Salem Weekly Advocate from Salem, Illinois • Page 2

THE ADVOCATE. D. W. Voorhees on the Union. Tho administration organs persistent ly misrepresent tho position of all Denv LIST OF ADVIIUTISEl) LETTER AT the Tost Office, Salem, Marlon CoJ for the week ending April 2t, and if not called for within one lnonih, liiii sent to the Dead Letter Office 11 Archer, Col fl Humphrey, Sarah ApnlepitP Miss RcbccaJamcs, i I.

Ht! If I .1 The Abolition Miscegenation Candidate. S. Bauh, has consented to be sacrificed by tho Abolition Miscegenation pavty of this county, as a candidate for Associate Judge, at the coming May election, and is therefore their candidate. He is called a "Democrat," for the pur-poso of deceiving the people and getting their votes. Tho idea of a set of men who glorify and sing songs of praises to such an old reprobate as Jons Ertows, at their public meetings and who indorse Terrible Defeat of the Federal Forces.

The continuation of tho spring campaign has afforded tho Union forces scarcely any thing but disaster. The bloody battle at Olnstco, in Florida, was a serious repulso to onr array, and in the best possible aspect was without recompense. The President sent there an array to assist in reorganizing a new State That eriny was defeated by tho Confederate troops, and our bravo soldiers were led into bloody graves. Had onr forces been successful they would have accomplished nothing, but to return to Congress several votes to assist in the re election of Liscoi.y. But they UKI0N DISASTER IN LOUISIANA.

The Chicago Mercantile Battery lose their Cans, Four Officers, and Twenty-two Men. Correspondence of the Chicago Journal. Crand Ecore, April 10, 'G-l I have very bad news to wri.te you. We have met with a severe disaster. Our cavalry had been driving tho enemy for two days, but in the forenoon of the Sth they sent back word for infantry support.

General in command of the 3d and -1th divisions of tho 12th Army Corps, was ordered to send forward a brigade, and did so. At noon he was ordered to pend tip all of the 4th division, and he went with them. After advancing about five miles from where the 3rd division of his command and the 19th Army Corps were encamped, tho robels'inade a stand, and our line, consisting of onJy 2,400 infantry, was formed in a belt of woods, with an open field in the front, and the enemy in the woods on the other side. General Stone, (of Ball's Bluff fame,) Chief of General Banks' staff, was on the field and took direction of the movements. Gen.

Kansom was in favor of advancing only in force, but his wish was disregarded. We were five miles from our reinforce-ments, with thick woods behind them, through which ran a narrow road, completely filled with wagon trains and making an orderly retreat impossible. After keeping nn a skirmish firing J. W. E.

I. SALEM, MARIOS COUNTY, ILLINOIS THURSDAY, APRIL 28. 1SC4. la' Democratic Candidate For Associate Judge. JOSHUA P.

HUFF, latest War News. The New York Herald lias despatches the Army of the. Potomac conveying the unpleasant intelligence that the Union army at Plymouth N. has been captured by the Confederate General Uoke with one brigade- of sixteen hundred men, twenty-five pieces of artillery and a large quantity of (tores this occurred on tho 20th instant. A further account says there were about 2o00 prisoners between four and five hundred of whom were negroes, and an immense quantity of army stores and provisions To add to this disaster, two Federal gun- boats were sunk and another disabled besides a small steamer captured.

The account states that the rebels lost about fifteen hundred This if true, nearly equals the loss of the Union forces. Subsequent reports from the battle, on Rctl River state that after the Union disaster on the 8th instant, Gen. Smith met and defeated the Confederate armies un der Kirby Smith, Price and Maqrudeb and defeated them. General Smith then retreated to Grand Ecore and began for tifying that place. We confess this re- port is something of a drawback to the account of tho second day's victory.

A triumphant army does not often fall back in retreat: yet circumstances not incon sistant with victory may hare led to such a backing out. And this too as General Banks is a political officer and may un dorstand parliamentary tactics. We shall Boon learn more of the exact result. Election of County Justice. The people should not forgot in this busy season the election which comes off on the tenth of May.

Let ho man grudge the little time necessary to attend to this important matter. Give your vote to your country and then go back again to your plowing and seeding. A man who has done his duty can with better conscience expect his work to be prospered. Again wo urge the peoplo to remember the election. First to the polls and afterwards to the plow the good teed in the ballot box will bring security to your political so that in duo time you may enjoy the timely fruits of the earth in response to your seed timo and harvest.

