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-* ' ^ ^ ist ? - - ' Jp'ife . jrc , .- . ?>; . ? ?#. . - #v&*' ^ *& ' <&K ? . . '-- *. ' r- ,-fcr. ? -#U> . ? V ^tt jlni)i$ciibtiit /:i)?ili> SUaspaptr: j^|c |r^nt of % fcClical, jgricatoi mti) C^flal jittcrd^J YOLUME 1T^ YORKYILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EYENIN% DECEMBER 10,1862. - NUMBER 5fl. f k ff a)*kiK* i? _ ISSUES EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENIHO-. VT>' AT Two Dollars a year, in Advance. THREE COPIES, $5 ?Sf 10 COPIES, S15) And an Extra Copy to the person nu&lng a Club of Teft?Ujo money to be paid Lfi Advance. ADVERTISEMENTS WUlbe Insort^I.afiW* DOti. Alt per square for the first,, nr>d Fifty CSSTS for each snbiequeut insertion (loss than three months.) A" Square consists of the space occupied by 10 lines of this eixe typo ;100 words, or ONE INCH-spxoL- Hd Adveitlsement considered loss than ft square. , . ,?i? j ?3p" All Advertisements nothavinj the numberofinsertions marked on the margin, will be continued until forbid ndehaitfed aoeordhigly. 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Kor each, additional line, SL ; t, iifS, t ty Announcements of Marriages or Deaths ; Notices of Itclia ions Meetings published ORATIN ami solicited. ry Tributes of Respect rated as ndvertteemeut*.? * j , py* Obituary Notices "exceeding the announcement, will he charged for the overplus nt regular advertising rates ^ * A Personal Communications, when adinfesli ble; communications ofiimlted or individual interest! or reeommetidatlons of Candidates for offices of honor, profit or trust. will bechargodforat from 3 to 10 cents per line. YORK MARBLE YARD. RICHARD HARE, respectfully Informs the cltlxens of Tork and Chester Districts, and the adjoining counties of North Carolina, that be 1* fhlly prepared to supply every article in the MARBLE LINE, .of the highest style of finish and at reasonable prices. He kepps constantly on hand, a large supply ofFOREIGN and DOMESTIC MARBLE, and specimens of his work , may be always seen at the Yard, nearly opposite the "ENQUIRER" PRINTING OFFICE, and a few doors North of "3toweV H?tel. / {fcy-AU work will be delivered at any point on the'King's Mountain Railroad, FREE of charge. He L aim prepared to fttrnUU w order, IRON RAILING of any desired pattern, for Fences, Balconies, 3cc. Jsnnarv 10 2 *'lp IN COURT OF ORDINARY, YORK DISTRICT. . For Division or Sale Of real estate of W?u CVcws, deceased. Harvey M. Ferrell, Applicant, vs. Win. Robinson and wife, Mary; James Ferrell, Sarah Ferrell, Robert Ferrell, Thos. L,. Ferrell, Matthew J. Ferrell, Martha A. Ferrell, Mary A. Ferrell. Elizabeth A. Ferrell, Minerva J. Ferreli, and heirs of Tboinos Ferrell, deceased, Defendants. IT appearing to my satisfaction that the hein or Thos. Fen-ell, deceased, who was the uncle of Wm. Crews, defendants In above stated case, but . whose names are not known, reside without the limits of this State ; It is, therefore, ordered, thatt bey do appear and object to the division or sale of the real estate of William Crews, deceased, on or before the 5th day of January, 1863, or their consent to the same will be entered of record. JOHN A. BROWN, O. Y. D. September 3rd, 1869 40 3m* II THE COURT OF ORDINARY. YORK DISTRICT. For Division or Sale of real Estate of Joftn R. H. WaUit, deceased. James Wallis, Applicant, vs. James A. Walks, Thomas S. * Wall Is, Harvev H. Walks, William M. Wall!*, Joseph F. Wail Is, Samuel W. Wtilhs. Rebecca Campbell, Wife J of Samuel L. Campbell and Martha A. Wallis, heirs - of John R. H. Walks, deceased. IT appearing to my satisfaction that James A. Walks, Thomas S. Walks, Ilarwy H. Wallis and WtHlaiir' M. Wa!IL?, 'defrbdnnts' In the' above stated case, reside without .the limits of mis State; It is, therefore, Ordered, that they ?!o appear and object to the divis-' ion or sale of the real estate of John R. H. Wallis, deceased, on or before the twenty-third day of February, 1863, or their consent to the same will be entered of record. JOHN A. BROWN, .0. Y. D. November 18, 1862. " <7 . 3ffl. ROSE'S HOTEL. lOUKYILIiE. S. c. i ^THIS large brick building Is still open J ; iTm-'l* for the reception and accommodation ol IB'n-TtMafaL the travelling public, under the-super- I tjffi1 intendence of the owner himself. With assvurance to all who patronize him, that they witl'find at his house,rooms equal to any In the State, and the tabic supplied with the best this market will afford, thfyMta|ctor returns thanks for,the liberal patron age extr^^^HLm In the past, and hopes by strict attention in fuNH|Hnnke this house as heretofore?comfortable to the Tnfvellcratul profitable to himself. my r.tjvinr s (< ger of good tiding* to its readers, and worthy in every respect of their patronage. All who may receive copies of this prospectus are earnestly requested to obtain subscribers, and to forward their names immediately. As soon as a number sufficient to in- ' sure the success of the enterprise is received by us, the first number of the paper will be issued. The subscription price?two dollars?in all cases to be forwarded by the subscribers immediately on their reception of the first ! number. All communication* must be addressed to "X/ie ConfetU rrate Baptiit,'' Columbia, 3. C., or to either of the proprietors. S. W. BOOK HART, A. K. DURHAM. Columbia, S. C., August, 1862. rroprtetors. August 2d 34 < tf J OFFICE A. Q. M., CHARLESTON, S. C., October 1st, 1862. TV/fR. J. C. MILLER is appointed < _1t Jl Agent of this Department, for the purchase of FODDER and CORN for the Districts of York and Chester. Planters desiring to sell will communicate with him, through the POST OFFICE, at Yorkvillc, S. Carolina.? Particular attention must be paid to the PACKING. No WATER must he used, as great loss to the Government was < experienced last year, by Fodder being improperly packed, I all such will be rejected. MOTTE A. PRINGLE, Capt. and A. a M. October 15 42 tf JACOB'S CORDIAL^A SURE , f) Remedv for DIAURHCEA, DYSENTERY, and . FLUX. Sold for CASH at THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. will Wound at the RAIT. ROAD DEPOT to convoy passengers and their baggage to this House, FREE OF CHARGE. *_ijz Good STABLES attached to tills Hotel. Carriages, Hor ?es, and attentive servants, always hi readiness to eontrey travellers .to any part of tne country. W.