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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 183?-1864 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1861)
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Atla&ta, Mow da t, Joae :;d, 3661. ’ I The Hank (’or.vvntion of the Southern State.-, met at the City Hail, tud waa called to order by Mr. Cubeti of anc&h, who uaroed Mr. Hoitnee of Charleston tor unoporarc Chairman, which / wa* adopted by thi Bod?; and Mr. G. B. Lamar of M&raaoah wa* chosen temporary Secretary. Oo taking the Chair, Mr. ilo!rut* said he was, i perhaps, not thoroughly posted a* to the object of the Convention, and hoped some delegate from 1 Tennessee would inform tfiem on that point, i >r. Wicks of Tennessee replied (bat he was the I otjlj delegate from that State. C nfortunately the < , Governor of the State was not authorized by the Act of the leciduterr, to fill vacancies in the delegation. Moat of those who vere appointed ; j iiad goon into the armv and could not leave their j . conuiiandb so attend the Convention, j Mr. Coiieo of Savannah suggested that all the I ; deforce* present corae forward and enrol their ] • The ©Staten www cailed uad the following ‘ T ■.: ’ -Moaes .1. Wicks, Bank of Mem t phi a nod Bank of Chattanooga, r Gn*>kO!A.—ft. U. Curler, Blunter*’ Hank of .Sa ‘ j vannab. | Solomon Cohen, Bank State of Georgia. H. Robert*. Merchant’s and Planter- Bank. Isaac Scott, Rank M iddle Garcia W- * s - < till ran. Bank at Kmpire .State A. Austell, B*uk Faltou. W. H. Inman, North-Western Bank. G B. Lamar, Hank of Cotamerce. W. h JuAkob, L nion Hank. Alfred Baker, Xlecbiimc* Bank. Sopth Carolina <!. M. Furman and C. V. Chain Lx* t lain. Bank of the State of South Carolina. Henry Coins and (J. W. Wnliarns, Book of Sooth W in. B. Muith, Union Bunk oi South Carolina. H. Ravcnet and Jas. J. McCarter Plantera’ Meeliants’ Bank J. K. Sass and il. A. Trenholm, Bank of Cbarleo ton. S. Bose and dus. G. Holmes, South Western Railroad Hti.k John S. I>avia, Farmers’ A Exchange Bank. li. L. McKay and ©lames L. Gibbea, Feoolea’ Bank. Win. Godfrey and Allan McFarland, Merchants’ Bank of Cher a tv. •I. G. Henning, Bank of Georgetown. Geo. S. Cauicron, Bank of Chester. B F). Boyd, Bank of Newberry. Alabama. -J. <l. Honcgan, Bank of Northern j Alabama. Fliii.tiiAA. H. Bank of P’ernandina. Virginia responded bv letter, which appears in j the proceedings. | A committee on permanent orgaidzation tvas , appointed - each Stab delecting its own Commit -1 tee man. j The OaoHpitteo retired lor a few moments and ! rettiroed with tb“ following recommendation, i which Was unaoimorudy adopted: j For Bresident, G. li. liUmar, of Georgia ; for J Secretary, James S. Gibber, of South Carolina. I The following letter from Virginia was then read and ordered to be entered on the miauteh : FAitMgk'a Bank of Virginia, ( Richmond, May 80, 1 j l Sir :Ft was the wish of tlie Banks ,of this city ; to he represented in your Convention, and dele I J gaten to it were appointed. Just now, however, I j tne enemy ih supposed to design inroads into our ! i State, and there is a natural unwillingness on ; ! the part of n* all to leave our homes. For this | reason atone, our banker* will not be present ( participating in your deliberations. 1 have tin* pleasure to say that our hankers are ! impressed with the importance of arrangements ! to put the currency of the Confederate ©States I upon a footing, as near as practicable, of equality. They are prepared to acquiesce m any judicious I measures to that result, and may be expected to J assent to tuiy arrangements sanctioned by the I Convention and concurred in by the Banks of the i Southern Stales. j Should the Conveution, for any reason, decide! ! to hold an adjourned meeting, it wiil give plcu- i | sure to our bankers to unite in this conference. ! I am, with great respect. Your obedient servant, Wm. H. McFarland, President. | To the Pi liautont of the Bank Convention, Atlanta, | Ga. ! Mr. Trenholm then presented the following j comil) nine at uu from Secretary Meinminger, i j which was ordered to be entered on the minutes : j Charuwton, May 31, 1801. ; To the Conv ntion of the Hanks, of the Confeder- | ate States, Atlanta: Gcn j i.kmrn -I regret that the exigencies of hu- I Mncxs prevent iny intending ywur meeting. lam j I not informed as to the objects which are contetu- j | plated, fui-ther than by the statement in the pub- j 1 1 idied call of the Convention. Desiring greatly tu toi ward the object stated in flu* call, F have con- j eluded t 1 at the best mode of farthering it is to in- j form 30 ire members of your body of the views j and fiscal plans ot the Goverument, and endeavor | to harmonize your action with those plans. To this ; end I have conferred fully with Mr. Geo. A. Tren holm, of Charleston, and I have requested him to ptexent those views; and i feel confident that you will find your wishes, if not anticipated, at least, csseut’ally promoted by the arrangements already made by the Government. It will be in your power to forward those plans and to add to the financial credit of the (Jovernmeut, aud F feel assured that von will use every effort to advance this great object. Permit me to add my Assur ance that you may rely with equal confidence up on the Government for a hearty co-operatiou iu c very plan which you may .advise for securing the public and private interest* of our people. ’V ri v respect Inll v. Your obedient servant, C. G. Mkmminuer, Secretary of the Treasury. The following (Vmnnittee was then appointed to prepare business for the Convention, to whom the foregoing two communications were referred : Mr. Wicks of Tonuexfiee. Mi. ftatcnel aud Mr. freaholm of South Caro- j lina. Mr. Cm let aud Mr. .lackson of Georgia. Mr. Donegal of Alubama. Mr. Cole of Florida. Mr Ravem l announced that each of the banks of Charles*o.i had passed the Ibllowiug resolu -1 Unsolved, That, thi* bank will credit the Secre farv of the Treasury with the sum of one hundred iticmsHiid dollars, ai the rate of six per cent, per ] i u,nuni, se*ared bv lm*ge treasury notes, and to , be cuuvertihh* is to eight j>ei emit. Imnds of the j Confederate States, at the option of the holders. | Mr. Holmes stated that there were a great many hcnd< of States, Banks, Fiailroad Companies, i eities aud corporatious, whose interest was paya ble in New York. He suggested that this Con- I venfion recommend to all such the propriety ot paying the same at sonic point or point.-* within i the C utederaev. Referred to the Couveution. Ml- Tienhotm suggested that a circular be is ! suo a to all tlie Railroad Companies, recouimend i im tbuiii to receive and nay out ai par the bonds *nT notes of the Confederacy* Keforred to the i ComraiWee. \ The President suggested tha }>rapnety of re cottiiueadmg to the Congress soon to aumiuble at ! Kichmotid, t limit the ufiimmt of notea to b ! issued, and uuke them a legal tender duriug the fantim.auce of th war; :uid for two years atei- i I wards. Referred to the Committee. j Mr. Cuvier presented resolutions from the | ! Bunks v Suvanoah similar so the Charleston i Fbiuk>. Iteiercd to Committee. j Mr. Cole requested that tlii Committee inquire j i lufo the expedience of Congress passing an aul J making the Bonds an* notes of the Confederacy j h basis ior Hanking capital—the same as gold aud j 1 silver. Referred t the Coinnuiutf. Adjourned oi 4 o’clock. 4 o’clock, p. . ; Tht Convention mei pursuant to adjournment. ] Mr. Trenlijohn presented tbp following : j IL-poi t of the Committeif of Convention of Banks, at Atlanta, June S, 1661. The Corn milee beg leave rcspectfuUv to re |Hirt that thin h*> carefully considered the sere ■al matters reienvd to them by the Convention, and roconimenu the adoption of the following resolutions, which embody all the measures they would advise the Convention to adopt at present : i Resolved, Tliat this Couventiou di> recommend to all the hanks in the Southern Confederacy to j receive in paiitieot of all dues to them, the Irry j suri notes of the aaui 1 on deposit, and pay there ■ out to customers. That until the said Treasury notes of can be ; prepared and issued, it he reeuinmeuded that all j the Banks do agree lo advance to tiw Government. i u current notes, such sums severally as tjtay be agreed niton between them and the Secretary .0! the Treasury,—the Mid advance to be made on the j deposit With the banka at Treasury notes of large | denomination, or -'per cent. Stock or Bonds. , That all the 1 tanks iu the Southern Confederacy are earnestly urged to take immediate action on site foregoing resolution, as a measure ot the greatest importance to the Government and the people, and communicate the same, without delay, to the Secretary of the Treasury, at Richmond. That it be recommended to all the Railroad companies m the Southern Confederacy, to re ceive the Treasury notes „ia payment ot fares aud rfmt'thc Legislatures of the several States do make it lawful for their tax collectors, aud other officers, to receive the Treasury notes to payment tor ail taxe* mill alt other public dues. That aU the State**, cities and corporations nav hi**’ coupOWs payable in Uie city of New \ ork. or ei>v vherv m die o*tuy's country, be requested, liai -L the ton unease* of the war, to place ot payment*& the Confederate Mates, mi pve their creditors nciice ol Die sumo. That the Oomui , te* recommend that wheu tliis Convention adjourns, it adjuuru to meet iNj.tiu ob the zlth day of July next, at Ricfcccnd, The resolution* were read seriatim, aud each one was adopted unanimously. Mr. Roberts offered the following: Rested, That a copy of the proceedings ot . this Oou\e*itton be sent to each Bank within the Confederate States, with a request that they co* 1 operate with Utt* Contention. Adopted unani- I moas'v. Mr/Aiarenel stated that the Ranks of Ch&rlea tc. Savannah and August*, had already adopted the recommendation ot the second resolution. The Convention iheu adjourned, to meet in Riehraoud J-uh July. Cajd, Blooue- Lands as the following letter | Irons a noble and true hearted woman to her has hatuL tk>w m the Fourth Georgia Regiment, near Norfolk, it breathes iba true spirit, and shows j of what material our women ar nade. Who would not be proud to be the husband of aucii and feel it gfeip enough to undergo any privu! non. aud shod the last drop of his blood, for her sake ? HAwnfsnut, Os., Muy IS. ISI. il l Ihitr h-nb-JLK.I ; Ail rc wen at home, and i am glad t tell yon j - Sometimes l want you at home, bnt when I ‘ think of Ihe cause i>f your absence, lam pertart- j ly fesigoed. I abt oft he opinion that Uie war wilt not last longer than six months from the lights before me. bnt should the twelve months for which yon are enlisted expire, and the war still continue. I shall not expect to tee yon at home. 1 hare resigned my claim on yoo to vour God and your country. Think not of ease and pleasure, until the enemy of year home in the‘sonny South is made to sub mit. .ad Abe Lincoln is forced to give us laj we ask. oar rights. When this day dawns, then return, and reeene from your wife the abides and fender cares to which you and all oilier brave soldiers are entitled. Re ah rave soldier. Nobly face the enemy. For \ every ounce of blood in yonr body give the enemy j odtjee balls. l.ook to God in the hour <>f I danger. ,1 believe Ire is on our aide ; and with , him as year leader, who dare oppose t Many prayers are sent to Heaven