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ones in this vicinity usually do.
' a Challenge from the owner of the famous
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Egg-hair. TassiavJuly 16. 1861.
M
MY DIssiATIsEIED coun-
“IN YOUR ~ i Is TIIE MOMEN-
. MINE
ngglfsibgngrxgilvi: WAR:- TrIE GOVERN-
MENT WILL NOT ASSAIL YOU ;_1 YOU CAN HAVE
NO CONFLICT, WITHOUT BEING YOURSELVES
TEE AGGREssORs ; YOU RAVE No OATH REGISj
TERn‘n 'nrnEAVEN TO DESTROY TEE Gov-
EfixfinN-r, WHILE I sHALL HAVE THE MosT
some“ ONE TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND
DEFEND IT.”——Lincoln’s Inaugural.
M
The Progress of the War.
It will be seen by reference to our news
columns that there has been considerable
progressvmadeby our forces the past week.
We have first, accounts of gallant exploits
in Miséouri, by the noble Union men of that
State. 1,500 Of them, under Col. Siege], a
veteran German Officer, attacking and gals
lantly holding their own against a force of
10 or 12,000 . Secessionists under Gov. Jack-
son, Gen. Rains and Ben McCullough. Also
from the same State, an account of the gal-
lant defense of Col. Smith,who with a small
force, was surrounded by about 1,600 of the
enemy ; 'he toOk possesSiOn of a brick Semi-
nary and gallantly held it until re-enforce-
ments could reach him, when a successful at-
tack was made upon the rebels, routing them.
with a great loss.
In Western Virginia, Gen.McClelland had
been gradually closing in on the rebels, and
on Thursday he sent four Regiments, under
Gen. Rosenerantz, to take them in the rear
wbile be attacked them in front; the Couri-
er, conveying instructions to Rosencrantz,
was captured by the Rebels, who, thereby
learning of the movement, took up a strong
position, entrenched themselves and waited
fOr him. When he came up with them he
undauntedly commenced an attack, and af-
ter a severe fight, compelled them to make
a precipitate retreat, with a large number
killed and wounded—our loss was only 11
killed. The force opposed to our four Regi-
ments, numbered 10,000, under the command
of Gen. Garnett and Col. Pegram. The en-
emy lost their cannon, baggage wagons,
camp equippage, provisions, &c.
The last news we have from that vicinity
is that CO]. Pegram has surrendered the rem-
nant of his command of 600 to Gen. McClel-
land, they having become sick of the war
Gen. McClelland has now about a thousand
prisoners,
Gen. Patterson’s division is still at Mar-
tinsburg. Gen. McDowell’s is gradually elo-
sing in about Fairfax Court House, and has
probably ere this occupied that place.
.‘ . - . .—
, Another Battle.
As we go to press, the telegraph reports a
battle at St. George, Va., between a part of
McClellan’s forces and the rebels. Fity Reb-
els were killed, two hundred taken prisoners
and their entire camp cquipage taken. Col.
Gainett, of the Rebel army, was killed by In-
diana riflemen.
, <0 '
‘ SUDDEN DEATn.--—Ebenezer L. Dann
dropped dead at his gate, in Stamford, on
Tuesday last. Supposed-to have been caused
by a fit. ,
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[3‘ Last week, Mr. E. M. Merritt, while
digging in the rear of his carriage shop,found
an old three pound cannon ball, which is
supposed to have been fired by the British,at
the time Of Tryon’s expedition to burn this
town.
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Trns FAIR—The ladies of the Baptist
Church held a Fair for the benefit of the
Sabbath School, at Lockwood’s Hall on
Thursday evening. _Notwithstanding the
“hard times,” their success was so encoura-
ging as to warrant a repetition on Friday
evening. The Fair business was something
new for the Ladies of this Church, but they
acquitted themselves with credit, as the fair
«.V'P-‘f—
Boat Race.
In our issue of the 2nd inst., we published
sail-boat “Comet” of Saugatuck, to the own-
ers of fast boats in either Westport or Nor-
walk, inviting them to a test of the speed of
their boats with the said Comet. It will be
seen by reference to our advertisingcolumns
that the Challenge, not yet having been ac-
cepted, is still left open. It will-also be seen
that the Comeg is matched for a trial on the
23d inst, with the crack boat of Bridgeport,
the Darling. The Boats are to start from
Cedar. Point, Westport Harbor, at 10 o'clock,
A. M.
As these Boats are both “crack ones," nev-
er having been beaten, the race will undoubt-
edly be warmly contested, and be witnessed
by crowds Of - those friendly to aquatic
sports. We understand that the match has
already created a great sensation among the
yacht men and sporting gentry of this vicin-
ity; as well as Bridgeport. To those intend-
ing to witness the race, we would direct their
attention to the Card of the owners in an-
other place.
<QH9——~—-——-
82‘ We have been favored with a sight at
the Portraits of his Excellency, Governor
Buckingham: and of Err-Governor Holley,
which were ordered by the last Legislature,
to be painted. The Artist, Mr. MATTHEW
WILSON of Hartford, has succeeded in re
producing thefaces of the Governors to the
life, and both portraits will be ornaments to
the. Senate Chamber, as well as lasting proofs
of MLWILSON'S skill. They could not be more
perfect.
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W The House of Representatives on
Saturday expelled John B. Clark, the mem-
ber from the Third District of Missouri, by a
vote 94 to 45. Clark is in arms against the
Government, and was with Gov. Jackson in
some recent engagements. Only one Demo-
crat from the Free States went in favor of ex-
pulsion, Mr. Delaplaine of N. Y. City. Four
of 'the Kentucky members, including Mr.
Crittenden, went the same] way, as also did
Mr. Thomas of , Maryland' 011 the g other.
hand bi'xx Massachusetts Republicans. voted
“my.” with Holman of Kentucky, one Re-
publican from .Ohio and one from Pennsyl-
vania. Clark was :the leader in Helper Book
crusade against John Sherman,when the lat.
was a candidate for Speaker.
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s ACCIDENT.-—A lad n'a‘ine’d', Taylor attend-
ing school at Cannon’s .statiOn,.says ,the Jet-
fezaom‘cm, while playing .on .the‘ track .of the
D.'& N. Railroad, onMondayeveningcame
in :eontact with the locomotive, on, the up
train and had the toes taken'dfi' Of Oneldf his;
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Pic Nic Season.
The season row being upon us, every (131' '
E parties. are passing
through our streets
bound out for a. day's pleasure to some one
around our barber. The Islands, Rolou
the spots for a quiet and pleasant day’s re-
creation; and probably no one is any the
worse for once in a while leaving the cares
and troubles of the business world behind,
and taking asail with'their families or"
friends, down and around the harbor, laud-
ing at noon and partaking of the good
things in the way of edibles, which the la-
dies on such occasions so bountifully provide
for the inner man.
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Departure of the Grampus Club.
TheGrampus Club, senior, sailed from
South Norwalk this (Monday) afternoon, in
the splendid Schobucr \Vm. F. Burden, on
their annual cruise to the Fishing Grounds.
The vessel is well provided with everything,
essential to the comfort and gratification Of
the Excursionists. Among other articles is
a “big gun,” with ammunition, and a full
supply Of Fireworks. The members are all
uniformed. Below we give a list of Officers
and members of the Club who go on the Ex-
cursion : ,
D. K. Nash, Commodore.
Dudle P. Ely, Vice do.
F. A. erris, Secretary.
Davis Hatch, Treasurer.
D. R. Austin, Chaplain.
L. H. Moore, Commissary.
C. F. Tolles, lst Assistant.
W. S. Hanford, 2d do.
Burr Knapp, 3d do.
George C. Lockwood, ‘4th do.