-E. ROSE. January 98 4 tf Tq the Families of Deceased Soldiers. TIE State Convention, at its recent session, adopted the following Resolution ; 'Retolvtd, wuHiinowly, That this Convention begs, most sincerely, to mingle Its sympathies with The relatives and friends of those who haw fallen In the service of their country, whether In battle, amidst the clangor of arms, from wounds received in battle, from disease, or from accident: and that the Executive authority of this State he requested to collect the names of all such, and have tliem transcribed Into a suitable Record Book, designating rtie corps to which they belonged, their rank In the service, and the cause of death, to be preserved amongst the archives of the State, as a token or respect to their memories, and a legacy of inestimable value to theirfriends." in accordance with the above resolution, I have been appointed by the Executive authority of the State to collect and enroll the names of our brave soldiers who have fallen from the couunonccment of the present war, that tliey maybe preserved among the arcliiees of the State. As it is Important, in order to carry out this laudable < purpose, that the list should be as perfect and complete as possible, I am directed by the Governor?in addition to the information to be obtained from official sources?to reque^ the families of any soldiers who have died from sickness or other causes, at home or in hospital, to forward to me their natnes, their rink, the date and cause of their death, and the regiment or corps to which they were attached. Please address me at Columbia as soon as possible. WILLIAM B. JOHNSTON, u' Recording Agent for the State. TO PLANTERS AND FARMERS. HHTTF Subscriber desires to inform the JL public that he is prepared to furnish to any one that wants such a thin;, the BEST COTTON GIN that is made anywhere, and he is still making improvements on his former Gins, and has no fear In challenging any other Gin Factory to produce an equal in performance or speed.? With good, dry Cotton, the roil in the gin cannot be broken nor made to spew over?which cannot be said of any other gin. His gin also has advantages and improvements which no other can have, as these have been regularly patented, ?such as the exclusion of rats from the brush, "fcc., by the peculiar construction of the gin, wiiich no other has a right to make. He also makes THRASHERS of different construction to salt the wish of any one; the spike beater combined, the smooth drain with lingers and no spikes and different other patterns. He has also the right of the calMhriiud Ciisliaginn Tit?hor* which are very much admired by every one that has seen or tried thein. Any one wanting a sr.perior Gin or Thrasher can lie supplied by sending his order to me at Chester C. H., So. Ca. Work will be carefully shipped to any place desired. Repairing done at short notice. ' JOHN SIMPSON. (iQK To House-Builders, I will say that I am constantly manufacturing Sashes, Blinds and Doors of every description, of good material and of the very best workmanship. Ail work carefully packed and forwarded to order. Jariuary5 1 tf PROSPECTUS OF THE CONFEDERATE BAPTIST. undersigned hereby propose to JL publish, in the city of Columbia. 8. C., a weekly religious paper, to be called "THE CONFEDERATE BAPTIST,'vnnd to be edited by Rev. J. L. REYNOLDS, D. D., and Rev. J. M. C. BREAKER. We have been induced to undertake this enterprise by the conviction that the time has come when the demand for snch a paper by our own denomination in the State, (numbering now more than fifty thousand, members,) ought to be supplied. It will be tnc effort of the proprietors and editors Jo make this nnncr a faithful watchman on the walls of Zion, a messcn f QOUTH CAROLINA?YORK DISG>.TRICT?Whereas, WILLIAM E. GUNN has applied, to me for LcqerR of Administration, on nil and singular, the goods nnd chattels, rights nnd credits of JESSE M. GUNN, lute of tlie District aforesaid, deceased. ? These are therefore to clfe nnd admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before ine at our next Ordinary's Court for the said District, to beholdenvt York Court House on the 19th day of December insu, to shew cause, if .any, why the.said Ad ministration should not be granted. Girert.under my hand and Seal, this 2nd. day of December. in tlie year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred ana -slkty-tiro, and in the eighty-seventh Tear of the Independence of South Carolina.- ? - v w - JOHN A> BROWtf ,(JTY.D. _ Dccenibcr 3 49. 2t QOUTH CAROLINA?YORK DIS: O TRICT.?Wbireas. P; 8. TJIOJTASSON has appiled to me for Letters or Administration on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and clodits of-JAMES T. THOMASSON, late oT the District afhreaald,deceased. - . Those ore therefore to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of thrrald deceased to be and appear before me at our next Ordinary's Court for the said District, to be holden at York Court House on the 19th day of December instant, to-abow cause, If any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand nud Seal, this 2nd day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and | -< "??? >?? olnhfr.potonfh Vf?ar nf th#? In fie- 1 ??.? l?v ? pendente of South Carolina. JOHN A. BBOWN, O. Y. D. 'December 3 I .49 2t COUTH CAROLINA?YORK DISO tBICT.?Whereas. JOHN M. BR1SON bos applied tome for Letters of Administration, on ail arid singular the goods and chattels, rights, and credits of WM. H. LINDSAY, late of tire District aforesaid, deceased. 