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where lil'teen thousand troops are lying, he turns a half int st ioti'nir look on Fits John Porter, who stands by hi sale, gravely scanning tlu li. Id. Tht y urn rortcr's troops below; ii iv fresh, and only impatient to share in the light, lint Porter slowly khakos his head, and one nuiy believe that the same thought is passing through the minds of both (Icticrals. "They lire the only resolves of I lid finny; they cannot be spared." Vi.n.i.x'i r.Kivr asp ntrKuvrs cirof.bs. Mod II a:i r mounts his horse, nml with Purler iiinl n ilnren officers of his stall' nles uwny !o the hit in Itiirnsido's direc tion. Svk s meets them on the roiul; a good soldier, w hose opinion is worth t;ik imf. The three (lent r.ils talk lirielly to k"!h 1" It is i ay to see tint the moment tins l omo when everywhere may turn on oo order given or within hi, when the his tory of the battle is only to le written in thoughts, and purposes, ami words of the Choral. !,ii'u!e's messenger rode up. His ticssag.1 is, " I want troops mid pun?. If you do not sen 1 them I eannot hold my piKiiion lor half n n hour." .McChllaii's only iniswir lor the moment is n glance at the wcslini sky. Thin ho turns aid speaks v,ry slowly: "Till Oct.. Pmraside tiial this is the kittle of the war. He must hold his ground till dark lit any cost. I will send him M Hit's lottery. I can do iinthin more. 1 have no infantry. '' T'nn, as the niessi Hirer was riding a way, he e ilh d Ii in haek. " Tell him if he iv.i no! hold his ground, thou t he bridge, to t!io list nnn! alwavs the bridge! If the. Tbc tlAUtr near l'i-n)llti', Ki-nUu ky. Louisville (midnight), Oct. 10th. A lbirdstown dispatch to (lov. Ivobiii son says: The rebels, wu Wednesday night, Oet. Sth, retreated towards ILirrodshtirg. Mercer county, 9 miles sou'h of Prank fort, mid were hemmed in Kirliy Smith' detachment having heoonio separated from tho other rebel loroos on Pick river. On Thursday morning we occupied un udvtiu tugooiis siluaiion on all sides of the enemy. Our troops wero in high spirits, and ex pected ii complete victory. The Tentli Ohio lost 2S:2 killed mid Hounded on Wednesday, (ion. Kousseiiu's and Col. Pope's w ounds nro slight. Louisville, Oct. 1 1. The Peinocritt of this morning lonnis that the buttle on Wednesday, Oct. 8th, wns one. of the fiercest on record. The forces under Mo Cook niiil Houssciin wero heavily nnlnum bored, but bravely and gallantly withstood the shock ol twice their numbers t ill eve ning, w hen Wood's division came on the t'iM on i run und with great shouting. This division made n charge, when the rebel columns broke und retreated. Our forces pursued them, lighting until night intervened. On Thursday inoru.nj (he state thut thu rebels (Stuart's) Imvo es caped. They crossed tho Potoniuc nenr the mouth of tho Moimciicy, having innrch ed rinoty miles in 'Jl liours. Oen. Pleas nuton's forces arrived at the river just ns tno rebels liiiishcil crossing, Plensantou s forces inarched seventy-eight miles in 24 houri. Paltimoro, Oct. 13. The .l'uivVm correspondence says tho principal object of tho rebel cavalry rani was to (ret. horses I bey took buck nearly n thousand scucc in 1 onnsvlviiiiiu. It is said that the failure to arrest Stu art mid his bold rebel cavalry whdo pass tug through .Maryland, is to lie nttrilmtei to the division comniander at I'oolcsvillo t whom instructions- had boon sent Oemral McClellan, staling that Stuart would probably retreat on llio lino which ho .subsequently pHrsiied. A strict inves ligation is now being held, with n view to fixing tho guilt and assigning the punish incut where it properly belongs. Details of Eastern News. Pisiialehes received by tlio Navy I pailnienl Iroin Commodore (iordon, giving r.hil mmv disui.ncand. bavin- fallen back '"' l" ,l,l", K ") ,m gohnoais seven or e'ight ...d.s. Tho fie 1.1 was cover- j " tlu' ,""l,,r.v d. din's river. I onda, ed with wounded, dying, ami dead, but we j ' ' l';ll. ry was a very pow, r.ul one, have not vet boon able to ascertain the loss i 11111 "s u. ciuaiiy s.ie.ioon aim u.o Karri. br e is lost, all is lost." Tlio sun is already d.iwn; not half an hour of dayl'jr!.t'is left. Till Panisidc's niissne came it h id seemed plain to every one that the battle could not be liuihod to-d.iv. None su;vcted how near was the per;! of ol sudden of the rebels. As mar as can be ascertain ed tho li-'it was i.ot renewed on Thursday, but our lorees were ready for a vigorous attack. Prom tho disposition which has been made of one i lit iro corps of the army and ft division of another corps, we do nut think it po-sdile for the enemy to iret Im-. vond Stanford. We (eel confident their retreat is cut oil', and that they will be forced to fitflu w ilh the jrrentcr portion if not tho whole of Puill's army. The Jitunuil says the battle of Wednes day commenced tin the farm of Jacob Ko fi ters, near lorry vilio, ami was snppoitul, those fifteen entirely, on our Mile, iy .mci ooiv i corps attack on c. . , i t!:e armv and t bo nation was thousand waiting tr-'Oi s of Pit. .1 Im Por t r i:i tiu hollow. Put the rebels halted instead of pushing on; their vindictive can-iion-ide died !iw.;y as the liu'ht faded. I!e firo it was n'lito ilark the b:i:t!o was over. Oi.le a solitary -un of Puriiside's thumb r- j l'"rr.v "Wi,.v Sl'vt" l'"'"-s ol l,l ll"ll'.v " ''dl d a-ainst theniemv. and presently this ! ih')' captured that day, nor one hundred dso ceased and thfuM was still. ' and six thoiisaml pounds ol ninmuniiioii. i Our lorees tmr.eU tneir ileiui ami careu tor Crittenden did not reach the scene of the eiiiriiiremciit to participate, lien. Wood's division arrived half an hour before d.uk. The rein Is were so badly crippled in the battle of Wed nes lay that they could nut rrsNsa-K not.rs n;t "kiimik. T-o peril cine very n- ur, but it has p issed, and in spite of the peril, at the i loi! of the d iy was partly a suceiss; not victory, but an advantage I. ml been u'ained, IPoIier, Slimier Hill Praiikliu In Id a'l the uro.Kid t.'uV had irained, and Piirnside si ll li.-1 1 the bridge and his poi te.-.ii lev on'. I.V' rv:n:u ' was Mr a ren-'w-d of tit-1 ti ri-t in the moriiiu,; I? the phi:i of the battle is sound there is very r ao:i why .MeCMi.ui sliivald win i'. II n::iv c!ioos to ro-tpoa1.' t!.C battle to their woumlul. purther particulars of Wednesday's li.'ht at Perryville have bein received. The Peih ral force eniracd w is Iti.UOO; the rebel force was ti-J.OOO. The peder.d loss was Irom itlt to (jot) killed, i.o'.'O woinnl ed, aiuN ll) tjk-u prisoners. The lattir . ..,-..!.,. I Tl,.. r.1,.1 I.ki u u I Ill avorable , , ... ' . ... .... . .. , , Kilo i, iiteiuii i n I'liir vii in i.ii, uui iiiiiiuti, and fourteen Colonels and Lieutenant Col (:; Is i son nut to l ic it Item v iriiiis urn va il utile arinv supplies loll into our possession Our success was achieved without loss on our side. Wo hold tho river as far up as .1 ai ksonville. An important recoiiiioissanco crossed the Potomac at Nolan's I'ord on the 8lh liassiiiir ihrui'eli atcrtord, within two miles! of I.ooshnri. At this point our troops captured a rebel wn-rmi tuihi, piiinr j from I.eoshirjj to Winebester, in charge of In detaehiuent of cavalry. Oen. Lone; i street's cflieial papers were found in the i w airon. Ninety six inu-kols, n nuniber of ' tent-- nml n tare cpiantity of knapsacks und bl u kets Were captured The results of the reeonnoissaneo were said to be most important. Washington, Oct. p.'. Thu War Po part inetil has riivivrd dispatches from lien. Pope, to thu i ll.ct that the Sioux w ar is at im ( lid. Little Crow Iiim If d witli a small parly to tho Vuucton country, but n cavalry force bus ho. n scut nfiir them. There is but little doubt that liny will be givei: up. A returned pri-oi.i r frutn Piehmoml says the treatnniit of Piihrnl prisomrs Hits neeti iniieli so! Icneil - - Iney tieimr abiiudiintly snpplii'd w ith provisions l ue ri neis nave r'H'ii-i' l scicr.r in o neirroes c iptnred at ltnll Ii ii , who sue reeded 111 eslablishin the fact that tliev w ere not fugitives. Tiie ri I oo- to t o-tpoii'.' the battle to tuc i nun Mciar) av v-orinin. . V. iu.l.ij; ( a.), tlct. 10. .Miijor tJcn .iiifur.'. nt.'.'.s. Cairo. Oct 1 1 The latest reports from Cox and stall' nrrived vestir lav from 's u: a- ch .lose 53 ri tire whilu it ! Cjrin'h say our loss tcaihrd 200 kilhd Washii'on He cirs t) the Kanawha Put 'in - en both sides tiii'ht I and ."jO wounded- We have buried near- valhv to take chief command of tho peder- -ci !ii;.r h.-f iv V'.t if tlio enemy Mv 2 0i)0 rebels mid have n thousand of l forces. Active oih rations have Ijoi-ii llieale (hl.V t i li.r'.t at all he cannot II ivhiforc .'men's tr.'iy be t w !.a r.re his siipiilii..'.' IP's a! 1IJUS. I. 1 1 1 ill !!.!. 1:11 1 : is 1: id its in .-t nvl. i;. ... V-M iiujril to com- OSSeS their wounded. Tho treniTii character of comnii'!;ceil n'aii st tho rebels. They now II s troops ii ; ecu mass- l.o. bus, wh-re nrtdlerv terii.'u i :T.et Ours have a'.d -c.i't.T.'d. From in- :'.:i.'ry Lr.- I Ah A "I K r. B - r en.-: r.' is l ss d :T. r. inv the wo;i::ils received iy our men is siint, the tiiemy 11 jhtin.4 mainly with mn-k' ts, while the rebel wouiids are seviro, inlliet od mostly by grape and canister. The Oren ida ( M ss.) .lyvi oikuowl nl.'es a n.b.1 (1 !i at nt Corinth and on tho Ila'cliie, mid says that Price and Van Hum peiietr.it d to the center of the town, but that this was a part of Ilosecr.iiis' -nt-.-y 1 in I the riMdt was they lo.-t oi:c entire bri- j l--r.t f, ,t at it o'e :-iri:-T the l'i-:. ,.f .VVLiii c C'cr- t :; i c .--. .UriH ' ! j nt' ,7ic SI Orciv: Si ct: ' 1. Tl it in all c:is--s where tnon-f-v is r has I'M :i nppn-priated out o the i..i' 1 . ii- .i.i.rt- n. s;. .1- w . n i ea I u-'.i , ue: I-.UI-...M Ul riasi' ; hh ;r! n.i ilr-iiv Irj u-.i-f ir.l ti. f i-. . t- ,J ,i.,ii,i,if,ti.vi',.iii"l. i r, i. ' pcr-ed and ihT.icrali.'d, n'id incapable ol - - : ' ' . ii i.vu i sin ii . r , ii.io-ri.-.r'.!!;,-!.. i mi, U in I .c i. i ; : any - I j ' I ' , I .-i k i ii.iiiii im 1 lir-t take iiti.l siU-cribe Ii..;. r b.ii iai :i:i;!iiri!v to have p"vst .vsiimi ol the suit Murks and an i i . i t i in iuiii a e;nini inui hi it. i.iev nave a considerable (one in that ipl.irter. Louisville, Oct. Pi A lumber of r-b els w h urrivod at P.ichmoiid ( K y ) l ist idefl.t, r port K irbr Suit It's nrnv, on the l:h, drawn up in hue id baltb-, u' out oiulitoi n mih s s.int h i .ist of Pi. -hmonil It.ti W iii'ifn nrtiiv i.n.i:iil t!.rfiii.r!i I r , Ii i .. . .1 : ........ uB..-ci-in Si imiu hi ""I'. Orchard fifty four mites south .-...l f A Corinth lii-patch says; "Gr.n.t re- alh 1 Ilnseerans bom the pur.-u t f Pr.ce : on tin- Cl'.h. He reports the em inv (lis- ore an vrr.e, an i :t.i er ii fuii'.ws. v'y.: I, A, P , do s.)h.::i!i'y swear for affirm' that I wiil s!:p;:vf, prnvct an I defi nd the iiiajiitution nnI (ioicn,iii'.it of the United St tt-s, nai:.?; all f n :n:-s, w hi ther fupM'.'n T dotiif-lic; and that I will bear true faith, nlh-srisii'M' nu! Joyal'v lo t!:e same, nt.y ord 'nance r -"i-'u! ,'ii or hw ol any Stat..- Cui.vc.'it! mi t I... itur.; to the rohtrary i.otwiti.st.itiili'ii'." Ai"l, further, that I do this willi a fail (. feriiinat'on, l'l f'jr "ii'l itirpo-f, without any mental ri-s-rvuti. ri or eva-:o i wl.-itso-v-r; .Ami, furlluf. Ti.i.t I wiil w, ii lid faillifully per (orm id! the i!i;!s w!.i.-, n iy be required o! ni! by law, ?fi help a? (j.; . Sr.-. i. Ti nt, w 'r i v r .t y pr-o:ihr.s w rhiitn nraivs-t the fur, ,1s of any of the roiiti"S '( this State, cr the coumirtl 'i.i-l fund tin n-of, b. fi.rv sucli rl iiiu (.hall be r r ! rcd ptiid I y tiie proper authority, h iv'i;.' control of said (ui.d or funds, N the ,pi r-im eiai!iii:,-r the s;.inu, he shall take, nii l iijIj-ti', tlic o:.th i,r i.lliiiimli()i re . i rnl by mc!;:i 1 of this net, in cac of via tliS 11.' lin-t the Sl.il; Tle.ourv. S,. ;. u That wlnn. vi.-r u i.i'r-oii shnll i.i . ii.' a m.t M piaint.ir in any eivd eas, in m y of tho courts of this State, he .shall, il required on molon of the defendant. bi-e.J fi rdiiduvit to tiie (fi'-et that the yWw ir ii r pnti d ninoi.' Iiii iieihbr.rs, iiliI that the nflhiiit beiievis hilil t'l b (lis- loval, m il at hiiv tine, before judgment, Like iiiid Hibsenbe the oath pn -efilieil in tho Section 1 (.( I',i. act; ninj if he n (upc ti i.h so, thu at' Ou iin,;i be MovimI uuii! lae reipiiiviiii-iil i cuinpjj.Mj with;' 1'rnri'l , 'i iii.l il the plaint, 11' bi; a don r' nidi-nt l Ii m Slut", or :t iippi ,irs he is r' sul-nl l a .- tute tiil in it hi I., on nu'tiiut 1 1 1 jtov 1 1 int.. hi of thu Unitxl S'otes, the uhove i.tpuied ontii may be (.,p(nv(l willi. M.o 4. Thai whenever, at nny (reicral or -p. e.al tdcetniu in I Ids , Mate, any pi-r.-on h i.ii.r t) vote nt muli ihetioti ixchallen .i lor 'I isloyiijt v, by any votir bavin ail (iie.ty to make a chiilciij:o, null vole s , i, .i pjected, lllil'-fiss he (irst take the ii . ro.-eribd by the PtSictioii of this i i ' . .ml, in Mich cast?, the oath idiiill be V IHllililiihtel eiJ by (hi; of the ji(iri'H of ' us iii t.ie other caM'ii of thiillelit'C. :. .V The oath pre.eribed by this A 1 1 rd nil not be r 'piir. d by th)M not cit.. uiii of the United S'a'es, nor of any worn ubl e oilier of thin Stute, or of the United Stat-v, nor before tho Kutne tribu mil or uuthority more than once. Sr.c. IiuistniK.li ns (hero ii now a fieice rebellion aaim-t the poveriiiiH-ut ol the United .Slates in pi-ogre's, and there is no Ijw fu prevent disloyal per-ons from drawing moneys from tho t u t u and County Treasuries, and exi-rcisin thu rifvhH of loysl eitizei", this art ball be in force from and uftor its ;i h Antiyvi p, Oilobir I'i, m;j j loiiur si I V further mlseliiif. lhey nbaii-i 0j- i!uu d and sp k J 1 1 iius. Their ammnni- , i , (i a li'iti ami na-'sng? trains w-re eapiumi atiiiuhister the . . . " ... ' , . 1 ,, .;. ii . I car a lur v i.s ii.ioineMai.ii urn; ui un clear, st of Ihe w ar. I lie enthusiasm nf Ibwcratis' nrmy i.s bniliidless. A!toe;i ther wo have vo thousand prisoners iiu ludini' ; tn1ir:iut!o:i, substatitially H-k Yesterday lln.ru- iiiL', nml if uiiiii.pe.leil, mii-t l.o nt P,i (. astle r.ver. lir.i;"4 s nnny is suriposi'd to be rear London, t'olit three miles 4011th east of Prankl'ort. I he ssiicnli oi l ayi lie county lir.hL's a report to L-xhi;:ton of n fi'ht yesterday, l.et wi en l.exii ".'ton and pii bmond, in which the rebels were routed, thriiwin nwnr their arm and ammuiiiiion by thou sands It is said we raptured H bend of cuttle atal quite a number of prisoners. The Coioni'l eomtiiandin nt I'nwiui; i 11 1''."i,'r"1 "''ICTs. (;ro, r, V, r,M. ,.,, Sprihfie!e IheGMiad;. J;7Wof Oet. Stl, hj: , M,r)l)l,rr ,)rok.. No' llirti,.. t...i-.i i..r,.r'ii.it ul.-i-ii i.tcf fi.-c il.ii ' . . ' 1 1 ,J ; iiaispieti. mo-t (.hioiny c'oiniiis'.iitis. I In re is no j (h.uht t! nt we nive been bat v whitund nt ! ro, im, i,. . leuenn ion e irom Corinth and on the llatchie. and we are Shaw neetnwn Harte,! on Wiili,. day in finrfol t!i: w.Tst has tint been heard. pur-uit of Ihe r. hi Is whortddu d the steam .. .. r n r . rt rri -t.i A di-nati to ft A ub e tinner una tin' ! ir '"'-'' I'm. IM mails In li ti Iroin In r oil of. Moore's brigade rib. lj not over ICO j l,;,vc nlr-ady bten recover'd "rec-.t. .V.v York, Oct. 1 7 Tim Under wri- (K t i4.L' ports ol the late hhM at ters Uve ndvanned war risk, for we Corinth and Ilatchic contihito to n pres'id I j tm tn ,,f tle Alahnmn to t!i r.i as ll:e most .leperate of the war. A fM r ,.,.t. , understood bv odin rs o( ili-pa!c!i trom t .airo to iu-l.t ?ny ti.e conn- ( Vl.,S( y t- ,,t u r-.l by her. nr.d siiic p leased, iry nas jei ,,o jui eoiicepuoii oi mo i.ne ,int she would cruise about the (iull bank irittl. s. 1 luy w r- the iilomi.est ol the i fr f,.w y,,.,. ,0 ,(..rv r,,r American war, when we Ml;... into eon-Ml-ratior. the shippin-.'. The pirate had knowledge of r.uu.-. ren-ani. uar loss n c-nmaieo .ps heiiir loaded with arms for tho Uni by some ns high ns two thousand in kdled t(., ;,,,., nll,j ,0 rill(liro ,)., and woinided. Tiie rebels, in their retreat T. Alnltumit is represented as n very fust Horn llatelne, threw away their arms hy 1 s.,j,.r( nl 1(,r (.,. hr(. ,.0l,'((.nl t() t t,.jr the wayou oa!, rutliiijr tin ir Imrses ont , nijj.ry t mptiiro i,r run away from any tnides loo-a fron. wa-.-ons, iu or I r to K' tjyes-i'l of the United Slates. Her crew away r.s hist as i.ossihle, I lirre are now said to he several thou-und of them feat tered ot'r Vr.-t Tennessee. Several 'quads of thcrn have been seen by steamers coming tip from Memphis. The .Memphis lullrlin (i.iys: "The late I'ederal victory at Corinth bus quiotul all iippr.heiisiom of n rebel attack on .Mem plus, and believes it will relieve all the Wcfctcrn (owns nml allow the Pedend army to enter Mi'.sisippi iu.1 opi ti that whole region to commerce with Memphis. A rebil (jencrnl writing lo ihe (jn'iiadu Al'pfttl fays n rr'sis if upon Mississippi, ami tiroes the State i.iiihorities not to rely uny longer upon the Confedernte Cioveru incut for protection, hut to throw into the field their whole available foree. Hluarl'i Ha Id liU lrnaslvilila, Oct. I Ilh. This iiiorniti'' the r bi ls hstroyd the mmdiiiio shops mid railway ' J, ' "IIH aiivaueiMi to meet lum -rollin Meek of the Cumlierliind Valley ''" ,!?",rt '"'"i'l""l ysbrdny In-twee Ilailroad Company, nt ChambetKbi.rc, and ''u" ' Uluo Itid-e. rolli burned the railroad bridge nt Scotland, five miles east of CliiimberKbiirjf. They hove secured .00 horses nml also taken a hirti amoiiiit of (lovernnn iit tlothintr. A portion of their furee moved at ten this morning in the direction of (iellysbnr. Tho damage done to the Cumberland Valley raihoud by the rebels is estimated at $10,000. (loveriitneut property to the amount of $20,000 was destroyed. The rebels generally respeet privnto property. They ..ft (Jetlysliurif hist ninht, croiii the Jinllimnre and Ohio railroad nt New market, destroying the road nml telcgrnidi, ami then utriick for tlio Pototnac eiiht ol Monoeney City, Our cavalry are pur suing, but will probably be too late to cap ture them. Oct. 13th, The Ih'cM oQicinl accounts consists principally of KnglMmien, and ol (.ceri'd by Southerners. Her iiruiament consists of six 2 pouiuh rs, ou IllO-poiiiul pivot gun fnrwurd, ami u (Hpoumbr on the main deck. Shu beim.' directly in the track of both outward and homeward bound boats, it makes great fear among them. Chnrhstown, Va , Oct. IM. Lee is still at Wincliesti r with a largo force. Jack son is at Clinker 11.11, with another large force. We harn from peoph; here that Je(T Davis has issued u proclamation to the eir-et that all pederal officers ruptured, shall be put to hard labor if Lincoln's emancipation proclamation b carried out. New York, Oct. 17. Tho Twin Cen tp'Ville correspondent, says there is no doubt that Urn. Stuart is now in front of our fidwihoo guard, threatening nil attack. Oen. hiiilil lias advanced to meet him n Louisville, Oct. 10. Official dispatches from Nashville, were received to day. Ileb els were in large force near that city, on the 1 Ilh, and sent a flag of truce demand ing surrender of tho city, (Jen. Ncgley, who is in command, declined. J'ederai force wns considered ample for itH defense, Uov, Harris, MaJ. (Jen. Anderson and Crig. Oen, Forest wero in command of rebels. Sag Harbor, Oct. K!. Oen. James, in ventor of .(nines projectile, was wounded by explosion of idicll yesterday and died this morning. New Yoik, Oct. 17. Serious resislance having been made to cuiollmcnt (or draft with rcKideii! of Luzerne. County, 1'iinn., it wns ncft'i-nry to mil militia force In towi! of Pdakely, and lire on insurgents. Pour or live wero killed and the opposition quelled. New York, Oct. 17. Advices from head quarters slate, (Ion. Schol'iohl with advance guard left Cassvillo and was mov ing towards Arkansas lino. Scouts pene trated as far as Cross Poles, Alk, but were driven back by enemy. We have lutcll'gence from Pastern Ar kansas, thut rebel loreo of 7,00(1 had boon concentrated lit Piovidclioc, under Mo Pride. Pedend den. Curr is in comiiiand nt Helena. Keports state that llindman with considerable lorco, is ou west si.lo of river, threatening to atiuek him- llmd man's wishing to do so before Chit can bo reinforced. Curr Ins force sufficient to make his position sale. New York, (et. 17 Praft in this State ordered for Nov. 10, the number to be probably ofi.OOO. Tunes' Frederick correspondent say, a rcconnoisiinci! across Potomac shows reb els in force in vicinity of Shepanlstown. Washington, Oct. 17. A dispatch re ceived by Navy Peiuiriineut, from Coin. Scott, of the gnuhoat Mi.rtuiisii, dated oil" Capo Pear river, N. (-., 1 lib, says ou that morning tho r dels opened lire on gunboat from n buttery which I hoy constructed dur ing the night on the beach One shell struck and exploded, kdhmr 2 and wound ing 6. Tho gunboat withdrew. P.nrlington, Vl Oct. I S Sufficient re turns have been received to determine the election of all 'he Pep ,b cull Members of Cohirrcss. Tho State ticket also elected by about 10,000 majority. Chicago. Oct. 17. II 'turns from Iowa indicate the election ot live Kepublican Congressmen. Cincinnati, Oct 17 It turns from "I countii s give I'cmocriitie majority ol 17,- S00, being ii gum of over 2S.O0O. Indianapolis, Oct. I tV Petnrns thus far indicate the election o( peinocratic State ticket by from 5,(0(i to S,00;i. New York. Oct 17- Sterling exchange Ho n 1(7; gold unsettled, o'lening nt :., declined to jtlH, and closed at o2; gold bars nominal. 1 lm a nit Prlsnn.-vi ('.opium! I) (rn. Hurl! - Hurl! I u r tl I n I lit. IWItrW H-tpliM). Lou'sville, Oct. l.'i -- It is stated that live thousand prison, is h ive I n cait ar il at Perrvsnlii', Panv.lle and Cnmp I k IJobinson Tl.o en.inv nro fulling bin k rapidly towards CiiuiIm rial d 0 q A forced inarch will hn inceury lo isi-q..-from Pnill, who is traveling without any e.pl pment or baggage liu.ro than Ii ii'isn lutely in I'es-nry. 00 19 W'ry i.r 4., .. . In the Senate, Oct 1 II , -ffwod ti,u fun,,:,,,, :::tJ;u'Mc 111 lions: Molu. , If W IWUtt HlllMWpll llWl ll"W Auirvlrun t ttis, stiinil him (! v( Cm. Pit, o.ir late Senator. I VI i. . 10 lltli of n iu people ofOrecou Imva I,',' . Ktni tin '.' ibiitldulpuhliiry o u1.4';. "'' .. i ""'IHoquentKtatesn,,,, 1 1011 Mi ir'WiTi. Thai ll i - V heard the aiiuoune W. I.. Adams, Bdltor OIU3QON CITY: SATPKHAY, OCTOltliH ISOJ. - . i. hi ..en li In ,,r ii i i " III R "iiuounoonieiit or llw. f ..t.. S.-..t..r whilst ,, ,, " oftl lnviolald mid uiilarlilT' '!' 'o a leehng or profoun.l r,.Kr(,t', Th ilh the proud eoiiMihiiiiiii n,. i.'.. " U0 - iy.div,.edi,,d,.rmlihg tu":za "LrtSAi.oNK."-Tl.o brainless squirt ' 1 ""'""'I l.'mriui,ei,t hi .W 118 , iii rii i and that (or h g oily Hilf n..h i! w! " ,M "rB" "f J"!,,no otism, which hnlnced i , T ? moei. icy for tho dirty shirt portion of the ,.. m ,.;,.. f . .. ' ' 0 Wrg0 ,JS Tom community, hko Jeff 1'avis, 'danger, toil, and death i t f " ,.V .l o render our just t. ,ln,. of er,,, J ,?r! r.. ti r ...... it rri.-t..u : Lou wants to bo Si'iiatur, a .Vt..er, Tlu.tweeundoli,!,.,,. Ily und relatives of our h,t ,l ' "u.f"1"' our lata II Llll it t u .n,"h"lil.H.P.. .,. tuin- whoare urging on limits, coullscalloiis, and arrests, wo will say, that the surest way to M'ciirn und insure this iuviduablv boon, peace, is to hi lit utonf." Jell' Pavis told us a giod while ago that the best wnv for the North tu secure- ..... . . . . . " nfiiiY w u n ho was fiirminr ou icir lo l oi..s lie lorwar. ciipturo Wiishington and hung our Presi ; S'"1'-' Hie widow ol our laLllna'c f ulti the ileiit, was suuply to h i li.m atom North couldn't i Mictly seethe thin iM iruv, nt U.o ,k..,,,10 of lllU ..I... iiinsi Mnccri,. reer.ii. ... i . " Ihcir liveliest sympathy b ' U"J ".-..-., that ,)f ,, h i him alone." The i ', '' 'V' , l' ' "' . 1,0 M'l that journals of this body. Ma. M IlitiiiK s.iid - J'rft , . I I ' f .1 !...'. I .1 I I . 1 ' as iiim oi .no uegisier. nnn un. inniiiiis ailoptiou .,f Hm- ieMii,i, who wero hVhliug uinh r Pike Wc have lend lo give. m,y lengiliy k.'lih r .i. i'" always bihev.d, and still insist that Iraitois ami mt vices ol I.i tat to wi,,,,,, ItSry fi-fir who arc in urnis ii'"iiiisl the (iovcriiiti.nl. ' . '!"1, h'r' dhslninli, , ' . I.I....U..1. HI ...... ..... .. - . me iii n-nsi. nr way, though it was as ilear tin mud loSuch . 'is' to mors il,. resoluti,,.!, I ,. or w ho tu l us spies nml iufornnu fur the lias elaiiseil Nine, N liaior. I fee lle.t w I , .... nbels, or who iii any other way give ma ,v ,m, ,P ,)..,f, ,p ,lt b ... A!rl' -i i i f... ... .i .i . ....' I..;. ir .. .... . ! .. 1 ""elite ii 1 1. 1 1 tint tinti . i'i... oi i it. un i in in,. , .'.iii. ". ...j..-..). i- i. ii n ill. ;i t (0 Mrs. !.:. os Si o i av. Pr'gad . r ( letieral John A Logan, f. rm. t Iv a I m ocratic member of Con;;iess, made nspeich at Curn rdnle, Illinois, on the 'sth of Au gust, all I thus alluded to the qmstui:i of slavery: Put there nro si'Mi" wi n say I cin'l to -- tics is a war to lirt t'lf n i';ri' Tic. charge is lot worth nt tent .mi. lint id though no siieh ohj' ct n c.i'it' inpl iii d i'i the pro.eciiVori of lies w .r, y. t the negro s are gett ng free r tly f i-t. It b i.ot done by lh" nrmy, but tin y nro fre. in,; tl.ein selves, and if this war cnntinti s Cue yours imt a slave w.ll In- h-fl in the t !,..!. Snnlh Now, h t iin- siy to those who are so nn. ious al out th ' interests of lat.ry, if you wish slavery to continue, join iheuimv atid In lp in to whip out the p bl Is ipih k, und tin re w ill probahly he a few nl, ktnmps hit; i( e.'it, till n si ivery must g i New, my principles on this quoth. n are, if the matter is engaged ill tho attempt to over throw this (ii.verniiu iit. tak ' the lives ol our peoph1 and desohilo our In. on , nud tin; shivi: runs awnr and gi ts free it's untie of my busii.r.s. It is a family rpiarr'l in which I shall not interfere. If tl." ipns tioil were presented to me us lo which should live, tin- l.'liinu or hluerv, I would say the l.'iiion w ith my latest I r nth The L'nioti i. worth evertlh ng If the m. n fiee of a mill on of men wi re tu i'i-ssary to the salvation of tlrs (ioi i rninent, and nothing el e would save it, and I was the ai leter of its il. stihies, w oul I romign tho million to death and die with th tn. t.JOU.n lo Farrtiotm nf Dnaollnn l am! (lulius, Partii S purchasing I md nihec the date of the circular of the Coiiiuiiiom rs uf the Oeiierul Land Olliee to the Inc. d land ol lices of this State, should vo that the orig inal donee, if ll.ey purchiisc of him. or that the person of whom they do lilirel.ase, oili er than the original donee, mnl.es the do- liatior. papirs complete, by taking the oath of allegiance, w It it h is neceisaiy in orih.r to obtain Ihe title from the (inurnment 1'his oath is required in evety inslaiice be- foru certificate or pi.ti-nt be j..ni.. Ihe recent order of (ion. right, under ins'ruelioiis from Ihe Dei urlmcnl, ami the act of Congress, will recogni.e tin sale ns valid, made ly disloyal pi rsons whoso acts render their propi rty liablo lo lie ronlisca ted. iSuiih would lie tin. case of u dona tion claimant refusing to take the oath of allegiance, ami ihe oath of a piirchna-r wouhi mil lie Hiriiiaciil in a purchase made t 'tnrr. thu requirement of tho oalh, for, it woulil appeur on the face of the traiisuc- lion, that u so-culled loynl pesoii, uir- liases oi a iiisiovai one, tor the puniose ol keeping such property from esi heating to the (Jovernment. The loyally of such nur- chaser might well bo doubted. .Snr JU- ublicun. Tun Cai.ikouma Iiio.v Ci.sii - Ihicsson has given the mime of " Comanche" lo the immense iron-clad vessel now buihliinr in Jersey City, iin.j hitended lo be the lilo- It . .1 ' necr in u iii'i-i tor I no proteeimn of our I acme coast. All day yi.Merday nml to day crowds of workmen were employed upon the vessi I. She is building in the mum yard as the VVeehuwken, only the hit- icr oeing on the slocks lionivu llm water. must be hiiiiielud first. The peculiar mode of budding u mailed man of-war, which. ...I !. :. ... .i . .." wnen nnisiieii in evi ry way, call he taken apart pit co inenl und transported like a portable mess rhesl, is very Interesting. Visitors, however, nro excluded, with rare exceptions, its rebel spies have recently iiomteii ino iroctioin, once granted, of in- specliitg Uovernmeiit ship yurdK. V. J . r.vrmiin mm, ,v,. 17.1. ff Tim f.uiTuI t.f , m J. Mri Wj m pr..clie. mil,.) M. Ii, aiaruli in thlo eliy mi .Vim ilsy nmrniiiK, f)-t. :. l,y RrV. Mr Htidtnn. nvl lo I." " h t lilnlle," but ought to be undo to feel the . reiki) power of the strong nllu of authi.riiy. There is a diss ol Iruilors aiming us, huwowr, and we lake the Kegister mat) lis one nf th III, h"ln We 111.' Will.llg to "let ah. lie " Tln.-o who by tin ir w olds int. i wiit.tig. !ni that tin V are lint ill le. ill eil.elil of iho (iutirn 111. lit, l ilt till, i.s anil 1 in inn s who w.'tiM nuke no s.or Ii.. s lo 'iijipi'i t I Tic t.ov.rii until, but .-'i lis oiiilhrow, we "let iih.ue " We Wixihl not oi ly hi CeM uloue, bill niitihl hi Ihe r prop, rty nloiie Wo wiinl l " . t tin 111 iilnne ' in printing their Jiff Piles shells, Ui.d "hi tie 11. Ilhaie" ill pack tig tin III round thll'tlll li e country. We w odd In.to 1 tirr until c.r r ' r and po-lin t.t. r irohtlnli d fr.un hand I tig ihi :r ula I 1111 product. oik, nndrg'dlv ciijn n. d on nil oeci. snis lo " 1. 1 I Im nt aloiif " Witt in ! 1 r lie .0 I r ut r "I he 11 1 apply In our curls for thu pr .lietinit i f chosen l.y . U. ,n v ltlllir, uf plo of Oiegt.i, ,, f 1,-j.i, I. ft this city two year. au. t.i tt,f L life or properly, w c wotill loike 1 ..t n.: tr .1-1.11 ill t' ntu hnl.l:. espr.-s,,,,, t . p,,,',,,,,,,! ,w ' pi rv.i.. d Ihe cinnoimi; u it,, fc. news rea.lied hn adt.ptul ,on ,, w I I.r ii.w- .1.1. ... . . t in.' .tun. , ns.igi.e.i lion, .,!, J l,r ,. lidi n. e indul,-.,! by II,,. ,,,. ,' nan..' bo was to I ,,, ,f t,Uf 1)1;n. I ui ons w.re r. .. I ,m , , fuIgfe nnif would be its 1 red till. I,, to IIIMf ,, .... . . - w wi.nhl , l' ",,M"r ' m il tiM hil tu IIk-u. .in.i uithoti.. the Prat ..I urine on llm In hi In wh . h l.t. , 1 In... a ui jfr it y t r a! mI ..It il,;,! ,.i,, tl. !,,! I t piled A i., w,. ur,. , (j ,,,1, , ,oil kiio.il. .!..f nf I,;, rn,:,,,.,,! capanty lonrn t .tr wanls, lo Ve mnna l 1,; tn-kefnuiarr, it Ins Itntiin. !y f , I'.. .111 nil a I. r i.Mi si. I, ht fistttl CtliuJ nf I. . 1.. I pi i.h w f ruiiey fti lol.os, 1, it'll 111. in- nf .rnii ctnl'lr.a Imttirr irp.s. i T. (.:,( ,.,. lis b r h pine, A tin r en r'.j.. tlM- (irilf 1 go of g 1 g ii 111 Kt Kiiuitioi mi mig the Alh gliin,i,( ti'i.l il-i l,i loll t rn .bit 1 i. I. r mi tin. oei of H We-r, be i,l Iy ,:.ir,t, , ,, H,P U.tlic Ii- l is i.t M. 1 .. i; .. , 1 ,., r ij, f , , Wtr,n-i-in, ult I llix 1 in nf I 1, idiuliiSitv I.I. ,...iil, , '.,i,ti , , l,,,.,..! luk-or . - - I p the f.i. t ..' the '.hen ie.lt I 1.1T .1 ''.ilV.eeit I... r lo nil fin t Li r jtoi'id ihg und r.qnir.' I he ju Ige to di"in -slh' ctt-, and " h t libi t.." the trail-. r iii 1 oil. 1 I in.: li s .. ii t! tils tt:.. I pin'iil.tg l.i ii ti p r-. ii and r .p rty (.'on rutin t I l.e.i.g nil in-l. till on, r ..I . d at th' cos! of la iui.. if l.h 0 I i.i. I i.i ii:. n. s ti on null oi.s of trill stne, fir lite p;rp." ' of pr,t. t l.ng Iho hi. s und tiji rty of thus' w !.n I u-ninb r it, an clieiny nf tin- (in ii r un. ot who is all the ti.ne 1 lig ig, i hi i in ner ig eg I'.oTVho lire li r eg lo pu.l it inli, has u.i li or I -'ght t tls j.rotei tion thin hi. an Indian 1 r ght to l.vo in a I on i- tli.it we !.. built, tin: iiit.i'j'i nil the I.i, in fkltlkmg III the brush, and titrowii.g poinin d urtow . at our W nikillelt. ,'r hope In ll.etinie when tin (inv. riiiin nl, while it in v. r. Iv pun sin, i,I oil I tin I l;tl.li,s, wiil Moji hi'd iig and lall. iii.ig t,ii tnnro sneaking and cowardly mrl who nro cuitiiit lo in veigh against it with words, but dl t ike j to tl.- rau-c of urn,, nh d 111 k rlr. H"1' tlnuint lluir own weld, and " 1. 1 tt.. 111 1 ''.p. d f,.n ln' w u I, s idol - lail k l J 11, un. " I mil il. i y no re iio'nri. Iy- !.. puMioo for a ju-t (iiiuo, nn aabiiinri for ll Irf. Si ri: rn at l. t-T - Tl.e indri itd in ' "k1 true, g....,, id,. ,ro'c irnjH-IJ-d ty Ihe welfare of Or gm f,iy )t. o, , 1 M '"' ""I f-'Hi l'"h' 1 , ,, . . ,. ... ! b"i of his ei.unirT'. (lag, aril hrnidj fill ham th.,1 ihcvtvdquis: f the(tr.