The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-06-15

th0nsand az Grafton, twenty Thousand
near Harper's Ferry, fifteen thousand at
Fort Monroe. and ten thousand around
Baltimore. Annapolis and the Relay
House. !.
/. AlI1ichmond dispatch reports that d
eon Of the law partner Of the President Of
the I.oudon and Hampshire Railroad, was
hung g alspy By the South Carolina vol
unteefs. a.,et tf. I. ,.:..>.. ~ 4
Itappears that The frigate PoWhattan
Is blockading Mobile. Il. Il. s.. ...5. /. I.
A special dispatch 10 the Commercial
says that two thousand South Carolina
troops are reported 10 be at Brent, few
miles below Fairfax. 5,si.
The woods near Fort Washington, on
the Potomac, have been cleared away,
and redoubts erected by our troops;
A letter from Annapolis says that Col.
Smith, ofthe New York 18th regiment,
took seven hundred and City mdskets from
the Secessionists Of Maryland, and Intends
capturing all arms held BY them in his
vicinity.
Three schooners, loaded withcorn, were
brought in rs prizes, also six prisoners Of
war, captured by scouts.
Ii is positively asserted that at cabi-
net meeting on Saturday ID was decided
@ mako 4 further requisition Of seventy
Ave thousand men TO serve during the
war, .as..
Townsend's Regiment and the SCOTS
Life Guards hare left for Fortress Mon
roe. I'll Il h. 4. IA. l
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Gov. Hicks this morning demanded and
received the mnskets Of the Baltimore
CITY Guards, one hundred and Iifty.ninel
ii number, and had them conveyed to
Fort McHenry n. 5s 81 . Al 81 ..s:..
several men, about to start for Har-
per,s Ferry, were arrested this morning
and taken to the Fort.
:. 5..,..@ 4. 4. Isl CiNcINNATI, june Sd f
Two columns OF troops from Gen. Ne.
(tlelland,s command lone In command Of
Col, Kelly Of the Isl regiment Of Virginia
volunteers, and the other BY Col. Crfttell.
den Of The Indiana volunteers left Graf.
ton early last night, and after marching
!. HE entirc night for about twenty miles
through 4 drcnGhing rain; surprised n
camp Of rebels, two thousand strong Mt,
Phillippi, Virginia, roliing them, killing
one hundred and fifty and capturing a
large amount Of arms. horses. munitions,
provisions and camp equippage. The sur
prise was complete, and at our last adsices
The Federal troops were in hot pursuit Of
the rebels. aud il is quite probable many
prisoners win be taken. Col. Kelly was.
mortally wounded, aud has since died.
Several Others Of the Federal troops, were
slightly wounded 1. It.. Sd: Il. 4. n: II
,' ..-..: NKw 0RIEANst June Sd:
The steamer Miramoh, from Havana,
on the 2sth, was permitted to enter the
Mobile harbor to-day. l.. :- -. + 1.
BasiucSs NJ Havana was very dull.
Sugar laaguished j.. - HI
A Unitcd States vessels were at dis
oua.ia che freight market. /, n a. +:
Spanish troops were beginning 10 re-
turn frem ST. Domingo. r. :..:< 3.
- ..:s=< 49, CIHcAGO, june Sd,
Stephen A. nougtns died at gl0 this
morning, Those In Attendance at the
time were Mrs. Douglas. DIR. Miller, Mrs.
Gutts, aud J Madison Cuts, jr., Of
Washington, d. p Rhodes, Of Cleveland,
and DR. McYicker, Spencer c. Benham,
and DR., Hay, Of Chieugo. ..z
....;.s. ST. Lotus, june Sd.
Brigadier General Lyon has assumed
command Of the Military Department Of
the West, in place Of General Harvey re.
keyed ~ "
Colonel T; r. Blair has been appointed
eommandant at the arsenal. s.. NJ. - -.
Captain George H. Derby Of the
United States Corps of Typographical
engineers, familiarly known as John,
PhGnix in literature, win be buried to
DAY, His remains have been brought to.
this city from Boston. ..=s : !. =. :. T.: $50.
In the United States District Court
this morning, Brigadier:G General Lyon,
and Col +. +, Blair made retnrlis that
they had not the body Of Captain Emmett
NeDonaldin their possession or under.
their control. The court adjourned 10
give other officers in this military district
time to make returns, Z. . 4. q
ST. lI0uIs, June 4th =
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Major General Price, commanding the
State forces, has to-day issued proela-
nation defining the trust committed TO
him by the Governor OF Missouri. The
Proclamation is lengthy. He. trusts that
The rumor Of the u. s. General purp0sing
taxing arms from the Secessionists and
putting arms in the hands Of the Union
sh Is unfonnded, and says: The pur-
pose Of such n movement could not be
uisunderstood. II would not only be n
paIpablc violation OF the agreement re-
hredtO, and an equally plain violation
-four constitutional rights, bat gross
Rdignity to the citizens Of this State
Taich would be resisted to the last ex.
t'eaity. My wish and hope is that the
people Of the State OF Missouri. be per-
United, in peace and security, 10 decide
1Poa their future course, and, so far as
ny lblllties can effect Il, this object shall
@ accomplished. The people OF Missouri
eannot be forced under the terrors Of n
tItafy invasion into q position not Of
EAsk free choice, A million Of such
PEOPLE as the citizens of Missouri were
'tyer yet subjpgated. II attempted, let
SaFprhegsion be entertained OF the re-