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49, NAsEvJtLE, Zen. July i3.
FROM TIE SOUTH.
SFtJ|J' (fnr,g1Iyc

The rider that brought in the Matches mail ta;es
uat about eight days ago party OF Chocta~ Ind.sns
cam" ~ where several SICK Greek Indians ,ycre-thc
ioTiner ktlcd andtOOk 5 prisoners and were mt b,
the rder going home with their prisoners The en-
gagencnt Tcs on the waters 81 Bear creek
We have learnt that several h,u'lrcd Of the deuded
toower Of ihc prophets have surrendered themselves
s" orr military posts, audae fd BY order of the gov
eminent The supplies charged 10 their account,
and vii become matter of Arrangement whenever =
treaiy shsli be held
"o-ali Francis and MQucen are at Appaatchaeo'a
hrkcrng s5rni the british troops 1oa considerable
ente, tilc fp'aicr said
~ N hav" brought our difficulties rpor ourselves
'ho'i 'dticc iiommy Uur. 'ilc old chiefs need moi
- itr wc vt lc given ny. NVchevc lost curco;,rsf,
"lrn rested % be seo, where wc will FIGHT until Vs.
r i' de'rc eel, wc8fe coll, eted aud find few llor
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LAST G1GHTS@LGIL

Ertsact ofa ieftcrfo Me Editor Qf-she Enca,i-
rcT, da'cd Uaslangi1n, ZHArsduy, IL o.
ci2ck, .4Rguyf d, 1914.
" The official account of Cen. Brown s last
Battle has at length been received. Ii proves
to have been the nest glorious H9ttle fuueht
during the war. Gen. Brown, believe, re-
mains master Of the field On which the battle
was fought, and has been reinforced sufFci-
emily to Justify his remaining III Canada. and
giving them battle d third time, Thus far
the news will be no do,ibt agreeable but
when inform YOU Of the death of your gall
liant Brother, Captain John RiTCHfE., Of
the Corps Of Artillery, who tell in the BAT
tie, YOU will regret the price al which the
victory has been bought.
" His death IS mentioned with others i'm a
letter from Adj Gen. Gardner TO the Sccreta-
~ of War; Maj. Bell, the nspector-Gencral
here has been polite ough to give me the
infornatiou
"Gen. Browns letter, understand, merely
gives the result Of the engagement leaving
his notice Of those who fell and who were
wounded, for future one, which viii detail
the particulars Of tie engagement. From the
character your brother bore, as an officer 81
high merit, ] make no question but that he
viii stand amongS. ,ao first in the report ha-
wing been one Of the first ia the field o. bat
tIe."
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ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
RichmoHd, 5th IuguSt 1914. s
GE%ER Al OpDFpG


Much Inconvenience having resulted from
animproper mode OF detailing the militia fo,,
service, the following rules viii, in future, be
observed:
I. All details must BE Progressive. from
no. l. to 10. Persons arriving at the are of
18, and drawing a number under that foi. du-
ty, cannot be called on to serve until the draft
comes round to their number again-Th his
rule is not intended 20 place persons remov-
Ing from within the bounds Of one company
into those OF another in a better situation than
before their removal Captains will, there
fore, in their certificates, required by law, in
cases OF this KIND, state whether the person
intending to remove has performed a tour of
duty or not in what number ne has been en-
rolled, and, If the draft has progressed in his
company, beyond il, that fact will be stated.
Whcrcverthe above rule has been viola
ted, the men, improperly detailed will be dis
charged, and their places supplied Cf they
have not taken tic feld) by draft from
these next Il the rotne division for duty.
p When a private is discharged from a
volunteer company, in consequence of his ha-
Wig served tire period of his enlistment or
shall remove, he will be drafted IN the same
manner rs young men arriving at the ace Of
1G.-By C,-dor--
CLAIBOkNE ". CCCCH, D. a. C.
FOR
MOSES GREEN, n. C.
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couNt'y 1!
MILITIA

'T!iscitv begins tn present a most animate. r7cc.a-
Gle. Troops, and very fine ones, are continually ar
r'n;,, y the roads and the canal from the adjacent aud
upperc0lrtry TLcy II to obey ;le voice of the law
they fy tu tie Standard OF their couutry--tl,ev will
v n meet the NJ, whenever he shall dare 10 show his
face. These militia arc part ofthc Rcquston, late
" called our, icr tl,c defence of Richmond &c Gen
Purteifluid is alrt atly here take the vulamad.
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SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCES

On Thursday evening, the 21st inst. the
sloop Nancy, capt. Ives, from this port, bound
to Amelia Island, while at anchor about IS
miles to the 5. Of Savannah, in heavy squall
was struck by lightning, which shivered her
mast into about lhree h,fndrcd ficces! 1t was
completely demolished down level with her
deck and what is remarkable, no other IN
jury was sustained, although there were six
persons on board, and .De vessel very small
Her cargo consisted Of cotton, tobacco and
flour.
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OFFICIAL.
CRY ga letter 0 lie -4aJutant Genera, de-

SURRY CT. HoUsR, July 81.
SIa-Agreeably to your General Orders,
bearing date DIST inst. (1u!y) directing me to
detail a complete company Of men from the
7lst Va. Regiment, TO proceed to Fort Powha-
tan, have the honor to enclose a muster roll
OF Captain George Judlins' company consist
ing OF ia men, including officers, who came
forward On the above date, and rendered his
services and company, to serve for the de-
tachmcnt required by your General Orders
OF the 21st INST
have the honor to be, Sir, your most ob't
serv't,
WIN. ALLEN, 1t. Col
Commdt. lst RECT. Va NJ.
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DISTRICT ORDERS.

us ININ ONIIi4INJ.
lEc Nead- Quarters Of iLiItajy District
30. 20, are ea'G6iShrd az thia hiace. m sta
tel 'sfiDr,S mi Communications 7vW u74lflTnl-
IN 5e dGrectcd here, and Giso occasional re-
ti1n@ md Communications, uuieSs z;,ica q
kT57'Ie7gc gfa:iy Increment IF the command
cr # Ire District, may nft1d an ot.ho7Twrirv
q t'uHsnrttins them zpth greater dishatch
directly "a hiG,.
Gv order Of The B-gddier General com
nia1Sdtng.
WILLIAM G. Mills
Iieutcuant and Aa!-le Camp.
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20 BUILDERs AND CARPENTERs.

TO BUILDERS AND CARPENTERS.
NV Ill BE SOLD, at auction, at Rockets, on Sat-
w uIr'y the 9th instant, at O'clock without re-
serve, quantity OF first rat, well seasoned
LC,NBER,
Consisting of Flooring, Soautliug, inch and half inch
PlHc Plank, lafinch Poplar e; for Carriage makers.
Featherrdge, Walnut, Northern Boards, inch and two
inch thick, Sc sc.
iEltMS-under leo dollars cash, above that sum
and Under coo bills sixty DAYS and over 200 dolls
ninety days credit, for approved endorsed negotiable
notes.
N b. Persons wishing TO buy, are requested to at
tend at tn rpo4ted hour.
James Brown, Jr. Y. NJ
Avg. 6. 1t
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SAVANNAH Inlv %

On TUESDAY last arrived IL this port, the
privateer schr. Midas, Capt. Thompson, with
three prizes, which he captured between A.
melia and Augustine a few days siece One
is the ship PizarTo, from Liverpool. bound TO
Amelia, cargo salt, crockery and copper in
sheets the brig Espcranza, from Amelia,
bound 70 Havana, cargo rice, -four, &c. and
srig Elsinore, from Turks Island, bound to
Amelia, Cargo 10000 bushels salt.
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WIN. ALLEN, 1t. Col
Commdt. list Regt. Va. NJ.
.AD Gers. Office, !
RichmoHd, son Juiv, 1914. s
CRNED AT nDD-nS


The voluntary tender of the services of
Capt. Judkins' Company, as a part of the de-
fence of Fort Powhatan, is accepted.-The
Commander in Chief freely acknowledges the
merit ofthis patriotic corps, and tenders them
his thanks. While their conduct reflects hon
or upon themselves, their regiment and their
country, it affords an example worthy of en-
ulation.-By order
c. w. GOOCH, D. A. G.
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We mentioned in a former paper that Gov.
Clark on his arrival 1T Prairie Gu Chen,
found concealed 4 trunk of letters, &c belong
ing to DicSs0u.* Among the papers are his
Journal OF presents 70 the Indiaus-froul which
we copy the following:
-F!lgu-t 3D. 1913.
Arrived from below. q few Winncbagoes,
with a scalp. Cave them
carrots of tobacco,
6 lbs. powder,
lib. bali.
Dickson, III alilis letters entities Himself qgeu. e
I the West ~, .Nitiou.
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EnONTHEIl.nll,

The erHrese mail arrived asst evening, and brought
letters to the Editor, of winch the following a OK
tract:
Z" DETBoIr, July II.
"Cur feet entered lake Huron d, the Sd. v al
fair wind aud pr, sumo that III atac, oi. Niuc%,-
mack viii take place tbs dav. = ne moment learn
the satt OF the cNpediron viI morn you Of the
same"
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AUGUSTA. Inlv %

Gen. JACKSON and Col. BAwKINs. are
appointed Commissioners on the part Of the
y. States, 60 treat with the Creek Indians
They are to meet those appointed on The
part CT the nation, on the 10Th of August
next.
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We have heard that some ofthe lost trunks
have been recovered from he river
The body OF MIR. Birchett. whose melancho-
" fate VIC noticed on Friday, was found on
Sunday in the Eastern Branch, by some of
the marine guard, rear the Magazine, about
four miles below the place where the stage
MAS lost. His remains were yesterday inter-
red iii this city.
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than thousand warriors 'eit .ra TO form
Element on the Choc,aunTtrhcc"
A messenger scut ty col. Hawkins to Hambiy has
been recently murdered by Sandy D,uant.
Col. Pearson Who ordered 90 descend the Asba-
ma ia pursuit OF the remaining hostile Indians h. return
ed TO Font Jackson witt! 5 30 II them pi Oneisthcy
were taken without the least opposuon--ony one gun
fired.
When all the accounts in this paper duly consl-
ere apprehensions will be- icit that another booy
cam. a' will b.; necessary teu,,. tCp.ud upon
Greek profession We make no other c.,ic,l,aton than
tia many valuable lives vii b. iost before permanent
peace viii be n;ydethe scspmg savage practice ri
revenge will be- felt bv ninv WORTHY Gunies ,hv
Mississippi and GroiT N ionters-our is separated
from item b. an indltn country.
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=. Col. G; c.Russen of the Sd rcgt to be
col. in the 5th
Capt. M'Cleland of the Sd to be Major in
the 10Th
Captain Woodruff of do. to Major in Go.
Capt. w. Butler OF do. to Major in do.
Capt. K. B. Moore OF do. To Major in the
18th.
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OF =. NItU / NfIf HID,
Major Commandment.
Camp Fredericksburg, Aug. l, 1914.

We understand from authority fully entitled
to credit, that Admiral Cochrape has refused
permission to the President Of the L. States to
send flag vessel with dispatches to the A.
merican Commissioners in Europe. We
state the fact without comment. The CON
cluoion 10 inevitable, and cannot be mistaken.
Ur1u prcRc
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pROMOTIONS

The following promotions nave lately taken
place IN the 4. s.. army, at present strtoucd
ia the fork Of the TalApoosa a0d Coos,i Riy-
CTS -
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FroD, PlsD,o,lts.


On Saturday last, about 1 P NJ. two bar
ges, in CO. With = large slocp tender, from a
~ and frigate in thcofing, attempted to cut
offa boat from Cape Cod, with -four, going
into Plymouth-thc boat passed under the
guns OF the fort at Gurnet, when the COM
mandcr fred at Tie tender, the barses still
pursuing when 1t. Pope, commander of the
fort, turned his fire upon them, about two
miles distart--the first shot took off thc head
of the mainmast of ono of them, and second
struck her about amiGships, carried away her
mast, d,smounted a twelve pound carronade,
and the barge filled with water The crew,
about so to IS, all jumped into the sea. The
other barge followed to Picl, them mp, when
1t. ?. ceased firing til she saved the men,
(oT part Ok them) and attempted 10 make OF,
when he resumed It she with the tender, af-
ter exchanging few shot with the fort, stood
of. II IS supposed several Of the people must
have been crowned, bcinr fifteen or twenty
minutes in the water before they were assist
ell,
The barge which filed, was towcd into
Plymouth soon after--slle is very hre boat,
about forty feet long, & had on board her a
twelve FOUNDER, thirty sabres, IS or 20 mus
kets, shot, pistols, boarding pixies, dirk, &c.
\ chdfleau de 5rts was also found. The barge
rowcd with sixteen oars. The shot which
struck, was q FOUNDER and from the di-
rection IN which it went must have injured Sc
veral OF the men. NuLe51 kce Jal,y IT.
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.fdjR-ant and INSPECTOR Gene7uPa on e,
\Ensl,in.t,.. An,usf l. ISlA
GItNE0 AI.NRtlEn

III Fegiaeafai Surgeons and Surgeons
N6utes, npyy absent, either Ga tiurtough, or on
the recruiting scIoice, zoW iauatdiqteky join
thar TeSheotive regiments. Those 7oho do nor,
7rN, 'oi;ho~t dclzy, r. tart the cause 10 this
.oF'ce.
By o,d,7' ei"t}ie Secretary If Her.
JOHN ii. BELL, .4Sa ll,sis. Gen.
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be defended.
From tie Piatts5,vy Rchubiican Of lily %.
After our paper was put to press, we were
furnished with Montreal papers To the 10th
instant. They contain the official account Of
she battle OF the 5th, on the plains Of Chippe-
way, which states the British loss at 14S Xii
led, and $50 wounded, and 20 missing; total
5l4. Among the killed, 2 captains and sub
alterns ~ officers wounded
The Granicus arrived at Quebec about the
18th inst. in SO days from Portsmouth cargo
100000 pounds in specie. When the GRAM
Gus left England, the dehnitive treaty was yet
to be signed. a revolution has taken place
in Spain. Ferdinand VII. had overturned
the Constitution devised by the Cortes.-
Sir Thomas Ficton is said 20 have arrived on
the coast os America with the army from
Bordeaux.
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SECOND GLORIOUS RATTLE
IoUoRr Az euIrrEwA nr aENERAL naoys Ayp a

FOUGHT NJ CHIPPEWA BY GENERAL BROWN AND THE
SECOND DIVISION OF TIKI NORTHERN AI,iY
The following letter yesterday reached the Civ at II
o'clock, A. VI by the Express Mail there being no eli
cr, letter received by tla Maiion the Seat Of War
The annals o. our country, pehapsthc latter annals IF
Europe, afforded no example, f may Judge from the
ildstnct lines CT the following picture of battle more
hcroeally fought, OF ground bfayey contested
The battles o. CGPpcwa have taught the enemy les
son ne had yet 10 learn We wait with mpatiencc for
more particular and Official accounts.
Il day Or t7Uo 5r@JiO7s - the eHgUr"pieut II nfaht
70 1e stated. Gen Brg,g1 had retired Joai yu5sf1ru
70 the 6attc,gr~7id Of the fret egqs eaens on tie
ChAe.sal
(coVr1RTATrcVl
E.rtrdct cfaettey from QFccr u, the G,z7y, .,eG
BlL5dioe, J7,y zG.
"YC@eriay, evening Gen Brown Courht hard foht
The best accoants say the reinforcement of t,rp Drum
mond made It fight to be rcyrtttei--crIic indeed
The slaughter. Gen. Ran aud aids. aud one or Ces
DIS aids taken prisoners and VIII De- here tonight
Gems Brown and Scott wounde,l-not dangerous. The,
are with the army, on their way 70 Fri. Fort MANY
brave fellows laid low, and will live forever in story
The army advanced a small distance tO-day--iooked
the brittle gr0und-the enemy were on tine heights
Ne could not advance. We burnt the bridge at CHIN
p:wa and have retired. Pcrvr-c have been the wind,
50 tlat MArthurs men could not get down as al IN
transports here, and the wind is w 900 nrn wg ID
be- invaluable; and IS feared the enemy will be here
soouer tian wish. hope It's not 81. They have
never been harder fought aud believe feel too sore 10
move immediately uPou u.s."
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ktD ERIC CHS 81 Z . --lg. -
~ A Military Post being established at
tins place, the Commandant of the troops
respectfully Informs the citizens Of the town <
neiShbcurhoad, that every possible yrecaution,
consistent with his duty, will he taken to pre-
vent the occurrence Of any injury or incqnye-
nieacc to them. But. at the same time, he
hattcr5 himself that the inconpeniences ices
sariIy resulting from military regulations, and
particularly from a vigiient discharge of
guard service, will DC considered as uuavoid-
bly, necessary to their own safety and repose,
and indispensable to the security Of the troops
entrusted to his commend.
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NoEFolX. August ..


The Constellation complement OF men ha-
wing been considerably reduced, 10y the cxpi-
ration OF the term for which great many OF
them had shipped, naval rendezvous WAS
opened 4 few days ago TO sui ply the Gefcer-
cy, which has been attenGcd with the most
pleasing result. The CONSIDERATIONS crew is
now nearly complest. We are assured o1'cf-
GIY, that within thelast three days alone, two
hundred able seamen have entered for tha;
snip. In a few days it is expected the rendez-
vous will be closed.
NoRToLK, Aug. 3.
1t was reported few days since, that 4
Britt threc-masted schooner had arrived, &
proceeded immediately up the bay. Many
stated her to be the BramDle. We beie, e
5hal snch schooner has arrived, but VINO She
is can only be Conjecture, as the distance WAS
too great TO judge with any degree of certaig!-
ty.
Yesterday report got into circulation, (and
obtained some crediO that the eneIny's feet
had been deserted descending the bay, jn
great numbers. We have traced the report,
and believe it has no foundation. Ledger.
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UNUAloe, 27th jug.
p. ). Our army retreated two miles from the
battle ground, and remained in good order for
the night and yesterday. Our artillery and
baggage are al safe.
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the army under Zen. brown, and tne British
army under Generals Rial and Dru1nmond.-
The annals of America, perhaps Of the latter
ages of the world, do not afford an example
OF a battle more severely fought under Cir
cumstances SO very disadvantageous To the
vctors--for our army remained masters of
the field. The following is the only letter the
express brought from the seat of war
Cthy Yra leftrrtrom j. B. Taymum, Esq. 10
.45rChanl Rrudtey, jT Esq.
BUFFALoE, July d, 1914.
have but Just time to inform YOU that
most sanguinary battle was fought On the e
vening Of the 25th lust near Chppewav -
Major gen. Drummond came up With large
reinforcement from Kingston, & Immediately
moved up against our army with a force near
ly double our numbers. The battle COM
menced about O'clock in the evening. Our
army behaved most gallantly- fought to tes-
peratCn--but the enemy were too numerous
for them. The whole of the enemy's artillery
was twice taken and retaken. The slauga-
ter on both sides was dreadful. Our 1st bri-
gtde was alm-st annhilated bat one field
officer in the whole brigade escaped death or
severe wounds.
Gen. Brown and Cen. Scor- were both
severely wounded.--One of gen. Browns aids
was mortally wounded, and both Of gen. Scots
severely. Major MFarland of the 1st was
k!led. Col. Brady, majors M'Ncll, Levell-
worth, Brooks, Jessup and many other worthy
officers wounded. 1t is impossible to say
WAT IS the full extent OF our loss. 4 small
portion Of cur wounded fell into the hands Of
'ae cuemy-hcsides, fear some prisoners.
he enemy was so severely cue to pieces
that they did not pursue our army. Several
NEST brilliant charges were made by gen.
Gcott's brigade. The enemy'S lines complete
~ broken and upwards of two hundred pri-
soners taken, among whom are gen. Rail and
suite, one Of gen. Drummsnd's aids and hf-
teen ether officers. The prisoners are now
here--Riall badly wounded. / cannot gay
for certainty, bat presume tine remnant of orr
army will Immediately re-oross the Niagara.
| viii give you other particulars next mail
We saail lose the services of Gen. Brown and
Cen scott the rest of the campaign.
]. 3. NARNUAl.
Bn6aloe, 27th Juig.
P.o. Our army retreated two miles from the
battle ground, and remained in good order for
the night and yesterday. Our artillery and
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