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Obituary Notices exceeding one square in length, willbe charged for the overplus at regular advertising rate*. *.'Personal Communications, when admissible; communications of limited or individual interest, or recommendations of Candidates for offices of honor, profit or trust. will be charged forat from 3 to 10 cents perllne. [ Gens. Beauregard and Johnston. The following sketch of our generals now commanding the army of the Potomac, appears in the Opinione National*, of Paris, the home organ of Prince Napoleon, and is attributed to the pen of the Prince : * Gen. Beauregard.?I have told you of the generals commanding the Northern army. The details which I send would be incomplete, were I not to speak also of those 1 * r? .1 n who command tne ooutneru army, ureus. Beauregard and Johnston. Gen. Beauregard is of Frenoh origin, that is to say, his family emigrated from France to Canada about a hundred and fifty years since. His father left the English colony to become a citizen of the United States, and settled in New Orleans. He there changed his religion, abjuring Protestantism and embracing Catholicity, which is the religion of the general and his family. A pupil of West Point. Beauregard was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the regular army when the war broke out. He had 1 been appointed superintendent of the West Point Academy. The Government of his State, Louisiana, k recalled him, made him leave the Federal army, and President Jefferson Davis imme , diately conferred upon him the rank of gen> oral, and the command of the troops at Charleston, South Carolina. We know that the command gave him the opportunity of firing the cannon shot which rent the flag of the thirty-four stars. He bombarded aud took Fort Sumter?a success which achieved him an immense popularity.? When the secession army formed to march on Washington, Beauregard was invested with the grade of general of division? major general. Beauregard is forty years of age. He is small, brown, thin, extremely vigorous, although his features wear a dried expression, and his hair has whitened prematurely.? Face, physiognomy, tongue, accent?everything about him is Freneh. llis bravery | is great and undeniable, and everything denotes in him, if not a superior general intelligence, at least a remarkable military aptitude. He is quick, a little abrupt, and, | although well educated and distinguished in his manners, be must sometimes offend, less by what he says than by his manner of saying it. Perhaps he does not repress with sufficient care the manifestations of an ardent personality, which knows its worth, anu to which an immense military success may have given a legitimate self-confidence. He is extremelv imnassioned in the defence - - ^ - -p of the cause which he serves ; at least he takes less care to conceal his passion under a calm and cold exterior than do most of his comrades in either army. To sum up all, the South has found in bim a man of an uncommon ardor, a ceaseless activity and indomitable power of will, characters by which we recognize the men destined to win battles and lead parties. Gen. Johnston.?Gen. Johnston, of West Point, is a little older than Beauregard, and was a Colonel in the regular army at the period of secession. He served very f brilliantly in the Mexican campaign, and enjoys in the United States a great reputation for capacity and probity. An extreme reserve, a modesty no less great, cause a * sort of sadness to appear to paralyze in him the brilliant qualities which every one re, cognizes in him ; but place him in the field k of battle, and then the true warrior re-apf pears in him as if by enchantment. L The same letter contains also the foliowj ing: Jefferson Davis.?The South has alj -i. ....... T?flr?,o, J reilUy UUUS?U a CSl I uiut Uiau, vcugiouu 1 Davis, for Presideut; for West Point is divided like the rest of the nation, and furnishes chiefs to both parties. Generals Beauregard and Johnston are at the head of the secession movement; McClellan and McDowell are the Union heroes, and their names take the place, in every one's mouth, of those politicians whose weakness and iu* capacity have brought the United States to the brink of an abyss. The war appears to be between comrades. ? In Western Virginia, McClellan has had to operate against two West Point companions, L one of whom, as I have said, was killed, ^ the other mad*1 prisoner. Beauregard and McClellan, military leaders of the two opposing parties, were not only companions, bat intimate friends.? I When Beauregard went to the North, he went to no other house than McClellan's, f and when McClellan went South, he stayed with no one but Beauregard. One side aud I the other are acquainted in the most intiF mate manner, and sentiments of chivalrous esteem are found almost everywhere in both camps, for former friends are now become [implacable enemies. Such are the men whom the force of circumstance? calls to direct the great revolution which this moment upturns the United States, and which will probably end in re forming them. B At first sight an idea mav be formed of L the secession soldier's exterior. The question of uniform, not fully solved at the L North, is not thought of at all at the South. W It would seem that the attempts at uniform have not got beyond the distribution among some corps of a kind of jacket of a heavy !gray cloth, manufactured in Virginia. The oiothes, whether of regular uniform or fancy, are all in a very bad condition; the soldier, nevertheless, preserves beneath his rags an aspect sufficiently martial, and perfect order reigns in the camp and the posts The Southern Cavalry. ? What strikes one most is the cavalry, which is very numerous, admirably mounted, and composed of superb men. It is plain at the first glance