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'All uthars will be r h:f!i-ame wje1, c:lledl for. et i-.'se":t.- ue4t braving thle iusired numuber osf iit -Tti.us u.AkWted thae m~rgin. will be con tiou:ld autil feeghid andl charged accordtingly. s' it o.o Jleeriug to advertise by the year can do r. n lb.~ral terrors--it being understood that con m,-; u r yearly a~lventislng are couiusd to the ti', !,in'iuess uit' the Ar or individual con. Ca s~. CsutrNt ertiseetts payable sewi. x:; .,:~. j~xiu~of~ a piltroual eharacter, r;..u. hr,'.eti.e, !~e..vrtsae 1tuoluutiup3 or Pro.. ,'. It., ;t: "": any oettyi Aasoeiation or Corpora * . s"ill t": cltar-; d at,' ulvertistetltits. .1 saws euat. C..tI idatr (not Inserted until psaid ..rsl Viv L ...Vae. ('nlvI Setlt'ue Meu t.ettiiug Tired of Ii cke ii I j s,.. S"+ t Y.rl'k I ' "., ~I our own C.!t ..1 l~ .. v:1 a ctu-t p t*,;tel .ii pici U' t.' . . ", * l ..t is." L~.D A Pe all' i. a"1.t Ul[1/ 5.. li - "., a ll ,t e s* flp' , ii "11'.. " i.. . it 'L: trc bi:i..1 *c . 1. 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'r,~ uijt!1'al ttit attl itthb gait Jkc tntait'' itdsrial!ie.i ~t its tiell tis ll-~ The Defeat and Capture of General Zei le in Missouri Confirmed. Sr. Lori, July 1:2.-.-In the State -Journal, (Stated Ridht)t.t' th.s cityr oft Thiursdy morning, the t'allowing telegraph dispateli ujp t. rer. reived the inight previous. It tahys I ht III t- ight in the Soulle-west commenced at. 2 ..'elck, A...'1.. hetweeirthe State roos. and'I the F.-dralists. under. Cen.Zeig!e,and othei. t.welve miles beyond Carthage. Thfr confliet resulted in the Federal troops being comph-~ltelv routedi. :a:-1 with great anu:hter. 1The Southe.nttetr pn.r uetd tI ert fiurta -n iiiljes Io a pit. t t"., nt:I!., ueyitm o 'a rthat'. where' night end: At co.! 't. The Jour:nal learn' further uy a leier front Ge.. 'trs.ns :aid to have been received in Jefferson City, that he (Gen. Parsons) after pursuingr the Federalists sone distance. sur ruindled Zeirie atl his forces, and demanded their surrenrier. Gen. Zeigle stipulated fhr t he' st! r'nlr of his mien without their arms; hur Gen. Parsons insisted on an tnctindition ::1 sutrrender whic'h was complied with. .among the Federali.tw killed were Col. B. :r:t zrown. Solunwn Kdiiian, ..nd Wolf. (r -v. Jlur 1'---Crap. dceAllister and live men of the Tenth Illinois Regiment, have f.een killed, seven miles this side of Monroe Station, by the Missourians. They were caught in anta'h. A thousuni roops, eavulrv and infantry, leave Co!. Stas coinumand fur the succor of the de.este.t troops to-uight.. A dispatch fromt St. Josephs says that an atteipt was utade by the Missourians to cap Inre the trai:t at. M1enrot, hut it was backed ..it in tiue to prevent. this, and returned to Hudson. ihe town of Palmyra. capital of Mai iun can..ty, 110 ntiie N. W. of Jefferson city as it: bur. t. '1.ue t I graph wires being cut we havay 1.O It.rther relirlble news front Missouri. Latest from Missouri. S-r. Lorrs, Mat., Julv 13.--The 1 ouses of r:.. Iatriutn va re opaent on ''h"rursdiay night, for . juiciingd at the ntihilation t" Z-'inle's army. ihough niot an iilumnatio:, the town pre a. an ap, e'nianee of cune". At the Dutteh Gar.ens, the keepers and ae ors ar.! i:t now s . proud of '.igle and lijern t., a- they were turnirerly. IQtr.i'e a nunsiler of foreigners were reported t. ;ingu thte sty in :dfright. F..ur hun-dred of Cul. McNeil's Reserve Gunard have removed the type' ant r aprs r.-in the Sid .!u:md ttdic: t'ier reading 1l ortIer irom, .evn. Lyon Irohibiting the fur 1.-r pru:b"licationl of the Paeper. Great e-xeitrnent p-revails here in eo.se 1i*uen'ce of the suppre sion of the Journal, but 1 dtt'iurbance has. as yet, taken place. Five hud.rud troves are under arms in li!rent parts of the city. Di patehes c.un this place and Chicago are uintevoraible to the patriots at ern.i)n ; but Qinev, ill the neighbornoud of the hartle iei.i, :nd ruittn which p>aee the must reliai!e Uf:!ornat'.'i isn i rceied, is silent on the su ject. . r.i 'aervd htt:iiits are det-ri-titing the Western border of Miassouri. Dispatches 'rom Jeffers, n City say that the Si ate tro....s are gatheting around iuonevill". 1 l'ue Fprderal invaders have beeu ratur :irmts r; dry night since W1ednesay la.,t, expecting tn rte t u the S.nttherrat-ts. isaIne 3 ! tate of thnings existsat Lexington. Reinforctttentis, especially artiilery, are n.-ded by the Sotrhrners. A rptcial di-patcn to thie St. Louis JRpub ;ican reiterate, the atnihilaetion of Zeigle's ermmantd near Carthage Washin gton Alfiairs. W, .snirstvos, July 1:.--.u. T'aliaiferro, a -oh -in-law of ul i-Senator .rasoni, h::.s beeri ar c seda a -.tv. T1 e want'of wiorc'y ia the reason for thei dicharge of sieverail of! the clerks iu the Pant ThUe rese'rve of 80,00 mnet nhas dwiindled downi to 30,000 mtern. Genjc. Seast hais been in consuhaitiocn with ani Alabama nergro. whto says that the Southern ers h:ve fire' regiments atnd righ:eeni field piees' in aund arountd Fairfax C. ii. Among other isnformanti n the -conitrabndt" inforrm ed a' n. Scott that everything indicat-s that Lite Stiutherrers are abou~t to retreat. True spt.eehes aned votes in Cosngraw ind --te tn-at onily five Ueprte-entattiveti aild seveir Snator4 are opp svd to the Adminristrarjin. itt LUC Seniate th~ baill providing adiditionral pt timatsters for the atuy and the force bill were both passed. [In tue House the Civil Appropriations, and ie Ml tiive unded tthousandt volunteer bills, .ure outh panisetd. The fj.ltiniig is the Contract t.oltamittee . t (nte House ot Repiresetntatives: Menasrst. Van Wyck, e*f New L1.rk; Wa~rhburue, oi 1ifi. ms i; Hohntaii, of Itidiani'; Fenttou. of New 6.rk, arid Stee;C, of~ New ?ork. In thne Senate a reso:utioni has beei adop et expelling SoutL'erii (seceded) Set~ators orn that fboy-yeats, t2; nauy4, 10. Int the House Mr. V'allandighain oliered, as an arnentdtnent to the appropriationa bill, thtat o pot tiona of the moneyn shaill he tined for the su jUption1 of any state, for holding theta as coque-ed provinces, or for- interferenice with .i very in anyV State. The resolution was re t eported Naval Affair at Cape Hatteras. Rienztoso, Va., July 13.--The last New bern, N. C., Progre.e, re-ports that fifteeni -os were recently discharged between a Fed erld steauna-r and the fort at Cape Hatteras. Thii lort wns runinju:-d. The steatner drew il, and it is th.n;;ht t hae n- was disabled. Jvefr. Davis ::t Work. B~AroN. duly 1?.-The schooner Fnehan ~., trernm1ri Boatn.'a hretn captured bay the prvaier .lelf. is.jn Thei n-anae privateer h:. capiured titree ve.+ .cis eifi Cape- lIIut trars. I r:nr. n. .1ui 1z3-I.---Thre .Matr Goodell, ara:t :ere, rey'tts lrairing he-n bonal d by : - p:Evnt-ir .Mr.3. Ihlnu .ii which had caplturedi :tenCtd vees.nti,: durng thIe weenk. :a srrendetr otflain-.;tonl city, LDe UluAt.InIlU, July 1ll.-1najor Taylor's dis-. p.itnesn create intense curioaity here. It up iears ti..t they cortained a demasnd far thle v .nul Surreinier of Was.'hington City. [tOur e.a-rs will remtembe-r that prenrous dis weh r.iir'stated1 that .ienternnt Taylor wit in \ ntatwintron City unsder ai flag of tracet. We peuethat the aboveva dinpatch hasrr reference to the sa,ne oflier.] Movemiets inl Western Virginia. Co-mti -r-T, O., July 1l't.-Isplt(.hea re -- nvaed here from Roaring Ilun, Virginia, dan ei Jady It., say that Gien. MicClellansd's eod umali is feelinsg i., way very cauitiou.