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:Norwalk, Tuesday, July 23, 1861.

“IN YOUR HANDS, MY DISSATISFIED COUN-
'l‘lcYMEN, AND NOT IN MINE, Is THE MOMEN-
TOUS ISSUE OF CIvIL WAR. THE GOVERN-
MENT WILL NOT ASSAIL vOU ; YOU CAN HAVE
No CONFLICT WITHOUT BEING YOURSELVES
THE Aeennssons ; YOU HAvE No OATH REGIS-
TERED INHEAvEN To DESTROY THE Gov-
ERNMENT, WHILE I SHALL HAvE THE MOST
SOLEMN ONE To PRESERVE, PROTECT AND
DEFEND IT.”-—Lincoln’s Inaugural.

 

 

 

 

 

. PROGRESS, OF THE WAR.

All eyes have been turned toward Manus-
sas Junction this week, as, the forward move-
ment of our army for: that place was made
on,Tuesday afternoon last. It proceeded in
five divisions of 10,000 men each. Brigadier
Gen. McDowell in command, with Gen.
Tyler, Col. Heintzelmau, 001. Hunter, Col.
Miles and Gen. Runyon in command of the
divisions. Col. Hunter commanded the ex-
treme right; Gen. Tyler the right‘ centre,
consisting of the lst, 2d and 3d Connecticut,
1st and 2d Maine, lst and 2d Ohio, 2d,13th,
69th and 79th New York and lst Wisconsin,
with artillery and a detachment of the 2d U.
S. cavalry; Col. Heintzelman the extreme
left, and Col. Miles the left centre.

Gen. Tyler’s column bivouacked Tuesday
night in and around Vienna,41.2 miles from
Fairfax Court House. Falls Church was a1.
so occupied Tuesday night by a portion of
Gen. Tyler’s force, near the rear.

Fairfax Court House was occupied on
Wednesday, at about noon, by Col. Heintzel-
man’s division, the enemy leaving it just be-
fore the arrival of our troops. Eleven pris-
oners were taken by the Michigan regiments.

Wednesday night Gen. Tyler’s column
passed the night at Germantown, a small vil-
lage about two miles beyond Fairfax station.
Thursday morning they moved on towards
Ccntreville, a village of three or “four hun-
dred houses, on theroad from Fairfax Court
House to Manassas Junction. At the same
time COl. Hunter’s column was on the way
to the point mentioned. Miles was at the
crosSing of Braddock’s road with the road
to Fairfax station, going on to Ccntreville.
Heintz‘elman was at a point called Sangster’s
station. .

Early in the day, Thursday, Gen. Tyler
pushed on and passed ,through Ccntreville,
from which the Rebels retired without firing
a gun. Two or three miles from that place
is in "creek called Bull Run. Aparty compri-
sing two companies of cavalry and a part of
a battery took up a position on this creek,
and fired at a barn where some of the Reb-
els were stationed. A company of their
cavalry soon emerged and fled. Our firing
still went on, and was after a time answered
by the Rebels from a concealed battery. The
fight was kept up here by a small portion of
our troops for a long while, but without
gaining any very apparent advantage. About
1,000 of our men were engaged, and 4 or
5,000 of the enemy. Our troops kept pos-
session of the field; the rebels were largely

' reinforced from Manassas Junction. Friday
and Saturday was spent by our forces chiefly
in making reconnoisances, and concentrating
the troops. On Sunday morning our troops
again attacked the batteries, which were now
found to be more numerous, and manned by
largely increased force, reported to have
been 70,000, and the fighting on both sides
was terrific, but our forces triumphed, taking
several batteries and driving the enemy be-
fore them toward Manassas Junction. Full
details have not been received.

 

LATER—By telegraph this (Monday) noon,
we learn that Sunday evening, after having
driven the enemy frOm their batteries, and
were forcing them back to Manassas, the
rebels were reinforced by Gen. J ohnson,(who
by some unexplained reason Gen. Patterson
had allowed to slip away from him,) he,
Johnson, taking command and attacking our
troops, drove them back, when they became
panic struck and fled. The report said that
it was understood that GenMcDowell would
make a stand at Ccntreville. The carnage
on both sides was reported to have been
dreadful, on our side frightfully large. The
rebel army, it is said, numbered with its re-
inforcements 90,000 men, ours was only
about 50,000.

 

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. DELIGHTED.—We are informed by a fellow
boarder with the traitor Editor of the Far-
mer, that he had neither the soul nor the
good sense to refrain from decided expres-
sions of satisfaction and joy over the news
of what seemed to be a partial repulse of the
Federal' troops at Ccntreville last week.
This was to have been expected.
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W A young lady about 18 years of age,
named Morton, being missed from her home
in Danbury on Saturday morning last,search
was made for her and her bonnet and shawl
being found on the shore of White‘s pond,
the pond was dragged and her body found.
Circumstances lead to the supposition that
she Committed suicide.
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RECRUITING STATION—Capt. A. J. Dal-
las, of the 12th Regiment U. S. Infantry. has
opened a Recruiting Office in Gazette Buil-
ding, 3d story. See advertisement.

 

 

 

 

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WGen. SCOTT’s daughter and family,
and FRANK P. BLAIR’S family, are boarding
in Westport. '

 

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W Boston just now is in the full enjoy-
ment of a new sensation. Chancing to Spend
a few hours at the American Athens, our old
friend and familiar, FRANK FARWELL, took

it upon himself to Show us up to the only-

living Behemoth, which ever did or which
probably ever will visitthis continent, in fact
a sort 0‘ cattle we shouldn’t care tO see very
thick about; and also a living whale—a real
live white Arcticlwhalepvho regales his lub-
bership in an enormous plate glass tank, and
feeds upon a bushel of eels per day. The fel-
’ low splashes about ‘in his new quarters and
blows and spouts like a member of Congress.
' Where’s Barnum? We fear the Bostonians
’ are taking advantage of that broken arm!
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wWe have again been laid under con-
tribution by our agricultural and horticultu-
ral friend Fish of Westport, who as is his
wont, sends us a sprig of enormous produc-
tivcness, forming as it were one complete
mass of gooseberrics of the largest kind.—
Not only are they alarge and luseiuus berry,

 

but he says are never affected with blight;
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or mildew.

He also left with‘bs specimens of Western
Rye, which he thinks will be hard for our

farmers about here to beat, 7 heads measur-
ed -7 inches each, and the stalk 7 feet In

length.

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TRAITORS IN CONNE’J‘I‘ICUT.

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Press, handles the-secession 'truitors without
gloves, and so completely Strips the hypo--
critical guise with which 8 uch papers as the
Times and Former are pr .isoning the minds
of-a certain class of their readers, that. we
give it entire. There if; this difl'crcncc how-
ever, between the Flonmcr and the Times,
that while the latter is in a measure restrain-
ed in its open avowal's of sympathy with the
rebels, the Farmer seems as totally lost. to
every sentiment of say-preservation. as it is
destitute of love for. the Union! It flaunts
its treason as audaciously and defiantly as
did ever the Charleston Mercury—as if emu-
lous of the indignation and execrations of
the community in which it has its existence.
We are utterly amazed at the brazen impu-
dence with which it thrusts its treasonnble
sentiments into the very eyes and teeth of
those loyal men from whom it receives its
daily bread. How long will a patient and
law abiding community bear with a wrclch
whose sole end and aim is to put the assas-
sin’s dagger at the breast of every friend of
this Union—to overthrow our government
and. to whelm every earthly interest in one
common, irretricveable ruin:

The Tree and its Fruits.

