II ■ II I I ' I • -1 I ' - ' "" CAPE MAY COUNTY OCEAN WAVE, CAPE ISLAND NEW JERSEY

£ j|t Cap Htm ®ftra SBait j \ CAPE ISLAND N. -T. |' J. 8. tjiach, Editor and Proprietor, t r ---- i Thursday. Jan. 29,1883 J ONE DOI.I.AR PER ANNUM! I - -h THE LATE PIKE AT THE 0. K HOTEL. Jt will be recollected tbet on tbe 31th j day of October leet, a fire ^aa dlacorer- 1 ed at tbe United 8tate« Hottl, at thia i place, which waa, bowerer, extlngolsh- 1 «d, without doing extensive injory. It was tbe general impression at tbe time that tbe Bre wei Jbe work of an incendiary ; bat who, or from what cause was the qoeation. ■ But believing that another attempt would be made to fire the , 0 boilding, and knowing tbatlife nnd property, and tbe beat interest! of All the inhabitants were in jeopardy, the City Conncil appointed two watchmen to watch the property, as well as the city generally. But this was thought uot to be enough ; bot that something rhould be done to ferret out, ir possible, tlio origin of the fire. In. pursuance of this conviction, a Vigilance Committee was organized, composed of some of tjiebrrt citizens of the Island. It wus finally thought expedient that the. public watch ahonld be taken off and a secret watch | appointed, which was agreed to, severs! . of the members of the Council being also members of \hg Vigilance Committee. This waa done, and the watch j kept on duty until ibe early part of this |: week. And it is but proper to remark that but lor this vigilance, insurances of property generally on the Island wpa)d bare been cancelled, or the pr*iniumi. v greatly advanced, as is well known. ' £y the action of this committee the . matter has been traced so far that the parties procuring the fire have been ascrriaiued beyond a doubt in the minds of thoto knowing to tbe facts. The wbolo nefarious scheme was for the sordid purpose of procuring n large notn of money on the insurance of the U. 8. j Hotel property. Thia motive, howe.vor, has been removed ; the whole acheme

«vf iniquity having been made known to t insurance comflfcsies where eaid proper- , if was ioknred, hnd the policiee eanoell- , ed ; and the same parties can effect no , more Insurances on the property; so , that there is now no danger from that source, except It be from revenge st the , frostratlon of the wicked design. The whole affair is known to the poiUy parties, and they will scarcely dare venture themselves on Cape Island again soon. Prom a thorough knowledge of the entire tranaaciions, wo are satisfied that but for tbia vigilance a large portion of Caps Island would ere this havt been in ashes. These are .startling facts; but they mnfacU notwithstanding WAR AND OTHER NEWS. A week ago tbe expectations of Che people were anticipating important and exciting newa from tha army ; and thosa anticipations woold h»ve been undoobt «dly realised, ..bot lor the late atorm. For mora than a week previous to that lima, the Army of the Potomac had faeeo oeder marching Orders, without any specified time, or known destination. There were various rumors in regard to the destination. At one time It was rumored that tbey were to fail back for winter que: ten., sod agalt that a part of the arm. "•* crdered to the 8outh and a part to iL*. 'Southwest, and that so the Army of the Potomac waa to be rirlnsllj broken op. But the issue of tba following order from Gen. Boroside, which was rtad throughout the army, diaaapated all these rumors, and showed the true intent of the marching ordern : Hbadqcasizrj Army of tnx Povotuc. rmr KKi* Falmocth. Va, Jan. SO •a*g General Orders No. 7 — The eftuimtffrdmg •Generai announces to the Army of. tbe Potomac that tliey are afcout to meet tha enemy once more. TheUte Williant actions la North CaroP... Totneeeaae and Arkansas, k „ prided and weakened the enemj nl thr Rhpiml^nnoek, and the anspic--owent seems to have arrived 10 great «ad tnortel blow to tbe JSSn smd to g.l ■ tVt decisive viv-

