Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-17
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REPo RTED MUTINY IN TIE YANKEE CAMF-FoUR THoUs-
AND MEN REFUSE TO c2oss TIE ETTER
From the Richmond Enquirer July I3.

From the Richmond Enquirer, July -.
From gentleman, who arrived yesterday by the
Central road we learn that it currently report
ed and generally believed, in Winchester that four
regiments of the Pennsylvania volunteers, at OF
near Williamsport, bad refused to cross the PotO-
mac and to march into Virginia, and that they had
laid down their arms deter mined to go home.
1t is also further stated that efforts having been
made to coerce them to cross the river fight had
ensued between these regiments and the other por-
ton Of tae army stationed there; that the firing be-
tween the belGgerents was heard for sometime but
with what result, was not known. In giving the
above report we may say that the channel through
which 1t reached us would, under ordinary circum-
stances entitle it to full credence and we hope it
may be confirmed by subsequent intelligence. If
true it ia probable that the refusal cross was be
the time for which they enlisted had expired.
ARRIVAL OF \ SPY IN RICHMOND
The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th says:
A man whose name we were unable to learn, and
who belonged to of the companies in our army,
was brought to the city yesterday as 4 spy. When
detected, he had concealed on his person a number
of files for spiking guns, and after discovering that
it useless to deny his guilt, he confessed that
be had, under the promise of large remuneration
from the Yankee authorities at Washington joined
our army with the intention of spiking all of our
guns, and when the feat was accomplished, of
giving the necessary intelligence to the enemy to
enable them to march on Happily the rascal
was prevented from concentrating his purpose.
he was handed over to the military authorities,
and will, we trust, meet his deserts.
FROM sEwALL's PoINT-ARREsT OF SUPPOSED SPIES.
Correspondence OF the Petersburg Express.
NORFOLK, July 1.-THE troops stationed at Sc
wallis Point are growing very impatient at the tar
diness of the Lincoln forces at Old Point. They
promised to attack Sewall's Point more than a week
ago with frigates, steamers, gun boats, &C. but as
yet they have not come up TO time.
The artillery companies stationed at Camp Tai
hot t,,A,
display. Col. Pemberton, who has been stationed
here for time, has been promoted TO be Brig
adler General of Artillery, and | understand left
yesterday for Manassas Junction.
The Norfolk Herald of this morning says that ga
large number of fishermen in small boats, Fishing
with hook and lne,) have been in the daily practice
of corgregating in the vicinity of Sewalls Point.
Who they were or where they came from nobody
seemed to know care, till Capt Young, in com
mand OF the fort at SewalIs Point, had his suspi-
cions awakened by observing the movements of
these boats, which would ever and anon be whip
ping up their anchors and moving off to deeper
water, till sometimes they got far in the di-
recuon of Fort Monroe. that their ments could
no longer be discovered by their companions nearer
shore. Fortunately, Capt. Young came in posses
sion of facts which satisfied him that the obiec of
those fishers in deep water, to communicate in
formation to the enemy through letters and other
documents enclosed in bottles or boxes and dropped
overheard. These have little pennons attached to
up by the enemy. who could soon find the very spot
where they were drifting.
We have no doubt that Capt. Young will soon put
a stop to this really "acute" system of espionage,
and probably put some Of its agents in way to the
gallOws. HIS first move has been to capture the
whole fleet Of these fishing boats and put their
crews under guard, until every mothers son Of
them can be Oyerhaued. They are mostly stran-
gers, we understand; some of them, no doubt, in
the disguise of fishermen.
TORIES IN yIRGINIA-FEMALE SPIES.
A COrrespon of the Columbus (Ga.) San sends the
following from Fairfax Court House
One of the chief difficulties encountered by our
scouting parties arises from the character of the
people residing between this point and the Potomac.
majority Of them are of Northern birth, and no
length of residence here seems sufficient to purge
them of the original ''ebO' that is in them. The
Texas Rangers now here tell me that it requires
more caution to avoid the Tories who are on the
lookout for the Yankees than it does to escape the
latter These people act as sp b. and may be found
lowering bout cross roads looking for a cow or
psrched upon hill top and signalling the enemy.
