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Capture of tli* Mramerliqnall'r-.t .al
ia fit i( Horin Marin*
On TburwHy morn zt* - :4th if <t , whi!-* the
atarn wb*d steamer /,V.L'/y—which is owned
bv the Lincoln Govetumoiit. and u • i h* a
nver patrol betwe<. u C and Kv die >n th
Ohio riser r.... lying : th mouU of .V-= ■ : -‘l
creek, at tho ii of I I 1, m three
miles below Bird's P< > t, taki s hoard mar
keting for
horsemen rode op to th** boat *>nd n:a.**• a bargain
with tbe captain to contrr ! rn to N..rl lk on
the Missouri t-hore. I.**m ther - arc two of Lin
colu regiment enea;.*me i at the rate of a dollar
each, for lh* i- he* n:.<i uor*e- Ass- oo a* f
boat pushed out. The prl t ,*,d other officer, of
the boat m r.- n* ntn h and ta* had a loaded pistol
poir'erf at ach of their breasts, ecco:ijp*ni< and with
ioat ructions to head tbe boat d< wo Mn-am. It i
needless to say that the orders thus given were
immediately obeyed Upon the arrival of tbe
boat at Colombo•, twMit) miles from Cairo, the
crew w s set to w rk taking in roil, th- raptors
retiring to the hotels to narrate the particulars ol
the capture, and also 10 refresh the inner mat, -
Before each of the seven had given hm own Ver
sion of ths affair, the proprietor of the hotel came
tianed himself on watch, and reported “the quo*
boat’s coining, be had Keen the smoke.”
This wn* non than tba captors bad u
for, and six or s* vui incontinently backed out,
and would have nothing further t;> clo in the mat
ter The seventh one mi mediately m tried for the
boat, with n bottle of “red eye,” nnd after a short
* discourse with the crew, ordered tin pi ink in, and
soon ’ r .-- “sol I • y ■
steaming down the a> , >ute for V w
Madrid. In about nn hour and a half, tw oof the
Lincoln gunboats, the Lexington nnd (’oner'oja
th* tocher cit:*vii.g mi, tl* latter tan ■
’
they p;,i-er| Hickman, * .ffiteen n ■s h. iov ; his
had not gained upon the runaway., lie to re the
Bquwhty reached Island No. 10, fuel became
scare**, and the pro>p**< iof r capture imminent,
when to the unutterable joy of Ho* rebel “horse
marine,” the Confederate dispatch steamer Gnun
pus came booming up the river. She was .*• >ou
alongside, and taking the prize in tow carried her
to Madrid, where the gallant “horse marine*’turn
ed her over to the general commanding the Con
federate forces at that point. The gunboat.*! kept
up the chase until within three miles of New M <l
- when their officers considering ‘‘prudence the.
better part of valor,” though’ prop r to ret-nice
their wey to Chi o w ihout t 1,."- prize. •Wffi, ,j v
hurt” again.— Ytanphi\* Appeal, 1 ‘■th.
All'alrs In ‘fi’c iiik sncc.
Tis■ Diffiouliies in Las/- Ti nmu --In an
interview with Uol. Topp, of this citv, who return
ed from East Temie*-see yesterday, we were
pleased to learn that the difficulties in that por
tion of the State have bevm gr. atlv magnified, or
rat hr r. that they are in a fair w> v ot p.if.ticauoo.
W- lf-ra from Col. Topp that ii toh-graphic dis
patch reached Knoxville Wednesday mori itig,
stating that President Davis had discharged Hon.
T. A. It. Nelson upon his ugt mg to tic-ipneSco in
ami abide by the action of me Stale oi Tennessee
as expressed iu the late election.
It is the opinion of Col. Twp * that hi a short i
time nil dinstusion in the ea- tern division ol the
State will be accommodated by the common con
sent if the people He says the people are dis- |
playing great zeal in rus-ng troops in nil the I
couotiea, for the service of the Con!, demt ■■ St .1. . !
and that in a very short time m proporth t, t i
population. East Tennessee will have i- cany !
volunteers in the field as any other division of the
State.
Col. Topp also informs ns that Mr. Netheri imi,
who is, and has been n prominent Union man, j
has always discount! nanced rebellion, and is now j
actively engaged in in gin : his iriends every wtu-ro ,
1 a-*’
tba lal
way of pacification
Col. Topp furthermore informs us I hat Mr. ‘
Brownlow, editor of the Knoxville Whig, ivcurds
the late election ns explosive of t’ue di liln-rai
semimeotsof the Stui. , nod tout he will take
ground against ri bejiion. Mr l ..wulcw’s piper !
has not bean suppressed, us h is heretofore iven
reported, though t!iq suhj.ct had b'-i-n fieelyj
talked of ..*• - |
These tunts, taken in connection with the fact j
that Mr. Crittenden, and other prominent ICen- ‘
tuckians, had gone to the camp of those Union I
men whoso design it. was to invade Last T< nes- j
see, with the view of persutuiing them to dishand, f
lead us to hope that the apprehended troubb - in i
East Tennessee may averted. Wesiiu ere- j
ly trust that such may be the e ;s -.—Memphis .-f- !
17 th.
Arrest or (*ko. W. Bkiojors.— It was rumored
tn tins city yr. t-i ,hy upon apparently r* huble j
data, that Geo. \V Bridges had been* arrested !
near the Kentucky line bv tlie party that went in !
pursuit of him. Bridges was eu route for W.i ii
ington, claiming to be a member of the Lit.coin -
Cougress from Tenuessee. Wo sine rely
that the rumor is cotrect.- .V, hrif’e Cr-i v, 1 GY ; /. i
Hon. T. A. R. Nelson is at Km.xviilo, and, we j
uaderstand, speaks freely of his determinati on to j
use his influence hereafter iu favor ot the Union }
men of East Tennessee ucquu seiug iu the decistop
of the people of th*: Stale.
We understand that Mr. Bridges is ther* also,
and eutertaina similar bentiineiits to Mr. Nelson
[jSushvilU Union, \tth. j
Military Matters in Missouri.- We clip tho
following from the St. Louis Republican of tbe
16th:
The4lat Illinois regiment,Colonel Pugh, which
arrived hereon Tuesday, was armed with Minnie
muskets at the arsenal yesterday..
The Seventh lowa regiment also received arms
at the Pacific railroad uepot yesterday ev* ::i •.
preparatory to embarking ou Inuml tho iUr
Rolia.
There are now almost 15,000 troops in the city;
12,000 being quartered at the
A large body of troops left the Iron Mountain
depot last evening, for Pilot Knob. Tin* train
which arrived lat evening, reported that u > at
tack bad been made, but llmt the enemy’s force
was near by.
The 21st Illinois regiment, Col. Coler, was
armed with Minie muskets yesterday, making in
all about 3,000 Mmie muskets, distributed during
the day.
SußiKorißLn, August 12.— I Tim correspondent of
the St. Louis Democrat furnishes a detail* and account
of the buttle of Wilson’s creek, but all th** main
facts the engagement have already
been telegraphed.
The* enemy’s camp extended along Wilson’s
creek about three miles, enclosed by In ,it ground
on each side, upon which the greater part of the
engagement was fought. It does not appear by
this account that the rebels were driven buck any
considerable distance, but their charges were all
repulsed, and they burned a amount of
camp equipage and baggage to prevent its capture
by our troops.
The enemy had 21 pieces of artillery and a very
large body of cavalry. Gen. Seigel attacked the
rebels from tho southeast as soon as ho heard
firing from Gen. Lyon’s comm snd.and drove them
back half a mile, taking possession ot their camp,
which extended Westward to tha Fayetteville
road.
Here a terrible fire wag ponmi into his ranks
by a regimeut which he bad permitted to advance
within a lVw paces of him, supposing it to be the
lowa First. His nieu scattered considerably, and
Col. Salomon's could not bo rallied. Consequent
ly Seiffel lost tive of his pms, the otlu-r hi m*:
brought away by Capt. Flag;.', who compelled his
prisoners to drag it o‘f tl.e u< Id.
Our troops captured . 0 horses. Our loss is
about 2(H) killed, ami from 6to Tin* wouude.d,
while the loss of the enemy cm not s o les-s than
double our own, Vhe!C fences having moved in
larg bodies and our artillery play iug upou them
with terrible effect
Liet. Col. llrand, who commanded a rebel force
at Boouville, aud has since been acting as aid to
Geu. Price, was taken prisoner
Lieut. Col. Burbank ot the 15th United Sta*es
infantry is now i> command cf the arsenal in
place of Capt. Tracy.
Dsuoralieation or the • grand army.”—The
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Ex
change writes :
The efforts of General McClellan to conceal the
real disorganisation exists in the array
have met with tol table >recess, but the scrutini
zing eve can readily detec: the real demorahaa*
lion which even vet exists in the various camps.
The Fire Zou&ues have been under no control
whatever siuce the tg iomon us rout of the *_ 1 1
of Jul*. The and esh New York Raiments
are aiiogethe* und sctpimed : the lfccers have
resigned, and have determined to nothu. :
more to do with the preseut war. Tne men would
go home imoitdiao \ it tl:py w re permitted to
do so bv General McClellan A i the troops ar
shamefully purified for; but poor toad amt
clothiug are 1 mushed them, aid their general
camp equipage, particularly tie lent*, are t the
worst kind The 11th New York (Zouaves went
home yesterday autl will not return Hundreds
of the three years men were deserting at every
opportunity. In the face of those tacts the Ad
ministration is again hurrying the war raovt
menu, and something of a decisive nature may
be soon expected.
The following is telegraphed by the Associated
Press, from Washington, Aug. 14:
Much excitement was occasioned in the city this
afternoon in consequence of the disaffection open
ly manifested in the New York -;h , Highland i
regiment, and the sending to their camp of a
military force to net as circumstances might r
quire The result was the arrest of forty or fifty
who took a more active part in the insubordina
tion. These were brought into the city about h
o’clock and co fiued as prisoners, wh< Ist the re
mainder ot the regimeut were uiarched to the
Navy Yark under a strong guard of cavalry.
An investigation of the affair will take place to
morrow. Among the alleged causes of their
grievances are, that they were promised a fur
lough in order to see to the comfort ot their fami
lies, to reorganize, and to elect officers to fill ex
isting vacancies.
By the following, from the St Loots Bulletin,
it will be seen that the money obtained from the
Louie banks, for the use of the Lincoln au
thoritie*. was a forced loan. Fremont did not
solicit a loan— be made a demand for one and the
banks yielded :
The officers und directors of the several banks
°l. is city Were in session this morning to deter-
E"*™ with regard to the oeraand of
f-joo.wo, made by Geu. Fremont yesterday even
mg. Ihe result of iht-jr deliberations is at pres
ent tinknowD. The general opinion is that they
will not accede to the detnaud, aud the monev
can only be procured by the bayonet.
(Lbroniclr & SfafißtL
Allow me to thank von in behalf of every one
whom I have heard expreaa an opinion on thesnt
; ject—for yoar early and decided opposition to tbe
continuance of political Conventions in our State.
Th se &,*.scmblasefi have been of great injury in
j rna.n*. respects to our people, and have done much
ito <j. <:a ,ze them, and to make our fr e institu
fhese eonvcations were originated by politi
to elevate men, end carry cut by combina- ;
t.ons and intrigue and party nDanagement, meas •
urea wh’ and would have had no support from
ibe masses. The people t:avc thus for years,
b i: ch-ated out of their rights, and the privilege •
ot .‘f leeting their rulers by ibeae annnal gather- ,
mgs of scheming demagogues, and thus *huve
been, c -ntrary to their own j-cnee ot justice,
for*-ed hv part? drill to support the nominees of ;
the-v Conclave#.
W<: have commenced the establishment of anew
Government. Let us then abandop t)>e use ol
everything in tbe shape of caucuses and Conveai
lions, that are calcrlated to deceive the people,
and to take indirectly trom them, such an tnefttp
mable hs the choice of their public servants.
dou. : these things. The people are noi so ignorant ;
tor, ither tor Legij-J .toiv, Congress or Governor. ,
1m y Ui • better informed in each of these cases !
whom t!.* y would prefer, than these packed j
con entions are. So, away wth them. WbY>eker j
- ret; office, iet him offer. If he is worthy, the ;
i- r will supp/.it him—itis their own fault if j
lu c.j'.tl *j-*i un, we -;v away w.-h Ui-'-e c rrnpt
’
r *>” v ‘-v of g'*verniug tbe conotry, and then we ;
will reiiias.'i united u* one peopl *. But continue j
your coni ft niions and Wt will be divided into
par? ois. By putting them down, you will do more I
!*>r to : sf-rvi -e <>! your country, for the continua
timi o; ; in->*i:;utionN, pure and ttocontamma- j
tt*l, i an in i.uy other way. Georgia, i
lllarU Ilepnlliean I>ipnl*liea.
