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d)je vum-T, r~ ? - r; A _A.ii j* t r.v ft>r3i? ??*o: = ? Tfr? - ,.-. ? ..." I W. A. LEE, E4HT0E. Friday" Morning, September 6. 1861cj i? _ -4-> iTho communication of Mr. A. M. Folger Wns roceiveJ hut too late for this issue, it vliall npjienr iu our nejtt. "We call tbe attention of our readers to llie advertisement of Capt. M. T. Owen, of the Abbeville Troop. Those desiring to serve their country-have now an excellent opporldni *y? "We would c?U the .attention of our readers to the card of Mr. John R. "Wilson, to be found id another column. ' v\? ' Jno. C.T3 a'ljn, JS>q., cVir.dldate for Ocdi -34ary,.publielies a.fiajd to the^people of Abba Tille Distriot. to whioh attention is directed. < i < r See the notice of Thos. Th'orfison, Esq., call ing for a meeting df those desiring to form a Volunteer company for service during the war. See the notice of the Governor to the Man sogers oi i^iecuon. tffiE BIFLt B|JflIMENT. ''oil. Ouk's Uifle Rogiraeut is_now at Sum ihcrville in" this State, where ail communica tions will for the present be directed. EAETHQUAKE. Quite a sensible shock of nn earthquake was experienced here on Saturday morning la6t, about fiye o'clock. Accounts state that the shock was sensibly felt ib various parts of tlic land. DECLINES. Mr. Hoh't II. WakiVlaw, having be*n romi Yiattd in last week's paper for tlic office of In ten'lant of the Town of Abbeville, begs leave respectfiillj- to withdraw his name. Uc could uot accept the place even if fleeted, ns his pre sent office forbids his giving the necessary at tention to another. KENTUCKY. By recent intelligence 'from Kentucky we learh that Governor McGortin has been arres tee! by tlie(troops of Lincoln, and is now held prisoner. , ' This blow nt State Soverignty muM give a new impetus to the secession ^movement in the Slate. Slio con no longer maintain tier neu trality and :iiu6t cveutualy link her destinies frith the' South. TOWN COUNc'llTELECTION. The following genilemen are respectfully nominated for Town Council for the ensuing term: intkndant. de. ,T, f. livingston. watobnu, joseph t. moore. / john h. wllson, e. nelson, -v 13.. p] hughes. 1. Tor Town Council. Mr. Editor :?Plenee announce tlio following gentlemen, for Intcndnnt nnd wnrdeiii, of the town of-Abbeville, for the next term: ".-for intkndant. a. buitt; "**' for wardens. b. P. hughes, j. a. Allen, k A. J. lythgoe, \i\ ^5 fr tVlLil^lADl 111 Li Li. t TftOOP^iEOVED'TO aIKEN. The following-companies have beeu sent to Ihe camp at Aiken, viz: ^Company Rubun, (Laurens,) Cnpt. yi. L. "Wood; Carolina Bees, (Laurens,) Capt. R. 8. Owensj-Enoree ""Mus quetois, (Laurens,) Capt. Jos^pfi N. Brown; and Capt. Vm, Jay't'..oompSny, Abbeville. "VVe have Ibeep "requested to eay that nil let ters aud packages for the members of the same bould be directed to Aiken, and all'absentees to report theinaelTM nw.inllnorlv OPISION OJ" THE "ATTORNEY GENERAL. The At^orney<J?neral in reply to ^Communi cation of thB:Go\^rno?8av8 : * ->? -*< , ?* . Sib:-I.Ilave considered the inatUr submitted in your letter of "the 3th of August, giid; in my opinion, all militsftry officers, wllether Com missioned by'yourself oc the President of the Confederate Ssat4$*Ve, by the terms oYsection 29, article i;t<of the present Constitution, (sec tion 21of tW Constitution of 1790,) while they receive p%jrJol* their service^, disqualified^from Ijojdibg seats iO'tbe Legislature. bbeakinq' OF THE blockade. Despatches re^i^ed Tftfc*lfeMVar. Deg^rtr inent, rt*^Jnfirm _th?j^pr?Viouj report of the breakpig of tlic bloekatufon the North Carofrj^a coast by tfye British shifi/ Alliance."' Tbe ineN fcclua^ btickade of life L"iacoln.fI>:etMu{ Sien repeatedly broken by ouBj$$ta vwiQttt wit thiaj^the Hy instance-of'the entry of*aj|ii& trat.fes^l {hto a blockaded* portend as such 'aegpycltog lo lift declaration of jGNdjffifcfers^ toDj and- tfl|' rec3gnis$ inUflpilfenal Uwt. is sufficfiDt^o ra1ae4.be bf^skade.^pOytlStej^ and 3Sowid?fi[enta*]<y, no# too* ' ottti^i^MpA.prigoiigrs. ,< t .' - FwtntM^Jrok, Aogust Sr^^i^fetin boBt /ro^Hoti Wi .arJrived from UieWjckaffe cMSy VRQiTkh. siie r$port?4)e?ring'^^y ^rng ot*< (Jrr&& A 1 * ?tf9?pft&erdftRrt;, <Ura<d \$*ith rJfl^flfnnort 4 fWed wverial attJjllfcaKaJina/^fo&TfQQody ***** tM^ cetjrod ?iMf?; ta^ft/ed'Uo 6hellv ^fhe e*p*><jf(r wmr Uw |ClUoO < fihe^hea retired & yf ueeruTiill. ^ ^v.erjv'sUy attV^a ntw^tjdence .of "the lengths to'tfcrhlftli Mti?ijort1??rn Goj/crtWnent *ia,\ p\epj*ro^?to go in <l<?stroying^ljilie aafeguardf of;publtc liberty?I lie rights ofVpertnnft'} seca-r rit}', and the freedom of speech arid,-of the press. partial law line beey fbriqally jjrjjieliiinJ. in Mi^lburi, bul ju.t'fteot^i>fev?U8 ^lirough outthe length .ntfft .breadth ol King Abdo minions. Prominent citizcusar^constanbly ar rested at tlieir homes in the nigKf, upon mere suspicion, and without the color of an accu*a ! troti.; and without investigation, or an oppor tunity- of explanation are hurried nway-^140 1 close confinement. T.ie