that those men are the sons of farmers and land owners, that their horses are their own, and that they are accustomed, if not to arms, at least to a rough country life. Besides, nothing is more picturesque than these Southern cavaliers. They wear: the most impossible costumes, wofull? dilapidated by a three months' bivouac; hats without crowns, boots without soles, with an air and heroic bearing that Don Caaaar de Bazan would have envied; and since these ragged cavaliers have as fine, energetic Virginia faces as their horses are magnificent, which they manage with great daring, one is filled with admiration, just as we admire the fantastic figures of the warriors crearted by Salvator Rosa. The Southern Staff Officers.?The Staffs of the generals-inchief (Beauregard and Johnston) are remarkable. If the i United States were not a republic, I would say that these staffs were composed of the flower of the Southern nobility. Most of them possess enormous fortunes. Disinterested in this civil war, a stranger to the hatreds, tho passions and the interests which have influenced it, I could notj feel otherwise than touched at the sight of! some of those white-moustached men of military, aristocratic bearing and distinguished manners, who have left their families, their fire-sides and high social positions j to serve as aids, in the rudest of wars, to j young generals, hitherto unUnown. The Hero of Lexington.?General Sterling Price was formerly a representative of Missouri in the U. S. Congress, and j was subsequently Governor "of that State. He is by birth a Virginian, and by occupation a tobaoco planter, in Charlton county Mo. He is about 50 years of age, over six feet in height, of large build and a stately presence. His manners are extremely polished, gentle and dignified; but his heroic personal courage, so conspicuous at the battle near Springfield, and his iron firmness, are disclosed by his eyes and massive chin. He is strikingly temperate and exemplary in all the relations of life. His most distinguishing characteristics are sound, cautious judgment, and energy in action. Modest, making no pretentions to brilliancy or superiority, he seeks always to bring to his aid all the talent or experience of others within his reach; one of his first acts as major general was to select for his adjutant an experienced officer who had resigned from the U. S army, and whom he had previously known only by reputation. Naturally taoiturn and secretive, he makes it difficult for the enemy to discover his plans. An excellent judge of men, he selects his counsellors carefully and spar ingly. In addition, he has the prestige of success. Though neither a trimmer nor an intriguer, he has never been a candidate for political station without obtaining it.? In Mexico, as more recently iu Missouti, be never commanded in a battle that he did not win. The Missourians are rallying to him in mass. By the latest, though perhaps exaggerated, statements of the Lincoln presses, he has now 40,000 men under his command. This distinguished man is sometimes confounded with Thomas L. Price, of Mo., once a general in the militia, and many ! years ago Lieutenant Governor of the State, land now a supporter of the Lincoln Govl ernment. They are antipodes in many re spects, particularly in politics. Prepare for Hard Times. We commend the following well timed article, from the Augusta Chronicle <k Sentinel, to the attention of all our readers and more especially to our farmer friends. The advice offered is worthy of the strictest observance. Read, and at once resolve to heed the patriotic admonitions of the writer: The people are just now beginning to feel the effects, the hardships and trials of a state of war. We had hoped that before winter the war would have been pushed to a successful and glorious termination, aod there is still time enough and perhaps am pie means at hand. We have a larger force in the field thau the enemy, and his enlisting has already been brought to a stand still, while our men are still volunteering. The enemy must resort soou to drafting, to a forced conscription, to fill up ranks to half a million, for he has yet not much more than half that number in arms. Perhaps he will be able to get the half million, perhaps not, but we should act as if he were certain to get them. And although we are in superior force, and oar men have proved themselves individually and collectively the superiors of the Lincoln troops, on almost every occasion, yet the look of things now is not promising for a speedy close of the war. If the war does not end, or the blockade is not raised within three months, v.e shall have hard times in real good earnest. And we ought to prepare for the worst, it is wise and prudent to do so, for if the best come we shall still have lost nothing by preparation for threatened evil. We should study and practice enconomy in all things, and make what we have got produce its greatest benefits. With cotton a drug in the market, we should endeavor to supply ourselves to the fullest extent with coarse cotton goods. The little wool we have should be husbanded, applied where it is most absolutely a necessity, for soldiers' clothing and covering; and we ought not to ! kill the sheep for food, if we can avoid it, ! when they are so valuable for wool bearing. We should use as little bacon as we jean well get along with, and be sure to nrain c? n rl a in t.n 1 wuvcu ait vuc npaic gimu t*uv? 