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A BAsR AND WILFuL IIAR-The Dayto

A BAsH AND WILFUL LIAR.-The Dayton
(Ohio) Journal, under the head of " Increase
the army" declared that =
." By an act of Congress and proclamation of
the President, eleven new reg iments, one OF
artillery, one of cavalry, nine OF infantry of
$500 men each, have beeni iadded to the United
states army
Never was more false statement put forth
than by the declaration that by an act of
Congress +" the regular army has been in
creased, and the editor of the Journal knew it
to be a lie when he penned it The increase
of the army is one OF the Presidents usurpa-
tions-a deliberate and wilful violation Of his
oath to support the Constitution Congress
has passed no such actin fact, has not been
in session since the inauguration of Abraham
Lincoln. The increase was made in direct
violation of the laws of Congress. This act
alone should and would, in other times, cost
the President his official head. What can be
thought Of a paper that will deliberately at
tempt to pawn upon the public such an un-
mitigated falsehood as ruth.-Dayton Empire
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TIE FIREDIsHERss OF LIEcoLs's HIRELIEss.

TIE FIRNDIsHERss OF LIEcoLS's HIRELIEes.
A correspondent Of the Petersburg Express,
writing from Winchester, Va on the 10th,
relates the following instance Of the scoun.
drslism of one of Lincoln's myrmidons:
ga young gentleman who made his escape
from NJ trtinsburg. states (Which, from his
known integrity for veracity, vouch for
that one of Old Abe's sensual brutes saw q
beau tifnl young lady at a window at Mar tins.
burg while passing her house, and at once
marked her as his prey. The young lady in
question was very nervous and excitable, ex-
tremely so; and that very night the brute at.
tempted TO foI ce an entrance into her sleepiDg
apartment by force through the window.
which SO fright tened her that she expired al
most Instantly. Would TO Heaven that IRE
and brims tone might rain down on these wo'
men-slayers 1t would bs just retribu.
ton. ~
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VANHourEN's BREACH LOADING RrFLs CAN
NON The Savannah (Ga.) News, Of Tuesday
last, in alluding to an invention of a breach
loading rifle cannon by Young mechanic, OF
that city. named VanhOuten, says some ex-
periments were made faw DAYS ago in the
presence of several gentlemen, with the little
brass model gun, weighing about 25 lbs with
the most salisfac tory results. With a charge
of powder, half as much again as Is used IN
the Minnie musket to throw the Minnie Saii,
an ounce and quarter ball was thrown a
distance Of a mile and a half, the gun being SO
depressed as to strike the water, allowing the
ball to reeOchet several times in order that its
course might be observed. The inventor is
confident that with this model Gun he can
throw a ball two miles, firing at The rate OF
fifteen or twenty times . minute. Several
gentlemen in Savannah, impressed with the
great utility of the invention, and desirous Of
seeing the principle tested on larger scale,
have invested in it, Mr VanhOuten intends
visiting Richmond soon, for the purpose of
having six FOUNDER breach. loading cannon
built at the Tredegar Iron Works.
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A Gag Law.

From tbs View York Day Book, 9th.
The hypocritical friends Of "frae speech and
Congress by the passage of q gag law They
have passed q resolution to cut cff by the
mere ipss dirft of the Speaker every propo.
sition of peace every effort at compromise,
cute this bIondy aud inhuman war The
count try will understand that this resolution
Is aimed directly at Mr.. Crittenden, whose
power and influence these disunion Aboli-
ticnis IS feared Mr.. Orittenden Is effactuslly
snubbed. He may now pack up his trunk
anc re turn to Kentucky. The country which
had fondiy hoped that he might vet be iafiu-
en- ntial in presen ting some propos ition to stop
this accursed din of arms, Is doomed to disap-
pointment.
