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Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-27


a Coop ONE on GENERAL MAGRUDER.-Ev-
rybody on the Ouachita river. and especial
~ in Monroe and Trenton, Louisiana, knows
Ned Phelps former clerk of the magnificent
steam.r. "Pargoud.n Ned Is private in
company A, of the "Crescent Rifes,u First
Louisiana Battalion, better known as the
"Charley Dreux Battalion" This battalion
was, and is Jon the peninsula. under Gen. j.
B. Magruder. For while Gen. Magruder
used to take the troops under his command,
and carry them on long and wearisome march
es through the peninsula. On oae of these
expeditions he had marched-so the boys say
the Dreux Battalion sixteen hours, through
drenching rain, when, finally, morning
came, with the Nboys"e broken down and
nearly famished. No particular hardship in
this, as it is occasionally the fate of all sol
diers-so to suffer. Gen. Magrnder being
"General,n went to farm house, near his
encampment, and ordered hot breakfast
1t was soon forthcoming, and the ,GeneraI
had just begun 10 enjoy ii when Ned Phelps
walked in, and, without saying wol to the
General or anybody else, commenced eating
very heartily. The General cleaned back
amazed, as at him gag ID - and laid down his
knife aud fork, with just breath enough TO
ask: s'Sir, do you know whom you are eating
with?n ..No!u replied Ned Phi bps, still
helping himself. mo, don't know whom /
am eating with. Since I came soldering
harni been at all particular sohons ate ,eith, 50
fhe pietuals icere cteanf -EIaminer. "a
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-27
To the voters of Williamson, Ruth
erford, Cannon. Codey, Hedioro ana
Marshall.

The number of distinguished gentlemen
before you as candidates for Representatives
in the Confederate Congress, from your DIS
trict, affords you fair opportunity to select
some one for that high position, as faithful
and devoted to the rights, interests and hon.
or of the South as have endeavored to be,
and each, perhaps, more competent to dis
charge the duties of that high trust. In this
state of things, can, as it seems to me, yield
to my disinclination for political life, with
out any violation of my duty TO the people OF
Williamson, who have done me the great
honor to nominate me as their choice for that
high position; and to those OF the citizens OF
the other counties in the District who have
evinced their disposition to sustain me for IT,
With the deepest gratitude, then, to the peo'
ple of Williamson, and those citizens OF the
other counties, for the manifestations OF then
confidence, most respectfully decline to be
| candidate. D-OAAPbELh'
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Sherman,s Lincoln Troops Prepar.
ing for a Il etreat-

>. The Lincolnites under SHERMAN are
confident that the Southern army will
soon retreat from BowlingGreen and
abandon Kentucky. They pretend not
to entertain the slightest doubt that the
Confederate soldiers will take to their
heels like frightened wild deer at the
sight of the redoubtable Rousseau and
his heroic companions. But it is sig
nificant fact, that they hare mined the long
tyustle soork beyond inuld,ougRs hin aud
prepared to blast the tunnel there full Of
rocks at the approach Of an enemy! They
are assn ing the cowardly creatures
whom they are trying to reduce into their
ranks that there is no danger because
BUcKNER is going to run away with his
forces, and at the same time are preparing
to destroy the railroad beyond. Eliza
bethtown TO obstruct his march OF,
Louisville long enough to give them an
opportunity to escape across the Ohio
River. Gen. BUcKAER is fully aware of
the advantages of Louisville as Winter
Quarters for his troops. Lou. Courier.
. ~
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tn e Character of the Men Lincoln
Employs to SubIugare the South.


