The free South. (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, October 24, 1863, Image 1
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ARRIVAL, OF THE ARAGO
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Late Telegraphic News.
' ANOTHER UNION VICTORY.
Pennsylvania and Ohio Safe.
Curtin and Brough Elected,
v Tlie Copperheads Routed*'
The United States Transport Arago,
Henry A. Gadsden, commander, arrived
-? ~ it her
mails for this post reaching here last evening.
The Pennsylvania Election.
. ' / Philadelphia, Oct. 14,
Yorney's Prrns figures np Curtin's majority at 21,782,
'with forty-oue counties to hear from, which in 1S00 gave
10,342 majority for Curtin.
Pulton county gives 264 majority for Woodward.
Easton, Oct. 14.
Wayne county complete gives Woodward 900.
Northampton county complete gives Woodward 3,156.
\ Philadelphia gives (1,500 majority for Curtin.
Lehigh county gives Woodward 1.8C8 majority.
? Alfeghany county gives Curtin 7,700 majority.
; Philadelphia, Oct. 18, 18C3.
Majority for Curtin, IS,285; Majority for Slenker in
1S02, 3,524. Union gain, 21,800.
The Unionists, having elected the Senator from the
1st District of Philadelphia, will have at least a majority
of one in the Senate. In the House of representatives,
ttronrriincr to the incomnletc returns at hand, the vote
* 81 stand: Unionists, IA; Democrats, 46; Union ma.
'v Jority, 8.
The Electidn In Ohio.
The returns thus far indieate that Brough is elected
lij a majority of from 40,000 to .'>0,000, with large gains
on the vote received by Codf
The following are some oX the majorities for Brought
Hamilton county 4.:>Oo Cuyahoga county?.\#00
"Warren county 2,200 Erie county l,70o
i Clark county 1,.*i0Q
f Columbus and Dayton are yet to be heard from; the
latter, It is supposed, will go for Vallandigham.
Thirty-five counties give Brough 47,308 majority; gain
*6,2>7.
VOTl OF TUP. Oil K> a0I.IUF.K8 IN E1.M1UA.
Elmira, N. Y? Oct. 14.
The vote of the Ohio soldiers in the Invalid Corps
here at the Elmira barracks was taken to-day, and it
resulted in sixty-two votes for Brough and one for YalJandigham.
VOTE OF TUE OUIO loi.UIKRS AT SEWAKK.
NewA*K, N. J., Oct. 14. 1863.
The vote of the Ohio SDldiers In the United States
hospital here stood:?Brough, 30; Vallandigham, noth|ug.
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VOTE OF TUE OUIO SUUMKRM IN IIALTIMOR*.
^ j^fhaTiMQUF, Oct, 14,JW63.
The votes pOUe? In Fort Federal Hill yesterday by
the Ohio soldiers were niue for Vallandigham and one
hundred and nineteen for Brough.
Xobwalk, Oct. 14, 1S63.
Brough's majority in Huron County, 2,211.
Cincinnati, Oct. 14,1863.
Hamilton County gives Brough 6,300 majority.
In 29 counties Brough has 37,316. Gain over last
.year, 23,289.
Cincinnati, Oct 14, 1S63.
Thirty-five counties give Brough 47,^OS majority;
?tin. M.'-W.
'/ Cincinnati, Oct. 17, 1SC3.
Returns from eighty-five counties give Brough 01,4fi
majority on the home rote, a gain of 00,000. Thje
are three counties to hear from.
TIIE SOLDIERS VOTE.
The returns, thus far, show Brough, ls.&il; Yalbinflighani,
023. This includes most of the army under
Hoeecrans.
The New York Tribune of the 17th says; " Later
and a more detailed account of the fighting near C'atIctfs
Station and lirentsville, on Wednesday, furnished
l>y our special correspondent, shows that the rebels suffered
most severely in the second engagement which
took place at the latter point. Not satisfied with their
repnlse near Catlett's, the rebels massed their forces
/-anm nn ncHin Thev were met and hurled back
with great slaughter, when they retreated, leaving their I
idlled and wounded, and a battery of superior guns, on
the battle-flekl. Our forces captured in both ngagejncnts
from 700 to 000 prisoners.
I From the .N. Y. papers of the 19th.]
The Memphis Bulletin, of the 10th, says that Lieut.
Col. Mt^cer. with the Third Michigan tava|fc met and
defeated the rebel chief .Richardson on the TO la hatch io,
driving him back to Okclona, with a force of 1,SOO men
RF.ATJFORT. S. C.. SATU]
aud four pieces of artillery. The commend of the rebel
Gen. Chalmers was also defeated and driven by Col. :
Hatch beyond the Tallahatchie. Dispatches from :
Bridgeport, Tenn., state that 'Capt. Kennedy, of the I
staff of Gen. Wheeler, was captured near Trenton, with
important dispatches for Gen. Bragg, the purport of
which is not communicated.
