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The Hermitage District, says the Nashville
Union, "the home of Andrew Jackson, where
his remains repose, TO guard the soil from
desecra ton, has given a unanimous vote for
separation rom the despotism of Black Re
publicaDi>m."
COL. Blanton Duncan, by a Geographic dis
patch 10 Louisville, has emphaticalIy con trs.
dcted the reported disafec ton among our
Kentucky voiunte ers. He says they will only
leave the ranks with their death. !
While suffering under mental alteration,
Miss Margaret McCaskill committed suiciae
by hanging herself upon a tree with a skein of
thread, in CheraW District, S. q.
Lient. Henry of one Of the Mississippi
companies, was accidan tally drowned at Fort
McRea, recently. His brother soldiers sub
widow.
Tennessee has authorized the arming of one
regiment with double barreled shot guns, and
two regiments with the common country
rifle.
Gen. McCleIland has assumed the command
! Wheeling He eX pee ted to have Is 900 men IN
the field by last Saturday.
| The Hon John q. Breckenridge it is statsl
/ will not take his seat Ia the next Uni}G
| States Senate.
A man in New Orleans offers to take Cen
! faderate bonds at ten per cent. premium III
payment of all debts due him.
The Wythevile Times has suspended pub
LEGATION until the war Is Over-editor and al
having joined the Guerillas.
It is reliably stated that conservative mea
snres will prevail in the East Tennessee
Convention.
John E Hatcher has been elected State Ii
5rarian of Tennessee
The sloop-o of war Prebie was commissions
at Boston on the 10th inst.
The new Methodist Church in MaGoI
Ga, was onsumed by fire on the 18th insE.
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TelsRraphic sIems.
BY way of Memphis, Tenn. we have re-
ceiyed the following

by way or memphis, Tenn, we nave re-
ceived the following
FoRT MONROE, June 21-There are rumors
here of heavy Southern advance from I ork-
town hitherward. The Federal pickets near
Little Bethel have been driven in.
Persons representing themselves as desert
ers from SeWell's Point gave such vague in
formation that Gen Butler suspected them as
spies and put them in prison.
The SoutherDers are erecting masked bat
teries opposite the Rip Raps.
No correct returns OF the killed at Great
Bethel have been or will ne given
All surgeons were ordered across the Poto-
mac from Washington last night.
The War department has discovered that
female Secessionists have been carrying on q
regular correspondence with Beauregard, via
ut. Vernon.
NEW YORK, June 21.-The correspondent of
the Commercial, from Washingt ton, says that
army officers believe a collision is certain be-
| fore Tomorrow night, the impression prevail
ing that the SOutherners are outfiankIng, and
must fight.
The correspondent of the Post says the
| Southerners are concentrating at Fairfax
| Court House, and every thing indicates an T.
tack upon the Federal lines.
| 1t is believed that Beauregard can concen-
| trate &c, 900 men at any given point within Il
| week. He has undoubtedly a large force.
| Vienna advices say that there are new
| movements there.
| LOUISVILLE, June 81 -Rosseau is unders TODD
| to have authority to raise two kentucky regi'
| ments, and 1t is said that blank captains
| commissions in his hands are being filled up
LOUISVILLE, June 2l,-The following viii
| appear in the morning papers
| NOTICE.-Au persons desiring to make ship
| ments of goods over the Louisville and Nash
| VILE Railroad on and after Monday, j ne "a
| 1851, Will please call at my office and Obtain
the requisite information, together with per
! mits attending such shipments as may be All
| missable
| (SiguedD CHAs. e. C0rroS,
| Surveyor of Port OF Louisville.
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FROM WINCHESTER.
Especial coRREsPoxpBscE or THE DIsPArcal


WIsoBEsrER, June %, 1861.
