St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-08-08
The News.

The News.
Since the great battle n Manassas, moth
ing has transpired ia the way Of fighting
Of Importance or interest The ru,nors Of
Nm advance Oh the part Of the Confederatcs
seem to have been unfouuaed, rs late in
telligcnce from the seat OF war indicates
that. it will be still the policy Of Davis to
maintain the defensive. rather than assume
offensive operations. The Confederate
lines. however, are extended to Falls
church, which is several miles in advance
Of the position held BY them before the
fight at Manassas. 4 skirmisb Is report
ed to have taken place between the out
posts Of the bclligerenss. in which three
men on each side were slightly wounded.
Gen. McClennan. it is stated. is rapid
" rsoseanizing the "army Of the Po-
tomac" which will soon be in condition to
resume the offensive. The next plan Of
attack is reported to be a grand forward
movement, from four points, under Nc
Clennan, Banks. Rosencrans and Butler.
and with such numbers as to render de-
feat or failure impossible. Nine hun
dred additional pieces Of rife cannon are
to be procured, and large cavalry force
il to b. attached to each division Of the
army. In short. McClennan is to have
Richmond in q few weeks. a. likewise
tho lost artillery. baggage and hani-
cuffs. Gen. Fremont is at Cairo with
5000 men, with which he is to overrun
Missouri. dispcrse the $4,000 men under
Gov jackson and Ben Mccullough; and.
with the assistance Of few Illinois and
Indiana recruits, il to march to New
Orleans. 50 soon ~ the weather will
permit. Indee,l, since the defeat 1t
Manassas the Government seems to entertain
grander notions II conquest and sutjaga-
ton than ever. Upon the soldiers en-
gagged in the fight, aud the masses at the
North, however. diffcrcn, impression has
been made. The former are now satisfied
that, the South cannot be whipped and
the latter are bcginning to incline to the
same opinion. Recruiting is reported to
be at very low ebb, and peace and anti
administration meetings are of daily oc-
currenee. The people. both Of the North
and West. seem to be awakening to
sense of the calami / that will follow the
fratricidal strife into which Mr.. Lincoln
has plunged them. In Ohio, the demo-
cracy of three counties have held meet
ings aud unanimously endorsed the anti
coercion course Of Vallandigtam. Indeed,
it must now be apparent to every rational
man that. nothing but evil can grow out
of continuance Of this war. The pas
sage Of the late income and direct tax bill.
to shy nothing Of the enormous National
debt already created, has aroused the peo-
pie of all sections Of the country. to q
knowledge of the oUerous burthens that a
further prosecution Of the war entail up
on them. Peace IS becoming the watch
word Of every man not fanatic or pub
lie plundeuer; and We bid our readers to
he Of good cheer, for the ''reign Of terror, -
will soon be ended.
The Legislature of Maryland was to have
.djourued on Monday last, to meet again
at Annapolis in the 18th Of September
Among the proceedings Of the late session,
We notice very able paper in the form o.
. protest. entered in the u. 8. Senate
against the action Of the Federal authori.
ties in Maryland. 1t was presented By
Mr.. Kennedy and ally defended both BY
himself and Mr.. Pearoe froas the, terrible
onslanght made BY the Jacobites upon It
Alter considerable discussion during
which MI. Pcaree very frequently alluded
to bis devotion to the Unioa-the Senate
agreed to accept the petition and ordered
the ordinary uumber Of copies to be prin'
ted.
Advices from Western Virginia SHOW
that the rumor Of eight there. in wbiel
Gea. Wise Was defeated. " entirely ua
founded. 1t 10 stated, however, tha