American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-08-17
TELEGR NEWS.


/ Louisville, August Il. The report Of
/ Mcdowell says that notwithstanding the
/ lierculean efforts of the Quartermaster
General, the ammunition, subsistence and
+ horses for the artillery anu wagons did not
arrive within week OF tie time appointed.
/ Sunday attack, be says, should have been
made ON Saturday. He concludes thus: :.
could not push on yesterday, nor could /
delay. The best portion of my troops were
! three months volunteers, whose time was
about to expire on the ere of battle. The
4th Pennsylvania Regiment and the New
York Artillery, whose time was up, insisted
ON their discharge.
Il wrote urging their stay. Cameron.
who was on the field, urged them to stay At
least five days. These troops were marched
rearward to sound the enemy. / told Cam
eron that in the next ten DAYS day by dav
II should have lost 10000 of the best armed.
drilled, differed and disciplined troops in
the army in other words, every day add
led strength to the enemy, and made Us
weaker"
Dispatches to Eastern papers announce
the destruction of the g Democratic Stand
ard, published at Concord, n H., By the
returned three months volunteers. The
proprietors fought, woundipg two
The Commercial has letter from Fort
ress Monroe, stating that a party of bathers
discovered submarine telegraph cable.
which was supposed to lead from the inte-
rior of the Fortress to the enemy's camp
s j. Lathrop Motley has been appointed
Minister to Austria.
The Commercial saws that the Govern
ment orders Lieut.. Col. Tyler TO be trans
ported from Cincinnati to Fort Lafayette
Louisville, August II St. Louis is being
fortified.
There are thousand rumors from Mis-
souri, in regard to the reported fight, among
which is one that disagreement had taken
place between Lyon and Seigel.' Lyon cut
Seigel over the head, whereupon Seigel shot
Lyon dead.
Lord Elgin has been appointed Governor
General of India.
The Paris correspondent of the london
Post says that the British and French Gov
ernments are corresponding in relation to
American affairs, and will probably unite
their policy in all respects. The Herald
strongly deprecates English Investment in
the United States loan.
A dispatch from Lyon to Headquarters
reports that a skirmisl took place on Sun
day morning. Lyon was probably at Spring
field on the Sth. Stiles Regiment is at
Lexington, coming home, leaving that city
defenoeless. The Secessionists have three
guns which will expedite them as they de
scend the river The Dutch are becoming
weary of bush-whacking. No accessions to
the Home Guards have been reported for
some days. The Missouri war is confined TO
Abolition invaders and Missourians.
Washington, August 10. Minister Faulk- /
ner has been arrested, and is not permitted
to converse with his friends.
New York, August IS. An attachment
has been issued against Col. Burk, ordering |
him to show cause why he should not be !
punished for disobedience to the writ of ha- |
beas corpus for the Baltinereans confinement |
in Fort Lafayette.
The city article of the London Times saws |
that it viii be dangerous for England TO
touch the American loan.
Washington, August IS Tie President !
made overtures to Garibald, on the state t
ment of ConsulS, who represented that he
would come. Garibaldi has made no direct, /
and scarcely an indirect proffer of his ser
vices. /
The Southerners have captured two, and /
probably four ice boats.
Louisville, August 49, Crittonden, Da-
Fis and others have left for Crab Orchard, to
persuade the Union men to break up their
camps.