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£|jtCj]H®5s #toni»Ute ; CAPE ISLAND N. -T. , J. 8. LBACH. Editor and Fxoprfetor. j Tharaday. Deo. 35, 1862 , dNB DOLL.AH PliU ANVUVT ' THE LATE OUAT 1ATTLE. ( A* we aanouuced la«t week, a . Puttie ha* been fought at Frederick!- | bnrg, Va., end almost eeery one is j •were of the reeolt, in lie Brain features — the defeet of oor Army After a herd fought content, eud a fearful slaughter of loyul eoldiert. That thia U the ceee U not pretended to be denied, though the heart *icken» At the thought. W « bed hoped that a staggering blow to the rebellion would then end there here "V bct-n atnsck, but It h otherwiie, end we \awii Ateept the Hern reality, diatMteful though it may be. Of courae tha whole loyal North it dbappoiuted ; and, eery naturally, the inquiry U started, "What was the cause of thj* defeat ?" "On whom reata the blame t" And, in pursuance of tide feeling. Congress La. in. atructcd the Committee on the Conduct of the War to proceed to the Army of the Potomac, and inquire into the whole mutter, and report accordingly. Nor U Congrett alone in thit.maUer; but the pre** ii taking up the howl, nud ii it being reeerberaled all over the land, hy certain claaaea. And ihit ia alwayi lK% catf, after a ■erioot^defeat. Now we ha»e no objection to a reat*able watching of the utovtmsnW of our arm* officer. ; and aa honett and lair criticism; abominate the ' spirit which aeemt to actuate many at tinea Uka thb. If •«»« or our Conwreuional, editorial. political and ciwll general*, who. one would think, awurae to know more than Washington, Scott and Napoleon about conducting n cam paign, and yet, likeourtelf, ure too cowardly to seise a motket and fade a fu- ' - . i i . I.-t. „i,il

riaoa would exert their energies, turn their atta*ioo to encouraging the heartt or the rubra, tbe people, and the officers and aoldlera of the ariny, inetead aowiug discord, and weakening the Gov.roment and ariny, by bowb of com- 1 plaintt, thry would act far more worthy ^ of tha name of patriot*. Aa ere haea *aid before, we hare , suffered a defeat aad a **riou* oue ; we , have loet many valuable live*, *ud many , hooaehold* are mad* *ad by the untime- t * w death of many a loved one ; hot it " 4om bo* ueci-tvarily follow that any one ' in particular was in fault. Have not 1 large armies, commacded by brave aud | skillful generals, been defeated before J War* Napoleon and Washington always saeeemfut f Was not the urny of Wash , ington sometime* rrdoced to great , •trail*? And yet who thinka of bring- . ing blm to an acconnt for it f Mutt " not one or the other party be deloated f 1 Now we think tbe whole matter mej | be easily accounted for, witkout any j Congreetiooal aommitteea. or editorial Iwnlnarie*. The bare fact* are all tire , explanation we need. A large rebel army lay on tbe other aide of the Rappahannock river, end bow largo none but themselves could certainly know, or i what were their resource* for reluforeementa Thb army wa* in tbe way of ' Urn Federal army, in their advance on Richmond, and it was oecaan.y bn drive ( them from tbeir position, * femliwte , our advance ; and, in broad d»yllght, i in tbe face and eye* of the enemy, our army created the river, with but com- ' paratively amall Ion, tbe eoemy falling 1 back to hi* fort ftcaiiou*. After due 1 preparation wa* made, the Federal army advanced to the aeaault of their ( ■trochoids They foaght all day, , bruvtly, till thousand* had fallen. But , the ectmy wa* too numeroui and too i atrongly fortified ; faou that could not i bo folly known in advance. The day ' closed, and nothing bad been gained, « but much lotL The muck wa* not re- ' neard. Ttra Federal* lay in and about tbe city for two day*, whew it was wise- ( ly determined to reorom the river ; aad, ■ during ow« night, tbe work waa perform- ( *d, ovary maa and all tbe atorsu artill- . cry aad ovoeythlng eiaa woo safely land- , «A«B<kBoArfOwb.ortho river, with, i m* «a>vOt>Uvt from tbo I

