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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-29

The FoRErGX CoSsULs AT THE SOUTH
Whatever else the Charleston Mercury may
lack, it never lacks for q grievance. 1t
always has something to complain Of
And to do it justice, it is the most piquant
growler in all the growing and unhappy
south. We presume that it has found its
denunciations of the north little monot-
oEous, and hence it has been refreshing
itself with very spirited attack on the
European powers. 1t asks:
How long are the officials of the British,
| French, and other European governments,
accredited to the government of the United
States that were, and hold the exequatnrS
| of the Lincoln administration, to be suffer-
ed to remain among US, the representatives
of their governments, executing all the
dp,ie, of their various Offices? We have
British, French, and Spanish, rs well as
other European consuls among US, tulhll-
ing their various missions, and attending
to the interests of the countries they rep
resent, without let or hindrance; yet our
commissioners, clothed with the authority
Of FREE and independent people to treat
with their governments, are told, In IN
mistaknble language, that they cannot re-
cognize their authority-that we are not
yet an independent nation-that they must
itarry at Jericho until their boards are
grown"
We must agree with the Mercury that it
is rather inconsistent for the Confederate
Government to allow consuls to the Unit
ed States to be residing in their territory
for the discharge of official duties, and es-
pecially while the Southern commission
ers have no recognition abroad, and owe it
to United States passport that they are
not shut up in the guard house. The
Mercury says:
1t is time those foreign powers should
know that their cOnsuls to the United
States must 90 to the United States Ii they
can find such place, and that they can no
longer exercise the functions of their Offices
within the territory of the Confederate
States.
Let US Mt once instruct our commission
crs to come home; let us say to foreign
consuls remaining among us, that as private
citizens or distinguished subjects OF for
eign powers, they are entitled to all the
civility and polite attention that gentlemen
are entitled to receive as long as they
choose to remain among us, but that on the
Goth day of last December their functions
ceased as representatives of their respect
i've governments"
Great Britain, France, and the rest of
them will please take notice. We suspect
that Governor Moore of Louisiana would
have been very glad to have the British
consul at New Orleans depart before he
made his revelations respecting the i'm
pressment of British subjects in the rebel
ranks. We wonder if the Mercury will
not consent to postpone the departure of
the consuls until some one of the great
European and southern steamship lines is
established. 1t would be more imposing
aud magnanimous still, perhaps, to let
them wait until Commodore Tatnall could
take them over in some one of the south
crn frigates which are not yet built.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-29

The Philadelphia North American says
that peaches in that vicinity are very album
dant and will soon be very cheap. In the
peach districts this year many will be
dried, and many will be converted into
brandy. The present is bearing year
and where favOrably situated every tree is
yielding fruit.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-29
PROGL,AMATION-
To be had mt
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rJ1O Bcnjnmin Fleming and Jacob Beeson, Special
Commissioners for Marion County, William Z.
LYONS Special Commissioner for Harrison county,
Z,doc Shields do for Taylor county, d. D. r. Farms
worth, do for Upshur county, William +. Phares, do
for Randolph county, Nathan H. Taft, do for Barbour
county, d. c. Adams, do for Tucker county, William
II. Grimes, do for Preston county.
WHEl EAs, 1t appears upon satisfactory evidence of
the fact, that Gideon D. Camden, late Judge of the
DIST Judicial Circuit composed of the counties OF
Harrison. Marion, Taylor, Preston barbour, Ran
dOIph, Upshur and Tucker; and L. q. Watson, Clerk
of Circuit Court Il. F. Hamilton, Clerk of County
Court, George e. Kerr, sheriff. and AlpheuS +.
Raymond, Attorney for Commonwealth, OF Marion
county: and Z. w Smith, Clerk OF Circuit Count,
and james Munr0r. Sheriff. of Harrison county:
and Geo. W. lIansbrOugh, Attorney for COm..lOn-
wealth. and XackIul Cochran, Sheriff, of Taylor
county: and Aliin Lawrence. Clerk of County Court,
George BastabIe sheriff. and J. + Fisher. Attorney
for Commonwealth, of UpSLur county: and BERNARD
l.. Brown, Clerk of Circuit Court, Squire BOSworth,
Clerk of County Court, Hoy McLain. Sheriff, and
David Gotf, Attorney for Commonwealth, OF Ram
dolph county; and Lair d. Worrel CIcr; of Circuit
Court. James S Hartman, Clerk of County Court,
William Daniels, Sheriff. and D. NJ Anvil, Attorney
for Commonwealth, of barbour esunty, have failed
to take the oath prescribed by the ordinance for the
reorganization of the State government. passed by
tho Convention which assembled ut Wheeling on the
lktll OF June 1861;
Now therefore. l. FRANCIS II. PEIRPoINr, Governor
of Virginia in pursuance Of authority vested i'll me
by law, do declare the said offices vacant. and you
are hereby required. (Iavng first been duly quail
tied,) to hold according to law. election to I'LL the
vacancies aforesaid at the several places of voting
in yonr counties. on Friday, the 27th day
of September, SCI, giving at least ten days
notice of such 81 'ctOD and of the time of holding
the same Mt each place of voting; and fun authority
is hereby conferred you to do ana provide what
ever may be necessary for the purpose aforesaid.
-, Given under my hand, and the less seal of
l. $. the Commonwealth mt the City of Wheeling,
49, this 9th day of August. 1861, and in the
cighty-sNth year Of the Commonwealth.
+. IL. PEIKPOINT,
BY the Governor.
l.. a. HAGANs,
auroQ-3tiSW ScC'y of the Commonwealth.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-29

