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I The degree of Doctor of Laws was
conferred by Harvard College on Gen.
Winfield Scott, on the 17th iost.
. The Atlanta Intelligencer has news
from Nioholasville, East Kentucky, that
arms and munitions of war are being
sent into East Tennessee.
J James Milcher, the man arraigned in .
Macon on the charge of treason, was
found guilty, and warned to leave the
city in five days If we mistake not, the
penalty attached to this crime is deafh.
E. D. Tracy, son of the late Judge Tra
cy, of Macoa, has been promoted to the
position of Major of the 4th Alabama
Regiment, for gallant conduct at the bat
tle of Manassas.
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President Davis has made a requisi- !
tiou upon Florida for 1,000 volunteers to
serve during the war. They will be form- ,
ed into a camp of instruction with drill
officers appointed by the President.
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The Memphis Appeal hears it positively
asserted that 800 rifles and Bor 10 pieces
of artillery have been seized at Maysville,
Ky., and are now deposited where they
will do the Confederate States “some
servico.”
The Montgomery Mail learns the death
of Col. Egbert Jones, of the 4th Alabama
Regiment, who is reported to have died i
near Gordonsville, Va., on Friday the
2Gth instant. lie was wounded severely
at the battle of Manassas.
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Liberal Subscription.
Col. .1. D. Waters, of Houston, Texas, 1
lead oil with the following liberal sub- |
seription at that city, to the Confederate
loan: 400 bales of cotton; 800 birds,
sugar; 300 bbls. molasses; 5,000 bush- |’
ele-corn; 1,000 head of cattle. h
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Chattanooga Markets.
llacou, hog round, was selling in Chat
tanooga, on the 27tb, at 184 to 14 cents; j
sides, 15} to 10; hams, 14 to 14}; j
shoulders, 12} ; lard,l3 cents ; corn, 80 j
to 87 cents. j
A Courier Sent to France. 1
The Richmond Enqnircr learns from a | 1
reliable source, that the French Consul 1
at Richmond, Mons. Paul, on Wednesday ‘
last, dispatched a Courier to his govern- 1 1
meat, conveying an account of the two *
battles recently fought near Manassas. ! <
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Th Tiger Kitten. I
The New Orleans Picayune says that ; I
at the battle of Manassas, the Tiger Ri- 1
flee, Capt. White, Ist Lieutenant Tom t
Adrian, becoming disgusted with their i
Mississippi rifles (without bayonets), i
when ordered to charge, threw away <
their rifles and charged with bowie knives, I
as the enemy say, like demons, and put
all to flight before them.
The commission of engineers appointed i
to prepare plans of fortifications at var
ious points around New Orleans have ]
submitted their roport. They are em- i
powered, to take possession of certain
lands and buildings for tho purpose of <
erecting forts, and all tho fortifications <
for the defence of the city are rapidly ]
progressing. Arrangements have also
been made for the erection of a powder i
mill. ___
In Congress at Richmond, on the 24th 1
inet., the death of Col. F. S. Bartow, was 1
announced by Hon. T. R. It. Cobb, of
Georgia, who, aftor pronouncing a beau
tiful eulogy on the deceased, offered a 1
aeries of appropriate resolutions which
were unanimously adopted. Appropriate
remarks in reference to the character of
the deceased were also made by Messrs.
Hill of Georgia, Mason of Virginia, and
Chesuut of South Carolina. Congress
then adjourned in respect to the occa
sion.
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Prize Recaptured.
A dispatch from New York, the 21st, j
to the Baltimore Sun, notioes the arrival
there of the S. J. Waring, one of the ,
prizes captured by the Privateer “Jeff
Davis.” On the night of the 10th inst.,
when fifty miles south of Charleston, the
steward, Wm. Tilman, killed three of the
prize crew with a hatchet. The other
two were released on promising to assist
in working the vessel. Their names are
James Wilmer and James Dawsett, for
merly of New Jersey. The negro Till
man, with the aid of the rest of the crew,
®xcept one named Donald M. Cloud, who
refused to assist in the recapture of the
were vessel, brought to that port.
Gen. Johnston.
A letter from one of tho 4th Alabama
Regiment, in camp near Winchester, Va.,
to the Mongomtery Advertiser, gives the
following brief and truthful sketch of the
personal appearance of Gen. Joseph John
ston, of the Confederate Army:
Gen. Johnston is a man of medium size, i
about forty-five years of age ; black eyes; j
his hair and whiskers, though once black, j
are slightly sprinkled with gray. He is I
in excellent health, has a splendid form,
and is exceedingly active.
The Cumberland Gap.
The Louisville Journal of the 20tb, says
a citizen of Western Virginia, en route
for Indiana with his family, assures the
Harrordsburg Press, that he passed thro’
Cumberland Gap a few days previous and
found 1500 troops of Tennesseeans and
Kentuckians, with a battery of six field
pieces, entrenched two miles this side of
the Kentucky line, while 400 troops are
encamped ou the Teuncessee side He
says he was informed at the Gap that
these troopa would soon take up a line of
maroh for Somerset and Crab Orchard,
aad are only waiting to capture Andy I
Johnson before they move.
Tltc Member of Congress Prisoner.
The Hon. Mr. Ely, M. C., who is a
prisoner here, represents one of the
strongest Black Republican Districts in
Western New York.
A Southern gentleman now in attend
ee® at the Bankers’ Convention, informs
us that he was i n Ely’s District lat
summer, and understood that he was most
active in organizing Wide-Awake Clubs.
| We are informed that Mr. Ely says if
he is released he will procure the libera
tion of all our privateersmen in New
York. Probably our Government will
think it better for Mr. Ely to procure
their liberation first; and then, but not
till then, a corresponding number of oar
prisoners, himself among the rest, may
be discharged. —Richmond Dispatch.
VOLUME V.!
From Col. Ramsey’* Regiment.
