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THE LiT Dim 4VMDK' CTIPAIOIV.Swnd Attempt to Cross tk River Tkrillifi

Dtilt of FUnt and Projects Tht NightWKn'f mnd the Storm that Defeated It TheMortUe oj the Arm'.

Oerraapondanee of the New York Tbce.HEADftCARTIP.f AKMT Of THE rOTOXAr,

Caxp near rAiatocTB, Jan. 33.

The cregsinr of a riyer. tboneb in itself anoperation . belorg-iDj- rather to tactics than tofra-tegy- may yet ba a cardinal point inwLale system of gtrategHc movamants. Oorhope) was that we should surprie the ensmr aBanks' ford. Hooker s and Kraskiin s trran :mstons would then be thrown across th river,

whui' at tbe same time one of Sumner's corps(the Via) would make a feint with poatoocs.etc, ome miiee below Fredencksbnrr. Ihekey of tbe whole situation is the bills in threar of Taylor's bou e, a mi! back from theford, and a mile and a balf below it. If weshould succeed in making; the bight and takingpofsr-aaie- i l una potitiou tbe rama would beentirely in tur own hands. Tha '.rnf; rebelposition in the rear of Frejarickskargr woa'dthus be turned, and inst as soon as this waseffected Gen. Sumner was to cross at the oldplace, direcily opposite Fredericksburg;, andattack the works in front. Tha reserve granddivision ot Lrsn. atgei was assisting in guard-ing the lice of the river and our lines of communicatioc.

On Tnesday every preparation bad beenmade. That day Gen. Borasida issued a gen-era- l

order, announcing that the army of thePotomac was " about to meet tbe enemy oncemore." and that " the auspicious moment hadarrived to strike a great and mortal biow to tbegreat rebellion, and to gain that decisire victo-ry which is due to the cenotry " This ordarwas read to tbe mrn that evening, and nifhtfound the infantry eDeamped.in the wood with-in easy gp'akirtg cistance. The positions fortbe batteries had all been selected. Tbe batte-ries were at hand. The pontoons were withinreach, a short distance lack of the river.

We wcra sitting, toe editor-in-chie- f of theTimes and tbe prestn: writer, in onr tent aihe&dquarters that eveniag, looking forward to aatari on ncrse oack ror tne scene o: operations

day ii?ht tbe following morninc. Abont9 o'cloek a light ominus pattering wag heardon the canvass roof. " It . rain . was the ex-clamation, and, looking cot from the tent, theheavens showed all the signs of a terriblestorm. From that moment we felt that the winter campaign bad ended.

It was a wild Walpurgus nigbt, such asGoethe painu in tbe - Faust " while the demonshe'd revsl in the fr.rest of the Brofkeu. All

that it wtuld be " "hopes a mere shower werepreeently blasted. It was evident we were infor a regular north --eater, and among the rough-est of that rough type. Yet was thtre bardwork done that fearfttl night. One hundredBad fifty p'eeas of artillery were to be planted intha pneitien aelr.Ud for them by Gn Hunt,e'aie' of artillery a mas of are energy and of ab gh order ef professional sk.ll. The pontoons,also, were drawn nearer towards the river, butit was dreadfoi work : the roads, nnder the in-fluence ef (he rain were becoming shocking;and by daylight, when the boats should all havebeat en the banks, ready to slide d vn iato nwater, but fifteen had been gotten np nstanngh for one bridge, and five were wanted !

The nigbt r a ioas had not escaped the at-tention of the rebels. Ear y in tbe morniag as'gnai gun wag fired opnnaite the ford, remindior one of that other gignai gun -- d by themon the satrning ef Tbnraday. the 11th ef De-cember, when we bgan laying the pontoonopposite F-- Vrirksliurg, and which was thetokaa for the eonceatra'ion of the whole forceat that point. It was indisnensible that wesbonid set are alt rhe advantages ef asurprigt ;and though our intention was thn. blown totheir earg aarly on Wednesday morning wswere, nevertheless, forty-eig- hours ahead ofthem, and with favorable conditions shouldhave been able to carry onr position before theycould psr.bly concentrate.

Accordingly a desperate effort was made bythe commanding general to gat ready thebridges Is was obvious, however, that, evenif com plated, it would be impossible for us, intoe then condition af tbe grouud, to gat a singlepiece of artillery np tbe opposite declivity. Itwould Ve necessary to rely wholly upon the in-fantry indeed, wholly on the bayonet. Hap-pily, if the rebels should prove to be in strongforce, the country is too thickly wooded to admitnf much generalship, and it was hoped that oursuperior weight of metal would carry the day-Earl-

in the forenoon I rode up to the head-quarters of Generals Hooker and Franklin,about twe miles from Banks' ford. Tbe night'srain bad made deplorable havoc with the roadsThe natare of the upper geologic deposit ofthis region affords nnequaled elements for badroads. The sand makts the soil pliable, theclay nukes it sticky, and tha two together forma road out of which, when it rains, the bottomdrop, but which is at the same time so tna-cious- ,

tbat extrication from its clutch is all butimpossible.

The utmost effort was put forth to get pin-toon- senough into position to construct a bridge

or two. Double and triple teams ef herses andmules were harnessed to each pectoon boat. Itwag in vain powerful ropes were thanattached te the teams, and one hundred andfifty men ware put to the task on each boat. Theeffort was bat little more successful. Tbywould founder through tbe mire for a few fatthe gang of Lilliputians with their huge ribbedQuUtver and then give p breathless. Nightarrived, but the pontoons could not be got up.The rebels had discovered what was up, and tht;pickets on the opposite bank called over to ourgthat they " would come over and helpas build tbe bridge "

That nigbt the troops again bivouacked in tbegame position in the woods they bad held thenight before. Tjn can imagine it must havebeen a desperate experience, and yet not by aaymeans as bad as might be supposed. The menwsre in the woods, which afforded them someshelter from the wind and rain, and gave a com-paratively dry bottom to sleep oa. Many hadbrought their shelter tents, and making a floor-ing of spruce, hemlock or cedar bongta, aadlighting huge camp fires, they enjoyed themselves as well a the circumstances would per-mit. On tbe tbiiowing morning a whisky ration ,provided by the judicious forethought of GenBumside, was on hand for them.

Thursday morning saw the light strugglingthrough an opaque envelope of mist, and dawnedupon another day of storm and rain. It was acarious sight presented by the army as we rodeover the ground, miles io extent, occupied by it.One might fancy some new geologic cataclysmhad overtaken the world, and that he sawaround him the elemental wrecks left by anotherdeluge.

An indescribable chaos of pontoons, wagons

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and artillery encumbered the road down to theriver supply wagons upset by the roadsideartillery ' stalled '' in the mud ammunitiontrains mired by the way. Horses and mulesdropped down dead, exhausted from the effort tonove ih.ir loads through the hideous mediumOne hundred and fifty dead animals, macy ofthem buned in the liquid muck, ware countedin the course of a morning's ride. And themnddle was still farther by the badarrangemertts, or rather the failure to executethe arranges eii ta that had been made. It wasdesigned that Franklin V column should advanceby one road and Hooker'g by another- - But bymistake, a portion of tbe troops of the lefi granddivision debauched icto the road assigned toti. center, and cutting :n between two divisionsof one of Hooker's corps, threw everything intoconfusion. In consequence, the woods androads have for the past two days been filled withstragglers, though very many of them were

and ware evidently honestly seekingto rej-i- their regiments.

