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^^S^Kkt or Til 1; m l-s i :h- i oibrral iuun. - For from U>* tearful cum'i rattte Tb. aatelrr »W|»— hi« »urtl.oM| , And os the blooC-ird 0*14 of batik . HI* voter will •Quad the (hare* no »<*•• : N> taorstac revllte will wakrn < ■t- ■ The chteftia Iron hi. alumbrr • drrj- L lite aoul Ha final a«*rct» b»ll> taXm-, Well ma> a larrowtng nation u rr^. Oue fiaj bath ioat a brave drtendrc . ] A aaeir of terror to the toe, I A aoal that would no rbrht turmidriWhite Ida good ana route etrlka aitatew. To duty true, to barn slrsnccr— 1 An tuoae who knew hint !«> t can KitHe started In the port of danger, 1 And la the path of duty fell. \ _ WeU. let hl<a «kr|v-t*ftynll.r.tl,carW,i I Amid the record of' the bravc^ And. IT we irteee to trli tbe «or#, 'Tla for oureetTM we breath, tbdtechSut for the aoMter. crowu-H Willi (tery, Who died a* hrrmajtte' to die 1 BELKyi' MI«CKin^»V. THE RESCUE. i Am Incldrut In the Life of a Pioneer i Wra.ru. About dighty-two years ago, (1780.) j Joshua I/avid son, with iiis wife ami three j childrer., removed from Pennsylvania, and settled in Kentucky ; and at that dajr.all that country was a deep-end nnbroken wildernoas. Here and there might be uteri a smell , settlement, or the ionefy cabin of some' more bo!J and Adventurous pioneer ; » but tbe Indians, the desperadoes, and; the wild beasts held an almost utduputedswny. Perilous ndreoturea, halr.breadtb es- , c*|»es, violence and suffering were everyday occurrences tben and there ; and . the poor women, what few of them there wert, had no alternatire, even If they | desired any,, which I am cerUitf they did ! ■not, botto share ilto-eommon fate which beat*, the footsteps of ail. Among the hrsye wotacn of that day - ir»« Joshna Duviiliii:-'-. wife .Iinat ■ tout Josfana Davidson!* a i

strong, beallhy, One-looking female' of!, tarty, at the date of this occurrence. J ' ) It seems tlmt pne day Mr. Davidson^ went out into the forest, and, not long ». nfter leaving Iiisca1>in, he enpountercdh ' Imlf-duzen bktocf thirsty savages, who • sprang upon bim from behind the trunks of trees- oud before be could do anything to defend1 Ids life, or give the slightest alarm, felled him to tbe ground, and » chopped Mm ulmosl to pieces with their ' tomahawks. Oue of them then fore the scalp from the poor man's head ;«efter which tbejjfll caau'ously started forward toward »hc cabie— a fow moments after 1 ward wildly bursting iu upon the astonished and frightened inmates, poor Mrs. Davidson and' her children, three in Hu«l>er— two Loya and a girl, aged re- 1 sportively, JighV, eleven, and sixteen years. A scream of terror bunt frota the Hps' 1 , of all nnd, at the shote moment, itie 1 savages flourished their tomahawks, and with demoniacal yells, bounded at tbem : , At the aainu lime, quick aa thought - , itself, the oldest child, a boy, nam<-d 1 Oharlea, darted down under the arms of ; the Indian, and deshetf out of the open | cabin door with all the speed of a race- ' i bono, directiug bis steps toward an' ad- ! , , * jscenl wood. With a loud yell, tbe redskins spring • to the cabin door ; bnt a moment after ward, at the conclusion of soma irtdia | iSnguiahable Jabbering, five of them re- j - turned, the sixth one only starting off in j ) pursuit of the fugWrc boy. > Meanwhile, the otheF children were ! crying- and clinging to their pocr mo - j , ) thcr, who was standing in tbe centre of i , tin apartment, tire Tery pktare of "tl!« ! deepest sart of deapeir. " O, mother! don't let, them lri{> as ! don't let them kill as I" cried tbe child- , Ma, in one* voice. " Gad help yon, toy poor chiWxen, I , am powerless to do you any good !" • mooned the poor mother. " We ore in , Urn hoods of Him who mode us." Aia. same time, dm Indians wera j J frantically -dancing all aroand the cabin, ! , lonrisbing their tomahawks, and yelirug j hideously ; uid/Tvrftoftiiawu tbe poor ..J