A New Orleans paper published state
uent that Ben Mcoulloch, disguised, sold
chickens in our camps in Missouri just be-
! fore the battle there. There is no doubt
hAt he is a famous spy.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-29

THE Richmond papers say they miss the
Northern mechanics. The railroad track
in that city remains unused because no
person there can make passenger car.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-29

AN OYSTER LYRIC.
STRIKE the rcsounding Tyre
Bring, roses from the plain
Rejoice We younE-lct loose the tongue
oysters have come again.
The summers past away
OF that don complain;
Its flowers have died-but let 'em slide
Oysters have come again!
sought for joy in CLANS
Awhile they eased my pain;
But now all CLAIMS seem stuff and fams-
Oysters have come again!
Now let us sail with joy
over lifc's stormy main;
Crack on the ship and let her rip
Oysters have come again!
To be had Mt FRED MYERS.
nuyDO-liA
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-29

BEN. McCULLoCH processes to have come
into Missouri to give the people of the
State an opportunity to decide whether
they are for the North or the South, but
kindly infotG1ns them that they must decide
at once. He knows well enough that the
true sentiment of the State is for the I'm
ion. 1t gave its vote last fall for Douglas,
not tor Breckenridge. 1t elected to the
State Convention body of men who have
shown their sentiments and those of their
constituents by declaring that the old
State officers, who are secessionists, had
forfeited their places, and by choosing as
their successors staunch Union men. 1t
is precisely because the State is for the
Union that Gov. Jackson was hunted out
and that Ben McCulloch with his Texan.
Arkansas and Louisiana troops has come
in. And now he says "Missouri must be
allowed to choose her destiny" She has
chosen it and she will abide by it. Her
sons in the first Missouri regiment showed
full we'll how strong is their devotion to
the Union, of which Missouri has so long
been, and will always be, a conspicuous
member.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-29
More Rebels Routod--Four Killed.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, /
WUrEt1SG Aupnst % 1861

Editors Enteligencer:-Th following telc-
gram was received at this Department this
m nrninnr.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-29
mCANP PEIRPoIST,
CEREno. ". Aupnst 27

morning:
"CAMP PEIRpoINT,
CEREDo, VA, August 81.
Cor. PeirpoinL:-Trout Hill is now occu-
pied by our forces. Huston Spurlock,
Jesse Spurlock and several others are pris-
oners. Four rebels killed-one wounded.
All quiet at present. T. n. DAvY."
Trout Hill is the county seat of Wayne
county. The rebels have been terrifying
themselves in the Court House for month
past. L. A. HAGAH,
Sect'y of Commonwealth.
AN extract from letter to Gov Peir-
point, dated Ironton, Aug. 26, 1861, says:
yesterday Sunday morning, de-
tachment of fifty-four men from Col. Zeig-
ler's regiment, under Captain Smith, took
possession of the Wayne Court House, and
captured thirteen prisoners. Burwell Spur
lock, Adkins, Clerk of the Court and a
Methodist preacher by the name of John
son, are said to have been taken. a. ].
Miller was shot dead by one of the Tug
Fork men, rs he was attempting to escape.
This Miller, the preacher and Spurlock,
have been the rebel leaders, and chief mis-
chief makers, since Furguson's arrest by
Zeiglar.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-29

