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Gov. Brown and Conscription.
Ills Excellency of Georgia has dootn-
. j i ed it prudent at this very gtiiet tltne-
_ nxr ljvmv effi'irs of State, in order to raiso a
ING MATTER ON LA LRY j little breeze of excitement, to attaok
F THIS PA tile conscript law of Congress, As the
iluv Momma* May 15. 180a. public hus little else to do at this po-
is Agent for this ^<>d of profound peaco and safety, but
Charleston, ?*. C., m\d is authorized to discuss abstract questions, wo ought
coniract^^c^dvortising, rocohoL Fool very grateful to His Excellency,
idgno___. for vnckjiig his brain to inventquestions
jj, SALVAGE is our awt'ioriicd L 0 keep the peoplo from dying of men*
the .transaction of any kuiiness ! -| {4F*ennui. The •Slntcsmon of the Con
federate Congress having oxhnustM the
subject, and decided on the constitu
tionality of conscription, it is now to be
hoped thut, the wheel-barrow politicians,
aspiring militia officers, would-be offi-
I lv ith Mic Courier office, during my
M. DW1NELL.
Tri-Weekly Courier
hree Months for $1.
I cers in the army, and the* sciiool boys,
■so exciting times mnny persons | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
show up t lie fallacy of the logic of Pres*
dent Davis and his State Eights Con
gress
The Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel,
having distinguished itself in bygono
day, for its ardent advocacy of Stale
Rights doctrine, is a geod medium
through which to write. Of ‘all the in-
sano twaddle that tho excitement of
thoso perilous days has brought forth,
nothing is equal to the attempted furor
against Conscription. As to argument
iko tho latest Newn,' and to
is want, wo offer tho Tri-Week
crtliveo months for ono dollar,
the names with tho cash.
c Conricr for tho .Soldier.
|KS desiring to send tho Ir
Courier !o their friends at the
, v „i, can Imve it done by paying
f each a month, or llirco months
illar,
utlcnt Dari*’ Proclamation
President has, by proolumation
he people to national religious I <ve liavo seen none,- heard none, tliero
is none except sucli as suits tho ‘ ’
trade
ilisson Friday, tho ICtli hist.
peculiarly important, at a time I of demagogues.
;,o Confederacy is belenguered Congress lias tho right expressly del
mul land, when an agonizing ogatod “to raise and equip armies,” “to
of arms is transpiring in whioli declare war,” to mt ke all laws necessa.
[ved a national life, and tho per- ry vo carry these powers into execu-
of the charter of our hard-won tion.” What plainer warrant is noeded
or could be given ?
Tho President cannot raise an army
izing God’s providence in nation-1 nor declare war, hence the pretence of
,.g_ we doom our cause just, and a dangerous investment of authority in
there is no presumption nor im. that officer is without fact and against
appealing to the Lord of hosts evidence. If Congress lias the right
to declnro war, must not Congress have
distress is great, our perils in. I authority to raise armies to wage th
ct greater. Former triumphs war? 0r must the power bo rendered
ccn followed by many sad de- worthless because of tho refusal of
recently victories havo again Stato Executives to furnish troops,
id our struggling heroes, yet tho by the'refusal of men to volunteer?
undismayed, with rolentless vig Let tliqso questions be pondered and
liato is arrayed for other and answered by all tho tribe of opponents
claim to bo a Christian people,
loadl.v struggles.
of this wiso mensuro of the Confederate
inn 11? speaking, tho chances of Congress,
e against its—wo can only succoed Could not Congress call into sorvice
e our shield'is justice and God every man in tho Confederacy, to' dc-
liiy. fend its very existence? If so, lias not
terrible sb may bu tho trials of Congress the right to call into tho field
imago and patriotism, we will every man of a certain ago,-or all bo
unworthy of our revolutionary tween given years?
five cannot on dure ono year of Talk about State Rights when there
tiering than they endured for are no rights, civil or religious, of per-
reiirs of “blood. They, like us, sons or property, left to any ono, unless
vorwhelmed with an enemy too | we succeed in this contest. Has Ten*
ful for thorn—still trusting in
icy defend® a cause, less right*
an ours, amid disasters to us un
ncsseo at present any rights of any
kind, (except abstract ones of course)
while her Governor is deposed, and
his placo supplied by a military dea
lt be remembered, howover, that | pot? •
The only way to secure our rights U
to whip Lincoln’s army—this can only
be done by having an adequate force in
id and Him who hath sent I the field. Could this bo done liy volun-
od has a controversy with the leering? Wo say oOnfidently it could
people, on grounds entirely not, for tho best reason in tho world
t from that which hasssaused the-| if Unas not bean done.
