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10LQUTT & WARREN, Proprietors.
Volume XVI.
CQL&MBOB. TUESDAY, OCTOBER I. 1801.
Tb FirtitU if ibc .New fork News.
It has already been announced that the pub
lication of thin able and fearless journal lias
been suspended. The following announce
ment of the suspension and the causes which
rendered it necessary, appears in the issue of
the 14th inst:
to tus ri BLic.
To-duy the unpleasant but imperative duty
devolves upon us of bidding our readers and
subscribers a temporary, but, we trust, a short
farewell. After this morning’s issue, the pub
lication of the Daily and the Weekly News
will be suspended for a time. We make this
announcement with a feeling deeper than re
gret, for it is n consequence of events that
should have beep impossible of occurence in
the Republic where we claim the rights and
immunities of citizenship. We hare stood
manfully at our post while the slightest hope
remained of weathering the storm , but as our
area of action has been narrowed until eWen
the possibility of our rendering serrice to our
countrymen hns vanished, we lay down our
pen in the bitterness of despair, and await, for
its resumption, the propitous hour when per
secution shall no longer strike the instrument
of labor out of the hand of industry.
The causes that have led to the suspension
are so palpable as scarcely to need a recapitu
lation. We have been denied the enjoyment
of msit facilities, which, in itself, in virtually
tx suspension by Government decree. We
have been shut out from express transporta
tion, and attempts have been made to prohibit
the sale of our issues in pnblic vehicles of
travel. Our property, an J the property of our
subscribers, has been confiscated by Govern
ment official*, acting without warrant or pro*
cess of law. Our advertising patrons have
been threatened through anonymous commu
nications, and some of those who have been
in the habit of contributing to our editorial
columns, for no other known l ausc, have been
arrested and consigned to the dungeons of a
fortress. Policemen in their official capacity,
have interfered with our circulation by prac
ticing intimidation upon news venders. Our
leaders have been subject u> insult and indig
nity, and it had actually become dangerous for
a citiren to be seen perusing a copy oflhe Dai
ly News m public places. Rival cotempora
nei have paraded us in their columns as tit
subjects for popular fury and administrative
severity, and have been “as unceasing mud un
relenting in their persecution as were the prae
tors of Caligula against the early Christians.
The fanatics in private life and the fanatics in
high plaees have leagued to crush us, and we
had ourselves at this day so completely shack
led and shorn of all essential privileges of jour
nalism, that further publication becomes a
mockery and a mere waste of lime and sub
stance
We wish the public to understand that w hile
we withdraw, for a time, from the arenaof our
labors, we do not yield or retractor iu any
- ay admit as reprehensible, erroneous or trea
sonable, one thought, sentiment or doctrine
that we have hitherto advanced. The course
of the paper, under its present proprietorship,
was shaped after mature and deliberate con
sideration. Its policy was based neither upon
selfishness, nor avarice, nor ambition, but up
on a solemn sen*e of duty, in an hour of great
national danger. It were useless for us to re
hearse now those opinions which, without de
viation, we have abundantly advanced from
the beginning; but, in the face of all the im
putations against our loyalty that have been
liung at us by thoughtless enthusiast* and
railiog fanatics, in the face of the bitter hate
ol rivals und the more effectual hostility of
official power, we affirm that those opinions
were born of honwsty and matured by convic
tion—conviction that argument and event#
have not changed, and that reflection has but
strengthened Our paramount desire has been
the country’s welfare, and we have knowingly
published to the world no word or .sentiment
that had not in view that sacred object. We
may hare erred incur estimate of the means
by which a nation's prosperity can be secured,
but we can admit no arbitrary dictation to our
heart and brain by any mortal being.
In taking present leave of our friends and
patrons, we will now make a pleasant useot
the occasion, in extending to them the assu
rance of our lively gratitude for their past fa
vors. When the laws by which, till now. we
have been accustomed to be guided, shall re
sume their sway, when authority shall be strip
ped ot its extraneous attributes, and afcora of
its usurpations, when the free thought ol free
men shall be permitted to radiate throughout
the land, and American citizenship shall have
become once more a reality and not a shadow,
then we will aak our friends to welcome us
back to the duties arid responsibilities of jour
nalism. Meanwhile, let them be reminded
that the News “sleepeth, but is not dead.”
BENJAMIN WOOD.
We clip the following paragraphs from
tha Charleston Courier, of Sept. 28lh
Eqi .wom-ial. —On Thursday night a strong
gale commenced blowing here, tbe wind being
from Southeast to South, arcompanied by heavy
rain squall*. It continued until Friday morn
te, when tbe wind changed to Southwest, and
tSderated. The shipping in port has escaped
without Injury, so far as we could learn. Tha
weatbar ofi tha coast has no doubt beau boister
ous, and our blockading friends have probably
tied a good tins# of it. We wish them many
■ueh specimen* during tbe year, only a little
more so.
We leoTu that Gao. K. Kirby health, whose
arrival iu our city was noticed in Friday's Cou
rier, ha# been detained on recount of the storm,
But leaves this morning for St. Augustine, Fla.,
s a visit to his mother and tbs placa of bis
birth. He is on a short leave of absence from
Msnassus, where ht expects be again in twenty
days. Tbe General and his lovely bride (late
Miss Balden, of Lynchburg, Virginia,) have been
tbe guests of Dr. Reter Rorcher while in this
<*Uy. m
*dr VVs clip the following frutu tbe camp
tiauley correspondence of the Lynchburg Re
publican :
“A few days ago, I r -Je past the ireshly made
graves of some of tbe Yankees, and at tbe bead
of one of them I discovered, written by some
weg upon a piece of white paper, the following
significant lines :
The Yankees came in serried bands.
To take pot session of our lands,
Alas ! this small, contracted spot,
Shows all the land tfuee Yankee ■ got.”
Wrat N “Ci.ru an Bats. —The Richmond
Whig says’
“A surgeon, of great responsibility, who was
among the prisoner* taken after the Rich Moun
tain and was for some days in the camp
aud tents of McClellan and Rostneranta, with
whom he converted freely, repeated to as the
emphatic declaration of both these Generals, that
they would “much rather be fighting Messaebu
setts than Virginia.”
They bare a funny wey of working gains (
their will
tt?' ’ Cmlitilis ®intss 4
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From tli Ira j if Ibt kmnbi
< The position of affair* in Western Virginia is
> full of iutereot. We have date* from Meadow
[ Bluff to the 26th inat., (Wednesday Inst.) In
J an order to Major Dunn, brigade Quartermaster
Gsnsral Floyd’s Adjutant Win* the following lan*
| gusge, which we extract :
j “lIEAngIAKTKhH Ahm VOK IHK KANAWHA, )
.Meadow Blurt. Sept. 26, 1801. )
“The enemy hare concentrated their entire
available force in Western and North-western
Virginia on thU road, and it is absolutely neces
sary to the command of Gen. Floyd and to the
cause that he should have reinforcements. The
enemy have already appeared before Gen. Wise
in large force. Gen. Lee went to his succor with
four of Gen. Floyd's regiment?, which leaves the
latter with a very small force. Hence yoa see
the necessity of rapid reinforcements.
Oen. Lee, had brought with him from Hun
tersville no troops, and was attended only by
an escort of twenty men and three baggage
wagons.