TILOUR.-Extra and Extr;. Family Flour of the
Il hest brands, constantly on hand and for sale 10y
nug2T M.REILLY.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-29
WE like poetry. We confess to weak

WE like poetry. We confess to weak
ness for the measure of blank verse and
/ the melody of rhymes. And we claim too'
that we possess and cultivate desire to
encourage the aspirations and efforts OF
Youthful and inexperienced genius. But
the war is prolific in verses, and it is i'm
possible for us to publish 1.-THE of the lu-
cubrations that come to us daily, seeking
ventilation in the poets corner. We can
only select those that seem the best, and
consign the rest to our overloaded basket
1t may be that we do not follow the wisest
course. Nearly all the poetry that we feel
obliged to discard is full of the fiercest pa
triotism, and blazes away at southern trail
tors like park of artillery. 1t is strong
and pointed in argument, and its enthusi-
asn often overIeaps the rules of metrlcai
composition. We have no doubt that
Jefferson Davis would rather meet q charge
of Zouaves than read half the stanzas that
are leveled ut his physical person. But
the circulation of the Lntelligencer is limi-
ted down in Dixie, and we might print line
upon line without the slightest chance of
ever reaching the eye or touching the con-
science of the grea: pOtentate of the tro-
pics. 1t is pity that so much grape and
canister should be thrown away without
producing even the shock of blank cart
ridge, and we suggest to some of our con-
tributors that instead of leaving to US to
point their guns, they should aim their
muzzles at once toward Richmond. Let
them do up their poetry in a strong envel-
ope, and forward it to the confederate cap
ital by Adams express or some other way.
Our word for it, JEFF. Davis will never
write for second deadly package.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-29

TNDIGO.-l case best quality, just received and
L for sale by InuG27 NJ. REILLY.
TYNEAS.-2O half:chests extra fine Gunpowder Tea,
so caddies
just received and for sale by
aug27 NJ. REILLY.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-29

I7ANCY BAS1ETS.-A fresh supply rcceiv-
Il cC; at the Variety Store of
nug29 D. NICOLL & BRO, 100 Main st.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-06-22

so near that Il furnished fine cov., he enemy. Here he made da,h ., V' works the only really spirited ar,ark % 7, the fight. But the rife boys wer. strong for them. Al one time Is,,. 'V' almost succeeded, and there was som., 'e fusion; but soon order was restored " a,, the victory won. A gallant Yankee F. tain jumped upon the fence in from ol Clr, Hills llne. and cheered on hls ms,. 0' 't instantly fell dead, pierced at the beou Ja' t'' the eady-handpd marksmen of Inc oy, 9 North S'ale. Al honor and glory In ,h T'" dear old North State How wisbsd 7 V, cheer these troops as they passed our ou,r ters yesterday afternoon! but my le.bI. voice could not express the deep feeI,nos of gratitude and admiration for the nohI. fellows, and l said in my heart, God blsss you, my brave boys
 Just after we abandoned our ,renoho. company A, Capt. Atkinson, of our reo menl, which had been stationed two m;I,, off to guard road, came up, and the ena my bavng retired in part, on our rioh Col. Stuart, with Capt. As command na, na, of the Wylhe rifles and detachment Inf of company c, of North Carolina rifles rs sumed onr former position on the hanka and front. The howiizer battery, one piece or which leaving by accident, before We lel, our position. been rendered useless. wac now reinforced by Capt. Bridges company of rihemen, and being annoyed by the fire of the enemys muskelry from the wbis house in front, four men were sent to burn 1t, and in the attempt noble North Can. linian was shot in the head and died last night. The effort failed and the bouss was finally fired by shell.
 At ? o'clock the .enemy's fire had near. ly ceased, and, after fight of four hours and half, he began to retire. He was pursued by the cavalry to the bridge lead. ing to Hampton, which, in his fright, he burnt after passing.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-06-22
Still Another Account.

