The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-09-06 00:00:00

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FRANCE.—Pant. Eridey.—Tim Coes/dation eel of
tide morning contains an article signed by M. Paulin
Limayrac, reeieeting the langunge nimd by MM.
Rou'ier. Roulend, end Beide, at the opening of the
Councils fkneraL The writer says :—" In view of these
mauifestati ms of the ideas of the Government. who can
deny to the Empire the spirit of progrese and initiative.
In the re-trieted sphere of • deportmetit, as in the
elder sphere of state, we find the Imperial policy ant-
mated by the dmire of most completely and sorely de-
r loping principles in which we disoover the name
thought of giving to France all Vie lii ndfit, of progrem,
and paving her frau all ezcean of revolution:'

DENMA BK.—Cori:elloeffir. \\*mines lay.—At the ;
-iiting of the Imndsthing yesterday the President of the
Coined dated that the &merriment, while desirous of
the orgociations being brought to a do,. as early a.
be, would endeavour to save as much cif
eaeloavriz a. posible, and at the some time to preserve
the political and national independence of those par's of
the country ireetriesalq lost. Herr Von Blohme
added that enemas in this respect was uncertain,
that he hal little hope, end that all the means that
could be made um of hail ahead, been employed. The
officiel Berlingshe Tidenole has publi.hed a reply to the
recent comment, of the senii-effici Premien organ, the
Nord Deutsche All:guiehee Zeitung, upon the state-
ment of the Dani-h Finance Minider, as to the efforts
made by the Govern:n:ld to preserve the lhinish portion
of Schleewig to the monarchy. The writerobserves that
these efforts were by no maths incompatible with a
loyal interpretation of the maid preliminaries. The
political committee of the Folk.thing tereiumends the
a loption of the following :violation "The Folks.-
thing !111., sed its confidence that in concleding pesos
the Government will support the natural and aimed
right of the populations to determine their own fotin•
by means of free voting by districts or by communes."
SYRIA. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 24. Dis-
turbances have again broken out In the district of Payaz,
in Syria. Dale Bey, the Pon of the Caimacain of the
district, Muslin Pasha, who was recently arrested by
order of the government, hes declared himself in armed
revolt. His followers consist of some two thousand
mountaineers, well armed and mounted. Their refuge
is in an almost insoceseible srot in a gulph on the sea.
at about four hours' distance from the commereisl port
of Alexandretta, and has been rendered notorious as the
scene of the ssessaination of Mr. Coffin, the American
missionary. This rebellious lair commands the roads
from Marsech to Alexandretta (Scandaroon), snit from
Adana to Aleppo. These roots are now quite unsafe,
and the commerce from the interior, which comes down
to the ess at Alesandretta, the port of Aleppo, is vex-
atiously impeded. Mr. nen°, the British condit-
ioners' at Aleppo, travelling from Aleppo to Alex.
andretta, to embark there on bis leave of absence, had
, two valuable horses stolen from his escort, although
I protected by a strong force. These briganrls are not
; wanting in holiness. Even the town of Al.xandretta
deed, where there is probably never leas than 4,000
bales of merchandise waiting for shipment or conveyance
into the interior, is not free from their marauding in-
cursions. A band of 30 horsemen appeared in the town
leet week, and attacked the premises of M. Derivauz,
the local agent of the Russian Steam Navigation Com-
pany, but as M. Derivate' rapidly collected his people,
and the other Europese residents hurris el to the rescue,
the assailing party were driven off. Sines then, Suety*
Pasha, the governor of Aleppo, has, an to speak, gar-
risoned the town with 50 soldiers.
AMERICA.—FiDKRAL KIDNAPPING.—The following
case of kidnapping in New York is reported by the
Richmond correspondent of the Times :—There was
lately brought to Castle Thunder (one of the 'limos of
Richneood) a young chubby faced English boy, named
whale.* Addy, 18 years of age. He was a deserter from
the Yankees, and his story -biome as I have heard again
and again repeated, but rarely with such sppeanuiee of
veracity as in this cam. His father is by his,, stated to
be a yeoman former, living near a York.h.re village
called Aileen, about aix miles front Doncaster. At 13,
Jarnes Addy says that ho was appointed midshipman on
board Her 11.jesty's frigate Emerald, hut after serving
with intervals of eskers., for about four years on the
coast of Africa, his health gave way, and he resigned
and returned home. least winter, accompanied by two
friend., Henry and Thomas Garner, he visited New
York. intending to return in two or three weeks to
England. The keeper of the house in New York where
they boarded drugged their wine, and put them while
insensible in the guardhouse. The ruffian, in addition
to stealing the money and valuables of young Addy and
hie companions, doubtless realised the bounty money
paid by the recruits. They were pot into company A
or B, 47th New York Regiment. They refused to do
duty as soldiers. Addy tried to escape twice before he
succeeded, sod says that one of his companions, Henry
Garner, was arrested while trying to escape, and, as
Addy fears, was shot. After many hardships and die.
cultic' Addy succeeded in getting to Richmond, and
was committed to Castle Thunder, the prison for
dderters. The poor boy sue he would die a dozen
deaths rather then go back to the Yankees. The com-
missioner appointed by the Confederate Government to
examine Yankee deser.ers has token pity upon him,
and lie hes been sent to Wilmington with a view to
running the blockade, and getting back to England. It
is bard to see, if this dory be true why Henry Garner's
parents •re not entitled to dernanhrom the Washington
Government compensation for the death of their son (as
compensation was exacted for the murder of Captain
Braladon from the C'hinde (lovernment), or, at any
rate, the punishment of the New Yank lodginchothe
keeper, whose name is known. It must be obvious that
this came is one which admit, of verification by reference
to the captain if the &amnia, and courts investigation.
THE FILDIELL MUST ISEPOBE PITEitaBURGL—The
Richmond correspondent of the Times writes under
elate of August 20 :—lt is hard to say what forces is
requisite to enable General Lee to hold his present
linos at Petertherg *gained at lomielyemopled and down-
hearted an army as now oppose him. In the words of
one of the Richmond journals. ' General Grant's army
is at this moment the object rather of pity than alarm."
words derive their significance from the well-
known want of water under which, in their present
sithation. the Federal troops are suffering. The sewers
of Petersburg empty into the Appomattox, the sewed
of Richmond into the James 'liver, and from these ,
two dreams the supply of water °misdeed by the
troop' which besiege Petersburg is derived. There is ,
said along the whole length of the Federal lines to be
only one One natural spring of water. It may be con-
ceived what are the sufferings of troops mainly depen-
dent, ender the vertical sun and exhausting heat of •
Virginian July, upon the hot and faded water drawn
from these impure sources, and served to them in
bends hauled by wagons into their lines. It is
probable thst, with their wonted spelt, industry, the
Federate will have sunk many well., but in the existing
long-continaed drought the supply of water thus
obtained cannot be abundant. The Confederates on the
other hand, base at their command all the wells and
springs which supply the city of Petersburg. It is
universally believed here that the latter end of Angus'
and September will be aimed ma fatal to Graot's
eoldiers, unused to Southern heats, and in one of the
most pestilential spots on the Ja.11301 River, sower, the
fearful battles of the month of May. It is not antici-
pated that Lee is likely to waste his men's lives by
hutting against the strong fortifications of his opponent.
I see little probability of any change in the situation of
these two armies for many weeks to some. The attempt
to starve out Richmond and force Lee's army to retreat
or vesture upon a haaardous attack is an admitted
failure. Both the railroads which feed Richmond from

