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“IN YOUR mums, MY nrssxrrsrmn COUN-
TRYMEN, AND NOT IN MINE, Is The MOMEN-
Tous-rssun OF CIVIL wAR. Tun Govnnx-
MENT wILL NOT assam vou ; roe CAN nave.
NO CONFLIQT wITrIOUT BEING rorrRsnLvns
THE aoonnssons ; YOU nave N0 OATH nears~
TERED IN HEAVEN To DESTROY THE Gov-
ERNMENT, wanE I SHALL HAVE THE arosT
sonnmv one To runsnnvs, PROTECT AND
DEFEND IT."-——Lz‘ncoln‘s Inaugural.
For the Norwalk Gazette.
A Southern View.
Massas. EDITORS :--I have received a let-
ter from my venerable friend, Gen. John H.
Cocke of Virginia, a venerable octogenarian,
and one of the purest and best men in the
land. I send you a few extracts:
“But for the hope that peace and harmo-
ny may be restoredo before I die, I should
welcome my old age and infirmities as the
promise of speedy relief from farther wit-
nessing the disastrous state of our beloved
country, feeling that for me ‘to depart and
be with Christ is far better.’ My son Philip
has the commission of a Brigadier General,
and has been. assignedto a. command Of a
portion of the Potomac frontier. My son
Charles is Colonel of the regiment of our
county, and is preparing it for service at a
moment’s warning, three days in a week,and
this is but a specimen of the state of things in
every county in this portion Of the State.
All party distinctions and all other questions
are merged in the one. universal determina-
tion to take up arms and to rally to the de-
fence of the State against the threatened in-
vasion.
A cool and dispassionute mind can come
to but few certain conclusions from all this,
and from the state Of things which you des-
cribe as existing with you at the North; and
the first is that party spirit, the foul fiend
which has formerly destroyed all Republics,
has worked out a baletul triumph over the
mind of Young America, and in spite of our
boasted intelligence, political knowledge and
Christian principles, is exhibiting us to the
world a disgraced example of a free people,
enjoying greater advantages than any before,
proving themselves incapable of self-govern-
ment, unless we are saved by the miraculous
interposition of Divine Providence. So
monstrous have been the ultraisms, both
North and South, that I have long since
ceased to hope for the restoration of harmo-
ny, but for the over—ruling sovereignty of a
higher power than man.
I and many others have never ceased to
labor and hope for the continuance of the.
Union until the appearance of the President’s
proclamation. Since that there has been but
one mind, evincing the same tremendous
energy which you describe as actuating the
people of the North, since the capture of
Fort Sumter.
Thus we see the parties arrayed against
each other upon different issues. The North
with all the powers of the old Government
has already waged war, by blockading
Southern ports, and the papers threaten to
over-run our land and divide it among the
invaders. (See the extract from the {lithium
sent herein.) Can anything less be expected
than a universal rush to arms to defend our-
selves ?
Nevertheless, Istill believe, notwithstand-
ing the madness of the hour, that if we can
keep from shedding blood for a few weeks
more, the parties upon both sides, upon so-
ber second thought. will be brought to agree
to some peaceful adjustment. But if the soil
of Virginia is invaded by an army, thus en-
dorsing the raid of John Brown, a war of
cruelty unheard of in the history of civilized
nations will inevitably prevail, and the ba-
tred between the North and the South,which
has been so 5 amefully fomcnted by wicked
men on both ides, will be mademore ranco-
rous, and perpetuated beyond all human forc-
sight.
The bes‘t we'can now hope for is a North-
ern and Southern Confederacy, to be amica-
bly maintained as sepcratc and independent
nations. The South will never relinquish
what has always been claimed as a constitu-.
tional right to secede, under certain circum-
stances, from the old National Union; and
it will hardly be denied that the attempt to
accomplish a Union by force, would be aim-
ing at an impossibility, and productive of
nothing but mischief, ruin and bloodshed
that centuries might not wipe out.”
Of course I rcmonstrated, and tried to
demonstrate the fallacy of these views.
Yours truly. S. B. S. B.
W Verily the adage “whom the gods
wish to destroy they first make mac ,” finds
in the above another verification. Here is
the case stated by “one of the purest men in
the land,”——an old man, a man of education,
refinement anti Christian graces—if we mis-
take not, an old time “Harry Clay Whig,”
and who, among the many other attestations
of devotion to the Union, in 1850, when re-
bellion first lifted its brazen front, said in his
place in the Senate—“If Kentucky to-mor—
row unfurls the Banner of Resistance, I
NEVER WILL FIGHT UNDER THAT
BANNER. I owe a paramount allegianct
to the whole Union—a subordinate one to
my own State.”
“If our State is invaded,” quotlr our vene-
rable friend, (and we don‘t doubt his entire
sincerity and his heartfelt desire for a preser-
vation of the Union, if we did we should not
stop to review his scntiments,) “thus endor-
sing the raid of John Brown,” &c., there is
an end to all hope for the Union. Does our
venerable friend forget that Virginia is to-~
day, by avowal Of her own citizens, in the
hands of arclentless mob, in a state of Re-
bellion, wherein her loyal citizens are implo-
ring the aid of the General Government, for
the protection of their property and their
lives! That the men of Western Virginia
are to-day as fiercely opposed to the treason
rampant upon the soil of Virginia, as are the
men of Connecticut. Is he ignorant Of the
fact that the traitor Governor of Virginia,
and his elders and abettors in treason dare
not leave the question of Secession to a vote
of the people unawed by an executive threat
of intimidation and vengeance? Is he igno-
rant of the fact that from all the secedea
States, not even excepting South Carolina,
the President has received letters by the bush—
el, and personal entreaties without number,
for the immediate precipitation of the chc~
ral Army into their midst to save them, their
lives, their homes, their all from the insatiatc
fury of a Secession mob, and the far more
terrible horrors of a servile insurrection, set
on by Secessionz'sts themselves .’
To our minds, Wrgimia lras acted meaner
in her rebellion than any other State, and
the last tiethat binds her to our clemency
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3 has been broken, by he: brutal farce
popular clcction,‘and she must now abide . .
all the terrors involved in her rcbcllion.—- ‘ Company formed a part, were drawn up lll
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Yet with all her sins, so wantonly invoked
by herself, there is not a friend of the Union
or of humanity, who will not give a. hearty .
amen to the following sentiments uttered by
the New York Times:—
“Again, in this sad conflict, grcatas arc. the
military advantages possessed by the Govern-
ment over infatuated enemies, there is yet
another, greater than all, perhaps, which
should not be overlooked or neglected.—
Therc is a quiet, earnest, but yet helpless mi-
nority, all over Eastern Virginia, who look
on this war with ablrorrence, and regard
themselves as the victim of a lawles insur-
rection. By whatever route an army advan-
ces to their relief, care should be taken, by
the distribution of kind and patriotic pr -
clanrations, to give these people assurances
of permanent national protection ; to sepa-
rate them from the rebellious enemy in arms
and to proclaim everywhere that. the _war
is directed exclusively against the traitors
who have usurped the State Governments,
and is intended. after driving out the South-
ern invaders of Virginia, to replace the civil
authority as speedily as possible, ill the
hands of the oppressed and injured people
of the State. Let it constantly and every-
where be made known, that this is not a war
against Virginia or against the South, but
against traitors Qf Virginia, and the traitors of
the South, who are overrunning and desola-
ting the Old Commonwealth.
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Departure of More N orwalk Volunteers.
Piremen's Escort to the Depot.