in vour behalf. I ant proud to say, me husbau is a soldier; then think not 1 am sad. I ask yon not to return home until the war is ended. My love to you and your company, and hope vou inav safely return home to vour kindred and j vour affectionate wife. B. H- L. no?eiuent of Federal Troopein West ern Virginia. ; Ontt'qjfeaton citizen*—l iryfnian* pmoirU into theuood* and fired at—One. man killed ruid i another toonnded. ! YYe find in the W heeling Intelligence! lull ac counts of the moremeot* of the Federal troops, under Col. Kelly, from that city to Grafton, Va. The lutclhgencer j* n strong Republican paper, i and it* statements are by do uieaws free from party foaa. It baa a letter from a correspondent who describes m glowing ntyle ibe reception of the troops at every stoppage. We make the fol lowing extracts from the letter SCENES ON THE ROUTE. All the way out through Marshall the utmost | entbusiaois was awakened by the appearance of the soldiers. Owing to the alarming reports of j the night before, re.mors tiiat Scutfiern troope | were approaching, we found crowds at every stop ping piace, who cheered the trams as they passed. At Glen Kaxtou we found a company of 2s or 3o j rifie<ien. and further on pusoed another company ot them, numbering perhnps4o, ail inarching to wards Cameron, which they heard was to be at- ; tacked aod burnt by .State troops. At Cameron i we found a crowd assembled of some 300, per- 1 haps, who insisted on standing out in a pelting j rain and cheering the soldiers nearly all the time j they were there. The report of the advance of Southern troops had been received the night be fore, and a hundred riflemen had been underarms, I guarding the town all night; and at this time men j with rtifo* on their shoulders were coming in I fi ow all directions, word having been sent out the j night before. ARRIVAL AT M INNIXGTOX. Our trains reached Manuington a little after 1 noon, and the appearance of the troops there as ’ everywhere else, took the people completely by I surprise. They had heard, however, that a train i waa coming from the West, and as this was un usual since the burning of the bridges, a coo -1 siderabte crowd was at the depot waiting. As the trams rolled iu they displayed the American ; flag amidst the greatest enthusiasm. AKKEBT oy SECESSIONISTS —ONE KILLED AND ANOTHER WOUNDED. Hardly hud the soldiers been there five minutes till they had arrested and under guard mauv se cessionists, namely: a tavern-keeper named Wells; Mr. Kuox, a merchant; Chas. Matthews, Super intendent of that section of B. A O. K. li. ; Dr. Grant, defeated secession candidate for the Legis lature, and one Snodgrass, a constable. These men all seemed to expect nothing short of execu tion on the spot. They were arraigned before Colonel Kelly, who released Wells, Kuox and Grant on their taking the oath of fidelity, but re tained Matthews and .Snodgrass. The trains soon after moved on down to the first burned bridge, where the men disembarked and paraded in a meadow*. Col. Kelley then de tailed six companies and started for Fanriiugton, some three miles below, from which it was said, the men who bnrnt the bridges had come, and where it was reported some fifty armed Bec*3Ssion troops were stationed. Meanwhile the remainder of the .troops stacked arms, after throwing out pickets and scouts on the neighboring hills, with orders to bring in any persons they might find.— In less than ten minutes after their arrival they brought in six, some of whom, it was positively asserted by some Union men from the country around, were accessory to the destruction of the bridges. Squads of men continued to go out in different directions, and to bring in prisoners un til they must have had, at least, a dozen under guard at once. Several of them were released af ter au examination by the officers, but at least six j or eight were retained until the return of Col. ! Kelley. Ft was rather exciting to see the scouts, or “ Snake Hunters,” as they style themselves, on j a trail. As certainly as they would see a man anywhere in sight a squad of them would seize ; their guns and start after him on u run, and be* ! fore very long would firing him iu; for they were ; sure of their game if they got eyes on it. The prisoners were all treated with the utmost courte i sy, but nevertheless, some of them looked ten i- I bly frightened. Iu the evening the companies returned from Farmington, bringing with them several prison ers, and reporting that their scouts had killed one secessionist aud wounded another. When they got to Farmiugton they found it almost entirely deserted, the secessionists having got wind of their approach. Findiug the town deserted, Col. Kelley his men to scour the woods sur rounding it, and it was not long until they had unearthed several of the fugitives, most of whom they captured. The men who w ere shot ivere running from their pursuers, who called out. to them to surrender. Not heeding this, they were told they would he shot unless they did. No at tention was paid to the command, and several shots -vere fired, killing one instantly and wound ing another. J have urt learned at this writing what was done with the prisoners. The impression in camp was that they would be tried by a court martial. Aguiust some of them there is very strong posi tive evidence that they set tire to the bridges. RETURN TO MANKINGTON. Tho Ohio regiment reached Manuington on Monday evening, just at dark, having felt their way over the road, examing all the bridges to see that they had not been injured. The whole town assembled to receive them. They paraded in the street in front of Hough’s Hotel, while their band played the Star Spangled Banner, and other airs. At the conclusion the crowd gave three cheers for Ohio, which compliment was returned by the Ohio men, who gave three cheers for the citizens of xManningtou. The citizens then proffered their houses for quarters for the soldiers. Some w ere put in the church, some in the Odd Fellows’ Hall, others at the hotel, others in private houses, until they were all provided for. FURTHER INCIDENTS. During the night, owing to the breaking down of the wires at Glover’s Gap, one hundred men were sent up to take possession of the place aud guard the road and telegraph. This morning the Ohio men will go down to the camp at the burnt bridge. Ft is expected that all bauds will go to work rebuilding the bridges, so that the traius will be enabled to go in a day or tw r o. There are now more than *2,000 men at Manningtou and the camp below. There is no doubt that they will push through to Grafton as soon as practicable. Col. Kelley was heard to say yestei day that he was desirous of paying his respects to that place aud at Fetternum at as early a day as possible. An experienced telegrapher accompanies the troops to repair the lines and keep up communi* tion with Wheeling. At Cameron yesterday they hauled up some .se cessionists and*made them swear to support the Constitution of the United States. To-day that place was full of men, armed. Squads of them were going out to bring in uome more of the same stripe, intending to maae them take the same oath also. HO\v“TUB~SKrKSSIOXISTS TOOK lilt afton. Mr. Fred. Duval and Mr. .loseph Fulton, engi neers on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, arrived in Wheeling on Tuesday. Thev left that place shortly after the secessionists took possession of the town, and about the time the bridges were burned between Maunington and Farmington. When the secessionists marched in and com menced taking control of things, they ordered Mr. Duval to remove an engine which was iu the way, and in order to do so it was necessary to get up steam. This Duval proceeded to do, and after removing it to the place requested got it upon the main track with its head towards Xewburg, eigh teen miles distant, and before the secessionists knew what they were doing Mr. Duval, Mr. Fnl ton aud others mounted the iron-horse and started with the speed of a fast passenger lccomotivu towards Newburg. Leaving that place, they went to Morgantown, from Morgantowu to liniohtown, Jig and thence to Pittsburg, and down the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad to Wheeling. Here, the Itjtelligencer say s. the secessionists drove the people ou pf their houses 00 Sunday morning, and occupied tills.; with their own troops. They bad, it is alleged, only 1,200 men, with only one company of cavalry. On Monday, however, the secession troops evacuated the place, and the federal forces took quiet posses sion of it.] EXCITEMENT AT f ANKRQN. A report came to Cameron, iu Marshall county, on lloudur morning, that the secessionists were coming down from Farmington to burn the bridges. Messengers were sent in all directions to alarm the Union men, who continued to pour into the village all day, armed with all sorts of weapons, until they numbered six or seven hun dred. The sudden appearance, however, of the troops from Wheeling reassured the citizens, and all sorts ot demonstrations of joy were manifested. In the evening a jj.jrty well armed went to the house of John Martin, s bf,;tber of the U. S. Marshal, and brought him into vow 4, “id made him take an oath to support the Constituuou of Ce United States. DISTANCES—BRIDGES, ACi The distance from Wheeling to Grafton is 100 miles. From Wheeling to ifanniugton the dis tance is 60 miles. F&rmingtcu is . utjfes beyond and fifteen miles from Oration. Parkersburg is one hundred miles from Oration, aud Marietta is only 12 miles above Parkersburg. A gentleman from Parkersburg reports that a thousand Union troops left that'place on Monday morning tor Grafton, over tne Northwestern Virginia road. It is said the bridges art also destroyed on this road, so that these troops, iik* these at Manning ton, trill be detained. MORE TROOPS FOR GRAFTON. A dispatch from Reliair, May 2s, says four hun dred wore Ohio y oops hare just left here for Maoningieii tojoiuihe Loops of Col. Kelley’s command. The 15th Ohio regiment, Col Andrews, has just arrived on the other side, aud will cross over and leave here at 3 o’clock to-morrow morn ing. GEN. uYIKLLAN'S PROCLAMATION. 1 The proclamation of Gen. M’Clellan, issued on 1 crossing the Ohio into Virginia, sets forth that the ! croons came as friends , that the homes, families and property of Virginians were safe under their ‘ protection ,'lhat no interference would be made with their slaies, but 06 the contrary, any at tempt at insurrection wouiii ba punished with an ( iron hand. The General’s proclaroanoa to his eoi- diers savs. yon are ordered to cross the frontier and enter upon the soil of Virginia. \ oar mis nou 1* to restore peace and confidence, to protect the majestv of the laws, and rescue our brethren from the grasp of traitors. I place under the sale guard of your honor, the persons and propertv of the Virginians- I know you will respect their feel ings and all their rights, and preserve the strictest discipline; remember that ego. one of you holds in his keeping the honoi of Ghio and ot’ the Un ioa If VOU are called upon to oyercome armed opposition. I know yonr couraa-e is equal to the task • remember that your only foes are armed traitors, and show mercy even to them when in 1 vour power, for mam of them are misguided.— ‘When under vour prelection, the loyal men of 1 Western Virginia bve Ueeu euubled to organize 1 and arm, ther can protect themselves, rod you ’ can then return to your homes with theproed sat- I isfacvion of having preserved a gallant laic-pfe ; from Sem uetioii. Gi ns Spike* —Fear McEenkt.