ceini-Olteltig Obit.
W3l. LEWIS, Editor and Proprietor.
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theca months—in advance.
HUNTINGDON, PA.
Tuesday afternoon, July 16, 1861
The Star-Spangled Banner
Mit may, can you sag by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hated at the twilight's last gloam
ing? •
Whoae broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous
fight,
.04r the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly stream
ing!
And the meters red glare, the bombs bursting In air,
Game proof through the night that our tog was still there!
Ohl say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mute of the deep,
Where the foes haughty boat in dread silence reposes,
What to that which the breeze, o'er the tots cring steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses e
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam;
In full glory reelected, now shines on the stream—
the star-spangled banner! Oh, long may it ware,
O'er the land of the free, and the borne, of the breve I
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war, and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more I
Their blood hoe wash'd out their foul footstep's pollution
do refuge could save the hireling and slave,
Prom the terrot of flight or the gloom of the gravel
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth ware,
O'er the land of the tree, nd the home of the brave!
Ohl thus be it ever, when freemen ehall stand
Between their loved home and war's desolation!
Massed with victory and peace, may the iteaven•rcecusd
land
Praise the Power that bath made and preserved no a na
tion I
Then conquer we must, when oar cause It is junt o
And this be our motto—" In Gal is our trust!"
And the star-spangled li.soner in triumph shall wave,"
der the land of the free, and the home of the braved
Red, White, and Blue
Oh Columbia, the gem of the ocean,
The home of the brave and the free,
The ebriue of each patriot's devotion,
A world offere homage to thee.
Thy mandates make heroes assemble,
When liberty's form stands in view,
Thy banners make tyranny tremble,
When borne by the red, chile, and blue.
When borne by the red. white, and blue,
When borne by the red. white. and blue,
Thy banners make tyranny tremble,
When borne by the red, white, and blue.
'When war waged its wide desolation,
And threaterid our land to deform,
The ark then of freedom's foundation,
Columbia rode safe through the Mona.
With her garland of victory o'er her,
When so proudly the bore her bold crew,
With her Bag proudly floating before her,
The boast of the red, white. and blue.
The boost of, hr
The wine cup, the wine cup bring hither,
And rill yon it up to the brim,
May the wreath they have won never wither,
?for the star of their glory grow dim,
May the service united ne'er cover,
And bold to their colors so true,
The army and navy forever,
Three cheers for the red, white, and bine.
Three cheers for. Ac
THE NEWS.
HEALTH OF GEN. SCOTT.—A despatch
from Washington, dated Saturday,
says :—" The public will be glad to
hear that the veteran soldier is in ex
cellent health. Close application to
business gives him a buoyanc.; of spir
its, and is evidently favorable to his
health, both of body and mind. Never,
since the General made up his mind to
Settle the secession question by a rigid
enforcement of Federal obligations, has
he been more thoroughly convinced of
the wisdom of this course than at pres
ent. He believes that the war will be
short, but thorough, without a great
loss of life, but resulting in a complete
restoration of the Union.
—The regiments of Colonel More
head and Colonel Dare—the former at
Baltimore, the latter at Martinsburg—
have both been accepted "for the war.''
No better evidence is required of the
loyalty and patriotism of the Keystone
State than to see her three-months
men going forward in whole regiments
and offering for three years or the war.
The movement of troops across
the Potomac at Washington, continues.
The newspapers, some days since, in
arranging the programme for General
Scott, put the force required across the
river at 40,000, but the veteran at the
head of the army has already a larger
force than that over in Virginia, and
their number is constantly increasing
—A Washington dispatch dated
13th says :—" There are twenty-five
regiments now en route, or preparing
for an immediate forward march to
Washington. This is exclusive of the
movement now going on, of troops
from the different States to join Gen
erals Patterson,hfcClellan and Butler."
—Samuel J. Rea, a newspaper cor
respondent has been arrested at Mar
tinsburg by order of Gen. Patterson,
probably to prevent communication
with the Eastern press. All access to
him is denied. This is right, as some
correspondents reveal important
movements of the army which should
be kept secret.
The War Department has made
a requisition on Gov. Curtin for the
fifteen regiments of Pennsylvania Re
serve troops now encamped at Easton,
West Chester, Harrisburg, Pittsburg,
Cumberland, and the other camps of
instruction.