( Nkv.- oik, Aug. IV—lt. is said that Judge!
Garris n made forma! application to fieri. Duryea 1
j Li> nsr -Hain w “fiat f jrce could be. obtained in Kings !
j count V to execute a vrit of habeas corpus, in the |
: case o t the Baltimore i'olic** Commissioners. •
Duryea replied, ebout 1,400 rnen, but the county |
was .n possession ol do artillery sufficiently pow- j
ertul i . make any impression on the wails ot !
For 1 Lafayette. It should require between J,OOO •
and I'qooit men to lake them, so the matter rests
•fudge (. irnson, of Brooklyn, has sued a writ i
f habeas corpus on application of Jack, in behalf |
of about 100 troopff Fart Hamilton, surrender- I
• i Yien. Twiggs, and who were released upon ‘
j parole.
Tim:?* counsel has written to the Secretary of
j War, itfjiu sting that the Government allow the *
| “xciition oft. writ, aa it wil! save the nr m-salty j
j of even indirectly the* legality of the I
: oo:igation which was imposed ou the men by the i
n, r'o- N. Sanders, late Navy here, is a j
! defaulter to the amount of $21,000. ‘ \ process in j
?>*• ii against his ‘•ureties, it. J. Walker and Zeno i
! Scudder!
Washington, August ][>.—The most reliable I
miorroation oonaerning the rebel , is that they 1
mi** -I *wlv moving tluir forces to the line of. the j
Potomac iu force, certain of their programme to
< !;? :• Jarvluud Mud eneourage and support the i
ivvoiu■ ioioirv spirit in that State, with ultimate I
designs on Wa>hington.
It i reported that evidence ha-Jhecn discovered j
showing that when Jell. Davis resigned his seat. ;
in the L: t<-d States Senate, he made out a list of
tu n*. it win. were to be made officers in the rebel j
M Maynard, of Tennessee, arrived hereyester- i
day. Hit was not molested on his wav.
Lot i.aviLLK. Aug 10. A passenger from Nash
ville reports that the military authorities of Ten- !
i nes-* ♦* are j'bout’to prohibit the entrance of any i
kind oi goods into that iStute over the Louisville I
V Nashville Reilioad, and this is seemingly con- !
i firmed by Memphis advices to their agents to j
f urciiiisc no more goods in Louisville at present, j
For two nr three nights past wugons, supposed
! ,0 captain munitions ot vv.tr, including powder, j
hi\e gone from here in t% direction of Terines ■
P• *?■ two nights ?ho Miveyor*B were \
ov*-i (n n*-r. and l.::- t night the lore** was increased, i
but the *v .ig-ous were utteuded with cavulry, and |
got v iv. t. art suf * i;**w being taken to pre- j
vent Mind::! rc/mr rtinces in future.
> ; ‘• -* As y. t ‘emmtrciixl Advertiser.
\’
b"* • r e.MVeti !i* •• to the effect that there
w* *• .y •" r* li Is sick arid wounded ut Culpepper
t H , . ’ ‘w in ded i Warrenton. Besides
? hese, tltei • i l ug*; number disabled at pri
val,‘ * ‘ m. s in the country and at the points
ii. ■<!. 'm* cause of dis, ns :is inadequate supply
: water at aittuussu-, and of very poor quality.
aim,, August.ls General Wool left Troy
to-duy, :t. is f.aid, to take command of Fortress
Tim Northern J’kkss on the Battle.— lt is io
tifesttng to read the comments of the Abolition
press on the battle in Missouri. The accounts of
the engagement being brief and confused, and iu
many instances improbable and contradictory,
havu led many journals to claim a great Federal
■ victory, while otb?rs nay it was great defeat.—
These comments, it should be remembered, are
i pro, icted on the first, news of the battle :
{Front th* Philqtitfphia Inquirer.)
, The tardy telegraph brings us the thrice wol
j eomti news of a grand victory of the Uhiontroops
!in Missouri, under Gens.-Lyon and Siegel. Heav
en be praised 1 Tae righteous cauae ot the nation
! * * tiauiuphaut! The glorious intelligence is shaded
by tit** death of the gallant Lyon, who fell at the
( bend of his column waving the devoted soldiers
jto victory. Ilia loss but poorly compensated
ft'r by tin* death ot the outlaw leaders, McCulloch
| mid Price, who are among the large number of
! rebels killed in the action. The disparity ofuuin- ’
. iters is astonishing, the rebel forces being three
I tuues us great as ours ; and yet so gallant was the
conduct of the defenders of our flag, that they
; drove the enemy from the field, destroyed his
: tents and wagons* and, by a masterly movement
*t G* n Siegv.l, took a stronger position to await
i *m u force me uts
[ trom the P/iilim/clohni (rdZ-tie ]
We have important tidings from Missouri. Our
! arms have met their first < serious check iu tliat
quarter. (L neral Lyon’s army is in full retreat
: uml r Si-, >v\. But the worst news of ail is the
j Oratii ot idc brave Lyon, th*.- man who hud so
thoroughly identified his name with the cam
paign in Missouri, and who had clear and the State
of jac k sou’s rebel horde. We could have better
! afforded to lose a dozen battles than such a man,
1 tor the naiiou looked to him with high hopes and
ardent aspirations. ‘ T Great as was the
ihspc.i ii,y of forces he seems to have marched
forth froi Springfield und attacked enemy
wiiliout wkitiug tor them to attack him. Our loss
ot eigb.t hundred men killed and wounded suffi
ciently attests the terrible character of the battle.
[from the Amo York World j
We could ill afford to lose so skilled and gallant
a roldier us the brave Geuelal Lyon. The damage
tntiict, and ou the enemy, and the loss of their Mc-
Culloch and Price, are no equivalent for such a
disaster ll* fell at the head*of 1113 troops, lead
ing them oil undauntedly, ard tbe nation mourns
his loss. The command of his troops fallen upon
Seigel, who in the same battle, exhibited again
! his skill in a masterly retreat, which enabled him
toteifect a junction wit h his reinforcements, with
which he wiL doubtless soon engage the enemy
From the:,. Y. Tribune.
It is sufficient for us Low to know that our
little Western band attacked and * wept before it
-J3.00-’ of tie vaunted troops of Ben McCulloch,
and that, though from its very weakness iu num
bers. uffiieh made its daring the more conspicu
ous, it was thought best to withdraw it to a posi
tion of positive security—it now stands where no
efforts of the enemy can endanger its safety.
SOUTHERN H ARBORS TO BE OBSTRUCTED. — It seems j
that the Lincoln Government has determined to
resort to every conceiv .hie method to make their
blockade “effective.** Not having a sufficiency ot
war to blockade all the ports and rivers
on the coast, they are now obtaining, in Balti
nior \ nil the old hulks they can find— old oyster
boats, pungoys, and sombsehuoners formerly used
ir the Virginia trade—which are to he towed to
the coast of North Carolina and sunk at the :
mouths of rivers and inlets, to prevent the ingress
ai.u ’ ;r:ss of vessels to 4be ports of that State.
Ihe xchauge rays v ;md other papers imikfc simi
lar statements) that “a iurge number of such ▼ea
sels Itgive been purchased; Hint oilier? have been
seized aud carried off by the naval flotilla that
has been cruising for some time past among the:
creeks nd inlets of the Bay shore; that twenty or
more of these vessels w ere loading with stone
within a day or two past at Tort Deposit, and that
others have followy ior tire about to follow, to be
fn-ight dinau - * .ir muuncT.” We hope our
neighbors of North Carolina will be on the lock
out for the expedition. There are some long \
ratigi guns along the coast, while we are informed j
that the guns provided for the steam towing iio
tiilaare not of long riinge. No code of interna- |
t i na! iw sanctions such a mode of reinforcing a
blockading squadron.— Richmond Dispatch.
The Vandal Blqcxadk.—Our telegraphic dis
patches of Sunday last contained the announce
ment that Lincoln had purchased a large number j
of.- loonere loaded with stone to smk in the in- j
lets of the Atlantic. By the paragraph which we ?
prbh. h b; low. from the Tallahassee Floridian, it
will be seeu that the Lincolmtes Lave already i
c>-viiiieuced their novel mode of blockadiug our
Southern pori*:
he Sloop Sloat.— On Wednesday last, the
steamer Mohawk brought the sloop Sloat. lately [
captured b> her, up to t e outer buov below St.
Marks, frhere th* crew of the steamer scuttled the
sloop and Mink her across the channel, first bav- ,
ing cut her deck ip pieces with axes. The steam
er theu went out again to her her old anchoring
i pjace. A boat from Fort Williams went io the
; sloop, aud succeeded in gettiug off her ngtriug,
and some other articles. The place where the
*lo. p was suok was A l * miles from Fort Williams,
oct of reach of the guns.
The channel at the mouth of the St. Marks is
verv narrow, so that, we presume, the sinking cf
a hull iu it will effectually obstruct the passage of
vessels into
A Norths ex Journal Changes its Tone.—The
New Bedford (Mass.) Mercury, hitherto one of the
mot rabid war journals, has changed its tone of
late. In the last issue come to hand the editor
remarks :
It cannot be denied that we are disappointed at
the formidable aspect the rebellion has_ assumed.
We thought to have suppressed it in a lew weeks,
and supposed the South would yield at once be
fore the of Ln’on men to .arms
iu support of the Government. e have made a
mistake in our estimate of the strength of th?
rebels; have we made another in the confidence
we have placed in our own? Is it true that the
South carrie? with her the source of certain fail
lire, or shall wc i.ot riiher be compelled to yield
to h r demands, not as a matter merely of policy
and sell-interest, but of sheer necessity.’
Is not the struggle assuming new features, and
instead of being a contest tor the preservation ot
the Constitution, i? it not growing ihto a war of
subjugation, in which the Course marked out by
tne Government will be abandoned bv the course
ot events* Istheie any longer a reasonable hope
that, after the bitter strife of States, and the shed
ding *>! fraternal blood, the Union can never be
k restored to iu former position ?
I upatc * £4 to the yew York Herald.
Washington, August 13, IS6I.
Hoc. Horace 3laynaid, of Tennessee, arrived
here to-day. He and Hon. Tuocnas A. R. Nelson
had arranged to leave lenuetisee tiie day after the
election, Agust 1, and, meeting at Kentucky, come
on and take their seats in the federal Cougr
Judge Nelson was in one of the extreme counties
of bis district, and in attempting to cress Lee
county, Virginia, which is between Kentucky and
Tennessee, be was seized. Information has*been
received here to-night that he is in prison at Rich
i mond, upon tbe charge of treason to the Confed
erate government iu coming to Washington to
take hts seat in the federal (J;ogress.
Lr-MinGter Faulkner is still in jail, which is
directly under military guard. He will soon,
however, be removed tc the more coinfoilabie *
quarters ol the J’rovoat Marshal.
This morning twenty four prisoners, taken af
ter the battle of Bull run, reached here. They
left Richmond day before yesterday, and were {
sent by rail to our lines, near Fortress Monroe.— j
The following is a copy of their obligation :
tV e, the uudertigned officers, non commission- j
ed officers, privates and citizens of the United
Stales, do make our unqualified parole of honor I
that we will not by arm.-, information or other- !
wise, duting tbeexisting hostilities between the i
United States and the Confederate States ot j
America, aid rr abet the enemies of the said Con- !
federate States, or any of them, io any form or i
manner whatsoever, until released or exchanged.
Witnes.: \\. H. Winder, Brigadier General,
0. S. A
August 11,1331.
Tho Assistant Surgeon of the First Minnesota
I reiused to accept the parole, and remains a pris- j
j oner in Richmond. The en-ire party were threat !
ened with popular violence repeatedly on their
way from Richmond to Fortress Monroe.
The Secretary of the Navy has today issued i
: orders for the construction of five of lb*.* twelve
new side-wheel gunboats authorized by th • iast !
Congress. They are to be constructed at the M- !
lowing yards : Kittery, Maine, two; Charier town,
one; Brooklyn, one; Pbila*elphia,one. The other
seven steamers are to be constructed outside of ■
th'* navy yard by contract. There are two or
more iron-clad steamers also to be built bv con- I
tract, the proposals -having bteu issued yesterday •
Two us the seven M* un smops aiUhoriEiMl bv lue ‘
lust ('ongress, now in course of coustructimi at
the Kittery yard, are being fast compieted. One
will be launched in three weeks if the engines are
ready, and the other in about five weeks. The 1
Kittery yard obtains, seemingly, more than its
proportionate share of work, trom tbo fact—out
side of purely spoeiai reasons satisfaclciy to the ■
Secretary of the Navy—that the best workmen in ,
the world reside near and are employed at that
yard. There are no workmen like them anywhere
else; besides, it possesses the material and other
facilities for budding the vessels sooner and better i
than they could be constructed at any other vard
in the knowm world. • *
The’Secretary of War has also ordered Col.