Meadow Blutf is a strong position, command
ing the approach to Lewlsburg, whether by the
main turnpike road frnm Gauley bridge, or the
Wilderness road from Summeraville, or the road
from Bower* Ferry on New River. At this
point General Floyd Is stationed with what Os
his command is left after the four regiments ta
ken forward by General Let, and is very strong
ly fortified.
Gen Wise is W*( of .Mead, tv Blurt, fifteen
miles, on Sewell Mountain, in a very streng po
sition The four regiments takeu up to him by
Gen Lee will increase uur force there to about
6OoUmen. This number was Joiibtlcsr attacked
by Ruseneranti on Wednesday last, *Mfe head
of 14,000. It was hoped that Gens. Lee aud
Wise would be able to hold the position and
oheck theeaeuiy, if not, they would withdraw to
Meadow Blurt, where, no doubt is entertained,
but that the united forces of tbeMfrro Commands
could repel the enemy. The public will look with
intense interest for the result of these attacks of
RoteucrauU. A fine Mississippi regiment, under
00l Russell, and 400 of Col Phillips’ Legion, of
Georgia, reached Gen Floyd, respectively, Mon
day and Wednesday. —Kichtnond Vitputch 27.
[From the New York Herald, September 18.]
tbs Wit Seuirn of Ynmli ml Soßtheru hifuiy.
united states mstrict attornet’s orncK.
The following list will show the number of ves
sels seized and tbe amount of property libelled
by the authorities here, The amount is upwards
of $600,000 :
Bept. It, 1861.—A package marked A. II , in
the Bark Sank, containing certificates of de
posit for $42,406,82, belonging to the oitiaens of
the Confederate States.
Sept. 3.—Eight thousand nmo hundred and
fifty seven dollars and twenty-one cents iu Amer
ican Exchange Bank, belonging to citizen# in tbe
Confederate Stales.
Sept 6. Trotting mar* Flora Temple, be
ionging to Wm li. MoDoualJ, of Baltimore.
Mare bonded in twice her value, auJ discharged
September 7.
Sept. 7. Seven hundred and seven casks of
‘ime, enemy j property, in store No. 4. Wash
ington street.
Sept. $11,04)0 belonging to the New Turk
and New Orleans Steam Ship Company, und iu
tbe hands of Crocheron, Livingston and Cos.
Sept ft.—Trunk and conteuts belonging to
Leroy M Wiley, iu the Bank of tbe State of New
York. #
Sept. 6.- 6000 bags of Coflee, enemy's prop
erty, imported in ship Anna Bowen, and stored
at 20ft South-street.
Sept. 7.—Bonds, stocks, do., tu the control ol
the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, be
longing to citizen* o( the seceded or Confederate
States.
Kept. .'IOO casks of wine, enemy's prop
erty.
Sept. 7.- Honda, stock, scrip in the control ol
the Bank of tbe Republic, belonging to cithern
of the seceded or Confederate State*.
Sept. 7 Bonds Ac., Ac., In Chemical Wank
belonging to citizens of Confederate States.
Sept. 7.- Bonds, stock, Ac., belonging to A -
It. Taft, J. Filor, t W. 11. Wall, and other citi
zens of Confederate Statos, in hands of It. L.
Maitland k Cos., No. 63 Beaver-street.
■— •
Thk Fkfncu Cobvrtt*.—The rumor wbieh
was current on Monday night in relation to the
arrival of a man of war at the Head of the Pass
es turns out to be true, for a wonder, an given, of
late, has been Dame Rumor to lying. The vessel
is tha French corvette Lavoisier, commanded by
Capt Ribout, and comes from Havana, it is said,
with letters and dispatches for French residents
here Capt. Kibout and two of bis lieutenant.-
rame up to tha city yesterday iu a tug boat sent
down after them by Com. llollißs of Confederate
Navy. They took carriage and immediately pro
ceeded to tbe bouse of Count Mejao, the Preaeb
Consul. There was a large rtimber of people
on the levee when they arrived, but no demon
stration of any sort was made. Tbe French
corvette lies at anchor below tbe forts, her offi
cers, not wishing, we suppose, to salute the flag
at Fort Jackson, for fear of compromising their
government.— JY. (). bulletin, I'lst.
Thk Enfield Riflr.—On Saturday last, says
tha Savannah News of tbe 30th ult., Col. C. A.
L. Lamar’s regiment, encamped at the Parade
Ground, were armed and equipped with the Eng
lish Enfield rifle. Great curiosity was evinced
by our people to see this new weapon, and a
large concourse of people visited the camp ground
yesterday to inspect it. Tbe regiment comprise
a fine body of men, and we bare no doubt when
an opportunity presents they will distinguish
theroselve*.
The St.ln Traiirj Nut<.
The New Orleans C'raaeent bee beau favored
with a copy o; the following letter from the Bee
rotary of the Treasury, written in reply to one
suggesting e different form of engraving and pa
per in the Confederate Treasury notea.
CoWBDBBarc Btatii, Tskaascby |
Richmond, Bept, 6, 1861 J
•Sir Your letter of the 2d lnat., ia juat receiv
ed. Accept my thanka for the kindly and pa
triotic spirit it evince*, f am fully impressed
with the difficulties of which you apeak. We
have until to-day beau unable to procure bank
note paper, and In order to gat the beat work wo
aent aa far aa your city to have it done. The un
fortunate counterfeit! referred to in the alip
which you enclosed, werecauaed by the careleas
neaa of the New Orleans engrever. He remitted
the abeeta by express in paper covert, wbieh
chafed through, and one of the express ageota
atole from it aome of the abeeta, which be signed
with fictitious name* and put in circulation. 1
have succeeded in arraatlng all the parties en
gaged and they are now In Jail here awaiting
trial. 1 have alio, I hope, ell the stolen Impres
sions, with the counterfaita. They are ell tivea
and tana None of the fives are yet lu circula
tion, and if, upon careful counting, 1 fimJ that all
the impreesiono are not recovered, 1 will sup
press the Issue; eo that the benka need be under
no apprehension. In the course of this week I
hope to put out a plate with two colors, and hope
soon to have a better issue. In the meantime,
the necessities of the country require that you
should submit to the preeent difficulties. He
pleased to make known these particular* to the
other banks.
With much respect,
Your obedient servant,
C. O. MEMMIN'OER,
Secretary of the Treeeury.
Hiatt Water, — The storm of Thursday night
and Friday, says the Macon Telegraph of the
30ih, raised the Gcmulgee to a height unprece
dented in the last twenty years, aud up to with
in two feel and eight inches ol the top of the cele
brated Harrison Freshet in 1840. The flat on
the Baal Mauon Ride is eovered.wlth water, and
the houses are flooded in the first floors to the
height of the window sills. We are told that
about seven miles of the track of the Macon and
Brunswick Railroad Hre submerged, with what
amount of damage to the embankments remains
to be seen after the a ater recedes. The planters
on the banks of th? Ocmulgee will, we fear, suf
fer very materially by the innundatien of their
corn crops iu the field, and the drowningof stock.
The fresh was thought to bo at its highest point
last Saturday at noon.