Protesus against such unheard of despotism,
as crushing out the freedom OF Congressmen.
were Of no use Mr.. Wickliffe (ky declared
in the name of his constituents, his country
and God, that the legislation Of this House
should be left free and untrammelled But
he was answered with general sneer. and
every proposition looking to freedom OF dis
cussion was instantly voted down. Thus we
see freedom of speech stricken dowu-treedoIn
of debate in Congress cut of, and the National
Legislature degraded to a mere tool OF the
Executive. The cloven foot, cunningly con
cealed in the folds Of the fisg of the Union, is
now exposed to view, and Black Republican,
ism stands forth revealed in its true light. the
enemy of popular liberty, the hater of free
inquiry. 1t not only fetters the people. but
more can the noble. and gallant defenders OF
toe Union do in Congress now than look on
in sorrow and shame, while the Dis1nlonist Is
complete the destruction of our county
Little more can they do than see one after
another Of the stones in the temple of cons IT,
tutional liberty undermined by the fanatical
enemies of our Government Little more can
+ they do than raise a voice of earnest protes,
| against the contemplated overthrow All
around them they see men wild with fanati.
cism, intoxicated with passion rushing the ship
| of State over rocks and breakers into the mael
| strom of destruction. Will not the venerable
Crittenden raise his voice in this, apparently
| the last agony of a nations death? VIII he
| not expose, with his withering touch, the rea
| designs Of the wicked party in powerf The
| gallant Vallandigham has rung the tocsin o.
alarm in the Great West, and the people art
there arousing In their might. But we neet
| some man Of Mr.. Orittenden's years and pa
| triotic impulses to strike another chord. W.
| trust he will not fail to do go Let US have
| peace and we can have the union but if ",
| have war, we must have disunion Let ths
party in power be renuked. Let US stand fol
| free speech, untrammeled discussion, and le
| the cry go forth "Down with gag laws l''-
Down with Black Republicanism
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lcoPY1
Richmond, July 10, 1861.
To His Erceltencg JBFFEKsoN Davis,
Prt2iisnt nE the fIanfeiernte &tate&


President of the Confederate States:
SIR In obedience to your instructions,
LETT he city of Richmond on the morning OF
the h July, at O'Clock A. M. as bearer of
dispatches to His Exceliancy Abraham Lin
coin, Pres ident of the United States. At Ma.
s,assas l received from General Beauregard q
letter to General Mcdowell, commanding the
L S forces at Arlington. From Manassas
proceeded to Fairfax Court House, whereI
was furnished, by General Bonham,
cort OF fourteen cavalry, under the command
of Lieut.. Breckenridge, of the Virginia cav
airy. Proceeding on the direct road to
Alexandria to its juno tlon with the road
10 Arlington, l met q detachment of cav
airy under the command of Colonel Porter
L 5 A about three miles from the lunc.
ZION, from which place l sent back my escort
Captain Whipple, I $ A, accompanied me
TO Airing ton, where 1 arrived about o'clock
Z NJ, Monday, the 8th. Gen. Mcdowell not
being at Arlington, my arrival was relegi aph
ed him 10 Washint ton City. About 9 O'Clock
2. NJ Ctl. Van Renslaer, senior aid de cam p
to Gen. Scott, was sent 10 convey me to Gen
Scott's headquarters, where l found General
Mel well, to whom l delivered Gen. Beaure-
garj's letter. After reading Gen. b s letter
he passed it to Gen. Scott, who being inform .
ed in this letter, that desired to deliver your
communication in person received it OF me -
After reading your communication to Mr
Lincoln, General Scott informed me that
a reply would be returned by Mr. Lincoln as
soon as possible-and at the same time in
sructed me to return to Arlington with Gen
MCDOWELL, thence to proceed IN the N orning
bacK TO our lines, which l did, under an escort
OF twenty United States cavalry, commanded
ny Lieut.. Putnam. In nv intercourse with
Gen. Scott and the other officers of the United
States Army, have to say that / was re-
ceiTed with marked consideration and atten.
tiO1, and with that courtesy and kindness
which should ever charac terize the diplomatic
relations CT great nations, in war as we'll rs
in peace. Unders tandiDg that the object o
my mi sion was the delivery of your letter to
Mr.. Lincoln, / have the honor - state that ii
WAS done, and subscribe myself
Your oSedient servant,
THos II. TAYLOR,
Cant. Cavalry q. 5 A,
AuG Lit Col I'd XIV. Regiment.
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IMPORTANT IsvBHTi0N.-Mr. Ed. b. Seely,
Of Bowling Green, KY has succeeded in max
ing the greatest improvement In firearms
that has yet come under the observation OF
the editor of the Gazette. He has invented a
new gun, entirely different from any other
pattern, and complate in all Its arrangements to
1t will shoot 2400 Mine balls minute with al
the accuracy and precision Of ride. 1t is
light in construction and portable. and can
be easily handled by two men. Its capacity
can readily DO extended TO 500 balls MINI, ,e.
