Semi-Weekly Signal, 1864-12-20, Page 2• :e
which I was a humble member -suffered to
seek repose in the hammocks of the reyenue
men.
At daylight next morning we were ui)itK
the 'Schen,' and could descry , the Witch,
nearly hull down to the southward, whea,
easing off oet sheets we ean iu; and heibre,the. j
afternoon was half spent,. clone te anchor ,a
few mites helovr Antwerp:
Our cargo.was ait: ready, and a fete hoursi
sufficed for 'its reception, when we hove up, j
and at diylieht next morning was beitting•for
the Dawns, which we enured. aa the ...ttlej
turned, .and easing off our shhets on * the: tar.[
Net n months iflit sedhre beam°. ene
erally knownHeuthot before
whodoubtess -apprehended some euch.,evene
--heti emptied ter aitappointinent to,a frigate
on foreign service,whilehis formeaconihiand
-the A eile-rewas known' bylthe shbrigeet of
"- The SmitAirgling Cutter," sp. lung as 1_
remained on lite saiett.
IDA y p .
late exit.
)ittoit c$tgnat
THE SEMI-WEICLY-SIGNAL.
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follow- that when the ballot is completed
*the tneiOvill be called out for training
not -be Ourprised if the two
•evgnts %Pow each other -pretty closely.-
The total- number of men 'raised by the.
bill& will be 50,0_00:-.
Uis Excelleficy the Couiniancler-in.-Chief
-is pleased, in pursuenee of 21th Victoria,
chanter 2, sections 22 and 23, to order the ot
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• of a service butt:thou_ or service
• battali;nis from the several regitnents of milt-
, lie this I rOvince unciertnentione , and that
the ballet shell be taken on Friday, the 30th
&Ayof December instant, in manner -provided
by tawifor thepurposeof organizing such
-service bet:tat-ion or hateations respectively,
aceordinz to the proportion of men to be
furnishedfor each snot battalion from each
-township, cify, town, or incorporated village,
Reolineut It Division of .Brant, one battalion;
The QoVq111Illet and peoPle exalcIa &nee., onr; Carleton, two; Duudas; one; Li-
• i one Essex one Front:mine two Glen
board tacky ran do en altine the coashoP 13h1- ; a _ - .
glum, the Witch. =king. et chieie as soon as 1 GoDEiticli C. W DEC i20 1864..
she, diseuvered us bat being- too distant to •• • - •7 i 0 -
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cause vs apprehension.
When. otf 13ruoes we hauled our Wed for 4_ Mr. Coarsol s Dacision an
d.
-Gait. Ilbes 'Order. the-tagiistt coaet salutine v -ie several cruisereh -
tie we pasecd, andtmaking, the cutter's sizttal . ..
to the station at the mouth tif the I umbodge t.
soon atiet the sun wentelown.. it is needles:A
t lo edd, we -ran in t iat hieht mid diecharged haw been ihosi unpleasAntly aroused from i
p- y
perieneed heili4 convinein our allies of t
D Wa.. just breaking-.whert we hove to in itnd the cot sequent threatening 'order' fol-
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our (tee.% ie safety ; the only difficulty ex.! 1 ir d f f rarry, end; Gienitille, one; Grey, two; Iltedi
t o cc' S,curt
t tl
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hhe- aseumed 0am:ter of the Xgile. 72"‘ .1 preCipitate =den. of 31r, Justice Con,csai,.
the °dine n- • Mutat es the equally. hasty -General Dix. •
ext niortna,.:. and at sunrise _ we . ed b -
were gratified by a _sight of our own 1itt e -
craft in mid ehInnel.'when we crowded eanvas That Mr-Coursol nupardemtble taho; -Pee:1;1311e; Pertle _two; Peterboroh one;
e
with a view to speak to her -an event her .1 linsie we fi
'nand, one- Halton, one; fluslings, two; _Hu-
ron, twoekent, one; teenbton, onei.Lanark,
one; Leeds, two; Lepnox and Addingten,one;
Lincoln, one; Muldiesex, three; Norfolk, -one;
Narthionberlitud, two; Ontario, two; Oxford,-
IUIIy bolieic. • .Iery little eleva-Edward,
Prescott and Riissell. one; Prince
the . position of .a stipendary
he took- upon hintstlfto decide
t of law Tn a manner which
ssessing a single grain of bout:-
might have known- would at
con -wander protein seeint:d strongly intlined
ted. above
to hasten. by hauling on a wind and standiug .
for us direct. . t magistrate
ou rev r-be'sliouted; as soon as he open a poi
- came withal _ . uny in•
-shoufek Cantata Itreaves, •
.replv. - / mon sense
Ifieave to, you rascally pirate, or Litsiek. OnceTenda. eer the pandit' relations sub- jh -Nr; DE
odR
e- enfrew one. Simeoe two. Stormont
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DUOS. Vittoria, one;.-- Wateloo, one,5 Wellend.
oneWellieeton, tiro; WentworthetwO; York
• -live; Mall fifty -right battalions. •. •
THE 11111.YOILALTY NOXINATIOS
he took. in the ma' ket question. (Laugh-
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ter.) _
Mr Lefroy cle lined the honor.
- Mr Detlor'i explLnations not beingdeeml
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suffieiently exPlicit, Mr Lefroy moved and
Mr Johnston sec ndeci the nomination of
D: McDougal4
Mr Gibbons s id. it was not showing
much respect to IVir..,Stnith, who had been-
brought:before the people by requisition-.
It looked very rulich_as: it he had been
.inade a<eats-pal
- Mr Smith . repudiated Mr Gibbons'
sympathy, and spoke of the combination
entered. into by eprtain parties to run in
Mr Defier. .fBettween- the asse_se.or 'and -
Messrs: Vativery and ,Rumball, Defier,
Cameron, &c, a tiF),•reat Many new votes had
been manufactured-- during the year A
'Mr &oath had !got a lot away on the.
South •bountlary,i and so .on. This was
all:, im.doubt; *ntended to influence the
electioo.
Mr Charles R hertson here jumped up-
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and said. if -Mr midi, meant that his vote
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had been man faethred he wished to
inforin him that he was a ratepayer' of the
town and just a- good a voter as he (Mr
Smith) was 1 ..(iLaaghter.)
