Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-09-19
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Arrest Of Maryland Legislators.

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The Legislature was to have met on Tues
day.
FEDERAL ATTEMPT TO BURN THE Ma
Wy YARD.-PENsAcoLA., September Is.
Last night, gun.boat, with number of
Federals and a howitzcr, crossed from Fort
Pickens to the Navy Yard, and set fire to
the guard boat, with the intention of burn.
ing the Navy Yard. The alarm was given
in time to save the Yard. The. Federals
left, firing grape and canister, and wound.
ing one. They were piloted BY four ma.
rines, who departed four days since. Our
men on the boat fought bravely, killing
sixteen. Our loss wasionei Killed, and three
sligbly wounded. .s.a ...-,.,.i
The PRIZE BARK aRowENA.-Ws had
yesterday the pleasure of spending q social
hour with genial "crew" aboard the prize
bark Rosoena, taken by the Dtn;e, and now
lying at our wharves. She is splendid
craft, and will we'll repay a visit. The taut
and saucy-looking Dizie with her ominous
thirty-two FOUNDER amidship, lies snugly at
the next wharf, soon no doubt, to dart forth
again, to spread terror and confusion among
the Yankee mariners on every sea-. -
7. 5 Charleston Mercury, 18TH inst.
"OLD UNCLE NED."-Capt. Travis who
is now Inspector of Arms in Gen. Vests
district, informs US that while he was at
Granada, venerable old darkey, "Uncle
Ned" gave to the Confederacy two bullet
moulds that run thirty balls at "a time,t val.
ued at sixty dollars, very fne shotgun
that carries twenty-five buck-shots, and two
Queen Anne muskets. Ned refused to take
any pay, but gave up bis arms ''for the good
Oh Massa Jeff. Davis and de Souf." .!il1s
81. I'd, ..a, H. L [Tchs1urg paper.
RICHMOND, September 1l.-The fight
between General Wise and the Lincolnites,
at Hawks nest, Western Virginia, has been
confirmed. Gen. Henningsen directed the
Confederate troops. The enemy retreated,
badly cut up. One of the Confederates was
wounded. .. .... ..a... y.
Hamptou's cavalry made splendid dash
into the euem Us lines near Alexandria,
After some sharp work, they returned with
three prisoners and considerable war muni.
tions. ~ .,.r.- -.. .-:r,----.o,
POWDER MAKINa.-John Bowen & Co.,
proprietors of q powder mill in Pickens Dis.
trict, issue the following notice:
awe have obliged ourselves to manufac.
ture powder for the Confederate States Gov.
ernment. We, therefore, cannot ilF. any
other orders for powder, (except blasting,)
so long as the Government sees proper to
employ US. We therefore thank our custom.
ers for their patronage, and hope they will
again favor US with their orders as soon as
the above obligation ceases.
COAST DEFENcEs.-Several very heavy
pieces of ordnance, intended for coast de.
fence, have arrived iu Charleston, s. c.,
from Richmond, during the past week.
The Messrs. Eason, of Charleston, are now
engaged in riaing 2-pounders, also intend.
ed for the coast Trials of the latter have
proved that they will throw projectile,
with remarkable accuracy, a distance Of
over three and half miles ~ ~.
ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS. .-Messrs., Ma.
son and Woodward, of the Confederate
Court at Fernandina, Florida, arrived in
Charleston, Tuesday evening, by the Sa-
vannah train, bringing with them the off.
GERS and crew of the ship John Carver, cap.
tured by the JEFF. Davis off st.. Augustine,
and afterwards set on fire and burnt The
prisoners are on their way to Richmond.
DEATH OF Hon. WILLIE P. MANaUM.
This distinguished citizen expired at his
residence, near Red Mountain, in Orange
County, few days since, at an advanced
age He had suffered for several years
with paralysis, which confined him to his
house and prevented him from ming!ing
with his fellow citizens. NORTH Carolina
Standard. p"
Kentucky Legislature.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. l3.-The Senate pass.
ed the House resolutions, instructing the
Governor to issue his proclamation, ordering
tie Confederate troops off the soil Of Ken
lucky.
The judge of the county court has order.
ed the sheriff to take possession of the guns
Of several companies of the State Guards.
1t is stated that many Of the guns have
been spirited away.
PREPARING FOR THE NEXT RACE
The federals are making great preparations
for the next race in Virginia, and have SO.
cured, or rather captured or stolen, the ia.
nous trotting mare Flora Temple. She
has made the best time on record, not ex.
cepting Manassas time, and We suppose Nc.
Clellan Napoleon will ride her.-LouisviAe
Courier.
p6r The Tredegar Works in Richmond
ire at present manufacturing the largest
,alibre of guns, shells, balls, &c. The ca.
,acity of the establishment is immense,
here being no less than fifteen hundred
men now engaged in manufacturing railroad
ron and ordnance of the heaviest descrip.
ion.
RELEAsED.-Mr. W. H. Byrd, of Au-
,usta, Georgia, whose arrest on suspicion
# being a Federal spy we chronicled
ew days ago, has been honorably released,
lis loyalty to the South having been salts.
actorily established.
GEORGIA DEFENoEs.-Governor Brown,
# Georgia, has issued proclamation, call
ng for an immediate organization and train
ng of the entire militia force of the State,
.fter the fashion in which our Charleston
militia are at work.