The disunion organ of this city is attempt-
ing to whitewash the political character of
the late Thomas H. Seymour; .to prove that
his futile attack on the government in the
late legislature was not traitorous. The
course of that sheet, courting on .an attack
on Mr. Seymour, will hardly provoke it.—
The game is not worth the candle. The
people of the state long ago took his meas-

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Nor will the Tones make a. diversion by a
similar whitewashing of the late Secretary of
the Navy. His portrait hangs in the Rogues’
Gallery in the New York police department
in company with Floyd, Thompson and
Cobb, and the correspondent of the Utica
Her-(dd delares that his is the mildest face of
the lot. That is the quite universal verdict
of the people as to the part he played in the
late cabinet of bad reputation. His disposi-
tion of the navy, preparatory to the rebel-
lion, the people have stamped in letters so
deep and damning, that he must now and
then start in affright from his sleep at the
black characters.

But not for seeking to throw a mantle of
protection over its friends and allies do we
arraign the Times. Its crime is the most se-
rious one a public teacher can be guilty of.
It is that of misleading and debauching pub-
lic sentiment, and by a most artful trick at
suppressing the truth, wholly ’misinforming
its readers. This is bad enough at any time.
In a state of war, when the government
needs the aid of all its citizens and their
sympathy, it cannot be severely enough char-
acterised.

The course taken by the Hartford Times in
relation t9 the government its conductors
have sworn to suStain,is that of a Public En-
emy, and it becomes a duty, unpleasant but.
unavoidable, to denounce and expose it. It
is true that the American flag floats over its
office I which is in the Post Office building,)
and that it from time to time, in order to not
wholly forfeit its support, utters some quali-
fied and guarded declaration of its de tion
to the Union. It is true that it is c eful
not to advocate open treason, as some of its
country imitators 'do, although it defends the
right of secession and declares the dissolution
of the Union (a question which is now sub-
mitted to the arbitration of battle) a fact ac-
complished. But its influence would be less
deplorable if it openly advocated the justice
of the Southern rebellion (which not long ago
it thought not unreasonable) and prayed for
the success of the rebel armies, and did the
tor work under the traitor-’3 flag.

here are people in the state who read no
paper except the weekly Tt'mesT—there are
neighborhoods where no other shoot goes.—
It is a matter of fact that these people are as
a general rule found to be in full sympathy
with the Southern rebellion, desiring its tri-
umph and the defeat of the federal troops.—
It is a fact that these neighborhoods are full
of men, secessionists at heart, many of whom
declare that they would not hesitate to take
up arms for the South if the opportunity of-
fered. It is a fact that these men are igno-
rant of the character and extent of the great
Northern uprising for the Union; they are
ignorant that the majority and the better por-
tion of the democratic party have rallied to
its support; and they say that it is a republi-
can war, got up by the republicans and Wei-
ged on the South for the purpose of exter-
minating slavery. They are ignorant of the
fact, for instance, that the Gen. Butler at Fort
Monroe is the same man who used to be
lauded as the leading Breckinridge democrat
of Massachusetts, and they have never seen a
sentence of his soul stirring speeches. They
have no idea of the struggles of such Union
men at the South as Andrew Johnson; they
have read none of his gallant speeches, and
have only heard that he is suspectsd (charged
by the rebels) of begging aid for the Union
cause in East Tennessee of Mr. Lawrence of
Boston— which accusation the Times hopes is
not true! ,

To what is this dreadful demoralization of
public. sentiment, this incipient treason,
c largeable ? We answer, most emphatical-
ly, to the Hartford Times. It does not like
to be called a traitorous sheet, and we will
forbear; but it is demonstrated that its pel'll-
sallbreeds traitors and tories most success-
ful y.

By distortion and suppression of news, by
constantly assailing the war and misrepre-
senting those who engage in it, it has suc-
ceeded in producing, where it is exclusively
read, a feeling of bitter hostility,to the gov-
ernment of the United States, a willingness
that its enemies should succeed, and a resolu-
tion not to fight for.the Stars and Stripes
when the secession flag flaunts in opposition.

A more infamous task it would not have
been possible for a public journal to attempt.
If its editor had opened a recruiting office in
this city for the army of Jeff. Davis and been
permitted to forward his volunteeers to the
southern service, his crime would not have
been so disastrous in its tendency.

Since the display of.secession flags is pro-
hibited by statute, the disciples of the Times
now show their malevolence to the govern-
ment by hoisting white flags. Can any one
tell why they never put up the stars and
stripes? Is it not singular that they raise
any flag but that? Some malconlents in
Pleasant Valley set flying a white flag, the
4th inst., with (as the Home correspondent
says) the words “Peace and Union. Not
another word was upon it. Thai is enough
for the present pin-pose. It expresses a grow-
ing sentiment among the people that will
ere long speak in thunder tones in Connecti-
cut,” &c.

Let the Toms beware. Let it recall the
lesson taught it just after the fall of Fort
Sumter, when it showed its secession teeth
so boldly fora day. The majority of the
people of the state of Conn, like a majority
of those of the Union all over, mean that the
Union shall be sustained and all traitors put
down at whatever cost. They are sincere in
their love for the national flag, and let these
men who insult it and its cause and covertly
aid the armed enemies of the country, not
count too much on creating a treasonuble
public sentiment in this stale. They may
arouse a whirlwind that will sweep their
machinations to destruction. The people
are patient, but they will not permit the en-
emies of the government to raise here, what
the secession journals of'tliis state call “a fire
in the rear” of the adminstration. ‘

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THE ATLAN'ric for August is out. The
contents are: Trees in Assemblages; Miss
Lucinda; A Soldier's Aantry; Fibrilia;
Nat Turner’s Insurrection; Concerning
Veal; Reminiscences of S. A. Douglas; Our
River; Agnes ofSorrento; MailClad Steam-
ers; Parting Hymn; Where will the Rebel-
lion leavc us; Theodore Winthrop; Dirge;
Reviews, 65c, To be had at. the store of A.
Selleck & Co.

 

 

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HARPER’S MAGAZINE for August opens
with an article on “The Central Park,” illus-
trated with 29 engravings, by T. Addison
Richards; “ The Coast Rangers"; “Insects
destructive of Maize”; “The Fight at Oris-
kany”; “Orlcy Farm," and “ The Adven-
tures of Philip,” are also illustrated. The
general contents are as varied and interesting
as usual. For sale at Selleck’s Bookstore.
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m XVeobscrye on looking over the list
of laws passed at the sespion just closed of
our Legislature, one reducing the impoun-
dage fee loncattle to 2‘5‘cents instgad'of' 9

 

 

 

cents as heretofore.

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The following article from the Hartford :

.fles, as well as all the rest of the leading

 

The Grampuses.

The greatest possible apprchc sion is felt
by us for the safety of our compeers of the ,
“ N orwalk Grampus Club." They bare been
gone iiow a whole week, and hasn‘t mom/l,
to us. We know that Jeff. Davis' pirates are
about, and right in the line of their fishing
grounds! We are overwhelmed with cons- .
ternalion and forebodings of evil. If they
have been captured and carried off by the
“seceshers,” what will their marms and anx-
ious frows do or say? It is true they took
cannon, and grape and cannister, pocket pis-
tale, and prodigics of ammunition, but then
their forte was to stuff their own skins and
not fire-arms ! Their departure too has bebn
announced in all the papers and it is notori-
ous that Jeff. Davis reads the papers, and
what a glittering prize their schooner would
make ! Old Jeff would gyralc with joy

over their vast stores of provisi<ms,their prod- '

igies of fish (stories). Why their outfit
would sustain one Southern regiment a

month! And then the “yellow boys" in the, ,

hands of the purscr and passengers! It is
currently reported that enormous sums of
money were thoughtlessly taken by the Ex-
cursionisls, one man having as Inuch as fif-
teen dollars! If not heard from soon, we
petition the War and Navy departments to
send out an armanda of rescue, and convoys
for their safe return home!
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FROM TIIE FIRST CONN. RECIMENT.——We
are again indebted to a friend in Westport
for permission to publish an interesting let-
ter from a member of the Conn. First. _ The
letter was written while on picket duty, and
not for publication, but as it is of general in-
terest, we give it entire: -

FALLS CHURCH, FAIRFAx 00., V.\., 1
July 12th, 1861.