-ly. The Sotherners hare beers reinjforedu since the approach of the Federalists, anid are- now working with great energy to strensgthen their posit ion. The saine dispatch says that Geno. McClel lani will feel thre Southerners Ibid afternooni. There was a battlen at Rich mnounttain, nrear flnarig Run, yesterday. Tfhe Southlerners 2000) strong, uinder (Col. P'egram, were surr rouded hy the Federailiats. Ther figtht lasted one hour arnd ai half, wh'n the Southerrners retreated, it ith a loss of i0t killed, left tan the Ii. Id andu many wounduted. Several pmrtiers, tgie r wuith six grius and sonme-horsert, ftll itto the hand.< tof the enemyn... The Fedlend~ists lost twenty kiled, for: a wonied, anrd somtte horses. .A dispatcht fromt Rtoarinig Run to the ('in cnrati Ua:e//e dated previouns to Iho battle at iteh Mounttaini, say, that thne F'ederalis were 10t,000 strong, while Gen. Pegrawrna e lt ilimand iutbered~ oinly 2,000. KE.tNG' sstE WAY OPE.N Fon5 A RUx.-TheC W ' -aitai corre-sp-ondent of the Cincinniati Laquir-r (a wair journal) says thant the obja et of te adinttistration at. Washinigton, in the rict, moverntsttt in Balntimoare, is " to secure a ret reat in) case the fortunes of wair shtould be a-aitnt it." Of this retreat ther Admninis t atin are likrely to staind wofuzlly in need ; t,u~ ;sleras all signs and all assurantces fail, laanrd Nl ;alke the admiunistritioni on the wg ina the han.otppe style. Unleiuss Old Abe cant get another sucecessfull disguise, he will never put his hoofs ton fiee di again. Arrest of Capt. Richard :Thomas. RtIlMoxi , Jtily 11.-The -Baltimore Ex ehung/, of the Ath instant, saya: Captain Richard Thuntas, of St. Mary's 'aryla:nd. was prrested on board the steamer Mary Wash ingtori, on Monday hl-t,fur complicity in the seizure of the steamer:Sr. Nicholas. - Captain Thomas was poinuted -out. by ~spies on board, and was taken to Furt7Mellenry. Several otbe. s wei-e arrested at the same t:ma. teictot . July 12.--Ctl. liToma-:, who wa, a:ened in t he seizure Of the stemtiler St. N :!1t+- ftnd whose arretL has ben-ri announr c,:d. has been indicted 'or pira'.y antd treason. BATi.rtonE. Jtuy 15.-Four other men have been~a ar., ted here on a chearge of being implicated in the seizure of the Sr. Nicholas. Col. Gregg's Regiment. Speaking of Col. Greg and his comlmand -the.Richmond D)p lt ch of Monday last says: "Since writing our notice of this regiment, which appearel on Friday last, we have had the pleasiure of anl interview with its veteran conuiander, Cul. G regg, and are happy to learn that neitheir he t.or his ollicers nor men have any idea of. abandoning the war. It is the purpose of Cul. G.-to remain in Rich. Wond for a few weeks and await the return of his comtntl, who are in the meantime to enjoy a brief visit to their home-. Tou much praise cannot be awarded to Col. Gregg and E the chivalrous, self-sacrificing spirits he has the h mlor to lead. They have always been the tirst to take the field in their cointry's I cause-and they delight to be in the tLickest of the fIigt. tu.1. Graeg hinscf returned from the Mexican war w ith a high reputa tiu t as a c imm:snder, a'td the deeds of valor performncd by the South Carolina troops.in that war covered the State with imperishable renown. - We have heard it said, andl have no rea son to d. uht, as it proceeded from high au thasrity, that Cul. Greeg has been looked up on as one of most ellicient and competent comtnaudi, .g oflicers in the dep-rtment of the Puotmneia, and his tuen: ts t!.e must thor oughly disciplined and effective body if men on the fleld. They have had but one brush it0 the enemy-that at Vienna. For their own sakes, we almost wish a cessatinn of hos tilties in that quarter until they resume their position as part of the advanced column of General lt.-auregard's arml y. " In these r.-narks we do not desire to dis parag~e tlhe other regitmntts from the same itat,. or thoise fror any other part of the Conafederacy. The profi-ienry we eotlinend is du-. in a grn at measure, to the advantages the ' First" have posses~td from a mue lengthened preparation and service." Calling out the Militia. The folluwing is the proclamation calling out the militia in the coutties of Greenm, Mad. ison, Culpeper, R ippahantock, l-aluruier, Prince William, Loudon and Fairlax counties, Virginia, " without a momert's delav." This looks like defending our homues and farms in good earnest : A ta.JterA r G rN rn..s'Orrtv:' Rtich mlond. d illy 9, .151. l The- com:ntndants c.f the .i5CJtn rej;itame.t, Green couity; ald, Orange eounty; 142 1, Mad .nun countl; nth, f'ullpeer ranntty; .%h, Rap pahannock county: I fit and -.5tb, 'auqnier -ount); 3th, Prince Wilhtam; 56th, .17th, Ind 1%32,1, Loudon; and 0tr;h, Fairfax county, will itmmxediately call out ti whole militia lfrce of those regiments, and report with thema to General Iteauregard, at Manassas Junct ion, or any other point where he may be. Let each man arm hirnself with any de Iscripton of armsl anid ammtiunition he may a-v, oar can partcure. FExteute th,1. on-ler without a moment's delay. Ily comamandlt W. II. Rncuriaznsos, A. G. -The Privateer Savannah. We clip the subjuined paragraph from the Chearleston XeIre-ury of Thursday, by which it will he seen that. the reported conviction of the crew of the Suuarna was irncorreet: "eare gratified toa be ab~e to state that a let t.-r of rtteent datfe has b..en receivaed from) Mr. John liinlestoni, first otlicer of the priva teer duranah/, int whichi he ,tates that none of the ollic rs oar crew of that unfozrtunte vessel have yet b-een brought to trial ; that they were situated as comfor~ttably as conld be desired under the circumstances, and that they would have the advantage of the ablest coun.sel in the conduct of their defenee. The report wich we coapied from a Riebmond pa per. that they had been convicted of piracy was, it seems erroneous. A Scoundrel lit Large. A man appeared suddanly inl our- town on Friday last, (whether on foot back, or what way, we know not,) anal cut quite a swell. Ili, tirst step was to buy a new suait of clothes, as the one he had on was not in correspon dencee with thu~e of a "spoart." lHe put up at Mtessrs. Eint & Powells Hotel, without registering, which of courl-e slipped his rmemn try. On being asked by some one what his namle was, he saidl he " never carried a ntamne when he went travelling." lHe claimetd to be a native of Virginia, and pass:d oTr for a to baccou pedler, stating that t is teams were a few mnies fronm this place, and that he was ansiionis to engage his tobacco. lie h: .1 quite a surpluts of Caiformta's rich dust, and was quite obliging in ebantging several idieccs for p:per monaey. lie semed perf-c-tly acqutain with all the s$atious of our troops jin Virginia, anid was quite santguine of tictory on our side*. hlo purchased flaivana'st with extravagance, anid seemned to enjoy themt with exceeding gusto. He iiitedl nll the hiar roomsa in town, pithing into "old Fremnch-' as though he were a famniliar acqjuaintaince, tienting~ every oneo who would take a " smite" withI him., 'He seemed to be liberal enought not to spend all his money int one house, but to distribute it generally. ~ilis enjoyment was tinally interruptted, by his a-kitg a free negro to tae a game of eards with htim. The neagro in rormued on hitm, but too late for arrest, as h-e hatd taken the hint andt: left tor part; nktnuwn. Suspicion was immaediatelv aroused, and he was pursued several il~es, but he ft ade good his escape. We have since leairned that he stole a horse at Paeolet, irn this District, and one over in York. Ho is a man about thirty years of age, ive~ feet eight or nitne intches high, qutick spo ken, arnd hats a rascally couttntenance. Hie had on, whena he left, a lacatk sni fcohs n n black lowerown bat, lIe probably wontid weigh one hundlred artd seventy p(untds. Look omit fat- him. eve-ry body.