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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-07-04
From New York,

We have been favored (says the South
Carolinian) with the following extract Of
a private letter, dated New York, June IS
ri agree with you that it is the true poll
cy of the South to extend the time and du-
ration of this war. An agricultural coun-
try such as yours, abounding in all the ele.
ments of greatness, and the means within
herself to sustain, feed and clothe large
armed forces, while her wealth, in the shape
of her cotton, is being produced, ready for
the consumption of foreign nations, is in
strcng contrast with the shop. keeping North.
We are trading people, dependent on our
commerce for wealth The New England
States owe entirely to commerce and manu-
factures her present riches. Her ship.own-
ers, after the slave trade was pronounced
piracy, monopolized the whole carrying
trade of the country, dividing it between
the imports from China and the exports of
cotton from the South and their manufac.
lures we're sustained by Southern cotton
and Southern consumption. A blockade,
therefore of your ports, and the free gen.
eral increase of privateers, most certainly
destroys the security in shipping and food
for the mills of Lowell And in what re-.
spect does New York and Philadelphia diff.
fer from New England? In nothing
Their existence is dependent upon the un-
interrupted free trade with the South. So,
also is the West-the great grain producers
of the continent. Ahead is distress and
dissatisfaction, making itself heard even at
Washington. Seven.eights Of their crops
have been realized in cash. What will the
West be with a continuance of this war
three years? What, in fact, will the entire
North be ? Ruin, ruin, ruin. And we
knowing ones see it. Republicans hide it
from the people, and cry with patriotic
nobleness, "Push on the war by numbers
will we conquer" The Republicans are
not all Aboitionists, but the Abolitionists
are all Republicans. Their press conceals
the truth from the people, who are not yet
awake to think for themselves; but as a
celebrated banker told me, to day, IN
uhipcr, "S!r. all this is deception, and if
war is not pushed forward successfully, and,
before the fall, peace secured, the truth
will come out; then the horrors of war will
fall like thunderbolt on the heads of the
deceivers-a short war, or our early destruc-
ton" The South has every inducement to
continue this war. She is enriching her
people by throwing them upon their own
resources; necessity is the parent of inge-
nuity and invention, and honestly believe
the non.intercourse alone which, at present
exists, and the necessity of producing
hostile and bitter feeling on your part, so
as to prevent resumption of trade after
peace is secured, is worth the entire cost OF
this war to you. There is an awful retrl
button in store for the North, and | shud-
der when l think of it. There are few
who believe in your subjugation they may
talk it, but not undertake it. All has been
done through the influence of the Puritan
Governors of the free States-Andrews,
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WHY CADwALLADER RAN.-The follow
ing from Northern paper will show why
the Federal army, above Harper's Ferry,
rctreated across the Potomac into Mary
land:
"HARpER's FERRY, June 1S-We have
information here that satisfies US that Gen.
Johnston is attempting surprise of Gen.
Cadwallader' forces at or near Martinsburg.
Instead of going to Winchester, as was
thought, he has turned, with his apparently
retreating force of twelve thousand, and is
pressing towards Martinsburg with all dis.
patch, evidently designing if possible to
surprise Patterson's advance under General
CadwalIader. :"
Surprise indeed This is all CANNON ;
sheer nonsensc. Why didn't Patterson
fall back on Cadwallader, and with their
united forces, numbering some fifteen thou
sand or more men, give Gen. johnson bat,
tie? Cadwallader could not urge disparity
of numbers as an excuse, for he or his
friends for him had boasted of their over
whelming force As we have said before,
the true cause is, they did not have $4,000
to cope with Gen. Johnson's S ten thousand,
and the valorous Cad very wisely came to
the conclusion that
''IIe who does no. fight, but runs away,
Will hnvp n chance n tipht aomp n her iaV ~
Pctersbvy Express.
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tatve than the late member from that Dis
trict, Gen. Leach.
Mr.. Craige was member of the late
Congress- Always Democrat, and, for
some time past, Secessionist. He is as
honest puh'ic man as ever lived or repre-
sented any people.
Mr.. Davidson, from the mountain Dis
trict, was a Whig. We know nothing a.
bout him, more than that he is President
of the Farmers and Miners Bank, located
at Murphy, Cherokee county, the notes of
which Bank are not current about here.
From Missouri.
