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From the Hamilton (Ohio) Telegraph.
The Truth at Last.
Who is .Responsible for the Burning of
Columbia, S. C.??Sherman's Charge
Against Wad$ 'Hampton Befitted lg a
Federal Participant.
iv HAT r SAW AND HEARD AT COL I'M HI A OS
the IGtii, 1 7tii, 18tii and IOtii fedi
rl'ary, 18gj.
On the iGt'n of February the army of
Oticnil Sherman met on the right bank
of the dungaree river, opposite Columbia.
In uniting,-tile light cause into position
on the left. The bridge over the Congareo
and those over the Saluda and
]iro?i rivers, which unite and form tin*
" fori* one mile above Columbia,
hud been burned. (The latter streams
are about as large, and the former perhaps
twice as large as the Miami at this
point.)' To facilitate the crossing and to
get into proper position, the army of the
Cumberland marched, by the left flank,
to a position about five miles, and the
loth army corps (army of.the Tennessee)
up to the Saluda, about one mile from
its-junction with the Broad.
wKmvf! VAT? A **nr?rm WPITCW
M igUUAU i'ViV *1 VWI' A4.hVVW>M
Xest morning, in company with the
same officer, I started to visit the ruins.
On our way we met crowds of soldiers,
who wore yelling, singing, Waving gold
watches, lnndfiils of gold, jewelry, and
rolls of rebel shin piasters in the nir, and
boasting, of having burnt the town. One
was staggering under the weight of a
huge tysket filled with silver plate.
The 17th army corps, army of Tennessee,
went into camp on the banks of the
Oongaree, with'.n less than one mile from
the centre of the town. From our camp
the whole city was in plain view. Xo
troops, save a few skirmishers alone the
river, or citizens, could be s^en on the
streets or about the town. I had never
seen so much carclcssuess iu exposing
camps and troops, in plain view of a
place occopicd by rebels," and remarked
10 a captain of artillery that they could
xnakc us scatter by opening a battery on
our camp, and the column of troops
marching on the routi within musket shot
of the town. 1 So tlie v could, and I hope
they will lire at us. We wish for a good
excuse to blow the town to the devil, and
wilt do so ou the first provocation. They
know better, however, and will not <iis"~"~iurD
ottr aloep to-night" A few shots
were exchanged bocwcen tbo pickets of
the two armies across the Congaree ar.d,
Saluda. Near our camp, and close by
the road on which the 15th army corps
was marching, were the remains of Caiup
Sorghum, where Federal oilicers had
been kept as prisoners of war.
COLUMBIA FOREDOOMED.
The feeling of the army of Tennessee
is well illustrated by a profane and ferocious
doggerel, which was sung by hund-cd.s
of the loth army corps :
"Hail Columbia, happy land.
It'l don't, bum you I'll be U?d.M
This effusion was said to have been j
tittered by a Major-(general as he was j
crossing the Saluda, (ft was not Sherman.
The doom of Columbia was decF |1
<!od at Camp Sorghum, and neither Gen.
Sherman nor any otber man could have
saveif it from severe treatment.) The
15th army coips crossed the Saluda with
but little opposition, and oucanincd or. !
the tongue of land between it and tlic |
iJroatl. Next morning (17t.li), about. S i'
A. M., loud and repeated explosions in 1
1 lie city were heard. At 9 A. M. au
extensive fire was seen in the neighbor- ?
ho.od of the Charlotte railroad depot.?
I'"ro:u .this to ll A. 31. cotton was seen
burning io the streets. About this time
brisk skirmishing was heard to the north i
ot' the city. Iuunedintoly a squad of |
soldiers from the i&lh, lows sprung into (
two small boats aid jntddied across the
Con&aree. On landing they started for j
the State House, iu order to have the
honor of raising the Hag of their rcgi- .
nient on the buildiog in advance of the (
loth army corps. White flags were
now seen on most of the houses and in
the hands of citizens ou the streets. ,
THE FIRE TO IIS SEES* WHEN SKER.MAN'S i
A KMT H.NTEHED.
