said fort. The flag-sergeant being wounded, Sergeant Bruner seized the colors, and, amid cheers and a rain of bullets, planted the Stars and Stripes upon the ramparts. |

Again, at Champion Hill, the Twenty-third was about breaking, when Sergeant Bruner took the colors in his hand and cried, "Boys, follow! don't flinch from your duty!" and on they went, following their brave color-bearer; and the intrenchment was taken. Again, at the battle of Big Black, company B, of the Twenty-third Wisconsin, got orders from General Grant to plant a cannon and try to silence a battery, which was bravely done, when the cannon was dismantled, captain and first lieutenant were gone and wounded. Sergeant Bruner again cheered on his men, and in a hand-to-hand fight the enemy were routed. The sergeant was made prisoner twice, but his captors were soon put hors du combat by his brave followers, who would die for their brave sergeant and now captain. The rebels were driven back, with lost

colors.

Singular to say, Sergeant Bruner has now been leading on his men in more than thirteen battles, always in front, yet he has never been wounded. He captured with his own hands three rebel flags, which

he handed over to General Grant.

Sergeant Bruner being the only Pennsylvanian in that regiment, he does the old Keystone State great honor. J. H.

reasons I must firmly and kindly decline the favor which your loyal hearts prompt you to bestow. Wait until the war is over; wait until the tide of battle shall have been stayed-till the raging billows of this cursed rebellion shall have been rolled back; wait until I have proved myself worthy to receive so noble a gift-until you have shown yourselves, by deeds of daring and feats of bravery worthy to bestow it upon me; then, perchance, I may be happy to accept at your hands some lasting testimonial of your confidence and esteem. Till then wait."

RICHMOND, May 13, 1863.-The Quebec Journal says that news had reached that city that fifteen regiments had been ordered from England to Canada, in consequence of the American (Yankee) Ambassador having notified the British government that, in case the iron-clad steamers now building for the "Emperor of China," should be allowed to depart, it will be considered an equivalent to a declaration of war against the United States. The Canadian journals also say that nine vessels had left England for Canada with arms, ammunition, and military stores, six of them being bound to Quebec, and three to Montreal.— Charleston Mercury.

and Third regiment M.S.M.) has arrived here and gives the following particulars:

He

ADVENTURE OF MAJOR KIERNAN. A paragraph telegraphed from Cairo, regarding the unjustifiable seizure by the rebels of a train of five ambulances, which had been out to bring in a number of Federal A REGIMENT SAVED BY TWO WOMEN.-In travelling wounded, contained several inaccuracies. Major Kieron the cars from Bethel to Jackson, Tenn., the Twenty-nan (formerly surgeon of the Sixty-ninth New-York seventh Iowa regiment was saved from a fearful loss of life by the heroism of a couple of Union women. The train was running in the night at a high rate of speed, and just before reaching a railroad bridge the engineer saw a couple of lanterns being waved in the distance, directly on the track. He stopped the locomotive, and men were sent ahead to ascertain the cause of the alarm. They found that the lanterns were held by two women, who explained to them that a party of guerrillas in that vicinity had been informed of the coming of the regiment, and at about eight o'clock that evening the villains had set the bridge on fire, and allowed the main timbers to burn so much that they could not bear the weight of the train, and then put out the flames and went away, hoping, of course, that the cars would run on the bridge, that it would break down with the weight, and thus kill and injure many of the soldiers, and prevent the regiment from going through. The noble women had learned of these intentions, and had walked ten miles through

the darkness and mud to save the Union soldiers.

Colonel Clark Wright, Sixth Missouri cavalry, was ordered out with three hundred men of the regiment, and four mounted howitzers, to recover them. started on the sixth of May from Rock Spring, and passing through Port Gibson, reached on the same evening the place where the ambulances had been captured, which was at Oakland College, near Rodney. It was forty miles from Rock Spring, the startingpoint of the expedition. There they drove in the enemy's pickets and pursued them for some time. But ascertaining that the enemy, in much superior force, were about surrounding them, they immediately took about ten prominent citizens prisoners as hostages and retreated. The prisoners included Dr. William L. Breckinridge, the President of the college, and his two sons. One of these was John Breckinridge, who a few years ago had a duel with one Leav enworth, of New-York, in Canada, whom he wounded, and at a later time, while editing the Courier in NewOrleans, had another duel with Nixon, the editor of the Crescent, and in which Breckinridge was wounded.

