:inject, =en to stop settin their maids or,
Ms with the frightful licker.which iare
taned round the country,.l shall hardly.re
iee. Better glee pen .Pruslok #ssll,l at
unct, than to pima !ern to death bt.,legteies.
At Albion Mat overicitelcuip *assess.
;Ile celebrated Albionrecsale Seminary is
kcated here, & there air over 30J young
/r.dies Int .lia-lastitushun pretty enuE to vat
without seasonia or sass. The Toungladies
were very kind to me, Tolantecrin topin try
ortto ticeig.eks of dresses. It
Vras site to eoo over 300 young
tidies goin ronntl with a advertisement of
A iVard's onparalead show, eonspickt:4ls
- onto their drosses.
Thef.ve got a Penick up this way and
refuotto to tako -Va - esterr, money. .It never
was worth much, and when western men
lobo know what it is, refonce to tnko their
, own money it is shout timci other folks stopt
,handlin. it. Banks aro Bustin every day,
spin up,ltigiter nor any halloo:1 of which we
: key any roe...ord. These western bankers
adr a sweet & luvly set of men. I wish I
owned as good a house O,IOMC orem would
break intol
Tiazo is its own reward. A WATte
,tkt. Ggiuntbia gvg.
C OLUNI/3
S Li RD.,111 - ; A U CI: 24, ISC 1
' 3061.1aldeman's now advertisements of
the opening of another lot of new god.
Ail' be fund in the prcper eulonm. - Give
therm attention.
Ems? Calvin D.:Melia:fey, Esq., of Marietta,
has been appointed and euntirined by the
Senate ass First Lieutenant of the 1-I:Regi
ment U. S. infantry. lie is attached to the
Qaerter-Master's Department, t , nki i;1 no,v
Gr. day et W.1511111;41.111.
New Guvrexurxrr.f. , .rr4.—Ths,
%grass:meat of 12. rry, I'. M., will be
found in to-day's Spy. fie announces the
receipt of the New Gfve:ntnent Stamped
. gavehmes, and calls fur the return of all the
'old issue within six days from the date of
the advertisement. They may be exchanged
at the V'ust Office lot the new Envelopes.—
After the expiration of she six days no letter
pre-pid by th.J old btamped envelope will
be sent front this uffwe. The new envelope
is neat, and easily distinguished from the
c,.:ld one.
.The new postc;::e. stamps of various
be received and ready fur
sale and C .- sell:lnge in a few days.
Cot. llERn's C.ll".ll.ltl".—WhilA recruiting
Ilan been going on in town very eztensively
for 'mt . :tatty err ;ice, as noted weekly in the
...Ipy, nothing of Cul. Ileres oper.
Eakins, beyond his call fur cavalry recruits.
His work has been silent, but sure. We
wore actunkhed un Tuesday to see the Colo- I
nel cn - the street at the head of a squad of
some twenty mid- floe looking, hardy mon,
raised in York: With tLeso and others,
about thirty in all, the Colonel departed on
Wednesday afternoon for Philadelphia, to
have them sworn in and put tinder drill.—
He returns to-day fur another large instal
ment engaged in this neighborhood. Col.
Ilerr will undoubtedly obtain a company
from Columbia and •vicinity. lie rots been
restive undiir hie.forecd inactivity since the
commencement of hoallities, but on the call
for cavalry be caw his chance and seized it.
-The Colonel—we presume he will be cap
tain now, though we hope his rank may be
higher-'-is at home on hoeseback, and will
undoubtedly make a good and efficient cav
alry officer. Ile has the best wishes of his
Jitw.c..ns for his success in the career
about to open to him. We have 113 doubt of
Sts arriving at distinction if ho has a fair
-chance.
.4. or Carrals CJntt to v.
—On Wednesday morning, Captain Itantho's j
once—or rather a portion uf them—departed ;
for Camp , Coml. , — The roil eliowed some
eisty narno , i—most eT then.: of the old Shaw
nee Guards; the pluk - ed :nen of the eon:y.llly.
The new men are all good and sound, and
r'aptain Rambo is likely to have under him 1
a first rote command. liiu compaby must'
be raiEed to onebundrad'i.t.ung, an.lCuleta
bis should do it. Our men have 'enlisted
freely, but unfortunately they have scatter
ed considerably. The Cookmau Rangers
•have the greatest number of any ono cent
'pany, encefiting the now company, now
forming, at Harrisburg, which will, no hopu,
bo almost, if not entirely, filled up by Co
lombians, making it the reprcscafattrc cam
;any of the Borough.