Just then the bugles ,of our .division
sounded strike touts, ano v.e were in a
lew minutes on tho route mL-nn In? rlin
10th army corp?. As the route was cucuini)fi-C'J
with the trains of these troops,
ami sonic live miles in length, we clicl not
.reach.Columbia until about 8 I'. M. As
we marched through the town there was
no sign or appearance of Ore anywhere.
Crowds of intoxicated soldiers were in
. .the street crying, "Here's your whiskey;
here's your tobacco."
TIIE CARNIVAL OF DESTRUCTION' BEGINS.
At 9 P. M. we reached our cutnp on
J .the plantation of ex-Gov. Adams, of 6lavc
' trade revival Dotoricty. Scarcely had we
gone to camp, when-almost every other
man came in with a box qf Madeira wine
on his shoulder, and a "high old time"
was inaugurated.
It was reported that there were 10,000
Lotties of the article iu the ex-Governor's
house, and a still larger quantity in that
of Seorotary Treuholm. As to the
amount I cannot say, but there was wine
viYjo-gli obtained from/their houses to
mnkn more men in our division drunk
than I < > or saw in two years before.?
A bunt, ID Pi M, fire begat. to spread over
the city, end a noise from the grand revel
i ouhi l.o heard.
TUB KKTKtE CITY IN* HtilNK*
About- midnight an' intimate friend
who had been iD the place from three
o'clock it. the afternoon, returned to the
regiment and reported as follows. ' The
whole city re in fames and the whole amy
is drunk. I'he place itf ir.viintcing with
liquor, brought fmtu Saw-wuah, Charleston
and Wilmington by the blockade
runners, r.url abandoned. The citizens,
itt their desire to please tht: soldiers, deluged
them with it, and men, women
children ni.re on lim ctn.M- l,;iii.tin?r
'? - ? "v,w ?
liquors to every blun coat that came
along. The guards have been changed
three times already. Ah fast as they are
changed they get clnink."
PLUNDER WITHOUT REST'AIKT.
As we passed by 'lie Lunatic Asylum
we were sin rounded by hundred? of men,
women and children begging for protection.
On the grounds attached to this
building were thousands whom the tiro
had rendered houseless and homeless, I
congregated at the only place of refuge J
left in that quarter of the city. Near by, ]
a crowd of soldiers, accompanied by a l
performer seated by a piano, were singing
"Brown." !
On Main street, for near one mile, j
there was not a single house standing, j
and on a space as large as this city there |
were not twenty.
TERKIRLE EVIDENCES OF TllF.Ill "UAC.B i
AND HATE."
The streets through out this district j
were covered with-the broken and burned i
remains of furniture of every variety.?
Near the new State Uou-e a large bon
fire of tobacco, near two hundred feet
long, fifty feet wide und five feet high,
was burning, and wasting its fragrance,
on the air. A number of Jews werei
standi no- ltv. wenninrr and nvchiiminrr I
r> v ' v* o *" ? n !
".Mo poor, mo starb, srnrI), slurb. Your !
mens c?mes in mine house, kicks nu* |
sets fire to mine liouse. ,Mc carry wine 1
toyaccy ont in the street. Your mens |
puts wood on )ii:n and bums ah mine to- :
paccy." Around the new ,Slate Hume,
bowevei, were stronger evid nces of tin
rage and iiato of tlie soldiers toward
everything belonging to or connected j
with the State of South Carolina, thai: J
even the general appearance of the town. |
This building was un li nidi mi. .Most of
t he uruamoiilal ^ortiou had not been re j
moved from the boxes in which if. had i
been brought there. There wore the re j
uiains of fluted columns capitals, entabla- j
teres, frcizes and cornices, of the iine-t!
Italian marble, that had ever been dip j
stroyed by fire, defaced by blows from I
muskets, and mashed by axes ami ham- }
mors.
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MONUMENT TO THE OA I.!. A NT I .: AI? DESK- ;
C DATED.
liven the monument erected by the t
State to the gallant dead of the Palmetto !
