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soldiersehad c0me over, broken open the
muses., r'ned the boxes. carried OIL tables,
chairs, sofas, and whatever else they could
make useful, and wantcnly destroyed what
they Could not take away. Passing through
the deserted streets. saw through an open
door a woman sweeping little shop. She
said she had lett town with the rest. but
thought she would come back to Look after
the few things she had left. They had all
disappeared. The house had been broken open
and every thing III il Carried away. This is
the general story throughout the town.
heard OF three or four Of our men who went
into house where were only an old man
AMI his wife, and when the latter refused TO
tell them where they left their money, they
broke open the bureau and took s26 which
they found there. In another instance
gang Of men went into d house occupied by a
lady, relative of Commodore Barron, who
had packed up the family pictures and other
relics and put them away. They broke open
the boxes, threw the contents out into the
street, and completely stripped the house.
AT another house. alter taking away what
they wanted, they emptied jars Of sweet
meats which they poured into the river. Al
the house Of a Mrs. Cary, they smashed 70
pieces all the glassware they could fnd.
much Of which was very valuable. Passing
through the village came to the old church.
said TO be the oldest now standing in this
country. 1t stands little back from the
road, and is surrounded BY the graveyard;
Just 10 the rear Of IL. aud close BY the walls,
was the freshly-made grave ola child, with
a slight wooden frame around Il 10 protect 1t
! from desecrs:ion. Some of onr troops hal
placed an iron rod across the frame. upon
which they had hung kettle over Gre.
built upon the gravel
could give scores and hundreds Of in.
stances Of similar outrages. Is II surprising
that the people here look upon Us a. sanalals
and barbarisns. by no possible prucess
could we contsiye 10 make them more bitter
" and relentlessly hostile toward ihe Union
than in this way. General Batter, Of course.
disapproyes all this--bnt that is mol enough.
lie should have issued proclamation, as
soon as he arrived. inviting the citizens To
remain al hume, and assuring them Of The
perfect protection o. theirliyes and property.
And then every violation o. private rights-
every instance Of theft o. pIen5er-sheuid
have been punished with rigor which wea III
have raec,ually prevented rspetRlen Of the
act. II some officer Of the regular army
sachs man rs General Wood, tor example,
had been here. We should hare had pane Of
these dlsgnces. u the citizens had remain.
ed a home. their property would have bern
mu' h safer. But they were afraid 10 do So.
and not without reason. the &c sor tolo-
nels one night arrested aAd brought into the
tort. whole hmiiy-inciuding 40 old lady
and three Or h.ur small children, on the
charge thu they were displaying signal
lights for the rebels. h turned out that
they kept ligh, burning on account -
sick child. How coald any one iesl sale
when exposed u such ouisagesi''
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-07-31
FURTHER PARTICULARS OT THE GREAT
BATTLE Ar BULL RUN.

The following reliable statements are TAX /.
en- IRON the Richmond Examiners
Gen. Beauregard disposed his army along
The banks of Ball Run, lrom Union Mills
Ford to the Stone Bridge Ford, the stream
being between the tse armies, and our Brig.
ades 80 arranged % 10 guard the various Gords
betweea Tie two points shove named.
The enemy advanced within range at 8
o'cloek, 2. NJ, opened heavy ere on Gen.
Bonham's command At MitehelI's Ford. aud
kept il up some tine 20 deceive ouf troops
Is to the real point Of attack. Itwss soon
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Richmond. July 10th. 1891.



