Oh, bo Not tlie First.
Oh ! be not the first to discover
A blot on thc tame of a friend,
A flaw in the faith of n lover,
Whose heart may prove true to the end.
We none of us know one another,
And oft into error we tali ;
Than let. ns speak well of onr brother,
Or speak not about liim at all.
A smile or a sigh may awaken
Suspicion most false and undue ;
And thus our belief may be shaken
In hearts that are booest and true.
How often the light smile of uladness
Is worn bv the Iriends that we meet
To cover a soul full ol" sadness,
Too proud to acknowledge defeat.
f dejection
hypocrite's breast,
affection,
now often the nigh
Is heaved from th
To parody truth nm 	
Or lull a -suspicion to rest.
How often Uie Mends we hold dearest
Their noblest, emotions conceal ;
And bosoms the purest, sine, rest.
Have secrets they cannot reveal.
Leave base minds to harbor suspicion,
And small ones to trace our delects—
Let ours be a noble ambition.
For base is the mind lhat suspects.
We none nf ns know one another,
And oft into error we fall ;
Th^n let ns speak well ol our brother,
Or spmik not about him ut all.
Personal   Appearance  of  Edmund
Burkb.—When Burke came forward, tis
his  custom was, to  the middle of thc
House of Commons to   speak,   the   first
peculiarity which caught the eye of the
■spectator was thc glasses which he almost constantly wore on the days ofhis
celebrity.    He was tall, and noble-looking, with a decidedly prepossessing appearance; by no means smart in his dress,
yet possessing a personal dignity which
the tailor eould not have given him.    He
seemed full  of thought  and care;  and
the firm lines about the mouth, the strong
jaw, and severe glance ofthe  dark eye,
spoke of many an inward battle which
was known to no human observer.    Tho
head was solid and intense, rather than
massive, high rather than broad, and tolerably prominent, fuller, one would say
at tirst sight, ofthe  reasoning than of
the imagining power.   His nose, whieh
was as straight as if it had been cut after
a bevel, opened out into two  powerful
nostrils, made apparently only to sneer.
Altogether looking like a  manv with a
great lesson to read to1 men,  more than
like a gentle  one  set in  thc world to
please.    He spoke with a decided Hibernian accent, although he left the country early in life.    But it is tobe remarked that men of genius hardly ever lose
the tongue of their youth.    He had a
voice of great compass, and he never rc-
quiredto hesitate for words.    They came
quick and vehement, frequently almost
beyond the power of utterance.    As ho
spoke, his head rose and fell;   now it
swung, and anon it oscillated from side
to side of his bod}', moved by the intense
nervous action of his frame.   Young
G-illray, the foremost of English caricaturists, sketches Burke in various postures and attitudes.    One  of the most
characteristic ofthese represents him as
wrapt in the delivery of some splendid
oration, with his hands clenched and his
arms raised erectly over his  head, his
whole body a picture of living  energy.
__Yo. British .Review.
Wellington's Strategy.—On a certain occasion during Wellington's campaign on the Pyrennesc, that  " Great
Captain" being displeased with the dispositions General Picton had made for
receiving the assault of Marshal  Soult,
who menaced him in front, ordered the
plan to be ontirely  changed.    But the
difficulty was to delay the attack ofthe
French until the change could be effected.    This thc "Iron Duke" accomplished iu person, in the following manner.
Doffing his cocked hat and waving it in
the air, he rode furiously to thc head of
a regiment, as if about to order a charge.
Thereupon rose a tremendous cheer trom
the men, which was taken up by corps
after corps, until it reverberated along
the whole extent  of Picton's  line.    As
the roar   died away, Wellington  was
heard to remark, musingly, as if addressing himself1—"Soult is a skilful hut cautious commander, and will not attack in
force until he has ascertained the mean
ing of these cheers
EASTERN   INTELLIGENCE:.
Cairo, December 24.—Small bands of
guerrillas made a raid upon the suburbs
of Memphis on Sunday night, and robbed several stores. Some of them are
said to have stayed in town all night.
They carried off one hundred cattle and
nearly two hundred mules.
Some of the paroled prisoners taken
at Holly Springs, have arrived here, and
furnished the following facts: On Thursday night telegrams wero received at
Holly Springs, from Jackson that the
rebels had menaced the place and asking for reinforcements. On Friday morning all the troops except about 800
were sent to Jackson.
The same night the commanding offi
cer at Holly Springs being apprised
ofthe rebel approaches to that place,
stationed pickets three miles out on all
the roads. The rebels, however, seem
to have come in between the roads, as
no alarm was made by the pickets, and
the first known ofthe enemy they were
in the town, firing on our sleeping soldiers. The surprise was so complete
that no organization could be effected,
and the fighting became desultory on the
Federal side. They were soon over-
powered and compelled to surrender.
