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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 183?-1864 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1861)
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Affair* In Virginia. EXCITING ftCfcXEfl IN TBE WEST. CiXTEEViLLE, Mooroe County, Va., June “. The third and fourth days of June, 1?6., will never be forjrotten by the people of Monroe coun ty uotii the last ehiid now firing shall have de . bcended to the T be tnorß’og of the Cd of June dawned upon the busy multitude* engaged, Est i.” the custom at this season of the year, id their industrial pur euiU. Kievan o'clock had arrived ; sudden la tbe Ughuiina's flath, illCet.treville was arctised. Two with foaming and panting steeds, ar nred with intelligence that the Northern barba rians Lad crosaeO toeOnio r.Ter, and were moving up the Kanawha Valley. Instantly, parties of both o)d and yuog vied with each other in Spreading far and wide tue iaielii/euce. •Various reports, apparently well authenticated, j were received, to the effect that uot only were Northern troop* moviug up the Kanawha Valley, but that an advanced force had reached Fayette 1 Court !loue, and also tuat a body of lffuo moun ted troops bad entered the out* near Wheeling, . and laic lii waste the towns of riuttottaviile and ! .Suir.ttJtrsvklle, aud were making their way to ■ Lewisborg. intelligence also reached this place bout is o eiock at night, that iJ,OOO luEader# were j ; wuhin twenty uuien of Lewiahurg. Nothing can oxotidthe readmeas with which the citizens of Monroe countv responded to the ca!i to arms. Hundreds aod Lundrtais of her in hahiianta, of ad age* and aexea, were moving, some conveying the intelligence, * >rau preparing arm sand anironniticD*, while the ladies were pre panng food and clothing for their hrsbaud* and sons. Lurge volunteer companies, composed of men froui over *ixlv to the mere stripling, threw tbern aelves together hastily, armed to the teeth with every conceivable deaih*deatmg implement, from the old hunUtuati’g tiile to the dirk tend spear, and left during the night for the .scene of actiou. Or ders were issued for the militia toarru themselves ! with any aud every available wea;>ou, iu the ah- ‘ Bence ol the nde, togelucr with txXva to fell tim- , ter io the mouutaiu puesca to impede the progress , of the invaders. The morning of the 4th of June saw all Monroe astir, men and women, old and lnlirm, many of * bum had ‘out seldom been from home ol late, were aeeu making their way to arters.’ From every poiot of the compass they came, ! crowd succeeding crowd, all rushing eagerly to 1 the defence ut thoir country, uo one ever dreamed , ©I the patriotic fervor wmcL manifested itself m | the outburai of euibustaam of the people of old ! Monroe on this day. The time lor leaving bad arrived, the liuo was 1 formed, the men weic generally armed with tbeir truaty old rifles, a few with tioub.e barreled shot guns, one man with pitchfork, a goodly number of bowic knives aud revoUc-ro were eeen protruditig from the boaouis of the bra\e so.diers. lhe held officur, iu part, were iu their caddies.— ” Murk time,” wax herd along the iiue. At this niotneat a large guerilla company returned with information that uoeuamy wa upproacniug. The brigade dibbanded und rcturueu to their tiomes. Many were evidently dibiaUafied that they could uot proceed. Xearly all the men had left for their homes.— Three o’clock had arrived, wbeu huddenly iu the distance was heard the roar of fire-arms, as though two armies ware io deadly strife. The wound was not that of the cannon, nor v/an it the sharp crack of ihe ntie. W ha; wa a it? At this moment troops weru Been desceudmg the Garreu Heights, tiring >alute alter sahite. It turned out to bu a largo force from the adjacent cotiuiy of Mercer, who, <>u bcariog ol the reported luvasiou of Virginia soil, had Boued their ouuce ball rifles, and Hastened to the defence of their country, without Btoppiug to get a change of clothes. Some started from their coru Uelds, not waiting to take leave oi their tauiiiies TiiAXaTo.vs Depot, Ueukoeo Cos.. June G.—Our comiuuuily was tfirdWti m(o gieat excitement lusi uigbf, by the arrival of a rumor, sent over from tiie lowu of Hucbauau, with a dispatch to Cupi. Fascuul iiutord, that a Uigo pa. tv of No: tbc-ru Kaugor*, proceouing from too direction of the Kauuwha Valley, were luvadiug tho Northweat Counties beyond the blue Uidge ; that they were burning aud devastating the wuole country along their march ; and that already they had buruiti LewUsburg and the White Sulphur ripringa, aod | were proceeding in the directiou of Jfiucusile, in Boletc/urt county. It was night when this mtelligufreo reached our County, aud though the night was dark aud the rain falling in torrents, our citisui soldiery turn ed out promptly to the appointed place of reudeZ voub, (Buford’s Depot,) dispatching mei-seugern in all directions during tue night, to give notice of the approach of the invading enemy. At an early hour ibis morning hundreds of our citizens had repaired to the rendezvous, determined to wel couitt the invader from every mountain gorge with a murderous salute from our unerring rifles iu the bauds of our mountain boys, who know bow to handle them with telling effect. But, fcoou after our arrival at the place of reudezvous, a party of our citizens returned, who had during the night crossed the Blue Uidge aud proceeued as lar .18 Fmcaetle aud fiucbatmu, where they satisfied themselves that there was uo toe nearer than the KauawUa Valley, upou which General McClelluu was marching with a huge body ot troops from Ohio, which had produced the wildest I‘Xciicuueui ail the way from here to Kauawhu Valley. Many of the tiecessiou citizens were leav lug the Kauawbu and retiring further into tho interior of the Slate, lhe Bauk at Charle;>lou, with all its effects, has beeu removed to Lewis burg iu consequence of the invasion. A geulitmau, formerly a resideut of this county but tor neveral years baa resided iu Kauawha,bus just a rived here to-day - aud says that between the White duiphur Springs aud tue Falls r \t Kan* awbube met hundreds of armed citizens from Greenbrier aud the sdj veent counties, who had turned out almost (n matae to meet the invaders, aw curing iu their wratu that tbay would never re turn to their homes till these bird ug uicrcetia J rit of the despots at Washington were driveu be- I } oud the liiver Ohio. We have written you what baa come under our own observation and obtained from the most reli able sources. FROM HARPER'? FKRIIY. Harper's V&kut, Jd 6tb, I&6l.—Siue# Diy last communication, tilings at the Ferry have butu tolerably quiot. The weather has beeu so bad for sere’ til Uava thul there is bat little Stirriog ou the streets, briliiug has stopped for a seasoL Federal troops are coaccutratiug ulGraftvu aud aloQ* the lint* of ttu Jiuitiuior.: aud Übio li. R.— The number ;g differently reported—from ten to twenty thousand. Whether they will attack Har per's Ferry, or march iufo Western Virginia, is only material for speculation. 1 was at head quarters on Tuesday eveuing, when an officer re marked to me tbut we would have a fight in ten day* I presume from that Uncle Sam will soou be on us. lie will probably inarch simultaneous ly from three different points—Washington or Baltimore, Hagerstown and Grafton. We are prepared io give him a warm reception, and will certaiuiy entertain him us well as possible. The trains ou the Baltimore aud Ohio li. R. have beeu stopped. The mads are guarded strictly, and uo out* is permitted either to enter or to leave tbe place without proper credentials. Every atrauger is arrested aud cootioed until, upon ex actuation, be is found to be of the ‘right stripe.” Several persons attempted to enter a few irghts B j<j hy CviiHLg; up tbe river in a boat. They were detect aod lodged iu the guard-house. FROM VOWFOLH.. Norfolk, Va .< #lune e.—The steamer Harriet Lane, iu the of W*uu* fc dav, is report ed to hav# been dcuiu si* quite *eriouiy, St'erul meu were killed aud & yuoiber wouuded. fethe captured a email (loop ou Thursday aud look pc*a***iou of Uvr cargo, eousietiug of bacou, but* ter, lard, Ac., aud tbe crew taken an prisoner* Thev aro now confined iu Fortree* Monroe. Os tUejliacou, there ware 1,000 pounds, vclueu at 25 cent*; the butter, from 36 to 40 cents; the itrU, from 16 to SO cents. Cptaiu Adams, the owner, was in ou. oity at the tune, aud weut to Old Poiut immediately under a flay ot truce, but aid not succeed in gaining his property , One ihousaud troop* arrived at Newport News yesterday. exclusive of tbe one ihousaud that Ar rive,! at Old Pomi on Thursday. It i now esti mated that there are about twelve to thirteen thousand tro-'p* stationed at these pouts, Two Eugluii ves.*l arrived in the Roads last evening. I learn that PcudergKsl wished to aaarrli tbctu, but this wa promptly refused him. Eandli’k of Abolition Troop*. —Great Fxrll.iurut 111 SuTnllUltb. Our cu> waa thrown into a perfect tcrujeut yes terday sfurMW, and every mau, boy, and many 0 f ,he wca.eo, wee* r*dy to take up arms to re ptl the invader*. The tailM may be briefly- fi ptaioed as follow, : It waa knowu yeeicrd*v morning, from iufor uaiiou broneht by parties from beloa, u,-i the nlcckaJiug fleet o'C our coast bad been audden.j riiukrced uy from three to five large vessels . This, however, wtsa considered merely a freak of that particular arm of the abolition service, as the vessels dost about promiscuously, being here to da.- :.ud a ocrteclly oieau coast to.iaorrvo. About ; o'clock *P. M., however, mutters as sowed a more praottrai aspect. A messenger u.- nred bv the boat from Tjbee, with inteiUgCDC* toat el a Ural loads of aboliuou troops, supposed Ui number us u.i-r, bad been lanaed troll, tbe Suuwou on Dautnskie island, on the Carolina coast just opposite fyfcee. The news spread over the cue tn a iew muiutee, and tbe greatest excitement prevailed. The nail to arms was sounded to tbe detachment* of military remut- ing iu the Citv, and everybody seemed anxious to take part ia drcuiure&ting and destroying the inva aera. Preparanioua were immediately made, guns brought out aud boat* got ready. Gen Lawwa aud staff had lft on the morning's boat for the defeucc* on lb< coa.t below the city, and the pre paration* were tkkeu in charge by Commodore ■ fattuall. , 1 Asa later hour another messenger arrived, cor- recting th* first account in two most important •articclara. Th* landing took place at Hilton Head instead of ou iite!ukie, and instead of a few boat io.d* the debarkation had been com menced early in the mornm,’ and kept up through (he greater part of the day. Commodore Tatt nall coualuaes that a very urge foroe has been i landed tor a regular campaign, with tbe view of taking posaission oi liroad „.ver and ultimately 1 the reduction of Cnarleatou L; an alt*ck to .he ’ rear. This, however reasonable, is bn- *n iufer ‘ race, as uaihiag deocite can be known of iba.r | Feru*ps they did not have out of view a diversion and force, irom our forts and bmteries below, so as to goant. .he Sect to come ia and take pu.aessiou. Commodore Tattnall went down the ptsc- about fi* p clock. Wit. three boats and u coosiderabi. torce, agjiaisting wf no* Chatuani Artilierv and a number o', ixiaotry. wi c*a only add that matters are in ihf* uaaas, auo ,! prudent and practicable step* poaatble S. be taken aud with out delay. Coder the crcnnistanaet, sou ever, tt will prob ably be some days before the actual force landed and their character cs- V ascert. uea auc prope; sups takeo to displac cam.