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A flair* in TllnHour!.
The Hi, Louis News (Lincoln) of Friday, has
the following items :
Kecnntinp for th* < onfreterutt- army i* goino
f, n actively, and with much rorrV in* the W*
tern pur! of the State. \u * :t ;q t ,
be organizing in tie- Barter eountiea amt taking
posifio'i*. to cooperate with McUulloib ui bis con
templated acleance from the Southwest.
T , -litt.lv doubt, that tlte sir* i th of tin
(Vint- ‘ *.-.4 in the S-mAinVr t will be largely m
crea -d b> tl»oe<- accessions ; and if the t nunv’H
supply <4 provisions were only a« abuml ut a>
bis f ooj.w, he would be so rtf! Liable. if«.w In can
hostile armies, i* u mystery to t»*. , It ► < • ms tcv'
turn that M-Uulloeh inu-ti i her nnfr dc*prute
and durij'i-rousi advance, irr retire to At kef<
The Federal force a‘ ,V sh r;on Uifv h\ ■ bm»i
recently incn a-ed in r* wrote*!, and tm te and ,
in its rra-ans of fb I uc-e by ndo onal artillery
Although it i -■■ not lediev. <1 th- enerdy *,,1 .«•
place it in a pOKtuU of Wffiptete A mil
itary police bus be«m wj-tabljidied, and i art*
riot allowed nqw to lea*, e t.fi*- platte vvi', ..*■ t pa-vr
from tlie commanding oflioer.
from ('uiro and flu e Girardeau we have Ln
lf-' and r omoi sos ihe ud van* < of I* \ end dm?
Thompson, with threats of uttaeka on both tie i
plac It is curtain'that the ote-inj ; )«.•< • . ' : -
more bold every day, a .and it is that te* mJ
occupying the town of l*entor», ,n . v -eott county,'
in force. The gupboal* nV< -airo are coy. 1 antiy; j
plying to Cap* Gimdean to participate in the de ]
fence of that place in c»*n of a ifiiftack:
•Sevend boxe.n containine - two pound e,tij
non balls were seized at Hannibal !a,t W. T„r.. dtv !
It• sw ■ iipponed Uig em.tr n.mid-was intend -p i
Hece.' tonists a» Faroe
The following i th*.* inliiinons proclamt tiem of
Lett. FiikMONT, which WO HHujoitl :kx a j»-<rt ot the
Inst ry of th« times :
Ht I.ocim, Augit,* ! f; 1 . The followfng prod;-
inatioft .wifH issued tins morning-
WeaUu uJLkefmcttneiit. /
Sr, Loris, Mo Au.n- i HU. j
C.rvin, tar.< , hi my judgment.; «T m.Tvi- nt
urgency render it ner e ;aTy tliut the (lormnanding
(leneral of tin- I). purtrr* *nt should iu.*mie the
administrative powers *d the St.»t It-, and; ••.organ
»/ed condition, th« lielpie.s.-mess of tin* civil'au
thority and the tot and insecurity of life and the de
vastation of property by hands of murderers and'
maraiKters, who lofi'tit very, ueurlv i-vi'i eouuf v
in t estate, and avail thmisulve-i-of tfie public
misfortunes and the vicinity of a hostile force id 1
gratify private and neighborhood venjo-anoe, and
who find an enemy win liver they find, p/ofi • r,
finally demanded the #verest, no asnn sfo r<y • s
the daily increasing mines and outrages which j
are drivingoff the inhabitants a ! milling the ,
State. , »
In this condition the public safety and the sue- !
cess of arms require vnuty of im'Vjsise Without let. i
or hindrance to the prompt a(lmimstruiion‘of af
fair o
In order, therefore, to suppress disorders, to
maintain, us fur as practicable, the public peace,
and to give security and protoytion to the
and property of loyal citi/eiAi, I,do hcrchv > .\tend
uud deeltiie « tablislted marliiiU Taw. thr*Higiiout
the entire State uf.Mi the linp.s ol :m
urmy of occupation in this Stuto are for the. pre. ,
Kent. and« elnred to extend from Leavenworth by:
way of the posts of JwHemin City, ftolla, mul i
1 ronton, to Cape tlirardc.iu on .Mo Mississippi i
river. All per ons who hlmll be taken with aims I
in their hands within these 1 ii:.*• . shall be tried bv i
court murtiul, and if found guilty, shiill be shot. !
The property, real and p/rnaj, of nil persons i
hi the Slate ot Missouri, wl»o shall take up arms j
against ttitt United .States, or who ahull he direct- |
ly proven to have taken active puft with their \
enemies in the field, is dcelarea ronfiscated, to
public u«e, and then* slaves, if they have any, are
hereby declared Iteenien. All persons who' shall |
be proven t » have destroyed? after the public:!* |
lion of this order, railroad track. , bridges or
telegraphs, Khali suffer the extreme penalties of
the law.
All persons engaged n treasonable correspond
ence, in giving or procuring aid to the enemies of
the United Slates, in fomenting tumults, in'dis*
t*Thing the public* tranquility, by creating or cir
culating false reports or incendiary documents,
are in their own interest w arned that they arfb x
po.Niog themselves to sudden and severe punish*
mont. All persons who ha\e b.-en led away ft mu
their allegiance are required to return forthwith
to their homes. Any such absenfce without cause
will be held to be presumptive’ evidence ugnuist
them : the object of this declaration is to place in
the hands of the military authorities the power to
give ellect to existing laws and to supply such
deficiencies us the eohdiuoys of war demand, left
is not intended to suspend the ordmutv tribunals
of the country where tho law will be v..u eted
by the mil ollieers in the usual maimer, and m
thair authority, while tie same cum be
peaceably exercised.
The (inmpaiiuthg (lenerul will labor vigilantly
for the pul . w- if.ire, and in his gllorts tori ir
Hrtfety, loq.es to obtain not only the aequies . :me,
but the aeltve HUpport of tjm people ot the dbun
try.
ySignc 1 JpUN ('.rfJ't.r.MqNT,
. (general Ootumandiug.
I'roil* H «*»lrrn Virginia.
\V • arc indebted Jo u ge•tUlcinau u* tins* city tor
the i'otlowim: cxtn.ct lionm private letter, dated
Aug. -<>, I*6l :
I ituve been uut in the country, about !• miles
from In re. since ilu* regimemt tynne ufv from Me- j
|)owt U» till last Mondu\, when 1 eapie feuA to
camp. I found the boys all packing up mid get
ting read) to leave (he* next morning fur Hunters
vilie, to joint the to roes under Gen. Lee, but it’
rained ml the afturnouu and wight, and*on Tues
day* the roads were so had, and the creeks so
innclv swollen that we could not get along; and on
Wednesday it is reported that our Colonel n driv
ed orders from (Jen. Jucßuqn to amain Were on* \
t»f we are relieved. There are Urce quantities ot i
nrmy stores here, and it uiuv q<> that vre will have
to stay here and guard j’i< m for some time,
(Jens Lee and Lorn y air work, aim uunk
vmt will hear somethin:- t> in rhouf btoic long
A man just arrived this morttmg fcoui their camp,
reports that (Jen. Leo has cut a road tv within
half u mile of the ein tnv 's camp, on Cheat i iv» t\
on their flank, of which they know uothim; Tin v
block ailed the old road, ami L-e ha 1 to cut am •
er one to get at them. Gen. JaoXsm is on t -
side of them on (ifeenbrk-r’riv* t\ and wSll n'* .;.A
mg on the tlauk and rear.
Gen. Jackson sent out n scouring parly of
about 1 ,“JOO men, a few days ago, with four dhvT
provisions, and instructions to go as n(*ar the eue ;
inv as possible, and see what they cnrtldMisc \ •
leaving t|e Colonel at liberty to attaeß r not, as"
he thought beat. File? h»d to •cut their wav
through the wood*. and lost t‘i** track, C'l .i ng
out to the road five tn 1•* beyemi tlie top of the
mountain where the enemy were encamped They
got back to camp iu safety, but we have not Inard
what. succos trtev met win
Gur Generals keep quiei about tbe.il* movements,
and we do not know what to briieve when we
bear anything. Thejnan (rout Geu. Let'S eatnp,
(of whom i have already spoken.; says it id the
general opinion there that a tight w:d take place
to-day or to morrow, lam not at all auk ions to
get into a tight, but would like, to try another
“foot race" with them fur Laur* 1 Udi' ;m l want ;
them to lead La- wav this tune. We have notv a
larg * force m thus part of the State.'’ and, we
think, will be abb to give them all they want,
••when Greek meets Greek."- Nr, ‘-'" ’• : ' .Vt r .
First Georgia Regiment.—The following ev *
tract from a private letter, dated “Monterey,
Va., 27Ui August, ’ coutaius tiers of interest
to those who have mends in the above regtm- ut :
*‘l learu that the and Virginia Regiment arc
to leave Staunton to day for this mhef ; f! so,
they wdi arrive on Thursilav, and o: Friday or
Saiuial.'-v we lake up the line ot march or, GiYi-u- !
brier river, near the foot of Cheat Mountain, some
eight or ten miles from the enemy's camp aid
twenty miles from UuU mscihe,’ where Rosen
craM ’S at present. Gen. Lee. as you have heard,
is making his Vay round to cut trim off Jrom
Iteverlv. We are evjucted to attack them in
Front. , , _
•• The charge against 4 < L Ramsey was simply
for granting so many furloughs win n av McDow
ell. ' It has been dismissed, and oe isnor in com
maud of the Regiment. He aim wed his men fur
loughs often ami lit teen days to go \vhe~e they
pleased, to recriMt their Uea.t.i. Gen. Lining
coming, uud on calling tor the Ist Geeigm Regi
ment only about dddcould b* found ; iu then or
dered the arrest of our td.otu h . teh 1 think,
was uncalled for under the areutustances. Our
meu were without tents, clothing. blankets or
cooking uUusds, nor c.*uld t i but tWw at apy
price where they were, npd with tiesr lur.OUgUs
they went to the mm houses about in tno ct aa*
trv in squads ot four or five, and I wn si'bfi<(t
that it this had not been done, *v w euld have lost
twice, yes, three times as iuauv men as flrv n»'e ;
as it is, they are corning in every* day, and now
nearly all are prv>.MO " - < : M -
From North Carolina .■■•■One of the boats em
ployed to convey men and guns to the coast ot
North Carolina returned hero this morning. - s nc
left there at 11 o’clock A. M.. yesterday.
It is reported, by one ot the bands, that the
enure Georgia Regiment, lately encauinejvin rear
of the Gosport Yard, barely escaped b ng cap
tured It ap -ears, front biseiateuu ut. that ijtaor
ant of the progress which the enemy oso made,
they were making for one Os the torts nt i -u. n po>*
session, and would have gone dtr.ct y nto tntti
jaws, had not a fnenUly van, ,L ,
ceiving their intention, warned them °‘ tm r
o u^ t . r , whereupon they turned back ond tandeU *
on Roanoke Island. f)!
He further represents tnat toe 1 j , : ‘C Ul 4 ‘ J ,‘ r '
were about evacuating hori Oregon. ‘ had n ll
'
*
bold it against a force so suj>er»ot hi 1
ibnr own, that they de.-uu-u u pratittii u r, re
ami vwldthe fort, without e»po#u,w t.nt*- mn lo
dint* from whicn u*> goodcou c poss.biv
Hoauulte Islau.i. our mjorumut M.h . _'» ■>«»
occupied bv our forces ; but it is <prcd c*„ a t
tong be held, as there are no tonifications there
Should the attack of the Federali.-is hmt. ieron
the Island, not occur as soon as expec eu, o
troops will be better prepared to icMsi luem -
We give the above items of intelligence, just a
they were given to us, without at aii vouehmg for
their correctne>s It may be false rep rest ma i n>,
given, no doubt uninteuuoually,M> out mfOt uuu t,
by those who were pretui&ed to be acquaiuU and it t
all the facts, has led him into error. VS e may at
least hope for the best; and we have furthermore,
the assurance to cheer us, that give them halt a
chance, and our interests are safe iu the hands of
those who have been delegated to defend them.
fi'orjolk Pay Book., 'id.
Clirmtiflc &
**klr»i»f* , hfiig: on ll»c Potoin n—Fxtraftx
from the .\<irthirii f J , n'>‘ i . *
*• b urn-.r: were pjentiful yesterday in regard to
, , l>« '•• -“■ '><* *f the maytlniei 6«: r. Btaure
V..; itiO-.: to e r,'- - -O :■ :
j t-ieraised aVout tbe otCMfwlW* by tbeVaaf de
rate* «.» a position ui great sUatcuicrnaortaK'-
| orerlockfe.' the famoit>. Stiion wr--’ »"»> ’a’.,:', -
? ton. They doubtless have , , - c cause for alarm/’
TLE.sn.ij- s sKntMj«:t is
The following is froj/i aoi-is
;
cighth -Yew* \o» k YMirnteerH? * ,der Cufp’.'Dcn
mu tt, were fteiK ftul from t!i|:r Y r.ur, near lie
‘•mrfa.x v, to Jiatkv’a Crosa
Roads, About if vo miles dhstuot. Capt; Jrt-nmut
attbrj tWs * ynd
: the MJ r rourj(ijng eouutryi t.hm rfcUvcnment re
j mained in Audi slur bed po •-Vum +i thi* po^itum
j tacked bv force Yd V-v, •|.>.ndV,fl or the me-my,
i couipoi*eu of cavalry and mlantry, with on<* pi-Ts
fKt.ss iAjad« m safatv. * *
Th** k - ioi. 're crept upon ihe>uard, im
f a:*tai.x ri*u CAcTi RViu hy Tor kiiujn. . *j
The oJlicer of the Tlurty first N. w- York ite,/i
1 hint, np.tr itailyv’.h f;ro»K Road,, WuU'nui. a tliciv
termnl, as reported, but. (J, ( in ti Fi-dr. Tue cbift*-
pai-y to iiich he was were on picket j
dqty an that viciivit-v, and while lie a«d hi * tap ;
lieutenants a,ud eight or ten m r w . » e rearcliiutr '
for some of the im-n vho haVt stniggled oil*, MieV |
( of picket, when they nm-lie.i upon .hw u Urge j
*»hot in the bi '-aAf,. ..Vt. this» jneci arc his horse
Ktimibled, falling upon behmMiu could j
ex trie at* bun-i*if, the e-ocM. 1 w'er- iqxin him .'ud
MK.Ie hnn(a primmer, iTpuiin F.. was from New |
UnUsuiM. >h« ..t ft,- j .. r ty rouped. '
" »K(tiyir.il oveis rKsliim.