It was now no longer a question of haw ti goon ; it was a question how to get back. Thatnight, (Thursday,) the three days' evoked ra-tions which the men had taken in their haver-sacks when starting would give out, and theother six days' provisions were in the supplytrains, which were stuck fact in the mud milebehind. Indeed, the rations had ...already,. ,inmany cases, given out, ana boxes oi nara crack-ers were brought up on mules or carried onmen's shoulders. An order from General Burn-sid- e

to withdraw the forces to their old position,was momentarily expected. It did not coma,I f.t instead, another order stating that GeneralBumside had "good reasons" for commandingthe troops to hold their present position till to-day.

But whether we should move forward orbackward, the first requisite obviously was toput the roads in such a condition as would admit of movement at all. Accordingly, all theavailable ferce was at once set to work cordu-roying the roads, and putting them in-to somo kind of practical condition.

Early this morning the army was orderedback to it old camping ground, and about noonth infantry began to pass by these headqua-rter. The lads trudged along tired enough, butjoliy withal, and disposed to be quite facetiousever the "mad campaign," whose odd experi-ences will, doubtless, long form (be tbatce ofconversation around many a camp fire.

Thus ends an enterprise wbieh had every bu-saa-promise of success, bat when has been

baulked and brought to naught by causes whichmortal ken could neither have foreseen nor pre-vented. The fatal part played by the elementsneeds no comment. Whether this drawbackmight not have been overcome by vigorous effort and hearty on tbe part of themilitary leaders, is a anstiou much mtoted here.There are those who assert that, had it not been Ifor tha apathy of gome in high places of mili-tary command, we might still have carried tbeday. This question, however, is one more fit tbe brought to another bar than that of thesecolumns.

There is. however, another point on which Icannot forbear to aay a word. On ef yourWashiagton telegrams, referring to the causesof the late failure, say : " The quartermaster'sdepartmeat, as nsaal, when an important move-ment is being executed, was behind witi its sup-plies " I have not scrupled in this correspondence to use the privileges of criticism to its full-est extent, and can the reader lay, therefore,that this is a total misapprehension. Abundantsupplies were on hand, and there are at this mo-ment more than six millions ration stored herein invenient depots. Our chief lack is not iathe material, but the moral order. We do notfail for want of food or clothing, or ammunitionor arm Ihe armv was never so well supplied

ith all these things. No ! The disesse is of amore subtle nature. It is in the bloed and train.We want energy, capacity, faith, devotion.

" 'TIS life of which onr vela ara goant.

The only compensation left us in th failureof a movement which, if made a week ago,would in all probability have been successful, isthat w did not succeed in making it at tbs present time. If the storm which has stopped us onthe north side of the Rappahannock had em-bargoed us on tbe seuth side, what is to-d-only a misfortune, might have been a great dis-aster. There has been no opportunity of testing how the men would behave op again meet-ing the enexay. This ti.-n- e they have been triedby anduri: g rather than acting. But I believetHat, in spite of all the drawbacks, they wouldhave behaved well. And certainly, if ''theyconquer, who suffer," the behavior of the armyof tue Potomac, amid eirenmstances so discour-aging, may be counted half a battle and a wholevictory.

The Cakapaica ta Vlrajiala fBBBraala aaf aa SSaajliaa t'arraal.

We find in the London Times another long let-ter from Mr. Lawley. its correspondent ia theSouth. We make some interesting extracts :

COLrirgn Cocrt Horse, Ta,; 1November It, 16U J

AS ODIOCB COMPARISOB.

Disguise It who likes, the Federals, as fight-ing materia', ar aet te he compared to their op-ponents. No one ha far months past been bet-ter advised of this than General McClellan, andit is generally believed here that sine the bat-tle ef 8harpburg ha ha said that ke would notagain fight Gen. Le unless be bad four fmesGen. Lee's free. But if a brave aad raah offi-ee- r,

without much bead, like Gen. Bumside,lead hi fainthearted troops into a rraat bat-tle in tbe heart of Virginia, it is safe to predictthat we hU at last be in a fair way to see tbatcrowning victory gained by th Confederateswhich is prayed for night and morning bv somany weary, earnest souls throughout the Con-federacy.

A CUR! DCS FACT.

On of th lessons oV this war, in which fieldartillery has been employed to an unprecedenteddegree, is, that, while the moral effect of artil-lery, especially upon undisciplieed troops, andamong tree, is very great, the actual rasnlts attamed thereby may ba stated as nil. Of coarse,I am not speaking of artillery employed whenthe fighting is at close quarters, and grap andcanister and shrapnel ar used against masses ormen. But these artillery duels, which pointmany a cerregpondent'g letter, and fill many areader with awe, seem usually to be aa blood-less as though they ware conducted with blankcartridges. It t doubtful whether by everythoasand discharges from caensu so high anaverage as the death of one humau being is

ad.Soma ingenious arithmetician may amuse

himself by computing, taking the price of eachhot and shell from a 6 pounder up to a

aad determining th relative num-ber employed, what this life, has cost. As even-ing fell, only a small Federal fore remained toth south of the Rappahannock, and night awthem all escaped on it northward bank. Thismorning we passed some Parrotguns and the long Wt.itworth gun going to thefront, with a view to shelling a Federal campsome two mile north of the river. The Whitworth gun is spoken of as a great success, aadcommanding a far longer range than any ethergun upon either side.

GE1TERAL LEE'S HEADQUARTERS.

Of all tne upots in which I have seen theheadquarters of Gen. Lee established, his pres-ent situation, distant about a mile from Cul-pepe- r

Court House, seems to me the snuggest.It is the middle of a thick pine wood, so densethat you cannot see tbe tent till within twelveyards of them, protected altogether from auywind that can blow, and with such an abandance of weod a to make enormous fire pos-sible In a picturesque kind of Ribin Hoodbower, General Le' table, with its simple food,is spread ; but as that food is certainly preferableto auy that cau be prosnred in the best hotel atRichmond, it will be believed that ia the freshair, after healthy exercise, appetite is not want-ing to do justice to it. Generals Longstrset andStuart are both within two nyle of the littletown ; the letter constantly riding to the front,across the Haxal river, to explore the movementsof the enemy.