| mother expected that herself audAer ! I children would be bratally messacrrd. , In the midst of their dancing, tbe red* { skin who had scalped Mr. Davidson j shook lite gory trophy in she face of the poor wife anil mother, tclliug her in broken English, how they bad met her busj band in the woods, and there killed ami ! scalped him. f At tbe sight of hrr husband's hair, I which she readily recognized, the poor j woman uttered a cry of agony, and bo- ; ! ried her face in ber trembling bends. Jo this way .the time passed until the | Indian who had gone in pursuit of ! Charles returned, /which he did after the t lapse of a half honr or so. As he entered the cabin, the redskin held npbolh ; his hands, which, apparently, were gory jawlth human blood, announcing in broken ' English, that it wns the blood of the boy he had gone in pnrsnit of. The children screamed, end clung the \ closer to thc|r mother; but Providence j had opened tbe eyes of Mrs. Davidson, and she w;as not so -easily deceived. Vbe ! death of her liaslmnd she could not | donbt, for there was his sculp in the Inj dlon's girdle ; but the redskin who went i iu pursuit of her sun showed no such ' j trophy — as he. would have done had ho ] been successful ; while, to her eyes, the | color on Ids hands looked much more | like poke-berry stains than liumnn 'blood. Altogether, she ifelt confldwit that the ! savage was uttering a falsehood ; and, \ • in her heert pf hearts, she prayed God tbst tipje might prove sho wo« correct. At laJt: the Indians prepared to depart ; aim after robuing the cabin of whatever they took a fancy to, ^ they I drove the poor enptiees outside, and set - fird to tbe little log house, which, in a j few minute!, was eompjetejy enveloped j in flames. With cries, and yells, ami

j screams of exaltation, the redskius final- ' !y started on their course, driving pocr Mrs. Davidson and ber ebiidrcn on i f ahead of tlreoi,. more as if they were Slumb beasts than human beings. For many a long and weary mile, 1 through the dark and deep wildwoods, ■ i that poor woman nud her children were i j compelled to tramp along; -and if (hey | halted, or behind a little, ns ' sometimes the children wonld, the red- i , skint whipped them forward, and with j violent gertnres, threatened to tomahawk j them if they did not' keep up the tequi- { site speed f ■ Wearieu and worn, the poor creatures ! : trudged along ; and while the mother,, made strong to bear ber cross, betrayed j j bnt little outward emotion, tbe cb'tldreu, j despite of blows ami threats, at tiinc» , ; vented their feelings iu cries and wail- 1 in**- ! " Oh,; my children, bo strong ! be , brave!'.' tbe anxious mother would w'bls- i : per to them. " I k-ow it is bard, my | darlings, bat oh ! uot near so bard as to die ; and if you anger them much more, the Indians may murder you. Only keep np" four spirits, eud make as ^itlle , noise and trouble as possible, and some- * , i thing may turn np to save us yet. ltpt j 'don't cry f it makes the Indians whip i you, oud may make tliemf kill yon. Rej member, God is here as everywhere, est! , lie mejf befriend us yet." k ' | I For awhile, the children would hush J , j their Icmenlations, and -hurry aloug. At last the shades ot night began | J to gather thick and fast. I "Night is coming on," mentally toutI tcrred the poor mother, "and then the . J savages must rest awhile. Theu will I 1 { moke an effort to onto myself apd my cbtidrsn ; and may the Lord strengthen me for the trial, for the effort is no easy . { one, and jmj precipitate our fate ! But , { we might as well die thut way as any ; other ; and, God fcnow*, we may escape i the butchering kniws of our oaptors. ! ! Come what amy, however, T ema rcsolvI ed to <nske the attempt." Darkness bad oof net in, and the Ini diaos halted mad built a ftre, around which < ! they gathmd in a circle. Tben they , ' broogbt oat thei: cura aad veaieon ; , I •