To what end shall we plow and sow and reap if our liberties are ta-keu from us. Once more brave friends to the polls and vote a puro Democratic ticket. Vote for Josiica P. IIcff a true man, an excellent citizen, and one every way quaiuieu lor tne oinco. unco more into tho breach, once moro good friends.

Constitutional Amendments. Tho United States Sonato have passed amendments to the Constitution of the United States, forever abolishing slavery throughout all the States. The abolition Miscegenationists, liopo by importing votes enongh into tho conquered States together with tho Northern States that they can carry to get enough States to carry this amendment. In the winter of 1SG1, when tho venerable Chittenden offered, amendments to tho Constitution that would have saved tho Country from dissolution, war, bloodshed and ruin that we are now in, these- same Abolitionists were called upon to vote for these amendments, but refused and voted against them, and war and ruin came. Now they pass an, amendment to the Constitution of the white man for the elevation of the worthless negro, while tho white man and his country are going to destruction.

Confirmed. Amongst the confirmations mado by the S. Senate on the 1st instant, we notice that our townsman, Captain Wes-lEY Merp.itt, of the regular army, Was confirmed as Brigadier General of volunteers, to date from the 23d of June, 1SG3. He now commands the Second Division of Regular cavalry (a Major General's position) lately held by the lamented General whose death we formerly This Division was lately reviewed by Lieutenant Gen. Gbast, and is represented as presenting a fine appearance.

It i said to be the Clc-sI coq of Regulars in the service. Tbeir Loa iqnartera for the present xJ hi Culpepper Court House, Yir- ocrats, but they havo taken particular pains and trouble to falsify tho record of Hon. D. W. VoomiEEs, of Indiana, representing him as not a loyal Union loving man.

The following extract from the closing passngo of his great tqeech which we published a few weeks since, represents the position of Mr. VooniiEE' and of all Democratic and conservative men "But why need I dwell upon these cv idenccs of The great leader of the. Administration on this rloor, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Stev ens), lias deliberately here announced, after all onr sacrifices, sorrows and loss that the Union of our fathers is dead, and that ho who attempts its resurrection is a criminal instead of a patriot. He goes further, and admits all the seceded States have ever claimed their nation alitv.

They have sought in vain in all the four quarters of the earth for recognition. They find it at last at the hands of those who speak for the Administra tion on this floor. "Sir, I deny this doctrine. I plant myself on the constitution, which recog nizes an unbroken Union. I shall stand there in every vissicitude of fortune, and if I fall it will bo when the poople them selves abandon their own constitution.

By the principle of this mighty instru ment, I expect finally a restoration of the Union of the States. Lvery hour which the party in power prolongs its control of affairs postpones the auspicious day, but as I behold the future it will assuredly come. Material and indestructible interests unite every section except that which prospers on fanatacisra. And I here to-dsy, in the spirit of one who ex pects and desires his posterity and theirs to live together in the ancient and hon orable friendship of their fathers, warn the Southern people not to look forward to a separation and independence, but to embrace every opportunity for co-opera tion with the conservative people of the North, who will aid with their lives, if need be, to secure to them all their rights and institutions as free and equal citizens oftue United btates. If this be done, the approaching Presidential election will bring peace, Union and liberty.

But if the peaceful popular revolution of the ballot box tails to produce these re suits, then darkness will settle Upon the lace of the deep and the free institutions of America will exist only on the page of. the future historian. Four years more ot our present policy will leave the Re public r.n unshapen mass of ruins, a wreck more melancholy and. hopeless tnan any that strew tho pathway.of ages. and here in the fair young western world.

as in all former times, a despotism will ariso from the shattered fragmonts of self-government to which each succeed ing generation shall pay the extorted tribute ot its blood and toil." Democrats, turnout to the election Tuesday, May 10th. Who Gives them the Authority? The Governors of Ohio, Indiana, in cluding Dick Yates, went in a body to Washington-, the other day, and request ed the President to call for one hundred thousand militia, which ho did, and gave them authority to raiso from tho Western States to do garrison duty. Now, we cannot seo the justice of such a proposition, as the West has furnished already raoro than her share of tho men fof this war, and as good too, as ever was, while tho New England States aro now threo or four calls behind. Now, tho fact of tho business is, tho West can not stand this draft of men from her agricultural and other industrial pursuits, for their labor is now needed, badly needed. Why is it that Now England is thus to" be eternally favored to the detriment and ruination of the agricultural districts.

