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;dl<»t'ITOA T ) AISBET & BARNES, publishers and Proprietors. . y. BOl«llTOJ(,j_ . MMCil'T. 5 Kd ' li. 'if icutljmt Jrctal Pinion ■ nl Weekly, in jMiUcdgecille, Ga. i a' r of l In work and Wilkinson tits. ■ :■,:< it c Court House.) At ^2 a year in Advance, i’si.iiss in Advance, £3 Per Annum.) li.tTKM OF ADIEKTIHnti, V r s I'uirr t.f twelve tines. limijl llil, and fifty cents for each subsequent liiinuuce. . :>! without the specification of thenamberol . will be publislod till forbid and charged ..plinjriy. _ . ' -nnml Cards, pei year, where they , ; .„t exceed Six Lines - - - f 10 OU ■ met icitl be made with those who wish to j Ly the year,occupying a specified space LEG A.L ADVEUTISEMENTS. I, n l m l Negroes, by Administrators, £i- C:: ir<iians. arerequired by law to be held . t Tuesday in the month; between the hours of • toionojii and three in the afternoon, at the u ;;i tie; county in which the property is sit- ■ of these sales must be given in a public ga- | i days previous to the day ofsale. •s fortlie sale of personal property must begiv- ■ manner 10 days previous to sale day. -othe debtors and creditors of an estate must , published 10 days. •; , • that application will be uiadetotlie Courtof v for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must be 1 for two months. • for letters of Administration Guardianship, • 'he published 30 days—for dismission from it ion. monthly si.c months—for dismission leiardianship, 40 days. ■ ..r foreclosure of Mortgage nmst be published , for four months—for establishing lost papers. d! n ice of three vomths—for compelling titles :;, utnrs or administrators, where bond lias been by the deceased, the full space of three will always be continued according to 1- oil requirements, unless otherwise ordered following RATES: , on letters of administration, Ac. “ dismissory lrom Admr’n. “ Guardianship, to sell Land nr Negroes to debtors and creditors. , : persunal property, ten days, 1 sqr. ml or negroes by Executors, &c. pr sqr. 5 00 two weeks 1 30 , -olvertising bis wife (in advance,) 5 00 t- '•< 4 50 3 00 4 00 3 00 1 50 ;::n*eral advertisements. JOHSM 0L 30WDQIWT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, lltl'OSTOS. GA. ... ontoti, Ga., Feb. 14, i860. 38 tf. BOOK-BINDING THL Subscriber is now pro pared to do Jlook-Bind- ing, in all its branches. Old Hooks rebound, Ac. •1' 1 hound ill the best style. Hi.ank Hooks .ct tired to order. Prompt attention will be lu all work entiusted to roe. 8. J KIDD. • .-y in Montlia-rn Fnlrrnl I nion (lltlcf. dgeville, March lllth, 1801. 4 5 i il.’GIA. Wilkinson Comity. \V( i months after the date, hereof, application will ! made to the Court of Ordinary ot said county sell all the lands, except the widow’s dow ag to the estate of Allen Davidson, deceased. ! 1 benefit of tlie heirs and creditors of said dc- i.l. This Dec. Cth, 1861. JOS. F. DAVIDSON, let- 10—2m 20 Administrator. Katonton, Nov, 2d 1861 Maroauf.T G. Rose. ) Libel for a djvorcr vs Y Putnam Superior Court James P. Ruse )September term 1861. It appearing to the Court that said writ has not VOLUME XXXII.] MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31,1861. [NUMBER 32. Legislature of Georgia. Senators. I resident of Senate—Hon. John Billups of Clark. Secretary—Jas. M. Mobley, Ksq., of Harris. L Chatbam, Bryan, Effingham.—Geo. A. Gordon. 2. Liberty, Fatnall, McIntosh —C. F. Fletcher. 3. Wayne, Pierce, Appling.—11. R. Fort. 4. Glynn, Camden, Charlton—Jno. M. King. •>. Cotlee, W 7 are. Clinch.—Thos. Hilliard. 6. Echols, Lowndes, Berrien.—T. B. Griffin. 7 Brooks, Thomas. Colquitt.—J. L. Seward. 8. Decatur, Mitchell. Miller.—T. A Swearengen. !•*. Early, Calhoun, Baker.—S S Stafford, Ml. Dougherty, Lee, Wurth —I). A Vason. 11. Clay, Randolph, 'i enell.—O. 1’. Anthony 12. Stewart, Webster, Quitman —Jas. Hilliard, 13. Sumter. Schley. Macon.—‘T M. Fnrlow. 14. Dooly. Wilcox. Pulaski.— D J Botliwell, 15. Montgomery, Telfair, Irwin.—John McRae. 16. Laurens, Johnson, Emanuel —Jno. B. Wright 17. Bulloch, Scriven, Burke —J. T. Shewmake. 18. Richmond, Glasscock, Jefferson.—W. Gibson. W. Taliaferro, Warren, Greene —M. W. Lewis. 20. Baldwin, Hancock, Washington —B. T. Harris. •21. Twiggs, Wilkinson, Jones.— D. N. Smith. ’2’2. Ilibb. Monroe. Pike.—G. A. Winn. ’23. Houston, Crawford. Taylor.—S. D. Killen. 24. Marion, Chattahoochee, Muscogee.—W. M. Brown. 25. Harris, Upson, Talbot.—J H Kendall, 26. Spalding, Butts, Payette.—Wm. Moseley, 27. Newton, Walton, Clarke.—John Billups, 28. Jasper, Putnam, Morgan.—J R D^er, 21). Wilkes, Lincoln, Columbia.—L. M. Hill. 30. Oglethorpe. Madison. Elbert.—J. II Echols. 31. Hart, Franklin, Habersham.—.1 11. Patrick 32. White. Lumpkin, Dawson.—W'ier Boyd. 33 Hall, Banks, Jackson —Sain’l. Stephens. 34. Gwinnett, DeKnlb, Henry —S F Alexander, 35. Clayton, Fulton, Cobb—A. J. llansell 36. Merriwt ther, Coweta, Campbell.—J. II Gaston 37 Troup, Heard, Carrol! —W. P. Beasley. 38. Haralson, Polk, Paulding.—J. M. Ware. 30. Cherokee, Milton, Forsyth.—H. P. Bell. 40. Union, Towns, Rabun.—S. V. Jamison. 41. Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens.—James Simmons. 42. Cass, Floyd, Chattooga.—D. R Mitchell. 43. Murray Whitfield, Gordon —J. M. Jackson 14. Walker, Dade. Catoos i.—1£. A Lane. st t: ** k s: * a: Vi a r i v s : *. Speaker of the House of Representatives.—Hon. Warren Akin, of Cass county. Clerk—L. Carrington, Esq., of Baldwin co. I n served upon the Delendant anil that he re- les w i ill out the limits of the State of Georgia. It ordered by the court that service be perfected on defendant by a publication of this order in the 1- ed nil Union, a newspaper published at Milledge- villa Georgia, monthly four months next preced ing the next Term of this Court. 