---l'nionville "Nonaoy Heat" IN Pt t.AtnIiA-A meeting of unemtidoyedl citizenis was held int Philadelphia on thle :5th instant, at, whicht a petition to the c-ommton council was adopted, akintg that body to adopt some mneasures by which those out of emuploymtent might ulbtain work. One of the speakers stated that there were imeni ini the city who had not tasted mecat fr noinths; others who have lived ona but one mecal a day ; anda the speaker alleged that oue rman had actually died from starva tian. We take the following paraigraphs fr-omt the Charleston ./ereunrf of d1 ty 1dth: We are auithorized to say, by one of the agetnts appuinted by thne Set-retary of the Treansur, to receave Crop Subiscriptioins for the defence (at the ('onttbdetracy, that the peri odt for ac-epirng staid siibsctriptions is not lim ited to the 20th inst., but will he r-eceivedl "at any time before or after the sitting of Con ress." Such lists as can be comtpletedI by die 2,th intst., shouldi be forwarded to the aev eal District .\gencies. SAI.E; or SCCA Rs.-MesSrs. Mordecai &. 00' sold at auctiont yesterdlay muorninig ia lot of 87 hhdai. primte Muscovadlo sugars, att prices rang ig from 7jNr Sie. F.QLtsriasstr.-TO iride a hion-se without saddle or britdle, at full speed, is gernerally es temted a very gor.dl feat ; but add to that the throwing of the person of the rider complete ly under the horse's belly, (mnere-ly holdinig on by the left leg) arid picking up a pistol which lay upon the grimnd and shouting it under the aitnial's neck, is somnething which we thinik very few Yanicecs could do. Such a feat we saw yesterday, performed by a Tezas 11n5r-Richmond Dispatch. Sbv.v v.v .-u ARTHUR SIhKINS, EDITOR. WEDNESIDAY, JULY 17, 1861. To. those in Arrears! We'ire particularly in war t of money at this tim.:-and must urge upon sall in arrears, either foar Subscription or A.lverti.-ing, the necessity of 1 ininedia-e payment. Thoa.e who have not the Cash. are re-peetfully inf..rwel that we will be please-I to receive Whac., Corn, OUat:, or uilbr produce, at theruling market prices, in liquidation of their rerpeetiVe acCounts at this Office. Let it be Remembered, That front and after this date, orders for the .tdrertser, unless acrompanied with the Cash, will receive no attention from us. We are forced o the adoption of this rule, and will rigidly ad here to it. - "t Vattel." Watch the progres of "rVAvra..'s" argument, the first part of which appears in another column. - --" p" A sum of luoney has been found and left at this office, to bet identified. " Marion." This writer's remarks are calculated to arrest attentiun and elicit thought. y& To improve fritters, cut up a good apple or two fine and intermix with the butter; then serve with route of J. LAwarKscs Mtis's splendid New Orlea.t:s syrup. Another Chance. Attention i- directed to the Card of Major A. M. S:n u, late of Guatra's Rlegimsent. The Op portuanity offered, is a ga.i.d one. Maj:.r Sain has now hai such experience as well u- 'ifies hime I or the cterprize he contemplates ; au.. 'here are few men of kinder inpulse s or. teru patriotie conti:uents. Welcome to the Brave. It is with pride and jay that we welcome horne the Edagefiebl J letaena, jt.t returned from Rich mond: and it is with the deepest gratitude that I we all ueknowledge tho nerey frtn on High which gives them Lack to us unhunimed. Of one hun dlred r.embers who formal this coipany at its I departure for Charlb-ton in January las, all are living, and, we believe, uninjured in eon-stitution by their ardnous service. That portion of the company which n.er on to Virginia, returns to us aluost as roblust as did those who came from Chatrleston. We welcome them moat heartily to the j..y of hoie andi to the soldier's deserved re pose. flaring nobly sustained the honor of South Caralina before the world, they will have a place in history herefttr, as they now have in the gratitude of an admiring people. Platers, to the Rially? P See the Cari of the Commissioners appointed by u.overnnment to attend to the produce loan in ldeld-Ia',l~l District. Ctm- oult on sale-day next ; the matter will be presented to you painly by 1 Meesr. .Alitot, GUi.u, and perhaps others. Peiuenber, this is a call upon you tim come to the i restne of your country, ay, and of your ru y pro perty and existence ae freemen. The price of our politica daletion must be paid. Otherwise we are a blasted and ruined people. To thu rally then, plantert of Edgetfield ; strengthen your toverlament with ample means, if you wouild not witness an awful wreek of all your lmes an'si prospeets. We cant, f ir arl/, triumph against all itadds. Dinnuer to the Rliflecnen. We are authorized to announce thitt a biarbeees and~ pie-nie wiil h-e given at the Male Academy grve in this~ place, -an Saturdtty next, l, aapli mcit to thle. EDGEFIELD RIFLEMENfl ft all of whom are now ionce manre totgtther in Edge-i Sl.l. Abhoa~ughs -'Im weuld lprefer thiat this tde-. zmnttraiorP the motre fatrally arrangedl,-which i der enot t.. be er.n.-tr..-yet we trust that all wi onribaute to the asaio . freely and fully as though ctomi:tees were npi-ointed andl a regt: ar ).rogrammnue prapared. The ladies of the town I and vicinity are specially requested to attendl andi furnish such suipplies of eatabalee as mtay be con veni'n t. A general invitation Is extended to unit e it thais occasion of greeting and applatuse to our A Good Patir oaf Shsoes. The miust comaf.rtable paair of sthoes we have wrn int a lang time, were made to order at thet ~hopi of Mr. Ari:r. in this Villaige. They are gwitrs wiith tie in front, and manufatetured of good soft leather. Wit are not paidi to praise them; we gave a fair price for them in eacli. ]3:ut when one gets a good thing of Soauthern maake, he eught to let othess know of it. Having triedl thtese gait- r ers stveral wet-ks, we can give a confident opitdoun of themir muerias. Thoase who maty eboe to test, Mr. .\-t in this item, will thank us for the hint. Not to be Trrusted. 'I D)eseartioans occasionally occur in theo neighbor- 1 hood of Pourtsmaouth. A coarresporadent of the ' Rihmtond &amaa,'ir, writing utnder date of JTuly a 8, sayit:I Yesterdlay, a menm. r of the Portsmuuth L.ight I' Art iltery, staationted itt ihmfilear's Creek, tusked andt obtinedl pvrtuissiont to gai fithittg. Hie departed int a t.aa boat, andl tafter getting same distuanee frmn shoare wits hailed and cominanded ntot tat pro. eed further dttwn. At first, it wa:s unly thtaught C that. lie was von turing si far t- 'n shaire in "i-rttI bt the r.eeei vigor with wvhi.h hec plied his r boat'tS oars 50oon conavinceed na that lie waiS d.