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VOL. XI.--NO. 20

drove her away and spurned her. Lord
Fenwick folded his long lost son to bis
heart, and shed tears Of joy over him.
The woman died few minutes after
the confession. Her sister is at present
the inmate of convent, and strives to
atone for her black.hearted treachery by
fasting penitcnce and prayer.
The health Of Lady clsya greatly fail.
ed after tho departure Of her con for
America, and Captain O'Neil took her
to The South Of France. in the hope Of
restoring it. But she soon died, and
not long afterwards the Captain was kill
ed in a duel. By will. he bequeathed
his property, which was Of great value,
to bis wife's 500, John n. FenRick
The young mGn is now in Fenwick
Hall. Tie following is portion of q
letter sent BY him to friend iu Clinton
y 4 80 you may imagine my
feelings at present,
10 those persons 10 Clinton who
doubted my statements and riiiculep
me, | have no unkind feelings. / en-.
tertain toward the people of Clinton, a
lively feeling of gratitude for their many
kiDdnesses and favors. To Robert Lew.
is. Esq, desire you to return my most
sincere thanks Tell him l still have
the boots he presented me, which, to.
gether with the gold pen from Charles
Dennet, shall keep in remembrance Of
them, and my cuce humble condition in
life.
my best regards to my ever good
friend, Mr.. Sta0sbury, to whom send
in your package, brcsstpin. Nv love
to Mrs G and the children. | have
many times since | left your roof
thought of them and louged to see them.
y " The package send to you
| hope will entirely clear you Of debt
aud make you independent for life.
"fell AL Blackford, I will send him
a splendid Manton fowling piece by the
next steamer He has my likeness,
which would be glad to have left With
Miss Julia c..
Yours as ever,
JoHN NoRTH FENwicK, Bart"
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Sir Walter Scolt'S Grave.
A PICTURE OF ABBoTsFoRD by AN AMER!
ICAN TRAVELLER.


When one remem, ers the herculean
tolls of Walter Scott to purchase and
adorn Abbotsford, as the future home Of
his family for many generations, it is
melancholy to reflect that his family IS
nearly extinct, and the place fast going
10 decay. a correspondent of the Ira.
reller, writes:
To-day, sitting at the window of tho
little inn at Melroye, we rest an hour or
two before leaving their charming shrines:
Dryburgh Abbey, yesterday evening, in
the setting of the sunlight was all that
romance and poetry have pictured it,
and Sir Walters grave, as We stood lean
ing over his tomb. was cheered BIZ a rob-
in rodbreast singing loud and clear in a
ncighboriug tree. Before visiting Dry.
butgh, we spent several hours at Abbots-
ford, now seemingly deserted resi-.
deuce for Mr. Hope Scott and his little
daughter are now in London, and the
| place is left with servants. Fording the
Tweed just after a summer shower,
which made every bush brighten and
cT'ry blade of grass greener, we walked
through the avenue leading to the house
withou: meeting soul, Arrived at the
/ porter's lodge, no ringing of bells or
pounding Of doors could induce human
being to appear; SO we opened the lawn
gate and rambled about the grounds,
not even dog or cat coming out to sec
who we're intrudiug upon the premises.
We thought our visit would 10 finish.
ed without meeting any one from the
house; but a tidy little Scotch dame
came at last, wiping the corner of her
mouth with her apron. evidently having
been disturbed at her lunch. Notwith.
standing she had been obliged to leave
her ale md sandwich, her temper was by
no means rufied, and in FIVE minutes
she bcclme so minutely auto, ,biographi.
cal that We had all the items Of her
busting existence spread out like q pock.
ct map before US. Sir Walters study
looked the same as when saw it ten
years ago, but the library seemed less
cared for. We went into the room
where the minstrel died, and tho same
sounds from the river that fell on his
dying ear. came up through the open
windows of the apartment, The pres.
ent occupant, who married daughter
of l.oOshart, is d Roman Catholic, aud
we we're told by one of the neishbors
that he was a guide, kind mOn.' Com.
iug away from the house. we fell in with
an old friend Of Tom pnrdie, who bad
many good words to say for that worthy
person. He had also known Sir Wal.
ter, but he considered him too great a
scholar for so humble body as himself
to DO on very familiar terms with. Ab.
hOtstord is a sad placO nov, and one can.
not so to II, remembering how cheerful
it Was once. without n sigh that all have
passed away who we're 20 hsppy UplsE
" EOOf bat . hR yssgs go " 's'sE
80 E1i III Il u +. r4sssE Nss -aHr
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flying cOlodrs, and bis recent elevation
is mark ofthe profound respect enter,
tanned Tor Bis qualities as man and a
statesman
Mr.. Step'eusis most distinguished IS
an orator, Il ough h. doca not look like
nne who c'''sl.ar'.>sl The attention Of
the House any time or upon any top.
ic. His heilth from childhood has been
very feeble being afflicted with fonr ab.
sccsses ana continued arrangement Of
the liver, which gives him consump.
tive appearance, though his lungs are
sound. IIe has never weighed over
ninety.six pounds, and to see his atten.
uated figure bent over bis desk, the
shoulders contracted and the shape Of
his slender limbs visible through bis
garments stranger would never select
him as he John Randolph" Of our
time, more dreaded as an adversary and
more pred as an ally in a debate than
any othc- member in the House Of Rep.
resentatTes. When speaking he has at
first drill sharp voice but US be warns
up witt his subject the clear tones and
vigorous sentences roll out with u sonor.
business that finds its way to every cor.
ner Of the immense hall. He is witty,
rhetorical and solid, and has a dash Of
keen satire that puts an edge upon every
speech. lie is careful student, but
so very careful that no trace of study is
pereptible as he dashes along in flow
of facts, Arguments and language that to
common minds is almost bewildering.
Possessing hosts of warm friends who
are proud of his regard, an enlightened
Christian virtue and inaexible integrity,
such is Alexander Fl. Stephens, the
Vice President elect Of the Southern
COnfederacy.
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I Extraordinary Adventures Of
an English NObleMaM,