The following statement is from the Rich
mond Dispatch of Tuesday, furnished by a
gentleman who had just arrived in that
city from St. Louis We earnestly hope
that it may be correct:
"RIcHMoND, VA, June "a, lS6l.-I
left ST.. Louis on Wednesday evening last,
the 10Th inst We had received authentic
news from the battle fought at Bonneville
on the morning Of the 18th instant Gen
Lyon: in command of 5000 federal troops,
left St. Louis on the 18th inst. for Jeffer-
son city; arrived on the 10th; took posses,
sion quietly without any resistance, where
he left 2 900 of his troops under command
of Col. Boernsteir, and he (Gen. Lyon
continued on to Bonneville, 40 or 80 miles
above Jefferson city. When arriving near
Bonneville, Gen. Price, in command of the
1900 State troops at that place, made a
partial retreat, taking 1000 of them, by
which he succeededin decoying Lyon and
all Of his men On land, save few hundred
on board the Jaton. Gen. Price had mask.
ed batteries in small skirt of woods, from
which he opened brisk canuonade imme.
diatoly after Lyon drew his men up in line
of battle, which resulted in the repulse Of
the federal troops with loss of 300 killed
and 700 taken prisoners. Gen. Lyon him
self was captured, and six pieces of can.
non, and 500 stand of arms. The steamer
.Jatan, with the few hundred who were
left on board, was shot to pieces and sunk
into the river, the remainder, about 1900
or ., 900, retreated towards Jefferson city.
All their boats were captured. Boernstein,
who was in command at Jefferson city, i'm
mediately after their defeat telegraphed to
T. P. Blair, jr., who had command in ST.
Louis, to send up all the forces he could
possibly spare. Upon reception of the dis
patch he sent up 5000 troops from St.
Louis the evening before left.
Upon reception of the news from Boone.
vile the secessonists in St. Louis turned
out about 5000 to 1000 in number, great
Ily elated, aud cheered for Jeff Davis
Beauregard and Governor Jackson. They
expected to make an attack upon the Dutch
that night, who were under command o.
Blair, at the Arsenal, and supposed to be
about 5000 in number.
"The battle at Kansas city took place or
Monday morning, the 18th Thirteer
hundred federal troops made an attack upor
about the same number of State troops, un
der command Of Capt Kelley. After I
desperate fight the federals were repulsed
leaving 200 killed on the field of battle
$50 taken prisones, four pieces Of cannon
&c. Loss Of State troops, 45 killed and
wounded.
81 passed through Cairo on the night Of
the 10Th; met with no difficulty further
than the inspection of my baggage"
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PRlyATEERING.-After all, the North,
in proposing to England and France to re
lioquish privatcering, has only illustrated
the truth of the inspired declaration "The
wicked have dsged pit, and have fallen
into it themselves" The "Treaty of Par.
is' is binding only on the parties to it, and
when it was proposed to the North to be.
come party she refused, and the right Of
privatecring she never dreamed of surren
dering till the secession Of the Southern
States. She has Navy: and we have only
privateers, when she comes forward, and
in the most contemplate manner surren-
ders a right necessary to her own defence
against Europe, for the purpose of deprl-
wing US of our ouly naval defence against
herself. We observed when the announce
ment was first made that Mr.. Seward pro-
posed to send in the adhesion of the United
States to the declaration of Paris, that,
even if accepted, it could not be binding
on the Confederate States. We now see
that this is the view taken by the London
Times, which says: "lt is by no means
clear that the consent of the North to FORE
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"FAsT DAY" OF THE REBELS Ls.-Alike
trite and true is the adage, that when the
Devil gets into trouble, he becomes reli-
gious, or at least affects to be. The same
may be affirmed of his emissaries. They
are like swallows, Of whom it is stated, that
they never make a noise until they are
caught in storm. To these rules, it would
seem, Jefferson Davis aud his rebel horde
do not constitute an exemption. Having
been disappointed in their hope Of cap
turing Washington, and finding that their
curses, like their chickens, have come home
to roost, and that their "Confederacy" is
about to undergo "spontaneous combustiou,"
they are turning their attention to quar-.
ter whence it is not likely they have ever
directed their attention before. They have
actually betaken themselves to fasting and
prayer. Thursday was the day set apart for
these prai<eworthy purposes, by virtue Of a
special APPROXIMATION" emanating from
the chief of che rebels.
