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If YOIME IV. DOWAGIAC, CASS COUNTY,, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1861. NUMBER 31, fimnninllifp r ; ; ; ' "- ir 1- 1 la Published erery Thursday, At Dva;Uc, Cass Count 7, Michigan. OFP.JCE: ! G. C. Jones 4t Co.'s New Brick Block Terms of Subscription. To office tad mail subscribers $ 1 ,00 per annum, IffTAttABLT I AdTAHCB. . .. . ' . When left by the Carrier, Fifty Cents additional Will ie charge'd on regular rates. ' " . . 1 : ' - ' . Rates of Advertising. (TireWainc or less considered as a Square.) : .'jl w. 1 8 w. 4 w. 8 m. 6 m. 1 1 jr. t)neSinare..f 50 1 1.00 1 1.23 2.50 8.50 5.00 f Column.... 1 5.00 1 1.W 1 B.vu 1 10. w jso.w ou.w The pririleses of yearly advertisers will be con in4 rigidly to their business, and all other adrer tiMocts not pertaining to their regular business, to be paid for extra. All legal advertisements charged at the statute All'traaiient advertisements to be paid for in advance. "t3TTB" A0 TBS Witt B STBICTtT AD BTBBSB TO. VST Jam Wobk erery description neatly exe cuted with promptness, on the most favorable terms. Orders solicited. business, prcttotg. T. P. SEELEY. A. 2I. M. D., PHYSICIAN &c SURGEON. (Office at his residence, on Commercial Street, - second building north-west of the Post Office. Dowagiae, Sept. 19, 1861. sep!9-22yl S. G. SANGER, Commissioner of Deeds for the State of New York, Notary Public, and Agent of the Phoenix Insur ance Company, of Hartford, Conn. Office with James Sullivan, front room, second floor of t .Jones' Brick Block. marl4-t"m6 .. CM. O'DELL, SI. D. - Homeopathic Physician, Surgeon and. Obstetrician, Having bought out Da. Basxis and taking his . Practice, feels happy to say to the citiiens of Dowagiac and vicinity, that he is prepared to ' Vractice his Profession in all its branches. He also keeps Medicines by the case or single phial for sale and Family Guides. Office over the Center Market. Dowagiac, January 28th, 1861. janSl-41yl M. PORTER, M. D. PHYSICIAN Sc SURGEON. )Sic at Alvrard's Book Store. Denison Block, ' Front Street. Residence first door below the Methodist Church, Commercial St, Dowagiac, Mich. , ap25v4yl GEO. W. FOSDICK.M. D. ffiae over Mr. Bates' Provisim Store, Front Street, Dowagiac nov22-31yl JUSTUS GAGE, KoUrv Public and sreneral Agent for the exchange and transfer of Village Lots, and sale of real .Estate. Agent for the Manhattan and Irving Insurance Companies, or .ew iorK, umcewiiu 1 o.-ll: r . ..nn J flnA, .Tnn' Brick Block. novl2v3yl W. II. CAMPBELL Notary Public. Will attend to all kinds of Con veyancing Republican Office, Dowagiac. Mich. CLARKE & SPENCER, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, and Solicitors Chancery. Office in G. C. Jones & Co.'s Block, Dowagiac, Michigan. Especial attention riven to collections throughout tne xtortn-west. Joseph B. Clares. ap25v4 James M. Sfenceb . JAMES SULLIVAN, AttorneT and Counsellor at Law. and Solicitor in (Ihinrcrr Dowairiac. Mich. Office on Front Street. ap25v4yl CLIFFORD SIIANAUAJT, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, and Solicitor in Chancery, Uassapous, iass county, mien. MERCHANTS. TUTHILL & STURGIS, Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, -Hats and Caps, Clothing, Crockery, c, sc. Dowagiac, Mien. . Ciacs Tuthill. . W. R. Stuhgis ; GEORGE SMITH, Tailor. Shop one door east of Howard k Com . stock's. Cutting and Making done to order, and warranted to nt. - j"js G. C. JONES & CO. Dealers m Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, .Crockery, Glassware, xiais bu vajo 'Street, Dowagiac, Mich. Front - D. LARZEL.ERE dc CO., Dtalers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Hats and Caps, Glassware, Paints and Oils, Hardware, Ac, Ac. Front Street, Dowagiac, Mich. DajtiblLabislibb. J William LABZBLtaa. a KT. A T.WARD. General Dealer in Books, Stationery, Periodicals, Wall Paper, Window Shades, Wrapping Paper, Pocket Cutlery. Ac. Dennison Block, Dowagiac, Mich. ap'25v4 pTDTBclKWITli, Machinist and Engineer. Foundrj and Machine Shop at the foot of Front street, near tne ran 'road bridge, Dowagiac, Mich. op25v4 II. B. DENMAN, aantin" and Exchange Office, Dowagiac, Mich. Buy and sell Exchange, Gold, Bank Notes, and Land Warrants. Pav interest on School and fwamp Lands, and Taxes in all parts of the state. "i'-"71 .Patent Wctalic Air Tight BURIAL CASES Are kept constantly on hand by BO.TJSB. &..BON S, Oppotite the Pott Office, JJoicagiac. Also, a good assortment of Wooden Coffins. . JBosragiac, October 10th, 1861. octl0-25tf UNION HOTEL ' M. J. BALDWIN, PROPRIETOR - CASSAPOLIS, MICHIGAN. Good accommodations for man and beast. - rjjf" Board bj the day and week. CiSH FOR RAGS ' " - AT AL WARD'S BOOKSTORE. A GOOD Supply of CANDY and NUTS at the J.X. iJatery. A. P. TOWNSEND.