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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 _
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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.