On the South Western Rulroad, a bad wash
occurred near Station No. 2, which interrupted
travel on Friday and Saturday.
Fno* Missouri. The Fort Smith Time-, of
the 18th say*
A traveler from Missouri reports that there are
36,000 Federal troops at Uolla. Our people will
have to be on the alert, or they will be upon us
•eon.
And in the saute paper of the 10th, wo find the
following paragraph*
“It is reported intowu thut the Federal troops
arc marching from Rolla to Springfield. We
cannot vouch for the truth of it.
“A couple ofiueu from Missouri passed through
town to-day with about thirty negroes, bound
lor Texas They said thay wore running them
from the day hawker*.
We learn from Henry Mmehart, bearer of dis
patches from Gen McCulloch's camp, who arriv
ed here last uight, that the Jay-hawkers, under
Jiin Lane and Montgomery, are becoming very
troublesome. They have several thousand men.
Gen Price was marching on Lexington, and
thousands of Missourians were flocking to his
standard, lie had about 18,000 or 20.1MH’ men,
and it was thought would make a descent on
Jefferson City soon. Union men were joining
Ins standard, being driven to it from Fremont's
proclamation.
The latest uew* front Lexington, Mo., received
through the t>t. Louis papers ol the 20th, states
that Col Mulligan, of the Chicago Irish Brigade,
u command of the l uiou forces at that point,
had been attacked by a rebel force of some 14,000
under Price. On Tuesday last, Price sout a
summons to Col M to surrender, to which the
lacoulc answer was roturned—“Go to h 11!”
Price then commence! an attack which lasted
the whole day, ending in a repulse of the rebels.
It was support'd that Price would recommence
the attack next day.
Later rumors are to tboefleci that Col Mulli
gan had surrendered, in consequence of liis am
munition giving out. These are, however, con
tradicted and at present every thing is in the
dark as to the true state of affairs. Reinforce
ments were on the way, and it is hoped that they
reached Lexington in time to save Col Mulligan
and his gallant little band. Paducah | Federal]
Piekit Guard.
From Ckvi'RAl. Kentucky.— lntelligence was
received iu this city last evening from Bowling
Green, Ky., that the pickets of the opposing
forces on the hue oflhe Louisville and Nash
ville Railroad had occupied positions within
three miles of each other. Both armies were
udvancing cautiously, but we have no advice*
us to the strength of either. If this informa
tion is correct, of which there seems to bo no
doubt—u collision may be momentarily antici
pated. Jl is to be regretted that our forces did
not promptly occupy Muhlrough's Hill, ns we
believe they could have done without opposi
tion, had their first advance been diligeuily
prosecuted.— Mtmphts (Tran.) Appeal., 78th.
Thic Governor’ Kmctio.v. —Having twice
voted for Governor llrown, the following few
i reasons determine me to vote against him this
tune :
Ist. Because he bus been at war with the
Confederate authorities at Richmond all the
time, and as they declare, hasgiven them more
trouble than all other .aiisrs. i >nthe contrary,
Judge Niabet has their confidence in a high
degree.
Second. Because Gov. Brown has already
been at war with the Legislature, and in the
present crisis it is all important there should
be the utmost harmony between all depart
ments of our Government.
Third. Becuuse the small Slates of Louis*
anu and Arkansas have nearly as many troop*
m the field as Georgia, owing to the obstacles
thrown iu the wny of volunteers by Governor
Brown Many companies have disbanded by
getting tired of waiting for orders, or having
anus withheld. The 7th and Blh Georgia reg
iments left good arms ut his bidding, and had
to go into the battle of MunuKsa* with iuierior
arms. Now, go, Georgian*, to the lumented
Bartow * grave, and invoke his spirit to an
swer, shall Brown be elected t PIKE.
A‘laeon Telegraph.
Hr. I.?ii and tbe Side Kwit.
The Atlanta “Confederacy” learns (hat Dr.
John W. Lewi#, superin ten dent of tbe State
Road, has resigned that office to take effect at
an oarly day/*-— Exchange.
We pre-mi.e by an “early day” is meant, wfien
the voters of Georgia will return Gov. Brown
lo but borne in Cherokee. When Judge fiiabet
will honor the position which honored Gov.
Brown, theu, of course, at “an early day,” the
resignation ol Dr. Lewi* will take effec t.
No one, we presume, who has travelled or
rather who has been jolted over the btate ltoad
of late has failed to observe that it ia in a wretch
ed condition.
In order to secure the re election of Governor
Brown, haa not Dr. Lewis “moved heaven and
earth” to pay every dollar, bogut and all tbe
Road has made, into tbe Ktate Treasury, to be
berelded to tbe people of Georgia by proclama
tion ‘ Ha# not thin been done at the expense
of tbe btate and to the great damage of the
Read'/
Whet will it cost to heve the road putiu a# good
condition as it ws; when Dr l<ewiu was appoint
ed Superintendent ‘ Let the voter# answer these
questions at the ballot bos.
Muoh bog u capitol has been manufactured
by payments Into tbe Btate Treasury on tbe eve
of an election. Dr. Lewis has uever reached tbe
fguret and rstimatee of income#, from the Iloed
made by his predecessor iu his last report. Par
baps no people have ever been so ham bugged a#
the people of Georgia have been by Gov. Brown
in his financiering exploits.
Notwithstanding tbe ecrap iron economy of
Dr- Lwl#, we are of tbe opinion that tbe inter
ests of tbe Road require tbst bis resignation
•bould toko effect at an early day.”
“If it were dona, when ‘tie done, ’twerewell
It were quickly done.”
tiwoßP Presentation to Jeff. Tompson.—
Several citizens of Memphis lately had a sword
and pair of pistols made for and prevented to
Gen. Jeff. Thompson. Subjoined is tbe letter of
tbe General, acknowledging tbe gift :
lIEADqitATEOS, IST. MIL. DIST., K. M. U. f
Comp Bellmont, Bept. 20, 1661. J
A feic Mem phi Patriot l ;
Gentlemen Your kind and appropriate pres
ent of a sword and a pair ol revolver#, by tbe
bands of my old schoolmate, Charley Htephsn
son, 1# received, and I sincerely thank you for tbe
gift end compliment. I have heretofore had to
fight tbe enemy with mv pen end tongue, but
with borrowed eword anil pistol. I can now let
in on them in the good old fashioned way, and
bops that in tbe next ten days 1 can prove tbe
metel of the sword aud range of tbe pistols on
the Northern Vandal#, or more despicable Union
men of this Btate. Whenever I shall draw the
sword or aim tba pistols, I will think of the un
known donors and strike for tbe “few Memphis
Patriots” Your#,
M JEFF. THOMPSON.
TIIK XIIVK 11 KHIIN T V UK THI ST ATK X.
(XHjUMBUS, (IEOKGIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1861.
COLUMBI A. WKDNKBIUY, IM fOBKB 2, IHBI.
From Tint First Georgia Ksuiurnt.—A cor
respondent of the Savannah Republican, at
the conclusion of a letter dated at Camp Bar
tow, Sept. 18th, says:
1 do uot know what our next move will be—
there are many rumors afloat, but nous thut
can be re!ied on. Capt. Crump has been iu
Richmond some Line trying to get us transfer
red to some other part of tho State, or to the
coast of Georgia, and, it is said, is now on his
way here with sealed orders for the regiment.