THE BOO THERM SOLDIERT.Mesnwhile, in the shelter of the dense woods

abeut Culpeper, in wonderful spirit, withphysique greatly improved since the bloody dayat Sharp'burg, are cluttered the tatter demalionregiments of the South. It is a strange thingto look at these men, o ragged, slovenly,sleeveless, without a superfluous ounce of flashupon their bones, with wild matted hair, inmendicant's rags, and to think when the battle-fla- g

goes to ths front, how they cau aad do

fight. "There is only one attitude in which Inever should ba ashamed of your seeing mymen, and tbat is when tbey are fighting."Thofie were Gen. Lee's word to me the firsttime I ver saw him ; they have been confirmedby every other diitirgaished officer in the Con-federacy. There are triumph of daring whichtheee poor, ragged men have attempted, and at-tempted successfully in this war, which havenever beon attempted by their Sybarite oppo-nents. Again and again they have stormedbatteries formidably defended at the point of thebayonet: nothing of the kind has ever been at-tempted by the Federals

Again and again has Gen. Stuart' cavalrysurprised Federal camps at night ; no Confede-rate camp naa br-e-n surprised since the begin-ning of the war. One or two regiments of thesetattnred men will stand firm, though attackedby overwhelming numbers of the enemy, andwill constantly, under such circumstances, suc-cessfully bold their ground. Reverse the con-ditions, and eae how long Federal regimentswould bear such a blunt. Lsstly, even a smallbody of these men, under a faverite commanderlike Stonawal! Jackson, have again and againthrown themselves on the flank or rear of im-mense armies of the Federals and done desperate execution. W here has anything ot tbe kindeVet been attempted by their opponents! It isa ntiver failing source of wonder and admira-tion to tbe observer to see these man, so misera-bly found in every respect, so sparsely fed,so destitute of blanket, and yet so cheerful andlight-hearte- d nnder every privation, so reso-lute and indomitable in suffering and ia doing,irresistible in the field. It is a lesson in the dutyof every day life which no man can watch with-out improvement and advantage. Say whatanybody likes, these are the true heroes of thememorable struggle for Southern independence.No one would wish to deny to the commandinggenerals their full meed of praise for the conductof operations in tbe field ; but they would betbe last men to deny that higher praise is due totha suffering but indomitable rank ai d file whohave borne cold ar.d hunger and inadequatefood' and endless privations without a murmur,and yet have never bated a jot of heart or hope.

JACKSON AND LONGSTREET.

Sitting in camp, sur.oonded by thousands ofthese meo, one is tempted to ask the meaning ofthe sadden and distant hallooing which is occa-sionally heard to break out among them, andthe answer will provoke a smile. " It is eitherGsneral Jackson or a rabbit." It appears thatwhenever a rabbit started in tbe woods by afew stragglers, a snout is raised, which is takenup by their companions, and which rings throughthe woods for a mile around. It is true that theappearance of no other general than " Stone-wall " Jackson invariably elicits a similar shout,but h enthusiasm about Goueral Longstreot,though lass demonstrative, is certainly not lessdeep seated

30LTHF.RN GENERA LSniP.There is in the little knot of eminent officers

commiading in Virgioia, a tower of strength,such as is possessed by no similar knot of offi-cers of the Federal service. Ia fact, to heersome of the Federal prisoners talking abuttheir commanding officers, one would infer thatthere is more danger to these officers in actionfrom the bullets ot their own rutin than of theenemy. There are strange stories in the Southas to the true explanation of the extraordinarymetality at the.battleof soarpsbnrg among gen-eral and other Federal officers, the explanationbeing easily witbiti the oompass of the reader'simagination. Most true it is that whereas ia theSouthern ranks the confidence and attachment totheir general officers has kept on steadily in-creasing, in the composite ranks of the Northdistrust and dislike toward their commanders,with few and rare exceptions, have been of justas steady growth, and the consequence is ap-parent in the fighting qualities of the two sec-tions.

COTTON.

It is for Mr. Seward to explain to Englandand France how it will be for their advantagethat just at tbe moment when the Federal ad-vance into the Confederate States is necessitat-ing a large additional destruction of cotton, allfuture hopes of cotton should be annihilated byslaughter of its ouueers. In fact, let not Mr.Seward blink tae incontrovertible fact tbatn'ither the seiaure of all the seaboard cities, nortbe rising and flight of the negroes, will bringone bale of cotton into Federal hands. If everit wer conceivable that the South, ground topowder by tbe weight of the North, had nechoice but. at tbe end of some twelve or fif eenyears, to capitulate, she would be dragged backinto the Union in a very different plight thanMr. Ssward probably imagines. Not a bale ofcotton in existence anywhere in cultivation, nota single cotton plantation anywhere in gear thebony Ekeleton of what one was the most profit-able industry anywhere on earth, but the mar-row and life-blo- dried up for years, if not for-ever. How all this, were it possible, con Id becommended n humanitarian grounds to Christ-ian England and France, it rests between themunder Mr. Seward to determine.

AMEBIC AN POLICY OP FRANCE.

JZeveW of th? French Ifinilttt of freigm4tTair an .Iffttimtinn, Ihe IFr in .Iter- -ae, and the 17. . Tmrit.

From Oaligrnanl Hcmenger, Jan. 14 JTb French government, in execution ef the

reforms of November 24, 1860, regularly laysbefore the Chambers at the commencement ofthe session th: various documents which reletste the events of the preceding year in all thebranches of the administration, aad it is onthose papers that is based the discussion whichprecede the vote on the address. Withoutprejudice to questions of internal policy, whichwill have their turn, w have considered thattbe diplomatic documents contained in what iscalled tbe firre jaune, and which will mestprobably be distributed this day to tha mem-bar-

would more particularly interest our read-ers, and in consequence we extract from thegeneral report, addressed to the Emperor by theMinister of Foreign Affairs, the summary of allthe important questions which relate to thepolicy of France in tb United State andMexico :

CUITED STATES, THE BLOCKADE AND MEDIA-TION.

The year just ended ha unfortunately pro-duced no solution of tbe crisis through whichthe United States is passing. The struggle iacarried on with alternations of successes andreverses which threaten to be eternal. Atthe same time the sufferings imposed on othercoantries by the blocking up of one of tbemast productive couu.ries in the world are be-irj- ;

multiplied and aggravated. As far as weare concerned tbe distress felt by our cotton in-dustry is well known.

The Emperor's government, therefore, watchedwith increasing solicitude tbe course of tbeevents which had already attract- - d its seriousattention dnriug the past year. I: was especi-ally anxious to conciliate the maintenance of afriendly neutrality with the duty of protectingits own countrymen, which every day becomesmore imperative.

It has not a: glected any one of tha opporta-tiite- swhich authorized it to explain it opinions

to the Federal government on th? dangers anddifficulties of the situation; but, while speakingwith all sincerity, it was careful to give its ob-servations the most friendly form, and it is happyto say that full justice has been done to it sen-timent at Washington. After having, till qaiterecently, confirmed its communication withthe Federal government to a kind of confiden-tial exchange of ideas, circumstances inducedit to believe that the moment was come to try amore deciued step.

It is thought that, after two years of so disas-trous a struggle, tha ge on when military op-eration are of necessity ap3nded could notbe suffored to pass without some effort to turnit to the advantage of peace aad comp'omisc.

The Emperor's government wag desirous notto act alone. It therefore proposed to the Rus-sian and English government to join it, so thatthey might together bring about an armistice ofsix months between the Federal governmentand the Confederates of the South. The answerof the two court is already known. While de-claring that tbey shared the feeling which hadled n to make the proposal, they declined com-ing to the understanding suggested.