J. A. McLean, M. D., Surgeon.
E. T. Whitney, Artist. _
R. A. Beckwith, Assistant do.
0. G. Rockwood, Joseph Anderson,
J. H. Jennings, H. C. Bardwell,
A. B. Millard, E. Beard,
N. Millard, N. C. Ely,
J. J. Woolley, C. Wicks, Jr., -
Tallmadge Baker, C. G. Rockwood. Jr.,
A. E. Colfax, J. MeQuhae,
John J. Cape, H. D. Hoyt,-
Samuel Clark.-
_ ‘ o<°>>*———-
W A party of "young Grampuses" from
this place, were out cruising last week in the
vicinity of New London and Newport. They
report having had a glorious time, notwith-
standing severe pmchI-ings which they en-
countered on numerous occasions. W'ondcr
if some of the boys were not thinking of the
“Jeff Davis” privateer when they made their
generous contributions to Old Neptune.
We find the following notice of them in
the Newport News .-
EXCURSION Burma—Schooner Eldad ar-
rived here last evening, having on boarc the
“Young Grampus Club,” of Norwalk, Ct., on
an excursion. They number 31 persons, as
follows:
OEEICERs.
Henry W. Lester, Commodore; Levi Fox,
Secretary and Treasurer; H. H. Elwell, Re-
porter; J. W. McLean, M. D., Surgeon.
_ MEMBERS. “
Nathan Ely, Wm. Sammis, Wm. GoorR‘el-
frey, James C. Crowc, Sylvester Van Hoos-
ear, F. F. Byxbee, Henry G. Hosted, J. A.
Hookstrasser, chrand Lockwood,Jr., N ath’l
Raymond, Truman Stevens, D. S. Curtis,
Henry E. Curtis, Wm. C. Curtis, Wm. Com-
stock, Clarence Nash, Henry R. Fitch, T. L.
Beekwith, Chas. E. Lockwood, W. B. Lock
wood, E. A. Johnson, H. Hollister, IV. A.
Mann, Chas Day.
Acompanying the Club are three musi-
cians and a gunncr,furnishing music of both
kinds. This mo .‘ning they visited the beach
and paid their respects to Messrs. Tew &
Crosby and their big bath tub, and also went
over to the Fort and the Constitution. They
leave this afternoon for Montauk, where they
will lay in for a sdpply of fish and then re-
turn home. ,
We don’t think they laid in a very large
“supply of fish”——at any rate we haven’t seen
any.
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From the First Regiment.
We have been permitted to publish the
followi 1g private letter, from a member of
the Conn. First Regiment, to a relative in
Westport:
FALLs Cnuncn, FAIRFAX 00., VA., 1
July 5th, 1861.
DEAR Couer: Thinking you might like
to hear from me as I have a few leisure mo-
ments I will improve them in that way. We
are situated and live on the sacred soil Of old
Virginia. If this soil is sacred ours is most
heavenly. We are situated near Falls
Church, 9 miles from Washington and about
7 1-2 from Alexandria. The three Connec-
ticut Regiments are all here together, and
we have very pleasant times. We have not
lost a single man since our regiment was
formed in any way shape or manner, yet we
are the advance regiment and in the most
dangerous position of any regiment this side
the Potomac. We keep our camp Well
guarded—our pickets are stationed 3 miles
from camp, and very often the enemy’s pick-
ets are within a stone’s throw of us. There
are 600 or 700 Rebel troops at Fairfax Court
House ; and I think from present appearan-
ces we shall march on to them in a few days.
Our knapsacks are all packed and we hold
ourselves in readiness to march in two hours
notice. We have not had a chance to have
a brush with the devils yet. They put. me in
mind ofa flock of sheep—all the while run-
ning away from us : they will be brought to
terms pretty seen; when Our grand army
which extends from the Atlantic almost. to
the Pacific, begins to move forward, they
will find out what kind‘of' men they have to
deal with ; they will find out that the “scra-
pings of Northern cities" are not in the least
to be frightened at Southern chivalry. ‘Ne
captured a South Carolinian last week ; his
story you will find in the New York Times
of the 3d of July. He has taken the oath of
allegiance to the United States, and set free.
You will not hear of any more of that kind,
for if we catch any more, we will not send
them to Washington. The 2d Coaneclicut
Regiment have lost 1 Captuin,1 Sergeant,
and 1 Corporal since they have been here.—
Tlie 3d are made of better stuff: They capr
turcd four Rebel horses and two men a few
days since and did not lose any. I am very
sorry to say that we are going to return
home in about two weeks. ch are just be-
ginning 10 live and smiling for a fight; but
I fear we will not be permitted to engage in
one. It is my opinion that in less than thir-
ty days Virginia will receive her just reward.
One thing is in our favor here: There are
plenty of trees and plenty of hemp, and some
first one of them leaders that should be un-
fortunate enough 1.0 get caught. The weath-
er here is very hot, but we have got used to
that, and can stand it as will] as the enemy ;
for if reports are true there are 150 in Inost
every one of their regiments sick and unfit
and give us some good things. In a great
many houses there are no one but the wo-
men and slaves: their husbands are in the
Confederate army. The New York 81h
Regiment Of Artillery are with us, also Lieut.
Tompkins‘ (liujalry ;- and we are all ready
for them, but they will not attack us: we
must advance and letdown open their mask-
ed batteries upon uS. -
' Yours, &c., H. F. lineman.
TEE .FIVE RECREANTs.—-The
who voted in the House on Wednesday
against the loan bill, Were Messrs. Burnett,
Reid, Norton, Vallandigham, and the noto-
rious Ben. Wood. Yeas 149. The venera-
ble Mr. Critvenden voted yea.
feet, ‘and his Inkle'bl'okeb. , T. , '
of the numerous delightful spots in and.
Point, Gregory’s Point, Compo, &c., are just
low, Geo. Weed, Geo. McQuhae, John God- '
of us can make a haugmau’s knot for the’
for duty. The farmers here all use us wellJ .
. five nays
#
FLAG RAISING IN wnsrepifa.
The Naliona] Anniversary of lhe Jill of
, July was celebrated in Wcsuport by the rui-
I sing of a National Flag upon a Flag-stuff
standing on UNION HILL, In‘ the rear of
, the residence of Mr. CI.EA\'I-:I.Axn, and
upon the grounds of the late llou. ll.
l H. WINSLOW. The Staff is 107 feet high,
and upon its top is perched an American Ea-
nant 75 feet in length. More than one thou-
sand pcoplc were present; We noticed upon
the platform, STEPHEN FITCH, Esq., of N or-
wich, the venerable DANIEL NAsu of West-
'port, who was born in May, 1770, six years
before the Declaration of Independence;
FRANCIs W. JESSUP, Esq., Rev. Mr. Punvss
and other prominent citizens of Westport,
and adjoining towns. -
The exercises on the occasion were intro-
duced by a most impressive and appropriate
prayer by the Rev. Mr. ATKINsON of West-
port. That immortal STATE PAPEn,the Dec.-
laration of Independence, wds then read, af-
ter which JOHN CLEAVELAND, Esq., of New
York, made a speech in which he showed (1)
That the “Articles of Confederation and
Perpetual Union,” adopted by all the thirteen
original States in 1781,—while they estab-
lished a perpetual league and Union between
the States as Slates—wholly failed to create
and maintain an effectual Mllf'onal Govern-
ment; that under this political compact the
United States, in Congress, could make and
conclude treaties, but could not enforce their
Observance—could borrow money but could
not pay one dollar. In fact, that the Confed-
eration \‘as destitute of all coercive power to
carry into effect any of its own Constitution-
al measures—that all its powers were com-
pletely at the mercy of the States—and that
it in fact died from more debility ; and (2)
That under these circumstances,in 1787 Con-
gress recommended :1. Convention to revise
the Articles of Confederation—that this Cori-
vention in September, 17 7, submitted the
present Constitution to Congress, that Con-
gress directed it to be transmitted to the Leg-
islatures of the States to be submitted to del-
egates to be chosen by the people of the
several States, and to be assembled in Cou-
vention in each State—that the Constitution
of 1787 came directly from the people of the
United States—that it was ordained in the
name of “ we, the people of the United
States}; for the very purpose of effecting and
“ in order to form a more perfect UNION, es-
tablish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
provide for the common defence, promote
the general welfaf‘e, and to secure the bles-
sings of llberty to ourselves and our poslcrl-
ly.” That in form and in substance the Con-
stitution came directly from the people, by
them. its powers were granted, and upon
them. and for their benefit were these powers
to be exercised. That the Slalosdh their po-
litical or corporate capacity, (as contra dis-
tinguishe‘d from the people of each State,)
never did in fact ratify the Constitution-—
that the State Government had no power or
authority to transfer any Of the sovereign
powers of the States to a National Govern-
ment—that the people and they alone could
do this. That the people of the United
States made the Constitution and they alone
could unmakc it—but that this irresislablc
power to make or to unmake, was vested in
tbeulzolc. body of the American people, and
not in any subdivision of them. That forty
years ago, Chief Justice Marshal], in his mas-
terly judgment in Callous as. The Slate of Wr-
glm’u, laid down and established the doctrine
that the attempt Of' any of the pin-ls to exer-
cise the power to umnakc the Constitution
was usm'pallon, and must be repelled by
those to whom the people had entrusted the
power of repelling it.
