OTTER .FROM_ POET ROYAL. Th© Z , _ • ger of Beaton and Go7.lusdraw. , 1 Patriot ' h • Aco' tcl ... A .s. dami BEAUFORT, S. C , May 30th, 1,962. ''; are ent pH ikons— oun , enAkt.ns DAY ; Dear Priend—The bat- s Wholesome Document. . i 1 tie of Pocotaligo, occurred May 20th. Oil ; WastizOofole t ,June ;17,, 1862.—A copy the evening previous we received orders ' of - a le ter from the Mayor:of Boston to to take the boats we had been collecting President .Lincola I has,Tallen into , my it Brickyard Point, Lady'i Island, to Port 1 hands, ria,as it hate tlit e if of - true.pat- Royal ferry—the.ferry between Port Roy- I riotism and, without doubt expresses the al csland mainland.and the ahlland. We crossed i real fe ing of the people, not only of Mas- , i lt from thence early -in the morning, :Ind.! sachtes4te, but of the whole country, I I took.our march along Charleston road to- I send it to you• for perusal, and if you 1 wards Gardner's Corners, four miles from ! choosej for publication: It. is s mailly.doe- I Port Royal Ferry ; driing in the enemy's t ument;and full of Wholesome doctrine.— 1 pickets. Our force consisted a the -- 50tit I Those who have read it here wnnder.why.l Pa. Regiment, and two companies of caw- lit is th t the noble lold Bay State, so re- ! alter ; followed, not-supported,-bi a bat- ,! nowned in days' past- for the ability and ! tery of two guns, and the Bth Siichigate Lsound judgment of the statesmen she sent 1 .From thence it is seven miles to Pocotali- Ito the t'etate of the' United States, is nor, go, a station op the railroad: Leaving I now represented in! that important body . company Eat this point we continued our; by such men.aii this letter proves. Mayor I march.; Capt.. G. Z.Diniock leading the I Wighttnan to be. 'The following is the skirtisishenealong the sides ()f the road in ! letter: [Cor.•Phila. loquirer. , • • • ' advance of .the column, while sol-pOured 1.. levoo's Orinia, Ciry HALL, / down his vertical rays. upon the already ! heated sand'as we marched along, still Bosrostl May 23,4862. I Sir: 'I nth induced;to write you this driving in the - enemy's - mounted pickets, . from a sense of duty,for the •purpoSe- of • till within . about a mile of Pocotaligo, I repridi ting, in the most emphatic manner, wheil the eneely tnad e a stand and received I:the id a that the Governor of. Massachn ust•ight gallantly • taking their position - setts i authorised tic speak Tor the loyal belnnd an ember - ll:it:lent and some i a r g e .leitizeti of the State! in proposing any con oak trees, and every other cover that At' -dittoea in regard to; the question .of slave . forded them shelter from our fire ; and al- ! ; ey, as iaffecting a further requisition by thoegli.the different companies of our reg- ; you fo volunteers. I 'There may, possibly, intent went boldly into the woods at the : be 'sm 11 sectimis, or towns; in the Com 'command of our gallant COlonel, the ene- 1 nionw lth, whernthe doctrine of emanei mY was - very tenacious of his well chos- !--pation and arming the . slaves is regarded en pesition, 'tied seerne3l for a time to baf- with f vor, and neglit•be made an excuse lie the efforts of our noble fellows; Capt. for Tin -enlistment ;i but I assure pair Ex- Looker of company Il was killed, and see- ; cellen v that, in. Boston, and I believe in Val of the boys were wounded, including , a larg majority of eitieend . towns of the Collins Sterling, of Company D, and were , State, the mingling-'of questions in rela carried to the rear. The command was 1 tion t Slavery with the crashing out of (- given to retreat if the enemy could n e t be! t h e R bellion, is viewed with the strong-1 dislodged.; and as the fate of the day teas -1 est tee ings of disapprobation, while the 1 thus doubtful, Company D, being the last I efforts you have made to resist the inter- 1 Company called, with the exception otl polati n of this discordant element, and to 1 . those acting as skirmishers with Captain restore the Union on the basis of the Con. Dimock in the woods, was ordered for- ! stint4e; as evinced in yourappointment ward, and marched steadily on till within ! of GoVernors Johnson and 'Stanley, your a few rods of the enemy, where, led by ..! sustaii ing of General McClellan,, and your Lieut. J. C. Foot, we made a•charge at 1 gener: 1 conservatism` in all the essential