I Berdan to send forward his sharpshooters : s t si
as tho companies are organized.
One sourco of advantage to the rebels in the j
battle at l ull Run wus tae similarity of uniforms i
of sonic of their regiments to those worn by a
portion of our volunteers. A number of our regi- 1
ments are clud in Austrian gray, particularly
thosp from New York and Massachusetts. In one
instance at Bull Hun, ft section of Oapfc. GriffinV
artillery was in position, and his guns ready tn hr
fired upon an approaching regiment, but Captain
Giiffin, supposing it to be one of our own volun
teer rcgiinebts ordered the fire to be vvrhheld.-- !
The rebels were thus allowed to come up w itliin
pitol shot, and poured into the battery u murder- ;
ous fire fropi rifles and Mmie muskets sweeping
; every cannonier from the pieces and killing near- j
ly nit the burses. General mistakes of this kind
have occured, and as our men withheld their lire
for fear of tiring into then friends, tuey lmx'e in
i variably been the sufferers.
[i is directed by the Provost Marshal that no
soldiers shall be permitted to leave the city by the ’
j railroad who are unable to show tbai they have
teen properly discharged from tho service of the
: United States ; also that no negroes, without suf- i
i iicient evidence ot their being fre* or of their
i right to travel, are permitted to leave the city up *
|on the cars. ‘1 he enforcement of this order has j
resulted in taking from tho New York Fire I
, Zouaves fourteen negroes, whom they were ut- ’
einpting to convey to tiiut city.
. The Navy Department, ever since the hist of
i March last, has been unable to hear from Lieut, i
| Hotter Perry, to whom it has repeatedly addressed j
orders. He seems to be mysteriously among the >
I missing.
S.YNDV Uoo.:, August Pi, lfifil.—Saturday night
! Serg’t Tompkiifs, ol company A, 2d cavalry, was
sent out in charge of the pickets, and ii was cb- I
scr vedthat ho took with him bis entire equip- >
ineuts. After siationing the first picket he dnsup
peared and lias not been heard fro pi. It is stated 1
hero that Serg’t Tompkins’father and brothers
are officers iti the rebel army, and there is but
little doubt expressed that he has cast his lot. .
among the rebels.
There was a report yesterday that the notorious
McDonald, with I l } rebel cavalry, were iu Martins i
burg pressing men into service, and several j
Unionists who refused to serve were imprisoned. ,
The refugees left to avoid being pressed into the
rebel army.
the refuge# from Martinsburg have no know- :
ledge of any large bodies of rebels in that section. |
MaNl>t Boot, Md., Aug. 13.—Six prisoners,
taken a the Point of Rocks, were sent h .-nce to 1
day, under guard, to Fort McHenry—it ia sup |
posed.
Reports are circulating in the camps that the i
rebel militia is collecting at various pints in up
per Virginia.
A reg’ineni was at Sheppardstown oil Sunday, ‘
and the encupment was visible from the Maryland
Heights.
There is great activity at headquarters.
Maryland rebels continue to bo brought in for ‘
prowling along the lines. Some important ur i
rests have been made.
No attack is anticipated at present from tho
enemy.
The work on the bridge is progressing. The ;
structure will be passable shortly.
The general health iu tbe camps is good.
The weather is ruiny and somewhat cooler.
Philadelphia, August 13th. —A number of the !
heaviest business firms of this city publish a card *
to-day declaring that, having seen in the daily !
papers a statement of the number of regiments j
in General Banks’ commund, which information j
is of great importance to the enemy, they will
withdraw their subscriptions and advertisements
from any newspaper continuing to fnrntsh itifor- !
illation of military movements.
Arrest cr A. R. Botklkk.— The Clarke coun
ty (Va.jCenscrvator is reliadty informed that a
number of Federal troops weut to the residence
of Hou. A. K. Bottler, near Sbcpherdstowu, n
hisi Tuesday morning, and forcibly curried him
off'. They went to his house before daybrekk, and
look him out of his bed.
Since the above was written, we have received
the Winchester Republican, which confirms the
report o Mr. BoteF is arrest, but says'he was
Mioaequcntly released by order of Gen. Banks.—
Tbe Republican says that some two hundred abo
litionists surrounded Mr. B.’s house, when one of
his daughters, a beautiful young lady, demanded
to know t heir business there. She was respond
ed to by the most genteel looking of the ruffians,
politely told her unless she immediat.*ly with
drew tier brains would be blown out. Mr. Bote
ler, as soon as he could dress, presented himself
; at the door, and demanded to know by whose au
thority this outrage upon his person and family
was committed. This they declined to give, and
ordered him to immediately accompany them.—
As he was unarmed aud surrounded by 200 arm
i ed meu, resistance wus out of the question; but
as they appeared apprehensive of un attack from
| him, to quiet their fears he suggested that they
had bc*st handcuff him, in order to insure their
safety. Ho was taken on immediately through
I Shepherdstown. across into Maryland, to the
I headquarters of General Banks, where he was
| courteously treated, aud released as above stated.
[ Richmond Diepitch.
Indian Affairs on the Western Frontier.—
The latest information received as to the result of
the mission of the Confederate Commissioner,
Hon. Albert G. Pike, to the Indian nations on the
Western Frontier, we find in a letter published in
Ihe Fort Smith Herald of the 10th.
Notwithstanding a heavy outside influence, a
treaty advantageous to both parties was made
with the rulers of the Creek nation. Before en
tering upon the consideration of the treaty, it was
voted by a unanimous vote of the couucil, to go
with the South, treaty or no treaty. The princi
pal men have been true ns steel to th \South from
the beginning of the negotiation, and the nation
ratified their treaty by a unanimous vote in coun
cil, every town being represented. Their
mant will be ready in a few days, and probably
half a dozen companies more.
About sixty of the Reserve Comanche? [Pondah
KOBB,I Wichitas, Kichais, etc., have hud a talk
with the Commissioner, lie expects to effect a
treaty with the wild Comanchcs, who are coming
into Wichita agency, to meet him for that pur -
pose, as also the Kiowas, and to settle them all
upon reserves. As soon as the Seminole treaty
is signed, Commissioner Pike, with Superinten
dent Hector, Agent Leeper, Win. Quisenburv,*
the Secretary of the Commissioner, and the others
of the partv. accompanied by a delegation of the
Creeks ami Semjnoles, and a strong escort ot In
dian troops, will go to the Wichita agency, to
meet the Reserve Indians uid wild tribes. There
is little doubt that at least 6,000 Comauches will
be present
T t* standard of the commissioner is a signifi
cant one. In us blue Gel i are ti.e eleven white
stars, in a circle, and inside that circle the com
missioner has placed four small red stars, forming
the four extremities of a passion cross—for the
four nations, the Cnoctaws, Chickasaw?, Creeks
and Semipolcs, in token that these C ri>tian
tribes of red men are encircled by our protection,
and are with us and of us. When, it ever, we
deem it fit to treat with the Cnerokecs, a filth red
star will form the ceutre of the cross. com
missioner will no; again seek to treat with Mr.
Ross, nor with the Cberokees, while be remains
iu power; but the government will not desert, or
leave unprotected the friends of the South, umong
the Cberokees.— Memphis Appeal.
Maryland — Sign* cti the JS'orth. —Wo hare con
versed with a highly luwlligei.t reliable
gentleman who left Baltimore on Thursday last.
How he got here we qo uoi intend to say. He
says Maryland is like a train of powder just wait- 1
mg to be touched off—that the Confederate army )
is hourly expected with ill repressed impatience. ;
Our informant says he heard soldiers of the {
Non hern army who had beou in the battle of
Mauassas, make statements respecting trie South
and Beauregard's army such as he dared not ut
ter. fp their credit be’ it said they are telling the
truth and exercising a salutary influence. State
ments were made iu public places in Baltimore
by returned soldiers such as the following : “The
Southerners are better armed, better tquipped,
better officered, and animated with better senti
ments than we ar<* —they are unconquerable.”
We learn from the same source that has
succeeded in getting one hundred and fiftv millions \
of his loan taken, or rather proposals ha* e been
made to that extent, by the Banks of Boston,
Philadelphia and New Yoyk, the same being pay
able in quarterly instalments—say fifty milfio'ns
every three months, in the currency of iha Banks,
they taking Treasury notes as security at the rate
of seven and three tenths.
The Backs expect to bare the first payment re
turned to tnem iu deposits before the second is
due, and this arrangement, is an indication that
they look upon peace as more than probable be
fore three mouths are ended. All the passengers
who have lately strived from that section concur
in the belief that the process of disintegration in
the North has begun and is going on hopefully ;
that the Northern people are demoralized by the
defeats at Manassas and iu Missouri; that there
are decided indications of peace, and that it is
utterly nopeless to raise another army for the in
vasiqu and subjugation of uie and very
doubtful if they can even defend Washington.
Richmond Ditpatch.
Admission of Missouri.— 'The Charleston J / r
cury has the following :
Richmond, Aug. 39.*—The Bill for the admission
of Missouri into the Confederate States passed
dpngresa to-day.
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST/L 1861.
Clerk's Office, Superior Court, *
Thursdav Morning, f
Mss. W. Scni.tr, President L. V. A., R. 0.:
Madame: I have had deposited with me three
packages of soldiers’ ciothing, said to contain 80
garments, contributed by the ‘'Ladies Association
ol Union Church,” iu this county. They express
tbe wish tl <-.t they may be appropriated for the
benefit ofW. 1 unti ers from Richmond county. I
have thought the Lost disposition which can be
mad-- of them will be to turn them over to your
Association. If acceptable, please ray where thev
snail be sent.
Very respectfully, *
Your obedient servant,
1L F. Hall.
R. F. llall, Esq., Clerk Superior Court, R C.
Sir: As President of the L-;d : ta’ Volunteer
Association of Richmond county, 1 have the honor
of ackoowie igiug th.* receij t from you of 80 gar-’
xne-iG, contributed bv the “Ladies’ Association
of Union Church in Richmond county,” for the
benefit of our hoidiers in the field.
This praiseworthy ana patriotic devotion to the
cause cf cur struggling couatry, is worthy the ;
Mcßean Asso. :atiou, and be pleased to convey to j
ih**m the thanks of cur Society; and that this mu
nificent donation will be duly appreciated bv our
brave volunteers, to whom they will be distr.buted. ;
With tbe bt wishes Tor the p osterity and :
welfare of each member of the Society,
•I am, niQst respectfully,
Mrs. W. Schley.
Affairs iti New York.
, New \ ous, Aug. IC*.—lt appears that 234 of the
I Seventh Regiment have joined other military
I organizations, and are already in Tie tieid or pr*j- I
I paring to leave as soon as poss.ble. This is about I
cne-hmrtli of the regimeiit.
In the ev*.*nii:g the Zouaves held a meeting and I
adopt'd resolutions setting fori li that they were I
made promises of arms and clothing that were |
!E’ v tf fulfilled ; that th* r arms were several times 1
‘Xchangid, and finally were taken trom tliem, 1
and that they suffered more than any other regi- j
• meut through the want of a regular supply of J
provisions, water, baggage-wagons, A\; that 1
j after the battle of Bull Run their officers deserted j
, tb-'iu, and that, so far from being deserters, they i
‘• ire extremely anxious to march again to the i
On the schooner Graham, libelled by Marshal
Murray, on the suspicion of being, in the service !
of tbe South, sixty nine cases ot upper leather,
Kune J? ,000 worth of sole leather, and barrels i
upon Darrels ol peg.-, together with the latest and j
most approved machinery for making shoes, have j
been lountl. It is said that tuis cargo is one of a
number which are to be sent Sou to in the hope of
running the blockade, and filling n contract with j
toe Confederates for a million pairs of shoes, at I
$1.16 per pair.
New A ork, Aug. K.—Arrests are now made of j
individuals for uttering opinions hostile to the |
Government. Several persons have hurried from ;
the city lor fear of arr. -t, and the conspiracy law I
may be considered in full force.
Fui t Lafayett ree-ived yesterday another ten- j
ant in the person of Mr. Mure, the Englishman, i
arrested on suspicion of being u rebel bearer ol I
dispatches to Europe. Nothing has leaked out us !
yet in relation to the tnaportuut dispatches said to j
have b!*t:i found in his carpet bag.
s esterday morning, -Rfioo Etifitld rifles, part cf !
the 20,000 purchased by this State, arrived from f
Europe.