TESTIMONY OF LINcoLs's ADHEREsIs.
The following paragraph appears in the
St. Louis Repu5siean of the 10th inst, pa
per that has persistently upheld LINCOLN in
his war upon the South: -
President Lincoln and the Admins tration
are bound by every consideration of any
weight with rulers and with men-we VIII
not add Christian men-insl antly to take
such measures as win spare our people such
horrors, and the very name of CIVILIZATION
such disgrace, as a.e the consequences OF
trusting responsible military command TO a
man like Jim Lane. A command under the
lead of such man is no better than an arm
ed and Organized banditti; with, of course,
more terrors and power for evil than at
taches to any band of mere robbers and
murderers, be cause its officers act under
regular commissions and cloak their crimes
with the mantle of authority. His move
ments and marches are no better than the
| raids of lawless bands, who spread them
selves over a defenceless country to pillage
| and harry it, These imputations do not, we
presume, justly rest on every individual OF
| his command. Many Of his command, pro-
| badly most of them, simply obey the afro
| eious orders they receive But some OF his
| followers are doubtless equally depraved
4
| unadvisedly. The account of Lanes march
10 Osceola-his burning of stores belonging
to citizens in that town-his destruction OF
it by fire, and his summary putting to death
seven of the inhabitants whom he had seiz-
ed, presents a case Of wanton devastation
and atrocity, which admits of no valid ex
cuse. At least so it is reported to US. The
outrages and crimes against property ane
, life perpetrated by him in that foray are
dishonor to the flag under whose pretended
authority they were committed, and vii
!; dishonor the administration, if they are no
L inquired into and punished in some way
Our Government does not intend to vast
Missouri with fire and sword. Its object l
! to prevent that waste and reduce 1t to tn
; lowest possible amount. Justifying or con
niving at the ravage and slaughter of whie
Lane have been guilty, would be to COZ
sign Missouri to doom as fearful as Hyde
Ali inflicted on the Carnatic.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-27

neg The following account of fight in
South Eastern Kentucky, we copy from the
Knoxville Register of the 25th:
Fight at ROckcastle, Ky.
We have information of fight in Ken
lucky, between the forces under Gen. 1olil-
Golfer and the Lincolnites from Camp Dick
Robertson. The latter were entrenched this
side of Rockcastle Ford Our loss is stated
at five killed, and twenty-three wounded.
We have taken forty prisoners. The loss OF
the enemy in killed and wounded is not as
certained. Gen. Zollicotfer has fallen back
to prevent his supply trains from being cut
off.
The loss on our side were of Col. New
mans regiment, who made the assault
upon the enemy's breastworks and drove
them from them. o. P. Newman, brother
of Col. Newman, is among the killed.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-27

ARREST OF URIEL Wright. Eso-A dis
patch from St. Louis, dated the 18th instant,
announces the arrest of URIEL WRIGHT, ESD,
of St. Louis, member of the State COnyen-
tion: SAML B. CHURCHILL. memser of the
Legislature: and JOHN T. CHAPPELI., by order
of the Provost Marshal.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-27
Fight at ROckcastle, Ky.
Fought Against orders.

General Evans Court-Martialed sd.
In the Richmond dispatch to the Knox
vile Register, of the 25th, we find the fol-
lowing singular intelligence
1t is said that the battle on Monday was
fought contrary to the orders of the COM
manding Generals, and that Gen. Evans has
been arrested for trial and court martial,
but this report needs confirmation.
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Important Federal Movement In

We have information which can be relied
upon, direct from Columbus, that the FEEDER
aiiss, five thousand strong. occupied May,
field, KY, on Tuesday night last. The adj
vance guard of The Confederate army at
Columbus was only ten miles distant. under
command of Col Bowen. Our readers can
anticipate the result of such a proximity OF
the contending forces with as much certainty
as we can.-Memphis appeal 24th.
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gg telegraph.
The CoastifufionalitF Of the Sc
questration Law.
THE KANAWHA VALLEY EVACUATED.
Special Dispatch to the Nashr;lls

Special Dispatch to the Nashville RatTiot.
RICHMOND, Oct. 26.-In the Confederate
States Court at Charleston on Thursday, His
Honor, Judge Magrath, delivered an opinion
sustaining the constitutions ity of he Seques-
tration law. and refusing to sustain the de-
demurrers of Pettegru, Mitchell AID Whaley.
The enemy have eyacaatsd the entire val
ley of the Kanawha
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Important Movement of the
Enemy on the Potomac.