We publish elsewhere the call of Secreta
ry Cameron f..r the itninedi.tte forwarding
: of troops to Washington, and the answering
proclamation of G..weruor Curtin. This
will be nobly responded to by the ro.ople
Without doubt, and we have no fear of Co
lumbia failing of her duty. But men ore
'Wanted icwocdiefc7'.. and it is only now that
a place under Col. Welsh can be tecured.—
Every man iu this town ha, unLounded con-
Vi fence in the Colonel as a commander, and
he is now in a r.).ition to obtain fur our
rul
tiers just such a chance as their merits de
serve They will ba mustered into bid Yogi
meet, at.e.lnst.na of being SCatterEd through
belie donea reguromts. we Anil have the
boys all C. , ..4ap.1:.". nn l IC,C,:"SiL.O. There id
an immense a11y.t0..17r, t., 1%9 t. 13
and their friends', i, *.ur holetin:t
together. They :hen haLt., in .1 manner, a,
ecitpeFato ciiettncc, and L.413t , , L huz , e, mll
bear of they as a body. Tllng tutereLt
well as p..trtotiana urges prompt movement
on the part of oar citizeos to All up Captain
•Raintvo's Company. Ile returned from the
three month servioe with the reputation of a
fvst rate company officer—without L superior
is hie regiment. 11e is familiar with the
routine of duty, and as an old campaigner
'knows how to lick after the comfort 'of his
: =CI" Colonel Welsh we need say nothing
more than we have already !mid. lie is nut
Power C.)lonel. lie is recognized as the
men whom Lancaster County puts forward
as her representative in this righteousatrug
-gle. In his hcods our honor and reputation
will be nobly austainoth-zad•trader bins our
brave citizen soldiery will march with un
',bakers confidence to battle—and to victory',
-7re earnestly prey.
,CAPTAnt COLLINB.-.48.0: A. D. Collins,
of the Costipmtg . Rangers, paid a short visit
to, Columbia, 4ui4ng.the present week. Ile
carman from Camp Tenafly for the purpose.
of securing a good regimental band ,for the
Fifth Regiment. • Ile made a propoaltion to
the Fencibles' Band, of Lancaster, but 'lid
not succeed in ottaining their ser7iees. He
intended, muktog an effort to
mite hack with hire the Worth Infantry
!Thula, of T - ork. Whether le R.:receded. or
nut we.iloso not lt.arnr..d.
Capt. Collins gives r. cheering account of
the condition of our boys, and the regiment
generally. He speaks in the highest term]
el Col. Simmons, whose erperienco gives
the regiment confidence, and with confidence
efficiency. He takes pride in his men, and
looks after them as an old campaigner
knows how. Col. Fisher is immensely pop
and works with the boys and for them.
lle frequently commands the fegiment,`nnd
handles it like n case in Quarter Sessions.
Altogether we think onr soldiers are in good
hands, and will he put where they ran do
good
TIE C..5.1t..— . 110 work
on the demolished aqueduct, over the Chi•
clues creek, on the Pennsylvania Canal, tuns
pushed with unprecedented energy, and on
Monday—little over a week after the de
structive frol i .Let—the wat:r was admitted
to the camel. .e.%. stampede of boats imme•
diately ensued, and business is now regti
marl:: r( 811 1 11 ed, :1: 1 1 0 Pennsylvania llatilrend
authorities do not let the grass accumulate
around their repairs. They push every
thing to the utmost speed consistent with
substantial and safe workmanship. The
cat.nl is now in first-rate order throughout.
Tttr CALL ron Tauors.—The country was
electiliel the other day by the call of Secre
tary Cqmeron upon the Governors of several
states, for the immediate forwarding of all
regiments and skeletons of regiments, ready
or in process of formation, to Washington.
Although not stated in so many words, the
general voice agreed in rwenounein7, the
Capitol in danger, and the consequence was
awakened activity in recruiting, and al
ready regiments from this and other state.
arc beginning the rush towards Washing
ton. So effectual hai General McClellan
been is his admir4ble policy of restraint
upon the newstnongcrs ;and inveterate bab
blers of the daily press, that we arc entirely
in the dark, not w.ly as to the disposition of
our forces, but in most cases as to our
'strength. Rumor irdicated an imposing
demonstration upon Maryland on the part
ut the rebels—first under licaure,gard, then
tinder Johnston, and the alarm flew through
the north that we in our turn were to be
put upon the defensive, and the Capital men
aced by the rtudaci,o- t“titor generals. In
reply to these reported movements we are
asked to send forward, as rapidly as possible,
reinforcements to our army around Was:,
ington. The danger may be imminent—it
may be imaginary—of this we have no right
to judge. Tim call would not have boon
made with out sufficient cause, and we have
every reason to believe that our leader, arc
better informed us to our military necessi
ties than the people. They ask iminedialc
aid. What will be the response? Dies any
one doubt it? Already Pennsylvania has re
plied, by substantial atd; and her Governor
earnestly appeals to the disbanded three
month mcn and citizens generally to come
forward and make the quota of our State in
this err„ergenoy worthy of her glorious rep
utation.
Mora distaa states have sent on in ad
vance of their sturdy warriors, assurance of
their speedy presence in irresistible force.
The thoroughfares leading to the Capitai are
already b.•ginuing t) be crowded with troops
and the Baltimore dailies—the most reliable
record of the movement of fresh troop., as
all puss through that city—show the transit
of regiment after regiment. There will he
a movement by rail ••ituli as even the
first great rush of Xpril and May will not
equal. 'The South will learn what response
is made to every appeal for aid to crush its
damnable uprising, and although by calling
out and compelling the service of the entire
militia—as is done in Virginia—the rebels
may count with us man fir man. we hare no
reason—without underrating the fighting
qat.litiea of their soldiers—to consider these
conscripts as the croak of even the worst of
our volunteers.
