The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-07-10


viii be the result, Is Johcsun with a laruc
force is pushing forward to meet the Fed
erals.
The Fight near Martinsburg.
RICHMOND, iuly 5.--'Ihe ~ inches ter cor
rcspOndcnt Of the ErQminer, under date of
july =, say last nigmt, large BODY OF
The enemy cr"ssed the Potomac, some
above and some below Williamsburg,
marching six miIcs East of Martins burg
Col J"chaon udNa"ced 10 meet them. The
Vanguard Of the curmy consisted of "A com
pHny Oi 80 men, distributed fifteen in front.
thIriy At distance Of 200 wards, forty at "A
distance oi quarter of II m.ic The first
ai.con surrendered Without "A contest tn,
heAt thirty hrcd few shots and then sur
rcndrred; cf The forty remaining, four wer.
taken PRISONERS, seventeen allied aud min,
Teen rounded. In the meantime, the main
body oi the enemy came up. Tue batiI.
lasted an hour aud u ha.f when Tie enemy
rclircd. Coz. Jack son retired near Ma. tins
bu'S. The Confederate. had eight killed
1nd eleven wounded. Dne eUrmy had sey
enty Killed, nlnety wounded, aud hfty taken
PRISONERS.
RICHMOND, JhIy D 5-PassLn ngers from Fred
erIcKSDurg report that the cargo of ice re-
Gently captured was sold for four thousand
dollars. Also, that heavy firing was heard
on Thursday, about Matthias Point.
Passengers from Manassas and the nrirh
Oorhood OF Winchester re,,or, that the Con-
icdrrateS under Johnson, repulscd Patter.
son and Cadwallader's columns three times,
win Considerable slaughter, and drove
thehl INTO Martusburg. Johnson sent
Murd 10 The authorities of Marlinsbury To
remove The women and children, a. lac
would shell the town. Ii is believed that a
sangnina!y hight occurred Thursday ninnt
"nd Friday morning No statement is given
oi the killed, wounded or prisoners on rith
or side.
MarIinsburg is on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway.
Northern Congress.
NAsHiNGr GroN, July 5.-The> Senate has
organized. Ethridgc was elected clerk
MessTs. Powell and Breckinridge, Of Ken
tucSy, Polk, OF Missouri, johnson, of Ten
nessce, and Pearce, Of MarN iaud are in their
seats. The credentials of Mcssrs. Lam.
Pomeroy and DIR. Ewing were presented
Tor the long term, from Kansas Brows,no.
OF Illinois, aud McDougaI, Of CaIlfo rnra,
presented copies OF navy contracts dcman.
ded.
Wilson will introduce a bill tomorrow.
confirming The acts Of the President No
tice WAS also given o. tho introduction of
oh'S 10 employ volunteers and enforcing
laws; for the increase of the military .-t,h,
hshhieht; Tor The better organi zation Of the
military to promote the efficiency and or
ganization of the volunteer militia f,,rr,
called the United State National Guord
krnS Fp ha
journed.
In the House, $50 members answered
Coifax Withdrew. Hickman nominated Blair
for Speaker. The gallery applands d.
Grow was also nominated. On the first
ballot, there was no choice, and Blair wi.h.
drew. On the second ballot, Grow receiyed
SO, Blair II, Crit;enden IL.
Mallory, Of Kentucky, nominated Ether
ridge.
LOUISVILLE, July $500 men. inclu.
ding 900 Tennesseeans, 1000 Arknnsians
and 800 kentuckians, are at YeIlvile, with
ten pieces OF flying artillery The indica.
aons are that about 10000 are To advance,
and every able bodied man in Southern
Missouri is enrolling.
HARTFORD, July 5.-Ex. Governor Sey
h'ou' hoS oiicicu ~ IN the House,
virtually upholding the Southern Confed.
eracy. His resolution was supported by
eighteen fearless Democrats.
Important from Europe.
New YoRx, July 2-The steamship Etna
has arrived from Liverpool on the 2Oth ut.,
with f23o,000 in specie.
The French squadron, under Admiral
ReynaId, was about 10 sail for America.
The NeapoIitan towns Of San Maria and
Zerigola, having revoIted, were taken by
assault and burned.
Mr. Russell, writing from New Orleans
to the London Times says that il is impos.
sible to resis. the conviction that the South.
ern Confcderaey can only be conquered by
means as irresistible as those which subju.
gated Poland.
The House Of Commons has rejected the
Bill for the abolition OF Church rates by
thc casting vote of the Speaker.
At an influential meeting IN London, pre-.
sided over by Lord Brougham, relative to