The war spirit does not lag among our
young men in the least. Eight of them
went to Hartford last week and were ac-
cepted into 001. Colt’s Regiment, which is,
not yet quite full. They returned home to
prepare for going back to a. camp lite, and
one of them, J. P. Crossman, came prepared
to raise other volunteers, and on Saturday
opened an office in Gazette Building, and
without the aid of fife and drum, quietly cu-
listed some twenty more. They left ycstcr-
day (Monday,) on the 2 o‘clock P. M. train
for Hartford. The entire fire department
turned out, and headed by the South Nor-
walk band, escorted them to the Depot at
South No'rwalk. The firemen turned out
full companies, druwingthcir apparatus, has-
tily but handsomely and profusely decorated
with the National colors. Arriving at South
Norwalk, they disbanded till the train came
up, when they formed by the side of the
track, and as thetrain passed with the brave
fellows on board, gave them hearty parting
cheers, when they re-formcd and marched to
the Bridge, through a tremendous rain.
The Volunteers, to the number of thirty,
went off in first rate spirits. They are a. line
set of fellows, good boys, every one of them,
and go for three years. So suddenly and
quietly had the boys been enlisted, that com-
paratively few in town knew anything about
it, and the South Norwalk folks seemed to
be taken by surprise, when the procession
marched through their village. Next week
we shall publish a list Of the names of the
volunteers who are accepted,
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it?“ Hon. 0. S. Ferry and “Honest Jolrn
Woodruff ” visited our Connecticut Camp
last week, at \Vashington, and report our
boys as well and in fine spirits, and impatient
for lcnrh.
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W SAMUEL SCOTT, Esq, for many years
a prominent citizen of North Wilton, died at
his residence in that village, on Friday morn-
ing last, after a short illness, of lung fever.
Mr. Scott was one of those honestrnclr whom
the poet designates as “the noblest work of
Gor .”
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W Our Felt Mills continue to run night
and (lay on Army Goods and Soldier’s Blair-
kets. There is one thing certain, that for
outside coverings there is nothing like our
Norwalk Felt Goods. It is _light in weight
and neither the cold winds nor the rain can
get through them.
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THE LAUNCH.
There was a great time at the Pine Island
Ship Yard on Thursday morning last, on the
occasion of launching the Brig Georgianna
F. Geery. The day was beautiful,the weath-
er warnr and pleasant. Long before the time
announced for the event to take place,crowds
of people commenced gathering in the Yard,
and iii the bpst points adjacent for seeing the
sight. Visitors were admitted on board un-
til 10 o’clock, when the decks were cleared
of all but those who held tickets, and the
work of launching commenced. The Rev.
Mr. Austin made a prayer, which was fol-
lowed by the “Star Spangled Banner” sung
by a Choir of Ladies and Gentlemen, under
the lead of Prof. G. W. Merriam, and by
most excellent Martial Music by the. South
Norwalk Band.
“Then the Master,
With a gesture of command,
aned his hand;
And at the word,
Loud and sudden there was heard,
All around them and below,
The sound of hammers, blow on blow,
Knocking away the shores and spurs.
And see! she stirs !
She starts—she moves—she seems to feel
The thrill of life along hcr keel,
And, spurning with her foot the ground.
With one cxulting, joyous bound,
She leaps into the ocean‘s arms !
And lo! from the assembled crowd
There rose a shout, prolonged and loud,
That to the ocean seemed to say.
‘Takc her, 011 bridegroom, old and and gray,
Take her to thy protecting arms,
With all her youth and all her char-ms !’ “
The Brig was then hauled up to land, and
all who were favored with tickets were al-
lowed on board. At noon the decks swarmed
with a gay crowd of Ladies and Gentlemen,
who stayed to partake of the choice Refresh-
ments which had generously been provided
in abundance, under the direction of the cv-
cr-prcscnt D‘Arlois.
\Vc understand that. Capt. Bailey intends
going out on a trial trip as soon as the Brig
can be got ready.
n‘.-. H...—
WSuhscribcrs to the Volunteer Aid Fund
are notified that a second installment of
’l‘wenty.five per cent. is called for by the
Committee. Immediate payment is request-
ed. By order of the Committee,
R. B. CRAL'FURD, Treasurer.
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it?“ Car‘icr‘s Ladies and Gents’ Boot and
ShocElnporium,puts on amctropblitangrace
and his work shows a niccty of finish equal
to the Broadway Bazaars. Give him a call.
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FORERUNNER or" WARM WEATHER—We
see that Messrs. Knapp & Lynes have got.
their Soda Forrnlain in full operation, in an-
ticipation of a warm spell of weather.
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W W'c are indebted to \Vm. Goodwin,
Esq, for a copy of his 'aluablc Legislative
statistics, of the Officers and Members of the
Conn. Legislature for 1861.
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$33“ On Satuday and Sunday, the Stars
and Stripes, which are to be seen everywhere
in this section of the country, were lowered
to half mast, out of respect to the gallant
Col. Ellsworth.
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———Miss Lander, sculptrcss, is associated
with Miss Dix, the well-known philanthro-
pist, in attending to the wants of the ill and
wounded soldiers atthe hospital in Washing-
ton.
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, Departure of the 3d Regiment.
The lid Regiment, wilt-roof our Norwail;
.“murching array" *arly on Monday last. of-
tcr going through their field (-xcrcisc, pro- .
cecdcd from their campground lo the Slate
Ilouso at llurtlbrd, wilercthcy wcrc present-
clnblcm of Stars and Stripes,—lhc other of
and both of heavy silk gorgeously fringed
and mounted. They were presented lo (,‘ol.
Arnold and his Regiment. by (iov. Bucking-
ham irr person, in the following appropriate
words: , _ . ‘ .
Cor. ARNOLD, (.‘rrrztzxs AND Sonmnns on
THE-THIRD REGIMENT—It is an honor to
live in such a time as this—a day of peril and
danger. It is a day that makes noble
men. Such is the day in which we live!—
Our liberties arc in danger. Enemies have
plotted to subvert the foundations of our
government. The alarm' has been sounded,
and obedient to the call, you appear to-day
as soldiers, ready to fight for liberty anti your
countrv. l rejoice to meet you here and
give yOu cordial greeting. No father could
welcome more cordially the presence of his
sons than I welconrc you to-dayl
This contest in which you engage requires
most vigorous effort, for it is to be no child's
play. ' There can be nothing of value obtain-
ed without cost. Our liberties cannot be
preserved—we cannot escape trouble and
disaster—without great cost and sel f-sacri lice.
- You present yourselves in this hourlorthe
benefit of the national Union. It is a noble
and sublime sacrifice! a sacrifice such as only
mothers and as only mothers and sisters and
patriots can make. I rejoice that you have
offered yourselves.
You need as you go forth some crrrblcln of
the common sentiment for which you are to
contend. I am favored to present that ern-
blcln to you.
I present you these two banners—0110, the
stars and stripes—which symbolizes the Un-
ion of the states for which you contend—the
other, representing the state of Connecticut
from whose consecrated soil you depart.
Its motto, “Qul' fl'tlllSt‘llll'l sustl‘nct"—~I-Ie
who transplanted will sustain—shall animate
and'clrccr you. You will bear these stand-
ards with you wherever you go. You will
remember the rights for which you contend,
and the desire of this people to preserve that
which our father’s founded.
