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.. , THE “GLOILIOVS VICTORY , ' IN KEN. '
TUCKY-110W rHE ELECTION ! TRIBUTE OF RESPECT BY THE BAIL
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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12.
DEMOCRATIC
County ga3s Meeting !
A MASS MEETING of the De aloe
racy of Greene .County wig beheld at
WAYNESBURG .
Uu Thurkday the 26th of Au_
gust, IS6 3.
Hon..JACQB Z.,EIGUI-1, of Butler.
lion. S. A. GILMORE and Col T. B.
!SEARIGEIT of Fayette, Col. WIL
LIAM: 11.QPKINS and B. AL GIB
SON, 1:43. q of Washington, and other
distinguished speakers will positive
ly
. be-present and address the people.
Candid men, of all parties, are earn
catty invited to attend.
TURN OUT! TURN OUT!! One
and
13y order of the Comity Commit
tee,. D. CRAWFOUDI.Th'n.
Democratic Townhii) Meet-
fags I
To accordance with the usages of
the Democratic party, which on all
occasions has boldly challenged free
discussion of its principles and claim.
ed the right to cri ticise the conduct
of public servant's, public meetings
will be held 'in nis county . at the
times andplaces mentioned below:
At CARMICHA . ELS on Saturday,
August 15th, afl o'cloe4.
At Mt. MORRIS on Saturday, Au
gust 22d.
At BAILY'S STORE, in Wayne
townvhip, On Tuesday, August 25th.
At ROGERSYILLE, in Centre tp
on the 27th of August
At NEW FREEPORT, in Spring
' on Friday, August 28th.
At JACE.SON VILLE, in .RichhiLl
tp., Satnrday. August ;nth.
At DAY'S STORE, in Morris tp.,
on Monday, August 31st.
At SUTTON'S STORE, in Wash
ington tp., on Wednesday, Sept. 2d.
At JEFFERSON on Saturday the
sth of September.
At GREENSBORO on Tuesday,
Bth.' •
TAYLORSTOWN on Thursday
i.he 10th or September.
At Iq.EWTOWN on Saturday the
12th of September.
At JOLLEYTOWN on Tuesday,
Sept- 151. h.
At CLARKSVILLE on Saturday,
Sept. 19th.
OP Several Speakers will be in at
tendance at each ,of these meetings,
Auld it is cent:Wendy hoped there will
be a large turn out of the people , at
All of them. in these days that try
men's souls, and when the great prin
ciples of popular liberty are endan
soma, it behooves every Democrat
&in give one day to his country. The
Ballot fox is the only remedy for
the ills and evils now upon tho coun
i#, and no one' cau understand too
erell the grave issues pending in the
present contest.
•Sy order of the County Committee,
DAVID CRAWFORD, Ch'tl
UCIICAL.
• --if it be true that the war WAS caused
by slavery—and that it is true, who can
doubt'?—then; hereafter, peace must be
Maintained by freedom."
This is the logic of a leading Abolition
"organ" of this city. If it he true that
robberies and thefts are caused by the de-
Aire of thieves who possess the money or
other property of their victims—and that
it is true, who can doubt ?—then, hereaf
ter, crimes of that character must be pre
vented by abolishing money and property.
Why permit such things to exist to tempt
the poor innocent thieves to crime and
thus disturb the harmony of society ?
The same "organ" has this precious
specimen in the same article
"We have tried the experiment of a
Union of Slavery and Freedom, and like
fire and water, they refuse to be united."
'Yet it is a part of the world's history
that in this land of ours just such a Union
difl exist, without detriment to any inter
est, including the interest of the slave him
.self, for tbree-quarters of a century—it is
Alpo on record that while ouch a Union
existed, this nation prospered to a degree
unexampled in any country lighted by
God's blessed sun—it is further on record
that this prosperity, so rtrtrlceii and un
prepedented, has been checked from the
moment that the serpent of Abolitionism
entered our political Eden. Just such
. teachings as "irrepressible conflict" have
given Us desolation instead At prosperity
—tears and blood and war in eltehonge for
,harniluerta-L-bankroptcy in lien of wealth
—r..discord and war for harmony and peace
—anarchy and riots in place of order and
law. While such teachers minister in
our national temple we shall never see
"the silver lining" of the dark cloud that
Anvers around us.—Philadelpitict Age.
ggirtesappal 9ra,nt has been a soldie
witiLe in the army, but little else than a
. ,
soldier—certainly no politician, plotting
on and seeking by tricks for the Presiden
cy. He bas apt Jacked
,pp editors, shut
reporters out of hie lines, .publiah.ed proc
lamations, full of sound and nonsense, ex
cluded newspapers from those lines, forced
I tf,spoldiers to vote Republican tickets--
y shindy attended to his business, and
it.
the result. .
sarThe fact that a vast number of the
, new men sent to campfrom various local
ities are "substitutes," shows that we
were tight in saying enough men could
be obtained under the volunteering eye
stalk With proper bounties. • The °ay dif
.fsrence now is, that indivi44ala, and not
;be Government, pay the bounties.