We certainly regretted this determination;but we were conscious of having obeyed thedictates of humanity and sound policy. We areconvinced that onr proposal, presented collect-ively, might have contributed to prevent uselessbloodshed, and to hasten the moment of recon-ciliation, the condition of which were of courts

to be left entirely to tha free choice of the belligerent.

There is evidently no sufficient ground for us,to resume alone the initiative cf a project which,as we thought from ths first, ought to be undertaken witn the concurrence of our allies ; butwe have taken care to let it be known at Wash-ington that we were qnite ready, if it should bedesired, to facilitate, either alone or collectively,in any form that might be in liciied, the work ofrosace in which we had wished Great Britain andRussia to join us.

THE WAR IN MEXICO.Ths Emperor's government explained in the

last session the causes of dissideuce which hadinduced England and Spain to separata fromFranco is Mexico. On all points tbe Emperor'sgovernment stiil holds exactly the gams viewsas were explained by his majesty's miniaters inthe senate and legislative body, and supportedby diplomatic documents. It will, therefore,suffice for the present to repeat that the with-drawal of our ailies rendered necessary the dis-patch of considerable reinforcements, and webad from tbat time to prosecute alone an expe-dition commenced by three. Waiting for thesereinforcements inevitably caused delay in ouroperations ; but all the troops sent from Francehave now joined the expeditionary corps.

Tbe Mexican question ha thus entered uponan entirely military phase, the issne of whichmoat be awaited. The government will, there-fore, only express its confidence that the expe-dition will soon terminate gloriously for oarflag, and that the moment is not far distantwhen the success of our arms will secure for theinterests which took us to Mexico the durableguarantee which they have so long wanted.TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES AND THE

NEW TARIFF.Following with a natural and deep solicitude

the successive phase of the American criis,the Emperor's government has net been dis-couraged by tbe failure of its first attemDt torestore to sur commerco with the United Slatesthe security necessary for its operations. If wehave not hitherto been able to obtain the repealof the increased customs and duties which havebeen imposed for financial purposes to tbe injuryof commercial interests, tbe sctive efforts of ourdiplomacy seem to have at least contributed toarrest the advance of the Cabiret at Washing-ton in a course so fatal to international transac-tions.

Oar exchanges with a country whose vitalforce is absorbed in a barren and desperatestruggle remain strictly limited to article abso-lutely indispensable.

It was, therefore, the duty of the Departmentof Foreign Affairs to study, above all, the meansof protecting merchandise possessed by Frenchsubjects on the American soil sgainst the eventu-alities of destruction or seizure.

Oar Military Reeoarcr.Tha report of tha Secretary of War recently

sent into Congress, communicates some inter-esting and most encouraging information in re-lation to our military affairs, and presents theencouraging conclusion that our army is fullyequal, if not superior, in all th elements ofstrength, to what it ha been at any previousperiod of the war. Its numbers, though stillseriously inadeqnat to fill fully its organizations, yet afford a nearer approximation thanheretofore to that result.

Measures to aff ird adequate supplies of ord-nance, arm and munitions for the a'my haveclaimed the earnest attention of the Department.The increased stringency of tha blockade bytbe enemy, while it has made ths importationof sufficient supplies more difficult and costly,has at the same time induced more energetic ef-forts to find and develop all internal resource .The results, so far, are ve'y encouraging. Ourpresent supplies, the Secretary says, are at leastas abundant ks they have been at any time past,and our prospect for the future more promising.Two establishments, in addition to the leadingoae heretofore existing at this city for makingordnance, have been founded in interior townsunder tbe auspices of tbe Department, one ofwhich is already in successful operation, and theother will be in a very short time. Thus the se-rious anxiety which resulted from dependenceon one establishment, liable to be interrupted bycasualties or the chances of war, has betn re-moved, and a larger provision secured for fnturasupplies. Of small arms, the Department cannow furnish stores more adequate to the require-ments of the army than at any preceding date,while of munitions it entertains now no dreadof deficiency. In these particulars also, by theenconragment and establishment ef manufac-tures within the Confederacy, the D'psrtment isdaily becoming less dependent on foreign sup-ply, and indulges the hope that it will, at no re-mote period, be able to dispense altogether withhat reliance.

The most serious embarrassment to be appre-hended in reference to the ordnance supplies, isin tbe deficiency nf iron. Before the war nearlyall the iron works within the States of the Con-federacy had languished or decayed, and fromthe sense of preeariousness in the future and thescarcity of suitable labor,

.it has been

. .very diffi- -

I... i.l-i!l- .1 ! mtt fc acuit to estaousn mem in sumc wttt numoe s ana ,ou an adequate scale to meet the necessities ofthe war. It has been necessary that the denart- -ment should stimulate enterprise by large advances and liberal connrac!, an likewise oon-tribu-

by details to the supply of labor. Manynew fumac have been established, and thosein operation have been enlarged and tempted tocontinue more uninterruptedly in blast If tbecontracts mad with the department are onlyfully carried out, it is believed by tha S cre.tarythe supply will prove adequate, but there aremany difficulties in the prosecution of the workfrom the enhancement of all prices, and from thetemptation constantly offered to' contractor toprefer the superior profits which they can com-mand from speculators.

Th repert of the Secretary with reference tothe question of subsistence, while not alarming,suggests the most anxious and uppermost

of th day. Tha harvests of thepast season have not generally p'oved propi-tious, and notwithstanding the much largerbreadth of land devoted to th culturo f cerealsand forage, the product in many extensive dis-tricts in the Confederacy is below the average,and in some even threatens scarcity. The costand want of trausporta.ion make difficu't tbecollection, distribution and equalization of suchproduct. In addition, the ravages of war, proa-ecute-

by our malignant enemies in shamefulviolation of all civilised usages for the ends ofrapine or destruction, have aesolaW consider-able districts of fertile country. The districtsthus devastated have been, too, mainly thosewhich have heretofore afforded the largest sup-plies of meat. Th rearing of animals for foodbas been since the war generally increasedthr ujhout tl.o Confederacy, and from other dis-tricts larger supplies than heretofore maybe expected. Still the rcarcity of grain andforage must check considerably this increasedproduction, and render adequate supplies forthe future mere doubtful.

It may be added that one grave canse of diff-iculty in '.lie procurement of supplies is the in-flation of the currency. This inflation hascaused a great enhancement of all prices, aadinspired a general and inordinate spirit of specu-lation. A the cause of enhancement has beenand must be continuous, being the necessaryissue of treasury notes, so the increase in priceshas bean, and without check from legislationmust be, steadily progressive. This is so un-derstood or has been so experienced by aliclasses, that there is the strongest repugnanceon the part of all having necessary supplies tosell to part with them at the exaggerated currentrate, from the conviction that a longer holdingwill assure still higher prices. This motivo isso influential and general, that it is next to im-possible to supply tbe necessities of the govern-ment at fair price, or by voluntary contracts.

