command at Mud Run to reconnoiter the country 
in the wake of the retreating rebels. They pro¬ 
ceeded to Culpepper, charged through the town, 
driving twice their own number of rebels before 
them; rested themselves and horses while they 
took 15 prisoners, and then returned with their 
trophies to Brandy Station, whence the rest of 
Buford's command had gone in the morning. 
The charge of Capt. Knapp through the town of 
Culpepper is described as being only equaled by 
the charge of Captain Tompkins at Fairfax, and 
of Zagoyni at Springfield, and excelling anything 
of its kind during the present campaign, con¬ 
sidering the numbers engaged. 
Detachments of our infantry and cavalry 
handsomely thwarted Stuart's cavalry near 
Mitchell’s Station, three miles southwest of Cul¬ 
pepper. The rest of the army was quiet—but it 
is the quiet that precedes the storm. We now 
hold all the ground in Culpepper county that we 
held six weeks ago. 
Among the corrections of chronic errors made 
by our advance beyond the Rapidan, is the 
belief in the fable that Lee’s army is always 
starving. His soldiers are well fed. 
Through the new winter camps on the south 
side of the Rappahannock, our advance guard 
was interested to see scattered about numerous 
empty lin cans, once tilled with prepared meats 
and vegetables, and Interested to find on them 
Baltimore and New York labels, but it is true 
that Lee’s troops are hard up for shoes and 
clothing. Not an old brogan, nor a trouser’s 
leg, nor coat sleeve, could be found among the 
refuse of the many camps. Cloth find leather 
are economized. Leo’s purpose to winter be¬ 
tween the Rappahannock and Rapidan is further 
proven by their preservation of the railroad con¬ 
necting the two rivers, but the rebels on their 
retreat across the Rapidan destroyed the railroad 
bridge which spans that stream. 
From the front, on the IStb, we hear that the 
enemy present a very strong front on the south 
bank of the Rapidan, and that they have com¬ 
menced picket shooting. 
A detachment of the 1st Vermont cavalry was 
fired on while going out on picket, and all ulong 
between Summerville and Germania Fords our 
pickets find it necessary to keep under cover or 
else tie made a target of. 
week, but they fled before our advance, leaving 
their comfortable winter quarters. They do not 
want to fight north of the Rapidan. Gen. Meade 
is mastef of the position of the Rapidan, and will 
no doubt give the enemy battle when it will be 
advantageous to do bo. 
a series of fires were soon lighted all along the 
coast by the rebels. 
On the 2d a boat was picked up containing two 
deserters from Texas cavalry, who stated that 
three rebel regiments had been lately sent from 
the Rio Grande to Galveston and Sabine Pass, 
and a regiment of cavalry had been sent to 
Houston, where Magruder is said to be. Most 
of the rebel army is scattered at different points. 
Gen. Slaughter is said to be commander of 
Fort Brown, superseding Gen. Bee. 
A small rebel gunboat is said to be in Saluria 
Bayou, and on Matagorda Island, near Saluria, 
is a large fort mounting nine guns. 
A schooner laden with cotton was seized in 
Texan waters on the 2d. 
§tital fj^tv-yoiies 
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, 
Throat—£?rl?BLtekthUL ° ftbe Eye > Ear ’ 
Announcement— H O Eastman. 
Brown'* New Metal-top Chimney- 3 3 Dewey. Jr. 
The Cultnilst—A M Spangler. 
Fuller Seminary—John P Griffin. 
Sewinr Machines— Afrentu Wanted—C Rugerles & Co 
Apple beeils—Albert Case 
Kicb, Kate, and Racy Reading. 
Department of the South. 
Tub Baltimore American has correspond¬ 
ence from Charleston to the 11th. 
The monitors Montauk and Passaic had re¬ 
turned from Port Royal fully repaired. 
The bombardment of Sumter goes on without 
incident, varying only in intensity. The rebel 
fire is not serious. The monitor Patapsco re¬ 
cently threw five shell into battery Bee, compel¬ 
ling', the rebels to desert their guns for the time 
being. 
Gen. Gilmore recently threw three ordinary 
shell into t.be center of Charleston, to try the 
range of his guns. The correspondent presumes, 
however, that Charleston will not be shelled till 
the monitors are in position, when its surrender 
can be demanded according to all forms and 
usages of war. 