Or veer; ropetition of alarm of l
invasion through Maryland —for such hes
been the cry of s.une, during the past week
—more or lots uneasicess is felt along tile'
southern horler of our state. 6lieul.l the
yround of alarm prove I, ell founded, the
feeling might well I,e re,!egnize I as serious.;
What means of ( 4 44: eve hayo tho people of
our border counties in ca-e of a sodden ir
ruptiivi of the rehab! 5h7.11 hare to ;
submit to hen vy reverses in :qaryland befur e'
we can even le to to entcttaiu up!.rettoti
•tioitzt ot it.ra.ri:c, hot even in the midst o f
the molt prof oin 1 oecurity it is as well to
begin to rue:.eit up our material of resist
ance in ein , ..•rg:euey. We have men by thou
sands, who will fight fur their lonics to ev
ery extremity. but where arc the arms that
should be in their hauls? Where aro the
weapons fur which provision was made by,
the three million loan bill of the extra ses
sion of our Legislatarel Each border county
is entitled to a cortein number of improved
arms, owl If the people are to become sutb
cteutly familiar with their use to prove more
effective call than a rabble, it is time
tocse wuapms wete in the hands for which
I they aro tle.titml. We arc not sounding an
alarm, f.r sic ne-.•r expect to see a. hostile
foot ou Lancaster county soil. hut our peo
ple may as Nell have the 1740:.05 within their
reach of doing good service when call,:d up
uu. if fur no other reason tba arms should
be furnished and put to use in trc.ining men
who may—probably will—be needed for ac
tive service before this damnable rebellion
is crushed.
Moron }Cool ;TIP Itca ir,
view of the many terrible accidents that al
ways ()rear at this season from the careless
eve of twirl's., and mooring machines, Vani
ly Fir suggests that the following inscrip
tion be placed on all such instruments: "Re
member in the hay-clay of thy life that all
flesh is gratis."
picesslarsus s ! s• Covscir.,.--CgrAisons,
diin,zuat IG, 184,.—,Council met.: - . The roll
?sae and „NeserB Eberlein aii4 We sit.
'reportedabsent: .7 -
Mr. Bruner was,culled to the chair.
Minutes of la - 4
. naeicting -were r 0.1.1 and
approved.
The Road Committee reported
_the ea
pea4etifor last tentith
The Finance Committee teported a bal
ance of WO in the treasury; also, that Lieut.
E. IV. lielsy had refunded $19,20, cost of
uniform presented b: the borourb.
On motion, the President added Messrs.
4, ppold and • Hippy to the committee to ne
gotiate a loan of WO for use of the bo
rough.
The following bills we•e rend and ordered
to he paid: N. Keeley, $2.16; IVagner,
$4,72; C. Bowers, $15,12; john Borg, $R,7:3;
Jacob Ilogentogler, $22.65; T. J. Bishop,
$12,23; Isaac Appold, $3.51: Henry 11r:1r dt,
5.20.17; W. Timony, $26.90; Sone] B..yd,
315,91; M. Wisler, $53.07: A Wingley. 90
ets.; P. S. Chalfant, $20.56; Adorn Dock,
$220; Samuel Ilogentogler, $4.41; George
Miller, 45 cts.; A. Lowly, 45 eta.; Henry
Fisher, $3,12; 13reneman & Co., $3,00:
Saml - Waites, $3,80; P. Fordney, 50 eta,
The following crop m izoi:ati.m was re
ceived from the Ciller Burge:4.
President and Member: of C mneil—Oen
tdamea: Since soar last meelino E have re
ceived from ',lent. E. W. -Kaisy. SlO 20
being cost of uniform presented by the bo
rough to .said Lieut. E. W. Ke sy, at the
commenect!:ent of the present war.
On motion, Council adjourned.
Attest: Wu. P. L!.'n•o, Clerk.
Our Army Correspondence
CAM' TESS MN. Aug. 15. 'Ci.!
Eu. Srv.—The Fifth Regiment pulled up
stakes and bid adieu to Camp Cumin on the
morning of Friday, the 10th inst., at day
light. We left it with few regrets: the cami,
and its surroundings arc not so agreeable
now, as they were three month-, ago, when
first we entered it. The hop, bef,•re fear
ing received thirteen d o llar, a:. , 1 fifty cents.
being their pay it, full to ,Illfie 21 , t. Oa
Thursday evening we were nri'erel to pa••k
up all baggige. 5.!., and have it rem:fled to
the P. PL R., to he ready to he shipped that
night. After it bad been eo moved, it WA ,
ascertained that a sufficient number of car,
for the transportation of troop:, &e cou ld
not be obtained. As it ruined very hard in
the night, many of us spent an unpleasant
night of it.
It was nearly .1 o'clock, P. M., befn•e we
reached the west end of the bridge aoross
the River. Our ride over the N. C. R. R.
to Baltimore, was a tedious one. NV,: did
not arrive there until 3 o'clock P. M.