As to the Precipitation of offended Deity
through the medium of their stomachs, we
rather opiue the large majority of the reb-
els have been on very low diet for some
months past They have been fasting from
necessity-tor the want of something to
eat, and it is still "Hobsou's choice" with
them. 1t did not require, therefore, an
Executive manifesto to cause abstinence
from immoderate indulgence of the appetite,
and it was hence more easily kept than
Observation-Disclosures Press.
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ARREST OF A Notorious CHARACTER

ARREST OF A NOTORIOUS CHARACTER.
--Sundry Of the Virginia newspapers have
recently noted the passage through this city
Of notorious Abolition incendiary, calling
himself Wm. Fl. Hurlbut, for many years
one Of the editors of that despicable sheet,
the New York Times. Hurlbut registered
himself while here as from Charleston, S
c., and was evidently, from his antecedeuts
on crusade dcvisiug new expedients to
please his Black Republican employees, by
misrepresenting the South and deserving
her institutions, as he had done in years
past, on both sides of the Atlantic, for filthy
lucre. The notice taken of the fellow
caused the trail Of the serpent to be watched
aud he was finally overhauIed in Atlanta,
Ga, and imprisoned as a spy. He arrived
in Richmond, Sunday evening, in custody
Of five Southern patriots, who delivered
him over to the authorities. 1t is to be
hoped that a mistaken leniency will no,
permit the turning loose of this man on
the community again. If dealt with ac
cordiug to his deserts, Gas accorded by all
evidence on the subject,) he should no
doubt be speedily made to pay the penalty
of his crimes by the forfeiture of his worth
less existence. Hurlbut claims to be a ma,
tive of South Carolina, but the general SUP.
position is that she was from home the
night he made his entry into the world.
The prisoner was specially IL charge OF
Wm S. Bassford, OF Atlanta, who, ou his
arrival here, delivered him to Gen. Davis,
who handed him overto the Governor, who
sent him to Jail. lie will no doubt have
an examination to-day.
We learn that if Hurlbut escapes justice
in Virginia, there is now u warrant here for
his arrest, issued by Judge Gilchrlst, of
Charleston, S. c., on which he will be ia
Ken to that city-a fact which must needs
strike terror to his guilty soul.-Richmond
23u.
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With regard to former party -predilectlons
we classify these gentlemen thus: Mr..
Avery was Democrat, and took decided
stand for secession as soon as Lincoln was
elected. Mr.. Davis was Whig, and turn,
ed secessonist after going to the so-caled
Peace Conference, and seeing the duplicity
of the Northern delegates. Both have fine
talents. Neither were ever in Congress
before. All the better for that
Mr.. Smith was a Wing and Union man
until Lincoln's proclamation He was in
the last United States Congress.
Mr.. Rufin is an original Secessionist
and a Democrat. He, too, was in the last
Congress.
Mr.. Mcdowell was always Democrat
of the Southern Rights School, moderate
but firm. We are not certain, but we think
he was rather opposed to Secession until
after the failure of the Peace Conference.
He is good, plain, straig ight forward gen
tleman, farmer, and fully able in point of
talents, to represent his District in any body.
He has never been in Congress, but fre-
quently represented his county and Senate,
rial District in the Legislature. We know
him we'll, and we know there is no better
man in the State than Mcdowell
Mr.. Venablc was a Democrat, and for
some time pasta Secessionist. II has rep
resented his District in the old Congress.
A man of good talents, but rather too noisy.
Mr.. Morehead, as everybody knows, was
a Whig and Union man until Lincoln is.
sued his proclamation, when he took de,
cided stand with the Secession party. He
was never in Congress, but always took
prominent part in public affairs. In debate
be is one of the most powerful men in the
State.
Mr.. Puryear is an old Whig and Union
man, but he now cordially coo?eratcs in
the Southern movement. He has repre-.
sented his District in the old Congress, and
will no doubt make better represen-
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NUMBER 27.

go the privilege of issuing letters of marque
would really accomplish the purpose which
the North has in view. At present that
privilege is consistent with the law of ma
tious, and the South being now acAnoul-
edged to possess belhgerem rights, is enti-
tied to issue such letters and to have them
respected. 1t seems difficult to understand
how any agreement made by the Northern
States to abandon present privilege can
disentiAe the South to its exercise" The
artful dodger of the Lincoln Admiristra-
ton has completely fallen into his own
trap. If he is disposed, with this under
standing, to put his pen to the Treaty of
Paris, he will be in the situation of the fox
with his tail cut off, and he need not ex.
pect the foxes in this neighborhood to imi.
tate his example.
