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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-11-22

From Western Virginia.

The Richmond Wig publishes state
ment, based upon a letter from Camp
Barlow, that a skimish of picliets occur
red in that vicinity on Doth of October,
in which we killed ten Of the enemy and
took three prisoners. These prisoners
say there are only four regiments on
Cheat Mountain, and they regulars
Snow had fallen at Camp Barlow, The
writer, who is a citizen of Wood county,
adds: "The people of my county are
rebeliing against the Pierpoint govern
ment.
Another letter, dated Monterey, Nov
9TH, written by an intelligent field officer,
says: Nothing doing here, or likely tc
be done this winter. am informed that
they 1.-THE Federal army are making great
preparations for wintering at Beverly
The weather is getting quite cold. The
frosts are like SHOWS, and already the ict
has frozen in our tents q halt inch thick
| think you can rely upon it that nothin!
will be done here until spring. Nothin.
can ever be done Mt any time, except
guerilla warfare. The country does no
admit Of the movement Of large force
except in detached bodies.
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Affairs on the Atlantic Coast.

From tho Wilmington IN. CO. Journal
We have now arrived at that season Of
the year in which.we may look for the
North to make its most vigorous, its most
desperate s..;:ss!a. IL is making it. All
whorehected upon the thing at all, must,
from The very beginning, have anticipated
this. IL was in the nature of things that
it should be so. 1t is so, far more so, in
deed. thar wa cc.!.! have ;-:-ac2, -.
surely not more so.than wo might reason
ably have expected, nor than we ought
to have been prepared for.
If the people around Port Royal have
suffered their cotton or their servants to
fall into the hands of the Lincolnites, it
is almost as much their fault us their mis-
fortune. But we rather suppose that the
large amount OF cotton lost amounts to
little or nothing in the general result,
however severe on individuals, or that
few or no servants have gone oif-or been
carried Oft.
At Long Taw," in smooth water of any
required depth. some two hundred guns
of large calibre, served by experienced
navy gunners. have silenced some mud
forts, mounting in all probably not one
gun for every ten that the fleet could
bring to bear directly upon them, and not
one in twenty to the whole number on
board the ships engaged, and these mud
forts manned by soldiers who, 40 matter
how brave, had no earthly knowledge or
skill in aiming neavy ordnance.
If the Lincolnite soldiers only get away
from their ships they will be slain-not
captured-they are coming not rs war
riors but ms robbers and murderers, moral
and physical incendiaries. They come
on an errand of death. 1t would beiolly
to talk of terms with those whose orders
are to burn all towns whose inhabitants
defend their homes and liberties, to steal,
rob and stampede the private property of
all who will not prove traitors to their
State. Are these men anything but the
most desperate and abandoned felons p
What is their system in East Tennessee?
What is it anywhere? ts s.5
81" al! t t.cy nave Port Royal and il is
loss, but perhaps ii will be inevitable
Recriminatons would now be useless
The harbor is great object for them. 1t
will be standing menace for us, for they
can harbor there and issue out at will to
harrass our coast. Once in the interior
ard they are lost. a
There is no reason in the world for
doubling of the success e our cause
There is reason for overhauling our log
and re-examining our preparations and
revising our calculations. The very best
volun teer infantry are not gunners, and
the biggest projectile is useless unless
aimed to hit.
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The Conspiracy.

The excitenieDt growing out Of the re-
cent attempts 10 destroy Die railfoRdsin
East Tennessee i beginning to subsidea
little, though " Is yet difficult to deter
mine as to the fhll extent of the eonspi-
rocy ond,thc probable number eusnsod in
1t. Enough however is known TO satisfy
the authorities that it was moi simply the
act OF few reckless men, but part Of a
well conceded plan for the invasion and
su6jugation of this end of the State, and
which had aiders and sympathisers in
nearly every county in East Tcnnessee--a
scheme not OF recent origin, hut dating
back several months. 1t is not believed
10y the government authorities that any
considerable portion of the Union mon"
as they foolishfy insist upon calling them.
selves, actually knew at what hour the
torch would be applied, or whose hands
were appointed to do the work; but we
understand it will be in proof that par.
ties whom the public would be 10th to
suspect Of conniving at such things, were
advised that the railroad bridges would be
burned, and confidently predicted and look
ed for it. Not only so, but that there has
been copA al and uninterrupted COM
munication between these parties and
parties across the line in Kentucky, in
service the Federal government. This
brings them within the pale Of condem-
nation, and it will fall upon them.
Thus much it is proper to say at this
time. Many arrests have been slready
male. More will be. And it is probable
that in some instances men in no wise as
ISOLATED with or having any knowledge of
the conspiracy will be subjected to incon-
venienee and annoyance. But it is due
to'public Justice and to all loyal citizens,
tiata thorough and interminable investi-
CATION ndsearch should be had until the
last one Of the really guilty is apprehend.
ed and punished. And we learn that such
will be the policy of the Government.
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Poor Human Nature,