Timely nSSetioj.A correspondent of the Roma (Ga ) South-

erner says :

I yesterday had a conversation with a medi-cal gentleman connected with ths army, andwhose position affjrds him an opportunity ofmaking a wide survey of the field, and he

me that already scorbutis, diarrhoea,and typhoid fever are now manifesting them-selves in the army. Would you have our braveboys, in high spirit, and with strong arms, ableto beat back the invading foe, give thm plentyof vegetables and fruit to eat ; not a mess nowand then, but enough for daily use Don'tbegin to th.nk of some little spare corner ofyour farm wherein to plant vegetables. Apprc

priato your best fields plant potatoes, beans.peas, cabbage, onions, turnips, cucumbers forpickles, by the acre, thinking the while of ournoble boys. Another article much needed inthe army for medical use, as well a diet, ismustard be sura to raise plenty of it.

A Held Adtraiarr A Ti.it DawfaakieIsland.

From the Cbarlertoa Mercury.)Captain Mk ki.br again i.v the Enemy'b

Linus A most hasardous enterprise has justb rn success oily accomplished by Capt. Mick-ler- ,

whose forays last summer on the islandshold by the enemy (in one of which be was se-verely wounded) are familiar to our readers.The scene of hi iast scout was on Dawfnskieisland ; a glance at the map will show its loca-tion, which is i t the very midst of tbe enemy'sline on one side Fort Palaski, on th othrHilton Head Island between which poin1steamers are constantly passiuz. In comparywith privat

.McGeo,

.formerly of the Rutledee

.- T, a i - i ilaawii a u out now on special nuty as asl ., Captain Mickler. with a picked command.tak ''om companies B and E, lith regimeutSou 'olina infantry, started on thursdaylast, v :cg to make a thorough scout enthis ist d to observe ihe movemont of theenemy Hilton Head acd other contiguouspoints.

We have not bees informed how the officermade bis way to the island, his plan for reachingthe enemy's lines being, as we understand, asecret ; lliut he reached a safe landing; on Dawfnskie on the afternoon of Thursday, securedhis boat and began his business forthwith.

Pa-sin- themselves eff as Yankees, the partymingled among the gang of ruuaway negroes,eliciting valuable information, and becomingvery' well acquainted with matters and thingson the island. Ths scout, McGee. with hisblue suit, got decidedly the advaotaga of an oldnegro-- , Scipio, belonging to the Stoddard estate,which was formerly one of the finest locatedplantations in the South, looking out, as it did,upon the ocean, with Ty bee light in full view.

S.tipio said that none of tbe rebels ever camethere, but tha the Yankees were constant visi-tor ; there had been formerly a garrisoa on tbaisland, bat they were subsequently removed,possibly on account of the insalubrity of tbeplace, ts several graves were vUiole near thehouse ; and Scipio, upon being questioned.gave n ss jis opinion mat rr nigar, air weenot good for these peopl fi: he ship. Ofth four graves seen by the & jt party, buttwo are marked one incrib-.-- . riward ilack-et- t,

couipany G, 3d R I. art'liry," the other"M:chael Megan, of the same corps ;" the firs:died on the 21t April, '62, and the last on the8ih April, '62

When the negroes found out who they weredealing with, their manner changed, and theyb ca ne a polite and cbt.dient as was their wont.From what appeared to have been a sutler'store, a quantity of homespun and clothing was

taken, including soma good Uoited State in-fantry coats and pants, with Cmrec icu: but-to-

thereon, from which some of the boys gotgood fits, looking very much like Yankee sol-diers on their return. An amount of specie wasalso found, which has besn appropriated to acharitable purpose.

On tha north side of Dawfnskie a wharf hasbeen built. At the bend of a creek which runsthrough Fine island, near this place, is thewreck of an iron steamer, about two hundredfeet long, which got aground on a bank somemonths ago, and broke in half when the tid-fel- l.

All tbe machinery, furniture, etc., hade?idenlv been removed.

At "Spanish Wells," on Hilton Head island,there is an cbsarvatcry on the house tap, fromwhich all our movements can ba watched. AtBaynard's house, on Braddock's point, there isanother. 0er information of a va'usble kindwas obtained and communicated to tUe properauthorities.

A Woman' Prayer for Peace.From the Chicago Tims.

Rock Island, 111., January 29. Some timeduring the winter there wag an account publish-ed in the New York Express of some of Burn- -side's troops going to the house of Mrs Jaque-lin- e

Marshall, of Virginia, and, after visitingher wine-cella- r (which, I presume, better pre-pared them, they took all they wanted, and destroyed all tbat came in their way. She, ofcourse, protested against it. They then took !her and beat her until she became insensible. Ihave just heard of her death, caused by tbein-- jtries then inflicted. She was an old lady

(seventy years of age,) with hair as white assnow, and a widowed daughter-in-la- of ourlate Chief Janice, John Marshal). Poor oldman, it is well be passed away bsfore theseevils fell on his house and coantry. Could ni teven ago aud sex be sparedf Aud where is theglory attendant ou such deeds? Will God'sblessing rest on a coontry where such act. arenet only unpunished, but commended! Is itnecessary for a soldier, when he takes up arm',to lay down dfcancy, and even humanity, andto become a wild beasiT Women of the North!have you sent your sons to battle against oldage and h!pless innocenco? Oh, no1 Thentbrow no more firebrands on tnis consumingwar, but cultivate charity, and try and act np tothe golden rule: for there are followers of cur

& Southern women, as dsvotcdas wa.

Oar sons went to fight for th- - Constitution ;but ah I fear they ara greatly mistaken. Thenwhat good can como from further war? Is thereno one to stand in the breach and rt p thisdeluge of blood? no one in authority to bid thiscarnage case 7 We are are to' to wait for twoyears, and all will be well. Bat can we, whohave dear one far away, consent to this delay 'In that time, all may have met a bloody end,and tbea even peace will find us with acbinghearts for those of oar kindred who have per-ih--

Women of the North ! We have a duty plainbefore as Let us aay to our sister of theS mth : Tho peace-maker- s are not all dead, butthers ara thousands whose daily prayer is forpec-- j t ) our distracted country. We can all goto the Mercy Seat, the Northern and Southsrnwoman alike, and beseech Him whose miss, uon earth was "peace and good will to man" togrant us tbat great blessing.

The wail for some dear oue is hardly hushedbefore another, and maybe a sadder, one comes.Think of the lives that have gone out with nosoothing hand to moisten the parched lip or tryto raise tho thoughts to God. Is this to go onforever ? We who hava sons exposod pray forpeace Oar hearts sicken at the thoughts cffurther conflict. We have baen severely chas-tened bicause wo have forgotten the hand thatfed and blessed us. LH us, like the Israelitescf old, turn to Him with all onr hearts, and mayHe rem"mbor mercy before we are utterlv con-sumed. RACHAEL.

