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The Splendid Naval VictoryTbe New Orleans Crescent o( Monday contains tbe following minute and glow ing account of the recent brilliant naval engagement at the head Passes of tlio Mississippi : Last Saturday, the 12ill day of October, 1861, has now a place in history, and a place, toq, inferior to nope connected with lbs history of the people of America, the Fourth of July only excepted. Thursday gave to the South also another hero, one who will rank with the Jones, the Hulls, the Perrys, and the Decaturs, those glorioles defenders of the rights of the old i Union. YeQ, henceforth tbe name of i liollins will be mentioned with pride j throughout the broad extent of the Siut'n i erp Confederacy. He has fought against | odds, we believe, which have never be i fore been encountered, an 1 obtained a vie I tory which, so far as we recollect, has no | parallel in history. Five extemporized I gun boats, armod with seventeen guns all i told, attacked a Heel of four men-of-war, | armed with ab >ut forty guns, sunk one of them, put the balance to (light, ran thera ashore and captured a transport schooner from them. Tbis expedition, which had such a ghv ! rious termination was fitted out here ami over in Algires by Capt. liollins, amidst the most profound secrecy, not the slightest hint of what was intended getting poised abioad, until the vessels were al most ready for departure, and even then nothing definite could he learued, nor did any one know exactly what was going to be done. The following vessels constituted llie force -engaged, and the most cf tliem were all towboats, razeed and shaved down into gun boats : The "Managsae," tho iron clad marine | battering ram, built bv private parties as an experiment, wax armed with one sixiv four pound D dilgren yun, an I wa? com manded Lieutenant Warlev, of the Mc liae. The Calhoun,Commodore Rollins' flag ship, carrying one 24 pounder and two brass 18 pound Dahlgrens. The Tusearora, Lieutenant Beverly Kennon, commanding, carrying one 8'ittch coin in hi ad and one 32 pound rifled cannon.? Tho Ivy, Captain Fry, carrying one 8 inch columbiad xn 1 one 3*2 pound rifl.nl cannqti. The Jackson, carrying two 8 1 inch colnmbiads. The Confedera'e s'ea iner, McKae, CapU;p Iluger, armed witli one 64 pound pivot gun, four 8 inch col iimbiads and one 24 pound rifled gun ? A launch, having on board one 24 pound 1 brass rifled piece and two lite'bargeH was ' also along. This was the whole force, and including the crews of all the boats, the number of men engaged in the expe. diiipo was about 300, all told. The boats left the city on Wednesday I afternoon and arrived, without accident, | At the for'| tliat night, where they lay j all Thursday ami Friday, netting ready, i It wan, at first, the intention to have made J the attack on Thursday night, but the fog wen too thick, and it was deferred. On Friday night, about 12 o'clock, the little fleet left the forts in the following order : The Manassas leading the way, with orders to go right in among the fl tet and run down the first vensel she c u'd get at, sending up a rocket at the instant she made an attack. Then came the Tuscarora, ami the towboal Watson j with the Are barges in tow ; these had orders to set lire to the barges the mo ment they saw ti e rocket from the Man1 a-sms. After these wtro the Calhoun, ' Jvy, Melt ie and Jackson, and last whs the launch, bringiqg up tin rear. The towboal Watson was under the corntnnnd of Lieut. Aveitte. The night was intensely dark, and it wne almost impossible to see twenty yards ah^sd. The Manassas put on a i heavy head of steam and dashed on in . i ll.A A S .Awl ins* m Itoso it (II oa ikoiiisl.t *! ? IIIU UIIVVI-M'II " WO'O ? kUU enemy warn lying. Suddenly ft '*rgrt ! i tllio wlit* rlinoovfred only about a 'engdi i before Lieutenant War ley t couid j>)>V&*db?'