Tho peoplo of tho West will regard this act of presumption on the part of their Governors with just alarm. Do they think the peoplo of the Stated which they represent are slaves and fools to follow them in all their crazy and unjust sehemes, and to be made the pliant tools and do the drudgery of Eastern abolition capitalists If they do they are badly mistaken, for there is such a thing as "forbearance ceasing to be a virtue." Who in Illinois gave Dick Yates, or any body else such unjust authority as this? Another Step. Congress, has recently passed a law taxing State banks to such an extent, that it will cause them to cease opper-ating altogether. Here is another step depriving the States of their rights, and destroying State Institutions, and centralizing the Federal power. "What next? State'Fair Premium List.

Copies of tho next Annual State Fair can bo had by calling at tho Advocate office. wool L-areisc We call attention! of our readers to the Wool Carding advertisement in this issue. XiThe proceedings of the Teacher's Institute are necessarily left over this week is stiil way up in the pictures, and greenbacks down. Jilnlotk. Mi Jolli.

Mllll, I) Mi-dlourn, Maria lirucc, Aim Itrim, Julius Beards, Mrs Rchcca Brndv, Jos Bvro'n, Iiond.JK 2 Barrett, Atty at Law Boyd, Samuel Clingan, 3 Conover, Job Conovcr, Richard Conover, Thebe 3 Duffy, Lronadaa France, Robert Gilly, George Harris, Tbos II Hnll.Thos Jones, SO Krosa, Mies (j Laceii, Rev Lewis, Low Is, LB Livingston, Miller, Daniel Jtnpan, WW House, A Smith, Smith, Rev OR Ponder, LuciinU Hioy.T Takers Co Watson, Miss WbitWy, Miss Wile, i Ward, Misa Annn 3 Watson, Mrs Marti) Howard, Miss Mary Hiirria. A 1. Persons calling for letters in tho abov will please say "Advertised." J.C.SCOTT, P.M. Hew Store ITew Goods! AND GREAT ltAKGAINS TO BE HAD AT 7U3T OPENING, a new stock of goodslla locating them at Odin, for general dfatribj. tion, I would invite the public generally to GIVE ME A CALL before purchasing elsewhere.

All those wistin. DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, and a general assortment of JIOUSE-UOLD GOODS! will do well to give rue a call. ap29 'C-l-17-tf P. Z. STONE.

Wool Carding. 'JpHE undersigned have in operation twi OMPLETE DO UBLE CARDUi Machines in Centralia, one Block south of M.ixfield Mill, and will card on reasonable terms. We warrant ill our work, EQUAL TO THAT DOM At any Other Establishment. Those bringing Wool will please bring on pound of grease to 8 pounds of wool. S.SPENCE, J.

SCHLEUNITZAUER. apr23 '6-1-1 7-Cin Sheriffs Sale. BY virtue of an execution to me the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Mari County, in the State of Illinois, in favor of Hiram Piidfield, and Louise Padiield, and agains I'liilo 6. Valentine, I have levied upon the fol lowing described property, to-wit The undivided third part of the north-west quarter of tie north-west quarter of. section thirty-five (351, township 4 north range 3 east, also the eastM of the quarter of section thirtv-fitt (35), township (4) four north range three (3) east, and the west half of the south-west quit tcr of section thirty-three (33) township north range 4 east, containing in allonehnmird and forty acres, all iu Marion county, Illinois, as the property of the said Philo G.

"Valentim, which shall offer at Public Sale' at the Soail Door of the Court House in Salem, on Wcdue-day the 11th day of May, a. betweet the hours of nine in the morning and 6unset i said day, for cash in hand to satisfy said ejecn-tkm. S.R A R1UGAN, Sheriff. apr28 'G4-17-3w MASTER'S SALE. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Mauion County.

Emma Whittakcr, (formerly Emma Harris' administratrix of the estate of J. B. Harris, deceased, and her husband Daniel Whittaku vs. Urial Mills, Miry T.Goodwin, Henry C. Miii Edward C.

