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Domestic News.
From the Jpashington Glolc.

3 8,sWe understand that as soon us the War
Department lcarued that serious apprchcn-
siOns were entertained of disorders htiug
committed on the Northern frontier, by the
Canadians who had taken refuge within our
borders, and who have lately shamefully
abused the hospitality extended to them,
the most prompt measures were taken TO
bring there whatever regular troops could
be drawn from other stations, without in,-
mlnent risk to the interests Of the public ser
vice. From the temper displayed by many
of cur citizens on the Canada borders, and
irnm the efforts TO he apprchen'!cd from the
Cunadlan refugees 10 rc-csiahli,i their for
tunes, large regular force il required on
that lron'icr TO preserve tie good faith an'l
maintain the peace of the co;!uirs; and it is
:; subject Of deep rcarct l!al there should
have been so much delay in tic House in
bringing forward tho bill, which has twice
pissed The Senate. to increase: the military
force OF the Uui,cd States, and reported ia
vorablv upon by the military committee Of
the iiousG. Al who look III the defence
less state OF our frontiers must br convinced
of the absolute and Immediate necessity ur
the passage ofthis bill. Not only is it de
mauhcd by due regard for the safety and
honor of The country, but is recommended
hv every consideration Of enlightened ccnno
my. 70 be compelled on every ,rIlin;
outbreak to authorize the employment of
volunteers, occasions an expenditure Of
money which, in the mos, ample state Of
the Treasury, cannot fail to be cumbersome:
aud which, under present circumstances, is
ruinous. 1t is. besides, drawing from their
agricultural pursuits a large body Of our
most useful citizens, for the performance of
duties extremely oncrous To them, and in
.iuriuws to the best interest Of the nation /,
is, therefore. to BIZ hoped that an early ,av
vii! he devoted to The consideration of this
most important subject.
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New inRi1, June s.

New inRIl, June s.
From he Froniicr.--A gentleman who
arrived this morning from the Northern
frontier informs us that two fell pieces have
been stolen lately from Niagara Falls VIII
laSc, and it was reported That two or three
had been stolen from Lochporl. Nothing
further was known concerning them.
Numerous Canadian refugees, arc scat
tcrcdalenS the lines, awaiting the move
rent OF the waters, and determined To dis
tnrh them, i! no body else does. They dc
ciino making amy ensa2enicnlSlo 10 WORK, cx-
ccm by the day.
The emigration from Upper Canada TO
the q. 5. is very considerable.
Our informant is of opinion that if 1000
picked mcn on each side of the line, were
tumbcd into the Niagara and sent down
the Falls, there would bc no further trouble.
These wrctchcs, Tor various reasons, would
like to have Il war;Somc because they cond
sell more rum; some ton tho British Side)
because they get more pay while the dis
iurhancc continues; some (Canadiau rciu-
gees in The hope that Il war would result IN
the independence Of The Cauudus; and some
pssgE5laps aI gsm ss mere love Of carnage aud
there is the most urgent necessity Of ain
armed force on our side, at various points,
10 watch the movements o! the '.ralriots,"
and Others whom they might influence to
JOIN them, and also tn be prepared for such
emergencies as arc liable 10 arise from the
present uncertain and unsettled state of
things. lie says ,ha. without prnmp, and
decided measures on the par, of the hmcri-
can authorities, aud the Cauadan authori-
lies too, TO restrain disorders atrocities will
bc committed which ii will be very difficult
10 settle wthoM Il war.
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DtUCr(RcC of IUji}ujc p,;,,a i

NDcrfncc Of Latitudc.-Mr. Paine WIN
mas been employed 10 make ecographical
survey ol Massachusetts has asccrtained
that 'hc latitude of Cambridge (and of Bos-
ION winch was deducted from il by trian-
S"lht'oD has hitherto been laid down ton
great by mile and a third; that of Salem
ny upwards OF = miles; thar of Nan1uckct
100 smnli by nearly amlc Il Il half; and thar
OF inc ihGh, louise in Truro, usually known
as tl'e Inland or Cape Cod Lighl, has
sehcfaliy been laid dowr in the charts and
'' ''catises on navigation still more crro-
''Hously' VIZ: too great by three English
miles.-I'oston TRIMS.
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ANOTHER STEAMBOAT OUTRAGE The
Sic"aboui Idc~uyh ,Grcd into by a Jo,Iy
~ armed mcn m BrochrH@ Tie Tclc.
graph 'cit OsWcGn at Go'clpck on Saturday
evening, jane 2d--touchrd at Prcsco,, is
!saa--and rcacii"d .Brockyiilc about o.
iicrc she landed at the lower dock-too!;
on board and left a number Of pasScnrcrs-
received the visit Of an unarmrd mob. win,
rhnSachcd tic cabins, and otherwise cviuccd
Il turbulent dsposoiol-and was moving
past 'hc upper wharf, when she was hai,cI
anu commanded TO "comc in." The can.
tain, surprising there were passengers in
waiting, stopped the engine, and dropped
down 10 within 20 lcct of The dock. bu, am.
rrclicnsivc that all was not RIGHT ne ,old
me passengers To come on board i'm the
small boat. But this would not satisfy The
crowd, who insisted upon the boats coninn
up 10 the dock.
After few words had passed, the cap
tam III pcrcinptnrily refused to land, set the
engine IN motion and moved of. Iumcdi.
hirly alter this, and when lie boat was
within few feet Of the wharf, about twenty
,nnShcts were fred and FOUR or TIL,
BALLS ENTERED THE LADIES'
CABIN! One passed within - few inches
OF lhc cliamhrrn'aiI, and TWO struck ycrv
near lhc captaIn.-N,m York E,liiy ULj:
Junc q. rs
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from thc .l"g"std ComSiiiMionnlist, lime a.
l ne l"!lowinS Is copy of The letter. L,rt
by The unfortunate j. w. Miller, who nm,
AN end to his existence in lhi. civ ON Nnn-
day week, addressed 10 the public. Wc
publish it at the request of several Of our
citizens, and have corrected the spcIIing
"AuGusrA, Ga. June 4, IS:}s.
NH ye young men do not DESTROY ,our.
serves with Gambling. if you do YOU will
destroy your mind. credit and CIinror,cr
70" will never be happy in this world, and
you Will always feel miserable willis, WOW,
are on this carlh. There is ALWAYS u ,y.,,
to make living without Gambling In ,ISo
year 1881, first gamb!cd. and iiavt brnu
miserable ever since. o yc friends, take
warning from this. Good bye.
\ our most humble.
j. w. MILLER,
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The communication of tho REV. w. y
JOHNSON to the Edscicld Associo,;o,
a part of which was omitted in las, wcoL,,
paper for want of room is closed ;his wcel
B'iorcd Brihrcn,--Thc Annivers,r,
OF the American Baptist Home Mission
soc'r'y succeeded that of the Convention.
The report Of the Executive Commi,,ec
OF this Society disclosed wide field of
Home operation, in which the laborers have
been greatly blessed, especially in the val
ley OF the Mississippi. During the las,
year, more than ono hundred Nlissionor;cs
have been sustained in the field. M,,,,
souls have been converted through their ~
sirumentality, many churches orna,;,o,
and many waste places repaired. RI,
the funds of THIS Body also are extous,oI
and its Executive Committee onx;nms,,''
tnrn TO lhe,r brethren throughout tho lcnn,h
ana breadth ofthc land, askinc. What ,jn"
shall do. ""' 'h'S
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TALLAHAssEE, June 9.


When shall we cease to hear Of massa-
crrs and robbcrics On our border! We had
hoped that the recent disposal Of our troops
would have had the contemplated effect
OF aiiording security. Jefferson and Mudi-
son have been unlislurbcd by any agcrcs-
SION for two monihs--and The ci,iZeus
scarce lulled themselves into sansuinc re-
pose on the subject of these tlcprcdations,
when suddenly the war whoop was raised
IN ano'hcr quarter. When shall we he
freed from the an.cipalions of nightly mas
sacrc! When will our fellow citizens slum-
b"r IN safety? We learn from Il gentleman
wiI" lives AT the Suwannce Springs, ,ha,
nu' Shorktimo since man hunting some
httccn "r twenty miles from tie Springs.
saw some Indians and hastily proceeded to
the Springs TO apprsc the people of their
danger. A small party was soon formed
ana went in pursuit Of tho Indians: upon an
pr"aci''nS large hammock they were
hrch upon, ono man was killed aud five
very seriously wounded. AS the force
was sn,all and the indians were protected
ny Inc hammock, it was ,hnnSh, advisable
not to hazard Il charge. We have no, hronl
from Tie ncishborhood of The spri,ios since
TIC above intelligence: we trust however
that there is sharp look out kcp,.
UGtckmGn.
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r,'.i "'a'F"i JSS'mbiy Of Mc Presbyterian
n"",'".- = General Assembly of The
''Sny'cr!al Church, met a1 Phiia,!cph.;
o" lHh "f May. The schiSm that mas l,r
c'e'ai years existed i'll the Church, between
,i's ~ ol" school, and the new school party
.r ,i.' "' length resulted in il final separation.
'c nc" school party moved oil in Il solid
n'"s' y an" org niZcd Il general assembly of
me presbyterian Church. The old school
P'''y ocinS IN possession Of the funds. and
properly OF the church, the new school men
are ABOUT TO commence Il law suit for them.
or part of them.
l"c great body of the old school pnrrv
""l'S l" the Southern States, while al
.'"', ''r Who!c of the new lights live in
'''' Northern and Northwestern Sturcs.-
salisbury Cnroliniun.
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SAVANNAH, June 6.
hnh@ O'r'"cndS.-fhc Planters Bank
" y, 'nis eity' The Central Rail Road and
n'''Nih@ Company, and the Marine auni
ire Insurance. Bank have tins week de
e'"t'" dividends III the rate Of eight per
I'"' ,!' per "nn'in', for The last six mon.is.-
"c h"iik "i the State of Georgia, Il lcw
weeks SINCE, declared The same dividend.
r. me Savannah Insurance and Trust
E''hP Pahy has also declared dividend for
.nc iast SIX months, at the rate of ten per
cent. ~
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IL" AFFAIR OF TIE TELrGRApu.-Wc
arc favored with the annexed extract from,
EROCKvILLr ,JuucO 1S,

ERoCKvILLE, Junc2, 1893.
hc authorities here were uuile indp-
hah' III The act of The Scn;rics in firing INTO
TIC steamer They had them arrested for
examination This morning. and two Scnrlc.
men o' th'' place went OFF to Ogdcnsluru
hi midnight, to inform tho authorizes there
VI t'e unfortunate occurrence, and request
1n"t tncy should attend the examination.
4 am happy to say that they complied, and
We iiaa thorough public Investigation from
ii A. M. to p. NJ, which resulted il nm
unanimous opinion that the shots were fired
IN drecl disobcdcncc of the orders given ~
the scntrcs and that nonc ofthc inhabinnts
OF the town were engaged. us was at Grs
feared
Judge Stillwcll and Mr.. Perkins the N
T. district attorney, attended from Ogdcns-
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The New York Commercial Of Thursday
sayS-Nc learn from a bearer of dcspntc.i-
cs, who arrived this morning on his way to
Washington, having left Montreal since the
date OF our latest papers, that Sir John Col
hornc, with bis staff, has gone TO take the
command OF the forces in Upper Canada
n movement That seems to indicate apprc-
tensions OF something scrious.'
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i1ArPY CONF P.EIsoN.-The brain of :,
n's'y man Is i'ko n sooty chimney: il IS
continually in danger of tal.in. fire r;1u tho
flames beneath. The brain of a well nr.
dcred aud quiet citizen is like q cl;mnov
newly. swept; the sparks of passion ms,
thrn' 1t, and escape without danger into ,i,a
cooler regions Of thought aud reflection. '
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burg, aud went away quite satisfied with
the investigation and tic manner in which
our authorities have acted. Indeed they
seem To think less of the affair than we do
They arc Of opinion that the gangs iniesting
the Thousand Islands are no, yet satisfied,
and that we must have guard all along
tho frOuticr."
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InE WEsT.-A Yankee traveller wrote
to his molher thus: The West is the place
Tor promotion and TO get acquainted will,
the world. Yesterday arrived here, and
NV" hours afterwards was made Judge of a
horse race and to-day saw lice Hoosicr,
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we are requested 10 state, that the KEY.
DIR. CAPEEs, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, will, by Divine permission, preach
at tho Methodist Meeting House Of this
place, OF Sabbath next, 81, the usual hour.
we nave many matters on hand which
we have been compelled TO postpone, but
trust that in afrw weeks, VIC will he enabled
I" clear The shelf. The Speech of Col r.
w. Pickcns. upon tho Cumberland Road
Biil, appears to-day. Gen. Thompson's
speech upon The issue Of Treasury Notes,
anh MIR. Rhct's upon the same subject,
VIII appear i'll Whole or in part, as soon as
possible.
We have hccn requested by a friend. to
publish Gen. llamilon's Speech at the Ex-
ira Session OF our Legislature upon tho
independent Treasury Resolutions. Our
copy Of ii is not at hand, but if any gentle
man Will furnish MS with it, it shall appear
at some future day. The friends of rlc
Snh-Trrasrrv have uor!Iing TO apprchend
from this effort Of Gen Hamilton. lis
IL l'"hlv respectable specimen of 'cclama-
''on' but we utterly deny to it the praise
winch belongs to sound reasoning and forci-
bic augmentation. But we have M mara
TO say al present.
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From the Correspondent IF Char. ,Mcrealp
WAsnlNGToN, June i /: l:iS3S.

WASHINGTON, June lI,11S3S.
There is runor here, of>.further sand
greater excitements in Philadelphia, aAow.
inS out Of the proceedings of the Ambition,
lists. The people Of PENNSYLVANIA; ; iiiEen-
cral, are much opposed TO the princIpIes of
the Ahoii'ionisis. and they will,notbe slow,
upon all proper occasions, TO nianifeslf fteir
opinions. 1t is idle to henou,ice s,tchspub-
lie movements as nero nobs. YheSa IS a
method, a GOODNESS, quielness about fhen,,
Which does not belong TO mo,s. So s
The political crmcnl, here are i,l a stnte
OF great agitation. The great antLhntl late.
~ overpowcring Wing party, is BREAKING
up. The seeds of disunion are plapsifully
scattered among those who have 6son dis
unsuIshe'l as "Nationals.' Those Wlo
nave been known rs uniform and 5cobsis-
,cnt democrats" in contradis,ineiion to
rraerailsts aud Nationals, are also Shaken
ana divided. There are elcmoutss Of dis
nh'om m that party which will soon work
us DIVISION. or Il change of its men and
measures, and l am prepared 10 Witness
movement which will have forts object the
more complete union Of Snulllcrnintefests,
ana Inc consequent elevation Of J.. C.Cal-
noun 10 'lic Presidency. There is a tnove-
n'ch' III the public mind towards this oh
Iect' Witnessed it during he past. year in
t'I"sy''a!'Ia' t''e State which gayo Mr..
calhoun an early and strong sunpnr, ms n
candidate for the Presidency, and whicI,
mas never withdrawn her aIlcction$ from
nm, Notwithstanding all the struggles and
collisions which arose from The high Tariff
system. The politicians, folio wing. in the
waNe ni public ScnlimCnt, are, here and
'i!cfc: IN conversation and in the press, in
dlcaiin- Alr. Calhoun as the Candida,e nr
the Democratic party.
iherc was nothing of consequence in
c'''rr House to-day. The Senate after at
!ehalnc to some unimporlanI business, wen,
mo Executive session, with closed doors,
W. Mncrt 'hcy were pr"h.bly engaged upon
In The House, the Bill for pulling down
INC new Treasury Building. was finally de-
ira'ch by il vote of9l 10 81. The most of
inc day was allotted To business relating to
The District of Columbia.
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G, June II.
some passages ofworls took place in the
senate. TO day. between Mr.. White and
Alr. Grundy, o: Tennessee. 1t was some.
'h!ng like The Bell ana Turney affair. orsiu-
a,'ng IN personal and political strife Al home.
Mr. White, some time ago, in Il spccch.
was pretty warm upon his colleague. and
Mr. irnnd y having to-day read the re-
n;rks' which he d;I not Iinppcn to hear
:i 'hE ll,nc, made IL harsh personal reply.
lr. " h'lc, however, did not retract, bu,
rch'i'rInr'i re-. wllar he had said. The parties
qua !,,, not rs in the House, como tosbloMs.
Inc weather is now very wafnl rhcrc.
about 10 deg. in the shade Congress- is
very uneasy, and would gladly ;bfsak UP
and he gone. But there are mf,1y yerv
Important bills 10 be acted uponyet, among
Others, the Sub-Trensury bill, Witch viii
be very likely 10 pass the parties ire as
nearly even as possible, Chaneesni;i de
elde this great question: A AareaTsSal has
founded upon IL close calculation. is: I'M
mere VIII be 10 votes for The bill ,ttali ] 10
against H. and 'i'at it will pass by the Sneak
cr's casting vote. ~
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ours, , &c,

AS Sood Il story as that of the piece of
'nts'c-:'Onc kind kiss before we u;r,." for
winch lady inquired at IA music store in
rh'ladclpha. The music had not been
received in Philadelphia, when the inquiry
was made, nor had the clerk h, ard of !,
ne lady, too, had made her purchases, and
was retiring when, suddenly turnin. round
she saiG--"Oh, l forgot" "Onc Kind kiss
before we part" No osnoncr said than done.
The handsome looking clerk spranc over
the counter, and before The lady couId OK.
plain, H. had impaired k,.> to her sweet
lips, with smack ina, might have been
heard much farther llian il was.-N, v
Commercial.
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nc reader will see bv the news from
ashIn@'"n, which we publish today, ,ho,
tho Independent Treasury Bill. has vc, y
good prospect Of success. The cyilcp,
alarm III the rants Of The Opposition, i, no
small proof that ii is ginning favor. Tbc
vote will doubtless he of the closest LIND
probably no, more than ono vote ,lcc;,I;,.
ono "' Inc most important measures of re-
'"rn'' wliicii ever aSitatcd the countrv.-
nat 'hIs great cause has been raiuinr
ground Tor The last few weeks. seems n Lo
conceded on all bands. This is ,o ho 80
rF'h'd t" The fact, HAT Clay has maac =
jar Sho"'":% cf his hond. The question
now Tor 'hc American People TO decide. is
whether wc shall have an oycrsh,J,,;
,H''i""a' E"nk with Capital of Gnv mil
''"''>' ci'hcr controlling tic Gnvcrnmcn, mr.
'"h''"'''a ny 1t, or whether tho Govern
'''N' snail he separated from the corruu,
;ha corsnpiinS influences of Bank Cor,n
ral.Hns, aud resort to the plain. s;,n,o II;
rect ana economical plan of doing lis o,ou
BUSINESS This is the plain proposition.
'P"rt 'rom all metaphysics and mys,iGco-
''"i'' never was there more misrcpresen-
'aInn nj n nnnfinr.-nnd ncvcr VIZ. ,Lo.
stronger effort to blind and gull tho Pconlc
Denounced as it is, as an unIoly a,.cmp, 10
"Pr""t all the l'ankins Institutions of N,
country and to consolidate the money
power IN the Government: ohrsod ~,
me one Eand rs SORT Of Fanny N.;.l,
A.'':''n scheme o lsvcl all classes. and to
ron 'hc country of i'll lis titles to refine.
h'cht ana civilization. and Oh the o,l,cr -.
1t" chort TO create Il kind of Govcrumcn,
"i""cy N''s'oc:acv, furnishing Gold and
ave" iur III" h0nurcl few. and worse ,h.,
'"S' ''r 'hc Ic"pi2, is it TO be wondered
III MA under these circumstances !, !.
slow III rlakim" lis progress. No mc,suro
ever encountered stranger opposition, and
yet 1t lives, and is probably destined IN ;,
hn"' triumph. !, may he liable to ob;cc-
ti"ns, but rs the only question now is bc-
tween it and MIR. Clay's Bank, il docs ,,.
pear To us, that the South AT least sbou,J
not hrsitn;c. In - ln:nrc No. VIC will rccur
To the subject, and make some Evir,c,.
from lie mastery Report of Senator Wr;rb,
which covers l'rc whole s,ound, and i :,
complete and triumphant vindicalion OF tho
Independent Treasury Policy.
EEETois vs.. CnEDIroRs-Sr,rr ~,
MIssIssirpI.-W make the foIlow;pr ~
tract from the Alabama IntcIigcnccr
ave learn from the Voice of Suu,o.
'hht on The Right previous to the ,ime or
'i"'dinS IL" Spring Term of The Circr;,
Court Of Ln''d"rdale County, Miss. tho
Court House was burnt down. when rho
Judge arrived, anh determined to hold tho
'o"r' IN some other building, the Sheriff.
resigned. The duties dcvoIvnr m ,ho
Coroner he tno resigned; and the JuJrc
was comrlctly defeated in the a,temp, ~
H"'d a Court. 1t is said that very iaroo
number of suits had been commenced in
that County"
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nkooFs OF LovE.-Whilc lady Chariot
'c "ury new novel Love" was i'm uress
~" following was handed about as :, note
F'in !hc author 10 the priu,cr:-
Dear Sir,-iJow comes il thai I b,vo
had no proofs of Love from YOU since Snt.
urd"y last. have ai,ed with the u,,nost
Impuiicucc
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fn'H ST.: AuGusrISE.-Wc arc. c.indcL,ed
10 va IT. 9""thwIc", of the schr. En- mpirc.
arrived Yesterday from ST. Au.ns,inr. I,r
the itr"M OF the ID inst, from which W..
copy The following.
ETi'"t cfn hNrio he EHiior. d,tcJ
"GAIEr's FEHEY, Nav % 1888.
'Iw" days ago. Capt. 'rhigpin. Of y
company OF volunteers, now mus,eriu. here.
gave notice TO Col. Twigg> thar q pu,1v
oi Indians had been al Johns Ferry. o,,
New k!Tcr. about 10 miles north of ,I,;,
pace. WIN his usual activity. our val
iah' commander, Col. Twiccs, ordered
Capt Bullock, with T.. cuinpnnv. I'd Dr,-
Soois-'hc only one conpany then at Ga
rcyS fcrry, to proceed Il, once with the GO
'i'ch OF Chpta'n IhiSpin's, to Fort Iarlcc.
'"crc To he rcIulorccd by as many men ;s
could he spared, ANA pursue the lulinus
until they came up with them.
lnrSc Indians are iilouHhiatu be runa,ynv
CTerks, and to have been cunning nbnn,
New Klvcr and its vicinity for some limo
thcir number has moi been asccrr;iued
but twenty-five fires have been seen"
An express from Micanopy arrived ycs-
terday, states that Capl Tompkins. at iho,
posi- expected To have fight with Tircr-
'all on the 30il. Tigcrrail was near him
WIN plenty OF women aud men, and full ot
nsht. 1lie Iniailassecs were with him
lhe despatch says that . compaucs of
I'fasoons had been sent out to fight him.
we hasten to lay before our readers, saws
contents of the Il following letter, received
this day from ST. hiary's. 1t is from M,.
lor Edward Hopkins, who, it will he seen
Has promptly entered the field against The
Sava2es. We arc certain that victory will
perch upon him. Volunteers! ny To Camdcn
lo"h@ men OF NJ 'ln,ost slow your spirit.
and rush 10 the ballc field!
- ST, MARY's, June .
Dear Sir,-To-dny dc,patcI, reached
':'c' rom upper part OF our country, rcuui
LIZ LIZ ana against, us near as can he ul-,d.
o"o ihdiah warriors, who have Ihonrhi
oPcrio whIp, on our soil, TWO com vancs
o. niii''ia. 30 great q number, very Justly
SNeS alarm TO our population. On Wed
hcSaHy next, take the field nnuins, Them.
WIN as many volunteers as can oh,ain
and Capt. Tracy's company of Ri]cmcu:
10 give security to our citizens is ALI rx,
pcct to accomplish. until our Govcrnor nnts
nlc III sufficient force to drive the sca,un.
out OF The swamp, which hone will hc
done with ALI expedition. In the dilc,cn, on
"a%c'ncn's many men have been wounded
hnd one mortally. If the enemy chose. ~.
ilild an iich of offensive warfare. ne co,,L
lay waste the cnIirc county; nor couId l,l
men he found prepared to meet ,brm.-
fortunately. ignorance prcLomin:.tcS: and
instead OF bold, they use IL das:ardIv war
iarc. Very respectfully, yours
Il. HOPKINS.