Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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*1 oim.i1* n (ft? LARCA8TKRVILLB, 8. C. WEDNESDAY MORNINQ, M^r.29, I6?l yr A report of the Orgaaicatioa or the Plat Crook fto*ne<9tard, will be published ?eit week. Off ?o* VmottUA.?Meaafa. William Wctt. MiUng and J. Albert Kennedy, ol our Village, left laal week, with the view *o join Capt. blcManua* Company in Virginia. From ail that we can learn, one 01 more cotnpaniea, If Decennary, in addition to thnne in the field, could be rained from thia District Tor the Confederate hi*vice. Prolific Whkat.?Mr. Wm. Steven* haa ahown ua a few heada of very finv wheat, juat ready for harveat, grown upoc hia plantation a few uiilea above thia place A aingular fact in connection with thii wheat ia,that it ia froui a field of "volun toers": the field waa aowu in wheat Fal before the laat: was naatured during the ? m I ant Summer nod Full ; the stock turned ?f about the first of this your, sod now th< field is covered with beautiful wheat, prom ising to yield from ten to twenty-fiv* bush Is p?r acre. The Latest. Thn annexed depateh was received it Camden on Suturdny night, and forwarder here through the attention of Mr. Peguet Sunday Evening.? A depateh receiver here laat night, atates that an accident oe curred to the train on which Kcralww'i Regiment was pasaing to Manassas Gap, b\ which a number of men were hurt, threr (VV. Truesdell, of flaile's Company, and two of the Sumter men) aerio nsly. Forty five Virginia Cavalry surrendered yesterday to Sherman'* buttery. Federal authorities have possession of Arlington heights and are fortifying Uieui. Harper's Ferry and Norfolk arc to be simultaneously attacked. Privateer Calhoun of New Orleans has captured tan more prises. Banner for the 'Lancaster Invincible**' We are authorized to state that the Dan. uer designed by the ladies of this District, tor presentation to the "Isuioaater Invincibles," can be seen kat Mr. J. B. Mobley's store on Friday 31st last, from 10 o'clock, s. m., to 2 p. m., and at Mr. J. VV. Twitt>'s on Saturday, 1st June, between the same hours. The Flag will bs carried to Virgiuia by Dr. W. C. Cniithen, who expects to start on Monday next. The frit-mis of the Coin puny and the District generally will be much gratified to receive through the ledger a report of the result of his patriotic mission, as well as of any other interesting fact or incident connected with the Invincibles or the South Carolina Brigade. A letter from him, while in Virginia, will be particularly appreciated. South Carolina Volunteers.?Our Charleston exchanges report that the Eighth Regiment of S. C. Volunteers, Col. ('ash,' has responded favorably to the call to enter the service of the Confederate Stales. The Courier of Saturday says: "The question of oflfeiing for Confederate service is now before our Volunteer Regiments, sod will be decided in a few days. Of the decision we entertain no doubt." Gov. Pickens addressed the 5th Regi. manl. on Sullivan's Island, on Thursday, and urged them iu very strong terms to volunteer and complete the unexpired terru of twelve months in the service of the Con federate States. 8eeessioii of Horth Carolina. The Eleventh Star is added to the Sonthern galaxy. The North Carolina Convention nsaenibled on the 30lh and on tne same day. by a unanimovt vole, the Slate severed her connection with the Federal Union. This act is thus noticed by the Wilmington Journal: "At 6 o'clock p. in., on the glorious. but now twice glorious 30th of May, the State Convention of North Carolina passed unanimously the Ordinance of Secession, thus severing the shadow or form of connection between North Carolina and Oi once proud but now- degraded Union. e understand that the Convention also on the same day, yesterday, passed another ordinance, providing for the entrance of the State into the Confederacy, as soon as the various forma and requirements can be eoo?? ptykd with. Tina, wo auppouo, will b? don? promptly. There waa little excitement hero on the receipt of the new*. It waa a foregone conclusion, and no aaan could have gone to the Convention who waa opposed to aecaaaion. The State waa a unit." The SOUi of May, it will be remembered, ia the anniversary of Hie Mecklenburg Dee. laralion of Independence ; henceforth it will bo regarded not only as the anniversa* of the first, but also of the second crowning act of the independence of the old g. North State. Latest from Xarope. The Hteninelnp Canada, reported at Fath er I'wint, May ftlUi, briaga Knropean intelligence of an important eharaeter : American affairs were the promioent topics it England, and had bean introduced into M.t House of Commons. The motion relating to the recognition of the Southern Confederacy and its belligerent rights hoc bean postponed. Lord Falmerdton stated that the dispuaaiop of tba subject waa untimely. Aetiwjr preparations are in progress for uiuilnu m uAWiirful aflaidraa 1a Um Am.r. The FrrniA Chaw bar of Cooimerca had fc,, tha MtevMiijr of lib* awMirn for ib? irrolruiipn.