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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-03

Tax CosrrDrh.rz N.TvSs .an,;rLIDs aSis,f.
for persons enlisted ia the eoa
raie OF nrovides that the noncitizeDs eos1gca
n he ag the wa, ;h1 Il hun. sTs'I sss
ion Of geaes der yoS ssd s sSs p 1fdS
oons non taking an oath 10 support the Aonssa M
Ss the State Of Which he citizen and 70 ses,s ssd
Goafederaie States, to maintain the Ceos'I, s,ans
law. thereof aud rsoSunse s al sss rank q o
90 before the colonel or commanding oIes go snY
Ne of ali above the rack Of colonel
conmisioued officer of higher rank sssr Of War,
All 0hs s,s 70 % the Distrc. Court Of che Ss''
wI'.reOf aid soldier dssires to bocons 0''1A''
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-03
Us the danger Of Invasion instruction has been
RUMORED ADVANCE or THE REBELS.
REPORT NOT CREDTTED--NO SNRAsiNEss PELT AT
TIE CAPITAI-sEX THOUsAsiD REBEL TROOPS

REPORT NOT CREDTED--HO SNRssiNEss PELT AT
THE CApITAL-sIx THOUs AsiD REBEL TROOPS
AT ACQUIA CREgK-TIIH NEW POLICE PoRcE
IN WASHINGTON.
WssHINGros woud-y Sept. 2, 1851
The Federal Capital ID this morning fuii OF rupors
restecting the advance movements Of me retels'
II is said that they have already advanced az far ss
Edwards Ford which il not far from Leeshurg and
that hey bavs actually crossed commenced crossing
the river at that ford.
From al toe inquiries have made, and they have
not been few, Incline to think tina the report Is lot
true, and / find many well-infonned persons who
strongly discredit It..
But il the Rebels have at length brought up their
courage 10 the point Of attack have been forced up
to by the pressure Of necessity there need be no M
easiness about the matter. GeneFals Scott ard
Mcclellan are quite ready 70 receive them with nl the
honors-of war.
Advices just received from the lower Potomac state
that there are 5000 Rebel troops back Of AcQuia
Creek, and that communication with Mary Is still
kent up.
TIE enemy are trying to open a new rosd to the
lower Potomac.
The new Police Board at Washington will today
appoint police fierce. The War Department at first
Insisted upon its right TO appoint the men, but the
President ordered the Commissioners toexercise tho
powers which the law coofers upon then.
Four thousand Government horses are now in this
city awaiting riders.
The rebels still engaged in fOrtifying Munsons
Hill, but no new alarm took place last night.
Several designations Of clerks who sympathize with
Secession have been offered IN the departments within
a few days This ia natural result OF the labOrs Of
Potter's Investigation Committee.
Great vigilance is exercised on the Potomac River,
below Washington, q. the Rebels supposed 10 be
opening new road to the river from Manassas juno
ton.
1t is reported that several thousand Rebel troops
Ia the vicinity of Acguis Creek.
TIE ballo ascensious Of Mr.. Lowe have been at
tended with great A good watch is thereby
kept upon tue lines OF the Rebels, and movements
made by them are observed
All Is quiet today on the Potomac line.
The news Of the victory ct Hstteras Inlet is received
here with great satisfaction.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-03
DECISION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE
AUTHORITIES IN REGARD TO THE PENN
cvJyANyA VOIUNTEERs.

H,RHrBuKo, Pa, Monday Sept. ., lSei-
The State authorities have decided that the Voso-
ter regiments accepted by the War DefArs
m.,t ara not entitled TO commissions from the ssIsi
,bs, ,bc, families are no. entitled 10 the relief fund
apd hat pensions to their WIDOWS ana
proyidsd by the State laws
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-03

duty and has been Ia the service nineteen years. AT
the time Of his deeertntbe stars aud stripes he was in
the Navy Yard at Norfolk. He Is about 80 years of
age, and is said TO be good seaman and well qualified
as a naval officer.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-03
The Minnesota ef a. Ha.teras the U. 9. ships sas-