Mr. CLEAVELANI) further stated that the
adoption of the Constitution “constituted the
United States a. single N alien—one great Em-
pire—that the Government which it estab-
lished, was the only Government, clothed
with power to protect and regulate the great
and important interests of the American
people—that within its legitimate sphere and
in the exercise of its expressly delegated
powers, the Government of the Ululm, con-
trolled all individuals and all State govern-
+ments within the limits of the United States;
and (3) Mr. C., in conclusion, said that the
real issue now to be decided by the Ameri-
can people, is whethcr we exist as a Nation
——fliat Secession struck a deadly blow at the
National life—that it was an offence against
the whole Union—plunged the whole coun-
try into chaos—subverted the supremacy of
law—set at defiance the Constitutional au-
thority of the Federal Government, and
thereby put in jeopardy the liberties and
happiness of the millions who compose the
Um‘o-n. That this monstrous heresy must be
met and resisted now and forever, and that
the fratricida] war which the Scccsszbmlsls
were waging against the Government, must
go on till the traitors laid down theiraruis,——
that it must go on till the fill/rs and Stripes,
the symbol of thepmcu' of the Um’on, again
floats ovur the battered walls of Sumter, and
upon every Fortress, Custom-House and Ar-
senal of the Government, throughout all lb?
rebellious States.
Upon the close of Mr. CI.I-;A\'EI..-\Nh‘s ad-
dress, while the ll'cslporl Band were playing
the Star Spangled Banner, the Ann-rican
Flag and Pennant- wcrc raised to the top of
the Flag-Staff, amid the cheers of the people
and the booming of cannon, by Mrs. Goon)
Hour, of New York, daughter of LIEUTEN-
ANT GENERAL Scornassisled by her two sons
G001.” a WINEIELII Sco'r'r. The eflcct was
electric as the glorious old Flag of llzc Unirm
and spread out by the winds of Heaven.
The Rev. Dr. CLEAYELAND of New
ven then made an able and a patriotic ad-
dress. We regrct that we arenot able to give
his speech culirc. It was worthy of his
widely extended reputation as an eminent
and eloquent divine. His touching allusion
to the COMMANDER-lN-CHIE!" of the “Army
of the Constitution,” and lo the abidinglrust
and faith of the American people in their
great .lll'li'lury Lcullcr, found a quick response
in every heart and was received with rounds
of applause.
The exercises were concluded by hearty
cheers for the American Union, for the Con-
stitution of tlle‘Unifcd States or I'lz'x, and for
LIEUTENANT GENERAL ‘VINFUSLD SCOTT.
The ll"'681111/I'l Baud played scvcra] paliiol:
ic tunes in admirable style, and largely con-
tributed to the pleasures of all present. ‘)\'o
are rejoiced to ‘know that so effective :1 Brass
Band is organized in the. village of Weslporf,
and we hope. it will be liberallysupported.
We must not omit to not-ice the fine ap-
pcaruncc on the grounds of the Weslport
File .001); lany, with their tastefully decora-
ted Engine: sud Hose Cart. We trust that
the Flag raising on linion Hill, and the pat-
riotie speeches and music on that occasnon
dencies towards the banefu] doctrine of r527-
ccssdm, among any of its citizens.
benignGovcrnment ever established on earth,
is to us a dcenapd incomprehensible myste-
r'y. And yet, it mustbggonfissed, that not
a few of the Connecticut Breckenridge Dem-
ocrats do uphold the South and arewagginyt
theilbrth'in'the piesentimomentou's crisis.
glc. The Flag is 30 by 20 fccl, and the Pcn- I
went up, and its ample folds were unfurled ;
Hu- ;
will long be remembered, and will aid in dri- E
ving out. of the village of Wcslport all it"): '
f m {_lglleg , Monday and Tuesday, July .22 I
How clear ‘
headed, reflecting and honest Norllzern. men ,
can justify or sympathize with the Wicked 5
, Soul/rem Rebellfbn against the best and most ;
' involving the integrity and existence of' flu-
-lmcrz'crm. Union. and the. Constitutional (lov-
‘ crmncnt, established by the Fathers of tbv
‘ Republic.
3 The Last from Gen. McClellan.
But we rejoice to know that such .
Incn constitute buta (.‘orporal‘s Guard among ,
Ibo ("Minn men of Connecticut. Gov. Scy- .
. monr could only drum up scvcnlccn suwncys '
to vote _for the lrcasonablc Resolves submit-
ted by ,him to the ConnecticutLegislature, at
its recent session in Hartford. If mereincm-
bcrship of the famous but harmless “Hurl-
ford Convention" of 1814, consigned to politi-
cal oblivion all whose names were enrolled
on its minutes, where will the Preamble and
"Resolves, submitted by Gov. ‘ Seymour" in‘
1861, place 'lu'm'when this’ Rebellion shall be
crushed'out,’ and ‘ when the Same glorious
FLAG shall be honored and respected at the
months, which now floats and is honored at
the. sources .of the Missxssippi; when North-
“I" men shall beprotectcd in Chur]eston~,MOo
bile and New Orleans, by the same Flag
which guards and protects even now Southern
men in the cities Of New York, Boston and
States.
The time is coming,—it is near at hand,—
when the amiable Err-Governor of Connect]-
cut will desire, from his inmost soul, to blot-
Out from the memory of men his trailorous
Resolves. . But this he cannot do. .They are
recorded, and they will surely become to
him, andliis seventeen dupes, a dark, noi-
some and» slimy sepulchre from which he and
they can never emerge. The fiat of twenty
millions of freemen has gone forth that this
Republic shall stand, that it shall stand in
overthrow it, and against the concealed trea-
son of its professed but treacherous friends
in the Nor-Ill.
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For the Gazette.
MEssns. EDITORS :—-You will hardly be-
lieve that in this state of loyal citizens, a
man can be found, with such a hatred to the
flag of our country as to cut down one,raised
by school children ; yet such is the fact.
In the northern part of New Canaan, some
patriotic scholars, to show their love f'or the
“glorious old stars and stripes,” purchased a
neat flag; and, with the assistance of their
parents, raised it in front of. their school
house. Though reading daily of southern
traitors and northern tories, they hardly ex~
pected to find a secessionist 'in their midst.—
Yet events soon proved that a viper was har-
bored in the bosom of the community.
Under covcn of the darkness, some black-
hearted miscreanf cut it down. Another pole
was placed there. This too was cut. The
indignation ofthe inhabitants was new area-
sod. It was immediately decided to raise a
larger flag and pole. On Saturday last, a
large company assembled, and forming a
procession, with the insulted flag at their
head',1narc]1cd to the school house and quick-
]y planted there a fine pole. The new flag
was then raised amid loud cheering. Au cl-
oquent address was then delivered by Rev.