The rebels have at least 2,000 negroes working 
on batteries on Sullivan and Jones’ islands, but 
many of them will be found useless when the 
great day of trial comes. 
The correspondent concludes that the pros¬ 
pects of early aDd successful results were never 
more promising than now, and indistinctly re¬ 
fers to an experiment recently made—so full of 
success that rebel obstructions arc no longer to 
be feared, and stating his firm conviction that we 
will have Charleston or its ruins between now 
and Christmas. 
Maj.-Gen. Peck made a reconnoissance up the 
Chowan river to near the mouth of the Black- 
water. on the 6th, 7th and Sth insts., with Com. 
Fleusser, and the Whitehead, Delaware and 
Miami. As he was some 250 miles from New- 
bern, it is presumed he was waiting for co-opera¬ 
tion from Maj.-Gen. Foster from Fortress Mon¬ 
roe. The rebels were apprehensive of Borne 
movement on Weldon, and burned the bridges 
over the Wicacon and other principal streams, 
CharleB llenry Foster has recently returned 
from an expedition to Pascotouk and Perqui¬ 
mans counties, bringing a number of recruits. 
He found a strong Union feeling in the region 
he visited. This section is not yet protected by 
Federal forces. 
Four large Eteamers, engaged in running the 
blockade at Wilmington, have been captured 
within the last three days,— one laden with 
30,000 Enfield rifles, ammunition and clothing, 
one with saltpetre and lead, and the others with 
assorted cargoes. The original cost of one was 
$ 200 , 000 . _ 
Department of the Gulf. 
From the N. Y. Herald correspondence, 
written at the headquarters of Gen. Banks, 
Texas, the following details are compiled: 
For three days alter leaving South-West Pass, 
the expedition had pleasant weather. On the 
morning of the 30tb a heavy norther was expe¬ 
rienced, raging twelve hours, during which the 
steamer Union and two schooners went down. 
The steamer Zephyr had her machinery 
broken, and was taken in tow by the gunboat 
O wasco. 
The whole fleet, with the exception of the 
Union and the two schooners, all arrived at the 
rendezvous on the 3d. The landing was first 
made on Brazos Island on the 2d, and the 15th 
Maine, Col. Dwyer, accompanied byMaj. Van 
Herman, of Gen. Banks’ stall', started from Boca 
Chica, took possession of the pass, and encamped 
there. 
On the 3d, after a reconnoissance of the Rio 
Grande, a landing was effected on the Texan 
shore. A high surf was running, and lour boats 
were capsized. Seven soldiers and two sailors 
were drowned. 
$t)£ Naos Ccmbmser 
Opr flag on the land, onr flag on the ocean, 
An angel of peace wherever It goes; 
Nobly sustained by Columbia’s devotion, 
The angel of Death it shall be to our foes. 
True to its native sky, 
Still shall our Eagle fly, 
Casting ilia sentinel glances afar:— 
Tho’ bearing the olive branch 
Still In his talons staunch, 
Grasping the bolts of the thunders of war. 
iriAj. .gen. Prentiss has thrown up his commission 
and retired from the army. 
— The wife of W Gilmore Sims, the South Carolina 
novelist, died on the 18th ult. 
— Over 120 cargoes each of molasses and sugar have 
been received at Boston this season. 
— The War Department, has decided not to permit the 
railing of colored cavalry regiments. 
— Seventeen hundred and sixty-one vessels now ply the 
waters of the great north-western lakes. 
— The number of colored troop* actually under arms 
along the Mississippi river is over 20,000. 
— Among the votes for Governor polled in Boston at the 
late election, was one for Jefferson Davis. 
— The great Pacific railroad has been opened, and is 
now being used from St. Paul to Manomin. 
— Some of the benevolent citizens of Boston propose 
to establish a retreat for intemperate women, 
— A bridal veil six yard* long and trailing half a yard 
has just been imported by Stuart. Price $800. 
The Washoe Constitutional Convention haa agreed 
upon Nevada as the name of the proposed State. 
— Tho census of the State ol' Iowa, taken last spring, 
foot* up 702,368-an increase of 27,420 over 1860. 
— It is stated that Gen. Foster is to be appointed to or¬ 
ganize all the negro regiments raised in the North. 
— A mason at Harrisburg, Pa., wiiile dressing a block 
of stoue, found a large petrified rattlesnake inside. 
— Traveler* say that English sentiment is now strongly 
in favor of tho North, Minister Adams says so too. 
— The English and French pspers worry a good deal 
over the treatment we are according the Russian fleet. 
— Brig. Gen. Robert Anderson, tho hero of Sumter, 
has been placed upon the retired list by the President. 
— A rebel General, Stewart B. Ilntter, was capture* 
in a haystack in Columbia county, Missouri, on the 2*d 
inst. 
— In seven months the people of the North have’ub- 
scribed and paid for at par over $330,000,000 of 0 perc ent, 
bonds. 
— Walter 8avage Landor, at the age of ninety yarn, is 
about to publish a volume of poems, entitled 1 Heroic 
Idyls” 
— In spite of the frost, the Kentucky tolscco crop 
will foot up something like one hundred thorvand hogs¬ 
heads, 
— Ten wooden buildings located in the business part of 
Batavia were burned on Monday week. The Iusb is about 
$50,000. 
— There are forty-two sovereigns in Euroie. In this 
country there are thirty 11 millions, and very ;'ew without 
a crown. 
— Some of the Brahmins in India have at many as fine 
hundred and thirty wives. This beats the Mormons out 
of sight. 
— The assessed value of real and personal estjte in 
Chicago for 1863 is $42,622,824, five millions more than 
last year. 
— We have now in the D. S. at least 235 generfl hospi 
t&ls for the use of the soldiers, containing abort SO,000 
patients. 
— A law has passed the Vermont Legislature allowing 
towns to erect monuments to the memory rf deceased 
soldiers. 
— Last year 20$ suits were commenced in one of the 
English divorce courts, 204 of them for dissolution of 
marriage. 
— Ericsson’s monition to the world las been accepted 
by Russia, which Is building a fleet of trrreted iron- plated 
gunboats. 
— A restaurant keeper in Philadelphia has been arrest¬ 
ed and bound over for issuing copper tokens as substitutes 
for pennies. 
— The French have begun to utilize the Suez route, if 
not the canal, as 1,600 men are to be sent via the Isthmus 
to Madagascar. 
— The arrivals of cotton in Memphis average 250 bales 
per day, of which nearly one-half comes across the river 
from Arkansas. 
— The New Hampshire Gazette has completed its one 
hundred and seventh year. It claims to be the oldest pa¬ 
per ia America. 
— ReerultiDg is going on at a lively rate in New York. 
The proportion of enlistments is three-fold what it was a 
few weeks since. 
— The banking system of New York was recently dis¬ 
cussed and defended in the International Social Science 
Congress at Ghent. 
— Property to the amount of $100,000 has been confis¬ 
cated at Nashville by the government, and a much larger 
amount iu Louisville^ 
— The imports last week were large for the seasoD, 
both iu dry goods and general merchandise, the total be¬ 
ing nearly four million dollars. 
— On Sunday evening week the keeper and turnkey of 
the Cleveland jail were knocked down, and 12 out of the 
25 prisoners made their escape. 
— During the mouth of October there was coined at 
the Philadelphia mint $316,781 in gold, $28,592 in silver, 
aud $42,000 iu copper or nickel. 
— The commission at Vicksburg to test the title to prop¬ 
erty by the rule of loyalty has not been able to find a dis¬ 
loyal property-holder in that place. 
— The Richmond people say Confederate currency has 
so depreciated that yon take your money in the basket, 
and carry your beef in the pocket-book. 
— After the battle of White Stone River, and the de¬ 
struction of the Indian camp there, 89 scalps of white 
women were found among the savage trophies. 
— It has been discovered that a man is in the Maryland 
State Prison whose term expired 12 years ago. He has 
served 19 years on a sentence of less than 7 years. 
ROCHESTER, N., Y., NOVEMBER 21,1863. 
The Army in Virginia. 
General Meade’s detailed report of the 
battle of Gettysburg, dated Oct. 1st, was officially 
promulgated to-day. He gives as a reason for 
his delay in not making ituntil now. the failure of 
receiving the reports of several corps and divis¬ 
ion commands who were severely wounded, and 
says:—“Tho result of the campaign may be 
briefly stated in the defeat of the enemy at Get¬ 
tysburg, his compulsory evacuation of Pennsyl¬ 
vania and Mainland, and Jus withdrawal from 
the upper valley of the Shenandoah, and in the 
capture of 3 guns, 41 standards, 18,621 prisoners, 
and 24,978 small arms collected on the battle 
field. Our own losses were very severe, amount¬ 
ing—as will be seen by the accompanying 
returns —to 2,834 killed, 13,709 wounded, and 
6,643 missing, iu all 23,186.” He adds his tribute 
to the heroic bravery of the whole of the army- 
officers and men. 
