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YOL. XXIV.
GALVESTON, TUESDAY MÍRNING, AUGUST 27, 1861.
GALVESTON WEEKLY CIVILIAN.
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STV1BT, CAVE * CO.
nuca ot iDMcsirnov:
Weekly per annum «3 00
*' " *' If not paid within 0 months 400
T l-Weekly per annum, in adnnee 60*
" "end of year 8 00
Commercial perannnm 3 00
Postmaatera remitting twodollara and fifty cents for
each adrancesuhacriber, will be entitled to the other
fifty centa for commissions.
rath o iSTnTnin:
for a singla square often lines,or less 91 for th first
• and SO cents additional for sach subsequent insertion.
A liberal deduction madeoniearlyadmtiMaeati and
to those who adrertise by the ^quarter or year.
THURSDAY, ICSCiT 88, 1861.
O" Thanks to the Southwestern Express
for late papera.
W Thanks to Mr. B. Maory for late pa-
BT Another letter from Ca]
appear in onr next.
at
Swiaia the Army!
; Ebrter
Navarro
Guards;
Rifles.
The progress of the Federal army in Mis
soori and the recent treacherous conduct of
the Mexican government, as well as the ac-
cumulation of Federal war vessels on oar
coast, all warn us of the dangers which will
■oan press upon Texas. Our people would
be blind indeed, if they did not see in these
movements of the enemy a prognostication
of important events in this quarter, as soon
as the summer season has passed; and per-
haps before.
We already have the Lincoln armies 12/-
000 strong within 900 miles of our northern
border, and every few days a new sail be-
longing to his fleet is. seen in the-gulf. It
is madness on our part to imagine that we
will be exempt from the consequences of his
fanatical fuiy; nd we ¿an only believe
that the delay n operation ^ against us has
been caused by a desire to Obtain a perma-
nent foothold and ipske a decisive strike,
ns. *te^weady to
Brigadier-General
trict, is about
a regiment of Ti
ment. Gen.
the eye of the
no doubt be
We had 1
terday t
of BuntsvilV
the people
canse.
of meeting, yes-
AGibbs
crops fine and
to the Southern
PJlita
is Superintendent of the
the Institution can turn
of goods suited'for
>1 .
Capt. IHcKeen.
ixw Orleans, Aug. 14,1861.
I upon «or arrival a dispatcn from
to come on immediátely. Gen.
old acquaintance will put us
LttMaorrow morning. Yours,
A. MoKEEN.
The Noticioso, published at Matamoras
baa come to hand, confirming the accounts in
reference to the alliance between Lincoln and
the Mexican Government. The translation
presented by our neighbor of the Telegraph is
sufficiently correct to render unnecessary any
other. It is very evident that the present Gov-
ernment of Mexico is in the hands of the North.
We may have to learn Mexico another lesson.
ts~ We hare encamped on Galveston Island,
for its protection, several volunteer companies,
and learn that more are expected soon. Most of
them are young.men, whose sole -object in
volunteering is to defend their conntry; and
we trust our people will, as far as possible,
soften the hard fare and privation of a soldiers
«■d.effárrt I ha .
tBMr pUEBI1" me miiR'ufuxi'UJ
ti hardships before them. It; Galvestonians
can make them lighter, we hope it will be done-
They come to defend our city, and deserre our
hospitalities.
Mb. Joseph Ostbkman, who was accidentia
lj wounded from a pistol shot on Monday, died
about 6 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. He was
one of our oldest and best known citizens, and
bad done more to assist the city corporation in
objects of public interest and necessity, by the
aid of money, than any other man. He adran-
ced 910,000 at one time towards the construc-
tion of-tbe canal, 'and recently contributed
$5,000 to replenish the exhausted exchequer of
the city, under the depression or the present
state of affairs. His family have the sympa-
thies of a large number of friends in their
sudden bereavement.
comes home toeréry ciü-
. AH are alike interested in
its solution. Whether on the coast, on the
Bio Grande or the Northern frontier, the
lome of every citizen must
ím. asa
interior have a%
much at stake, because when the border
Will soon be upon
9
Winter is coming on, the fall rainy sea-
son will soon set it in, and unless supplies
are speedily got forward to convenient points,
great difficulty will be experienced in sus-
taining our armies when active .operations
commence. Munitions of war, subsistence
supplies, means of transportation and all the
other appurtenances of a campaign should
be concentrated at central points along the
line of our whole exposed bold#, «At that
wherever the enemy may approach, We wijl
be in a situation to meet him. Thjcp Re-
pots should not be immediately on$be bor-
der ; but sufficiently near & to enable ifs to
transport supplies to our troops or to make
a stand point if we are driven back, or fall'
back for policy's sake, as our Virginia bretb-
ren have done.