Let these be your rcllying point, and ifthc
hands that bear them be smitten; let your
voices be heard then inspiring your follows to
their defence, and ifyou fail others shall take
your places to hear them on, and they shall
b.- the signal and emblem of ourliberties vin-
d.cated and preserved. (Applause)
Speaker Brandegce was cleputcd by the
Regiment to receive them and responded in
the following soul-stirring, pulse-quickening
and truly eloquent address. During its imo
passioncd delivery, we noticed many a tear
coursing down from “eyes unused to weep,”
from among those brave men—strong of
hand, ofhcart and will. The inspirations of
the rrrorncnt seemed to envelope speaker and
soldier and the vast. auditory, and move all
alike with its magic spell : “
GOVERNOR Bncrrrxenlm.—ln presence of
this vast assemblage, in lrcaring of the intelli-
gcncc, in sight of the beauty of this imperial
city, and in behalf of the uThird Regiment of
Connecticut Volunteers," I accept these cle-
gant standards. It is now about eighty-six
years, Sir, since the first standard of Connec-
ticut hearing this scroll and escutclreon was
filing to the breeze. It was upon Prospect
Hill, and in the state of Massachusetts. The
seventeenth of June had already made Bun~
kcr’s Hill immortal. The turf was still pur-
plcd with the blood of AmcriCaIr heroes. Is-
"':rcl Putnam stood at the head of the Con-
necticut Brigade, and with that voice, said to
have been soft and tender as a woman’s, but
in battle terrible as the blast of the trumpet,
read the sublime “declaration of the Conti-
nental Congress.”
Then slowly unfurled the new Connecticut
standard, bearing on one side that trinity Of
vines, with the promise of the Divine Hus-
bandman. On the other the sinrplc inscrip-
tion—“An Appeal to Human!” And as its
silken folds for the first time kissed the breeze
those stern and solemn men caught up the
legend, and three times shouted, “Au Appeal
to He ven! Amen! so let it be i”
Tlra day a vow was registered by the re
cording angel that the flag of the scroll and
the vines should never be disgraced upon
land or sea. Lct history attest how well that
pledge has hitherto been redeemed.
To-(lay, after fruitful years of peace- and
felicity, Connecticut again unfurls the red
scroll, the three vines, and the “Appeal to
Heaven.” And to those she adds thirteen
stripes and thirty-three stars, pledging her
love and her loyalty to the American Union.
Happy, happy the conjunction by which
these symabols of her stat-cs’ rights find their
appropriate position side by side with these
symbols of everlasting union. And now she
calls upon her children to rally beneath these
twin standards, and to transmit to their chil-
dren the pr'icclcsslcgacy of the fathers. And
her sons are ready, Sir. Yes, Sir, from all
her stormy coast line back to the iron hills of
Litchfield, her sons are ready. From the
consecrated soil of Windham, where the “old
hero" awaits the rcsurrcction’s trump—from
that mournf mount at Grolon, where her
martyr laid own all but honor—from the
classic shrines, whcrc Wooster, after life's fit-
ful fever, sweetly sleeps—her legions arc
marching. Everywhere, in all her valleys
and on every hillside, the blazing flag pur-
ples the air like a common aurora.
Thank God, her-“s are no degenerate sons
of worthy sires! Thank God, the Old historic
state has still other hcrocs to furnish to his-
tory still other martyrs, if need be, to offer to
liberty.
They are here sir! ’l‘hcsc are they! I
speak on their behalf; I accept these sland-
ards for them. And here to-day, the child-
rcn in the presence of you, sir—their “Fath-
er"'———ilr the hearing of their wives and little
ones, and beneath the canopy of the Elernal
One, swear to stand by these colors St) long
as one red drop of Connecticut blood shall
henceforth symbolize to them, all they hold
dear: their COUNTRY—Lie unity and its safe-
ty; their Slate—its past history and their fu-
ture glory; Fl'cc Labor—its dignity, its hou-
0.'s, and its rewards. And they shall sym-
bl.l.ze “Home, sweet, sweet Home," with all
those lender and endearing recollections in
which are garnered up thejoys of'tllcir hearts.
Tire muse and lhc flag which typifies these
defended by the living ramparts of these
bodies shall never ' be clovcn down. Fight-
ing for national existence; inspired by the
glorious memories of the past, and the still
more glorious hopes of the. future—the whole
civilized world as our witness—lire very air
above us vocal of the mighty (lcad,wcc:rn
take no step backward in this contcsl.
. Besides, Sir, there is a God in yonder
Heavens; the God of our Fathers, Jnnovxrt
Jinn'rn! He gocth forth wilh our ill-mics.—
I see full well before lrlc the gorgeous Con-
necticut standard, but higher, higher rrp, be-
yond, spread all over you canopy of blue, I
think I see the “Brothers of the ()lllnl'polcnt
one!"
Thou, Lord of Hosts, go with them! Thou
God of Battles, encompass them! For to
day, the. children rcvcrcnlly nnfurl lhc Fath-
God."
The Regiment then marched to the Depot
where a special train of seventeen cars
awaited to convey them to New Haven.—
Thcir march through the streets of Hartford
amid waving harrdkcrchicfs and deafening
cheers, the bcnizans and kind “God bless
you" of the thousands who surrounded the
Depot, as well as the one conlinued demon-
stration of encouragement and nppro all all
along the line to New Haven. must have
touched the most obdurutc llcarl, given new
impulses of patriotic devotion, such as they
'never felt before.
On arrival at N cw Haven they disembark-
e l with the same precision a: order that they
entered the cars, and after marching through
sorrrc ol the principal streets, anti receiving
the approving plaudits of the living mass of
patriot hearts which swayed and pressed
anti surchargcd every stand point and look
out on the line, they went on board the wait-
ing steamer at Long Wharf, and just as “car-
hcst night threw her sable mantle o’er earth
and sea,” the lures were cast off and the Ca-
hnwba, amidst the choking sob; of wifcs
and kindred, With the noble 3d Regiment,
gilded from our VlSlOll, wlnlc silent prayers,
like a thick cloud, went up to the God of
Battles,” for the preservation and success of
those who fight lire good fight and contend
for the Right.
Later advices from Washington announce
that our boys arrived. sale. y on 'lhursday,
and are cncnnped close by our lsl and 2.1
Regiments.
cr’s Banner, and again “app all lo the Father’s
Latest War News.
Monday May 27th.
Alexandria is quiet, and the Natiorml‘
troops repose unmolestcd ilr \r'irginia. Gen-
eral Sandford is in command of the dcpurl-
' ment, of Fairfax, which cmbraccs that portion
. . ‘ of Virginia cast of tho Allclrhanics cxccpl.
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0‘1 “m‘ a stand of 0010‘ l mm, H" "n" n l] : what rs included ill the departments under
, the command of Cells. Butler and )‘lansficld.
the vine and the scroll, our Slate‘s insiguin— _ . _ .
' from Arlington House, lllS head quarters,
(:lcn. Sandl‘ord has issued a proclamation
promising to the loyal citizens oftthtatc pro-
tection and considerate treatment.
There appears to have been no adequate
foundation for the report of an attack on
Sewall’s Point. Gcn. Butler proposcslo
Wait for further rccnforccln'cnls, according lo~
the news received last night. from Washing-
ton. '
Col. Duryecstouaves reached Fortress
Monroe on Saturday morning, by the Ala-
bama. There are now 6,000 men the For-
tress. The bark Winifred, a rich prize laden
,with coffee, was brought up there by the
Quaker City. Tire Minnesota is going South
with sealed orders. ’
Strict martial law has been proclaimed ill
Alexandria thecitizcns are not allowed to
to depart without a written pass, and the
closest care is' taken to prevent surprise.—
Tlre peaceablc inhabitants, are, however.
assured that they. will be protected in all
their rights, so long a they do no violence or
plotting.
It is said that the. Marshall House, the
scene of Col. Ellsworth’s murder, was once
occupied by Gen. Washington, and that Ells-
worth fell almost at the threshold of the room
in which \Vashington slept. The pickets at
Alexandria were fired on on Saturday night,
but no one was injured; those firing fied at
once.
Latest news from Baltimore declares that
Norfolk is to be attacked by Gen. Brrtler’s
troops to-day. The Hampton bridge has
been burnt by the Rebels. Troops are rapid-
ly moving toward Washington, through Bal-
timore. Seven regiments of Ohio and West-
ern Pennsylvania troops are expected to pass
to-day.
