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W. A. LEE, E4HT0E.
Friday" Morning, September 6. 1861cj
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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.
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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 >\
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