DEAR COUSIN z—Your letter was received
this morning; and was brought to me. Our
company are on picket duty to-day; we are
stationed about two and a half miles from
camp, on the Fairfax road. One half of the
company are lying in ambush, and I am with
them. We have to keep perfectly still and
quiet, lying down, and sitting behind trees
and in the bushes; we remain here until to-
morrow morning. The enemy’s pickets are
about a mile from us; I have been within
their lines some half'a mile, and saw their
pickets. I was with the party that took the
mules and horses and slaves; it was our
company and the Waterbury company. The
New York papers say that we have let them
go, but that is not true. The slaves—seven
in number—seven horses, two mules, also
two prisoners, one of them being the son of
the owner of the property. We have got, I
should think, one hundred contraband , nig-
gcrs; they make themselves useful, and ap-
preciate freedom as much as any white man.
I think I shall be in favor of freeing them all
pretty soon. Their masters tell them to run
and hide whenever they see any of the sol-
diers coming. We are expecting every mo-
ment to march on to Fairfax and Mannassas
Gap. Everything depends on Gen. Patteri
son’s movements, when he advances with
his column we are to move forward and
hem the rebels in. There is no doubt that
there will be a bloody battle in the vicinity
of Fairfax, but as to the result, no one doubts.
Ihope they will move soon, for if they do
not our regiment will not have a chance to
distinguish itself, for our term expires on the
22d of this montln There ' are 20,000 men
within 4 miles of us ready and willing to
march on and crush Rebellion, and I hope I
will be permitted to renfltid and do my part.
Gov. Buckingham, Senator. Foster and oth-
ers visited the Connecticut Regiments yester-
day, but he spent more of his time with us
than he did with the other two, and it is ru-
mored that he was making arrangements for
our return. The Second and Third Regi-
ments‘ time does not expire until the 7th and
11th of next month. As regards Jeff. Davis,
he keeps himself out of the reach of our ri-

traitors. Beauregard has been within six
miles of our camp last Sunday. Our troops
now occupy the ground he was on. Yester-
day, two regimqnts from Minnesota passed
by our camp and pitched their tents—-
Things are working, and ere many hourS
pass over our heads, I think there will be
something done. The weather here contin-
ues dreadful hot, but we stand it better than
the South Carolinians do, for out of 800 men
100 are sick in every regiment, and at the
Surgeon’s call this morning, in one Regi-
ment, there were but 8 men unwell, and a
part of them are doing duty to-day. We in-
tend to keep cool and keep our powder dry.
Each man carries 40 rounds ball cartridges,
and sleeps at night with clothes all on, and
musket by our side, all to spring at a mo-
ments’ call. II. T. H.
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, The Fifth Regiment. .
The Harford Com-(mt of Monday, says that g
a dispatch was received by Col. Ferry, from
Gen. Scott, yesterday noon, ordering the
Fifth Regiment to join Gen. Patterson‘s
army, at Harper’s Ferry, at the earliest pos-
sible moment. The regiment will probably
leave by boat on Wednesday. The men are
delighted at the prospect of an early depar-
ture lo the seat of war.

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Select Day School.

We would call attention to the adv. in an-
other column of Mr. J as. Richardson’s Select.
School. The Fall term is to commence Mou-
day, August 12th. As we have no public
Schoolsin this Village, we presume Multich-
ardson will obtain a large number of schol-

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WU this world is not made better and
happier it will not bcthe fault of Prof. Mor—
m’am. On our return from the “sacred soil,"
we were regnlcd with a most extravagant
account of his performances in a musical
way, under the easements of our “airy cas-'
tie” in the “wee sma’ hours 0‘ the mornin‘.”
Although we didn’t chance to hear his scre‘
undo, the Prof. has our thanks, our congratu-
lations, our gratitude. May his calls bo fre-
quent and his tribe increase.
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HANDY.—~Oll.e of the liandiest and most
desirable things to have ,-.r.ound, during the
Pie Nic season, is Gregory's Excursion Sloop
“ Handy.” It is provided with an awning—
souiethiug new for sailing vessels—mud all
the conveniences for parties. (.‘apl. Gregory
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News F110,); oyn CONNECTICUE TROOPS.
—Our Senior, who left the Connecticut boys
at Falls Church, on Sunday week with their
knupsacks packed in readiness for their for-
ward movement, left again last evening for
the seat of war. We shall receive definite
information from him concerning them by
mlcgraph, as soon as he reaches Washington.
The friends and relatives of our boys will
thus be able to gain ipiablc information by
calling at our office tli s evening.

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SINGING Sermon—Mr. G. ll. Curtis, of
New York, proposes to form several, classes
the practice of vocal music in this "village,
and at South Norwalk. Mr. C. has laught
here before in connection will: Mr. E. II.
Nash, as manv ofour citizens will remember.
See'leié tidy. " 1

Good News from the Federal Army.
LESS THAN THREE HUNDRED
KILLED '

TUESDAY MORNING'S NEWS.

WASHINGTON,via BAI.TI.\I'ORE.-——A private
dispatch states that having spent eight hours
in questioning returned soldiers, we are ena-
bled to state that our losses are less severe
than at first reported. Probably not three
hundred were killed, and perhaps not more
than two hundred. For example, the gun.
2d Regiment, which was reported badly cut
up, lost but half a dozen men. The 71st N.
Y. Regiment suffered but little, and so of the
others. AiLthe instances detailed by our

Three Fire_Zouaves, while scouting in aid--
vaude, killed twenty-six rebels.

The York 7lst came upon a rifled gun.—
They lost eight men, killed eighteen rebels,
who were secreted. ' ' _ ,

It is estimated that only 20,000 freops were
engaged in the battle of ytSIerday, and only
15,000 at any time, including six 'Or seven
hundred‘of the Rhode Island lst and 2d Reg-
iment. ' .

An agent of the Associated press who left
Ccntreville at 10 o’clock this morning, brings
interesting informationin relation to the coal:
dition of affairs at tea time and in the subse-.
quent retreat.

was successfully accomplished by 8 o’clock
this evening. . ‘

The rebel cavalry was in terror of the vol-
unteers and were obliged to keep.‘ in the
woods to avoid being fired upon by them.

Sherman’s battery, or the reater part of it
has returned to the city. . he reason why
the other batteries were taken is that the
horses attached, as well as the reserve horses
were shot.

It is now understood that Col. Wilcox is
alive but bad] wounded. '

Gen. McCle Inn has been summoned by
the Government from Western Virginia, to
repair to Washington at once to take com-
mand of the army of the Potomac.

Gen. Rosencrautz takes his place in com-
mand of the army of Western Virginia.

The corps d’armeo .at Washington is to be
immediately reorganized and increased.

