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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-12

OF Fort Mckee provided with the necessary shot fur
naces officers and soldiers quarters magazines &C.
FORT BARRANCAs
is the north OF Pensacola bay, and directly fronting
the entrance to its mouth The work is erected on
the site Of an old Spanish fort. The fort Is q
FASHIONED work, built Of heavy masonry, and mounts
forty guns, and in time Of requires a garrison
Of two hundred and fifty The armament of the
work is fully mouneed, and its magazines in good
order In the Of the fort is redoubt, which Is
auxiliary TO Fort Barrancas Some extensive repairs have
recently been completed this redoubt, and the flank
ing howtzers of scarp and counerscap be mounted
with very little labor
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-12

The ss ON this work compastey covers the Navy
Yard aad the ttc 4 hrid By the federal auhori-
ties ii aot bold out long against Fort Plckens The
Oar o of the bay d three miles distant and
beyond To-, there fscitis fcr hostile feet 10 lie
IN szfets ali The forts Pensacola bay this gar
viscaea ~ ,lAbsma troops who invited there by
che Gcvc.s.ot Of Florida
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-12
PORT MAS.

The i@r,'Scaton n situated on Fosters Bank and
gusrds tie wcat side Of the mouth Of Pensacola bay II
Is hsssoDed fort, built of brick masonry with walls
sweye Tee "a thickness IL l. cmbrssured for two ters
a stas tsdcr bctnbprcof cdsefnatcs and has tier
bavta> Its armament consists OF 100 guns, and in
elmo requires garrison Of six hundred and ifty
meo The work cost the federal government about
s4oocoo ~ guna rsdae At evcrJ point OF the horizon
n "a ,cry effective work Tho fun srmamsnt Of
the fort complete bnt Sufficient number uf guns
,re h hslcy to make . very co,d defence IN conuno.
tin win Nt pckcns Bclaw tnis fort is q waier bat.
xety ~axs mounts some eight ten guns The INTERIOR
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-12

Total che above eleven fotilcations T02 337
The national Republican., 1861-08-30
WAR ITEMS.

Senator Wade, of Ohio. is raising q cavalry
regiment and q battery.
A general order has been issued, forbidding
the mastering in Of minors, and providing that
volunteer officers shall rank from the date Of
mastering in.
Major Myer, signal officer of General Nc.
Clellans staff, Is training signal parties. Sig
nails were made over fifty or sixty miles extent
OF country. Rockets and burning lights as II
signalling, are seen nightly on the other side Of
the Potomac.
The Massachusetts, sixth was paid off, o few
days ago, at Lowell, when eight out OF nine
companies voted in favor Of re-enlisting.
Colonel Clark. of the eleventh Massachusetts,
has so far recovered from the effects of the sun
stroke, received on the day of the Bull Run
flight, as to be able to resume command Of his
regiment.
Messrs W. Carvell Hall aud William Carre!e
are forming company of Marylanders at Rich
mond Of recent arrivals from Baltimore.
Massachusetts, has thus far purchased one
thousand seven hundred horses for military
purposes, at a cost of 100000.
The city of New York has already furnished
for the war over $4,000 men, including the
three months volunteers. This is much largel
number than has been drawn from any State Of
region having population equal to that of thi
city
The national Republican., 1861-08-30
For the National Republican.

There appeared, few days since, 10 the Re-
publican and other papers, an account of lady
of this city selling out her furniture and leav-
ing for the South to join her husband laden
with letters conveying important information
to the rebels, besides carrying with her large
boxes filled with pistols for the rebel army.
The lady sold her furniture to join her husband,
to whom she was only more loyal than to the
Union, but she carried with her no boxes of
pistols, nor single letter. The huge boxes
alluded to in the hall of her house on the day
of sale, contained presents of wine to her hu;-
band, and books, and are still here, stored In
Seventh street, where suspicion can go and
gaze upon them. The lady was importuned to
take letters from wives to husbands, and one
young loving lady to her lover, but she refu'ed
to take single letter. The lady engaged much
OF her time in making havelocks for our sol
diers, and exemplified in her character those
Christian graces which secured for her the high
est respect and esteem Of our soldiers and al
who knew her.
A VERY BLACK REPUBLICAN.
The national Republican., 1861-08-30
WAR NEWS.
SklRNlSIl iT BhILEy'S CROSS ROADS,
Our Troops in Possession.