1 do hereby certify that the above is a true ex tract taken from the minutes of the court. T. .1. PRITCHARD, D. Clerk. This Novembir 2d, 1861. 24 4m FOR SALE. U PSaiOF, CLOTH, 1 weighing 12 ozs per yard, 30 inches wide, II. - containing about 620 yards, manufac- , 1 bv Ocmnlgee Mills. Apply to ISAAC SCOTT, July .m!i, 1861. (9 Gmos') Macon. Ga. COB’S CORDIAL will relieve at once the most case ot Diarrhoix’a,and dysentery, no mat- <*.■, rvere or violent, it controls with the utmost - . soothing the mucous lining of the intestinal tying all irritation and, brings about a speedy ,\ r L STILL CONTINUE THE \ \ iUKE MANUFAC; OF Hli CLOTH OVERCOATS i'.S detached to be worn with or without the ;r Oil Cloth sheets are made to be lined on slh-s with cotton or woolen homespun. It n n be light and thoroughly waterproof and . runner than two or three ordinary woolen t<; for the reason it will retain all the heat • b iily. Overcoats we sell for from $3 50 1 Ml us some are much ln axici than others, made of firmer material. Capes .*’2 i'll ■l icks 50 cts. each. Leggins §>1 2.» per pair. ... ;i. No 1, smaller §2 25, No. 2. $2 50. DR R C. CYPHERS «fc S. J. KIDD. The price of raw material having advanced gh in so short a time we are compelled to a small advance on our goods. dh-dgeviilc. Sept. 28, 1861. 19 tf. J. A. & AY. AY. TURNER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Eatou(on,.Ga. October, 18, 1859. 21 ly. NOTICE. Hi; UNDERSIGNED having bought the ^es tablishment of his friend P. SHOENBLIN, .seil■ respectfully informs the public, that he continue the business in the same form and n ctl'ully solicits a share of public patronage. WM. SCHE1H1NG. lilledgeville, July 15, 1861. 8 lyr. COATES & W00LF0LK ©hrcbousc ;tnb Commission St MERCHANTS, raiil 'vir'xK\V fVimYpROOFWAREHOUSE, . Ilarduinan A'Sparks. We will endeavor to uursidves worthy of tin- patronage of those wh<- • i l.nAm.uj I ilwrnl .MflvfllWi ‘ ivur us with their business, on cotton when desiredJ cun Ga., Sept. 21, 1859. Liberal advances 18 tf. IculVderate SCRY Notes and Bonds taken nt PAR for niture or Notes and Accounts due. WOOD A CO., Macon,Ga. ... Albany. Cntlibert. Fort Gains.Griffin and ulease cony six months and F W.ACO. sriile papers will (1 *» ins,) SAM’I. D. IRKIN’. WM. TATLOR CLARK, IRVIN AND TAYLOR, st CCESSORS TO IRVIN t BUTLER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, -ZO-^-HSTE', n the Superior Courts ot the South-west- it—in Terrell and Early Counties ru the Jircuit—in Worth and Macon Counties con Circuit—and. by special contract, in itv iti Southern Georgia. 1861. WM. II. HALL, and CHARLES H. HALL, associated in th** Practice of Medicine, r. \V 14 H all’s residence—the bouse ot the l)r. Martin—on Kanccck-street. nov4—*4m NEGROES TO HIRE. OR the balance of this, and the whole of the en- ir. Three good Co.-ks, 'Vashen> and Ironers '»•*> Bovs. L. CARRINGTON. hl'-dgeviUe, l)eeember"l, 1861. dtf ( 1*1 fee •‘■■iKSALVi: grifyou have the Piles,geta ^ )r - Vfirananfrk'g Box of this truly wonderfulSXLV*. «EXUI NK land by using it twodaysRs magi- "Al.VEtlcal influence will be felt undaper tent cure willfoUow. Forialeby Herty St HaU. Appling—A. I*. Surrency. linker—W. D. Williams. Baldwin—L. II Briscoe. Banks-—F. G. AIoss. Berrien—James Griffin. Bibb— L. N. Whittle, J. II. E. AVash- ington. Brooks—O. I . Smith. Bryan—W. H. \ anbracke.l. Burke—E. B. Gresham, J. M Reynolds, j Bulloch -David Beasley. Butts—J. AY. McCord. Campbell.—J. M. Cantrell. Camden—II. J. Iloynll Chatham—T. M. Norwood, R. T. Gib Columbia—II. S. Neal, AV. A. Martin. Clayton—J. B. Key. Clay—J. L. Brown. Cass—AA T . Akin, Samuel Sheets. Calhoun—J. AY. Roberts. Carroll—A. T. Burk, Thomas Duke. Catoosa—E. N. Trammell. Charlton—O. K. Alizell. Chattahoochee— E. G. llaiford. Chattooga—D. D. Dumas. Cherokee—AA . F. Mullins, AV. AV . AV. Fleming Crawford—Jacob Lowe. Clark—Wm. Jackson, F. AA . Adams. Cobb—N. B. Green, G. N. Lester. Coffee—Elisha Lott; Colquitt—Henry Gay Clinch—AA r . S. Tomlinson. Coweta—J. T. Brown, T. Kirby. Dade—R. II. Tatum, Dawson—Jas. L. Heard. Dougherty—S. L. Barbour. DeKalb.—AI. A. Candler. Dooly—II. M. Key. Decatur—J. P. Dickinson, K. Powell. Effingham—T. R. Hines. Emanuel—John < H erstreet. Eirly—J. A\’. Hightower Echols—John S. Johnson. Elbert—Robert Hester. Fannin—Jeptha Patterson. Fayette—John Favor: Forsyth—F. M. Hawkins. Floyd—Z. B. Hargrove, G. S. Black. Franklin—A. AY. Brawner. Fulton—C. A. Fitts, J. J. Thrasher. Gilmer—E. Fain. Greene—E. D. Carlton, A. A. Jercigan. Glynn—A. E. Cochran. Gordon.—James Freeman, Eldridge Gwinnett—L. A. McAfee, T. F. Ilud- L. Harper, . L. D. Rice. son. Glascock—Allen Kelly. Habersham.