The evacuation of Harpers Ferry On the
18th aud l4th of the present month, was d
source OF regret TO those undcq ualhteo Win
military tactics, as well as to tnose VINO are
forgetful that "prudence Is the better part oi
yalor." l myself must confess 10 iselnss
of surprise, not TO say sorrow, when VIII
messed the movement, and deemed IL 4 pity
that our boosted stronghold should iail an
ea.y prey TO those Northern vandals. On
conyersine, however, with men VINO nau
passed successfully through military cam
naions and when heard the powerful reasons
prged for this evacuation, began TO discover
hat nv chances were desperately slim OF
aver becoming u Brigadier General.
tits no every day sight to- see one hundred
and fifty wagons, laden with baggage ana
provisions, all in 4 train, followed ana preee-
ded, in different detachmepts, by SOME siA
teen thousand soldiers. The men inarcheo
briskly, in good time, and fun OF enthusiast u :
They had taken up pretty general III pies
sion that they were about 10 advance on tne
enemy who " ere in tending flank attack aug
/ speak the tru III when l tell you that eaeh
aud every man evineed, by the countenahee
and quick tread, that he was 'eager LOT lhe
fray" Blessings from farmers by the way
side greeted the immense force, and comforts
were freely aud nobiy distributed AT ChaItes'
town, particularly u widow lady, who con
ducts hotel was patriotic enough 10 ne
stow several quarts Of strawberries on the
dusty guards who lay upon The baggage wa
CONS. ! had the honor TO pass some thirty
plates OF this delicious luxury 70 the weary
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INTERFERING PROM THE INDIAN TERRITORY
Mr. John NJ. Peel, recently returned from
Fort Ouachita, In the Indian Territory, fur
nishes the Southern press with the following
interesting information:
Fort Ouachita, and all the other Forts in
the Terri tory, We're evacuated by the Federal
forces before the arrival Of the Texas troops
under Col. Young. The company to which
Mr.. Peel belonged, the Deadshot Rangers,
| from Jefferson, Texas, captured fourteen
| wagons belonging to Emory's command,
| which had been left behind. \ company
from Eannin county also captured several
| wagons Emory, hnding the Texans in close
pun Tit of him, threw away guns, ammuni-
| ton, and Government stores into the Qua
| chita river, frs: Ges troying the guns by break
| ing the locks and taking them to pieces. The
| enemy left at Fort Ouacnita Il large quantity
| of clothing, some provisions and one field
| piece. At Fort Arbuckle, also, they aban-
dOned various government stores ana sap
plies, most of which were stolen ana carried
| away by the Indians before the Texans got
| there.
| After taking possession of Fort ATbuckis, it
| was garrisoned by company OF Choctaw ana
| ChckasaW Indians, under Capt. Mckinney
! Fort Ouachita was garrisnned by the Dead
| Shot Rangers, under Capt. Mayberry.
| Mr.. Peel also states that the ChickasaWs
| held g council on the 24th of May, and tor n :
ally dissolved their connection with the Unit
| ed States Government, and issued a mani
festo to the Choctaws, Greeks, Uherokees
| Seminoles, and 10 the Reserve Indians, advIs-
ing them to secede tr0m the Oid Union, and &c
! petition the Southern ConfeGerdcy to be
ceved as q distinct organized Territory, in
stead of an Indian Territory The friendly
Indians are al in favor of 1t. They had or
| dered off all the Yankee missionaries in the
| country. The Indians also took up two A DO
| litionists from Northern Texas, one OF WHOM
| was g preacher, and hung them. The fort:
| are all to be garrisoned in twenty days, in &C
| cordance with treaty made win the Reserve
| Indians.
Mr. Peel further states, in illustration Of
the spirit of the Texas troops, that wi'hiI
| for y eight hours after the news came across
| the Texas border that the Kansas bandit
| Montgomery, was coming down, there wer
| 10 900 men under arms who started immedi
ately meet him. He says that, instead o
, there being any Aboiuonists in Northern
Texas, the people are unanimous for fighting
, | and all Glasses, including preachers, wer
eager for the fray.
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Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch

NORFOLK, VA, j ne %, 1861.
The Plymouth Is up. We indebted to
the untiring energy of Commander Spotswood
ard Carpen ter Knight, with the workmen of
the Yard, for at least one good ship. Great
praise is due them all, as the ship WAS at leas t
thirty odd feet in mud and water, and many
persons of experience said she could not be
got up: but she is afioat, and three of Vir-
ginia's da lighters hoisted the flag of the South
ern Confederaey over her this morning, just
after sunrise. Much credit is due to the poor
sub marine diver, Williams, who lost his life
Just he was finishing the last part He has
left wife and three children, without dol
lar in the world. The Government should
and II ust do something for Mrs. Williams and
her little children. He has received nothing
for his work-he never asked for cent, bu t
trusted to the State to pay him whatever the
Oommandant would say his work WAS worth.
So let them have ii. JUsTICB.
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Later.

another Bdttle--7he Federal Forces Run at
the first Fire-Spikjng Of Federal Cannon,
aohich i0ere GttsrIodrd captured by our
Fsrces-Brfdge Burnt.
Last night detail of men from the Sd Ten
uessee and 18th Virginia regiments, about 200
men in all, were ordered TO New Greek De
pot, In this county, on the baltimore ana ONO
Railroad, about twenty miles from Romney
This morning our men came down upon the
Yankees about breakfast time, and as soon a.
the jeff. Davis boys came IN sight, the federal
officers formed their men IN line OF battle, and
when our boys got within about 400 yards OF
the enemy, they gave one yell and went to-
wards them in double quick, when, after
the frs fire, the Yankees took to their heels.
notwi lbs landing their superior numbers and
choice of position, and made $40 speed
through the woods. Our men pursued them,
but the Yankees made such fast time that
we could not catch them. Our men took pos
session OF their nag, some small ct ceterds,
| two pieces OF cannon, their breakfast, which
| they had lust got ready, burnt the bridge,
and returned to town, leaving sufficient
| force 10 guard the mountain pass. Their loss
| was three killed and several wounded. Our
| loss was nothiug-a Tennesseean receiving Il
| snent hall in his left arm, which he himself
| nickpd out with his knife, threw 1t away, anc
| Immediately proceeded in pursuit OF the enc
| my. Our men buried the enemy who were
| killed.
| About 10 O'Clock to day the 10Th Regiment
| having received intelligence OF the hight
| started for the scene of action, but the ftgh
| was over when they were four or fiVe miles OF
| the road and they were ordered back
A member Of the 18th VA Regiment wal
| seriously injured by dropping some fire, from
! a pipe which he was smoking, amongst SOM
| cartridges. He will recover.
No very stirring news to give further
! Romney is a pleasant mountain village, anI
| only few miles from the town stand the ia
| nous Ice Mountain, where ice abounds tn
| whole year.
| Additional troops arrived here to-day. tn
| fiag that was taken from the running Yankee
was thrown over one of the cannon and cam
| into town trailing in the dust. Pen.
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EUROPE AND THE SoCrH-An agent passed
through this city last night with impor tant
Official dispatches 10 the Government al Rich
mond, and reports all favorable to the South
ern cause in Europe. The Southern ports
will be opened on the 1st of September, vic
tory or no victory. Propositions have been
received for advance on the cotton crop
controlled by the Confederate Government TO
the amount of $500, 200 900.
On his route from New York 10 this city,
the distinguished agent in question had a fair
opportunity OF coHVerSlng with and observing
the movements of the Yankees, and CLEANED
many interesting particulars, some of which
we present as being indisputably correct Col.