forta "of the country haVf^bcenconverted into Iiastdes for the keep ing df i^isaffefcted pert on?, and in tliese gloofiriyp recesses some of U?etrr bent citizens nre bewail ing the. power of the despot. -THfe fate of'Mrv Fuulkner,.tlie lote minister to Frtpcc has been elinred by-tlie Mayor of"Washington, by Mr. Corcoran, the banker, and by various other promintyit,citizens of Washington, Baltimore,. Philadelphia, and' New York; and the lost mails bi iug the intelligence that n bfow has been struck ajt; th? sjjv^^eiguty.pf Kentucky, in' the arrest of Gov. McGoffin. The v?ar is even waged upop defenceless womcu, and the arrest "of 'Senator Gwiu, and others, eho\cs that the Lincoln Government is totally want ing in, tjint consideration *nd respect which Americart civilization has been always ready to extend to the fetpaJi; sex. In (he meantime the press id" gagged, av.d the strong of the'despot is laid gpoti those iride? | pendant journald, which hnvo.had the boldness | to protest ngaiust'hia tyrnuicul usurpations.? Tlie circulation of the Tfew York iNctbt, the J. 'v* Day Bookf the Journal of Cuttyricrcr, and Ftee nian'a Journal, hos been to a certain exteut in terdicted. a number of paper's harp licei* sup pressed by the Gwerpment,' whilst others have fallen before the frenzy of popular'excite ment, which has been fanned into a flame by Government officials. All freedom of speech and of action is'at an end and personal liberty suffers equally from the violence o^.the mob, and thre tyranny of the Government Benj. Wood, the fearless editor'of the N~exc?, we ace, utters his indignant [protest against executive usurpation, at the same tinie.that he arms hrs followers to resist its hireling*. All "the privileges of-^freemcii, all the Safe guards fof which our fathers contended have fallen before executive usurpation, and we hove good reason to congratulate ourselves that. we have'not been dragged down into the ''Ser bonian Bog." The North is fast losing every vestige of freedom, nnd'she would reduce us lo even a worse couditicn?"the servant of ser vants-" Sad mistake! We still cherish the' memory of our revolutionary fathers, their achievements nnd tbeir^ncrifices; wejtave not yet forgotten the great principles for which; they contended,nor'learned to undervalue the blessings which they purchased. Sooner than live stares we arc are resolved to die as free I f * " *' '**/? , roar GEN. MoCULLOCH'S REPORT. We make the following extracts from Gen. McCulloch'a report. The battle having become, general, he snys: V 'Trobably not two opposing forces ever /ought with greater desperation. Inch by inch the enemy gave way and were driven from their poijtigi). . Totteo's battery fell back. MieBourians. , Arkansionp, Louisiunians and Toxians pushed forward. The incessant roll of musketry was defending, and the balls fell thick as hailstones ; but slill~6ar gallant Southerners pushed onward, and with one wild yell broke upon the enemy, poshing them Back, and strew ing tho grdund with* their dead. Nothing could withstand the impetuosity of our final | charge; the enemy fled and could not agajn"be rallied, and they wer<?4^ir'e>n at 12.Vn. fnlCre treating among the hills in the distance. Thus ended the hattlfe. It lasted six iioursatid.a Mf. 4 X ifr:v- ?\ ' force of tlie-enetny, between niirp and ten thousand,.was cornp6sed*<tf well-disciplined troops, jiel! armed, ;aad a large part of the^p belonging to ths old frmy of tlie lifted States., ' WJ^h.every advantage on their flide.JJ^gy "have met with a singular^r^Slse.' The loss gf the enemy is at least eigtft hun$fedAkified, one uiuusana wounaea, and three hundred piiaon > cnptui4d)fix piccea^f artillery "end several hundred ptund of aiSall arms apd several of ^heii*~ standards.. . pT- , ^ "Major General Lyon, chief in was killed. Many of the officers, fitgli inhabit', were woyiided." jt^ur loss vao also.,*evere^nn^ TBoijrD the d<aj.h of. raifbyjjf galluntvofficer. and soldier. Our Ttilled nmouftta to two hundred an^ sixty-five, eigb? bujjdred jvou?d?l and thirty mining. *> Col. Wci|>Btai?n fel.l at the heJa2qJ. b|s bi igade of ?1 isspurian?( while gal lantly cfi?rg>irtg'. npba the etiejpy. %?JJjs place will not "be filial. Generals Slack and jplarb, oJF Missouri, wero s^yerely, Gen. Pr,iee I ilSthMT _r rt.- T VI XiUUIQICUHl ?wg? mailt, Cipt Me Alexander of Church ill's regi ment; Caputs-Bell and Browa, of I'etyixe^ ^^VrigMe, l^eujeaahts VTalter and WeavAj all fell"whi!e tiobly an J galj^^ly dQjgQ Uioir dill}:. , Col. S^plhtoslfwis slightly wouoc^d W^A'grap^ ^sHotwljile ehargjDjg wit&t^fee -ffeuiantna rejjij n^nt.^r^tCjt. N?^l,<WajorB?'*Ward, Cap; lainsl?i^&. P*arsofcj.. GHb??, UtiMnaur, Porter. Xl^utena^p, Dawson, Ctiamtnera*. JoRnsonJ ,|KWg,^fds iansv. Ihftdesta, Mvlrer. apd Saddler, ,j*ere wxiumlcdjjjjiile It the head of -their <som> Jjjjje*.- While all were doing^lbeir dtiiy so < mciUn*r.. ;? r? 1 r*ir^at ? "KlhtTUOTT j^OUBEO * mood * Dispatch infro 4 dftace tfiaC Lincoln's iiit ^oj^Uot b<i?XlIowed J.o . altitude, M^cd ' wtftaiMta of jthe Stile, r d(^pofc>?,^Ujfl|ity, aoDouGp<ia. ft? oa,4f| -g?4'ph^'w)ft?