1 brilliant battle fields accomplish ibis b I end a fame the most glorious awaits tbem. f I The Commanding General calls for " tbe firm and suited action . of officers I and men, anfl under the providence of J God the "Army of the Potomac- will t have taken t'ue great step towards re- ( storing peace to the conntry, and the ! government to iu rightful authority. i By command of 1 Major General Bcr.^smE. : ( (Signed) Lewis Richmond. j Assistant Adjutant General. | I (Official) Edw. M. Neill, ! ' Capl. and A. A. G. M The following day they did move, marching up the Rappahannock several | ] miles; bnt, as we have before in'.ima- j 1 ted, the heavy storm of last week frus- j traled the whole plan. The rosds be- j came so muddy that it was impossible to j , proceed farther ; and the river hecome j , so swollen that the pontoons could'notji be successfully laid, or a crossing of the) river effected by our troops, which it , , was the design to do, for the putpose of i flanking the eneoiy. The grand divis- < ions of Hooker nnd Franklin moved > from opposite Fredericksburg, and that ; , of Sigel from Stafford Coiyt House ' The Gtand division of Gen. Sumner, it j nppea's from nil that we can gather, did j not more. Whether they were to mdvtr^ in tLe same direction as the others, or j ' were to cross and attack the eucmy in ! ; front, does not appear. The whole i movement being frustrated, however. ' i that division ii si ill in their old camp, ' I where they %avh been ever sinCo the 1 i battle of Fredericksburg. When anotb- j ; ertnove will be made, or in what direc ! f tion, are, of coarse, matters of uncer- | I tainly. K Fuun'Vcountk, it is probable that another more is on foot against Vicks- ! burg ; and it ia to be hoped (hat it will ' prove more successful than the two ' former ones. A large force from Gen. 1 Grant's army have been placed on boatd 9 transports at Memphif, destined, it is * supposed, for that point, to act in conf junction with the army engaged in "tfve - recent seige there, then under Sherman, • but cow under McClernand. That B army has recently been inspirited by .... j — i i (;

their success at Arkansas Post, and will )( no doubt make another attack with re- t| uewed vigor. It is fM)t unlikely that u the land and naval 'force under Banks b an Farragnt will also 'join them at N Vicksbnrg, and if ao, wc have but little h fear for the result. *' Vicksbnrg is one of the most itnporv ^ tant points now in the possession of the ensmy, as it is evidently throngh that j place that they get an immense amount v cf provisions, ewpeciall/ of beef, from t Texas. Its capture also is an impor- o tapt step towards opening tho Mississippi river, thus isolating Texas, Ar- 1 . kansas, nnd the greater portion of r Louisiana from the rest of Rebeldom, r virtually cutting tbem in two. The rebels feel tbia importance ; hence the Richi mond Examiner says that if they do I not increase their army in tbe Southwest . i by 75,000 or 100,000 men, within tbe j - next two mouths, they will aarely "eome , . to grief." t The artny under Geo. Foster, in < I North Cerqjlna, appear to be moring 1 t In the direction of Richmond, and from . rebel sources it is ascertained that a part > of the rebel army from tha vicinity of 1 Fredericksburg has been seat to oppose r tbem, which will weakeo tbem in front 1 of Bornslde'. It is also believed that 1 they have aent a large nnmbtr to Tent neuee, to oppose Rosecrans; and if > our armies move in every direction, it f would seem that tbey cannot well fail of • success The Richmond Examiner seta op a ^ terrible howl of woe, amounting almost to despair, and calls londly on their • Gorernroent to increase the conscripts, ^ and diminish exemptions, e The New Tork Legislature ore In a e tarrihk mass. Tho Assembly haa been h in session soma three weeks, without ^ effecting an organization, y Tbe number of Demand or Custom !* House-notes outstanding is reported ta ® tie between eleven and twelve millions dollars They era being absorbed at the rate of about $150.1)00 per day. ij | This is from Treasurer 8pi0Eer,.an4»ajr