'j meat, for after bread that is the next great need. It would be a great hardship if the ! I negroes were deprived of bacon, but it should be given them as sparingly as the i case will admit, while the white people, except the soldiers ought to use none, if they can get other meat. We have a large number of cattle, and they can never probably he of more service than now. The fine grass of the summer has kept them in good condition, and now, as soon as they run through the peafields, they ought to be killed, before they begin to decline. It would be good policy for nearly every farmer and planter in this section to kill one-third of his cattle as soon as fat, and the weather is such that they can be saved, pickled or dried. Where fhp ortrn ornn la nhnnrlnnf arnnlrl hp nrl. visable to feed them corn and fodder and, oats, after eating out the pea fields, and thus increase the quantity of meat to the fullest extent that grain can be spared for that purpose. Let hogs follow the cattle to eat up the waste. And the cows may contribute very largely to the food of family, black and white, in the way of milk and butter, if properly attended to. This has been sadly neglected heretofore and those who have never tried it have no idea of how much value to a family a few cows may be, if properly fed and milked, to say nothing of milk and batter and cheese for market. Half an acre of good land, sown thickly now with wheat in heavily maoured drills three feet apart, will give half a dozen milch cows a great amount of good winter food. But if you want the very hest milk --nd butter that can be made, feed in addition to the green wheat, good corn, fodder, cut up with a knife and placed in a tight barrel, on which pour boiling water and cover with a blanket, and to this add four to eight pounds a day of pea meal for each oow. Wheat and other small grain should now be sown as soon as possible, even to some neglect of the cotton, which usually impedes the sowing of fall grain. And we would urge upon all that they sow largely, and on good land, and with as thorough preparation and good manuring as can reasonably be given. Food is always in demand, and likely to be more so in the future than the past, so that itisno danger of over-stocking the market, not even if grain were grown to the entire axnlusion of cotton?though that is not recommended. With the large sowing of grain last fall and the bountiful harvest, and with the extra crop of corn planted and good returns, we still see food of all kinds high, and it will probably remain so. Then, by all means, put in large ^ropsoffall and winter grain as soon as can be conveniently done. We have gone into this contest to win |?each one of us has all he is, or expects to be, staked on the result And though we may not have comprehended fully all rue evils and hardships which may befall us before we get through it, yet we must bear them bravely and nobly, and never ' !- - tT_ 1 U ; despair nor repine, uuiess we eau u ui |any and every evil probably in store for us, we neither deserve our liberty, nor are I we made of the stuff which can long maintain liberty and free Government. And with all the discomforts around us, and looming up in the near future, let us nerve ourselves to bear them, and let us labor too, aud set our invention to work, to turn the evil into present and future good. For tile Lancaster Ledj^r. First Class on "State of the Country." Stand up here Bill Snookes and keep your coat-tail out of your mouth. Q. What is independence? A. Do as you please, go where you please, sell what you please, ask what you please for it, and cheat all you can. Q. What is love of country? A To fight, bleed and die, and git no credit for it. Q. Do all men manifest this desire to do i battles for their country? A. No. Some had rather stay at home aod make money; grumble at the faults of others; speculate upon Tom's. Bill's and Jim's bravery. Q. What class is this? A. They are commonly called street loungers, but some call 'em soap tails for short. Q. All who stay at home are not so disposed are they ? A. Oh, no. Some are liberal in tbeii donations to support the country and rejlieve the wants of the poor. Q. Do they get no credit for it? A. Nary bit. You see the soap-tails do all the talking, having more time to devote to the bellows than working men, aod they say when the liberal give a dollar, they just add that muoh more profits on their saleable articles, which the country is bound to have Q. Is it certain that any person does this? A. Without a doubt, a great many do add on blockade, war tax, and many other items too numerous to mention. Q. Is it men that bave been born and raised amongst us ? A. Yes sir! Nary other kind. Q. What is this class called? A. Patriots of the right stamp Q. What is patriotism now-a-days? A. Talk big, tell what you hav^done, what you gwine to do, make out you've done everything and nobody else done nothing, pay all your taxes and make 'em up on yer customers, add a little more to the price 'every time you see the word "blockade," I oppress the people, especially the poor, I they ain't got no business to be poor. ! Q. Who does this? A. Merchants, farmers and school teach * ' . > Exit Bill with an inkstand in close proximity with his snout. Won't Sell their Cotton. ' At a meeting of planters, held in Wash, ington county, Texas, on the 23d of Sep teniber, resolutions were passed, compatible with the following preamble: Whereas there are being established ai various points in this State agencies to pur chase cotton, purporting to be for the pur pose of supplying the demand for cotton ir Mexico; and whereas it is an ascertained j fact that already more cotton has been pur I chased in this State than is sufficient to em ! ploy all the spindles in Mexico for the nex :year, whereby we are satisfied that all sue! latencies are not Mexican agencies in fact I "RUnl- it onnhlioan nancies in disguise u,?v. t' O o I Now therefore, Resolved, That the planters of Washington county will not sell one pound of their cotton at any price to such agency. Resolved, That we will regard all per- , sons acting as such agents, as the agents of Linooln and his despotic coercion Government, and we will do all in our power to bring