No fewer than three hundred and fifty appli
cants tor aid from the Twenty-first Ward Relief
Society were reported at tin* Slate arsenal yester
day uitcruoon. The sum of SI,OOO were distribu
ted among thorn.
■■rac- ICm-- - ,
Washinuton to m? Urt Off.—Tho New York
Tribune is still uneasy about the Capital, and pub- |
lishes the following startling item from Washing- >
ton, under the heading of “Washington to be cut j
off!”
Daily accounts from Jell. Davis are still receiv
ed a*. Ballinum*. Iu one and I.is last letters he said
; that, tney ware so pr. p .ring tiiat immediately af
ter the next repulse they would advance on Mury
, land. VV’ith Mils purpose they are now fortifying
j Matthias I‘oint, tho most dangerous peninsula on
: the Potomac, and on** of the points of comunica
\ tiuii bv way of Port Tobacco, Benedict and Leon
! ard, in St. Char:. - ah*l S;. Mary’s counties, Mary
-1 land, with the >■ ‘*.‘ •e ii... .sos Baltimore. Some
i weeks ago giea: consturtiatiou was caused among
I the rebels ami 11 ,<*ii* fneuds by tire seizure and
j temporary stoppage of the Baltimore steamers to
St Mary’s cnnu;\ .nd up the Patuxent river.—
i They were cm, off cutirely, save by special and
da igerwim r.xpr* sifrom their daily communi
, cations. Th* * bouts, howevar, ar* now allowed
| freely to run, and everyday mails and'newspapers
pass eaeh'wuy to und -IVom the rebels by Bene-
J diet, Leonard, and other places. Their rowboat
| (immediately alter the passage of the Government
1 steamer up the Potomac) pusses across the river
j*to Matthias’ Point and other places of rendezvous.
• Jl Matthias’ Point is allow* and to be fortified
much iongvr it. will be impregnable, and the Po
i lonian will he closed. Then a r.niug in Maryland
| and burning *>f bridges, cut us off’from Washiug
i ton, and all t!.i > Davis promises his Baltimore
triends shall take place iu n fortnight..
I Now this Matthias’ Point cat: bt-taken by two
[or three ; „ :iivilli the loss of one hundred
men, und ml: by aid of two or three steamers.
Two weeks hence it cmnot be tuk*n with a Ipss
of 1000 men, and no steamers can approach to aid
the attack, as they are erecting formidable bat
teries of rifled cannon.
Clothing fob the Boldilks. —All who can do
so should, at the eariii: * possible dsy, make up
something like the following, for their friends and
relatives, omitting such, cf course, us have here
tofore been furnished: ‘
Two pair of pants of heavy brown or grey mix
ed jeans, lined, if thought advisable, with do
mestic.
One roundabout, or army jacket, of tlle same
material, lined throughout, with side and vest
pockets. P should be long enough to come some
four inches below the waistband ot the punts, and
large enough to be worn over tho vest or outside
shirt.
Oneheavy vest of jeans, linscy or kersey.
One overshirt, of some woolen or mixed goods.
One or two pair of drawers, us they may re
quire.
Two pair of heavy woolen socks.
One good blanket—-lined is advisable.
An overcoat, or a loose sack coat; or hunting
shirt with belt.
Position of the Feocual Troops im Western
A irginia. —The Cincinnati Enquirer, of Wednes
day, says that considerable apprehension is felt
for the safety of the Federal troops under Geu.
Rosencrunz in Western Virginia. The Enquirer
remarks:
There seems • j be no doubt that Geu. Lee, with
a large, well organized and wMI-provided army,
is on. his way from Staunton to Huttonville. T lie
defuat of the Federal troops at Mamissas enabled
the Confederates to withdraw n large force from
Richmond tor operations in Western Virginia.—
General Lee is a very different officer from the
deceased Garnett, who was simply a professor or
teacher, while Lee is a practical, experienced
field-officer. A dispatch from Kosencrauz’s Secre
tary to the Resen t* Guard of this city, shows ihat
lie is apprehensive he needs more force than he
has got to meet the Confederate force n vv in di
rection for Western Virginia. •
Canadian Omnion.— The Montreal Gazette has
the following comment on Lincoln A Co.’s new
financial schedale :
Tue New York argues that the issue of
Treasury bills to circulate us money at the rate of
£l,000,t'l)0 per da, will make money plenty and
business brisk. But we are afraid our neighbors
will find out, as others have done before them,
that brisk business ou such a basis will n >t lead
to a good end. There is no better established
principles of monetary science than that such
issues diminish :h value iu direct pi opoftion to
their quantity or amounts.
The Hamilton (0. W.) Observer of tbe 30th in
stant, suys:
There can be little doubt, we think, that trou
ble is brewing between Great Britain and the Uni
ted States, hence the cause of sending out an
additional complement of troops. The Quebec
papers, the other day, contained the following
ominous paragraph :* ” ‘
“Captain Haworth, Queen’s Messenger, arrived
here this morning, by express train, at
o'clock trom \\ a.shiugtou, with despatches from
Lora Lyons to go to England by the Great East
ern, aud with orders for bis Excellency, the
Governor General.”
A siiarp eye is being kept upon the movements
of our neighbors, and ii is said that the dispatches
have reference to the blockade aud the recogni
tion of the Southern Confederacy. Tbe proba
bility ; s that a difficulty will shortly occur in
connection with the blockade, as strict orders
have been given the Admiral of the British squad
ron not to permit British vessels to be seized
while passing out from .Southern ports.
A Tiger Killed in Prince Williams’ Parish
by \ Negro, —We arc indebted tcf Mr. James E.
DeLoach, for the following interesting statement:
“I write to chronicle a tact vlmt I suppose no
one would have e\r believed likely to occur
again ic South Carolina. On Tuesday’ morning,
the 18th iust., by the dawn of day, Henry, a ser
vant ot Mr. Jesse M MixsoD (who is now in the
service ut Braduock’s Point), and Toney, a lad of
10 or 12 years o’ 1, started out a “coon hunting,”
and iu going to the field they passed a small pond
about ITO yards from the negro quarters. Their
dog. Buck, passed through the pond, when they
saw some huge animal run out, aud their faithful
nog in full cry pursuing. They supposed it a
deer, but in a few minutes they heard Hack “bay
ing” at the top of his voice very faithfully. They
approached the tree, and saw on a pine distinct
ly u huge animal, growling and wagging its loDg
tail. Henry seat home immediately for the gun,
and when it came, made a capital shot, aiming at
the head, aiid bringing aftiger tothe ground. Mrs.
Mixson sect round and summoned the Neighbors
to com. and -;c the animal. I availed myself of
the opportunity, with others, and found it’ to be i
feet and 10 inches loug; 2 feet .5 inches high; 16
iucr.t-s deep across *He breast; 7 nc es wide across
th;* face ju.- r . above the eyes;aud 12 inches around
lb fre irg above the £r’%t joint The head and
legs, of this monster seemed to be much larger iu
pi <'portion than the body.” —Charleston Mercury ,
20 th. .
Various ItlM’ from Washington.—We copy
th: following from the Washington correspond
ence of the Baltimore Sun :
Secretary Smith distinctly promises and de
clares, in his address to the New York financiers,
that the war, which has now assumed gigantic
nrdportions, shall be rigorously prosecuted. The
United States Government have never yet seemed
to be in earuesT in this war. Os late the Govern
ment and the whole North have begun to see
, matters in their true light, and contest has
come to be acknowledged on both sides as one
that cannot eDd except with the complete triumph
of one side or the other. Letters from Northern
and Eastern merchant? and capitalists say that
if Northern pride cottid be gratified by even one
decided victory, they will advocate peace on very
reasonable terms.
The Government, now standing on the defen
sive everywhere, is soon to be enabled to assume
a different attitude. It is evident that touch is
expected from the Government now. when it has
been assured of all the millions of money that it
required.
The business of the Patent Office continues so
to fail off that the commissioners contemplate a
i reduction of the pay of the employees. Inven
tions for military or’destructive purposes are ve
-ry numerous. There are now a great number of
i applications lor patents of tnat sort before the
, examiner, who is charged with that class of cases.
Tt e tenor of tue news from the lower counties
of Maryland confirms what was stated two or
three duv s Mnce iu this correspondence, namely :
that the Confederates are preparing a gr eat fleet
of boats in the creeks and. rivers upon the Vir
ginia side of the Potomac ; also, that many bat
teries are iu process of construction on points
commanding the navigation of tbe river at Mat
i thias Point, as well as above and below it.
Summerville,.Emancel Cos., Ga., Aag. 16.
7 - the Editor of the Chronicle <fr Sentinel :
Emanuel, though a little slow to act, is now
doing her duty. We now hare three companies
in this county, Fully uniformed and ready for ser
vice—the Emanuel Rangers, Capt. Wilcox; the
Ben Hill Guards, Capt. McLeod, aDd the Rough
and Regdy Guards, Capt. Samples. The Rangers
have orders and will leave in a few days—the two
omer companies are expecting orders daily.—
There was a dinner given the*companies by the
Citizens of the county) at this place on yesterday,
and 1 had the pleasure of witnessing the compa
nies drilling, and must say thi t Emanuel should
feel uroud of her soldiers. For physical ability
aod proficiency in drill, I have no doubt but they
will compare favorably with any company (lately
gotten up) m the State. After dinner, the propo
sition was made to raise some pocket change lor
our soldiers, and was responded to with the hand
some sam of £*07.50, in addition to amounts given
the companies previously. The ladies, too, be
sides contributing innumerable garments, raised
some forty or fifty dollars. After the above pro
gramme was over, an effort was find is still being
made, to raise a fourth company, and I am pleas
ed to suv, with a prospect of success.
Accustomed as our citizens are from boyhood
to exposure, fatigue and the use of the rifle, I feel
conlkb ut the Emanuel boys will leave a memora
ble mark especially for the Yankees) wherever
they may bo seut.
Respect Fully, R.
Black Iteptihlinm Account* of the
Springfield Battle.
We find the following in the St. Louis Republi
j of Saturday :
The Pacific train arrived last night about ten
j o’clock, bringing a number of passengers from
Rolia.
From one of these—a gentleman ot intelligence
and entire coolness—we learn many interesting
f act s in connection with the great battle at Spring
la the first, place, as tlie'moftt important point,
and to correct many falsehoods designedly put in
circulation, it is proper to state that Gen. Sei el
noanui'd on Thursday n'ght seventeen miles
southwest of Ivolla, and tiiat Col. Wyman had
selected his camp, in anticipation of his march
rix miles from Rolia. and there lie remained last
night.
The retreat from Springfield was conducted in
uood order, and so continued up to the lour when
Seigel was hear from. Rumors of un apprehend
ed attack had been started, but tfioy could not be
traced to any credible source, and were wholly
unreliable.
The invading troops weie at Springfield, aud
there they were forced to remain, their whole
baggage train having been destroyed by the ac
tion of Gen. Sigel iu the first place, who fired it-r
----tliey themselves completing the work afterwards
rather ihun suffer it to fall into the hands of the
Union forces.
The battle was a bloodv one. According to the
estimate of our informant, who derived bis infor
mation from a very reliable source, the Union
troops suffered a loss ol 600 killed and 1,000
wounded. Gen. Seigel is bringing with him 200
<f the wounded, and the remainder were left iu
the churches uud other public buildings at Spring
field. On tii6 side of the invaders the loss is put
down r.t 2,000 killed and 3,000 wounded. Tht
artillery did tremendous havoc among them. But
ihc most sanguinary part of the fight was between
a Mississippi Regiment aud the Kansas Regi
inent. The returns of tho mortality in the Kan
••'Us Regiment already published, look bad enough,
but it is stated that of the Mississippi Regiment
not more than forty answered to roll call after that
fatal day. For all essential purposes—in the num
ber killed and wounded—in the destruction of all
the baggage Train of the iuvaders—4he victory
was a substantial one to the Union army.
As stated yesterday, the body of General Lyon
wus buried on Colonel Phelps’ farm, near Spring
tide, Mrs Phelps herself preparing everything
necessary to this last office ot the dead. ‘After
wards, apprehending violence for the part she
had taken iu las sad duty, she prepared to leave
her esid nee, but was dissuaded from it by those
around her.
Geu. Price was iu command of the invaders at
Springfield. He had issued a proclamation, fash
ioned after that of Pillow, the. prominent feature
of which is, that he will give no quarter. Our
inquiries as to the fate oi McCulloch, could not
b;* answered satisfactorily—and it is doubtful
what has become of him.