It is stated 200 of them were killed and
wounded, which is probably exaggerated. 150 escaped, and the balance were
taken prisoner, and afterwards paroled,
The rebels burned a large quantity of
cotton and over two hundred wagons.
The depot, filled with commissary stores
and ammunition, was destroyed, the
whole valued at half a million of dollars.
Nothing is known definitely of their subsequent movements. One report says
they left for Grand Junction with the
intention of destroying the railroad.
Another report is that the Federals from
Oxford had attacked and scattered them.
Considerable excitement exists in
Memphis, in consequence of the rebel
raid in the suburbs, on Sunday night.
A meeting was held on Monday night,
to consider the best means of defence.
It is not known the number of troops
left there by Gen. Sherman, but it is believed they arc amply sufficient to repel
any attack thc rebels can make.
At last advices, Gen. Sherman was at
Helena, preparing for the expedition to
leave for Storm river.
It is reported here to-night that Jeff.
Thompson with 2,000 men is advancing
Hew Madi-id, and was  within  forty
miles of that place on Monday.
The rebel retreat from the vicinity ofj
Columbus seems to have been only a
feint, as they returned last night and
burned Union City and thc bridge over
the Big Obion river. There is a sufficient number of troops at Columbus to
defend the place now.
It is now thought that thc rebels will
not make any attack. Van Dorn is
said to have been in command of the rebels who captured Yalley Springs. Their
number was estimated at 5,000.
St. Louis, December 24.—Advices
from head quarters of Gen. Davis, com
manding at Columbus, Ky., say that reinforcements having arrived, he thinks
no attack is now meditated.
Despondent—TheNevadaTranscript,
rank .Republican journal,   tljus speaks
of the recent elections at the East.
We count on little support to the administration from the so-called Democrats elected recently in Ohio, Indiana
and Pennsylvania, because men elected
on such platforms established by the
Democrats in those States are cither not
truo to the principles they profess or to
their country. The Democratic platform recently erected in [Ohio, and on
which several Congressmen were elected, is essentially such a Platform as Val
landigham would advise. It denounces
the measures of confiscation and emancipation unsparingly; it condemns without stint the " gross violation ofthe Constitution by tho Executive ofthe United
States," the seizure of persons, the suspension oftbe habeas corpus, and tho suppression of the freedom of speech and of
the press. Is it not plain enough, the
meaning of this? The veriest fool in
the world knows these are the arguments
of secessionists, from beginning to end.
War Democrats! What is the Administration to expect from such war Democrats as these?
The issue was made in Ohio against
the Administration. So too in Indiana
and Pennsylvania. It is truo the Democrats professed to be in favor of carrying on the war, but it is to be carried on
their "way, and not by rendering efficient
support to the constituted authorities of
the nation. Their policy is to ho such
as their platforms indicate—a. policy
striped by compromise and checkered
with treason. The Congressmen elected are not expected to go shoulder to
shoulder with administration men, but
to maintain a course that will give them
a chance to patch a compromise on the
basis of the Union as it was, meaning
thereby a return to the dictates of'south-
crn slaveholders.
AUTUMN.
When nature wears ber russet gown,
And swallows to the south have flown ;
When grapes turn purple on the wall,
And fiom the boughs lbe ripe pears fall—
Wheu lambs ancl sheep grow thick witb wool,
Then Autumn's lap with fruit is full.
When corn is gathered in the barn,
And reeds are rattling in the tarn—
When partridges in coveys fly.
And dogs and men ere company—
When squirrels fill their nutty alore,
Theu Autumn's morn wilh frost is hoar.
When sleep-mice hide their sleek, fat forme,
And deep in the earth bore ringed worms—
When leaves come rustling down from trees,
And flies the cattle cense to tease,
Then oat his sturdy arms doth bare
To battle with the Autumn air.
When sibnt robins beg for crumbs,
When old men tumble wilh their thumbs—
When fires show again in halls,
And bate hook ou to dark warm walls.
Then cold wind whistles o'er the moor,
Aod Autumn shuts the Summer door.
R.E. RAIMOND,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
No. 105 Front street,
(Between Washington and Merchant streettt)
SAN FRANCISCO,
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JPurcliase ami Shipment,
ns well as to the
SALE OP   MERCHANDISE  ASD   PRODUCE
E. RAIMOND having been established in Sau
Francisco since 184-9, and having been continually engaged iii the Commission business for
Merchants  and  Producers   of  Hie  Southern   nnd
Northern coast of California, as well as witb tbat
of Oregon and Wellington Territories, feels confident that he will be able to give entire satiisaction
to parties who may entrust tlieir business lo hia
care. jyl6
R.1
for the sixth division to come upand we
shall beat him." It turned out as he
anticipated. Soult naturally enough,
supposed theso tremendous shouts announced the arrival of large reinforcements, and did not attack until too late.
Had he struck at thc right moment he
would have won an easy victory: as it
was, he met with a bloody repulse.