— Sav. Stp , lL*. CxLai Anxma.—Notwithstanding our annouect moi. yesterday, of tae Federal troops at Hilitot Head” ia* m^ e <s° official sutbonty—two dis patches to that effect from xa osi-er of the navy ou Tvbee having bean received by the Commo do re of that service—the whole matter turns oci io be a m's ake ; sor has anv democstrauos been brought to light that could have re cetved such a construction. The offloer, tt ap uea r * acted on iuformauon derived from senti nels, imd these latter were deceived through some extraordinary obliquity of tbe'r optic*. Commodore Tattnall visited tbe netgoborhooe. w.ib his fleet vesterdav, and after a thorough *l - funioation, whi that no landing cad ! taken place. Ue returned to tbe city by noon, and alt anxiety waa relieved upon the announcement of the reeuit Io view of tbs excitement, inconvenience end expense -ocaaieued by these atarme. our “watch men on the tower” cannot be too careful m the latitude given to their imigioationa [Savona* 5 Jhput., 14iA. The Pensacola Tr'Aun. save waver melons and psachea have appeared that market. A Proflamatlou. TO TOE GOOD PEOPLE OF THE COUNTIES OF LOU BOM, FAIRFAX AND PRINCE WILLIAM. HlAlKjr 4RTKRB, DeP*T OF ALEXANDRI A, \ Camp Fickeua, .June otb, U6l. f A reckless and unprincipled tyrant has Jinvad ed yoor soil. Abraham Lincoln* regardless of all moral, legal and constitutional restraints, has thrown his Abolition boats anr>f ng you, who are murdering and imprisoning your citizens, conns* eating destroying your property, and com mitting oth*r acts of violecce and outrage, too shocking and revolting to humanity to he enu merated. Alt rules of civilized warfare are aban doned, and they proclaim by their act*, if not on their bancer*, that their war-cry ia “Beauty and Booty.” Ah that is dear to man—your honor, j and that of your wives and daughter*—your for- , tunes and your lives—are involved in tbiaiuomeut- : oub contest. In the name, therefore, of the constituted au thorities of the Confederate States—in the sacred cause of constitutional liberty and self govern . raent, for which we are coutendiug —in behalf of | civilization and humanity itself, I, G. T. Bbacue ! gaud. Brigadier General of the Confederate States, > commanding at Camp Pickeus, Manassas June > tion, do make this my Proclamation, and invite and enjoin you, by every cousideratiou dear to the hearts of freemen and patriots, by the name and memory of ocr Revolutionary fathers and by the purity and sanctity of our domestic firesides, to rally to the standard of your .State and coun try, and by every means in your power com patible with honorable warfare, to drive back and expel the invaders from your laud. I conjure you to he true aud l-.yu to Your country and her legal 1 and conetitutioiia! authorities, and especially to i he vigilant of the motemeuta and acts of the ene- , rny, so as to enable yon to give the earliest au- I Lbeotic information at the*e Headquarters, or to ! the officers under my command. I desire to assure you that the utmost protec- ! tion in ray power wiH bo extender! to you H*. (Pigoed) G. T. BeArREUAHO, ! Brig. GenT ComO'g. 1 Official . Thomas Jnrdan, Act’g Ass t Adj’t • Geoeraf. j DUpatrlies to the Navy Repartinout. The following comes through the medium 0 I the Nortberu Associated Press : Wasbingtom, ’ June 6.—The Navy Department to-Uay received dispatches from Lieut. Craven, ! commanding the steamer Crusader, dated Key West, May 27th. He suvs: On the 14th the steamer suwauuee, late Pampero, arrived here trom New Oi'eaus, under the proclamation of blockade, as also the order of the Secretary of the Treasury for a clearance to p)rta of the seco cled States, and he refused to permit her to re turn to New Orleans. He offered to elear her for New York, which offer was declined. He there fore detained her for the use of the Government, aud the captain relinquished the command. The Suwannee belongs to the same company who loan ed their steamer Rusk to the parties who aeized the btar of the West. Lieut. Craven confessed some degree of satin faction in being thus able to inflict on that party a retaliation for thus using their own steamer. Lieut. Duncan was placed in command, and sent iu search for the bark Majestic, about which great anxiety was felt. He fell in with her at sea, aud con dueled her into Key West. Ou the 23d, an order having been received from Col. Brown for troops and stores for Fort Pick ens, Lieutenaut Duucan sailed iu the Suwauuee witn hr veuty ‘soldiers aud u lull freight of store* of va rious kinds for that Fort. Notwithstanding the Southern reports to the coni'ary, it appears from Capt. Adams’ letter to tae St y Department, dated May 20th, that great preparations Dad been made for an attack ou Fort Pick ■ ls, .vbich at that time was hourly expected. He dispatched the Wyandotte to Key West to j bring tiuw u troops, and at tor wards placed her in 1 positiou where *he could render tbe most aid.— j Previous to that time Capt. Adams informed Gen. Bragg that the port was strongly blockaded, and that vessels w nuldjbe dealt with according to the laws agaii.et violating blockade. Geu. u reply, said he considered this •loMii’.-uiioo u sirtuui acknowledgment of national eX'steu c, aud of the independence of the Con fed- ! erutc States. He asked Captain Adams to please | consider the harbor closed against all bonis and verseis of the Uuitcd fttatos, as bo should permit j uoue to enter except Capt. Adams’ dispatch boat, j under a white flag. Important Movements on thb Mississippi.— A Baltimorean (says the Sun,) who has iuafc re turned from Texas, and who passed some time ec route in .Mississippi, Alabama and Virginia, makes the following report : Large quantities of ammunition had recently been received at Memphis from New Orleans, end the defences of tbe city were proceeding vigor ously. There are ten thousand troops at Mem phis : all the approaches to the city, both ou the river and on the railroads, are guarded by troops and lortified by batteries. There is no railroad from Cairo to Columbus, Kentucky—twenty miles. At Columbus there is a regimeul of Ken tucky rifleniHQ, one thousand men. At Hickman, Kentucky, about twenty-live miles further down the river, a railroad/ commences, which runs to Union city, Tennessee. At Hickman there ia a battery of'small field-pieces, aud five companies of Kentucky soldiers iay 500 meu. At Union city there is another battery of small field-pieces, aud three compunies of Tennessee troops. At Osceola, Arkansas, ou tue rig< t bank of the Mis sissippi, ninety-five miles north of Memphis, there are several batteries on a high bluff, aud these are the first rtaliy formidable defences of the city. The batteries are mouuied with heavy guns, and •here is a force of 2,000 Arkansas troops in and near the place. Jacksou, Tennessee, is at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad with the railroad to New Orleans. There are no batteries there ; but at a poiut called liumbolt Station, eighteen miles above, tbeie is a battery of tw’o thirty two pound ers ou an embankment that commands the rail road track lor two miles north. At Fort. Weight, Tennessee, on the left bank of the Mississippi, sixty-eight milts above Memphis, there are eight or ten thousand men, six thirty two pounders, ten sixty four pounders, aud five large mortars for throwiug shell. At Fort Harris, Tennessee, 15 miles above Memphis, there 1* a force ol 3,000 men, and batteries mouutiug eleven 32 pounder* and some guus of smaller calibre. At Fort Rec tor, Arkuusus, ten miles north of Memphis, on tbe right bank of the Misgi. sippi, there are 5,00'J men and heavy batteries. Fsou N'okpolk. —A letter to the Richmond Dis patch dated Norfolk, Juue 10th, says . It is here reported that the enemy's attack up on our city will, in all probability, be made at three different point* ; and while thie movement i goiug ou, lik. lv a ship will attempt pusaage by our batteries. This will be doue not with a view to success, but to draw tbe attention of our troops from more important posts. Rut this is of little moment when it is remembered the number ot forces we have guarding every point where an at tack could be expected. I regard the success of Huch a uiovomeut as impossible. From recent facts we must either couclude that an early invasion of our soil will occur, or an en tire relinquishment of any such idea. My ground tor so believing is in tbe iaci that Mrs. Capt. Dor nou, a day or two ago, while tn route for our city, but who stopped to pay a visit to her relation, Com Pcudergast, was persuaded by him not to come to Nortidk, if shu valued her own life aud the lives ot her children, intiinatiug that uu early attack upon tbc city was strongly meditated. Confirming this,';? a letter from Old Point, to a highly respectable gentleman of this city, implor ing him for (.rod 1 * eake to leave the place at ouee ; that a hold attack would be shortly made to take it, aud tbe oity bombarded. The lstter through out breathes au oflectiug tone, and is entitled to some thought; since there could be no object in the writer iu thus urging upon the persons, who were relatives, tbe propriety of leaving, uuless an attack was exoeiteif Attack on as Alabama Cuiipasy by a Tknnbs. | sek Mob.