Our population is too sparse to raise
ssion from legitimate governmentM by volunteering and army of 500,000
necessarily a crime ; it is some men—wo havo far tco great a propor-
a virtue, as theliiblc plainly teach J tiffl of gentlemen, who cannot afford to
he revolt of tho ten tribes under j go as privates. If tho land was full of
onm. That history has am exact foreign paupers, as it is in tho North
thfe revolt is there would be no. difficulty ; $11 per
rued. Jeroboam's kingdom came, month and the bounty would get every
itely to ruin because Israel forsook I patriot among them. Wo verily be
lieve but for tho adoption of the late
law, there would not have been to day
a grout national punishment]
a< a I'linstisemont is likely to oou-
uitil the smitlon people ncluiowl-
Mayor’s Request.-
“Humble, yourselves in the sight qf the
Lord and He will l\ft you up."
The citizens of Rome are hereby earn
estly requested to obsevve Friday, (to
morrow) in the letter 1md spirit of the
President's proclamation, by suspending
all secular pursuits, and in humble con.
fession of our sins, individual and na
tionsl, to Almighty God, and by suppli-
oating His merciful protection from our
enemies; and His power in tho speedy
establishment of our national independ
ence and prosperity. . And to this end,
I would ask the oitizor.s to deny them-
solves every indulgence which would
tend to hinder a proper and profitable
observance of llio day.
T. J. AVord, Mayor, C. R.
County Meeting.
■Roue, May 13, 1802,
The citizens of Floyd county met
pursuant to nc\journmcnt, in tho City
Hall, to take into consideration mea
sures for. Homo Dofenoo. Col. D. R.
Mitchell in the chair.
Various reports wore motived and
read from the several Militia Districts
in respect to tho number of arms, men
&a„ available for a Home Guard.
On motion of Mr. Yarbrough, it
was rosolved that each Militia District
in Floyd forthwith laiao a company of
men and boys exempt from the con
script net, and oleot their officers; and
in case any District hus not men enough
to raako a company of 20 men, that
such District join soino ono of tho ad.
jacent Districts in forming a company
and report to the Chairman of this
meeting.
On motion, D. 11. Mitchell was unan
imously elected Military Commandant,
pro tem, with full power to call out tho
military forco of this contemplated
county organization, until a regular
election of field officers can bo made
by the companies.
Tho meeting unanimously lesolvcd
to pledge tlieir sacred honors to obey
promptly, all ordain issued by tho mil
itary commandant, while he is in au
thoiffy.J
Resolved, That tho Committees ap
pointed at the previous meeting be
requested to superintend tho organni.
sation of District companies speedily
and report immediately to tho military
commandant, D. H. Mitchell.
Resolved, It is tho opinion of this
moctiwg that all persons capable of
bearing arms, who refuse to enroll
themselves in said companies, should
be looked upon as suspicious characters
and os disloyal to tlieir country.
A high degree of ipii it was manifes
ted by the citizens present—nearly
all of whom were from the country..
Rome was not largely roprcsentod,'but
at a previous meeting, about 100 citi-
sails of tho city enrolled themselves for
tho formation of a Homo Regiment or
Battalion.
Arms and ammunition arc on hand
and can be increased.
D. R. MITCHELL, Ch’n
J. AY. IIintox, Seo’i’y.
From North Carolina.