Notwithstanding we have already pub
liahftd full particulars of the battles at
Rich Mountain and Laurel Hill, Virginia,
and Garnett’s retreat, we make some
short extracts from a private letter from
an officer of Col. Ramsey’s regiment, to
his wife of this city, which may be of
interest to our readers in this vicinity, if
not elsewhere.
Gen. Garnett having received informa
tion which induced him to fall back to
Monterey, he marched over the moun
tains to the left of Beverly to avoid the
enemy supposed to be at that place, and
on Friday night, encamped on Cheat
River. The march was resumed Satur
i day morning, and at twelve or one o’clock
’ the rear was attacked by the enemy.
Col. Ramsey’s regiment being in the
rear, they had to do all the fighting.
Seven of the companies were posted in
ambush, and three others in a line to
draw the enemy’s fire. The battle lasted |
two or three hours, when the three compa
nies retreated.
In the last attack, Gen. Garnett was
shot through the head with a rifle ball
and fell dead from his horse.
During the whole engagement it rained
hard, and our soldiers waded the river
four times. The seven companies that
were cut off had to make their way out
through the mountains as best they could.
After the fight the Confederate forces
kept up the march all day and night, and
after stopping to feed their horses for the
first time in 24 hours, proceeded until
they reached Monterey where they joined
our forces of 5,000 men, under Oen.
Henry R. Jackson.
Our loss during the whole of the en
gagement commencing at Laurel Hill,
scarcely exceeds 25 killed. The greatest
loss sustained was from exposure and
hunger in the mountains. They were
three days without food and in a contin
uous rain, and kept up the march night
and day, suffering greatly.
Troops are constantly pouring in at
Monterey from Richmond.
The writer of the letter says he was
in the mud and water waist deep, for four
days ; his boots were filled with mud for
six days, and scarcely did he rest, eat or
sleep for that time, the Yankee halls
whistling frequently about his ears.
Capt. Wilkins’ Company.
We met and conversed on Monday with
Private Sturdivent, direct from the camp
of the Regiment at Monterey. He reports
the company in good health. Mr. S. has
been discharged on account of had health
and is returning to his home iu Montgo
mery, Ala. He says that in the precipi
tate retreat they were compelled to make
on the 12th, they lost everything except
what they had on their backs at the time.
Six of the company were taken prisoners,
to wit: Lieuts. W. R. Turman, and L.
W. Wall, and privates Seaborn Cook, Pe
ter Key, George Magnus and Atchi
son. They were subsequently discharg
ed on parole of honor and arrived at the
camp previous to Mr. S’s departure. In
the retreat privates Moses Hall, Billy
Hall, Jacob White, Jas. T. Smith, and Jas.
McElrath, became separated from the
company and lost in the mountain—the
two latter had reached the camp at Mon
terey before Mr. Sturdivent left, and re
port the others behind tired clown and
sick.
But two deaths have occurred iu the
company, one of which, Jason Smith,
died at Pensacola, and the other,
Mathews, at Cheat River.
No member of the company received a
scratch in the engagements.
Mr. T. speaks in the highest terms of
Capt. lVilkins, both as a man and officer,
and says he is loved by his men general
ly. In reply to an inquiry we made of
Mr. S. as to a particular member of the
company, a private, who we had heard it
reported had sworn vengeance against
the Captain, he said “he is known
throughout tho company as the pet of
Capt. Wilkins.”
Capt. Wilkins and the Ohioans.
It is related of Capt. F. G. Wilkins,
that having been cut off from the main
body, with a number of his men, during
the retreat to Monterey, and while making
their way over the mountains, suddenly
and unexpectedly walked up into an en
campment of Ohio troops, and saluted
them with the interrogatory, “Who are
yon ?”
“We are Ohio troops,” was the reply.
The question, “who are you and whore
are you bound ?” was then put to Capt.
Wilkins, who, finding himself in a di
lemma, replied:
“We belong to an Independent Penn
sylvania Regiment, have been cut off
from them for some time, and are darned
hungry.”
Whereupon, the Ohioans advised him
to hurry up and.find his regiment, and
break open houses and steal provisions
as they did.
The truth of the above is not vouched
for, but the manner in which the Captain
outwitted the Hessians is very charac
teristic.
Rejoicing in Kentucky.
The Louisville Courier says the news of
{ the great victory at Manassas was celebra
| ted at Floydsburg, Oldham county, on
Monday night, by a general illumination,
bonfires, music, and beating of drums.—
The people were overjoyed and had a good
time of it generally. At Elizabethtown,
in Hardin county, the news created the
greatest excitement andjoy. The citizens
assembled and celebrated the triumph
with blazing bonfires and music. The
tar barrels were kept burning all the
night. ___
Tlie Privateer Sumter.
The Macon Citizen has been informed
by a relative of an officer on board the
C. S. War steamer, Sumter, (now return
ing from Europe with a supply of armß,
&c.,) that trains have been laid and mag
azines prepared so that in the event of
i their getting into close quarters with the
enemy—with no probability of escape —
the vessel will be blown up and every
man on board has determined to share
her fate.
A gentleman of Macon who subscribed
largely to the Confederate loan, we be
lieve, has a son-in-law who is an officer
of the Sumter.
A Voice from England.
The London Telegraph, in an article on
American affairs, concludes thus: “We
have never feared that oar transatlantic
1 brethren would permit Lincoln and Se-.
■ j ward to cancel the work of Washington
I and Jefferson*”
THE WEEKLY SUN.
Letter from Liverpool.
The following is extracted from a letter
direct from Liverpool, received by a gen
tleman of this city, aad which has been
obligingly placed at our disposal:
“I have read your remarks respecting
the position of your troops, their efficien
cy and ardor aud determination to fight
to the last rather than yield to the North ;
and that the threat of the North to sub
jugate you has caused every man and
boy to enlist for the war, and so great is
the desire, that half cannot be accepted.
