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SATITUDAI, MAY IS, IS(II
E NEE ApVERTISEMENTS or A.
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NOTICE
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ro•pertfully requested to call and t.ottle their
liillr actheir earliest convenience.
is—or-Oie call attention to the tvertise
went of Voigt in to- Iny's paper.
A \EW C.llll:lEll.—Tire Spy will be de
livered to,lay by a Ile ,1* c trrie r. oar ohl
Devil having dope to the wArs. milite
iy nr,l..r could rmt be reqruiried and he
7.0 w in Camp Curtin kith Cob 1-Idiee,.
coolonan Ilingric. Should the new hand
till 1. , leave papers. we trust those thus on•
ail! inform os of the
o-t end we will tali ply them rez,ularly in
1.,t ore,
Poe r Ot-rtec nt-coN•rmunn.—.l notice hog
leen received by Post Master Fry, from the
r. 0. 1).•p trtatent nt Washington, advising
lom of the discontinuance of the P4o4t Office
as eltickies, in this county, unnecesvary,
101. i directing him to take possession of the
furniture aril i, r.ks of the office and give
clue of the change. We have been re
tro...tea by hint to mnke these facts public.
Mails hr Chickies will hereafter Le received
n. the Columbia °like.
Caste Ceti ror.-o.i :Monday last we visited
tt,e Cookman ftpigers at Camp Curtin. We
Lund tSem pleas:m(4y quartered and in good
heatt h and spirits, impatiently awailing their
mustering into service. 'cliey have every con
•.nietire in their quarters, rood food, and plen
t v it. They want their arms and uniforms.
t, hen their drill %%ill be more imposing. As it
1- they went through their exercises with
rmiriced improvement upon their drill before
I Aving town. '1 he officers are all well liked,
and Capt. Fisher has earned kind words Irom
all by his attention to the comfort of his men.
We have only room for mention of our visit
this week. Our letter from camp will give all
the news,
Tar. Youvc. MEN Mormu. —We learn with
Fati.ifaction that the juniors of our borough
ore ah cut organizing a military company
for h one service. They have been meeting
three limes a week for drill, and with the
aptitu le of youth have alrea ly acquired
c•reditabla proficiency. soon as n suffi
ciont number of noembar4 is obtained the
company will be regularly orgmized, officers
!cacti, which trill be do ly announced
hr the Spy. This movement must meet
ith the approval of o•ur citizen, and they
should on an I all encourage the young men
to persevere in drill until perfoetion is ar
rive I at. As a hint gntrd this comp my
may prove an imp wtant auxilliary in time
of nee• I. We are requested to announce
that young men desiring to join the com
pany can do so cm application at Cyrus Mc-
Cluue's shoe store on L omit street. No
one under the ego of soienteLn will be ad
mitted,
Ar 11.,nn.—We are pleased to announce
that our ol 1 fellow -townsmen. Pr. N. B.
'Wolfe, is on a visit home in this place, and
will probably ren7•lin with u+ during the
summer. In another column we given no
tice of Isis declining the Connnissionership
to British India, which he reeeiyed some time
since froiu the government at Washington.
The Doctor is I Joking a.id h lA met with
many cordial greetings hi nee his re; urn, from
his old friends and lissoc:atei.
It will interest our readers to know that
Dr. Wolfe has attained a distinctinn in
medical svienee f,r treating disellACA of the
la a : , , s and throat with eminent :access. Fur
soveral years he has devoted his study al
eselusively to this formidable class of
maladies, and has introduced many improve
metas on the old system of practice. In
It tstort. where be has been lac tto I for some
time, he is said to have succeeds I in treat
ing bronchitis aml nasal Ca
wlwre titcli eminent practitioner+ as
Warren, Bowditcli and Webster have failed,
end has endor:ements front the most intel
ligent and wealthy citizens of II istott.
Dr. 11',)ir..., while he remains in Columbia,
trill giro Isis professional Nervieeq to such as
snay lab sr moler any t'rsn of disease of the
lungs or throw, un-1, those wishing to eon
s ilt him, may fin I him at Ili+ mother's res
id•mce, on Fourth st reet, between Cherry:lnd
LThissis. NVe wish him every success.
nr," nl empty pas
sentter mid weight cars, occurred in this place
nn ,Monti,ty night, occasioning cousitlerable
loss of loop. cry, but fortunately not At life
A !Iwo of height cars fitted tip for troop.;
rooting E. 1.1 on the to Phil.“l , lp!lia for
the po l o:A of carry to t :. the Pli,lat.h;lphia
to 11.tiri , huig ou their way to R att.
ni..re, n+ IA e• t hen oidered, rdn into a pis.on
gor tia n ..t same eighteen or twenty cars
h.. sante errand, which was either
stand uq on the track ut torn or had been cut
1.. is • •••ittto.a! lornke‘men and allowed to ran
tar'; an t so •et the aeoroaching freight train.