such persons to punishment for thus aiding and abetting the enemy." Confederate Elections. As a matter of general information the Richmond Examiner publishes the following abstract of the law regulating the Coni federate States elections : The election for members of Congress, to be held on the first Wednesday in No| vember, 1861, which election shall be conducted according to the permanent constitution and the laws of the several States in force for that purpose. In States which ; may not have provided Dy law rorsuon election, the same will be held according to the ! laws heretofore existing in such States for ' the election of members of the House of | Representatives in the Congress of the IJni; ted States. The appointment of electors for President and Vice-President is also made on the day | of the Congressional election?the first ' Wednesday in November. The electors are to meet in their respective States on the first Wednesday in December, 1861, and proceed to vote for President and Vice President. Congress is to assemble in regular session, at the seat of Government, on the eighteenth day oj February, 1862. On the nineteenth of February, it is provided that the President of the Senate shall open the certificates, and the votes for President and Vice President shall be counted. The President of the Confederate States shall be inaugurated on the twenty second day of February, 1862. The Situation in Kentucky?It would seem from present indications, that Keutucky is to be a principal theatre of the war, so far as inland operations are oAnAnttnA/] T.nof n/^ni/ina fhaf fko i;uuucmou. i^unv ouyiuta ibptboouv vuuu vuv opposing forces are concentrating there, and the probability is, that in a very short time a decisive engagement will take place in that State, wheu every true man within ftie border will rally to the standard of the Confederate States. In the person of General Albert Sidney Johnston we have a leader of undoubted military .ability. With the disposable force which he has at his ooramand, he will be able, not only to fight on the defensive, but should the ocoassion make it necessary, he will carry the war into the enemy's country, end transfer the scene of battle from Kentucky to the Northwestern States. This would be a fine country to quarter a large army, provisions being oheap and plentiful- In every respect the aggressive is the true policy for our Government to pursue. If we make the A _ j c u present a ueieusive wui anugctucij it 10 simply obvious that it is uncertain when it will terminate.?Richmond Examiner. Patriotic Contributions. The Richmond papers bring us daily reports of the receipt at that point of the voluntary contributions of the citizens of the Confederate States. The amount received Tuesday and Wednesday last amounted to forty two thousand dollars, and our telegraphic correspondent, in this morning's issue, informs us that one gentleman from Alabama arrived in Richmond yesterday with hfteen thousand dollars' worth of clothing, &c. We doubt, if in the history of any country, such generous liberality has ever been equalled. I3 it not monstrous to suppose that such a people can ever be , subjected ? Among the contributions miblished we note the following from this SljPte : T. R. English, 8125 worth of clothing tor South Carolina troops. | Joseph A. Gaston, 81,000 worth of cloI thing to 6th South Carolina regiment, j J. H. McKnight, 8114 worth of olothing . to South Carolina troops. D. SI. Peden, 82,280 worth of clothing to the 6th South Carolina regiment. Capt. Richardson, 82,000 worth of clo, thing to Blanding and Kershaw's South Carolina regiments.?Guardian, 12th instt. Extortion. It is undeniable that there are men who have taken advantage of these war times to enrich themselves at the expense of the people. The darling object with these sort of men is to get rich, this, is the acme of tbeir ambition, and the sum total of all their endeavors. They have no regard for man or devil, only so far as they may be made tributary to these ends. They are the horseleaches of the body-politic?the vampires of society?in whose presence widows weep, AP inrofrtKnrl nmha 1Q llOJirfl auu u,.t rra.. wi ? in vain. Their iron boxes are gorged with gold and silver, and this is the Ark of their Covenant with Hell, and the depository oft a coinage from tears and blood. The laughing fiend keeps guard over these boxes and bagsof gold, aud grins horribly at the presence of hollow-eyed penury. The beggar is dismissed empty, with a grimace of which hell is made ashamed, while the lean arms of the fiend caresses the gold-like coiled snakes in the darkness of his infamous den. Such an one is ripe for the flames of the pit, and should have the badge of damnable doom nailed upon his forehead by the hissing populace It is with shuddering feeling we think of such men ; our souls revolt ?and we spurn them back as the refuse and off-scourings of creation.?Sclma Alabama Repulic. Greeley.?Northern dispatches inform us that Master Greely has got himself into a peck of trouble with the Lincoln Admin istration by divulging the preparation and ' destination of the naval expeditions. It is said that some of the cabinet want to supt nrnCQ Horace, he is such a persistent mar f ' plot. All the provost tnarshalls and fede ral police in the empire can't keep him 1 from nosing out and prying into what does ' not concern him, and he invariably and incontinently blabs all he knows, regardless - of consequences to his cause. t . - ? <? ?? 1 The exports at the port of Philadelphia, , for the week ending September 26, were ; 8202,530; tne imports for the same time, 837,579. From the South Carolinian, 6th Instant. Pair Grounds Hospital. There are two hundred and twenty sick ' soldiers in the hospital at the Fair Grounds. 