Large numbers of citizens of Springfield were
fleeing in this direction, and will soon be here.
Gen. Scigle’.s train is composed of between 700
and ■'*’*() wagons, all of which, uo doubt, will reach
Rolia in safety.
From Holla.— -Tbe men composing the Seventh
Regime nt were paid off at Rolia uay before yes
terday, iu part, if not tho whole*. Some dissatis
faction wus manifested by a portion of the subor
dinate officers, and one of them, Serg’t Ainmull,
was ordered to the guard house. He found time
io arm himstif, and refused to be taken. Capt.
Hawkins, of the Seventh Regiment, on ap
proaching him, received a dangerous wound in
the shoulder, making amputation of the arm ne
cessary. Ilis recovery is doubtful. The offender
was secured.
From Pilot Knob. —Passengers on the train
from Pilot Knob iast evening, represent everything
quiet in that locality. It was reported that the se
ct s.ifen forces, for a few days past encamped in
the Vicinity, hud withdrawn, the withdrawal being
hastened by the news of the battle at Springfield.
Two regiments left Pilot Knob yesterday, one for
Fredencktown and the other lor Greenville. The
troops which ieft tins city y esterday for Sulphur
Springs, as stated elsewhere, are intended for
Pilot Knob.
From thi? Southwest. —Our letter from Rolia
gives some very interesting information concern
ing the occupation of Springfield by the rebels,
and other matters connected with the recent fight
As will be seen, the letter does not say anything
concerning the killing of McCulloch.
We learn that a German officer who came in last
night gives a detriled report'of the manner of
McCulloch’s death. He was killed by a piece of a
shell. The report wants corroboration.
The correspondent of the St. # Louis Democrat
has arrived in St. Louis after having witnessed
the battle near Springfield, and funiahes some
details. lie says:
My accounts of this great battle published this
morning being necessarily* incomplete, as regards
the interesting details connected therewith, I take
this the first opportunity to supply the deficiency.
First, I am Lilly satisfied from conversation
with Gen. Seigel arid Col. Solomon, as weil as
from my own observation, that the eastern divis
ion did not make auy attack until the roar of
Totten’s artillery announced that Geu. Lyon was
upon his ground. The battle then commenced at
six o’clock, aud ten minutes, and lasted until
eleven, Geu. L. having been killed very soon after
nine o’clock.
Twice during the exhausting struggle, by’seetn
.ifig mutual consent, the hostile armies rested for
nearly half an hour, after which the battle raged
with increased vigor.
After complimenting the various officers who
participated in the fight, the writer says:
At li o’clock the ambulances having been filled
with our wounded were moved towards the city.
The body of Gen Lyon had been placed in one of
them, but, without being uncovered, no one knew
that the remains of the gallant hero of Booneville
and Camp Jackson were lying beneath that mar
tial cloak, aud it was unfortunately removed to
give place to those who were wounded. It was
afterwards obtained, and alter being laid out and
dressed in a, new uniform befitting his rank, I
looked upon the pale face of the dead. An expres
sion of painful embarrassment was plainly de
picted upqu his countenance —such on expression
us I had noticed he had worn for several clays.
On the .way to the city I exchanged horses with
Captain Cavendcr, that he might have an easier
riding animal, and afterwards gave that one up
to a wounded soldier overtaken upon the road.
Arriving at Springfield about three o’clock in
the afternoon, a large number of wagons were at
one * sent out to the field of battle to bring in our
wounded, and were kept busy until long after
midnight, at which time the hospital had received
about one hundred and twenty; the B&ily House
had been turned into a receptacle for our wound
ed, and the Methodist Church had also been filled,
the two latter buildings holding probably two
hundred and fifty or three hundred. Dr. White
was busily attending the lowasatthe Baily House,
while Drs. Dranklin, Davis, Smith, Melcher,
Cornyn, and Schenck were busily engaged at dif
ferent places in the c.ty.
Col. Andrews was slightly wounded when 1 last
aawhim, but was afterwards wounded again, and
how seriously I am unable to say.
As soon as possible after reaching the city, a
council was held,and it was decided to move at
once towards Kolia. GeD. Seigel now assumed
command, and before daylight on Sunday morn
ing the army, with a very long baggage train
mov* and out of the city. The reporters, meanwhile
determined to push through at once to St. Louis
without waiting to wituess the anticipated attack
of the enemy. On the road to Rolia we passed
scores of families moving away from the vicinity
of SpriHgfield. Os course the product, ot their
farms will be taken for tbe support ol the rebel
army.
LATEST FROM GEN. SEIOEL’s DIVISION.
Holla, Mo., Aug. 17.—The forces engaged in
the battle of Wilson’s Creek reached their camp- !
ing grounds at a point eight mites southwest of ■
here to day, where there 13 un abundance of wa
ter aud other facilities for c&mp life.
Mwj r Sturgis assumed command of the army
at a poiui thirty miles from Springfield, and has
since conducted the retreat.
Lieutenant-Colonel Merritt, commanding the
enemy brought into the field 14,000 well armed
and disciplined troops, and 10,000 irregular troops,
while oar own force was only about 5,000 in the
early part of the engagement, and considerably
less thau 4,000 for the concluding four hours of it.
Capt. Emmett McDonald, cf habeas corpus no
toriety, arrived at Mai. Sturgis’s camp this morn
ing with a flag of truce osteooibly to negotiate an
exchange of prisoners and procure medical stores
tor the wounded of both Mdes, but it if strongly
suspected that he is really acting as a spy. V a::t
action Maj. Sturgis will take in the matter is not
known.
St. Louis, Aug. Isl The First ! wa Regiment
arrived last night from Rollu. It is understood
they will be paid off here. A large number of
them express a determination to re-enliat.
The First Missouri Regiment, Lieutenant-Col.
Andrews commanding, went into the action 72U
strong, of which number 77 were killed, 21S
wounded—93 severely, aud 17 missing. About
one third ot the wounded of this regiment were
left in the hospital at Springfield, and are now
prisoners.
Movements of the Georgia Troops in irginia.
—The correspondent ot the Savannah
under date ot Richmond, Aug. 15th, gives the fol
lowing items of information :
Gen. Toombs has not yet gone to Manassas,
owing to the difficulty in sending forward the
regiments that will compose his brigade. The
first regiment Georgia Regulars, Col. Williams,
and the fifteenth regiment, Col. Thomas, will
form a part of tbe brigade; and it is believed that
the second regiment. Col. Semmes, and the—-
regiment, Col. Wm. Duncan Smith, and possibly
the Tom Cobb Legion, and Col. Howell Cobb’s
regiment, will be a part of the brigade. The
orders to Cols. Semmes’ and Smith’s regiments to
proceed to Manassas, we r e unexpectedly counter
manded last night, the former left this morn
ing for Acquia Creek, where it was thought the
enemy was disposed to make an early demonstra
tion. It is not probable that the regiment will be
kept there long. The Tom Cobb Legion, the regi
ments of Cols. Howell Cobb, Wofford and Ector
are now here, with some trifling exceptions. The
Phillips’ Legion has arrived in part at Lynchburg,
and a part is still on the road.
Gen. Toombs’ st&fl has been organized, as fel
lows:—Aid-de Camp, Cant. W. Dußosc; Brigade
Commissary, Maj. K. J. Moses; Brigade Quarter
master. Major W. 4. Alexander; Adjutant, Capt.
Hill. He has accepted the services also of
one or more volunteer aids.
It is thought that the seventh and eighth Geor
gia regiments, and Cols. Goulding’s aud Ander
son's regiments will be placed under Gen. Walker,
though this is not certain.
TUE WAR TAX.
Ax Act to authorize the issue of treasury Eoles
and to provide a war tax for their redemption.
■ Sec. 1. Tne Congress of the “ ’on federate du
j enact , That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and
; he is here authorized, from time to time,* a* the
public necessities may require, to issue Treasury
Notes payable to bearer at the expiration ot s:x
months affter the ratification of a treatv of peace
between the Confederate States and the United
States, the said notes to be of any denomination
not less than five dollars, aud to be re*issitab!e at
pleasure, until the same are payable: but the
whole issue, outstanding at one time, including
thaamount issued under former acts, shall not
exceed one hundred millions ot dollars: the said
notes shall be receivable in payment of the War
Tax hereinafter provided, and of all other public
dues except the export duty on cotton, and shall
also oe received in payment of the subscriptions
of the net proceeds ot sales of raw produce aud
manufactured articles.
js'ec. 2. That for the purpose of funding the said
notes, und of niakiug exchange for tbe proceeds of
the sale of raw produce and manufactured articles,
or for the purchase of specie or military stores, the
Secretary of the Treasury, with the assent of the
President, is authorized to issue Bonds, payable
not more than twenty years after date, and bear
ing a rate of interest not exceeding eight per cen
tum per annum, until they becorn * payable, the
interest to be paid semi annually; the said Bonds
not to exceed, iu the whole, one hundred millions
of dollars, and to be deemed a substitute for thir
ty millions of the Bonds authorized to be issued
by tbe Act approved May 16, 1 ‘Ol ; and this Act
is to be deemed a revocation of the author! y to
issue the said thirty millions. The said Bonds
s'.iall not be issued in less sums than one hundred
dollars, nor in fractional parts of a hundred ; ex
cept. when the subscription is less thrfn one hun
dred dollars, the said Bonds may be issued in
sums of fifty dollars. They may be sold for spe
cie, military and naval stores, or for the proceeds
cf raw produce and manufactured articles, in the
same manner as is provided by the Act aforesaid;
and, whenever subscriptions of the same Lave
been, or shall be made, payable nt a particular
date, the Secretary of the Treasury shall have
power to extend the time of sales until such date ;
after the raising of the blockade, as he shall sve
fit to indicate.
Sec. 3. The holders of the said Treasury Notes
may, at any time, demand in exchange lor them,
Bonds of tbe Confederate States, according to
such regulations as nicy be made by the Secretary
of the Treasury. But whenever the Secretary of
the Treasury shall advertise that lie will pay off’
any portion of the said Treasury Notes, then the
privilege of funding as to such note* shall cease,
unless there shall be a failure to pay the sumo in
specie on presentation.
Sec. 4. That, for the special purpose of paying
the principal and iuterest of the public dept, aud
of supporting the Government, u War Tax shall
be assessed und levied of fifty cents upon each
one hundred dollars in value, of the following
property m the Confederate States, namely: Real
estate of all kiuds; Slaves; Merchandise; Bunk
stocks; Railroads und other corporation stocks;
Money at interest, or invested by individuals in
the purchase of b ilia, notes and other securities
ior money, except the bonds of the Confederate
.Spates of America, and cash on hand, or ou de
posit in bank or elsewhere; Gold watches, gold
and gilvei plate, pianos and pleasure carriages :
Provided, however, thut where the taxable proper
ty herein above enumerated, of any head of a
family, is of value less than £SOO, such taxable
property shall bo exempt from taxation under
this Act; and provided further, that the property
of colleges and schools, und of charitable or
religious corporations or associations, actually
used.for the purposes for which such colleges,
schools, corporations or associations.'were created
shall be exempt from taxation under this Act;
and provided further, that ail public lands and nil
property owned by u State for public purposes be
exempt from taxation.
Sue. 5. That, for tho purpose of ascertaining
all property included in the above classes and t e
value thereof, and the person chargeabl withe the
tax, each State shall constitute a tax district, over
which shall be appointed one Chief Collector
who shall oe charged with the duty of dividing
the State iutr u convenient number of collection
districts, subject to the revisal of the Secretary of
the Treasury. The said Collector shall be ap
pointed by the President, and shall hold his of ;
lice for one year, and receive a salary of £2OOO. — j
He shall give bold with sureties to discharge the ‘
duties of his office iu such amount as may be pre- i
scribed by the Secretar}’ of the Treasure , and shall !
take oath fait fully to discharge the duties ol Lis ‘
office, and lo support and defend the Constilu- ;
tint). The said Chief Collector shall, with the ap- |
pfpbatioe of the Secretary of tbu Trtsury, up- i
point a Tax Collector for each collection district, i
whose duty it shall be to cause tho assessment to j
be made on or before the Ist day of November !
uext, of all taxable property in his district, iu- i
eluded in each of the above mentioned classes of
property, and the persons then owuing or in pos
session thereof; and iu order thereto, the said
Tax Collectors may appoint Assessor., who shall
proceed through every part of tlieir” respective
districts, aud, after public notice, shall require
all persons owning, possessing, or havingthe cure
R-id management of any property liable to the tax
aforesaid, to deliver written lkts of the same,
which shall be made in such manner as may be
required by the Chief Collector, ami as far as
practicable,,conformable to those which may be
required for the same purpose under the author
ity of the respective Stat es ; and the said Asses
ors are authorized to enter into aud upon all und
singular the premises for the purposes required
by this Act.