-sert. ig. A bat a~t the sho-re was mttaned, wlhen it ' was ton late, aiid stairteal in paurcuit h ut the eSena- I par was then withain three miles of Uld Point, andf hur ment cotnhl tint elfeet his at resat. II is niame is Riaymond. lie is a son of Rev. C. A. Rayndna,t af 'Chesaeake C -lIege, and like his inagrate father, r has gone aver tam the- Feaderats. rTe father is at New Ftaglatnder, but has resided many years in the Saatth, a patrt of the time ini Charlestan. F-or wo, yeiars piast he hasa filed thec Presidency of r Ceienpeaeke college, locanted bietween IHtampton undt I Old, Poaint, und previous to the breaking up of a the ld tGovernmaent, was the most radienl Seces inst in this section. His son, who wats at schooal I in one of thu uper counties, catme daown here a /1 few weeks since, andl fiding itlmpot~ibile to reacht his fatther. jaoinedi (rinmes' eammndl, and alwanyea abused most roundly the Lintcalnites. In testitmo ny oft his sincerity, on the ti rat opportunity he fled intoa thoit- armts." Our immedaiato rea-lers will recognilv.e the par. tis abhove namnedl. It is not a matter oaf surprizet hat Northerners should pirefer the Ntorth. IDut: after pretendling to be of iad with the South, as' hese induividuils did,--then to prove false, ist mnatter tat ctantemapt aund sacorn.t Another Independent Regi~nent. Our ianfor mation is, that Cul. M1. C. M1. HIAu tuyl is raising a Regiment for the war. His ma ny friends in Sa-uth Carolina will look to his sue ees with pride. We understand that atnong theI companies alreaday offered, one is from Edgefteld'. Thu leaudersbilp of Col. UlAsustty will bte ptapulatr, we predict. A4nd we wish hinm a sanomith mrunani zaition ; althtough, in the present seareaity of fi'i. Ities fair indlepeadent R egimnent.-, we fear ho will be liable to delay anad ttianbh.. If any ocila rn surmaunt this dittictulty, Caol. ItumtJos is thast ian. liis expertience -and infjrmuataatn itn umilitary matters are too well knowna to need mentIon ina this cotnnec-tionl. Conf'abulatoary. Die.--I'll not paurchtase anothaer watertnel.on this- seasn. Ilere -I have bought two, anal after1 Ia little mnth-slmoshinlg they are both gone. Now the .3t ets I grave for ther-n would paty fo~r coffee frr ay small family two dlays, breakfast and sutpper. Sen that?I 7Amn.-Yes. lInt if youa had the change to spare, yout have probably betfitted your kitneys, andi I talso etabiled the poor fellow whot sold you the watertelians tat taike homtae coffee to ide mall famti iy for t wo ayaa, breakfaast and supper. $ee thuat ? IDii etina. De not more stingy than yamutnre enpelled to he, lest you nterctept the operation e of that good ld rule, ma hae amnd let /lerC," upon1 which ov-ery political economist will tell you the ' a gg Spai-a proclaims a strict neutality on hear t . iz. in 1 npruen 911uerta in Awneica. The War Cloud Increasing. Every appearance exists of an implacable wa -etwe n the Northern and Southern Confederaies .ivil warrs huo ever been the most bitter; nut h resent, though not strickly s'ueh, partakes u b erecter enough to warrant us in expecting !! its harsher features. It is likely to be evei rursi thuon ordiunry civil etruggle3. For this i to mere " war of the ruses" involving a sucessios if rulers only;---it is no contest of kings, with no des claiming indo inrity and security ;-it is u, trice if factions whose participans all look event tally to the perit neciy of a cotmon goevernnteti Jut it is a war of domistinatiou, con::leatiun, ex oatriatiun, tyrnany ou the one side.-and of self -indication and-self-preservaio.n on the other. sal been cherished up to the late assew. li f the United States Congress, that rations ounsels might prevail to delay and finally ti uell this awful war. Bnt these expectations havl Peen dispelled as with an angry gust of- passion nd we have nothing now to anticipate but a pro rooted and bloudy struggle involving ,all that w told sacred aund valuable upon ertah. The Coo cress nut only approves the course of Annan.u [.YcoLx from the beginning, but deelars its pour >ose to sus'a u him in the prosecution of his hos ile plans to the extent of tih abilities and re ourees of the States represented in that body. 1 s well known that the authorities of alithe states roperly beluging still to the old eonfederation warwly esp"ouse the sate policy,nnd pledge them elves to use their whole power in its aid an'd fur herauce. It is nut doubted, mnoreover, that bott be Federal and the State authorities are backet y It trenmenul.ua war partynt the Nora,-nut o0i1 ,y the Republicans but by many Democrats, ant y that great unthinking portion of every populu on who rush tumultuously at the c~all of govern net, especildly when that government wears thi emblance of an irresi-tible nilita, v power. True here are certain great coouorrial interests thu t present pull agairst the powers that be; Tu t stu be expertoil that they will suceu:nh before he mighty tempest which i now gathering anev Is energies for the w,.rk of ltin which its rulin pirits have sworn to aecooiplish. Indeed, having he avowed determination of the 'overnuent to ashington in view, and looking also to the fixe' ind'itminvenble purpose of the Southern Coon eration, bow ore we to escape the arbitrcu:ent ,f arms,-it way be for otne c'tmpaign, it may bi 'or more ;--it way he in a hunred hard fough attle.le!d+, it may be in lees;--.h.ut, be it ire o1 oss, the werr is to all appearance as inevitable al t promises to he implaeuble. There are prospecis of reniotion hell out by somi eithful northern journals, and we trust there i: ruth in titn. But these prospects are not to L litd upon in uva calculitrons of the future. There are also chances that the great l:uropear overnmnitts will soon ste. lfrth to stay the crag lesputi-m that interferes with the peace and in crests of the wliie curth. This teo, while wi nay be permitted to expect it, should be excludet rom out reckonings. The South is not wise, if she turns hereyes fror he glaring truth that the "Gaul is in the gate,' -that the portals of her freedom and honor aD rosprity are already beseiged by as atnnli-ioul l perhaps as powerful a foe as the uorlol cat ihibit. Anl he is a too sanguine sentinel, whi oes not procluin thit danger in all its fearfu: sagnitude. Wanted. Two Iucuana~en PAtns 1Iostr..1TsSocis, foor tho Vaahigton Ridles. They wiil be gratefully re ived hy thot Ladies' Volunteer Aid Assuciatuion. a donations froim the patriotie ladies of Washing. Im croonnty, by leaving them at the store of Yung. oo, Newman & Co. Tbe abiove adiverticement appeari in the ,o ntoi eoraun of the 10th instant, and is suggestive al rork that will be truly serviceable to our soldiers. here is nn moore important part of a soldler's ap. arel, in point o~f heilhh, than ha soocks. In thc auapaignof next wintter this will be seen to lie a set. 'The so1Ar i' a - i--- toevery iti else, t ditninish rapidly upon our nierebants0shelvet nder the iopertin of the preseont ibockiode. There rill probably lot few yanokee oor foreigna sicks5 lef a hand for :heo next winter' service. 1liavu wi ny outhaern :tnfctorios to atliord thle :-upo:Y 1o. Dut. our troool-s will need ihe article. It wii e essentiod to their comfort aunt health. M% here Sit to come from~ ? In reply we stay, let muc idica n know how begin to ply their good old nitting needles at once; and let others4, old anod oung, endeavor to learn ferth with. .Must airti les of wear can be made on .short ntotice with n tush. ut socks, to be wotrthy the name, mnst lbe :refully knit. The oldl-fashionied ones that onr tothers used to make, of cotton anod of woul, are e best in thu world for soldiers. Here is a place or every fair band in the South. The sugge.