The following was sent to headquarters the 
day after the recent engagement: 
Hkauoi.'aktkks Army t\v the Potomac 
TUI! RllT-UJA.VNOCK, Vtt., NOV 8. 
To Major - General 11. W. Ilalleck, General- 
in-Chief:’- This morning, on advancing from 
Kelly’s Ford, it was found that the enemy had 
retired during the night. The morning was so 
smoky that it was impossible to ascertain at Rap¬ 
pahannock Station the position of the enemy, 
and it was not till the arrival of the column from 
Kelly’s Ford that it was definitely known the 
position at the Rappahannock was evacuated. 
The army was put in motion and the pursuit 
continued by the infantry to Brandy Station, and 
by the cavalry beyond. 
Maj.-General Sedgwick reports, officiall 
capture of four guns, eight battle flags, and 
1,500 prisoners. 
Maj.-General French took over 400 prise._... 
General Sedgwick’s loss was about 300 killed 
and wounded. 
French’s loss about. 70. 
The conduct of both officers and men in each 
affair was most admirable. 
Geo. G. Meade, Maj.-Gen. 
Headquarters Army or the Potomac, Nov. 9, 
General Order JVb. ]iH. — Tile Commanding- 
General congratulates the army upon the recent 
successful passage of the Rappahannock In the 
him to withdraw 
The water in the Rapi- 
dan is very low. and the river is fordable at 
many points. This makes the work of guarding 
very arduous. It would not be surprising if the 
enemy some of these dark nights should make a 
dash across the river and make a diversion, and 
accidentally gobble up some cavalrymen. 
The enemy have also resumed work with the 
spade. They are not satisfied with tho defences 
thrown up last September, but are digging rifle 
pits and throwing up earthworks and construct¬ 
ing curtains for exposed points. 
A headquarter Army of Potomac dispatch to 
the Tribune dated 14th inst., says: 
A reconnoissance was made by the enemy yes¬ 
terday in the vicinity of Stevensburg, which is 
occupied' by Kilpatrick’s cavalry. Not more 
than half a dozen shells were thrown on either 
side, and on the advance of our cavalry the 
enemy retired. No oue was injured on our side. 
As the rebels advanced from the direction of 
Pony Mountain,my informant—a Lieut Colonel 
who was present—believed the report that Kil¬ 
patrick has taken Pony Mountain is incorrect 
The railroad is to be repaired and in running 
order to Culpepper on the 15th inst. The bridge 
to be placed across the river at Rappahannock 
Station is completed, and will be ready to¬ 
morrow. The railroad is in order to a point 
three miles west of Bealton, to which place 
trains run. 
The weather for two days past has been de¬ 
lightfully pleasant, and the roads are still in 
excellent condition. 
The train which reached Washington at 10 P. 
M. of the 15th from the Army of the Potomac, 
brought information of some cannonading near 
Stevensport this morning, commencing at eight 
o’clock and continuing about one hour. The 
firing was renewed between II and 12 o'clock, 
and was heard at Bealton, 25 miles distant, as 
the train passed that point. No facts are known, 
but it is supposed that Kilpatrick, who has his 
camp at Stevensberg, engaged a reconnoitering 
force of the enemy. Elsewhere all was quiet 
when the train left 
A dispatch to Gen. Sehenck from H. II. Lock- 
wood, dated Drummondtown. Eastern Shore of 
Virginia, Nov. 15, reports that a small party of 
rebel raiders landed on the Chesapeake shore 
the previous day, but before they could get into 
the interior they were met and captured by the 
coast guard. They belonged to the gang of the 
notorious Capt. Beale of the rebel army. A 
second dispatch says that one of our coasting ves¬ 
sels fell in with Capt Beale and captured him 
and his whole party, consisting of three com¬ 
missioned officers and sixty men. 
The following has been received at headquar¬ 
ters of the army from Gen. Kelly: 
Clarksburg, Vjv, Nov. it 
My information from Lewisburg is that Gen. 
