army in this 
 crisis, the great responsibility came most 
 undesired. Cherishing a high resiiect 
 for General McCIellan's stragetic, math- 
 ematical, and engineering talent, and 
 bound to him by the ties of a long per- 
 sonal afteetion, General Burnside shrunk 
 from superseding a man who, while a 
 friend, he also unfeignedly regards as 
 
 his superior in ability. Congratulated 
 on his elevation liy an acquaintance, 
 Burnside firmly replied, 'That, sir, is 
 the last thing on which I wish to be 
 congratulated.' Wlien, on Friday at 
 midnight, the order assigning him to 
 the command was brought from Wash- 
 ington, he was deeply moved, and going 
 over immediately to General McCIellan's 
 head-quarters, they sat up together in 
 consultation during the whole night. 
 This morning (10th inst.), early, I saw 
 him walking up and down the balcony 
 of the hotel which he makes his head- 
 quarters, in an absorbed, distraught con- 
 dition, seemingly overwh(dmed by the 
 weight of responsibility resting upon 
 him." 
 
 The following order was issued by 
 General Burnside, on taking command 
 of the army : — 
 
 In accordance witb General Orders, No. IS*2, 
 issued by tlae President of the United States, 
 1 hereby assume command of the Army of 
 the Potomac, ratiiotisni and tlie exercise of 
 my every energy in tlie direction of this 
 army, aided by the full and hearty cooperu- 
 tion of its oltlcurs and men. will'l hope, un- 
 der the Ijlessing of God, insure its success. 
 Having been a sharer of the privations and 
 a witness of the bravery of the old Army of 
 the Potomac in the Maryland campaii^n, and 
 fully identilied witii tliem in their feelings 
 of respect and esteem for General McClellan, 
 entertained through him, I feel that it is not 
 as a stranger 1 assume command. To the 
 Ninth army corps, so long anti intimately as- 
 sociated with me, I need say nothing. Our 
 histories are identical. With diflldence for 
 myself, but with a proud confidence in the 
 unswerving loyalty and determination of the 
 gallant army now entrusted to my care, I ac- 
 cept its control with the steadfas't assurance 
 that the just cause must prevail. 
 A. E. Bl ItNSlDE, 
 
 Major-general Commanding. 
 
 GENERAL McCLELLAN ON 
 THE WAY EASTWARD. 
 
 His Brief but Noble Speech to the Sol- 
 diers at AYarrenton Junction. 
 
 DEMONSTRATIONS ALONG THE ROUTE. 
 
 His Farewell to the Army of 
 the Potomac. 
 
 Washington, Nov. n, 1SG2. Gen- 
 eral McClellan arrived this afteinooii 
 just in time to have his car attached to 
 the mail train, and departed eastward 
 amid cheering from those accidentally 
 assembled at the depot at the time. 
 
 General Banks went to New York on 
 the same train, accompanied by Lieut.- 
 col. Gardner Banks, his brother. 
 
 SECOND DISPATCH. 
 
 General McClellan was introduced to 
 those at the depot by Colonel Blaisdell of 
 the Eleventh Massachusetts regiment. 
 "Good-bye," said the General. " I want 
 
 yon to do just the same for General Burn- 
 side, or. if ])Ossible, better than you 
 have done for me.'' 
 
 Generals Andrews and Auger will ac- 
 company General Banks. 
 
 It is understood that General Bum- 
 side will carry out the programme of 
 President Lincoln to the letter. 
 
 Washington, Mov. 11. M.ajor-gen- 
 eral McClellan and personal stafl' left 
 Warrenton at 11 o'clock to-day. On 
 reaching AVarrenton .Junction a salute 
 was fired. The troops, who had been 
 drawn up in line, afterward broke ranks, 
 when the soldiers crowded around him, 
 and many eagerly called for a few |)art- 
 ing words. He said, in response, while 
 on the platform of the r;iilroad depot : 
 
 "I wish you would stand by tieueral 
 Burnside as you have stood by me, and 
 all will be well. Good-bye." 
 
 To this there was a spontaneous and 
 enthusiastic response. 
 
 The troops were also drawn up in line 
 at Bristow Station and Manassas Junc- 
 tion, where salutes were fired, and 
 where McClellan was complimented 
 with enthusiastic cheers. 
 
 The iiarty arrived here this afternoon, 
 Justin time to take the ."> o'clock train 
 for Trenton. The cars being detained, 
 owing to some impediment oil the track. 
 General McClellan was recognized by 
 the many soldiers quartered in that vi- 
 cinity, when he was greeted with oft- 
 repeated cheers. 
 
 Baltimore, Md., Nov. 11, S : 20 r. .m. 
 General McClellan has just airived. 
 He goes through to Philadelphia im- 
 mediately. 
 
 Piiila'dki.phia, Nov. 11. A liand of 
 music is in attendance at the Baltimore 
 depot to receive General McClellan. He 
 will reach here about midnight, and, it 
 is believed, he will proceed immediately 
 by special train to Trenton, N. J. 
 
 Trenton, X. J., Nov. 11. General 
 McClellan will arrive here at 2 A. M. to- 
 morrow. Preparations have been made 
 to extend to him a proper reception. 
 
 Onward to Richmond. 
 
 Warrenton Junction, Nov. 17, 18G2. 
 We are under marching orders again to- 
 day, and a " change of base " is to be 
 made which involves no retreat, but an 
 advance toward, the Rebel capital. 
 
 I'nion and Rebel Hospitals. 
 
 I visited some five hospitals during 
 the day. Three of these were occupied 
 by our sick and wounded Union soldiers. 
 These were to be vacated during the 
 day. I saw five sick men, however, 
 wlio could never leave those hospitals 
 except for the grave. They were calm 
 and resigned, though conscious of their 
 approacliing end. Two of the hospitals 
 were occupied by the Bebel wounded. 
 They were chiefly from Georgia and 
 South Carolina. Through the humanity 
 of our government these soldiers, who 
 received their wounds in fighting for 
 that government's overthrow, were 
 furnished with food and all medical 
 supplies. That is humane, and more, it 
 is Christian. War and hostility cease at 
 the doors of our hospitals. TJiere love 
 
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146 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 to enemies lias place, and it is a duty to 
 feed and clothe and bless those whom it 
 was equally a duty to suute down, when 
 on the battle-tieid they struck at our 
 commou mother's heart — that mother 
 our country. I talked with many of 
 those Kebelwouudcd, though, of course, 
 refrainino; from all argument and con- 
 fining myself chiefly to religious topics, 
 or inquiring as to their physical con- 
 dition. Several cold and inanimate 
 forms showed that death had been l)usy 
 with those who had l.ieen borne thcri- 
 wounded from the battle-fields of Jlan- 
 assas and Antietam, fighting against thi- 
 flag and country which had in-otecteil 
 and blessed and never wronged them. 
 Father, forgive those misled and mis- 
 guided men, they knew not what they did. 
 
 Confederate Prisoner.s. 
 
 While speaking of that side of the 
 great (luestion of the day, I may men- 
 tion riding in the cars from Manassas to 
 Alexandria with a large number of 
 Confederate surgeons and paroled I'ebel 
 officers, who had been taken prisoners 
 by our army, but were now being for- 
 w"ardeil home by way of Fortress Mon- 
 roe. They praise General McClellan 
 very highly as a man, and thought his re- 
 mova 1 would be very disastrous to us ; yet 
 in reply tO(juestions, they declared that 
 he had always been defeated by them, 
 even at Antietam, and would never as- 
 sault Kichinond successfully. It was 
 easy to see that they regretted his de- 
 position and the a|)i)ointraent of Burn- 
 side, whose North Carolina campaign 
 was so glorious for us and injurious to 
 them. One claim astonished me, and 
 was ])romptly repelled. "You must 
 admit, sir,'" said a Rebel surgeon from 
 Louisiana, " that the Southerners are 
 more religious than the Northerners." 
 "Indeed," I replied, ''I never heard 
 such a statement as that made before ; 
 upon what do you ground the asser- 
 tion?" "Oh, oiir rulers appoint more 
 public religious days than yours; we 
 have more (lays of tasting, humiliation, 
 and prayer than you." "Of course you 
 do," I answered, not waiting for him to 
 completi' his enumeration. "Why of 
 coursey" he asked. "Because you have 
 more sins as a people and an army to jiray 
 over and humble yourselv<'S for, esjic- 
 cially for the sin of rebellion against a 
 noble and good government, which was 
 only too lenient toward your section of 
 country, and is (Uily too lenient to-day. 
 .Vnd as to tasting, if the stories of des- 
 titution in your region I idy half true, 
 
 every day must be a day of fasting, if not 
 prayer, throughout the whole South." 
 They laughed pleasantly at this frank re- 
 ply,'whieli was maile in no discourteous 
 manner or s])irit. for at the outset of the 
 conversation we had mutually agreed to 
 chat frankly and freely about our diver- 
 sities, witlujut cither side taking oll'eusc. 
 " Well," said my Southron, " we have 
 also many thanksgiving days, too, and 
 expect many more before the war ends." 
 "Arethey feast days?" 1 iiupured. "Oh, 
 yes," he" said, fearing I doubled Helxd 
 ability to make a feast in their lu-esent 
 strail<'ned circumstances. "Then you 
 
 remember what Isaiah says in his first 
 chapter, ' Your appointed feasts my soul 
 hateth,' and he goes on to give the 
 reason why all observances, such as 
 •calling of assemblies" and ' scdemn 
 meetings" are ■ iniquity" in His sight. 
 ' Your hands are full of blood.' No 
 rites and ceremonies can constitute re- 
 ligion, but only right acts from right 
 motives, 'ceasing from evil, learning 
 to do well, letting the oi))>resse(l go free, 
 loving mercy and walking humbly with 
 our God.' ■" The conversation was 
 throughout earnest and pleasant, 
 though entirely frank. They seemed 
 really anxious to know what we thought 
 and felt, and 1 certainly was as anxious 
 to know on what grounds they justified 
 their course. They gave amusing ac- 
 counts of their various captures. Pro- 
 vost-marshal Blunt, of General Long- 
 street's staft', was captured while 
 visiting his pickets and being a little 
 too neighborly in visiting ours. One 
 fell an easy victim to misplaced confi- 
 dence by going up to a squad of our 
 men. "I saw they were dressed like 
 Federals," he said, "but so many of 
 our men had, not stolen, but 'conveyed' 
 your uniforms away and were dressed in 
 them, that 1 did' not believe those 
 soldiers were your men, as I had left a 
 squad of ours similarly dressed near that 
 )>lace. I walked among them ; they gave 
 me a most pressing invittition to stay, 
 and here I am." While most of these 
 officers were gentlemanly and appeared 
 well, I w;is sorry to finil from their con- 
 versation that profanity and hard drink- 
 ing, together with gambling, were as 
 great curses in the Rebel army as in any 
 part of our ow n. ITpon the whole, how- 
 ever, these Confederate officers and 
 soldiers impressed me more favorably 
 than any I liave fallen in with before. 
 Would that they were enlisted in a 
 better cause ! — [Bo.ston Journal. 
 
 General Hooker. 
 
 This brave soldier anil skillful com- 
 mander has again returned to the army. 
 It was my good fortune to enjoj- a con- 
 versation with him on the day of his 
 return, and to witness his reception by 
 the army. lie told me that he was a 
 native of Hadley, Mass., and remem- 
 bered among his early acquaintance 
 Rev. Dr. Huntington and Rev. Sylvester 
 Judd. Of the latter he particularly 
 spoke as a man of marked originality 
 and genius. He spoke with much en- 
 tJiusiasm of the part ^Massachusetts has 
 taken in this war, and of her recent 
 noble stand in sustaining the adminis- 
 tration, when so manj- other states fal- 
 tered. All along tile route General 
 Hooker was received with much cheer- 
 ing. .\t this ]ioint, where the otticors 
 and soldiers had just parted with (Jen- 
 eral McCUdlan with much emotion, 
 General Hooker was nevertheless re- 
 ceived with unbounded enthusiasm. 
 General Hooker made a short speech to 
 the Eleventh and Sixteenth ^Massachu- 
 setts regimeuls, encainpe<l here, and 
 who suiiduud<Ml I be car in whicli be 
 rode. He lolil them h(^ "felt home-sick 
 
 to be among his old division again, who 
 had fought so bravely, so successfully, 
 and so well, and should ask to have 
 them again as part of his present com- 
 mand." His request has since been 
 granted, and Sickles' division and Heint- 
 zelnian's corps, in which are the First, 
 Eleventh, and Sixteenth Massachusetts 
 and the Second New Hampshire regi- 
 ments, are, once again, under the com- 
 mand of glorious "fighting Joe 
 Hooker," and this corps, with Porter"s 
 former corps, are now the " Center 
 Grand Corps of the Army of the Po- 
 tomac." May General Hooker lead 
 tliem on to fresh triumphs'. His former 
 veteran division are proud of and love 
 him, and though they know they must 
 see hard fighting under such a com- 
 mander, yet feel an honorable pride in 
 his attachment to them and the position 
 assigned them in the present onward 
 movement. 
 
 • The First Day's Fight. 
 Monday Evening, Dec. 1.5, 1S62. 
 A\'e look upon Saturday's fight at 
 Freciericksburgh as rather a reconnois- 
 sanee in force than a battle intended for 
 decisive results, though there was evi- 
 dently very hard fighting. The position 
 of the enemy was probably understood 
 in part, but the details of the ground 
 and of the distribution of forces re- 
 mained to be discovered, before our 
 strength should be laid out in earnest. 
 Hence it was that the center of the 
 army. Hooker's grand division, was not 
 called into action at all. The right and 
 left divisions were pushed forward to 
 gain cerl;ain positions and feel the 
 enemy's strength, preparatory to the 
 final contest. We should judge that 
 .Sumner's division encountered unex- 
 pected resistance, and hut little more 
 than held its own — although the ex- 
 perience of the daj- on that wing may 
 be of the utmost value. Franklin, on 
 the left, carried all before him, ijrobably 
 to the extent designed. The Rebels 
 were manifestly shown, by the general 
 result, to be in strong force and strongly 
 j)Osted. The gallantry and heroism 
 requisite to face such odds and wrest 
 away the victory, are apparent to all. 
 Ne'ver did the sons of liberty on any of 
 the great battle-fields of history more 
 surely deserve success than this Army 
 of the. Potomac. Let us trust, by all 
 the sacred obligations of their cause, 
 that they will win it. 
 
 Our Losses. 
 
 The sympathy of every true heart 
 will be extended to those households 
 that may have been stricken by the fate 
 of battle within the last few days. It 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 147 
 
 cau not but be that the recovery of our 
 national blessings must be purchased 
 with the life-blood of many a brave son, 
 who knows not how to turn aside or to 
 hold bacli when his country calls him to 
 the cannon's mouth. All these martyrs 
 are equally dear to their kindred and 
 friends, and the memory of all alike 
 shall be dear to tlie patriotic of this and 
 of all future generations. But while 
 the sad tidings of losses are coming 
 thick and fast, we would impress upon 
 the community the duty of great 
 caution in giving heed to all first re- 
 ports. These are made up hastily al- 
 ways, and incorrectly very often. Al- 
 ready, in several instances, tlie wires 
 have reported the deatlis of soldiers 
 who have since been autlientically as- 
 certained to be entirely ludiarmed. It 
 is always so after every battle — and it 
 would save a great deal of trouble if tlie 
 fact could be generally kept in mind. 
 
 Rev. Arthur B. Fuller. 
 
 Among the killed at Fredericksliurgh 
 on Friday last was the Rev. Artliur B. 
 Fuller, cliaplain of tlie Massacliusetts 
 Sixteeutli regiment. Through his death 
 the Union cause has met witli no com- 
 mon loss, for few chaplains in tlie army 
 have been so active, energetic, and de- 
 voted to tlie interests of their charge, or 
 more fully inspired bj- a patriotic love 
 of country. He left a flourishing so- 
 ciety in \\'atertown to devote himself to 
 the spiritual interests of the Jlassachu- 
 setts Sixteenth, whose hardships he 
 shared during the peninsular campaign, 
 aiding and admiuisteriug consolation to 
 tlie wounded and dying, in more than 
 one liard-fought battle. He returned to 
 his home last summer with healtli pros- 
 trated by liardship and exposure, but 
 remained only for a brief period. His 
 heart was in the worlc whicli lie li.^d 
 undertaken, and ere he had recovered 
 his strength he set out to rejoin liis regi- 
 ment. But he was taken side on tlie 
 route, and altliougli he kept on to ^Vash- 
 ingtou, he was reluctautly compelled to 
 relinquish the idea of active service 
 with his regiment, and to resign liis 
 coimnission, Ijut not to leave the worlc 
 entirely. He expected an appointment 
 as chaplain of the convalescent camp at 
 Alexandria, where he could still labor 
 for tlie soldiers with less exposure to his 
 health. 
 
 General Butler's Farewell Address 
 to his Command. 
 
 We copy the following address by 
 General Butler to his command on sur- 
 rendering the department of the Gulf to 
 General Banks, from the New Orleans 
 Delta of the 17th inst. We know our 
 readers will be especially interested in 
 its perusal : — 
 
 Heao-qcarters, Department of the (Jui.f, j 
 Xew Orleans, Dec. 15, 18(12. i 
 
 Soldiers of the Army of the Giil/.—lW- 
 lieved lrom"turtUui- duties in this cleiiartiueiit 
 by direction of tlio President, under date of 
 Nov. 9, 1862, I talje leave of you by this final 
 order, it being impossible to visit youi- scat- 
 tered outposts, covering hundieds ol miles 
 of the frontier of a larger territory than some 
 of the kingdoms of Europe. 
 
 I greet you, my brave comrades, and say 
 farewell! 'This word — endeared as you are 
 by a community of privations, hardships, 
 ilangers, victories, successes, military and 
 civil — is the only sorrowful thought 1 have. 
 You have deserved well of your country. 
 Without a murmur, yon sustained an en- 
 campment on a sand-bar so desolate that 
 banishment to It with every care .and com- 
 fort possilde has been the most dreaded pun- 
 ishment inflicted upon your bittei-cst and 
 most Insulting enemies- 
 
 Vou had so little transportation that but a 
 handful could advance to compel sidnuission 
 by the Queen city of the l!i-bcllion. whilst 
 others waded breast-deep in the marshes 
 which surround St. Philip, and lorccd the 
 surrender of a fort deemed impregnable to 
 land attack bv the mo.st skillful engineers ol 
 your country and her enemy. At ymii- occu- 
 pation, order, law, quiet, ami pcacir sprang to 
 this eitv, filled with the braves of all nations, 
 where, "for a score of years, during the pro- 
 foundest peace, human life was scarcely sate 
 at noon-dav. liy your discipline you illus- 
 trated the best traits of the American soldiei', 
 and encbaiued the admiration of those that 
 came to scoff. Landing with a military clicst 
 containing but $7.'5, from the hoards of a 
 Rebel government, you have given lo your 
 country's treasury nearly a half million of 
 dollars, and so supplied yourselves with the 
 needs of your service that your expedition 
 has cost your government less by four-fifths 
 than any other. 
 
 You have fed the starving poor, the wives 
 and children of your enemies, so converting 
 enemies into friends that they have sent their 
 representatives to your congress by a vote 
 greater than your entire numbers from liis- 
 tricts in which when you entered yon were 
 tauntingly told that there was " no ouc to 
 raise your flag." 
 
 liy vour practical philanthropy, you have 
 won the confidence of the "oppressed race" 
 and the slave. Hailing you as deliverers, they 
 are ready to aid you as willing servants, faith- 
 ful laborers, or using the tactics taught tluMii 
 by your enemies, to fight with you in the field. 
 "By steady attention to the laws of hcallh 
 you" have stayed the pestilence, and, Innnble 
 instruments "in the hand of God, you have 
 demonstrated the necessity that Iliscrcatures 
 should obey His laws, and reaping His bless- 
 ing in this most unhealthy climate, you have 
 preserved your ranks fuller than those of any 
 other batta'lions of the same length of service. 
 Y'ou have met rlouble numbers of the 
 enemv and defeated him in the open field, 
 but I" need not further enlarge upon this 
 topic. Y'ou were sent here to do that. 
 
 I commend you to your commander. You 
 are worthy of his love. Farewell, my ccnn- 
 rades — again, farewell. 
 
 liEN.JAMIN F. HUTl-EU, 
 Major-general Commanding. 
 
 hear that the young boy recently died 
 at Fredericksliurgh, and now the old sol- 
 dier has gone to iiu'ct his boys. Of the 
 family only n daughter survives. — 
 Hartford Fast. 
 
 A Sad Story. — Dr. Alvin Flint, of 
 East Hartford, well ktunvn for his 
 speech-making power hei-eabouts, died 
 iibout a week ago ou board ;i transport 
 coming from Aquia creek to AVashing- 
 ton. He was a private in the 'i'weiity- 
 first regiment in Captain Martin's com- 
 pany. His oldest son Alvin was a mem- 
 ber of the Sixteenth regiment, and was 
 killed at Autietam. 'I'he patriotic old 
 man was fired witli a determination to 
 avenge his death. His youngest boy, 
 scarcely 14 years old, had just enlisted 
 in Captain Martin's company, and 
 his father, in order to l)e with him, 
 joined the same company, and, though 
 over UO years old, was acceptetl. 'We 
 
 The Oath. 
 
 11V riuniAS nrciiAVAN reai>. 
 
 [The following stirring lyric was inspired 
 by the death, in battle, of a brother of the 
 gifted author- It was read by Mr. Murdock 
 fn the .Senate Uhamber, last winter, with 
 great ett'ect, and at a snbse(iuent reading, 
 President Lincoln requested that it might be 
 repeated. Mr. Munlock said he was unable 
 to do so, as he then had no copy of it ; where, 
 upon Mr. Lincoln took frcnn his pocket-book 
 a copy which be had cut from a Cincinnati 
 paper, and the reading was given by Mr. 
 .Murdock in his usual spirited manner.] 
 
 JIamlet — .Swear on mv sword. 
 
 Ghost (below)— .Swear 1 [siiAiiSPEARE 
 
 Ye freemen, how long will ye stifle 
 
 The vengeance that justice inspires? 
 With treason how long will ye trifle. 
 
 And shame the proud name of your sires? 
 Out, out, with the swortl ami the rifie, 
 
 In defense of your homes and your flres! 
 The flag of the old Revolution 
 
 Swear flrmlv to serve and upliold — 
 That no traitorous breath of pollution 
 
 Shall tarnish one star on its fold. 
 Swear ! 
 And hark ! the deep voices replying 
 From graves where your fathers are lying : 
 '* Swear! oh, swear! " 
 
 In this moment who hesitates, barters 
 
 The ri'dits which his forefathers won ; 
 Tie forfeits all claim to the charters 
 
 Transmitted from sire to son. 
 Kneel, kneel, at the graves of our martyrs, 
 
 And swear on your sword and your gun; 
 Lay np your great oath on an altar 
 
 As huge and as strong as Stonehenge, 
 And then, with sword, fire, and halter. 
 
 Sweep down to the field of revenge. 
 Swear! 
 And hark! the deep voices replying 
 From graves where your fathers are lying : 
 "Swear! oh, swear!" 
 
 I!y the tombs of your sires and brothers. 
 
 The ho.sts which the traitors have slain ; 
 I!y the tears of your sisters and mothers, 
 
 In secret concealing their pain ; 
 The grief which the heroine smothers, 
 
 Consuming the heart and the brain ; 
 liy the sigh of the penniless widow, 
 
 "By the sob of iicr orphans' despair. 
 Where they sit in their sorrowful shadow. 
 
 Kneel, kneel, every freennin, and swear! 
 Swear ! 
 And hark ! the deep voices replying 
 From graves whercs your fathers are lying; 
 " .Swear! oh, swear! " 
 
 On mounds whicli are wet with the weeping. 
 
 Where a nation has V>owcd to the sod — 
 Where the noblest of martyrs are slcejiing, 
 
 Let the windsbcar your vengeance abroad; 
 And your Arm oaths be held in the keeping 
 
 <_>f your patriot hearts and your God ! 
 Over" Ellsworth, for whom the first tear 
 rose. 
 
 While to Baker and Lvos you look; 
 Hv WiNTHRoi", a star among heroes, 
 
 "By the blood of our murdered McCooK, 
 Swear! 
 .-Viul hark! the deep voices replying 
 From graves where your fathers are lying; 
 "Swear! oh, swear!" 
 
 Proclamation of Freedom. 
 
 With mingled feelings of gratitude 
 to Almighty God, of hope for our 
 iiatiou, aiid of joy for the event, wc 
 give place to the promised proclam;itlon 
 of the President of the United Stiites. 
 It is emph;itically the great evetit oi the 
 age — the initial" step to the esl;ililish- 
 ment of freedom throughout the land : — 
 
148 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Hy the President of the United States 
 of America. 
 
 A PROCLAMATION. 
 
 WHEREAS, on the 'ItA of Sciitember, in the 
 year of our I.onl ISSJ, !i prochimation wiis 
 issued bv the I'vesulent of the XInitert States, 
 containing, iuiions other tilings, the follow- 
 ing, to wit : — , _ - ., 
 
 ••That on the first day ot .January, m the 
 year of our Lord 1**!, all persons held as 
 slaves within any state or designated part of 
 a -^tate the people whereof shall then be m Re- 
 bellion against the t:nited .States,shall be then, 
 thenceforth, and forever free, and the execu- 
 tive ■;overiinient of the I'nited States, inehid- 
 iiif? the military and naval authority tliereot, 
 will recognize "and maintain the freedom of 
 such persons, and will do no aet or acts to 
 repress sneh persons or any of them in any 
 effort they may make for tlieir actual free- 
 dom; that the executive will, on the first day 
 of January aforesaid, by proclamation, desig- 
 nate the states and parts of st.ates, if any, in 
 which the people therein respectively shall 
 then be in rebellion against the United States; 
 and the fact that any state or the people 
 thereof shall on that day be in good faith 
 represented in the congress of the I nited 
 .States by members chosen thereto at elections 
 wherein a majority of the qualified voters of 
 such state shall have participated, shall, in 
 the ab.sence of strong countervailing testi- 
 mony, be deemed conclusive evidence that 
 such state and the people thereof are not 
 then in rebellion again.st the United States. 
 
 Now, therefore,!, Abkaham Lincoln-, Presi- 
 dent of the United .States, by virtue ol the 
 power in me vested, as Cominander-in-chiel 
 of the army and navy of the linited .States, 
 in time of actual armed rebellion against the 
 authority and government of the United 
 .States, and as a lit and necessary war 
 measure, do, on this first day of January, m 
 the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
 hundred and sixty-three, and in accordance 
 with my purpose so to do, publicly pro- 
 claimed for the full period of one hundred days 
 from the day first above mentioned, order and 
 designate as the states and parts of states 
 wherein the people thereof res|)cctively are 
 this day in rebellion against the li nlted .States, 
 the following, to wit : Arkansas, Texas, Louis- 
 iana, except the parishes of St. Bernard, Plac- 
 quemines, Jefl-erson, St. Charles, St. James, 
 Ascension. Assumption, Terre-Bonne, Ma- 
 fourche.st. Mary, St. Martin and Orleans, m- 
 eluding the ( ity of New Orleans; Mississippi, 
 Alabama, Klon'da, Georgia, South Carolina, 
 NorthCarolina, and Virginia, except the forty- 
 eight counties designated as West Virginia, 
 and also the eounties of Berkeley, Accomac, 
 Northainplon, Klizabeth City, York, Princess 
 Ann an<l Norfolk, including the cities of Nor- 
 folk anil Portsmouth, and which excepted 
 parts are for the present left precisely as if 
 this proclamation were not issued. 
 
 And by virtue of the power and for the 
 purposi; aforesaid, I do order and declare that 
 all persons held as slaves within said desig- 
 nated states anil parts of states, are and 
 henceforth shall b<- free, and that the exec- 
 utive government of the Unite<l States, in- 
 cluding the military and naval authorities 
 thereof, will recognize and maintain the 
 freedom of said persons; and I hereby en- 
 join upon the peoi)le so declared to be lice to 
 abstain tKun all violence unless in neces- 
 sary self-defense. And I recommend to them 
 in all cases when allowed to labor faithluUy 
 fur leasonable, wages, and I further declare 
 and maki- known that such pi^rsons of suit- 
 able condition will \w. received into the 
 armed service of the United States, to gar- 
 ri.smi forts, positions, stations, and other 
 places, and to man vessids of all sorts in said 
 service. .\nd upon this aet, sincerely be- 
 lieved to be an act uf just ice, warranted by the 
 constitution upon military necessity, I in- 
 voke the considerati! judgment of mankind 
 and the gracious favor of .Mmighty God. 
 
 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my 
 hand and caused the seal of the United States 
 to be allixi-d. . , , 
 
 Done at the city of Washington, this first 
 day of January, iii the year of our Lonl one 
 thousand eight, hundred and sixty-three, and 
 of the IndepemUuice of the linited States ot 
 America the eighlj-seventh. 
 
 (Signed) AHRAIIAM LINCOLN. 
 
 Bv the President. 
 \Vm. U. Skwaud, Secretary of State. 
 
 I'roolamation l)v Genera! Saxton— A Hap- 
 py New Year's (ireeting to the Colored 
 I'eople ill Hie Department of the South. 
 
 In accordance, as I believe, with the will of 
 our Heavenly Father, and by direction of 
 your great anil good friend, whose name you 
 are all familiar with, Abraham Lincoln, Presi- 
 dent of the United States, and Commander- 
 in-chief of the army and navy, on the First 
 day of January, 1863, you will be declared 
 " forever free." 
 
 When in the course of human events there 
 comes a day which Is destined to be an ever- 
 lasting beacon-light, making a joyful era m 
 the progress of a nation and the hopes ot a 
 people, it seems to be fitting that the occa- 
 sion should not pass unnoticed by tliose whose 
 hopes it comes to brighten and to bless. Such 
 a day to you is .Jan. 1, 1S(J3. 
 
 I therefore call upon all the colored people 
 in this department to assemble on that day at 
 head-quarters of the First regiment ot South 
 Carolina volunteers, thereto hear the Presi- 
 dent's proclamation read, and to Indulge in 
 such other manifestations of joy as may be 
 called forth by the occasion. It is your duty 
 to carry this good news to your brethren who 
 are stiU In slavery. Let all your voices, like 
 merry bells, join loud and clear In the grand 
 chorus of liberty - " We are free," " We are 
 free," — until, listening, you shall hear its 
 echoes coming back from every cabin in the 
 land, — "We are free," "We are tree!" 
 
 R. SAXTON, 
 
 Brigadier-general and Military Governor. 
 
 Gently ! G-eiitly ! 
 
 Among the wounded lately brought to one 
 of our wharves was a young soldier whose 
 limbs were fearfully shattered. Though evi- 
 dently in intense pain, he uttered no cry, but 
 as the carriers raised the " stretcher" he was 
 on, he whispered, •• Gently ! gently !" 
 
 Though he neither sighs nor groans. 
 Death is busy with his bones; 
 Bear him o'er the jutting stones 
 Gently! gently! 
 
 Sisters, faithful to your vow. 
 Swathe his limbs and cool his brow. 
 Peace ! his soul is passing now 
 Gently! gently! 
 
 He has fallen In the strife ! 
 Tell it to his widowed wife. 
 And to her who gave him life. 
 Gently! gently! 
 
 Loudly praise the brave who gem 
 With their blood our diadem; 
 And their faults —oh, speak of them 
 Gently! gently! 
 
 General Butler's Address. 
 
 We are glail to be able to gr.atify '' .V 
 reader" bv imlilishiiifi tlie farewell ad- 
 dress of General ]5utler to the Louisian- 
 ians. We should liave published it some 
 days ago, liad not. our cohinins been 
 crowded with matter that would not 
 admit of delay. It is a doeunient that 
 deserves to lie put on reeord, since, in 
 some respects, it is the most striking 
 production from the pen of General 
 ISutler that has appeared since the war 
 liegan. — 
 
 Citizens of Xcw Orleans —11 may not bo in- 
 appi-opriate, as it is not inopportuiu^ in oc- 
 casion, that there should be addressed to you 
 a few words at parting, by one whoso name 
 is to hc! hereafter indissolubly connected 
 with your city. 
 
 I shall not speak in bitterness, because I am 
 not conscious of a single personal animosity. 
 Coinmanding the .\rmv ol the Gulf, I lound 
 you captured, but not surrendered; con- 
 quered, but not lu-derly; relieved from the 
 presence of an army, but incapable ot taking 
 care of yourselves. Solar from It, you had 
 (tailed upcui a foreign legion to protect you 
 from yourselves. 1 restored order, punished 
 
 crime, opened commerce, brought provisions 
 to your starving people, reformed your cur- 
 rency, and gave you quiet protection, such as 
 you iiad not enjoyed for many years. 
 
 While doing this, my soldiers were sub- 
 jected to obloquy, reproach, and Insult. 
 
 And now, speaking to you, who know the 
 truth, I here declare that whoever has ^ona 
 quietly about his business, atlording neither 
 aid nor comfort to the enemies of the United 
 States, has never been interfered with by 
 the soldiers of the United States. 
 
 The men who had assumed to govern you 
 and to defend your city in arms havingned, 
 siune of your women flouted at the presence 
 of those who came to protect them. By a 
 simple order (No. iS) I ealleil upon every sol- 
 dier of this army to treat the women of New 
 Orleans as gentlemen should deal with the 
 .sex, with such effect that I now call upon the 
 just-minded Ladies of New Orleans to say 
 whether they have ever enjoyed so complete 
 protection and calm quiet for themselves and 
 families as since the advent of the United 
 States troops. 
 
 The enemies of my country, unrepentant 
 and Implacable, I have treated with merited 
 severity. 1 hold that rebellion is treason, and 
 that treason persisted In is death, and any 
 punishment short of that due a traitor gives 
 so much clear gain to him from clemency of 
 the government. Upon this thesis have I ad- 
 ministered the authority of the United States, 
 because of whicii I am not unconscious of 
 complaint. 1 do not feel that I have erred in 
 too much liarsimess, for that harshness has 
 ever been exhibited to disloyal enemies of 
 my country and not to loyal friends. To be 
 sure, I might have regaled you with the 
 amenities of British civilization, and yet been 
 within the supposed rules of civilized war- 
 fare. 
 You might have been smoked to death in cav- 
 erns, as were the Covenanters of Scotland by 
 the command of a general of the royal house 
 of England; or roa.sted, like the Inhabitants 
 of Algiers during the French campaign ; your 
 wives and daughters might have been given 
 over to the ravishers.as were the unfortunate 
 dames of Spain In the Peninsular war; or you 
 might have been scalpeil and tomahawked, as 
 our mothers were at Wyoming by savage 
 allies of Great Britain in our own Revolution; 
 your property could have been turned over 
 to indiscriminate "loot", like the palace o£ 
 the Emperor of China; works of art which 
 adorned vour buildings might have been sent 
 away, like the paintings of the Vatican; your 
 sons" might have been blown from the mouths 
 of cannon, like the Sepoys at Delhi ; and yet all 
 this would have been within the rules ot civil- 
 ized warfare as practised by the most pol- 
 ished and the most hypocritical nations in 
 Europe. For such acts the records of the 
 doings of some of the inhabitants of your city 
 towaril the friends of the Union, before my 
 coming, were a sufficient provocation and jus- 
 tification. 
 
 But I have not so conducted. On the con- 
 trary, the worst punishment infiieted, except 
 by criminal acts punishable by every law, has 
 been banishment with labor to a barren 
 island, where I encamped my soldiers before 
 marching here. 
 
 It is tiaie, I have levied upon the wealthy 
 Rebels and paid out nearly half a million ot 
 dollars to feed forty thousand of the starving 
 poor of all nations assembled here, made so 
 bv this war. , ^, 
 
 1 saw that this Rebellion was a war of the 
 ari.stoer.ats against the middling men ; of the 
 rich against the poor; a war of the landowner 
 against the laliorer; that it was a struggle lor 
 the retention of power In the hands ot the lew 
 against tint many; and I found no conclusion 
 to it save in the subiugation of the few and 
 thi' disenthralinent of the many. Itherelore 
 felt no hesitation in taking the substance ol 
 the wealthy, who had caused the war, to feed 
 the innociuit poor, who had suffered by the 
 war. And I shall now leave you with the 
 proud con.sciousness that I carry with me 
 the blessings of the humble ami loyal under 
 the roof of the cottage ami in the cabin of the 
 slave, and .so am ipiite content to incur the 
 sneers of the .s'rt/«H , or th(-' curses ol the rn^h. 
 I found you trembling at the terrors of 
 s(u'vilc insurrection. All danger of this I 
 have prevented by so treating the slave that 
 li(! had no cause to rebel. , ,, , , 
 
 I found the dungeon, the chain, and the lash 
 your only means of enforcing obedience in 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 149 
 
 your servants. I leave tbem peaceful, labo- 
 lious, controlled by the laws of kiuflness and 
 justice. 
 
 I have demonstrated that the pestilence can 
 be kept from your borders. 
 
 I have added a million of dollars to your 
 ■wealth in the form of new land from the'bat- 
 ture of the Mississippi. 
 
 I have cleansed antl improved your streets, 
 canals, and public squares and opened new 
 avenues to unoccupied land. 
 
 I have given you freedom of elections, 
 greater than you have enjoyed before. 
 
 I have caused justice to be administered so 
 impartially, that your own advocates have 
 unaniniou.sly complimented the judges of my 
 appointment. 
 
 You have seen, therefore, the benefit of the 
 laws and justice of the government against 
 which you have rebelled. 
 
 Why, then, will you not all return to 
 your allogiance to that government — not 
 V'ith lip-service, but with the heart? 
 
 I conjure you, if j'ou desire ever to see re- 
 newed prosperity giving business to your 
 streets and your wharves — if you hope to see 
 your city become again the mart of the 
 western world, fed by its rivers for more than 
 three thousand miles, draining the commerce 
 of a country greater than the mind of man 
 hath ever conceived — return to your alle- 
 giance. 
 
 If you desire to leave your children the in- 
 heritance you received of your fathers — a 
 stable constitutional government — if you de- 
 sire that they should in the future be a portion 
 of the greatest empire that the sun ever shone 
 upon — return to your allegiance. 
 
 There is but one thing that stands in the 
 way. 
 
 There is but one thing at this hour stands 
 between you and the government, and that is 
 slavery. 
 
 The institution, cursed of God, which has 
 taken its last refuge here, in His providence 
 will be rooted out as the tares from the wheat, 
 although the wheat be torn up with it. 
 I have given much thought to the subject. 
 I came among you, by teachings, by habit 
 of mind, by political position, by social af- 
 finity, inclined to sustain your domestic laws, 
 if by possibility they might be with safety to 
 the Union. 
 
 Months of experience and observation have 
 forced the conviction that the existence of 
 slavery is incompatible with the safety either 
 of yourselves or of the Union. As the system 
 has gradually grown to its present Imge di- 
 mensioiis, it were best if it could be gradu.allj' 
 removed ; but it is better, far better, it should 
 be taken out at once than that it should long- 
 er vitiate the social, political, and family re- 
 lations of our country. I am speaking with 
 no philanthropic views as regards the slaves, 
 but simply of the efifect of slavery upon the 
 master. See for yourselves. 
 
 Look around yon and say whether this sad- 
 dening, deadening influence has not all but 
 destroyed the very framework of your so- 
 ciety. 
 
 I am speaking the farewell words of one 
 who has shown his devotion to his country at 
 the peril of his life and fortune, who in these 
 words can have neither hope nor interest, 
 save the good of those whom he addresses; 
 and let me here repeat, with all the solemnity 
 of an appeal to Heaven to bear me witness, 
 that such are the views forced upon me by ex- 
 perience. 
 
 Come, then, to the uncouditional support of 
 the government. Take into your own hands 
 your institutions; reuiodel them accoi'ding to 
 the laws of God, and thus attain the pi-os- 
 l>erity assured to you by geographical posi- 
 tion, only a portion of which was hfu-etofore 
 yours. BP;NJ. V. BUTLEK. 
 
 Reception of Major-general Butler. — 
 His Speech in Faueuil Hall. 
 
 We gave in our early editions yester- 
 day a partial account of the arrival and 
 reception of General Butler in tliis city. 
 Below we continue ami complete our 
 narrative of the proceedings : — 
 
 The procession arrived at Faneuil hall 
 about 1 o'clock, where the principal 
 exercises of the day were to take place. 
 
 The interior of the old "Cradle of Lib- 
 erty" had been handsomely and special- 
 ly decorated for the occasion. In the 
 front gallery a beautifid stack of small 
 American flags, with tlie sliield of the 
 Union, surrounded the American eagle. 
 Across the front of the gallery was the 
 motto, ' A cordial welcome to General 
 Butler.' Four small flags depended from 
 the center of the ceiling, and strips of 
 bunting also radiated from the point, 
 connecting witli the side galleries. These 
 were festooned with the American en- 
 sign, and wore mottoes referring to the 
 scenes of General Butler's triumphs^ 
 Baltimore, New Orleans, etc. The plat- 
 form was adorned with the seal of the 
 city of Boston, the shield of the United 
 States, and a copious display of flags. 
 
 Underneath the eagle was the motto : 
 "Come, then, to the unconditional sup- 
 port of the government. 'I'here is but 
 one thing tliat stands in the way be- 
 tween you and the government, and 
 that is Slavery."' [ From General But- 
 ler's farewell address to the people 
 of New Orleans.] At the right of the 
 platform was the motto : " I do not 
 feel that I have erred in too much 
 harshness, for that harshness has ever 
 been exhibited to disloj'al citizens of 
 my eountrj' and not to loyal friends." 
 