T>. . * it's, c *i r* _ i* . . .1
jvegnnuui, ^jst oonwj v.aroiin;;; in iJit j
Mexican war, had not been spared. 1: j
consisted of four iron columns, resting on i
H foundation of stone, and supporting :iu |
iron platform surmounted by a l'ahmtfo j
tree of the same material, twenty feel \
high and painted green, a true copy IromJ
nature. On hrass pannols, between t!n*7
iion columns below, were inscribe 1 the i
names, residence, cause and datynf ^1 ath ;
of all the dead of the regiment. "One
of the- panel? has been battered u> pieces.
WlIAT WAS HONE BY NOKTltKCX UKMCClt
ATS.
At noon I returned to my regiment, t
engaged in destroying the railroad near .
the city. Close at hand was a vacant j
bnihiing'contaiiiinga fine library belong-J
ing to the Jibett, Jiaruweil, 1 ley ward and
Middhton families. It was 6icd and
bui-md in the presence, and without a
word of remonstrance, of an officer coin.inatidinga
brigade, who has since been a
candidate on the Democratic State ticket
in a Western State.
COLUMBIA IN* ItLIN'S.
On the 1 Orb, hnndn*ds of men were j
engaged i". destroying the last V-'stHge ?f |
everything that had bee-u or could be i
used for military purposes. Houses that1
Inu! been used for flint purpose were j
burned ami battered down under tin*
superintendence of Gen. Sherman. Fires
ivpoatedly occnrreo where houses were i
found to contain cotton, tar or turpentine j
The frnnrd"?'ileohired iliev were eam>>5 of 1
f," ..
"sponcous com bust ion," the '-heart of
Lvinii Gotten becoming fired at the sight
r>f the stars and .stripes." At 5 P. M.
the large arsenal was blowii up. 'J'he
standing order on the march to the sea, i
to destroy government property "in a j
manner more devilish than can be dreamed
of," was fully carried out. Next morning
our brigade, tbe last of Sherman's
army, left tin* ruins of what had*been a
city of 30,t)00 inhabitants.
TIIE AUTHOR.
A lady asked Gen. Sherman: "Why
did you burn our town, or allow your
army to do so?" "I did not bum your
town, tmr did my army. Your brothers,
sons, husbands and fathers set file to
every city, town and village in the land
wheu th<y fitcd on Port Snuiter. That
fire kindled then and there by them has
been burning ??ver since, and reached '
your houses last night." "Well, were
you not in command of the army last,
iiigut?" "I did not command uiy army
last night, and cannot command my men
when they are druolc." "Will yo.u allow '
us to-jgo to < 'ba'Ieston 3" "You bav.e
my full consent to go wherever you .wish, j
but do not go tij^rc. If my army eJyuld :
go there, and it may do 60, they wiK not
leave one stone on another in that city " 1
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j CAMDEN. I|
Friday Morning, July 2C
National Union Conven
tion. 'j
i
i A meeting of the <'ilizens o
Kershaw District to appoint Del
egutos to the State Convention
invited by his Excellency Gov
' Oiti; to .assemble at Columbia oi!
the first Wednesday in Angus
! next, is respectfully requester
j to be held at Town Hall in Cam
j den, on Monday, 2od instant, a^
! 12 o'clock M. "
MANY CITIZENS- j
. ?j
Positively no crodir given for advert is
ing ami job work. So nloisc don't imposo tin
uriplv.-ismritry nttending n refusal.
--- ,v^'
d5/"' "W. T. "WaU'Kk, of the firm of T)e!:bi?
& W.\i .TiiK, (fa el ova go and commission mei
cbnntd,) if the only authorized agent forth
Cnmdin tveokly .Ioithxal lor Columbia, 5:5. C
l5?' Col. Tiion. I*. sl.lDEK, is the only an-!
thorizi tl agent of the Camden Joints az. for the
city of Charleston. He may bo i'oantj at the
Mills house in that city.
Th.o iSonato of tlio Unitod States
have, by a decisive voto of twenty-throo!
to seventeen, postponed the farther con-,
, sidoration of tin.' Tariff bill untit npxt
December. Jf they had postponed it
until the Greek Kalends the 09mltry
would have been oven better pleased.