Averill’s victory was most decisive at Drover 
Mountains. The enemy's force engaged was 
over 4,000. They acknowledge a loss of 300 
killed and wounded. 
Gen. Averill took over 100 prisoners, includ¬ 
ing field officers, one stand of colors, three pieces 
of artillery, a large number of small arms, 
wagons, <l r c. B. F. Kelly, Brig.-Gen. 
A telegram from the Army of the Potomac, 
dated the 15th, says: 
This morning there was considerable firing on 
our extreme left between our cavalry and the 
rebels. So far as ascertained, it did not amount 
to much. Our position has not changed for the 
last three days, but we shall not long remain in¬ 
active. It is well ascertained that with the 
exception of detachments of cavalry, the rebel 
army has moved to its strong position south of 
the Rapidan. 
The reports about a general engagement being 
imminent are premature. The rebels could have 
been accommodated any time during the past 
KRAR 
mere are Borne indications ol large forces com¬ 
ing against us, but we expect to repel them. 
From Chattuuooga we learn that an expedi¬ 
tion of the H3d New York and 26th Wisconsin 
regiments, under Lieut-Col. Asmussen, of Gen. 
Howard’s staff, went up the branch railroad from 
Shell Mound to Gordon’s Coal Mines, and re¬ 
captured a locomotive and two freight cars which 
the rebels thought they bad secreted there. In 
order to get the cars down, it became necessary 
to build a bridge 123 feet long and 100 feet high, 
on the line of the railroad, which was accom¬ 
plished in three days, and the engine and cars 
safely brought, over. By this meanaMie railroad 
on the south side of the Tennessee was again 
opened as far as Running Waters, and transpor¬ 
tation gained for supplies. 
Tho rebel Gen. Richardson struck the Mem¬ 
phis and Charleston RR. six miles east of Salis¬ 
bury, on the 4tb, and destroyed the railroad 
bridges at Middletown, burned two small bridges, 
tore up several miles of track, and cut the tele¬ 
graph badly. The latter was repaired on the 
5th. The former will be in running order soon. 
The Memphis Bulletin gives an account of the 
operations of the Mississippi Marine Brigade, 
which at present is tinder command of Col. 
Perry. Three rebel mails were captured re¬ 
cently. The first was exclusively from Texas, 
bound to Richmond, containing valuable infor¬ 
mation. The last, from Richmond, contained 
very important documents and letters. One ol 
the latter was from Jeff. Davis, in reply to cer¬ 
tain parties, asking his opinion as to the pro¬ 
priety and expediency of empowering hands to 
destroy steamboats. He sayB he sees no objec¬ 
tion to the plan, and construes the acts of the 
rebel Congress to authorize the formation of 
bands for Buch purposes. The brigade has been 
quite active lately, keeping the enemy at a 
respectable distance from the river. 
Mississirn.—Rhoddy, Ferguson, Ingee, Chal¬ 
mers and Richardson, are all in North Missis¬ 
sippi, co-operating to annoy our line of commu¬ 
nication. 
r , the 
over 
face of the enemy, compelling 1.. 
to hi;- entrenchments behind the Rapidan. 
To Major-General Sedgwick aud the officers 
and men of the 5th and fit!) corps participating 
In the attack, particularly to the storming party 
under Brigadier-General Russell, ins thanks uro 
due. The gallantry displayed in the assault on 
the enemy’s entrenched position of Rappahan 
nock Station, resulted in the capture of four 
P'diS, 2.00ft small arms, eight battle flags, one 
bridge train aud 1,600 prisoners. 
To Major-General French and (ho officers and 
men of the 3d corps, engaged, particularly to the 
loading column commanded by Col. Do Trobri- 
and. his thanks are due lor the gallantry dis¬ 
played at the crossing of Kelly's Ford aud the 
seizure of the enemy’s entrenchments, and the 
capture of over 4oo prisoners. 
The Commanding General takes great pleasure 
in announcing to the army that the President has 
expressed his satisfaction with the recent opera¬ 
tions. By command of 
Major-General Meade. 
