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wTll!am ?vRrIIsT. 'proprietors. ^ ^ikjjtiiiitiit /siiulj flttospptr: /or t|f promotion of tjir Jfylttital, iotial, ^gricultaal anil Commtttial fittmsfs of % <iout|. ^ " | $2"pee yeab, in advance. VOLUME 7. YORKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 11, 1861. NUMBER 28. Capture of Prize Vessels. Lieut. George W. Alexander, of the 1st Regiment of Maryland Zouaves, reached Riohmond on yesterday morning, with forty odd Lincolnite prisoners-of-war, captured on the Potomac early Saturday morning. It appears that the Zouave Regiment has been for some time past in process of formation byjCol. R. Thomas, of Richard, Lieut. Alexander, (Adjutant,) Lieut. F. Gibson, and others, in Baltimore. A short time since, Col. Thomas went from Baltimore to Philadelphia in diguise and procured a supply of arms. Himself and comrades then conceived the project of capturing the St. Nicholas, a large steamerer in the employ of the "General Government," running between Baltimore and Washington. The boat started at four o'clock on Friday evening, from hewwharfin f Baltimore. Previous thereto, Col. Thomas went aboad with twelve men?the latter as Dassenerere. and their commander dressed as r - o / a French lady. The vessel got under way and stopped at Point Lookout, where, according to the plan previously agreed on, Lieut. Alexander, with another detachment of men, came on board and secured passage for Washington. By accident (!) Lieut. Alexander went into the cabin of the steamer and recognized the French lady (!) as an old acquaintance from Paris. Both Thomas and Alexander speaking the language fluently, they found no difficulty in maturing their plan of operations. During the conversation that ensued between tbe French lady and her acquaintance, instructions were given as to how the party should proceed. The arms, which had previously been carefully loaded and concealed, were made ready for instant possession. At one o'clock, on Saturday morning, the time for striking the blow having arrived, Colonel Thomas threw off his disguise, appeared in his uniform, and ordering his men to do their duty, the steamer in five minutes was a prize to the forces of the Confederate States. The Captain and crew surrendered without striking a blow, and were confined without trouble. They appeared overwhelmed with surprise. Captain Geo. N. Hollins, late United States Navy, who had gone aboard at Point Lookout, then assumed command of the steamer and ran her into Cone lliver, expecting to meet the Tennessee Regiment and jointly commence further operations against the enemy. The Tennesseans, hniro^pr rJi.l nnf nrrivo nn t.h? trrnnnd fill late Saturday morning. It was then too late for any demonstration up the river as originally intended, and the steamer was headed down the stream. On her passage she captured two schooners and one brig. Each had a crew of about ten men, who were taken prisoners. One of the vessels was loaded with 3,500 bags of coffee, another with anthracite coal, and another with ice. The steamer St. Nicholas is a first class boat, 275 feet long, side wheel. All of the prizes were safely towed to the mouth of the Rappanhannock, and thence to Fredericksburg. Their value is roughly estimated at three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. The captains of the respective vessels, ^ with their crews, including several negroes, are now lodged in the prison depot on Main street, in this city.?Richmond Dispatch. A correspondent of the Dispatch sends the following particulars of this brilliant affair: Friday morning, our town was thrown into great excitement by a rumor beingspread that a secret expedition was forming, whose object was unknown. Men were seen gathering in small groups at the corners of the streets, conversing on this all-absorbing topic. Some three or four days previously, a gentleman of the name of Thomas was seen about the streets with his head shaved very close and dressed in Zouave style.? He attracted upon himself universal observation, and was even suspected by some of being a spy. He was evidently affecting a character very adverse to his true one.? He, it has since been ascertained, is a native of Maryland. He had learned that the St. Nicholas was soon to start from that Port to Washington, and had come on to concert with Capt. Hollins a most perilous ^ and important expedition. The object of the expedition was no less than the capture of the Pawnee. It was to ha?e been accomplished as follows, and noihing but a stroke of Providence could have made them fail of their object: Capt. Hollins and Mr. Thomas were to go to Baltimore, take passage with twentyfive or thirty chosen men on board the St. Nicholas, and as soon as she had entered the Potomac and arrived at the mouth of Cone River, to overpower the crew and embark five hundred Tennesseans, who were to meet ihern at this point. They were then to sail up the Potomac, with the United States flag waiving at their mast-head, and then perform the grand act in the drama. The latter was disconcerted by an unlookedfor accident. According to the preconcerted plan, the Tennesseans left this place Friday morning carrying with them teu surgeons. Rollins and Thomas went to Baltimore, and ^ embarked on board the St. Nicholas, with twenty-five or thirty of the most adventurB esome tars they could find Thomas was H dressed in female habiliments, and was asm siduously attended to by her attentive beau, X Capt. Rollins But, alas for human hopes! While everything prospered and all were expecting a happy i.-^ue of the affair, it was reported that it could not then be carried into effect. Capt. Rollins determined, however, not to lose all his labor. So when they were at the mouth of the Potomac, at a preconcerted signal, his men rose up, took possession of the steamer, and steering straight for the mouth of Cone River, they soon reached the place prearranged as the point where the Tennesseans were to join them. Rollins informed them of the failure of their original design. Re then returned to the bay and secured it, capturing the following prizes, in addition ^ to the St. Nicholas: A vessel laden with 3,f>00 bags of coffee, another laden with ice, and a third with coal. They have all !been brought within the protection of our i batteries. The St. Nicholas, with one of the vessels, is in sight of our wharf. Great Britain and the United States. [ If the reports and rumors whioh reach j us from across the Atlantic be correct, and i several of the most powerful European countries oontinue to talk in the way they have been doing lately about the Northern Government, we may reasonably expect that by the time next autumn has set in Mr. Lincoln will have about as many wars on his hands as one man can reasonably j attend to. Great Britain is certainly assuming a I most belligerent position towards the United States, and it is very evident that the British Government would rather prefer mri * fk rtm fknn n n /I nr/Mll/1 auui/uci nai rritu tuciu tuau uuij auu nuutu not stand long upon ceremony should the least pretext be afforded for commencing one. England has ever felt a most bitter hatred to "Brother Jonathan," looking upon him as a sneaking, boasting fellow, who deserves a severe punishment for his sins. Her national pride has always felt hurt at the loss of this country and the many defeats which the royal army has sustained upon American soil, and while policy and the dictates of prudence have long kept England from waging a war against the old United States, which would have included formerly the cotton growing States, now that they have separated from the old hulk, England is ready to take her revenge and let out the bitter feeling which she has long held in abeyance. Thus she stands ready to accept the first challenge which the North may throw down, or even to take the first steps in the matter, if it must be. As a necessary preparation for such a step, the English Navy in the American waters has been largely increased, while at home her dock yards are busy with the completing and fitting out of additional vessels, of the most approved patterns. Troops are being sent already in large numbers to Canada, and her ministry and the press are toj tally indifferent of the effect their remarks and articles may have upon the people of the North, even though they breathe nothing but contempt and censure. Another reason why England should inI augurate a war with the North is to give her a sufficient pretext for driving on Lincoln's blockading vessels from our Southern ports, in order that her merchant vessels may have free access to our cotton, which it is a matter uf absolute necessity for England to have, if she wants to keep her population at home from starving. When the present stock on hand is worked up, which will be about the 1st of November next, it would take every available man in the entire North, and more too, to keep England from supplying herself again, direct from our ports. Thus with national pride, seeking a revenge, and a clamoring population seeking bread, England cannot help entering into a war with Linooln, and such a war too as will keep the old Ape jumping around pretty spry. An attack by sea upon his entire navy scattered all along our Southern coast, at such distances as to be unable to help each other, will speedily wipe out all his big ships, while an army from Canada, of troops thoroughly drilled and equipped, could speedily penetrate to the interior of the United States, and capture the most important Northern cities, almost without opposition. Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, New York and others would soon fall into their hands, to protect which either new levies would 1 1_ _ J _ -P J!_ . J J ; uave io do maae or uncuscipunea, unarmea | and unfed recruits, or the army now en-; gaging the Southern forces in Virginia! | would have to be withdrawn for the protec- i 'tionofnine Northern regions, leaving us | to appropriate as much of the country as i would be desirable for our institutions, and ; leave the rest for the victor, who ever it | I might be. j England has both the power and the will i j to assist us by such a warfare against the | ; United States, and we confidently expect j to hear, by each arrival, additional evi dence of the coming struggle. All we have j to do in the matter is to gather our crop ;and prepare it for shipment, and the vessels will be sent here for it, bringing at the ;same time whatever we may need of manu- i factured goods.? Charleston News. History of Smoking. The first mode of using tobacco in Engj land was smoking, and Sir Walter llaleigh, | as is well known, was the first man that i introduced the fashion. Raleigh had his 1 arms emblazoned at his dwelling at Isling1 ton, afterwards an inn, knowu as the Pied ; j Bull, with a tobacco plant upon the top.? j It was the first house in England in which | tobacco was smoked. The celebrated to-! bacco box of Sir Walter, used in entertain-1 ing his guests, was of a cylindrical form, i |about seven inches ia diameter and twelve; ; ? | inches high; the outside was of gilded! | leather, and within was a receiver of glass' or metal, which would hold about a pountT | of tobacco ; a kind of collar connected the receiver with the case, and on every side! !the box was pierced with holes for the! | pipes. The honor of being the first female smo-i ; ker in England, is due to Queen Elizabeth, j i who copied the habit from Raleigh, and j I was in her time imitated by ladies of her; j court. There was another claimant for, i * x? r if n_ n . i ttiis nonor in tne person 01 one .uoiiy uut- j ! purse, a low woman famous for her follies, and her crimes, but upon examination it j ; was found that the distinction belonged to' ] the Virgin Queen. Molly never laid aside j j her pipe till her death in 1662. She was i 'an original genius, as was shown by a dii rection in her will that her nephews, to I whom she left the bulk of her property, "should not lay it out foolishly, but get ; drunk with it while it lasted." I Raleigh loved his pipe till the day of bis | j death. He smoked on the morning of his! j execution, which, says a contemporary wri-j jter, "some formal persons were scandalized j i at; but I think," he adds, " 'twas well and i properly done to settle his spirits." On j being asked if it pleased him, "aye," said1 | Raleigh, " 'tis indeed good if a man might! tarry by it." Smokiug soon spread through all ranks j and became universal. The spectators at jthe theatres, in Shakspeare's time, were permitted to sit on tho stage daring the performance and puff away vigorously at their pipes and tobacco. Smoking was also i permitted in all other parts of the house. The practice reached its climax about 1610. A common mode of smoking was to swallow the smoke partially, and afterwards blow it out through the nostrils. This was called tobacco drinking. In 1614 there was said to be upwards of seven thousand tobacco selling houses in London. The Virginia tobacco was usually imported in the leaf, tied up in small loose bundles; the Spanish tobacco mostly in balls about the size of a man's head, coarsely spun into a kind of thick twine. The medical profession of that period ascribed to tobacco extraordinary medicinal effects. The "humors" of the body could only be "purged" by tobacco. It was durine this universal prevalence of the practice that the royal pendant, James I., wrote his ' Counterblast to Tobacco," which, however, dees not seem to have produced much effect. In the fron tispiece was engraved "the tobacco smoker's coat of arras, consisting of a blackamoor's head, cross pipes, cross legs, bones, death heads, &c., curiously and scientifically disposed, as a warning to tobacconists." The author denounee9 smoking as a barbarous and beastly imitation of the godless and slavish Indian; contests the idea of its benefits as a medicine; but, on the contrary, contends that it is a poison, and maintains that it will render Britons effeminate, so that the land will produce no more great warriors. He predicts that British soldiers upon a march, will lag in the rear, enjoying their pipes, and then be cut off by the enemy. It is clear that the King had not foreseen Waterloo, nor imagined the existence of French Zouaves, to whom the pipe is almost as indispensable aB the bayonet. His Majesty also dilates upon the extravagance of this precaution, "some of the gentry bestowing ?300, some ?400 a year upon this precious stink." He avers that smoking "makes a kitchen oftentimes in the inward parts of a man, soiling and infecting them with an unctuous and -tJily kind of soot as hath been found in some great tobacco-takers that after their deaths were opeued," aud winds up by pronouncing it "a custom loathsome to the eye? hateful to the nose?harmful to the brain ?dangerous to the lungs?and in the black, stinking fumes thereof, nearest resembling the horrid Stygian fumes of the pit that is bottomless." Nucleus of a Northern Peace Movement. Pursuant to an informal call, a number of Democratic editors ot the State of New j York met at the Astor House, in New York f city on Thursday, to consult in regard to ' the present condition of public affairs.? The Convention, it is stated, was a spontaneons gathering, produced more "by the extraordinary condition of public affairs than by any attempt or desire to create any organization. The unanimity of feeling exhibited the due appreciation of the impor- j tance of public action, and good citizens, 1 irrespective of party, were invited to co-op-j erate for the re-establishment of peace.?j After an organization and some preliminary |? business, a committee on resolutions repor-1, ted the following, which were unanimously j adopted, with a single exception?the edi- , tor of the Hudson Gazette voting "No." l Resolved, That we earnestly desire the , perpetuation of the Union of these States; ( but, in the language of the lamented Ste- , phen A. Douglas, we believe that "war is ( disunion," and that, if the Union be con- ] tioued, it must be upon the principle on! which it was formed, wz : the volutary con- j sent of its members ; that any other mode | is subversive of the principles of self-gov- j crnment; and hence, in order to restore! this Union, the first requisite is peace?to' the end that all questions may be settled, not despotically, by the sword, but voluntarily, by free consent of the American' people. Resolved, That the present alarming and j deplorable condition of our country has! arisen mainly from the exercise of uncon-! stitutional powers by the present Chief j Magistrate, who has not hesitated to inau- j gurate a war, to enlist a large standing! army, to increase the navy, to seize private papers, to deny citizens the right to bear arms, and to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, all of which acts are in direct violation of article 1, sections 8 and 9, of the Constitution of the United States, and of the amendments thereto, article 2 and article 4. Resolved, That the enormous expenses of the present war will seriously burden our people; that a standing army is dangerous! to the safety of the citizen; that its expense is drawn from the toil of the agricultural and working classes, that the Morrill tariff js simply a part of the machinery of monarchy to enrich the few at the expense of the many; and that we enter our firm and earnest protest against all of these measures as opposed to the principles of true democracy, and destructive to the liberties and material interests of the people of the Northern States. Resolved, That the Republican party has, proved that all the pretentions of devotion ij to''freedom, free sDeech and free discus-!. , * II sion," were simply cloaks to conceal their! real enmity to liberty and the constitution-1 al guarantees of citizens, and that the attempt to muzzle the Democratic press by i mobs and terrorism, to prevent citizens j from expressing their honest opinions, calls for and deserves the sternest condemnation ( of every true friend of law, order, liberty { and the inalienable rights of man. i Resolved, That in view of the many man- ( ifest violations of the fundamental princi- 1 pies of the Constitution, it becomes the i duty of the Democratic press, and of all f friends and advocates of free institutions, ' to unite in resisting these alarming strides a toward a despotic, consolidated system of f government, and that it be especially sug- ? gested to all friends of peace and constitu- 1 tional liberty, irrespective of party, to a- c gree upon a joint and mutual basis for ac- t tion at the present crisis. a After the passage of the resolutions, the t editors adjourned to meet on the call of the { Chairman of the Association of the Demo- 1 cratic editors of the State, some time du- e ring the summer. t Bad Times at the North. The New York Daily Neics, of June 27, lays : Bad times are reported as existing in the interior districts of the North and East.? The farmers cannot raise money. The jountry banks refuse to discount, having ilready done so in most cases to the full imount of their capital; and in nine out of jvery ten instances none of their paper has been paid, but has been renewed. The Farmers have yet on their hands very large quantities, in the aggregate, of rye, corn md cats. These stores had been held for higher prices, until now, when no cash narket exists. Considerable of the old, md nearly all the new, wool clip is also in iarmeris hands. Consequently, with all the elements of prosperity in their possession, they cannot realize money valne, on acoount of the prelent depressed state of business, caased by ;be war. The farmers, then, in this way, ire paying a direct tax. Those who were oudest, a few weeks ago, in their clamor br war, now hold their tongues. They will soon cry peaoe; they have now no obection to others doing so. The reaction )f feeling is slowly but certainly developing tself; and after a short period has elapsed, wen those who clamor for war will have rroken their brass cymbals and be found jiping tho gentle notes of peace. A letter dated Philadelphia, June 27, )ublished in the Baltimore Sun, gives the 'ollowing narration of suffering among the vorking classes: A large meeting of unemployed worfenen was held yesterday, for the purpose of jetting up a petition to the Common Coun:ils asking for employment on snch public vorks as can be prosecuted at this time.? 3ne of the speakers said that they called 'or no charity. They desired to toil and 0 sweat as they have hitherto done. He ;ontinued : "We call upon these gentlenen to protect us in our property; it is a 1 duty incumbent upon them. Our piop;rty lies in our ten fingers, each one marked vith blisters, which are now wearing off 'or want of that labor. We are getting veak and faint. We arc in want of assisance?suoh assistance as will remunerate )ur country in future ages. There are men imong us who have not tasted flesh for two months. Only give us work, that is what Tie want?work, work !" The petition was aumerously signed and the meeting adjourned. New York Hotels.?The leading ho aIh t n \T a rrr Va?1f awa /Ininnr n olim knoinocc ,cin iu iictt JL ui Dk itiu uuiu^ a oiiixi uuniucM. A. correspondent of the Buffalo Commvr:ial Advertissr, who is apparently well posted, says that the immense first class houses are sinking at least 8500 weekly.? rbe St. Nicholas, only a lew days ago, got i redaction of 825,000 on the rent, and >ther houses are begging for reductions, vhich they must get, or lose considerable noney. Interesting Extract. We are permitted to publish the followng extract of a letter from a clergyman in Virginia, to a friend in Columbia : Petersburg, Va., June 27, 1861. "I have recently made a visit to the camp it Yorktown, and spent nearly a week a-; nong the soldiers. They kept me busy I ireaching to them. I had a very pleasant j visit indeed. One night whilst I was there,! in attack on our camp was apprehended, j md two regiments were ordered to sleep on | ;heir arms. I found in my tent a revolving rifle, the owner of which was absent at the ;imc. So feeling that I was well protected, [ went to bed, not knowing but that the 'one/ roll would summon us to battle. But j [ slept soundly ; no alarm being given that | aight. I reached the camp a few days after the i ight at Bethel, and was thrilled by the! lescription the men gave me of their ex- j posure to danger, and most wonderful es-; jape. Some told me how their cheeks were! repeatedly fanned by the air of the ichiz- j zing bullets so near them?and yet they j wero untouched! Caps would be perfoia-; ;ed, and the heads beneath them safe ! There is no telling how many men the ! jnemy lost?500 we are now confident of, j ind it is not at all unlikely that their loss j reached one thousand. Whilst I was there, \ party of our men visited the battle field, ind on their return reported that the body of mother officer had boen found away off in ;he woods, by himself, where he had gone ;o die?a Capt. Bartlett, as they discovered ay the name on his clothing. Other bodies aave since been found. They are scattered n every direction through tho woods. Our uen found in the pocket of an officer, who ivas killed, a diary, which it seems he had aeen keeping of the occurrences of each iay. His last entry was on the morning of ,he battle, and is as follows: "Monday, June 10, 1861.?To day we neet the Southerners in battle. We are ;old that they will fly before us like chaff; aefore the wind. Will they? No such wordj 's to be found in their vocabulary." So it proved, for the God of power inipired our men with unshrinking courage, vhilst the Northerners fled before them like :haff before the wind. The above incident has not so far as 1 mow, been published in any of the pa-1 iers." General Beauregard. We copy the following from the Virgina correspondence of the New Orleans Delta: "About six o'clock, on the evening of >ur arrival, we called upon Gen. Beauregard at his quarters, which are in a small 'rame house near the northeast angle of the :amp. Tho General received us with that cind of quiet, easy cordiality, which finds ts way to tne Heart more readily than prouse and pointed demonstrations can.? [here is nothing pronounced in his appear- i mce or manner. He is not a man, though ; ull of power, to waste energy like a steam mgine with leaks in its flues and boiler.? ile was standing in the yard, with an unlonscious grace and dignity, as we approachid. There were no "tigers," no "toadies" iround him. His dress was as simple as a i luiform could be?a blue frock coat, blue >ants, a fatigue cap. He held his spurs in lis hand, thus unconsciously displaying an imblem of a man of action?a General of : he field and not of the closet. As you know, he is somewhat below the middle i height; hot his appearance betokens health b and vigor, and you cannot feel that you are t in the presence of a small man in any re- f spect, when in his. His face was composed, his eye serene. He had never studied the a military stare affected by some officers of e small calibre. He conversed freely, and without the faintest tone of professional a dogmatism, fn a word, he impresses one r as an accomplished gentleman and accom- 1 plished commander. ( "One of our party manifesting indirect- c Iy some curiosity to know when the great t fight would come off, General Beauregard t caught the hint at once, and remarked, s smiling, that the inquirer had better tele- b graph Gen. Scott for the information.? ^ For two things, said Gen. Beauregard, the enemy have a sovereign dread?masked bat teries and the lariat. This was a suggest- 6 ive hint, I thought. There are numerous Texans here now soliciting the President to acoept their services as rangers, their weapons to be the double-barreled shot gnn, the revolver, the bowie-knife, and the lariat; and when organized, I have no doubt they will commence work on Gen. Beauregard's line. As for masked batteries, you may be sure that he will have plenty in store for the enemy when the time comes." The following notice (says the Richmond Dispatch) from the Secretary of War to newspaper correspondents, is timely and appropriate. War is a new thing to us all? especially such a war as that now in pro- 9 gress. it is natural enough that in its in- 1 cipienoy there should be such acta of indis- a cretion in the press, and such mistakes in * crediting false rumors, as inexperience in such a war would occasion. We have, I however, had some experience, and the mis- 1 takes and indiscretions of the past should c be a warning for the future. There is a e decided change for the better already perceivable, and we are sure the dignified and 1 gentlemanly appeal of the honorable Sec- ( retary of War will have the effect of indu- 1 cing the press to be still more guarded in 1 what it has to say about preparations and 1 events: * , Confederate States of America, ' War Department, Richmond, July 1, 1861. To Newspaper Correspondents. Gentlemen : While I have not with- ' held permission from any of the representatives of the press to visit the camps in Vir- l ginia, and while I am as much the UDCom- < promising advocate of an unshackled press f as I am of the freedom of speech, and of ' the Independence of the Confederate States, ( yet I have thought it proper, under exist- 1 ing circumstances, to make an appeal to you ' to forbear from tbe transmission and publication of such intelligence as might be det- 1 rimental to the great cause in which we all 1 feel so deep an interest. 1 You are aware of the great amount of '' valuable information obtained by us through the medium of the enterprising journals of ' the North, and we may derive profit from ! their example by a discriminating and ju- 1 diciouB reserve ir. communications for the ^ Southern journals. 1 It must be obvious that statements of 1 strength, or of weakness, at any of the ' points in the vicinity of the enemy, when 1 reproduced in the North, as they would be in spite of all the vigilance in our power, 1 would warn them of danger to themselves, ' or invite an attack upon us; and, in like manner, any statements of the magnitude ' of batteries, of the quantity and quality of ( arms or of ammunition, of movements in. progress or in supposed contemplation, of!1 the condition of troops, of the commissia-! rat, &c., might be fraught with essential; injury to the service. To gentlemen of intelligence and of unquestionable loyalty to the cause of the Con- ' federate States, I do not deem it necessary 1 to be more explicit; nor can I doubt for a moment that you will appreciate my motives in making this frank appeal to your patriot- ! ism and discretion. L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War. !' Board of Managers of the Bible Soci-1' ety of Charleston. 1 At a meeting of the Board of Managers 1 of the Bible Society of Charleston, held on 1 the afternoon of the 17th June, 1861, a re- ( port and the following resolutions were pre- ' sented by Mr. Daniel Raveoel, Chairman 1 of the Committee appointed at a previous ! meeting to consider the questions involved, ! and were unanimously adopted : * Resolved, That this Board considers all ' resolutions and acts making the Bible So- 1 ciety of Charleston auxiliary to the Ameri- ] can Bible Society, annulled by the change j in the civil relations of the States in which 1 the said societies are located. Resolved. That this Board are ready to f confer with other bodies in this State, and 1 in the Confederate States, for organizing a ' general Southern Bible Society, in order to ' secure the important ends usually effected 5 through general institutions of this class. ? Resolved, That the above or some other ? plan for united or common action, respec- ' ting an adequate and regular Bible supply, 1 be commended to the attentiou of all our ^ societies as a proper subject for considera- e tion by the Convention at Orangeburg, to 1 meet ou tho 24th day of September next.' Resolved, That we recommend to the J consideration of our Bible Societies the expediency of appointing the Rov. Mr. Bolles agent under the authority of the Conven- ? tion, for such time, upon such terms, and 1 under such appointment of the expense, c as may be agreed upon in said Convention. Resolved, That until the Convention s meet, Mr. Bolles be advised to proceed v with his customary visits to societies and e districts, to solicit collections, and to dis- ? tribute Bibles and Testaments, as he may a have opportunity; endeavoring especially to J supply the South Carolina Volunteers in y and out of the State?he accounting to the o Honvention at Oran?ebur? for the funds he 1( O o may collect aod the application of them.? c In this advice our Board feels assured that a Mr. Bolles will bo allowed by the Conven- a tion just compensation for his services, and b that he will find in this temporary agency a the approval and friendly welcome of the j t friends of the cause wherever he may go. ^ Resolved, That as this Board has already 1 appointed a Committee to inquire into the t practicability of obtaining supplies of Bibles|t ind Testaments, we hope that through the ? (lessing of Providence we may be enabled fc] o be a medium either of supply or of in- ]< ormation to other societies. o After the report and resolutions were I adopted, the following resolution was offer- s' id and also unanimously adopted, viz: v Resolved, That we respectfully request v .11 editors of the State to insert in their tl espective papers these proceedings of the ti loard of Managers of the Bible Society of I Charleston ; and that we invite the friends r .f the Bible and the officers of the sooie- ti ies throughout the State, to take such ac- o ion on the subject here presented as may e< eem advisable, at as early a day as practi- U ?le. j\ PVm Pamrtfli" onH Planter.. A n Ar>nfial. ^ The proprietor of the Farmer and Plan- J| er requests his exchanges in the South to Q rablish the subjoined patriotic appeal in tehalf of his journal: ^ In Appeal to the Women of S. Carolina. ^ "Dear Sisters: In February last, I a >roposed a plan to our friend Wm. Summer, j Ssq., to assist in increasing the subscription a o the "Farmer and Planterin order _ 7 P hat it might not die, as its predecessors lad. a "This plan Mr. Summer has been pleased o approve of, and notice in a most flatterng manner. I sincerely trust that I have r lot been over-bold in pledging your aid in tehalf of this object. \\ "At that time, I bad but the strong de- c ire to aid the paper, and to induce you to ender your homes attractive to the eye, ^ ind to urge you to cultivate a pure and v leautiful amusement. c "Since then, events have occurred, which , >laces the continuance of this, the sole ag- t icultural paper in our beloved State, on an G intirely different basis?that of self-inter- [ st. c "Our gallant men have been called from c heir homes to defend all that man calls c lear and sacred; upon many of us now t ests the whole responsibility of directing ^ he duties of plantations and farms?to nany of us this care is new ; and, although r villing and anxious to do our best, we need } 0 be reminded often, and assisted. v "The Farmer and Planter does this.? ^ Monthly it will tell you what is to be done; j ind much loss of property may be avoided a jy consulting its pages. v "December was a month full of anxiety a ind excitement. Our husbands and broth- , ;rs may have forgotten to send their sub- ^ icriptions. The months tbat havc followed \ rave not lessened the excitement, and the rail to arms ! has left no time for aught but ? 1 few hurried directions to you ; 'and good- , rye, God, keep you,' from you. s "There has been no skrinking, no keep- f ng back of the loved ones on your part; J robly have the brave women aoted; many a f Bother has given her only boy; many a wife ? ill that makes life dear. "Can you show your love for those dear [ to you, who are keeping the hated foe from pour doors, better than by doing all you t 5an tn nrosoer their business, and save them < I 1? # from loss while absent. Send on at once two dollars to Mr. Stokes and bid him good jheer, and tell him that the paper must not up given up. Let the North no longer boast that we cannot support our papers. "Sisters, have we not had enough, and too much, of those Yankees ? Does your blood not boil when you read of them ? "At some future time, if agreeable, I will give you my experience in beautifying desolate looking places. "Now, I only urge you to waste not a mouent in aiding this work. Yours heartily, A Riof, Planter's Wife. June, 1861. Important Movement in California inp Arizona.?Intelligence has just been received here from California, stating'that i most formidable movement is on foot, on the part of the Secessionists of that State, to proclaim the Southern part of it out of the Union, and form a new State, for admission into the Southern Confederacy. It appears that efforts have been made for several years back to divide the State, and make a slave State out of the Southern section, embodying that part below thirty-six degrees thirty minutes, under the secret jircular sent from this city, dictated by Secession conspirators. Although the scheme was exposed and failed, yet about i year ago the Legislature actually passed in act authorizing the Southern counties to , form a separate Government, if the people should so vote. This proposition was submitted and carried, and within the last two c months they have organized and raised an s independent flag, and have declared their i mtention to go with the South. t The object of this move was clearly to be ^ seen. It was necessary that the Confederate a States should have an outlet on the Pacific c ;oast and they, of course, strike for the fine larbor at San Diego. Nor does this scheme t itop here. They expect and have the as- 2 mrance of the co-operation of the Sects- c lionists in Arizona and New Mexico. They ii lave also the co-operation of Judge Terry, e if Nevada Territory, who has organized a a 'orce there to resist the authority of Gov- h srnor Nye, and to prevent the establish- a nent of the United States Courts there.? b Washinqton Correspondence Xeic York a Uerald. b y Hessian Villainy.?A Yankee, named ti Stephens, Adjutant of one of the Vermont a Regiments thus speaks of his exploits while d in the road to Great Bethel: c On reaching the bend of the road I ob- 1 erved a horseman coming at full speed to- ii yards me. On reaching the house he turn- ii d in, which induced me to think him a a Secessionist. I ordered him to dismount nd surrender. He cried out, "Who are ou?" answer, "Vermont!" "Then raise S our peace, Vermont; I am Col. Duryea, J( f the Zouavesand so it was. Jtlis gay w ooking red boys just appeared turning the ft omer of the road, coining towards us. He p sked me the cause of the firing in the rear, i? nd whose premises we were on. I told tl lim he knew the first as well as I did, but i( s to the last could give full information; d hat the house belonged to one Adjutant b Vhiting, who, just before, hadsentabul- fi et whizzing by me, and shot one of my h >oys, and that my greatest pleasure would b >e to burn the rascal's house in payment, b !Yoar wish will be gratified at once," said r he Colonel. "I am ordered by Gen. But* t jr to barn every house whose occupant or t wner fires upon our troops. Burn it."? a le leaped from bis horse, and I upon the 1 teps, and by that time three Zouaves were i rith me. I ordered them to try the door a rith the butts of their guns; down went t he door, and in we went. A well-packed 1 ravelliug-bag lay upon a mahogaqy table. ? tore it open, with the hopes of finding a t evolver, but did not. The first thing I Dok out was a white linen coat; I laid it n the table, and Col. Duryea put a light- \ d match to it. Other clothing was added ) the pile, and soon we had a routing ^ Ire. Before leaving, I went into the large fi arior in tne Jeit wing or toe noose; if was erfectly splendid. A large room with a ipestry carpet, a nice piano, a fine library f miscellaneous books, rich sofas, elegant hairs with soperior needle work wrought ottoms, whatnots in the corners, loaded rith articles of luxury, taste and refinement, nd upon a mahogany centre table lay a Jible and a lady's portrait. The last two rticles I took, and have them now in my ossession. I also took a decanter of most xcellent old brandy from the sideboard, nd left the burning house. Patriotism.?The Navarro Express is esponsible for the following: "A friend of ours who has been traveling through the country hunting up remits, relates to us the following : Hiding up to a bouse he called for a Irink of water, and enquired of the lady jho sent it to him, if there were any young nen in the neighborhood who wished to 'olunteer. He was told that she thought here was. During the conversation the ild man came limping to the door, and leard the enquiry for volunteers, when the ild lady remarked: 'Why, old man you ,an go,' and turning to the recruiting offi:er, she said, <he can't get about much, to >e sure, but then he can sit in a fort and ouch off cannon!" This reminds us of a venerable gentleDan of this place, who, when South Caroina, his native State, seceded, and there ras a prospect of her 'coercion,' expressed lis determination to go back and volunteer, lis extreme age was suggested to him by ,n effectiouate grand daughter, as a reason yhy he should remain at home, and she sked laughingly, "Why, grandpa, suppose rou went, what good could you do?" to vhich he replied with spirit, "I could stand >v and sav Hurrah, bovs !" ^ y * 0 We heard the other day of a citizen of South Carolina, now advanced in years, vho left the State over twenty years ago, i ind who has been thirteen years in Caliornia. He has just arrived in New Oreans on his way to Charleston to offer his lervices in the State or the Confederate irmy, as needed.?Galveston News The North and the South Combined. The distinguished wisdom and success ;hnt have marked every act of the Southern Uonfederacy, aod the amazing stupidity ind selfishness that have characterized the jjnduct of the Northern, are butexempliications of the comparative statesmanship )f the two sections. From the beginning of the Government, ,he South has supplied the Union with its principles and statesmen, while the North ias occupied itself with schemes of making noney out of the Government by means of protective tariffs, fish bounties, war penlions and land grants. The articles of aslociation of 177<? were the result of Southsm exertion and appeal; the Declaration >f Independence of 1776 was the composiion of a Southern patriot, and the Constiution of 1787 was chiefly the handiwork )f Southern statesmen. From the organi- ; :ation of the Federal Government down to he present time, all that has tended to the ;Iory and progress of the Union has been he fruit of Southern minds; all that has mnduced to the emolument of classes, to .he agrandizement of the few and to the njury of the many, has been the product >f Northern contrivance, ingenuity and lelfishness. The great glory of the South, n her whole connection with the Federal government, has been the disinterestedness md unselfishness that have characterized ier entire conduct; whereas, selfishness, ;reed and avarice have been stamped on ivery measure of Northern policy, and are vritten on every page of Northern history. Glasgow (Scotland) Herald. Starch of Home Manufacture.?We sommend the following recipe for making tarch, to all who may wish to try it, it laving been furnished us by one who has ; ried it, and who knows it to be a good one. i This starch will be found as good an article i ,s that which come3 from Yankccdoodle- 1 lum: j Take a peck of unground wheat of the j test- quality ; pick and soak it carefully.? i fext put it into a tub; pour on sufficient 1 lear, soft water to cover it, and then set < t in the sun. Be sure to change the water | very day, keeping it in the sun as much i s possible, or an equally warm place in the j louse, should the weather prove unfavor- i ble. When all the grains of wheat have ecome quite soft, rub it well in your hands, nd separate it from the husks, which must * e thrown into another tub. Let the soft rheat settle in a mass; and then pour off he water and put it on fresh ; stir it well, ' nd let it settle again. Repeat this every } ay, till the last water comes off clear and * olorless. Then pour the water finally off. 'ake the starch out of the tub, collect it < Ho a thin bag, and hang it for a few days 1 i tho sun; after which spread on dishes or sheet to dry. * How to Load the Rifle Musket.? ? ' 1 1 f ome atupias aowa Dear jdosiou nave ueeu )adiog the United States ride muskets 9 ith cartridges made of heavy paper, and ^ ndiDg that they do not work well, com- 1 lained of the rifles as in fault. The fact r i, that no paper should be used in loading lese arms. First, the powder is poured c i from the cartridges, and then the ball p ropped on top, and will go home of itself, T ut a gentle tap of the ramrod is useful to e 11 the cavity of the ball with powder, and s ave no opportunity for the gas generated c y the explosion to escape but behind the t all. The rifle musket is every way a 1 odel one, and can be loaded quicker than be old fashioned smooth-bore musket with he round ball, while it fires much further, md with greater precision and force.? heretofore it has been made with the Maylard percussion primer, but now these are abandoned, and the plain percussion caps tsed as safer and more sure. These muskets are now made at the Springfield Armory it the rate of 80 a day, and early in June ;he production will reach 100 a day. Springfield Republican. Fearful Tornado?Lives Lost. ? Dn the 19th instant, a terrible tornado iwept over Champaign County, Dlinois.? 4. correspondent of the Chicago Tribune laya: "After the wind had tested the moving japacity of everything portable, then came i shower of hail, which converted our immense crops of ripening wheat and waving 3orn into a barren waste. There are many farms in the vicinity of Champaign City up)n which there is not a green leaf or a nf rrruoa loft Wlioof rtnfo KnvOov? anrl /?wv?v VI ^tuog ivilt VT UvU?J VUW< VdAlVJ uuu rye are entirely rained. I visited many ields, to-day, and foand the small grain mown to the ground as with a scythe; and the stalks were beaten and shivered, looking as though they had passed through a threshing machine. Corn which was one *nd a half feet high, was cut off even with the ground, and the stalk beaten to jelly an inch below the surface. Up to this date, sve have heard of five persons who were killed, and quite a number who were more jr less seriously wounded." An Incident.?After the Vienna battle last week, a South Carolina soldier, who bad been out on a scout, was arrested by three of the retreating Yankees, who, after disarming him, set out for the Federal camp, "calcnlatin'" largely, no doubt, on the welcome plaudits that awaited them for their heroic exploit. But all things fair are doomed to fade. After marching some distance the party came to a halt?stacked arms, which were topped with the sword bayonet, 3nd two of them went in pursuit of water, leaving the Carolina captive in charge of the Yankee captor. The former watched his time, and when the watering party was out of sight, seized a bayonet, and at a single stroke almost severed the head from the body of his companion, after which he quietly took possession of the arms, and marched to the camp of his friends.?Lcesburg ( Fa.) Mirror. Wheat Meal.?Have a small part of your wheat taken to a good corn mill and run through as for corn meal, of course regulating the stones to suit the wheat.? This is not only good for negros but is the best materia] for waffles and the like on any table. We prefer it unbolted. It can be sifted in the kitchen. It is better for certain purposes than either flour or shorts, because it has the whole richness and strength of the wheat, and is at the same 1 m rt nnnnlinnln f n nil In M/1a f kflf . tiLuu pc^uiiaiijr auapcu wu an aiuuo vi uat* ter cakes. It is also said to be a very healthful form of the artiole. Would it not be well to keep some wheat always on hand, to have freshly ground in this way every few weeks. The turnout is of course unmistakable?bushel for bushel and a little over.?Edgefield Advertiser. Liquid Glue.?The following recipe, the discovery of a French chemist, is selling about the country, for various prices, from one to five dollars. It is a handy and valuable composition, as it does not gelatinize nor undergo putrefaction and fermentation and become offensive, and is always ready for use. In a wide-mouthed bottle dissolve eight ounces of best glue in half a pint of water, by setting it in a vessel of water and heating it till dissolved. Then add slowly, constantly stirring, two and a half ounces strong aquafortis (nitric acid). Keep it well corked, and it will be ready for use. A Gun Fired by the Enemy's Shot. ?Capt. Casper W. Hunt, of the Walker (Tennessee) Legion, present at the attacks on the batteries at Aquia Creek, a few weeks ago, narratee the following as one of the hundred hair-breadth escapes of the Confederate forces on that occasion : "One man was lying sick in a house near battery No. 1 when the firing commenced; he seized his musket and ran out of doors with it in his hand; at that moment a shell exploded over his head, and a fragment of the shell striking the hammer of his gun, fired it off, not injuring him in the least.? Fredericksburg Herald. Tiie Peace Movement in New York City.?A New York letter, dated June 20th, says: "The 'peace movement' i3 making rapid headway among the 'solid men' of the city. The time has not come pet for speaking with entire freedom in regard to details, but it may be said without my impropriety, that it has the sanction of many of the leading merchants, capitalists, bankers and clergymen of New York. It ivill in due time manifest itself indefinitely; Srst as a monster meeting in the open air jp town, and second in a memorial to Congress at the very commencement of the sesnon." Will Lend no More Money.?ABal:imore banker, who arrived in this city on' yesterday, states that advices from New York and other Abolition localities, leads ;o the current belief there that the present var will very shortly terminate, parties conrolling the sinews of war having deternined to stop Mr. Lincoln's supplies, and, :onsequently, his endeavors to subdue the South.?Richmond Dispatch. *r ri mL _ 1? 1!.L 1 INFLUX OF SPECIE.?xneJbagium uaussrs are alarmed at the large indebtedness )f their country to the United States. The imount of specie remitted since the 28th if November last, has reached the enormous ium of twenty nine millions of dollars.? [he London Daily News admits that Anerica "holds the strings of the specie novements in its hands." JSSF Capt. McCrea has raised a company if 200 men in the wilds of Arkansas, for the >urpose of tendering their services to Ben dcGullough. One of the conditions of their mlistment is, that each recruit shall be a ingle man. Another, and the prime coniition is; that each must be able to prove by wo disinterested witnesses, that he has tilled his bear with his knife.