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BELLEFONTE, TUESDAY, JULY 1L
¢ Here shall the press the people's rights main-
tain, 5
Unawed by party or unbribed by gain ;
Fledged but to truth to liberty and law,
No favor sways us and no fear shall awe.
C. T. ALEXANDER,
P. G+ MEEK,
| Editors and Publishers.
Peace! Peace!!
Like a cool stream in the mighty desert
to the lips of the weary wanderer, or as a
ray of light shining suddenly forth on the
pathway of the benighted traveler, comes
the first glimmering hope of compromise to
the minds of the American people. Among
the old mountains of Maine they have awak-
ened the cry of peace ; and we now hearits
hopetul voice sounding along our vallies and
among our hills, while thousands of loving
hearts whose brightest hopes have gone
forth to the battle field, catch up the strain,
and send it rolling on until it reaches the
brightest spots in the far, far South, where
it receives a welcome such as can only be
given by an oppressed people” to the” first
dawning of liberty. We are not among
those who believe that the people of the
North want war ; that it would be their
delight to enter into a long and bloody strug-
gle, the existence of which may involve the
destruction of our present form of govern-
ment, while the immeasureable evils that
will consequently spring from it, will en-
gage and disgust the attention of mankind
. for generations to come. No, disguise it as
we may, speak lightly as we please of the
horrors of civil war, and cloak our feelings
as much as possible under brave words and
patriotic speeches, yet we cannot smother
out that lingering, longing desire for the
spemdy return of peace, and the happy times
we have so ruthlessly thrown away, were
a compromise entered into to-day, that
would be alike permanent and honorable to
both sections, (say on the basis of the Crit-
tenden and Bigler proposition) and a proc.
Jamation of peace issued, we believe it
would be hailed with as much patriotic en-
thusiasm as ever honored the Declaration of
Independence, or made hallowed the Fourth
of July. How truthful a saying that ‘<bless-
ings brighten as they take their flight.’ and
we would not dare venture the assertion,
did we not honestly and conscientiously be
lieve, that whatever may be the partisan or
sectional animosities awakened in the pres-
ent crisis, nine-tenths of the people of both
sections and of all parties, long for peace :
peace with her many golden blessings—
peace a thousand times more precious and
beautiful, now that the fearful realitics of
war are upon us, than when reigning undis-
turbed throughout the land. Can we not
have it ? (lave the minds of the American
people become so chuliced and the tender
feelings of the soul so lost to all humanity,
that they would willingly plunge into the
horrid barbarities of a civil war, rather than
make a peaceful adjustment of our national
difficulties 2 We cannot belfeve it, but feel
confident that should the present Congress
submit to the people of the United States the
Crittenden and Bigler or Border State Prop-
ositions, they would be readily accepted.
Our Government was founded and built
up by compromise and concession, and can
only be perpetuated on the same principles.
some may say it would be a burning shame,
an everlasting disgrace upon the pages of
our nation’s history, were we to compro-
mise now. We cannot look upoa it in such
a light, nor harbor a thought of the kind for
a moment. Let us go on with this war,
and when the country is filled with widows
and orphans ; when our homes are draped in
moutning and we gaze upon the sorrowing
brows of our aged mothers who mourn for
the loved ones murdered on the battle field ;
when the bread bosom of our beloved land
has been desolated with the ploaghshare of
1uin, we will make peace—the peace of des-
olation—when the effeets of conquering mil-
lions of freemen has been tried and the sceds
of unquenchable hatred have ripened to their
bitter fruit ; when our people are borne
down with enormous taxation, and bank-
ruptey stares us in the face, we will be for
peace—but it will be too late—our country
will have received a shock that nothing can
efface, the frightful consequences of which
will be felt as long as time endures.
The rebellion, which a few months ago,
reared its head in one small State, has now
assumed the fearful proportions of a mighty
revolution. It has spread from heart to
heart, from State to State, and joined in one
united phalanx all the people of the South.
We cannot treat it lightly. There are men
oneereckoned among our greatest states-
men, now in the ranks of the enemy. There
are minds once viewed as a nation’s pride,
now to be counted among the supporters of
the Southern Confederacy. If we look upon
it as a mere rebellion against law and order,
and expect to quell it in a few short weeks
by physical force, we will find out our mis-
take when it will be too late to apply the
remedy, when a broken and disjointed gov -
ernment will be gli that is left of our once
mighty Republic.