after properly preparing their food, eat their supper. Meanwhile, Mrs. Davidson and ber children bad been tied band and feel, and lashed to the trunks' of trees just outside the circle- Not n morsel of 1 food, however, was giwn them, and the poor creetnres were sick for the want ' of Ro.me such nourishment. The children bore it na long as-they could, bnt a» last began to beg for something to ''cat, and receive In return, blows and thrcnls of the most fiendish character. .With an niiguish no pe» could d«r sriube, 'ho mother was forced to- look i ! on. . . "For God's sake, my children, ask i for nothing I" she frantically orbispered. 1 • After entingtiielr sapper, tbe Indians i i tp**fc a smoke, and then" stretched them- • selves out on the ground, with their feet ! turned towards the fira^n^jtd went to- • ' sleep, one of their number being flelei gated to watch the prisoners and re-' . j plenish the fire. i ' "God help us, ell hope /f- escape is . past, forever past !" meutally^jaculated . j poor Mrs Davidson. . . ' Hound and guarded as they were, i ' well might she give np in despair. Time passed away, nnd at test the poor captive children sank into a fitful slumber. The anxious mother, howev- ! cr, felt no inclination to closo her buru* j i i ing eyes. Her -mind was too busy, and ' j her nerves to excited. I With streaming eyc^sho watched the Idosky sentinel as Le kept, his silent guard. • 1 < At length the fire begun to smonlder, and the redskin stepped n-idc toward ' ' the edge of the forest — the camp was i In a little: clearing — to gather some I slicks. . I i Mrs Davidson watched liitu like a

j cat.' Suddenly, as the savag^^tooped ilowb to the ground, something sprung ( ' out from the darkness among the trees, . , and quickly pounced upon hi-.; back. ( But the faintest noise — a slight scuffle it ( - might be — disturbed the slillpcss for a ( '• moment, aud then all' again was deadly silent. - , •'My^od. what Adcs it megb-^^trle^ 1 the bniidered wffman. ''Mflther, nqt-mswdjior sound, for 1 your WsJ11- suddenly came from behind 1 ; her, Uynecply whispered tones. | Notwithstanding tho cantion, Mrs. | Daridson, who instantly recognized the j • voice, was about to utter a sudden ex ! clnmation. The shock was almost too ' j much for her heart and bruin, nnd the i poor creature cuino very near ruining everything. ^ |. "Not a sound, mother vas again i quickly, deeply w;hisperetJJro«KbjJiiud, t | though nojjae war too •be'wffen, anx i iodsly as she peered into ihu darkness, B/a strong effort, Mrs. Davidson choked down hei emotion'. "0 Charley, is that yob ? she in q air- , ed, a moment afterward, in a low, deep, i and tremulous whisper, j "Yes, mother, *es ! bat keep still, > and look over there !" 1 Mrs. Davidson turned ber head the 1 ; other way, and in tbe light of. tbe campfire beheld scrcrofmen creeping ont.from j ; tbe edge of the forest one after another. { In toe red light of the fire she could-are | ' them plainly. There were six of thorn and they were white men. Ob, bow that onxions wamoa— waldi'1 i ed the scene b-forc her I Oh, bow her thumped, and ber brain throbbed* : 1 at the unexpected sight. With cat-likc inovomcnU the cautious i whiles circled around the unconscious ' savages. TJicn five of the number | pisCed themselves right above tbe sleep- j iug redskins —who stirred not a limb, so little noise was there to di tnrb their | | deeb slumber— and pointed I be muzzle:; ! or their rifles directly at th .lr hearts, j | The nest moment the sixth o I tbe party ; j whispered the word "fire," a id the r*. I j pork of the five rifles brwke umillcae- 1 ! ousiy upon the (till air. I