This was strategy. Hot the strategy of
books, but the strategy ofgenius, engendered and executed in the samo moment,
New York December. 20—Last evening's Washington Star states that a caucus of Eepublican Senators was held on
the 16th inst, where resolutions were
offered and discussed, requesting the
President to dispense with Secretary
Seward's service. The vote was sixteen
in favor of the resolution to thirteen
against it. The next day another caucus adopted a substitute recommending
the President partially to remodel his
Cabinet, which was unanimously agreed
to.    The conservatives believed it would
"be regarded as a, general invitation to
the whole Cabinet to resign." On being informed of the act the Secretary
and Assistant Secretary of State sent in
their resignation, requesting their immediate acceptance.
Thc Washington Star says it is confidently reported that  General Burnside
has tendered his resignation ofthe com
This will give time j mand of the army of the Potomac.
European Intelligence.
New York, Dec. 19.—The steamship
Scotia; with dates from Liverpool to 6th
December, and from Queenstown to the
7th, arrived at an early hour this morning.
The newspapers received by her advance nothing new on American affairs.
The Paris Moniteur in quasi-official for
alludes to thc presence ofa French squadron off New Orleans, which is represen
ted to have elated the disaffected portion
ofthe population. The London Globe
thinks that tho situation of America promises striking results soon. The London Times thinks that the Democratic
successes havo rendered the Government
desperate instead of daunting it, and it
looks upon the American advices as the
worst yet received, as indicating that
the propagation of servile war was about
to commence.
Gladstone in a published letter denies
that he has expressed any sympathy
with the Southern cause, considering it
out of his province to praise or blame in
such a complicated question. He claims
to be a much better friend ofthe North
than those who encourage them in the
prosecution of their hopeless and destructive enterprise.
Interesting and very encouraging statements have been submitted to the Atlantic Telegraph Company by Captain
Haskys in regard to soundings.
The French Government has concluded a contract for the supply of their army in Mexico for two years. Permanent occupation is inferred.
The  cotton   famine  and  distress in
France is increasing in severity.
The Greek question is unchanged.
A New Kind or Fool.—A citizen
walking up Chestnut street the other
day, trod on the flowing skirts ofa lady.
The skirts were distended by the most
lavish circumference of crinoline, and
trailed upon the sidewalk at least four-
inches. The drapery was so voluminous
at any rate, that the wearer was some
feet from her husband, beside whom she
was walking. '
The citizen trod upon her skirts bringing her to a stand still. The citizen apologized in the most humble manner, and
the lady granted it.    To his surprise, as
the lady passed on the husband turnin
short about, said to thc citizen:
"You're a fool!"
Sir!" said the indignant and  astonished citizen, with an eye that foreboded
a resent to the insult.
Oh I don't mean to insult you. I
see by your appearance that you are a
gentleman. When 1 say you'er a fool, I
mean you're a fool fbr apologizing to a
womq who wears trail skirts, because
you accidentally tread upon them. That
lady, sir, is my wife ; I have to get my
boots blacked four times a day to walk
with her, for fear of soiling her flounces;
the neit time you tretid upon them pray
do not apologize  for it.—Phila.  JSTorth
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Foote being nt a table next lu a gentleman wbo
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gentleman, *"th*it in my timid." "I heir a thousand
pardons, sir," said Footc, "I protest I took it for
the loaf."
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ee:
Tho Post's Washington correspond ont
says: It is rumored this afternoon that
tho entire Cabinet "will retire, leaving
the President free to construct a new
Cabinet. This may be incorrect, but it
is not at all improbable. That Blair and
Bates bave also tendered their resignation I am informed this afternoon; also,
that Chase and Sumner have been tendered tbe Portfolio of State.
An Old Fashion Still in Voguk.-
Fnlling in love is an old fashion, and one
that will yet endure. Cobbett, a good
sound Englishman, twitted Malltus, the
anti-population writer, with tbe fact
that do all he could, and all that Government could, ay, all that twenty thousand governments could, he could not
prevent courting and falling in love.
"Between fifteen and twenty-two," said
he, " all people will fall in love." Shakspeare pushes out this season to tbo age
of thirty five. Old Burton, writing on
love melancholy, gives us a still further
extension oftbe lease; and certainly,
"there be old fools." But no one is absolutely free from this passion. ThS
Greek epigram on a statue of Cupid
wbich Voltaire, amongst a hundred of
others, has happily reproduced, is perfectly true:
Whoe'er thou art, thy master Bee !
Who was, or is, or i3 to be.
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to the trade.    Dealers  ate  respectfully  m-heFted  to call
examine our stock and [irices before purchasing else-
SSI5 ami J3I.7 Sacramento str-cet, San  Francisco.
April 19, 1862.