 At the back of the platform was the 
 motto : " There is no middle ground be- 
 tween Loyalty and Treason " ; at the 
 right, " 'We of Louisiana know that you 
 have always been a friend of Southern 
 rights.' True — l)nt, mark me, I liave 
 always been equally an enemy of South- 
 ern wrongs." 
 
 The galleries were crowded almost to 
 sufi"ocation with ladies — • the elite and 
 refined society of Boston, wlio had 
 waited for hours to join in welcoming 
 their illustrious countryman. 
 
 The band stationed in the gallery 
 played " The Star-spangled Banner," as 
 General Butler entered witli the proces- 
 sion, followed by " Home, Sweet Home," 
 " Auld Lang Syne,'" " Yankee Doodle," 
 and many national airs. 
 
 As soon as the doors were thrown open 
 the hall was almost instantlj' filled with 
 a dense crowd of people, occupying 
 every available inch of room, and the 
 enthusiastic greeting was of the most in- 
 tense and exciting character. 
 
 When the noise consequent upon the 
 greeting of the gallant General had some- 
 what subsided. General Tjier took the 
 platform and said : 
 
 Fellow-citizens : This is not an occa- 
 sion when any formal organization is 
 necessarj'. The heart of Boston has 
 spoken, and its head, our honored 
 Mayor, will present to you our dis- 
 tinguished guest. 
 
 At the call of Carlos Pierce, Esq., 
 nine deafening cheers were given for 
 General Butler, the band playing " The 
 Star-spangled Banner." 
 
 Siieeeli of Mayor Lincoln. 
 
 We have assembled, fellow-citizens, in 
 old Faneuil hall, to welcome a dis- 
 tinguished son of Massachusetts. Many 
 of us have been long acquainted with 
 him, from his interest in the local aftiiirs 
 
 of our beloved commonwealth. For 
 nearly two years he has been away from 
 us, and has achieved a reputation anti 
 fame, and come back to us crowned with 
 the laurels of a successful soldier. [Loud 
 applause.] 
 
 Oue of the first to off"er his services to 
 the governor of the commonwealth at the 
 commencement of the Kebelliou. he led 
 our gallant volunteers to the South, and 
 his services at Baltimore, at Annapolis, at 
 Hatteras,and at New Orleans are known 
 to the world, and will make one of the 
 most important pages in the history and 
 annals of these times. [Applause.] The 
 proof of his patriotism is shown in the 
 fact that he has periled his life in the 
 service of his country ; and when we re- 
 member that for months $.50,000 have 
 been oflfered for his head, we know how 
 the Rebels appreciate him. [Cries of 
 " Good" and loud applause.] 
 
 But, gentlemen, this is, .is our chief 
 marshal has said, a spontaneous occasion 
 of the peoi^le. I know 3'ou do not wish 
 to hear me, but you want to hear our 
 distinguished guest, and therefore with- 
 out any further preliminary remarks, 
 except to assure him that we vie with 
 the other cities of the Atlantic border 
 through which he has passed, in ap- 
 plause for his services, I have the 
 pleasure of introducing Major-general 
 Butler. 
 
 As the General took the platform he 
 was greeted with another demonstration 
 of enthusiastic applause and vociferous 
 cheering, while the band played "Hail, 
 Columbia." 
 
 Speech of General Hutler. 
 
 Mr. Mayor, my FeUow-countrymen : 
 Your too cordial greeting impresses the 
 heart so as almost to choke the word. 
 Your welcome, so kind, so heartfelt, so 
 applauding, merits more than words, 
 yet merits and has the deepest gratitude 
 man can feel. Nothing in life can be a 
 higher and holier motive than the love 
 of coimtrj' and the desire to serve it. 
 Nothing in life can be so great a reward 
 as the plaudits of one's countrymen 
 given from the heart. [Applause.] At 
 this liour of our friendly meeting, with 
 the hot feeling gushing up in every 
 vein, you will hardly expect from me 
 any discussion, for the mind is too full 
 of the recollections of the past, and the 
 thought will crowd upon me of those 
 soldiers whom I have left behind, who, 
 alas I may not receive your welcome, 
 may not receive your plaudits, although 
 they may have more nobly deserved 
 them. [Cheers.] But you may ask me 
 why I am here, instead of being in the 
 field. To that I have the simple answer, 
 the pawn on the chess board has no right 
 to know when and where and how he 
 will be moved next by those who have 
 the great game of war in charge. [Ap- 
 plause.] But whenever and wherever 
 the government may need my services, 
 be it to start to-night or on the morrow 
 — in the direction of South, East or West 
 — there, as a soldier, I am bound, and as 
 a patriot I am proud, to answer and to go. 
 [Loud applause.] And I have said these 
 last words because I feel like apologizing 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 lest some of inv compauioiis in arms 
 may say — "^^^ly stand ye liere iiUeV 
 1 \visli to assure'them and you that this 
 idleness will not eontinue longer than 
 the service and the good of the country 
 require. I desire further to say to any 
 one who may doubt on the issue that 
 Is presented' to the country, that there 
 is nnich more doubt at home than there 
 is among your soldiers in the field. 
 [Applause and cries of " Good."] We 
 feel and know our strength ; we feel and 
 know the weakness of the enemy ; and 
 we do not doubt of the result because of 
 that knowledge, and because of the 
 justice of the war in which we are en- 
 gaged—a war the like of which has 
 never before been waged on earth. No 
 rebellion heretofore has been against so 
 kind a government; no relxdlion has 
 heretofore Ijeen carried on without cause 
 and almost without pretext, and no re- 
 bellion heretofore has been treated with 
 tlie leniency and kindness and clemency 
 with which this Kebellion and tliese 
 Kebels have been treated by the most 
 paternal government on eartli. [Ap- 
 plause.] 
 
 In my judgment we have exhausted 
 conciliation [loud cries of "Good," 
 and immense cheering]. And whenever 
 any man asks you to hold out the olive 
 branch of peace, ask him if he is sure it 
 will be accepted ; and until those at the 
 South, heretofore our brothers, but now 
 our armed enemies, are willing and 
 ready to accept peace in tlie Union and 
 as a part of tlie Union, let no man talk 
 of conciliation aud compromise. _ [En- 
 thusiastic cheering, and loud cries of 
 "Good.'"] 
 
 When, acknowledging the sovereignty 
 of tlie United States over every part of 
 its territory, they ask for peace, tiien I 
 am willing to conciliate, and forgive and 
 forget, as far as the blood of my kimlred 
 and the graves of ray brothers will per- 
 mit me, tlie wrongs they have done, but 
 not until then. [Applause.] 
 
 Some may ask me. How is this war to 
 be prosecuted? where are the iiieny 
 The men are already in the field. AVhere 
 is there another set of men? A thousand 
 men are springing up in the Xorth this 
 day, but their army can only be in- 
 creased by the most relentless con- 
 scription of every youth of sixteen and 
 every old man of" sixty, and covering all 
 the intermediate ages. 
 
 But, if I niiglit further recur to a <|ues- 
 tion tliat has b(>en a thousand times asl<ed 
 me since I arrived home, llow is this 
 great war debt to be paid? — that speaks 
 to the material iuteri'sts. How shall we 
 (!ver be able to pay this war debt? ^Vho 
 can pay it? Who shall i)ay it? Shall 
 we tax the coming generations? Shall 
 we overtax ourselves? For one— -aud 
 1 s])eak as a citizen to citizens — I think 
 I can see cle.arly a way in which this 
 great exi)ense can lie jiaid by Ihose who 
 ought to pay it, and be borne by those 
 who ought to bear it. Let us bring the 
 South into subjection to the l^nion. We 
 have oflered them eipialily. If they 
 choose it, let them have it. Kul, at all 
 events, they must come under the power 
 of the Union. [Loud cheers. J 
 
 Aud when once this war is closed by 
 that subjection, if you please, if neces- 
 sary, then the increased productions of 
 great staples of the South, cotton aud 
 tobacco, with which we ought, aud can, 
 •md shall supply the world — this in- 
 creased production, by the emigration 
 of white men into the South, where 
 labor shall be honorable as it is here 
 [applause], will pay the debt. With the 
 millions of hogsheads of the one, and 
 the millions of bales of the other, and 
 with projier internal tax, which shall be 
 I)aid by England and France, who have 
 largely oause<l this mischief, the debt 
 will be paid. [Cries of " That's right," 
 and loud cheers.] Without stopping to 
 be didactic or to discuss principles here, 
 let us examine this matter for a moment. 
 They are willing to pay fifty and sixty 
 cents a pound for cotton. The past has 
 demonstrated that even by the uneconom- 
 ical use of slave labor, it can be profit- 
 ably raised — ay, profitably Ijeyond all 
 conception of agricultural profit, here — 
 at ten cents a pound. A simple impost of 
 ten cents a pound, \\ hich will increase it 
 to twenty cents only, will pay the in- 
 terest of a war debt double what it is 
 to-day ; and that cotton can be more 
 profitably raised under free labor than 
 under slave labor, no man who has ex- 
 amined the subject doubts. By tlie im- 
 jiosition of this tax those men who 
 fitted out the Alabama, and sent her 
 forth to [u-ey upon our commerce, will 
 be compelled by the laws of trade aud 
 the laws of nations to pay for the mis- 
 chief they have done. [Loud applause.] 
 So that, "when we look around in this 
 country, which has just begun to put 
 forth her strength, because no country 
 has ever come to her full strength until 
 her institutions have proved themselves 
 stroiiii' enough to govern the country 
 against the will, even the voluntary 
 will, of the people — when this govern- 
 ment, which has now demonstrated it- 
 self to be the strongest government in 
 the world, puts forth her strength as to 
 men, and when this country of ours, 
 richer and more abundant in its harvests 
 and in its productions than any other 
 country on earth, puts forth her riches, 
 we have a strength in men, we have an 
 amount of money, to battle the world 
 for liberty and freedom — to do, in the 
 borders o"f the United States and on the 
 continent of America, that which God, 
 when He sent us forth as a missionary 
 nation, intended we should do. [Cheers.] 
 So allow me to return ycnir words of 
 congratulation aud your words of wel- 
 come, with words of" good cheer. Be of 
 good cheer! (iod gave us this continent 
 to civilize and to free, as an examiile to 
 the nations of the earth; aud if He has 
 struck us in His wrath, because we have 
 halleil in our work, let us begin and go 
 on. nol iloubting that we shall have His 
 blessing to the end. 
 
 I5e, therefore, I say, of good cheer; 
 there can be no doubt of this issue. We 
 fe(d the struggle; we feel what it costs 
 us to carry on this war. Go with me to 
 Louisiaiiii" — go with me to the South, 
 and you shall see what it costs our ene- 
 mies' to carry on this war; and you will 
 
 have no doubt, as I have none, of the 
 results of this unhappy strife, out of 
 which the nation shall come stronger, 
 better, purified North and South — bet- 
 ter than ever before. 
 
 Now, Mr. Mayor, allow me again to 
 express my cordial, my heartfelt thanks 
 and ileep gratitude for the kind reception 
 which you have given me. It has an- 
 swered every calumnj' from abroad ; it 
 will be a balm for sores of a thousand 
 points of poisoned arrows of those who 
 circulated base calumnies against the 
 instrument in hopes to injure the cause. 
 It will be to me the most grateful recol- 
 lection of my life, and with your kind 
 approbation, I can have no doubt in the 
 future of the path of duty which I 
 ought to pursue. 
 
 General Butler closed amid tremen- 
 dous applause. He stepped upon the 
 stand again with a silken Confederate 
 flag, an(l continued : 
 
 .'Uc. Miiijiir : In behalf of the Army of 
 the Gulf, allow me to present to you. 
 Sir, as there presentative of the city of 
 Boston, this Confederate flag, taken 
 from the City Hall of New Orleans. I 
 have not brought it here as a trophy — 
 far from it. 
 
 I have brought it here that it may be 
 in one of your halls as a memento against 
 the evils of Secession forever [loud 
 applause], aud that we and our children 
 may see to what extremity Secession 
 woiild reduce any portion of "our country 
 when tliev see the flag under whose folds 
 the fair "ladies of New Orleans, having 
 embroidered it with their own hands, 
 sent forth their brothers and lovers to 
 fight. 
 
 Keep it. Sir, that it may be a warning 
 forever against any attempt upon the 
 integrity of the Union — not lor a new 
 incentive to patriotism to the citizens of 
 Boston, but as a warning to those who 
 shall come here, of the fate that such a 
 banner ought to meet — to be raised not 
 over brave men, but to be given as a 
 warning to the traitors to the country 
 forever. [Loud applause.] 
 
 The mayor accepted the; flag in the 
 spirit in which it was oflered, the band 
 playing "Oh, dear, what can the matter 
 be?" — [Boston Journal. 
 
 'Ho! Yankee Boys Throughout the 
 West ! " 
 
 BY 14. TOMKINS. 
 
 llo! Vanliee boys tliroiigliout tlie West, 
 
 Ilcav yc the traitors shout, 
 " We'll buiUl the Union up again, 
 
 And leave Sew England out!" 
 And shall we join the rabble cry 
 
 At Tyranny's command-' 
 Traduce the homes our childhood loved, 
 
 lictray our fatherland? 
 
 Korget the days we rambled o'er 
 
 Our tree New England hills; 
 Forget the jiiyous hours we passed 
 
 Heside her shining rills; 
 Forget the cheerful flros where smoke 
 
 I'pon her free air curls; 
 Forget the hearths where cluster 'round 
 
 New England's peerless girls? 
 
 What! look with alien eyes upon 
 ■The land where Hancock died , 
 
 And in a vile and impious tone 
 The Pilgrims' faith deride? 
 
FEDERAL CAVALRY 
 
 JEFF'S KNAVE-Y. 
 
 ' Seven wise men of Gotham went to 
 sea in a bowL" 
 
 Fac-sirniles of Envelopes used during the Rebellion, 
 
INCIDENTS or THE CIVIL WAR, 
 
 151 
 
 Shall Lcxinfcton ami Uunker Hill 
 
 Be named by us in scorn, 
 Because a Revolution tlicre 
 
 In Freedom's name was borii? 
 
 No! by the bloofl of heroes shed 
 
 On Bunker's gory height ; 
 No ! by the meiuory of the dead, 
 
 Who dared old Euiylaud's might — 
 The flag that floats o'er Plymouth Rock 
 
 Shall wave o'er Sumter's wall ; 
 These States shall all together stand, 
 
 Or all together fall! 
 
 We 've met the boasting cavalier — 
 
 Ti-oud lord of whips and chains — 
 Within our nation's council halls, 
 
 And conquered him with brains; 
 And now, if he will have it so, 
 
 We '11 make the Southron feel 
 The Pilgrim's sons, wherever foun<l, 
 
 Can handle lead and steel. 
 
 The torch that burned at Lexington, 
 
 Lit by our patriot sires. 
 Shall yet illume the Southern skies 
 
 Witii freedom's holy fires; 
 And Yankee schools shall dot the plains. 
 
 And Yankee churches rise, 
 Till Truth and Light dissolve each chain, 
 
 And Slavery groans and dies. 
 
 Kiss Me, Mother, and Let Me Go. 
 
 BV MISS PRIEST. 
 
 Have you heard the news that I heard to-day? 
 
 'The news that trembles on every lip? 
 The sky is darker again, they say. 
 
 And breakers threaten the good, old ship. 
 Our country calls on her sons again. 
 
 To strike, in lier name, a dastardly foe ; 
 She asks for six Imndred thousand men. 
 
 And I would be one, mother. Let me go. 
 
 The love of country was born witli me; 
 
 1 remember how my young heart would 
 thrill 
 When I used to sit on my grandame's knee 
 
 And list to the story of Bunker hill. 
 J.,ife gushed out there' in a rich, red flood ; 
 
 My gi-audsire fell in that flght, you know — 
 M^ould you have me shame the brave, old 
 blood? 
 
 Nay, kiss me, mother, and let me go. 
 
 Our flag, the flag of our hope and pride. 
 
 With itsStars'and Stripes, and its field of 
 blue. 
 Is mocked, insulted, toi-n down, defied. 
 
 And trampled upon by the Rebel erew. 
 And England and France look on and sneer, 
 
 "Ha, r4ueen of the eai-th, thou art fallen 
 low!" 
 Earth's down-trodden millions weep and fear. 
 
 So, kiss rue, mother, and let me go. 
 
 Under the burning Southern skies 
 
 Our brothers languish in heart-siek pain. 
 They turn to us with their pleading eyes; 
 
 Oh, mother, say, shall they turn in vain ? 
 Their ranks are thinning from sun to sun. 
 
 Yet bravely they hold at bay the foe ; 
 Shall we let them die there, one by one? 
 
 Nay, kiss me, mother, and let me go. 
 
 Can you selfishly cling to your household 
 joys. 
 Refusing this smallest tithe to yield. 
 While thousands of mothers are sending boys 
 
 Beloved as yours to the battle-field? 
 Can you see my country call in vain. 
 And restrain my arm from the needful 
 blow? 
 Not so; though your heart should break with 
 pain, 
 Y'ou will kiss me, bless me, and bid me go. 
 
 Y'our message, too, my own brave son, 
 
 I have read it and read it o'er and o'er. 
 And you were dearer to me, wlien done, 
 
 Than ever you were before. 
 How proud I felt of my noble boy ; 
 
 Y'et sadly the tears would flow. 
 When I i-ead with a grief that was almost joy, 
 
 " Kiss me, mother, and let me go." 
 
 It seems but a moment since on my breast 
 
 I cradled my first-born son — 
 Since in these arms you were hushed to rest ; 
 
 How quickly the years have gone ! 
 How well I remember when you were achild. 
 
 Who shouted, and laughed, and ran; 
 It seems like a dream, or a fancy wild, 
 
 That my little boy now is a man. 
 
 But now, in the hour of my country's need. 
 
 Assailed by a deadly foe. 
 Can I hold you back? 'T were a traitor's 
 deed, — 
 
 My darling. I bi<l you go. 
 Go forth in the cause of your native land, 
 
 Jly heart shall not fail at the sight. 
 Let" the thought of your mother but nerve 
 your hand 
 
 In the struggle for freedom and right. 
 
 I shall think of you often, my own, brave son. 
 
 When thousands of miles away; 
 I will pray for you always, my precious one. 
 
 As mothers alone can "pray. 
 And if on the battle-field, far from my side. 
 
 The head that 1 love shall lie low, 
 I will say, "It is well; for his country lie 
 <lied"; 
 
 (iod bless you, my darling one : Go. 
 
 M.C. M. 
 
 Kiss Me, Mother, and Let Me Go. 
 
 A MOTHER'S RKPLY. 
 
 I have heard the news that eame that day, 
 
 I have read it all with a trembling lip ; 
 I know that dangers surround our way. 
 
 And ])erils threaten the good, old ship; 
 I have heard the summons to loyal men. 
 
 The call for si.x hundred thousand more. 
 Tile call which has sounded again and again, 
 
 Louder, more urgent, than ever before. 
 
 The California Cavalry Company in 
 Boston. — Grand Reception by the 
 City and State. — Speeches by 
 Ex-Mayor "Wightman, Mayor Lin- 
 coln, Captain Reed and Governor 
 Andrewr. 
 
 The " California Rangers," a eorapaiiy 
 of cavalry eoinposeii of men of Xor- 
 thern and Xevv England birth, re- 
 cruited in the Golden state for Massa- 
 chusetts, were honored with an appro- 
 priate reception in Boston, to-day. 
 Unfortunately, tlie weather is unpro- 
 pitious and has detracted largely from 
 the brilliancy of the occasioti, but, 
 circumstances considered, it has been a 
 demonstration every waj' worthj- the 
 bravery and jiatriotism of the brave sol- 
 diers of the Pacific coast. 
 
 The company arrived from Kead^■ille 
 about 10 o'clock, in a special train via 
 the Providence road, ami was received 
 at the depot liy a battalion of cavalry, 
 on foot, in command of Maj. Charles 
 W. Wilder, consisting of the Xatioiial 
 Lancers, Capt. Lucius Slade, and tlie 
 Light Dragoons, Capt. Charles F. Ste- 
 vens — also tlie Brigade band, a number 
 of Califoruians, ami others interested in 
 the welfare of the company and the 
 noble state they represent. 
 
 The procession was formed on Pleas- 
 ant street and Park square, and included, 
 besides those already mentioned, Gil- 
 moi-e's band, which accompanied the 
 company from Readville. Tlie line of 
 march was taken up through Boylston, 
 Treniont, West, and Bedford streets, to 
 the city government rooms, wliere the 
 company was formally welcomed to t!ie 
 liospitality of the city. There was con- 
 siderable enthusiasm manifested along 
 the route, and everywhere were apjjarent 
 signs of a hearty welcome. The ap- 
 pearance of tlie conip:iiiy was remarka- 
 bly fine, and fully sustained the admira- 
 ble reputation whicli preceded it. 
 
 Upon arriving at the city government 
 rooms, the Califoruians and their escort 
 were formed in a hollow square around 
 the room, and ;ifter music by the band, 
 ex-Mayor Wightman spoke as follows 
 to Mayor Lincoln : 
 
 Iteinarks of Ex-Mayor Wi^htiiiaii, 
 
 Mr. Mdtjor: In addition to the duties 
 of my municipal office during tlie last 
 year, I liad the lionor of being a general 
 recruiting officer for furnishing some 
 seven or eiglit thousand men for the 
 United .States .-irmj'. W'liile engaged in 
 this work, I received tlmmgh Judge Rus- 
 sell a communication from His Excel- 
 lency the Governor, stating that he had 
 received from the state of California the 
 tender of a company of Massachusetts 
 and other loyal citizens of that state, 
 who were desirous of sliaring tlie dan- 
 gers of the field, and uniting their for- 
 tunes with those of Boston and Massa- 
 chusetts soldiers. To this communica- 
 tion I had the pleasure of giving, 
 through Judge Russell, an attirmative 
 answer. I had the jileasuro to say that 
 Boston would give a fraternal grasp of 
 the hand to tlie soldiers friiin California, 
 even though tliey might couk^ here to 
 fiffht the battles not simply as Boston 
 soldiers, nor as Massachusetts soldiers, 
 but as soldiers of the L^nited .States — to 
 fight under our glorious national banner 
 and to shed, if necessary, their life-blood 
 upon the altar of our common country. 
 
 This, Kir, is the result. California 
 has not on this occasion sent her gold to 
 the North, but she has sent that which 
 is dearer and more ijrecious to her and 
 to us — the true and the lirave hearts 
 and stout arms of her sons, that she, 
 too, may worthily stand beside lier loyal 
 sister states, and pay her ottering with 
 theirs on the altar of our common 
 country. 
 
 Let us receive them with that friendly 
 greeting and fraternal grasp of brother- 
 hood to which they are so justly en- 
 titled; and. Sir, permit me to surrender 
 to you, the official representative of the 
 citizens of Boston, the agreealile privi- 
 lege of tendering a cordial, generous 
 welcome to our city ;ind its hospitalities. 
 Captain Reed and his company of Cal- 
 iforuians, whom I liave now the honor 
 and pleasure to present to you. 
 
 Response of Mayor Lincoln. 
 
 Mayor Lincoln then said : 
 
 It gives me much satisf:iction. Sir, as 
 tlie representative of the city of Boston, 
 to receive from you, my predecessor, 
 this introduction to Captain Reed and 
 tlie company from California. The cir- 
 cumstances are very peculiar. Brave 
 and gallant men from the shores of the 
 Pacific, desirous to do their share in put- 
 ting down this Relicdlion, ofter their ser- 
 vices to you and the commonwealth, and 
 desire to put their destiny and their for- 
 tunes with their own brave Massachu- 
 setts men. It lias been your fortune, and 
 you have had tlie liouor and tlie ollicial 
 action, to make these men a part and 
 portion of th<^ quota of Boston. It seems 
 to me, Sir, one of the pleasautest tilings 
 of your admiuistration. When you see 
 their gallant deeds in arms, more than 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 ever will jou be proud that your labors 
 put them" iuto the service. I return to 
 you my thanks in behalf of the city of 
 JBoston. 
 
 The mayor then turned to Captain 
 Reed and said : 
 
 To you, Captain Reed, let me in behalf 
 of the city of Boston tender a most 
 hearty welcome. You and your eoiu- 
 mand have seen lit voluntarily to place 
 yourselves in the service of the United 
 States, desiring to form a part of the 
 quota of Boston, thus enlistiug our 
 warmest sympathies in behalf of our 
 own beloved commonwealth, and mak- 
 ing, as it were, our Boston soldiers your 
 brothers in arms. 
 
 The service to which you are to be 
 called is one of danger and peril. I be- 
 lieve that the cavalry service is one of 
 the most important iii military organiza- 
 tions. They do not fight behind en- 
 trenchments" and in forts, but they meet 
 the enemy in personal conflict. The 
 greatest battles in the past have been 
 achieved in a great measure by the 
 cavalry arm. Tliis is true from the time 
 of Alexander the Great, who always led 
 in person his Macedonian cohorts, and it 
 was true also in the times of Cromwell. 
 At Marston Moor and Naseby, those 
 great battles were achieved, it is said, by 
 cavalry. It is said by military men that 
 the misfortunes of t"he great' Napoleon 
 were owing in a cousidei^-able degree to 
 the fact that he had not suffiei<'nt skill 
 in the disposition of his cavalry forces. 
 And I would say also in our own times, 
 in this present war, it has been said that 
 if our loyal troops had had in their 
 forces a much larger munberof cavalry, 
 our successes would have been greater 
 in many of the most important engage- 
 ments, and our great victories more 
 complete. 
 
 Captain Reed, we welcome you. You 
 are to share in the sympathy of Bos- 
 tonians. We are proud that you repre- 
 sent Boston aud Massachusetts. 
 Remarks of Caiitain Iteeil. 
 
 Captain Reed replied to the uuiyor as 
 follows : 
 
 Mniior Lincoln : I l)ring you one hun- 
 dred Californians. Wc come not as citi- 
 zens of California, neither as citizens of 
 Massachusetts. We come as citizens of 
 the I'nited Stati's — [cheers] — and we 
 are proud to enroll ourselves under the 
 quota of Boston, fitenewed clu-ers.] 
 
 At the conclusion of the ceremonies 
 here the baud discoursed the "Star- 
 spangled Banner," and the processi(Ui 
 was innnediatcly re-tormed and marched 
 to the State lio'use, where the company 
 was formally welcomed by Governor 
 Andrew. The exercises occurred in 
 Doric Hall, which was tboroiigldy 
 crowd<'d in every part. The Kangers 
 and their escort were formed in liollow 
 square, and in the center were (iovirnor 
 Andrew and suite, Hon. Amos A. Law- 
 rence, a liberal heneractor to the com- 
 pany, lion. Charles N. Emerson, of the 
 western part of I be state, and many 
 others prominently ideutilied with the 
 alliiirs of Ihe state ,'and deejjly interested 
 in the welfare of the company to whidi 
 
 they paid tribute. The welcoming ad- 
 dress of Governor Andrew was listened 
 to with the closest attention by the sol- 
 diers, and was frequently interrupted by 
 hearty applause. 
 
 Speech of Governor Andrew. 
 
 Captain : It gives me the most unal- 
 loyed satisfaction, and it fills my heart 
 with pride as well as joy I can not ex- 
 press, to have the high honor, both 
 oHieially and personally, of greeting you 
 soldiers of the Union, who have passed 
 from the distant coasts of the Pacific 
 that you may number yourselves upon 
 the .Vtlantic "shores with the soldiers of 
 Massachusetts, who ai'e guarding and 
 defending the rights, the honor, and the 
 perpetuity of our common Union. [Ap- 
 plause.] 
 
 ^Vlio shall dare to hesitate or doubt in 
 the quiet of his peaceful home when 
 men act like you, soldiers, citizens 
 like these, deserting the golden mines 
 of that far-distant state tliat you may 
 hurry to our defense? I am proud. Cap- 
 tain and Soldiers, that it is given to us 
 to have the honor of numbering you 
 with our own contingent, that your 
 names are to be recorded upon the same 
 rolls which bear the dear names of 
 Massachusetts men. [Cheers.] But no 
 longer any more of Massachusetts, of 
 >few York, of Illinois, of Missouri, of 
 Texas, of California, do we think or re- 
 mendjer when a common hope, a com- 
 mon pride, a conunon joy, and an 
 interest conunon to us all stand im- 
 perilled. That flag is the symbol by 
 which we all swear; it is the standard 
 which our fathers erect(.'d ; it is the flag 
 for which every good citizen will even 
 dare to die. [Applause.] 
 
 It will give you. Captain, satisfaction 
 to know that I have this morning re- 
 ceived assurance from ^Vashiugton that 
 the tender of a whole battalion of Cali- 
 fornians has been permitted to me to 
 accept. [Loud cheers and "Good!"] 
 'J'lie ofter of a battalion of your frieiuls 
 and neighbors of California was proudly 
 accepted, so far as it lay in my own 
 power oflicially to do so." This morn- 
 ing, from Washington, I have the 
 authority which I hesitate not to .act 
 upon without delay, and 1 dare say the 
 winged niessenger has luiw flitted over 
 the "wires, and I trust that now in San 
 Francisco it is already known that this 
 battalion shall be counted a part of the 
 Massachusetts contingent, and I also 
 venture to declare that the message will 
 find the California company beneath the 
 dome of the capitol of Massachusetts. 
 [( 'beers.] 
 
 The history of this war. Captain, has 
 revealed to us a changeful scene, now a 
 momentary defeat, now a glorious tri- 
 uiriph; but it has also revealed to us 
 what is uMU'li more to be proud of before 
 men, and thankful for Ijefore Almighty 
 (iod, thai till' love of country, the lirm- 
 ness of heroic hearts, the devotion to 
 duty on the pai't of the citizen-soldiers 
 or the Uniiui, was not, never has been, 
 and never can be doubtful, hesitating, 
 momentary, or spasmodic. 
 
 We have set in for a storm as long as 
 
 it may please God to allow it to last. 
 [Ap]ilause.] Disaster can only be the 
 trial of our metal, delay can only be the 
 test of our patience, and victory is only 
 worthv when it has been fairly won. 
 [Cheers.] 
 
 I doubt not, Sir, I doubt not. Soldiers, 
 that you have nerved your own hearts 
 and strengthened your own purposes by 
 a contemplation of a high idea of duty, 
 in having left behind you all the attr.ac- 
 tions of }-our own homes that you 
 might share in the hardships as well as 
 honors of the field. 
 
 In counuitting to you, Sir, a commis- 
 sion, and counnissions to your fellow- 
 oilicers iu arms, giving an oi)i)ortunity 
 of service under the white flag of Massa- 
 chusetts as well as the starry banner of 
 the Union, I have done so not only with 
 pride and gratification already feebly 
 attempted to be expressed, but with the 
 utmost confidence that our cause will be 
 faithfully served, the honor of us all 
 nobly protected, and the flag w liich you 
 bear will never be surrendered to any 
 foe. [Cheers.] 
 
 Unnumbered as are the fields on which 
 the soldiers of Massachusetts she<l their 
 blood, laid down their lives, no flag yet 
 borne in Massachusetts hands has ever 
 been torn from the standard-bearer's 
 grasp to grace the godless triumph of 
 the enemy. [Cheers.] 
 
 These banners, then, are committed to 
 your care with more than ordinary con- 
 fidence, and with more than ordinai-y 
 solenmity of a personal aud official 
 charge, th.at you shall be faithful to the 
 cause which it symbolizes, and you will 
 baptize it, if need be, with the last drop 
 of your hearts" best blood. [Cheers.] 
 
 The (iovernor was next introduced to 
 the ofticers by the captain, and Ihv line 
 of m.irch was taken up to Faneuil hall. 
 
 The Battle Near the Blackv^ater. 
 
 CAM!" NlCAlt SCFFOLK, VA., ( 
 
 .tan. 31, 1S63. i 
 
 Mr. AW; or.-— Possibly I may be able to 
 give you some items ot' interest conceniinjir 
 the buttle of tbe 30tli iiist., in which the 
 Lowell boys participated. The names of the 
 killed and wounded have been sent home 
 already ; the acconnt of other troops than the 
 Sixth regiment and Seventh battery has 
 probably been given in other papers; so, by 
 your leave, I'll tell you simply what I saw 
 imd heard about our boys. 
 
 At »: 1.5 P.M., Thursday, twenty or more of 
 the Ijalterv bovs were in the sergeant's cabin, 
 where wc 'had been listening to singing and 
 reading for an honr or two. In the midst of 
 the " trial scene" Captain Davis came and 
 called ont a sergeant; a moment after he 
 called another, and presently both returned 
 and bronght the news that the battery was 
 ordereil to start for the iilackwater, with 
 threes days' rations, at 11:30 1'. Ji. Every- 
 where was the bnstle and Inn-ry of prepa- 
 ration. 1 went over across tlie Held to the 
 camp of the Sixth and found them under 
 marching orders. I could n't stay behind 
 when there was so fine a chance to .see .some- 
 thing of war, so I ran round lo borrow a 
 horse. There wasn't a spare one in camp. 
 Back again to tlie battery, where Captain 
 Davis kindlv furnislied me with a horse, and 
 Sergeants s'torer and Itrigham tittcd me out 
 with every thing needlnl for the march, so 
 that 1 was' in tlie saddle and otT with them 
 when the batterv started. 
 
 The night was" perfect. The air was mild 
 and clear; the cloudless sky was studded 
 with stars, and the moon flooded the earth 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
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 with light. You could hear nothing but 
 
 the rumble of wheels, the sound of lioofs, 
 and a suppressed murmur of voices. Emerg- 
 ing from the field where the quarters stand, 
 we came into a broad road, where a regi- 
 ment ot infantry were halted. Presently 
 more troops came up, and we started 
 again. Sergeants Storer and Williams and 
 I rode ahead, to see all we could and to 
 vary the ride. Out at our last line of pickets 
 we stopped again. A little farther on, the 
 whole line lialted, to let the cavahy pass 
 on to the front. It was a little exciting 
 to see them dash on through the mud by 
 twos, and pass from sight. Once more in 
 motion, cavalry ahead. Thirteenth Indi- 
 ana, FoUett's battery, then two sections of 
 Davis's, then the One fluudred and Tliir- 
 tieth New York, then the Sixth and two regi- 
 ments, then third section of Davis's batterj', 
 then infantry and cavalry. 
 
 The road:^ alternated between mud and 
 wat«r; you could take your choice gener- 
 ally; if you liked nuid best, you could get 
 it from two to four inches deep; if water, 
 you could wade ankle or knee deep. About 
 six miles out, we halted for ten minutes. 
 Here our watches told us 't was 2 : l.'i, and 
 we had been inarching nearly three hours. 
 The cavalrymen had rails down, and fires 
 started instanter; but before the cofTee 
 could boil, an olficer rode along and ordered 
 the tires out, and the men in the saddles. Off 
 again! — but we three waited for the Sixth, 
 that we had n't seen since starting. In their 
 places we found them, stunlily tramping 
 along through mud and water. Forward 
 again, past Follett's battery. ** Along here 
 the Kebs. were seen to-daj'," somebody says. 
 "Pingl" goes a musket in the distance 
 ahead of us; and in the still night-air it hail 
 a musical sound. Again, again, again — 
 tVmr, five — you stop counting, there arc so 
 many. Then the sound of cheering, mellowed 
 by distance. "A charge! — the cavalry are 
 cliarging." Pleasanter than the sound of 
 musketry were those cheers that fioated 
 back through the night air; they removed 
 any unpleasant sensations the former might 
 have caused. Very soon we learned that our 
 advance guard had surprised the enemy's 
 picket, and charged on tliem, but tlie Rebels 
 had divided , and stood by the side of the 
 road, and fired on them as they charged 
 past them, and again when they had wheeled 
 and charged back upon them. One cavalry 
 man was woundeil, and the enemy disap- 
 peared into tlie woods. The Thirteenth 
 Indiana were deployed as skirmishers, and 
 scoured the woods along our right and left. 
 Presently the cavalry halted, and the in- 
 fantry were ordered to the front at the 
 double quick. 
 
 In this expedition two companies of Penn- 
 sylvania conscripts were attached to tlie 
 Sixth, and when the regiments were now or- 
 dered forward, the cowardly Dutchmen hung 
 back, so as to impede part ot the regiment in 
 their attempt to get forward. A part had 
 filed past where I sat, and an impatient aid 
 rode up from the front and shouted, " Is this 
 all the Sixth?" Straight on his heels another, 
 "Where's the Sixth? Is this all?" "Three 
 companies more," answered some soldier, 
 tossing the answer over his shoulder as he 
 trudged on without slackening his pace, and 
 the two inquirers galloped down toward the 
 rear. In two or three minutes tiiey spurred 
 back again, and disappeared, and the re- 
 maining companies of the Sixth double- 
 quicked after them. Forward again, a few 
 rods. The moon that had favored us all 
 night, had now disappeared, and the dark, 
 ness, the nuirching, the hurried orders, the 
 movements of artillery and infantry, are 
 mingled and confused in my memory. I only 
 know that in a veiy few minutes Follett's 
 battery was ordered into a field on the right 
 of the road and opened on the enemy. 
 Davis's was ordered a few rods further down 
 the road, into a similar field on the left. The 
 following diagram will .represent the po- 
 sition. 
 
 Woods. 
 
 13th Ind. 130th 
 New York. 
 
 ttttttttt 
 Follett^s. 
 
 Rebel Battery. 
 
 Woods. 
 
 Woods. 
 
 6th Mass. 
 
 ttttttttt 
 
 Davis's. 
 
 Rebel Battery. 
 
 Woods . 
 
 Follett's whole battery were together and 
 were sjieedily in position ; two sections of the 
 Seventh were together just behind Follett's 
 and were in battery without delay. The 
 third section of Davfs's had been stationed 
 farther to the rear during the march, and as 
 soon as the order reached them, they whipped 
 up; but the road was blocked, and the horses 
 were thrown into confusion by the One Hun- 
 dred and Fifty-fifth New Y'ork, who were 
 rushing in contusion to the rear. Finally the 
 section struggled through and <lrove to the 
 left and wheeled into position. Ily the time 
 they reached the ground, one of the guns had 
 become disabled. One of the very first shots 
 fired against them had gone through the 
 saddle of Craig's horse, passed through, 
 tearing his leg, and killed the second horse 
 also. 
 
 The firing was now vei-y heavy. The shells 
 flewtlirongh the air like our rockets at home, 
 and 1 quite enjoyed watching thcni at first, 
 as they came liig'h over us, and were lost in 
 the woods toward the rear, lint the un- 
 pleasant conviction soon forced itself upon 
 nie that they were dropping nearer and 
 nearer, as tlie range was got still more ac- 
 curately. I did not view them as harmless 
 fireworks merely. Meanwhile the Thirteenth 
 Indiana were lying in the edge of the woods 
 behind Follett's, and the Sixth were on the 
 edge of the woods behind the Seventh bat- 
 tery. When the Sixth were ordered in, the 
 cowardly conscripts still impeded them. 
 They were just in front of Co. G, who pushed 
 them alon^ with the butts of their muskets, 
 and by main strength and threats, hurrying 
 the frightened Dutchmen into their places in 
 the woods. Co. G grew impatient. "For 
 God's sake, Mnjor," shouted Lieutenant Pub 
 sifer, " order those fellows to divide and let 
 us through, if they won't go themselves." 
 At last the poor fellows, who ducked and fell 
 on their haunches at every shell whizzing 
 above them, were got into'tlieir places, by 
 the threats of the major and the main strength 
 of Co. B, and the meii lay fiat on their faces 
 on the damp ground. While there, several, 
 whose names have been sent home, were 
 wounded. One shell killed a lieutenant and 
 two men. 
 
 Late in the first action, just before sunrise, 
 the colonel and aid, who with the lieutenant- 
 colonel and major had been getting the regi- 
 ment into line, had just dismounted, and the 
 colonel was leaning against his horse, and 
 the adjutant was sitting on a log calling his 
 servant to take the two horses, whose reins 
 he at that time held himself, when a shell 
 struck the colonel's hor.sc in the hind-quar- 
 ters, passed through and took otT the front 
 shoulder of the adjutant's, and both fell over 
 on the adjutant, bruising him severely and 
 rendering him incapable of further service 
 for some days yet. Killy Spaulding, of Co. G, 
 had the back of his jacket torn by a ball that 
 passed over him, and a ball swept over Lieu- 
 
 tenant Bickford so close that its windage 
 chilled his neck. 
 
 Follett's battery sufiered heavily. Karly in 
 the action a shell penetrated one of the lim. 
 bers and exploded, killing, though not scar- 
 ring, the man who was taking out ain munition, 
 and throwing the three tlriversto tin- ground. 
 The explosion resembled that of a pyrotet-h- 
 nic mine, and its glare lit up the whole field, 
 bringing into view the eavalrj' huddled to- 
 gether at the left of the road, close to the 
 edge of the woods, the caissons with horses, 
 tlie guns arranged in battery, and the encom- 
 passing wo(hIs. In an instant all was dark 
 again, but the Increased rapidity of the 
 enenty'.s fire told that they wen; improving 
 the knowledge they had gained of our po- 
 sition. 
 