—J. H. A\ yly. Hancock—C. AY. Dubose, A. J. Lane. Hall—U. AA’. Blake, AA’. F. Smith. Harris—A. G. Jones, E. Hargett, Haralson— R. F. Speight. Hart—J. E. Strickland. Heard—R. H. Jackson. Henry— L. M. Tye, B. Houston—Levi Ezell, G Irwin—O. II. Cook. Jackson—James Lindsay, II. C. Gid eon. Jasper—J. AA r . Burney. Jones—Benj. Barron. Jefferson—B. S. Carswell. Johnson—G. W. A\ . Snell. Laurens—II. Robinson. Liberty—J. B. Mallard. Lowndes—AA’. D. Howell. Lee—AA r . A. Jones. Lincoln—J. E. Dill. Lumpkin—J. J. Findley. Macon—AAL II. Felton. Madison—G. H- Bird. Marion—J. F. Rushing. Miller—J. J. Swearengen. Milton—J. AA’. Nesbit. Mitchell—R. F. Bacon. Murray—R. McCamy. Merriwether—J. J. Hussey, J. A. Ren der. Muscogee—J. A. E. Lee, A. J. Robison Morgan—Joseph Lemond. McIntosh—.J. M. Owens. Monroe—Edmund Dumas, E. G. Caba- Walker—A. B. Culberson, Adam Clem ents. AA’alton—A. B. Whitehead, Harden Haygood. AA’are—L. AV. II. Pittman. AA T arren—E. Lazenby. Wayne—S. O. Bryan. AA’ashington—J. S. Hook, AA . J. Irwin. White—Jno. J. Aloore. Webster—J. P. Beaty. Whitfield—AA’. J. Underwood, John Thomas, AA r i!cox—Thos. Gibbs. Wilkes—AY. D. Walton. Wilkinson—II. J. Cochran. AA’nrth—Daniel Henderson. From tbo Macon Telegraph. liint'K Suggested on reading that the only words of Command given by President Davis ou the fie.d ot J/anassHs were, ‘’Forward my brave men.” Forward my brave men was the cry Of Davis on the field; Forward to certain victory Tlie South must never yield. mss. Montgomery—A. Peterson, Newton—D. T. AA’Lite, Lewis Zachry. Oglethorpe—Mial Smith, P.M. Stevens. Pauldiug—N. N. Beall. Pickens— E. W. Allred. Putnam—T. G. Lawson. Pulaski—B.N. Mitchell. Pike—T. S. M. Bloodworth. Polk—J. F. Dever. Pierce—B. Henderson. Quitman—E. C. Ellington. Rabun—F. A. Bleckley. Randolph—O. P- Beall. Richmond—Wm. Schley, G. T. Barnes. Schley—AA’. D. Stewart. Scriven—E. B. Gross. Spalding—James Lavender. Sumter—AV. J. Heese, J. AV. C. Horne. Stewart—Samuel Walton, T. R, Scott. Talbot—AV. B. Spain, M V J- Mulkey. Taliaferro—P. B. Monk. Tatnall—A. D. Eason. Taylor—AV. J. F. Mitchell. Telfair—Duncan Cameron. Terrell— Daniel Lawhon. Thomas—P. E. Love, B. B. Moore. Towns—-Geo. Smith. Troup—N. L. Atkinson, B. H. Bigbam. Twiggs—R. R- Slappey. Union—W. G. Butt. Upson—Joel Mathews. A .shout went up from that brave band, Who gather'd round their chief; They vow’d to save their native land, Or die for her relief. With Spartan courage on they pressed, The iron hail fell fast, No coward fear possess'd their breast, They'd struggle to the iast. And how that day their oath was kept, The fi} iug loe can tell, And how in death their comrades slept, Who in that contest fell. And when the paic moon's gentle light Shone down upon the field. Oh, Gud, it was a dreadful sight The night queen there reveal’d. There friend and foe lay still in death, There, too, the wounded moan’d, And uoble chargers gasp’d fu r breath And in their torture groan'd. t idiui; Stark. ‘Let the iiftek’s good food Be the master’s heed.’—fTusser. The day was won, the craven foe Ingloriously had fled, And Southrons held that field of gore, For which they’d fought and bled. [From the Southern Field and Fireside j Tu tlnUc Ulur. Air. Editor:—I translate the following from an excellent scientific French work, “ Jjes Secrets del’ Industrie,” Glue is made from the untanned skins of all animals, before having soaked the hides, or parts of hides, in lime water, to destroy the grease and tiesh adhering thereto; they must be well mashed in run ning water; after this, put in piles and press out as much of the water as possible, when they will he ready lor the kettle. Carefully skim off all the drugs that^ arise during the process of boiling, adding a lit tle dissolved alum, or any line lime. AA’hen scum no longer appears, strain through a fine, basket. The liquid is to he again boiled till it presents a brown but clear colour. AA’lien thoroughly done let it be poured in suitable moulds and cut into cakes. Let these be well dried. V. L. Besides the immediate object of feeding stock, which is meat for family use, or for market there are several other ultimate objects, which should by no means be overlooked ttor disregarded,by any one who has a desire to accomplish ail that is with in the reach of those who make suitable efforts for the attainment of those objects. There are quite a number of things to he taken into consideration when fitting stock for the shambles, which appear quite small when separately considered, but which, when taken together,constitutes a very im portant ir/iole or aggregate. AY hen a far mer converts the product of his farm into meat, if he is a rejecting man, as he should be, his first inquiry is, what course can 1 pursue, or what system of management can 1 adopt that will yield in return for grain and labour, the largest amount of meat? and furthermore:, what influence can he brought to have a good bearing on the fertility or productivness of my farm, in consequence of consuming a large pro portion of coar c grain in my own stables? That feeding stock has a very important bearing on the productivness of the farm when every part of the business is prop erly attended to, will not be denied by any man, who has given the subject a proper investigation, or has a practical understanding of the subject. Indeed, no man can reasonably expect to keep his farm in a good state of feitility—to make a good farm of a poor one, or to make a good one better—without making the j>ro- duction of meat one of the chief operations of the farm from year to year. If every part of this business is conducted as it should he, from begining to end—systema tically, regularly, perseveringly, and un- derstandingly—no branch of farming will render a better remuneration for capital and service than this; while on the con trary, if the business is pursued impulsive ly, or in a kind of hap-hazard manner, without knowing whether a course is right or wrong, it may as well be abandoned at the outset, as up- hill, non-paying business. In order to fed stock profitably, there is something else to do besides simply dip ping up a measure of grain or meal, anil pouring it into a box, where an animal can eat it. There is some science, after all, in knowing how to obtain tlie greatest amount of meat from a given quantity of feed. In pursuing this subject, my aim will be to pen something tangible, and entirely practicable, which common farmers may lay their hand on and say, ‘this is it.’ I shall commence with Different Classes of Flowers.—Flowers are divided into three classes—annuals, bi ennials, and perennials. Annuals are those flowers which are raised from seeds alone, in the spring, and die in the autumn. I hey are again divided into three classes, the tender and more curious kinds, the less or hardier kinds, and the hardiest and common kinds. Biennials are those flow ers which are produced by seed, bloom the second year, and remain two years, in per fection, after which they gradually dwin dle and die away. Some sorts however, of the biennials, afford a continuation of plants by offsets, slips and cuttings of the tops, and by layers and pipings; so that, though the parent flower dies, the species are perpetuated, particularly to continue various double flowered kinds— as, for in stance, double rockets, by root, offsets an cuttings of {.he young flowers-stock; dou ble wall-flowers by slips of the small top shoots; double sweet AA’illiams by layers and pipings; and carnations by layers. Perennials are those which continue many years, and are propagated by root offsets, cuttings, &c. Reported Capture oj a Whale.—"We have reports of tlie capture of a monster whale off Cape Henry Light House soveral days ago. Yesterday week ayoung man named AVaterfleld, residing near the coast ob served a huge dark mass, apparently stranded, tying a short distance off from land, which resembled very much, as he thought, the hull of some immense ship —bottom upwards. On proceeding towards the object in a canoe, what was his sur prise and consternation to behold the car cass of a monster sperm whale, which had become beached, by sonic means, and, being unable to get away, had died. AVhat to do with the thing, young AVaterfleld did not know, except to hurry hack to land and advise with his friends about it. This he did, but in the meantime the tide arose and drifted the whale some ten miles below its position, when it was again washed ashore. Here it was secured by the Southerucst, and a fair view taken ot its proportions. Subsequently steps were taken to convert it into oil. An immense number of visitors, as soon as the matter be came generally known, flocked to the coast from every direction to gratify their curiosity, and we learn that all of them were more than astonished—even confoun ded by the rare sight. It is announced, on the authority of a most “reliable” gentle man, that, by actu;-l measurement, the distance between this whale’s eyes, were found to be eighteen feet, and that the tongue, on being taken out and balanced weight considerably one thousand pounds. The body was sixty feet in length, and the greatest circumference thirty-five or forty feet. The yield of oil is estimated at adout i>0o barrels, which is very val uable at this time. The best sperm oil would very ready bring 85 per gallon in this market.—Petersburg Express. A preacher presented a revolver to a soldier before his departure for the seat ot war, with the following injunction: “If you get in a tight place and have to use it, ask God’s blessing if you have time, but be sure and not let your enemy get tlie start of you. Y’ou can say amen after you shoot.” A certain Irishman received for his labor a one dollar bill on one of the Georgia banks, on which he was obliged to lose ten cents discount. The next day he was passing down St. Charles street and saw a dollar bill lying on the sidewalk, on the same bank, and gazing on it exclaimed:— “Bad luck to the likes of ye—there may ye lie; divil a finger will I put on ye, for I lost ten cints by a brother of you yester day.” It is not only hard to distinguish be tween too little and too much, but between tlie good and the evil intentions of the different would-be reformers. One man bawls out ‘fire !’ that he may save the house: another, that he may run away with the furniture. Politicians and place hunters please notice. THE KIND AND QUALITY OF ANI MALS ‘Distinguished all betimes with branding lire, To note the tribe, the lineage, and the sire; AA’hom to reserve for husband for the herd; Or, who shall be to sacrifice prefer- ed.’ [Dryue.n’s A’iruil. There is infinitely more in getting a cor rect start, in order to make feeding stock a profitable business, than we are accus tomed to suppose. One wroDg step in a wrong direction, wili lead one just away from the end in view. Tnerefore.it is of the utmost importance to select such cows as will produce the best calves. And as 1 deem it unimportance to give a long des cription of what may he considered the right kind of an animal, I will pass over this subject very briefly. But it is nec essary to have an eye to the good points of an animal, physically,and above all, to the disposition. An animal may ‘handle well,’ and appear right so far as ever ex ternal sign is concerned; hut if he has a restless,pugnacious, and is incessantly ra cing and chasyig about, he is possessed of one of the very worst faults, which will have a great influence on his aptness to take ou flesh or fat. The disposition of an animal is too often overlooked; therefore, the aim should le to secure those animals, as far as practicable, that will be apt to take on flesh—that will yield the greatest number of pounds of meat from a given amount of grain and other food. This is the grand object to be attained, and if a man is satisfied that he can accomplish a given object with Durham, Devon, or some other breed of cattle or by a judi cious system of crossing, that is the course for him to pursue. Good cows is the first thing; and then, if a hull can he