EUROPE AND THE SoUTH.-An agent
passed through this city, last night, with
important official dispatches to the Govern.
meut at Richmond, and reports all favora-
BILE to the Southern cause in Europe. The
Southern ports will be opened on the 1st
Of September, victory or no victory. Prep.
ositions have been received for an advance
on the cotton crop controlled by the Con-
federate Government to the amount of
S2OO,OOO,OO0.
On his route from New York to this city,
the distinguished agent in question, had a
fair opportunity of conversing with and OBJ
serving the movements of the Yankees, and
CLEANED many interesting particulars, some
Of which we present as being indisputably
correct. Col. Wallace, commanding an
Indiana Regiment, has been entirely cut
off in Cumberland, Maryland-supposed to
be all killed or taken prisoners, Oh the 10Th.
The excitement at Indianapolis, in conse.
queuce of this probable bloody defeat, was
almost indescribable, the regiment having
been formed in that city. Two regiments
of Indiana troops passed through Indiana.
polls, on the 10Th, for Marietta, Ohio, aud
200 horse guards from Cairo, on the 10th.
Six additional regiments have been called
for from Indiana, making "a regimeuts.-
Great dissatisfaction is exhibited by many
citizens in that State, in consequence of
nearly all the commissions being given to
Black Republicans. Out of thirty appoint.
meus, tweuty.eight have been Black Re.
cans.-NashuWe Gazette, 22d.
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From the Charlotte Democrat.
North Carolina Members of Congress

North Carolina Members Of Congress.
On Tuesday last the Convention elected
the following gentlemen to represent North
Carolina in the Southern Congress
For the State at largely. W. Avery,
of Burke, and George Davis, of Whining
ton.
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Virginia troops, under Col. Vaug han, ot
Tennessee, who found the Yankees posted
on the Maryland side of the Potomac
Our brave fellows, in the face of the enemy.
forded the stream, waist deep, drove them
off in the utmost confusion, captured two
pieces of loaded artillery and stand Of
colors, destroyed the railroad bridge at that
point, and returned to Romney, making a
march of thirty.six miles and gaining a
brilliant victory within twenty hours.
Our readers will thus see what Gen
Johnson's "retreat from Harper's Ferry
has done. 1t has thoroughly broken UP
General Scott's paper programme, destroyed
his whole western combination, and com.
PEELED him to remodel his whole plan. II
our "retreats" do thus much, We wait with
confidence to see what our advances will do
In the meantime, We beg leave to recall tc
our readers recollection the old motto Of
this paper, "Nous verrons."
THE New CREEK SKIRMIsH.-A cor
respondent of the Richmond Dispatch
writing from Romney, gives the following
account of the skirmish at New Creek:
"Last night detail of men from the &c
Tennessee and 18th Virginia Regiments
about two hundred men in all, were order
ed to New Creek Depot, in this county, or
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, about q
miles from Romney. This morning ou
men came down upon the Yankees abou
breakfast time, and as soon as the Jeff
Davis boys came in sight, the Federal off
GERS formed their men in line of battle, anc
when our boys got within about 400 yard
of the enemy, they gave one yell and wen
towards them in "double quick" when
after the first fire, the Yankees took to thei
heels, Notwithstanding their superior mum
bers and choice of position, and made 2:4(
speed through the woods. Our men pur
sued them, but the Yankees made such fas
time that we could not catch them. Ou
men took possession of their flag, some small
ct ceteras, two pieces of cannon, their break
fast, which they had just got ready, burn
the bridge, and returned to town, leaving ;
sufficient force to guard the mountain pass
Their loss was three killed and severa
wounded. Our loss was nothing-a Ten
nesseean receiving a spent ball in his lef
arm, which he himself picked out with hi
knife, threw it away, and Immediately pro
ceeded in pursuit Of the enemy Our mel
buried the enemy who were killed."
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Very Latest by Telegraph
4 O'CLOCK Z. M.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 81.

NEW YORK, Oct. 81.
The Heralds Washington dispatch says the
President informed certain senators yesterday
the responsibility OF forward movement OF the
army was left with Gen. Mcclellan and that
the Executive will sustain him whatever his de-
t termination may be. A boat containing seven
rob,Is with aig OF truce came across the Po'
tomac Yesterday morning from Quantico Creek.