—From a visitor at ihe fort yesterdav, we learn that the two large Cvilnmbi&Js sent down fronatue Pittshurg foun- , T : and to tended for Fort MeHenrr, were spiked while k-ft standing on the gondolas at North street .Baltimore over night. “Kattair files were used for the parpose bv the parties engaged ’x ‘ V ,Te “ and * ,s “ complete that it is thought the guns will have m be sem back for the purpose of rcbonng the touch-holes. Workmen were employed yesterday in endeavoring to ex tract the obstructions by boring, hot met with poor success- The work of improving the defences within the tort IS still going on. The magazine is being tor tified by sand bags. An artesian well i s being sank in the fort ground, which is iuiended to sup ply the garrison with pure water in case ot a sie^e. Jobe Merrymsn, Esq., is still at the fort. His counsel and friends are freely admitted with a p&sa. — fiaUiuior* &iun, \d ih*L A FAltar Division. —A son of George D. Preo i lice is commander of fc secession military compa- I uy m Louisville. AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE 13. 1861. Outrage* by tin Federal Troop* in KHz abetti< ity County. % a. j We find the following particulars of recent out rages perpetrated at Hampton and other portions j of Elizabeth City county, in the Norfolk Herald ot Wednesday : Mr. Frederick .Tett, formerly of Elizabeth City, fed Williamsburg a few days ago, where be had | jnat moved with bis family to avoid the vandals at Port Monroe, and came round by the wa> of Kichmood to Norfolk, where he is engaged in some work on the fortifications. He found at Williamsburg a number of fugitives ! from Hampton, from whom be learned some par- , , ticulars of the villainous doings of the Federal i troops after their descent upon Newport News. i 1 They comraencedon the farm of Mr. Wm. Smith, 1 which they left a complete wreck. He had u fine j . field of wheat, besides a number of truck crops.— , ; These the scoundrels completely devastated, be- 1 | sides stealing or shooting down Mr. Smith’s slock ! and poultry, which they found ranging about the j farm. Mr. Smith thought he would be a little be fore band with them in saviug his bacon, ami had J the contents ot his smoke house carted out into I the woods, and buried it when he saw’ them ap proaching. But in this he was foiled ; u treacher ous darkey wbt assisted at the burial, told upoD him, and the robbers had the meat disinterred, and carted back. This fellow, with several others of Mr. Smith’s negroes, they took to Fort Monroe, and set them to work on the fortifications. Mr. Smith estimates his loss, including the negroes, at full #15,000. ! They next visited the adjoining farm of Mr. ; West, which they treated us they had done Mr. Smith’s, cutting up aud completely destroying I the crops of every kind. At Mr. West's they nn | luckily found a uniform coat; upon which, they j held him a closo prisoner and sent ofl his two daughters, grown women, to the fort as “hostages” for his “good behavior.” Nothing was alleged against them; but it was the simple arbitrary act of Lincoln’s heil-hounds. who in this, though in violation of law and civilized usage, as iu all their firoceedings, but followed the example of the law ess old tyrant, their Master. From Mr. West’s they passed over to the farm of Wm. Lee, which had on it one of the tluest crops of wheat iu the county, besides other valua ble products. This they completely devastated, as they had done the farms we have,already men tioned. In short, they continued the work of ruthless and reckless destruction on every J’ann fronting Hampton Roads, from Newport News to Hamp ton, committing evey species of atrocity and out raging the persons of negro women, girls, and even female children, iu a manner 100 inhuman and revolting to dwell upon. The families residing ou this range of farms had generally moved off to the interior, and thus avoided the insults and infamous treatment ol the barbaric enemy. The woods back of Hampton were for several days filled with the fugitive families from that once smiling and happy village, and with such of their household stuff as they could carry with them in the hurry of the alarm. They have prob ably, ere this, obtained more desirable lodgings. Brorideutially they have had fine weather. It is ascertained that there are full three hun dred slaves belonging to citizens of Elizabeth City, either fugitives or forced into the service, em ployed as laborers in Fort Monroe at the present time. It has always been stated that Col. Mallory, of Elizabeth City, went with a flag of Trace to the fort to demand the return of the fugitive negroes, but the demand was refused. A similar applica tion was made on the following day by another flag, and also refused. The bridge over Hampton Creek was then burnt by our people, and the ene my made his raid upon Newport News by water. There are only four of it inhabitants remaining in Hampton, who are prevented by chronic dis eases and other u navoidable causes of dcteulion from leaving it in the entire possession of the enemy, who now occupies it. The loss, (including negroes,) sustained by the county of Elizabeth City, at the hands of these remorseless marauders, is estimated at half a mil lion of dollars. When the vandals from the North occupied Hampton, an officer with a squad of men went to the store of Mr. P. Lattimer, and demanded pos session. Mr. Lattimer replied that he had pur chased and paid for his stock of goods, and the officer might have them at their valuation. The officer said he would have the goods and store and not pay a cent for them, and drawing his sword slapped Latimer with it on the face. Latti mer then drewxi revolver and tired it, when the officer fell. He then leaned over the counter and tired three more shots in the body, causing death. Lattimer was, of course, captured, and taken to Old Point and hung on Friday last. The officer killed is said to he a Ideutenant iu one of the companies, and distinguished for mili tary abilities. He lias met a dog's death iu a dog’s cause. Mr. W. C. Marrow, of Hampton, was also treat ed in u most shameful and indecent manner. He was captured in the town, having h.s uuiform ou, stripped stark naked, marched throuuh the streets in this condition, and then carried to Fort Monroe as a prisoner. Cun such things he done in this enlightened age and not rouse to boiling heat the blood of every Southerner ? [From the Baltimore Snn y of Friday.} FaMttcngcrTrain Firnl Into. The Western express train, which left Piedmont East, at 7.20 P. M., on Wednesday evening, in charge of Conductor Bryson, was fired into be tween 1 and 2 o’clock yesterday morning, at a point about one mile west, of the Relay House, by si detachment of the troops stationed there, who, it is alleged, acted on the presumption that the train was carrying an attacking party of Con federate troops, such a rumor having been circu lated. On the contrary, however, the train con tained a number of New York aud Philadelphia through passengers, including several ladies. It. is usual when a train is called to a halt, to wave a light in front, of the train as a signal. The conductor and passengers assert that no such light was displayed, and the place not being the regphu* stopping point, the train came ou, of course. Immediately, about ten or eleven mus kets were tired—some suy at the engineer,* Mr. Lewis, but nearly all the balls fired took effect in the two first passenger cars, five leaving their mark. One ball struck near the head of a lady, Mrs. Murdock, of New York, taking out a large piece of the woodwork of the car; a second passed m close proximity to the head of a gentleman, a hotel keeper at llarper’s Ferry, carrying away several slats of tuej window; while a third ball entered the water-closet, perforating four parti tions. The train, previous to the firing, had been de layed several hours beyond its regular time, caus ed by the interruptions at Harper’s Ferry, l J oint of Rocks, and elsewhere, where the railroad track is destroyed, aud its approach at. an unusual hour no doubt gave color to the report that a special train with a Confederate force was approaching. The train was promptly stopped on being fired into, but was suffered to come on to Baltimore, arriving about daylight. The passengers exhibit ed several splinters from the cars struck, and de tailed their escape with much feeling. Col Jones, the commander of the post at the Relay House, iu view of the circumstances of the case, ordered an investigation. The master of transportation of the road, Mr. Smith, iu conformity with the desire of Col. Jones, proceeded to the Relay Camp at 2 o’cloclock yes terday afternoon, taking with him as witnesses in the case all the employees on the train. A partial examination took place. It was proven that the picket acted indiscreetly and without orders and the testimony exonerated the officers of the train from any charge of rashness. After the shots were fired and the train stopped, the soldiers en tered the cars and acted rather unbecomingly.— There were over twenty ladies on the train who were greatly frightened. One of the soldiers re marked, when expostulated with, that <4 Baltimore deserved a shot anyhow ,” or words to that effect. The examination will be continued. Kinnor* of the Fairfax Fight. A passenger on the Central train, who left Man assas Junction yesterday morning, reports the Southern forces at that place to be in high spirits, and patiently awaiting the attack soon to be made on them by the 40,00 c Hessians of Lincoln’s army. He says that an old gentleman counted the IJ. S. Cavalry as they marched on Fairfax Court House, Saturday morning, and that they numbered 85. On their return there were but fifty-eight in the party, and five stragglers passed afterwards, show ing that twenty-two had been either killed or taken prisoners. .Seven dead bodies had been seen, and one of the wretched hirelings had crawled into the Confederate camp, badly wonudad. The same geutiemaii reports that on Saturday last the railroad bridge at Martinsbbfg was tired and burned by the Southern troops as a matter of precaution against a rear attack. Yesterday afternoon it was reported on the streets that another skirmish had taken place at Fairlax £ourt House ; but as we could trace the rumor to no reliable source, aud the passengers on the cars had heard nothing of it, we are quite sure the rnmor is unfounded. — Ri:h\nond Pis patch, 4 th inst. Camp Pickens, Va., June ‘2, 1861. Three of Lincoln's men, belonging to Company j B, caral.y, tfco were engaged in the affair of yes* j terday at’Fairtai: G. H. : were brought into camp | a few'hours after the tight, as prisoners of They are ill-favored specimens of humanity, surly 1 in their manner, and evidently nothing above the hireling who kills and offers himself to be killed | for pay. They were splendidly mounted and j well equipped. A Novel Method of Taking Pickens—Red Pep- j peh. —A correspondent of the Mobile Register has a nortd plan for capturing Fort Pickens. He • savs : i It is well known that there are some chem* cais • so poisonous that an atmospbeae impregnated with them, makes it impossible to remain where they | are, as they would destroy life, or interfere so j much with “respiration, as to make fresh air indis- F?nsable. That the whole atmosphere of Fort ickecs can be so