.Al»l<s<,ToM llkk.'jit#, Aufr. Cnl. Uoffumn,‘t,f
Il»* ~»t Nuvv York (FHiiiTtt) to. wub ( »t»t
C.r4np«ny aiid.ir,* ottier, start*.| jieswr- I
<Uy .JtcriKx.ii th, viciu-tv' of Hklto Crn,,’
Roads, for thr | i-otsclVio' of our pickots iji I
i J»alit.v. X. It Bell Cm. Ko ids titty oncoun t
JjT rI f jilutttl i. l '.I .'h 1 i o 111.. t.-,' HI. .-n VoU tt V v.as
in prtK.tAry oi tin* smut lot-tore.*, to eOdloitt f.r? I
Htr. *
. Ahoul. Ihirtfi rnun-I.H. witk «d,ajv.;ivl, and-- j
lha-roll, ui Elmira,.ivns kill,-it b;. a -!:oi Irooi ,U - ,
lar’with I.ls iißuo nt/Nuotio t- !.?'..nV'm.-o -as l
wmtndt-tl in the to t-k iind had u fivgef slid, ell - !
Whether the ruiilo-J.*. . sutrertal uoy,loas is not !
known. Oup comptiuie. and tin: picket., fi ll back I
to ll(Oiii|i ahout half a tnilc l.c ond "Arlington. !
'the crtnvsjuKi.l.-nt ot the associatt-l prtws it*l(ts, j
same date : ,
; It IS. O.v believed that reveial of our soldiers i
: wetc killyd uu.i at. tv others vvyhoded in ti.e ski-- j
: iiiittliot on the VirgihiU aide ydsferdav hettveeifthe j
-pickets.
The Washyi.doj, SRu of' Wednesday eu-nm;-
j Washington y full ol't utn.->r.s'of the near nfi- i
' t.roach ot a battle on the oilier side oi' the rifor.
The circumstances on vhioli they are based
- amount t. tittle more than the gradual advance of j
"the seoittiilg outposts o I Iteuurt'gard's nirmy to 1
ftoit.t* almost nothin rif the puns of the fro .
Itlicutiuiis ol,tho Utlited Sthleij, much, however, ;
nave no( attempted tee by t ivy the. .-tieinv t so j
tar, for more foul sUUtci.-i.t whictno tmjicc I
We may add it,at t, >s Mttprla impo.-sihlo- tlnyt ’
lheauteaiu.l .eor.leuiplatea a serious movemeßt
against the {qtl.ihcatiqns on tl«.t other side of the
VnoM m-rs. urM<s «tn.u^v.
II yatt-r«..-n, \*»;j intormalioTi has rgaeh-
C'l * *c'ifn. t . ut. tl'iii 'hern lias beunimuch |
firing aero ■ - th • • .m* bv Mm* (Y..nlVdyra!.-.-* at our j
lurpcr's l'V.o!-mm i' , v,n,.'| 1 v j
. oi* Ifnrk* on Film day. i> (Ynitodm atVmlcamp
n*•*iit.* übtivc I. f.-liiii g ItuVr* behi inavedjbaek '
§CHH*; distapee from the river. “ <
* D* l by no im-mi.s iinprub.- >!c.tliat the caymy
sidcrablc nlLwrqf outposts may come off wiih'm,
possibly twenty-soar hours, •'oi new her 6 not; more
than tour or five nnlrf* tiiattmt. in u dir cl line
from the. Fapital* as u a c'.ili.sim , almii. I in
variably grow <mt of snob advancijs.
Wc stp-b* the fact that our febow-citizens may
at one know, if hearing the bcorn f artillery
over the river, just, what it. amounts to.
(Jcneral MclHellan, is constantly in the
saddle, is well informed .v, to all the moVements
and j laiiH of t-lfti enemy, and certainly prepared
for thenPat all points from llarneij’A * Ferry to
Point Lookout. *
I IYqNT OF Hockh, MM., Aqg. We have just
! reovivod important infomuitio»‘ here, stating that
[ an attack was made on the Tammany regiment of
| L’ol. Stone’s brigade, leu miles below this •point,
• at LdwimPs Ferry, early on Saturday jnormng.
j We’havtt not received full particulars up to this
I time. We distinctly heard and counted eighty
, four reports of shot and shell. On-Stfnchty morn
| mg we heard the report of about,- twenty shots,
| witch came from the same phictf, nud yesterday
| morning the firing was still going on: apparently
| two miles nearer this way.
. Company A, of Col. Uqary’s j&th regiment', tni
| Her the command of, Lieut.-Col, Do Krr.ponn.y,
foul a skirmish last, evening. It commenced by
! firing across the river, between the Confederate
, am! Cedurul pickets.
eewiTiox of TirV con federates,
t-k*
W vsHiMiTON, Aug. L'T It is more than likely
| that in course «t the n»xt two days there will Re
i srmy imp- i Pint military movements in the ipime
| diate vicinity of \v a'slTnigton. It will be iukerest?
mg. tMfiefore, to know the exact position of the
i e«y m\ -s lore-'S. With of the maps of the'
j vicinity of Washington, heretofore published in
| the Inquirer, the reader will b l ' able to follow* mu"
1 description. It itinst be borne »A mind tfiftt it is
low tv. weeks sinec* the fl-feat oT imr armv* at
; Rill Kpn ; ft-bat that defefit lues had etfe«d .of
an elect tie shock ihroqglioiu the wfmle';- nth ;
lhat it has around th et.thusiasm of to
, a higher pitch Mfan ever; that, A\.n\trp: the l-nSt
i lu e \veaks,tvoops have bgcn pounmi iru« Vwginla
Irom all t!w other Southern Slate;. ; ihktthtvCon
teii rates have now in* arms, :i' - - ' u> their
own accounts, forces distnUited'about as follow s :
No.m ! ou*n.
Ih-auregard’s forces, v *d of Washinj^pn,.
Magnulqi 'a forces nt Aepiia C*rdvk imd Fred
!* ericksourg,.. I ? ’ . 20,000
i At batterics’On Potomac, York, flumes and
! U appall anno ck rivers,. . x .*y2,000
At Noriolk and Fortsnioutlq *. *..*lv»,m>-*
At Richmond \. .. A.ooO
P» ms m Generals i.ee nud Flovd, in \Yes
tot'll Virginia,... • ' !
At Lyoohbnrg, <Carop of Instruction,)
The dlsjmAH i.ui of the fdrpt's in the immediate’
ficjnilv of W'asoi.i.;:>n is no parent iyun the form
iRu ercsoCnt,
I’ridgg: and Hdl ajad ti e crescent n«ar
Half* and lUihVs Cross Uo.uls. fhere arb
st'-mig detaehiheuts id'-Fahs Ctm’rch, nt Vienfia. at
Fiurfnx; nt Cefftrevalfe, and at (isrfnantown. The
'- at FarroM l‘uu. raptured hv the encmv<it lUill
Run, has been trough* uabv them to" Hailey’s
and was p uff in’ n' posifmn there,
l behind theib.erttrenchNfdii's. It is not fadtoved,
however, .Miut these preparations indicate any de
sigu of an* iiyuiu dinN'attack mV. but
only a closer aporoaeii lo it on all sidt’s, in order
10*1)0 rea .W for an attackhf tV.it measure*isrfinally
decided on.
WORK SRtRMISUFs. ‘
The following is frojif tin* Washington Star :
# Ai.fcx vM'Kiv (Vrvrv, 1 a., tn t Bari ley’s «tr#»s
* #
our \ . .„i- o u*C * : un st? -g, :.* Mu. At-i 3
fed hill, a milt* above Bailey's Cro.- Loads, was
surrounded suddenly By a foroe of about 2<Vt Sc
one man. Another V* v kd.ieu by being, shot in
the back by one of his own comrades, "m xof the
twelve were captured by tfie enemy, ami t e etfiei;
four escaped back to oujr guard (of a cortipany> at
Bailey's Cros Roads.
Tr •* Seeefsior<i>ts pursued the four r erouting
meutiVe r '-t i*7-r 'Bailey's Cross'Roads whet*
the appearance obihe company of regular cavalry
coming to th* reiaforctmeitf of ti*.* -guard there,
caused the enemy to tufeiibou* ;*ad make ag. to
for Muifspu’s Lvli.
THE LOAN’.
Was?siNitTAv. Aug. _t».—A considenC L mmtber *
of well ki ijwti financiers are ■ < a in W asiungton,
among whom are njcogni?,ed the JVesidents of
some of the chief Ranks in Nctr Y’ork. They
tnake tfe secret of twir errand here, tfhiciiys,
they say, to urge upon the Pros'dent.irot the
vigorous prtsocn: op of the war, but ake suer
change in trig maan«r,of conducting it as shall
.*ve the efleet <o\ scattering the immense Con
federate force now cou coo (.rated 'before W.islunr- j
ion, by making it hecesse.ry for th «Confederates
defend other points. It mightebe thought that
"• •••‘•4 bad emuitrL-, , : f -uch business, hud that
« -he I'rc ; .dent, bv this time, had learned to Turn a
peak ear u> udvice from auv such quarter.
i. i t my,nothing s tuoreaidic ilhus than the 1
spectacle o vdmm-, iu any-rank of life,
\°g Ui dictate the Atitiir»jstraAmn as to whet ,
» disposioow ahali be ol-h. u mtritw u of*
uou soon to b* iu the held ; and. vhu u»av re)y
upm; ft. such •’.ltemps u mtcrteituce wiH have no '
i Ul ' ,rt ' ujv“i the r ..ns Ot l«?n. Scou .mdlj* n.
Mcv jehan tkan tbt* blow »g of the 'dm wind —
IWe tact that i sr uiietue* reprts ..At-the $ »C,-
' which ihe bahLs have sai -.'ibVo t,. the*
national loan gives them no prescriptive right- to
t obtrude their viewsupwn the
VHR KM»V> CAMP WRR*.
Ti e Contedt ra/e camp tires can be s»ec from
GcorgPtwwn Hr gbfK, v.fkr Fwßs*Church, about
-Wi Hides frwu Fort Cpnsurur..
Tr.E NWil Fva.veKXESr nev/. N, 1
Xorfoik ’•-zyiKi t of Motulay has the foliotv r.g
% .at -ruc». t* t tut etc * ''r j cannonade
l-• ’weea ;ae hale stcau-cr Han ; y and the
Will the Ft<Kra! ,Mitrof War StTanuati, yister
daV, w e gathered tie tolk ariuwtatW i
The Harmony took a ftositiba uoder th * proUM*-
• i •!>. She throw twenty-bve sheila at h?raiitago
nist—several .of them, buw ever,—the Reid shell
—exploded before reaching her. Out of tbg num
be.: sect, !»- wever, three are known «ifh certainty
tv* tjav struck the*mark and a#»e execution. Lhe
■ . . - stru .
qc.aru r . Tiey, which bad the effect toisilepce the
gun there. ,
The S. then veered round, and brought her bow
srun to bear upon the Harmony, but with the same
result a> thai which attended her Jarst elfon*.— •
After the change in the position of the l>. another
>ht .; wa»*thfo» !; at her, which fell between the
i ujixzer and maiomast, and yet another, which fell
bet cen the fore and mainmast. What the result
of these two »bo wgta does not appear ; but fall*
;sig where they did, there is but hi tie doubt of
their having done great eSecunou. A fourth
slot, is supposed—and with considerable reason
for tf.e suppe stt>o!) —to have struck the Savannub,
apd buned itself m her hull. This, however, is
not knewn with that certainty that the result of
t the other three is known.
, Ofth, iW? •fan. .Jvhf ii v 1 1 £ -’ !.
' AttMT*OF tiie'Pot ohm*. - '
r » Max ass a, jkAJ ’ • I'' -! ) *
. Oexe::\l :—Witu-the general results o£ the ea
gagemeut between several brigades of my t;otn*
the •: - tii’ty of°jl’itebvT<’a?l*’ t fe} J.kbarn’T X»d‘»,
of fitilf Run, oh the 18tb ultimo, you were ant-!-.
i now to submit in detail the operations
of V't’ aay.
o[>po*ntvOeiy.i». ‘Arm ed of' Hoe-deb. fnsirvdicm • f
the ufemjr to adv ## advrapfttd
brigade, on..the nighs of ,tbc IhtU oi July, vvewe
rmei ..a.from the:- e 'head-quarter*, of the i--
in- Farai lions, a copy4f‘w ßich % Tppejadai,
ima-k* i “A»“’ti4;m wiihdiaaai w:F v huc.-* »*:'*■
:i; day and flight T's *t ft : 17th uTjfmo.Yii fbee
- * ji .:’l :n ir*fyrfediutu t# a laigcjy fiqfw- *
!'ii;r I- h ce, dei* pi tea e
iii'st'at Germantown and b at pentef
ti-’le, wloiuce'h r by ary direction, after ,
midnight, without o*dksiott, H:t-h-i«gb eViV«..-h»pu.i *•
tSiV-fc >:d .s by tbv*irla.,-s. i hys hiqyvijieiithad «
my ulterior awl feu i frit ufanticqAte j
A j./cajclbed- in the hist and se.cdnd sections j
4 i pip. .:e >-ith i-ai “ A jin the morn- !
