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Critical Situation in WeHlern
Virginia?Koscncrnntz MarchInn
on the Big Sewcll.
Intelligence of this most important and
critical nature has reuclied here from the
scat of war in the West by special express,
, arrived yesterday evening. The news from
. our camps on the Gaulcy line is as late
. us W edqesday last, furnishing a most uncommon
instance of the dispatch of intelligence
from that quarter.
On Friday last Gen. Lee arrived at
Floyd's camp at meadow HIuIF. lie was
accompanied by an escort ol twenty men
and three baggage waggons. On the 5*unsday
following, Gen. Lee proceeded to Wise's
. encampment, on the Jlig Sewell, and made
a thorough rcconnoissance of the position.
It was known that Rosen erontz had
crossed the Gaulcy and was making his way
towards our lines. It was reported that h
had crossed the Gaulcy at Hughes' Ferry,
taking up his line of march on the Wilderness
road, but learning the position ol
Floyd's forces, bat roiracou nis in ircn, ;
crossing the river again at Carnefhx, ^tlic !
locality of the late battle.) and Uiiecting !
his movements towards Wise's position on i
the Hig Sewell.
Gen. Lee had taken four regiments
i of Floyd's command to reinforce Gen. Wise.
The juncture of these two forces would not,
it is said, amount to more than 5,')00 men,
nod it had been determined to give battle
on the approach of the enemy. Iloscncrantz's
lurco wis estimated at 1 t.O HI men.
It was understood that the position nf"j
Gen. Wise was exceedingly strong. The
dispositions of the forces had been made
by Col. Henningsen, ami it was hoped that
they would he able to cheek Koseucruutz,
' notwithstanding the considctable superiority
of his numbers.
On Wednesday last, Gen. Floyd had
prepared despatches to hurry up rointoree,
mcnts on points from the route to Kieli
inond. Col. llussel's .Mississippi Hegimeut
had arrive 1 out, as Col. I'hillips Legion
or Lattalliun 0U0 strong.
Atth* time of the preparation of these
despatches, it was rp rted in Gen Floyd's
camp that an engagement had already tali'n
place, or was in progress, between
Gen. Lee and Wise and the enemy Meado.r
ILutf is about iii'tecii miles distant
from Wise's position. If an action bad taL-?n
nliinii rir ?-i? I...111 *r Oiili!?>sti>il. lis result
J/...VV, ?. ~ T j
was not known or certainly anticipated at
the last reliable accounts which have mtehed
hcic by special express.
The "hotel rumors" which were in circulation
last night are not subjects o! notice,
as we are satisfied that we have the latest
reliable advices which reached here 3 ester- ,
day troin the scat of war, and that they do
not contain any information of the result ol
an engagement with the enemy
If it should become necessary for our
forces to tall hack from the Hig Jewell, it
is understood that the} will do so upon [
Gen. Floyd s position, which is sail by a
mountain Mutf, and on tin other by a considerable
steam. Our forces, in tli posir
tion now occupied by Floyd's command,
could not he- outflanked. They would command
the Wilderness road uad the J! ?yer's
Ferry road, both of which connect with
the pike, and guard the only passable approach
to 1 jcwisburg.?llilimoml JC.rttihincr.
?
\ortli Carolina.
Gov. Clark, of North Carolina, has isj
sued the followed proclamation :
"To pursuance and by virturc of a resolution
Ill'tllO \ duiitnKt V of Vnrlll
J "
Carolina, 1, Henry T. Clark, Hovern >r e.r
oj/iciu of our said State, ilo hereby notify
nnd require all male citizens of this State,1
now in the enemy's country of the I nited !
States, to return to North Carolina where
their allegiance is justly due, within thirty
day $ J ram thr date hrrrof And I do
hereby declare as an alien enemy, subject
to all the pains, penalties and forfeitures
which arc or may be incurred by an alien
enemy, every person failing to obey the j
?e<|ui rem cuts of this proclamation, except, I
ie^ he A, scldier in the army of the Confed"
?rate Stetec, cr some one of them, or ii>
pr won, or detained by force."
Who Mulligan In.
. The "gallant Mulligan as the New York
tlerald styles the commander of the late
Yankee army at Lexington, is n" less, n
personage than the notorious rowdy * lii 11
Mulligan," who figured so largely in the i
police court of New Vork last year. He j
was sent, we believe, to Sing Sing pen!ten- ,
tiary for his disturbances of the peace of
the city, and from that classic abode he was
transferred to the command of a Lincoln ,
column iu Missouri.
Tub Five Kkoimknth Rkfuskiv?We
learn that President Davis has refused to !
comply with Governor Brown's call for the j
return of five Georgia regiments, with their
arms, to defend the coasts of that State. ;
This is reported upon the authority of a
private letter, which adds that the tiovernor
is enlisting troops for six months' service
for tho coast defence, and that somo
companies organized with a view to service
in the Confederate army havo tendered
their aorvices to Gov. Brown for this purpose.?
Cr^nmhtf Kitqttirci.