> 10 Ire the pii?nal rocket, f Hn HW,r,,l er*?h au^jfeflft^Bmliriek was heard on board v ?hip, and the iron atvnm | t r was borno off by the current, and found ' pe herself in the midst of tho enemy's tleet. i ab The signal rocket was fired, tbe enemy j ag boat to quarters, and a perfect storm of all iron hail was falling upon and around inj the Manassas, tbe machinery of which, all it was soon discovered by her com in an- m der, had in some manner become derail- an ged. This was most inopportune and ac perilous, and tbe Richmond, soon observ ing that something was wrong, began playing upon her with all tbe power of lier guns. Lieut. Warlcy found that on ?f ly one engine would woik, and with this ,n be began working bis way out of reach, towards shore; lint the shot fell thick ?' and fast around and upon the 4oid Untie,' j ,n an j ner tate teemed hanging on a hair, | when the bravo little Tuscarora and '.lie ?' WaUon came up with the Hie barges on stl fire, ar.il soon cut them adrift on the mi stream ra( The Manassas had, no doubt, pretty SHl badly scared the Yankees ; but they eri might have recovered from that, and ,Ui showed Commodore ilollins a hard light, ou but for lite barges; these caused a regu Rn lar stampede tu tako place, and, unfortu ?y nately for our sulo, it was not expected, 'ie and consequently thay got a long start in 'n! the race which was to follow. co Commodore Llodina did not know P? what had been llie result of (be firing, neither did the rcet of our commanding officers. It was too dark to make obser. 8l' vations, and they did not like to risk sig> nals. So daylight was waited for impa' f), tiently. It came at last, and presented tjn the following picture : The enemy, some f0l milos down, heeling it for the open sea di, by way of the Southwest Pass, with one gjj of their ships sunk on the middle ground. ,M, The Manassas close in shore, among the be willows, concealed as well as possible ; the Watson and Tuscnrorfi aground on tro the hank, not far off. The Tuscarora was Tit soon pulled off by the rest, and the fleet pH commenced a pursuit of the retreating ;n^ enemy. They soon came within range, and a heavy cannonade began. The ?r< sunken ship seemed to Le in a very had ;?j fix, as she was nearly on her beam ends. The Richmond drew up on the outside js , and protected her with her full broadside. Jrj The other vessels of the enemy soon got nej aground, but near by, ami in a great measure protected by the Richmond's p0 guns. Our fleet pitched shot and shell into them with a vengeance, and our informant tells us that he saw at least two Ln ihots hit the Richmond, which were fired from the Tuscarora, and two or three p? from the Ivy. The shots from the Yan ktes were all badly aimed, and not one gi, touched any of our vosseia, though over d,< five hundred passed rfll around them.? m( After continuing thecanonade until about trH 3 o'clock, commodore IIollins concluded ije that the sport did not pay for the pow der, and feeling that he had won glory I r;,] enough for one day, and that the enemy fh were in a fix that it would take them ,]e some time to get out of, he ordered his ^p, fleet hack to town. On their way up they fur came across the Yankee tender schooner cr, Joseph E. Toone, loaded with coal.de j,)j serted, and he captured and brought her ,jr along. All the vessels arrived at the c:- w? ty yesterday morning. V'i The Manassas struck the vessel which she ran into (it is not exactly known whether she was the Vincennes or Preble) near the bow, and cut into her up- thi warns or twenty teet, it we may judge <Jt from ilie facts tliat splinters, copper and f<?i nails, were found in tlie cracks of tlir on iron on her sides to at least that distance. ph She drew olf from the collision without p<* trouhle, though slto undoubtedly twisted wi her prow badly, which swayed to one to s de by the current, for it is found broken ih< and bent to one side. The balls which Mi struck her hounded off without effecting As any dantage, except in pn? case, when a we hall hit fair on the bluff of the bow and wii made an ugly, though not serious dent cor in the iron. It is said that the balls from it?jj die R'cbmond's broadside fell upon her j to like hail on a housetop, for a while, but i wli to day nothing of this can be seen, excep- j ga| ting the dent above mentioned. The ac itit eident which happened to her machinery ??c disabled her propeller, and she was, com s?*r sequently, almost unmanageable, yet it drt was not of a nature to require mors, than *.h< a day or two to repair. She went into wli dock yesterday afternoon at Algiers. If cln that accident bad not occurred she un siq ilonhtedly would have sunk the whole of ter (he enemy's Cent. Hut what is deferred Co is not lost, ft is supposed that the vns a | sel upon which she ran was saved from of sinking immediately by lightening her shi forward ; as it is, she lies on the bar in t'u twelve feel water, on her beam ends, a Th complete wreck. The Richmond was m< seen 10 no taKing out her stores and <1 is- ler mantling her. an There were two transport sailing ves on sals outside when our fleet hove in sight, to hut they did not wait for the termination for of the Action, hosting all sail and lenv sot ing it d->uh ft q lick. tic There were a g?e\t many reports in< about town jest erdav, as to the extent of j kil the injury received liy the Manassas in liti the collision, and many made them out mc of a fearful n iture. We were informed by nn experienced steam boat man, who -i -.