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NIGHT THE DAV, THOU CAN ST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MANV* VOL. XII.-NO. ." . Fro qi tho Charleston Mercury. Maryland. . i .Tho dospot'sjicel is on thy#Bhoro, .'Maryland !.. I Ilia touch is itt thy templo door, ? Mnrylnml ! "''..'. - Avenge thc patriotic'gofo .That flocked tho streets of Hftltintoro, ?And be tho battle qtu>en of yore. Mayybilld ! My Maryland ! Hark to wiind'i ing sim's appeal. *? Maryland ! My mol her State ! lo I bet* I kneel, ,* Maryland I P?&lfl^ iS'ild 'hiiVtll. fer woe nhd weal, T.fiy pocrloss'chivalry reveal, ' - Anti gird thy beauteous limits with steel. P. Marj land! .My.. Maryland \ Theil \vll| liol cower in tj:c dust, Maryh.nd ! . '* . ' . Thydieiniilng sword shall never rust. . Maryland ! Henteniber Carroll's sacred trust, lleiiieinbcr Howard's wttrliko thrust And till thy sluniberors with the jilst, Maryland: My Maryland I Come ! 'tis the red dawn ot the day, ...... Maryland! ('onie! with thy panoplied array, . Maryland ! - . With ?iitggold's spirit for the fray. With Watson's blood at Monterey, Willi fearless bowe and dashing May, Maryland! Sly Maryland I Conto ! for thy shield is bright anti strong, ' Maryland ! -.Conic ! for thy-dalliance does thee wrong, Maryland ! Come! to thine own heroic throng, "That stalks with hi bert y along, , Ami give a new A'ci/ to thy song. Maryland I My Maryland 1 Dbai'.moThcr ! burst the tyrant's chain, Maryland ! Virginia should not call in vain, Maryland ! She meets her sisters on thc plain 'Sic .mniff." 'tis th? proud refrain, Tba' Itallles minions back amain, Maryland ! Aviso, in majesty again. : Mar , lund 1 My Maryland ! I see the blush upon thy cheek, Maryland !.. But thou wast over bravely meek, Maryland ! lml lo! there surges forth a shriek From hill to hill, iront creek to creek Potomac culls to Chesapeake. Maryland! My Maryland 1 Thou wilf aol yield thc Vandal loll, Maryland ! Thou wilt liol oronk lo lils control, Maryland ! Helter tho tiro upon theo roll. Helter the blade, the shot, the bowl, Than crucifixion of thc soul. Maryland! My Maryland! I hear Ute dis?mil ilntndor hum, Maryland! . Thc Obi bine's bugle, fife and drum, Maryland! She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb Huzza ! she spurns tho Northern scum ! She breathes-she burns! she'll come! she'll cpm< Maryland' My Maryland I H. Potpie Cou pee. April '2?. isftt. From the. Patriot and Mountaineer. . SPEECH OF MAJ. B F. PERRY, At, thc Public Meet inn at Greenville, on Mu the. 20/h of Muy, 1861. Mr. Chairman ?ind Fellow-Citizens : l u derstaiid tho object of this meeting; j? to pi p.tro for action, in tho liold, a Troon of Cavah which has already been organized in this Di triot, and to raise a subscription for the sn port of such families us uro in need, wive ' fathers and husbands bare gone forth in.l defence of their country. Tt 'is known to you. fellow citizens, that have not attended fur many months past, a nf your po |j I ?ol? I moot inga,. \i is known you, also, th.it 1 w .s oppose 1 to this gri movement which has been made throughc thc Southern States. I saw that tho ino! ment would bo made in South. Carolina, a I-thought my duty, as a good citizen, was stop',aside.and tnuko. no divisiou in the St? I ha.ve done so. l'].irly last Kal), .1 said to'my friend, G< Moans, that [ should, not oppose tho notion the.State, hut. th.d when she did oct, I win sustain her wit li, all. tho means in'.'my pow As soon jK'it w;.s known th it South Ca.eli h id seceded frottj tho Federal Union,..I si to uiy son. " You must, volunteer your" s vices in defence ol' your State." His rei .was, " I have already dono so." 11 caring i iny Union friouds in tho uppor part of U re ville llistriet w.'iv d'tss?tisli?d with tho act -secession, and disaffected .towards tho.Stale ?.odo up to seo them, and addressed two ithroo hundred ol thom ut one of their hiusti X told them that no mail in South Carol mad boen more oppised to t|i<& nut of secess alpin myself. I had honestly believed t ?with a majority in both houses of Congi .Opposed to Lincoln's Administration, and favor of tho South, thorn was no reason to - prebend any immcdiato d ingor from the publican party. But* Um whole State, wit ?unanimity ney?r before, witnessed, thou differently, and had dissolved the Union This being done, wo hud no Q(her country Government than th?t of South Carol i ni . look to for protection, and that w.o must susi Vitid defend hor. , Whon vol un toora were yo] for, thoy must turn out ?nd ?how tho w< that they were not wonting in spirit and ll vyir? most happy to lcai;n afterwards I ' '.thew ipb^yod my injunction cheerfully Wlih ?tluoiltV:. Moro than two-thirds^ 1 P((ole:8 lont? Captain Hawthorn's volun companion now uivthe-s^rvico of tho St from tho,.Upper Regiment of GreonvU?o, * ?!d Union ipou I Orcenvill?