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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05

OF the Numerous skirmishes and minor en-
gagements that have taken place since the
commencement of hostilities, the recent en-.
cOUatsr. near Cumberland, between a squad Of
Col. wallaee's Indiana Zouavez and number
of rebel troops from ROmney. was the most
sanguinary considering the numbers engaged,
as well as tbe most creditable to the skill and
bravery Of our own men. Col. Wallace has
sent to Gen. McClellas the following official
account of the affair."
Il have been accustomed TO sendiag my
mounted pickets, thirteen in all, TO different
posts along the eSeyeral approaches to Cumber'
land. Finding It next TO impossible, yesterday,
to get reliable information respecting the enc.
my, united the thirteen, and directed them if
possible to get to FrankfortOwn, midway be-
tween this place and ROmaey, and see if the
reoel troops were there They went within a
quarter of mile of the place and found it full
of cavalry.
In returning, they overlook party Of horse
men, and at once charged them, routing and
driving them back more than mile, killing
eight of them and securing seventeen iorses-
Corporal Hayes, Who was in ceaAz.and Of
my mep. was desperately wosH&ed with sabre
cuts and bullets.
Taking linn back, Trey fAsred about one
hoca and were tAen attacked By the enemy,
who were reinFos-ce6 to absat seventy.five men
I he attzck &as 50 sRdaea issa, they abandoned
the horses and crossed TO a sm I'll island at the
aiouEh Of Psttcesou's creek.
The charge Of the rebels was bold aud con-
fdeat, yet iweniy-three fell under the 6rc Of
nay picket, close about and on the Island.
My fellows finally were driven off and scat
ttereJ, each man for himself All are in camp
now.
Corporal Hayes of Company A Is wounded,
but recovering. Jno G. IIollingsworth OF
Company B is dead. He was taken prisoner
and bruta.ly murdered Three companies went
to the ground this morning and recovered every
| thing belonging TO the picket except few
horses.
T'he enemy we're engaged all night in box
ing up their da;d. Two OF their officers were
killed. They laid out tweuty-three corpses ia
the porch Of a neighboriag farm house. We
shall bury HolIingswOrth tomorrow.
have positive information that four regi.
ments of rebels are in Romney, under Col Nc
Donald The report of the skirmish sounds
like fiction, but it is not exaggerated. The
fight was rcally one of the most desperate on
record, ard abounded in instances Of wonderful!
daring and cOolRcss.
(Sisnedl LEw. WALLACE"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05
A Loud Call for Food.

A secession paper in Tennessee, which hard
times has reduced 10 halfits original size, ejec'
ulates the following in the biggest kind OF
type:
We can fight aud conquer abolitionists, but
we cannot contend with Famine
Farmers, cross off your cotton fields at a
distance of eight feet, and plant corn now. 1t
is not too late
Farmcrs-l'laut more corn
Farmers Plant peas
Farihers-PltHt potatoes
Farmers Pant beans
Farmers Plant cabbage
Clean your fields clean.
SuVs all your straw.
Sags all yoar crab grass
Save anything that will make food for man
or beast.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05
General X.von.

The Cincinnati Gqseiie, of Monday, says -
Gen. NATH 4NIEI. Lyon, who makes such sir
ring time in Missouri attracts so much atten
tion that our readers nay want to know some
thing about him. He is native Of New Ha-
ven. Connecticut, Of an old and respectable fam
lily. lie entered the U. S. Military Academy,
June, 1887, and mnst, therefore, be about for
ty years of age He graduated the eleventh
in class of fifly-two, which is very good
standing. Major Zaloni B. Tower OF Massachu-
setts, (now at Fort Pickcus,) lsas at the head
of the class, and Captain II. g. Wright. Of
Connecticut, the second. LYON was promoted
Second Lieutenant. July lst, 1871, and First
Lieutenant in February, l947. He was bre
vetted Captain, August 20.h, "for gallant and
meritoriods conduct in the battles Of Contreras
and ChurabuSco." He was wnupled at the
Been Gate of Mexico, September 18th, l647,
Since then he has been employed in the ordiha.
ry service of the army. His prompt sagaciOus
and energetic conduct in Missouri, proves him
to be an able, rs we'll as true soldier. He has
put the rebels up to fast time, and If they keep
on their feet, is likely to drill them in the run
ming exercise, in a manner equally useful and
extraordinary. The rebels realize the old pro-
verb, "there is a lion in the wny.''
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05