Tohis Erceiisaey. Je6srsoa Darts.
Pnssideaf Of he Confederate Sites.
SIR:-ln obedience TO your commands,
left the city Of Richmond On The morning o
the 9TH Of July at six o'clock a. m, as bearer
of dispatches to His ExcelIency Abraham
Lincoln. President Of the United States. Al
Manassas | received from General Braure.
gard letter TO General Mcdowell. com
nanding the United States forces al Airing
ton. From Manassas proceeded 10 Fair
lax court house, where | was furnished by
iieneral Bonham, an escort OF tuurieen cav
airy under the command OF Lieut.. Breckin,
ridge. of the Virginia cavalry. Proceeding
on the direct road to Alexandra 10 MS jnne-
ton with the road to Arlington, met de
tachment VI cavalry under the command 81
Col. Porter, Y. ). A., about three miles from
the Junction; IRON which place ! sent back
my escort. Capt. Whipple, u. 5. A, &C.
coinpanied me TO Arlington. where | ARR, ed
about o'clock p. m. Monday the 9Th. Gsn
Mcdowell not being at Arlington, my ARR
val was teIegraphcd hlln to Washington City.
About 9 o'clock p. M, Gol. Van Rensselaer,.
senior aid-de camp 10 General Scott, was
sNu1 " HC o1NAA hNah+
quarters. where found Genera McDowell
to whom delivered General Beauregard' )
letter. After reading Gen. BIS letter. he
passed il 10 General Scott. who being IN
formed in thu letter, thai desired To deliy-
er your communication IN per,pn. received
Il OF me. After reading your commInica
ton 10 Mr.. Lincoln, Gen. Scott informed
me thai a reply would b. retarneiby Mr.. Lin.
coin as soon as possible at the same
time instructed me To return 10 Arlington
with Gen. Mcdowell, thence to proceed N
the morning back to our lines, which did
under an escort ol twenty L. ). cavalry,
commanded by Lieut.. Putnam. In nv "a.
tercnnrse with Gen Scott and the OtDer pili
GERS Of the VI. 5. army. have IL say thai
was receives with marked consideration and
attention, aud with tia, courtesy aud kind
ness which should ever eharaeteriZe the IL.
plomatlc relations Of great nations, IN war a,
well as 10 peace. Understanding that the
object Of my mission was the delivery o.
your letter to Mr. Lincoln. nave tie honor
to state that i was done, and Subscribe my
self your obedieDt servant,
l'HonAs r, TASLoa,
Capt. Cavalry. G. ). A.. aud Liesi. Col
End X. Regiment.
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THE NORTHERN ACCOUNT.

Washington, MondaY. noon.
Our troops. after gaming great sIctery
were eventually repulsed and eomnrneed .
retreat on Wa.hingtsn. Alter tiiis ,nforma-
i.nn from Centre,llle last nigh, . series 81
events took plac. 10 The hgbe.t,lrgree disas-
trous. and many confessed statements are
prevailing bot eDoagh Is kn"sn 10 wartani
the statement that We have suffered TO de-
gree VIII Oh cast. gloom over the remnant. Of
anr army. aud excites the dcspes, mslan.
.hnly throughout Washington.
The carnage was tremendously heavy IN
buih sides, and Ours represented as irlghifsl
We were advancing 10 take the masked hat
ferries, gradually lbut snrely) Jriying the ga
rmy towards MsnAssas. when the enemy
seemed TO b. reinforced BY Gen. Johnston.
We we're Immediately driven back. and >
panic amnng our troops suddenly occurred.
4 regular stampede tonk place. u y under.
-tuDd that MeDDweli undertook 10 make .
.iand near Ceniresiiie. ba, the panic aas 80
lssrlal that the whole army became drinur-
alikrd, aud II was impossible to check them
either al CeniTesille OF at Fairfax T.. II.
Large numbers al lrnops 10 their retire ai
fell BY the waysi,Ie from exhaustion. and
were scattered along The route. On The WAY
l,am FaWI.x &. ~. the road from Balls Ran
~as sirc~n with guns and knapsarks Discard.
ri BY our troops, The litter 10 facilitate thrir
tetTsai.
Gen. McDoueil sas 10 the rear II the re.
treating forces. endeasoring 10 rally the men.
but va, only partially suteesslui.
Oniy 200 II the Fireman Zouayes are left
ifOm the Slaughter The 6gih and other
New York regiments ssilrrcd frighnully.
Snerman's. Carlisle's. Guffin's and the
West Point batteries we're taken by the ces-
iedrrstes. aud also the eight siege 20 ptunfl.
&c rifle cannon. Gel. Wilcox was command
rr 81 the brigade.
Capt. MeCoOk was killed. Col. Hrint.
Lelman aas wounded.
Washington u the scene % the most in
tense excitement Wagons are continually
arriving bringing the dead and wounded.