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the Bouth—the lines I an which communicate with

Weldon and Danville—are again in operation—the
former for 14 daya put, the latter since the 17th.
It will not be an easy task for Grant's cavalry =Aerially
to interfere with these lines split.
Ttig AMERICAN Waa.—The New York correspondent
of the Times inentions the following facts se showing
the dreadful effeAs of the war upon the social morality
of the antagonistic sections of the community
"General Burbridge, though he revels in the wantonness
of übitrary power, sets, it appears, under the order of
General Sherman, and does perhaps no more than his
instruction' warrant. He has declared his intention to
make 'a wholesome exsmp/e" of all "Secessionista”
and "Secession sympathisers," and to "tolerate none
hut loyal men and women on the soil of Kentucky." He
is inrticularly scrupulous in enforcing the law of retali-
ation, and will not only have an eye for an eye soda
tooth for a tooth, but two eyes for one eye, and three
lives, if he be in the humour to exact them, as a penalty
for one. Among the specimens of his" vigour" the
following may be cited :—At Georgetown, in Kentucky,
• man who was known by his fellow-eitisens to have
been is the Confederate army and to have deserted was
recoirnised in the streets in the Federal uniform. A
crowd gathered around him. He was accused of
treachery, laden with opprobrious epithet., and violently
assaulted. He drew a revolver or some other weapon
to de/end himself, and in the confusion that ensued was
shot dead. 11:ke circumstance being reported by
telegraph to General Barbtille, he sent the Provost.
, Marshal to the prison, where some bundred: of Gone
federate soldiers were confined, with orders to take out
the first two "that came to hand" and have them shot.
Two unfortunates were accordingly selected, and two
enfant were hastily prepared to receive their bodies.
They were then drum through the principal streets of
the little town, seated each man upon his coffin, to the