A cayeat has been dled, and Hon. J Ua-
Louispi[[e Journal,
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WHERE TALL SoLpIEKs CoNs FRcM-Georxia
Ia prolific in tail men. Tue talIest men en-
listed in the army Of the late United States,
Were from the St.ts Of deorgia, where ont OF
one hundred enlisted, thirty Were SIX feet and
York. where only four out Of oue hundrt
were six feet. The tailest recruit from deor'
aia was Elk feet six and Il halt iaches high -
The tailsst man from New York was
81 feet one inch and half. The
main height Of the Heorgians was i've
feet eight inches: that OF the New YoFksrs
flve feet ak inches. Tbs Sou .hern and West.
ern States produce the tallest mea. and the
Middle and Eastern States the shortest.
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Government and under the authority of It's

com mission
could not without grave discourtesy have
made the newspaper statements above refer
red TO, the subject of this communication, If
the thraat Of treating aa pirates the citizens Of
this Confederacy, armed for Its service on the
bigh seas, had not been contained ia your proc
iamation of the - April last. That procla-
M ton, however, seems to afford a suf.loien t
justification for considering these published
STATEMENTS rs not devoid OF probability;
II is the desire of this Government 60 TO con-
duet the war now existing AS to itigatei Its hor
rors as far may be possible; and, with this in
tent, It's treatment of the prisoners captured by
its forces has been marked by the greatest bu :
manl'y and leniency consistent with public OBJ
legation some have been permitted to return
NJ me on parole others to remain at large un-
der similar condition within~this ConfedeIacy,
and all have been furnished with ratons for
their subsis tence, such as are allowed to on
own troops. 1t is only since the ne WIS has been
received of the treatment of the prisoners ta-
ken on the Savaunah that have been com.
PEELED to withdraw these iudul gencies, and to
hold the prisoners taken by as in strict con-
fnement
A just regard to humanity and to the honor
OF this Government now requires me 20 state
explicitly, that painful as will be the necess.
| ", this Government will deal out to the pris-
oBers held by it, the same treatment and the
same fate as shall he experienced by those
captured on the Savannah; and If driven to
| the terrible necessity of retaliation by your
| execution of any of the officers or the crew OF
the Savannah, that retalia ION will be ex tend
| Ell SO far as snail be requisite to secure the
abandonment of q pracuco unknown to the
wartime OF civilized man; and so barbarous as
| to disgrace the nation which shall be guilty OF
iuaugurating it.
| With this view, and because it may not
have reached you, 1 now renew the PROPOSE
| ton made TO the commander of the b!ockad-
| ing squadron, TO exchange for the prisoners
taken on the Savannah, an equal number OF
| those now held by us, according to rank.
l am, sir, yours, &c,
| JEFFERSON DAVIS,
| President, and Com m onder- IN chief of the
| Army and Vary Of the Confederate States.
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DIpNT Know WHAT BARBRrrs GuS WAS
Union. Slide Banks, one OF the Major Gene
rails, the Ohio Watchman says, did not know
when appont ted to that Office what q barbette
gun was. He inquired Of Gen. PIentiss, of
Columbus, in that State, who happened to be
at Washington at the time" General. what
is q barbette gun? don't know" The Cen
eral ought to have informed him that 1t was
an invention TO slide the Union asunder.
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IAotoing their Hands.-Ths call for the MI
litis has made good many "hombres. show
their hand. The frst ward bas q large
Italian population, large proportion of whom
evince a great disincliuation to perform the
service required of them. We are iLforued
that the little village of Manchester is Likely to
be materially ben, fitted, as a pumb. Of 'non
combatants." residing here since the zeal" :"
have selected that as place Of residence.
Mancheste being en- the South SIDE is for tho
ore ont EXEMPT
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Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
Htlftarg-Erst Tennessee, DO.
PnSr HIM 10

July 10th, 1861.
l see in giving a list of the companies in
Gen. Floyd's Brigade, you put Capt. Vande-
venter's company from Amherst county-it
should be Lee county. We have four compa.
nies in the fl eld ON this county and one
other organized, which will leave on the 18th to
join Col. John CampbeIl's Regiment at Alb
ingdon, and one other company nearly com.
pleted.