Mr. Ford of New Canaan; the “S tar Span-
gled Banner”w as sung by some young ladies;
and the New Canaan Brass Band honored
the audience with their presence and fine
music. All then quietly dispersed; not,
however, without a few threats, on the part
of a few enthusiastic ones, against the wretch,
could he be found, who would thus dishonor
his country’s flag. UNION.
New Canaan, June 29th, 1861.
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W” Most of our boys in the Fifth Regi-
ment have been home (hiring the past week
on their last furlough, previous to leaving
for Washington. Many of them went back
to Hartford on the late train Saturday even-
ing, taking with them some dozen new vol-
unteers. The Fire Department turned out
with martial music and gave them an escort
to the South Norwulk Depot.
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W“ GODEr the inimitable has come to
band for August. 01‘ course it is _without a
rival, either in elegance, ueatness, worth,
cheapuess, or punctuality.
«<3.»
ANOTHER LANDMARK GONE—A willow
tree on the old Cameron place, near St. Paul's
Church, on the Westport road, was blown
down on Tuesday last, The tree was about
seventy-six years old, and was unusually
large.
4o¢.>¢.——-———
W Gen. McClellan’s' victory at Rich
Mountain is, says the Tribune, more glorious
and important than reported in hasty dis-
patches of Saturday.The force against Rosen-
cranz (who had but four regiments) was not
less than ten thousand of the crack troops of
Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Caro-
linas. They were utterly routed, and at last
accounts were runnlng, like true sons of chiv-
:Ilry as they are down the road that leads
furthcresf from the terrible Yankees. Our
men took six brass cannon, all their camp
‘ and transpm‘tatiou equipuge, in which were
sixty wagons and two hundred tents. The
Rebels lost more than 150 in killed and
wounded and 100 prisoners, and more of lhe
latter are coming in. The entire loss on our
side was only elcrcn killed and tbirly-fivc
wounded. Gen. McClellan is following up
this brilliant victory with great energy, and
if his subordinates fulfill his orders, he will
very soon drive the last fragment of Rebel
force from Western Virginia, and pour his
strong columns over the mountains to com-
plcfc the good work at Richmond.
‘.a.....9.,..._ .._ A»
THE Tum-:1: MON'rns )lnN.~—Wc see it.
stated that Gen. McDowell has decided that
i lho fimcol' the volunteers dates from their
being sworn in by the Government. A no-
tion has prevailed that if dated from the vol-
unteering, or acceptance by their States. Un-
dcr McDowell's decision the First Connecti-
cut Volunteers will be entitled to adiscbarge
on the 22d, 23d and 25th of July, and the
Second on the 701 of August.
_..___....,,._,,._.._
W Virginia is now represented in the
Senate, Messrs. W. B. Wiley and J. S. Carv
Iilc having been admitted to seals, after a
long dcbalc,by a vote practically unanimous.
The result was applauded from lhe galleries.
————4¢<.>.
COMMENGEMENT WEEK AT YALE (70b-
I.EoE.—Comniencement at Yale College oc-
curs Thursday, July 25. The exercises of
the week are as follows:
Sunday Afternoon—Race:Ilaureafc Sermon
by Rev, G. 1’, Fisher, Livingston Professor
of Divinity,“
Tuesday Evening—Conch) ad Clcrum, by
Rev. Matt—ion M. Smith, of Bridgeport. ‘
ll’ednenday illornlng-r-Aunual Meeting of
the Alumni. Afternoon—Oratlon b.0101}: the
l’si Upsilon Fraternity, by E. P Whipple,
Esq., of Boston. Ercm'ny—Acldrcss before
the Alumni, by President Sturtevant of Illi-
nois College, and Poem before the Phi Beta
of New York.
1 ll. muddy—Commencement.
Exmninatiou of Candidates for admission
as
-o‘n
and
_.—._——-9 . ’.:. O f‘I'."“”‘-“
; Saturday, upon the _
. of Boston, against Lounsbury, Biased do Co ,
, ofNorwalk, to en'oin the defendants against '
' the use of pianti 's patent, for cleaning burrs 3
For p]aintif’f‘,J dge Curtis, Bos- ,
ew Haven; lor ’
; from woul.
I too, and C. R Ingersoll,
defendant, Roger S. Baldwin, New Haven,
I’Judge Rattler of N orwalk_.--Uoumnl. .
Cincinnati and, throughout all the loyal-
spite of the great conspiracy in the South to ‘
Kappa Society, by Champion Risscll, Esq., .
A PATENT IN CONTROVEusr.-'-.-Bgfopc '
Judge Shipmau, in Chambers. Arguments, .
petition of Alfred B. Ely, ‘
, 8
l we see
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Mo...iaY’S”wa.4‘sewg;' '
The Rebels Surrendenm.
. CINCINNATI, .luly 14.
A dispatch from Beverly says lbaf. Gcn.
McClellan has advanced his disvision and is
moving rapidly to- Cheat Mountain Pass.—
The Rebels have burned the bridges at lint-
tonsvrllc, and will burn the Cheat Mountain
bridgc,but will not delay our troops one hour.
At Rich Mountain, 150 dead rebels were
found. ‘Our wounded are doing well. Ten
‘commissiOncd rebel officers were killed and
,Capturcd, including Ca lain .Skcpurclnof
Powhuttau‘.‘ ‘Caplain‘DEl? Langell, o'f'Bruns5
wick, is-dungerously wounded. Some Geor-
gians and SouthCarolians are among the
dead rebels, but they are chiefly from East-
.‘ern Virginia. ' , ‘ -
This morning Co]. chram, the conunandcr
at Rich Mountgin, sent a letter to General
McClellan, offering to surrender himself and
commandof 600 men. “The surrender was
accepted and the prisoners will march in 10-.
day. They are much reduced by hunger.
WAsIIINOTON, Saturday July 13, 1861.
Capt. Smith from Springfied on Thursday
morning, gives further particulars of the bat-
tle at Carthage, Missouri. . . '
Ben. McCullough was in the fight with his
Arxansas troops, fiGpv. Jackson and. Gen.
Price were present, but took no . active part.
Gen. Rans’s son was killed. The rebel'list
3f dyad will be between six and seven hun-
rc( . ‘
A detachment of 100 of Siegel’s troops left
at Neosho had been captured. The State of-
ficers wanted them shot, towhich McCul-
lough would not agree. .
There had been no second battle. Prepa-
rations were being made for a movement.
Interesting from Fortress Monroe.
FORTREss MONROE, July 13.—Fort_v-five
of Col. Bendix’s Regiment yesterday stroll-
ed from Newport News without leave, and
were surprised a few miles from camp by a
large party of rebels, both foot and horse.—
One of the latter is known to have been kill-
cd and several wounded. A number of
our tro )ps fell into the hands Of‘ the rebels.—
On the return of those who escaped, seven
companies of the 7th Regiment were sent out
but have not yet been heard from.
Gen. Butler this afternoon went to New-
port News tO inquire into the matter.
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Large Capture of Vessels by one of Jeff.
Davis‘ Privateers.
NEW YORK, July 14.—The steamship Co-
lumbia, from Havana, the 6th, arrived to-day.
The privateei steamer Sumter had arrived
at Cienfucgos on the 0th, briu ing in as pri-
zes the brigs Cuba, Machias, aiad, Albert,
Adams and Ben Dunning, and barks West
Wind and Louisa Kilbam. She also fell in
with snip Golden Rocket, of Isle Pines,
which she fired and burned after taking off
the officers ann crew.
Capt. Simms, of the Sumter, sent an ofll-
cer on shore with a letter to the governor of
the town, who telegraphed to the Captain
General at Havana for instructions.