Tric freight ‘...as carom: at a smart pace and
Wetai tremendous, smashing the
p earl IWO tiplinter•„ knocking the
strio'ce stack (slim the engine and otherwise
clippling it, and carrying dastruction pretty
crueially Itirongh bath train.. 7'lre rout was
rctt ed with fragments next morning, through
riout ..treet an I for a considerah:e distance
us OW roast. It Was altnnst miraculous
t•nz,iiicer, fired' m and trawl handy.
user lives.
l',,uN ry t
g/t Cilt • riling from 31,2-
1,,,rs sup, lota ..laines C.
firtitorly of Ilariettit, has offered
V . ...P. to Jeff n +urg,enn in his
:i.y ..r etiminittee of citizens,
~ly I.lrmer citizens of J.towstor,
IVf• ell rf ti-eraliie traitor ri , iti,v! that
iV:I Vt. I i ton n. ~T,, 1 that I,y four
p on 1 1111 iv. ILr 0:11 of M.ty. -
'1 to :1:;:11,1 (v.'''. ILc hint
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Came Senor. On last Tuesday we paid a
visit to Camp Scott, 'and our gallant boys
quartered there. Lieat. Cul. Welsh did the
honors of the Camp and showed up the mys
teries and miseries of camp life fur our in
struction- We found our company comfort
ably quartered as far as shedding g•es, but
is rather unpleasant (not to say injurious)
proximity to as nauseating n pool of stag
nant rain-water as is to be found in any
ditch or gutter. The boys look rather the'
better than the worse for their camp expe
rience, and aro in first rate spirits, though
a little impatient of the monotony of camp
life, and eager for active service. By dribs
they have received their uniforms and ac
coutrements. Their arms they received be
furo leaving Camp Curtin. The arms are
the percussion muskets, and Col. Welsh
thinks that as they did effective service in
Mexico they can be rendered not loss efficient
in the re-out campaign in the hands of
good men, no matter what improved arms
may bat isrouglit against them. The cloth
ing furnished is rather "mealy.' In the
exeo , sl of Philadelphia patriotism an im
prinnpm clothing manufactory was institut
ed et the Girard II arse, which turned out a
large amount of work in a very short space
of time, but as much of this work was made
up n machines ill • e deol-te for the o • . .t •
ser
vice, an I vein kc , l by green hen Is, it is little
hotter th m thrown togetder. The material
is beg.,•,arly, and colors of stuff used in the
overeonts so diverse as to eatirely dostr
uniformity. Our men will not be behind the
volunteers or any other State in gallantly,
but they will certainly do little credit to tl.c '-
Commonwealth as neatly appointed soldiers.
Another bit of mismanagement is the man
ner in which the clothing h is b ten given out
City companies wh'c't drilled in their or-'
m ties and wore quartered at their homes
received the first over coats tame I out, wh'le
the out-lying regiments at Y irk, Chambers
bmg, Harrisburg, Lancaster and West
chester have been s hivering in the rain and
col I. Many of them are yot without suffi
cient clothing.
To leave the short comings of the cloth
ing department and rental to the evi Is of
Camp Soott. The selection of the fair
ground at York as a camp was probably in
duced by the ready furnished quarters offer
ed by the stalls. This was well enough for
a temporary shelter, for two or three regi
ments; but when six regiments were quar
tered here, and additional sheds erected for
their accomm elatioa, co.nat in military
foresight demanded some provision fur
draining the low grounds of the camp, and
a more general intro luction of water for
the use of so large a number of troops. All
this was neglecte I, and the consequence is
the overflow, at every rain, of the lower por
tion of the camp, to the serious discomfort
of those quartered there, and the formation
of stagnant pools which, as the weather
grows warm and the fi:th scattered around
them decays mast breed a pestilence in
camp. Om or two hydrants and a pump
outside the enclosure, furnished the drink
ing, cooking and washing water, for a camp
of some 5,010 men. It is easy to imagine
the scene of rush awl struggle and mad
aroun I each hydras. pipas could,
with little expense, have been carried
throughout the camp: said even had the ex
pense boon considerable, why should that
hare weighed against the comfort of men
serving their cmatry as these brava fellows
S. ARMOR
In
But we must •ink Cutlt finding and come
back to our particular interests in Camp
S ma. Our boys all spoke in most grateful
terms of the attention of our citizens to their
wants and comforts, and were especially el
oquent in their praise of the people of York.
Without invidious distinction we m ty say
that the name of Itcv. J. 11. Menges was in
every one's mouth coupled with praise. We
visited the quarters of the rencildes and
found W. U. Hess bunking it comfortably,
and looking bronzed and healthy from) his
exposure. C. C. Haldeman was on guard,
a•td after some search we Caine n pnn him
u•tloading straw from a wagon. Ile looks
sun browned and hearty. The bays dosire
to be reinembcre I to Columbia friend+.
Tun Friar ligntitt:vr.—lly reference to ihe
letter 01 our correspondent from Camp Scott.
it will be seen that the First Regiment was
moved raar•warrl on Tuesday evening. The
fact that two of the Lancaster companies are
in this regiment, render its movements partic
ularly interesting to our readers. We cut the
fallowing from the Baltimore American of
Thursday, which gives th• moot satislactory
account oh the uhereabouta of the First:
An at. r A o'clock ye.ter.l4; morning three
eo.npanies First l'onn.ylvanist Iteliment,
under c numand of C.. 1. Y ,e, from E iston.
l'ennsykania, arrive I by the Northern
Central It lila...nal at Woodbury Station, and
:it once pr ...ceded to Itruid Ilill P.ark, just
inside its Northern boundary. where they
made n bait and commenced preparing their
bre Oda st., alm .st before any one connected
with the ground. knew of their presence.—
flie red ofliS regiment. we were inform.
cI, ore distributed along the line of the
r 0.&.: frau] the Pennsylvani t line to guard
bridge.. etc. The st .ppage in the Park
was, ho .ever, only temporary. sifter tak
ing their breakfasts and strolling through
the Park they proceeded to the Melville and
other bridge! beyond Woodbnry, where they
are stationed as a picket guard. It was gen
erally exrecte I that a large body would
came down the road in course of the day.
but whether to encamp near the city or pass
on to Witslaington is uncertain. The men
in the Park are nil robust. stalwart fellows.
seemingly very good natured and very civil
in their demeanor.
