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, 1861-10-29

The Chicago Journal is boiling over With in
disration about the "Court House Clique"
1t fas much to say about the "CouEt House
c,viders Of the public spot1s-" Also eaEcssuc
auneiors to Oliver Twist calling for more.
Lake*aee sinister remark that "tAe more
5on 90 iof scrne men, the more they expect
5oo TO do fer them"
nov, Inc person Who figures as publisher
el tae 'ou7saat ought to know all about thess
1h1sgE. nc was sturdy member Of the Court
House: Ciiqre for t~o yea1g. Ho DIVIDED tha
fpolls in the sberif7s Office, {between bis two
breeches poekete,) without much c3m,nnc,
, 1861-10-29
hADo County Itavn1-.

TIE two companies Of cx7al1y attached to
tie Kane county regtment-Co1. Gzeusers
Tt:ry,s!xth ll,iacis, arrived 9. Rol1a o. LAST
Thursday. E correspondent says:
One company, from Plato, Is commanded bv
Cspt Smith the other, from Auror4, Is under
tie command Of Capt JenkB. The men are
thoroughly armed, having BEEN detained in
ST. Lou;s four weeks for that object. The
bstta1ien mskea = gallant appearance, and Is
pa1ting for active service.
, 1861-10-29
srbtcago Gributrr
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 90, 1851

e3 II is again asasrted that the order
ftr the removal Of Gen. Fremont, aid gi1-
ne his command to Gen. Hunter, il on the
nay Nest, and will he served at once by
Gen. Curtis, the command.nt at St. Louis,
i'Iess Fremont shall be in the very face
If the enemy.
, 1861-10-29

FORT MONROE, Oct 28-The great e7pe-
ditiou has been delsyed by the prevalent gale,
Some refugees from Yorktown state that
.he rtbels are in considerable force IN that
vicinity, and there is al apprehension Of an
early attack by the Federal troops.
, 1861-10-29

From 0stsrVi1le, between Upton and seda-
liz, en- the line Of the Paciac Railroad, We
have unguestonable information relative to
the condition Of the sick and disabled Of the
army, necessarily left there. They are some
nine hundred in number, and are quartered in
the houses Of the town, with the most meager
accommodations and very Inadequate atten.
tion. Aauy Of them are crowded together,
and others are poorly sheltered from the wea.
ther. All ire deplorably in want Of the neees-
sa1ies Of sickness. Beds and bedding are
acanty, md poor in quality. Much distress is
and a considerable loss of life must ensue IN
less = remedy is promptly applied. 1t is
clearly The imperative duty oI the Government ;
ister relief But humanity and patriotism
alike appeal to the citizens Of st. Louis to at
ford immediate succor to their defenders In
Distress. Let every one inquire In what way
snd to what extent he can contribute to this
urgently needed work. Beds, bedding, under
clofhipg, and whatever Is especially requisite
tor the SICK, will be gratefully aceepted.-St.
| Lotsis Ic7n., 2Sth.
, 1861-10-29
rn,o, v1ctorY ut F1attsburR, NO.

wa have 1eceiYed accounts Of A engsge'
nent mt st t P5attEburg, about fifteen miles south
Of de Hannibal road, which We deem Lee trust, @
worthy o. Sunday gtght @ About y P}e,tSn1 go 9alon
I;Iia9 iGS efa1t traitors, took twelve prisoners,
one cannop, (all the artillery they had, large
emn1ct IT small arms, and twenty horse7.
The camp vas completely routed. TAe pE:s-
ontrs have been sent 70 st. Louis-L>s7s's-
HQ.1h Conservative.
, 1861-10-29