Shall Mount Vernon, the mecca of Amer-
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ica, and Monticello, where rests the remains
of the auther of the Declaration of Inde-
pand ence, beaome the scenes of blood and
carnage, simply to gratify the ambition of
a few misguided men? Shall the glorious
remembrance of Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and
old Independence Hall, be forever separated
from those of Butaw Springs, Yorktown and
Cowpens? God forbid. Is there no way
that we can escape the awful consequences
of civil war? Is there no voice potent
enough to speak ‘‘peace to the ragicg ele-
ments ¥’ 0, that the very thunder of Om-
nipotent Jehovah would proclaim from the
mountains to the seas, ‘‘peace, be still.”
rte pra,
The Union Invincibles.
We have hitherto refrained from giving
this company, commanded by Capt. Cassidy,
more than a passing notice, but think now
that they deserve more. Their organization
has been effected at a time when to be
soldiers does not consist merely in turning
out on a fine day, and after parading through
the streets to display the neatness of their
uniforms and brightness of their arms, set-
tle down again with no anticipation of being
called upon to march into active service,
but while the cloud of war hangs ominously
over the country, and in the face of a strong
probability of being called upon to exchange
the peaceful enjoyments of home for the
dangers and vicissitudes of the camp and
battle-field. The parade of the Invincibles
on Thursday last (the Fourth) has been
pronounced the finest military display that
has been witnessed in this place since the
encampment in ’58. Their uniform of red,
white and blue, their burnished arms, the
inspiring Yankee Doodle and Pennsylvania
Volunteers, by their martial band, seemed
to arouse our citizens to a new life. Their
march to Milesburg under an excessively
warm sun was amply rewarded by the
handsome entertainment given them by her
citizens. In the evening, after their return,
they partook of a supurb supper, prepared
for their exclusive benefit, by the wives of
Messrs. James and Philo Ward and Nicholas
Hillibish, Their evening parade was very
imposing, at the conclusion of which they
fired several volleys in the diamond and
then retired to the armory, having marched,
during the day, not less than ten miles un-
der a burning Sun.
The following preamble and resolutions
were adopted at a meeting of the company
on Monday evening :—
Wugnreas, On the Fourth of July last,
after a long and tedious march through the
hot sun, we were kindly entertained by the
Milesburg Light Infantry, and, Whereas,
common gratitude should cause us to make
Jue acknowledgement of the same, there-
ore :
Resolved, That our hearty thanks are due
to those who so bounufully provided for
and politely entertained us.
Resolved, That we will remember, with
2.
{ pleasure, the time spent among them, and
should opportunity offer we shall be happy
to reciprocate their hospitality to the extent
{of our ability.
Resolved, Also, That to Mrs. Ruth and
[Tannah Ward, Mrs. N, Hillibish and others,
who spread the magnificent repast of which
we partook with much pleasure, on the
evening of the Fourth, our fervent gratitude
should be given, and the Invincibles will
ever remember them as patrons and encour-
agers of the company.
YES G8 em
Our Lives in Jeopardy.
On last Tuesday we received the tollowing
letter from some dastardly coward, who
thinks to intimidate us. He need only
threaten, we give it word for word just as
we received it.
To the Editor of the Watchman
Sir it is with Regret that I take up my
pen to address you But duty Demands that
Some one Should Reprove you in your pres-
ent course of Publishing Slang in your Paper
Which is Calculated to Rais trouble & Seces-
sion I had hoped that at Least while this
War Lasted our Paper would Be quiet on
Politi & Judge or my Surprise When I Read
the Watchman & found the Leader of our Pa-
per to be not only hot in Politicx But utter-
ing Secession Sentiments & throwing on the
of the Present War When it is knowing By
Every honest man that the Demecratic Ad
ministration War the cause & the Sow] caus
& yet you call the Republicans torys & trai-
tors this you don in times of peace only Last
fall at Mash C'reck in one of your Speeches
But now War is upon us'& We as American
Citizens will Submit no longer to be called
iorys &e By a Set of vile Contemptible
Scoundrels like you Whose Sympathy are
known to be With the South the Republican
Party has Born with your Slang untill fore-
bearence has ceased to be a virtue & if there
is Eny more of it in you pape: you may De-
pend on Being trested to a coat of tar &
feathers you may think I am hasty But I as-
shure you [ 2m not But we as a ‘party are
Deteimined to Stop Your Slang or stop your
Paper altogether We are in Earnest & intend
to do as We Sey unless yon Stop calling us
torys & publishing Slang We want you to be
men Enough to publish this Letter otherwise
we will have it in the Press or Centre Dem
ocnat hoping a word to the wise is sufficent
I close for the present JUSTICE
milesburg Pa July 6 61
In spite of the contemptible threats con-
tained in such letters as the above we shall
continue to advocate and defend the great
principles of Democracy, and shall expose
and denounce to the utmost of our ability the
detestible doctrines of the Black Republican
party. If the dirty whelp that dropped the
above letter into the Post Office for us thinks
he can frighten us from the position we have
taken, by anonymous communications, or any
+hing else, he has mistaken his game,
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[ConruNicaTrD.}*
The War and Its Consequerces.