A MODEL SPEECH.—A captain in an Iowa regiment The detachment then fell back toward Port Gibson having been informed that his company had subscribed with the prisoners, traversing a broken country in the a handsome sum for the purpose of purchasing and night, and skirmishing with the enemy all the way. presenting him with an elegant sash and sword, called About ten o'clock Major Kiernan, of Wright's regihis men together and delivered himself of the follow-ment, was severely wounded in the shoulder and ing model speech: "Boys, if you have any money to thrown from his horse. At two A.M. they reached spare, send it home to your families if they need it; if Port Gibson. They held possession at ten A.M., when not, keep it until you need it yourselves. I will buy they ascertained that the enemy were about surroundmy own sword. Should you do it, and should it come ing the town. The place being ind fensible, Colonel to disgrace in these hands, you could but regret the Wright fell back to a hill beyond Bayou Pierre, two gift; or should I accept it from you, and some day miles south of the town, toward the Federal army. find it my imperative duty to kick some one of the do- About an hour after his departure the rebel cavalry nors out of this company, it might be unpleasant to dashed into town and captured Major Kiernan's orderthink that I was under obligations to that person as aly and nurse, and his horse and accoutrements. They contributor to the elegant sword fund. For these offered a parole, which he declined. Skirmishing be

tween Colonel Wright's command and the rebels (then
in possession of the town) was kept up for some time,
when both retired in opposite directions. That night
the rebel cavalry again entered Port Gibson. The
Major was a second time offered a parole, which was
again declined. He was very kindly attended by a con-
federate surgeon.
On the sixteenth ult., about day-
light, from the open window of his room at the hotel,
he heard a conversation between a rebel officer and a
citizen, to the effect that about ten thousand rebels
were concentrating at Port Gibson for the purpose of
capturing trains going from Grand Gulf to Grant's
army. A large commissary train, to leave the follow-
ing day, of which they had heard through spies, was a
particular object in view.

And to the presence in the dark he said:
"What wantest thou?" The figure raised its head,
And with a look made of all sad accord
Answered: "The men who'll serve the purpose of
the Lord."
"And am I one?" said Butler. "Nay, not so,"
Replied the black man. Butler spoke more low,
But cheerily still, and said: "As I am Ben,
You'll not have cause to tell me that again."
The figure bowed and vanished. The next night
It came once more, environed strong in light,
And showed the names whom love of freedom blessed,
And lo! Ben Butler's name led all the rest.

Roused by this information, he got up, and guided A GOOD CAMP STORY.-A correspondent attached by further information given by negroes who were to the army of the Potomac writes the following: preparing to flee themselves, he went through back To show you how rumors will spread in the army, I gardens unobserved and reached the brush. He cross- will illustrate an incident. The lady friends of our ed Bayou Pierre on a log, and at last reached Grand fifth corporal sent him a box; among the many good Gulf, eight miles distant. He was completely exhaust- things in the said box was a life-size doll, dressed in ed, and fainted on arriving there. He gave informafull Zouave uniform, which they won at a soldier's tion of the designs of the rebels and it was forwarded fair in your city. The corporal, after getting the box, to General Grant, thereby saving, probably, a most was taken sick. The boys started the rumor that the valuable train from the hands of the enemy. Major corporal was a woman and gave birth to a boy. The Kiernan has been warmly recommended by high offi- rumor spread like wild-fire; hundreds flocked to our cials of the army of the Tennessee and department of quarters to see the wonderful phenomenon—a newthe Missouri to the President for promotion. Gover-born babe-but we guarded the tent with zealous care, nor Gamble, Generals Grant, Blair, Schofield, Hurlbut, Sullivan, and half a dozen others of rank, bear testimony to the gallantry of his services, and unite in asking the Government to recognize them by his

advancement.