wall was the whole affair conducted that I they were entirely ignorant of What was | rag on. And iithia not a aatisfactory explanation of tbe whole defeat ? ! It wis aim ply became the enemy waa , too strong ia numbers and fortifications; , and- not for want of aklll or bravery of j , officer* or men. Had tbe two armies; met in open field, we haveuo hesitation : | mi saying that the reeolt* would have j 1 | beea far othvrwite. QPThtrc is a terrible muu at | Washington, about the Cabinet. A cancus of the Republican Senators have called ou the President for a partial re- j organization of the Cabinet, and Sec- 1 relary Seward, and bis aon, A>-ittant j > Secretary of State, with Mr. Cbate, i i Secretary of the Treasury, have resigni ed, but thtjir retignatiuu* have not b«en : I accepted yet. Others ure reported to j i bate resigned. Tbe President refuses | ' to remove, unlets they resign, and press i an acceptance. And we might here tar, i everything considered, this it, by far, ; the darkest hour of our country since' the war commenced, and no one caa trll > the result. # t3T We have iaforn-.ation, throug!. . _ a private letter, that the Rank's expedi tiou waa, wimn the letter was written, concentrating in the vicinity of Mobile, i Ala., to attack that city. If we are rightly informed, the troop* were to be ! mainly landed at Ship island, and inarched overland to Mobile. If thie inlor- , met ion i* correct, it is not unlikely that active operation* are in progress befoie this time. i I,,, t3T Wo bare only space tt> **j, in ■ relerrnce to affairs at Fredericksburg, I that there wot no fighting of comic- ; quence after that reported last week — l on Saturday, — and that oor whole arm recrossrd the river on Tactdey night, - taking everything with them, without • any accident or lots.

on uxt couxsporaxxcx ' Caur Kiun Fawttcnicasacao, Va., ) Ueadquarteni 2-Vlb llrg. N.J, V.. I ; Wednesday. Doc. 17, IH02. ) j 1 Dtar Wore:— When the soldier it .lying 1 ' in ramp, aud when no battle it raging n-ui? - and be It not under orders for an immedi- 1 »te march, 'lit then he consider* himself i enjoying - a soldier's peace." Such a peace our regiment ia now enjoyirg, ai d bare ' neea since yesterday tnurning. A week of 1 excitement has passed. It bat beea a ' memorable, an interesting, .«•* % solemn and *ad wewa to at, and u f.r m I bare ' time, I will dttail our mei iorable mov., ' meoU. A week ago to^iay wa reached ibis ' camp, and scarce w*rc we on tbe groom) < ' when we learned that tha coming d>.y i • oald begin a battle at Fredericksburg.— ' In the evening word came for at to draw ' on the quartermaster for three day's ra tioor. This was equivalent to marching orders, so we laid oar forma U rest that night with the expectation af witoswinf siears on the. following daya that would appal n«, and sure enough, we did. At 'i o'clock in the morning. Whitehall were on- ' der shelter except those who Had tarned ' out to warm np by the gloomy fires, a randob** loud report disturbed oar eiamber'. It's sound eooo died awey, aud our dreams | continued until about o'clock, wben we sere assa-ed that tha bell bad opaaed. by musketry firing, acroupaniad with ceaaon. Wo now began to put oareelvoa in fighting order. Haversacks ware filled, knapsack* packed, and placed in charge of «be qoar term at ter, biankata aad shelter texts roll ed and wrapped around us. What followed tha major part of tha day I wrote you at the lime. That night, just after sunset, wo were ordered into tbe camp, aad while getting tenta ready for sleeping, the long-roll beat, and out wo bounced, aad were sooa on tbe march. Aboet leu o'clock our Brigade, under Uol. Hawkins, cro**od the pontoon bridge into Fredericks