*\\$n o?roody.scnt forth throe c pallies of v\Yo|uhtcers, and lum threo ni?r iioin? ready organizotl' for tin field. On Cheio o?impati?'??, tho <> Huller Guards," ul theeomnittn*} of-Gnpt. Hokoi n gallant andi . J^:<>jBtK)r>nhonoi^?;itidviatQof tho Mili m . .. ' Jt . . . Institution in Charleston, luis a 1ro? dy won mi enviable distinction in Columbia und Hielt - mond, (or their discipline mid fine appearance. I sec it ?Iso stated in thu* newspapers that Capt. Hawthorn's and Col. Pool's companies aro rapidly being converted into well drilled soldiers. Thole is no better material for good soldiers than that In these mountain com panies. 1 hope, fellow-citizens, that wc shall now be able to send forth a troop of Cavalry which will flo credit to tho District ami to the volun teer service, lt is Known to you that Colonel Wade Hampton has been authorized by the President of tho Confederate States to reis? :. Legion for twelve months, ?'ol. i lao.pino is a gentleman of military inheritance lie is ? grandson of G Ollera] Wede Hampton, of p 0 American Revolution, und a sun of Gol. Wade Hampton, one ol Gen. ?Ti ekson's gallant Aids in the battle of Now Orleans. Ile isa gentle man of great military pride mid honor, ii pru dent, sagacious mun, and >. si ill'u! oflioer. Ile will not only rakoa spirited and wise com munder in butti? hut a kind at d protecting father to bis Legion throughout tliot.Mtiup.aign. Thc second tl) command is Ci,|. nh UM ii). ? gentleman of decided mil ita ry talents, and was supposed by .one-half of your Legislatur? to be the proper person to pince al the he:.d ol the State in this revolutionary struggle. This Legion will be cohtposed ?d' tb? clio airy of the State, and will bc called ?pto.in mediate action in the held I am ;.ii.\iou-.t< see tho O Rronks Troop" attached to this Le gion. I think they will do honor lo tho Le gion. and to their country in the hour ?> b'allle. Their commander. Captain Lanm au is a young gentleman id' spirit, roulage ? m* I accoii plishincnts, II grad?ate, with the Hrs J honor, in the Military Institution of the. St?de i Ile bas been in command ol one or two eon. ' panics sinee his graduation, and is now a Pru lessor in the Purinen i:nive.rsity. Sind, M officer, with such a in. il - ry education, is tm met every day at the h ?ad id a troup of cavill ry. Tho hirst Lieut? mut is tho Rev Mi Gaillard, a gooflbimiu Ol talents, courage HfV learning. He was a secessionist of the Iiis water, and is lloW .going to fight for the dot. trines li?' preached. Mr. Prince,- a voil ii gentleman o' as true courage as .?-ver N'unpr had', is the Second Licntc.mnt. Mr. Alexei dor McPee, \< ho will bc fo?lvO") .?< tip .*??igb tn catiijvor in b tilo, is Cornel of tlic (Vi upanj ? Thc Troop is . < : posed of yi-uug L?w\ers an Doctors, gr i.luatt s of ?ollcgt-s. young fannel and plant?is o?" fortuno, merchants and un oh?Oles of the highest respectability. Rut this Troop is not yet full, end ever young man who is ambitious of fame or di ?li?tj?li'; ?nd who desires to serve his eontilr should step forward and join it. Ile enim be in a better position in tho Confederate A my. His associates in this 'j roo]), and in tl Legion, will all he gentlemen-men of spit and courage. Col. Hampton writes nie th two of his sons.will bo privates in a troop i cavalry to be raised ?ti Columbia. Ju a lint of C?v?ilty tho soldier avoids all flu- hiti<n of llilttehing Ott font whieh engenders disc - and destroy- in'ovo than the I? ti' s o- i' erny. In ii, en ii tpv 11 fe len ?lie *.