Consterr4oN, August sth, 1863.
To the Editor of the Enquire? t
I have read in the Commercial, Times and
Gazette the rejoicing over th,e great Union vic
tory in Kentucky. I have also looked (but
looked in vain) for some article in your paper
this mcr iing, concerning the way that the elec
tion was carried.
And wishing our Democratic friends in the
North to know the measures that were adopted
by the Union party to carry their. point, I will
relate a few of the incidents that occurred at
one of the polls on Monday. These are strictly
true, having been an eye-witness to some of them
myself, and learning the rest from authority
that cannot be d ,übted.
The Union League not content with the proc
lamation of Gen. Boyle and Provost Marshal
Berry, nor satisfied with Gen. Burnside pro
claiming martial law and his instructions to
the judges at lbe polls, but still fearing the tre
mendous majority that they knew the Demo
cratic ticket would have had if justice bad
been done, they placed at the polls a 24 pound
cannon and a guard of soldiers [perhaps to keep
order, but more probably to intimidate Demo •
cratic voters]. But even this was not a safe
guard ; so they brought up a reinforcement of
"rounders" from the mills to challenge the
vote of gentlemen. The result was as follows :
A young man, [of the best family] on asking i
for a Democratic ticket, was asked fhe was
willing to take the oath laid down by the Leg
islature; he assented, when one of the bullies
thrust a Bramlette ticket into his Lace with
"Damn you, if you don't vote this ticket you
shan't vote at all, for'we don't intend to allow
any damned Butternut ticket to be voted at these
pills," and so the yoter was driven away with
ott voting at all. Another man voted the
Union ticket until he came to Congressman,
when he requested to vote for Menzies in place
of Smith • the result was he was knocked
down., Italy beaten, and driven away. Ail.
,outer was treated the same way, because he
preferred Richardson to Benton.
But, Mr. Editor . , the most Shameful act of all
was the knocking down of and old gentleman,
between seventy and eighty year's of age,. mere
ly because he wished- to exercise the same
right he so often had before exercised, that of
voting for whom and , as he thought best.
Such incidents occurred at all the polls yes
terday, but I have given-a few examples of the
tyranny that was exercised at one of the polls,
and only such as I can prove. The result is
as was expected. In a ward that has formerly
polled hundreds of Democratic votes, only
gighteen have been polled this election, Still
it is a glorious victory.
In days gone by,, when it was considered an
honor to be an American, we considered it a
still greater honor to be called a Kentuckian ;
we were always proud of the honor, chivalry
and justice that we thought formed a part of
herself. It may be that on account of this very
State pride the Divine Providence has seen fit
to humiliate uses He has done.
Our only hope in this dark hour is that his
anger may be of short duration, and that soon
again Kentucky will recover the proud posi
tion she has lost.
ONE THAT. DID NOT VOTE.
ORO. WOODWARD AND THE SAB
BATH.
Judge Woodward is not only one of our
wisest jurists and ablest statesmen, but he
is a man of the purest moral character, a
consistent member of the Episcopal
Church, and a model Christian gentle
man. In conversation, a few days since,
with an intelligent gentleman of this
county, who had been engaged in some le
gal transactions in the county of Hunting
don, during the time Judge Woodward
presided over tb.e courts of that district,
he related an incident which shows both
the good practical sense an 4 the firmly
fixed religious principles of our condidate
for the office of Governor.
In liuntingdon county it has been cus
tomary to summon the jurors to assemble
at 10 o'clock on Monday morning of Court.
week. As the county is large this obliged
many of them to travel on the Sabbath
day. Before discharging the grand jury
a'. the first court he held, Judge Woodward
alluded to this fact in fitting terms, re
marking on the duty or a strict observ
ance of the Sabbath, stud giving it as his
opinion that no public business, except
that of the most urgent character, cauld
justify public of eiala in requiring-men to
leave their homes and travel ou the Sab
bath. Ile notified those present and the
court officials that thereafter - the jurors
would be summoned to attend on Tuesday
instead of Monday morning, and this rule
he established and adhered to in all the
counties of his . district: By a proper ar
rangement of business all the time of
Monday was fully taken up with other
matters, and on Tuesday morning the ju
rors were present and the court ready to
proceed with the trial list without inter
ruption, Oar informant added that the
business of the court never seemed to be
carri.ed on so smoothly and so rapidly As
when under the direction of this able
Christian udge. in the hands of such a
man all the best interests of the Common
wealth will be eminently eale.—fulton
Democrat.
