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The Fight at Philiippa. In the Richmond Dispatch of Saturday last, we find the following account of a fight which took place at Philiippa, Bar bour County, Virginia, on Monday of last week: Col. J. W. Spalding, of this city, who was a participator in the recent fiebt at Philiippa, gives us the following particulars of that affair. Our foroes were posted in the town of Philiippa, and numbered in all about 700 effective fighting men The commanding officer, Co! Portei field, having been informed on Sunday, by a courageous lady, who rode from Fairmont, in Marion county, through the lines of the enemy at uraiton, ana inence to r uunppa. a distance of 26 miles, that it was the purpose of the enemy to attack us, and knowing his superior force, determined upon retiring to Beverley, which is distant 30 miles. Not having at hand the proper mode of conveyance, horses and wagons were impressed, with the view of leaving at midnight. It is stated that an order was issued for the pickets, outposts and scouts to be in at 11 o'clock on Sunday night, and this or der was obeyed. The baggage of the respective companies was placed upon the wagons, but for some reason best known to the commanding officer, the horses were not attached, and they were left standing in street. It was in this position of affairs that on the morning of Monday, about daylight, the enemy opened fire upon us from a two gun battery of 6-pounders, posted upon a crowned point upon the opposite shore of the Tygarts' Valley River, which successfully commanded the camps of the Churchville Cavalry, of Augusta, and the Cavalry of Rockbridge, numbering altogether about 180 men, who were situated on the oppo site side of the river. The horses of these corps being unaccustomed to the fire of artillery broke from the picket rupes, by which they were tied to the fence, and stampeded in the wildest confusion, dashing iu among the half form ed infantry and filling the streets. It W88 some time before the confusion produced by both the fire and stampede was overcome. Meanwhile the enemy upon the opposite side of the river endeavored to force the passage of the bridge with uue piece of artillery, which he had held in re serve; but in this movement he was check ed by a bold charge of Capt. Richards, of the Bath Cav31ry, who was stationed on the opposite side of the road. A ranniug fire then ensued, which continued up the maio street of the town, the eneiuy having final ly succeeded ' in crossing the bridge, and tbe successive discharges from the troops brought him to a stand during every few rods of his progress. On reaching the curve of the road leading towards Beverley, the foot troops having been formed by tbeir respective officers, the main engagement took place and ter minated in the final fijjht at Stum's house, a mile and a half from the village. Here the enemy received a check, gave up the chase, and Col. Porterfield made good his retreat to the village of Beverley. L'ol. Willy, ot iUargantowD, wasiaaeni prisoner in his quarters, opposite to Capoti's Hotel. When last seen he was near the window, having been an invalid for some days. A Mr. Martin, of Northwestern Virginia, j is also believed to have been captured by! the enemy. The corps of Capt. Moorman. ?-f Pendleton county, were particularly effective, as j was also that of Capt Hall, of Montery. Lieut. Tbompsoo.of the Fairmont Rifles, bore himself well during the action, closing up his ranks with the coolness of an old soldier. So did Capt. Higginbotbam, of Upshur's corps. The successful termination of the fight, and the warmth of the contest, may be attributed to the wonderful gallantry of the men, rather than to the superintendence of any general officer, and numerous instances might be related of the most determined bravery on the part of individuals. The majority of our men showed admirable pluck. The U. S. soldiers fired at random, though armed with Minnie rifles, which accounts for our small loss. The enemy were about 3.000 strong, though from the character of the country, they were unable to bring the entire body into action Through a lady, who has since arrived at Beverly, it appears they acknowledge to 25 killed ; bur the presumtion is, that there were many more, to say nothing of sixty or severity wounded, who were rapidly removed from the field. Our own loss, so far as is ascertained, are Mr Hanger, of the Augusta Cavalry, who was killed near the bridge; Mr Mar tin, of Rockbridge, anu Mr Thomas E Sims, of Richmond. The latter individual, when last seen was bravely defending him self, near the wagon of the Quartermaster, to whom he was an assistant. The first wound be received was from a man who was mounted, but who afterwards met his deserts at the mouth of a musket. His last and mortal wouud ."'lr Sims received j while between his wagoD and the fence, when he was endeavoring to mount a horse which was near by. He had been up du ring the entire night, preparing the vouchers for the horses which had been pressed into service, and were to be paid for ? These vouchers were upon his person, and with his body, are presumed 'o 1 ?ve been taken by the enemy. Capt. Richards, of the Bath (V-alry, who was reported to he killed, esc-ped un hurt, and reached Beverley with his corpton Monday. Private L. B. Dangetfield. from the Warm Springs, was not killed, as reported He received a severe and painful wound on the left leg just above th< ankle, both bone* being crushed. He wa? taken to Bever'ev in a wagon, where his leg ? : > removed on Tuesday morninsr. just b? t1 e knee ? Nearly at the san e im- M. Dangerfi-ld was struck; Mr. Hogshead r.-cen e<i a fl-'sh wound in the arm, and a number of otters were struck, but not daugeriusly wounded Ooe of the most frightened individuals of the entire party was a negro, who was knocked down by the wind of a six pound ball. He immediately sprang to his feet, jumped upon a horse and reached Bever ley two hours in advance of any one else Such was the suddenness of the attackthat some of the men had Dot time to dress. Col. Porterfield is now at Beverley, where it is expected he can successfully maintain his position uniil re nforced. No doubt, is entertained that the information of the ab sence of artilhry in the command of Por terfield was communicated to Geueral Me Clelland at Grafton, together with the fact t that our foroes intended to move that night, < by resident traitors. I As an illustration of the bravery of Yir i ginia we have above given one instance.? < Here is another: When the firing com- 1 menced, and while Mr. Sims way trying to < get the Quartermaster's baggage upon a I wagon, a lady, seeing his difficulty, boldly I came forward, notwithstanding bullets were i flying around her, took one end of the J trunk and assisted him in his work. i The chest of the Adam's Express Com- < pany was captured by the enemy, but fortunately Quartermaster Jordan had taken the precaution to remove the money it con mined, and the funds are now safe at Bev- 1 erley. 1 - * * /? TT C A number of detective rmea irom nar per's Ferry were no doubt also taken from 1 the jail, but tbe number of arms heretofore j reported as captured is greatly exaggerated. ' The following account of the affair has ' also been furnished us : 1 "The Virginia forces at Phillippa allowed themselves to be surprised. They were ' awakened early in the morning by tbe cry ' that the enemy was upon them, and by the ' firing of a cannon the enemy had brought J along. They immediately beat a retreat, ( the enemy in pursuit. About four or five ' miles out of the town a part of them made 1 a stand, and were attacked by the enemy, f They repulsed him; the attack was twice s repeated, and the enemy as often repulsed. * The enemy then desisted from the pursuit $ and our forces came off, sustaining a loss ( of six men?among them Mr. Sims, of this ' city. In the hurry of leaving the town ' our men left 500 stand of arms which had f not yet been unboxed. They brought a- 1 way all tbeir own arms. The loss of the * enemy was some fifty or sixty. Our foice J was about 900 strong, the enemy supposed ( to be 1 500. 1 The South Carolinians in Virginia. ( We clip the following extracts from the i Richmond correspondence of the Peters- 1 burg Express: ( The Eighth Regiment South Carolina . Volunteers, Col. Cash, 1,000 strong, arri j ved at 11 o'clock this forenoon. They . were greeted at the Petersburg depot by an immense crowd, and vociferously cheered as they marched off to the quarters assigned them. This is a magoificent body of men, and will make their mark. . In a company from Darlington, S. C., I noticed among the privates Mr. Charles Andrews, accompanied by his wife. She marched in the ranks by her husband's side, occasionally relieving hiui by appro 1 1- * II ?11. J ^ priatiug Dis trusty nne, or nis weu uueu knapsack, whichever he might proffer. This devoted wife aod heroioe heard that her husbaod had received orders to march f instantly to Virginia. She was visiting him . at camp when the order came, and resolved that she would not be separated from him. Secreting herself so as to avoid the eye of | the Colonel, she marched off with her husband, and was not discovered by the noble commander until the regiment readied Wilmington, N. C. She was told that she could not accompany her husband, but with ^ tears in her eyes she entreated that she should not be torn from him whom she would cheerfully follow to the cannon's j mouth. She pledged to make herself useful iD various ways, and finally her eloquent voice and still more eloquent black eyes j overcame the Colonel, and he decided that j she might accompany her husbaud. Oh, ^ woman's devotiou ! Who can estimate r who can properly value it? The pretty young woman is to be the rivandiere of the j gallant Eighth and she already handles a gun like one used to the service. Gen. Beauregard has assumed command at Manassas Gap. llely upon it that this accomplished officer will lead the Southern j army victorious through Alexandria, Washington and Baltimore. From all I can hear, . the war is to be carried into the very heart of the enemy's country. The villainous ( scoundrels and ruthless invaders are to be made to feel our power?they are to be tau.ht a lesson?they are to be learned i that there arc blows to receive as well as j blows to give. i A3 an illustration of the opinion enter- j taitied by South Carolinians of General Beauregard's abilities, let tne recite a little i incident To day. upon the arrival of the ( Eghih Regiment, a gentleman asked a Carolina soldier what he thought of General tJ' uurejrard. The prompt reply was, ??If Gen Beauregard were to tell me that Fortress Monroe could be taken, it would be ours before Saturday night; if he were to say it could not be taken, we would not go within fifty miles of it." Invasion of Toronto, Missouri. The following extract from a private let ter to a geutlemao in Memphis, dated Iron ton, Mo., May 23, 1861, gives the particulars of the invasion of that town by the Linco'nites, and affords a faint picture of the atrocities cow being perpetrated iu i Missouri. The letter says : Yesterday (Wednesday, the 22d) was a day never to be forgotten by us in Arcadia Valley. I pray that I may never see such another day of horror. Lincoln has guerilla soldiers, composed of the lowest class of foreigners, which he has turned loose on the Border States, to make war on all thoj Secessionists ?to take freemen as prisoners, and court martial them for treason if they fail to take the oath of allegiance. Early yesterday morning a gentleman came galloping up to our house, warning| us to hide, that the Lincoln soldiers would be on us shortly. He said they had already shot at him. One of my sons was iu the field ploughing, and I ran out to tell him to hide By the time I returned, I heard j the guns firing in every direction, and the women iu the valley screaming. I then ran ..{fund hid myself where I could seethe soldiers. They .-oon came along, some on i j horse and some on foot. My son, who was i j ploughing in the field, was seen by them; | running through the rye field, and imwe | diately two soldiers on horseback started jaltor him. They threw down the fences ! and pursued him. They commanded him to staud and yield himself a prisoner; he paid no attention to them, but ran on. They rheu shot at him, and came ocar striking him. Finally, he gained the woods and ocaped. The horsemen tbeD returned j from the chase to the house. They got an | axe and broke up :ny furniture, stole every j i cent of money we had, split open my closet j j doors, aud scattered my groceries all round, j j A gold watch was hanging in oue of the: j rooms. They stole that. They also stole a rifle, saddle ':nd one horse. They took jau old Ducto'" uur towu a prisoner. They even took his pocket knife from him. An iold geutleuiuu named Browu, a very strong secessionist, aged 80 years, they knocked down, jumped upon him, trampled on his breast and injured him so much that he will die. Such are some of the incidents )f cival war in our midst. I am strongly reminded, by what has taken place here of Cromwell's times. The Round Heads he turned loose on the Royalists, I compare to die Black Republicans and the Secessionsts on the Border States, only the Round Heads went about depredations with whiaing hyp'ocrisy, while the Black Republics use the utmost profanity. The Zou-Zous. Richmond was yesterday thrown into a paroxism of excitement by the arrival of :be New Orleans Zouaves?a battalion of ?ix hundred and thirty, as unique and picturesque looking Frenchmen as ever deighted the oculars of Napoleon the three, rhey are just from Pensacola, which they left abouf eight days ago, having laid over ine day at Montgomery, Ala., and are ? t i _ f pruDaDjy ea route ior iuauussno. The volunteers were originally called for ly its Lieut. ColoDel, on the 17th of March ast, and such was the alacrity with which ;he response was met, that on the 8th of ipril four hundred men started for Pensaiola, where they were subsequently joined )y two mote companies, making the battaloi? complete. They have there been engaged in throwing up fortifications, and are laid to have been the favorite soldiers of jren. Bragg. If anybody wishes to see ;enuine French Zouaves, just as they lookid in the Crimea, scrutinize these brave 'ellows. Tbey are generally small, but viry, muscular, active as cats, and brown is a side of sole leather. Twenty or thirty ire New Orleans Irishmen, one hundred or hereabouts are Swiss, and quite a number ire Germans, but the majority are Arnerijan Frenchmen. Many of them served in he Crimea, and the whole body is ready at ;his moment to storm purgatory, were the )rder given to do so, if that uncomfortable ilace was so full of Abolitionists that their leads stuck out of the windows. Their Iress is the attire and material of the regllar French Zouave?embroidered blue acket, red baggy trowsers, black leather eggios and white gaiters?the costume beng surmounted by the inevitable red cap, vhich rests jauntily upon the back of their ihort cropped heads. Just now, as may be expected after eight lays of travel, they look painfully dirty, jut after they have indulged themselves to heir ordinary ablutions, they will make a show that will wake up several ideas to the ;ffect that the South are able to produce tbe ic plus ultra of geuine fighting stock, in whuse knowledge of the English language jo such word as "fail" has ever made an ntrusion. Their great desire is to meet ;he "pet lambs" of the lute Colonel Ellsworth, in which we trust they will be speedily accommodated. If they do they will walk through the New York rowdies like a whirlwind. Their principal fare, since leaving Pensacola, has been crackers, cheese ind whiskey, and they are in sad want of more substantial aliment. They also want knapsacks and shoes, which will doubtless be supplied to them oefore their departure for camp. Many of :hem strolled through the streets during the lfternoon and attracted general attention, but there was no public parudo. They are quartered in Glazebrook's warehouse, near :he Petersburg depot, a five story building; out they disdained to come down the stairs ike ordinary mortals, and descended in characteristic style from the windows. The modus operandi of this performance was tomething like the followiug: One would hang by his hands to the window sill; a second would slide down his back and freeze ;o his heels, while the third taking one )f his smaller companions by a strong nip it the seat of his breeches, as a sort of ballast, we suppose, would turn four or five somersaults and roll down the novel bridge into the window of the story below. We didu't see these gymnastics, but this is "what they say."?Richmond Dispatch. Gunpowder.?As gunpowder is likely to play an important part, and wield a great influence in the affairs of this continent for awhile, we have hunted up from different sources the following facts in relation to it. Like some other important inventions and discoveries, Europe probably was indebted to the Arabs, for the use of gunpowder in military operations. They used it in some land and naval operations as early as the thirteenth century. In the fourteenth century, the Moors used it before Alicant and Algesiras. Its first discovery dates a few centuries earlier than this. Its chemical composition is accurately detailed in a book published in the 9th century. It was first used with Artillery in Germany about 1365, and soon afterwards came to be known all over Europe The introduction of Gunpowder soon changed completely the modes of warfare. Gunpowdt-risa mixture of Saltpetre, Sul phur and unarcoai. i ne composition varies slightly in the proportions in different countries. The Gunpowder of the United States consists of nitre 75, sulphur 12-5, and charcoal 12-5 parts. The nitre is obtained in this country from saltpetre caves. The sulphur of commerce is mainly obtained from the volcanic districts of Italy, where it is thrown up by an extensive natural process of sublimation. It may be obtained artificially from sulphur earth, or Iron or copper pyrites. It is separated from its connection with the earth or metal by heat in a suitable apparatus for collecting and condensing it. There is a large amount of copper pyrites at the Duck Town mines, and Iron pyrites abounds throughout