I do hope he has succeeded, as we have nil
find quite enough of the mountains of North -
western Virginia
Mflr We are awaiting with auxiety to lenrn
says the Richmond Knquirer, where the Lincoln
Naval Expedition is to strike. Suppositious
vary considerably, but they point moat generally
to Brunswick, in Georgia; Fernamlina, in Flori
da . the Gulf Coast between Mobile and New
Orleans, or to the vicinity of Wilmiugton in
North Carolina. The enemy have It in their
power to annoy us very considerably by tho.-o
piratical dcaoente, but without doing us any se
rious injury orgalulng to themselves any sub
stantlal advantage. They pay largely for the
whistle.
Nxws and Rumors.—The most eager anxiety
is now manifested by the pubile to bear from our
army in the West, but tbc fact that there was no
railway connection beyond Staunton yesterday,
prevented the receipt of any new* by the Csn
tral route. The engageaient on Tuesday was
doubtlc** an outpost skirmish, and ons report
nays thut the enemy was driven back. Heavy
firing was hoard on Wednesday at Jackson’s
river in the direction of Gauley, and tt is not
improbable that a battle took place on that day.
We have information that eight regimeuts are
ordered forwurd from different points to reinforce
the Western army.
There were uo passenger* from Manassas yes
terday, the tra : us having failed to connect in
consequence of the breaking down of a small
beidge at Kapahannook station by u passing
freight train,on Wednesday night. No person
was injured by the accident, but the cars were
oousiderably smashed up. We learn from a gen
tleiuan who arrived from Fairfax 11 o’clock on
Thursday night, that Gen Beauregard was at
Fairfax Court Home, and Gens. Johnston and
Smith were a mile or twu below. The health of
the troops was rapidly Improving, and systematic
measures had been adopted to prevent disease iu
tho camps.
Lowe's balloon was seen from Mason’s Hill on
Thursday afternoon.
The picketi continued to fire upon each othtr
at interval*
A painful ruuior prevailed at Winchester on
Wednesduy that the gallaot Capt Turner Ashby
was killed the night before between llaUltown
aud Harper’s Ferry.
I The York river train yesterday brought up an
individual under arrest, supposed to be a spy.
Richmond Ditpah 28.
If’ hi the Richmond Dispatch of Sept. 2ft.
He Crest Quctiua of the Poluiu,.
The Marylanders in Richtue>ud wore yesterday
in a state of the deepest despondency from some
information which they received, and believed to
he authentic, that the Government were not in
olii td to order a forward movement of our ar
my into their State At no time since the com
mencement ot the war, have the unfortunate peo
ple of that State, in Richmond, been the WctitUH
of *uch deep despair as they were laboriug un
der yesterday.
Overrun a* Maryland ha* been by the forces
of tbe North for six months, cajoled and abused,
courted and oppressed In turn, neither force or
blandishment has over been able to extort from
that State a singlo regiment for tho service of
Lincoln Ou the contrary, every day of her bon
dago has but served to ‘nrrease the intensity of
her loyalty to the South, and it is now coufi
dently predicted that the appearance of a South
era arin> ou the left bank of tbe Potomac would
produce a popular uprising such as has rarely
been aeon in the history us popular revolutions.
When the whole State was thus on tiptoe ol hope
and expectation, the depression which the news
of a determination on tha part of our Govern
merit not to cross the Potomac produces, is, of
course, overwhelming.
The statement in, that a portion of the Cabi
net ure opposed to any demonstration upon
Maryland nntil the lutenlionfl of foreign powers
in regard to recognition become known. Such a
postponement is equivslontto no movement upon
Maryland at all; and the news mud of course
produce the saddest despondency, not only
among the Marylanders here, but among the
thousands of Maryland soldiers now doing eer.
vice In Abe army.
Notwithstanding, however, the imposing form
in which this report of the policy of the Gov
ernment presents itself, and the authenticity re
luctantly ascribed to it by those who are so
deeply interested iu knowing it# truth, we are
very much inclined to discredit it. There Is at
least the authority of one Cabinet officer in con
Urination of it; and we believe tbe events of tbe
next fortnight will totally overthrow it, We
do not hesitate, however, to express the opinion
that a belief iu it# correctness would stir tbe
popular leeling in the South to a depth to which
it has never beu moved before. It might in
deed prove so strong as to revolutionise tbe Gov
ern merit.
Coi.. W- M. Gardsbr. — We are exceedingly
gratified to learn, says the Home Boutherner,
that thia distinguished officer has beea appointed
Colonel of the ‘gallant Bth Georgia Regiment,
and that “by the appointment, the commisalou
takes rank the 21st July, the date of the memo
rable battle of Manassas Plains, where the for
mer Golonel, the gallant Harlow, eo nobly fell.
We iearn these facts from a latter we received
a tew daye ago from James Gardner, Ksq., which
we publish to- day.
We presume a belter appoiatmeot could not
have been made, and that it was the earnest wish
of every member of that Regiment.
Larran moa a Baltimors Boy.—We have
perused n letter written by u lad of thirteen
year*, in Baltimore, to a relative in this city,
which, though not of ao late a dote as ourlast
udvices, ie interesting as showing the spirit
which animates the youth of the Monumental
City. He isjfi: “We are being cruelly ground
under the iron heel of Yankee oppression.—
We have no police, und as soon aa the Legis
lature passes the Ordinance of Secession, the
members have no other hope but to be sent to
ilastile Lafayette, when the oath of allegiance
to the Lincoln Government will be administer
ed to the citizens of the State, unless they are
speedily relieved, or rather rescued, by the
Confederate troope.” “When Maryland is
called on, she will be up to time, and I sup
pose we cau furnish thirty or forty more regi
ments, when the army croseee the Potomac.”
There is much more in the letter, but it re
lates chiefly to incidents of Federal tyranny
with which our readers are familiar. If all
the men of Baltimore had the p uck o( that
boy, the guns of Fort Molienry would not
long frown them into submission.— Richmond
Dup., 36. m
The Washington “Plsr” ol tlm “nth supphns
the following item*:
llßtNlt AT PICKY AS, nv.
llßAfqi AUTKRS AItMY OF TUB POTOMAC,
Washington. Sept. 111, I Nil.
General Order ji, JYo. 13.
I. All person* not connected with the out.
post and picket guard, except general officer*,
commanders of brigades, ami officer* of thoir
statl*, are prohibited from passing beyond the
main guards on the Virginia side of the Poto
mno. Commanders will define the line* and
instruct their guards accordingly.
11. The practice, which lias to some extent
prevailed, ot tiring upon the enemy's pickets,
is COBtrary to the usage* of civilized warfare,
and does not contribute to auy good result. It
is, therefore, directed that, in futifro, the pick
et and outpost guards are not to lire upon the
encmy’ii pickets unless it becomes necoatary
to resist their advance or to return a fire com
nicnced by thorn. All commanding officers
and guards are required to enforce tnis order,
and to arrest every person violating it.
By command of Major General McClellau.
3. Williams,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Offiriul Ru.m'h B. Irwin, Aid de-Camp.
ARRIVAI. OF CONTRABAND*.