That the Ist and ID Ohio Regiments, which
left for Washington few days after the issue
of the Presidents proclamation, suffered
many privations and had just cause for com
pIaint at the neglect of tlse General Govern
4ncnt to clothe and arm them in accordance
with the Arrangement 70 that efFectmade with
our State authorities, is true beyond doubt !;
but IT is also clearly manifest that the griev
ances eoaplained of we're grossly magnifed
sa& exaggerated by interested and malicious
letter writers, and their cO-laborers whose
chief employ consists in efforts to embarrass
the cause in which our gallant troops are en-.
gagged by creating distrust of the officers of
the National 2ad State Governments by pro-
mitigating groundlcss charges agaist theln.--
The report of w. a PIArT Esq, sent to
Washington b. Gov. Dennison for the pur
pose Of examining into The causes Of complaint.
and If possible removing them, showed that ::se
Ohio boys we're not the piti=sir. half starved
and naked ''pauperz@ they had been represent
ed TO be-and more lately VIC hare the ad.
ded testimony 10 the same effect Of Bishop
McILvA1S, who recently visited thc ercasF'
mcnt Of our regiments on the Virginia side Of
the Potomac. In letter tc the Governor
Bishop N says>
Gen Schenck was absent, and did not
see hia. l gave your letter to the next in
command. Col. a. u. 1cCook, who was very
s,tentive. aud with whose soldiery qualities
was greatly Pleased.
went among the men, found several whom
l knew, and ccnyersed with ihcsn. Col,
McCook said they had all they wanted, and
that the accounts Of what had btca their con-
dition were greatly exaggerated. So Mr..
/ Chase and others have assured me SO the
! Adjutsat Of the Second Regiment said at
any rate they are uo9 in as good condition as
any of the regiments. and are IN high spirits,
and full OF desire to have chance with the
4 enemy.
Their reputation for drill is very good
/ They hold with the Connecticut regiments the
post Of honor All their daty is in scouting.
Five hundred are ali The time
out. Some Of them Two days aud nights in
/ parties of II and 20, &c They sometimes
get within the cnemy's lines and e'es 'ersG.-
From hill near the camp we can sec with a
glass, sometimes, the rebel force.
/ Col. McCook says Ie knows his meu and can
/ take them anywhere. It will take more than
one rebel to whip .fue Of them."
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05

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SOUTHERN BRUTALTTY TOWARDS WOMEN
JEFF. Davis said in one of his speeches that he
would leave it TO his enemies, meaning the
government, to insult helpless women and
children" His followers are not equally for
bearing. A Mrs. Drew, formerly of Maine,
arrived at CINCINNATI, few days since having
been driven from Dallas county, Arkansas.
with her three children, her husband having
previously ned to escape death at the hands
of the secessionists She knows nothing of
his fate. AS soon as her husband fed. the
secessionists seised the lumber yard which he
owned, and all the valuable property connect
ed with it. A few days since they again Wis
tied her and stole her COW, entered the house
and carried off everything in 1t to meal,
bread, molasses and bacon, leaving not q
mouthful Of bread for her three little children.
They then ordered her to leave the State
forthwith. Hastily gathering up the few ef-
fects left her into four boxes, she hired con
veyance to take her partly on the way The
thieving scoundrels stole the largest OF the
boxes saying that three trunks were enough
for woman 10 travel with When she star
ted she had $40 in her pocket. After many
hardships, insults and dangers, she reached
the free States.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05

BosToS, june 2b.-Judge opraguc of the
United States District Court, ia his charge 10
the Grand Jury to-day, said, that if any citi-
zen of the United States had written letters T.
Mr.. Gregory, of the English Parliament or
communicated with foreign government or
any oil its officers or agents, with an intent TO
influence the measure or conduct of any for
eign government. or any officer or agent there
Of, in relation to any disputes or controversies
with tho United S'a G . or to defeat the meas.
ures of the government Of the Unit I'd States
he would he Liable to a fine or $4,000 aud i'm
prisonmen. In the same charge he said The
government had right TO treat rebel priva-
teers as pirates. although they were not rccog
uized as suclg i,y the law of pations.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05