Wednesday, the Federal forces made an ad-
vance on Bailey's Cross Roads, (about five
miles from Alexandria, where the enemy were
in considerable force, and drove them q mile
and half beyond where the enemy halted
with their artillery. The enemy, on re
firing. fred few shots. but without much
effect. The firing was kept up, off and on,
nearly all day, a shell being occasionally thrown
by our forces, and the enemy returning the fire
by shot. The Cross Roads are now in posses
sion of the Federal troops.
Quite an amusing incident occurred during
tho day. Some Of the boys of the Michigan
regiment rigged up a stove pipe on a pair of
old wheels, and run it among the bushes. The
enemy thinking 1t a deserted gun, fired some
dozen or two shots at It from their howitzers,
in order to drive off any of our men who hap.
pened to be near; and the cavalry, numbering
some three or four hundred, made a grand
charge at 1t; but, discovering their mistake,
they returned faster than they came.
During the day, one ofthe Michigan regiment,
named Daniel Knipple, was accidentally killed
by the discharge of a musket in the hands of n
companion.
The heavy cannonading heard in the city
yesterday afternoon, is thought to have been
caused by the enemy trying the range Of their
guns.
| Nothing OF interest transpired on the oppo-
site side of the river yesterday, the forces on
each side keeping we'll within their respective
lines. As far as we have heard, no one was
shot yesterday excepting Mr.. H. II. Hitchcock,
company A, twelfth New York regiment, who
received ball through bis thigh while on
picket duty near Bailcy's Cross Roads.
General Mcclellan was on the other side
yesterday afternoon, examining the positions of
the troops and arranging their disposition, &c.
General Mcclellan has ever been watchful
and always ready whenever an alarm Is given
that the enemy intended making an attack
The general has scrupulously examined all the
Notifications. Under his strict. but just dis.
cipline, the soldiers have been promptly and
satisfactorily furnished with everything neces
sary for their military as we'll as domestic
wants; and this attention to their welfare has
contributed materially to the present fine and
imposing condition Of the troops. He cannot
be spoken Of in terms too appreciative for the
noble manner in which he has discharged bis
duty, in crushing out secession amongst us, by
causing to be arrested all those who were
known to be giving aid and comfort y to the
enemy. whether male or female
The national Republican., 1861-08-30
GENERAL ORDER.

The following general order has been issued
by the War Department:
AUGUST 2S. 1861.
I. Commanding oilic srs, of whatever regiment
or independent companies, will take measures
to keep the strength of their commands up to
the maximum standard of organization pre-
scribed by general order No. Is, current series,
from this Department. for cavalry and infantry,
and general order No. lG, current series, from
the same Department, for artillery. For this
purpose. they will detail, from time to time, as
required, one commissioned officer, or two if
necessary, with one or two non commissioned
officers or privates, to recruit in the districts in
which the regiments or companies were raised.
The authority for the officers aud men thus de
tailed, to leave their regiments or companies,
must be approved by the brigade and division
commanders, and the general commanding the
department or corps d'drnee.
Immediately upon their arrival at their sta
tions, or, If more convenient, upon theiI way
thither, the commissioned officers thus detailed
will report in person or by letter to the nearest
United States mastering officer, who W II give
them instructions in the matter OF the expenses
proper to be incurred therefor. Recruiting
officers will muster into service and administer
the oath Of allegiance to such regiments or re-
cruits brought to them.
| III. All enlisted men in the volunteer service
who have been taken prisoners by the enemy
and released on parole, will be discharged from
| the service.
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