S. Williams, A. A. G. 
The 3d Army Corps, after the brilliant action 
of the 8 th at Kelly's Ford, encamped on the 
south side, resting till daylight, when they took 
the lead in pursuit of the rebels, followed by the 
2d aud 5t.h corps in order. About noon they 
came upon a strong force of cavalry and light 
artillery posted in line on a hill near the rail¬ 
road, and t wo miles east of Brandy Station. The 
3d division, under General Carr, was in the ad¬ 
vance, and Col. Keiferis brigade, supported by 
the other two brigades of this division, imme¬ 
diately charged upon and soon drove them from 
their position. This division, with its artillery, 
followed them leisurely, inflicting severe punish¬ 
ment upon them, as they retreated up the rail¬ 
road to a point two miles beyond Brandy. The 
fighting continued till after dark. The casualties 
on our side were very light—not exceeding 7 or 
8 wounded. 
While this was going on, the other corps were 
reconnoitering the country up the river and 
toward Stevensburg, but could find only occa¬ 
sional stragglers from the retreating army, which 
had evidently left its well prepared winter quar¬ 
ters only a few hours previous. We find the 
whole country gone over so far filled with camps, 
many of them -with commodious log fonts. 
Prisoners and rebel soldiers left in charge of 
their wounded at the church at Kelly’s Ford, 
agree in the statesmens that they were in full 
expectation of wintering here. General Lee's 
headquarters were a mile north of Brandy 
Station. 
The army was in fine condition, and the sol¬ 
diers anxious to push on a general engagement. 
On the 9th inst., tiro squadrons of the 1st New 
York dragoons, formerly the 130th N. Y. Y., 
under command of Captain Jacob W. Knapp, 
Co. D., attached to Buford’s division, left the 
One of the boats, after return¬ 
ing from landing her men, succeeded in picking 
up a large number of them in the water, and the 
Mexican shore being much nearer than the other, 
the bowB of the boat were turned toward it. 
The Mexicans would not allow it to land, and 
the Dual was compelled to cross the river to the 
Texas side. All were placed safely on shore. 
The landing of the troops in the other boats was 
effected without difficulty, and during the whole 
time not an armed rebel was seen. 
Wednesday. 4th.—The troop6 are all rapidly 
disembarked. The men are in excellent spirits. 
The horses are being slowly transferred from 
one steamer to another, the motion of the sea 
outside the bar rendering it both difficult and 
We have had tine weather the last 
dangerous, 
three or four days. 
5 P. M.—We have just received official news of 
the greatest importance. The government 
buildings at Fort Brown were burned to the 
ground yesterday by the rebel garrison, prepar¬ 
atory to their evacuating the lort From the 
same source we learn that about this time, three 
P. M. of Tuesday, a squad of sixty rebel cavalry 
who had witnessed the landing of the soldiers 
under the guns of the Monongabela, at the 
mouth of the Rio Grande, dashed into Browns¬ 
ville and commenced setting fire to the build¬ 
ings, with the intention of destroying the town. 
The property holders and Union men resisted 
them, when the secessionists joined the cavalry, 
and a bloody street fight took place, which lasted 
all the afternoon—the buildings burning in every 
direction around them. The fight was still 
going on when the messenger left for the pur¬ 
pose of communicating the news to the General 
commanding. 
The 13th Maine, which was in the advance at 
the time, at once received orders to march with¬ 
out delay, and by daylight to-morrow morning 
this regiment, with others in supporting distance, 
will be in Brownsville. 
The same correspondent says he saw 37 block¬ 
ade runners in Mexican waters and on the Rio 
Grande. 
On the appearance of the fleet off Texas shore, 
NEWS PARAGRAPHS 
During the past week the people along our 
frontier were very much excited relative to a 
visit from the Secessionists in Canada. Lord 
Lyons,— her Majesly's representative at Wash¬ 
ington—was informed by the Governor-General 
of Canada that a scheme was on foot to rescue 
the rebel prisoners at Johnson’s Island,—near 
Sandusky,—and then burn the various cities bor¬ 
dering ou the Northern lakes. This plot was re¬ 
vealed to the President and Cabinet and meas¬ 
ures immediately adopted to give such miscre¬ 
ants the deserved reception. Up to present 
writing we have not been favored with a visit, 
and can now report “ all quiet along the lines.” 
Emigrants numbering one hundred and seven 
thousand have arrived at New York since Janu¬ 
ary—just double the number who came during 
the same time last year. Twenty-three bundled 
arrired last week. 
For the last eight or ten years, with one or two 
exceptions, there has been, says the State Regis¬ 
tration Report for 1861, a steady annual deorease 
in marriages in Massachusetts. Connecticut and 
Rhode Island also show a decrease. 