A NEW HERO
General Burnside is at last t hero !
Foiled at Fredericksburg, he has conquer
ed in Kentucky. Obeying the mandates
of his masters at Washington, he took
such measures, during the recent election
in that State, as to secure what is called
and rejoiced over by the Abolition press as
a Republican victory. The moment he
proclaimed martial law in Kentucky his
designs were made plainly manifest ; and
no one who had any respect for liberty or
law failed to regard, with utter contempt,
the disgraceful operations of this misera
ble tool of a faithless and imbecile Ad
ministration. lie has at length woo
battle, and he should at once be promoted
for his brilliant services. It is to be hoped
that his late success will not turn topsy
lurvey the small quantity of brains that
were left him after he dashed a gallant
army against the iron walls of Fredericks.
burg.—P/iila. Age.
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!'Our Revolutionary fathers made
the following statement of grievances
against the British Ring: •
He taxed tea.
He had a stamp tax.
-He incited the negro to insurrection.
He made the military above the ciyil
power.
He sent men into banishment and exile
without the authority of law,
e paid no respect to our constitationg
and laws.
He was a tyrant generally.
Those gripraisses read singularly now in
view of the action of the present Republi
can Admipistrstikon.
affir.a. H. Stephens recently made a
speech in North Carolina, in which he
said that the canoe of the Confederacy
never looked better. Stephane ham his
funny moments.
At the announcement of the death of
Capt. W. C. LINDSEY, the members of
the Bar and officers of th'e Court of Greene
county held a meeting, 'it-which the fol
lowing proceedings were had:
On motion of R. W. Downey, Esq.,
John Phelan, Esq., was called to the
.chair, and D. R. P. Huss, Esq., elected
Secretary.
R W. Downey, Esq., in a few remarks
paid a high tribute to the character of
the deceased.
On motion, a committee consisting of
J. A. J. Buchanan, R. W. Downey and
Charles A. Black, Esqs., were appointed
by the chair to prepare resolutions express
ive of the sense of the meeting. The said
committee, through Lts Chairman, made
the following report;
WHEREAS, We have heard, with deep
regret, of the death of our esteemed
brother, Capt. WM. C. LINDSEY, who fell
at the head of bis column whilst leading
a gallant charge on Hagerstown. And
whilst would feign have had him
spared to fill a mission commensurate
with his intellect, his patriotism and
valor, we nevertheless bow in sadness,
though submission, to the will of Him
who knowetli all.
Our young brother was permitted to
practice with us, and remained long
enough among us to establish his charac
ter as an able though honorable practi
tioner.; a severe critic of the literature as
well as learning Of the Bar, and a high
toned aid eourteous gentleman. Being
unselfish and exalted in his own thoughts,
he always measured others by the stan
dard of his own tra , Tits, which ever ena
bled him to pass, in one step, from ac
quaintance to a friendship that was not
apt to break. As a professional man, his
months had only marked one year on the
dial-plate of time. Yet, having stepped
in advance of young men of his years to
a heavy practice at the Bar, we had suf
ficient business with him to justi'y us in
the belief that his clear mathematical
mind, his literary taste, his untiring en
ergy, his methodical habits, his glowing
imagination, his unselfish friendship,
and his high colloquial powers which
gave is eanse to guard against him as an
adversary around the eouueil table, bu t
love him as a companion around the
social board, would lead him to distinc
tion in his profession. But as it has
pleased a kind Providence to summon
him to courts of higher authority, it. is a.
sad, yet sweet privilege of turning for
consolation to the memory of his deeds :
they are written on the records of our
courts, they are stamped oa Many a mar
tial field of glory, that will form themes
for pages of our country's history. and
eligraven on the hearts of all who knew
him, and it only remains for us to
lieso?ve, That it is with unfeigned regret
that we heard of the death of our
esteemed brother; and although he fell
covered with the honors of the patriot
soldier, and a martyr to the noblest cause
that ever graced humanity, we cannot, in
our selfishness, but express the wish that
he might have been spared a little longer
to serve his country with his valor, and
bless his friends with his company.
Resolved, That in the conduct of' our
deceAsed }4rother we ever met an exempli
fication of professional ethics and social
duties, that now contrib.ita a double pang
at his death, but a bright example in his
memory.
.BcsoLved, That 4•e tender to the family
and friends of the deceased our condo
lence and sympatil• for the sad bereave
ment that has befallen them.
Resolved, That, as a testimony of re
spect for our deceased brother, we will at
tend the funeral as a t.ody, and wear the
usual badge of mourning for the space of
thirty days
Resolved, That a copy of these proceed
ings be furnished the family of the de
ceased.