Whilst marching thrnag't the city I no
ticed a number of flags with the stars and
stripes emblazoned, in the hands of ladies
who waved them to us from the upper sto
ries of their houses. Oar appoaronce evi
dently to ,k them by surprise. We came
unheralded and marched through the city in
silence.
It was 9 o'clock A. M., on Saturday, when
the train arrived in Washington. The reg
intent was quartered in a largo building near
the the capi:ol until 5 o'clock P. M., when
it marched through the city and bleorga
town an I encamped three miles beyond tin
latter place. Arriving late and the bay.
being weary, they threw themselves upon
the ground and rested for the night. In the
morning we arose refreshed, pitched tents,
and commenced to look for rations, of which
wo had enough f one day only, when or
dered front Camp Curtin.
There tire twelve regiments of the Penna.
IL. V. Corps encamped im this immediate vi
cinity, which :ire under the command of Gen.
McCall, who has his headqoarters in Ten
nallytoiro, a small village around which the
several regiments above are quartered.
On Monday Company K. was detailed fir
picket duty, Oa Wednesday the t'ifth
intent went nu picket duty 6,11110 five
float camp, and in el au proximity t th •
Rebe 6: eumettaly Ii Mere quartere.l al mg
cornfield and a very large apple and p , :aeu
orchard. Cul. Fustier bad con: 11.1.011 of a
large portion of the regimen: which was di
tided at a certain road; he was several miles
! front us. Lieut.. Wright had canto awl at th , ‘
first and, I:vaas tic sea AA Tqa f
iner being 011 duty lit night info , tied mo
that he hid a pieta.utt 11:111 ler a
I large willow tree waiea probate 1 Itiat fr nn
a bt./ran of hail and snow. Although del,
!relations of all kind upon property is strictly
forbidden under pain of gnu:, pcaaltie,
yet the boys manage to find cora and fruit
lying loose around. We had a pleasant
time of it all around, notwithstanding the
duty we were ou is one of great danger.—
' Every day a very large detail is made fruit
the several regiments for police duty. I have
!been surf rise! ut the vast amount of work
of that Lind which has been done, a descrip
tion of which perhaps would not be proper
fur me to give. To-lay Harney re
viewed the several regiments of d:. P. R. V.
Corps. Ile complirtented 6i,hly the effi
ciency of the Fifth Regiment: Col. Tidier
commanded our regiment on the o.:e•isina
Abraham Hess, of C thiamin., has been
mustered in as drummer in company K. Il ii
Gabriel has also bean mustered in. I will
send you a full list of officers and private , .
of company K as soon as it is full: there are
yet a few vacancies among the privates.—
The Fifth regiment will be paid by Uncle
Sam on the 31st_inst._
A number of friends from adjoining regi
ments hare called to see us; arnongit them
was Dr. R. titres., who is looking hale and
hearty. lam toll ha is quite p 'pular with
the offmers and men of his irgiment. hlis
family are in Georgetown. We all rogret
he is not in the fifth where ho has so m my
I FT:CLIdS who have lung known and esteemed
hint.
I must close this setter or it will not go by
this I:locoing', mail. All the Columbiana in
company K are well; they desire to be re
membered to their frienfl4. A late paper
occasionally will be always aceeptable
The orders regulating this camp are very
stringent, no passes whatever are grtmted to
officers or privates to leave camp. Liquors
of all kinds is also tahlod.
Dimes letters to - Camp Tent:lolly, Fifth
RegiMent, Poem. R. y. Corpe, Co'y K."
0111.VILT.
galt. Voittrmaits...--Theiittilittta Tobin.
tease returned - borne ion zgatitrOtg.i.last.—
They were Itiet at the ragirty'sitOdion by
the..Ftr e' i portipanics and 1C,:112 cup ~ur
eitikena • escorted therk throji_gh the
princip4!treete Of the borefgh:tu Op front
of :the Ltiegal flouse, whire thity "were
drawn up in : lineand addre4ed by she-Rev. ,
A. rush,,,Wiioi4'lteh al f "nri.l4,,pitizens "
bade them welcome to their home ngain,
and invited them to dice with - their friends
on Thursday at Olavh's woods, • where they
would be happy to meet them. According
ly on the day appointed, our citizens mustered
in the grove ppwapds.cif_a thpusand strung,
(some say fifteen hundred) where they spent
the afternoon right pleasantly.
The good things of the-table were fu rnish
el by Mr. Elousoul, whine cctering on the
occasion gave great satisfaction.. After din
ner a very excellent address was delivered
by Mr. Orosh. The musical perf.irtnottee4
on the occasion were well executed, and con
tributed sash to the enj,iyinent of the hap
py company.—Marietiian of 17th inst.
The News.
Intelligence roceived at St. L tuffs states
.that Gen. Siegel would reach BALL
army on Friday, IGth. The Confederate,
had nut attempted to in dent him on dm
route. The whole number of killed, wound
ed and missing, on the Federal side, at the
late Rattle, will not exceed four hundred.—
It is reasserted that Galt. Bttii McCullough,
commander of the Arkansas forces, way
killed in the fight.