Yesterday the steamer l.nckworn! went down
the river on a rvconnoisanoe, returning early
this morning, with thirteen contrabands, sent
up from the flagship Yankee. They are from
tho vicinity of Matthias Point, and report that
there are about threo hundred of the rebels on
climped near at hand, who post sentries at the
Point,aud watch the movements of the flotilla
Lieut. McGaw, of the Pocahontas, accompanied
the Lockwood and lan Jed at the White House,
where he was piloted around by a colored man
who had escaped uot long since from that neigh
borhood, and who was well pouted with regard
to the topography of the country. No batteries
were found, nor any sign* of the Confederate*,
all being quiet and deserted. Since the arrest ot
t'aptaiu Dove, the command of tho Pocahontas
has devolved upon Ideut. McGaw, under whom
It is expected the steamer will join tho flotilla
again soon.
TRYING TUI RANGE,
While Gen. McClellan was present yesterday
afternoon, alter reviewing the brigade of Guu
Blanker, an experiment wa* made with the rill
ed guns recently mounted on Fort Taylor—a
new fortification, situated about 2’ u miles from
Chestnut Hill, (Murray Mason’s place,) where
the Disuuionists have constructed their most ad
viiuced works. It was found that solid shot or
shell muy oasily be tbrowo from Fort Taylor
well beyond tho Disunion fort. While our troop*
were thus tiring, a body of about 200 Disuiouist*
deployed from under cover to the right, when a
single shot thrown among them sen* them scat
tering in different directions.
HA VINO HAT.
This afternoon Oen Smith employed a regi
ment of his brigade in securing the hay and other
stores of the farmers residing between tho Kni
fed States lines aud those of the Disuniouists in
the vicinity of tho Chain Bridge. On S3UI6 other
parts of the line, the Disuniouists have soized on
and Carried oft everything eatable for manor
horse within their reach. The work of tho regi
ment mentioned above wasto-day commenced on
the farm of Dr Mackall, in Fairfax county, Vir
ginia
.Ha FIRING HEARD TO DAV.
ihe report.* of artillery heard so frequently
this afternoon were from battery practice over
the river. The burning of brush raised the smoke
la that direction that was so generally mistaken
oq this side for the :moke of burnt powder.
A ('ill for Hrl|i!
/'Ac ) u/i keea Advancing ’
.Mr. Bickley, from Wise county, reached this
place on Wednesday, bringing information of an
assemblage of Liucolu troops at Louisa, Law
reuce county, Ky., on Kandy river. A letter wa<
received at Wise 0. 11. on Tuesday evening, from
a citiien of Kentucky—(whose name we with
hold) -a gentleman every way reliublo, who
rtutea that there are 2,600 federal troops at Loui
tia; and that it is thought they contemplate In
vading Southwestern Virginia by way of the
Round Gap.- That point in one of great impor
tance ; and might, if occupied, be held by that
| force against one much greutcrin fact, it could
soon be rendered almost impregnable.
! The people of Wise want immediate help, in
men, arms, and ammunition, to enable them to
bold that pass I'nfortunately, woof this sec
tion have neither arms nor urnrniinitiou, und
there is no uuthority here to send them the deir
ed assistance in the way of men. The Confed
erate authorities should see to themu’ter at once ]
-as the Railroad, Saltworks, and tne Lend j
Mines are all in danger.
A messenger was dispatched to Gen Zollicof j
fer'at Cumberland Gap, but wo doubt whether |
he is there at this time. - Abingdon ( Vti.) /Vmo
crat.
From Raw oaii Thk Picket Guard We
have received through the kindnesr of a fri rid,
No. 3 of the Union Picket Hoard, published at
Raducah, Ky., by the Abolition invader* nt
that place, Camp jokes are the principal contents
of the number before us, and consequently we
Und but little worth of notice.
One item of news Is a confirmation of the re
ported accident noticed by us Tuesday morning
as having ecu red on the Ohio and Mi*shaip|J
Railroad. The (Junrd suys that the train wm
conveying the 19th I.linoi* iegiuu nt to Wu h ng
ton, and while crossing Beaver Creek, one bun
dred miles West of Cincinnati, the bridge gave
way. Four cars were precipitated into tbe creek,
and crushed into a promiscuous ruin. The latest
and most reliable accounts represent that from
forty to fifty wore killed, und neur’y one bun
dred wounded, by this terrible disaster. Mem
phie (Ten/i.) Appeal, Sept. 26.
■— - •
Ibe Until? it leiilgtan,
The St. Louis Nous of tbe 20th instant con
tains a purtiul report of the fight at Lexington,
wbiiji, so fur an it goes, confirms the previous
report which reached u* recently by telegraph.
Its report is up to ten o’clock Wednesday
the 18th instant
The Confederates under Gen. Price, num
bering from 16,000 to 20,000, opened fire on the
federal garrison there early on Wednesday
morning. The garrison responded, and the
cannonade was kept up till 10 o’clock at night,
when the man who brought the news, und was
a resident of tbe opposite side of tb* river,
left.
The Confederates hud seized three stesni
boats, laden with ammunition and stores for
the federal#, which had l*en sent up from Jef
ferson city.
Thu federnl’s garrison was on the south vide
at the outskirts of the city, iu their en
trenchments around the Mononio College. The
Confederates made the.r attack on that side,
and had also taken possession of the city, so
the federuls were between two fires.
The federuls were commanded by Col. Mul
ligan, of Chicago. News has reached Padu
cah that he had surrendered—his ammunition
having given out. Thia wus published in a
Lincoln sheet, which Iho scoundrels under
Grant hare started there #ince they took pos
session of the place. Southern Confederacy.
Nasiivills, Sept. 28.
Gen Robert Anderson (Sumter; assumed com
mand in Kentucky, anil has issued the follow
ing proclamation
K'RSTi raiANsl Called by the Legislature of
Kentucky, my native State; I hereby assume
command of this department. I oome to enforce
not to make laws, and, God willing, to proteot
your property and your lives. The enemies of
onr country have dared to invade our soil; Ken
tucky is in danger, she has vainly striven to
keep peace with her neighbors. Our State is
uow Invaded by those who profess to be ber
friends, but who uow seek to conquer ber. No
true son of Keotucky can longer hesitate as to
bis duty, to his State and country. The Inva
ders must, and, God willing, will be repelled.—
The leader of the hostile forces, who now ap
proaches, is, I regret to say, a Kentuckian ma
king war on Kentucky and Kentuckians. Let
all past differences of opinion be overlooked in
every one who rallies to the support of our Union
and of our Rtate. Rally, theo, my countrymen,
around the flag our fathers loved, and which ha
shielded us so Ion,;. I cull you to urmxfor seifs
defense tor the protection ot all that is dear to
Freenieu. Let it* trust in God and do our duty,
a* did our father*.
iSigned) It'UT. ANDKRSON,
Brig. Gen. U. 8. A.
lie Im* also issued another proclamation, in
which he says, that understanding there is some
apprehension entertained by the cUisens of the
State who have been hitherto opposed to tho
policy now adopted in the Stare, ho give* notice
that no Kentuckian? will be arrested who remain
at home and attend to their own business aud
do not take part by action or spocoh, against
the United States, or the State government, or
hold correspondence with, or give aid to tho
enemy.