J. .4.. J. BUCHANAN,
1. W. DOWNEY,
C. A. BLACK, Committee
On motion of C. 4. Mack, Esq., it was
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the county papers.
JOHN PHELAN, Pass.
D. R. P. HUSS SEC'Y.
"23113171 1 11 01' RESPECT.
WAYNESBURG LODGE, No. 153,
A. Y. M. July 23, A. D., 1863,
A. L., 5863.
Special Meeting :
The Lodge being opened in due and
ancient form, the W. M. stated the object
of the meeting to be the consideration of
the death, and preparation to inter the
body of our ksteewed brother, Capt. IYtt•
C. LtNosey.
When, on motion, It was resolved that
the Lodge pay the expenses of convey
ance to the funeral.
Resolved, That Bros. J. A. J. Buchanan,
Jas. S. Jennings and Win. Bally be ap
pointed to prepare resolutions appropriate
to the sad occasion.
From which committee the Chairman
made the following report :
It has pleased the great Architect of
the universe, the God who sits in judg
ment over all the earth, to drop the fatal
shaft on the level, and summon from the
field of the patriot's labor, our youthful,
gallant. kind, talented and beloved
brother, Capt. WILLIAM C. LINDSEY : He
fell at the head of his columns, leaving to
his men the inspiration of an example
that caused them to stand and fight till
Hagerstown became entitled to the name
of the "dark and bloody ground" of the
great Rebellion,
With tearful eyes and heavy heartairee
bow in humble submission to the great
behest; feelinc , a relief, though mournful
it be, in the reflection that he Went down
the "dark and narrow way" in the shade
of the "Flag" of his he,s.tts loved home.
Patriot brotheri unselfish friend) gifted
youth, FAREWELL Life's morning sun
had but just lit up the chambers of a ma
jestic mind, a noble heart in you, and
though they are now extinguished, we
have the consolation to know that they
went out on that altar capable of reflect,
ing their virtues whilst American nation
ality has a name, or liberty a horns
among her people. Narrow, indeed, will
be the mantle required to cover thy faults;
among humanity's favored few your mem
ory lives unstained and bright as the spot
less robes of purity.
4s we witness the teaie of the young
and the old, the male and the female, the
rich and lie poor. in mingling at the mere
mention of thy fate, we cannot but feel
the shadows of a passing joy that Provi
dence Out you down in the center of that
friendship's circle which extended coeval
with your acquaintance.
Therefore, yielding to
the Almighty fiat,
we can only pay the poor tribute of mor
tal love by resolving,
list, That it is with feelings of sadness
we (here assembled) look upon your.va
rant seat, miss the sound of your voice in
Counsels of wisdom, end reflect that on
Nth *event amt or 'Lear You no More foi
ever. That we feel most keenly s great
lose in- the. reflection that a kind heart
and a clear head have passed from the
brotnerhood of the living to the "silent
city of the dead, n. but with pleasure we
remember him as one of those whose faults
are ioo .dim to be seen in the brilliancy
of their virtues.
2d, That it with feelings of pride were
member the anxiety of our lamented broth
er to return from the quietof home and the
love of friends, (to whom he had come on
leave of absence to be nurtured in sick
ness) to share the glories and dangers of
the battle-field, with that manly courage
beaminc , in his eye that gave us an assur
ance .ti'at: be intended to swim through
seas of brood with his country's flag, or
sink beniath its shadow. It seemed as
though his restless spirit Jonged for duty
on the field, and whilst friends were im
ploring him to .stay a little longer, with
hini the sentiment was
"Oh; hold my hand while yet you may, love
of my earlier years,
And . wet my fare, my mother, with thy proud
and happy tears ;
And bless me again, my father; bless me
again. I pray,
For I hear the bugle—l hear the drum—l have
but an hour to stay. '
3d, That, as a testimony of our respect
for the memory of our deceased brother,
we attend his funeral as a body, and wear
the usual badge of mourning for thirty
days.
4th, That a copy of these resolutions be
furnished the family of the deceased with
the assurance of our heartfelt sympathy
for them in this the hour of their affliction.
sth, That the proceedings be recorded
on the minutes of the Lodge, and publish
ed in the county papers,
J. A. J. BUCHANAN,
TAS. 8. JENNINGS,
WM. BAILEY, Committee.
PITTSBURG SANITARY COMMITTEE,
OFFICE AND DEroatToar No. 219 FIFTH
ST., PITTSBURG, Pa„ July 28, '6.3. 111111
Miss H. C. Miller, Gar. Sec. Aid Society,
Waynesburg, Pa.: —The valuable dona
tions sent by the Aid Society of Waynes
burg have been received, and we earnebtly
thank you for them.