We admit that no State has a right to se-
cede from this Union, unless ber constitu-
tional rights have been invaded, and when
her legitimate grievances, stated in a consti-
tutional manner to Congress, have failed to
receive redress. In an event off that kind,
there might be a plausible pretext for seced-
ing from the Union that would not guarantee
all the rights belonging to a State. But
when eleven sovereign States do secede from
the Union, as has been the case, and the
remaining ones follow, as they will in the
event of this war continuing,. we ask,
what are we going to do? The object of
the Administration seems to—yes, has fully
determined on-—subjugation, as the true
means of bringing them back into the Un-
ion. We ask, will that doit? Alas, no!
the last glimering ray of hope has fallen as
regards that. We must take facts into con-
sideration—be governed by reason, not pre~
judice. We are fighting no'common enemy,
but men physically and intellectually our
equals ; that we are now standing upon an
aggressive warfare, and that it requires twice
the number of men and double the amount
of treasure to wage it that it does to stand
upor the defensive ; that we are going into
an enemry’s country, to be surrounded by
enemies; in a climate that, during the
months of August, September and October,
is pregnant with disease of a nature defying
almost medical skill, 2nd there are a thou-
sand more things of a still greater magnitude
to be noticed and ¢xperienced by our army.
We may go on and fight them, loss thou-
sands of good, true and brave men, spend
millions of money, prostrate the busines of
the entire country, make desolate the once
happy homes of our citizens, send desola-
tion to many a fond mother’s heart, lay
waste tu once beautiful farms, plantations
and cities of the Sunny South. Ih turn have
ours laid low by the ravages of war, and
still the end will yet not be. Requisition
after requisition will be made ; the farm, the
store, the shop, the office and the counting-
room will have to respond to the call, and the
end will not yet be. Victory my be wreathed
around our brows to-day ; a girdle of glory
may encircle the brows of our chieftains,
and to-morrow they may lie in the dust.—
To-day we may drive the enemy from their
strongholds ; to-morrow we may" share a
similar fate. Such, gentle reader, is but a
mere inkling of the commencement of this.
unnatural contest, and where is it to end ?
The people of the Somth, no matter how
much in the wrong. still think themselves in
the right. With that belief indellibly im.
pressed upon them, a consciousness of their
rectitude and the justness of their cause,
they will fight unto death. When reason
nas left her throne, when prejudice and pas-
sion obscures the mind, when our leading
Republican journals say that the war is not
for the subjugation of the States, but for
the institutions of those States; “4hat it is
the army of freedom, marching nto the land
of bondage to place cvery Living human being
on a perfect equality, what are we to ex-
pect? Why nothing but madness and war
at their hands., Warfare, and a war upon
them will never again restore and cement
fraternal feelings between us, it will not re-
cement the bands of Union, but it will every
day widen the the breach, and draw us
nearer the vortex that will eventually core
summate our ruiz. Jackson, in his farewell
address, said that ‘in the event of a con:
flict between the North and the South, caus-
ed by a sectional party, that it was the last
of the Union.” We have not taken this
view of it from anything of a partizan na-
ture, but merely from a true and just sense
of our duty to our God and our country.—
Believing that by the presentation and advo-
cacy of a just and equitable compromise, at
this time, would still tend to the restoration
of fraternal feelings throughout the length
and breadth of the land. *
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The Successor of Judge Douglas
The Governor of [lhnois has appointed O.