IS About two weeks ago, wa are reliablyinformed, some three hundred, tor.es collected onthe south side of the Solaton river at Brooks'ferry, under tha lead of the notorious LrVie, ofbridge burning notoriety-- , who is a recruitingofficer in the Abolition service. Some citizensof Mooresbnrg. a village of Hawkins county,soma six or eight miles distant from Brooks'ferry, having received timely notice of tbe move-ments of Lane's expedition, repaired to tbe place,and placed themselves in ambush The Moores-bnrg party consisted of twelve or fourteen loyalSouthern men, under command of Capt. JohnW. Moore, and the enrolling efficor of the dis-trict, Major W. H. Clarkson. Near midnightLane's stampeding racruits for tbe Federal armycommenced creasing the river. When aboutforty had baen boatad to the north side, theMoorrsburg Confederates confronted tbem, anddemanded their surrender, and up. n their pre-paring for resistance, fired upon thtm, wound-ing twelve (one mortally), capturing six auddispersing the rest. The patty who had cotcrossed the river fled. Th9 party dispersed leftknapsacks, arms, provisions and clothing, whichfell into the hands of the victors. Severalstraggl-r- s were picked up during the night,increasing tha number of prisoners.

The tory recruit were from the counties ofCocke, S)vier, Jefferson and Greene. The mnwho was mortally woanded was Smi'h.from near Parrottsville, in Cocke county. Hewas, as soon a found to be seriously wounded,provided with medical attendance and sent tohis home. Knoxrillc Register.

Cav alry Dash h the Railroad nearJackson, Tenn. On Saturday night, a smallparty of Confederate cavarrry made a dash onthe Mobile and Onio railroad track, a few milesfrom Jackson, Teun. Tbey designed tearing xtptbe track, and succeeded in removing a fewrails, but were compelled to nkedaddle before

doing any farther damage. They only numberfifteen or twenty men, one or two f whom, weare informed, wero either silM er wounded before tbe party get away. Memphis Argus, ith

THE Ptl.lt' DEBT.China Grove, February 4, 1863.

Editors Appeal : I see that G A. ChandlerE;q., is enlightening tbe Confederate by pointing oat the way and mean of an curly, rapid.

certain and easy payment of the debt of the Con

federate States upon the close of tbe war. It isproper that all scheme upon this subject shouldsee " the light of day " and be thoroughly canvassed, and perhaps as well now aa at a futureday. Light is always desirable, except to thoge

whose deeds are evil, and in some conditions" more light " is most desired. Mr. Chandler'splan is for the government, by the aid of an arbitrary law and power, to bring all tha cottonnow made, and that may be made, in its juris,diction at twelve and a half cent per pound isell it at twenty-fiv- e per pound : pay for it inarbitrary paper currency, and sell it for l.

This would certainly be a very fineoperation for the Confedrary, and renec'supon Mr. Chandler as much financial ability asit he bad discovered that twice one makes twoIf you will let me make my currency and thelaws of trade, and g.ve m the power to enforctoem. l want m other financial ability to payany debt or accumu'.ate any fortune in the reachof combined human production : and this iswhat Mr Chandler asks for his scheme, and toaccomplish it he must amend the Constitution otthe Confederate states, and of th several bistesin two important respects, t: Ist. Ihttclsuse which makes gold and silver only a legaltender. 2d Tbat clause which prohibits mo-nopolies and special privileges, so as to make a

promise to pay ou paper a legal underand to exclude all competition in the cotton mar- -ket. Wouid it ce wie or pmdnt to do both oreither of these things 7 Tha history and policyot tae world, laws, constitutions and opinions otgreat rceu, answer in tha negative How couMludtvidusls carry on commerce and trade withforeign nations, with tbe currency that Mr.Chandler proposes to make them take, andwhich, by hi plan, the Confederacy refuse totake in payment cf the cotton she may sell toforuign nations. His plan would at ono.a de-stroy our commerce in everything po far as in-dividual and company effort and enterprisewas concerned, and so far as the governmentwas concerned, except in cotton by tbe government, and that only in its sale and export. Itth government can make cotton worth twenty-fiv- e

cents a pound ia gold to tbe government,s! e can make it worth tbat to the cit'zan uponthe same rule and law, By prohibitingthe saie of any cotton fora less sum or differentcurrency. Then why net give to tbe grower oftbe cotton the benefit of her legislation andpowers ou this subject, instead of denying themto him, taking from his purse one-hal- f of hishard earnings in gold, and putting into hispocket the other half in paper that be cannotuse beyond our jurisdiction? Why constitute tbegovernment the sole owner and monopolistot tne entire cotton ana commerce ot tne Con-federacy and the States upon a fictitious papercurrency ? Why single out the cotton planter,who bas more capital invested, works harder toraite it, and encounters more perils, dangers andlooses in making it than any other producer, tospeculate upon ? It would certainly be verykind, gracious and just, in my government tosay to me in New Orleans that my cotton isworth twenty-fiv- e cents in gold, that foreign na-tions and individuals are anxio&s to get it atthat, but I shant have but twelve-an- d a-- icents for it in paper and cur-rency, and that I shall take that for it, when thegovernment instantly manipulate twenty-fiv- ecnts for it in gold. This policy would startleforeign nations. I: would aid and compel themto resort to the culture cf cotton as far as possi-ble, and to retort upon us when we needed cot-ton or other fabrics by putting a governmentprice and currency upon them.

Tbe laws of trade must be reciprocal, andwould never submit to that rule whiuh madeforeign nations pay our debts by virtue of mo-nopoly and extort'on, and yet this is the effectcf Mr. Chandler'.- system. Our governmentmay render the cotton grower dependent uponher for a market and a price, and the necessitiesof other governments may compel them for atime to buy that cotton from our government ata price and with gold, but those governmentswill say to us that we have need of many thingswhich we can only have at a certain price andfor the gold. They could and would retaliate.They will never consent to pay onr public debts,and be dreaned of all their precious metals byany such arbitrary monopoly and Extortion.Tbey would demtnd to enter our markets andtrade with aar people in free competition wi;hhorn traders, or they would retaliate. The lawof selfpreservation would compel them to theone or the other. Suppose France offers to t iecitizen of New Orleans twenty-fiv- e cents ingrid for his cotton and tbe Confederacy offershim twelve and a half in paper. Frauce off rsto take gold for her fabrics but refuses the pa-per. The Confederacy has no fabrics to offerhim. Yet Mr. Chandler would step in and nyto France, pay me the twenty-fiv- e cents in gold,and bore Mr. Citizen, take twelve and a halfcents in paper and get your fabrics as best yonct.n you are making enough any how, and Ihave a use for the balance. It would simply becompelling the cotton grower and foreign nati tns to pav the (Jontederate debts. &uch d.crimination, such injustice, such fandsmscta'changes of the organic laws can never be to'erated by auy free people or international authority. Let the citizen be fostered and aided tothe highest prosperity under proper laws, tradeand commerce, and he caa afford to pay histaxes, and if tha goverment will levy a directtax to pay her debts under such circumitanos,tbe people will be ready, able and willing; topay them. PLANTER