We have been much encouraged in our
work lately, by hearit,g the best accounts
of what we have sent to the soldiers, I
received a letter, a short time ago, from a
lady who is at work in the Sanitary ware
rooms at Nashville, who gives the most
gratifying accounts of the goods sent from
Pennsylvania. We hope, when any of
your Society come to the City, they will
come and see how we carry on our work
here. Respectfully,
MARY W. PISSELL,
Car. Sec. Pittsburg Sanitary Com.
GOVERNOR CURTIN RENOMINATED,
The Abolition State Convention, which
assembled yesterday at Pittsburg, renomi
nated Governor Curtin on the first ballot
by a decided vote. This result was long
since a foregone conclusion, and was ac
complished in spate of the efforts of the
Administration "organ" in this city to ee•
cure his defeat. The Democracy do not
want a weaker opponent than Governor
Curtin. Big official conduct during his
term of office is marked with imbecility
and complete subserviency to the pc,wers
at Washington. Never rising to the dig
nity of a Chief Magistrate of Pennsylva
nia. he permitted, the grossest outrage?.
upon the personal rights of the citizens of
the Sate to be perpetrated without raising
his arm in their defence, or listening for
one moment to their earnest appeals for
protection, His: record wi tl furnish am
ple matter for serious- comment ; and it
will become the duty of a free and fear
less press to thoroughly examine all his
official acts, and show how utterly faith
less he has been to the interests or the
great Commonwealth oval which, in an
evil hour. he was called to preside. We
thank the Abolition Convention for giving
us such a candidate.—Phila.
neath of W, L, 'Yancey
NE,w YoR,K., Aug. 4. The Rich
mond Whig has the follolAThg.from
Moritgoniry The 29th ult. The fun
eral of the lafer Wm. L. Yancey took
pine() this afternocin. The Whig of
August Ist, says J. B. Floyd is very
ill and not expected to recover.
Washiugteit ItemN
NEW YORK, August 7.—Washing
ton specials this morning are almost
destitute of news. Conscripts are
arriving in considerable numbers.—
Gen. Meigs says the Government lost
9,000 horses in the Maryland and
Pennsylvania campaigns.
Siege of Charleston Progressing
FoaritEss MositoE, August ith.—
The steamer Spaulding, from Stone
Inlet on the 4th, has arrived. She
reports the Beige of Charleston pro
gressing favorably. No important
news Otherwise received.
I=l
The Gettysburg Battle
Figures at the-Surgeon General's
office show the total number of our
wounded at Gettysburg to have been
about fourteen thousand. About
two thousand wounded, including
rebels still remain at Gettysburg.
liar General Heintzel man has re.
cently appointed for service in
Washington a Board for the inspec
tion of horses offered for sale to the
Government by contractors. One
hundred and sixty horses were re
cently inspected by the Board, and
only twenty of them were accepted
as fit for the service. The remain
der had either been previously
condemned or were wholly worth
less.
DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY.-It
is stated that the returns in the
medical directer'n pffice show that
since the war commenced 135,000
soldiers had been discharged from
the army on a surgeon's certificate.
This does not of course include any
one whose time was out, but compris
es those whose health and physical
inability to be a soldier prevented
them from being of service in the
army.
sorPresidenl Lincoln, it is said, spends
most of his leisure time in franking Loyal
League circulars and documents, by this
means helping his own renomination for
the Presidency.
Igo of tire gag.
The Cavalry Eight on Saturday
NEW YORK, Aug 3. —The Herald
Washington dispatch gives the fol
lowing details of the fight on Satur
day : Buford's cavalry crossed the
Rappahannock Ford at 9 o'clock
yesterday morning. Our force was
compood of the following cavalry
regiments: 9th "New York, 3rd Vir
ginia, 2nd United States, 6th Penn
sylvania, sth United States, Ist
United States, Bth New York, Bth
Illinois and 18th Pennsylvania, The
crossing was about a half mile above
the railroad station, and the object
of the expedition was to ascertain
the exact position of the enemy on
the railroad line towards Culpepper,
and the amount of force they bad
disposed to dispute any crossing
which we might attempt.
The enemy's cavalry was encoun
tered half a mile from the ford. It
was a portion of Stuart's cavalry, and
consisted of' Jones' and Hampton's
brigades with the following regi
ments, the Ist and 2nd South Caroli
na, Cobb's Georgia Legion, and Jef
ferson Davis Legion. Our cavalry
drove the enemy gradually without
any severe fighting until a point was
reached about one mile and a half
this side of Culpepper; when the en
emy's cavalry fell back tl their infant
ry supports . We were then obliged
to retire after a brisk fight with both
their infantry and cavalry. The
rebels outnumbering us two to one
after they had fallen back to a point
where their infantry supporta came
to their assistance.