:• e ofth* Is ti* .;■! July* my troops jYs.ung'un t>'ull *
Run, from t’ti.on fo,tk‘ Stone "lltidge, |
an <>;' L mile's, ♦me posted, as
Kwell’s briganb* occupied apasiuoii in Uie vi
! cimty of Union Mills ford. , It consisted of Jipodes’
'•th and Seibei'sidh regiments of Alabama, and
Ktb r< girntmt of Loui.- iarta volunteers,
with four Y 2, pounder howitzers of VVo'wm’s b.tfcfe
j Yirgini-i ’’ "
j Mt-L'-‘^R ,)I f4i'"a t id rwmilod oi J^lkins’Cth
‘.'fit - . I: -. 1 . '•
I bra: - ••.'poondcr gun-, of \Vn!tffp’s V* jtforyj,' - ttyd
V. * s brigiid..-
I and culpystod.of MoorTs Is?, Carlano 4 lltb, and
Hon nil'll' hr "d— Iw-M We- ’ appro.* dies’;'''to *
MilcheMN ford. R Was composed K «h Kocsbaw’s
:*ri, WiShniu/d vA, Macon’s 7ui, ar.d % (Wh's Air
'‘regiments*South Carolina volunteer ;, bf Shodds’'
aftd He! Kemper’s batteries, and of-Fiootfs, ‘Ke.sd-.
fbrd>, Fayne’s, Rail’s, Wickimnbs and I'ovveli’s
companies of Virginia cavalry, pndgr Qokjqgl.
Hadibrd.
Foeko’s Lrifekdo h( id"tli6kfdrds 4ieh.nv ami n:
vicinity of the Stomr Rridge, and consistatl of
Withers* lhtU. Lieut. C‘>J. Strange’s 1 url'i, and,
11. T. Preston’s 2Sth regiments, wjtth Latiiaqi'd
■ buttery and one comptury of cavalry* Yfrginia
volunteers.
Kvun« held my left flank and protected the
Stoq * Bridge cruising with .Ste in’s Fourth
I nvnt South Carolina Volunteers, Wheat’s Special
Battalion, Louisiana Volunteers, four six pouiqler
| guns, nnd.Uvo \ lrgiom cavalry-
I- Jfhirly'.s liriggde/ consisting, pf Kephfe ' 7th
! (six companies,) liirly’s L’ffii Regiment \ irgmia
Volunteers, 1 Hays’ Tin Regiment Louisiana Yolim
t-<?er:*7, and thrM; Tilld pieces of Wako»*» BaUery,
Lieut. Sfpßresent first were heid in position iu
■ re .j,- or res a support to INveILV Bromide ujiljl ah
ley tip; <b i'. hipmeut of the ehepijv, in heavy’d *-
Tensive for?,of iif front Yif Mitch .-HV and Uhifk
bnrn’sloius, when it was pkiccdv.ni Fear ot and
neurly lypii-tiistan! bet-wwea Black
liprp’s ami Mitpbell,’s fords.
Fending the <level*M*m<niY of the enemy’s pur-,
po-e, utMDUt t»wi f to ) o’s loek A. At., I ,es!:vblashed
my huadquarteic *-,t a central point, McLuay’s
famj house, oear to McLeau’a aqd Hlackbunys
lords, whose two six pounders of Will toil’s"' Bat -
te; v v. ! ' in reserve; but* sub-*-qbh>t!y, rhiring ,
the engagenieur,, i t-- k post to the left ot my . re
serve. . - t %
Os tbe toppgrajdiipal feafurett of * the country
thus qccppii V, it mdgt kSiilTuce fa suv that Bail
• nearly from west# tv* east., to its cortlliumee with
the Ocqoqauri liiver,.about twelve miles from the
and draihiug/a considerable ijtcode of
■ country from’ its sotuce in’ Be.il Run •mountains r io -
n si* i- Instance <4 thfc Pytoniac,-at, Oocoquab.
A; this seas Hr habitually low and sluggish, it
however, rapidly guck Irequi Utly swolieri by the
ifdmer rams until unfordable. Tli.e .banKs dor
she most pArl. are rocky aryl bleep,* but abound in
long used towl:j. The country on cither aide,
much broken ufta thickly vVooth and, becoirvea gent
Iv rolling am- opeu u's it. rec' des from tfie stream.
v)u Vne liortheni side ihe ground in pinch the
highest, and'cnvmnndft Uie other Inittk r.dmpletf
ly. Ronds traverse and intersect tup nuvrop'pding
qounhy i,i almost every diWctioft., Finally, jj
A 1 o. s lord l!'i • si. - o' i hi aboifl equi dfsf:m|
btd we' u (.. l entprviHe‘fmd Manassas, some swt miles j
apart, • ♦
On the morning of the lStb, (indihg the. the j
.addition to the regiments tvbose poNftipnA« have |
fa t o already suited, 1 ordered yp fy.i’m Camp j
FicKens, qs a reswve, m rear of lJunlpun’s _ Brig
the effective men ot‘ six compa ies of Kelly’s
F.ii 1 ill h« giiimnt Louie.iana Volunteers, and Ku k- J
land’s KleyA»iilii Reffiment Yorth'Carolina Yujun- I
leers, which, haviifg arrived the,night before ,eu j
rouie ; ..r Wmchest.er, I had halted in vigw of the.
existing necessities, of the,service. v SubscMpient*
ly, the iatttr was placed in position to the left of
Bon ha isn’s 1> r i gado.
Appearing in heavy farce in front of Bonham’s
po*!i:on, rhe eiiemy bout meridian opened lire
with several i-s'-pomidcr rill<j guns, from a lull over
one and a half miles from Bull Run, At the same
time Kemper, supported by two .companies of
light infantry, occupied a ridge op the Uft‘6f she
( entreville road, about six hundred yards in ad
'vaueo of Mm ford, with two C-podnlWr (smooth)
goes At first the tiring oi the enemy was at
i .nidnm; butJjy half past U I‘. M., he Pfad oh
! ained the range of cur pqsftion, and pound into
tluf brigade a shower of shot, .but v. dhout lifjury
to us ii men, horses, u* guns. Firm* -Uie distamy',
how. ver, opr guns could not reply witii ellect,
utid we did not attempt it, patiently awaiting a
more opportune moment.
; Meauwbile a light baitsry whs jiuslred forward .
by the enemy, whereupon Kemper threw only
six #olul shot, wit.lv the ellect, hi driving -back both
the battery and its supporting, force. ’This is.
understood to have been AyivY battery, and ihe
damage *mns4. li.ive bn»en considerable to ' have
obliged such a retrogade mov'csmetit on*flic part of
that, -officer. ’ * *
I he puVposes of ivempers position liqviiig now
been fully served,’, his pieces am\support weue
withdrawn across Mitchell’s ford to a point, pre
viously designated, and which commanded the
udjrect t.o-life ford.
About .l/aif II yi’elock, A.. M., the enemy
\vas a'sn disomy red ’\v t h-‘p'iek'ets of LongsXreei’s
Wrigad-* aifvahcifig’ in strong ddlurnns*of* infantyy
j w tlgartdlerV*and cavalry on* RUtckbarn’s foV^I,
At Meridian, the pickets tiT! back silvntlv be
fort- the advancing foe a-russ the ford, xwbi'-ii, a
- well as * the entire southern* bank of the stream
i f6r the whole front of* J/ongstreet’s -’brigade, was
I 1 .. .ri the Water's edge by an e\ •< i*u *d 'line'
1 of Skirmishers, while two six 'pp uuKrs * f W tl
| ton's Mattery,* under LiCuK (farnett, w re advab
; t igeoiisly placed to command the direct approach
f t-,.1 ike-1 *rd, hit; with ordbrstto retire ro the roar
; as soon W* fo,munu?dtd by thv'on my,
i The nofth«ra bunk#of* the stream, in front, of
• TrWigstreet’s ris s with a steejn clqpe at
least lifty feet above the level.of she w.^erde.i\-
I iug u nurraw bcrmo in front oT tlie bird of some
twenty yards. This ridge formed for them an
j admirable natural parapet, bc'n«d which Ihyy
i-could, am’ did approach under-sheldef, tu heftVy
! foiV'C. within less than oneJiumß.eij yards us yuY
! skirmishers. Tlie southern shore was almost a"
i (thing raided but n feiv*t>pt above the wfitef for
j several hu: drod.yards, then rising \Vivli a very
i :: r ideal, slope, and undulatugj; back, o
V< u - . . On tlit* lmuHMliati? bank tSiorc was a
fringe of ttees, but with little \( any
; or shelter, while, on the cilie'r*shhrey tJiepe were
timber and mqc’.s thick brush and cov/'riug. The
gft.und in tvi>r of o,ur sk-irmishers. atrd occupied
by our afiillerv, was au old-held exiendiDg alojvg
t o' streamsuhwut on*' mile, aftrl imm Axft-Ay ba -. t
for abouf h.tlf auiih , h* a, harder or skiv|iiii» .of
dense second growth piues H Tby whole oi tlos j
ground wAs c<mVnianded at all -points by the ridge !
Oecivpivd hv The enemy V musketry; ah was 4 also j
tee con trv tx» t ha* re at ho- a disiaq-ce be i
yond the range of gp opundyr ftfle guns, by thtfj
' •, i
ed, and whrvh. it m.iv.be ttirther notM,coufttVand
ed ;ds<* ;.il vmv approaches from flu*s dtrcjPViorf to
the three Jordji.
Before,adyaucmgiiis infantry, tire enemy maio
tainevi a tire of nfle ertiflerv from the bal-ferics
just mentioned tor imh rw iiotir, then he pushed
■forward a col inn tg'over 4hre<r t'uutisand infantry
jo the assault* with such a weight of aufftbetr? as
to be repelled with dtlhcaity by u comparatively
small force of u i m h»tn tor. ■.* huivh*ed«te:u -
oneas with '> Yv h - Brigadier General Longstreet
met him, with characteristic vigor and jnfrypiaity.
Our troops engnn tat tif.> time wttro the First
and »vettt*-cnth. and four c««.. ai. *» of me Elev
enth Uegiou r>f Virginia Yniuotecrs T:u* ; r re
sistance was resolute, end lu&intumed with a
siea onesvs worthy of a!! piaise. Itw . success
ful, apd the enemy was repulsed. In a short time
hrnvev .Ata rvftirned to-the vfitli iifcre is
ed force and determwatior. but was a gum (oi-ed
aud.iinveu, back by our skirmishers, :\pd -l.onc*
itrect’s reserve companies, which were brought
vm ai employed at tin* most vl crouslv assieifeil
points afc jhe eritrcal ounheot. •
’ h was vow that Rrig r A«en. Rongstreet sen' f or
reinforcements irom "Early*s brigade, ( wjtich i
had at eipated bv dijectnig H\e udvanf© es Gen.
Karlv. wtrh two regiments of inf&Rtry two
piect sos aftill r\V As these came.upoh the C' fc id,
the en- eiY hadudvanced a third time with heavy
numbers uv tojee- Lougstreet a pasiUco. Hay s
Regiment, »th Louisianx Volunteers, winch was
if! a ivauce. waj? plac‘d ou 'he frtefc of the Stream,
umlef some mr*t. to ttee tmjatdiite rishf aud
left of ‘he (- ri. reliving Gross's Kfh
Virginia A'.o4pnu?--:s. This was done under'a
heavy tire of musketry, wnh premtsiag;
-ncss. J
ihe 7th Virginia, under ALteuu Col. Wdhams, »
waff Uteri formed u> the rigUR also-under heavy
lire, a«d pushed fprnvard to the strcVtq
iffy Ist Regtiftt-i.i Virgigu Volunteers. At The
same time two ritie guns, broogbt'hp with Bailt’s
brigade, were moved down in ti%e held to Abe right
ot' the read, .-o u»to be conceal edJr o*n Limy’s ,•
arttih ry by the ; of timber on the immediate ;
tiaus i.f tA< strvitu*. and ttierC" o/*&ned lire, direct
ed only by the sound of the eqeim’s luuykeiry.— '
to , tfe<N a passage, the eticmy key? up a !
s*T»ttenqg t! r e for spma'timeT "Smuo of odr troops ,
hnd t ashed* across tbvVirowm, and «
parties at .Orwus ■s.Rt§;in?nt. c!
•Ca.»taiti iU"Ta„uiet aad drqre. lUe eue.a»j with 1
tbs bayonet, uuv‘as the rosyaAMV, Uom t:.e ford •<
* was toa narrow fuVhcatfrkfinniflr move meat iu'fordes, ,
Gen. L ngsre-d re<Mkaßed them tw tbe«otiflfbank.
M* -air. ;iw x:.e v\ glider wl KarU »hi fan trv and*
- ,sry Lad. Xca owLed :*tu«* js, '»A twaipa-»
■v, cne r::« g ;n, ajjd four gander br.^s>
. u«t-, tucluaing tvio i. ivOiftedcf guns under L*eut.
-
r^r 11 t, ' u - This infantry was at.
once placed tb V k.uoq to ttse left of -tbHdW, in
t u-o.tv’ mu ticu,.-. . ov Havs, und the «*rt;li--ry
*** autoerctj .-. n dtery to ftee right of the road,
111 u .‘ ?,ti lWu 4e unS already in action. A
>e.. 0r...g .:» * u. mask ry was sti;l kept up bv .
• toe t «e«iy Tor a shbrt tout,-bin shat woa soon
Silenced.
1: was hi this stage of the affair that a remark
able am ivry was coutmenced auff
ed on cur sub? with a long-trained professional
oppoweut—superior in the chfhractar as well as
the number ot h > weapons, provided wnh iru
pryVed tnaottioQS and every artillery appliance,
had at the s ttue time occupying the cosrnianding
position. The results were marvellous, aud fit.
ung precursors to me bnMiaril art iiery aehieve
fueats of the glsl July. Ia the ouUel our tire
was directed,against the enemy's infantry, whose
bayonet a gleaming above the tree tops alone indi
cat and their presence and force. Tins drew the
attention of aibaitery placed on a high comojaud
t!U ridge, uad tiie dnei.begao in earnest. For a
•4fese the aim of the adversary w,i? inaccurate, bat
this was quickly corrected, and shot fell and
I shells burst thick ana faet in the very midst of
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 11.1861.
hiutary. wounding in'the.course of the combat
i . I’scbclmMb privates, and. the horse. ot
L suL'Kjchafdsoa. Froeg tbe position oi pur
. e. and the,i:attfse of the ground, their % a;m
ene
f'nv’s «r;:lilrv. How skilfully andtwith what ex
•i >r t.hU w. r done, cui Otny be realized by an
•, -,v: F r a few g.uns wyre
s g need but re-opened. By direction
CK-1/V l:.: a Oil’ of the cow ascertained. by
;h“ era • :v, ai;d a shower of‘ spherical case, shell,
rcinid Mipt Ihv? over The bead® of our gun-
boil or. Jo i oar pieces, had. beConve 4 hors du
• %/hJjiit fra .aa enlarged rent. Froju thg new po
than tlie mnbkt;"and flash ot. their a’dVersaritfs’
r o. c*. - renewed and urged the con tlie t with sueh
•,! ual viuoi «Mid oMeei teat- gradually the .fire* oi
t e aqeo.y slackened**the intervals between tneir
‘ longer,' finally to cease, WST we
ij'a'd'M fas : Cua at u“lru r *M, 'fiyieg foe, whose
-;r-v nm.-s Y-s in t'.-e disftuii .a were plainly seen-to
‘ ; .ud sea tie r ia wild confusion and utter
rru* strvvvmg the ground with cast away ‘g\ms f
,li»biuLtlvigs. and Rmipsacks, us out* parting
- gil w.t' thrown amongst tliem. In ifieir re- 1
ti . pieces wa ..*•• u and med, but from j
1 ihe nature of *he groped it was not sent for that j
muht autj luidv: cover of darkness the ’eiiemy j
Rcofarei ii. * . _
The guns engaged* in this singular conniqt,,on |
our.svU;, »vere,'iiicee .-nx pounder ritie pieces ana j
J
tefv. M,.‘ W .J-,-: . Arrfliery, of New Orleans, i
Th' Mi'm-.-rs :m:o':u'ately attached were C'apt. 1
Est-i*lm:..n, I.i MU. V.fiqnires, Richardson, J
<: ,1-ni.!. ...i At uie. same time our I
infaft'rr held ‘ho back of the stremrti in advance
<;i. ourY'mi.V a.i-Dthe tnisVdes'of tbe
dew lo and fro 'Abote them cool and veteran
hkv.lor niijte tlmu an hour they steadily awaited
tfe -moment.(uid signal for tlie advance, <
AVdiiJq, the copfiict was at itA height, before
Bht'.'kpurvßs fon’, afxv.it 4 o’clock, A. M., the ene- ’
my l ii displ.; cd hfrriself in fore 2 before Bon- j
uj 1 : thi*,' »'• . Kershaw', with four ;
compaoiv s'of.iiis regiment, .Second < South Caroli- I
na, end Oile pieci* of Kemper’s,,'A* rtiljerv, were
throws.cross MiteheH's ford ftt the ifoige which ; .
Iv‘-’ii!« r hai {-ejagi, and tha; mo tiling. T\vo solid)
sht.* spin r .j.cuse, thrown anmug them -j
with a p-yeU';on ;-qaogurated # by that Artillerist at
Vigoiij, etfec'e l thei I* ’driccknfitiirb and difCappear
anfl * our troops iu that quarter were again
"with'lr-ifvn. *>ithin our lines, having.discharged
the.dyty assigned. * .
f. nt -. Black
.boro's Lord, l directed (fen. Jj6ngrftFeet*to with
draw the FirstuiodSotniiLeenth regiments, which
lax! bosg 'ti- y. runt ‘of thetiV?tion, to a position
I' in' r.*srrv«', leaving (JoL ? Burly to»oocupy the field
lb with hifvbri gade and Qarhind'A regiment.,
Asa purl of the hfstery .of th»s engagement, I
: ’( . <■' topiuc on record that ou tjie 1- th of July
v: rd of entri.mciirii.ents nor oire rifle pit
Viol!, icd tfie iixu-j at Blackburn's fold, xvho, oiK
c-'is aiit.t men, will) rare exceptions, wore oq that
■!• v f>r the first-time underfire, ami who, taking,,
and maintain urge very position ordered, **c;Yb*not
be too much commended fhr their soldierly be
havior. - * **.*••
Our artiiiery w.ri iqaiMicd and officered by tliosijb
who but ye.- ier biy were called'from the qivil ayo-,
e.-u;onM of jub-i-.j city. They were ’matched with
the picked light ‘artillery of tlip -Federal regular
1 afmv, coMp'aiyv “F,” bd artillery, under Oaptf
Ayn , with an armament, as. tlvcu* own chief of
artillery admits, ot two ten pounder Parrott rifle
guns, two twelve pounder howitzer and two six-
I pounder piece?, ajded *by Two 1 wanly - pounder
i Farrott rilfb gun« of comp any “(i,” artillery,
un ier ibieut. Benjamin. Thus m‘ at died, they drove
j their yeteraM adversaries from the* field, giving
confidence* in, and promise of, the corning effi-
ii* that brilliant arm of our .service#
Having tliu related the main or. gen oral results
and evypt-: ftf MlO action of Bull T(\ui, in coriclu
si on ft h; proper t • signalize s”.i:nK of tlutse who
ccfotribiited TnOsL to -tfie satisfactory results'of
thftt day-. - * - ,
Thunk- are due J v o.Brig. Generals Bpnbam alid
ijwr ll aqd to r.;h Tli/eke*, ar>d V-flicer.- under
them, for the ability shown in 'conducting and•
exeemting the ..••troe. i ul-e movements fxi Bull Run,
-’directed in -my cwiO/rs. of ilu>-TBtU J u!a -—more
i Clouts on which hung .he fortunes of this army*. 1
I>■ ig. Gen. Longsi.reeT, who commanded im
rriTdifi.tely the troeps uoYaVged at Blcbkbtfrn’fi ford
01% tbe 4st.fi, equalled diy cniilideqt expectations,
-and i nitty fitly sa.y th;.u, by his preseiice at the
right, place at. 1! b right, rnoipent am dug his me.n,
by the »‘.\ifihitJOiYoi cionacleristic and
. i in
corrM-' -nd, !• ■ inspired a contideiqie and s.jiii iti'tliaf
contributed htr civ to the success of bur arms on
_
Upl. Early brought Ids brigade Into position*
and subsequently into action, with’judgement and
vj. the proper moment - lie displayed capacity
for comnjajid liikl j* : 1 rimuihgi.iijantKy*.
Col. Moore, comiii.mding the First Virginia
vnlmitcers, was severely wounded at tlie‘head of
hi - B'gi'moMt, f ! o- cpnwjfqid oY which aiibsqeuentq
ly devolved upon \iaj. Skinnor, .LI, Col. Fry
ha-. ivig been obliged to leuvg the field iq conse
qti nee of a . : strqjkp.
\n ncromplislicd, promising officer, Major
Carter *{. Harrison, Fleveirth regiment Virginia
vofunteei s, \ya'. lost to Hie service. 'Wliile lead-
two roint.:; lies of his regiment- against- the
ejo.bny, he fe!!, hvico shot, mortally wounded.
1 r.gadbr (ien'era! Long.-Treet, while finding on
id I sbj: alaciiiv, nrdor«and intelligence, mentions
Ip ; e .c : - (Tbii uionsto ( oSoneb* Moore, Gtfrlqnd
and t b)i s'\ commanding; several regimenfs o/Jiis
lu; •- be, and to their peid olfioers, Lieut* Cobs.
Fr., Funst'-n and Munftird, .and Majors Brent and
S! : of 'vhom lie says' : “They’displayed more
coolness nab energy than isusdat among veterans
of the -old service.” 1 General Longstreot. also
mentions Mm conduct of Capt. .Maiye, of the 17tb
Virginia, Volunteers 1 , as especially gallant, bn one •
{>cc:ision in advance (rt the ford. |
Tim regiment of Early’s brigade- were coin- i
mawded !;y i 01. Harry H;iys and Lieut. Colonels j
Yv’illiams and iiairstpn, who handled their com- t
n r. ds in actioa with satisfactory coolness, and
skill, supported by their field officers, Lieut. Col.
i)e-Choiseel anti Major'Perm, of tb«7th Louisiana
an '. Major Fatten, of the 7th V irginia Volunteers,.
.The skill,- the conduct, and. the soldiery quali
ties of the Washington Artillery engaged, wjere
all 11 1 at could !;$ desiyed. The ofticevs uhd men
urt-taciied t > Urn seven pieces already • specified
won (1»r their battaJioh a distillation whidh I feel
assured, will never be tarmslied, and which 'will*
ever to urge, them and their corps to high’
endeavor .Lienftenant Squires worthily com
manded the piece in act ion. The commander of i
to battal 02: was necessarily absent from the
mni!' dial A fftrlfl, uitdhf (trder.sin the sphere of his
-imi'-s ; bv.t the f?uit.s-t)f his discipline, zeal, in
struction ivpsl.c pacitv asum artillery commandos,
v. eg''present, an t rFdouqd to Ills reputa
ioh.
On the left* nt MitcheTFsYord* wKtie no serious j
cnaagement the conduct of all *»vaa emi
nent iy sgtisteetory to the general officers in com
mand. •
It is due.jmwey.er, VOC9I. J.. L. Keinper, Virginia
, IgiM-t s, to express ir.v sense ofithe value of his ser
vict-> in the preparation for and hxehutmn of the
rot! btf from Fairfax Court Heusb, on Bull Rn.i.
Gal! and from the head of his regiment
pcured to me au irpperatiye need of the service, to
take charge ofth.' supeYfor duties of (he Quui ter
* ni :.Merb? .Oeparlmem-, 4 ith the advance at that
tß;* ••;'.) juncture, he accepted the .responsibilities
i tvojv ,and, agd was eminently tuificient.
For furfher information touching .officer 3 and
■:k \ vi i-.i..us ot, the Y'u'sLßrigade, and the details of
tlie movement, I li^ve.to refer ]>articu
iarly to the report of Brigadier General Bonham
berewiflT.
H is proper* here to "State'stbat while from the
outset it pad been mined, on the approach Os
the enemy in force to fall back anrd figlit him on
the line oY Jtull Run ; jfet Vhe position occupied
b (. n. Kweir.tßrigttdd, if necessary, could have
b*\ o maintuiued against a supei i n* force.
Tins WuS espedallyrtiid ease with the position ot
lire *!j Alabama Volu-Acers, Colonel Bodes, which
IhH excelkukVtiicef hdd v m*ad<f capable of a re
srTutf*, protraoied defenbe against netvy odds.
Aecorduigjy, on the morning ot the 17tli ultimo,
when the ,in my appeared before tfiat posiripn,
thef were’checked andTiera at bay, with .some.con
le'-. ed to>s, in n ?ktnnish ih advance ol Ihe works,
khi ' Morgan and Capt. Shelley, 7th Rogi
iweoi Alabama. Volunteers, acted with intelligent
gallantry: ami the ;>ost was only abandoned under
general *hdt specific imperative orders, in confor
mity with a long-conceived, esta-.Lsbed plan of
action and battle.
( apt. E P. Alexander* Cotifederate States. Eng
ineers, fortunately .pimped my Jieadquartei s 111 time
►to introduce Ihe systepi, o,pnew field signals,
which,“under his skilftm murtagt- rendeYt and
me the most important service preceding and
during the engage?runt
The mcdicai odicers serving with the regiments |
engaged were at their proper posits, and disoharg- |
ed'their duties w‘ith sati.>iac? r i y skill and'4eel ; |
aird oil one Oconsrhn at least, rfnder au annoying. •
hw, when cSdrgeon Gidieu, Ist Reginenl Virginia j
Volunteers, was obliged to remove our wounded j
the hospital, winch had become Special !
t*rger ; r' the enemy’s rifle guns, notwithstanding j
it was-surmounted by the usual yellow' hospital j
flag, but which, however, I.hppe* for ihe sake of.;
paat associations, was jgnoraqtly mistaken for a j
Confederlite flag. The name of each individual ,
medical officer 1 cannot mention.
On the day cf the -n gage aunt l tv as attended
by my staff', Lt. S. \Y. Ferguson, A. 1L Q. } and ;
iny volunteer Aides-de-Gamp, Cols. Preston, j
‘fanning, Cl -tnut. Miles, Chishohn, hud Key- f
ward, r*t S -nth .Carolina. i-» ail nt whom 1 am .
real y ir.dehte4 for manitcld essential services in
the tr:to>.:? ; ,s-ioa of * rders on the held, and in the ;
pre{ui>m.gy acreage men is for the occupation and j
maiovenance of il e line of Bull Run.
Col. Thomas Jordan. A. Adjutant General ;
Cant. C. H Smuh, Ass’t Adjutant Genera; : Col.
<. jm-MChiei Artillery aud Ordnanee ; Major
OabelL Chief Quarterfirasifer : I’apt. W. H. Fowie,
Cnivi of N*ihs*9tence
Thomas H. Williams, Midieal Uirpctor, apd A,es ; t
Surgeon-Hrodie, Medtcol Purveyor, of the gene
> rad -tati aituchedi to the Army o* the Potomac,
were necessarily engaged, severally, with their re
sponsible wdutiea at my headquarters at Camp
, Piykcp.-H which they discharged piih au energy
aqd iujelligeuce lot wLich T have to tender my
sincere thanks
Messrs. MeLeah, WHtcishn, Kincheloe and
Brawner, citizens of this immediate vicinity, it is i
their due to pay, ujive pUcad m«' and the country
under great obligation for iptontuetiOD rela- i
live to this regfoA* wuich hag en-rbleu nye to avail |
raysel of its'defensive features and resoarces.—
M%ey were Vonnd eTer ready to give me their j
tune without stmt o*. reward. !