-ion before you, ladies. Southern Recognition. The Mur.tgometry Adrertieor unodertakes to cor et the Charl--tun lereniry on this subject. Siomeo t the .-ifcorti" r's suggestionts seem to have force. e cooy a pauragrapho oof its tarticle uond ponint at ition to it :"The recognition of our indepoen. cut nutionality by England and1 France, has long en a foregone conclusieon, and they only await favorable opportunoity toi announcwe it. Bunt te (tempt to odictoate terms to those governments, mlii subject us to the conteinpt which the su: errilliu5 tone of the Noorth has already inepired ward that country. Great lirittain knows her Wn interests, ando dloes tnt need to bie tatught, iher the porinciples uf trade ior interuntiionni law, pin which she will have intercoonre with friend. nations. As evidert.ce that clhe is inclinied to auro the Cunfedlerate States as a peacefol ta!y, Io las already conceded them to lbe a beligerent ower. and has given the weight of her nmoral in. nene in favor tof or right to commission priva. trs agtainst thu U'nited States-a nation fore. Lost in: urging privaiteeting as a poriniciple of ill rnationtal usage. All knew this elaim, ont the art of the Untiited States Goiverntnent, has been isted by the great nations of Europe, especially |gland. And while the Confederate States hauv right to reengguitiont on the samo1 unirestricted rinciples, which have been accorded to other de -aea' Governamenats, it would be rather premature Sdeannd, that any gold European natioality joutlod thus tmake a conctesion of her poositiaon on w quesionso which have widely divided the tate men of the two enntinentts for so many yents. he repetat that we have ransoon to know that the infederte~tt States will he rec'ogtaiaeod by England nl France in a sheort time, aund hence, whatevea my be the differences of theory on the uibject lie fact of reeoogtitionl will soon be madle kunown the worbol and miust be accepated by all." Against the Gamne-Laws. lie tuocd by the fence in the mendow and can iotusly peped through the cracks into the recasseo f a briari-atcht in the abjoining field. Soon. oor Partridlge sidi "Bobh White,"-and, whether is was Dub or no, he cautiously answered the ignt ilth a enuppressed imitatin, atnd stooped ot crept, unol crept anod stiouped, answering agaic il again with his eautiously nmodunlated whistle. jun in hanod, he stoodli the piersoniititin of Cun ing lueenying pnnrw Pnrtridge to his dooom,-noa ent nealy doiuble to hide his timne,-nuw stretch. 'ag his neck aloong the topmast rail by that 5low~ iooe of eloongation practised by curious turkeyi rheni nme distaint piece of red ilaninel attratl lMei inlligent atteition. Mu lie staoodl and so hi tttdo, undo so he stretched, foir one miortal oir, when fbi, deponent left haim alnnae in his lav. dont think Ito goot the putridlge thnoght, at i g'un was heardl to fire in that locality, althoeugl twas list~ined fur expeetanatly. Now what we wish to do, is to call the atten. ion if unters to this thing of shooting pittridgea .uly. Is it right? Is it not nu the contrarya agrant violation1 of the generally accepted rulet f sport ? We have no dotib~t the individail in tiestion thouight it wras fair game, liut if he 'll pardon a maoment, lie will admit that he has rred againsmt his own best fun. Why, even if the tle thougtleas boys woutld reflect, they would >e the inmpropriety,-much more readily should rown tuen td so, who can remiember that spring, udl sumer, and autun.n, and winter, have (each) ueir peculiar privileges ad cheeks in the maaIy port oi the field. To The Boys on the Border. Very dear friends arni ioliiein all: We t'd sire to indite -en: p -ragraphi etvry eoek Slpdcially ta yoiu,chinl we herol.y ea.aupn.i e"'ey iu to i.ist us in this pleasant tLak, hb imprtirlphuch facto or items of news ta ray be coneyedin thisuman ner without infringing uar.n maa.tte si(sra should not be thus publicly set fur:!,. To begin then: Olt.Edy.ai-li i. still lere, and perh'apa her venerable bill arl vuliet ere ni re clad in moare cheerful attire Ih:n a-trhi, mscomeai.l. her waving ichly. of wheat and oa;.- hatve it true) fallen before the eythe r.'l left only f ye-l. lair evile:ce of what they lat--y werec;--but hrer " corn and cutrrn are still :-.. ftrsh anad green a heart could wish. So at least it' ii in the nwa.a - There is soue comnplaint here anli there af crop: that have umFered a ler/e beyoarai their eparaili. t tie uf endurance. But generally, 6r, ca a rertaia old cougressman used to say, "t distriburively speaking," ounr.district has a ine spromiee of ara abund:t backing-up of the late Glorious smahl , gruiu erop. Ye+,-w e lacae harvete.1 i really glo rieus ero'p of suiarl grain. And the inills are tll bury now grinding it up into a line article or dour. You know Dona annd Miaus both ree it good thing riot of wheat. Tt ias just lcen our fortune to "coeur ly " a bag from ])eor's in the t editorial way,-not from Dones iituself, but lra.un a most estiuable astrl kind Camehrialge planter o ho had .-me fit his wheut ground there. Yeou w-ry have better in ge-ocd till Virgiaian, but we ouibt it - exceedingly. L'unahidcjya ,ret gr.asrl n't DIorn.'!. is bard t., beat in any tountry,-bea1auPiaeily if ueoa I up int." setiui-brown huii.euil. coaxel witr a little fresh butter. and waled da :wi with-h...t Ioffe-: Ibut there'" tihe msischief againa-. Riu Coffee ia retailing inl Auguria at i ,ts per lb., aud Java. scnreely to bo had at any prite. This we esertiued in our new: trip of l:. wee.k. You will readily believo thait we are all ge'.ting on t hurt allowanie in this p irtiei!-ar. Once-a-day ia t pronounced to be often eneugh by ail ga,'a huse a keepers, while soure hegin to insist thiat norry-a-= time, would be sti:l better. Thanktful anrewe that sugar is- still cheap enough. As lung as we have the "sweetnin." we ean mako 'ouething el-e pas[ tuder for the coffee. llut w hat matter fait wheth er ice get eanl'e ar net, si the bays in camp have it. And we ala learn that you get a slenty, iula lika'wisae iaeat and breal rccordin, not t,, oiientaion a "r Ole Virginnty Rye " at 5fl en k a gallnn. NXw in this last article we ."an =till Le aeemt1iinmadated at that prime new store f'.l. L. :i.is. in Augusta, but not at your Virginia prier. J. L. .il's article, however, is a tine one aril no mintake. ji his last for hotne readers.) You will have seen 1:. the o' .taa ea ., that cur people are up anad doing inl Vario- parts r. the distrit,-drilling. patralling. Ae.. ,. At thi- place our twoo companies Iarala for the first time h-t Saturr.any weck. Tohr were probably. sixty out ais infantry. nnd abrut thirty sr cavalry : .f. Il et'-r, WTaM. M. LTr, J. Aear-i, .mund IlIat vcartarWit..Af e:coirr:andingthetfrmuer; L.Joxiut, Z. W. C.LwIt., -. S. aMpret, anid S. Bl. e ea'r'x. the latter. We drille-l very ;iaan::dlly Icoar seweral hours on-d got as f.r as " ar .,'-" " very n:.ily -in the infantry;-lant knoaw how the:'mn.ahy progressl aS they went ouit f sit toa :nake their beginning. -dubtlies fraom a wcll-finrnded appre- 1 hensirn that they could'rt 0ine wilt l1rt:r'a: bray. The only part-ef the exermiae we (per+'n illy) objectel to, was this thing ofthalanein: on one ti:or, in which our ciapain repeatedl the: aac once to., often for somiebodty's left kr.