A very few of the citizens exhibited the spirit their departure, just about to reenter, and the of the genuine "sympathizers; " but Jenkins and panic-stricken made a corresponding exit at the his men in no instance treated them even with other side. On Thursday, the 18th, they were courtesy. That they made use of some such reported within two miles in large force, and a creatures to obtain information, cannot be doubt-general skedaddle took place; and again on Suned; but they spurned all attempts to claim their day, the 21st, they were reported coming with respect because of professed sympathy with their reenforcements. A few ran off, but most of the cause. To one who desired to make fair weather people, knowing that there was a military force to with Jenkins, by ardent professions of sympathy fall back upon between Chambersburg and Scotwith the South, he answered: "Well, if you be- land, shouldered their guns and fell into ranks to beland, lieve we are right, take your gun and join our give battle. Prominent among these was Rey. ranks!" It is needless to say that the cowardly Mr. Niccolls, whose people missed a sermon in traitor did not obey. To another he said If his determination to pop a few rebels. we had such men as you in the South we would hang them!" They say, on all occasions, that there are but two modes of peace, disunion or subjugation, — and they stoutly deny that the latter is possible.

General Jenkins was fully informed as to the movements of one of the prominent citizens of Chambersburg, and described the horse he rode, and added that there were people in Chambersburg sufficiently cowardly and treacherous to give such information of their neighbors. When it was suggested that such people should be sent within the rebel lines, he insisted that the South should not be made a Botany Bay for Northern scoundrels.

Quite a number of negroes, free and slave, men, women, and children, were captured by Jenkins, and started South to be sold into bondage. Many escaped in various ways, and the people of Greencastle captured the guard of one negro train, and discharged the negroes; but, perhaps, full fifty were got off to slavery. One negro effected his escape by shooting and seriously wounding his rebel guard. He forced the gun from the rebel and fired, wounding him in the head, and then skedaddled. Some of the men were bound with ropes, and the children were mounted in front or behind the rebels on their horses. By great exertions of several citizens, | some of the negroes were discharged.

One of the first acts done by the rebels was to march down to the railroad bridge at Scotland, and burn it. The warehouse of Mr. Criswell, and several cars, were spared upon satisfactory assurance that they were private property. As soon as the rebels fell back, the Railroad Company commenced to rebuild the bridge, and on Sunday evening, the 21st, trains passed over it again. The only other instance of firing property was the warehouse of Oaks & Linn. It was fired just as they left the town; but the citizens extinguished it.

General Jenkins received his education at Jefferson College, in Pennsylvania, in the same class with J. McDowell Sharpe, Esq., and gave promise of future usefulness and greatness. His downward career commenced when, in an evil hour, he. became a member of Congress from Western Virginia, and from thence may be dated his decline and fall. From Congress he naturally enough turned fire-eater, secessionist, and guerrilla. He is of medium size, has a flat but good head, light brown hair, blue eyes, immense flowing beard of a sandy hue, and rather a pleasant face. He professes to cherish the utmost regard for the humanity of war,and seemed sensitive on the subject of his reputation as a humane military leader. He pointed to the raids of Union troops, who left, in many instances, wide-spread and total desolation on their tracks, and expressed the hope that The southern border of the county was literally henceforth the Union raids would do no more plundered of everything in the stock line, except- damage to citizens than he does. He takes ing such as could be secreted. But it was diffi- horses, cattle, and articles necessary for the army, cult to secrete stock, as the rebels spent a full as both sides treat them as contraband of war, week in the county, and leisurely hunted out and help themselves on every occasion offered. horses and cattle without molestation. Among He pointed with bitter triumph at the raid of many unfortunate, perhaps the greatest sufferer Montgomery in South Carolina, and at the dewas Ex-Sheriff Taylor, from whom the rebels cap-struction of Jacksonville, Fla., and Jackson, Mistured a drove of fat cattle in Fulton County.

