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Ntc HtnntK, Aprf 81 1861.
The largest and mos, enthusiastic melting ever held in
this place convened last night al Washing, on Han 20 take
measures t. provide for the families Of thos who enlist
in defence Of their country Rev. Edward Hopper Of the
yesby icrian church presided The utmost enthusiasm
r,vsIei. Al persons pledged their ises in defence OF
he constitution, the lni,n and the stars aud Stripes
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me Capitol 10 surrounded with hastily thrown up de-
fences and barbados were erected around the Treasury
Department Precautionary movements were made In
every direction.
number Of secession washingtoniars had left for
Virginia.
The local trade at Aexandra and down the river was
entirely suspended. Provisions and -four had advanced
in price.
An express from baltimore lie to be started at three
o'clock A. NJ.
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STEAMBEs WITH TROOPS {
lUR1oN MEETING At BATAVIA.

BATAVIA, April ~, ISL
large and Snthusass: meeting was held here las.
night, In order 20 fasc a1ld for the families Of the
luntcers Speeches ms'e by Hon. r. Tracy, Hon
Heman J. Rsj1eid lsey Evsra-d Rempsal and others.
About 81 eco were raised at once.
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Accordingly proceeded TO re Naval Academy and landed
them there over which the federal government has ex
cueve Jurisdiction.
Psrtlpnrz-A, APR, g. 1861.
TIor Annapolis The very latest private dispatches,
received in this city last night eight O'clock state that
the Ndshern troors from the steamers Maryland and
Bcscn nac landed 81 annapolis without obstr uction, and
intended 10 march immediately for annapolis Junction
The cizers Of the town aud re;ghborhocd were pre-
pairing 70 give them guerilla fight in their march.
he Ncrsnen troops mad taken horses fer tse p1Spose
Of transporting artillery AM baggage.
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Interview OF the MAJOR OF Baltimore
with the PreA1dent-TrOOps 10 Pass
Around the City-Fivc Hundred Thou.
sand Dollars Appropriated for the DE
fence Of the Cfty-Mtlttary Movements
Rcizare OF Government Munitions Of
War.
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Banks, Scherck. Cox, or most "any other
man." can loaf about Troy and attend to
Office business; but the people want Gen.
John E Wool in the field at the head of
one of the columns of the army. Our
brave troops want him and must have him.
Let US have men who are experienced
in military matters, and not such men as
Schenck, Pierce. Banks and host of po,
liticians equally as incompetent to take
command We want Gen. j ohm E. Wool
to take commando
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The Judicial Convention.


The Democratic Central sCommittse Of
Guernsey County, and the Democrats Of
Belmont assembled in Mass. Convention ins
Belmont County. having officially an--
counced to the Democratic Central Com
mittee of Monroe County that they do
not desire District Convention for tho
purpose of nominating . cadfdste for
Common Pleas Judge; and said Connties
in pursuance of the Recommendation Of
the members of the Bar * this dIs>rist
having announced to the Demoe<ntic Gen.
trail Committee of this Conaty 1lat stey
are entirely satisfied with the manner $
which Judge John w. Okey has disshssg-
ed his official duties. and with his puliiiceh
course:
II is therefore ordered BY the Dsmo-.
cratic Central Committee Of this Couneg
hat the call heretofore made to uomj11so,
q candidate for Common Pleas Judke-
there being no other candidate Tor ~
Office iu this County, be and the seus ,.
hereby rescinded. zseF
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BALTIMORE, Thursday. July 25

BALTIMORE, Thursday, July 25. :
To the Editor Of the Enquirer:
A letter received from Leesburg, writ
ten by soldier of the Confederates en-
gagged in the fight, states that General
Johnston arrived at Manassas at .tyelye
O'Clock on Sunday, several hours after, ,1he
commencement of the battle. Two thous-
and he reports ss the killeGand wounded
of the Confederates. He states sthat not
more than twel( l(e thousand were engaged
in the battle on theiEside at any one time.
Beauregard had sixty thousand in reserve
at the Junction. by which be relieved his
men during tho day.
TH9 Coufederates buried the Federal
dead in. trenches. with the honors of wa,
and arc extending the same care to the
woundeds9 is given to their own men.
The South Carolina troops were, by re-
quest, assigned the front of the army,
and suffered very heavily. Colonel Wade
Hampton's Cavalry also suffered much,
the Colonel himself being killed.
Mr.. Ely, a member of Congress from
Michigan, is q prisoner at Richmond.
General Mcclellan passed through here
for Washington this afternoon. B.
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WASHINGTON. July %.