The Louisville Journal of tho 25th ult., reports
eight prisoners arrested by Gen BhciAun, on a
charge of treason.
It is reportad that Breckinridge pH*aed Mount
Sterliug, Montgomery county, Kentucky, at 4
o’clock 1‘ M, on his way to Virginia,
Quincy, 111., Kept. 23.
Ihe siege of Col Mulligan and his foroes was
commenced on Thursday, the 12th of September,
and continued till last Friday at 6 I* M, when
the Union flag was hauled down. His men
fought 50 hours without water, and bad only
three barrels of vinegar to quench their thirst.-
The supply ot water from the river wa* cut off
after a desperate fight.
On Wedaesday, (leu Brent is* uj auuied com
mand north of the Missouri River. Restarted
West from here yesterday. Ho is now West of
Brookfield and out off by the rebels—supposed
to be part of Price's forces. Great tears are on
tu turned lest he will be captured.
(ini. UucUt; to Mr. Cuthrif.
Headquarters Central Div. of Ky., )
Bowi.ingukkkn, Ky., Bcpt. 14, 1881. j
lion. Jamtt Guthrie, Pretidenl of Louitvxlle and
Nat hr Hit Railroad Company.
Bu< It is my purpose to reopen the traffic
which liuh been recently suspended by direction
of the l'ro.sidont of tho United btates, on such
portions of the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road as may be under tho control of tho forces
under my command, eud also to re-establish the
running of the regular passenger trains. The
countios through which this railway passes are
largely interested in its stock, nnd are charged
with heavy burdens to pay the intere*t on die
debt, which they have contracted in the con
struction of the road. The cession of this traf
fle, under the orders of the President, was on
act of injustice to the people, who wore already
sufficiently taxed; for it deprived tho citizens of
these counties of the very means relied upon to
pay the largely increased taxation demanded by
the policy of tho Government. A* fur as rests
in my power, 1 propose to secure to the people of
these counties their just rights in this reaped by
permitting the truffle on the road to continue a*
it existed before the i.legal interference of the
President.
With this view I have possessed myself of a
considerable portion of the rolling stock of tho
road, aud now propose to you that as President
of the company,you continue the management
of the portion ot the road withiu the limits of
the influenee of the forces under niy command
and conduct it, as before the existence of the war,
in the iuterest of the people who uro interested
in its stcok. I propose that you will continue
your agent* and employees, with the single re
striction that they shall bo men who are not in
imical to the interests of the people of theese
counties, and that the stockholder* shall enj y
all the benefits to which their railroad charter
entitles them. Iu older to secure the rights of
the stockholder*. I have direeted an account to
he kept of the earnings and expense* of the road,
including the amount to which the company will
be entitled for transporting troops under my or
ders. This account will be rendered to you apd
the balance paid over on condition that it shall
he applied to the purposes contemplated by the
charter. If the proposition should be deolined ,
I propose transferring the rolling stock to suoh
agents as may be appointed by the oounties
through which the road passes. This will insure
an equitable distribution yf the property of the
road in the interest of the stockholders.
I utu tdr, very respectfully,
Yourobe-iient servant.
S. It. BUCKNER, Brig.-Gen.
Confederate .State* Army.
from the Aew-York Hmlil.
The New York Herald, of tho 18th ult., ha
the usual amount of sensation items. We con
denso a few
It is the current impression in diplomatic cir
cles in Washington, and said to boa well-found
ed one, tliut tin) English Government bus refused
tbe proposition of the Fuderni Government to
accede to tbe terms of the J’aris Conference, or
have in some way hfiulll-d out of io--cpting it.
Generu! Wool is to be ruiuforo and by 76,000.
Tbe Secession members of the Maryland
Legislature *eta arreted because it was discov
ered tliut an Tort w mid be made to pass the
Ordinance if -ecessb n. Among tbe papers
found on them
Secession anti .er papers, which prove, beyond
a doubt, that h auregurd w.ts going to attack
Washington ou Sunday, tlie I6oi in*t., wiih tbe
main body of the tebels, while JobustoD, with
00,000 men, would cross into Mary la tidal Corn’s
Kurd, and either advance ou Wusbinginn or Bal
timore, ns cirßumatuixes require; and signal
rocket# of blue and red were to have been sent
up tho night previous, so that tbe rebel Mary-
Linders could flock t<* Kinkvillc, und join tbs
Conledvra'ti standard. The writer adds: “The
evidence which these seized papers furnish of
the extent of Secessionist* ready to rise iu Mary
land is truly u| palling ” “It will be seen that
tbe arrests have not heeu made a moment too
soou.”
“There is good reason to believe that tbe Cap
tain General of Cuba baa not indued any procla
mation relative to favoring the Confederate flag.
No document of the kind ha# been received by
tbe Federal Government, or by tho Kpaniah Le
gation at Washington.
A mutiny occurred iu uneof (lie Maine regi
ments at Washington 011 the 10th inst.; 87
men refused to serve oil the grr und that they
had eulisted but for three months. They posi
tively refused to obey the orders of tfieir offi
cers. A detachment of the 88th New York
Regiment, with loaded muskets, and com
manded by Coptain Allison, settled the diffi
culty.
A I.’nion meeting was held at Hartford,
Conn., cn the 17th inst., to which Thoinus
Fraucis Meagher sent this dispntch: “I can
not go to Hartford to-day. I go to the wnr.
Talking is over w th me ; fight is the word.”
Somebody ought “to tread on his coat tails.”
The Naval correspondent of the Herald,
writing from the vicinity of Newport News,
and alluding to the great naval expedition, has
as one of the heads of hi* letter : “About the
Savannah expedition.” [ls that a mere specu
lation, or is it “letting the catout of the bag 7 ”
The anniversary of the Cdli#tilit(on, Sept.
17th, was celebrated at Philadelphia, by a mili
tary display, and u speech by IMn. Geo. M.
Dollars. [Any day and every dsy they <an
celebrate the universsry of the violation of the
same Constitution.]
Affairs in Mexico are represented to be in u
deplorable condition. The defeat of the reac
tionary party is confirmed.
IJ. n. Minister Crosby had arrived at the
capital of tbe Gautemala, and raised the stars
and stripes, to the infinite delight of all the
Yankees there
The revolution in New Grenada still pro
gresses. The Conservative Government had
been overthrown, and un attack on the town of
Panama was hourly expected.
HujtoEO'v Orxkrai.'s Orri. a, )
Richmond, Va., Bept. 27,1861. j
Army Medical Boards, for the examination of
Burgeons and Assistant Burgeons, have been or
dered to convene at Norfolk, Richmond, York
town and Manases*.
Candidates for the appointments of burgeons
and Assistant Burgeons will bo examined by
these Hoards, on presenting an invitation to ap
pear before them from o>e Secretary of War,
which may be obtained by forwarding their ap
plication, with testimonials of moral character
to the War Department.
Examining Hoards will be held at other points
further South at a convenient time.