Our loss in the fight near Culpep
per which was the most important,
was a few killed and sixty-six woun
ded. The latter arrived here, and
are in the Douglas Hospital. Our
cavalry forces only retired a mile
and a half after they were attacked
by the combined forces of the ene
my's infantry and cavalry, and held
the enemy at bay there.
We took about 200 prisoners,
Some of their wounded are in our
hands, and have arrived here Rebel
prisoners in our hands say that many
of their dead lay upon the field, near
Culpepper, and their loss equals
'urs. Our cavalry under Buford
made three successive charges on
the enemy.
.A corps of infantry crossed the
Rappahannock and was in position
to render Buford effective support,—
According to the statement of one
of our most intelligent prisoners
here, the rebel force is so much scat
tered along numerous fords on the
Rappahannock, watching our move
ments, that no general engagement,
is imminent at present. Per Contra,
onr Union wounded in yesterday's
fight think quite the contrary,
though in every thin , eke, the
wounded 01 both sides agree precise
ly.
The Engagement at Manassas
Gap.
The Washington Republican gives
the following particulars of the bat
tle 'at Manassas Gap on the 24th ult.
when the Excelsior Brigade made
one of the mot gallant bayonet
charges of the war :--The operations
of Prince's division were seen by the
General-in-chief and a large part of
the army, who were in position on
the neighboring hills. The specta
cle was exceedingly dramatic— the
Second Division, Third Corps, being
the principal actors And the, re.t of
the army, on the surrounding hills,
being the spectators. General Meade
was highly pleased at the conduct
of the troops and the dispositions
made by the General in charge for
the attack, and the handsome exe
cution of it by the brigade command
ers. `1 he Excelsior Brigade. re
duced in numbers by many a hard
tight, never did better. The engage
ment was entirely an infantry- fight
on our part ; while the enemy had
artiliery in position which opened on
our troops with effect. Our loss in
killed and wounded was about two
hundred. The troops slept on their
arms in the position they had taken,
and the next day moved forward in
pursuit of the enemy to Front
; but they had retired daring the
night, and our troops came back,
Great Ore in Havana,
Advices from Havana to July 25,
lEtate that everybody is talking about
the great fire. Sixteen large stores
were entirely destroyed. The fire
I began on the 22d inst., and at the
above date was still burning,
though now confined to the ruins.
With considerable exertion, the rail
road cibpot of the Guanavacoa rail
road was saved. on the fate of which
depended fifteen more stores The
fire is supposed to have commenced
in some cotton bales, all of which
Iwere destroyed. belonging to seecs
ionists and Englishmen. Large
quantities of goods, intended to be
run through the Federal blockade,
were also consumed. There were
wlso bureed large lots of harness,
horse shoe%gin, salpetre, nitre, per
cussion caps, sulphur, &c. There
were also consumed 630/ boxee au
gar, valued at $123,921. Total loss,
estimated $1,118,163, but this is de
cidedly under estimated.
General De Marina proposed to
batter down the stores by broadsides
from a frigate, hoping thus to put
out the fire by means of the tum
bling rubbish thus showered upon it,
and thus save a portion of the con
tents 1314 General Dulce would not
permit it. The French transport
Milan was the first to send assistance,
and their example was followed by
Spanish men-of-war; but this was
done two hours after the warehouses
were on fire.
What are We on Use High Seas.
Our Official tecot•ds proves that we
have a navy numbering not less than
throb hundred vessels. The rebels
have a navy consisting of three yea•
eels, and yet they are sweeping our
commerce from the seas.
An Extolslye Cavalry Foray
A lettoedated Jackson, Miss., Jury
20th, says,---Col. Bussey, Chief of
cavalry in General Sherman's army,
has just returned from a most bril
liant expedition to Canton, Miss.,
and beyond. At Canton, on the 19th
he met Johnson's cavalry division
4000 strong, with- three pieces of ar
tillery. After a severe engagement
we drove him across Pearl river.—
Our force consisted of 1,000 of Bus
sey's cavalry and 1,000 infantry,
commanded by C9l. Hood, 18th and
9th Ohio. They destroyed a rail-
Toad bridge over the Big Black at
Canton, burned Way'g Bluff Station,
burned six miles of railroad track of
'the Jackson, New Orleans and Mis
sissippi Central Railroad, Viva loco
motives, fifty cars, thirteen large
manufacturing establishments and
railroad buildings wore completely
destroyed.
The Dixie Works were burned,
and also one thousand feet of lumber
at Canton. They also destroyed two
miles of track, burned two locomo
tives, twenty-five ears in the depot,
and a large lot of cotton at Calhoun.