, 1t was favorite remark of Sam Slick,
that "there is good deal of human ma
ture in all mankind" We heard one of
our country friends day or two ago Civ
ing the Salt Extortioners fits for asking
$1,000 per sack for that indispensable ar
ticle. We agreed with him in his denun-
Citations, which were loud and deep; and
then asked him how much he expected
to get for his pork. He flowed he ought
to have about II cents per pound. We
asked him how much better he thought
he was than the Salt Extortioners--whe
upon the conversation abruptly closed,
our friend just then happening to espy a
man up the street whom he had been
wanting to see for some time. .-..i-
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Feeling at the North,

Late accounts from tho North repre-
sent the feeling among the people for
peace as rapidly on the increase. Com
merce and every branch of industry is
completely PROSTATE, and the suffering
among the laboring classes will soon be
beyond endurance. In the larger cities it
is estimated that at least one third the
population will have to be fed by the hand
OF charity through the long dreary months
of the approaching winter. There will,
no doubt, be suffering and deprivation in
the Coniederacy, but not one 1.-THE of what
is already felt in the regions of Lincoln
dom.
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ArriHal of the "Fingall..

This is a .steel-clad vessel of GOO tons
burthen, which arrived on the 18th ult.,
atSavannah, under command of Capt.
Anderson, well known in Georgia. He
went to Europe some time ago, and pro-
cured the vessel. cleared her from Green
ock in Scotland, for Madeira and the
West coast of Africa" but he took good
care not to. go toward the points for
which he had cleared. alItaf
The vessel was laden with 1850 En-
field rifles, and $50 tons of powder, with
some rifled cannon and several other
articles specially needed. Hftnnn
The "Fingall" first came near Warsaw
below Savannah, with the intention of
landing; but the way was not exactly
clear. She then turned, intending to
land at Port Royal On passing Savan-
nah she discovered the blockhders were
gone. She at once entered the port and
proceeded no farther towards Port Royal.
How Providentiat WHO does not recoe
nize in this. the favor Of Heaven. and tile
guidance Of "a Divine power!-,Southern
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Kentucky Intelligence.

Nashr1de, Nov. lS.--The Bowling Green
correspondent of the Union and Ameri.
can says gentleman direct from Eliza
BEETHOVEN reports that the Federals, 1000
strong, Ind advanced to Bacon creek.
The small pox of a virulent type and
the black measles were raging a. a fearful
rate among the Federals at Multlrough's
Hill. Large numbers were dying daily.
portion of Gen. Hadee's forces, an
der Col. Claiborne, awas sent TO break up
the Federal camp at Tompkinsvilie, and
returned to Bowling Green on the 18th,
the Fedsrals having left two 'daysb before
the Confederates arrived o. hsTffs4
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-11-22