We have just been furnished with the
particulars of ore Of the most extraordi'
nary histof IS Of real life ever written,
confirming, in very remarkable man
ner the trite adagc that truth is stranger
thal fiction. The most remarkable por.
tiou ofthe history we are about to relate
is, that it is entirely true.
In the year 1887 or 1888. Sir John
N Feuwick, of Fenwick Hall, England,
a wealthy uobeman, married Clara Sey'
mour the daughter ola poor clergyman,
whJ lived on the Cumberland Hills and
at whose house Sir John had been de.
tained for some weeks by an accident,
received while upon a hunting oxcur'
sion. Tie father Of Clara Seymour died
a short time before her marriage, and
she brought to her husband no dover
but her beauty and her love. The we'd
ded pair made the tour of the Continent
and soon after the return to England,
Lac y Fenwick presented her lord with
a son and heir, who was named John
North FeNwick, and WHO became the
heir presumptive to bis fathers title and
wea III.
Sr John had no other relatives save
two sisters, who reside with him, and
who, willie pretending to approve of the
match Le had made aud to love aud es-
teen hi, beautiful young wife, we're in
reality schaming against her, But their
Vaccinations produced no effect save to
occ lsionally render Sir John mor0se aud
cold towards his wife, until the boy had
reached the age of seventeen years
Then, suldooly, one day, these two sis
ters, in the presence of Sit John and
Lady Clara, accused the latter of the
most horrible crimes, and declared that
she had herself confessed that her son
was the fruit of an Illicit amour between
herself and certain French Count. to
whom Sir John had introduced her at
Venice during the honeymoon,
STUNNED by these terrible aad unex-
peeted accusations, Lady Clara swooned
aud her husband, completely carried
away by passion, and convinced that the
story told him by his sisters was true
ordered her aud the boy to be expelled
from the hall, and Immediately hurried
to the seaboard and embarked for the
Continent.
The shock had rendered tho unhappy
wife and mother insane; and in this con-
dition her sisters.in-law caused her to be
removed from the hall and conveyed 70
a ncighbOring village, where she remain.
ed for some time on the worry brink Of
lshSgrszs. Her only 6sisEa, during ibis
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FIRM b. Y ea'
The Heads o. The Southern COnicdCrary.