The orders have- already been given that
Offers of regiments already raised, and those
being made, will be accepted with such ra-
pidity as to insure that this will be accom-
plished in a few days.

Large reinforcements from various districts
are already on their way thither, orders
for them having been telegraphed yesterday
while the battle was progressing.

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For the Gazette.

WATCH HILL HOUSE, WATCH HILL, R. I., 1
July 20th, 1861. '

MESSRS. EDITORS :——Thinking possibly
some of your readers may be cOntemplating
a change of air, during the warm term,
which August usually brings with it, I will
for their benefit give a short sketch of Watch
Hill, and some of its advantages as a “water-
ing place.” Watch Hill is situated on the
extreme south-western point of Rhode Is-
land, about three miles from the village of
Stonington, the southeastern town of Con-
necticut. Watch Hill is a high point ofland
jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean, and al-
most surrounded by water, the ocean being
on the east and south, the Race and Stoning-
ton Bay on the west and northwest, with
but a narrow strip of land on the north-east
between the bay anti ocean. The settlement
Consists of two large summer hotels, about
half a dozen dwellings and the Watch
Hill Light House. Among the many advan-
tages possessed by this place over all others,
Of easy access, visited by the writer, are, pure
sea air, surf bathing, rough or smooth sail-
ing, good fishing, cool weather and freedom
from musquetocs and flies, those pests of
our Long Island Sound watering places.

The wind at this place is usually during
the months of July and August from the
South, and consequently visitors enjoy the
pure o'cean air, whichis always'coo}, invig-
orating and appetizing. Visitors should
come prepared with thick clothing—over-
coats and shawls are among the necessities
here. The invigorating effects qt. the air
is immediate, the weak become strong, as if

the for food quite wonderful, and the calls
for Reuben and Eli (waiters) from one por-
tion of the Dinner Table are loud ‘and fre-
quent ; and such piles of dissected fiSh bones,
drum sticks, etc., as are daily seen 'in front
ofone of our guests has suggested the idea
to our landlord to erect them 'in shape Of a
monument to his memory, (he is not dead,
dear reader, but alive and stamping) on Flag
Staff Hill, near the hotel.

The beach for bathing west of the point is
one of the finest on the coast, there being a
good surf free from under tow and a very
gradual descent of the beach, with dressing
houses and bathing dresses in abundance.

The boat sailing from this point is all that
could be desired, the boats being large, safe
and comfortable, and visitors can sail in
smooth water in the buy, or they can if they
desire, rough it on the ocean, with Captain
Dickens, to their hearts’ content. Fishing

at this point is probably as good as can be
ground for black fish, sea bass, &c., any where
Short of Block Island, and a five or six pound
black fish is not a novelty here.

The “Watch Hill House" is owned and
kept by Capt. Nash, who bears evidence in
his own person of the healthy climate of the
place. The charges for board are moderate,
and the lovers of sea air and sea food can
enjoy themselves to repletion.

To get here, visitors should take the train

on the Shore Line Rail Road from New Ha-

you at 10.45 A. M. and purchase tickets to
Stonington. At Stonington they wrll find a
baggage man with hand cars, who will take
them to Watch Hill in about a hall hour’s
time, at the moderate charge of twenty-five
cents each. Having arrived at Watch Hill,
come to the “Watch Hill House," take a
room and enjoy yoursechs. *

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For the Gazette.

Mussus. EDITORS z—Somc of our erudite
New York editors,in the exuberance of their
clemency, or someother virtue not visible to
the naked eye, are disposed to Show favor to
the recently captured privuteers-men—their
lucid editorial argument being that the pi-
rates are merely tools and agents in the
hands of Jeff. Davis. Now if the criminal
islo go scott'l’ree, and only the instigator
made to suffer the penalty of a crime, we
may as well abolish our Criminal Courts at
once, and await patiently the capture of the
Devil; it being the current belief that the

all mischief. We are moreover told that his
Satanic Majesty assumes all mannerof dis-
guises to further his diabolical schemes.
Jeff. Davis is not the Devil in propriu persona
then it follows, of course, that the Hon. J.
D. is entitled to the same clemency as the in,-
l‘erior pirates; the Hon. J. D. being instiga-
ted to massacre Uncle Sam and family, by
the Devil himself. Therefore, instead of our

cutting their Own. throats, let them join
hands and start off in hot pursuit of the
Devil, If they should encounter on their
march, one John Bull and qcpidcnlally slay
that rotund animal, so much the better.—
Jolm Bull crushed under fool, and the Devil
captured and hung at the yard arm,we might
look forward to the coming of the Millenni-
um with some degree of certainty.

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WA telegram has been received from
O. P. Smith of this place, a member of the
7lst N. Y., stating that he is not hurt.

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WW8 are under special obligations to

the Proprietors of the New Haven colournal

 

and courier, for early copies Of to~days paper.

gentleman just mentioned is the instigatorof

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‘men. Show that the enemy suffered severely." '

The retreat of the troops to Ccntreville ~

by magic, while all seem to enjoy "an Vappc- .

respective Northern and Southern armies -

Mondaylis News. .

Our _Troops Repulsed!

WASRINOTON, Monday A. M. , 9 Hours fiard righting.
Ourtroops, after taking three batteries, ;

and going great victory, were eventually re-
pulsed, and commenced retreat on Washing
ton in good order, with rear well covered by
good column. _ Our loss 2,500 to 3,000.—
Fortifications aroundWashington are strong
1y rc-inforced by fresh troops.

It is reported that late yesterday r. M., at.
for the-rebels hadubeen driven. from theifl
stronghOIdsnt the Run, they were re-inforcl
.edzbtheneral Johnson’s threes, when the
't'Union army was attacked and driven in dis,-
smsrhsmllle..sround-

The Rebel army‘nunibemd 90,000. .

Later information was received from Confl-
tervillc at half past seven last night. A sc-
rics of events took. place in intense degrele
disastrous. Many confused statements pre-
vailed, but enough is known to warrant the
statement that we have suffered in a dcgrtc
which has cast a gloom over the remnants Of
the aimy and excited the deepest melancholy
throughout Washington. L

The carnage is tremendously heavy dn
both Sides, and on ours it is represented as
frightful. We were advancing and takin
their masked batteries gradually but sure],
and by driving the enemy toward Mann
Junction, when the enemy seemed to ha
been reinforced by Gen. Johnston, who it
understood took command and immediate
commenced driving us back, when a pan];
among our troops suddenly occurred and a
regular stampede took place. i

A large number of the tIOOps in their re
treat fell on the way-side from exhaustion,
and scattered along the route all the way
from Fairfax Courthouse.

Gen. McDowell was in the rear of. the re-
treat, cxerting himself to rally his men, but
only with partial effect. He was complete-
ly exhausted, having slept butlittle for thrée
nights. The latter part of the army, it is
said, made their retreat in order. ' '

It is .supposed that the force sent out
against our troops, consisted, according
to a prisoner’s statement, of about 30,
men, including a large number of Cuval .
He further says that ovving to re-inforce-
ments from Richmond, Skansberg and othJ’r
pomts, the enemy’s effective force was 9 ,-
000 men. , 1

According to the Statement of two Fire
Zouaves, they have only about two hundrdd
men left from the slaughter, while the Sixty-
ninth and other regiments suffered frightful-
ly in killed and wounded. The number can-
not now be known. ‘ ‘

Sherman’s, Carlisle‘s, Griffin's, Rhode
Island and the West Point batteries were n-
ken by the enemy, and the eight siege and
thirty-two rifle cannon, the latter being too
cumbrous to remove. .