AFFAIRS IN TENNEssEE.-Recenta accounts from
Nashville represent martial law as having been
declared in that city. On Saturday several
gentlemen arrived at Louisville and Nashville
who slated that no persons are now permitted
to come without passports. Gentlemen and
ladies at Nashville, on account of not having
passports, were refused admission into the cars
One gentleman on the train was turned back
from the State line for not having the necessary
document. The Louisville Journal says:
The gentlemen with whom we conversed
say that all the baggage of the passengers, Of
whatever description. was thoroughly examined
and many articles not permitted to come. All
heletters on the persons Of the passengers were
taken away, and the unsealed ones, which had
no stamps or postmarks, retained. One of our
informants had two letters of the latter sort of
much importance to him. He begged that they
might be broken open and read, but this was
refused; they had to go back TO the Nashville
committee.
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

OHIo.--A few days since we announced that
aconglomerate convention, styling itself Dem.
ocraic," met at Columbus, and nominated
Hon. J. Scott Harrison, son Of ex.Presdent
Harrison. for Lieutenant Governor. We are
pleased to note that Mr.. H. declines the nomi-
nation. In his letter of declination, be states
that he was not consulted in regard to II; ; that
he has no inclination to be q candidate for any
office, least of all a party candidate and that
the time has come when we should forget party.
throw off its rammels and obligations. and
stand up for the country, its Union, Constitu-
tion. and laws" In regard to the cry for
peace. with which the secession sympathsers
are trying to divide the North, he Gays: H.
too, am for peace, but am for the Union be.
fore peace, for know that without the Union
We can bsve no peace
A call has been issued for a Union State
Convention, 10 be held at Columbus, on Thurs.
day the 5th of September. to nominate State
ticket. 1t is signed by prominent Democrats
aud Republicans, in the various counties and
should iudicious ticket be nominated, we do
not doubt but it will sweep the State by an
immense majority.
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

PRINCE NAPoLEoN.--Prince Napoleon has &C.
cepted an invitation from Governor Andrew,
of Massachusetts,, to visit Boston.
Professor Cleveland who was appointed
Consul to Smyrna, has declined the office. He
wished TO be sent to Dundee.
A secession meeting takes place to day, at
Middletown, New jersey. Thomas Dunn Eng
lish is to be one of the orators. A row is eX-
peeled.
Another seizure Of the New York Do,ily Ne,ps
took place at Albany, on Tuesday, 2Sth. The
package contained LOO copies, addressed to
A. Gunter, Louisville, Kentucky
INDIGNANT - The Baltimore Exchange is
quite indignant because the circulation OF that
sheet has been suppressed in Alexandria. The
agent wrote that circumstances beyond his
control precudcd him Lencefurth from order
ing single copy. We apprehend more of the
Exchange agents will do likewise
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

General Mcbride returns ten "mortelly "
wounded and sixty-seven badly adding that
there were many others slightly injured"
1t is evident that General Price considerably
understated his aggregate losses.
What they were in the whole force under
Mccullough, we may never accurately know ;
certainly not from him.
A letter from ST. Louis, August 26, says:
A gentleman just from Springfield reports
that there are still 1000 of the enemy 8
wounded and 400 of ours, there-c onvertine
the city into one grand hospital, where the
patients actually outnumber the entire popula-
ton"
The national Republican., 1861-08-30
CIRCULAR.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

GOST OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
hup,St 20, 1851.
This Department having authentic informa
tion that the mails have been repeatedly vio-
lated and cannot be carried safely in that part
Of Kentucky named herein, it is ordered that
the post Offices at Hickman, Columbus, and
Paducah, Kentucky, and all other post offices
and post routes in Kentucky west Of the Ten
nessee river, be discontinued, except as fol.
lows Route Nc. 1852, from Russellvlle, uia
Cadiz and Mayfeld, is continued as far as Mil
burn, and all post offices on that route Except
Aurora) are continued also, route 20. 1904
from Eddyville to Olive, and the post offices
thereon, are continued. The special office at
Dublin, and its supply, is continued
and act accordingly.
BY order of the Postmaster General:
JOHN A. KAssoN,
F'rSt Asst Postmaster General,
The national Republican., 1861-08-30
ENEMY's LOSS AT WILSON CREEK.