-*e gi^dufPVU epordgpflf&ftt tip'j'n^tfef t?#(P<Jtil of-'mctiol t R**P<*. ' " Wlfc.rulrt .Jbe jRtpO^. ^ ijiifcUy of WMliinglon'^bflt .. _. V ^ iuue*prolUiiiatfon ^fmifcr' .Qzw^i^ss*'*0*' ?t open dbrar " * " Ut. >r ROLL OFTHS "MoOjrtJLLA RIFLES." ft ii.' li. jftknrnu, Captajtj. ^ R \V. D'xvie, 1st Listen not. * W. R. 2ii Lieutenant. W. .1. Houf.btson. 3<1.Lieuteunnt. *' John G. 1? ask in, lot Sergeant. M. T. lIuTCinsoTf, 2d Serg't. P. C. StBEtt, 3<1 Scrg'G?^. ? J. G. Vanuohn, 4th S6iIV E. W. F. Hardy, let Corporal. Tuo*. M. Ti.ckkp, 2d-Corp'l. A. MaoBoin, 3<JTCorp'l. y". r . Gk<>. L. Bkll, 4(li Corp'l. V^, ]. J.f < "Trivatt*. Jacob*A1owiae, J. A. Aijristropg, .J. M'.'C. Brown, A. T. Bakdr, J E"Browule?, Josephus Bowcn, John W Bowcn, J J Grant, John L Bowcn. Jolin W li.inlin John M. Iilnnclict, Tlios A Cater, W J" Campbell, Jolio' P Campbell, 8."^ Christopher, HV L Clenvelaud,. J H Daniel, R. A. Gruntfc, II II llarkneas, ,Newton Denton, J Marshall IIill,"> Fleming Hall, Sam'l IlhU, M B Kennedy, J T> Manldin, A C Martin, Jno McCurry, N F Morrison, John Pnrr\rt11 Matthew Iiarnes, I M Campbell, James P Campbell, .* V James Cann^. "\V C Christopher, John Duncan, John R. Green, R. N. Groves; James A--J0all. t tV'arron llowcll, J J Hat^y. Tbos .Ef'-ifampton, John A Kilgore;' T R C Lively; A D Morrow, James A Mann, Jno T McMahan, Jno Pickens, T.' t.' r> 1 ? John B Patterson, lames B'Patterson, J T Rnmpey, W L Simpson, W A Sutherland, A N Stuckey, Sani'l Shaw, J J Tucker, T A Yenrgan, John S Cain, S A Morris, Thos F Phelps, Jumes.F Fife, Jus FROM N( j. u i rcesi)', Robt Patterson, C P'P?rker. Thos L Robertson, E J Sutherland, F M Sutherland, Jess? W ^cott, . J II Townsend, *" II S Wuketield, W Young, John W Wakefield, A L D'owler, Thos. Butler. Michael Logan, IJotcbison. TH CAROLINA. The Charleston VourieY ol "yesterday has the following: A friend who reached this city dircct from Newborn, N. C., on Sunday, informs us that it was currently and confidently rcpojted in New vbern.-jolrrFridtty, that Hie invaders, under Gen. Benjamin F. Botlcr, hall attacked Portsmouth, --Oregon Inlet, Oora'oocfce and Beacon Island, burning nil the buildings, and destioying every thing as far ns possible'. "The inhabitants along or near the coast ex pected.the marauding and plundering invaders td extend their efforts as far ne Beaufort and Fort "Macon. Preparations were busied in sending off non-combatants and movable pro puriy luwaras uie interior, and gathering Torces^to meefc4in<l repel or check the plun derers and ^Unevee. T^o regiments, (Cols. Campbell and Singl<?ikry.). eaoli 1,000 strong, hud readied Newbern. "Whether fully confirmed or not by subse quent advices, these reports aro probable and charpctcri^ically prophetic of what mny^bo expected whenever ?nd wherever the Lincoln Ifordea are^permitted t^pollute Southern soil. Let o\j^riends'all alopg'the^. const take ing in time, apd jproparain prudence to 'tetTvtf the arsailaoU and prepare in prudetiee to leave ' the aMailfcntsond invaders as little margin as possible for their deatructiverandahs. , and to them the best defene? poSaible'in mep, ammuni tion and defensive, wbrk**od resources. "Above ail let no opportunity be'offered for any spy or cowarfly traitor (whether uudcr pretext of excestive zeal fdr us or other disguise} to-$sommunicalo information and instruction to the efefcmy." . ^ \ - * FBOM MI880UBI. Till! RftUiinnrA ?o ncn.W^.I the following extrooL froni a letter just receive*?1 by s merchant qj[ that city from on#-bf tlie strongest Union men in Mitisour^f * v .. Glasgow; Mo., Aug. 20 1861. J Tbe federal forces wer^ badly Jjjrhipped aud "cut 19 pieces nt Sprinjrfi^kk-nnd ^hoasands are qow flocking ty Jackaorf?^*nd MeCallocli's ar Vie are having Vwfilljtm.^a in Missouri*^ Se eessioa, wuuld ruiii'us, b'at'take the voteroday and MUpoiiri.Jgould go out Jby a large major *v ^ ' t 'Had our ^Gov-gBn or?Provisional Governor Garoble?don*j-i?ht/We would have had peace. .Rnkh hp theflAiriiniiitonf It tThej oughyiot to tiaye lofc^Hrnl Springfield vUiS&ta'men are rery scarce ?Tfpre. The ac tion of -t^e Convcution will never bejsiwtained* Ik Jios drawn kAll tbe sympathy tot-Jackson'? Vide, n is bitter ~eiiejnie* that were ore now bis b'eatfrijpddf The State forcea ut&ecSlD? CuIUjcH Bid Price 4fill be very larg^,in a few ..... . t*Hmviiv' ip ?D9 i^OUIS u. Democrat,^ ^^faCepgblicKD'papy .Rjifts issued an of^er'-tg^^Mh^bia Y^Sjvol to'am.e all the j*hfofcirifr f?tor^tftht1ie f^d?r?l > :fi<rtpit?1, ^thflj^^(}fmpg *K^l 400 (trfjfat ? ,?v'puode4 troops of*nie4JCBl'trti^hfiot. A'pin ;, -^t .C%iir?^ioe*l^wer| ubMguentlg -reatpred 'Jw^So^d^of^Giaeral Price'. -A " I ' w^tlfca few iMfnUnm nn? iinli mid { &*Wn?*0eU, Stid able to y^iiJrd to ^ - thetr fttTnivs io AlkgUfcAeUpdefl cot/I'd . not l/#?Jr&jfghIrtJflf the lu?ld in conse quence of tlia &5arci?yt*f* wagoiia, but* they \ JB * fef ej 'Lo,"8? AUgBfL 8.r.?