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Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-11
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TURrnEk Ra6M roRrRKss MoSRoK-PARE
tTIcrlARs or THE REGENT MILITARY
snovxMEETs--DNR M. DsED FUeIrryr
SLAVES AT foEtREss MONROE.
WAsHrNGTdSg May 28.--Additional
particulars were received here to-day
from Fortress Monroe. The movement
toward Newport Newspoint took place
on that day as stsssd
A force Of twenty five hundred men,
embracing the Vermont and 9Th Massa-
ehdsas.s regiments and the Eteaben
GuardS from New York, viii few req.
nlaFs and four pieces Of artillery, formed
an entrenched camp at the point, which
| = near The mouth Of James river, and
about tep miles from Fortress Monroe,
up Hampton Roads.
The Sseuben Guards did not land al
the Fortress. The Virgins battery fred
four shots at the Emperor City and the
Quaker City, when of Sewell,s Point
Though at a distance ofoyer three miles,
the shot feb but little slport. indicating
that the guns ef the battery are Of ths
heaviest caiibre The point Of Newport
News. is in plain sight from the ramparti
of the fortress.
The roadstead is there about three
miles wide. One objsctsof the ,entrench
ed camp is to command Sand Island
which is about midway between. ant
completely guards the eBtrance Of Jane.
RIVER Gen. Butler was fearful chat til,
Virginians would take possession of thu
: Island. Newport News point. also
commands, TO great extent. the PENN
sula between the James and York rivers
A large force il 70 be assembled there
and SO important movement is likely /,
meet opposition. Only two Oh three per
sons were seen at the point. On accoun
Of The high wind. the Eihpire City coult
not land the guards Immediately.
HI There was evidently great activity a
Sewellfs Point last night. s ~
Hampton is nearly deserted: Fh
long bridge was bnrned on saturday a
previously stated. 43Ht
About hundred fugitive slaves cam
10 this morning they were provided witt
rations and set to work. their service be
ing greatly needed. They represent tina
they were either To- be- sent South or pu
J TO work on the Virginia batteries.
The famous Hygeia Hotel is beinl
> converted into a hospital. The wealhe
is gintenseleyl hot but the troops ARE j
I excellent health and spirits.
On Saturday night Prof.. Grants ca
\ cium light illuminated the distant reach
IS Of Hampton Roads.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-11

STILL THRY CoME! In addition to
the list Of 214 volunteer. companies
in Georgia. 70 be foundsin our paper,
there have been forty nine companies
formed, and to which commissions
have been issued BY the Governor,
within the last thirty days, making
263 companies ready for the field
a force of not less than 18, 600 yigor-
GUS men. now anxiously awaiting or
dersto strike the common foe. There
can be $4,000 more raised in less
than d month, should the exigencies
Of the service demand this contribu-
ton from Georgia. NJ Ailledgeviue
Recorder. l.. =
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OmInoas.

bal MANASSAS Station corfespon-
dent Of the Richmond Eaqasrer
says: :.
Asailor from one Of the ships. in
attempting 10 place an American flag
npon the top Of the pole at the mar
ket-house, fell and killed himself
sTFhe death Of the man who removed
die Southern flag, and the man who
attempted to raise the United States
.,lag, ID 4 State which had served its
connection with the Federal Govern
ihent. constitute a curious. and we
--tnas not hope, an alsttpcting coinci-
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-11
Another small skirmish.

Shortly after one o'clock last night a
.skirmish took place at Wellington Mills
between a company Of Zouaves and Com
-pany E. Of Michigan regiment and a
scouting party Of virginians. The Fed
eral troops drove them away. One Zou4
ave was killed and another wounded.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-11
BY THE GOVERNOR. !.