Troubles at Princeton College,
N. J.
The Newark Mercury, or Monday
says:
On Thursday last a party of over zealous
Union students at Princeton College visited
the rootr.s of Francis Dubois, Jr., of
this "city, and Alexander Fullerton, Jr., of
Phtladelphiafetudents who expressed secession
sentiments, for the purpose of ducking
them. Ful)cff0h escape^, hut his companion
was seised and ducked at the College
pump. The faculty, discovering three of
the perpetrators ol this punishment, decidad
to suspend them from the institution.
This action of the authorities caused intense
excitement among the students, anu a
wholesale rebellion was seriously advocated
by quite a number.
At evening prayers the president made
a short hut decided speech, in which he
declared that it was tlie firm and unaltira
ble determination ot the faculty to put
down mob law in the college, and thut if
any student rendered himself ( imoxious by
an expression of traitorous sentiments, the
college authorities would admon sh or expel
him, and to them, und not to the students
belonged the action in the matter,
lie further stated that the proceedings ot
the previous evening were a disgrace to
the institution, and moreover a direct infraction
ol the laws, which the faculty
could not pass over.
lie promised a thorough investigation
ef the matter, and declared that if they
were unable to vindicate their authority in
any other way, they would expel every
student and close up . le institution. Oh
Saturday morning the president gave notice
to the three detected ones that they must
go to their homes until permitted by the
laeulty to return to their duties.
lie was determined upon the spb:,"*f,
and there was no evading it. The names
of those who are suspended are Howard ?I.
it coder, a son ot ex tiovornor Iteeder, of
Hasten; Isaac K. Ca ey, ef Ilrrri'bufg;
Samuel lv llf'y, of Philadelphia. Previous
to their departure the members ol
the college procured a large and elegant
barouche, and decorated it very tastily with
American tl igs. To this they a tached a
long rope, placing the exiled three in the
carriage, amidst the cheers of the citizens,
they drove Uk oi through the village to tin
d. pot.
Some two hundred students held tlu
rope, and were preceded by music. The
march through the town w?t< almost an ova
tion. Cheers we^i? g;\vn for veiny prom
inert Cnionis'i.s, inclining Senator I'h -nip
son, ('oilfiuodoie Crahb and Hectors Mcliil
llodge and MofT.it,ot lie seminary
Several prominent seces-ioiiists were no
ticed with three hearty .rroris n were als<
several nuMiihcr-1if?In- fa ulty wince li i-ewere
passed ? n the route. At the depot
an in*in* i:>e crowd ol citirens and student.wituesse
1 their dt partnrc. The i resi lent
say> the matter shall not end here, hu' pro
ini-ts 111:11 every ??z?o engaged hi me proceding
.-diall sill! -r.
TI?o I'olomiH' ('-.uinuiiiiilr.
Tc .i, eitu.i ti ot So ith Carolina, wli<? wain
t!? ('onfederate at the time, wi
are in lebted for the following paitioularof
the cannonade on \\'"dne: *ay last, he
tween a Confederate battery and some ??l
(lie enemy's steamers :
The scene of the cognfre'nrnt was a I Free
Stone I'oint, which is a few miles abovi
Cockpit I'oint, tnctitioned in our la t. It
is at the mouth of Nelson Creek, and tei
miles South (if the vd'are of Ofcnnuan
and perhaps half that distance hclow tin
mouth ol the Oceoquun river. A l attery
had ben constructed at this point hy ! I .t???j?
ton's Legion. ('omtnoncing on Friday ol
the proceeding week, they completed it on
the following Tuesday evening. It w.ihuilt
under the screen < f a p?ne thicket
which stood on tlie river bank, so that tin
enemy were ignorant of what was doing
until Wednesday morning, when, the pines
having been cut away the night pr vious,
the guns stood unmasked. About eight
o'clock on that morning, one large steamer
and two small ones appeared opposite, and
the former and one of the latter opened
fire upon our hattcry with shell and round
shot. Nine shots were received before tin
lire was returned from our side. < )itr bat
tory then opened and threw eight or nine
shots at the enemy's vessels. Three of
these, from the "long Tom," took effect in
the large steamer, and one in the smalh r ;
and both the steamers secnied much crippled
thereby. They all then moved off.
Of t lie s' ots from their guns, two or three
struck our battery, hilt inHietcd no important
injury. One of'the shells hurst within
twenty steps of Col. Hampton, covering
himself and his horse with dirt and gravel.
One e'" the soldiers was struck and
stunted hy a fragment of shell, but was
not seriously iniured. There was no lurther
casual y on our ride. "Nobody hurt "
The enemy subsequently, and from points
beyond the rang of our b;?tfery, commenced
a desultory firing upon tin- surrounding
coverts, in the hope ol striking something
of somebody. One of these shells fit w inland
a inihs and burs' net far from .here
the infantry and cavalry of Hampton's Le
gion were drawn up in supporting distance
ol our battery. This tiring continued until
our informant left the ground, which was
klwk.O ,.',.l..nL ?!...? ..I#
The buttery was under the command of
Captain Lee, of I lampion'* Legion. Several
other ptcamera were cruising ;n the vicinity,
anil our troops were anticipating an
attack on Wednesday night. Other troops
on our side were near enough to support
the Legion, in ease o: necessity.