The feeling IN The city is awfully distress.
ing.
Both Telegraph and steamboat eommunira.
tion with Alexandria j. unrestricted, TO vat.
sly the public. The greatest alarm exists
throughout the eity--lhe Qualifications are
being strongly reinlsrrrd with fresh troops.
u u supposed that Gen. Mansfield will
take command II The notifications on The
other side 81 Tie river. Large rifle cannon
aud moriars are being rapidly sent over.
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made the newspaper statements above refer.
red to, the subject Of this communication, If
the threat Of treating as pirates the citizens
of this Confectionery, armed tor its service on
the high seas, had not been contained in your
Proclamation of the - April last; that proc
lsmation, however, seems to atford a sufficient
justification tor considering these published
statements as not devoid Of probability.
II is the desire Of this Government so to
conduct the war now existing as TO mitigate
its horrors, as far,as il may be possible; and,
with this intention, its treatment OF the pris.
ouers captured by its forces has been marked
by the greatest humanity and lenieucy con-
sistent with public obligation; some have
been permitted to return home on parole,
others to remain at large under similar con.
dtion within this Conlederacy. and all have
been furnished with ratinns for their subsist-
.ence, such as are allowed to our own troops.
II is only since the news has been received
Of the treatment of the prisoners taken on the
Savannah, that | have been. compelled to
Withdraw these indulgencies and to hold the
prisoners taken by us in strict confinement.
A just regard to humanity and to the hon.
or OF this government now requires me to
state explicitly, that painful as will be the
necessity, this government will deal out to
the prisoners held by it the same treatment
aud the sane fate as shall be experienced by
those captured on the Savannah; and il driy
en- to the terrible necessity of retaliation by
your execution Of any of the officers or crew
Of the Savannah, that retaliation will be ex-
tended so far as shall be requisite TO secure
the abandonment Of practice unknown Il
the warfare Of civilized man. and so barbar-
Gus as to disgrace the nation which shall be
guilty Of inaugurating it.
With this view, and because il may mol
have reached you, now renew the PROPOSE.
ton made to the commander Of the blockad.
ing squadron, to exchange for the prisoners
taken on the Savannah, an equal number o.
those now held By Us, according TO rank.
| am. sir, yours, &c.,
JEFFERSON DAVIS, President,
and COMMANDMENT. Chief Of the Army and Navy o
The Confederate states.
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Richmond. Glib July, 1861.
To Abraham Lineoin. P,,ad,at aud
Commander a.Ihi.f ef iie Army aud Ngty
gfus Caiied Naiesf
sR-Haying learned that the schooner
Savannah, private armed vessel 10 the ser.
vice and sailing under commission issued
BY authority Of the Confederate States Of
America, had been captured By one Of the
vessels forming the bloekading squadron Of
Charleston harbor, ! directed a proposition
10 be made to the officer commanding that
squadron for ~ exchange 81 tie officers and
crew u the Savannah for prisoners of war
held BY THIS government " according 10 nun.
Der and rank" TO this proposition, made
on the 18th ul,.. Captain Mercer, the officer
10 command II the blockading squadron,
made answer on the same day that "the
prisoners Preferred to- are not on board Of
any Of the vessels under my command"
II now appears. BY statements made with.
out contradiction 10 newspapers Published in
New York, that the prisoners above men.
toned were conveyed to that city, aud have
there been treated not ss prisoners Of war,
but as criminals; that they have been put 10
irons, confined IN jail, brought before The
courts Of justice on charges Of piracy and
treason, and u ~ even rumOred that they have
been actually convicted 81 the offences charg
Cd. Tor 10 other reason than that they bore
arms 10 defence 81 the rights Of this govern
ment and under the authority II is commits.
sion.
could no, without grave dissourtesy have
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-07-31
A YANKEE EDITOR CONDEMNS THE orr.
RACES COMMITTED BY LINCOLN TROOPS.