double-quick, waking the echoes with onr-I matters pertaining Ito,. the conduct of the shouts, and in an instant were upon the ; war, has "given belie: and confidence to ev enemy, who fled, crying like whipped cry Utfion-loving heart in our State. children; we following and shooting or 1 N+ithstanding the opinions of .the taking priioners all who were not fertun- Governor,l, believe that Massachusetts ate enough to get out. of reach. Behind Imay be'relied upon for any call yolf May Were the rest of our regiment, relieved by, _make upon her patriotism in the present the noble daring of company D from the .emergency, and that her citizens generally getting fire• of the enemy. , - Farther bael have do sympathy with those who are ag was our dead officer and wounded- eeml itatini the question ,of emancipation at panions; while in front and around us this time; and I any Confident that if thiS were the enemy flying as fast as fleet her• i subjedt was introduced in conformity with sea could carry them.fkom us, with the ex= I the views of Governor Andre*, it would ception of their dead, wounded and pris- I produce a serious, if not. an irreparable iii oners. The fight, lasted about three hours I jury to the-cause Of enlistment. , and we captured horses, guns and swords. I I beg -you, therefore, to make your re- - Captain Dimock got two fipe horses; the , quisition upon the,State of Massachusetts secesh rider I saw shot from one by a with confidence in the loyalty and devo-:!- member of company D. One young man , tion of her eitliens, and With the assn was, 1 was, capthred, who, alter- giving up his ranee that Boston will as cheerfully. res- 1 gill], said to one of our men,'" I. will give, , pond in the future as in the past to any I you my pistol if yon will not ,kill me! demand of the government, Trusting One of their men rode up fo our cavalry, I that you will continue to be - firm and res mistaking it for his, and of course went 1 oboe in your endeavors forthe restore with ofir regiment to Beaufort. The roetl tiou and welfare of -our common country, was complete, and the panic and couster- and inionoring all ;other issues s Which tend nation of the enemy could not . have been 1 ..t,, prevent the necomplishmetit Of this' greater. We had hot work frontll to 1, 1 grest objeet,l .have the honor_ to be, sir, and no. mean fuel() ' contend 'with—the I with great respect v your. ohedietit servant, " Charleston Sharp-shooters"--the flower i JOSEPH 31. Wintrpiax, Mayor: of 4 Southern chivalry"—an independent 1 - His Excellency, Abraham Lincofn, Free- I regirnent Ilea work without Mt find, i hient of the United States, Washington, I aria and equip theinselves. We had been ID. C. - 1. . tili all the night before, were tired from • -------..4.....-o-----•-, the fr.tigne of the day, but a chance to en- .ela Eniaaaipation Bill Passed. - gage the•fue afte r l:ilic companies had tried i A vote was taken .upon the following i in vain to dislodge him, inspired us with! billi dit ,. As wen the House of ' Representathes on the deterinimition to win or Went back over the - ground on which the 1 the 18th. It now'goes to the Senate:, • I charge lva made-,- . thy greatest ,wonder I - The bill provides for the emancipation I was that we were not half killed in ma- I.of the slaves of all the following classes: - I king it; whereas, not one was hurt during 1. Of every person. who shall act as an 1 the `onset: We marched back and re-1 officer of the rebel 'army or navy. i . ' crossed the ferry that night: In the morn- ! 2. Of .every pekon who shall act as I ing our regiment : marched ten miles to I President, Vice :President, Member of i camp at Beaufort, am - four company .t.pok 1 Congress, Judge of any-Court, Cabinet 1 boats for Lady's.lslancl, aboutn the same t officer,. Foreign Mieistee,l'Cornmissioper, 1- distance, to resume our duties as out-pick-1 or Consul of the so-called Confederate,; ets, where we have been stationed for the I States. ' last- two months, in sight of the mainland. I 3. Of every person who shall .acuts During our stay on Lady's Islamt , we 1 Governor of 'a State, member of a Con- , have been frequently.. on the ntaintasid ; I yention or Legislature, or Judge of any I . indeed almost every day ofiate, capturing ! State Court of the so-called Confederate I beef,- cotton, and any and everything we 1 States. . . .; could find, driving- in the rebel pickets, , 4. 