this country. The charcoal may be obtained from the poplar, sumach, black alder, cnesnut or willow. It is prepared by calceuing the wood in cast-iron cylinders, arranged in a furnace. The explosive force of gunpowder results from the sudden conversion of the solid constituents into a gaseous state.?Jacksonville {Ala.) Republican. Fuom Pensacola.?Twenty-eight hundred troops have been transferred from Pensacola to Virginia. The New Orleans Delta says that this reduction of General Braug's command leaves him ample force to conduct all the operations against Fort Pickens. The troops leaving comprise the Louisiana battalions, the Zouaves, and a Georgia and Alabama regiment.' Seven hundred men of the enemy's forces have been lauded at Santa Rosa, with a large supply of provisions, including live cattle. Their purpose is evidently to establish an entrenched camp on the island. Gen Rragg is strengthening and auguu ut:ug his batteries, and making such ar rangements as, it is stated, will make the result a glorious one. Reinforcements at this season of the year are not of much value, as sickness will prove a decimator of the ranks It is said that great alarm prevails in Fort Pickens, as the general adfl his officers have little confidence in their men.? The dry dock was not sunk in the channel, as, owing to the want of steamers, they could not get it to the channel. This is said to be a matter of small importance, as no vessel can enter the bay with impunity. Col. Brown, the commander of Pickens thought the old dock was a floating battery, and sent two communications to General Bragg on the subject. On the assurance of Gen. Bragg that it was neither a Trojan horse nor a floating battery, Brown's apprehensions subsided, and affairs at Fort Pickens have been more qutet since. ?k ftaitriflt YORKVILLE, S. C. THUESDAY MOEKING, TONE 13, 1861. C@-Mr. John It. Allen, Post Master at Chester, Is our authorized agent; and fully empowered to receive money for this office, and give receipts for the same. ft?-In cases where subscribers do not take the Enquirer rom the post-office, Po st-Masters are requested to nodfy us inmediately. (gjb Subscribers desiring their papers changed must mention the Post Office from, as well us the one to, which they desire the change to be made. FATAL AFFRAY. On Thursday last, near Broad River, in this District, a difficulty occurred between Messrs Peter Moser and James W. Leech. Moser struck Leech on the head with a rock, from the effects of which he died in about four hours. The difficulty originated from some of Leech's negroes havinp "dogged" a cow belonging to Moser. An inquest was held over the body of the deceased, but we have not been able to ascertain the verdict of the jury. Moser was arrested and lodged in jail. FINE WHEAT. As an evidence of the fine crop which is now being harvested, Mr. H. G. Plaxico, of Bullock's Creek, has left several heads of wheat at the Enquirer Office. It is of the variety known as the red Spring Wheat, and the grain is large and plump, and the heads remarkably well-filled, having as much as five grains to the "house." We counted one of the heads with 95 grains, and several of the others numbered but little less. THE FIFTH REGIMENT. We had the pleasure on Thursday last, of a few hours intercourse with our ac quaintances of the 5th Regiment, en route for Virginia, who had volunteered for Confederate service. The regiment numbers nine hundred and sixty men, and the members frGm our own section, were reported to us as beiog in excellent health and spirits, and eager for the fray. Their destination is Manassas Junction, where ail the South Carolina troops will be under the command of General Beauregard. That portion of the regiment which declined to enter the Confederate service, has been disbanded by the Governor. Those belonging to York District, reached home on Saturday last. "THE PORTFOLIO." We have received the first number of tbis new candidate for tho favor of Southern youth, the prospectus of which has np* 1 P 1 pearea in our columns ior several weeira. The pacer is well filled with interesting matter, both original and selected, and in its mechanical appearance, is as neat as a new pin. The design is to supply a home paper, suited to the capacity and wants of the young, and we think the proprietors have sueceedod most admirably in the first number. "The Portfolio" is issued monthly, in Charleston, by Samuel L. Hammond and Frederick W. Miller, and will be furnished to subscribers on the following terms : Oue copy, 81 j ten copies, 89; thirty copies, 822 j fifty copies, 840. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. Charlotte, N. C,'( Friday Evening, June 7, 1861. j Dear Enquirer:?The old maxim, "man proposes, but God disposes," has been well exemplified in our experience, since we struck camp at Orangeburg, on Wednesday evening, for the Old Dominion. We then fully hoped to reach the region of Manassas, at farthest, by Saturday night; but now it is Friday afternoon, and we are here, under your nose, enjoying the generous hospitalities of beautiful Charlotte. A series of accidents, in which "nobody was hurt," has retarded our progress. At one time, we made the rapid speed of 17 miles in 17 hours! We had the first smash-up, a few miles this side of Columbia, near the camp of the 3rd Regiment. The hinder wheels of the engine were thrown off, and other damage done to both engine and cars, occasioning a J _ 1 nArtAnnl liAiiro nn J /iaItntmm no f/\ uuiuy Ui ocvciuj uuuioj uuu uaudiu^ uo iu go back to Columbia. The presence of mind and intrepidity of Lieut. Latham, of Spartanburg, in leaping from the cars, although the embankment was high, and waving a light to the train behind?for the Regiment was conveyed in three trains? doubtless saved many, if not from death, at least from serious injury. Such acts are worthy of record, and the people of Union, York and Spartanburg, should treasure up the name of this gallant gentleman. T1 is accident enabled us to visit the camp of the 3d Regiment, and shake the hands of many of the officers and privates who are old acquaintances. This Regiment is composed of men from Newberry Lau rens and the western pnrt of Spartanburg? commanded by Col. Williams of Mexican war experience?is large and strong ; and, from our knowledge of the "stuff of which it is made," will, we feel confidant, make its mark in a campaign, both for valor and discipline. We felt a keen regret on reaching Chester, when we learned that so maDy friends from Yorkville had come down the day before to bid us God speed; and we missed the sight of their "dear familiar faces" by the unavoidable delay. A few friends, however, met us, among whom we mention Mr. John S. Bratton, for the thrice welcome cold supper which he had for some of us. His appreciated kindness., together with a warm loaf from Mr. Kirkpatriok, at Rock Hill, afforded to a large group of the "Jaspers" the most gratifying supper we have enjoyed since we entered the service. Another slight accident detained us a few minutes, just above Rock Hill. The "rear-guard" of the regiment reached this town awhile after sunset, and were marched to the Fair Grounds; the front trains having reached here at 8 in the morning, and 3 in the afternoon. This cattle straying into the lovely town, and upon the elegant and hospitable people of Charlotte, marred their arrangements for our entertainment. Those who arrived first and partook of the dinner they had provided, report that it was truly magnificent. We can say nothing less than that, ever since our arrival, Charlotte has burdened the regiment with kindness and attention. The fire is here, and its richest glow is upon the cheeks and in the eyes of all. It is a proud satisfaction and joy to feel, wherever you go, that the glorious cause of Southern indepen dence?of the second Revolution hallowed by the recollections of the First, as well as all the precious hopes of the future?meets a support so pervading and enthusiastic, that it knits all together, as a band of brothers and sisters, in the ties of a mighty common sympathy. Such unity in such a cause, makes every hardship and danger sweet. We hope to write to you next from Richmond. Yours quite cheerfully, OUR CORPORAL. MERE-MENTION. ^ The following is a correct list of Gen. Beauregard's staff: Col. Jno. S. Preston, Col. Jno. L. Manning, Col. A. G. Rice, Col. W. P. Miles, Maj. D. R. Jones, Maj. Joseph Heyward. These gentlemen are now at their posts. Dies for the new coin of the Confederate States have been received at Dablonega at the branch mint, and the superintendent has received orders from headquarters not to strike olf any more United States coin, but to reserve the bullion. The crops in Mississippi, according to the Bolivar Times, are excellent. It says that corn enough will be raised to last two years. There will be little cotton raised, nor does any one care about raising much. One of the biggest of the Columbiads at Fort Monroe is bearing directly upon the house of ex-President Tyler. Volunteer companies in the service of the Confederate States may number 114 men?a round 100 privates, and fourteen commissioned and non-commissioned officers. A contagious disease, sup posed to be small pox, has made its appearance in Newberry. The exercises of Newberry College have, in cousequence, been suspended for the remainder of the season. It is said that Mr. Preston tho U. States Minister to Spain, has been using all his iofluenoe at the Spanish Court, in behalf of secession and the interests of the Southern Confederacy. The British and American Steamship Company advertise that their first vessel for New Orlcaos direct?the Malacca?will leave Liverpool on the 7th August, to be followed on the 4th September by the Rangoon, and thereafter every alternate Wednesday by screw steamers. Why should a falsehood he considered good authority? Because it can be relied on. A volunteer was horsewhipped in Philadelphia on Monday, by his wife, because he had enlisted without her consent. June has been noted for centuries as the month of battles; it is likely to maintain its reputation in 1861. The National Intelligencer, which has hitherto supported Mr. Lincoln's course of policy, now takes ground against his invasion of Virginia. It observes "that it canl? t!A 1 --1 i. _ l not see any policy wnicu iuu&b w a reoburtition of the Union by such measures. A man by the name of Runn is raising a regiment in Iowa. Let no soldier pronounce his Colonel's name aloud in time of battle. Two months drilling of new troops is considered, in France, long enough to bring them into great precision of movement. The Committee on printing in the Baltimore City Council, is composed of Messrs. Swindell, Dean and Robb. Mr. Dean ought to resign, and let a Mr. Steele be elected in his place, when the trio would [be complete. A private letter from a distinguished Chief Justice of a Northern State says: "We have two parties here ?the Democrats who are enlisting to fight the battles of the country, and the Republicans, who are robbing them out of their rations and clothing by all sorts of swindling contracts." Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island, is sick of war already, and has returned to his official duties." To drive away musquitoes, camphor is the most powerful agent. A camphor bag hung upin anopen casement will provean effectual barrier to their entrance. Camphorated [spirit applied as perfume to the face aud jhands will act as an effectual preventive; but when bitten by them, aromatic vinegar is the best antidote. The Nashville Banner says that 7,500 Enfield rifles, imported via New Orleans, have been received by the proper authorities of Teunesseo. The New York Tribune asks?"Who planted the canDon on the banks of the Mississippi?" The planters, we suppose 8 The Confederate States have fur- ^ nished Tennessee with 17,000 arms in addition to those in her own arsenal. c The celebrated Armstrong guns are getting 8 out of favor. They were quite useless in the China war, and when hit with shot ; are easily destroyed. Hon. John Bell I spoke on the 5th instant, at Knoxville, * Tenn., to the Louisiana troops, urging war ' to the death against the North, declaring ( that five millions of soldiers cannot con- i quer the South. Great enthusiasm for the 1 Southern cause was manifested. One of the rifle companies from Arkansas, now in Virginia, is commanded by Captain Crockett, a grandson of the famous Davy Crockett. The company carry a banner upon which appears the inscription : "Be sure you're right: then go ahead." The Mayor of Memphis has had sixty-four Irish pikes manufactured for a company to be formed shortly in that city. The Irish pike is a formidable weapon, about ten feet : long, the end like a bayonet, with a hook, enabling the holder to push it against an! adversary with effect, or to hook and cut severely. The Memphis (Tenn.,) Appeal says :? "General Pillow has issued strict orders that in order to carry out the prohibition to 1 export Cotton except from Southern ports,. 