secured, of a good form—haring a good constitution a mild and peaceable disposition, and that will transmit his good points to his progeny with almost unerring certainty, a point will be reached which will bear us successfully and triumphantly, and profitably, from the farm to the slaughter house. [From the Southern Field and Fireside] BEAl’TIFFL DAY. BV MARTHA HAINES BUTT. ruins of yon tower are less ghost-like The owl’s shrill cry no longer pierces the gloom of the woods. The benighted trav eller welcomes the departure of night and is no longer led by the ignis fatuus through bogs and marshes. Effulgent day ! Mv heart expands as doth the flower to thy sunbeams, glorious in thj" beauty— ‘Wake slumbering morning—golden hows Are speeding fast away; The deer leaps from his sleepy haunt— Fair g earns the rosy lake; Tlie bints their matin car ols chant— All nature cries awake ! Norfolk Ya. [Fiom the Southern Field and Fireside. | Ml'SiAKS. The Mason-Slidell Seizure. Gazing on the glowing embers of a bright fire ? AA r ho has not reared enchanting air- castles on the foundation of a bright ember? Aye, all have; for the bright coals seen as if inviting us to silent meditation, and to the erection of mansions in the air. The wind is moaning, and sweeping by in fitful gusts, while the cod Novtmber rain s plashing with violence, and all without is sad and dreary. My spirit yields to the influence of Nature, and 1 shiveringly draw near to my c°zy little fire, and gaze at the rich, glowing embers, and muse, sadly muse, on what has gone before. Fancy holds before my view a young girl, gay and happy—aye, as earth’s treasures could make her; and I recognise that picture as myself.--aye, start not; it is myself. Then, my heart’s idol, lj brother -—my beloved brother,Howard, was with me. Though younger than I by several years, I was devotedly attached to him. and he was my constant companion. AA’ith all a sister’s arts of love I sought a return of my affection, and I found ^t. My brother came to me,.>tnd, resting his manly head upon my breast, while I gently stroked the brown curls from his noble brow, would unburden to me his whole heart. Oh ! I was happy then. I watched my idol grow to manhood, and still the golden link which bound our hearts together was unbroken; but, alas ! such happiness could not last forever. First I had to give my hoy up to go to a distant college. After completing his collegeiate course, my home was once more gladdened by the presence of my Howard, now no longer a hoy, hut upon the threshold of manhood, and crowned with the highest honours. Now I hope to have my beloved always with me, for still I had the assurance that his sister, the sister who Held his mother’s place, occupied the second place in his heart, for the first was reserved for a fair and beautiful maiden, whom I regard as worthy of my brother’s love. Soon, however tlie trial of my life was to come. Our political horizon had long been dark with threatening clouds; and old statesmen, with prophet like warning, told us that soon the war-trump would sound within our borders. Alas! their prophecy was too true. The war-trump has sounded. First, our little Palmetto State sook oft the gallant bonds which fettered her, and soon was she followed by other galling Sou thern States, who stand as one united band of loving sisters, ready to battle for freedom and their rights. Now tlie call was made, and every pa triot grasped the sword and sallied forth to drive the, ruthless invader from our border. And he, my Howard, obeyed that call; and with a tearless eye, but bleed ing heart, I hound his sash and gave him his sword—the sword his father lef t him— and bade him go and join the hand of Spartan warriors who, trusting in their God, voved to conquer or die! And now I am once more lonely—an old maid, as the world calls me—but, oh ! my life has been given up too much to the worship of in y idol boy, and I pray that this great trial may he. sanctified unto me, that I may' love my Maker more. But, oh ! my prayer ever more shall be, ‘God preserve my soldier-boy—my Howard— and ever shelter him neath the shadow of Thy wings !’ A'ioletta. A number of years ago Professor Rog ers made some experiments in the stalac- tic caverus of Virginia, for the purpose of obtaining some dat ian regard to the age of these deposites. He placed vessels in an unfrequented part of the cave, beneath drippings of various dimensions where they remaind for a peiiod of from five to seven years. He arrived at the conclusion, as the result of his observations, that t he rate of accretion is one-tenth of an inch in five years, or an inch in fifty years. Behold! what light encircles yon hill; what transparent wreaths are those upon the mountain top? In the valley too are seen a band of sylph-like forms, robed in light. The streamlet hath stolen a gar ment, and as I watch it speeding along, methinks it blushes- But what georgeous light is this ? ’Tis day, beautiful day, blight messenger of light; harbinger ofjoy. Night now slumbers, for the stars have receded from view, and day reigns supreme. Day, beautiful day ! And the herd of cattle which feasted themselves upon the fragrant grass are not unmindful that. Day sheds her unrivalled splendowr. Day, beautiful day! The song-bird is carolling forth his sweetest note to wel come the rising sun; his tiny wings seem to kiss the clouds as he soars gaily along, drinking in the beauty of the morning. Beautiful Day ! The school boy, with rosy cheek and bright eyes, looks up on the beauty around him and is conscious of the fact that every object upon which he gazes