^of Fmnok ahpjdaf. Iwrtl John M naaaJl.aala Lmiioru of Mantua, jf tfce praca^ejl. morn of Qfi m|mM-uJad ?r<uw Turiay.lfca ?gbi wu ah lotted, W *a law .A U.a Crawa Aw In rod thai a nab Bm|04 la lk? ?0WiW*? IJonfwWwjfl ^.,1! i * m Tho Palmetto Regiments In Virginia. Knowing the deep interest which our re* Hero fed In tho movements of tho troops t in Virginia, and especially or the South Caroiiea Brigade, composed of Colonels Gregg's and Kershaw's Regiments and commanded by Brigadier-General Bonham, we will take especial pains to note and re. port any change of position which they may be ordered to make, so far as the same may be given through the public prints. Up to the 22d met , the South Carolina f Brigade was still st Richmond, but hourly r expecting to be ordered to some other point; , it was not known wherw they would be sent, but confidently believed and desired , that it would bs wherever the greatest dan, ger and the most fighting wgs apprehended. They have been mustered into the service of the Confederate States, but upon what i terms we have not been advited. Corres> pondents report that they are drilling assid. i uously for the conflict; that they were of. ten referred to as the best drilled soldiers i in the Held, and if they were not so then, . their officers seemed determined to make I them so. High expectations were excited ? in respect to them, and the entire Brigade T both officers und men, were resolved, if op! porlunity offered, to sustain the reputed > bravery and chivalry of the Palmetto State. - South Carolinn watches with deep concern, but with unlimited confidence, the course of these her brave defenders and representatives. While she feels towards them nil* I the concern and sympathy which a mother } would feel towards her offspring, she be: lieves that they are equal to the trying or. I deal to which they will iu all probability . soon be subjected. We find the following dispatch in the ' Mercury, dated Richmond, May UJJd : | The Palmetto Regiments?Gregg's and Kershaw's?have received orders to move* to morrow morning to Manassas Junction, , on ths Orange and Alexandria Railroad.? | This change will bring them within a short diatnnpe of Alexandria or Harper's Ferry. (Jen. B?nhmu has been ris-jgned to I lie command of the Distrl.it lying between AU , exandria und Harper's Ferry. This is the must exposed portion of the border. His headquarters for the present are at Manasana Junction. He proceeds thither to uior. PAiir The Charleston Mercury, of Saturday laat, contains the anut'ted dispatch, dated May 2-tlh; "General Booliam, with the Palmetto Brigade, consisting of Cel. Gregg'* and Col. Kershaw's Regiments, ItiOO strung, i* nt .Manassas Junction, lie also lies coinuiund of Gen. Cocke's forces at Culpepper Court lloiiaa, nearer Alexandria, making his com I inand in all between 5,UOO and 6,000 men. 1 An additional Regiment hua to-day been I sent to his support. i Election for Field Offioerc. ' The result of an election for Lieut. Col. ? and Major of the 2d Regiment of the South ? Caruliaa Brigade in Virgiuia, was annouiu t ced through our last issue. The annexed additional particulars are reported by the v Richmond correspondent of the Charleston ? Mercury; * An election for Lieutenant-Colonel and Major of Col. Kershaw's Regiment, held f day before yesterday, resulted iu favor of c Krvtn P. Jones, late u private in the Butler n Guards, and A. I). Goodwin, late the Adju. ,, tant of the Regiment. It would not be fair to say that the results were altogether unanimous, for these gentlemen were opposed s by other officers in the regiment entitled to very high consideration, and who were ( wnrmlysupporled, but the result were ac- t quiesced in with great cheerfulness, even by ? the candidates defeated ; and those at hoine f who know the field officer* of this regiment , will feel assured that in this, as in other re- ( spects, it will atAiid comparison with any , other in the service. ( Gin. I.ek ?There is not probably, says ? the Richmond Ditpatch, in the armies of 4 any country in tha world a tiner specimen I of the gentleman and soldier than Gen. Lee. In his profession he has no superior, | and wheo his preparations and arrangements 1 for the great struggle come to be known, it will be seen that nothing has been left | undone which the utmost resources of mil* i itary genius and wisdom could suggest.? I Mia devotion to Virginia is unbounded, and ' never, since the days of Washington, ha* she had in the field a nobler and more effi- i eient representative. The Core edf.r ate Commissioners.?The Paris correspondent ot t^e Charleston Cor rier, writes under date of May 3d : "Hon. P. A. Roat and Hon W. L. Yancey, Com* missioners from (he Confederate States, arrived at Southampton on Monday, U9th April. The Pari* Paya Una stated that they are daily expected in Paria, and will probably be received, aoon afterward, by the Emperor in private audience. Messrs. Host and Yaniey have not, aa far aa I have been able to ascertain, readied this capital.', The Manchester (Kng) Guardian, announces that the Houthern Commissioners , have had an interview with Lord John Russell. Rale or Ncoaos.?Wilbur 4t Hon, (saye the Charleston Mercury,) Auctioneers, by order of James Tupper, Esq., Master in Equity, sold yesterday eleven oegros, in three families. Two of thiee and one of five, from the ages of five years to fifty, sold at an average of 720.60 each. One third cash ; balance on a credit of one and ' two years. 