II. Browning, a straight-out Republican, to
fill the seat in the Senate made vacant by
the death of the gifted Douglas. This action
on the part of the Executive of 1llinois, does
not accord with the proclamation made some
weeks ago that there was “no party. The
Fremont Messenger, speaking of that dodge
says : :
The cry of “no party’ 1s alla grand,
vine, BAREFACED humbug. The democ-
racy everywhere are ready te ‘uphold the
constitution and laws of the country, and
ever have been. They have a clean, untar-
nished record, upon tha: point; but have
never been, ARE NOT Now, AND NEVER
WILL BE ready or willing by act, worp, or
DEED, to endorse the unconstitutional dog-
mas of the Republican party. The Democ-
racy have no sins to repent of—nothing to
take back or amend—théy form the great,
constitutional law-abiding Union party that
it ever has and we pray God ever will be. —
This is their great sin—ever has been in the
eyes of men now in power. The Democracy
have shown their readiness to stand by the
coustitution and laws of the country and
assist in putting down the great rebellion
now in progress : but in doing so, they do
not—wiLL NoT—CANNOT endorse the doc-
trines preached by the republican party.
While the Democrats of the North will
shoulder their muskets to support the con-
stitutional authorities of the country in all
legal efforts to put down rebellion, they will
stall hold fast to their organization, believing
that the party now in power 1s totally inca-
pable of restoring peace to our now distract.
ed but once happy and prosperous people.—
Mr. Lincoln knows this, hence his opposi-
tion to the appointment of a friend of Judge
Douglas to the Senate.
ay
Hon. Wm. L. YANCY writes to the Mont
gomery Post that Engiand will recognize
the independence of the Southern Confeder-
acy carly in August and that he will be
Address, Harper & Bro., New York.
howe in September.
PEN, PASTE AND SCISSORS.
7 Advice for Gen. Scott—¢Put none
but Americans on guard to-night.” —Centre
Democrat, 1856.
I~ Why is Brigadier-General Schenck
like Burlingame ? Because he was rejected
at Viena.
JZ= We noticed a lady parading the streets
on the 4th, arrayed in red, white and blue.
She had red hair, a white dyess, and blue
stockings,
07 The cost of the war now going on, is
estimated at $34 per second, $2083 per min
ute, $50,000 per hour. Rather expensive.
0 The Rev. Henry A. Sizer is duly au-
thorized to act as agent for the Underground
Depot in Albany.—Pine and Palm, Aboli-
tion paper.
I~ Democrats will please fake notice
that until the war is ended, no party lines
are to be observed except in the distribution
of offices.
17 Another General in the Field.—It re~
quires more skill on the part of Gen. Scott,
to shield the Administration from General
Indignation, than from the army of Jeff Da-
vis. 1
377 Judge Taney, of the Umted States
Court, is about as much disheartened and
annoyed by the corse taken by the Central
Press, as was the Pope of Rome by the
Centre Democrat, in 1856.
[77 « Overgrown military establishments
under any form of government, are 1nauspi-
cious to liberty, and are to be regarded as
particularly hostile to republican liberty.” —
Geo. Washington, Jan. 1st, 1796.
177 A Republican paper insists that Chief
Justice Taney has committed treason against
the United States Government. Who is the
lawful judge of what treason is, the Su-
preme Court, or some scullion editor of a
negro newspaper ? .
‘7 An exchange states that six abolition
journals in the Eastern States have sus-
pended since the 4th of March. It would
have been a great blessing to the country,
had their editors been suspended to the end
of a rope at the same time.
7 Who are the worst enemies of our
country ? Let the patriotic dead answer.
¢ Any man who hesitates in granting and
securing to every part of the country its
just constitutional rights, is an enemy to
the whole country.” —Daniel Webster.
[77 Vatuable Information.—A new article
of cement has lately been discovered, com-
posed of gun powder and lead. It is war-
ranted to unite bodies entirely dissimilar,
and is now being tried to fasten together
forever, the dismembered parts of our Gove
ernment.