The Minnesota left at Hatteras the U. g. ships Sas-
quehanna Pawnee, and gunboat Monticello assisting
In getting off the u g. steamer Harriet Lane. Should
the weather prove favorable, Com. SIingbam enter.
tains the hope that she will be got off by throwing
overheard her guns and ammunition. She has since
been saved. Ed
Three privsteer steamers had gone to from Hate
rss Inlet few hours before the arrival of the feet of
that point.
OFFICERS or THE U. s. FLAGSHIP MINNESOTA.
Silas II strogham Flag Officer
A. Ludlow Case, fleet Captain
GGdSsId 9 , Grsiton' Flss LIsuen vndL om,.,
@ J. Van BnInt, Captain.
John c. Howell Ist Lirutensnt
William Gibson, ID Lieutenant
John Walters % lieutenant
james P. Foster, 4th Leutenant
h;'i scb L rTaIsitni I oh Lss,r1,n@
John 7: Ee'g nson, Acting MssteL
John moDisrmtd Acting Master.
Thomas billiard Fleet Surgeon.
Robert Prttir. Psymsstet.
s .%as joJ Jones' .' %1...;n. Surgeon
Jacob H. GOtswold, Assistant surgeon.
4. 5. mcCoot Midsbipmsn.
William 3; Gushing; Master: Mate
Cb.rle. A. Blsocbsrd, Master, Msto
George NJ Rice Masters Mate.
Ers9k VIM Hsaed Masters M,se
y W. Hale jr., Flag 0aioers Clerk
Ihoms. @, Bell, Bos,swaip.
Cha les w. Homer. tunner.
Joseph O. Thomas. Carpenter
A A. Warner. Ssilmaksf
Charles Il LoriDg Chief Engineer.
George Bright, I'd Assistant tnginset.
George W. seusoer, Sd A.;is.nt EnsinssL
s. Talbot, 81 Assistant Engineer.
Ell. WHITAKER, Sd Assistant Engineer
Alfred Colin I'd Assistant Engineer.
Lewis A Hsy-rIey, Sd Assistant Engineer.
William l.. ShuulewOrtn. Captain Marines
w II Carter, "a Lieutenant Marines
b. A. Can poelI Acting Master and Pilot.
Chsiies A. French, Acting Master aud Pilot.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

NicEsBvBa MAIf.--it was announced scvcra
weeks ago, that Judge Reagan had ordered 8
daily mail between Ncksburg snd this place
whereby We were TO receive intelligence in thirty
six hours The communication between thes'
points IS actually made within the time specified
but unfortunately, the anticipated benchte arc
not fully realized
LIST Because the mail matter from Richmond
Memphis New Orleans, and other impor,au;
points instead Of being sen, by this route =
forwarded in some other direction, and gets bert
AFTER il is too old to be Of any use. The mos,
Of It never reaches us at all
Pod. Several Of the fosimasters between
Marshall and Nicksbure refuse TO make mp The
mails daily, alledging a. a reason that they have
received no instructions to DO go from the DE.
par,mcut at Richmond, such officials il they
veild look TO the Law. would be better informed
a. 70 their du'y. II the mail carriers can Of.
ford to convey the maill daily, surely these Post
masters might have sufficient accommodation 20
make them up, particularly in these war times,
when the speedy transmission of intelligence is
so important.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

Wilson would have been kindly admon'
sncd. and advised TO hold on until after
,hc battle, and told that 1t would then be
time 70 print his Hills for the route To
talk about Scot, or any o. The Federal
oflicc-holdcrs dreaming Of defeat, is
simply ridiculous The thirty thousand
handouts taken with The army, aud the
ropes in the knap.aeks Of the soldiers to-
hang southern rebels, give the lie TO the
foregoing extract in defence Of Gen.
Scott, and particularly that part of it in
reference to his humanity But suppose
all his declarations were true. why is
it that. with a vastly superior force
comprising over ten thousand regular
troops. and with superior arms, the Fed.
clal forces were iuslariously beaten'
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17
YHT TEIAs PATRIOT