Meantime let its hope that the public
sentiment upon this obnoxious measure
will manifest itself in such a way as to
ovemwte the reckless and corrupt legislators
who are endeavoring to force it
upon the country, and compel them to
abandon it altogether.
Wo have news from South America
of a groat battle between tho Parami?iV!in?
mill nlliorl Iatmpu in Trlnnli tlin 1
former were defeated with heavy loss.
The 'Paraguayans attacked4 the allied
position with a force estimated to exceed
twenty thousand men, one-fourth
i of winch were left upon the liold when |
tlicy were finally repulsed and compel- !
led to retreat. Tim heaviest loss, on
the part of thopillies, was among the j
Brazilians who seem to have horn the j
brunt of the battle, and lost over a j
thousand in killed and wounded. The .
result of the battle is considered highly!
advantageous to tin: allies.
foreign
By ilio latest dates received through ;
tho columns of tho Charleston^. Daily j
Xeiis of tho l*th, wo learn thai I'rus
sia and Italy have refused tho urmis-!
1-1 i Tx. ll _. 1 . 1 J
lice, auu umi mo jluuiuiis nave crossed j
I
the I\>. The Di:ui!Y Cabinet has been l
installed. It is rumored that the Arch- i
duke Ai/rkst supercedes Br.Nf.DEK iu
the eommaud of the Austrian array.
The Austriaus had evacuated Lombardy.
t *
Si^olidioa oT the f'abiitet.
"Our special dispatches from Washton
state that Secretaries Suuitort, Ilarlali,
Speed and Dennison have all tendered
their resignations, and that ihev
>. ; i
were promptly accepted by the Prcsi- j
dent. We presume that the statement j
is correct. Wo certainly hope that it!
is. TJie only pity is that the President
did not dismiss those gentlemen upon
his accession to office. Not only might
the country then have been spared the
infamy with which military commissions
and military murders have covered
it, but the South might havo been
restored to the Union long ago, and
the dangers wliich now threaten our
republican institutions might never
havo grown alarming. The country
will await with much anxiety the announcement
of the names of tho-e who
arc to constitute the now < abinet.
Bice eased Soldier* oi* Sonih Ca
roliaia.
Professor TV. J. Ptveks, formerly of
tbo South Carolina College, is the'
authorized agent of the State to coinploto
;? record of the names of all who
"died in sorvice of disease, from accident
or wounds, or who mav have been
killed in battle." The work cannot be
completed without the assistance of
those who take a lively interest in this
laudihlo .undertaking; and all who
may have a relativo or friend whoso
life blood may have been sacriGcod in
our lost cause, let them promptly and
cheerfully respond to the call of Frof.
HivEiis, and render him every availablo
assistance in perfecting so great and
noble a work. See advertisement on
third page.
An annuity of 365f. is to be given to
the first Italian soldier who sets toot in
Vcnics.
The WeflitESer and Crops.
The continued 'dry weather wo are
enjoying at this time is anything but
desirable to insuro a fair crop. Under
the most propitious circumstances, the
groat majority of our planters will fail
to make a half crop of either corn or
cotton?the wheat crop having been
light everywhere?and many will fail
in making the seed thoy have sown.
In our next wo will endeavor to furnish
our readers with some particulars
as to the prospect throughout the
Stato'.
National Express said Transportation
C onipany.
Tho abovo Company invokes the
support of the pcopl e of this section.
The lino of communic ation at this timo
is tolorably developod throughout tho
South and especially tlirough north
waru. ^ompeuuon. m express companies
are becoming as that of tho various
branches of trade, and hence will
gradually lessen tho expence of transportation.
Tho National Express
Company proposes giving tho. best
l <yuaj.v*nto? u? tho safety and s)Jbody
transportation of all goods or packages
of valuables left in their chargo. Mr.
.Toifx A Boswei.l, of this placo, is the
agent, to whom all packages should be
delivered. Offico at the old stand of
Meroxky, Boswell & Bro. See Ad.
vertiscment.