The Federal troops seized large quantities
of concealed arms in Alcxanria. Jackson,
the murderer of Ellsworth, had made prepa-
rations for a hard fight in case his house
should be attacked. The suddenncss of the
invasion alone prevented him from arming
his confcdcl'atcs. .
Sunday the 26th.
New-York was thrown into great excite-
mcnt Saturday, by a rumor that an attack
had been tirade upon our troops at or near
Alexandria, by a large rebel force, and tlrata
desperate fight was in progress. It was evi-
dently well founded, and came from high
authority. The. first announcement was
made at about noon, and several dispatches
affirmed the truth of the story, until at 5
o’clock came a contradiction—there was no
light. A large force left Washington for the
scene, but came back disappointed.
From Fortress Monroe we learn that there
had been no decisive movement up to Friday
except an extended reconnoissance by Gen.
Butler along James and York rivers. ’i he
fortress is very strongly manned, and some
important step is hourly expected. Another
attack is promised upon Sewail’s Point. In
the last affair, four ot the five rebel guns were
dismounted, and it is thought that five or six
of their men were killed. The blockadiug
squadron have'taken cht-ral more prizes.
An,._influcntial Baltimore-an, the President
of ter"Maryland Agricultural Society, has
been arrested by tile Federal Government on
charge of burning bridges on the Northern
Central Railroad.
The death of Col. Ellsworth calls forth uni~
versal rcgrcl, mingled with a stern demand
for vengeance. Unusual signs ot‘_rcspcct are
ofl'ered all over the loyal country.
Col. Ellswortlr’s funeral was the painful
object of attention yesterday in ,Waslricgton.
N 0 mark of respect and regret was 0]Ill'.le(l.
The President and his chief officers were in
attendance.
Our troops west of Alexandria have de-
stroyed several bridges and torn up tracks
on the railroads, so that a sudden advance
of the enemy is impracticable in that direc-
tion. A number of Secessionists and one or
two railroad trains were taken by the Sixty-
ninth New York Regiment and the Presi-
dent’s Guard.
Priday,,May 24.
It is authoritatively stated that the govern‘
ment will not make any advance into the far
Southern country until the cool autumn sets
in. This determination will not, however
prevent Operations in Virginia, and Harper‘s
Ferry may very soon be rctaken. On W ed-
nesday and Thursday night, the Michigan
regiment, Ellsworth‘s Zouavcs, tWo New
York regiments, two of New Jersey, and
Sherman’s and Ringgold’s batteries, were
ordered to be ready to leave Washington at
a moment’s notice. Tire point of their desti-
nation was not known,tlrough some supposed
they were to go toAlcxandria,it was tho’t best
these best qualified to judge that Fortress
Monroe was tO receive them, Advices from
Tennessee state that the feeling which finds
expression there in the Western part is all
for disunion, but that a strong union feeling
really exists, kept down by fear. Supplies
are almost all cut off from that part of the
State, and suffering results. Between Mem-
phis and Cairo two batteries are planted,
with 25 guns and 800 troops. At Memphis
fhcrcarc many troops, but not near so many
as the local papers would have the people
believe. , Great numbers of them are really
Union rucrr, who have been forced to enlist ;
halfof them in Memphis have refused to
leave the city, and the Governor has issuer]
orders commanding all troops to disband
who will not enter service against the Feder-
al (fioverlnncnt. Two companies are posi-
tively made up of criminals from the chain-
gaug. 'l‘l':'..vcicrs from Virgini say thatlher‘e
are between 50,000 and 60, 0 men under
arms in that State, chiefly at Richmond, Nor-
folk and Harper‘s Ferry. They also say
that large quantities of arms, shipped from
I‘lnglund in April, have reached the South.
On Wednesday night a party ol Virgin-
ians tried to capture a ferry boat on the Po-
tomac, near Cl .‘lll‘ Spring. The Union men
rallied, fired upon the pirates, f orccci
them to abandon their prize and retreat, as
it is supposed, with the loss f two lives.
It is saidthat Beauregard s at Norfolk,
that 10,000 troops were at. Weldon, N. C., on
Tuesday, and that. all Southern movements
are tending toward Northern Virginia.
.<.»y.-.—-—
Movements of Troops.
BALTIMORE May 25;, mm.
The steamer Adelaide arrived this after-
noou from Fortress Monroe. Gen. Butler
made his appearance suddenly yesterday, at
the head of the Vermont Regiment, in Hamp-
ton, On rccmrnoisancc. The rebels attempt-
ed to burn Long Bridge, but were frustrated
by ”if! activity of the udvanccguard. He in-
lendcd :r rcconoisancc yesterday several miles
up the peninsula, between James and York
Rivers.
The frigate Mississippi is expected when
"active operations are undertaken against Se
wolf’s Point, in the action last Sunday,
three or four of the rebel guns were dismoun-
ted, aud at least six nrcu were killed. . Th -
battery was to have contained thirteen guns.
—~¢<.-c
Important from Fort Pickens.
'The Siege to be Raised.
[From the Montgomery (Aim-Mail, May 18.]
Having returned IlllS morning from Pen-
sacola, where we have been for several days,
we Can assure our readers that the reports
going to show that a battle will soon occur
at Fort Pickcus are mere conjectures. Of
the plans of ally of those in command noth-
ing is knowrr'outsidc of headquarters. We
converscd with several officers from the
camps, arid they all assure us that nothing
certain can be known. Our own impression
formed while in Pensacola, is that there will
be no battle at all at Pickcns, or at least, that
it is not now the intention of'the Collfcderlite
authorities to attack it.
«Q.»
Promoted.
The Hartford Courant understands that
Col. Tyler, of the First Regiment Conn. Vol-
unteers, lras been appointed Brigadier-Gen-
eral. He takes command on the arrival of
the Third Regiment at Washington.
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W The Lynn Bay State states that Mrs.
Jefferson Davis with her children, are slop-
ping wilh Mrs. chcrctt Davis of North San-
gus, a cousin of the ‘fr'edoubtablc president,”
and that Mrs. Beauregard, wife of tire com-
mander of lhc confederate forces, is stopping
at Barnes Short’s, in Dye House village,Lynn.
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From Kentucky.
Clxclxxx'l‘i, May za—A spccia‘ dispatch
lrom Franklbrt slates that the II like bad
concurred with the Senate ilr t.rc : mend-
ment requiring the State Guard to tr he an
oath to support the Conslituliou of the Uri.-
: was skillfully planned, in
capture of a troop of horse, the complete .
possession of Alexandria, and the Potomac i
- talked a little ofthe Union.
ted States. \ . l
'lilovsmsn’rfluroni VIRGINIA '
Capture of Alexandria.
\\'.-\srnxn'rox, Frida ' lay 24, [361.
A movement {is SilCCCS
line of hills thence to poinlsopposilc George-
town. - - '
About 10 o‘clock last. night four companies
of picked mcn lnovcd over the Long Bridge
as an advanced guard. They were sent to
reconnoitcr, and if assailed were ordered to
signal, when they would havc‘bcen rc-cnfor-
ccd by a corps of regular infantry and a bat-
terv. '
At 12 o’clock Col. Ellsworth’s regiment of
Zouaves embarked in steamers from the
Navy Yard for Alexandria. ' *
At 12 o’clock also the infantry rcgirnent,
artillery and cavalry c'orps be an to muster,
and'take marching order. 8 fast as the
several regiments were ready they proceeded
to the Long Bridge, those in Washington
being directed to take that rorrtc. The
troops quartered at Georwctown, the 69th,
51h, 8th, and 28th New ’Ork Regiments,
proceed across the chain bridge under the
Command of Gen. McDowell.