1 Twenty-four have been discharged. Though the number has increased so greatly and so rapidly upon the hands of the ladies, yet there has been no flagging on their part.? Their zeal and energy seem to rise with the demand. Their liberality knows no bounds snort of the comfort of every soldier committed to their care. It is truly wonderful to see what they have done, and are doing, for the relief of our suffering soldiers.? Their sacrifices and labors, to be appreciated, must be witnessed. Will not the Ladies' Relief Associations aid the ladies of Columbia with their contributions ? Most of the cases are doing very well, under the skilful and faithful treatment of Drs. Trezevant and Fair, aided, as they have been, by Drs. Johnson and Kilgore, the kind-hearted and devoted assistant sur geons of the 12th and I3th regiments.? Much praise is also due the young Drs. Harris, Sylvester and Whitesides, for their attention to the sick. Mr. John A. Crawford has labored, day after day, with his own hands, and most efficiently, too, for the comfort of our sick soldiers. Mr. W. R. Runnels, of Spartanburg, Captain Brockman's company, died on the 7th instant. There are two or three very ill. Their friends have been informed of the fact. J. MONROE ANDERSON. Our Soldiers in Virginia ?The following is the conclusion of a report to his Excellency Governor Pickens, made by a pnysician sent on Dy mm to examine into the sanitary condition of all our regiments in Virginia : "The sick of all the regiments in General Bonham's and General Jones' brigade fare now being sent back to the receiving hospitals. The Surgeon of this regiment (Col. William's) is much better supplied than any Surgeon in the brigade, he having saved his hospital stores in the retreat from Fairfax, and since then he has had a requisition partly filled. Most of the companies have received their winter uniforms, and all of them have made arrangements to have them soon. There are still on hand three boxes of shoes, and all have been supplied that are in want New tents are being dis tributed slowly among the different regiments, and I expect they will all be supplied by winter." Life in the Camps.?The following extract from a letter of a member of Col. Kershaw's Regiment, S. C. V., has been furnished for the Charleston Courier : Munson's Hill, Advance Fic/ceL, Army Potomac, Sept. 23,1861. * * * So yon are still under the impression, you folks in Charleston, that we are starving?we are much better off than hundreds of families at home. I will give you an average day how we live, so you can judge for yourself. There are nine men in my mess at present; we have for breakfast ?coffee, beefsteak or fried bacon, and nice raised bread, sometimes potatoes Our dinner, yesterday, was roast beef, Irish potatoes, cabbage, bacon and tomatoes and rice boiled together. Our mess bill up to this date, from the 23d July, is only four dollars and a half, which is for extras. We have men in this company who, if they were in Heaven, would not be satisfied.? I can now make good raised bread. Tnr Speculators.?"We constantly hear of the operations of the monopolists of the articles of Bacon and Leather.? They, and their agents, with the scent of bloodhounds, smell afar off every pound of bacon and leather which can be obtained, and on which an extortionate profit can be made. The State is thus; in its purchases for the soldiers, most grossly imposed upon by these harpies." The above from the Raleigh Register is as true as preaching?and not less true than it is shameful, mean, and treacherous. We have taken the pains to procure a few names of the above named class of cowardly extortioners and money leeches, whose names we mean to give to the public whenever a favorable opportunity offers?at any rate, we shall surely do it, when the war ceases, in order that they may reap the just indignation of our returning soldiers whose comforts they have sapped and whose interests they have betrayed.?Salisbury Earner. Effect of Fremont's Proclamation in Missouri.?The Cincinnati Enquirer, of the 24th ultimo, fiuys that an intelligent and prominent gentleman?a Union man ? just from Leavenworth, Kansas, reports that the proclamation of Fremont has had a most disastrous effeot on the Union cause in northwestern Missouri. It has driven nearly all the Union men in that region into the Confederate ranks. In the half dozen counties in Missouri bordering on Kansas, seven-eights of the people were Union men prior to Fremont's proclamation, and had formed companies in connection with Kansas to protect the frontier; but since the proclamation of Fremont, all the Missouri companies have gone to the-Southern Confederacy. The informant df the Enquirer also states tnat tne uonteaerates nave au southwestern and northwestern Missouri, with not less than one hundred thousand troops, well aruied. Sensilbe.?The Mobile Mercury, commenting on the scarcity of paper, thus speaks of the proportions of newspapers: "Newspapers everywhere have been curtailing their dimensions, which was a wise policy in these times of no profits and high prices for paper. Wo sec many journals who evidently fond of keeping up appearances, have not yet followed the policy.? Their columns are mostly filled with dead, non-paying advertisements, grown very stale. We even see 'Cephalic Pills' still cumbering their columns. If they would reduce the size of their sheets down to what will hold their reading matter and paying advertisements, they wouldn't look as big, but would have as much in them. The reading public will know how to bear with small sheets in these terrible times if tbey are well and judiciously filled." The Naval Expedition. There can scarcely be any doubt that ] there is another formidable naval expedition ( on foot to operate on the Southern coast.? ] The New York Evening Post of the 3d inst., has the following: < "We noticed yesterday the