RICHNosD, October 26.-Adjatant General
Cooper informs me that il has be. ascertain
ed that the enemy have gone down the river
and have not re-crossed.
All is still. GO
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-27

The House, as constituted nov, is com
posed, therefore. OF 81 members, and tn
whole electoral vote is 100. This last mum
Der will not be altered between this tim
and tie election next month. The numbe
of the House may be increased By the acccs
sion OF new States before the meeting
Congress 10 February There are SON
States which may be in the Confederacy the
Richmond Examiner
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-27

It is now said that the letters from Ameri-
ca. published in the Paris Cpnione Ndts0aa0te'
and which have been frequently attributed
to Prince Napoleon. were written by Maui
rico Sand. son of the famous Madame
George S md.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-27
Corresponde nce between
Lord LYONS and MIR. Seward.
WASHINGTON, October Is


Lord Lyons, several days, ago addressed |
q letter to Mr.. Seward, Secretary of State,
in which he says:
ssHer Majesty's Government were much
concerned to find that two British subjects,
Messrs. Patrick and Rahme, had been sub
iected to arbitrary arrest, and, although
they had been released, it could not but re-
gard the matter as one requiring very seri-
Gus consideration"
Lord Lyons, under Instructions, therefore
felt bound to demonstrate against such lr-
regular proceedings, as designated therein,
and to say that the authority of Congress
is necessary in order to justify the arbitrary
arrest and imprisonment of British subjects.
Secretary Seward, in the course of his re-
ply, after detailing the facts in regard to the
two prisoners named in the note of Lord
Lyons, says the proceeding of which the
British Government complains, was taken
upon information conveyed to the President
by the legal police authorities of the coun-
try and they were not instituted until after
he had suspended the great writ of freedom
to Just the extent that in view of the perils
of the State. he deemed necessary for the
exercise of that discretion, he, swell as
his chief advisers, among whom are the Sec
rotary of Var, and Secretary OF State, Is
responsible by law before the highest tri-
bunal OF the hepuDlc, -auu aincudDic aiSo
to the judgment of his country and the en-
lightened portion of the civilized world.
In conclusion, Mr.. Seward says: The
safety of the whole people has become in the.
present exigency the supreme law, and, SO
long as the danger shall exist, all classes OF
society, equally the denizen and. the citi-
zen, must cheerfully aequiesce in the enjoy
ment which that law proscribes.
This Government does not question the
| learning Of the legal advisers to the British
crown or the justice Of the difference which
! her Majesty pays to them, Nevertheless,
the British Government will hardly expect
that the President will accept the explana-
ton of the Constitution of the United States,
| especially when the Constitution, thus ex-
pounded, would leave upon him the sole ex-
ecutiye responsibility Of suppressing the ex-
letting insurrection, while it would transfer
| to Congress the most material and indispen-
sable power, to be employed for that purpose.
Moreover, theseexplanations find no rea-
sonable support in the letter, much less in
the spirit of the Constitution. He must be
allowed therefore to prefer to be governed
by the organic national law, which, while it
| viii enable him to exercise his great trust
with complete success, requires the sanction
of the highest authorities of our great coun-
try, and is sustained by the people for
whom, alone, that Constitution was estab-
lished. WM. H. SEWARD.
| Cen Wisa xuho has haen very Ill at his
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-27
Congressional Representation I'm she
Confederate States.

The first Congress of the Confederate
States, under the permanent Constitution
will be composed of twenty two Senators and
eighty-seveu Representatives,.
The representation will he follows, be
lug in the ratio Of one member for every
ninety thousand of population, on the Fed
eral basis, counting three-fiiths for slaves.
We add, in separate column. the electora.
vote of each State in the Coufederacy
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-27

A number of Kaights OF the Golden Circle
have been arrested in Cleveland, Ohio. They
had lodge there.
HANDSOME LITTLE AFFAIR.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-27

= The handsome brick residence IF Mr. vii.
X. Griffith, about one mile from town, on the
Winchester turnpike, was destroyed by fire
on Tuesday morning last. The FIRE wss the
work of al, incendiary. Mr.. G. estimates
his loss at $4,000, one half of which was
covered by insurance.-Payis Ky Citizen.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-27