We learned last evening from Mr. Dan
iels. the Superintendent of the Park, that I
three companies who visited the Park, have :
' e+tal,lishe.! their headquarte N 111 the new
di.tellery 1.141 ling+ nt the upper end of the
vatago of Woodburry. Cul. Yoe. who is in
command, states that lie received orders at
nine o'clock uu Tacsday night to proceed
with hi, regiment in a train of ears, for the
' protection of the bridges this side of the
Maryland line. t $.l his way down he left n
eompany, with rations and saw equipage,
at each of the bridges as picket guards, and
reached Woodburry at eight o'clock in the
' morning with the three remaining compa
nies. Whilst seeking a pl..ce to rest his
men, he was invited by some gentlemen
present to march tip to the Park. They
took their breakfast and dinner there,
twinging provisions and canking utensils
with them, and retired after dinner to their
inarter , , ,dationing geard+ at the bridges
the -
CARP JUIINSTONE.—On last Saturday_we
paid a visit to CampJohnstune, (late Camp
Dennison,) at _Lancaster. There are two
regiMents, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth; of
Pennsylvania Volunteers quartered there,
having been transferred from Camp Curtin,
on Thursday. The camp is located in the
enclosure of the Lancaster County Agricul
tural Society's fair ground, and the troops
aro quartered in the cattle sheds, and tem
porary barracks erected for the purpose.—
The men are hardy, able bodied fellows,
armed with muskets, but not equipped or
uniformed. They are sharply drilled and
are fast acquiring military proficiency and
efficiency. The companies are from differ
ent parts of the county, as will be seen from
the list given below. Among them are the
Cameron Guards, of Marietta, and the
Washington of Mount Joy, from this
county. S.nne three or four from this place
are in the different corps, having left Capt.
Fisher's company at Harrisburg to join
those they are now enrolled in. The camp
appeared dry and comfortable, and as lung
as the viol weather lasts the sheds of the
fair-ground 4, with plenty of straw bedding
will be found not unpleasant quarters. We
did not learn how long these regimeuts arc
to he quartered here.
The companies comprising the two regi
ments, together pith the regimental officers
are as Moms:
l'uterteelith .—A. Union Guards,
or Reading. Copt. Griffith; B, K..ystoneln
fantry, Capt. Sharer; C, Ridge Ranger%
Cwt. JJlanston; N.trth llontingden
Guard +, Capt. Marchand; E, Columbia
Gaards, CA pt. Ephlin; F, Tyrone Cavalry,
C.ipt. Crowther; G, litfayette SclEuyl
kill county, Capt. Jennings: 11, Martins
burg Infantry, Cap'. Robb: 1, Blair county
Ritlezt, C.ipt.ll4lland; K, illarptippa Billet",
Capt. Snyder.
Culonel—John W. Juliwiton.
Lieut. Colonel—Richard S. .M.Michael
M ijur—Win. L). wiitts
./Aficcrzth Regiment —A. Keystone Guard,
of Luzerne county, Capt. Bradley; If, White
Haven Tager?, of White Maven, Luzerne
county, Capt. Anthony Brown; C, lacks-
Hanna Rifles, of Luzern° county, Capt. C.
Rubinson; Pittston Artillery, of Luzerne
county, Capt. Stormer; E, Verheke Bi
of Harrisburg, Dauphin county, Capt. Jqbn
Nevin; F, Washington Rifles, of Mount J.ty,
Lancaster county, Capt. J. K. Waltman; G.
Nagle Light Infantry, of Luzerne county,
Capt. WO :vern; 11, Union Guards, of Pe
tersburg, llttutingdon county, Capt. Joseph
Johnson; I, Curtin lufantry, of Potter's
Mills, Centre county, Capt. Frank %V. Hess;
K, Marietta Catnoron Guards. of Marietta,
Lancaster county, Capt. James A. Congdon.
Colonel—Richard A. Oakford.
Lieutenant Colonel—Thomas Biddle.
Major—Stephen N. Bradford.
PERiONAT..—Oar fellow townsman, Dr. N
B. Wolfe, has returned home and will re
main, we are informed, n month or two.
Several week's since we announced his ap
pointment as United States Commissioner
to British India, by time Agricultural Bu
reau of the Patent Office at Washington,
for the purpose of gathering information re
lating to the timber trees of India, its choice
fruits amyl materials for fabrication and va
rious applications in the arts; but more
especially for the purpose of introducing the
agricultural products and garden shrubbery
of that country into the United States, fur
cultivation. The Doctor having caught the
spirit. of the day, thus sets forth his reasons
in a truly patriotic manner, for remaining
at home, in a lettiz accompanying the re
turn of his commission to the gnvernmnent:
"I herewith return the camm4mion with
which the government has honored me, and
beg you will accept it with the like senti
ment that inspire+ its return. Coder no
circumstance will I now leave my county,
its she expects every son to defend her lib
erty, nud every daughter to ehoriAi her
honor, in thi+ her hour of peril. Come what
will, her fate must be my Ette, and through
weal or woe. my first duty is to stand by
the flax at hhme. and having vindicated its
power to crush treison, it will command the
more respect abroad.