charter of the Vanderbilt steamers, which arc to be added I to the fleet of transports already chartered and purchased by the Federal Government. < A formidable naval expedition is now fit- ] ting out at this port to act in connection i with men-of-war from Fortress Monroe ? Of the transports the Vanderbilt is provi- i ded with births for two thousand men, the Ocean Queen for two thousand three hundred, Illinois for one thousand five hundred, the Empire City for one thousand, the Coatzacoaleos for one thousand five hundred, the Daniel Webster for one thousand, and the Baltic, Mantunsas and Atlantic are also coaling and preparing for the expedition. These vessels will carry at least fifteen thousand men. The Great Republic, the largest American sailing ship afloat, has just been chartered by the Government, and is fitting up with stalls to transport horses." The Richmond Examiner of Wednesday says : "The most formidable additions are being made, rapidly but very qnietly, to the naval forces of the Lincoln Government. These additions are evidently with a view to coast operations. The fleet of gun-boats, for which appropriations were made by the Lincoln Congress, will in a few weeks be ready for active service. Those vessels, of which twenty three are reported to be building, are about 500 tons burden, light draft, strongly built, nnd calculated to carry one 150-pound rifled gun and four32-pounders. Northern accounts of the naval preparations of the Government state that there will also soon be on the stocks a number of fast side-wheel steamers, suitable for running in shallow water and up narrow rivers. They are to be built alike at bow and stern, so as to avoid the delay or danger of turning a round under the tire ot a Dattery. ? - ? The Army in the Mississippi Valley.--Some idea of the formidable obstacles which Lincoln's flotilla will have to encounter in its passage down the Mississippi, may be formed from the annexed extract from a letter to the Baton Rouge Gazette : Our troops are composed of the flower of Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, and last, though not least, a brigade of Louisianians, to which I hope will be addefl the Donaldsonville Cannoneers now in Memphis With Johnston, Polk, Pillow, Thompson, Cheatham and, McGowan at the lead of operations here, Zollicoffer at Cumberland Gap?Buckner at Bowling Green, with thousands rallying to his standard daily?you may prepare to hear soon of the grand ''smash" of the Lincoln project to invade the Mississippi valley, as he would have to walk over the dead bodies of do le9s that 2UU,UUU Southerners to accomplish the feat?not, however, without the sacrifice of a few on his part. Strong fortifications are being erected here, which will make the place in a few days pretty hard to take. Beyond that I cannot go?it is all that can be said about our fortifications. Critical.?The Raleigh Register of the 5th instant says that the two British vessels which landed at Beaufort, North Carolina, while the Yankee blockading vessels were somewhere else, took on cargoes for Liverpool. When chey were ready to sail, the blockading vessels were back at the post9 assigned them, and refused to allow the British vessels egress. The Captains re monstrated, but without avail. They sent for the British Consul at Charleston, who came in person, and urged upon them in the name of his Government that, as they found no impediment in entering the harbor of Beaufort, they had a right to depart unmolested. This was also unavailing. The Consul then proceeded to Washington, and has laid the case before Lord Lyons. The Rcyhtcr does not know, but believes a portion of the British squadron has been ordered to Beaufort to give the vessels a convoy on their homeward voyage. Prom Richmond. Richmond, Oct. 10.?Col. Wiliam E. Starke, of Loring's staff, has arrived here from Gen. Lee's camp, with dispatches announcing the retreat of Rosenorantz, on the night of the 6th inst., from Big Sewell Mountain across the Gauley River. It is supposed that he is out of supplies. The impassability of the roads and a lack ofsufficient transportation prevented Lee from pursuing him. Richmond, Oct. 11.?The condition of Gen. Wise, according to the talk last night, was regarded as exceedingly critical. No more passports will be granted to persons to leave the Confederacy, who leave their families here. A petition was filed yesterday to sequestrate Monticello, the .home of Jefferson, now owned by a captain in Lincoln's navy. Voluntary contributions to the army are unabated. Among those acklowledged at the Passport Office to-day was one from George Kellogg, of $15,000 woith clothing, etc., for the Georgia regiments. Kellogg was in charge of contributions from several counties, and kept with his trust until he reached .Richmond. Several hundred car-loads of voluntary contributions from different States, for the army, are at various stations on the railways leading to Richmond. Great efforts are making to move them forward. Insufficient railway power, washing away of bridges, and perhaps other causes, have pronn/inrl fhp rlolflv Richmond, October 12.?Voluntary con-, tributions for the army continue to be received in Richmoud in large quantities.? The Mississippi contributions received today amounted to 3130,000 in value, and contributions from other States to a considerable amount have been received. Richmond, Oct. 13.?It is reported here, on the authority of a gentleman just from Baltimore, that Lord Lyons and Secretary Seward had come to an open rupture in their relations, and that Lord Lyons had left Washington. The total amount contributed to the soldiers' fund since the 3d instant, as repor jted at the Passport Office, is 8192,185, J The Homicide o* Mrs. Withebspooit.