THURSDAY, Nov. n, 1861.
The Sneaker called the House to order
at half past 0 o'clock. "a
~ THANKS TO SOLDIERS.
Mr.. Carr offered the following resolu-
ton: A wv
Be areso'ed Jp lie General assembly Of
TIC State Of Tennessee, That the brave sons
of Tennessee having, side by side with
their chivalrous brothers OF other South
ern States, again vimdicated the honor OF
the State, and given another proof OF
their powers and invincibility upon the
battlefield, in the glorious victory achicv-
ed on the 9TH inst. in Missouri, opposite
Columbus, Ky, tire thanks of this Assem-
bly,, the representatives OF FREQ people,
are due and hereby gratefully rendered
to the gallant Generals Polk. Pillow and
Clcatham. and the intrepid volunteers
under their command, who have thus
won imperishable honor upon tho plains
of Belmont.
Be IL 6prihcr rcsolrcd, That while we
deeply lament the loss of the brave spirits
who fell in the achievement of this glori-
Gus victory, we are consoled by the re-
Election that they offered up their lives as
a voluntary sacrifice on the altar Of South
ern freedom. and that their names will
be cherished by the people of the Con-
federatc States rs rich legacy in all
time.
The rule was suspended, and the res
olutions adopted by unanimous vote.
Our POLITICAL RELATIONS.
Mr.. Kennedy offered House resolution,
No. co, as follows:
Whereas, the State OF Tennessee has
dissolved her connection with the govern
ment OF the United States, and united
her destiny with the government Of the
Confederate States of America; and
whereas, it is represented by certain trail
tors. formerly citizens of this State, that
there is large minority Of the people OF
the State who are dissatisfied with their
present government and DESTROYS to be
again connected with the government OF
the United States; and whereas, it is right
and proper that we, the representatives
of the people. elected since the State
formed her present connection, should
give expression to the sentiments of our
constituents. therefore, ,....,... ...
ReSoived, That we cordially approve the
action of the State in dissolving her con
necton with the government Of the
United States, and uniting her fortune:
with the government of the Confederate
States of America, and that we will, by
every means in our power, sustain the
war for our liberty. in which we are now
engaged with the government of the
United States until our independence
shall be acknowledged, and under no cir
cumstances, nor upon any condition
whatever, will we favor or submit to an,
reconstruction or reunion of the TIVE
governments.
The resolution lies over under the rule
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-11-22
The Battle at Pikoton.

The Northern papers publish dispatch
of the battle at Piketon, in which it is
stated That the Federals killed 500 and
took 1000 Confederates prisoners.
letter from Gen. Humphrey Marshall
just received at the War department,
says that the Piketoni battle occurred
with 300 Coniedcrates against 1900 FEEDER
ais. Our troops lost one killed, four
wounded and seven missing. The Fed
eral loss is POI killed, (counted,) l4n
wounded and 200 prisoners. This I'M
equal loss resulted from the fact that our
men were necessarily ambuscaded, and
The enemy were entrapped. 'r- '.iHs.
There is nothing interesting from Ma
nassas or other camps. "a
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Knoxville Items.

The Knoxville paper of Wednesday
contains the following paragraphs;
v INcENDIARsM.--The barn of William
Mountcastle, about ten miles west Of
Knoxville, was burned on Monday night,
loss about $1,000. 1lei
Anothe.--The stable Of Mr. j.. l.. Moses
vas burned on yesterday evening at 4 o.
clock. Loss about S+00. Both of these
acts are supposed to be the work of IN
cendiaries. o. of 9--Iir.. .--l
IMPORTANT ARREsT.-Hon. David l.. Pat.
terson, Judge of the LIST District Court of
Tennessee, and son-in-law Of Andrew
johnson, was arrested and brought to our
city ON yesterday evening, We await his
trial before the Com missioner OF, the Con .
federate States Court before making any
comment upon his known Iiaeo,nism.
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Fires,

Is On last Saturday evening tho dwelling
house of Mr.. A.. NJ. Brett, about mile
North of Athens, caught fire and was
consumed, with portion of its contents.
to have been accidental.
ANormER.---On Sunday night. about
ten o'clock. the Academy Building at
Mouse Creek Depot, miles North of
Athens, was destroyed by fire. Believed
to be the work of an incendiary, as the
building had not been occupied for day
or two. o. ID s.-4t g.s. .r.EH .H...
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Hon. John E. Ward.

The Quebec "Chronicle" says the Hon.
John +. Ward. late American Minister to
China, was in that city recently, and has
gone to England. The Chronicle says:
b. "Itis.conjectured here that Mr.. Ward
took letters of marque with him TO be
given to privateers to cruise i'll China
waters, if not to look after California trea-
sure ships ON the Pacific side of the 18TH
mus. Numbers of other Southerners
have come and gone this summer by our
steamers and many more have been stay
ing in Toronto. Montreal, and even here.
The. United States passport system is not
only q nuisance, but a very useless one"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-11-22
Fremont Retires.