I also read with pleasure that you have
plenty of provisions and to spare, all
through the country, materials of war
sufficient, and I hope efficient generals
I to lead them. I do not believe in the
possibility of the North overcoming you ;
they had better come to terms and divide
the land with you. The great difficulty
will be the blockading of your ports and
the prevention of Cotton coming out;
when this article will be wanted some
months hence, then there will be trouble
I fear.
“If you are not conquered by November
next, or your ports are not open for
shipment of the cotton, I fear some diffi
culty must result both with this country
and with France.
“The sympathies of this people and
their interests are with you as they can
trade with you and will be glad of your
success, and I think, support this govern
ment in any measures that may be neces
sary to obtain the staple if hindered by
the blockade.
“We cannot think it possible that the
governments of this country and France
will see their operatives starve, for want
of a raw material, necessary to them,
and which you have and want to exchange
for goods or money: the thing appears
inordible, and we conclude, that sooner
than allow such a state of things, the
blockado must be raised. While you are
willing to let us have tho cotton, it does
not seem right that we should be prevent
ed. The Government and people are
watching all these contingencies very
closely, and a few months must decide
something important in this respect. I
have seen Col. Chambers’ letter which
shows a noble patriotism and with such
feelings animating your people you must
triumph. I think your people will pre
sent to the world an imposing spectacle
of self-devotion, and the continuation of
the struggle will gradually interest the
world more deeply with your cause. I
see Bishop Otey says ‘the men of the
South will present a wall of steel against
their Northern invaders more impassable
than fortresses.’
“As our people become interested in
your cause, so will our government be
strengthened to act decisively.”
From North-Western Virginia.
We have been permitted to make the
annexed extracts from a letter from an
officer of Col. Ramsey’s regiment, dated
the 28d:
“ A nobler, more gallant and braver
soldier than Gen. Garnett, has not yet
been born. I saw and was with him a
few minutes before he fell. He was as
cool and calm as I ever saw him, and
said, ‘ Halt your men and follow me; we
will whip them,” when he pressed for
ward in the midst of the fight, where the
balls were flying thick as hail. Soon
after, he fell mortally wounded by a rifle
ball from the hands of a Virginia moun
tain tory.
“These scoundrels have led our ene
mies upon us and have been the cause of
our defeat in the North-western part
of the State. Men are pouring in here
every day, from North Carolina, Arkan
sas, Georgia, and Southern Virginia, and
we will soon have an army sufficient to
drive them back to Ohio.
“Say to all able-bodied young men at
homo, that now is the time; we need
them, and to come at once. Let them
come in squads of five, ten or twenty,
and bring their rifles. It is better to
fight our enemies hero than in Georgip,
and when we fight for Virginia, we fight
for Georgia.
“It is true our regiment has done
but little in slaying the enemy, but
I am proud to say that our men have
faced the enemy, and received them
with musket balls .when ordered to
do so. It has been our misfortune
to labor under most unfavorable cir
cumstances; yet we have done more
hard labor than any regiment in the ser
vice of the Confederate States.”
The United States War Tax.
The New York Daily News, of the 20th,
says the heavy penalties imposed by the
war, begin to be put on the people. A
bill distributing the amount to be paid
by each State has been prepared, and is
thus given:
Maine $631,329 Indiana $1,357,313
N. Hampshire... 327,610 Illinois .....1,719,627
Vermont 316,602 Missouri 1,141,691
Massachusetts.!,236,Bo2 Kansas 109,619
Rhode Island... 175,445 Arkansas..*. 302,829
Connecticut 462,321 i Michigan 752,645
New York 3,905,8781 Florida 116,284
New Jersey 675,201 Texas !.. 532,680
Pennsylvania ...2,920,079, lowa. 678,132
Delaware 112,025 Wisconsin 779,533
Maryland 655,235 California 462,321
Virginia 1,406,326 Minnesota 163,786
North Carolina. 5C4.2921 Oregon 52.711
South Carolina. 545,356 New Mexico... 93,972
Georgia 876,551 j Utah 40,473
Alabama. 703.800-Washington.... 11,633
Mississippi 619,627 Nebraska 28,968
Louisiana 578,803,Nevada .-. 6,889
Ohio 2.350.035: Colorado 31,358
Kentucky 1*070.543 j Dacotah 4,862
Tennessee 1.004.240 iDist. Columbia 74,155
The large army of tax collectors that
will have to be appointed to collect this
tax, will have “a good time” in getting
at the distributive shares of the Confed
erate States. An overwhelming army
will be necessary to back each one in the
performance of his official functions.
The Alabama Zouaves.
We find the following list of the killed
and wounded of the Alabama Zouaves,
from Tuskegee—a part of the Fourth
Alabama Regiment, which suffered so
severely at the battle of Manassas—in
the last Tuskegee States. That paper
says it is a correct list:
Lieut. Col. Law, wounded in the left
arm with a Minnie ball; Private F. M.
Luttrel, killed; Captain T. B. Dryer,
slightly wounded ; Lieutenant Chapman,
badly, not mortally; T. J. Sinclair, Jas.
j Taylor, A. A. Green, Lawrence Lewis,
Jere Lynch, “m. 11. Winn, L. Tenison,
H. Dnbberly, John Gillespie, J. S. Leon
i ard, D. Guerry, slightly wounded; Jasper
Newsom, badly; B. F. Ward, missing.
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Mr. Memminger, Secretary of the Trea
sury, stated to the Bank Congress in
Richmond on the 25th, that proof impres
sions of the Confederate bonds had been
received, which would soon be issued in
sums of $5, $lO, sls, S2O, and sso.
These bonds will be received as bank
notes by all the Southern Banks.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, AUGUST 6, 1861.
TELEGBAP HIC
Dispatches to the Daily Sun.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Bv the Southern Line.
