The national Republican., 1861-10-16
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
From the winobester Renub,lcan. Sent.

-...--. s-a. LATt SUUIHEkN NEWS. .a.-,-r4
From the Winchester Republican, Sept. 81.
HON. JAMES NJ MASON coNpEDERArE MINISTER TO
ENGLAND.
Hon. James N. Mason left town yesterday, on
route to Richmond, on his way to England as
the Confederate Minister to. the Court Of St.
James. May success attend his mission, and be
return with renewed health and vigor to his
many friends.
WHAT ALEXANDER r. BorELRR HAS TO SAT-.
The following extract from letter received
from Hon. A. r. Boteler, In relation to the
canvass for Congress, has been sent us for pub
LEGATION:
"Iu regard to the canvass for Congress, I
have been studiously silent, as have special
repugnsnce to whatev,r may seem like thrust
ing myself on the public; but you can say for
me that have consented to become q candi-
date, which / suppose will be sufficient. In
doing so, however, 1t is but proper that should
say that, having done all that could, consist
ent with self-respect, to preserve the Union
upon Its original basis of constitutional equal
ity, am equally resolute In my determination
to resist oil attempts, shoull any be made for
Its restoration; being unalterably opposed to
reconstruction, at auy time or on any terms
make Known before the election, so that they
may be aware Of the course shall pursue, II
elected.
"Yours, &c., A. r. BorELBR."
AFFECTING APPEAL OF THE "r.NDERLY REARED" 1"
F.F.v. "BooNERANGs.'
Company II, Boomerangs,
Thirteenth Regiment Va. Volunteers.
An APPEAL-I would must respectfully call
the attention Of parents, friends, and guardians,
and all others interested In the welfare of the
members of this corps, to the fact that winter
is rapidly approaching, and that they should be
without delay promptly supplied with substan-
tial uuderclothing, blankets, &c, for the winter
campaign. In behalf of those whose parents
and friends live in other States, and are denied
the privilege of communicating with them, l
ask that they be particularly remembered. Let
1t be kept in mind that this company Is com.
posed entirely of young men, who have been
tenderly reared, and that 1t will be impossible
for them TO stand the horrors and hardshps of
a winter campaign without plenty Of warm
heavy clothing. -.
WIN. H. SLEEPER,
Capt. Co. H, 18th Reg. Va. Vols.
Camp Blair, Sept. 20, 1851.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
A correspondent at Fairfax writes that Gen.
Beauregard has advanced to that place, and
made his headquarters at the residence of T.
R. Love, Esq, and that Gen Johnston has es.
tablished his headquarters at Fairfax Station
BRINGING THEM UP TO THE RACK.
In the advertising columns of the Republican
we find the following:
last Notice."-All persons belonging tc
the fifty. first regiment Virginia militia, not now
in service, land not exempt,) are hereby mott.
| fed that If they report for duty within five
days from thisdate, at the camp, ou the Balti
more and Ohio railroad, two miles below Mar
tinsburg no action will be taken against them
But all who disregard this notice will be tried
by court-martial and punished accordingly
This includes those who are absent, sick, ant
able for duty, and those ON furlough, who have
failed to return as we'll as those who hav'
never appeared.
September 26, 1861.
LOUD CALL FOR ARMS.
Then succeeds the following urgent call TO
arms:
arms, Arms, Arms!-The undersigned ur
gently calls upon the people of Virginia t,
send In to his address all arms not actually IL
the hands Of troops, no matter how few, n,
matter In what order, as they will all 60 int
the field as soon as repaired.
No other person Is authorized 10 collect arm
in the State but the undersigned.
c. DNMocK,
Colonel Of Ordnance of Virginia.
DIRECT care Ool. DlmInOCk, hlcninOnu, va
WINTER QUARTERS OF THE REBEL ARMY.
A correspondent in the Virginia rebel arm
thus writes, touching their proposed wjnte
quarters:
THE most dispiriting news which has eve
reached our camp, is that we may probably &
into winter quarters on this side Of the Pott
mac than which nothing could be more dii
, appointing and Unsatisfactory to the Souther
soldiers, with the unmurmuring patience whic
they have endured the diseases that have dec
mated their numbers, and all the privation an
} wants of first campaign and now that b,
nign Providence has rebuked the disease, an
health and vigor again returned to our rank
they cannot appreciate the policy which woul
keep 100000 Southern men-a number suf
cient to do almost anything enclosed in iC
, and snow five or six months to defend Virgini
alone.
1--WE have always had the utmost con6denc
in our generals but If an inactivity here sha
encourage the North to invade the cotto
: States (as It willy when frost shall have mad
1t safe to land along our coast, and If the sprin
: campaign shall find us doing over oil that hi
been done-when brilliant simultaneor
movement into Maryland, and thence to Was
T. ington and Baltimore, would secure our reco
milton abroad, and enable us to eat our ne
year dinner in pea,e at home, we will begin
: think that somebody somewhere is not the rig
. man in the right place."