 Davis, too, had sufi'ered. Three of his 
 guns had been disabled and sent to the rear, 
 one by a shell lodged in the piece, and in- 
 capable of being moved, one by a l>roken 
 axletree, one by loss of men. The firing was 
 tremendous. Colonel Foster, of the Thir- 
 teenth Indiana, who was in the battles of 
 Western Virginia, and Captain Folk-tt, who 
 hail been in Mexico and the peninsular 
 battles, said they never saw such shelling — 
 never were exposed to such a fire. It seemed 
 then, and seems now, a wonder that so many 
 of both batteries escaped. Some of tlu' meii 
 escaped most narrowly. Lieutenant Devoll 
 was holding his horse, when it fell, covering 
 lirigham with blood. Urigham and two of 
 his men were standing behind a limber with 
 the cover up, taking out ammunition ; a shell 
 struck the cover, shut it down, knocked their 
 canteens in among the powder, uinl glaiu^eil 
 oir. Lieutenant McCurdy was taking am- 
 munition from a caisson when a shot struck 
 a spoke near him, cut it off, and dented liie 
 iron band on the ammunition box ; an inch to 
 right or left, and the shell would have pene- 
 trati'cl the caisson, and caused a heavier ex- 
 plosion than when Follett's limber blew up. 
 The men carrying amnmnition from lind>er 
 to gun w(nil<l, many of them, watch tlie shell 
 coming t<nvard them, drop on their faces till 
 it passed, jump for the gun, and keep repeat- 
 ing this process in safety. A shot struck 
 Hayes in the groin, glanced and traversed 
 his .stomach, leaving a black line across it. 
 Parmeter, the bugler, had his arm grazed by 
 a shot that scratched olf a little of the skin, 
 paralyzed his arm for lialf an hour, and left 
 it black and yellow from shoulder to elbow. 
 Captain Davis had his scabbard dented by a 
 shot; and many others, doubtless, hatl 
 (M|ually narrow escapes, of which 1 have not 
 heart! ." IJui wln'ther wounded or escaping, 
 nobofly fiinclied; from captain to private 
 they stood to their guns as steadily as on 
 drill, and were too busy with the enemy to 
 care lor themselves. No one seeing them 
 could believe that this was the first time they 
 had been uniler fire, and such a fire, too. I 
 never before was so proud to be a Lowell 
 boy, as I was when 1 saw this fight. 
 
 At 3: 15 o'clock in the morning the cannon- 
 ading commenced, and it lasted for three 
 hours and a half. Then there was a lull. 
 The batteries were ordered to tlie rear, to re- 
 plcnish with ammunition. An oflicer, repre- 
 Sv-nting himself as from General Corcoran, 
 iH-ought Colonel Follansbee an order to send 
 his regiment to the rear. lie gave the order 
 and started lor the road. He wasn't heard 
 by the lieutenant-eolonel and major, so the 
 order was not repeate<l ; and when he got out 
 into the road, he found he had only thirty 
 men with him. Leaving them in charge of a 
 sergeant, he went back into the woods again 
 and found his men, who were by this time 
 wondering what had got the colonel, and re- 
 peated his order, and brought out his men. 
 As well as thej- cmild they marched back 
 along a road crowded with 'artillery and in- 
 fantry. for a quarter of a mile. Here they 
 met General Corcoran. "What regiment is 
 this?" "Massachusetts Sixth," answered 
 the colonel. " I 've heard of that regiment 
 before. They are just the men I want to 
 see." Stepping up to theeolonel, the general 
 said, " I 'vc just had trouble in getting one of 
 my regiments forward. Now, will you charge 
 with your men on that battery? I'll promise 
 you strong supports." " Yes, sir, just as soon 
 as I can get tlu^n into order." Colonel Fol- 
 lansbee then began disentangling his men 
 from the crowd, and had got three companies 
 formed when the general grew impatient. 
 " I 'm working as fast :iS I can ; but if you say 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 so, I'll cliursu with these three companies." 
 "No; go fartlierto the rear and deploy into 
 the open piece at the risUt, and form your 
 regiment." The whole force moveil on and 
 formed in the Held, and then all moved for- 
 ward again, and did not stop until they 
 readied the position occupied by the enemy 
 at 3 o'clock. Tlien the forces deployed to tlio 
 right and left of the road, the ,Si.\th taking 
 jiosition in line of battle in a corntield on 
 the left, within a few rods of the place where 
 the (!nemy's cannon had stood before. 
 
 Here itiey stood for three hours; then 
 Colonel .Spear's cavalry and Farrar's section 
 of Davis's battery were ordered down the 
 road to dislodge a battery which was still 
 playing. Captain Davis told the general that 
 noboily could live in that Are in the woods, 
 but that if he said so, he 'd go, and he went. 
 The firing in there was awful. Farrar tin- 
 limbered one of his guns and fired five times ; 
 but the enemv's shell exploded just under 
 his gun, and he limbered up and retired to 
 the open fielil again. It was here that 
 Colonel .Spear was knock<!d senseless from 
 his horse by a falling branch. Then followed 
 a consultation between the general and the 
 colonels, and the regiments retired to the 
 early morning position. 
 
 Here they rested for an hour, and were re- 
 inforced by three Ueld-pieces, a regiment of 
 infantry, and supplied with ammunition. 
 Then they advanced again, and did not stop 
 till they had mai'ehed six or seven miles. 
 Here the road ran between two woodeil 
 slopes. The cavalry in advance saw the 
 en(!my drawn upiu"lin(^ of battle, and re- 
 tired for about a mile. Tlien the infantry 
 was ordered forward. The Thirteenth In- 
 diana was sent aiiead, a portion of them de- 
 ploying as sUirniishers in the woods to the 
 right and left. Then our guns opened on the 
 Kebels with shell and cleared the woods, and 
 then the cavalry pursued them as they fled, 
 for more tlian a mile. 
 
 This ended the expedition; the whole force 
 returned to camp, which our boys reached at 
 1 : 1.") the next morning, footsore and weary. 
 The Indiana men here mentioned are old 
 .soldiers; they have three victories inscribed 
 on their banners, and can always be relied 
 on. They never flinch ; they go wherever or- 
 dered, biit they 've no love for fighting; they 
 always sav they 'd rather be out of it. They 
 are uniet", never boast, but are splendid 
 troops. The famous New York Sixty-ninth 
 got frightened, and not all the entreaties of 
 their colonel could stop them till they got 
 out of range; then they rallied and were 
 brought to tile front again- 
 
 .\s 1 passed over the road between the sixth 
 and our wagons in the rear, as I h;id occasion 
 to do four times, I saw three or four hundred 
 straggh-i-s, but among them all there wasn't 
 asingli'inan from the Sixth or the battery. 
 I can not iiraisc them higher than to state 
 this. In conversing witli the men since tlie 
 battli% 1 hav(! found no man who enjoyeil it, 
 nofmewho would n't have preferred being 
 out of it, but their discipline as soldiers, and 
 their pridi; of character as tiieu, kept them 
 from faltering. There may have been knees 
 that trembled, and hearts that stood still, as 
 it were, when shell and ball crashed lint a 
 few feet above the men's iieads; but not a 
 man hesitatetl to oiiey orders, and every order 
 was given by the ortlcers as calmly as on 
 parade. All exhibited that courage wliieh 
 results fr<nn pride of character rather than 
 from recklessness. 
 
 I shall never forget the first shriek I heard 
 on flu- field. I was silting on my horse near 
 the olf leader on a caisson, on tln^ left edge of 
 the field where Kollett's battery was 
 sfationcil. I saw a shell coming toward us, 
 and watched it narrowly, for it seemed to be 
 coming straight for me. It pa.ssed, however, 
 by tlie nigh leailer, and I listened to its whiz- 
 zing, and hoard it end in that sudden, dull, 
 ominous "tliug." Somebody was hit. A 
 pausi! fif a few seconds, then a sickening 
 shritd; lore uj) through file still night air. 
 "<Jh,(jod! Oh, (iod! Won't somebody help 
 me? Won't somebody bring me tlie sur- 
 geon ? " 
 
 As I came up from tin.' hospital, after going 
 back in company with one of tlie disabled 
 guns, 1 first saw a dead Uel)el. He was a man 
 of mcdinm height, good, fair face, hair short 
 ami lirushed back, srpr.ire cut whiskers on his 
 chill, Willi blue eyes wide open, but glas.sy 
 and expressionless. He lay fiat on his back. 
 
 his feet together, his hands by his side. His 
 clothes were old, of poor material, and 
 ragged. His boots were old and dried and 
 weather-worn —the toughest-looking leather 
 I ever saw except in discarded boots that 
 have lain in the rain for mr.tntlis. His face 
 was colorless, yet not so ghastly pale as the 
 face seemed of one of our own men who lay 
 on the side of the road, his face spattered 
 with blood, and his pallor heightened by the 
 contrast. I never saw before so sickening a 
 sight. 
 
 At the place where an Irish surgeon had 
 stationed himself, I saw several wounded 
 men. To one the priest was administering 
 "extreme unction"; another poor, dying 
 wrelcli struggled to lift himself up, trying to 
 get his shivering feet and haiuls close to the 
 little fire before him. Near by lay another, 
 whose leg was being amputated. Then there 
 were the limp, bloody, and mangled heaps 
 lying on caissons, on limbers by the road- 
 side, or on ambulances; not many, to be 
 sure, and yet too many for his ciniilort who 
 saw them. 
 
 Two instances of uncommon nerve have 
 been told me since the tight. Keed, of 
 i;roton, had his left arm shattered and hang- 
 ing by the flesh, and with his own knife he 
 cut it off. and carried the arm in liis haml two 
 miles; the other case is Huntington's, who 
 called out, as he lay back of the battery, 
 "Captain Davis! " "What?" "Have you 
 got a sharp knife? " " What do you want of 
 it ? " " The Kebs. tried to take off my leg, 
 and I want to help them finish the job." 
 Poor fellow ! I 'm afraid lie can 't survive tlie 
 lo.ss of blood consequent on his wound. One 
 little fellow came up to Captain Davis and 
 asked if there was any thing he could do. 
 " Yes, carry ammunition," and he carried it 
 with a will. When the Sixth flrst went to 
 the rear, Captain Cady, passing along with 
 his company, saw a man witli a shattered 
 leg lying in a puddle from which he could n't 
 move himself. The captain gently lifted him 
 up on the bank, and the sufferer's eyes were 
 eloquent in tlianks. 
 
 The chaplain, adjutant, and I came back to 
 camp wlien the troops came back at noon to 
 the morning position, thinking there would 
 be nothing more of any consequence done 
 that (lay. It was a strange day. In the 
 middle of the forenoon it seemed late after- 
 noon. 
 
 From the few prisoners captured, we learn 
 that they were taten by surprise. They were 
 ordered out of their quarters into line, but a 
 shell bur.st among them, and they ran. One 
 of the Seventh battery men found a diary, 
 whicli showed that the battery opposed to us 
 was from South Carolina. The shells they 
 used were mainly of English manufacture. 
 How destructive bur shells were, we can not 
 tell. Ceneral Corcoran ordered a detail out 
 to bury a captain, major, aud twelve privates, 
 that had been left by the enemy, and there 
 were thirtyonc wounded taken by the Rebels 
 to a large white house a mile from the 
 enemy's flrst position. 
 
 I abstain from any eulogy of the Sixth. I 
 have given an impartial statement of what 
 transpired, and leave their deeds to praise 
 them, sure that these will justify the decla- 
 ration made by General Peck, Friday after- 
 noon, "No general in any department has a 
 better regiment than the Massachusetts 
 Sixth." ■"'• 
 
 p. s. — Coming down in the cars to-day 
 from Sutlolk, I fell in with Captain Sherman, 
 formerly of Low<dl, now in Spear's cavalry, 
 and learned some facts of which I was before 
 ignorant. He rode with Spear at the head ol 
 the regiment. .lust in advance of thl^ main 
 body of cavalry rode a lieutenant with a few 
 mi^n. They saw the Itebel pickets in the 
 road, and the officer hailed them with " Who 
 arc you? " " If you advance another step 
 you are a dead inaii," was the reply. The 
 party retired to the main body, were rein- 
 forced, aud charged on tlie enemy, as 1 have 
 stated above. On arriving at the spot where 
 our baltcuies were afterward phUM'd, the 
 lieutenant saw the llidiels' camp-fires, and 
 returnecl to Siiear to report the fact. The 
 colonel and ciiptain rode forwaril, and while 
 the artillery wi-re getting into position, they 
 stooil in lull view of the Rebel Hres,lhat were 
 built just bevmid the woods and shone 
 through, and tliey could see the foe drawn up 
 in line of battle' between the flres and us, 
 visible against tlie light. 
 
 One of the prisoners told me this morning 
 that they were asleep when the pickets flred, 
 but were immediately aroused, iiut so sudden 
 was our advance that they had n't got their 
 blankets rolled up before our cannon opened. 
 Then their flres were extinguished. General 
 Pi-j'or was asleep in a desei^ted iiouse, a mile 
 or so to the rear, but came down to the field 
 speedilj', and conducted the tight in person. 
 lie was only two or three yards from a 
 colonel who was among the killed. 
 
 J. O. SCKIPTURE. 
 
 — [Lowell Courier. 
 
 Resignation of General Burnaide — 
 General Hooker in Command. 
 
 A dispatch from the army he.td-quar- 
 ters of tlie Potomac aiinoimce.s that yes- 
 terday iiioiuhig General Bunisidcturtied 
 over his command to Jlajor-genertU 
 Hooker, who came to the liead-rjuarters 
 of the camp for that purpose. The dis- 
 patcli states that as soon as the change 
 liecame kfiown throughont the army, a 
 considerable number of the superior 
 oflicers called on General Burnside, aud 
 took their partino; teave of him with 
 many regrets. The following is the 
 address of General Burnside to his 
 army : — 
 
 HE.M>-iJI -MtTIiltS OFTUK AKMV OF THK j 
 
 POTOM.\C— C.VMP NE.1R FALMOUTH, .Ian.20th. ( 
 
 General Order No. 9. 
 
 liy directions of the President of the United 
 States, the commanding general this day 
 translers the command of this army to iSIaj.- 
 gen. Joseph Hooker. 
 
 The short time he has directed your move- 
 ments has not been fruitful of victory, nor 
 any considerable advancement of our line; 
 but it has again demonstrated an amount of 
 courage, patience, and endurance that under 
 more favorable circumstances would have 
 accomplished great results. Continue to 
 exercise tliese virtues; be true in your de- 
 votion to your country, and the principles 
 you have sworn to maintain ; give to your 
 ijravc and skillful general, whoh as long been 
 identifled with your organization, and who is 
 now to command you, your full and cordial 
 support and co-operation, and you will de- 
 serve success. 
 
 Your general, in taking an affectiouate 
 leave of the army, which he separates from 
 with so mucli regret, may be pardoned if he 
 bids an especial farewell to his long and tried 
 assoiiates of the 9th corps. His prayers arc 
 thai God maybe with vou and grant continual 
 success until" the Rebellion is crushed. 
 
 By command of Major-general Burnside. 
 
 Lewis Kiciimonp, 
 
 Acting Adjutant-general. 
 
 G^-'ueral Burnside has been allowed 
 thirty days' leave of abseiu^e, and goes 
 to New York. The weather was warm 
 yesterday, aud the mud drying up. 
 
 The Way General Hooker Got a 
 Command. 
 
 When tlie war broke out, says a west- 
 ern paper. General Hooker, then in Cali- 
 fornia, came post-haste to Washington 
 to olVer his services to the governmeiil. 
 (Jeiieral Scott was ;it the head of the 
 military affairs of the country, and be- 
 tween that old gentleman tind General 
 Hooker was a feud dating back to the 
 Mexican war. Hence as every thing re- 
 hiliiig to the army was referred to Scott, 
 Hooker was suffered to apply in vain 
 even for a regimental commtiiid. Dis- 
 gusted and mad, he made preparation to 
 return to the Pacific coast, and was 
 about to start when the flrst battle of 
 Bull liuu was fought. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 156 
 
 There was nothing in that to en- 
 courage ; so he went to the White House, 
 as the hist thing before leaving, to call 
 on the President, whom he had never 
 seen. He was introduced, by some mis- 
 take of his friends, as Captain Hooker, 
 and the following was the conversation 
 that ensued : — 
 
 Hooker — ^'Mr. President, I was intro- 
 duced to you as captain. I axn or was Lieu- 
 tenant-colonel Hooker of the regular 
 army. When tlie war began, I was at 
 home in California, and hastened to 
 make a tender of my services to the 
 government; but my relation to General 
 Scott, or some other impediment, stands 
 in the way, and I see no chance of making 
 my military knowledge and experience 
 useful. I am about to return; but before 
 going I was anxious to pay my respects 
 to you, and to express my wishes for 
 your personal welfare, and for your 
 success in putting down this infernal 
 Rebellion. And I want, while I am at 
 it, to say one thing more : I was at Bull 
 Run, the other day, Mr. President, and 
 it is no vanity or boasting in me to say 
 
 that I am a sight better general than 
 
 you. Sir, had on that field I" 
 
 After tins announcement, Mr. Lincoln 
 concluded he might venture to trust 
 him with a colonelcy, and therefore 
 give him connnand of a regiment. Since 
 that time his march has been onward. 
 
 After " Taps." 
 
 Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! 
 
 As I lay with my blauket on, 
 My tho dmi flre-ligUt, in the moonlight nij^lit, 
 
 "When the skirmishing tight was done. 
 
 The measured beat of the sentry's feet, 
 Witli the jingling scabbard's ring! 
 
 Tramp! Tramp! in my meadow-camp 
 By the Shenandoah's spring. 
 
 The moonlight seems to shed cold beams 
 
 On a row of pale gi-avestones; 
 (iive the bugle breath, and that image of 
 Death 
 
 Will fly from the reveille's tones. 
 
 By each tented roof, a charger's hoof 
 
 Makes the frosty hill-side ring; 
 Give the bugle breath, and a spirit ol Death 
 
 To each horse's girth will spring. 
 
 Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! 
 
 The sentry, before my tent, 
 (luards in gloom his chief, for whom 
 
 Its shelter to-night is lent. 
 
 I am not there. On the hill-side bare 
 
 I think of the ghost within ; 
 of the brave who died at my sword-hand 
 side. 
 
 To-day, 'mid the horrible din. 
 
 Of shot and shell and the infantrv j'cU, 
 As we charged with the saber drawn, 
 
 To my lieart 1 said, " Who shall be the dead 
 In my tent, at another dawn?" 
 
 I thought of a blossoming almond-tree, 
 
 The stateliest tree that 1 know ; 
 Of a golden bowl ; of a parted soul ; 
 
 And a lamp that is burning low. 
 
 Oh, thoughts that kill! I thought of the hill 
 
 In the far-oflE Jura chain ; 
 Of the two, the three, o'er the wide salt sea, 
 
 Whose hearts would break with pain ;— 
 
 Of my pride and joy, — my eldest boy; 
 
 Of my darling, the second — in years; 
 Of Willie, whose face, with its pure, mild 
 grace, 
 
 Melts memoi*y into tears; — 
 
 Of their mother, my bride, by the Alpine 
 lake's side, 
 And the angel asleep in her arms ; 
 Love, Beauty, and Truth, which she brought 
 to my youth, 
 In that sweet April day of her charms. 
 
 "Halt! Who comes there?" The cold mid- 
 night air 
 
 And the challenging word chill me through. 
 The ghost of a fear whispers, close to my ear, 
 
 " Is peril, love, coming to you?" 
 
 The hoarse answer, "Relief," makes the 
 
 shade of a grief 
 Die away, with the step on the sod. 
 A kiss melts in air, while a tear and a prayer 
 Conlide my beloved to God. 
 
 Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! 
 
 With a solemn, pendulum swing! 
 Though I slumber all night, the Are burns 
 bright. 
 
 And my sentinels' scabbards ring. 
 
 " Boot and saddle"! is sounding. Our pulses 
 are bounding, 
 " To horse !" And I touch with my heel 
 Black Gray in the flanks, and ride down the 
 ranks, 
 W'ith my heart, like my saber, of steel. 
 — [Atlantic iMonthly. 
 
 A Voice from the Rappahannock. 
 
 The following is the principal part of 
 a private letter from a gentleman in 
 service in the Army of the Potomac to 
 his friends in this city. It tells some 
 truths and expresses some opinions that 
 are important, and should exact the at- 
 tention of all our readers. As they come 
 fiom a soldier, and not a politician, we 
 claim for them respectful consideration. 
 The loyal men at home should be grati- 
 tied tlnit a voice comes directly from the 
 army, rebuking the white-livered pol- 
 troons and ungrateful hypocrites, who, 
 assuming to be loyal, are opposing, 
 openly or covertly, every means pro- 
 posed by the administration to crush 
 out the most iniquitous Rebellion that 
 ever cursed a civilized people: — 
 
 Falmouth, Va., Feb. 3, 18IkJ. 
 
 Our new general (Hooker) will be obliged 
 to keep still until the mud has disappeared, 
 as it would be an impossibility for tlie heavy 
 teams of the anny, or tho artillery, to move. 
 All our supplies have to be brought from Fal- 
 mouth depot, which is about four miles from 
 our camp; and to-day I found more tium a 
 dozen teams broken down or stuck in the 
 mud between here and the depot. Dead 
 horses and mules can be found along the 
 entire route; and when you remember that 
 this army extends some fifteen miles one 
 May by ten the other, you can form some 
 ideaot our situation. Yet 1 do not see how a 
 better place could be found for the winter 
 quarters of the Army of tlie Potomac, so 
 near to Richmond ; and for one, I am indeed 
 thankful to General Burnside that he moved 
 by this route. From Washington to Aquia 
 creek, it is only four hours by steamboat; 
 thence, by railroad, it is fifteen" miles to F'al- 
 mouth. So, you see, we need not at any time 
 be out of provisions. Had we been left at 
 Warrington or Culpepper, one railroad track 
 would not have been sufficient for the use of 
 the army; besides there was the risk of the 
 enemy getting into our rear and cutting ofl" 
 our trains. If the wood only holds out, we 
 will be ready, by the last of March, for a 
 march. 
 
 I would say that the armj- has great confi- 
 dence in General Hooker, as they had in 
 Burnside, or would have in any general 
 whom the government should choose to put 
 in command. The army is ready to do its 
 duty; and if the soldiers were not fed almost 
 entirely on certain newspapers with which 
 the camps are fiooded, to the exclusion of 
 those which sustain the government, they 
 would not know how hard the traitors at the 
 
 North are at work trying to stir up a " muss" 
 in behalf of some convicted or defunct 
 general. 
 
 When government endeavors to procure 
 men from another source, a great hue and 
 cry is raised by the stay-at-home cowards, 
 about " nigger colonels," or " nigger briga- 
 diers." Now, I had ratlier have a Negro in 
 my front, on the battle-field, than be mvself 
 in his front. They can fight; thcv will tight; 
 they ought to be made to fight ;"and I trust 
 they will be put to it. 
 
 Thank (^od, Lowell has furnished the age 
 with a man— a second "Saul of Tarsus" — 
 who, with a strong arm and an iron will, has 
 set this nation the example of a patriot, who 
 with the true doctrine of " Sustain the gov- 
 ernment, in this our nation's trying hour- 
 right or wrong"— will yet, I believe, receive 
 that nation's true applause. I di<l not intend 
 to make this friendly line so long; but through 
 the dark curtain which now hangs over our 
 land, I can see one ray of sunlight, that clus- 
 ters with golden luster around tliese words — 
 " Sustain the government." The govern- 
 ment may at times be wrong; it would indeed 
 be strange if that tall oak from Illinois had 
 not some cross-grain or hard-knot in its com- 
 position ; but "take htm for all in all, we ne'er 
 shall look upon his like again." When 
 we remember that with his fall, our free 
 government falls also, should not all men, 
 forgetful of party, or of self, rally around 
 him, and give that glorious Son of'the West 
 the ^itrong arms and unlimited confidence of 
 the East, so, if that fall must come, in behalf 
 of free institutions, the West and the East, in 
 one long, last embrace, may still be, as (lod 
 ordained them, " one and inseparable" ? 
 Cheer up our boys with good tidings from 
 home; frown upon doubters; throttle those 
 who talk treason ; and all shall yet be well. 
 
 U. 
 
 "War Ne'ws 
 
 — Report of 
 Dupout. 
 
 Admiral 
 
 Fla(;-SHIP Wabash, t 
 Port Uoval, Feb. 2, 18«3. \ 
 
 .S'jV, — I have to repoit that about 4 o'clock 
 on the morning of the 31st ult., during the 
 obscurity of a thick haze, two iron-clad gun- 
 boats came out of Charleston by the main 
 ship channel unperceived by the squadron, 
 and commenced a raid upon the blockading 
 fleet. Most of the latter were of purchased 
 vessels; two of the heaviest men-of-war, the 
 Potvhatan and the Caiwndaiyua, being at this 
 port coaling and repairing. The yfi^rrnUta 
 was the first vessel attacked. Iler olficers 
 and crew had been particularly watchful 
 during the night to look out for suspected 
 vessels, and at 3 o'clock had slipped her cable 
 and overhauled a troop steamer running for 
 the channel by mistake. She had returned 
 to her anchorage ground, and Cai)tain stell- 
 wagcn had gone to his room for a short time, 
 leaving I^ieutenant-eommander Abbott on 
 deck, when <»ne of the Rebel ironclads sud- 
 denly approached. Her approach was con- 
 cealed by the haze and mist of the atmos- 
 phere. The vessel was immediately liailed, 
 and an order given to fire, but the *iron-clad 
 being close aboard and lying low in the 
 water, no guns could be brought to bear upon 
 her. 
 
 A heavj' rifle shell was fired from the 
 enemy, which, entering the starboard side of 
 the .l/'TCf^c/iVrt, passed thnmgh her condenser 
 and the steam drum of her port boiler, and 
 exploded against her port side, blowinj^ a 
 hole in it some fourorfive feet square, killing 
 the gunner, and by the escape of steam 
 scalding a number ot the men, and rendering 
 her motive power apparently useless. 
 
 Unable to use his guns, and being at the 
 mercy of the enemy, who was alongside on 
 his starboard quarter, all further resistjince 
 was deemed hopeless by Captain Stellwagen, 
 and he surrendered. The crew and officers 
 were paroled, though nothing was said of the 
 ship, the executive oflicer. Lieutenant-com- 
 mander Abbott, having gone on boanl the 
 enemy's gun-boat ami made the arrange- 
 ment.' 
 
 The iron-clad, leaving the Mercedita to her 
 fate, to sink or not, next engaged the Kfystone 
 State, Commander Leroy, who was attacked 
 by the other. Their fire was gallantly re- 
 turned, but a shell exploding in the fore-hold 
 
156 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 of ttiis vessel, she wa3 set on lii-c. Coui. 
 nmtulcr Leroy kept olT mitil tlie tire was Knt 
 under, when he stcereil again for tlic iron- 
 clnil, Iniving ordered on a full head of steam, 
 determined to try to run her down. 
 
 Th(' Runs had been trained and depressed 
 for a pluuKin;; tire at the moment of collision, 
 and the ship had attained a speed of twelve 
 knots, when a shell or shot passed through 
 both the steam eliests, wholly disabling her 
 boilers and rendering her powerless. 
 
 Ten rille shell struek the Keij.itnne ,?<«(<!, and 
 two burst on the quarterdeck, but most of 
 them struek the hull, being near and below 
 the water line. 
 
 In the meantime the Augii sin, CommmMcv 
 I'arrott ; the- Quaker Cit//, Commander Frailey, 
 and the Mnnphis, Acting- lieutenant What- 
 iieau:;h, kept up a tire upon the enemy, 
 diverting thi-ir attention from the Knjst'nie 
 Slide, which was soon after taken in tow by 
 the iXremphis ■.u\t\ drawn away from the fire. 
 
 Th(! Aui/iista anil Qiinker City were botll 
 struck in their hulls. The MenqMs was only 
 struck in her rigging. 
 
 The Hmisatnnii- gave chase, and a shot from 
 her struck the pilot-house, doing, it is 
 thought, some damage and carrying away 
 one of her flags. 
 
 The Itebel vessels then passed to the north- 
 ward, receiving the fire of our ships, and 
 took refuge in the .Swash channel behind the 
 slK>als. 
 
 Tlii^ only casualties were on the MerceiUtn 
 and Keystone State. On the latter they are 
 very large; about one-fourth of her crew- 
 were killed and wounded, and among tlie 
 former is the medical oflicer of the ship, 
 A s.sistant surgeon .Jacob H. Gotweld, who 
 was scaldcul to ilcath whilst he was rendering 
 surgical aid to one of the wounded men. 
 
 Most of those who died perished from the 
 escajje of steam when the boilers and steam 
 chimneys were penetrated, and among the 
 wounded the greater number received their 
 injuries from the same cause. 
 
 As the Mn-ceditn was the only vessel which 
 surrendered, I have directed a court of in- 
 quiry to e-\amine into the circumstances of 
 the case, as well as into the terms under 
 which the surrender was made. This inves- 
 tigation has been asked for by Captain Stell- 
 vagcn. 
 
 1 receivcil this intelligence on Saturday, at 
 3 p.m., by the .-(//^usfa, which ship immedi- 
 ately returned to Charleston. The Mercedita 
 soon after arrived, and the Keystone State in 
 tow of the Memphis, when the latter vessel 
 was at once sent back to her station. The 
 James Adr/rr, Commander Patterson, was 
 towed back. .She was just coming into I'ort 
 lloyal, ami was <n-dered back to Charleston. 
 The /'i>H)/i'<(nii, through the commendable zeal 
 of Captain Gordon, was also ready by 9 o'clock , 
 I'. M. 1 had the channel and bar buoys lighted, 
 when she i)assed out safely. 
 
 I forward herewitli copies of the reports of 
 Captain t^tellwagen. Lieutenant-commander 
 Abbott, and Commander Leroy; also, the re- 
 ports of th.' casualties on board the Merce- 
 diiit anil the Ket/stune State. 
 
 On the .Virceiiitri there were four killed and 
 three wounded, and on the Keystone State 
 twenty killed and twenty wounded. 
 
 \*ery resneeifuUv, your obetlient servant, 
 .S. F. DUPONT, 
 
 Hear admiral. 
 
 Our Heroic Dead. 
 
 Therii is ,i history ii> almost every 
 hoiii" in Maspacliiisctts, wliich will 
 never be written. But the memory of 
 kinilreil has it embalmed forever. The 
 relifesenlativ(!.s of the pride and hui)e of 
 inua)iinted households, dep.-irtinfc, will 
 return no more. The shaft of the 
 areher, altraetert by the shiniiii; inai-k, 
 numin'r-i them amoilo- his fallen. In the 
 battles of Bi;,' lietliel, of Bull I!un, of 
 Hall's IMulV, (d Uoanoke island, of New- 
 bern, of Winehesler, of Yorktown, of 
 Williamsburg, of West Point, of Fair 
 Oaks, the battles before Kiehmond, 
 from Mechaniesville to IMalvern hill, of 
 James's island, of IJaton Ivonge, of 
 
 ('edar mountain, of Bull Run again, 
 of Chantilly, of Washington in Xorth 
 Carolina, of South Mountain, of An- 
 tietam, of Frederieksburgh, and Golds- 
 borough — through all the capricious 
 fortunes of the war — the regiments of 
 Massachusetts have borne her flag by 
 the side of the banner of the Union. 
 And, beyond the Atlantic slope, every 
 battle-field has drunk the l)lood of her 
 sons, nurtured among her hills and 
 sands, from which in adventiu'ous man- 
 liood they turned their footsteps to the 
 West. Officers and enlisted men have 
 vied with each other in deeds of valor. 
 The flag, whose standard-bearer, shot 
 down in battle, tossed it from his dying 
 hand nerved by undying patriotism, has 
 been caught by the comrade, who in his 
 turn has' closed his eyes for the last 
 time upon its starry folds as another 
 liero-martyr clasped" the splintered staft' 
 and rescued the symbol at once of coun- 
 try and of their blood-bought fame. 
 
 How can fleeting words of human 
 praise gild the record of their glory? 
 Our eyes suft'used with tears, and blood 
 retreating to the heart, stirred with un- 
 wonted tlirill, sjjeak with the eloquence 
 of Nature, uttered, but uuexjiressed. 
 From the din of the battle, they have 
 passed to the peace of eternity. Fare- 
 well! warrior, citizen, patriot, lover, 
 friend — whether in the humble ranks, 
 or bearing the sword of official power, 
 whether i>rivate, captain, surgeon, or 
 chaplain, —for all these in the heavy 
 fight have passed away— Hail '. and Fare- 
 well ! Each hero must sleep serenely on 
 the field where he fell in a cause 
 " sacred to liberty iind the rights of 
 mankind." 
 
 " Worn by no wasting, lingering pain. 
 
 No cold gradations of decay, 
 Death broke at once the vital chain, 
 
 And freed his soul the nearest way." 
 
 Massachusetts — Union — l-jberty. 
 
 Massachusetts, limited in territory, 
 aiming to cultivate and develop the ca- 
 pacities of both man and Nature, given 
 to no one distinctive pursuit, but devoted 
 to many, is at once an agricultural, 
 commercial, and manufacturing com- 
 monwealth. The individual citizen, 
 adapting himself to the seasons and the 
 market, is not unfre(iueutly tin expert 
 ill divers callings. 
 
 " A Cud for the Croakers." 
 
 Under this csption, the Erenimj Post 
 of Mondiiy reviews the confessions of 
 the Itichulond Examiner, which, it says, 
 does not exaggerate our successes or 
 understate the desperation of the Con- 
 federate cause, and it pertinently 
 asks : — 
 
 " ^^'hy, then, the croaking on our sideV 
 Our soldii'js are not shirtless or bare- 
 footed; we have not been driven out of 
 three or four states, each as great as a 
 Knroi)ean kingdom ; we are not suffering 
 from lack of war material ; wo have 
 just got a new army in th(> field; we 
 have just gained a gri'at victory at 
 Murfrecsboro' ; I'orter and Me<'lernand 
 ar<' sweejiing Arkansas of l!eliels, pre- 
 
 paratory to a grand future movement 
 not yet to be disclosed; we have at last 
 discovered in Rosecrans a capable gen- 
 eral, silent, active, ardently patriotic, 
 determined to put down the Rebellion, 
 and going about it with an air that pre- 
 sages success. Moreover, we tire upon 
 the eve of important operations, both 
 by sea and laud, for which preparations 
 have been making in silence for several 
 tnonths past. In a few days it will once 
 more begin to ' thunder all around.' 
 
 "We recommend these f.acts to all 
 the Mr. Despondencies, with their 
 daughters, the Mistrusts, in the hoiJC 
 that they will look at them imp;irtially 
 — not as Americans, who naturall}' ex- 
 pect to have every thing 'put through 
 by lightning express,' lint as sensible 
 readers of history, who know that even 
 the rapid movements and combinations 
 of Napoleon in a field of war no larger 
 than Massachusetts, required weeks and 
 months for their development. They 
 will then see that we have to-day al- 
 most a certainty of success ; and they 
 will see, too, why it is that every Rebel 
 agent, spy, and sympathizer in the free 
 states is working desperately to produce 
 political disturbance at the North, as 
 the only means of saving his Southern 
 friends."' 
 
 Handsome Gift to Captain Pear.son. 
 
 ITjjon tlie eve of the departure of the 
 Fifteenth battery for its destination, a 
 few friends of Capt. T. Pearson united 
 in procuring a very superior bay horse 
 for his use. The presentation was made 
 by Hon. Tappau AVentworth, in behalf 
 of the donors, and the gift was grace- 
 fully acknowledged by the recipient, as 
 will appear by the correspondence be- 
 low : — 
 
 Lowell, March H, 180:5. 
 
 Cnpt. Timothy Pearson: .Sir,— The under- 
 signed, on behalf of your fellow-citizens, ile- 
 sire to express their obligations to you for 
 the sacrifice you have made in leaving a 
 lucrative profession to join the ranks of the 
 brave men who are now in arms upholding 
 the etmstitution and laws of our common 
 country. They wish also to testify tlieir ap- 
 probation of the zeal and energy evinced by 
 von in urging forward the enlistment of your 
 liattery at this important conjuncture of our 
 albiirs', and to congratulate you upon a suc- 
 cess which reflects so much credit upon you 
 and your brother officers. 
 
 As"a slight testimonial of their interest in 
 you and your future, they beg your accept- 
 ance of the horse which accompanies this 
 letter, and tenderyou withkind regardstheir 
 trustl'ul anticipations of an honorable career 
 in the militarv profession, and a welcome re- 
 turn to your neighbors and friends, when the 
 unhappy war which now afUicts the country 
 shall have given place to a triumphant and 
 honorable peace. 
 
 Very truly vours, 
 T.iPFAN Wektworth, C. W. Bellows, 
 .John Nes.mith, J. K. Fellows, 
 
 C. I'. TALIiOT & Co., Ephraim Hkowx, 
 
 THOMAS NKs.Mrrii, .Joseph s. Hkowx, 
 
 W.u.TEU Hastings, Levi .Si'UAiiCE, 
 
 .lAIOl! ItOBBINS, .J.N. PlEKCE, Jr., 
 
 FUEDEIilCK HOLTON, J. .S. POLLAKI). 
 
 .John A. Buttrick, 
 
 Lowell, March fi, 1SC3. 
 TJon. Tnpjinn irenlworlh and otiiers: Gen- 
 «rmf;i,— Your letter of to.day and also a 
 truly splendid hor.se have jn.st been received. 
 I thank you most sincerely for this noble 
 present. "lean not say 1 will give you "my 
 kingdom for a horse," because 1 have none to 
 give, but 1 will give you as grateful a heart 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 157 
 
 as beats in the breast of man, for this kind 
 remeinbiance. It is just what I needed, aud 
 I feel truly thankful for this generous antici- 
 pation of iny wants, and all the more so as it 
 conies from those who know me best, and 
 with whom I have lived for years. Whatever 
 may be my lot, whei-ever destiny may carry 
 me, the recollection of this frift and the kind 
 words you. Sirs, have written, will nerve me 
 to meet the sternest obstacles with suc- 
 cess. 
 
 In the presence of God, with the I'everber- 
 ating thunders of awful war almost reaching 
 my ear, I declare that 1 know no race, clime, 
 or color, but wherever a heart is beating and 
 throbs in the breast of man for human free- 
 dom, here is, and of right should be, his home. 
 For that reason we fi.2:ht for our glorious 
 government and constitution, and for that 
 reason I pray God to smite the hands of 
 tyrants and traitors, who would destroy this 
 glorious heritage. Theu let me appeal to 
 you all, by the memories of the past and the 
 glorrt)us hopes of the future, keep the tire of 
 patriotism burning brightly on your altars at 
 home, while your ijrotliers, sons, and fathers 
 are fighting your battles on the field of blood. 
 I warn those here at home, who sympathize 
 with Rebels, that if thej' by word or deed do 
 any tiling to aid the enemies of this republic, 
 the time will come when they will bitterly 
 repent it, and tlieir children and children's 
 children after them will utterly disown 
 them. 
 
 I have the honor to be your obeilient 
 servant, TIMuXHY PEARSON. 
 
 Examining Boakds. — They have at 
 Wnshiugtoii what are called Exinuiuiiig 
 Boards, to iiaquire into the fitness of 
 offleers for the positions held by them 
 iu the army. Before one of these, eom- 
 Xiosed entirely of officers of the regular 
 army, was summoned a Peuusylvania 
 volunteer artillery captain. Among the 
 questions proposed was this : — 
 
 " What would you have done had yon 
 been iu command of Rickett's (regular) 
 battery, in the same position in vvhicli 
 that was at the first battle of Bull 
 Run?" 
 
 ■" I would not have had my battery iu 
 such a position." 
 
 " But suppose you had? " 
 
 " It is hardly a supposable case. I 
 would have been careful not to get iu 
 such a position." 
 
 "But, Captain, let us just suppose you 
 to have been iu that position. Inform 
 the board what you would have done." 
 
 " If I had got into that position, I 
 would have done just as the regulars did 
 on that memorable occasion — run like 
 blazes." 
 
 An assistant surgeon was called be- 
 fore the same Ijoard and asked : 
 
 "What would j'ou do if a man was 
 threatened with a fever?" 
 
 " Endeavor to create perspiration and 
 relieve him." 
 
 " WTiat course would you think best 
 adapted to invite perspiration?" 
 
 " I think I would order him 
 
 before this board for examination.'" 
 
 General Butler's Speech. 
 
 Monday, April (5, 1863. 
 V/e give below a portion of the speech 
 made i3y Maj.-gcn. B. F. Butler, at the 
 Academy of Music, in New York, on 
 Thursday evening of last week. It is 
 worthy the perusal of all men who feel 
 a proper interest in the welfare of our 
 country. The reception given to Gen- 
 
 eral Butler was of the most flattering 
 character. The Herald says that when 
 he made his ai^pearanee, for " several 
 minutes he was kept bowing in response 
 to a most flattering v.elcome, the vast 
 audience rising to their feet and loudly 
 cheering him, while the ladies waved 
 their handkerchiefs. The effect was 
 splendid. From the pit to the ceiling 
 the little perfumed squares of cambric 
 waved like so many miniature flags, the 
 men cheered, the band played 'Hail to 
 the Chief,' and the recipient of all this 
 favor acknowledged it in a most grace- 
 ful and self-possessed manner." 
 
 Mayor Opdyke theu welcomed tlie 
 general in an exceedingly pertinent and 
 happy address, whieli reviewed in com- 
 mendatory terms the services he had 
 rendered his country from the breaking 
 out of the war till his return from the 
 Gulf. 
 
 The portions of General Butler's 
 speech, which follow, we copy from the 
 New York Eveninri Post of Friday : — 
 
 Mi: Mayor : — With the profoundest 
 gratitude for the too flattering com- 
 meudation of my administration of the 
 various trusts committed to ine by the 
 government, which, in behalf of your 
 associates, you have been pleased to 
 tender me, I ask j'Ou to receive my most 
 heartfelt thanks. To the citizens of 
 New York, here assembled in kind ap- 
 preciation of my services supposed to 
 have been rendered to the country, I 
 tender the deepest acknowledgments. 
 I accept it all ; not for myself, but for 
 my brave comrades of the Armv of the 
 Gulf. 
 
 The N:iture of the Contest. 
 
 The first question, then, to be ascer- 
 taine<l is. What is this contest in which 
 the country is engaged? At the risk of 
 being a little tedious — at the risk even 
 of calling j'our attention to what might 
 otherwise seem elementary — I propose 
 to run down and condense the history 
 of the contest, and see what it is the 
 whole eountr}' is about, at this time and 
 at tills hour. That we are in tite midst 
 of civil commotion all know, but what 
 is that commotion? Is it a I'iot? Is it 
 an insurrection? Is it a rebellion? or, 
 Is it a revolution? 
 
 The administration dealt, as you will 
 remember, on the l.oth of April, 1801, 
 with this as an insurrection, and called 
 out the military and the militia of the 
 United States for the pur])Ose of sub- 
 duing an insurrection. I was called at 
 that time into the service to aid myself 
 iu putting down the insurrection. I 
 found a riot at Baltimore. They burned 
 bridges. They had iiardly risen to the 
 dignity of an insurrection, because the 
 state had not moved, as an organized 
 community ; but a few men were riotiiig 
 at Baltimore, anil marching there at tiie 
 head of United States troops, as you 
 have done me the honor to rememb<>r, 
 the question came up, ' ^Vhat have I 
 before me?' And there, you will re- 
 member, we were to put down all kinds 
 of insurrection, as long as the state of 
 
 Maryland remained loyal to the United 
 States, and it had not grown into an in- 
 surrection, which I understood to be an 
 infraction of the law. Transferred thence 
 to Fortress Monroe, I found the state of 
 Virginia, through this organization, had 
 taken itself out of the Union, and 
 erected for itself a separate govern- 
 ment, and I dealt with that state as 
 being iu rebellion, and that the property 
 of Rebels, of whatever name or natiu-e, 
 should be dealt with as Rebels" property, 
 subject to the laws of war. [Applause.] 
 
 I am an old-fashioned Andrew Jack- 
 son democrat of twenty years" standing. 
 [Applause, and three cheers for the 
 second hero of New Orleans.] And so 
 fur as I know, I have never swerved — so 
 help me God — from one of his teachings. 
 
 Fellow-democrats, I took every one, 
 because they were all constitutional ob- 
 ligations ; and taking each and all, 1 stood 
 by the South, and by Southern rights 
 under the constitution, until 1 advanced 
 so far as to look into tlie very pit of dis- 
 union [laughter and applau.se], and 
 seeing what was the prospect, I quietly 
 withdrew, and we went from tliat hour 
 far apart. How far apart you shalljudge, 
 when I tell you that on the 28th of 
 December, 1800, I shook hands in terms 
 of personal friendship with Jett'ersou 
 Davis, and on the 28th of December, 
 1802, I had the pleasure of reading his 
 proclamation, that I was to be hung 
 at sight. [Laughter.] 
 
 The Kebels to be Treated as Alien 
 Kiieiaies. 
 
 Now, then, to pass from the particu- 
 lar to the general, I come to the propo- 
 sition. What is the contest with all the 
 states now banded together in the so- 
 called Confederate States? Into what 
 form has it come? It started an insur- 
 rection; it grew up a rebellion; it has 
 become a revolution, carrying with it 
 all the rights of a revolution. Our gov- 
 ernment has dealt with it on that 
 ground. When it blockaded the ports, 
 it dealt with it as a revolution. When 
 it sent cartels for the exchange of 
 prisoners, it dealt with those people no 
 longer as simple insurrectionists and 
 traitors, but as organized revolutionists, 
 \\ ho had set up a government for them- 
 sehes on the territory of the United 
 States. Let no man say to me, " Then 
 you acknowledge the right of revolu- 
 tion in these nien." I beg pardon; I 
 only acknowledge the fact of revo- 
 lution. I look things plainly in the 
 face, and I trust that I do not dodge 
 because they are unpleasant to my sight. 
 Again, I say, I find this a revolution ; 
 and these men, therefore, are no longer 
 our loving brothers, but they are 
 our alien enemies; foreign to us — 
 carrying on war against us ; attempting 
 to make alliances against us: attempting 
 to get into the family of nations, i 
 agree, it is not yet a successful revo- 
 lution — and it is a revolution never to 
 be successful — [cheers] until acknowl- 
 edged by the iiarent state. ,\.nd now, 
 then, I am willing to unite with you iu 
 
158 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 your cheor?, and to pay that it is a revo- 
 lution wliich we never will acknowledge, 
 and which, therefore, will never he suc- 
 cessful. [Renewed cheers.] If these 
 nien are alien enemies, how does that 
 aftect your political action? Think a 
 moment. If we are at v*ar with a 
 foreign country — as I insist we are, for 
 all intents and" purposes — how can any 
 man stand up here and say he is on the 
 side of that foreign country ? [Cries of 
 "Good" and applause.] A man must 
 be either for his country or against his 
 country. [A voice — " That's so."] Ik- 
 can not be all the time throwing impedi- 
 ments in the way of the progress of 
 the couutrv. under pretense that he is 
 helping some other portion of his coun- 
 try. If a man thinks he can do some- 
 thing to liring back his erring brethren 
 at the South, let him take his musket 
 and go down and try it in that way. 
 [Laughter and applause.] If he is of a 
 different opinion, and thinks that that is 
 not the best way of bringing them back, 
 but that he can do it by persuasion 
 and talk, let him go down with me to 
 Louisiana, and I will send him over to 
 Mississippi, and if the Rebels do not 
 feel for liis heart-strings — but not 
 in love — I am very much mistaken. 
 But let him not stay here. [Tremen- 
 dous applause and waving of handker- 
 chiefs bv the ladies.] Let us say to 
 him, " Choose ye this day whom ye will 
 serve. If the I^ord bo God, serve Him, 
 if Baal be God, serve him." But " No 
 man can serve two masters, God and 
 mammon." [Cheers.] 
 
 And let me say to you, my friends — 
 to you, young men — that no man who 
 o])posed his countrv in time of war ever 
 prospered. [" That 's so."] The tories 
 of the Revolution, the Hartford con ven- 
 tionists of 1812, the iunnortal seven 
 who voted against the supplies for tlie 
 Mexican war — all history is against 
 these men. Let no politician of our day 
 put himself in the way of the march of 
 this country to glory and greatness, for 
 whoever does so will be sorely crushed. 
 The coiu-se of our nation is onward, and 
 let liim who opposes it beware. 
 
 The mower moves on, though the adder may 
 
 writhe, 
 Ami the copperheads curl ronml the hUule of 
 
 the scythe. 
 
 [Loud api)lause.] It only remains. Sir, 
 for me to rei)eat tlie expression of my 
 gratitude to you and the citizens of New 
 York here assembled, for the kindness 
 with which you and they have receivetl 
 me and listened to me, for which please 
 again accept my thanks. [Prolonged 
 cheering.] — [Lowell Courier. 
 
 The Late Rear-admiral Foote. 
 
 Andrew Hull Foote, whose demise we 
 Inive the ])ainful duty of announcing 
 to-day. was a native of N'ew Haven, 
 Conn., and was b(nn on the 12tli of 
 September, 180(), at New Haven, Conn. 
 He was the son of Sanmel A. Foote, 
 formerly governor of the slate and a 
 senator' tlu-refroni in congress — llie 
 
 author of the famous Foote's resolution, 
 out of which ■' innocent prfiposition," 
 as it has been called, sprang that mem- 
 orable debate between Daniel Webster 
 and Robert Y. Hayne. Young Foote 
 entered the navy at the age of l(i, and 
 made his first cruise in the Grampus, a 
 schooner of the squadron sent, in 182;l, 
 against the pirates in the West India 
 archipelago. In 1824 he was war- 
 ranted a midshipman; in 1827 was 
 passed midshipman, and in 1830, a lieu- 
 tenant; in IS.i'S, flag-lieutenant, Mediter- 
 ranean squadron ; and in 1838 circum- 
 navigated the globe with Connnodore 
 Reed, as first lieutenant, sloop-of-war 
 John Adams, participating in an attack 
 on the pirates of Sumatra, and render- 
 ing assistance to the American ndssion- 
 aries in Honolulu, who had been perse- 
 cuted by tlie French naval connnander 
 on that "station. He vv-as one of the first 
 to introduce the principle of total absti- 
 nence in the navy, and on board ship at 
 sea devoted himself to the religious 
 instruction of tlie crew. In 1849, and 
 two years after, he was actively engaged 
 on the African coast in suppressing the 
 slave trade. In 18.56 he commanded 
 the sloop Portsmouth, on the China 
 station, and exerted himself in protect- 
 ing American property during the hos- 
 tilities between England and China, and 
 had occasion to resent insult to the flag, 
 which he did in the most gallant and 
 praiseworthy manner. At the com- 
 mencement of the present war he was 
 executive officer of the Brooklyn n.avy 
 yard. Commissioned a captain in the 
 navy, he was appointed flag-officer of 
 the "Western flotilla, succeeding Commo- 
 dore Rogers. Feb. 4. 1862, he sailed 
 from Cairo with a fleet of seven "lun- 
 boats, of which four were iron-clad, to 
 attack Fort Henry, on the Tennessee 
 river. The stdry of its surrender and 
 that of Fort Donelson, a week after- 
 ward, is fresh in the memory of our 
 readers. At Fort Donelson he was 
 wounded in the ankle by the fragment 
 of a 64-pound sliot. Though obliged 
 to move on crutches, lie proceeded 
 to besiege Island Xo. 10, on the 
 capture of which he applied for and 
 received leave of absence, and left for 
 his home in New Haven. When restored 
 to health he was appointed chief of the 
 bureau of equipment and recruiting at 
 Washington, which he held till last 
 July, when he was appointed one of 
 the nine rear admirals on the active list. 
 On Admiral Dupont's being relieved 
 from liis command of the South Atlantic 
 blockading squadron. Admiral Foote 
 was appointed to succeed him, and was 
 at New York for the purpose of em- 
 barking, when he was seized with the 
 severe and painful illness which termi- 
 nateil liis valuable life. 
 
 following reply was recently received. 
 We omit the name and regiment of the 
 writer : — 
 
 Gettvs, Aug. 7, 1863. 
 
 My dear Little Friend, — I received your 
 present, the comfort bag, and it is thrice wel- 
 come, although it was intended for Union 
 defenders. It was given to me by a Christian 
 "woman who lost her holy anger for Kebels 
 (for such am I) in her bounteous sympathy 
 for the unfortunate. My little friend can 
 imagine my thankfulness for the favor, wheu 
 1 inform her that I have no friends this side 
 of Heaven — all gone, father, mother, sister, 
 and brother, and I am all alone. 
 
 Thi^ dear comfort bag I shall always keep 
 as a memento of true sympathy from a gen- 
 erous heart from the loyal state of Massachu- 
 setts. I hope you will not be disappointed 
 by this, coming as it docs from a Uebel ; for 
 I was forced into the ranks at the point of 
 the buvonet, for I would not go willingly to 
 fighl against the dear old flag, whose .ample 
 foUls have always shielded the orphan and 
 made glad the oppressed. 
 
 I have read your note a thousand times 
 over and wished it could rightly have been 
 mine. 
 
 " Do they think of me at home? " 
 
 Silence, all is silence. 
 
 Not so with the Union soldier, a thousand 
 tokens tell him yes. 
 
 I was wounded in the second day's light, 
 and am now packing up my all to be ex- 
 changed or sent back a cripple for life. I am 
 seventeen years old, and now I am turned out 
 with one arm to carve my way through the 
 woild; but my tnist is in my Heavenly 
 Fatbei-, who will forgive and bless. 
 
 Hoping that (iod may, in mercy, re-nnite 
 us all again as brotliers and sisters, is the 
 prayer of your unworthy friend, 
 
 E A , 
 
 Company , Mississip]:>i volunteers. 
 
 P. S. — May God guard and bless you. 
 
 Interesting Letter from a Rebel 
 Soldier. 
 
 A comfort bag sent with other articles 
 to the Christian Commission from a 
 town ill this state, contained a letter 
 from the little girl who made it. The 
 
 April 20, 1864. 
 
 BV PRIVATE MILES O'REII.LV. 
 
 Three years ago to-day 
 
 We raised our hands to heaven, 
 Antl on the rolls of muster 
 
 Our names were thirty-seven; 
 There were Just a thousand bayonets. 
 
 And the swords were thirty-seven, 
 As we took the oath of service 
 
 With our right hands raised to heaven. 
 
 Oh, 'twas a gall.ant day. 
 
 In memory still adored. 
 That day of'our sun-bright nuptials 
 
 With the musket and tlie sword ! 
 shrill rang the llfes, the bugles Vilarcd, 
 
 A nd beneath' a cloudless heaven 
 Twinkled a thousand bayonets. 
 
 And the swords were thirty -seven. 
 
 (If the thousand stalwart bayonets, 
 
 Two hundred march to-day; 
 Hundreds lie in Virginia swamps, 
 
 And hundreds in Maryland clay; 
 And other hundreds, less happy, drag 
 
 Their shattered limbs around. 
 And envy the deep, long, blessed sleep 
 
 Of the battle-field's holy ground. 
 
 For the swords — one night, a week ago. 
 
 The remnant, just eleven, 
 (Jathcred around a banqueting board, 
 
 With seats for thirty -seven ; 
 There were two limped in on crutches, 
 
 And two had each but a hand 
 To pour the wine and raise the cup. 
 
 As we toasted " Our flag and land!" 
 
 And the room seemed filled with whispers 
 
 As we looked at the vacant seats. 
 And, with choking thoughts, we pushcil 
 aside 
 
 The rich but untasted meats; 
 Then in silence we brimmed our glasses, 
 
 As we rose up, just eleven, 
 And bowed, as we drank to the loved and the 
 
 dead 
 Who had made us thirtv-seven ! 
 
 — [ Harper's Weekly. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 159 
 
 Jenny Wade, the Heroine of 
 Gettysburg. 
 
 Tlie country has already heard of 
 John Burns, the hero of bettj^sburg ; 
 of how the old man sallied forth, a host 
 within himself, " to fight on his own 
 hook," and how he fell wounded after 
 having delivered many shots from his 
 trusty rifle into the face and hearts of 
 his country's foes. John Burns' name 
 is already recorded among the immortal, 
 to live there while American valor and 
 patriotism have an admirer and an emu- 
 lator. But there was a heroine as ^vell 
 as a hero of Gettysburg. The old hero, 
 Burns, still lives ; the heroine, Jenny 
 Wade, perished in the din of that a«ful 
 fray, and she now sleeps where the 
 flowers once bloomed, and the perfume- 
 laden air wafted lovingly over Cemetery 
 hill. 
 
 Before the battle, and while the 
 national hosts were awaiting the 
 assault of the traitor toe, Jenny \\ade 
 was busily engaged in baking bread for 
 the national troops. She occupied a 
 house in range of the guns of both 
 armies, and the Rebels had sternly- 
 ordered her to leave the premises, but 
 this she as sternly refused to do. While 
 she was busily engaged in her patriotic 
 work, a minie-ball pierced h<"r pure 
 breast, and she fell a holy sacrifice in 
 her country's cause. Almost at the 
 same time a Kebel officer of high rank 
 fell near where Jenny Wade had 
 perished. The Rebels at once proceeded 
 to prepare a cofiin for their fallen 
 leader, but about the time that was 
 finished the surging of the conflict 
 changed the positions of the armies, 
 and Jenny Wade's body was placed in 
 the coffin designed for her country's 
 enemy. The incidents of the heroine 
 and the hero of Gettysburg are beauti- 
 fully touching, noble, and sublime. 
 
 Old John Burns was the only man of 
 Gettysburg who participated in the 
 struggle to save the Xorth from inva- 
 sion, while innocent Jenny Wade was 
 the only sacrifice which the people of 
 that locality had to oft'er «n tlie shrine 
 of their country. Let a monument be 
 erected on the ground which covers her, 
 before which the pilgrims to the holy 
 tombs of the heroes of Gettysburg can 
 bow and bless the memory of Jenny 
 Wade. If the people of Gettj'sburg are 
 not able alone to raise tlie funds to pay 
 for a suitable monument for Jenny 
 Wade, let them send a committee to 
 Harrisburg, and our little boys and girls 
 will assist in soliciting subscriptions for 
 this holy purpose. Before the sunmier 
 sunshine again kisses the grave of 
 Jenny Wade ; before the sunnner birds 
 once more carol where she sleeps in 
 glory; before the flowers again deck the 
 plain made famous by gallant deeds, let 
 a monument rise to greet the skies in 
 token of virtue, daring, and nobleness. 
 — [Harrisburg Telegraph. 
 
 our center, our men were behind a stone 
 wall. The Rebels were told that the 
 men ahead were militia, and they 
 marched boldly up. When within thirty 
 yards of the Union line they recognized 
 the bronzed features of their old enemy, 
 and the cry was raised, '■ The Army of 
 the Potomac I " when they became at 
 once demoralized and were cut to 
 pieces. Nearly all the Rebels shot in 
 the attack in the center were struck in 
 the head. 
 
 Funeral of Captain McKay, Twen- 
 tieth Regiment. 
 
 Captain McKay, killed in Virginia last 
 week, was buried yesterday from the 
 Congregational church in South Read- 
 ing, which was crow ded. The flags In 
 the town were at half-mast, and guns 
 were fired half-hourly all day. Rev. 
 John B. Richmond, rector of the Mel- 
 rose Trinity church, Episcopal, offici- 
 ated, and there was an address by Rev. 
 Charles R. Bliss, of South Reading, 
 w ho spoke of the gallantry of the cap- 
 tain, who had participated in all the 
 battles of the Potomac Armj- save one, 
 when he was confined by an injury, and 
 wlio led the forlorn hope at the first 
 storming of Fredericksburgh, and was 
 wounded at the second battle there. 
 
 The body was escorted to the grave 
 by the Richardson Light Guard, Lieu- 
 tenant Drainer commanding, in citizen's 
 dress, and numerous officers and sol- 
 diers, including Colonel Lee and Colonel 
 Palfrey, all of whom related instances 
 of the courage and noble character of 
 the dead. He first enlisted as a sergeant 
 imder Lee. 
 
 The coffin was decorated with flowers 
 and flags, and the sword presented the 
 captain last Feliruary, and bore these 
 words on the plate : — 
 
 " Capt. Thoiiiiis Mail" McKay. 
 
 Co. F, Massachusetts Twentieth Ifegiinent 
 
 Volunteers, 
 
 Killed at Culpepper, Va., 
 
 Oct. .5. 1S63. 
 
 Aged "iB years ami 10 months." 
 
 The following officers acted as pall- 
 bearers : — Capt. James Murphy, Massa- 
 chusetts Twentieth regiment; Capt. 
 Wm. H. Walker, Twentieth; Capt. John 
 Wiley, late of the Sixteenth ; Capt. 
 Samuel Littlefield, late of the Fiftieth; 
 Lieut. Horace M. Warren, late of the 
 Fiftietli, and Lieut. Benj. F. Barnard, 
 late of the Twenty-fourth. 
 
 The Great Battle. — Rebel prison- 
 ers say that their army call the battle of 
 Gettysburg "Lee's Slaugliter Pen."' 
 When Longstreet made his attack on 
 
 The Returning Volunteers. 
 
 Tliey are coming ! tliey are coming ! 
 
 Tliose brave-lieartcff, sturdy men, 
 <.>ver hill and over valley 
 
 To their Xortliern hoihes again. 
 
 Tliey have scented of tlie l>attle, 
 BivoLiaclced upon tlie ground ; 
 
 They liave heard the bullets rattle, 
 And the cannon's thundering sound. 
 
 But the mighty God has licpt them 
 
 In the hollow of His hand ; 
 And may notliing intercept them 
 
 Till they reach their fatherland! 
 
 There, mothinks, some lonely mother 
 Countetli wearily the liours, 
 
 .Sisters wait for absent brother, 
 Proud to say that he is ours. 
 
 .\iid perchance some lonely maiden 
 Looketh from lier casement now. 
 
 While with grief her heart is riven, 
 Or with hope is flushed her brow. 
 
 Many prayers are now ascending 
 Kor tliat brave and noble hand. 
 
 Who lor truth and right contending, 
 Uo! their precious lives in hand. 
 
 Methinks the prayer still lingers 
 In the audience court of heaven. 
 
 That foul Slavery's odious Angers 
 From our nation's scroll be riven. 
 
 Then the dove of peace wo Ml cherish 
 
 In the bosom of our land, 
 .\nd the olive bough shall flourish, 
 
 And in beauty shall expand. 
 
 Tlien with garners filled with plenty, 
 Presses bursting with new wine. 
 
 May God grant that each contented 
 May repose beneath His vine. 
 
 The President's Hymn. 
 
 New Vuuk, Nov. 17, 1663. 
 
 Enclosed you will find a liymn written by 
 our beloved and revered fellow-citizen. 
 Doctor Muhlenburg, founder of St. Luke's 
 hospital, and writer of the immortal hymn, 
 " I would not live alway." Will you not 
 give it a i)lace in your columns, and use your 
 eihtorial inlluenco to induce our people 
 throughout the loyal states to sing it in the 
 churches on the approaching Thanksgiving 
 as " The President's Hymn" ;' It has a right 
 to that designation. It is, as a comparison of 
 the two will prove, a metrical version of the 
 President's proclamation, which this year, 
 for the first time, made our " Harvest Home" 
 a natural festival — a significant and blessed 
 augury of that "more perfect Union" in which, 
 with God's blessing, the war shall leave us as 
 a people. Solicitous to have the highest 
 authority given to the use of this national 
 hymn, I obtained the reluctant consent of its 
 writer (author also of the music to which it 
 is set) to ask our Chief Magistrate's permis- 
 sion to style it " The President's Hymn." The 
 Secretary of State, through wliom the appli- 
 cation was made, telegraphed me a few hours 
 afterward the President's leave, in the de- 
 cisive style which has now become so fa- 
 miliar to our people — "Let it be so called." 
 
 May we not hope that millions of our 
 people will, on Xov. '25, be found uniting in 
 this national psalm of Thanksgiving, and 
 that "The President's Hymn" will Ije the 
 liouseliold and the temple song of that 
 solemn and joyful day? It will help to join 
 our hearts as citizens thus to blend our voices 
 as worshippers, and the blessings of Union, 
 liberty, and peace will sooner descend on 
 a people that can thus unite in its praises and 
 hosannas. Kespectfully yours, 
 
 HENllYW. BELLOWS. 
 
 Give Thanks, All Ye People. 
 
 Give thanks, all ye people, give thanks to 
 
 tlie Lord, 
 ■Mlelujas of freedom, with joyful accord ; 
 Let the East and the West, North and South 
 
 roll along 
 O'er mountain and prairie one Thanksgiving 
 
 song. 
 
 Chorus — 
 
 Give thanks, all ye people, give thanks to 
 
 the Lord, 
 Allelujas of freedom, with joyful accord. 
 
 For the sunshine and rainfall, enriching 
 
 again 
 Our acres in myriads with treasures of gi'ain ; 
 For the earth still unloading her manifold 
 
 wealtli, 
 For the skies beaming vigor, the winds 
 
 breathing liealth. 
 
 Give thanks, etc. 
 
 For the nation's wide table, o'erflowingly 
 
 spread, .**3 . 
 
 W'licre the many have feasted, and all have 
 
 been fed. 
 With no bondage, their God-given rights to 
 
 enthrall, 
 But Liberty guarded by Justice for all. 
 Give thanks, etc. 
 
160 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 In the realms of the anvil, the loom, and the 
 plough, 
 
 Whose the mines and the fields, to Him grate- 
 fully bow; 
 
 His the flocks and the herds; sing, ye hill- 
 sicU'S and vales; 
 
 On His ocean domains chant His name with 
 the gales. 
 
 Give thanks, etc. 
 
 Of commerce and traftlc, ye princes, behold 
 Your riches from Him, whose the silver and 
 
 gold. 
 Happier children of labor, true lords of the 
 
 soil. 
 Bless the great Master Workman, who bless- 
 
 eth your toil. 
 
 Give thanks, etc. 
 
 Brave men of our forces, life-guard of our 
 coasts. 
 
 To your leader be loyal, .Jehovah of Hosts. 
 
 Glow the Stripes and the Stars aye with vic- 
 tory bright. 
 
 Reflecting His gloiy ; He crowneth the right. 
 Give thanks, etc. 
 
 Nor shall yo through our borders, ye stricken 
 
 of heart. 
 Only wailing your dead, in the joy have no 
 
 part ; 
 God's solace be yours, and for you there shall 
 
 flow 
 All that honor and sympathy's gifts can 
 
 bestow. 
 
 Give thanks, etc. 
 
 In the domes of Messiah, ye wor.shipping 
 
 throngs, 
 Solemn litanies mingle with jubilant songs, 
 The Killer of Nations beseeching to spare. 
 And our empire still keep the elect of His 
 
 cai-e. 
 
 Give thanks, etc. 
 
 Our guilt and transgressions, remember no 
 
 more, 
 Peace, Lord! righteous peace, of Thy gitt we 
 
 implore. 
 Anil the banner of Union, restored by Thy 
 
 hand, 
 Be the banner of Freedom o'er all in the land. 
 And the banner of Union, etc. 
 Give thanks, etc. 
 
 Dedication of the National Cemetery 
 at Gettysburg. 
 
 Tlie. National cemetery Iiiis been dedi- 
 cated, and the thousands of persons 
 who assisted in the ceremonies have dis- 
 persed to their homes. The feeble facil- 
 ities of the local railroad have been 
 terribly tasked during the last forty- 
 eight hours, and the calls for cars in 
 whicli to leave the town will probably 
 not all be answered Tiefore midnight. 
 As long ago as yesterday morning the 
 roads centering at Gettysburg — and 
 upon \vhich the Fedenil and Ilebel 
 soldiers entered and departed — were 
 thronged by teani.s and pedestrians, on 
 their way. 
 
 The military, who were to form the 
 escort, wi-re reviewed yesterday after- 
 noon by ]\Iaj.-gen. D. N. Couch, upon 
 the grounds "adjoining the tent of the 
 Twelfth corps hospital— the ho.spital 
 used having been depleted of patients 
 and abandoned. 
 
 The President arrived in a special train 
 last evening, accompanied by Secretaries 
 Seward, I'slier, ami Blair, Count Bei'- 
 tinatti, Ihe Italian minislcr, and others. 
 
 In the course of the evening, the 
 President, Mr. Seward, Mr. Ulair, and 
 Col. .). AV. Forney were serenaded and 
 responded in brief sjiecches. 
 
 Early this morning the town was 
 alive and stirring, orderlies were riding 
 in hot haste in all directions, and 
 
 streams of equipages blocked all the 
 avenues to the scene of the ceremonies. 
 
 The weather was most favorable in 
 every respect — much warmer than the 
 two previous days, an<l the sun obscured 
 except for a few moments during the 
 latter part of the ceremonies. The 
 military and civic bodies were ranged 
 in front of the platform, which had 
 been erected near the center of the 
 cemetery. Upon this sat the presiden- 
 tial party, the orator, governors and 
 commissioners of st.ates, and a few 
 lesser dignitaries and ladies. Among 
 the latter was Mrs. Wise, Mr. Kverett's 
 daughter. Of civil persons I noticed 
 Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania; 
 Governor Morton, of Indiana ; (iovernor 
 Seymour, of New York; Governor Par- 
 ker, of New Jersey ; Governor Brough, 
 of Ohio ; Governor Bradford, of Mary- 
 land, and Simon Cameron. Governor 
 Andrew and Mary Lincoln, of Boston, 
 were expected, but could not leave 
 home so long during the present liurry 
 of recruiting. General Scott sent a 
 dispatch, saying that infirmity onlj' pre- 
 vented his presence. 
 
 The <ledicatory exercises were begun 
 by music by Birgfeldfs Philadelphia 
 brigade band — wiio, by the way, vol- 
 unteered their services "for the occasion, 
 paying their own expenses. 
 
 Mr. Everett was then introduced and 
 was received as well as Pennsylvania 
 peopl(> know how to receive a great man 
 — with a lameness not consonant with 
 our more impulsive notions — although 
 they doubtless entertain as great respect 
 and admiration for the honored indi- 
 A'idual. He was occasionally cheered in 
 the more impassioned parts of the 
 oration, and tiiose in his immediate 
 neigliborhood were often moved to 
 expressions of feeling. At that point 
 where the sufteriugs of dying soldiers 
 were recited, scarcely a I'.ry eye was 
 visible — the Presid"ent mingling his 
 tears with those of the jieople. 
 
 After the oration the following hymn, 
 liy r>. B. French, was sung by the 
 Ti'altiinore Union Musical Association : — 
 
 'T is holy ground — 
 This spot, where in their graves 
 We phioe our Country'.s braves. 
 Who fell in Freedom's holy cause, 
 Fighting for Liberties and Laws — 
 
 Let tears abound. 
 
 Here let them rest — 
 And Summer's heat and Winter's cold 
 Shall glow and freeze above this mold — 
 A thousand vears shall pass away — 
 A Nation still shall mourn this clay. 
 
 Which now is blest. 
 
 Here where they fell. 
 Oft shall the widow's tear be shed, 
 ( >ft shall fond parents mourn their dead, 
 Th(^ orphan here shall kneel and weep. 
 And maidens, where their lovers sleeji. 
 
 Their woes shall tell. 
 
 Great God in Heaven! 
 sliall all this sacred blood be shed — 
 Shall we. thus mourn our glorious dead, 
 (Hi, shall the end be wrath and woe, 
 Tlu' knell of Freedom's overthrow — 
 
 A (Jountry riven? 
 
 It will not be! 
 
 We Inist, <) i;od! Thy gracious Power 
 
 To aid us in our darkest hour; 
 
 This be our prayer — " O Father ! save 
 
 \ pcojile's Freedom from its grave- 
 All praise to Thee!" 
 
 The President was then presented. 
 His reception was quite cordial. He 
 spoke as follows : — 
 
 Four-score and seven ycar.s ago our 
 fathers brought forth upon tliis conti- 
 nent a new nation, conceived in liberty 
 and dedicated to the proposition that all 
 men are created eqtial. [Applause.] 
 Now W(^ are engaged in a great civil 
 war, testing whether that nation or any 
 other nation so conceived and so dedi- 
 cated can long endure. We are met on 
 a great battle-fteld of that war; we are 
 met to dedicate a portion of that field as 
 the final resting place of those who here 
 gave their lives that that nation might 
 live. It is altogether fitting and proper 
 that we should do this. Bm, in a larger 
 sense, we can not dedicate, we can not 
 consecrate, we can not hallow this 
 ground. The brave men, living and 
 dead, who struggled here have conse- 
 crated it far above our poor power to 
 add or to detract. [Applause.] The 
 world will little note nor long remember 
 what we may say here; but it can never 
 forget what they did here. [Ap- 
 plause.] 
 
 It is for us, the living, rather to be 
 dedicated here to the unfinished work 
 that they have thus far so nobly car- 
 ried on. [Applause.] It is rather for 
 us here to be dedicated to the great 
 task remaining before us; that from 
 these honored' dead we take increased 
 devotion to lliiit cause for which they 
 here gave the last full measure of de- 
 votion; that we here highly resolve 
 that those dead shall not have died in 
 vain [ Applause ] ; that the nation 
 shall, under God, have a new birth of 
 f re^'dom ; and that government of the 
 people, by the people, and for the people 
 shall not "perish from the earth, [f-oug- 
 continued applause.] 
 
 After the President's speech, a dirge 
 was simg by a choir belonging in 
 Gettysbnrg, to the following lines of 
 Percival, which were, it is said, selected 
 for the occasion by Professor Long- 
 fellow : — 
 
 Oh ! it is great for our country to die whose 
 
 ranks are contending; 
 Bright is the wreath of our fame; glory 
 
 awaits us for aye; 
 Glory that never is dim, shining on with a 
 
 light never ending — 
 Glory, that never shall fade, never, oh! 
 
 n'evta- away! 
 
 Oh! it is sweet for our country to die; how 
 
 softly reposes the 
 Warrior youth on his bier, wet by the tears of 
 
 his lo've. 
 Wet by a mother's warm tears; they crown 
 
 him with garlands of roses. 
 Weep, and then joyously turn, bright where 
 
 lie triumphs above. 
 
 Not in Elysian fields, by the still oblivious 
 river." 
 
 Not in the Isles of the Blest, over the blue 
 rolling sea; 
 
 But im Chynipian heights shall dwell the de- 
 voted forever. 
 
 There shall as.semble the good, there the 
 wise, valiant, and free. 
 
 Oh ! then, how great for our country to die, in 
 
 the fi(mt rank to perish. 
 Firm with our breast to the foe, victory's 
 
 shout in our ear; 
 Long they our .statues shall crown, in songs 
 
 our niemorv cherish ; 
 We shall look iortli from our lu'aven, pleased 
 
 the sweet music to hear. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 IGl 
 
 Thfi ceremonies were coucluded by 
 the following benedictiou : — 
 
 "O Thou King of kings aud Lord of 
 lords, God of the nations of the earth, 
 who i)erniittest them to do only what- 
 soever Thou wiliest, we beseech Thy 
 blessing on these holy services. Bless 
 this spot. Bless tliese holy graves. 
 Bless tlie President of the United States 
 and the Cabinet. Bless all governments 
 of the earth. Bless the representatives 
 of the states, and bless those whose 
 hands embroiled the nation in war — 
 that their hearts may be influenced liy 
 'J'hy grace to return. Bless the eft"orts 
 to subdue the Ret)ellion, that it may bo 
 overthrown. And now may the grace 
 of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 'the love of 
 God, Our Ueavenly Father, and the 
 Fellowsliip of the Holy Ghost be with 
 you all. Amen." 
 
 Tlie President inuuediately returned 
 to Mr. Wills" liouse, where he was a 
 guest, and for an hour shook hands 
 with all comers. 
 
 After diuing, he and his party, es- 
 corted by the Marine band of Washing- 
 ton, whose excellent music h.'id for an 
 hour previously regaled the citizens in 
 the square, went to the Presbyterian 
 church and listened to an oration by 
 Charles Anderson, brother of General 
 Anderson. The President walked to the 
 churcli arm in arm with John Burns, 
 the heroic Gettysburger who fought 
 voluntarily in tlie ranks of the army 
 during the great battles of the tirst, 
 second, and third of July. The Presi- 
 dent was escorted by Marshal Lamou 
 and al)out one hundred of his sjieeial 
 aids, together with the commissioners 
 representing the several states. 
 
 Large Haul of Rebel Mojjey.— 
 
 The Detroit Tribune says that several 
 IJackages of Rebel money, amounting 
 to .§50,000, were discovered on the 5th 
 instant floating in the Detroit river near 
 that place. The notes are neatly en- 
 graved, but are believed to be counter- 
 feit. A letter found with the money 
 says the writer was a Rebel officer who 
 had escaped from Camp Douglas, Chi- 
 cago, and had vainly tried to escape into 
 Canada from Detroit. As a last resort 
 the money was scattered, in the hope 
 that it might lead to a search, and his 
 remains have a Christian burial. The 
 letter concludes as follows : — 
 
 "O God! forgive me for my crimes, 
 and more than all to my deal' country. 
 I pray for the noble old flag that so 
 proudly waved over the fort this day, as 
 I sat near, resolving my future course. 
 O God ! again forgive me for my 
 course, but I am resolved. Farewell, all 
 that is near and dear to me. 
 ' The Unknown Officer of the Con- 
 federacy.' " 
 
 Port Hudson. — Cieneral Banks" 
 account of the surrender of Port Hud- 
 son, made to General Halleck, presents 
 the following important details : — 
 
 Sir, — I Imve the honor to inform you that 
 with tliis place there fell into our hands over 
 5..100 prisoners, iucluJing one Major-general 
 and one Brigadier-general, twenty pieces of 
 
 heavy artillery, five complete batteries, num- 
 bering tliirty-one pieces of field artillery, a 
 good supply of projectiles for light and heavy 
 guns, 44,800 pounds of cannon jjowder, 5,000 
 stand of arms, and 150,000 rounds of small 
 ammunition, besides a small amount ot 
 stores of various kinds. We captured also 
 two steamers, one of which is very valuable. 
 They will be of great service at this time. 
 
 I am, General, very respectfully, your 
 obedient servant, N. 1*. B.\NKS, 
 
 Major-general. 
 
 From General Meade's Army — Re- 
 enlistmeut of Veterans — Numer- 
 ous Desertions from Lee's Army. 
 
 New York, Dec. 8. — The mrald's 
 Army of the Potomac dispatch of the 
 7th states that 2,125 veterans of the 
 Third corps have re-enlisted. 
 
 The roads are hard and solid, but 
 rough, and artillery can be drawn over 
 them as expeditiously as it was in the 
 Revolution of 177G. 
 
 The Rebel soldiers are becoming 
 more discouraged and are daily tlesert- 
 iug. Ten deserters from Alabama and 
 North Carolina regiments were sent to 
 Washington to-day. 
 
 I am informed they state that the 
 President's amnesty proclamation is 
 freely discussed among themselves, and 
 that "whole brigades would come into 
 our lines at once if the facilities for 
 severing themselves from Lee's army 
 were safer. The P.ebel picket is much 
 strengthened to prevent desertion, more 
 than from any apprehension that there 
 will l)e an advance by any part of our 
 army. .Short rations, insuflicient cloth- 
 ing," sutFering families, and a hopeless 
 cause are precipitating hundreds of Lee's 
 soldiers into General Meade's depart- 
 ment, and then will follow tlie oath of 
 allegiance to the good old Union and an 
 amnesty. 
 
 Robert Gould Shaw. 
 
 BY MRS. AXXA C. WATERSTON. 
 
 "We have buried him with his niggers 
 Itepli/ to the request for Colonel Shaw's tioihj. 
 
 () fair-haired northern hero ! 
 
 •With thv guard ofdusky hue, 
 Up from the field of battle 
 
 Rise, to the last review ! 
 
 Sweep onward, welcoming angels, 
 In legions dazzling bright. 
 
 Bear up their souls together 
 Before Christ's throne of light ! 
 
 The Master, who remembers 
 The thorns, the cross, the spear, 
 
 Smiles on these rising Freeduien, 
 As tlieir ransomed souls appear. 
 
 And thou, young, generous spirit, 
 What shall thy greeting be'/ 
 
 " Thou hast aided the down-troihlen - 
 Thou hast done it unto Me." 
 
 Our Revie'w. 
 
 The following lines, written by Cor- 
 poral Casey, now an orderly at Gen. 
 John A. Logan's head-quarters, have 
 been sent to us by Private Miles O'Reilly, 
 Forty-seventh New York volunteers, 
 who regrets his own inability to con- 
 tribute any thing original to our columns 
 in addition to what he has already sent 
 us. He says, in his letter of transmit- 
 
 tal, that Corporal Casey is "a great 
 scholar, all out, as you may see by the 
 pure Greek and Hebrew quotations with 
 which he has besprinkled it — just for 
 all the world as aknowin' cook puts 
 exthra plums into her Christmas pud- 
 din' ; not because it makes the puddin' 
 any better, but because the childer — 
 God be good to them I — would n't think 
 it a Christmas puddin" at all, if it worn"t 
 for the plenty of the plums 1 '" 
 
 We append a description of the gal- 
 lant private : — 
 
 " Private O'Reilly is a brawny, largo- 
 boned, rather good-looking young 
 Milesian, with curly, reddish hair, grey 
 eyes, one of which has a blemish upon 
 it, high cheek bones, a cocked nose, 
 square lower jaw, and the usual strong 
 type of Irish 'foreliead — the perceptive 
 bumps, immediately above the eyes, 
 being extremely prominent. A more 
 good-humored or radiantly expressive 
 face it is impossible to conceive. The 
 whole countenance beams with a candor 
 and unreserve, equal to that of a mealy 
 potato which has burst its skin or 
 jacket by rapid boiling."' 
 
 "Moriturite siilutant!" 
 Sav the soldiers as they pass; 
 
 Not In uttered words they say it, 
 But we fuel it as they puss; 
 
 ■' We, about to perish, Gener.al, 
 We salute you as we pass!" 
 
 Gallant chiefs, their swords presenting. 
 Trail them proudly as they pass; 
 
 Battle banners, torn and glorious, 
 Dip saluting as they pass; 
 
 Brazen clangors shake the welkin 
 As the marching columns pass. 
 
 Naught of frippery, pomp, or glitter, 
 Marks the veterans as they pass ; 
 
 Travel-stained, but bronzed and sinewy, 
 Firmly, strongly on they pass; 
 
 And the"ir words arc " Morituri 
 Te salutaut," as they pass I 
 
 On his pawing steed the General 
 Scans the waves of men that pass; 
 
 And his eves at times are misty. 
 Then are blazing, as they pass; 
 
 And his cheeks are paling. Hushing, 
 Freezing, burning, as they pass ! 
 
 O our comrades, gone before us 
 
 In the last review to pass. 
 Never more to earthly chieftain 
 
 Dipping colors as ye pass — 
 Heaven accord von gentle judgment 
 
 When before its Throne you pass! 
 To the souls of all our perished. 
 
 We, who still in column pass. 
 Dip the Aug, and trail the saber, 
 
 As with wasted ranks we pass — 
 And we utter — " Morituri 
 
 Vos salutant," as we pass! 
 
 The Address of Governor Andrew. 
 
 We have not space for an analysis of 
 the address of Governor Andrew, even 
 if such a work would not be one of 
 supererogation. There are few citizens 
 of Massachusetts who are interested in 
 public aftairs that will not read the 
 whole address, and others will find it so 
 conveuientlv divided under sub-heads 
 that the parts which to them are the 
 most interesting may be perused, or the 
 whole may be readily skimmed. We 
 shall content ourselves with briefly 
 touching upon some of the most salient 
 points in the address. 
 
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16: 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Gentlemen of the Senate and of the 
 House of liepresentatives : 
 
 Several topics —among others, of the 
 militia — omitted from this address, al- 
 ready long, can be better matured here- 
 after, sliould occasion demand their dis- 
 eussion. 1 must not omit to bear public 
 testimony again to the efficient manner in 
 which tlie recruitment of volunteers is 
 conducted tlirough the municipal govern- 
 ments. Tlie work is brought directly 
 home to the people. Led by their own 
 local magistrates, it is patriotically done. 
 Time, an element not usually under- 
 stood, will enable them to till our con- 
 tingent. I can never express my sense 
 of the sublime devotion to public duty I 
 have witnessed in this peojile from my 
 watch-towers of observation, nor the 
 gratitude I owe for their indulgent con- 
 sideration. 
 
 But the heart swells with unwonted 
 emotion when we remember our sons and 
 brotliers, whose constant valor has sus- 
 tained on the field, during nearly three 
 years of war, the cause of country, of 
 civilization, and liberty. Our volunteers 
 have represented Massachusetts, during 
 the year just ended, on almost every 
 field anil 'in everv department of the 
 armv wliere our flag has been unfurled. 
 At Chaucellorsville, Gettysburg. Vieks- 
 l)urg, Port Hudson, and Fort Wagner, 
 at Ohickamauga, Kuoxville, and Chat- 
 tanooga—under Hooker, and Meade, 
 and Banks, and Gilmore, and Kosecrans, 
 Burnside, and Grant — in every scene of 
 danger and of duty, along the Atlantic 
 and the Gulf, on the 'I'ennessee, the 
 Cumlic-rland, the Mississippi, and the Kio 
 Grande — under Dupont, and Dahlgren, 
 and Footo, and Farragut, and Porter — 
 the sons of Massachusetts have borne 
 then- part and paid the debt of patriotism 
 and valor. Ubiquitous as the stock they 
 di'scend from, national in their opinions, 
 and universal in tlieir sympathies, they 
 fought slioulderto shoulder with men of 
 all sections and of everyextraction. On 
 the ocean, on the rivers, on the land, on 
 the lieights where tliey thundered down 
 from the clouds of Lookout mountain 
 th(^ defiance of the skies, they have 
 graven with their swords a record im- 
 perlsliable. 
 
 The muse herself demands the lapse of 
 silent years to soften, by the influence 
 of time, her loo keen and poignant real- 
 i7,ati<m of the scenes of war — the pa- 
 thos, the lieroisni, the fierce Joy, the 
 grief, of battle. But diirnig the ages 
 to come, she will brood over their mem- 
 ory. Into the hearts of her consecrated 
 priests will breathe tlut inspirations of 
 lofty and undying beauty, sublimity, 
 and truth, in ail tlie glowing forms of 
 speech, of literature, and plastic art. By 
 the homely traditions of the fireside — 
 by the headstones in the churchyard, 
 consecrated to those whose forms re- 
 poses I'.ir (.fl' in rude graves by the Rap- 
 pahamioek. or sleep beneath the sea — 
 eml)alni(d in the memories of succeeding 
 fenerations (it parents and children, the 
 heroic dead will Uvo. on in immortal 
 youth. J5y their names, their charac- 
 ter, tlieir service, their fate, their glory, 
 they can not fail — 
 
 "They never fail who <Uc 
 In a great cause ; tlio block may soak their 
 
 Kore ; , *, • 
 
 Their heads may sodaen m the sun, their 
 
 limbs 
 Be struns to city sates and castle walls ; 
 But still their spirit wallis abroad. Though 
 
 years 
 Klanse, others share as dark a doom. 
 They but augment the deep and sweeping 
 
 thoughts , , ^ 
 
 Which overpower all others, and conduct 
 The world at last to Freedom." 
 
 The edict of Nantes, maintaining the 
 religious liberty of the Huguenot, gave 
 luster to the fa'me of Henry the Great, 
 whose name will gild pages of phil- 
 osophic history after mankind may have 
 forgotten the martial prowess and tlie 
 white plume of Navarre. The great 
 Proclamation of Liberty will lift the 
 ruler who uttered it, our nation, and our 
 age aliove all vulgar destiny. 
 
 The bell w liich rang out the Declara- 
 tion of Independence has found at last 
 a voice articulate, to "proclaim liberty 
 throughout all the land and to all the 
 inhabitants thereof." It has been heard 
 across oceans, and has modified the senti- 
 ments of cabinets and kings. The people 
 of the Old World have heard it, and their 
 hearts stop to catch the last whisper of 
 its echoes. The poor slave has heard it, 
 and with bounding joy, tempered by the 
 mystery of religion, he worships and 
 adores." The waiting continent has heard 
 it, and already foresees the fulfilled 
 prophecy, when she will sit " redeemed, 
 regenerated, and disenthralled by the 
 genius of universal emancipation." 
 
 A Proclamation by the President of 
 the United States. 
 
 WiiEUEAS.the Senate of the United .States, 
 devoutly recognizing the supreme authority 
 and ju.st government of Almighty God, in all 
 the affairs of men and nations, has by a reso- 
 lution requested the President to designate 
 and x^t apart a day tor national prayer and 
 humiliation: 
 
 And whereas, it is the duty of nations, as 
 well as ot men, to own their dependence 
 upon the overruling power of God, to 
 confess their sins and transgressions, in 
 humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that 
 genuine repentance will lead to mercy and 
 fjardon, and to recognize the sublime truths 
 announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven 
 by all history, that those nations only are 
 blessed whose God is the I>ord : 
 
 And, insomuch as wc know that, by His 
 divine law, nations, like individuals, are sub- 
 jected to punishments and cha.stisenients in 
 this worhl, may we not justly fear that the 
 awful calamity ot civil war, which now deso- 
 lates the land, may be but a punishment in- 
 flicted upon us for our presumptuous sins, to 
 the needful end of our national retonnation 
 as a whole people? We have been the re- 
 cipients of the choicest bounties of heaven. 
 Wc have been preserved, these many years, 
 in peace and prosperity. We have grown in 
 numbers, wealth, and power as no other 
 nation lias ever grown. But we have tor- 
 •'otteu God. We have forgotten the gracious 
 hand which preserved us in peace, and mul- 
 tiplied and enriched and strengthened us; 
 and we have vainly imagined, in the deceit- 
 fulness of our hearts, that all these blessings 
 were produced by some superior wisdom and 
 virtue of our o"wn. Into.xieated with un- 
 broken success, we have become too self- 
 sufllcient to feel the necessity of re<lccming 
 and pr(;scrving grace, too proud to pray to 
 the God that made us! 
 
 It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves 
 before the oU'cnded fower, to confess our 
 national sins, and to pray for clemency and 
 forgiveness. 
 
 Now, therefore, in compliance with the re- 
 
 quest and fully concurring in the views of the 
 senate, 1 do, by this my proclamation, desig- 
 nate and set apart Thursday, the thirtieth day 
 of April, 1813, as a day ot national humiliation, 
 fasting, and praver. And I do hereby request 
 all the people to abstain from their ordinary 
 secular pursuits, and to unite at their several 
 places of public worship and their respective 
 homes, in keeping the day holy to the Lord, 
 and devoted to the humble discharge of the 
 religious duties proper to that solemn 
 occasion. 
 
 All this being done in sincerity and truth, 
 let us then rest humbly in the hope, author- 
 ized by the Divine teachings, that the united 
 cry of 'the nation will be heard on high, and 
 answered with blessings, no less than the 
 pardon of our national sins, and restoration 
 of our now divided anil suffering country to 
 its former happy condition of unity and 
 iieaee. 
 
 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my 
 
 hand, and caused the seal of the United States 
 
 to be affixed. . , . . ., 
 
 Done atthe city of Washington this thirtieth 
 
 day ot March, in the year ot our 
 
 Lord one thousand and eight hun- 
 
 [i.. s.l dred and sixty-three, and of the 
 
 independence of the United States 
 
 the eighty-seventh. 
 
 ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 
 n\ the rresident, „ „ . 
 
 William H. se>vard. Secretary of State- 
 
 Rebel Gloom. 
 
 The following is from the same edi- 
 torial in the Richmond Examiner from 
 which an extract sent by telegraph yes- 
 terday was taken : 
 
 " Another daring Yankee raid has been 
 carried out with comparative impunity 
 to the invaders and timorous capitalists 
 may well pause before they nibble at 
 eligible investments in real estate situ- 
 ated far in the interior. 
 
 "That interior has been fearfully nar- 
 rowed by the Federal march throuj^h 
 Tennessee : and owning to the deficiencies 
 of our cavalry service, Lincoln's squad- 
 rons of horse threaten to be as universal 
 a terror — as pervasive a nuisance — as 
 his squadrons of guu-boats were, some 
 months since. 
 
 " The Confederacy has been cut in 
 twain along the line'of the Mississippi, 
 and our enemies are steadily pushing 
 forward their plans for bisecting the 
 eastern moiety. No wonder, then, that 
 the annual advent of the rain of mud is 
 hailed by all classes with a sense of re- 
 lief. Meanwhile the financial chaos is 
 becoming wilder and wilder. Hoarders 
 keep a more resolute grasp than ever on 
 the necessaries of life. 
 
 " Non-producers, who are at the same 
 time non-speculators, are suftering more 
 and more. AVliat was once competence 
 has become poverty, poverty has become 
 penury, and jieuury is lapsing into pau- 
 perisiii. Auv mechanical occupation is 
 more profitaiile than the most intellec- 
 tual iirofession. The most accomplished 
 scliolars in the Confederacy would be 
 glad to barter their services for food and 
 raiment, and, in the complete upturning 
 of our social relations, the only happy 
 people are those who have black hearts 
 or black skins. 
 
 " Unreasoning confidence has been 
 succeeded by depression as unreasoning, 
 and the Yankees are congratulating 
 themselves on the result, which they 
 hawk about as the 'beginning of the 
 end." We all have a heavy score to pay 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 163 
 
 off, and we know it. This may depress 
 us, but our enemies need not be jubilant 
 over our depression, for wo are deter- 
 mined to meet tliera." 
 
 the Old Bay state to give me five hun- 
 dred more men, and we are ready to 
 take the field again and serve as long as 
 the war lasts, if it lasts teu years. 
 — [Lowell Courier, April 4, 1SG4. 
 
 Reception of the Tvsrenty-sixth 
 Regimeut. 
 
 This regiment, numbering five hun- 
 dred and forty-eight men and twenty- 
 nine officers, did not arrive in Boston 
 until nearly noon last Saturday. About 
 one hundred and fifty men remaiu he- 
 hind in New Orleans. Captains Warren, 
 Annable, Frost, and Lynch, and Lieuten- 
 ants Houghton, Winslow, Robinson, and 
 Oliver also remain. Captain Frost is 
 acting provost-marslial of New Orleans, 
 Captain Lynch on General McMillan's 
 staff. Captain Annable mustering offi- 
 cer of the Nineteenth army corps, and 
 Lieutenant Oliver on detached service 
 as acting inspector-general of New 
 Orleans' defenses. 
 
 On the arrival of the regiment in 
 Boston, it was marched to the Beach- 
 street Ijarracks, where hot coffee was 
 served, after which it took an extra 
 train for this city, reaching here about 
 a quarter before four o'clock. The 
 first announcement of the arrival of the 
 regimeut in Boston was made by the 
 striking of the alarm bell, at 2 o'clock, 
 a dispatch having been received from 
 A. S. Young, of the committee of 
 the City Council on military affairs, 
 who went to Boston to meet the regi- 
 ment and formally tender it the city's 
 invitation to visit Lowell. 
 
 Mayor Hosford then introduced Adj.- 
 gen. \Villiam Schouler, who spoke sub- 
 stantially as follows: — 
 
 Colonel Farr and Men of the Twenty- 
 sixth Regiment — I appear before you 
 to-day by couimand of His Excellency, 
 Governor Andrew, to welcome you back 
 to Massachusetts, after your long and 
 arduous labors on distant fields. It is 
 too late an hour of the day to begin to 
 tell how much we have thought of you ; 
 how well you have represented the com- 
 monwealth of Massachusetts, or how 
 much the governor would have been de- 
 lighted to have been here and welcomed 
 you. I can only say one word. The 
 Old Bay state recognizes in the Twenty- 
 sixth the services of the Sixth regi- 
 ment, that marched through Baltimore 
 in April, 1861. 
 
 Colonel Farr responded in substance 
 as follows : — 
 
 General, — It can not be expected of 
 me to undertake to make a speech this 
 afternoon. It is a thing I never was 
 guiltj' of in my life, and I am too old a 
 soldier to commence now. But in be- 
 half of the officers and men of the regi- 
 ment which I have the honor to com- 
 mand, I desire to express my gratitude 
 for the kind reception of this afternoon. 
 I know it is pleasing to them, for there 
 is no reward which the soldier desires 
 so great as the knowledge tliat his 
 services and sacrifices are appreciated. 
 Long ago, in the fall of 1801, we left 
 this city with one thousand men in tlie 
 ranks. I now return with something 
 over one-half that number. I call upon 
 
 Monument to Henry L. Abbott. 
 
 B}- the side of the monument of T'ajit. 
 E. G. Abbott stands one exactly like it, 
 with the following inscription: — 
 
 Here lies the body of 
 
 Henkv Livkrmoue AimoTT, 
 
 Second son of .1. G. and Caroline Abbott, 
 
 and Major of the Twentieth Regiment, 
 
 Massachusetts Volunteers. 
 
 He was born in I.f)\vell, .Jan. "21, A.D. 1^2, 
 
 Grailuated at Harvard University, A.D. 1860, 
 
 and was killed at the battle of the 
 
 Wilderness, Va., 
 
 May 6, A. D. 1S«. 
 
 Leading his rekimeut in a charge upon the 
 
 enemy's intrenchments. 
 
 Major Abbott, at the breaking out of 
 the great Rebellion, was studying law 
 with his elder brother, Capt. E. G. 
 Abbott. He left his studies and joined 
 the N. E. Guards, and with that corps 
 was stationed in Boston harbor during 
 May, IStJl. On his return he was made 
 a second lieutenant in the Twentieth 
 regiment, Massachusetts volunteers. He 
 left for Virginia the 4th of September, 
 and was at the battle of Ball's Bluft', 
 escaping capture with difficulty. The 
 winter following he spent in camp on 
 the Potomac. In March, 18G2, he left 
 with his regiment for the peninsula and 
 remained with the army until its retreat. 
 He was in command of his comjiany 
 after Ball's Bluff, and was engaged in 
 the siege of Yorktown and battles of 
 AVest Point and Fair Oaks, where he 
 received the swords of a general and 
 colonel, taken by his company. He 
 bore his share of the hardsliips of that 
 campaign, and took part in all the seven 
 days' battles of the retreat, l)eing shot 
 through the arm on the fourth day, but 
 remained in the field until the end. He 
 was in the retreat from the James river, 
 and several of the fights of General 
 Pope's campaign, in Virginia. 
 
 At Fredericksburgh he was engaged in 
 both days" battles, his regiment being one 
 of the three crossing the river in boats. 
 
 In the first day's fight he lost thirty- 
 six in killed and wounded, out of the 
 forty men of his eompanj- with him. He 
 was also in the battles of Chancellors- 
 villeand Gett3'sburg, at which last place 
 Ills regimeut lost over half of its privates 
 and ten out of thirteen officers, killed 
 or wounded, and he being in command 
 of it during the last part of the fight. 
 
 From that time till the morning of 
 the day of his death he was in command 
 of the regiment, being at the battle of 
 Bristoe's Station and luany of the 
 skirmishes in Virginia during the summer 
 and fall of 180.3. He with his regiment 
 had re-eulisted for a second three years. 
 
 At the battle of the Wilderness, at 
 the time of his death, he was in com- 
 mand of his own and another regiment. 
 He had just taken one line of intrench- 
 ments and was near the second line, 
 when he was shot through the body. 
 At his fall his line broke, and he was 
 carried off the field by his men, as they 
 
 fell back. He fell within a few miles of 
 the place where his brother, Cai)tain 
 Abbott, was killed, twenty months be- 
 fore. The two brothers grew up to- 
 gether, were in the same class at school 
 and college, and were also together in 
 a law office; there was but twenty 
 months' dift'ereuce in their ages; tliey 
 died for the same cause but little 
 separated, either in time or place. 
 Major Abbott was an able officer, and no 
 one was dearer to his men. His regi- 
 ment was looked upon as an example of 
 discipline and efficiency. He was most 
 gentle, loving, and brave. To know 
 him was to love him. The very idol of 
 his home, with all the future" bright 
 before him, with every thing to make 
 living desirable, he gave up his life to 
 his country. No one ever better earned 
 the right to the motto, 
 
 " Sans Peur et Sans EeprocJie.'' 
 
 Military Matters — Departure of the 
 Sixth Regiment from Readville. 
 
 The first regimeut of the one hundred 
 days' troops from Massachusetts left 
 camp in Readville, for the South, yes- 
 terday afternoon. They consisted of 
 the Sixth regiment, comprising ten com- 
 panies and nearly eleven hundred men. 
 Several hundred friends and relatives of 
 the men went down on the forenoon 
 trains to bid them farewell and wish 
 them a successful campaign and safe 
 return. The regiment left the station 
 at Readville in a special train of twenty- 
 three cars, via the Boston and Provi- 
 dence Railroad, in which they pi-oceeded 
 to Croton, Conn., there to embark on 
 board a boat to New York. The men 
 were provided with new uniforms and 
 knapsacks, and were armed with En- 
 field rifles. It was expected that the 
 regiment would arrive in New York 
 early this raorniug, and proceed immedi- 
 ately to Washington. 
 
 The officers of the regiment are as 
 follows, the only vacancy existing being 
 that of major : — 
 
 Colonel — A. S. Follansbee, of Lowell. 
 
 Lieutenant-colonel — Melvin Beal, of 
 Lawrence. 
 
 Adjutant — Thomas O. Allen, of 
 Lowell. 
 
 Surgeon — Dr. Walter Burnham, of 
 Lowell. 
 
 Assistant-surgeon — Dr. William Bass, 
 of Lowell. 
 
 Quartermaster — William E. Farrar, 
 of Lowell. 
 
 Sergeant-m.ajor — Samuel W. Grimes. 
 
 Quartermaster-sergeant — William H. 
 Spaulding. 
 
 Commissary-sergeant — Orford R. 
 Blood. 
 
 Hospital-steward — Henry S. AVood. 
 
 Co. A, of Boston — Capt. J. M. 
 Coombs andLieuts. M. Briggs and G. A. 
 Chipman. 
 
 Co. B, of Groton — Capt. Geo. F. Shat- 
 tuclv and I^ieuts. J. A. Bacon and W. T. 
 Childs. 
 
 Co. C (Mechanic Phalanx, of Lowell) 
 — Capt. B. F. Goddard and Lieuts. W. 
 B. McCurdy and J. A. Richardson. 
 
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 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Co. D (Lowell City Guards)— Capt. 
 J. \V. Hart aud Lieuts. S. C. Pinney 
 and H. C. Mussev. 
 
 Co. E, of Acton— Capt. F. H. AVhit- 
 comb and Lieuts. G. W. Knights and G. 
 Hutchings. 
 
 Co. F (Andrew Light Infantry, of 
 South Boston)— Capt. Henry W. 
 Wilson and Lieuts. E. C. Colmau and R. 
 J. Fennellv. 
 
 Co. G, of Lowell — Capt. Xat. Taylor 
 and Lieuts. C. H. Bassett and P. 
 Paulus. 
 
 Co. H, of Koxbury — Capt. M. E. 
 AVare and Lieuts. G. L. Tripp aud A. A. 
 Chittenden. 
 
 Co. I (Salem Mechanic Light Infan- 
 try) — Capt. E. H. Stateu and Lieuts. 
 J. H. Glidden and G. JI. Crowell. 
 
 Co. K, of Lawrence- Capt. E. J. 
 Sherman ami Lieuts. 51. Batchelder and 
 J. D. Emerson. 
 
 There are now forty-two companies 
 left in camp. The next regiment to 
 leave will be the Forty-second, which 
 will probably go at tiie close of this 
 week. 
 
 The Thirteenth llegimeiit Coming Home. 
 
 The veteran heroes of the Thirteenth 
 Massachusetts regiment, or rather what 
 remains of that gallant corps, after an 
 active campaign of three years in the 
 Army of the Potomac, left Xew York 
 on their way homeward at 8 o'clock last 
 evening. 
 
 It is well known that the nucleus of 
 the Thirteenth was the Fourth Battalion 
 of Rifles or City Guards of Boston, and 
 that it is composed chiefly of young men 
 of this city and of the immediate 
 vicinity. The first duty of the regi- 
 ment after leaving ilassachusetts was 
 patrolling the upper Potomac, in Marj-- 
 land, and it was soon afterward engaged 
 in the battles of Bull Run (second), 
 Antietam, and Frederieksburgh. In the 
 latter part of April, 1S(;3, the regiment 
 had an engagement with the enemy on 
 the line of the Rappali.-mnock, at the 
 Fitz-IIugh house, in which Capt. George 
 Bush and Lieut. Wni. Cordwell, both of 
 Co. F, were killed. 
 
 In all the great engagements in which 
 the Army of the Potomac has been (>n- 
 gagi'd, the Thirteenth has always taken 
 an active ])art. It was in the battles of 
 Bolivar Heights, Falling Waters, Sir 
 John's Run, Dam Xo. 5, Cedar moun- 
 tain, Raiipahannock Station (three 
 days), Tlioroiighfare Gaj), Bull Run 
 (second), Chanlilly, South mountain, 
 Antietam, Frederieksburgh (first and 
 seconil), Chancellorsville (three days), 
 Gettj'sburg (four days). Wilderness 
 (three days). Laurel hill (three days), 
 Spoltsylvania (three days), Jericho 
 Ford, Betlicsda (Jliureh (four days), 
 White Oak Swatnp, and Petcrsburgb. 
 
 The reception which I Ik- regiment will 
 receive to-(lay will undoubtedly be one 
 worthy of its distinguishe<i services. 
 In addition to the honors paid it by the 
 city and state authorities, the Boston 
 City Guards, Roxbury State Guard, 
 F'ourth Battalion of Rifles, and past 
 mendjers of the regiment will uniti; in 
 demonstrations of welcome, and the 
 
 occasion altogether will be an interest- 
 ing one. 
 
 The .Seventeenth Regiment. 
 
 As will be seen by the telegraphic 
 dispatches, the Seventeenth regiment of 
 Massachusetts volunteers have arrived 
 in New York from Xewbern, en route 
 for home. Few of the men have re-en- 
 listed. Lieut.-Col. Fellows, Capt. John 
 K. Lloyd, of Co. H, aud several of the 
 oflicers have been prisoners to the enemy 
 for the past six months. The last en- 
 gagement in which this regiment, or 
 jiart of it, participated, was at Little 
 AVashington, where two men were 
 killed July 4, 18iU. 
 
 From General Sherman's Army — 
 Congratulatory Order to his 
 Soldiers. 
 
 Atlanta, Sunday, 11th. The follow- 
 ing is General Sherman's congratulatory 
 order to his troops : — 
 
 HEADQUAIiTEItS MILITAIIV DIVISION OF 
 
 THE Mississippi, in the Field, 
 Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 8. 
 
 Special Field Ohder, No. 68.— The offlcers 
 anil soldiers of the Armies of the 
 Cumberland, Ohio, and Tennesseo have 
 already received the thanks of the nation 
 through ita President and C'onnnandur-in- 
 chief; and it now remains only for him who 
 has been with you from the beginning, and 
 who intends to stay all the time, to thank the 
 offlcers and men for their intelligence, 
 tidclity, and courage displayed in the cam- 
 paign t)f Atlanta. 
 
 On the first day of May our armies were 
 lying in garrison, seemingly quiet, from 
 Knoxville to Huntsville, and our enemy lay 
 behind his rocky faced barrier at Dalton, 
 proud, defiant, aiul exulting. lie had had 
 time since Christmas to recover ft'om his dis- 
 comfiture on the Mission ridge, with hia 
 ranks filled, and a new commander-in-chief, 
 second to none of the Confederacy in repu- 
 tation for skill, sagacity, and e-xtremc popu- 
 larity. 
 
 All at once our armies assumed lite and 
 action, and appeared before Dalton ; threat- 
 ening Kocky Face, we threw ourselves upon 
 Hesaca, ami the Rebel army only escaped by 
 the rapidity of its retreat, aided by the 
 numeious roads with whicli he was familiar, 
 and which weie strange to us. 
 
 Again he took post at Altoona, but we 
 gave him no rest, and by a circuit toward 
 Dallas, and a subsequent movement to Ac- 
 worth, wc gained the Altoona pass. Then 
 fdUoweil the eventful battles about Kenesaw, 
 and the escape of the enemy across the Chat- 
 talioochee river. 
 
 The crossing of the Chattahoochee, and 
 breaking of the Augusta road, was most 
 handsomely executed by us, and will be 
 studied as an example in the art of war. At 
 this stage of our game, our enemy became 
 dissatisfied with their old ami skillful com- 
 mander, and selected one more bold and 
 rash. New tactics were ado]ited. Hood first 
 boldly and rapidly, on the 'JOth of July, fell 
 on our right at Peach Tree creek, and lost. 
 
 Again, on the ii'id, he struck our extreme 
 lefl, and was severely punished; and finally 
 again, on the 2sth, he repeated the attempt 
 on our right, and that time must have been 
 satisfied, for since that date he has remained 
 on the defensive. Wc slowly anil gradually 
 drew our lines about Atlanta, feeling for the 
 railroads which supplied the Kebel army 
 and made Atlanta a place of importance. 
 
 Wa must concede to our enemy that he met 
 these efi'orts patiently and skillfully ; but at 
 last he made the mistake we had waitetl for 
 so long, and sent his cavalry to our rear, far 
 beyond the roach of recall. Instantly our 
 cavalry was t>n his only remaining road, and 
 wo followed quickly with our principal army, 
 and Atlanta fell into our jjossession as the 
 fruit of wcU-coTu-erted measures, backed by a 
 brave ami confident amry. 
 
 This completed the grand task which had 
 been assigned to us by our government, and 
 your general .again repeats his personal aud 
 oflicial thanks to all the officers and men com- 
 posing this army, for the Indomitable 
 courage and perseverance which alone could 
 give success. 
 
 We have beaten our enemy on every 
 ground he has chosen, and have wrested 
 from him his own gate city, where were lo- 
 cated his foundries, arsenals, and workshops, 
 deemed secure on account of their distance 
 from our base, and the seeming impregnable 
 obstacles intervening- Nothing is impossible 
 to an army like this, determined to vindicate 
 a government which has rights wherever our 
 flag has once floated, and is resolved to main- 
 tain them at any and all cost. 
 
 In our campaign many, yea, very many of 
 our noble and gallant comrades have pre- 
 ceded us to our common destination, tlie 
 grave ; but they have left the memory of 
 deeds, on which a nation can build a proud 
 history. McPherson, Harker, McCook, and 
 otliers,dear to us all, are now the binding 
 links in our minds that should attach more 
 closely together the living, who have to com- 
 plete the task which still lies before us in the 
 tUm future. 
 
 I ask all to continue as they have so well 
 begun the cultivation of the soldierly virtues 
 that have ennobled our own and other coun- 
 tries. Courage, patience, obedience to the 
 laws aud constituted authorities of our fjov- 
 ernment, fidelity to our trusts, and good feel- 
 ing among each other; each trying to excel 
 the other in the practice of tliose high quali- 
 ties, and it will then require no prophet to 
 foretell that our country will in time emerge 
 from this war, purified by the fires of war, 
 and worthy its great foimder, Washington. 
 W. T. SlIKKMAN. 
 Major-general Comman^ling. 
 
 A Telling Letter from General 
 Sherman. 
 
 The Mayor and Council of Atlanta ad- 
 dressed an elaborate letter to General 
 Sherman on the 11th inst., requesting 
 him to revoke or modify his orders for 
 the removal of the inhabitants of the 
 city. The General replied in the fol- 
 lowing letter from his head-fpiarters, in 
 Atlanta, Sept. l'2th. For aptness, 
 piquancy, aud force, it has not been ex- 
 celled by any production since the war 
 began : — 
 
 ATLANTA, UA., Sept. 12, lSG-1. 
 
 Gentlemen: I have your letter of the 11th, in 
 the nature of a petition to revoke my orders 
 removing all the inliabitants from Atlanta. I 
 read it carefully, aud give full credit to your 
 statements of the distress that will be 
 occasioned by it, and yet shall not revoke my 
 order, simply because my orders are not 
 designed to meet the humanities of the case, 
 but to prepare for future struggles in which 
 millions, yea, hundreds of miUlons, of good 
 people outside of Atlanta have a deep in- 
 terest. Wo must have peace, not only at 
 Atlanta, but in all America. To secure tins 
 we must stop the war that now desolates our 
 once hapi^y and favored country. To stop 
 war we must defeat the Rebel armies that are 
 arrayed against the laws and constitution, 
 which all must respect and obey. To defeat 
 those armies wo must prepare the way to 
 reach them in their recesses, provided with 
 the arms and instruments which enable us to 
 accomplish our purpose. 
 
 Now, I know the vindictive nature of our 
 enemy, and that we have many years ol 
 military operations from this quarter, and 
 therefore deem it wise and ])rudent to pre- 
 pare in time. The use of Atlanta for warlike 
 purposes is inconsistent with its character as 
 a homo for families. There will be no manu- 
 factures, commerce or agriculture here for 
 the maintenance of families, and sooner or 
 later want will compel the inhabitants to go. 
 Why not go now. when all the arrangements 
 are completed for the transfer, instead of 
 waiting till the plunging shot of contending 
 armies will renew the scenes of the past 
 month? Of course I do not apprehend any 
 such thing at this moment, but you do not 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 165 
 
 suppose tbat this army will be here till the 
 war is over? I cim not discuss this subject 
 with you fair:v, because I can not impart to 
 you what 1 propose to ito ; but I assert that my 
 military plans make it, necessary for the in- 
 habitants to go away, and I can only renew 
 my offer of services to make their exodus m 
 any direction as easy and comfortable as pos- 
 sible. You can not qualify war in harsher 
 terms than I will. 
 
 War is cruelty, and you can not retine It; 
 and those who brought war on our country 
 deserve all the curses and maledictions a 
 people can pour out. I know I had no hand 
 in making this war, and I know I will make 
 more sacrifices than any of you to secure 
 peace. But you can not have peace and a 
 division of our country. If the United States 
 submit to a division now, it will not stop, but 
 will go on till we reap the fate of Mexico,which 
 is eternal war. The United States does and 
 must assert its authority wherever it has 
 power; if it relaxes one bit to pressure it is 
 gone, and I know that such is not the national 
 feeling. This feeling assumes various shapes, 
 but always conies back to that of the Union. 
 Once admit the Union, once more acknowl- 
 edge the authority of the national govern- 
 ment, and, instead of devoting your houses 
 and streets and roads to the dread uses of 
 war, I and this army become at once your 
 protectors and supporters, shielding you 
 from danger, let it come from wliat quarter 
 It may. I know that a few Individuals can 
 not resist a torrent of error and passion such 
 as swept the South into Rebellion ; but you 
 can point out, so that we may know, those 
 who desire a government and those wlio in- 
 sist on war anil desolation. 
 
 You might as well appeal against the 
 thunderstorm as against the terrible hard- 
 ships of war. They are inevitable, and the 
 only wav the people of Atlanta can hope 
 once more to live in peace and quiet at home 
 is to stop this war, which can alone be done 
 by admitting that it began in error and is 
 perpetuated in pride. We don't want your 
 Negroes, or vour horses, or your houses, or 
 your land, or any thing you have, but we do 
 want and will haveajust obedience to the 
 laws of the United States. That we will have, 
 and, if it involves the destruction of your im- 
 provements, we can not help it. Y'ou have 
 heretofore read public sentiment in your 
 newspapers, that live by falsehood and ex- 
 citement, and the quicker you seek for truth 
 in other quarters the better for you. 
 
 I repeat, then, that bv the original compact 
 of the government, the United States had 
 certain rights in Georgia which have never 
 been relinquished, and never will be; that 
 the South began war by seizing forts, arse- 
 nals, mints, custom-houses, etc., long belore 
 Mr. Lincoln was installed, and belore the 
 South had one jot or tittle of provocation. I 
 myself have .seen in Missouri, Kentucky, 
 Tennessee, and Mississippi, hundreds and 
 thousands of women and children fleeing 
 from vour armies of desperadoes, hungry and 
 with 'bleeding feet. In Memphis, Vickslnirg, 
 and Slississippi we fed thousands upon thou- 
 sands of the families of Rebel soldiers, left on 
 our hands, and whom we could not see starve. 
 Now that war comes homo to you, you teel 
 very dilTerent; you deprecate its liorrors, but 
 did not feel them when you sent car-loads of 
 soldiers and ammunition, and moulded shell 
 and shot to carry war into Kentucky and 
 Tennessee, and desolate the homes of 
 hundreds and thousands of good people, 
 who only asked to live in peace at their old 
 homes and under the government of their 
 Inheritance. liut these comparisons are idle. 
 I want peace, anil believe it can only be 
 reached through union and war, and I will 
 ever conduct war purely with a view to per- 
 fect an early success. 
 
 But, my dear sirs, when that peace does 
 come, you may call on me for any thing. 
 Then will I share with you the last cracker, 
 and watch with you to shield your homes and 
 families against danger from every quarter. 
 Now, you must go, and take with you the old 
 and feeble ; feed and nurse them, and build 
 for them in more quiet places proper habi. 
 tatious to shield them against the weather, 
 until the mad passions of men cool down, and 
 allow the Union and peace once more to 
 settle on your old homes at Atlanta. 
 Y'ours in haste, 
 
 W. T. SHERMAN, Major-general. 
 
 The Boston Tmvellev insi.'sts that 
 General Sheridan wa.s born in Boston, 
 notwithstanding he is claimed by some 
 of the papers as a Buckeye boy. 
 
 A SOLDIER in New Orleans expressed 
 his opinion of General Canby thus : 
 " lie appears to be in earnest, and to be 
 a tliorough soldier. Besides, I should 
 take him to be a man of business, for he 
 has been here more than two mouths, 
 and has not yet found time to have his 
 photograph taken." 
 
 The Rebel troops in the Luray valley 
 are tlioroughly demoralized. .Since the 
 battle at Fisher'-s hill, the Kebels despair 
 of recovering the valley. 
 
 I am preparing a proclamation to the 
 people of the .South, and as .soon as officially 
 advised of these rebellious proceedings, will 
 make a communication to Congress. I can 
 say no more, as I am surrounded at present, 
 and bid vou for the present adieu. 
 
 ANDREW JACKSON. 
 
 Col. .J. A. Hamilton. 
 
 Sheridan's Ride. 
 
 Andrew Jackson on Rebellion. 
 
 The New York Eceniny Pout prints 
 the following letters by President Jack- 
 son, which were never before published. 
 Tliey were given to the Eveniny Fust 
 by the gentleman to wliom they were 
 addressed, and are good reading for 
 the democrats of to-tiay, who can not 
 remember without a violent eftbrt to 
 express a proper sense of abhorrence 
 at the same crime which Jackson so 
 vehemently contended against : — 
 
 W.\SHINGTO>f, Nov. 2, lS3i. 
 
 My Dear Sir: I have just received your 
 letter of the 31st ultimo, with the enclosure, 
 for which I thank you. 
 
 I am well advised of the views and pro- 
 ceedings of the great leading nullifiors of the 
 .South, in my native state (S. C), and weep 
 for its fate, and over the delusion into which 
 the people are led by the wickedness, ambi- 
 tion, and folly of their leaders. I have no 
 doubt of the intention of their leaders first 
 to alarm the other states to submit to their 
 views rather than a dissolution of the Union 
 should take place. If they fail in this, to 
 cover their own disgrace and wickeilness, to 
 nullify the tariff, and secede from the Union. 
 
 We are wide awake here. Tlie Union will 
 be preserved, rest assured of this. There has 
 been too much blood and treasure shed to 
 obtain it, to let it be surremiered without a 
 struggle. Our liberty and that of the whole 
 world rests upon it, as well as the peace, pros- 
 perity, and happiness of the Uniteil States. It 
 must be perpetuated. I have no time to .say 
 more. My health is good, improved by the 
 travel. With a tender of my kind salutations 
 to you and your amiable family, I am sincere- 
 ly your friend, ANDREW JACKSON. 
 
 COL. J. A. HAMILTON. 
 
 \y.\finixGTON, Dec. 6, 1S32. 
 
 My Dear Sir: Yours of the .3d instant is 
 just received. I accord w-ith you fully in the 
 propriety of the people giving fully and 
 freely their sentiments and opinions on nulli- 
 fication, and the course pursued by South 
 Carolina in her late proceedings. 
 
 The ordinance passed, when taken in connec- 
 tion with the governor's message, is rebellion 
 and war against the Union; the raising of 
 troops under them, to resist the laws of the 
 United States, is absolute treason. The crisis 
 must be, and as tar as my constitutional and 
 legal powers go, will be met with energy 
 and firmness. Therefore the propriety of the 
 public voice being heard ; and it ouglit now 
 to be spoken in a voice of thunder that will 
 make the leaders of the nullifiers tremble, 
 and which will cause the good citizens of 
 South Carolina to retrace their steps, and 
 adhere to that constitution of perpetual 
 Union they have sworn to support. This 
 treasonable procedure against the Union is a 
 blow against not only our liberties, but the 
 liberties of the world. 
 
 This nullifying movement in the South has 
 done us great injury abroad, and must not 
 only be promptly met and put down, but 
 frowned down by public opinion. It is, there- 
 fore, highly proper for the people to speak 
 all over the Union. 
 
 Bayard Taylor communicates to the 
 Tribune the following maguiticeut lyric, 
 written by Thomas Buchanan Read, to 
 be recited by 3Ir. JIurdoch, at a com- 
 plimentary festival given to the latter ia 
 Cincinnati, on Monday evening, Oct. 31, 
 in acknowledgment of his noble contri- 
 butions for tlie aid of our sick and 
 wounded soldiers. Mr. Taylor remarks 
 that the poem deserves to rank with 
 "Young Lochiuvar" and Browning's 
 " How Tliey Brought the Good News 
 from Ghent to Aix."' 
 
 Up from the South at break of day. 
 Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay. 
 The alfnghted air with a shudder bore, 
 Like a herald in haste to the chieftain's door, 
 The terrible grumble and rumble and roar. 
 Telling the battle was on once more, 
 And Sheridan twenty miles away. 
 
 And wilier still those billows of war 
 
 Thundered along the horizon's b.ar. 
 
 And louder yet into Winchester rolled 
 
 The roar of that red sea uncontrolled, 
 
 Making the blood of the listener cold 
 
 As he thought of the stake in that fiery fray. 
 
 And Sheridan twenty miles away. 
 
 But there is a road from Winchester town, 
 
 A good, broad highway leading down ; 
 
 And there, through the flush of the morning 
 
 light, 
 A steed, as black as the steeds of night, 
 Was seen to pass as with eagle flight- 
 As if he knew the terrible need 
 He stretched away with his utmost speed ; 
 Hill rose and fell — but his heart was gay, 
 With Sheridan fifteen miles away. 
 
 Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thunder- 
 ing south. 
 
 The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's 
 mouth. 
 
 Or the trail of a comet, sweeping faster and 
 faster. 
 
 Foreboding to traitors the doom of disaster; 
 
 The heart of the steed and the heart of the 
 master 
 
 Were beating like prisoners assaulting their 
 walls. 
 
 Impatient to be where the battle-field calls ; 
 
 Every nerve of the charger was strained to 
 full play. 
 
 With Sheridan only ten miles away. 
 
 Under his spurning feet, the road 
 
 Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed. 
 
 And the landscape speil away behind. 
 
 Like an ocean flying before the wind ; 
 
 Anil the steed, like a barque fed with furnace 
 
 ire. 
 Swept on with his wild eyes full of fire. 
 But lo 1 he is nearing his heart's desire — 
 He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring fray, 
 With Sheridan only Ave miles away. 
 
 The first that the General saw were the groups 
 Of stragglers, and then the retreating 
 
 troops. 
 What was done — what to do — a glance tola 
 
 him both; 
 Then striking his spurs with a terrible oath. 
 He dashed down the line 'mid a storm of 
 
 huzzas. 
 And the wave of retreat checked its course 
 
 there because 
 The sight of the master compelled it to pause. 
 With foam and with dust the black charger 
 
 was gray; , 
 
 By the fiash of his eye, and his red nostrils 
 
 pliyi 
 He seemed to the whole great army to say : 
 " I have brought you Sheridan all the way 
 From Winchester down to save the day ! " 
 
16C 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Hurrah, hurrab, for Sheridan ! 
 
 Hurrah, hurrah, for horse and man! 
 
 And wiien thoir statues are placed on high 
 
 Under the dome of the Union sky, 
 
 The American sohliers' Temple of Fame, 
 
 There with the glorious General's name 
 
 Be it said in letters both bold and bright : 
 
 " Here is the steed that saved the daj' 
 
 By carrying Sheridan into the fight 
 
 From Winchester — twenty miles away ! " 
 
 Anarchy in Louisiana. 
 