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Richmond, July 29—Thomas M. Fore
man, has been elected by the Georgia
| Delegation, member of Congress in place
of Col. Francis S. Bartow, deceased.
[Mr. Foreman, was formerly a member
of the Legislature of this State and is a
man of considerable note.]
Richmond, July 80.—Congress has
passed and made public a postal bill per
mitting soldiers to send letters without
prepaying postage, the postage to be
collected at the office of destination.
The bill confers the same privilege on
members of Congaess.
Beauregard’s appointment as full Gen
eral in the Confederate army was unan
imously confirmed by Congress, the com
mission to date from the 21st July.
The proceedings of Congress in open
session are unimportant. It was most of
the day in secret session.
There are many reports circulating
in regard to army movements, &c., but
they are of doubtful reliability.
R. J. Moses, Esq., of Columbus, Ga ,
has been appointed by Gen. Toombs as
Commissary of Toombs Brigade, with
the rank of Major.
Richmond, July 31—Congress has been
in secret session all day.
A resolution was made public permit
ting tire Ist Regiment of North Carolina
volunteers to be mustered into service for
the time agreed upon by them when they
volunteered, and to pay them for services
already rendered. This includes the pay
of privates and the Cadets from the
North Carolina Military Institute.
The President approved the resolution
making the disposition of the donations
by churches on Fast Day, to relieve the
wounded at Manassas. The amount is
$5,278 GO.
Richmond, July 31.—The Petersburg
Express of this morning, reports that Ar
thur B. Davis, of Columbus, Ga., shot
and instantly killed a Mr. Axson, of
Charleston, S. C., on Tuesday, at Wel
don, on the Wilmington Railroad. Davis
has arrived here. The particulars of
the fray are not stated.
New Orleans, July 31—The Louisiana
State Bank declares’ this evening a divi
dend of eight (8) per cent, out of its
profits for the last six months, besides
reserving a large surplus.
Washington, July 29.—Gen. Cadwal
lader supersedes Gen. Mansfield. Gen.
RuDyan retires.
Baltimore, July 29.—The members
of the National Guards having been pa
thetically appealed to by Dix, consented
to remain in service until Wednesday.
Forsyth, Taney Cos,. Mo., July 29*—
The Federalists have possession of the
town, and found several tons of lead in
wells. They killed four Missourians.—
Wilkes, the correspondent of the New
York Times, was wounded.
Indianapolis, July 29.—The 10th and
28th regiments have returned home.
Wheeling, July 29.—The bogus Leg
islature has adjourned.
Washington, July 29. —The House
directs taxation with some modifications.
The bill passed by a vote of 78 to 38.
Fortress, Monroe, July 29.—Four
regiments have been ordered hence to
Washington, with the view of checking
any contemplated aggresive movement.
A dispatch to the Herald says Secre
tary Welle has ordered a powerful naval
force to guard the crossing of the Poto
mac below Washington.
The story about Lee’s intention to cross
the Potomac south of Harper’s Ferry is
improbable.
Au entire chaDge in the organization
of the army is probable.
About midnight, there was a collision
of picket guards near the chain bridge.
Burch of the party, who went for the
body of Cameron, killed at Manassas,
has returned. His companions were held
as prisoners, and himself sworn to si
lence.
The N. Y. Tribune says Col. Lander
has authorized Sumner here to organize
a regiment of men of the mountains and
plains with whom he was popular while
opening the route for the overland mail.
Louisville, July 29—Raymond of the
N. Y. Times telegraphed at 3 o’clock, that
the Federalists at Manassas, more than
maintained their ground, and assured
his readers that the Federalists would be
successful. On the commencement of the
rout, Raymond sped to Washington and
added a postcript stating the result. The
telegraphic censor refused to allow the
postcript to go, so says Friday’s Times.
Fortress Monroe, July 29—The Odd
Fellows Hall, Jail, and*four other build
ings in Hampton, were burned by the
Federalists previous to their evacuation
of the town.
Heavy firing is now going on at Pig’s
Point.
Washington, July 29—The Southern
ers have 40 officers and 12 physicians,
prisoners in Washington.
Most trustworthy accounts place the
forces at Manassas Junction at from
50,000 to 60,000. There were 20,000
when the battle was fought.
Independence, Mo., July 29.—The
Federel steamer White Cloud fired into
the Blue Mills Landing, killing several.
It is reported that these fellows had
burned the ferries and committed depre
dations upon the towns, incensing the
citizens.
Washington, July 30.—Gen. McClellan
is to be commander-in-chief of the forces.
The Assistant Secretary of State has
gone to New York, to invite Prince Na
poleon and the Princess Clotbilde to visit
Washington and make the White House
their home.
In the Senate, the Loan Bill passed
with an amendment permitting the issue
of Treasnry notes of the denomination of
five dollars. The Senate also passed the
bill increasing the medical force, includ
ing among its provisions a prohibition to
sell liquor to soldiers under the penalty
of $25, for each offence; also the bill ap
propriating $10,000,000 for the purchase
of arms was passed.
The London Times received by the
steamship Africa, says Lincoln’s message
confirms the impression produced by his
inaugural. After infinite loss of life and
humiliation |o the North, it must result in
the acknowledgement of the Southern
Confederacy.
Alexandria, July 30.—Tampering
with soldierß by secessionists has become
so bold within a few days, that Gen.
Runyan has ordered the arrest of all
suspected persons.
Toronto. Canada, July 30.—The Globe
says the sympathies of the British people
are being withdrawn from the North.
The leader, the Government organ ad
vocates the sending of additional troops
to Canada.
Louisville, July.3o.—New York ad
vices from* Port au Prince to the 14th,
state that a Spanish man of-war was in
that port.
Washington, July 31.—The New York
Fire Zouaves have been in a state of in
subordination since the retreat, and re
volted Saturday night. A regiment was
ordered out to restrain them. Nine of
them are in jail for attemping to desert.