TIE following description Of the Turtle, with
which G1eytown Hollins attempted to destroy
cur fleet, has reached Us By cizcuitoua route
fen New Orleans:
The Turtle Is vessel Of great power Of en-
g:ne. She has bow . feet long, Of oak pla1ks,
secrred a1l around BY tinbers feet In thick
Iees, also covered in the same manner, and
made perfectly tight and solid, besides being
shielded with iron plates two inches In thick
uesF. The hull riees only p feet above the
watsr level She is destined to run into the
Brooklyn, which lies down On the Belize, and
to sink her. Sha is provided with steam
bortr or auge1, about the size Of a mans arm
sbo5e the elbow, intended to make a hole in
the veesel Twenty five hose are kept to throw
boiling water over the Brooklyn, to keep her
hands flon defending her. Already several
t1ials have been made with her, which the re-
bels say hare given complete satisfaction. Can
non balls have rebound<d when fired upon her
producing no injurious effect, and In fact 1t l.
very difficult TO hit her, so small portion O.
her being above Tatec.
, 1861-10-29

san Francisco Telegraph.
Speaking OF the telegraph line to San Fran
cisco, the New York Tribune "comes down.
handsomely and owns up the corn, AZ fol-
lows:
This telegraph Is mainly Western enter
prise. New York gave it the cold shoulder,
Tor previous to the breaking out OF the rebel
lion, the owners Of lines In the East and South
east, wanted the communication to be made
ii Nv Orleans, that thsy e. mlsht @ to greater M
own lines. The western men wishing to &C.
cure the advantage to their lines, went to
work with will, and in an Incredible briei
space Of the have accomplished their under
takirg, and added another wonder to the
1EnIld
, 1861-10-29

HARBoR OF ERE.-In noticing the circular
Of Secretary Seward On the subject of seaboard
and lake defences, the Erie Gazetee says Penn
sylyania will doubtless proceed to construct
eefences at Erie, her only harbor on the lakes.
The Gazette claims that Erie presents superior
advantages for 3 naval depot on Lake Erie.
The Erie City Council has adopted a preamble
aud resolutions authorizing immediate CORES
pcnderce with the Governor in reference to
defences, &c, at that port, and appointed
Meesrs. King, Brown, Elliott and Warren,
committee on the subject.
, 1861-10-29

The bit. Sterling {Ky.) Wig of last week
gives IN account Of Gpsechee made in tnat
place on Monday Of LAST Week-County court
day. The Wig Gays:
t'Gep. Dick Williams, late Of Texas, pro-
posed to give his fellow countrymen true
and fair narrative Of the effects Of secession
IS witnessed by him in traye: Of some ], 200
miles, overland; he told Of some Of the most
narrowing scenes Of outzages and demon-like
ism, az witnessed By himself and family-how
men were hung IN Texas-neighbors Of his
for 10 other crime than that they were loyal
to the government Ct their fathers; he aver
red, ss fact, that he believed, from his own
knowledge, that the number thus hung could
not have been less than Thousand in the
States of Texae, Arkansas ard Tennessee"
, 1861-10-29

0rTA8A. IL1,, Oct, ga sword and Tag
were pTesented to Col Dickey's Cavalry
Regiment, to-dsy. FnDy five thousand pee
Tie witnessed the ceremony. Approximate 80,
dresses we're made by Hon J. D. eaton and
r-1h
, 1861-10-29
The 8t, Louis WAI-ClRamH Commis.