- V Column.. 1 8.00 j 3.75 j 4.50 j 7.00 j 12.00 20.00 X Column.. U-00 1 5.00 1 A. 00 1 10.00 1 15.00 I 25.00 ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of a lisence granted by Clifford Shauahan, Judge of the Probate Court for Cass County, Michigan, we shall offer for sale at public auction, the follow. ing described real estate, to wit: village lots number 156, 157, l50, 161, 162 and 163 in the village N of Dowagiac, in said County of Cass. Also, a part or lot number twelve in Beeson's additmn to said village, commencing at the south-wect corner of lot number twelve, thirty-two and a half feet front on Beeson street Also, a certain strip of I K.,ni . r,nv. . I'nmtrunrlro th rfr. three feet from the south-east corner of lot number I twelve in Beeson's addition to said village, thence onoto the place of beginnin Also, a strip of land commencing at tne corner of lot number twelve in Beeson's addition to said village, running thence parallel 'with the Michigan Central Kail Koad, thirty-six feet to a piece of land owned by William Bannard, thence uorth-west thirty-three feet and six inches along the line of Bannard' s land, thence south-west thirty-six feet to Beeson street, thence south-east along the line of Beeson street, thirtv two and a half feet to the place of beginning, (the last three descriptions being the Tavern Stand in Dowagiac, called the Rochester House,) on Satur day the ninth dav of November next, between the hour of nine o'clock in the forenoon and the setting of the sun the same day, on the premises above described, for the payment of the debts of William Bannard, deceased, subject to the right of Dower ot uannan IS. liunnard, widow or saia deceased. HAXXAll B. BANNARD, ) jm:n:at,M DAVID II. WAUNER, 'Administrators. ' September 21, 1851. oct3-24w6 The above sale is hereby postponed until Monday the 9th-day of December next, at the same time and place above mentioned. HANNAH B. BANNARD, Administrators DAVID H. WAGNER, J Administrators. November 14 1SG1. novl4-30w4 MORTGAGE 8ALE. TvEFAULT having been made in the condition JL of a certain indenture of Mortgage, executed by Erastus Stark, of the County of Cass and State of Michigan, to Isaac N. Beeson. now of Mattison. in the State of Illinois, on the seventh day of Anril. A. D. 185S. and recorded April 7tn, A. 1). 135$, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Cass Countr. Michigan, in Liber U of Mortgages, on pages 532 and 533, aud the amount claimed to be due on f aid Jiorigagc at tne o;ue oi mis nonce being $74.78, and no suit at law baviug oeen in stituted to recover the same or auv part thereof: Therefore, notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a power of side contained in said mortgage now become operative, aud in pursuance of the Statute in such cse made and provided, the premises herein described, to wU: The north-west quarter (J)f the north-west qnarter(jof section twenty nine (29.) in township live lo.) aouth of ranire six teen (16) west, containing forty acres of land, more or less, situate in the County of Cass and State of Michigan, will be sold at public vendue, at the front door of the Court House, in Cassapohs, in said County of Cass, on Monday, the twenty-third day of December next, at the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon, to satisfy the amount then due. together with the costs and Attorney tee. ISAAC JN. BEESO, Mortgagee. Charles V. Clisbke, Attorney for Mortgagee. Dated, September 2Sth, 1801. ocUJ-'Jlwia Commissioner's Sale In Chancery. IN pursuance of a decretal order of the Circuit Court, for the County of Cass, in Chancery, entered March 12th, A. D. 1801, at the suit of Jonas Sawens, Complainant, against Lewis A. cribed as follows, to wit : The south half of the waa( ntrt Af tlia Gnilth.vitat nnartr fit atlittl fifteen (15,) in township five (5.) south of range thirteen (13) west, containing titty-one (51) acres of land more or less. CHARLES W. CLISDEE, -Circuit Court Commissioner, Cass County, Mich. James Scllivax, Solicitor for Complainant. Cassapolis, November 11th, 1S01. uovl4-30w$ rpHE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY X UFCASJS. John S. Griffis. Jttacliment. Alfred K. Goodrich Notice is hereby tiven that on the twelfth dav of Seoteraber. A. U. 1861. a writ of attachment was duly issued out of the Circuit Court for the X.;J n Vi .; Tit u J.'5 chattels, lands and tenements, moneys and effects of Alfred K. Ooodnch, the above named uelen- dant. for the sum of one hundred and eighteen dollars, which said writ was returnable on the first Tuesday or October, A. L). 18il. CLARKE A SPENCER, Attornevs for Plaintiff. Dated on this 17th day of October, 1861. 