Mr -Smith, aftier the 'confusion had snb-
-pilled, went on te say thta if the eleCtors'
present were 'satisfied with Mr :Detloe's
expl nation, he wag also.,
Mr A. Snii-Iti eern4rked that at the -close
TLOit -ESQ..ELECTED BY-
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he Ivaco our -Gat-'crituient and the ACLI
4Bleeze away, .iaiiter Davi*.s, but bar .
min' ye 11 be wastit; the Queen's pouther -on 1 uited...*44tes. have been sincere,
her ain vessel: - And as he spoke: ""t"'", iudeed wale -in -not believe for 4 moment _ nomin4tioh .for the Mayorldtyhof
Town Ilall on Monday the lOth ins_tant„
• ' • th • d,rs for a
according to announcement,
' Mr. James Thothson,`Town Clork, act-
ed as Retiirnieg Officer._
- fore sheet, ween the nuutile hraft time ,f. p in I. that he ..eoitspieeld. with .Lamothe;the chief. trrhe Tp.wii,of Goderich took plaac in t e
,
Greaves signalised to the mate to hank aft the,
beam of the Witch. - - . . handful oiereertba:ckea but we • de blame
'What do you mean by mining. away wale: - , f•••z• .. " • .,
I hint severthly,. beeause, knowing that hp
the Queen's cutter Agile, sir?' demanded -the
lieutenant, as, soon as we .. had become- it a '. deeision Might .Ind would, in Alf human
tionary. .
ti ne demo! Timt remains to be tried.:--- r. white 10 #•ppeat to . the ill-agree/It of .the the meeting; and called for noininidions;
'Nil ea, not quite sae bad as thate east the point Of law involved would -have lares-e autlienee the compliment§ -of the sea -
the wind,and :came stattoery on the weather. o po Ice,. o te
The houteof ten cielock havinee arrived,
e • . probability plure his country into a des- . a
beic your pardon etaister Dais, fatr exei • 1 • • • tl
the retuning officer. .ehtted the object of
:change is na robbery.' - perete -wae,.- he I did not think it ..worth
Rot what have You done with my Law waeii.e's of the Crow4,_witose deeisieh
derea them -I suppose?' y. M. White, Bale after wishine-e the
relieverd them free dutY tor a day or twa.e. . upon.ben ought' Ily eniisidered.. •lloweVer de`; .son, nominated Mr-- %V 0 Sinih as a fit
it your turn now, my fine fellow.. t.er.
i mined c..4",inadiatis inay be to preserve
You. can make up your mind to visa the penal , .
colonies tor your effroittery:.. ; i.tneir ritisu institntions tt ill hazards!:
nadime. he sae. filet mon„ Did ve tell I ell caneet afford to with a doubt
afl o' the ctuisers that ye haiSluse ishGeeti s kat
theiri. heads- as to whether
et:triter?,
'Was I a fe,t1 V • ' ' 1. the war. it °net-of:their- oW a .-biinging on.;
edi We are mit one of those who think that
'I trow ye wad. ha' been if ye had betray
yet ain- secret; But gie me 'tacii, WY 1,b441.141e.1.1 the reeeeerized law of the laud -should be
and ye can hae ver am again.
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qnsolencel Surrentler,or I must carry the warped out of later fear or favor, but we
cutter by boarding?' - - - have a riJlit to ask in the nathe Of all we
eon' ye were,wise ye wad attempt na sich -
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thing: I Mak' ye a_ fair. offer. 'tale up h
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it an' nane need be the wiser; refuse it, an' I •tion of th se laws be left to men whose p anations of 3 r. Dalor.on the Market
and proper person to represent the Town
of Golotiolt as Mityor :for the - coming
Year.
Jui Longworth, Esq.,. said as no other:-
,
person came forward to second the noini,
nation he had inuch pleasure in doing so
himself. -
Mr. Sinith said; with the consent of his
mover and seconder, he would bei; to. re -
'living for, that theanterpreta- tire from the _contest, :providing, the ex -
Wadriat say hon Iang the num.& Lieutenant
„heads •Itaie now` ri. hoar • • tud • of Question -proved satis factory: , •
y in tes y
Davis. is like to it:ipear on the roll of
• officers. on. active service m her •hlajesty s jurisPrudIn6es and.w.11°se abtlity
is as great 'Messrs. White and Longworth Sicenified
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- revenue.' astheit cnaracters are above the 'breath:of
their. willi'dmnees to. .withdtal 'the noininti-
phe reat„ which he was well an -are was far sil• !lot' if Mr. ;with desired
Incioni The haste of taeneral was
d th • -t - • 0
The officer was ciainlefoundercd hy the itn- • - •••
frinn idle, and calling his second in -command, equnlly unpardonable.: lie had no ht lbbt. Gibbons, 'Esq., Said he had much-
held.a brief consu teflon .with blab when he". to infer from -CoUrsors deei:ion --ht the I „ - • - • : th d
p eaenre mm
ooeting 115 wor y ten
. resumed: • -es a crentlemen fully qualified
'Igrant that youhave the advantage, but act was deliberate and sanctioned through- D -
remember your vessel, if Carried would out . . - . J1.1 _
by e Cauadian people. lie- must
to net as their chief migistrate for the
prove quite an aro7iiment in my favor.' have beenlawate that theCaaadian Govern- •
ment were uenuing every. energy to pre- 1 •,.. .
year ...,...
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'No doubt. BLitt would that argument.be; e • e, - .. .-
' all powerful whittler ain bit barkie wa.s iii -
_ - • Riet. -ituncouan Esq., had great -plea-
the hands o" a. smuggler ?' • . .. --- •
eliarleee, sirreh I Use that tanittagaitt
and you 11 have cause to rue it. . rin dis•
pohedeto treat tor , possession of the AgileS
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hot not to- be taunted woli. my evil for ineerder which subsecAuetet eyents .prote
) - for nominattons was fast tipiring;h3,---and
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•Say na. rade. I ha no wish to -taunt ye an' - e eo. - - • he had ini doubt ittiny Others, would be
tibia Ex..tutive at wishitigton;&-lbefolitiViiio• i ci . -
still less to see voti Suffer for *Oat ye eau - • . . . a e a th hear Mr Dalor's Viewi upon -the
: ovoid. Jest gil awa' for an houreresae. „ Ye dispatch amply shows
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•-vent -the oroanization of raids on- the
border, .and yet by: virtue of the brief
authority vested saw fit to 'issue
sure in a.ain .secondino- Mr 'Gibbons' mo-
tion..
