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From Washington.
WASHINGTON. Oct. ;

,.5s WASHINGTON. Oct. 3.
Rumors being prevalent involving
important military changes, it was as
|certained on inquiry at the War De-
partment, that no order has been issued
to General Fremont to report for trial
by court martial. It is true that Gen
eral Mansfield has been appointed to
the command of Fortress Monroe, but
Gen. Wool, who he supersedss, has been
assigned to no other duty. a,i
The schooner Commerce has arrived
here. from Philadelphia, with coal.
She reports all quiet on the river and
not man visible at Freestone Point
or vicinity. There is a larger number
of vessels in the Potomac than ever
known before at this season of the year.
At Potomac creek eleven merchant
vessels were fred upon by the rebel
battery in that vicinity, but all the shot
fell short. The firing was apparently
merely intended by the rebels to try the
range of their guns.
DIR. Russell, of the London Times,
returned to Washington last night.
A party of rebel cavalry made their
appearance over Barrett's Hill, one
mile up the Leeburg turnpike, beyond
Falls Church yesterday, but fed on
the approach of our troops. 1850
General James Shields has declined
the appointment of Brigadier-G General.
He having removed from California
to Linaloa in Mexico, to recruit his fail
ing health = - D'.s
It is probable that new military de-
partm ent will be made in the West,
and its command devolyed on Gen.
Sherman in order to relieve Gen.
Anderson Of part of the physical labor
of his present position.
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A New Move in AShtabula,

eve can not think of any thing more
appropriate than to circulate the follow.
ing memorial for signatures through the
congregations:
"To the President of Che United States:
"The undersigned, citizens of Ashtabula
County, believing slavery to be the great
cause of our national calamities, earnestly de-
sire that it may be Immediately abolished by
Presidential proclamation, under the war
power. f
1.-THE objection that such memorial
should go to Congress is a mistake. The
war power with which the Constitution
clothes the President gives him entire con
troll of the subject, aud full power to eman
cipate every slave. as means of closing
the war. Let the President know that
public sentiment would sustain such an
act. and he will have something to fortify
him against the whining of cowardly poll
ticians."
The above we take from the Ashtabula
Sentinel, the representative of the radical
Republican sentiment of the State. Let
Democrats who propose to disorganize the
old National Democratic party look and
learn where we will land, if they succeed
t-Columbus Statesman.
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From Fortress Monroe.

FORTRESS MONROE, Oct Q, via. Baiti.
more The steamer S r Spaulding re.
turned last night from Hatteras Inlet,
bringing the latest intelligence aud the
remnant of the Naval Brigade
A few people from the main land we're
still coming in to take the oath of alle-
glance: -
The U. S. frigate Susqpshanna had
taken two prz IS hich had unsuspectingly
the Inlet. They were both
s.hooners from the West Indies, loaded
with salt, sugar, etc. ~
The gunboat Cambridge came up this
morning for coal aud water. She has
been enforcing the blockade off Beaufort,
N c., and has taken four prizes.
The revenue cutter Henrietta is at Old
Point Comfort.
Gen, Wool has not left Fortress Mon.
roe, and the passengers by the boat have
no knowledge of any contemplated change
in that department.
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Another Fight in Western Vir
ginia-O One Hundred Rebels Killed.
CINCINNATI, October 3.

=
The Kanawha correspondent of the
Commercial says five companies of the
lst Kentucky, four companies of the 34th
Ohio, and one company Of the 5th Vir.
ginia, under Lieut.. Col Enyart, surround.
ed and attacked the rebels at Chapman.
vile, and after short engagement, com.
pletely rooted them, killing 60 and taking
10 prisoners. The rebels in escaping
were intercepted by Col Piatt, who killed
40 aud took large number Of prison
ers.
The country between Charleston and
Guyandotte river is now free from seces.
sion power. This is the most effective
blow given the rebels in this part of the
Valley.
When the Kauawha boat left Charles.
ton there was report Of battle going
on between Cox and Floyd and Wise, at
Sewell Mountain. The rebels were get
ting the worst of it, and were falling back
upon their entrenchments at Lewisburg.
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COLONEL BRoDHEAD, of the First Mich.
igan Cavalry, seems to have imbibed the
idea that this is white macs war; So We
infer from an order he issued the other
day, in the words following:
The commanding officer is surprised
and mortified to learn that negroes, the
servants of officers, have dared to parade
this camp in the uniform of soldiers.
The honorable distinction which the
soldiers uniform confers, and of which
every true soldier is justly proud, cannot,
aad in this company shall not. be 90 dis
honored and degraded.
The negro hereafter found wearing the
uniform of the soldiers Of this regiment
will be stripped at once, and. if within
the aancampment summarily elected.
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Reported Arrival Oh the Federal Fleet
at New Orleans.

ii ST LOUIS, Oct. 3.-The Repu5lscan
learns that letter has been received at
New Orleans. date not given, stating that
a feet of seventy ssels, large and small,
was then coming up the Balizs to attack
that CITY,.
saThs Republican also learns from a cit
izea o. this State, who left Ricbmt nd q
week ago last Monday, tha! he saw in pa.
pers on the route proclamation from
Ben McCulloch. calling on the citizens OF
Mississippi. Tennessee and Arkansas for
l5 regiments of. men for service in Mis-.
souri,. s3i. Ef8
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The Attack on our Forces at Great Falls

DARNEsrowN, MD, Oct. 3.-The at.
tack upon our encampment at Great Falls
on Monday morning, was by six regi-
ments of rebel infantry, body of cavalry
and battalion of artillery, all in transitu
for the upper Potomac. They fred about
forty rounds of. shot aud shell, doing con-
siderable damage to the houses, hurting
slightly but one person. Another was
hit in the shoulder at an earlier hour by
rebel picket. 1.-The guns used by the
rebels were in number, 6 and IL pound.
ers, the latter being riled and throwing
projectiles of the Sawyer pattern.
At the commencement Of the cannon
aiding, Lieut.. Col Luiter and the Adju-
tant of the 34th New York regiment
rode to the Falls, 10 miles distant, and
found the regiments on guard there wide,
y scattered. they having no artillery to
respond with. While Col. Luiter was
conversing with the Adjutant, a six pound
ball from the enemy's battery passed be-.
tween them into sand bank, whence it
was taken. The ball was of fine finish,
showing that the rebels are not deficient
in the manufacture of their projectiles,
A Union battery subsequently, arrived
at the Falls and threw several shots into
the supposed position of the enemy, but
obtained 40 response. The rebels ex-
posed seven guns in their attack.
About five o'clock the same force en-
camped abouttwo mile from the river op
posite the mouth Of Muddy Branch where
Massachusetts, regiment is stationed
Here they remained all night, but did not
compliment US by any demonstration.
Early this morning they again moved for
ward. They are probably destined to
Leesburg or to the Point of Rocks. The
river is too high at present to admit OF
fording it b
The N. Y 34th regiment still contin-
ues to guard nine miles of the river line.
which arduous duty they have been per-
forming nearly three months ~
| To-day Gen. Banks received and in.
spected three brigades of his division neal
this place. # =
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Pa BUDGET OF BLUNDERs The British
Quarterly for July contains the following
amusing statement of "facts:"
| Be it remembered that since the 9Th
Of April; Fort Sumter has been in the
hands of the Secessionists, aud that the
tea thousand GaroIihians who took it,
only lost some two hundred or three hun.
dred men. Fort Pickens, which com,
mands the entrance TO the Gulf of Mexi.
CO, is also in possession of the Southern
Confederation, which possesses Fort Mon
roe, in Virginia, Fort Nc Henry, in Ma
rylaud, q large fortress on Delaware, and
the arsenal in New Albany and Kentuc.
ky 81 se'1fe
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The TINES CORRE sPoNDENT We learn
by passengers on the train from Chicago
last night, that Dr. Russell is still under
arrest. II is understood that be will have
preliminary examination before Justice
of the Peace this morning, aud will prob
ably be admitted to bail. We do no.,
know what the statute penalty for the Of
feDse ia, but trust the learned Doctor will
have no reason to complain of the lax
administration of the laws in the West.
st. Louis Democrat,
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Potomac Certainly Closed.
WASHINGTON. Oct. l,