Rev. Mr. Breckinridge, when taken to General Grant's headquarters, had an interview with that officer, which resulted in the unconditional release of himself and sons. Permission was also given him to return to Oakland, take the female members of his family and remove them to Kentucky, or to any place in the North he pleased. Mr. Breckinridge has never been a supporter of the rebellion, and he has remained South during the war wholly on account of his inability to get away with his family.

FREDERICKSBURGH, VA., Dec. 25, 1863.-We were driving Sedgwick's infidels across Banks's Ford, when a Yankee officer was seen making his way through the streets of Fredericksburgh, where we had no troops at the time, in order to gain the opposite side of the river. A number of ladies, standing on a porch at the time, saw the runaway and cried out, Stop him! stop him!" when a Miss Philippa Barbour, a niece of Colonel Phil. Barbour, of Virginia, with a number of other ladies gave chase, and ran the Yankee officer nearly down, who, convulsed with laughter at the sport and the idea of being pursued by ladies, became nearly exhausted, and gave up on being hemmed in at the corner of a garden fence. The ladies took him prisoner and locked him up in a room until our troops again entered the city. Mobile Tri

bune.

ABOU BEN BUTLER,

Abou Ben Butler (may his tribe increase !)
Awoke one night down by the old Belize,
And saw, outside the comfort of his room,
Making it warmer for the gathering gloom,
A black man shivering in the winter's cold.
Exceeding courage made Ben Butler bold,

only allowing pryers to catch a passing glimpse of the supposed mother and babe. We could find a number of men to swear they had seen both. But the cream of the joke was to come off; the corporal received a ing home with her babe; some had it that she was a ten days' furlough; all thought it was the mother gorich heiress escaping from a tyrant father; but hundreds believed in the mother corporal and young recruit of company I of the Zouaves d'Afrique.

NEW-ORLEANS, April 18.-Much interest is felt in the fortunes of Admiral Farragut by every loyal man in the country, and his assured safety is a source of congratulation among good men everywhere.

Not the least gratifying intelligence in this news is the fact that the renowned Colonel Ellet of the ramfleet is in command of the Switzerland, with Admiral Farragut. The rebel papers up the river trumped up a very ingenious theory some time ago, by which the writers proved-to their own great satisfaction-that Colonel Ellet was lost, with every body else on board the ram Lancaster, while attempting to pass the batteries at Vicksburgh.

On Tuesday morning, April fourteenth, Lieutenants H. B. Skinner and C. C. Dean of General Dudley's staff, and Lieutenant Tenney, Quartermaster of the Thirtieth Massachusetts volunteers, went up from Baton Rouge to Port Hudson in the Richmond, they having volunteered to go across the point opposite Port Hudson, and carry despatches from below to the Admiral, who was to be at the mouth of False River on Wednesday morning. Captain Roe and Lieutenant Herbert of the signal corps accompanied the expedition. During the sail up an additional mast was put above the main topmast of the Richmond, with a "crow's nest" in the top, from which it was proposed to signal over the trees covering the point with the Admiral, which plan proved entirely successful.

On the morning of the fifteenth, Lieutenants Skinner, Dean, Tenney, and Herbert went up the levee a couple of miles to reconnoitre. They found that the enemy were crossing cavalry over from Port Hudson,

Returning to the Richmond, the welcome signal-guns the circumference of the military circle formed by our were heard from the Hartford, whose masts were plain- army before the pickets on the opposite bank were ly visible from the "crow's nest." They were quick-calling out, in mocking tones: "How are you, Yank? ly answered by Captain Alden, and in a few minutes An't those eight days' rations mouldy yet?" These the expedition started. Beside the above-mentioned facts have caused the deepest anxiety at headquarters, officers, Mr. Shaw, Acting Master of the Richmond, as, until now, the means adopted by the rebels have and Mr. Gabandau, Private Secretary to Admiral Farra- baffled the vigilance and labor expended to detect gut, who came down a week ago, and returned to the them. Richmond from New-Orleans, put in here to accom pany us over. Also Mr. Graves, Purser's Clerk of the Albatross, accompanied the expedition. A negro was taken along as a guide. The party was well armed, and started about noon.