relied upon. , P General BumsMe bah Jsaen relieved j 1 the comi»od of tLe Armjnof the ' at his oworeqoesl. and Gen. J Aoukcr has be^w- appointed to x the commaucl- It is also reported that Generals 8amneK and h"rnn';''u been relieved from^tbMfcommands. The New York Assembtyfkas at last ! organized by the election of Mr. Callij colt, the Republican nominee, a« SpeakThe, other Republican candidates | were aisoiclecled. The rebel agent for the exchange o i prisoners has refused to exchange any j States officers captured after the ; | 13th of January. Marauding parties of guerillas still j continue to infest Missouri. The last | outrage is the brutal murder of five Uu- . iiun soldiers. A Baltimore schoonefT loaded with , | goods for tbe rebels, has been captnnd , 1 while trying u> run her into the rebel | | lines. » J A rebel vessel undertook to run the 1 at Charleston with a enryo of ' ; cotton, but it waa unsuccessful, and she < j was burned. \ Th. I, egisistore of Ohio have re dec- ' j led Senator Wa^ to the U. S. Senate. The port of Acapulco, Mexico, has | j been bombarded and captured by the > French, The North Carolina expedition has not yet started, bot an advance move- 1 ment will soon be made. OUK ARMY CORREWOHDEKCE. Headquarters Mlb Reg. N.J. V.) OreonTK FiiMiKFtcKsnimo. VA.. > Tuesday, January 2U. Id63. J Dear I Fare Owing to duties and byTsr not perfoct health 1 am nnalde to send 1 but n line or two. Wo have been under marching ordera for a week, bo' our Army I Corp* »till retain Its old camp, while a i goo 1 part-wnTrr-R fitly Corps have moved . to Ut right to day. I ailne»»ed ihoo»aods P-tid* afternoon on the mardh. Orders came - from Gen. Sumner to^Jay Tor the A C | to be ready lor a march at. an early fibur tc morrow morning. We expect to go, as 1 (ten. Burnslde ivaued an order. - to-day to Army of tha Potomac, informing them f 1

that another grand battle i* on tbe eve ol 1 being fought, and ns lite rebel army ho* weakened by the Union successes ia Carolina. Tennessee and Arkansas, thinkg the saspicious day ha* arrived for striking a Alaatii blow to tha rebellion.— TV hen the order was read to our regiment Col. Derrdm addressed us upon - It. As j New Jersey tro«.ps hail never disgraced their State or Goaulry he hoped the "25th" woolJ not in the coming struggle. ' l,r"> that Qod will give us the victory, nnd spare onr live*. Tho following letter to Lieut. Henry Y. Willis has - pleased Co. F snfl the regi ment, and I believe it will please the many friends of the s aft boys mentioned : J. Gbavisllc Lkacu. Cauv Parolr. Awnapolir, II 4. 1 Jeo'y 14th, 17GB. ) Licct. Wilua: Dear Sir : — I address Jwti few lines to eatlsfy you that I *m •tillhs tho " land of the liTiog." and come nnder fte title of a paroled prisoner. Messrs. Weatberby, Snyder, Grace, Warner aed myself are all enjoying good health, bnt . not in qaite as good spirits ■ as when we were with our regiment. .1 wiH new give yon a brief history of oar ' capture, Imprisoument. Ac. You board the insirtctions which we're given us. In obe- ' diencs to those instructions ws advanced 1 outride the towb. supposing «e wonld soon ■ corns up to the line of onr piebets, which • it jros «aid we woold find eome distance f beyond the towe. The instructions were t laics repeated for us to patrol ont to our f pickets. As a matter of coarse we felt confident that we coold not pare our line of nickels without being halted. We l.d 1 advanced bat a short distance beyond the t town when we were halted by pickets.