Mr Ross said that as the hour allowed
time.' - to have been without- the sanction.of the
question whieh hail agitated the minds
.in chase o! the Witch,ate tNill prove u feather
of the ratepayers for the past few m•mtihs."
ea fiquafters, Department of ihe East,
ken 'twill he only natural -like to see the Agile:
=eVetchIork, Dec 17.
in your cap when ye leest-expect it ; besides'. -Mr Detloiseid he had suppesed:41i=at he •
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oftheelecthm liallst yeer Mr Dealer said he
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would never ee 2 out for municipal hon-_
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ors' Again. #e id not consider,therefore,
that he was aeti lg. ad honorable Part in
confine out as he was doine thattlay. • lie
The Queen vs. Noble Kelishh-This is this
watchotealing case, the particulars of which
were ptihlisbed in our celpmns v. Week or twb
amp, 'Verdict guilty. . -
°The follewing sentences Were passed' on
Saturday at 3 o'clock :-
.rames• Duffy. -14 days in gaol and. five
years in the Reformatory Prison. .
Donald Kippen.-Before the sentence Was
passed in this case, the County Attorney said
that sortie of Kippen's neighbors had spoken
to :him regarding the excellent character the
prisoner had borne previous to this affair, and
taking all the eircumstanes into 'cousidera-
tion he felt warranted in asking the bench to
to pass the lightest possiiele sentenee Cot -apace
ible with the ends -of justice. Me. MeDer-
,mott also, ou behalf. of the prisoner, said the
wholhhcase was such as to leave the way npen
for a very lieht sentence. One feet, he staid,
must be a,ppareet to all, viz: that. Kippeu
was in such a state of health that he could
not possibly endure a lenethened iticarcera.
tion in _Gaol or Penitentiary. The • eentence
was therefore limited to three wombs in the
-common _gaol without labor. We believe.
every- one who heard the- evidence heartily
Coecurred in the sentimen s expressed by- the
Court mid the prisoner's counsel.
Noble Kells, for 'stealing a tvatch was Sen-
tenced to six months in gaol, three of „which
Jury's
Jay presented
(Mr D) was thereby Wiling a public he !
[The -.speaker' 4as here- interriipted by,
such itieiferbus marks oF disapprobation
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thatwe lost his cOnelliding remarks.]
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' Mr Detlor theh-came. forward and said
that after the.ljrned :and ...entleinanly
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a il di - -- -
very Icarne n yew gentleinanly----inan-
net: in - whici 3 r Sinith had alluded to
him, -it could thardly .be expected that he
*would devote mu' h attention -to him. The
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spirit in which.bie, spoke was derogatory
to that •of a !geotleinait. and directly con-
trary to that -f neighbor: But, if every
num.& re fi nein etit, and respeetahility had.
to have his- pane pet up as 4 target for
dal/ Would surely come
be. deterred from offer -
Ir any position of trust or
rt
was supposed by tlie
it's only necessary to the safety (4' veur c.hae. General Order No. 100--TheP
'resident of
whiCh it wad be like.to suffer it boats thee United States havoig disapproved ollitat
were seen to pass between us. - - - - pet tion of departmtelt generiil ofder No. 97,.
'Thank aoater the seggeation, sir. I did current series, which instructs all militaia
not look fEir sti" Mach generosity ni a•smug. commanders on .the frontier in certain cases
gler-but I trust I shall. live to •convince- :yen 1 therein si ecified, to:cress the bunt '.1
that my falliura wbativer they be do not in • between the United States and- Cutatda and
r s
elude ingratitude in their number!" And
- bowing low, the lieutenant leaped front the
rail to the main deck. while 4 ' minute later
the yacht' bows fel off towards theFrench
coast, -and her! rails being trimmed to the
directs pursuit into 'neutral territory. .The
`said instructions is hereby revoked: In rasa.
therefore, of any future - ma.fauding expedi-
tions into our territory from.Canada, military
commanders on the _frontier will reoort.to
breeze-, she bounded:along at a dashirig 'rate, these liettdritiarters for -orders befere crosiiug
closely followed by the eutier 1 the boendaty line in ,: pursuit of the guilty
We stood in towards the land ter nearlytteo1 partici. - •
hours, when, beinr fairly withinjurisdic-
tion of France, .Captain Greaves signalled
the yaehtto come to, and hauling tift, the cut
ter's foresheet, ordered the boat% te ee low-
ered, and every preparationmdde -foe instant It is a matter ler_ great thankfulness
departure. . - - • •
'Lieutenant Attie adopted the sante mea • j.thnt, however' freely Canadians haw
_suree on board, the yacht, and leaving one availed. thetuselVes oftheihritish prieilege
boaes crew ..tri retain possession until we I -
gained a foeting on her deck, embarked With of untrammeled criticism, they have by no
the remainder of ha men, and shoved off at
the same instant that we deserted the cutter,
leaving her in possession' of those in Whose
charge we had found her. As the ,bezets
dealt near eichother, eaclecommander issued.
the order toetniiiiw. -whea 'Lieutenant Davis
said- t . • -
'I cannot paitiwith you, captainsteuggler
though yeti, tire-witheut expreesilie, my deep
sense tit the obligation you Live 'laid, tee
under. Yea -...........,.,,1- me 'my mirk in •the
• Ily eonimand ofehIajor•Gen, Die.
Official. -
D. l'.."VANBUREhhh Col. andl.A.Ge
CHAS. O. JOIANE,Maj. andAe D.C."