They struck the woods some two miles below the river, embarked in two skiffs, and for five miles proceeded through the woods, overflowed with water to a depth ranging from three to thirty feet. It was a novel scene. Silently they paddled through the forest-the only noises heard were the voices of numberless birds and the low rustling of the leaves. Arriving near the False River, the boats were hid in the bushes, and the party waded waist-deep through the water a mile further in, where they struck the old State Levee, following which for a short distance, they came out into the open road in full sight of the enemy's batteries, which were no longer to be feared, for right ahead was the welcome sight of the flag-ship.

The Albatross, Captain Hart, came quickly down and took us on board. While waiting for her to reach us, the enemy fired a few shells at the party, which went harmlessly over. In a few moments we were alongside the Admiral's ship, who gave us a most cordial welcome. The officers vied with each other in making us comfortable, and eagerly asked numberless questions about the news below.

General Patrick, the Provost-Marshal of the army of the Potomac, was, however, determined that the secret should be brought to light. The guards stationed along the river-bank, and in situations favorable for signals, have been constantly enjoined to use the utmost care and watchfulness to discover and expose the iniquitous system.

Yesterday their efforts were crowned with success. One of the guards in the town of Falmouth, stationed outside a dwelling adjoining the brick church on the river-bank, heard a clicking like that of a telegraph instrument. He advised his superior officers, and was directed to enter the house and investigate.

This was done, and on opening a door he discovered a party of four or five persons, one of whom was seated by a telegraph instrument, sending messages by a submarine wire across the Rappahannock. They were all arrested, and as their offence is of extraordinary atrocity, a just and speedy punishment will, doubtless, be at once meted out to them. This punishment, according to the laws of war, is death by hanging. The danger that would have resulted from a continuance of this means of conveying information, it is, of course, impossible to estimate; but it must also be borne in mind that General Hooker has displayed the most extraordinary reticence with regard to his plans, so that any facts about a movement that could have been revealed by the wire, would, a short time later, be made known to the enemy by deep-throated cannon, announcing the “opening of the ball."-Philadelphia Inquirer.

After a good night's rest, the party, decreased by the officers belonging above, early the next morning started to return, which was a much more dangerous matter than going, for the enemy having divined our intentions, had, during the night, sent a small force over, evidently with the intention of "gobbling" the WORSHIP OF THE NEGROES.-A correspondent at party; but we struck a different road from the one we Port Royal, S. C., gives an interesting account of the came on, and reached our boats in safety, having en-religious meetings of negroes, in which singing is the countered but one of the enemy's pickets, who was mounted, and quickly fled on our firing at him. We got back to the Richmond at noon, having thus in twenty-four hours accomplished an object full of importance and danger, and one which Yankee pluck and perseverance alone could accomplish.

The Admiral is well, and has seen considerable service since passing the port. He reports heavy batteries erected at Grand Gulf, which fired on him in going up and coming down. There are batteries also at Warrenton, just below Vicksburgh. The ram Switzerland is with him. He is now blockading the mouth of Red River, down which a large amount of the enemy's supplies come. He reports that the rebels have only four days' provisions at Port Hudson, and is of opinion that there are not more than fifteen thousand troops there, and that if invested it must fall in a week's time at most.-New Orleans Era.

WASHINGTON, April 24, 1863. — Intelligence was received here to-day of an important arrest at Falmouth, the headquarters of the army of the Potomac. No doubt has existed for a long time that the rebels have had some secret means of knowing every thing that transpired within our lines, and that such information was instantaneously conveyed.

The orders for recent movements had not reached

favorite exercise. They have a great variety of sa-
cred songs, which they sing and shout at the top of
their voices, and never grow weary. A favorite melo-
dy is, "Roll, Jordan, roll:"

Little children sitting on the tree of life,
To hear when Jordan roll;

Oh! roll, Jordan, roll; roll, Jordan, roll;
We march the angel march; oh! march the angel march;
On, my soul is rising heavenward, to hear when Jordan roll.
O my brother! sitting on the tree of life,
To hear when Jordan roll, etc.
Sister Mary, sitting on the tree of life,

To hear when Jordan Roll, etc.

The verses vary only in the recitative. If Mr. Jones is a visitor, he will hear, "Mr. Jones is sitting on the tree of life." All of the persons present are introduced to the tree of life-Nancy, James, and Sancho. There is no pause; before the last roll is ended, the one giving the recitative places another brother or sister on the tree, and then Jordan rolls again. It is a continuous refrain, till all have had their turn upon the tree.

A weird plantation refrain in a minor key is, "Down in the Lonesome Valley." This has also a recitative and chorus:

My sister, don't you want to get religion?
Go down in the lonesome valley,

Go down in the lonesome valley,

Go down in the lonesome valley, my Lord,
To meet my Jesus there.

rushed out to take leg-bail. Hudson Burke met Capt. Evans at the door; both fired at the same time. Burke was slightly wounded in the head, but the infamous Evans was instantly killed. Four others were slain, the remainder of the party escaping; but they abandoned every thing-all their horses, personal properin addition to a considerable amount of confederate money. Nothing remained for the victorious few to do but gather up the fruits of their victory, which they divided with William Mulligan, a prisoner whom they had released from the clutches of the marauders.

REBEL BARBARITIES IN EAST-TENNESSEE.-The editor of the Memphis Bulletin communicated the following to his paper in reference to rebel rule in EastTennessee. Col. Crawford, the gentleman from whom the facts were obtained, had a personal knowledge of some of the circumstances, and vouched for the truth of all of them:

As the song goes on the enthusiasm rises. They sing louder and stronger. The one giving the recitative leads off with more vigor, and the chorus rolls with an increasing volume. They beat time at first with their feet, then with their hands. William cannot sit still. He rises, begins a shuffle with his feet, jerking his arms. Ann, a short, thick-set, pure-blood-ty, guns, and several thousand dollars in greenbacks, ed black woman, wearing a checked gingham dress, and an apron which was once a window-curtain, can no longer keep her seat. She claps her hands, makes a short, quick jerk of her body on the unaccented part of the measure, keeping exact time. Catharine and Sancho catch the inspiration. We push the centretable aside to give them room. They go round in a circle, singing, shuffling, jerking, shouting louder and louder. Those upon the seats respond more vigorously, keeping time with feet and hands. William seems in a trance; his eyes are fixed, yet he goes on into a double-shuffle. Every joint in his body seems to be hung on wires. Feet, legs, arms, head, body, jerk like a dancing dandy Jack. Sancho enters into the praise with his whole heart, clasping his hands, looking, up- In the month of January, 1863, at Laurel, N. C., ward and outward upon the crowd as if they were his near the Tennessee border, all the salt was seized for children and he a patriarch. His countenance beams distribution by confederate commissioners. Salt was with joy. He is all but carried away with the excite- selling at seventy-five dollars to one hundred dollars ment of the moment. So it goes on till nature is ex-per sack. The commissioners declared that the "tories hausted. When the meeting breaks up, the singers go should have none," and positively refused to give Union through the ceremony of shaking hands all round, men their portion of the quantity to be distributed in keeping time to the tune, "There's a meeting here to- that vicinity. This palpable injustice roused the Union night." men; they assembled together and determined to seize their proportion of the salt by force. They did so, taking at Marshall, N. C., what they declared to be their just share. Immediately afterward, the Sixtyfifth North-Carolina regiment, under command of Lieut.-Colonel James Keith, was ordered to Laurel to

WHIPPED BY WOMEN.-A correspondent informs us that in Lee County, Va., near the Tennessee line, a tory, who had slandered the widow of a deceased confederate soldier, was tied up by some half-a-dozen indignant women, and received twenty stripes. The women who administered this wholesome admonition were soldiers' wives and widows.-Richmond Despatch.

A DARING EXPLOIT.

arrest the offenders.

Among those arrested were Joseph Wood, about sixty years of age; David Shelton, sixty; Jas. Shelton, fifty; Roddy Shelton, forty-five; Elison King, forty; Halen Moore, forty; Wade Moore, thirty-five; Isaiah Shelton, fifteen; Wm. Shelton, twelve; James Metcalf, ten; Jasper Channel, fourteen; Samuel Shelton, nineteen, and his brother, aged seventeen, sons of Lifus Shelton-in all thirteen men and boys. Nearly all of them declared they were innocent, and had taken no part in appropriating the salt. They begged for a trial, asserting that they could prove their innocence.

Col. Allen, who was with his troops, told them they should have a trial, but they would be taken to Tennessee for that purpose. They bid farewell to their wives, daughters, and sisters, directing them to procure the witnesses and bring them to the court in Tennessee, where they supposed their trial would take place. Alas! how little they dreamed what a fate awaited them!

SOMERSET, KY., May 11, 1863.-One of the most daring and successful exploits of this war was performed by four men on Saturday night, May first, on Rock Creek, in Wayne County. Benjamin Burke, a citizen, Hudson Burke, a discharged soldier, James Burke, of Wolford's cavalry, and another citizen, named James Davis, having received intimation of a band of twenty-eight men, under command of Captain Evans, of the famous band of rebel robbers that infest Wayne and Clinton counties, of this State, known as Champ Fergurson's men, having stopped at the house of Jonathan Burke, to spend the night, determined to attempt their capture. Four men against twenty-eight fiends, who had revelled in the blood of innocent neigh- The poor fellows had proceeded but a few miles, bors for a year-think of it! It seemed like madness, when they were turned from the road into a gorge in yet the attempt was made. Coming to a sentinel, who the mountain, and halted. Without any warning of stood watch over their thirty-one horses, Davis ordered what was to be done with them, five of them were him to surrender his gun, which the coward did, and ordered to kneel down. Ten paces in front of these received in return a blow from it which knocked his five, a file of soldiers were placed with loaded muskets brains out. The way was now clear to the house, The terrible reality flashed upon the minds of the where the remainder of the party were asleep. Sur-doomed patriots. Wood (sixty years of age) cried rounding the dwelling, they at once raised a hideous yell, crying, "Wolford, Wolford!" at the top of their voices. The rebels, awakened by their noise, supposed at once that Wolford's cavalry, whom they dread as they do death, was upon them, sprang from their beds, leaving their clothes and guns behind, and rushed for the doors. Out they rushed, without any thing on but shirts and drawers; some without the latter, even, |

out: "For God's sake, men, you are not going to shoot us! If you are going to murder us, give us, at least, time to pray." Col. Allen was reminded of his promise to give them a trial. They were informed that Allen had no authority, that' Keith was in command, and that there was no time for praying. The order was given to fire; the old men and boys put their hands to their faces and rent the air with agoniz

ing cries of despair; the soldiers wavered and hesitated to obey the command.

were shot, and of those who escaped, were ordered by Gen. Alfred E. Jackson to be sent through the lines by Keith said, if they did not fire instantly, he would way of Knoxville. When the first of them arrived, make them change places with the prisoners. The the officer in charge applied to Gen. Donelson (formersoldiers raised their guns, the victims shuddered con-ly Speaker of the House of Representatives at Nashvulsively, the word was given to fire, and the five men fell pierced with rebel bullets. Wood and Shelton were shot in the head, their brains scattered upon the ground, and they died without a struggle. The other three lived only a few minutes.

Five others were ordered to kneel, among them little Billy Shelton, a mere child, only twelve years old. He implored the men not to shoot him in the face. "You have killed my father and brothers," said he, 'you have shot my father in the face; do not shoot me in the face." He covered his face with his hands. The soldiers received the order to fire, and five more fell. Poor little Billy was wounded in both arms. He ran to an officer, clasped him around the legs, and besought him to spare his life. "You have killed my old father and my three brothers; you have shot me in both arms I forgive you for all this-I can get well. Let me go home to my mother and sisters." What a heart of adamant the man must have who 'could disregard such an appeal! The little boy was dragged back to the place of execution; again the terrible word "fire!" was given, and he fell dead, eight balls having entered his body. The remaining three were murdered in the same manner. Those in whom life was not entirely extinct, the heartless officers despatched with their pistols.