Texas is abundantly able to furnish sup-
plies for all the troops that .may be called
into service within her limits. We believe
our people are also willing to sell these sup-
plies to the Confederate government and to
take the government bonds or Treasury
Notes, in lieu thereof; but if i . system is
devised for calling their liberality or pat-
riotism into action, it will' be of no avail
to the country. Already many gentlemen
have traversed the country making speeches
and obtaining contributions from the peo-
ple ; but no means are yet provided for ma-
king a practical use of their labors. Our
forces on the Rio Grande, our forces here,
aruLwe may say those en-route for Arkansas,
soon need supplies. The Confederate
SxunasH at Rich Rjru.—A passenger who
Thursday morning, and who
on per Central cars,
iranz, in command of
Western Virginia, and
of our army operating
ie State, met at Rich Spring,
-* and said to be the key of
were pushing with
ig to occupy it in
two I
competí t<
Our in
resulting i
with a '
wounded.—J
i more aotive than the
i name, and arrived with
t hours in advance of bis
iments.
i a skirmish took place,
Northern troops,
men killed and
The great eve
lng to Amerie
Southern Con
dress to the &
to Southern trade í
comprises about I
bined with i
i month most interest-
of the
King's ad.
in reh '
s propriety of
rtbe
among Only a fow pen
higher officials, but I have seen a copy, and
will endeavor to send you one. It had a great
effect, and its nearest result will be the sending
out to the Southern States of a Commission
specially charged with the investigation of the
subject it treats. [Paris letter, 25th ult., to the
New York News.]
We learn the Knoxville (Tenu;) Register of
the 3d inst., that as farts had been beard from
the Southern cause, as shown by the vote cast
last week, has gained In every county in Eaat
Tennessee since the June election. This fact,
however, does not, in the estimation of the
Register, abate the danger of civil war, those
who voted against accepting the Constitution
of the Confederate States and for representa-
tives to the Congress of the United States hav-
ing publiely declared in favor of the rebellion
The same paper has the following item :
We are informed, and mention it as an item
of news, that there will be a muster of a bat-
talion of Lineolnites about seven miles above
Knoxville to-day, one mile from Hannibal
Love's.
The Norfolk (Va.) Herald, of the 7th inst.
says:
As there seems to be some misapprehension
as to the movements of the enemy at Newport's
News, recently, we state upon information not
to be doubted, that two Boston steamers, one of
them recognised as the S. P. Whitney, came in
froas sea on Sunday, and proceeded up to
Newport's News. During the night the troops
on shore were bnsy at work, embarking on
board the steamers with their baggage, and
early on Monday morning they got under way
and steamed down the capes, with their decks
crowded with troops, and proceeded to sea.
A letter to the Cincinnati Commercial dated
Mount Vernon, Ky.,August 7, says:
The mountains are on fire. In a few days
they will have a thousand or fifteen hundred
soldiers for the army of the United States, to
clear out Cumberland Gap.
d agppües
112% lb Flour, 100 lb hard Bread or 125 B>
Corn Meal;
10 lb Rice or 8 qts. Beans ;
0 ft Coffee;
12 ib Sugar;
4 qts. Vinegar;
1 ft Tallow Candles or Star in lieu;
4 H Soap; "
2 qts. Salt.
Of these articles, beef, flour, corn and
sugar, are raised in Texas this year in
abundance. The other articles can be sup-
plied to an'Itfta .CXtyrammonl.
can easily send them fi
For every thousand men quartered at any
point in Texas, the Government will require
per month:
45,000 lbs Beef. 33,750 lbs Flour, or
in lieu of Beef and Flour 29,500 lbs Pork
and 37,500 lbs Corn Meal
Now, it will be easy for the counties
within 200 miles of the coast to sell these
supplies to the Government, deliverable at
any point on the OilvBiton, Houston <fc
Henderson, the B
C<
'Jt Texas, the .Texa Central and
fre WaShingia ewin^' ml^ds. '^ís
will not require a transportation by wagon
of more than 95 to, 100 miles from the
wheat-growing eounties, while for supplies
of corn, the wagon transportation need not
exceed 25 mijes. Beef can be forniahed in'
SbunaaMé W'ltnoui
20 miles on the average.
Beyond the range of 200 miles from the.
coast, the supplies furnished ought to go to
the Rio Gr&Idie aasl Jhe> Northern ~
Beef, flour, earn and pork'
from that region in immense quantities.
We recommend to our .planters, residing
near the coast, the propriety of at once
notifying Col. Moore What supplies they ate
willing to sell the Government, when and
where they will deliver them, and what
price they are willing to take in Confederate
Bonds or Treasuiy Notes. We would sug-
gest to those living in the interior to address
Geb. Earl Van Dorn, at SanAntonjo, on. the
sain^aaíject; uní would- express the hope
that ere long some system may be adopted
to give full direction to the liberal and
.patriotic spirit of "the people, in regard to
ustaining the army.
f*-.
_ wagons were constantly employed
from .morning till night during yesterday, in
conveying to the arsenal the guns, munitions,
ammunition, Ac., that arrived from the East
Tuesday evening. Some sixty tons of balls,
powder, caps, Ac., two hundred and fifty boxes
of Springfield (Mass.) Minie muskets, Austrian
(needle) rifles, and breach loading carbines,
were transport to and stored in the arsenal.
Also some thirty gun carriages and as many
caissons, together with the requisite forges,
tools, wagons, &c., for fire heary batteries of
artillery. Besides these there were fire bar-
bette carriages for ten inch Columbiads.
The heary cannon remain id yesterday at
the depot, with the exception ofone36-pounder,
which was brought over on the ferry boat and
taken by a heary pair of timber wheels to the
arsenal
The cannon are j
n Inch
ire principally thirteen feet long
and ten Inch bore. They will be placed on
board the steamer City of Louisiana, which
lies at the Illinois shore for the purpose.—/St.
■tínit. Dmtctái.
such compensation as it is in their pow-
er to give, yet must rely to a great extent
upon their patriotism in furnishing these
troops, and until army arrangements can be
perfected and financial aflairs regulated,
must depend upon Texas to sustain them in
the field. Our state authorities have thus
far done nothing to this end. It is high
time that something should be done, so that
whenever the Confederate government makes
a demand of Texas for supplies, we may be
ready for a prompt compliance. We realize
the difficulties of transportation in Texas.