— r One utan waa ordered to advance and give the countersign. 1 advanced. (jb« picks'* were ordered to. cock their pieces.) I wee halted again nod the countersign doranndI ed. which I gar* without hesitation, feeling a that all was tight. The eergeaot replied, t " W# hare no countersign to night." 1 was then convinced that we were in the enemy's hands. My feelings at that tnoD ment I cannot describe. Tbe fir> t thought 0 that ■ track my mind was fight; bnt • when I looked around I found that their •I farce waa tsucb stronger than ours. There '. were fourteen of tbem gathered around me f in mm ate. Wt> , wr» crdcred to tsy

j au^n our arms. We were then taken to j Gea> Cohb-e headquarter*. The General ^ asked me several questions in regsrd to the ^ strength of our srmyi Ac., but my -««wer» ^ did not snit his "secesh" stomasa. He old ^ that 1 was too d d ignora-vt. sad [ ^ would not answer his questions satisfa-.lo j rily. lie ordered the sergeant to take 01 to Gen. hlcClsntea' headquarters, two sod | a half miles distant. We took a wrong [ j road, arid I think marched six or scvbr miles before reaching oar place of destina- ^ - tion. We remained there, within three | miles of Fredesicksborg, until Sunday. We | got no ration* axcept a little fiuur and ' | | Strang bacon. Wo wet up tha flour aitb | cold water, end baked it the best we could, | , | 00 our plates before tho fire. Wo wore . | next'takun to Gen. Longstreel's headqusr- | I ters, and from there to Gen. Lee's, and | 1 then in the night we marched to Uen. I 1 "Stonewall" Jackvon's. which was back in j - ' the woods some twelve miles Irom Freder ' tck»l>org. They marched a« through mud | ( • dy swamps, and woods where. there was no j road ; and wheu.we halted we wen- well J nigh exhausted. Orderly .Sergeant Gibaon ! or Co. A. rfas wonoded in the wrist, taken I prisoner on datnrdry night, nud had to ! . ' march with us. without having his wound* , f ' dreihqd. 8j To o^Vmrpriao, at Stonewall Jackson's! ! headquarters ther^ were 400 prisoners who ; hud bi en* taken at Fr*dvicks'>urg. We - 1 all halted for the night, and the next day . marched to lsaiiin»y*' Station, and waited I ( for a train until Tuesday morning. In con > 1 ] sequence of there being ao many wounded " j transported to Richmond it was impossible I to procure a train to convey us there. tVe | then commenced marching for Hanover i Junction, on the Virginia Central Railroad, . about thirty miles distant. We marched i ; t well l) uidea and balled for the night, and I • slept in a very largo brick church. Wed- | 1 ncsday morning, at about 9 o'clock, we ar [ i rited ul the Juiietinn. At 2 P. M. »e [ j took a train for Richmond, where wo arri- , ved at aix-in the evening. Wo wer» taken ' 4 ; to the Libhy prison, put into a 01 thy. /«u*y j ,r ' room, wuh 225 other ; bad not even a y I light, but bad to find our wuy up a flight of I | stairs, and. make our beds upon the Lltbv ,1 I floor in {be dark. j9 ' In regard to filth', jitst imagine 225 men ie i in one sooin, the majority ul litem smokers. | ; | and tobacco chewrrs: lh» floor from one j r, j end to the othrr almost nlluat with lobar. 1 i0 | sweep the filth uway tho best we could, lie i qpon tho filthy floor which smelt »o bad j 1