Capt. Waller, aid to Gen. Tyler, of the
regulars, Lieut. Gorton and Col. Keyes,
are missing.
The Douglas Democrats are impatient
at having no Generals appointed from
among them, though most vigorous in
sustaining the invasion.
The President declines to answer why
the Baltimore Police Commissioners were
arrested.
A party of Confederates are taking
the soundings of the Potomac at Coou’s
ford.
Gen. McClellan forbids the departure
of regiments taking arms with them.
A contraband justarrived, informs Gen.
Scott that there are no Southerners at
Springfield station, but that they are in
foroe at Banks’ station.
A dispatch to tho New York World says
the Southerners are moving North, East,
South and West, from Manassas, contem
plating three simultaneous approaches on
Washington.
The Confederate pickets, are stationed
every five miles from Harper’s Ferry to
Fortress Monroe on the Potomac and
Chesapeake.
The direct tax includes three per cent,
on incomes, five cents on distilled and
fermented liquors. All the Democrats
and Southern men opposed the bill which
passed by 17 majority.
Cox of Ohio, proposed a peace propo
sition in the House. There were only
42 votes in favor of it, including Cox,
Webb, Morris, Nugent, Pendleton, Val
landigham and White, Ohioans; Cravens,
Holman, Lane, Voorhies, Indianians; and
Logan, Richardson, and Robinson, Illi
noisians.
The Senate adopted an amendment to
the Tariff bill increasing the present
TarifflO percent, and charge 10 per cent,
on the present free list. There were
seven votes in the negative.
John Underwood, of Virginia, has been
confirmed sth Auditor of the Treasury.
The Federal troops fled from Hampton.
Butler (Picayune) ordered them to re
turn.
The House bill appropriating a million
and a quarter for twelve light draught
swift steamers, has passed. The Senate
bill prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors, and the bill for punishing ras
cally contractors, also passed. The tariff
bill was passed by a vote of 22 to 18.
Washington, July 31—Gen Banks is
strongly posted at Harper’s Ferry. Noth
ing is known of Southern movements in
that vicinity.
The President calls on New Jersey for
three regiments.
Scott had 13 Government employees
arrested.
Jefferson City, July 31—The State
offices have been declared vacant by a
vote of 50 to 25. The Convention will
elect to morrow.
Cairo, July 31.—The Camp is in a
foment in anticipation of an attack. —
Troops are being withdrawn from North
and West Missouri.
Arrival of the Africa,
New York, July 29.—The steamship
Africa, with Liverpool advices to the
20th, was boarded off Cape Race on Sun
day afternoon. She reports the arrival
out of the steamer Kangaroo on the 18th.
Liverpool Cotton Market. — Sales of the
week 113,000 bales, of which speculators
took 23,000, and exporters 23,000. In
ferior qualities were } to }d. higher.
Fair and Middling grades barely }d.
higher. The sales on Friday were 12,000
bales, the market closing firm. Private
circulars say the sales on Friday were
from 15,000 to 20,000 bales, at the fullest
prices.
Liverpool General Markets. —Breadstuffs
dull with a declining tendency; Provi
sions quiet.
London Money Market. —Consols 89} to
89} for money, and 89} to 90 for ac
count.
Havre Cotton Market. —Sales of the
week 13,500 bales. Bas 111.
Latest — Liverpool Cotton Market —Sales
of Saturday 15,000 bales. The market
was firm-
Consolsquoted at 89J to 89} formdney
and 89} to 89} on account.
Chambers County (Ala.) Companies,
Hickory Flat, Ala., July 29.
Eds. Sun —The Bill A. Gilmer Grays,
of Hickory Flat, Chambers county, Ala.,
leave for the war on Wednesday, the 31st
instant, and a gallant company it is.
Mrs. Peggy Strickland, a widow lady of
our county, bas seven sons, five of whom
are in this company, one in a company in
Texas—the other reluctantly remains at
home where duty and patriotism demands
his services, to care for and protect the
mother.
The eighth company from Chambers
has been organized and accepted by Gov.
Moore, and are awaiting marching orders.
May our boys be crowned with victory in
every conflict with the enemy, and return
unscathed to their peaceful homes and
firesides. J* W. T.
Hews from the Indians.
A letter from Rev. H. F. Buckner,
to the Mississippi Baptist, written from
the Creek Nation, dated July 10th,
says the Creeks, Choctaws and Chiok
asaws concluded treaties on the 9th
inst., with Capt. Pike in behalf of the
Southern Confederacy. The eecession
flag was waving over Micco and extra
ordinary enthusiasm prevailed for the
South. A letter had been received by
the Creeks from the Camanchee, stating
that they and other wild tribes were with
the South.
001. Semniee’ Regiment
By & private dispatch from Richmond,
we learn that the 2d Regiment Georgia
Volunteers, Col. PaulJ. Semmes, arrived
there Monday. All well. The dispatch
stated that the regiment would leave for
Manassas the next day (to-day,) and
would form one of the regiments of Gen.
Toombs’ Brigade.
The Fight at Carthage.
From the Fort Smith Times and Herald, 12th.
Major Potter, sheriff of this county,
returned from Missouri last night, direct
from Carthage, the scene of the late con
flict between General Raines and the St.
Louis Dutch. He tells us that the battle
was fought principally with cannon, the
Dutch having eight pieees and the Mis
sourians seven. The contending parties
in the fight ran over, in retreating and
changing, about fifteen miles of ground.
They fought all day, and when the Dutch
retreated they kept up firing until 10
o’clock at night. The Missourians lost
eight killed and two mortally wounded,
besides others slightly wounded. The
Dutch lost a large number, most of them
being thrown into wagons and hauled off,
and eighteen found dead on the field, a
part of which were found in a creek in
the water.