TbeBostoa Post asks : "Would it not be well
for au officer to learn to dismount from hie horse
without tearing his pantaloons with his spurs, before attempting to discuss military tactics V
f Dean Jack-son passing oue morning through
Christcburch quadrangle, met some undergraduates, wbo walked nlong without capping. The
Dean called one oi them and asked—"Do you know
who I am ?"—''No, sir." How long have you been 	
ia College?*'—"Eight days, sir." "O, very well,"! Nature confesses that she haB bestowed upon the
said the Dean, walking away, "puppies dou't open human race hearts of the eofteBi mould, in that she
their eyes till the ninth day." lhas given ua tears.
They say.that too many minors are
cnJieted in our army, but Vanity Fair
thinks that ehe minors do a great deal
better than some ofthe Majors.
Musical   Intelligence.—Since   the
army changed its base, the press has
changed its tenor.
Woman  lost one Paradise, but she  can ea
make another wherever she goes.
The American game of rouge et noir is the way
a foreign print designates the civil war iu America
We are told to have hope aud trust, but what's a
poor fellow to do when he can no longer get any
trust?
The industrious and virtuous education of childreu is a (ai better inheritance to them *»han a great
estate.
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PASTURE,
THE undersigned informs the citizens of Los
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Pastures in the county, and has an abundance of
water, corals and stabling, attached to same, witb
all the varieties of clover and grass, both green
and dry, and solicits public patronage, at the low
rate of 50 cents per weefc.
The above pasture is situated six miles south of
town, between the old and new San Pedro roads.—
Parties wishing to send horses to my pasture, will
please leave them at Mott's, or Edward's, or Taaft's
Stables.
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LOS  AXGELES,  CAL.,  SATURDAY,  JANUARY  10,  1863.
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JOHN KING & iTkNBV HAMMEL,
Proprietors.
THE SUBSCRIBERS having leased the above
named Hotel, wish to assure their friends
and the travelling public that they will endeavor
to keep the Bella Union what it has always  been,
THE .BEST  HOTEL
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Families can be accommodated with large, airy
rooms, or suits of rooms, well furnished.
The Bills of Fare
-shall be inferior to none iu the State.
All tlie Stages
to and from Los Augeles arrive at and depart from
this Hotel.
Tlie Bar nnd Billiard Saloons
nhall   receive the   most  strict  attention, and  the
patrons shall find that this  house will be  carried
on an a first class Hotel ousrht to be.
Loa Angeles, May 51, 1802.
S.   &   A.   LAZARD,
IMPOKTKRS,
And Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
French,   Lii-glisii   and   American
.Dry Goods*
orner of Melius Row, Los Angeles. 1
(From the Richmond Examiner.)
STO.XEWAU   .TACKSOIV  A  POET.
Doubtless it will surprise many to learn that the
inobtrusive and hardy warrior, Stonewall Jackson,
is a poet of no little ability, and that among the busy
scenes and arduous duties of camp iie hag lound leisure to gratify his taste for the beautiful in literature
The following lines were written while Jackson wa
an artillery officer in Mexico, during the war between the United States and that country.
My Wife arid Child.
The tattoo beats—the lights are gone,
The camp around in slumber lies,
Tlie night with solemn pace moves on,
The shadows thicken o'er the skies
But sleep my weary eye hath flown,
And sad, uneasy thoughts atise.
PHINEAS BANKING,
.FOKWAKDIIVG ami COMMISSION
AGENT,
New San Pedro and Los Angeles.
F. P. RAMIREZ,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
Ollice wilh J. R. GrTCKEl.r.. Esq.. Temple's Block.
French, English,   and Spsinlsh Ti-nnNlfllctl,
Collections Mi„l,:,  &c.
£k.   LEHMAN,
PLAIN AMI OIJjYAIURXTA'L
UNITED STATES HOTEL.
Los Angeles.
THE SUBSCRIBER having leased the
f above establishment, begs leave to inform i,he pubiic that he has refitted and
] refurnished it throughout, and that it
conducted in the very best style. The
table will be liberally supplied with everything
the market ufiords, and every care will be taken
to make lhe UNITED STATES HOTEL a comfortable home for boarders.
Attached to the Hotel, is a BILLIARD ROOM
and PAR, where the best ot liquors and cigars
are kept.
Terms moderate, to suit the times.
Miners coming   from  or to  the mines ofHol-
combo,Potos!, Mohave or San   Gabriel,   will  find
this a convenient, place to meet their friend*?, or to
obtain desirabii; intonnntion.
A BAKERS' is al,u attached fo the Hotel.
LOUIS MI-HSUER.
Los Angeles, November 8th, 18(i2,—tf
CARRIAGE PAINTING,*&C
iquire at Joux Golt.ku's Shop, au
BROOKLYN   HOTEL
SAN FKANCISCO.