OOLUMBDfI.THUKiIDAY. OCTOBER 3,1881#
Arm i Sum.ms. Tho Richmond Dispatch
*ays, tho amount of supplies now coming In for
the army is enormous. The Danville and Peters*
burg Railroads are daily forwarding to Richmond
an immense number of casks, tierces, and bar.
role, containing sugar, mohissos, rice, and other
stores, which areas constantly sent off to points
where they arc nooded. The amount of food
consumed by it large army is almost beyond com
putation . yet, if proaeut appearances indloate to
anything, the troops aro in no danger of suffer
ing in this respect.
Thirty Thousand Tsnnkssbk Tnoors rot
Immediate Service.—' The Government oflhe
Confederate States, through Gen. Albert Sid
ney Johnson, has called upon the Governorof
Tennessee for tho additional force of thirty
thousand troops, for immediate active service.
The Governor has accordingly issued a Proc
lamation, lo which it is stated that ‘Volunteers
for the wnr aro greatly preferred, but will bo
accepted for tho term of twelve mouths.”
Hioh Water.—The Savannah has been up
ai high ns 28 feet, from the recent heavy rains.
This morning it had gone back to 19 feet, and
receding. The consequences oftheflood have
been rather sorious The lowlands along the
river have been overflowed, and crops of corn
have suffered greatly. The high wind which
preceded the rains, prostrated the corn, and
the flood coming upon it in that condition has
doubtless leveled ii beyond recovery. We hope
the damage is not so great as many apprcheoil-
We are informed that Mr. Wm. Eve's planta
tion, below this city, is submerged lo tho depth
ot several feel.
The Augusta caual also overflowed its banks,
but no injury was thereby sustained.— Chron.
f Sent., Ut.
Comp ant eh Wanted. —Wo invite attention to
tlie oard of Col. W. 11. Stiles, in another Col
umn. He baa received orders to repair to Sa
vannah with his regiment, and is anxious to
have it filled at once. Here is a good opportu
nity fur distinction in a good cause and in a
good regiment. Companies now orgnnUed and
anxious for api Roe in tho picture, will do well
to report themsslvos immediately to Cel. Styles,
either ot Camp Davis. ner Dalton, oral Savan
nah.
Railroad Accident. —Wo learn, say a tha
Charleston Courier of the 30th, from a gentle
man who arrived in that city on Sunday morn
ing, by the Northeastern Railroad, that the non
arrival at Florence on Friday afternoon of the
train of oars duo from W'ilmington, was owing to
an accident. A large, dead cyprovs tree, stand
ing a little outside of the cleared margin of sixty
five feet from the centre of the track, fell during
tbe storm of that day across the track, about a
mile distant from Marion Court House. Tbe
engineer saw the tree fall, but it was so little in
advnnco of the train that he wus unable to di
minish materially the speed the train had acquir
ed. The engine, upon striking the tree, it is said>
jumped forward at leust 100 feet, and was over
turned and preoipitatod into tho swump on the
side of the track. The tender and two baggage
cars were stripped of their wheels and under car
riages so that the bodies of those vehicles were
carried forward by the unwar l impetus of the
train, until it was expended, and thereby tho
after cars, which the passengers occupied, sus
tained no injury. At the spot where the wheels
accumulated, (iu all fourteen pair) the trestle
work that the train wai iu tbe act of crossing
gave way, and tho forward part of the third car
remained supported by a confused heap of iron
wheals. Wonderful to say, “nobody was hurt.”
Tbe engineer and firemen were thrown from the
engine and in advance of it, and yet sustained
no serious injury. The conductor was slightly
bruised, but no uge else was hurt.
♦ ——
Arrival or an Iron-clad Vessel with
Munitions for the South.—A few days slnoe,
says the Richmond Dispatch, we received private
intelligence of an important fact, in ail respects
similar to the following, (which we copy from
the Forsyth, Ga. Journal, but for prudential rea
sons, we declined to publish it at tbe time. As
the matter lias leaked out ut last, however, no
further harm ran come of its repuhlication
“Several day# since, an iron-clad steamer from
Liverpool, with ft.ftUt) rifles and 18 cannon, blank
ets, and clothing tor soldiers, funded sale at Sa
vannah. Tbe blockading vessels were not in
eight. 1 bis is anew e'eauiei, me.is mi with sheet
iron an inch thick, and m now tbe proper'/ us
tho Confederate Mates. Our informant saw t .
vessel himself, went no deck, t ilkvd who On
captaiu, who toid him that tuerc were three or
four more vtasels of the same sort on the wiry ;
and ms noon ns iho steamers could be manned
under the Confederate Government tbe bluckadu
of Abraham 1, would be blown to the ‘four
wind#.’
“lie Maid that the arrival of this vessel bud
caused considerable activity among the iner
chants in sending oil’ the coffee, tea, salt, Ac., to
country merchant-, while these articles are at
a very high figure. IJe beard the opinion ex
pressed by some “knowing ones” that in less
than forty days Rio online could be bought in
.Savannah at I2.Vm <-‘i>t- Large quantities are
stored iu Cuba, awaiting tbe removal of the
blockade.”
From tbe N*w Urleaus Ricayuue.
Infoktant Movement.—Hl# Excellency Gov.
Moore ituu(i an order jvsterday, to seize all the
pork lu tbe oily held by pcruluior, who had
advanced it, we b urn, to the t normous price of
fifty dollars por buml. We tool assured (bat
tbe Governor will be unanimously supported by
our oitixeus in this movuoiont. We see no good
reason why merchants should taka advantage of
tbe scarcity of provisions in time of war to speo*
ulate upou our government, any more than that
our gallant volunteer# should demand higher pay
for tbeir services. Thcno speculators are tbe last
men in our community to oouie forward in aid of
tbe government ami in import of the holy causa
for which other citizen# are sacrificing their all.
It is certaiu tliut such sot# do not show a great
amount of patriotism.
We are willing, ut all times that men #bouid
make a fair profit ou their good#, waros and
tuorcbandue, but iu a crisi# like the presaut, to
speculate at #ucb rule#, (Specially in proviaions,
which are to feed and support our soldiers,shows a
far greater preponderance for the love of the ul
mighty dollar, than lor the love of country. We
are therefore gratified Ht the courxe the Governor
has pursued, us the#e men will now only receive
a fair valuation for their property which has been
seized, instead of tlie iuunenso profits that they
had thus hoped to reaiir.c by imposing upou our
government in such an emergency.
The speculator* seems to be having a
hard time in all directions, which is a very
righteous retribution—"the way of the trans
gressor is bard.” We hope they will every
where be served ax they have been in New
Orleans, Rulcigh, Iliclinioml aud Montgomery.
Those of the fraternity in Columbus, who in
cline to make extortionate profits by the ne
cessity of government or people, should take
warning in season. We find the following in
the Montgomery Advertiser:
Strvtd Right —We heard yesterday of a lit
tle business transaction, in this oily, the result
of which may serve as a warning to those who
are fattening on the needs of the people. An
agent of the Government from Gen. Bragg's
PKYTOW H.COLatJITT. I
JAMES W. WARREH, { E<ut °r.