Bivouac at Richardson's Farm, N. C. 1
May 2d, 1862. J
Dear Courieri—Our dotaohment i»
still hero, waiting for the enemy to at
tack us. We have been hero now near
ly two weeks. The boys ore anxious
for the Yankees to visit us, os they
oortainly would give them a warm re
caption.
lly way of variety, it was determined
that we visit them. About 4 o’clock
yesterday evening, orders woie receiv
ed for our detachment of two compa
nies (125 men) and ono piece of artil
lery of Copt. Grimes' Battery, to pro
ceed down near Elizabeth City, and at
tack a gunboat lying oft' there—sup
posed to be thero for the purpose of
watching our movements. The order
was to. go down last evening, and be
ready lo make tho attack at day-break.
After tho necessary preparations, we
we marched four miles by night-fall,
called q halt, and nfter taking some re*
fresh moots were soon asleep. Having
four miles further to go, we were arous-
od at 2 o’clock, started and reached
our destination by day-right. It was
the intention to deploy, and conoeal
the riflemen in ambush on the hanks
of the river, but unfortunately it was
so swampy that we could not accom
plish this design. .
About a mile and a half above whore
iigion of God and abandoned hor-
idolatry..
nt may bo our national offences a Confederate soldier in Virginia. The
not now seek to show—let each
irolin himself deep with God’s
twelve months men would not re-enlist
to keep up existing companies and rog
and 'repent -«'f his personal sins; I intents—they were all groat patriots
indeed would tho nation bo with- but eacii private wanted to bo a cap
llepentenco must precede tain, tho captains looked tor promo
cannot be tions. and so oil tlio.work proceeded, or
fi'enco.
follow prayer,
God
cd, but if we “humble ourselvos rather did not proceed at all, Before
sight he will lift us up.” all thoso patriotic aspirants could bo
are gratiflod Hint the Ciiief Exec gratified, wo would' havo been ovor-
of tho nation has latoly made whelmed with McClellan's foreign van
profession of Christianity, and at- dais, pouring oil our little army like
d himself to a Christian church. flood,
y Heaven bless him, mid make A volunteer army is tho most expeiv
dblcto endure tho crushing respon- sive rflid the lenst efficient military
ties that rost on his shoulders.— forco possible. It is expensive bocauso
vir.g in the efficacy of l-oligious do it requires an un necessary number of
n when earnestly mado, wo trust officers at tho head of Skeleton corps
icoplo everywhere will come up to men drawing lavgo pay and doing no
church of God and seek his salva- fighting. It is inefficient because tho
H. I elective sysfem unavoidably leads to
lax discipline, and because it cannot be
sHsaac AY. Hume, from Yotser’sj rgorOiMuvith sufficient rapidity. The
11 ^sHory, returned ‘on Tuesday p noo f of this last assertion is found in
As will be seen from the notice Uj l0 f ttC t that six months are sometimes
Mother column, captain Yeiser is employed in raising new regiments,
lorized to.raiso on Artillery Bnttal-
Capt. Y. has Shown himself to be
nergeiic and efficient officer, and |
e more worthy the promotion that
follow, if f™ Battalion is mado up.
II.
tecruits for the 40th Regiment,
out. L, T. , Mitchell requests us to | made article,
1 Giat the recruits for the 40th regi-
>t will loavo on Monday next, 19th
- to'join the‘regiment.
The Confederate Pipes.
An excellent article of Confederate
Pipes is offered for sole at Lamkin ,i
Co’s. Our soldiers .will find them very
convenient. They are a,genuine heme
Pensacola Navy Yard Blown up
The Navy Yard and other property
at Pensacola was blown up ana burned
“Scrap Iron can be made useful at Friday night b Y Confederate authority,
Prosont time. Any one having any \— M ^ ile Advertiser.
isposo of it at the depot. See ho-| jjgy-Qver throe hundred -loyal.south.
oi-ners have been arrested at Nashville
. and confined ns prisoners in the State
Leigh offers a reward .for ft iPcnitentinry, since the establishoment
‘Dr.
llio boat v-as lying, thore was an old wa
gon i-oiid, just wide enough to go* the
gun along, by carrying it a hundred
yards by hand. As soon as the pieob
was arranged wo opened on tho boat,
and fired three rounds before they re
sponded. Tho Yankees then commenc
ed throwing- shot and shell slowly and
deliberately. Our firo was continued
witli coolness and deliberation, until
the 12th round, when the boat com
menced advancing, wo limbered up and
retreated. Tho damage done to the
boat is not known. The gunners assert
that tho/ put some three or four shot
in hor. Tho gun was a splendid rifle
piece, that would do goo 1 .execution
two miles. Nobody hurt on our side.—
Tho Yankees continued firing some
time after wo left. AVo returned about
9 o’clock this morning.