—A member of tbe Lauderdale Hide* ; furnishes the Richmond Diiooich with the tollow- j ing statement of an attack ou that company by a | mob while passing through Kast Tennessee - We were detained at Strawberry Plaids about two hours, and while there w-e saw the old flag of tbe one- glorious Union ; aDd the sight of that banner—now tbe emblem of tvrauny and oppres sion—filled our men with rage, and immediately a de'erminatton arose to take it down ; but tbe interference ol rur officers stopped them. Iu the tneaLwhile the e wee s .py sent from tbe Union men, wii had just passed us with tome five or six uudred strong, with same five or six hags, all indicating oppression, aud by that means tney found out that we were uuarmed , and as we passed along the road where they had colleoted to something ‘-’.he two thousand strong, to hear Brpwnlow, Mavuard aud others make their last desperate effort to carry Tennessee wi'h the north, they begau to rock us aud level their guns on us. Out non all gaw the guns bearing direct lv upon us, hot aid homing nnti! they began to throw rocks at us, aud then, and not until then, one of our men threw a rock at them, and imme . diately they began a heavy fire oa us, whieh our men answered by firing some fifteen or twenty at them with repeaters. Tbe cars did not bad,%o w* ip not know whether we hurt any of them or not. Nou* of our men were hurt. Some balls they shot at ns struck our cars. Some bit above our hesds and some hit the side. We were ia open car?. We did no. have our flag up. It was kept down ti the request of our friends st : Strawberry Plains. W. C. Rkepek Ist Lieut. Lauderdale Rifle Cos., Ala. Lints’ Vomstssp Association.— We cheer fully comply with * request te publish tbe follow ing preamble and resolutions, adoptefl hy tija Ladies’ Volunteer Association of tbia city . Whereas the efficiency and healthful existence of the Lidies’ Volup'eer Association depend upon its abilitv to respond promptly to the cal’s that the companies from our County in the service of the Confederacy may make for clothing : There fore— , . T , Resolve 1 . That a Committee of three I ad-ee from each ward of tue aitr and irjur ecc district of tbe county be appointed to seek ana to rec-ive such contributions, in money or proper materials, as will enable tbe officers of the Association'o purchase and keep on hand an adequate suppiy of scumble goods. Resolved, That, for the purpose of securing an impanis! and stnoution of the beuefactmcs oi our fellow-citiieos, ta duty cf tasking this Associa tion tbe medium of their conlnDutions Ue respvdt futiv urged upon them by tbe oommitiee ana the officers of oar body. Resolved, That Mr R. P. Zimmerman be ap po,nHkl the Treasurer of this Assoo^tion. The stores of Messrs Setie, Alexander A Wright, Zimmerman A Scranton, were designated c plsces where contributions in money or good* may be left. The Committee io solicit subscriptions were elected as follows: Ist Uard.-Mra Foster Blodget, if., Miss sane Musuruve, Miss Moilia Juros. fid Ware. —Mr?. J. Cosksrv, Mrs. Dr. Carter, Miss Mattie Walsh 3d Ward.-Mrs. H.D'Antignsc.Mise Anns Barnes, Miss itallie Hall 4tb Ward.-Mr*. g. W. Winter, Mies R. Boggs. Mis? C. Meredith Sand Hill* —Mrs. L. C. Warren, Miss 3. Batley, Miss M. AdsJy. KTI? s \? d Biils.— Mrs. Wrn. Roberts, Mrs. T. Miller. Mrs. tv Ltotoc. Pmey Wocds.-Mrs. >afew, Miss Kitty Schley. Mt_ J n. Bono exhibited to us o Monday a sample of toe Saltpetre he aud others are „ow maonfaetunog at Santa Cave, neat Larkinsviue, Jackson county. Ala. It is a beau tiful article, clear and very pure. The company have commenced operat’ons and can turn outTdb pounds per day. Tat deposits io the Cave are very ricn, and the article ready for use at ouoe. Orders for Saltpetre for the Powder Mills at Nashville, Teen., Kingston. Geo., and elsewhere, will be promptly filled if addressed to Larkias riUe, Ala. W‘b*ve a specimen of tbt Saitpetr* , si oar oßic*-—3'nuntlU (4fc.) Adwcatt, IR*. AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE 20, 186!. From the Richmond Dupateh, June \\th. Interewtfes Ne w Irom Virginia. RUMORED ENGAGEMENT. ’ It was currently reported last evening that lighting had commenced at Newport News. In telligence reached us by way of Petersburg that heavy firing had been heard in that direction ; and if so, we suppose this must have been com municated to Petersburg from Suffolk. We have no particulars. The Norfolk Argus learns that the Federal troops at Newport News stmek their tents on Saturday and marched up the peninsula. By the York River train we learn that heavy firing was heard from the direction of Gloucester Point yesterday, before the cars left West Point for Richmond ; but whether caused by an engage ment, or by the troops trying the range of their gan, was not known. It is, presume, all conjec ture, and we are very much disposed to regard the rumor of a land engagement &s very doubt ful. CAPTAIN* WEBTH’s IN'TItE PID BKOOUNTER WITH THE ENEMY. From a reliable source we derive the following i account of the interesting interview between Capt. Wm. H. WertL, of the Chatham Grays, of Pitt ; sylvania county, and a scouting party of the Hes i sians in the neighborhood of Hampton on Friday | last. It differs eomewhat from our yesterday’s statement. Capt. Werih and another officer being together, and unaccompanied on a reconnoitering expedition some distance in advance of the main body, separated at the forks of the road, each go ing on his own hook. After Capt. W. had pro ceeded a short distance, he found himself sudden ly iu the presence of five of tbe enemy. Haring no idea of surrendering, he instantly drew hi 9 re volver, aud without parley each party commenced tirio*?—-Capt. W. killing tw’o of the party, tbe re mainder retreated. The mule ridden by one of tbe parly, however, was killed by Capt. W.’s last shot, the rider having slipped off at the instant and taken to the bushes. Capt. W. seems much chagrined that the bad ground on which the ren counter occurred prevented his bagging all five. When this affair is reported for the Northern press, it will of oourse be stated that their scouts were attacked by a whole troop of dragoons. Capt. W. vva*, in truth, alone, until joined, imme diately after the firing, by his companion, from 1 whom he had parted only a few minutes before. The two meu Killed are said to be. officers. Their arms were taken by Captuin W. as fairly won spoils. ANOTHER A7FAIB—THE HOWITZERS FIRE AND THE EN- EMY BUN. There was a little ass air near the Halfway House, below Williamsburg, ou Saturday morning, be tween a detachment of Howitzets, under Major Kuudolpb, and u company ot tbe enemy. It ap pears they were about to meet iu the road, when Major Randolph uulimbered one of bis pieces and let fire, knocking over ten or twenty of the ene my, who immediately beat a retreat. They met a gentleman on their way, in a sulkey, and took it away lroua him to accommodate oue of their wounded Tho same gentleman saw a wagon loaded with wounded men. They were making a very rapid march of it towards Hampton, as they passed by. 2| AFFAIR* AT BARPEK’s FEBRY. The Baltimore papers of Saturday contain the following: Frederick, Md., Juno 7. —An intelligent and re liable informant just from Harper’s Ferry, re ports a complete state of preparation for attack, which is eagerly expected there. The indications are all agaiust any intended evacuation of the plaoe. Troops were constantly arriving iu com panies and in squads. Fifteen hundred reached there last night appa rently from the interior of Virginia, and five com panies ot about tJOo men arrived while he was there. He also noted the arrival of several squads of recruits. Provisions were abundant and the men cheerful. The strictest discipline is maintained, and my informant was jDuly permitted to enter tho town uuder a guard, aud to speak to any of the soldiers iu the presence of the who accompanied him. Pickets extended for some distance iu tho di rection of Pennsylvania. Six or eight deserters i from tbe Federal ceuip at Cuatubersburg reached : Harper * Ferry yesterday evening, aud several ou | the day previous. Their arrival created much merriment, in view of the reported desertions 1 from the Confederate camp, ana which were pro nounced wholly untrue. Nothing was heard by bitn of tbe prevalence of sickness iu tbe camp. President Dav'* is expected there to-morrow, when he will review the whole body ot troops there stationed, which an officer stated to my in formant, numbers about Iff,ooo. FROM ALEXANDRIA. Alexandria, June 7. —The U. S. steamer Re liance arrived oft* this harbor about noon to-day, and transferred the Lieutenant commanding to the Washington steamboat. She brings news from Fort Washington that four slaves had sought refuge there from Virginia, who state that the Confederates at Aquia Creek have so far only used rifled field-pieces, which they have used at various points, changing them according to tue fire ot the United States vessels. They have not yet used their battery of four thirty two pouuders, which is masked bebiud an old fish-house out side of the range of tte vessel’s guns. A yaw l boat which has been carrying letters between Maryland and Virginia has been cap tured. The fugitives had been engaged throw ing up earthworks. From the confidence expressed by the inhabi tants here there is not much fear of an attack from the enemy at present. A private meeting of Union men, to the num ber of about 85, was held here last night at the Marshall House, and was addressed by W. C. Parsons, of Washington To-day forty-eight met at the same place and nominated Henry P. Martin and James P. Close delegates to the Wheeling Convention. The leaders in this movement expect to receive seven five signatures to an address to that Convention. The flag brought by the Third Infantry from Texas will be to-morrow hoisted over the Quar termaster’s Department, when a great jollification is expected. It is reported that the Federal and Confederate pickets are gradually approaching each other on the Fairfax road. expected movement aoainst warper's perry. Washington, June 7.—Five companies of the Third U. 3. Infantry—namely, Company B, Capt. Shepherd; Company D, Lieut. Bell commanding; Company G, Lieut. Williams commanding; Com pany H, Capt. Sheridan; Company K,Capt. Sykes, accompanied by a band, numbering twenty pieces, with eleven heavily loaded baggage wagons, left their barracks in the first ward, at 4 o’clock this afternoon, and marched to the railroad station, where they took passage (so the men said) for Chambersburg. This movement, in connection with the concen tration of troops at that point, is regarded as indi cative of immediate designs by- the Government with reference to the strongholds of tbe enemy at Harper's Ferry. gCompanv F, of the 4th 0. S. Artillery, left the arsemil this afternoon by rail for Carlisle barracks. Their place at the arsenal was relieved by Company D, of the 2d Artillery, which company arrived here a few weeks ago from North Carolina. The defensive works beyond Arlington House, near Hoover’s place, opposite Georgetown, are being rapidly and effectually strengthened by the United States forces there. Thirty-six guns have been mounted on tbe embankment. The troops are In expectation of an attack upon them by the Confederates from Manassas Junction very short ly- Haqbrstbown, June 7.