17> What about the Harvey treason ?—
Is everybody satisfied with Iarvey’s expla
nation of the information he gave the ‘“reb-
els” about the reinforcement of Sumter, or
is it hushed up because somebody else high
ib power new might be implicated. How
could Harvey know the sccrets of the Cabi-
net if he had not been told ¢ There is a
mystery about this whole business, that
requires a full explanation. Either some
body high in power divulged the secrets of
the Administration, or there was an under
standing that Harvey should send the in-
formation contained in the despatch, to in-
duce the “rebels” to fire upon Sumter, pre-
cipitating the war, and placing the Admin-
istration, to all appearances, right before the
people of the North.
a a
Rememser that the present civil war could
have been averted, and the Union restored,
by timely and just concession on the part of
the Republican Parly of the North : but
their traitorous leaders refused to “yield an
inch.”
And, remember, that Virginia, and all the
border slaveholding States could have been
saved by the adoption of the Crittenden
Compromise which the leaders of the Repub-
lican party refused.
The leaders of the Republican party are
therefore, the wicked authors of the dissso~
lution of the Union aud the civil war.
Hold them responsible before God and
the people for this huge crime against ljib-
erty and Humanity.— Democrati ¢ Standard,
Concord, N. H, :
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WHAT party is the trae Union party of the
country ?
The Democratic party.
Why so ?
Because it is the Constitutional party.
. What is the object of the present war on
the part of the North ? .
According to the interpretation of Republi-
cans, itis to abolish slavery, to exterminate
Demotracy, to desolate the South, and de-
stroy forever the Union of the States.
Who was the first President that violated
his oath, that usurped Constitutiona! powers
not belonging to him and made himself dre-
tator ?
Abe Lincoln.
How long did the Union exist in peace and
prosperity under Democratic Governmeut ?
Seventy-four years.
How long under an Abolition Republican
Administration ? J
No time! because the principles of that
party are antagonistic to the Constitution and
the Union of the States.
Where, and when was Secessionism first
broached ?
1n New England, and as far back as 1796,
and again 1n 1803-8-9-12-14, when they de-
sired to form a New England Confederacy to
be governed by one of the royal family of
Eogland*
What states first broke the sacred compact
that held the Union togather, and how ?
The New England and other Northern
States, and by annulling the Fugitive Slave
act, which is a part of the Coustitution.
Lincoln a Secessionist.
The following extracts are taken froma
speech of President LiNcoLN’s m the house
of Representatives, Jan. 12th, 1848. Lest |
any should doubt the fact of his haying given i
expression to such sentiments, the speech |
may be found in the appendix to the Con-
gressional Globe of the 30th Congress, first
session, page 94: y
«* Any people, anywhere, being inclined
and having the power, have the right to rise
up, shake off the existing government, and
form a new one that suits them better.—
This is a most valuable, ajmost sacred right
—a right which, we hope and believe, is to
liberate the world. Nor is this right confin-
ed to causes in which the whole people of an
existing gogernment may choose to exercise
it—ANY PORTION of such people that can
may revolutionize, and make their own of so
mucn of the territory as they inhabit. More
than a majority of any portion of such people
may revolutionize, putting down a minority
intermingle with, or near about them, who
oppose their movements. Such minority
was precisely the case of the Tories of our
own revolution. It isa quality of revolution
not to go by old lines, or old laws, but to
break up both and make new ones.”
What kind of loyalty is that ? Ts not this
carrying the doctrine of secession as far as
can be done by any rebel of South Carolina ?
Is not this acknowledging the right of Seces-
sion ? the right of apy portion of the people
or any state to ievolution, and make war
upou the government, and if they possess
the physical power, to overthrow the govern-
ment and set up & system of thcir own ?—
Yes, it goes further, it disavows the right
of the government to use its physical force
in attempting to coerce any State, or PORTION
of the people, who may rebel against the
government of the United States. This idea
of Secession advanced by LiNcoLN when a
member of Congress is as wild as any held
by the veriest Southern Secessionist at this
day. Many in the South may have learned
their Secession doctrines from the Presiden-
tial incumbent.— Mr. Lincox ought to be
watched.— Lancaster Intelligencer.
Who shall be out Next Senator?
As there may be a number of aspirants
for this important position, and as the pub-
lic is deeply interested at this time in having
a man with the proper qualifications to fill
the office of State Senator, it might not be
out of place to urge the claims and ability
of Wm. H. Bair Esq. Mr. Bram, isa
self made man, he has hy his own industry
and genious elevated himself, from the level
of an uneducated youth to the proud position
of one of the most active Lawyers at the
Bellefonte Bar. He is not only a ripe schol-
lar, but a sound Legislator. When a mem-
ber of that body Mr, Brain had at all times
a sineerity and honesty of purpose in all his
actions for the wellfare of his Constituents.