The Confederate government may not be ful-
ly apprized of these facts. As we are to suf-
fer by delay, we should lose no time in pre-
paring for the emergency.
Col. Moore, the commandant at this place,
has already, by order of the Subsistence
Department at Richmond, made a call on
Texas for supplies. How far he has met a
response we are unable to say ; but our
planters and business men should see to it,
that the character of Texas for patriotism,
with the Confederate Government, does not
suffer by tardiness or illiberality in this res-
pect. The government does not ask for
either loans or giffs at the hands of the peo-
ple, although willing to receive them grate-
fully when tendered ; but it offers to pay in
either Bonds or Treasuiy Notes, which are
now par currency in all parts of the Con-
federate States, and can be used by the peo-
ple in the ordinary affairs of trade. It is
true we have heard of parties who have al-
^¿efti$ed4s take them for debts due by
peojSle, or for merchandize; but such
ore liberal and pat-
""t *■" ■■
trust the government that is defending their
liberties, are not only takingtheir trade, but
gaining the respect and confidence of com-
munity, which their illiberality has for-
faited. We have heard of--men who have
been foremost in bringing about secession
and who were loudest in their declarations
of a willingness to sacrifice their all for the
South, now dodging danger and refusing to
trusMhe government; but we hope and be-
lieve they are " few and far between." Our
people intend to stand by their government,
and if men now in business are not willing
to do it, they will soon have to give place
to those who will, for no one will trade with
them.
Providence has blessed us this year, to
enable us to win our liberties. Shall we
withhold that which his bounty has given
us, or shall we from our abundance, lay upon
the altar of our country an offering worthy
of the great cause in which it is engaged
Were we distressed on account of short
crops, we might with reason fail to sustain
onr brethren in the Ifield; but we have an
overflowing plenty—a surplus which we
cannot ourselves consume, and much of
which will be wasted in our hands. Let
us give the cause of liberty.
That the people may know how far they
can aid the government, we give below the
list of articles comprising rations for one
hundred men, and the quantity required
per day.
rations pee dat fob 100 jfkj
150 ft Beef or 75 ft Pork ;
The Turin correspondent of the tfewTofi"
News, writing under date of the 17th ult., re-
marks :
A convocation of Hungarian, Italian and
eren German leaders was held lately, in secret,
at Zurich, in Switzerland, and moch was tbere
determined. That Garibaldi is priry to these
maneurres I do not believe. His friends here
disclaim it. One thing tbey do most venement-
ly assei t, viz: that he has not any part <t lot
with those countrymen of his who, in abuse of
his name, hare participated in the American
ciril war. All the intelligent Italians I meet,
and particularly the Garibaldians, denounce in
the sererest terms thfe course of any lover of
Italian independence,who falsifies the struggles
of nations by battling against the principle of
State sorereignty.
Tbere has bsen considerable discussion among
military men in Washington within the past
few days as to the propriety of attacking
Charleston by sea, with a riew to dirert the
forces of the rebels from their position in Vir-
ginia, where tbey bare manifestly concentrated
their largest army. It was thought that such
a increment would be an excellent piece of
strategy in.tbe present condition of affairs, yet
it is not rery probably that it will be adorned
N. Y. Her ah'
It appears from the data of the Committee
of Wrfys and Means of the Federal House of
Representatires, that the total amount of the
appropriations at the recent session of Congress
is $275,000,000. Of this $197.000,00 was for
the army, $35,000,000 for the nary, and the
remainder for rarious purposes.
The city of Baltimore, according to the New
York Herald, has been selected as the principal
rendezrous of tbe army in the East, in conse-
quence of tbe facilities of transportation from
that point to Washington, Harper's Ferry and
Fortress Monroe.
The Westliche Post, one of tbe strongest
Republican German papers in St. Louis, thus
pays its respects to the Federal Administra-
tion: _____
NO. 21.
Tbe tekai VrMfi 1 it Tirfina
We are indebted to. Gpo, W. Sweet, Esq.,
late editor of the San Aatoi o Herald, and a
member of the Mustang Groyi for the following
list of the companies in thej arrisburg camp,
destined for Virginia;
0 MUST ano OBEY
Capt. E. H. Cunninghu ,
1st Lieutenant Jno. F.Bje tsj
. 2d Lieutenant, L. P. HnJb i,
Sd Lieutenant, L. P. L;
tom gbcix
Captain R. F. Carter1,
1st Lieut., W. C. Wi
2d Lieut., J. T.
3d Lieut., R. J. 1
Capt. John C.t
1st Lieutenant,!
2d Lieut., P. A. )
3d Lieu,t. R. M. I
leon j
Captain D. M. 1
1st Lieut., J. J.'i _
2d Lieut., W.0.W/nace,
. 3d Lieut,, J, ~
" re*o*ookban
Captain J.'C. Arpton, "W
1st,Lieutenant,'J. D. 1
2d Lieut,, J. H. Burlin
3d Lieut., Ed. Calller.
2d ftteutv I
3d Lieut, ThosiJ
9AD1US
Nat.. Ben tc
1st Lie^
3d Lielit., EldWa
grimes i
Capt. J. W. Hutcheson,
1st Lieut., J. H. Dunha
2d Lieut., J. K.
3d Lieut., R. H. Bassett,4
capt. w. h. marti '
1st Lieut., John T. Bun*
2d Lieut., M. 0. Clannatu
3d Lieut., Wm. ftounsay*!.
capt. h. m. powtfs co.
