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Obituary Notices exceeding one square in length, will be chargea for the overplus at regular advertising rates. Personal Communications, when admissible: communications of limited or individual interest, or recommendations of Candidates for officesof honor, profit or trust will be charged for at from 3 to 10 cents per line. CIRCULAR, C. S. A. TRASURY DEPARTMENT, Richmond, August 29, 1861. j The Congress of the Confederate States: has authorized the Secretary oftheTrea-j sury to issue bonds to an extent not exceeding one hundred millons of dollars, for the purpose of funding its treasury notes, and 1 for making exchanges for the proceeds of' the sale of raw produce and manufactured 1 articles, and the purchase of specie and of j1 military stores. [1 Under the authority of a previous act the r Secretary appointed commissioners, resi- ( dent in different sections of the several)' States, to solicit, in advance from planters, |s manufactures and others, subscriptions of the proceeds of the sales of their crops and other branches of industry, to be paid for: in bonds of the Confederate States. To the patriotic and zealous efforts of these commissioners, less than to the lofty patriotism of the people, the Government is indebted for an aggregate subscription which reaches already many millions of dollars. The liberality of every class cf! the community has been evinced. The cotton, the rice, the tobacco and the sugar, plauters have vied with each other, and in! the first named staple alone the subscrip-: tiou in several of the States reaches from one-third to one-half of the entire crop. I It is not proposed, as has been frequently j explained, to interfere with the usual and j customary arrangements of planters and j others in making sale of their produce.? This is not necessary. It is only asked that s each individual shall indicate in advance c jl. y,a ;c u,;i. t llie propormju ui iu: sauic ttijjv/h "v .v. ....-| ling to subscribe, the time and place of 1 delivery, and factor or merchant in whose v hands it is to be placed for sale, and who c is authorized to pay over the proceeds and 1 receive in exchange Confederate bonds. |1 These bonds carry interest of eight per: cent., payable semi-annually, and aro noti to be issued of less denomination than one hundred dollars, except where subscription 1 is for a less amount, when the limit is fixed ^ at fifty dollars. The nayment of the prin- ja cipal and iuterest of tro bonds is secured, ;a as will be perceived, by special act of Coogress. j1 The agricultural and manufacturing in-111 tercsts which have now the opportunity of contributing to the wants, and sustaining; the credit of the Government, were not in j coudition to make cash subscriptions to the! loan previously authorized. Their surplus! e capital was already invested, and their com-|o mand of resources, in the nature of things, ( was mainl^y be looked for in the future, t Upon sMjS^urc resources, tfiey are au- t thorizec^Rely to draw, and the investment i f proposed^?fee from its claims on the score j li nf mav he regarded altogether i o as I^J^ageous and as safe as any other 11 business transaction. * In rJ^| tirutfKf^ referred to in the cap-1 h tion of tht^W^Piich are sent out is intend- e ed to indicate the usual date at which the n crop is brought to market, and will of course } be subject to those considerations of mu- t tual interest which would postpone a sale a where the propertywctold be sacrificed. s Special adepts have been appointed, or f; will be appointed, in every county and dis- a trict of the South. They will be furnished ii ^ with subscription lists, and requestsd to a bring the subject before their fellow-citi- w zens in every proper manner, by personal p appeals, public addresses or through the a instrumentality of the press. The results it of their labors will be communicated from 'I time to rime to this department, and it is d requested that agents will endorse upon the b lists the name of the post office, county and J ti State to which they belong. o " The sections of the several acts of Con- o gross which relat- to the subject of the loan S are here-with annexed. t; C. G. Memminger, e Secretary of the Treasury. t< An Act to authorize a hx.i .i, awl issue of si >!> Treasury tin/ prescribe the tl /'/a is/im*rt for Forging I If same, it /or Fonyiw/ Certificate* of Stock" a mil c lioiah. \ p Section 1. Tin C-tigress of the C?n- (_ f ifcc'it': States of America <!o enact, That c the Secretary of the Treasury may, with ' tl the assent of the President of the Confede- o rate States, issue fifty millions of dollars in ri bonds, payable at the expiration of twenty ? years from their date, and bearing a rate d of interest not exceeding eight percent, b per annum until they become payable, the jo said interest to be paid semi annually. The 01 said bonds, after public advertisement in |ei three newspapers within the Confederate j ti States for six weeks, to be sold for specie, j h military stores, or for the proceeds of sales w of raw produce or manufactured articles, to at be paid in specie or bills of exchange in p] such a manner and under such regulations' tl as may be prescribed by the Secretary of j w the Treasury, to report at iN next ensuingjT ses-ion to the (Congress of the Confederate 01 States a precise statement of his transactions tr under this law. Xor shall the said bonds tl be issued in fractional parts of the hundred,; si or be exchanged by the said Secretary for j m Treasury notes, or the notes of any bank, corporation or individual, but only in the manner herein prescribed : Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from receiving foreign bills of exchange in payment of these bonds. (Act May, 1861.) A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the issue of Treasury Notes, and to Provide a Bar tax for their redemption. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and is hereby authorized, from time to time, as the public necessities may require, to issue Treasury notes, payanie to nearer, ai iue expiration of six months after the ratification of a Treaty of Peace between the Confederate States and the United States; the said notes to be of any denomination not less thau five dollars, and to be reissuable at pleasure, until the same are payable, but the whole issue outstanding at one time, including the amount issued under former Acts, shall not exceed one huodred millions of dollars; the said notes shall be receivable in payment of the war tax hereinafter provided, and of all other public dues, except the export duty on Cotton, and shall also be received in payment of the subscriptions of the net proceeds of sales of raw produce and manufactured articles. Sec. 2. That for the purpose of funding the said notes, and for making exchange for the proceeds of the sale of raw produce md manufactured articles, or for the purchase of snecie or military stores, the Sec retary of the Treasury, with the assent of he President, is authorized to issue bonds, jayable not more than twenty years after late, and bearing a rate of interest not exreeding eight per centum per annum until hey become payable, the interest to be paid emi annually ; the said bonds not to exseed, in the whole, one hundred millions of lollars, and to be deemed a substitute for hirty millions of the bonds authorized to >c issued by the Act approved May 1G, l861 ; and this Act is to be deemed a re-ocation of the authority to issue the said hirty millions. The said bonds shall not >e issued in less sums than one hundred lollars, nor in fractional parrs of a hundred, sxcept when the subscription is less than >ne hundred dollars the said bonds may be ssued in sums of fifty dollars. They may )e sold for specie, military and naval stores, >r for the proceeds of raw produce and men nacturea arucies, in me same muuuci aa| s provided by the Act aforesaid, and when:ver subscriptions of the same have been, >r shall be made payable at a particular late, the Secretary of the Treasury shall \ave power to extend the time of sale until uch date as he shall see jit to indicate. Sec. 3. That for the purpose of paying he principal and interest of the public lebt, and of supporting the Government, a rar tax shall be assessed and levied of fifty ents upon each hundred dollars iu value of he following property, etc., etc. (Act Vugust, 1861.) Victory Gained by Gen. Wise. We are permitted to publish the followog extract from a letter (says the Richmond Zxaminexyfeut received in this city. We re gratified to find a confirmation of the i. ccount we have heretofore had of a bril-! lant rencounter between Gen. Wise and'! he enemy, near Hawk's Nest, and between t and the Gauley. Camp Hawk's Nest, j ">- T. i OD IKMfltni, tl int jiCiViiu.i, j( September 4, 18G1. j On the morning of the 2d, at G o'clock, , ncamped at Dogwood Gap, we received | orders to strike tents and march towards ( Pauley Bridge. This news acted like elecricity upoD our ineu, who were beginning , o think they never would be led face to | j ace with the Yankees. About nine, the!, ' I I ine of march was taken up?first, the Sec- ( nd Regiment; next, the Third ; then the!( 'irst following. When I say regiments, I , aean the remnants of them ; for nearly one!, ialf of the force is in hospital, or not well t nough to be moved. The Second Regi- ( aent led the way till beyond the Hawk's | fest, where we met with many obstacles in he shape of huge oaks felled and lying t cross the road. These our fine fellows 8 oon disposed of, and we still moved on as ist as the observations of the scouts would a dmit. Gen Wise and Staff actually went a front of the advauce guard. On making j sharp turn in the road at Magraw's Creek, t >e were met by the fire of the enemy's jc ickets, who lined the road on both sides, < nd were behind a house that commanded r Only three men on our side were hart. s 'he pickets retreated u.jd as it was quite t ark, we concluded to anchor for the night, a ut not to sleep; that was out of the ques- ^ ion, as we were within four hundred yards f the enemy's strong hold. At day break j9 n the 3d, all were on the qui vice. The j j econd Regiment, Col. Anderson, was de-j iched via Turkey Creek, to fall on the en-:a rny's flank, the third to attack the front,!; ) be supported by the first, under Lieut. L 'ol. J. II. Richardson. Col. IIenning-'a en directing the entire movement, und^r|a lie supervision of General Wise. When; i a fine position for defence we saw fhe enmy drawn up, evidently intending to dis-1 e ute any further advance of our forces.?|e )ne hov.'.tzer was brought forward; three f ornpanies of Third wore deployed in! I ic ravine as skirmishers, while the balance e f the regiment, with the First, were in the C jad. The skirmishers had scarcely moved, e hen they opened fire on the enemy, audt; rove them up the hill at the point of the jo iiunnof T,orrro mnectoa of tronriQ worn ?f?pn I 'V"".y _ -" a" v* """f" ? a their right, when our howitzer opened e n them; and to see them run was fun \ aough. They had a rifle cannon in posion, commanding the road, and scarcely o ad the echo of our piece died away wheu 'I hiz came their ball, right ov^our heads, v ; least 30 yards above us. Our piece re- s lied on theirs, and finding they had gained ; fi icir range, was directed at the place; tl hence the smoke of theirs was seen. ?; hey fired but four times, so accurate wasj 1 ir fire, when they took out to their en-J i; enched position in double quick. During j le engagement, which lasted among the j s tirmishers for sis hours, we only had onejr lan wounded, none killed. Many of the i eDemy were killed and wounded, arid we got raauy of their caps, kuapsacks, guns, &c., which they left in their flight up the hill. We now received orders to fall