After perusiug the article Ia the last issne of
the Gilmer Patriot, tutil.ed Harrison vs. Up
shur, we came to the conclusion That our co
temporary must be- affected with dyspepsia, and
,ha, before he ossayed TO write his leaders, he
prepared himself hy eating hearty dinner, and
then waiting until {, SCARED upon his stomach.
When be stated that the article at which We
complained was written with no Intention Of
creating rupture Of the friendly relations eS
isting between citizens Of the two counties he
said. il seems to u. al that was necessary IN ms
own y.ndieaiiou. and with 1t we and all Others
oacn1ed with his previous remarks would have
been perfectly satisfied There was no earthly
necessity IN hs ndiiing column Of offensive
taaddle. the evident object Of which f. to pro
mote TIE yrry purpose which he di.claims.
The question lays 10 nat shell \ public
meeting Of the citi1u. q Harrison county, was
called through the Republican, for The purpose
Of enlsiiug the aid Of every one who bad any
thing 30 contribute 70 ihe support Of the Con
fcaerato government iica AID row engaged in a
struggle Coz our rights aud liberties This no
tee thc editor u the Pa,e.oi criticised and after
indulring 10 a strain OF rIliculc Of Harrison
county and the town Of Marshall, wound up
with
we suppose instructions will issue soon "a
President Davis ard cabinet that viii enable
tire Confdency' to move On better hereafter
thar she haa done hitherto. Il u great thing
10 have Marshall 10 umes like the present
re really don't kuow boss The world could con.
Time 60 vag without IL.
Nov We thought and sin think this article
was in very bad taste. The editor Of the Fat
riot did not misunderstood the object u The no
iice. II be- did. he Is certainly wasting in The
necessary capacity to edit newspaper The
notice was written on' Ny al old planter. who
did not imagine that luy one would ever think
Of criicisiug It's construction or diotion And
when. therefore, the editor says that his article
was intended to CORE, our style, and to object
TO the Way the Republican haa Of assuming 70
be- state ccnsor-to speak on uew issues sfcg al
others have spoken, as though it was the Apha
and Omega, and ali thi. because gc published q
notice a. it was handed to Va. signed Many
Citizens" i, no, Only the height Of nonsence
but il actually untrue for in BIZ. fret article he
never once alluded 70 u.s. bat embraced the en-
tire county and town q Marshall, 10 his STRIFE
lures
And then our contemporary heads lis article
Harrison vs.. Upslur.' This Is wrong for ih'
people Of Harrison county are not against Up
shur bat az we stated before, entertain no'hin.
but the kind,.st feelings towards that comfy "A
we pro.ume the people Of CpsAur entertain
similar feelings for them.
Our coienporafy has yet TO learn that th'
whole philosophy Of he Is not embraced in tn,
rule. OF syntax, and that be can better cmplo!
bis time aud talents in selecting just G 8 q
criticism.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

Ills renegade 1eulfasrsan. whom u will be
seen Preston, nayl. has determined to hold az
q prisoner during the war. ha' been, We anicr-
stand ior many years a haagerou aboat Wash
ireioa aud noted a. one Of the most oytfaya-
giant oi the bou rirgnfs u toe Federal capital
fle was unrcmi'iing 10 his attentions to uein.
hea Of Congress and toe head u departments,
vhom b, Piled with elegant dinners sad The
6eet vine and liquors expecting u course 70
De repisd hy fst contracts aud whatever else be
could procure from tie corrupt legislation ard
management f0r which the Washington govern
ncnt. in .is decline. became notorious As soon
a. the war broke cot. j, Was RS dent to the know
ing ono" that there would be vast amount Of
plumber 10 he distributed at Washington, to be
shared among those pbo pight pcreaance be in
the confidence and good graccs Of the Lincoln
administration NJ one was better informed on
this subject than Harris. H. knew the Black
Republican, were piogerblal.y liberal With the
public money, tad by 20 means G,stijious in
their idea, Of accountability SO long as their
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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

CAST Do I've receive great many let
tiers requesting us 10 send papers ont Of The
county, the writers telling us that they will pay
at Court, or next Fall, or Spring, &c We car
not comply with these requests. Such letter.
are too numerous to answer, and we therefore re-
peat to one aud all, what ~ have published for
the las, two years week after week, that the
money must accompany the name Of the sub
scriber. We will not other.ise send papers out
Of the county. II won't pay We have tried
it. aud paid for our experience to the tune Of
several thousand dollars.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

Essr TENNESSEE The Nashville Union Of
the Sd inst, says;
Thos. A. H. Nelson, X ing" of the Eas,
Tennessee inalcou,cnts. has issued his eilet
calling together a Conveniioil to be held at
Kingston On the 3lst inst, There Is great curl.
osity 10 learn what these seliapponted leaders
contemplate 10 this movement 1t would be very
well to keep yig,lnat look out, 10 that if they
have purpose 10 usarp the powers Of Govern.
nen' from the people, they may be promptly aud
speedily checAs d up.
br. Pryor, OF the Dallas Herald Informed Ia
that Nclson bad been arrested, and would be
conveyed to Richmond, and that the notorious
Infamous farson Brownie. had left for parts
unknown.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

