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VOLUME XVII.
ROME. (tEORSIA, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 4 1862.
NUMBER 35
jc lome Cmtiiec.
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nturdny Morning, June 21,1862.
How Do Rumors Originate.
There in one way, wo verily believe,
that is by spies and traitors in our
dst. That this is a device of the one-
to put us oft’ our guard, we have no
ubt. A great deal of caution should
used in regard to repoits that are
t well founded, and particularly _ of
ports that purport to have originated
gentlemen who have passed
ugh tho enemy’s lines For instance
fellow that stated that ho saw Gov.
S. Frown shoot Andy Johnson in
shviilc, we diftve no doubt, was a
itor and a spy, and by telling this
ry ho would thereby gain faver, and
himself all the better for a South-
man. This statement he knew
aid be gratifying to Southern man
could not be found out as a lie, un
it: hud accomplished his designs nnd
for parts unknown, And we have
lnuht but that this plan gives rise
thousand nnd one” rumors nnd
that Hood tho country.
The Examination
)f the Iloino Female College came oft'
week. The exercises, we ’learn,
highly creditnblo to both teachers
pupils, and very satisfactory to nil
icerned,
'lie address on commencement day,
lursday) by Rev. David Mills, of
con, was most excellent, besides be-
thoroughly finished in composition
1 delivotyj it was replete with in-
uction nnd encouragement to the
mg indies to whom it was nddross-
hc Concert on Thursday evening, at
City Ilall wns tho most attractive
lure of tho affair. The Hall was
nsely crowded at an early hour, by
audience in which tho ladies were
gely in the majority. We have no.-
been so forcibly reminded of tho
enoe of "our gallant boys” in- thoir
P'imago of freedom, as on til's even-
lie performance Cl tho young Indies
wed tho thorough and careful truin-
of Prof. Hintz,' ns well as their own
dious industry. Prof. El. is a most
cfntigable teacher, and if his pupils
to learn, it will certainly not be bis
it.
"All quiet along the lines,”
eatens to become c|ironio. Even
''grape vino is quiet. Thoro .has
been n real “good lie” along 'for
lo days.
The Rev.S. Benedict, of Marietta,
preach (D.V.)in-St.iPoter’s Church
Sunday next.
■The 'Yankee Congress havo been
tiling tho propriety of hnndineGen-
oltner oyer to theoiyil -athorities to
tried for treason. Tho matter was
tponed for further consideration.
'AV-e .had a -slight shower of
yestesday evening, after about fou r
ks of hot dry weather.
Floyd Superior Court,
ndcr an order from Judge Hnm-
bd, the Court will -be adjourned
t tho first'to tho fourth Monday in
r - Parties, ..witnesses and :jurors,
bo expected 1 to attend on. the fourth
nday. Jurors drawn fontho first-
nday are,required to attend on tho
th.
A.B. ROSS, Clerk S. C.
bus, June 27th, 1.862. .
outhorner please copy.
Editorial Correspondence.
Bivouac or 8th Ga. Reot.,
Woodstook, Va., Friday, Juno 20.
Dear Courier : This has been rather
a sad day in our Regiment*owing to
the fact tiiat five men were seriously
wounded at about noon. Four wero
members of tho Pulaski Volunteors,
viz: Robt. Luwson,' Color Corporal, L.
fJ. P. Jones, W. J. Mullis and J, J.
Armstrong. The first two aro reported
to have sinco died; Armstrong’s left
knee is most horribly mutilated, and
Jonos is thought to bo mortally wound
ed. Besides these one of the Atlanta
Groys, whose namo I did not learn,’was
slightly wounded in the bool. A piece
of tho same Shell that produced these
sad effects, struck within a few foet of
Col. Towers, and another pieco struck
Capt. Scott’s bunk, ho being insido.
This is tlio first serious disaster to our
Regiment sinco being stationed at this
post. One of the usual artillery duel 8
was going on, and to which the men
have become so much accustomed, as
to hardly use sufficient caution, because
previously, though hundreds of shells
have struck very near, yet no one had
been seriously hurt by the enemy. In
tho excitement of battle one can see
men killed or horribly wounded, with
comparative indift'erenoo j but when
men are at leisure, to see nnd think of
nothing else but tho awful sufferings of
their companions in arms, with whom
they have stood “shoulder to shoulder”
in many well contested battle fiSlds,
the soldier then as deeply spmpathises
with the distressed, as if his vocation
was less bloody.