Not a redskin lived or breathed after- 1 ward, the reader may feel eertaiii. The loud noise awoke the sleeping captives, and the glad cries of the mother and her children quickly followed the deep detouation of the rifles. At tbe same moment Charley darted' from* his hiding place, and rapidly set* cred tiie thongs which hound the poor prisoners. "We are savod. thank God! we ore saved !" cried Mrs Davidson, as she * sank down on her knees, and clasped all' three of her children to her wildlyvbc«iug heart. Oh, who shall describe that scene !, , The first bnrst of their boundlest joy i* over, the whole party started forward to retrace their steps to»<hc nearest settle- ! tnenl, where they arrived in safety, and : where Mrs. Davidson nqd her children " ever after remained. Ill conclusion, it is onhg? necessary to ' say that Charley, who As not killed, as represented by the Indian, succeeded in > making his way to lha station to which I tlie captives were afterward conducted, and from whence he had started odt with , the parly J» ho finally effected the deliverance of Mrs. Davidson and her chili drett.I Of course the reader understands that : it was one of the horderers who pounced | so suddilenly upon the Indian sentinel, I < and, hy a well aimed blow, silenced his > tongue, and prevented hiiu from alarm- - iug his companions. On the successful , accomplishment of that critical feat in n great measure depended the rescue of tlve captives. I Suhsequen ly, search was made for the i body of Mr. Davidson ; but nothing ( i was- discovered but a few dry and fievh- ■ less hones, the beasts of prev, without , a doubt, having devoured nil the rest.

KeCLELX-AK'S OFFICIAL REPORT. | 1 The following is the official report of j 1 Gen» McClellau, showing, us near us . i ] can now he ascertained, llib respective ' i of both armies in tire recent great 1 ill Maryland, called the " Ifatihof South Mountain," nud "Battle of ; Autielam " Km Si»Var>«i-»4i Vpt. vs- i jk. p. W. - :taf„r Otn. lUlkr*, Oci»nl-in-<AuJ C. It A: ! Gknchal: 1 liavv tho honor to >eporl ' the fnllowing us some at tho results of lUn battles ol South Mountain and Autielam : ' At South Mountain our loss vrus — i Killed . . . . . 433 j WodVidcd .... l.tOC (• Missing 7G Total . . . 2,325 | At Antictam our loss was— > ' Killed 2.1*10 Wounded .... 9.41G Missing 1,043 j "rtital ^ : >»-i— rt,4« | Loss in the two bmtles 14,794 1 Ti n rebels, iu tbe two balllto, ay ii. ar as , can bv ascertained fropi th" iiumUer ilf Uieir I 1 dead found upon the 'field, and/from other ^ data, will not full :*hori of tbe folluwmg es- ' limata : Major Davis, Assistant Inspector Genornl. who superintends the burial of t^e d ad, : reports about three tkuuwnd rebels buried I upon thp field of Antictam, by onr troops, j Previous to this, bowsver, tho rebels had burisd many of their own dead updo the distant portion of the battVfleld^wbicb ! they occupied efter the battle, probably a1 j five hundred. The loea of the rebels at Sooth Mountain cannot be ascertained with accuracy ; bet J ■ -svtjwr troops continually drove them, from - the commencement of the notion, and as a much prosier number of their dead were seen on the' field than of our men, it it Dot unreasonable to suppose that their loss was ■ greater than <fnr». Estimating their killed ' at 500, tho total rebel, killed, [a the two j battles, wonld be 4,000. According to the i ratio of oar owu killed end wounded, this j ' would make their loss hi woOnded, 16 742 ( At nearly es can.be ascertained at this ; ' time, the number of prisoners taken by pur j j troops |o the two battles, will, at ahe low- i | est estimate, amount to 5,000. The f-ll reI turns will, no doubt, show a larger number, j or theu, about 1,200 ore wounded. ' This gives the rebel loss ia lulled, wound. • * ed, and pnnmeis, 25^12. It mil be ob4 1