The Sumter was finally ordered to leave
the port, and the vessels were all held by the
authorities, until instructions are received
from the Spanish government, The vessels
were all supposed to have been captured with-
in threc miles ofthe (‘uban coast.
__.___.—_o¢<°>uo——-——
The Privateers at Work.
A brig from Bangor, arrived at Newport
Friday morning with the crew of the brig
John Welch from Trinidad for Fahnouth,
which was captured by the privatcers
“Jeff. Davis" on Saturday, ofl' Hatter-
as. The crew was put on board the ship
John Goodwin from Montevideo. They ran-
sackcd the ship but allowed her to proceed
on account of her draft of water. The same
privatccr also captured the schooner J. C.
Watson, of New York, and a brig whose
name was unknown, one hundred miles
south-cast from Nantucket, South Shoals.
The “J eff. Davis” is reported to be a full-
riggcd brig, mounting four guns, in the waist
and a. pivot gun. It is supposed to be the
former brig Echo, the slavcr. The John
Welch had a cargo of 275 birds, 54 tierces,
28 bb]s., 436 boxes of sugar.
0‘.»
Intelligence from Missouri.
ST. LOUIs, July 14.
The Federal loss in the battle near Car-
thage is ascertained to have been ten killed,
three wounded, and four missing.
The rebels state their loss at secen hundred
killed. The guard of 120 left at Neosho by
Siege] previous to the battle, were taken pris-
oners by a. large body of Arkansas troops.—
Propositions to shoot them made, but they
were finally released on taking the oath not
to bear arms against the Southern Confedera-
cy. ' o
.«-.
A LADv’s STORE—A lady just arrived
from North Carolina reports that the dry
goods stores in the large towns a cities of that
State are almost wholly destitute articles for
ladies’ use. Her‘ female friends begged all the
pins, needles, and similar artlcles from her,
before she sarted for the North, as they said
she could readily obtain a supply here, wheras
lhcy either did or should want them long be-
fore they could reasonably hope to purchase
them as in “Union times.”—Transom-pl.
~4‘b.
W The Duke of Nemours once sent his
steward to inquire of an artist on whom he
wished to confer a snuff-box as a mark of his
approbation to ascertain if such a present
Would b- acceptable. The offer was receiv-
ed wi.h enthusiasm. “Where shall I sendit‘r”
inquired the envoy. “0, If you would be
kind enough," replied the artist, "to pawn it
on the way, you can let me have the money.“
—r~-‘mu..... _
W A gentleman lately arrived at New
York from the South, who has accurate
knowledge of the condition of things, says
that even in Alabama there is but a bare ma-
jority for secession, and there are counties in
even yet safe to talk secession. He is con-
fident that Mississippi is still for the Union,
though drugooncd into scccssion,and Arkan~
sas is anything but unanimous for secession.
He says the great strength of the rebels lies
in their belief that Northern men are Colt"
ards and will not fight. The first great vic-
tory of the government, he thinks, will dis-
pel this allusion and cause a quick collapse
of the whole secession movement.
-o<¢°e~.~—— _
Mn. EvEnET'r's Forinru or JULY Ona-
'rIoN.——T]ie Orufion of the Hon. Edward
Everett, delivered on the late anniversary of
American Indcpcmlcnce, at the New York
Academy of Music, is probably the clay“
d‘u'urrc ol'tlmt eminent scholar, orato * and
statesman. It embraces in its range a com-
plete history of our national affairs from the
great contest of1776, down to the present
day, adducing many facts of historical inter-
est, entirely new to the present generation.—
It is a thorough vindication of the North
from the foul charges that have been made
against by tthoufh and her Northern allies,
who have by their concerted management
. plunged the Country into the present war,
which could not have been avoided except
by the overthrow of the National Govern-
ment and the (lcslructlon ofthe Union.
_ _--. -.Qo-.,.- .. .
A BACK PENsION or $16,200.—~1’cter Van
Buskirk, of Washington, is 99 years old—He
was on the revolutionary pension list as a
private. As such he had received $541 month.
But be claimed to have been assistant-forage
master, and he recently found the evidence
to establish his claim. He is therefore award-
‘ ed arearagcs to the amount of $16,200.
I
l -—- -- ~~-—.o-0-»o——~-~~——--
I ———John IV. Ellis, Governor of N orfh Caro.-
6 lion, died at the Red Sulphur Springs. in
- Monroe county, Virginia, whether be bad
‘amlireorgani'z'ing-the army, etc. ~55 Oi‘gani-
the northern part ofthe State where it is not i
'him, "Take that to my old classmate Beau-
! gone for the benefitOf his health, on the 7th
inst,
~— og—c.>-o———_— ,
. 'The New Orleans T‘uc [Della says the ;
corporation loan for the defense of that oil y ‘
receives but small favor at the hands of capi- '
talists. They will soon have to resort to
shinplasfers.
-._-9...-
I ——Pensaeo]a has been connected with 5
Montgomery by a line of telegraph. The l
new signals of the fleet off Pickens distress l
thercbels very much, as they are unable to '
! read'theiu. '
. . "—'—‘"“9""‘_‘
WSecrefary Cameron has expressed to
l Gen, Meigs, Quartermaster General, a strong
, wish to have he troops supplied with more ,
l fresh meat, and to change fhe'prcsbnt ggamc ;
a: to rations so as loinerease the variety and
amount of'- vegetables. '
WCapt. George W. Geer has been ap— .
pointed In sector-pf the port of Norwich, .
Chapman removed.’ '
day is spoken of in high terms.
declaration that the only peace he would
. cut this from the miserable stuff at OR by
' fine-down the the rebellion.
"Irh
Whirl. Congress has done !
During the nine days of the extra session 1
of Congress just passed, Congress has done l
the following work: i
July MIL—The Ilcusc organized, and elec- i
ted a Speaker on the second ballot. 1
July MIL—The President’s Message, and i
the reperts of the departments of" the lrcasu- '
I‘y, war, and navy, were sent in.
July (ll/L—The Senate committees were
declared, and six war bills were presented,
viz.: 1. Legalizing the past action of the
President. 2. Authorizing the employment
of volunteers. 3. Making provision for the
increase of the regular army. 4. For the ap-
pointment of an Assistant Secretary of _War,
ziag the volunteer force. 6. To add to the
efficiency of the arm '.
July Slim—The I ouse committees Were
announced» and a-resolutionwadupted declar-
ing that'th‘c House, during this Session shall
consider only bills or- resolutions concerning
governmental military and naval appropria-
tiorls, and financial affairs connected there
wit I. ~ . . -
July Elfin—The Senate passed a bill to re-
Init duties on arms imported for the use of
the Union; the House appropriated six mi]-
lions Of dollars for payment of back dues to
volunteers, and resolved that it was not the
duty of United States soldiers to return fu-
gitive slaves.
'Jltly Ella—The Senate passed the bill au-
thorizing the President to call out five hun-
dred thousand volunteers. The House pass-
ed the loan bill authorizing-the Treasury
Department to borrow two hundred and fifty
millions of dollars, and a bill empowering
the President to use the army and navy in
the collection of revenue, and to close ports
in rebellious states.
July NHL—The Senate passed the House
bill for back payment Of volunteers, and a
resolution expelling the acceding senators.-
The House passed the army and navy bills,
which, in the aggregate, appropriate one
hundred and ninety-one millions of dollars,
thus detailed:
Payment of troops, 860,000,000
Subsistence of troops, 25,000,
Quartermaster’s Department, 14,000,000
Cavalry and Artillery Horses, 10,000.000
Support of the Navy, . 30,000,000
Transportation, 16,000,000
Western Gunboats, 1,000,000
July 12llI.—The House passed the bill
authorizing the President to accept the ser-
vice of volunteers to the number of five hun-
dred thousand, and appropriating for their
expenses five hundred millions of dollars.
Further to facilitate the rapid transaqtion
of public business, the House Committee of
Ways and Means has already prepared all
the bills intended for submission during the
session, and in less than a week it is expect-
ed that Congress will be ready to adjourn.