—An advance brigade of Federal troops under Col. Thomas reached Green castle, IS miles south of Chambersburg, to-day.— The column ia expected to reach here to-morrow uight. Four brigades are being pushed forward rapid ly. The first column will probably encamp at the fair Grounds, one mile below here, ou the Wil liamsport road. Auother column will push on southward. There is great delight among the Union men at this point at the advance o! the Federal troops Everything looks like a decisive action withi. aud on tbe Maryland sdo of the Potomac. The Con federate pickets still occupy a position opposite Williamsport. The news from the Ferry to-day is that the Confederates have had Shepberdstowu bridge mined ready to blow it up, for a fortnight past.— Shepberdstowu is ten miles west of Harper's Fer ry. Tbb Sentimbnt or Northwestern Virginia.— A gentleman who has just arrived from this sec tion states that no one can appreciate, without being upcu the spot, the intense excitement aud terrorism which exists throughout the doqntry,— Xo matter what may be the social position of gen tlemen, their previous association or social quali ties, unless they fully coincide with the Union sentiment of the masses, they ere driven from their homes by vandal Virgiuiaus, urged on to tbe perpetration of acts of malice and violence by tbe presence of toe Federal troops. Among those who hav beeu compelled to flee from their homes and seek refuge in the mouuluins is ex-Goveruor Johnson, ol Harrison couuty; Rob't Johnsoq, Esq , from Clarksburg, a former Auditor of the 3t,le ; Mr. Xewiau and tgmily, Senator from the Taylor district; Mr Mortimer 11. Johnston and family, from Fruntytown ; Sheriff Carr, fi otu Ma rion couniy ; a brother of Gen. Gaymoud, of the State Council; Mr. Cooke, a citizen of Taylor, and numbers of others. Our informant passed many of these refugees on the roaii, some of whom had tormerlv lived in Eastern yirginia, but were poty being driven back hy the uictcenaries of abolitionism. One of these was an old man nearly seventy years of age, who. barefoot, was traveling with bis wife aud family to a place of sa'ety, driviug before him hja cattle and sheep, and hastily collected household goods. In tbe course of the brief colloquy which ensued he remark-d ; “ Sir, lam over sixty years of age, aud have been driven from my home, but as soon as my family are in a place of safetv I shall return to the house I left, and if Decessarv, shall defend it with my life, and if it should bap! pen to be in asbes then I will die defending mi fence. Tb* last drop of blood I have shall be spent in the service of V.rgima.” \>'e ar; glad t 0 J obsi-rve that the old spirit of seventy-six is not Quad j -‘■ there is plenty more of such stock in 1 <b* State, auu when the hour of battie is raging | their heroum will tell us own tale. [Richmond IHfpatch. A Gallant Act. It is reported that Capt. ’iVtr,. H. Wertb, of Pittsylvania, while on a solitary scouting expedition, a day or two since, in the neighborhood of Yorkiown ucconiCiou(j goi in qidg sf tb? enemy's pickets, and was surpriaed by two men in ambnsb, who started up in his rear and commanded him to surrender. Capt. W. turned his horse and approached them, wbi-h led them to believe that be was about to obev the command. This, however, he never dreamed of; bat suddenly drawing his pistol, shot first one and then thej3tber. dead. It is stated that the two iuekie** kaoxee* *,* mounted upon male*. The report seems to be well authenticated, and those who are acquainted with tte brave reputation of Capt. W. cau readily believe it. A correspondent” gives an account of another gaiiant scooting enterprise projected and carried into effect oy three of qur men at “jorktown.— Sichraond idip-jtch. Negro Bold;sxs.— Among the 3th Regiment from Pennsylvania, which passed through Bal timore last week, were a number of negro sol dier*, wbc, by their constant association with the whites, had become most impertinent and over bearing. As the regiment was passing along Ca thedral street, near the Bolton depot, a lady standing upon the sidewalk was so disgusted with tbe familiarity of the negroes among the men that she gave vent to her indignation in a rather bit ter remark, when an impudent yellow scoundrel turned toward her and applied tne epithet of “Go to b—l. you d—n white busaey.” The remark was diatmctly heard by his comrades, who instead „f beating him to the earth as run would have dene, Uugbed heartily at bis impudence. The villain was discovered by aeveralcituens afterward, and it uol been for the police be would have been dragged out regardless of consequenoe*. Ho*. Thomas H. Watts, ha* declined the posi ; non of candidate for Governor of Alabama. ’ [Special Dispatch io the Charleston Courier j Important fioin Jlaitassaa. Manassas, June 12.— Maj. Geo. Ranks takes j command at Baltimore, and Gen. Cudwaliader, | whom he supercedes, is to conduct a column from the Re f av House to support Gen. Patterson, who i is to operate br wav of Hagerstown and Frede j rick j expect no attack here, though it is believed ! th ; 1 * tight will shortly oocuf between ibis place | D<l Harper's Fern*. Our camp is under the strictest discipline and preparation. Dr. Richards, the family physician of Abraham Lincoln, was captured here yesterday, and sent this morning to Richmond. Advices from Hagerstown. Md., state that the Confederate troops crossed the river at Mercer ville, and on Saturday night attempted to seize ie canal boat aud eight hundred barrels of flour, j iney failed, however, in consequence o r the over- ; whelming force stationed there, including the Sharpsburg Home Guards. The Virginia troops hare burnt three canal j hosts and destroyed three locks between the Point * 0 ir Harper's Ferry, r T £?J #ah ? r ® oVernor °f Maryland has asked .or r ederal troops to put down the voice of the People. He hopes to intimidate and control the Legislature by a large force at Frederick. Gen. Patterson will advance to-day with a bri ge.de to that point. Stirring times* may be ex- j pected theie shortly. The spirit of resistance has i been making i ipi ! progress among the members ‘ orthe State L--gi>*ature, The dam on the Potomac has been the seene of a sharp conflict. It originated in an attempt on the part of the Virginians to accomplish its de structioD, which was resisted by the enemy The attempt was again renewed by the Virginians this morning, but resisted by the Home Guard of I blear tipring and Williamsport. The engagement j ia now going on. Affairs at Makassas Jckctjon.—A letter to the Richmond Dispatch, dated Manassas, June 11, says : Gur camp, on Hunday, was a scene of quite a stirring display. About twelve o’clock word was received that fighting had commenced at Fairfax, aud in an incredibly short space of tints the news went the rounds of camp, and in expectation of orders to advance, men were to be seen in every direction packing knapsacks, rolling their biaii nets, burnishing their arms and putting tbeir equipments in order for marching, while the air rung with their jocund shouts, that at lust there was a prospect of a brush with Old Abe's cut’ throat legions. As far as I could see, ail were eeger tor the fray, and for one company I can say that tbe news did more good tuo all the contents of our medicine chest or the prescriptions of our n ginienial Kscnlapius; for, of our twelve on the sick list, uot one but bounced from his pallet uod swore as lustily as Uncle Teby, that he could aud he would march. It turned out U be a false alarm, however, occasioned by the tiring of some field pieces at Fairfax for the purpose of emptying and cleansing the cannuu. I am too well acquainted with a soldier’s duty to say aught I may learu ot the designs of our leaders, but I will venture the assertion that, iu spite of the acuteness oi Billy Seward, the trait orous skill of Scott, aod the narrow-minded fero city of Uiucolu, such a terrible blow will full upon the guilty trio as will cause them to hide their diminished heads forever. Our men are pleased beyond measure at the appointmeLt of Beaure guard as their leader, aud express the most un bounded confidence in the military skill of the re ducer of tbe impregnable Sumter! Anothse Rkporteu Enuaoksirnt at I'niLLirrt. The Charleston Courier published the following private dispatch : Norfolk, June 12, 7 30 P. M.—We have no fur ther information yet as to the supposed battle of this day, at 12 M„ ou the Peninsula, and uo more particulars as to the battle oi the 10th. All quiet here. A telegram from Petersburg, just, received, states that a gentleman direct from .Manassas has reliable authority for reporting that, our troops being reinforced, have completely routed the ene my at Phillippi, killing and wounding one hun dred of them, besides capturing a number of pris oners, large quantities of arms and ammunition, with several caunon. Our loss was very small, aud our troops are now ia full possession of Phil lippi. A letter to the Richmond Dispatch, dated Lynch burg, Juno 12, says : A report reached this city yesterday evening from Phillippi, via Manassas Junction,"to thee? feet that Col. Ashby bad sent word to headquar ters that our forces had retaken Phillippi by as saulting the enemy at that place. It is stilted that largely over one hunderd of the Y’aukees were killed. The arms, baggage, munitions, Ac., were retaken, together with u large number of prison ers aud cannon. Tuis was told me. together with other particulars, by a most reliable gentleman, who left Mauassas Junction yesterday morning, where he got tbe information. But as you will probably get particulars as to tbe truth of the re port by tbe time this reaches you, T merely give it for what it is worth, earnestly hoping that it may prove true. [We scarcely think this report can be relied ou. If true, we should certainly have received some confirmation of it yesterday by telegraph.] Affaih3 at Fobteess Monroe.