Tho Floyd boys are all enjoying very
good heultli. Our tents and cooking
vessels were sent to us, but in one day's
time we received orders to send back
all of our heavy baggage to South Mills
—so tho most of tho tents and cook
ing utensils hare been sent back. II
S®*The Richmond correspondent
of the Charleston Mercury, liaS tho
following: .
McClellan, foiled by the evaouation
of Manassas, and foiled again in the
Bame manner at Yorktown, will be
compelled to make battle in ordor to
appease publio opinion. Nay, he will
be forced onward protty much as Scott
wn§ at Manassas, but without the same
lying excuse of want ef preparation.—
In McClellan's cose there will be some
truth in tho excuse, for while I have
no idea that he has 40,000 siok, his ar
my, like our own, must* hove suffered
greatly from exposure and toil; and
then again the roads are in a horrible
condition, very unliko those in Fairfax
when the Grand Army marchod out of
AVnshington in July. A few more days
of such woather ns wo now enjoy will
soon restore the roads. Moreovor, it
must be romeiubered that both Halleck
and McClellan are constrained to early
action by tho promissory forco of Sew
ard's last ninety day’s noto to Russell
and Napoleon, which expires the 12th
of June—very littlo morothan a month
off. Johnston’s, strategy may draw
McClellan’s forces on to the battlefield
at the Chickahominy. You remember
Fairfax and Centreville preliminary to
Bull Run end Manassas,
A distinguished gentleman of this
city, who had a long conversation with
Count Morcier, confirms tho revelation
made in the Mercury a week or two ago.
He says that Mercier went away fully
Batisfiod of the falsity of the promise
of speedy subjugation held out by
Lincoln and Seward. He thinks.thero
will be armed intervention by l’ranoa
and England, that an annistico will be
demanded, and the principle of elec
tion introduced to determine the ohoice
of the frontier States, os to whether
they will go North or South. Tho
South might oonsent to this. But what
sort of olection would be liel'd in tlio
States overrun by Lincoln’s hirelings ?
Romembor Kansas nnd tho bogus vo
tors t
Goobapcas has risen. Drinking still
goes on in spite of Gon. AVindor. Tho
vilest stuff is sold. A specimen buck
et of a lot seized in a Jew’s shop was
brought the other day to l’rovost Mar
shal Alexander's offico. AVhen tho top
of tho buoket was removed, a loud
odor escaped and knooked down all
the plastering, and stunned Capt. Al
exander for four hours. This is relia
ble.
way nogi-Q. See .notice.
thore of Andrew Johnson’s monstrous,
I unlicensed despotism.-
Our Savannah Correspondence.
Cacston’s Bluvf, near Savannah, Ga.
* * ' May 8,1862.
Dear Courier ; 1 have at last heard
tho result of my Court Martial case. I
was relieved of duty one week, and to
bo reprimanded by the Colonel, for
writing tho communication and not
notifying Col. AVJlson of the gaming.
It was read out at dress parade on 'l’ues
day evening, and on AVednesday eve
ning wo re-organized our company
which put an end to it. Capt. Turner
was i-a-olocted Captain; T. F. Hooper
1st Lieut.; T. J. Perry, 2d do.; Jas M
Carney, 3d do. Capt, Turner declined
accepting tho Captaincy,
Our Regiment Is on picket duty
Oakland and AVhitmarsh Island,
connection with the 13th Regiment nnd
lltii Battalion. AVo havo had no fight
ing yet, though we are sometimes
shooting distance of tho Yankees.
Lieut. Hooper arrived to-day. No
ono was ever l-eceivod with n more
hearty welcome. Henry J. Plait ennui
died yesteiday at the Augusta Hospital.