bears-the impress of the Deity. If his wishes could be granted even now would lie throw aside his satchel and books, and ramble in the woods and enjoy the beauty of the balmy day. Day dawneth. The hunter rises with the lark and o’er the hills bounds away pursuing the nimble and timid deer, whose hearts throbs at the sound of footsteps. He leaves his morning repast untasted, and hies away only to be caught at last. Beautiful Day ! The invalid watches the first faint glimmering dawn; and as Aurora with rosy-tipped ringers opens the portals of the East, her heart is more joy tul. During the long, lone night hath she been tossed upon a feverish bed of pain the silent stars were her sympathizers; a fond mother brushed away the rich mass of golden hair—yet, when Day, in all its princely splendour came, then the gloom departed. Day, beautiful Day! Now o’er the hills the weird spectres seem to glide. The Beautiful andTrue.—\n a late article in Frazer’s Magazine, this brief but beautiful and true passage occurs: Education does not commence with the alphabet. It begins with mother’s look—- with a fathers’s smile of approbation, or a sign of reproof—with a sister’s gentle forbearance—with a handful of flowers in green and dainty meadow—with bird’s nests admired, but not touched—with creeping ants, and almost imperceptible emmets—with humming bees and glass beehives—with pleasant walks in shady lanes, and with thoughts directed in sweet and kindly tones and words to na ture, to acts of benevolence, to deeds of virtue and to the source of all good—to God himself. That was a smart ‘nigger, who, in spea king of the happiness of married folks, said “Dat ar ’pends altogedder ’pon how dey enjoy themselves.” The Reduction of Pickens.—The Mobile Advertiser says: “The effects of our bom bardment of Pickens seem to indicate that it is in the power of the Confederate forts and batteries to reduce that insolent stronghold of the Northern despotism, which has so long defied us upon our own soil. The result of his experiment has evidently satisfied Col. Brown, command ing. of the fact, and he is content to have nothing more to do in the way of the los ing game of cannonading. This is evi dent from his tame submission to the chal lenge of the Confederates the other day, when they opened upon the sail boat under his walls, and drove its occupants to them for shelter.” Fifty or sixty of the Federal prisoners confined at New Orleans have taken the oath and joined the Confederate army for the war. There were 500 in all. Three privates of the New Y’ork regi ment, known as the “Morgan Rifles,” re cently, while on a drunken spree, whipped their Colonel. The men were tried in New York last week, and on pleading guility to the charge, were each fined 6^ cents. Cheap fun! The Burial ef Soldiers.—The President and Directors of the Magnolia Cemetary Company, of Charleston, have appropri ated a portion of the beautiful Cemetery as burial ground for onr deceased soldiers. Highly Important Details of the News by the Europu.— The Excitement in Eng land.—Opinions of the English Press, and the effect upon the markets.— The feeling of the North Regarding the Im pending War with Great Britain. AA'e have received by mail, advices from New York, as late as the 17th inst. The news concerning the effect of the Mason-Siidell seizure in Europe is of the highest importance. AA’e surrender a large portion of our paper to a very full sum mary of the details which have come to hand, being assured that these tidings will be read with an interest proportionate to the solicitude with which they have been looked tor by the whole community du ring the last few days. The Reception «f llie A«w« im Eaglaad. [Southampton Letter, Nov 27, in the London Times.) By the arrival here, this morning, of the AA’est India mail steamer La Plata, Capt. AA'eller, moat important intelligence has been received, involving questions af fecting the relations existing between this country and the Federal Government of America. The mail steamer Trent, Capt. Moir, was intercepted ^s^the American steamer San Jacinto, coRunanded by Captain AYilkes, while on heVpPsaige froj Havana to St. Thomas, and untiet arms the accredited Commissioners rope from the Southern Confederc Alessrs. Alason and Slidell, were taker? prisoners, and forcibly removed from the Trent to the San Jacinto. This act was committed in defiance of the joint remon strances of the Commissioners, Capt Moir, and Commander AVilliams, the naval of ficer in charge of the mails on board the Trent. The Trent sailed from Havana at eight o’clock on the morning of the 7th and nothing occurred worthy of notice till about noon on the 8th, when, in the nar row passage of the old Bahama channel, opposite the I’aradon Grande lighthouse, a steamer was observed ahead, apparently waiting, hut showing no colors. On ap proaching her, Captain Moir, of the Trent, hoisted the British ensign, which met with no response until the two vessels were within about a furlong of each other, when the stranger fired a shot across the 'Brent’s bow, and hoisted the American flag. The proceeding was contrary to all acknowledged law, as when a vessel of- war wishes another vessel to stop it is cus- tnmory to fire first a blank cartridge. The Trent was still holding on her way, when a shell was fired from a long pivot gun on the American's deck forward, which burst about one hundred yards from the Trent’s bow. Captain Moir immediately stopped the Trent, as the American had her broad side of guns run out and men at quaiter ready to fire. Capt. Moir then hailed her, and the American captain