WASHINGTON. July %.
TO the Editor Of the Enqnire,:
ReiDforcemen:s are beginning to come
in. Great preparations are being made
to receive them.
Shermap,s Battery was not taken; it
returned to-day: lost caissons only.
Senator Foster is not killed, nor even
wounded. Mr. Ely, member of Congress
from New York, is missing. Several
surgeons were taken prisoners There
is report of the advance of the Con-
federates. Considerable alarm among the
people. Arlington Hights can repel ten
times their number.
Some Georgian prisoners we're brought
in to-day. Ellsworth's Zouaves attacked
them, and would have killed them but for
the interference of the authorities. The
Confederates are confined in the old Csp>
itol.
The New York Tribune of to day de.
mands the resignation of the whole Cabi-
net charging them with incompetency,
and blames them for the late defeat, by
not giving General Scott more troops.
General Scott, in turn, blsmes the Tribune,
and papers of that ilk, with the disaster.
He would not have moved for some time
but for their pressure. CLEVELAND.
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From the London Star, June "a.
The Great Fire IN London.--Immense
Loss Of Stores and Merchandise-Los
$l0,000,000.
FIRST APPBARAxcR OF rHE PLANES.


The metropolis on Saturday evening
was visited by one of the most terrific
conHsgrations that has probably occurred
since the great Ere in 1866. Certainly,
for the amount of property destroyed.
nothing like it has been experienced the
last half century, the loss being estimated
at f2,000,000. The scene of this catas-
trophe was on the waterside portion of
Tooley street, nearest London Bridge
locality which has been singularly unfor.
tunate during the last twenty-five years
some Of the largest fres having occurred
there. The outbreak took place in the
extensive range of premises known as Cot
toms wharf and bonded warehouses, be-
longing to Messrs. Scovell. They had an
extensive river tonnage, and the whole space
on the land side, extending to Tooley
street, was covered with eight or nine
massive brick warehouses, six stories high.
some of which were formerly used as ordi-
nance (government stores. the whole oc.
cupying, as we are informed, about three
acres.
The buildings were filed with merchan.
disc Of every description. There were
some thousands Of chests Of tea and silh
stored in the upper floors, while in the
lower one there was an immense stock ol
Russian tallow, various oils. bales of cot.
ton, hops and grain. Every portion o.
the entire establishment might be said tc
have been loaded with goods, and of the
whole of this very valuable property, said
to be valued at upwards Of million, moi
a vestige remains but the bare walls ani
an immense chasm Of fire, which at dusl
last evening lighted up the Pool and th'
east end of the city TO be added to thi
very serious loss is the destruction of th'
whole of the western range of Alderman
Humphreys warehouse, fanking on th'
new dock, known as Hays wharf, th'
burning of four warehouses and quay, com
prising Chamberlain's wharf, adjacent t.
st. Olave's church besides many othe
buildings in Tooley street.
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FORTRESS MONROE, via BALTIMORE,
July goth Toe day all has been activity
at Fortress Monroe. During the night
an order arrived from Washington for four
regiments to be Immediately transported
to Washington, via Baltimore. Steam.
ers arrived for that purpose. Coils Ba-
ker's and Duryea's regiments have start
ed and the Sd and 4th New York will fol-
low in few hours. They go to Wash.
iugton for active service in Virginia and
their place at Old Point will be filed by
large number of recruits.
In consequence of this movement Of
troops the contemplated advance to Fox
Hill, about miles from Old Point, has
been abandoned.
Hampton is still held by a strong force.
Newport News will, it is believed, with.
stand any force Col. Magruder can bring
against it.
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Read Notice.

THERB will be petition presented to the
i Commissioners of Monroe County, Ohio,
at their next session. praying for the locating
and establishment of a County Road, COM
mencing south of the residence of VIM. Wat
kins, in Green township, at or near a gum
tree at the County Road Leaking from New Cas-
tie to Woodsfeld, thence along the old road
to dogwood stake north, thence across the
hollow to the mouth of lane, thence along
the old road near the residence Of said Wat.
kins to stake, thence to the right to a stake,
thence the nearest and best route to the gra-
ded road at two gate posts, and on the hill
east of the residence of George L. Gillespie.
MANY PETIrIoSGRs.
July 81, 1s6I,-4t.
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Rebel Account of the Manassas Re
pulse.