WASHINGTON, Oct. /.
Prince Salm Salm was some time ago
appointed, but at his own requestsa change
has been made, and he is now attached to
Gen. Blenker's staff e 81
The following appointments for the
volunteer service have been made today:
Melapcthon S. Wade, of Ohio; Lowell
H. Rousseau, of Kentucky, and Alvin
Schrepf District of Columbia, late Ex.
|aminer in the Patent Office. to be Briga-
dier Generals. Major Hunter, U. S.
Artillery, has been appointed Abide
camp to General McClellan, with rank of
Colonel. Captain Coopinger, an English
officer late 10 the Papal military service,
has been commissioned as Captain in our
volunteer service, on the the recommend
alton of his Holiness, the Pope.
This morning the Island Belle came
up. She reports all quiet down the Po-
tomac, no firing from the rebel batteries
having occurred since Thursday.
No change of the Federal troops on
the Virginia side has taken place since
yesterday.
The rebel pickets still occupy the lower
end of Falls Church, on the line of the
railroad.
The troops of neither army are in pos
session of Lewinsville, Our pickets ex-
tend only to Longley, from the Chain
Bridge. Longley and Lewinsville are
three miles apart. H6a si-s 2as51a'
A centraband came into camp this
morning, aud was taken to General Nc
Dowell's head quarters at Upton Hill, and
stated that he was the servant of the Sura
geon of the Fifteenth Georgia Regiment,
which was eheamped four miles from
Falls Church. He also said there are no
rebel troops except those Just mentioned,
aud there were no Notifications this side
Of Fairfax Court. house. He gave as a
reason for the recent precipitate retreat
of the rebe! army, as mentioned by off
GERS in his hearing, that they were fearful
Of . aanking move N snt by the general
army from the direction of Lewinsville.
That he heard his master say on Thursday
last that the forti6cations on the river be-
low Washington were very extensive, and
that General Beauregard had given orders
to close the navigation of the Potomac
to our vessels. n1lF 'sA '5a@ 80 :
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E As we expected, the ratings OF
the leading Republican journals at the
Administration for appointing Governor
Morgan, of New York, Major. General,
are unjust and without any foundation in
fact. The Albany Argus and Atlas, the
leading Democratic paper Of the State,
says: a,feaoe. 7lsa ..saf IS !.
GOVERNOR MORGAN A MAJOR GENERAL g
We see that Governor Morgon is ap.
pointed Major General 10y the authori.
ties at Washington. This adds nothing
to his rank, for he is Commander. in Chief
of all the forces of New York; and might
rightly claim to command in the 6eid the
large armies which this State has contrib-
uted to the war: He accepts the gdesig-
nation of Major General, we doubt not
in order to facilitate his operations in
levyiDg the remaining contingent Of the
State, and to place his relations with the
Federal Government on a better footing
Ifit accomplishss this, we ,h II rejoice
at his acceptance of theipost.. 4 ss9di--
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EXPRESSING ms sENrIMrsrs.

It is stated as fact that an Indiana
clergyman, during his prayer on the
late Fast Day, used the following Ian.
guage: "Oh, Lord, had the East dsns
as well as the Hoosier State in fur
nishing men to put down this rebellion.
we would not be under the necessity Of
calling on Thee. 80 s - 3 4
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subsistence immediately by Lieut.. II.
Il. WEST. Recruiting Officer.
There will be 4 meeting for the pur-
pose Of raising Volunteers for WILLIAM
DouGHERrTsaC Company. at
Hartshornss School House, Sat
urday October 18th,
at / O'Clock.
Good snaakara uili he in aifandanea
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The Condition of Our Troops