1 no Cotton will be permitted to pass Northward out of the State of Tennessee by rail- ( road, nor up the Mississippi, nor down the Tennessee or Cumberland rivers." 1 The Vicksburg Whig says that four steam- \ era passed that point on the 23d ult, loaded ( with Confederate troops, destined for Fort i Smith, Arkansas. They are a portion of i the army for the protection of the Western frontier, under the command of Brigadier ' General Ben McCulloch. The city , of Jeffersonville, Indiana, opposite Louisville, on the Ohio river, has elected a 'Breckinridge secession Mayor," by fifty ' majority over the Republican candidate. This is the "E^vnt" of the State. ? ? ?c*?f r The Privateer CaUioun captured ten free negros in one of the Northern prizes. Attorney-General Benjamin has been telegraphed to ascertain what disposition is to be made of them. Cairo, Illinois, which Lincoln has garrisoned, is a nice place to emigrate from on the score of health. During the month 772 men, afflicted with an assortment of diseases, were admitted in the Hospital. A son of George D. Prentice is commander of a sepos?inn milifjirv nnmnanv in Louisville. J r? / CHESTEE CORRESPONDENCE. Chester, S. C., June 11,1861. Editors of Yorkville Enquirer: Heaven has indeed been propitious. The wheat crop is the best we have had for many years. The forward or winter oats are excellent. The recent rains will ensure a fine yield of the later oats, and corn is promising. This seems to be the state of things existing everywhere in the South.? It is stated that the wheat crop in Tennessee will itself be sufficient to afford bread for that State for the next twelve months. The clouds themselves are fighting against the pitiful, despotic North. If they could errect an impassible wall around the Southern Confederacy we would still live till we died?of old age, if something else rather than the scarcity of food did not remove us hence. Just at the time it was expected that we would be starved out, an abuudance of bread stuff is poured into our lap by a gracious Providence; the cattle are fattening in the woods for the butcher's stall, and hundreds of thousands of pounds of bacon are being offered for sale at living prices. On Tuesday evening last a detachment of Georgia troops passed through our town on their way to the seat of war. Ou Wednesday, Col. Bacon's Regiment, and on Thursday, Col. Jenkins' Regiment, and a Company of North Carolina Volunteer* passed up in fine spirits. The removal of the seat of Government more than a thousand miles directly towards the footsteps of the iovader, must imp;ess .he nations of the earth favorably as it re gards the valor and resources of this infantNation. It shows what implicit confidence we have iD our ability to /ace the mimic. Richmond is situated at the foot of the lower falls on James'river, 117 miles from Washington, 342 from New York, 423 from Charleston, and 106 from Norfolk. The spot was first visited by white men in 1609, when "iVIaster West" penetrated to the falls in search of provisions for the young colony at Jamestown, but found nothing edible but, acorns. He, however, began a ?fVirvl.no tlio aunin T7f>nr u^limLLICUb uiai mc ^/iav/v> i>uu dmujv j v?< j i with ODe hundred and twenty men. Fort| Charles was erected at the falls in 1644 Richmond was founded in 1742, and made the State Capital in 1780, since which it has steadily increased. The population in 1800, was 5,737; in 1810, 9,785; in 1820, 12,067; in 1830,16,067; in 1840, 20,153 ; in 1850, 27,483. The city is situated at the head of tide water, and the vessels drawing ten feet of water can come up to within one mile of the centre of the city, and those drawing fifteen feet to withio three miles. A canal with locks, extends around the falls (opened in 1794) above which boats navigate the river two hundred i and twenty miles. A canal affords navigation also to Lybchburg. The State Capitol is built ou Shockoe hill, and is surrounded by a spacious square of eight acres, enclosed with an iron teuce. In the area there is a fine statue of Washington, the work of a distinguished French artist of the last century. Wo shall be superlatively astounded if ever the tempo rary seat of government of the Confederate States falls into the clutches of Old JJuOc. Market Reports.?Cotton ?None in market. Bacon?Hog round, 14$ ; Hams, 18. Corn, 81 15. Coffee?Rio, 25 ? Flour, per bag, 84 00 (a) 84 25. Mohs es. Cuba, 40; N. 0., 05 (o> 70. Sugar?(Coffee) C. 10 ; Crushed, 20. Salt?per sack, S3 00. DAMON. | Death or Stephen A. Douglas.?A jj telegraphic dispatch announces the death! at Chicago, Uliuois, on the 4th instant, ofh Stephen A. Douglas, at the ago of forty- j eight years. He was a native of Brandon,!' Vermont. I" Telegraphic Items. fi Washington, JuDe 8.?The Federal Sen- h tors and Representatives are arriving in ii nticipation of the meeting of the rump w Congress on the 4th of July. C The best informed men in Washington g tonsider a brush with England inevitable, is soon as her manufacturing interest want S ;otton. n A Western Missouri letter to the New p fork Timet, saya that for one Union flag lying in that portion of the State, there launt in the face of the law, a dozen of the ^ hateful emblems of treason. 5 The Memphis post office has been discon- c Hnnnrl qq nurf nf fodornl mnoVnnprT7 TjftVfll ,.uuvu.?r..v. J. J ? postmasters are directed to forward all mat- 1 ter addressed to Memphis to the Dead Let- 1 ter Office at Washington. J Scouting parties from the Harper's Ferry forces had seized thirteen locomotives at Williamsport, which they switched into the Winchester road. The batteries are being withdrawn from the Maryland side, and retreating. The route towards Winchester is strongly fortified. The secessionists are strong and growing bolder in Frederick. The Unionists there ere quaking with apprehension of an advance from Point of Rocks, only a few miles distant. The feeling of the Marylaoders is indicated by the fact that at all hazards tbey will continue to furnish provisions to the confederate troops at Harper's Ferry and Poht of Rocks. The concentration of artillery at Harper's Ferry either indicates a retreat, or an advance via. Point of Rocks. The Cabinet are discussing the amount of war money to demand on the meeting of Congress. One hundred and fifty millions will probably be the sum demanded. Cairo, June 8.?Col. Prentiss, learning that thn secessionists uad a camp at Elliottt's Mills, Kentucky, sent two compnoies of federal troop-, there. Col. WickiifFe remonstrated against this invasion of the State; hut Prentiss replied: "It is my determination to send troops in any di rev'.ion.1 ind upon any soil the Government may direct." Chambebsburg, June 8.?Publications relative to the proposed movpnieDts from f that point upon Harper's Ferry are forbid ' den from Washington by the Northern 1 King. 1 Memphis, June 9.?The vote on the secession of Tennessee was almost unanimous 1 Mobile, June 9.?General Scott says ' that be will occupy Richmond and Mem- 1 phis by the 16th of July. Henry A. Wise is reported to be very ill. An early attack is expected on Harper's 1 Ferry. The soldiers there are determined to make a Thermophylm of it. Fifteen hundred troopb are arriving daily in Richmond. It is supposed that Presi- 1 dent Davis will soon take command in per- 1 i son. The pickets of the opposing armies in Virginia are approaching each other. The Confederate Commissioners have bought two steamers in England, and they will soon sail under the British flag. Cairo, June 9.?It is feared that an attack will be made on this city from the South. Another Link Broken. The spirit of Abolition is busy in the consummation of its work. The Presbyterian Church, (Old School,) which basso long resisted the invader, has at last gone down in the general wreck. The General Assembly, lately in session at Philadelphia, have adopted by a very decisive vote, the resolution of Rev. Dr. Spring, of X. Y., sustaining the Government and declaring their adherence to the Union and the Constltu- i tion. The Southern members fonght them hard for several dajs, and the result will surely bo a permanent separation, into an I ' Old School" South, as well as "Old i School" North, though it had not transpired at last accounts. i Tho following are the resolutions of Dr. Spring, which passed by a vote of 154 yeas, to 66 nays : licsohqd, That in view of the present agitated and unhappy condition of this i country, the 4th day of July next be hereby set apart as a day throughout our bounds and that od this day ministers and people are called on humbly to confess and bewail their national sin-, <. ] to offer our thanks i V> the Father of light for His abundant and i uideserved goodness towards us us a natiou, to seek Ilia g.o.larico and blessing upon our i ruhrs and their counsels, as well as the assembled Congress of the United States, and to impioie Him, in the name of J^susj Christ, the great High Priest of the Chris-t tian profession, to turn away Hisang ^r from us, and speedily restore to us the blessings of a safe and honorable peace. Resolved, That in the judg'n?tit of this Assembly, it is the duty of n ministers and churches under its care tu do all ii their power to promote and perpetuate ti c integrity of the Uoited Stares, aud to 1 strengthen, uphold and encourage the Fed 1 eral Government in the just .xercise of uli 1 its functions, under our noble Constitution. ! Letter from Oeiio ?The following is an extract of a letter written by a gentleman of Tiffin, Ohio, to his cousin, a lady residing in Lewisburg, Greenbrier county, | Virginia. Its perusal has afforded Ua very great pleasure, and would spem to justify , the hope that there are yet remaining in the Northern States more good meu than were t found by the Lord in Sodom at the depar- , ture of Lot from that ill-fated city : "I am pained, my dear cousin, to think ( you should form such a poor opinion of me, * ? T 1 lit, i i. AL. as to tninu ttiat i snouia De recreant; 10 me principles of right and justice, which I have always fought for, aud to which I have steadfastly adhered, in defiance of infuriated mobs, thirsting for my heart's blood ? For two weeks my life was in my hand, bat, thank God! 1 had manhood enough to proudly maintain my position, and boldly proclaim my sympathies. Not one of the miserable scoundrels dared rais.e a fioger to \ my injury, but, like a set of cowardly curs, { that they were, stood at a distance and growled at me. They dared not even face I me, but sent their pimps tome with threats. 1 The excitement has since died out, and for t the past week, it has been comparatively t quiet. The true men?the men who are i opposed to this damnable war?can now be t heard. You arc in error, when you think ] ve all belong to the Abo!ifi"u horde. The 1 majority of those who pretended to Le in 1 tav.