Mills, Eugene Mills, Kate L.Mili and Willie Mills. FORECLOSURE. BY virtue of a decree of the Marion Co Circuit Court, made at its March term 1 in the above entitled cause, I will proceed sell to the highest and best bidder, lor cash hand, at the South door of the Court House i the town of Salem, on Tnesday, the 31st day of May 1804. between the hours of ten o'clock a. andfiti o'clock p.

of said day, the following descried real estate, to-wit The south-west ouartv of the south east quarter of section twenty-oi1 in township three (J) north ranire two cast, of the third principal meridian Man county Illinois. II. V. EAGAN, Master in Chancery. npr 23 'G4-17-4w MASTER'S SALE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, Marion Codnti-. Racheal Elder, Nancy Wickham, and Willif TIT- l.t 1 1 vriuKuum ner nusoana, margrei crewei Misbeck Brewer her husband, Thomas El Martha Bousman and Andrew Bousmaa Harriet Elder. Thomas J. Allen, Martha E. Allen, Rachel Allen, Benjamin R.

Allen and Oliver r. PETITION FOR PARTIT103. BY virtue 6f a decree of the Marion Ci Court, made at its March term above entitled cause, I will proceed to sell huu ucait umun iui tcu the purchase money cash down, the residue' a vreuit oi an ana twelve monins, me pun-'-giving note with good personal security Deed of Trust on tli on the premises, on Wednesday the 15th day of June, IT utiYictu me uours OI AU ClOCK A. o'clock p. of said dav, said real estate cribed as follows, The north-west ter of the south-west quarter of section one (' township 4 north, range 4 cast 40 acres, the south-east quarter of the north-east of the south-east quarter of section twenty-tt-1 OQ A .1.

4 in.iYfj .1 1 i lumiRiit, uuriH, range east the south-half north-west quarter of lourwen (14), township 4 north, range uuu VI LUC UUUitrft3li tUft twenty three (23), township 4 north, ran? fHlCt 1. L. wthV' quarter of section one (1,) township 4 range 4 east, in the County of State of Illinois. H. W.

EAGAN, Master in apr 28 64-17-5w HTWe csa furnish Blanks of every de' tion at thii Office. Such as Deeds, Bonds Justice's blaiAs. Abe Lincoln's negro proclamations, the corruption and stealings of the present Administration, Dick Yates, and the whole Miscegenation platform from one end to the other, tho idea, we say of such men nominating a Democrats their can didato why what infernal HUMiiuoaEny Why these intelligent Miscegens must think the peoplo of Marion county downright fools, if they think they are going to suck such stuff as this. And you, Mr. Baeb, need not flatter yourself that you are going to get Democratic votes, becauso probably, you have once or twice in your life a long timo ago, voted the Democratic ticket, when there used to bo the old Whig and Democratic parties; tho best Abolitionists in the Misccgen party always call themselves "Democrats," for instance, such men as Jno.

P. Hale, Gidbings Wade, Wen dell Phillips, Scmnee, No, no besides the peoplo who nominated you are too well known in old Marion to fool any one. No, you are a loiter don't you know the fate of all those who bolt ed and endeavored to sell out the Democratic party, and their own principles, as Jcdas betrayed our Savior into the hands of his murderers, in Marion county, for the pay of office So make up your mind to go the way of all the world, for deception and wrong never prospers, it matters not how thickly they may be covered by the cloak9 of men. A true Democrat to-day, is just as much oppoS' ea to Abolitionism as lae was ten years ago, and consequently is tho same Democrat yet, and will not under any circumstances receive tho- nominations for office of Abolitionists. Democrats, turnout to the election Tuesday, May 10th.

Mighty Severe Very The following account of a scene in the House on Saturday last is taken from the telegraph reports of the day. It il lustrates tho old timo-worn and time-honored adage, that "when rouges fall Out, honest men will get their due." General Blaih, who makes tho accusa tion against government officials is well known as a foarless abolitionist of the Republican stamp. lie truly, speaks right out in meeting. Tho charge that Chase is "the most cornqit man of any age," should have been coupled with the assertion that he is also the ablest aboli tionist of them all. Mr.