He was a good soldier and very popu
lar in the company. Thero r.re no
prospects of a fight here soon.
Cnpt Camoron, ns you well know, is a
good fellow, and attends to hli* own
business, and flunks every body else
•ught to do the same. He is regarded
at Headquarters in the service. Our
commissary, AV. H. Stark, is a model
officer also. They givo perfect satisfac
tion to_nll concerned—so you may im
agine we fare well.
The weather is remarkably pleasant
Days moderately worm and nights oool
The sea breezo is delightful.
Thore is hut a few oases of sickne'.is
in our company. It is much more
healthy here 'than our up-country
friends would suppose. AVe have good
water, but not so good ns you liaVe in
- , . , Flotd.
B@“Our statement concerning the
appoinCment of Gen. Capers, Brigadier
in the Confederate army was premature.
Tho circumstantial ’evidence was wery
strong and seemed to warrant the an
nouncement, though.it turns out that,
the appointmont has -nqt yet been
made,—/Sav. Ry>,
Disastrous Fire in Atlanta.
Between four and five o’clock on yes.
torday, the quiet of a Sabbath afternoon
was broken by the alarm of fire. The
fire originatoenn an old warehouse on
Mitchell sti-cot between AVIiiteholl and
Forsyth known ns the AYallace ware
house, and which was for many years
the property of J, R. & C. H. AVallaoe.
The warehouse contained about 800
bnles of cotton, 500,000 pounds govern
ment bacon, a quantity of other govern
ment storos. 200 barrels lard, 75 barrels
syrup, several thousand pounds of hides
and a lot of grain, oil and car greaso.—
The' fire spread rapidly throqgh tho
warehouse, and to the back portion of
two largo stores on the first floor of Mr.
Larkin Davison AVliite ITnll street, oc-
capicd, ono by R. H. McCrosky & Co.,
and the government office, and the
other by Messrs. AVillis & Young. Hore
the devouring clement was arrested by
the untiring, heroic exertions of our
gallant firemen,
The old warehouse is a complete ruin
as well as the back portion of the two
stores in Davis’ building on AVhitehall
street, while the front storos are very
badly damaged. Tho warehouse was
not worth much, the chief value of tho
property being in the land; but the
loss of Mr.» Davis on his building is
probably about $3,500.
The only loss sustained by the Gov
eminent was tho scorching of five tliouS'
and pounds of bacon, which, we are
told, can be used. Nearly all the cot
ton and much the largest portion of the
bacon, and other articles belonging to
other parties, was destroyed. The prin
cipal sufferers are Messrs. McCroskey &
Co. $15,000, insurance $3,000, saved
probably $5000; L. H. Davis, $3,500, no
insurance ; John Ryan, cotton, $16,-
000, insurance $9,000; P. Hayden, cot
ton, $4,000, no insurance; Stored cot
ton, $16,000, no insurance, saved, prob
ably, $3000; Nashville & Chattanooga
Railroad, $12,000, no insurance ; -
Cohen, $8,000, insurance $——.
During the firo Mr. — Thompson fell
from tho top of a two story building,
corner of Whitehall and Mitohell sts.,
to the ground, breaking his arm in
three places, and injuring him other
wise, espeoially internally, to suoh an
extent that he will probably not survive,
through the day. Mr. Isaiah Davis,
son of L. H. Davis, Esq., also fell, and
is seriously hurt. Several other persons
were more or less injured.
At first the firo was thought to be the
work of an incendiary ; but it is now
protty well ascertained that it was
caught by some boys who were playing
in tne warehouse just before, who are
believed to have been smoking or to
have bad matches—or else from spi
taneous combustion.—Commonwealth.
Late News.
Prom' the North*
Great excitement exists in the North
on account of a secret alliance between
France and the Confederate States, and
the report of a determination of the
former government.to make an early
publio recognition of Southern inde
pendence. •
The newspapers were denunciatory
towards the Trench government, and
„much excited at thoiprospoct of Euro
pean intervention,— Rich. JSr; .
BATTLE AT McDOAVELL’S.