The spring campaign lias been very
severe, and has told disastrously on our
army, especially on tho recruits. In
tho Miller Rifles, since the army foil
back to Richmond, the following men
have died, viz: Elisha Hawkins, B. F.
Reynolds, John Estis, and Jus. Perry-
these all died in the Georgia Hospitals
in Richmond. It is reported that of
tho Floyd Infantry ten recruits havo
died,-but 1 havo not heard thoir names.
The Light Guards have lost no men
Binco our lamented young friend Scott
Harden. There are none of the Light
Guards or Miller Rifles that are known
to bo seriously ill at this tirao, though
several are at Ilospitnls at Lynchburg,
Liberty and other places, who havo not
been recently heard from.
Col. 'Towers’ fine horse, "Bill Ramoy”
died of disease to-day. This loss is tho
more severe as such animals aro now
vety scarce.
- The difficulties, when on tho Penin
sula, andsince, in preserving a suitable
degreo of cleanliness of clothes and per
son, has in numerous cases, resulted in
such annoyances as would nnturally be
expected^ whore large bodies of men
nro crowded together. The weather
continues tine,
Sofnr as your correspondent can dis
cover, there is no indications of an im
mediate general fight.
Tife Light Guards nnd Miller Rifles
join in acknowledging tho receipt of
and returning thanks for a box brought
by.tlje last car, of most excellent dried
fruit from somo unknown donor. It
wns divided between these two compa
nies and the Floyd Infantry.
M. D.
Occusiotiul Correspondence,
Camp of 21st Ga.. Regiment.
Between Port Kepuulic and Staun
tonVa, June 13tii 1862
Editor Roue Courier.—Dear Sir: —
Allow me through your medium to ap
prise tho relatives and friends of those
in my company (B 21st Ga.,) of our
casualties at the Into engagement near
Port Republio or “Union Church” on
Sunday the 8th inst. I will also furn
ish you a list of those at Winchester,
which are more numerous and more
serious probably at the time, but’
suppose you may havo bean', furnished
one.
Lieut. Jos. M. Mack, wounded in the
thigh.
Sargt. Robt. P. MoBco, Right arm
shattered.
Private Frank A., Mills, wounded in
thigh severely.
Goo. .W..Pyle,,wounded in the ankle.
Tho above-were wounded on Sunday
last, while charging the 8th New York
rogiment, which regiment engaged
us over the crest of a-ridge in an open
field. We were, behind a rail fence
with timber in our rear. They .receiv
ed a few volbys of musketry, which
was very destructive. Wo then chnrg.
eel them capturing their colors', soveral
prisoners, and slaying numbers as' they
retreated through the open field. Then
in less Ulan an hour, we .-engaged the
27th Pennsylvania, we in a field, and
thoy in timbe”, now the musketry was
-terWfio,>anti the. artillery deafening. It
seemed that every battery was in full
play from evory point. This moment
appeared to bo the crisis, and was too
hot for tho 27th, whicli did not wai 1
to be charged, but “skedaddled," leaving
the woods slrown with their dead nnd
wounded. Hera wo lost several killed
and wounded, but have enuso to
thank God it was no more. I havo had
inaccurate estimate of the losses on ci
ther s'de. Many deoils of daring could
be recorded among the Georgians, and
we hope that old State will have no
cause to disown her sons in this section.
fcOUUUNlCATKD.
West Point, Whiskey and Mammon,
We can’t whip this fight by science.
Why? The enemy are os scientific as
we are, to say tbe least of it. They
have thriblo tho men and means.—
Science is good in its place, but with
out exception, it givos “tho battle to
tho strong nnd tho rain to the swift,”
with tho parties equally skilled and
scientific—we are whipped—wo can
then only rely, for sueoess, undet the
blessings of God, .n a just cause, upon
Uur wounded are at Staunton nnd i our superior and paramount courage
Charlottsville, in tho hospital, and very I nn(l bravery. This, our private sol-
comfortably situated. Excuse this diery possess, to a degree, unparnlloled
brief account as Jackson’s men have
no time or many facilities', offered for
letter writing. Respectfully,
A. 8. HAMILTON.
8®: The Richmond "Examiner,” of
Saturday last, says:
The intelligence was received yester
day in this city that Gon. Halleck is in
Washington ; that large portions of his
army will bo with him almost immedi
ate; and that tho arrangements of tho
steamboats on the rivers nnd the cars
on the roads ore such, that every man
of that powerful host of Westorn sol
diery will bo concentrated in Virginia
within a period of fourteen days.