2CvG vkv.wn..n nt;n ji t r Y virtue of an execution issued out of and tj under the seal of the Circuit Court for the JtuJL Jwll!iira?:. .k.u .mi nt mihhe auction, at the front door of . . .,r. ... I:n r n i: tne tonn iiouse, in me vme oi vassupoua, innntv anrt star aTirpnin nn iinniav int seninti Countv and State aforesaid, on Monday the second day of December, A. D. 1861, at one o'clock in the afternoon, all the risht. title and interest of Alva A Woodward, in and to the following described real estate, to wit: The north-west quarter ot section fourteen, township seven, routh of range thirteen west, 1C0 acres, be tne same more or less. UARTH W. SCI1 HUM EKHORN, Sheriff. Dated at the Sheriff's Office, this October. A. D. 1861. oct J-27w6 aT. as o x w 1 H3, 9 - o s,n J tX x C J-' 3.2.5 . a olr Pi 1 s t-l J: i- " 13 5 o -5 SOJJfl oe a Wi s S. " v: s s o s si? e ill -SCS 3 a tH a pmmm - -jr. ,r -5 5 - - j ' 3 'J J' ' " " "" Mr. ALEXANDER KIRKWOOD is our Aeent for aellin? and nuttin? un in the Counties of Cass r o and Bemen. f" An Agent wanted for each County in Michi gan ana Illinois. Dowagiac, Mich., Feb. 14, 1861. febl4-4Syl PICTURES rrVHANKFUL for the liberal patronage I have l nnH rpnprtt"ull v sav that I have lately nurl I received trom tne luuauuams 01 v. an uouniy, cuased a verv lartre G A. TVT E Jzx -A and a cnr,A m nf - v .no BMnmos Ar.. an am better prepared to irive entire satisfaction than ever to all who want good ' P T C T IT "D 17 ft I am making Phot-eraphs from 1 50 to 3 perdozen. Oval Gold Frniea with Likenes 7 m f 9-. 11 ijnrul r ... Rooms over 1. Powsa's Gun Khon next door to Hustixgtok s Drug Store Dowagiac, Dowagiac, Sept 12, 1861. 8epi2-2im3 v. vouvn., Aldrich. Cvnthia Aldnch and Simon Young, at unapo. a on u. ist oi wctooer, ti()n of South Carolina in highest bidder, at public auction, at the onter door 0 i Trl . ir i reDcllIon and implores tl) of the Court House of said Count r. in the villairc " lhe 22,- ln Consequence Of the auA Pflpr nnnn iha -r r.. .... ..r '.. .... 1... or.l I .ti.lnir itl tV orrivnl nf nrnr nf mi. 1 . ' - dav of December next, at one o'clock in the after- r,n,nnrl nnd tha nnn.vort.hlA tot CeS OI l"elr aC"' a"U 8 ' nom of raid day, the following described parcel I e ' ' , a i ' We have come amnnrr i r ..a .;..,.! iV;., i.?r v, ,.f of the weather, the fleet was nnablo to w come amon-, j Im and St:it of Mtrlii.ran and known and iIm- cr.t rrnt Imp tlio Soiitliern fnntf tll tl.o ment ,l'iy impre8Sed With If i : a e-2 2 To the Memory of the Dead of the 4th Illinois Regimnnt. BT COt. K. D. BAKER. - ' .wv f rnnnmtn i;. n.. i weareinueoieu vjaineuuionnere-oroaucuon i . ' ,. . . 1 u uc .x Fu uu .utcrr since their author now sleeps the sleep of death. thn,, u .,..., vk; 7 ' ... ... . . iriouie w we memory oi nis aeaa comnuej mi Mexico, that a time would come when he would M in defense of his country, and at the hands of ine Deautitu ly constructed Evening Keu$. Where rolls the rushing Rio Grande, Here peacefully they sleep ; ' Far from their native Northern land, Far from their friends who weep. No rolling drum disturbs their rest, Beneath the sandy sod The mould lies heavy on each breast, . The spirit is with God. ; .- They heard their country's call and came To battle for her right ; Each bosom fill'd with martial flame. And kindling for the fight. Light was their measured footsteps when They moved to seek the foe. . Alas, that hearts so fiery, then, Should soon be cold and low. They did not die in eager strife, Upon a well fought field ; Not from the red wound poured their life, Where cowering foemen yield. Death's ghastly shade was slowly cast Upon each manly brow ; But calm and fearless to the last, They sleep in silence now. . Yet shall a grateful country give Her honors to their name. In kindred hearts their memories live, And history guard their fame, Nor unremember'd do tbey sleep Upon a foreign strand, Tho' near their graves thy wild waves sweep. Thou rushing Rio Grande. The Great Expedition Full and Com plete Details. GENERAL SUEIlMA.?fS OFFICIAL REPORT. Washington, Nov. 13. The following is Gen. Sherman's of ficial report, received to-dav bv the War Department: Headquarters Expedition Corps. ) Port Rotal, S. C, Nov. 8, 1861. J To th4 Adj.-Guural U. S. A. Washington, D. C: O VI .1.