Thus we see how imperatively the will of
the people determines the action Of' the gov-
ernment. Party interests are forgotten in
national necessities; partisans become patri-
ots; there is no delay but that which gIVes
free speech men to opponents of the war,
and perhaps the most important session of
Congress in the history of the Union will be
recorded as the shortest and the wisest.
N. 7. World.
Congress-—Saturday.
Both Houses received a communication
from the Postmaster-Genera], giving his rea-
sons for discontinuing the malls in the so-
called scccded States. He says the events
for this course are so well known as to render
a detailed statement unnecessary. By the
suspcnion of these mails the Post Office De-
partment will save some three million of
dollars.
In the Senate, a bill was introduced provi-
ding for an Assistant Secretary Of the Navy.
Mr. J ohnson,of‘ Tennessee, presented the cre
dentials of Messrs. W. B. Wiley, and J. S.
Carlisle, Senators elect from Virginia, in'
place of Mcsm‘s. Mason and Hunter, respec-
tively. Mr. Bayard, of Delaware, moved to
refer the credentials to the Judiciary Com-
mittee before administering the oath, which.
was disagreed to by yeas 5, nays 35. The
new Senators from Virginia were then sworn
in, amid suppressed applause from the spec-
tators. The $250,000,000 Loan bill was tak-
en‘up, and several unimportant amendments
proposed by the Finance Committee, were
adopted. Mr. Saulsbury moved to make the
sum $150,000,000, as that amount be sufficient
til] the next session of Congress. The mo-
tion was rejected—yeas 4, hays 36—and the
bill was then temporarily laid aside. The
bill to increase the present military establish-
ment was discussed and reported to the
Senate. The Senate, after an executive ses-
sion. adjourned. 4
In the House, Mr. Blair offered a preamble
setting forth that John B. Clark, a member of
the House frmn Missouri, held a commission
in the rebel State Guard of Missouri, accom-
panied by a resolution declaring that said
Clark has forfeited his rights as a representa-
tive, and that he be forthwith expelled. Af-
ter some debate, the IeSOIution was adopted
by a vote of 94 to 45. The bill to premiere
the efficiency of the army, by retiring, disa-
bled and infirm officers, was passed. The bill
to make good the loss of private property in-
curred by the soldiers in going from For!
Moultrie to Fort Sumter was passed. The
amount involved is $1,120. A messa? was
received from the President, stafiugt Iat he
had signed the bill providing for the payment
Of troops called into service up to the son: of
June last. ‘
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A New Senator Prom Kansas.
Frederick P. Stanton has been appointed
U. S. Senator from Kansas in place of Gen.
Lane, who accepts a Brigadiership in the ar.
ny.
.._....-...._...~.sdu.— .._.
WJudge Muir of Kentucky has decided
in favor ofthe right of the Federal Govurn-
ment to interdict the transportation of freight
to the South.
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W Three revenue cutters have been dis-
patched from New York, and two from Bos-
ton, in addition to several gun-bouts from
Philadelphia, in search of the pirate vessel
“Jeff. Davis.“ Commodore Stringham has
also received notice of its depreciations. Be-
twccn them all, it would be strange if she
should escape.
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W‘Thc rebel Capt. Thomas who managed
so adroilly some days ago to seize the steam-
er Sl. Nicholas by putting on board a lot of
rebels disguised as mechanics, has been bim-
sclf arrested at Fort Mchnry, OII board of
the Mary Washington, togellzer with sev-
en Ol'bis coul'cdcrafcs. The gallant captain
for an hour cluded the search Of the police,
having taken snug quarters in a bureau
drawer in the ladies‘ cabin.
my The United States arsenal at Frank-
ford, Pa, has just sent to the ammunition
headquarters a large cargo of caps, primers,
&c. This establislnncnl. is one of the largest
of the kind in the United States. It covers
about sixty acres of ground, and is surround-
cd by a wall ten feet high and from twelve
to eighteen inches thick. Some 15,000 mus-
kcfs have been fin'wardcd to the house for
repairs. About 12,000 percussion caps are
Inannlhctiu'cd every 24 hours, the machines
running night and day, Sundays not except-
cd. 'l‘birlymcn and boys are employed in
the department where friction primers are
made, and turn out daily about8,000 of‘lhem.
These primers have worked up in them $200
worth of material cvcry twenty-five hours,
and 3,090 pounds of acid are required to
make 3.000 pounds of powder used in ma-
king them.
_.__4.<.-...—___
WAmong the military dignitaries who
affect a contempt for the press and lose no
opportunity to ridicule its reports of army
movements and operations, is Gen. McDow-
ell. When Capt. Taylor, the rebel flag-bear-
er, left Arlington House on his return to the
Confbderafe camp, the General gave him a
lule copy of a New York daily, saying to
regard, and tell him if’bc can gather anything
reliable from it-rcgardiug our movements he
is quite welcome to do so, and be will be
more. successful than _I have been.”
——.~n<.>o
A" PATRIOTIC SEEEcrr.——Hendriek B.
Wright, Member of Congress from the Lu-
zernc District of Pennsylvania, is a Democrat
pure and unadulterated. His speech on Fri‘
His hearty
have, was on condition that the rebels should
lay down their arms and surrender their lea.
ders, electrified the House and elicited ap-
plause on fire floor, which was not lonvr in
finding an echo in the galleries. How di er-
Breckinridge Democrats of Connecticut about
warring on brethren, etc. The idea. that a
rebel, a traitor, can be a brother, is an insult
lo oyi-ry lover of his country.——00uran.l.
_ ..-.....,,....,_ .
Wflobcrf .1. Walker is in Washington,
entering bcarlily into the. movements fog‘puy
Mr. Walker
predicted tln- present slale of affairs in his
_mflw _..L'flfi: "__
_Gréat Battle‘aRich Mountain,
2,000 REBELS PUT T0 FLIGHT. ;
Large Numbers of Prisoners Captured. ‘
ROARINo RUN, Va., July 12, 1861.
A battle was fought yesterday afternoon at
Rich Mountain, two miles cast of this place,
where the enemy, numbering about 2000 men
under command of‘Co].chrain,\vC'l'C strongly
intrencbcd. About 3 o’clock in the morning
Gen. Rosccrauz, with a portion of the 8111,
10th and 1301 Indiana and 19th Ohio I'Cgi‘
ments left this place, and after a very diffi-
cult march, cutting a road through the woods
succeeded in surrounding the enemy about
:3 :o’c‘lmk- in---- the aftei'noon‘eéA -_-desperate
fight immediately. ensued, lastingmbout an
hour and a half, resulting in a. loss of sixty
of the enemy killed, and a large number
,madeprisoners. Some otthelatler are ofll-
»cers.--“They retreated preclpitatcly, leaving
behind six cannon, a large number of horses,'
wagons, camp cquipage, &c. The loss on
our side was about twenty killed and forty
w0unded,*among the latter Capt. Cris. Mil-
]cr of the 10th Indiana. .
GEN. M‘CLELLAN‘s REPORT.
\VASHINGTON,‘Fl‘idaeruly 12, 1861.
The following dispatch was received to-
day at the headquarters of the department in
Washington :
HEADQUARTERS,DEPARTMENT OF THE OIIIo.
Rica MOUNTAIN, Va, 9 a. m., July 12, 1861.
COL. E. D..- Townmmn :/ We arein posses-
sion‘of the enemy’s werks ~tO_a point. in the
right of Beverley. I have taken all his guns,
a large amount of wagons, t'ents‘,etc.—_—cvcry-
thing he had—a large number of prisoners.
many of whom were wounded, and several
officers prisoners. They lost many killed.—
Wc have lost, in all, perhaps twenty killed
and fifty wounded, of whom all but two or
three were in the column under Resencranz,
which turned the position. The mass of the
enemy escaped through the woods, entirely
disorganized. Among the prisoners is Dr.