1st Lieut., W. S. Hill, '
2d Lieut., A. C. Woodall,
3d Lieut., C. Wood.
cxpt. w. p. townsf+n'S co.
1st Lieut., D. U. Barziza,
2d Lieut., Benjamin Turqprl
3d Lieut., P. S. Wood. • '
capt. c.jf. wink!.
> 1st Lieut., J. R. Looghridj
2d Lieut., J. R: Ogilvie, r
3d Lieut., R! J.'-C. Hill, '
capt. proctor p. p«s
1st Lieut., J. T. Hunter, r- |
2d Lieut., T. M. Owen, : j
?d Lieut., Benton Randall.!
bayou city OtrtlbK '
Captain W. C. Bolts, ''
1st Lieut., W. H. Sellers, ¡|IL,
2d Lieut., Jno. R. Hale,
3d Lieut., D. C. Farmer. . :
oapt. Kino bryan'S oo.
3d Lieut., T. L. Bryan. 5
j regulars. , y->.
1st Lieut. A. M. Haskelly C. §. Infantry
[From the N. T. Nefes, Aiig. S.
Since the Mo., Governor's proclamation was
written, the following dispatch was received:
lb Bit Jbeellency B. B. Gamble, Governor
Sf Missouri :
In reply . 'to your message addressed to the
President,'lam directed to say that if by a
proclamation yon promise security to persons
in arms, who voluntarily return to their alle-
giance and become peaceable and loyal, this
Government will cause the promise to the res-
pected. (Signed) Simon Cameron,
Secretary of War.
By to-morrow night or the next morning, the
county seats of Warren, Montgomery, Lincoln,
' ian, Pike, Rollo, Monroe. Ban-
Shelby, Marion, Lewis,
. . . Clark, and Livingston
counties, by a simultaneous movement, will be
occupied .by strong bodies of United States
forces, the commanding officers of whom will
appoint Committees of Public Safety from the
responsible citizens of the county, whose duty
it shall be to preserve the peace in their res-
pective counties.
The steamer West. Wind, with 460 of the
First reghqgiu qjf Nebraska 'Volunteers, and
one company at regulars from .Fort Leaven-
worth, under Col, Shayer, arrived at this place
'* 4* 8 *hia morning they
to deader, demanding the immediate release
of four Union men said tu be imprisoned tbere
and who were to be executed as government
spies this afternoon at four o'clock.
The prisoners were quickly liberated, and
WiU oe taken to Fojt Leavenworth. The troops
on their m^up
'l«.
a'ji-co.'
i's co..
Battle at Leesburg !
. A passenger by the Liberty boat says
that 1700 Federals crossed at Leesburg.
The river rose, so they could not return.
Our forces attacked them, killed 300 and
captured the rest.
wo s coin in AND GAPTOBEDI
-Seigel retreated 20 miles. Hardee followed
him and captured his whole force.
McCulloch not killed.
The railroad agent refused to deliver our
mails to the boat.
ICTNo Mails. Telegraph down.
Glorious News!
More Triumphs.
MCCULLOCH SÁFE.
Rev. Dr. Breckinridge, tbe celebrated Ken-
tucky theologian and politician, lately expressed
a strong < nfidaace that Kentucky would never
leave the Union. His son has just been admit-
ted to a cadetship at West Point.
The Mobile Tribune learns that the Govern-
ment has accepted the services of Col. wirt
Adam's regiment of mounted men and the corps
will be sent immediately to Missouri.
Secretary Cameron, a special dispatch from
Washington to the New lork World says, has
accepted the services of a cavalry regiment
from Kentucky.
A dispatch from Cairo to the Cincinnati
papera says that influential parties are openly
recruiting for the Confederate Army at Padu-
ciu, Ky.
. 1%!n- ÍS1"'J-Cr'Hemfen arrived ->t his home
in Frankfort, from Washington, in the 7th
instant. y
Joseph Trumbull, ex-Governor of Cincinnati
died at Hartford, on the 4th inst., aged 78
years. .^
The Chicago
n tbe vicinity,
tbe most prominent secessionists
of
Houston, Aug.5J2._The New Orleans
train arrived last night at 1 o'clock- Thert
was buj one passengers through from New
Orleans, Mr Roche, of Waco. Mr. Roche
was in the 11th Virginia regiment at the
battle oLManassas. He wag^wounded in
the papers were as follows: In Virginia the
only movements of Importance
Union
This morning a'detachment of the New York
twenty-eighth surprised a squad of secession
'ry at a bouse opposite the Point of Ro.cks,
illed three, wounded five, and took seven
•s. '
_ also captured tbe horses and recrossed
the rivér without loss.. It is reported that a
considerable body of secession cavalry occu-
pied Martinsburg. There is no danger of an
itlack here.
Thee
ts and
repel invasion,
twelfth
I Piercer, pubflshes a state-
Treat Bethel fight, in
actedjgjRider explicit
attack and orders
* great wa¡ht of
camp was staatled this morning by rapid
firing along the M^gg^d,Blights. In tbe vi-
cinity of ti'
batteries
but it ' ,
skirmishing.
Brigadier
ment in re£
which he asi
Orders, but that the
accompanying it betral
knowladge'of the enemy's positionj nd num-
bers. That his command was competed of raw
recruits, with only twenty rounds ot ammuni>
tion, his small artillery force having but twelve
ronndB, hardly sufficient for five minutes fire;
that the cause of the firing into friendly regi-
ments was owing to the neglect of Gen. But-
ler to notify the detachment, which joined him
from Newport News, to wear or, recognize the
white badgd worn on their arm.