< d', s . where one is killed by ti build. Tri Itglil ? horseback is enough to inspiie Ibo lu ; vt ul cnwiid with couivgc. Rut, fclliiw-citizi iis wc w ut Hf?rfcf>; . v: and oqtvpnients' \W this Tvnop <?' ' v !rv> There .rea great :. . nyyoni.;. ; (Mi who I jong toit, oran- willing -,<? join it who a not ?hie to futff?sh thoo.solvis will be i quired of th m. You .? list mit hesitate .contribute liber dly for this purpose. Th ?o "forth to fight your le tiles, tn risk tin bves. ami peril ps dm it; your K?Yv?cc. C yon refuse tn lit them out 'i I hope no lorin Union man will hesitate, and 1 am sure no: ccssionist can. without hoy i tig his lae? nt tied with tin1 blast id'shame. This c.?ml "yt is to he ?mo ot blood, and tinned for years. Mindi will depend on i result of tho flint battle fought. ii' lim \ tory is to tho South, its prestige will hi wot a great deal. I havo no fears of being It quered by the North. lt is impossible th? free people, imbued with courage and the h of liberty, like the Southern people are, < be conquered audit' eiui(|n"red. they Cain be held in subjectif ii by all tl c powers of I earth. . Hui wo shall haye emmgh of hi lighting to do b?ldro \?<. eau convince I Northern people of titi* fact. 'I hey CHU sr two or titree bundled thousand i cn from th cities have them all killed fighting the Sou and bc in a hctt<-r moral, social ?nd ind?vti Condition at the end of (he campaign, re.-dv I see thc bo.st'nf Col. Rilly Will published tn tho. Northern p iper?, that w! his vcgijiiei.it leaves the city of New Yo there Will not bo a hotel thief or-burglai the city. ? Can such 'mercenary hirelings i . thievisl spldiors contend in battle with S\m ern" gentlemen ? 'A rogue is always a cown and a me ni man is" always cowardly. Cour is ii virtue, and ? hjgh virtue, and never dw in a inc'iii bosom. It is true, tho. North bas more men t moro money than we hove, hut this diff?re is more than counter-balanced hy the faett wo lire lighting for our homes, our indcr donee and liberty, whilst they .willvbiv light fit subdue and rob and murder a free poo; lt was said bv Frederick 'the Great. Pr? dofico. always took' sides in battle willi strongest, and best disciplined regiments, think it may with ib?re truth be said, " Th .inned is he whose cause is just," and I Providence docs overrule and direct the i tiny of nations for good, and never for evil AVhoi'e. the first Tiittlo.will bo.,fonirht. no cnn. tell. I think it likoly lu Virginia Harper's Ferry: To that point ?n.mpt logion will probably ??fl. Wherever it g wo Indi hear from it, I .heve no doubt, a p report. Napoleon told his soldiers in It when they hogan, to complain, thut on t fcttirn to Varis they .would be pointed nt, it Would bo said, aa they wcro Walkjnff Wu??vHrda of Paris; .< There goes ii ?ol who" was In tho army of italy." May vc bop?? that v?; $w MSx^inhin^hk b$ *!*.., ' "., . * , wiitin tito war i? over, will bo pointed nt ns soldiers who ofico "belonged to Hampton's Logion 1" lt is our duly util only to Ht out this Troop ol' Crt vu I ry. but to take cure of tho families of soldiers who aro in need. Surely none will be so bord hearted as to refuse to give to such /u charity. One who has, and refuses to give under such i ii eum?-tances, is as bud, if not worse, th. ii ilu- yoting ouin who ictuses to de fend Lb; efiuut ry. w! Hi thal country is invaded by a loreen ?oe. i w s 11 dd by M r. Poinsctt. Mien he lil?>I visited 1 ri me. he formed the ;tqi? ii i. l.ce of a veli pleasant mid agreeable young gentIcntiiR., highly . econ plisl . d. v ho ?.eeo i d in be shunned in society Mild di>pisod. ht eoiiuii'td the cause, and was. in tunned that he hi d never served il! cump-iigit. or beeii in u buttle in all the Wars of Frnn.ee! So it will he with a young; man in'South Carolina, who doo* mit volunteer in this great struggle for our m.tional existence j and worse will it be tor the tdd iiuVtii who refuses to give his money freely to support thc soldiers abroad or their fan.iii? s nt Itoiiic. As ..II obi Union mun. I givo to this ll roo'? s .1 avalry my son. two horses and a negro boy, ?.nd litty dollars, for the Support of necessitous futilities ot soldiers. 1 hope no secessionist, who wort iii jtnitr his blue cockade, ready to lita lc h at ; ni melli's waining, will refuse to d>. h ts. i nw thal M'f??'diiiKcomo upon us. And ni ihei move. I tender n y own services, when CUM t ht. occasion requires them. i LOOA M TI KS AND PISTANCKS.-Tho in? ' teiiso interest with which thc movement of our troops is followed, renders the following topographical unies of Value in getting a char ?den ol' tl 'ti current news: llAvitK l)K (IRACI..-At tho mouth of tho SuMpiehainui Uiver, near tho head ol' Chesa peake Day. is sixty two miles fruin Philudcl phiiii At this point continuous railroad com linnie timi is interrupted by a ferry. A NN \i (?l.t.-?.-On the West side of Chosa pe k>- Hay ? bout lilly miles from Havre di! , Uraco', thirtynine miles by l'ailroatl from ' W ishingtoii. I ANNAPOLIS;. JUNCTION.-The junction ot ' the Annapolis branch road with tho Wash iligloll brunell, nineteen miles from Auu.tp.dis and twenty H.iles fiom Washington City. I 'mtv .Nii'N'noi'..-Al thc junction pf .l imes j Uiver (Northern side) with Chesapeake Pay, . about forty eight hours steaming from Posion. and twenty four from New York. Nmtl-'ol.K.-About twelve miles South ol Port .Monroe, which commands tho cntrntici 10 it. t't.CK i. i>v i I.I.K.-Fourteen miles from Balintore, tin the railroul to Harrisburg (Ja b.g proh'bly thc nearest point, accessible on tin- rail to 1 i.i lt i u H tte, from tittil direction. PAI.II .uuui:.-Ninety-eight miles fron Philadelphia, thirty eight from Washington eighty live Trum Harrisburg, eighty-one fron 11 'ipei s Ferry, and seventeen froiti Antuipo lis. ii .. ti uri. i ?an ?I. i i fi. ry is situated . t the lYxfre'e it; poi I'M of land oxtonding from tim eily t. ibo . Uli? wost ; ami is nbout iwo miles ant j liail ' \ ti ? scale on the const survey m?| j ro?i ti.! , non-e of Illtltipioro. Opposite tb .ut i;t(i>? the chuinel, which is here les th .. ' In width, J8 tho Lazaret to light !. euse The dist .noe from Washington City t Charleston is live hundred mid eighty-sevo u.iles: Washington to Wilmington; Nert Carolina, three hundred and seventy-eight Washington to Weldon, North Carolina, tw hundred and sixteen ; Richmond to Was! ingtoli one hundred and thirty; Wheeling t (Initia tir? thine h und rid ?ni? ??vcnt?'?fiiiieT .-?>> * ?. - ('ui.u.c i - (, SitirriiKitN DEI?TS.-A No Yuri l?.ri) ?...viliu forwarded to James Fa tn'.V. I'!'| . > l?ol?, nt) parties ?ll Spa rt >l ll bil lt col!.\-ti?.ii. that gentleman wrote to thci t ! following note : .'C. S. A., Sourn CAROLINA. 'SPARTANIIUKO C. H., May LY 1861. . (louth -nen : Yours ol the Otb inslati enclosing for collection a not? on iii favor of T. ll. Uyniicr & Co., caine to han this day. " I am pcrniitted to practice law by virti of a commission from the State of Soul C -rolina-one of the Confederate States A.' erica. lt is1 not consistent with my ido of thc obligations 1 owe to my State to ti; n.y o iii'oin 1 ehnrneter, howover humble it-tiu be. in prostiluting the remedies founded \\ mi the comity of Styles to the gain ol' ali? I enemies, thus directly strengthening a fe ? .iirn hostile government. " Therefore. I herewith return said not 1 would say. in justice to ita milkers, (hat bus not bonn presented ; norjinve they bi any information of its being iii my possessio Very respectfully, J A M ns FARROW. To .Messrs. Birney, Prentiss, & Flanders, A to rh oy fl ne'd Councillors, New York city Spa ria ?int ry Express? LATHS r FROM NORTH HUN TKXAS.->J Ceo. W Wright, direct from Pnriv, Toxi willoh pince he left on Monday, Otb inslni states that the night previous to his leavin un express arrived from Col. Wm. C. Your j asking for assistance in besieging Port / j buckle, in tho Indian Nation.' Col. You j had ii hr oh dy talion Fort Wnshitn, but found janus. He hud with him 500 Texans n ? 1,000 ChpotiiW Indians--1,500 United St.tt troops were reported to bo in Fort Arbuck Northern Texas was volunteering en masse go to Young's assistance. . t , ? ..... ? -1 A CAPTUIIK.-.Tho Ship Thouin* Wntst Cnptain Allon, from Now York, got ugrou near Wilmington, N. C., on Wcdnesdny lu A tug bout went from Smithville to lier sistatKo, to whom the aunt ?in represented tl ho W?S bound Oli n winding voyngo. 1 i largo ii mount of provisions oh boura cKeii suspioioris of- tho North Cnrolitiinns'thnt i was bound to spine 'military post on tho Gi and sim wits' nocordmgry seized and taken i ' Wiluiinuton, . ; ,? <4 :-34? > TO . '.> ? ? . Tcjcgiophic News from all Quarters RK??IMOND, May 2b'-ll p. III.-Tho vote fur secession her? is ni most unnii?iiio?s. For ratification. 4,UUU. Against it, LO. With tin; exception ot' Alexandrin nnd Portsmouth, the rel urns received by telegraph hero give nb votes nt all against the ordinance. Thc Vditors of the Ditpatvh estimate the majority in tho State in favor of the ordi nance" at 150,000. KLOUKNTK. S. C., May 23.-Thc Eighth R?gi aient South Carolina Volunteers haye ibis day responded nobly to tho call to enter the sbrvico ?d' tho Confederate States Gov ortiliiV.nl. SAVANNAH, May 23.-Tho Spanish Con sul has just returned from a trip outside Ty beOi No blockading vessel was in sight.-' Ile ?pok'o il pilot boat sixteen miles outside and tho private Ihitish y?loltt Camilla. These confirmed the statement that there Was no blockade. The Spanish Consul will, therelore, return immediately to Charleston. RICHMOND, May 23.-lt is reported in private advices from F.nropo, that tho com missioners of the Confederate States have been introduced to Lord .John Russell, und entertained by him at bis residence. Ai.Kx AN DU IA. May 23.-It is reported that President Lincoln has proposed to thc European powers to give the tissent of thc United States to the propositions of tho Purls Cong ress, prob i b i ti n g p ri va t cor i 11 g-which proposition was rejected in 1850 by thrs Gov eminent.- (.'mirier. AI.I'.XANDUIA, May 23.-Several member.1 of "Lincoln's Cabinet ar?' urging him to pusll forward a corjm d'ui'nine into Virginia. Con Scott says tht.t he is not yet ready for such : step. lt is now believed that tlue Abolitioi troops will move on Harper's Ferry fron Williaiosport. Pennsylvania, and at tho sann time attc. pt to !orc?< the passage of the Po tonino river tit Point of Rocks. The troop! from Williaiosport will endeavor to storm tin posit lol) of the Kentuckians on tho Mary laud heights, opposite Harper's Forry. Maryland volunteers are constantly armin; heve'in large numbers. The bondon Tintes ' says that a letter o iii.M'ijiie fro.i? Jell' l>.i\is- is quite HS good u one linii. Line?lo. Mr. Gregory. M. P., introduced the Com niissioliors of I lib Confederate States to Lon Johli Russell iiii the -lill inst. The intel view WS i'?fnriill-'l.-Md, Hi j/. Sr Lou li?, .May 22..MijnV General Prie and Con. I lu rn ey have been in eonsultatio in reference tn the neutrality] Roth prc fessed a desire fm pc ce. Pride pledges th power of the State In preserve order, au General Harney agrees on his part to nink mt un tl.er movements. NK\V VOIIK. .May 22.-The London 7V?i< urges absolute neutrality in tho America diflk-itltics. lt says the law a.? well as th moral feelings of England forbids the coi tr-ry 'Hie Tribune says Gen. Walbridge is failli i-r willi 'the topography of Kentucky an Tennessee. [A truly wonderful piece of ii tclligenQO 1] Ho has been cul led lo Wasl ijigtoh. and it is supposed to indicate a soutl western n.oven.cut. Mexico has been atwurod by the Washinj ton Government that the Monroe doetrii will be enforced, and that should any Eur penn powers interiore; sho will be supporte Spain bas been informed that if she. proceei iii tho San - Domingo allair, she will do so her peril. ll ICM MONO. May 24.-Alexandria is possession ol' thc federal troops, about 5,0( in number. Early this moruing thc tel graphic wires were cut, and our troops, abo ??p. niakiuy no resistance, retired in good i der, in full view of thc enemy, to Fairfi Station, ton mile's from Alexandria. Oeil, Roitham,.of tho South Carolina bri ade, is at Manassas Gap Junction, with 1 brigade, consisting of Col. Gregg's and C? Kersh.?w's regiments-1,000 men - and li com maud of Gen. Cooke's foroo at Culpe per C ll.-in all 5,000 or 0,000 mon. 1 additional regiment has been sent to li to day. RICHMOND, May 24.-Alexandria is m occupied by federal troops. They made tb appearance early this morning, causing i meuse excitement. Tho federal authorities have sont n cava! regiment towards Harper's Ferry MANASSAS JUNCTION, May 24.-Tho L colniten in hu go numbers are in possession A lexandria. Col. Ml?worth was shot and instantly k ed by Mr. Jackson, proprietor of tho M shall . House. Tho causo was ?/n attempt remove the Confederate States fh.g from house, over which it was floating. . Jaoki was cutto pieces by tho bayonets . of F worth's Zouaves. All the Virginia troops that were in Al andria aro safely hero. MONTOOMKUY. May 25,-President Da has issued his proclamation, announcing conclusion of a treaty, oflem ivo and dofensi between tho Confed?rate' Statos and the St of Ten sseo. All arms of the S ta to turned over to.tho ( oiif?dcrate.Statcs, and control of all military operations. Col. William Henry Walker has been pointed a brigadier general in tho provisio army. Capt. John D. Walbor and Lieut ant Hagley aro boro. RICHMOND, May 25.-A collidion t< pliie.o this morning on thc Orange and Al andria (fyi I road, in sight of Orango C. between two train of ours, wounding som tba mon of Col. Kcrahaw's roginicnt of Sp Carolina volunteers. No. names uro gl\ Tho deepest distress prevails hero in coi quenco. KKOOND DISl'A'fOII. ** Ki?llMOND, May 2f) -S|iy to tho frie of tho South Carolina boys that nono killed!, nnd wo hope nono-sro seriously wc ded?, Th?y tuay depend upon it that ?hoy Lav O' n aiMUoV'e uutbiu# The State Flag of Fort Moultrie During the Bombardment HEADQUARTERS, HAT. AKTIM.KUY, S. 0. A., KOUT SUMTER, Muy 18, 184)1* To His f?xceUcncy Otc Hon. F. W. J'i'/ccns, Governor oj' Sfanith Carotina. Sir: I have hud tho honor to place in your hands tho flag of ?South Carolina, which flying on Kort Moultrie with that of tho South ern Confederacy; waa the signal for general notion on the 12th and 13th ultimo. This flag waa presented to the garrison of F< rt Moultrie in February last, while South Carolina was nu independent State, by three Indies of Charleston, Mrs. ('has. A. Scnnlan, j Mis. Julia Kunhardt.and Miss Kale Nail. It was worn lipon that fort until replaced by the Confederate Ensign and rehoisted with 11 fri last upon the occasion alluded to. During thc action it was four times perfo rated by tho shots fron? this fort, three of which are still visible. Tho fourth was cut out by a prominent citizen of Virginia, who wished to show to tho people of his State n tangible evidence of tho battle. 1 nm, very respectfully, your obedient servant, i lt. S. Rri'MSy? Lieutenant-Colonel Artillery Commanding.. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Headquarters, May 14, 18G1. ; To Tii?utcnanl-Colon (il Riph')). j Sir: I received yours, with tho flag you i delivered to mo, and I will keep it as a suita ble memorial of the gallant and intrepid bear ing of yourself, and the noble garrison under your immediate command in Fort Moultrie. It was confidently asserted that Fort Moultrie would be nothing but a "slaughter-pen" un der the (ire.of Fort Sumter. Many behoved it, and therefore, I think your garrison de serves tho higher credit for meeting with en gornVss the conflict of the 12th and 18th ult. 3 You always said that, you could stand the fite ns long as Major Anderson, and your eye always kindled with enthusiasm for thc day of trial. That day did como and you proved yourself his svjtcvfor in every military point of view. The flag Vou have dclivored was shot through four times, and yet the flag staff was never cut down, nor was tho flag ever lowered. Fort Moultrie is identified with thc sepa rate independence of South Carolina in 1770 -when the flag-stall" was cut down, and when the heroic Jasper nailed it to the gun ixd and now it has becomo doubly dear to the heart of every Carolinian, in maintaining our second independence, and although this flag had been cut through and through by cannon balls, yet it continued to float in defiance and triumph under a boinbardmont of thirty-three hours, and kissed thc breeze, in eager wel come, hoping it ?night waft the hostile fleet in si<?ht np to a hospitable reception from thc Cohuubtads that lay under its haughty folds, with your cager boys ready to draw thc strings and let thc world know that the old fort ol '70 was alive, and ready to answer again foi the independence of South Carolina. Thc flag shall bc sacredly preserved, ant the ladies who made it will bc cherished ir the hearts of tho brave, ns long ns the,Palmetto Fing shall wave without n stnin. f 1 tender you personally, tho thanks of tin State, for thc during and patriotic manner ii which you have served her from the 27th daj of December last up to this time, on all oeca sions and under all eireumstnnocs. Witl {xreat regard, yours, very respectfully. F. \v. PICK KN 8. INDIANA THUKATENINO KENTUCKY. Wo learn that federal troops aro being rapid ly ooneenfated ::1! along the Indiano, shore to stop tho commerce of thc Ohio river, nm drive Kentucky out of tho Union. Thc tow-boat James Guthrie, that lins jus arrived from the South with a lut of eui pt barges, was fired into twice nt Rookport, in diann, the first gun from thc wharf-boat, an tho second from tho top of thc bank. Th last was shotted, but luckily missed thc boni Its splash in the water was seen and hoare an evidence that mischief was intended. . It is rumored that boats will be searched r Evansville, mid we lonni that a body of troor is stationed at Ncwburg, Ind., and that it : contemplated to stop all boats from enterin Green river, a tributary of Kentucky. At New Albany and Jcfteraonville, tl most despicable espionnge is established, i the instigation, wo hoar, of sonic wiseacre wi thinks ho is acting by authority, to prote tho American flag. There tho country po plc, market men, express messengers and wai oners aro stopped and examined, and none a permitted tn bring butter, eggs, hay, stave or even, empty barrels to Louisville.-Lout ville Courier, May \b. A REVIEW ON SULLIVAN'S ISLAND. Ycsterday thc Governor, with his stall, pv cceded to Sullivan's Island to review the nf regiments. C.V., Col. Jenkins. His E ccllohcy, after witnessing tho disciplin? ai excellent drill of tho regiment, address* 1 them in a short spc?ch. lio alluded to tl trying days of tho Revolution, when Virgi i ia had rendered most valuable assistance , South Carolina-especially at tho baltlo King's Mountain--tho homo of ninny of tl gallant mon of the fifth. Ile then spoko i thc coll which had been made upon them enter tho service of tho Confederate Statt and expressed tho conviction that they won . respond with alacrity and unanimity. . T I Governor also reviewed Cob Anderson's roj 1 men* of regulars, and was received at. Fi Moultrie with such n thundering of thc 1: guns as had not been hcnv<jl since Sumter fe I [ Charh&tvn Moouri/, . C?0P9 itN TEXAIL-^II? Helton (Toxi Tnthpc.ndnit, of tho 4th inst,says: "Wh< is hoing harvested this week, ?nd will oont uo nulli finished. Ncvor was there ftucl vast 'amount of grain iii Texas. Oats a barley aro in,a fair tfay to niako tho larg yield wo over saw. Corn will/ now bo mr without.ndditionnl roini but wc are certain ? ? ? ? m II ??. II i i ????ii ,.i j0 What tho English Papers Say. N.U'OLKON lil IN A LU A NC K WITH JliFF. DAVIS.--We arc informed upon the host, most unnameable authority, lind a*ll this np. roof is caused by the Beelzebub of the Tuille ries. Louisiana, Florida ?nd Mississippi worn nil French possessions once. Tin? French owned the half of St. Domingo, and many of the little fragments of a submerged continent which peep up above the waters, as thc Antill es, were French; Tho Emperor bas ?in idea ; is to revendiquer frontiers. The inference is easy. Helias set the Spaniards al St. Domin go and thc Americans by the ears, that by and by be may step in ?is a benevolent media to! to Slop tin: effusion of Blood, mid in (|Uat ter tho Palmetto of Carolina with the lilies of France. Quantities of rifled cannon and shell are sont to Mew Orleans and Pensacola in French bottoms ; but Louis Napoleon is n great manufacturer of artillery, and has al ways a storo from whence to lend a friend. Ile cannot be blamed, for Virginia herself is casting cannon by night and day, and it is a toss up whether they are. sold to Northerners or Southerners. lt is quite true that tho French arc making vast preparations in tho naval department, but t. 9 American navy could all be split into matches-by La Gloiro alone. The Km beroi* doubtless watches events,1 and as surely will *" consult thc interests of France" hereafter; but bc has other objects nearer home at present, and the voyage to tho Gulf of Mexico would exhaust all tho coal his steamships can carry.-fjivci'p?ol Courier, SOth April. RKWILDKUKO.-Very few persons in this country ever believed in the possibility of a Southern secession ?nd of a separate South ern Confederation, until thc fact was actually accomplished. Fewer still, perhaps, were prepared for the display of energy, resolution, and political sagacity apparent in all the pro ceedings of tho South, and furnishing so marked a contrast to the treachery, the imbe cility, or the bewilderment of certain North ern statesmen. No one anticipated that sonic of the foremost mon of the victorious anti slavery majority would seek in the hour of triumph lo evade the " irrepressible conflict " which the}' had themselves announced, by unworthy suggestions of compromise; audit was equally contrary to most pcoplo's expec tations that every conciliatory overture should be contemptuously ignored by ir beaten minor, itv. At one time the most sanguine friends of peace would have hardly ventured to sup pose that six weeks could elapse from tho date of the new President's inauguration without a single blow teing struck on either side. On the other hand, many persons bad lately been encouraged to hope that there might possibly be no war at all. [Liverpool Mercury, April HOil TIIK BLUNDKRS o?'" LINCOLN.-Dy talking of coercion, Mr. Lincoln kept up a continual fever in the South, enabled the Montgomery Government to concentrate its energies on military preparation, and forced the border States into hostility to the Union. \Vcrc co ercion actually practicable, this course might have been defensible, but strong words do not take forts, and Mr. Lincoln is further now from success against thc South than he wes when he started from Chicago. As regards Fort Sumter itself, he did the worst thing ho could do. He intended to evacuate it in a few days ; but sooner than consent to acknowl edge that South Carolina was rebellious, ho expressed his intention to send in provisions, by force, if necessary. Ile thus gave tho" South the provocation and opportunity of a brilliant victory, and had to submit toa mor tifying defeat. Tho conduct of the Southon; Government has, on the contrary, been mark ed by moderation and good sense. They clung to no fictions, and were hampered by no legal ignorance of plain fact?. They wanted to leave the Union and they left it. They 'want ed to take Fort Sumter and they took it. They wished tho border States to join thom, and, by precipitating a collision, they sooin to have got thom-unless, indeed, some good sonso ot Washington provont thom at the eleventh hour.-London Chronicle, May 4tk. G KN. GWYNN.-We arc permitted, si.ys the Richmond Enquirer, tq.pub?jsh thc fol lowing complimentary letter.i'o Gen. Gwynn, from the Governor of South Carolina. It is an honorable testimonial to thc efficient ser vices rendered by General'Gwynn to tho gal lant Stato of South Carolina : STATU OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Headquarters, April 28,1801. To Major-General Gwynn : Sir: I have just received yours, resigning ' your office, " Chief of thc Kngiuecr Corps," under my nppointinent. I cannot accept it without returning lo you iny thanks for thc ability and zeal with which you served tho Stnto, ot n period of great trir.l. You woro thc first man I appointed and called into ser vice, tho night I was inaugurated at Columbia. ? then gavo yon n special appointment, which you discharged faithfully, and afterwards 1 appointed you chief of our engineer corps, and it was your professional information, to gether with Major Tr.ipior, that enabled tuc to form those batteries which finally reduced Fort Sumter, and I again return you my thanks for your patriotio service. I trust tho new and wider Geld of service to which you arc called by tho noble State of Virginia will add a large reputation to your name. With groat regard,. yours, most re spectfully. 1<\ W. PlCKF.N?. PRiVATKF.ua.--Tho first privateer fitted out in the South-the Calhoun, at New Orleans -is commanded by a Yhnkoo from Portland, Maine ! ' ' , 'j The Charleston Mercury has seen a lotter of marquo, bearing tho nutograph of President* Davis, and dated Montgomery, May 18, ad dressed, and commissioning a prominent and enterprising Charleston gentleman for thc pri vateer Borrico, '"" HKWARK of littlo oxycnscs?-a small look