Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-07-06
Telegraph,c News from ali Quarters

] State Convention passed an ordinance author.
4 izing a loan of 81, 100000, of which $4,000.
600 are to be Issued in treasury notes.
i The report of tho Committee on Elections
! recommends tho expulsion Of the Western
/ Virginia traitors Brown, Carlisle, Dent,
4 Burlcy, Wiley, and soycn others Pending
9 tho consderntinnGnf of the report, the Conyo.l.
ftion adjourned for want Of !, quorum
,je At the session today, twelve molubers
! fronNtl,e Pan Handle were formally expelled,
\ Prince Camille de l'olignao, q distinguished
! Frenchmun, hud.n audience with tile Presi.
dent yesterday. Tho Prince comes to tender
his sword aud services to the Southern Cou.
fedeuey.
Anthony Robinson, venerable aud cs.
tccmed citizen ct Richmond, died yesterday
Tho interest OH Virginia bonds not held
due in the United States, will be paid Oh the
lst July, in currency ut Richmond The in.
terest due people in the United Statcs will
be suspended during the war.
Passengers today from Winchester report
that skirmish took place at Ron,ney on
Thursday; at which about twelve Fedcrusts
and two Confcderatcs were killed. Nothing
OF Interest has been received from other
points. The location of troops is constantly
changed, and the number Increased or din,n.
|
adopted. Movements Thought discreet to day
may be changed tomorrow This will show
the usclessucss of reference to such matters.
RICHMOND, July about thirty Fedora!
prisoners were brought here this morning.
They were captured last week ut sea by fifteen
Murylandcrs.
Mark a. Cooper and G. b. Lamar arc in
| Richmond
Several workshops in the penitentiary
were burned this afternoon.
There have been scasonabc rains in the
ncighborhood the past two duys.
| Nothing ot interest from Manassas, York.
town or Winchester.
RIcnMoND, July 1.-Commodorc iIolIus,
at Baltimore, having devised plan OF seizns
the steamer st. Nicholas, plying between BAL.
tlmorc aud Pliiladclphia, Captain Thon:s
| disguised US female, with several others,
took passage for philadclphia at some
| po,nt below Baltimore, Commodore llollins,
with others, went aboard. Subsequently, tic
whole party armed themselves aud took charge
IT the steamer. They met with little oppo.
sition.. They took Baltimore baruuc with
5000 bags coffee. a schooner with zoo tons
coal for the Federal fleet was brought by tIls
ST Nicholas to fredericksburg, and the car.
goes landed. The barquc aud schooner are
on the Rapp.hannock above the Confederate
batteries. The st. Nicholas is u valuable
mail steamer, and it is believed has on board
interesting dispatches, money and valuable
freight, The prizes were safely secured,
valued ut about four hundred thousand dollars.
Commodore llollins, with the Captain of the
steamer st. Nicholas, arrived here this utter.
noon. Report says that Thomas was disguis
ca as French lady, and lIollins recognised
her us a Parisiau acquaintance many years
ago long French conversation clsucl
aud ut o'clock, OH Saturday night, IA party
appeared, thoroughly armed with arms, cut
lasses, DC, and took possession of tic steamer
Universal qualification is expressed ut this
achievement
BALTIMORE, (via New Orleans Junc so.
six Regiments have passed through here
during the last 24 hours.
JEFFERSON CIrY, June 30.-Attomcy
General n, tt declines to take tho oa.l,, and 8
held a prisoner.
ST., LOUIS, June 3O.-The verdict of the
jury IN the case OF the shooting of the ci.i-
zcns by the Un.tcd States troops, w, IS that
tie, were shot without p,oyocatiun.
Gossip says that prrt OF the N,w Jersey
Regiment in passing through Baltimore wee
gretcd with cheers for jeff Davis
The Tribune says that Col Alien, of the
New York First Regiment. has been arrested
by General Butler. His loyalty is strongly
suspected. The regular officers are prcpar.y
=, petition for his (}utcrs) removal. Tile
New lolk Regiments is clanorous Both re-.
gnlars and volunteers decline to attack or 90
III battle under Butler
| NEW YoRK, June 27-Bark Virgina
Ann has arrived, and reports that on the 10th
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