Court of CotnuioDi Pious and
General Sctiiioiu.
Wc had hoped to have been furnished
with a copy of Judge Alukicii'm address
to the Court and charge to the
Grand Jury, but nave been disappointed,
and we must bo content with referring
to one or two special points, made
to the best of our recollection.
*Tho Judge referred to tho ' hurt held
in Charleston, and said at its conclusion,
after tho sentences wen; passed,
he was ordered, before tho commander
and ordered to revoke the sentences
passed upon the criminals; this ho said
lie had 110 power to do, hut would consent
not to hold Court again until civil
law was established?this being his
1 reason for not holding tho Courts en
! lbs circuit.at tho timo and place ap loinled.
lie said that ho had learned
I thro up i the papers that it is course was
Hot approved by tho members of the
bar and citizens generally?be, howevcr,
acted from conviction hat ho was
right. f ir ho had all his life adopted
the maxim of that eminent jurist, Lord
Luio.v, always to do without fear what
bis conscience approved as right; and
while ho differed from tho members of
Iho bar and his l'ellow-citizeus, ho
thought it right and proper they should
express. their . convictions as to his
course.
llu tiioa called tho attention of the
Grand Jury to the Stay Law?said upon
tho vote taken before u full bench of
Judges on 1 he legality of that law, lie
1 -? .1 . 1 L Ol.
siuuu (iiuiKj auu cnougur, pi nut 111gal,
it Avas Aviso at this fcnie, .and*
lionod the people Avould bear Avith each
other?if not, that one suit would lead
to another, and in ore Avould bo injured
than would receive benefit.
He said the Jury should look closely
into the conduct of the magistracy, and
if they found any avIio Avero granting
writs and warrants upon every frivolous
pretence, to return them ; also to
scrutinize closely tho seA*eral Boards of
Commissioners, and if necessary send
for any or ail of them with their books
and papers, and if satisfied there Avas
any cause of complaint to present thorn.
Especially to report any neglect in having
the roads kept in order, and to report
any other matters worth}* of presentation,
and that Avhatovor report or
recommendations they should make,
ho Avould, through tho (Solicitor, see
they Avere carried out.
TIia nlinvn lmstilv-ivrlf/ffin filrpff-Ti nf
his charge is tho boat wo can present
to our readers this week?may bo enabled
to givo it in full in tho next
is3ue.
- - + ***>?- Indian
Troubles.
Leavkx woktit, July lb\?Serious ap
prehensions aro felt at the Denver
Gold Region settlement in regard to
tie expected Indian troubles. Tho
binds assembled at Fort Laramie, and
a70 on the war path. A body of Chcynn<s
havo been depredating on tho Littl?
Bluo liiver, two hundred miles from
Leavenworth, and the whole region of
tie'Kansas and Platte Rivers is ovcrnn
with hostilo bands.
From Canada.
New Yobk, July 14.?A Montreal
tdegram announces tho arrival of roginDuts
from England, and also the arriv;l
of three gunboats for service in
Cmadian waters. Damage to Canada
fom Fonian raids is estimated at S50,0(0.
The motion expressing a want of
confidence in the Government was lost
V a large majority.
j Later from Europe?Arrival
of the America. ,
j New Yobk, July 15.?Tlie steamship
America lias arrived at tliis port with
. Southampton dates to the 4th.
the new ministry.
j Lord Derby lias formed a Ministry,.
' among tlio most prominent members of
which are Derby, Premier; D'Israeli,
j Chaueellor of the Exchequer, and leai
dor in t lie- House of Commons, and
j Lord Stanley as Foreign Secretary.
| THE WAR IX GERMANY.?Gil EAT PRUSSIAN
TICTOBY.
Tlio Prussians have carried Gitzschen
by storm, itttor an obstinate defence.