Rich mom/ Enquirer.
The New York Times of the loth says
Beauregard was at Fairfax, with lU0,UO0
men ; that he had an ai undance of provisions,
except eoftee Forage for the horsos
was, however very scarce.
Surrender of Lexlaloa.
Hudson, Mo., Sept. 28.?The following
account of tho seigc of Lexington is furnished
to the St. Louis Republican, by II.
Bradburn, ono of Col. Mulligan's soldiers,
, who IcP. Lexington on Saturday morning:
The rebels procured a large number of
hemp bales and rolled them In advance,
and, under their cover, gradually succedcd
fh sectoring h position in the rear. They
then cut off the supply of water, and had
the ftort completely surrounded.
They made but few charges fcpon the
breast-works dnring the entire scige. Their
j object seemed to be to surround the fort
cut off tho supply of water, and, having
succeeded in this, they Whited until j
Col. Mulligan was compelled to yield to a |
foe inure terrible than 17,000 rebels who
surrounded him.
Previous to his surrender, he offered to
. tike a position on a level spot of ground
and give General Price the odds of four to
1 one in a fair and open tight, but no at ten;
tion was paid to it.
After the surrender, tit.* rebels mounted :
i the breast works and seemed mad with joy j
and delight.
As soon as the surrender took place, 'the
; rebels look doTvn the I"fiion Hag and trail!
ed it in i!> dust.
J An immense amount of gold, supposed
I to be al out a quarter of a million of dollars \
: fell into the possession ol the rebels. It was
taken from the banks and buried by Colo
I nel Mulligan, in the eamp ground, some
I time ago but the rebels speedily discovered
, and unearthed it.
Col Mulligan wept like a child when
he found himself compelled to sum n- ;
I . -t I
\ 1 r-o mrm-!' ar' r the surrender, toe men
were all rel< isetl on parole and ferried
i 1 a< rosa the liver. '1 he otlieers were retai ?ed.
?1 The loss of the r? b. Is i? not known but it !
; is thought to be not loiS than a thocsriid
killed and wounded.
The first utt ek of the rebels proved to
be inure disastrous to them than the long
i Feige wilier, loitowcu.
For a day or two previous to the last at- j
; j tuck they wore cupared ip bcry'ng their |
. 1 dead.
Tiii: Site.t: ok Li.xin<; r<>.\.?Thesiege
of LcMiipton is over. Acevrd'ng to the
| vague r.,utors we have rccciw d,it common- ;
' eed on Satur lay, Sept -mher 14. lMll, on
| which day the rebel ticncral l'riee inform* j
I A tingtienerul .Mulligan, the eoiuinaiidaiit
ot the I n inn works, i'm'. he *ould i\?* j
i hiin till Monday afternoon to suriendrr or
l ike the alternative ol battle. The object i
that 11en. l'riee had iu delaying the attack 1
ojH n il,o w ?rk-? wus not so much lor tile
put po>c nl'gi' ing the I nion troops a chance
1 f i surrender a.? to enable tiro. H i'n* end
. tus rebel forces, together with a number of
smaller bodies ot marauders under Martin
11recti and others, all of whom were
inarching from various sources to join
h i in.
Thus wo tind that 1'rice's forces were
] enlarge.!; for, at the commencement of the
soi?*e, he is said to have had hut M.tnio
. |
; , men, while in later reports the nengber '
j had been increased gradually to 17,000. I
. an I one report had even a higher estimate :
1 of the strength of the rebels. However j
on this part of the question, nothing deli- i
' nite could be ftscrtaitted; hut one thing '
j is very certain, that the uutnhcr ol the ;
' rebels exceeded, that ol the gallant de'en- !
, ders t?y many thousands.
Short Hksckiption ok I.kximjt ?n.
i ?The painful suspe'iep atte".ling the :?*x'.
cty for ncCs from Lexington, Missouri, is
' greatly enhanced by a consideration of the
size and wealth and <>t the place, and its
importance as a strategic p 'ict. 'five pointi
latum of Lexington and vicinity was made
' 1 tip of the host ola-s of the early emigrants
! from Kentucky to Missouri, is generally
wealthy, and probably in ire refilled than
that ot any other section of the State, excepting
the city of St Louis. The
early settlers in that region were attracted ,
! by the similarity of much of the country
; to that I'.deti ol Kentuckiuns about Lexington,
Kentucky, and they not only made
) their selections of land according to the
I standard of old Fayette but carried the anai
logy to the naming of* the county and
principal town of tie ir location iu Misi
sottri.
i The city of Lexington is about one hundred
and tiii nty miles fretrt Jefferson t'ity
t ....... ..... "... i...i.i -i i
V Ml W.I i n.^?, |'l UMl?l \ , 1 W fIVU
inhabitants. It is s'tuatcd on a high, roc-j
ky bluff", which has its course on tin?