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was sufficiently explicit in_fiis written
response to the requisiqon that had been
forwarded to him. Ile wished to state. as
distinctly as possible that if the Market
QUestioa came up again lie would be
ceavetried by the decision of a. majority of
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the : ratepayers of the town. - (Hear,
-hear.) - -
Mr case *the nu2stion is
submitted to -the people, how would you •
use your influence-?:
Mr Detlor.-A-S your representative I
would use 110 influence in favor of as
an elector should teserve my right to
act as I pleased. If elected, I shall, as
mayor, represent; your views, and if any-
thing is ca.rried contrary to your wishes I
shall resign my seat, lent as an eleetor I
ad, pnblic or..private, endeayored to take
will he free. (Applatisea-
ad • • ',age of the distractions' be3-eand the
The queitions, from. Messrs. Wm Kay,
btrder td injure the Americans in any •
shape or 4brm.. sincrle Canadian
Ross and others, and the. replies, inino•led
that we have beard .0f, has been :found with expressions from outsiders, fell se
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guilty oi even .suspected of organizing thick and • fast that it was impossible for
even shortitand, to follow them all, but
raids up4n American towns or 'American
the gist of it all was, a strong reiteration'
Commei4e. In, this resPedt .we can posi-
on the part of Mr Defier of the answer at
first given, with the aaditiou - that if the
question came* to a tiel . at the Council
Board he would vote in tie negative.
Mr Gibbons' said there VMS_ not the
least probability. of the question ever
coining to a fie, if', indeed, it ever came
up again at all. -
In answer to a question from Mr D.
Kerr, Mr. Gibbons said if a By -Law of
the kind alluded to came to a tie on the
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popularvote he.dia not think the decision
would he with the Mayor at all,butwith
civilized: people, and which is in strict tie- the returning -officer!
cordanet with the lofty piniciple of doing, Itt reply to questions 'as to how he
not as We have been. done by, but as we .
would vote as a simplo-Plector_ if the -ques-
tion siuular Should come up, Mr Detlor said he
defiiiethe r:ght cf ani one to question
himIiipon what. he coasianrecl'his right, as
-a man and a Brifish subject, to his private
Judgment would repeat, however,
that as their representative he would use
no influence in favor of the.measure. •
Mr Crabb, inrisingto Propose a candi-
date,. went into an explanation or the
enefits the -town would' derive from the
p ele se of his property. He thought
th in- common.,law, aull chancery he
'cbula-compel The town to stick to the bar-
gain that had been consummated by the
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service, Sir, a. favor for which I arn deeply trvely assert tnot our neutrality has :beep
grateful, while' can hilly regret thatthe wide- -preserved_even more coMpletely unques-
wide difference an our vocations interposes • ti•P°Ca .. • e. °P° q illte. ..e - I f Britainitself7
. Inch an insurmountable barrier to any return 'e-Pe°P e° .-• on My part. Yeti are aware that all our future whence 'r the Prociamati.09 or Neutrality
meetings on this element- must be ' character- is .
nned l• We have all along given this
*Void Me. _ But should oe mth
eet in private e cou. rseoinr cordial approval,- hecause we
ized by hostility t therefore I beg of yolli rt.°
air. eau '111notfitidehe forgetful:7 •" . have believed it to . be. based. upon . a
eladotiht,na doubt, lieutenant. I kentod • '
.- whit f wae•dealinh. wih ahd therefere had ba
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principal of right tilacl justice, .. For the
SIM for the UP3hott As you remark,we aniun future vie advocate every lawful -step that
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leei.t a tueS oegnna lessen my respect km, (lee of th4u these waters, still that fact -few. erildoni Can Suggest in order to prevent the
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abuse of our .hOspitality, on the part of
trite gentlemen, whose zeal and service Bite. --re.tug.ee... ism thru.iiited.,sateg.;_which
land reward.* sae Slightly as to consign - thein
to Oblivion and the revenue. ' - . - is:a datiincumbent On uS as e professedly
Shoilld female forsake me,. an' capture ist-
to* lot,I trust you may he far frathe scene,
_ for nsethingwad pain tut sae 'trickle as to
10.eaisetny hand -.agianst .ony I esteem Sae
highly. As for he obligation you are pteased
• 10 mention, 'teething. The Agileserved
'se went wbile 1 retained her, 'therefore We're
• teenstre.. Keep your air* semet, sir, att" je
need as fear that Pll betray..it. 'Twad only
-add to. my reputation in a Way I wadna fancye
Getteeere to ye, and pleasaut passage back
1-'16 Blig'hud-1 • • - -
'And toyou, whithersoever bound, - I shalt
• notsimii forget you, air, or the lesson, you
have tauglit ate. l'atewell.' And -bowing
Lieutenant Davis made a sip* to his
- to resume _their'. oars, when- tke boats
haeparated, thiptain.Greaves remarking to his
*A brew litddie, Andrew-A..0ra bray cm*" et
Weed, is Lieutenant Dairise Melee; the pity
a'revenue shark.' :
The mate- nodded afferotath:e '; but egad
etstothiage white the old MOO ;awe himself up
plossatit revert% Mir nature of Which .he
-#betim,ed Otikiroiesched *4:yacht, where the,
diatailsed 'the keepers with full
alpsrAod ordering ihe sails la he trimmed,
below tosithaptra axionte foreilreatorhich
,PAR 0111141SStilati0144- ‘; •
iiiisOatilifori 1 fella 14144ialr iittbispletiv
Ikeekkirte •-aliettVof „tath‘nAPPtaWd.'"vti
. to be .at hard labor. • .
• The followine is- the -Gran
Vacs elms ee.T.=.1. he reran
is font) as: They have. examined the Oatsi
and foetid the teams dean nni everything
connected_ with. them in good (illy cr, eireepi
prihies, which we fled ire filthy •!hate for
want .of prooer draining, end the cellso for
svant of a proper drainOw; from three, to four
inches. of water in it. They .would regioni
Tend that the -lunatics confinedle the gaol
he sent -to -the asylum, and the hoy Duly be
sent to the Reformatory Prison for the whole
period allowed' by the Statute. : .• •
such men, • the -
when they weal
ine themselves f
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resp▪ onsibiii ty,
statesthen who
The Sessions Board removed Daniel Moran
from the constabaary and- appeioted Jaine3
Beatty in his stead. •
• The followiti4. gentlemen were appointed
Gaol tosaectors, viz.; t Gibbons,- fleeh
Joenston, S. Pelloce and Holub,
The Court adj turned, until Tue'sdav, the
27th inste for the purpose of drafting juries
for 1865..
TR.E AMERICAN WAR.