"a 4roclan1aG i.
TINE military forces of the Government al
IL Washington hayingIinvaded the Territory
of Virginia, and shed the blood of its people,
and committed other acts of outrage and ag-
erosion, thereby eyincing purpose, on the
the7Part OF that Government, TO subjugate the
people Of Virginia, and subject them TO a
tyrannical coutrol against their consent /;
therefore !, JoHN LErcHER, Governor of Com
fnonwealth aforesaid, by virtue ofthe author
lily vested in me BY the Constitution andlaws
Of the same, do hereby require that all the
Ynlunter companies which may have been
formed in the several counties and corpora.
tions of the Commonwealth, not already mu S
tered in the service, to repair forthwith, and
without awaiting further orders, to the places
Of rendezvous designated by my proclamation
of ID day of May, 1861, there to be mustered
into the service of Virginia.
And do further invoke the good people
of Virginia to organize themselves into
volunteer companies. and arm themselves
with such arms as3may have been furnish
ed, to- them, or they may be able to pro
cute, and repair promptly to such places OF
And furthermore require the Militia OF
the Line to hold themselves in readiness for
immediate service, and arm themselves with
such arms as may have been issued to them,
or theymay be Bile to procure and the COM
pant officers are required to assemble their
companies, at least once a week, at their
usual places Of mastering. for inspection and
drill, that they may be prepared to repel the
invaders Of our soil. q
And furthermore enjoin uponl all the good
people of this Commemorative deport them
selves with the calmness and composufe be-
coming free people, conscious Of their
rights and resolved to maintain them, nothing
doubling. that by the patriotic devotion, COM
centrated energy and determined will Of the
people, in firm reliance upon the blessing Of
Divine providence, We shall be able to main
tain the liberty, Independence and integrity
Of ourlsncient Commonwealth, and the safety,
honor and welfare Of the Confederate States.
Given under my hands as Governor, and
~ under the seal Of the Commonwealth
Z L. 81 set Richmond, this Sd day OF June,
49, 1861, and in The s6th year Of the
Commonwealth.
JOHN LETCHER.
By TIE Governors
Gro. w. MesFoRb.
sce'y OF he Comm'th.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-11
snpplies for For 5Pickens.

BosToN, May 25,-The armed
steamer South Carolina, Commander
Allen, sailed=last night for Fort Pick;
ems. She has crew of one hundred
and thirty men and takes one
hundred men for the feet, to supply
the place of those whose enlistment
has expired. She also takes out sew
eral ten inch mortars, rifed cannon
and other war munitions.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-11
A CoMpLIMENr.--The New York Su

A CoMpLIMENT-The New York Sun
Of the goth says:
"An ingenious rebel has invented d
new Eve shooter at Portsmouth, Va; it
ID simpli6ed so that single chamber, or
the entire Eve barrels, may be discharged
simultaneously
For the further enlightment Of our once
esteemed colemporary-for the Sun was
once tile head and front Of liberal princi.
ples--we may add that this self-same
Ingenious rebel is now completing a
nine barreled rife pistol, which can be
discharged upon the same principle as
the fve-shooter. Its range is consider
ably superior to that Of the ordinary ar
my musket. Mark this, Master Brook.
a. Portsmouth, Transcript.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-11

,. -
1 Forks Of Coal on Saturday the / 9Th
June, next<at the Store house of Allen
IL. Smith, for the purpose Of being drilled.
All members Of the company are re-
quested to attend by 10 O'Clock. 3
J.. A. SMITH, Capt.
June Is, 1861.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-11

4.sLrR Ariarica
America svelIs the dreadful account al
the numbers destroyed BY the recent
earthquake il the Argentic republic. All
/ first we were told seven OF eight thousand,
then not less than eleve1s and now by an
I arrival al Boston, from Monteyideo, with
dates q lie 18th ultimo. we learn that
The number destroyed at Mendoza. and
several small towns 10 the neighborhood
pf that city cannot be less than 10000.
The Centinela Puntano, of March 10th,
says 1.-THE reason is obscured, the
soul saddened. to hear these phrases
Mendoza is to-day . mountain Of fuins.
under which remain sepulcheree 60, 900
I Of her inhabitants. Human intelligence
cannot describe the sad picture tina! Men.
.doza and her adjacent villages present.
Senior Don B. 0sellano. the last who has
arrived from there, and who merits en-
tire confidence, says. that Mendoza, COM
pretending the capital. San Jose, San
Vicente, Infernillo. Panquiqua, Piemer-.
1 lila, and all the other interior districts,
is to-day mountain Of rubbish and
corpses--of the latter not less than 49,
900 q eo,oOO." In the space which was
destroyed there could not have beenless
than Sd, 900 Of both sexes. Calculating
that In four leagues Of the arena there
have persisted four 10 each square, gives
30.736 persisted. OF many families Of
twenty and thirty not a single member
Iss been saved. The details Of the nu-
msrous letters from the unhappy persons
Who escaped are terrible; their suffer-
ingssfor the first days were cruel; the mar
Faiives Of SO much suffering rends the
heart.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-11
DIR. eHAKLEs 3. - ,,.,.5..