They were two miles the other side of
Ccntreville. Such of the wounded as were
brought to the Ccntreville hospital were left
there, after having their wounds properly
dressed by Surgeon Frank H. Hamilton

The panic was so great that the attempt to
rally them to a stand at Ccntreville was en-
tirely in vain. If a firm stand had been
made there, our troops could have been re-
inforced and much disaster prevented. Gen.
McDowell was thus foiled in his well ar-
ranged plans.

It is supposed all the provision trains be-
longing to the U. S. government were saved
It is supposed that Gen. Mansfield w 1 take
commandof the fortifications on the: other
side of the river, which are able, it is ltid by
military engineersfito hold them agai t any
force that the enemy may bring against them.

Large rifled cannon and mortars art being
rapidly sent over and mounted.

. Col. Marston's New Hampshire regiment
reached here. this morning. He was vound-
ed. Col. Heintzelman was also wourded in
the wrist. . ‘ '

ry (rebel) made attack on the rear of treat-
ing column. ”Latter turned and fired, illing
all but sifxof' assaulting party. The st N.
Y. Regiment lost half their men. T e, fol-
lowing-Regiments were engaged in the ight,
1st, 2d and 3d Connecticut, lst, 2d, 4th and
5th Maine, -1 Regiment of Regulars, 8th, 14th,
7lst, 11th-and 30th New York, 2d Rhode Is-
land, 2d New Hampshire, 5th Massachusetts,
1st Michigan, 2d Vermont, besides the seve-
ral batteries. '

 

Two New York- Regiments have gone
over to Virginia.

 

Gen. Patterson at_Manaasas Junction.

Gen. Patterson’s’division is reportéd to
have arrived in vicinity of Manassas: this
morning, and commenced attack on rebel
forces. He was within 25 miles of Battle
Ground yesterday, but exhausted cordition
of men prevented him coming to aidof Mc
Dowell. Also reported 4,000 of ourltroops
been sent back towards Fairfax, from other
side of thejriver. - ‘

The number of killed and wounded is
probably ‘ largely magnified. Manylf the
missing are' probably wandering throu l the
woods. ' '

, WASHINGTON, Jul ‘ 22.

The following is an account of th inaug-
uration of the panic: I

All our military operations wenliswirp-
mingly on, and Col. Alexander wasI about
erecting a portoou across Bull’s Run:

The enemy were seemingly in retrot, and
their batteries being unmasked one ale-r an-
other, when aterrific consternation bnkcout
among the teamslers, who had incauiously
advanced immediately after the body of the
army and lined the Watrenton road. 5‘

Their consternation was shared, in by
many civilians who were on the ground,
and for a time it seemed as if ourl whole.
army were in retreat. .

The reserve force at Ccntreville the im-

mediately brought up and marched irilouble
quick step. .'
\ When our courier left at half pal. four
o’clock it was in the midst of this excitement.
Two new masked batteries had been ypened
by the rebels on the left flank and Ihlt por-
tion of the division had its line brokdi, and
demanded reinforcements. The right was
in good order. , ,

The battery erected on the hill sidcdirect-
ly opposite the main battery of the ‘euemy
was doing good execution, and udlitionnl
guns were being mounted. 3

On his arrival at Fairfax Court H so he
was overtaken by -a Government essen-
ger, who reported that our army wasin full
retreat toward Centervillc. =

They were followed by less ngitaiid par-
ties who stated that the report of the'rctreat
was owing to the fact that the alurm‘among
teamsters had communicated itself to he vol-
unteemand cyen in some instance to the
regulars, and the lines were bro n, and
that a'relirement of our forces nor 5 Bull
Run was rendered necessary, l‘ “

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Rebel Account of the Fight.

, RICHMOND, VA., July 2
A fight commenced near Manassas, 4
o’clock this A. M. and became general a ut
twelve, It continued till about seven, w n
the federal forces retired, leavin us in 3.-
session ,of the field, Shermans batter of
light artillery was taken, ~ "I
It was a terrible liable. with great sleuth:
ter on both sides, ' "

 

 

, A «Draw-Tress?

lieutcu nt of Bra-Icons n1 .°
Tilhnghast L’Hoimncdieu, a Saliva, o lid
cinnati, who has been for some time on be
sick list, hearing of the movement on ir-
fax, rose, from his bed, and, contrivin to
clude the vigilance .of his physician, d-
ncsday night, chartered a carriage at he
hour ofmidnighl, for which he paid a h k-
man 350, and joined his company. in the d-
vance column. .

 

 

It is. reperted that the Black Horse aval--

‘ they were receiving large reinforcements. In

 

BULL’S RETAKEN l

 

A dispatch from Washington says that the
Secretary of War has received a dispatch that
the fighting at Bull's Run was renewed on
Sunday morning. Our troops engaged the
enemy with a large force, silenCed their bat-
teries and drove the secessionists to the J unc-
tion. Firing was heard there on Sunday
from 11 O‘clock to 8. Then there was a ces-
sation till nearly 5, and at 7 Sunday evening
reverbation of cannon-was still heard. 3

Many unauthenticated— rumors prevail
which serve to confuse the truth. The smoke
of battle could be seen" in" Washington; "1‘
number of members of Congress, and even
ladies, Went to the neighborhood of Bull’s
Run to witness the battle. The conflict was
desperate, lasting over nine hours. ' _. .

The programme as previously stated was,
carried out until the troops met with a suc-
cession of masked batteries, which were at-
tacked with vigor and success.

Our troops advanced as follows: Col.
Richardson, who distinguished himself in the
previous engagement, proceeded on the left
with four regiments of the fourth brigade, to
hold the battery still on the Warrenton road
and in the vicinity of the place where the
last battle was fought. .

Schenck‘s and Sherman’s commands of
Tyler’s brigade advanced by the Warren-
ton road, while Heintzelmann’s and Hunter's
divisions took the fork of Warrenton road to
move between Bull Run and Manassas
Junction.

Keyes' brigade remained at Centervillc.—
Information was received by Tyler's com-
mand of the existence of the enemies battery
commanding the road. Our troops then
formed in the order of battle array. The 2d
N. Y. and the 1st Ohio on the left, the 2d
Ohio and‘2d' Wisconsin the 79th 13th and
69th New York on the right. Col. Miles’
division followed in the rear.

The 1st range gun was filed by Sherman‘s
battery. The rebels did not return his shot
until one hour and a half afterwards, .whcn
another battle became general. 001. Hun-
ter's movement to gain the rear of the one-
my was almost a success. The. enemy’s po-
sition was opened upon by several ofCarlile’s
howitzers followed by slight skirmishing.

The rebels rapidly received re-euforce-
ments from Manassas alter the attack opened.
The battle consisted of a succemion of fires
from masked batteries which opened in ev-
ery direction. When one was silenced its
place was supplied by two, and in the
daring charges or our infantry in unmasking
them, the 2d Ohio and the 2d New York
were marched by flank through the woods
by a new made road within a mile of the
main road, when they came on a battery of
eight guns with four regiments flanked in
rear. Our men were immediately ordered to
be down on either side of the road in order
to allow the artillery to pass through and
attack the work, when this battery opened
upon us, and killcd, the third round, Lieut.
Dempsey of the New York 2nd.

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News from the Seat of War!
A FIGHT AT BULL’S RUN 2

Engagement Between the Rebel Batte-
ries and Gen. Tyler's Division.