Russell, the correspondent of the
London Times, who has seen much mill
itary service in the Crimea, in India
and in Italy, does not think our troops
are i'll treated. In,his last letter from
Washington to the Iimeshe says:
"That some good grounds for discon-
tent existed, particularly among officers,
can not be denied; but as far as foed and
rations, tentags, and general military
accommodations,a ARE concerned, the men
in the service of the U. S. are not by
any means ill treated. The dissatisfac-
ton connected with the hepaymentSof the
men in some regiments was caused by
the officers, who did not furnish the
Paymasters with the proper lists; and,
if delay wasa occasioned, by want OF
money, in some Instances, the patriotic
feeling of,the nen, should hare induced
them to have borne the priyation, with
a, little more patience ,s4r.s -, 80,
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Ross WtNANs, Of gBa!tim ore, now held
as a. prisoner al FortrsssaMonr is ma
tive ef sNewaiJ aiJersey.t "a He was born al
Vernon, Sussex Count u, iias that State,
near theselose of eqiastb century {, His
falherswasi O. hotel keeper, and was able
TO give his ssoasne other education than
that afforded by 4 common school. The
mechanical talent which has made the for.
tune of Boss AHiaaps, was. displayed in
early, years. OaeAof his 6rss projects was
a, cen,risance 10. C cargyscoals boats up an
Inclined plane, and he endeayored to pro-
cure it's adoptionJoby rheo Morris Canal
CompapY, of New JpfsaYIa The plan,
howssers Was rejected Hvrhas been for
mapyyears engagediin railfoad enterprise,
and the construction Oh locomotives. 10
BALTIMORE y.Ie and his sons realized q
handsome fortune by thei,1 i,1contract with
the Russian Goyeramens for,Jthe con.
ssrqcNpn, ofsthe railroed from St. Peters
burg to5 Mosces, A. brother of Mr.. Wi.
mans now resides at Vernon New Jersey
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sH rhes N Madison lIuds Courier, . .
lecdipg Republican sheet, in noticing the
severe attsoks which Governor MoRToN's S
organ--thel indianapolis aJoarnal7-has
lately been making upon the Adiniuistra
tion at Washington, says:
,..There is an important election pending in
Marion County. proposition has been made
to unite all loyal people to sustain the National
and State Administrations in vigorous prose-
cution of the war, to suppress rebellion and
psrpetuate tue Union. 1t is a bad beginning
to have quasi charges Of iinbeciiity made by
the Republican organ againstthe Adnlinistra-
tion at, W ashington. If such an article had
appearsd in Democratic paper, we would
have attributed it to. disloyalty or secession
sympathy, but the Journal editors are Known
to be loyal, it will be set down as one Of their
periodical indiscretions, to be repented Of at
ter they had proposed to agree to a peaeeabls
dissolution of the Union" sasif,z i 60. =.
Upon this our cotem porary of the New
Albany (Iud Ledger well remarks: b.
"Oh, of course! What is treas in Demo-
Gratis is merely an sindiscreton' in Repubh-
caus. Will men be sent to Fort Lafays Cor
slndiscretonsn"
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Death ss Maj. Gordon Tanner.

The Indiahapolis Sentinel in noticing
the death of the lamented Major Gordon
Tanner, from the effect Of mis- wound at
Glasgow, Mo-, says: ai nass ). lgss So
sWs sincerely iregrst to make this an
nouncement. As Major Tanner left for Mis-
souri, he told us that he never expected to
return alive, and his sad anticipations have
been fulfilled. We have not .inie, nor have
we the heart to say mora than Gordon Tanner
is deaf and that hs died in the service of his
country, defending its honor and its flag
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VOLUNTEERS
YEr hMTHD

For the 62a.d Regiment noso forming at
Camp Goddard, near ZanssviNe.
Able bodied men who desire to serve
their couutry. will be enlisted in this
6ns Regiment by the subscriber, until the
22d day of this month. They will be
sworn in, boarded and put upon pay i'm
maGiately. gfi
W. FORREST HUNTER,
Oct 8, 1861. Recruiting officer
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!. !. Frem Cheat Mountain. ut
gCAMP lELKWaTER, Q