—About 400 men of Col. McNeil's
regiment (reserve corps) visited the
State Journal office, St. Louis, early on
the morning of the 13th, and removed
the typo, Paper,&e.,and read anor
der from Gen. Lyon prohibiting the
further publication of that shrt. The
suppression of the Journal was in con
sequence of its giving aid and comfort
to those in active rebellion against the
authority of the United States Gov
ernment,-✓encouraging the people to
take up arms against that authority,
to commit acts of violence and op
pression against loyal citizens, and by
fabrications of false reports respecting
the United States troops also inciting
-disaffected citizens to the commission
of overt acts of treason, with a view
of entirely subverting the Federal au
thority in the State.
—Congress has passed bills legaliz
ing the course of the Administration,
and for providing men and means for
the prosecution of the war, for the
preservation of the Government and
the defence of the Union and the Con
stitution against the assaults of armed
treason.
—The time hits come, forelold by
Henry Clay, in tis last speech on the
soil of Kentucky, when the nation is
divided into only two parties, one for
the Union and the other against the
Union.
Sohn W. Forney has been elected
Secretary of the Senate.
The slow movements of the troops
forward from Washington is owing, in
a great measure, to the want of bag
gage wagons and the necessity for re
pairing the bridges on the route.
—lt appears that notwithstanding
the extraordinary censorship to which
the telegraph and press have been sub
jected, the rebels are fully conversant
with the movements of our army, of
the number and character of the troops
that arrive, and of the various changes
of position; and have acted in accord
ance with this information, which is
doubtless obtained in the legitimate
way usually practiced in warfare, viz :
through spies; some of whom are
known to go from camp to camp and
picket to picket with a pass from a
rebel General in one pocket, and that
of a loyalist in the other. This is said
to be a notorious fact, and so common
has it become, that it has created a
spirit of distrust among some of our
troops, and a determination to make
no more arrests of such parties who
are almost invariably released at
Washington, on taking the oath of al
legiance, but to shoot down at once
all suspicious parties.
The news from Cuba tell us that
the " Sumpter" privateer, which left
New Orleans a few days since, by run
ning the blockade, has arrived at Cien
fuegos, a port in the island of Cuba,
with seven prizes. Later news - in
forms us that the vessels would not be
allowed to remain there.
The Government has sent vessels in
pursuit of the piratical steamer.
tee - Sergeant R. P. Hamilton re
spectfully requests the citizens of
Huntingdon, to meet on Saturday
next, July 20th, in this place, at 2
o'clock, for a dress parade, and for the
purpose of filling up the ranks of
Campbell's Regiment of Flying Artil
lery. Drivers, _blacksmiths, farriers,
please attend.
Synopsis of the Reports
The' ecretary of Ware
The Secretary of War sets forth the
necessities of the case at large. His
estimate of expenses is not as heavy as
the President's, who, as he ought, de
mands a wide margin that the gov
ernment may not be hampered in its
operations for bringing the rebellion
to a speedy and successful issue.
The Secretary of War approves
highly of the volunteer army, and
makes some excellent suggestions in
gard to the regular army and the
school at West Point. le suggests as
one cause of the defection of so many
of its graduates, the fault of the disci
pline, in making little if any distinction
between moral offences and mere in
fractions of the rules of the school.—
If this be so, it is strange the bad ef
fect is evident only in Southern stu
dents. Are they originally weaker in
moral character than those from the
North ?
From the report we learn that un
der the call of the 15th of April, for
seventy-five thousand volunteers for
three months, there are now in the
service of the United States:
Regulars and volunteers (or 3 months and (or the
War, 233,000
Add to this 55 regiments of volunteers for the war,
accepted and not yet in the service, 50,000
Add new regimeuta %irregular army, 25,000
Total force now at command of Gevernment, 510,000
Deduct the three mouths' volunteers, , 80,000
Force for service after the withdrawal of the three
months' men,
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury dis
cusses the question of finances. He
proposes to raise the means necessary
for the war, in small part, by duties
upon articles of luxury in general use,
but in the main, by a loan, open to the
whole nation ; the minimum amount
to be offered being $5O. This will give
an opportunity to people of small means
to make safe investments, instead of
confining it as heretofore, to banks
and large capitalists. Instead of run
ning the risk of a savings bank, if a
man has $5O to put by, ho can have
government security, which he can
cash at any time if he needs it, and
upon which he draws interest at 7 in
stead of 4 or 5 per cent.
The Secretary of the Navy.