Their wives and daughters are worse than the men,
for they have been in the habit of passing from
camp to camp, selling milk and fruit, and eggs and
butter, to the COnfederates one day, and then do
ing the same thing in the camp of the enemy the
next. Having picked up all the information they
can IN our lines, they proceed at cnce TO commnni-
cate it to those the other side. If this state Of
things existed only in the country, it would not be
bad but it appears that these traitoroUs wretch
es abound all along the border where large number
of Yankees have heretofore settled 1t is especially
true in the region of country surrounding AleXan-
dria. Norfolk, Old Point Comfort and Harpe~ s Fer
ny, the places of all others where they can do US
most harm and the enemy most good. humble:
Of them shav- fed from this county, leaving their
property here. and some Of them now enlisted
in the ranks Of the IIessans Their property ought
to be COnfscatcd and their necks stretched by a
piece of good hone st rope.
MORE DEPOTON-mGHT or PRAYER DENIED CHURCH
CLOSED BY ORDER or UNITED STATES oFFICER-
THE IRON HEEL OF DESPUTIsM PRESSING HARD on
THE NECES OF a CAPTIVE PEOPLE.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Exchange.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July S.-To people once &C,
customed to enjoy the fullest liberty, oppression
goes hard. Our sins against the assumed power of
Abraham Lincoln have been most heavily visited
upon US, and deep is the wound inflicted upon the
people by the iron heel of despotism. Daily are
the cords frightened, and daily are made to feel
the authority of kind protectors" The Northern
arms never meet with the slightest reverse-never
run afOul of pigpen, or a masked battery-that
our community is not made TO feel deeply the wrong
that has been done in daring to obstruct the pass
age Of our protectors on their journey to Rich
mond
Yesterday the cup of our humiliation was filed
to the brm, and insult offered TO humanity and
Christianity, which must meet with a rebuke from
the powers at Washington as it will doubtless re-
all, and whose hands are the dastinies of all.
large congregation assembled on Sabbath morning
at the Second Presbyterian Church. to hear the
Rev. James Turner Leftwlch. enc of the most eI0-
quent and able divines in the Church, man of
mark, and one beloved by our whole community
Combining as he does, in an eminent degree, true
plety and real bravery he has more than ever since
our late troubles began enrenche1 himselfn the love
and esteem of our people and there being but 70
other churhos out of the nine in the city open
his is always crowded, and among the congregation
are number et our protectors drawn no doubt TO
the church from curiosity and spies, as the Sc
guel proves Mr.. Lcftwich has never in his SER
mons in the remOt3st degree introduced political
topics, but has, ever since the occupation of our
city, and the absence of brothers fathers. and
friends, who have gone out to fight for their fire
fortitude prayed tervently TOR them and for the
success OF our cause. For thus giving expression
in prayer for the Southern COndtederacy and our
soldiers, he arrested on coming out of the pull
pit by Orderly Fairbanks, and taken before his
cOlonelship Heintzeman, who, judging from the
fantastic tricks he sometimes performs, has not
been accustomed TO the exercise of much authors
ty. In the presence of so much power and but
tons, it of course supposed Mr.. Leftwich meas
ured by their own standard, would have bent the
knee, asked pardon for his grave offence, and prom
ised-as he was authOritatiyely informed he must
do-to pray for the Union and the President of the
United States. But, alas! for human expectations
as bold and fearless good, the Reverend gentle
man, with an air of triumph, cody informed his
captOrs that he should on all occasions whenever
opportunity offered pray with all his soul for the
Southern cause, and for those who had gone out to
fight for him and his.
HeintZleman then told him, in any thing but a
gentemany way, that unless he prayed for the
Union and the President Of the United States, he