The national Republican., 1861-10-05
NOTES OF THE WAR.
CURRENT FACTS AVID uuMURs
NEWS EEnM TILE RNnrl. ANMY.

LAklhR vi roTlS uattcTas ana Clark was reCelVeu
with dismay by the leaders, and spirit of in |
iecision had seemed to characterize their move
since. They were daily expecting
worse news from the board, though from what
quarter they could not surmise. Iu regard to
The d h4ndiug ofregimrnts. he thought ii quite
though upon what grounds he de.
,lncd ",atinG. AS for himself be had had quite
enough nj soldering In Virginia and should nos
remain at home. He made his escape from
Virginia by way Of Hancock into Pennsylva
mia, where he was kindly treated, and passed
safely to his home in Baltimore. lIis looks
indicate camp life Of uncommon bard :hips.
FoRrIrYTNG BALTIMORE.
The work Of constructing fertilization upon
Potter's Hill is making considerable progress,
and some Of the bastions are rapidly approach
ing completion. A large number OF workmcn
are engaged, aud every exertion will be made
in order to have the work completed by the
commencement Of winter.
EFFECT or THE WAR on RELIGION.
The annual address of Bishop Potter, made
a few days ago, before the Episcopal Diocesan
Convention, makes feeling alusion to the trou-
blcs which afllict the country. Though the
world without was dark and gloomy, he thanked
God that all within the Church was peaceful
and placid: Tho Church, contrary to general
UublClDdtlOu. udu DtNl SuNuBbutucU, anu ncl
weakened BY the war. Charities and mission
ary work had fallen Of. but in other respects
there was great gain.
THE MUTTNous SOLDIERS NOT To BE SENT 10 THE
DRY ToRTUGAs.
A few weeks since. Gen. Wool wrote TO the
Secretary of War in relation to the mu,inecis
now confined at the Rip Raps. and sentenced
by Gen. Mcclellan to hard labor in the Dry
Tortugas, Florida. They are about one hun
drcd and thirty in number, and belong princi
paly TO the second Maine regiment aud the
New York regiments. The general desired to
hear the disposition OF the men, which was
granted, and on Wednesday, attended by his
stail, he visited the Rip Raps and. having them
drawn up in line, spoke as follows:
"Mutinecrs, you have been guilty Of mutiny
in the United States asmy, and that, too, at u
time when the Cxigcncics Of the occasion re
qured the loyal services o! every soldier. You
were justly condemned to hard labor in the
Dry Tortugas, and General Mcclellan would
have been justiiablc in shooting you on the
spot, but he did not want to shed blood Now,
came here to submit Two propositions TO you.
They arc these: You may either place your
selves under my disposal AMI submit to my
regulations, or proceed at once to Florida. All
Of you who are in favor Of the first proposal
will step three PAGES l,rward."
II need scarcely be stated that the entire
line moved forward, and whilst some were SO
completely affected as 10 shed tears at the as
surancc of dclivcrancc, others rent the air with
cheer upon cheer for the veteran and kind
hearted soldier. The general has given orders
to have the men mustered into one of the New
York regiments.
REBEL PRISONERS. squad OF rebel prison
crs, fourteen in number, passed over the Colum
bus and Pittsburg railroad on Sunday night
en- route from Columbus, Ohio, to Fort McIIenry
The prisoners, eight Of whom were wounded
were at the battle of Rich Mountain, July | lth
and have since been in Camp Chase, near Co.
lumbus. Among the prisoners was Captain Z.
II. Irving, formerly editor OF = Lynchburg pa
per, and captain Of company f. twentieth Vir
gina volunteers. He was wounded through
The luug and in the right shoulder. Another
of the party had lost one Of his legs by ampu
tation, and had the other so severely wounded
as to I've almost useless.
Bounty 70 VOLUNTEERS.-OUly the heirs Of
those who volunteered for 1.-TWO and three
years" or for the war, il sooner erdcd" =" arc
entitled to the one hundred dollar bounty al.
lowed by act Of July y, 1861. The volunteers
themselves discharged on account Of disability
before having served at least ttrO yeurS, arc moi
entitled An erroneous statement is in print
that six months' volunteers were also entitled
TO this bounty.
KENTUCKY AFFAIRS.
kENIUCKY REBELS.
John C.. Breckenridge is said to bc 1T Hazel
Green, Wolfe county, Ky, at the bead Of about
| 900 men. VIM. Z. Preston is in Bath county
on his farm, with some two or three hundred
men.
Hos. ANDREW JouASuN is in Owiugsvile, in
Bath county, surrounded by tha rebels, VIII
swear that they will take him bmt he will be
defended by he Home Guards aud the bows ol
| old Bath, anu 'lcy Gwyv that not hair Of his
head shall bc harmed.
TIE LNlAL ItUrl,r
The Louisville Democrat says:
"Kentucky hIS furnished the United S,ates
Government eleven thousand ncu, including
seven thousand men now in camp Drk Robin
sou, well arlnCd and equipped and rsady f0r
service. Besides these six or eight regiments
Of Infantry aud cavalry are in process of form
alton, for which recruiting is goirg on. And
in many parts Of the State are organized com.
pauics of Home Guards, armed with muskc IS
distributed by the Government through LiGu
tenant Nelson, ready FOR service within rca.
souablr distance from home. Ia Louisville
iUtlG Nlg ~ buOuSduu, lstalllSJUu lOuT nun
dred, amh il many counties one or more com
panies"
LACK OF MEN.
Tie LouisyiIe Jonml thus replies to tbt
urgent calls of the Union men Of Kentucky to'
aid:
General Anderson and Genera! CrittendoU
have no forces here that they can send to dit
lerent counties 10 the interior or upon the Dor
ders TO prevent secession depredations or al
rest secession squads on their way to the hos
tile camps. These gallant and accomplished
officers are exerting all their great energies tt
concentrate armies for important military ope
rations, and we must earnestly appeal to ou
Union friends at all the thousands of point
throughout the State TO take care of themsclvc
and accomplish whatever they can in thei
respective counties and neighborhooda.
TIE OHIO RIVER BRlDGED AT PADUCAm.
AT Paducah the bridge'ot bargcs acrcss tn
Ohio has been completed and proves sue
cess. Heavy loads can pass ovtr with tn
greatest ease. since the enemy withdrew iron
the vicinity, affairs at that place have becl
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