Your fellow citizen.
S. B. Weise."
.1.1.nn , ' Howse, Dogtnn, April 21, 'O.
For Ole Coltimbln spy
Our Army Correspondence.
CAMP SCOTT, Nay 14, 1861
tt: mv last I omitted to state
that we had at length been supplied with
uniforms—blue blouse (coarse in material
and make), gray trousers, blue cap and gray
overcoat. We are also furnished tiith bro
gans, undershirts, drawers, mocks and
blankets. By some mysterious dispensa
tion the uniforms falling to the share of our
c.nnpany ail app car to be cut to two sizes
and the shoes made over two lasts—they
either fit John Zell or Sergeant Part. Of
caps we have sezure I dm same
,judicious
and c nivenient variety. Qoartermaster
Gault rejoice I in a head covering capacious
ettroug't to stecomm 'date hi' head and beard
to the neck, with a couple of inches of room
all aroun I. it i last Saturday he paid n
visit to Columbia, in the rain. When he
returne 1 to coup his cap was a rather tight
fit. Oir "awkward squad" met and de
bated the question: "Did the Quarternms•
ter's cap shrink, or did the Quartermaster's
head swell?" Decided in the affirmative.
We have received our belts, cartridge
boxes and canteens, but no knapsacks.
We only await these to be ready to move,
completely equipped and ready for work.
Oa Sunday we were delighted by the re
eeipt from our fair friends it home of a full
outfit of splendid haversacks—the wuk,
doubtless, of their own deft fingers. They
were sadly needed, and came in the nick of
time. Old soldiers in camp pronounce them
the handsomest, snuggest and most service
:able haversack they have ever sem. One
of the choice ones was marked for THIRSTY
SQUAD: lie is deeply gratiful, and out of re
spect for the donor engages never to pollute
it by stowing away in its recesses a contra
band ration of the alcoholic. Our Lieut.
Oolunel begs me to offer his :,incere thanks
to the (dead who so kindly'preparod one
fur bias.
On Su miny;:afternorm we were surldenly,
• npprisel that Governor Curtin would re
view :uv and Re•te or , lercl to tura (nit lo
dress parade. Our whole force was under
arms, and we went through our paces fur
the edification of the Executive. We flatter
ourselves that 'we diirnot appear to disad
vantage..
We arc daily visited by , scores of our
friends from home, who bountifully supply
us with cakes, pies; and every other luxury.
They Lave mist kindlylemerabered us, and
we will never forget . them.
We have just received orders-A° prepare
to march at short notice. Our knapsacks
have not yet arrived, and I scarcely believe
that we shall get off to-day (Tuesday). The
boys are busy packing up—Dry Goods, Oro-,
eeries, Queensware, Tin-ware, Cedar-ware,
Household and Kitchen Furniture, together
with (as your handbills say) a variety of
articles not enumerated. We are all in
good health and spirits, and anxious for ac
tive service. Col. Stambaugh is now in
Chambersburg on a t isit. and Lieut. Col.
Welsh is in contra:lnd. If we go forward
to-day or to-morrow, Col. Welsh will COM
'nand the regiment, [Guess he's able!—En.]
and put us through Baltimore or "any oth
er place." no matter how strung the opposi
ttnn. The papers (voracious prints) report
n regiment of South CaroliMans at Harper's
Ferry. Col. Welsh is anxious to put our
regiment against the best material they can
muster. He thinks we could make them
keep step to the music of the Union.
Should we not move as early as is now
anticipated, I will give you it:supplementary
letter ha time for Saturday's Spy.
Tit 'MTV SQUAD.
Tuunsn 16th
Still in CArrip Scott, and all well. As I
have already noted, we received orders on
Tuesday to prepare fur marching at short
notice. About 3 o'clock the same day we
were ordered to muster by a quarter to four
fur a street parade through the borough.—
The entire force of the camp—with the ex
ception of the First Regiment, which after
being drawn up in line was ordered to pack
fur the march immediately—paraded
through the streets, giving the good citizens
of York a sight they hail probably never be
fore been indulged in—over three thousand
lighting men under ern , . The di4play was
imposing, and, though your correspondent
•ays it, highly creditable to the troops. We
were enthusiastically received along the line
of march.
The First Regiment left camp the same
evening and wore shi•aped over the North
ern Central Railway to Baltimore—at least
portiou of the regiment reached that city.
The regiment was divided into thirty-six
squads, which are scattered along the line
of the N. C. Railway, guarding the bridges
—responsible, but I imagine rather unpleas
ant duty. The men cooked and took in
their haversacks rations for four day.—
Our regiment is still under marching orders,
but we have not yet received our knapsacks.