#HAVING located atcosisnas,,
II fully offers his profession Nj ill.,, ssg! leip...
Citizens Of the surrounding coaS,,s esst
al Capehart's Store. ASr;l s s'lao9t. 0k
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-11
The Southern Climate and Yankee Sol.
t diers.

n + y f
Im.his work on military surgery, just
published. Dr. Gross says THE mum
Der oftsick that may be expected ito be
constantly on hand during any given
campaign is estimated, on an average, at
len per cent; but this proportion must
be necessarily exceeded, II especially in an
invading army, WITH raw, undisciplined
and unacclimated troops. This was EN-
inentIystrue even in the Crimea, ID q eli
mate Comparatively healthy within few
miles Of tile sea. Wesmay well imagine
what would be the effects Of the climate
of the South upon the northern troops. il
they were to pass far, during the hot
season, beyond Mason and Dixon's line.
Disease, in its w6rst form, would be sure
to invade and thin their ranks at every
step. Fever-typhoid, typhus. remit
tent, and Intermittent and yellew-dysen-
terry, diarrllpe, scurYy. pneumonia and
inflammation 81 tile liver would accomplish
more, Infinitely more, for the southern
cause than all the weapons Of war that
conld be placed il the hands ofthe South
ern people. Typhoid, lltypus and yelloW
fever. dysentery, diarrhoe and scurFy
would, in ali human probability, soon be-
come epidemic, and occasion mortality
ttuIs appalling. The southern soldier,
~ the contrary, thoroughly aociimated
as he. is, could suffer comparatively liz
tle.''s
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-11
New Grocery.
/ w. a. Wilson

DESPECTFULLYi informs the public that
IN he has opened a Grocery at The old
stand lately occupiedby Snyder & Wilson, op
posite the Star Office. He will constantly
keep on hand q full supply of Groceries, Can.
dies, Fruits, Confectionaries, Pickles, To-
bacco, Cigars, &C., &C., together with few
Dry Goods; all Of which he will sell low fol
cash The public are invited 10 call.
Particular attention WILDE giyen'to keep
ing Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Game, &c, SIC.
COUNTRY PRODUCE
WILDE received at all times, in exchange fol
Dry Goods and Groceries.
Charleston, Feb, 26, 1861.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-11

Trunks, Ealises, and Travelling Bags,
constantly on hand.
I AflNG superior facilities for pur-
Il chasl1g goods and limiting my
business. exclusively to mems teear, you
are certain always 70 find q larger variety
Of goods OF the most durable and fashion
q6le make at this establishment than else
where and you are enabled to fit your
selves from top to toe, without any diff :
Guilty.
Can and examine my goodsand prices.
N. FRANKEEBERGER.
(Star Building. J
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-11
CHARLESTON. RIPLEY i PARAERSgGKG
TRI-WEEKLY: s
Mall ETaCE T,in@

Mall HACK Line.
THE Agent of this line having obtained
from The Up O. Department change IL
.scedule so as to make sufeland direct connec
lions between the above named points. viii
hereafter run comfortable Hacks regularly as
follows: */5
Leaves charleston/esery Sunday, Wednes-
day and Friday ait o'clock A. M, reaching
Parkersbnrg the following day, after 4 pleas
ant night rest at Ripley, in time for the $40
train for Baltimore, making this The most di.
rectand shortest route to the East.
Leaves Parkersburg the same DAYS as
above, at S A. M. making the same lime.
Leaves Ripley every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday. fol Parkersblrg at 4 O. clock Al.
NJ, and for Charleston at 6 A. M.
NConNeyance can be had at Ripley "a ali
points. Passengers coming to Rayen5woed
and wishing to connect withthel hacks, will
hnd Conveyance at the Ravenswood House
ready at moments warning.
N. B.-HaviHg etnployd trusty drivers, the
Agent is preparedtd take charge Of any busi,
ness entrusted to hisscare. Light freight ia :
ken at moderate rates.
J.lL. PROGLER, Agent.
Office at Charleston, Wilson House,
d " Parkersburg, U. S. Hotel.
Ripley, u. s.. Hotel
Fare through between Parkersburg and
Charleston S. 80, way fare 81 OTIS. per mile.
June u, 1850. So
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Federal Intelligence from kentucky.