 The Louisiana Democrat (Rebel) draws 
 the following gloomy picture of the 
 condition of affairs outside the Federal 
 lines in that state : — 
 
 '* Alexandria, Oct. 19, 1864. — The 
 condition of atl'airs, of what was once the 
 state of Louisiana, is becoming really 
 alarming. The long-dreaded M'iutor at 
 hand, the town and country filled with a 
 population whose prospects for a sub- 
 sistence at best were precarious, but ren- 
 dered doubly so nowbytlie action of the 
 government : hundreds of families, many 
 those of soldiers, whose only means of 
 living is the little stores of Confederate 
 money they, by the most pinching econ- 
 omy, liad managed to save, is rendered 
 ■worthless by the neglect of the govern- 
 ment in not providing the necessary 
 facilities to enable them to exchange 
 the old issue for the new. None of the 
 absolute necessaries of life can be pur- 
 chased with the old issue ; and the peo- 
 ple have none of the new, or any way of 
 procuring it. The departments here are 
 refusing it even at the discount made by 
 congress. As for the state issue, that 
 has all disappeared, through the ener- 
 getic, well-meant, and laudable zeal of 
 the governor, whose honest anxiety for 
 the credit of the state is withdrawing it 
 from circulation. And as a last feather 
 added to a camel's back, conies an of- 
 ficial notification that from the 1st of 
 December next the citizens must make 
 the requisite arrangements to provide 
 themselves with beef. Now, we would 
 ask, in the name of common sense, how 
 is it to be done? AVe can not purchase 
 it in Texas with Confederate money, 
 and certainly we have none else. Again, 
 no wood for fuel can be ha<l, though 
 timber is plentiful and at band; no 
 labor, no axes, and no transportation. 
 Dfnibtless there are a few among us wlio 
 will be enabled to pass thi'ough the 
 winter without much actual suftering, 
 but the majority, the mass of the ])eo- 
 ple, must and will be upon the verge of 
 starvation and freezing, long before 
 sjiring. Again, thieving, plundering, 
 )>ilfering, and horse-stealing seem to be 
 the order of the day; not a night passes 
 bnt ?if)me poor unfortunate has his horse 
 stolen, or a hotisc is entered and robbed. 
 If matters are sufl'cred to go on as they 
 now arc, it will not be long In-fore men 
 will be knocked down in tlie streets in 
 broad daylight and robl>ed. Misrule 
 ap))ears to be in the ascendant, and runs 
 riot night and day. Is then- no remedy? 
 Can not some one interpose and clieck 
 it? God help the i)eoi)le, for they are 
 certainly as patient as they are unfor- 
 tunate." 
 
 Lieut. "William B. Cushiug. 
 
 To the Editor of the Boston Junriuil: 
 
 Lieut. William B. Gushing, tlie commander 
 of the expedition which was so successful in 
 the destruction of the Rebel iron-clad ram 
 Albemarle, is a native of the state of New 
 York, and is now but twenty-two years of 
 age. Though young in years, the deeds of 
 valor, for whicli he is already renowned, 
 might well make the oldest veteran in the 
 service feel proud. 
 
 lie was appointed to a cadetship in the 
 Naval academy in 1857. A few months before 
 the breaking out of the war he resigned his 
 ai)pointment ; but when the boom of the 
 first cannon fired at Fort Sumter resounded 
 tbrunghout tlie land, lie was one of the first 
 to offer his services to the department, and 
 was appointed an acting master's mate. He 
 was ordered to the flag-ship of Admiral 
 Striugham, the frigate Minntsoia, then fitting 
 out at Charlestown navy yard. He was on 
 her at the fights off Hatteras and Tort Royal, 
 and was distinguished for bravery. Soon 
 after he was ordered to flie gunboat South 
 Carolina, then blockading off Beaufort, N. C. 
 He was att-aehed to her all winter, and from 
 exposure contracted a severe cold, resulting 
 in a cough, which his friends for a while 
 thouglit he would not be able to throw off. 
 Uv applied for leave of absence for a short 
 time, which was granted. While away he 
 made application to be reinstated as midship- 
 man, which the I'residenl approved. He was 
 then ordered back to the .\finnesota, and was 
 sodu aft fr wan Is promoted to lieutenant, 
 jumping tbc grades of ensign and master. 
 
 He was then attached to tlie gunboat Corn- 
 modore Pernj, as executive ofhcer, where he 
 soon again distinguished himself for bravery, 
 for which he was promoted to the command 
 of a gunboat at Newbcrn, where he remained 
 for a month or two, till he was ordered to 
 destroy some salt works situated on one of 
 the small streams in that vicinity. Tins he 
 accomplished successfully; but on coming 
 back he ran aground, and after fighting the 
 enemy nine hours, who l>rought field pieces 
 to the banks of the river and opened a vigor- 
 ous fire upon him, and finding there was no 
 means by wliich his vessel could be ^ot off, 
 laid a train to the magazine, and, with his 
 crew (those who remained), escaped in his 
 boats. When a short distance down the river 
 he saw his vessel blow up, thereby prevent- 
 ing her capture by the enemy. 
 
 On his return he was ordered to tin; com- 
 mand of the Commodore Barney^ at Fortress 
 IMonroe, which he retained until early last 
 spring, when he was ordered to the command 
 of the Monticcllo, the most effective vessel on 
 the Wilmington blockade. 
 
 Hr is the same officer who a few weeks ago 
 ascended the river with a boat's crew of six- 
 teen men to within seven miles of Wilming- 
 ton, where he remained concealed two days; 
 at night reconnoitering tlie river and shores 
 to irithinfonr miles of the city. During this time 
 he captured three mails and eiglit jirisoners, 
 with which he made good liis L'scajie, though 
 there were eiyht boats stationed at the mouth 
 of the river to prevent his egress, the Rebels 
 having become aware of his being in tlio 
 river. 
 
 II(; left the Monticello a few weeks ago to 
 prepare forthcexpedition which has resulted 
 so gloriously, and for which he is receiving 
 bf^iundless praise. Wv. trust that such bravery 
 will not go unrewarded ; but that he may re- 
 ceive siich promotion as the rules of the ser- 
 vine will allow, and what would no doubt be 
 also acci'ptable, the prize money, which if 
 the laws are rightly interpreted, will give him 
 at least fifty thousand dollars. X. 
 
 Cruise of the United States Revenue 
 Steamer Pawtuxet in Search of 
 the Pirate Tallahassee. 
 
 lUtsTON, Nov. 8, 18(U. 
 To'the Editor of the IJoHton Journal: 
 
 Captain Fenger, on being apprised of the 
 depredations of the pirate on tlie coast, last 
 week, prepared his ship with all possible 
 haste to go to sea in search of the pirate, and 
 to either capture or sink her, and without 
 wjviling for orders from tlie Secretary of the 
 Navy, the gallant captain j)utto siui at I p.m., 
 on Thursday last, Nov. ?>, steering east by 
 
 south from Boston light-house, about eighty- 
 miles, under full head of steam, with all 
 lights about the decks extinguished, passing 
 by scores of fishing vessels, and notifying 
 them of the near approach of the pirate. At 
 midnight, changed our course to north-west, 
 and ran on that course some thirty miles; 
 then stood south-west until about noon, when 
 a gale from the east increased in violence, 
 and it was thought advisable to make for 
 Gloucester harbor, where we could shelter 
 from the violence of the gale. On leaving 
 Boston, Captain Fenger assembled all hands 
 on the main deck and informed them that the 
 Tallahassee was on the coast, and that he was 
 going out to try to find her, and would either 
 capture or sink her if he could, trusting that 
 every man would do his duty manfully, when 
 all responded cheeringly to the words of the 
 brave captain. 
 
 All hands were then called to quarters, and 
 the men were drilled at the guns for an hour. 
 The guns were loaded — some with shot, and 
 some with shell, and every preparation was 
 made to give the pirate a warm reception, in 
 case we met her dui-ing the night. 
 
 Saturday forenoon, the gale abating, 
 weighed anchor and left Gloucester, steering 
 southward, with full head of steam and all 
 sail set, the ship making thirteen knots per 
 hour; finding nothing of the pirate to the 
 south of Cape Cod, the captain determined to- 
 go into Provincetown, knowing that the place 
 was defenseless; came to anchor for the 
 night, and next morning got under way 
 again, steering nortli-west to the neighbor- 
 hood of Cape Ann, then steered for Boston, 
 where we arrived late on Sunday night. The 
 officers of the Pau-tuxet consist of the fol- 
 lowing gentlemen, viz: Captain Fenger; 
 Lieutenant Freeman, executive officer; Lieu- 
 tenant Holloway ; Mr. Miller, pilot ; Mr. 
 Clark, chief-engineer; Mr. Harrison, first- 
 assistant; and Mr. Scofield, second-assistant. 
 More gentlemanly, patriotic, and brave men 
 seldom meet on board ship than the captain 
 and officers of the I'turiu.rtt. They have also 
 a crew of petty olfieers and men, "amounting 
 in all, 1 believe, to about sixty persons, as 
 brave and daring as any set of men I have 
 seen in my extensive travels. Success to 
 the Patvtnxet with her gentlemanly ofliccrs 
 and brave crew, is the sincere wish and 
 prayer of a VoLUNTEEK. 
 
 An Interesting Incident of the 
 Election. 
 
 STruHuiDGE, Nov, 8, 1S6L 
 To the Editor of the lioston Journal: 
 
 A thrilling incident occurred in our town- 
 meeting to-day, which deserves public noto- 
 rietv. 
 
 l>ea. John Phillips, of this town, who is one 
 hundreil and four years four inontlis and 
 nine days old, appeared at the town hall and 
 deposited his ballot for presi<iential electors 
 and state officers. He was brouglit in a car- 
 riage, and then conveyed into the hall in a 
 chair, supported by a platoon of our returned 
 soldiers, and received by the citizens of the 
 town, rising from their seats with uncovered 
 heads, amid the tears and heartfelt emotions 
 of all present. After resting for a moment the 
 venerable patriot expressed a desire to shake 
 hands with all the returned soldiers. Some 
 thirteen soldiers then formed in line, when 
 each one was introduced to the venerable 
 patriarch, and took him by the hand, with 
 the announcement of the time each had serv- 
 ed in the army. The last soldier introduced 
 — a Mr. King, an Irishman — said he had 
 served the country three years, and had en- 
 listed for three years more, and if that was 
 not long enough to subdue the Rebellion 
 he wns ready for anollier three years, after 
 which three hearty cheers were given for the 
 returned soldiers, and three rousing cheers 
 by the whole assembly for the old soldier of 
 tlie Revolution. 
 
 Col. Edward Phillips (eldest son of the 
 venerable deacon, now in his eightieth year), 
 then made an impromptu speech to the 
 soldiers, in the course of which he said that 
 he was tin; oldest man in town who was born in 
 town, and yet, said he, *' My father is here^ 
 and ' still liVes.'" 
 
 The old gentleman was then presented with 
 two sets ol votes — one for Abraham Lincoln 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 167 
 
 -anti one for George IS. McClellan — ami re- 
 quested before all present to take his choice, 
 when he reached out his hand, and in an 
 audible and deep-toned voice, said: " I shall 
 take the one for AbraJiam Lincoln." 
 
 The town then voted that the chairman of 
 the selectmen then present the ballot box to 
 the old gentleman, who took hia ballot with 
 both hancls and deposited it in the box, stat- 
 ing that he had voted for Washin^ou for 
 president, and attended all the presidential 
 elections since excepting that four years ago, 
 when he was sick and did not attend. 
 
 The following preamble and resolutions 
 were then presented to the town-meeting, 
 which were adopte<l by a unanimous vote : 
 
 Wiereas, Our very venerable and highly 
 respected fellow-citizen, Dea. John Phillips, 
 who is this day one hundred and four years, 
 four months and nine days old, and who yet 
 retains his mental and physical faculties in a 
 high degree; and 
 
 IVTiei-eas, He has traveled some two miles to 
 attend this town-meeting, and has deposited 
 his ballot for presidential electors, and state, 
 county, and town officers; therefore, 
 
 Resolveil, That this be entered on the records 
 of the town, as a lasting memorial of his un- 
 dying patriotism and devotion to country 
 and an incident perhaps unparalleled in the 
 annals of our government. 
 
 A. P. T. 
 
 Public Reception 
 
 OF 
 
 Captain VVinslow aud Officers 
 and Crew of the Kearsarge. 
 
 Reception in Faneuil Hall. 
 
 Xov. 10, 18(U. 
 
 Captain Wiuslow, the gallant com- 
 mander of the United States steamer 
 Kearsarge.^ and his officers, were re- 
 ceived by the city autliorities at Faneuil 
 hall to-day, at" noon. They reached 
 Lewis wharf in tlieir boats about 11 
 o'clock, when a procession was formed, 
 and under escort of Sergeant Dunn and 
 a detachment of police, togetlier with a 
 company of United States marines, ac- 
 companied by tlie baud from the navy 
 yard, proceeded on the route. Follow- 
 ing the marines came tlie noble and gal- 
 lant crew, to tlie number of about 
 eighty, and after them Captain Winslow 
 and his officers, accompanied by the 
 committee of arrangements, in ba- 
 rouches. The route was from the 
 wharf through Commercial street, India, 
 Millv, Devonshire, Winthrop square. 
 Summer, Chauncey, Bedford, West, Tre- 
 mont parli. Beacon, Tremont, Court, 
 State, Merchants' row to Faneuil hall, 
 where the procession arrived at 12 
 o'clocli. 
 
 All along the entire route Captain 
 Winslow and his gallant officers and 
 crew were greeted witli loud clieers by 
 men, and tlie waving of handlierchiefs 
 and small flags by the ladies. As tlie 
 procession passed down State street, the 
 cheers from tlie immense tlirong there 
 assembled were most vociferous and 
 prolonged. 
 
 A state salute was flred from tlie com- 
 mon while the procession was passing 
 up Park street, by the First Light Bat- 
 
 tery of artillery, Capt. Lucius Cum- 
 mings. 
 
 Kecnption at Faneuil Hall. 
 
 The iiall was most elegantly decorated 
 for the occasion by Messrs. Lamprell & 
 Marble. The center-jjiece was a twelve- 
 rayed star of the national colors, from 
 whicli radiated streamers and pendants 
 to the capitals of every gallery column, 
 at whose bases were erected national 
 standards. The balconies were inscribed 
 with the names of "Winslow" and 
 "Thornton," the captain and lieutenant- 
 commander of the Kearsarge, " Porter "" 
 and " Farragut." Between these ap- 
 peared siiields bearing the national es- 
 cutcheons, with the seals of the city of 
 Boston and of the United States, with 
 the national ensigns as supporters. The 
 balconies also bore these inscriptions : 
 On tlie right, " Honor and Gratitude to 
 the Defenders of the Country "; " Wel- 
 come to the Victors." On tlie left, 
 "Boston Honors the Brave"; "Boston 
 Welcomes the Heroes of the Kearsarge." 
 On the front of the rostrum appeared a 
 trophy of American flags, a fine model 
 of the Kearsarge resting on the platform, 
 on each side of whicli was erected the 
 national standard. The cornice at tlie 
 base of the galleries was tastefully fes- 
 tooned in colors of red and white. 
 
 Gilmore's full band, led by P. S. 
 Gilmore in person, was stationed in the 
 gallery, aud performed some deliglitful 
 music during the ceremonies of recep- 
 tion. Four long tables, extending from 
 one end of the hall to the other, and 
 upon the platform, were spread with a 
 bountiful collation. 
 
 The Ceremonies of Reception. 
 
 On arriving at the hall, the officers of 
 the Kearsarge were escorted to tlie plat- 
 form by tlie committee of reception, His 
 Honor Mayor Lincoln witli Captain VVins- 
 low leading the way, the band mean- 
 while playing the national airs, and 
 the audience applauding and cheering 
 loudly. 
 
 The immediate center of the hall, as 
 the place of lionor, should have been as- 
 signed to the gallant tars of the Kear- 
 sarge, but by some mistake it was first 
 occupied by the escort. The error was 
 at once subsequently corrected. 
 
 Silence being obtained. Alderman W. 
 W. Clapp, Jr., came forward, and ad- 
 dressing His Honor Mayor Lincoln, said 
 tliatas chairman of the committee of re- 
 ception he begged leave to present his 
 report. 
 
 His Honor remarked that on an oc- 
 casion like the present it was eminently 
 proper to invoke the Divine blessing, 
 and called upon the Rev. Father Taylor, 
 who offered a most fervent and patriotic 
 prayer. 
 
 His Honor then requested the officers 
 and crew of the Kearsarge. with the 
 escort, without further ceremon}', to 
 partake of the refreshments before them. 
 
 After the collation was tinished the 
 assembly was called to order, and His 
 Honor the Mayor coming forward upon 
 the platforn spoke somewhat as follows : 
 
 Captain Winslow, Lieutenant Thornton, 
 
 and the Gallant Officers and Crew of the 
 United States Ship Kearsarge : It is about 
 fifty-two years ago that the doors of 
 Faneuil hall were opened to receive the 
 first naval hero of the war of 1812. 
 The frigate Constitution, Commodore 
 Hull, had just come into the waters of 
 Boston harbor. The pride of tlie " mis- 
 tress of the seas " had been humbled, 
 and the people of this city had assem- 
 bled to congratulate him on his success. 
 — [Boston Journal. 
 
 Farevyell Address of General Butler. 
 
 HEAO-lirARTEIiSDKrAHTMKNTOF VIUGINIA j 
 
 AND North Carolina, 
 Ai-my of the James, Jan. 8, laa. 
 Solitiers of the Army of the James : 
 
 Your commander, relieved by order of the 
 President, takes leave of you. Vuur conduct 
 in the tielti lias extorteil praises from the un- 
 willing^. You have endured the privations of 
 camp and tlie marcli without a murmur. 
 You have never yielded to an attack. Wtieu 
 ordered, you have stormed and carried works 
 deemed impregnable by the enemy. You 
 have sliown the positions to be so by holding 
 tliem against his liercest assault in the at- 
 tempt to retake tlieni. Tliose skilled in war 
 have marveled at the obstacles overcome by 
 your valor. Y'our line works have been the 
 womler of officers of other nations, who 
 have come to learn defensive warfare. From 
 the monuments of your skilled labor your 
 deeds hiive rendered your names illustrious 
 in after times. Y'our general's proudest mem- 
 ory w'ill be to say with you, "1, too, was of 
 the -Vrmy of the James." To share such com- 
 panionship is pleasure ; to participate in such 
 acts is honor; to have command of such an 
 army is glory. No one could yield it without 
 regret. Knowing your willing obedience to 
 orders, witnessing your ready devotion of 
 your blood in your country's cause, I have 
 been chary of tlie precious charge confided 
 to me. I have refused to order useless sacri- 
 fices of tlie lives of such soldiers, and I am re- 
 lieved from your command. The wasted 
 blood of my men does not stain my gar- 
 ments. For my action I am responsible to 
 God and my country. 
 
 To the Colored Troops in the Army of the 
 James : 
 
 Y'ou have not been treated as laborers, but 
 as soldiers; you have shown yourselves 
 worthy of the uniform you wear. The best 
 officers of the Union army seek to command 
 you; your bravery has won the admiration 
 even of those who have been your masters. 
 Your patriotism, fidelity, and courage have 
 illustrated the best qualities of manhood. 
 Willi the bayonet you have unlocked the 
 iron-bound gates of prejudice, opening new 
 fields of freedom, liberty, and equality and 
 of rights to yourselves and your race forever. 
 
 Comraiies of the Army of the James, I bid 
 you farewell, farewell. 
 
 liEN'J. F. liUTLER, Major-general. 
 
 Jeft'. Davis has published in the 
 Raleigh Daily Confederate of April 7_a 
 pronunciamento, dated at Danville, in 
 which he says : 
 
 " The commander-in-chief having found it 
 necessary to make such movements of his 
 troops as to uncover the capital, it would be 
 unwise to conceal the moral and material in- 
 jury to our cause resulting from the occupa- 
 tion of our capital by the enemy. It is 
 equally unwise and unworthy of us to allow 
 our own energies to falter, and our efforts to 
 become rela-xed, under reverses, however 
 calamitous they may lie. For many months 
 the largest and finest army of the Confeder- 
 acy, under the command of a leader whoso 
 presence inspires equal confidence in the 
 troops and in the people, has been greatly 
 trammeled by the necessity of keeping con- 
 stant watch over the approaches to the capi- 
 tal, and has been forced to forego more Ihan 
 one opportunity lor promising enterprise- 
 It is for us, my countrymen, to show by our 
 bearing under reverses how wretched has 
 
168 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 beeu tbe selfdeeeption of those who have be- 
 lieved us less able to endure misfortune with 
 fortitude than to encounter danger with 
 courage. We have now entered upon anew 
 phase of the struggle. Relieved from the 
 necessity of guarding particular points, our 
 army will be free to move from point to 
 point, to strike the enemy In detail from his 
 base. I>et us but will it, and we are free. 
 Animated bv that confldence in spirit and 
 fortitude which never failed me, I announce 
 to you, my fellow-countrymen, that it is my 
 purpose fo maintain your cau.se with my 
 whole heart and soul ; that I will never eon- 
 sent to abandon to the enemy one foot of the 
 soil of any one of the states of tlie Confeder- 
 acy ; thatVirginia, noble state ! whose ancient 
 reuown has been eclipsed by her still more 
 glorious recent history, whose bosom has 
 been bared to receive the main shock of this 
 war, whose sons and daughters have exhib- 
 ited a heroism so sublime as to render her 
 illustrious in all time to come— that Virginia, 
 by the help of the people and by the bless- 
 ings of Providence, shall be held and de- 
 fended, and that no peace shall ever be made 
 with the infamous invaders of any of her 
 rights of territory. If by the stress' of num- 
 bers we should ever be compelled to a tem- 
 porary withdrawal from her limits, or those 
 of any other border state, again and again 
 will we return until the balHed and exhausted 
 enemy shall abandon in despair his endless 
 and impossible task of making slaves of a 
 people resolved to be free. Let us then not 
 despair, my countrymen, but, relying upon 
 God, let us meet the foe with fresh defiance 
 and with unconquered and unconquerable 
 hearts. (Signed) 
 
 JEFFER.SON DAVIS. 
 
 In the same newspaper which con- 
 tains this gasconade is a brief editorial, 
 intimating that " General Lee's whole 
 army is in a safe position and prepared 
 for any emergency." Two days after- 
 ward he surrendered, and he has since 
 gone to Xortli Carolina to induce John- 
 ston to follow his example. What Jeff. 
 Davis said when he learned thi; fate of 
 " the largest and finest army of the 
 Confederacy" remains to be seen. 
 
 Noble Conduct of Slaves. — A 
 Nashville letter to the Chicago Tribvne 
 says four officers of loyal Tennessee 
 regiments have arrived there from 
 Andersonville, Ga., where they had 
 been imprisoned. When three miles out, 
 they secreted tiiemselves in some bushes 
 for a nap, when they were suddenly 
 aroused by an old Negro, with a basket 
 of roasted sweet potatoes and some 
 corn bread. On asking him how he 
 knew they were tliere, he remarked that 
 the Negroes were continually on the 
 watch forescajied i)risoners, toaid them, 
 and that he had seen them enter the 
 buslies. He enjoined them to trust no 
 white man, but to remember tliat every 
 Negro was their friend. They followed 
 this advice and wen; abundantly sup- 
 plied by Negroes, wherever they went ; 
 and could itjiave I)een done, they might 
 have l)rought iu thousands of able- 
 bodied recruits to the Union army. 
 
 Whew This Great Rebellion 'a Over. 
 
 Climbed the baby on her knee. 
 
 With an airy, childish grace; 
 
 I*rat1U-d in her lovely face, 
 " When will j)aiia come to me? " 
 
 " Paiia? " soft the mother cried — 
 "Papa! ah! the naughty rover! 
 
 Sweet, my pet, he'll come to tlu'e 
 M'hen the great Kebellion 's over! " 
 
 " Mamma once had ros5- cheeks. 
 Danced and sang a merry tune ; 
 Now she rocks me 'neatirthe moon. 
 
 Sits and sighs, but scarcely speaks." 
 Sad the smile the mother wore — 
 
 " Sweet mamma has lost her lover, 
 Slie Arill blush and sing no more 
 
 Till the great Rebellion 's over! 
 
 "Till the hush of peace sh.all come. 
 
 Like a quiet fall of snow, 
 
 And the merry troops shall go 
 Marching back to hearts at home "— 
 
 " Papa — home? " the baby lisped, 
 Balmy-breath'd as summer clover. 
 
 " Yes, my darling, home at last, 
 And the sad Kebellion over! " 
 
 Entered at tlie open door. 
 
 While the motlier soothed her child. 
 
 One who never spoke or smile<l. 
 Standing on the sunny lloor. 
 
 Wistful eyes met mournful eyes, 
 Hope took flight, like airy plover; 
 
 Ah ! poor heart, thou 'It wait in vain 
 Till the great Kebellion 's over! 
 
 Heart, poor heart! too weak to save. 
 Vain your tears — your longings vain- 
 Summer winds and summer rain 
 
 Beat already on his gr.ave ! 
 From the tlag upon his l^reast, 
 
 (Truer breast it ne'er shall covei'!) 
 From its mouldering colors, wet 
 M'ith his blood, shall spring beget 
 Lily, rose and violet. 
 
 And a wreath of purple clover. 
 
 With the flag upon his breast, 
 They have hid away your lover — 
 
 Weep not! wail not! let him rest. 
 
 Having bravelj" stood the test. 
 
 He shall rank among the blest. 
 When the great Rebellion 's over. 
 
 Relief for Savannah. 
 
 THE VOYAGE OP THE GREYHOUND. 
 
 The Union Sentiments of the 
 People, 
 
 ■CARLETONS" ACCOUNT. 
 
 To the Editor of the Boston Journal : 
 
 Savannah, Ga., Jan. 23, 18G.5. — At .3 
 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Jan. 14, the 
 steamer (Ireiihound cast moor from Cen- 
 tral wharf, Boston harbor, and turned 
 lier prow seaward, on a voyage of love 
 and good-will from tlie people of Bos- 
 ton to tlie jieoide ct Savannah. There 
 was waving of liandkerchiefs, a salute 
 from the revenue cutter lying in tlie 
 stream, and hearty cheers from the lads 
 on board the school-ship. There was 
 no ostentatious display, although the 
 occasion was one of unusual interest. 
 On the Monday previous, it was made 
 known at a public meetijig in Faneuil 
 Iiall that tbe people of Sav.iunah were 
 once more lieartily loyal ; that they were 
 ready to bear true and faithful alle- 
 giance to the Uniou, .'inil that they were 
 suft'eriiig for want of food. The citizens 
 of Boston, read}' at all times to relieve 
 those in want, between Tuesday and 
 Saturday contriliuted thirty tlumsand 
 dollars, which was expended iu tlie pur- 
 chase of provisions ; tlie steamer drfij- 
 houiul was chartered and loaded with 
 
 one-half the supplies, and at this hour 
 on .Saturday ■ was .sailing soutliward — 
 the remainder being forwarded from 
 New York in the steamer iJaiiicl Wi^hster. 
 
 The occasion being so unusual, I have 
 deemed it worth while to visit Savanuali 
 as an observer of the reception and dis- 
 triliution of this spontaneous gift and 
 token of good-will ; for there is nothing 
 on record in tlie old cliivalrous times 
 which compares with it. Tliis is not 
 chiv.ilry, not a higli-miuded act, not an 
 exhibition of courtesy and good breed- 
 ing merely, but Christian charity. 
 "Where in human liistoiy do we find an 
 exhibition of like character? It is time 
 of war. Our enemies treat our captured 
 friends — the soldiers of the Union — 
 with a barbarity wliich Bushmen and 
 Indians scorn. Tliey murder them liy 
 starvation in the midst of -plenty. At 
 Millen and Andersonville, both in the 
 state of Georgia, thousands of graves at- 
 test the success of their infernal hate. 
 The wan countenances, the emaciated 
 forms, and the unvarying stories of the 
 ten thousand who have been exchanged 
 reveal the fiendisliness of the Rebel 
 authorities. "We captured a citj^ which 
 supported that authority; but on the 
 simple profession of loyalty, and the 
 declaration that they are ready to re- 
 turn to the Union, all their liate, all 
 tiieir fiendisliness, all their wrong-doing 
 of the past are forgotten, and the people 
 of Boston exliiliit their good-will and 
 friendship by feeding those who, till the 
 ringing of Christmas chimes, were their 
 sworn enemies. "Peace and good-will," 
 said the bells. "Peace and good-will" 
 is the resijonse of every loyal heart. 
 
 It is a free gift, unsolicited, unsought 
 by the people of Savannah. How will it 
 be received'? "What will be the attitude 
 of a proud but conquered people? 
 ^\'hatever the reception may be, the 
 event will be a feature in the history of 
 tlie IJebellion whicli will avert the at- 
 tention of the future historian; which 
 will convince those who are not blinded 
 by prejudice in the old world that we 
 are not actuated liy liate and desire for 
 revenge ; wliich will show to men every- 
 wliore that democracy is the noblest as 
 well as the mightiest principle in human 
 government; that Christianity is still 
 liumaniziug and ennobling among a peo- 
 ple which wages unrelenting war for 
 the maintenance of national life. 
 
 THE GREYHOUND. 
 
 The employment of the steamer Grey- 
 Iwnnil on such a mission is an interesting 
 feature of the occasion. She is a cap- 
 tured blockade runner. Glancing to the 
 inspector's certificate hanging upon the 
 ealiin wall, I read that she was built in 
 Greenock, in .Seotland, ISO.'j. .Slie made 
 a trip to Wilmington, took on a large 
 cargo of cotton, and was captured 
 while attempting to run out of port. 
 Among those on Iioard was Miss Belle 
 Boyd, who obtained uotorietj' as a Kebel 
 spy. The Griijlidund, whicli was built 
 to injure us — in evei'y rivet, timber- 
 jdank, and brace of which there is Eng- 
 lish liate for us, sympathy for the Reb- 
 els, and cupidit}' for themselves — bears 
 
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 169 
 
 nothing but our peace and good-will, 
 not only to the people of Savannah, but 
 to all the world. It is the unwritten 
 motto of the ensign whieb floats above 
 us. Men of every lineage, nation, and 
 clime will see in this voyage of a cap- 
 tured blockade runner a new revelation 
 of the faith, the principles, and the des- 
 tiny of the American people. Savannah 
 i.s taken. Wilmington is closed. Charles- 
 ton alone is awaiting her doom. The 
 men of Greenock may lay down their 
 hammers. The iron men of the Clyde 
 have fitted out their last vessels in the 
 interest of slavery. Democracy, civil- 
 ized and Christianized, has a wonderfully 
 transforming power to turn evil into 
 good. Our vessel, laden with the gifts 
 of generous hearts, is a fair type and 
 symbol of the great republic, sailing 
 never so proudly and gloriously as now 
 towards the coming centuries, freighted 
 with the hopes of the world. 
 
 FROM NORTH CAROLINA, 
 
 Advance of Sherman. 
 
 EVACUATION OF RALEIGH BY 
 JOHNSTON. 
 
 The City Sacked by the Populace. 
 
 CAPTURE OF WINTON AND 
 MURFREESBORO'. 
 
 Report that the Legislature is to 
 be Convened. 
 
 NE^v York, April 15. The HfrahVs 
 Goldsboro' correspondence says that 
 Sherman's army commenced its advance 
 on the 9th, moving in three columns 
 under Howard, Slocum, and .Sc-hofield. 
 
 During the rejoicings over the news 
 from Richmond, General Sherman was 
 called out by his troops, and he ad- 
 dressed a few words to them, saying he 
 was informed Richmond had been cai)- 
 tured and Lee was flying in dismay. He 
 said Grant wrote him he was pursuing 
 Lee, and that he hoped he, Sherman, 
 would press Johnston. "I think we 
 will do it," said Sherman. The soldiers 
 cried, >' AVe will," "We will.'' Sherman 
 told his soldiers that he did not mean to 
 let Johnston have any rest. 
 
 Johnston has evacuated Raleigh, mov- 
 ing west, and leaving the town in pos- 
 session of Hamilton's cavalry. On the 
 evening of the 5th a small force of 
 Howard's 5Iounted Infantry were at- 
 tacked by some Rebel cavalry,who were, 
 ho^^■ever, soon dispersed with a loss of 
 one hundred men and two pieces of 
 artillery. 
 
 The Herald's correspondence says an 
 expedition lately went up the Chowan 
 river and captured Winton and Murfrees- 
 
 boro'. The ram which the Rebels were 
 building at Halifax, X. C, has been de- 
 stroyed. The ram Alhcmnrlc has been 
 raised by our meu and found not to be 
 seriously injured. 
 
 The Herald's Goldsboro' correspon- 
 dence has a report from Raleigh, saying 
 Governor Vance will call the North 
 Carolina legislature together to n-peal 
 the Secession ordinance. 
 
 The World's Goldsboro' correspon- 
 dence of the 10th says the Raleigh Cim- 
 federale of the 5th states that the city 
 was sacked and mobbed by the lower 
 classes. The Sixteenth Virginia Re- 
 serves were left to protect the people, 
 but were unable to do so. The mob 
 took possession of some of the larger 
 warehouses and stores and robbed them. 
 
 THE SIEGE OF MOBILE. 
 
 Magazine in Spanish 'Fort Exploded. 
 
 CAPTURE OF SELMA, ALA., 
 CONFIRMED. 
 
 New Okleans, April 8. A special 
 dispatch to the New Orleans Times from 
 the Spanish fort, dated April 5, says a 
 furious fire was opened on the Rebel 
 forts last night from our entire line. 
 During the bombardment a suiall maga- 
 ziue in the Spanish fort exploiled. the 
 damage is not known, t^uiet prevailed 
 on the 5th. Deserters report from 
 18,000 to 20,000 troops in and about 
 Mobile, including all the state reserves 
 and about 2000 in Spanish fort. The 
 loss outside Spanish fort up to the 4th 
 inst. auiounted to 500 killed and wounded. 
 The Rebel loss exceeds ours. 
 
 Adjutant-general Thomas arrived at 
 New Orleans on the 7th. 
 
 Mobile papers of the 4th announce 
 the capture of Selma, Ala., with twenty- 
 three pieces of artillery and a large 
 amount of government property. 
 
 From North Carolina. 
 
 Goldsboro', April G. The cai)turoof 
 Richmond and the great victory of 
 Grant's was telegraphed here this liiorn- 
 ing from Newberu, and the joy and en- 
 thusiasm of Shermans aruiy are beyond 
 description. The Union ' citizens of 
 Raleigh also celebrated the event. 
 
 No movement for the return of North 
 Carolina to the Union will jirobably be 
 made until Raleigh is occupied b}" our 
 troops, though now it is the general de- 
 sire of the people throughout the state. 
 
 Some curious cattle of African breed, 
 imported by Gen. Wade Hampton, con- 
 sisting of a bull, cow, and calf, cajitured 
 on his plantation near Columbia, S. C, 
 were brought here aud delivered over to 
 General jNleigs, who forwarded them to 
 New York, to be placed in Central jiark. 
 On the same plantation we captured a 
 
 band of minstrels, consisting of thirleen 
 slaves, among whom are two white 
 brothers, all of whom now travel with 
 General Logan, their deliverer, for the 
 amusement of himself and friends. 
 
 Fortress Monroe, April 11. An ex- 
 pedition composed priuciiiallv of the 
 First New York Mounted Uifles left 
 Norfolk on the 1st inst., on a reeonnois- 
 sance up the Chowan river, with the in- 
 tention, if possible, of reaching Weldon, 
 N. C, which resulted with entire suc- 
 cess. 
 
 The cavalry struck the Seaboard and 
 Roanoke railroad and dt'iuolislied the 
 track for a considerable distance. While 
 thus engaged they were attacked by six 
 hundred Rebels, and after a severe'fight 
 succeeded in repulsing them. The cav- 
 alry then fell back "to Murfreesboro", 
 where their booty was delivered to the 
 gunboats. Among the cajitures were 
 loo bales superior cotton, a large 
 amount of tobacco and snufl', aud 30 
 prisoners. 
 
 Parties of thecavalry scouted to wilhiu 
 a few miles of Weldon, and froiu i)ris- 
 oners taken they learned that the town 
 was strongly fortified and garrisoued 
 with a force "of 1000 Rebels, with several 
 batteries of artillery. 
 
 The expedition returned last Saturday. 
 This expedition is said to be the largest 
 sent into northern North Carolina, and 
 accomplished a great deal of good in as- 
 certaining the exact locality of the 
 Rebel forces in that section of the state. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDER. 
 
 Drafting and Recruiting to be Stopped. 
 
 PURCHASE OF GOVERNMENT 
 STORES TO BE REDUCED. 
 
 Reduction in the Number of Mili- 
 tary Officers. 
 
 REMOVAI, OF TXtADE KESTRIC'I'ION.S. 
 
 OFFICIAL. 
 
 WAK DKI'AUTMENT, ( 
 
 \VASniN(;TON, April 13, i; r. M. ) 
 To Major-general DU: 
 
 Tins department, after m.iture deliberation 
 and consultation witli the I.ieutenant-Hrcneral 
 upon the recent campaij^n, has come tc) the 
 following determinations, which will be car- 
 ried into efTeet by appropriate orders to be 
 issued immediately : 
 
 i. To stop all draftlitg and recruiting in the 
 loyal states. 
 
 ■J. To curtail purchases for arms, ammuni- 
 tion, quartermaster and commissary sup- 
 plies, ami reduce the expenses of the m'ilitary 
 establishment in all its several branches. 
 
 :i. To reduce the number of general and 
 stalT oflieers to the actual necessities of the 
 service. 
 
 4. To remove all restrictions upon trade and 
 commerce so far as may be consistent with 
 public safety. 
 
 As soon as these measures can be put in 
 operation it will be made known bypid)Iic 
 orilers. (Siffned.) E. JI. STANTON, 
 
 .Secretary of Wai-» 
 
 22 
 
170 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Secretary Stanton's Order. 
 
 The order of llic .'Secretary of \\'ar, 
 given elsewhere, shows that the Rebel- 
 lion is regarded as substantially over, 
 and that the government has begun the 
 worlc of winding up the war. This im- 
 plies, we believe, more than the surren- 
 der of Lee, and confirms the opinion 
 we gave at the outset, that the Rebel 
 General-in-ehief would see to it that his 
 subordinates followed his course. At 
 any rate, the War department, as advised 
 by General Grant, announces tliat our 
 armies in the field are amply sufficient 
 to deal with the remainder of the Rebel- 
 lion, and that all drafting and recruiting 
 are to be stopped, nnlitary purchases 
 curtailed, the number of officers to be 
 reduced, and military restrictions on 
 trade removed. Tliese are tlie glorious 
 harbingers of returning peace ; and they 
 are not less grateful to the loyal masses 
 than they are convincing to the people 
 of the South that tlie government will 
 hasten every amelioration of the state of 
 war as fast as submission proceeds and 
 safety will allow. 
 
 islied, and General Butler will return to 
 Boston next week to resume the trial of 
 it. jVIany hei-e would have i)referred to 
 see him ordered to Richmond as military 
 governor of Virginia. 
 
 The good news contained in Secre- 
 tary Stanton's bulletin to-day, ordering 
 that all drafting and recruiting shall be 
 immediately stopped, and the work of 
 reducing the expenses of our military 
 establishment be connnenced at once, 
 will give a new impetus to the subscriji- 
 tions to the government seven-thirty 
 loan. The amount of subscriptions to 
 this loan on Wednesday were over three 
 anil a half millions, nearly tw'cnty-five 
 hundred of which were for bonds of the 
 sum of -SlOO or .$50. The orders for 
 these small bonds have averaged over 
 twotliousand a day for the past week, 
 and they show in the clearest light the 
 confidence whicli the people have in the 
 government. It is generally believed 
 that this is the last government loan 
 which will be put u|)on the market, and 
 at tlie present rate it will all betaken 
 before the middle of June. 
 
 Wasiiinoton, April 14, 180.=). I'our 
 years ago to-niglit General Buller 
 stopped the trial of an important case, 
 on wliieh \v' was engaged as counsel, 
 and asked a brother lawyer to take his 
 place in order to enable hiu] to aid in 
 rallying the old (ilh and other Massa- 
 chusetts troops for the defense of Wash- 
 ington. This evening he has written th<' 
 resignation of his couunission, and it 
 will be presented to the War dei)artnient 
 to-morrow morning. The cas<' left un- 
 finished, four years ago, is still unfin- 
 
 From Danville, Va. 
 
 \k\v V(H;k, April 1."). The Danville 
 JliijUter of the r)th says Breckinridge, 
 tlie Rebel ((uartermaster, commissary- 
 generals, and other officers were ex- 
 pected to reach that citv on horseback 
 on the 6th. 
 
 C'ny Point, April 12, ISO."). The long 
 contest — the four years of internal 
 strife — is virtually over. The Rebel 
 army of Xorthei-ii Virghiia, which has 
 lieen the strong jiower of Jett'. Davis, 
 has laid down its arms. The soldiers 
 composing it have gone to their homes, 
 never more to be found fighting against 
 the Union. With the surrender and dis- 
 jiersion of tlie ariii,vcoiiiiiKinded by Gen- 
 eral Ijce, the last hojie of Jelf, Davis and 
 the leaders of the Rebellion exjiires. 
 The event will be forever a standpoint 
 in histoiy. One .vear ago General 
 Grant jiroposed to fight it out on the 
 line which he then adopted, and he has 
 adhered to liis purposes till success has 
 crowned his efforts. 
 