General McCulloch’s and Pearce’s
command did not reach the scene of action
until the day after the fight, and could
not pursue tho enemy, as the men and
horses were too much jaded by forced
marches. If they had been able to pursue
the enemy, the whole command would
have been captured. Capt. Mclntosh,
adjutant-general, proposed to take 1,000
men and pursue them, but it was not
thought best.
Major Porter speaks in the highest
terms of the bravery and gallantry of
Capt. Mclntosh. He was with him when
he captured the Dutch at Neosho. He
says that as they entered the town of
Neosho the women cheered them, by the
waving of handkerchiefs and bonnets.
The Dutch were quartered in the court
house, and Captain Mclntosh gave them
ten minutes to surrender, and which they
did in nine, marching out of the court
house, kneeling upon one knee, and de
livering up their arms. Captain Mcln
tosh turned to our troops and Baid he
hoped the troops would treat the prison
ers well, for the honor of Arkansas. Then
seeing the old flag flying, he said it ought
to come down, which was no'sooner said,
than down it came. The women standing
by tore it into shreds. After picking up
all the pickets and fellows with soldier
clothes on, there turned out to be 120
prisoners.
While the matter of surrender was
going on, a fellow on horseback rode up
and called for the commanding officer.
Capt. Mclntosh told him he was the man.
The fellow said there were eight or nine
wagons loaded with commissary stores,
and that he had better send some men to
protect them, as the Arkansas troops
might capture them. Capt. Mclntosh
took him prisoner, and then ordered
Capt. Carroll to take his company and
the prisoner, who was a Missourian, and
if he did not show him the wagons in
two hours, to hang him. The Missourian
showed the wagons in double quick time.
Mr. Porter says he heard that Captain
Sturgess, with 2,600 men from Kansas,
passed within a few miles of Carthage on
his way to Springfield.
—
communicated.
Thanksgiving In the Baptist Church
Eds. Sun: Rev. J. 11. DeVotie preached
a most interesting and eloquent discourse,
to a large and attentive congregation,
from tho text: “Thq horso is prepared
against the day of battle: but safety (vic
tory) is of the Lord.” He paid a beau
tiful and touching tribute to our gallant
dead, and spoke in the highest terms of
oar noble-hearted Ramsey, who, “aB hu
mane as brave,” said, that he could not
rejoice while gazing on the form of a fine
specimen of humanity lying before him,
through an enemy.” The speaker urged
upou his congregation the duty of imita
ting this bright example, and, in melting
terms, inculcated the sublime truth that
Christians, like their great examplar,
weep even over their delu
ded enemies.
Many tearful eyes gave unmistakable
evidence of the effectiveness of this ap
peal to the “better,” —nay, the very best
feelings of our nature. What a contrast
between such heavenly doctrines, and
the diabolical tirades breathing threat
enings and slaughter which emanate from
Northern pulpits!” How great the dif
ference between an invaded and outraged
people shedding tears over their fallen
foes, and the ruthless invaders who attack
them under a flag of truce, “threaten to
sweep them from the earth,” to bring
mourning aud desolation to their homes,
and who sit in the very sanctuary of the
God of love and peace, gloating with sav
age delight over the misery and ruin
which they design bringing upon those
who have never injured them, and who
seek only to be left in the enjoyment of
like privileges with themselves!
It would afford me much pleasure to
dwell on other points of the thanksgiving
sermon at the Baptist Church, but I
conclude by suggesting that the cause of
patriotism and religion might be greatly
subserved, if a brief sketch of the ser
mons preached in all our principal cities
could be published. It would doubtless
be highly interesting to have an outline
of the discourses delivered in the other
churches of Columbus.
The Chevalier Webb In Court.
In the Supreme Court of New York, on
the 19th ult., iu a case of the Mechanics
Bank of New York vs. James Watson
Webb, to recover the sum of $2400 in
part payment of a note made by the de
fendant payable to “his own order,” the
latter answered “ that the Court had no
jurisdiction of the action. That at the
time of the commencement of this action,
the said defendant was, and ever since
has been, and still is Envoy Extraordina
ry and Minister Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America to Brazil, duly
appointed and commissioned as such by
the President of the United States; and
that by the Constitution of the United
States, the Courts of the United States
alone have exclusive cognizance and ju
risdiction in all cases affecting embassa
dors, public ministers and consols.”
Plaintiff’s counsel now moved for judg
ment, on the ground that the defendant’s
answer to the complaint was frivolous.—
Judge Leonard granted the motion, with
$lO costs. This reverses a decision in a
case of a similar nature brought in one
of the District Courts some weeks since,
in which, the presiding Judge dismissed
the complaint, on the ground that the
case should be brought in a Federal Court.
The New York Nowb of the 20th says
the U. S. Government has now entered
upon a large expenditure. The appro
priations are equal to $10,000,000 per
week. Under existing laws this must
be made in specie, and with the advance
of the armies every step taken carries
the specie further from New York, and
under circumstances where it will not
circulate back to the center as in times of
peace, and where, in the midst of con
tending armies, gold will be hoarded.
To meet this drain the banks have
$40,000,000, that is to say, four weeks,
expenses of the Government in addition
to that demand for currency and other
purposes, which has already carried
$25,000,000 out of the city since April 1.
The Portsmouth (Va.) Transcript says
Cpl. Roger A. Pryor nas been advanced
to a Brigadier Generalship He has been
stationed with his regiment, at Norfolk.
{NUMBER 16.
j PENSACOLA CORRESPONDENCE OF THE SUN.
Pensacola, July 20, 1801.
Eds. Sim: No fight as yet, and every
thing quiet enough in warlike affairs
here, to make one believe that the taking
of Pickens is in the distanoe.
We have had some lively times and
exultations for the past two or three
days over our great triumph at Manassas.