The complaints Of tardincss on the part Of
mililar; lrad3rs,criticissns on army movements.
and impatience because the war is not prose
cuted more vigorously, are not confined to the
North. The Southern papers make similar
complaints, and arc even more given TO severe
anmadyersion on the actions Of their govern
ment and army officers than are those of the
North We subjoin few samples.
Speaking of tho evacuation of EIarper-s
Ferry, the New orlean Dtlta says;
"Thc several reports OF the evacuation Of
Harpcrs Ferry by our troops appear at last
to have assumed definite aud positive shape
This manourer will take the whole South by
surprise. We confess that in sne reception Of
this iutelligenc; VIC were compelled 10 draw
largely uron eur CONFIDENCE in the superior sa
gacity and s;rategetical skill of our military
commanders. Unless followed by some bold
and energetic aggressive movement, tho effect
Of this evacuation must be discouraging. We
shall look for such movement with confidence.
Tue temper Of our people and Of our armies is
decidedly hostile to these retrograde move
ments. They would rather fight at the risk
of being whipped than be continually falling
back and waiting TO be a<sailel. Our new
and raw troops are not adapted TO this style
of warfare"
The Charleston Mercury is very rektive
about the inactive style in which the Confed>
crate campaign has been carried on hitherto.
II says:
by assuming the position Of the defensive,
we have lost Maryland, endangered Missouri,
neutralized Kentucky, and are now making
Virginia our battle-ground. Is this wise states
marsiip? Is it ecfient generalship? Fabian nc
tics are oat of place. We trust the war policy
of the South is about to be aggressive and ef-
ficient Ii is time, and we are glad to see that
our gallant Commander in-ebief. after directing
the preparations Of the War Bureau for two
months, has made Richmond his headquar-
ters."
On the same point the Mobile Mercury
liscourscs as follows:
"A revolution can never b3 successful but
by vigorous prosecution. Th- dalIying pol
lev Of our Government can result only in evil
10 our cause. If II is determined to Push
forward This war to a successful Issue, a new
policy must be iIauglratc.l. The people. as
well as the soldiers, arc becoming impatient
at this delay. and already nurmurings, not
loud, but deep, arc being head all over tb7
land
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05
Great Fall of Negroes.

We hnd an account OF an unprecedented
fall Of Negroes in the n. Y. 1'ribune's dis
patches:
Persons living in the vicinity Of The rebel
batteries at Vienna state positively that when
the valiant South Carolina Regiment formed
in line of battle on one side Of the battery,
they placed in front of them $50 negroes whom
they had brought with them from The Palmet-
to State, to receive the fire Of The Ohionns =
But ibis strntagem did pot avail for Cufee in
Yariaby dropped fat on his face Hheneyer the
muslsets of the Government troops were poin
ted in his direction; hence it was that siz
South Caroliuiaus we're killed, instead Of siS
niggers. -ort
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05

However pleased and haltcred the rebels
may have been with the letters written by Rus
sellsihe London Times correspondent, on his
first entrance within the limits Of tho "Confed'
eracy," ami when he was enjoying the elegant
hospitality Of planters he visited on special
invitation. his letters written when about to
leave their dcIectablc territory will hardly be
regarded in the same light. One Of his last was
descriptive Of the state Of affairs in New Or
leans and its tone and temper may be inferred
from :he following extracts
'As to any libe;ty Of opinion or real freedom
here, the ho.dest SontherneF-wohld not dare to
say a shadow Of either exists > The most
cruel and airocious acls are perPetrated by the
rabblc, who style ihcnrsclycs citizens. = Eve
/ ry stranger is wal lclsed every word noted, es-
piouage commands every key-bobc and every
/ letter bux < Freedom shaves mcu's heads
and packs men up in boxes for uticring 'aboli-
tion continents x In this city there is a
terrible substratum of crime and vice, violence
misery and murdcr--.'
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05

An agtd rennesscean. writing to a friend in
this city. saysSnpys from fifteen TO twenty were
allowed to vote on tho ordinance, and that vol
eers from everywhere voted. Most OF
the Union men. he says, remained away from
the polls, regarding the election as a barefaced
fralsl. and knowing soltliurs had been imported
in sufficient numbers to overcome all the votes
they could cast. This gentleman is not one Of
the fiery Union men Of East Tennessee, but a
resident of The terror-riGdn portion. He is
one of the oldest and most respectable citizens,
and has around him children and grandchildren
born in the State lie declares himself still for
the Union. the Constitut ion, and the enforce.
ment of the laws. LIt ranEot tell bow soon be
may be baaislicd.
Gin. Gazette.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05

dent and Cabinet. and have received complete
assurances that Union men in Eastern Tenn
essee will be favored with all the advantages
which the Government can possibly extend to
them.
There are decided indications in high quar-
tiers that Gen Patterson will be Transferred
from his present command. His movements
are not active enough to suit headquarters.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The continued ar
rival of troops to-day has given the city a
more warIike appearance than at almost any
other time during the campaign. Aside from
this, large number of strangers are coming
in.
There are grave intimations of forward
movement, but this is so often asserted that
the highest sources fail in correctness of infor-
nation. Next week, it seems to be the gen
eral impression, something definite win occur.
With the arrivals to-day there are here six
ty-three thousand troops completely armed
and equipped, ready to move on thirty min
utes notice
Capt Harris of the Ohio ID Regiment, was
yesterday elected Colonel of that regiment
vice Wilson, transferred to the regular army
Very valuable dispatches have been found
Oh McQnillan, who was arrested here on his
return from Europe, for the Rebel Confedera-
cy.
The Government IS informed that the evi-
dence against Marshal Kane is overwhelming.
The members and Senators from the West,
except from Missouri, are all here
1t is believed that Ger. Fremont win be
ordered to the command Of the department of
Eastern Virginia.
A vessel brought important dispatches for
Gen. Butler and Com. Stringham to-day.
1t is said the Unionists in Western Texas
and Eastern Tennessee will follow the exam
pie of Western Virginia
Judge Shelby of Western Texas has arriv-
ed, and says that movement is on foot to
separate from the Eastern part of the State.
Secret Union associations have been formed,
and the feeling is daily extending.
1t is reported that Gen. Carter at the head
of 200 Unionists routed 400 secessionists
there. A large sand fort was being erected
near Brownsville to mount 300 guns of the
heaviest caliber.
GRAFTON, June 30.-A skirmish took place
at Bowman's, II miles from Cheat River
bridge yesterday, between portions of the
Fifteenth and Sixteenth Ohio aud First Vir-
ginia regiments, and company of rebel cav
airy. The former wera sent to protect the
bridge, and the latter mistaking their number
attacked and were routed with a loss of sever
al men, among them a Lie Itenant, and several
horses The only loss on our side was n, o.
Smith of the fifteenth Ohio, who was buried
here to-day.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05

North Carolina is 80 hard pressed for the
circulating medium" thai her Legislature has
passed law authorizing the issue by the State
of FIVE hundred thousand dollars in notes from
Eve cents up to one dollari say in FIVE cents, ten
cents, twenty-five cents and one dollar. This
is to be the first issue. The Treasurer is then
authorized TO borrow a similar sum of five hun
dred thousand dollars from the banks, then to
issue Treasury notes in sums of three dollars
and upward, and so on, by way of loans aad
scrip, to be negotiated or issued from time to
time until he sum of five million dollars shall
have been expended, should the troubles last SO
long as to require such expenditure.
Go it, seces-ionistsl Il you can't get ones's
"rights, one is in bad way.
Kentucky Commonwealth.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05
sheriR aata.

T.
Mary rery S5ss sHs e g &c s'ssssl sssSsa sFdST s
Stephen Weeks. } the Court of Common Pleas Of
Delaware County, Ohio, shall offer lbF sale At tho
door Of the c0urt room. in Delaware oh
Monday the 18th day Of August !. A. ID. 1861.
between the hours or 10U'eIoea n md q o'eIoek m
the following described real estate fh-Htts snfhas
tract Of land sitated in ThOmpslB townsh DeiaWar
county State OF ohid and n the sonivesi rt Of ot
No. 10 in Survey No. $50 Virginia Military Survey
and bounded and dcscrbedas folisws, 70 viii: Begin
ing in the centre Of the county known the Dils
saver road, at the west ins of said sg vy thFR1Pz
north cightysix and half degrees cast along The ns
tire of sail rnaa III rods and n links 20 the west line
OF Joseph Watars land thence north three degrees and
thirty Enutos west 4s l-lO poles to point from
which de I'd birch Is inches IN diameter bears horth
IS degrees east staHtA q iIisT thcHpe soue e6S de-
grees west 103 4 poles 70 a0nt (post - eornerl
from which pip-oak, q inches in diaIncter, bears
south ~ y degrees wrst distant Is Links; fhenfc HPr
degree, minutes Nist % $40 lpaies ito fnah "a
Fhrashefs land TO post set the spot where tho
oi1 post Stood from which saNaf rce ia nclrs IN d-
ameter bears south IS degrees west distnB 1ek inks
thence along said Thrashtfis e, south 50 deefees and
. iniutcs est 10 poles n paEt art in thB sut
the Old post stood, from wch beech 10 inches In ~
ametlr baars north 81 deraesuast disnaFN u links,
and beeclt ihehes ins d1EIELcr beaeAEhuh y de-
grees east distant ~ links; IeHee spARh degTeekp
miautes cast 7Tois anf ltnts 40 thkptco HbafF+
ing in the centre Of the Dilsaver rod. Containing 90
acres55 4llp0 rcJs orlaDd ,stFct mraae aprrt iscd
at SE1T0.s&4 . &= a@ - d. E.wAftFs slef8H
Jp4y . 6l-itss.eF rad1s1l co. q aEr EFTT
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05
No NKUrRA1fTY. THE CelfrnF 1aroa

No NEUTRAL1TY. The Central Aduoaats
contains letter from Bishop Morris Oh ..0be-
dience to law" The following is an extract:
"All party strife about republicanism and de-
mocracy, about abolition and proslaveism, ETC.
should be suspended. The choice now is be-
tween law and anarchy. The question at is
sue before the American people is, government
or no government. 1t has but two sides, and
we can employ but two parties. Let all the
friends Of God and their country take the af-
firmative side of the question and the rest may
take the negative side or no side at an, as they
like. He that is not for Us is against as. There
is no middle ground. Every friend to his coun-
try can render her some aid. Some can take
the field, and others can contribute toward de.
fraying the expense, and they who can neither
fight nor give, can pray"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05

The pirates captured on board the rebel
privateer Savannah have been indicted by
the grand jury in New York city for piracy,
and are to be tried in few days A second
lot were captured few days since, the rebel
privateer steamer W. HI. Webb having been
captured when in the act Of seizing a New
York brig, the captor being the war steamer
Wyand >tte, one of the Pensacola feet. Should
the pirates receive their just deserts and be
hung, it will have wholesome effect in check
ing the operations of others engaged ia the
same nefarious business.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05

Ev;GRAT1ox FOR THE WEST.--'The PiItsbnrg
pap,rS state that the Pennsylvania Iiailroad
Company have passed over their road during
the past FIVE months, about six thousand pas
=es'sers in their emigrant trians, mos: OF whom
we're tickctctl to points west of Pittsburgh
4 great number of those who have left dti-
ring the present season, have been residents OF
Philadelphia for several years past, and en-
ploymcnt being scarce, they have started to
seek place where land can be purchased at a
cheap rate.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05

The indications OF rebeliious spirit by tho
Baltimore Secessionists, threatening further
disturbance of the peace of the city, has in
duccd Gen. Banks, now in command at Fort
MesIenry. to adopt stringent measures to in
sara the preservation of order and check the
plottcrs of treason in their schemes to involve
the State in the same disasters now being ex
perienced by Virginia. A letter from frie4ad
in Maryland, an unconditional Union man
and an officer of a Union volunteer Company
written few days before the arrest of Mar
shal Kane and his fellow -conspirptor8, gives
the following account of a visit to Baltimore
an interview with Gen. Banks. and the condi-
tion Of that important stronghold, the pos
session of which places the city at his mercy
in case of revolt on the part of the disloya
portion Of its citizens;
During shis week I spent few days in
Baltimore; found the city very quiet and dull
though large numbers of soldiers we're passing
through and encamped around the ciiy. j
uod taefe Is StFohS pelIl-up SeeeSsloh teeIias
there, and nothing bat the strong military
force about the city keeps il down. had the
extreme pleasure Of an introd uction TO Gen.
\. L. Banks ] consider him a perfect gen
tleman, though h.ard some of my good friends
say there could not have been worse enemy
put there. From this you can Judge how their
feelings run. He is certainly an enemy to
treason and rebellion, but a true friend 10
Union and os,ler We waited upon bin at
hi head quarters, at Fort McIIenry. pity
Baltimore city, il there should be another
outbreak there. There are 10 guns mounted
at the fort, u guns and 6 mortarS bearing up
on the city. There are Also 20 guns mounted
upon Federal Hill, and jms 10000 troops
e camped near the city. Indecd everything
has q wnrEkc App.arancr.'
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-05

The stampedes at Phillippi, ROmney and
Fairfax Court House, were heralded through
out the South as splendid secession triumphs.
The same course has also been pursued in ref
erence to their disastrous rout at BoonviIle.-
The secession papers have it that their forces
not only achieved splendid triumph, but ac-
tually captured Gen. Lyon. together with a
number of his prominent officers, many of his
men, and all his baggage and army stores.