In addition, wo havo this intelligence
from McClellan's army: Hois strain
ing every nerve to increase his force.—
He hns destroyed the fortifications of
Norfolk nnd brought away nearly all
his troops. He has left only a garrison
at Old Point. Ho is bringing every
man he can get from tho North. At
.present, so far from intending attack,
lie is fortifying against attack. His nr
my is not belietcd by our informant to
be as large as ours, it is certainly net
as good. The now troops acquired by
him are new. Tho organization of the
brigades is in confusiAi. IIis own offi
cers, at well ns tho whole North, is dis
turbed at the intelligence which they
have received- that tho offensive col
umn with which Jackson menaces
Washington and Pennsylvania hns boon
reinforced to seventy-five thousand dis
ciplined troops.
NT. 1
UN- ^
62. j
Yankee Resources.—E. J. McDaniel,
editor of the Chester (8. C.) Standard,
writes from one of tho camps noar
Richmond -.
Northern Genirals havo got tho poor
privates to believo that wo show no
quarter. They tell them these false
hoods in order to make them fight
more desperately. The wounded we
passed over entreated us, in every pos
sible way, not to kill them, but to spare
their lives. One poor wretch who was
shot down cried out- to us that he was
a nephew of Robert Anderson, of
Charleston, and on his account to save
his life. Another said he was a Presby
terian, and on this account-entreated
us not to kill him with the bayonet. It
was very difficult to get the men to
tell what regiment nnd State they weio
from, nnd those from- Mnssachusetts-
firmly believed that if we knew they
were from that negro loving State, that
we would instantly kill them. 'Tho
Yankee prisoners asked if wo wero not
noarly out of ammunition, stating that
always held our fire until they
we regret, are not entirely confined
to tho “home squadron,"
The patriotic Gen. Toombs’ 1,000
acre cotton field, is an act of supromo
devotion, to this unholy god, mammon,
The love of money, and the desiro to
have money nnd property, aro whip
ping us as fast ns West Point and
drunkenness. These three gods must
be abandoned, or the Living God will
never toto to us. If these gods can.
not be reasoned out of us, they must
bo whipped out of us; wo are not fit
to bo freomen whilst we worship them,
to exclusion of the L'ving God, Many
a good cause, prosecuted an I defend
ed in tho wrong way, has failed, but
if our cause ever fail, (which God
forbid,) ho it known to the latest his
tory and generation of man, that it is
not and was not the fault oj the cause, or
that eg the private soldier,
B alleck’s and Pope’s Lies Nailed.—
Gen Beauregard has addressed a loiter
wore close -upon
riably charged bi
us, and then
ayonets.
Arr'i7ai. from New Orleans.—Mr. H.
Street of this city, who left * N. Orleans
on the 8th inst., arrived homo Sunday
morning.
Wc learn from Mr. Street Hint tho
oily was very orderly, the storos all open
but business.very dull, nnd very little
doing. Several vessels had arrived
from the North with cargoes of ioo nnd
.provisions. Ico was'selling at five cents
a pound. The Federal soldiers were
encamped at different localities, A und
f anisons were quartered at,the Custom
louso, Mint, and other public build
ings. Troops were also stationed at
Cnrrolton, Baton Rouge, nnd several
places of the river. The strictest discip
line is observed among the soldiery,
and the slightest offenaes against citi
zens, or violation of rules, are punished
with great severity.
General Butler still has his headquar
ters at tho St. Charles Hotel, while the
St. James has been converted into a
hospital for Fedoral soldiers.—Chat.
Cour. 23d.
J66jyA meeting of the Stockholders of
the Georgia Sail Manufacturing Compa
ny .was hold at Masonio Hall yesterday.'
The 2d Article qf the Constitution was
altered by extending the time lor clos
ing tho subscription books .to the ISth
of July next. Artiolo 3 was amended
so that, in case the company succed in
the manufacture of Salt, the stockhold
ers shall be supplied at tbe cost of pro-
duotisn, and each receive Salt accord
ing to tho number of shares held. We
trust, by this extension of time, there
will be a largo accession to the list of
stockholders, and this important enter
prise pushed forward with all possible
energy—-Chronicle.