 From Sherinau's Army — Capture of 
 Raleigh — Governor Vance of 
 North Carolina Taken Prisoner 
 — Jeff. Davis Said to be 'With 
 Johnston's Army. 
 
 F(ii;ti;ess Mdnkok, April 10. The 
 steamer Admiral Dnpanl arrived j'ester- 
 day afternoon from Morehead City, and 
 brought advices from General Sher- 
 man's forces. 
 
 General Sherman, having left (Jolds- 
 boro' in his rear, at once struck out for 
 Johnston's army, hoping to be able to 
 force him to give battle. Johnston, 
 liowever, ke])t retreating, and it appears 
 that Sherman met very little resistance. 
 Raleigh was captured last Thursday 
 w ith very little fighting, which was con- 
 fined iiriiici]ially to tlie cavalry and 
 skirmishing between the advance pickets 
 of both forces. 
 
 The siii)]ilies of Sherman's army are 
 all centered near Roanoke island, and 
 vessels lying at anchor there are await- 
 ing orders from his chief commissarv. 
 
 SThwukkn, April l.i. The superinten- 
 dent of the railroad arrived here from 
 Goldsboro', and states that (iovernor 
 Vance was captured by our cavalry be- 
 tween llillsboro" and Raleigh, on the 
 l.'itli. The rejiort states that he (Vance) 
 had been sent to Slierman bv (general 
 Johnston, who was at Hillsboro", with 
 instructions to surrender the state of 
 North Carolina to General Sherman; 
 but these instructions were afterward 
 withdrawn, ami Vance was returning to 
 Johnston without having seen Sherman, 
 when he was captured. He is now 
 ]>risoner of war, not having carried out 
 ills mission. 
 
 The same rei)ort also states that Jefl'. 
 Davis and faiiiilv bad joiueil Johiislon 
 
 at llillsboro", which is about thirty 
 miles west of Raleigh. Whether Davis 
 arrived at Raleigh after Governor Vance 
 had been sent to Sherman aiid caused 
 Johnston's instructions to Vance to be 
 set aside does not appear. 
 
 P. S. Sherman's forces entered Ra- 
 leigh a few days since, and were moving 
 back after Johnston, who continues to 
 fall back without fighting. 
 
 THE OLD FLAG ON SUMTER! 
 
 Graphic Description of its 
 liestoration. 
 
 SPEECH OF GENERAL ANDERSON. 
 
 Oration of Henry Ward Beeclier. 
 
 C'HARI.KSTON, S. C, April 14, ISO.), 
 via Baltimork, April 17, ISO."). Four 
 years ago, April 12, 1801, our national 
 ensign, floating in its pride and power 
 over the battlements of Fort Sumter, 
 was assailed and trailed in surrender. 
 The events of that occasion have be- 
 come historically world-wide and need 
 not be rehearsed. 
 
 To-day the identical flag that was low- 
 ered in humiliation was raised with ap- 
 proi)riate ceremonies. 
 
 The glorious news of the capitulation 
 of the Rebel army of Northern Virginia 
 made the occasion doubly interesting. 
 The account of Lee's surrender, which 
 came along last evening, occasioned the 
 liveliest demonstrations at the theater, 
 where the glorious victory was an- 
 nounced. The audience was wild with 
 enthusiasm. Dense crowds filled the 
 spacious parlors of the Charlestown 
 hotel, to give vent to the wildest lati- 
 tude of jubilanev over the great event. 
 Grant, the Old Flag, and President Lin- 
 coln were each cheered lustily. Senator 
 Wilson, of Massachusetts, and General 
 Washburne each made brief and stirring 
 addresses. National airs were alter- 
 nately i)layed by the bauds of the Four- 
 teenth Maine and the One Hundred and 
 Twenty-seventh New York regiments, 
 and congratulations were kept up until 
 a late hour. The joy extended into man,v 
 households whicli had received infor- 
 mation of the glorious news. 
 
 The great event of to-day attracted 
 large numbers of visitors to Charleston. 
 Since yesterday thousands from the 
 North have been arriving, filling the 
 hotels to repletion. The steamer 
 Ckcanus from New Vork brought a 
 large delegation of Rev. Henry Ward 
 Beecher's church. The weather was 
 exceedingly propitious, a gentle breeze 
 prevailing from the east. 
 
 At an early hour the note of prepa- 
 ration was sounded. Salutes of artil- 
 lery were fired, and every vessel in the 
 harbor \<\\l on its gayest attire. The 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 171 
 
 naval display excited the liveliest admi- 
 ration. Every gunboat and monitor 
 was dressed with a profusion of Imut- 
 ing. The national ensign floated from 
 all the prhicipal fortitications, with the 
 exception of Sumter, where was shortly 
 to take place a scene never to be for- 
 gotten. 
 
 The whole forenoon was occupied in 
 transporting tlie innuense number of 
 visitors to Sumter, which was entered 
 on the northeast side by a flight of 
 wooden steps, leading to the demolished 
 parapet facing Charleston, which por- 
 tion of the fort is the best preserved ex- 
 ternally. The remainder is but a mass 
 of debris, composed of concrete, lirick, 
 and sand, in which were imbedded tons 
 of iron missiles, thrown during the ter- 
 rible conflict tliat treason involved. At 
 this point were hurled in thousands of 
 those fearful bolts, whidi, although they 
 destroyed ami pulverized, at the same 
 time added strength to. the formidable 
 walls. TlKUisaiiils of gabions, filled 
 with sand, are found inside the bomb 
 proofs constructed by the enemy, which 
 remain iu a good state of preservation, 
 in spite of the pounding they received. 
 
 It was not until noon that the last 
 landing was completed. Standing on 
 the ennobled, demolished jjarapet, 
 overlooking the dense cj'owd assembled 
 in the parade ground, and viewing the 
 fleet of gunboats, monitors, and steamers 
 lying but a short distance off", dressed 
 In their brllli;int regalia, the scene was 
 lieyond the touch of the painter's pencil. 
 
 in the center of the parade ground 
 was the stand from which Eev. Henry 
 A\'ard Beecher, tlie orator of the daj-, 
 was to deliver his address. It was a 
 slightly elevated platform, enclosed 
 with boughs of myrtle, standing under- 
 neath a temple of liberty, festooned and 
 entwined with bunting and wreaths of 
 flowers. When the distinguished gen- 
 tlemen who were to occupy the plat- 
 form entered the parade ground, as soon 
 as they were recognized, they were re- 
 ceived with jubilant demonstrations. 
 But none were received with such loud 
 cheers as Mr. Beecher. \% was a fittiug 
 welcome to the great champion of tiie 
 rights of man. 
 
 Among those on the stand represent- 
 ing the navy were Admiral Dahlgren 
 and Captain Bradford, Pay-master VVat- 
 mough. Engineer Dawley, Judge-.advo- 
 cate Cowley, and Lieutenant-commander 
 Matthews, of his stafl', and Commodore 
 Rowan. There were over two hundred 
 naval officers present. 
 
 The army was represented by Generals 
 Gilmore, Anderson, Dix, Washburne, 
 Doubleday, Delafield, Grover, Il.atch, 
 Saxton, and Molineaux, most of whom 
 had tlieir respective staffs with them ; 
 also Assistant Secretary of Navy Fox, 
 Professor Davis, of West Point acad- 
 emy. Adjutant-general Townsend, and 
 Colonel Gtiiley, connuauding the post. 
 
 Among the notable citizens were Sen- 
 ator Wilson, William Lloyd Garrison, 
 lion. Samuel Hooper, and Ex-governor 
 Clifford, of Massachusetts, Lieutenant- 
 governor Anderson, of Ohio, Justice 
 Swayue, of the Supreme Court of the 
 
 United States, Judges Strong and 
 Thomijson and Congressman Kelley, of 
 Pennsylvania, George Thompson, of 
 England, and other distinguished gen- 
 tlemen. 
 
 Dr. Mackey, the eminent Free Mason, 
 who has never swerved from his fealty 
 to the government during the trying 
 hours of the Rebellion, was also present 
 with his wife and two daughters. The 
 wife and children of (Tcneral Anderson 
 and the daughter of General Dix were 
 also on the stand. 
 
 It is estimated that at least three thou- 
 sand people were present, one-sixth 
 being ladies. There were also large 
 iletachments of wliitc and colored 
 troops, marines, and sailors, serving as 
 guards of honor. 
 
 Massachusetts was represented by the 
 Fifty-fourth colored regiment, whose 
 gallant and noble colonel ll<'s In a hero's 
 grave on the shores of Morris Island. 
 
 The ceremonies of the occasion com- 
 meuceil with the singing of a song and 
 chorus, entitled "Victory ;it L.-ist!'' 
 which was received with rapturous ap- 
 plause. Then followed tlie reading of a 
 portion of Scripture by the venerable 
 Chaplain Harris, of the I'uited States 
 army (who made the prayer at the rais- 
 ing of the flag when Major .Vuderson 
 removed his command from Fort Moul- 
 trie to Fort Sumter, Dec. •_>", 1800), 
 followed by a fervent and impressive 
 prayer by the same gentleman, during 
 which the utmost silence was observed. 
 Kev. Dr. Storrs, Jr., of New Ycu'k, then 
 read the humlred and twenty-sixth, 
 forty-seventh, ninety-eighth, and part of 
 the twentieth Psalms — In the reading 
 of the last of which he was joined by 
 the assembly. Adjutant-general Town- 
 senil then in a clear voice read Major 
 Anderson's dispatches, dated "Steam- 
 ship Ha\l\i\ oft" Sandy Hook, April 18, 
 1801," announcing the fall of Fort 
 Sumter. 
 
 Preiiarations were now made for 
 hoisting the flag, which was no sooner 
 brought to view than there was aroused 
 a burst of joy. A few moments, and 
 every thing was In readiness. Stepping 
 forward. General Anderson, on whom 
 devolved the pleasurable duty of re- 
 storing to its original place on the fort 
 the identical flag which, after an hon- 
 oral)lc and gallant defense, he was com- 
 pelled to lower to the Insurgents, made 
 the following remarks : 
 
 General Anderson's .Address. 
 
 "I am here, my friends and fellow- 
 citizens and brother-soldiers, to perform 
 an act of duty which Is dear to my heart, 
 and whicii all of you present appreciate 
 and feel. Did I listen to the promptings 
 of my own heart. I would not attempt 
 to speak ; but I have been desired by 
 the Secretary of War to make a few re- 
 marks. By the considerate apjioint- 
 ment of the honored Secretary of \Var, 
 1 am jirivileged to fulfill the cherished 
 wish of my heart through four long 
 years of bloody war, to restore to its 
 proper place this very flag which 
 floated here during peace before the 
 first act of this cruel Rebellion. Thank 
 
 God, I have lived to see this day ! [ap- 
 plause] — that T have lived to be "here to 
 perform this, perhaps, the last act of 
 duty to my country in this life. My 
 heart is filled with gratitude to Al- 
 mighty (Jod for the signal blessings 
 which He has given us — blessings be- 
 yond number. Alay all the world (iro- 
 claim — '(Jlory to God in the highest! 
 on e.-irtli peace and good will toward 
 men I ' " 
 
 On the conclusion of his remarks lie 
 seized the halliards and with a firm and 
 steady pull ran aloft tlie (dd flag. No 
 sooner had it caught the breeze than 
 there was one tumultuous sIkhiI. It 
 was an Inspiring moment — grand .-ind 
 sublime — n(>ver to be ex[ierlenced again. 
 "Our fl.-ig was there" — its crimson 
 folds, tatti'i-ed but not dislujuored, re- 
 generated and b.aptlzed anew in the fires 
 of liberty. 
 
 (ieneral .\nilcrson could hardly re- 
 strain his emotions. 'I'ears of joy "tilled 
 the eyes of nearly every one present. 
 When tlK' flag re;ielie<l it"s height it was 
 saluted with one hundred guns from 
 Sumter, and with a national salute Ironi 
 Fort Moullrie and I'.atlery Bee on Sul- 
 livan's Island, Fort Putnam on .Morris 
 island, ami Fort .lolinson on James isl- 
 and — places coii>;|)lcuous In the Inaugu- 
 ration of the licbelllon. It was emi- 
 nently approi)riale for them to take a 
 part not less prominent In this national 
 rejoicing over the restoration of the na- 
 tional authority. N.-itlonal airs were also 
 played by the band, which was followed 
 by the singing of the " Star-spangled 
 Banner" with a tbrlllliig eft'ect. 
 
 Previous to the raising of the flag the 
 steamer I'ldntir, ('apt. Hubert Small, 
 who, it will be remembered, ran the 
 Rebel gauntlet in ISO:;, came to the fort 
 loaded down wUh between 2000 and 
 3000 of the emancipated race, of all 
 ages and sizes. Their ai)i)earance was 
 warmly welcomed. Captain Small was 
 subse(iuently Introduced to many dis- 
 tinguished gentlemen, to whom he nar- 
 rated his Interesting adventure with 
 lively satisfaction. 
 
 Rev. Henry \Var(l Beecher then made 
 the following address : 
 
 Address l>y the Itev. Henry Want Beecher. 
 
 Mr. Beecher said: On this solemn 
 and joyful day we again lift to the 
 breeze inir fathers' flag, now again the 
 banner of the fnited States, with the 
 fervent prayer that God would crown 
 it with honor, protect it from treason, 
 and send it down to our children with 
 all the blessings of eivlHz.-ition, liberty, 
 and religion. Ha)ipily no bird or beast 
 of prey has been inscrilied upon It. The 
 stars that redeem the night from dark- 
 ness, anil the beams of retl light that 
 beautify the morning, havi' been united 
 upon its folds. As long as the sun en- 
 dures, or the stars, may It wave over a 
 nation neither enslaved nor enslaving! 
 [Great a])plause.] Onci'. and but once, 
 has treason dislionored it. In that In- 
 sane hour, when the guiltiest and blood- 
 iest Rebels of time hurled their fires 
 upon the fort, }ou, sir [turning to (ien- 
 eral Anderson], and a small, heroic band 
 
172 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 stood within tlioso now crunihlcd walls 
 ami did gallant and Jnst battle for tlie 
 honor and dctVnse of the nation's ban- 
 ner. [Ai)|ihiusi'.] In that cope of lire this 
 glorious Hag still ]itaecfully waved to 
 the breeze above your head, uneouseious 
 of harm as the stars and skies above it. 
 Once it was sliot down. xV gallant hand, 
 in whose eare this day it has been, 
 plucked it from the ground and reai'ed 
 it again, east dov.n, hut not destroyed. 
 After a vain resistance, with trembling 
 liand aiul sad lieart you withdrew it 
 from the height, closed its wings, and 
 bore it far away, sternly, to sleep amid 
 tlie tumult of Kebellionand the thunder 
 of battle. The lirst act of war had be- 
 gun — the long night of four years had 
 set in, while tlie giddy traitors whirled 
 in a maze of exhilaration. Dim horrors 
 were already ailvaneing, that were ere 
 long to till the land with blood. To-day 
 you are returned. Again we devoutly 
 join with you in thanksgiving to Al- 
 mighty God. that He has spared your 
 lionored life and vouchsafed to j'ou the 
 honors of this day. 
 
 " AVe, the people of the Ignited States, 
 in order to form a more perfect Union, 
 establish justice, ensure domestic tran- 
 quilit}', jjrovide for the common defense, 
 promote tiie general welfare, and secure 
 the blessings of liberty to ourselves and 
 our posterit}', do ordain this Constitu- 
 tion for the "rnited States of .Vmerica." 
 Again, in the awful convention of war, 
 the people of the United States, for the 
 very ends just recited, have debated, 
 settled, and ordained certain funda- 
 mental truths, which must henceforth 
 be acted and obeyed. Xor is any state, 
 or any individual, wise who shall disre- 
 gard them. They are to civil atliiirs 
 what the natural laws are to health — 
 indispensable conditions of peace and 
 happiness. What ai'e the ordinances 
 given by peoi)le sjieaking out of tire 
 anil darkness of war, with authority 
 inspired by that same Ood who gave 
 the law from Siu<ai amid thunders and 
 trunii)et voices? Fimt — That these 
 United States shall he one and indivis- 
 ible. Scrtiiiil — That states are not ab- 
 solut(dy sovereign, and have no right 
 to dismendier the ri'public. Third — 
 'I'hat universal liberty is indispensable 
 to Jiepublican government, and th.-it 
 slavery shall be utterly and forever 
 abolished. Such are the results of war. 
 'J'hey are worth all (hey have cost. 
 'J'bey are foundations of praise. They 
 will secure benelils to all nations as 
 well as to us. Our highest wisdom and 
 duty are to accept the facts as the decrees 
 of God. We are expected to forget all 
 that has hapjjened! — yes, the wrath, the 
 conllii-t, the i-ru(dty, but not those over- 
 ruling decrees of (iod which this war 
 has proninmced ;is sohimnly .'is on 
 Mount Sinai; (iod says: •' i;emeud)er, 
 remember!" Ih'ar it to-day under this 
 sun — tinder that lirigbt child of the 
 sun, our banner — with the eyes of (his 
 nation and of the world upon us, we 
 repeat the syllables of God's evidence, 
 and recite the solemn decrees. No more 
 Disunion 1 No more Secession! No 
 nioiM' Slaverv ! 
 
 From this pulpit of broken stone we 
 speak afresh our earnest greeting to all 
 our land. We ofier to the President of 
 these United States our solemn congrat- 
 ulations that (iod has sustained his life 
 and health under the unparalleled bur- 
 den and sufl'erings of four bloody years, 
 and permitted him to behold this au- 
 spicious consummation of that national 
 unity for which he has waited with so 
 much iiatience and fortituiie, and for 
 which he has labored with such disinter- 
 ested wisdom. [Applause.] To the 
 members of the government associated 
 with him in the administration of peril- 
 ous aftiiirs in critical times, to the sena- 
 tors and representatives of the United 
 States who have eagerly fashioned the 
 instruments by whieli tjie popular will 
 might express and enforce its<'lf, we ten- 
 der our grateful thanks. [Applause.] 
 To the officers and men of the army and 
 navy who have so faithfully, skillfully, 
 and gloriously upheld their country's 
 authority by sutVering, labor.and sublime 
 courage, we otl'er here a tribute beyond 
 the compass of words. [Great applause.] 
 Upon these true and faithful citizens, 
 men and women, who have borne up 
 with unrtinching, in the darkest hour, 
 and covered the land with their labors 
 of love and charity, we invoke the Divin- 
 est blessings of Him whom they have 
 so truly iinitated. [Applause.]" But 
 chiefly to the G<k1 of our fathers we ren- 
 der tlianksgiviiig and praise, for that 
 wondrous Providence that has brought 
 forth from such a harvest of war the 
 seed of so much liberty and peace. We 
 invoke peace upon the North. Peace be 
 to the West. Peace be upon the South. 
 In the name of God we lift up our ban- 
 ner and dedicate it to peace, reunion, 
 and liberty, now and forevermore, amen ! 
 [Great aiijilause.] 
 
 Mr. lieeclK'r's address was delivered 
 in his usually matchless, eloquent, and 
 eft'ective manner, and was frequently 
 int( rruiited by shouts of applause. "Old 
 Hundred '■ was then sung with great 
 efl'ect. The closing prayer and bene- 
 diction were pronounced by I!ev. Doctor 
 Storrs, which concluded the exercises. 
 
 In the evening several vessids of the 
 fleet, which had moved up to the city 
 and extended in a line from the Atlantic 
 wharves to the Battery, were brilliantly 
 illuminated from truck to deck with red, 
 white, and blue colored lanterns. A 
 grand display of fireworks also took 
 place from their decks. 
 
 At one of tbe jirivate residences there 
 was a brllliaiil party assembleii. 
 
 The celebraiion was a great success, 
 and reflects honor on all concerned, and 
 to none nior(! than Col. Stewart L. 
 ^Voollford, chief of General Gilmore's 
 stafl', who had charge of all the arrange- 
 inenls for thi' accommodation, safety, 
 anil comfort of the invited guests. — 
 [Boston Journal. 
 
 for him that he did. With Sherman, 
 twice as strong in men, and still more 
 in the morale and effectiveness of his 
 army, pressing n])on him in front; with 
 Sheridan's resistless cavalrj' coming 
 down upon his left flank, and Stoneman 
 blocking up his rear, successful resist- 
 ance and escape were alike impossible. 
 His force would have been crushed to 
 atoms. Still, out of regard to the lives 
 of our brave soldiers — no matter how 
 few might liave been sacrificed — we are 
 glad that Johnston jirevented any fur- 
 ther fighting by his surrender. 
 
 He has closed up the military chapter 
 of the l{ebellion. There is now no organ- 
 ized Rebel army this side of the Missis- 
 sippi — nothing but isolated garrisons, 
 which will surrender when called upon, 
 or fugitive or predatory bands, which 
 will soon disperse. Nor is there any 
 reason to believe that the Eebel forces 
 west of the Mississippi will give further 
 trouble, though they may hokl together 
 for a time, to shield the attempt of Jeff. 
 Davis and the other chief traitors to 
 escape through Texas. But the latter 
 must move (juickly, if at all, because a 
 cordon of Union forces will soon be 
 placed along the whole trans-Mississippi 
 bolder. 
 
 Apostrophe to the Union. 
 
 Dissolve tile Cnioiil Who \voulil part 
 The cliain that bimls U8 heart to iicart? 
 Eacii link was forged by sainted sires 
 Amid the Kevolution's flres; 
 Anil cooleil — oh, where so rich a lloofl? — 
 In Warren's ami in Sumter's blood. 
 
 Dissolve the Union! Be like France 
 When Terror reared his bloody lanee, 
 And man became Destruction's child, 
 And woman, in hor p.assions wild. 
 Danced in the life-blood of her Qneen 
 Beside the dreadful guillotine! 
 
 Dissolve the Union ! Yes, you may, 
 Poor counterfeits of noble clay. 
 When mind shall wander with the brute. 
 And thistles bear Hesperian fruit ; 
 And Hell, in her red arches, be 
 A welcome Heaven to such as ye. 
 
 Dissolve the Union! Roll away 
 The spangled Hag of glory's day. 
 Blot nut the hist'ry of the brave. 
 And desecrate each patriot's grave; 
 And then above the wreck of years, 
 (Juatl'an eternity of tears. 
 
 Dissolve the Union ! Can it be 
 
 That they who speak such words arc free? 
 
 Great (iod! did any die to save 
 
 Sncli sordid wretches from the grave — 
 
 When breast to breast, and hand to hand, 
 
 Our patriot lathers freed the land? 
 
 Dissolvi^ the Union! Ho, forbear; 
 
 The sword of Damocles is there; 
 
 Uut but tlie hair, and earth shall know 
 
 A darlier, deadlier t.ale of woo 
 
 Than IHs'trv's crimson page has told 
 
 Since Nero's cap in blood was roll'd. 
 
 Dissolve the Union ! Speak, yc hills, 
 Ye everlasting mountains cry ; 
 
 Shriek out, ye streams and mingling rills. 
 And ocean, roar in agony; 
 
 Dead lieroes! leap from glory's sod. 
 
 And shield the manor of your tiod! 
 
 Surrender of Johnston. 
 
 There ap])ears to be no dotibt that 
 Gen. Joe Jolinslon has surrendered to 
 General Sherman on the same terms 
 which were accorded to Lee. It is well 
 
 Capture of Mobile. 
 
 It is hard amid the bewildering transi- 
 tions of public feeling during the last 
 week, to realize that the war, in some 
 parts of the country, has been going on 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 173 
 
 in the old style. Mobile has been fought 
 for, defended, and captured, like New 
 Orleans, Nashville, Newbern, Wilming- 
 ton, and Richmond itself. The Rebel 
 communications were probably so broken 
 up, and Mobile so closely invested, that 
 it is very likely its garrisons received 
 no tidings of the fall of Petersburg and 
 Richmond, and so fought out the atlair 
 just as desperately as if their Rebel 
 capital and finest army had been still de- 
 fiaut. Our men also prosecuted the at- 
 tack in the same spirit as if the loyal 
 cause was depending solely for the time 
 being on their strong arms. 
 
 They deserve, therefore, all the honor 
 for their important victory which it 
 would have gained for them in the 
 darkest hour of the war. Its effects will 
 add powerfully to the other current evi- 
 dence of the broken and hopeless for- 
 tunes of the Rebellion. Every coast 
 city this side of Texas is now in posses- 
 sion of the government. A resistless 
 array can ascend the watercourses of 
 Alabama and Mississippi, or throw itself 
 into the heart of Georgia, in case Jeff. 
 Davis with the rump of the Richmond 
 cabal should lie disposed to make fur- 
 ther trouble in that section. It will also 
 become much more (iillicultfor the chief 
 conspirators to escape from the country, 
 as our forces lie nearly athwart the 
 whole route to Texas, their onlj' avenue 
 of exit. 
 
 APPALLINB CIRCUMSTANCES! 
 
 THE 
 
 PRESIDENT SHOT 
 
 AND MORTALLY WOUNDED! 
 
 ESCAPE or THE MURDERER. 
 
 ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF 
 SECRETARY SEWARD. 
 
 THE RECOVERY OF MR. 
 DOUBTFUL. 
 
 SEWARD 
 
 Frederick Seward, his Son, Supposed 
 to be Mortally Hurt. 
 
 J. Wilkes Booth, the Actor, the 
 Alleged Assassin. 
 
 Washington, April 14. The metrop- 
 olis has been to-night the scene of a 
 double attempt at assassination — Presi- 
 dent Lincoln and Secretary .Seward 
 having been the victims of an evidently 
 deep-laid plot, which has no parallel in 
 American historv. 
 
 It has been the custom of President 
 Lincoln to frequently attend the theaters 
 hero, to escape from the otiice-seekers 
 and volunteer -advisers who have 
 haunted him at the White House. In 
 the papers of this afternoon it was an- 
 nounced that he, with Mrs. Lincoln and 
 Lieutenant-general Grant, would to- 
 night attend Ford's theater, to witness 
 Miss Laura Keene iu the jiart of Alice 
 Trenchard in '• Our American Cousin." 
 The house was crowded. The President 
 occupied what is termed the state-box, 
 composed of the two lower right-hand 
 private Ijoxes thrown into one, and 
 ornamented with flags. Mr. Lincoln 
 enjoyed the performance, and was in 
 unusually good spirits, chatting with 
 Mrs. Lincoln and Miss Harris, who was 
 of the party, when he, without warning, 
 received his death wound. The assassin 
 passed the door of the box which had 
 been used and fired through the closed 
 door next the stage. He then rushed 
 on the stage, brandishing a bowie-knife, 
 and exclaimed, '• Hir, semper ti/rannis." 
 Evidently acquainted with the stage, he 
 made his way between the scenes to a 
 side door, mounted a horse tied there, 
 and escaped. 
 
 The screams of Mrs. Lincoln first dis- 
 closed the fact to the audience that the 
 President had been shot, when all pres- 
 ent rose to their feet, rushing toward 
 the .stage, many exclaiming: "Hang 
 him ! hang him ! "' The excitement was 
 of the wildest possible description, and 
 of course there was an abrupt termina- 
 tion of the theatrical performance. 
 
 There \\as a rush toward the Presi- 
 dent's box, when cries were heard, 
 '' Stand back and give him air! " " Has 
 any one stiumlants I " Ou a hasty ex- 
 amination it was found that the Presi- 
 dent had been shot through the- head 
 above and back of the temporal bone, 
 and that some of the brain was oozing 
 out. He was removed to a private 
 house ojiposite the theater, and the 
 Surgeon-general of tlie army and other 
 surgeons were sent for to attend to his 
 condition. 
 
 On an examination of the private box 
 blood was discovered on the back of the 
 cushioned rocking chair on which the 
 President had been sitting, also on the 
 partition and on the floor. A connnon 
 single-barrelled pocket-pistol was found 
 on the carpet. 
 
 A military guard was placed in front 
 of the private residence to which the 
 President had been conveyed. An im- 
 mense crowd was in front of it, all 
 deeply anxious to learn the condition of 
 the President. 
 
 It bad been previously announced that 
 the wound was mortal, but all hoped 
 otherwise. 
 
 The shock to the community is terrible. 
 
 At midnight the Cabinet, with Messrs. 
 Sumner, Colfax, and Farnsworth, Judge 
 Curtis, Governor Oglesby, General 
 Meigs, Colonel Hay, and a few personal 
 friends, with Surgeon-general Barnes 
 and his immediate assistants, were 
 around his bedside. 
 
 The President was in a state of syn- 
 cope, totally insensible and breathing 
 
 slowly. The blood oozed from the 
 woimd at the back of his head. The 
 .surgeons exhausted cvi-ry effort of med- 
 ical skill, but all hojie was gone. 
 
 The parting of his family with the 
 dying President is too sad for descrip- 
 tion. 
 
 The President and Mrs. Lincoln did 
 not start for the Ihcater until 15 minutes 
 after S o'clock. Sjjcakcr <'olfax was at 
 the While Hou.se at the time, and the 
 President stated to him that he was 
 going, although Mrs. Lincoln had not 
 been well, because the papers had an- 
 nounced that he and General (Jrant were 
 to be present, and as (ieneral Grant had 
 gone North, he did moI wish the .-uidience 
 to lie disaii])oiuIed. He went with ap- 
 parent reluctance, .-ind urged Mr. CoUax 
 to go with him, but that gentleman had 
 made other arrangements, and with Mr. 
 Ashman of Massachusetts bade him 
 good-bye. 
 
 When the excitement at the theater 
 was at its wildest height rejiorts were 
 circulated that Secretary Seward had 
 also been assassinated. On reaching 
 this gentleman's residenee, a crowd and 
 a military guard were found at the door, 
 and on entering it was ascertained that 
 the reports were based on truth. 
 
 Every body there was so excited that 
 scarcely an int(dligible word could be 
 gathered ; but the facts arc substantially 
 as follows : 
 
 About ten o'clock a man rang the 
 door bell, and the call having been 
 answered by a colored servant, he said 
 he had come from Doctor A'erdi, Mr. 
 Seward's family physician, with a lue- 
 scription, at tlie same time holding in 
 his hand a small ])iece of folded jiaper, 
 and saying, iu answer to a refus;'.l, that 
 he must see the .Secretary, as ho, was 
 entrusted with particular directions 
 concerning the medicines. He still in- 
 sisted on gi>ing up, although re|)e.-itedly 
 informed that no <uie could enter the 
 chamber. The man jiusIiimI the servant 
 aside and walked heavily low.-ird the 
 Secretary's room, and was there met by 
 Frederick Seward, «( whom Ik^ de- 
 manded to see the Secretary, making 
 the same representation whicli he did 
 to the servant. What further passid 
 in the way of collo()uy is m)t known, 
 but the man struck him on the head 
 with a billy, severely injuring the skull 
 and felling him ahnost senseless. 
 
 The whole city is aroused. The gar- 
 rison is getting under arms, and there 
 are manifestations of the deepest feel- 
 ing. 
 
 it is asserted that the assassin of the 
 President is .1. Wilkes Booth, the actor, 
 who is known to have expressed the 
 most violent Secession sentimeuts. 
 
 One o'clock — It is a warm, clear, moon- 
 light night, and crowds are abroad to 
 learn the sad news. Tenth street, in 
 which Ford's theater is situated, is the 
 sad center of attraction, and there are 
 thousands kept back from the house iu 
 which the President is breathing his 
 last, by a strong guard. 
 
 A gentleman present informs me that 
 the President was seated in the box, 
 listening attentively to the conclusion of 
 
174 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 the thin! act of the play, when the as- 
 sassin entered. Mr. IJathtxiue of New 
 York, who was in the liox, rose to iu- 
 (juire tlic cause of the iutcrruiition, tint 
 before III- coulii speak the assassin drew 
 a pocket pistol and aimed at the Presi- 
 dent's hi'ad, tired the fatal ball, which 
 entered the back of the head, coining 
 out near the eye. Droi)pinK the pistol 
 the assassin drew a bowie knife, and 
 woundino- Mr. Kathbone in the shoulder, 
 leajied over the edge of the box down 
 on the stage and disappeared behind 
 the scenes, escaping by a side door. lie 
 mounted his horse ami gailoiied away. 
 
 The scene at the boarding house op- 
 posite the theater, to which the un- 
 conscious victim was carried, is de- 
 scribed as impressive and sad. 
 
 The President lies on abed in the back 
 room, surrounded by his family, Cabinet, 
 and a few friends. ' Senator Sumner is 
 at his side, weeping over the dejiarting 
 author of the Emancipation Procla- 
 mation, whose goodness of heart the 
 .Senator so well knows. 
 
 Mrs. Lincoln and her sons are in the 
 deepest grief, and poorThaddeus refuses 
 to look upon his father, whose features 
 are sadly distorted. The Surgeon-gen- 
 eral and other prominent surgeons are 
 present, but tliey can do nothing. 
 
 Vice-president Johnson arrived about 
 half-past twelve and joined the sad 
 group. 
 
 \Vhile some are confident that it was 
 a second assassin who assaulted Secre- 
 tary Seward, others thiid< that it was 
 the same hand which dealt all the blows. 
 Not only the Secretary was wounded, 
 but two of his sons. 
 
 Tlie Assistant Secretary and tlie Pay- 
 master, with the nurses in attendance, 
 were stabbed or cut by the infuriated 
 demon. 
 
 The Secretary was not dangerously 
 wdunded, liut the loss of blood and the 
 excitement may prove fatal. His son 
 Frederick is " also unconscious at 
 present. 
 
 Ilalf-ijast one.— The President lingers 
 insensible, with his life-blood eb!)ing 
 away. It is a slight consolation to 
 leari'i that (ieneral Grant has reached 
 I'liiladelphia uidianned, as fears have 
 been eiitertaine(l that a plot had been 
 laid and that he might liave also I)een a 
 victim. 
 
 So passeth away the cli.-impion of Lib- 
 erty .and Union ! a devoted husband, an 
 ind'idgent father, a sincere frien<l, an ex- 
 emplai-y citizen, and honest man — may 
 (iod in' his mercy [jrotect the i'nited 
 Slates '. 
 
 General (jrant and wife were adver- 
 tised to be at the theater this even- 
 ing, but he started for Burlington, N. .1., 
 this evening. 
 
 At the Cabinet meeting, al which 
 (Jeneral Grant was present, tlie subjei't 
 of the state of the country and the pros- 
 jiect of a speedy ])eace was discussed. 
 'J'lie President was very cheerful and 
 hopeful, and spoke very kindly of <ien- 
 eral Lee and others, and of the Con- 
 federacy, and of the establishment of a 
 government in Virginia. -MI the mem- 
 bers of the Cabinet excei)t Mr. Seward 
 
 are now in attendance upon the Presi- 
 dent. 
 
 I have seen Mr. Seward, but he and 
 Frederick were lioth unconscious. — 
 [Boston Journal. 
 
 Washix<;ton. April 1.5 — i : .'iO a. m. 
 The President is still alive, but the case 
 is absolutely hopeless. 
 
 The Very Latest. 
 
 Washington, April l.'i — .'i a. m. 
 Miijiir-ijcneral Dix : 
 
 The President still breathes, but is 
 ((uite insensible, as he has been ever 
 since he was shot. 
 
 He evidently did not see the person 
 who .shot him", but was looking on the 
 stage while he was approached from be- 
 hind. 
 
 Mr. Seward has rallied, and it is hoped 
 that he mav live. 
 
 THE AWFUL TRAGEDY, 
 
 DEATH oFlFBELOf ED 
 
 MR. SEWARD'S CONDITION 
 UNCHANGED. 
 
 State of the Other Victims ! 
 
 Positive Evidence that J. Wilkes 
 Booth was one of the Assassins. 
 
 Another Man also Engaged in the 
 Bloody Work. 
 
 W'Mi 1m;paktment, ( 
 
 Washington, .\iii-il 1.")— 4 : 10 a. m. i 
 Ti> .\f(rinr-general Dix: 
 
 'the I'resident continues insensil)le ami is 
 sinkiiifT- 
 
 Seeii'lary Seward remains without cliange. 
 
 I''ieilcrick Seward's skull is rracturcd in two 
 lilaces, hrsiiles a severe cut upon tlio head. 
 
 The attenilant is still alive, but lioiieless. 
 
 Majcir Seward's wounds are not dangerous. 
 
 It " is iKiw ascertained with reasonable 
 certainty that two assassins were entjaged 
 in the honil>Ie crime, Wilkes Booth bcinj,' the 
 one that shot the President. The other was 
 a ccniiiiaiiion of his, whose name is not 
 known, but whose description is so clear that 
 lie can hardly escape. 
 
 11 appears 'ironi a letter found in liooth's 
 trunk, that the muriler was planned bi'lorethe 
 ■nil of March, but Iidl through then, hecau.se 
 the aei-oni|iliee backed out until Richmond 
 could be heard IVoni. 
 
 I'.Dolh and his aectnnplice were al the livery 
 stable at i; o'clock last eveniiif,', and left there 
 with their horses about HI o'clock or shortly 
 before that hour. 
 
 11 would seem that they had fin- several 
 davs been seeking their chance, ami for .some 
 nnkuown reason it was not cariaeil into etfeet 
 nnlil last night. 
 
 One III them has evidently made his way 
 to Kattimori*. 
 
 The other has not yet been traced. 
 
 (Signed.) " K. M. .STANTON, 
 
 .Secretary of War. 
 
 War Dkpartmest, j 
 Washisoto.s, April l.i, 8 A. .M. ( 
 yfajor-general Dix: 
 
 Abraham Lincoln died this morning at 
 twenty-two minutes after 7 o'cloc-k. 
 
 E. M. 8TANTOS, Secretary of War. 
 
 LATER. 
 
 Washin(;ton, April 1.5 — 11 a. m. 
 The reported death of Secretary Seward 
 and his son Frederick is erroneous. 
 Both are still alive, but in a critical 
 state. 
 
 ilajor Seward is not in a dangerous 
 condition. Vice-president Johnson has 
 been sworn in. Ko trains are allowed 
 to leave Washington. 
 
 The Death of the President — Grief 
 and Indignation of the People. 
 
 New York, April I.t — 9 a. m. In- 
 tense sorrow is depicted on all coun- 
 tenances at the terrible events that oc- 
 curred in Washington last night, and the 
 grief of all good men is apiiarent every- 
 where at tlie demise of the President. 
 Xo flags were hoisted in this city this 
 niorning until the state of the President 
 was known, when they were all jilaced 
 at half-mast. The people appear per- 
 fectly horrified, and the utmost rage is 
 felt towards all known Secessionists and 
 Kebel sympathizers. 
 
 Philadf.li'Iiia, April l."i. The most 
 intense horror is excited by the lamen- 
 table fate of the President. The city 
 was decorated with flags, and every 
 house gave evidence of preparations for 
 the illumination fixed for Monday even- 
 ing. The public joy give place to 
 mourning, and there is a deep feeling of 
 rage. 
 
 \i;w Bki>f<h!I>, Mass., April 15. The 
 hells in the city have been tolling from 
 an early hour tiiis niorning. TheProvost- 
 niarshal's nflice and other government 
 oflices and many private dwellings and 
 stores ;ire draped in inourning, and a 
 gener.-il solemnity pervades the whole 
 city on account of the death of Presi- 
 dent Lincoln, and the assassination of 
 Secretary Seward. 
 
 Bancoh, Me., April 15. The terrible 
 news of the assassination of the Presi- 
 dent was received here with the most 
 profound grief. The stores were gen- 
 erally closed and draiied in inourning. 
 .\11 tlie flags of the city are placed at 
 half-mast. .\ iiublic meeting is being 
 h(dd, to make tirrangements for a lu'oij- 
 er observance of the mournful event. 
 .Minute guns will be fired from 12 to 4 
 o'clock this P. .\I. 
 
 The aiijialling calamity at the na- 
 tional capittil has caused a general sus- 
 pension of business througbout the city. 
 The Cusldm house was closed at tin 
 early hour, as were many of the priiici- 
 jial stores, and there was no session at 
 the Brokers" board. Many of these 
 stores are closed and are being draped 
 in the emblems of inourning. 
 
 A dispatch from New Yiuk says busi- 
 ness in that city is almost entirely sus- 
 pended to-day. The Gold room, Bro- 
 kers' board, and other places of trade 
 were all closed. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 175 
 
 THE ASSASSINATION OF 
 PRESIDENT LINCOLN. 
 
 FURTHER PARTICULARS. 
 
 Evidoiit Intent to Assassinate 
 Secretary Stanton also. 
 
 Wasiunkton, April lo. The Presi- 
 dent and AssistiiDt Seeretary of State* 
 have passed from eartli — two new vic- 
 tims to the barbarism of Slavery. 
 
 It is a rain}', gloomy morning, and the 
 national metropolis is already clothed in 
 mourning. lUisiuess is suspended. The 
 flags whicli have of late waved so 
 proudly, droop at half-mast, and as the 
 particulars of the deliberately plot- 
 ted assassination become known, the 
 feeling of horror tliat men could he 
 , such villains is intense. 
 
 The President was shot with a com- 
 mon pocket-pistol, resembling a Der- 
 ringer, which tlie assassin fired within a 
 few feet of him. The fatal ball entered 
 the head near the temple bone, about 
 three inches from the leftear,peuetrating 
 nearly to the eye. lie fell forward from 
 the rocking chair in which lie was seated, 
 intent upon the performance, and re- 
 mained in a state of syncope till he 
 breathed his last breath, at twenty min- 
 utes past 7 o'clock this morning. 
 