LOUISVILLE, July 27.-The Richmond
Wing of the 24lh, regarding the battle Of
Bulls Run, says the enemy opened on the
batteries With heavy artillery and small
field pieces. about O'Clock in the morn
ing. The enemys force, as near as can
be ascertained, was at least SO, 900. Our
force was 10000. Men never fought
more desperately than ours. They have
captured Is pieces of artillery aud 800
or 400 prisoners. The number of our
killed and wounded cannot be ascer-
tanned. 1t is estimated at 500 killed and
wounded, while the enemy's is not less
than several thousand. The Oglethorpe
Light Infantry of Georgia were cut to
pieces. Bartow's fne regiment of Geor-
gians was nearly annihila;ed.
BY cars last evening, Davis returned
from the battle field. In response to a
call from an immense crowd in the streets,
be alluded to the grand and absorbing
topic of the day: The enemy. with taxes
they had been imposing on US for twenty
years, had fitted out an army on mag.
ni6cent scale, had come over to Virginia
with ammunition and arms and ambu.
lances fitted up in style of luxury as
though they were still taxing the South.
They brought he said, Eve or six hun.
dred wagons and provisions of every kind
in abundance 70. whole campaign fol
fifty thousand men. Their irest barks,
heavy and light artillery were now ours
They fed, and left everything they could
throw away. The train brought in 100
prisoners, and there is 1900 more com,
ing. including IS officers. The probability
is the enemy lost 10000. Our casualties
will not exceed 1900. Among the Fed
eral officers captured is Col. Darlington
Among the Confederate officers killed ant
uureported are Lieut.. Col. Johnston
Hampton's Legion; Col. Thomas, John
stou's stsff; Col. Fisher, Sixth Norti
Carolina. Wounded, Col. Stevens, Bee'
staff; Col. Cartel, Georgia; Lieut.. Col
Gardner. First Georgia; Col. Nelson
Second Va; Col. Jones. Fourth Alaba
ma. Col. Preston, of the Twenty-eightl
Va, took Col. Wilcox, of Michigan
regiment, one captain and three private
with his own hand.
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Sherif's Sale.
Berger 4 Hoffman,

So against
William Rutte. and Joseph Wehr.
DY virtue of of writ of senditisni erpsnGs
ID to me directed from the court of common
pleas of Monroe County, Ohio, / will offer fer
sale at public auction, at the front doer Of the
court house, in the town of Woodsfield, in
said county, between the hours of 10 o'clock,
a. m, and o'clock, p. M, on
Saturday, The 24h day Of Lug. 1861.
the following described real estate, situate in
said county, to wit:
Part of lot number thirty-two, (32) begin
ming for the same at stone on the southern
boundary line OF said lot, and opposite lot
number forty eight, (4s) thence south eighty
four (SD dedt Fees east four (4) rods; thence
north two Thousand seven hundred and four
degrees '(27o4l east four and eight tenths
(4-S-1O) rods thence north seventy-two de-
grees (72o west sixteen and four-tenths (1s-
4-19) rods; thence south eight thousand four
hu6rsd and seventy-two degrees (S472) west
four r. rods; thence south fourteen (14) de
grees and three-fourths CD west seventeen
and six-tenths (l7-6-le) rods to the place of
beginning in Calais, Monroe county, Ohio, con-
tanning one hundred and two (102) square
rods mere or less.
Levied upon as the property of Joseph Wshr,
at the suit Of Berger & Hoffman.
C. v. MORROW, Sherif, NJ. C. ..
July "a, 1S6l.-S5,s5.
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Proceedings of. the Demooratic
Central Committee:
CONVENTION CALLED ON THB:
l7TH DAY OF AUGUST.