Cotton Burned Near Fort PillowCushman's Guerillas at Work Uuonl.awork is still progressing near Fort Pillow andthe section of country back of that point. OnSaturday n:ght a band of these nomadic gentry,commanded by a man named Cushman, aiLauderdale county, and numbering only fifteenor twenty, stooped two wagons four mile backof the fort, and burned eight or ten bales of cot-ton which were being taken to the riv-- r. Theyturned the teams and owner ba- - k. On Fridaynight the same parties overhauled a raft, which,containing betwoen twenty and tweuty-tiv- ebales, was crossing Hatchie river. They or-dered the men accompanying it home, and de-stroyed both cotton and raft. This occurredi bout ten miles from the fort. A cotton bayerfrom Iadiaaa was ctptared by the guerilla atew miles irom the Missi ippi, ia the sameneighborhood, occ day last week, and relievedof Lis aapply of greenbacks. It was not verylarge, and his loss, therefore, baa not beenheavy. Coshma i bas been operating in thatportion of West Tennessee for several mouths,and has thus far received no check. Ha is aguerilla in the generally accepted sense of theterm, and his work comprises burning cottonand appropriating wha'.over come in his way.His band has destroyed a large quantity of cot-ton during the past three months. Memphis Ar-gn-

4th.

OiTt Progress Toward a DespotismMore Political Arrests There are nowtwo State Legislatures and two or more grandjane investigating into tne arreer or citizensby tha rederai gevrnment, wotcn, ior montnepast, hav'e created so much excitement through-out the Union. The datermicatioa evinced trcall to account an 1 punish the agents in theseproceedings consequent upon the Democraticvictories at tbe iast elections had caused theitdiscontinuance for awhile. We see that in Penn-sylvania tbey are again being resumed, and thatthe proprietor of a Pailadelphia journal bsm beenseized and incarcerated in Fort McHeury, andtho publication of his paper forcibly suspendedWhat the natare cf his offense is, or what theauthority under wh:ch he has been deprived efhis liberty, remains yet to be ascertained. It

from this and other indication, that theradical are bent on proceeding to vialent ex--t

emities and detying tbe reaction in public sen-- tment eo unmistakably manifested at the last

election. If w are entering on a reign of terror, the people ought to be made aware of it.We sec that Uraaley, in his journal, i henndireou and encouraging these proceedings- - Suciiconduct will not be tolerated so long as we haveany public spirit left among us. He will haveto change hi tune, or leave for part unknown.

Tort Herald.

The Paliey Ffapeleaa BegareUaa; theUnited State.

An Important Article from the Emperor's Or'ga"So other Solution to the Cotton Crisis than

a European Intervention."Correipoodencs of the New York Time.

Paris, January 13 The following article from Lm.Vafioa i aaid m th newiaper office to have b"nwritten bv the Emperor, or, at 'ea to have been dicta-ted in hie bnrean. I ought to tell y tbat after 'be tm-pr-

foaoded bar orgaa, a Frena, directed by tba Vis-count de la Gaerorui'ara, tbe Emperor waa anxiousalao, to Metre aa organ, and thee a .leadiag BonapartistDepatv. M. Granler d Caaaagauu,' was auth'irf i uyt aa-- ' La. Iftttan, a )oamai which has cow ranch d itsthirteenth Banner. The article which follow, and.which I ti aae la e entire from thi paper, appeared Is thoSunday edition, and cana qaent'y tho day before tbad liery of tho Imperial diMoara at tbe opening of bo. hamber Fi r thow who ar In tba ecret af tbia doe.amcnt it 1 eoa.Mrred much mora Important than tbotBVaal discourse. Here It la :

Frum the Nation, January II.The crlaia in tbe cotton msnafsctnrs i acquiring JaTy

uch proportion, a oaghi ia Franc a wil aa ewhereto eail npon it tha series meditation of pabiicut. of

atKtnen and of govern mes taLike tha cr s . hie a revolt from a deficient crop of

grain, the i in cottoa doe not give a nope or aipeedy amelioration, founded on Ihe probability of abetter harvest On tb contrary , tbe eriai la cottonaanntaetnre doe not raaaonabiy promise atythiag; bsta i aggTavatian.

On the on. hmd eapcriene proves that tbe sapaHf cotton famished by India, Egypt and A rerta are In--

asfliri-n- t j and, u tbe other. It is tnanife . tbat tbe wantof mater.nl, which haa made ltelf felt tha f r bat in ataw piaeea, will not ba loeg In extending itself to all tbaother.

The aneoii.in ef knowing b.w la give work ai l litto tbe aaarroas w m this great isdo try, placest"i: na. Therefore m a.i that It r .arte- - aea. ef pres.br baste aad of fermbtablcneea It

i a qneetioa for th seriaa attention of all friend ofbnman tv and of orier.

Ia denaitive. bars are ths tra of th prooietn : Noother country than America being; able for a longto cos- - tofa.-Bls-h tbe eeeseary f e M we. bywhat reasonaJit aad practicable way may Ame-ie- a bebrought to ag-.i- i furnish our npplrat

We kuow of but one praeodeat to (peak tb truth.Which, borrowed from a similar situation, may be exam-ined aad Wf ghed m connection with this oae, and thatprecedent 1 the war waged by England agamst Chinain 1811, to force tbe la.'ft--r to acc.pl tba opiaa? of Indiain axekasg for tea. The Eagliab tbouyht, ta the

we aow recall, bar justice permitted tb'sa ttby a m'.irary intervention, a traditional

eommetae. the interruption of which was highly preju-dicial to England and to E a rope.

It will be admitted, without hecitation, that theof tbe eoaaKree cf cotton with America

will ireaent itself la conditions much more eoaf rr.bloto the principle of equity sad of general atifity.

In tbe flirt place, to lack cotton, that is to ray. to livewithout work and without bread, in France, Englandand Germany, thoasand or families who live bv the--cotton industry, is a misfortune of isnc.'l greater xnagut- -tod. than to live wtihor.t tea.

On tbe other band, when th English pretended torMMtblish by force tbe tea trade, they Imposed in re-turn, on tha bine.e gevernaee', aa rt at which j istreality a potto n, aad in wbea tbe government of Chora,aw, with rtasnn, a cause of physical and moral aagra-dat- i

n.Everyone will see that la America the question

altogether different. Ia determining tae Amerces toraoew with Enrou tbs trade in cottoa, we will carry tobem, along with ths i.:rltf cone of fr

of peace, the of labor, ofef conmrco, of transaction, amI e prosperity. Whi a Iearfng to 1right aad the care of resolving Innway to luit tbrir own con, nicu' ,tend ng in any way to impose Boon t!separation, Europe might evidently,est of bamanity, resolve the que-t- c ofin a definite manner, at least in a way to re bare suner-in- g

that have become intolerable.fn th state of solidarity to which, thank to the epirit

of Christianity ali the nation of the atrth are to-l-arrived, good sense and equity admitted lhat ao one oftbea may briag about the ruin cf the other. Wbeaany profeuad calamities happen to a eountrv tba arntl-mcr-

of humanity oblige all other conulrte to taketheir part In theae u9rhga. America Is thereforeobliged, ia the name of these principle .to take account,in a eerte n measure, of tbe dh tress of too Europeanworkmen.

for ourselves, we do not see any other solution to tbacottoa crisis than a European intervention, of watch tbsfor.n and tbe extant rmta to be decided, but which,in leaving to the Americans the solution of tbrir nation-al question, shall form.-- t th maunfaeturer of Eu-rope at least enough material to render possible a aerioas revival of labor.