As a soldier he is now doing good service
in defence of the Stars artl Stripes that may
ever wave over our much injured Country.
As a Unfon man, he goes for the Union of
all the States, but at all hazards will oppose
the so called Union of a Centeralized Gov-
ernment. We ask Mr. BrLAIr’s nomination
as a Democrat, as a Legislator, as a Soldier
and as a man of Courage, one that cannot
be driven from his purpose by the low cun-
ning of base and unscrupulous politicians,
Place him upon the tigket, and we will
pledge the Demotracy of our Senatorial dis.
trict triumphant, jon the coming, second
Tuesday of —
UNION.
—— OO
County Treasurer.
Messrs. Eprrors.—You will oblige many
Democrats of Centre County, by announcing
the name of Capt. John B. MircusL as a
candidate for the office of County Treasurer
subject to the decision of the Democratic
Convention.
Capt. MircrEL is a good Democrat a sound
Union man, a kind and affectionate officer
to those that are under his care, he has the
proper qualifications to fill the office, with
such men as the Captain, placed upon our
ticket the democracy of old Centre will be
triumphant we want no fusion with the black
Republicans, oil and water cannot mix, give
us the Union of all the States, and the union
of the Democratic party and all will be weil
again. Give us Capt, MiTCHEL as our stan-
dard bearer and we will be sare to defeat the
black Republicans at the baliot box.
Many Democrats.
SRB
Tue Secessionists account of the skirmish
near Cumberland, Md., puts quite a different
face on the affair, from that given by Col.
Wallace in his official account which we
published in our last week’s paper, We copy
from the Richmond Inquirer.
There were two skirmishes on the after-
noon of the 26th June, Captain Ashby’s
command being engaged with the enemy.—
In the first encounter, Richard Ashby led
five men to the charge against about forty ;
about two hours afterwards Captain Turner
Ashby came to the field with thirteen men.
As he advanced upon them, two of his men
were shot down, his own horse being killed
under him. He led, however, his remaining
ten men to a gallant but desperate charge
upon upwards of fdiity of the enemy, who
were ambushed upon an island, and very
much concealed by driftwood. The encmy
were entirely routed, losing 15 men, 10 or
12 horses, (which we have,) 8 or 10 rifles
and as many pistols. We lost only 2 men
killed, and 3 wounded. Of the wounded
was Lieut. Richard Ashby who was very
badly wounded having been bayonetted twice
after he was supposed to be killed. The
surgeon, however, has very strong hopes of
his recovery.
: et te ee AA Breen
«If such a [sectional] struggle is ever be-
gun, and the citizens of one section of the
country are arrayed in arms against those of
another, in doubtfull conflict, let the battle
result as it’ may, there will be an end of the
Union, and with it an end to the hopes of
freemen. The victory of the victors would
not secure to them the blessings of liberty.
It would avenge their wrongs, but they
would themselves share im the common
ruin.’ —Gen. Jackson's Farcwell Address.
THE LATEST NEWS.
The Norfolk drgus says: ¢ The Confed-
crate States’ troops were paid off yesterday.’
Gen. Wise’s and Gen. McClelland’s arm-
ies are at Huttonsville, 40 miles from Phil-
lipi, Generals Patterson and Johnston, near
Martinsburg.
The forces under the respective comman-
ders is believed to be about as follows :
McClelland 20,000
Wise 11,000
Patterson 23,000
Johnston 16,000
We have authentic information of the
taking of four U. S. Vessels on the Potomac
by a body of Md. (Secession) Zouaves dis -
guised as women.
The Baltimore Exchange says :
‘The vessels captured by the steamer St.
Nicholas on Saturday last, the 29th inst.,
after the St, Nicholas herself had been cap-
tured by the daring ad renturers, under Capt.
H~——and Col. T——, are as follows :
Brig Monticello from Brazil, bound to
Baltimore, witk 3,500 bags of coftee.
Schooner Mary Pierce, from Boston. bound
to Washington City, with 260 tons of ice.
Schooner Margeret, from Alexandria,
bound to Staten island, with 270 tons of
coal.
The property taken was valued at $465,
000.
The vessels, as captured and capturing
steamer, are all in the Rappahannock.
From Washington.