Complete official returns from the infantry engaged !
in the battles of Chickamaugu have been received, show. .
a total loss of V6 officers and 14,891 men. The losses
of the cavalry will swell the grand totat to about 10,000.
Of 4,C0.'> missing, '2.f>0Q were wounded, Thirty-six pieces
of artillery were 1^ and a few wagons.
m /SWV.CaueuThas issued a proclamation calling for i
300,000 volunteers to take the places of those whose
terra of sendee will soon expire. The same regulations
heretofore in force will apply to this call?the advance
pay, premium, and bounty?and States failing to make
up their quotas will be called upon to make up the deficiency
by draft..
A dispatch from Chattanooga, Oct. TV, announces
that both armies had remained quiet for the preceding
three days, in consequence of the heavy and increasing
rains. The Tennessee Itiver aud all its tributaries are
rising rapidly, and the roads are becoming greatly Iml?ired.
Our latest information from the Overland Texas Expedition
says that the lDth Army Corps had reached
Vermillion River, and it was thought there would be i
no delay in crossing. There had been some sharp j
skirmishing with the enemy. Gen. Banks was in the i
field.
Three men formerly or the .Mempnis ponce, nave irtu
arrested and imprisoned for being engaged in the incendiarism
on the Mississippi.
The defeat of Richardson, with 1,SOO men, by the .Id
Michigan cavalry, is confirmed. The Rebel Chalmers
command has also been routed and scattered beyond
Tallahatchie by Col. Hatch.
Col. Dan. McCook, of the Fifty-second Ohio regiment
has destroyed the home of the murderer of his brother,
Brig.-Gen McCook, who was butchered while lying
wounded In an ambulance. The avenging brother left
not one stone upon another, and made it a place of
desolation. The house was near Huntsvillc, Ala.
Washington, Sunday, Oct. IS.
It is reported that Gen. Meade's army is within the
defences of Washington.
There has been no battle, and the exact i>osition of
Lee's army is unascertained, or at least is not known in
this city. It appears certaiu, however, that Lee has not
crossed the Potomac.
The information received to-night is to the effect t hat
reports came in from our cavalry yesterday evening that
the enemy had massed a force at Manassas.
There were vague reports that the enemy was straitened
tor supplies, and, having signally failed to secure
them from Gen. Meade, Iias again turned his attention
and face toward the Lower Shenandoah Valley, and to
our posts on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Trusty j
parties have been sent out to ascertain the truth of j
these reports.
Rebel Infantry pickets made their appearance last
night in the vicinity of Chantilly, which indicates the
presence of a heavy rebel force in that vicinity. But j
Gen. Sedgwick drove them back to Frying Ban from
his front.
Later information np to noon to-day says onr cavalry
reconnoissance went ont as far as one mile from Bristoo
?mrt found nothing bat a few rebel cavalry scouts.
Rumors Antinttod to muMpfy to the effect that a rebel
column was moving toward Point of Bocks or Harper's
Ferry. But after careful iLqniry by private parties, no
information has been obtained to confirm those reports.
The following was to-day received at the headquarters
of the army in this city:
Ci.ABksitrp.on, Saturday, Oct. IT.
Gen. Sullivan reports that his cavalry scout from
Martinsburgh yesterday encountered a detatchment of
GillmorCs rebel cavalry, and captnred the whole force,
thirty-nine in number, with horses, equipments, &c.
(Signed; B. F. KELLEY, Brig.-Gen.
It would scorn that a general engagement Is consklered
probable, from the fact that array surgeons have
received orders to hold themselves in readiness to proceed
to the Army of the Potomac.
Washington, Oct IS 1S63.
Washington has been filled with rumors and excitements
throughout the day.
Belief in the progress of a great battle within eighteen
miles of the city was very general, but no engagement
has taken place. ^
Th.. rphel tniprillas are nrosccntinir an active cam
paign between Mcades army and Washington. This
morning several officers, attached to (Jen. Sedgwick's
headquarters, were captured, -by guerillas concealed in
the woods near Chan til ly.
This afternoon a party of our men, were met by some
rebels this side of Fairfax Court House, and attacked,
with a loss on our side of two wounded, and a Captain,
whose horse was killed under him, taken prisoner.
Those who escaped, meeting a paymaster close by with
over one hundred thousand dollars, told him the story
and he quickly retraced his steps. A supply train was
also intefered with.
Faikfax CorsT Hook, Oct 19, iscn.
Last night Moseby male one of his daring raids, getting
between the rear of the Army of the Potomac and I
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our forde* for the defence of Wnshin-rton. A cavalry
picket of the latter, consisting of eleven men, was captured
about four miles from this place, on the Chantilly
road: three of these men afterwards succeeded in ma
king thbir escape. Moseby, with -V) men, is this morn- j
ing reported between Fairfax Court House and Wash- !
ington.
Chicago, Oct. 1^3.
l.ynty-six of Morgan's men escaped from Canp
Dor"as, last night, by digging a tunnel from one of
thci^wirracks under the fence.
The Cuutody of Captured Property*
(JBNEKAL ORDERS?NO. 331.
Wae Dkiwrtment, Adjctaxt Gkx'ls Omot >
Washington, Oct. 9, lStiS. >
The President orders?
Fir*t- -AH honses, tenements, lands and planfctiors,
exejj* ejlch as may l>c required for miliUwy i
which have been or may be deserted and abandoned by t
insurgents, within the lines of the military occupation
of the United States forces, in States declared by proclamation
of the President to l>e in insurrection, will hereafter
be nnder the supervision and control of the supervising
special agents of the Treasury Department,
Srcoml?All commanders of military departments,
districts and posts, will, upon receipt of this order, surrender
and turn over to the proper supervising special
agent such honses, tenements, lands and plantations,
not required for militury uses, as may be in their possession
or under their control, and all officers of the
army of the United States will at all times render to the i
agents appointed by the Secretary of the 1 reasury ail 1
such aid as may be necessary to enable them to obtain ;
possesion of such houses, lands, tenements and plantations.
and to maintain their authority over the same. !
Br order of the SECRETARY OF WAR.
E. D. To\vx8kni>, Asst. Adjt General.
Gen. Rooccrans' CongratulatoryOrder.
Hkahql'.vrtkrs, I)kit. of the cymuer.:..v.\i>, \
Chattanooga, Oct. 2,lStw. j
Amy of the CtMiiKKi.AM)?\ ou have made a grand
and successful campaign ; yon have driven the rebels
from.Middle Tennessee. You crossed a great mountain
rang?, placed yourselves on tho banks of a broad river, 1
crossed it in the face of a powerful opposing army, and i
crossed two other great mountain ranges at the only
practicable passes, some forty miles between extremes.
You concentrated in the face of superior numbers;
fougkt the combined armies of Bragg, which you drove
from Nhelbyville to Tullahoma, of Johnston's army from
Mississippi, and the tried veterans of Longsireet's corps,
and br two day? held them at bay, giving them blow
for bow, with "heavy interest. When the day dosed. ;
you held the field, from which you withdrew in the face ;
of overpowering numbers, to occupy the point for which
you iet out, Chattanooga.
Ycu have accomplished the great work of the carapaiga;
you hold the key of East Tennessee, of Northern
Geoigia, and ot the enemy's mines of coal and nitre.
Let these achievements console you for the regret you
expeience that arrivals of fresh hostile troops forbade .
your remaining on the tlekl to renew the battle; for the
right of burying your gallant dead, and caring for your
brave companions who lay wounded on the field. The !
lost* yon have sustained, though heavy, are slight con- j
sidetiug the odds agahi9t you, and the stake you have
won.
Yon hold in your hands the substantial fruits of a victory,
and deserve, and will receive, the honors and
plaudits of a graceful nation, which asks nothing of even
those who ha :e been fighting us, but obedience to the
constitution and laws established ror onr own common
benefit
The General commanding earnestly begs every officer
and soldier of this army to unite witn bim In thanking
Almighty God for His favors to ns. He presents his
hearty thanks and congratulations to al\ the^officers _nd
apldiers Of this command for their energy, parenCe and
perseverance, and the nndntinted courage displayed by
those who fought with such unflinching resolution.
Neither the history of this war, nor probably theannals
of any battle, fnmlsh a loftier example of obstinate bravery
and enduring resistance to superior numbers-when
troops, having exhausted their ammunition, resorted to
the bayonet, many times, to hold their positions against
such odds?as did our left and centre, comprising troops
from all corps, on the afternoon of the 30th of 8ei*ember,
at the battle of "Chickamauga."
A*. 8. KOSECRAXS,
Major General Commanding.
Dept. or tiieSoctu, Headquarters in the Field.)