We have had gond deaf of excitement here
in relation TO the Union feeling in East Ten.
nessee, and the Threatened rebellion, &c.
have seen good many persons from different
eclons OF East Tennessee, and from what
can learn, do not think that the Union men
will sustain the leaders in their rebellious
move. great m jority, 80 far as can learn
say these are willing To submit. II the tory
johnson should attempt TO bring forces
through Cumberland Gap, or arms, he will
meet with u warm reception. b.
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occurred in Petersburg, Va, on Friday night
last, to DIR. ]. !. Thweatt. While RI ding ur
Sycamore street, to visit q patient, his horse
became ightened at the beating Of the drums
Of the South Carolina troops and ran away
DIR. T. was thrown from his buggy and had
one of his legs broken between the knee and
the hips.
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Coop SHOOTING We have at our once, for
the inspection of the curious, a broad axe
which has been deeply linden ted in many pla-
ces, and a large portion of the edge carried
away and a hole through one portion of 1t, all
done by Minnie ball from State rife at q
distance Of sixty yards This will give some
idea of the force Of these projectiles. s.-Chdrlss.
ton rs & FelpS.
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RAILROAD ACCIDENTS ,ldfer Killed.-A gen.
tleman named Warner, belonging TO one Of the
Mississippi regiments, which recently LETT
Union Oty, en- route for Virginia, fell or the
cars at Iuka, Miss., a few days ago. as the
train was leavi, & that station, and had both
legs cut of, from the cars passing over them
His home was near Louisville, Miss. He ex.
pired q few moment Is after the accident.
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A NovsL SPscuLATIox.-A comp pany has
just been started In Paris, on strictly high
Church principles, for the sale Of . ne WY
invented winding shsct for burisls. ut 10
quitting this life. shoald cease TO be frightful
or ridiculous; he is frightful IL wrapped In q
common sheet, and rioiculous Il dressed in
his ordinary mupsiAns attire Tho newly
tum the religious emblems with which 1t Ia
ornamented make 10 q cossume the aspect Of
which inspires nothing but tssatngs Of consol-
Ing rssignation.''
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Sick TENrs-The ladies of Augusta, Ga.
are getting ready tor tneir volunteers in Viz
ginia, "sick tents Of a more comnaOdiOus de
scription than the ordinary tent and furnished
with the principa! comforts necessary for ths
sick or wounded soldier We hear that these
tens are prepared at the very moderate cos
of $50 each.
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APPOINTMENT DIR William r. Vaughan, OF
Hampton, has been appointed Assistant Sur
geon by the Confederate Government. and az
signed to Gen. Huger's command at Norfolk.
DR.. Vaughan Is now Lieutenant In the Old
Dominion Dragons, and was one Of Magru.
der's staff at the battle of Bethel.
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Building.- considering the prscariousness
Of the tunes, considerable business Ia being
done in the way of building A number Of
houses are being erected, and there Is every
indication that nothing but tho uncertainty Of
the times represses the energies Of the poo
MA
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Funeral Honors.-A few days since, one Of
the Kentacky volunteers, named William b.
Wilson. was shot through the breast ~ith q
pistol bali by comrade named George W.
Bowman, on Main street, near Dtckinson's
Hat store The wounded man was taken to
tho hospital at the new Aims House. The
party who inflicted tee wound was delivered to
the commanding ofioor Of his company and
was let of, as we afterwards beard and an
nounced in Saturdays paper. On the eve
niug of that day the body Of Wilson was es-
corted past the Dispatch office to the Danville
cars, en- route for it, last resting place, In tho
soiI nf old KentnckY.
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Mustered M.-rhe Jackson Guard, Capt.
Hiram B. Dickinson, were mustered into the
service Of the Confederate States on last Fri
day, and expect to start TO- morrow tor the
Western part Of tho State. They ara well
prepared for active service, being armed With
the best percussion muskets.
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South Carolina Totunseers.-The Second
Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers ar
rived in this vicinity on Saturday mornir 6
last, via Petersburg Railroad. i numbers
nearly one thousand men. Rev. N. Craige,
tho Chaplain, is native Of Augusta county.
Va. The following is list of staff and COM
pany officers: '7'
Colonel, ] d Blanding: Lieat Colonel. D.
W Ray; Major. NJ Steadman; Adjotant
J. Witherspoon; Quartermaster, T. ID.
Fraser; Uommissarv, w E. Dick; surgeon.
DR.. r L. Crawford; Assistant Surgeon. Dr.
John /. Bossard; Chaplain, ksv n.
