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HBHPRCH9WW1 MA-CCJH 0011 SI PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE. JACKSONVILLE, SATURDAY FEBRUARY C, lSGi. VOL. IX. NO. 8. -if J;jLfl-ro!!lH'.k a-JMJ5gaiiaryiM"i iuw t&ttMWABuamiM'g? Sl t I.O. O. ! Jacltaonvllle l.ortce S3Li ine llUiy of the llrrt 'I 1JLJ J wrfc t enf u moiiut, una m .v"TT2S-V"l Mutiny nfwrti IMMTf nil ttVlxkr. K Crotlifn In cliiMlliitrtlntlll iitftiL ota. ii. nonius, n. a. nut. p. rr, n- ., Tnnlw.-J'. M. Pttm, Hmry Denllnsrr ni Am. a iktW Warren Lodco No, 10. A. F. & A. M. . HOLD tMr reirnlar commanl- -ealimi Ihn Vtdnrdny Evening" nn Arnr prwdlng tho full moon, In jacx- thMttiX, OtIKCllX. ALEX. MARTIN. NY. M. It llrrww Srt'ii. OHI'GON CIIAI'TKK NO. 4, -O F ItOYAI AKCII MASONS, WlllboM ttreinilrcomitmnle,ntlnn on tlie Klmt sulnrrtny i: . of II"rr Momli. All KOoirrnlne Companion In rood "ttnjlng are cordially Invllod to attend. W. U.S. II VI) K. U. l I Srn. ecy. ik-cS:47 o. ucon. k. r. rtcrrxx. JACOBS, & RUSSELL. ! ATTORN KYd AMI COUN'SKLORS A.T Tirt VrV, AND SOLICITORS IX ('HAN'CKRY, TArKunxrRjLc, Onncox. OflW lixn1lB the Court llouwt. All lui'liie ciimmltWil to Ihrlr cart- will 1- iimniplty nltfinlixt In. J nly ill. NlS. ii. wit. txKTiitTT. jamm n. kav. DOUTHITT &. FAY, ATTORNKYS AND COUNSELORS A-T t v fryt ANI S01.1U1TOIW l.V CHAN'CF.RV, JrVwivviM.r. Ofirxwtv, VIII practice In iliu Sttpn-atc and nihtr ...url nf llil Stair. Mmch 4. 'M. B. F. DOVYELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, .lAt-VKov'viixr, urtixio.x. Will irrfirliri' In nil llm fViUl-U nf the Third I Judicial UUlriot,th Sirprnne Court of Urc I cn.nifl n VrvL,CuL War Scrip prompt- i If fIlllTtrll. W.JH. J. GASTON, (SumerY It ) ATTORNEY AT LAW. JAi-KhONVXA.r, Or.eaoK. &jccUI attention si ten In collection ff. Jmit 1. IKi;x tu (lly t'olatiurat. GEORGE O. DORRIS, NOTARY PUBLIC I'OU JACKSON' COUNTY. onto wuh . v. Povcii. n J.S.HOWARD, fiURVKVOJl & C1VJL KNGIKKIiE, JjtciiovYilit Oueany, r.f!dnco mar the South enj of OrcRo ftfM-L I miuary. 2. 1KG1 PETER BR1TT. Phatozrapttlc Artist. Ik prrparrd lu lWj pVciurcn In crerjr ttyle f Hie art, with all tk tl ItnprorrnitiKJi If l'lcltirr do not give lall.fuctlon. no eimrpi ill ! m(J. Crfll ut hl new"G. Urj, on tli bill, xaluu LU ilcturet, and )t for your likem-f. TO THE AFFLICTED. H Vo one need niffi-r with I be Ague wbru .... TJR.G. W.QREER'S -.CS-TTIJ SIIjZXBZI. Can li bd, warrtiftfl.1 to euro In tTry Om: bt-u ttfkvn nccotdliig to lIrrctloo. To be bail onto nt lili itftrr In JspV-annvir Orripn. California tSlrrrt. jviVtf Is. Sach. 8. 8acu. SACHS BRO.'S WIIOLKSAI.K AND HKTAIL, DEALERS IN OENKRAL MItCAIINDISE, JwKWSiu.y., Okeook. BRANCH STORE, AT PHCENIX, OREGON. ASHLAND MILLS FLOMtT kagim jiili.s riouen yi: will Kevos hand the " abort) wt'll-kiimui bramU ofClxtni amllr Kjour. f..r tu.l'tot WliMUA.or lte '"' U VAN, UOUOAN A: CO . , Afc-iuU for tbe Mill. ?i, I8C3. lil3m AtttoKy to Cleotmlrn. 1 am Ojrlnp. Kpypi, dylnp; Kliln the crlmon lire-tMe fat, And the tbrk Plutonian thadnw Rnlltrr on the ncnlng blact, Let llilnc arm, O Queen, enfold me, Hub thy o1n and Ikiiv llilnc car; LlMrn to the prral hrart-Mtrcl Tbon, and ilion atone mnt bear. Though my rcarrcd and teleran legiont Ib-ar ibclr cnglon high no more, And my wrecked and cattenil palleya Slretv dark ActlnmV fatal borr; Though no glittering pmrds nirround me, rrtimpt to do their matter' will, I tniKt pvrlh like a Iloman l)Io the great Triumvil ttlll. Let not Cirar rerrlle minions Mock the lion tliun laid Invr; Twa no fortnaiiV linn that felbtl him, Tai Ills own that dealt the blow. Hear, then, pillowed on thy booin, I!re yon Mar fit all low lu rnr, Illm who, drunk with Iky caretcf, Mitdly threw a wutld aray. Should the bac plebtin rabble Dare aaall roy fame at Itnnif, Wlirro the noble rpnuK. Oclarla, Vtrp4 within her widowed bone, Sv-k Iiit; wy ike god have told mo Altar, aupurn, circling wing TtMt ber Mood, with mluu commingled, Yet nball mount the throne of Ring. An for thfe, lar-yed Egyptian, Glnrloni orcere of the Nliel Light the palk to Myglan bormr Witb the fpkndor of thy f mile; Give the Gcar crna-n and arcke, Let hi brow the Uurrl twine; I can Korn all Carar' trliiinak. Triumphing lu lore like tklae. I am dying, U;ypl, dying; Hark! tb Intuiting foemin'n cry 1 Tby are coming; quick my fakbluul Ijvt me face them ere I die. Alt', no more amid the Imlllo Shall iny voice cxuttlug twell; Ifi and OnlrU guard the. CleojiatraUome farewell 1 -GH. XTMflU. Ilowu IUckii(l Hiiuncr wai Caught. We Cod In nn Ivngiuh magailne the fol lowing account of a tlirvnd trick by which blockade-running flennirr wa lrni-t-J tu ber voyage Iron Kutiau towurdi Cburlcv. ton. When do yo start V oVol tie writer of tbe Captain. Tie commander' voice iunk to 0 wlili- per a bo told mo tbut at tuiiiet eery iundsman mut come on board, tuklng boat at aome ecludml jetty, to nrold pry ing ej ; and uiin all feumuuble cauilon, Inc N'uasau termed wiib Korlbern iirt. Half en hner after toaduwn be wai to bobrt a (Ignal, itttcli wu to be replii-d to, atd then Ibe pilot would citne off, and ibe ffleoroer would iland out to fea. After dark," AMUtlered I'rltibaid, willi aa oatb, " we taay Jiojie to get putt that Vunkee thief lhat hang about tbe Uland. The Governor Ude her levp ut tbe dU tanccof C'DO marine league, Out bu 'a al' way rn(aking ki--now fur coal, now for bread, now becjuoe ber engine' out of or der; end tbe 'United Sluiw Contul com inunlrate with litr every Uy. I tell you, fhipmate, tberv Un't one (f mi llmt Un't dogged up oud down by ru-cjl in Feder al hire Hcu Ibt-rel lhat '(wtto bound has been ultcr inetber lour p1'" polDt. ing to u dark-coBTpleziontd -fellow in tbe dress of u ftevtdure, who, un fetlug blin Kit oUcru-d, us he stood -under tbe ge ranium hedge, Icy down with; wellfeigued nonchalance, und lit. Ills p1e. Before Jong Ibtj pafcngerd arrived. Sev eral SoatuenrgeiitleiiiCii, u ftw Udies and children, oil innklcg I lair way back fro;n liurojM- to tk'Ir homm lu 'Carolina or Yir- gmiu by Ih'wdangeroM route, uuj oil iu pull of liurli Iinpritouiiiuni ut kt, in the event of cjpiute. Ily the uncertain hgbt I could sir ihultnoU 1 iIk-oj uere pale and ucnoun; but tL?y talked 0 no utd.'rtonc among themelvr., nnd did not appcflranx-i urns to enter mm conrcraiuon wun siran- f-TT. "(Jet npiitenml'' Hy Ibe time the hoarM roar of lite es caping vnpnr grew loud and menacing there wns n frt-h litt'tlo on deck, nnd I bran! Ihe Captain give orders to stand by" for dipping from the mooring, nnd lu linlxt the signal, as we only waited Tor tbe pilot. "There they are, slick nnd right three ml Uchta nnd a greni one!" murmured n 'all Virginian ut my elbow ; nnd looking up, I v the colored lumps gllnvncr from the mail licml. Instantly lliey were an fncred by a similar signal from some win dow on tlic shore. " We'll soon kc tlie pilot now," said I'ritehard, rnlitiing his hnmti In a cheery nmnncr; "theflgnrtr made nnd rqteatrtl. In ten ininulcsnur man will be with us. Ililloa! linattthnyl what dy'c want?" "IJnntijhcll ahoy!" was thn n-jilndcr. Inn shrill, lonli olce, cauthily lowered for the occaslun ; " pilot wants to conn ubonrd." There - n stir and a start ol surprise among thoc on deck, and as n rope was thrown to the boatman, (Vpt. rrilchard Ix-nt over tl side, exclaiming : " You're oncommon quickj my hearty. If yotj'ce come from shore since the lights were hited you mujt be own couin to Ihe Plying Putchman. Are you sure you are our pilot J" 'I'm the pilot engaged by Ol. Jeremy Carter, of Spottsylvanla, if that'll do," amweriJ a very tall, bony, bljck-halreJ man. ai he actively osceudi-d Ihe side. Zick Foster's my name, and I Uiow every inch nbiNt Charleston, where I was raised." M While the Captain rtasjtired by the inentloaof Col. Carter' name gave hasty orders tcot (T the cable and go ahead, I. In cowmion with the rest of the passen gers, oud the unoccupied jvtrtlon of tlie crew, loiSkn! with much InU-rcst at the n?w corner. The later was tbont forty year of age, long and leun nf figure, with a hardy sun browned face. There wm no mistaking the rerohttc air and daring fi the man ; his nmiilh was ni Arm as iron, thongh a little dry humor smncd to lurt: about hU lips. ai.d I hardly liked the rapiession of his half-rhut eyes, which had a lasy cun ning in their duik glance. Still, though dresHtl In n black suit t shore going rlolhi-, and a swallow-tnIM coat ol anti quated cut, tliero was tontethio;; ubout Mr jack Foster that bep&e tlie thorough knil seaman. He took no i-liaTO In tlio rroeecdiii)fs, for his duly did not egin uo. til we wer" clear of Xnwnu roadteid ; but ;et lie seemed impatient for the start, gnawing viciously nt his quid, ad diuni mlng on thu loffrnll wlih a linger that seemed as hard and brown as brotiso. The. run was M-nly and pleasant, over a dimpling Summer , with no boisterous Ixbavior 011 Ni-ptone'i part to nu1e even the lady pawenger wneasy . We aw sev eial vifH'l, but none of hostile character; and the voyage was as ogree&ble and safe hitherto as uny yachting excursion in holi day waters. We were all disponed lo bo pleased, ond Ihe pilot, although a sutur. nii.c and msrose personage, viewed through this roe colored haze of satisfaction nnd hojie, Ucuito ti popular -mail on board. Cuptoln J'r ilehard pronounced him worth his weight In gold 5 for ir there were no gales or rough seas to thwart our purpo se, fogs were rother frequent, and here the pilot Intimate siqualntance with the rocks, shoals -and isltls mauy 01 wuicii were not notsd down lu the chart more than once mv1 tbe Uonoybell from an ug- y Ihump, ujioo some IndJcn obstacle. For an American, .wk Fwter was elugu itj silent ; yd there was something e le. .ohautinc ubout hi high fortliead ami imr row dark eyes which suggested shrewdness rather tbun vacuity. He did lib work, unswiring when sooken tu, but ldom ud drrmd uuy one. " IaoJ ho!"suog wl tLc lookout raau at Ihe mftsthcml, nnd I'ritchitnl and the pilot, who were pouring loccllicr over I ho mnp clac to the binnacle, lookitl up, while the passengers edged nearer lo heur the news, l'ritchnnl lilted his trlffcnpc, while Foster went oloft for n better view. - nilMo Island, as I snid, Cap I" hailed tlie pilot; "nnd beyond It is the Cumtina coiift. We're close to home, gentlemen und ladies." There was a cheer from Ihe liltle gronp gathered near the helm, hut directly nfler ward came two shrill cries ol " Sail ho !" ' Uncle Sam's baikers. We nni't put out n few mites yet, Cup." rail the pilot, as Iw leisnrely dcscendetl the rope ladder. There were many good gtascs on hoard, and we all gazed eagerly through them, nnd with beating hearts we recognised the Hrlholes. the grinning cannon, thu star suinglftl fliigr, and warlike dlcplay of Ihe Fcdenil blockading ripiadcvi. The steam. er was put about, and wc Moid further out. until shore and ship were alike lost to view. The diapKiIntment of ike passen ger, who had been granted a mere gl!mpe of the land that to them was hoase. was considerable; but none could dirndl the prudence nf delaying our entrance tolo Chailestoti harbor until night should as sist if In eluding the hostile war vewcU, There was no going lo bed on lioard of tl Honnjbell tbt night 5 we oil kept lo the deck, eagerly goring out over tlio sparkling ami pltosphnrcfcent sen, glimmer ing and gluitciog with St. Klmo's rlrea. Tliere wss pule young moon a mere sickle of silver lu the sky; nnd objecta were so faintly dirceruable that the uliiiwt caution w necesar'. The second mate took the hehn, while the fiivt nale super intruded the almost con lanl heaving of the lead, ond lite Captain nnd pilot stood on the forcctwlle noting Ihe Ti-pllwi of the sailor, chanted as they were tu thrill mono tone, in accordance Mill old cattom, " Ten fathoms sheer I lly the 4eep,nlne I Hy the mark, seven I" called out the Icadi- man, from tlie i-halui. " Water oilers doe shoal litre, Cop. I know the channel, (hough, as well os I know rjy parlor ashure nt Kuntntket at Savannah, I mean," said the pilot, with soino confusion, " lly the tusrk, five !" was tho next call, Cartin Frllchard here grew uneasy, He did iot pretend to equal the pilot lu jocnl linovvlctlge, but he was too goxl a sea man not to takexlarm at the nbrnpt les sening of the wotor. He gave order to reduce the speid, and ns wo moved slowly on, the lead going ns In-fore. "Are you sure, Mr. Foster, you ore not mlsluken'T It sccmc to me water shoals ut the rote ol a Ullmm for every hundred yards traversed. We .may have nil-vti Iliu SwmIi, left Moultrie to Irewyrd, and got into the net-work of sam. hanks near Ililloa I what's that ahead of us I Iloals, as I'm a sinner I" At the same moeuent the pilot (brunt lib handquickly tlo thehreaitof hi coat, drew out something and flung It on thu deck, whero it instantly began to putter ami hiss and dirtctly oflrrwurdt the lurid glare of a blue light flatbed through the darkness, showkrg funnel and rigging, ll pale faces of the .pawngcis, Ihe narrsw channel U fretted water and the eu'idy bleu on titherbow, Nor was this all, for by Ibt ghastly light wa could dlttin gulih daik objects 011 Ihe foamy sea ahead of us boats full of men, pulling swiftly but nolsek-ssly towards us, and no doubt with muffled oars, By Ihe mark, two I Shoal water we are aground J" cried on Ill-boding volte, that ol the sailor lu the cliains; mid tlio Ilonybell came suddenly lo h cbrvk, throw ing most of Ihe landsrutn froai tklr fct, white tlie nmlnouK scrooping of tho dterl told that Ihe Mteaintr 'M uground, A loud clamor Instantly uki(, .many voices Uhouting at once In tinea of Inquiry, dis may, or command. 5 but tun nbove IliU turuiuil arose the Lurrul) of tho. mIio nuiincd the boats, ond who uiw cam? d 11 lilng upYputlmg atid.cbeering like tinul men.' - ' " Trcoclicry I trenclieryl" cried scvcrnl of tlie pii'scngers 11 ml crew, pnlntlpg to where the pilot stood beside tlie blue'' light thnt hbnwii tetfidioiis hand hud kindled, while nlreinly the mnn of-wnrV menrfor such we eotiM not donbt them to lie, began to scramble wi lnnl, "The Yiinkec bloodhound, soreerionghl hutynii slnill not Ike in share ibe'prlrj nioiieyl"- r.xcUimitl lViicluird, snatchiii up n himiNpiki1, nnd nlmttig a blow nt Mr. Ziek FtMtrr that would have hern n.lellnl strolo, liail not ihnt imtule Kison-swerv uflile, receiving the wcnpo,fwlhb Klc shnakler. Our will wl up u mint cheer, nnd a shot was fired, luckily without effect. Hut rrslrlance would Imvc Ikvii madnesw, so thickly did the Ainerk-un huIIoi'k crowd up our giingwiiy, their pljlolaiinl cutlnin, rendy for the fi-ay. while unions; Hutu vrcw ninor ten martuiv, well iitimd with intu kels and biiyiwvt, aij who drove the llony ImII's crew beW hslclnii wilhuiit any ic rinu show of ighting. The Federal Lleutriiunl In cuLunnud, to lo him Justin', Kvmcd anxlnui I hut no ntcdlcf violence slinald be, used ; and while proclaiming thu vessel n prize to the boats of the Unitul States war brig Dacolnh, he yet restrained the lury of the precious guide, Mr. fuic Foster, who had ncovrrtit from the uflcvl of lib knock down blow, drawu u bawie knili', and rii'lud ainiii IVitchard, who u snuggling In the hands of his enptorn. (Jrntly, sir," said the Lieutenant, " gw lly, Qiiarlermaster Fitch, These eugol blidsare under Uncle Horn' protect Ion, und I cannot nlluw 017 UhiiMigc of 117 prboiu-rs. Do you hear 1111 sir T" ' Quartermaster I" cMlalnutl Jieor Cs" tain Triicbard, aa lib wrbUwere llirii't" t the haitdcuir. '-You don't mean jM that double-dyed villain, lhat Judnorn pilot, is n Yonkee petty oOlccr, ufir all,, 1 with I'd only huin4 the tmi' rv hour back, and. If J swung forJli''! hnr cbucketl eke sjy ourlicatd would a mangy puppy." Thu Lieutenant ia4fl no nner, but or derid the captain and mates k aunt bo low, oikI prnccctUd nt one " ! tho lentucrV paper, to placo I1 pasnngers 1111 dernrreat.aiid to take, sled for getting Him llounyWIoirthosumlbuk. He then com pelled the engineer to the machinery t wort:, and we run o.undiT the .slilllful pilotage of Mr. Flick W0 J"1"'1' "'', whlchniioboraeweme to our mooring under the punf He Dacotah, and within a short dbtnnce "f several oilier of the blockading ninniTon. Tiik STURM"'' ok MiMin.t ltioor.- The slormliir of Mission lllilge.Jo tbe piiiut buttle Iwforo Chattanooga .nn the 'JClh hy mi Iroopa Is thus tWrlLwl by ni olTicrr In rrfKirt to Ihe Wur-Heparlmrnt ! m xihs storming ol Ihe UlMge by our . trooji one r,Mhe grwttsst ,mlrneh in inilltn ' history. Vo train ll.ut cllnilta llu niCAit by any of the roudall.at wind 11I0111; It tout, can bellevelhat '18,000 men wer miMil upon lis brnkin.unil cmmbling fio, uUm it wna lib lottuno to witness the deed, It Menu as nwful as a visible lutcrpoiltloa of God. Neither 'Ucu. Uruut nor ueo. 'lliomus intended It, " Their onleri wero to carry Ihe rl8plt along tlie 'bure of the iWgf, nnd cut off" their occupants j but when this wusuu.o:u plished, the- uoaccouiitftbhi spirit of thn troops bore them odily up Ihe Impractica ble slevpj over tlie brblllng rltle-plu on th eresti, und the thirty ennnou looMing every gully. Tho order to storm uppeurs lo-have licen given simultaneously by Gens. 6bcriJn and Wood, because thu ineu wtr not lo beheld back, liope'es a tbe attwut upjieund to military prudence x.M, t'0 Generals caught tlio Inspiration of thu men, aud wero icady (hcnuclrea to undcrluki) Imrxitsibllitlrs." .I. f- James I), OJay.sou of Henry OJay, (lh-4 at Moutrenl 011 Ibe night of'Jauuwy ;Ula. He was a Ihorgugk rc-UI In pplnlea aud y w psthy. HIMirrlJog Vrpfben' susUlu tie (lovcrntecut,