-r of giving the South her constitutional i rights, have deserted us; but we do not i give up. Enough are left to form a nnole- < us for a great party, which will sweep this 1 country like a whirlwind. ] "Candidly, I do not think the Admini.vii iiatiou will prosecute this war. In my it jpiniuo, thev are but playing a part from! orce of circumstances. Popular sentiment ? urging it on. In my heart, I believe the adependence of the Confederate States rill be acknowledged within six months, lertain it is, that there can be nothing ained by war. "A resolution has passed in our State Senate to the effect, that Ohio will furnish o troops for a war of insurrection and opression upon the South." , ~i The Great Earthquake in South America.?Each additional arrival from south America swells the dreadful account if thi> nnmhp.rs destroved bv the recent ^ - - v - ? B lartbquake in the Argentine repnblio. At ' S irat we were told seven or eight thousand, ^ hen not less than eleven, and now by an 1 irrival at Boston from Montevideo, with 1 lates to the 17th nit., we learn that the lumber destroyed at Mendoza, and several unall towns in the neighborhood of that jity, cannot be less than 20,000. The Centinela Puntano, of March 30, says: The reason is obscured, the soal saddened, \o hear these phrases. Mendoza is to day 1 mountain of ruins, under which lay sepulihered 20,000 of her inhabitants. Human intelligence cannot describe the sad picture :hat Mendoza and her adjacent villages present. Senor Don B. Orellano, the last vho has arrived from there, and who mer- , ta entire confidence, says that Mendoza, :omprehending the capital, San Jose, San Vicente, Infernillo, Panquiqua, Plumeril* a and all other inferior districts, is to day 1 mountain of rubbish and corpses?of the atter not less than 18,000 to 20,000." In ;be space which was destroyed there could lot have been less than 30,000 of both sex's. Calculating that in four leagues of tne gg irea there have perished four to each ^ iquare, gives 20,730 perished. Of many aniilies of twenty aad thirty, not n single nernber has been saved. The details of ?..maiiAno Iflftnro fmm fhp nnKunnv iuc uuiucivuo iwivio iiuu4 ?mv r r-> r ? iods who escaped are terrible; their sufferngs for the first days were cruel; the nar- . ?' ative of so much suffering rends the heart. ? The Bank Congresa. The follow;ng are the resolutions ndoptid by the Bank Congress which met at \tlanta on the fourth inst. After adopting x hese, the Congress adjourned to meet at Richmond, on July 24th ; "The Committee beg leave respectfully :o report, that they have carefully coosiderid the several matters 'eferred to them by . .he Convention, and recommend the adop :ion of the following resolutions, which em- , body all the measures they would advise the Convention to adopt at present: "Resolved, That thi9 Convention do recommend to all the Banks in the Southern Confederacy to receive in payment of all dues to them the Treasury notes of the same on deposit, and pay them out again to cos- ma tomers. "That until the said Treasury notes can be prepared and issued, it be recommended , that all the Banks do agree to advance to j the Government, in current notes, such ' sums severally as may be agreed upon between them and the Secretary of the Treasury?the said advance to be made on the i deposit with the Banks of Treasury notes of large denomination, on 8 percent, stock or bonds. "That all the Banks in the Southern ' Confederacy are earnestly nrged to take im mediate action on the foregoing resolutions, as a measure of the greatest importance to the government and the people, and communicate the same, without delay, to the Secretary of the Treasury, at Richmond. "That it be recommended to all the Railroad Companies in the Southern Confederacy, to receive the Treasury notes in pay- j men*, of fares and freights. i "That the Legislatures of the several J States do make it lawful for the tax collec- M tors, and other officers, to receive the Trea- ^ rury notes in payment of all taxes and all other public dues. "That the States, cities and corporations having coupons payable in the city of N. York, or elsewhere, in the enemy's coun- ' try, be requested, during the continuance of the war, to appoint some plaoe of pay- I inent in the Confederate States, and to give I '.heir creditors notice of the same. "That the Committee reoommend that when this Convention adjourns, it adjourn to meet agaiD on the 24th day of July next, it Rich'^nd, Va., and invite ali Banks I within the Confederacy who have net been represented here to send Delegates to their uext meeting. rThe Government in a Quandary. The Washington correspondent of the . \Tew York Times says : The Gove. ;rnent is becoming eu v rras- J with the i^uestioQ of how tho prisoners ' 1 . aptured in this conflict now going on shall 1 i.e disposed of. Our scouts are daily pick- ? \ ing up men proved to have disunion sendroents, and already the number taken ex- ^ ;jppd.s one hundred. The rebels are cap- 1 turaig Union oieu, assuming that the Gov- ^ .ruraent will exchange prisoner*, aDd, that j by having a sufficient number, they will be ible to secure release to the 36 rebels captured at Alexandria. Here is the embarrassment. If the Government treat these men as rebels, taken in arms against the Government, they should be hung. This would not be deemed good policy, even did not humanity revolt against mch a sacrifice of human l'fe. On the jther side, if the system of exchanges be idopted, there is in the act a recognition of .he rebels as belligerents; according to all aws of nations. The Cabinet has discussed ;his point several times without coming to iny result, but it is probable that in the ?nd the minor rebels will be discharged on * , parole, and the leaders only hung. This same correspondent urges the coniscation of Gen. Lee's, estate, worth 8250,)00, which act he thinks would restore Sj Eastern Virginia to its allegiance. 1 ?-?-? 1 Our Eegiments. ?f ' "L. W. S.," of the Charleston Mercury **' writing from Camp Gregg, under date of * 1th instant, says: "Here, face to face with the enemy, tbl irst and second regiments stand together ike brothers and are pleased to exhibit hat, if South Carolina had the politicalj emerity to precipitate the contest, she is eudy to take her first and utmost share of he physical evils that may result from it. [t were but just to say, however, that this ' looor of an advanced position i9 also shared iy the gallant Col Moore, with *Lis first v I egimentof Virginia volunteers, from Rich- j nond. He is the friend and countryman jj if our friend John Mitchel, and those who I inow him and his men, will own that in * lis vindication of the South'he is more than i counterpoise to the recreant MeagUer a- | ?ainst her. . 1 "The weather is at last warm?quite