impregnated, in a short time, can be shown to be by no means chimercal; and j only not chimerical, but easily effected. It will not cost so much as to be impracticable, | and may cost infinitely less than a regular siege, not only in money, but life. Everybody almost knows that burning red pepper, even in small quanihi^— z ieaspoonfui—will clear the largest room of a crowand id a *ew snuff of veratria will make oee cough hio.seif al most to death, and run great risk of coughing himself into consumption ; that some gases are so poisonous to life that the smallest quantity will kill—hydro cyanic acid and arseniuretted hydro gen, for instance. By mixing red pepper and ve tria with the powder with which the shells are tilled, or by fiflinwr large shells of extraordinary capacity with poisonous gases and throwing them very rapidly into the fort every living soul would have to leave in double quiet ißae—it g? impossible to breathe there. If the bombardment is effected in a dead calm, the result would be certain and often at Fort Pickens there is not a breath of air stirring from daylight until ten o’clock in the morning. _ bALViWOEK and Onto Kajlju>aj>. —Uy weft-con firmed reports from Pennsylvania, we learn that in addition to Frederick, WilLiac:?port nnd Ha gerstown. Hancock and Cumberland, Ml, were Coih about to be occupied by Federal troops. Jt w%uld appear evident that the Federal GoTern me is determined, as part of its military plans, to tak*. entire possession of tht* Baltimore and •Jhio Rafoad, js Wheeling, Parkersburg, Graf- I ton, and t*eir points are already possessed b; troops. This movement, with the occupation of the points just citei, will leave only the small territo ry between Meiinsburg and the Point of Rocks between 30 miles,) in possession of the Confederate troops. J; is supposed that the Fed eral armies are accompanied by corps of sappers and miners, with bodies laborers to repair “des troyed bridges, raiiioadNr*^ s lines, to be used by the Governn^t.— Jkhljr.ort W t nd. \ Money M atters in Chicago.-— Bank Com j missioners have made a call for addi<jnal aecun* ( ties of fifty-two Banks, having a ciru>{ation of ! $5,000,000 secured by $1,300,000 of Northern, I $5,000,(too ©f Border State, and SBOO,OOO <K ,Sece ! ded .State stock. The call gives the Banks tii the j Ist of June to make up the deficit. UK. 11l SSKLI/s FIFTH LKTTI K. [From the London Times. J _ Charleston. C. April 21, lsdl. I find some consolation lor the disappointment of not arriving i n time to witness the attack up <n hort >umter in describing the condition, of the work affor Major Anderson surrendered it. ! f? 011 m f. lable * pamphlet entitled i The Battle of tort Sumter, and First Victory of the southern Troops,” Ac., several “poems, ’ and a varieiv of versicules, songs, and rhetorical ex ercitanoris upon this event, which, however im | portaut as a political demonstration, is of small t J”* ,B * nntiUf J sense, except in so far as the | bloodless occupation of a position commanding C harleston Harbor is concerned. It may tend to j prevent any f*l ßt , impressions founded on iniper i feet information, to state a few facts connected with the fire in the work, and its effects, which will interest, at least, some military readers. 1 in the first place, u may be well to admit that ! themilitary preparations and positions of the South Carolinians were more formidable one was prepared to expect on the part of a small State without any considerable internal organization or resources. This comparative efficiency was due mainly to Gen. Beauregard aud his assistant en gineer, Major Whiting, who are both professianal engineer officers of the United States Army, and who had capacity and influence euougfi to direct the energies of the undisciplined masses in the proper direction, instead of allowing them to rush ou their fate in the perilous ejsay of an escalade, as they intended. Tee State of South Carolina had for a long time past bec| accumu lating arms and munitions of war, and it may be said that ever since the nullification contest she bad permitted herself to dwell ou the ilea of ulti mate secession, to be effected by force,if necessa ry. When General Beauregard and Mqor Whit ing came here the works intended to resist the fleet and to crush the fort were in a vtv imper fect state. Major Auderson and his oficers hud a true professional contempt for the bitteries of the civilians and militia men, which w:s in some measure justifiable. One morning, however, as they took their sur vey of their enemy’s labors for thepretjous night, they perceived a change had come o/er the de sign of their works. That “someone who knows his business is over there” was evident. Their strange relationship with those who were pre paring to destroy them if possible, however, pre vented their recourse to the obvious means which were then in abundance in their hands to avert the coming danger. Had Major Anderson main tained a well-regulated lire on the enemy the mo ment they began to Ihrowflup their batteries and prepare Fort Moultrie against him, he could have made their progress very slow aud exceedingly laborious, and have marked it ut every step with blood. His command over the ground was very decided, but he had. it is to be supposed, no au thority to defend himself in the ouly way in which it could be done. “Too late”—that fatal phrase— was the echo to every order which came from the seat of Government at Washington. Meantime the South Carolinians worked at their batteries, ami were soon able to obtain cover on the soft sandy plains on which they were planting tlicir guns and mortars. They practiced their men at the guns, stacked shot and shell, aud furnished their magazines, and drilled their raw levies with impunity within 1400 yards of the l’ort. We all know what impunity is worth in offensive de monstrations. It is a powerful agent, sometimes, in creating enthusiasm. Every day more volun teers flocked to the various companies, or created new associations of armed men, and the hetero geneous and motley mass began to assume some resemblance to an army, however irregular. At the present moment, Charleston is like a place in the neighborhood of a camp where military and volunteer tailors are at work trying experiments in uniforms, and sending in their animated models for inspection. There is an endless variety— often of ugliness—in dress and equipment and nomenclature, among these companies. The head dress is generally, however, a smart cap like the French kepi; the tunic is of different cuts, colors, facings and materials—green with gray and yellow gray with orange and black and white, blue, with white and yellow facings, roan, brown, burnt sienna and olive—jackets, frocks, tunics, blouses, cloth, linen, tweed, flannel. The officers are generally in blue frocks and brass buttons, with red sashes, the rank being indicated by gold lace parallelograms on the shoulder straps! which are like those in use in the Russian army. The arms of the nipn seem tolerably well kept and in good order. Many, however, still shoulder “White Bess”—the old smooth bore musket with un browned barrel. The following is an official re turn, which I am enabled to prrsent to you through the courtesy ofthe authorities, showing the actual number of men under arras yesterday in and around Charleston. Morris Island—l7th Regiment, 700 men ; Ist Regiment, 9f>o men ; 2d Regiment, 975 men. To tal men. Sullivan’s Island—sth Regiment, 1,075 men ; detachment ofßtli Regiment, 250 men; detach ment of oth Regiment, 200 men , cavalry and others*, 225 men. Total, 1,750. xStoiia and other points, 750 men ; Charleston, 1,900 men , Columbia, 1,050 men. M en. Morris Islaud 2,025 Sullivan’s Island 1,750 Stono and other points 750 Total 5,125 Columbia 1,050 Charleston 1,900 Total 8,975 In field at time of report 8,027 Total 12,002 The regiments mentioned hero are composed of the various companies raised in different parts lo calities with different names, but the Slate regu lars are in expectation that they will soon be made portions ot the regular army of the Confede rate States, which is in course of formation.— There are,-I believe, only 55,000 registered voters in South Carolina. The number of men furnish ed by them is a fair indication ofthe zeal for the cause which animates the population. The physique of the troops is undeniably good. Now and then undersized, weakly men may be met with, but the great majority of the companies consist of rank and tile, exceeding the average statue ot Europeans, and very well built and mus cular. The men run very large down here. No thing, indeed, can be more obvious, when one looks at the full grown, healthy, handsome race which develops itself iu the streets, in the bur rooms and in tho hotel halls, than the error of the argument which is mainly used by the Caro Lilians themselves, that white men cannot thrive in their State. In limb, figure, height, weight, they are equal to any people T have ever seen, ami their features are very regular and pro nounced. They are, indeed, as unlike the ideal American of our caricaturists and our stage as is the “ milor ” of the Porte St. Martin to the English gentleman. Some of this superiority is due to the fact that the hulk of the white population here are in ail but name aristocrats or rather oligarchs. The State is but a gigantic Sparta, in which the helot ry are marked by an indelible difference of color and race from the masters. The white population which is not land and sluveholding and agricultu ral is very small and very insignificant. The masters enjoy every advantage which can conduce to the physical excellence of a people, and to the cultivation of the graces and accomplishments of life, even though they are rather disposed to neglect purely intellectual enjoyments and tastes Many of those who serve in the ianks are men worth from £5,000 to >710,000 a year —at least, so [ I was told—and men were pointed out to me who were said to be worth far more. One private feeds his company on French pates and Madeira, another provides his comrades with unlimited cnampagne, most grateful on the arid sand hill; a third, with a more soldierly view to their perma nent, rather than occasional efficiency, purchases for the men of his “ Guard” a complete equipment of Enfield rifles, lfow long the zeal and resour ces of these gentlemen will last it may not be easy to say. At present they would prove formidable to any enemy, except a regular army on the plain and iu the open tield, but they are not pro vided with tield artillery, or with adequate caval ry, and they are not accustomed to act in concert, and m large bodies. Yesterday morning I waited on Gen. Beaure gard, who is commanding the forces of South Carolina, llis Aides-de-Camp—Mr. Manning, Mr. Chesnut, Mr. Porcher Miles and Col. Lucas—ac companied me. Os these, the former has been Governor of this State, the next has been a Sena tor, the third a member of Congress. They are all volunteers, and gentlemen of position in the State, and the fact that they are not only con tent, but gratified, to act. as aides to the profes sional soldier, is the best proof of the reality of the spirit which animates the class they represent. Mr. Lucas is a gentleman of the State, who is act ing as Aide-de-Camp to Gov. Pickens. Passing through the dense crowd which, talking, smoking and reading newspapers, fills the large hall of the Mills House, we emerge on the dirty street, sutli cientlv broad, and