Nier .Y one, Dec. 17 --The Rich:wad Whig
of the 14th says- we again failed, to receive
our exehanges them Georgia tnis morning,
and ere -consequently withont detail*of recent
events in the vicinity of &gurney, aud be-
tweetethere and Charieston. I •
As -far as we can- learn; -Sherinan'a army
has invested Savannea; but, beyond the usual .
skirmieoing, no light has taken plae. Genh.
flexilee is in command of our troops. _
The Richmond Exeminer of the 14th says
up to -yeaterday, form:oda no fighting bed
taken place between Sherman's urtny and the
Confederete troepe• in the defences of Savan-
eat". teen. Hardee commands lite latter."--
coternpOrary paper speaks. of -Savannah aa
inveeted.. This is not the ease. Savannah is
no more invested than _-.Richinontl, and we
have no eaidenee that -.It stands in the least
danger from assault or siege.
An official despatch -of yesterday -mentiOns
that Sherman had develo.ped lies army near
toe out that does not eiguifi that he.
waIt gointo trenches. Saterntialt has a triple
line of defences. , .
fo.leivino official irePort of the great
vietoly achieved -yesterday,' by Major General
fhortias and.his gallant army., over the rebel
fercee 'bider General Hood, in front of Nash-
ville, was received this morning
Oae of the most surprisine circumstances
connected with- the .great ;achievement is the
small loas Suffered our troops, -evincing,
among othei• th'ileirs, the admirable -Skill and
caudal of Gen. Thomas an his diposition of
the battle. -
' In -our rejniciags at dile defeat. of the enemy,
thanks are due-th the Almighty fer his pro
tertion to our gallant ollihers and soldiers in -
the great confliet they have passed throueh.
Thereport Gen.4 Thomas, and also on
unofficial r4portleoutidning _interestiag de-
tailseare subjeined. • • •
ig7: Gen.. fluid), of Nelsen's corps of ca-
valry, on the.:right, turned the enemy's left
-and .captured lat.).* number of peisonerse•-••
r he number not yetreported. •
Major General Schofiekt's cops, next on the
'eft of the cavalry, carried several hilts. -cap
-
eared many prisoners end „Six pieces of -artil-
lery.
Breve; Major General Smith, 'next on the
lefeef Me*. honeral Schofield, carried the.
salheit,point (if the enemy's line with Mc
Minim bi idge. 31cCaithur'S division. cape
eurnie 16 ple.ces of arthlety,.2 brigade gene -
'
rats, and about 2,000 priainerso - •
Bri, Gen trariard'O divisiott of Smith's
command, net on the left 6f Mcearthur's
(billion, carried the enemy's entrenchments,
capturing -all -the artillery and troops -of the .
enetry on the line. ,
Brig ,Ghn WOod'a troops; on Franklin Pike,
took up the aasitult, capturine the enemy's
entrenchtneets, and m bin retreat also cap-
tu edeieht pieces of tirtillery_, something over
600 prisoners, Mid *drove the enemy within
uiie mi of the Ventwoodliill Pass._
Major General Steadman, commanding de-
taehmenti of the different armies of the mili
tau. division of the Mississippi, west ttobly
Eurcipean News. ,
Poiteeerne Dee.•17.- The Steamship He
beCnian; from Livet pod; on the 1st tilu. Lot;
donderry ou the 2.,d inst., arrived at this port
this eveiting. lIer datesare five days. latet
than those already received. Earl Russel,
bed replied to the reeent mattifeito of Ceded,:
erate Congress', expressing equal friendship
fortheNeeth and South,: deploring the :war.
and ptedgiitg England to a strict neutrality:.
The London Timed thiaks that Mr. Lincoln
will Malreacene-attempt to close the war by
neetniaticire The Federal troop's are to be
his army broken into two parte-one on The
White pike and the other on the Franklin,
with the range of hluffy hills hetweep *ens,
Steadman and Wood pressing down the lat-
ter, A. J. Smith, Schoffield and the cavalry
down the former. .
Hood can't make another suits ilety's fight
while Thomas is in good eondition to preiss
kim.- -
liever frighten C diet.
'j
A schoolmistress,/ for some trIfling offence,
most fbolishly put a child in a dark cellar fur
an hour. The child was-greatht terrifiedand
cried bitterly. Upon returning to her parents
in the evening, she buret into tears, and -beg-
ged that she might dot be put hit° the cellar.
The patents thought this extreultely odd, and
assured hor that there was DO datnger ui ebefr ..
being guilty of se great an act of cruelty e bat
it was difficult to patify her, one" wheirepaeao -
bed passed a restless night. -On he following
it
day she bad a fever/ during which she fre-
quently exclaimed, 'Do not pot me in -the
cellar.' The fourth day after, suttee was taken
to Sir A. -Cooper, in a high s i of fever,
with delirium, frequently nauttpring, Tray, •
don't put inc in the cellar:, %lien Sir Ulu. ,
inquired the reason, he found Lit the parents
had learned the punishinent to Which she had
been subjected. 1Ie ordered what was likely -
to relieve her; but she died in: 4 week after
this untbeline conduct. ' ; .
Another case from the same tinthoeity env
be h re cited. It is the case oif a thild, ten -
years ofage. who, wanting to Nitrite her exer-
cise,and to scrape her slate -pencil, went into
the school in the dark to fetch her knife,
when one ot her schoolfellows tryst from be-
hind the door to frighten her. She waseauch
terrified, and ber head ached. 4)n the follow -
day she became deaf: and, on -the next,- so
umeh as to not hear the loudest talkino. Sir
Astley saw her three ntonths a_her this had
-happened, and she continued in j the same Ale- --
.pipra.ble state of deafness. 1 : .