0 . 1 every -person who, having held an -I duo. Thursday, May 22d, a, week before I office of honor, trust ,or profit in the 17iii- I the'battle of of Pocotaligo, we went over I ted States, shall hereafter hold an office in I and staid all night, and -Captain Dimock I the so-called Confederate. States. with a party of.the boys-drove in a rebel 1 5. Of every person who'shall hold any picket post about_ 11 ,o'clock at night.— I race Or agency und-er sthe . so-called Con- 1 The next mornin g Lieutenant Foot led a 1 federate States; or under any of the States ~ squad of us along the road leading .to ; • ' , thereof: s • • ' , Charleston, and drove ; in the enemy's I [But persons in the third 9d fifth clas pickets as far back as Gardner's .Corner:, ! ses must have accepted their, appointment ! giving secesh a serenade from our guns i•since the date of 'the secession ordinance - whenever we got nearenough to them ; ; of their States, andhave taken an oath of , and the enemy showed us some tall riding 1 allegiance tkthe Confederate States.] as often in the direction of . Charleston.— , Of every, per Son not . within the a-', `One day some time silo*, we scouted a- I hove classes, Who, after the passage of the 1 bout three 'miles from -where we left our ta c t, being wilfully and without .compel-. • boats, and came upon a small. amp cif the 1 sion engaged in armed rebellion,' shall not i enemy; they charged upon us and we I within sixty days lity down . his arms and - ; . waited for them at -the edge of .a wood, ! return to his allegiance. . ' but. they did not choose- to come very I The bill also disqualiks,Said six classes . near; wetried several times that day to 1 - from • holding•offiee under the' United' engage them but they kept at a distance. I States governtnent.! The .President is au- Capt. D. left a note on a tree: "I admire., thorified to negotiate for the acquisition your horseS, but d—n such cowardly Iby treaty or otherwise of lands or coun- ' - riders." Signed, "Captain, G.Z.. Dimock, I tries- in Mexico; central - America, or Co, D, -50th regiment Pa. volunteers, coin- i South.AmeriCa, yet! in the -islands in the , mantling "a scouting party of ten men." 1 ; Gulf of Mexico, or for the right . of settle-1 have tried thus to give you a brief Mid ac- ! ment upon the, lands of said countries, for' curate' description of the battle of Pow- all persons liherated under this act, to be 1 taligo as a' specimen of the fun we have'; removed with their own consent. For the ! here. - ''- , . I purpose of paying the expense of.the per:. . Some of tlie, boys, affected -with negro- 1 , chase of lands 'and the removal, the Presi-1 phobia; are fait recovering.under the gen- i dent shall use such money as ,Congress -nil influence of Gen. llnnter's' proclaina- i may fronitime to time direct, arising outl tio It: 1. ' . '.of the sale of property.formerly owned .by. *I receive the - Demons:se qtfite regularly I rebels, and which shall have been confisea -1 I -. and read it with interest. = ted to the, use•of the United Stites. I The health of the boys is generally-good. I The other sectionknisinly relate:to the . We - have had plenty of blacklperries !and ! machinery by lwhich the pretisions of the] , , . plums for some time - past. • , , ' bill are to be enforced. . Yours, dze,.. - ' Adopted-yeas . - ..„ ; 'B2; :nays 54. ' ' 1 , I. H. CROSS. _ . The yeas hie•all Northern republicans 1 _ . .. --si: .......---------._ except Fisher 'of Delaware. The nays are I The Illinois Constitutional Vote: 1 Democrats and- border Union men,, with , CHICAGO, June ‘,!o.oB62.—Returns from ! the following. Republicans: , ''' -•-• the election (tome in' very slowly. Des-1 Thomas and Delano, Of Atassi . Divenpf patches from sane of the Southern coun: ; New York-, Grani , er . , of Mich., Hale of! ..ties to-night render it nearly eertain that] Pa., Helloge; ' of Ill.,.3leirrie,' Horton and 1 _' the new Constitution is defeated: The! Harrison, of Ohio, and Brown and Shef- majority against it in • the Northern .part , field, of Rhode I . I sland. •. , ' of the State thus far is 23,000. • . I . -- iSO .iv '. -. The main objections to the new 'Consti- I 'lion. Pierre ule as arested a:few . ago at New Orleans, by Gen. But talon are, that it limited, the privileoes et, days- • • '. b ter, and sent to Fart Lafayette: e i• e . 