Kentucky and Tennessee have been con
stituted .1 separate department, to he called
the Departilleta of Cumberland, and com
mando 1 by Brigadier General Robert
Ander.uu
Later accounts from New Madrid, brought
by Gen. Prentis' scouts to Cario, stay- that
Pillow has returned there again with all his
forves—the movement down the river to
wards Mempiim havilig been merely a feint.
Fl'4/111 St. Louis we learn that seven thou
...Lod Confederate troops are approaching
Ironton from the South. The Nationl troop,
its that region are p ,ded at Pilot Ku
Irtmelin and Arcadia, three villages which
he about two miles apart, in a valley easily
defended. 1 lie Meet of tea steamers, which
hats fur smile tone !leen bud up about fifteen
indes lied, it St Louis, has been taken to
that cify, lest it should frill into the 11111111,
Of the Confederates.
pnv,tteer Jell. Davis was at San Juan,
Porio Rico. July 2.6 th.
Tiie Wand Jury of toe United States
Court at New York have presented the Jour
nal of Commerce, Day Book, Daily News,
.F,reman's Journal, and Brooklyn hale fur
expressing disloyal sentiments, and ask the
of the Court as to whether the
proprietors are subject to indictment and
punishment.
The intelligence from Washington states
that the Cant ederate army is slowly advan
cing towards the Potomac with the view of
entering N.T.ryland and of nn ultimate de
1111111SE ratien against Washington. In view
of this contingency the War Department
has i sued an order directing all commandins
of accepted regiments in the states of Penn
sylvania, New York, Connecticut, Vermont,
Ruud° Island, New Hampshire, Maine and
Michigan, to act in compliance with the re
quisition directed to the Governor of each of
those states, requesting them tuli,rward im-
inediately to Washington all volunteer regi
ments that may now be enrolled, whether
such volunteers are armed, equipped, uni
formed or not. We publish the call in full
in another column.
• All the military departments composed
of the etatts of Delaware, Maryland and
portions of Virginia, with the city of Wash
ington have been united and plitoed under
the command of General McClellan. Ma
jor Generals Banks and Dix are thu. placed
under the e•uninau•i of General Mvelellnn.
The St. Louis Joaritals bring us full par
tieolars of the battle noar
n trrative in letail eorrobarates in the main
the telegraphic accounts heretofore pub
lished, and In aro than emiliant4 the beiiiie
bravery of the lainati tied General Lyon, and
the Union troops against overwhelming alum
bees. lia.ter.tl 5 . 10,41.1, at th ! Ltyt !lee 111.1:,.
vra-t retreating, but the reliif wee
which bate been sent, reach him, he
l'7l/I.gain infave forward.
I:',]e State Departtuent giro notice of the
tploi.aiuri of a goaeral sy,teut of passport. ,
f9r pers , trd; (tittering or departiog fr,.ot :10
p tint* 'reign country.
Via L we ha vii oome
deopatelies from the swath. J o:rt) r .+Oll Davi
hao issued a proolamation ordering all rcoi
den to of the scee lel states who do not re
co.4l' co the Confederacy to leave within
f rty dayo, on phi of being condemned no
ali •n enemies.
Tic Sot horn neco ant of the Missouri
battle hao come to hand. Gen. McCullough.
in a letter, admits a loss of throe hundred
killed and tiro hundred wounded, and coti
tnatco the Federal loss at front 2,300 to 3,0001
—rather more than tho latest direct account.
which places the entire loss in killed.
wounded, and missing at about 400. Ile
speaks Of the capture of many prisoners,
and the pursuit of Gen. Siegle's forces as far
as Soringfield: but the dispatch of which
Gen. McCullough's letter is a part, admits
that five of his regiments became panic
stricken and fled, and could not be rallied. '
Another Southern •dispatch says that the
whole Federal force was captured! The
Confederate army aro now encamped in and
around Springfield.
Tho gun-boat Penguin has obliged a
vessel attempting to run the blockade, to
beach herself on the coast of North Carolina.
There is nothing important from Fortress
'Mociroe. Major-Goners! Wool assumed
command on Monday. A Sag of truce on
Friday brought down Corporal liuriburt, of
the First Connecticut Regiment. Ile es
pressos the opinion that the Confederate.'
are preparing to attack Fortress Monroe!
Ole also brings a letter from some of the
Federal prisoners, praying for a settlement
•
of the National difficulties and their release.
The steamer Bohemian arrived off Farther
Point brings Liverpooldat..s to the Bth inst.
The London Tunes ootrunents in a bitterly.
sarcastic article oa the Bull Run battle, and
predicts trouble on the blockade question.
From St. ,Louis we learn that General Ly
ons' army had reached Rolla on Satui day in
good condititin. .Major Sturges had taken
command. It is definitely ascertained that
the Confederates 'had in - this action 14,900
.n
well disciplined ,men; and 10.000 irregular
TheConfederiiina had sent a flag of
truce to Major Sturges, ostensibly to treat
fOrati:eitchange of prison3re, but really, as
it was thought, to gain information of his
condition.