Uraige; Sergeant Major, b. W Edwards;
Quartermaster Sergeant. r McFsddin
The Regiment L. rcastsr 0,eys. Captain
Willie; state Right Guards, Oapt. Adsmss
Kershaw Troop, Captain Canteyj BlandinS
Blues, Capt. Walker; Sumter 0reys. Oapt.
Harrington; Clarendon Blues, Capt Whit.
worth; Ohickora Guards, OAPt. Oololoueh;
Pickens Sen tinels, Captain Lee; Oowpena
Guards, Oapt. Foster; Hartsvills Light In.
fantry, Oapt. COker.
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Personal.-Amopg the arrivals In Rich
mond, since Saturday, are W. @. P. Breckin-
,idge, Lexington, Ky; NJ. c. ElcaD, Bucking-
ham, Vs.; Howell Cobb, Ca; 8. 0. McIlwsine.
Baltimore; Richard Baylor. Essex John
Brsi non, Lewis county Lieut.. Col Baker.
LIST Regiment N. C. Cavalry.
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LOCAL MATTERS,

Mayors Conrt, Oasurdoy.-A pumbe1 Of
cases were disposed OF BY The Mayor on Fat
urday, of which the following 70 m .sneosfa-
ton: Anderson Jackson. tree, living In the
city ~itb Powhstan papers, ordered 70 isahss
ard pat to work ON the ci'y fortifcatltLs. ssus
Judgment in regard TO Garter Smith, Cum
bertrand daIkey. Edward Cooper, free, fr' M
New 0rI. ans no papers Al d an unis~ fui wea-
pom, discharged, "a SOLDIER servant Joseph
O'Nssl, Frsrk Msld, Patrick Clarke, Jsmts
Hickrry and Tbos. II. Hughes, drunken IL
diers, detained in the wstoh-bGu,e tor sDeum-
bering the streets, discharged with ord. n to
repair to their respective camps. Jas WsIls.
drunk, lying on the sidewalk. conmit,ed In
default of surety. Mary Walker and Ma
ry E Wilson, charged with keeping disorder.
~ house, scquitted. Myer Myers, charged
With stabbing James W. Camp and James p.
Harrison, committed for further examination.
Ellen Birney, charged with beating Mary Tins
ley, acquitted. WIN. Kearney, drunk and in-
ter ering with persons in the street, committed
in default Of sl0o security. Harrison, slave
of James Thomas, Jr., Is .lsshes fos .tng no
pass. Isham, slave of A. W. Taylor, ditto.
and for having an unlawful weapon. Peter
johnson, slave Of Jas. J. sutherland, whipped
for insolence. Chss. Duggin, charged with
committing nuisance, acquitted. "f',@-t
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Corrscsion.-JosephV Vernon, the young man
recognized by the Mayor on Friday last to ap-
pear before the Hastings Court on the I'd Mon
day in August next, was sent on by him slm.
ply to answer an Indictment fr making an as
sault on Augustus Longinotti, on Union street,
near tho Central Apot and not, as stated by
US On Saturday, for shooting L,pginot'i. The
wound was proved to have been inflicted by
Vernon's striking L with the pistol after the
latter had snapped 1t twice at him. The difd-
Guilty bad its origin in dispute about pie
Our former statement is corrected because in
Justice might thereby be done to Vernon, who
is represented as quot and industrious man,
and who relies for his support on his work, aud
| his character as citizen. We have no dis
position to stop the one or asperse the other by
an Internationally erroneous statement.
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Arrival Of Prisomsrs.-Ihs Central earn.
on Saturday, brought to this city ffty six
LincolDites, taken by our f"rces IN the ints-
rior. They were conveyed TO the depot on
Main street, and put 10 confinement -s
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l7sth Regimens.--CoL Ciarkson's command
paraded on Saturday evening in front Of the
County CourtHouse. A fair proportion Of
the members we're present #s'
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The Recent Flag of Truce from President
Davis to Abraham Lincoln.

After the reading Of the Message, by re-
quest of MT. PEsxINs, of Louisiana, the fol-
lowing correspondence was read by the Clerk
The subject being in relation to matter about
which there has been great deal of anxiety
felt, to wit: the mission OF Col Taylor to
President Lincoln, under flag of truce from
President Davis, we lay it before our readers
this morning, with the assurance that IL will
be read with that interest which the subject
demands: