Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-13
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WARRINGTON, July 12.
Secretary Smith to-day removed number O
his Clerks.
The rumored evacuation of Fairfax Cour
House 10 untrue. On the contrary, IL has beer
reinforced.
The Times dispatch says battle has or will
Immediately occur between Gems. Patterson ant
Johnson's forces.
Mr.. Stevens is here with working model Of
his floating battery. IL has never before beer
| exhibited. The original is at Hoboken.
The Herald's dispatch says General BuckRer,
Of Kentucky, left here for Kentucky to-day
His ostensible object, in coming here, was Ia
persuade the Government to respect the 30 call.
ed neutrality Of Kentucky and leave the State
Guard, which is under his command, and three
quarters of the officers of which are secession.
lists, to preserve that neutrality by aiding the
rebels, all in their power, and suppress the exhi
bition of Union sentiments or feelings In Ken.
lucky. This part Of the mission failed. No
promise could be exacted from the Admins
tration that 1t would not 60 to any extent necee-
sary to protect the Union men in Kentucky at
all hazards. ~. rt
This was not all of Buckner's mission. The
disunionists in Kentucky are in a desperate
state. They dare not, without pretext, throw
VA euo uheh VI ububkdliby tuoy uhN6 h5bum6u.
A pretext is wanting. Gov. Msgofin il per-
haps the most desperat to of the whole set. Tn.
less he can find some reason to take sides with
the rebels within few weeks, and call upon the
people Of Kentucky to follow him, he will be
completely gone under.
Gen. Buckner, in his interviews with the Pres
ident, has not been able TO worm out of him
any expression, that can be twisted into dec
laration of coercion.
We shall soon find It reiterated in procla.
nation Of Gov Magofin's, calling Kentuckians
and rebels OF Tennessee to unite upon the soil
of Kentucky and resist the Government.
Tharks to the Union men of Kentucky
the rebels will find there Is o serried phalanx
Of armed Union Kentuckians to resist their
reasonable purposes.
Especial to Commercial
Nineteen of the Patent Office, thirty of the
Land Office and forty Of the Census Office clerks
have been dismissed.
Il is ascertained that the recent bearer of the
flag of truce left number of letters from
Richmond, thus prostituting the flag of truce.
o. ITO the Associated Press.l
WAsHINoroN, July l2.
The gun-boat Freeborn returned from q
cruise to Aqua Creek. The officers say, while
there with the Pawnee, Pocahontas and Reso-
Lutte, they discovered two Internal machines in
the water. One struck the middle OF the Reso
lutte, but sunk. The other, the fuse had gone
out. The Freeborn brought 1t to the navy
yard. a-
The Capital police arrested Talliaferro, late
clerk in the Navy Department and son-in law
of Ex xSenator Mason, as q spy.
A number of letters addressed to prominent
secessionists, and plans Of locations and campa
were found on him.
The volunteer bill passed by the House, has
yet to pass the Senate. In it the President is
authorized to accept Ave hundred thousand vol
unteers.
The appropriation of FIVE hundred millions
was struck out, which will be provided for il
some other bill. The bill also provides boun
ties for enlistment.