Richmond, May 11.—A telegram to
Governor Letcher, dated yesterday,
from Staunton, says that tho enemy’s
loss at MoDowell was five hundred
killed and wounded. In their flight
they burned all tlieir baggage and wa
gons. Our forces are pursuing closely.
Part of. our woundod have.arrived.
[Special to the Mobile A T ewsj
Corinth, May 8, p. "m.—Considerable
skirmishing occurred this afternoon,
lasting until night.
No report of the casualties has* yet
been received.
Cox’s Alabama was engaged in the
fight.
The skirmishing to-day was mostly
an affair of artillery.
A Federal Major was killed and a
Surgeon captured.
The anniversary of tho battle of Palo
Alto opened with skirmishing between
the Federal forces undor Gen. Pope,
whose advance rested on the Farming-
ton and Rienzi roads, and tho Confed.
orates undor Gen. Price. At 2 p. m„
the nrtilleiy firing was quite high
Cnpt. James T, Cox’s Alabama Cav
alry had several wounded in the af
fair.
Late in tho evening heavy infantry
firing was heard, nnd the enemy driven
back with great loss.
Surgeon A. R. Thrall, of tho £7th
Ohio Regiment, was taken prisoner,
and a Fedoral Mqjor was killed.
A flag.of truce from the enemy’s
oantp came in yesterday, asking to
exchange Lieut. Col. Adams, The re
quest was refused.
Twenty-one prisoners, taken by Scott’s
Louisiana Cavalry at Athens, have just
arrived.
[Special to tho Savannah Republican.]
Corinth, May 8.—All is quiet here
to-day. It is believed that 'the enemy
are slowly advancing on our lines by
three different routes.
The Confederate loss yesterday was
but slight; Federal loss considerable,
but particulars of neither .have yet
come to hand* The Yankees were toe
swift-footed to admit of our capturing
many prisoners.
Robinson’s battery behaved with
great gallantry in tho reoent notion.-—
(Robinson is a Texan, and his batttery
consists of six pieces," small brass Go-
lumbiads, called Napoleons, and liis
corps is composed chiefly of Georgians
and Alabamian, recruited from tho six
months’ men qt Ponsecola.—Editor
Chron.)
The Federal prisoners say 40,000 of
their troops were massed together be
hind Seven-Mile Creek,-as our forces
approached that stream in.pursuit, yet
Halleck r declined ^Beauregard’s offer
'for a battle.
Tho Confederate army 3iere are all
'in fine spirits and anxious .for a .deci
sive contest to -come off. They seem
confident of n'fuvorable result*
Jeff Thompson has taken command
of the Con federate gunboats nnd com
menced operations on the Mississippi.
He attaoked the Federal fleet to-day
above Fort Pillow destroying one mor-
tgr vessel and badly damaging two
Others. Tito Confederate loss in the
action was four killed qnd eight woun
ded. P. AY. A. •
Richmond, May 12.—Norfolk was
evacuated Saturday - morning by the
Confederates, and occujKfed by the Fod-
erals, who landed at Ocean View on
Friday night. The Nayy Yard at Gos-
pprt was burnt and the gates of the dry
dock blown up, so as to render it useless
for a year. Buie Merrimac was burnt at
Cranoy Island Saturday night, AVhep
tho firo reached hor magazine she was
blown to atoms by her explosion. Her
crew arrived here this morning,
SECOND DtSl'ATCU,
It is understood that the Virginia
was destroyed by order of Commodoro
Tatnal. He ascertained Saturday that
Norfolk was evacuated by oUr troops
nnd in possscssion of the enemy. Tne
pilots aboard advised against going
round to York River. The crew then
proceeded to lighten tho vessel to take
her into James River. Tho coal and
pig Iron were thrown out until it is said
the wood work of her hull was exposed,
finding it still impracticable to ascend
tho river, it was determined to abandon
the vessel and burn ]|«r, which" was
done.
Mobile, May 13.—Aspecinl dispatclj
to tho Advertiser & Register from Cor
inth tho 12th says tho enomy is draw
ing nearer to our right, centre and left,
as if for a general advance upon our
position.