1 The Wheat Caor or the Hooth ?The ' West Tennessee Whig, of the 10th, eeys ; i Nothing short of adverse Providential i interference can now prevent the gathering of the largest crop of wheat ia Tennessee, as well as well aa in every other Houthern Ntitv which the earth has mwmw (Uldcd.? The breadth of lend town loot fell wee unusually large, the stand was remarkable, aad|U?? field# are now a I moat literally groan* . ing end?r the weignt of their bordeoe. In leee than forty day# the wheat erop will be ready for the atckle, and if ao disaster befalls it, Teaaeeees will have more than a million bu#heio of excellent wheat, above the demand for home consumption, upon whisk to feed our gallant sad glorious boys who ere lighting for the redemption of 1 their country's honor from tie r??Ihfets tyraaay of the fnaatieel North. h * a LAia Til* Crisis in Mississippi. A friend, who in a native South Caroli- j niun, residing at Gr?)'? I'ort, Miss., iu a pri- . vate letter, gives u? some account of the i feeling which aultunUi the people of that and the surrounding sections. We take the liberty of giving our readers the benefit of the extract bvloar ; ' The news from the Old Dominion, Ten* nesaess and Arkansas relative to the posit tioo they have taken, has carried n wild, in* spiriting thrill of joy to the heart of every man unH uJAtnnn ? ? ???* M~?. ??i? nviHtiH VUI VIMIIIirjr. If C HOW | have no Union alirickers in our country.? Every innn ia preparing Tor the coming conflict, at least half ot our population hnve volunteered and offered their aervicea to the Governor to aend tlieui wherever thu tight ia thickest. The remainder have or. ganir.ed under the name of Houie Guard* and are ready at any moment to ireet the enemy anywhere within the limita of our Utnta. I thought Hint I had aeen nn exci. ted people before, but never have I aeen anything to equal wlint we now have. Our women t<A> are foremost in the cnuae ; for wherever a young man seems a little lardy to do his duty, he ia presented by them with nn apron, aciasora, needle and thread. All are up and doing. AH too are confident of aucceau?our cause is looked upon hy nil classes, both rich and poor, as a just and j holy one, and no such a thing ia ever thought of aa the word fail. What a mistake the Abolitionists make when they think they have none to tight but slaveholdera. Tennessee, since she Ins got right, ia in a perfect buzz, tneinphis is really u military camp, all btiainess is at a stand still and everything preparing for war. For* tiffcatlons are being rapidly throwu up a few mi lea above the city to command the river, and wo be unto Abraham's forces if they attempt to descend the Mississippi." The War Feeling at the NorthAll the people of the North have not gone mud upon the war question, nor sue* climbed to the wide spread hatred and nolipa thy towards the South nnd her instilii. lions, which govern the masses. The press, in a few isolated instances, raises its voice against the unholy crusade that is begun against the South and confidently predict a reaction among the Democrats ul thu North whin the real purposes of the abolitionists become known to them. The New York AVws of the I7ih inst., conclude* a lengthy article against the war, ns follows: When Congress convenes, it is to be hoped that it will put nn end to the disas irons poaition into which the country has been placed by the unscrupulous, fanatical iiadiucn at the head of the (internment.? I'he St. l.oui* massacres are nppalling nough for a single generation, and it now ippcara that (ieneral llarnev and his otlicera md troops threaten to renew the scene o| laughter that have occurred, and to be guilty of still more wholeaale violence. It * well that the fourth of July is so near.? Jispalches froui Washington slate thai the vild project is entertained by Mr. Uncoln if breaking off diplomatic relations with oreign l'owera ; recalling our ministers, ' nd giving pasapnrts to milliliters.resident , i) this country, in esse sny Commissioner , roin the seceding Stales shall even be re- ' eived by them ! It is full liuie that "vigor , nd energy" of such a sort should receive a , iroinpt and efficient quietus. t The Bangor (Maine) Democrat under- ' lands what the issue is, and nobly saya : "in litis struggle the .Southern Slates ask he right to govern and tax themselves; hey ask what our Revolutionary fathers isked?no more. Is there any man in the i Mortli so short sighted, so destitute of re a. ion, so ignornut of the history of revoluions, as to think thnt the Southern Stairs will not in ths end maintain their iadepenli-nce ! For what, then, is this war waged? The war is utterly objectless. Does any >ne presume that the Federal Government an retake all the forts, arsenals and other public properly in the seceded Stales ? ?' 