back to our position at the Hawk's Nest, where the entire force arrived about fi p. oi. Gen. Wise passed the highest encomiums upou the Third Regiment; it was the only one in the fight. The men were much fatigued, after a march of 12 miles, the Second scouting the entire distance, being up all that night, fighting the next day, and then marching back three miles to our present camp. When or whore our next move may be, we cannot at present tell ; but one thiog is sure, we will meet them and they will be ours at any sacrifice. The bravery of Gen. Wise seemed to astonish many of the troops, and hundreds of compliments were passed by our mountain boys, who seemed to think that the General ought to be in the rear of the army. Lieut. Col. Gibbes commanded the Artillery, and showed the enemy what we could do in that line. We did not use our rifled piece ; we were too close to them for that. The Washington Navy Yard. Since the success of the expedition to Fort Hatteras, a renewed and significant activity and preparation have sprung up at the navy-yards of the Federal Government. A New York paper thus notes the operations of the yard at Washington . At this yard the most unparalleled activi ty prevails. Capt. Pahlgren and his officers are almost deluged with business, while the former alone is besieged with callers on business of a public, private and curious nature. There are employed in and about the yard between fourteen and fifteen hundred men, not including marines and sailors.? A portion of this force is engaged in active operations both night and day, inclu-| ding Sundays. Of course the orduance foundry is the peculiar institution of the place. The casting of guns at this shop is often witnessed by a large crowd of eager spectators, not excepting droves of officers' widows and cousins of the ninth generation. The employees of this shop commence their daily course of labor at five o'clock in the morning, and continue it (with a very brief intermission for dinner, which latter is carried j to them) till seven o'clock in the evening. The number thus employed is forty-four. A portion of these mould and cast one gun (generally a twelve pounder) during the above specifled working period each day. It is roughly estimated that between three and four, thousand twelve pounders, and Gve hundred other sized guns, have been cast in this building since its construction. Next to guns, the casting of shot and shell occupies the greatest amount of attention. In the ordnance foundry (referred to above) sixty-four rifled shell are cast on an average each day. Twelve and sixty-eight pounders are also manufactured in large numbers Here they make both carriage work and composition straps for rifled guns. Only one is prepared a day. Fuses are also attended to. Of these six hundred and forty-eight are made iu a day. Ou this work nine persons are employed, some of whom are mere boys. The modus operandi is thus : One man does the moulding and casting, two or three makes the cores or wntnntnr)ni? envonn ?ntl VlTMlcll UUJUJSIJ *TUUC UUO l^iuaiuuui cviapv ??v? Vtv* >? iway the adhering sand. As to the iron foundry, about fourteen ;housand shot are cast per day, inclusive }f all sizes and kinds, from canister to fifty pounders. A day's work for a single individual is, of canister, eight hundred; fifty pounders, twelve: and of snipe, one hunired. In various other places throughout the pard the moulding and casting of implenents of war is prosecuted with great vig)r, on various scales, to suit the convenience ir capabilities of each respective place.? ^)wing to this peculiarity, it would be a natter of almost utter impossibility for a eporter to obtain accurate information of he total weight of shot cast at this yard luring the period of one week, or even the esser time of one day. The rapidity with which shells are finishid off and boxed up at the Shell flouse is istonishing compared with times gone by. 'Pkrt nJnannii on/1 rl o n'l rf"m O n fa ire the scene of labor night and day. The lofts of the buildings in the yard lave been turned into a kind of quarters or the marines. These are here in exjeedingly large numbers, and the cry is 'still they come." Physically, they are lot as fine a set of men as one was wont to ee at this yard prior to the war. Yet, on he whole, they are a hardy set, and evince in unusual amount of quickness and close lercoptiou. Everything that is necessary to keep a nip in repair or build a new one is being irepared in abundance A great number of anchors are on hand, nd what is more, a great number are beng made. To make a set of frigate anhors, (four,) each weighing between .-.even nd eight hundred pounds, it takes about month. Arrival of tiie Prisoners.?At an arly hour yesterday morning, the prisonrs, one hundred an 1 fifty iu number, sent rom Ri "hmoud for confinement in Castle 'inckney, arrived in this city by the North ( astern railroad. They were iu charge of Japt. (iibbs, C. S. A., accompanied by an scort of twenty five Louisianinns aud tweny five iMississippians, under the command f Lieutenant Brockett. The detachment from Richmond were | i scorted to the Charleston Hotel by the , Vashington Light Infantry, Lieut. Wilkie. On the line of march, most of the pris ners exhibited a miserable appearance.? t 'hey manifested no disposition to escape, j j rhilc some of them seemed to be in goodjii pirits, and spoke jestingly of their change {< rom a tobacco factory to what had more of,I he appearance of a State prisou. j j Preparations for their reception at Castle \ 'iuckuey are in progress, and their removal j 1 - ? a. ^ .1 U? itin iln T iiiitirlun rinvf If i cxpuuicu IU UU llJiHiV Ul? 4.UV,CU?_, ., The third story of the jail has been as-'a igoed to the privates. The officers have' I ooms assigned them on the lirst floor. ' [ Charleston Courier, 14th. Jt Still for War. Even the Democratio party of New York are for war. The State Convention of that party met at Syracuse last week, at which it was resolved that the Tammany delegates alone should be admitted, thus excluding the Mozart or peace wing of the party.? The following is a dispatch containing the latest action of the body: The committee on resolutions reported a series of resolutions, setting forth that the watchword of Democracy was: "The Union must be preserved." That the claim to relinquish State allegiance was unwarranted by the Constitution, and at war with its letter and spirit; that secession is revolution ; that the seizure by the seceding States of the forts and property of the Govern ment, followed by privateering, precipitated the country into the present war; that it is the duty of the Government to prosecute the war with all its power and resources; and that it is the duty of the people to rally to its support, until the struggle ends with the triumph of the Constitution and the restoration of the Union; that we hold next in guilt to the faction in arras the Northern agitators; that it was the duty of Congress to encourage loyal citizens South by ample guaranties of just and honorable concessions; that it is the duty of the Government, while putting down rebellion, to offer to the loyal people in the disaffected States a Convention of all the States, for a revision and amendment of the Constitution ; that the Democracy of this State regard any attempt to pervert this conflict into a war for the emancipation of ' * - * ' M 1 _ /* *1. _ L slaves as ratal to a.i ncpes 01 toe restoration of the Uoion; that we protest against the doctrine that any power except the representatives of the people can suspend the writ of habeas corpus. The resolutions also protest against the passport system and against Government establishing State police ; against the assumption of the Government to repress the dissemination of a free press by the refusal of mail facilities ; and finally, against the President's doctrine'that the States derive their authority from the Federal Government. The last reslution concludes thus: "That a Democratic victory in this State would be hardly less auspicious than the triumph of the Federal arms in the field, and therefore we hold those trying to create dissenti >n in the ranks of the Democracy not only treasonable to its principles, but disloyal to the country." Gallant Exploit of the Confederates. A Light House, located at an important point on Back river, in Elizabeth City county, about six miles from Old Point, and known as Back Light, having furnished considerable aid to the Federal pirates who have been navigating in that section for some time past, it was determined by the Confederate authorities at Yorktown, to extinguish this prominent illuminator. In furtherance of this object, Lieut. John A. Dickson, of the Burke county, N. C. Jlifles, accompanied by twenty men of his company, and twenty others of the Buncombe / vr n ^ r>:a.- l.r. l?ot. yj.J lliIIIBS, lUil 1WOWITU I1MU JL UEOUU^ afternoon at 4 o'clock, in three boats, and arrived at their point of destination about 11 o'clock at night They disembarked some three miles from the Light House, and having secured their boats and procured the aid of a couple of good and loyal militia men, were safely guided to the spot. The house was surrounded, the keeper, a man named Hawkins, secured and then the lamps and building totally demolished. The keeper's wife and children were treated with the utmost kindness and consideration, but Hawkins, the Southern traitor and Lincoln office holder, was taken to Yorktown. The entire party reached Yorktown Wednesday morniag at J sun-iise in tine spirits and with keen appetites, having labored industriously at their oars during the greater part of the night. Our former young townsman, Mr. A. M. Noble, formed one of the expedition, and | we are pleased to hear, executed the duty assigned him with promp'ness, as did all his comrades The destruction of the light, we are informed, seriously intefcrcs with the navigation of Chesapeake Bay, and it is hoped may contribute towards the loss ot 3everal of Lincoln's piratical crait. [Petersburg Express 9/h insf. ? !> ? The Confederate Loan?Kino Cotton Dethroned.?By the last accounts from the rebel States it appears that the junta of Jefferson Davis are preparing to exchange their paper promises for a million bales of cotton?not to speak of sugar, rice and tobacco. We have only to request that the insurrectionary chieftains will see that these various articles of produce are properly stored. The North has need ot them. As soon as the frosts set in we expect to send down our well organized armies to seize and confiscate the property of the rebel authorities, and we want to find it in good order. A million of bales of cotton ought to be worth fifty millions of dollars, of which we expect to receive every single cent. Certain English agents have, it is true, smuggled themselves back- : wards aud forwards between Richmond and | London, and advances on the present and 1 future crops of cotton are said to have been j made by English capitalists to the rebel | Gfoverniuent; but we warn thejoruier that < they will assuredly be called on to pay twice i 1 Dver. The North will supply Lancashire ; with cotton, and will ask for a proper price, '< ind there will be no deduction on account i )f previous payments. i So says that modest, but prophetic jour- 1 lal, the New York Herald. Wonder if he "well-ortranized armies" that are to T some for the cotton, etc., when "the frosts 1 :et iu," will inarch via Manassas ? Personal.?Mr. Phillip Wineman, of lie house of John Ashburst, who visited I nf mnlrincr snfifiial 1 LiUlUpU IU1 LllU pui^uoo v/A ~ irrangements for direct importation of { Irugs, medicines, &c., and whose arrest in s STew York has been reported recently, has I irrivei in Charleston in full health and t rigor after his difficulties. Mr. Wineman s las