From the Louisville Journal
The troops now stationed at Birds Point and
Fort H Hot are ordered into winter quarters.
EsCAPED.-Five rebel prisoners escaped-through
careless guardng-on Wednesday night last, from
Mt. Sterling Ky. They had jnst been tried before
the United States Commissioner, and were to be
sent on to Frankfort the next morning.
ARREST OF A TRAIToK.-A man by the name
of Hogan, employed in the secret service by the
Government was arrested at Cairo on Saturday
by Carson the scout for giving information to the
enemy.
ARRESTED AND RELEAsED.-We learn from the
Frankfort Yeoman that E. Rains and Daniel Boone,
arrested on the charge of treason, by the Home
Guards, were discharged on Wednesday, under a
writ of habeas corpus after hearing before the
Federal court now in session at that place. The
parties are residents of Woodford county.
The North Michigan Regiment, Col. Dutield, ar
rived at Jeffersonyille on Sunday, and went into
camp temporarily on the Indiana shore, opposite
the Water-works The regiment numbers 99I
men, and was recruited in various sections OF the
State-some companies being composed almost
entirely of farmers from the southern and middle
counties and others Of lumbermen from the
pineries of the north. They are fne-looking body
of men, exhibiting all the evidences of health and
vigor.
EXCITEMENT AT DEMONSTRATION was con
siderable excitement at and around Brandenburg
Meade county, Kentucky, on Friday night last as
| the steamer Eugene passed down, caused by the
| circulation of rumor that an immediate ATTACK
would be made upon that point by the rebels. A
| the request OF the commander of the post Capt
| Sayre, of the Eugene, went with his boat to {
| point opposite Brandenburg and brought over nifty
| Indiana Home Guards while Capt. Cobb with The
Diligent went after and brought sevent other In
| dianans to reinforce the Unionists of Meade c0un
| ty, leaving an aggregate force OF i've hunaret
| men for the defence of Brandenburg. As th
Eugene returned on Sunday the loyal citizens 0
Brandenhurg were dwelling in perfect securit.
| AGAINST rebel assaults.
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the contending parties One Of our soldiers coming
upon an officer, shouted out to him, " Take OIL
them tacklin' '-meaniDg to deliver up his arms,
etc. AS musket was leVeled at the head OF the
latter in an explanatory sort of way, he thought
it best to comply, though with a very bad grace.
of his degradation but his opponent soon ex'
planned his emotions by remarking with sigh, as
he handed over the last article, That belt cost
me S8 in New York, and thought 1t dirt cheap at
that p .a
You may not think my Mississippi narrator very
luminous always in the above account; IN TACT,
there are many details I never could understand
from him or any one else. merely give you the
above as the current gossip of the fight the day
after, on the field of battle itself.
LEESBUEG.
should like to tell you of our entrance into
Leesburg queer old town in an agricultural dis
trlct, full OF Old houses, quadroons, pretty women
generally, and particularly full of soldiers at pres
ent. We entered the town to attend the noble
Col Burt's remains, but the fact of visiting any
| thing like city made US feel more like Mahomet 5
| followers as they neared Damascus. AS soon as
| we had arrived and broken ranks, we rustled
around the place with empty pockets and emptler
| stomachs, in search of something to eat; but the
| hotels were already oyercrowded, and but one or
| two invitations were extended by private hospI-
talty to persons out OF three regiments of soldiers
We subsequently reflected that it was all right
perhaps it their way, and that everybody
there is literally eat out of house and home: but
as we marched away at night, famished and hun.
CRY, and so cold that no sense Of decorum could
restrain many OF the soldiers from putting then
hands in their pockets, even while marching II
the funeral procession, we lifted up our too
against the town, and thought that there were moi
enough Leesburg Lots to save the town from oul
| mdledictions. FISHBACk.
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Anotha,1 Attack Anticipated op the Ken
te.eky side of the River.

MEMPHIS. Nov 9-The Appaas's correspondents
says. Cen Ssrant sent flag * truce to columbus
yesterday asking for an exchange OF prisoners
aadgen Polk refused, owing @ the insulting char
aoter of the proposition. TAe bearer OF the tklg
acknow Lodges the loss of 500. We captured 200
prisoners and the Feder2-s captured 26 OF oar
men who were mostly sicE.
The gunboats Of the enemy were badly damaged
by oaa batteries. Gems. 1olk, Pillow and ChaGt@
ham participated in the dght. Another attack Is
anticipated on the keatRcky side OF the riEer.
MeRnhis to-day resembles Rachael mourGng for
her children, business 3 generally suspended, and
all svmpathize with the wounded whom We are eN
peGting tomorrow. i is impossible to senG the
list of killed and wounded, as the COMMANDER al
| Columbus it seems, prevents It's translaisson AT
| present will Telegraph the list as early as pos
| sible Col Marks segment suffered bGt little.
| MEHPHIs, Nov. 8. Second Dispatch. - The
| steamer Hill wiz, arrive on tomorrow with the
| wounded. We aaEe no correct insAiHatlon and
| hardly any names are given OF the killed and
wounded. | viii give the list as soch as possible.
From Nashville
| NASHVILLE, Nov. 9.-Brig. Gen. John G. Breck
| ipridge arrived here to-day from Richmond. Tie
| is assigned to the command OF a brigade at Bowl
| ing Green.
Bridges Destroyed on the Chattanooga Railroad
CuATTASooG A. Nov. 9.-Two bridges were burn
last night Oh the Georgia State road about htteel
| miles beyond Chattanooga 1t is not know
| whether the burning was done by an incendiary o.
by accident. 1t will, however, cause no delay q
the bridges will be repaired in a few days.
The Union Men Of East Tennessee.
| NASHVILLE, Nov. 9.-The Union men of Eas
Tennessee did not vote tso the returns shoN) a
the recent election, and it is understood they d'
not acknowledge the Confederate Government.
The Bowling Green correspondent OF the UnlOl
and American says one hundred and ten Llncoln
ties were sent to Brandenburg Meade county, las
week Of which tho Southern men klitod SIX ah'
drove the balance away from the conhty'
From Richmond.
| DEli0 % 70
caivad here that several bridges the rairoa
from Atlanta to Chattanooga also on the Iaroa
through Fast Tennessee, have beeu burned, and
! was evidently precOncerted movement as IN
several points to prevent intelligence OF the tao
= reaching the different stations.
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VOLUME XIV.