Wallace, commanding an Indiana Regiment,
has been entirely cut off In Cumberland, Md
supposed TO be all killed or taken prisoners,
on the 10th. The excl temeHt at indlanapo polls,
in consequence of this probable bloody de-
feat, was almost indescrbible, the regiment
having been formed in that city. Two regi-
ments of Indiana troops passed through lndi-
annapolis on the 18th, for Marietta, Ohio, anC
| 200 horse guards from Cairo, on the goth. Si1
| additional regiments have been called for from
| Indiana, making 81 regiments. Great dissat'
| isfaction is exhibi ted by many citi&ens in tina
| State, III conseG uence OF nearly all the com
| missions being given to Black Republicans
| Out OF 90 appoin tments, IS have been Blacl
| Republicans. -Hdshrilie Gdsette, ed.
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THE MYSTERIOUS SwINNEg.-The Pensacola
correspondent of the Mobile News writes
June l6l rs follows
The fellow who reports himself as having
swan from Fort Pickens beach TO the Bar
rancas distance of TWO miles, IL sun oosl-
nate as ever, and refuses 10 gave information
OF any Importance connected with the tort or
Island He is iroDed and in prison at Barran-
cas- tort. The feat was possible, ana when
first told thought highly probable by his cap
tors. His conduct and manners, on an aItef
examination, were not such as 10 commend
stranger, and il is now thought that some
other than Il mild course Will be pursued To-
ward him. A simple wanderer IRON his way
~ouio not be mlstreated by our onhcers OF
soiulers h harbor pilot told me this morning
that IL would have been impossible for a man
10 have crossed the channel at the time he did
by swimming from the point stated-the
gun point OF Fort Pickens that he would
nave washed 10 sea beyond doubt. Hence.
some think he was taken near the shore on q
dark stormy evening, in boat; but for what
purpose. we may never ascertain 1t is highly
probable, Whatever the facts of the case may
be, he Will not see the inside of Fort pickens
again during the war. He says they work
hard on the lsland-indeed his appearance ca in
dictate bard labor and watching that there is
sickness and some deaths among the garrison
that they have batteries on the Island, but
would not give the location that they have
horses. cattle, hogs. &c. He was taken from
the water by the Sou thern Avengers, - Mis-
blesippi company VI Volunteers WIZ generous
ly clothed him and treated him win Kindness
He gave his name as James Lober, that hi
was born in Baltimore and enlisted for Cap
taia Brook company In New York In Janu
airy. In reply 10 an officer, who piayfuiiy
asked If "he hadn't enlisted un the wroIl
side" remarked "he didn 7 know so well abou
that" lie speaks rench like Partisan, ant
swears by HIS beard that he is no dessr
ter As TO the prisoner and his I.eander feat
every one can entertain his own opinion bn
one fact has been established beyond doubt
pgt Pickeas u one man short.
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aFFAIRSI MISSOURI.
Statement of the Affair az Boeneville.-The
Uefeat of the Federal Troops, &c., &c.

NIT. S DAVIS, who reached this city yea;
tarday afternoon, direct from st. Louis, fur
ntshes the subi0ined statement, which he
SAYS was supposed to be true at the time he
left Il confirms us in the belief that the
HIncb Republican controllers OF the Western
telegraph have wilfuily misrepresented the
facts
RIcuHoSD, Va, June24, 1851.
left st. Louis on Wednesday evening last,
the 10Th inst. We had received authentic
news from the battle fought at bonneville On
the morning OF tho nth inst. Gen. Lyon, IN
command of 5000 Federal troops, left 81.