We are very anxious to go forward, any
where to get out of the hole we are in.
reter to the particular locality in camp occu
pied by our quarters, nut of course to the
borough of York, where a soldier might
quarter forever without impatience. Camp
Scott is filthy, and if disease is nut engen
dered by the pools of stagnant water, pol
luted by all manner of fl citing and sunken
garbage, lying in the lower grounds of the
camp and immediately around our quarters,
my judgement is foully outraged, by my
sense of melt. Col. Welsh most earnestly
protested to Gen. Wynkenp this morning,
against his command being kept in their
present quarters. My next letter will prob
ably be from the debateable (but I don't
think there will be much debate as to who
will hold it) ground of Maryland. —at least
I hope so.
CAMP CURTIV, May 16, 1861.
Dean Syr:—There is but little I can write
which will interest your readers this week.
The latter part of last week was very wet.
'f he boys turned out in a drenching rain and
erected sheds over: their stoves, seven of
which they have. Nearly each mess has
one, plentifully supplied with wood and
coal. The legs on the cooking pans sent by
the generous citizens of good Old Columbia
have had to be taken off, to enable them to
be of any service.
It has been a subject of some complaint
amongst friends left at home that the mem
bers of the Rangers do not more frequently
visit them; they say a number of them are
seen daily in Columbia, and they wonder
why others cannot also visit them. The
general orders of the camp are, that but one
commissioned officer and one private, or two
privates, can obtain a pass to go out of camp
at one time, (unless to take squad or com
pany to bathe,) and that said pass must in-
Ivariably be returned to headquarters before
another can issue. Every day nn officer or
two privates go, or are sent to town on busi
ness; if they are privates they manage to
! spend the whole day in the city, to the ex-
I elusion of others—those who have families—
and desire very much to be with them at
least once a week.
Ephraim Nace who boarded with, and
was clothed by our captain to some extent,
for weeks before the Rangers left C., came
to Camp Curtin, sneaked into the Company
from Mt Joy and left with them. It is now
said he has left that company and returned
to Columbia. All the liege citizens of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and par
ticularly those of your borough, are hereby
notified that said nice is a sneak, and de
serves not to be tolerated by an honest com
munity. We advise him to keep out of the
way of the Rangers if lie desires to retain
his skin whole.
The health of our boys is good, as is also
that of the entire camp.
We hare seven Welshmen in our com
pany, nll of whom bunk next to your cor
respondent; they will make good soldiers;
a right
• jolly sot they are—they contribute
not a little towards the entertainment of us
all. Quarter Master John L. Wright, being
fully inducted into the mysteries of his of
fice, acquits himself satisfactorily, lle has
had a number of calls from officers of other
companies seeking information, enqniring
as to the manner in which he so efficiently
conducts his department. The reqnired in
r,,, ii..,t;on is elif-ornill••,
On Tuesday last, representatives of Lan
caster bar, viz; IL M. North, Geo. M. Kline
and Jacob B. Amwako, Esqrs, took supper
with the Rangers. They did full justice to
the very liberal rations furnished by the
Commonwealth. We were all pleased to see
them, and hope they will again, ns fre
quently as convenient, share with us the
fare-of the soldier. '
Col. Herr has callpd upon us frequently,
and shown us many kindnesses, for which
he has the entire and cordial thanks of our
company. May his shadow never grow
less. Dr. Rohrer and a number of other
friends have ealloa to see us also.
We marched with a regiment yesterday
(Wednesday) afternoon, to Harrisburg, to
see the hero of Fort Sumter. He came upon
the balcony at railroad depot, where we all
had a %jew of him. An immense number
of citizens were there also to see him.
Camp Curtin was thrown into some ex
citement last evening at the arrival amongst
them of a full regiment of troops, fully
equipped, from Michigan; they make a
splendid display; a finer liking body of
men I have never seen. Their visit was
short. They left this morning at 7 o'clock.
did also the "Lochiel Greys," Capt. McCor
mick, and a company from Pottsville.
An accident occurred this conning (Thurs
day) at 7 o'clock, in a company of Buck
tails that are quartered a short distance
from ns, which resulted in the iestant death
of one of their members.
It SENDS twat George 11. Miller of the Pot
ter Rifles, (who when at home resides in
Oswego,) made up his mind last evening to
go home; before doing which he loaded his
rifle, (which he brought with him, as did
also nearly all the bucktails). Failing to
get a pass to go out then, ho waited until
this morning, and before going, sat upon
the ground and took the luck off his gun for
the purpose of oiling it: having done"Efo he
cocked and attempted to replace it, when
the hammer fell. exploding the charge in
the gun, and sending a bullet through the
head of George Matterson, a sergeant in the
Cameron Rifles, killing him instantly. The
affiir is a very sad one, and is very much
felt by the Bucktails, of whom the deceased
was one: he had but a few hours before
been elected a Sergeant of his company.
Capt. Fisher expects to be in Columbia on
Saturday nfternonn. with ORDERLY.
Amount of Noney Subscribed for the
Volunteers and their Families.
The following account was handed us last
week fur publication. By a mistake only
a portion of it Witi put in typo in time for
the paper, so it was deferred until to-day:
Money sub+cribed and paid to S. Trus
cott and George Bugle, fur the Volunteers
and their families:
11. 11. Knotwel!, $50,00; J. Q. Denney,
$10,00; George Bogle, $20,00; C. S. Kauff
man, $20,00; 11 Wilson, $10,00; J. 11. Miff
lin, $20,00; Davis Murphy, $5,00; M. M.
Strickler, $50,00; M. S. Shuman, 810,00;
S. S. Detwi ler, $10,00; J . J. MeTituge,slo,oo;
Case, $20,00; Samuel Wright,
$10,00; J. Rumple & Son, $5,00; M. Clep
per, $5,00; John Clark, $5.00; J. S. Miller,
$5,00; Wm. A. Martin, $5,00; 11 C. Fun
dersmith, $5,00; S. Smith, $5,00; Bachman
& Posey, E Hershey, $20,00; 11.
Suydan, $10,00; John Wisler, $5,00: Corne
lius Tyson, SS,OJ; Washingt n Righter,
$10,00; S. Grove, $5,00 A. l'elan, •.;;5.00;
John Fendrich, $5,00; 11. 11. Fry, $5,00:
J. .1. Houston, $10,00; Jasper Green, ::;5.00;
Win. Whipper, $10,00; John Felix, $5,00;
John A. Houk, $10,00; E. K. Smith, $30.00;
S. T. Smith, $5,00; 11. 31. North, $20,00;
S. Prescott. $20,00; 11.1 ma Vaughen,
$lO 00; Shreiner & Sin. $10,00; Wm. Math
ion, $5,00; John F. thinth, 00; George
Mitchell, $10.00; David Hanauer, $5.00; J.
A. Jackson, $5.00; J. W. 0 itterel I, $10,00;
Jacob C. Stauffer, $lO,OO. Jacob C. 11411-
ler, $5,00; Wm. S. MeCorkle. $5,00; James
Vaughen, $10,00; Robert Harry, $5,00;
henry S.llershey, $5,00; D. Roller, $5,00; li.
Myers, $5,00; B. Rohrer, N. I'., $5,00;
11. E. Wulf, $5,00; John Finger, $5,00; J.
W. Stoney, $5.00; Mrs. A. burry, $5,00;
S. F. Eherlein, $5.00; S. C. Swartz, $5,00;
John McClure, $5.00; James Myers, ,:''' , 30,00;
Thomas Collin., $5.00; Joseph T. Detwiler,
$10,00; J. 11.4. A. Ittelinrds, $5,00; Jas. Bur
rell, $5,00; J. 11. Strickler, $20.00; John
K. Smith. $5,00; G. Brandt, $5.00; Samuel
Arms, $1,00; J inns Alyers, 85,00; M.
Moore, $10,00: Jacob Forrey, 810,00; Hen
ry Neff, 810,00; I:kit:lids, 83,00;
Gee. Young, jr., $5.00; R. T. Ryon, $3,00;
J. B. Shuman, $10,00; Henry Wisler,
$25,00; Mrs. Withers. $5,00; Jacob Seitz,
$10.00; B. F. Appuld, 820,00; 11. B. Drauck
er, 85,00; E. K. Voice, $5,00; 11. F. Bruner,
$3,00: M. D. Wilson. $5,00; Isaac 0. Bru
net.. $5,00; 11 Herr, $1,00; J. Shollenberger,
8.5,00; J. S. Grimes, 85.00; John 11. Moore,
810,00; Peter Savior, 53,00; Cash, $1,00;
I Cash, $10.00: Doctor Dorsey, $1,00; J.
Jones, $1.00; David Evans, 82,00; Jacob
Wall, $1,00; J. 'l'. Fuller, $1,00; Philip
Huebner, $1,00; 11. Rice, 81,00; Philip Olt,
50cts, P. Haldeman, $1,00; 1). 11. Detwiler,
$2,00; E. Rens., $1,00; John Shenberger,
$1,00; Joveph Ulmer, 25cts.; David
82,50; John Hartman, 82.50; Geo. Title,
.51,00; E. Worrell, $1.00; L. Tredenick,
I $1,00; S. Boyd, 81,00; U. Vogel, 81,00;
J. K. Eberlcin, 81,00; S. Maxton, 81,00; W.
Lipp, $1,00; Jacob 3lathint, $2.00, Wm.
11. Elder, 81,00: S. 11. PoNegre, $1,00; N.
Springer, $1,00; B. F. I bull, 81 00.
We the undersigned Committee have ex
amined the account of Messrs. Bogle & Tres
, colt, and find the amount collected by them
wax $368,75, and the amount paid out by
! them to the volunteers, was six hundred
and seventy-five dollars and eighty-eight
Icents, leaving a Balance el 8292,57 in their
hands, which they have paid over to the
Treasui er of the Committee for the rid and
support of the families of the volunteers.
THIRSTY &Mt D
A Wta 'scum:lr.—While one of the
Massachusetts regiments was in this city,oti
its way to Washington, a gentleman resid
ing here met one of its members on the street
"ls there any thing I can do for you, sir?"
said the New Yorker, his heart warming
towards the representative of the brave Mas
sachusetts militia who had so y romptly an
swered the call of their country.
The soldier hesitated a moment, and fi
nally raising one of his feet exhibited a boot
with a hole in the toe, and generally worse
for the wear
"llovr came you here with such boots as
that, my friend? asked the patriotic citizen.
"When the order cam: for me to join my
company, sir," replied the soldier, "I was
ploughing in the same field at Concord where
my grandfather was ploughing when the
British fired nn the Massachusetts men at
Lexington. Ile did not wait a moment; and
I did not, sir."