This achievement is clouded by the assas-
sination of a gallant officer. About 1 1-2
o’clock six companies of District Volunteers,
including the National Rifles, and Turners,
stepped from the Long Bridge upon Virginia
soil. It had been intended to capture the
first patrols by boats, but the bright moon-
light prevented it. Tire patrols crossing the
first hill, took to their horses’ heels. Noth-
ing else irostilc was seen until they arrived
at Alexandria.
This vanguard was commanded by In-
spector-General Stone, under whom Capt.
Smead led the center, Adjutant Abbott the
left, and Capt. Stewart, son,ot' Sir Charles
Stewart, the right wing. They stopped with
in half a. mile of the town waiting for the
mam body, having made sure that the coast
was clear.
The rest of the army crossed the bridge in
the following order: .
12th Regiment, few York.
25th Regiment, New York.
1st Regiment, Michigan.
1st, 2d, 3c, and 4th, New Jersey, in the
order named.
Two regular cavalry corps, of 80 mcn
each, anti Sherman’s two batteries; next and
last came the New York 7th. Following
these was a long train of wagons filled with
wheelbarrows, shovels, &c. Altogether
there were at least 13,000 men in the advan-
cing army. .
Maj-Gen. Mansfield commanded the
movement of the troops until the lust corps
left the District. The first regiment of the
main body that crossed the long bridge star-
red at twenty minutes past 2, and the last
corps left the District at about a‘quartcr to 4
o‘clock.
Al 4 o’clock in the morning, the Captain
of the Pawnee demanded the surrender or
the town. A Major, in command of the
Virginia trOOps, refused. The Captain then
said the corrSequenCes would be terrible to
the village and all its inhabitants, and pro-
longed ule time till 8 o’clock. ‘
Early iii the morning, not far from 5
o’clock, the fleet of'boats with the Zouaves
on board came up to the wharf at Alexudria.
Some 20 or 30 shots were fired upon the
boots by the Secession forces as they came
up to the wharf, but none were killed
or wounded. The Zouaves disembarkcd
and literally took the city.
The first of the troops crossed the Long
Bridge to enter the town were the Michigan
Regiment, accompanied by Senator Chandler.
They were accompanied by two guns from
Sherman’s Battery and a company of United
States Cavalry. As they marched into the
street a whistle saluted them, and a train of
cars steamed away, probably bearing most
of the Secession forces. One company of
horse, however, numbering thirty-five men,
\verc captured, with their horses, accouter-
mentstand flag, mounted, mounting, and
preparing to mount.
Sherman’s Battery came up the street to-
ward tllem like a whirlwind, and they had
no clrorce but surrender, alive or dead.
'1 he New York 69th is throwing up breast-
works at Arlington Higlrts.
Sherman’s Light Artiler'y Battery and the
District of Columbia militia command the
Maryland shore above Georgetown, and will
meet any attack that may be made by forces
nrovilrg from Harper’s Ferry.
Tile_lclegraplr office at Alexandria was
seized in time to prevent the transmission of
messages South, announcing the movement
ofthc Federal troops.
It is reported that as the Virginia troops
retired from Alexandria one of them was
killed by a return shot from the Federal for-
ces. There is a prospect of capturing the
fugitives. Among the forces sent over to
Virginia wore two batteries and two com-
panies of artillery. Numerous wagons with
spades, picks and other cntrcnching tools
also passed into that State. The proceed-
ings attending the movements of the troops
were conducted with the best possible order.
It seems to be true that a body of Federal
troops has advanced to Fairfax Court House,
to take possession Ofthc junction of the Or~
ange and Alexandria and Mauassas—Gap
Railroad, with a view ofintercepting the ad-
vance of Virginia troops toward Alexandria,
from Richmond and other points
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The Alleged Attack upon the Steamer
Baltimore.
Notwithstanding the letter in the New
York Herald, giving a detailed account of the
attack upon the 1'. S. steamer Baltimore,
while ashore on the Potomac, the following
letter from the olilccr who accompanied Col.
Vosburg‘s remains to New York, is in con-
fil'mnliolr of the denial llvreloibrc made. He
says '—~
, NEW YORK, May .‘3‘2, 1861.
My allcnlion has been callcd to an urticlr
in the llcrald, ofthis morning, giving an ac-
countol an attack on the tug bout Baltimore,
and the death of Licut.[)cnisc, and other
members of lhc Tlst Regiment; the wholl
thin}.r is a tirbricution, as I shook llum's with
Licul. Denise on my departure from Wash-
ington yesterday, Elstinsl., at 11 o’clock.
ASA F. MILLER,
Captain (‘0. H, Tlst Regiment.
,__—o-<.>-u
St. Louis Volunteers.
(‘oloucl O. Fallon, one the oldest and
wealthiest citizens of St. .ouis, has bcer.
elcclcd Colonel of a new regiment of Unitcr.
States Volunteers, raised ill the upper purl
oftlrc city. .
—«o..‘°>..'__—
£753”. Bailey, member of Congress from
Massachusetts, who has been spending sonu
time in 1r‘lorida,for his health, has recently
arrived at Washington. He reports soldier:
everywhere in rnotiou towards Virginia, well
armed, disciplined and equipped. At Chat
tunooga there were from 2,000 to 3,000. Hi
heard no rruion talk till he reached Ken-
lrrckv. Many said “Union" till the Presi-
dent‘s proclamation. At Nashville the)
At Knoxville
Parson Brownlow and Andy Johnson would
soon be crushed. T y boasted of the cer-
tainly of annihilating the N orlh,ll.e certainty
of England and France recognizing the Con
federacy. They have the belief that the
Confederate Government is rich, how rich is
unknown. Money was scarce among the
people. Specie was 15 per cent. above , bills
at Savannah. Georgia money was worthless
n Tennessee.
——o o<0>o
E‘The Richmond Exam-inel- dcpiorcs the
subject condition of Maryland and Missouri,
and mourns tllai—“Harney, who struck the
blow which has gone to the heart of Missou-
ri, was not,whcn the other day in Richmond,
a prisoner, and an enemy and a spy, lodrred
at once in jail, to lie there, instead of being
feted, caressed, fluttered, and scntfrce away
with apologies for the trifling detention of
lwcnty-fonr hours, without the ordinary
parol, not to bear arms against the State.”
o<.>. .—.‘ _
A Noble Mother.
Tire devotion of the people of the North
to the' precious institutions of their country
is equal to the noblest exhibitions of the
sarrrc spirit in the best days of the Greek or
Roman Republics. The Bangor Whig rc-
latcs that a young man offered himself as n
recruit in that city. The officer asked it‘he
had his father’s permission. He replied lhat
his mother only was living. The young
man retired. but soon returned with the fol-
lowing letter:
“He is my all; but [freely 91 re him .‘0 my couh ’ry.”
Noble woman ! Your scu-limc'lls are fully
equal lo those of the noble Spa tan mollcr.
“My son,“ said she, “bring back your shield,
07' he brought- [lac/r- upon it ."’
«<0»—
W'Rerid Prof. Wood’s adv. in anotheryolm.
executed as it ;
.ullcd ilr thci
How the N. l'. ’lrl'brnw.
ELLSWORTH.
We mourn, :rlns! lily hapless fate!
And yet ‘1qu glorious thus to die;
Thine. eye with victory's gleam clate,
And frccdmll‘s bunrlcr flouting high.
'l‘hy hand the rein-l flag had torn
From ofi‘ ils pinnacle of pride;
And we, alas ! can only mourn
That ()lll‘ so young, so brave, has died!
For now thy noble hopes are crushed,
Thy glowing dream of conquest o‘er;
’i‘hc pulses of thy being hushed
Amid the coming battlc‘s roar.
Yet we will still remember thee,
And round thy pallid brow still spread
Sweet. garlands, to thy memory,
Thou first among our glorious dead!
rug, .v. 1:, May .‘M. ’ J. L. Y.
W
Assasination of Col. Ellsworth.
Wasmxorox, Thursday, May 24, 1861.
Alexandria is taken, but at a heavy cost.
Col. Ellsworth is killed. He was shot
dead while descending the stairs of the Mar-
shall Housc, with a Secession flag which he
had torn down from a staff on the roof.
The man who shot him was instantly dis-
patched by Francis E. Brownell of Troy, N.
Y., a private of Company A, in Col. Ells-
worth‘s R :gimcnt. ’l‘he retribution was in-
stanlaueous.
Tire Colonel was shot through the breast
by one charge of a doubled-barreled gun,
{be other charge enteringa wainscoting near
run. '
He fell on his face only exclaiming “My
God,” and the blood gushed from his wound
‘ with such profusion as to drench the entire
passage.
A few seconds afterward ire uttered a low
moan, but his eyes were instantly fixed, and
he had ceased to breathe. ,
He was laid upon a bed in a room near at
hand, with the Rebel flag stained with his
blood, and now a trophy to his glory, about
llls feet.
The lnalr who killed him was James W.
Jackson, who proved to be the keeper of the
hohsc.
He lnust have died as suddenly. He was
shot through the head, and afterward run
throughlhe body by the saber bayonet of the
same private.
His wife presently discovered the fatality,
and approaching the body uttered the most
agonizlng cries, and although treated wilh‘
the utmost consideration that could be offer-
cd her ill her misery, she remained for along
tune in the wilchL state of frenzy.
The house was in the utmost confusion.—
The lodgers durred from their rooms, but
were held in Control by the four or five Zon-
.rvcs who accompanied the Colonel, and who
at once csulbllshetl and maintained order.
lt was a long time before a rerntorcemcnt
arrived, and it was almost thought that we
might be hemmed in by the number of per-
‘solls in the house, which was considerable.
But the trepidation was too great for any or-'
gnnization, and nothing of the sort was at-
tempted, although I think that the Zounves,
mall wrth gl‘lel‘ at the loss of their leader,
would have been but little disappointed if it
had been.
Col. Ellsworth was the only persn of our
side killed. Surgeon Gray made an exam-
ination, and discovered that the slugs from
the gun entered between the third anti fifth
rib, shattering the fourth rib, and pushed
into the left auriclc of the heart, destroying
all the integuments with which it came in
contact. The Colonel was conveyed up to
Washington in the steamer James Guy.
All the engine-houses in the crty are dra-
ped in mourning; flags are at half mast, anti
cells are rolling.
Intelligence of this murder was not com-
municatcd to the regiment until some tinre
alter the orcurrcnce. I have never seen a
more sorrowful and afflicted looking body
than, they. ,
Revenge, the first passion that seized upon
them at the announcement, was soon melted
into most affecting and overwhelming grief.
Though other officers in the service may be
equally respected, none, I think, are nrore
profoundly beloved.
His sad fate has thrown a great gloom
upon the city and the camps, and there is a
burning thirst to avenge his death. His in-
timate relations with the President, his iden-
tification with the Zouave arm of the service,
and his acknowledged military ability, had
made him a great favorite, and the country
looked with higlr hope upon his carcq‘, sat-
sicd that he would amply meet their expec—
rations.
Col. E. E. Ellsworth was twenty-seven
years old. He studied at West Point, and
acquired considerable proficiency in military
affairs. He settled in Chicago some years
ago, wh re his love for military pursuits led
him to take an active part in organizing a
new corps in that city, on the plan of the
French Zouavcs, which proved so effective
in the Criurca and Italy. By his devotién,
energy and enthusiasm he brought this corps
to a degree of military drill never before wit-
nessed in this country, and their extraordi-
nary marreuvcrs were the delight and wonder
of thousands in our principal cities last Sum-
mcl‘. At the outbreak of hostilities, his saga-
city led him to see the material the firemen
of New York city aitbrdcd for an efficicn
corps of his favorite Zouavcs, and he imme-
diately set. about the work of collecting r
regiment. The firemen flocked to his stan’d
ard, and eagerly sought to serve under him.
A regiment was ibrmcd Ill a few days, out
was iulme iatelyncccpledlbr service. They
Were strongly attached to him, and are deep
ly affected by his loss.
@‘ The past nzorlem examination of tin
body of Col. Ellsworth, by Dr. Eugene Re
uncut, Dr. Holmes and Dr. Sheldon, (llSClUSet
these facts: that the contents of the gun cn~
tercd the chest :1 little to the left of the breast
oonc, between the second and third ribs, cans
ing a laccratcd wound about an inch an:
three-quarters ill diameter, fracturing the
third rib; then passed through the left lung,
mounting the arch of the arola and it;
branches. The heart and llle ptricnrdiun.
were not injured. The slugs, three in nuln»
oer, lodged in the spinal column, fl‘acturlm~
the third and fourth vertebrae, and the thin.
rib. Tire medical examination was made by
order of President Lincoln, under care or
Col. H. D. Stover, of New York. It may
not be amiss to mention at this time that Col.
Ellsworth has been engaged for the last two
years to Miss Carrie Spalford, a young lad j
seventeen, the daughter of Charles F. Spal-
lord, a responsible resident of Rockford, Illi-
nois. Miss Spufl'ord was recently a studenl
.n the Carroll Institute, Brooklyn. Tire mar-
riage would probably have taken place err
this but for the breaking out ot the war.
_____,.__. -<.>u.————-——
@‘Thc Washington correspondent of the
Springfield Republican gives the first regi-
ment of Connecticut volunteers, and the edi-
tor of the Hartford Press, the fbllowing wull~
deserved Compliment:
"On Monday noon, the Connecticut troops
(the first regiment) marched from the arsenal
lo the parade grounds out on Seventh street,
a distance of four or five miles. The sun
was boiling hot and the streets very dusty.
but the men kept up wonderfully. One luau
dropped down from sheer exhaustion, and
another fainted. When the Regiment was
on Seventh street, and had got abreast of the
National In!cllz'geuccr.office, it was disband-
ed lor a few minutes, and every man, from
the officers down, sought places of shade on
the sidewalk. Among the stoutest of the
officers \'as Joe Huwicy, editor and publish-
er of the Hartford Press. Few of his friends
would have recognized him, alrd as for me,
though we'are old friends and editorial us-
sociatcs, he passed in full view without my
recognizing a feature. When he was point-
ed out,-I klrcw hilrr at once. Face red and
browned by exposure to the weather
skin peeled otfin long stripes by the sun’s
heal, and a voice‘ thunder, editor Hawley
reminded me etc ‘t Putnam. He makes a.
capital officer, and will win laurels in this
war if the opportunity is afforded—see if I
am not right.” > ,
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W‘Friday was the most exciting day ever
witnessed by the people of Washington. Tire
prospect of sanguinary strife at their very
doors kept them in a terrible fright all day.—
Business was almost suspcndcd. Groups of
men, women and children were standing in
the streets at all points during the day, in-
quiring for and discussing the news, anu ex-
p :cling to hear the l also of grim battle echo-
ed from the other side. Fortunately they
Wcl'c disappointed in the last respect.
....,‘_,.- ..-_ ,,
W“ Alter the Vermont. regiment starter
for Fortress Monroe lrvo ladies \vlrc foupt.
in lhc cars, resolved to go as nurses, 9. Mrs
Dorsey of Cornwall and a Miss GlaCl‘ of Mid-
dlebury, who has a brother in the rtglmcnt.
'l‘llcv were ruled in, and each urclnl er took
an oath to shoot every man that offers them
ll
an insult.
Grzxnrmr. Assl-znnm,
May Session, 18.01.
RESOLUTION
RELA'rlxo 'ro Tm: UNION scnoor.
Ix NORWALK.
[Resolved bj/ (his Assembly:
,Slit‘r.‘1. That the Union School District,
ill H'l‘llN'T
ilr Norwulk, as it existed il'nmcdiatcly'prccc- -
(ling the 16lh day of February, 1861, be, and
hereby is authorized and empowered to col-
lect all debts due, or to become due to said
district, to sell and dispose of its property of
every kind, to pay its debts, and 'to lay and
collect taxes and rate bills, and to do all oth-
er things necessary in Order to close up the
afi‘airs of said district, in the same manner
and to the same extent as if said district had
not been divided or altered by a vptc of the
town of Norwalk, ’ -
SEC- 2- The same persons as were acting
as Committee, Clerk, Treasurer and Collec-
tor, of said district immediately preceding
the said 16th day of February last, are here-
by continued in their respective offices, and
shall have all the powers and perform all
the duties of such ofliccrs until others are
chosen in theirplaces; and ill case any va-
cancies shalloccur in any ofthc offices afore-
said, such vacancies slrall be filled in the
manner prescribed in Section 16, of Chap. 3d
of “An Act in addition to an Act in alteration,
of an Act concerning Education, approved
July 1, 1856. -
SEC. 3. Nothing in this Act contained
shall be construed to annul or in any manner
affect any alteration or division of said
School District, which have been heretofore
made, nor in any wise to‘ interfere with the
power which the «ion of Norwalk now
has over the territory embraced within the
limits of said Unlon School District, under
and by virtue of the act referred to in the
second section of this resolution.
SEC. 4. This resolution shall take effect
from its passage. >
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Sewall's Point.
This headland, which promises to become
of importance in the military operations in
Virginia, is not laid down on the maps in
common use. It is said to be located up
Hampton Roads, four miles in a right line
Westerly from Fortress Monroe. It is at the
point where Elizabeth Channel, the entrance
to Norfolk harbor and Gosport Navy Yard,
opens to the South. Tire channel is about
eight miles long and quite narrw, and Sew-
all’s Point consequently commands its en-
trance.
_.___....-.,_____..
WLoyal Americans resident in England,
are,'says the Tribune, making important do-
nations to our Government at the present
time. A number of gentlemen in London
have notified the Secretary of War that they
are about to ship three batteries of Arm-
strong rillcd cannon, six, twelve, and twen-
ty-four-poundcrs, with all equipments com-
plete, of which they beg the acceptance of
Government. This princely gift could not
have cost. the donors less than $200,000.—
Othcr Americans, living in Manchester, have
forwarded a battery of Whitworlh guns—
twclve-pounders—cach of which bears the
following inscription:
“From loyal Americans in Europe to the I'nited
States government, 1861.” -
A large commercial house in this city have
also offered to furnish, at their own expense,
a batttery of four rifled cannon, six, twelve.
twenty-four, and fort.y-two-pounders.
N.»
—John G. Cocke of New Orleans,has writ-
ten a letter to Col. Robert Anderson, 1 e of
Fort Sumter, in which he says that Co oncl
Anderson holds three notes against ,him,
‘ amounting in the aggregate to fourteen thou:
sand five hundreddollars, which were given
for twenty nine negrocs purchased in March,
. 1860, not a cent of which, J. G. C. says will
He calls upon Col. Anderson to
he pay.
Honesty
come and take the negroes away.
is losing ground fast in the South.
—Business of every kind is dreadfully dull
in North Carolina since the passage of the
secession ordinance. Several papers haw-
suspended publication, and the Wilmington
Herald says: “We have been compelled to
suspend publication with this issue. There
is nothing doing in the way of advertise-
nrlents, and collections are next to impossi-
b c.
——It appears that the capture of 'fcderal
troops in Texas is an act of, the grossesl
treachery on the part of the Texan’s. A
commission under authority from the ' State,
all February last entered into an agreement
wrth General Twiggs, that the United State;
troops should be allowed to leave the Start
by way of the coast, that they should takr
with them the arms of the respective corps.
.ncluding the battery of light artillery a
Fort Duncan, and the battery of the saml
character at Fort Brown; and should be at
.owcd the necessary means for regular ant
comfortable movement, provisions, tents,
:tc., etc, and transportation. In accordanc.
.vith this agreement Twiggs issued an ordc,
or the evacuation of the State by the federal.
.rmy. '
The Texans tried to bribe the soldiers if
.eave the service ofthe United Sales, bu
.uiliug in this, commenced taking them pris-
lners. \Vns there ever a baser act of ingral
rude or treachery, than this treatment ol'lh.
soldiers, who have spent years in defending
.he Texans from lntlians and Mexicans.
Col. Fremont, now in Paris, has tender
ell his services to the government and is.
lbout returning to fight for the United State:
ling.
Several boxes containing papers and bug-
:ngc belonging to Gen. Lee, who dcscrlel.
he Federal service and now commands the
Virginia rebcl3,) were seized Wednesday cl.
roulc via N . v York, from Texas to Virginia.
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GENERAL MarverELD.——Gcneral Joseph
K. F. Mansfield,Conuccticut,\vlro has been of
placed in command of the troops in the city
of Washington, is a native of Middletown,
where his family now reside. He graduatco
lt West Point, and entered the army as Lieut.
Military Engineers, in which capacity he was
telling at the commencement of the Mexican
war. As soon as the invasion of Texas'wa:
.hrcatcncd by Mexico, lrc vas ordered to a
post opposite Matumurns, where FortBrown
wands, and superintcnt‘lcd the construction.
of that work, and was present and assist-
ing in its defence, when the gallant Major
drown fell. For his gallantry he rcccivco
,n‘omotion; and on the arrival of Gen. Tay
101', with his victorious little army, he joincu ‘
it, and pushed on to Montcrcy, where he was
foremost in thc sanguinary fight of Gen. Brit-
ler’s division, in the streets of that city. Jeff.
Davis, Jack Hayes, and Ben McCulloch, won
all in the same battle. In that battle, Cap-
tain Mansfield was severely wounded, bro
nevertheless pushed on with Gen. Taylor to
Saltillo, and thence to Bucna Vista, when
his advice was adopted in the selection oftln
position where that memorable battle was
fought, and where he was indcl'atigable in
superintel‘rding the planting of butterics,_nn(l
conveying orders from one portion of tin-
lield to another; and when the last stand
was tirade by the gallant Capt. Bragg, Mans-
field was by his side to and and vacuum, e
llim. These are some few of Gen. Mansfieu
antecedents as an officer. As a man, be Is
eminently above reproach.
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Sunnnrs Deana—Miss Susan Flagler, a
very estimable younglndy, who was emplo v- .
ed as nrilliner at Austin’s, (lied very .sudden-
ly on last Friday night, of heart disease..—
Slrc had visited a friend in the evening, bul
exhibited no unusual symptoms, and on her
return home, sat down with a book as was
sometimes her custom, and read a while be-
fore retiring. About 12 o‘clock, her sister,
with whom she slept, was awakened by an
unusual noise. and before her friends could
be called, she was dead.
Dunburj/ Jr 'rrsom‘an.
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p?“ A young gentflman was congratula-
ting himself upon having recently taken a
very pleasant trip. Upon . inquiry we foam:
we had tripped and fallen into a young lady’:
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Wou'rnv EX:\.\IPLE.—--.\ liberal-hearted
gentleman of Boston has sent $50 to the Bos-
ton Journal, for the purpose of supplying the
J nlrlml lo the Mussru-Illrsclls .“'.'~‘ nun's in
ac field. This is worthy Hi all pulse, for
milling can afford the lroops mon- :atisfac—
tion than the receipt of home. papers.
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ectrcut Legislature
’l‘ucsdny, May 21.
SEN'A'l‘lfi.—-Sclllllc opened at. 10 o‘clock
with pr: yer by .lcv. Dr. lluwcs.
Petitions relative to division of Litchficld
county, indefinitely postponed.