-—The Baltimore Svn of Monday lias the following: The arrivals of the Georgianna, Capt. PearsoD, on Saturday, and the Adelaide, Capt. Cannon, yes terday morbing, from Oiu Point Comfort, bring intelligence from that quarter up to five o’clock ou Saturday afternoon. On Friday one of tbe Ericsson boats took down to Old Poiut a large tow of fishing boats from the Susquehanna river, which are to be used for laud ing troops, each boat having a capacity for about seventy meu, and with very light draught of water. One of the Zouaves and two other soldiers came up on thp Adelaide From the latter we learned that there are now twelve thousand troops at For tress Monroe and in the vicinity, including the arrivals on Saturday. Preparations are making for an attack ou Norfolk, but Gen. Butler will not move until he has a force of twenty thousand men. The soldiers stated that Norfolk would be attacked simultaneously front and rear. Five thousand men will be *ent against Sewell’s Point, which number, it ia the light bv the commanding general, will be sufficient to take it. Those to make tbe attack in the dir-ctiou of Portsmouth will be sent from Washington, while the forces of Gen. Butler will operate from the rear. The diversion tywards Newport News Point ia said to'be iutended to attract the attention of tbe Confederate forces from the Sewell’s Point side of the river. It is understood at Fortress Monroe that Nor folk is pretty well fortified, but they do not think that there are any fortifications on the peninsula running down to Cape May to seriously obstruct the passage of the Federal forces. The Zouaves who went out on Tuesday last have not yet been heard from. One of those sent, out in search of them is said to have accidentally shot and kill* and himself. A det&tcbment from the Troy (N. Y.) Regiment was atterwards sent out in search oi the lost soldiers, which was surpris by a party of Confederates, and and riven oack within the lines. One man was killed, five wound ed and two taken prisoners. Everything was quiet at Fortress Monroe, but the men were subjected o constant drill. The Blockading Fleet Chased by a Coni-ed erate Unarmed Steamer, —We undeistaud a high show came off’ at and beyond our bar yesterday. On returning to Tybee from his reconnoissance in tbo neighborhood of Hilton Head, the entire Fed eral fleet off our bar, with the exception of the Union, having taken their departure. Commodore Tatnall, who was on board tbe Florida steamer St. Johos, concluded that he would run out to a safe proximity aud take a peep at Lincoln’s fa mous blockades. Taking on a full head ot steam he made directly for the Union, which lay soma two miles beyond the bar. Upon approaching the latter Hhe immediately weighed anchor and put for sea at full speed. Our party, rather liking the fun, pursued for some seven miles, when, feariog tbe steamer might get short of wood, thev tacked about, leaving the Union under full speed in the direction of the other continent. She soon, however, discovered that the chase was over, aud came to a halt.— Sot'. Rfp., 14 th. Outrage ox Neutrality.— lt may not be gen erally known that when the Niagara was on her way “to blockade the port of Mobile she stopped in at the port of Havana. There she found two v,- aels lying at tbe wharves with the flag of the Con federacy flying. MoJEeou. captain of the Niagara, at ontie dispatched Lieut. Fotter, iu a launch fibed with armed men, to board the vessels, which lay under the guns of a neutral power. Fotter boarded one of tha vessels aud demanded tuat the Confederacy flag be at once hauled down. The captain flatly refused Fotter then drew a revolver from his belt, aud called his crew from the launch with the order—“ Boys, cuice here and haul this flag down I” The armed crew of tho launch instantly swarmed the deck of tbe vessel, when the captain, having no resource, hauled down the stars and bars of the Sonth. The other vessel was also compelled to haul dowu our flag. Let Mclveon be remembered, and let us show our power that he may remember us. Let his bated ship be driven from our waters or sunk beneath them. We are “ fixiDg up something ” which, we trust will do one thing or tit? Whef- — Mobil* Jtdw tt Reg., 11M. Bow Memphis is tore Taken.—The Memphis Bulletin of Friday has the following . Col. Frentisa said last Wednesday that he wanted ui least seventy-live thousand troops to invade tbe South, and that they did not intend to move at all till they obtained them. He said be expected to get th'm ready in ten days, and that if they did, they would march down the river in three columns, one column of 25,000 troops in twenty five steamboats, to proceed down tb* r-ver, supported by a cohitno ou each side of the river of 25,00'.’ troops- The foroes by land will go in advun.v of toe river co'utuu, uaa aro exp*ced to turn ail the batteries and conquer ail the furcet that thev may come across in their triumphant career. ißdeed tbe force is so .arge that Col. Frentisa expresses it a? his belief that much bloodshed will be avoided, inasmuch as he ex- Dects that no resistance will be made in some places, and but little anywhere, tae large force Deing the beat defence agamst a.tack. He says he expects to be able to l&ke WW” 10 Memphis on the ‘ l t’a cf July. Another Athens iMKNrmN.-Necessitv, they sav is the mother of inventions. As an idustra t;on of this fact, we may mention that our near neighbor, Mr. James sf. Royal, carnage-maker, haring exhausted his sippiy of Northern Unt felloes’ for buggies and light carriage*, and being unable to procure anymore iroic tbe North,yet his wits to work the omer day, and the result is a machine woicb makes as Dice an article of tbe kind as was ever exhibited in this or any other market Judges of tbe article say that his felloes are superior to those if Northern mamirtcture— the timber being much better. Mr R will, we understand, app.y for a patent. In the meantime, we presume ne will shortly be prey rad to furnish varnage makers win any quailtuv of felloes they may desite. This is another step toward* Southern independence. Athene Watchman. A Patriotic ncecvkn County Girl. A friend informs ua tiia: be was in Bulloch county, last week, where a meeting of ciuaena was held for the purpose of raising fund* aid of the Confederate government. A young adv ofbenven county was on a visit there, who haa b*ec mat ing preparations to spend tbe summer in the np per section of the State. Her attention baring been directed to an article in the News, giving an account oi the outrages perpetrated on the \ lr giniaasbv Butler’s Hessian invaders, she read it with fl ‘ahiDg brow and indignant frown, and lay ing down the paper declared her altered deter initiation. She promptly contributed fifty dollars to tbe fund for the aid of the Confederate gov eminent, saying that ahe wonld spend ne money this season in traveimg or pleasure, nor far dress, Out would devote every dollar *he eoold spare, and the labor of her bends too, if need be, to ce tain the soldiers who were fighting our ruthlee* abohtioa invader*.— Savannak Meet. Summer Resort*. Among the beneficial effects which tho South is I likely to experience from the present war, i* the patronage which our pleasure seekers and invalids j will perhaps extehd to our owp watering-plates, that was once given to Northern Summer resorts. There will be much fewer fasbiouable visitocs, or | frequenters at wateriug-pHces for the mere plea sure of the hour, either North or South, thisyear, inasmuch as the dread realities of war have ab sorbed all other thoughts, aud the contents of the purse must be expended in feeding and cloth ing armies instead of following ail the behests of , fashiou. Our Southern, people who are invalids, , and are obliged to spend lhe summer at some of ‘ the Springs, whose healing virtues they covet, will j this year keep clear of Saratoga—-there are plenty I of places at home, whose health-giving waters | bubble aod sparkle for their use. We have just as good medicinal springs as the famed ‘‘ Cou j gress,” that only need to become as widely j known to be as fully appreciated. And as to the coucomitaats of natui al scenery, we will pit our Southern watering places against any of them. AU varieties of pleasing landscape can be found by only a few hours ride luto our rural districts. It is not necessary to enume rate particular points or localities. Hundreds of quiet nooks and shady recesses exist here at hqme, easy of access, aud full as agreeable in every respect as Northern resorts. Why should we take flight to a Northern clime at the first ap proach of the heated term? Are we uot suffi ciently ‘‘acchmaied” to consent to remain in our own precincts for oue summer at least ? We venture to say one-half, if not two-thirds of the money spent at Saratoga yearly, comes out of Southern purses. Tbe creme dt la creme of sucie ty there* as acknowledged by tbe oracular Willis, is made up of Southern belles aud beaux. Happy : will it be tor us if the blockade puts a barrier ou this sort of business, for tbe near future ut all events. Let the Adolphuses aud Angelinas aud Fite | Clarences of tbe North dawdle through this fash ionable season as best they may ; ogl one anoth er to tbeir hearts’ coutent; seutimcntu’ize ou the Newport sands or Nahaut, or creep along the clas. aio shades around Cougreas Spring, quotiug By ro.v and Tom Moore ; lei them wind through tbe the razes ot tbe dance to the music of brass and cat gut at tfie “United Status j” let them sit iu the colonuade at Congress iiaii aud read Jlarper's Weakly or the T*J<j*r ; in short, let tuern make perfect noodles of themselves, living out their lit tie hour ol useless, aimless eii&teuce iu their own ridiculous rnauuer—but let thorn do it alone. Oar fashionables (thank heaven ‘ real creatures of this sort are rare among us.) have better use just uow for their time aud mouey. Southern health aud pleasure-seekers! if you muit go abroad thi* year, take a run into our own rural districts. The country breezes are cool aud delicious—tho cantatric.es of the woods will sing and the leafy trees will wave yon a cordial wel come—and the “ neat handed Phillises” cn our plantations will prepare you a repast which will entirely satisfy the most inordinate gastronomic cravings. R. J. Moses, of Columbus, in eodeav riug to make arrangements to convert his fruit crop lute Confederate bonus. lli3 crop, at usual prices, would have brought $15,000 iu New York. Being debarred from that market, he thinks now of send ing his fruit to Ricbmoud, Norfolk, &c., if he cau make suitable arrangements with tho Express Company. Mr. Moses might flud large 3alo here for fruit, as the country round about is almost bare of peaches. And we would, in passing, call tbe attention of our up-coautry friends, who have au abundance of peaches, to the fact that Augusta must rely upou other than the surrounding coun try for her supply of this fruit. Send along all you have to spare at moderate prices. [communicated.] Rally among: tbe Ladles oi Hancock. Mr. Editor : A short time since we were pre seut at a meeting called by the Ladies of Culver ton and viciuity for tbe purpose of taking ‘action upon the recommendation of Gov. Brown in bis timely address to the people of Georgia. The specific object of the meeting was the formation of a society, which should have for its object the aid of our soldiery, now in service, by making clothing for them, m such quantity as each lady might feel to be accordant with her ability, or that patriotism might suggest. The Society was organizod. We were glad in deed to find the ladies so ready to respond to the appeal of our worthy Governor. We have always btlieved that old Hancock, the lady part especial ly, would be no laggard in tbe crisis now upon us. Though apparently slow, but cautious to act, she will respond heartily when necessity demands R. . Publius. Culverton, June 10, 1661. SUBSCRIPTIONS OP COTTON—CONVERTIBILITY OF Confederate Bonds.