^, ?Detective police officer Hicks returned to the city Friday morning, from the vi-' linity of the late tragic aflair at Society Hill. He succeeded in obtaining a due to the perpetrators of this horrid deed, by the discovery in a negro shanty of some cloths saturated with blood, which, upon investigation, proved to belong to Rhody, an old negro woman, the former attendant of the deceased. On an examination of the negroes connected with the house, it was Richmond, Oct. 14.?Twelve Yankee prisoners reached here to-day, taken by a icouting party of Cobb's Legion, near New- I port News. < The indications here point to stirring jvents at an early day. Nothing reliably trne or interesting from the camps. Sequestration.?Under the operation of the Sequestration act of the aot of the last Confederate Congress, it is estimated that about thirty millions of dollars will pass into the hands of the Confederate Receivers in the State of Virginia. Important Notice.?The following notice is from a Richmond paper. We understand that by the authority of a late Act of Congress, the Government pays the freight on clothing, &c., intended for soldiers in the Confederate service : Notice.-?I. Persons who are sending clothing and supplies te troops in the field, are requested to mark distinctly on the package (with marking ink) the name of the party for whom intended, the regiment to whioh he belongs, and the place of destination, care of Quartermaster at Richmond, to whom the usual railroad receipt should be forwarded by the shipper. II. Many paokages arrive at the depots of the railroads in Richmond with paper marks rubbed off; of course their destination cannot be known by the Quartermaster Others are imnerfectlv marked, and g J , cannot be identified. J. MAURY GARNALD, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster. From the South Carolinian, 13th Instant. Fair Grounds Hospital. We hare two hundred and thirty-five cases in the various buildings, and ninety-two have been discharged. General Ripley passed through all the houses on the 11th instant, closely inspecting everything He seemed perfectly delighted with all the arrangements. To some of the ladies, he romarked that the; might expect many of his soldiers, who had been so kindly cared for by them, to have the measles the second time. Every day's experience adds much to the efficiency and success of every department of the hospital. Special acknowledgements are due to Mr. John Beard and Mr. H. Nichols for their well directed and untiring efforts. In addition to his labors at the hospital, Mr. Beard has removed three or four of thesiok to his own house. We have observed with great satisfaction the attention of the officers to the sick of their respective companies. We might make special mention of two, but forbear where all are so kind. Amongst contributions sent in, we are pleased to find a nice lot of chiokens from Yorkvillc, and a valuable box of hospital stores from Rock Hill. We would again say that comforts, blankets, sheets, &c., are much needed. The following persons have died : Mr. W. R Runnels, Capt. Buckman's company, died on the 7th instant. He was very ill when he was brought to the hospital, and only lived a day or two. Mr. Jas. Hutto, Capt. Meetze, Lexington, died on the 9th instant. He came in from the camp on the evening of the 8th, and was appa rently doing very well, but was a corpse before sunrise the next day. His death, it is supposed, was caused by exposure in getting out of his bed and taking a large draught of water. Mr. David Kennedy, Capt. Gist, Union, died on the 11th instant. Mr. A. F. Kirby, Capt. Smith, Spartanburg, died this morning. The two last cases were brought to the hospital on the 4th instant. Very soon after their arrival, alarming symptoms developed themselves. Everything was done for them that the best medical skill could suggest and the most abounding Chiistian kindness could prompt. We trust that the voice of these Providences will not be unheeded by our beloved soldiers. It says with solemn emphasis to all, especially to the sick, "Be ye also ready. For in such an hour as ye think not the Sou of man cometh." Who will fall next ? Who can tell. It will be some of you, and it may be any of you. Dangers crowd your path. Death seems to have at this time a most liberal charter for the work of destruction. Disease, accident and violence are all his swift-willing messengers. Are you ready ? If not, do not postpoue for an hour the work of preparation. Prudence, conscience and the arm of God all forbid. At once, then, go to your offended Father, and tell him you have sinned, and sue for pardon through Jc3us, his Son. Seek His fear, which castcth out the fear of man, and His love, which rasf?th nut ihn fnrr nf ilaafh Do not DUt all vi.V v?r ... J. ... v. r this aside as the mere professional talk of a preacher. No ! it is the language of one who loves your soul?who has your owd conscience and the word of God on his side, and who would, if he could be permitted to stand by your dying bed, as he has stood by the death-bed of your comrades, have also your own confession, that it was both your duty and interest to have sought the Lord in the day when He called you so affectionately by His word, and so solemnly by His Providence. J. MONROE ANDERSON. Columbia, S. C., October 12} 1861. Where are the Wide Awakes?? The Boston Advertiser is anxious to know what has become of the 50,000 toroh-bearers of November The Syracuse (N. Y.)j Courier answers the question. We can tell the Advertiser where the "fifty thousand" Wide Awakes of tost fall may be found.? they are filling postoffices, customhouses and other "peace" positions, or are begging appointments at the hands of the Administration, or are making themselves rich out of swindling contracts, or are acting as legalized pickpockets under the name of "sut? *? L.Li, ?