quette than he began crawling round towards the
sleeper's head, and when close enough to do so,
attempted to persuade him to arise and accompany
him to the hospital But his exertions were in
vain, and finally coming to this conclusion, he de-
declared the fellow to be f." drunk's.'og,n and
turned from him with disgust which was amusing
to behold. After determining TO leave the fellow
to his fate, he attempted to arise, for he had all
this time been upon his hands and knees, but, alas,
he could not do SO and maintain bis center of
gravity.
AS often as he raised himself upright he would
lose his balance and come down sprawling upon
the pavement, sometimes with such force that he
must have hurt himself badly. While attempting
to get up, he two or three times fell across the
sleeper which shook and crushed him SO badly
that he was startled out of his sleep, and straight
enng himself to q sitting posture, he rubbed his
eyes and stared at his disturber. The other then
began cursing him for being 50 drunk as to sleep
in the streets. This red sleepy-hcad, whose nap
had moi much improved his temper, SO he cursed
| back with extraordinary luency, and soon the
street resounded with the Yilest kind of language,
| in the midst of which a watchman came along
and calling for assistance carried both off to the
calaboose. We left the scene and kept on oul
| way, wondering at the singular ways OF ProVl'
dence, in thus permitting poor fellow to get him
self into scrape by most commendabie en-
deavor to aid man whose condition touched his
heart.
Boy ACCUSED OF ARsoH.-Arhur McMahan, q
lad Of II or Is years, was arrested last night by
officer Dryden, who upon information received
charges him with having set fire to house or
Common street, between Claiborne and Dcrbigny
streets, belonging to Mrs. Kearns.
FIRES LAST NIGnT.-At7 T.! O'Clock last evening
a kitchen, situated on the corner Of St. John the
Baptist and Race streets, belonging to Mr.. "ere
niah O'Keefe, took fire, but was extingnishet
before much damage was done. 1t is suspected
that the fire was the result OF some villany.
Another more serious fire took place about {
half an hour afterwards, in the Third District, OF
Louisa street between craps ard Love streets. 4
stable belonging to Mr.. DemaiilYRas entirely con
sumed. The loss, however, win: not be over
thousand dollars.
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CuMM MI sic 4 e D.

h.
New UrieRns Nov. To- 1851.
En-. CRESCENT -S0: In the rersrt of my lecture
in the True Delta of this morning l am grossly
=
am represented to have placed the Irish in tie
same category with the Germans in my abuse
We're | compelled to trust myself to the protsc-
ton of any nationality it wo,la be to the lrish1Hen
OF St. Louis. Twice have the Irish and Americans
protected me from mobs Of the Dutch in that city,
and now am an exile rom my home By the
Dutch, and in mass meaaiNg they have PASSED
resolutions to hang me :som the top of my own
college, if I dare to retGrn. They have qrartered
a Dutch artillery comnany in my college, desc
lated my home, and driven my family into the
mountains of Missouri; For safety. That there are
many Germans in TIE Southern Conteeeracy who
are high minded, trua hearted, loyal So.thern men
with whom would share life and liberty, haEe
no doubt, and to them I regret tlat made nc
reference, althou gh fully intended to do so. MI
remarks were intended for those Northern hotde
who are our ccIainon enemies, a2l who woald a.
soon cut Southern Germans throat as mine
What have ftTisten is the unva@nIshed trash, an
not intended % be an apology.
DIR JOS - n MCDOWELL.