-e j.uit. Anal we acre downright gladl to haar fraec J.ienat. hlomtr. late ofi Ianrr--, tit. t thae w hoele rattear i. ignaored irn the service rnaw irnd canaiaderea1 usea:laen. To be aarae it is.-exept to de danpe the culf andr thigah uuee'le's a little nurre 6:1t y. I hn heare wea iaent-----Ladr faint fonrwardc. heack. form'ra. hacu~k. clown ; Riighrt fooat udatt-:" .4 . 'T! tiraariad u<~ ns grumbling. Nat a hit of ie. cOur a nsnin ail roar ieutenanets acre aali elav-rr feii.:;.-s, r-.ald we all inrtendi to Ire gracd siiers to-;aeth.,-. tSraiau.'ti >ur wholer peoplle acre get tila re.arry, nedwar 'a.1 righ , tieiiera ndte right ldcee toa ,crih -. 15 a: I--- l ---- ----- ----- .- -.~.-. ..e'v'-h4 faar a- -I ! soocner ar hater. 'The word i.r. let every r:::n hoiad imirself pcrs pared fair thre wr.nt. Wee lnea no rat rruch spaee'al rewsv~ ta gi ':e ayn. IThi-.-e i< taut lirrie sickir's ha.t Labtar.u.--non u1n: wre henar caf in ancy art yiar f:.aariu'. 'Tai. P pa-ie. uallur burigh ia particu'arly da:d. Water:ie'n e r - ris havei' ean at: teriee-l tamiacg ina : ' . i -ah:aa .:. 'y we Sw a 'i5a (.dorl"ci aurl SCvrr:si unomiwta it ar.-i aut it undler thec P'ark water.osia.--hea laaainge rcn th'y winning his mneltans art marahlraa,.-a- ta-unl. Ase to other miattera' oft tr.ade, the- ' i: ais ine'rc-i.inag dlenarthe. It is tight liing wi;b u.- al! in thea rme:rj line. Thart urtila whh -h ias a' i--al i rnownr "na good thing i' sa feller hral it,' .'ls : r ?ai 4-ents i poumri irn thlis neck a,'wa-,iaaail Li a t at irnaa :,he Icarg:ini. Onar frirrnd. W>: '.. e;.. h::ai ..aIy adlaaa.l tile b, I' mar':erat. 11- .T. 1I. R., ad aia f ew. otherj, rrun offl to Baau-kett's.a- ool eery wa-a-k er twea, gel asa mu'.ch act they we.rnr. nl Itie <ay "Cconfond the resteaf yout, tic ke -:aro cf you- e.' Sor we trya to adc,-hurt its a pa-r, ada half thte time;--a ,,till we ala (as Dr. .3licrr's pin;aueiky, boya did)a ''pretty waell I thranik yaau hwca ba yaiu doi ye.ur setf;" yaru alt ikrrmw tire - try. Thoase thrat adonr't 'ught to call on the aafiiaear:.c of aaaja-c' I/. and get it. It ibe the Sabblauth: a rnal as r'' wa-ire ahea dli:taa.t villacga church -bl-ha naound in meal.w laoia'ran withI thre breeay'nurmuariang of this dealiciam: . Juiv .alav. It is indeled elicious ;--far is it not theC precia.i day u-f rest ? sitd is not, its tempearature :shec.,.- that oaf Octobher ? Anrd caL!.ht thinak clsat thais bcalmly, lily dlay, that a/mud~a '- laid e'verya tie'r c e iumuhu a.aras pats.ion eense55," aay el.-wwhere Le "franrgha ta -i rthe aahouctat ao bratile~ :aa thae c'niiaa 'anil rccrrot armir'! To'thrirak tiat w~aekc'i e-aisclars sahouild urge' one their raaic ,eldiuery ro~ .crctel'var hap-a py Sainth, and d!at at ihis mromaet, pareeps tdbey sholdlla be levellIwg cde-tratetiut rat thre freemenrr ci hs' .nndad the tirnt- great liiving r:ccapartaan:ninst r bi, tide of lawless inrasiona Uunt thecre laaaeeethirr. ian tire gentle winof ca'Ihis otadamnier lar'aidaah thrat whispers of truth send ocf juastice tad 'f c'ivil lib-:rty as baut ra peart of taild's gr'e Istlshee .C lhu mahn regenrnalian tnow being dlaervp ea'd Whoiate caawrkers (with humiarlity' be it .,nidi) acre thaose very men oft the fSouth whro standra forth in yonder fiel tea meet the sheock of tyranny and failsehrood ud lasphemry. .]Jr.ave frituis i-f the liight ! a million eaf parnyers iacendaa foer you thais hoaly day. Be it yomursc to buctkie on yaour armorrr in /ile fear alanre. So asall yu trieuuph ina a righsteous cause, arid may (iodI sane you fromt all harm ! P'oaat SciDtiriptm Juily I16ths. - We forgnt to tell youe thatt the K4f/ HQ/a mcenr reeachedl homre Saturday h'.t having spent a week in Rlichoadc on their way bimek. Frc at what we enn gather, thesy head o n high aold time" in that city ;-Preeened t., tie ei.snalaped nlear tirea Hlamprtrrn Laegicen, but pehuw-. Anal whao canr hlarsie them ii' th~ey didl aekae a lit le rounrd eat jollity, afficers iced asll. T~hey.~ dhd'nrt hurt themrselvea at lt.,-thrat's so. Foar they nTI ook as fine as silk und~a as baraawn a's unaeio cattaan. There's our old friend Sniacc~ Wharrr: tor inastanea. twenty paounds heavier than when Ire- iceft, andi ready to escaort the girls to conce'rta uriia- assidhu ousty then ever. We beginl tor think thart fuanntauinI oh' pere'nnsial youth atnd hae-auy muarst he uip ina Vir-I ginin somnewhere irnstead' *af Fl artht. WelI. it is a jyous thsing te see tem het :sl ?nrl and hali'. Maty sucrh he the hnppaIy lot aaf nIl of yoau, baratvr soldier brothrers! T'a the Salhudi baays we wiaubc hecre remark, that w ie have jttst seen ('Capt. Cnruca r, from~ medoman, thai cental hpre'inae'!taf tre .itegdia:- t'td jrai in-:e. rnd he tells us thait the c'rops are genreralty line arid thae health of thre pepl almoist ulrii eenlly goad. The Captain saeys thsis is lte ena'. Noa far nas he eaen hear, all caver tire liegimen'rt. A t'ew far-a mers, it i.a true, heave ehnneed'a upoacn ynntkiue seed corn, anrd a few eceres hero cand there nre talSSelled, out a little-ljeluw waist high,--n sign aef 'hotrS y-f: one f'ellow Slnggestedl it ightt beC heartintg aet thre root like potato'es-baut thrat remaeins to lao Itrieed. low.'erver the croaps acre saa gooda thalt these alittle knuokset$ clint ama'unet t oruc'h.-if-they' en get raain. Anal thrat, we trer.'t. is comeing soor. If it dloes, we will all harve gre-at c.aulse ta be tharuh. ful, andl~ evenf Sitoom, we area sure', will exhibit mucch more grace thaun its nacme wouhld irmply. Till our niext, adieu. pig- A flag has been prc.-ented by Virgiesa ladie. to the 4th B. C. Regimnt. Not to be Omitted. .t rrre.pndent forwardd frut Culum?.a a it',-re: ing report of a flag presentation wilh o currel just l.efo-re the Hampton Legitnfl let ft r Ilialttihmo:-l. As we haje ilrca'ly piahlsheiun ac-. e"nnt of iat Air.air together. wihith remarks of C.pt. r u:t", it i net necesary t@,tepeia.it here in rl:t. But we would be doing o nrown feelins. v ide.ee iad the public a wroDg, didkie ng Ieet to present thes: following sketgbof gla tseraSlons f, cur .hl friend and fellow-eitizeii, C.I. Jos ! .r.:rv. 6.n the neocasion to which allusion i. u:ul. .ll ;at once h:uws lofty praise where it i .inwe, and exii'.its the present war in the stron;, lght . f .itplej truth. We extract as fllow:, treus unr correPsnIdent's report: "3Mr-. J. H. G ar ms prepared a beautiful Flag, .ent it to Cluumbiu to the care of Col. BAesei-r-r with a re-jneat, in her behalf, to present her comn. p!iutents to the i'atan Grard, and tender them tie atanil:rd in such terns-ay. would..make i4 ut. ep itablc. - At dr:.-s parade' of the Legion. Catnp Ham1i ton, near Columbia,'Mr. BAt:.xarn presented the Flag to the ltn'at (utird,a'ecotnpatled by a'tfi' renarks; in which after alluding in conplimen tary terms t6 the zeal and patriotista of the ladie. ia general, of tho.whole South, he spoke of tie ancestry of the fair .loner herself, and more than iutist.ed that the spirit of '76 which animated the Bev-is in the 01. Ninety.Six region, had descen 'ied, undilttedl, in a direct line, mualenndfinual, frs.ni that period to the present generation. That, in offering this Plug, she would respect fully ielelinte t.,-sggest to ms, or to exact or even intimi'te that she deeired.any -pledge or protnie to lrcserve it frtnadislonor or tarnish. ]tKWaar eiitn;h fur her to know, tl it was to. the 'ut 0.m u:iotrd, of guilant - Old Edgefield" tht.t she seggel to contide it, in perfect confndence that int their keeping, under the motto; "Brave Comni ra!es, Adv:ance." not only the Flag, but the dear est ri.ht-'or our country, might be safely confider. to the coul andl self-possessed -cotrago and it. douitable spirit of the officers and soldiers of that C. mpany. After alluding in general terms to theevil spirito thu times in which welive, whic-h seems to petr:td and coantrol the connsels of those who would sub jntgate, govern, atn! even destroy is and our coun trywhe ther wcwoull or no. 3IF. Bsu-.