served tbst this does not include their • stragglers, the lumber of whom is said by citizens here to be large. It may . tpi /stely concluded, therefore, that the rvM k^my lost at least 30.000 of their best troopsTTiirio- their campaign, in , Maryland. From llic tnmi oqr troops firal eiicouutered Uie euemy in* Maryland until hn was drivfid l.ack into Vltgifeia, we cap. 1 ^iire>r 13 »un 7 c«is?ons, ;» limbers, 39 co- ' tors and t ugual flag. W c have nut lust a siogly gun or color. . Ou tbe haute- tiehl "of Anlietem 14,000 . small arniv were collected, besides tho large number carried p(T bv citizens, and those distributed on the grounds to th» recruits and other nuaruii-il men arriviog immediately after th; battle. At tienth Mountain no collection of small arms was made, owing to the haste of the pursuit from that point ; 400 wera Ui ken on the opporito side of ' io i'otomac. GKURGE U. M. CI.KLLAN, Major Geaerul (.'oinmandiog. OKLY A CUP OF GOLD WATER1 A young English woman was seut to 1 France to be educated in a lfugenot school i 1 iu Boris. A few' evenings before tbe fatal masiacru of St. Tiarthnlrnnew's llayshe end i Some of ber compohions were taking a walk in some parts of the town where there were , ; sentinels placed on tho walls. W|>ea n soldier it on guard he .must not leave his post untd he is relieved ; that is, until auo^hOr takes his place, lino of tho soldiors, at the y.iung ladies pxitd him. bespugbt i ihuin to have the charity to bring him a I ; little water ; adding that he wns very ill, ■ and that it wonld be as much as bis life woe | worth to po and fetch it himself. Tbe ta- , dies walked on— much offended at tho men r for prcuuiiog to address them — all hat the < young English woman, whoso compassion was moved ; and who, leaving her psrly^ | procured some water and brought it to I ho 1 I soldier lie begged her to tell bim her nnine and pises of 'abode, which] she did. . When she rejoined her companions some v blamed uud others rtdicnlca hor, bet they soon had reason to lament that they ha a

. not been equally compassionate ; fur the grateful Voldier contrived on tho night of tbe massacre. Io save this young English woman, while all the other inhabitants of the houso In which she dwelt were killed. A l a recent ftre in Fall Kiver, two Irishlaborer;, who had behaved gallantly in at- . tuiltpUug to subdue the llanH-s, were caught tu a dangerous predicament ; uno gehlu of the house fell in, und that under which they were standing tottered over tliem — , ' The younger' attempted to llv from the spul. but »*as overtaken by the hunting ruin. and very seriously injured. The other vceing on open door in tho base pf the wall, darted through it, and emerged finhurl on lbs other shin. II is employer, nest day, commenting on his ccapo, i said he should return thanks to I'r&vidcnci", for his , preservation.' " Oeh, thlp." said - Dennot, scratching his head very slowly, " surely 1 do be grateful to Fruviderrfre, and 1 thiuk I it was very merciful to me ; but, i|J, ttatn't I I ini'jhtjf cute myftf ft Captain R. L. llarlz, of the regalar ari my, is keeping u record of all deaths in tho - { hospitals about Washington!— tbe age, rank, TTesidente, description, company and regi- . mcn^-nnd tffS focality where buried. Tho books of tho office n re always accessible to , the pablir Captain I Tarts also keeps track , < ofsul property, public and private, left to I { camp after the march of the Uuioa armies . and property taken from the rebels. There i urc now four large store houses .filled with i | abandoned property, consisting of stores, i | tents, trunk;, knapsacks,, beds, express l | packages, Ac. In onebuildtng'sro over ton | thousand sieves, many of them improved i j and valuable coeking stoves. I A brave weitsro colonel, recently -wrote a congratulatory letter* to a newly comais- , 1 sioned officer, iu' which he said— " Dial roy , ' this Gpvurnmeot, and what safety remains i for out homes ; whet honor.' in our history ? j In the past is ibt memory' of greatness ; In the fntere scorn, llether dare ell now, preserve ' the Covornsient. vindicate Itt | strength, and the repebhe, pas sod through j Hits crisis, -will stand with such assured dig- , i nity and firmness throughout ell the coming J onlnries. that no foe without, no Jadas _ within, shall ever raise an armed hand against "he r. llic said that the pee is mightiet than i the sword. Neither if of mufb- ralae with- , . out the holder. ' ' , g , J 1 y ' " 1