&emont . hu pro (ejfejtlie State .Af-'Missouri, under martHAj If w, Ancrpe^sons fourtd with arms in the'i^Kacd* ^wifpb^ cetfrt-uirttialedt and shot. Property, ' "both real and pfr?oCa1,Tof persons who take r* arm* against the federal Government, .will be 1 donfisaatili, ?tfd ttieic alarea <1 reared fre^ ' -ThJl nporj] fit ra warned to Mlnrn in tli?ir> Immna *fid nbnenoe ther#-froru, wiiliovt. euffidl?t cuk, -will Be co?Md*r?d presaffipliro evideno? gainst Uiem. jr, _ j, fPo?o?t n^feli?114jaKinitry formda perijjrtU from fitting out w*lhe Country witfcorii ? *lret#?Jn Kanrt^faefctgomery adhp*0- Rai&M. "oAj^i^Septoniber 1.?MrMfsdipfe ?o4 frtM MiMOun^nj paraded the tgjr olifc ipturdd <^r?l r?crw,jj4Dg cfl?t earthquake* ^ [ J A considerable shock of on rtrtbquako was J Itifc in tltis city on Saturday mo>nl|Jj?. H would appear from the subjoined correspondence that tho shock was sftnaibly.felb iu other sectipns of ,the Stale. * Shock ok an Earthquake.?Editor Southern Guartlitm : This morning, nt ufiout three or four | uiinutes before five o'clock, our town wtifc-eo ' sensibly allocked by in earthquake, that I was aroused suddenly "froin sleep by tho oscillations of tny bed, For several secoud^thcy continued and the timber and window sityhon of the 1 houses rattled (luring the commotion. Tliff.vibralions were east and west. KXPKIUKNTIA. , WiNxsuonoV&Mgusl 81.? Giieenwooh, August 31, 1801. Mn. Eihtor: 1 write you a hurjjgd nooicc ol j one of the most severe ?p4 Yemarkablo slumks > of an earthquake that/'Uhs ever bceu felt in this usually quiet portion of (lie world. The shock came about five o'clock lhi? morn ing, causing nn agitation and rattling among chairs, windows, and the content# of old ''lum ber rooms that aroused and set th?? poultry t<> cackling nnd turned from* their snug conches a .whole village of late,slumbers. T" As far ns I could judge) the vibration lusted some fotir or five seconds, and ran 'fiuut and 'west, with n long, clear, wave like swell. On inquiry I find that the construction of houses has a great deal to' do with the different effects felt and reported' of the shocfe Those builtlinfin liiirli * -Jy p. - ""I" liioiiv agi tated und shakqn np. In mv own house, built with a brick basement some thmfrfoet belywt the surface of the ground, we fell, the shock nml vibration alarmingly, but there wus no rattling of windows or furniture. The wind nppeored'to be nt a dead calm, the pk^_Jowardi ^unriaequ'ite red, and obscured by clouds. Truly, we live in the midst of great events.? Guardian. J. H. L. THE C APT OTU* OF. FOBT HATTER AS We clip the.following from the Petersburg Express p(~ Friday, kindly furbished by a friend ' >v.'* The long-talked of expedition from Fortress Monroe got off on Monday last, under com mand of Gen. B. F. Bi'tlcr. 'It consisted of the first class frigates Minnesota, and Waba.ih, me wavrnee, uie Motiliccllo, llarrirt J.aitc, Atie-' lade, and several other?, along with boiiiu twen ty or twenty-five gun-bonts. Tlie destination of- this^fortnidhble fleet was unknown to the ' agent of. the Associated Press nt Fortress Mon roe when it sailed, but iti object wqb fully de veloped yesterday moaning. ifce learn from, a soured every way reliable that at an early hour yolerdity-morning, it ! became evident to the small Confederate fyrce i stationed at Fota IInHerm ?.n n..' -c 1 North Carolina, that the fleet, whiclrwas first discovered ofT Ha (.terns Taesdav evening, con templated an attack a( that poj^it About half past nine o'clock the powerful vessels, opened fire on the fort.- The ?ff4i*aa.vigoroilsly re turned, bnt after twenty rounds from the fort the ammunition becamc exhausted, and the .-entifc garrison, Untfer ^otnmand-'of Captain Barron, lat^oflhe United States nav^*, surren dered, and wcre.mfido pnsoner.6 bydButler and j hfi van Jala. . * We have been unable lo leoim tfi?;-fo3? of ' life, if any. "Tlud ammunition been j)$iiiuhnit, , it 'is scarcely probable that'the Confederalcs couiu nave iiiainltune4.,thojf&pofmion against-^ fleet which combinedvl.Op'^owcifuf n fighting force of 4,000 nficn. "The garrison, we liear/tforisis^ed -of^JiJ^^SO men, not all .of ll&om, it is thought, wCT^nt'-fty* duly. P is I staled that when the ammunition became Jji hausted, the men sallied out to t!ie heaclu pnd with their muskets mhV!e every effort to?f>rc veut the IIcFsinna from landing, but the war 8t?amers iminedjolcjjf poured into tHffr mid.it SUCh-O shower Xjf'sliell. tlint. llmV w?r/> . to take (fhcller hchind;riie fort. The fort wnfc erectod'but a few inontli6 since nud it is Hot presumed that it is of n _ver\' f<3r^ ttlidnble chnrj^tcr. It vas Tunll ^or dw twenty guns and it is not believed that &1K%T ->t\?ia nufnber were in positron.. ' ' Those familiar with tbfe forl'ond tlto coast, generally,n&fynn tftj- tlfat^Uh the co-opera? tion of * flection tside. (wWfeh the Confederate ^Jovcrnm^nt cannot coninijni'd,) it will require a force of 30,000 men t<j43isk>^jfe tlfif Yankees. -We knot^t that several- regiments are ntfw.oii; their way td the fofcfrtfm various poioU, *nd if there is any"J>os8ibility of ousting-.the van