The Boston ,banks have agreed to take
ten millions, and the country banks of Mas
sachusetts five millions, as the first install
ment of the loan.
The Louisville Courier states that llon.
George W. Bridges, elected to the United
States Congress from East Tennessee, has
been arrested by the S calsionists of Tennes-
Gen. Shields of California, formerly u
Senator from Minnesota, and who distin
guished himself in the Mexican war, has
been appointed a Brigadier General by the
President.
Pierce Butler, a rich citizen of Philadel
phia, and known to the world some years
back as the husband of Fanny Kemble Rut
ler, was arrested on Monday, by order of
the State ikpartment and sent to Fort Ham
ilton, New York.
Despatches from St. Louis report the small
skirmishes at the town of Commerce and
Charleston between the Federal and Confed
erate troops. Both these towns bad been
taken psse4sion of by the Confederates, and
fortes were sent on by General Fremont to
retake possession. At Commerce the Con
federates retreated, but et Charleston they
showed fight awl were finally routed, leav
ing behind them four dead and seventeen
prisoners.
Intelligence from New Mexico announces
the surrender of five hundred United States
regular troops, to three thousand Texan
troops. At Mesilla an indecisive engage
ment had taken place between some United
States troops and the Texans. The cow•
minding officer at Fort Union was fortifying
that place in anticipation of an attack.
intelligence from Fortress Monroe repre
sents t: at under General Wool's command
affairs there are in an improving condition.
The Minnesota was about leaving the Roads
fur the southward. A Dutch ship of war
was ashore on Care Henry, and assistance
had been sent to get her off.
Some four hundred Confederates were
surprised near Fredericksburg, Mo., on Fri
day of last week, and twelve prisoners and
all the camp equipage captured. A des
patch front Jefferson city, ,Mo., says that
while a body of troops were coming down
the river on the Government steamer they
were frequently fired upon, and one killed
and seveir or eight wounded. Some troops
on a railroad train Ivor() also fired on, and
one killed and six wounded. Gen. Price
has issued a proclamation at Springfield,
Mo., threatening punishment to all who
recognize the State Provisional Government,
and saying that the Home Guard will be
treated as enemies to the Southern Confed
sracy.
The office of the Sentinel, an anti-war pa
per published at Easton, Pa., was destroyed
by a mob on Monday night, and the member
of Congress from the District burned in effi
gy. The same night the Jegersoizian office,
at 'West Chester, Pa., was destroyed, and
Ambrose L. Kimball, the editor of the Es
sex Democrat, a Secession sheet published
near Boston, tarred and feathered and rid
den on a rail.
The Western Virginia Convention on
Wedue , day passed an ordinance for the di
vision of the State, and the erection of a now
State to he called Kanawha. The ordinance
is to he submitted to u vote of the people of
We-tern Virginia.
The nerve from Washington is unimpor
tant. The troops on both sides of the Poto
mac were reviewed on Wednesday by Gen
eral McClellan, accompanied by the Presi
dent and members of the Cabinet. The
Washington Star states that the Confederate
forces have fallen back beyond Fairfax
Court House.. General Banks, accompanied
by mo-t of his division, has removed his
headquarters from Sandy Hook to a point
!tear the Monocacy. From Old Point we
learn that the Dutch frigate Zee Zeland had
arri%ed there and would come up to Annap
olis, from whence she would transmit des
pat:hes to IVashington.
Th n pony express arrived at Outer Station
ot, Wedno,lay, bringing San Francisco news
to the Io,h inst. The Sonora sailed on the
10th t.. Panatn wiih $858,000 in treasure.
Rusine.s in California is good. A great fire
occurred at Sonora on the 7th, and the loss
is estimated ,It $55,000. The State cam
paign is conducted on local issues. The
overland telegraph extends to Ruse river,
one hundred and forty miles cast of
Churchill.
Non-Corcimunicat'on with the Seceded
States
rnoctaainTroY BY Tin PBE9IPENT or TUE
UNITED STATES
Whereas, On the 18th day of April, the
President of the United States, in view of an
immrrection against the laws, Constitution
and Government of the United States, which
had broken out within the States of South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mis.