NORTHERN SOLDIERS Orsfos--7 htp
Can't Stand TIC Bo,cu hntrts. We copy
the following from the Baltimore Repub
lican:
An officer Of the New York II .. who
arrived this morning, details the paricu.
lars OF the fight in mort graphic style.
He states that in the first place owing
to the ignorance and stupidity Of nearly
all the commanding officers, the various
regiments were not kept together M
they should have been, but became scat.
tered about in every direction, and were
IN such n position ar to render them al
most harmless TO the enemy
lie states that he never saw men
hgh, AS the Confcdera,cs did twas not
Ike meG. but like inturia,eddevils They
rnshei from their batteries. notwith'
standing the statements to the contrary,
and drawing their tremendous knives,
they cut and slashcd among the United
States troops as though, in his language,
they were moving down weeds
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

Tvs Nr-roRy ~ THE WEST A cores
pondcnt gives some further particulars
Of the victory gained by detachment
OF the Wise Legion in the kanawha Val
Icy, on " ednesday last The writer is
a member of the Richmond Blues He
locates the scene lust below Coalsmouth,
though the place was Immediately on
Scsrry Creek. Onr detachment of 700
OF 500 men was attacked by 5000 Ohio
troop, who were soon repulsed with great
loss Our loss was two killed and five
wounded. One of the former was man
named Welch. whose head was shot of
by a cannon ball We took good many
prisoners. including three Colonies, five
Captains and one Lieutenant, killed fifty
or sixty and wounded about the same
number When the enemy fetreatcd ho
was pursued some distance by Capt. Jen'
kins' Cavalry company The Blues were
not IN the engagement, being stationed
some few niles distant, on the opposite
side Of the river The company we are
gratiied to learn, are doing well, al.
though cur correspondent think they have
done more hard marching than any other
company in Virginia.
In the skrInish OH Tuesday, Capts
Brock, Caske and Becket's mounted CON
panios were engaged. or deiachmen,s Of
them The lctte before ~ eays that
eighteen Of the enemy were killed
RleSmcs. Dlspiio.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17
delay
~A Virginia paper says :

Al the battle Of Manassa, tie lAFge
siege thirty.two FOUNDER over which the
Yankees made snch great btsRs, was
captured. 'lhisg gan il 90 icet long. vae
Yankees only saved two ANAL rseres,
ont of all their field artillery. These
were hsoI ON three wheels and were W
only pieces taken through Ccntreviils IN
their flight. Residents Of Centrsvhh
confirm this statement.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

We learn that ten Mcclellan among
the number Of prisoners captured from
us st Rich Mountain, took seven negro
men, four Of them slaves, and three OF
them free. He offered them their choice
10 go to Ohio and be free, or return
home, They all chose to return home
This seemingly provoked him, aud he on.
dercd Them away in advance Of the pa.
rolled soldiers, in whose service they had
gone out
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

~ Hrs Eiz,peru $. Jones d this place
daughter Of pr Joseph laslorl lost hts young
ext child, sweat h'de gil about two years old
By very unexpected and painful aeridout She
was playing up siaif2 aud cli out Of the Nin,low
upon Der head, tscnbing the skull Life was
not enlirely extinct vixen shr WAS taken mp md
every effort was mala to save her, but in vain.
The whole community deeply sympailise with
tie uphappy mother END The family ia this great
misfortune
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

