The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-06
Frsun Warrington.
Especial Dispatch TO the Gin. Commercial.

Washington, June /.
have Just seen at Arlington Heights the
Texas Rangers, CO. ). Cavalry who charged
through Fairfax Court House, at two O'Clock
this morning. One Of the Rangers was SHOT
dead, and two arc missing probably killed.
Four men we're wounded-fve horses killed,
and two wounded.
Sessn, sf the secession troops were taken
prisoners; two tried to run away, and were
shot down. Four Virginia horses were Ia
ken--one splendid white charger.
Tho Rangers think they killed twenty or
thirty Virginians, az they sabred them right
ard iyis, sYs. & % s ~ - Sna-r,.
rifles and revolvers into the crowd.
A Virginia Lieutenant who hailed the Ran
gers-"Who goes there 7" was answered,
Cavalry
hat Cavalry ~
The answer was, aUnised States" and a
rife shot through the questioner.
The prisoners seem profoundly detected.
They are covered with dirt, haggard and sui
len. They were mournful sight. The fight
took place fifteen miles from Washington.
Especial to the Cincinnati Gasette.]
Washington, June 2.
The official dispatches received to-day give
Acquis creek.
During the previous night the riHed can
non which bad been used on Friday on the
Hill ltiHl With eHeetr#eFe removed during the
night TO the previously silent batteries on the
shore, which we're rebuilt, and then opened
Yesterday on the three gunboats. The latter
returned the FIRE vigorously, burning the de-
not buildings and making havoc in the bat
tcries By shells.
The dead and wounded could be seen car
ried of. % the vessel was not half mile
from the shore. The riHed battery was Of.
fenced except one gun. The gunboats were
splintered badly. Several shots went clear
through the Anacosta, Freeborn and Pawnee.
The former was splintered into kindling
wood. None were hart on the vessels worth
mentioning. Lieut.. Cast, of the Freeborn,
vas knocked into the river by the wind
caused by swift ball passing near.
Character 81 the outhern Privaseer-
| ing.
The London Volunteer Service Gazette has
the following:
1t must besborne in mind that those Who
take ous letters. OF marque do not 20 out ~
honorable soldiers or sailors, meaning IA
fight with the regular troops and ships Of she
nation against whom they are commissioned
Possibly, il they cannot escape : cruiser
they may fight hard to get away, but 90 Ions
"a thew can they will avoid armed vessels. -
They are sneaks and towards by profession
AZ we'll a. robbers. What they 20 ont for 10
openly and avowedly, to prey on the weak
to plumber unarmed merchant vessels, givin1
. vide berth to those whom they cannot tax,
a. . disadvantage. IL 10 bad enough thu
any nation or power, pretending to be civil
lied, should encourage its own citizens *
engage in privsteeripg. But to enlist for
eigners, citizens OF neutral Statee--to e
about commissions the scum of the scoun
drelism Of the world, and bounding them OF
against men Of their own blood and tongue
this 10 an atrocity which it has been reserved
for the slave States to perpetrate. A Powe
nation 10 will not call them which found
itself expressly on slavery, aud inaueurste
it's birth BY the attempt to revive the custom
Of issuing letters. Of marque to foreigners
what part 10 tho worlds history are we Il
look for such power as this? As to thos
Englishmen, il any such should be found
(Which We will not readily believe, who ma,
accept commissions Of this kind, all We Cal
cay Of them il, that they will have 80 who'll
mistaken their work in this world, that th
sooner il 10 rid of them the better. Wemos
heartily wish every one Of them short shrifs
. strong cord, and jump from the yard. arr
Of the nearest man OF. war.
! We could wish that our owp Government
} bad spoken more strongly on this point
nevertheless, We feel sure that this attenp
will wholly fail. The public feeling Of Eu
rope il against privateering and the princi
] pal European States have agreed, as betwee
themselves, 10 abolish it. To that agree
ment the United States would not be party
: but this il no time for hcaping Goals Of fir
n on their heads. Let US see what they hav
9 deserved at our hands.
! The Treaty OF 1894, between England an
the United States, provided that il any CIT
zen or subject Of either country took . com
mission or letters Of .marQue FOR priyateeI
ing against the other, from any Power vii
"a whom tho other was at war, he shout
be treated - : . pirate. Unluckily this
one Of tho provisions Of that treaty who
y expired after twelve years, and has nov,
i been renewed. Therefore - Mr.. Whesto
has laid il dowB, "any prohibition on til
subject which may exist, beyond the oblig,
:, ton Of neutrality required by the Law OF o,
- tons, must depend on the internal Law
!. tho respective States" This being the lav
: the fact RENAME that tho United States q
- ted out no privateers against a. during o,
- wars with the French Republic and Empil
!. until We were At war with them also. Aeai
- during the late Russian war, in answer 90
dispatch Of Mr.. Champion on this subject,
as April q, 1854, Mr.. Marcy replied that pr
10. Watering under the Russian colors Won
"A not be allowed by the United States, and 0,
- shipping was wholly unmolested by Amer
cams during the Russian war.
- We, therefore, owe it to the Uoited Stat
- 10 put down with high hand any privatee
're ing against them. Our internal law on II
nd subject il contained in the Foreign Enlia
ment Act, SO Geo. ILL.,, Q. SO. Section I
that ACT provides that il any person shaIl
= out, or assist in fitting ont ship, With int
be to cruise or commit hossilisiss against :
The prince, stats, or potentate, or against I