Oar casualties, iu ail.6s killed and wounded, j
were'fitieen ijncludibg rwo reported 'missing; i
killed and fifty-three wotinfledf several oT whom
■ haves nee dird. The h>si of the enemy can only
We
Iff the. which was majie by 1
detail; from 1 ngstreet’s and Party's* on t
•t . tk pnri of Ik 4 field m i
}y cob. .'stfe«i. ii.nd a«ar Black bur nhs ford, some r
, --* k v uj. .4 orpc* werq & und kuiaed, some
• I ' HX at feast.'twenty prisoners were
aG * picked up. besides 17. T stand? of atms. at
’ rge •nt&at.iTy of- and blankets,
i anu quite I*4 hafeg
; effect of this day’s conflict to satisfy t
;:ie e.Anyv that ' fee could not fbree a passage
scruffs Bull Run in the face.ot o«r troop?, and I@d,
him mtP the tkfuk movement ot- the -21st July, and *
.. jfee baiG? oi Mnsaasa, the. of. which will be }
related in another paper!
Herewith and nAve the 'honor to transmit the re-
of the several lingatie Commanders oo
hfcgcvu and 4 the aruifery, Also a map of ihe
' hold of bj*ife. _ • .
* The rendition of this report, it is proper to sav :
in coufcltieion, has been unavoidalffy delayed by
the coostaßtiy i agrossing adoiiiiatr&tive duties
of the coamia;jder of an army *corps composed
wholly of volunteers —duties Vitally t essentiij to
its wJil being and future efficiency, *iind which I
could not sr i aside or postpone on any account.
< I have the honor tube. General,
Your ob’i sepv t.
G. T. Beauregard, Gen. Comd’g.
To Gen. S. Cooper, Adjutant ami Inspector Gene
ral, G, 8. A.
From Roasc-re Island.—The Steamer Empire
has rviuraad-to ihu» porwfrom Roanoke Island.—
She left- the l&iaiia yesterday looming,at 6 o’clock
andbHLgs a confirmation of the avacuation of
Fort Oregon—a ffiove which we anticipated in our
i issue’oi yesterday. —Norfolk pay SoehWk*
Corrmpond&nce of the Colund>in Sun,
Interesting from Pensacola.
Pensacola, August 30,18^1.—Martial law ?s be
iiig put ia force. To-day instructions were given
U> ihe bar-room keepers to sell no liquor to sol
diers.
Tbe vessel fired at by the Lincolniies, mention
ed m my last, was tacking and came too near
rickerfs. A warning §bdt was fired at her.
There was quite an excitement at tbe Yard on
ednesday afternoon. Orders were given a few
days ago, by Gen. firagg to Gapt. Lovell, of the
Harbor Police to raise the Dry Dock, lately sunk
1 :n j-he channel, and take it to some point out of
t harm’s way. Accordingly Capt. Lovell proceeded
■ to perform the duty assigned him. While engag
ed in attaching a hawser to the Dock, whiz came
a bad fr om the battery near Pickens, which fell a
short! distance from bis boat near the stern of the
j gunboat Win. H. Judah. This rather surprised
i payty ; but thet continued their work.
M hide hawser to" the liock,
the Lincoln hirelings sent a shell flying ovet* to
ward* them, which passed over the head of one of
t his men. Nothing daunted, Capt. Lovell gave
j orders to his men to look out, and determining-to
, accomplish tdie securing of the hawser, before
I 'putting work, it being about sundown, he still
j continued. Having finished, he left the Dock and
J cam?* over to the Yard. Thai night fie received
I orders to cease for the present., the work- on the
Dry Dock. Various are the remarks and expregs
| ions of the soldiers and. citizens on the subject.
No retaliating shot having- lx?en fired from oOr
! conjectures are rife. ~ General Bragg has his
j orders freiu President Davis, and he cannot do
j anything without, authority. If President Davis
. has ordered him not to open the fight here, he
cannot do it. Many blame Gen. Bragg, but the
authorities at Richmond are tbe ones to be cen
sured. It is a shame that we should be neglected
here.
Various reports are in circulation here. Among
| them is one that Gen. Bragg has been ordered to
i the Potomac. A statement to that efiect I notice in
| several papers. Ido not think there is much
i truth in it. although 1 believe Gen. Bragg would
j prefer going where he will be allowed to tight.
I Some say that the troops hejgou now, are to be
j transferred to Missouri, and new raw ones will
; Bake their places, and that this station will be
made a .school of instruction, as there i$ to beajo
attack made on Pickens.
Gen. Anderson, of South Carolina, arrived here
last night and went down to tlie Yard this morn
ing. ihis officer being ordered here, has con
firmed tfie belief of many that Gen. Bragg ip to
be superseded by him ;* but, Gen. Anderson is
likely to take the place of Gen. Walker, lately
or.dered' Jo Virginia. This post having three
Brigades is entitled to three Brigadier Generals.
Gens. Bragg and.Anderson and here, and Gen.
Buggies, ot Georgia, is expected.
The soldiergßobinson) who was sentenced to
be shot, to-day, for sleeping ou bis post, was
.pardoned oh Wednesday last. lam glad to hear
it. . . * h
Tlip Federal Fleet—Fort Macon Threat
ened •
f l he Petersburg Express 'Of Wednesday, 2d inst.,
has the following :
Our lastesl advices from North Carolina are up
to nine o’clock last night. At that hour it was
known in Goldsboro’ that a formidable Yankee
fleet tffttMU sight of Fort Macon, and an attack
this morning, even if deferred until daylight, will
not surprise the garrisbif. We are ‘pleased to
hear that they are well prepared for the assault,
urn! will resist with a determination and daring
worthy of the glorious cause in which they are.
engaged. Fort Macon commands the entrance to
Beaufort harbor; and is said to be the most for
midable fortification on the North Carolina coast.
It Wag reported in Goldsboro’last night, that
the Yankee pirates had burbed tbe flourishing
and spirited little town of Washington, in Beau
tort county, but the report needed‘ confirmation.
V e may add, that it was generally discredited.
Active preparations on the defensive still con
tinue all over the State, and every man in it is
prepared to die in the defence of his native soil, if
necessary. ,
Tlie Charleston Mercury has the following :
Goi.psroito’, N. C. September 3. J’. M.—The
latest advices received here from Pamlico Sound
state that no forward movement had been made
in the direction of the main land.
Two steamers and two.tug boats of the North
ern fleet are lying inside the bar. There are sup
posed to be throe thousand Yankee troops
at CapeTlatter'as and the vicinity. They are bu
sy ryimuiting heavy siege guns and otherwise per
fecting the defences of tlie position. If is thought
here that they cannot, for the preseot., be dis
lodged.
A flag of truce sent to the enemy was not per
mitted to land. The bearers of it were informed,
ho e?er, that seven of our men were found dead
and twenty-five wounded, besides those who Were
brought off by tfie Confederate steamer Winslow.
Hattie ol'Cross Lane*. '
We are indebted to a corresponclentjin Fayette
county, Va., for the subjoined account of the de
feat of Col. Tyler’s Federal Regiment by a portion
or General Floyd’s Brigade :
An engagement took pluck to-day (August 26th)
between some eight hundred of the enemy under
Col. Tyler, and General Floyd’s forces, at a place
called the “Cross Lanes” near the junction of
Meadow and Gaaley rivers, some twenty miles
above the mouth of Gauley river.
Gen. Floyd had the misfortune a lew days ago
to lose a boat and four of his men, who were
drowned by the boat going down into the rapids
below the ferry. The enemy supposed that he
had gotten over only a portion of his force, and
seized the opportunity while t.ney were thus “cut
off,” as they thought, to march upon them ; but
they reckoned without their host, for Gen. Floyd
had had anew boat built and his whole brigade
over before they got up. The two forces en
camped about two apart on Sunday night,
and early on Monday morning the regiments un
der Gols. lieth and Reynolds attacked the eue
my by order of Gen. Floyd, who were posted on
a high hi(l, and dislodged them from their posi
tion; when they commenced a rapid flight, pur
sued by our forces.
The enemy lost in killed, wounded and prison
ers, upwards of 100 men. Seventy four prisoners
were brought into camp by 8 o’clock, of which 14
were wounded—some mortally. A number of
others were no doubt killed and wounded that
were not found.
Taking into consideration the topography of
the country, it was a signal success. The road is
skirted by high, precipitous hills, and the ground
covered with thick bushes to the very road side,
with but little cleared land along the road.
The regiments under Cols. McCauslin and
Tompkins,,participated in the fight. Our loss
was 3 killed and 10 or 12 wounded, as I am in
formed. *
Gen. Wise’s brigade being on the opposite side
of Gauley river, and some 8 miles distant, took no
part in the action. —Richmond Vhpotok.
Financial.—*At the first board in New York
last Friday, a still further advance took place in
State ttocks,.some of them quite heavy. North
Carolina fi’s went up from 5(iJ4 the day previous
to 62. an advance of ojM perceyt.; Virginia fi’s ad
vanced I'M per cent.; Missouri 6’s % ck>siug47j*,;
Tennessee 6’s at 43%.
The New York Times qf Friday, says :
“The additional subscriptions to the National
loan in 7 30 per cent,, tnree-year Treasury bonds
at the Sub-Treasury yesterday, were one hundred
and fifty in number, the amount ranging from
soo to £IO,OOO each. The aggregate sum paid iu
on these subscriptions is. $27f,950.
“There is a very quiet moiiev market this week,
and the improvement in rates, which was rather
looked for after the recent government negotia
tion; has not yet been fairly established, as 5a6
per cent on call loan, and 6a7 per cent, an prime
discounts, are the current terms still quoted at
bank and on tbe street. The foreign exchanges
are steadily . 107 107/4 per cent, on London
for Bankers’jvills, and fofijMalOT }/£ for merchants.
The letters from London by the Asia advise an
easy diseonut market at 4k£ per cent. The bank
bullion was on the increase.
The Louisville Courier says that passengers
who left St. Louis on the 80th ult. # report that the
Confederate troops, under McCulloch, have taken
Boonerille and Lexington, Missouri. Another re
port says McCulloch has taken Jefferson City.
Movements in North Carolina. —The Raleigh
Regif 4 er t in reference to the capture of Fort Hat
terns, says:
Under the state of affairs we feel warranted in
entertaining the most serious apprehensions for
the safety of Newbern, Washington, and in fact,
the entire coast. Col. Campbell’s Regiment, re
cently stationed at Graham, and originally destin
ed for Virginia, was sent to Newbern on Wednes
day. The Charlotte Artillery left their camp here
on Thursday fer the same destination. The Wil
mington Artillery, now at Camp Boylan, and un
der marching orders for Virginia, have been de
tained here until it can be ascertained if their
services are needed oq the coast.
The Richmond Dispatch says:
We are enabled io state ou the best authority,
, that the War Department, is not responsible for
ihe reverse in North Carolina. The coast defence
; has been heretofore under tbe management of a
Slate Military Board, and no requisition has ever
j been made upon the Ordinance Department that
| has not been promptly supplied. The people of
North Carolina are now, however, thoroughly
1 aroused, and will not wait to investigate tbe faults
: ot the past.
Reportko Burning of Washington, N*. C.—The j
Salisbury Banner, of Tuesday, the 3d, says ;
“Rumors came here on the train last night that !
the town of Washington was burned by the Lin** :
coin barbarians on Saturday night. The rumors ;
are not credited by a passenger on the train just i
from Sewbern. Washington is situated on the 1
Pamlico river, and is accessible from either Albe- :
marie or Pamlico JSounds.. It contains about j
4,C00. inhabitants, and is one of the most thriving |
commercial towns in thF Ftat£. Some thirty or :
forty sail vessels, mostly schooners, two or three :
steamers, and a Urge number of the smaller craft, !
belong to this port, and would, of course, fall 1
into theTiands of the enemy, either to be destroy 1
ed or used for their vile purpose of plunder and ;
gubjuga'ion. Besides, Washington is the *great i
depot of naval stores and grain, all of which would
fall into the hands of the enemy. Large war ■
steamers cannot-come up to this place, but gun 1
boats drawing six or seven feet water will find no
difficulty. There are two banks in Washington,
the Washington Bank and a branch of the Cape
1 Fear Bank. ~ Whether these banks have sent off
their valuables we have not learned.
“If Lincoln’s forced should obtain possession of
Washington j there is nothing to prevent a march
; by land to Xewbern, distant thirty six miles j and
' since they have possession of Hatteras Inlet, there
is nothing to prevent their approach to Washing
r ton and many other places on the waters ol the
two sounds.
“We leatn that our troops are rapidly concen
’Trating at various points on or near the coast.
“Forces are reported as coming trom Richmond
: and Petersburg, and we fearn that an order was
* sen! up "by trov. dark, last night, to the Western
X. C-*roa4 far all the ears that conld be spared
| from that road.”
* A Bold Stroke or the ETnemt.—The enemy are
* pressing upon our lines in force, and are seizing
upon every bill t)r wood that wiT command any
portion of our camp. They evidently meditate
some bold stroke, and that it will be both skillful
and bold we have no reason to doubt, in view of
| they have already done. Raw troops are
Ct K DOt i ill * a S**nst entrenchments, while behind
them they are almost as good as yeterans. This
was our weakness at Bull Run ; it will be our
strength in the ensuing fight. But it is unseless
to speculate. If we loae Washington, it will be
worse to us than a dozen Bull Rons. If we beat
’ the enemy the tide of war will have turned against
t-iena forever. The next few davs are big with
the fate of the Great Republic. Fork Worla.
Aug. 29.
A Bearer of Dispatches— For the Confederate
Government from our European Commissioners
passed Atlanta last Tuesday night. On ait, that
merchants from the Confederate States are buying
' goods freely in England and France, payment
conditioned on the safe delivery of the goods this
j side the waters.— Maeon TdtgrapK
Ceor&ia Kilief and Hospital Associa
tion.