burg. We were tbe first troops, with tbe exception of one company, that bed entered lbs city sines it wa« held, some months ago, by the Untoe army. Orders were strict against any talk, among tb* man while entering, und as • * trod our way, a death like tilei.ee reigned. How aaar the enemy were to us, or what we were to flu »a» a secret to us, aad we received no light npoa.lbe swlgeel until w* had orders to " hall " is the masa street, staek oar ansa, aud builf Iras to warm by. The Bight was cold, sa down west fences, •beds. Ac. Being idd that rebel picket* etatioaad ia the roar part of tbe city, gas- da wore take* from each compaay to paired lbs streets that lad u tha rear, to pveswet a rebel ispiiis aad to keep epfee 1

from going oat. Corporal Joseph Usrrison i t aad privates Lnamiog Wvaibsrbr, /Morris ' V. Warner. W. tin j der aad Jam. U Uraw . t were detailed from oor company — * When gaards wont oat to relieve them ihey j I were not to be fonnd, and np to tha preavbl l we bare gained no tidings as to their j f I whereabout! ; bo' the opinion la that they | I . were scrprised and captured by the enemy. | ' | We hay- no doubt of this What little i < ! sleep thu boys «cq red was on the soft side ' 1 ! of brick pavement i. While strolling around j I , by moooUghv Faspied several dead reU-li i that hud folfoa uurii.g the bombardment. 1 1 i Che tight tf their ghastly forsie gavu me j < I nemo slight idea of a field after battle. ] ' ' Other troops crossed tbe river on Frid-y, ! i | bat no engagement between tbe infantry took place. There was almost a continual ! ! ban bang. bang, ef artillery, which warn- j < I ed as of something to come As 1 prert- J 1 nosly informed yoe. tbe boys pel the con- i j fiscaliou act illo working order, and all 1 that could be found to satisfy lh« appetite 1 ; I was pot under tbe ham'»er. Then was | i ' quite s jubilee over tobacco. Sutlers had I ireen selling ibis article at ibe rate of teu 1 ' , dollar* a portd. bet here wo obtained all 1 j we could carry without thanks or pay. The i I J boys KuugeU uroand in mansions, in rock 1 1 ing cbsir* and on rofas, drummed on pian- i ! ot, and enlitreoed tbmr spirits with various j ( iastnmients. Tbt* only lasted on* day — ! That night w« slept in houses, but th* war i bugle called us to take our arms in hand. ' j The brigade formed, and off we marched. ' • 1 expecting lust tbe next few minutes would ' '■ [ find us ia a luqd-to band contest, but we { i I weie only inoved to a poiul nearer the ri- 1 - t ter, on thu ieit of tbe city, where »« halt- i . ! w'd. I I On this spot we rested on oar arms all day. E very moment we expected to be ordered to the field. Wo could wimen the battle a* it fiercely raged. N ow we ' i could see our ircops march gallantly upon thu enemy, on tbe charge, and down fell hnndrtdi to rise no more. 1'iie sir.mg fortifications of the rebels were loo powerful to be overcome, but uur men never laltered ia their ranks, Tbe loud shuut of uur brave '• ; men could be beard resounding in ibvi air, t ' as they'i'iet the foe. The cracking of tnu«- j j ketry was startling tt the ear, ui.d toe ' I shock of canuoo made the earth tremble, ! <

Our artillery on thia side of tho river play. | 1 j ed upon the revet hulteriea, and as the • I bombs and bafis went bowling over our I I ] beads we did not for a inomcnt doubt that ' ^ the present waa a time of war. Some thirty | .for more sbnll* baislnear us, aud seveml - men in oar brigude wore severely wounded . I by tbom. While waiting bare Cut. Derroia I came along oar lines and encouraged as to stand rait * hen tbe bocr of trial came. Ila I gave >is for a battle cry, " New j ersey and i the L'aiaii." tiospeose began to die nwav, | as we saw Ibe Buvr crawling to bia billing | place, but just alter it bad passed from i Tisf. Col. Hawkins rode np and ordered J o(T on a doable qaiek. W hat they j wanted or u* after sunset' was u putxhug point, but it was uo timo for asking que*. . lions. A line of battle was formed, i he j 2Mb took the centre. Over fences, ditches, Ac., we moved as Jersey-men always do.