Louis on the 18th inst. for Jefferson CITY; ar
rived the 10th; took possession quietly
without any Tesis lance, here he LETT : 900 OF
his troops under command of Col. BoernsteIn,
and he (Cien. LYON continued on TO Boone
VILE, 40 or 30 miles above Jefferson City -
When arriving near bonneville Gen. Price,
IN command of the $50 State troops at that
place made a partial retreat, taking eco OF
Them which be thus succeeded III decoy ing
Lyon ard all OF his men on land, save few
hundred on board the Jatan. Gen. Price had
masked batteries in g small skirt OF woods,
from which be opened brisk cannonade I'M
nediately after Lyon drew his MEN up III line
OF battle, which resulted in the repuise OF the
Federal troops with a loss OF 300 Killed and 1tt
taken urisouers. Gen. Lyon himself Was
captured, and elk pieces of cannon, ana eot
stand OF arms. The steamer Jatau, with the
few hundred who were left on board, was sho
to pieces and sunk into the river, the remain
der, about 800 or 20o0 retreated towards
Jefferson City. All their boats were captured
Boernstein, who was in command at Jefer
son City, Immediately after their defeat tele
graphed 10 +. L. Blair, Jr., who had command
in ST. Louis, to send up all the forces he coult
possibly spare. Upon reception Of The dispatcl
he sent up j, 900 troops from ST. Louis tn
evening before i lett.
Upon the reception OF the news from Boone
VILE, the Secessionists in st. Louis turae'
out about 8, 900 10 4 600 in number, greatly Ella
ted, and cheers for J eG. Davis, Beanregard an
GOV jackson. They expected 10 make an at
tack upon the Dutch that night, who wer
under command OF Blair, at the Arsenal, al
supposed 10 be about 1000 in number.
The battle at Kansas City took place o
Mouday morning, the 18th. Thirteen hun
bred Federal troops made an attack upo
about the same number OF State troops, unde
command OF Capt. Kelley. After despera
fight the Federals were repulsed, leaving =,
killed on the Held OF battle, 100 taken prison
ers, four pieces OF cannon, &c. Loss OF stat
troops, 40 killed and wounded.
! passed through Cairo on the night OF tn
18th; met with no difficulty, further than III
inspection OF my baggage. 1. D DAVIS.
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DIHE.

O4bb,
In this city, on Monday morning, at o'clock,
ELLEN, youngest child Of W. l.. aud opheiia '.
Heath.
The friends and relatives Of the family are In
vitsd to at md the funeral this uornlbK, 18th
inst, without further notice, from the residence
of her fa;hsr, corner Of Clay and 9Th SITS.
On Monday mornipg, June 2i.h, after a 3oag and
painful illness, NINA PRESTON, eldest I tighter
of samuel r. and Mary Is. Mitchell, aged i yeai
and mouths.
The friends and aequaiutsnces Of the family
are respectfully invited 10 attend her funeral, al
1t, Pqnfs Church, on this (TussdAyl afternooa,
At o'clock
On Monday, the cath inst at Ceptsr Plains, IN
Henrico county. Mrs Il. B CARTER, wife Of
Thomas . carter, IN the Esd year OF her age
hsf iunerai viii take p &C to- day, at o clock,
from 0rAce street Baptist church. The friend
of the family and those of Mr. q 90. d. Pace, are
| invited TO attend.
In this city, on the morning Of the 9Th instant,
ROWENA, daus tter OF DR.. VIM. L. and kowsaA
| Anderson, aged 70 days.
| On Wednesday, 18th inst, LUCY, infant child
| of Joseph and Fanny Angle, aged II months
| "Suter little children TO come unto me-
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HUNGRY SoLDIsRs CONC HoMB.-Ihe Balti

more Sun, of the 2lst inst, says;
The steamer Elizabeth, which brought up
from Fortress Monroe a large quantity of
shell to Fort McHenry, also brought up
twenty-six of the members of Bartiett's Ma
val Brigade. They were in a condition of
restitution, but Marshal X ine provided them
with quarters at the central police station,
and had them comfortably fed, something
TO which they had been strangers Tor some
time. They all give a gloomy description of
the treatment they received at Fortress Mon
roe, having been obliged TO sleep 10 the open
air, and subsst on short allowance
of the coarsest fare Since their arrival
1t the fortress they were pat TO any iaborious
work that was done, and 10 them was as
signed the duty of transporting the troops
across to Hamp ton, who engaged in the bat
tie of Great Bethel. They stated that since
Saturday last they had not tasted bread
and the only other food they got was few
clans picked up on the shore, and the bones
which had been thrown ont from the camp.