We shall be surpriied if, in the coming lgisijtiv.ies ef Franca and England, idea imilar to these

ar not brought forward; and, in tbe name of the laier-e- s'of labor and of humanity, wa conjure ths press t

th, point ot view of ten question.

Amiable aad aclable BellisjereaM.There are some strange phase t j this war. on of

which ia thus described by "Pet soBBe," the army correspondent of the Char e,toa Courier. He writes frcaatbe Beraar 1 House, oa the Rappahannock, some two orthree mile below Fredericksburg, whl.h is th pretentheadquarter ot ear picket i

Pse-du- through the mansion frcrc the front, yen enterwhat was f Ttrerly a beautiful garden, extending to thobrink of the river, bat now like the bona, a waste. Iainagcicceat terrace, hedges vices and p ant, are alldestroyed, and In their places are fragxeat of Yankeeclothing, canteen, grave forage for horses, and e vei yotb-- r vestige of wan oi hands

At the lowor edge of this garden. b?gi an abrupt,and In aJ i beaviiy wooded descent, when,terminates in tb-- ' broad river bottom say fifty yards inwidth and then you have tho muddy Rapuahanaockit ef. Tbe oppo te bank a more or lees a eVeiiT ty,and there we have a toll view of tho Vaoket. picketsnot more than two hand ed and fifty or three hundredyard. away. Like eur own men tbey are distributed hagroups ef tour or five each at interval of a fvw rods,up and down the rl.er for thirty miles and there tbeystt froa morning until argot, and nig; at it morning,watching; each other Ilka eats and yet apparently themost,haiai less and well disposed individual, in tbr world.

her and there ths Yankees have thrown np rifle pitlarge enough to hold Uuve or tour man, aa if tbey anticipated treachery en oa - part ; but our own boys si.ndout fearlsrsiy among tbe tree and move as onconcern-edr- y

about as if tbe rr wer no danger wi'bin a huirdredmil. Tbl confidence ba not oaen without it geodresults ant until y it ba bee-- n not an unfreqo atoccurrence for tbe ssotiaels to go down to the riv-s- rbank, and talk by tba hour, exchange papers, aeaaeortoe. aad even v;siu Two of oar private weal overtb other day, aa ! am informed, and toot d vrtthtbe commissioned officer on too post; and thoV an - ae came paodl ng across th ri thw b lie 1 was present, i heir great anxiety itobacco : and n p ug nr taaijd on a bpa rr Bail stnt k iu it te wan it over ths Rninvariably bring back eoff-e- , an gar, or earta-- have to exobarge. A pap-- r held np atwill briu-- a dox-- n men living dewn to to- - r

ich wi-- a Herald, Tribune, Hurptr Wn,Leslie s Illustrated, or om leaser it bt of the.in, ..cot each an slows for a barter, ofbase interviews mauy shtrp and fannv th-n- .

but Ihe. bast of feeling apparently prevail, IYankees . special y areamghl to be cil

aa lawyer.

, when are you eomiD-- r'buturnat-- ' Maimer dot nlnf:

the nji'didn't"Tea," i 3 a of

dauae rl lme tin. yonr murBull Ki .' was tbe promu ' "la C sharp

for our aide, and B fiat for yours'Uauy for yun waoep I say, 'Corn fed,' I '.1 stand

rrea it 1 see you alter the war.Don't want'er see yr seen enough of you aiready."

"Go to ," (and the wonted Yankee meutioned a hotplace.)

'Sorry I cant accommodate yott," said the Sontt- -erner, out odd Satan ba - sea: word to Gen. Ler thai.ths place was so full of Yankees a ready, they bavs tohang on by tho windawauls, and ba won't take ba South-er-a

men no bow."Sub la ana of the thousand interview- - which th

"voice af tbe water," could it ipoak, would tail of tbistrange phase of th war.

The Pepc-- s New Year AddsThe fullewlrg a the slne wnieh tha Pope pro

noonced when receiving, o t now y ar day, tbe gene: aUand staff of tae Fremih army of occupation :

I am dees y touched with the kUd wishes expraaatnTby the genera! In 'be name of the army which he sowoTll! ly c rr. man as sou t a in caving taeopportunity of signifying my gra ltude for tbe al?s onyo ' here perform oy the Kinp ror oruer ine c.encttarmy i. ae g rious on fields f battle tu, by its disciuiinoduring Allow me, bowe rer, to inobia tills to glory i to defenu the SlBIegain.t his enemi-- s, to protee. mm ia nis.ud in he possession oi tae temtones wniea romn.ro tohim. Yon are her to support tbe rtghts of tha churchand to defend the sacred city, facciia.-- by the death ofso many martyr, and where tbe Vicar of Jeans Christbaa always received tho assistance of God, as I unworthy a 1 be-.- , go At tots morr.eui 'n tne mittst of :oeatiackiaof hisenaxte. What those enem es desire is tod royabe Po ' authority, to ovarthrow his throe, tomake Rome tbe capital of I know not win iiagdo-a- ,and, af ar hart .g dona away with tbe temporal power, u.attack even the spiritual authority.

Bat yon are here, S5y children, to keep hi cheek tbeenemies of th holy tee and of religion. When Godcreated tbe ocean. He to d the waves that they mi'thcreach the rocks oa tbe shore, but should not go bevnodthrm. You are like t hoe rock; yon axe here to aayto those bitter enemies who cat trouble over all Italy :" Ton shall not go further ; Oo f ba placed our arm. aaa rampart for Hi holy chorea, and we will defecd hesoveregu pontiff!" I am happy on this day tor v youmy paternal benediction. I bkrse France, your himpxrorand tbe Imperial fami y, and particularly tbe young boywho is attached to ue by spirit sal bonds I bless tbawhole Frrash. army. I bless you and yonr fam'iiaa, aRtbe episcopacy and the French clergy, and all those

of rat belie who y so much love for me, andinase such genarous effort tor tha defease of my cense.Why can I not bl.es my eneaass I Let those who stnvaagainst me think of the history of tha patriarch Jacob,wb after having wrestled all a, ght with an unknownadversary, saw at sunrise that his adversary was aa Ba-gel, an i. tailing on ha knees, said. " You are my angel,aai I will sot - e you until yon hare given me thsbenediction of God." Tb revolnttoni is do net see thati hey Ktruggls with an angel. May they one day opentheir eye o th truth, i rnias my hands and blew yea.ail, my children. In the name of tue Father, tbe Bon, andthe n o y Ut Aiueu.

f3F The New York TrtAane states that Messrs.Duncan, Sherman A. Co., received on Tuesdaythrough tbe mail package of foreign latteis,which was lost in 1851 Amoog the enclosure!were $50,000 of Neir York 5 per cent stock.

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