replied that he wished to send a boat on board. A boat containing two officers and about twenty men, armed with muskets, pistols and cutlasses, then shoved oft’ and hoarded the Trent, and demanded a list of the passengers, which the captain refused to give. The officers caminanding the boat stated that the name of the frigate was the San Jacinto, of which be was the first lieutenant, and further that they had received most positive information that certain passengers were on board, whom he would take out. This was also refu sed. Commander AA’illiains, R. N.. the naval agent in charge of her Majesty’s mails, with Capt. Aloir, positively objected to their being taken, denying their right to take any person whatever under the English flag. The lieutenant then called out the names of the before mentioned commissioners and secreturies, and said that those were tlie persons he sought, and that he would take them at all hazards. The four gen tlemen, standing near, answered to their names, and requested to know what was wanted of them. The lieutenant stated that he wished to take them on hoard the man-of-war, to which they replied that they would not go until taken by force, and turning to Captain Moir, Mr Slidell said: “We claim the protection of the British flag.” On the captain’s again re fusing to give up the passengers, the lieu tenant said he should take charge of the ship. Commander AA r illiams, Royal Na vy, then spoke as follows, viz : “In this ship I am the representive of Her Majesty’s Government, and I call upon the officers of the ship and the pas sengers generally to mark my words when, in the name of that governme.it, and in distinct language, I denounce this as an illegal act—an act in violation of in teruational law—an act, indeed, of wan ton piracy, which, had we the means of defence; you would not dare to attempt.” The lieutenant then beckoned to the frigate, and three boats, containing thirty marines and about sixty sailors, officered and heavily armed, came alongside. The men at once leaped on deck, sword in hand. Alter some more parleying, Messrs. Slidell Mason Eustis and Macfarland were taken and forced into the boat. The Americans went back to to the cabins and took poscs- sion of their baggage, and sent with their prisoners on board the San Jacinto Mr. Slidell said, as the boat shoved off. that lie expected redress from the British Government for this outrage while under tlie protection of its flag, and called upon the English Captain to represent the case properly. The lieutenant stopped on board having ordered the boat to return. He then stated that he had orders to take Captain Moir and his papers on board the San Jacinto, and that the Trent would have to come near. Captain Aloir replie “l'ou will find me on my quarter-deck ; if you want me, you will have to come there for me,” and he immediately walked on deck. The lieutenant, however, went into one of the boats, and told Captain Aloir that he could proceed. The boat pulled for the San Jacinto, and the Trent steamed ahead for St. Thomas. The indignation felt on board the Trent by every person, by whatever nation, can better be imagined than described. A considerable number of foreigners of dif ferent nations were among the passengers, and it is affirmed that every man would have fought if called upon to do 60 ; but, with such an opposing force, and the un armed condition of the Trent, it was deemed impossible to make any de fence. The officers of the San Jacinto asked for provisions to maintain the prisoners, as they stated that they were short of stores. Captain Aloir told the four gentlemen that at their request he would supply what was needed, and they having expressed a wish that be would do so, all the necessariea were supplied. The dispatches of the Confederate emis saries escaped the vigilance of the board ing officer, and they have all arrived safely here per LaPlata. The families of Mr. Slidell and Mr. Enstis were urged by the First Lieuten ant of the San Jacinto to accompany them, but, being informed on inquiry, that it was probable they would be separated from them on their arrival at New York, they defined the offer, and have arrived in the Plata. On the arrival of the steamer in the dock, the whole of the party went on board the Nashville, which is now ly ing near the entrance of the graving dock, where they were received with every at tention and kindness, and left for London by the three o’clock train. One of the gentlemen of the party has the dispatches in his possession, which, of course, he keeps in close custody till his arrival in London. Besides the mails and a large quantity of passengers, the Trent had a large a- mount of specie on board from Alexicu for England, as well as a very valuable cargo of general merchandize. Southampton Letter m London Chronicle. Immediately the LaPlata was announ ced at the Needles this morning. Captain l’egram, of the Nashville, Confederate steamer, proceeded in a steamtng to meet the LaPlata in tlio river, for the purpose of receiving Messrs. Slidell and Mason, the Southern Commissioners. Captain Pegram was not at all surprised to find that they had been forcibly taken from the British mail steamer, having before stated that he xvas aware that it was the inten tion of the United States government to do so. Captain Pegram took charge of Mrs. Slidell and family, and also of Mrs. Eustis, and, after having entertained them on board the Nashville, saw them safely off by the three ^’clock train for London. It is mentioned that, while Mr. Slidell was in his Cabin with Mrs. Slidell arranging his private papers, Ac., the