A junction has been efi'egted between
tbq Army of the Elbe, under Princo
Frederick Charles, and tho Army of
Silesia, under the Crown Prince. 500U
prisoners were captured at Gitzschen
Losses by tlio Austrians, in tho entire ,
i : _ l: ?.on
suriuH ui i;uuiU4iL5, ib cbwmutuu ui^u,vuu
killed and funded, and 15,000 taken
prisoners. _^k
In- tho 4^ffee of tiie 2Sth and 29th,
a corps IA Austrians, under General
Gublenz^Aas nearl}' broken up. ,It
lost 24 gMs and 8 ilags^
It is otPially denied that the Prussians
lost?% guns, as stated by the
Vienna cl^^|h. The Prussiqn^Luive
retracted ttWflcron]; position between
Josephstadt and Kceniggratz. Their
retreat is, saii^ to have been prceipij
tare. ;
J The Army of the Elbe advanced bc\
yond Giischen/. The King of Prussia
-was at Gitzsejien on the 3d, on a visit
! to the army*
The London Times A&ys that liorrible
as has been the carnage, it is a mere
prelude to the pitched battlo now unavoidable,
iu which quarter of a million
will be engaged on either side.
King Victor Emanuel has sent a telegram
to the King of Prussia, eongratulatihg
him on the victories of his tymiea
Operations between the Italians and
Austrians have been confined to skirmishing.
No engagement of importance.
has occurred in t|iat quarter.
The Italians are prcpnriug for anothor
onslaught, and the soldiers uro eager
for the fray.
The revolt'in Spain -his been suppressed.
The Prince of "Wales;" while riding
I * . . . . < T 1 . t ' !
i lil till! S.TCCUj Ol JjOIKIUU, iVUH llirowil
! by a collision witli a. runaway Jihrso.
1 ]iis horse rolled over liiiti but the
Prince vgcapod unhurt, .. **' ""1
The Great Pastern; with the cable,
passed the Isle of "Wight on tlio Istinst
: in/out c fur Valentin.
Washington News.
"W.wshinotox, July Id.?The nouiin|
iitiou of Alexander W. Kendall, for
! i\>si n i aster-(Joneral, has lxien sent to
the Senate.
There are 871,00(1,000 in the vaults
I of the treasury.
The President has accepted Mr. Den-1
: nisen's resignation. The latter says in
i his letter of the 11 th insf., tendering j
his resignation ; "In thus withdrawing
[ from your Cabinet, it id proper to say
! that I do so clfiuily been us'.' of the dif|
i'croiice of opinion between us in regard
| to tbo proposed amendment to thoU'onj
slitutiou, of which I approve, and tlio
! Philadelphia Convention, to which I
j am opposed. My eontidcnc-e in the
I patriotism of the Union LVpuhlicun
j party, and my conviction that upon its
| perniauenfconirol of the Government,
j depend, in a large measure, the peace
and happiness of the country, will not
permit of my holding any equivocal
attitude in that respect. Assuring you
of my personal- regard, and appreciation
of the uniform courtesy I havo j
received from you, I am, respectfully,
y0urs, &<?., "W.-Penmsox.''
To this til.) President briefly responds,
accepting the resignation, and
j says that ho appreciates the kind as!
surancc of personal regard.
The Cholera in Europe.
Xkw Ynmr, July 13.?Latest Eurn])oan
intelligence notes the progress of
tlio cholera. It lias resumed its activity
! iu the South-western provinces of
Prussia, a,nd is widely prevalent in
: Holland '724 cases and -inn deaths
: liavo occurred at Leyden, 413 deathin
Rotterdam, 109 deaths in Utrecht,
220 in Delft, and 130 in .St. Grave-nliage.
The malady is at lierlin, Slcttin,
Frank ford on tlio Oder, Ncustadt. and
i other Prussian cities; and at Antwerp,
" l ? O) .1 ,.n<1,c Tn VrniU'ii. tlio
tilL'lU Wf'O ?."* tiuutao. ,
epidemic has broken out in several
places, and with great intensity at
Amiens. There have been no cases in
Paris.
Resignation of AttorneyG-aneral
Speed.
"Washington, July 15.?Attornoy- j
General speed lias resigned. Judgo
Stransberry, of Ohio, or Browning, of
Illinois, will be his successor.
