Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-10-09

WAR n z w s

a in making his escape by assuming the dis
guise Of rebel on1cer.
Mr.. Wright brings no special intelligence
e ;mnortance. The secession leaders are
,v,rv close about the army and operations in
y-ir,inja. and they know but little more about
.bam in Louisiana than we do in the North.
Ills inferences are, from the number Of men
,gho have gone from Louisiana, that the rebel
E,rce is Mt least 100000 strong. But few re-
.crnits were going forward as all that it was
thought safe to spare from home service are
already with the main army or in Tennessee
and Missouri There iGdS q strong Union
EeFaq in louisiana, but It seas suppressed,
yet ready to break ont whenever a sufficient
national force for protection should appear.
The blockade of the Mississippi was drawing
closer sill vessels continue to arrive and de-
mart tsrOugh the passes" though not SO
freaueatlv as formerly. The slaces loere qtsi.
IT. buf lie i,,babitalks lpcre under constant dp-
,,,ebeasi0ns 0t q yi&iag Some considerable
Instructions had taken place, but they were
sneedily put down. The business of New
Orleans was prostrated and there was moth
ing doing except in the neccssaEies, which
we're scarce and high. The poorer classes
suffered terribly, but most Of the men had
gone to the war The banks had suspended,
and were anticipating seizure of their spe
cie funds (of which they held some ST.,
00O000) by the Government. There were
great fears Of an attack upon the city by
naval expedition, and preparations for de
fence we're being made ON quite an extensive
scale. Mr. Wright confirms the reports Of
the employment of the Indian tribes of the
southwest 10y the secessionists They expect
20 bring into the field from 5000 to 10000
warriors. .a.# .a
A new illustration of the hendsh eharac
ter of the traitors now in arms against the
Government is furnished by the fact that at
Falls Church the other day, when they re-
treated, they poisoned the meat with strych-
nine in order TO entrap the Federal troops
who drove them out. Fortunately our sol
diers were too wise to be yictimizcd by this
wicked scheme.
The Nashville Union says that large num-
hers of Kentnckians are locking to i}uckners
standard Gov Harris liaa called Uut 10000
additional volunteers, in accordance with the
reonest cf Gen. Johnston. The Kentucky
Legislature has passed a vote authorizing
war loan Of S2,O0QUU0 proposal in the
Senate to request Gov. Magotnn 70 resign
was referred to a committee en- Federal Beia
tyns. Senator's BreckiIrIdgg and Powell
have been requ, stcd to resign their rcpFesen
tation bv a vote Of both Houses of the Leg.
islature. Gen. Pillow is reported to have
In toward Cape Girardear.
John Ross. the chief Of tie 5hsrckee Ma
ton has finally succumhcd to Confederate
pressure. On the 29jh cf August, rs we
learn from Rev Mr. f3ubinson, late q mission
ary teacher among the CherokeeS, wh" has
recently arrived at So Louis, Ross called
council, and sent in a message recommend
ing a severance from the United States and
an alliance with the Southern Cuntrderacy.
The council adopted the Recommendations,
md Commits sianers were appointed +" make
treaty Of alliance with the jeff Dayis Gov.
erument-a Confederate Commissioner guar
antecine the payment Of the United States.
1t is understood that the Greeks have raised
one thousand men for the Confederate army,
and the Cherokecs have formed o Home
Guard of twelve hundred men.
On the other hand a dispatch from St.
Louis saws, News has reached here that,
about two weeks since, Jonh Ross, the Chief
Of the Cherokee Nation. bad ce!.ed, by proc
iamatiuu. eight thousand CheFuka2s around
him and declared for the Union. Read. an
influential halfhreed. an4 leader ut the Be
cessou party, had raised tha standard OF re
v0lt and had a skirmiNh "!th Toss body
guard in which the latter was victorious
This conflicts with the recently published
counts from the Nation, but an active gov
ernment scout, thoroughly acquainted with
matters in the Southwest, prohounces 1t re-
Liable.
The steamers Vanderbilt and Ocean Queen
have been chartered by the United States
Government, and they are now taking IN
coal and supplies. 1t is also stated at New
York that tho steamers Baltic and Atlantic
have been chartered, and will be placed IN
commission without delay. The destination
of these vessels is, of course, known only t(
the Government. The four vessels above
named are alone capable Of transporting two
full regiments each, with all the necessary
army supplies.
Iacendiartsm near Winchester.
The Winchester (Va.) Republican says
The residence of John Stephenson, Esq, o
this county, was fired few days since, jus
before daybreak, and burnt to the ground
Mr.. Stephenson's family was from home
the time. There can be no doubt OF the mr.
being the work Of an incendiary The los
was about IS 600; it was insured, howeyer. t
the amount of 81 900 in the Valley lnsuranc
Company We also learn that the elegan
mansion of CAPTAIN H. NJ. Nelson, of Clark
county, Longbranch was set on fire FEY
nights since, and narrowly escaped destruc
ton. The conservatory, we learn, was en-
tirely consumed before the flames could b
conquered.
We have to record another act of incendiar
ism in Clarke county. On Sunday, Daniel W
Sewers, ESQ, had five stacks of wheat, con
tanning about l 200 bushels, entirely destroy
ed by fire. The torch was applied to all tiv
at the same moment.
The Confederate Congress ard the Conqaes
Of Kentucky
The Nashville Banner says that the Cor
federate Congress, in secret session, has pas