dals, it will.be,don?? ,The position is of great consequence to th? Confederate Government, and it mast be.retak?n at nil hazards. - We ondetiiilfrtld that^great excitement pre vails <it-Goldrf>oro' and other towns in Eastern Carolina, but the late hour lastf night at wl)i?h wo gathered siftA particulars as are here given prevented us fronf feceiving such details by telegraph as V(e m(fde every effort to obtifio. hojrato receive further particulars to-day. ut</wL<r|yi dluwd.?jtue newpapera.? tfew Yor^. ^J|b08V27.?maeling-^yeatec da^aTtenioSn ot tfia Prf>Si3<?n(^o^ fl (^IhWilin . o^ the cityfo(?,j(ew?tBork;.it was resolved that Mr. Steves, President oLUie Bank of Coin-' inerce, a^ejj|p*cc?nimitt?JeTof' five, <o proe?ed, wi(J? hj?n Id Washington, to en forcS upon tbe TlVlTm and hjs Cabinet *fl?e'resolutions pre\_ >igSty the BanhTresii&nt*,,that ' conditions of Ute^loAn. re*ently mad# by We Bank Preeirf&DtVare that th?y?r is toJ>e pro?#r_ Mfld with allThe vigor aod energy* of ttfo i j^^ernment 4 W a The*|>ropt,iet&r?'of_ the fearing' an attacV upon f^rir establisbrtent yesterday, applied to the police sup&ridtftftde&tfW pisptec .t iou. force of 400 police was held serTft.inthe lower utationa. f>utup till 1 thia JSfir^rv^esHfcd notion eallpi I into requisition. It Waa reported" uip't; iJ$ty Wen, ar&njd il^Tevolvera, Were retained hy tlfe prop*i(jfcors*>fthe JV?viWWjt any , gcuoy. Th? "^foutHol qfrCommerce Office mi r y* r; * \i Tub WjlC-Thj QA ||by Jthe Itincoln fleet'!?' Ptonftt-mij, the ^rtic^MB. of wllieh wHrfonn'd in ?Klhl>r rAVofe?riff iTOve Riofcraom3i#'?^TfW of- 8eltirdsy lA)tl^||fl^'-)l*nMM8 idSj kxlkale that 'of^o^i(l^,*rniies Vie engag iifmoM <5|j)y<f^34cnBi?e couflict. J#$fafayil? y wijj* fcWBtgkirmiah<gV rub IntojUtS^Jkl ?n gfatenj# wtfcf rfUn #! if ifWf. OBtro/tin^ etch otK<j^ d^ldpMBafa &&&&* g#r?U bjuite.^ Our tr?o;><bi*? aa&?Sj* ftdva^oe, ?ad am prjtMtf^o vlodtlf' pan t|b <!? . jmyR -tlwtfc viffbt oidpfcllocl eUUaJtlo?g^i,<ir ado liina?eiy.eliv)tU FEOM K^HMOHD. lVioHstpNn, August 29:?'It is currently re ported thftt John" Slidell, of Louisiana, And lames M. Mason,of Vliginin, v*Ul bu appoint? :d as the two tddUioDnl Commiaaionerj to Eu ope. Mr. Slidoll lias lately tteen in .ltieb nond. * 7 The Committee 6/?F?irerigh Affairs iriCofigree? las'repor^d a bill proscribing a"tV trade and-'in Ldtoouisewith Alie United St ales, cxocptin eeP *? * , * %'\ V, n: in III .necessary ajid epeeiticd artieles. Una regulation iato last during the tvnr. 3?" The Wirr Department hiia been authorized to estublii-h r;-ei (tiling' officers in Missouri, Mary? luiidv-Kciiluc&y and'tV'fiuvhVw. A bill has been passed providing for the set tlrmentof the nceounta Of the Slates against. Hie Confederacy. Sotpti of the members are urging the release >f Harris, McGruw and E\y. TKj^nro held, it. is faid.TOnly ?n n point uf etiquette, to vindi cate.the dignity of the Confederacy. Gen, Mngrudor is here on a visit. ' The healih of our anuy is improving. The *reat number of sick cases now are those who iavo relapsed in menulcs, typhoid fever or pneumonia. Tlio eiekne^s is almost entirely confined to the troops from the rural districts, r-ome variety it. food jt? though to ho :icaded.? Charleston Mcrcury. Kiciimond, September 1.?Congress adjourn- | :d 011 Satmdaj midnight, until the'third Moo- j lay in November, unless sooner conveued'by | lUo Pres;dl>Tit. TlicJ-lollowiiijj nets wcro approved by tile President, and orderesT" to be made public, viz : An not establishing rates of postage on news papers and periodicals sent to dealers through the mails or by"express. [The raits arc the same as thos^paid by regular subscribers.] An net requiring postmasters to receive treasuiy notes in sums of $5 and upwards for stfcnij >s and Btnmpeffenvelopes. An act for the sequestration of the estates, property, and effcets of "alien enemies, and for indemnity to citizens of the Confederate States and persons aiding the same in the existing war. [The preamble.of this aetsnys: Where-! as the Government and people of the T'uiled ! States liavo departed from the usages of "civil ized warfare, by confiscating and destroying | the property of the people of the Confederate j States of all kinds, whether used for military I or llot ; and whereas our onlv protection against such wron<" *? iound in such'' measure* Sf retaliat: ' tlltinfAtely in? dellinifv r?ni*nwn r>i> l--~? 1 reatrain the wanton excesses of our enemies, ?fcc. ,Thc net then proceeds to explain the way in which such sequestration shall be conduc ted?] A? resolutiofl^as approved, directing tho SccVotnry.pf War, whenever practicable,' tu supply tfco troops wkh well-baked bread, arid also ratipnB'of fresh.vegetable*, where the lat tor con tie obtained at reasonable cost. An net authorizingJtlie appointment by the President, from civ!! life, of per&ors to the staffs of gerieirals, who ore recommeudcd by the generals/* V An net* providing for the appointment by the President of adjutants of regiments or legions, upon the recommendation of the colonels there of. ' An net requiring thn Secretary of War to re ceive au3 forward clothes, shoes, blankets, and other artielcs^of necessity, sent to tlto, armyKby lin'vnJA rfmfrillini.