Number 39
•rray, wo undent.nd, ~,r ao l 0 , hj , „„ for
the purpose of purohMtug wme huok.hot, .ml
proceeded lo the .tore of one of our meroh.nts
who had the required article to sell. A pa
triot would have been willing to sell to the
Government at a fair profit, but this man, we
are informed, demauded a price just double
that usually paid for the same article. The
npnt demurred, nnd was told he might be
ti J? Kel . *k°t at that price. The agent
told him that he must have them, but that he
would not pay the price demanded, at the
same tune oflimng him a pnoe which would give
the merchant a large profit; telling him that if
he refused to accept the offer he could easily
get a company of men and take the shot. Step
ping to the door, he called a dray, and order
ed the shot to be taken out of the store and
conveyed to the depot. The merchant con
stdering discretion the better part of valor,
offered no resistance, concluding that it was
best for him to accept the offered terms. —
lhere are more men in Montgomery who
are demanding raoq unreasonable prices for
their goods,.and it may yet be necessary to
apply the rule t > them ana bring them down to
a decent level.
Glorious Confederate Victory tt Lexington, Missouri.
Federal Lott 3.60 ■*— hnmtnte Quantity of Artil
leey, Eqmppage, &c., in the Hand* of tho
Vxetutt—Col. Mul/igan Surrondtrt, Etc., Etc.
From the N. Y. Herald, 94th.
Official information of ifce capture of Lex
ington, Mo., end th surrender ol the gallaot
Col Mulligan to the rebel forces of General
Prtoe, reached the War Dep rtment yesterday,
.nd as no contradiction of tho report comes
from any other quarter, we ar* unwillingly
c -nipelhd to reoeive uas autluniic General
Prentiss hns and spatebed to M Louis a state
ment of the surrender, which reduced the loss
on boih aides oon*idrably below the first re
ports Col Mulligan held out t rarely for four
days aguiQsl immense dds; and u la said only
sut render and for want of water, without which
his uien had to maintain themselves fur two
days; but there seems to be something in this
statement notqiite consistent with the posi
tion he occupied m close proximity to tho Mis
souri river.
Acoording to our advices, his fortifications
wero erected betweeu the old and new towns, and
extended down to the river bluffs, at wbioh
polut, as far as ou> intelligence extends, the do
fences wero uot availed. How, then, his water
supply oould have boon cut off, we are at a loss
to determine.
The latest accounts from Lexington, previous
to the announcement of the surrender, report tha
movements of reinforcements to sustain Col.
Mulligan, both by land and water The steam
ers W bite Cloud and Des Moines wont up the
river on Suturdajr with three regiments to assist
the garrison at Lexington, and a force of 3,500
men, infantry, cavalry and artillery, had left St.
Joseph and Chillicothe, on the 15th inst., for the
same point; but it appears none of their rein
forcements have arrived in time to save the gar
rison, which undoubtedly was compelled to yield
to the immensely superior force of the rebels.
It is said that the Cabinet expressed consider
able surprise, nnd some indignation, that Gen.
Fremont did not reinforce Gen. Mulligan, as hs
has plenty of men at his command. Gen. Fre
moot is reported now as about to take the field
in person against Gea, Price.
Arrests aid Discharges
Some twenty-four citisens of this county were
arrested last week, tuken to Knoxville, arraigned
before the Confederate Court and released—near
ly ull of them taking the oath of allegiance, and
the balance on tbeii own recognicance to deport
themselves as loyal oitirens. We know nothing
of the charges on which the arrests wero made.
The following order appears in the Knoxville
papers :
SI’EC-IAL ORDER.
Headquarters, K. T Brigade.
Camp Ciixminoh, Sept. 23, 1801. j
No oitlxen will hereafter be arrested by the
foroes of this Brigade, without especial orders
from those headquarters, unless incases of ac
tual or impending violence tttrong assurances
have been given by the Union men, from all sec
tions of Unit Tunnessoe that they will acquiesce
iu and abide by the Constitution and la#s of
the fttate and of the Confederate States.
W. K. CASWELL, Brig.-Gen’!,
By D. M. Key. Ass't Adjut't Gen’l.
[Athene ( 7 ton.) Post.
Lovisvillb Frightened.— The intelligence
that the Confederate troops wera advancing
on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, oaus
ed considerable excitement in Louisville, and
the following proclamation from the militia
general commanding was the result of the
scare :
Fellow Citizen*: I call you to arm* for the
defense of your city The engine bells will
be tapped at five o’clock to call the peoplo of
each **rd to the engine house thereof, where
it is earnes'ly asked that you will enroll
yourselves into companies for the dtfense of
our oity.
Aftei doing so, you are requested to report
to me at my ■ dice, aud also, to report the
number of guns, public or private, of each com
pany.
My office is on Fifth at<eet,opposite the court
house.
Hamilton pope,
Brig Gea H uie Guard
—Memphe Appeal , 2b.
Extract kkomonk or Bennett’s Editorials
—Speaking on the uubject of Lincoln # procla
mation aboui F/em >lll, the Herald uya :
Guu. Fremont ought to have aided ibe Pres
ident in Mis-oun. Insteadof that, he became
a source of weakness end embarrassment 10
him. When be n tered upon his duties in
Ihn .Scute the rebels hud b en swept as chaff
before the wind but now more thau half the
State hus been rucouquered by tbe Confederate
arraa. Disaster alter disaster h.i# befallen our
arms there. The deuth of Lyon, end the re
treat from Springfield, caused frem want of
those reinforcements which Gen. Fremont
ought to have sent are now followed up by
the still more disavtiou# capture of Lexington
from tne some cause, including the lss of
3,500 of the best troops, who were sacrificed
bv neglect, the gain of #ll their small arms,
artillery, ammunition, and equipage, together
with tbiee thousand horsua to the cause of tho
rebels, to say nothing of tbe moral effect of
such a mtffoitune.
It is ve y evident that there must have been
terrible mismanagement at St. Louis; other
wise the brave Mulligan sod his devoted lit
tle band would not thus have bt>eu left to their
fate
Fluty ot Troops bit no Ami... Shy it it?
We extorted tome days ago,from tho Mil
itary Storekeeper, at Milledgeville, an acknowl
edgement that there is now a considerable
supply of arms in the State Arsenal, notwith
standing Gov. Brewn’s repeated declarations
to applicants that there were no arms left.—
The Military Storekeeper, by way of apology,
stated that the Governor intended to place the
reserved supply in the hands of such troops as
go to defend the coaat, and yet the Governor
i< now sending down hundreds of unarmed
men, to drive ofl’ doily expected invaders’
Why is this 7 We have no arms here lo give
them, and what is the use of such folly as
sending men to fight the battles of the coun
try without them f Why doea the Governor
refuse to open the Arsenal doors and distribute
its contents at a time like tbe present 7 Far
better keep the men at home and let us of tbe
low country do the best we can with tlie means
at our command:
Were ever the affairs of a State so criminal
ly managed ?—sav. Republican.
Thk Y'AEKer Prisoner# Should Wore.—
We think, says tba Montgomery vtail, that the
Yankees which have fallen into tbe hands of our
Government should be put to work and made to
earn Ibeir living. Why not put them in the ehaln
gang, and put them to building Southern Rail
roads T By this means they could ba forced to
do the South sumo serriea. A Railroad friend,
in this State, says be will take tham, put them
to work on an Alabama road, and give bond for
their safety and forthcoming when called for by
President Davis. This Is a good Idea. Let the
Yankee prisoners be put at onoe in a ohain gang,
and placed on the line of some of our Rallroeds.