— The Havanuah Republican says: We are inclined to the belief that a very material error exists with regard to the Bonds to be received by planters on the transfer in lieu of the proceeds of their crop 9, or 90 much thereof aa shall be subscribed to the Confederate States. Perhaps we have done our share towards causing the mistake. All subscriptions of crops stand in the light of a loan to the Government, on Bonds to run for twenty years and bear interest at eight per cent per annum. These Bonds arc not convertible in to Treasury Notes, as some seem to suppose. “Holders of Treasury Notes moy convert them iuto Bouds at will, and these Bonds again into Treasury Notes if desired. These convertible bonds, however, are a different security from those issued to crop subscribers, and are the only Bonds, which, together with Treasury Notes, the Banks have resolved to receive on deposit.” Vior President Stephens addressed the people of Wilkes, at Washington, last Saturday, ou the subject of the Crop Loan, His speech is said to have been one of the best of his life, and was re ceived with unbounded enthusiasm. Two thou sand bales of cottou were subscribed on the spot, and the subscription will be increased to at least four thousand. Old Wilkes is proverbial for her patriotism, and she will never dishonor the mem ory of her Revolutionary heroes. All she has, of men and money, are at the service of the Confed erate Government. CoL Bartow’s fine Georgia Regiment is proba bly now at Harper’s Ferry. President Davis vis ited the camp near Richmond on the night of June Bd, and the Sergeant ot the Guard, K. F. Hnrca jnos, of the Rome Light Guards, not knowing the Executive, compelled him to stand until ha could give assurances of his right to outer the lines. So we learn from the Rome Courier. Ninth Regiment Georgia Volintbeks.—To as semble in Atlanta June 14th, 1801 : 1. Talbot Guards, Capt E. Guulding, Geneva. 2. Brooks Rifles, Capt. Mounger, Quitman. 8. Fort Gaines Guards, Capt. Turuipseed, Fort Gaines. 4. Irvin Guards, Capt G. G. Norman, Washing ton, Wilkes county. 8. Toombs Guards, Caut. L. C. Belt, Seriveu county. 8. Chattooga Volunteers, Capt. Echols. Rome. T. Walton Guards Cant. Geo! Hiilyer, Walton. a. Americas VoL Rifles, Capt. J. M. D. King, Amencus. LaFayette Voluutoars, Capt. G. G. Gordon, Lafayette. IP. Baldwin Volunteers, Capt. B. Beck, Milledgo vitle. The Memphis Appeal.— This paper is one’of the most Taluable of our exchanges. It is one of the largest papers in the South, and ooe of the longest established in the West. The news from that quarter is important, and we always look with interest for the Appeal. its terms are -. Daily, per annum, ?1 ; Tri Weekly, |5 ; Weekly, 12. We cheerfully recom mend the Appeal to those who want a Western paper. The Pres3l'be in Cincinnati. —A gentleman in Cincinnati writes to a friend in Memphis, that the depreciation to the value of real estate in that place is unprecedented. The writer owns prop eity, among them several brick houses on one street, for which be was offered $4,000 each only a year since. Latterly he tried to sell two of bis brisk bouses for sl/000 each, but eould not obtain the pr.ee. He fell to S7OO, and found a man who promised to take them but “ backed” when the time came. The Backs of Charleston, in compliance with the recommendation of the Bank Convention re cent!’ held in Atlanta, have agreed “to receive in payment of all dues to them the Treasury Notes to be issued under the Act of Congress of May 16,1861, and to receive the 3ame on deposit, arid pay them out again to customers.” It is rumored that the Fifth Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Col. John K. Jackson, will shortly re move from Pensacola to some place in the West, perhaps to Corinth, or at any rate to a point near enough to afford relief to Mempuis, if attacked. Mississippi and Alabama Troops Ordered to Virginia. —A letter from the camp near Corinth, Mies., to the Coiambus Sun says that two Missis sippi regiments and the Alabama Rifle Regiment have been ordered to Virginia. The planters of Bibb county have subscribed 5,020 bales of cotton to the Confederate Loan, and the Telegraph says they will increase it to six or seven thousand. Col. Leßot Napier has submit ted $5?,00u and the whole of bis growing crop, es timated at 500 bales. Mr. John T Smith, of Lawrenceville, says he will be one of one hundred men in Gwinnett conn ty to give two hundred dollars a year towards the support of tbe government of the Confederate States for the next five years. Tbe speech of Hon. A H. Bnr.vs, delivered at Savannah in March iast, has been re-published In pamphlet form is Eoglaod, for circulation ia. that country tad Frujct. < 1 BY TELEGRAPH. GLORIOUS NEWS! SI COLSSFI L SKIRMISH —X GREAT BATTLE! THREE HUNDRED LINCOLNITES KILLED! OUR LOSS ONE 1 Richmond, Jane 11. —On Saturday a scouting ; party of the Confederate troops Hampton ’’eucountered a scoutiug par\v of Federal troops numbering about two hundred. The Ftderals mistook the Confederates, who cla’med to be friends, and belonging to the 2d N. Y- Reg’t. Tbe The Confederates fired and killed twelve or fitteen aud took one prisoner. The Confederates were uninjured, although the Federal* returned the firs and both sides withdrew. Ou Monday, the Federals, about 4,000 strong, attacked the Confederates, who were eutrenched to the number of about 1,000 at Bethel Church.— j The Confederates repulsed the Federalists three j times, aud the latter theu withdrew. The Federal i loss was about Si)o. The Con.ederate loss was] one killed and five or six wouuded Tqe en- ! trenched church wos very fa.vorsble to the Cou- i federates. EXCITEMENT AND CONFLICT IN MARY- ! LAND. Baltimore, Juue 11. —The destruction of a dam ou the Potomac river has caused great sensation j iu southern Maryland. The Southerners also | attempted to destroy a dam, but the attempt was resisted by the Williamsport Homo Guards. The fight was still progressing, but the result j i is unknown. REPORTED EVACUATION OF HARPER’S ; FIiKKY. Washington Juuo 11. —It is reported here that 1 the evacuation of Harper’s Ferry has commeuced; j but it is koowu that General Johnston, the com- j manner ut thai post, has been strongly reinforced I within the last few days, and it may be his iuten- ! tion to give fight to Gens. Pattej*oii’s,McC!ellan’s J aud Cadwailadei’s columns. THE AFFAIR AT BETHEL CHURCH. Baltimore, June 12.—Gen. Butler has looted several regiments for the purpose of dislodging the Southern troops at (heat Bethel, o miles froui ‘ Hampton. At L ttle Bethel, the German regiments sta tioned there, mistaking the signal, fired upon Cos! ! Townsend’s column of Federal troops, who were \ marching iu close order. The (ienuau regiments ! were in tho Federal service, and had two pieces i of artillery Other accounts aay tUrt Townaeud\> j regiment tired first; however this may have beeu, j it was harmlessa, while the Germans’ Are killed ! one man aud wouuded two. Tho Albany (German) reguueut being behind Townsend’s by the accroutrements on tbe field, that tbeir supposed enemies were friends, but hud previously tired uioe rounds. Col. Duryea’s Zouaves hearing the firing,turned aud Cred upou the Albany regiment, with what effect is not kuowu. At daybreak two regiments moved from Fort ress Monroe to support the maiu body. Little Bethel was destroyed by tire, liter which the army advanced towards Great Bethel. there they could sec uo meu and no batteries— only flashes of guns and t|ien comrades falliug around. A well coucerted movement ou the part of the Federal troops might have so cured tbe positiou ; but Brig. Gen. Pierce, whm was in command, seemed to have lost bis wits, iffud the movements of his troops were Cousequeij tly ineffectually di rected. Lieut. Gribble, of the U. Army, aud twenty five others were killed iu tbe engagement, aud out huudred wounded. Intense rodignatio* prevail* in Federal circles against Gen. Pierce for not havitg ordered an entire retreat of bis troops. ADDITIONAL ACCOUNT OF THE BETHEL ENGAGEMENT. Washington, Juuo 12.—1 t:a not known how mauy were killed aud wounded at t \c taking of Little Bethel, where the Federalists were vic torious. The fire of tbe Federalists upou their own com rades at or near Great Bethel was a ppareutly harmless. The attack ou that place lasted but half an hour, when tbe retreat was souudea, which oi tier was promptly obeyed iu au orderly rnauuer. it is estimated that about 30 of the llederal troops were killed, utid 100 wounded. \ Maj. Wirthrop, Aid to Gen, Butler and Tieut. Col. Grinuell, of the New Yfrk First Reg; went are among the missiug. The attacking force was c #rapood of Dur tea’s Zouaves, Townsend’s Albany Regiment, and £ol. Burdick’s Regiment, together with detachments of Vermont aud Mas sachtjseits Regiment, Col- Allen’s Regiment, and Col. Hawete Eighth Regi ment. The defence was by only f f ooo Southern heroes! At the burning of Little, Bethel, a Southern Ma jor aud two Secessionists were taketf prisoners by the Federal troops. THE ENGAGEMENT AT BETHEL Ct) Baltimore, June Iff. —The steamer from Old Point confirms the atatenjeut of the de feat of the Federalists at Bethel. Tbe Southern cavalry and infantry followed the retreating invaders:,as lar as New Market bridge, on tfcis side of Little- Bethel. Tbe New Maiket bridge wus burnt by tbtf flying flying invaders. The Southerner* had j?ix guns besides a bat tery. No father military move*neuts have take* pteca at Fortress Monroe. Gen. Pierce is from Massachusetts MOVEMENT TOWARDS THE POINT* OF ROCKS Washington, June 11.—At 8 o'clock this anorn- i ing, a large lorce marched! thorough towards the Point of Roc'xn. The Soulheruers are in possession of iuJcrnaa tion regarding contemplated tnovements ,cf tlßc Federal troops. POSITION OF CANNONS AT MANASSAS AND OTHER .MOVEMENTS. Washington, Juac 11.