Gen Earl Van Dorn
-This distinguished and able> General
lias been assigned to the Department
of Western Mississippi. This inoliides
Vicksburg and that portion of the river
not yet in {fossessisn of the Yankees,
as -.well osi to guardagainst tjie approach
of lYankeos from .Now Orleans, via
Toss Mansohac, which is threatened.—
Confcdtracy.
in the history of the wars of the
world—never havo thoy failed to whip
two or tlireo to one, where other cir
cumstances’ were equal—never havo
they failed or refused to storm a bnttery,
when ordered or allowod to do so—but
in numberless instances, they have
boon restrained, when, if let loose,-the , , .
most brilliant success and victory would t0 lho Mobile Evonin S Ne ' vs . in which
hare been the result, with half tho l he fl “ l| y 00, .' trud . icts neu,,1 y evor y 8lflt o
loss, that lias ocourrcd, by confining mon t contained in tho official dispatch
them for months, to scientific camp ?,* ! Iulle °k ooncernir.g our losses on
rr . . p l s. , a 5 the retreat from Corinth. The fellow*
lifs, waiting for strategy and flank • ing oxtraots 0 ove, the points in dispute:
movements, until disease has emaciat- Guu. Pope did not “push hard” up-
ed their physical man, and delay and
disappointment blunted, and dampen
ed their ardor—the fruits of which
havo usually been “fall. back”—until
mnny good people and brave soldiers
have cursed in their very hearts the
wot ds—“fall lack"— 1 ‘strategy’ ’—“flank
movement." West Point nnd science has
done little else, tliau fortify places to
be abandoned, mount ennnon to bo
spiked and lost, with provisions nnd
military stores innumerable, to be des
troyed and abandoned—with boats and
war vessels to be sunk and captured.
Oh I how tho hearts of our brave sol-
•diors have sickened and bleed at these
events 1 Thoso dirt-daobers and dirt-
digging West-Pointers havo done little
else than proved themselves drones in
tho hive. West-Poiutors nnd drunken
ness, in theso days and times, are be
ginning to mean the same thing—this
is beginning to bo thogenoral rule. To
this there aro exceptions, for instance,
Stonewall Jackson, and men of his
mould. Beauregard was whipped at
Manassas, but for tho indomitable cou-
rago and bull dog fighting of about
fivo regiments. Tho Merrimao was
lost by tho culpable mismanagement
of some on»(not tho private soldier).—
Manassas was abandoned with a terri
ble loss of property, after disease had
destroyed thousands of our bravest
and best men. Corinth wns abandon
ed with like res'ults. (“Fall back,” if
you please.”) A regular day and time
was selected'to fight a general battle
at Corinth ; low and behold, when one
wing of our army got to the ground
where tho fight wns to commence, tho
ground was unfit for the purpose, ouj
officers had misunderstood, or had not
understood the topography of the coun
try, and our brave men could not get at
the enemy on that wing, it was nil a
flash' in the pan, nnd wo must “fall
back"—will any one sny, nobody was to
blame, and that everybody was sober,
in tho discharge of their several du
ties ?
When tho epemy were permitted to
plAntseige guns in full range of Pu
laski, unnoticed and unobserved by
our officers, were all sober nnd vigi
lant in the discharge of their duties.
This sort of sobriety and vigilance on
tlie part of our officers produced tho
fall of Pulaski. When tho enemy
were permitted to labor for weeks in
cutting a wagon road across Cumber
land mountain, and pass thousands of
men, cannon nnd army supplies over
the mountain, in less than twenty
miles of our main army nt the Gaps—
is this nn evidence that all wore sober
and in tho faithful discharge of their
duties? The fruits of which are an
other abandonment, spiking nnd loos
ing cannon and army supplies—(“fall
back")—and may result in tho loss of
Knoxville, the East Tennosseo & Va.
Railroad, and .cutting off communica
tion between Richmond and tho Gulf
States, nnd even worse, if this game is
continued to be played: Mammon!
Ah 1 the unrighteous mammon 1 Thou
sands who have not manly courage
and patriotism, more than to stay at
home, talk loud and big, when their
inmost soiil is ease-hardened with the
unrighteous mammon; are “foilingback,"
using “etategy” nnd “flanking" to make
money, even out of poor, yet noble
and gallant men, who have left their
wives and childron, (who ought- to bo
protected by their “flankers,”) at tho
call of thpjr, country and aro gnllantly
offering their 1 lives as a sacrifice on. tho
altar of their country. These things
on me with 40,000 men, thirty miles
from Corinth on the 4th inst; for my
troops occupied a defc:«slvo lino in tho
rear of “Twenty Mile Creek,” less than-
twenty miles from Corinth, until the
18th inst., when the want of good vva-
tor induced me to retire at my loisute,
tq a better position ; moreover, if Gon.