South side of the M ssouri river and which
slopes shiest precipitously directly ?!' *
to tin* bod of the river making a sterj vi ry
ascent I mm the landing up into the cifv
From the rear of the city the land recedes
slightly in alternate successions of heauti
I'ul prairie and choice timber, and is Well
; occupied by finely cultivated farms, yi Iding
a first rate support to this hithetu
! 'hriv'ttg p'acc. Lexington has formerly
had an active trade with the caravans of
Santa Fc and the (ireat Salt l<ake. The
great emigration to folifornia, which has
passed through the county for several years
past 11.*?-? furnished a market for grain, cat- !
tie and hurst s at a very hi^h prices Fx>en.sivc
beds ofcoal are found on the river
: hanks here.
The surrender of the city, with its beautiful
resiliences, to the wanton deviltry of
the rebels, is a serious calamity. It is a
prize which has doubtless stimulated the
rebels to most dcpperetc effoMs to obtain.
[ Xnc } o/ /.- Iln a/il, 'Zhtft.
(Jen. Frier's official report of the battle
of Lexington has been received. The following
is the closing paragraph:
"Our entire loss in this series of engageI
mcnt.s amounts to twenty-five killed and
' inpnnlu .......... I ...1 'IM.- _ I
| nx ?s ..? * * ??? ni'iiiiMVU I IIU ^ HWS
j was much greater. The visible fruits of
this almost bloodless victory are great.
About thirty five hundred prisoners were
i taken, among whom wore Cols. Mulligan,
Marshall,'Reding, White and Orover, Maj. I
Van Dorn, and one hundred and eighteen |
other catnti)iKf>ioticd officers, five pieces of ,
artillery and two mortars and over three
thousand stands of infantry arm!', 'a Ihrge
number of sabres, about seven hundred and y
Gtty horses, many cavalry equipments,
teams ammunition, tnorc than one hundred I
thousand dollars worth of Commissary stores <
and a large amount of other property. In I
addition to all this, we obtained the res to- 1
ration of the great seal of State and rtic <
public records, which were stolen from the <
rtrnnop nuotr\t 1 *? ? ><! ?I .r\n> I* ??! ? ?.! t
v |/v vuoiwij ^ H1I\? UUUUl IIUIU I1UIIUI vu 1
thousand dollars in inonc}', which the bunk i
in this place had been robbed ot'and which i
I caused to be returned." i
Federal officers from Lexington say that \
a few ureu of the Jackson Legislature assembled
in that t^wn and passed an ordi- t
nance ofscceaeioh. When our informant \
left, they were discussing u'n Act for <b?> i
confiscation of the property of persons opposed
to the Southern Confederacy.
Lexlttlallve Vacnnclcs.
We find thj following communication
from Gen. Simons, Speaker of the House
of Representatives, in the Charleston papers
of yesterday. There, will, therefore,
be no elections lor Representatives ordered,
until the House decides the question. It
is probable, as each llousc is judge of the
qualifications of its members, that the same
course will be pursued as regards the Senate
:
Charleston, September25,1X01.
: It bconmes fny dtuy to inform you
that I have received yesterday, from Mr.
L?\ J. Moses, jr., your Aid and Private Sec- I
rotary, the following communication:
State o?- South Carolina,
Headquarter?, September 13,1861.
Til ill //ilTt -/.I/.-. V \'i'l?/iin V.,..-./. - .. '
t/ir J/uU?r Of' Ik'/>rr.*rufntivrs :
Sift: llv order of tliu Governor, I enclose
to yon the within copy of correspondence,
and request your attention to the
points referred to *n it .
Yify respectfully, your oL't servant.
F. J. M()SES, .1 it.,
Aid and l'rivate Secretary.
Enclosed in this was a slip from a morning
journal, containing the correspondence
referred to, to wit: a le i^r from you to
the A tter^ey Ger.cral, asking his opinion
as to certain supposed vacancies in the
Legislature, arising from disqualification
hy r asm of acceptance of commissions in
the Confederate service, so that you might
huye it published, in Order that "all the
tret: hers of the Legislature who have accepted
such officers may he informed, and
also that elections may he held to till vacancies,
as the Legislature is to meet on
the first Monday in November ; also the j
opinion of the .* tf^rney General in reply
to this iiu'jirr*'."
According to *he constitution of t c
State of South Carolina, all questions relat
i 5 r to the qualifications of members of the
(! i-e of Representatives fat all times reI
d their highi st privilege) are confi
t. 1 to the House alone. My own experience
as prc-'ding ofiiei-r, as well as our
pi vious hi. tcry, pp * !y me that this body
has always been al ve to the necessity of
excluding even the appearance ol interference
with its exclu ive control in questions
of this nature.
However much : may respect the opin- ;
ion of the A'torncy General, and however i
praiseworthy your real in this matter may '
lie, I do not feel my self at liberty, as the
organ and presiding officer of the House,
to receive any ii??tr etior? on these qnestionr,
or as to my < nty in tlie premises,
from the Executive, or from any other department
of the < In' eminent ofthe State
I am therefore constrained to return to
you the communication in question, an the ,
only course consist nt with my sense ol
duty.