_Ei"EJ:MOT7\A.Ij-
mHS famous proprietor of this jwl
X well known and old established Hotel,[?f|jHT
bogs leave to inform his patrons and friends1 °^twa..
that on and after the first of November, 1862, he
will remove from the old dilapidated building ou
Hroadway. where be has resided since June, 185''
«nd will open lhat. SPACIOUS AND ELEGANT
BRICK STRUCTURE, which was built expressly
for a hotel, on the south-east corner of Sansome
and Pine streets. The Building is lire-proof and
■supplied throughout with gas, and water by tbe
Chrystal Spring Water Company, and every con-
venieuce is offered at this Hotel ; the rooms beinsr
aU well ventilated, large aud commodious, and I
do not hesitate in saying that the BROOKLYN
will be second to none in the State. Merchants,
Miners, Traders and all others visiting the city,
are invited to come and examine for themselves.
The Brooklyn Hotel Ominibtis will convey you to
tha House free, and if you do not like the accommodations it will cost jou uothing. The Omnibus
■will always be on the wharf on the arrival of the
inland aud ocean steamers, to take passengers and
baggage to the Hotel. The Brooklyn Hotel is
conveniently situated, being in the central part of
the city, where the cars oftlie city Railroad pass
the door every three minutes eacb way, to all parts
of the city. There is a large Reading Room attached to the House and Library containing 500
Standard Works, exclusively for tbe use of its
guests. Rooms will be let by the night, week or
month, wiih or without board ; also, suites of
Rooms to families or others at reduced rales.—
The Table will always be supplied with an abundance ol the choicest an.", best ihe market can afford, and no expense will he spared to eet a table
that will defy the criticism of the most fastidious
epicure, JOHN KELLT, Junk.
San Francieco, Oct. 23d, 1862.-3m
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"LOS   APitlELES STREET.
I think of thee, oh, dearest one,
VV ho.se love my early life hath blest—
Of thee and him—our baby son—
Who slumbers on thy gentle breast,
God of the temt&e, frail and lone.
Oh, guard the tender sleeper's rest.
And hover gently, horer near
To ner, whose watchful eye is wet—
To mother, wife—the doubly dear,
Tu whose young heart have freshly met
Two streams of love so deep and elear,
And cheer her drooping spirits yet.
Now, while she kneels before Thy throne,
Oh. teach her. Ruler of the Skies,
That while, by thy behest alone,
Earth's mightiest powers fall or rise,
No tear i*. wept to Thee unknown.
No hair is lost, no sparrow dies!
That thon canat stay the ruthless hand3
Of dark disease, and sooth its pain ;
That only by Thy stern commands
The battle's lost, the soldier's slain—
That from the distant sea or land
Thou bring'st the wanderer home again j
And when upon her pillow lone
Her tear-wet cheek is sadly jjrest,
May happier visions beam upon
The brightening current of her breast.
No frowning look nor angry tone,
Disturb thc Sabbath of  her rest.
Whatever fate those forms may show,
Loved with a passion almost wild—
By day—by night—iu joy or woe—
By fears oppressed, or hopes beguiled,
From every danger, every foe,
Oh, God ! protect my wife and child !
THE CApTfltE Oi1 THE '
Statements uf
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all kinds.
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one ofthe most complete assortments of Drugs
Medicines and Chemicals, South of San Francisco
together* with all the Patent Medicines of the day
Also a fine assortment of
Perfumery  and Toilet Articles.
All of whicb he warrants genuine and of the best
quality; which he offers, Wholesale or Retail, on
the most liberal terms.
Physicians'   Prescriptions   compounded   at  all
hours, day or night.
H. E. MYLES,
Los Angeles, July 7, 1880.
     fa sst! tigers.
One ofthe passengers  furnished   the Alta  with
tie following minute details of the capture :
Dec. 7th, Sunday—nbout 1 P. M, between Cuba
and I-l-ivti, (lat, 20, long, 7-1, east end of Cuba, off
Point Negre, six or seveu miles from the Point,
windward passage,) saw what was at first supposed
to be a sail ship, but which -afterwards proved to be
the Alabama, or " 290." When first seen, the ves
eel was a mere speck on the water ; as we Beared ,
her, found she was standing across our bow, headed
towards the lnnd (Cuba,) with but little sail up.
In the course of about an hour, we came up near I y
opposite. When she saw us, she immediately tacked, aud made ior us, to head us off. In the mean.
ti_re, we had not changed our course, uot euppos-
iDgJbt" a moment what she was. We had got a
little by her before she came lo us, about a mile or
so, she having the American flag flying, and her
ports open all tbe time, our officers supposed her
to be a United States cruiser. When she found we
were not going to stop to speak to her. she fired a
blank cartridge a signal fo heave to, at tho same
time pulling down the Federal, and running up
the rebel flag.
The captain aud some of the passengers were at j details
dinner. He was immediately notified, ran ou deck,
saw the rebel flag, ordered all the steam on our
ship, and the IT. S. Marines (I believe 120 in number) to be musfered at once, aud alt the women and
childreu on the quarter deck to go below, intending to give fight and not to give up the ship. During this time, which could not have been more than
ten minutes, she was following on our wake, and
gaining ou us. Ali at once she turned nearly
square off our track, showing her broadside, nnd
fired two shots over us, as they said afterwards, to
bring us to our senses. One of the shots was a solid S-inch 68 pounder, and the other a conical
shaped shell. The former cut our foremast half in
two,  seven  and a half feet above the hurricaue
He assured al! tbat no one should be hurt, and all
their private baggage respected, neither would we
be landed where there would be any denger of starving.
They took our Captain aboard and kopt him all
night, and sent a crew to take charge of our ship-
Daring Sunday night, each ship hoisted signal
lights, so that they would not lose Bight of each
other, and lay drifting about all nij>ht. Next
morning, Monday, Dec. 8th, the "200" signalled to
follow her, and steamed back over the same
course we came the day before, iutetidiog to land
us at St. Domingo. About three P. M., they saw
what they suppnsed to he the Cheimpiort, at a distance, which they were looking tor, Tbey ordered
our sails to be stripped from the masts and thrown
overboard ; theu took the valves cut ofour engiue
and carried them on board their vesel, leaving us
perfectly helpless, with nothing but tbe spank
and flying jib to keep us to the wiud. This was
done in case the vessel they saw proved to be the
steamer Champion, ao that she cuuld give chace,
and we not be able to get away from her. The
vessel afterwards proved to be a schooner, or something she did not deem ueces-tiry to follow.
We laid in this position, drifting about from 3
P. M. till 10 P.M. in sight of Cub* and Hayti, when
she sent back our valves, and ordered us io follow
her. She reversed her course, and headed for Jamaica. Whi Ist drifting about during the afternoon
they threw overboard our two rifled cannon, together witb all the liquor in the bar and other articles. Saw a large shark hoveling around the ship-
trying to get at a whiskey keg just throwii overboard—probably he was dry. The 6ea was coin-
parntiv-jly smooth, aud we had a modi-rate breeze
during our captivity. About 9 P. M. saw a small
which the "290" put after, and fired a blank
shot across her bow to bring her to. She proved
to be a Dutch craft, and was allowed to pass on.
December Oth, arrived off Kingston a little after
dark, and lay flouting nbout for two or three hours.
During this time the ''290" hailed a Dulcb vessel
which had j nst lelt Kingstou. Captain Semmes or
dered his officers and crew who had charge of onr
ship to go aboard the rebel steamer, and take our
Captain wilh them. In a short time our Captaiu
returned saying tbat the rebehs had learned from
the Dutch vessel that the yellow fever w*s ragibg
in Kingston, and that he (Semmes) would not be so
cruel as to land U3 there. When tliis was known,
three hearty cheers were given. Icamt say that
they were giveu for Semmes, but (or our good luck
in getting ofiso easily. Our Captain gave bonds
lor the value of tbe steamer, cargo, and freight—
in all $260,000. Previous to this be could not be
prevtiiled upon to release us.
Soon after the pirate disappeared in the darkness. ¥_ lay drifting about all night ofl'Kingslon
until daylight, when we headed for that place,
making signal for a pilot. In the course of two
or three hours, three negro pilots cameaboard, and
took^o letter from our Captain for the American
Consul. We learned from these pilots that there
was no yellow fever at Kingston bi'x daya before,
neither was there any war vessels there at that
time. Some of the passengers think the San Jacinto must bave been in there, whieh was the yellow fever Semmes was so considerate as to avoid-
After delivering the letters to the pilots, we
headed for Aspinwull, where we arrived about 10
P.M. the 12th inst.
The following is a list of the 290's  {alias Alabama) officer?.   Some of the names may  not   be
spelled correctly, as 1  had asked   the  officers  and
so many questions, I concluded not to go into
bout everything ; Captaiu, Semmes; Lien-
! pirate took  charge of
bill* of which went clear ot tbe burrncine deck,
one taking ellect in the foremast, cutting away one
half oi it.
The women and children were in great trepidation nnd alarm, and the passengers generally excited, when Capt. Jones ordered the Sag struck nnd
tbe vessel stopped. The Captain waa ordered to
report on board the Ariel, where he went, taking
his chart, manifest, etc. Lieut. Armstrong came
on board the Ariel first, after which Lieut. Low
and a boat's  crew from th
■^^^^^^^^^^^^_
Capt. Jones slated that while on board tbe Ala-
beima, Semmes said hewanted todo Vanderbilt all
the harm he could, as he had presented the Government with the only vessel of war alloati;the Vanderbilt which could overhaul him.