-1 . .l oik : l navu uie uunor w renornnai the force under my command embarked 20th, when, under convoy of the naval squadron in command of Commodore Dupont, and after the most mature consideration of the effects ot the ex pedition by that flag officer and myself, it was agreed to first reduce any works that might be found at rort Koyal, S. C, and thus open the finest harbor on the coast that exists South of IJatteras. It was calculated to reach Port Royal in five days at the most, but in ., V . i i . . . . nnenfinrmn or in vorcn u.inia arwi n of adverse perilous Siorm on Uie tiay ana nigllt OI I the 1st of November, the fleet arrived a 1 r' yal bar not till the 4th, and then but in part, for it had been al- mog entirely dispersed bv the rales. anu uie vessels nave oecn straggling j .1. i . i i in up lO. UUS uaie. ine transport . . . , nnd Ppprlps hnvn not nrrivnd Tirn ot them are known to be lost. It is prouaom uu an-, it is grainying now- probable all are. it is eratilviner how- ever to sav that none of the troops transports connected with the land forces were lost, thoujrh tho Winfield I .. , . i . . r- ocoii naa to sacrince ner wnoie cargo, i . . . . ' - and lne Koanoke a portion ot her cargo, to save the lives of the regi- ments on board, lne tormer will be unable again to put to sea. The ves- sels connected with the naval portion I of the fleet here also SllflWed milr.ll. and some nave ueen iosu After a careful reconnoissance of Port RovalBav it was ascertained that the rebels had three field works of re- inarkable strength, strongly garrisoned and covered by a flset of three gun . . . . . . . boats, under Capt. Tatnall, late of the United States JNavv. .besides these there were stronsr land forces which the rebels ware concentrating from Charleston and Savannah. The troops of the rebels were afterwards atccr- tained to have been commanded bv Gen. Dayton. One of tho forts, and probably the strongest, was situated on Hilton Head, and the other two on PJiillins Island, It was deemed proper to nrst reduce W - 1 - - tho fort on Hilton Head, though to do this a greater or less fire might have to be met from the batteries on Bay Point. Roads, and with the army transports, after magazine. JSut 1 saved a nun At. tVio como t;.n, ,,- ,;:.,i fl i z. oi i . .1. r 2 I rd lives bv kecmn? under way and the co-onpr.itmn nf tim ioni in ww umuw itaj vui ui iifiii iiiiiii til the attack had to be set aside, in conse I v . .ui.. mviu 111 nnpnnp nf tho ln w;., i . i 1 -j - mj, wiiv 1 v 1 Uiivr, I 0 I r- . . .. 0 '.I oi a greater portion oi our means ot rUsrmharkinL'. tor'ether with tl fo 1 o ii. Li.-t tt.o nnU nmnt ti, 4 should have landed was from five to sir miles.' measuring nronnd tln intprvan.Lflr n.oorn it Klav lianl anms alnna ins shoal, from the anchoring ,,laco w ' n k 1 our transports altogether too great distance lor successful disembarkation with our limited means. It was there . I r. K . 1 i -..tl 1. lor S' P'ace snoum uc r uuu uj v 1 1 iuiuu univ. in consequence ot the shattered con dition of the fleet, and the delavin the 1 r 1. l..t : arrival 01 vesscia maw were inoispciiBi .f01; a"ack, it had to be postponed Ulllll the yth lnSU ! I WaS mere spectator of the com 00 bali and 11 18 not my Pr0'ince to render 9 an v report of this action ; but I deem I - . - . maneuvering of the war fleet ni ofroinat th rebels and their formidable 1 A batteries, was a master piece 1 . ' . . 1 ... activity and proie8Sionai SKin.tuaj mnjp have elicited the applause of the rebels j themselves as a tectical operation. I think that too much praise cannot be awarded to the science and skill exhib- uea J lD0 nag omcer ot uie navai i v .i a r e i squadron, and the officers connected , . .. j , , nerform- W1Ul mS smpi - 1 aeera lue perform- a masterly one and it ought to have been seen to be fllllv appreciated, -- . - it- Alter the works were reduced, I tOOK possession Oi them. With the land works on Hilton Head were severely crippled and many of the guns lis-1 I mounted. - Much slaughter had evi- nor went down, dently been made there, many bodies I believe that seven of the marines having been found in. the fort, and were drowned by their own impru some twenty or thirty more found some dence. Lieut. Commanding Nichol half mile distant. The island for son's conduct in the Isaac Smith, has many miles was found strewn with, the met my warm commendation. The arms and accoutrements and baegaffe of the rebels, which they threw away tion was met by the Jlohigan, Com on their hasty retreat. mander Gordon, and all the people on Ve have also come to into possession of about forty forty pieces ordnance, most or whicu are ot the heaviest. call- bre and the most approved models, and also a large quantity of ammunition and camp equippage. It is my duty to report the valuable service of Mr. Boutelle, Assistant in the eoast survey, lor assisting me with his accurate and extensive knowledge of the country His services are inval- liable to the Army as well as the Navy, T .1 . ana j earnestly recommena mat im- portant notice be taken of this very able and scientific officer, by the War Department. I am, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, T. W. Sherman, Brig.-Gen. Cora'g. gen. suerman's proclamation. . (To the Associated Press.) . . After landing and taking possession of the forts. Gen. Sherman issued a proclamation to the people of South Carolina, Saying: " In obedience to the orders of the t) i . t i 3 1 t I " ' , -""jrur".o. w, iv,. u. A,au ... Wecome among you without feeling an j I' oviioi oiiuuvciii 1 9 aiiu nsiis iss desire to harm your citizens, destroy property or interfere with any of your lawful rights, or social or loyal institu tions, beyond what causes herein allud- "-. aA tn , ,.,of. :,iua SJhprrn,n lhen r ' : ' thm fle iue nrewiu e people to i fou as loyau 1 . I our COnstltU- "onai ODpuons ".e ciuzens or your tormed as far as in our power. i,ut be not deceived, lhe obligation ot snp- pressing armed combinations against me uyiiBuiiuiuiiai aiuuuriues is paia- iuouhl to an uiner. n, in periormance Ti- ! r I ui iins uiuy, miiiur uut liupuriaiiL uuu- gations should be neglected, it must be attributed to the necessities of the case, because rights depending on tho laws of the State must necessarily sue enmh to the military oxiorprif'iea orratod , . i , - insurrection anu leueiuon. dupont's report or the voyage. The following is Commodore na. An. r u xr., T i : . ' r- Gf the voyage of the fleet after leaving ITmnton I fond a and mil tr. nrriiral 1 i . . V. 13 TfT CC fin. TT J Port Potal, S. C, November 6th. i Oiu: lne government naving de- Sir! The Government havinr dfi - termined to seize and ouennv one or more important points upon the South- ern coast, where our souadron mi?ht - . find shelter and possess a depot, and afford protection to loval citizens, com i . . mitted to my discretion the selection from anion r those places winch it thousrht available and desirable for these purposes. After mature deliber 1 itinn nirlrr1 hv tliA nrnfpsomnsl L-iirtur 1. earre ana frreai inteinrrance ot tne as- sistant Secretarv. Mr. For. and nnon takini? into consideration the mao-ni- tuda to which the ioint naval and mili- . tary expedition has been extended, to which you have called my attention, I came to the conclusion that the original intentions of the Department, if car- ried out. would fall short of the ex- nectations of the caDabilitics of the ex nedition. while Port Koyal, I thought, would meet them in a verv hierh decree. I therefore submitted to Brigadier- General Sherman, commanding the military part of the expedition, this modification . of our earliest matured plans, and had the satisfaction to re- I - . - r.f ve i s tn nonenrrencn. On Tnnsdv. 9Qth otnlmr. tli flo-t under my command left Hamoton I .,..n..: 1 1.0,1 ;o..nfi.A.i .i. ,1 D. 1 iiuiiiiiri imu vrnr x. 1111 imh iitvi - sels. 25 in number, under convoy of 111C11V119 x 11 au u iitiuucu uie kvai t . ' j . r c... tllC V UllUallila lJ I CUUl'il ' " ui ' " " . ' . nah. not wishing to cive the true points Lp uotUr Lo1 Loon ui iiic licet. in v ,. .v. I , i . n . t j .1. 1 it mU,.A u-ll. . When we sailed out u,,,,;, M.M.,t,l,.. of Lnt inVo tl.e'breakera. and two struck, j a but without iniurv. On Friday. November 1st, the weatn - er increased into a gale, and we had to encounter one ot great violence, whereby the fleet was utterly dispersed, and on Saturday morning one sail only was in sight from tho deck of the Wa bash. On tho following day, however, the weather moderated, and the steamers and ships began to re-appear. The sailing orders were then opened, except those in caso of separation I " .. . .. . furnished to all the 1 menof-war by myself, and the trang- orta bv Brip:.-Gen. Sherman. As the of vessels reioined, reports pame in of dis . I . " ' - .1 ; n i asterg in reierepc9 o i9 wr4-oi-war, The Isaac Smith, a most efficient and well armed vessel for the class par- chased, but not intended to encounter such eea and wind, had to throw her i 11 i .... . . iornnaaoie paitery overDoara to keep her from foundering; but, thus relieved. she was enabled to rm tn thP msist-nni. sne was enaDied to go to me aSSlSt-nce of the steamer Governor, then in a very dnno - prnna nHilinn iindnn hnanl nf """" "" which Was OUr flue battallion of 300 17. S. Marines, under Major Reynolds. They were finally rescued by Capt Rincjrold. in tho Sabine, under difficult circumstances, after which the Gover- Peerless transport in a sinking condi- board, 26 in number, were savedander very peculiar circumstances, in which service Lieut. II. W. Miller was very favorably noticed by his Commander, On passing Charleston, I sent in the Seneca, Lieutenant Ammen command- ing, to direct Captain Lardner to ioin me with the Bteamer Susquehannah off rort Koyal without delay, On Monday, at 8 o'clock in the morning, I observed off the bar, some 25 vessels in company, with many more 1 mi TV . . . neaving in signu ine .Lepariniem is aware that all the aids to navigation had been removed, and the bar lies ten miles to seaward, and no features on the shoro being of sufficient promi nence to make any bearings reliable, to the skill of Commodore Dove, the fleet Captain, and Mr. Boulette, the able Assistant of the Coast Survey in charge of the steamer Vixen, a channel was immediately found. liy three o clock I received assuran ces from Capt Dove that I could send forward "the lighter transports, those nnoi 1Q Aint flail tVts aie IxAAfu uuuvri x sj An v Jin an tuc uu uuatn. wb;cJr wa9 immediatdy done and be- fore the day they were accurately an- chored in tf)e rodstead of Port Royal, S. c. The gunboats almost immediately opened their batteries upon two or three rebel steamers under Commodore Tatnall, instantly chasing him under tho shelter of the batteries. . ,.rnoBaA tl,a fnwnA lrtol . the frigate Susquehanna, the Allan tir V aiulpr hi t. nnri otlir tranannrtfl ot j 1 1 . deen drflnorlit. running throu?h that 0 O -3 portlon 0j lne fleet already in. lhe Rof nassnoro nf this orrpat ahin over the barj was haiied wiln gratified cheers c,omi and immediately commenced nr0,flr:n(r ti,0 -i,:.. fir nMmn In our anxiety to get Jhe outline of . 1G forts before dark. xpp. stood in too near tl,e gi0als, and the sloop ground ed. By the time she was cot off, it was too late in my judgment to proceed, and I made signals for the squadron to anchor'out of gunshot of the enemy. To-day the wind blows a gale from the a . a a Huuuiwaiu auu wdaiu, auu iu t!lck is unavoidably postponed. l "ave tne nonor to be, sir, respeciui 'y yur 0Dedient servant. S. F;T)rrnvT. 1 . . . . . . - Flag Offlcercom'd'g S. Atlantic Blcck'g Squadron. , , wiiAi vurvxi sais ur aiiu. num. I iu a iiiivata letter iu t.ociovuu ucx I 1 retary or, dated subsequent to tne l"' 1 1 J ' I have been too fatigued to Send detailed account of the battle, but my report is full up to evening of it. 1.1 til -1. 1 . wm micicsv juu, uut uve w content myself with a succinct account, which I think will be liked as well as a moro detailed narrative. We kept under way and made three turns, though we passed five times be tween the forts. We had a flanking: ouiuo .v nan xubnan who had eight small, swift steamers ready to pounce upon ourg should they he disabled. It i i a. . p i r - i couiu get none oi my oig ingaies UP 1 thought the Sabine would have gotten clean up, but Lieut. Lawrence me no woru, ana me oavannan was blown on. I don t regret now however, except on their account. I believe my plan clever. I stood against the side and had the manage ment of the rebels better in eonse quehce. Their confidence was extreme that they could drive us away. Ihey fought bravely. Their rifled guns nev- missed. . J hey aimed at our Dnage I l 1 1 M 1 1 1 A I- wnere tney Knew tney couiu uiaa. hole, if it were a lucky shot, throug t,ie centre, and let the water into the bearinsr in close. j m ... ... 3 . 1 , 1 lud eir sights grauuaieu at mi . hundred vards. When they once . - . . I l.l. l,n ctamnnHa wag immonta on " Dlu' ' " , their guns were spiked. . . - . n Our troops, when they saw our fla 1. . , " n-v,nS asuore- weie poweness to cnecr but wept. affected and the soldiers were loud an unstinting in expression of admiration and gratitude. Wo did not allow onr I victory to check our ardor, but dis patched some vessels immediately nn der Cant. Gillis. over to the other side To-day 'iaa an expeaujon 10 ieau- - wrt to save the iigut vessels, oul tney were fired instantly after the surrender. The negroes are wild with ioy an enthusiasm. They say they have been shot down like dogs,, because they wouldn't go with their masters. boat stationed at Sewall Creek cuts off all communication with Savannah an Charleston. Washington-, Ifoy. 13. A letter - Secretary Welles frpm CpmmodoreD I . " r.t- U! 5C -! pont, says wa bjucw wuimg m oiuui dispatches he b.id sent gunboats to Beaufort to take possession of the town and protect its inhabitants, but found the plaee abondoned to the ne groes, who were reported to be in a lawless condition. Commodore Dupont'sofficial dispatch to Secretary Welles contains nothing of additional interest, being merely a short narration of events. Accompany uying the dispatches were several tro phies, captured flags, and two brass cannon lately belonging to the State of Sonth Carolina. A list of casualties is also received ; the total killed, 8 ; wounded severely, 6 ; slightly wound ed, 17. Total killed and wounded 31. THE NEGROES WILD WITH JOY. . ' The following is an extract from a private letter from an officer engaged in the bombardment : "Our success has been complete, and terror runs over the whole country. The negroes are wild and plundering their masters' houses. The whites have been driving the negroes away by force, and shooting them down, but tbey still come to the gunboats. The moment Gen. Drayton took to his horse, in the panic of the 7th, his 200 servants went immediately to the Wabash. This is worthy of notice, as putting down the nonsense that the slaves were ready to fight for their masters. They surround ed Captain Ammen in crowds at. Beau fort ' One of them calling out in the joy of his heart " I didn't tink you could do it, massa. OTHER ACCOUNTS BT TELEGRAPH. To the Associated Press. Fortress Monroe, Nov, 12. The steamer Bienville has iust arrived at Old Point from the great expedition. She left Port Royal on Sunday raorn- g, and brings cheering intelligence. apt. Steadman, however, left her at is place, and proceeds direct to Washington with dispatches and tro phies, two brass cannon and secession ags. He reports that the gale encoun tered by the fleet was very severe. The Union and Osceola went ashore and were lost, as previously reported. The Governor foundered at sea, but the saac C. Smith , succeed in saving all er crew, with the exception of a few marines. : . . The final retreat of the rebels was a perfect rout. They left everything, arms and equipments of all kinds, even to the officers swords and commissions. All tho letters and papers, both public and private, order-books and documents of all kinds were left in their flight. and fell into our hands, affording our officers much valuable information. Among the papers was a telegram from eft Davis to the commander of the post, informing him of the sailing of the fleet, and that heinew their desti- ation to be Port Royal. The whole surrounding country was seized with a perfect panic. The day after the fight, the "Seneca" and two other gunboats proceeded to Beaufort, and found but one white man in town, and he was drunk. All the plantations p the river seemed to be deserted ex cept by the negroes, who were seen in great numbers, and who, as the boats passed, came down to the shore with undies in their hands, as if they ex pected to be taken off. They secured all the letters m the Fost Office. The fleet arrived at Port Royal on Monday, the 4th ; On Tuesday the smaller gunboats rounded in the chan nel under a fire from the forts, which did no damage. ' On Wednesday the weather prevented active operations, but on Thursday morning (7th inst.) the men of-war. and the gunboats ad vanced to the attack. The action com menced at 10 a. m., and was hotly car ried on, on both sides, and lasted about four hours, at the end of which time, the rebels were compelled by the show er of shells to abandon their works pnd. beat a hastv retreat. Our loss was eight men and cne ofB- cer. lhe Uhiet ingineer ot the "JH.O hican" was killed, aud about twenty wounded. J he rebel loss unknown Fifty-two bodies were found by our men and buried. All their wounded, except two, were carried off. Two forts were captured Fort Walker, on Hilton Head, mounting 24 guns, ana Fort Beauregard, on Bay Point, mnnnftnflr'19 uns of heavy calibre. The forts were.both new, and splendid earthworks of great strength, construc ted ' in the highest science, and pro nounced by our engineers as impregna ble against any assault by land force. ' After the capture ot the forts, the whole (about 15,000) men were safely landed and established on shore. The forts were but little injured, but the rebels could not 6tand the explosion of of our big shells. . The force of the enemy, as ascertained from their pa pers, was 4,000 men, under ien. iray- lon, of South -Carolina, uarnciorj is complete, the rebels leaving every- thing but their lives, wnicn mcy saveu bv running. But four persons were fouud, and two of them were wounded. All hands of the fleet are represented as acting in the most gallant manner. Baltimore, Nov. 13. From an om cer just come up we gather the follow ing additional particulars: xsone oi out vessels were sunk. The Pawnee lost Bix killed and two wounded, add suffered more injury than any other; but was not disabled. A round shot went through her ward-room. The Wabash had her main-mast badly hurt with round shot. The Pocahontas had one man injured. The Assistant En gineer of the Mohican was badyl woqnded, and the Chief Engineer was Yhen onr troops took possession of the forts they found the nag jijmg u the Fort at Hilton Hfjtf, Tbe rebela had mined the works and fixed the hal yards of the flag so that when the flag suouia oe drawn down tne mine wouia be sprunir. The halvards sornnc a mine in the house used by the officer!, but did very little damage, and hurt no one. :The magazine did not explode. A large quantity of powder was found ; also, a large amount of English ammu nition and projectiles.. : : ' . "i New York, Nov. 13. The Tribune special from Fort Monroe, says that the entire fleet