Should yon, however, tl -ire to cumnm
nicate to the House -elf this, or any other
father instruction* mi the subject < f the
qualifications of the members ami (lie duty
ol the House in the natter, whatever may
Ik- inv own views of the constitutional provisions
on the subject, I will lay before \
that hody any sueh communication coining j
Iroin yourself.
1 have the honor to he, your obedient
servant, JAMKS SIMONS,
Speaker House of Keprcsentuti ves,
Sou h < 'arolina.
To (lov. I'll.'KENS, Columbia, S. (J.
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Sri.iMU'it QtKSTtoN Sot.VF.ii.?l'rof
John Harby, of Auburn, Alabama, formerly
of this State, and ' wernbly known to
many readers as a naturalist and teacher
of reputation, has succeeded in iraVipp*
sulphuric acid from the sulpher of pyrites,
which enn he found in any quantities alori^r
'lie West Point and \f!inta Kail road. In
a letter to oitr friends, U . Stcvcsop & Co.,
*ho heve beer it; correspondence concerning
this important question, Prof. Darby
writes :
I have complvtci? try experiments, and i
have been p rfectly successful, and last 1
week made pure sulphuric acid from iron
pyrites, and there is no difficulty in ma | ;
king nitric acid, uiUriatic acid, hlcaching t
powders for paper makers, chloroform, sal i
sodo, \c."
We congratulate the country on this re 1
suit and deinonstatiou, ami we congralu- j
late Prof I'arbv on his successful eon nee '
lion with a gn-nt p ihlic henefit.
Wo h ?pe he will be enabled to put :
in operation, under | rojier authority, a labo- 1
ratory for the s ippiy of sulphur and sul- 1
phusie acid.? < '/i'irl?*f<>n C>iu?irr.
The New \ oi k World excitingly ehron- '
I iL. 1V_? iL.. ,L. I i II - I .
iiriua inr liu iiii.ii me in.ivo ami 111:a11 r I
I So 11. Wood, of I fie life New York News,
is a hunted fugitive whom Lincoln's Fed- i
ernl police arc using every exertion to can- :
ture ftiid consign to the I last tie. Wc <
hope lie will ssf'ely escspe fo the Soutli I I
Col. C'unnlnrham'w Regiment.
We find the following information con.
anting Col. Cunningham's regiment in
tie Richmond Dispatch of Monday. It
pill no doubt be a crack regiment:
Some months since, Colonel John Cunningham,
of Charleston, South Carolina,
nffered to raise for the service of the Confederate
Governtnctit ft repufhoht, <>r,Teheed
5c, a brigade. The offer was promptly ac;epted,
but Col. Cunningham was informed
that the War Department was just
then unable to furnish arms. With pnt
*.i.:-u . i.~ .
nunnill >>111VII UHMIIWl l?iz lUlj III^IIIY win*
mended, Col. Cunninghttm at once ordered
irins from Efircpc at ii"1.-* own risk and expense.
These arms hare recently arrived.
I'liey arc English Enfield rifles of the la- 1
toft ai.^ r>)Si approved pattern. With this '
unsurpassed weapot, Colonel 0. proposes |
to arm a regiment of picked r on from Va- j
rious States of the Confederacy, and to give
the regiment, the proud name of South
Carolina's greatest statesman. In the lor-1
mation of this regiment. Col Cunningham
will he aided by Major W. L. Rlancliard,
of Kentucky, a gallant gentlemen, who has
in him the ring of the truest Southern metal.
With such leaders and the weapons;
we have named, it will be no matter ol
surprise it the "Calhoun Rifles" should establish
for themselves the reputation of
being ;>#ir rjcre/f>itce the eraek regiment of
the entire Southern army.
Statement of Gen. Gwynn,
As a matter of justice to the country no
less than to the author ol it, whose conduct
has been grossly misrepresented, we cheerfully
yield a good deal of" our space to the
clear and matter of laet statement by Gen.
Gwynn of his transactions in regard to the
defence of the coast of this State. This
statement mnk^s most astounding disclosure."
of gross:" "<??!itrvpee on the ,"pirt of
some of the authorities of tb's Sia'.o, and
most triumphantly cxonefe.Cec (Jcn.Gwynn
from any. the slig^tct, bla'^e fyr the disaster
at llatteras. According to '.h?s ?tate.
nn>nt wP i r civ ? kin . I ? f i? r.r r<>
... J . V. .V,
?ir?i.->ition :?sje !?v lym. .yijfvTjn v~5~ ever
complied with i>y the ni tr.er ries having
jurisdiction in the premises. I lad the u<lviec
given been followed, and the requisitions
made by lien. Gwynn complied with,
llattcras would, in all probability, have
been now in our possession, insteau of tlmt
llattcras was given away.
