Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-29
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WAsHISGroN. June 25.--W. d. Gallagher hns
boon appointed Collector of tho Port of New
| Orleans. He departs for Cairo, to accompany
the grand army.
oCSlSclssArI. June 25.-Tho Gazette reports
5.0O0 Sonihcrncrs thirteen miles beyond Phil
F.. lppa, uniformed and we'll armed and II reserve
force of 5000 ut lIuttonsyille and 100 cavalry
| at Romncy.
Picket skirmishirg continues. a guerrilla
has boon shot
| New YoRK. June 25.--Tho steamer Bremen
arrived to-day, bringing advces from Liverpool
to tho 18th inst.
The British Government is determined to
send additional troops to Canada
| The Manchester Cotton Supplying Associa.
ti"ns held meeting. at which tho result nf the
eXertlnns ut the associations were rcportcu ru.
ther discnuraging.
| The British squadron bombardcd and de-.
stroycd Porto Novo, killing seven huudrcd per-
| sons.
| The l(onitcur publishes n declaration that
Napoleon intends to maintain strict ncu.
trality.
| WASHINGTON, June 25.-Thc State Depart
ment has received n despatch saying that Gen
bcaurcgnrd recommends guerilla warfare in
| Western Virginia.
Batteries have been planted at every avnin-
pic point between Manassas aud the Federal
| lines. The Soulhcrncrs seem aware uf the fact
that when Gen. Scott orders an advance he can
easily avoid Manassas.
! ken place in this city. The citizens demolished
M'tchelPs Bank, and two other banks were
broken to pieces and injured. The Montgomery
| Guards were crllcd out, and refusing tu obey
their orders to fire on the citizens. the Xounves
were called out nnl fired buck shot Forty of
the rioters have been committed to Jail. Their
comrades hnve cannon. and threaten the ail.
Inc Mayor has proclaimed martial law.
KaSsss Cry. juno o3--I, ia stated that the
MISs"nrinns have evacuated Lexington.
fight is rcrprtcd at Camp Cole. between
the uni"nists. under Cook and the Missnnrun
Iwcnty-thrcc Unionists were killed. when Cuk
fled. The Unionists rallied and drove of the
Nliss"nrans. killing twcnty.thrcc.
McnMoND. June 2G-IIu bert, the alleged
spy. arrived here this morning. Mt 10 o'clnck,
IN charge of the committee from Atlanta The
Confederate authorities have turned his case
over to the Stnte of Virginia. lie will have II
preliminary examination Tomorrow, and if tho
evidence Is not sufficient here to convict him. he
! viii be turned over on warrant from the Con
fcdcra'c Commissioners in Charleston.
Several Federal prisoners were brought here
| yesterday and to-day. No news Of interest has
transpircd
Two BATTLES IN MIsSoURI-In addition
to tic report of two battles near the Kansas
bordcrs. in Which Inc Mssourians were yicto-
rions, we have news from private sources
about the affair at Boonvillc.
a gentleman who left st. Louis yesterday
evening, says that Gen. Lyon was rcpulsc,l
in his attack on Boonvllc and rctrcatcd to
his boats
On his return to Jefferson City at Roche
port, masked bnttcry opened on him, and
completely riddlcd the bnats. They were in
sinking condition, aud Gen. Lyon and his
entire force were compelled to surrender
Three hundred of the Fodcrai troops arc said
to have been slain. We think this news is
reliable, MS letters have been received corrob
Grating portion of the above.
LATER The telegraph, Which is under
Black Republican rule, accords triumph. tc
General Lyon and forces at Doonvllc.
LonisrWe C0uritr, 2OM.