1 • railroad_ and bank: monopolies, and •exiilu- 1 =The Secessionists carry,' a flag - ded negrees frotn eeming into the State, - leien stars. _The - .Abolitionists '=in . 18516' and from voting acid bidding office. The and 1680 inarehed tinder one-with 'sixteen. ! negro-equality edVecatekreleice at the re- I sun'''. The-Democratic flag is the flag ; of - . the -whole Union, 'without a star erased. stilt. • ' ' -: • - . ...„ .....i . •• ! 4-- We regret te!learn says the Hudson 1 - ..--,... e --. - 113rA deepatchaiitionuces the death OT. Gazette, that Ex-President Vaikßaren; of .1 Hon. Mien M. Paliner, ex-speaker of die ' iunuerhook, lies iery sick at laieresidenoe', .-. .!: !; 1 -: •• . 'l. ! ! Senate.' lie as appointed by Presidenti at'Liodenwald. J . Lincoln. Minister to the Argentine Con- I Too Wistiossist 'Pathos:Ai Lutormr ' federation, - lint- he was .compelled ,to'red LAW.—This unwholesome and' unconstis' sign, owing to the -delicate state of his I tntional astute isifinaly wiped Out in Wis - , health...He died at sea, on hie way &one ) ! dentin. The,Aseembiy passed the Renate mid his remains were "Committed:- to 'Ow; bill:ft - Saturday; by a vote oftl in the af ,l,•vp.•' . tirtindiVe l.p. 25 in: the negative. - * * ttfutr,.c(st :p triltra A. J. GEitIMON, - later. 2d, /6502. Democmtio State Convention. In accordance with a resolution of the Democratic State Executive Committee, the Democracy of Pennsylvania will meet in State • Convention, at Harrisburg, on Fritray,•the Fourth day of July, 1862, at 10 o'clock, a. m., to nominate candidates for Auditor General and Surveyor Gener al, and to adopt such measures as-may be deemed necessary for the welfare of the. Democratic party and the country.. WILLIAM H. WELSH, Chairman of Democratic State Ex. Coin. Zanier of Democratic Committee. • At a meeting of the Democratic Coun ty Committee of Susquehanna County, held' at Montrose:on'Saturdv,June 21st, 162, it was unanimously _ . Resolved, That A. J. Gerritson be and is herebyselected as Representative Del eg.ste, to represent this county in the State Oauventiou to be held at Harrisburg on the_‘'Fourth of July no*. D: Brewster was authorized to act as Conferee for the Senatorial District. . D. BREWSTER, • Chairman of Committee. OrWe defer the issue of this paper one day, hoping to give some greatpews from Richmond. Having now tsstied 26 numbers, for• the alf year, ournevA, number .will . not ap pear, until after the Fourth. tgrrhe Pharisee party held a Conven tion in Chester county recently, and de clared themsel-ves in favor of confiscating all the property of Sontherri rebels (that of deceived masses and impressal soldiers inchided,) and the forcible liberation of all slaves,-(including those of loya/ Own ers.) ' The meeting endorsed David_Wil ;not' ; and denounced Edgar Cowan, the Republi&rn Senator froth this State as an abettor of the. rebellion! ' Cowan fully sustains the 'war; desiieato punish leading rebels,and in every way adheres-to what was republicanism in 1860; blt4s he does not now follow,Wendell Pbillips,Ais par ty call him a traitor ! Perhaps that pity can affilnd to read out every old fashioned, • , Republican, and establish sudden, forcible and universal abolition as the standard; it is being , done, and the peopleof the North arebegifining to inquire what it means.— When once 'understood, the fanatics will get such a rebuke as no party ever yet re ceived. By the new party standard, the honest Republican of 1.960 is a "traitor." The.meeting was not harmonious; and radicals were selected •for the State Con vention of July That Wendell prat ! lips would be a suitable orator for'tlie'oc elision, is abundantly evident. . Vr'Not, long sjnce the house of a citi zen. Of Pottsville, /probably a Democrat,) whose wife was very ill, was struck by lightning; the next week the store of a Republican took fire, when among others who went to the rescue, were two prin ters .who worked in a Democratic printing office. An explosion occurred in the store, and both printers were' injured—one of thein so badly that he has since died. The Journal, a Republican organ, had the fol lowing comments • " neT NEXT.—One day last week the lightning- was after the Breckiniidgers ; and yesterday come benzine exploded and came near blowing up a nest of them.— Surely, there