formed in two grand line for the fight. The "W abash" led, thej "Bienvillo" flanking the movement. which was in a circle, first delivering broadsides into Fort Beauregard op the northwest; and as the fleet came round raking Fort Walker on the southwest Both torts responding vigorously. :-- The "Pawnee" and "Mohican' got aground and were considarably dam aged. The rebel loss is supposed to be 200. Gen. Drayton commanded at Fort Walker, Col. Elliott ' at Fort Beauregard. f The rebels retired across Scull Creek to a village 25 miles in the interior, where. it is said they intend making a stand. ,lhe negroes, had al ready began to pillage and destroy Beaufort. : The white population fle4 to Charleston in Bniall steamers by th$ inside route. ., Gen. Sherman has already hundreds of negro laborers. There was a panic at Savannah, and it was believed ita capture would be easy. It is under- stood that Gen. Sherman will improve the defences at his position before mak ing any forward movement In the. foits was found a large supply of am-r munition aud stores ot the best descrip tion. . ) Com. Dnpont will immediately sur vey the harbor .and place bouys and. erect lights. The position will be made a permanent base of operation. . ', The fleet stood within 800 or 1000. feet of the forts, using fine second, fuses and poured shells into them at the rate of 200 per hour. Not a single shell sent by the rebels burst in the. ships. The Wabash was struck several times, as were most of the fleet; but every ship was in a fighting condition, when the rebels took to their heels.' The surgeon at Fort Walker was killed.' At Charleston next day thirteen minute guns were fired, indicating the burial of Brigadier General. The troops had not occupied Beaufort when the steam-t' er left, being better engaged in strength- ening their position. ' Washington, Nov. 13, 3 P. Capt. Steadman arrived here this noon bringing the official dispatches of tho expedition. lie is also bearer of two rebel flags' and one Palmetto, and the American, flag first hoisted in South Carolina over. Fort Walker. He reports that tho captured forts are magnificent, with . covered ways, bomb proof, and that' all our troops had to do was to occupy t them. They cau be held against any opposing force. 1 he new gun-boats were found to bo most efficient both in a gale and under fire. Gen. Drayton commanded the rebel forts. He is a brother of Com, modere Drayton, of the Pocahontas. ; On the reception of the ofheial dis patches, the following order was issued: - General Order. The Department announces to the Navy and country its high gratification at the brilliant success of the combined naval and army forces, commanded respectively by CapL Dij? . pout aud Gen. Sherman, in the capture. of Forts Walker and Beauregard.' commanding the entrance to Port Royal. To commemorate this signal victory, it is ordered that a national, salute be fired at meridian on J-lie day r after the reception of this order. '.. First Babies. A somewhat exten-' ded observation and a solitary experi ' ence, have cop vinced us that first babies . have a hard time. Parents must have two or three children before they know ' what a baby is,? or how to treat it prop- ery. The poor little fellows that have : the misfortune to come along first have '" to educate parents to their task, and in : the process they get spanked and ' shaked and abused. After a man has! three or four children, lie learns th& striking or whipping a child less than, ; two years of age is barbarism, We 1 know one paternal head who strmck his child when only six weeks old, the ' ass actually believed that tho' child knew better than to cry, and that it ' stopped crying at that particular time because he struck it. We carry eer- tain notions of children and of family government into married life, and the ' first child is always the victim of these ' notions. And not alone these ; for tho , parents have not learned self-control, and a baby is whipped quite as often ; because the parent is angry, as because it is vicious and intractable. We ln flict on our first children the floggings we ought to have for our own tmpa- tieuce of fretfuluess. This pounding children before they become, in God's eye, morally responsible beings, is very strange business. Patience! Don't wait to learn it until one of your little) ones is hidden under Uhe daises I Springfield lUpublican,- " . V A Solemn Jokb. Bill I've been la ' real estate a little, lately. i Well, John, how mncli have yon i dipped in ?' ' ' -' "Bought a lot in the Cemetry and, half acre for a residence lot just north ' of it." : 'tfustnortbl wljat in the deuce did ; you go so . far north for f Going a : live there T '';'. . ' '" J ''Yes, Bill, I wanted home beyond the grave fn