Among olher vessels which one of the officers of
the Alabama spoke of taking snid burning, was the
East Iudiaman T. B. Wales, Capt. Lincoln, bound
f;otn Calcutta for Bostou. Ha landed the captain
and wife, together with his passengers the American Consul of Mauritius, his wife, aud two children
at Martinique.
The Ariel and her cargo were finally bonded to
the rebel government, in the following manner,
payable thirty days after the independence of the
rebels should he recognized, to wit: Cargo, $123-
000: vessel, $125,000: freight money, $12,000—
tatal, §260,000, Tbe pirates boasted of baving
taken thirty-six American vessels, of all kinds
which tbey burnt and destroyed. It was talked
on board the Ariel, that Semmes intended, if he
could capture the Champion, to put the passengers of the two ships on one, and then burn the
other. The account ofthe proceedings oftbe pirate
aud ber prize, during the two and a half days they
were in company, is abont the same as the others.
STATEMENT   OV   AX0TB8B   PASSENGER.
Jno. O'Nurse, a passenger, informs us lhat tho
Ariel first espied the pirate craft, ou Sunday afternoon the fith inst., off the southeast coast of Cuba,
seven miles from laud. She had the Stars and
Stripes flying, bnt hauled them down and raised tho
rebel rag when she saw the American Aug hoisted.
Wheu about a mile aud half, she fired a blank shot
which the Ariel disregarded. A large solid shot
next partially severed the foremast, when the^lriel
hove to. The sum of $8,000 in greenbacks and
$5,000 in specie was taken by the pirates : also
the arms of the marines and belonging to theship.
Both money aud arms of passengers were unmolested. The Ariel was navigated by a portion of
the crew of the Alabama. Atone time the engine
was taken apart and sails torn down, in order that
tbe Alabama might be at liberty to go after another vessel.   This proved to  be a Dutch ship, and
as unmolested.
On the following Monday, the Ariel was brought
into Forth Moratib, Jamaica,    Here the pirate craft
left the Ariel and her crew and passengers. Capt.
Jones, ofthe Atiet was a portion of the time detained prisoner o
i port
Alabam
tenant, Armstrong, Low (the one who bad ns in
charge) C-vil, Wilson, (Master ;) Minshipman, Sin-
ch'ir ; l'tir.-er, Youug.
The following is a description of the vessel as far
as we could learn from the officers of tho Alabama^
or "290," as she is called.    (This latter name she
derived from the builders, beiug the two hundred
and ninetieth ship built by Messrs, Layard  & Co.,
near Liverpool England.    The name of the Alabama she got from the Southerners.)    She is a screw
propeller 1,100 tons register, barque rigged, card
eight guns j her smoke-stack cau be raised or lo
ered ; (it was lowered when we saw her;) her u;
chiuery is all below the water-line.    The vessel is
ned inside with wood aud iron, then coal buuke;
deck, doing no other damage.   The latter passed j extend all around, with heavy plates between them
iver Without touching us.    During this  time then
nd the nachiuery.    She is a pretty vessel buit af.
WOOD YARD,
Opposite    Catlnolic   CBmrcli.
THE UNDERSIGNED  are prepared to fnrnisb
any! quantity   ol FIREWOOD, all lengths, at
short notice, and on reasonable terms.
REED   &  CAMPBELL.
Los Anireles. December 6,  1862. .'im
FALL AND WINTER TRADE.
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Plaited and Britannia Ware,
Have on hand and are constantly receiving a very
large and full assortment of the above Goods,
whicb they arc selling iu quantities to suit, at the
Very L-owest Mai-Kct Rates.
We call particular attention to our CLOCKS
time as in the narration of this portiou of the afiai
Such a eight I never want to witnessa gai -
women and childreu crying and praying; men
scampering in every direction ; the most intrepid
not knowing what to do. Most of the passengers
were loud in demanding the Captain to stop the ship
before he did, as it would be utterly useless for au
ordinary passenger ship to try to resist a man-of-
war that could wiUijone broadside have sunk her.
As soon as the shots were fired her dug was lowered
and steam stopped. In fifteen minutes or probably
less time, Lieut. Low came aboard, and asked for j
the Captain, who was standing at the head of the
gangway, and demanded the ship's papers, passenger list, treasure, all of fhe arms belonging to tbe
IT. S. marines, and the steamer as a prize to the
Confederate Government.
Before the "290 " fired I was running around the
ship seeking a safe place to keep out of the way of
her " pills," aa we knew she was going to give ns
some from the position ahe took. I was up on the
hurricane deck, by the wheel-house. I saw the
Hash aud amoke of tha two guns—the next instant,
before I eould get five feet off, one of the shots came
whistling just above my bead, and struck the foremast &3 above stated, and tbe forcojof which nearly
knocked me down ; in fact I felt as though I were
shot.