\na a .1 .1 r"* 1**" mil*. Au act allowing to oli;i plains ift the tinny the rations' a# privates.-* ?iiWre?ngfcrif\vlio leftfJ4ftnaBft3 l'"*s morning re; "flfitkall quietv y Frdtn Otlicr points there is nq&iig of inter est. EXTRA SESSION* 0IXC0NGRE3SK ^.Richmond, September 2.?-ftfe' President hns called Congress-together to-narrow (Tuesday) to attend to 'some unfinished business. Ah a quorum is still in the city, th'cy will probably luljouru ina duj or two. *' * It is_ reported hcrc'that the ship Oondar, from ftiverp'-nol, has arrived at ]>??nufurt. Xoith Catolinn. -tilia whs a^en nnd chasud by lite bioofcu'liug squadron, but esenpcd. 'Vice President Stephfu*continues at Manas sns, iu.aUctiilauce upon his sick brother, Judge Linton Stephens,, Loth are expected here on Wednesday. ^ There is nothing interest from camps.^: 1K0M .LINCOLN'S CAPITAL. s WjUipNoroN, August 31.?federal gov-( jemmofit will not collect^ duties on board of *hfp.-> <if-war, or declare Soutfifcljj ports closed ; but will roly on fcrwfefi'ee.tiv^Jilockade. * Wi^jiiNGTox, September 1.?Aijjong U13 papers, c ipturcd at notterai was ^letter from Mr. Tate consul 4t Rio d? Janeiro, fjiv7ng a description Y>f.tho vessels -Jlfcyjng^d ubrf&t to leavd jCiirgocs. Six of tlie6^captured ^by privateers. } The- Harriet Lane trot ashore'at and? Uiret^over-hifr gnus ani} coaf^ ok T?NNiaifeKE.?It will fee recollected thajy sftme weeks ago,"ilpa. ThoiqS Nelson, of Tenflessec, who arrested in a supposed at tempt to make his way 1? Washington and was hrooghttiflitD'dn^r^ttustody to Richirfd/id, was reledMd hfethc President Ton at distinct engage metot tliaWSe would submit ttftho late n^ctioq'oT 3$Rl?|Me irt'witliarnwijjg froniVtlie Union, and ansd^oo ap$'"fui*thePoppositioii tothe Con fede rate Govern rn?l>t. o#lice treat since Mr. Ntlsaoti'ag retnrrfed Irtr has pv^rtidieWj JVDRcard'in the pap'eTa^re-nffirairtlg^lie'pledgC ho'ma'iJ given "to the President, an3 recommend ing^* his .'friends the propriety of Abstaining from all further opposition or res&iance tot the Confederate authority of to tfte action of their owg Stafgp. The enrd, which gives the .^itffjfence of this honorable action on Mr. Nel 'eon'a part, coriHma Copies of ?h>. correspon dence between himself and Presid?DtT>aris. ^MjUavc recited tho Sspt^nffcjrnumbafcof ifctr" Firmer and Planter. In an article l^Bd-* QV',Almost SAaridi^# Aloge," the editor speaks ?? M^owV.- ^ ' The Parn\trdfti Planter *j?uidwr only 'monlhtr agricultural journal 'maintaining its full WrfcpbrtionA>f. matter and regular issues in ^^Confederate 'Stat*#. we-?tncere1y regcet n?e&aify jy'r dtsc&tmuiqg ?01* able coleigt jiorarid^L-ut look fofward to the tiltm mhen ? rumMjHI ho iwinniiapn^ ftv nil! pbr$Te Midlers, and tficno^ftfuroala, with moffy ^otJajHiter^ry ^etjmses, will ,K^4!o' ?>rinir fi^|Hwith new vigor,"i>nder wdre prosperous softie? than ever beftfoe. In <(M meant (are ftclrimlf' tvme little credit \?>r Jbaving bhas fap with^tffcd Jhe .y^saijr^of th? um A, ffertfcu f^ount of My^ort? nalshate. " W? trust that i?jf?be fufty, ; boutkekn #OBT atTd garrison cap. . < - TURED. RALifioH.^Jctjgiibt 30.?I'oit Huttehw, on the const of this Ht ate, ami its garrison.of 550 men Jell irito the Iiniras of tlio enemy's fleet last j night. The fort was scarce of powder. Bnttlo ou the Nooth Carolina Coast. ? "Wihiinotom, August 30.?OHioiol in*..IIisrcnco J WR^bceived here tliie morning that the Ilat terns battery whs taken b}' a federal naval 1 force yesterday at 11 o'clock, n. my with 585 I prisoners, including Col. Harrop. and Col. l'rau- j ftrd. Later reports say that Fort Hat'.eras and ' fort Clark, two miles north, were both lukcii. j Our men fought bravely. The lo?s on our ' sjiJo is supposed lo he -U)?wounded i Sjjh Aether report pnys there were 8<) killed : and wounded, uAd the .balance of the forces | (6fl~0 to 8011) taken prisoners. Only 10 or 12 eBOnped. Heavy Skirmishing. IIiciimonii, August SO?l.etters from, and passengers l>y the Manassas train to-day say tliut "active skirmishing commenced at Fall's Church on Wednesday afternoon, and the opinion prevails that a general engagement will take place at an early day. The President is much improved in health, and signed sever*! Litlis to^livy,-froru which the injunction ''of secresy~ has hot 3'ot been re moved, Otherwise there is nothing of in terest. Mor.K 5Ii;hnv.?Pulling together nil the re liuble'iiitelligelTcc we yet trom Washington, we c'art'hbt resist tbe conviction that the X?rtl&Vii people linvc no vpiy4 groat etoinsieh for the prosecution of tlie war. The politieiana and army contractors arc no iloiibt as eager as ov er . but when four or five regiments mutiny at once, an?l aie disnvtnfcd anil disgraced, and many of them put in iiotis and Kent to an, island of tho ocean for safe keeping, the men cannot he over /. alnti's for fighting. * As bearing on this point, and