On the receipt of the news, Gen. Bragg
ordered a salute of 11 guns to be fired at
Warrington, which was executed at noon
on Wednesday, and at night preparations
were made in our city for a celebration
of the victory. GOv. John Milton, of
this State, being in the city was invited
by our Mayor to deliver an ffddress on
the occasion, which he did in his eloquent
style, at the conclusion of which, amid
cheering, the Mobile Continentals fired
a salute from their battery. I don’t know
what the Brownites at Fort Pickens
thought of it, but they must have conclu
ded that something was going on over
our side. Ohr citizens, through sympa
thy, sent over various bottles with papers
enclosed, among which is the Columbus
Sun, containing the accounts of the vic
tory, which I hope has reached them
ere this, unless they imagine that they
are infernal machines like that at Norfolk,
which they lately discovered floating on
the water.
Gen. Bragg on the momentous occa
sion gave a general holiday to the troop 9
and released the delinquents on our side,
confined for misdemeanors. There was a
general jollification of that day, and I
am sorry to say one soldier was killed at
Fort Mcßae, during the exuberance of
feeling, consequent upon the liberty of
soldiers.
Everything has relaxed into quietness
and we are wagging along as usual.
To-day the Coast Guard, under com
mand of Capt. W. S. Lovell, secured a
deserter from Fort Pickens, and he has
just arrived at Warrington. We will
hear from him shortly.
Capt. Lovell has been very efficient
with his little navy and is doing good
service. He has several vessels under
his command, well fitted out. Among
them is the ‘.‘Antonio,” which has a 24 gun
amidships, and is manned by a crew of
16 officers and men. The men are armed
with “Minie muskets, and heavy army
six shooters, and boarding pikes, to repel
boarders. A few days past she tried her
gun and fired spherical shots 1,000 yards
with only three degrees elevation, which
met with admirable success. Capt. Lovell
is now about fitting out the William 11.
Judah, with 2 guns, which in connection
with his present foroe will make quite a
formidable fleet. The Judah is named
after oae of our enterprising citizens, of
the firm of Judah & Leßaron, of this
city.
Oar troops here and at Warrington
havebeen enjoying gay times lately, giving
balls, &c., among which was one given a
few days ago, to Mrs. Gen. Braxton
Bragg, who has been on a visit here of a
few days. She left yesterday. It was
given as a compliment by the Louisiana
Regiment stationed at Warrington, and is
said to have been a grand affair. Last
night the Mobile Continentals gave one,
which passed off brilliantly. Our clear
moonlight nights add greatly to the pleas
ures enjoyed.
Lieuts. Hollinquist and Howard prac
ticed at target firing this morning, the
eight-inch Columbiads in the battery, at
the eastern portion of our city, which
reflected much credit upon those fine offi
cers.
Our soldiers are rampant for a fight
with Pickens, but as to when it will come
off, I can only say quien sabe.
We are enjoying pleasant weather
Yours, XXX.
Pensacola, July 29, 18G1. -
We have had a little fun for the past
few days, and times have been lively.
These little circumstances are all we
have to enliven dullness.
On the receipt of the news of the battle
at Manassas, we were determined to in
form the poor Lincolnites on the island
of the facts. They are In such a dis
tressed condition that our sympathies
prompted us to give them some informa
tion.
With Gen. Bragg’s consent, we con
veyed the intelligence of the fight in vari
ous ways. A gentleman here, noted for
his sagacity, keenness of perception and
judgment, devised the following plan of
communication, which was effectual. He
procured a dog, a very large one, who
had some hunting propensities, and plac
ing several newspapers in a bottle, con
taining the latest news of the fight, tied
it around the dog’s neck. The dog was
placed on board a vessel, which sailed
over to within a short distance of the
shore of Santa Rosa Island. He was
thrown overboard and swam ashore, and
the last seen of him he was on a scent
for Billy Wilson’s camp. Iu the mean
time, Capt. Slaughter, at the Navy Yard,
rigged up a miniature schooner, with a
a bottle secured on her deck, containing
the news, which sailed over to Fort Pick
ens, and was discovered by some of the
men there, one of whom waded some dis
tance and secured it. It was carried to
Col. Brown, ‘‘commanding the Depart
ment of Florida,” who pronounced the
news ad and lie, and would not let his
men see it.
Perhaps you would like to know how I
received my information in reference to
the above.
Yesterday we secured a deserter from
Billy Wilson’s Zouaves. He was one of
the picket guard, and has a brother in
New Orleans. He says the regiment did
not enlist to fight the South, but to de
fend Washington. That there are many
who are ready to desert at any time,
which they will do as soon as they are
paid off; that he was paid off and does
not care; that they are badly treated,
and that there is a considerable division
between the regulars and volunteers on
the island.
This deserter found some logs near the
shore which he fastened together, and
pushed off for our side. When he had
gotten some distance from the other
ehore he found the tide likely to drift
him back, and desiring to get saved, fired
several guns, which were heard by our
guard boat, in Capt. Lovell’s service,
which discovered him and went to bis
assistance. He was taken on board, and
had with him his gun, cartridge box,
with ten or fifteen rounds of cartridge in
it, and his haversack, containing a piece
i of pork.
He is a young man of 18 or 19 years of
age, and is now at Warrington.
I The guard boat which took him states
that a great many of Billy Wilson’s Zou
aves were standing on the shore of the
Island, looking on. It was too far 1
guess to allow them to shoot at us.
The deserter states that a vessel ar
rived off Pickens, from the Brooklyn.
off New Orleans, with the news of the
battle at Manassas, which shows that
there is a communication there with the
fleet of our enemies.
Gen. Bragg arrived a few minutes ago
I on a visit to the troops here fora review’
In baste, XXX.
Col. Cantr’t Regiment.
The following are the officers under the
organization of Col. James Cantcy’s reg
iment, encamped at Fort Mitohell, Ala
bama : James Cantey, Colonel; John F.
Treutlen, Lieutenant Colonel; John W.