Tie full commission appointed by the Presi
dent to examine into the military accounts Of
the Department Of the West, at st. Louis, is
composed Of Hon. David Davis Of Illinois,
Hon. joseph Holt CT Kentucky, and Hugh
Campbell cf St. Louis. They are to examine
and report upon all unsettled claims against
the Military Department OF the West, which
may hs7e originated Prior to the appointment
Of the present General, at which time the or
der vas issued that all money must be dis
bursed by the regularly appointed agents Of
the Government. The Commission are to
meet at St. Louis, aud enter upon their duties
Is soon as practicable. Samuel 7. Glover,
Esq, Of st. Louis, is to act as counsel for tie
GoYernment
Resolutions Of the Union Convention.
Letter from DR.. EVAEs.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
By the report Of it's officers, in your paper
OF this morning, my resolutions seem to have
been ont OF order when presented to the late
Union County Convention. presented them
In good faith, eupposirg the Convention still
in session, and that in the absence Of any re-
port from the Committee on Resolutions I
had right to otfsr them. WAS strengthened
in this conviction by the absence Of any oh.
lection to the proceeding, either from the
Chair or any one else. had heard no motion
to adjourn; had heard the Chair announce,
when the Convention divided, that it would
rcassemble for business after the District
nominations were made; and heard him call
it to order in pursuance Of that notice. !
drew the resolutions up In haste during the
| ballotiDgs, showed them to quite number, ,o1
| both Republican and Democratic antecelents.
| {of course these were neither while there)
handed them to the reporters, au Of whom
copied them before they were offered; aae
had no in1imation that they were moi
proper, popular, loyal, and right
expressing the general sentiment O
the Convention and Of the pople O
the county. I make this statement not tt
call in question the official report, but to Sc
myse1 right In the premises, By giving ths
View under which acted IS q justification
my own cou1se. And as I haEe heard no on
specify in what way they would treat rebel
more leniently than is proposed in the resolu
tons think whet' -er adopted regularly Of not
they emboey the will Of the people.
i AZ to the doctrines they contain, am read
to maintain them sgainEt any one who doc
oppose. Principles with me are everything
/ uen nothing. Candidates should be 6uppo1
cd In these peri1ous times for the eake Of the
principles, Very respectfully,
Your ob't eer7't,
JSo. EVANS.
, 1861-10-29

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28-The following let
ter from Garibaldf has been received BY the
y. s. Consul at Antwerp:
CArREKA, Sept. 10, 1861.
Nj DEAR Sir IL saW Mr. Sanford, and re-
gret to be obliged to announce to you that
shall not be able to 60 to the United States at
present. do net doubt Of the triumph Of the
Union, and that shortly but if the war should
unfortunately continue in your beautiful
country, shau overcome all obstacles which
detain me, and hasten to the defence of peo,
pie Ehn are Gk.r &c me.
(Signed1 G. GARIBLDI.
To 1fr QnidaIe Z. s. Consul at At.{neru.
, 1861-10-29

a letter to the Worcester Mag Spy, dated
October :, gives an account Of an uns1cce2s-
fM attempt, on the part Of the crew Of the
Cambridge and A1batoEs, to cut out priga-
teer ut anchor in the sound near Beaufort,
S. C., and also to destroy battery. The e.
pedition WIS composed Of three boats from
fhs Cambridge, with their crews aMned with
Sharp's rifies and cutlasses, with reyolyera,
commanded respectively By Lieut.. Gwion and
Acting MssterB Strong and Eldridge; TWO
beats from the A1batross, with armed crews,
under the command Of Lieuteuant Ward-the
whole being under the command CT
Lieutenant Gwinn, Of the Cambridge.
The night was dark and the surf Tan high.
EaeE boat had biQnacle and compass. but
owing to the darkness and uncertainty Of the
exact bearing Of some sand bluffs With rela-
ton to the channel through the breakers,
they lost their way, and got into the breakers
and surf. Most Of the bosts were besched,
ard GRE belonging to the Albatross Vas stove,
end two Of her crew either drowned or de-
serted. The fishermen on the beach, whom
they saw, proved to be "good Union men,"
gave them fish, and assisted them to get their
hoatB of. The officers and men having al
ready undergone much fatigue and exposure
in their endeayo1B to extr1cate themselves
f1cm their rerilous situation, q further prose
cuticn Of the expedition Wss deemed useless,
ard the Whole OF the Cambfsdge's party re-
turned One Of the boata, containing Lieu
tenant Ward, Of the Albatross, Was left be.
hind. In the morning he was recovered, and
his beat WAS towed of much damaged, and
two meH missing, with a quantity Of arms,
, 1861-10-29