Taylor, formerly of the army. Co]. ,Pegram
was in command. _
COLROseneranz’s column left camp yester-
day morning, and marched some eight miles
through the mountains, reaching the turn-
pike some two 01 three miles in rear of the
enemy, defeating an advanced post, taking a
couple of guns. I had a position ready for
twelve guns near the main camp, and as
guns were moving up, 1 ascertained that the
enemy had retreated. I am now pushing on
to Beverlv,a part of Col. Rosencranz’s troops
being new _wnhin three miles of it. er
Our success is complete, and almost blood-
less. I doubt whether Wise and Johnson
will unite and overpower me. The beha~
vior of the troops in the action and toward
the prisoners was admirable. -
(Signed) G. B. MCCLELLAN,
MujonGen. Commanding.
~ LA'A Ere.
The Victory-at llich Mountain.
10,000 REBELS DEFEATED.
BEVERLY, Randolph 00., l
Vu., July 13, 1861. i
Yesterday Inoruing General McClellan or-
dered four regiments—the 8th, 10th, and 13th
Indiana Volunteers, and the 9th Ohio Vol-
unleers, to proceed along the line of the hills,
south-east of the enemy’s entrenched camp,
to the Beverly Road, where it crosses Rich
.ll’louhtain, two miles east of the enemy’s po-
sition, with orders to advance along the Bev-
erly road, and attack the east side of the
works, General McClellan being prepared to
assault the west side, as soon as firing should
announce the commencement of the attack.
The capture Of a courier,_who mistook the
road through the enemy‘s camp for the route
of our troops, placed the enemy in posses-
sion of the movement.
When Co]. Rozencranz reached the Bev-
erly road at 2 o’clock, after a most exhaust-
ing march, over the mountains, he found the
enemy posted at the opposite side of the road,
about 800 strong, with two cannon, and hol-
ding a strong position, partially fortified.
An engagement instantly took place, and
continued for three quarters of an hour, With
the loss of 300 men, including Officers, and
both their cannon. ‘ .
About 75 of the Rebels were killed; 75 of
their wounded are in our hands, and 150
others as prisoners.
The road was between two bills. Our
troops, descending a steep declivity, were
greatly exposed to the fire of the Rebels,
who occupied the opposite hill and poured
musketry shot and shell upon them.
Rosenéranz‘s column remained at the
place of engagement during the night.
Gen. McClellan was in position with his
whole force during the afternoon ready to
make the assault, but heardmothing from the
other column except the distant firing.
Early in the morning he was proceeding
to plant cannon upon an eminence comman-
ding a portion of the rebel campand-prepar-
ing to atfack the whole nest in front, when
it was ascertained that the enemy had evac-
uated the place during the night, moving to-
ward Laurel Hll], leaving behind a few of
their sick men, all their tents, cannon, camp
equipage and transportation.
A rapid march was then made by Gen.
McClellan to Beverley, passing Roseueranz's
command on the road, with instructions to
follow quickly.
At Beverle it was ascertained late in the
day that the ebel forces at Laurel Hill had
retreated, moving toward Romney.
Our total loss is not more than 11 killed,
and 35 wounded.
[The foregoing is approved by Maj.-Gen.
McClellan.
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' ST. LOUIS, July 11, 1861.
A special dispatch to The Democrat, from
Brookfield, Mo., says that Co]. Smith’s com-
mand occupied the brick College building at
Munroe, and that the rebels 1,600 strong, had
surrounded it and planted cannon so as to
destroy the building and its inmates. A flag
of truce had been sent out, but it was disre-
garded. Aid from the West will reach Mon-
roe tO-night.
CHICAGO, July 12, 1861.
The three companies sent for the relief of
CO]. Smith at Monroe, Missouri, returned
last night. On arriving at the lultcr place
they formed a “junction with Co]. Smith’s
force, who had intrenchcd themselves in the
Academy buildings. The Rebels Were
grouped around over the prairies, out of the
reach of ,Co]. Smith’s rifles.
They had two pieces of artillery, which
were brought. to bear, but the distance was
so great that their balls were almost spent
before they reached our lines. Col. Smith‘s
artillery of longer range did considerable ex-
ecution. The fight lasted until dusk. The
last shot from Co]. Smith’s guns dismounted
one of the enemy‘s guns. Just at that mo-
ment Gov. Wood of Illinois fell on theirrear
with the cavalry sent from Quincy on
Wednesday, completely routing them, and
taking 76 prisoners, one gun and a large
number of horses.
Twenty or thirty ofthe enemy were killed,
but not a man of the Federal forces was
13011531], although several were severely woun-
cI . ,
Gen. Thomas Harris, the Rebel leader, cs-
capcd. ~
s<0>a
WASHINGTON, July 13.-—The'two Misses
Scott, who were said to have seduced an of‘-
ficer of one of the Connecticut regiments in-
to their house, and then betrayed him to the
rebels, were arrested last night and brought
in“) camp. They were released to-day by
order of the President,it being foam] that the
officer was not cnllcccl butaccompa iicd them
of his own volition.
_...___.,‘.'_,__,
A Spy Caught.
One Taliaferro, late clerk in the Navy de
partment, and son-in—law of Senator Mason,
recently left Washington, but was pursued
and arrested at Port Tobacco, Thursday
night and brought back to W aslnnglon. A
large bundle of' letters fiddressed to promi-
nent secessionists in the South was found on
him, also plans of the location of our camps
in and around Washington.
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WOrders were received at the headquar-
ters of the army, on Monday, to send on to
the seat of war at once the com any of the
First Artillery. part of the Fort Sumter gur-
rison, which remained at Fort Hamilton.—
Instructions Were immediately sent down to
the brave fellows, who wereunder arms and
on the road in a few moments. The old eu-
sign of Fort Sumter went along with them,
as they believe “there would be no luck in
the company without it.”
‘- " >D -
@The New Haven Register solemnly
admonishes the public, saying, “Oppose vil-
laiuy with your utmost vigor." Very good;
but if the advice were followed, what Would
become of the Register ‘?--N. 1'. Tribune.
I o—d.».——-————
W The Troy Times says—,“We have
gobd rea'gongs fpy'sayiug that‘General Scott 1
has expressed a ivish‘ Iiiat Geneml Wo'q]
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Great BattleIn I'll go, Ii.
: Thirteen Thousand Rebel Tl'Qu‘lgs Attack
Fifteen Hundred Federal Troops.
KANSAS CI'rv, July 19, 1861.
The Fort Scott DulllUL‘l'lll. of the 9111 con-
lains an account of a battle between the Mis-
souri State troops. under Gov. Jackson and
Gen. Rains, numbering by their own ac-
counts from ten to thirteen lhousand, and
the Federal forces, under Col. Siege], num-
bcriug fifteen hundred. Our informant says
that on Wednesday the 3d inst., the State
troops left Rope‘s Point and moved south t0
Murray's, six miles. On Friday morning
they broke camp and marched South in the
JackSOIi County,
..thage, they were-mat {yeah--3593},
fifteen hundred. ,
paras: *Theifirst.onset..multed in th
troops. being driven back some distance, and;
their ofllCers‘or'dered (retreat, Their 'cen-
tre gave way, but,the..orde.r notheingjmard
on their‘flankgthe ldVa'nmng"Fedetalt1-oops-
were in danger of 'WEQSIlflounded, ”Pd fen
back, retreating °slowlyal1d keeping up the
fight, our. (artillery .malting f '
among the rebels. ~At~the~crossmg of Dry
Fork our lines were near being broken, when
by the timely arrival of two; hundred Union .
men from Shoal ,Creek._they crossed with but
wounded: ' . _ .. -- - ..;, - -
The battle continued, the Federal troops-t
alternately fighting
dark, when they reached Carthage, having
crossed Buck Branch and Springtiver on the
done by artillery, CO]. Siegelzzretreating as
soon as they got the guns ' iii-"M509; and
playing on the rebel ranks as theiatlv‘anccd.