sissippi, Louisiana, and Texas, and in pur
suance of the provisions of the not entitled
an act to provide for calling forth the militia
to execute the laws of the Union, suppress
insurrection and repel invasions, and to re
peal the act now in force for that purpose,
approved Feb. 28, 1705, did call forth the
militia to suppress said insurrection and
cause the Laws of the Union to be duly exe
cuted, and the insurgents have failed to dis
perse by the time directed by the President;
and whereas, such insurrection has since
broken out and yet exists w,thie the States
of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and
Arkansas; and whereas the insurgents in
all the said States claim to act tinder authori
ty thereof, and such claim is not disclaimed
or repudiated by the person exercising the
functions of Government in such State or
States, or in the part or parts thereof, in
which such eambinations exist, nor has such
insurrection Lean suppressed 1.1! said States:
Now, therefore, I,' Aattsnex Lurcotn,
President of the United States, in pursuance
of the act of ,Oongress, epproyed July 13th,
1831, do hereby declare,that the inhabitants
of the said States of:Georgia, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Ar 7
kansae, Mississippi, inciFluxisia, except the
inhabitants of that part of the State of Vir
ginia lying west of the Allegheny mountains,
and of such other parts of that State and the
other States, berinbefore named, as may
maintain a loyal adhesion to the Union and
the Constitution, or may be from time to
time occupied and controlled by the forces
of the United States engaged in the dislior
don of said insurgents, are in a state or
insurrection against the United States, and
that all cumtaercial intercourse betweed the
same and theinhabitunts thereof, with the
exception aforesaid, and the citizins of oth
er States and other parts of the United
States, is unlawful and will remain unlaw
ful until such insurrection shall cease, or
has been suppressed; that all goods and
chattels, wares, and merchandise, coining
front any of the said Staten, with the excep
tions aforesaid, into other parts of the
United States, without the special license
and permission of the President, through
the Secretary of the Treasury, or proceed
ing to nny of the said States, with the ex
ceptions aforesaid, by land or water, togeth
er with the vessel or vehicle conveying the
some, or conveying persons to and from the
said States, with the said exceptions, will
be forfeited to the United States; and from
and after fifteen days from the issuing of
this proclamation, all ships and vessels be
longing, in whole or in part, to any citizen
or inhabitant of any of the States, with the
said exceptions, found at sea or in any port
of the United States, will be forfeited to the
United States.
And I enjoin upon all District Attorneys.
Marshals, anti officers of the revenue, and
of the military and naval forces of the
United States, to be vigilant in the execution
of said act, and in the enforcement of the
penalties and forfeitures imposed or declar
ed by it, leaving any party whit may think
himself agrieved thereby to his application
to tho Secretary of the Treasury for (he re
mission of any penalty or forfeiture, which
the said Secretary is authorized by law to
grant, if,. in his judgment, the special cir
cumstances of any case shall require such
remission.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand, and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done in the city of Washington, this the
16th day of August, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one,
and of the Independence of the United
States of America the eighty-sixth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President,
Wm. 11. SEWARD.
Call for Troops
WAR DE P A (ENRDA
WAsursclus, August 19, HU. j
All commanders of regiments of volun
teers accepted by this Department, in the
States of Pennsylvania. Now Jersey, New
York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and
Michigan, will take notice and conform
promptly to the general order this day di
rected to the Governors of the States above
named, which is as follows:
To the Governor of the State of-:
By direction of the President of the United
States you aro urgently requested to bring
forward, or cause to be forwarded immedi
ately to the city of Washington, all volun
teer regiments, or parts of regiments, at the
expense of the U. S. government, that may
be now enrolled within your State, whether
under your immedi ate control or by accept
ances issued direct from the War Depart
ment, whether such volunteers arc armed,
equipped or uniformed or not.
The officers of each regimental organiza
tion that may not be full shall have recruit
ing officers at their several rendezvous, and
adopt such other measures as may be neces
sary to fill up their ranks at the earliest
date possible.
All officers of volunteer regiments on their
arrival shall report to the lommanding gen
eral, who will provide equipments and other
supplies necessary for their oomfort. To in
sure the movement of troops more rapidly,
than might otherwise be done, you will con
fer with and aid all officers of independent reg
iments in such manner as may be necessary
to effect the object in view. Clothing o:
supplies belonging to or contracted fur the
several regiments shall be forwarded to
Washington for their use, detailed reports
of which shall be made to the commanding
gener.‘l.
SIMON CAMERON.
.Secretary of War.
PENNSFL I'ANLI, SS:
In the name and by the authority of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Andrew
G. Curtin, Governor of the said Com
monwealth:
A PROCLAMATION.
To the freemen of the Commonwealth of
Peon3illvania: Washington is again believ
ed to be in danger. The President has
made an earnest appeal for ALL THE
MEN that can be furnished to be sent
forward without delay. If Pennsylvania
now puts forth her strength, the hordes of
hungry rebels may be swept down to the
latitudes where they belong; if she falters,
tho Feat of tumult, disorderand rapine may be
transferred to her awn soil. Let every man
so act that ho will not be ashamed to look
at his mother, his wife or his sisters.
In :his emergency it devolves upon me to
oall upon all commanders of companies to
report immediately to the headquarters tf
the Commonwealth at Harrisburg, that
means may be provided for their immediate
transportation with the mon under their
command.
The three months' rolunteers, whose dis
charge has so weakened the army, are urged
by every consideration of feeling, duty and
patriotism, to resume their arms at the call
of their country, and aid tho other *EN of
of Peansylyania in quelling the traitors.
Given under my, hand and the great seal
of the State, at flarrisburg, this twenty-fast
day of August, in the yeai-hr on - I - Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and
of the . ot;n3moutietdth the' eighty-sixth.
BY _TEE GuYEßiaiii.
ELI SLIFER,
Secrotary of thEiColoponwealth
LITESTIF4O3.I. BUS4OURL
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. - FREAWNTS ARMY.
A FIGHT AT CHARLESTON.
THE CONFEDERATES ROUTED.