lined with trees protected by wooden sheathings at the base. The houses, not very lofty, are clean and spacious, and provided with verandahs facing the south as far as possible. The trees give the streets the air of a boulevard, aud the town has, somehow or other, the reminis cence of the Hague about it which I cannot ex plain or account for satisfactorily. The head ouarters are in a large, airy public building, once devoted to an insurance company's operations, or to the accommodation of the public fire com panies. There was no guard at the door; officers and privates were passing to and fro in the hall, part of which was cut off by canvass screens, so as to form rooms or departments of the Horse Guards of South Carolina. Into one of these we turned, and found the desks occupied by officers in uniform, waiting dispatches and copying docu ments, with all the Abandon, which, distinguishes the true sold:?; when he can get aj printed ferms and (tbvernment stationery. In another moment we were ushered into a smaller room, and were presented to the General; ‘vho wag also seated at bis 4&sk Any one accustomed to soldier# can readily de tect the ‘‘real article” from the counterfeit,’ and when General Beauregard stood up to welcome us it was patent that he was a man capable of greater things than taking Sumter. He is a squarely built, lean man, of about 40 years ot age, with 1 broad shoulders and legs “made to fit” a horse of 1 middle height; acd his head is covered with thick hair, cropped close, and showing the bumps whioh are reflective and combative, with a tree Gallic i air. at the oa v k of the skpll , the forehead, broad ana well developed, projects somewhat over ilje keen, eager dark eyes; the face is very thin, with ! very bign cheek bones, a well shaped nose, sligbt : It acquiline, and a large, rigid, sharply cut mouth, j set above a full, fightiug chin. In the event of | any important operations taking place, the name , of this officer will, l fed assur ed, be heard often i enough to be my excuse for this little sketch of i his outward man. He was enough to detail j Li„ me over the I works, and I found Major w hiting a most able ; guide and agreeable companion. Jt j s *earcely 1 worth while to wa&te time in describing the post j lion of Charleston. It R eß as low as Venice, the look of which it rather affects from a distance, 1 with long, sandy islands stretching out as arms to close up the approaches, and lagoons catting into ; the marshy shores. On a sandy island and spit r on the left hand shore stands tort Moultrie. On j the southern sfldpj °” pother jandy isjasd, ; the line* of the biitierie; which. probably, were most dangerous, fr OUJ their proximity and posi ; tioti, to the unprotected face of Sumter. The fort itself is built iu the tideway, on a rocky point, which has been increased by artificial deposits of granite chips. Embarked, with a few additions to ! our original party, on board a small steamer cail- I ea the Ludy Daris, we first proceeded to Morris Islaud. about Z% miles from Charleston. Our 1 steamer was filled with commissariat stores for the troops, of whom 4,000 were said to be encamp | ed amon<z the sand hills. ‘ Any one who has ever been at Southport, or has seen the done? about Dunkirk or Calms, will have a good idea of the place. Our landing was op posed bv a guard of stout volunteers, with cross ■ iirelocks; but they were satisfied by the Gene -1 i-al’t authority, and we proceeded, ankle-deep in : the soft, white sand, to visit the batteries which played on the landward face of Sumter. They | are"made of sand for the most part, well • placed in the sandhills, with good traverses and (well -protected magazines, the embrasure being faced with palmetto logs, which do not splinter when struck I 1 much investigation to show that these works would be greaitv injured by a fire of vertical and horizontal shell from the fort, and that the dis tance of their armament would render it ditiicult • to breach the solid walls w hich were opposed to them at upward of 12po yards away. However* there were two powerful batteries, which could have done great damage if they were well served, and have made the tei and parade of the tort a complete “Ebeß-trap” unless the mortars were injured. The civilians and militiamen set greater store on the Iron Battery at Cummings Point, which is the part of the islaud nearest to j the fort, but the tire of heavy guns would have , soon destroyed tlieir confidence. It consists ot j yellow pine logs placed as vertical uprights. The j roof, of the same material, slopes from the top of j the uprights to the saud facing the enemy ; over it are dovetailed bars of railroad iron, of the T pattern, from top to bottom, all riveted down in the most secure manner. On the front the rail road irou roof and incline preseut an angle of about 50 degrees. There are three porthole, with iron shutters. When opened by the action of a lever the muzzles of the columbiads fill up the same space completely. The coluuibiad guns with which this battery is equipped bear ou the j south wall of Sumter at au angle. The inclined side of the battery has been struck by six shot, the effect of two of which is enough to demon strate that the fire of the guns t/i barbette would have been destructive. The coluuibiad is a kind of D&hlgreu—that is, a piece of ordnance .very thick in the breech, aud lightened off’ gradually from the trunuiona to the muzzle. The platforms were rather light, but the car riages were solid aud well made, aud the elevating screws or hitches of the guns were in good order. The mortars are of various calibres and descrip tions, mostly S inch aud 10-inch ; and it is said there were 17 of them iu position and working against the fort, aud 35 gnus were from time to time directed against it. Shot and shell appeared to be abundant enough. The works are all small detached batteries, with sand bag merlons, aud open at the gorge, and they extend for tour miles along the shore of the island. The camps aie pitched most irregularly between the sandhills tents of all shapes and sizes*, iu thrash ion called higgledy-piggledy, here and there, in knots and groups, in a wav that would drive au Indian quar ter master general mad. Bouesof beef and mutton, champagne ana wine bottles, obstructed the ap proaches, which were of a nature to afflict Dr. Sutherland and Sir John M’Neil most bitterly, and to suggest the reflection that the army which so utterly neglected sanitary regulations could not lon<r exist as soon as the sun gained full pow er. They say, however, the men are not sickly, and that these sandhills are the most healthy spots about Charleston. The men were occupied as soldier* generally are when they have notbiug to do—lounging or lying on the straw and plank carpets, smoking, reading, sleeping. The owners of the tents give them various names, of winch “ The Lions’ Den,” “ The Tigers’ Lair,” “The Ea gles’ Nest,” “ Mars’ Delight,” are fair specimens, and these are done in black ou the white calico. Fn one of which we visited, the hospitable inmates were busily engaged in brewing elaret cup, and Bordeaux, lemons, sugar, ice, and champagne, and salads were in abundauee, and at the end ol the tent was a liar, where anything else iu reason could be had for the asking, though water was not so plentiful. At one of the batteries the great object of attraction was a gun made on Captain Blakely’s principle, by Messrs. Fawcett, Preston & Cos., of Liverpool, which was only put in batte ry the day before the fire opened, and the effect of which on the masonry is said to have been ve ry powerful. It is a 12-pounder—the same which was tried last year, I think—and bears a brass plate with the inscription, “ Presented to South Carolina by one of her citizens.” It is remarkable enough that the vessel which carried it lay in the midst of the United States war vessels at the mouth of the harbor. Having satis tied our curiosity as veil as time, and a sand-storm permitted, we got in a row-boat and proceeded to Sumpter. At a distance tTe fort bears some resemblance to Forts Paul and Sevastopol. It is a truncated pentagon, with thtee faces armed—that which is toward Morris Island being considered safe from attack, as the work was only intended to resist au approach from the sea. It is said to have cost altogether more than £200,000 sterling. The walls are of solid brick and concrete masonry, built close to the edge of the water, 60 feet high, and from 8 to 12 feet in thickness, and carry three tiers of guns on the north, east, and west exterior sides. Its weakest point is on the south side, where the ma sonry is not protected by any flunk fire to sweep the wharf. The whole is designed for an arma ment of 140 pieces of ordinance of all calibres. Two tiers are under bomb-proof casemates, and the third or upper tier is tio barbette; the lower tier is intended for 42 pounder paixhan guns ; the second tier for tfight and ten-iuch columbiads, tor throwing solid or hollow shot, and the upper tier for mortars and guns. But only seventy-live are now mounted, i'.leven paixhan guns are among that number, nine of them commanding Fort Moultrie. Some of the columbiads are not moun ted. Four of the 32 pounder en barbette guus are on pivot carriages, and others have a sweep of one hundred and eighty degrees. The walls are pierced everywhere for muskets. The magazine contains several hundred barrels of gunpowder, and a supply of shot, powder and shells. The gar rison was amply supplied with water from artifi cial wells The war garrison of the fort ought to be at least fiOO men, but only 72 were within its walls, with the laborers—lo 2 all told—at the time of the attack. The walls of the fort are dented on all sides by shot marks, but in no instance was any approach made to a breach, and the greatest damage, atone of the angles on the South face, did not extend more than two feet into the masonry, which is of very fine brick. The parapet is, of course, dam aged, but the casemate embrasures are uninjured. Ou landing at the wharf we perceived that the granite cuppings had suffered more than the brick work, and that the stone had split up and splintered where it was struck. The ingenuity of the defenders was evident even here. They had no mortal with which to fasten up the stone slabs they had adapted as blinds to the unprotected south side, but Major Anderson, or his subordi nate, Capt- Foster, had closed the slabs in with lead, which he had procured from some water piping, and had rendered them proof against es calade, which he was prepared also to resent by extensive mines laid under the wharf and lauding place, to be fired by the friction tnbes and lines laid inside the work. He had also prepared a number of shells for the same purpose, to act as hand grenades, with friction tubes and lanyards ; then hurled down from the parapet on his assail ants. The entrance to the tort was blocked up by masses of masonry, which had been thrown down from the walls of the burnt barracks and officers’ quarters along the south aide. A num ber of men were engaged in digging up the mines at the wharf, and others were busy in completing the ruin of the tottering walls, which were still so hot that it was necessary to keep a hose of water playing on part of the brickwork. To an unini tiated eve it would seem as if the fort was untena ble, but, in reality, in spite of the destruction doue to it, a stout garrison, properly supplied, would have been in no danger from anything ex cept the explosion of the magazine, of which the copper door was jammed by the heat at the time of the surrender. Exclusive of the burning of the quarters and the iuteuse heat, there was no reason for a prop erly handled and sufficient, force to surrender the place. It is needless to say Major Anderson had neither one nor the other. He was in all respects most miserably equipped. His guus were without screws, scales or tangents, so that his elevations were managed by rude wedges of deal, and his scales marked in chalk on the breech of his guns, and his distances and bearings soratchod in the same way on the side of the embrasures. He had not a single fuse for his shells, and he tried in vain to improvise them by tilling pieces of bored out pine with caked gunpowder. His cartridges were out, and he was compelled to detail some of his few men to make them out of shirts, stockings and jackets. He had not a single mortar, and he was compelled to the desperate expedient of plant ing long guns in the ground at an angle of forty five degrees, for which he could find no shell, us he had no fuses which coul4 be fired with safety. He had no shears to mount his guns, and chance alone enabled him to do so by drifting some large logs down with the tide agaiust Sumter. Finally, he had not even one engine to put out a fire in quarters. 