The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12

Southern Legion to put them to flight. Not
satisfied with stealing negroes, insulting IN.
protected females, and abusing the aged and
crippled, they are cutting down the. growing
wheat and other crops, as If they hoped 20
starve our people into subsection.
Gen. James Watson Webb. Of New York,
has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotehtiary to Brazil.
WASHINGTON, May sO.---The I'd New York
regiment Is demoraliked and disbanded.
Capt. Eagle reports that Sewelps Point Is
impregntbIe. 1000 Coniederates are there.
Gen. Buffers plan is to surround them and
starve them out. a-l IS.
WESTERN VIRGINIA INVADED BY LINCOLN
Several regiments Of Ohio troops have enter
ed Virginia, and occupy Wheeling, Grafton,
Charleston, and the North Western part of
the State generally, They have committed
many depredations there. as elsewhere.
The New York LEVY OF rRooPs The
details Of the new levy Of 100, 900 men will
soon be made known to the country. The
President said that all full regiments ready
for service would have an opportunity to come
forward in a few days.
The correspondent Of the N. Y. Tines says
that the Government is embarrassed as to what
disposition to make Of prisoners. There are
abont 900 in durance vile at various places
on variou, charges, So Of whom are legitimate
prisoners of war. II these men are consid.
cred as armed rebels, they should be hung
re exchanged. rebels would be recognised IS
belligerents according to the law Of nations
The Cabinet is perplexed.
MIssouRI--The city of st. Louis is occu-
pied by ten or twelve thousand German
troops. We understand that there are whole
camps where you may pass from camp to
camp and not hear one word Of English.
These are the monsters who shot down our
country men and their children in 81. Louis
Whilst the adopted citizens Of the south are
generally true to her. we are sorry TO see that
those Of the North are the main reliance Of
our enemies Tor carrying on This unhoy war
Richmond Disputeh.
Tar BLocKaDE.--The Confederate Con-
gress. at It's late session. passed an act pro.
hlbiting The shipment Of cotton. Northwsrd
by the Rail roads or Western Rivers. This
cuts of all hope from the Narthern manu-.
factures Of gettlng Southern Cotton.
vBspauss AT HAnpTos.- are inform'
ed that Buttler's vandas sre committing
depredstions at Hampton. Newport's News
and the country around. that wonld disgrac,
the warfare OF Csmanches or Apaches. The,
have stolen fifty negroes IRON our citizens
they have cut down the beautiful fields o
wheat, now nearly ready 20 be gsrnered To-
fodder, and they have insulted the woman
by the most besstly attitudes and languag,
as they marched through the streets Of HamP
ton. Petersburg Express.
A column Of United States troops is ad
yancing from Alexandria. with orders 10 oc
cupy Fairfax Court House before daylight
Fairfax Court House is eighteen miles south
west Of Alexandria, and only nine miles iron
Manassas junction.
Scouting parties report immense forces a
Manassas Junction and fifty miles this side
bot Scott believes there are only four or iss
thousand there.
NoRroLK. May 3i.-The enemy has des
poiled the inhabitants between Newpor
News aud Fortress Monroe. Of their sub
stantiais, and taken two hundred Of theil
negroes 10 the Fort for laborers, As IS sup
posed.
The pickets OF the Confederate and Lin.
eolnite troops on the line between Alexan.
dria and Manassas Junction are almost within
sight Of each other. Their scouting aud Tor
aging parties have already encountered eael
other. A desperate conflict between thei
main bodies cannot long be postponed.
i FRsr cAPruRE ny cHARLEsroS PRTA
rEER.--We have just time, as We 20 TO press
70 announce that the priyatrer Savannah
(farmrrly q pilot boat has captured and sen
into Georgetown a Portland brig. loadet
with sugar, and valued az $4,000. This
he beginning Of tie end. cA~ieaoa Mercury.
Troops are pouring IL again to-day.
they continue TO reach Us in the same rati
as they have done since President Davis as
sumed control. but lev days will elapse be
fore $50 900 gallant sous Of the South vii
shoulder arms on the soil Of old Virginia
aud then al things being ready. under th'
lead Of Davis, Lee, Braureaard. Ruggies
the yohnstons, Magruders, Faantleroys an,
others, we shall march on ennquering and I
conquer. uatil the Confederate Gag waves i
triumph over every inch Of southern sol
trUm the Susquehanna 70 the ITO bfhhue.
Richmond Litter 70 Pei. Express. Jaas sih
NoRTHERs BaRBARIsn.--Th Norfolk pa
pers report daily acts Of vandalism and out
rage By the United States troops statione,
, at and sround Fortress Monroe. In one cas-
an officer With squad Of men went into ih
store Of Me-. Latimer 10 Hampton. aud de
manded possession. Latimer refused, with
out compensation. The officer said he woul,
have I'll without cent, aud slapped lati
mer on the lace. Latimsr drew a resolsc
and shot the officer dead. Of ruurse he wa
arrested. taken TO Old Point and hung--ol
Friday last.
CosrIscarIox.--At Cairo. Col. Prentiss
; u. 3. officer In command, seizes even veg
!. ctables going down the river. During th
week ending the 25th he took from boats
a N4f has