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[CONTINTKD FROM FIl.'ST l'AOK. J reached the broad table where we had left our mules; and shortly my companions joined me. I told them my story, and it was received with many "expressions of almost incredulous wonder. We reached home safe and hungry, and on the next morning Montallo hastened oil to St. Stefano, where he gave an account ol my discover}' to an officer. The next morning I found, when I arose, a detachment of fifty soldiers under my window, waiting for me, to guide them to the banditti's cave. Soon after brcakfivst I joined them. Wardwell and Monus nnrl 1\tt owflit tilllU IIV." UiB|KIUlCU 119) uuu I'J (igUt o'clock we were ready to set out. It was soon afranged that the soldiers should remain concealed about tlje place until the bandits came, so my companions and myself set out on our return. On the evening of the following day the soldiers came back, with the robl>crs with them, seven in number, having left five dead in the ravine on the mountain. Before I left Montullo's dwelling, Dalmarto and his men were hung, and the people were once more able to travel in safety. I received back my property in full, "and a small sum of gold besides; but the warm blessings I received from tlie relieved people were 01 more viuue than all else. WAR FIFTY YEARS AGO. The people of the North have had v( ry little experience of war since 1W4 until the present savage contest was commenced by the South. In that year Sir John Provost invaded Northern New York with a British army of ten thousand men, to the greatest consternation of the inhabitants of the frontier in Vermont and New York. No such armies traversed the couutry then as those which form but auxiliary forces of the great military commands now. Gen. Izard, a South Carolinian, who commanded our right wing of our grand Army of the North, had but about thirty-five hundred men for a proposed advance into Canada, and the British immediately opposed to him mustered fifty-five hundred with a reserve of two thousand at Montreal. Izard, however, was ordered to Niagara, and the frontier was left open for Provost's demonstrations. The frontier war, then, was carried on upon a scale not much larger than that which might measure John Morgan's raids. He had over five thousand men when he entered Indiana and Southern Ohio last year. A fight between three or four hundred combatants was signalized by the name of a battle. Lieut.Col. Forsyth led a band of seventy picked men from Ch&mplain across the border, fought two hundred British troops, .'ind retreated in good order with the loss of one man killed and five wounded. Southerners and Northerners fought together then, and Forsyth's dash was considered a great exploit. When Provost neared Plattsburg, which was defended by General Macomb with a very small force in comparison with the numbers of the assailants, Major (now General) John E. Wool, for the purpose of encouraging the militia, took the initiative with less than three hundred men and met the advance of the invaders. The militia, however, became alarmed at the overwhelming numbers and fell back from the battle which was offered by the w^vrvi Tho liietnrv nf the battle II 11 lug 11 1A/1. iut/ n.uvv ^, of Plattsburg is well enough known. It was fought on the 11th of Sept, nearly fifty years ago, at the same time that the British fleet, under Commodore Downie, who was killed in the action, co-oper<iting with Gen. Provost, was defeated by Mucdouough upon Lake Chaplain, and the whole country was full of joyful congratulations at the result. This demonstration essentially put an end to British invasions of the North. The men who participated in the battles of that day little anticipated that witliin half a century such immense armies as are now gathered together for battle could have stood in array against each other, and still less could they have been made to believe that such an array could be composed of hostile bretliren of their own fair country. They had known of no such armies, pitted by hundreds of thnwsanrls against each other, except per 0 _ Laps m Bonaparte's latal Russian campaign. and they never dreamed ol' snch carnasre. errated upon the fields of battle m i in one of the States of their own Republic, with such frightful aggregates of dead and wounded as have been counted upon our battle fields since the commencement of the May campaign. As their eminence lm i never taught thera, so neither could their fancies direct them to anticipate such gigantic and wholesale war preparations and war conflicts as now exist in this once happy cougty. The IIbsche of Semmks?Tiie Law is tiie Case.?The N. Y. Post having proposed that Minister Adams should demand the delivery of Semmes and other prisoners rescued by the yacht Deerhound after the sinking of the Alabama, and that, tailing compliance, Mr. Adams should demand his passports, and we should go to war, draws forth the following comments in the New York Times: Provoking as the conduct of the Deerhound was, and richly as it may deserve punishment, there is, however, no use in our losing our senses over it. In our quarrels with England, as well as with everybody else, we must keep within the law, as, situated as we are at present, we might, mote thau anybody else, sutler from disregard of it. 