E.NEMY's LOSS AT WILSON CIR REEK.
The Richmond papers publish the following
report from Gen Mccullough to the Contede-
rate Secretary OF War
SPRINGFIELD, (Mo,) ria LITTLE Rock, ARK,
August -, 1861.
Hon. l.. p. WALKER The battle of Oak Hill
has been fought, and We have gained great
victory over the enemy, commanded nv Gen
5. Lyon. The battle was fought ten miles from
Springfield. The enemy were nine or ten
thousand strong; our force was about the same
The battle lasted six and a half hours. The
enemy was repulsed and driven from the field
with the loss Of six pieces of artillery, several
hundred stand of small arms, eight hundred
killed, one thousand wounded, and three hun
dred prisoners Gen. Lyon was killed, ant
many Of their prominent officers. Our loss wa
two hundred and sixty-6ve killed, eight hun
dred wounded, and thirty missing. We hav
possession Of Springfield and the enemy are il
fall retreat towards Rolla.
Benz. MCCULLOUGH,
Brigodier General Conrmanding
The explanation is made, that the losses re
ported are exclusive of those reported by Gen
Price among the Missouri troops This expla
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

nation is Inconsistent with the whole context Of
the dispatch Gen Mccullough reports The
whole lusros al he dpcc 'hr whole i"lCcs on
the Confederate side
The true explanation Of the incongluity Of
the dispatch with known facts is, that it is de
liberately false
Gen. Price, who reported the Missouri troops
at 1921, reported his killed at 1885, and his
wounded at 5l7. But we have since the re
ports 10 detail of the officers in command under
Gen, Price, as follows:
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

THE ATTACK ON WAsHTNGTOS.-Th Nashville
Union Of the Goth instant says:
"We have before us private letter from a
gentleman residing at Warrenton, Virginia
from which we take the following extract Our
troops are advancing as fast as they can be
moved. They are now in four miles, fifty thou
sand of them, and pressing on. You may look
out by the last of this or first OF next week for
big fight or another foot race. My impres
sion is, and think you will find me correct,
that our general will throw large body Of
troops across the Potomac at Leesburg and
then march up to Washington in the rear, bring
ing on an attack both in front and rear at the
same time This letter Is dated the 18Th in.
stant,"
The national Republican., 1861-08-30
Geo. M. Weston. Editor.
Friday, August 30, 1861.
CoSFIDENcE IN THE president

CONFIDENCE IN THE PRESIDENT.
Confidence in the President seems to be
universal among those, of whatever party
hitherto, who are now for the Union and The
maintenance Of the Republic.
Al an immense meeting Of the citizens o.
Chicago in favor Of the vigorous prosecution
Of the war, on Saturday evening last, the fol
lowing resolution was adopted unanimously
aud amid tremendous cheers:
Resolved, That we have confidence in Abra-
ham Lincoln, and believe he will do his whole
duty in the administration of the war.
This in the great city of the Presidents owl
State, and where he is thoroughly known, Il
the testimony OF men of all parties to the lidel
ity of q public servant, who is successful.
meeting. a weight of responsibility which ha
been thrown upon nobody in this conntr,
since the days Of Gen. Washington.
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

THE VAN WYCK INVESTIGATING CoMMTTrEE.-
The committee appointed to investigate all con-
tracts made by the Administrati on during the
prosecution of the war is now in session at the
st. Nicholas Hotel New York. Secretaries
Cameron and Welles have invited any of the
members of the committee to Washing gton for
the purpose of examining into the details of the
official business, or they will send any papers
and documents the committee may desire.
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

How Col, CoRCoRAN IS TREATED.-Lieut
John Mitchell, jun, a son OF the Irish patriot .
says that so far from being treated cruelty
he is treated only to cocktails, mint juleps, and
other like beverages, and that he will soon
return home"
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