Sr. Louts, August 2U.—The town of Corn.
coerce, Missouri, forty mires above Cairo,
which was taken possession of on Sunday.
by the Secessionists, .who planted, a battery
there, was retaken last hi:it:v . o:re, force of
50U United States 'troops sent down from:
Cape Girardeau by order cf Genera' Fre
mont.
The Rebels made no stand, but retreated
with their battery on the approach of OUT
troops. Their force was about one hundred
and fifty infantry and the same nuu,ber of
cavalry.
- CAIRO, August 20.—A fight took place
last night at 12 o'clock at Charleston; on the
Cairo and Fulton Railroad, between a Fed
eral force consisting of the Twenty-Second
Illinois Regiment, under command of Colo- .
nel Dougherty, accompanied by Lieutenant
Colonel Rawson, of the Eleventh Illinois'
Regiment, and the rebels.
The rebel force was estimated at from
81K to seven hundred men, commanded by ,
Col. Hunter, of Jeff Thompson's army.—
The Federal force was victorious, completely
routing the Rebels, killing four and taking
seventeen prisoners. The loss on our side
was only one man killed, Wu]. p. Sharp, of
Company A.
Secession _Movements —United State:, Troops
Fired Upon at a Railroad Slation—Oae
Killed and Six lrounde.d.
JErrtamos, Mu., August2o.—lnforniation
has reached hare that Wareaw. Bolivar a.'
o.eeola, pAint, in the sentlitvestero ,e,ttion
of the State, have 13.• , , n. cup,e.l
of General Price'. See,•-i , II it:
that the Secessionists Lauder ettlie,e. 6,,api- -
hare gathered ha to , ttler.ahle tutee t Pet
tila and .I'ollll'l.n countie-, anti taken pas.e—
sion of Vane,busg, in Johnson, and George
town and Sedelia, in Pettis county. Squads
of companies are constantly leaving Me
northern counties and pushing southward
to join the secession forces. There is much
excitement among the people west of her,,
and many are leaving their homes.
It is stated that Colonel StapTes can con
centrate a force of three thousand men, and
will co-operate in a movement upon this
city should it he determined on.
As the train which left Syracuse this
morning with 25 passengers and 250 United
States troops passed near Lookout Station
some thirty shots were fired at it from be
hind a wood pilo, killing one soldier and
wounding six, one fatally.
rrom Ihr. 3liamori Itepol.tirma, of Saturday
TEE G-RTIAT BATTLE.
Safety of Siegel and His Forces.
The Pacific train arrived last night about
ten o'clock, bringing a number of passengers
from Rolla.
From one of these—'s gentleman of intel
ligence and entire coolness—we learn many
interesting facts in connection with the great
battle at Springfield.
In the first place, as the most important
point, and to correct many falsehoods de
signedly pat in circulation, it is proper t
state that General Siegel encamped on
Thursday night seventeen miles southwei.t .
of Rolla, and that Col. Wyman had. selected
his camp, in anticipation of his march, six
miles from Rolla, and there he renuunAd
last night.
The retreat from Springfield was conduct
ed in good order, and so continued up to
the last hour when Siegel was heard from.
Rumors of an apprehended attack had been
started, but they could not be traced to any
credible source, and were wholly unreliable,
The invading troops were a' Springfield,
and there they wore forced to remain, their
whole baggage train having -been destroyed
by the action of General Slogs) in the first
place, who fired it—they themselves com
pleting the work afterwards, rather- than
suffer it to fall into the bands of the Union
forces.
The battle was a bloody one. According
to the estimate of our informant, who de
rived his information from a very reliable
source, the Union troops suffered a loss of
GOO killed and 1,000 wounded. General
Seigle is bringing with him 200 of the
wounded, and the remainder were left in the
churches and other puplic buildings at
Springfield. On the side of the invaders
th loss is put down at 2,000 killed and
3,000 wounded. The artillery did tremen
dous havoc among them. But the most san
guinary part of the fight was between a 3lis
sissippi regiment and the Kansas regiment.
The returns of the mortality in the Kansas
regiment already published look- bad
enough, but it is stated that of the Missis
sippi regiment not more than forty answered
to roll call after that fatal day. For all es
sential purposes—in the number killed and
wounded—in the destruction of the bag
gage train of the invaders—the victory was
a substantial one to the Union army.
As stated yesterday, the body of Gen.
Lyon was buried on Col. Phelps' farm, near
Springfield, Mrs. Phelps herself preparing
everything necessary to this last office of
the dead. Afterwards, apprehending . vio
lence for the part she had taken in this sad
duty, she prepared to leave her reside'nce,
but was ditisuaded from it by those around
her.
Gcn. Price was in command of the inva
ders at Springfield. Ile has issued a proc
lamation, fashioned after that of Pillow, the
prominent feature of which is that be will
give no quarter. Our inquiries as to the
fate of McCullough would not be anewerd
satisfactorily, and it is doubtful what • has
become of him.
Largo numbers of citizens of Springfield
were fleeing in this direction arid *will i soon
be here.
Gan. Siegere train ie ounposed of between
700 and 800 ;gone , all of-whiab, no dttubh
..vfil rcacb Rolla in safety.