It is unnecessary to add that the soldier
',Nis immediately supplied with an excellent
•lir , t , r
.T. W. COTTRELL, )
J. 11. Ali vrt.tN,
j• Committee
S. GROVE,
The News
The telegraph brings some details of a se
rious and fatal collision at St. Louis, grow
ing out of the present condition of National
affairs. Some five thousand united States
troops, partly regulars but mainly volun
teers, have been collected at the Arsenal
near that city. Sometime since General
Frost called out two divisions of the State
militia and formed a camp, also near the
city. General F. is a prominent Secession
ist, and the fear was expressed by the pa
pers of the city, but strongly disavowed on
his part, that there was an intention to pro
voke a collision between the State and Gov
ernment forces. On Friday Capt. Lyon,
commanding the United States 'forces, sur
rounded General Frost's brigade with five
thousand MOD, and declaring that he was
there with his force in arms against the
United States, commanded him to surrender.
General Frost surrendered, disclaiming in
his answer to Captain Lyon that he was in
arms against the government. A release
on parole was tendered to the officers and
troops, provided they would take an oath
not to take up arms against the United
States Government; but this they declined,
on the•ground that it implied that they had
taken up arms against the government,
which they disclaimed. Just before leaving
the camp, and while the captured State
troops were drawn up between two linos of
the volunteers, stones were thrown end pis
tols fired at the volunteers by excited par
ties in the surrounding crowd, which was
composed of a large number of citizens, in
cluding some women. Ono shot hit Captain
Iflantowski. As he fell, he gave the order
to fire, which was obeyed by two or three
companies, and' twenty persons were killed.
There was great excitement in St. Louis,
but the police prevented any farther vio
lence. The circumstances preceding the
riot were under investigation, ns conflicting
accounts in relation thereto were in circula
tion.
The steamship Great Eastern, arrived at
New York, brings Liverpool advices to 24th
ult. The Confederate States Commissioners
had reached London. Mr. Gregory's mo
tion in the House of Commons for the early
recognition of the Confederacy had been
postponed for two weeks. In the House of
Lords, Lord Wodehouse had stated that the
Government recognized no right or obliga
tion to interfere in the war here, either di
plomatically or otherwise.
The reported negro insurrection in Ken
tucky proves, as was anticipated, to be en
tirely unfounded.
The steamship Great Eastern arrived nt
New York on Saturday. It is rumored that
she will be chartered by the Government as
a transport ship.
The President has issued a proclamation
authorizing the military commanders at Key
West, Tortugas and Santa Rosa to suspend
the habeas corpus act if they find it neces
sary, and to remove from the vicinity of the
United States fortresses all dangerous and
suspected persons.
Intelligence from Texas reports the sur
render of additional United States troops to
the State forces, and Col. Reeves' command,
six hundred strong, would probably also be
captured. Colonel Waite, General Twiggs'
successor, was a prisoner on parole.
The Government has stationed the United
States sloop-of-war I'aw•nee in the Potomac
river, off Alexandria, to prevent interference
at that pint with the navigation of the
river.
A Washington despatch states that
Charleston and Savannah have been block
aded, and that the steam frigate Niagara
and other vessels will operate for the same
purpose off the mouth of the Mississippi.
A portion of the United States troops en
camped near the Relay fur the last week,
on Monday made a sudden and unexpected
move to Baltimore. One thousand of the
force, under command of General Butler, ar
rived at the Camden station at night fall
and immediately took up their line of march
as it was supposed to Fort Mellenry. On
reaching the summit of Federal llill the
command was halted with the apparent pur
pose of occupying that point, which is in
many important respects the strongest mili
tary position within the Hollis of the city.
The other half of the force still remains at
the camp near the Relay house.
St. Louis furnishes another item of excit
ing news. A second collision occurred on
Saturday night between the United States
volunteers and the mob, resulting in the
loss of several lives. The riot was finally
quelled, but the city at the latest accounts
was in a state of great excitement. Gener
al Harney, who has recently arrived at St.
Lads and taken command of the United
States forces, has issued a proclamation to
the effect that he will not employ the mili
tary force except in the last extremity, but
that lie will have the peace of the city pre
served at all hazards. The news of the cap
ture of Camp Jackson had created great ex
citement at Jefferson City. The military
bill was passed by the Legislature.
An official statement of the collision at
St. Lail on Friday evening says it was
caused by the abusive action of the crowd,
one of whom fired four shuts from a revolver
at the soldiers. It was not until one of the
volunteers had been killel that the fire was
returned. General Ilarney's proclamation
had measurably calmed the excitement in
the city. A considerable amount of arms
and ammunition were captured nt Camp
Jackson by the United States troops.
General ll•trney has fully approved of
Captain Lyons' proceedings in effecting the
capture of Camp Jackson and the Missouri
troops stationed there.
Information, said to be reliable,'"received
nt Washington places the whole number of
Confederate troops in Virginia at twenty
five thousand, of which one-fifth are at
Richmond.
The Western Virginia Convention nssem
bled at Wheeling on Monday. Twenty-five
counties were represented. The Tiestion
of a division of the State was discussed.—
The national flag was hoisted over the Cus
tom H omo i n the mid s t of a popular dere
onstation. .