Four companies of the Eighth New York
regiment, composing the advance guard of
the left win, of McDowell’s army were at-
tacked on cdnesday mornin , three miles
from Fairfax, by the Fifth Afiibama regi-
ment of rebels. Four of the Federal troops
were wounded, one mortally. BetWeen
twenty and thirty rebels were killed. The
rebels fled, leaving everything, camp utensils
blankets, &c., the road being strewn with the
latter. About one hundred guns were also
found. Colonel Heinlzelman came up on
the left, with the Fire Zouaves, and captured
a rebel battery of four guns and a rebel flag.

THE FIGHT AT BULL’S RUN

The first eugagenfiut of an character in
eastern Virginia was at Bull’s un, fourmiles
south of Centervillc. Thursday afternoon.—
Gen. Tyler’s division eucamped Wednesday
night a few miles east of Centerville, and
Thursday morning moved towards that point.
Centerville was passed in safety, and the
troops turned from Little river road to Ms-
nassas road. On the road, information was
received that masked batteries Were on the
left of the road ahead, and Col. Richardson,
of the Michigan volunteers, in command, the.
fourth brigade was ordered to reconnoitre,
while the remainder of the division remained
in the vicinity of Centervillc.

Col. Richardson proceeded with three com-
panies of the Massachusetts First, being the
Chelsea company, the Fusileers and the Na-
tional Guards.’ hey passed across an open'
ravine and again entered the road, which
was‘densely surrounded with woods, when
they were received by a raking fire from the
left, killing a number of the advanbe guard.
They gallantly sustained their position and-
covered the retreat of the brass cannon of
Sherman's battery, the horses havin been
completely disabled b the fire, unti they
were relieved by the Iichigan 2d and the
New York 12th, whan they fell back. The
federal forces then took a position on the top
of a hill. Two rifled guns were pushed in
front, supported by Capt. Brockett’s com-
posed of the Michigan 2d and New York 12th
some distance in the rear. A steady fire was.
kept up on both sides in this position. The
rebels had two batteries of eight pieces in
this position, commanding the road. They
used their guns well, except they sometimes
fired too high, but were gallantly faced by
our troops. They did not reply to our regu-
lar fire for half an hour, during which time

 

 

the meantime, Col. Richardson reconnoitered
the woods, while the men were met with a
raking fire. Our guns were again put in po-
sition, and poured grape and cannister among
the enemy until the supply was exhausted.
The guns were commanded by Capt. Ayres
of the artillery.

General Tyler commanded in person and
acted gallaully. Captain Ayres lost one man
killed and 'three Wounded; several of his
pieces were disabled. The New York 12th
suffered, next to the Mass. lst. The total
loss on our side is estimated at 30 killed and
40 wounded. '

At half past four Gen. Tyler ordered the
troops to retire, it being necessary to relieve
Capt. Brockett‘s cavalry, which had done the
most effective service. The day was exceed-
ingly hot, the horses thirsling for water,
which could only be obtained at Centervillc.
Only about one thousand of our force at any
one tune were engaged. The rebel force was
estimated at 4000.

The special of the Evening Post has advices
f.om Riclunoud that Gov. Letclier has called
out. nearly all the militia of Virginia to give
battle to the federal army.

The negroes at Richmond are set at Work
fortifying the city.

The most gallant charge of the day was
made by the 13th, 69th and 79th New York,
who rushed upon one battery, firing as they
proceeded, with perfect who and attacking it
with the bayonet’s point. Their yell of tri-
umph seemed to carry all before it._ They
found the rebels had abandoned the battery
and only taken one gun, but this success was
at quired only by a severe loss of life, in
which the 69th most severely suffered, and it
was reported that Licul. Col. Nugcnt was
among the first killed.

The Zouaves also distinguished themselves
by spirited assaults on the batteries at the
point of the bayonet, but it is feared their
103s is immense. Up to 3 o’clock, it wusgen-
orally understood that We had hemmed the
enemy entirely in, and they gradually re-
treated, that Hunter had driven them back
in the rear, and that Heintzelmann’s com-
mand was meeting with every success, and
that it reqiiired but the reserve of Gen. T '-
ler‘s division to push on to Manassas Junc-
tion. '

A MiEsissippi Brigadier Quarter-Master,
Pryor, brother 30 Roger A. Pryor, was taken
prisoner. He states that our artillery has
created great havoc among the rebels, of
whom there are 40,000in the field under com-
mand of“ Beauregard, while they have a rel
serve of 75,090 at the‘Juuclior. He describes
officer promuient in the fight, distinguis‘hed
from the rest by his white hgrsc as eff.
Davis. ‘ '. l '
Theposition of the enemy is extended in
thrcebnes in the form of a triangle, the apex
pomunw to the center of our column.

Col, Common of the 79th, brother of Score:

fury Cameron, and Col, Slocum of the 2nd

R. 1., are reported killed, '
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bear x or lil:lttlllil‘il",litunsrr Bases:
”IQ-'1" to hurt Eit‘:lltliili brings the announce-
mcnl tlmt Mrs. BI‘OWlllllg' died at Florence,
on the 20th-ofJuno. She has for years been
an invalid; but every where her dccease will
be a sad surprise, and the news will con
dot-p sorrow wherever true poetry is love ,
and ll‘lll: Wulllillllluml apprecialcd. Her
place is in the front rank of poets. Mrs.

 

I ._ .

,1. EXCITIINIFNEWSH

. :Mllowing—Conn‘ééiicut-ménmsi sum

' ,be broken up.

ly'gfde bimSng inf pious byhis resolutions

 

tory, has gone to Washington to tender his
services to the Government. The Ex Gov-
ernor was the intimate personal and politi-
cal friend of the rebels of the South, and
Chairman of the Breckinridge National Com-
mittcc.

-—Gen. Robert S. Garnett, the rebel lead-
er killed on Monday, was a brother of the
late Congressman Moses R. Garnett. He
graduated at West Point twenty years ago,
and served with distinction in the Mexican
Wt"- Hc was promoted to a majority in the
army, ,Whicb heresigned last April to Join
'tbgrebels. . ' ,, '.‘ -' " =..- ‘ -. ,
“The Naval Medical Board has;

passed-
” " t
Surgeons in the Army: A. Matherson ”Id
Walter R. Scofield. - ,3.‘ j'.
-——Hon. Nathan A pletou 'died at Boston
on. Sunday week. .e Was 82 years cringe.
He left college early‘in life, to engage in the
mannfscture‘ofcotton, and in 1821 became
one of the three ori inal proprietors of Low-
ell. He was the ' ather'of‘ Mrs. Professor
Longfellow, and no doubt‘his death was has-
tened by the recent terrible fate of his daugh-
for.

—The new rifle factory at Stonington has
commenced operations, and about fifty men
are employed.

—It is estimated that the tunnel through
the Alps at-Mont Cents Puss will be comple-

Italian side cut rather more than eight feet
per day to a width/of about ten feet. .
—On Montgomery Blair's resolution for
expulsion from Con _ of Clark of Missou-
ri, on the ground that he was a traitor, .hav-
.ing taken up arms with the rebels, Critten-
den of Kentucky voted yea.

—On the Union Course on Monday, Ethan
Allen, with a running mate, trotted against
Fl )ra Temple toa wagon, and made the ex-
traordinary and unprecedented time of two
minutes and twenty-two seconds. He won
three straight beats in 2.22 1-2, 2 22, and
2.22 3-4.

——There were two millions bid on Wednes-
day for the Massachusetts State Loan of one
million. Some of the bids were at 4 per
‘cent. premium, but the average was about 1
per Cent.