Resolution authorizing Peter C. Rowan of
Danbury to sell lands devised by Betsey S.
lailcy, passed.
Bill allowing rate bills of school districts
to be made our. previous to the last week of
the school term, passed.
Bill directing the treasurer to'- convey all
real estate held under the law of 1855, (rela-
tive to ecclesiastical property,) to persons in
whom the title would have vested if such
law had not been enacted, passed.
A message was received from the Gover.
nor, recommending a special tax to meet
the expenses of the volunteer force, and that
the legislature issue bonds in aid of the na-
tional government, to be exchanged for U.
S. bonds. Message referred to committee on
finance, and 500 copies ordered printed.
Adjoumed.
Hausa—House convened at 10 O’clock.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Hawes.
Resolution de Union School District of
N orwalk, passed.
The speaker appointed the following on
the joint select committee on the preserva‘
tion of game: Messrs. Sedgwick of Com-
wall, Miles of Rocky Hill, Martin of Wal-
lingtord, Stark of Lyme, Taylor of Danbu-
ry, Follett of Windham, Griswold of Kil-
lingworth, and Orcutt of Stafford.
Un banks, in place of Mr. Mathewson ex-
cused, Mr. Day of Chaplin.
.M r. Sedgwick of Cornwall was excused at
his own request from the committee on res-
ervation of game, and Mr, Pierce of oral
Canaan was substituted.
Adjourned.
Wednesday, May 22.
ISBNATE.—~Sennle opened at 10 o'clock
\vrth prayer by Rev. Mr. Beadle.
Brll cxpunging from the marginal notes of
the State Constitution the word “secession,"fl
and tabooing the use of the term in the stat-
utes, referred to committee on Constitutional
amendments.
Bill amending the charter of the city of
Waterbury, referred to committee on Incor-
poratrons.
Petitioners for alteration of school laws
had leave to withdraw.
Adjoumcd.
Houses—House convened at 10 o’clock
and Rev. Mr. Beadle offered prayer. ’
Bills are, reported—Bill relative to filing
pleas in certain cases, reported adversely and
rcj cctcd. The reports of a score or more of
savings banks were accepted and filed. Bill
relative to sales of estates when notice has
not been given for the specified time but Oth-
erwise proper, (reported favorably and
passed. Bill construing the act relative to
the collection of rate bills,reported favorably
and passed.
A message was received from the Gutter
nor recommending the laying of a special
tax and the issurno of bonds by the State for
the benefit of the Government. Referred to
Committee on Finance.
Resolution instructing the ' committee on
military affairs to inquire into the propriety
of cstablishinga board for the examination
of candidates for lnilitary officers; passed.
Bill providing that the seleclmen of a
town muy,‘in the case of refusal of—a district,
build school-houses, referred to committee
on education.
The message of the Governor was read,
notifying the House of the duty of filling
the vacancy, caused on the Supreme Bench
by the resignation of the Hon. Judge Ells-
worth.
On motion of Mr. Osgood of Pomfret, the
subject was postponed and made the order of'
the day for Wednesday, the 29th, at 10 debt.
The resolution de the portraits of the Gov~
ernor, and Ex-Governor Holley, was taken
up.
Mr. Deming introduced an amendment
appointing Mr. Byington of the Senate,
Judge Storrs and Chas. J. Hoadley, State
Librarian, a committee to obtain said por-
traits. The amendment was adopted and
the resolution passed.
Adjourned.
- Thursday, May 23.
SENATE—Senate met at 10 O’clock. Pray-
er by Rev. Dr. Turnbull.
Resolution remunerating Thos. Cowlcs of
Farmingtonfor cattle killed by the commis-
sioners, referred to committee on agriculture.
Tire committee on military affairs were di-
rected to consult .with Governor upon the
propriety of establishing a military board.
The resolutions relating to the portraits of
the Governors was amended in concurrence
with the House, and passed
Resolution changing the time of the annu-
al meeting of Fairfield County Bank,passed.
Messages were received from the Goverv
nor, transmitting the secession ordinance of
Georgia, the action of the Maine legislature
n regard to uniform weights and measures,
.lle proposed amendment to the federal con-
-titution, and resolutions of the legislatures
if Ohio, Wiscorisin, Minnesota, Massachu-
setts, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Texas, Al'-
';ansas, Missouri, Indiana and Tennessee, in
.-efcrence to the state of the country,—'ill
.‘cfcrred to committee on federal relations.
Adjourned.
House—Assembled at 10 o’clock. Prayer
.Jy Rev. Dr. Turnbull. ,
Resolution relative to change of name of
Eairfield County Insurance Company, rc-
erred to committee on incorporations.
Various savings bank and turnpike reports
were referred.
Petitiou of Mayor and Aldermen of New
.lavcn fora Stale arsenal in that city was
eferred to the committee on military af-
zlll‘S.
The committee on flowage law reported,
.nd the bill was tabled and ordered to be
aimed, allcrwurd made the special order
or Thursday next at 10 o’clock.
RUSOllitlon raising a committee to inquire
relative to the time of final adjournment;
,lasscd.
Committee to investigate the state of bus-
.lrcss before the House, and to consider when
the House may adjourn sine die were up-
,lointcd as follows: Messrs. Catlin of Bar-
winton, Kendrick of \Vaterbury, and Train
.liMilford. ~
A joint committee on constitutional amend-
ments was ordered raised.
Adjourned.
Friday, May .24.
SENATE—Opened with prayer by Rev.
Mr. Abercronrbie.
Committee on constitutional; amendments
ordered raised. ,
Bill providing pcn‘ally of not more than
$50 or three month’s imprisonment for Oh-
structing the track of ally horse rullroad, and
$100 and same imprisonment for using ve-
illClCS upon the truck of any such rarlmads,
passed. . _ .
Bill providing that when any school district
shall not supply a school house acceptable
to the school visitors, the sclectmcn shall
cause one to be built and assess the district
for the expense; rejected.
Resolution allowing Farmers Bank of
Bridgeport to reduce capital stock, passed.
Bill allowing certain mutual fire insurance '
companies to make charges . instead _of ta-
king notes, referred to committee on incor-
poralions.
Resolution incorporating the town of
"Spraguc" came from the House amended;
Senate concurred.
Resolution discharging from further liabil-
.ty to duty the members of . all militia com-
panies of adopted citizens disbanded in 1855,
passed.
Adjourned.
‘Hocsnr—Pruycr by Rev. Mr. Abercrom-
bie. ‘
Committee on new towns reported favora-
oly on the petition for the incorporation of
the new town to be formed from parts of the
towns of Lisbon and Franklin, said town to
be called “Sprague,”
Mr. Matthewson of Woodstock stated the
reasons for the incorporation of the town
proposed. .
Mr. Geer of Lisbon stated that therg. are
expensive bridges and roads which Will be
left. in the town of Lisbon. The burden of
expense will be left with Lisbon, their taxes
will be increased, and no remuneratmg ad-
vantages will be gained. He offered an
uncndmcnt changing the boundaries pro.
posed, so as to place more of the expenses of
supporting roads and bridges upon the new
.own. He appcalcdlo the House not todo
'Iilrstice to Lisbon byrcjcclrng this amend-
mill. Gct-r of Lynn,- favol‘cd the amendment
or the reason that it. would lighun the but:
'l: o' isbon. _ ..
l Slll‘.‘.-{Jllcll of Scotland lt'Silllcd t0 rhe rfict
lull llil- li-solnlion throws:mnppressvebur-
ll-n on the town of Lisbon. He favored the
lllt'lltlllll'lll because it gives some l‘elil- tort.
Mr. Gallagher lilvoreli tllrc passage cf the
ambition without ament Int-lit.
'l‘m-i mendment wns carried by a 70” 0‘
$5 to 50.
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