-nrr .tateil, that it a!.pentrd to him, that the simple and ttaked -guenrion at issue now, was as toe the right of -a pel~te, when tyranioally- oppressed and. even threatened with the destruction of their politieal herrtie t. orme o:t front under the toppresseat, and for the preservation ef thesnelve., their coun try and their libertitn, to est.tbiish and mtaintat: their own formy of gtuvernnt:nt. This queeion i< not new : it was nado ly the Old Thirteen Colonier with King (iourge the Thirdi in 174 ;-nfter it wets disense-l by wurdsh anal blows for seven long years, it.was thougltt.to have beet fin.tlly settled at least on thisrontiueut.. i lht after a lapse of eigbty.years, jrecieely the.same question is again revived upon the same gr-,uuds, sau-tined by Mr. Lnao.. and the Federal party in lower at- Watahingion, by the satne tens oning s t.:? urged ," King (,eorgc rind hiA Ministry at Leo'..w!.:i ! it seein we have nialhiri:ativ'e but t 'meet an deeillo that ijuetion liver againt; now. as our tneestnr- did then. -As they were ronape tent is the task then. so) are we, with the hlessing of 'rov inee, eaal to it now. At all events-well. try it, neothing doubting of the result. tjnr f.r:a of government is at stake. If the Noarth tottgners uts, we tare a subjugatedl peple-. and a! be- held tunder tcontrol by a ttilitnary des pai-w. The .iame kind of power thatt ennatcr. rill hee nwecssary- to hold us in subjeuctirtr: and snmti.,we shnall he a degradedt andi eg.eter a te peepl-. unwirtlty thte haeritge of antr ancestor." ling ~ i e c-an succ.essfully resirt thais threaiter ing avalnr.che of tyrantny. fromn the Ne-rth, amte t:nin: our liberty, ittstituttions andi fornn of .tvernmtt~t thetn ind~eed we all have ecoum - i '-t 'Ine pactri-t the highest hopes of pretse-ri :rhat ver an imatedl the people tof any nation tat. :irthi. .i that. the simple qtuestion is Liberty or bus 6->tint. To ,etlve thtat queation yotu have taken: .. rmn:' and hatve ret out to meet the enitmy ont W;ll y..u accept thte Flag, a1ndt-t t response hag I hav4e thte ho~ater to cor.ve'y to thne :nt: iotiC I-.lv wh- neresenmts it ? [Thne gellint reply a-f Catet. t 'ne ath pu tihIedl in onur lKot. Wae tta.y adeli whnat cter curres :-me~etnt cm-ya of the Israve F'a.-t:-bearer : "Ujt:. r.uiving4 hi i, charge. .C.--.ijot I~ons~ tuok the i-i:: , r.vd t, nan wi:ht n graceful i-ow, i m.y .itd. IHeech Islan d .News. - An e,?tnnmed friend hnas mailed toa our-and~res an erilivening acettnt of thne tne< a-n the Lhand. Thu ;'iod ladies t h-re ttre btily unt werk ott . .thitg for thne soldiers -ef the .antha, and tht ae:in~g are dire:-.-iniet bny an octa-ittn-dl det t .ery mOu,. phist'-d to hen-ar t ho~4e' ninne v-oices (ntr apr.pr:;Le nrumber) rendlering the "'.iarseilk-i llymana," --tSng of thte Suth." /e., with-the spirit. ,tirring nee'impanimnentof . .80us:'a pliso. Ti .mialel mauciiatn wan Vt~-y k ind in rendering li'aa si.-tace on thne ccasi-tn of wbhih .eurecorrepoeati::.t rizts. Wcattd have givent' the letter e-ntire. hneri int reaceda ::s s-a lati~g after .at'e. Will i.e glad toe hea~r frum ''C." tngnin. FS. pliin an autograrpt. i whast the prirnter.s like tee -.yrk ny~'n. We coipy itt part : . "ThisrSo-iety inumb'.ers ntbe'tti 'venty etsubter untder t he admtiinistration: of :3i1s }Iat4Y 31 I.:.sItS P~resient : Mrs. J. M1, Mtut:aT as ice Presidet. Miss CaieclAtao tou, as Secretary and Treast: rer, a.-,idle.- e rous direenr,:sses,, all of whom nt.tk: '.-ry , netnt Unicern, ats toy ibe jttdgedl rotm thte tfa'' beat the S-trietyv expeet to htave en-.w .f.1 itt the cou~trse: of ten ayv -ir t wo weeks :r fennr ltta't:ed e:'rments. he. de.btwro h~ndredl avrcneki an-I hanvesloks, thte :nna-trin!: for whiclh ve be~en etnrt-hased with ftnntls ruised--in-te itm. n ediate naeigherhooda~. It is-the intenmtiunw of thte eit ty teo present the tirst in.-talmcent of fur hutn Ired garttnents ten . Capit. .t;An's Cnmpany, tie WH',rtan hainnrd. The baatee a.f thte ehe-nhineg ta a adle by the Society witl I e given t , Col. B.t :os's itegitment. "en you see, 3Mr. Entron. the 06 on1'a Ine atd.ny. s ydtn: scre plemoed to term - s ~(We ion't ejauarre! with the i-nine.) i up andI doeing.~ T onrs,-truty, ." Helpj the Sick and Wounded Soldier. .\t a moeetinag of ladies of Codnnlumia, hel.l nt the. th of Juty, at thte Washington street Methordiet leture roomn, for the' pups of coller-ting 'andl pereain~itg aupplies~for tihe r-elief of the sick iol Siers at theo hospitals In Virginia, two of -which they are aiding, one at Cutlpeper C. II...another at' Yorkt own, it was resolved thtat a card abtould bi shlihed to make known tos all parts of theState the great Want that is felt at all the hospitals and: o call unpon all who many feel willittgt contribute to their relief ton do soa in suchn ways nne tansy be. mast 'ntvenient fear themselves. It is desiredI to send on relief asm sooNnas possi alde, nd any articles neceded in a sick-raotm, a-uch te arronw-rot, burley, rice, tapioea, gelaine, fari un, or coran at-ireh, flax-eed, witnes, (espeecially lantelherry and port,) cordiads jelli-~. e-luthaing, sreidly uner-clothling', hedIding, as shne-et,. pil. o nw-'ass,. Ie.nkets :ataurgienl hnaandps : er'-oeld minet, and dlonalieens of money. itf foar wared tao Mrr. Johnt lBryc.-, att hter resienetton a landilng stret, C--lumbin, will he sent iun tee Vir~rinia w'th tte on'.ribattiorns from totlmia. Patriotic Suggestion. Te Atlnanita /ntll;'entcer has hanrel it .uggecsted t.nt all the tuewmbers of Centgress at.d thae Catbitnet of the Prot iei..inal dovertnment will lmitnate thae mmpe of Wt~t.IAM L. Yasiv, and paytinto thne somn trensatry the amount of their sularitts du-i ring thne war. The principal clerks, who can af r- rd it also intend, it is said, to receive tanly; one balf of their atalaries, paying the other half over to lie vuluintee.ri. . iCal. Mttxey Gregg has received the com issin of Colo-nel int the Cottfedierunte Armny,and Dr. J. McF. Gaton, also of' Colombia, has, been rnointd Sarmoon in the saane serric. ., GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. - eThetents for a =ing'e regiment coat not Tar frein !,100. Twenty five wagon, are requir ,oting $15+ ench. The entire rxpet.se of eIuty1pieng; regimentdues hot fall shet fef $0,cr,0. !0 Guy Pieket,- hisv itsuel his proclamntion, donveung'the State l.cgislature.to meet in Colnc - aiz)on 6la,1rst Wens-nlut y in November ms' xt, t.o vote foeliecturs fr 'reide tand Vice-Ptres~le.t .o'dU0 nfederate States, and al-ofor two Senators, It, Ia- also issued! writs of electiut. fur memalbers of Congrees fronm the several Districts of the State. lia- The lIon. .. 