On Saturday night, Rims Winans, of Balti
more, wai arrested by an officer of the troops
riT Belly ilonse br order of ilen. Boger.
The Governors of Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Indiana hare pledged the power of their
States fur the protection of the Union men
of Western Virginia.
In the Western Virginia Convention on
Tuesday, Mr. Carlile submitted a resolution
fur the division of the State, and the forma
tion of a new commonwealth to be known
as New Virginia.
In the afternoon of Wednesday a fleet of
transports from Perryville landed three
Pennsylvania regiments, numbering twenty
five hundred men, under command of Gen
eral Cadwalader, at Locust Point. The des
tination of the force was understmd to be
Washington, and trains were in waiting for
their transportation, but this purpose was
countermanded by order from Washington,
directing the force to remain, and plac
ing General Cadwalader in command of the
troops in the vicinity of Baltimore. The
Pennsylvania regiments were accordingly
encamped on the open ground between Lo
cust Point and Fort McHenry.
Col. Anderson, on his way West, was re
ceived at Harrisburg, on Wednesday, with a
public demonstration. He stated in a con
versation with Gov. Curtin that he was on
his way to take command of the Kentucky
brigade of United States volunteers, and
that Ex-Vice President Breckenridge would
join him at Cincinnati and take command
under him ! Col. Anderson also stated that
large quantities of imported arms were com
ing from England for the Government, and
expressed his full belief in the success of
the Federal arms.
The papers report that Major General
Wool, United States Army, has been order
el to take command of the United States
forces at Fortress Monroe, and argue from
the sending of so prominent nn officer there
that it is likely soon to be the scene of stir
ring events.
The Government has accepted fourteen
additional regiments of volunteers from New
York•.
The Western Virginia Convention ad
journed sine die on Wednesday, after taking
measures for the call of a general Conven
tion of delegates from the Western counties
to meet on the 11th of June.
Lord John Russel has stated in the Eng
lish House of Commons that die Govern
ment believed the collection of revenue by
the American Government on board ships
to be impracticable, and also that a block
ade of the Southern ports could only be rec
ognized when effective. lie also stated that
in consequence of the issue of letters of
marque by tl.e Southern States, they could
only be recognized by - Great Britain as bed
ligerents.
Notice to Volunteer Nurses
WAHIIINGTON, D. C., May 6, 1801.—Per
sons devoting their strength and experience
on free service as nurses in the military hos
pitals, fur the care of the sick and wounded,
are very respectfully requested not to pre
sent themselves immediately at headquar
ters, (Washington city,) but to send for
ward, collectively, from towns and cities,
their acmes, ages, whether below or above
thirty ;tear., and places of residence, and at
the ~ .mo to indicate the period fur
which they ::ett-rmine to devote themselves
to this entirely self-sacrificing, lah3rions ser
vice. It is also earnestly requested that nll
who purpose taking up arduous duties, who
are not fully qualified, should take some'
practical instructions in nursing, and report
themselves through the physicians and sur
geons of their town or city. These images
tions are tendered to spare confusion and
expensive journeys. At present there is
general good health in the army; if epidem
ics appear, or serious conflicts ensue, it will
be needful to summon voluntary free service
nurses at an hour's notice. Such will, there
fore, please hold. themselves ready for active
duty.
Your counsellor by courtesy, iu Christian
sory Ice,
Be it known to all whom it may concern,
that the free services of Miss D. L. Diz are
accepted by the War Department; and that
she will give at all times all necessary aid
in organizing military hospitals for the care
of all sick and wounded soldiers; aiding the
chief surgeons by supplying nurses and sub
stantial means fur the comfort and relief of
the suffering; also, that she is fully author
ized to rueive, control. and disburse special
supplies bestowed by individuals or associa
tions for the comfort of their friends or the
citizen soldiers from all parts of the United
States.
Given under the seal of the War Depart
ment this twenty-third day of April,
[SEAL] in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-one, and of
the independence of the United States
the eighty-fifth.
SI MON CAMERON,
Secietary of War
Proclamation of Gov. Hicks
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
Frederick City, May 14, 1801.
WIIEREAS, The President of the United
States, by his requisition of date the 13th
day of April, 1801, has called upon me, the
Governor of Maryland, for four regiments
of infantry, or riflemen, to serve for the pe
riod of three months, the said requisition
being made in spirit and in pursuance of
law.
AND WHEREAS, to the said requisition has
been added the written assurance of the
Secretary of War, that the said four regi
ments shall be detailed to serve within the
limits of the State of Maryland, or fur the
defence of the Capitol of the United States;
and not to serve beyond the limits aforesaid.
Now, therefore, I, Thomas Holliday
Hicks, Governor of Maryland, do, by this
my proclamation, call upon the loyal citi
zens of Maryland, to volunteer their ser
vices, to the extent of four regiments as
aforesaid, to serre during the period of three
months, within the limits of .111aryland,'er
fur the defence of the Capitol of the United
States; to be subject, under the conditions
aforesaid, to the orders of the Commander
in-Chief of the Army of the United States.
Given under my hand and tho
t. s. Great Seal of the State of Mary
--.-- land, at Ihecity of Frederick, this
fourteenth day of May. eighteen hundr.al
and sixty-one. Twitt. H. lin Ks.
D. L. DIX