To ihe Editor of the Chronicle &-Sentinel :
Dear, Sir; The Central Board of Directors ask
leave to make the following acknowledgments :
Penvielb, SqVt. 2,.1561.
Hoc. E. Starnes, Chairman: —1 addfesspd a
portion of the citizens of Greecebcouoty, on
.Saturday last, and afterwards took up a'subsciip
j tion as follows r
- Iu money, $6.42.
- “ Cottoja, 24 Bales.'
* “ WfieW, 3<U bushels. t,
| Besides the above, Hospiial stores, Ac. r were
j contributed, to a large amount. un of
which will accompany articles wlieq sent. A
large proportion of the amount 'jsubttcribed .in
money was paid, and will be forwarded to you by
Isaac R. Hail, Esq.* who received it and acted as
Secretary ot the meeting *•-.-.
Very respectfully, yours, Ac<,
H. H. Tlatkeh.
Received from a Jady of Augusta,
Received from .Janies llen'ey, .lames V. Gray
and J. D. Kavannah, proceeds df a Concert by
the Queen Sisters, given for ihe bene lit ol Uospi
tal Fund 4 at their rtK}uest, SSO..
From Wiley F. Hill,, ifsq.,' of Wilkes county,
by tb.e hands di Fleming & Rowland, -proceeds of
f>2V 2 bushels Wheat, *66.67.-
From a lady Augiudb, thegenerous i*esiM>nses
of citizens to her industry, B_yn pp.
. From F. Fickien, proci tfd* one bale cotiou by
Doughty, Beall Ai-Co.y k-2-l b-h
From a.yonng lady of* Alls vii#— “Huvi ng 1 tai:ii’
ed of the Urgent necessities of our soldiers, l feel
it my duty to increase my contribution to the
Hospital Fund. You will’.find SBO for myself
which 1 hopo to double soon, and $" for mo
ther, she having contributed previously : n qiOaey
and bedding.’’
From Isaac R. Hall, Esq,, collections on Satur
day, 81st August, by Rev. H. H. Tucker, A 2 00.
From Mrs. Mary Lindsay, of Augusta, 2 pillows,
2 blankets, 17 boxes hpallyig salve and bandages.
From a patriotic citizen ot Augusta, f2hfK , r
From Win. Johnston, Buckliea !, Burke county,
S2O 0.0. . <
From a citizen of Augusta, (»■.',
From Mrs.-Elizabeth Florence, of Augusta, B\o.
From Mrs. S. M. Jackson and Mrs. Marsh, Ber
zelia, bundle of lineal ana cotton bandages.
Black Igopttblican Account of the Cup*
ture oi Fort* Clark and. Ilui(era«.
GEN. BUTLER’S RfePORT TO GEN. WOOL.
U. S. Flag Bmr Minnesota,’Aug. SO.
General Agreeable to your erdersi emlMirk
ed oii the steamer Adelaide*and George Feauodv
800 of the 20th Regiuvont Now York Vojuuteei ,
Col. Weber corn many ing ; 2*20 of the oth Regiment
New York VolunteeVs, CbU Hawkins command
ing; 100 of the Union Coast Guard Capt, Nixon
commanding, and 60 of the United States Artille
ry, Lieut. Lamed commanding, us.’a force to
operate in conjunction with the fleet under com
mand of Flag Officer Strlnghaip against the rebel
force at Hatteras Inlet.
W.e l,eft Fortress Monroe an Monday, the 26th
instant, at 1 o’clock P. M. The last ship of oyr
fleet arrived oil* Hatteras Inlet about 4 o’clock on
Tuesday afternoon. Such preparations as Were
possible for the landing were made in the evening,
and at daylight next morning dispositions were
made for an attack on the forts by the ileebaud
for the landing of the troops.
Owing to the previous prevalence of the south
west gales, a heavy surf was breaking.on the
beach. Every effort was made to land thcVoops,
and after about 315)were lauded, including ma
rines from the fleet aud regulars, both of the gun
• boats on which we depended were swamped in the
surf, and both the flatb ats stove, amj a bravo
attempt being niade by Lieut. Crosby, IT. S. Army,
serving with tlie army as post Captain at Fortress
Monroe, who had volunteered to come down with
the stream tug Fanny, belonging to the hrrtiy, to
land in a boat from) the war steamer Pawnee;
resulted in the be arming of the bout, so that she
could not be trot off.
It was in,practicable to land more troop.* be- :
cause of the rising wind ami sea. Forfnnately a j
twelve pound riH -G gun boat-* loaned ns by Ihe i
flag ship, and a twelve pou-nd howitzer were land- i
ed, the last slightly damagt*^.
Our lauding was completely coverod by the
shells of the Montlcefto atid the Harriet Lane.
I was on board the Harriet Laile, directing tlu> !
disembarkation of the troojis by means of .signals
and was about landing witii them Ttl the time the
boats were stoAfc. We were induceij to demist
from further attempts*** landing troops by ilie
rising of the wind, and because in tfie meantime
the fleet had ©pene- fire on the -nearest foit,
which was finally silenced and its flag struck.—
No firing had been opened upon our troops from
the other fort, and its flag was ulso struck'.
Supposing this to be a signal of surrender, Col
onel Webster advanced, his t roops already lauded
upon the beach. The .Harriet .Capt.
Fannce, by uyy direetiou, tried tq cross tfie bar to
get in the smooth water o's the inlet-, when a lire
was opened upon the Mopiicello, which bad pro
oeeded in advance of us, from the other fort..—
Several shots struck her, but without causing any
injury, as Pun Informed.
So well convinced were both the officers, of the
navy and of the army that the forts had surrend
ered at this time that the lrigate SusqueLmnnah
had towed the frigate Cumberland to an offing.—
The fire was then re-opened,.as there was no sig
nal from either, upon doth forts.
In the meantime, a .few men from the Coast
Guard had advanced up the beach with Lieut.
Cregel who was acting as volunteer aid, (and
whose gallantry and aervicol wish -to commend,)
and took possession, of the smaller tort, which
was found to have been abandoned by-the enemy,
and raised the American flag thereon.
It had become necessary, owing to the threat
ening appearance of the weather, that l all the
ships should make an,oiling, which was done with
reluctance, from necessity, thus leaving t he traerps
ou ,tbe shore, part of them in {ms* ess ion of the
small fort, about 7od yards from the larger one,
and the rest bivouacked on the beach, near the
place of landing, jibout two miles north-ol the
forts.
Early the next motrnifig the Harriet Lane ran
iu shore lor the purpose of covcrin.fi aiiy attack
upon the troops. At the same time a large steam
er was observed comihg down tlie sound inside
the land with reirfforcements for the 1 enemy.; but
she was prevented from landing them by Captain
Johnson, of Guai and who had placed the
two guns from the ship .and the Sjtpoffnder taken
from the enemy in a small sand battery, apd
opened fire upon the rebel steamers.
At S o’clock the fleet opened fir 6 aguiq, the flag
ship being anchored as near as tlie water permit -
ted, and the other ships coming gallantly into ac
tion. It was evident after a few experiments that
our shot fell short. An increasing length 5 of fire
was telegraphed, and liriqg was commenced with
shell of fifteen seconds fuse.
had sent Mr. Fisk, acting Aid-de-Catnp, for
the’purpose of gaining intelligence of the move
ments of the. troop? and oi the enemy. I then
went with the Fanny f.r the purpose of effecting
a landing of the remainder of the troops, when a
white flag was ruu up fropi tbe soys. ! then went
with the Fanny over the bar 1 n'to the in et. At
the stfme time the troops, under Col. Weber,
marched up the beach, and a signal was made from
the flag-ship' to cease firing.
As toe steamer Fanny rounded in over the bar
the rebel steadier Winslow went up the channel,
having a large number of Secession troops on
board which she hid not landed. We threw a shot
from the Fanny, but she proved to he Out of
range.
I then sent Lieutenant Crosby op shore to, de
mand the meaning of the white flag The boat
soon returned, bringing Lieutenant Ureigel with
the following written communicatfou from Sam
uel Barron, late Captain in the, United States
Navy*:
MEMORANDUM,
Flag Officer, Samuel Barron', C. S, Navy, offers
to surrender Fort Hatteras, with all the aims and
.munitions of war- The officers Jo be allowed,t.o
go out with sid.' arms, and the men inihbut arms
io retire.
, (Signed. • S. Barron,
Commanding Vu *al Defences ol V irginia and North
UarohuH. * -
LFA\ SUTLER’S BEPtT.
The foil, ving reply of Gen. Butler was dispatch- 1
j by Capt. Crosby. U. S. Navy, and Lieutenant :
j Ureigel: . j
For¥ Hatteras, Aug. 2!), lffffl. !
Memo rand um : Benj. F. Butler, Major General j
| commanding United States army; in reply to the j
j communication of Samuel Barron,* commanding ]
! forces at Fort Hatteras, cannot admit the terms I
| proposed. The terms offered are these •
j Full capitulation, the officers and men to be
treated as prisoners of war. No other terms ad
missible. Commanding officers to-meet on board
the flag ship Minnesota/to arrange details.
On the reception of this, the Commodore called
a council of war of his field officers, and accepted
the terms offered, when they proceedeii'to the flag
ship to arrange the details.
The prisoners were then put on board the flag
ship Minnesota, and the fort taken possession of.
Tbe stars and stripes were hoisted from the fort
I by Capt. Crosby of the U. »S. N., and Lt. Ureigel,
! amid the cheers of the troops and the* booming
of the cannon lately in the possession of the
i enemy.
AX OTHER yEUEB.U, AcCOUSr. ,
WAspixaiox, Sept. I.— Tie Navy Department, !
by able and experienced officers, has carefully ,
studied the whole line of our coast, WiUi a view j
to making the beat use of such a force as it could
secure. The expedition to Hat tpras Inlet was
planned, before the meeting of Congress, 14*44
when that body placed the necessary fistula u» the j
disposal oT the Department, active preparations
were made. As the co-operation of the War De
partment ifas necessary, other prelim caries re- '
quinng time-were indispensable, so that it was
not until Monday, the 26th ult., that the expedi
tion sailed. The success is perfect, and every
anticipation of the Department is realized.
Among the papers captured was a press cetpy
of a letter from the late. American Consul at fiio,
Robert G. Scott,-giving a Hat of ali the vessels
leaving, or to leave, that port during a month,
with a fuli description of their cargoes aud desti
nation. By this information, the rebel privateers
knew just when and where to look for the vessels,
and six named in the list were captured.
The report 01 the Engineer-in Chief of the Con
federates was also amoDg the papers found. It
stated that all the good guns at .Norfolk are ex
pended; also the whole amount of fuses.
A gentlemen connected with the expedition re
ports that the Federal forces were Untie.! and
drawn up in line on the beach, when it was found
. that there were -lie mea, under Ctrl. Max Weber,
I of the New Twentieth Regiment. At this
j time the wind raised a little, and it was found im
; possible to land more troeps. Piekets were ina
j mediately posted, under command 0/ Lt, - Leder,
0: i:.c regular*.
A set uting party, under Lieut. Col. Weiss and
i Lieut. Creigel, proceeded up the beach, capturing
: one brass field-piece and a borse. The force then
advanced to Fort Clark, which had been evecUa
! ted, but they were compelled to retire again,
1 owing to the shells fired from tbe fleet' fading
therein, and they marched back to toe Ttlace of
landing, where they bivouacked for the night.
Early next morning they again returned, ami
the fleet commenced bombarding the second fort,
| called Fort Hatteras, which soon after displayed
the white flag, and tlje.forf Was entered by. Capt.
* Nixon, of the Union Coast Guard; Lieut. Creigel^
' of Gent Butler’s staff, and .{Sergeant Diavege.-
They were conducted to the tent of Commodore
Barroß, the comrnander.of the Confederate forces.
After some preparatory and common-place re
. marks, the Commodore placed in the bauds of
Lieut. Creigel the following proposition, which he
immediately carried to Geu. Butler.
1 Here follows the memoradum given abared
, Mr. Creigel also brought a verbal communica
tion from Com. Barr oh, stating that h» bad in
the fort 615 men and a thousand more within ah
1 hour's call, but that be was anxious to snare the
effusion of blood. To both tbe written aqd verbal
communications I made tbe reply whicb follows,
j and sent it by Lient. Crosoy. .Here follows
tbe memorandum of .Gen. Butler, also given
below.j ,
After waiting three-q Barters of an hour, Lieut.
1 Crosby returned, bringing with him Com. Barron,
Maj. Andrews and Col. Martin, of the rebel forces.
I Upon being received on board the tug FanDv,
l they informed me that they had accepted'the terms
VOL. LXXV. —NEW SERIES VOL. XXV. NO. 35.
! proposed in my memorondum, and had come to
surrender themselves and command as prisoners
of war
The following afe the articles of capitulation
agreed upon between Commodore Stringham and
Gen. Butter, on the Federal side, and Commodore
llarrou, Colonel Martin, aud Major Andrews, for
the Confederates. It will* b£ particu l jly observ
ed that “the officers and men tire U receive the
treatment due to prisoners of war
It is stipulated and agreed between the contract
ing parties that the forces under command of the
said Barron, Martin and Andrews, and all muni
tions of war, arms, men, and yi qierty. under the
cbmnaand of said Barron, Martin and Andrews,
be unconditionally surrendered to the Govern
ment of the United States/ in terms of rail capitu
lation* And it is stipulated and agreed bv the
contracting parties, on the part of the said United
States Government, that the officers and men shall j
receive the treatment due to prisoners of war.
In witness whereof, we, the said Strihgham j
and Butler, on behalf of the United States, and j
the said Barfion, Martin and Andrews, represent- |
ing the forces at t Hatteras Inlet, hereunto inter- i
chan spun bh _ set our hands, this tweoty-ninthday j
ot August, A. D. IStJT, and of the independence j
•of tbo United States the eightv-titth year. t '
[Signed] S. H. Strinoram-, |
Flag-Officer Atlantic Blockading Squadron. *
Bkn.t. F. Butler,
Major Gen. U. States Army, Commandiag.