*:n ler," and some 01 mem prouauiy uic ami wearing the epauletts they were so covetous to secure, so prompt to disgrace, aud so ready, on the first practical experience of danger, to resign. Some of them may be found blustering about "treason," insulting peaceable Democrats when they can do so with impunity, and counseling mobs, in the rear of which they would be the first to conceal themselves, out of the reach of danger. found that William, the carriage driver, Rhody, the waiter, Romeo, her sod, and Sylvia, her daughter, all servants of Mrs. Witherspoon, had formed and agreed upon* a plan to murder their mistress, for some trifling cause, by smothering her while asleep, which they carried into effect in a most shocking manner. They have all confessed their participation in this affair, and acknowledged that Mrs. Witherspoon was a most kind and indulgent mistress, and say they did it to escape a whipping for an offence of which they own themselves guilty. They were turned over by officer Hicks to the proper authorities. A trial was to take place immediately. Some of the eitixens were so incensed that they wish to hang the negroes at once. Mr. Hicks .thinks they will be executed to-dayCharleston Courier. .[iT. Late from Europe. Cape Race, Oct. 2.?The steamship Vi'/i/n/t-M/t Vina orrino/I tinwft ' fV> T.ioaenAnl if (uyu/ i* uao anif uu uvivj nmu uifvi^vvi advices to the 22d of September. 4 Prince Albert, of England, comes passenger in the Niagara. The London Times sneers at Lincoln's % 1 Federal loan, and advises Englishmen to have nothing to do with it. An attempt had been made toassassinate the Qaeen of Q-reeoe. A prize fight had taken place in London between Tom Sayers, the ex-Champion of England, and Mace, the Champion. It lasted thirty-minutes, and resulted in the complete triumph of Sayers. COMMERCIAL NEWS. The sales of cotton in Liverpool for the week preceding the steamer's sailing was 40,000 bales. Advance of the week fjdj and prises still advancing. Some circulars report the sales of the week at 67,000 bales, bat this inclades 2,500 bales of Sarat cotton, to arrive. The stock of cotton in Liverpool, on the 20th in8t., was 818,000 bales, of which 487,000 was American. * 'lyt Spanish Expedition against Mexico. The New York Times' speoial dispatch j from Washington, of the 8th, says that highly important advices had been recei-* red from Cuba, stating that the Spanish,'.war steamer Leone was waiting at Cadiz the result of a Cabinet conference on the European coalition against Mexico, that advices of the ultimatum of Spain might immediately be dispatobed to the Captai" General of Cuba. In the meantime an ex pedition is being fitted oat at Havana for Mexico, under pretext that it is going to St. Domingo. The expedition will obtfsiat of six howitzer batteries and 10,000 men. It will be ready to start not later than next, month. It is given oat that Spain is taking these steps against Mexico on her own responsibility; but advices state definitely that England and France will send their quotas of men, and, with their fleets in the gulf, will co-operate. The whole oountry, the Times says, will be startled by this movement. The end in view?the regulation of Mexico?is the least important part of it. The object looks farther North. 7 Speculating in Provisions. We hear it stated upon good authority that we have, in oar midst, men who are L tka straining every nerve w uuy up, nu-u vuc wholesale dealers, even at the present high prices, the entire stock of those kinds of groceries and provisions that happen to be scarce in the market, in order that hereafter, taking advantage of their monopoly of the necessaries life, they may extort enormous profits for themselves from the pressing wants of our people. In N. Orleans, where a few individuals have acted in a similar spirit, the authorities have laid a heavy hand upon them, and a generous public sentiment has crushed the heartless movement to the earth. If it should be necessary, we must do likewise here. Men who would prey upon the public need, daring a straggle like this, are foes far more dangerous to the weal of the State than the Yankee ruffians, who skulk, with torch and rifled cannon, along our borders and our coasts. . Wc have no "surplus" population. Ai knnrionf rpnrlr nf fair mices. mav be had bv all who care to obtain it. A reasonable advance of prices, in times of scarcity, will not be complained of, even by those in straitened circumstances. But let us not suffer the schemes of greedy and merciless speculators to place beyond the reach of the honest and industrious poor, ths wherewithall to live and be happy.?Mercury. The Prospect in Missouri. The Northern papers are getting despondent of the prospect in Missouri. The Washington Star thus speculates upon the next news from that quarter: Undisguised anxiety continues to be manifested in military cirol6S here relative to the state of things in Missouri and Kentuccky. The loss of Lexington, we hear, has greatly increased the force of Price and other disunion commanders in Missouri? the wavering having accepted it as an omen of the eventual defeat of the Union cause [there. Previous to it Fremont was in "poatar fnrnn throughout the State than the fc.v? disunionists. Its effect, however, has been 1 not only to lose him Mulligan's 4,000 men, but to deter others (of Missouri) from joiniog him, and to iuduoe quite tea thousand to join the rebel oommanders, who would have done no such thing had Price been unable to reduce Lexington. I Under these circumstances, aud the general impression among the military men that Fremont is not adequate to his command, the impression is rife here taht the next advices of a battle in that quarter will continue unfavorable to the Union canse. We state these facts in order to prevent the j Star'8 readers from becoming disheartened j [ by any approaching result in that quarter. -J