The Secretary of the Navy reports
that they has been recently added to
the navy, by purchase, 12 steamers,
carrying from 2 to 9 guns each, and
three sailing vessels. There have been
chartered nine steamers, carrying from
2to 9 guns each. By these additions
the naval force in commission has been
. increased to 82 vessels, carrying up
'Weida of 1,100 guns, and with a com
plement of about 13,000 men, exclu
sive of officers and marines. There
are also several steamboats and other
small crafts which aro temporarily in
the service of the department.
The department besides purchasing
has contracted for the building of 23
gunboats, each of 500 tons burden, and
has made arrangements for several
larger and fleeter vessels.
Since the 4th'of March, 259 officers
of the navy have resigned or been dis
missed, but their defection has to some
extent been made up by the patriot
ism of other ones in the navy, but now
in private life, who have volunteered
for their country's service.
So far there has been no difficulty
in recruiting for the navy. Only one
or two ships have experienced any de
tention for want of a crew, and none
beyond two or three days. At no pe
riod of.our history has the naval force
had so great and rapid increase, and
never have our seamen come forward
with more alacrity and zeal, to serve
their country.
Apportionment of Representation Under
the Eighth Census.
The following communication of the
Secretary of the Interior announces the
apportionment of Representatives
among the several States under the
Eighth Census:
DEFT OF TUE INTERIOR,
WASIIINOTON, July, 1861.
To the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives
I, Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of the'
Interior, do hereby certify that, in
discharge of the duty devolved on me
by the provisions of an act of Con
gress approved May 23d, 1850, enti
tled "An act providing for the taking
of the seventh and subsequent census
es of the United States, and to fix. the
number of the members of the House
of Representatives and provide for
their future apportionment among the
several States," I have apportioned the
Representatives for the Thirty-eighth
Congress among the several States as
provided for by said act in the man
ner directed by the twenty-fifth see
-tion thereof. And I do hereby fur
ther certify that the following is a
correct statement of the number of
Representatives apportioned to each
State under the last or eighth enumer
ation of the population of the United
States, taken in accordance with the
act approved May 23d, 1850, above
referred to, namely:
To the State of—
Alabama, 6
Arkansas, 3
California, 3
Connecticut, 4
Delaware, 1
Florida, 1
Goorgia, 7
Illinois, 13
Indiana, IA
lowa, 5
Kansas, 1
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine, 5 Texas, 4
Maryland, 5 Vermont, 2
Massachusetts, 101 Virginia, 11
Michigan, 61Wisconsin, 6
The aggregate being two hundred
arid thirty- ree (233) Representatives.
In testi-ny whereof I have here
unto subscribed my name and caused
the seal of the Department of the In
terior to be affixed, this sth day of
July, in the year of our Lord ono
thousand eight hundred and sixty-one,
and of the Independence of the Uni
ted States of America the eighty-sixth.
CALEB B. SMITH.
Infernal Machines Discovered in the Po-
WASHINGTON, July 12.—The steam
gun-boat Freeborn, Lieut. Lowry com
manding, arrived up from Acquia Creek
at 6 o'clock this morning. She has
been cruising at nights, up and down,
between that point and the mouth of
the river, preventing any communica
tion between Lower Maryland and
Virginia. The service has been active,
arduous and dangerous.
On Sunday, at noon, the Freeborn
was at Aequia Creek; with the Reso•.
lute, Pawnee and Pocahontas, and two
large oil casks were discovered floating
down towards the fleet with the ebb
tide. When within a quarter of a mile,
a small boat was sent from the Pawnee
to reconnoitre them. The Resolute
supported the small boat, and it was
discovered that they were infernal ma
chines. Ono struck the rudder of
the Resolute, and became detached
from its buoy and sank. The other
careered over, and its fuse was extin
guished by dipping it in the water.
The latter was hauled on board the
Pawnee. It had a cylinder made of
boiler iron, five feet long and eighteen
inches in diameter, filled with all sorts
of destructive elements, designed to
blow the Potomac squadron to atoms.
The machine weighed about four hun
dred pounds. Connecting the cylinder
with the cask or buoy, which was full
of a coil of slow match, was an india
rubber coated fuse.
The machine has a devlish-looking
appearance. The Freeborn brought it
up to the Navy Yard, where it attracts
great attention. Thousands have vis
itedit to-day.
waj'• The National Intetligencer pub
lishes the following extract of a letter
from a merchant of New Orleans to
his correspondent in Alexandria :
NEW OELEA NS, JllllO 28.—Maj. Toch
man, formerly of your city, is near here,
forming a brigade, to be called the
Polish Brigade. This brigade will per
haps be filled in a week, but it will be
several weeks before ho can move, as
there are a good many details to be
arranged before it will bo ready for the
field. We have now three camps in
operation within a short distance of
the city, so that soldiers aro becoming
a scarcity. Added to which the news
reaching hero of the immense force
the Federal Government is bringing
into the field has somewhat cooled
the ardor of those who presumed they
had nothing to do but to appear in
Virginia and the Union troops would
scamper and run.