made ample arrangements in Europe c 'or future business. The lancets and pot- t ish which were stolen from him by the jincoluites will, we think, be fully covered \ >y the Sequestrian Act.?Charleston Mer- s ury. jt Important from Cuba. To the Editor of the Charleston Mercury : Matanzas, Sept. 2, 1861. Being somewhat cut off from communication with your city, it may possibly be agreeable to you to receive such information as may prove useful to our community, whenever an opportunity offers hence; I will, therefore, advise you of an occurrence which, though provided for in the laws of nations, nevertheless shows the friendly disposition toward our Confederacy on the part of Spain. On the 21st ultimo, the Confederate sloop Noank, Gardiner master, arrived at this port from Charleston with a Cargo of rice, and she had scarcely cast her anchor, when the Northern U. S. Consul called upon the Governor of this city, demanding that the vessel should not be allowed to enter at the Custom House. u:? P ii j .J J I LJLIO xu JLUCllCUUjr lC^UCOLCU t LI a L iiUC ucuiauu should be made in writing, which was done j by the Lincoln agent. The request being ^ forwarded immediately to the Captain-General for advice, the answer of this official wa9 as follows: "In virtue of the proclamation of Her 1 Majesty the Queen, I have determined, ' under date of the 17th August, that all j vessels occupied in legitimate commerce, proceeding from ports of the Southern Confederate States of America, shall be enter- ( ed and cleared under the Confederate States flag, and shall be duly protected by the authorities of the Island; and further, that foreign Consuls be notified that no interference on their part can be tolerated." This decision, a perfectly just one, will , preclude all necessity of selling Southern vessels abroad with a view of avoiding obstructions at the Custom Houses, at least in ] reference to the bpanish dominions in A- | merioa, with which oar commerce is much , extended; at the same time it will show t how the wind blows, and that the Spanish c Government is determined to put a stop to f the impertinent petensions of the Lincoln ; employee in Havana, Schafeldt, and to those of all others disposed to follow in his J wake. The schooner Midway, Gage mas- ( ter, with rice, ran the blockade successfully, j and arrived at Havana on the 31st ult., ? from Newbern, N. C. This will be agreeable news, I trust, to a highly respectable } Charleston firm- Veritas. , t The Cherokees?Their Eegiment. { We have been favored, says the Fort < i Smith (Ark.) Times, of the 29th ultimo. | with the following letter, which we take s pleasure in laying before our readers. It < J is gratifying to see the whole South united f in sentiment, regardless of race. The Cherokeesare a war-like people, and Kan- c sas Jayhawkers and Abolitionists will be made to feel their vengeance for aggies- ^ sions which they have been committing for t a series of years under the protection of , the Federal Government: Executive Department, j Park Hill, C. N., Aug. 24, 1861. a Major G. W. Clarl:, A. Q. M. C. S. A. c Sir : I herewith forward to your care j despatches for Gen. MeCulloch, C. S. A., c which I have the honor to request you will t cause to be forwarded to him by the earli ^ jest express. At a mass meeting of about 4,000 Cherokees, at Tahlequah, on the 21st instant, 1 the Cherokees, with marked unanimity, ( declared their adherence to the Confederate i States, and have given their authorities t power to negotiate an alliance with them, t In view of this action, a regiment of moun- c ted men will be immediately raised and I placed under command of Col. John Drew, to meet any emergency that may arise.? The despatches to General MeCulloch re- ' late to these subjects, and contain a tender s from Colonel Drew of his regiment, for ser- ' vice on our Northern border. 1 Having espoused the cause of the Con- t federate States, we hope to render efficient ' service in the protracted war which now t threatens the country, and to be treated t: with a liberality and confidence becoming o the Confederate States. I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient c humble servant, JOHN ROSS, f< Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation. The Steam Frigate Merrimac. The Rev. J. J. Nicholson, writing from Norfolk, on the 28th ult., gives the Mobile Tribune an interesting account of a visit he recently paid to the Navy Yard at that ( place. lie describes the Merrimac as fol- t( lows: "I was on the oelebrated Merrimac.? She is turned into a sort of terrapin, only 11 with a sharper back?or if you will take an old fashioned chicken coop, with angu- d lar top, as a type on a small scale ; you will have all of this great ship that will appear d above water. Bow and stern will be en- d: tirely under water, and so constructed as to puncture anything that falls in the way.? fr The only possible chance for the enemy to w do anything with it, will be to straddle the P< sharp cone or comb of the roof, and sing to the sharks as he passes along. To get iuto of it will be impossible, and to make a hole in it with auything, or any machinery, just the same. It wiU be covered with oak plank, two courses, each four inches thick, and n then encased in railroad iron. Do you sup- dc pose a cannon ball can have tL courage to of 50 through all of that? She will carry ten w< tremcudous guns. Aud when she pokes lier fiendish head out of these waters, then pou may look for a speedy raising of block- til rie, &c. I would not be afraid to go any- oc .vhere in her; right uuder the guns of Pc Fortress Monroe would bo as safe as any- 'a: ivhere else." w< ? _ ^ th flSf We find the following significant m: )aragraph in the Washington correspond- ch :ncc of the Tribune, of Thursday, the 5th th nst. It says: lia Strange Conduct of an English en \Ian-of-War.?A dispatch to the Navy mj Department, dated off Fort Pickens, Au- pj] ;ust 17, says: "Au English man-of-war ru iteamer, flying a pennant, ran down to us ? ast Sunday morning, and crossed our bows f0i vithin a quarter of a mile, hauled his wind, M ind stood off without communicating or Cx ibserving the usual courtesies common to ke ill national vessels on meeting eacn ocner. Chis manoeuvre, in presence of our enemy, vas exhibited for the express purpose of ne ihowing John Bull's interest of King Cot- CI on." 77N The Kanawha Rout. The Cleveland, Ohio, papers have let he cat out of the bag about the fight of he Ohio Seventh with Gen. Floyd at Cross janes. The letter of Mr. Brown, annexed, ays ilhc cannot think of the fight without iorror" &c., yet the Republican papers ay the Ohioans ran of with the loss of ony 15 men: A letter received this morning bv Mrs. o -J Brown from her husband, dated at Gaulev Bridge, August 26, late at night, we have )een permitted to read. Mr. Brown says : We had a desperate fight this morning at 3ross Lanes?we were defeated. It was a desperate fight against death or ;oing to Richmond. I was in it. He adds: We saved all our baggage train. In the nidst of the fight, while the Sharp's rifle jullets were whizzing all around, my mare ilunged into a ditch, covered from sight by ong grass, fell, and threw me over her lead, and then ran off. Major Casement jaught her for me again. Without her I lon't know how I should have got out. It vas an ugly fight} that 1 cannot think of oithout horror. Col. Tyler is overwhelmed villi distress. To-morrow morning Dr. Pushing and I go back to the field under a lag of truce, to see to the dead and woundid. I think we shall not be harmed; at my rate, it 19 uur uuijr. dispatch from mr. ingersoll. Loveland, 0., August 30. A. AI. Van Duscr, Cleveland: We have just received word that 207 of ihe seventh regiment are killed and missing. So names are given. Later from .Matanzas?Friendly Delations with Spain.?A friend who las just arrived from Matanzas visited the Courier office yesterday and has given us ;he following highly gratifying intelligence )f our relations with Cuba, and the respect md favor with which the Confederate flag 3 looked upon by the people. He says that, on his arrival, the sloop Nannie, just from Charleston, hoisted the Confederate flag. The people were much leased with hpr appearance, and extended 1 cordial greeting to both officers and crew. The American Consul, Mr. Martin, used lis best efforts to prevent the entry of the vessel at the Custom House. He also wan,ed the vessel to haul down the Confederate lag and substitute in its place the United States flag. The Captain-General of Cuba has issued i circular to the commandants at the dif'erent ports to the effect that all vessels rom the Confederate States shall be allowid to enter and clear at the Custom House, is American vessels, without regard to flag. \11 such vessels at any of the ports are to >e considered as under the protection of he Spanish flag, not to be annoyed or disturbed by any of the foreign Consuls. Oar friend says there was but one Amer* can vessel at Matapzas. Our informant ilso states that there are very few Ameriian vessels at Havana, and those found it rapossible to obtain freight?the merchants if Havana refusing to make contracts with hem for tear of the cargo being taken by >rivateers.? Charleston Courier. Proclamation of Gen. McCullocii. Che following proclamation of General Mcculloch is in happy contrast with the fedeal generals, who have shown a remarkable alent for stealing negroes and depredating ipou the country wherever they have an ipportunity of doing so : Ieadquarters McCullocii's Brigade, Pond Springs, Mo., Aug. 16, 1861. Soldiers of Arkrnsa&y Louisiana and Fcjcas: The reputation of the States that ent you here is now in your hands. If prong i.s done, blame will attach to all.? ?hen let it be the duty of all to restrain he vicious. Let not the laurels so nobly ?on 00 the 10th instant, at the battle of he Oak Hiils, bo tarnished by a single respass upon the property of the citizens f Missouri. The quartermasters of regiments will purhase all that can be had in the country or your use. Let it not be said of us, that we are not entlemen, as well as soldiers. Ben. McCulloch. Brig. Gen. Commanding. From Oak Hill.?The Fort Smith Ark.) Parallel publishes the following jlegraphic dispatch: Fayetteville, August 21.?We learn om Captain Carroll, who has just arrived ora Missouri, that the Arkansas State oops will arrive at Camp Walker on Frinv or Saturday next. J " ? ? - J ? Rumor says that the wounded Dutch are ying at the rate of twenty or thirty per 8 o'clock a. m.?A gentleman just m om camp says that 150 of our wounded ere buried one day this week. It is sup- ; jsed the enemy shot poisoned bullets. The wounds turn pjrfectly green. Some ' the bullets have been examined. They lve a small hole in them containing a white ibstance. , Siegel reported that a thousand of his < en were killed, twenty-five hundred woun- | jd, and fifteen hundred missing. Most j the missing are lying around in the , oods, near the battle-field, dead. i 56?* We have news from Manassas of acre skirmishing and expeditionary parties i the extreme right of our lines; which t sition is occupied by the famous and gal- < at Hampton Legion. A few days ago, as a i learn, a detachment of one hundred of r e cavalry of the Legion, under the com- ^ and of Major M. C. Butler?as brave and f ivalrif! a snirit as ever breathed, even in 0 ~ ~ I / O e State of South Carolina?made a bril- y .nt dash in the immediate vicinity of the v emy's lines. They went within three g ilea and a half of Alexandria, on the turnlie leading from Accotink to that place, v nniDg the Federal pickets from two posts g one at Gibbs' barn and the other at the -u ks of the road, where it branches otf to ount Vernon, two miles distant. The peditiou took three prisoners, eight mus- C ts, a lot of camp equipage, two Jersey s igons and four horses. After this sharp f, " ' ? ??-1" 1 h TTT'i O f ll n y s wurik ui iuu uctav;uuiuuv) *u ???.<> vmv y xt morning in its camp at Bacon's Race p lurch as early as eleven o'clock.?Rich- ti md Examiner. I Bia Guns.?Some 9 and 11 inch Dahlgren Guns have reached this city lately; and part of them may now be seen at the Northeastern Rail Road Depot. They are powerful looking weapons, and when placed in battery, will, no doubt, be equal to anything that the Lincoln fleet can bring forth. We noticed by a mark on the guns that they were manufactured in 1861, by J. R. Anderson & Co., Tredegar Works, Richmond, Va., for the Confederate States. One of the guns, about the size of the 9 inch, but much heavier at the muzzle, was rifled, and is the very thing to be placed on a steamer, and to be used against the blockaders, as we think it quite likely that, with a good projectile, this gun will shoot nearly out of sight. It should be tried with a new kind of shot which has been got up by Mr. R. C. Smith, of our city, and, which, we learn, promises to be a complete success. It affords us pleasure to notice that our batteries are to be armed with the heaviest artillery, as anything less than an 8 inch gun is getting behind the age for sea-coast defeoce.? Charleston Courier, 12 th. Retaliation upon the Yankee Prisoners.?The obligations of secrecy have been removed from a bill passed by Con gress, under authority ot which tne executive will proceed to inflict retaliation upon tbe persons of the Yankee prisoners in our hands, "in such numbers as he may deem expedient," for the inhuman treatment of our prisoners of war in New York. The Act of Congress, which has given the President authority for retaliation in suoh measure and kind as may seem to him proper and just, recites the fact, by way of preamble, and in vindication of its objects, that "the Government of the United States has plaoed in irons and lodged in dungeons, citizens of the Confederate States, acting under the authority of letters of marque, issued in accordance with the laws of the Confederate States, by the President thereof, and have otherwise maltreated the same, and have seized and confined sundry other citizens of the said Confederate States, in violation of all principles of humane and civilized warfare."?Richmond Examiner. Later from Europe. Montreal, September 10.?The North Britain has arrived from Liverpool, bat her advices have been anticipated. Lord Palmerston has been installed as Warden of the Cinque Ports. In a speech, he alluded to the battle of Bull's Bun as an evidence of the powerlessness of brave, but undisciplined men, against an organized enemy. The Times concludes its American article by saying that the subjugation of the South is hopeless. ^ Russell's latest letter says that the issue is Darrowing down to Abolitionism or the institution of slavery, and bethinks that the President will soon declare slaves within the limits of the United States to be free. Fifteen thousand bales of cotton have been purchased in Liverpool by leading houses for shipment to America. More Naval Expeditions.?The N. York Herald says: We understand that since the brilliant conquest of Hattaras Inlet, the Government has resolved upon several similar expeditions, without loss of time. We are glad to hear it, for this is the shortest way to the vital parts of this Southern rebellion. We thus take it in the ilank and rear, and compel it to face about to defend itself. Better still, by our occupation of the inlets and seaports of the Cotton States, we shall be able, in good season, to relieve the Manchester cotton spinners and make them good Union men. Let us make a bold dash " .1 i i * TT! . r\ x. tor tne neaaquariers 01 iving uou-on, ana we shall soon have him on the hip on both aides of the water. Mexico. Mexico has concluded a treaty with the Northern government, by which she permits the passage of Northern troops, through her territory, whenever they may desire to invade the territory of Texas. The treaty is a secret one, but this much is known of it. It has been negotiated by Tom Corwin, the minister, who once signalized his opposition to the Mexican war, by the memorable wish that Mexicans might welcome our troop9 "with bloody hands and hospitable graves." The consideration of the bargain has not been disclosed, but it is suDDosed to be the promised restoration of Texas to Mexico. Mexico, however, will find that the consent of this Confederacy will be necessary to the transaction. The Traitor.?It is rendered certaio, says the Goldsboro' (N C.) Tribune, that a Methodist preacher by the name of Taylor. who was with the troops at Hatteras, as a spiritual teacher, acted a traitorous part almost too atrocious for bolief. As nearly as we can come at the facts, it appears that in a movement of the troops from Fort Clark?some say before the firing commenced, while other accounts would 1 seem to indicate that it must have been after that event?he lagged behind the troops till he had fallen a mile and a half in the ( rear. He then gave some signals to the ene- 1 uy, probably preconcerted, who sent a boat ind took him to the fleet. ***** ? The Rice Crop.?The harvesting of the ( ice commenced about ten days ago on the j Savannah and Ogeechee rivers, and we may t ay generally that a better crop has not been t nade for years. It met with no disaster i luring the growing season, and is large and t ally headed out. The continuous rains ince it has been cut may damage it somewhat, but it can stand a good deal of wet c weather without serious effect upon the f ;rain. j. The inland plantations in many sections f would have done better with more rains to 11 up the ponds, but still we hear the crop 3 a very fair one.?Savannah Republican. . The four regiments called for by 1 }ov. Pickens to go into the camps of in- a truction have been fully organized. The c allowing is the result of the election for fficera of the regiment at Camp Butler, v car Aiken : Colonel, James Jones; .Lieu- t snant Colonel, S. McQowan; Major, W. i >. Simpaon. s Arrest of Maryland Legislators. Baltimore, Sept. 14.?The provost marshal, at daylight this morning, arrested Mayor Brown, Ross Winans, Charles and P. Lawrence, S. Wallace, and L. P. Scott, members of the Legislature, and delivered them at Fort McHenry. Congressman May, and Legislators Henry M. Morfit and W. G. Harrison are reported arrested. It is also reported that Benjamin G. Howard, the peace candidate for Governor, and Den nisoo Gninlao and Dr. Lynch, members from Baltimore county, and >T. Hall, editor of the Baltimore South, have been arrested. The Legislature was to have met on Tuesday. Federal Attempt to Burn the Navy Yard.?Pensacola., September 15. ?Last night, a gun-boat, with a number of Federals and a howitzer, crossed from Fort Pickens to the Navy Yard, and set fire to the guard boat, with the intention of burning the Navy Yard. The alarm was given in time to save the Yard. The Federals left, tiriog grape and canister and wounding one. They were piloted by four marines, who departed four days sinoe. Our men on the boat fought bravely, killing sixteen. Our loss was OB6:killed, and three slighly wounded. The Prize Bark Rowena.?Wi had yesterday the pleasure of spending a social hour with a genial "orew" aboard the prize bark Rowena, taken by the Dixie, and now lying at our wharves. She is a splendid oraft, and will well repay a visit. The taut and saucy-looking Dixie with her ominous thirty-two pounder amidship, lies snugly at the next wharf, soon no doubt, to dart forth again, to spread terror and confusion among the Yankee mariners on every sea. Charleston Mercury, 12tk inst. "Old Uncle Ned."?Capt. Travis who is now Inspector of Arms in Gen. West's district, informs us that while he was at Granada, a venerable old darkey, "Uncle Ned," gave to the Confederacy two bullet moulds that run thirty balls at a time, valued at sixty dollars, a very fine shot-gun that carries twenty-five back-shots, and two Queen Anne muskets. Ned refased to take any pay, but gave up his arms "for the good ob Massa .Jeff Davis and de Souf." [ Vicktburg paper. Richmond, September 11.?-The fight between General Wise and the Lincolnites, at Hawk's nest, Western Virginia, baa been * confirmed. Gen. Henningsen directed the Confederate troops. The enemy retreated, badly out up. One of the Confederates was wounded. Hampton's cavalry made a splendid dash into the enemy's lines near Alexandria.? After some sharp work, they returned with three prisoners and considerable war muni- : j tions. Powder Making.?JohnBowen& Co., proprietors of a powder mill in Pickens District, issue the following notice: "We have obliged ourselves to manufacture powder for the Confederate States Government. We, therefore, oannot filP any other orders for powder, (exoept blasting,) so long as the Government sees proper to 5 employ us. We therefore thank oar custom- I era for their patronage, and hope they inll | again favor ns with their orders as soon as the above obligation ceases. Coast Defences.?Several very heavy pieces of ordnance, intended for coast defence, have arrived in Charleston, S. C., from Richmond, during the past week.? The Messrs. Eason, of Charleston, are now engaged in rifling 32-ponnders, also intended for the coast. Trials of the latter have proved that the; will throw a projectile, with remarkable aoouracy, a distance of over three and a half miles. Arrival of Prisoners.?Messrs.. Mason and Woodward, of the Confederate Court at Fernandina, Florida, arrived in Charleston, Tuesday evening, by the Sa- 1 vannah train, bringing with them the officers and crew of the ship John Carver, captured by the Jeff. Davis off St. Augustine, and afterwards set on fire and burnt. Ike I prisoners are on their way to Richmond. Death of Hon. Willie P. Manofm. ?This distinguished citizen expired at his residence, near Red Mountain, in Orange County, a few days since, at an advanced age. He had suffered for several years with paralysis, which cohhoed him to his house and prevented him from mingling with his fellow-citizens.?North Carolina Standard. Kentucky Legislature. Louisville, Sept. 13.?The Senate passed the House resolutions, instructing the Governor to issne his proclamation, ordering the Confederate troops off the soil of Kentucky. The judge of the oouDty court has ordered the sheriff to take possession of the guns of several companies of the State Guards. It is stated that many of the guns have been spirited away. Preparing for the Next Race.? The federals are making great preparations for the next race in Virginia, and have secured, or rather captured or stolen, the fa mous trotting mare Flora Temple. She has made the best time on record, not excepting Manassas time, and we suppose McDlellan Napoleon will ride her.?Louisville Courier. |^"The Tredegar Works in Richmond ire at present manufacturing the largest calibre of guns, shells, balls, &o. The cajacity of the establishment is immense, here being no less than fifteen hundred nen now engaged in manufacturing railroad ron and ordnance of the heaviest desoripion. Released.?Mr. W. H. Byrd, of Au;usta, Georgia, whose arrest on suspioion if being a Federal spy we chronicled a ew days ago, has been honorably released, lis loyalty to the South having been satisactorily established. " ti r\ -r-i EB LtEORGia jj?jr?NU?H.?uovernor x>rowD, gg if Georgia, has issaed a proclamation, call* m g for an immediate organization and train* n g of the entire militia force of the State, I fter the fashion in which onr Charleston Eg uilitia are at work. S&* The crew of a British war vessel, vhich was off Hatteras during the bombard* 11 nent, state that, ia addition to the Harriet II Lane1 * fuel and guns, the Yankees lost two jH urf boats and sixty men drowned. ?1 J