-i ir(jr , ,,,.r ,,;Hr , ,;, Mfrifc, gon ( ny Clioiii bnsbe.ii disposed of ul f,,., r ,,,,1, ,.;,M, r ,. ,i,(t f lk last. At the hi'o si'sinti (,r the Ligisl.i- ! inilion 1 ur' jr.sl slnrr Whntrlff ".' lure, Mr. Pauisby, of this countr off. red ' ,'""' l'i ,r ,'"'1''. ,r"f ,f"? abdltoproiidoforlho sale nml di.posi !' 'J M ,l"n' "" ,,,,,,, , 1 I green soil w hich rovers lii rrmna'invf lion of the n known .1, tho Oregon ( ,ty ; ri,jM() , r,.Rr ,, ,ol,ilWr ( hum, roii.titiiting the (fovi rnor, Si.Tetii. j brilliant nml at kirn edged tirtufi- ry of Slate, nml Treasurer, u bounl of i the thanks nl a grateful people, W'1, commissioiii is for that purpose- Ihe .,, I' " ll" to s. rve, I- t l.un pt-allT nit l 111 n nrr ' n if r 11 1 ; iinMimi i a nation s bnmnge, nml over it, i""J Ins rt-n lo o. p!, ,:, r. Ihe (vosr ul lib. r' V on I'. r t.i.r. mI i.h trV prtl ne hi s, 1.1 .1 t'. , ,:, , f (Vi.grru litu Iii. II l.o si-11 s nf t'.n... Inutipli! llllb ar Iy won I y !,e f,.rer of tt toil lr,i.e. ml. t I g. While he r pmrnt- ed (Ir got, he I.. ..te.'r. to tl.rritii.in Tho h.tt. r tu lo r l.mir nf p. r . ljimxi tbr aid of I. s 1. i,e 1.1,, I I, , nnn, iinl lilkt Ir. a. kno h .'."in nt i f t,r tlutf li d l t ii . I to .1 ny tic 1 lent 1 ilnlily tt the fotum Was Itt.ipi. .hiMKil; hit fx JisrlttJ Ir. limp'., nn the philfnrtn, t b rr ad heart !f I.b I lo the t,ii. e of lot irr..i.t.U do tpl.'i 1 1', I. ml pier, d I, hit ij 1 on? tin? tJiMtttl ! inn b rn it !?; his palr.ol'nt, tl' po lit of his 1 l i.r.11 tt r nm-t wri.itiif o( ill nth. r-, imp II. .I b in, wh.n erea lii jlt' in. i.i wnri.nl I. nn of its iinprad' nt, lobf' aril l . eli ine. s nf life rtgiitiol til (Tot Is i f nrittiil r. n.dii, noil Wi ll ll blood lll.ll (I .flic 1 I b ill., lie priiiil ''J lit etui nb ic .I.r r-y I l.o iliintinii of li' betft he sold in kin h 11 mumicr as best lo pto mute the object of the donation by Con gri s, namely, lor the r.tubli,hmeiit nml endowment of a I'diversity. This lull pas.ei the House, but in ij,0 Semite, 011 motion of Col. Kelly, nil after the lint section was strit ken out, ami tho wrotnl section as now in the law wns adopted. In this stale, thu bill passed tho Semite willi only two negative votes. It was sent to the Home, nml passed that body also, nml is now 11 law. The following is a copy of the law: Kh rios I. lit it nmrlr,! I,ij llm loln'f Atmniitilji i,f Ihe Stnlr of (hfjim, That thu donnlion of land, known ns the " On gnu City Claim," lo thu Territory id On gon, as per sn iiou II of An Act of Congress " Crenling the odicn of Surveyor (fem riil of (he pnhhc lands in Oregon, Ac ," approved S-htemher 27 ill. Im.Mi. bo and is hereby ncceptiil by tin. Slate of Or egon und. r Iho provisions nml restrictions ofsaitl ru ction 11 of mid Art. Six. 2. All llm right, title, and litlrresl of the Slate of Oregon in and to tint Ore- gon (,'ily Claim j hereby ronwyed and eohlirmed lo I hi. egi,,.,. f lltu j,r John MeLmighhll. ,,1,011 llm eore. run. ditioti Ihnt the snhl l.gilees or lluir as figns shall pay into thu l.'nivcrsily l-'uml Ihe Mim of one llnmsaml dollars, ami inter est thereon (Voni the tiiun this act shall lake 1 (li el, nt Iho rate of ten per cent, per milium. IJVA. II. Hiiirgn., , living t,.,nr fc( twelve miles hum town, lint grtiernti.ly jjlvni a ,e, Vllieril Ol M, ill, III HI, fit fill fSlllliliirv V riiitmt.in. 'Mm jiil wis nidi Iv the Clorlianiss f'niiniy Awwlittlmi 1m I I. &I...II laifiM beaiilu s, like ihe virtues it ron.mtiU'V'tO, shall grow (jrerm r with the I'I ,K4' turi'si. Couosn.'s I.vgiMr.-We, tin ''J' slgnetl, jurors oil the impicst o W' of J 11 k Morang, after a rt.r. ful I'"!"1" of llm body nml testimony of find that tho d 111.nl hat r.ceirrd IMJ st parate wimiuls 0110 on th dividing the temloni of lha thumb iw lore finger j nno 011 tho alionl.lcr, ,fl llm slioulthr ltlii.lt-; ami nno on IM opposite ami peiielralii g Iho left 'mf' about two Inches in ltnth on tin "' of (he b.sly. Iho lulter wmmd Uinlll"i( opinion sidlicicitt In rniio drlH-W . woumls being l.illirte.1 by I' "L 11111011 i.eiii iniiirir.i " - ()rrtr1t m the liamlsollVUIuiuiniruo Cily, at about two o'chsk r. , '"s'ignnUJ. (rC.."1,.llell.I).r.Tk"J so,,, Win. Whillotk, Wui Pirfdofff.""'' Cliarman, P. IL CJuml. rf Foam: '"'. M,umra,i.lum by !r. H'lrflif f(f tein ninny slabs ami wound', l ' saw n moru bulrhcrmi r t!i T fttt." r..r.i-t. '',,'rof1";:(ltc 1 H?" fd',(Wl A "y hr,i,rr, V" WJ and l'ltrllnntl Jditrlntr, vo ic their trensunablo ru.raclcr. 1 organ l.n.l winked out ft "'7 f lo Ihe i-suing ol the ordff