PAID ORF.-Captain Bu1nap's Cavalry and
Captain Fosters Cavalry were mustered out
lila rIty Yesterday by q. 8. Paymaster Brown,
cf 8t. Louis. .-SpTin9}lad .oxs1sat.
, 1861-10-29

:. Wherever trsaehery is, It should be terreted
out, though It lu1ked under the cxinol}ues Of
thcae allied to men In the highest official st.
t{ors,-Bostor FbG,
, 1861-10-29

Re.open1nE ef the Mail Route to
Sprin2fle
ST. LOUIS, Oct 28-An order stating that
the mail route is now open to Springfield, has
just been iEeIed from headquarters. The first
mail for several months left for Springfield
this morning.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-29
COaIinon, COmprOmIse and Conquest.

It would be too much to expect the New
York Herald to continue reasonable for two
months without proposing some wild scheme.
Indeed, previous to the last two months, it
had never been known 10 continue upon the
SAINT tack for q week at a time. OF late, it
has been sound upon the Union question and
upon a vigorous prosecution Of the war
But this unaccustomed restraint was too
much for it, and SO on Thursday last it comes
ont with no less than four editorials, each
and every one of which advises a consOlida-
ton Of the two armies of the loyal and dis
loyal States, for the purpose of whipping
England, crushing out Mexico, thrashing
Spain, Selling all the West Indies, and an
nexing Canada. It proposes that the five hun
dred thousand opposing forces now facing
each other waiting for battle, shall enter in
tO an armistice for one, two or three years;
that a coalition of say, 10000 men, be
formed for the occupation of Mexico and the
liberation of Dominica. This will bring US
into collision with Spain, Whem re VIII
whip. England will step in, she holding
enormous debts against Spain and Mexico
Then bring u our whole force Of 100000
men, liberate all the British provinces in
North america, conquer all the Spanish and
British West Indies aud retire upon our
laurels, and disband our armies upon the
basis Of q new Constitutional Union or upon
the compromise Of two independent cOnfel-
eracies. Selahl
Like o'her propositions Of sublime i'm
pudenee, this scheme is entertaining to
read in the dog days, and doubtless
England will come down to our feet at
once, when she hears Of it, while Spain and
Mexico viii Immediately offer US several
millions each to let them alone.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-29
ARairs nt West Point.

A correspondent of the Boston Transcript
writing to that paper under date of June %,
gives some interesting particulars of the state
of the Military Academy, and Of the recon-
mendations of the recent Board of Visitors.
The Board, which has just closed its session,
recommended an increase in the number Of
cadets. The maximum number that can now
be admitted is 273, while the barracks to the
buildings are capable of accommodating 400,
Although in the last fOrty-nine years, the
population of the country has been multi
piled fOur-fold, the legal number of cadets
admissible into the Academy has been en-
larged by the addition of but twenty.three.
The complement in 1912 was 2ho- The Wis
itors therefore, recommend that the corps be
raised to 400 cadets, that each United States
Senator, and each United States Representa-
tive, be allowed, respectively, to nominate
one, and that the remainder be appointed by
the President at his discretion.
Another and quite important suggestion of
the late Board is, that the cadets be hereafter
taught the use of the telegraph, so as to be-
come practical operators. The course of
study now covers q period of Eve years. 1:
is propo-ed 10 reduce it to four years, which
was the term originally adopted. The grad
uation Of two classes this year, the fourth
and fifth, will create a large number of vacaR-
cies, and will considerably increase the size
of the class which will enter on its studies
this SIMMER. In the whole corps there
remains but thirteen cadets from the South,
and but one of these is from the Cotton
States.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-29
GaT Soldier.

A young man in the naval service, writ
ing TO mis- sister, who resides in Hartford,
Conn, from on board the Harriet Lane, in
James River, under date Of June 10Th,
gives tho following exceedingly graphic
and playful description Of the action off
Pigg's Point: I'll
Piggs Point Battery is six miles dis
tant, and was the star Of attraction and
interest Of this ship one day last week,
when We drew the masks from this hor-
nets nest by a shot from Our thirty-two
FOUNDER, and they replied with the warm
est expressions of friendship from q forty
four FOUNDER. Stood upon our dignity
aud sent them two shells-right into their
front room-silence for a short time, which
was again broken by our bow ~gun-tipped
us the wink by sending us . good one that
hit us-grand display Of ~splinters, mixed
with cries of FIRST bleed, ''bully," ''pass
him below, men," EWhere's The h~andspiks2p
"Who's afraid2 "trip, slap, set him up
~sgain," 'tstand by-fre," and so on for
about half an hour or more, when we haul
ed of with five men wounded and a shot
through the hull. We have since learned
that We have put thirty Of the Of. F. VS."
on the sick list.
But the cream Of The joke was, that the
same day NE ran under the same guns, and
captured q sloop Of the enemy bound for
Norfolk, loaded with hams, brandy, and
other stores; fairly towing it out as Il
we're, from under their noses not a shet
was sent after us asWe bore it of to Camp
Butler, where the admiring soldiers greeted
US with three cheers and q terrific tiger,
and We have ham for breakfast to the tune
of 'tDixie's Land"
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-29
FRR MATTHIAS POINT AFEA1R.

UASaANHEONt June 90
1t appears that the Federal forces landed at
the Point only 80 men, and all day yesterday
we're erecting a battery on the Point. While
retiring to the boat ct g P. NJ, the men were
fred upon by 400 concealed rebels. The
fight lasted about half an hour, the U. s.
steamer Freedom and Pawnee taking part
in the engagement.
-Four OF our men were wounded-one NOR
tally.
Fifteen holes were shot In the Gag, but Mr..
Williams, Who held It continued to wave it
dehan;ly at the enemy. The boats of the
steamers were riddled with bullets.
1t is reported 1000 more rebels were close
at hand to support the attacking party.
It is believed the shells thrown by the
Pawnee inflicted serious loss.
The Freedom retired to Aqua Creek.
The object of Capt. Ward in throwing Cd
the breast works at Matthias Point was that
bis boats crew might be able to hold the
place with the aid of a snail hoWitzer
battery and covered BY the 80 FOUNDER guns
of the Freedom until his force should be re-
iniorced BY the New York list regiment
which he had sent for to come to his support.
1t was thought that the regiment once there
could fortify themselves and hold the place
against any force short of vastly superior
numbers. The Pawnee, however, arrived at
the Navy Yard with Capt. Wards corpse be-
fore thed dispatch reached the list.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-29
SPECIAL DBPATCHRS.
FROM WASHINGTON!
The Death OF Ward
HIS R ooNDUCT.
Arrival Of Col. Fremont at
Washington.

[TeIegraphic Correspondence Cleveland Leadsrl
WASHINGTON, June 2e, 1861.
Col. Fremont arrived in the city this after.
noon, looking exceedingly well, considering
his long journey. He has since been in coz
sultation with Gen. Scott.
Lieut.. Tompkins the famous OBcerOf cav
airy, about whose safety some fears have
been entertained, has returned safely to
camp.
The telegraph has given q brief report Of
the engagement at Matthias Point where
the brave Capt Ward was killed. The body
of this officer arrived here tonight by the
steamer Pawnee. The Pewnee brings
further details Of the affair. Capt. Ward,
who was in command Of the e1pe-
dition, sent two or three boat loads Of
troops from the Rseborn to erect a battery.
They had built the battery sRd were re-
turning to their boats to bring gins from the
F~reeborn, when they wers surprised by sew
en- or eight hundred rebels. The steamer
opened FIRE upon the rebels ard Capt. Ward
was killed while manning a 9~2.pOunder.-
he bore up brnvely and fred for nearly TN
hour after being wounded.
The soldiers displayed the greatest brave
ry. Some, who we're LEFT by the boats in
their hasty retreat, swan to the Freeborl,
one carrying the Stars aRd Stripes above
his head while swimming, and another
bringing of a wounded companion upon his
back. The Gag had nineteen holes shot in
it before it reached the vessel.
1t is probable that the Point will shortly
be taken by a sufficient force.
Capt. Ward was a good officer, and bis
de0th is generally lamented.
No forward movement yet and less signs
of 1t than there have been. Aia-ge number
of high officers are in the city tonight.
Gen. Mansfield has issSed orders to grant
no more passes allowing soldiers to cross to
the city from the Virginia side.
A gentleman from Manassas says thai
serious disagreement between Lee and Beanre
gard, is reported. 3.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-29

The distractions in this country and The
stoppage Of foreign shipments by the block.
ade Of Southern ports has created a panic in
the English cotton markets, and dealers are
anxiously looking 10 the Developments OF
new sources from which to draw their need
full supply. The Indian fields have been
largely cultivated, but the Indian cotton is
pronounced very inferior to that Of Ameriss.
From the African fields however, the manu
facturers have hopes of shortly obtaining
full supplies. The N. 7. Times gives an in
teresting report CT the progress which has
been made in the African cultivation Of cot
ton, which we condense.
The history of Liberia has shown that the
African race are not merely capable Of self
government but that they can establish and
maintain an independent republic. This
country produces excellent Gotten, and its
resources IN that line can be increased to an
almost indefinite extent. In Liberia at Cape
Coast Yoruba, and the valleys Of the Niger
and the Natal, have operations for c)ttOn
raising been instituted by English manufae-
turers, and prizes have been awarded to Lii
beriau CT liens by the Cotton Supply AssOcia-
ton for the best specimens Of cotton. The
principal developments of the cotton COM
merce, however, are at YOruba, southeast
wsrd of Liberia. The cultivation Of the
plant has been urged here since ls4s, and
the shipments of cotton from its sea port
Lsbos, has already risen to q considerable
commercial item. The principal depot of
the cotton growing region, is the city Of Alb
beokuta, upon the Ogun river, 90 miles from
its mouth. The river is navigable by steam
ess to within q few miles Of this city, and
the rest of the way by boats. The city con-
tsins nearly IOO,O 900 inhabitants, the most OF
whom are industrious and intelligent. This
is a great trading point for the tribes Of the
interior, and capital only is required to bring
in a great amount Of cotton. The export Of
cotton from Lagos in 1880 was very nearly
tie amount shipped from the United States
to England sixty years ago. In 1853 one
firm in Manchester received 4,sl4 lbs. q
Yorubian cotton; in 1859 they received 4Is,-
Os7 lbs.
The Yorubian country is very favorable to
agricultural pursuits, corn, grain and tim
Der growing abundantly. There is a wide
and profitable field opened up here to the en-
terprising New England manufacturers, il
they will but take hold of it.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-29
FROM BALTIMORE.
BALTIMoRE, June %.

BALTIMORE, June %.
It appears that the account of the amount
Of arms seized to-day was somewhat eRag-
gerated, but a large amount of arms, ammu-
milton, a n n balls were found seereted be-
meath the coal in the Marshaps Office, and some
under the back building of the old city
hall. Search is still progressing
Five field pieces were found at Demme-
ach's foundry; also three field guns said 10
have been ordered by Kane. They are sup
posed to have been originally designed to
work against Fort MeHenry. They were
secreted to prevent their seizure by General
Butler,
Iti said Banks has important information
which further events will disclose.
No disturbance has been created.
New York 10th regiment have arrived
from Annapolis Junction. They are enesmp-
ed in Patterson's Park.
Several regiments passed through this
city to-day. More are expected tonight and
tomorrow.