—Elida S. Barnes, only son of Mr. H. S.
Barnes, of Faie Haven, fell overboard on the
13th inst., from the schooner Alethea, Capt.
Itarvey, while furling the jib,and was drown-
e . -

——While a young gentleman of Hartford
was returning home on the night express
train from New Haven, a few nights since,
a spark fell from the candle into the lap of
a sleeping young lady. setting her clothes on
fire. The gentleman gallantly went ’to the
rescue, grasping her clothes rather roughly
for a stranger, perhaps, but putting out the
fire. The lady awake with a gentle scream,
and instead of thanking her preserver for his
efibrls, accused him of causing the fire pur-
posely.

——A new dwelling house, owned by Por-
ter Whilon, in West Hartfbrd, was destroyed
by fire on Monday morning. Loss about
$800—insured for $600.

—The five million government loan was
all taken in Wall street one day last week in
forty minutes, and two-thirds of the cash
plunked the same day.

——-A little son of Wm. Sweeney, of Hart-
l'ord, fell from a second story window, on
Wednesday, the 10th, striking a pile of lum-
ber. His recovery is doubtful. .
-—Seven thousand axes have been forward-
ed to our army in Virginia, from Collinsvillc
to assist them in cutting their way through
all obstacles.

-——Thursday night, 19th, the wagon re-
pairin shop of Wm. J. Clark & Co., in
West eriden, was destroyed by fire. Some
sheds and a barn belonging to Ward Coe,
Were'also consumed, The loss is not stated,
but it was mostly insured. .
— A military company has been or anized:
in Manchester, over 90 men. under aptnin
Arthur Chene . It is uniformed, and will
probably be 0 ered to the State.
—Sherrard Clemmons, late member-of Con-
gress from Virginia who has not been heard
from for some time, attended a review ofOliio
regiments at Wheeling, Va, a few days since
and made a patriotic speech to the soldiers.
——-A new and uliar worm has com~
menced depredaaiqns on the crops in Rhode
Island. appearing in large numbers. They
have a white belly and stripes of black and
brown on the back. They ruin every green
thing in their path; whole fields of grass and
[oats have been destroyed by them. The lar-
gest are about an inch and a half in length.

W All should read Prof. Wood’s advertisement
in another column.

 

c‘.>o._-_—

Another Battle 'in Missouri
' DEFEAT OF THE REBELS.

JEFFERSON CITY, Thursday, July 18, 1861.

The mail carrier brings news of a fight
three miles.this side of Fulton, Galloway
County, between Col. McNeil, with about,
600 men, and Gen. Harris, with a force esti-
mated at about 1,000. Six- Federals and 80
Secessionists were killed, and 200 rebels ta-
ken prisoners. The rebels‘Were completely
routed. Later and more reliable accounts
state that 12 of McNiel’s men were wounded,
including a colored body servant.

Only the advance guard of the Federal
forces were in the engagement, and were
fired upon from an ambush. The Rebels
then fled, and some of them were seen after-
ward quictly at work in their fields as though
nothing had happened. Gen. Harris was
not in the fight, but was looking on at a safe
distance.

Later—Au official dispatch from Co]. Mc-
Neil states that he had met Harris and had
defeated him. Our loss is twelve wounded.
Gen. Harris,s force is considerably dimished.

One of the Slate troops was killed and
three wounded. The State troops were dis-
persed. Col. McNeil’s command is waiting
for reinforcements.

Gen. Harris was in Fulton yesterday,
but not in the fight. His men were unman-
ageable, and left Fulton by every road lead-
ing out of town.

élbout 700 of the State troops wore moun-
Ie .

The camp at Wood Springs is supposed to

 

Col. McNeil’s advance guard was at first
attacked and fell back on the main body,
when the State troops soon retreated back to
Fulton in great disorder.

ST. LOUIS, Thursday, July 18, 1861.

A special dispatch from'Jefferson City to
The Democrat, says that a messenger arrived
there from Springffeld the 14th, reports Gen.
Lyon had concentrated all the Federal for-
ces at that point. and only waited for a sup-
ply of provisions to attack Gov. Jackson's
forces, and drive them out of the State.

Four hundred mounted Secessionists from
Boone 00., under Capt. Martin, attempted to
join Gen. Harris, but failed.

A ferry-boat, with armed men, is crusing

on our river to prevent the escape ol rebels
.from Galloway Co.
' Capt. Cavender of .Col. Blair’s regiment
reached here to-night from Springfield. ”10
16th. He reports Gen. Lyon in Springfield,
but his command was encamped 21 miles
north. The march from Bonneville was WT)?
severe, and provisions scarce.

Rebel Raids in Missouri and Iowa.
TOWNS BURNED Br MARAUDING CAVALRY.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, July 18, 1861.
The Hawk Eye says a messenger arrived at
Eddyvillc yesterday, bringing news that 300
rebel cavalry had invaded Appanoose Coun-
ty, Iowa. They are represented to_ have
burned the towns of Milan, Missouri, and
Unionville, Iowa. It was feared they would
also burn Ccntreville, the county seat of Ap-
panoose County. There was great excite-
ment in Monroe, Davis, and othenadjommg
counties. The pe0ple were gathering up ev-
erything available in the shape of arms.

.

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Themas H. Seymour, who has recent-

in favor o, the $09! will Csnfederacy. has a
brothel: u ,9. is .an officer in, the Southern Re-
bellionfurces Berlin. 0 this account-8 for the
"milk in the cocnanut ’ of his resolutions.

MN.»

WA) the skirmish at Bull Run,on Thurs-
day, a number of, civilians, including several
newspaper correspondents, stood upon a hill
watching the engagement, Suddenly a hith:
erto unnoticed. balleiy septa shellbetvOt-en
Dr, Blister. of P-ennsy Vania, and Mr. McCoe
wink of the _ . Elihu, which burst but a
few out behind them. . They declined all
further “complimentary tidkets” for reserved
seats so near the performance.

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WFort Sumter is used as a prison for
Union men who refhse to lake the' oath of
allegiance to the rebels’ banner. Let this
fact be remembered. The Stars and Stripes

M_ .— 1
NEWS ITEMS.

‘ ——Ex-Gov. Stevens, of Washington Ten-i-

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ted in about six years. The machines on the - ,

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Congress.
. Monday, July, 15.

SENATE—Mr. Dixon of Connecticut, in
resenting a memorial from tlmcitizens of his
late, urging the adoption of vigorous meas-
ures agamst the rebellion, made a strong and
stirring speech in favor Or the nun", decided
and energetic action.

Mr. Hale (Rea, N. H.) moved that the
Senate proceed to the election of a Sdcretary.
Agreed to.

On the first ballot 36 votes were bagL J,
W. Forney received 26, and wasi'declared
“fixedly“ 0d a '

,- . eintr ace shill-forth. -.
tion of Government contracts: 1" . protec

.bulIJBsn mimosa:- bi];
._ 3? tea 0
persons W9? thyrwlnlgalmtéthe Gov-
ernment- “f 3U . fights. ._

The Army Appropriation balm taken
,_tlp,_.llld; _‘ M1,; 7...- .. “W fiom
the Committee on France were adopted.