CoPPER-Some of the Departments OF Il
Confederate States. we see, have advertise
Tor copper. The advertisement reminds =
that lhete are tons upon. tons OF it, in o,
possession, and had the nece Sary steps be-
taken in proper time, there would ha'
been no occasion for acall through the pape
for il.
The copper that we have reference to,
on the halls OF the ship p ansylyapia. a
other vessels. sunk by inc hSderal 1forces.
the time of the burning OF the Yard al
why they have not been Iais1d. and not on
their copper but the guns and other val
ables aboard of them, pat 10 use we doi
know. One thing we do know, however, a.
that is that il ought to have been done,
not being done, it should be done at an ear
day. S s - - :. ! : .sl.,is esd 50 -
= We stand in need OF many. perhaps
the articles with which the bulls of the
shi,s are filed; and The triding outlay viii
il necessary to raise them, Is better, we thin
Than the paying of heavy rates for the san
What say The proper authoriliesf Do th
not think il better to put these things to n
than to allow them 10 remain ct The botte
of the riTer.-N9rfolk Dig Book. ~
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Gen. Wise, who has been very Ill at his
private apartments in this city, is so far re-
covered as to be able to walk abont his room.
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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-16
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, AUGUST 16, 1861.
Gen. Rosencranz's Force.

It Is not possible to ascertain the precise num-
Der, or position Of the force under Gen. Rosen-
, cranz, in Western Virginia. One correspondent
puts his force at ~, 600 well.organized troops,
consisting Of Ohio, Indiana, Kentuckyand Vir-
GINA volunteers; and more were expected short
ly. Advices to August 10th leave Rosencranz
in the vicinity Of Beverly and Cheat Mountain
Pass. If SO, but little advance had been made
since the decisive battle in which Gen. Ga mt.
was killed, and his forces seattle.
There is no doubt tt.ar Gen. lee has boon dis
rcscned with u large force, to take the field
against the Federal troops in Western Virginia,
and the scattered forces of Garnet and Wise
will generally be collected and made into an ar
my again under his command. He is reported
to have 1000 troops, but tho number is doubt
less greatly exaggerated. He has unquestions
ably enough, however, TO offer serious obsta-
Gle to the advance Of our forces, through the
passes of the mountains, if not enough to en-
courage him to take the OPEN field, and risk q
battle to recover for Gov. Letcher, and the G..
S. a. the dominion Of Western Virginia. If
he contents himself with acting simply on the
defensive, however, we shall not expect any Sc
rious engagement among the mountains, as
there seems now to be no necessity that Gen.
Rosencranzs column should be immediately
pushed any further toward Richmond and the
Federal troops will doubtless content themselves
with holding the ground they have already
gained west Of the Blue Ridge.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-16
Very Latest by Telegraph !
4 O'CLOCK p. M.
Rebel Congress- accepts Paris D..
claration.
Wise and Floyd Recreating.
TWigss building "a Box to bic i'm
Southern Stories.
COL. SMITH OF THE VT. Sd, APPOINTED
\ BROADER GENERAL.
ALL THE VERMONT BOYS UNDER HTS
N0MMAND
ALL THE VERMONT BOYS UNDER HTS
COMMAND.
LOUISVILLE, August II

LOUISVILLE, August H.
The Little Rock Gazette suggests tie appoint.
ment of Johnston to command the Missssippj
valley. P. A. Hodgmau, d St Louis editor.
has been arrested at New Orleans The Rebel
Congress has accepted TIE o. Sd, and 4th
clauses of the Paris Declaration. Cen " Use was
reported to be at White Sulphur Springs on the
7th inst, and Floyd at Sweet Spring, sixteen
miles distant to unite with Wise.
The Wilmington Journal says movements are
on foot to render the Fayetteville Arsenal one 0.
construction. Gen Twiggs is constructing
works of defense. The New Orleans Delta says
$4,000 is placed at his disposal. The Mem
phis appeal of the 18th says the Cincinnati p
lot Buchanan has been arrested at Memphis
Sixty Missourians routed 200 Fcderals, l6 miles
back of New Madrid. killing and capturing
many. Another skirmish took place in the
same vicinity between the advanced scouts.
with similar results.
New YORK, August Is.
Col. Smith of the Sd Vermont Regiment, late
Of the army has been appointed Brig. Gen
OK INC NOluhtefes The "a ana 5 GfM0nC
Regiments will hereafter be under hiscominanl.
FORTRESS MONROE, August Il.
y few Rebel scouts attempted last night TO
cross Ham 1ton Greek, but were fired on by our
pickets and quickly retired.
Hampton is nightly visited by Rebels.
Lieut. Crosby srecent expedition to Accomac
and North Hampton Counties has nearly broken
up the contraband trade between the Eastern
and Western shores of the Chesapeake In
some of the places, we visited, there was a
strong outspoken Unicn sentiment
WASHINGTON, August Is.
Reliable private advices from Texas TO the
23d ult., represent the Union sentiment as rath-
or On the increase, and would be extensively
manifested, should Fedora! protection be al
forded against the expressions of the Disunion-
lists.
The newspapers Of that State have perverted
the statements made by Gen. Houston, as it is
positively known that he has no sympathy with
secessionism.
At last accounts he was in quiet seclusion on
his farm awaiting events.
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Full Particulars Of tho Battle in I-iseouri.