Gen. P., in conclusion, says that "after the
battle bad taken place, and public opinion bad
fastened on me tbe opprobium of tbe defeat, I
applied for a court of inquiry that the facts
.might be" set aright, and the blame, if there
Was any, rest on the proper officer. In answer
to mjMpplication; nay my demand, I received
but oB#^céply, that a court of inquiry would
revealfarteo much that would injure the ser-
vioe."
Through the Mr. Sickles an impor-
tant provision has been aftnpjed by Congress.
All volunteers accepted by the President and
mastered into service for one, two or three
i. Bahks Sent tbem over to depredate in the
country, he remaining on the Maryland side.
While over the Potomac rose suddenly became
inpassable, at this Gen. Evans of the Con-
federate army fell upon th« Federals, killed
three hundred, and took fourteen hundred pris-
oners ; loss on our side, next to nothing.
Our forces are occupying the whole country
South of the Potomac.
Gen. Ben. McCulloch had made his offi-
cial report of the battle óf Springfield. H#
says the loss of the enemy was from two
to three thousand killed. His own loss w$s
from six tq eight hundred. He tool^ fiipiecea
of cannon and a quality of "small afms.
Siegel in his retreat was cut off by Gen,
Hardee, twenty muea from Spring eld, aál his
entire'force captured and taken Wek to Spring-
field, making a clean thln£ of it.
Jeff. Thompson, with liis force, has taken
Pilot Knob, the terminus of the Iron Mountain
Railway in Southeastern Missouri. Fremont
was still in St. Louis, but with a small force.
Missouri is regarded as redeemed from Federal
tyranny.
Aid de Camp to Gen. Vail Corn—Assist, to
Lieut. Haskell. '
2d Lieut. J. W. Sparks, (VS. Infantry, As-
sist. to Lieut. Haskell.
Leaving Gen. Johnston to look after Pat-
terson's division, Gen. Lee, whose column,
according to reliable information, had already
left the lines at Manassas, is to proceed along
the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge, until be
reaches and crosses tbe Potpmac. Then, with,
the aid of a general preconcerted insurrection
of the Maryland Secessionists, his force will
be greatly strengthened, enabling him to cut
off all communications, and by a rapid advance
to approach the undefended, side ef the capitel.
Simultaneous with his arrival at this point, tbe
main body under Beauregard will march with
corresponding expedition— upon Arlington
Heights, attacking onr army there so fiercely
as to prevent it from assisting in the repulse
of Gen. Lee. The result ef this strategy is
■ egardedas certain. Washington and its ar-
chives must fall into the hands of the insur-
gents, the President, Congress, and tbe officers
of tbe Government only saving themselves, if
they escape at all, by embarkation on a man-
of-war and a flight down the Potomac.
The rebels have proved their superiority in
generalship, in numbers, and have doubtless
satisfied themselves of their superior proweSB.
Although so strongly in force, as events have
shown them to have been, It was not they who
left their entrenchments arid sought a conflict
with tbe enemy, of whose strength and posi-
tions they were entirely ignorant. ["That's
wormwood I"] The invaluable prestige of suc-
cess is theirs; and having too red their men to
the battle-field, tbey may reasonably assume
tbe offensive, while our jarees are still disor-
ganized, and before, renprcements in any
important number ^an l£*f<3eived. Indeed,
there has been no mom; '
past, when the milil
[From the Fort Smith Times ]
McCulloch's forces, numbering abnut 10,000
strong, were stationed, Saturday, 25 miles
south of Springfield:
Tbe Missonri troops hsve been turned over
to McCulloch,
Friday morning last, Gen. McCulloch put
600 men under Gen. Baines. His orders to
Raines were to skirmish with the enemy, which
was some eight miles from McCulloch's cami
and then retreat. He disobeyed orders. B
got in sight of the enemy, and ordered to dis-
mount and charge. They ran about a mile.
Heavy firing was kept, up by the enemy, but
1Ít,"-6 iDj0r? d°°fe^reral of^r
raicb the rendezvous. Tbe increased pay"of Federalists was supposed to be 2000 ; number
ka nor rr:nnth fn ml 11 nroora mirn «a am* rt A Ai l:ii. j , t U. _ '
dimdlf Hun we ^im-
pounded the question in this journal, whether
tliey were idiots or traitors who represent the
highest interests of tbe country. At this stage
of tbe proceedings we do not shrink from
asserting, with impunity, that traitors and
idiots hare thus far managed our aflairs.
several weeks
.utborities at Wash-
apprehensive of a
was tbe fear that
anassas Gap might
i so fkr forward
le the rebels to
ring tbe railroad
Potomac, that caused i^PmerSnons ofplans,
which moved onr troopsjlaterally to Charles
town, rather than direcMy forward to Win-
chester. And should telegraphic communication
wilb the capítol be suddenly suspended, we,
shall be authorized to i|£)lge tbe profoundest
movement like
Johnston's retreat toward
be a feint to draw Patf
from Martinsburg
leare bim in the lurch, I
h«nk.
fears as to its safety.-
Timet.
Tbe New York Tribune has a letter from a
correspondent nn board the United States
steamship Brooklyn, off the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi, dated July 10, in which the writer
esterday we captured the bark Pilgrim, of
New Orleans, hailing from Bordeaux, with a
raluable cargo of wines, brandies, Ac.' con-
signed to parties in New Orleans. She attemped
to run the blockade at the South Pass, but did
not succeed, and got caught for ber trouble.