■nd try to real; but rest almost forsook as. i — Tho lice were »n abaoaant and s» lars* j and bit so hard thai we rolled and loaned i and scratched till daylight appeared. We ; g, were kept quite busy daring tho day stir j « niiltino. But euough of this, fur fear that I " ypu wilfget sick at the stomach. i " j We receivoJ two rations per day in pri- , son, whiclf consisted of very little bread, |x at'.d soup, sometimes made of spoiled beef, | *' and frequently "of " salt mole," as Granville ! j, wonld term it. We were treated by tbe I 11 Rebels in Richmond .wur«o than dug*, but " qnito kindly by those who had charge ot us T before we reached there! ! Everything liW provisions and clothing 1 tl is very high. Floor rates at from $33 to I ^ gtO per barrel ; fresh beef $1 per lb ; mo 1 1) lasses $5 per gallon; coffee from 3s to 86 j w per lb., and everything else accordingly, | 11 We iaft Richmond on the 10th insL, ar-. rive4 at Fartrass Monroe on the lllh, «nd - a*, this place on tho 12th. We are very ; comfortable, juid get plenty to rat. A -few * days befors we left Richmond there were » 1300 prisoners of war, and 200 citizens and sailer*. , When ^re arrived !n camp, to our suqirise we found Uncle Sigh Powell. He stales (hat be had the itieumatism ia bis berk, and was enable-to walk. He was left In Fredericksburg, and wan taken prisoner j after onr army had fallen back aoross- the river, lie is in good health, and getting along finely. 1 am grieved to learn from him that several cf our company were wounded, and Sergeant Edmunds missing. ( I hope he I* hot dead. Please let Sergesnl J I*aeh read this, and report ns in the Wave [ if he thinks proper. | We know' not how Ion* •• b*™ to , atey in thia piaee ; bnt I don't erpeot there , ' will he another effKaijfo fllprUeners bo- ; fore the 1st of March, at leavL Bot 1 must : try and be content with my lot. I ha*, a , clear conscience : I. waa no etraggler ; but i ^ .u taken at my pout, discharging my tfuty j ' at a soldier. I attach no blame io reference j to the instructions, bot there was « mislake somewhere ; for sorely onr picket line ' was not established at the um* we were t teken. t Ood speed the time when 1 shall be exi changed, rctoni to my regiment, and again , take op arms against rebellious traitors is , the siaecic prayer of ytmr friend and wallr wisher, JoaxfR Gxaruos. (

Per tk* Hbesoa Wmf • ( inn in memory of onr friend Jeremiah Tyler, W» o wes wounded »t tbe battle of Fiedericksburg, and has since died, and buried el Wast Creek, on the 10th of j onuary, 1663. We have paid our last respects to-cny j To him who at bis Country's cell did go. 1 ! volunteered, le<l borne nnd friends, j And in the battle-fir Id he met the fo*( ~ ■ I Tbe eooflicl raged ; the balls flaw thick . . 1 I Aod fust osouud— -our friend was at hi* -- [post; I : fought to defend his Country's Flag— j The flag or all the world he -loved the *-7 [must. | I H« fooght for Freedqm. Liberty and Peaee, 1 But bis warfoie now 00 earth ie done ; I No mure on earth we'll see bit face,— I Death sent his message Irom a traitor's fgnw. Then sleep, friend, sleep ; thy wound forget; — • I In HruVen we hope to meet' thee oner" I ... {again, I Where war will never more bo known. And peace, joy and forever [rrigo West Creek, Jon 10. '63. T. T. i ' DIED; HOLMES.— On Sunday rvepfnt, J»»/*lb, Rich**! Hi. (rlcmls, sod those ot the fsanly, •rW-rf.prcl-lulty latifed 10 atfeod bit funrnU from pa late ! | re*idrac«, Cape Mar Coon House, 00 TfctdMay, at SPARKS — II PfafUdrlphU, January tJth, Robett ' U-Iltldgelon paper, pleaae copy. KDML'NON. — At Cold Sprtnj, Der. ltlh, Mrs. LyI ' TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. rmr « » PETERSONS' CQUNTEEFEIT DETECTOR. i 1 MoNTULT. per annum. s> 'C SP.M I- MONTHLY, per .nnum. 1(X> ' 1 SINGLE N I'M UK Hi. 10 Cents. » sutwripiiun. may eommrnrr with any month, r 1 Trrm. niway* rnh In advance. All ktlora must be 1 atblrrurd to , T. R PETERSON A BROTHKRS. IS (hestnut St.. Philadelphia. BOAT FOUND. I small Cunntncltoal wot found on the Two- \ Mllr ttrarh .inr day last werk. cunlaloln{ I* ' ilr.-iv ilu-k., a quaUUty of .hoi and I wo oak oar.. . ilie hoai I. pain lei yellow, anu Ucoiered with can- ,*•«. iKitlonnt down hy .-rrw. The owner ran II hair !u r by ratlins "o ih. tuWrihcr oaaaid beach, ,. '-rovlns prvpvri, and psytng ebaryrt. ' J ACOR HORN. • I Jan. tmh. twi. , | !-'!