WasmINGTON, July.5.—It is ascertained
that after the discharge of the three months’
troops, there will still be an available force
of volunteers amounting to 180,000 men,
which, added to the regular army. will con~
stitute a total force ot 230,000 officers and
men.
WasniNGgroN, July 8 Further inteili-
gence from Gerhardt’s District of Columbia
Volunteers at Great Falls, has been receiv-
ed. Two of his men were killed, and sever
al wounded, in the skirmish of yesterday.—
The secessionists had a body of cavalry.—
The parties were separated by the Potomac,
but kept up the fight at intervals throughout
yesterday. A company of Texas cavalry
went up this morning from Washington.
On the 4th, the morning down train from
Louisville, was stopped at Richland, Tenn.,
ostensibly to await the up train. The train
was then ordered to camp Trousdale, and
there a file of soldiers under Major Howard,
surrounded the train with loaded arms, and
further on, at Fountain Head, Teun., the up
train was met and both trains together, with
the freight train, were sent back to Nash-
ville.
From Fortress Monroe.
Fortress Moxror, 5.—Abont five o'clock
this morning, twenty five of Col. Hawkins’
Zouaves encountered a Confederate force,
supposed to muster about one hundred and
fifty, Including twenty five cavalry and one
field piece, seven miles froma Newport News.
Tt is reported that three rebels were shot,
also six of the Hawkins’ Zouaves. They
sent in for reinforcements and five companies
of Zouaves went to sustain them.
Fortress Moxrog, July 7.—The steamer
Susquehanna is being towed up the Roads
by a gunboat ; one of her shafts is broken.
The Cumberland will sail for Boston within
48 hours. John A. Kasson, First Assistant
Postmaster General, and Chas. B. Sedgwick,
and Theo. M. Pomeroy, members of Con-
gress from New York, are at Old Point to
day. Young Raymond, a son of the princi -
pal of the Chesapeake Female College, came
in to day as a deserter from the secession
army. 3
From Western Virginia.
BuckaANNON, July 8.—A despatch res
ceived here says that General McClellan's
column is within one mile of Laurel Hill,
where the Confederates under Gen. Garland
are posted. A battle is probable within
twenty four hours.
A courier has arriued from Webster, who
reports that four companies of the 19th Ohio
regiment at Glenville, about forty miles dis-
tant to the southwest, are besieged by a
picket regiment of Virginians and fifteen
hundred miiitia under O. Jennings Wise.—-
Col. Tyler, of the Tth regiment, has marched
to their relief from Weston, and the 10th
regiment, Col. Lytle, has just gone forward
to their rescue from this place.
" Capt. Hess, spoken of in the following de-
spatch, is from Potters Mills, this county.
In addition to the news received by tele-
graph, we learn by private letters, that 7
of his men were killed and a number wound-
ed. They were generally from Centre and
Mifflin counties.— [Eps. WATCHMAN.
MARTINSBURG, VA., July 4.—The enemy
passed through here on Monday afternoon
with 42 prisoners taken from the various
Pennsylvania regiments, some of them strag-
glers who left the lines to fight on their own
hook, most of them men of Captain Hess’
company, of the 15th Pennsylvania regiment
who were surrounded by the enemy’s caval-
ry, who, being dressed exactly like the reg-
ulars, were mistaken by the captain for
Federal troops, until resistance was useless.
From Hainesville, Va.
HarNgsviLLE, VA., July 9.—There was a
skirmish to day near this place, in which
the Federal troops lost 5 men and had 37
prisoners taken. Among the number was a
Lieut. Colonel, a Captain, and a Surgeon.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania, is
elected Speaker of the House and E. Erarins
of Tennessee, Clerk.
It is said hat there are twenty: three mem-
bers present who will vote against any ap~
propriations whatever to carry on: the war.
Bills have been introduced into the House
to legalize the unconstitutional acts of Pres-
ident LINCOLN.
“Mr. Varanpicuay, of Ohio, has introduced
a bill to repeal the Tariff of 1861, and revise
that of 1858.
By Telegraph,
FIGHT NEAR CARTHAGE. MO.
We have just received a despatch stating
that a fight occurred near Carthage, Mo. —
1,500 Federal troops, under Gen. Seigle,
were attacked by an army of Secessionists,
13.000 strong, under Gen. Jackson. The
Federal loss was from 200 to 300, the Seces-
sion loss was about 200. The Federal troop:
retreated in good order.