- i _..J ii '> < whs nuunfn ?' *! rsnmineu ner critics.iv, ] '"' tliat in two day< she can he fixed op bet- I ter than ever, and that this collision has tril pointed out weak points, so thst proper mv reim-dies can he applied where experience till teaches they are needed. All In relating the above facta we will re eer mark that we pot them from an eye wit wh tea* of the battle and a ffenlleman of in* , ian *dipeitce nnd veracity. They can there | "til ore be lelied on. eap this victory is really so marvelous that ! 'he ve shall attend, with no little curiosity, j of he Yankee reports of if. It tuns', be e?. ties ctcd thai there v.-i I he tall lving out the number of our forces, the dam e done to them, and a covering up o I losses on their side. Well, after giv * mem sucti a sealing we can a Hard t( low them the chance to lie a little. W< ust really give them that poor privilege d in the meantime prepare for anothe t in tlie tragedy. The News from Richmond. HlCHMOND, October 18.?Tlie detaili the retreat of our Army of the l'oto ac have been received. The main body our forces fell back between midnighl Tuesday and daylight of \N edueaday orning. The movement was executed pediliously, and in good order. If the ject was to put our army in its old ong position behind Mull Hun. the ancmnre may he called a success. Tin treat was the result of information id to have heen obtained hv the Gov i merit here, that MoClellan's plan is t< ike a grand simultaneous attack upon r lines from Harper's Ferry, Alexandria d the Kappahannoi k. Tins attack is many, looked for hourly. Others he ve that McClellan I;a* no idea of fight ; in the open field, and that he will be ntent to advance and fortitty every int from which we recede. It is said that our pickets still hole nrfax, but I am inclined to doubt tin itement. Richmond, October 21.?The Wai tparlment has received a dispa'ch sta ig that the enemy attacked Magruder'* ees below York town today. lLiga 5r General Lafayette McLaws, ot Geor was engaged. The particulars art known, but the battle is said to liavt en quite a serious one. McOlellan is advancing slowly, en' nehing every position that lie occupies, e enemy's vessels, not being able to *s our batteries at Evansport, are land ? Urge quantities of stores on the irvland shore, whence these supplies ) carried by trains of wagons to \\ asli< Iton. There is a report that Harper's Ferty now occupied by our troops, who have ven otT the Yankees posted in that ighborbood. A large number of steamers and trans rts were landing troops at Fortress nroe to'dav, Lee has fallen back to Meadow 11.tiff : ring is at the B;g Sewell; Floyd is al vette C. 11, and Jackson retains liis sition on the Greenbrier. Seventeen prisoners from Western Vir ita arrived this evening. Three ol sin belong to the loth Indiana Regitilt, and the rest are suluiiissiotiists and liters from Hardy and Pendleton coun s Messrs. Preston, Maishall and Brerkiu ge, of Kentucky, arrived here to day. lev were greeted by hundreds at the pot. Breckinridge made a very sliorl pftch from lite cars, returning thanks the compliment of a call from tht iwd. He said it was no time for speak X, but for notion. Although lie wat iven from his home in Kenluckv, lie is pround to breathe the tree air o r<jin i a. ? jlfercii ri/ Fight Near Harper's Ferry. Official advtc*** have heen received al b War Department of nil attack. by il. Turner Aslihv, commanding a ?m til ce. wit!) a superior body of the enemy Wednesday. ilie lfldi instant, at r ice called Hulivar, coiriguoiis in liar r's Kerry The Federal*, numbering ill subsequent reinforcements, from KOI I,000 oieii, w^re sent over to prol.c i transportation of grain from ! 1 irr" II, on Shenandoah Island, and Col liby, wnh 550 men, 300 of whom re militia, met and drove ihem had lh considerable s'atigliier. Tiie aciior ninenceil at eight o'clock in the iiiorn f, and terminated ahonl eleven. |i n !