Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-08
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TENNESSEE TRGePS IN MISSOURI

Oil ile SIediIleI AcItuCA) say THAT
there has been considerable fight
ing and skirmishing during the
present week in the vicinity Of New
Madrid, Missouri. East Monday
the New Madrid cavalry went out
to Hamburg, Missouri, about thirty
miles from Watkins Camp, and
made an attack upon a Dutch com
pany of Lincoln's mercenaries.-
The Lincolnite company consisted
of 81 members, most of whom fred
upon our troops and ran for their
dear lives, tearing wheat field all
to pieces. The captain of the Lin
colnitcs, a fat, chubby Dutchman,
showed fight, when the cavalry
treated him to more lead pills than
were beneficial to his health. The
last seen Of him his body was upon
the ground, his eyes were closed,
and be was supposed to be dead.
The cavalry corps captured %
fine Minnie muskets, and I prison
: ers, the rest having refrigerated.
On Tuesday the lieutenant Of
the cavalry corps went our skir-
mishing with seven men, and
brought back eight muskets. the
superstition being that as many
Dutch Lincoinites had been relieved
from military duty.
| Every day tie soldiers about New
Madrid go out prospecting, and
they generally return with tic
muslets or other trophies of the
Hessians.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Stnatc
The joint resolution afp,otiag tn,
acts If the President was taken up
Andy johnson, Of Tennessee
proceeded to speak at length il
.tdeCr Of tie resolution. His speech
was long and able. In it he seve
raj times referred to Breckenridge.
speech. He quoted from variou:
Southern documents and contend
ed that it was plain there was ;
desire to change the character anC
nature of the Government arc
erect great slave empire.
Ho,tse.-The House passed tht
Senate bill ANDY Jchnson's) ap
propriating $2,000,O0O to pay 10,
the transportation and delivery o
arms 10 loyal citizens in the rebel
lious States, and the organization
of such persons for their protection
) against Instruction and domesti,
violence.
I WASHINGTON, July 30.--Gsnera
Scott has been virtually suspendet
Gen. Mcclellan is to have Tia,
power of Commander-in-chief.
The direct tax bin passed ant
includes three per cent. on incomes
and five cents On distilled, and twt
on fermenting liquors. (The pub
lished assessment calls on Tennes
see for about one million four hun
drcd dollars, BY direct tar, to sup
port Old Abe's govenmentD
AllDemocrats ard Southern mel
Opposed the bill, which passed il
the House By II majority.
Cox proposed a peace proposition
in the House. Only AZ voted IL
favor of it, including Cox, Webb
Morris, Nugent, Pendleton, Vallan
digham, and White; 0hioans; Ora
vens, Holman, Lane, and Voorilics
Indianians; and Richardson anC
Robinson, Of Illinois-aIl Denis.
The Federals fled from Alexan
dria. Butler ordered their return
The Douglas Democrats are i'm
patient, having no General, though
/ they are most vigorous in the inva
sion of the South.
The officers Of the Fire Zouave,
ard 10Th n. Y. regiment are re
] signing. The Fire Zouayes have
been ordered home, they being en-
tirely demoralized and in a state o
linsubordination since their defeat
at Manassas.
| RICHMOND, July 30.-Congres.
j! has passed an act permitting sol
diers to send letters through the
mails without preparing the post
age, the postage to be collected al
the Office Of delivery. The bill
confers the same privilege upor
members of Congress.
TORONTO duly 29.-The Globe
newspaper, which has heretofore
strongly sympathised with The
North, i'll an article to-day on A
merican affairs, Says the syrnpa
thies Of the British people, whiei
were at first Enthusiastically witt
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