The Democratic Committee of Monroe Couni-
ty, met at the courthouse, in Woodsfeid, on
the 1st inst.-Joseph Moose being Chairman
and Joseph w. Richardson, Secretary.
Resolved, That Convention Of the Demo-
oracy be held, on the popular vote systsms s.oa'
the
.l7M day Of august. nerk
in each of the several townships OF this
county.
Resolved, That the County Convention for
counting out the votes of the primary election,
and declaring the nominees, be held in Wo0ds~
field, On the
l9M day Of August.
| Resolved, That each township appoint dele
gate to return the poll books, and that dele-
gate be a member Of the Central COMMITTEES
for the following year.
Resnlped, That the rules and regulations
usually observed heretofore, govern the Com
vention. @
ResolUed, That the Democrats present At the
primary election shall, in each township, So
lect one delegate to the Judicial Convention
and one delegate to the Senatorial Cow yentionr
and that the delegates so selected shall whsR
assembled in Convention, cast the whole vote
of this County for the candidate who shall
receive the greatest number Of vote3 in this
County at the primary Convention for Judge
and Senator. - 49,
i On motion, John s. Way, John Doughsrty-
and Joseph Moose, were appointed Executive
Committee. s
Thereupon the COMMITTEES adjourned.
4 JOSEPH MOOSK, chairman.
i ]. w. RICHARDSON, Secretary.
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THE FEDERAL Troops OCCUPY CHARLES.
TOWN ON THE KANAwHA.-Gen. Cox oc-
cupied Charlestown, on the Kanawha, on
Thursday last, the rebels retreating and
burning the bridges. A rebel steamboat
was abandoned and burned. The tele-
graphic despatch announcing these facts
says it is supposed the rebels will be met
by Rosecranz's column, sent out some
days ago to intercept their retreat.
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TNHE subscriber offers for sale the following
/ lands, situate in Bethel township, Monroe
County, Ohio:
The; east half of the north west quarter
of range seven, township five, section eleven
containing eighty acres also the north wesi
quarter of the north east quarter, range seven
township five. and section eleven, containing
forty acres.
The above land will be sold altogether or in
lots to suit the purchaser There are about
twenty acres cleared; the balance is wood land
the State road runs through the land. Terms
made known when sold.
a. For further particulars address,
]. J. CALVERT,
Stafford, Monroe County. Ohio.
July "a, 1S61.-3m. pd.
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From the Ohio Statesman.
Gen. John E. Wool.

These are perilous times. and the people
are asking. where are our veteran officers
of the army? Where is the gallant old
Gen. Wool? Why is he not at the head
of some Of our advancing columns? Why
is be consigned to Troy. New York;
There is no enemy there. The army need
him 10 the field. No 'red tape" arrange.
ments will be tolerated at this time; no
old grudges OF Simon Cameron must be
revenged now. If Gen. Wool interfered
With any of his or his friends speculations
during the Mexican war, it must not be
suffered to interfere with the country hav.
ing the benefit of his valuable services
uow. ANY of these political Generals
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CAIRO, ILL July 26.-Trains north on
the Mobile &c Ohio Railroad were stop
ped on the 23d by order of Gen. Polk.
The rebels are gathering in large num-
bers in Southern Missouri. Their camp
at Point Pleasant is reported to be 5000
strong, and reinforcements daily arriving.
Gen Watkins, rebel chief of Cape Gil
rardeau county, is at West Prairie and at
Swamp road, with an aggregate force Of
5000.
Old Abe Hunter. another big gun OF
South Missouri, with about 1900 Mis-
souri, and Kansas rebels is encnmped on
the bank of the river, opposite Island
No. 8.
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w A company of eighty seven men,
under Capt MILTON WELLS, arrived in the
city yesterday noon, reported themselves
at headquarters. aud then marched to
Camp Chase. They are from Stafford.
Monroe county, and are mostly young
men who promise to make good soldiers.
This is the fifth company from Monroe
county. already in the service, and makes
the sixth whose services have been ten
dered and accepted. We learn that sew
eral companies in addition to the six are
already formed or soon will be. Monroe
is the nursery of men whose patriotism
manifests itself not In words but in acts.
The above. which we clip from the Ohio
Statesman, is true, every word it. The
citizens of Monroe county. with great
unanimity, bave worked together to man.
ifest by acts their devotion to the Union
and the Constitution. Still we are sorry
to add thai few men have been employ
ing their time Every fruitIessiy). in various
ways, in opposition to the patriotic en-
deavors of the masses. It is not our pur.
pose at this time to give particulars, but
we will give hint or two as to the indi-
viduals We mean.
| A very prominent citizen of this coun.
ty (not Democrat, of course,) said pub
licly, that "he aoas opposed to the soar
but if the ,0ar acas for a different object
be would cheerfully CO." Sc.
Al The time The former editor, and now
proprietor of this paper. was engaged in
raising his company, some individuals
were extensively engaged in raising the
report that he was secessiopist, and
would desert with his company to the
enemy at the 6rst opportunity. These
are few of the 'ear marks by which the
'secessionists' of the county may be
known.
We have a few more items of the same
sort, but these are sufficient, at least fol
! tie present.
w. HOLSTERS company is accepted
and, W, understand. nearly full
Capt. Wstson's company, of Grays
vile, is full, and only waiting to be &C
cepted, to 'be off for the wars.'
/ There are other companies in thi'
county about which We are not exactly
posted.
| After while it will be difficult matter Il
raise company of home guards in thi
county. unless they are composed of mel
who will not be accepted into active serv
!, ice. In the language of another, Mon
roe county carries the horns.'
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some other place. that while the armies of the
North are vIn,icating the Constitution on the
soil of the rebsllious South, that no violation
of the provisions of that great charter will be
allowed on the part of those who, in the mys-
terious providence of God, have been made
rulers Of the North. Treason to American
liberty is not question of loyalty, of posi-
tion or of inajorities. It must not be tolerated
any where or by any authority.
And now we proceed to say that, in any
condition of things, and under any circum-
stances, we prefer the rule of the National
Democracy to any other domination; and, God
willing, we shall struggle for that consumma
tion with whatever of energy we possess, and
with whatever of life may remain to u.s."
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A farmer, living on the line d the Troy
and Boston Railroad. stoppeda passen.
ger train, on Thursday last, by waving
his hat. whats the matterg" screamed
the engineer. "Matterl" said the farmer.
'.nothing, as I know cf." "Then what
did you swing your hat fori" said the
engineer. 20 hordt" said the farmer.
"why, I ,0as tanning myself" The en-
gineer is supposed to have "cussed" lit.
tie.
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Our Reverse I'm virginia Greatly
MAgnlficd.