>e particularly rioted iim the fli?t in ich tlie Virginia militia have been en red in a hand Indian 1 encounter with i eneniv, and the result reflects iht ;hest credit upon that branch of tlie vice. At a charge bayonets, iliey >ve the 11 esdans before them, down i hill into vil'agn of Harper's Kerry, hi iich point in the pursuit Ibex were Bcked by a detachment of artillery, >posed to have been Doubled av's bit v, stationed on tlie Maryland Height*. I Ashby now withdrew his troops to joint behind the hill, for the purpose protecting them from the shot and ell, which fell thick and fast anmml tin, hut fortunately with little effect.? e loss of the enemy in the engage snt, as reported by a woman who af wards came out from Harper's Ferry (I saw the dead earned away in war ?, whb;h iea*i nny or sixty, id a itliiion which nur ram captured twelve 01 irt*0'i prisoners. Among lite latter art no 1 Union" men, who had been p?r uluily busy in aiding the Federals hj tans of signals. Our loss was one led (Zamper, of the Shenandoah mi a,) and ten wounded?'wo supposed r i a 11 y.?Rich montl I)ispn tch Governor Uakkis, id his message lc ) Lcgislatuio of Tennessee, says : [n the aggregate, Tennessee has con' mted ihiity eight infantry regiments, eu cavalry battalions, and sixteen ar ery companies to the common defence, tetilion is also called to the efficient vices of iho Stale Military Hoard. okr lab its are vmible in result*) of r Hib'e obarACler Qua instance of iliair iiy 14 (.t on in (lie establishment of a i factory, which hit* already yielded to Confederate Slate* over 12 000,000 ptrcuMi;n cape, arol ia now producing r'y a quarter of a million per day. ; ! Spirit of the EDglish PressThe Liverpool "Post" refers to the ac? r lion of the Czar on the American ques* , 1 tion, anil saya; What Russia has done, 3 why sliould not England and France do? Afier speaking of the probability of such ' r interference, the Post concludes iu the ! following strong terms : I I If mediation fails, then the question I arises what ought we to do ? It is com- I | potent for uh to recognize the indepen* | , I dence of the Southern States. It is, at < t least, competent for us to refuse to rec> t , ognize an imperfect b'ockade. Wo want I I cotton, and we must have it. We are un* i ( der the pressure, 01 it will soon l>e under i I the pressure, of necessity, and urcestitus . , ; (]u<xl cogit, defendit. National law, like ? municipal law, must give wag to an cxi < ( gencg. Millions of our jxajjle, through < j no fault ol their own, through no fault I ( of climate, or season, or government at | home, may, in a few months, be exposed < t to positive starvation, because of the per- I sisient madness of the people composing | the American Union. t Are we bound to abstain from inter- 1 ^ ferencu under the pressure of circuin- I r stances which have criminated iu a per- l fectly understood promise of mutual ex l I change ) At present, however, it is not ' j necessary 10 make the point too fine.? I The Kconomist may he right in its assu- < ranee of there being an abundance of 1 r cotton brought to Liverpool; and if our i extemporary can le relied on, there will i 1 he no occasion for studying too intensely 1 ; the laws of nations. Hut, in the mean i time, Una-da has set an example which ' ! England will he very wrong not to follow. 1 Falling in counsel, the question will arise, ' apart from prospective principle, whether * it is best for us to get cotton from the 1 J Southern States or continue at peace with * ' the Northern States. THE GltKAT COTTON CIM6I8 COMMENCED l < IN KSO I.AND. , [From the London Times, Sep. 10th ] , The reports Iron Lancashire apprise tie i that the liret muttering* of the long ex> ? i peeled storm are already heard. Mills I are working short lime, manufacturers t are reducing wages, and operatives are i assembling in trouble and alarm (o dis' t i cuss the prospects before them. While < ome more discussing this momentous | question, we cannot omit to observe that | since our last notice of the subject the i i continuance of the American supply has < become less probable than ever. < The unnatural clieck that lias been f given to our cotton supply, in consequence j of political events which have rendered , , the bountiful harvest nugatory, lias placed j us in imminent dancer of a great nation { ai calamity. This may be averted by a | termination of the Ameiican civil war. * , and a consequent renewal of oi mmercial ! t relations with the Continent; but the ol?I staclcs to this arrangement is the deter* * i ruination of the Northern Stales to im pote their rule on an unwilling popula j . lion Regarding events in the calmest , j sp rit, it is impossible to avoid the conclu- ' , ; sum trial this determination must prove ' f disastrous ; and it is a question whether ! the federal Government is not following ( a mistaken course in contending any loin ' I ger again*t llist new political organiza> ' I | lion, the necessity of which is shown t>v 1 ' the extraordinary difficulty of preveuluig i its accomplishment. i ! Sabbath Shoes and Umbrellas. . ! Wanted.? A specie* of gulil'sho^s ami . j umbrellas that wnl stand the Sunday ) mild of this latitude. t I know a preparation which I think < ! will fully answer t re purpose ; and as no , patent has ever been taken out [die de | UI-iImI lietng vt*r\ small,) every one is hi lii-uriy to try the experiment : ? lhace in coiniim>n gum-shoes h soul thoroughly saturated with liiviiifl love, and they I \?itl ?imikI any mud tlimi ever lay in tlie ' i .ill oi iluty Aii excellent umbrella nmy lie j?r?-j?Mr?-?l in the following m?n ner t?Take for the slock h firm de'ermii Milion for tlin performance of duty ; to ' lliis, nnd radiating from it on nil sides, ! nt'ncli strong desires to do good. These must be l>rnced, hii I kepi in itieir proper | ' place |.y litany short, inlyielding prayers, ( well secured l?v the rivets of faith. Over ! the whole spread n covering of grace, sell oiled with self delicti. Instead of ( the lust nn'iifd article, some use the spirit ( > of impulse, which answers for h little i while, hot soon wears out. j I This umbrella will not only stand I rains, Imt during the heat of summer , ' wiil answer equally well fur a parasol.? ^ j Th.ate desirous of supplying themselves > with theso invaluable articles, would do i well to make immediate application to | > Him, "who giveth to all men lilreraliy, and nphraitleth not."?Prttbytrriun, i The Cotton Question in Km opt ?The Liverpool Journal, of the 7tli ultimo, says | ! that "the Cotton question is perplexing , Kufope ; that the war in America is e* , , I pectaliy hurtful to the commercial world; | | chat, consequently, the European States j are anxious to see some arrangements i | made that would restore trade to health ; | , ' that France ft id England are in perfect \ accord on the business ; that one won't , i move without the assent of the other; , that the iron clad steamers have refer ence 10 American *|Jair? and not to h r European that, in fact, France ! li wants Cotton comparatively m badly a* h Kng'and, and that she warns breadstuff* J none ; that she is not in x condi ion to ! a challenge the world to halt!* ; ami that she will not fight with (rreal Ilrilian? J will not fight where English sympathy is <1 against her ; that if there he action at | c ail, it will |>n a united one, and iu the v rase of America.** i * a Ms' i From Western Virginia A gentleman who left General Floyd's camp on the 16th inat., gives us interest* i.ig information in regard to the movements of our army in the West, some ' portion of Which we are permitted to i make public. General Fiord, with bis command, left Big Sewell mountain on Sunday last, and was at New River, in Raleigh county, (twenty two milea dis* lant.) on Wednesday. His intention is to {get fight if possible and will attack the enemy wherever he encoun'ers him. Ko?ecraii7. hag scattered his forces, and is foraging about the country, committing til kinds of depredations and outrages, n which the ''Union" men are not spared. A portion of his armv is in Nicholas jounty, and the remainder at JJogwood Gap and on the Gauley. It is conjectur' id that General Lee may start in pursuit, but of this nothing is positively known. We learn with regret that one of the j most valuable men in Western Virginia ! lost liia life on Wednesday morning last, j His name was Jolin Amick, and he had rendered most important service to Gen. Floyd in the capacity of a scout. His house, on the Wilderness road, some sixteen miles from Meadow BlutV, was surrounded bv about seventy Hessians, who had marked him as a victim. Amick, nothing daunted, mado an attempt to dash through them and effect his escape; but was twice shot through the body, and mortally wounded. His loss is deeplv recrettoil lis t??r> !.?. J I .. . ? -... ?vj\i, i?ii nr/?u/(U