'J'ht.se are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and apC before me at.our next Ordinary's Court for the said rict, to be holden at York. Court House on the 19th day of < December instant, to shew cause, if arty, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given tinder my hand and Seal, this 2nd day of December. 1?In the year of. our Lord one thousand eight hundred ami sixty-two, and in the eighty-seventh year of the Inde peudenec of South Carolina. JOHN A. BBOWN, O. Y. D. December 3' ' 49 \ 2t QOUTH CAROLINA?YORK DISO TRICT?Whereas, BIKD MARTIN has applied to me for Letters of Administration, on all and singular, tile goods and chattels, rights and credits of WASHINGTON MARTIN, late ot the District; aforesaid, deceased. These' are, ihertfove, to-ctte and admonish ail and singu lar, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to he aud appear before me, tft our next Ordinary's Court for the said District, to be holden at York Court House on the loth day of December inst., to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and Sett), this 1st day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and in the 87th year of the Independence <ff South Carolina.; 1 ....... ? ?. v J0HN At BROWN, O. Y. D. December 3 49 St COUTH CAROLINA?YORK DISkJ TRICT.?Whereas, S. SMiTH has applied to mc for Letter* of Administration, on nil and singular the goods and chattels, rights'" and credits of JAMES A. SMITH, late of the District a foresaid; deceased. These are therefore to cite andodnumisb all and singular, the kindred and creditors olthe said deceased, to be and appear before me nt our next Ordinary's Court ibr the said District, to,be hoiden nt York Court House on the 15th day of December instant, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not bo granted. Given under my hand and Seal, this SStb day of November, in the year of our Lord one tliousand eight hundred and 8ixty-t>ro, and th the eighty-seventh year of the Independence of South Carolina. JOHN A. BROWN, O. Y. D. December 3 >,: 49 1 2t pOTTON IS KING!?THE SUBV_y SCRIBER gives this notice to all those that know themselves indebted to him, that be must pay hU debts, and that hecanot doit without money; and also, that those who have accounts with him of long standing, must make settlement either by Cast) or Note, as he is determined to close up, lis books to the first of January 1861. -L" -> ix JOHN SIMPSON, Chester, S. C. -\; February 21, lfifil 8 ^ . tf DR. ALFRED .CRAVEN glcsilrtiti Surgeon |)tnftsi; ;?V,j*3?v^>rkville s c i ()(} On the East side of Mala Street, South of the "Palv .*w?- e-k metto Hotel. "-^25 January 0 ' v l if ? ~ WM.M.WALKBB. D E 1ST T I S T, YOR!?YILLB,S.C. 09-Office in the rear of MOORE, RAINEY fc CO.'S Store, formerly occupied by Messrs. MELTON k MEL TON, as a Law Office. July 11 28 "C* STRAY PONY.?S T R A Y E D JLJ (Vom my house in Yorkvilie, on Thursday last, a Ftnall bay, MARSH PONY, with heavy mane and tall, and having a small white spot in his forehead. Any person taking up said Pony and conveying information to me so thst I can get him, will be liberally rewarded. W. B. METTS, Yorkvilie, 8. c! 09-Chester Standard copy twjee and send biU to this Office. November 26 48 3t FOR SALE. ~ J00 fts COPPERAS. 100 fts BLUE STONE. 500 BUNCHES YARN. Call soon nt W. D. fc J. C. MILLER'S. October 22 - 43 tf CARRIAGE SHOP. THE Subscriber stjll^ennthjucs the UAKKlAuci and UUS5lWC.S? at the old STAND. All kinds of coun trv produce taken Inr exchange for work. ALSO, HORSE SHOEING and general country WORK doue by W. P. McFADDEN. January 23 4 tf "VT OTICE.?APPLICATION WILL ir he made at the ensuing sesssion of the Legislature of Sotttli Carolina, for ihe passage of an ACT, incorporating the ASSOCIATE REFORMED CHURCH, at YorkYllle. September 12,1662. September 17. 38 ' 3rn* WRITING PAPER. TUST received, a lot of WRITING PAPER, consisting of Letter, ruled and unruled ; Commercial Note, ruled and unruled; Cap, ruled; Folio Post, Sic., &.C., all of which Is offered as low as can be bought in the up-country. "ENQUIRER" OFFICE. October 29 7' 44 tf NOTICE-MARGARET JANES, L a the children of Robert Floyd, tbe children of Henry Floyd, the children of G. M. Floyd, and child of Rachel Janes, distributees of MARY O. FLOYD, deceased, are hereby notified that on the 17tli day of December next, I will be ready to pay ibcm their shares of said estate. J. B. VENABLE, Executor. November 26 48 3t* "VTOTICE.-AT THE NEXT GENJlA ERAL Assembly of the State of South Carolina, application will be made to incorporate BEERSHEHA CHURCH, of Bcthe Presbytery, S. C. , June 5 23 6m* FOR TAX-COLLECTOR.?THE friends of GEOnGE W. COBB, Esq., respectfully announce him as a Candidate for TAX-COLLECTOR for York District, at the next election. November 8,1860. 45 tf F_ OirfAX-COLl7ECTOR.?T HE friends of Mr. PETERSON JACKSON respectfully announce him as a Candidate for TAX-COLLECTOR of York District, at the next election. ^l^vember 22, 1660. 47 lv* F)R TAX COLLECTOR?WE are authorized to announce SMITH SANDERS as a Candidate for tbe office of TAX COLLECTOR of York District, at the ensuing election. November 19 47 te pOON SKINS WANTED!?I WILL pay the highest market price for 5,COO COON SKINS, to manufacture iuto fur hats. C. P. REMSEN, Columbia, S. C. November 12 40 am | "RAGS! RAGS!! RAGS! !! j KAAA LBS Rags Wanted at the j ' PRINTING OFFICE immediately, for which : 3 cents per pound will be paid. September 10 37 tf | S^EfTLFlJP!?A L L PERSONS i indebted to the undersigned by ojien account, previous j to the Fill ST of JANUARY 1861, are hereby requested to ) close the same by NOTE at an early day. L. M. GRIST. i March 28_ 31 tf JACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE 1 Remedy for DJARRHCEA, DYSENTERY, AND FLUX. Sold for CASH at THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. July 11 28 tf JACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE fj Remedy for DIARRHOEA, DYSENTERY, and FLUX. Sold for CASH nt THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. July II 28 tf * i JACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE tf Remedy for DIARRIICEA, DYSENTERY, AND FLUX. Sold for CASH at THE ENQUIRER OFFICE July 11 28 tf JACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE tf Remedy for DIARRIICEA, DYSENTERY, AND FLUX. Sold for CASH at THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. Jnly 11 28 tf JACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE i t) Remedy for DIARRIICEA, DYSENTERY, AND , FLUX. Sold for CASH at ; THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. July II 28 tf Intervention.. - Halimx, November ..26.'?The steamship Africa arrived at this port at ten o'clock this morniojg. The following is additional to the news already telegraphed from.Cape Race: Tbe FrenchPboposals op Mediation in Amebican Apfajbs.?The following is -the despatch of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, addressed to tho ambassadors of France at London:aod^.St. Petersburg, as published in tho Alonitcur.'z - Paris, October 30, 1862:?-Earope watches With painful interest the straggle , which has been raging more than a year upon the American continent.- The bosi __U.J :c 1 UllliuB uuve piuvuikcu^auui iuucb hu\j cuuiib certainly of a nature to inspire the1 highest idea of tbe perseverance and energy of the two populations. But thisspeot&qle, which does so much honor to their courage, is only given at the price of oambevless calamities and a prodigious effusion of blood. To these results of civil war, which, from the very first, assumed vast proportions, there is still to be added the apprehension of servile war, which would be the culminating point of so many irreparable disasters. The suffering of a nation towards which we have always professed a sincere solicitude of the Emperor, even had we ourselves not suffered by the:counter blows of these events. 1 ' Uoder tbe iofiuence of intimate relations which extensive intercourse has multiplied between tbe various regions of tbe globe, Europe itself has suflered from the consequences of the crisis which has dried up oue of the most fruitful sources of public wealth, and which has become, Tor tbe great centres of labor, a cause of most sad trials. As you arc aware, when the conflict commenced, we held it our duty tQ observe the most strict neutrality in concert with other maritime powers, and the Washington Cab . i .. . _ _t_ i ,I_:J .L . I inei nas repeaceaiy acKnowieugea ids uon- orable manner with Which we adhered to that lioe of conduct. The sentiments dictated to us have undergone i^o change but of a benevolent character. That neutrali-. ty, instead of imposing upon the powers the attitude which might resemble indifference, ought rather to make, them of service to the two parties, by helping them out of a position , which seems to have no issue.? From the commencement of ;the war an armed force was set on foot by the belligerents, which, since then, has been almost constantly kept up. After so much bloodshed they are now, in that respect, nearly i in the same . position, nothing authorizing the presumption that more decisive rnilita- .< ry operations will shortly occur, according < to the last news received in Europe. The < two armies, on the contrary, -were in a con- j dition that would net-allow either party to I hope within a brief delay foi any decided | advantage to turn the balance and accele- .< rate tbe conclusion of a7 peace. All these I circumstances, taken together, point to the ' opportunity of an armistice, to which, t morocver, under the present ciroumstances, < no strategical objection cab be' made. The j favorable dispositions towards peace which < are beginning to manifest themselves in < the North as well as the South, might', on the other h&Dd, second stepsthat might be ( made to recommend the idea of truce. The ? Emperor has, therefore thought that the ( occasion has presented itself of offering to ( the belligerents the support of tho good ( offices of the maritime powers, and bis < Majesty has charged me to make the prop- ? osition of this Government to her Britannic Majesty as well as to the Court of Russia. The three Cabiuets would exert their icflu- j ence at Washington, as well as with the t Confederates, to obtain an armistice for six ^ months, during which every act of war, di- j rect or indirect, should provisionally cease, z o& sea as well as on land; and it might be, if necessary, ulteriorally prolonged. . mi_ i t j x _ t i / toe overtures, x ncea not say, sir, would v not imply, ou our part, any judgment on c tho origin or issue of the struggle, nor any I pressure upon the negotiations which might, a it is to be hoped, eosue in favor of an arm- 1 istice. Our task would consist solely in s smoothing down obstacles, and interfering c only in a measure determined upon by the a two parties. We should not, in fact, be- I lieve ourselves called upon to decide, but e to prepare the solution of tho difficulties a which have hitherto opposed reconciliation ] between the beligerent parties. Would e not moreover, an agreement between the 1 three Courts respond sufficiently to their ] intentions? Would it not give to their j step the character of evident impartiality ? t Acting in concert, they would combine the q conditions beet suited to inspire confidence c ?the Governmentxif the Emperor, by the e constant tradition of French policy towards t the United States?England, by the com- c munity of race?Russia, by the marks of t friendship she has never ceased to show to t the Washington Cabinet. Should the e- r vent not justify the hope of the three pow- s ers, and should the ardor of the struggle a overrule tho wisdom of their councils, this a attempt would Dot be the less honorable for ( them. They would have fulfilled a duty b of humanity, more especially indicated in o a war which has excited passions which r render all direct attempts at negotiation u more difficult. It is the mission which c international lav assigns neutrals, at the t same time that it prescribes to them a strict f impartiality, and they could never make a t nobler use of their influence by endeavoring t to put an end to a struggle which causes so much suffering, and compromises such great n interests throughout the whole world. t Finally, even'without immediate results, n these overtures would not be entirely useless ; for they might encourage public opin- ti ion to views of conciliation, and thus coo- c tribute to hasten the moment when the return of peace might become possible. r I request you, sir, in the name of his Majesty, to submit these considerations to Lord Itussel or to Prince Gortschakoff, J begging him to state the views of the Gov- n ernmenf of her Britannic Majesty to the Courts tif Rdssia. - * ' DROUYN BE-L'HUYS. earl russell's rphlt. ; Foreign Office, Nov. 14,1862. The following despatch Was addressed by Earl Russell to EaH Cowley, her. Majesty's Ambassador at Paris : "Mr Lord : The Count DoFlabault came to the foreign Office1 by appointment on Mcitday, the 10th iiist, and rend fd me a despatch from M. Drouyn de I'Hays, relating to the civil war in North America.? In this despatch the Minister for Foreign Affairs states that the Emperor has fol- , lowed with painful interest the straggle which has now been going on for more than a year on the American continent.? Ho does justice to the energy and perseverance which have been displayed on both sides; but he observes that these proofs of their courage have been given at the expense of innumerable calamities and immense bloodshed. . To these-accompaniments of the civil conflict is to be added the apprehension of servile war, which would be the olim&x of so many irreparable misfortunes. If these calamities affected America only, these sufferings of a friendly nation would be enough to excite the anxiety and sympathy of the Emperory bat Europe has also suffered id one of the principal branches of her industry, and her artizaus have been subjected to most cruel trials. France and the maritime powers have, during the struggle, maintained the strictest neutrality; but the sentiments by which they are animated, far from imposing on thorn anything like indifference, seem, oa the contrary, to require that they should assist the two belligerent parties in an en- . deavQr to escape from a position: which appears to have no issue. The latest accounts do not show any prospect of a speedy ter- : mination of the. war., These circumstances, taken together, would seem to favor the adoption Of measures which .might bring about a trace. Tko Emperor of the French, therefore', is of the opinion that there is now an opportunity of offering to the belligerents the-gbod offices of the maritime powers. He therefore proposes to her Majesty, as well as fo the Emperor of Russia, that the three oonrfssboald endeavor, both at Washington and in com- i munioation with the Confederate States, to bring about a suspension of arms for six months, daring which every act of hostility, .1 director indirect, should cease at sea as. < well as On land. This armistice might/if i necessary, be renewed to a further poriod. This proposal, Drouyn de I'Huys pro- i ceeds to Bay, would not imply on the part i af the three powers any judgment on the; arigin of the war or any pressure on the negotiation* for peace which it is hoped would i take place daring the armistice. The three < powers would oDly interfere to smooth the i obstacles, and only within th$ limits which .1 the two interested parties would prescribe. I fhe French Government is of the opinion I that even in tho event of a.failure of imme- i iiate success, these overtures might be use- i ful in leading the minds of men now beat- . id by passion to coosider the advantages of ionciliatioa and peace. ; v* r I Such is in substanoc the proposal of tho I jlovernment of the Emperor of tho French, 1 T J I Jl_ .L.i ...u . . - I idu i neea narmy say mat it nas attracteu < :he Berioua attention of her Majesty's Government. Her Majesty is desirous of ac;iog in concurrence with Franoe upon the >reat questions now ' agitating the world, ind upon none more than on the contingencies connected with the great struggle low going on in North America. Neither ler Majesty the Queen, nor the British naion, will ever forget the noble nod em. jhatic manner in which the emperor of the French vindicated the laws of nations and issisted the cause as peace, in the instance >f the seizure of the Confederate-Commislionero on board the Trent. Her Majesty's Government recognizes with pleasure the lesigu of arresting the progress of the war >y friendly measures, the benovolent view3 ind humane intentions of the Emperor ? They are also of the opinion that if the j. teps proposed were to be taken, the con- . surrence of Russia would be extremely deirable. Her Majesty's Government have, lowcver, not been informed up to the preset time that the Russian Government have greed to co operate with Eogland and . France on this occasion, although that Gov- g rnment may support the endeavors of Eagand and France to attain the end proposed. Gut is the end proposed attainable at the resent moment by the course suggested by he Government of Franoe ? Such is the ^ [uestion which has been anxiously and ( larefully examined by her Majesty's Govrnmcat. After weighing all the informa- ^ ion which has been received from Ameria, her Majesty's Government are led to he conclusion that there is no ground at he present moment to hope that the Fedeal Government would accept the proposal ^ uggested, and a refusal from Washington ^ t the present time would prevent any peedy renewal of the offer. Her Majesty's rovernment think, therefore, that it would >o better to watch carefully the progress of' pinion in America, and if, as there appears ^ eason to hope, it may be found to have mdergone, or may undergo hereafter, any haDge, the three courts might then avail u hemselves of such change to offer their 8 riendly counsel with a greater prospect han now exists of its being accepted by ' he two contending parties. Her Majesty's Government will comma- M icate to that of France any intelligence hey may receive from Washington or Kich- jj aond bearing on this important subject. jj Your Excellency may read this dispatch j, o M. Drouyn de l'Huys, and give him a * opy of it. t HTJSSELL. .eply of russia to tiie propositio.tof ^ france. f( St. Petersburg, Nov. 15, 1862.?The o Joumal, of St. Petersburg, contains the b eply of Prince Gortsehakoff to the note of rt Drouyn de 1'Huys, which is in sribstadce as follow!.-:'. ?i IV . 5 -V7. T' After recalling the constant efforts pi Russiaiofavor or cpnc'liatipn. Prince Gorts chair dffsays that, it is requisite, above all things, to aVofd the appearance of any pressure -whatever capable of cbilling:pkblifl opinion in America; or of the.susceptibility of that nation. We believe that a combined measure of tlic three great powers,However conciliatory, if presented in an official of officious character, would bo the cause ol arriving at a result opposed to pacification. If,however* JFrance 'should persist in her intention of mediation, and England should acquiesce in her course, instructions shall be sent to Baron Stoeckl, at Washington, to lend-td both his colleagues there,1 (the French end English Minister*,) if not-offipialftid, atleast.moralsupport. c , , .: . OPINIONS OP Til K ENGLISH PRESS, ' . LiverIool/ Nov 15, d. "m.?The Lon. don Morning Herald bitterly denounces the Don intervention policy of the British Government, and says.that tho language of Lord John Russell's despatch , mocks tho hopes and insults, t^e misery 0/ half a million of the starving English laboring men. The Her'ald iben charges the Cabinet with abjeot patience,: and dastardly submission, in order to retain the Parliamentary support of the Bright and Cobden party. Tlje London Daily News thinks Lord Russelt's answer'is the best that coutd have been made, without entering unnecessarily upon-the discussion of ibc merits of the case, and rejoices at having escaped from the entangling diplomatic associations with France. w Effects*Of the Warorr Prices North. The war rs beginning-to have the same effect in enhancing the prices in the North as in the South. Every thing is going up. The Northern papers show this, bat they soem to be more particularly concerned abdut the great advaoce ia the price of paper, whioh has caused a great many newspapers to already Taise their terms. The following eztraota from the. leading Northern press will show that the war is beginning to touch' the most sensitive chord of tho whole Yankee notion?:<the pocket Many of the New Eoglaod paper manufacturers appear to be filled with the gloomiest forebodings. The market .is hereof stock, foreign and domestic. They say the question is not what advance newspaper publishers have to submit to, but whether they can get supply at ail. This being the evil, it is evident .that all newspaper puliahera will soon be compelled to increase .their subscription prices; penny papers will be sold at two cents add all two cent papers at three .?Boston Transcript. - '< r. Printing materials of all kinds have very .materially advanced since the commencement of the war. On some articles of prime necessity to the printer, the addance is fully equal to thirty per cent. In addition to thia, the Government taxes them three per cent.; upon their advertisetisemeats, three per cent, on the paper they use, and three per cent, on their income, if they are- fortunate enough'to hat'c any.? Boston Traveller. * At the present price of printing paper, the subscribers to newspapers are scarcely paying more for their printed sheets than., the prime costofthe white paper ou which they are printed. The advance ia price in the last ten days is fully twenty five per sent., or nearly one dollar, per ream on the paper used by the American. But this is iot all. \Ve are threatened witli a still rurthct:advaoce, and the probability fs that ;he white sheet will soon cost more than the mbscriber pays for the printed sheet. The londition of affairs cannot, of course, be ustained by the press, and we look to a very general advance iu the charge to subicribers nod agents for their papers. Some >f the Northern papers have already advanced from two to three ceDts a copy, and he New York dailies are said to be dis:ussing the imperitive necessity of an adranee.?Baltimore American. The Great Battle. The battle, whenever it may be fought, >ctween Gen. Lie and and Gen. Burnside, f successful to the Confederate arms, in he opinion of some, will be the final battle >? the war. This may or may not be the iffeot of a Confederate victory. It certainly vill not have the effect of ending the war f resulting in a Confederate defeat, or even l drawD battle, or undecided battle, like kof nf qknfnrkiifiv 'p.* nrrt/lnnn ndiao 6- i"uuuv" "?( dctory must be overwhelming, the rout lomplete?an Auaterlitz or Jena. If fiaoh a victory can be obtained, the lefence of Washington will be gone, and bat city may be captured. Such a result hould be before the eyes of our soldiers, ,nd be the object of the contest. We must have an Auaterlitz before we an have peace?no other victory is worth oytbiog?all our provious battles were but chools, wherein our soldiers were taught tow to fight. They accomplished nothing. ?he war continued notwithstanding our ictorics, because the effect of those victoies, wcro more materia! than moral. We aust now have a great moral viotory, deaon9trating, by its total rout, the folly of urthcr prosecuting the war. Public sentiment in the United States ,pon such a victory would quickly range itelf on the side of peace, and the Aboliionists, defeated and routed in the field, roold be driven to make peace. The history of wars throughout the world ttests that only groat victories, with overwhelming defeats, lead to peace. The treaty of Lunebilie, had its Ilohcnndeo. The peace of Presburg its Austen tz. The peace of Tilsit its Friedland, lylau and Jena. The treaty