The resignation of Secretary Harlan j
is an event to bo daily expected. j i
Notwithstanding the Republican caucus,
on Saturday night, voted to ad- '
journ on tho "3d instant, it is believed 1
the session will bo prolonged till An- '
i gust 1.
i D
? -O -
i Somebody who lately saw the
Rev. Theodore Tilton (the originator
of the "Tilton whoop")
in Washington, says h'<; looked
like a college freshman, with a
profusion of brown lochs and not
enough beard to make a (doormat
to a bee-hive. ' {
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Important frcin Culfo? '
A Rumored Revolt aiid
; Fjght.
, The Steamship Caha, Captain"
Rollins, arrived at this port yestcrday,
witjli advices from Havana
to the 4th instant. A few
hours previous to sailing a citizen
of Havana received a letter from^^
Porto Principe, giving an
of a serions revolt at that
The ' a ban officials had no^H^^H
public njy account of
but the statements of the^HHHH
of the letter arc said to ha^H|^H
ated intense excitement V H
vana. The substance of t^HH^fl
ter is to the following eifcct^^Bflflj
About t)ie 29th nit.,
tion was sent. by the
irkililoi?tr nnfliAvifiAM
niimai y (UiiiiiJUiJt;^
Principe, to the Captain^^^^JHj
at Havana, that irv
well as the
of revolt
m c?
laugu^PHHfl^^^H^H
the public gathcrin|^^^^^^^^H
authorities at Ilavam I
paid no heed to the
til news came that a
the population hail brok(^|^^^H
open revolt, and declarcc^^H|^H
independence of Cuba ane^^^HH
emtio 11 from the SpanishH^^H
On the first instant, a ml I
force consisting of five x'om^B|^^|
stationed at Porto Princip^^H^^I
sent against the ,insurge4^^^^H
bring them to order* A^HH
ensued, in which the Colon
killed and two officens mbrtf^JJH
wounded, while three companies
of the Spanish soldiers went over
to the. insurgents. The latter,
thus reinforced, and numbering
now 7,000, proceeded to the
mountain region. The moment
this news was known in Havana
tTivee^lciuners were dispatched
with troops to the place of revolt,
but before they were fairly on .
their way, which was on the 3d,
the stirring intelligence arrived
that four steamers with 2,000
troops on board, made their .appearance
near Nativctas, bearing
the Chilian flag, and efleeted it
landing in the vicinity. A41 the, .
discontented thereupon proceeded
to the place of rendezvous, and it
is believed the had its .
rnmificutb at thrcugmrafnic whole
island.
Among those who left Porto
Principe, there were about 1,000
negroes, who, it is assorted,iwerc
armed by (heir owners to? join
the in argents. The whol<Jpftair
was looked npoi as a general revolution
of the natives to free
themselves ftom the Spanish
rule.?IjaUinifre &!w. -h'hj Oih
^Congressional.
W.\siiixgton\ July j3.?In'the
Senate, Mr. Wilson . Tered a resolution
calling on th) President
for information as t< the shoot- J
ing of twenty-three i ledmdjl^lat
Kingston. JST.
order of General
Pickett, the late
air.
A joint rcsolution.'^^^^^^DH
way the Inion
road tiirougli militnuM^^^^H||^J
Williams
reconsidefl^H^^^^HH|
th^ bill|^Hi^H|
Alexandria .C'oimt^^H^^^H|H
of Columbia.
Mr. Williams iutroduflj^^^HH
to admit representati\^^^^^HH
each Southern State,
they ratify the
amendment recently I^HMH
fchich was ordered to^^HBHBj
iB
In the House, Mr. Morriifreported
a bill wlieh is a partial
revision of the tariff bill, imno
smg duties on cigars, cheroots,
etc., of $2.50 per pound, and fifty
per cent/Vic/ vdorem. Also, three
cents per pourd on cotton. Laid
over.
The contested case of Fullervs.
Fawsoii was decided try the Howe
sustaining Dawson with-.
oat division
Jones pyt ho lovos two charminp
rirls?JewyThtf-ityaml Annie oration
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