Blair lets us into the secret of Senator SnuauE's Unionism his patriotism lies in his pocket. And tho fact that Blair discloses Sprague, tho son-in-law of Chase had mado ten millions of money out of the nation by means oChase, should open the eyes of all conservative Republicans and make them quit a party which is composed of such inordinato ruffians. Washington, April 23. The House today was taken out of the even tenor of its war on the Tax Hill, by a speccli from Frank Blair, on the report of the special committee, pronouncing the contraband liquor order a forgery. He was so personal on Mc-Clurg, hia colleague, that lie was several times called to order by the speaker.

lie then devoted the remainder of his speech to Mr. Chase, whom he denounced as the most corrunt man of any age that his trade regulations were a cheat and a swindle that the enemy had been supplied with munitions of war that Senator Sprague, Chase's son-in-law, had made tru millions of dollars through. Chase and finally, that the latter was opposed in the cabinet to putting down the rebellion at first, if it had been in favor of a dissolution of the Union, and was concocting schemes that would certainly end, carried out in full dissolution. No one replied to him except Thad. Stevens, who declared that tho intimation that he represented Mr.

Chase in the House did him, (Stevens,) great injustice- Democrats, turnout to the election Tuesday, May 10th. McClellan's Report. We have received a copy of this valuable This is a document for tho people and should be placed in every household in the land. It is adocument from the pen of a patriot who loves his country and was prevented from serving his country by an Abolition and corrupt administration because ho would not become Abolitionized. This report is printed by the Chicago 'Timet, office, and is furnished at $3,0.0 per dopn, for 25 copies, and 50 copies for 09,00.

Single copies 30 cents, the postage must be prepaid. i At Odis. We refer attention to the I advertisement of P. Z. Stose of Odin, in this issue.

There is tho place to buy your goods you can got them cheaper there than any place' in this vicinity Go to Stone's ani hnv Your troods. XiTTho Atlantic MorMdy for May, has rived, it is a splendid number. ar; were savagely rnpulsed, and the nation has been called upon to mourn tho loss of many bravo mon, who were deluded into an enterprise, which could not, in any event, be other than non-compen sating. After this came tho horrible butchery at Fort Pillow, where some five or six hundred Federal soldiers were savagely murdered in cold blood.and all contrary to rules of modern warfare, after they had unconditionally surrendered. As if these affairs were not enough to astonish the public ear and appal the public heart, comes the terrible carnage at Grand Ecore.

The full particulars of this bloody action are not yet before ns Indeed, tho account as first received was so incredible that it was received without credence. Fuller reports, however, con firm the sad intelligence that our army in Louisiana, under General Raxsom, was badly Jjeatcn, and that our losses have not been less than about 2,000 gallant souls. We publish elsewhere all infor mation yet received in regard to this terrible reverse. It would seem that on the 6th and 7th of this month tho cavalry forces, under General Stone, was holding the enemy in check, and in fact driving them from day today. This General Stosb is the same unfortunato officer, who, at Ball's Bluff was so completely discomfited by the rebels in the earlier history of the war.

He may be a competent, but it is certain he is a most unfortunate one. A lucky General is better than a brave hut luckless officer it is quiet evident that General Stoxe, though now chief of General Basks' staff, is unlucky. On the afternoon of the Sth instant reports were received by General Ransom that the enemy were sorely pressing the cav alry, and that infantry supports were imperatively required. Upon the receipt of this information, Ransom then in com mand of the Third and Fourth Divisions of tho Fourteenth Army Corps was directed to send forward a brigade. This order was obeyed, and on tho Sth instant about noon Ransom followed tip with tho whole Fourth Later pat ticulars of this sad affair have reached us, in which we regret to say, the results of our disaster are not only corroborated, but nggravatcd.

Ono remarkable circumstance should be men-i tioned in this connection it is that the Administration at Washington, who were unquestionably apprised of our disaster, withheld it from the public ear. Such a policy cannot be defended. Can our Federal authorities be bo completely besotted as not to know that tho truth, even if disagreeable, had better be told, than to leave to sympathetic imaginar tions tho task of suspecting what has occurred. Tho. truth is, our Administration have so crnally blundered that they daro not let the peoplo understand the national condition, until it leakes out gradually, as it were through private sources.