Sec. C. If any persou shall not be prepared to
xhibit a written list when required und shall
consent to disclot>e the particulars of taxable pro
perty owned or possessed by him, or. under his
care and man age merit, then it shall be the duly of
the officer to make tbe list., which being distinct
ly read and consented to, shall be received us the
list of said person.
Sec. 7. That, if any person shall deliver or dis
close to any Collector or Assessor appointed in
pursuance of this Act and requiring a list, as
aforesaid, any false or fraudulent list, with iutent
to defeat or evade the valuation or enumeration
hereby intended to be made, such person, so
offending, shall be fined in u sum not exceeding
five hundred dollars, to be recovered iu any court
of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 8. Any person who shall fail to deliver to
the Collector or Assessor a list of his taxable pro
perty, at the time prescribed by him, shall be
liable to a double tax upon all his taxable proper
ty ; the same to be assessed by the Collector or
Assessor, and to be collected in'the same manner
and by the same process as is herein provided as
to the single tax.
Sec. 9. The list shall be made in reference to
the value and situation ol the property, ou the
Ist day of October next, und shall be made out,
completed, and be delivered iuto the hands of
each o’ the Tax Collectors on tbe Ist day of De
cember next ; and upon the receipt thereof, each
Tux Collector may, tor twenty-one days next en
suing tbe said first December) hear and determine
all appeals from the said assesments, as well as
applications for the'ieduction of u double tax,
when such tax may have been incurred to a sin
gle tax, which deterinmation shall be final.
Sec. 10. The several Tax Collectors shall,.on
or before tbe first day of February ensuing, fur
nish to the Chief Collector of the State iu which i
his District, is situated, a correct And accurate !
list of all the assessment made upon each person
in his District, and of the amount of tax to be paid J
by such persons, specifying each object of taxa
tion; and the said Chief Collector shall collate tho ;
same in proper form, and forward the collated j
list to the Secretary of the Tueasury.
Sec. 11. The said several collectors: shall, on the
first day of May next, proceed to collect from
every person liable lor the said tax, the amounts
severally dufe and owing, and he shall previously
give notice for twenty days in one newspaper, if
miiv be published in his district, and by notifica
tion i.j a? I ■.st. four public pla. es in each town
ship, w iil or pivcinc* within his district, of the
time and place at which he will receive the said
tax; and on failure to pay the Same, it shall be t e
the collector, within twenty days after
the first day of May aforesaid, by himself or his
deputies, to proceed to collect the said taxes by
distress and sale of the goods, chattels, or effects
of the persons delinquent. And in case of such
distress, it shall be the duty of the officer charged
with the collection, to make, or cause to be made,
an account of the goods or chattels which may bo
distrained, a copy of which signed by the officer
making such dist ess,-shall be left with the owner
or possessor of such goods, chattels or effects, or
at his or her dwelling, with a note of the sum de
manded, and the time and place of sale ; and the |
said officer shall forthwith cause a notification to
be publicly advertised or posted up at two public
places nearest to the residence of the person
whose property shall be distrained, or at the j
Court House of the same county, if not more than
ten miles distant, which ootice shall specify the
articles distrained, and the time and place pro- |
posed for the sale thereof, which time shall not ‘
be in less than ten days from the date of such no- I
tification, and the place proposed for the sale not I
more than five miles distant from the place of !
making such distress : Provided, That iu any case j
of distress, for the payment of the taxes aforesaid ;
the goods, chattels or effects so distrained ,shall I
and may be restored to the ow ner or possessor, j
if, prior to the sale thereof, payment or tender !
thereof, shall be made to the proper officer ebarg- ‘
ed with the collection of the full amount demand- j
ed, together with such fee for levying, and such \
sum for the necessary and reasonable expense of i
removing and keeping the good* chattels or ;
effects so distrained, as may be allowed *:i like !
cases by the laws or practice of State w r berein j
the distress shall have been mude ; but in case of
non payment or tender as aforesaid, the said
officer shall proceed to sell the said goods, chat
tels or effects, at public auction, and shall and
mav retain from the proceeds of such sale, the
umouatdemandablefortheu.se of the Confede
rate States, with the necessary and reasonable ex
penses of distress and sale, and a commission of
i five per centum thereon for his own use, render
| mg the overplus, if any there be, to the person
j whose goods, chattels or effects, shall have been
| distrained : Provided, That it shall.uot be law ful
j to make distress of the tools or implements of a
I trade or profession, beasts of the plow and farm-
I iag utensils necessary for ine cultivation of
’ improved lands, arm* or such household lurni
| ture or apparel as may be necessary for a family
t Sec. 12. That if the tax assessed on any real
j estate shall remain unpaid on the first day of June
I next, the tax collector of the District wherein the
same is situated shall, on the first Monday in
July thereafter, proceed to seil the same, or a
I sufficiency thereof, at public outcry, to the high
est bidder, together with twenty per centum on
: the amount ot said taxes and costs of sale—said
i sale to be at the Court House door ot the county
! or parish wherein said real estate is situated; and
1 if there shall be more than one county or parish
in a District, the said tax collector is authorized
I to appoint deputies to make such sales in his name
| as he cannot attend to himself; and for all lands
so sold by said deputies, the deeds as hereinafter
provided for shall be executed by said collector,
i and such sales so made shall oe’ valid, whether
I real estate so sold shall be assessed in the name
ot the true owner or not. Butin all cases where
j the property shall not be divis ble so as to enable
the collector, by a sale of part thereof, to raise
the whole amount of the tax, with all costs,
charges and commissions, the whole of such pre-
I perty shall be sold, and the surplus of the pro
ceeds of the sale, after satisfying the tax, costs,
charges and commissions, shall be paid to the
owner of the property or his legal representatives,
• or if he or they connot be found, or refuses to re
! ceive the same, then such surplus shall be depos
ited in the Treasury of the Confederate States, to
be there held for the use of the owner or his legal
! representatives until he or they shall make appli
cation therefor to toe {Secretary of the Treasury,
who, upon such application, shall, bv warrant on
the Treasurer, cause the same to be paid to the
applicaut. Aud if the prop rty offered fur sale
as aforesaid cannot be sold tor the amount of the
tax due thereon, with the said additional twenty
per centum thereto, the collector shall purchase
the same in behalf of the Confederate .States tor
the amount aforesaid : Provided, That the owner
or superintendent or the property aforesid, be
fore the same shall have been actually sold, ohuli
I be allowed to pay the amount of .the tax thereon,
with an addition of ten per centum on the same,
i on the payment of which the sale of the said pro
, perty shall not take place: Provided/also, That
j the owners, their heirs, executow or administra
tors, cr any person on their behalf, shall hare
liberty to redeem any lands and otter real pro
perty sold as aforesaid, within two veais from the
tjme ot sale, upon payment to the collector lor
the use of the purchaser, his heirs or assignees
1 , lie amount paid by such purchaser, with in
terest for the same at the rate of tweniv per
centum per annum : and no deed shall be given iu
pursuance of such sale until the time of redemp
! tl ° n have expired ; I’rovided further. That
where the owner of any lander other real pro
for taxes under the provisions of Ui*
, y *>>a.l be m the militarf service ot the Con-
TO* > ‘ ltes before and at the time said sale
‘‘? Ta been made, the said owner shall have
tue privilege of redeeming the said property
ui any tune within two years after the
i ii*. , . term of service. And the
i C h ,r, tnr ■ fchaU n ' o<,er distinct account ol the
! caaig-s incurred tn oSVringand advertising lor
sa e such properly , and shall puv into the i'rea
! S “'.W ‘here be, of the aforesaid
i .Li *' t tWent 7 pr Centum, or ten per centum,
as the cisi. may be, after defraying char", s \nd
k “I®? CM I I,I ! bu of real estate which shall
be made under the authority of this Act for the
assessment and collection of direct taxes hv the
collectors or marshals respectively, or their law
,u, deputies respectively, or by any other person
| or persons the deeds for the estate sa sold shall 1
he prepared, made, executed, and noDn.ved or !
j acknowledged at the time and tm.es ’prescribed i
in this Act b; the collectors respectively within!
whose collection district such real estato'shall he i
situated, or in ease ot their death or removal from
| oflice. by their successors, on the payment of the !
purchase money, ou producing a receipt therefor
.1 air, :.dv paid, iji each form ofiav avs! ill he
iiutuoiUcd and required by the laws of ih ■’ c
federate States, or bv tbe law oftlie&taie.u
winch such real estate lies, for making exern”
ting, proving amt acknowledging deeds’of h.,r
gain and sale, or other conveyances for theft-ana- ■
I ler and conveyance of real estate ; and for .-v, ,v
deed so prepared, made, executed, proved and i
acknowledged, the purchaser or grantee ah.id 1
pay to tho collector the sum of five dullais i„i- ’
the use of the collector, marshal, or other pei Mm i
effecting the sule.ol the real estate thereby r. n
veved. The commissions hereinafter allowed to
each collector, shall be in full satisfaction , f a ;i
services rendered by them. ■ Tho, assessors ...
pointed under them shall be entitled u> ,hr.-e I
dollars for every day employed m making lists!
nnd assessments under this Act, the number of
cays being certified by the collector, and approv- 1
ed by the chief collector of the State; and also!
five dollars for every hundred taxable persona
contained in the lists as completed by him ami I
delivered to tbe collector. Provided, tiiat when |
the ow.iet .if auv real estate is unknown, or is a
non-resident ol the State, or tax district, wherein
the same is situated, and lias .no agent’ resident
in said district, tlie assessor shall himself make i
cut a list of such real estate for assessment.
Sue. Id. Separate accounts shall be kept at the
Treasury of all monies received from each of the !
respective States, and the (Jhiot Collector shall !
procure from each Tax Collector such details as !
to the tax, and shall classify the same in such !
manner as the-Secrekary of the Treasury shall di
rect, nnd so as to provide full information as to |
each subject ot taxation.
Sue. M. Each Collector shull be charged with
an interest of live per eent. per month for all ino
■leys retained iu Ins possession beyond the time
at which he is required to pay over the same by
law, or by the regulations established by th-.- Se
cretary of the Treasury.
Sun. T- Each Collector, beieie ordering upon
the duties of his office,'shall give bond in such
sum as shaJ! be prescribed by the. Secretary.-of the
Treasury, with sufficient sureties, and shgll take
an oath faithfully to execute the duties of his
office, and tiiat lie will suppora ami defend the
Constitution of the Confederate States.
Sue. IU. Upon receiving the tax duo hv each
person, the Collector shull sign two receipts in
duplicate, one whereof shall be delivered tiwtlie
persou paying tlie same, and the other shail be
forwarded to the Chiel” Collector of that State.—
The money collected during, each month, or dur
ing any shorter period which may be designated
b.v tilt- Secretary of tia* Treasury, shall be also
immediately forwarded to the said Chief Collec
tor, .-iiiii hv him disposed of according to the di
rection of tlie Secretary of the Treasury ; and the
Chief Collector shall report the same immediately
the Secretary ot the Treasury, and shall furnish i
him with a list specifying tlie names and amounts
of .-iieli of the receipts which shall have been for
warded to him as aforesaid, by the District Col
lectors.
j Sec. 17. The taxes assessed on each person
1 shall be a statutory lien lor one year upon all the
property of tliut person in preference to nnv
I other lien ; “the said lieu to take date from the
first day of October, to which the valuation lots
I relation, and the lands and other property of any
i collector shall be bound by statutory lieu for live
1 years, for all moneys received by bint for taxes ;
! the date of such lien to commence from the time
of his receiving the money.
Sue. 18. The compensation of the Tax Collec
tors shall he 5 per cent on the ilrst SIO,OOO ro
ceived, and 2ja per cent on all sums beyond that
amount until the compensation shall reach SBOO •
beyond which no further compensation shall be
paid.
‘Sec iThe Secretary of the Treusnry * au
thorized to establish regulations suitable and pro
per to cany this Act into t licet ; which regula
tions shall be binding on all officers; the stud
Secretary may also frame instructions as to all
details which shall be obligatory upon all parties
embraced within the provisions of this Act. Ho
may also correct all errors in assessments, valua
tions, and tax lists, or in the collection thereof,
in such form and upon such evidence as the said
Secretary may approve.
Sec. 2(1. Corporations are intended to be em
braced under the word “ persons,” used in tins
Act; and whenever the capital stock of any cor
poration is returned by the corporation itsei and
t. e tax paid, the stock in the hands of individu
als shall be exempt from tax, and also all the real
estate owned by the corporation and used for car
rying on its business, and the capital stock of all
shall be returned and the tux paid
by the corporations themselves, aud not by the
individual stockholders. The term merchandize,
is designed to embrace all goods, wares and mer
chandize held for sale, except the agricultural
products of the country. Money at interest, is
intended to include the’ principal sum of all mo
ney belonging to any person other than a b-.uk,
upon winch interest is paid or to be paid by the
debtor, as the same stands on the first day of
October. The terms cattle, horses and mules, is
intended to include all such-uni i.uls as are jitised
for sale and not such as are raised misery for
food aud work on the plantation or farm where
they are ht-M The term j-. at estate, is intended
to include ail lands and estates therein, aud all
interest growing thereout including (ci-riv-.,
bridges, mines, aud the like, and in all cases the
uctupl marketable value ol property is to be ..s
----bussed.
She. 21. If any person shall, at any tune during
the existence ot the present war between the Con
federate States uud the United Slates, or within
one year alter the ratification of a treaty of peace
between them, faistly make, forge, or counterfeit.,
or cause, or procure to be falsely made, forged or
counterfeited, or wittingly ad or assist iu falsely
making, iorging or counterfeiting any note in
imitation of, or purporting to be a Treasury Note
ol the Confederate States; or shall falsely alter or
cause, or procure to be faisi !y altered, or willing
ly aid or assist in falsely altering any Treasury
Note oi the Con federate States; or shall puss,
inter or publish, or attempt to pass, utter or pub
lish, as true, any false, lorged or'counterfeited
note purporting to be a Treasury Note of the
Confederate States, knowing the same to he false
ly forged or counterfeited; or shall pass, utter, or
publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, as
true, any falsely altered i’reasury Note ot the
Confederate States, knowing the same to be false
ly altered; or shall conspire or attempt to con
spire with another to pass, utter or publish, qr
attempt to pass, utter or publish as true any
falsely forged or counterfeited, or any falsely*
;l - red Treasury Note of the Confederate States,
knowing the same to be falsely forged or coun
terteited, or falsely altered; every such person
shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felony,
and being thereof convicted by due course of law,
shall suffer death.
Sec. 22 If any person shall, at any time false
ly .make, forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure
io be falsely made, forged or counterfeited or
willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging
or counterfeiting, any Bond or Coupon, in imita
tion of, or purporting to be, a Bond or Coupon of
the Confederate .States ; or shall falsely alter, or
cause or procure to be falsely altered, or willingly
aid or assistfin falsely altering any Bond or Cou
pon of the Confederate States ; or shall puss,
utter or publish, or attempt to pass, utter or pub
lish, as true, any false, forged or counterfeited
Bond, purporting to be a Bond or Coupon of the
Confederate States, knowing the same to be false
ly forged or counterfeited ; #r shall pass, utter or
publish, or attempt to pass, utter or publish, as
true, any falsely altered Bond or Coupon of !! e
Confederate States, knowing the same to be fal**-,
ly altered ; or shall conspire, or attempt to cou
spire, with another to pass, utter or publish *or
attempt to pass, utter or publish, as true, any
false, forged or counterfeited Bond or Coupon,
purporting to be a Bond of the Confederate
States, or any falsely altered Bond or Coupon of
the Confederate States, knowing the same to be
falsely forged or counterfeited or falsely tfltercu ;
every such person shall be deemed and ad]aged
gu.lty of felony, and, being thereof m i c a by
duo course of law, shall be sentenced to oe im
prisoned and kept at hard labor lor a term not
less than five years, nor more than tei years, and
be fined in a sum not exceeding five * thousand
dollars.
te. 20. If any person shall make or engrave,
or can.vc or proem* t< by made or engraved, or
slytli have in his custody or possession any me
fa! - p <*(.l alter ti*e similitude of any
plao* I- <;i any notes ot bonds issued ila
a!- ‘ “ m* •> { i ni* and, w in intent to
us i . * pi; i-. or evils • *,r i .i! r the same to be
used in imgu g , i couuiertol.rany ot tt:e notes
or bo.ids us aforesaid , or shall have in Lis
custody or possession any blank note or notes,
bond or bonds, engraved or printed after the si
militude of any note or bonds issued as afore*aid,
with intent to use such blanks, or cause or suffer
the s me to be used in forging or counterfeiting
any of the notes or bonds issued as aforesaid ; or
shall have m his custody or possession any paper
adapted to t.be making of notes or bonds, and
similar to the paper upou which any such notes
or bonds shall have been issued, with intent to
use .moli paper or cause or suffei the same to be
used in forging or counterfeiting any of the notes
or bonds issued as aforesaid ; every such person,
being thereof lawfully convicted by due course
of law, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned and
k pt to hard labor for a term not less than five
noi* more than ten years, and fined in a sum not
exceeding five thousand dollars.
Sec. 24. If any Jjtaie sfiaii, on or before the Ist
| day of April next, pay in the Treasury notes o(
the Confederate States or iu specie, the taxes as
sessed against the citizens of such State, less ten
per centum thereon, it shall be the duty of the
Secretary of the Treasury to notiiy the same to
the several Tax Collectors of such State, and
thereupon their authority and duty under this Act
shall cease.,
Sec. 25. If any person shall, at any time, after
one year from the ratification of a treaty of peace,
between the Confederate States and the United
States, commit any of tbe acts described in the
21st section of this Act, such person shall be
deemed and ad,udged guilty of felony, und being
thereof convicted, by due course of law, shall be
sentenced to be imprisoned and kept at Lard la
bor, for a period of not less than five years, nor
more than ten years, and be fined in a >um not
exceeding five thousand dollars.
Tall Blowing.— The N. V. Herald of the 16th
inst. thu* answers the question, “YVbat will be
come of the next cottou crop ?”
The rebel government are trying to control it,
for it is their last hope—the single plank to which
they cling amid the waves. Bui we have the
men, the monev and the means to wrest it out of
their hands. We will send hostile columns to the
cotton region, when the crop is ready to takejit to
tb^|North, and we will bring Manchester here to
manufacture it, and cut oft’ Englaud not oniv trom
all trade with this country, bat trom the markets
of the world. We can do this aud set her at de
fiance if she dares to'meddle with our internal af
fairs. We are a greater nation in everyw ay than
sh® was when she so long struggled against Na
poleon and brought him down at last. Let per
fidious Albion beware.
YOU. LXXV. —NEW SERIES VOL. XXV. NO. 33.
BY TELEGRAPH.
SPANISH VESSEL AGROUND.
Richmond, Aug. 21.—A Spanish war frigate is
aground opposite Cape Henry Light. The Con
federates attempted to relieve her, but the Lincoln
war vessel fired into the relief sent.
The first report said it was a French frigate,
but the French Consul here received intelligence
this morning, inducing the belief that it is a
Spanish vessel.
death of osiVkll b. eve.
Richmond, August 21.—Osvvell B. Eve, a mem
ber of the Rome Light Guards, died yesterday at
Brent ville near Manassas, from wounds received
iu the battle ofM anassas Plains.
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
Richmond, Aug. 21.—The President approved
to-day, an act empowering the President to de
i termine to v.lm nations the Commissioners now
m Europe, shall be accredited, and to prescribe
their duties. The two additional Commissioners
will receive the same pa_v as those now iu
j Europe.
The President also approved au act tor the aid
I of the State of Missouri, in repelling the invasion,
nnd to authorize her admission iuto tbe Confede
racy. The pr* amble sets forth that the people of
Missouri have been prevented by the uouconstitu
tioual interference of the Federal Government,
from expressing their will in regard to union with
the Confederates, and that Missouri is now en
gaged ia repelling the lawless invasion ol their
territory by armed forces. The Confederate Gov
ernment consider it their right and duty to aid the
Government aud people of Missouri iu resisting
this invasion, and receiving the means and *ppor
u. ity of expressing their will upon all questions
affecting their rights and liberties.
The President is authorized to co-operate, thro
the military power ot this Government, wi’h the
uthoritics ot Missouri, in defending that JState
against the*, lawless invasion of its soil by the U.
S., and in maintaining the liberty and independ
ence of Missouri, with power to accept the servi
ces of troops sufficient. Xo suit the purpose.
The act provides for tbe admissiou of Missouri
to the Confederacy on un equal footing with the
other Confederate States, when the Provisional
Constitution shall be adopted by the legally con
stituted authorities of Missouri, and an authentic
copy communicated to the President.
The President will then, iu accordance with the
provisions of the act, issue his an
- uouncing the admission of Missouri into the Con
federacy.
The Act recognizes the Government in Missouri
of which Claiborne F. Jackson is Chief Magistrate.
Gen. Qchiltree, of Texas, introduced a resolu
tion, which was unanimously adopted, compli
minting the splendid victory obtained by General
McCulloch and his brave army., at the battle of
Oak liill, near Springfiej 1, Missouri.
Nothing new from the camps to-day.
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
Richmond, Aug. 2d. —The act establishing a
uniform rule of naturalization for persons enlisted
in the Confederate army, provides that non-citi
zens engaged in the army during the war, shall
be under the protection of the Confederacy, aud
shall have the right to become naturalized, and
enjoy all the privileges of citizenship upon taking
the oath to support the Constitution of the Con
federate States, maintain the Constitution and
laws thereof, uud renounce all foreign allegiance *
The oath may be made by all below the runk of
Colonel, before a Colonel or commanding officer
of a regiment; and all of and above the rank of
Colonel, before any commissioned officer of higher
rack than Colonel. Copies of all oaths are to be
sent to tho Secretary of War, and by him sent to
the District Court of the State whereof said sol
dier desires to become a citizen.
CONFEDERATE SUCCESS.
Mobile, Aug. 21. —Dates frem Santa Fe, to the
Stb, says Maj. Lyml with 500 federuls; surrender
ed to the Texans, 3,000 strong. Lyud abandoned
Fort Fillruore oiUhe 2.th ult. The commanding
officers are having Fort Union entrenched.
Col. Boring, formerly a federal officer, is com
manding the Tcxuu Rangers.
ADDITIONAL BY THE BOHEMIAN.
New York, Aug. ly. —The London Times edi
torially says the late battle at Manassas was a
complete Ccnfederate victory, and the Union army
lost all their military honors. All the journals
think the battle hds closed the doors to compro
mise.
A Paris letter says the victory operated power
fully iu favor of the Secessionists.
The Queen in her speec.i, says the foreign rela
tions are friendly and trusts there is no danger
of the peace of Europe being disturbed. Sbe
says England has determined, in connection with
other powers, to observe a strict neutrality in re
lation to American affairs.
CON FEDE R ATE CON G HESS.
Richmond, a.ug. 1?. —Connie:a has made the
following appointments, which have been confirm
ed by President Davis: IN O. Herbert, of Geo.,
Brigadier General; John A. Jones, of Geo., and
Hugh McLeod, of Texas, Majors ; Chas. Stringfel
low,ofVa., Asst. Adjt. Gen., with the rank of
Captain. Nothing else was done in public.
Richmond, Aug. 22.—1 u Congress to-day an
net was oussed authorising to be paid to Charles
I*. pollard,Esq, President of the Alabama A Flori
da Railroad, the sum of $2,380, being the dif
ference between 15 and 20 per cent duty on rail
road iron paid l y him for his road.
An set was also passed establishing a mail line
from Station No. r l9 on the Savannah, Albany, k
Gulf railroad to Mouticello, Fla., but tho Post
Master General will not be required to put a
mail on said route unless, iu his opinion, the pub
lic interest demands it.
The President has approved the following acts :
An act establishing a uniform rule of naturali
zation lor persons enlisted in tho armies of the
Confederate States.
An Act to increase the corps of artillery.
An Act making an'appropriation of $50,000 to
pay for the services of physicians employed in
conjunction with the medical staff of the Confede
rate army.
An Act authorizing the Secretary of War to
employ cooks and nurses for the military service,
and appropriating for such service the sum of
$130,000.
An Act appropriating the sum of $57 000,000
for payment of the Military, Quarter Master’s sup
plies, and transportation, aud for t e purchase of
subsistence and ordinance stores, and medical sup
plies and service.
An Act appropriating $50,000 for the establish
ment aud support of military hospitals.
A resolution authorizing the Secretary of War
iu his discretion to furnish volunteer c valry com
panies with all the necessary equipments.
An Act to* provide for locul defence and special
service.
Together with some few other acts of do gene
ral interest.
Nothing of interest received from the camps to
day.
The Twenty first New York Regiment has mu
tinied ; forty of the members were arrested, and
will be sent to Tortugas.
Gen. Fremont has been authorised by the Gov
ernment here to take and use the Illinois Centrai
railroad for military purposes.