WILL SucH 4 pFomr PRospFR w
have heard through the Northern paper.
of the grand swndling If their ogmcnts
in the. Of worthless uniforms. shoes
pasted together, and hats that melted OF
in the first rain but the following dis.
closes fact almost too low and blasphc.
nous 10 gain our credence. Yet, from
the high source II ominatcs, we presume
it is true.
The Army Committee of the New York
Young mems Christian Association ha,c
presented a memorial to the Secretary Of
War, in which they call his attention TO
the fact " that. contrary 10 the order res
pccting ehapains requiring that they
should be regularly organized Clergyman
Of some christian denomination, there are
persons Of other occupations, such IA
bankers, editors, and play.actors occupy
ing positions AS chaplains In some of the
regiments
1--WE have reason to believe not only
that those persons have no true minis,c.
rial standing, but they are destitute of
that positive religious character which
is essential TO the usefulness Of a chap
lain, and the spiritual welfare Of the sol.
dicrsn
On this the Central Presbyterian, Of
Richmond, says "Vhc Yankees surely
exercise their ingenuity in every possible
way, when they even steal the livery Of
Heaven TO serve The Devil NJ Nashrikic
banner of Peace
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

0T- We have received a letter from II. J
r. Mckay. dated At Fort Smith, AK. Col.
Greci's regiment was then On forced Earch to
Join Gen, McCallocE. who WAS IN the vicinity n
Springfield, aud preparing 20 attack Lyons.
They expected The battle would come "a before
they reached there IS there !. Geographic
line =, Springfield the report Of Lyons defeat
il not improbable
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

The Lincoln papers say ,ba. it is under
stood that the President will let the law
take It's course in the case Of the cap
turcd crew Of the priva;eer Savannah
The n. Y. Herald thus defines the law
The law under which the buccaneers
OF the psivateer Savannah will be tried
was passed by Congress in April, 1909
1t declares that every citizen of the L. $
who commits any robbery or act Of hos
tlity against the L. S. or any citizen
thereof, upon the high seas. is to he deem
ed apirate, and on conviction, is to suffer
death.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17
perately

TINS KENTUCKY REGMESr-Tho y Y
Tribune has correspondent who thus
describes the kentucky Regimen, in the
army Of Gen. Johnson, IT, Virginia,
watching Gen, Pa,terson's division
Among the troops was one regiment
Of over 1000 kentuck lans, armed with
rifles and bowieknives They refused
10 take but one round Of cartridges TO
e. into the contemplated fight with Gen.
Paticrsous column, intending to lie hid
on the ground in the artificial thickots
until our troops should approach, and
then make at them with their bowie
kni'c- This mi ht have made some dcs
porato fighting but our bayonc's would
probably have been an overmatch for
their knl'cs The men Of the Kentucky
Regiment are described a. savage and
desperate set, who exhibited their Zero
ciou- disposition on the slightest pre-.
text, and kept every one IN terror of
them they consider II a pleasant diver
sion 10 chop man mp with an Arkansas
tooth pick The wife Of one Of them is
the vlyandictc Of the regiment; she isa
thorough soldier, aud acts as a Licuten-
ant OF a company, which she drills her
self She is SAID to be very handsome, and
u perfect amazon Her dress is gay and
conspicuous Her rulan comrades take
great pride In their fierce and dashing
heroine; and she IS as anxious to split Il
Yankee with her bowic.knife az the
bloodiestminded wretch among them.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

eeg- We would INFORM the editor Of the BRA
soria Democrat. that we nre ,blr 20 firuish him
this week, with further cgid,uccs u tle nrop'.a
~ Of the planters on the brazos procuring sod
corn from lIarrisou county for their peSt crop
Tnosas J Goopwis. Of this county, broaehi Us
several days ago, number q ears Of corn, As
sample Of his crop. Two 7 these ears ueas
ured ten inches in circumference and another is
twelve inches long, and eight iEches in cifram-
ference The circumference Bss determined by
measuring The centre Of the ear. This corn Of
Mr. Goodwin was even finer looking than that
OF isl. L. y Baloel, mentioned last work.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

BKLLIcEesSrs, At LFasr.--It is said that
Lord Lyon, on seeing the fugitive Fe,icrnls
making their way back to Washington. in for.
Torn Hight, from the Battle u Hall Run, quietly
remarked that he hoped Mr.. Iincoln's Govern.
mcnt would not any longer think hard OF The
British Goverpuent for recognizing the Soalh-
erncrs as iscrents," at least.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

For the rits District, comfQael q the con-
ties Of Harrison, rpshur Rask. smith. an
Zanas, " I'D. Henderson, Kaufman, Dallas
Tarant, Buchanan, Pa'o Pinto -haek.eiord
Parker. aaA Jnnes.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17

The United States Secretary Of the
Navy states in his report that since ihe
ath of March $50 officers have resigned
their commissions or been dismissed
from the service.