51 boy, fifteen years of aro ves' admitted
an inmate of the Dundee unatic Asyl-
um, having become imbecile - from fright: -
When twelve years of og_yras prenticedto
a light business: and soine trifling article being
oneelay miesing. h• was alone with others
locked ty in a dark cellar. 'The children
were much alarmed; and all were let out with
the exception of this poor boy, i who was dee •
faineduntil past midnieht. HO became from
this time nervous and melauch ly; and sunk
into e state of insensibility; from which he
will recover. The missi o article was
the boy from the guilt with ,sehieh he had
tfoeueundeohnartgheedteb_11Bow:_gpmasorneri.n.1 exculpating
untuediately, withdrawn from Ho stein ender supIpiliaryteedotrideenreWd theutd' scluerattu. it to be
continued
a demand -from Prussia, A meetiiig,was held in the morning atdaylight. -
at Bristol to celebrate Mr. Lincoln's re elec-
Cheersovere -given fur Jeff Davis, and
Gen. Lee, and groans for Great, :Butler and
Lincoln. :A rush was 'then made for the plat
gave .us our municipal
th-rtn Eind the speakers driven away from it•h--
system that thiyl.were confarin„ a boon
upon tis, but hey had all seen-: in too The police finally elearedethe room. learit
Russell has made' the following reply to the
The Fenian. Brotherhood.
• Ai Meknes of theleading members of tne
Fenian brotherhood was recently held at
_Chieage, whichmeasures,fortmeomplisbing
the puope'ses of that organization were the
ebbjett of gitive deliberation, after full infor-
. minion 'touching the resources at their dis.
many instances ow it hail been- abused, despate_h --of the Confederate commissioners nosh] was sul.mitted. The.plans they have
' • •
had view for e'eers past a,re approaching
and in consequence of that abuse of power aial mealiest° of the-Southera Congress :-
pertectiol. and in the opinion of these gen-
right-thinkiag m n reed frequently deter- 4( 1.- ousIOS.OFFICE, nit% 25.-1864.
• - denier', the time for striking a decisive- tdow
hove had the hoeor---to
red from aced ting .honor s offered' "G"ILEmE'l ter Irish independence is near othand. As a
resale of these deliberations, a National. Fen-
ian Convention is called to meet- in this city,
January L7,1865, to which all -the -circles
halve been invited toaend delegates, and it is
estiMated that over one thousand will be in
attendance.' • The call •for this - convention
announehithat this will be the; last. general
con -vett -6°1110 be _held in- this„ country --that
befere the necessity -exists .for another con-
vention, the fires of" liberty will he reki„dled
-upon the altars of Ireleed, and Irishmen froin
all perts of the worldreturning to right their
centuries. of witetig. In this there is much
ignificence, and more in the fact that eadt
wee in the [Rifted. States has btea strongly
urged to send with their delegates as much
money as possible, in order to make a fund of
-$2. 000,000. - cinema:0i D.tily- Commer-
cial Dec. 9 1 g64.
,
them. When tbe Ilon. 3Ir Canclion was
eff3red the -Moetoralty of Quebec, what
did he say? His answer was, No, I
.will have nothing to do with it while there
eircums anees Biit While we are perfectly
,willing to GO thus ,we by no, means
wish it to 'understood that we are wil-
. . .‘ . .
ling to g,o-the len,,otb of the bla.tapt, organs
who pride themselves on being - iaffintely-
More Americanthan the Americans theiti-
selves. '11Thile we as a people feel that
we owe much .to the law ot nations, Jet us
by DO means forget -Illative also owe some-
thing to our In sense of .§elf4esptet.
. . 4i. •
.-BALLOTING THE:MILITIA- -
The following order ^ has been band
His Excellency the -Governor ,encral.-
ilt.hoitgla: the coincidence •irc* - tiomeWluit- seal Of the corporation. '-- .It -aid not irest
,
startling; we belieVe - th4444..44 t'..11a4.--131:4 with .:_111r ..Betior or :with them to say
li.oien imine4iefelf prompt:0'41.-44- aelte- whether the buildings should be purchased
,nieiit Ooni4lerit upon the relealie• - orr th,$ mit 41a fititint, Iti-, qiiiibb•,), (Laughter
8t. --Albans ;raiders,,i.aufl: ilii...liabs_egnent lad aPp1ldie..)4- , Ile Would -now - propose
i
order 0 eti..-Pit, -..buf IS, IdiOded, "oar- 01.1!:..1Aefrily,ltia'A fit and proper person - for
r out ilic Act 41'ili' tic ''4;tf 'ttocli- *ot Alayori' on -acoontiter eat -the squat : i.nterest
is so much licenise on the part of the
p:ople."' Oen-said he would advo-
eate that that Power' be_ revoked and
vested- in Comknissi ioners. They had
even gone so far 0S410 circulate a- report
that he (Mr D.) had -Made an ass'ornment
and was likely to break down, butehe tr. s
hippy t4. intern) 'them that the man- who
-started that minim. would fitil in attitining
his•object. • (Cheers.) .He was too strong
to be injured in Ibis credit by such petty
calumnies as. thalt. f(Applanse:) .It had
been- said that here was a conabiaation
1
for the purpose of carrying the Market
Question throug • his election; but upon
this point he wislied to say ea -fm words.
tie did intend I .
. • • .
municipal life a
,was asked this
Mayoralty, he had urged every argumept
'against his dPing se, but when he saw the
requisition Sent Ito. him, signed so largely
and respectably, as it Was he felt it 4:
public duty to cOmply with, the request
that he should allow 'himself to be put
iu nomination. •There was however, no
. . f 1
combination, no ipindge, dther directly or
indirectly', as to hew his actioni should he
Teoverned ! [Cheers.]. . . .-
0 r
Mr Ross' fier interrupted to say: that
ast year to reiirefrom
"together, . and when. he
fall- to stand for the
the declaration
satisfied, him.
Mr Defier. we
just 'made 'completely
Hear, hear.] ---: ' ...gelato' that neutral, deet -not mean both;
. n o say at great .iiioid
I thee -ale' strict pentrahty,- it et neeesserye ,o
, ,
t 0 t ' th - • - any demonseration of - friendship---te
et - 0 • 1 - .., eitaer eelligerentsa . , .
clitinoes Wereleeie male constitUtionaliv . i -i, • • '
and otherwise; and it. behoved then to do Money was in increased • dement, and the
all in their power to advance theinterests discount market aetive, at 61 to- ..-27 per emit.
of the town of Oderich. [Cheeri.] La 1 he fnil'is'shewe'd ec'l'aiderak'le dePress'"a'
all envy -add nitil ce be thrown aside, and. Commis on the 30th. further. declinedi per
let. every one da *hat he -could to'anistain cent. There was contieued -.foreien expo' t,
contribute to t e. general thus Salterthweites circular -reports 'market inac
the business mi: ' Of the. town and
prosperity...7 tive for Atiterican securities Pf fluctuatine
[ApPlauseg- : he was plecea --,in the NraetWsllareocrukt..ding to
.2191c-1 •glitta'ti. ?I's frumr.