In the editorial correspondence Of the N.
y. Times. written from Fortress Monroe,
Va. on the 9th 81 July, BY Hon. Henry !.
IA, mOnd. its ediinr. speaking o. the village
Of Hampton which has been abandoned Ia
The HessiaBs. be says;
!" . very pretty country town. with a
fine hotel looking out upon the river. good
military school, three or four churches, NC.
! procured boat and crossed over % The
deserted village Of the 1000 or $500
inhabitants d this tnwn, not twenty-five re-.
msined. The rest iosk all the vaIuables they
could carry away. packed the rest 10 boxes,
locked the doors, and Hed. II was the most
nsIaneholy picture bad ever seen. Our
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-07-31
Frsa he RsI.nsa.l Dispatch.
YORKTOWN HosPITAL

As great diversity Of opisiop srems 10
exisi IN the minds nf many Of our lady friends
relative TO the hospital At this place, 1 write
short note IN ordsT ~ IeRs,e any ulssr-
isioiy with regard 80 70.
We have fpar disirie, hospitals. The srst
or general one i The old Nels u house, to
which all The worst cases are sent. This is
under the management Of Dr. Hines. the
Surgeon Of the post. The next are ike Veg
mental Hospitals belnng'ng 10 zach regiment.
under the control 81 ~ individual surgeon.
Here are sent oaly those eases whsh render
The men ,emperasiIy unit Tor ,luty.
The third i shat nay be termed the con
iagegus. whsse name is ssliciently sxplanA-
tory Of It's character.
The icsrth is The hospital al Bigieri Miiis.
abnnt eight miles above this place, under the
care Of DE-. Randolph. to which are seht Inc
eonssle'cent pstlenis and those VIM ara ssi
lering IRON ehroaie diseases.
would sssgest that perssns sending drl-
eaeies and other things for these different
hospitals, should slsays be particular 10 en-
close 10 such packages the names Of the Kind
gissrs. aud the article pre- sehted.
When they are intended for the general
hospital, LET tlsem he marked 10 Dc. Hinss |:
when ~ any one % NE d.ferent regiments,
let them be addressed distinctly 10 The rrgi.
InsDt. We hawe,eT ILiak. as q general
thing. i would be best TO direct all packages
TO Dr.. Hines, marking distinctly On them tie
different regiments Tor which they are IN.
tended. when such IS NE case.
The Dr. informs me that he Is In want 81
experienced professional nurses, who are
willing - enter the hospital and shids en-.
tirrly by his instructions.
TBosss wsRp wHus,
chsplain d the Hewi,zsr's Batiaison.
N. B-Papers throughout this aud other
States feeling an interest in the welfare Of
our soldiers. will please be kind enough TO
insert the above.
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THE SAVANNAH PRISONERS.
Richmond. 9Th July, 1861.

The rolosins j. Doeumsu, 4, referred % in til,
Message above.
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Woman, her InlIuence and Mission !

- Vthhhf ft1A aNhhthSN 1ilh AtAtSNAuMs
The effect % woman on society is beautifully dh.
played in ihe extraordinary power .bs ersrs 10 smel.
erans Ihe rude sspene. Of life while the light efhu
smile sheds rs msosing ssys upon lhs onwsfd march
Of civilization The iucsnsiion 81 our gusfan angel.
she wsche. By the cradle % our helpless infsney
sole. ~ the slsefses q our manhood ard IL ever
70 s found q the couch 81 Sickness minis,eunE sp
~, unened BY The breath q Pesdincs The fear u
death. womsn i sahje,t 10 many ihsl 10 which man
Is exempt and her native JeIiescy esifsins her IRON
eon6ding these ssere, gre from friend o. physician.
These evil. eau be ss,iaied BY DE-. IIoowsy's o,le.
sIsd vsgsisble Pills, which are adapted 10 every sta
lion and condition, either ofisonng dsliesis slate
d hsahh, regulating The vsions functional disorders
incidental % the female system. shsiha Il b ., The
sl blush q womanheoi Al Inc turn o. ls a rhieh
latter period pegseses Il productive q eonssqssne.s
,sh,ia that death i,sclf would be "a pteie,sbls 10
such mockey u ssis,enee iDropy. E'ysipsls.. and
Hyaeri, are few Of ihc disorders enisiled apou Tho
hspsss victim. Bot timely % thsss incom.
parable remedies viii proven, the aushss.
fiinng Ga, ssd the gensrs prosfson o. ,hs system
Medical mon prescribe them N Ill cases % psa,s pfse
,ice, % mooh ios lbsf simple ingredients q for ,ho
.sf.,, sua esnsim, q h.i result. In ihss action On
n. tsmsl, constitution. Lsdiss' scrap Bod.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-09
Qoetrp,
Bingen on the Rhine.

ana Oeht Win plying giances,
To hear what he might say;
The dying soldier faltered.
AS he tool; his comrades hand,
Aud he said, 81 never more shall sec
Ny own; my native lard;
Take message, and q token
To some distant friends Of mine,
POr was born at Bingcn,
At Bingen on the Rhine" ....
Tell my brothers and companions.
When they meet aud crowd arouud
To hear my mournful story
ln the pleasant vineyard ground.
That we fought The baetle bravely--
And when the day was gone,
Full many corpse lay CHASTITY pals
Beneath the setting sun;
And 'midst the dead and dying,
We're some grown old in wars
The death.wounds on their gallant breasts,
The last of many soars .-.t
Bat some were young, and suddenly
Behind Efes morn decline, ...
And one had come from Bingen--
From Bingen on the Rhine.
Tell nv mother that her other sons
Jhall comfort her old age,
For | was ike a truant bird,
That thought his home cage;
Nor my father vase soldier,
And even when child,
Ny heart leaped TO car him teR
OF struggles fierce and wild
And when he died ard tIett us
10 divide his soanty hoard,
i let them take whate'er they would
but kept my fathers sword ...
Ana WIN Soylsh love hung it
y "i'ero the bright lightused TO shine.
-" 'sneNco'tage wall ~ Bingen-
Calm blngen on the ttitre.
Tell my sister MOTTO weep for mo,
And sob with dropping heId,
When the troops are ularcling hoEie again,
With glad and gallant t-oad-
'~NN 'NSA hlOh bitNtu FHcdulYb
With calm and stor dfast eye
For her brother was a soldier, too,
And notaigGid TO die
Aad If comrade Geek her love,
| ask her an my name
10 listen 10 nm Eindly,
"ithout regret or shame
And TO hang the old sword in its place.
hy iHther's sword ind mine,
FOR the honor OF old Bingen-
Dear Dlngen on the Rhine.
There's another-not a sister
In the happy days gone by,
You'd have known her by the merriment
That spArklcd in her eye
Too innocent for coduetry-
Too fond for idle scorning-
oh, friends, think the lghtest heart
Makes, sometimes, heaviest mourning ::
Tell her the last night of my life
(For ere this moon be risen,
My body VIII be out Of pain,
Ny soul be out of prison,) Ha
dreamed stood with her, and saw
The yellow sunlight shine
On the yine-clad hills of Bingen--
Fair Biagen on the Rhine.
] saw the blue Rhine swecp along
heard, or seemed to hear,
The German songs We used to sing,
In the chorus sweet and clear
And down the pleasant river,
And up the slanting hill,
The eehoing horns sounded,
Through the evening calm and stiff
Aud her blue eyes were on me,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-08
TILE EIRENIEN.