'1 he reader will be struck with that p?or
tion of lien. Gwynn's statement which relates
to the condition ot Fort llattcras. It
was currently reported alter the surrender
that the tort was given up because it was
not bomb proof, and the garrison were in
momentary apprehension of tha explosion
of the magazine The statement shows
that the tort now stanks intact, and that,
in laet, it is A stronger w r': than any ot
tho*e erected tor the defence of Charleston
and seige ot Fort Sumter.
l'aking it all together, the loss o! Hutteris
one ot the most extraordinary events of
the times. The disregard of lien. (J wynn's
repeated and almost importunate requisitions
?the disregard of the plan laid down
hy him lor the reception of the enemy on
his attempting to land?the permitting
three hundred of the enemy to remain
safely on shore all fight in the occupancy
of the camp designated by (ion. Ciwjnii
b>r our troops, and also Fort Clarke, and
the crowding into Fort Jfattyraa, airainst
his express injection, cf lour times as
ail features of this transaction, which
many men as it could usefully hold, are
mark it as one of the most extraordinary
of the age?-Jt'if-'iy/t I'vyistrr.
Hf.KORM ?\Yc have three heads in the
Departments, and the people are entitled
to six. W hen the Provisional Government
was organized at Montgomery there were
hut few States in the Contederacy, and
hence the ?j here from which the Cabinet
could be drawn was limited. Two members
could not he taken from the saiuc State
without creating jealousy and dissatisfaction.
l or this reason, and the additional
one that t '! much <</ p it ti*'inship was </ishi
tin sr/n-fittifi?a fact which all
saw and many deplored, hut none coinI
1.lined of bccaiMo complaints tVero then
out of phme?much exjnfience and in elficieney
found its way into the t loverninent.
The time has arrived when we can speak
fit I I.L. .. . . I .1
oi mese errors ami uiko sieps lor uieir correction.
Indeed, it would not be acting
no honest part towards the country to proKuijx
silence on tlie subject.
It is notorious that the PostofBce and
the Naval Bureau have (alien into inelfi
ic?nt hands, and that the publ c interests
ere suffering for the w ?nt of their prompt
and viy trous management- Toit^er of
thn aertlcu.cn who occupy theni Lad given
evidence of administrative abilities, or
a high order of r.ny other sort of talent,
and why they were appointed wo eautio'
tell. Bet them retire too, for tfv* ir own
and ibe reentry's sake. It is a fatal nrn
hitii n to Sivk a place for which one is unlit,
tor he loses character from tho beginning
to the close of Ins otlieial career
Kvery nrin in the place, is the great rule
for success both rvi h individuals and (?oreriiiuentf.
Let us respeet u in our llepuh
lie, and we shall go en pros* eriug and to
prosper.?tS'if'tnnnh Jirjmhlit in.
Tiik Marion of tiik War.?The Nat
hez ''t'oupc*"" o! tho lOih says:
By universal consent (?en. Jefl. Tlunipton
i tiie Marion of this war. II" is fdllowed
by .tn army without shoes or bats,
Mid with coats and pants curtailed of their
lair proportions, but who can whip with
nise double th ; number of, Hessians, who
may daro encounter them They are a
breed of warriors the like of which never
ivas seen. A few hundred of them are
holding South western Missouri against
Fremont and all its hosts The response
,t' i ^>ii tr> Krnmnnl < nranlam .il.o. ?
.. ..... ....... - .v..
i model document. Napoleon never qxjelled
it. We confess to a special ml minion
for the ;?reat guerilla chief.
No Money for Mr. Lincoln.
Mr. Belmont, who went on a borrowing
mission abroad for Mr. Lincoln, h.is returned
crafty handed and disconsolate.
The battle of Mabussaa Plains has exerted
a potential influence in money circles in
Europe. The London journals contain sighiflcant
sentcnccsdikc the following, employed
by the Sutunlnj/ Review.
Wc need scarcely say the attempt to introduce
the proposed federal loan into the
London inuikct has pn?v*l a J'ai/urr. Mr
A Belmont, the New York agent of the i
tirm of llothschildh, has finally taken his j
departure, convinced of the hc*pch**ne??s <
of ncr^iuliofr the English t?ublie tr Icinl I
r o o . . I
themselves l<> tho speculation. It is uni-1
versally leit in this country that if the
Northerners mean to conquer in this un- '
happy strife, they must 'coiiqtief hy their
own energies; and their own money. Thr
Falrrul (jt/v< runvrnt con jirc no oi/n/uotc
sucurity ; and the English public are well
aware that neither Messrs. Rothschild nor
any other firm, however cmitieiit, can or
will give sccnr.ty tor the payment, punctual
or unpunctual, of the interest."
Poor Ely.?prison life agrees with the j
11 on. Alfred Ely, M. C. ?>t New Vork. j
, Three weeks ago, we saw the living portrait |
i of the captive Congressman in the fame-|
i work ot prison hats, and we thought of :
i him "as the man in the play" thought of j
Richard ye Third ; that he "had not that ,
cheer and alacrity pf mind which he was ;
wont to have." The honorable didn't then :
] appear to have been in Rood condition j
; cither; he Was quite wan, and us thin as a
I Yankee. W e looked upon the same picturewith
its former surrounding, a day or two
I ago, and feel compelled, hy the importance
of the information, to chronicle the fact
tbat the lue'iiicss Representative of Roahes|
te" hr considerably improved in health,
looks, and spirits, lie has actually grown,
; fat, and was a merry on the occasion of
our visit as a cricket, which is, we believe,
the highest recognized tyj>c of int|>ouiided
merriment.