— My haversack weighed heavy, so oil it weul. Others stripped themselves of' hlsoki-u, Ac. Our direciion was towards ' tbe foe riballs commenced whixxing o'er : as. la ibis condition wt were ordered to { fall down. Wa dropped en matte behind a i small embark msnt, along a railroad traek. While lying her* a perfect bail storm of I graps, cannier, ball and abeli fits around ! us. « lanes snd dirt tickled ns.in the face, bat God kept death Train robbing us of shy there. After remaining ia this position a miaul* or two, we war* ordorod to advance. Wa sprang to oar feet, sod with arm- at a charge w* rushed on, hallooing at tbe top of oar rolcem 1 glanced to Ibe ranr. and aol a man of tha regiment was wavering. Other regiments faltered, nod tbe 25th wni soon in lb* advance. On ascending tbe top or a hill, tba rebels poarad t volley into oar tanks. Skirmish-like, we dropped down aad returned the fire. Wa eooid out plainly see tlm rebels, but we aimed oor shots in the direction of the enemy's tsns kel flash Tbe sugagemsnt bscaine gsncrat. Tbeir shots began to tell. Tbe wonnd.d commenced tbeir cry. For near hair an boor we foaght btrd. Tbe enemy c-a.nl firing, and fell back. Cpoa learning tbis wa retired, formed onr lines, sod retreated from tbe field, with a loss or shoot one hendred is killed and wound. d. C'o's A aad F were the last troop* to leave the field, aad we fought nearer to tb* enemy than nnj other at that point. What affect oar Bra bad ot the ecamy was impossible to fell, bat we ess bat believe that it warm j ed them tp. Wo felt back about two ban dred yards, where w* lay behiad a high ambankawat about two boars, whei wa ' were ordered baak to tb* eity. W« did I MaeariWstaustMm w.j

slept on euuinp brli) thai night. ' 1 This was the first engagement in which j i Kthe gal foul 2Sth had ffortieipated. and it 1 won the ncuia of acting braver sud per- | belter tbau any other pigiuiciit It- . the brigade. Although we rara>d thia I yet it did not satisfy us. for we best • | that tbe general wbo took n< into tbe Cgbt ' I was intoxicated, and went contrary to or. I ders, and ibe thought that we were that 1 ! te al*ugb\er causes onpleasaot feelings I I to arise. Tho officers of our regiment were at tbeir posts and did their duty. Col. I proved himself a brave aud worthy j commander, Lieut. Col. Ayres and Adju- j j lent Murphy, being absent. Major Brown j ; and Lieut. Ferae filled their pieces. Lieut. I Willis led our company into the battle.— ' ; aergt. Maj. Field acted at one of the Lieu- | j tenants. J. Gbaktillx Latex. I L J LXTTXK or' MS. DTTWOAH. Philadelphia, Dec. 9, '62. . j Uo*. T. Jonas Yob** : Urar Sir— I Yniir favor of 6ih inst. was received | 1 this roorniQg inviting me to accompany ; voa io a trip O'er the location of tb<- Cape ' . May extension of tbe M^llville A tllassbo- j I ro' Rail Ro*d. It wti r^y^revious pur | • poto 10 leave for C'sjie May ^to-rnqfrrua morning ; but some pressing engagcim-nts , ' here, conneclod with my position o* 1'iesi- j dent of the Arch ttlieet Passenger Rail- > way Company, compelled me to postpone ■ my leaving until lutet in the meek. Greatly < | to my regret, tho same cause will pr>-veni i i j my accs-mpanyioc you. and I a ill feel much j . i obliged il you wd! say to the gentlemen \ j that business of uaui aal impoitaarv alon. has prevented my being present with you | | ! the whole trip. 1 regrot this the more, bn- | ( cause liio enginear, Mr. ouds, is aLo abi sent, having been called yesle.-iluj to , ! Poltnvillc. to Inspect the irun made for us