She leares to-day for Key West with a prize
crew, under command of our master, Clark, for
her trial. I presume she will be condemned,
and her cargo confiscated.
The 8th Regimknt U. S. Infantry.—The
New York Evening Post, of the 3d inst;, in a
notice of the troops at Fort Hamilton, says:
Behind the fort are encamped the regulars
who were captured by Earl \ an Dorn in Tex-
as. What will be done with them ultimately
seems as great a mystery now as ever. The few
companies of the 8lh Infantry remaining at their
post expect tbe disbandment of their regiments.
Some of their comrades are prisoners in Texas,
some hare deserted, three-fourths of their offi-
cers bare resigned, and, in fact, it is doubtful
whether the 8ih Infantry conld now muster two
hundred men who are' not disqualified in one
way or another for active service in the war.
A Washington letter to a Northern exchange,
says that Montgomery Blair, Postmaster-Gen-
eral, called to see Gen. McClellan on Saturday,
and began to give him hia views. " General
Scott and myself will be responsible tor the
campaign," he replied, " and we shall conduct
it as we think best." Mr. Blair took hia bat
and departed.
By taking and holding prisoners at all, we
would seem tobe recognizing the Southern
States as belligerents. We do -not thereby
concede to them any civil rights, nor in the
slightest degree commit.ofirselres to a recogni-
tion of their political fxistence. But we do
concede that tbey are entitled to the benefit of
those usages which obtain among all cirilized
nations in a state of -vtf. We exchange pris-
oners with them; we treat their men taken in
arms as prisoners of war, and not as rebels—
and we recognize sac redness of flags of truce.
We are by no means sure that we do not thus
put ourselves in a position which will render
it necessary to recognise their issue of letters
of marque so far, at least, as to distinguish it
from piracy. At preseat, we believe, the ques-
tion is pending in our Courts of law; but it
must ere long be regarded as a political ques-
tion, and decided on considerations of public
policy. We shall, undoubtedly, soon have a
proposition, from one side or tbe other, for an
exchange of prisoners; and then this matter
must be finally settled.^-JIT. T. Timet.
Gov. Harris, of Tennessee, in view of tbe
renewed preparation on the part of the North
to raise a vast army for the subjugation of the
Confederate States, has issued a proclamation,
appealing to tbe patrioüm of the people of his
State to raise a reserved corps of thirty thous-
and men, to be mustered into the service of the
State, and held ready to march at short notice,
but not to receive pay autil called into active
service. [
Says a St. Louis dispatch of the 2d :
Correspondence has been discovered, to-day,
and will be published to-morrow, convicting
Senator Polk of rank treason and secession,
making it sufficiently plain to warrant his ex-
pulsion from tbe Senate.
$4 per month to volunteers involves an addi-
tional yearly expenditure from tbe Treasury of
about $20,000,000. This provision has been
embodied in the form of law.
PriDce Napoleon visited the Navy Yard to-
day, accompanied by tbe French Minister. He
was received with the national salute, and the
tri-colors was run up in bis honor.
The Vermont Regiment is now embarking t
Newport News, and will sail for home, via New
Hayen, early to-morrow morning.
It is said that Colonel Benedix has sent in
bis resignation, but be still remains at Newport
News.
Gen. Butler has gone home. Various cases
of wines and liquors bare been forwarded to
him as presents,
La Mountain has discorered that tbe Confed-
erates are mounting two rery large guns on
Sewell's Point, probably.witb an idea of annoy
ing the shipping at Old Point, if not the for-
tress itself.
In tbe Maryland Legislature to-day, S. Tea-
kle Wallis, from the committee to whom was
referred the memorial of the Police Commis
sioners, submitted a long report, followed by
preamble and resolutions, setting forth as arbi-
trary and uncenstitutional the course of the
gorernment in superseding the Police Board,
and imprisoning Marshal Kane and tbe Com-
missioners.
The committee appeal in tbe most earnest
manner to tbe whole people of tbe country, of
all parties, eectiona and opinions, to take warn
ing by tbe usurpations mentioned, and come to
tbe rescue of the tree institutions of the coun-
try, so that wbaterer may be the issue of the
melancholy conflict which is now corering tbe
land with sacrifice and threatens to orerwbelm
it with debt and ruin, tbere may at least sur-
rive to us when it is orer, tbe Republican form
of gorernment which our fathers bequeathed to
us, and the inestimable rights which they
framed it to perpetuate,
At tbe Louisville election, Mr. Harney, ed-
itor of the Democrat, was elected over ex-Gov.
Merriweather, by 900 to 1100 majority, which
represents the Union majority in Jefferson
county. The Union majority in this city is
abont 6000. Judge Buckner, Union, is elected
'ames B. Ciay in Fayette county, 500 to
Richard C. Anderson"; . .
Anderson of Fort Sumter, is elecUd in Frank-
lin county by 300 to 400 majority. J. W. Ja-
cobs, Union, is elected in Oldham connty.
The returns thus far indicate a relative Un
ion majority as lar^e or larger than at tbe last
Congressional election.
From the New York News :
Tbe Senate was in Executive session until
12 o'clock last nigbt. The following nomiua
tions for Brigadier Generals, in addition to
those beretolore announced, were, it is said
confirmed:
Messrs. Hurlbutt, McClernand, Scbenck,
Grant, Baker, Lyon, Cox, Prentiss, Andersou
King, Siegel and Couch,
The principal officers for the new army regi
ments were all confirmed, while tbe rejections
comprised only a few of the minor appoint-
mtnts.