I Congressman Ely is not, however entirc!y
contented. 11 is chief and frequent
complaint is of an utiw holesotne o Jor which
I he has detected in the prison, from which
i we infer that, despite the grout vigilance
I and watchful care of the prison officers,
: the captive ^ uukeesure sometimes neglectful
of their cmipu'sory habits ot personal
cleanliness, The lion M. C. has another
Itrtic source ul discontent. He if-nu't
think he has been fairly tpya.ted by the I lifted
Statis, and he does 'jink Republics
i are ungrateful. lie is inclined to tegnrd
( it as especially and peculiarly hard, that
Abe Liueohi should permit prt : tc linger iu
i captivity, who voted, without so much as
| a moment's hesitation, tor every measure
! proposed by tlit? administration to "cruHi
j out the rebellion," while his release could
be obtained by simply "recognising" the
t Southern Confederacy, or by admitting
that they are belligerents. Iliscase is certainly
one of great hardship. Pi>ftr Kly!
[ liii hmotul /''.r</r?? tier.
! Sl'BECil Of (iF.rr.oF Y.. DALLAS IN
I'lll LADKI.ru I A.?-( icorgC M. Hallns, in
j the Course of hie oration at Philadelphia,
' on Tuesday, the 17th "It.-, said:
"There a*e formidable batteries frowning
at Manonsas; behind them gleam indiscriininating
hatred and scorn, sharpening every
sword and speeding every bullet; wc would
cease to be uicn if we were cruehed to
cither.
44 The gates of Janus are expanded wide.
No room now left for diplomacy of any sort;
nont for soothing words of reuioustrance.
, Fight we 11.ust
"No doubt, fellow citizens, no doubt this
contest must lead to great effusion of b .<1,
to vast expenditure, to alternations of victory
and ditconfiture, and to an immense
aggregate ol suneruig. >iuu have been
I he consequences ol civil wars at al! times
' ami wh rover they have bur->t forth.
"It must be confronted with a at^rn and
steady gate. Hvery ainew miist be braced,
and, it necessary, while the country is in
peril, every heart in every bosom, e\ *ry
dollar In every purse, every drop in every
Vein, be held it its service.
Important Rkimkt.?The Nashville
Banner, of the 2'Jd in.-dant, says there isno
doubt the Federals and Confederate had
an i port.tut engagement at and near l'tt- ;
ducali. The report is that abet 1 ",OO0
Con federates, under (Jenerul Chcatliam, at
Milburn, some thirty mile from I'adueaH,
werojattacked by the greater portion of;
CAi: t '? forest, aud the "ante tie-,, (h'ooml
Johnston l-iJi' au atta:'- on the city?both
' car. ving ' verythii g before them.
i Tliis news is brought partly by a young I
man who was in I'uducah on Wednesday
ami beat! the filing all day Thursday, and
if, judged pprUy by cthyr y.ircu :: tnt'c s to J
be tr e.- S<?fhrr Co /? <' <; &
Pkns.vi i \ i\ Pamikr? Is Montoomkuv
Safk ??We have learned from Mr.
MarxonJ, editor of the Pensacoln Observer,
that the 1 lerals have established them j
selves on the mainland opposite tci r.t:d ini- j
| mediately in front of I'ensacola. As there
is an elevated ridgo and two and a halt j
1 miles dist'inee across the bay from the city,,
ii 11 h 'in hi y is inn *i niu^^'i witnc iii*;
erects strong butteries, he can easily shell
! I'cnsacola. We have lotteries in front cl
Pcnsacolu which r?n sweep the buy, but J
l they are n? t capable of reaching tiie cleva'
t? <I land beyond it This is a mutter which
i needs the immediate attention ol our nnli)
tary authorities.
California scents to have gouu for the llepublicana.
According to the last returns,
Stanford, Rcpublieun, liad .">2,000 votes, i
and the other two candidates about 27,000
each, with even chances as to who would
prove stronger in the end. The Assembly
will he strongly Republican,?nd that partywill
also have a lar^e majority in the Sen- :
!
A Ceo':. Highwayman.?A gentlemafi
(says the Metaokia Argvu, ofTuesday) who
armed on thejCharlcston train yesterday
inform* CM that a most - dastardly outrage
was perpetrated cn Saturday-last near Lefayottc
station, upon a soldier named liardin
by a snvilliun vagabond whose name
we did not learn. Ilardiji yas eome dtetance
fronc Col. Loon^y's camp, which u
situated about two miles front the statioi.