S. Barron;
Flag-Officer Confederates States Navy, .Com
manding Naval Forces- Virginia aud North -
« Carolina.
, Wm. V. Martin,
Col. Seventh Heg’t Infantry, North Carolina
Volunteers.
\Y. L. G. Andrbws,
Major Commanding Forts and-Clark,
Our friends of the Southern Recorder have got
ten up a valuable table, showing*the number ,of
voters in each county, the number of volunteer
companies sent to tbe war by each, and the num
ber of men, exclusive of cavalry, and not count
ing the Regulars, Cobb’s Legion, andffiree pther
regiments. The Recorder does not claim that
this table is entirely accurate, but wants to get,
all the information possible, iu order to make it
correct. Such a table can be made very nearly
accurate if a few persousjn each county will only
interest themselves to find out the exact number
of men and furnish this information to the pi*es3
-—information that will be jiighly prized by all.—
The- Recorder estimates fit) men to a ooippany
which is about an average, but we would be glad
to have the exact.ntimbef* of companies aad num
ber* of men furnished by each county. We have
made a few changes in the table, and have thus
got up the number Qf companies to 24*6 and men
to 22,827. Thirty comities,in the Recorders'-table
are unrepresented iff the the army—we have re
duced the number to twenty-five, lu Gwiunett
two or three companies have been organized, but
we know not whether they have gone into service
yet. Companies are organized, or organizing,
also we ttiink, in Bryan, Dawson, Effingham,
and Milton, which are not credited with
auy volunteers—which would reduce the number
of unrepresented counties to twenty. Perhaps
in all the counties there are companies formed or
forming—at any gate we feel sure that every
county mil he represented in the glorious army of
Liberty. We nave put down Habersham at two
companies, but we think that county has sent
forward more.
The Recorder and tlie Chronicle & Sentinel
would both be glad to have full and correct infor
mation, from some of our friends in each county,
so that no injustice may be dope, and that th?s
roll of honor and of glory may be accurate. We
have tried hard to get onr list of Regiments Ac,
complete, but it Seems ahViost impossible to get
the numbering coriectly, unless we apply to the
War Department, and that has already its hands
full. There are in all-at leabt enough to make
thirty Georgia Regiments organized— not afihow
ever organized into Regiments—and Georgia ig
only beginning to do what she is able to do, if
necessary. Richmond county has already sent
•forward fourteen, companies, including the tihe
cavalry corps oFOapt, Stovall, and still there are
at least half a dozen more companies' organizing.
The towfis afe getting ahead of the country.
TA HI 1* K
Showing the number of Voters, the number of
Companies, and also the number of Volunteers in
tire Confederate Army, from each County inGeor
giu.
. * I 'titers. o*thpl Voh.
Appling,. 41)2 *1 I'd
linker,' SIS 2 IXO
Baldwin, ’(in . 2 'ISO
liiurks (New Cos.) .. 2 202
Kprrien, . ' 508 1 * 00
Bibb, . 1881 ,9 ' 000
Bfookfl, 588 •«1 .00
Bnutn, ‘ 2811
Ruliooil, • 800 1 00
Burke; 000' 8 270
Butts, .. 730... o. JBQ
Calhoun,’ 200’ - 1 00
Camden, 890' - .
Campbell, 1207 I 80
Carroll, 1408 S-' 280
Cass, 1888 7 860
Catoosa, ' 789 1 00
Charlton, . , 206
Chatham, 1364 11 000
ChaUahoochefi, f’sl ’ 1 00
Chattooga, 808 1 00
Chefiokee, 1568 J 00
Clark, •„ : • .1080 3 270'
Clay, 405, 1 • 90,
Clayton,, ' 600 1 00
Clinch, . 807 . »
,Cobb,_ 1857 • 5 5.1’.0
Coffee", * . 824 ,
Columbia. , 833 2 *IBO
Colquitt, 225 ,
Coweta, 1308* !1 270
Crawford, "652 2 180
Dade, ■ 647 1 , 90
Dawsrfn, 643 .
Decatur, , r V(69 3 270
XleKalb, . iKifi 1 . 00
Dooly, • ~ * 808 1 00
Dougherty, . 521 1 00
Early, * 440 ■ , 1 00
Echols, IS3 . *
Effingham, 487
Elbert, t 934 a 270
Emanuel, » 848 2 170
Fahnin, ' 773 3 270,
payette, 582 2 180
Floyd, „ 1726 8 270
Forsyth, , 106s 1 00
Franklin, 082 1 00
Fulton, 2306 12. 1200
Gilmer, 1087 1 90
Glascock, ' 09,; ; ipo
Glynn, 618 4 *9O
Gcedhe, 3)8 2 ISO
Gordon, 4815 2 FfO
iiafcerahaw, 827 2 *IBO
Hall, . 1256 1 00
Itaoeock, ’ 681 - 8 2Tu
Haralson, 433 1
Harris, ■ • 1168 . 90
Hiu-t, 1 036 Sj . 173
Heard, 95.8 2 180
Henry, y,i';9 , 1 00 ’
Houston, 1122 4 360
Irwin, * 225 . 1 - 20
.iaekson, 1174 ’ :
.1 aspen, ’843 2w 180
Jefferson, ’ 517 B 180
Johnson, 352 2 . 180
J'oneh, 481 1 90
i-aureus, 459 2 JBQ
fee, 452 1 »0
liberty, *373 *
Lincoln, 410- ' 2 JBO
- 455 2 180
Lumpkin, > -005 1 00
Macon, . 709 2 180
Madisqn, 677 1 05
Marion, 796' 3 270
Mclntosh, , 4tUL 1 00
Meriwether, ' IS,OB’ 3 270
Miller, |}S5
Milton, ’ fvs "..
Mitchell, 456- 2 180
Monroe, 1220 2 ‘ 180
Montgomery, 348
Morgan, 483 1 \iij
Murray, 1021 2 440
Muscogee 1600 Jl 990
Newton, 1474 • , 2 170
Oglethorpe, 'TTo ‘ 3* 270
I'aulding,looo 2 180
Pickens, ' 834
Pierce, 2-20 •
Pike, ■ lefts 2 180
Polk, • Osß
Pulaski, 575 327 ft
Pat’.-, am, 660 2 180
Rabun, 507 . .
Randolph, - 102" ■ 3 270
Richmond, 2oof 13 120 ft
Seh ley, t 442 *9O
Serivtn, - . 34J,
Spalding. « *6l) 3 270
<- tW 1 90
awntew, • *,lisß 4 360-.
Talbot,- , 10,93 2 ltd
Tairie.-Tro, ’, 4,>7 1 t,o
Ta-ttrva,;, 40,5
Taylof, r , 7u; • 3 190
flerrrhi <„ ■, 1 2 13ft
Telfair, 34ft *
'Thomas, ' - 920 2 180
’Towns, 355 . '
Troup, 4130 3 ■ 270
Twiggs, .402 3 £72
’ Dnlcc, 803 T ■ 1 90
Upson, *854 2 180
Walker 1351 -1 00
Walton 12*12 1 9ft
Ware ' 272 1 20,
Warren 841 A 180
Washington ’ 1280 * 130
Wayne 2*16 1’ - 9o
Webster 500 2 ISO
White SOh • ' ■
Whitfield -144? 1 90
Witeox " 276 1 '9O
Wilkes- - T 37 ’ . 2 130
Wiikirtson 990 4 ' 360
Worth , •* -3W 1 M
1Q66& 246 22,367
In the foregoing Table, the Cavalry Companies
are hot included —one from Baldwin, one from
Clark, one from Dougherty, and one from Rich
mond, which occur to us at present. There may
be others of which we have ho knowledge. Gut ‘
of y® counties, about 25 seem not to have fur
nished any companies at aH. Besides the ‘Regi
ment of Regulars commanded by Col. Charles J. i
Williams, theee are several other Regiments not
counted in the Table, say Col. Moderns, ‘-'of
Boyd's and Col. 11. Cobb’s, together with'Col. f.
R. "R. Cobh’s Legion, consisting in all of not less -
than TO to 80 companies, which added to those
represented in the Table show over 300 compa
nies, or nearly 29,00 Q men from Georgia, now in
the field.' *. .
In MenoßiAM. —Few men have lived more be
loved or died more lamented than the late CoL
Bartow. Every man in his regiment seemed to
regard him as friend, and ■ his atten
tion to tbe comfoptfi ,of bis uieo, both privates
and 'officers, gave him a strong bold upon their
regard and gratitude. Wd were reminded of this'
a few dava since, upon seeing in the yard of John
W. Davies, of this city, a neatly executed column,
about.six feet high, and afoot in diameter, which
has since been erected as a cenotaph on the field
of Manassas, on the spot wbere the hero fell. It
bears simply bis name and dyißg words :
“FRANCIS S. BARTOW.”
‘‘They bare killed me, boys,
But never give up the flgbt.”
We were not surprised to learn, upon enquiry,
that it was executed and erected at the expense of
the stb Regi > ent Georgia Volunteers.— Richmond
Examiner, 4 th.
BY* TELEGRAPH.
IjATUR PROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF
ARABIA.
Halifax, X. S., Sept. 3. —The steamship Arabia j
; has arrived from Qoeenstbwti with Liverpool dates
j to th« 25th of August.
Liverpool Cotton Market. —The sales of cot
ou Saturday Were 30,dd0 bales, o f which specula-
I ‘ora'aud export ers topk.lu.oeo bales. The market
1 closing firm.
i State of Trade.— Manchester advices were |
J fijyorahle. , A
London Money - .Man-kt.—Cbßsols were quoted
j '4 !'o^«slb*i.
'•SUITER'S IIILL TAKKN.
- . RiciLiioND, Sept. 3.—l'aqsengers frqfli Manassas
I this evcnjng, report that a conrier reached there
yesterday feuenoon,slating that -Shelter's Hill was
taken by the Confederates on Wednesday. The
Federal loss, was 4#D killed and veoundod and 300
p* isOners. The Confederate loss was 120 killed
and ‘wounded.
The report is given as received,
COL. WHEAT lJf THE FIELD.
• Richmond, Sept, ti.—Col. Wheat, Who fought So
gaUlanMy, and was so severely wounded at Ma
nassas. Plains, has arrived here. He appears well.
FROM RICHMOND. *
111 tiwoNd, Sept. (!.—Vice President Stephens
has determined to remain fn Richmond during
the fall- ■
The city is full of rumors of engagements,
skirmishes, Ac., but nothing ia known to be re
liable.
GEORGIA HOSPITAL.
Richmond, Sep’t 6. —At a meeting of a few Geor
gian.-, and nitinbcrs of Congress held hero a few
weeks-since, an organisation wax commenced for
establishment of a Georgia Hospital fn the city of
Richmond, andau executive .committee appointed
This action was taken in iguorau.ee of the exten
of the organization and objects of tiie Georgio Rq,
lief and Hospital Association.
The Hon. E. is Chairman of t.he
Committee, and Mr. H. Moore, having visited
this city, and a full consultation with suoh of
the' former meeting ns.remained in the city liav
iug beep had, it has-been defined best, with the
full concurrence of theCainmittee appointed here,
to dispense with the former organization aud to
place the whole matter under the Charge of the
Georgia State Association.
To relieve all upprehensions on the subject, as
■Chairman of the former meeting,' I make Phis
publication, and request all persons desirous to
aid in the lauda'ole object aimed at by both, to re
port to the proper officers of the Georgia Relief
and Hospital Association.
Howell Cobb, Chairman.
1 heartily concur in this action,
Thos. It. K. Coufi,
Member of the Congressional Committee for
the sick and wounded.
Richmond, Sep’t o.— The foljriwing .telegram
was. received ill Richmond t.0.-day, dated Atlanta,.
Septem.bec.ti:
Wm. H. Pritchard, Ga. Hosp. Oim :
I will geijd you Immediately a check for $5,000
for the Georgia Hospital:
(Signed) ' Joseph E. iti;o\v«.
Our large Hospital will bo ready in a few days
and others will b,a established as speedily as pox
si ole., • <* ~
STEALING AND COUNTERFEITING ’fREAS
CBV .NOTES.
Richmond, Va., Sept, k.— Some few sbeebs of
Confederate notes of the denomination ot; $3 aud
Were stolen at Petersburg, Va., en route for
Richmond, but being .hunglingly signed, they
were teaditv detected. The parties impl: oated
in stealing iind counterfeiting these notes have
been arrested, and are now in custody here..
THE CONFEDERATES ADVANCING .
llicnMpjiD, Sept. Ci. —lt is generally conceded
here that the advance of Cohfederates towards
Alexandria, Arlington Heights, and oilier points,
has-been steady and suceessfnl.
There is nothing reliable late from the moun
tains ofWestern Virginia. The bad weather has
-impeded the military movement in that section
of the State.
Much speculation is indulged in as to the
destination of Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston ; but
the Hessians will, doubtless, find out where he is
in due time.
Newspapers from and South of Augusta are very
irregular in reaching this -city.
BURNING OF THE DRY DOCK AT PENHA
. • COLA. - ■
Mobile, Sept. 4.—About twelve o’clock yester
dav, the Dry Dock aground betweeti Fort Pickens
and,tlie Navy Yard was hurried. It is not known
whether it was fired by the Confederates or the
Lineoloßgs.
FROM RICHMOND.
Richmond, Sept. 4.—Vice Presiderft Stephens
returned this afternoon from Manassas. His broth
er Judge Stephens, accompanies him. The later
has been quite sick, but is much improved.
There is nothing reliable ol interest from the
camps.
FEDERAL VESSEL SUNK.
Richmond, Sept. 4. —-. The I-Tedericksburg (Va.,).