1 walked carefully over the parade, and could detect the marks of only seven shells in the ground; but Major Whiting told me the orders were to burst the shells over the parapette. so I*B to frus trate any attempt to work the barbette guns.— Two of these were injured by shot, and one was overturned,, apparently by its own recoil; but there was no injury done inside any of the case mates to the guns or works. The shell splinters had all disappeared —carried off, I am told, as “trophies.” Had Major Anderson been properly provided, so that he could have at once sent his men to the guns, opened fire from in bar bette, throwuishell and hot shot, kept relays to all his casemates and put opt fires as they arose rrom red hot shot or shell, he must, I have no earthly doubt, have driven the troops off Morris’ Island, burnt out Fort Moultrie and silenced the enemy’s lire. His loss might have been considerable ; that of the Confederates must have been very great.— As it was, not a life was lost by actual fire on either side. A week hence and it will be impossi ble for a fleet ip anything, except oover the descent olau army her*>, and they mast lie off, at the least, four miles from the nearest available beach. — The* lnvasion of Arkansas. —The Memphis pa pers the other day published an improbable of an invasion of Arkansas, at Nqpotepq. Thy Bulletin of Saturday gire§ tbe following version of the atfair The invasion of Arkansas, near Pocahontas, appears to have been very greatly exaggerated. \Ve learn from Col. Faqlknw, who i-eaohcd tbe city from f.ittle Stock on the Chester Ashly last eve ning, that Col. James Robinson, of Jacksonport, had just reached that place on a) mission for arms, and reported that the rumor was to a great extent unfounded. The report originated in this way : some of Harney’s troops stationed at Jackson Mo., had followed certain wagons iead and bound for Jacksonport, capturing -on.e of them and hotly pursyjiqg Others —and from this circumstance the report originated. Neverthe less, the whole country was agitated, and men were volunteering! hv hundreds and thousands for tbe fight. Col. Robinson states that there is an abundance of men near Jacksonport for thorough defense ; they only Isck arms, to obtain which is tbe object of Col. Robinson’s mission to Little Rock. A member of the Oglethorgy He,tv. writing from p p-uy Kidhi&ond, June Ist, to thpvjuTaiuiuh Mi>, itinj S4M, says; Qqr regiment is very nearly completed. We have here now : Oglethorpe Light Infantry, Rome Light Guards, Macon Gourds, Echols Gnards, (of Meriwether county.) Letcher Guards, of Augus ta.) Beauregnard Volunteers, Pulaski Volunteers, Atlanta Greys. From Norfolk. —The Savannah jupacCtwru. has the following, dated No, folk, Va., 4th instant: a dispatch says that Latimer, who was arrested at Hampton by the Abolitionists, has been bung. Rumor says'tbat the firing heard this morning from Newport News, was an attack on the Lincoln forces by Colonel Magruder, of the Confederate troops. The Abolitionists are engaged iq throwing np defences at Newport New;. The i.-ported defeat of the Federal forces at Fairfax is believed to be correct. A member of the Atlanta Grays, writing from Richmond, Va., May 29th, to the Commonwealth, says : No dissatisfaction, except on one point—that is abort our guns. Every member of this company mourns the loss of his rifle. This act of Joseph E. Brown, of taking onr guns from ns, was de scending below the dignity of tbe Chief Magis trate of the Empire grate of the South. Heseems to have been willing (in order to gratify his ha tred to President Davis and onr members in Con gressi to sacrifice tbe lives of oyer one bundled as true and brave men as ever marched to the battle-field * * * * For th < Chrou heU tf* Sentinel. Southern Independence. The time has now arrived when the South must be determined that she will have nothing short of absolute and unconditional release from Northern thraldom. The vain hope that even social inter : course'aridxec’prQcal trade can be continued, af- Iter the infamous war now waging against her is ended, must be laid aside. She cannot regard the North as she does the rest of mankiud, “enemies | in war, in peace friends.” j Uur country must be entirely Southern. The | northerner and the foreigner now in the Southern Confederacy must be utterly and completely iden tified with the South. We want no mere Yankee notions. We should patronise no merchant who hereaiter introduces anything northern among us. As men. true to the SoiPh and her institutions, we demand an absolute, unconditional, and eternal independence of those who having been cherished and enriched by us, believing them to be friends, have shown to us a spirit only suited to the char acter of demons. Every Southerner must be encouraged. Our support must be withheld from the entire North, and when their Southern plantations afford their yearly tribute no longer, their ships will roi at their wharves—the grass will grow in the streets of their wealthy cities, made so by Southern con tribution—and the bat and the owl will tenant their palatial mansions. Let every true South erner refuse to purchase any and every thing which comes from the North. * Let those who per sist in introducing such things among us, be starved out, if the almighty dollar sinks the patri otic promptings of liis soul. Our enemies should know and be made to feel that the South has at length awakeued from her heavy sleep, and that henceforth aud forever she intends to rely upon herself. The honest acquisi tions ot the South must no longer contribute to the avarice of men who are enjoying the wealth so gamed to purchase Enfield rifles and Colt’s revol vers to take the lives ol their dear Southern breth ren, whom they have so long and so disinterestedly The countless wealth which has been yearly spent at the Northern watering places should now be used iu our favored land. The Falls of Toccoa aud Tallulah, Lookout Mountain, the picturesque scenery ol dear old Virginia and her tine watering places, and good old Buncombe— these will be hereafter the resort, of Southern peo ple. Amid these and other delightful places within our limits the hot sultry summer can be happily aud agreeably spent in society altogether Southern. The only alloy I can imagine to un mixed happiness would be the presence of an enemy over the line. Should one find his wav, attracted by the beauties of our land, 1 would have no injury inflicted, but I must insist that he be made to take the oath of allegiauce to the Con federacy, or be permitted to depart iu peace upon a pt*omise never more to return. To secure our complete independence, we must determine to be so. The Southern manufacturer in every department must be encouraged—home iudustry patronized iu every branch. Southern clothes, Southern shoes, Southern hats must be worn, and those who can’t dispense with silks aud broadcloths must get them no longer from Yankeedom, but from England and France. All our food must be produced at home, both so( man and beast. The Southern dairy must be erected, and the Southern man find out that he can do without the Goshen. New England must no longer find her market among us for her hay, her cheese, her butter, her fish, or her potatoes. Iu a word, let us no longer cousider anything useful or iudispeusable unless it be a Southern product, or from any place out the North. From this time and forever let the North and South be distinct. Rkklaw. Correspondence of the Bichmond Vispatch. Third Rombardmeut at Aqma Creek. Aquia Crkbk, June 2d, 1861.—The firing com menced at lll<j o’clock in the morning with great spirit. The line of baitle, composed of three stea mers and two tugs, seemed destined to devour in a few minutes our little battery at the point, whose outer works were protected by railroad iron,which proved very beneficiu.l. The Blues and Company “F” were stationed in ad vantageous places, ready to resist any attempt to land forces. The largest steamer movud up and anchored di rectly in front of our buttery on the point, and opened her broadsides in rapid succession, firiug seven guns at ouce, and changing alternately her sides as her guns became heated. She was thought to be the Pawnee, carrying sixteen large 64-pounders. She fired with great precision, striking the battery very often, but not penetra ting it. She was answervd and saluted by our big sixty four bull dog, who struck her several times with ricochet shots, and it is reported that some of them pierced her from side to side. She was about, a mile and a quarter from the wharf. The other vessels tired very little, with the ex ception of a steam-tug, which, divested of all in cumbrances, carried two thirty-two pounders rifle guns—and by far outshot the guns on the Pawnee, throwing her shot over the .surrounding hills. The enemy, after discharging 572 shots ftiuljjßbells, withdrew his vessels at about o’clock in the evening. The only damage done was from the rifle gun, which struck a poor chicken and severed its head from the body. Not a man received a scratch on our side. We know not what damage the enemy underwent. The bom bardment cost the Federal Government about $6,000, besides damage doue the vessel. We fired only seventy-five shots. Men from the Maryland side report the carrying ashore of dead bodies from the vessels of the enemy. 1 cannot vouch for the truth of the statement, but the Pawnee was really damaged, for, with glasses this morn ing, we observed that she is careened on the side, and is now undergoing repairs. Thk Fight at AcqcjiaCrkrk.—ln au extva of the Fredericksburg Herald of Tuesday, w find the following in relation to the fight at Acquia Creek, which has not been published : A letter to us from Ffoint, dated yesterday, June 3, says : “The Pawnee was injured very much. There is no doubt of this, as she was all day yesterday opposite to our station at ’s Point. Lt. and myself examined her with a large spy-glass, and found she had a large hole in her quarter, i. e., near the water line, under the side of her stern. We also saw men in a boat mending her port side, amidship. Yon mav rely on this. Our batteries shot 74 shot and shell, aud struck six or seven times.” We are also informed, third handed, that a min ister on the Maryland side told a person who brought the news to this side, that he, the clergy man was present, though not officiating, at the burial of 28 persons taken from oft’ board the ves sel after the battle of Saturday, and who had been killed during the action. Engagement atPlg’s Point. The Charleston Mercury has the following.