Gen. Fremont yields, and has conclu-
ded not to set up a kingdom for hipself.
On the I'd November, at Head Quarters,
Springfield, Mo-, he issued the following
orders: -, II
s"Agreeably to orders this day, take
leave Of YOU Although our army has
been of sudden growth, we have grown
up tnsnther, and have become familiar
with the brave and generous spirit which
you bring to the defense,of your country,
and which makes me anticipate for you
brilliant career. Continue rs you have
begun, and give to my successor the
same, cordial and enthusiastic support
with which you have encouraged me-
Emulate the splendid example which
you have already before you, and let me
remain as am--proud of the noble ar
my which i had thus far labored to bring
~ Sighed In bl J.c.l FREMONT,
'roiIH dMajor-Genera u. 8. Army.'
1t ia stated that the most intense ex-
element prevailed all through the army
when this became known. An attack
was hourly expected from the Confeder-
ates and the troops slept all night on
their arms, alf.Tl y iaif.u' asiIAe' ff ~
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-11-22

by' We learn through the Knoxville
Register, 1thst the Lincoln camp in Carter
county has been broken up the conspi.
rators dispensing on the approach of the
troops. The same paper announces the
arrest oil Jim Britain, jr.. the Floater
-frofn Greene, Hancock and Hawkins. 1t
also notices the. arrival, of some. thirty
or forty of old Gifts gang, prisoners,
from Hamilton, Rhea, Meigs and Bradley.
They were committed TO jail at Knoxville,
and subsequently forwarded to Nashville.
The Conspiracy is rapidly being crashed
out.
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Later Fpom Missouri.

prom the Memphis Appeal of Tuesday,
Capt Samuel Myerson, who arrived in
this city day before yesterday, direct from
Springfield, as the bearer of dispatches TO
the President, gives AIS some interesting
information of late date from Southwest
crn Missouri
We learn from him that the skirmish
near Springfield on the I'd inst, of which
we have received intelligence from tho
northern papers, was decided Southern
victory. Early in the morning on tho
day mentioned, 800 Confederate cav ,tv
eneamped about a mile and a half from
the town of Springfield learned that tl,cy
were soon to be attacked by Fremont's
body guard, numbering four hundred and
fifty mounted men, withdrew into dense
wood near by and awaited their approach.
This force of the enemy soon appeared,
and nscertaining their whereabouts charg-
cd on them vigorously three separate
times, and were as often repulsed. with
an alleged loss of 1863, after which they
fled from the field in great disorder. -.g
The Coniederates sustained loss of
six Killed aud seven wounded .'a''''o
The Federal force comprising General
Hunters army at Springfield. was rcport-
ed by our scouts not to be over 10000.
which we deem rather too low an es,i-
mate. a.
Generals Price and McCulloch were still
Mt Cassyille, wher Capt. Myerson left A.
bout ten days ago with combined army
of about 10000 men, all well armed. They
were on the best termswith each other.
and acting in cordial concert and harmo-
ny. = .-......., 49,.
Since the slismish alluded to had taken
place, It was reported that the genemy
were on the retreat, moving northward
in theadirection of ST. Louis. sPfice had
| distributed forty, rounds of cartridges to
his army, ORDERING them to hold them
selves in readiness to march OH notice. IL
! was supposed that it was his intention to
pursue the enemy and give them battle.
His army were in excellent spirits, and,
as usual with the Southern boys, anxious
for fight. lie, himself, seemed conf
dent of being able 10 redeem Missouri
from the thraldom of Black Republican
oppression. H4rflfrH 90 r.s.7I
The meeting of the Missouri State leg
is!ature which passed the ordinance Of Sc
cession at Neosho on the Cd instant was
well attended-a full quorum Being pres
ont, including twenty-thrce members of
the upper, and seventy-seven of the lower
house. Nineteen of the former and six
ty-eight of the latter constitute quo
| rum. ~ "fe a.. ' "a
The ordinance was passed unanimously,
and without a dissenting voice. 1t was
dispatched to Richmond by Especial mes-
senger tothe President, leaving Memphis
yesterday morning en- route.
Our inioi mant further states that il was
reported that the enemy has torn up the
entire track of the Hannibal and st. Jo-
seph railroad, III Northern Missouri, and
transferred its rolling stock to Illinois.
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Federal Reports from Mexico.

2 Aspecial to the New York Herald from
Washington, the Ilth, ,saysda gentleman
occupying q high position in Mexico, just
arrived with important information, which
wasiaid before the government. oft ap,
pears the whole west coast Of Mexie co and
Sonora is greatly excited about the con-
templated. Intervention Of England and
France and Spain In their afIAirs, and
they have applied 10 the Federal govern
ment to know whether they will sustain
thcp against the intrigues of Spain.
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Large Potatoes

Our friend, r, Cantrell. brought us in a
lot of Vans last Monday, real beauties, =
We weighed and measured one, with the
following result; Weight, 5 lbs-measure-
ment, "a inches in circumference. If any
of our farmer friends can beat that, we
will acknowledge the fact when the proof
is before us re ' "
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-11-22