1'lie thing is utterly impossible. "You, then, people of Maine, should not give your voice sod arm for the prosecution of i war which can bring neither honur nor advantage to your sovereign Stale ?a war in which ths Hag can gain no uaw lustre, and which will bring loug years of mguish, distress and poverty upon all our people. last your whole iutluence and power be exerted rawer in Denun 01 pence ?lliut peace whicli inuat eoiue, aooner or later, either through no n wimble treaty be* Iween the North and South, or under the drawn aword of aouie military dictator." The Concord (N. II ) Slarulard, in ita ie cue of May 14lh., thua raiaea ita courage, oua voice againat the war ot invasion : "We are for peace. The South, which, in thie acaridaloua civil wnr, will include every alaveholding Slate, cannot be reconSuered Her eona may be defeated on the eld of battle ; her ritiee deelroyed ; her fielde laid w.iale ; but they w ill not then be conquered. If defeated they will flee to their mountain faelneaaea and their nioraaaea, and atill carry on the wnr, until ultimately lh?-ir invadere will be driven from their noil. They never will be conquered. Then, why make war upon them f Why aocriiice thouaaude of precioua Uvea and hundreda of miliione of taonaj, whan iu the ead, it will avail nothing !" Porter'e Spirit aaya: "We are heartily sick of thia war. Art there no great and good men in tae land to make peace! We recommend that the Preeident and Ida Cabinet, together with the aame officera of the Couftderacy, meet in council to cave the country." Ratification in Virginia. On I eat Thursday the Virginia Ordinance of Seeeaaioa wae aobmitted to the people of that State for ratification. The following from Richmond affords gratifying evidence of the unanimity of the people upon that poiot: Richmond, May 33-11 p ?.?Th? vole for McatMon bore Is aliuoat unanimous.-? For ratification, 4000. Against it, 16. With the exeeiMion of Alexandria end PwrUiuouth, the returns reeeivad by tele* graph here givee no voles at all against the oidioaoee. The editors of the Dispatch intimate the majority in the State la favor of the ordinance at ibOjoOO. Tub Sootmxbx Coeoagsa.?The 30th of JeljT ie ftaed ae the tiai^^Uie re aaeembliag of the SoethefayjjHphMe at Richmond. The war DepMp^Hrwiil be romev. dot ones. ... dha ASTER Privateering. Preparation!* in some of our Southern 1 porta for Privateering are aaid to be roov* j ing forward at an extensive rate. The , Charleston .Mercury of Thursday Inst, says: "We were shown, lust evening, a letter of marque, bearing the autograph of Presi. dent Davis, and dated Montgomery, May 18, addressed, nnd commissioning n proini- I nent and enterprising Charleston gentleman for the privateer service. NVe learn ihat several applications have been made from Charleston,but this is the first one received." I The New Orleans Crescent, of a late date, has the following on the seme subI iect: i "In a few days?in a very short time? I [ after the thirty days elapse, privateers by | I the hundred will swnrin in every sen under ! 1 tiie canopy of heaven, for the sole and exclusive purpose of cupturing. appropriating . or destroying Northern merchantmen, wlier- ! ever they can be found. By the opening of fall, we expect our privnteeramen will cap- j tore one hundred millions or more of Abo- j I lilion properly nfloat, which, taken in con | 1 nection with the utter prostration of trade, j I will not materially facilitate Abolition enpi- < tulists ill making the tremendous advances I Lincoln's Government will require before ! the first of September. The wicked fanatics have u pleasant prospect before them ! Bishop Andrew on the WarBishop Andrew, in a letter to the South' ern Christian Advocate, lays down the fol* lowing propositions Its a basis for his belief tlinl the South will prevail in the impend* i ing slruggio with the North : let. Because our cause is righteous. 2d i The people t>f the South ? thanks to Lincoln's folly und perfidy ? are now Very nearly a unit. 3d. We are lighting at ! home and fur houte. We auk only to be j permitted to govern ourselves. We wish to relieve our late associate* from all par* tieipution in the ?in which has mo sorely troubled their consciences. 