'there is no law on which we could base such a demand as the Post suggests. If the MiBoners had been rescued by a Queen's smp, her interference would, indeed, afford just ground for a demand for satisfaction; and 110 satisfaction would be complete which would not place Semmes on board the Kearsarge. The Government would, of course, be responsible to the fullest extent for the acts df its officers, and the proffer of aid to the vanquished, during or immediately following an action, so as to enable them to escape the legitimate consequences of their defeat, by an officer of the Royal Navy, would, unless it were disavowed and "atoned for, undoubtedly constitute an act of hostility. But the Deerhotind is not a public ship; her owner and commander is a private inoividual, and he took part in the action, if taking part it can be called, on his own responsibility, and with the usual risks, namely, that of being sunk, killed or captured by the victor. It is impossible, we will not affirm It positively, that he might be held liable by the English courts, not for the wrong done to us, but for a violation of the Foreign Enlistment Act; but, whatever the nature or extent 4 I wv a a ?*? nin rm Aiif /\C ttrhrtf ui tuc icd^'v/iioiui 111 v uiisiJig uui ui nutu has occurred, it falls on him solely. The position of Semmes, when he landed in England, was that of any other refugee whose offence was not covered by the Extradition Trdhty. lie is, in the eyes of the British Government, an escaped prisoner of war and nothing more; and it would have no more authority to, deliver him to Mr. Adams than to cut of^ his head. It might, we believe, order, him out of the Kingdom, under the Alien, Act, but if it were to arrest him for extradition, there is hardly a doubt that the, courts would liberate him on a habeas corpus. So that it would hardly do to msita tli*? rpfnsrtl nf flip Hririsli Ministrv to commit a breach of the Constitution a casus belli. What American men-of-war might do to the Deerhound, if they ever caught her, is another question which it might be worth while to imagine. There is, we imagine, no doubt that she exposed herself to capture and destruction at the time, by the part she played in the fight Willi the Alabama; but it is at least doubtful whether her return into port ntfmolested did not purge the offence. But we think, on the whole, any American ship which can capture and burn her, out of neutral jurisdiction, may do so with impunity. A Nova Scotian paper, which has great sympathy for the South, does not ex "?<! tf ?n ! ?<? nirato Q^mmoa nr>/>nrHin(r j bVUU XV IV/ iUV |/tt Ui W to the following extract from its column; t ' The career of this notorious freebooter (Semines) has at length come to a [ close. No pirate on the high seas ever had les3 to give a tone of chivalry from its danger, than has this foot-pad ia the tfay of mercantile traffic. Waylaying merchantmen out of sight of assistance, and making use of signals of distress well known on the ocean, Semines lurked, attacking where there were no meaus of defence, nnd applying the torch to the ship which came to his succor. Gifted with guile and subterfuge, allied to great nautical skill, he had succeeded in evading the many vessels sent out for hiscapi ture. These he dared not contend with, | and had he not been 'jamed' like the badger, his vessel would still have been at large. Like tlmt animal he is said to have made a desperate fight, but he was overmatched, and his career ended." The Case of Vali.andiqiiam.?The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald gives currency to the following : " A key to the policy of the President to be pursued towards Vallandigkam has i been recently given in a meeting between the Kentucky delegation in Congress and Mr. Uncoln, relative to the case of Col. Wolford. This officer, it will be remembered, was arrested by Gen. Burbridge and sent to Washington, where he has since remained, reporting daily to the War Department. In answer to the request that the order of Gen. Burbridge be rescinded, the President replied that he should not depart from the policy before Sursued concerning Vallandigham. Mr. lalloty remarked that the Vallandigham order was inoperative, that individual having returned to Ohio. Mr. Lincoln replied, in substance, that he had no official knowledge of Yallandigham's return, and that when Mr. Vallandigham made his presence known by objectionable acts, the Executive