Our people have now become satis
fied that they have made a great mis
take in hurrying matters to the extent
they have; but now, having crossed
the Rubicon, and taken the responsi
bility in the rebellion, they must abide
the result.
- 73,000
230,000
Wo learn the following particulars
of the history of Col. Siegel, from an
intimate friend of his, Mr. Sturinfels :
Col. Frank Siegel, who so gallantly
led the United States forceS against
the Missourians at Carthago, is about
87 years of age. Ho is a native of Ba
den, and was graduated at the military
school at 'Carlsruhe. He entered the
regular army of Baden and was ad
vanced to the post of Chief Adjutant,
in 1847. Hie sympathies with the first
revolution in Southern Germany lost
him his commission. Ho was appoin
ted General-in-Chief in the beginning
of the second revolution, May, 1848,
and led the forlorn hope of the liberal
party with groat energy and zeal.—
He came to America in 1850; was a
Professor in Dr. Dulons Academy, and
married Dr. Dulon's daughter. He
received a call to a professorship in
St. Louis, whore ho- soon became dis
tinguished by his great military tal
ents.—N. Y. Times.
Mir It is said that the graziers and
farmers of Kentucky who have sold
horses and cattle and grain to the trai
tors, get no money in return, only
empty promises to pay, which can nev
er be redeemed,
Minnesota, 1
Mississippi, 5
Missouri, 9
New 11 - ampshire,3
New Jersey, 5
New York, 31
North Carolina, 7
Ohio, 13
Oregon, 1
Pennsylvania ' 23
Rhode Island, 1
South Carolina, 4
Tennessee, 8
tomao
Colonel Siegel
LOCAL & PERSONAL.
HUNTINGDON IMPROVEMENTS.—There
are more buildings going up in Hun
tingdon this season than there has
been during any one summer for ten
years past. This speaks well for the
" ancient borough," and what is better,
the persons making these improve
ments, are able to pay for them. John
Scott's now dwelling is under roof and
presents a bold appearance. David
Blair has taken down his old residence
and is making preparations to erect a
three •story brick. All over town new
dwellings have sprung up. Strangers
passing through town are astonished
to see the many evidences of the pros
perity of our citizens. True, there are
a few of us who "feel rather cramped
in these times of general stagnation of
business, but the weak hope to he
helped by the strong. The farmers of
the county have large crops—they feel
rich and happy. The Broad Top Bond
is throwing into market immense quan
tities of Broad :['op Gold, and a fair
share of the proceeds reaches the pock
ets of our citizens and helps us to
many a loaf of bread we would other
wise be without. The Broad Top Coal
Field is of more real value to Hunting
don county tban,the Cotton Fields of
the South are, just now, to the South
ern Confederacy.
3.IAT OF THE SEAT OF WAR, exhibiting
the surrounding country, the approach
es by . sea and land to the Capitol of
the United StatO, and military ports,
forts &e., just published and for sale at
Lewis' Book Store. Price 25 cents.
Every person taking an interest in the
movements of our army should have
ono of those maps.
THE TALLEST YET.-Mr. Mundroff
of the Ridges, Henderson township,has
left at our office, rye measuring eight
feet. Good for , theßidges. Its a
great country for tall rye and patriots.
Camp Mason & Dixon, July 8, 1861,
At a meeting of the members of the
Huntingdon Infantry, hold at the
Quarters of Capt. Harrison in camp,
near Cumberland, on Sunday night,
July 8, 1861, it was unanimously re
solved: That the united and heartfelt
thanks of the officers and privates of
the aforesaid company be publicly
tendered the patriotic and devoted la
dies of Huntingdon for a complete
outfit of handsome and serviceable
havelocks, generously provided for
and sent to us at this place.
And further, that in this expression
of our thanks we unite in adding that
although the vicissitudes and priva
tions of the soldier's life, may some
times cause a gloom to pervade his
heart, or the turmoil and danger of
actual conflict may terminate fatally
to any or all of us, we beg you, ladies,
to believe that the kindness so disin
terested and the'pleasant associations
so irrevocably connected with it, shall
loom up before us as a powerful mag
ic to transform our hardships into joys.
It is unnecessary to add that the
Resolution passed with three hearty
cheers and a tiger.
A. S. HAnnisoN, Prost.
GEO. THOMAS, Vice Pmts.
WM. THOMAS,
T. M. Co:mom, Secr'y.
The Centre County Prisoners
The capture of a number of volun
teers from Centre county and vicinity,
by a marauding party of Virginia
rebels, having given rise to much con
jecture and speculation, the following
additional information from the West
Chester Village Record may be of im
portance and gratification to the
friends of parties concerned :
Capture and Recapture.—Gallant Act
of Major Given.—After Gen. Patter
son's battle at Falling Waters, a body
of rebel troops were reported to be
trying to get into the rear of the
Federal army, and Gen. Negley's bri
gade-was order i. to take a diverging
road, about two miles from Falling
Waters, to intercept them. A part of
company I, was thrown out in ad
vance, and while waiting in a piece of
woods for the brigade to come up,
they saw a squadron of cavalry, ono
hundred or more, belonging to the
enemy, which they thought were our
own men, there being no perceptible
difference in uniform. They were
careless, and their Captain much to
blames; for, being entirely off their
guard, so much so as to lay their arms
on the ground, while some of them ac
tually let down the fence for the cav
alry to pass over.
Our men did not discover their mis
take until the dastard villain who com
manded the troopers shot down the
man who let the fence down for him!
This man is Bob Swan, a Marylander;
who murdered Sprigg at Cumberland
eight or ton years ago. He is a great
scoundrel. Our men wore completely
taken by surprise, and sprung to their
guns, while the cavalry dashed in
among them. Forty men were cut off
from their arms and made prisoners;
the rest of our Men discharged their
muskets, and fell back upon the main
body, while the troops hurried off their
prisoners. Ourmen,however,emptied
three saddles and captured two horses.
Ono of the troopers was killed andleft;
the others were lifted in front of the
riders and carried off. This occurred
quite early in the day, and they brought
their prisoners through Martinsburg in
advance of the retreating rebel troops.
Our men were tied with their hands
behind, in couples. Some of the citi
zens here gave them food. They were
greatly distressed by the forced march
they had made. When notice of the
capture reached the Federal camp,
Major Given solicited and obtained
permission to head a party to rescue
the prisoners. He made pursuit and
fortunately came upon the retreating
party, liberated the prisoners and cap
tured eight or ten of the rebels. Our
townsman, Jam es Donel ly, gives a brief
account of it in a letter to his family.
Or It is confidently stated that
Hon. Joseph Holt, of Kentucky, still
a resident of Washington, will be of
fered the, post of Justice of the Su
preme Court of the - United States, va
cated by the death of Justice McLean,
of Ohio,
WAR NEWS.
13rilliant Skirmishing with a Georgia
Regiment.
Good News from Western. Virginia
CINCINNATI, July 11.—A special
from Bealington, near Laurel
Hill, to the Gazette says, that brisk skir
mishing was kept up with the enemy
all yesterday afternoon.
About 2 o'clock, P. M., two ,large
bodies were seen, from a high hill in
the neighborhood; to leave the enemy's
camp. Instant preparations were
made to resist a formidable attack.,
About 4 P. M., there was skirmishing
in front' by the Fourteenth Ohio and
Ninth Indiana regiments, which soon
became very warm ;
The enemy advancedunder cover of
the woods. Our skirmishers rushed
forward pouring in a sharp volley,
killing several of the enemy. The
rebel cavalry then advanced to take
our skirmishes in flank. Our boys
rapidly retreated, and the artillery
dropped a couple of shell, one of which
exploded among the cavalry, when
they instantly fell back. Our boys
again rushed forward and pouring in
another volley, the rebels scattered in
the woods and the officers were seen at
tempting to rally them, but they could
not be brought up again in a body.
In the meantime our skirmishers
picked off their officers, and several addi
tional shells were thrown in. Ourmen
made a final rush driving the rebels
from their own rifle pits, and bringing
' back several of their blankets, canteens,
and guns. The rebel force engaged
was a Georgian regiment, 1,200 strong,
and generally considcied the crack
regiment of this division of the rebel
army.
Our skirmishers retired from the
woods at dusk in capital order.
The most astonishing pluck was dis
played by our skirmisherS, and the
only trouble was to keep the men
from rushing into the midst of the en
emy. The whole skirmish was a most
spirited affair, and oar Ohio and In
diana boys gave the Georgians some
new ideas of Yankee courage. Apris
on er taken, says that the Georgians re
fused to come into the woods again
opposite to our advance position, and
they were all astounded and terrified.
The rebel supply of provisions has
been cut off and they must soon come
to extremities. Our loss is one killed
and three wounded. Indications have
been seen of an attempt to open a new
road by the rebels, through which to
escape or bring in provisions. Every
outlet is watched and they are in a trap.
Gen. McClellan's column reached
Beverly on Tuesday night.
Official Report of the Battle of the Rich
Mountain
WASIITNGTON,JUIy 12.—The following
despatch was to-day received at the
Headquarters of the Army here :
HEADQUARTERS DEP'T OF OHIO
Rich Mountain, Tilly 12.
Col. E. D. Townsend : We are in
possession of all the enemy's works up
to a point within eight miles of Bever
ly. We have taken all his guns, a
very large amount of wagons, tents,
etc.. as well as everything he had, and
a large number of prisoners, many of
whom were wounded. Several offi
cers areprisoners. They lost many
killed. We have lost in all, perhaps,
twenty killed and fifty wounded, of
whom all but two or three, were in
the column under Rosencranz, which
turned the position. The mass of the
enemy escaped through the woods en
tirely disorganized. Among the pris
oners is Dr. Taylor, formerly of the
army. Col. Pegram was in command.
Rosencranz's column left the camp
yesterday morning, and marched some
eight miles through the mountains,
reaching the turnpike some two or
three miles in the rear of the enemy,
defeating an advance force, and taking
a couple of guns. I had a position
ready for 12 guns near the main camp,
and as the guns were moving up I as
certained that the enemy had retreat
ed. .
I am now pushing on to Beverly, a
part of Rosencranz's troops being now
within three miles of it. Our success
is complete, and almost bloodless. I
doubt whether Wise and Johnston will
unite to overpower me. The behavior
of the troops in the action and towards
the prisoners was admirable.
(Signed) G. B. MCCLELLAN,
Maj. Gong Commanding.
Sharp Fighting by MoClellan's Forces.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 14.—The
following despatch from Gen. McClel
lan was received to-day at the army
headquarter: Beverly, July 12, 1861.
Col. E. D. Townsend: The success
of the day is all that I could desire.—
We captured six brass cannons of
which one is 'rifled, all the enemy's
camp equipage and transportation even
to his cups. The number of tents will
probably reach two hundred and more
than sixty wagons. Their killed and
wounded will amount to fully one
hundred and fifty, with one hundred
prisoners, and more coming in constant
ly. I know already of ten officers
killed and prisoners. Their retreat is
complete. I occupied Beverly by a
rapid march. Garnett abandoned his
camp early in the morning, leaving
much of his campage. lie came with
in a few miles of Beverly, but our rapid
march turned him back, and he is now
retreating on the road to St. George.
I have ordered Gen. Morris to follow
him up closely. I have telegraphed.
for the two Pennsylvania regiments at
Cumberland to join Gen. Hill atßowles
burg, and will cut off Garnetts retreat
near West Union, or if possible at St.
George. I may say that we have driv
en out some 10,000 troops strongly
entrenched with the loss of 11 killed
and 35 wounded.
The provision returns hero show
Gammett's force to have been 10,000
men. They were eastern Virginian,
Tennessecans, Georgians and I think
Carolinians. To-morrow I can give
full details as to prisoners, &c. I trust
that General Cox has by this time
driven Wise out of the Kanawah
Valley. In that oase I shall have ac
complished the object of liberating
Western Virginia. I hopo the Gener
al in chief will approve of my opera
tions, Signed,
G. B MCCLELLAN.
Maj. General, Command dept of Ohio.
Brilliant Success 111 Northern Missouri.
ST. Louts, July 12.—A gentleman
from Hannibal, last night, says that
Col. Smith's command at Monroe was
reinforced by three hundred mounted
men from - Illinois, yesterday afternoon,
when the rebels were . "itticlied and
dispersed. Gen., Harris, in'•copamand
of the rebels, was forced lO . leave his
horse and take to the woods. A large
number of the rebels were Captured:
Capt...MeAliater; who was reported
killed, was only severely wounded.—
He will probably recover.
CHICAGO, July 12.—Three companies
sent to the relief of Col. Smith, at
Monroe, Missouri, returned last night,
and report' the road unobstructed be
tween Hannibal 'and Monroe. On ar
riving at the latter place:they formed
a junction with Qol. Smith's force,
which was entrenched at the Acade r
my Buildings.
The rebels, twelve himdred strong,
were grouped over the prairie out of
reach of Col. Smith's rifles: They had
two pieces of artillery, which were
brought to bear, but the distthice was
so great that the balls were almoit
spent before reaching our lines.—
Smith's artillery.was of longer range,
and did considerable execution. The
fight lasted until dusk, and the last
shot' from our side dismounted one of
the enemy's guns. '
Just at that moment GoV. Wood of
Illinois, fell on their rear with the cav
alry sent from Quincy on Wednesday,
and completely routed them, taking
75 prisoners, one gun, and a large
number of horses. About 20 or 30 of
the rebels were killed. Not one man
on our side was killed although seve
ral were severely wounded. Colonel
Smith is determined to shoot some of
the most prominent rebels. General
Tom Harris, the rebel loader, escaped.
A Fight at Cambridge, Maryland
BALTIMORE, July 12.—Anothet bold
plot to seize one of our river steamers
by the rebels has just transpired. The
steamer Chester, as before stated, was
sent by the Government, a few days
since, down the bay, in search for a
schooner fitted by Col. Thomas, the
French lady, but returned unsuccess
ful.
Yesterday morning, the steamer
Pioneer left here for her usual trip to
Annapolis, West Cambridge and East
on, and on returning this evening
landed four prisoners at, Fort APlEen
ry, upon the charge of piracy, having,
as is alleged, been concerned in the
seizure of the steamer St.. Nicholas—
. Pioneer left Cambridge this af
ternoon. The prisoners came to Cam
bridge in a canon, about 12 , o'clock on
Thursday night, having with them a
large box filled with carbines, Colt's
revolvers, cutlasses, sabres, bayonets,
cartridge boxes, buck-shot, etc. The
circumstances being suspicious, they
were arrested by the civil authorities,
and taken into custody by a platoon
of the Dorchester Homo Guards, who
had charge of them till they reached
the fort. Two of the prisoners were
recognized as Baltimoreans, and are
said to have belonged to Col. Thomas'
expedition.
BALTIMORE, July 12.—The steamer
Arrow, which left here yesterday with
a detachment of troops, made another
search for the pirate schooner, and
found her aground on a shoal, off Egg
Neck Narows. She bad been aban
doned by the crew. A guard was left
on board, and a tug has been sent
down to tow her up. There seems to
be no doubt, from various circumstan
ces, that the design was to seize the
steamer Chester:
When the steamer Pioneer left
Cambridge, a prominent secessionist,
on the wharf, gave three cheers for
J. Davis, which was the signal for a
regular free fight between the seces
sionists and the Union men there
gathered. Pistols and bowie knives
were freely used, and it is the opinion
of some of the passengers that several
parties sustained serious injury.
Gov. Hicks was seen standing on
the wharf at the time.
A Deserter from the Enemy—The Rebel
Force at Fairfax and Aoquia Creek.
ALEXANDRIA, July 13.—A deserter
from the secession army was brought
to headquarters last night. He was a
resident of Madison, Indiana, named
William H. Wilson, until last spring,
when he went to Louisiana, on the
Mississippi, to en gage in the boat trade;
and finding himself in the midst of a
storm of secession,he entered the Sixth
Louisiana regipent, which was about
leaving for Virginia, and awaited his
chance to' get among his friends by
desertion. An opportunity he found
yesterday, when on picket duty near
Burk's station. Ho gives very intelli
gent information regarding the posi
tion of the enemy. There were two
thousand troops at Fairfax station
yesterday morning, including the Lou
isiana regiment. lie is not informed
of the number of troops at Fairfax
Court House. An arrival from down
the river brings information that a
regiment of rebel troops had encamped
in the vicinity of Acquia creek.
The "Latest News.
Official Despatches of Gen. M'Olellan.
Federal Loss, Thirteen Killed and
Forty Wounded.
REBEL LOSS, 200 KILLED.
One Thousand Prisoners Taken
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2i P. M.—The
following important dispatch has just
been received by the War Deparment:
HUTTONSVILLE, July 14,1861.
To Col. E.D. Townsend Ass't Adj. Gen.:
. DEAR SIR : Gen. Garnett ; of the rebel
forces has been completely defeated.
We have taken all his baggage and 7
guns. Ms army is completely demol
ished.
Gen. Garnett is among the killed.
The rebels are now completely, anni
hilated in Western Virginia. Oarless
is thirteen killed, and not over forty
wounded. The enemy's loss is.fully
two hundred killed, and we have taken
over one thousand prisoners.
Seven guns have been taken in all.
I still look with hopes to the capture
of the remnants of Garnett's army, by
Gen. 11111.
The troops defeated were the crack
Regiments of Eastern Virginia, aided
by Georgians, Tennessecans and South
Carolinians.
Our success is complete, and Seces
sion is killed in this part of the country ;
(Signed) GEO ‘ B. 111 - cOnEr i LAN,
Major General U. S,
CucoiNNAn, July 15.—,Despatehes
from Grafton state that the body' of
Gen. Garnett, the late commander of
the rebel forces at Laurel Bill, had
arrived .there, iii a 4 - 'l6UL:train. He
was killed while attempting to rally
his retreating forces at zarack's Ford,
near St. George.
St. George, near where the battle
was fought, is the county seat of Tuck
er county, Virginia; and about twenty
miles northeast•of Beverly. It is situ4 , -
ted on the - cheOt River,•nepr
tremo south Western corner of Ittiryl
land, and not :more, than fifteen miles
from the Baltimore and Ohio. Railroad.
Gen. Garnett was probably' encidavT
oring to inalce Ids way toward Ronineyi
where there is is force of rebels: '
IfiCsiqiiviirON, July 14.—Desputebep
from. Gen. Patterson, to Gen. Se9o,
been Teeeived. • The pot.al
lowed to be published, but it is favora~
ble to the friends of the Govelinent.)
Our Army Correspondence.
MARTINSBURG, Va., July 8;:1861:
DEARUNCLE :—Here we stand, upon
the 'much, talked of- " Sacred—soil of
Virginia," and don't•feel much afraid
of the consequences.
We left Frederick city on Saturday
the 6th inst., forded the Potomac P,t
Williamsport about noon on Sunday--
the troops going through the water
without ; breaking ranks, every officer
and private in his place. This morn
ing at 10 o'clock we arrived at this
place. The men are all in a good'bou 7
dition, but a little tired fromtheir long
march. .
- .
We have a force of over 25,000 men
here, though to-night ; and to-morrow
morning, the greater portion will
pushed forward towards Richinorid.
We hear the rebels have a force*of
nearly 16,000 at Bunker's Hill, i 1 mileS
from here.' I wish, we could moot
them, just to see them run, if for noth
ing else, for it is conceded -that the
Virginia troops are the best on a run,
of any in the known world.•
All along •the road, from Willia.ms
port to this place, we 'could see the
marks of the fight,—houses andlbarns
burned down; fields of grain destroyed;
and all by the rebels. -But there were
other marks, also,polite invitations
to leave had been left at houses along
the road, in which the rebels had, taken
refuge, in the shape of 12 lb.shot and
shell. In one house Capt. Doubleday
left one of his iron cards, which went
in one side of the house, cleared the
table (at which a number of rebel offi
cers Were seated at the time,)'of the
dishes, and the ;house of its inmates,
and then left *parts unknown through
the opposite wall.
There must have been a considerable
scrimmage between here and William's
port' hist week, to •judge from-the ap
pearance of things, and the number of
dead whom the Secessionists half bu
ried. But the particulars I suppoge
you have been made acquainted with
before this.
This afternoon I visited the work
shop of the Baltimore and Ohio R. R.
You would scarcely believe the amount
of damage done there by the secession
ists—over 200 fine engines were de
stroyed, besides a number of passenger
and coal cars. The splendid railroad
bridge at this place, is also destroyed.
I was informed by a person who appears
to be posted in such matters. that file
millions of dollars will not put the toad
in the condition it was One month ago.
What think you,Of that r
I will write you again in a day or
two, when I have more news for you.
• Yours, Wxr.L.
.ft -7- A. Private letter, from a citizen of
Pennsylvania, who is a member of Col.
Lawrence's Fifth Massachusetts Regi
ment, in camp at Alexandria, dated
July 10, contains the following:
" The rebels have a new way; the
Colonel tells me, of taking off ourpiek
ets. The Federal soldiers, by day,
sally out, and at night the rebels follow,
with gun on shoulder and blood hound
by their side. The hound smells out
the pickets, and by making his pecu
liar noise tells where he is exactly.
Then they crawl up, the villians, and
pop them off. The cry now is, from
all the men, and I cannot wonder
at it, 'no more prisoners'—an ominous
cry for the enemy. Of course, regular
prisoners of war will bo treated as
such, but such men as. these will never
now become prisoners."
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Huntingdon, July 16, 1861.
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