A T a MEETING or COLUMBIA HOOK AND LADDER
IN Company No, Ia, held at truck house, August 5,
1901, the following preamble and resolutions adept
cd
Whereas this company has heard of the death Of their
late assistant James hppan of company d, New York
Fire Zouavos who fell who fell while bravey lighting the
battles of his country at Bull rum Va July 81 1851 and
whereas, tio occurrence calls for expression OF
feelings at the irrearabe loss bayc Sustained Of
whom We highly estecmetkand loved friend and
ciae; therefore, he IL
Resolved, That sincerely the loss Of be-
loved associate who in the sprngtime Of life in the midst
OF his usefulness endeared to us by his goodness OF heart
and KIND demeanor, Is thus suddenly stricken down;
deeply realize loss and would mngle The of sym
pathy with his bereaved family who tho loss of
one departed never more TO return.
Resolved, That while We bow submissiveiy 10 the will
OF Divine Providence In thus removing from midst
one who as companion was cherished and rovered,
whose m niory Will ever be engraven upon the tablets
OF oar hearts, feel in this calamity our sorrow rs
borne up by the that loss is his gain and
that he is now enjoying bssful hereafter in the pre-
scnce of his Maker.
Resolved, That wear the usual badge Of mourning
for thirty days and that copy OF the above be transmit
ted " the family OF the deceased and the bishe
JOHN A. Mtf.KS
CHAS. +. CHAIRMAN, ro,,,,,,..
c. ~ CHURCH, O'n'ii''eo'
r. WRIGHT
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-08
The Boston Post, in its weekly financial review,


says:--
Money IL abundant at five 10 per cent the best
names ana securities But acceptable paper OF course is
year, and the demand for money from anybody able to
borrow is exceedingly light The banks rather gain
ing IN specie, and their accumuatsons New York
decidedly increasing. Sterling exchange is quiet but
steady at point at which II is Improbable TO ship gold
either way while our produce exports continue TO be
heavy and our imports light beyond recent precedent
IN every respect, financially, the community stands wen
for entering upon Of prosperity. The ere
bellion, indeed seems TO be the only cloud in e hori
zpn and opinions diner TO the injurious effect of
this horror upon the business activity and enterprise Of
the loyal states that entirely outside OF any possible
field OF conflict Were the great West good condition
we should be very confident Of fair autumn trade,
growing o of the absolute necessities Of the people for
all rts OF goods, and based upon the proceeds OF tho
crol and the expenditures OF government AS is
hope for fair trade; but IL may be that the West
much cramped way the other, that she viii be
forced 10 wait till another she purchases
quantity.
The Philadelphia Bulletin of yesterday after
noon reports of the stock and money markets in
that city as follows:--
Stocks continue remarkably quiet, and the fluctuations
in prices from day TO day of comparatively little
portncc No essena change from this state Of affairs
can reasonably be expected until there exciting
news from the seat OF when the figures particularly
FOR Reading Railroad and the fances generally will ad.
vance recede according 70 the Of the Union
forces There is limited Investment demand for State
lives ut IS, but city loans being offered freely
owcr--tte new Issues selling at &c. and the Old So
The money market continues last quoted. The limod
amount Of short No mper offered the street taken
at per cent but obligations having four months to
runare difficult " place -