. .»Mr.'>Fesseuden;(RePnlf9-)Ofl'eredon amend-
mentso asteroid , _tltlt_r“nllthe-pmyisions of
war and appmprhdrml hemin. contained, up,
plicable to threeyesrs- volunteers, Should ap-

ply '

 

to; two years iolunteers, ‘ and ‘all other
volunteeisexceetmg.‘ “1100111011019, in the
armyand navyl’. — 10- ‘ ‘

The bill was then reported to the Senate
andpassed.“ _, : -.,- .‘;...‘..,

The bill to increasetlie mllitlyy'establish-

ment of the Unitctljfitoteq‘wastiken up.
The question'fiftgb‘ themepdm __ eat of re-
ducing ' the" army igslnmhesix milks after
the insurrection is so ; “(I it was
modified so as to makertone year instead of
six months. . . . .- '

Mr. Howe (Rep, Wis.) moved-"10. amend
by reducing the arni-‘y " ' t’intfi'oye y
after the insurrection is suppreuedg'by provi-
ding that “the army may be reduceda's Con-

ess may direct." Mr. Hov've‘spok'eut some

ength on the subject. --He contended that it

might be necessary to-have alarger standing
army than now to defend the frontier, or for
other purposes. . Hethought it betterto leave
it to the future for Congress to decide.

The amendment to the. amendment was
agreed to, by Yeas 23, Nays 18. {The bill
then passed. » . --. ~ -

Mr. Chandler (Rep, Mich.) introduced a
bill to provide for the confiscation of the pro-
perty of the rebels. ‘

HOUSE—On motion of Mr. Washburne,
(Rep, Ill.) it was resolved that the Committee
on Commerce be directed to institute an im-
mediate inquiry as to what further measures
are necessary, ifany, to make the blockade
of the ports in the rebellious States ,more ef-
fectual, and to arrest the depredations of
pirates now preying upon Amercian com-
merce under pretended letters of marque and
reprisal issued by the rebel Government, or
the so-called Southern Confederacy. _ .

On motion of Mr. Nixon, (Bop, N. J.) a
resolution was passed that, the-Senate con-
curring, Congress adjourn next 'dny.

Roscoe Conkling (Rep., N. Y.) asked leave
to introduce a resolution providing for a Se-
lect Committee to which shall be referred the
subject of a general bankruptlaw', to report
at the next session by bill or otherwise.—
Adopted.

Mr. Edict, (Rep., Mass.) from the Commit-
tee on Commerce, reported the following:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Trees-
ury- be requested to employ immediately a
sufficient force to protect our commerce from
the pirates who now infest our seas.

The resolution was passed. . _

The Speaker laid before the House aletter
from Mr. Carlile, resigning his seat in the
House, be having been elected Senator from
Vir inia. .~ . ~.

I. Wood (Dem, N. Y.) Ofi'ered the fol-
lowing: ' - _ ;

Reached, That this Congress recommend
to the Governors of the several Statesto con-

liug an election of two delegates. from each
Congressional district to meet In neral
Convention at Louisville on thefirst .. ,onday
in Septembcrrnextnhe purpose of gold Con-
vention' being to-devise measures for-the re-
storation of peace to our country, "

Mr. Washburne moved to lay the resolu-
tibn on the table. . ‘

Agreedjto—92 a inst 51. " 7 .

Mr. HiCkman, ( p:,_,Pa.) from the Judi-
ciary Committee, reported a bill'wh‘ich he
said had received the approval of the law
ofilCer of tie Government and of the J udi~
ciary Committee. ' , _ mi .

The title of the bill is “To deflneand pun-
ish conspiracy.” It provides that if “two or
were persons within any State or Territory
of the United States, shall conspire together
to‘ overthrow or put 'dOwn or destroy by force
the Government, ofthe United Stateg‘br levy
war affainst the United States, or oppose by
force the authority of the Government, pr by
force prevent, hinder or'delnythe execution of
any law, or by force take and seize anypoper

list the
wil or‘contrary to titerauthority. ,ereof', or
by force or intimidation or otherwrse prevent
any one from accepting or holding'any office
of trust or confidence,~eacb and every such
person so offending Shall be gmlty of a high
crime, and ‘on canviction thereof "In any court
of competent authority, shall be_ punished by
a fine of‘not less than five hundred not: more
than five thousand dollars, or be Impris-
oned, solitary or social, with orwithout hard
labor, as the Court may determine, for open-
od of not lessthan six months nor more than
six. years, onby bothcfine. and. lupusonment.

The bill was passed by Years 123, Nays 7.
”Messrs. Ashley, Burnett, Diven, Edgerton,
Goodwin, Pomeroy, Wood. . - ~ ' '

Mr. McClernand (Dem, Ill.) offered the fol-
lowing: * ‘ -

Whereas, A portion of the people of the
United States, in violationof their constitu-
tional obligations, have taken up arms against
the National Government, . _
'ving by an a uressive and Inqmtous‘war to
break up the nion; therefore, .

Resolved, That this House pied Itself to
vote for any amount Of money an any num-
ber of men which may be necessary to insure
the speedy and effectual suppression of said
rebellion, and the permanent restoration of
the Federal authorityeverywhere within the
limits and jurisdiction of the United States.
Mr. Burnett—Will the ‘gentlemun'gtve us
the Yeas and Nayson the passage of the res
olution.

Mr. McClernand—Certainly. We want to
get you on the record.

The resolution was adopted by Yeas.121,
N ays 5. Na s—Messrs. Burnett, Grider,
Norton, Reid, 00d. _ _

The House concurred in the . Senate's
amendments to the Volunteer , bill.
iourned.

‘ Tuesday, July 16.
SENATE—Mr. Hale (N. H.) from the com-
mittee on Naval Affairs, reported a bill for
the relief of the widows and orphans of those.
lost on board of the Levant. Passed.

The naval appropriation bill was taken
u . ~

er. Thompson (N. J.) offered an .amcnd-
ment, making an-appropriation to finish Ste-
ven’s bomb proof battery.
Mr. Sunmer-dntroduwd bills for the confis-
cation of property in the rebelvstates.
Mr. Breckinridge (Ky,) proceeded tospesk
at length in opposition to the. resolution.
On motion of Mr. Wilson, the subject was
postponed till Thursday, and the naval ap-
propriation. bill wasthen taken up.
The amendments in regard to
battery were disagreed to.
The bill was then passed.

HOUSE—Mr. Bingham*(0.) from the Com-
mittee on the J udiciury,reported a bill fOrthe
suppression of rebellion against; the govern-
ment and resistance to the laws of the Uni-
lcd States. -The President is authorized to
call out the militia for these purposes.—
Their continuance. in service is not to extend
beyond sixty days after the commencement
of the regular session odengress unless the
latter sill." otherwise direct. The militia
are to be entitled to the same pay and In-
tions as the regular army.

The bill passed, under the Operation of
the previous question. . almost unanimously.
Mr. Blair IMO.) from .the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported. back the SW”?
bill, authorizing the President to acne t t (2
services M500, ,\ volunteers, to aldf I! i. v

Steven’s

enfofdemen't'nfgige'laws and the prom hull
of the public )po arty, .e. pro esctl . or}:
a substitute,~s mirar to the bill w uch- pro“?
with. align-Is sever-
al other additions, a proviso which allows
the President to select the major and lit-Isa:
dim-general from the line of the my in
Command the volunteers, these officers _to re:
some their former places at the expiration of-

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ewar.. -.
‘ - e ill was assed. ~ . .

$12, Stevens (I’m) from the committee on
Ways and Mean's, reported the Senators
amendments to the loan bill, whichon their
recommendation. Were all mucu’rred'in.

Mr. Wriwht (Pm) introdm-h" bill ' autho-
rizing the ecretary of theTreasury to issue
exchange hills to the amount of one hundred
millions ol‘dollars. Referred to the Com-
mittee on ways and means.

Mr. Serlgwick (N. Y.) from the Naval {,1th°
mittee, -reported.'with r. umenuuren, _ t, the

 

 

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