As we expected the telegraphic state
ment of onr disaster in Virginia was mag
nifed immensely. Our loss has dwindled
down from 900 to S, 600 to 1000 killed,
according to the latest accounts. The
whole country will rejoice to learn that
there was no such enormous sacrifice of
life as was reported. and that the check
does rot partake in any degree of the
character of great disaster.
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RUSSELL, of the London Times, says
he never in his life saw such fighting as on
Sunday. "Four hours,' says he, "both
armies stood up to kind of conflict,
which for vigor. endurance and pertinacity
was unequaled." Mr.. Russell is said to
estimate our loss at not moro than 200.
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DEATH OF THE HON. j. w. JEwETr.
The Hon. Joshua w. Jewett, late Con.
gressman from Kentucky, departed this
life at Shelbyville, KY, on Saturday last,
in the forty-ninth year of his age. He
was brother of the two distinguished
Jewetts of Ohio,
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Master Commissioners Sale.
Job Stackhouse,
against
Samuel Fisher and wife

Samuel Fisher aud wife.
DY virtue Of . mandate TO me directed frsm
ID the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe
County, in the State of Ohio, will offer TO,
sale at public auction, at the front door Of the
courthouse, in said county, on
Saturday, tie ! 4ta day Of Sept, 1851,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock, u. na.. and 4
O'Clock, p. M, on said day, the following de.
sorihed real estate, situate in said county, Il
wit:
The north west quarter of the south east
quarter of section sixteen, township four, of
range six, containing forty acres, more or less.
Appraised at four hundred and seventy I've
dollars. Terms of Sale-One-third down. one
third in one year, and one-third in 2 years
with interest at per cent, per annum The
deferred payments to be secured to the satis-
faction of the master.
JOEL F. RANDOLPH, Mas. Com.
Monroe Common Pleas
July "a, ,ls61.-S42c.
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E The conduct of the rebels ut the
Bulls run battle. if the telegraphic reports
are to be credited, was most infamous.
They fred upon and burned down q
church used as hospital; bayonetted
wounded and dying soldiers and murdered
prisoners in cold blood.
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Ss The amount of Federal tax to be
raised in Ohio by levy on real estate is
about 50. .250,O00. We are not certain
that this means of raising the tax has
been finally determined upon, but pre-
sumo that il will be raised in this manner.