It appears tho battle was fought near a place called Mansfield, about half-way between Natchitoches and Shreveport. Generals Fkankun and Ransom" commanded tho Union troops tho latter was severely wounded. Tho whole division engaged numbered three thousand men, of these only one thousand were left to tell the horrid tale. Tho Nineteenth Corps checked the rebels and held them about twenty minutes, when we were forced to retire, and night intervening the bloody conflict ended. In order to relieve the fearful features of this terrible reverse, it is stated that on tho ensuing day.

the 10th instant. General Smith came up with fresh troops and defeated the rebels capt iring two thonsahd prisoners and eighteen guns. In the list of regiments engaged, it will be found that our troops from Illinois have suffered severely. We have not yet received the particulars. The enemy wero under the command of General Kikby Smith.

Democrat, turnout to the election Tuesday, May 10th. Rain. Floods of Tain have visited this locality lately. For the present we can get along very well what we have got. Vote for J.

1 Hull: I across this open field for about an hour, the enemy advanced upon us in overwhelming numbers probably not less than ten thousand strong. Gen. Itan sorn got all his available troops to the front and opened on them. The enemy lost heavily, but they advanced steadily, and soon made our cavalry give way, and the infantry fell back. In a fow mo ments the enemy pressed us so closely, and the panic of the cavalry was so demoralizing that tho retreat became a rout.

The General did all in his power to rally his men, but, finding it impos sible without reinforcements, ho made every effort to save the artillery. It was while endeavoring to get the Chicago Mercantile lottery olf safely that Gen Ransom was severely wounded in the leg, and Captain Cyrus E. Dickey, his Ad jntant (son of Judge Dickey, of Ottawa, 111., by being shot through the head. Our loss was large- probably about two thousand. The Merchantile Battery lost all their guns, and Captain White is a prisoner, Lieutenants Throop and Barr killed, and the loss of the battery in killed and captured is thirty.

The bat tery boys lost all their clothing. One hundred and ten of thera returned to camp after the disaster. Wrhilo the Fourth Division was falling back in 'disorder, Ihird Division, numbering only 1.S00 men, came up and was immediately routed. This was after General Ransom had been wounded and taken to the rear. Finally the Four teentn Army VOT5, with.

v.UUU men, 1 i ii.t came up, iovmect a line, cueciceu tue-onemy, and hold them until wo got all our trains of except that -of the cavalry. It has been a-terribly unfortunate af fair, but no one here attaches the least blame to General Ransom, who acted un- der orders', and, until disabled, did all that any officer could do under the circumstances but with an overwhelming force to contend against, nnd no rein forcements, what could bo expected but just such a rout The whole armv is now falling back nere, wnere it must wait to reorjranize before proceeding further towards Shrov eport. It is at present impossible to obtain a list of the casualties. These you will receive as soon as possible. HAWKEYE LETTEIt FROM A MEMHER OF TIIB CUICA OO MERCANTILE BATTERY.

Gband Ecore, April 11. Tho rebels made a 6tand eicht miles from Pleasant Hill, and commenced driving the 3d and 4th division of the 13th Armv Corns, on the 8th inst. Onr battery (Chicago Mercantile) and the 1st t.i:.- jLuuiuua uHHt-ry commenced giving tne rebels shell and canister We fired nnr guns at the rate of five shots a minute, lornan an nour, when tne rebels charged on us. fell back to a new position. where we poured into the enemy about an hour, when they again came upon us, and we acrain fell back to another rnsi- tion, which we held a few minutes, when the order came to set into the road.

which, unfortunately, was filled with ammunition, wagons and onr army trains. got along as best we could, on the retreat about a mile, when the wholn rebel force came upon us with a gallop ana a snout, captain White was captured, We cnt traces and left, leavinc our guns in the enemy's hands, further efforts to resist being utterly useless. I escaped into the woods and made my way back to xamp, after being a whole day and night without food. J-lie loss of the Mercantiln TUHm-ir 4a very heavy four officers and twenty-two men. We have lost our guns, horses, clothing evervtninir.

The batterv has 110 men in' camp. C. E. A. EXTRACT FBOM ANOTHER TEIVATE LETTER.

"On Saturday the rmttln ned at Tleasant Hill, chiefly under tb direction of A. J. Smith, who did nrn- digies of valor. We get all sorts of reports from the front. The latest is that Smith has whipped the rebels, takinsr 2,000 prisoners and eighteen pieces of arunery.

Uur loss must have been immense in the first day's fight. A mere handful is left of our corps. The expedition is no doubt broken op, and our iruups are laiimg dsck." Vote for J. P. llulU.