They also burned the pontoon bridge
on which Johnson crossed his divis
ion of the Pearl river, destroyed the
terry at Grant's Mills, and burned
several bridges on the railroad. We
captured about one hundred priso
ners. Our loss is twenty killed and
wounded. 'A he value of the proper
ty destroyed is immense. The rail
road is completely destroyed fur 40
miles.. Johnson's whole army is de
moralized and in full retreat to Me
ridian. Mississippi is completely
conquered, and the people are beg
ging for deliverance front Southern
rule. General Steele is still in pur
suit of the fleeing enemy toward
Meridian.
katein Crew Gen. MeadeN Army.
NEW YORK, August s.—The Her
ald has the following:—Rappahan
nock Station, Va., August 4.—A force
of the enemy's cavalry, with artil
lery, attacked General Buford's pick
ets this afternoon at three o'clock
and drove them about a mile, when
the General went forward .vith the
Ist brigade of his division under Col.
Chapman, and the Second under
Gen. Merrill, drove them back be
yond Brandy Station, establishing
our picket lines for the night, half a
mile further out than before, Our
loss was one killed and two or three
wounded.
Information gained from scouts
and prisoners indicates that the main
body of the enemy has fallen back
towards Fredericksburg and Gor
donsville. The first corps were all
in arms and eaget tor attack which
they fully expected. Generals New
ton and Ilubison ieft their headquar
ters with their staff and awaited the
tide of events, but were , lo , oned to
be disappointed.
All Working Well at. Charleston
NEW YORK, Aug. 5 —A Charleston
letter of the 31st says the last day of
July passes away with everything
promising success, though perhaps
not as soon as some may wish. All
things are working well. We know
that anxiety is felt in Charleston for
the sleety of the city. Last week
there were hanging from the parapet
of Sumter as a protection to the wall
linen of cotton bales. It told us
plainly that fifteen inch shot were
equal to its destruction, but the cot
toe hales are now gone, set on fire
as they were by their own guns.—
They were obliged to take them
down, and are now piled into scorch•
ed heaps behind the Fort. Every
thing betokens a tearfulness on the
part of the rebels here, which is very
eheouraging to us.
Terrible Fight between Union
Troops
A Leavenworth despatch of the
3d says: Capt. Harvey, at West
port, learhing it was the intention
of the guerrillas to attack the large
train which left Kansas City for
SAnta Fe in the letter part of Jul y,
started in pursuit with one company
of Kansas volunteers. Hu overtook
the train, and finding that it had
been robbed, started forward after
the robbers, when he came upon
Captain Colegan, with a company of
the Ninth Kansas, who had come
from Santa Fe to meet the train.—
Rich supposing he had found the,
enemy, Colegan drew his men up in
line of battle, ordered a charge, and
a severe fight earsued, in which many
were killed and wounded before the.
mistake was discovered.
N. Carolina Threatening Bey o-
lution.
The Raleigh, N. C., Standard de
nounces Jeff Davis as a repudiator,
in whom no confidence can be placed,
and whose efforts to establish a
Southern Confederacy will be a fail
ure. Thi3 Richmond Enquirer calla
upon Jeff Davis to supprcEs the
Raleigh Standard, and wipe out the
Supreme Court of North Cprolina.—
The Standard says that Gov. Vance
will stand b) the Supreme Court, and
the Standard also, it necessary, and
it' Jeff Davis attempts to use physi
cal force to suppress the Standard,
Davis will be met with physical
forct,, and a revolution in this State
will be the result. The Standard
says that North Carolina has fUrnisli
ed 95,000 soldiers for the causeless
war, 40,000 of whom are killed and
wounded, that • North Carolina
should send a delegation to Wash
ington at once, and Bee what terms
can be obtained, and not wail for
J eff Davis.
harvest Prospects In. Ireland
Post says that
The Dublin Evening
the harvest prospects in Ireland
hove not been so favorable as they
are for the present season. Wheat,
oats, barley, potatoeis and turnips all
promise abundance.
.This is the . first
year since the disastrOus - famine of
1846, that there have not been ru
mors about the potato blight.
Morris lamp& Describeft.:
The Savannah Republican gi‘
the following description of Morris
Island: "Morris Island, the great
prize for which the enemy is now
struggling, under the belief that it
is the key to Charleston, as the read
er is aware, is the outer strip of land
lying directly on the ocean: It is
some three and a half miles in length,
and its Northern end, crowned by
Cumming's Point battery, is the goal
which is aimed at by the enemy, as
it bears directly on Fort Sumter and
the channel leading, by it to the city.
At - the Southern extremity of the
Island is another battery, pointing
out toward the north end Of Folly
Island, where the Yankees have been
encamped for many months in con
structing heavy works. This lower
battery has been captured, thus giv
ing the enemy possession of the low
er end of the Island. Then comes the
new Yankee battery, just erected
higher up on tile Island. Battery
Wagner is a strong earthwork, near
midway of the Island, which is very
narrow, and extending nearly
across it. Its guns point southward,
and it must be reduced before they
can reach Cumming's _Point, which
could be readili„ , taken in the rear."