Di*]xitch, October 18/A. Proposed I)ischa rye of Hick Soldiers. ? We uudcrstaud (says the Richmond Examiner) that the Government is coin injuring the plan of giving absolute dis :harges instead of furloughs to the sick loldiers likely to be incapable of doiug luiy for any Considerable period of time, l'he plan is recommended by a number )f considerations. It may be safety estimated that a good proportion of the lick and wounded soldiers discharged, jnder these circumstances, will, after re? mining at their homes instead of the tospilals, volunteer again to lake the ield. The proposed plan Mill secure for ;hem the best treatment, of course, with he care of relative* and friends and the .onveniencea of homes ; will relieve the lospital# ot much of the inconvenient pressure upon them, and is calculated to uinish, on the whole, the most economi al, expeditions, and, purhaps, humane lisposition of our invalid soldiers. The Way They Fiyht.? A person who was in the battle of Lexingtou, Mo., reates the following : I saw one case that shows the Confed'rate slyls of fighting. An old Texan, Iressed in buck skin and armed with a ong rule, used to go up to the works svery morning about seven o'clock carry i.g his dinner in a tin pail. Taking a food position, he banged away at the Kederals till noon ; then an hour, ate h s Turner, after which he resumed operations .ill six, P. M , when he relumed home to mpper and a night's sleep. The next lay, a little before seven, saw him, din iter and ritle in hand, trudging tip street to begm again Ins tegular day's work? sin! in this style he continued till the turrender. Expected Battle in Kentueky.?The Nashville Gazelle says : Anny movement* very dearly indicate ilie probability of an early and perhaps i-xtensiva engagement between the Kede* ud and Confederate forces at some point on the Rouisviile and Nashville road, be hid luAiiu 01 nownng ure?n and Klixabethtown. A'rea.ly have collision* occurred between (ha outpost* of the two belligerents, a circumstance of itself por lending the shock of bailie. 1 be strug gle i>4 imminent, bill we indulgo no fears tot to it# testue. Tbe fullest confidence in 1 lie skill of our commander#, in tbe valor of our troops, and 10 the justice of our ratine, leave# tut no room to apprehend lb al tbe victory will not be our#. What it Co*t? Them.? Tbe following ilMieinenl # made bv "Ion," (lie Wash iiigton correspondent of tbe li ul U mors Sun ; "Tbe war expand)'tire# are now stated, upon Government authority, to be eight Hid a ball' millions a week. The naval [ reparation#, and tbe extensive military vortnitiitl in tbe West have, no doubt ost more ll.an was expected : anil, beudes, the waste ami Ions in lbs war must ixceed all estimates. For instance, the rapture of the military chest at Lazing* on involves a loss of a quarter of a Million of dollars in specie. The Force of Gen. McClellan.?A W*?liinglO'i dispatch say* : The army under General M< CWImh in *rt{8, and t* increasing?but ma it iccrea ie?, lie strengthens General Hank*, under wliooi there i* a very large f fee?it may >e to advance. There are more troop* here than can >e |'oam|.|v needed to meet the enemy in > lefence, and the probability i?, that IV ash i n g on and the ?uburb? are being ittft) aa depot* for ulterior movement*. Urirf Speteh.? When President Davie cached Fairfax station, upon hi* return lOtne recently, lie we* greeted with cheer fter (hear by the troop? in that vicinity, fo'hing would *at:*fy them but a epeech, tid he r&ponded ae follow* : Soldikks : General* Beauregard and ohiiston nre herd, the ore tor* ol the ley. They tpeek from the month* of tonon, of mutkttt, end of rifle* ; and rlien lliee ?penk, the country listen*. I rill keep alienee." t Health of the Army of the PotomacIt is with mucli regret that we have to J announce the continual ill health of our troops in this department of our army, j There is now prevailing in camp, mumps and fever from both of which, many valuable lives arrt inal It ia mala,! In nniiP eider the cause of diseA&e among our troops, or to enquire why so large a pro- ( portion of tlie sick die. It should be kept before the public j however, that there is in our army not a single ambulance except those taken at the battle of Mauassas, which are far . from sufficient, to transport the sick. For want of other conveyances they are crowded into common wagons, jolted * over rough roads, left, fiequenlly, for