• „Loap-he Dec. -2.e-A 'Vienna despatch ot
Thursday nooa says, the anedietinit of Aus-
tria being accepted, there is hti longer dao
eer of se collision between the Prussians, and
federal -sin kloistem and Ihunetiburo. ' ,
Thelitnes city -article-- heys. that the de •
:mend fur. discetnit. at the hank yesterday was
about the -average. In the open market there
wes an iucreased inquiry for disci:nun.. The
tour dropped 4.1.0in m apholOpt albter"NleYWeti-tYerOrk,stalikiataigli.1-wluthitteliedrilliavie;*
- - i r the -agent who engaged them. ' The lite
eretbre, withdra* - their numberls of the alleged Fed !rat tecrints mind
ilD
°dicers -of the Crown did not see sufficient-
I- -14°D0a$1°4..., ....17.---Ap- , 'round for lege' proceedines. The ettie ot
. rho .Rappahannock has been fixed ior the -5tn
pacific nattira, -. . - ' . a of Peeember. before :the Queen's • beneb.-
rater -00oftersatioat a
The, returning officer declared John V.. The :New .York .eorreslond.eut. of the Tittles
Detlor, Esq., Mayor of G.oderich.. . - -propriety mid °as to be in: the ,highe t
1.7 , t.ht.i. tbe;_eeitil i.voutinore.obni.deutcotet: tevit14:uoc:cgapoodoetoepeile7
does. tee Americans -,tne. tuntite- to say the
eat was received with ,The Tunes article' replieettp Mr. 'Vendee's
re, and after three more 'realm -as on the A•merican fir -latices -find' jucti
audience dispersed in des its own predictions. Daniel .Reberts the
, o ttrtist is dead. The British export returns for
very fair humor, all thicasconsiderech;
00111ITY . 0017111 AND Q,UARTEIL
-.....- f .
, Paris thmetitutional ba5. puelithed estrange
- : SESSIONS. , . - . • : . parmraph, a warning against piratea and
.01 '-- ' _ .,: . * • corsairs. It is supposed to have reterence to
C. 10,11113'ED. • . - - thealleged letterof autt•que, mated to have
. . -,i...... : a- -„... ....:(- been grauted by Jamie. "The Opinion Na
The Queen .Ca ia Jatnes.-Thfs was ii:*sse donate- :ittitalot . the costitutional for the
receive the copy which you hake sent Inc o1.
the manifesto issued by the Congress of etre
so called Confederate States of
Auitiica-
Lier Majesty's •Govaraineut deeply lament the
-protracted uattre of the struggle: bet'ween
the iturthern and southern States of the for-
merly united republic Of North America. --
Great Britain ham, since 1783, remained with
the exception of a short period aonneeted by
foment,. relations with both the Northern and
Southecn States', Sitice the commencement
ot the civil war, which broke out 1861.,
iler 'Majesty's government have continued to
entertain sentiments of friendehip equally for
the Nerth and the South. • Or the causes of
the eepture Her Majesty's government have
never prestimed to judge. They deplored the
commencement of this singuinary struggle, .
and anxionsly. look totwerd to the period
ef its termieetion. Id the meantime
they are conviuced that. they bud best
OuSuit the interests Of peatie, mid respect the
rights of all parties. by observing a strict anA
important neutrulitv., Snell neutrality. Her
Majesty. hes • faithinlly and will
comillue to ininatOtir. I request you gentle
men to ae(eseip,rt,,vi,t)e. 'RUSSELL
"Eo
"To J. Siidel, Esq., J..Maetne Biqa J; LL. A,
Dudley Mann Esq." _
The Londoif.Tintes team that Earl Rtis-
sell's letter tvili find tio favor eithei with the
North or South.. 1st. He _south. the Con•
fedei.ates, they are only "so called" Coetede
tate States,. teed have yet, to establish their
cippeilation, Thii, toe,. is a compliment to
the Union Stites, but theiefollows a counter
.suuli to the creited States.- They- are the
formerly " United Republic " but to say they
were fermedy, united; is to imply they are
now disunited"- and to aeenowledge, thereibi•e,
the existence of the Corifederate States. i
Earl Russell seems be in danger of for -
Mayor's chair he • could assure them that
he would put fbilth his best efforts to sad-
tain the interestls of the town. In con.
elusion, MrlDetlor. urged, the electors to
send men to thecouneil board of practical
ability and sound judgment, and, having
wished all the .equiplimenti of' season,
resumed his seat • _ • •
Messrs. terror and Johnston expressed
themselves satisfied with the explanation
that had incide
Detlor, and, t
nomination! of
'plausea 7 After some Bente f
year 1865.
, The 'annouttc
three ringing elte
for the Queen t
October sbew a great fishing off, owitig to
theilerangement Monetary affairs The
of sheepstealing. Th ri -warning, sad taunts it with. having upheld
..- the Alfeanik.Florida, itc. It -.chariot the
of having stolen a anib ths meette 01..sune constitutional -with changing 'its:valour
last, and a tn in he- mont ot July follow no? pet tke keeneh commerce may be jeo,
jag, from on Rob Ross of the Township of mellieti by shelter -cruisers.
Grey. ,Ve ct, otattempting to Bleat The market is geuerally-quiet and steady.
ofJulv lut., Wheal rules firm. er•-•
a -ram in the mont
•
.111•14,
twod Mortgages Wanted Purchase.
Apply to D. SHADE GOODINGe
' Solicitor, West Street.