 The report of the pistol and the 
 theatrical exit of the assassin attracted 
 attention to th(> President's box, ^^•hich 
 was entered by those in its vicinity, 
 wlio raised him from tlie floor. ,\s the 
 back of the cliair in which Mr. Lincoln 
 sat was bloody, it was thought that he 
 was wounded in tlie back, and his clothes 
 were stripped from his shoulders, but 
 no wound was at first found. He was 
 entirely insensilde. Further search re- 
 vealeil the fact that he had been shot 
 in the head, as described elsewhere. 
 
 Major Potter, pay-master in tlie army, 
 and jiajor Itatlibone, the latter having 
 been in the box with President Lincoln, 
 assisted by others, carried the President 
 fi-om the theater, the blood from the 
 death-wound falling upon the floor, 
 stairway, and sidewalk, as he was borne 
 to the nearest house opposite, which was 
 that of Mr. like. 
 
 Mrs. Lincoln was assisted in crossing 
 the street with the President in a frantic 
 condition, both she and her young sou 
 uttering lieart-rending shrieks. She 
 was attended by Miss Laura Keene and 
 others. 
 
 At the house, an army surgeon being 
 at hand, he called for a small quantity 
 of brandy, which was administered, and 
 it was thereupon announced to the press- 
 ing, excited crowd that he was alive 
 and not dead, as Mrs. Lincoln iu her 
 agony insisted. It was then found that 
 Major Kathbone had received a wound 
 in the arm, which he had intentionally 
 concealed to prevent excitement. He 
 then fainted. The Surgeon-general was 
 sent for, and Doctors Halt and Stone 
 also arrived. 
 
 * So far :is coneeriiufl the latter otiicial, this 
 announccinent wus a mistake. 
 
 Senator Sumner was one of the first 
 to arrive at the martyr's bedside. The 
 Senator, on being notified of the sad oc- 
 currence, hastened to tlie AVhite house, 
 where every thing was tranquil, for the 
 sentinels and the porter had only heard 
 of the assault on Secretary Seward. 
 
 Capt. Robert Lincoln wlio was there 
 was ignorant of the sad news in store 
 for him ; but soon a carriage dashed up 
 w ith the tidings. Senator Sumner and 
 f 'aptain Lincoln at once took the vehicle 
 and -nere driven at full speed to the 
 house in which the President lay. The 
 surgeons pronounced him beyond the 
 reach of tlieir skill, as the brain was 
 oozing from the wound. He lay inseu- 
 sil>le, and at first his pulse was at 45. 
 Gradually, as the blood rushed towards 
 the brain, it produced a painful ])ressure, 
 and the pulse increased, while the death- 
 stricken man breathed loudly, iiainfully, 
 and with difiiculty. At times the sur- 
 geon introduced a probe, which would let 
 out blood and produce ti'mjiorary relief, 
 but there was no hope. The sulli'rer's 
 ]iulse increased to 100, while the rush of 
 hlood made his eyes protrmie from the 
 sockets, and the flesh around them be- 
 came discolored. Fortunately, perhaps, 
 for him, his last moments were passed in 
 a state of unconsciousness, and he gave 
 up the ghost without a murmur. May 
 he rest in peace I — [Boston Journal. 
 
 Assumption of the Duties of Presi- 
 dent by Mr. Johnson — No Change 
 in the Cabinet. 
 
 War DkI'aktmf.nt, / 
 
 Wasiiingtux, April In, 1865. ) 
 To Major-general Dix : 
 
 The otTioial notice of the death of the late 
 President Abraham Lincoln wasffiven by the 
 heads of the Departments this morning to 
 Andrew .Johnson, Vice-president, upon whom 
 the Constitution devoh-ed the otlice of Presi- 
 dent. 
 
 Mr. .Johnson received this notice, appeared 
 before Chief-justice Chase, and took the oath 
 of offlceas President of thn I'nited St.ates, and 
 assumed its duties in function. At li! o'clock 
 the President met the heads of the Ilepart- 
 ments in a Cabinet meeting at the Treasury 
 buildiufx, and amoufj other business the tol- 
 lowinjj: were transacted : 
 
 First. The funeral of the late President 
 was rclcri-ed to the several Secretaries, as far 
 as relates to their respective Departments. 
 
 Second. William Hunter was api»ointcd 
 ActingSccretary of state durin;^ the disability 
 of Mr. Seward aiid his son, Frederick Seward, 
 tlic Assistant Secretary. 
 
 Third. The Pre-sideiit formally announced 
 that he desired to retain the present Secreta- 
 ries of the Departments of his Cabinet, and 
 thej' would go on and discharge tln-ir respec- 
 tive duties in the same manner as before the 
 deplorable event that had changed the head 
 of t lie government. 
 
 All business in the Departments was sus- 
 penilcd during the day. 
 
 The surgeons report that Mr. Seward's con- 
 dition remains unchanged. He is doing well. 
 There is no improvement in Mr. Freilerick 
 Seward. 
 
 (Signed.) E. M. STANTON, 
 
 Secretary ot War. 
 
 WASHiNfiTON, April !.■). At an early 
 hour this morning E. M. Stanton, Secre- 
 tary of War, sent an official communica- 
 tion to Hon. Andrew Johnson, Vice- 
 president of the I'nited States, stating 
 that in consequence of the sudden and 
 unexpected death of the chief magis- 
 trate his inauguration should take place 
 
 as soon as possible, and requesting him 
 to state the place and hour at which the 
 ceremony should be ])erlormed. 
 
 Mr. Johnson immediately replied that 
 it would be agreeable to him to have 
 the ])rocei'diMgs take jjlace at his rooms, 
 at the Kirk wood liouse. as soon as the 
 arrangemeiils cotdii be jierfcctcd. 
 
 ( 'liief-justice Chase was informed of 
 the fact, and rejiaircd to tlie appointed 
 place with Secretary .Mc('ulloc-li, At- 
 torney-general Sjx'ede, J. B. Blair, Sr., 
 Hon. M. Blair, Senators Foote, of Ver- 
 mont, Pamsey, ot Minnesota, Vates, of 
 Illinois, Stewart, of Nevada, Hale, of 
 New II,'ini|ishire, and General Farn.s- 
 wortli, of Illinois. 
 
 At 11 o'clock the oath of oflice w;is 
 administered by the Ghief-justice of the 
 United .States, in his usual sidemn and 
 impressive m.-inner. 
 
 In a brief speech Mr. Johuson said: 
 " The duties of ollice are mine. I will 
 perform them. Couseciuences are with 
 God. (Jentlemen, I shall lean upon you. 
 I feel that I shall need your support. 
 I am dee])ly impressed with the sol- 
 emnity of the occasi(ui. and the respon- 
 sibility of the duties of the oflice I am 
 assuming."' 
 
 Riotous Proceedings In Fall River. — 
 A 'Venomous Copperhead Mobbed. 
 
 Fai.i, Pivkk, ^Mass., April LJ. On re- 
 ceipt of the melancholy news of the as- 
 sassination of the President this morn- 
 ing, and while a large crowd of citizens 
 were gathered round the bulletin boards, 
 reading the dispatchi's and giving ex- 
 pression to their deep and most heart- 
 felt sorrow, a notorious Copjierhead, 
 Sece.sh sympathizer and liquor-dealer, 
 iiamefl Leonard Wood, was heard to de- 
 clare that it was the best news he had 
 heard for forty years. He had no sooner 
 uttered this ;itrocious sentiment than he 
 was seized by the indignant bystanders, 
 struck, hooted about tlie streets, and com- 
 pelled to go into a store to procure an 
 American flag, unfurl, and salute it with 
 three cheers. He then rushed to his 
 store and locked himself in, but the 
 crowd surrounded his place and were 
 making preparations to break in, when 
 the mayor and city marshal appeared 
 and escorted him to the lock-up, where 
 he is now confined. The crowd then re- 
 turned to his store, stove in the win- 
 dows, and smashed things generally. 
 They then visited other Copperheads, 
 compelling them to show the American 
 flng. 
 
 Brig.-gen. Tho.mas A. Smvth, who 
 was killed during the pursuit of Lee on 
 the 7tli inst., was a native of Ireland. 
 He immigrated to the United States at 
 an early age, and settled in Wilmington, 
 Del. At the beginning of the Kebellion 
 he entered the national service as a cap- 
 tain in the three-months volunteers, and 
 by his soldierly qualities and distin- 
 guished services gained ai>pointment 
 and promotion with the three-years 
 troops. He was a brave and gallant 
 officer, always leading his troops when 
 work was to be ilone. 
 
17G 
 
 INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 Washington, April L"). The excite- 
 ment throughout Washington is intense, 
 and the horrible proceedings of last 
 night are the only theme of conversa- 
 tion. 
 
 The assassin of the President left 
 behind liini his hat aud a spur. The hat 
 was jjifked u]i in the Presitli^nfs box, 
 and has been identified as one belonging 
 to the suspected man. The si)ur was 
 dropped upou the stage, and that also 
 has been identitied as one procured at a 
 stable wliere the same man hired a 
 horse in the evening. 
 
 Two gentlemen who \\'ent to the Sec- 
 retary of War to apprise him of the 
 attack on Mr. I.iucoln, met at llii^ resi- 
 dence of the former a man nmHied in a 
 cloak, who, when accosted by them, 
 hastened away. It had been Mr. Stan- 
 ton's intention to accompany Mr. Lin- 
 coln to the theater and occupy the same 
 box, but a press of business prevented. 
 
 It, therefore, seems evident that the 
 aim of the plotters was to paralyze 
 the country by at once striking down 
 its head, heart, and arm. 
 
 As soon as the dreadful events were 
 announced in the streets. Superinten- 
 dent Kichards and his assistants were at 
 work to discover the assassins. In a 
 few moments the telegraph had aroused 
 the whole police force in the city. 
 Mayor Wallack and several members of 
 the city government were soon on the 
 spot, a)id every prejiaration was made to 
 preserve order and quiet. Every street 
 was patrolled. At the request of Mr. 
 Richards, General Augur sent horses to 
 mount the iiolice. 
 
 Every road leading out of Washington 
 is strongly picketed, and every possible 
 avenue of escape thoroughly guarded. 
 Steamboats about to start down the 
 Potomac were stopped. 
 
 The (jlironicle says : " As it is sus- 
 pected that this conspiracy originated in 
 Maryland, the telegraph flashed the 
 mournful news to Baltimore, and all the 
 cavalry were i)ut upon active duty. 
 Every road was i)icketed, and every 
 precaution taken to pi-event the escape 
 of the assassin. 
 
 A ijreliminary examination has been 
 made by Superintendent Itichards aud 
 his assistants. Several persons were 
 called to testify, and the evidence is con- 
 clusive to this ]ioint, viz., that the mur- 
 derer of the President was .lobu \Vilk<'s 
 Booth. Ills hat was found in the jirivate 
 box aud identilird by several jiersons 
 who had seen him within the last two 
 days, and the spur which he dropjied by 
 accident after he jum))ed to the stage 
 was identified as one of those which he 
 had ol)t;iined from the stable where he 
 hired the horse. 
 
 This man Itooth has played more than 
 onc<' at Ford"s theater, and is, of 
 course, aciiuaintcd with its exits aud en- 
 trances, aud the facility with whidi he 
 escai)ed behind the scenes is easily 
 understood. 
 
 The |ierson who attempted to assas- 
 sinate Secretary S<'ward left behind him 
 a slouched hat and an (dd rusty navy 
 revolver. The chandlers were broken 
 loose from th(^ barrels, as if done by 
 
 striking. The loads were drawn from 
 the chambers, one being but a rough 
 piece of lead, and the others, smaller 
 than the chambers, were wrapped in 
 paper, as if to keep them from falling 
 out. 
 
 The Death of the President. 
 
 Truly, we know not what a day will 
 bring forth. But yesterday all liearts 
 were rejoicing i:i the prospects of peace, 
 doubly assured by official announce- 
 ments that looked as if the era of blood- 
 shed were already over. The future of 
 our country never looked brighter ; and 
 if, among human appearances, there 
 was one column of strength and hope 
 stronger than all others upon which the 
 people leaned, it was the fact that our 
 good President — so calm, so wise, so 
 open to the teachings of Providence, so 
 inflexible in the right when once he had 
 attained to it — was, after the multiplied 
 dangers of the last four years, still 
 spared to us. 
 
 But to-day that column is removed 
 from us, and the nation is appalled at 
 its irreparable loss, and shocked and 
 stunned beyond measure at the incon- 
 ceivable wickedness which caused it. 
 AVhat in that pure and blameless life 
 could have aroused such diabolical 
 passions? What insanity could have 
 imagined that any cause would be prof- 
 ited by the cold-blooded as.sassination 
 of the two first officers of the govern- 
 ment? Far be it from us to say one 
 word to inflame the terrible feelings 
 which we know are to-day burning 
 under a nation's grief, but men will see 
 in this atrocious deed the natui-al sequel 
 of that sjiirit which has plunged the 
 country into a sea of bloodshed, which 
 has murdered thousands of helpless 
 prisoners, and hesitated at nothing in 
 the annals at crime. Was the loyal 
 country in danger of losing sight of 
 this cancer of wickedness, and becom- 
 ing disposed, out of regard to the cheer- 
 ing future, to heal it over with mis- 
 judged leniency? Was eternal Jhs^joc in 
 dauger of being forgotten? May it 
 merciful God let this awful blow fall 
 upon docile hearts, that we may 
 through it learn His i)urpos(^s and obey 
 His will! 
 
 Nor must the ]ieo]de give way to 
 despair. Abraham Lincoln was the gift 
 of God to this lanil, if ever a man was 
 so commissioned. He was tak<'n out of 
 obscurity, aud mj'steriouslj' advanced 
 over statesmen to whom the people had 
 been almost solely looking for their 
 
 chief magistrate. All his singular 
 array of qualities vindicated the choice. 
 No man since Washington ever so com- 
 pletely met the emergency annd which 
 he arose. Great success crowned his 
 efforts. He saw the leading hope of his 
 life realized, for he testified his faith, a 
 few hours before he fell, that war had 
 really given way to peace. His mission, 
 perhaps, had been fulfilled, and he goes 
 hence leaving 
 
 " One of tlie few, tlio immortal names 
 Tluit were not born to die." 
 
 But the same Providence that gave us 
 Abraham Lincoln has watched over his 
 removal, aud, if we are worthy of it, 
 will provide that it is not to our injury. 
 His successor in office is a man of great 
 virtues, sullied by a single blot in the 
 past. We learn on unquestionable 
 authority that he has retrieved that 
 error so far as jjossible, by taking the 
 pledge never to indulge again in intox- 
 icating drinks. He will keep it; and 
 impressed, as he must be, with this 
 awful dispensation which has opened to 
 him the heights of power and responsi- 
 bility, will be faithful and efficient in 
 the arduous duties for which the main 
 events of his life have so well prepared 
 him. 
 
 Rebel Prisoners at Washington — 
 The Pirate Shenandoah. Washing- 
 ton, April 14. The Rebel Generals 
 Ewell, Corse, Hunter, Barton, Kershaw, 
 Dubois, Sims, and other officers, with 
 about 500 Rebel soldiers, arrived here to- 
 day. Ewell and the other officers want 
 to be admitted under the terms of Lee's 
 surrender. 
 
 The employes of the Washington 
 Arsenal had a parade this evening in 
 honor of the recent victories. 
 
 The government has advices that at 
 the latest dates the pirate Shcnandiiah 
 was at Melbourne, undergoing altera- 
 tions, so as to work four more 8-inch 
 guns. Her officers hoped to enlist one 
 hundred more men. 
 
 Cotton at the Soith. The Tribune's 
 Washington disjiatch says: — ■ 
 ■ "A gentleman w ho arrived here to-day 
 from Georgia says there is no one re- 
 source of tile South so little understood 
 and so greatly underestimated as the 
 amount of cotton still held there. He 
 thinks there must lie at least 1,.'JOO.OOO 
 bales in Georgia, and 1,000,000 bales 
 more in Alabama. He has personal 
 knowledge of hundreds of bales which 
 lia\e been buried in the sand for more 
 than a year. He predicts that cotton 
 will sell for 10 cents per pound in Sa- 
 vannah as soon as the government re- 
 moves the restrictions upon its coming 
 in, and his integrity and sound judg- 
 ment are vouched for by gentlemen of 
 the highest character in this citv." 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 177 
 
 Assassination of President Lincoln. 
 The news of President Lincoln's hav- 
 ing been shot and mortally wounded, 
 last night at Washington, will send a 
 thrill of horror through every feeling 
 heart. The intelligence was received 
 from the agency of the Associated 
 press, between 10 and 11 o'clock last 
 night, but was only represented as a 
 rumor. It, however, caused much ex- 
 citement, and the telegraph and news- 
 paper offices were visited by many citi- 
 zens, pale with excitement, inquiring 
 into the truth of the report. Over three 
 hours elapsed before any positive state- 
 ment regarding the matter came by 
 telegraph, and in the interval excite- 
 ment had calmed down, under the idea 
 that, had the rumor not been probably 
 false, some account of the circumstance 
 would have been soon forwarded. At 
 1 : 30 o'clock however, the despatches 
 given elsewhere began to arrive, and 
 unhappily confirmed the report, and 
 added to it the attempt on the life of 
 Secretary Seward. 
 
 There appears to be no hope of the 
 President's recovery; and thus, by the 
 hand of an assassin, Abraham Lincoln, 
 the Great and the Good, has fallen! 
 Millions will mourn him, and as long as 
 history endures his name will live as 
 the noblest friend of Freedom. 
 
 Announcement of the President's 
 Death to the Army. 
 
 OFFICLVL. 
 
 Dkpartmext or State, / 
 Washington, April 15, 18(J5. ( 
 It is hereby ordered tliat, in liouor of tlie 
 memory of our lute Chief Magistrate, all 
 otHcers and others subjected to the orders of 
 the Secretary of State wear crape upon the 
 left arm for the period of sis months. 
 
 W. HUNTEE, ActingSecretavy of State. 
 
 War Department, ( 
 
 Adjutant-general's Otlice, April 16, 1SG5. ) 
 General Orders, Xo. 66. 
 
 The following order of the Secretary of War 
 announces to the armies of the United States 
 the untimely and lamented death of the illus- 
 trious Abraham Lincoln, late President of the 
 United States : — 
 
 On the day after the receipt of this order at 
 the liead-quarters of everj' military division, 
 department, army post, station, fort, and 
 arsenal, and at the Military Academy at 
 West Point, the troops and cadets will parade 
 at 10 o'clock A. M., and the order read to them. 
 After which all labors and operations for the 
 day will cease and be suspended, as far as 
 practicable in a state of war. The national 
 flag will be displayed at half-statf at dawn of 
 day, thirteen guns will be tired, and after- 
 ward, at intervals of thirty minutes, between 
 the rising and setting of the sun, a single gun, 
 and at tlie close of the day a national salute 
 of thirty-six guns. The otticers of the armies 
 of the United States will wear the badge of 
 mourning on the left arm and on their 
 swords, and the colors of their commands 
 and regiments will be put in mourning for 
 the period of six months. 
 
 By command of Licuteuant-genei'al Grant. 
 W. A. XICHOLS, 
 Assistant Adjutant-general. 
 
 War Department, ) 
 
 WASHINIiTON. April 10, 1S63. i 
 Lieutenant-general Grant, U. S. Arviy, Com- 
 nuindtny Armies of the United States, Wash- 
 iugton, D- C. : — 
 General : You will please announce, by 
 general order, to the armies of the United 
 States, that, on Saturday, the loth day of 
 April, 1865, by reason of the death of Abraham 
 Lincoln, the office of President of tlie United 
 States devolved upon Andrew Johnson, Vice- 
 president, who, on tlie same day, took the 
 official oath prescribed for the President, and 
 entered upon the duties of that office. 
 
 LDWIN M. STANTON, .Secretary of War. 
 
 War Department, ) 
 
 ;f.nerai,'s office, [ 
 
 An.ILTANT-GF.Nh 
 
 Washington, April 16, 1S65. ] 
 General Order Xo. 7. 
 
 It is hereby announced to the armies of the 
 LTnited States that, on Saturday, the 15th day 
 of April, I860, by reason of the death of Abra- 
 ham Lincoln, the office of President of the 
 United States devolved upon Andrew John- 
 son, Vice-president, who, on the same day, 
 took the official oath prescribed for the Pres- 
 ident, and entered upon the duties of that 
 office. 
 By command of Lieutenant-general Grant. 
 W. A. NICHOLS, 
 Assistant Adjutant-general. 
 
 SPECIAL order of the NAVV DEPARTMENT. 
 
 To Vessels of the United .States : — 
 
 The flags of all vessels and at all navy 
 yards and stations, and marine barracks, will 
 be kept at half-mast during the day, and at 
 12 o'clock meridian twenty-one minute guns 
 will be fired by the senior officer of each 
 squadron and the commander of each of the 
 navy yards ami stations. 
 
 GIDEON WELLES, 
 
 Secretary of the Navy. 
 
 War Department, * 
 Washington, Apiil 16, 1805. ) 
 The distressing duty has devolved upon the 
 Secretary of War to announce to the armies 
 of the United States that at twenty-two min- 
 utes after seven o'clock, on the morning of 
 Saturday, the IStli day of April, 1865, Abra- 
 ham Lincoln, President of tlie United States, 
 died of a mortal wound inflicted upon him by 
 an assassin. The armies of the United States 
 will share with their fellow-citizens the feel- 
 ings of grief and horror inspired by the most 
 atrocious murder of their great and beloved 
 President ami Commander-in-chief, and with 
 profound sorrow will mourn his death as a 
 national calamity. The head-quarters of 
 every department, post, station, fort, and 
 arsenal will be ,drapcd in mournin.-^ for 
 thirty days, anil appropriate funeral honors 
 will be paid bv every army and in every 
 department, and at everv military post, and 
 at the -Military Academy at West Point, to 
 the memory ot the late Illustrious Chief M.ag- 
 Istrate of the nation and Commander-in-chief 
 of Its armies. Lieutenant-general Grant will 
 give the necessary instructions for carrying 
 this order Into elTc'ct. E. M. .STANTON, 
 
 Secretary of War. 
 
 Reward for the Capture of the 
 President's Murderer. 
 
 Condition of Mr. Setvard, 
 
 Washington, April 15 — 8:40 a.m. 
 President Lincoln died this morning at 
 7: HO o'clock. 
 
 Major-general Augur, commanding the 
 department of Washington, has offered 
 a reward of i^lOjOOO to the party or 
 parties arresting the murderer of the 
 President and the assassin of the Secre- 
 tary of State and his son. 
 
 President Lincoln's Funeral — Prepa- 
 rations made by Congress and the 
 Departments. 
 
 Washington, April 17. At a meeting 
 of the members of the Senate and House 
 at noon to-day Hon. Lafayette S. Foster, 
 president pru tein. of the Senate, was 
 called to the chair, and Schuyler ('olfax 
 chosen secretary. Senator Foote, of 
 Vermont, stated that the object of the 
 meeting was to make arrangements 
 relative to the funeral of the deceased 
 President of the United States. 
 
 On motion of Senator .'>umner, a com- 
 mittee of five from eacli house was 
 ordered to report at 4 p. m. to-day what 
 action was fitting for the meeting to 
 take. 
 
 At 4 p. M., Mr. Sumner, from the com- 
 mittee appointed, reported that they 
 had selected as pall-bearers, on the part 
 of the Senate, Messrs. Foster, Morgan, 
 Johnson, Yates, Wade, and Conness ; 
 on the part of the House, Messrs. 
 Dawes, (Joffroth, Smith, Colfax, Wor- 
 thington, ami 'iVasliburu. They also 
 recommended the appointment of one 
 member of Congress from each slate 
 and territory as a Congressional com- 
 mittee to accompany the remains to 
 Illinois, and presented the following 
 names as such committee, the chairman 
 of tlie meeting to have authority of ap- 
 pointing hereafter for the states and 
 territories not represented here to-daj*: 
 Maine, Pike; New Hampshire, Kollins; 
 Vermont, Foote; Massachusetts, Sum- 
 ner; Rhode Island, Anthony ; Connecti- 
 cut, Dixon ; Xew York, Harris ; New 
 Jersey, not yet appointed; Pennsyl- 
 vania, Cowan; Delaware, not yet ap- 
 pointed ; Maryland, not yet appointed ; 
 Ohio, Schenck; Kentucky, Smith: In- 
 diana, Julian; Illinois, the delegation; 
 Missouri, not yet appointed ; Michig.iu, 
 Chandler; Iowa, not yet appointed; 
 Wisconsin, not yet apiiointed; Cali- 
 fornia, Shannon; Minnesota, Kamsey; 
 Oregon, Williams; Kansas, Clarke; 
 West Virginia, Whaley; Nevada, Nye; 
 New Mexico, not yet appointed ; Utah, 
 not yet appointed ; Washington Terri- 
 tory, not yet appointed ; Nebra.ska, 
 Hitchcock ; Colorado, Bradford ; Da- 
 kotah, Todd; Arizona, not yet ap- 
 pointed; Idaho, Wallace; Montana, 
 not yet appointed. 
 
 Tlie committee also recommended the 
 adoption of the following : — 
 
 Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-arms of the 
 Senate .and House, with neccssari,- assistants, 
 be requested to attend the committee accom. 
 pan\'iiig the remains of the late President^ 
 and'to make .all the necessary arrangements. 
 
 Unanimously adopted. 
 
 Mr. Sumner, from the same commit- 
 tee, reported the following, which was 
 unanimously agreed to : — 
 
 The members of the Senate and House ol 
 Representatives, now assembled In Washing- 
 ton, humbly confessing their dependence 
 upon Almighty God, who rules all that is 
 done for human gftod, make haste at this 
 informal meeting to e.'cpress the emotions 
 with which they have been filled bj- the ap- 
 palling tragedy whicli has deprived the 
 nation of Its head and covered the land with 
 mourning: and in furthei' declaration ol 
 their sentiments, unanimously resolve, 
 
 1, That in testlmonv of their veneration 
 and affection for the "Illustrious dead, who 
 
 23 
 
178 
 
 IXCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 has been permitted itiider Pfovitlence to do 
 so mucli for his country and for liberty, tliey 
 will unite in the funeral services, and, by an 
 appropriate coniniittee, will accompany his 
 remains to their place of l>urial in the state 
 from which he was taken for the national 
 service. 
 
 2. That in the lifeof Abrahaiu Lincoln, who, 
 by the benignant favor ot republican institu- 
 tions, rose from humble beginnings to the 
 heights of power and fame, they recognize an 
 example of purity, simplicity, and virtue 
 which should be a lesson to mankind, while 
 in his death they recognize a mai-tyr whose 
 ineinory will become more jirecions as men 
 learn to prize those i-)rinciples of constitu- 
 tional order and tliose rights, civil, jjoliti- 
 cal, and liiiman, for whicli he made such 
 sacrifice. 
 
 3. That they Invite the President of llnj 
 United States, by solemn jiroelamation, to 
 recommend to the people of the United States 
 to assemble on the day to be appointed by 
 him, publiclj' to testify" their grief and dwell 
 on the good which was done on earth by him 
 whom we now mourn. 
 
 4'. That a copy of these resolutions be com- 
 municated to the President of the United 
 States, and also that a copy be communi 
 cated to the afflicted widow of the late i'resi- 
 dent, as an expression of sympathy in her 
 great bei-eavenjent. 
 
 The meeting adjourned. 
 
 L. F. .S. FOSTER, Chairman. 
 
 SciirvLEU C'OLKAX, Secretary. 
 
 [OFFICIAL.] 
 
 Arraugenients at Washington for the 
 funeral solemnities of the late Abratiam 
 Ivincoln, President of the United States, 
 who died at the seat of the governinent 
 on Saturdaj', the 1.5th daj- of April, 1805. 
 
 War Department, 1 
 
 Ad.jutant-genekai.'s office, [ 
 WASniNGTON, April 17,1*1. ) 
 
 The following order of arrangements is 
 directed : 
 
 Funeral escort in column of march. One 
 regiment of cavalry; two batteries of artil- 
 lerj'; battalion of marines; two regiments of 
 infantry; commander of escort and staff, dis- 
 mounted ; officers of marine corps, navy, and 
 army, mounted. 
 
 eiVIC PROCESSION. 
 
 Jlarshals, Clergy and attendants; Surgeon- 
 general of the I'nitcd States ai\d Physicians 
 to the deceased; jiall-bearers on the part of 
 the Senate; the hearse, pall-bearers on the 
 part of the House of Uepresentatives; on the 
 part of the Army, Lieut. -gen. U. S. Grant, 
 Maj.-gen. H. W. Halleok, Brevet Brig. gen. 
 W. A. Nichols ; Navy, Vice-admiral D. G. 
 Farragut, Rear-admiral W. B. Shubrick, Col. 
 Jacob Heiden, of the Marine corps. 
 
 Civilians — O. H. Browning, Ger)rge Ashum, 
 Thomas Corwin, Simon Cameron; family; 
 relatives; the Delegations of the States of 
 Illinois and Kentucky as moui-ners ; the Pres- 
 idiMit; Cabinet Ministers; Diplomatic Corps; 
 ex-Presidents; Chief Justice and Associate 
 Justices of Supreme Court; Senate, preceded 
 by its olTicers; House ot Rei^resentatives, 
 preceded by its oITieers; (lovernors of the 
 .several States and Territories; Legislatures 
 of the several .States and Territories; Federal 
 Judiciary and Judiciary of the several States 
 and Territories; Assistant Secretaries of 
 State, Treasury, War, and Navy, and Assist- 
 ant I*ostmaster-general and assistants; At- 
 torn(^y -general; offleers of the Smithsonian 
 Institute; members and ollicers of the .Sani- 
 tary an<l Christian Commissions; corporate 
 societies of Washington and other cities, ami 
 the delegations of the several Slates; the 
 Kf;v<u-end Clergy <)f the various dcuiomina- 
 tions; clerks aiid employ<'s of tlu^ se\-eral 
 dfi>ai-tments and bureaus, jjreca'ded 1)\- the 
 heads of such bureaus or their respe'ctive 
 child' clerks; such societies as ni.'iy wish U) 
 join the procession ; <ritizens and strangers. 
 
 Tin; troops <lrsigiia1ed tr) iicrfoi-in escort 
 will assendde in the avinnie north of the 
 President's house, and torin inline precisely 
 at 11 o'clock A. M., Wednesday, llith inst^ 
 with left resting on Fifl<'enlh street. 
 
 Tlur pro<;e9sion will move precisely at 2 
 o'clock or on conclusion of the religioiis ser- 
 vices at the F,.\ecutive M;insion, ai>)»ointecl t<; 
 
 commence at 12 o'clock M., when minute 
 guns will be fired by detachments ot artillery 
 near St. John'.s church, the City hall, and at 
 the Capitol. 
 
 At the sjime hour the bells of the several 
 churches in Washington, Georgetown, and 
 Alexandria will be tolJiMl. At" sunrise on 
 Wednesilay a Federal salute will be fired 
 from the military stations in the vicinity of 
 Washington, minute gims between the hours 
 of 12 and :S, ami a national salute at the set- 
 ting of the sun. 
 
 The usual badge of mourning will be worn 
 on the left arm and on the hilt of the swortl. 
 
 By order of the Secretarj- of \\;\x. 
 
 W. A. NICHOLS, 
 Assistant Adjutant-general. 
 
 A Daniel Come to Judgment. 
 
 f)n the 11th of March. 1801, the con- 
 .stitution of '■ the Confederate .States of 
 America " was adopted at Montgomery. 
 It began by setting forth the doctrine 
 of state sovereignty as the foundation 
 of the Confederacy. "We, the people 
 of the Confederate States, each state 
 acting in its sovereign and independent 
 character," etc., etc. Here was a delib- 
 erate renunciation of the principle of 
 national union, of which our govern- 
 ment is tlie first example in history. It 
 was a recurrence to that modified union, 
 that ghost of nationality, that hopeless 
 shift of divided sovereignty, against 
 which our old confederation and the 
 universal experience of mankind pro- 
 tested. But supreme state sovereignty 
 the rebel chiefs would have, and they 
 gravely began to build their fire upon 
 the back of the whale. "That is no 
 island,'' cried history; "we have tried 
 it, and it is only a fish's back." 
 "Pooh!" retorted the gallant gentle- 
 men, " do you pretend to teach us who 
 have had Calhoun for a master! " And 
 they made the fire hotter and hotter. 
 Suddenly the whale dived, and they are 
 left wallowing. 
 
 They have learned liy their own ex- 
 perience what they refused to learn 
 from that of tlie world — that fire burns ; 
 that when each state acts in its sover- 
 eign and indej)endent character, there is 
 no nation, and the league is just as 
 strong as the weakest state, and no 
 stronger. 
 
 This is the unpleasant, but unhesitat- 
 ing, confession made by the Richmond 
 -S'lif/Kircr, the chief Rebel paper, just 
 four years after the solemn proclama- 
 tion of the absurdity at Montgomery : 
 " lias not state sovereignty been the 
 weakness of the cause? If, during the 
 life-and-death struggle, with the com- 
 press of a common danger to bind and 
 hold together these states, this principle 
 of state sovereignty was continually 
 obtruding itself, delaying and jireveut- 
 
 ing the legislation necessary to the 
 common defense, impairing that author- 
 ity entrusted with the general welfare, 
 and impeding the execution of laws 
 necessary and proper to the success of 
 the cause, is it to be supposed that, 
 when peace returns, this principle of 
 state sovereignty will permit the Con- 
 federacy to exist one year'? The con- 
 duct of certain states, in their opposi- 
 tion to the laws passed for the organi- 
 zation of the army and the preservation 
 of discipline, has caused many men to 
 reconsider their long-cherished doctrine 
 of state sovereignty, and to come to the 
 conclusion that, while in theory it is 
 beautiful and true, in fact and practice 
 it is utterly defective." 
 
 This was exactly what Washington 
 and Hamilton said eighty years ago ; 
 and the American people, believing 
 them, utterly and forever renounced the 
 insane whim of state sovereignty, and 
 established national sovereignty. If 
 our fathers had not been a great deal 
 wiser than their recreant children at 
 the South, this governinent could never 
 have mastered a Rebellion which would 
 have conquered any other government 
 in the world. We have proved the in- 
 estimable value and the triumphant 
 strength of union. The Rebels have 
 illustrated the weakness and folly of 
 federation. State sovereignty is nearly 
 as dead as slavery. — [Harper's Weekly. 
 
 Alabama Overrun by Union Cavalry 
 — Federal Troops Marching on 
 Columbus, Miss. 
 
 Nf,w York, April 15. A Rebel dis- 
 patch, dated Auj^usta, April .5, indicates 
 that Alabama is overrun by Union 
 cavalry under Wilson and other coin- 
 ra:inilcrs, all moving toward Mobile. 
 McCook's forces are rejjorted to have 
 burned the Red mountain iron works, 
 the village of Eloton, and tapped the 
 telegraph at several places, sending dis- 
 patches to Rebel officers. 
 
 Two columns of Yankees are also re- 
 ported moving on Columbus, Miss. The 
 same dispatcli says the Rebel steamer 
 (Tcrtrudc., with a cargo valued at $2,000,- 
 000, was sunk in Spanish river, near 
 Mobile, on the 31st ult., by collision 
 with the Natchez. 
 
 SYMPATHIZF.RS WITH ASSASSINATION 
 
 RorcHi.Y Handled. New York, 
 April ].■>. A numlier of persons in this 
 city who have presumed to express satis- 
 faction at the assassination of President 
 Lincoln have been roughly handled, this 
 morning. 
 
 In Trenton, N. J., a Rebel sympathizer 
 was mo1)bed this morning. 
 
LATEST NEWS FROM THE SOUTH, 
 The Union feeling is Increasi 
 
 iMIis, STKPHENS. 
 
 I>A\'I^. wn.PAT.K. 
 
 Mrs. .?(/// — " Dirln't I ti-ll yim, Jeff, not to let 
 that stuff set into tile house." 
 
 ;".#—" fotildii't hel|i it. motlier, tho,e Yankee 
 perllers would le.ive it " 
 
 JEFF. AND THE SHOWMAN. 
 
 SIl,r-.vm,i:i -■•.\l the en.l .il ih. .\>.nue von per 
 eeive a wtiite Imnse; keep \i.iir t-\e ..11 it ami it wil 
 dissolve and fade fioni vour view,"' 
 
 Fac-similes of Envelopes uset-l during the Rebellion. 
 
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. 
 
 179 
 
 Four Fourths. 
 
 It is well worth while to give a glance 
 at the chief circumstances under which 
 the American people have celebrated 
 the last four national anniversaries. 
 Tliey contain much that is suggestive 
 and significant. 
 
 July 4, 1861, found the country just 
 embarked upon the great contest with 
 the Rebellion, though its greatness was 
 very inadequately appreciated. The 
 President had called for troops three 
 times. General Lyon had been doing 
 well in Missouri. Our army of about 
 40,000, poorly disciplined, was gather- 
 ing iu front of AVashington, and was 
 soon to move forward, in obedience to 
 the general cry, " On to Richmond." 
 The people were sanguine, and every 
 thing on the Fourth of that year " went 
 merry as a marriage bell," and so con- 
 tinued till tlie terrible shock and heart- 
 sinking which followed the battle of 
 Bull Run on the 21st following. 
 
 July 4, 1802, was a dark day. Three 
 days before, the President had called 
 for 300,000 additional troops. Mc- 
 Clellau, having fought the seven days' 
 battles on the Peninsula, had effected 
 his change of base to the James river, 
 but it was uncertain whether he could 
 sustain himself against the Rebel 
 liordes, who seemed to come from 
 mysterious quarters in fearful numbers. 
 That was undoubtedly the period when 
 the fortunes of the republic were at low- 
 water mark. 
 
 But July 4, 186.3, opened hardly any 
 more auspiciously. True, Grant, by a 
 campaign which first revealed his glori- 
 ous generalship, had drawn the folds of 
 his conquering army tight around Vicks- 
 burg, but the city had held out for more 
 than six weeks, and it was not known 
 
 how much longer it might do so ; while 
 Port Hudson proved as impregnable to 
 Banks. But Lee, with a mighty Rebel 
 army, was on the soil of Pennsylvania, 
 having defeated Hooker at Chancellors- 
 ville, and terrible forebodings were in 
 the hearts of all loyal men. That was 
 the high-water mark of the Rebellion. 
 But before noon of tlie Fourth came the 
 glad tidings of the decisive Rebel re- 
 pulse at Gettysburg, and, though we 
 did not know it, Vicksburg was sur- 
 rendered to Grant, resulting in the 
 opening of the Mississippi river. The 
 '• Southern Confederacy " went down 
 from that day. 
 
 And yet July 4, 1864, was not free 
 from gloom and uncertainty. Grant 
 had pushed his bloody way from tlie 
 Rapidan to the James, but the compen- 
 sation for such heavy sacrifices could 
 not yet be perceived. The enemy were 
 attempting another invasion of Mary- 
 laud in unknown force. Sherman had 
 fought and flanked with success, on the 
 whole, though he had not reached At- 
 lanta, and men doubted whether he 
 could maintain such an unexampled 
 length of communications intact. The 
 Rebellion was wearing way, but with a 
 strain upon the Union which must have 
 a limit. 
 
 But all doubts and fears have gone 
 now, when we reach another 4th of 
 July, on which, if any seeks for causes 
 of unbounded rejoicing, he may be told 
 like the inquirer for Sir Cliristopher 
 Wren's monument iu Westminster Ab- 
 bey, circnmspice — look around. — [Bos- 
 ton Journal, July 5, 186.5. 
 
 Scott fought in the war of 1812 con- 
 sisted of fifteen stripes and fifteen stars? 
 The original idea was to add both a star 
 and a stripe for every new state ; but in 
 18 IS a New York congressman, named 
 ■\Veudover, suggestetl that at the rate tlie 
 United States were growing the talli'SL 
 pine tree iu Maine would not make a 
 mast tall enough to hoist the flag upon. 
 — [Xew York Sun. 
 
 TnK following are the highest prices 
 
 of gold in the United States for each of 
 the years of suspension : 
 
 1862, 184 1871. 1.5.SI 
 
 1863, :.>)4 1872, 11.51 
 
 1864, 28.5 187.3, llUi 
 186.5, xm 1874, 1141 
 1M(16, 167^ 1875, 1173 
 1S67, 145| 1876, 115 
 IWiS, 1.50 1877, 107.1 
 
 1869, 1624 1878. 107 
 
 1870. 1234 
 
 Coincidences. 
 
 Thk Stars and Stripes. How many 
 people remember, or ever knew, that 
 the flag of the United States under 
 Mhich Andrew Jackson and Winfield 
 
 It is remarked that the surrender of 
 General Lee, and virtual close of the 
 Rebellion, were announced at night, 
 as was alsw the surrender of Lord Corn- 
 wallis, which closed the Revolution and 
 established the independence of the 
 Republic. On the night of October, 
 1781, the watchmen in Philadelphia and 
 other cities cried out, "Twelve o'clock, 
 and Cornwallis is taken." At the same 
 hour on Sunday night the joyous bells 
 in scores of the cities of our populous 
 country awoke the people to learn that 
 Lee had surrendered. Both events, the 
 surrender of Lee and Cornwallis, took 
 place iu Virginia, and the location of the 
 scene of each being scarcely a hundred 
 miles apart. There is also a striking 
 coincidence in the fact that the month of 
 April, now so full of abundant victory 
 •and the promise of peace, four years 
 ago saw the ojiening of the war, the at- 
 t.ack on Fort Sumter, and the general 
 "firing of the Southern heart," which it 
 has required such an expenditure of blood 
 and treasure to cool. Lee's surrender 
 also took place on Palm Sunday, the day 
 on which the Church commemorates the 
 triumphal entry of our Savior into 
 Jerusalem. 
 

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