, 1861-07-13
News from BeceSxta.
From the Charleston Courier, July 81
StCENEaa M THY nAMI1

A letter to the Courier from the Confederate
army near Winchester, dated on the 3osh Of
June, says:
Ne have great deal Of sickness among
dangerous diseases. They are principally Of
measles, dialrheas and dysenteries, which,
while they do not endanger life, diaa5le from
service for the time Many, however, are in
proving, and a week or two will fill up oar
wasted columns
The Presence Of Hen,y Hay, Tie EAfinsoyx Con-
grcssrn0n, in Richnssnzl-PZa9ts FIR Eacont.
passing I,aNtid,aton-If johnson D1ed&s Ih&-
fersoA, He is to Adsu'ce upon Bal&tmore+
The following Interesting aud Important &C
count Of Affairs in Baltimore Is from another
letter, written at Richmond, on the 4.h Of
July, and published in the Charleston Caar-
ter:
The principle bubble upon the wave of
Richmond life TO day, q rather yesterday,
was the arrival Of Hon. Henry, May, Of Balti-
more, the successful competitor in the re-
cent contest for . member Of Congress there,
against uenry Winter Darfs, the Black Re-
publican candidate. The object OF his visit
has not trauspired, but it is loudly whispered
that it looks towards certain events in Mary
land, which may hare an inffnence In deter
mining the continuance Of the WAT. Accord
ing to his statements, Baltimore Is as efectu-
ally. under the heel Of the tyrant as II the
hand Of every man was in iron fetterB. Fed
eTol troops are encamped in squares, and pa-
troll its streets; cannon are planted ut cor
ners, citizens were arrested for even breath
ing secession !; Woman urr hsulted With impu-
n;ty; outrages are Ferpetra.ei that make hui
mainly blush; aud, in a word, = reign Of terror
has been inaugurated, which, II not as cruel in
results, is as Tad in principle as that Of Robes
pierre, when he enEhrined harlot as God
dess Of Liberty, and babe the people fall down
and TorRbfn
Willie this is the sad side Of the picture,
there are other features about it, which inspire
the strongest hopes that the day OF retaliation
is not far distant. Thirty thousand men ars
ton, Silently and stea1thily they hare been
preparing for the event, which they knew
must come. The mercenaries have sought to
deprive them Of their weapons, but where
one has heen made prize hundred hare t..
ken its place. learn this fact from well in
formed Raltimotean now IN Richmond, and
from another source I hate ascertained Ma&
not less than eight ttousdnd muskets are at this
meantitt concealed, and viyildztly guarded night
ard day.
The Government has gone too far to retrace
ite steps. Baltimore must either be wiped out
Of existence, OF the demands Of its people be
conceded: Property with them is NO 1oDgera
burn and bombard their homes, but with Life
and principe at stake, they will sleep upon
the ashes before they yie.d one jot or title to
tho usnIpers.
Ny fnttr trmart believes that battle there
is Imminent. ARRAYS between the citizens
several on both sides have been killed aud
wounded. Should a fight result, We shall hear
OF scenes that only lind parallel in the bloody
records Of French revolutions, when th peo-
pie fought and conquered the trained soldiers
of their King behind har1icades. The blow
may be preclpitated in less than week. En-
sryfhu,g depends upon The s4tess and movements
lttsidt7t to ,'afth into -nary'dnd and topards
Baltimore, The Ga,ae commences at once. liucolH
will lind himself ncompassed By forces IN
front and rear. Cut oil from the North aud
West, Washington will be destroyed; ind the
footsteps OF tie retreating army, though
! tr;ickcd il bio cd aeross the soil Of Maryland
! as they aesured1y will be in Euca an event
may possibly pare the way to an honorable
| peace
The movements Of Johnston within the Last
| few hturs are watched with intense interest.
| II is known that CadWallaler is on the march
| towards Virginia, and that q small battle had
| taken place between his advance guard and the
| forces OF Gel Jackson; but beyond the arrival
/ OF forty cavalry, taken prisoners and brought
| to Winchester, the details Of the atfAr have
i Eot transpircd. Col. Jackson retired to draw
| the enemy inte our line Of operations. ant
! Gen. Johnston, with the entire force un1er hi
! command, advanced.
| MTsTER1oCs-The Mobile 7'-i6ane Of tn.
| :;oth ult., has the following:
| Two gentlemen Who had gone fishing saw
/! small Eailboa. capaize+ They went to fte 70
| lief, and found small negro boy belonging tc
| Mr. Newton st. John on the bottom OF tht
/! boat. 1t is asce1tained that there were Al
least four persons on the boat. The boy Dici
refuses to give any information. On the boa
| was found file Of tho Adre7ttser and Register
| T1ibune also email cotton q. 8. flag, four .
five packs Of cards, file Of the illustrate
| Aescs Of New York, etc. We refrain from civ
| ing more particulars for prudential reasons.