1). AItmore ..1 South Caroli te. has been nll..inted- A-gent of the Postof lee Department. X t' Fifty-oue prizes, in all, have been taken by Southern privateers, whose aggregiti value is computed to algount to, 3,O0l,00,11. "' Col. Bartow, of G eorgia, has been breveted as lrigadier General, and-has'rceigned hiu-eat-in Congress. . - he}ostun .Boot and .ibie "etjet Re porter e5.I that orderi fur gogl-arc nanost un heard of, and that n'one of the manufacturer? are eilg b"uts and shoes in atOicipation of anl ina. mediate cll. ' The Paris correspondent of theNew York *e,r says that the French Government wili lean the Confederate States one hunilred' million dol 1ars.'' '" Edwtard Ererott d livered a rpeech on the fourth of July in the Acadenay of Miusic,. New York,.qu,"the seurs of the day." . ie. spoke of the justico of the ear. of the North, and of the " murderous andsuicidal war" which the South is waging. lie took- extreme jtel ublic:.n coercion ground, -and .ai the word -" odInpromise wao al most sieekening to him.' ' Strange Weather. ,Fur a week past we have had remarkably cool nights.-alanost cool' enough to require a bl-auket in sleeping: Nor-has the thermometer risen at any time of day higher. than ?J in the shade. If it fuits all around, it is certainly very agreable in point of bodily comfort. What say the Licuten. ant-Colonels of King Cotton, to Fahrenheit at 70* 5 o'clnck A. M.? - A Feeling Tribute. The Clarendon haner. pays a.hanudome and elin, -tribute to the J/n'4e0 , aaueatin a..their rec'e'nt departure for Virginia. We copy it, ra.t only be-amue it is well .aidnjate.becaule it ro we' applies to imany.annther Catnany that ha-.guise to meet this- fouHn-aui--- At-t-e -ano..uono ment of; the de sfire oft this Comanpanft which left Cedtbiaaiop fsdny laatffo thei ;t05 war, nanyhearts in Clarendon throh with i-aried and indescrihable emotions. There is perhaps not a Iolitary 'f illy in thbt iaends -of our: istrict, whie-lt dos, not numbli;er,in itsranks a friend, rela tive,.lauther, oa, hueianrnl or botheur. , However Inoble and pntriotie the oceaeion may Le whiel: de initfa-he -aerifee, th'e .ever'ance df ties en'tniar 'ilM affecirunte, althonigh' it'tny ho but for a time, (which may the Lord grant,) -must fill tiao heart with u. degree of telhncholy sadlnes-. L.ct as howerer. liest eecurage.aud give awaytovsuch a tate of feling, lest .it lead us into a culipab~le depondetncy; but we should the r.ether yield a ealn and holy rdgnaition to the will of our Ma ker. reeolleeting that they tre engaged in a cause, wvhieh next to that of religion, is the cause of G11d -the dlefens of country. haute and fireside. We kneew-well the tmen who cmueti ado a triettie bsrotimera. and! we venture thec aasertieen, thtat mtore hnoarabele', sr bsraver eaoldiere ntever mtu~reliedl tat mieet a foe, than the .Iunning~ uneard-t~ sf Clar ,etn .Diet'rict. W1e woueld call the roll, name 'oy namne, aned as singly they step forth, we wouitld peitau, you tee a perfect odel aof a true tuar, *ule it to y, tls.at itt their rank- tare the e his aod will 'lhowa itsef tea the: t'errar ofI d~i "lire ing hist" np-on the farat ~al every eeppoirtunzity 'Thue tlitesac s . f thIe Vbiliteer Coniauy now inga~ faormed for imminaste service in thec Cent. fad-:ralte Ar :t'y. nrte requecsted tea meet in thee C. lilt Ilsante asn Suatsurchay the :llub in.st., t 11 a'e!- ek, teo ..Cn/et elompany whlichi is aow abeint full. .'in~ atcteitnee of membe~ur. i. urgedl. All those w hot itiy wtish t-a joint thIe Compieuny, e r feuel ian intere.-t ini etting' it Sap, tare inie oa:. I en-el. M.\N Y01.U)LNTlmSa . ltract-fromi~ ni Let ritte-ly Rieceived aroetu Ftirftex Cutrt 11otase. 1. ire.- - a stmutli piee, h:ast a dliaigy asnd i le pid ated. lhotel, sorate thtree or foutr smal! stores .ndse a .lhne- itp alhout the ,ize rof it edry gooda'a '.. :al!'oe, thIts t lin.-entt-:1.!s nai-petae to n~iuh .& town a, a c veitahicea-r.mt:; : lt C..!. ; tgt.s.ez Ti -e li h -ale of the- "sardent:"-5 The rceotuablu Ktni-:ht of the D~eenuter iirepared' a.e ma: ate, andi hade thc proud u; .itreion ut .s enga .his,. kee c li.iuid -real! siewa the s~reTsl 1; lki' aliei.tedi apiti . ;dtt tlhitik it iai::de Ithe .rteeke dritik, fort t' cy aall reintei stafa-t, th<.ugh: the pstiro it, o :e noons) ':.y :r ita great psrefusiol., ii: .t i e leet.: h're.,i-let'ti Iet tie~m, emtile ten; ' y it. -a:-ll1 Unai. lr::, anud isr. very -hy at' .::4. thuonghu ssate eao thetm 1.rofe5s to bie Oil OUr side, flals is a great grnzing Couanry,(gh:ss and, eluver ina abunadntaee) andsanimmoth looking Cattle roama aver the thaoa.nt.dl bille thsat leoom U u oe after ateir unetil. thetty muerue in the dl.-tat lItite I ti.le. The f,.iuiers nieu h:arveCsting thecir grusln :al hay atnd .'evio'tso be we'll saitisfied writh their. ci.'h r,.tanrn.' Thec regietn i~e calmirnl'ly adaptedca to 1'ririan1-,ehetaty ref'forrge -f'ir an utg iuhr.*e. F! a weath r hleur is iligh4tful. a go..,1:braeei i slowinug ill the time, ande .w:: ima~gineayjf alr seekin;;. fromu hent while we are iteng ha.evy e!atth angaand tingl irca' comifortable, it ;tiinuper'abe. T.-lny ile I :aim vlritinag, it i' e:1-1 t::stngh f..r at over. esat. We had n haesyyt rulintid~ls iru ys..<erdlsy whaa'b :enik-ra.! leak'y tentt 1:enrmfor uuiel. indt nau :a feai thletm wree l,ro~stae bh: I .rc Jteareeu,-t the great etnjseyment of thei'e more f ortunate in keeping theire saanding lsnare to the Wenare enijoying oursele One and there are .bas few siek cunsideuing the great chaange of c1! mate. -Thbe.cold nights are ral fi.angerous to weak lungs, ,bu~tbte excises o,the next ~ day dlissipate all pahlegm in that region. It is not wotrth moy time to write you nny thing aboeut thc aar as you get tall the news hby telegraph ats sUnit as we. Jnt one taiuig I can .-:y, that we will not lastg remnain inactive. The movement of trooipS tothis edace ineliceates otnething like tike . lash of steel. A Biattali'.n of Cavalry cri-d here futely from Lynchburg, and a Company of lasuniry frio- thae'Pee'lico Country,. .S. C., atno .huuudred streang, jo~ined oa4r Re.gimnent; they are a hie looking boady of mnon and wiill do good service .with their Minnie Rullesg. The country hetween luere anad 'Mannassas Giap, a dlistanuce of fifteen aes is pretty well studded with trooap!. "F romi heath and glen S -SprTing uten lt thouandalt men . With haunner birandl aend hosw As leuade'r seeks hsis moerital fe. ' It is staidl to daty thatt the enemy is advancing; at he is enday four mtile.g ,.r anda uan tattnek is datily "ietd. Thaet i:- jtust wiheat wo wanat, and any w "I f~r it. it rillebe devil tik-- tuae h;nd.n. t. It i:- 5.aid we cin coencentrate' thirty thaousaned treiopls at Fairfaex -in t.wenety..fur hora; bust e.tne ehing ie c-"rtain, we have live' South Cirolinta Rlegiment' huee that snn whipa any lifteen .h:.t Tuankeedomt elan brineg into the field. Buat why write ::ny nmore at Ilhis tjine, as shert letterS are cr.uay read and moure eniu-ilft written. especially amtisd the t~nstle of a enmasp. Very respcct fully, yours, A. PRIVATE. 4 [Our soldier friendl is not to he blameed fair rena inghe line.of~ . sater &e'q a little tat randomsn, .eeing that lie is reitey to' peitch Itr'lit -intto the' lines of IUin).,ld Scott.-Eo. Avv.]" g'~- An abotminale lie is circulaiteaJ, to the ef feet that the "aRlchmonad Governmnent hadl pro posed to sunspend hostiitie,-the condition to be the,.e...endear toOld Abe of all govern menl, prop