I asYaaesn FCAMPp pELKWaTER. Oct. a. Il
st,anight there was, an alarm in the
secession camp at Greesbrierl originating
in panic among their own pickets
Their, ,muskets, aud guns. we're discharged,
killing and wodndi1g. j humber Of their
town men. .5lAisAf.
Ithas been fully ascertain ed that during
the 1engage gemsnt yesterday the rebel loss,
i'm killed and wounded. is over Eve hun.
ired Most Of the enemy's batteries were
mask ID, aud Situated on the side Of the
4nrountaiH. The position occupied by as
was So close TO The foot of the mountain,
that the enemy's guns could not all be
brought to lbear on us, thus accounting,
in part. for our small loss Our killed
and wounded were brought to Chest
Mountain Summit with Us, and the dead
buried With due ho6ors this morning.
! Twenty Virginia and Arkansas
fprisoncrs leave for Columbas tomorrow
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sasafke fofg your sltafs and iyour fires, ,Tsba
y4ztyihe till the last ssrmedfo expires.s, -bsi
Mr.. WILLIAM DoUaHERTY is filing up
bis Company to go into Camp at CAMP
G0pDARD, GAINESVILLE. on ass Isis
Thursday the l7th day Of October
sMb4sss as the men enlist they will bs
mustered into the. service Of The United
siatsh which puts them. on. pay and.
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Rally Rally for
!. - the War!
fesT'
sU0xUMT'gERS S
= ;s','s m AMsTgD.
Young men Of Monroe County
! darally in defence of the Stars
and Stripes. 9 AHa a9

ssTksa mp with that Flagi let it stream on the
aiFi
Though our fathers are cold in their graves;
may Asd hands that could strike, they had
-4aa souls that could dare, 50 Hsf ;Laua
a. And their sons were not born to be slaves
Opt upi with that bannert where'r il may. call
Our millions shall rally around;
q nation of Freemen that moment shall fall,
.sSWhsn, its stara shall be straileds The
cd; IS grounds" saom dsam oa s3yaqDi Z
ola recruiting station has been festsb-
igshed at Woodsfeldy for the 62d Regi-
usnx Ohio volunteers. ssh4ets sas'.4C
ysEIEUI. HENRY R. WEST, T,a,a
Recruitinr Officer. 9142'
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Good spsakers- will be ia attendance.
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must send her just proportion of men
Same Townships have done nobly, others
have sent very few men, There should
b patriotism enough in sOld. Monroe"
to send a;soas bas.g slosq sa; - isaaa- q.
, 1861-04-01

DaI Goons:-Exospt With few leading houses,
trade hse been Yesy snsAtataetoEy during the week
feature is the disposition Of country dealers to
limit theIt purchases to EMAIL bills, p7efent to
ce1e again into The market II their eaiee Justify it,
seive=. The general disposition Of community ;
Il to psrstmonious expenditure, neceseltated By
the general depression Of the times. No cne pre-
M fends to Ese through the thick clouds now brood
Douaeette prints are In but light dsmand for the
session. and prices are low. Brown cotton goods
altght,g acc1mula:tng. Rleached goods arc armer
for the better qualities. Drills are du, except for
sxe for 1sa .hsre are 1asge orders for future
denaad foI fancy I sss51me1es; inferior styles are
weak IN pltee- SIZE mixtures do not sell readily.
+ reisn ions ars re1y iishs. Tie amount
Of goods thrown On the market lsst week was a.
sM,oM ssaInet 81, ,7oo,oo0 in the corresponding
,Esa oas ri q m tae, s s sss r Z fs
this Neek as 5he new tsztn will come tnto opera
t!nn On Monday next; French plain and slack
e. pe IT Thss ;sa sea
4 dfsss IN. there is NOT much doing. The 4ue-
these 1t private sale ThsFs Il iai9e proportIon
of oad and gsdeef abs st5;es Offering I'D se1iinr
u a1oe9 Tae tptzl In,postztions Of FOREIGN goods
co., xgainst Ss1 p1ao Lust year let al f9sn@3,.
tsttbns are In exceea OF the demand shnwi1sr =
Etc28 3AUluE on IN tMA consumption for The rs,
sumption ct hnus gpods, instead 81 beins IN N
creased has fallen OF slso. Ribbons have been IL
better demand and RKtcesia NttEe better -
English worstea Boods *4ss IN Hight request
F1rnch woK4ted u1xed goods -ste difficult of sale
u even eaefthee.. Wooscn goods are even wofte
tha1 saks o. oetton gooaa.a German cloths sell
very l5w. End are IA pVezstock. Lawns IRE accn-
1n1a:tnei ttf Eas.e1 lasxe Aales to the South a1e
gzssay nasss ~ eloIhlng goods are greatly in
sxe oA w. " aa ~ sa1'escede the,neeessfty
HoaA th,s FeAr will b very inaisniacants'