The Governor of Alabama is selling all
the Salt in the hands of the spectators,
paying them fair price for it, and no
more, Right, let the Spectators be made
to disgorge. 'i H.. . III
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To all whom these Presents shall
Come. Greeting: '

"a. Whereas, the utter lmpossibility of car
rying, on, the newspaper business without
money has recently been made manifest.
by the stoppage of various ~hebdomadals
4, and dailies and the ensmalment of others,
sthi4 is, therefore, TO command all persons
h q indebted to this Office, by account or note,
4 for subscriptions, advertising, or job work,
to report themselves OF headquarters i'm
mediately and do justice in the premises.
We have borne with o large number of
our patrons until forbearance has ceased
10 be virtue, and further indulgence
would be suicidal. Year after year has pass
ed, seed time and harvest come and gone
again and aghii, since their names were
placed on our books-they have been read,
ing our paper regularly and just as regu-
larly not paying for it-and had it not
been for the light and Information We
have weekly spread before them, many Of
them would today be as ignorant and de-
iuded as the Thugs aud Bridge-burners OF
Sewer and Carter, or the Cliftites of Ham,
ilton and Bradley. Our paper has been
the lamp that has lighted them thus far
through the dark valley and shadow Of
the Revolution, and the oil and fuel has
been furnished at orr expense. -Ihyns has
\ IL been .from the beginning with some OF
y them. But it can be so no Ionger7r the
- supply is exhausted. the fires are growing
4 low, the 'smasheen' moves eumberously,
: ,af,d unlAss -Delinquents speedily. furnish
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-11-22

efS~ There are but two parties in East
Tennessee now-the Loyalists. and the
Bridge Burners. From the best informa-
.tion we can get, the latter is'lareely in
the minority. atfhat' Inst move OF Andy
johnson has floored Lincolnism in this
end of the State. t'may need watching
fora briefseason, but it will never rise
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DJ- We have had no papers from eli.
ther Nashville or Richmond for several
days, 7 ~
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The Late Conspiracy,

The Memnhis An,c,y .of tho 18Th hoo
-, n.,.,o ...,.-,'.
9" ~ up'' Wv ' '''o "''en'P' az ilis"r-
rectlon IN East tennessee, from which we
eNs,'o' ''ie io''o"i"e'
There are no two opinions rs to what
Polmy snoula : oe" aaoP.ed towards the IN
cehalary traltols' ana their colleagues
mho ure now " arms. ihe swlftest retri-
~. snoui" DC vlsitep upon them and
VI. .Iat spee"iy. rev thousand well drill
Gu ,r,on' u"uer a oolo ana competent
oohiu'"hoer' Gun oreak up and dlsorgan-'
iZe inc movement IN less than ten days,
ana III ten more sweep the last vestige OF
treason from the State, A severe and
rigorous policy Is all that IS needed to ac-
complish this end, together with an alb
sence OF all dispositionJQ 70 tampsr, con-.
cLlate or compromise with the conspira-
tors who have raised their hands to assist
the brutal hordes OF the North IN waging
Inns UNJUST wans hed.tape notions, any
such are SUI entertained at richmond.
must De aoandoned IN TINS work, and no
quarter whatever shown them. Let every
aider ana aDettor OF this foul machina-
ton be arrested and brought to condgn
punishment, ana we VIII near nothing
more OF suoh infamous plots. All VINO
participate III 1t should be made healthy
examples 10 others' VINO are less auda-
oious, and the names OF it's arch leaders
be made lRrles irg ig1od' .aoir I,
"To blaze with guilty glare thro future time,
Eternal beacons of consunimate crime" 1,
Tn;s r;,;d treotn,o,i of tho case l. ~ 4
oniv ono fbot can effact q o,,ra an.j ,II,,s
sec,re ne ooainstf Lie y;o,ent fdmh.aats
in the f,,,,re TBasiles nnts;,, i,,s ~, o,,,
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neS~ The Matches Coarier says that
private despatch had been received in
that place from a merchant in Nov Or
leans, to the effect that 10 French asent
was in New Orleans buying cottbn. who
stated that the blockade 'wotld certainly
be raised in less thah sixty 'days.o ssii
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Reported Destruction of, yesse

b PAafadel0hia,J Nov. l2.-The Ensnirer
has special to the effect that prixateer
and two. schooners in San Juan inlet were
burned onsthe night of the 9th, bygthe
boats from the Tuscarora, - - 49,,