No provision was made for their return 10
New York, and they expected, after reach
ing Baltimore, to walk home. They will,
however, be sent on by Marshal Kane, who
has already provided upwards OF two hun
dred OF the returning soldiers with the
means to get 10 their homes.
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The EVACUATION or HARPBR's FgaRY.-The
Washington correspondent Of the N. 0. Plea
yune writes, June 18th:
The evacuation Of Harper's Ferry, If au.
thenticated, il regarded here as big with fu-
tnre events. Indeed, the movement, taken in
connection with reliable advices received from
the rebel camp at Manassas, means nothing
more nor less than bold and concen trait
cd dash upon this capital, and should anthem
tic intelligence OF such a contemplated move
ment DO RECEIVED. the whole plan of the cam
paign will he changed, and the bulk OF the
Federal army be summoned here for the de-
fence of the city. In any event the eyacaa.
ton Is regarded as master movement, and
one that viii tell vigorously In future opera
tons.
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Corrsspon dencs of the Richmond Dispatch.
From UfIm{DUtOn n q

WILMINGTON, n. G., ] nne %, 1861.
One hundred and twenty five additional
persons passed through here yesterday, direct
from Harper's Ferry, route for Fayette-
Vile They will commence turning out
arms, understand. in q week or two. These
arms, as am informed, are for the use of the
Stale.
A fire occurred last night in the vicinity OF
the city, consuming q dwelling belonging tC
Capt. Z. 5. Macombe WoRRILL.
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PATxIorIc You've AssRIcAl-The little boys
and girls of MiiledgeyIile gave an exhibition
lasr week OF variety of tableaax, from
which they realized forty dollars. The mo-
ney was appropriated TOR clothing for the
Baldwin military companies.
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A NEW COURSE OF CoNMgRcE.-The Repub-
lcan says among the arrivals at Savannah
on Thursday, by the Central Railroad, was a
car load OF West India plantains. Where
they landed is mother question.
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promoted. He is Lieut.. Colonel of the 18th
Regiment Of Volunteers. We regret very
much having TO losa him. rs he Is liked very
APoR(oINg.
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KEyTUcKY.-A dispatch from Louisville
says that j j. CritteEden's majority for the
Washington Congress is 2 500. Mallory
(Union) is also elected. The Union vote in
Louisville has fallen OFF 1000 since the April
election.
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YoRKTUWa. June 81, 1851.
Messrs Editors Of The Dispafch; W have noticed
the article OF your CORES p0pdent "Amicus, F" In
last Tuesday, paper, indiV iduaizng III bers of
the HowitZer corps, for supposed gallantry at the
ba,tle Of Bethel and while !ully appreCiatng the
motive which prompted bis publication OF Cur
names, deeply regret that he should have
thon KIT proper TO do Being unconscious of
any gallant conduct on our part more than duty
and duty alone required, esteem it our especial
qualification to share our fortunes alike with our
brother Hew itzers, and cain for all Of them as
much We ourselves receive or deserve. En-
gagged In the same holy struggle and striving for
Inc same happy Results, our fates are linked to-
gether for that victory which must ultimately
crown our noble cause Hoping to be understood,
We are, respectfully,
STEPHEN b. HUGHgs.
REUBEN B. PIEAsASTs,
SAMUEL II. PES DLETos
WILLIAM NJ. .ALDwELL,
GEORGE w. HoBsoS,
WM II. MCCARTHY,
l.. VI TIMBERLAkR,
GEORGE 7. HrGHLs,
DAVID Is. CLARK,
JOHN LAH0H0RSg,
JoHs NJ. WEST,
FkAsK SorTU,
I'd Company HovitZsr Battalion.
p e.-We but follow the example OF our fellow
soldier, John Wsrth, now IN Richmond, whose
card you published on yesterday.