After getting all the arms and money, (I believe
some $1,500 or S2,000 tn specie, the remainder in
"green backs,") between $10,000 and $14,000 all
told they took the U. S oflicers' side arms, and paroled both them and the men. Ey the time tbey had
got moat ofthese things transferred, it was getting
J5 miles
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o253m San Franciaco, J wantiae to know what Ite was going to do with ns. J etera of the Ariel, she fired two shotted guns, the j Burnside
ite.   The v
per hour, under full head of steam.    Shf
ees alt tbe water they use.
Contrary to all expectation, the officers and crew
were very civil and geutlemanly to us aU ; in fact,
Lieut. Low had become quite a favorite with the
ladies and chirdren, who did not hesitate to ask
any question they desired, and received civil and
polite answers to all. A Passenger.
more pacts.
All the passengers statements are so nearly alike
that one will almost answer for all. From Captain
A. B. Coffiu we glean the following items iu relation to the capture : Captain Ish am, George Ensign
and himself, were sitting together when the barque
was first sen. Oue of tbe party observed with a
glass that the barque had a smoke slack, but alter
a while it could not be seen, beiug bidden by a sail,
or closed down on the telescope principle. She
was first observed au hour before the capture, almost dead ahead, apparently working under easy
sail, having foretopsail, maintopsail, spanker, aud
other sails sot, and apparently not being iu a hurry,
The courses of the two vessels brought them rapidly  together.
About twenty minutes before 2 o'clock, Captain
Jones came on deck, announcing to some of the
passengers who sat at his table that dinner was
ready, and without even looking at the strange sail,
went below. At 2 o'clock, the A/abama,_\yuig the
American flag at her gaff, came down on the starboard bow of the Ariel. lowered tbe flag, and hoisted the rebel flag, firing a blank cartridge. On
coming ou deck, Capt. Jones ordered more steam
to be put oo, aud called for the marines, but it was
nen flocked around the rebel officer I too late, for as the pirate came around under the
Headqlurteus ofthe Army of tug Potomac,
Dec. 24.—The Richmond papers contain a dispatch
from Charleston, dated the Jilth. announcing that
a very large steamer, freighted for the Confederate
StateB Government, hud arrived safely yesterday,
at a Southern port, bringing a heavy stock of -shoes,
blankets, and au immense quantity of cloth and
other supplies.
It is stated by rebel officers tbat a large establishment is engaged at Richmond making pantaloons of the same texture as furnished our own soldiers, ond a large number of them appeared on the
rebel troops in Fredericksburg yesterday.
Senator Bouliam has been unanimously elected
Governor of South Carolina, and Ex-Governor
Wise is spoken of aa a promiueut candidate for
Governor of Virgiuia.
FoRTiiEsa Monroe Dec. 25.—Tbe One Hundred
and Eighteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry had a warm
engagement with the enemy, at Joiner's Bridge,
on the Black Water, yesterday, four miles above
Franklin, iu which tbe enemy, having a superior
force, compelled the Federals to retire.
Cincinnati, Dec. 26.—Reports are curent to-day
that the Louisville and Nashville Railroad had
beeu cut by the rebels at Cave City, and that tha
guerrillas were moving along the road northward,
tearing up the track aud burning the bridges : also,
that the indications at Nashville point to an engagement, as the enemy were directly in our front
and menacing each of the Federal wings.
Indianapolis, Dec. 26.—Advices from Kentucky
state that two detachments of onr Cavalry attacked detachments of Morgan's Cavalry, near Cave
City, yesterday. One detachment.! killed two and
captured seven; and the other killed three and captured nine.    The  rebels fled   from both attacks.
Cairo, Dec. 26.—We bave Memphis news to tbe
24lh. Tbe guerrillas who made the raid into Memphis on Sunday night last were a band of unauthorized robbers, under Col. Henderson. They
still hover in lhe vicinity of the city. Two companies of citizens have been organized and armed
for its defence, and two regiments of troops have
also arrived.
New York, Dec. 26.—Ao investigation into the
frauds on the Governmeut. shows lhat out of $1,-
000,000 paid cut in this eity alone from the special
appropriation of tweuty millions (or recruiting, organization and drilling ofthe volunters, nearly
one-half has been paid nut on fraudulent accounts,
and that nearly one thousand persons have been
■ ugaged in the matter.
Of twenty six pickets who were sent out from
Helena a few nights since, only two returned, the
balance having beeu killed by the rebels. A lotco
has been sent out to find the  enemy.
) mig
it have heard a pin lall,'' is a proverbial expression of silence ; but it has beeu eclipsed
by tbe French phrase—'-You might bave heard the
unfolding of a lady's pocket handkerchief."
He who does evil  that  good  may come, pays a
toll to tbe devil to let htm iuto heaven.
Vanity $atr asks Gov.  Boutwell if the general
rule, taxing all dealurs, applies to dealers in whist ?
The JY. Y. Times'' correspondent describes Gen.
"a first-rate secoud-rate man."'