pliowintr thnt. the indisposition to campaigning is not con fined to a few, we copy the follow ing from r. late New York paper: '-'There has been 'sour; misunderstanding in relation to the term oJfeicfviee of the t\yo years' volunteers, the tnuii . olaiixjii)g thnt, a? but two 'classes of voludteuPa- were, called fm-? months nnd thrca 'years?ilioy properly be longed to that class who enlisted for tl.ivc months, and the iter, opinion was stretigShcii>d by the report that -United Slates Attorney General had given his opinion to that, cited The following dispatch, from the Secretary of State to Governor Morgan, settles the whole question: "Wasiiixotox, Aug. 11,^18<*>1. "To Governor Morgan : "Thu Attorney General liaj^given no such opinion, The whole Government, holds the tflroops hound for two years, and will discharge none of llt'-ai. Wii. 11. Sewaku." Nortiikkx T'k.ace Movkmexts Ix t kiu'retkd.? Some at the South have b^eeirrnthcr encour aged to hope for an early, peace by certain newspaper' and part? expressions that have I been given to the public. The call of the NcwJ I York State Democratic Committee, so much do i nounced by th<i war party, doubtless leans as ; far in the direction of pai:i(l<-ation as anything ; that has apponrcd. W*?t^the South lacked npon it as a good piga.. gy-' > To show, however, lioy <lelusive are all the6e indication?, w$ copy^lielow the inter "'prcfalio,: of the call'by the Bulf,?lo Jhiihj Cou rier. an a^nowjedged authority of the New York T)t?monm<?v- Tt q?>vc* "As we na?]?M>t:iiu] ilie spirit and language of Che culTiaSuefl by the Democratic State Committee, it proffers no pi-ace t.i rebels in arms, bjit, on the contrary, insists upon llie most vigorous prosecution of flfi wir Against ,them. Any piirty that should propose pence to the rebels on nov other tcrinsthart by tliro'.v i ing down their urrns tynd returning to their allegiance to tlie Constitution would be a very small'piece of a party in this State." ' ? * Russell*? Sicosn r. kit m on tub Masw^sas ? ... Battu:.?Although Mr. Tliistciraj'^ojid letter ' to the London Times on the federal defeat at Manussus is unimportant, yet one brief extract possesses significance : "CierfAScutt, whether he disapproved, us il is said, tho movement on ward or not, was certain that Confederates would bo defeated. * V- ? [JThe President, the Secretary of War, and other 'members of the Government were assembled hi the room where the operator was at work far* into tho night, and as the oracles o f tincoilcj from the wires, gloom gathered on their face?, and at last, grave and silent, they retired, leaving hope behind tlieni. LJ. must have been to them a time of anxiety beyoiyj words; but ftven the highest honors were given ^o him who in "Calamity and disaster did not despair of the republic." The Feuhiial Government Loan.?Tho cor respondent of the lialtirrtore Sun writes! 'It "seems to"be generally thought thnt-the Government haO.oiTgotCd a transaction with (hejh?pt?3 insuring.^?..lyan to the amount ol *1 St ,000,060, whereas &ult^50i0^0,00ixi?.<t ?r tainty- "Whether th* remaining $<100,000,000 *Vill be takcp^? them of.'feouise depends conch upon' the efheiencjfcof l)|e government tin its ndlfttary demonstrations, and upon the response of the country (^-Europe to the proposition for a hatitm*! loan. Hie probability, liovv^tojr, is that th^ entire Hum of $150,000, 000 wiTl1taken % tfie bttfcl;* [representing capitalists) ,or ''l0 *and of bringing busioafs back into old chan nels depends upon a sgcccssful prosecution of the war.' ?^ ^ ^? ,Aottvb rnsi'ABATiONa?A rcccnt letltf'from .Now^ Yerk eaju: * : ^"Th? Government is moving* wTlli great vigdt fn drv#1 affairs. Almost.every aleainer, suila t)le for blockading f>ur|>osec>, is either chartered orr undergaiiyj exam if atiqjh with thftt view. The fpilowing steam -were soId^jy-H. 13. CrotD^el) War '^ep/irtroent yeatefday : mt. R. tSiybf jlunltvilUand* Montgomery. It is prrtba^Sfcfcliat the jpropel 1 era JHount VertiotI" Afbniicello,- Potomac,'TOcUrt Point, Parkertlurg and Chesapeake will aWVio "purchased. ' i '* i ? IjEAuaEOARDV'ADDBKs^KmiiK 'raoors.?It is relaied^.of Gen. Qeauwg^, that ^|t\en dia mo )iis? hjfne, he addressed j&e <trt>ops, in? few words, before lcadinKjhem to "ifief charge: "Rcmcmter, eoldiero, fce ore fighttog for .00? uoveromett, onrvliberty. our h% j# w ti cannot aflon I to or defeated! ^oouSrv*hap yiffhl, youmast die ; a^JJ'luw oor^f t^die witb you?_-rigfa> H*re J ForVard.t# Provide Uniforms FOR Till: SOUTHERN GUARDS. I received from ('apt. IlDDCKj a few days aj;o, ii requisition ?f new Uniform in purl for In.; coinj>!> 113- ; lie requested 1110 to purchase tlio cloth from Ciibb's Factory and have them made up, and 6end ili-m a6 !<iion an convenient, they also with i>lnck Hals, f>;lt or soft woolen. Im mediately <111 Ihc reception ?