A hole was then dug, and the thirteen bodies were pitched into it. The grave was scarcely large enough; some of the bodies lay above the ground. A wretch jumped upon the bleeding bodies, and said to some of the men: 66 Pat Juba for me, while I dance the d-d scoundrels down to and through hell." The grave was covered lightly with earth, and the next day, when the wives and families of the murdered men heard of their fate, searched for and found their grave, the hogs had rooted up one man's body, and eaten his head off.

ville) to know by which route they had been sent from there, whether by Cumberland Gap or Nashville. Gen. Donelson immediately directed them to be released and sent home, saying that such a thing was unknown in I civilized countries. They were then sent home, and all the refugees met on the road were also turned back.

SONGS OF THE REBELS.

THE FEDERAL VANDALS.*
They come, they come-a motley crew,
For rapine, rape, and plunder met;
From different realms, of every hue,

The olive, yellow, white, and jet,
The princely loom-lord and his servile loot,
By sea and land they come, on horse, on foot.

Ye Southern freemen, who is he,

By foes encompassed as thou art,
That will, that can deliver thee?

That dares attempt to take thy part?
Hark ye! in loudest thunder from on high,
The great Jehovah answers-It is I.

Rise, then, ye freemen, old and young,

Unsheathe your swords-be bold, be brave!
Away be every scabbard flung,

In Federal blood your broadswords lave.
Arise, arise and thresh"-'tis God's command,"t
And sweep Abe's cringing minions from your land,
SENEX.

AN ACROSTIC.

IN MEMORY OF O. JENNINGS WISE.

Roanoke Island.

O'er his cold brow,
Just touched by time's soft, silvery tracing,
Entwine immortelles with the unfading laurel,
Nor fear the mildew of the grave will blight their fra-
grance,

Upon the return of Keith and his men to Laurel, they began systematically to torture the women of loyal men, to force them to tell where their fathers and husbands were, and what part each had taken in the said raid. The women refused to divulge any Written in California, on reading an account of the battle of thing. They were then whipped with hickory switches; many of them till the blood coursed in streams down their persons to the ground-and the men who did this were called soldiers! Mrs. Sarah Shelton, wife of Esau Shelton, who escaped from the town, and Mrs. Mary Shelton, wife of Lifus Shelton, were whipped and hung by the neck till they were almost dead, but would give no information. Martha White, an idiotic girl, was beaten and tied by the neck all day to a tree. Mrs. Unus Riddle, aged eighty-five years, was whipped, hung, and robbed of a considerable amount of money. Many others were treated with the same barbarity. Mrs. Sallie Moore, seventy years of age, was whipped with hickory rods till the blood ran in streams down her back to the ground; and the perpetrators of this were clothed in the habiliments of rebellion, and bore the name of soldiers!

One woman, who had an infant five or six weeks old, was tied in the snow to a tree, her child placed in the door-way in her sight, and she was informed that if she did not tell all she knew about the seizure of the salt, both herself and the child would be allowed to perish.

All the women and children of the Union men who

Nor the rustle of the icy worm 'mid its green leaves.
Impair the freshness of the dead soldier's coronal.
Not for the grave is the wreath woven, but,
Glorious dust! when the last loud reveille
Shall wake thee from thy slumbers, as one of those
Whose flitting wings reflect heaven's opening light,
In the full blaze of glory, shalt thou rise,
Soaring on high, with earth's long line of heroes,
Enwreathed with this, the patriot's fadeless crown.
MIRIAM.

*The writer has taken the liberty to vary and apply to our Northern foes parts of an original poem in manuscript, written by himself.

+ Micah 4:18: "Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoof brass, and thou shalt beat in pieces many people; and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth."