, 1861-09-11
From W4AhinErnn and the 8eat Of
yKAF.

WASHINGTON, Sept. o.-The Confederate for.
tifcatione On Muuson's Hill, three quartazs Of
8 mile from Bailey's C!osaRoads, have every
Indication Of being completed: No guns were
observed mounted On the Qualifications, but
erove eensq nesr sry Baye5s cTossRoads, about Loo
yards this side Of the earth-works. On Sun
Day every thing in the vicinity Was quiet, but
this morning the Confederates opened their
concealed batteries, throwing shells into the
ercampment Of our pieEets At Bailey's Cross
Roads. TWO Of the ehsils fell short and the
third passed half 3 mile beJoad them; in re-
taliation fer which, our eharg.shooters ad-
vsnced on their pickets and killed two Of their
pnmtcr,
The Govern ment will shortly put atloat two
more expeditions destined to land upon the
coast cf Tie rebel States. Thar exaet desti-
nation Is not publicly known.
Col John Fitzroy DeCourcy, an English off,
Ger OF much distinction, has rendered his ser.
vices to the Government. and the offer has
been accepted. Col DeConce1y commanded
Turkish regiment during the Crimean War.
essaP1 u ss Sae 4ssa s1easy % secsTsd from on
Haydowns the gamtler. On one occaslon he
drew $4,000 IN double eagles, ard proceeded
with it to Haydowns, and deliberately COM
meEc Eced gambling 1t away. He drew from the
Treasury $64, 900 during August.
The New York Union State Conven-
zion.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 10-The Peoples .Unioz
Convention assembled here tc-day. It is fully
attended. Hon. Thos. G. Alvord, Of Ononda-
60, (Democraf) wss chosen temporary Chair.
mAn. In the course Of his remarks he
said What do We care whether the Re
publican OF Democratic party triumphs, If
fhe country sinks beneath their feet, when
| 7ic,cry Is proclsimed to them? Our country Is
above ard greater than any party. [Ttemend-
| Gus applause Can ne not lay down our
| getty parry strifes and difficulties and differ
| ences, and give ell our efforts to our country
! In this Its hour Of needf am undisgntsedly
| in taror Of the vigorous and most efectua1
prosecution Of the war until those who hsge
| gone from us are brought back into the Union
lam for standing of from the party plat
| form on plich / Lave stood for thirty years !;
| and for stepping upon the broad acres Of my
| country, giving ny voice and efforts tor eus-
tanning md supporting her [Appiuu:e] lam
eminent by those who noH have that duty to
perform, just so long asst it is unceasing. un.
firing in its devotion to the country. [Great
t am for giving to the Government the great.
possible latitude that should be given BY =
free people in such crisis as now exists. lap
plauae.] When the conflict is over, aud not
| until then; when We are again in peaceful
state, we may review their conduct, and give
them the need Of praise for what they have
done.
an for ur compromising hostility, not only
to those who haye bayonets and bowie-kuiyes
| in The South. but also to thAse who ara mont
the less secessionists, by aid and comfort, n
the North. [Cheesirg by the whole Conyen
tion.l
It is sufficient to say that if the President
| had~6one less than he has done-aud would tt
Ged be had done more-he would be NOR,
entitled to impeachment than he ID nov
the laws. {Prelonged applause,l We hay
} to get together our household politi
: cal gods, aud commit them to tn
: funeral pgre as An Offering to onr beloved cour
tzy. TIE result WI be full, united az
unanimous expression from the people of th
State ct New York to the South that if the
, hive relied upon our sympathies, they hay
| relied upon broken reed. [Applause