— T.fee Government hag advices from Manassas, that the ‘cannons there are placed iu a ci'X'le, with thw Kailro and station in the centre. The Southerners talk of flaoMug tfce Federal hues, and cuptunug this city Without going by way of Baltimore. Scott’s horse was seat to Baltimore to-day, a od it is believed that tb General himselT will lea ve here lor Fredcnok city to-uigbt, to tako oomuian ti of tho troops at that point. THE CONFEDER ATE FORCE AT HUUPER’bF FERRY. Baltimore, Jupie 11. — lue Southerners claim to have lo,OOia troopa at llarper'a FVrry, but Cuionists say they have only M.uOo. BILES NOT BANKaBLD IN RICHMOND, VA. Kicumonu, Va., Juuo il.—Tbe KicbuiiOud En quirer ot this uioruiug, says that the bills of the Bank of Wheeling, ot tbe Bank ot the* Old Do rniuidu, ot the Banks of Fairmouut* Berkely and Pmlhpjii w ere retused on deposit „in some of the Bauks ol this city yesterday. VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION. Richmond, June 11.—The Virginia state Con vention will meet hero to-morrow . EUROPEAN ACCOUNTS 1 aVJKABLE TO THE CONFEUEKA l E r 1 Aid?. Richmond, Juno lE—it ooe ux letters iron, our CuUiUiiaeiouers iu Lugiauu, aym/unce a conißhou ol aiiairo iu Europe quite fat oTable to the Eolith eru Confederacy. IGNORANCE ENCOCUAIfLD AT WASHING TON. Washington, June H.--Tho leslaral Govern ment endeavors to keep the people of tbe United j States profoundly iuguorvux of the movements of the Govet ouient of the Geudcderate Slates. It is j m.-rely rumored here that tbe Confederate Gov- I enjmeut is locatod in Richmond. MARYLAND AFFAIFS. UsotMSTOw*, Md., June 12,—Put terson's Divis ion is motioulesr. Tbe Maryland House of Delegate* have instruc ted their U. S. Senators to v.,19 for the recogni tion of the Confederacy. KENTUCKY ORDERED TO PREVENT OCCU PATION oU AN ISDA.ND. ■ Cincinnati, June 11.— The following dispatch has been forwarded to Gov. Magofin : I have received information that th* Secession troops are under orders ta occupy Isli.ud No. 1 six unles below Cairo. Iu accordanoj wuh my u i demanding with Geu l£ckder, I cad upon vou to prevent ibis step. Do you regard tbe Islands in toe Mississippi aoove the IVuuessee line aa within yoar jurisdiction t If s*, wba/. ones f Kewpectlully, G. D! McClellan, Adj. GaiC. S. A. TBE MAILS FOR JiEXIC 0. Washington, June li.-Xhe Mexit an Mails wiU be made up in New York, and sent to Havana, by every steamer, and forwarded tig Veracruz. FROM MISSOURI., St. Joseph, Mo., Jone 12,—The ‘ oattelliou under Maj. Cully, made up from regulai * from the Wes tern forts are coming hqrrc. An pther brigade is going to Kansas City. BALLOONS RUCONNO ITERING. Washington, Junta 12.—The Times’correspon dent says that Professor Lowe,, the balloonist, is experimenting with a balloon containing a tele graph apparatus qrouuected w (th the earth by a rope. MOf.tE REGIM ENTS. Washington, June 12.—F ur additional regi ment* have been accepted by the Go rernmeut. All regiments, will be acce ptd which come to Washington, whether sent bji 3 tate aut bority or not. SPECIAL SESSION OF ST. .LOUIS F, {DERAL co car Sr. Lot/13, June 12.— Judge Treat has issued a call for a special Grand Jury to attend a. specia sesnon of tbe United States. Uiatnct Con rt -on tbe 20th of July. MORE ARMY B’ESIONATIONS.. St- Loca, June 12 —A. late Santa Fe, Nw Mer ico, letter says that ‘Japt M aury, of Virginia Capt. Lindsay, of Mtf .isaippl, Capt. Bit ipbetrs of the Fifth lulantry, .'lajor Sibley of th a SeflK/od Dragogpe, have all r soigned. Col. Gn yson and Msj, Reynold* will suoq folio, / their exe ppfe. VOL. LXX.V. —NEW SERIES VOL. XXV. N0.26. FROM MISSOURI. * St. Lotus, j une 14.—W. O. Barrett u brother ol the late Congressman has been arrested for trea son. Other promineut citizens of Missouri ure implicated. federal troops are being distributed through out Missouri. Three steamers are at the arsenal taking troops for Jefferson city The Osage bridge on the J* UCific Hatlroad has been burnt. Ooreruo- Jackson has issued proclamation, j saying that •* outrages of an qnloJked for and un j parelled character hare beeu inflicted npou Uu. ■ peace and dignty of this Cmmnonwe H m, wicked and unprincipled men. to act under the 1 authority of tbe Federal (Joverutnent, aud solemn ! enactments of your Legislature have beeu uniq. tied. Your volunteer soldiers have been arrested , commerce with sister States has been suppressed; trade with voar fellow-citizens has been subjected to the harrassing control of armed soldiers; peaceful citizens have been arrested without war rant; unoffending aud defenceless men, women and children have been ruthlessly shot down and murdered, and other unbearable indignities have beeu heaped upon your State and yourselves—to this you have sumitted with patriotic forbearance, which has only encouraged move daring usurpa tions. My object has been to preserve pence aud avoid war from the borders. With that view (leu. | f’rice arranged with Geu. Harney. “The State Government faithfully adhered to I the agreement; the Federal Government rnani j tested its disapprobation by the dismissal of Gen. Uarnev, and commenced proceedings utterly hos tile to the agreement. Waiving the diguity of Missouri, I solicited au ia'erview with Gen. Lyons, and made propositions more honorable to the Federal Uoveruuisut than to Missouri —that if the ’ Federalists would withdraw, I would pledge my self to disband the militia aud al! citiseus, regard less of their political opiuiout, n pfeSs insurrec tions and nmiutaiu a strict neutrality ; and if it should be necessary in order to carry out these pledges, I would cal! for Federal assistance.— Nothing but a dosiro to avert tbo honors of civil war could have Induced these humiliating propo sitions. These propositions were rejected.” Gov. Jackson calls for fifty thousand uiibtia to repel the iuvaders. FEDERAL TROOPS ADVANCING ON -HAR PER'S FERRY. BaLT.noKa, June 13.—Ten thousand Federalists, between Greeucuslle aud Chuuibersburg, are ad vancing ou Harper’s Ferry. It is reported that tbe Southerners have vacated tbe Point u*’ Rocks, aud that tho force recently there has been con centrated at tlie Ferry. AFFAIRS AT ST. LOLLS. Sv. Louis, Mo, June 12.—Gen. l-’rice, Gov. Jackson, (leu. Lyon, aud Col. Blair—the two for mer Missourians ; the two latter, Federalists— have bad a conference relative to military affairs in this State. Gcd. Price proposed the romovul of the Federal troops from the State, and the disbanding of the State Militia. Geu. Lyon refused to accede to this proposition After a session ot 4 hours’ durntiou the Confer euce adjourned, without con iug to any agree ment. Geu- Price, aud Gov. Jackson then proceeded to Jefferson City in Special train. PREPARING FOR THE BALTIMORE ELEC TION. Baltimoue, Juue 12.—Marshal Kune has stvoru iu oueibuusaud secessionists as special patrolmen at the special election. It ia said that Bouffant will übseut himself from Baltimore, leaving a deputy to do his duty ; some say from want ol nerve to meet the responsibility. ArFAIRK IN MARYLAND, &C. Washington, June 13.—50,000 cartridges have been sent to the Relay House. The department is perfecting postal arrange ments with Western Virginia. The Federalists ure gradually pushing towards Fairfax. Six steamers are at the the Navy Yard with steam up. In H. Winter Davis’ district the vote w ill be close. It is thought the Bethel victory will great ly strengthen the Southern Rights vote. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Washington, June 14.—1 t said that the Seuth ern camp at Rodney is threatened. McLellan’s forcts will attack Charlestown, Va., in a Week. — Six additional Ohio regiments have been ordered iuto Western Virginia to operate iu Kanawha Val ley. Gov. Wise has not been ill. Intense excitement prevails here from rumors that the Confederates are marching ou Washing ton. Advices to thia effect have been received at the War Department but are not credited. A detachment has left Fortress Monroe under a flag of truce for Great Bethel for the purpose of burying the dead. FROM WASHINGTON. Washington, June 13.—Capt. Cbauncey, of tbe retired list, commands tbe Susquehanna. The Colorado has her orders, and will sail soon. Daniel Sickles’ five regiments were mustered in to-day. Missouri has beeu added to McCleirand's de partment. ’ Tbe Federal loss at little Bethel was eight killed and forty five wouuded. A dispatch ordering the arrest of Wm. Trap man, of South Carolina, said to be the bearer of privateers papers and other Confederate docu ments, reached Boston too late. The steamer had sailed. DOUGLAS’ .SUCCESSOR. Springpilld, 111., June 13.—0. H. Browuing has beeu appointed to fill the vacancy iu the Uoit wJ States Senate caused by the death of tbe Hon. Stephen A. Donglaa. LINCOLNITES ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Cairo, Juue 14.—A steamer with two Federal companies and a squad of artillery while cruising a few miles below Columbus, Kentucky, broke her muebinery and the boat drifted ashore. Three persons went ashore from her and cut down a se cession flag. ROMNEY ATTACKED. Cimcin.natti, June 14.— A regiment of Federal ists attacked Romney, Va., successfully. (Rom ney is a small village in Hampshire county Vs. on the Potomac 120 miles North West ol Rich mond.) MILITARY MOVEMENTS. Washington, Judo 14. —There will be no attack ou Manassas Gap by the Federal troops'Jutil Har per’s Ferry is taken. It is known here that several natives of the Northern States have left for Europe for the pur pose of fitting out Confederate privateers. NORTH STAR ARRIVED. New York, June 13. —The steamer North Star has arrived. ANOTHER FIGHT PROGRTSSING. Hagerstown, Md., June 14.—A fight is now pro grossing at dam No. 4, on the Chesapeake canal, between the Confederate and Federal forces. A oompiany of Sharp Shooters has gone to assist the Umoutists. The president of the Chesapeake canal has visited Geu. Johnston, for the purpose of remon strating against the destruction of the dams and boats f but Gen. Johnston’* ins! -notions are to destroy everything tbatca i he ufclul to the in vaders. ANOI'UEIt BATTERY—PROSPECTS OF ANOTHER FIGHT. Washington, Juue 14.—The Confederate forces have commence*’ the erection of a battery a*. Matthias Point, abaiut one mile below Aquia Creek where the Potomac is very narrow. The Federal steam'era Freedom and Auacosta have goue down to pre vent the completion of the battery. These steamers are armed with twenty-two pounders. VIRGINIA CONVENTION. Rocbmond, June 14.—The Virgiuia Cosventiou sigrned the OrAiuance of Secession to-day. FROM MISSOURI. Richmond, June 14. —Intelligence received here state* that tbe Governor of Missouri has ordered out fifty thousand troops to defend the honor nDd [ sovereignty of Missouri. Nothing eiae of interest 1 here- MILITAKY MOVEMENT IN MISSOURI. Herman, Mo., June 14.—The militia have erect ed a battery below the South Osage river. The Missourians are concetrating at Jefferson City from all quarters of the State. Sr. Uocts, June 14.