The New York Times of the l4lb is full of letters from it's correspondents, and from officers and soldiers in the Northern army, of the battle q, Grea, Bethel The strength, position, means of defence of the Virglnlans are thus stated by one of the letter writers.
 Alter crossing narrow bu, apparently deep stream, the road defects somewhat to the left, along its side. Just beyond the bridge the rebels have planted their bal. tery, consisting at Ieas, of one l2.poun9 rlhed cannon and two field pieces. A lIne of entrenchmenls then followed the right side of the road, ditch only being bp. tween ihem. Their position was excel ien,ly well chosen.
 In the meantime Lieutenant Colonel Washburn, wMh two hundred and fifty men, had, by wide circuit, reached lhe rear Of sbe battery, and il IS quite evident that the Confederate troops. who, Il Is now determined. dId not number six hundred men, were on the point ol leaving the field. So Il seems, by their own conlrssoa, that the Confederate troops numbered but six hundrs3 men, and hud bu. three can non.
 The attacking force numbered about five thousand men.
 Of the loss of the Northerners, oDe of he letter writers says:
 We oec@pied wood by their right flank, and laid down 10 avoid the fearful fire they kept up for two and half hours. It was horrible slaughter the eIdssl sol dleys were sick at the sighs.
 And another one, volunteer, writing 10 hls father in New York, complains OI their gums, and adds:
 IL is perfect butchery 10 send us so arm. ed against rifles that carry four hundred yards with perfect accuracy. We shallbe shot down like sheep, and the hope had of getting home again is narrowed down 10 decimal since the experience of yes. lerday- saw six killed and wounded badly, close by me.
 From all of which we gather, that about five thousand men were embraced in the attacking party; that they attacked aboui SIX hundred rebels with three or at most four guns posted in batteries; and that they were repulSed with a loss of about five Hundred snen killed, wounded and nlss- ing.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-06-22

I The New York Posts special Washington dispatch says there is great excitement in that city, oyer the news fof the conflict at Great Bethel. It is the general opinion among military men that there was gross mismanagement and bad leadership of the federal forces. The se- cessionists are looking up, emboldened ''by the repulse of our troops"
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-06-22
The Hessians.

The Richmond Whig observes that the Lincoln Government, lo keep q perfect parallel with the tyranny of George the Thirds Ministers, has, wherever il could enlisted the reluges and adventures from Europe for the invasion of the South. The great city of St. Louis Is at the mercy of seven thousand or eight thousand Hessians, women and children. The Baltimore pa- pers speak of d regiment composed of all the nationalites of Europe, enlisted in New York, and passing through Baltimore on its way to Washington. IL is called the "Garbaldi Guard, and is composed main ly of Germans, Swiss and Hungarians.- They are desperate adventurers, whom the capitalists of New York were very glad to remove from dangerous proxim- ity to their strong boxes. Not a man among them speaks word of English; and they are the rufiians whom old ScoTT, especially designs for the invasion of Vir- ginia.
 The South thus speaks of their passage through Baltimore:
 It was sorrowful and humilialing spectacle, that of yesterday--the march Of a foreign regiment through our streets with foreign colors flying and the wild blasts of the bugle sounding the national airs of a foreign country, 10 ad in the slaughter and subjugation of American citizens As if resolved that the parallel between the action of the present administration, and that of the British ministry who un- dertook the subjugation of our patriot a- thers, should fall in no particular, it seems that this revolution must have it's Hesslans too. The Garibaldi Guards, who passed through yesterday on their way to the cap- ltal, comprise men of almost every nation aity in Europe-the refugees and adven. turers of every country that has its repre- sentatives among the floating population of New York clty-speaking every lan- guage except the English-a perfect poly glot of foreign tongues-French, Swiss, Spanish, Italian, Magyar, and German men who, for the most part, are not cili- Zens and have no intention of becoming naturalized. The only colors which they displayed on the march were a pair of guides, Swiss and French; those of the regiment which were carefully covered to protect them from the dust, were the national flags of Italy and Hungary.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-06-22

esD- The Washington correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune says: "We have good reason to believe that the publication by Cassius M. Clay of letter on the subject of our foreign relations, not only fails to be approved by the administration, but is in insubordination 10 the law of 1856 j; which expressly lorbids any such public communication from a diplomatic or con sular officer"
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-06-22