The Situation in Virginia.
The Washington Star of Tuesday evening
says it is generally believed there that the
bulk of Gen. Meade's army has again crossed
the Rappahannock, at a point between the sit
uation of Lee's headquarters when last heard
from, Stesensburg, and the line of advantageous
defences near Fredericksburg, which the rebels
occupied so long. The Star adds : "If this be
so, we apprehend that Lee's forces are again
in rapid re i seat towards Richmond. which they
will continue at least until putting the Rapidan
between themselves and Meade's veterans. We
do not believe that they have any stomach
whatever for a battle. as they are not as numer
ous as represented, and are, moreover, discour
aged by their ill-success in all quarters
throughout the past month.
"The tact that Lee, with his headquarters at
Stevensburg, seven miles southeast of Culpep
per Court House, and with a conside-able force
of infantry at Ihe Court House, permitted Bu
ford to rest on Saturday night at Brandy Sta
tion, (live miles from Stevensburg and five from
tho Court House) after the fight of that day,
proves to us Lee's determination not to risk a
general engagement in that immediate vicini
ty
''Had he been willing to risk permitting the
bulk of Aleade's army getting into position be
tween his army and Fredericksburg, he would
surely have essayed an attuck on ituford's po.
sition by daylight on Sunday morning last,
which he did not do. From Stevensburg up
to Brandy Station the country is capitally suit
ed for operations according to the particular
style of tactics to which the rebels always re
tort when they can, a c ri:umstance of which
Lee would have gladly availed himself if.ho
dared venture to do So."
An Appeal crow Gen. Lee
On July 26th. General B. E. Lee
issued the following appeal to the
Army of Northern Virginia:—All
()Meets and soldiers now absent from
this army, who arc able to do duty
and not despatched on spojal service
arc ordered to return immediately.
The commanding general calls upon
all soldiers to r e j o in their respective
regiments at once. To remain at
borne in this the hour of our coun
try's need is un xorthy the manhood
of a Southern soldier. While you
proudly boast that you belong to the
Army of Northern Virginia let it
not be said that you deserted your
comrades in a contest in which eve
rything you hold dear. is at stake.—
The commanding general appeals to
the people of the States to send
forth every man able to bear arms to
aid the brave soldiers who have so
often beaten back our foes, to strike
a deciive blow for the safety and
sanctity of our homes, and the inde
p:indence of our country.
- it'errible Earthquake-2,000
Liles Lost—The Trouble Be
tween England and Japan.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 3.—A late
arrival from Hong hung says that a
terrible earthquake occurred at Ma
nilla, June 3d, ruining half the city
and damaging every building. Two
thousand lives were lost. The bark
Ford had arrived from Kagnowga,
Japan, with dates to June 24th,—
The Japanese government had paid
$400,000 indemnity for the murder
ut Richardson, but refused to sur
render the murderers, alleging them
be subjects of Prince Solzama,
who refused to give them up. Gov
eminent pretended its inability to
take them foiTibly. The Britisliad
miral proposed to proceed to Solza
ma's Principality and take them.—
Th.! Government declined and con
tended that it would be essentially
war upon Japan. Negotiations con
cerning the murderers are still pend
ing. Foreign residents are very ap
preliel sive that war is inevitable.
News from Lee's Army
Correspondence to the Richmond
papers, from the rebel army head
quarters, at Culpepper, says: "Eve
rything is dull and quiet in camp, and
there are no indications of immediate
collision, but though it be not right
at hand, yet a great battle can not.
long postponed. An order has
recently been pronanlgated in camp,
dismounting all of the Quartermas
ter and Commissary attaches. This
is not so much to put these employ..
ees on foot, as to get the horses, which
are just now much needed in the
campaign wnich may be said to have
just ended. The cavalry arm of the
service bas been quite busy, having .
been engaged, all told, in at least
nineteen flights."
Killed by a Wild Cat.
,
A very intelligent little girl was
killed near Tesoto, 111., on the Ilth
inst. The little girl, it appears, was
killed between threw ;Led four o'clock
in the afternoon, awl only two hun
dred yards t'rom a neighbor's. 'hones,
and about the same from its pa
rent's house. The general supposi
tion is that it wad done by a wild
cat, as there were signs of an Old
one and three yqung ones the nest
evening in the road. The child was
well grown and over eight years old,
and quite smart and intelligent.
bar Col. Bazil Duke, and fifty-two
other officers, have been removed
from Johnson's Island and confined
in the Columbus penitentiary with
Morgan.
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