Pope attempted nt any time during tho
retreat from Corinth, to “push hard”
upon me, I would have given him suoh
a lesson as would have checked his ar
dor ; hut ho wns oaroful to advance
only after my troops had retired from
each successive position.
***********
Gen. Pope must certainly have
dreamed of taking 10,000 prisoners,
and 15,000 stand of arms ; for we posi
tively never lost them ; about one or
two hundred prisoners would probably
cover all tho prisoners he took, and
about five hundred damaged muskets
all tbo arms he got; these belonged
to a- convalescent camp, (four miles
South of Corinth,) evacuated during
tlie night, and were overlooked on ac
count of the darkness. The actual
number of prisoners, taken during the
retreat was about equal on both sides,
and they wero but few.
* ******** **
Gen Halleck did not enpturo nine
locomotives. It was only by the acci
dental destruction of a bridge before
somo trains had passed, that ho got
seven engines in a damaged condition,
tho cars having been burnt by my or
ders.
************
I attest that all wo last at Corinth
and during the retreat, would not
amount to one day's expenses of his
aitny.
Wo advise Halleck not.to j luce too
implicit confidence in Pope's state
ments. In this community, where he
was stationed for so/ne years, lie be
came notorious as a liar, a swindler,
and a braggart.—Savannah Republican.
The CnicKnouiNV Circuit.—From
various members arid brethren, we re
ceive most grathying accounts of a
missionary tour among the heathens
lately settled in our vicinity. Rev. J.
E. B Stuart, assisted by brothers Lee,
Martin, Robins, Mosby, Ashton, Van
Horcke, Burke, Hagan, Furely, and
others, together with many lay mem
bers and hi'pthi'cn from Georgia and
olsowheye, conoluotod tho proceedings,
which wero of usual interest. The
exercises opened nt a camp meeting
near the Old Church, and were contin
ued without intermission during two
arid nights at various points along tho
circuit. At Putney mills, tho heathen
received; us with transports. At Tunn-
stnll’s Station, there wus a most refresh
ing season, und so also at-other places.
Many of the heathens evinced a chango
of heart, and oven thoir wagons were
converted and purified by fire. Some
of tli cm wero constrained to come and
abide with us. bringing with them
thoir cattle. Suoli of them as came
were baptized in the Chickahominy,
together with somo of the brethren,
wilting to set the heathen nn example.
Brother Stuart ond his co-laborers re
turned from their circuit early on sab
bath morning, and reported their eue-
cess to Bishop Robert Lee, who express
ed his gratification and approbation.—
It is hoped that Robert Stuart will re
new his missionary labors st an early
dny. ! Let us not neglect the heathen
at our gates,—Rich. Whig 18<A inst,
'V ^
At Memphis tho “Skeedaddles” are
tightening the tlie rein of tyranny, and
hundreds of persons, principally Indies
and children, are wandering thence,
refugees from their loved homes, but
cherishing a purer love for Southern
honor and independence.—Mobile Tri
bune, 18iA.
woTTave seen in exchanges, the happy
groom is desoribed by the complimenta
ry and honorable addition, C\A A. u
seems, and we are pleased at »*• .»“«£
tho dear and patriotic ghk> W1 “ not
marry any one now not in the araiy.-
■Cantiidates for matrimony will look to
thU matter in time, for no good sweet
heart will marry a “Conscript,” who
has to bo enlisted by a Corporals
GunTcb—Chas. Cour.
Ricuuomd, June 25.—The first Louisi
ana Regiment this forenoon engaged
Dan Sickles, Brigade on tho Williams?
burg road, capturing 75 prisoners.—
The Confederate lots was comparatively
heavy.
FROM RICHMOND.
Richmond, Juno 26.—The difficulty
of obtaining information from tha
lines, isillustated bo tho conflicting ao-
euuntsin the morning journals, of the
fight on the Williamsburg road yester
day.
It appears certain, however, that the
1st Louisiana Regiment wns engaged
for some time with two brigades of
Yankees who had driven in our pickets
about 8 o’oloclc, a. m. Regardless of
the heavy odds against them, the Con
federates advanced upon tho foe,
shouting tho battle,cry of Butler J But?
ler I
Tho Yankees in front fell back in
confusion before their impetuous ad-
vnnoo, and would have been driven
from tlie field, but for a murderous
cross fire from the enemy ambuscuded
in the woods. The 1st Louisiana was
afterwards supported by other regi
ments of Gon. Wright’s brigade, and
the fighting was continued during tbe
dny, until tho ambuscaded Yankees
wero dislodged from the woods and
driven back to their camp.
In tiie afternoon Ransom’s and Ma-
hone’s brigades were engaged, and hid
ed .in .driving back the Yankees. Col.
Shivers and Mujor Nalligan of the 1st
Louisiana, wore both wounded in the
arm. Lieuts. Gilmer nnd Murphy of
Montgomery Guards of New Orleans
were killed. The total of the Confede
rate casualties, is estimated at 200 killed
and wounded—loss of ■ the enemy
heavy.
second dispatch..
Up to one o’clock to-day, only occa
sional cnnnonnding along the lines.
The general expectation of a great bat-
to day is not reMlizbd..
THE BAT1LE COMMENCED.
Richmond, June 26.—The battle
wbicb is to decide tho fate of Rioh-
mc ud was commenced this afternoon
on the left wing of the Confederate
army. For three hours tbe firing has
been ranid and continuous in the di
rection of Mechanicsvihe. The can-
nonuding is heard distinctly in the
oily, and crowd) have repuired to the
hills ncrtli of the city, from whence
the bursting of shells is occasionally
visible. At 8 o’clock.the firing ,is stiff
progressing furiously. It is not proba-
tliat any purticulurs will be received
from tho tattle field until morning.
There was no fighting of imp- rtunce
on the centre or right to day. A gen
eral engagement to-morrow is consid
ered itiuvituble,
SECOND DISPATCH.
Now Yoi k, Philadelphia and Norfolk
dates to the 24th are rcoeived—news
not^importnnt. The great Nniimal
Tux Bill passed both houses of Congress
on Monday. It tuxes everything, even
glue, candles, screws, molasses and
cocl.
All was quiet nt Corinth the 21st.—
Contra! ands informed Halleck that
Beauregurd had gone to - Richmond to
explain the causes of tho evacuation of
Corinth. The weather was awful—mqr-
cury nt 90 in tho shade.
The Massachusetts 16th regiment
had u severe skirmish wilh the rebels
at Fair Oaks on tbe I8ih— loss 17 killed,
25 wounded, and 14 missing. Tho reb
els wero driven back one mile, with
double the loss, (a Yankee lie.) The
Massachusetts 16th is the largest Regi
ment on the Peninsula.
At Memphis, tho 21st, the reported
capture of Fort Morgan was contradict
ed by adviacs from Mobile.
Advices from Vioksburg tho 17th
via Grenada, state that, there hud been
n6 active demonstration by the .Union
fleet since it retired.
Gen. Slack still commands at Mem*
phis. He lias issued nn order requir
ing the Board of Aldfrmen', Mayor,
Recorder, and all oilier officers to take
the oath of allegianoe in three days.—
Failing to do so, they will bo arrested
and treated as traitors.
The Herald says Beauregard has
gone to Richmond, and that strange
rumors nro afloat— the roost important
of which is.that another reinforcement
of Jackson is going on—sufficient to
enable him again to sweep out the
Shenandoah valley, and to cross,the
Potomac this time and dsscend like an
avalanche on Washington, thropgh
Maryland.
Gen. McDowell was badly hurt at
Manassas by a fall iromhis horse.
No election was allowed in.'Norfolk on
Tuesday. The Militury Governor Bays,
in consequence of.the. lute disorders
and conflcts between the ciyil authori
ties and the oitizenKtiJeTbiJofions .of
all civil officers are ended till
further orders in Norfolk and Ports
mouth ; and that all oomplaints are to
be reported to the Provost Marshal.
Charleston, June 26.—The British
war steamer Racer Strived oft’ the bar
lb's morning and- communicated with
the British . consul—bringing Nassau
dates to.t*he.l3th. The Bahama Her
ald says "on tlie 17th the Ovteta said
to be intended for' a Confederate war
steamer, while lyipg at Na&au, wait
ing for,liqr armament, was seized by
order or the commander of tho Brit
ish steamer Greyhound for some alleg
ed broach of neutrality, nnd wns sent
in charge of British mariners to Hali
fax to await the decision of Admiral
Miinn. .
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