CAPT. Adams Of the Mass; LIST, wen! down IT., to
Bulls Ferry to meet it, but it stopped ABOUT
0o0 vurds from the shore and anchored.
III IT, then took down the tag Of truce and lei'
far the virginia shore. The same afternoon
heavy firing heard Bulls Ferry from Sn.s down
tho Potomac. Soon after tho Thos. Freedom
and s philadclphla both ca~e up b0ldcs .hs two ".
batteries At SHIPPING opsned r s,' two Of which
sr. on tn. high bluffs entirely concealed by the
a;1h treas. The steamers returned the 6reite
about an hour. Our vessels were not hurt
Our shells were seen to burst in close proximity
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to the rebel batteries. Washington is again be
coming infested with ignoramuses and shriekeis
OF the {. On to Richmond ~ school, hut Gen.
Mcclellan will not be forced forward by their
clamor until he is ready, as he knows the enc
my have concentrated their whole power and
staked everything upon the issue.
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct 80.
The destination of the fleet is known at Old
Point, and can be safely revealed by Saturday
next. Ono of the tugs returned this morning,
the Captain reporting that his vessel could not
stand the heavy sea outside Of the Capes.
Forty contrabands came in yesterday from
Gloucester opposite Yorktown, who report
great suffering there from want and sickness.
New YORK, Oct. 81.
The 1ribune's Washington dispatches state
that the rebel pickets at Edwards Ferry &C
knowledged to our pickets that their killed and
wounded captured were placed in the hospital
with their own wounded. They also stated
that there was now between 10000 and 40, 900
men from Manassas in Leesburgh and vicinity,
who were to return, however, as they were not
wanted there. They called our troops fools
tor not marching to Leesburgh Tuesday The
Navy Der artment recently ordered 500 rihed
! cannon.
The Times Washington dispatch says that
an order has been issued forbidding the sale of
liquors to the soldiers at Alexandria, "A large
number of secession songs and pamphlets have
been seized there, and Judge Freeze will not
permit the sale there Of such documents nor the
utterance of secession sentiments.
The Tribune states that its correspondent has
good reason to believe that the story of the
absconding OF Commodore Dupons private
secretary, with the private papers Of the Naval
Expedition, was put circulation by an enemy Of
Dupont and foe to the Government 1t says
the report was entirely unfounded.
The Worlds dispatch saysthe property of sew
eral hundred citizens of Washington who are
serving in the retel army is to beconfscated i'm
mediately. 1t is evident that our outside
line Of pickets is very loose in the management
of their lines, as last dates from the rebel
quarters continue to be received through some
unknown channel, and the Secessonsts OF
Washington are usually posted IN the move
ments OF their Southern friends. There are nc
Notifications in the vicinity of Fairfax village
One or two rebel picket Regiments are at Cen
treville, but the main body of the rebels are at
Manassas
The Argo brings ITO packages of arms anc
COL packages, containing equipments and cloth
ing consigned to collector Barney for Quarter
master Gen. Meigs.
MThe whole the complete arms, quipments
and clothing fer - 900 mon.
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Mails in MONTPELIER.

SOUTHERN and EASTERN mail closes at 500 a. ar
rves at BIS p.
NORTHERN and WESTERN closes at 3.l5 p. m. arrives
at 9 80 a. M.
All matter for these mails must be IN the office 6Core he
time Of closing, 10 90 the sane day.
BARRE mail arrives daily at $50 a. m. departs every
day on arrival Of Southern.
BRADroRD mail arrives daily at 10 o. p N. departs
daily at 400 a. III.
DASvILLR arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
at IL O'Clock o. ia departs same days at O'Clock
p. m.
BARTON arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays At
3sorn. departs Tuesdays, Thursdays ana Saturdays
at 9.45 4. m.
HrDBrARK by Worcester and Elmore, arrives Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays at 100 p departs same as
Barton.
CHELSEA arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 81
lS0 D. M. ; departs same as Dauve.
CALAIS mail arrives TueSdays, Thursdays and Satur-
a. at 100 Pc M leaves alternate days on arrival OF
Western.
BERLIN from two to six times week.
OFFICE HOURS FROM 100 A. N. to 500 P. NJ.
JAMES G. FRENCH, P. NJ.
Montpelier, May1. 1851.
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AT this season of the year when coughs are
frequent and troublesome it is humane to call
attention to the proper remedies. Our readers
Will DO well to try the virtues of the Expecto-
'"nt Cough Drops, noticed in another column