4>h. We have i soldiers enough?an army made up of the very best material and commanded by otli vers second to none 011 earth ; and, finally and above all, we look up lor God's direction and blessing. Thousands of our moI diers are Christian Uieti, who are not ashamed to confess Christ in vamp ; and every day Ihousnuds of prayers go up to God invoking his guidance and aid. In many of our Churches prayer meetings are being constantly held, in behalf of the country, and our sons and husbands and j brothers on the tented lieids?and will not | God hear and answer ! The "Lancaster Iuvinctbles." Ilelow we give the roll of C'apt. Me.Manns Company of Volunteers from this l)is triet, now in the service of the Confederate States, in Virginia : A.MOS Alc.MANUH, Captain. II. H. CLVBUHN, Ul Lieutenant. J. K. WELSH. 3d k A. M PEItKY, 3d J F I'kury, 1st Sergeant. G C Hranington, ad " Hi.so Hlackm jt*. 31 " J F Mackky, 4ih ' J N Ingram, 6th " M K H in son, 1st Cotporal. 1 Tekkii. I iii.ToN, 2d * John G. Short, 3d 44 , T J Rekvks, 4th 44 W W Ellis, 6th John Clybuun, Commissary. 1 W C AdkinM, John Keiininglon, A J Hal or, Naarnon Keiinini;ton. I !vJ 1 Richard Kennington, I Wu. Baker, K'4?'l Kt nnington, a. W j Ke..i,it.gl?n, lehu Itailejr, KHKibt, I* W DennelU*. M (J Love, N BW-kmon, II J l.owerv NIII How-wr*, w \N |.,Weir, Win J Bower*. M l.ylfw. Win M liraxiiigton, W J IaIak *')? W r Lynn) K K Gatoe, J j Moody, G L Cnulben, Jin,,. |.ucuN wf !. n, W M N,mI, W M traig, || c Perrv, J(.Cook WTPhifer, 8 * 1UougUn, A i'hillipw. J? V>'r? 11 l' Phillip*. C i; Gardner, J?l,n |?|,j||ip. S ^ 5"' K A Rolling* 8"'~ 5^r(iaer' . T V Reaves, W 1 Gregory, J .\| s(na,| G I tiarria, W js B,naH J K lUrri. Abr,.m SoweU. 2Hwiir1rvi!,? 8 K RIHI.on. W |, Howell Uriah llinson, W?, Todd, M Lllliueon, A \| Twitty, J J llorton. r J Welsh, W Mc llorton. 11 W Wilkeraon, .. L , "Khl ?' Williams, DGJohnson, 1> A William* J I)Johnson, J F William,,* .. 7? tt,i,,iHnn' T K William* 5 So' J1"' W J VVilti?(nM, G W Kuunington, G B Wilaon, William Wright. Additional nr tiik 1'kkmia.?The steamer Persia reached New York on Tuesday evening. The following additional news was forwarded from that citv ~ 4 by telegraph : The reason that the freight of war maj lerials whs not received wet because il was considered that it would vitiate the insurance, and the agents of the lino wish to keep a neutral position. The London Titnta says that a regular can.paign in Maryland appears to he unavoidable, and that the Border States will perhaps witness horrors that wilt be remI-inhered for generations. All that England can do is to keep aloof. Not only K>sitivs law, but the moral feelings of the community, will forbid that any British subjects should engage in ths conflict. Several American vessels are reported to have been sold at Liverpool at very low ratas. London, May 12?A. m.?The l'rivy Council met yesterday at Whitehall.? Lord Uervel, the Duke of Somerset, and other m mist ere, were present. The Attorneys and Solicitor Generals and the Qumq'i Advocate attended, for tbs purpose of arranging a proclamation to be iatued by the Queen end Council on i.?-*t Tuesday, warning British subjects against illicit or overt complicity in the civil war now raging in America. The uaual Bat* urday Cabinet Council waa not held, in consequence of the above meeting. Paris, Nay 12?In yesterday's sitting, a discussion took place on the petition deiusoding the revision of the ruari* time convention between England and Prance. The committee proposed to refar the petition to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Marine acd Commerce, which was supported by Admirel Cecil, sod opponent by M. Michell, Cbevallier end U. Haroucbe. rilTfrTirA ' Aifi^tsilfr'nnrr nrfi ; & a 9 a b [Correspondence of the Laucae?^*' Ledger.] Morris Island, May 17, 18G1. It linn been one week since my return from Virginia: During my stay in Richmond, 1 visited the Tradcgnr Iron Works, where all sorts of big guns, from the six pounder up to the Colutnbixd which throws n bull of 128 pounds, are ensted ; the Rifle cannon arc also being now made there.? The Coluinblad Is the Inrgcst gun cast? weighs about sixteen thousand pounds and costs about eleven hundred dollars. The Rifle cunnon, Dalghreen and Colniubiad are cast solid and nftui wards drilled or bored wilh augers suitable for that purpose.? drupe, canister and other shot, also shells and balls are made tin-re. It requites about three days for tho ore to cool so that the gun can be taken out of the mould. The guns are being sent off to different places and mounted us soon as finished. Ths works are favorably located on the James River. The Slate abounds with capital ore and coal. Kvery facility and convenicm-e is there to be found and the demand will develop resources and materials In abundance for the wants of the State and the South. Near by is the extensive woolen factory of Crenshaw dr. Co., which is manufacturing excellent cloths. I al?i visited I lit? Penitentiary. There are about 3?!0 convicts?wagons, c..ns, gun carriage.