Tho weather is dry and hot.
On tho 9th inst. Col. AVoodward, wltl;
the 1st Kentucky Cavalry, and a de
tachment of Texas Rangers, attacked
tho Fedorals at Elk River, and killed
several, captured two Captains, two
Lieutenants, and 43 privates prisoners;
also eight negroes. The Confederate
loss is five killed, including Capt. Har
ris, of the Texas Rangers, and seven
wounded. This is official.
Richmond, May 13.—Tho following
is a copy of a dispatch received by the
Secretary of Stato to-day:
"CaIip Moore, La., May 13.
“Hon. J. P. Benjamin :
"Gen. Butler, on the lltii, took pos
session of tiie office of tho Consul of
tho Netherlands, searched his person
on the Consulate, and took away from,
him tho key of the vault, which con
tained §800,000, transferred by the
Citizens’ Bank to tho well known bank
ing house of the Messrs. Hape, of Am
sterdam, to pay tho interest on State
bonds held in Europo.
Butler also took possession of tho
offico of the French and Spanish Con
suls in tho old Canal Bank, and placed
u guard there. The French Consul
went on board the Fronch Steamer
Milan, and had not returned Sunday
morning. It is said the guard, had
been removed from tbo offico of the
French and Spanish Consuls.
“Butler also seized the Canal Bank,
and the Banking House of Samuol
Smith.
"Ho has issued an inflammatory proc-.
Initiation to incite the poor against tho
rich—promising to distribute 1,000 bar
rels of beef, which lie has seized in the
city, among tho poor. Ho is rporuitiig
for tho Federal army, and hopes that
the poor will soon bo starved, and forc
ed to enlist under tho Federal fiag'tq
keep from dying for want qf food.
Tho enomy sent a foroe up to Bonnet
Carre, which marohed through the
swamps, and destroyed tho railroad
leading from Now Orleans tq Jaokson,
Miss. '
From Gon< Jacksqp’s Division*
Richmond, May 15.—The following
official dispatoh was received this morn
ing;
Valley District,’ May 9,1862,1
via Staunton, May 10, j
To Gen. S. Cooper, Adjutant Qen’l\
God blessed our arms with a victory
at McDowell’s on yesterday.
(Signed) Tj J. JACKSON,
Mqjor General.
—:—,—'
From Suffolk,
Suffolk., May 10.—Norfolk apd Forts,
mouth were evacuated this morning.—
The Navy Yard was burnt, and the Dry
Dock blown up in sections efl'ec.tiV.ely.
All tho Cotton on band was burnt, also
tho guard-ships Plymouth, Germantown,
and Bethel. The Merrimac was got down
the river all safe,
Richmond, May 14.—A telegram to
Gov. Letcher from Staunton yesterday,
says tho enemy’s loss at McDowell was
500 killed* and wounded. Jn their
flight ,they burned all their baggage
and wagons. -Gur'forces arc pursuing
them olosoly. Fart of our wounded
have arrived here,
flQyTha remarkable admission has
been mado on tho lloor of the AYashing-
ton House of Representatives that the
Federal Government has been plunder
ed in. the first year of Black 'Republican
rule in a greater amount than .the en
tire annual expenditure of tlio Buch
anan administration.
LOST! LOST ! "
.ON FRIDAY, MAY THE'trtNTH,;.. J
A Lady’s Hair Breast-Pin.
H AVING threo loops on each side, and
a narrow Gold Bond fastening- tti.m m
the centre; on tho imd.r ,id, are these
words—“My Mothor’s -Hair.” Anything
within reason will ho given' for its return
to Mr. GWIN, at Harpar & Popper’s Store,
moylS^t .
. Borne Mutual
INSURANCE COMPANY
ANNUAL MEETING. ■
POSTPONED.!
T HE SlocWiolders of the above Compa
ny will hold tlioir mini-a! meeting- for
tho election of oll'n-ei-s on Thursday, 22d of
M.iv .n-ott, at Ruuii! Rail llond Depot, at
J.0 o>l<«ok, A. M-— * -
. a R. S'flr,T,AVPI,L, Sec’iy.