—Three steamboats, with Gen. Lyons, his staff, and 500 men, with some pieces of artillery, have left tbi* place for some point on the Missouri river. GEN. CADWaLLADER’S COMMAND. HaGEKstowx, Md., June 14.—Gen. Cadwallsder is in oommaDd at Greencastle. His division will cross the Potomac at Williamsport. Gen. Patter aon‘ head-quarters are at Hagerstown.. FIXING UP A TRICK. Washington, Jane 14.— The Post Office Depart ment is making arrangements to get up a ne , render all thoae heki m postage stamp in order to re the South entirely worthless. ARKANSAS AfD.NO MISSOURI. New York, J“ ne H '~ The 03! ”P oftbe ■* Tribune says that Arkansas is sending arms and I mnuitioD to the Missourians. GE y .SCOTT NOT QUITE CONFIDENT. New Yore, June 14.—1 tis said here that Gen. Scott i* not entirely conSHenf ot tbe security of Washington City from Southern invasion. MARYLANDERS AIDING THE SOUTH. Washington, June 14.— Persons who have ar rived here from Montgomery county, Maryland, represent that vehicle* of every description, laden with arms, provisions, ammunition, Ac., are en route for Baltimore, via the Chesapeake canal, for theSouihern forces. INDICATIONS OF AN ATTACK. Naw York, June 14,-The New oik Herald says that there are indications of an attack upon Harper’s Ferry at all hazards, with *6,00b Federal THE VOICE OF BALTIMRE— DBFBAT ° F U WINTER DA’ IS. Baltimore, June li.-At the election held here for Congressman Henry Winter Dan*, th* Union candidate, wn defeated. laTrh Fao.vt ejstore. ARRIVAL OK THK. STEAMLII wSl*Hfc ADJtIVTW. >lrw York, June IS.—the steamship Adriatic lms arrived at St. Johns, X. 8., from Galway, tin* sth of June. COMMERCIAL. Liverpool, Jnne Z. — The sales of cotton on M'onday and Tuesday wore 25,000 bales. The market closed firm and active. Breadstuff's dull. Consols were quoted at . a GENERAL NEWS. England aud Franco have prota bited prizes taken by Southern privateers from being Drought into the ports of those Governments. I The London Time** delivered by the Adriatic in I aa editorial relative to the meeting of the Aineri cans at Paris, cblrges the speakers with ground : less irritability and also alludes to the violent an* I “n><l r er*on of Northern press. The Times says that tb Uuiouists are enraged because Eu -1 gland clioose* to remain neutral, and naks if ibis | in the temper of the Northern press now, what will it be a mouth he.ee? The editorial concludes lj y.urging a careful avoidance of offence to either belligerent. Lord John declined that the government w.v determined to prohibit armed vessels from bringing their prizes into British ports. COMMERCIAL NEWS li\ TUI AK \BIA New Yok£, June 11.— I Tho ateatnsoip Ar.ibia bus arrived with Liverpool Jutes to’ vi. 1 tb of May. Livfimi'oot, May 2S.— I The sales ot cotton for tV..• week, .07,000 bales, of which s]n cuUlor.-s took 10,0UO halos, auand kot was quiet, and plentifully supplied. pj; , were iu favor pf bojers, except for g<wl quu ties. LATEST. LivlupouL, Friday.. — The sales of today wt-u 10,000 bales, oi which speculators iuni expurtei? took 2 ,000, Tne market closed steady. Quota tioiis were unaltered. Ti/e stock in Liverpool wus 1 briK >, •: which &<su,Uio hales were American. f*Breadstuff* dull. Provisions quint- Consols were quoted at! • n^ oC•' l/s MARKETS. . New Orleans, Juuy 11.—There us nothin;: done in the coituu (Market to day The sui.s of three days were ‘■ l bales Receipt* ’J-” halts, against l,f<K* baits for the yvme 4iiue last year. Decrease iu receipts at this port,'’ -.or" 1 ; d-ct'ease at. nil forts. bale*. New York., June IThe cotton market u qui et at 13;’ 4. ARMED TRAINS SEIZED BY TEXANS. St. Louis, June 12 —The Meiilla {'Arizona Ter ritory’) Times says t int a luitfy armed train, ou its way to the United Slates forts iu that region, has beou aeixed by the Texans. DEATH OV GEN'. KLIM. New York, June IS.—Geti. George M. K :l. died at Reading. IY nosy Ivan ia. REPORTED EVALUATION Ol 1 HARPEDt FERRY. Washington, June 15.—The Government her l has received telegraphic uespatebes, announcing the evacuation *>f Harpci i err: by the* author 1 troops. MiUTAUY :nn EM EXITS IN VIRGINIA. Baliivokr, June lb.—Gnat Wuhc! ba 0 bet u partially evacuated by thu federal troops, bu* can h-a reoccupied iu Ibrce, uud at short notice, from Fortress Mouroe The Southern pickets eiteaci to New ’/arl bridge. At York town, there is a largo number of South ern cavalry. Butteries are also being erected between Great Bethel uud York town. Winthrop was shot by a Louisiana riffetnau. The Federal City bridge, at Harper** Ferry, war. burned between live and six o’clock this morning. It is repotted that all the Southern troops have beeu withdrawn from the Maryland shore, aud eight car loads of provision* have been destroyed to prevent them falling into the hands of the Federalists. The bridge at Shepardstowu has also beeu burned. MILITARY MOVEMENT IX MISSOURI. St. ‘Loots, Mo., June 15.—Seven additional companies of Federal troops, with a seven j .,uu battery, have departed hence on tlio Pacific Rui’ road. The Federal Government has purchased the Steamer D. A. Zaunary for militu.iy purposes. Hbhmon, Mo., June 15.—Tbo stHimer White Cloud, laden with military stores, cannon, &c. ; aud with Gov. Jackson aud several State officers on board, left Jefferson city for Arrow Rock. THE MARYLAND CONGRESSIONAL ELEC TION. Baltimore, June 15.—Leary, Unionist, has been elected to Uongtess from the Sd District by 37 .*• majority. VIRGINIA CONVENTION AC. Richmond, June 15.— k >ecrey was yesterday re moved from the proceedings of Virginia’s Act ol Secession, of April 17. The journals show changes, and on tbe first vote 103 favored the passage ot the Ordinance. Yesterday the Ordinance was signed by 81.— Several of the delegates were absent iu the urroj, some were sick, and onivUapt. Ware, was killed by the Federal* at Fairfax. Various reports are current here, of battler, movements of Federal troops, Ac., but uotbiog ua tbentieaHy confirmed. WEALTHY SOU t’HEKNER ARRESTED. Wasuj.nwion, Juue 15.—Win. libitun, a wealthy planter of Virginia, and a member of the South ern Cavalry, has been captured by the Federalist.;, BURLINGAME’S APPOINTMENTS CHANGED. Washington, Juue 15.—1n view of Austria’s r< fusel to receive Burlingame, who was appointed Minister to that Umpire, by Liucolu, the former has been appointed Miuiwterto China. GOOD FOR THE TKOorH. WASHiroTON, Juue H.—The National lutelli gcncer says that the Government here will eouu pay its troops. MARKETS, Ntw Orleans, Jueejl i.—The salts of cottou for tbe week were 350 bales. Receipts 0. Mobile, Juue 14.—The receipts of cotton for the week were 143 bales. Decrease 200,800. Z? ports %V 6 bales. Stock iu port ;j,67'.) balus. New York, Juue 14,—Sales of cotton to-day, 2,500 bales; Middling Uplands TL. market was firm. NAVAL FLLET FOR FORT PICKENS. New Your, June 14. Key West dates to the 2d ingt, have been received beie. The United States pteamera Crusader, Wyan dotte, Water-Witch aud Quaker City, had lefttb;,t place for Fort Pickens. THE VIRGINIA UNION CONVENTION. Wheeling, Va., Juue 15. —Tbe proceedings us the Union State CouveLtion, now m session ne*ra indicate that all of the offices held in Virginia wiU be declaredjvucaut, ami a Provisional Govern* incut established. A resoilfiiou to this eli’ect Lar been introduced, and has bedu made tbu special order for Wednesday next. LO£S OF THE STEAMER CANADIAN—LOS£ 01 LitL New Yoke, June 15—Tbe cteauicr Cauau:au, which left Quebec ou tbe lbt luataut fur Liver pool, iu passing Belie Isle, ou the itb instaot, struck j sunken icefcerg, and waa w rucked. Abou* twenty or thirty lives were lost, but no names ou tbt list have beeu received. Brilliant Achievement—Thb First Ya: eel Victory—A Holsl Bombarded and a Neo o Dis* lodged. —The Norfolk Day Book, of baturday, gives the following account of an achieveoicut.ot the enemy ‘ We learn that one of the Federal steamers, up* po*.(Mll to be tbe Quaker City, yesterday tired uZoul twenty shot and shell into a private dwuiiuig bouae near Cape Henry Beach, completely de molishing the entire structure. The property, we understand, belongs t, David Uorpic*, b-d-. aud i witbio a u.ilc and half of Lyunouv u .. It bod been used as a U .d.piarte'-* to. i.jc } nr.- cess Anne Cavalry, but it w ;sut that tuue no one being on the premises ‘ ** a , ? uiU, who was in the yara. and oU Ot striking th* house he Wa7'l eriwleV but ou recovering, P lO^ 1 1 * 1 away ou bia hands WmrMnt V.ROIMA.-Tne Kanawha Valleys, of the 4th inst, say* : ~ . Icee d-nglv gratifying to every patriot to i Uuloo men, who advocated and ‘ot- ot tbe Ordinance of Secession, e< * ,<>r rues* a willing suhmissiou 10 the over whelming majority of the people and declare i pir r-admess to take up arm,-in delt-nce of tne unity and independence of the State. The ‘nice of the peopl* ratified the action of the State Con vention in thundering tones that will resound jhrougboat the Noitli and the whole world. Un der the very frown of Lißcoln’s artillery, men said tbev would no longer serve him. The action of the 23d May, 1801, must now- he ratified bv the sword. This latp r ratification will approximate unanimity nearer than the first. 14e are aware that there are many traitors in this section aDd tbe Korthwest; hut the great bulk of the people are true to Virginia, and are now ta.-t rallying to her support. We very much regret ‘be large “re jection” vote, aod especially ot this coiiulv, and fear that tbe euernv may ,so far rely upon the ap parent disaffection as to invade u*; however, if be does, he will have made a great mistake Monroe Cot-nit Lieekalitt.—A meeting of the citizens of that con uty, was held on Tuesday of last week, at Forsyth, to take into considera tioo the wavs aud means to be provided for sus taining the expenses of the war, and the families of .oldie* s in the Confederate army. Judge Cuba uiss presided, aud gave a comprehensive statement (ft the objeots ot the meet ng. He was followed by Messrs. Tripp, Reeples and Ilarn.an, u strong, and stirring speeches. The planters hod others responded most liberally to the call several pledged their whole crops .f cotton, n;uuv half their cotton aud other crops, to take the I'ott fe.lerate Bonds, and others various amounts j n notes, money, ic., aud the last pledge was that of R. P. Tripp, Esq , late men,her of Congress, of sundries with his individual self, of the “weight of two hundred .” We advised him to he of th 6 “reserve guard,” but he failed to take tbs augges tion. The lufehor court also held a meeting, an d resolved to levy * tax for the soldiers families, of fifty thousand dollars, or as much ?a might be oceary for their support.—Journal J.’i xeengtr,