would be prepared to act. The application in favor of Col. Wolford was not granted." The Undercurrent in El-rope.?The Paris correspondent of die New York Commercial, after discussing the recent developments on the Danish question, remarks: "The opinion is general at this moment that a great deal of intrigue is going on among the despotic sovereigns of Europe, and that some eon of a league is being formed which, while counteracting the manuoevres of the literal party, will bring about some sort of a change of European frontiers. The literals of France, on the other hand, were never more certain than they are now that Napoleon is approaching events that will cost him his crown, and they look to a war with the United States as a certainty, and as one of the means which is to bring about his overthrow." There was a little boy who mourned bitterly the death of a pet guinea pig. The uight after bereavement his watchful mother heard a plaintive call from the sleepless mourner in the nursery, " Mamma, have great big elephants souls?" "No darliug." A pause, and then in fainter tones?" Mamma, have oxen souls ?'' " No, no, dear. "Go to sleep." A longer interval, and then the scarcely audible voice piped again?" Mamma, have dogs souls?" The tender.mother sees at last the drift of the zoological catchism, and grieves to answer as her conscience bids: " No, precious, I am afraid not." A silence?a sob?and then a heart-broken wail: "Oh, mamma, haven't little t-l-e-a n white guinea pigs souls? ' (Official.] HKAIXjrAIJTKRH. DkP*T OF THE SoCTH, Hilton Head, 8. C., July 21,1834. oknfiial okiieks,) No. 110. f The action of brio.-gen. r. saxton, 'Commanding U. 8. Forces, District of Beaniort, as published in General Orders No. '26, dated Headquarters U. 8. Forces, District of Beaufort, Beanfort, S. C., July 13, 1S04, in the cases of Private James Jackson, Co. "C," and Private John Davis, Co. "G," 56th N. Y. Vole., is approved apd confirmed, but so much of the order of approval a* reads in the case of Private Sidney Dean, Co. ^K," 102d U. 8. C. T., that "the sentence will be carried into effect accordingly, under direction of the Provost Marshal, District of Bean fort," I? disapproved. Private Sidney Dean, Co. 41K," 10*2d U.8.C.T., will be sent under guard, to the Commanding Officer at Fort Pulaski, Ga., nnder whoso direction the acntence will be carried into effect. The Provost Marshal General, Department of tho South, U charged with the execution of this order. , The Quartermaster's Department will furnish the necessary transportation. ir ift C'ouma.ni> or Majob-Gkn. J. (5. FOSTER, W. L. M. Fran em. Asst. Adjt. Gcn'l. .Orvici al : Thomas J. Robinson, 1st Lieut, tflit P. 8. C. T? Art. Asst. Adjf. Gcnetal. (.Official.] IlE.vrxjr iRTKiis, of tiic Sorni. Hu.ton IIead, S. C., July 11,18<X. CrXIHSI. OUnETifi,) No. 1W. f AS A SANITARY MEASURE, AND TO counteract the effects of malaria on the troops in this Department (hiring the warm mi.nths, whisky, with quinine, in prophylactic d -sea, will be Issued to the enlisted men, pmt!cul.irly those on duty in District* especially ma!? arions or on txrexsive fatigue daty, only on the recommendation of the Senior Medical Officer of the District approved of by the District Commander, at such times and in such quantities as the Medical Officer shall <frem it necessary to keep the command in a healthy and active condition. Ordinary fatigue duty does not justify the issue of wh'sky, and will be discontinued in future, except in the manner proscribed. All orders or Darts of orders heretofore issued from these Headquarters, which conflict with the above, are hereby rescinded. Bv Command ov Majob-Gen. J. G. FOSTER, W. L. M. Bcko.h, Asst. Adjt. General. Oeotciat.: Thomas J. Robinson, 1st Lieut, iflst U. S. C. T., Act Asst. Adjt. General. Lost or stolen-from brapdock-s Point, on the evening of the slut, a SAILBOAT, Sloop-rigged, with the name "JOHN MURPHY" painted on her stern. Any one giving information regarding it to the Ordnance Officer at Fort Pulaski, or at the The Palmetto Herald Office, will be suitably rewarded ! pALMETTO HERALD STORE, Coknkk Merchants* Row and Palmetto Avencr. Now ready for sale a choice selection of WRITING PAPER, ENVELOPES, PENCILS PENS AND HOLDERS MUCILAGE, SPAULDINO'S GLUE, PIIOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS COLORED PHOTOGRAPHS NOVELS, LITERARY PAPERS MAGAZINES LATE NEW YORK DAILIES PLAYING CARDS, CHESS DOMINOES CHECKERS SOLDIERS' PACKAGES, EMERY PAPER, TBI POLL Ac., Ac., Ac. We shall soon receive a large addition to onr stock, and hope to keep onr patrons constantly supplied with everything in our line. C~~ 2L BELLOWS, NO. 8 MERCHANTS' ROW, Would resDectfullv call the attention of the traders and'civilians to bis large stock of goods just received per brie Leni, consisting of FINE CALF BOOTS. 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