It is believed Sicgel‘s object‘waifidflvv the
rebels to Carthage, when, withfo’ur-hundred
reserve, and expected reinforcements fiom
Neosho and Sarcoxie, he would be enabled,
in return, to drive them back.
The loss of the rebels was very great. Our
informant says be counted seventy or eighty
wounded on the field and in the houses by
ofbcef was thrown out of the wagons to
make room for the dead. Another infor-
mant, a resident of Carthage, states that - he
day, and saw wagons and backs passing in ‘
every direction, gathering up the dead for
interment. The loss on the part of the state
troops was not. less than three hundred to
five hundred. *-
The ground in many places was strewn
with dead horses, and the stench was sicken-
ing The whole country was laid desolate,
the fences torn, crops trampled and houses
plundered. Parties of _women stated that
traitors except what they had on. Siegel’s
veteran. and With as much coolness as on pa-
rade. It was only overwhelming odds that
that enabled the rebels to. carry the "day.—
Tbe real victory was with Co].- Siege].
The Battle Near Carthage,
Additional Details.
ST. LOUIs, Thursday, July 11, 1861.
Lieutenant Toskin, Colonel Siegel’s Adju-
tant, and bearer Of' dispatches to Colonel
liculars Of the battle near Carthage:
The State troops were posted on a ridge in
a prairie with five pieces of artillery, one
uers on the right and left, cavalry on each
flank, and infantry i. the rear.
The artillery of Colonel Siegel approached
within eight hundred yards, with four cannon
in the center, a body of infantry and a six-
pounder Lieutenant Colonel Hassendare on
the left, Colonel Solomon’s command witha
six-pounder on the right, and abody Of in-
fantry behind the central artillery.
Colonel Siegel’s lefi Opened fire with shrap-
nells, and soon the engagement became gene;
rat]. The Rebels had no grape and their ar~
tillcrists being poor, their balls flew over the
heads of the National forces. After two
liours’ firing, the enemy’s artillery was entire~
ly silenced, and their ranks broken.
About 1,500 Rebel cavalry _then attempted
to out flank ..Siegelyand cut Off his baggage
train, which was three milesback, when a re-
trograde movement. was ordered. The train
was reached in good order, surrounded by
infantry and artillery, and the retreat of the
National troops continued until a point was
reached where the road passedthrough a high
bluff on each side, where the enemy s cavalry
were,postedin._largansmbsrs-__ Br a feinms
if intending to pass aroundthe
drew the cavalry in a solid body’into the
road at a‘distauce of 150-yards-from hisposj-
Lion, when by a rapid mouement of his artil-
lery, be poured a heavy cross-fire of canister
into their ranks; at the same time the infan-
try chargedata' “double qu‘ck,”. and in ten
minutes the State troops scattered in every
direction, Eighty-five riderless' horses cap-
tured and sixty-fl ve shot-guns, and a number
.of revolvers and bowie-knives werefpicked
up from the ground. ' ’ - ' '
Col. Siege] did not surround Carthage, as
reported yesterday, but'atteiripte'sto reach a'
the forces on both sides Were 358985.990“-
which Lieut. T oskin thinks the enemy lost
nearly 200 killed, he succeeded.» in, doingso,
and the rebels retired to- Carthage. ‘-._ ' 'l
fell back on Sarcoxie, whence "he proceeded
next day to Mount Vernon. - . . ‘ -
Lieut. Toskin left on the evening of the 7th
lust, and rode to Rolla, 153 miles, in 29
hours. He met Gen. Sweeney’s command 5
miles from Mount Vernon, and CO]. Brown's
command 16 miles from Mount Vernon”, pres-
sing forward to re-enforce-Siegel. '
Lieut.Col. Wolff was not killed as reported.
Accounts received tO-night state that Gen.
Ruins of the State force was killed at the bat-
tle of Carthage. The command of Col Siegel
has been re—eufored, and is now’ prepared to
renew the attack.
Oficial.
The following is the official account of the
re cent severe battle in southwestern Missouri
It will be seen that Our trOops found them-
selves ncarly equal to five times their num-
her:
On the morning of the 51h, Co]. Siege],
with a portion of his regiment and part of -
Co]. Soloman’s, in all 11 to 1,200 men, with
ten pieces of artillery, attacked a body of 6,-
000 rebels under Gen. Rains and Col. Parsons
about seven miles east of Carthage, on a
prairie; The enemy only had five pieces of
cannon, but many men were mounted.
Co]. Siegel began the attackat 9:30 a. m.,
breaking the enemy’s center twrce. After an
hour and a half fighting, be silenced their ar-
tillery. The rebels had three flags—one of
the State of Missouri, which was left unharm-
ed and two secession flags, which were twice
shot down and raised no more. _The enemy
tried to out flank ou troops with their cav-
a retrograde movement, keeping up constant
firing, and ordered his baggage train to ad-
vance, which was filmed into columns with
battalions of infantr supporting our pieces
ofartillery near eac I body, and the remain-
der of the artillery in front and in the flank.
The-rebels then attempted to cutoff Siegel’s
communication with his wagons, by their
cavalry; but our artillery took them at cross
fire which played havoc with their ranks and
opened a road for Siege] to fit" back on Car-
thaue. .
While he was attempting to reach the ad-
jacent woods, to prevent the use of cavalry
against him, the rebels made their most seri-
Ous attack, and the bloodiest part 'of the bat-
tle was fought, but the enemy were finally
routed,_and forced to withdraw their forces.
Siege] then fell back on Mount Vernon.
where be'could be supported.
A captive Officer taken . reported the rebel
loss to be nearly 259. Forty-five rebel pris-
oners \vere captured. The fedeia] loss was
8 killcd,45 wounded and missing.
. 1‘-’
WIIO Is COL. SIEGEL ?—Col. Siege], who
is distinguishing himself in Missouri, is a na-
tive of Baden, Germany, and is about 37
years Old. He graduated at the military
school of Carls‘ruhe, and entered the regular ,
post of chief adjutaut in 1847. His sympa-
thies with the first revolution in summing,
Germany lost him his commission. _e‘waif
appointed generahin-cbiet in the beginnué‘gi
ofthe second revolution, May, 1848, and l'
the forlorn hope of the liberty party with“
great energy and zeal. He came to Amer-i»
ea in 1850, was a rofessor m_ Dilpnlou's
academy, New Yor , and married 'Mr, D“.
lou’s daughter. He reseivcd a aura. a, m.
fessorship in St. Louis, where he Soothbcsumc
distinguished by his great military tglenls.
. . m.,...
W When Col. Davis of the New York
16111 Regiment was marching through Balti-
more, wilhouf drums, some of 1119 1991;,"ng
sueeringly asked, “Where’syour .. sale”:-
“In our eatridge-boxesfl said the grim Colo: -
should be put in command at Fertress Mon-
lctlur to Mr. Bur:hau:1n,iu the winter 011857-
58.
rot.”
no].
and retreating; 'imtil" "
the roadside. At Dry Fork, alarge amount ~
retreat Was conducted in a style worthy of a ‘
Harding, gives the following additional par-
tWelve-pounder in the center, two six-poun- '
bluff, SiEgel .
alry and cut off our aggage, but Siegel made ,
army Of' Baden and was advanced to thef- :
..direction .Of . Carthagclghe county 58111:; of}. .
At Brier Fork; seygn-miles south of 0517;”;
'w'bhra,_
1
msnmlhisxslesisteh. m., -
" e'fité’ "
‘ havoc
the loss of ‘ five killed 'a'nd' "two . mortallyg'
way. The fighting on the; retreakwas all -‘
passed over a part of the battle-field yester-jgf ‘
everything had been taken from them by the~ .
piece of ‘ woods north of the town, and after "
two hours’ desperate fighting, in w’ljich'all‘ ‘
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