in the month of November. To facilitate your examination, however. | , 1 propose to accompany you as far as Mill- 1 ville, end there, if yoe wish It, place ,n I lieu. Cook's hands the profile ol the road, K ' a"d by the mesas of tbis nolo enable you L ' be'iar to look at th» progress mode. . j I First, in the margin 1 give you the con I tracts as the road lias been let in Various t ] distances, making together thirty four miles f I frem MifVville. The remaining seven miles ^ j hive also been let. BDd considerable pro , I gresv mode, each contractor Wlow having | : taket) but a small distance. Tbe work for ,, ! l»enly miles from Capo Island you aill ob j serve fniin the profile is very light, aqd can , i in no possible contingency delay us. howev- ( | or aioa may be the parties at that end. , In the Brit two miles let «e b-ve the , I must expensive part for right of i rny. inclu- , | ding As it does tbe village lots of Miflville, ( With the exesption of four persons all bate ( I been arranged with, and wkgn the deeds , have been prepared the money bus been ( ; paid. Il it believed we huvo the right of , j war of all except five persons, and -only , ' two of l base are disposed to delay our work, | ! though there ure a number of cases where j title* could not be obtained, being estates, ; | or owned by minors, requiring commission. ; era. An application was mudo to tho Hon. ^ 1 Judge Elmer, who appointed commission- , F | *r», and the 16th Inst, it tb* day fixed, for i the first hea^ng. , 1 am collsVting by «i«tds which I bare | had printed, the titles ; anO a man of tbe j property is r-iede on the fly leaf. Tbe only ridgiuic on the sr.ad. of nay 1. 1 consequence, it on lue first twelvn miles. I and even these I am sure yoa will esteem I v-ry incoasiderai I*. « •"iraomstsncs resuh- ' ing from directions given by me to ibe turi v.ying engineers to set the line of the road much to the eastward, upon leaving Mil'., ville, for the two feid purpose of avoiding aavigabls streams, and to aecoro from the | Csmdsa and Atlantic Bail Road tb* whole travel of tb* prosperous neighborhood ef Tuekahoe and Beetley's Poiu'.. The large ^ population of these and adjacent villages have already given proof that this effort it j a success. t The grading oo the firvt two milea ia r aearly completed and paid for. The nexl four miles were delayed somewhat by waiting for a contractor oo tbs Salem road, bat I finding the delay daaatroo*,' we awanfod ( tbe sections to the next contractor who is I a very efficient man, and already. 1 under ( stand, tb* most difficult mile ol tbs four la ( about completed. This, then, aitfi tbe # work oo nearly all ol the next ten miles, is pmgrrtsin. finely, and hit section exhibits ' work of which a* ore disposed to boast a , little. I The next six milea are is tba banda or on ( efficient roao aad etonpt throagh that por ( | lion of tbe Great Cedar Swamp that folia ia hi* sections, good progress has been mad*. I 1 b* next *ii srifea, ond*t Mr. McMakio, | j baa macb preparatory work dona ia eiear1 ing. aad tboagk no baa not be*a long at 1 iU*u**f*icma, bapnffiiSMi thai by tba

j middle of January most of his work will b* | completed. 1 The svai* recnarks mey be made in rsspcct tj tb* ae*4 six miles, which brings . tbe work wRbiu'Srven miles of Cape Islacd. I have b**t endeavoring to obtain tics on tne line of tb* road, of which, beipw tho \ Court Hoom, there ore enough to tic tho ! whole road, and of superior character. Bui . ! levl th« difficnlty of getting thstn in time ' i might delay the work. I have purchased J , elsewhere, and will bring them, t*itb more I engaged, to MiilvilU, to Fort Elitaboth and to Oennisville. Av already Jn formed, I have cng.vgwd x > j three thousand too* of iron, to be delivered ' I principally in Jnuurry, February and a ■ ' 51 arch. About fire hundred tons I have ■■ • engaged lo be ready in November and December. The contractors for fourteen miles of (reding hare offered to lay the whole track, I and their competency, pecuniary ability and great experience justify the belief that j tbuir nork will b« both well and rspidiv I done. As material aa> enhancing in pries, I » have sought lo anticipate our wants by • promptly engaging chairs and splkv.a part j of which have b cr already delivered aad ' paid for. | imve also engaged noe engine. • 1 ...»J another Is offered me in Pbiladslphia. • j to he delivered In May next. "I bar* oErrs I- also for ce s. in *iifTiei*r.t numbers to me«t e : thu ordinary travel and bnsiness of tb* y j road, altb-ugti 1 mu«t «.-kuo»ledg* tb* int I -uQiCit-ocy or theae for the proi pec lire aomh ! mer travel, to which s[mcial matter I inn vok- your suggestion. Trusting that these statement* may ob. u viate, in some respects, the disadvtntmfes •- | of my not bcine with you. to give the infor '• i mation you will naturally desire ; and with o j my warm regards to Com. Stockton and » i Gun. Cook, I am -In 1 1 sincerely yours,

C. B. DriroAF oBiTtJAjrr. . Died, of nervon- reve,. M (.'Ape Town. Africa, on the 16>h of Octohsr. 1862. Benam. a Franklin Holme', of Townsend Inlet, Jersey. I here are few readers of th« Ocean Wave who were not acquainted with this young into, either personally, or by reputation ; ■inU ail such will mourn siocen-ly his untimely deoth. The writer of thee* lin-s tirsl mot bim at Trenton, where h# was ia aUendaoc* af tho Stele Norms! School.— the first. Lis marked tuWnts attracted attention, and there wore bo members of that institution who sustained a higher reparation for scholarship, skill in debate, and whu graduated with a more unblemi-h. ed character. Ho possessed the ^rue gift of eloquence, and when ronsed by thaoccs. sion, hi* Irtngnc nad pen wore powerfol," and ho scarcely crer failed of returning frem Uto field of debste. H* for k number or years. » member of the Mcthodui Episcopal Church, ted a fo-irless defender of nligion. Tho writer well recnllects a dehut* between an avowed infidel, of superior education, and the subject of this notice, in which the formrr was so completely vanquished that he retired silent and conscience atiicki-n from before him. He was of en ardent, sangtiio* tern pcrament, one who had many friends and admirers, attracted by his nobleness of heart and hit marly virtues. / Dariug the patt spring tailed from this eondtvy for th* distau^shores or Afii. ca. where be entnFvd the ofTu-.rqf tbs resident consul. The firel letter to\is mother annottnesd hit safe arrival, his goqd health, aad satisfaction with hit situation. Tho next brought lb* news ofbi* death. Thousand* of miles from his friends and boms, be was stricken down by that tnstdaeatly fata! climate, so deadly to all not natives. ^ Hit widowed, heart-broken mother we can only commend to ber Heavenly Father, whos* providences, (bough dark an! mysterious. an atill merciful anik ordered for our good. f>. Elus. Ma. Entree:— In tba last edition of joor paper, which contained a notice of tb* sale of certain real estate in. this city, for tba payment of taxet, I obt-rrved that lha ho lei property of Joseph and Benjamin NcMakln was advertised for sale, lit* tax alleged to b* due for the year 1861 amounting to fflOl.86. As no such tax is ousel, fled, but has long since been paid, I would state thai I bold the receipt ofita payment, •fated October 29, 18*2. The Fiasco* 1 Committee of thia dtj ware wall aware of the payment *f tb* tax, bet ch»s*. through motives unknown to ma, to adswrtis* the property notwitbdUading. Aaeach publi--»t»oo was evidmtily Intended to satisfy soma personal animosity, and fo on wis* to benefit the city, I thought thai a "word fo seaaoo " to a diacrimioatln? puMio wow.c b« all that was n rarrarr Ba*psctlally. Tuuxa* B. ntrauEJ. AgT Ibr Joa. A B. Mcffiakle, (fop* lilixii, 9m. »», w " • •