Folly Island, 8. C? Oct 5, 1883. |
General Ordkes No. 83.? An Inspecting Board will
be established for each regiment and detachment of this
command by its commanding officer, to consist of me
medical officer and one field officer, or if there be no
field officer for dutv, the senior captain on duty, who I
*? - ?"'"T In.ivurfinn nf (ha frtrtH nf anlriiers I
Will IJ1UKU a laiCilii UiriAvuuu vi miv iwu v.
previous to each meal, in regard to the kind and quality
of food and the cooking.
At the concln8jon of each inspection, a verbal report
will be made to the commanding officer of the regimcit
or detachment?except in the event of some defect or
abuse being noticed? in which case the report will be
made in writing.
The reports so made w ill be consolidated each day.
in writing, by the commanding officer, and forwarded i
to tbe next intermediate headquarters, where a like !
consolidation will be made. At the headquarters of
each poet the reports will be consolidated, and forwarded
daily to tbe Assistant Inspector-General of the Department.
By command of
Maj. Gen. Q. A. GILLJIORE,
The Boston Saturday Erpress tells of
the rapid exploits of a fast young man in
that city, who runs a ?30,000 yacht, won j
the heart of an heiress, spent ?1,000 for J
bouquets at a single parsy, bought and
got trusted in the most miscellaneous
manner, and finally collapsed with a debt
of ?300,000 on his back.
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New* and Ittiscellancou* Item*. ? . -X
The Alabama's crew are all British fc\rs. / Gen.
Sam Houston died of pneumonia. .
Cholera kills 500 men a day in Shanghai. \ V
Vice-President Hamlin is raising a cavalry
regiment for his son to command.
A new tenor is engaged to appear in Philadelphia,
with the promising name of
Holler.
The customs dues in New York for September
were over seven millions.
Ex-Senator Gwin had arrived in Paris
in twenty days from Wilmington, N. C.
One army corps*subscribed $12,000 for
the testimonial to Gen. McClellan.
The New York Central Bnftbad burns
tfvood ^ow?coaJ( is so. in fern ohjddear.
Since Gen. John A. Dix assumed lo instruct
Gov. Seymour in the use of words,
the wits have called him John A. Dictionary.
The Atlanta Rebel boasts that the rebi 1
sharpshooters excel ours. Prentice doubts
not, that although a lo> al man may be a
sharp-shooter, a rebel is very likely to be
a sharper.
The Gipsies are emigrating hither from
Europe. There are now over a thousand
in this country and Canada.
Ali Pasha's Arabian horses have been
beaten by an English thorough-bred?on
the desert. Took Ali down severely.
From data in various forms it is estimated
that about $400,000,000 have been
brought to this country by immigrants.
Negroes are thickly sprinkled among
tho crows of the French war ships now in
New York as coxswains and sailors.
Robberies are becoming so frequent in
Richmond that a cotemporarv thinks the
ghost of Floyd is about.
A whale was lately captured near Bideford,
on the English coast, by a party of
young ladies, who were bathing. ' No
right there.
The indebtedness of the United States
now amounts to twenty-one hundred and
twenty-live millions of dollars.
Some cheerful spirit circulates the opinion
that there will be a general war iu
Europe before long. Count us on Russia's
side.
1 An Italian woman near Turin recently
gave birth to twins without heads. The
priests say it is because her husband
wished the decapitation of the Pope.
Since John Brown hits become so popular,
Mrs. John Brown presumes to l>e
rather overbearing. In Uxbridge, Mass.,
on Friday, she gave birth to two sons and
a daughter, and all parties tire getting on
bravely.
The Parisans joke Slidellr ,TUey tell
him he may show himself as much as he
chooses, he will never be " recognized."
Barnum has a " five-horned ram," and
at a recent cattle show lie labeled him "an
intemperate sheep, which has taken at
least three horns too much."
Semmes, the pirate is now described as
careworn, grey moustached, grey uniformed,
fifty-three years old, and a teetotaller.
It is said that a reward of SCO, 000 in
gold has been offered in Charleston for
the destruction of the Ironsides.
Four members of the New Hampshire
Legislature are drafted.
The Pension Bureau issued 1,153 widows'
pensions in September.
The Czar of Russia's diplomatic Greek
fire has inflamed all Europe.
A boat has been built for Yale students
which is so nicely balanced that the rowers
are obliged to part their hair in the
middle to keep their balance.
The Heenan and King prize fight match
progresses in ijonciou. a oei ui *uw ui!400
had been taken on the boy.
Ladies' gaiter shoes sell for 875 a pair
in R chmond.
Mrs. Jolin Wood wilhget up steam soon
?in her new New York theatre.
Tom Hyer, old, gouty and poor, had a
bumper benefit at the Bowery, N. Y.,
i theatre a few evenings ago.
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