HON, JEFFERSON DAVIS, OF MISSISSIPPI,
PRESIDENT.
Few men have led life more filed
with stirring or eventful incidents than
jefferson Davis. A native of Kentuc.
ky, born about 1906, be went in early
youth with his father, to Mississippi,
then Territory. and was appointed by
President Monroe, in 1922. to be a ca.
det at West Point. He graduated with
the first honors in 1928 as brevet second
lieutenant, and at his own request was
placed in active service, being assigned
to the command of General then Colo
nell Zachary Taylor, who was stationed
in the West. In the frontier wars OF
tho time young Davis distinguished him
self in so marked a manner that when
a new regiment Of dragons was t"rred
he Of once obtained commission as first
lieutenant, During this time roman
tic attachment sprang up between him
and his prisoner, the famous chief Black
Hawk. in which the latter forgot bis ami
mostly to the people Of the United
States in his admiration 70. Lieutenant
Davis, and not until bis death was the
bond Of Gmity severed between the two
brave mon.
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.AND FOR SALE.

kEk ACRES Of land 81 miles
~ 'asl oil Shuqualok depot, and
@" nQuolak creek =. about $50
opr aud in an excellent state OF
a,"1 the most of it black slough
ar yelI adapted 10 the growth Of
.oio or cotton. The greater
Pn y 10 be cleared is nnder a
|nb" alial fence, md is we'll tim.
w. some as fine rail aud board
be iDund in the country; il
eE- lent grade OF cotton land.
ugj n MS consist Of a very
RI bic yelling with tour rooms,
t0i on a high sandy ridge,
'.n or lis health and The beau.
...- which surrounds il. The
are nnder good repair; new
aad running gear just com.
he above land can be pur.
cry reasonable terms, and
,1accordince also twolhou.
.a'S of con, together with
aiming utensils if desired.
n. MCINTOSH.
ept 5th, go If
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The Heir OF the * ng and the
Heir of Poverty.
by ELIZABETH D. BROWNING,
The Palace.

The Palace.
" - ~ ~" ,Y;Yonrland the wind shrieketh
Ice;j jewels glitter on heather and thorn
Pale is the sunlight that flashes out ft.
fully
Over dome where an infant is born
Fold silken robes round the little one
carefully,
Lay him to rest on his pillow of down
Watch Ger the sleep of that scion o.
royalty,
Born tu inherit sceptre and crown.
Shut out the light that the room may
be shadowy,
Fold silken curtains around the proud
bed;
Ladies in waiting, step softly and silently
Let not a word in whisper be said
Joy in the palaces, lighted so brilliantly,
Beauty and bravery are reveling there;
Wine in the jewel-goblet fcams dainty,
All things proclaim that the king has
an heir.
Joy in the village, church bells ring
merrily,
Rockets are lighting the sky with
their glare,
Bon6res are cracking, cannons are thun.
dering,
Children are shouting Long life to
the heir"
Down trodden millions, 60 join in the
revelry,
Co. in despite ofthe fetters you wear ;
Vassals and beggars and paupcrs right
joyfully
Fluttcr your tatters-the throne has
an heir.
The HoveI
Over the moorland the wild wind walls
mournfully,
Ice jewels glitter on heather and thorn /;
Pale is the sunlight that trcmbles out
ftfully
Over hut where an infant is born.
None heeds his wailiug, although it
sounds pitiful,
None shields his form from the wind, J.,
cold and wild;
Heir to privution, scorn, misery and
poverty,
Dark is the pathway before tho poor
child.
Child, with the spirit to live through
eternity,
Born to the yoke Of the tyrant art
thou;
Even the bread that is dealt to thee
scantily
Thrice must be earned by the sweat
filthy brow.
Cold is the hoyel, the hearth stone is
emberIess.
Creaks the Old door as it moves to
and fro;
Der the poor bed, where the mother
lies shivering,
Busily futtcrS the hito.fnger'd snow
Pale is the check of the plebcian suffer.
eT,
Passing from povorty's vale to the
grave;
Better by far she had died in her infan.
cy,
Ere to the millions she added a slave,
Yes, she is pale, and her voice sounds
huskily,
Begging in vain for a morsel of bread
Hush it is over; her heart slumbers
silently,
Grim flmiuo stands by the pale moth.
er dead.
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Brattlebor D, Aug. IS.
Washington Items.

Washington. Aug. 18th.
The semi.offic announcement in the papersr
that Admiral Dundas intends to take his feet
into Charleston, regardless Of President Lin
coins blockade IS of no practical significance if
the statement is true. for the War vessels OF any
nation with which we are at peace have right
to enter our ports Notwithstanding the blockade
which Is intended to operate against commerce
with the dislot aists.
A number Of the most distinguished army Of
icers Of Europe, particularly in England and
France have rendered their services to the Unit
ed States, but It Is not known that any of them
Will be ace, pied.
One OF them In bis letter says he regards the
contes, as between civilization and barbarism
and his love for tie former controls his actions.
There is good authority for saying that there
is 10 truth in recently reported conversation
between Lord Lyons aud Secretary Seward in
the matter of sending special messenger 10
England with an account Of the Bull Run bat
tie Whatever Lord Lyons may have transmit
ted on the subject vas through the ordinary
channel.
ister 10 France was effected 70 day By a detatch-
meut OF the Provost Guard, who for that pur-
pose repaired to hi, Hotel. He was conveyed
10 the Jail under orders from the military au-
thority through the war department
He is not percfi,ted 10 hol correspondence or
convention with any OF his friends al present
AS 10 the specific papers under which he is held,
they are, 50 far The public is concerned. mere
matters of speculation, but something has been
said about his having commiFsi0n as q briga-
der general in the Confederate army.
A formal examination into the G. Sc will how
ever, soon take place Shortly after his arrival
he remarked lha, he was hot aware OF having
done anythir- 20 iu-titF these proceedings and
but for them be aou5d have hkd his accounts
settled 10 Gay a. tae State Department. - lrca he
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THRILLING woKDs.-We take the follow
ing eloquent and souI-thrilling extract from
the recent letter of Hon. Joseph Holt OF
Kentucky;
'!Let US then twine each thread Of the glo-
rious tissues OF our country's flag to our heart
strings, and catching the spirit breathed upon
US from the battle fields OF our fathers, let US
resolve that come veal or woe, we will, IN hte
or in death, now and forever, stand by the
Stars and Stripes. They have tloated over
our cradles, let it be our prayer and struggle
that they may float over our graves. They
have beeh unfurled from the SHOWS OF Cana
ia to the plains of New Orleans, and to the
halls OF the lIontezumasya and amid the solitude
OF every sea, and everywhere as the luminous
symbol Of SesistleS and beneicent power,they
have led the brave and the free to victory and
to glory. 1t has been my fortune to look up
on this hae in foreign lands, and amid the
c,o.m ot .H oriental oeapoas", and H-ht
WI. uo . ->Aot. ol contrast, -o" 4r'-01 AZ"
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SanGy Hook, Md. Aug. 9Th.

<
Gen. Stone has been assigned a separate COM
mand 10 be stationed at the Point of Rocks where
II is presumed the rebels intend ultimately to es-
tablish strong battery to intercept the trans
portation Of supplies 10 our troops from Balti-
more TO the lower Potomac.
Col. Hamilton Of the Sd Wisconsin has been
appointed 10 the command Of the third brigade
OF this division in place Of Gen. Stone transfer
red 10 the Point Of Rocks.
he report Of yesterday purporting that TWO
rebel regiments with six guns were approaching
from Leesburg towards the Point Of pocks. IS
discredited that point is now guarded by the
New 1ork 2Sthr Col. Donnely, strengthened by
detachmenis from other regiments
The section of Virginia opposite the Point Of
Rocks through which the enemy must pass to
attack US IS thoroughly secuted day and night
The medicine puryeyor's department has been
removed from Hagerstown 20 Frederick, Md
Orders have been issued for the removal OF the
general hospital to the same place. The latter
will be located at the old State Barracks built
by the English in 1916, which are still in good
condition.
Last evening Major Doubeday's seige bat
terry was tried upon Loudon Heights. Shot and
shell were thrown over the summit from smooth
bore guns, while the Eagle Rock flint pinnacle
OF the mountain was successfully struck and
shattered by the percussion shells Of the Enfield
guns. The estimated range Of the latter shots is
0 a mile and three quarters.
Good health and discipline prevail in all the
encampments
Col. tann's ID Pennsylvania regiment now
promise ~ become very efficient. General sat
isisction exists since the reception of new mus
kets and a better quality Of food.
ADJ i;ional clothing and shoes are now on the
way from Pennsylvania for this regiment.
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RUTLAND VT. THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST Is 1861

LABOR IN THE WEsT.-The St. Louis
Republican denies that there is scarcity of
laborers at the West. On the contrary, there
are thousands upon thousands of able-bodied
men willing and anxious to work, who can
not find anything to do, though they will not
complain of the lowest wages upon which
they can support themselves and their fami-
lies. Instead of the enlistments in the army
producing demand for laborers, it is the lack
of labsr that has induced many hundreds to
enlist.
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APPOINTED IN THE
ARMY.

John w Phelps, Brigadier General
Hiram Stevens, Asst. Adjutant General,
ranking as Captain.
Gardner 5. Blodgett, Asst Quarter Mas
ter, ranking as Captain.
Abijah Keith, Commissary of Subsistence,
ranking as Captain.
The above are brigade appointments.
Thomas II. IIaIsey Paymaster.
John w. Carpenter, Paymaster.
Lyman II. StoA., Surgeon.
Oryille E. B, bcock, 2d Lieut.. of Engi-
neers.
Henry A. Smalley, Captain % Artillery.
Henry c. Hodges, Assistant Quarter Mas
Edward WiIIiston, ID Artillery.
VIM. Sweet, 1st Infantry.
Avery b. Cain, Lieut. 4th Infantry.
Geo. T. Hodges, Lieut.. 9th Infantry.
VIM. &, Edgerton, Captain 18th Infantry
Dunbar r. Ransom, Captain 9TH Infantry
Charles \. Webb and Joseph Bush, Cap
tains, 18th Infantry.
Ed. W. Smith, Of Illinois, (born in Vt,) 1st
Lieut.. 10Th Infantry.
johnson Z. Woodward, 1st Lieut.. 18th In
fantry.
Henry S. Burton, Major 18th Infantry.
Chas. E. Dennison, Of Illinois, (born in
Ft..) Captain 18th Infantry.
1l.@@ ". C:e~.oo Cafta'u 19.h Infantry.
E@.e-- lacsn7, L., -.e.,l. 18th Infantry.
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The Anstriaa MissiOn---4O.O 900 Aus.
trian Esifed uuskets for Gen. Ere.
New York, Aug. 9Th.

New YORK, Aug. 9Th.
1t is rumored that the Austrian Mission will
be rendered to Jas. Gallatin, President of the
Nation al Bank.
Twenty thousand A ustrian riAed muskets
were sent forward to Gen. Fremont to day per
Adams Express. Twenty thousand more al.
ready here will soon follow,
1t is stated that the leading bankers had been
invited to meet the Secretary of the Treasury at
the residence of Mr.. Cisco this evening, with ar
rangements for the taking Of the lately au.
thor zed loans.
The naval constructor charged with that par.
ticuisr duty, reports that he has twice examined
Vandcrbilt's Steamers and considers them unfit
for The service required, viz for bIockadng
purposes, and the Navy Department in view Of
the facts presented, concur with him in this
opinion.
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its stars and how sublime are its inspirations.
If this banner, the emblem for us of all that
is grand IN human hope, is to be sacrificed on
the altars of Satanic ambition, and thus dis
appear forever amid the night and tempest of
revolution, then viii l feel - and who shall
estimate the desolatlon of that feeling ?-that
the sun has indeed been stricken from the sky
of our lives, and that henceforth we shall be
but wanderers and outcasts with nought but
the bread Of sorrow and penury of our lips,
and with hands ever stretched in feebIeness
and suppllcation, on which, at any hour,
military tyrant may riVet the fetters of des-
pairing bondage. May God, in his infinite
mercy, save you and me, and the land we so
much love, from doom of SO much degra-
dation."
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The Battle near springfield. WO.----Of-
fetal Dispatch from cen. Fremont.
Head Qlarte-s Western Dept. /
-. To.fs Auf~ I3.h

s.. Lois, Aug. l3;h
To Col F. D. Townshend:
Gen. LYON, in three columns, under himself,
Generals Seigel and StarEess, attacked the enc
my at half past six O'Clock. on he morning OF
the lO.h, nine miles south east o, SPriu-held.
The engagement va severe: oar loss was
about 500 killed and wounded. Gen. Lyon was
killed in a charge al the head OF his column.
Our force was 5000, including 1000 home
cu rds. The muster roll reported As taken from
Inc enemy ciyes their force at % 900, including
regiments from Louisiana, Tennessee aud Mis-
sissippi. with the Texan rangers and Cherokee
half breeds. This statement IS eorroboraIed by
prisoners. Their loss is reported as heavy. in
cludine Generals NcCulloch aud Price. Their
tents and baggage wagons were destroyed in the
action Gen. Seigel left one gun on the held
and retreated to springfield, whence a; 3 o'clock
on the morning of the Ilth he continued his re-
treat on Rolla, bringing off his baggage trains
and $3.50, 600 in specie from the Springfield
banks.
Signed JIG. Fremont, Maj Gen;
Commanding