first lieutenant of the San Jacinto endeavored to force the abut door. Miss Slidell was at the cabin rotecting any intrusion upon > and Jtfeut&n^oirjlM|ax .then en- ^ rfyto forcibly Wmrwc her, where- t ■ Slidell slapped him in the ftrce. Wfeutenant Fairfax then ordered one of tro marines to charge her with open bayonet, which command was immediate ly obeyed, and would have no doubt re sulted seriously to Miss Slidell had not Commander AVilliams struck the marine and his bayonet to the grdHtd and pro tected the young lady. the purser’s account of the seizure. To the Editor of the London Times : I hasten to forward you some particu lars of the grievous outrage committed to day against the English flag by the United States steam sloop San Jacinto, Captain AA’ilkes. You have probably heard how, some three weeks ago, the little steamer Theodora, having on board the Commis sioners sent liy the Confederate States of America to London and Paris, ran the blockade at Charleston, arriving safely in Havana. Once arrived there, they, of course, imagined that, on neutral territory, they were perfectly free and safe from all molestation, and, therefore, made no at tempt to conceal their names, position and intended movements. Air. Slidell, the Commissioner for Paris, was accompanied by his wife, son and three daughters, and also by his Secretary, Mr. G. Eustis, with his wife; Mr. Mason, the Commissioner for England, being accompanied by his Secretary, Air. AlcFarland. It was well known in Havana that b»rths were booked for the whole party to proceed by this steamer to St. Thomas, there to join the homeward AVest India mail steamship for Southampton. They accordingly embarked yesterday morning, trusting to receive the same protection under the English flag which they had already received from that of Spain. AVe left Havana yesterday morning at eight. This morning about half-past eleven we observed a large steamship ahead, and on a nearer approach found she was hove to, evidently awaiting us. We were then in the narrowest part of the Bahama channel, abreast of Paradon Grande lighthouse. As soon as we were within ranoe, we had the first intimation by a round shot being fired across our bows, and at the same moment by her showing American colors. AVe were now sufficiently near to observe that all her ports were open, guns run out, and crews at their stations. On a still nearer ap proach she fired a shell from her swivel gun of large calibre on her forecastle, which passed within a few yards of the ship, bursting about a hundred yards to leeward. We were now within hail, when Captain Aloir, commanding this ship, ask ed the American what he meant by stop ping his ship, and why he did so by firing shotted guns, contrary to the usual custom. The reply was that he wished to send a boat on board of us. This was immediate ly followed by a boat pushing off from the side of the San J acinto, containing between twenty and thirty men, heavily armed, under the command of the first lieutenant, who came up on the quarter-deck, and, after asking for Captain Aloir. demanded a fist of passengers. As hi i “right of search” was denied, the information re quired was, of course, peremptorily re fused. He then stated that he had in formation that Messrs. Slidell, Alason, Eus tis and McFarland were on board, and de manded that they should be given np.— This also being indignantly refused, Mr. Slidell himself came forward, and said that the four gentlemen named were then be fore him. but appealed to the British flag, under which they were sailing, for protec tion. The lieutenant said that his orders were to take them on board the San Ja cinto by force if they would not surrender. He then walked to the side of the ship and waved his hand ; immediately three or more heavily’ armed boats pushed off and surrounded the ship, and the party of ma rines who came in the first boat came up and took possession of the quarter-deck ; these, however,, he ordered down, ou the main deck to take charge of the gang way ports. Captain AA’illiams, R. N., the na val agent in charge of the mails, who was of course present during this interview, then, in the name of her Alajesty—he be ing the only person on board directly rep resenting her—made a vehement protesta tion against this piratical act During the whole of this time the San Jacinto was about two hundred yards from us, on the port beam, her broadside guns, which were all manned, directly bearing upon us.— Anv open resistance to such a force was, of course, hopeless, although, from the lend, and repeated plaudits which followed Cap tain Williams, protestation, and which were joined in by every one, without ex ception, of the passengers congregated up on the quarter deck, men ot all nations, and from the manifested desire of some »o resist to the last, I have no doubt that ev ery person would have joined heart and soul in the struggle had our commander but given the order. Such an order he could not, under such adverse circumstan ces, conscientiously give, and it was there fore considered sufficient that a party of marines, with bayonets fixed, should for cibly lay hands on tho gentlemen named. This was done, and the gentlemen retired to their cabins to arrange some few char ges of |clothing. A most heart-rending scene now took place between Mr. Slidell, his eldest daughter, a noble girl, devoted to her father, and the lieutenant. It would require a far more able pen than mine to describe how. with flashing eyea and quivering lips, she threw herself in the door-way of the cabin where her fath er was, resolved to defend him with her