*, axe*, shoes, bucket*, clothing and many other useful article* arc made. About one dozen females are inmate*, the Mtipur* intendent allotted lue to pass through their departments. They were occupied in *#? . ing. ironing nnd washing. I naked what 'mischief they had done, all nnswered none; that they were out in for nothing?all pro fested to be "innocent of the offences charged?but tiie Court and Jury decided otherwise and correctly too I suppose. The Convention was in *i-s?ion a few days after my arrival, but i bad not the pleasure of seeing the body in session. I went to the capitol twice but found tlieni 1U secret session. The trial Vote on the adoption of tli- Ordinance of secession was nearly unanimous n? I was 'tod be some of the members, hot lite injunction of secrecy lias not been removed, nnd the vote wit! therefore remain a secret. The wheat crop is very promising in Virginia and along the load Corn was worth ul.ont 80 cents per bushel in Richmond and 70 cents in \\ omiiigtoii, N C (.'apt .Mc.Manus ami Company were in en in p with liiu Regiment, and Were welt. The company has improved very much in the drill und manual of arms ? will soon be ! perfect. A good in.tnv hare had tlielr am j hrotvpes taken in full uniform ? some sent j them hy me which I have forward, ,1 as di reeled to ti.e friends and loved one* in Lancaster The people of Virginia ami especially the citizens of Richmond are vcrv grateful ; I.. II... I 'nr..! .>.. I - l ..*? _ I ; ""I- <- ? iind attention 'in ott'odiHl itfi i lienlii?i'il ? Tlif dress parades arc attended liv lite bono ly and fashion of the city. The linn-, fioai Jrcs* p.-irude until dark is a gala Die Indies and gmllcmen remain, nnke I he acquaintances of the officers and soldii r?, promenade, examine tin* tl >gs, banners, rockadc* and hultoiiN ; vi*it toe tenia and tee how the soldier f.ire" and how comfortable a i*(iin|i tile run lie undo li if quite refreshing In the Soldier In lie visited ill enmp, especially by the ladies. Toe foil Llown crinoline in a pretty uniform in the eye of the soldier* I .idles, utlend the dress parades, your presence is inspiriting. I am again on Morris Uland. I found the ' (dreys'* generally well. U>.\C (ill A IIS. IrOS TIIX I.SKCSSTXS LXDOXS ] On Saturday I lib in*t a number ?>f lln> citizens in the vicinity of l*lea?niit Hill met at J. II Mobley'a Store fur the pitr| use of organizing a company. la. H S Ihckh-tm mux culled to the chair, and J. II. Mobley requested to act as Secretary The object of the meeting was explained by the Chair* man, alter which on motion of .1 II Mote* ley, the following committee was appointed to druft resol ilioti* ; viz : J II. Mobley, : II. Thompson and I. M Cuuthen The Committee reported the following : j In view of tile insolent, wicked and threatening altitude which the people of the North has assumed towards the people of the South, to thwart their unholy de| sign*, it behoves the people of every |>orlion of the South to be prepared f<>r any and every emergency. Therefore Retolted, That we the citizens in the Acinit) of Pleasant Hill deuui it proper to form ourselves into a company to be known and styled the "Pleasant Hill Guard" for mutnni protection: and in ci.se of sn emergency to hold ourselves in readiness to inarch to any portion of the Stale to assist in repulsing invasion. ' Retolved. That we elect by ballot a Captain. 1st, 2?1. slid 3d Ideutuivuita, the oilier officers to be appointed by the Captain. Koto left. That we meet every Saturday at Mobley'a Store to drill and liausacl any hustneas which may come before the company. littolted, That the Captain issue ae many patrol warrants as he uiay think proper,aud require persons to w hom w arrants sre givet to ride at least once a week. Retolctd, That each member procure a good gun and a quantity of auitnuniliou. lietolied, That we pledge our sacred honor to use every exertion to suppress any disorderly cunduc , in our community, and that we report all cospicioes persons to the company. Retolved, That it shall be the duly of i each patrol company to see that the negro* keen irmid order at the Churches. These resolution* were uoaniuioualy * dopttd, and on motion of R. Thompson lh? nMting adjourned to inee! on .Saturday, igtli Inat., at 2 o'cloe'i, p. tv. Halurday, May iSlli. The eon pat) met according to adjourn* incut, Dr. K. H. Beckham iu lie euair.? There being aorao gentlemen preaent who desired to join the company. The proceed* Inge of the tiret meeting were read, after which oo motion of L. II. Canthen, n com* (fjflV ti ?dL ... , .J / iuittee of two wore appointed to draft rules to govern the patrol. J. B. Mobley and R t< Thompson wpre appointed and by n motion S L. SI. Cuptbon, the Chairman wna ad- ? ded iC *be committee. The meeting then a adjourned !? t on Saturday 26th inat., at 2 o'clock, p. m. M . . Saturday May 26. Company met. Dr. Beckhai?? I" lh* Chair. ^ Proceedinga'of last meetings w?i r???d ntt?' ^ which on motion of J. B Mobley, an eiS?