Information keen received at head-quarters
here that the recent rains having swollen she Po
tomac, it disconcerted the plans of the Jonfeder
ates, who intended un attack on the city.
CAPTURE OF FEDERAL CAVALRY..
Richmond, Aug. 22.—The Washington corres
pendent of the Baltimore Excnange, says that
two squadrons of Federal Cavalry were captured
by the Confederates some days ago, within two
miles of Alexandria,
| THE LEESBURG BATTLE.
Richmond, Aug. 19.—There is not a particle of
truth in the report about the Leesburg fight aud
surrender of 1400 Federalists. It is also utterly
untrue that the War Departmeut received any
despatches confirming such reports. The city is
free of rumors to-day. Nothing of interest from
ihe camps.
BATTLE AT SPRINGFIELD.
Little Rock, Aug. 19.—Letters received here
say McCulloch’s encampment was surprised. The
battle was fought by 10,000 men on each side.
Churchill’s and Gratiot’s Texas Regiments were
badly cut up.
McCulloch said*to t’ patriots, “you haue saved
me and the battle.” After six hours conflict the
enemy were completely routed. Siegel reached
Springfield with a dozen men.
gJThe Confederate loss was 205 killed and SOO
wounded. The Federal loss was b'.'O killed and
1,000 wounded, with 300 prisoners, G cannon and
several hundred staud of arms. The above is the
official report.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Washington, Aug. 19. Lincoln is about to
proclaim that certain ports are not porta of entry.
Fuel is high and scarce.
New York, Aug. 19. —The Post says 7,000 men
will go this week. In case of necessity, 8,000
might go.
The Southern batteries down the river are as
suming formidable proportions, and if the South
erners succeed iu closing up the Potomac river,
it will be hard to prevent them from crossing into
Maryland.
LINCOLN REQUIRES MORE TROOPS.
’ Washington, Aug. 19.-To the Governors ot
Penn., New York, Conn., Mass., Vermont, Rhode
Island, Maine and Michigan.
Bv order of the President, you ane urgently re
quested to forward to Washington, regiments at
the Government expense, allowing clothing Ac.,
to follow them.
(Signed) Simon Cameron,
Sect, of War.
COMMODORE PORTER IN IRONS.
Washington, Aug. 12.—The Navy Department
has advices that Commodore Porter is in irons
for nis secession sympathies.
THE TOWN OF “COMMERCE” RETAKEN.
St. Louis, Aug. 21.—Commerce has again fal
len into the hands of the i?ederals. The Confed
erates retired without a fight.
LATER PROM EUROPE
ARRIVAL OF TIIE STKaM£ $
CANAPA.
New York, Aug. 20.—The steamer Canada has
arrived with two days’ later news from Europe.
Liverpool Cotton* Market.—cotton was quiet,
but firm. The sales on Saturday were 8000 bales,
London Money Market.— Consols were quoted
at 90# @9o#.
GENERAL NEWS
Is unimportant.
Louisville, Aug. 19. — The circulation of the
Courier has been slopped at St. Louis.
At Commerce, between St. Louis and Cairo, the
steamer Hannibal was sunk by Pillow’s guus.
Pillow took 400 prisoners.
The Lincoln ammunition stopped in Harrison
county, Ky., passed through here to-day.
THE SINKING OF THE HANNIBAL.
Louisville, Aug. 20. —The news of the sinking
of the steamer llanuibal came by way of Paducah,
from which place she run, daily, to Cairo. Com
merce is 20 miles above Cairo.
A FRENCH CITIZEN ARRESTED.
New York, August 20th.—Louis de Bebion, a
French citizen, resideutot Wilmington, N. C , has
been arrested and sent to Fort Lafayette.
NAVAL AFFAIRS.
Washington, Aug. 20.—Lommauder Uickley cf
the British ship Gladiator, informs Commodore
Stringbam, that there are a half dozen North
Carolina ports not blockaded.
James iL Wadsworth, eutreatod by Scott, ac
cepts the appointment of Brigadier General.
All vessels abroad have been orderod borne.
The Potomac llotilla is beiDg largely reinforced.
‘lbelieet lies out of range of the batteries, but
commuods the river from Acquia Creek to Poto
mac Creek.
MISSOURI AFFAIRS.
Jekfeksok City, Mo., Aug. IP.—Tho soldiers
train was tired at near Lookout station, one was
killed and six wounded. Guerilla parties are
scoutiug tho country in all directions west.
Jeffeuson City, Mo., Aug. 2“. —Great numbers
are leaving for the Southern Army.
Col Staples Beadle is concentrating 3,000 men
to aid in the movement agaiust invaders.
There are 3,500 Federalists here.
Ambrose L. Kimball, editor of the Sussex De
mocrat, uas forcibly taken from his house and
tarred and feathered, aud ridden on.ayail. After
suffering for a long time, Kimball on his knees
took the following oath : “I am sorry that I have
published what 1 have, and I promise that I will
never again publish articles against the North, or
iu favor of secession, so help me God.”
ANOTHER FIGHT IN MISSOURI.
Mobile, Aug. 21.—The following appeurs iu the
Madison, Indiana Courier of the l‘.th:
St. Louis, Aug. 14.—Gov. Morton: — General
Graut, at 1 ronton, was attacked last night by
Hardee. The railroad lit Flat River Bridge is iu
possession of the Confederates.
Signed, J. C. Fremont,
Maj. Gee. Commanding.
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
Washington, Aug. 20.—Ex-Mayer Bernett re
fuses to take the oatli of allegiance.
The exchange of prisoners has been considered,
but no decisiou has been arrived at.
Lincoln is opposed to any recognition.
PHILADELPHIA AFFAIRS.
Philadelphia, Aug. 19th.—Pierce Butler lias
been arrested, by order of Secretary Cameron,
and taken to Fort Hamilton.
The C. S. steamer Sumter captured the b\rk
Maxwell on the 27th July.
The Eastou Pennsylvania Seutinel is being
gutted. The Sentinel advocated peace or com
promise.
Col. Philip Johnson, member of Congress elect
for this district, was burned in effigy. The riot is
progressing.
Philadelphia, Aug. 20.—The Jeffersonian of
fice at Westchester has been gutted.
RUSSELL ON THE BATTLE OF MANASSAS.
New Yoke, Aug. 20.- -Russell iu bis letter to
the London Times says: The repulse, decided *
as it was, might have had no serious effect but for
the disgraceful conduct of the troops in the re
treat, which ended iu a cowardly route and a
miserable, causeless panic. Such scandalous con
duct ou the part of soldiers, I considered impossi
ble. I have never, even among camp followers,
seen the like. The North must put her best men
iu battle, or she will inevitably fail before the
energy aud superior fighting power of her an
tagonist.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Washington, Aug. 20.—The rumors of fighting
at the Chain Bridge °re doubtless untrue.
Tho National Republican, speaking of the sup
posed intention of the Confederates in crossing the
Potomac, fertile purpose of invading lower Mary
land, says a negro insurrection is more probable,
and threatens a formidable emancipation move
ment unless holders are loyal. The Republican
is the organ of Lincoln.
The Londpn Times says nothing but a victory
which wipes out the Manassas defeat, can care
Liucolu from ultimate impeachment, tor having
begun the war.
The Globe and shipping Gazette attacks the
details of tho blockade.
The London Post says if England drifts into
tbe quarrel, the fault will rest on Lincoln, who
attempts a blockade which he cannot render
complete.
SKIRMISH AT CHARLESTON.
Cait.o, Aug. 21.—A small battle catne off last
night at Charleston, in which the Confederates
are reported worsted. The Confederate force
wrs 600*strong commanded by Col. Hunter, their
loss was 40 killed and 17 wounded.
SUMTER ANDERSON TAKES COMMAND.
Washington, Aug. 21.—“ Sumter” Anderson
left for Kentucky yesterday, intending at once to
assume the command of his department.
PREPARING FOR WORK.
New York, Aug. 21.—The Tribune says, Mc-
Clellan has ordered all the women, except the
two hospital nurses, to leave the camp across the
Potomac.
Correspondence of the Columbus Sun.
Pensacola, Aug. 18,1881.—There are whispers
of a fight here soon. But it is hard to get the
truth of it. One tbiDg is certain; litters are be
ing made here by order of the Quartermaster, aud
knowing ones say that troops are expected. Other
mysterious transactions, add to the foundation for
these whispers.
A vessel of war, supposed to be an Englishman,
made her appearance off tbe bar this morning,
but did not come to an anchorage. She merely
came.in sight and bore off again.
The Court martial which has been sittiug at
Barraicas for the past several days, has at .ast
finished iis labors. Among the cases before the
Court were one for murder, at Fort Mcßea, ou
the day when Gen. Bragg gave liberty to the
soldiers, in honor of the battle of Manassas, and
two for sleeping on their posts. One of the latter,
a young man named Robinson, belonging to the
10th Mississippi Regiment (and, I am sorry to
hear, an editor) will be shot at Warrington, ;n
view of the forces, ou Friday, the 30th inst. The
other soldier, from the fact of his extieme youth
and inexperience, has been .sentenced to punish
ment for sixty days and then drummed out of
camp.
This looks hard, but it can’t he avoided. Whis
key is believed to be the foundation. It is amus
ing to see some of the delinquents at Warring
ton wearing barrels (a hole cut in tbe top and the
bead run through, and other ornaments. But
they are among the fortunes of war with some
people.
Tnis afternoon a bark arrived outside and an
chored among the fleet. It is believed to be a
merchant transport.
Closing the Southern Porte — I mentioned in
a recent dispatch the fact that two or three old
hulls had been purchased by the Government
agents in Baltimore, with the design of sinking
them at the mouths of certain Southern rivers,
aud at places on the Southern coast used bv
Southern privateers to run their prizes into. I
now learn that the number of old vessels so pur
chased amounts to twenty-eight ; that eight more
are to be examined to day, and will probably be
bought, that twelve of the old hulls were towed
down to Hawkins’ Point yesterday and loaded
with stones; and that they will be taken down to
Old Point by the Commodore of the ntw blockad
ing fleet, aud sunk at the places which it is desira
ble to obstruct. This plan will no doubt, prove
of great assistance to the blockading squadron. —
But the opinion is e ntertained that this resort to
to such an unusual mode of conducting a blockadt,
will greatly complicate our alread; dMicate nli
tions with England. It is said that as there is lo
recognition, ia the Looks of international law, ot
a blockade aforesaid by aDy other mcai than by
the actual presence sufficient Dumber of
ar_aed vessels, that the Briti&u Admiral, with this
powerful fleet, will uot stano idlr by while be
Southern ports are being closed in such a sum
mary manner. This declaration comes from too
high a source to be passed over in silence.
Wash. Cor. I'iiUa Inquirer.
V Cotton Seed Hcllek.—We went, yesterday,
to the Muscogee Iron Works, to sec the opt rations
of a mill for bul’ing cotton shed, the invention of
Mr W ‘Mitchell of this city. It was working
very successfully, cpara : ng the kernel from the
lint as completely as the gin separates the lint
and seed. The machine is a very simple one and
easy operation. The seed are thrown imo a Lop
per and husked by g-inding plaies, passing cut
into a cylindrical revolving seive, about tour feet
long aud inclined downward lrom the mill. By
the revolutions of this cylinder the kernel is made
to drop through into a trough underneath it
while the bull aud lint, unable to pass through
the seive, are worked out at the lower end of the
cylinder.
‘The kernel, thus separated, is very easily re
duced to oil of superior quality, tor burning ‘pur
poses and hardly distmguishab e in taste or smell
from good o:ive oil. It alwayscominands a r least
£1 per gallon, and now sells'much higher. The
chief d’ffiulty in the way of making il from cotton
seed is that of separating the kernel from the hull
by a cheap process, and this, we think, Mr.
Mitchell has accomplished.
*Thts is a subject of immense advantage to tbo
South, as the success of this enterprise will add
greatly to the value of the cotton crop, besioes
making the South'independent iu its supply oil-
We learn that 100 lbs. of cotton seed will yic.d
about 50 lbs. of kernel, and that this amount ot
kernel will yield fully two gallons of oil.
Cotton-seed oil has for some ume been maim
■ factored iu New Orleans, but we understand that
the hulling is there done by machinery so ex
pensive as to forbid its use on plantations. Mr.
Mitchell’s invention is cheap and simple. We
’ learn that he has applied for a patent. Columbus
| Enquirer. mm mm
: a dispatch from I oitrcss Monroe, 18th, says .
The steamers George Peadoby *d A tide
1 wer o in the Roads, and had forty-one aks to be
Hunk in the mouths of the Southern hulers and
j inlets on the coast of North Carolina, ri’