GAZETTE AND REPUBLICAN. For tt>e Ucld.llvc Session of IBC3. The approaeMnxsrseioa of th ; tagtslatore of tbte Stale will be one of grra! public lateresb Xot only will a L'nllcd Stales Senator be elected, hut I ha Inauguration of a Democratic Coventor, sod Ihs absorption of all the powcr.of Stale by that party, will cause the public to aoxloualy look for the development of II. policy. Subject.' of the greatest importance will come up for discussion fa the Senate and Anembly, and Hie people will look with Intereat far report, of tbe proceeding., We shall pulaccurate reports of all the fiu.LQan of both la the Daily Gas mx **!> Rcwmcav, and such sketches of the debates a. may be arena•ary lo a rort.vt uadcrsta&dfaK of tbe proceedings The report 1 of the G-ttttc have lung enjoyed so enviable rrputatioa for soeoroey, and this npuUIt shall be our care to preserve. tY-Wc will publish fhe Dally Caxettr and Republican for Two Dsuass (ta advance) fee fhe -staThe facnaoed ensl of everything eouected with printing wltl make it aeeeatary to adhere to these if run to aU eaaee. Addrnt, JACOB R. F REESE. PutlUher, Trenton, N- /. A PPLICAJfON WILL RE MADB TO THE A New Jnrsey Lrdslstar* at Its ne*t sc.. ion. far an a*t to lV«rporatoa Cnlleclaie.In.tllute, la the Lower Towaoqlp ol Hie County of Cap.- Mat with capital of FlvMhout.Dd Dollars, with the pel vlleee of increasing 1L - . NEW MVLINERY &CC HPS JAXE H. SMITH, At CAFE MAT 00TJ1T H0DIF H A S JUST OPENE D ALtROR *>D BEAt'TIFrL ASSORTMKXT OPREADT-MADE SILK AND VELVET, BLACK fc COLORED STRAW BOXNETSi FLOWERS 1 RIBBONS OF ALL DESCRirnOXSi READT-MADE CLOAK* AND Mftl, DREW OOODS, TRIMieiNdk, SILAHAWLR, FURK AND A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OT DRY GOODS AC. Order to Show Ceoee why Will pronnnia enotber Sute be not reeordnd in this. * By OUah Tbwaaend, Sotrogato of the County of Hand, the Executor named to toe wffl nf Barcet. late of Phlledelj jila, stato of Ne>gb ' voala. having prvarnle i and Sled In my Qtoes. • eopy, o'lhesaid will. rxrmpMBed undrt. tbTSme led wal ol Then ar V-< ollcrh. KrtHte.- ol the City S3 County of Philadelphia, wborafay U tens toe enfa will has been XhRmad.bg mstoefo tig . . »"•- SVwS&tS. vBSTT do kerdhy order, that cause ibe shown bsgBre ^'He'"hV Jf -tt* far tfif1 . pace rif thlr'y-mor dova. and also by aKMas"r ^-r.T ttt Pttato. ■ ~'i