Kecordor of yesterday, says'the masts of a schoo
ner arc sticking out oi ■ water near the Maryland
shore, opposite Aquia Creek, sunk by the Con
fedcrate guns.
ARRIVAL OF GEN. JOHNSTON.
RfoBMONt), Sept. s.—Albert .Sydney Johnston
has arrived. Ho ranks in the Confederate army,
'second only to Adjutant General Cooper.
The rank of Generate fixed by the test Congress
has bepti approved by the President.
RUMORS.
Richmond, Sept. 6* —Vague reports are still
current in regard to the cap,tire of Rosencrantz’s
army, but nothing reliable.
Some few private dispatches published in South
ern pupers, give authority for theii* statements by
saving the report is confirmed ,by dispatches re.-
oeived by the War Department. Such reports
are only made to deceive the pufilishers and read
ers, and to create the opinion that there corres
respondents have news facilities superior to those
enjoyed by the General Telegraphic News
Agent.
ANOTHER SKIRMISH—GLORIOUS RESULTS.
Rilhmomi, Sept. s.—Passengers by this after
noon's train from Manassas state that the Con
federates killed 3(?0 Federate and lost 20 on their
side in a sharp skirmish which took iduce yeßter
day, on the Confederates taking possession of tin
important hill near Arlington liights.
This report is given as received.
ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS, AC.
Richmond, Sept. 2.0-102 Federal prisoner-,
reached here this afternoon. They were taken
by Floyd near Gaailey’s bridge test week. One
hundred of then) belonged to the Ohio Seventh
Regiment. Many of them were killed, and the
balance of them Bed in great disorder, wadibg
end swimming the river. The were signally routed
&nd thoroughly demoralized.
About two thousand Federal prisoners are now
in Richmond.
; Nothing of interest frofti the camps.
The weather in the Mountains of Virginia, is
quite cool. Winter clothing is absolutely needed
by many of the spldiers.
It is the duty of the South to liberally
warm clothing and to sustain all movements to
ameliorate the condition of the sick and wounded.
fiTr.DISASTROUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
lUchmond, Sept; 3.—li is stated bv an eDgine'er,
j.st arrived, that a serious accident occurred on
he Railroad hear Abington, Ya., to-day. The
Aikin Guards, Capt. Brady, of the Mtb Louisiana
regimefit had one killed and 13 wounded. The
names have not yet been ascertained.
SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
I Richmond, September 3a— I Congress pass'd an
| act authorizing the President to continue Jhe .ap
pointments made by him in the military and na
val service, during the recess, of Congresk, or
during the fast, and present sessions ahtl to aub
mit them to Congress. at>,lihe commencement of
the next sessiha.
Congress was in session about two hours and
then adjourned until tbe third Mapday in No
vember.
THB C. 3. STEAMER SUMJER.
WASHigGioe r .Sept 2.—The CVS. stearter "Sum
ter was seen off tbe coast of Venezuela on the 15tb
v'lt., steering west. Her Captain, when at Trini
dad, expressed the intention of going to Brazil to
cruise for East India and California vessels.
Baxtimore, Sept. 3d. —A lettdr from Key West
"says that the C. .3. steamer I’owhattan captured;
a prize of ttie Sumter’s, and found a letter bag
ceutaining a letter to President Davis, describing
the movements ofthe.Sumter,
AFFAIRS IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
Va., Sept. 2.—Co). Crossman with
two companies -of regulars, attacked four com
panies of .Secessionists at Worthington, Marion
county, ' Va., but were heated off, with albss of
two-ktlled. Reinforcements havn been sent to
Gatiopolis.
' Tbe Confederates were whipped at Barbour
, co»Dty Court House, recently, by three companies
of Federalists, who burned the town.
SEIZURE OF CHARLESTON VESSELS.' ‘
Boston, Sept. 2.— Tyro barks owned in Charles
ton have been seized by the Surveyor of this
port.
CHASE’S APPEAL IN BEHALF OF THE LOAN.
Washington, Sapt 3.—Secretary Chase has
issued a patriotic appeal in behalf of the Federal
Loan.
THE FORT HATTERAS PRISONERS.
Nxw York, Sept. 3.—The Confederate prison
ers, recently captured at Fort Hatteras, N. C.,
h ve arrived and are now confined on board the
hull of foe Brandywine.
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
Louisville. Ky., Sept. 3.— Tbe Legislature is
not yet organized a difficulty baviDg arisen regard
ing the new districts, and several extra Senators.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF
NORTH AMERICAN.
New York, Sept. 2. —The steamer North Amer
ican has arrived at Montreal, with dates to Au
gust 20.
Liverpool Cotton' Market. —The sales of cot
ton for three (|a>- s were 50,000 bales, at an ad
vance of Vd., the market closing firm. The
sales on Friday were 24,000 bales. Fair Orleans
9 }4d.
London Monet M arket.— Cousols were quoted
at 90X(590>4.
GENERAL NEWS.
U'h§ rupture bet ween Austria and Hungary is
regarded as complete.
AFFAIsTn MISSOURI.
St. Lofts, Sept. 2. —lt is reported that the ('on
federates are concentrating ah the the
Cairo and button Railroad where they will make
a stand.
BUTLER EXULTANT AND ELOQUENT.
Loctsvxllw, Sept. 2.-—There is nothing in East
ern reports bftt glorification over the Haiteras
aftair. Butler says llatteras Lights may again
send forth its cheering ray to the storm beaten
mariner.
Anew department is to be created for Butler.
SEIZURE OF VESSELS.
'tiEW \ ork, Sept. 2.—The Surveyor bus seized
twenty-eight vessels, owned wholly or in part in
the Soflth.
EXCITING RUMORS.
New York, Sept. 2—The Washington corres
pondent of the Post says*: The pickets are clos
ing. Theye are many exciting*'rumors. Some
say the Confederates have crossed at Acquia Creek.
ARRESTS—SKIRMISII
,THE STEaMER
Washington, Sept. 3.-*-'i he steamer R. B. Ford
has arrived at, the Navy Yard. Her Captain, Ist
and 21 mates, boatswain and carpenter, have been
arrested and double iroued. # The charge against
them is unknown.
There wd& jsonie skirmishing near Bailey’s Cross
Roads this morning before daylight! The Con
federates drew a considerable force from Monson’s
Hill, to deceive the pickets, but at four o’clock iu
the afternodq, the Federals had possession of the
Cross Roads.
ARRIVAL OF PRINCE NAPOLEON
St. Louis, Sep’t 4. —Prince Napoleon has ar
rived. Fremont bad prepared a huge escort but
th® Prince quietly slipped to the Planter’s Hotel.
LINCOLN TO MAGOFFIN.
Lowusville, September 4.—Lincoln’s message to
Magodfin, concludes thus.
I do not believe it is the popular wish of Ken
tucky that.the troops be moved from her limrt-.
With this impression upon my imud, I auat re
spectfully decline. I sympathize with Governor
Magoffin iu his desire to preserve but
with regret I search and cannot find iu your not
very short letter any declaration or intimation
that you desire the preservation of the Union.
FROM TYLER’S DIVISION.
Louisville, Sept. 4.—A letter duted Maysvilic,
Aug. 31st, states that bpats just lauded from
Charleston Va., reports that Tyler had 3,000 meu,
j of whom only 250 escaped.
j * RIVER fcIv'UvMLSII.
* Cairo, Sept. 4.—The grunbeats, Tyler and Lex
j Litton, engaged the Confederate gnnboat Yankee
oil" Hickman, Ky. The Yunkoc was supported
by two batteries on shore. The Federal gun*
bot ts fired twenty shots and returned to Cairo
uninjured. Grant took command to-day.
• jNEW YORK DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Syracuse, N. Y., Bept. 3. —Hertunn J. Redfield
was fleeted permanent Chairman «f the Conven
tion. The Mozart and Tamilian delegations
were Emitted, casting 17 votes each.
ARREST OF A MISSOURIAN.
Sara*. "OOA, Sept. 4.—Jas. Chapin, cf Vicksburg,
has been arrdsted and sent to Fort LaT&yette.
A HERALD “CANARD.”
liOUisvi I.lb Sept. 4. —The reports announcing
the death < >f President Davis, which were origina
ted by the New Yo r k Herald’s Washington cor
respondent caused the inost ihteilse excitement,
until a dispatch wag rev %ive(l contradicting the
statement.
SEIZDRE OFVE. SSELS '
Phii.ai>el;phta, Sept. s.— Five , ’ ressels were cou '
fiscated to-day.
A MISSOURI GAMBLER IX WAS ULVGTON '
Washington, Sept. s.— Gamble, the t °r UH Gov
ernor, of Missouri, is here. The Confedei arc
reported concentrating their forces at the ‘-bain
Bndge.
CAPTURE QF A CHARLESTON VESSEL
New 1 ouk, Sept. 4.— The Roanoke captured
the Middleton, from Charleston, for Liverpool,
loaded with Naval stores.
SEIZURE OF PROPERTY.
Cincinnati, Sept. 4. Cash balances due to
Southerners by the Commission houses liere'havc
been seized
ABE REPUDIATES FREMONT.
Louisville, Sept. 4.— lt is stated that the IJnion
ites have dispatches from Lincoln repudiating
Fremonts negro proclamation.
.Louisville, Sept. 4.—lt is denied that the
Union Committee have received dispatches from
Lincoln relative to Fremont’s proclamation.
AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI.
Quincy , Sept. s. —The Confederates with 20,000
men and 2 pieces of artillery, are between Ilennc
well’knd Sbelbina. The telegraph and railroad
have been stopoed.
Pope will proceed to the scene of action im
mediately.
Hurl but is repbrted west of Sheljjina with 1500
Federate-
NEW YORK DEMOCRh TIC CONVENTION.
Syracuse, Sept. 4.—On recunsieepation the
Mozart delegation were expelled from the Con
vention. '
* A IIERALD STORY.
New York, Sep t. 3.—The New York Herald
reports a plot to blow up the Croton Acqueduct.
SEIZURE OF MERCHANDIZE.
Cincinnati, 0., Sept. 3.—The U. S. Marshal
yesterday, seized the interest of the‘citizens of
the rebel States in merchandize, for sale on com
mih«ion, amounting to $5,000.
Philadeli-hia, Sept. 3.—A Federal Congres
man from North Carolina, Mr. A. H. Foster, U
ion Congressman from Nofth Carolina, arrest
here to-day en route for Washington.
RESIGNATION OF CFN. PRENTISS.
Caibo, 111., Sfcpt. S.-t-Genera! Prentiss, the Fed
eral commander here, has resigned.
NSW YORK GO-SIP.
New York, Sept. Od,—The “Courier dee Etats
Unis” has fallen iuto new bar , and will hereaf
ter advocate rebellion. [WLat rebellion ?]
Tammany HaL eleoted a full delegation of local
ists /perhaps loyalists) to the Syracuse Convention
The steamship Aragohas arrived from Eur„pe-
NOTHING FROM ROSENCRANTZ.
Washington, Sept. 2 —The War Department
has received nothing official of iiOEOncrantz dis
aster.
MESSAGE OF GOV. MAGOFFIN.
Louisville; Sept. Sth.—Magolfin’s Message, iz
regard *o Federal relations is mostly retrospect
tive, showing Kentucky’s neutrality to have bee :
thrice ratified at the ballot box, and that his own
uourse in refusing ipen to Lincoln, and his effort;
to keep belUgereuts-off of Kentucky soil, have
met with nearly the unanimous approval of Ken
tuckians. He says : “And now, addressing my
self to the representatives of the people of Ken
tucky,, I protest, in their name and presence, iu
the name of constitutional liberty, and in the pre
sence of heaven and earth against all and every
pne of the President’s usurpations and unconsti
tutional and illegal acts, and I protest furthermore,
against the prosecution of a war, professedly for
the Object of restoring the Government, au object
utterly imposible Os attainment by such insane
meafis as a war of coercion, and I protest more -
over against Kentucky being blade the camping
ground or the pathway for the movement of forces
by either of the belligerents, and I recommend,
earnestly lo the General Assembly, the prompt
passage of resolutions, requiring both belligerent s
to keep off our soil, and reject in good faith th ■
Oentrality which the people of Kentucky with un
exampled unanimity desire to preserve.”
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
: Boston, September 4.— Ex GOv. Briggs was
aueidentally shot in the jaw to-day. The wound
will probably prove fatal.
The ship Alice ball, from Liverpool, has been
captured.
seizure of Vessels.
September 4.—Three ships and
a lot of Tobacco wis seized to-day. Tbe Abby
Bradford, one of the Sumter’s‘prizes, has been
recaptared bv tie- Powhattan,
AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI.
Louisville, Sept. 5. — Capt. Gorsuch of tbe
State Guards has been arrested for recovering the
guns of big campany.
Gov. Harris telegraphs to-Gov. Magoffin that
the Tennesseeans occupy and are fortifying Hick
man and Chalk Bluff. Harris disapproves cf the
proceedings. His message has been submitted
to the Senate and a special committee appemted
to consider the matter and report to-morrow.
Rumors are rife in town that the Lincoln gun
joats had shelled Columbus but tbey-can be traced
to no reliable source.
AFFAfK.3 IN MISSOURI.
St. Loris, Sept. 3.-Dlspatcbes Iron. Macon
City, Mo., dafed August Slat, say the Secession
ists have taken St. Josephs and Sliebena.
The Confederates and Federalists are fighting
a || over- Missouri, both parties capturing mauy
prisoners.
K ARRESTS.
New Yobn, Sept. 3.—John C. Rahmui*, a mer
chant and native of foe West ludtes, has been ar
rested for treason, and confined in Fort LaFay
ette.
The editor of the Watchman, pufelisl ed at
GreeD Point, Long Island, has been confined in
Fort Lafayette.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONER.-*.
Cairo, 111., Sept. 3.—C01. Wallace, cf tbe Fed
eralists, and Geu. Pillow, of tbe Confederate.!, ar
exchanging prisoners.
THE STEAMER