i twenty four hours, without protection < from the weather and without medical attention at railroad depot* awaiting ' transportation to some hospital. The consequence is, that wliea the hospital is reached the disease has progressed too far for medical relief, and the poor auf ' feror dies. There is a wanton disregard of life iu our army for which some one must be responsible, and it is lime that ' the public had found out to whom this responsibility attaches. It is heart-sick' < ening to witness the scenes which we have witnessed daily, for the last three < months. Our patriotic young men are being murdered by a hearllew policy.? There are thousands of graves in Vir' , ginia, containing the remains of gallant youths, who have fallen victims to the neglect and indifference of the Confederate government and its agents. It is time this wholesale system of murder had ceased.?Darlington Flag, j -jhSk TO KENT, i MHllilK TIIK DWELL|NG HOUfctK dHSSMfl Lancssterville, lately occupied by Airs. Connors, deceased, tor particulars apply to W. M. CONNORS, Agent for the heirs st Law. Oct. 15. 18til-36tf. Eleotion Notioe. IN coinplisoce with the Election Uw? of ( the State of South Carolina, oolice is hereby given Mint sn election for a member j to the Congress of the Confederate States w ill be held on the first Wednesday of November nest. Polls to be kept open only the one day ; and the tnansgors on the same d.-iv to make oat a certificate of the j result; assemble fat the Court Mouse) on | the next day following (Thursday) to examine the statement* of tne different precincts, nnd declare the result of the Election. All of which to be done by u.ilhortly ( of, nnd in the manner pointed out in the Act of the last legislature published below nnd in connection with this notice. LANCASTER DISTRICT, S. C. Fundcrburk?G. W. Kunderburk, W. Punderburk, John Taylor. I Stoier?(J. Milliard, J. 1). McCardell, Tig- ' nal Giilam. 1 Cation ? II. Dunkin, E. Rollings, L. M. Cauthtn. Tank?V. Bell, F D. Green, II. V Masse v. I 'I'axahair?Amos Cook, John McMioiim, J. T. Fail. Norton?J. It. Welsh, Win. VV. Blackmon, N. (jay. Indian Land?J. J. Porter, James Delaney, H M Miller. Smnirs {John S)?John Siuie, W. J. Mtogner, Simpson Ulackman. Lancaster C. 11?David Jl. Crockett, Sain net Dunlau and llobt. E. Allison. Oct. Mtli 1861*. AN AIT to alt** axd amf.md the lawIS H ELATION TO THE METHOD OF couxtIN'J VOTES IS ALL ELECTIoKS BY TUK I'KOfLI. I. He it enacteil by the Senate and (louse os Representatives, now met and sitting in (Jcnernl Assembly, and by the authority of the HAtne, Thai hereafter, in all elections by the people, the managers shall proceed to count the votes publicly, immediately after the tinnl closing of the polls at the precinct where the votes have been taken, make out a certificate of the result, which shall be signed by the managers, or a ma' jority of thein, and laken to the Court House, or place now fixed by law for coun ling lhe voles, on the day next subsequent to the day of the said election, on or before the hour of four o'clock, 1*. M , by one or mors of the said managers : 1'rocitied. That nothing herein contained shall change the manner of counting the votes in St. Luke's Parish. II. That '.he Managers of Elections, or a nn-jority of them, who may assemble, shall proceed to examine the statement of the mnuiigera provided for in the first section of this Act, aud declare the result of the election. In the Senate House, the twenty-eighth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, aud in me rignty-iiuti year ot the eovereignty and independence of the Slate of South ( Carolina. THE RICHMOND DISPATCH, BY COWARDIW * HAXMKR3LEY. RICHMOND, VA. Daily Hr.m-Weekly and Weekly. TERM8"Ca*b Iq A^TMOfl. rpflK DAILY DISPATCH la aervad to 1 eubecribere at aix and quAurtB griti a week, payable to the Carrier weekly.? Price for mailing, |4 a year, or #'J.60 for eix rnontha in advance. TUB SKMI.WKBKI.Y DISPATCH is iaaued every Tuesday and Friday at |2 in advance. TUB WKKKLY DISPATCH isened every Friday. lud mailed to aubeeribera at $1 per annum. Provisions for the dash. O UGAR.COFFBB, IIOLA88gM,8ALT, IC* CANDI.K8, Popper, Ginger, Hplce and KUreh, jn?t reealvad and for ml* for i' AMIi ONLY. Do not mV for cradle on tho abora nrUclca. aa wa would b? bound lo rafiiM. i IIA8MKLTINR*. MAHHBY. I,nnr?ntar, July 30, '61. BUSINESS CARDS. KERSHAW A CONNORS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND Solicitors in Equity. LASCASrERVlLLB, S. 0. Will attend promptly to all biuiuoi* jntriHtcil to them. I. B. KERSHAW, | W. M. CONNORS. Jamden, S. 0. Laucaster, C. li. Aujf. 10, 1859. Dr. ALFRED CRAVEN, Ucildvui fiurgcftn Dttiifliil, yokkvim.r, 8. c., ' DfTers hiii Professional Services to the citi? tens oT I-ancaater Village and surrounding :ountry. ARTIFICIAL TEETH inaerted on Gold Plate, from one to a full aelt. June 11th, 18A6 lh.lv ~ MELTON & WITHERSPOON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW and Solioitors in Equity, Will practice in l^tncaster and the surrounding Districts. C. D. Melton, I B. J. Witiieiispoon, Cheater, H. C. | Lancaster C. H. January II, I860. 48?tf. WILLIAMS ft ALLISON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND Solicitors in Equity. LANCASTER. C. H, M. C. Will practice in the District of Lancaster. Prompt attention given to Collections. tf- 117 - a? ? * . nr. ?? iLurxa may oc consuneu at torn vine, i. C., and Mr. Almsos at bis oflicu ia the 1'ourt, at Lancaster. July 7lh 1868. 31? tf DR. A- HALES, ~ 6 iaxSP m | i R ESPEt Tl'FU1.1 ,Y OFFERS /MIL HIS SERVICES AS SURgeon dentist to the Citizens of Ijancasterville and District.? Ml operations performed in the bent possible manner. qaoocr Artificial Teeth naerfeu on plate from n single Tooth to FULL SETT. Charges reasonable and all work wur-anted. WATCII Repairing promply attended to ind all work warranted. Nov. 7. I860. 39lf. $73 KEIVAKU ! Ruuatvar from where we had them hired, near Chester, in June last, our JH three Negro men, viz : 111 LI? GILES and HENRY. ilill and Giles we bought the 14th of last November, at the estate sale of Ed. Leach, on Broad River, in York District. They being brothers and having relations in thu neighborhood where we purchased theui, it ia more than likeley they have made their way back to their old neighborhood. Bill ia about 36 years old, 6 feet 8 inches high, will weigh 150 ur |tk> pounds; ia very black; rather sharped face, speaks quick when spoken to. Giles, his brother, is about 34 years old x 5 feet 9 inches high ; will weigh 160 lha ia verv black, and wulka witi. k-..i . - "f ami feet turned out in front. Henry, we purelumed, Jan 1, of Col. C. Riven on tlie Catawba river. He ia 23 yearn old, well not, 6 feet 10 inch** high, and will weigh 175 pounda ; haa n heavy brow and apeaka alowly ; haa aome character ana runaway. May go to Charlealou or Washington city, it ia hard telling where lie will go an he ia a geullemnn of travel. They all ran off about the name tiiue. We will pay $75 reward for the three men; or $25 a piece for either ?' t'letn delivered in any Jail ao that we can get theiu. Theae boya may attempt to make their way North, an aome otlu " from thin place have attempted. PRIDK & l)U NOV ANT. Aug. 7, 1801 ?-26-tf. Bank of the State or SOUTH CAROLINA. Chaiilmtos, 12th February, 1861. The Legislature having, at ita late seenion, author zed the laaue of Bond* to the \ amount ol $675,000, bearing an intercut of uien percent., for the purpose of providing the funda required to auatain the 8latt in A the aet of reeutuiog her riglita of sovereign I ly, this Bauk ia aow preparvd to dispose of 1 the Bonds. They are teaued in sum* of A $50, $100, and $500. An opportunity ie thue afforded every citizen to make aeeciire and profitable investment, whi'e contributing old to the cause in whieh the State ia engaged. With the view of euabliug citizens in any part of the Htatv to share in the Loan, the Clerha of the Courts of the several districts have been required to open books of subscription for the Stock. Suitable arrangement* will be made for furnishing the Bonds on the receipt of the money, at ao earlv day after each subscription, haa been made. Kngagements lor the purchase of Uonde may be made at the ltaok, or at any of its Branches. It is probable that, at the next Session of the Legalalure, those parties who desire it may have their Bonds converted into Htoek. C. M. (TUBMAN, PtUultru. Feb 25. 3tf John Anderion,!^ * THIS Thorough Hzed 'pcV i? out Of MARF.Ntiu irTL 15 I.un.u ! mhigh, 4 years old, darl iron gray, ' and rtuely proportioned, lie will aland the Pall ecaaoh at this place, on tha fullnelaa terms: For the wmou, $Ju 00 .] li?OfMit?r C. li , JWpt 12, 1860.-3 l?t J KKK81I eepplr o> <l?rdon ?,u I bnicing all the VArintinn uniaHy Wl I in lhi? rt?ark?t,Jeit rwrirtl an I for m!? b/ I JONtf'f CKOCKHTT. J F?b I 1, |66|. nr 41 1