— dispatches, received by Gov. Pickens : Norfolk, June s. —There was no fight yester day at Newport News. Tbe enemy are said to be building many flat boats, presumed to be wttti a view of attacking us soon, in force. The Harriet Lam, was yesterday sounding be tween Pig’s Point and Craney Islaud. Everything here remains as usual. Norfolk, June 5, 12 m.—A detuchincmt of our men, about 9 a. m., had just begun to throw up a battery, two miles east of Pig’s Poiut Battery, when the steamer Harriet Lave opened lire on them. Unprotected as they were by any earth works, our brave troops, with hut one six-pound er rifled cannon, suoceeded in driving off the stea mer. Pig's Poiut Butterry also opened on the steamer, but the distauee was too great, and the shots from that point did not reach her. This is perfectly reliable. Six o'clock, p. vi. —My dispatch sent at noon to day was based on the report of a volunteer, who was an eye witness of the whole affair at the dis tance of two miles. Since then an official re port has arrived from Pig’s Point Battery, which battery sustained tbe brunt of the enemy’s fire, and bad one of its guns disabled. The shots of this buttery, it appears, did reach the Harriet Lana, nod there can be very little doubt that she was badly hulled, for after the close of the action she drew off to the neighborhood of FortresaMou roe, and sent another steamer to take her usual blockading position at Newport News. The ene my, up to this time, has not recommenced the at tack upon the battery. Skirmish at Arlington Mills. —A dispatch da ted Alexaudvia, June 1, says : Shortly before midnight a skirmish took place at Arlington Mills between a company of Zonaves and Capt. Roth’s Company E, of the Michigan Regimeut, and a scouting party of nine Virgin ians. Tbe Zouaves just arrived to relieve the Michiganians bud posted their sentinels, when the Virginians attacked them. The Federal iroops drove them away, but in tbe conflict one Zouave was killed and one wounded. It was supposed that one of the Confederates was killed or wounded, but he was carried off by his comrades in their retreat. .The Confederates re tired to the woods during the night, and in the morniug took themselves off’ in a nand car. The kederalists endeavored to pursue them, but with out success, Aq employee of the Milk, named Mortimer, was stiot early in the evening by the same scouting party. FresU'eni Davis was serenaded a few nights Joe u Richmond and made a short speech, in the course of which he said : “We will m,.ke a history for ourselves. We do not ask that the past shall shed its lustre upon us, bright as our past has been, for we can achieve our own destiny. We may point to many a field, over which has floated the flag of our “country when we were of the United States—upon which Scut hern soldiers and Southern olficers reflected theii; brave spirits in tneir deeds of daring ; and, , without intending to cast a shadow upon the ; courage of any portion of the United States, let me aii it to your remembrance, that no man who | went from these Confederate States has ever yet, | as a general officer, surrendered to an enemy. 1 ’ According to the Republican authorities, the number of troops they have is as follows : Estimate number l aeatfon. Commander. of men. ! Soutkaide Potomac . Brig. Gee. McDowell.. 21,000 Washington, Sc Brig. Gen. Mansfield. .22,000 Fortress Monroe, inclu ding Hampton and Newport News Major B. F. Hutler 9,000 Pennsylvania, West.Maior Gen. W il Keim.lß,ooo Cincin’ti A W Virginia. Mai Gen McClelland.l2,ooo ‘ Cairo Biig'Gen Prentiss .. .8,000 Baltimore Brig Gen Cadwallader 5,001 Philadelphia Brig Gen Patterson 3,000 Total 95,000 Substract one-third and you are nearer the truth. A Traitor in thr Camp.— Extract of a letter from Camden S. C., dated. Mav SI, 1661 : “Onr town is now in a great state of excite ment. A traitor has been in our midst we know not how long. To-day a Mr. DeVigue was lodged in jail for writing and receiving Abolition letters, for months past hisexpressions have been mark ed bv many of our gentlemen, and even by ladies, and he has been closely watched, and within a few days past his letters have been intercepted and found expressing the most outrageous princi ples and plans for sacking this town and other heinous offences. The last letter to him from the North desired fuller details regarding tbe plan he suggested. He wrote that our town was in a de plorable state of starvation and discord, and that we have been driven to war for bread, and that it would require very little force to take this town, as all tbe men had left for Virginia. Judge With ers has pronounced it a clear case of treason. He is to have a trial.— Chnrl, fton Courier. A contagious disease, supposed to be small pox, has made its appearance in Newberry, S. C. The exercises of Newberry College have, in conse quence, been suspended for the remainder of the season. VOL. LXXV.— -NEW SERIES VOL. XXV. NO. 25. r.Y telegraph. LATER FRo m EUROPE. ARRIVAL OP STEaMER AFSTRAL ASIAN. Nk "’ OttL * AN!, > June 5 -- The steamer Austral#. s ian, from Queenstown, has arrived, i t |, j iy r pool dates to May 26. The Arabia arrived out on •the 25th. The sales of cotton for the week were so,opo bales, of which speculators took 19,000 and porters 16,000. Middlings had advanced and ; lower qualities unchanged. There was targe speculative inquiry on Friday, and 10,000 bales were sold to speculates aud 3,000 to exporters. The market closed steady at the following quotations: Fair Orleans and.. Middlings 7% and. Stock on hand is 1,111,000 bales; American, 903,000 bales. Breadstutfs dull aud slightly lower, l’rovisions steady. Consols unchanged. Money slightly lower. The bullion in tho Bank of Eugiano had decreased 2387,000. KENTUCKY—MOVEMENTS, Ac. Nsw Obuuis, June s.—l’arties representing the bogus Kentucky volunteers at Camp Clay ( bave been to Washington for the purpose of ob. tabling arms and accoutrements. Scott said Gen. M’Clellan would be instrui . and m supply the brigade, and orders were issued ii Guthrie to report to Col. Anderson at Louisville immediately, ou the suggestion that this would test the potency of Gov. Magoffin's proclamation. Scott also replied, you will fie sustained, for we can send you 20,000 men in three days. Grow, of Pennsylvania, or Blair, of Missouri, will be Speaker of the House ot Representatives. Trustworthy information indicates that the Southerners will attack the lines on the Washing ton side ofthe Potomac, crossing above Arlington Heights and Alexandria. POSTAL AFFAIRS. Louisvilli:, Ky., June 5. —No orders have yet been received at the Post-Otfice in Louisville. — Southern letters are forwarded as heretofore.— Some letters received from the South bearing the Confederate stamp are delivered, the Post Master collecting three cents addditional for U. S. pos tage. No change will be made until orders are received. MOVEMENT ON FAIRFAX—NO RENEWAL OF ATTACK AT ACQUIA CREEK. Washington, June 5.—A movement was made ou Fairfax C. H. last night by the Federal forces, but there are no particulars made public, for ob vious reasons. There has been no renewal of the attack on the J.cquia Creek batteries. When Gen. Scott gets everything ready, the place is to be carried—(in a barn—Ed.) Meantime the Pawnee is cruising in the Ticinity, assuming a threatening attitude in order v .o prevent, if possible, the erec tion of uny more Fortifications. NO FORWARD MOVEMENT OF LINCOLN FORCES. High military authority states there will be uo forward movement of Federal troops for & few days. Careful inspi setion shows that the projec tiles used by the Southerners at Acqnia are of a tiovel sort. The uauiion ure evidently Europeau but how or when tliiey came in possession of the Southerners is the ques'ion. Clerks wlio bave refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Unit ed States are still ei uployed in the Treasnry De partment. New York, June s.—Cotton is quite dull and prices unchanged. Lieut. Col. Farnbam succeeds Ellsworth as Colonid of the New York Fire Zouaves. TROOPS JN VIRGINIA. Washington, June 5. —A hundred thousand Confederate “troops ore in Virgiuia. A theological student just arrived from Richmond reports that tiif.ro are all of one hundred thousand Confederate soldiers iin Virginia, of which 20,000 are at Ha rper’s Ferry, but it is suspicioaed that he has Keen sent here to deceive the Government in refer* nee to the strcugtii of the Southern army. THE ‘SUCCESSOR OF SENATOR DOUGLAS. Cbitago, Junes.—The CKicago Tribune urges the appointment, by Gov. Yates, ,of a Douglas Democrat to succeed Judge Douglas in the Senate. J. B. Pully, a representative in the Legislature, has been arrested by Col. Prentiss, r-harged with treason. TROOPS AT UNION CITY. Cairo, June 3.—There are five thouscod Con federate troops at Union City, (a point’ on the border of Tennessee and Kentucky, some ten or fifteen miles from the Mississippi River) i mother Regiment haring arrived Friday. Ten th- lusand Confederate troops are on the River between Memphis and Cairo. Gen. Beauregard is exj reeled to arrive at Union City on Saturday. SWEARING IN THE HOME GUARD IN MIS SOURI—HAULING DOWN SECESSIOA T FLAG. St. Louis, June 6.— Mayor Taylor has resigned. Eighty men, from Hannibal, forming part of the Battalion of Home Guards, were sworu into .‘be service of the United States, were armed and re turned with arms also for their comrades, who are to be sworn in by Major Leavenworth. Twelve volunteers from Camp Lincoln, armed with Minnie ritles and revolvers, crossed the river fourteen miles above here., and demanded the se cession Hag in the name -of the United States. The flag was hauled down, but as the Lincolnites were returning the seceseicnists fired on them, wounding three of the volunteers, one of them severely. CANNON FISHED IJP AT NAVY YARD—7W DER FROM THU MERRIMAC. Washington, June 6. —Sir Dahlgrctn hcroiue twelve pounders have been fished up at the Navy Yard. Eight tons of gun powder were taken from the hold ofthe Merrimac, all uninjured. The Ger mantown has also been l aised, and will be ready for sea in two weeks. CAPTURE OF A CHARLESTON BAJtQt'JE. Baltimorl, June 6. —Vhe Barque Gen. Gi ‘eeti, owned in Charleston, has been captured. The Lincolnites, by order of Gen. Cadwalader, ha -ve seized the gun factory of Merrill and Thomas. MARSHAL KANE—THREATENED RISING I N BALTIMORE. Bai.timouk, June C.—The Tribune says Marshal Kane is as bad at heart as Merriman. Kane boasts that the Government is afraid to arrest him. His friends threaten a general rise in the city if he is touched. SUSPENSION OF MAIL STEAMERS TO NEW ORLEANS. Mobilk, June 6.—The mail steamers running between this port and New Orleans are temporari ly suspended, fearing an interruption by the Fe ie ral gun boats. LIVERPOOL AND HAVRE MARKETS. Liverpool, Saturday.—Sales of cotton for the day are eight thousand bales, of which spec raise tors and exporters took two thousand. The mar ket is quiet, but steady. Breadstufis are Gull, aud provisions quiet. Consols are 91%d{fai% for£money—93%@9l% for account. The Aus tralasian brings £221,000 in specie. Havbe.— Tres ordinaire 109 ; Bas 103. The market is steady, sales of the week 7,-Vjo. Stock on hand 300,000. ROLLING STOCK ARRIVED. Washixoton, June C. —A large amount of Roll ing stock arrived here to-day to be used in trans portation of array requißits towards Manassas Junction. Gen. N. P. Banks of Massachusetts wilt lead the coast column, acting in concert with Oeu. But ler. This arrangement is very strongly opp jsed by ail but Lincoln. Tbe opposition to it ia hi sided by Gen. Scott. RAILROAD BRIDGE BURNED-. Washington, June 6.—The bridge aero ss Sleepy Creek on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road has been burned. APPOINTMENTS. Washington, June 6.— John P. Sand ers will be appointed Lieut. Colonel, and assume position as second in command, under Col. Anderson. MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS. Evansville, Isd., June 6. —Tbe 11th Indiana Regiment hag been ordered to Cumberland, Mary land. WHERE BEAUREGARD IS. Washington, June 6. —The Star of to-day says it lias certain information that Gen. Beauregard is at Manassas Junction with 20,000 Confederate troops. DEATH OF STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. Chicago, June 4.—Hon. Stepen A. Douglas died t o-day. COL. ROBERT ANDERSON SICK. Louisville, June 3. —Col. Robert Anderson, of Sumter notoriety, is here sick, and will probably be unable to report for duty for some time to come. MR. MALLORY MOHINATED. Louisville, Ky.,.June3.—Hon. Robert Mallory has been nominated for re-eleetion to Congress from the Seventh District of this State. FEDERAL BRIGADE DISBANDED. Alexandria, Va., June 3. — Gen. Bartlett s naval brigade, at Fortress Monroe, has been disbanded, and sent borne. Gen. Bartlett fell from the parapet of the for tress and sprained his ankle, besides receiving j internal injuries. An emeute is expected in tbe brigade when the fact of its being disbanded is announced. MORE RESIGNATIONS. Washinoton, June 3.—l.ieuts. W. P. Chambliss, of Virginia, and W. A. Tnornton, of New York, ! both of tbe U. 8. army, h-ave resigned. SKIRMISH AT PIG’S POINT, Fortress Monroe, June s.—The Harriet Lane j attached Pig’s Point Battery opposite Newport News, on James River. After receiving tw toots and having five men se rerely wounded, she tr r ed. Pig’s Point opened live embrazures disclosing very heavy ordnance. HABEAS CORPUS WRIT ISSUED. St. Long, June 1., Tho District Court at Springfield 111., have is sued a. writ of habeas corpus j for McDonald. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Washington, Juno 6— lt is said that Gen. Scott disapproves the landing ot Federal forces ut Acquia Creek. All dispatches announcing tliai hostilities are soon to begin at Acquia Creek or Maunassas Junction are incorrect. Several members ol the Maryland Legislature have recently visited Richmond, it is supposed to confer with the Confederate authorities. Washington, June 6. — A person who arrived herefrom Richmond, says that the Confederate troops perform their marches at night without music. The brothers of Jachson are supposed to be the persons who are picking off the Federal pickets. They are said to hare from fifteen to twenty men with them, finely mounted and capa ble of doing much harm to the scouts and pickets of the Federal army. Washington, June f.—lt is believed Hint Lord Lyons despatches are unfavorable to the feder alists. • , The Cabinet has been iu session every day this week, occupied with foreign afi'airs, which tire be lieved to be ominous of trouble. It ii reported here that Camming, of the New ■ York World has beku appointed Brigadier Gener al preparatory to being made yaurter Master General. Bartlett's Naval Brigrdehave forced themselves into the service . A large quantity of letters destined South have been stopped here. Seward rur.aratd this moiuiDg that he expect ed to soou bear of sharp work at Harper's Ferry. Reiuforcel! mts have been ordered to Cham bftsburg. Measures bare been taken to fiud out how many three months voln: tears wil’ enlist for the wav.— The result lias ooou to determine to mane a uew levy of troops. There is no doubt that Geu. Beauregard is pre* paring to attack Alexandria. MOV KM 1C NT OF FEDERAL STEAMERS. New Yore, June 7.—The steamer Vatidalia has sailed te join the blockading uquadroti. NAVAL RESIGNATION. Boston, June B.'-The U. S. steamship Stisqiie haun lias arrived. Commodore Hollins, Jst Lieut Barney, the purser and three midshipmen liar resigned. GOV. PICKENS. Charleston, June 7.—Gov. Pickens leaves for his residence in Edgefield to-morrow morning. FROM HAVANA. Naw York, June 7. —The steamship lleSoto has arrived from Havana. Sugar has advanced a half real. NO fUSE TO SEND DISPATCHES. St. Johns, N. 8., June B.—The telegraphic lines to th;s place having been cut, the stuamsbip Vigo took dispatches. It is useless to send auy telegraphic uispatches to Europe via Cape Race, until provincial troubles are settled, MEXICAN CONSUL FOR TEXAS. Washington, June 8. —The Federal Govtrnment has recognized Don Miguel Saragossa, as Consul of Mexico, for the port ot Shu Antonio, Texas. MA. KETS. New York, June 7,- Stocks are dull and heavy Louisian<i Sixes are quoted at 55. The cotton market is ‘r.active and prices unchanged. Mobile, June ‘7.—The’ sales of cotton for the past week were nnimpoi taut. The receipts w ere. 220 against 1,980 during the correspouding week last year. The stock is 3,800 bales. New Orleans, June 7.—Sales of cotton to-day 100 bales, at very irregular prices, and the sales of the week 2,280 bales. The receipts were 1,217 against 4,500 hales. The exports were 10,000. The total exports 1,911,000 hales. The decrease in receipts at this ports 304,000, and at all ports 881,000. The stock is 5,800 hales. Fair to fully fair sugar 4%®sJ£ cents. Flour (superfine) SU. Rio coffee 17 to 19 cents. STOPPAGE OF THE MAILS. Louisville, Kv., June 7.—The mails iu this section have been stopped. Postmaster Speed has telegraphed instructions from Washington to seud all mail matter intended for the Seceded States, and Memphis, on to Washington. Colter has not yet beet) sworn iu. MCDONALD BEFORE THE U. S. COURT. Dpringkielb, 111., June 8. —Capt. McDonald has been brought before the U. S. District Court, wus in session at this plane. LOUISVILLE MERCHANTS REQUEST THAT POSTAGE STAMPS WE NOT CANCELLED. Louisville, June B. The merchants of this city request Confederate States Postmasters not to cancel Federal postage stamps, as they are not acknowledged on reaching Federal territory when cancelled in the South. POST OFFICE MATTERS. Washingtoh, June B.—The Memphis Post Office has been discontinued. All loyal postmasters have been directed to to forward to the Dead Letter office, all mail mat ter directed to the Memphis Post Office. SUSPENSION OF THE MEMPHIS POST OF FICE. Washington, Jnue B.—lt is alleged that the cause of the suspension of the Memphis, Tennes see, Post Office, is the refusal of the uostiuaster, at that place, to distribute the mails. MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS. Washington, June B.—Several companies of Re gulars have loft this ’point for Cliamhershnrg, Pemisylvama, to assist iu a movement ou Har per's Verry. It is understood that the lines “f circumvalla tion around the latter place are rapidly closing. The 71i’t New York Regiment are uow employed in scouting-through Southern Maryland in older to prevent supplies from going forward to the Southern troops. LINCOLN WANTS MONEY. Washington. Juue B.—The Cabinet has been engaged in G’.scussiug the amount to be uun ludad of Congress at the July session. One hundred af and fifty million of dollurs will probably be the demand. ACQUIA CREEK REINFORCED. Washington, June It is ,-nmored that th Southern troops ot Acquia Creek have been re inforced, to the number of 3,000 men. MI LIT ARY MOVEMENTS. Baltimore, Md., June Stli.—lmportant military movements are on foot at Fortress Mouroe. i WITHDRAWAL OF SOUTHERN BATTERIES. I Washington, June B.—The Southern batteries I are being withdrawn from the Maryland side, and the troops are retreating towards Winchester, Va., the route to which place is being strongly fortified. PUBLICATION OF MILITARY MOVEMENTS SUPPRESSED. Chambeksburg, Penn., June 8.- The publica tion of proposed irrn. ; tory movements has been suppressed by order of i’^ e Federal Government. SECESSION OROWINc” ,fi MARYLAND. Frederick, Md., June a.— 9 ,,j e aeeesaion fee, j D 2 here is growing atronger duily, ‘ nd the Unionists there are quaking in their boots ‘ aPl’rehen sions of an attack from tbe South Ca ,o *' ni troo l ,H srationed at the Point of Bocks, three ® , e * d '®’ tent. The present feelings of tbe Marylanders to tbe fact .hat they will, at all hazards, contract tP furnish food to the Southern troops at Hurpe.’h Ferry and the Point ,f Rocks. AFFAIRS AT HARPER’S FERRY. i i:ei k kick, Md., June B.—The concentration of artillery at Harper’s Ferry indicates either the retreat or advance of Southern troops via the Point of Rocks. PICKETS FIRED UPON. Washington, June s.—The Federal pickets at Georgetown were fired upon last night, with what result is not known. NO FURTHER REQUISITIONS. Washinoton, Jnne B.—lt is understood that tbe Federal Government will make uo further requi sitions for troops at present. PREPARING FOR CONGRESS. Washington, Jane 8. —Senators and Repre sentatives of the July Congress are daily arriving in this city. SEIZURE OF LOCOMOTIVES. Washington, June B.—Scouting parties from Harper’s Ferry, hsve seized thirteen locomotives at Williamsburg, which they switched on to the track of the Winchester (Va.) Railroad. WAR WITH ENGLAND INEVITABLE. Washington, June B.—Tbe best informed men here consider a collision with England us inevita ble, as soon as that power begins to feel the want of Southern cotton. Tbe dispatches that have been sent North to the effect that France would comb.ne with the North, on account of fearing thstEnglands only maritime rival, the United States, would be crippled, is un true. There is nothing in the Government dis patches, or letters from Europe, to warrant even he supposition of any such movement. SECESSION STRONG IN MISSOURI. New York, June?.— A letter from Western Missouri to the New York Times, says that for one Union flag flying in that section of the State, there are flaunting in the face of law and loyalty a dozen of the hateful emblems of treasen— flags of the Southern Confederacy. TREASON IN THE LINCOLN CAMP. Washington, .June B.—Among the telegraph dispatches seized by tbe Lincoln Government, was one from Mr. Harvey, Lincoln’s Minister to Portugal, advising South Carolina of the intention to re-ui foree Fort Sumpter. Harvey is a native of South Carolina, but has loDg resided at the North. He will be re-called. MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN KENTUCKY Cairo lll..’ June 8.-Gen. Prentiss, Federal commander at this place, learning that the Se cessionists had a military camp at Elliott’s Mills, Kr, sent two companies there to disperse them. Col. Wyckliffe, of tbe Kentucky troops, remon strated against this invasion. Gen. Prentit. replies: “My determination is to send troops in any direction, ard upon any soil that the Government may require.” Lieut. Nelms, of the McDuffie Rifles, has been appointed special aid to Col. John K. Jackson, commanding Fifth Georgia Regiment, at Pensa cola.