of Paris its Waterloo. If a victory is overwhelming as any of be3e can be obtained, peace will have been onquered. Upon the next battle, thereire, depends whether the war shall end r drag its .slow length along in undecided attles, on mere material victories.?Rich\ond Enquirer. ' i An English View op the Exploits of the AlabamAv^?Th& London Timet, : in a& editorial upon, the New York.Cbam ber of Commerce, and the Confederate, l steamer Alabama, takes the ground tbat no blame can attaoh to the British'Governi meat because such Vessels are built-apd fitted out in England. j^Wo copy a portion pf. thje article : . . In the old days of Gretpa Green marriages, when an enraged gnardtair drove up ' to Newman's stables at Boruet just in time to .see the fugitive Ward driven od by fetor speedy grays, he turned furiously upon, the horsekeeper for having supplied .the runaways with such* splendid horse flesh. "I am Entirely neutral, sir," said* the master i C sUa MAnd t L knwtf tk a a wnnf nnnn . Ul tUU tuau. - "JL'uyi VU? 'VAHVV VUU U tor parts in blood and bono, are harnessing for you at-this moment." We cannot shut up'our shipping yards, bat all the world' is free to 'bdy foi them: We do hot fiT ont ships of war, bat we sell all the oompohent materials to any one who will bay. It, is for them, at their own risk, to take them away aod put them together. In doing this We follow very high example, and'are cov. ered by very high authority. In 1855, when we were at war-with Russia, some of us bad some foolish notion that we ought to have the sympathy of a kindred race and a free government. We were inclined to expostulate when vre found America-selling to our enemy the ohief materials by wbieh he carried on the war. ; Bat what did Mr. President Pierce answer ? He showed at once how wrong we were. He-professed the purest neutral policy.. ; * We have never gone beyond, or even stepped fully.up to the bounds of American theory. That theory, however, is perfectly sound, and therefore it fs that we sell unarmed ships to all the world, "regardless," as Mr. President Pierce -so aptly says, "of the destination of those articles." The New York Chamber of.Commerce had better send Capt. Wilkes after the AlabahSa. We cannot undertake to oapture^tbi? one Confederate cruiser. Wo are very sorry that the Brilliant, was burnt, and w we are that the towns on the Mississippi were burnt, and thatranrderand dishonor of men and women at Alabama took plane.- These scenes are said to have suggested thg qatne of this terrible cruiser ; bnt we know oar duties as neutrals, and we sit as disciples , at the feet of President Pierce. BLrfaM&r A Cheap Method of Curing Bacon. At this time, when salt is selling for two*: hundred dollars a:saok, the following siai- ' pie and cheap method of curing bacon (given by a citizen of Georgia,), may bo worth *= 'I I saw at the. house of Mr. William Mer- : tin, a well known and respectable citizen of this" place, good bacon,frooTa' bog Weigh- , ing two hundred and17-fifty pbtinds; killed lastweek, made by dipping it: into- bailing brine, huag and smoked immediately. The plan is simple and commendable for its < economy of salt. Tale a kettle or large pot. nearl| ftiH of water, putrid a little more salt , than the "water-will dissolve, bring it to a boil,, out up the meat, and while animal heat is in it put in the kittle and boil, from ' two to four minutes, according as the meat is thick or thin j rnboa moal^to keep off the flies I then hang and smoke it; The briao must be kept up to;ito/ulj strength by adding salt. When the work is done, the brine may be boiled down and the salt j e?it _ ? ?*? suvcu iur uvucr u; iui iuc uuav anuug. - Mr. Morton tolls mo he learned this plan . from an old man fort; years ago, who had used it for years previous. He has frequently tried it in the month of August with invariable success". Every one who knows him will vouch for the truth of his n . ;i assertion. Gen. Van Dorn. *' - - | The following is the official verdict of ( of tbe Court of Inquiry in the case of Gen. Van Dorn: , After a careful investigation of the mat- , ters contained in the charges and specifi- f cations alledgod against Major Geaeral ( Earl Van Dorn, by Brigadier Gen. John S. Bowen, the Court are unanimously of opinion that tho evidence before it fully disap- i proves etfery allegation contained in said * charges and specifications. " At the request < of Gen. Van Dorn, sanctioned by the or; s der of Gen. Pemberton, herewith forward- i ed, the Court* investigated the imputations 1 of drnakenness which have been made a- -i gainst Gen. Van Dorn, and report that the < testimony before them, does, ia their opiu- f ion, disprove said imputations. 1 The, Court recommend that no further ( proceedings be had in the case. * s (Signed) LLOYD TILGHMAff, a Brigadier General P. A. C. S. DABNEY H. MAURY, ( x jVIajor-Geocral C. A. ^ STERLING PRICE, ( Major-General and President of Court. ^ Latest from Vioksburg. 1 "We learn from a friend iust from Vicks- c burg that the most formidable preparations * have been made for giving the enemy a * warm reception in case of another attack. The woods, which in a measure last winter c served to conceal tho movements of the 1 Yankee gun-boats, have been entirely dear- 1 cd away, so that no vessel can take shelter c within range "of the city. Our batteries command the grand Yankee aqueduct made 8 by the enemy last winter. Breastworks have been thrown up in tho streets of the city. The people are very sanguine of their i ability to hold the city. No apprehension n is felt of an immediate attack, there being n no perceptible rise in the river. Brigadier-Generals M. L. Smith and S. s D. Lee are in immediate command of the fortifications. Our informant states that hogshead upon J hogshead of sugar, uwaitiDg transportation, fi are piled upon the levees, and much of it h running to waste. 1 A very large fire was raging in the woods, b in the vicinity of Vioksburg, just prior to tl the departure of our informant. t< V i Trouble with the' Fifteen' nttib Gu.N8.