The route of Jenkins was through the most densely populated and wealthiest portion of the county. From this point he fell back to Greencastle and south of it; thence he proceeded to Mercersburg, from where a detachment crossed the Cove Mountain to McConnellsburg, and struck down the valley from there. The main body, however, was divided into plundering parties, and scoured the whole southern portion of the county, spending several days in and about Greencastle, and Waynesboro', and giving Welsh Run a pretty. intimate visitation.

The rebels seemed omnipresent, according to reports. They were, on several occasions, after

sissippi, by the national troops, and reminded the people that his actions were in accordance with civilized warfare, while those referred to of the Union troops were barbarous.

On Sunday, 28th, the Eighth New York militia arrived at Chambersburg, having marched from Shippensburg, and they were received with the wildest enthusiasm. Considering that they were on the border in advance of any Pennsylvania regiments, they merit, as they will receive, the lasting gratitude of every man in the border.

The old men of the town organized a company, headed by Hon. George Chambers, for the defence of the town. None were admitted under forty-five. On Monday every man capable of

bearing arms had his gun, and was in some organization to resist the rebels.

The ladies of Chambersburg gave the rebels rather a jolly time while they were there. They did not imitate the wives and daughters of the chivalry by spitting in the faces of soldiers, poisoning their meat and drink, flaunting flags in their faces, and unsexing themselves generally; but they did give them rather an unwelcome taste of their heroism and strategy. One lady took her chickens from the rebels after they had killed them, and dined sumptuously at home at least one day under rebel rule. Another arrested Dr. Todd in his insolence by informing him, in rather an earnest manner, that further searches in her house would result in the splitting of his head with her hatchet. The valiant doctor subsided. Another amused herself by running rebel deserters out of the lines dressed in hoops and calico: and generally the ladies resented the arrogance of the rebel hosts with such spirit and determination as to astound them. In many instances the ladies prevented the boldest thieving by resolutely resisting, and shaming the rebels out of their purpose. Those who were so fortunate as to return to Virginia must carry with them the liveliest appreciation of the heroism and intelligence of Pennsylvania ladies.

kees, while he generously spared their homes from the torch.

Never was an army more confident and jubilant than were the rebels while in Chambersburg, and the officers evidently appreciated the necessity of keeping their hopes up to the highest point. The Richmond papers were received almost daily during their stay, and the men were inspired by the sensation lies published representing rebel success in almost every portion of the South; and the universal demand made by the rebel press for a general devastation of the North induced the soldiers to believe that as soon as their lodgment was made safe, they would be at liberty to occupy or sack houses at pleasure. One edition of the Richmond papers received at Chambersburg announced that General Johnson had defeated General Grant and raised the siege of Vicksburg. It was read to the army when on parade, and they cheered themselves hoarse over their imaginary triumph. They were inspired by every conceivable falsehood. Not a rebel in the ranks doubted that Lee had from a hundred and twenty-five thousand to a hundred and fifty thousand men, while he had not over eighty thousand, all told; and they were all firmly convinced that they had eluded General Meade's army, and that it was in search of them in the valley of Shenandoah, while nothing but the militia stood between them and Harrisburg, Baltimore, and Washington. Their rather sudden retreat from York and Carlisle threw a shadow of doubt over their high expectations, and their confidence was not strengthened any by the defiant and jubilant tone of the Pennsylvania people, who confronted them at every step with the assurance that they were marching to defeat, and many to death.

Some of the border State, and most of the more Southern rebels, had rather peculiar conceptions of the Pennsylvania Dutch. Quite a number were astonished to find the people speaking English, as they supposed that the prevalent language was the German. At first, when they attempted derisive remarks, they would imitate the broken English of the Germans; and judging from Ewell's demand for twenty-five barrels of sourkrout at a season when it is unknown in any country, even the commanding officers must have The only private property destroyed by the considered the Chambersburg people as profound-order of an officer in the Cumberland Valley was ly Dutch. It would require an intensely Dutch the extensive iron works of Hon. Thaddeus Stecommunity to supply sourkrout in July. The vens, ten miles east of Chambersburg. They farm buildings, and especially the large and fine consisted of a large charcoal furnace, forge, rollbarns all through the valley, at once excited their ing-mill, coal-house, shops, &c. On Tuesday, astonishment and admiration. Quite a number the 23d, a portion of Jenkins' cavalry came upon of officers visited the barn of the editor as a the works by an unfrequented mountain road matter of curiosity, although there are many in from Hughes' works, and demanded the horses, the valley much larger and quite as well finished. and especially the two riding horses, which they The private soldiers generally concluded that it described. They threatened that they would demust be the church of some very large denomi- stroy the buildings if the horses were not given nation in this community; and the out-buildings up. Mr. Sweeney, who had charge of the works, about it, such as chicken-house, hog-pen, carriage-agreed to deliver up the riding horses if the prophouse, &c., were generally supposed to be servants' houses, and very neat ones!

erty should be protected. This they agreed to; but on going for the riding horses, they met the Clean as General Lee has kept his record by teamsters, and compelled them to produce all the his humane orders, his army did the most gigan-horses and mules, nearly forty in all, with gears, tic and systematic stealing. They stole everything they could possibly use, or hope to use; and when their little remnant of shame compelled them to offer some apology for it, they invariably answered that the Union troops had done so, and much more, in their country. Every rebel who wanted to steal a chicken, or a hat, or a watch, insisted that he was a most generous and humane conqueror that his home had been burned down over the heads of his family by the Yan

harness, &c. They had evidently been minutely informed of the whereabouts of Mr. Stevens' horses, as they described them, and knew exactly where to go after them. The day after, General Early rode up to the works, accompanied by his staff, and avowed his intention to destroy them. Mr. Sweeney reminded him that he would inflict a much more serious injury upon some hundred poor laborers who worked there than upon Mr. Stevens. General Early replied that Mr. Stevens

THE SONG OF THE CAMPS.

was an enemy of the South, in favor of confis-out of the town. Of course but few got away, cating their property, and arming their negroes, as it was after night, and the chivalric Lee opened and the property must be destroyed." He then his guns upon the town. He threw nearly two placed a guard around it, and gave special in- hundred shells, most of which did not explode, structions that it should not be destroyed until and but little damage was done. Several houses he gave the order. He seemed exceedingly were penetrated, but none of the citizens were infearful that he might miss the delightful spec- jured. Lee then retreated to witness his father's tacle of Mr. Stevens' works in flames. He Waterloo at Gettysburg. Franklin Repository. then returned to Greenwood, where he had his headquarters, but returned the next day, and personally detailed Colonel French, of Jenkins' guerrillas, with his command, to illustrate Southern chivalry and humanity by applying the torch to the private property of Mr. Stevens because he was guilty of the crime of defending the Republic. The work of destruction was well done, and soon all the works were in ashes. The houses occupied by families were not fired. Some three thousand dollars worth of charcoal was destroyed, seven thousand pounds of bacon stolen, leaving the families of the laborers without food, in spite of the earnest representations made by Mr. Sweeney as to their necessitous condition.

When the rebel horde first entered the State, flushed with the hope of easy victories on the field, and boundless plunder in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, they would yell insolently at every man or woman they met: "Well, Yank, how far to Harrisburg? "How far to Baltimore ? " "What's the charge at the Continental ? " "How do you like our return to the Union ? "Which is the way to Washington ?" "How do you like Lincoln's Devils ? These and similar inquiries were made with a deof arrogance and confidence that clearly begree tokened their expectations to see, as conquerors, all the cities named during their stay. When, however, their shattered and bleeding columns commenced their retreat on Saturday, after battle, there was but one inquiry made, alike by officers and men: "How far to the Potomac ?" "How far to the Potomac?” And thus their broken, decimated ranks straggled along the mountain passes, grasping for the last hope left them the Potomac !