>f his letter, 1 made iiupiiry und found llio Goods for ihe Uniforms could not be obtained from Cibos. Neither jt could tin* Huts be obtained from tli? manufac ture in Columbia. The only way bjT wbiolt "I o cinMi can he got for the (Triform, is for th of t'le country in make" It; mail}" ?.,u* Itafiilion is u?iw engaged in preparing cloiii for their 11 lends in tlmt cojnpjiny, nml in order that it he uniform in color and quirlity I will- give the proportion: Three parts of Muck wool to one of white mixed, fur filling, on h^ick or purple chain, nix hundred. 'J'liero is only twenty-five goats in thu requisition, nn<l ninety-eight pair pnflnts, and cijjhty-cight JInts?hut I won!d ad vise ail ptjisons hi.tiling cloth for their friends to make for e<?its also, na the vfl'untecis will nil want new conn before the winter is out. 1 will send copies of tlii^ requisition to II djps Depot and Donaldsvillo, so that tliorfe interested may have an opportunity of ascertaining what their fi lends need. There is Be vera I of the members of the company, however, who have no rela tions or fiitiids to ftifiii.-ij them, hut as soon as I can br.certaiu who they are, I'will make ar rangements to li.ive them Mipidied W..privato contribution*. Theitffore, 1. hope those who have no .fi'ijiidiS in the company will make cloth cither to give or BclWfor that purpose. The cloth tu ho inixrtd civ I.All able to limiis'h tin ir?ffie^B*foll purchase tinm black Hiilfi, of si.fl wool"'flr I lie felt Hat, low ciown. As s-oon these Uniforms are ready,send t licin to Uoiiul-is*. ille, to cure of Col. Don iiuli!. I a .11 ?ii| erinlcii't the packing it;- and for w.'iriliiisj, I expect to employ tiu ajjent to l<> alt< u.l Ilu-ir transportation, >-f go myself. I liope- that tin y in lie i ,*aJy tit leapt by the first of October't mid any other articl? npnit from tlie Uniform which friends may desiro to sen.I will he !it!<*iidi*'l to. Mr. James Shillito, at Abbeville CV II, lius the measures, taken by Mr. Ive:', fur the Southern Guards, and will at? tend to etitti:i*. (Mr. ivas being absent.) J. II. WILLfcON, Agent. Sept. 2, 1SCI. TO TJIE PEOPLE OF " ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. The undersigned having volunteered for the war and hi:; company being upon the eve of en tering upon activeservice, would respectfully address the following communication to tlio ! people of the l)ictr!i:t. Tlic name of llie. underFignod for some time ppnsl has been before t he ptldjo as a candidate |-I5r the ofliee of Ordinary, nnd he. ltns eon A i bluntly received the evidence of sympathy aiul , cncourag-mcni, for which lie wo CM return his^ ! cratvful acliiiou li-d?;ii:ciits. ! Though ncec.v-:n ily nbatgiii fro^ tha TXslriet, j lie will it ill rrluin liU i.nrno before the public, | and should he be -so fortunate us to be elected j to oftiee, he feels assured that he will ho able to make all necessary arrangements fur th'6 i proper discharge qf .its duties. Nothing but a sense of cliffy calls away the | undersigned at this time, aiifl he trusts to the i 1:ii.dticss and consideration of a generous c.ftm? j uiunity,ih.at durii'g hi:'-abseftce i:i the service of his ctftbtrv, his interest will suffer no detri? ; idciH ia t1i? cdtitetiun, but that his fcitnds will : cuniiniic 10 remeiuuci* una l.utli in the eo:;va?3 : and at the polls. Trusting that [> a -c may j soon l?e restored-'to our luloved country and lliut In: inny 5(?ifh again have the plen.-ure of meeting his friehds and congratulating them in person on tho psinlilii.litMent.of Southern Inde penitence he would ? iilunribe lifmself. - Respectfully, J1C0. G. BARK IN. Don't Swear.?To*the credit of the M?r-~!t-.t11 Riflemen, Capt. Miller, Orr'sregime'ht, i| ' uM to stated,' that on lcaVipg home,-am] before j lnjing mustered into^ortflfflSy they passed unani I mously a resolution .tjHrtjfritt'awearing should bo j allowed among tho iiiaA)hi;|'R. We understand they adhere closely to their promise. Praj'ers arc heard}, too, every night- iu the captain's | quarters.?Due ]Vt?^.7'tUscope. . : ? O Military Pbomojiom ?Lieutenant Logan, of J thflLAV.lt I. Volunteers, Hampton's Legion, hna been elected captain, in place of the gallant Conner, promoted as-major of the Lcgipn. CAVALRY! tlAVALRY! .WISHING to iDcreaso'tho numbrt / <jH of my company before Jliving for Virginia. I propose to rceeivo nny person wfto may apply, well mounted, until the company numbers 05 or 00 u>en* It-now.yuaibirs souju tliin^pver1;0 nien.y *. My ?^nip^y-W present encamped nt this nluco. where all letters or. appUeolioas should be addressed.lV ^ M. T. CW35N", . . . - iSfc Co*mn^d?r'? Al)be*me ^roop. {(igliUvoad "Knot ripringa. ^ ABBE V.I 3L L E ~vrmr ?n/? ?.i i~ X~ w ? "'g-*' " M'wyc^w/jr'|ivuncu w be aqdMWi|>onr at your, usial prfVaile it round on ?W^TR^'in SEP TEMBER, foj drill, and instruction, at 1Q? o'clock, a. m; Bj? ordur of " '* _ JCAPT. Ck'BQWERS. s: A.. W^CK, O.-B. ^ 'V7v - - % ."vt5$" ? ?rrry ? V I'hete.wilfitfetn #J?otioa on.ttie some Ay for Fjrnt i Lixi tJ110CBflTltH) to |i11 VHI'IUI cics dfecosioned I?r4|i<; resignations of tieuUyi ' atfti Moore fttid ^Vfiig _j* * : Vr.iOIUiaWDWEK. ;J>i afiteflimt ColonScKminatidinff. . Scpt.,4, V >\ *%"? . -rAlfc ?-, .. -ik*. . *,? * ?ot?J>NJJk