Lieut. Col. Emery's nomination was also
confirmed.
All tbe bills which passed both Houses were
approved by the President, who yielded a re-
luctant approval of that for tbe confiscation of
property used for rebellious purposes.
Yesterday, each House provided separately
for an increase to the pay of volunteers and
regular soldiers of $4 a month, but finally they
united on a bill wbich will increase the pay
only $2 a month.
Sem "
lator Latham will not return to California
during the recess, but will remain to transact
tbe business of his constituents.
The Senate has confirmed Commanders
Craven, Hall, Lardner and Foote to be captains
in the Navy, and the following named Lieuten-
ants to be Commanders : D. D. Porter, Almy;
T. A. M. Craven, Strong, Frailey, Baldwin,
May, Armstrong, Parker, Boucbendorffj Lerry,
Woodbnll, Parrott, Wainwright, Benshaw, Sar-
tori, Lanier, Stanley, Stembel, Colvo Coressis
and Brasher.
with the
fear God all
danger in the
Tftefol
, of the
7th inst:
Qnitean excitement
yesterday,
subsequently
son, the aro
gress at tbe
iSSTSB
our streets
which was
£
uon-
ted in
tia, viz:
more
and to
Nelson
of Western V
nntlet
bably be aent
take tbe Wth of
killed not known. The Southerners captured
several swords, pistols, Ac. Henry Fnllbrigbt
of this place, one of Capt. RieCTs company,
died from exhaustion in the charge*
Raines's company has been turned over to
Capt. Rieff.
We learn from the Times that the South Ar-
kansas Regiment, seven companies, composed
of tbe best material in Sonth Arkansas, com-
manded by Col. Evandér McNair, left Camp
Davis, near Van Buren, on the 3d inst, for Gen.
McCulloch's camp. The Times says •
A company of mounted men from Smith
county, Texas, arrived here to day, armed with
double barrle shotguns,and homemade knives,
abfut as beary as clearers Real toothpicks.
From Fortress Monroe.—The Cincinnati
Enquirer publishes the following extract from
a prirate letter from Fortress Monroe, dated
the 27 : "All the troops here and around this
fort are ordered to Washington, to take tbe place
of those regiments whose time is out. There
are six companies of regulars and one regiment
of rolnnteers to stay here and defend tbe fort at
all hazards. The greatest exoitement has ex-
isted here for two or three days past." * *
"I think there will be some trouble around
here at this fort before many days, as the rebels
are within sight of the fort in one point, and
bare strong batteries erected here. They may
attack us when tbey see all our regiments going
away. Let them come(; we will give tbem a
warm reception. Besides, tbev can never take
bis fort; it is too strongly fortified.'7
An important commercial regulation has
been adopted by Congress, in its enactment of
tbe extension of tbe prohibition of the exporta-
tion of cotton except through the Confederate
>orts. The extension covers rice, sugar, mo-
asses and sirups. Tbe prohibition is to be
Continued during tbe existence of the blockade,
and fortified by sereral penalties, amounting
to fine or imprisonment of the person violating
tbe same, and forfeiture to tbe Gorernment of
any steamboat or railroad car engaged in the
transportation of these staples to an illegal
pnrt.—Bichmond Examiner, 6th.
States, and take hisi
Congress, or be dealt
facts in bis case may <'
Government has sett
suspected citizens, in ]
id sending them to pi
much less offense than Mr.
guilty of, both against the law
State and those of the Confede _
Nelson was not molested in Ea
altbongb he preached rebellion to the bitU
because we nave no war—no man
East Tennessee. We 1
s in himJto go va
Mia
ing
___ _ _ inst
enemy, and as such, subject to
war.
- The Traitors on the Move.—We notieo '
that Tbos. A. R. Nelson, the Mogul of the East
Tennessee traitors, has issued his edict, calling
together its revolutionary convention, to be
held at Kingston, on tbe 31st ult.
This body met at Greenville a few weeks
since, and, from the character of its proceed-
ings, gave us a full insight into the nefarious
plot wbich its leading spirits have inaugurated
for the purpose of opposing the constitutional
authorities of the State. We, of course, shall
manifest no objection to these malcontents
meeting, and giving vent to their wrath at the
diseathralment of Tennessee from tbe bonds of
political servitude by innocent gasconade; but
it will be well for a close watch to be kept orer
them, for the purpose of circumventing any ef-
forts to repeat the experiment of Pierpont,
Carlisle and other Northwestern Virginia
traitors. ~
This movement in East Tennessee is not one
receiring its impetus from the honest beart of
the people, but is a. superficial affair, set ou
foot by demagogues, for tbe purpose of regain5-
ing offifcs from which tbey have bSfli tiurlod
by popular indignation^ as" the legitimate"fruit
treason be crushed o tit'" by 'otbe? meanR tfian
those of mere conciliation and >erbel protest.
The ballot proving ineffectual, there may be
some rirtue in the bayonet. - Memphis Appeal.
Mr. Víli.andham's Coduse Indobseo.—We
bare the gratifyiug intelligence that the Dem-
ocracy of the three counties of Butler, Preble
and Montgomery, comprising the district rep-
resented in Congress by tbe Hon. C. L. Yal-
landigbam, have, in their recent conventions,
which was largely attended, unanimously in-
dorsed tbe course pursued by that gentleman
during the recent session of Congress. This
mark of confidence aud continued regard is tbe
more gratifying, as strenuous endeavors have
been made against Mr. Vallnndigham, and tbe
result will be bailed with general satisfaction
by tbe friends of that eloquent and distinguish-
ed gentleman.—A7. Daily Kews.