The only engagement, beyond the skirmishing of scouts in the Cumberland Valley, was at Carlisle. General Lee had recalled his troops from York, Carlisle, and other points north, to join him at Gettysburg. General Fitzhugh Lee, with his division of cavalry, had crossed from Hanover Station to join General Rhodes at Carlisle ; but when he reached that point, he found General Smith in the town with several thousand Union troops. Lee was evidently disconcerted; and in order to lead General Smith to suppose that he had purposely advanced to engage him, and thus enable him to make his escape should Smith's force be very large, he at once demanded an immediate surrender of the town. This General Smith emphatically refused; and when a second demand for his surrender was sent him, he notified Lee that he would receive no more such communications from him. Twenty minutes were generously allowed by the son of the rebel Commander-in-Chief for women and children to get

BY J. R. M.

FAR away in the piny woods,
Where the dews fall heavy and damp,
A soldier sat by the smouldering fire,
And sang the song of the camp.

"It is not to be weary and worn,

It is not to feel hunger and thirst,
It is not the forced march, nor the terrible fight,
That seems to the soldier the worst;

"But to sit through the comfortless hours,
The lonely, dull hours that will come,
With his head in his hands, and his eyes on the fire,
And his thoughts on visions of home;
"To wonder how fares it with those

Who mingled so late with his life,
Is it well with my little children three?
Is it well with my sickly wife ?

"This night-air is chill, to be sure,
But logs lie in plenty around;
How is it with them where wood is so dear,
And the cash for it hard to be found?

"O, that north air cuts bitterly keen,

And the ground is hard as a stone;
It would comfort me just to know that they sit
By a fire as warm as my own.

"And have they enough to eat ?

May lads are growing boys,
And my girl is a little tender thing,
With her mother's smile and voice.

"My wife she should have her tea,
Or maybe a sup of beer;

It went to my heart to look on her face,
So white, with a smile and a tear.

"Her form it is weak and thin,

She would gladly work if she could,
But how can a woman have daily strength
Who wants for daily food?

My oldest boy he can cut wood,
And Johnny can carry it in;
But then, how frozen their feet must be
If their shoes are worn and thin!

"I hope they don't cry with the cold

Are there tears in my little girl's eyes?
O God! say peace! to these choking fears,
These fears in my heart that rise.

"Many rich folks are round them, I know,

And their hearts are not hard nor cold;
They would give to my wife if they only knew,
And my little one three years old.

"They would go, like God's angels fair,
And enter the lowly door,

And make the sorrowful glad with gifts
From their abundant store.

"In this blessed Christmas-time,
When the great gift came to men,

are educated. Old Farragut said: "I don't know how that would do; I am not sure whether you would stand fire." "O, yes, father, I could do that." Very well, my boy, we'll try; come up with me here." The Admiral and his son went up together into the maintop; the old man had

They would show, by their gentle and generous himself and the boy lashed to it, and in this way

deeds,

How He cometh in hearts again.

"And my sickly, patient wife,

And my little children three,

Would be kindly warmed and fed and clothed
As part of Christ's family.

"Well, I leave it all with God,
For my sight is short and dim;
He cares for the falling sparrow;

My dear ones are safe with Him."

So the soldier watched through the night,
Through the dew-fall, heavy and damp;
And as he sat by the smouldering fire,
He sang the song of the camp.