- =, ~ , ,r .1 -, $40.
run 1"t4oHi'f3 O JIG 1S-Ao Ill l--3so0TI.
Rolla, Mo-, Aug. Il. The following add
ti0nal account Of the battle a5 Springfield in
furnished By eye witnesses, who lecs SpTiaGgeld
On Sunday morning and came here on horse
back
Our am1g marched ou3 from gplinqGeI on
Friday evening with cu]y 300 mca, the Home
Guards IuIaaining IN GurDcf5lG Our forces
5 lept On the prairio portion 81 lilo night, and
about sunrise Saturday morning drove in the
outpo,ts ot the crCiny, aHd soon after, the at
tack became general.
I'll. attack was made by two columns by aen-
g-al Lyon and Sturges General Siego leading a
f!aullng force Of about 1900 men and four guns
0a tie south Of The cnomy'a camp. The ii ght
ragged from sunrise till one or two clock in the
afternoon. The Rebels in an overwhelming
force charged On Captain Totten' $ battery three
distinct times, but were TGpulsed with great
slaughter,
General Lyon fell early in the day lie had
been previously wounded in tic leg, and had a
horse shot from under him. The Colonel o.!
one Of the Kansas Regiments having become
disabled, the boys cried out, General, you come
and lead us on. lie did so, and at once put
ting himself in front ard while cheering the
men on to the charge received bullet in his
left breast and fell from his horse. He WAS
asked if he was hurt, and replied, No, not
much, but in five minutes he expired without
struggle.
Gen. Sigel had very severe struggle and lost
three Of his four guns. His artillery horses
were shot in their harness and the pieces disa-
blcd lie endeavored to huul them off with L
number of prisoners he had taken, but was
finally compelled to abandon them, first, ho"ey-
er, splking the guns and disabling the carriages,
About one O'Clock the enemy seemed to be in
great disorder and retreatng, setting lire to
their train OF baggage wagons. Our forces
were too much fatigued and cut up TO pursue,
SO the battle may be- considered drawn one.
The Missouri lst and Iowa LIST suffered most
Gen. Price was not killed. here were rumors
on the field that Ben Collough was killed, but
the rebels denied it.
On Saturday night DR.. Mencher and others
OF our army went back with ambulances to the
battlefield from Springfield, to see about the
killed and wounded. They found the enemy
on the ield and were considerably treated -
Gen. Lynn body had been treated with great
respect and was brought back with some OF the
wounded to Springfield
Major Sturgss took command on the battle
field after the death of Gen. Lyon. General
Sigel took command after the battle, Oar loss
is variously estimated from $50 to 300 killed and
several hundred wounded The enemy's loss is
ti'NNH az wv" hi4iN" "t'H "ONboNN' Nui wv
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-16

REBELS FoRTlrYIEG THE Poro,iAc.-E7crv
day brings information that the Rebels are for
titying the Virginia side Of the Potomac at Ria,
thias FV.nt, and in the vicinity of Aqua Creek
Ii they are suffered to comple.e Notifications 1t
all formidable at these points, they can COM
ple.ely close the river against all Federal YES
seis from below.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-16

DlsArfEcTIoN. The New York 10Th Highland
Regiment, near Washington, the l4th inst.
P2enly manifested 50 much disaHection, as to
occasion the arrest Of forty Or fifty of those
post active in the INSTRUMENTATION. One of their
grievances is said to be that they were promised
THROUGH, and the promise had not been kept.