Goderich 20th Dee 1864
ISTerS TO Re.3 R It ES T THE RAID ERS. :-So
sena 13 11 was 'ascertaiaed that Mr. Cowed
intended to .release thetprisnuens and before
he had condo. led hiqddeoteint, steps Jere
taken by the. Counsel. etiployed for the
United States Government to have them re-.:
arrested Aceordingly papers were Made
out, and a warrant issued upon them_ by Mr,
Justice Smith. The High Constabo _could
not be Iciund, and one of the counsul in cow
puny with some of the Atne.ican gent eine
interested proceeded to the office Sif the Chief
of Police. Upon e seeing the warraut,
though told it was signed by -one of the Judges
of the Superior Court, - he • declined to exe
cute it until he had theee quarters of an hour
tor reflection. • As that teemed to iuvotve a
-chalice for the late prisoners to leave by the
evening trait), 'another attempt was inade to
find the High Constable, and thia lime witti
suecess, As, however, one man could not
arrest thirteen, a question arose whether the
City Police could be called in to assist. For
this purpose another visit was made to the
t3hief of Nikewho again _asked for time tu
reflect. The Highttinetable then said thut
the Water Ponce might aid him, They,
.however, could nor aet without the order of
Mr. Coursol. Coursol was, therefore,
applied ,to hiSteSidence, and at once gave
the, order fbr the Water Pods*, and four or
five _of them, with the Hieli Conetable, pro-
ceeded to search the earl thf, the Westeen
vette and .not !hiding hthe men, to take other
steps te arrest the fugitives. All, however,
proved -to be anavail ng We undeistana
that as Soon as Mr, Cartier Was informed of
- officers to
MKS
JUVENEGEBOOKS,
FANCY GOODS.
_ rOYSt
&c,)ac4
In Large Ass° merits r
Suitable for Iloliday Gifts for -both old and
younir, just received
IT THE CLINTON BO IMRE
.
- ORO. AYCOCK.
CLINTON, 19th December, 1864t.
tanatilan farmers'
ea- Price 25 cents per flitzess.
Almanac,
111 CL ON
Book Stoi4e 1
Ile most ueeful Almenac for Warmers theme
t
is published. It =Mains spafor mehabe- •
anthems for _every day in th year, testdea.
. mach valuable 'Mize:lad „ such as
Post Mica Itegaations,-
STAMP DUTIRS,
LISTS OF RANKS
Judiciary & Parliaineutary .1Jistas
Every farmer shoiad 4aveone. -
GEO. YO001r..'
Olinton, 1911iDeceadmr, . : tw19
NOTICE
Ts bereby given, tisat a meetingAttligake
tcipal Electors of thel owieship of Ushorne
will be held in the Towel Hi; on
likitrsday,the 191,11 day ot 4anuary next,
At 170 o'elock, a. M., for the taking ofet potty
te decide whether or riot the following By -
Law be -adopted by such elector!.WILLIAM BlIOSIOIgh
T'p, Clerk, Usborne.
Farquhar, Dee.1.9thi 1864.
.0-OPTRET111'
AI*0
-BY-LAW
i
THE underiligned, quali.fled Municipal Elec-
tors of the Townshin of U horde, hereby
r.,quile that a Poll be tali -en i terms of the
Temperance Act of 1864, to determine
whether or noT. the iralified lintel* Blea-
t as of the said Municipality will adopt, under
authority andlor 'enforcement ofthe said act,
the By -Law following, which e hereby wso
.•
pose for their adoption, to wit
Nina bad ta,keti place, he direeted Tim sale of intoxicating 1uors, and
he sent in every -direction -to re -arrest the issulug el Jelee"seh sbemefor,'s by the Pres-
ingitives; hut up to last night we bad not
ent By -Law prohibited witlita. the Tem**
heard of any having been -laid hold of Usborne, under authority alad foreaforte-
Montreal fleratd. mem of the Temperance Art Of 1864. -
- Witness our hands -Ma- Thltd- they
emberirteaArciLnt41late6ttnf-10404
ARMED IEssgts ON TO LAKES. EhaoepdZiou -
Thi-i•Alhan; Atla-s-anri Argue calls atten- (814“eds) DAV
ID
lion te the- fan -dot A* aereeinent with -
Gteat 13rttain./hat n ither poweriqumid nisee -
more than one armed _Vessel on the Lakeal
.was the work of Renjemin-FranIclin, and Oa -
it has often been pointed to as the true r
-method of preserving peace.. between co ter-
minus-Staies. It arlUeS that the proposed
increase of war vessels...111)10Se intended as a
measure of hostility towards- h.lneland, is of
no avail, as Eisglaed will chanter SIMI and- he
ready Air hostilities as soon as We can 1)e.
It says -tee" This step, like the repel tie
Reciprocity Treitytand most of the measures
of this Administiation, is a rettorraile mom
merit, in it direction aghututt civilization and
'towards barbarism."
. • -,
WASRVILTE, Dec. 16-9 non. --During last
night Hood withdrew richt from the river,
and took a position covering fillishero;
Granny, White andFranklin pflres, Which line
had been caret -Wry -prepared for just this eon.
tineeney. Be was driven from, the fin* Jine
easily,but the second _WM very stubbornly
defended, and at last heavily assaulted three
times before Succeeding. It wai carried,
however, and 20 pieces of artillery. 205 men,
including Gen Jackson, with the remnant of'
hiadivision, were taken. -
Theienctny_ was forced back two miles; aid
ii.i,id over all
A true copy.
-1 ISTILLIAM-
w47-413 .r9; -Ole
M'OT CB.- A.11 parties 18
LI estate of the 1ateDnaldIl
or -otherwise, axe hereby req
tbe \same to the ondersun
persons havini elaimsagainst
are re9neSted to send thew
undersigned Tor. OXIMination
.011AISTIN
:Hari Per. l-9,1864.
loCKIktit,
'44e•celect°,..-
XOND,
fri
bted-te the
lanes, by nets
red to par in
And, ail
the saideAste
ecounti to the
rid liquidation.
ILOINNEFS,
Aduilaietratsix.
That°
MOTH; E.- This is to turbid ell
.11 purchmineotoote; drawn *7
in -Savor a Joh* iLiittruet, -
by ittatali Cud dated_
February 1861.
'Unless, Dec 16* 10C'
prmoes Mont
44.11:10.2
(kyor
Cinto the awthistire orAle late Wilton
N./ Old, Jot 1 .s.loithessiesiii.,le..abesttlho•
coI efSeplember,e Ited ald'Wlete Ilelereeteg -
two yew 131414 owner rs requested to prove
propirtypay chows and tato•.u.r swa.V.
R00.11. nom
'0411;gnie,rieit, lest. _ 4647.3t
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