L. Daniel, Major; F. A. Stanford, Sur
geon; t. J. Woolfolk, Quartermaster’
Charlie V. Smith, Color Bearer.
The following is a list of the several
companies composing the regiment: Can
tay Rifles, Capt. a. Lowther, Russel)
county; Quitman Guards, Capt. Benj.
Gardner, Pike county; bale Beauregards.
Capt. Brooks, Dale county; Brundidgt
Guards, Capt. Lewis, Pike county; Hen
ry Pioneers, Capt. W. C. Oats, Henry
county; Glennville Guards, Capt. Wm.
N. Richardson, Barbour county; p 0 rt
Browder Roughs, Capt Worthington, Bar
bour county; Midway Southern Guard*,
Capt. I. B. Feagan, Barbour county;
Eufaula City Guards, bapt. Henry C.
Hart, Barbour county; Macon Commis
sioners, Capt. Peter V. Guerry, Macon
county.
The Regiment comprises ten compa
nies, all of whom, it will be seen, ft tv*
from Eastern and South eastern Al-t
bama. It ranks in number we believe,
as the lltb. _
First Bales Shipped.
We were shown Wednesday, by Col rt
L. Mott, a sample of cotton made io
Dougherty county, on the plantation of
Mr. D. P. Davis. It was a sample of two
bales which were shipped on Tuesday,
the 30th instaut, from Albany to Macon.
It was classed as Middling Fair. This
is the first baling or shipment of cotton
we have heard of this season. We learn
that many of the planters of South
western Georgia are engaged in picking,
and the cotton crops generally of that
section of the State are very promising.
Our Northern brethren will doubtless
want some of the royal staple before the
close of the year, and will doubtless most
heartily wish that the Abolition K&nga
roo at Washington, had not blockaded
“his own ports” and that the Southern
Congress had not embargoed its passage
through Northern ports.
We trust such a course will be adopt
ed in relation to the orop as to make
the vandals feel the necessity of it, and
convince them that we are capable of
commercial as well as political indepen
dence.
An Incident.
In a skirmish near Williamsport, Va.,
where Jackson was combating Patter
son’s advance towards Martinsburg, the
men bad aimed thoir oannon too high, and
it shot above the advancing column.
Seeing this, a Reverend gentleman pres
ent, (Mr. P.) who had been a “West
Pointer” before be entered the ministry,
stooped down and aimed the cannon
himself, and as he rose he said, “The
Lord have mercy on their souls ! —Fire !”
The shot did terrible execution, opening
a visible lane through the enemy’s rauks.
The boys said “those must be good
words,” and wished to hear them said
again.
Discharged from Service.
From the Louisville (Ky.) “Courier”
of the 27th inst., we learn that in addi
tion to the seventy-five regiments of United
States volunteers gone or going home,
the following order has been issued by
the United States War Department :
“Generals Patterson and Cadwallatier.
the two most prominent volunteer officers
from Pennsylvania, are honorably dis
charged from the service of the United Stott*
Gen. Cox, of Ohio, a portion of whose
forces have lately been so badly defeated
on the Kanawha, and Gen. Schenck, f
Vienna notoriety, are also honorably di
charged at the expiration of their term
of service, which is in a short time.”
Yankee Governors for the South
During a discussion in the Yankee Sec
ate at Washington on the 10th July, on
bill acknowledging and confirming all the
acts of Lincoln relating to the present war,
Senator Baker, of Oregon, said:
“We may have to reduce her (the South)
to the condition of the Territories, and have to
place over them Governors from Massachusetts
and Illinois to control them. We had better
run the risk to erect a despotism than to
lose the Union.”
Just think of a Massachusetts or a Ver
mont Governor over the Empire State of
the South ! We have suffered much
gubernatorially, hut surely Heaven has
no such fate reserved for U 8 as that.—
Savannah Republican.
Convicts Enctpcd.
4Ve learn from the Milledgeville Re
corder that twelve or fourteen convicts
attempted to oscape from the Penitentia
ry about 3 o’clock, Tuesday morniug.—
One, Wm. Rozier, from Muscogee, was
shot and instantly killed, and another,
John Wheeler alias P. Galatian, has since
died. In jumping from the wall, Samuel
Oakes, under sentence from Muscogee,
broke bis back and is now in the hospital.
Seven escaped, leaving four at large.
— :
‘‘The Devil Among the Tailor's.”
A large meeting of the tailors of New
York city, was held on the 19th, to de
vise means for ameliorating their condi
tion. It was charged that of the many
thousand tailors living in the city, a large
majority were laboring under such a sys
tem of oppression that they could scarce
ly earn an honest livelihood. After a
long discussion, a permanent organiza
-1 tion was effected, and a committee ap
! pointed td report a plan of action at ano
| ther meeting.
Prize Brig.
We learn from a gentleman who left
Brunswick Monday evening, that on Sat
urday morning last, the brig John Welch,
a prize captured recently by the privateer
Jeff Davis, was brought into the port of
Brunswick. Her cargo consists princi
pally of sugar, and the prize is valued at
about $70,000. The brig is owned in
Philadelphia.
The Jeff Davia is off again in search of
farther prey ofthe northern wreck.
Generous.
The Congress of the United States is ex
ceedingly generous about these days. It
is giving out its credit as if it were unlim
ited. The President asked 400,000 men
and $400,000,000, and straitwayCongrets
votes 500,000 men and $500,000,000. —
Thie is a very liberal advance, and the on
ly difficulty will be found to be in getting
the men and the money. Uncle Sam will
meet with great success in getting half a
million of dollars out of Missouri or Illi
nois, in additibn to the taxes already lev
ied in the respective States this year. —
Not all the armies in the field could coerce
it from them.
A “Straw.”
Up to date of the battle of Manassas,
all telegrams from the North spoke of us
aB “rebels.” Since then, they have cal
led us “Southerners.” Another such a
fight, and they will speak of us as “breth
ren.”