Another Prize.—The privateer Jeff Davis,
Captain Coxette, recently captured a large brig
owned in Pbiladelpaia, loaded with sugar from
Havana. The prize crew arrived off the coast
with the brig on Friday last, and the blockad-
ing ship Perry not making her appearance, on
Saturday the steamer St. Johns towed her into
Brunswick, Ga. The vessel and cargo are said
to be worth $160,000, and it is the eighth r~~~
captured by the "bold privateer."-
ville, ( Ha.) Mirror.
The price of the Tri-Weekly will be $6 per
anuum. Subscription receired for any portion .
of the year. We hope our friends will assist",
us in extending its circulation.
Fhe Federal Quartermaster at Cincinnati is
purchasing seren hundred mules for tbe army,
to be paid for in Treasury notes, which the In-
quirer says sell for ninety-six cents.
English Shoes for the Sodth.— The New
¡York Shge and Leather Reporter says: " We
me weeks since that Edward Daly,
steamer from Quebec, inten3l^?%a,88ir-SwiiS
for the Southern army and for the people at
large. A gentlemen who went over in tbe same
steamer, informs us that Mr. Daly has a con-
tract to furnish 80,000 pairs of shoes for the
Southern troops, at $2 25 per pair, and that he
has placed it in England at rales which insure
bim a profit of about 80 ceots per pair. Our in-
formant states that business there is receiring
an impetus, from tbe large orders for dry goods,
boots and shoes, trunks, Ac., which are being
girin by Southern merchants, sereral of whom
areinEngland, purchasing goods for cash. Mr.
Daly men's russet brogans for 75c., men's Con-
gress boots, oak leather and sewed, at $2, lad-
ies' Congress boots at 90c. to $1 12, and other
goods in this line in proportion. They are paid
for by drafts on Frazier, Trenbam A Co., of
Lirerpool.
An inrestigation into the stock of cotton at
Lirerpool shows that there are now on hand
1,053,710 bales, while last year, at the same
date, (July 19,) there were 1,287,520, or 233,-
000 bales more than now. During tbe sixteen
weeks just ended tbe increase has been 111,380
bales, while during the same period of 1860
there was an increase of 381,400 bales.
Disatowid by Admiral Milne.—Admiral
Sir Alexander Milne, commander-in-chief at
Fairfax, in a private letter to the British Con-
sul, says . "I see a long article in some of the
papers, and extracts from a letter from Fort
Pickens, alluding to orders I bvae giren; all I
can say is that it is not my version of blockade
nor my orders on the subject."—A*. Y. A'ewss,
Washington Correspondence Sew York News
says it was not an army retreat, but a panic a-
mong tbe men occasioned by tbe teamsters a-
bindoning their wagons.
Tbe retail dealers in Cincinnati bare already
put up tbe prices of tea, sugar and coffee from
three to five cents a pound in consequence of
the increased duties of the new Federal tariff.
inmutas Carta-
■HI "' 3' #==
JAMES E. PRESTO ,
CUSTOM HOUSE BROKER,
WILL make entries of Merchandise, em
clear vessel , Slaves, lee., fce. Offin
enter and
. . ice at F.
Gonzales. Kuhn's Building, Strand, Galveston,
may 18 tf.
For Sale, bjr the Package,
a variety of other so-called
condition. jnnét? '
.with
necessaries, in freshest
SAM MAAS.
THE firni of ttw day
dissolved by mutual consent, D. C. Stone is alone
anthorixed to sign the name of the firm in liquidating
its affairs. G.W STROTHER.
D. C. STONE.
Galveston. June 29,1861.
D. C. STONE trill continue the Factorageand Com
mission business on his own account. ju29-lm.
July 6 1861—Important New*!
To parties who arsdeslrous of curtailing expenses:
100 bbls S. F. Flour, at $4 per bbl,
/100 bbls Brown Sng^r, atOMc fc.
1000 genteel Summer Hats, at 4Uc each,
50 cases Boots and Shoes, at old prices,
500,000 Percussion Caps, at 35c per M
1000 pair Pants, @ 75c per pair,
1000 *• 44 R5c
101*0 " " «1 "
1000 " ♦* SI 95 "
5000 " *4 pieoes Wall Paper.® 10ceach,
1000 44 4é Union Linen Check Shirts, 50c,
1000 Canton Flannel Under Shirts,
100 bxs Virginia manufacture! Tobacco, at exceed-
ingly low prices.
10 new Buggies and Rockaways, at auction prices
100,000 Cigars at 97 to $S5 per m.
Invoice of $1,01)0 Embroideries, at less than half
their value.
Invoice of Cutlery at 75c on the dollar of New York
pr¡ es. J. S. t J. B. 8YDNOR.
tTÍTAlcMAHAN & GILBERT"
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
akb dealers iii
Domestic^ Foreign Exchange,
GALVESTON,TEXAS.
Sight Checks for tale regularly, in tumt
to suit, on the
OBANITE BANK* Boston.
PARK BANK NnrYoa*
MERCHANTS* BANK
DBKXKL Ac CO., Baku Philadelphia
Time and Sight Exchange on
DRAKE, KLEINWORTH k COHEN, London
Liverpool. spl8 dPra
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