?h n lie was approached by a man who
asked him it he could change a three-dollar
bill, He answered in the affiirmmtiYo
and palling oot his wallet was counting fc
roll of bills, when the stranger, drawing a
bowie-knife fCrocIc him a'serre blow on
ha*)d, Vctf.pletely severing three of "Ma
lil?L'? rs and rnintpKinn n.? 1 - * '
n *uv iavi*vj) llltlUC H4B
way into tf>c woods. 0
Tur.jV . v.i . ? . arch.?Tfce Tcnpasncola
Ohiu-r'jrr says: *" ...wThe
incffic cncV erf die Ij'ocfcVch; of Southcrti
j?ort? by Abraham Lincoln i? so vwfcbrious,
and established by so uiauy instances,
that if the British and French govern toon tn
enforce their definition of tlie blockade,
they will soon declare it no blockade at aH.
In the last month fourteen ves-les have
entered the Tort of Charleston and thirtythree
the port of Wilmington, N. C. During
the same period SlSU,0U0 have been
paid the collector of the port of New OfIcans
in duties on goods imported in spile
of the blockade ! This ought to be enough
to prove that it is utterly inefficient, and
ought, according to the understanding of
France and England, to be declined nugatory
and not to be respected.
Yankee Enterprise?Cnz.\" I?.vr!
(Iain.? A short time since wc called atten!
tion to an offer made to the Government by
I the New England fishertnpn of the services
I of themselves and vessels against the South|
ern privateers. That offer was declined hy
j Secretary Wells. We understand that the
1 same patriotic and enterprising class of
j men have another proposal to make, of A
I ut,n -.i ? *- -
, * i>uiauinp3tiu!? cnnracter, out are
deterred from sending it in to the Navy
j 1'epartment from a repugnance to q^onti!
tor a 9t cond refusal. They are ready it is
j stated, to enter into a contract with the
j Government to sweep the ocean of privateers
and to close nil the inlets ot the Southj
crn coast, for j? million of dollars?they
| defraying all their, own expenses. The
country would rave rranv millions by this
arrangement. We should like to hear the
objections to Ms eccaptcncv.? Xrw York
nerult. ->
A French Mam-of-Wae in the MrsHisstpi't
?Yesterday evening Com. Iluli
litis received a telegraphic dispatch from
thu Passes informing him a French tncn-ofwar
h adjust. arrived through Pasa-a-FOntr*,
and cast anchor about live miles above the
telegraph station, i The</Coi?modore immediately
ordered a teg down the river, with
his compliments to. tho- French captain,
I and an ollet to tow up hia vessel should he
I choose to come with her to this city. As
it may be well expected, this news threat
St. Ohailcr street into the greatest excitomen.t
and by 7 o'clock the bar room*
threatres, drill rooms, and iveu the bu?:quetts
of this lively thoroughfare w v * tnimated
with groups of gladen d eiti/^ns,
commenting in a thousand different nv>t?
ners on the great, happy news of the day.
-V. 0. Picnytinr.
IIensa.ni> Eoos.?For several years
past I have spent a few weeks of the latter
part of August on the Kentieboc River, in
Maine. The lady with whom I have stopped
is a highly accomplished and intelligent
housewife. She supports a"henery,'
and from hor I derived my information in
the matter. She told me that fur many
years she had been in the habit of administering
to her liens, with their common
I food, at the ?ate ol a teaspoonful of Cayentio
pepper, each alternate day, ton doxen fowls.
I ,.. -i.? i _:?u L - ---t
i-vu.^/ii, mini * was ?uii 111 r, earn
morning she brought in from twelve to
turtecn eggs, having but sixteen hens in
all.
She again and an again experimented in
the matter by omitting to feed with the
Cayenne for two or three days. The consequence
invariably was that the product of
eggs fell off live or six per da)-. The name
, effect of using the Cayenne is produced in
winter as well as summer.? Ronton Tranaj
rri^t.
To iMlunT A CiLOrfS TO Slliitl? ANP
C'M.i.Aits.-?'To pne tahle-jioo'jful .of Ma:eK
j-it one Ur celd s?jitcT beat verv smooth and
add not!.or tnblespoonful o( water. Then
poo- boiling water until it becomes the c-on.vr.tenry
required. Add a little melted
white gum about the size of a pea beforo
melted, and a few shreds of white wsi.
This will give the article a clear glossy appearance.
"Now, Gentlotilen," said Sheridan to bin
guests, as tho ladies lelt the room, "let m
] understand eaeh other. Are we to drink
like men or like beasts?'' Somewhat in|
dignaut, the guests exclaimed, "l<ike moii
| of course." "Then, he replied we^are cv
I in- to get jolty drunk* for brutes never
driiik more than they wan!.'
The manufacture of envelopes has bertf
commenced in Augusta, tla., and Charlotte,
! X. (\ They nrc making matches on an p^.
tensive scnlo in Salisbury, N.C.
I The Yankees are in danger of the fate
which they predicted for the So*th. Thr?y
! crops are eve?jw hero short, and they rv y
experience famine a little sooner than
their neighbors.
111'LI.KP.?Oneot the enemy's steamers
puffed up to Atf|iiift ereek on Mon<lay, an.!
opened iU> guns on our battery. This ira*
promptly rtsponded to, and at the fourth
tire our artillerymen planted a shot in the
hull, near the waterlino. The steamer then
turned and . ?p*cd away, without furihct
iu<8tioiin, r>i if shn Sad "hat !t c?n?o
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