WOMAN WHIPPING.-In the local columns ofyes,
terday morning Baltimore Clipper, is an account
of the whipping Of four free colored women 10
that city by order Of a police Justice. They
received ten stripes each upon the bare back
we'll laid on, with an additional five for one
woman, who is said to have complained too
loudly OF the first ten.
The national Republican., 1861-08-30
IMPORTANT TO VOLUNTEERS.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, August 2G, 1861.
The commissioned officers of all volunteer
and militia organizations, no matter whether
established under the authority of State or
Of the United States, will be regarded as hav-
ing been commissioned on the day when mus
tered into the service of the United States, and
will take rank in their respective grades, will
be entitled to pay and be obeyed and respected
In their several positions from that date
Hereafter, no minors will be mustered into
the service of the United States as volunteers,
without the consent Of their parents or guar.
dians.
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

have concluded their labors. The Press says:
The resolutions adopted by the County Con
ventlon are not very clearly expressed, but the
temper oi the Democratic masses is plainly
SHOWN by the fact that the sentence relative to
sustaining the Government in its efforts to crush
rebellion, which, amid the prevailing confls sion,
reached the ears OF the delegates, was greeted
with thunders of applause
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

RS- Company A, United States EngI-
nesrs.-Fify intelligent and able bodied mechanics
will DC enlisted to fill this Company to the maxi.
mum fixed by law, $50 men Inquire at No 242
G street, Pay, from sl3 to s3i per month besides
food AM clothing. aug 27-tf
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

APPoNTMENT.-Capt. William J. Foster, for
the past eleven years so well known to the
travelling public in connection with the COM
mand Of the steamships Southerner and Marion,
has been appointed as acting master in the
United States navy.
The national Republican., 1861-08-30
From the London Times, August Il.

THE BRrrIsH FLEET FOR NORTH AMERICA
The screw steamer frigate Immortalitie, 81,
Captain George Hancock, left Plymouth Sound.
on Saturday morning for North America.
Three batteries Of royal artillery have been
ordered from India to Canada. The force will
proceed overland upwards of 1000 miles.
Two hundred horses for the royal artillery are
on passage for Canada
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

Ess- Hon. Joseph Holt is in Boston, creating
quite a sensation. He addressed an immense
multitude in the street on Tuesday night, and
ia again to speak in Faneuil Hall.
The national Republican., 1861-08-30
RY GREEN & WILLIAMS, Auctioneers.
DARK By HORSE, HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN
FTRNITL'RE AT ALeTION

On SATURDAY, the 31st instant, we shall sell,
at our Auction Rooms, a general assortment OF
household, nc viz
One Dark Bay Horse, works well in harness
Walnut Sofas, Chairs, Rockers, and Tables.
Walnut Bedstead, Wa hstands and Bureaus
10 dozen assorted Cane seat Chairs.
IIusk, Cotton, Top, and other Mattresses.
One very fine Walnut Writing Desk
China, Glass, and Crockery Ware.
10 dozen Mens' Shoes assorted sizes.
And many other articles, too numerous to emu
merate. Term cash
GREEN 4 WILLIAMS,
aug 30-td IStarl Auctioneers.
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

SEALED PROPOSALS. TIL the 3lst Au;
- gust, 1861 are invited for furnishing FLOUR Of
q certain quality. About 4,0)O barrels will be re-
quired to be delivered In separate lots Of 900 Tar
rels each. The Flour to be made Of new wheat and
the delivery of the wholelot to be made by the 18th
September, 1861.
The Flour required to be of the following brands,
and to pass the inspection of q Board Of Army ON
cers such other inspection as the Subsistence De
partment may direct:
Arlington Extra.
Congress do.
Fairview do.
Lyons Union Flour.
Florette Extra.
Glenwood do.
Chesapeake Mills Extra
Big Spring Jo Chades.
Eades's Extra Bakers.
Clagett Extra.
j. Newcome do.
j. Hicks do.
few barrels Of the same grade Of Southern Flour
will be taken, provided that it proves equal to the
brands above named.
The bidders to state the brand and the number of
barrels of each kind they propose to furnish
The proposals to be directed to Capt A. BECK
WITH, Z. S., u s. A, and endorsed !" Proposa ais"
aug 3c-td
The national Republican., 1861-08-30

Go~ Capt. Gurden Chaplin, Of Tennessee, 7th
infantry, having given proof of disloyalty, is
dismissed the service of the United States, TO
take effect from the 26th instant