Smyrna times., 1861-08-22

iuture no passenger shall be allowed TO GO
ABROAD IN any American vessel, without pa So
! pert duly signed.
The official statement Of the rebel army in
lhe South makes it 100000 men.
PRESIDENT Lincoln has issued proclamation,
declaring complete non intercourse with all
'ne FeOeI States, by land and sea, the foriture
VI 'ne goods, wares, merchandise or vessels
passing IN any intercourse with those States,
ana ordering the speedy arrest and punishment
Vi all persons engaged Ia such intercourse.
An important military order has been issued
by the War Department, recurring the com.
manders of the troops hich ha vc been accepted
!" Tue States named To forward them without
ueIay TO Washington, whether armed or equip
pea or uniformed or not. This order is sa nd
u" NC based upon certain information that the
'eoel army Is moving slowly towards the POto-
'*ac' with the view of entering MARYLAND and
"ui'nnte designs on Washington. The object
IN Calling the troops forward is to be prepared
lot any emergency that may arse.
All the military departments composed Of
'ne States OF Delaware and MARYLAND and Dor.
tioHs OF Virginia, together with the city of
washington have been united in one grand
department, uGder the command of Major Gen
r.ai Mcclellan. rs consequence, Major
Ueherals Dix, and Banks are thus placed IN
Subordinate military positions. Fortress Mon.
roe is rot included in thus new arrangement.
! Fity regiments are recruiting in New York
city, aud thlrty-one in Phi!adelphia. The
former have in the aggregate II, 300 men.
ana me latter 5000. OF these, Il, 600 from
New FORK and 5000 from Philadelphia will at
once be sent TO Washington.
rive new regiments leaves Massachusetts
/ thIS week, and three regiments and battery
oi artillery go shortly from New Hampshire.
an unfortunate atilIr occurred on the Poto-
mac on Thursday afternoon in which three or
tour men lost their lives The steamer Reso
tufe repaired TO Matthias Point tor the purpose
OF recono'terlnI, aud "a batteau being discover
! ca on shore loaded with lumber, a boat was
sent TO bring 1t of, when the crew were fired
upon by men IN ambush The RcS0lute immc.
dldteiy opened fire to cover tie retreat Of the
survivors, three IN number, Tho succeeded in
reachlng the vessel.
Ky the dispatches from Missouri. we learn
,ha' the gallant lrtIc Army wh ch fought the
battle OF Wilson's Creek has arrived .nte,v nj
RoIla aAd gone into camp. l. is deGuI,eyy rs.
cer'aihed mat the enemy had IN that battle
II 900 we'll armed and disciplined troops. and
lo'Ooo lrr'guIars-in all 24.000-while our
whole force consisted of only 5000.
An important seizure has already been made
under the proclamation Of the Presldeut.-
hoods 10 the value OF about 50 600, purchased
oy parties ~ Baltimore for Richmond dea Iers.
were saturday intercepted at Annapolis Junc.
tioh and taken possession Of, together with tho
| teams and wagons BY which thew were bring
conveyed, and number letters to officers in
the reoel Army. 1t is understood that the man
having charge Of the goods has lso furnished
much valuable information in reference 10 the
manner IN which commun cation has been kept
up between baltimore and the rebel States
nus one ProIihc source OF supply for the rebels
is undoubtedly al last cut off.
new business has recently sprung up in the
South IN the shape of slave stealing. Hundreds
ot men, II is said, visit the eastern section of
Nirgtaia, where they find klentv of slaves" run.
hing loose, who cave been deserted by their
masters aud they find no d ficuty in takinr
mem aud conveying them otto South Carolina.
Georgia and Alabama.
The Grand Jury of the U. s. Circuit Court
nj New York hive presented as Ruisancps the
journal of Commerce, Daiiy AclsS, Dan Book
Frccm0H'S journal and BrookLvl Earle. for
sympathy with the rebels, and ask the dyics
OF the curt, saying that they will be glad TO
learn that the conductors Of these pa pers are
liable 10 indictment and condign punishment.
Important discoveries have been made by
the Congressional Investigating Committee,
s1owIng that traitors and spies daily frequent
the departments Of the government, procuring
lnformaiIon' which Is regularly transmitted to
the enemy.
lfa report which reached us from the Yves,
Indies is true, we are at last rid of the King of
the Prlraieers. The schooner Hannibal from |
Guadalupe, w. Aug, 2, reports that a |
steamer arrived at ST. Thomas on The 81 inst.
from Curacao, bringing intelligence that the
rebel privateer Sumter had been captured nj |
the latter port by a United States man Of war.
and that she was lying in that harbor with the
Stars and Stripes flying at her masthead. |
Previous TO her capture-lf she is captured |
the Sumter ran down the burk .JoStph Mar.
tceH, from Phadelpha for Luguayra, loaded
with flour, rice, tobacco aud butter, put prize
crew on Ooard and sent her to CIenfuegos !
The prize master and five men from the Sum
ter had been sent TO Havana as khipwrecked |
seamen. We still continue to hear Of the do
ings ofth9 Jcf Darts, next to the Sumter the
most encrpfIslng privateer yet put aloot by
the rebels. On the All inst, she captured the
WindOard, and the next day the Santa Clara
the latter from Porto Rico, loaded with su.
gar and mOlasses.
DEMoCRACv IN CALIFORNIA.--We are Glad
to perceive. by the proceedings of Democratic
State Convention just held in California. that
the attempt of Secession sympa thisrrs to create
dstrust aud jealousy among the loyal people of
the North meets with no encouragement in
that State The following are among the res
olutions passed by that Convention;
THAT at this time, when~he country is 70.
sising war of invasion and destruction, in
difference is impossible to the patriot nm non.