g@s The Cincinnati Enquirer, noticing the circulation of petition to Congress to emancipate the slaves in Maryland Delaware, Missouri and Kentucky, at an expense of three hundred dollars for each slave, to be paid by the Federal Govern ment, thus argues:
 What would the petitioners do with the the negroes after they were emancipated? It is not to be presumed that the States named would allow free negro popula : ton of four thousand 10 remain within their borders. They would have to come North, where we have already as large a population of that character as is desirable. We don't see, either, how buying the ne- groes of the border States would help to put down the rebellion; 1t would only be another one hundred millions of dollars expense. On the whole, we are well sat- isfed that the general government should make no purchase of negroes, and have nothing 10 do with the question.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-06-22

CoNGREssIoNAL.-Messrs. David M Currin, Wm. T. Avery and P T. Scruggs are candidates to represent the Memphis District in the Congress of the Confeder- ate States, which assemblies at Richmond on the 20th of next month. The Cover nor of Tennessee has not yet designated the day upon which the election is to be held.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-06-22
A SHORT WAR.-The New Orlean:

A SHORT WAR-The New Orleans Bee dwells on the great anxiety of the North for a short war-referring to the dolorous plaints of The Herald over its responsiveness and losses, and adds, truly enough, that the only way to make it a short war is for the Yankees to go back to their onion patches, repent of their sins, leave the Confederate States to manage their own affairs, and resign themselves to the consequences of an existence separ- parate and apart from us. .
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-06-22

ARKANsAs STATE CoNvENTIoN.-By degrees, and through different channels we are beginning to learn something oI the Ordinances passed by our recent State Convention: a6 I
 All civil and military officers are re- quired to appear before the Clerk of the Circuit Court and take the oath of allegi- ance to the Southern Confectionery. Those who fail to do so before the 18th day oI July, will be reported, and their offices held vacant
 The time for holding all general cleo. tions in this State has been changed to the first Monday in October.
 The State has been divided into four Congressional Districts. We have, thus far, seen the counties of but one of the districts mentioned, viz: Phillips, Mon roe, St. Francis, Crttenden, Mississippi, Craighead, Poinsett, Green, lizard, Law renee, Randolph, Independence and White
 An ordinance was also passed "to pro- vide revenue for the State, wherein, among other things, it is provided that two mil lions of dollars in bonds, shall be issued, in sums of five dollars and upwards. To redeem these, the public lands of the State, of which there are at least seventeen mil- lions of acres, as well as the taxes of the State, are pledged. This secures them from any future repudiation OF even con- trol by the legislature. These bonds will be receivable in payment for lands (and in part payment for taxes.) The coupons will be wholly receivable for taxes, and sufficient amount of specie is and always will be reserved 10 meet the interest and redeem the coupons"
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-06-22
e0g It would seem from the folowir

e It would seem from the following item, which we clip from the Richmond Enquirer of the 7lh that the Pawnee go out of the Aquia Creek fight in bac condition. She will fare worse if she ven lures to attack those batteries again
 We learn from passenger who arrived in Richmond on the Fredericksburg trair yesterday afternoon, that the Pawnee was so much damaged by the battle on Satur day last, that she was unable to steam up and had to employ a steam tug to take hel to Washington, to which place she was carried yesterday.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-06-22
Rsy- Henry Winter Davis. the poma

Bag- Henry Winter Davis, the poma- tum-scented Maryland oposlate, who few days since was beaten in Baltimore for Congress, has been rewarded by Lincoln for his fidelity to abolitionism with the ap- pointment originally destined for Burlin- game, who has been transferred to China. The people of Maryland can we'll spare this traitor from their midst.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-06-22

H@r Col. J. H. McMAHoN has with drawn from tho Memphis Bulletin. The Colonelis Assistant Quartermaster in the army of Tennessee. The Bulletin will continue. to be published by Messrs. BING- HAM & WILLS. EM
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-06-22

JuDGE ADVOCATE. E.--Our lownsman, Col. J. E. GArEwooD, has been appoint ed Judge Advocate of the Court Martial to be heldiat Hopeield on 20th inst, for the trial of Col. Ceburne, It. Col. Pat1 ton, Mai. Glenn, and others. sa v 'a.