-Tbe new 3fonitor.^Passaic. has made ado'thec trial . of th.e'15 inch gun, of which the Cincinnati Cfqzette azia : " Askillful gander nngbc'tiirbw a sftert into a porthole largo enoagh for these gun*, therefore the porthole WW fired, for firing thraagl* without pretyadipg the guc, being little larger than the ball. The first fire was as mulsh'ab'thfl ct?& dared! Jo i^TsTc m that experiment. : The smoke ' add fixnfo filled the turret; -> Then r -flange was fitted r4p.the muzzle fit;tbe. gun; and: the. .oner#fit the turret to increase the Bpace., The last v suiZSQ'gffr ;=?? .j itjb i*rTJ .sJL.rj:; i,2 trial was of this contrivance. Thirty use pounds of powder and a hollow Bhofc- we to fired. 3 The concussionitfled-the perforated shield.pUtee on top of the turret,, one . of whichiell-Qu Captain Wprdpn'fsfooJ-,^he lame of flame from the muzzle set the tackle IfoVIsolating the shot on fire,' horned 'the eyebrows and hair of one of the gnn brew, and the fonro of the gas*oro dff the flange. It was found also-tbafe jdthough the extra flange might fit the insidejoarye of;thetar ret, the.gua must recoil before the charge left it. It was rather queer ordo?rf&e'officers shoald have to experiment to-find that oat.,. The result proved that the porthole most be enlarged so as to let the mosaic of the gun .protrude, or some slidmg ^arraogeraentiike-the joints of a telescope must be contrived to'keep -up* the connection with 4he porthole while the gun recoils. Awd Gen. ?atf. Houston.?The hero ofSau Jacinto is thus dfeseHbed by a oorrespoodent of the Houston "(Texas) Telegraph, in his aooouQt of a meeting held in Breoham, Texas, to express au opinion of those refusing Confederate money: Gen. Sami Hods- ' ton came along doTthg the day, leading a wagon, in which was hie furniture 5 the old hero of San Jacinto was. goiog to Independence to avoid beingtaken by the Abolitieniats. He wasl&lled on for a speech,( and complied with the call. He counselled?bedience'tt} the law; and contempt only for those who reftise to take Confederirte baloney j said he advised Gen. Clark- not toaspd any more-men oat of the State, oh account of the Indians, 'Abol itionjsb," M ex! ca 0 s', &c; and conchrded wittr a' beautifdl peVotatwft, in whiOh ho said that was probably the last occasion on whieh be should ever addross a public assembly; be had one foot on the brink, and another in the grave; counselled tem perenoe and mod2$t^'rrdtfd affud'ed to the Bardsh ips'-of his own- case-^^sep^uage narian, driven from; his house and home, without cause or reas^a, and coming bank to j^ashington, coantyK the cradle where the liberty ofTex^s rtfclced, anTwhere he now expected t^lay hirtfe'dFs^' SAO ?vfl >1 -j!i?.l.'iWf: ?C8 LV tQT The Chicago Times thus talks to the kangaroo President of the Abolition Government: "Srtt hefw> 'Abraham Lincoln,' President d the;United States, lyoar - owo jfifcj of Spring ??idjb*jj pronounced;, a- % fainst you by a . popular majority."oT^or nodred; yoiir own county fit Sangamon pronounced against you by d pp'pal'aniajority of tbirteen-handred j-ydurpwa State of Illinois has pronounced. against; you .by a.popoUr majority ofaajne,, tweptyrtyu^gd. These are the judgments of your owa neighbors'againsi' your administration/ "TT^e are the- ronserdfyodr <JWd neighbors,'balling upon you to withdraw yourself from ihe association of abolitionism, and- return- to your duty as the constitutional .Chief Magistrate..' They are voices that ~a wise man tfbaM heea.^;^^ '* **3S"* *$ *?'"' ?r : ' ?rrz?- ' There is one thing which a gentleman should always 'remember, when he writes to another and request^ some information that will benefit, only himself--that is, to enclose a stamp to prepay the postage on the return letter. Two many men neglect snch "little" affairs, The postage on a single letter is-bota trifle; bat when a business man receives tweotyor thirty enquiring letters a day, bis postage amounts to something. We therefore advise all yrbo write to me'rchantSj now adays, enquiring the price of goods, or asking*tbr other information, to enclose a scamp, if they wish ;o obtain an answer. r c. ic.{. Small Pox in Richmond.?At a meetng of the* Common Conncil of Richmond, i communication from Dr. Smead, Heatlh Dffioer and Attendant Physician, was read, itati.pg that the small pox was introduced nto that city about the middje of August ast, by persons returned from Fort ;;Dela?are; that the disease had gradually gainid a footing; the City Hospital baa been illed, and, he being unable to fied another milding outside of the town, the SurgeonJeneral had converted Mayo's Factory ioto mall pox hospital, **hefe' there were now eventy-five oases. * - ' < v Fayetteville Factories?.Three of the ]otton Factories in Fayetteville, N. 0.,-and ricioity, viz: The Rockfisb, the Blount's ]reek and the Fayetteville Company, have letermined to bring down the price of their >rodncts so as to come within the provisions >f the Conscript Act. Measures are taken o guard, if possible, against permitting heir goods to fall into the hands of specuators. They sell to?the State, to actual lonsumers, and to others who will' enter to obligation to sell the same by the piece o consumers at a profit not exceeding five ents per yard. _ j A Faithful Slave.?Charles, a body ervant of Captain Ilenry Persons, of the 7bird Georgia Cavalry, was captured with lis master and offered his freedom by the Abolitionists, lie refused to leave bis aaster, returned with him when his reginonfc wflPA narnlrd. and maintained his in egrity to the last. He died a few days ince in Talbotton, of congestive chill. Shot Works in Petersburg.?Mr. ames Doherty has commenced the manuucture of shot in Petersburg, Virginia, and lis works are now in successful operation, i'he steeple of the old Presbyterian-Church as been converted into a shot tower, and ae proprietor is prepared to drop from, two } four thousand pounds par week.