* ' lion for officers waa ordered. CapL. J. M. Ingram, VV. J. Stover and Evan Rolling* l' were appointed managers. The following gentlemen Were elected'*? e J. E. Hutledge, Capt. tl J. 11. Mobley, lat lieut. w Kvnn Rollings, 2d ? h Dr. R. S. Beckhnm, 3d tl The Capluin then appointed the follow- n ing aubalterna i J. T. Trueadol, I at Sargt. Ii W. S. llorton, 2d * tl \V. J. Stover, 3d - e O. I.. Duncan, 4th M Ii Iliraiu Mobley, 6th ' ti Unborn Floyd. lat Corporal. a T. B. Mobley, 2nd " p J. A U'eaner, 3d " ti J. Q. Croxton, 4th d L. M. Cauthen, Clerk, On motion of It. Thompson the proceed- ii ing* of our meeting were oidercd to be ti published in the luinunater l.edgcr. There aro fifty three tuembera. w J K. HUTLEDGE, Captain. ai J B Mobley. Sec'y, if i.i i ti WAR INrELLIliENCE. u From Virginia J) Richmond, May 20.??The bailer.ee erec? ted bv the Southern troopa at SeWnll's III Point, eight miles from Norfolk, were (ired into on Saturday and S'tmlay l>y the Uniled Slates nteuiner Mitiilicelltt. On Sunday ^ the battel h s return-d the lire with great etfect, completely disabling the steamer.? ^ Tile crew of the Monlicelbt, being unable to manage their vessel, made signals ol din- ^ tress, which were seen at Fortress .Monroe. ^ Steam lug-boats w ere immediately nellt to p tier relief, uinl liaolcd the Montxcrllo out of reach of our iron*. V| The attack was kept up novirul hour*, at acvcrul paini* which woro near Norfolk. in About Siltv aliota ttcm tired and kept up ^ until datk oil our nidi'. One in ill oiiU Waa ca Mounded auioung our troup*. Heavy gun* Mere taken lo lliit point lual night. l.*rge bodiea of tloop>< at vuriouv point* ^ are ill readme.** lo march a uiotue.u'* oi noliee. ll I* believed thai uli ultaek on Kiel*iii luopd i* eoiitemplaled, and that large hod j ie? of Federal troop* will move from ()ld ' In Point ami VN eaten. Y irginia aimuilaneonxly, burning the bridge*, ?.Vc ll la believed the alluek on Sew all'* l'oinl " via ii retaliation lor tiring mi the Meant 1,1 tug Yank** >n A ovllooner l-A<a pinned the bloeki.de All ( is quiet juat hum, but btirring tiuna are expee Icd to-day. Colonel Cherry, of Virginia, liaa ariived aafely nl Ilaipi-r'n Ferry, Alth heavy guu* for the defeiiee of that point. The position* i of our troop* there, a* I learn from the 1 ( beat authority, are impregnable.? Mercury. ^ FltoM AlF.XANDiiIA?A de*p.'ltcil dated (|j Alexandria, May id, aaya : About nine o'clock today, a ateamer ax from Waahington aua observed to convey '? mine intelligence lo the /micnee, m hereupon in the latter immediately lowered her rnaign F to half mu?t This fact gave ri?o to ilie an rumor that Senator Hougl.iv w?? dead.? K Many at first aupponed ll wan Geii. Scott. |l haa ainee been ascertained, however, that the flag wna lowered at half uiaat in honor ;< Col. Voaboy, aif the New Y<ok Hat Itegi. u ID-lit, who aiieai ill VVa?hingtmi tliiv iiioruing. ci 'I'he W uxliington Star hn* the purlieu- I *< lara of an attack on the grounded coaxt guard of the U. S. steamer atntimieal nt the '/. mouth of Hit* Potomac, by a propeller from I Richmond- It ia reported thai four of the || | U. S soldier* were killed olid live wounded I a The former were brought to Fa?rt \Va?h- c iugton. A aleauier bad alarled in puraoit p i of the propeller. [ ll ! Alexandria, May 21.?I'eatilencr Uaow P ' feared ill t\'a*hinglon. A xoldier died aud '( detily nl Washington ; his body turned blue i r ail over. ' u Soldiers are Wing removed from the 11 Capitol to permit the meeting ot Congreas. " Winter Davie has accepted the uouiinati?n in Baltimore, and justifies all Lincoln's J measures aa a political necessity, though C adtuittiug unconstitutionally of an Increase of aruiy and r.a"y. He aaya that aationa ' may become fraternal after the longeat and bloodieel eivil war Ha la aliaoal certain that an attack will b? tuade about Norfolk. ' Fifteen thouaand troopa under Butler are 1 to be garrisoned at Fortress Monroe. * It is now understood that Mouth CarolU 1 na. and not Tennesaee, is to bo a military 1 district. 1 Two military eotnpaniea voted to-day on the Ratification of Secession. Result?for * Ratification, 133; against Ratification, g. Richmond, May 91.?It la stated that since the arrival of the Minnesota iu (lamp I loo Rovla, ob the lith, aha has seised ( three hundred thoeeaod dollara worth of | shipping aod tobacco. ( tien. Butler's command at Fortreaa Mooroc has been increased by additional regi. 1 menu of Infantry and Artillerv from Vl?*. I I aaol>o?oil?. It k lUUd it Washington that Qm. lie* ' Clelland will ouUr Waatsrn Virginia at tho head of the division of Ohio and Woatorn 5 troops simultaneously with Bailer's wo?r 4 ?ta npoa Norfolk. At tko mm Km column of rsgalara will mot* forward fiom * Washington Thar* baa boon MM okinnUhlng aoar < AaaapoHo hotwasa Bailor's troopo aad tko Booooaioo forces I 11 jgrtten in mill hi l The eteamer Moitficello c.ima up again j vdny, and fired twice into our bntteriea at < lewvll'e Point. Tl>e batteriea nntwcred 11 Ith guns of heavy ealibre, an J the Monti- I f I tllo took to her heel*. I> Rrlo ??? M...A.U ..r Ikd ir m a ...... 