pleas of execution. As soon m they arrived a sped'
was put into the band of each, and be was told to dig
his grave. This done, they were bandaged, and shrit
with as little remorse as if they had been wild beasts.
When the facts mine to be talked over by the paople of
the town, a large body of men baMily anued themselves,
proceeded to tne house of Burbridge near the town,
where he had left. his wife and family, and seised two

of children, under ton year; of age, with the
intention of putting them to death in retaliation. This,
however, wan trio horrible to be permitted, and the
leading meu of the place, hutily organizing, flew to the
rescue, and were fortunete enough to recover the
children from the bands of the mob, and deposit them
in tasty in • distant city. Another case as aavagely
vindictive as the preceding, and as a horribly illudra-
live of the agonies of civil war, was that of a gentleman
named Sparks—• member of the Kentuckian Legisla-
ture, and a well.known opponent of slavery. When the
Confederate troops entered the town of Eminence, in
which he raided, he fired • pistol at them from •
window ,and killed one of the soldiers. The exasperated
comrades of the man thus slain broke into the house,
and Sparks, going out by • beck door, attempted to
make his escape. He was hotly pursued and brought
down by • long shot, mortally wounded. General Sur-
bridge, when made acquainted with the fate of his
friend, ordered (Ares Confederate prisoners to be
Fp:rifted to his stases, and they were accordingly shot,
after having been drawn through the towns seated upon
their coffins, and made to dig their own graves, alter
the (phial most approved of by thin great adept in the
isrs and mystery of refined as well as brutal torture.
The general, however, does not always wait to be
eseured of the death of the person on whose enemy he
&mires to be revenged. Hearing that a man ruined
Porter had been shot by guerillas in the neighbourhood
of Roseelville, in Kentucky, he ordered • Confederate
lieutenant to be taken out of the WILMA militarf prison,
brought to Rusaelvillii, and then had him publicly shot
in the open market-plane. Porter appeared th. •-•
afternoon alive and hurt,. only 'mortal
wound, and Burbridge
WWI a loyal men alive
deed, and " -•

Nave Yoga, August 23, Rvening.-00 Friday the
Sth corps of Grant s army took up • 'tuition on the
Wehlon railroad. and tore up the track; but were sur-
prised and driven back by the Confederates. with the
loss of 3,000 killed, wounded, and prisoners. The
Federal§ were reinforced, and recovered and maintained
their lost ground. On Sunday the Confederates made
• strong rffert to drive Grant off, but were repulsed
with considerable loss. A portion of Grant's force re-
turned from the north side of the James River to rein-
force the position on the Weldon reflected. On Sunday
an engagement occurred between Sheridan and Keay
near Charlestown. There IVY considerable lose on both
aides. Sheridan fell back to Halltown. Early ía Dear
Martins' tug. It in reported that Lee in pereon id ail-
vanein§ utt the Shen•ndoodi ValLty, with infantry and
eava'ry, to reirforce Eatly fir a Northern invasion.
Siterman's position is unchanged. Colonel Kilpatrick
hag di sit ey eal ten miles of the Macon railroad. Wheeler
has cut the Knoxville ant Chattanooga railroad, near
Lyndon. 'I he Fealerals are advancing from Pensacola
towards Mobile Hay. Granger's trainer, within three
miles of Fort Morgan. The Mayor of Mobile hu
ordered non-combatants away, and has recommended
the defence, a the city to the lost extremity. The
Richmond Examiner says :—"The South will never
negotiate for reunion wile.. the North acknowledges
the right of accession, and withdraws all troops and
bloekading reinadrons front the South." The same
paper states that the negro eel tiers from plat!s ontaide
of the Confederate States will be treated as prisoners of
war. The Nno York Herald smuts Judge Black hes
gone to Niagara Falls to reopen peace negociations on
the part of the Administration with the Confederate
omninissioners. Several prominent persona have been
arrested at Indianonolis, Indiana, for forming and
seining • treasonable society. It is reported that
numerous armed privet, ers are preparing to leave
Wilmington. The public are awaiting with much
anxiety the nomination of the Chicago Convention.
Rumour, of a movement by tho Administration for an
armistice. continue. .

Nzw Yams, August 24, Morning.—Grant laas taken
Up and meintained an entrenched pmition at Reams
station on the Weldon railroad. The Confederate, un-
successfully attempted to drive him off. A considerable
panic prevails among the inhabitants of the MatTland
border on amount of the sotkipated invasion by Early.
The peace and armistice rumours continue.