How "PAT" ENTRAPPED AN OFFICER. - The Confederate pickets had stationed themselves on the road from Warrington, Virginia, through New Baltimore, a mile or two beyond the latter point. Seeing a mounted soldier approaching from below, they supposed him to be an enemy, and sent forward one of their number, an Irish boy, newly recruited, to blarney him within reach. Patrick sauntered along on his mission, and when met by the Federal soldier was asked to what service he belonged. "And it's Mister Linkin, sure,” answered Pat, "for it's a good Union boy I am." The other responded that he was the same. "Come wid me, then," says Pat," and I'll take ye to the camp and show you to the boys, and ye shall have something to eat." On they moved, till the Federalist came near enough to see the homespun uniform of one of our men. This opened his eyes. He stopped, and said he had forgotten his pipe, and would go back for it. back for it. "Niver mind the pipe, man," said Pat; "sure and we'll give you a pipe." The Yankee, however, insisted that he must go back, and started to execute his purpose. "You are my prisoner!" said Pat, "and if you move a foot I'll kill ye ! The Yankee, however, resolved to take the chances of running the blockade, and had already gained some rods, when young Ireland fired upon him, killing him instantly. On examining the papers upon his person, he proved to be a Sergeant of a New York company. Accompanying the Sergeant rode a negro, who also led a third horse. All the horses were secured, but the negro escaped.

they passed Port Hudson. The boy never flinched, while the shot and shell were flying past him. Very well, my boy, that will do; you shall go to West Point."

AN INCIDENT. On the evening previous to the battle of Sunday, at Bull Run, two of the Minnesota boys took it into their heads to forage a little, for amusement as well as eatables. Striking out from their encampment into the forest, they followed a narrow road some distance, until, turning a bend, five secession pickets appeared not fifty yards distant. The parties discovered each other simultaneously, and at once levelled their rifles and fired. Two of the Confederates fell dead, and one of the Minnesotians, the other also falling, however, but with the design of trapping the other three, who at once came up, as they said, to "examine the d-d Yankees." Drawing his revolver, the Minnesotian found he had but two barrels loaded, and with these he shot two of the pickets. Springing to his feet, and snatching his sabre bayonet from his rifle, he lunged at the survivor, who proved to be a stalwart Lieutenant, armed only with a heavy sword. The superior skill of the Southerner was taxed to the utmost in parrying the vigorous thrusts and lunges of the brawny lumberman, and for several minutes the contest waged in silence, broken only by the rustle of the long grass by the roadside, and the clash of their weapons. Feigning fatigue, the Minnesotian fell back a few steps, and as his adversary closed upon him with a cat-like spring, he let his sabre come down on the head of his antagonist, and the game was up. Collecting the arms of the secessionists, he returned to the camp, where he obtained assistance, and buried the bodies of his companions and his foes in one grave.

PICTURE OF ROBERT E. LEE-"General Lee is, almost without exception, the handsomest man of his age I ever saw," says an English writer, who passed some time with him in the field. "He is fifty-six years old, tall, broad-shouldered, very well made, well set up a thorough soldier in appearance; and his manners are most courteous, and full of dignity. He is a perfect gentleman in every respect. I imagine no man has so few enemies, or is so universally esteemed. Throughout the South, all agree in pronouncing him to be as near perfection as a man can be. He has none of the small vices, such as smoking, drinkFARRAGUT AND HIS SON.-They were on the ing, chewing, or swearing; and his bitterest eneMississippi, and Farragut's fleet was about to pass my never accused him of any of the greater ones. Port Hudson, which was then held by the Con- He generally wears a well-worn long gray jacket, federates. Farragut's son, a lad of about twelve, a high black felt hat, and blue trousers tucked had been importuning his father that he might into his Wellington boots. I never saw him be sent to West Point, where the military cadets | carry arms, and the only mark of his military

rank are the three stars on his collar. He rides a handsome horse, which is extremely well groomed. He himself is very neat in his dress and person, and in the most arduous marches he always looks smart and clean.

The flag of our country is floating on high;
We'll stand by that flag till we conquer or die!
he's gallant and strong;
For Grant is our leader

We'll gird on our armor and be marching along!
Marching along, &c.

"In the old army he was always considered one of its best officers, and at the outbreak of these troubles he was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Second cavalry. He was a rich man, but his fine estate was one of the first to fall into the enemy's hands. I believe he has not slept in a house since he has commanded the Virginian army, and he invariably declines all offers of hospitality, for fear the person offering it may afterwards get into trouble for having sheltered the rebel General. The relations between him and Longstreet are quite touching. They are almost always together. Longstreet's corps complain of this sometimes, as, they say, they seldom get a chance of detached service, which falls to the lot of Ewell. It is impossible to please Longstreet more than by praising Lee. I believe these two Generalsto be as little ambitious, and as thoroughly unselfish, as any men in the world. Both long for a successful termination of the war, in order that theyBlast them, take their colors!' This enraged may retire into obscurity. Stonewall Jackson (until his death the third in command of their army) was just such another simple-minded servant of his country. It is understood that General Lee is a religious man, though not as demonstrative in that respect as Jackson; and, unlike his late brother in arms, he is a member of the Church of England. His only faults, so far as I can learn, arise from his excessive amiability."

MARCHING ALONG.

BY WILLIAM B. BRADBURY.

THE army is gathering from near and from far;
The trumpet is sounding the call for the war;
For Grant is our leader he's gallant and strong;
We'll gird on our armor and be marching along!

CHORUS.

Marching along, we are marching along,
Gird on the armor and be marching along;
For Grant is our leader- he's gallant and strong;
For God and our country we are marching along!
The foe is before us in battle array,

But let us not waver, nor turn from the way!
The Lord is our strength, and the Union's our song;
With courage and faith we are marching along!
Marching along, &c.

Our wives and our children we leave in your care;
We feel you will help them with sorrow to bear;
'Tis hard thus to part, but we hope 'twon't be long;
We'll keep up our hearts as we're marching along!
Marching along, &c.

We sigh for our country- we mourn for our dead!
For them, now, our last drop of blood we will shed!
Our cause is the right one-our foe's is the wrong;
Then gladly we'll sing as we're marching along.
Marching along, &c.

INCIDENT OF PRAIRIE GROVE. The following is related by Lieutenant William S. Brooks, of the Nineteenth Iowa regiment : "The fight was most determined, and the slaughter immense. I was struck at four o'clock P. M., while we were being driven back from a too far advanced position. We were outflanked, and had to run three hundred yards over open ground, and exposed to a murderous fire from the right, left, and centre, or rear. Here we lost our Lieutenant-Colonel McFarland. We lost one half our regiment, and in company D more than half our effective men. I was hit at the commencement of the retreat, and was near being captured, as I could not run. When more than half way to our battery, our color-sergeant fell, and I received the colors. The pursuing rebel Colonel shouted: me, and I hallooed back, You can't do it.' The cowardly scoundrels did not dare to close on me, but let go a volley, which left nine holes in the flag, and eighteen in my clothes. Four bullets passed through the cuff of my shirt sleeve, but they could not wound the hand that held the Old Flag.""

A SOUTHERN ANECDOTE. An English officer, who passed some time with the army of General Lee, writes the following, in the pages of Blackwood:

"As we were riding back to Hagerstown, we fell in with Colonel Wickham, who commands a brigade of Stuart's cavalry, in connection with whom the following story was told me:

"It will be remembered that Virginia was one of the last States to secede, and did not do so until she had exhausted every effort to effect a compromise; and when she did so, the few Southern States that were still hesitating followed her example, and the war became inevitable.

"Matters were coming to a crisis, when the leading men of Virginia sent a deputation of three of their number to wait on the President, Mr. Lincoln. They tried to impress him with a sense of the gravity of the situation, and urgently entreated that he would do something to calm the excitement amongst the people, whose irritation at the threats of the Administration, and of the Northern States, was getting beyond control.

"It was just after the taking of Fort Sumter, and Lincoln's having called out seventy-five thousand men to coerce the South.

"But what would you have me do?' said Mr. Lincoln.

"Mr. President,' replied one of the deputation, I would beg you to lend me your finger and thumb for five minutes' - meaning, of course, that he wished to write something that should allay the prevailing excitement.