1 rill command a division of 25,000 men for 1 lie invasion of Virginia. Lincoln is reported lo have said that II 1 something ia on foot to startle quiet people if 1 lorth and Houth. I Brigadier Ueneral Render will command 1 ie ,'urces against Harper's Fwry. fc Norfolk, May 21, 11. 80 p. in.?The en- I my have made three attacks in the Inst I tree day#, on our lowest buttery, nt So- H 'all's Point, eight miles distant; nobody % urt on either side. Their last attack was { lireo hours ago. They have retired for lh?r iglit Many ahota have exchanged during the tat three duya, including to day, between lie water batteries and the veisele of the nemy. We have austained t. o loss. A irge force ia in Fortress .Uonr.'l?? *** ronps ure continually arriving. I ex",??c* n invasion soon, but feel quite well pre?l a red. I have, however, called for more o< ps. I have now six thousaudfive Iiuqred. Norfolk, May 22 ?No rttlaek this morn* ig an yet. The lighting,thus far, has been lere isolated oulptat nlluirs by small oast guard steamers, without troops, and itli the hope of driving our people out of n unfinished battery. We are strengthen, ig it every hour. We do not, for some me, expect ? gctieial attack in force ^y ind and water. Alexandria, May 23 ?Several uiombers ft f Lincoln's Cabinet are urging him to push -V ?rw nrd h corpse d'armee into Virginia.? I ion Scott save that he ia not yet ready for jcli a step. It ia now believed that the Abolition 'oops will move on Harper's Ferry from I illiainspori, Pennsylvania, urnt, at the one time, nlieinpt to force the passage of. ie Potomac rive' at Point of Rocks The oops from Willinmsport w ill endeavor to .orm the position of the Kciiiiicki tns on ie Maryland Height*, opposite Harper's err y. Marvl.iud volunteers are constant!v arri. ng here in largo number*. t Lincoln and Ida Cabinet are itaid In bo I died in sentiment u|>on ibo measures liicli ihe (im i rumeitl *nould udnpi, in ia* KngUud or Fini.oo recognise the Con- J derate States. War \x ill be Hid inevitable j >!.?? <] IICIICl*. ' 'i tit- London 'Lime* any* tliat a loiter < !' nr<]iic frunt Jell Davia i* unite m good ?? it- front Lincoln. Mr. Gregory, M I'., in'r.tdnoed the Com* , nwdouera ?>f the I unted'-rale Statea lu ord John Ku*aell un the 4lh innl. 'f'ne lerview intormtl. Hiciimomi, May-JI ? I he Abolition in* iders have av las'. crossed I tin I'ain.ii.ii1, >?1 iiuw occupy Virginit noil. Ab-*.i idritv in the |H)uvi?iuii ol loo UiiimJ Stales oups. They made tticir jj>pcai i.'itfn early iim mottling. Immense excitement predied among the people ol' tin* IuWii. Gen. Scull ha* sent n r giinent ?*f U. S. aw.try tovviiida Harper's ferry. aiko*[> UmrAll'll. G r. M.?TlnWf lie my has cut the wir?? Ins vcell VUxuiid^ti Mini .\Inti4*??s Junction, Hi we have it few more facta froiu (lit seal f war. The number of the Northern Uoojm now copying Alexandria I* about 5,l)UO Our troo|iM, about GUU ill nnniher, retired i good order, in ftiil view of the enemy, ?u airfaX Station, ten mile* fr.un Alexandria, ii the line ttf the Orange and Alexandria .ail road. ^ J Tilt It U oflLtTCH. J r M ?We have j?*l received the foL >wing information b. telegraph front Ma* aaaaa J.tnction : ilAkA*vii JuscTloa, May 24 ? The Linjilt troop*, in large force, are in full posI'saiun of tbe city of Alexandria. tillaworlh, Colonel of tbe Now York Fire .ouatea, thi* morning endeavored to retove tbe Confederate Slalea Flag which uute* oxer tbe Marshall llouae, on King I reel. Thi* ?'n tbe largeal and most on*picuou* banner in Alexandria, being land) visible front the aoulh window* of lie While liouae in Washington. The ? roprielor of the Holt I, Jackaon, a daunt- 1 ran v irgunaii, una mi uuroiupruuiutiif mm le.ioiiUi, frtii???i to per till I the outrage 4 ipon his rights. Upon KllaWorth's ?U tfuipling to leer down the flag by f?re?Lh? as shot d?itd by Jackaon. The Kirc Zouave* immediately uckaon, and ha was literal!) Iiatf ii?c?a by their aabra bayonala. * The aii hundred Southern troop* bel^Bjfite^v ng to Alexandria have arrived bar*. TMR LtTCeT. MjflBHM Richmond, May 24?10, p. a.? isve jwal bean received Hera tliettkrOaifl^^ lutes uoopa ai Ol4 Point Co*tort ha|? dvaocud aeroaa the bridge, and that thft' ook poaaaaaiou of the little town of Hga|* on at a lata hour laat Bight. TheiW^fM 10 force of Virgioiroa posted at that po$ft. We anticipate atirriog avanU lo-iiiormyr. -Mercuni. From Alakuu. Montoomkkv, May 10.?The President taa vetoed the reeolution providing that Joogr a shall adjourn to Richmond, on the pound that the whole machinery ofJBw io-erotucnt ought to gt? too. Whether the project of transferring the vhole Government shall prevail, will da. . mod, 1 presume, upon the vote ot the Ar? taneae delegation, whieh waa sworn in rmlorday. Thn grantor port of Congress went ran. arday on a iwt 10 PmmmoU, by loviuitoft t( lien. Bragg. MonTOoMkrT, May 81.?('oograaa bM uljunied MM du The Qorarnuieot U rtnovtd to Rich, ncnd. Tim Ir.juMtloo of Mwrw/ has boon ra? oTtd from Um Tariff Bill.